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1 obicio

ōbĭcĭo and objĭcĭo, jēci, jectum, 3 (cf. abicio, etc.; perf. subj. objexim, Plaut. Poen. 1, 3, 37:
objexis,
id. Cas. 2, 6, 52), v. a. [ob-jacio], to throw or put before or towards, to throw to, to hold before or out, to offer, present, expose; constr. usu. aliquid (aliquem) alicui, or simply aliquid; but sometimes also, instead of the dat., with pro aliquā re, contra, ad, in aliquid; v. the foll. passages; also with adversus; v. Liv. 2, 58, 5 Drak. (syn. oppono).
I.
Lit.:
ei nos Glaucomam ob oculos obiciemus,
Plaut. Mil. 2, 1, 70:
si alia quae obiciant non habuerint,
Varr. R. R. 2, 4, 15:
cibum canibus,
Plin. 8, 40, 61, § 145:
parricidae corpus feris,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 26:
offam (Cerbero),
Verg. A. 6, 420:
pisces diripiunt carnes objectas,
Plin. 32, 2, 8, § 17 (Jan, abiectas): argentum, to throw to one, Ter. Phorm. 5, 2, 4.—Esp., to throw to the wild beasts in the circus:
aliquem feris,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 26, 71; Suet. Calig. 27; Amm. 14, 2; 20, 5 et saep.:
vivos homines laniandos obicere,
Suet. Ner. 37:
florem veteris vini naribus,
to hold before, present to, Plaut. Curc. 1, 2, 1; 4, 2, 45; Varr. R. R. 2, 5, 17:
si tale visum objectum est a deo dormienti,
brought before, presented to, Cic. Ac. 2, 16, 49; cf. id. Div 1, 16, 30; id. Ac. 2, 15, 48:
huic (sicae) ego vos obici pro me non sum passus,
to be exposed, id. Mil. 14, 37:
exercitum tantae magnitudinis flumini,
Caes. B. C. 1, 64, 4:
ne objexis manum,
don't raise your hand, Plaut. Cas. 2, 6, 52. —
B.
In partic., to throw or place before by way of defence or hinderance; to cast in the way, set against, oppose:
Alpium vallum contra ascensum transgressionemque Gallorum... obicio et oppono,
Cic. Pis. 33, 81:
carros pro vallo,
Caes. B. G. 1, 26:
ericium portis,
id. B. C. 3, 67:
faucibus portūs navem submersam,
id. ib. 3, 39;
3, 66: se hostium telis,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 37, 89:
se ei objecit,
Nep. Hann. 5, 1:
maximo aggere objecto,
Cic. Rep. 2, 6, 11.—Esp. of arms:
objecta tela perfregit,
Cic. Har. Resp. 23, 49:
scutum,
Liv. 2, 10:
hastas,
id. 36, 18:
clipeosque ad tela sinistris Protecti obiciunt,
oppose, Verg. A. 2, 444:
objecit sese ad currum,
threw himself before the chariot, id. ib. 12, 372.—
II.
Trop.
A.
In gen., to throw before or over, to put or bring before, to present; to give up, expose to any thing; and, in gen., to bring upon one, to impart, superinduce, cause, occasion, etc.:
noctem peccatis et fraudibus obice nubem,
Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 62:
nubem oculis,
Ov. M. 12, 32:
plerique victi et debilitati objectā specie voluptatis,
Cic. Fin. 1, 14, 47:
consulem morti,
to deliver up, abandon, id. Vatin. 9, 23:
obicitur (consulatus) contionibus seditiosorum... ad omne denique periculum,
id. Mur. 40, 87.—With ad, Cic. Fam. 6, 4, 3. —With in:
numquam me pro salute vestrā in tot ac tantas dimicationes... objecissem,
Cic. Arch. 6, 14:
obicere se in impetus profligatorum hominum,
id. ib. 6, 14. —With adversus:
se unico consule objecto adversus tribuniciam potestatem perlatam legem esse,
Liv. 2, 58, 5: qui multa Thebano populo acerba objecit funera, has brought on, i. e. caused, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 35, moram alicui, id. Poen. 1, 3, 37; id. Trin. 5, 1, 8: ut hanc laetitiam nec opinanti primus obicerem, that I might have set before him, i. e. prepared for him, Ter. Heaut. 1, 2, 12:
alicui eam mentem, ut patriam prodat,
to suggest, Liv. 5, 15:
alicui lucrum,
to procure, Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 45:
sollicitudinem,
to cause, id. Mil. 3, 1, 29:
terrorem hosti,
Liv. 27, 1:
spem,
id. 6, 14:
furorem alicui objecit,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 14, 40:
rabiem canibus,
Verg. A. 7, 479.— Pass., to be occasioned, to befall, happen, occur to one:
mihi mala res obicitur aliqua,
Plaut. Merc. 2, 3, 5:
malum mihi obicitur,
Ter. Ad. 4, 3, 1; cf. id. Phorm. 3, 2, 18:
obicitur animo metus,
Cic. Tusc. 2, 4, 10.—
2.
To put in the way, interpose:
omnis exceptio interponitur a reo,
Gai. Inst. 4, 119:
cui dilatoria obicitur exceptio,
id. ib. 4, 123.—
B.
In partic., to throw out against one, to taunt, reproach, or upbraid with any thing, as a crime (cf.:
criminor, exprobro): facinora,
Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 25:
alicui multa probra,
Cic. de Or. 2, 70, 285:
ignobilitatem alicui,
id. Phil. 3, 6, 15:
obicit mihi, me ad Baias fuisse,
id. Att. 1, 16, 10:
parcius ista viris obicienda memento,
Verg. E. 3, 7.—With quod:
Cato objecit ut probrum M. Nobiliori, quod is in provinciam poëtas duxisset,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 2, 3; id. Verr. 2, 4, 17, § 37: furta, Auct. Dom. 35, 93: eloquentiam ut vitium, Cic. ap. Sall. 8:
crimen,
Tac. A. 3, 12.—With de, to reproach one respecting, on account of any thing:
de Cispio mihi igitur obicies? etc.,
Cic. Planc. 31, 75; Brut. et Cass. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 3, 2. —In pass.:
nam quod objectum est de pudicitiā, etc.,
Cic. Cael. 3, 6.—Hence, objec-tus, a, um, P. a.
A.
Lying before or opposite:
insula objecta Alexandriae,
Caes. B. C. 3, 112:
silva pro nativo muro,
id. B. G. 6, 10:
flumina,
Verg. G. 3, 253:
Cyprus Syriae objecta,
Plin. 5, 31, 35, § 129.—
B.
Exposed; constr. with dat. or ad:
objectus fortunae,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 46, 111:
invidiae,
Plin. 29, 1, 8, § 20:
ad omnes casus,
Cic. Fam. 6, 4, 3.—
C.
Subst.: objecta, ōrum, n., charges, accusations:
de objectis non confiteri,
Cic. Dom. 35, 93:
objecta vel negare vel defendere vel minuere,
Quint. 7, 2, 29:
objecta diluere,
id. 4, 2, 26; 9, 2, 93; cf. Amm. 27, 10.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > obicio
2 objecta

ōbĭcĭo and objĭcĭo, jēci, jectum, 3 (cf. abicio, etc.; perf. subj. objexim, Plaut. Poen. 1, 3, 37:
objexis,
id. Cas. 2, 6, 52), v. a. [ob-jacio], to throw or put before or towards, to throw to, to hold before or out, to offer, present, expose; constr. usu. aliquid (aliquem) alicui, or simply aliquid; but sometimes also, instead of the dat., with pro aliquā re, contra, ad, in aliquid; v. the foll. passages; also with adversus; v. Liv. 2, 58, 5 Drak. (syn. oppono).
I.
Lit.:
ei nos Glaucomam ob oculos obiciemus,
Plaut. Mil. 2, 1, 70:
si alia quae obiciant non habuerint,
Varr. R. R. 2, 4, 15:
cibum canibus,
Plin. 8, 40, 61, § 145:
parricidae corpus feris,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 26:
offam (Cerbero),
Verg. A. 6, 420:
pisces diripiunt carnes objectas,
Plin. 32, 2, 8, § 17 (Jan, abiectas): argentum, to throw to one, Ter. Phorm. 5, 2, 4.—Esp., to throw to the wild beasts in the circus:
aliquem feris,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 26, 71; Suet. Calig. 27; Amm. 14, 2; 20, 5 et saep.:
vivos homines laniandos obicere,
Suet. Ner. 37:
florem veteris vini naribus,
to hold before, present to, Plaut. Curc. 1, 2, 1; 4, 2, 45; Varr. R. R. 2, 5, 17:
si tale visum objectum est a deo dormienti,
brought before, presented to, Cic. Ac. 2, 16, 49; cf. id. Div 1, 16, 30; id. Ac. 2, 15, 48:
huic (sicae) ego vos obici pro me non sum passus,
to be exposed, id. Mil. 14, 37:
exercitum tantae magnitudinis flumini,
Caes. B. C. 1, 64, 4:
ne objexis manum,
don't raise your hand, Plaut. Cas. 2, 6, 52. —
B.
In partic., to throw or place before by way of defence or hinderance; to cast in the way, set against, oppose:
Alpium vallum contra ascensum transgressionemque Gallorum... obicio et oppono,
Cic. Pis. 33, 81:
carros pro vallo,
Caes. B. G. 1, 26:
ericium portis,
id. B. C. 3, 67:
faucibus portūs navem submersam,
id. ib. 3, 39;
3, 66: se hostium telis,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 37, 89:
se ei objecit,
Nep. Hann. 5, 1:
maximo aggere objecto,
Cic. Rep. 2, 6, 11.—Esp. of arms:
objecta tela perfregit,
Cic. Har. Resp. 23, 49:
scutum,
Liv. 2, 10:
hastas,
id. 36, 18:
clipeosque ad tela sinistris Protecti obiciunt,
oppose, Verg. A. 2, 444:
objecit sese ad currum,
threw himself before the chariot, id. ib. 12, 372.—
II.
Trop.
A.
In gen., to throw before or over, to put or bring before, to present; to give up, expose to any thing; and, in gen., to bring upon one, to impart, superinduce, cause, occasion, etc.:
noctem peccatis et fraudibus obice nubem,
Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 62:
nubem oculis,
Ov. M. 12, 32:
plerique victi et debilitati objectā specie voluptatis,
Cic. Fin. 1, 14, 47:
consulem morti,
to deliver up, abandon, id. Vatin. 9, 23:
obicitur (consulatus) contionibus seditiosorum... ad omne denique periculum,
id. Mur. 40, 87.—With ad, Cic. Fam. 6, 4, 3. —With in:
numquam me pro salute vestrā in tot ac tantas dimicationes... objecissem,
Cic. Arch. 6, 14:
obicere se in impetus profligatorum hominum,
id. ib. 6, 14. —With adversus:
se unico consule objecto adversus tribuniciam potestatem perlatam legem esse,
Liv. 2, 58, 5: qui multa Thebano populo acerba objecit funera, has brought on, i. e. caused, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 35, moram alicui, id. Poen. 1, 3, 37; id. Trin. 5, 1, 8: ut hanc laetitiam nec opinanti primus obicerem, that I might have set before him, i. e. prepared for him, Ter. Heaut. 1, 2, 12:
alicui eam mentem, ut patriam prodat,
to suggest, Liv. 5, 15:
alicui lucrum,
to procure, Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 45:
sollicitudinem,
to cause, id. Mil. 3, 1, 29:
terrorem hosti,
Liv. 27, 1:
spem,
id. 6, 14:
furorem alicui objecit,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 14, 40:
rabiem canibus,
Verg. A. 7, 479.— Pass., to be occasioned, to befall, happen, occur to one:
mihi mala res obicitur aliqua,
Plaut. Merc. 2, 3, 5:
malum mihi obicitur,
Ter. Ad. 4, 3, 1; cf. id. Phorm. 3, 2, 18:
obicitur animo metus,
Cic. Tusc. 2, 4, 10.—
2.
To put in the way, interpose:
omnis exceptio interponitur a reo,
Gai. Inst. 4, 119:
cui dilatoria obicitur exceptio,
id. ib. 4, 123.—
B.
In partic., to throw out against one, to taunt, reproach, or upbraid with any thing, as a crime (cf.:
criminor, exprobro): facinora,
Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 25:
alicui multa probra,
Cic. de Or. 2, 70, 285:
ignobilitatem alicui,
id. Phil. 3, 6, 15:
obicit mihi, me ad Baias fuisse,
id. Att. 1, 16, 10:
parcius ista viris obicienda memento,
Verg. E. 3, 7.—With quod:
Cato objecit ut probrum M. Nobiliori, quod is in provinciam poëtas duxisset,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 2, 3; id. Verr. 2, 4, 17, § 37: furta, Auct. Dom. 35, 93: eloquentiam ut vitium, Cic. ap. Sall. 8:
crimen,
Tac. A. 3, 12.—With de, to reproach one respecting, on account of any thing:
de Cispio mihi igitur obicies? etc.,
Cic. Planc. 31, 75; Brut. et Cass. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 3, 2. —In pass.:
nam quod objectum est de pudicitiā, etc.,
Cic. Cael. 3, 6.—Hence, objec-tus, a, um, P. a.
A.
Lying before or opposite:
insula objecta Alexandriae,
Caes. B. C. 3, 112:
silva pro nativo muro,
id. B. G. 6, 10:
flumina,
Verg. G. 3, 253:
Cyprus Syriae objecta,
Plin. 5, 31, 35, § 129.—
B.
Exposed; constr. with dat. or ad:
objectus fortunae,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 46, 111:
invidiae,
Plin. 29, 1, 8, § 20:
ad omnes casus,
Cic. Fam. 6, 4, 3.—
C.
Subst.: objecta, ōrum, n., charges, accusations:
de objectis non confiteri,
Cic. Dom. 35, 93:
objecta vel negare vel defendere vel minuere,
Quint. 7, 2, 29:
objecta diluere,
id. 4, 2, 26; 9, 2, 93; cf. Amm. 27, 10.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > objecta
3 objicio

ōbĭcĭo and objĭcĭo, jēci, jectum, 3 (cf. abicio, etc.; perf. subj. objexim, Plaut. Poen. 1, 3, 37:
objexis,
id. Cas. 2, 6, 52), v. a. [ob-jacio], to throw or put before or towards, to throw to, to hold before or out, to offer, present, expose; constr. usu. aliquid (aliquem) alicui, or simply aliquid; but sometimes also, instead of the dat., with pro aliquā re, contra, ad, in aliquid; v. the foll. passages; also with adversus; v. Liv. 2, 58, 5 Drak. (syn. oppono).
I.
Lit.:
ei nos Glaucomam ob oculos obiciemus,
Plaut. Mil. 2, 1, 70:
si alia quae obiciant non habuerint,
Varr. R. R. 2, 4, 15:
cibum canibus,
Plin. 8, 40, 61, § 145:
parricidae corpus feris,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 26:
offam (Cerbero),
Verg. A. 6, 420:
pisces diripiunt carnes objectas,
Plin. 32, 2, 8, § 17 (Jan, abiectas): argentum, to throw to one, Ter. Phorm. 5, 2, 4.—Esp., to throw to the wild beasts in the circus:
aliquem feris,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 26, 71; Suet. Calig. 27; Amm. 14, 2; 20, 5 et saep.:
vivos homines laniandos obicere,
Suet. Ner. 37:
florem veteris vini naribus,
to hold before, present to, Plaut. Curc. 1, 2, 1; 4, 2, 45; Varr. R. R. 2, 5, 17:
si tale visum objectum est a deo dormienti,
brought before, presented to, Cic. Ac. 2, 16, 49; cf. id. Div 1, 16, 30; id. Ac. 2, 15, 48:
huic (sicae) ego vos obici pro me non sum passus,
to be exposed, id. Mil. 14, 37:
exercitum tantae magnitudinis flumini,
Caes. B. C. 1, 64, 4:
ne objexis manum,
don't raise your hand, Plaut. Cas. 2, 6, 52. —
B.
In partic., to throw or place before by way of defence or hinderance; to cast in the way, set against, oppose:
Alpium vallum contra ascensum transgressionemque Gallorum... obicio et oppono,
Cic. Pis. 33, 81:
carros pro vallo,
Caes. B. G. 1, 26:
ericium portis,
id. B. C. 3, 67:
faucibus portūs navem submersam,
id. ib. 3, 39;
3, 66: se hostium telis,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 37, 89:
se ei objecit,
Nep. Hann. 5, 1:
maximo aggere objecto,
Cic. Rep. 2, 6, 11.—Esp. of arms:
objecta tela perfregit,
Cic. Har. Resp. 23, 49:
scutum,
Liv. 2, 10:
hastas,
id. 36, 18:
clipeosque ad tela sinistris Protecti obiciunt,
oppose, Verg. A. 2, 444:
objecit sese ad currum,
threw himself before the chariot, id. ib. 12, 372.—
II.
Trop.
A.
In gen., to throw before or over, to put or bring before, to present; to give up, expose to any thing; and, in gen., to bring upon one, to impart, superinduce, cause, occasion, etc.:
noctem peccatis et fraudibus obice nubem,
Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 62:
nubem oculis,
Ov. M. 12, 32:
plerique victi et debilitati objectā specie voluptatis,
Cic. Fin. 1, 14, 47:
consulem morti,
to deliver up, abandon, id. Vatin. 9, 23:
obicitur (consulatus) contionibus seditiosorum... ad omne denique periculum,
id. Mur. 40, 87.—With ad, Cic. Fam. 6, 4, 3. —With in:
numquam me pro salute vestrā in tot ac tantas dimicationes... objecissem,
Cic. Arch. 6, 14:
obicere se in impetus profligatorum hominum,
id. ib. 6, 14. —With adversus:
se unico consule objecto adversus tribuniciam potestatem perlatam legem esse,
Liv. 2, 58, 5: qui multa Thebano populo acerba objecit funera, has brought on, i. e. caused, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 35, moram alicui, id. Poen. 1, 3, 37; id. Trin. 5, 1, 8: ut hanc laetitiam nec opinanti primus obicerem, that I might have set before him, i. e. prepared for him, Ter. Heaut. 1, 2, 12:
alicui eam mentem, ut patriam prodat,
to suggest, Liv. 5, 15:
alicui lucrum,
to procure, Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 45:
sollicitudinem,
to cause, id. Mil. 3, 1, 29:
terrorem hosti,
Liv. 27, 1:
spem,
id. 6, 14:
furorem alicui objecit,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 14, 40:
rabiem canibus,
Verg. A. 7, 479.— Pass., to be occasioned, to befall, happen, occur to one:
mihi mala res obicitur aliqua,
Plaut. Merc. 2, 3, 5:
malum mihi obicitur,
Ter. Ad. 4, 3, 1; cf. id. Phorm. 3, 2, 18:
obicitur animo metus,
Cic. Tusc. 2, 4, 10.—
2.
To put in the way, interpose:
omnis exceptio interponitur a reo,
Gai. Inst. 4, 119:
cui dilatoria obicitur exceptio,
id. ib. 4, 123.—
B.
In partic., to throw out against one, to taunt, reproach, or upbraid with any thing, as a crime (cf.:
criminor, exprobro): facinora,
Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 25:
alicui multa probra,
Cic. de Or. 2, 70, 285:
ignobilitatem alicui,
id. Phil. 3, 6, 15:
obicit mihi, me ad Baias fuisse,
id. Att. 1, 16, 10:
parcius ista viris obicienda memento,
Verg. E. 3, 7.—With quod:
Cato objecit ut probrum M. Nobiliori, quod is in provinciam poëtas duxisset,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 2, 3; id. Verr. 2, 4, 17, § 37: furta, Auct. Dom. 35, 93: eloquentiam ut vitium, Cic. ap. Sall. 8:
crimen,
Tac. A. 3, 12.—With de, to reproach one respecting, on account of any thing:
de Cispio mihi igitur obicies? etc.,
Cic. Planc. 31, 75; Brut. et Cass. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 3, 2. —In pass.:
nam quod objectum est de pudicitiā, etc.,
Cic. Cael. 3, 6.—Hence, objec-tus, a, um, P. a.
A.
Lying before or opposite:
insula objecta Alexandriae,
Caes. B. C. 3, 112:
silva pro nativo muro,
id. B. G. 6, 10:
flumina,
Verg. G. 3, 253:
Cyprus Syriae objecta,
Plin. 5, 31, 35, § 129.—
B.
Exposed; constr. with dat. or ad:
objectus fortunae,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 46, 111:
invidiae,
Plin. 29, 1, 8, § 20:
ad omnes casus,
Cic. Fam. 6, 4, 3.—
C.
Subst.: objecta, ōrum, n., charges, accusations:
de objectis non confiteri,
Cic. Dom. 35, 93:
objecta vel negare vel defendere vel minuere,
Quint. 7, 2, 29:
objecta diluere,
id. 4, 2, 26; 9, 2, 93; cf. Amm. 27, 10.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > objicio
4 obiciō

obiciō (not obiiciō), iēcī, iectus, ere [ob+ iacio], to throw before, throw to, cast, offer, present, expose: corpus feris: alcui offam, V.: legatum hominibus feris, Cs.: si tale visum obiectum est a deo dormienti, presented: huic (sicae) obici pro me, be exposed.—To throw before, use as a defence, cast in the way, set against, oppose: Alpium vallum contra ascensum Gallorum: erat obiectus portus ericius, Cs.: se ei, N.: maximo aggere obiecto: cum in obiecto (tela) scuto haesissent, L.: sese ad currum, flung himself before the chariot, V.—Fig., to throw before, put before, present, offer, give up, expose: Unum ex iudicibus selectis, hold up as an example, H.: debilitati obiectā specie voluptatis: delenimentum animis agri divisionem obici, L.: Noctem peccatis, H.: nubem oculis, O.: consulem morti, abandon: obicitur (consulatus) ad periculum: me in tot dimicationes.—To bring upon, inspire, inflict, visit (cf. inicio): nos quibus est obiectus labos, T.: qui sibi eam mentem obiecissent, ut, etc., suggested, L.: furorem Roscio: canibus rabiem, V.— Pass, to be occasioned, befall, happen, occur: mihi mali obici Tantum, T.: tantis difficultatibus obiectis, Cs.: obicitur animo metus. —To throw out against, object, taunt, reproach, upbraid with: ei probris obiectis: exercitu Caesaris luxuriem, Cs.: id adversario, to make such an attack on: Parcius ista viris obicienda memento, V.: obiecit ut probrum Nobiliori, quod is in provinciam poëtas duxisset: de Cispio mihi igitur obicies?: quod obiectum est de pudicitiā.
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obicere, objeci, objectus V TRANS

throw before/to, cast; object, oppose; upbraid; throw in one's teeth; present

Latin-English dictionary > obiciō
5 intorqueo

in-torquĕo, torsi, tortum, 2, v. a., to twist, turn round, turn to; to wrench, sprain (class.).
I.
Lit.:
mentum in dicendo,
to distort, Cic. de Or. 2, 66:
oculos,
Verg. G. 4, 451:
caulem,
Plin. 19, 6, 34, § 114: talum, to sprain, Auct. B. Hisp. 38: vereor, ne Pompeio quid oneris imponam, mê moi Gorgeiên kephalên deinoio pelôrou intorqueat, Cic. Att. 9, 7, 3.— Pass. or with se, to twist or wrap itself:
involvulus, quae in pampini folio intorta implicat se,
Plaut. Cist. 4, 2, 64:
cum subito... procella nubibus intorsit sese,
Lucr. 6, 124:
ipsi palmites intorquentur,
Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 183. —
II.
Transf.
A.
To brandish, hurl, or throw towards:
hastam tergo,
to launch at its back, Verg. A. 2, 231:
jaculum alicui,
to hurl against one, id. ib. 10, 322; Ov. M. 5, 90; Sil. 1, 304:
telum,
Verg. A. 10, 381:
saxum,
Sil. 7, 623:
telum in hostem,
Verg. A. 10, 882; Sen. Ep. 45. —
B.
To throw into confusion:
orationem,
Plaut. Cist. 4, 2, 65; cf.
mores,
to corrupt, pervert, Pers. 5, 38.—
III.
Trop., to cast upon, throw out against:
alternis versibus intorquentur inter fratres gravissimae contumeliae,
Cic. Tusc. 4, 36, 77:
vocem diram,
Sil. 11, 342.— Hence, intortus, a, um, P. a., twisted, wound; crisped, curled; trailed, prolonged; perplexed, involved; distorted, corrupted:
spirae modo,
Plin. 2, 25, 23, § 91:
intorto circa bracchium pallio,
wound about my arm, Petr. 80:
paludamentum,
wrapped round, Liv. 25, 16:
angues intorti capillis Eumenidum,
entwined, Hor. C. 2, 13, 35:
capilli,
curled, Mart. 8, 33; Sil. 3, 284:
sonus concisus, intortus,
Plin. 10, 29, 43, § 82:
noctuae intorto carmine occinunt,
App. Flor. 13:
rudentes,
twisted, made by twisting, Cat. 64, 235:
funes,
Ov. M. 3, 679 al. — Adv.: intortē, windingly, crookedly:
intortius,
Plin. 16, 16, 27, § 68.— Transf.: hoc dicere, August. de Nat. et Grat. 49.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > intorqueo
6 intorte

in-torquĕo, torsi, tortum, 2, v. a., to twist, turn round, turn to; to wrench, sprain (class.).
I.
Lit.:
mentum in dicendo,
to distort, Cic. de Or. 2, 66:
oculos,
Verg. G. 4, 451:
caulem,
Plin. 19, 6, 34, § 114: talum, to sprain, Auct. B. Hisp. 38: vereor, ne Pompeio quid oneris imponam, mê moi Gorgeiên kephalên deinoio pelôrou intorqueat, Cic. Att. 9, 7, 3.— Pass. or with se, to twist or wrap itself:
involvulus, quae in pampini folio intorta implicat se,
Plaut. Cist. 4, 2, 64:
cum subito... procella nubibus intorsit sese,
Lucr. 6, 124:
ipsi palmites intorquentur,
Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 183. —
II.
Transf.
A.
To brandish, hurl, or throw towards:
hastam tergo,
to launch at its back, Verg. A. 2, 231:
jaculum alicui,
to hurl against one, id. ib. 10, 322; Ov. M. 5, 90; Sil. 1, 304:
telum,
Verg. A. 10, 381:
saxum,
Sil. 7, 623:
telum in hostem,
Verg. A. 10, 882; Sen. Ep. 45. —
B.
To throw into confusion:
orationem,
Plaut. Cist. 4, 2, 65; cf.
mores,
to corrupt, pervert, Pers. 5, 38.—
III.
Trop., to cast upon, throw out against:
alternis versibus intorquentur inter fratres gravissimae contumeliae,
Cic. Tusc. 4, 36, 77:
vocem diram,
Sil. 11, 342.— Hence, intortus, a, um, P. a., twisted, wound; crisped, curled; trailed, prolonged; perplexed, involved; distorted, corrupted:
spirae modo,
Plin. 2, 25, 23, § 91:
intorto circa bracchium pallio,
wound about my arm, Petr. 80:
paludamentum,
wrapped round, Liv. 25, 16:
angues intorti capillis Eumenidum,
entwined, Hor. C. 2, 13, 35:
capilli,
curled, Mart. 8, 33; Sil. 3, 284:
sonus concisus, intortus,
Plin. 10, 29, 43, § 82:
noctuae intorto carmine occinunt,
App. Flor. 13:
rudentes,
twisted, made by twisting, Cat. 64, 235:
funes,
Ov. M. 3, 679 al. — Adv.: intortē, windingly, crookedly:
intortius,
Plin. 16, 16, 27, § 68.— Transf.: hoc dicere, August. de Nat. et Grat. 49.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > intorte
7 contro

against

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contro prep.

1 ( in opposizione a) against (anche fig.): lottare contro il male, le avversità, to fight (against) evil, adversity; erano tutti contro di lui, they were all against him; essere solo contro tutti, to be alone against everybody; ho ubbidito contro la mia volontà, I obeyed against my will; contro il parere di tutti, si è iscritto a medicina, against everyone's advice, he went in for medicine; l'80% dei presenti votò contro la proposta, 80% of those present voted against the proposal; non posso farlo, è contro i miei principi, I can't do it, it's against my principles; mettersi contro qlcu., to go against s.o. // contro voglia, unwillingly // contro ogni previsione, against all expectations // contro natura, against the grain // scommettere due contro uno, to bet two to one

2 ( in direzione opposta a) against; at; to; into: i soldati avanzavano contro l'esercito nemico, the soldiers advanced against the enemy; scagliò la sedia contro il muro, he threw the chair against the wall; aveva la pistola puntata contro l'ostaggio, he held the pistol to (o at) the hostage's head; la macchina andò a sbattere contro lo spartitraffico, the car crashed into the guardrail; entrando al buio, ho sbattuto contro l'armadio, entering in the dark, I bumped into the wardrobe; scagliava sassi contro il cane, he threw stones at the dog; navigare contro vento, to sail against the wind; andare contro corrente, to swim against the tide

3 ( addosso a, a contatto con) against: abbiamo messo il divano contro la parete, we put the sofa against the wall; la pioggia batteva contro i vetri, the wind beat against the windows

4 ( in previsione di) against: tutelarsi contro i rischi, to protect oneself against risks; il governo prenderà drastiche misure contro l'inflazione, the government is to take drastic measures against inflation; hanno scoperto un nuovo vaccino contro l'influenza, a new vaccine has been discovered against influenza

5 ( in contrasto con, sullo sfondo di): il campanile della chiesa si stagliava contro il cielo, the church tower stood out against the sky; guardare qlco. contro luce, to look at sthg. against the light

6 ( nel linguaggio giuridico o sportivo) against, versus: procedere legalmente contro qlcu., to take legal action against s.o.; Bianchi contro Rossi, ( nelle cause) Bianchi versus Rossi; la nazionale italiana ha vinto contro il Brasile per 3 a 0, Italy won 3-0 against Brazil; dovrà battersi contro il detentore del titolo mondiale, he is to fight (against) the world title holder; la finale di coppa vedrà la Germania contro l'Inghilterra, the cup final is to be Germany versus England

7 (comm.) against: consegnare la merce contro ricevuta, to deliver the goods against receipt; pagamento contro assegno, cash on delivery

◆ avv. against: siete pro o contro?, are you for or against?; la maggioranza ha votato contro, the majority voted against // di contro, opposite // per contro, on the other hand

◆ s.m.: il pro e il contro, the pros and cons; prima di decidere valuta bene i pro e i contro, before deciding, weigh up the pros and cons.

contro s.m. ( bridge) double.

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['kontro]
1. prep

1) (gen) against

non ho niente contro di lui — I've nothing against him

sono tutti contro di me — they are all against me

lottare contro qn/qc — to fight against sb/sth

la lotta contro la droga — the fight against drugs

è contro il divorzio — he's against o opposed to divorce

il Milan contro la Juventus — Milan versus o against Juventus

pastiglie contro la tosse — throat lozenges

un ottimo rimedio contro l'influenza — an excellent treatment for flu

2) (contatto, direzione) against

si appoggiò contro la porta — he leaned against the door

ho sbattuto contro la porta — I bumped into the door

si è schiantato contro un albero — it crashed into a tree

puntò la pistola contro di me — he pointed his gun at me

spararono contro la polizia — they shot at the police

3)

(Comm : in cambio di) contro pagamento/ricevuta — on payment/receipt

4)

(contrariamente a) contro ogni mia aspettativa — contrary to my expectations

5)

contro corrente, contro luce, contro voglia ecc — controcorrente

See:

controluce,

controvoglia

2. avv

against

votare contro — to vote against

hanno votato contro — they voted against it

dar contro a qn — to contradict sb

per contro — on the other hand

3. sm inv

con

il pro e il contro — the pros and cons

4. pref

counter...

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['kontro] 1.
preposizione

1) (per indicare opposizione, contrasto) against

andare, essere contro — to go, be against [tradizione, politica, tendenza]

sono tutti contro di lui — everyone is against him

una cura contro l'AIDS — a cure for Aids

ricerca contro il cancro — cancer research

contro ogni aspettativa — contrary to all expectations

2) (per indicare difesa, protezione) against

assicurarsi contro qcs. — to take out insurance against sth.

tutelarsi contro un rischio — to protect oneself from a risk

3) (per indicare direzione o movimento) (verso) to; (in modo ostile) at

tirare una pietra contro qcn. — to throw a stone at sb.

aprire il fuoco contro qcn. — to open fire on sb.

mi ha sguinzagliato i cani contro — he let the dogs loose on me

4) (in direzione opposta a) against

5) (per indicare contatto) against

contro il muro — against the wall

andò a sbattere con l'auto contro un muro — he drove his car into a wall

finire contro gli scogli — to drift onto the rocks

6) (sullo sfondo di) against

stagliarsi contro il cielo — to stand out o to be outlined against the sky

7) dir. sport

Crane contro Conroy — Crane versus Conroy

la causa contro Foster — the case against Foster

Brasile contro Argentina — Brazil versus Argentina

hanno perso contro la squadra spagnola — they lost to the Spanish team

8) comm.

contro pagamento di — on payment of

contro assegno — cash on delivery
2.
avverbio

1) (per indicare opposizione) against

ho votato contro — I voted against it

sono contro — I'm against it

2) per contro on the other hand
3.
sostantivo maschile invariabile

i pro e i contro — the pros and cons

••

dare contro a qcn. — to go for sb

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contro

/'kontro/

I preposizione

1 (per indicare opposizione, contrasto) against; andare, essere contro to go, be against [tradizione, politica, tendenza]; sono tutti contro di lui everyone is against him; una cura contro l'AIDS a cure for Aids; ricerca contro il cancro cancer research: contro ogni aspettativa contrary to all expectations

2 (per indicare difesa, protezione) against; assicurarsi contro qcs. to take out insurance against sth.; tutelarsi contro un rischio to protect oneself from a risk

3 (per indicare direzione o movimento) (verso) to; (in modo ostile) at; tirare una pietra contro qcn. to throw a stone at sb.; aprire il fuoco contro qcn. to open fire on sb.; mi ha sguinzagliato i cani contro he let the dogs loose on me

4 (in direzione opposta a) against

5 (per indicare contatto) against; contro il muro against the wall; andò a sbattere con l'auto contro un muro he drove his car into a wall; finire contro gli scogli to drift onto the rocks

6 (sullo sfondo di) against; stagliarsi contro il cielo to stand out o to be outlined against the sky

7 dir. sport Crane contro Conroy Crane versus Conroy; la causa contro Foster the case against Foster; Brasile contro Argentina Brazil versus Argentina; hanno perso contro la squadra spagnola they lost to the Spanish team

8 comm. contro pagamento di on payment of; contro assegno cash on delivery

II avverbio

1 (per indicare opposizione) against; ho votato contro I voted against it; sono contro I'm against it

2 per contro on the other hand

III m. inv

i pro e i contro the pros and cons

IDIOMS

dare contro a qcn. to go for sb.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > contro
8 tirare

1. v/t pull

( tendere) stretch

( lanciare) throw

( sparare) fire

( tracciare) draw

tirare fuori take out

tirare su da terra pick up

bambino bring up

tirare giù take down

2. v/i pull

di abito be too tight

di vento blow

( sparare) shoot

tirare avanti ( arrangiarsi) get by, manage

( continuare) keep going

tirare dritto go straight on

tirare a sorte draw lots

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tirare v.tr.

1 to pull; to draw*; ( trascinare) to drag: tira, non spingere, pull, don't push; tirare una corda, to pull a rope; una carrozza tirata da quattro cavalli, a coach drawn by four horses; tirava un sacco pesante, he was dragging a heavy sack; tirò il tavolo vicino al muro, he drew the table near the wall; tirare la manica a qlcu., tirare qlcu. per la manica, to pull (o to pluck) s.o.'s sleeve; tirare il campanello, to pull the bell; tirare le reti, to haul in the nets // una parola tira l'altra, one thing leads to another // una ciliegia tira l'altra, cherries are moreish // il suo comportamento tira gli schiaffi, his behaviour gets my goat // tirare il fiato, to get one's breath back // tirarsi gente in casa, to bring people home // tirare qlcu. dalla propria parte, to bring s.o. round to one's point of view // tirare giù, to pull down, to let down; ( abbassare) to lower: tirare giù la saracinesca, to pull down the shutter (o to let the shutter down); tirare giù un libro da uno scaffale, to take down a book from a shelf; (comm.) tirare giù un prezzo, to lower (o to reduce) a price // tirare su, to pull up; ( raccogliere) to pick up: tira su quel pezzo di carta dal pavimento, pick up that piece of paper from the floor; tirarsi su le calze, to pull up one's socks; tirarsi su i capelli, to put up one's hair; tirare su un muro, to build a wall; tirare su un bambino, to bring up a child; le vacanze l'hanno tirato su, the holidays have set him up again // tirare dentro, to bring in; hanno tirato dentro anche me, they dragged me into it too // tirare fuori, to draw out: tirò fuori l'abito dalla valigia, she drew out the dress from the case; tira fuori le mani di tasca, take your hands out of your pockets; tira fuori tutto quello che hai da dire, spill the beans; tirare fuori la verità, to come out with the truth; tirare fuori qlcu., ( di prigione) to have (o to get) s.o. out (of prison) // tirare via, ( togliere) to take away; to pull out (o off o away): tira via la sedia, take away the chair; hanno tirato via l'etichetta, they have pulled off the label; tirò via un chiodo, he pulled out a nail; tirare via un lavoro, ( non farlo accuratamente) to finish off a job // tirarsi dietro, to draw (o to pull) after oneself; ( portare con sé) to drag after oneself: si tirò dietro la porta, he pulled the door to after him; devo sempre tirarmi dietro mio fratello, I always have to drag my brother around after me // tirarsi addosso le critiche di tutti, to make oneself the object of everybody's criticism

2 ( lanciare) to throw*: tirare un sasso a un cane, to throw a stone at a dog; tirare una freccia, to shoot an arrow; tirare ( il pallone) in porta, a rete, to shoot // tirare i dadi, to throw dice // tirare calci, pugni, to kick, to punch

3 ( tendere) to draw*: tirare le tende, to draw the curtains; tirare un filo, to put up a line, ( delle calze) to pull a thread (in one's stockings) // tirare una riga, to draw a line // tirare l'arco, to bend (o to draw) the bow // tirarla, ( vivere in ristrettezze) to have trouble making ends meet // tirare tardi, giorno, mattina, (region.) to stay up late; tirare notte, to pass the time

4 ( ricavare) to draw; ( fare) to make*: tirare una conclusione, to draw a conclusion; tirare le somme, to sum up (anche fig.) // tirare la paga, l'affitto, (antiq.) to draw (o to collect) one's wages, the rent

5 ( far diventare): tirare a lucido, a cera, to polish; essere tirato a lucido, (fig.) to be dolled up

6 ( stampare) to print, to run* off: tirare 1000 copie di un libro, to print (o to run off) 1000 copies of a book; tirare le bozze, to pull proofs

◆ v. intr.

1 to go* on, to carry on: ''Come va?'' ''Si tira avanti'', ''How are you?'' ''Not so bad'' (o ''Could be worse''); tirarono avanti per parecchi chilometri, they went on for many kilometres

2 ( mirare, tendere) to approach, to tend: un grigio che tira all'azzurro, a bluish grey // tirare ai soldi, to aim at money

3 (fig. fam.) ( avere inclinazione) to prefer (sthg.): tira più per la pallacanestro che per il calcio, he prefers basketball to football

4 ( sparare) to shoot*; ( far fuoco) to fire: sa tirare bene, he is a good shot; ordinò loro di tirare, he ordered them to fire; tirare a qlcu., to shoot (o to fire) at s.o. // tirare di scherma, di spada, to fence; tirare di boxe, to box

5 ( soffiare) to blow*: tira vento, the wind is blowing (o it is windy) // tira aria di tempesta, (fig.) a storm is in the air (o there is a stormy atmosphere)

6 ( avere tiraggio) to draw*: il camino non tira, the chimney doesn't draw; questo sigaro tira bene, this cigar draws well // (econ.): l'industria automobilistica tira, the car industry is thriving; questa azienda non tira, this firm is not doing well

7 ( esercitare un'attrazione): un genere di spettacolo che tira molto, a very popular type of show

8 ( di strada) to go* uphill, to run* uphill

9 ( di indumenti, stringere) to be tight: questo vestito tira sui fianchi, this dress is too tight on the hips

10 ( essere teso) to feel* tight: mi tira la pelle della faccia, the skin of my face feels tight

11 ( contrattare) to bargain: tirare sul prezzo, to bargain (o to haggle)

12 (non com.) ( somigliare) to take* after: tira dalla nonna, she takes after her grandmother.

◘ tirarsi v.rifl.

1 to draw*; to drag: si tirò da parte, he drew to one side // tirare su, ( alzarsi) to draw oneself up; ( riprendersi) to feel better: si tirò su quando mi vide, he drew himself up (o stood up) when he saw me // tirare indietro, to draw back, (fig.) to hold back

2 (ant.) to go*.

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[ti'rare]
1. vt

1) (gen) to pull, (slitta) to pull, drag, (rimorchio) to tow, (Culin : pasta) to stretch

tira! — pull!

tirare qn per la manica — to tug at sb's sleeve

tirare qn da parte — to take o draw sb aside

tirare gli orecchi a qn — to tweak sb's ears

mi ha tirato i capelli — she pulled my hair

tirare qn per i capelli — to pull sb's hair, fig to force sb

tirare qc per le lunghe — to drag sth out

tirare le somme fig — to draw a conclusion

tirare un sospiro di sollievo — to heave a sigh of relief

una cosa tira l'altra — one thing leads to another

tirare fuori — to pull out, take out

il vigile mi fece tirare fuori i documenti — the policeman made me produce my identification papers

alla fine ha tirato fuori tutta la verità — in the end he came out with the whole truth

tirare giù — to pull down

tirare su qn/qc — to pull sb/sth up

tirare su qn — (fig : rallegrare) to cheer sb up, (allevare) to bring sb up

tirarsi dietro qn — to bring o drag sb along

tirarsi su i capelli — to put one's hair up

tirarsi addosso qc — to pull sth down on top of o.s., fig to bring sth upon o.s.

2) (chiudere: tende) to draw, close, pull

tirare la porta — to close the door, pull the door to

3) (tracciare, disegnare) to draw, trace, (stampare) to print

4) (lanciare: sasso, palla) to throw, fling, (colpo, freccia) to fire, (fig : bestemmie, imprecazioni) to hurl, let fly

ha tirato un sasso e poi si è nascosto — he threw a stone and then hid

tirami la palla! — throw me the ball!

tirare un pugno a qn — to punch sb

gli ho tirato un pugno — I punched him

tirare uno schiaffo a qn — to slap sb

gli ho tirato uno schiaffo — I slapped him

tirare un calcio — to kick

tirare calci — to kick

tirare il pallone Calcio — to kick the ball

2. vi

(aus avere) (sogg : pipa, camino) to draw, (vestito, indumento) to be tight

tirare avanti — (fig : vivere) to get by, (proseguire) to struggle on

tirare diritto — to keep right on going

tirare tardi/mattina — to stay up late/till the early hours o dawn

tirare col fucile/con l'arco — to shoot with a rifle/with a bow and arrow

tirava un forte vento — a strong wind was blowing

che aria tira? fig — what are things like?, what's the situation like?

tirare a campare — to keep going as best one can

tirare a indovinare — to take a guess

tirare sul prezzo — to bargain

tirare di scherma — to fence

tirare in porta Calcio — to shoot (at goal)

la fantascienza è un genere che tira molto — science fiction is very popular

il mercato/l'economia tira — the market/the economy is thriving

3. vr (tirarsi)

tirarsi indietro — to draw o move back, fig to back out

aveva promesso di aiutarmi ma poi si è tirato indietro — he promised to help me and then backed out

tirarsi su — to pull o.s. up, fig to cheer o.s. up

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[ti'rare] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) (esercitare una trazione su) to pull [catena, corda, leva, freno a mano]; to pull, to tug [ capelli]; (per chiudere) to draw*, to pull [ tende]

tirare qcn. per il braccio — to pull sb. by the arm o sb.'s arm

tirare il collo a un pollo — to wring a chicken's neck

tirare le reti — to pull the nets (out)

2) (lanciare) to throw*, to toss, to fling* [ pallone]; to throw*, to cast* [sasso, dadi]; to shoot*, to fire [ freccia]; (sparare) to shoot*, to fire [proiettile, granata]; to fire, to take* [ colpo]

tirare qcs. a qcn. — to throw sth. at sb., to toss sb. sth

3) (sferrare)

tirare calci — [persona, animale] to kick (out)

tirare un pugno — to throw a punch

tirare un rigore — sport to kick a penalty

4) (tendere) to stretch, to tighten [ filo]; to draw* [ arco]; (stendere) gastr. to roll out [ pasta]

5) (trainare) to draw*, to pull [roulotte, carro, aratro, slitta]

6) (tracciare) to draw* [linea, tratto]

7) (portare con sé)

una parola tira l'altra — one word leads to another

8) (trarre, ricavare) to draw* [acqua, vino]

9) tip. to print [ libro]; to run* off [ copia]

10) tirare dentro (portare dentro) to bring* in(side); fig. (coinvolgere) to bring* into, to drag into

11) tirare dietro to throw* [sth.] behind

te li tirano dietro — fig. they are two o ten a penny, they are a dime a dozen

12) tirare fuori to take* out, to draw* out, to get* out, to pull out [documenti, ombrello, portafogli]; to get* out [ auto]; to bring* out, to get* out, to pull out [fazzoletto, pistola]; to come* up with [idea, risposta]; to come* out with [scusa, verità]; to poke out, to put* out, to stick* out [ lingua]

tirare fuori da qcs. — to take o draw [sth.] out of sth., to produce [sth.] from sth. [ oggetto]

tirami fuori di qui! — (fare uscire) get me out of this place!

cosa tirerà fuori adesso! — what (will he come out with) next!

tirare qcn. fuori dai guai — to get sb. out of trouble

13) tirare giù (abbassare) to take* down, to pull down [pantaloni, mutande]; to draw* down [tapparella, velo, tenda]; to let* down [ orlo]; to fold down [ lenzuolo]; to roll down [ maniche]; to wind* down, to put* down [ finestrino]; fig. to bring* down, to knock back [ prezzo]; (buttare per terra) to throw* [sb., sth.] to the ground; (abbattere) to shoot* down [ aereo]

tirare giù qcn. dal letto — to get o drag o haul sb. out of bed

14) tirare indietro to put* back, to throw* back [ spalle]; to slide* back [ sedile]; (pettinare) to push back [ capelli]

tirare indietro le lancette dell'orologio — to put the clock back

15) tirare in dentro to pull in [ pancia]

16) tirare su (alzare) to pull up, to lift, to hitch up [pantaloni, gonna, calze]; to raise, to draw* up [tenda, tapparella]; to take* up [ orlo]; to pull up, to hitch up [ coperte]; to turn up [ colletto]; to roll up [ maniche]; to wind* up, to put* up [ finestrino]; to raise, to lift, to put* up [testa, braccia, gambe]; to pin up, to put* up [ capelli]; fig. to put* up, to raise, to push up [ prezzo]; (sollevare) to pick up, to catch* up [bambino, borsa]; (costruire) to build* [parete, casa]; (allevare) to bring* up [bambino, figlio]; fig. (risollevare) to uplift, to cheer up [ persona]; to raise, to uplift, to boost [ morale]

tirami su! — lift me up!

tirare su qcs. dal pavimento — to pick sth. off the floor

tirare su col naso — to sniff(le), to snuffle

17) tirare via (togliere) to draw* away [mano, piede]; to pull off [ coperchio]; (strappare) to pull off [ adesivo]
2.
verbo intransitivo (aus. avere)

1) (esercitare una trazione) to pull

tira forte! — pull hard!

2) (soffiare) to blow*; (avere tiraggio) [camino, pompa] to draw*

oggi tira vento — it's windy o the wind is blowing today

sentire o vedere che aria tira fig. to see which way the wind blows; con l'aria che tira! — at the rate things are going!

3) (con un'arma) to shoot* (su, a at)

tirare con l'arco — to shoot with a bow and arrow

tirare di boxe — sport to box

tirare di scherma — sport to fence

4) (stringere)

tirare in vita — [ vestito] to be (too) tight around one's waist

5) fig. (aver successo) [ affari] to go* well; [ prodotto] to sell*

6) fig. (contrattare)

tirare sul prezzo — to haggle over the price, to bargain

7) gerg. (sniffare)

tirare di coca — to sniff coke

8) tirare avanti (continuare) to go* on, to carry on, to press on; (vivacchiare) to bear* up, to struggle along; (sopravvivere economicamente) to cope, to get* along, to scrape by

questo mi basta per tirare avanti — this is enough to keep me going

9) tirare d(i)ritto (andare oltre) to pass on
3.
verbo pronominale tirarsi

1) (esercitare una trazione)

- rsi i capelli — to pull at one's hair; (l'un l'altro) to pull at each other's hair

-rsi i baffi, il labbro — to tug at one's moustache, lip

2) (spostarsi)

- rsi in là — to budge up o over, to shove over

tirati da parte — step o move aside

3) (lanciarsi) to throw* [sth.] to each other [ pallone]; to throw* [sth.] at each other, to throw* [sth.] against each other [sassi, colpi]

4) tirarsi addosso to bring* (down) [sth.] upon oneself; fig. (attirarsi) to bring* down, to incur [dispiacere, collera]; to bring* [sth.] down [ critiche]

5) tirarsi dietro to bring* along [ persona]; fig. to bring* about [problemi, complicazioni]

tirati dietro la porta — close the door behind you

6) tirarsi fuori da to wriggle one's way out of, to clamber out of

- rsi fuori dai guai — fig. to wriggle off the hook

7) tirarsi indietro (scansarsi) to move aside, to step aside; (ritirarsi) to back down, to flinch, to hang* back; (pettinarsi)

- rsi indietro i capelli — to tie back one's hair

8) tirarsi su (alzarsi) to rise*, to draw* oneself up, to raise oneself up; (mettersi dritto) to rise*, to stand* up, to get* up; (mettersi seduto) to sit* upright, to raise oneself to a sitting position; fig. (risollevarsi) (moralmente) to cheer up; (fisicamente) to gather oneself, to recover, to bounce back; (economicamente) to bounce back; (raccogliere) to put* up, to pin up [ capelli]; to pull up, to hitch up [pantaloni, gonna, calze]

9) tirarsela colloq. to put* on airs, to get* above oneself

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tirare per le lunghe, in lungo — to spin out [storia, discussione]; to drag out [riunione, discorso]

tirarla per le lunghe — to drag one's feet o heels, to hang fire

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tirare

/ti'rare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

1 (esercitare una trazione su) to pull [catena, corda, leva, freno a mano]; to pull, to tug [ capelli]; (per chiudere) to draw*, to pull [ tende]; tirare qcn. per il braccio to pull sb. by the arm o sb.'s arm; tirare il collo a un pollo to wring a chicken's neck; tirare le reti to pull the nets (out)

2 (lanciare) to throw*, to toss, to fling* [ pallone]; to throw*, to cast* [sasso, dadi]; to shoot*, to fire [ freccia]; (sparare) to shoot*, to fire [proiettile, granata]; to fire, to take* [ colpo]; tirare qcs. a qcn. to throw sth. at sb., to toss sb. sth.

3 (sferrare) tirare calci [persona, animale] to kick (out); tirare un pugno to throw a punch; tirare un rigore sport to kick a penalty

4 (tendere) to stretch, to tighten [ filo]; to draw* [ arco]; (stendere) gastr. to roll out [ pasta]

5 (trainare) to draw*, to pull [roulotte, carro, aratro, slitta]

6 (tracciare) to draw* [linea, tratto]

7 (portare con sé) una parola tira l'altra one word leads to another

8 (trarre, ricavare) to draw* [acqua, vino]

9 tip. to print [ libro]; to run* off [ copia]

10 tirare dentro (portare dentro) to bring* in(side); fig. (coinvolgere) to bring* into, to drag into

11 tirare dietro to throw* [sth.] behind; te li tirano dietro fig. they are two o ten a penny, they are a dime a dozen

12 tirare fuori to take* out, to draw* out, to get* out, to pull out [documenti, ombrello, portafogli]; to get* out [ auto]; to bring* out, to get* out, to pull out [fazzoletto, pistola]; to come* up with [idea, risposta]; to come* out with [scusa, verità]; to poke out, to put* out, to stick* out [ lingua]; tirare fuori da qcs. to take o draw [sth.] out of sth., to produce [sth.] from sth. [ oggetto]; tirami fuori di qui! (fare uscire) get me out of this place! cosa tirerà fuori adesso! what (will he come out with) next! tirare qcn. fuori dai guai to get sb. out of trouble

13 tirare giù (abbassare) to take* down, to pull down [pantaloni, mutande]; to draw* down [tapparella, velo, tenda]; to let* down [ orlo]; to fold down [ lenzuolo]; to roll down [ maniche]; to wind* down, to put* down [ finestrino]; fig. to bring* down, to knock back [ prezzo]; (buttare per terra) to throw* [sb., sth.] to the ground; (abbattere) to shoot* down [ aereo]; tirare giù qcn. dal letto to get o drag o haul sb. out of bed

14 tirare indietro to put* back, to throw* back [ spalle]; to slide* back [ sedile]; (pettinare) to push back [ capelli]; tirare indietro le lancette dell'orologio to put the clock back

15 tirare in dentro to pull in [ pancia]

16 tirare su (alzare) to pull up, to lift, to hitch up [pantaloni, gonna, calze]; to raise, to draw* up [tenda, tapparella]; to take* up [ orlo]; to pull up, to hitch up [ coperte]; to turn up [ colletto]; to roll up [ maniche]; to wind* up, to put* up [ finestrino]; to raise, to lift, to put* up [testa, braccia, gambe]; to pin up, to put* up [ capelli]; fig. to put* up, to raise, to push up [ prezzo]; (sollevare) to pick up, to catch* up [bambino, borsa]; (costruire) to build* [parete, casa]; (allevare) to bring* up [bambino, figlio]; fig. (risollevare) to uplift, to cheer up [ persona]; to raise, to uplift, to boost [ morale]; tirami su! lift me up! tirare su qcs. dal pavimento to pick sth. off the floor; tirare su col naso to sniff(le), to snuffle

17 tirare via (togliere) to draw* away [mano, piede]; to pull off [ coperchio]; (strappare) to pull off [ adesivo]

II verbo intransitivo

(aus. avere)

1 (esercitare una trazione) to pull; tira forte! pull hard!

2 (soffiare) to blow*; (avere tiraggio) [camino, pompa] to draw*; oggi tira vento it's windy o the wind is blowing today; sentire o vedere che aria tira fig. to see which way the wind blows; con l'aria che tira! at the rate things are going!

3 (con un'arma) to shoot* (su, a at); tirare con l'arco to shoot with a bow and arrow; tirare di boxe sport to box; tirare di scherma sport to fence

4 (stringere) tirare in vita [ vestito] to be (too) tight around one's waist

5 fig. (aver successo) [ affari] to go* well; [ prodotto] to sell*

6 fig. (contrattare) tirare sul prezzo to haggle over the price, to bargain

7 gerg. (sniffare) tirare di coca to sniff coke

8 tirare avanti (continuare) to go* on, to carry on, to press on; (vivacchiare) to bear* up, to struggle along; (sopravvivere economicamente) to cope, to get* along, to scrape by; questo mi basta per tirare avanti this is enough to keep me going

9 tirare d(i)ritto (andare oltre) to pass on

III tirarsi verbo pronominale

1 (esercitare una trazione) - rsi i capelli to pull at one's hair; (l'un l'altro) to pull at each other's hair; -rsi i baffi, il labbro to tug at one's moustache, lip

2 (spostarsi) - rsi in là to budge up o over, to shove over; tirati da parte step o move aside

3 (lanciarsi) to throw* [sth.] to each other [ pallone]; to throw* [sth.] at each other, to throw* [sth.] against each other [sassi, colpi]

4 tirarsi addosso to bring* (down) [sth.] upon oneself; fig. (attirarsi) to bring* down, to incur [dispiacere, collera]; to bring* [sth.] down [ critiche]

5 tirarsi dietro to bring* along [ persona]; fig. to bring* about [problemi, complicazioni]; tirati dietro la porta close the door behind you

6 tirarsi fuori da to wriggle one's way out of, to clamber out of; - rsi fuori dai guai fig. to wriggle off the hook

7 tirarsi indietro (scansarsi) to move aside, to step aside; (ritirarsi) to back down, to flinch, to hang* back; (pettinarsi) - rsi indietro i capelli to tie back one's hair

8 tirarsi su (alzarsi) to rise*, to draw* oneself up, to raise oneself up; (mettersi dritto) to rise*, to stand* up, to get* up; (mettersi seduto) to sit* upright, to raise oneself to a sitting position; fig. (risollevarsi) (moralmente) to cheer up; (fisicamente) to gather oneself, to recover, to bounce back; (economicamente) to bounce back; (raccogliere) to put* up, to pin up [ capelli]; to pull up, to hitch up [pantaloni, gonna, calze]

9 tirarsela colloq. to put* on airs, to get* above oneself

IDIOMS

tirare per le lunghe, in lungo to spin out [storia, discussione]; to drag out [riunione, discorso]; tirarla per le lunghe to drag one's feet o heels, to hang fire.

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9 précipiter

précipiter [pʀesipite]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. [+ personne, objet] to throw

   b. ( = hâter) [+ pas] to quicken ; [+ événement] to precipitate ; [+ départ] to hasten

• il ne faut rien précipiter we mustn't be too hasty

2. reflexive verb

► se précipiter

   a. [personne]

se précipiter dans le vide to hurl o.s. into space

• se précipiter du haut d'une falaise to jump off a cliff

• se précipiter vers to rush towards

• se précipiter sur to rush at

• se précipiter au devant de qn to throw o.s. in front of sb

• il se précipita à la porte pour ouvrir he rushed to open the door

   b. ( = se dépêcher) to hurry

• ne nous précipitons pas let's not rush things

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pʀesipite
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( jeter)

précipiter quelqu'un d'un balcon — to push somebody off a balcony

précipiter quelqu'un par la fenêtre — to push somebody out of the window

précipiter quelqu'un dans le vide — (du haut d'un bâtiment, palier) to push somebody off; ( du haut d'une falaise) to push somebody over; ( par la fenêtre) to push somebody out

précipiter quelqu'un contre — to throw somebody against

2) fig ( plonger)

précipiter quelqu'un dans le désarroi — to throw somebody into confusion

3) ( hâter) to hasten [départ, décision]; to precipitate [révolte, événement]

précipiter les choses — to rush things

4) Chimie to precipitate [solution]

2.

verbe intransitif Chimie to precipitate

3.

se précipiter verbe pronominal

1) ( se jeter)

il s'est précipité dans le vide — he jumped off

2) ( se ruer) to rush

se précipiter dans les bras de quelqu'un — to throw oneself into somebody's arms

se précipiter sur — [personne] to rush at, to throw oneself on [personne]; [animal] to rush at [personne]; to rush for [objet]; fig to pounce on [idée, théorie]

3) ( se dépêcher) to rush, to hurry

4) ( affluer) [clients] to pour in; [investisseurs] to come running

5) ( s'accélérer) [action, événement] to move faster

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pʀesipite vt
1) (= faire tomber)

précipiter qn/qch du haut de — to throw sb/sth off, to hurl sb/sth off

2) (= hâter) to precipitate, [marche] to quicken

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précipiter verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( jeter) précipiter qn d'un balcon to push sb off a balcony; précipiter qn par la fenêtre to push sb out of the window; précipiter qn dans le vide (du haut d'un bâtiment, palier) to push sb off; ( du haut d'une falaise) to push sb over; ( par la fenêtre) to push sb out; précipiter qn dans l'escalier to push sb down the stairs; précipiter qn contre to throw sb against; le vent l'a précipité contre l'arbre the wind blew him against the tree;

2 fig ( plonger) précipiter qn dans le désarroi to throw sb into confusion; précipiter qn/un pays dans le chaos to throw sb's life/a country into chaos; précipiter qn dans le malheur or la misère to plunge sb into hardship;

3 ( hâter) to hasten [départ, décision, réforme]; to precipitate [révolte, événement]; précipiter le vote d'une loi to speed up the passage of a bill; mieux vaut ne pas précipiter les choses it is better not to rush things;

4 Chimie to precipitate [solution].

B vi Chimie to precipitate.

C se précipiter vpr

1 ( se jeter) il s'est précipité dans le vide he jumped off; se précipiter du haut d'un immeuble to jump off ou throw oneself off the top of a building; se précipiter du haut d'une falaise to jump off ou throw oneself over the edge of a cliff;

2 ( se ruer) to rush; se précipiter à la porte/fenêtre to rush to the door/window; en le voyant tomber, je me suis précipité when I saw him fall, I rushed over; se précipiter au secours de qn to rush to sb's aid, to rush to help sb; se précipiter dans les bras de qn to throw oneself into sb's arms; se précipiter sur [personne] to rush at, to throw oneself on [personne]; [animal] to rush at [personne]; to rush for [objet]; fig to pounce on [idée, théorie]; se précipiter sur les soldes/sur les bonnes affaires to rush to the sales/for bargains; se précipiter vers qn to rush toward(s) sb; se précipiter pour faire to rush to do;

3 ( se dépêcher) to rush, to hurry; pas la peine de se précipiter○ no point in rushing ou hurrying;

4 ( affluer) [spectateurs, clients, candidats] to pour in; [investisseurs] to come running; les clients ne se précipitent pas customers are not exactly pouring in;

5 ( s'accélérer) [action, événement] to move faster; les choses se précipitent à l'Est things are moving faster in the East.

[presipite] verbe transitif

1. [faire tomber] to throw ou to hurl (down)

2. (figuré) [plonger] to plunge

précipiter un pays dans la guerre/crise to plunge a country into war/a crisis

3. [faire à la hâte]

il ne faut rien précipiter we mustn't rush (into) things ou be hasty

nous avons dû précipiter notre départ/mariage we had to leave/get married sooner than planned

4. [accélérer - pas, cadence] to quicken, to speed up (separable) ; [ - mouvement, mort] to hasten

5. CHIMIE to precipitate (out)

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[presipite] verbe intransitif

CHIMIE to precipitate (out)

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se précipiter verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [d'en haut] to hurl oneself

se précipiter dans le vide to hurl oneself into space

2. [se ruer] to rush

il s'est précipité dans l'escalier pour la rattraper

a. [vers le bas] he rushed downstairs after her

b. [vers le haut] he rushed upstairs after her

se précipiter vers ou au-devant de quelqu'un to rush to meet somebody

se précipiter sur quelqu'un to rush at somebody

3. [s'accélérer - pouls, cadence] to speed up, to quicken

depuis peu, les événements se précipitent things have been moving really fast recently

4. [se dépêcher] to rush, to hurry

on a tout notre temps, pourquoi se précipiter? we've got plenty of time, what's the rush?

ne te précipite pas pour répondre take your time before answering

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10 projeter

projeter [pʀɔʒ(ə)te]

➭ TABLE 4

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = envisager) to plan ( de faire to do)

   b. ( = jeter) [+ gravillons] to throw up ; [+ étincelles] to throw off

   c. ( = envoyer) [+ ombre, reflet] to cast ; [+ film, diapositive] to show

• on nous a projeté des diapositives we were shown some slides

   d. (Mathematics, psychology, psychiatry) to project ( sur onto)

2. reflexive verb

► se projeter [ombre] to be cast ( sur on)

• il se projette sur ses enfants he projects his own feelings onto his children

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pʀɔʒte
verbe transitif

1) ( lancer) [véhicule] to throw [gravillon] ( sur up against)

projeter du sable sur des bâtiments pour les nettoyer — to sandblast buildings

le geyser projetait des gerbes d'eau — the geyser was spouting jets of water

le choc l'a projeté par terre/par-dessus bord — the shock sent him hurtling to the ground/overboard

projeter des étincelles — to throw out sparks

2) ( jeter) to cast [ombre, reflet] ( sur on)

3) Cinéma, Photographie to show [film, diapositives] ( sur onto)

4) ( prévoir) to plan

5) Mathématique, Psychologie to project ( sur onto)

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pʀɔʒ(ə)te vt
1) (= envisager) to plan

projeter de faire qch — to plan to do sth

Ils projettent d'acheter une maison. — They're planning to buy a house.

2) (sur écran, mur) [images] to project, [film] to show

3) [ombre, lueur] to throw, to cast

une ombre projetée sur le mur — a shadow cast onto the wall

4) (= jeter) to throw

Elle a été projetée hors de la voiture. — She was thrown out of the car.

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projeter verb table: jeter vtr

1 ( lancer) en nous doublant, le camion a projeté des gravillons sur notre voiture when it passed us the truck threw some gravel up against the car; projeter du sable sur des bâtiments pour les nettoyer to sandblast buildings; le geyser projetait des gerbes d'eau the geyser was spouting jets of water; le volcan projetait de la fumée the volcano was belching smoke; projeter du vitriol au visage de qn to throw acid in sb's face; le choc l'a projeté par terre/par-dessus bord/hors de son véhicule the shock sent him hurtling to the ground/overboard/out of his vehicle; le feu/chalumeau projette des étincelles the fire/blowtorch throws out sparks;

2 ( jeter) to cast [ombre, reflet] (sur on);

3 Cin, Phot to show, to project [film, diapositives] (sur onto); un documentaire sera projeté a documentary will be shown;

4 ( prévoir) to plan [voyage, vacances, mariage]; je projette de faire le tour du monde I'm planning to go round the world;

5 Math, Psych to project (sur onto).

[prɔʃte] verbe transitif

1. [prévoir] to plan, to arrange

j'ai projeté un voyage pour cet été I've planned a trip for this summer

nous avons projeté de monter une affaire ensemble we're planning on setting up a business together

2. [lancer] to throw, to hurl

être projeté au sol to be hurled to the ground

le volcan projette des cendres the volcano throws up ashes

3. [faire apparaître - ombre, lumière] to project, to cast, to throw

4. CINÉMA & PHOTOGRAPHIE to show, to project

5. PSYCHOLOGIE to project

projeter ses fantasmes sur quelqu'un to project one's fantasies onto somebody

6. MATHÉMATIQUES to project

projeter un cercle/une droite sur un plan to project a circle/a straight line onto a plane

7. [voix] to project

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se projeter verbe pronominal intransitif

[ombre] to be outlined ou silhouetted

son ombre se projetait sur l'écran he was silhouetted against the screen

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11 lancer

lancer [lɑ̃se]

➭ TABLE 3

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = jeter) to throw

• lancer qch à qn (pour qu'il l'attrape) to throw sth to sb ; (agressivement) to throw sth at sb

• lance-moi mes clés throw me my keys

• lancer sa ligne to cast one's line

• lance ta jambe en avant kick your leg up

• lancer le poids to put the shot

   b. [+ flèche, obus] to fire ; [+ bombe] to drop ; [+ fusée, torpille] to launch

• ses yeux lançaient des éclairs his eyes blazed with anger

• elle lui lança un coup d'œil furieux she darted a furious glance at him

   c. ( = émettre) [+ accusations, injures] to hurl ; [+ avertissement, mandat d'arrêt] to issue ; [+ théorie] to put forward ; [+ appel] to launch ; [+ SOS, signal, invitation] to send out

• lancer un cri to cry out

   d. ( = faire démarrer, déclencher) [+ navire, projet, entreprise, attaque] to launch ; [+ voiture] to get up to speed ; [+ processus, discussion] to start ; [+ emprunt] to issue ; [+ idée] to come up with

• lancer une application to launch an application

• lancer une impression to print

• une fois lancé, on ne peut plus l'arrêter ! once he gets warmed up there's no stopping him!

   e. ( = faire connaître) to launch

• lancer qn dans la politique to launch sb into politics

• c'est ce film qui l'a lancé it was this film that launched his career

2. reflexive verb

► se lancer

   a. (mutuellement) [+ balle] to throw to each other ; [+ injures, accusations] to exchange

   b. ( = sauter) to leap ; ( = se précipiter) to rush

• se lancer dans le vide to leap into space

• se lancer à l'assaut to leap to the attack

   c. ( = s'engager) se lancer à la recherche de to go off in search of

• se lancer dans [+ aventure, dépenses, travaux, grève] to embark on ; [+ discussion] to launch into ; [+ métier, politique] to go into ; [+ bataille] to pitch into

• se lancer dans la production de qch to start producing sth

3. masculine noun

(Sport) throw

• lancer franc free throw

• le lancer du disque/du javelot/du marteau the discus/javelin/hammer

• le lancer du poids putting the shot

• pêche au lancer casting

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I
1. lɑ̃se
verbe transitif

1) ( jeter) to throw [ballon, caillou, javelot]

lancer un coup de pied/poing à quelqu'un — to kick/to punch somebody

2) (envoyer, mettre en route) to launch [satellite, fusée, navire]; to fire [flèche, missile] ( sur at); to drop [bombe]; to launch [offensive, projet, enquête, produit, chanteur]; to start up [engine]; to take [something] to full speed [véhicule]

lancer une voiture à 150 km/h — to take a car up to 150 kph

3) ( émettre) to throw out [fumée, flammes]; to give [regard, cri]; to put about [rumeur]; to issue [avis, ultimatum]; to send out [invitation]; to float [emprunt]

4) ( proférer) to hurl [insulte] (à at); to make [menace, accusation]; to let out [juron]; to crack [plaisanterie]

lancer une accusation à quelqu'un — to level an accusation at somebody

lança-t-il — he said

2.

(colloq) verbe intransitif ( élancer) to throb

3.

se lancer verbe pronominal

1) ( s'engager)

se lancer dans une explication — to launch into an explanation

se lancer dans l'informatique — to take up computing

se lancer dans les affaires — to go into business

2) ( sauter)

se lancer dans le vide — to jump

3) ( s'envoyer) ( pour attraper) to throw [something] to each other [ballon]; ( pour faire mal) to throw [something] at each other [pierre]; to exchange [insultes]

4) ( se faire connaître) [acteur] to make a name for oneself

II lɑ̃se
nom masculin

1) Sport

lancer du disque — discus event

lancer du poids — shot put (event)

2) ( à la pêche)

le lancer, la pêche au lancer — rod and reel fishing

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lɑ̃se
1. nm

SPORT (= épreuve) throwing no pl

le lancer du javelot — javelin throwing

le lancer du poids — shot put

la pêche au lancer — rod and reel fishing

2. vt

1) (= jeter) [objet, ballon] to throw

lancer qch à qn — to throw sth to sb, to throw sb sth

Lance-moi le ballon! — Throw the ball to me!, Throw me the ball!, [injures] to hurl sth at sb

2) [missile, roquette] to fire

Ce modèle lance des roquettes. — This model fires rockets.

3)

lancer un cri — to shout out

lancer un appel pour qch — to call for sth

4) [produit, artiste] to launch

Ils viennent de lancer un nouveau modèle. — They've just launched a new model.

5) [fusée, bateau] to launch

lancer le moteur — to start the engine

6) [proclamation, mandat d'arrêt] to issue

7) [emprunt] to issue

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lancer verb table: placer

A nm

1 Sport ( action) throwing; ( coup) throw; aire de lancer throwing area; le lancer du disque/javelot/marteau throwing the discus/javelin/hammer; le lancer du poids putting the shot; son troisième lancer his/her third throw;

2 Pêche le lancer, la pêche au lancer rod and reel fishing; prendre une truite au lancer to catch a trout with a rod and reel.

B vtr

1 ( jeter) to throw [ballon, caillou]; ( violemment) to hurl, to fling [objet]; Pêche to cast [ligne]; Sport to throw [disque, javelot, marteau]; lancer le poids to put the shot; lancer qch par terre/dans l'eau/en l'air to throw sth to the ground/in the water/(up) in the air; lancer qch à qn ( pour qu'il l 'attrape) to throw sth to sb; (pour faire peur, mal) to throw sth at sb; lance-moi la balle throw me the ball, throw the ball to me; lancer une assiette à la tête de qn to throw ou fling a plate at sb; il lance à 30 mètres Sport he can throw 30 metres^GB; lancer un coup de pied/poing à qn to kick/punch sb; lancer ses bras en avant to swing one's arms forward;

2 ( envoyer) to launch [satellite, fusée]; to fire [flèche, missile] (sur, à at); to drop [bombe] (sur on); lancer ses chiens après qn/sur une piste to set one's dogs on sb/on a trail; lancer son cheval dans la foule to spur one's horse forward into the crowd; lancer ses troupes à l'assaut to send one's troops into the attack; la cathédrale lance ses flèches vers le ciel the spires of the cathedral soar into the sky;

3 ( projeter) to throw out [fumée, flammes, lave, étincelles]; lancer des éclairs [yeux] to flash; lancer mille feux [bijou] to sparkle;

4 ( émettre) to give [regard, cri]; to sing [note]; to put out [rumeur]; to issue [avis, ultimatum, mandat d'amener]; to send out [SOS, invitation]; to float [emprunt, idée]; lancer une proposition au hasard to toss out a suggestion;

5 ( proférer) to hurl [insulte] (à at); to make [menace, accusation] (contre against); to let out [juron]; to crack [plaisanterie]; lancer une bêtise to say something silly; lancer une accusation à qn to level an accusation at sb; il m'a lancé que he told me that; lança-t-il he said; ‘à demain !’ lança-t-il ‘see you tomorrow!’ he called; lança-t-il avec désinvolture he said casually;

6 ( mettre en route) to launch [navire]; to launch [offensive, projet, enquête, affaire, campagne publicitaire]; Comm, Pub to launch [produit, marque, entreprise, chanteur]; lancer qn dans une carrière to launch sb on a career; c'est le film qui l'a lancé it's the film which made his name; lancer un pays sur la voie de la démocratisation to put a country on the road to democracy; lancer qn sur un sujet to start ou set sb off on a subject;

7 ( faire démarrer) to start up [engine]; to set [sth] going [balancier, hélice]; ( faire accélérer) to take [sth] to full speed [véhicule]; lancer une voiture à 150 km/h to take a car up to 150 kph; une fois le véhicule lancé once the vehicle has got up speed; le train était lancé à fond the train was tearing along; lancer un cheval to give a horse its head; lancer sa monture au galop to spur one's mount into a gallop;

8 Gén Civ lancer un pont sur une rivière to bridge a river, to throw a bridge across a river.

C ○vi ( élancer) to throb; mon doigt me lance my finger is throbbing.

D se lancer vpr

1 ( s'engager) se lancer dans to launch into [explication]; to embark on [opération, programme, dépenses]; to take up [passe-temps, informatique, cuisine]; se lancer dans les affaires/le surgelé to go into business/frozen foods; se lancer dans la lecture d'un roman to start reading a novel; se lancer dans des dépenses to get involved in expense; se lancer dans l'inconnu to venture into the unknown;

2 ( sauter) to leap, to jump; ( s'élancer) se lancer dans une course to set off on a race; se lancer à la conquête d'un pays/du marché to set out to conquer a country/to get the market; se lancer dans le vide to leap ou jump into space; se lancer du toit to jump off the roof; se lancer sur qn to leap at sb, to fall on sb; lance-toi! fig go on (then)!; j'hésitais mais je me suis quand même lancé I hesitated but eventually I went ahead;

3 ( prendre de l'élan) to get a run-up; recule pour que je me lance move back a bit so I can get a run at it ou get up some speed;

4 ( s'envoyer) [personnes] ( pour attraper) to throw [sth] to each other [ballon, objet]; ( pour faire mal) to throw [sth] at each other [pierre, projectile]; to exchange [injures, insultes];

5 ( se faire connaître) [chanteur, acteur] to make a name for oneself.

Composé

lancer franc ( au basket) free throw.

I

[lɑ̃se] nom masculin

1. PÊCHE casting

lancer léger/lourd fixed/free reel casting

2. SPORT throw

le lancer du disque the discus

le lancer du javelot the javelin

le lancer du poids the shot

II

[lɑ̃se] verbe transitif

A.[ENVOYER, ÉMETTRE]

1. [jeter] to throw

elle m'a lancé la balle she threw me the ball, she threw the ball to me

lancer la jambe en l'air to kick one's leg up

lancer le poids to put the shot

ils nous lançaient des regards curieux they looked at us curiously

ses yeux lançaient des éclairs her eyes flashed

lancer quelque chose à la figure de quelqu'un to throw something in somebody's face

2. [à l'aide d'un instrument] to fire, to shoot

[bombe] to drop

ASTRONAUTIQUE to launch

lancer un projectile téléguidé to fire a remote-controlled missile

3. [émettre - cri] to let out (inseparable) ; [ - remarque] to make

lancer un bon mot to crack a joke

lancer des injures à quelqu'un to hurl insults at somebody

4. [diffuser - décret, consigne] to send ou to put out (separable), to issue

lancer des invitations to send ou to give out invitations

lancer un SOS/un appel à la radio to send out an SOS/an appeal on the radio

lancer un mandat d'amener/un ultimatum to issue a summons/an ultimatum

lancer un emprunt to float a loan

lancer une souscription to start a fund

5. PÊCHE to cast

B.[METTRE EN MARCHE, FAIRE DÉBUTER]

1. [faire partir brusquement]

ils lancèrent les chiens sur les rôdeurs they set the dogs on the prowlers

lancer des troupes à l'attaque to send troops into the attack

[mettre en train - campagne] to launch ; [ - affaire] to set up ; [ - idée] to float ; [ - mode] to start

2. [faire fonctionner - généralement] to get going ou started, to start

[INFORMATIQUE - programme] to start

lancer un balancier to set a pendulum swinging

lancer un moteur to rev up ou to start an engine

une fois le moteur lancé once the engine is running

le train était lancé à 150 km/h quand... the train was hurtling along at 150 km/h when...

3. [faire connaître - produit] to launch

c'est ce roman/cette émission qui l'a lancé this novel/programme made him famous

4. (familier) [orienter - discussion] to get going

une fois qu'il est lancé sur ce sujet, on ne peut plus l'arrêter once he gets going on the subject, there's no stopping him

5. [engager] to lead

vous lancez le pays dans l'aventure you're leading the country into the unknown

6. MILITAIRE to launch

7. NAUTIQUE to launch

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[lɑ̃se] verbe intransitif

[élancer - douleur] to stab

ça me lance dans l'épaule, l'épaule me lance I've got a sharp stabbing pain in my shoulder

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se lancer verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)

to throw at one another

elles se lançaient des injures they were hurling insults back and forth, they were exchanging insults

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se lancer verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [se précipiter] to throw oneself

[courir] to rush (headlong), to dash

se lancer à la poursuite de to set off in pursuit of

se lancer dans le vide to jump ou to throw oneself into empty space

2. [se mettre à parler]

se lancer sur un sujet to get going on a topic

3. [prendre l'initiative]

allez, lance-toi et demande une augmentation go on, take the plunge and ask for a rise

le bébé s'est lancé et a traversé la pièce the baby set off and crossed the room

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se lancer dans verbe pronominal plus préposition

1. [s'aventurer dans - explication, aventure] to embark on

ne te lance pas dans de grosses dépenses don't go spending a lot of money

2. [se mettre à pratiquer] to get involved in

se lancer dans la politique to take up politics

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > lancer
12 удрям

1. (бия, блъскам) hit, strike

(силно) slog, sl. crack

(за гръм) strike

(за град) hit

(клавиш, акорд) strike

(c камшик) lash, whip, scourge

(тъпан) beat

удрям с все сила smash

не удрям с пълна сила бокс pull o.'s punches

удрям някого hit s.o., strike s.o. a blow, fetch s.o. a blow/sl. a wipe

удрямпо главата give s.o. a knock on the head, при бокс nob s.o.

удрям топката hit/play the ball

удрям прекалено силно put too much beef into o.'s stroke

удрям с ръка cuff

удрям шумно whang

удрям си главата о стената bump o.'s head against the wall

удрям си ръката/крака hurt o.'s arm/leg

един юмрук го удари по главата a fist caught him on the head

удрям с юмрук bang o.'s fist (по on)

удрям по масата bang/pound on the table

удрям печат на stamp, ( пощенски) postmark

удрям токове click o.'s heels together

2. (застрелвам) shoot, hit

3. (за звънец, камбана, прех. и непрех.) ring

(час) strike; chime

часът му удари his time has come

за когото удари часът for whom the bell tolls

4. удрям на (започвам да) take to (с ger), start (с ger.)

удрям на пиянство take to drinking

удрям на бяг take to o.'s heels

удрям на молба resort to entreaties

удрям го на живот burn the candle at both ends, go/be on the loose, go the pace, live it up; paint the town red

удрям на плач start crying

5. удрям на (мириша, имам вкус на) smell/taste of

удрям назад beat a retreat

ударихме наляво we struck to the left

да ударим направо let's take a short cut

удрям спирачката pull the brake

удрям ключ на lock, put (s.th.) under lock and key

удрям кьоравото strike it lucky, hit the jackpot

удрям някого в земята get the best of s.o., beat s.o. to nothing, be one too many for s.o.

удрям на камък draw blank

удрям през просото throw propriety to the winds

вземи единия, та удари другия they are of the same kidney, they are birds of a feather/tarred with the same brush/all of a piece

виното го удари в главата the wine went to his head

ударих му хубав бой I gave him a good drubbing/thrashing

голяма работа му ударихме we worked our heads off

голямо тичане му ударихме we ran off our legs

голямо ядене му ударихме it was a grand feed

голямо пиене му ударихме we had a good old drinking bout

голяма кавга му ударихме it was a hell of a row

удрям здраво по (отрицателни прояви) hit out against, deal firmly with

грипът го удари в бъбреците the grippe affected his kidneys

удрям някого в теглото give s.o. short measure

удрям се hurt o.s., bump o.s. (against); jar (upon, against)

удря се в (за вълна, дъжд, град) lash against

удрят се едно о друго knock together

лодката се удари о скалата the boat struck against the rock

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у̀дрям,

гл.

1. ( бия, блъскам) hit, strike, разг. clout; диал. шотл. dunt; ( силно) slog, sl. crack; (за гръм) strike; (за град) hit; ( клавиш, акорд) strike; (с камшик) lash, whip, scourge; ( тъпан) beat; един юмрук го удари по главата a fist caught him on the head; не \удрям с пълна сила спорт. ( бокс) pull o.’s punches; \удрям във въздуха спорт. shoot from volley; \удрям главата си в стената bump o.’s head against the wall; \удрям някого hit s.o., strike s.o. a blow, fetch s.o. a blow/sl. a wipe; \удрям печат на stamp, ( пощенски) postmark; \удрям по главата give s.o. a knock on the head, спорт. ( при бокс) nob s.o.; \удрям по масата bang/pound on the table; \удрям прекалено силно put too much beef into o.’s stroke; \удрям с все сила smash; \удрям с глава спорт. head; \удрям с ръка cuff; \удрям с юмрук bang o.’s fist (по on); \удрям токове жарг. воен. click o.’s heels together; \удрям топката hit/play the ball; \удрям шумно whang;

2. ( застрелвам) shoot, hit;

3. (за звънец, камбана, прех. и непрех.) ring; ( час) strike; chime; часът му удари his time has come;

4.: \удрям го на живот burn the candle at both ends, go/be on the loose, go the pace, live it up; paint the town red; \удрям на ( започвам да) take to (с ger.), start (с ger.); \удрям на бяг take to o.’s heels; \удрям на молба resort to entreaties;

5.: \удрям на ( мириша, имам вкус на) smell/taste of;

\удрям се hurt o.s., bump o.s. (against); jar (upon, against); главата му се удари в масата his head struck the table; лодката се удари в скалата the boat struck against the rock; удря се в (за вълна, дъжд, град) lash against; удрят се едно о друго knock together; • вземи единия, та удари другия they are of the same kidney, they are birds of a feather/tarred with the same brush/all of a piece; виното го удари в главата the wine went to his head; голяма кавга му ударихме it was a hell of a row; голяма работа му ударихме we worked our heads off; голямо пиене му ударихме we had a good old drinking bout; голямо ядене му ударихме it was a grand feed; грипът го удари в бъбреците the grippe affected his kidneys; да ударим направо let’s take a short cut; ударих му хубав бой I gave him a good drubbing/thrashing; ударихме наляво we struck to the left; \удрям здраво по ( отрицателни прояви) hit out against, deal firmly with, clamp down on, crack down on; \удрям ключ на lock, put (s.th.) under lock and key; \удрям кьоравото strike it lucky, hit the jackpot; \удрям на камък draw blank; \удрям назад beat a retreat; \удрям някого в земята get the best of s.o., beat s.o. to nothing, be one too many for s.o.; \удрям някого в теглото give s.o. short measure; \удрям през просото throw propriety to the winds; \удрям спирачката pull the brake, slam on the brake/on the anchors.

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hit: удрям the mark - удрям в целта, удрям a man below the belt - удрям под пояса; strike: He struck me on the chin. - Той ме удари по брадичката., That tree was struck by lightning. - Това дърво беше ударено от гръм.; bang ; bash ; batter ; chime {tSaim} (за час); drub ; hammer ; impact ; poke {pxuk} (жарг.); pound ; slog {slog} (силно); smash (много силно); smite ; strike in (клавиш, акорд): удрям a key - удрям клавиш; thump ; trash ; whack ; wallop (жарг.) bruise (се); bump (се): He удрямed his head against the wall - Той си удряше главата в стената; clash (се); collide (се): The ships удрямd in the fog. - Корабите се удариха в мъглата.; impinge (се); jar (се); pull the brake - удрям спирачката

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1. (c камшик) lash, whip, scourge 2. (бия, блъскам) hit, strike 3. (за град) hit 4. (за гръм) strike 5. (за звънец, камбана, прех. и непрех.) ring 6. (застрелвам) shoot, hit 7. (клавиш, акорд) strike 8. (силно) slog, sl. crack 9. (тъпан) beat 10. (час) strike;chime 11. УДРЯМ ce hurt o.s., bump o.s. (against);jar (upon, against) 12. УДРЯМ го на живот burn the candle at both ends, go/be on the loose, go the pace, live it up;paint the town red 13. УДРЯМ здраво по (отрицателни прояви) hit out against, deal firmly with 14. УДРЯМ ключ на lock, put (s.th.) under lock and key 15. УДРЯМ кьоравото strike it lucky, hit the jackpot 16. УДРЯМ нa пиянство take to drinking 17. УДРЯМ на (започвам да) take to (с ger), start (с ger.) 18. УДРЯМ на (мириша, имам вкус на) smell/ taste of 19. УДРЯМ на бяг take to o.'s heels 20. УДРЯМ на камък draw blank 21. УДРЯМ на молба resort to entreaties 22. УДРЯМ на плач start crying 23. УДРЯМ назад beat a retreat 24. УДРЯМ някого hit s.o., strike s.o. a blow, fetch s.o. a blow/sl. a wipe 25. УДРЯМ някого в земята get the best of s.o., beat s.o. to nothing, be one too many for s.o. 26. УДРЯМ някого в теглото give s.o. short measure 27. УДРЯМ пo масата bang/pound on the table 28. УДРЯМ печат на stamp, (пощенски) postmark 29. УДРЯМ през просото throw propriety to the winds 30. УДРЯМ прекалено силно put too much beef into o.'s stroke 31. УДРЯМ с все сила smash 32. УДРЯМ с ръка cuff 33. УДРЯМ с юмрук bang o.'s fist (пo on) 34. УДРЯМ си главата о стената bump o.'s head against the wall 35. УДРЯМ си ръката/крака hurt o.'s arm/leg 36. УДРЯМ спирачката pull the brake 37. УДРЯМ токове click o.'s heels together 38. УДРЯМ топката hit/play the ball 39. УДРЯМ шумно whang 40. УДРЯМпo главата give s.o. a knock on the head, при бокс nob s.o. 41. вземи единия, та удари другия they are of the same kidney, they are birds of a feather/tarred with the same brush/all of a piece 42. виното го удари в главата the wine went to his head 43. голяма кавга му ударихме it was a hell of a row 44. голяма работа му ударихме we worked our heads off 45. голямо пиене му ударихме we had a good old drinking bout 46. голямо тичане му ударихме we ran off our legs 47. голямо ядене му ударихме it was a grand feed 48. грипът го удари в бъбреците the grippe affected his kidneys 49. да ударим направо let's take a short cut 50. един юмрук го удари по главата a fist caught him on the head 51. за когото удари часът for whom the bell tolls 52. лодката се удари о скалата the boat struck against the rock 53. не УДРЯМ с пълна сила бокс pull o.'s punches 54. ударих му хубав бой I gave him a good drubbing/thrashing 55. ударихме наляво we struck to the left 56. удря се в (за вълна, дъжд, град) lash against 57. удрят се едно о друго knock together 58. часът му удари his time has come

Български-английски речник > удрям
13 absetzen

(trennb., hat -ge-)

I v/t

1. (Gegenstand) set ( oder put) down; (Brille, Hut) take off

2. (Ggs. ansetzen) (Glas, Feder, Gewehr) put down; er trank, ohne das Glas einmal abzusetzen auch he downed his pint etc. in one umg., Am. he chug-a-lugged it ( oder drank it chug-a-lug) Sl.; ohne den Stift abzusetzen without lifting pen from (the) paper; Lasten genau absetzen spot loads

3. (Mitreisenden, Fallschirmspringer) drop (off) (an, bei at)

4. DRUCK. (Text) set (in type), set up, compose; die Zeile absetzen begin a new line

5. (streichen) drop; von der Tagesordnung etc. absetzen take off the agenda etc.; vom Spielplan absetzen drop from the programme

6. WIRTS. write off ( steuerlich: against tax); (abziehen) deduct

7. vom Amt: dismiss; (Herrscher etc.) depose

8. WIRTS. sell; sich leicht ( schwer) absetzen lassen (not to) sell well

9. MED. (Arznei) stop taking; (Drogen) come off; (Therapie) break off

10. absetzen von ( oder gegen) (Farbe etc.) set off against, contrast with

11. mit einer Borte etc.: trim

12. bes. GEOL., CHEM. deposit, precipitate

13. Pferd: (den Reiter) throw

14. AGR. (entwöhnen) (Kalb etc.) wean

15. NAUT. (abstoßen) push off

II v/refl

1. auch GEOL., CHEM. (liegen bleiben) settle, deposit

2. umg. (weggehen) clear out ( oder off), make off, leave ( nach for); sich ins Ausland absetzen leave the country

3. (kontrastieren) contrast, form a contrast ( von with)

4. MIL. withdraw, retreat

5. SPORT pull ahead, leave the others behind

III v/i (unterbrechen) stop, break off; ohne abzusetzen without a break; auch beim Trinken: in one go, Am. chug-a-lug Sl.; beim Schreiben: straight off

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(abziehen) to deduct;

(auf den Boden stellen) to set down; to put down;

(aussteigen lassen) to set down; to drop;

(des Amtes entheben) to supersede; to depose;

(verkaufen) to sell

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ạb|set|zen sep
1. vt

1) (= abnehmen) Hut, Brille to take off, to remove; (= hinstellen) Gepäck, Glas to set or put down; Geigenbogen, Feder to lift; Gewehr to unshoulder

2) (= aussteigen lassen) Mitfahrer, Fahrgast to set down, to drop; Fallschirmjäger to drop

wo kann ich dich absetzen? — where can I drop you?

3) (NAUT) to push off

4) Theaterstück, Oper to take off; Fußballspiel, Turnier, Versammlung, Termin to cancel

etw vom Spielplan absetzen — to take sth off the programme (Brit) or program (US)

5) (= entlassen) to dismiss; Minister, Vorsitzenden to dismiss, to remove from office; König, Kaiser to depose; (sl) Freund, Freundin to chuck (inf)

6) (= entwöhnen) Jungtier to wean; (MED) Medikament, Tabletten to come off, to stop taking; Behandlung to break off, to discontinue; (MIL) Ration etc to stop

die Tabletten mussten abgesetzt werden — I/she etc had to stop taking the tablets or had to come off the tablets

7) (COMM = verkaufen) Waren to sell

sich gut absetzen lassen — to sell well

8) (= abziehen) Betrag, Summe to deduct

das kann man ( von der Steuer) absetzen — that is tax-deductible

9) (= ablagern) Geröll to deposit

10) (SEW) to trim

11) (= kontrastieren) to contrast

etw gegen etw absetzen — to set sth off against sth

12) (TYP) Manuskript to (type)set, to compose

(eine Zeile) absetzen — to start a new line

2. vr

1) (CHEM, GEOL) to be deposited; (Feuchtigkeit, Staub etc) to collect

2) (inf = weggehen) to get or clear out (aus of) (inf); (SPORT = Abstand vergrößern) to pull ahead

sich nach Brasilien absetzen — to clear off to Brazil (inf)

3)

sich gegen jdn/etw absetzen — to stand out against sb/sth

sich vorteilhaft gegen jdn/etw absetzen — to contrast favourably (Brit) or favorably (US) with sb/sth

das macht er, nur um sich gegen die anderen abzusetzen — he only does that to be different from the others or to make himself stand out from the crowd

3. vi
to put one's glass down
er trank das Glas aus ohne abzusetzen — he emptied his glass in one

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1) (to remove from a high position (eg from that of a king): They have deposed the emperor.) depose

2) (to put or set down: She deposited her shopping-basket in the kitchen.) deposit

3) (to allow to get off a vehicle: Drop me off at the corner.) drop off

4) (to set down from a car etc: The bus dropped me at the end of the road.) drop

5) ((of a bus etc) to stop and let (passengers) out: The bus set us down outside the post-office.) set down

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ab|set·zen

I. vt

1. (des Amtes entheben)

▪ jdn \absetzen to remove sb [from office], to relieve sb of their duties euph

einen Herrscher \absetzen to depose a ruler

einen König/eine Königin \absetzen to dethrone a king/queen

2. (abnehmen)

▪ etw \absetzen to take sth off, to remove sth

seine Brille/seinen Hut \absetzen to take one's glasses/hat off

3. (hinstellen) to put [or set] sth down

4. (aussteigen lassen)

▪ jdn [irgendwo] \absetzen to drop sb [off somewhere]

wo kann ich dich \absetzen? where shall I drop you off?

5. (verkaufen)

▪ etw \absetzen to sell sth

bisher haben wir schon viel abgesetzt up till now our sales figures are good

6. FIN

▪ etw [von etw dat] \absetzen to deduct sth [from sth]

7. (nicht mehr stattfinden lassen)

▪ etw \absetzen to cancel sth

▪ etw von etw dat \absetzen to withdraw sth from sth

ein Theaterstück \absetzen to cancel a play

8. MED

▪ etw \absetzen to stop taking sth

ein Medikament \absetzen to stop taking [or to come off] a medicine

9. (unterbrechen)

▪ etw \absetzen to take sth off sth

die Feder \absetzen to take [or lift] the pen off the paper

die Flöte/das Glas \absetzen to take [or lower] the flute/glass from one's lips

den Geigenbogen \absetzen to lift the bow [from the violin]

10. (kontrastieren)

▪ Dinge/Menschen voneinander \absetzen to define things/people [or pick things/people out] [from one another]

II. vr

1. (sich festsetzen)

▪ sich akk [auf etw dat/unter etw dat] \absetzen Dreck, Staub to be [or settle] [on/under sth]

2. CHEM, GEOL

▪ sich akk [irgendwo] \absetzen to be deposited [somewhere]

3. (fam: verschwinden)

▪ sich akk \absetzen to abscond, to clear out fam

sich akk ins Ausland \absetzen to clear out of [or leave] the country

4. (Abstand vergrößern)

▪ sich akk [von jdm/etw] \absetzen to get away [from sb/sth], to put a distance between oneself and sb/sth

5. (sich unterscheiden)

▪ sich akk gegen jdn/etw [o von jdm/etw] \absetzen to stand out against [or from] sb/sth

die Silhouette des Doms setzte sich gegen den roten Abendhimmel ab the silhouette of the cathedral contrasted with the red evening sky

III. vi (innehalten) to pause [for breath], to take a breather fam

er trank das Glas aus, ohne abzusetzen he drank the contents of the glass without pausing for breath

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1.
transitives Verb

1) (abnehmen) take off

2) (hinstellen) put down <glass, bag, suitcase>

3) (aussteigen lassen)

jemanden absetzen — (im öffentlichen Verkehr) put somebody down; let somebody out (Amer.); (im privaten Verkehr) drop somebody [off]

4) (entlassen) dismiss < minister, official>; remove <chancellor, judge> from office; depose <king, emperor>

5) (ablagern) deposit

6) (absagen) drop; call off <strike, football match>

7) (nicht mehr anwenden) discontinue <treatment, therapy>; stop taking <medicine, drug>

8) (von den Lippen nehmen) take <glass, trumpet> from one's lips

9) (verkaufen) sell

10) (Steuerw.)

etwas [von der Steuer] absetzen — deduct something [from tax]
2.
reflexives Verb

1) (sich ablagern) be deposited; < dust> settle; < particles in suspension> settle out

2) (sich distanzieren)

sich von etwas absetzen — distance oneself from something

3) (sich unterscheiden) s. abheben 3.

4) (ugs.): (sich davonmachen) get away

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absetzen (trennb, hat -ge-)

A. v/t

1. (Gegenstand) set ( oder put) down; (Brille, Hut) take off

2. (Ggs ansetzen) (Glas, Feder, Gewehr) put down;

er trank, ohne das Glas einmal abzusetzen auch he downed his pint etc in one umg, US he chug-a-lugged it ( oder drank it chug-a-lug) sl;

ohne den Stift abzusetzen without lifting pen from (the) paper;

Lasten genau absetzen spot loads

3. (Mitreisenden, Fallschirmspringer) drop (off) (

an, bei at)

4. TYPO (Text) set (in type), set up, compose;

die Zeile absetzen begin a new line

5. (streichen) drop;

von der Tagesordnung etc

absetzen take off the agenda etc;

vom Spielplan absetzen drop from the programme

6. WIRTSCH write off ( steuerlich: against tax); (abziehen) deduct

7. vom Amt: dismiss; (Herrscher etc) depose

8. WIRTSCH sell;

sich leicht (schwer) absetzen lassen (not to) sell well

9. MED (Arznei) stop taking; (Drogen) come off; (Therapie) break off

10.

absetzen von ( oder

gegen) (Farbe etc) set off against, contrast with

11. mit einer Borte etc: trim

12. besonders GEOL, CHEM deposit, precipitate

13. Pferd: (den Reiter) throw

14. AGR (entwöhnen) (Kalb etc) wean

15. SCHIFF (abstoßen) push off

B. v/r

1. auch GEOL, CHEM (liegen bleiben) settle, deposit

2. umg (weggehen) clear out ( oder off), make off, leave (

nach for);

sich ins Ausland absetzen leave the country

3. (kontrastieren) contrast, form a contrast (

von with)

4. MIL withdraw, retreat

5. SPORT pull ahead, leave the others behind

C. v/i (unterbrechen) stop, break off;

ohne abzusetzen without a break; auch beim Trinken: in one go, US chug-a-lug sl; beim Schreiben: straight off

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1.
transitives Verb

1) (abnehmen) take off

2) (hinstellen) put down <glass, bag, suitcase>

3) (aussteigen lassen)

jemanden absetzen — (im öffentlichen Verkehr) put somebody down; let somebody out (Amer.); (im privaten Verkehr) drop somebody [off]

4) (entlassen) dismiss <minister, official>; remove <chancellor, judge> from office; depose <king, emperor>

5) (ablagern) deposit

6) (absagen) drop; call off <strike, football match>

7) (nicht mehr anwenden) discontinue <treatment, therapy>; stop taking <medicine, drug>

8) (von den Lippen nehmen) take <glass, trumpet> from one's lips

9) (verkaufen) sell

10) (Steuerw.)

etwas [von der Steuer] absetzen — deduct something [from tax]
2.
reflexives Verb

1) (sich ablagern) be deposited; < dust> settle; < particles in suspension> settle out

2) (sich distanzieren)

sich von etwas absetzen — distance oneself from something

3) (sich unterscheiden) s. abheben 3.

4) (ugs.): (sich davonmachen) get away

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v.

to deduct v.

to drop v.

to put down v.

to sell v.

(§ p.,p.p.: sold)

to set down v.

to unseat v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > absetzen
14 βάλλω

βάλλω fut. βαλῶ; 2 aor. ἔβαλον, 3 pl. ἔβαλον Lk 23:34 (Ps 21:19); Ac 16:23 and ἔβαλαν Ac 16:37 (B-D-F §81, 3; Mlt-H. 208); pf. βέβληκα (on this form s. lit. in LfgrE s.v. βάλλω col. 25). Pass.: 1 fut. βληθήσομαι; 1 aor. ἐβλήθην; pf. βέβλημαι; plpf. ἐβεβλήμην (Hom.+) gener. to put someth. into motion by throwing, used from the time of Hom. either with a suggestion of force or in a gentler sense; opp. of ἁμαρτάνω ‘miss the mark’.

① to cause to move from one location to another through use of forceful motion, throw

ⓐ w. simple obj. scatter seed on the ground (Diod S 1, 36, 4; Ps 125:6 v.l. [ARahlfs, Psalmi cum Odis ’31]) Mk 4:26; 1 Cl 24:5; AcPlCor 2:26; in a simile, of the body τὸ σῶμα … βληθέν vs. 27; εἰς κῆπον Lk 13:19; cast lots (Ps 21:19; 1 Ch 25:8 al.; Jos., Ant. 6, 61) Mt 27:35; Mk 15:24; Lk 23:34; J 19:24; B 6:6.

ⓑ throw τινί τι Mt 15:26; Mk 7:27. τὶ ἔμπροσθέν τινος Mt 7:6 (β.= throw something before animals: Aesop, Fab. 275b H./158 P./163 H.). τὶ ἀπό τινος throw someth. away (fr. someone) Mt 5:29f; 18:8f (Teles p. 60, 2 ἀποβάλλω of the eye). τὶ ἔκ τινος: ὕδωρ ἐκ τοῦ στόματος ὀπίσω τινός spew water out of the mouth after someone Rv 12:15f; β. ἔξω = ἐκβάλλειν throw out J 12:31 v.l.; 2 Cl 7:4; s. ἐκβάλλω 1. Of worthless salt Mt 5:13; Lk 14:35; of bad fish throw away Mt 13:48 (cp. Κυπρ. I p. 44 no. 43 κόπρια βάλλειν probably = throw refuse away); τὶ ἐπί τινα: throw stones at somebody J 8:7, 59 (cp. Sir 22:20; 27:25; Jos., Vi. 303); in a vision of the future dust on one’s head Rv 18:19; as an expression of protest τὶ εἴς τι dust into the air Ac 22:23 (D εἰς τ. οὐρανόν toward the sky); cast, throw nets into the lake Mt 4:18; J 21:6; cp. vs. 7; a fishhook Mt 17:27 (cp. Is 19:8). Pass., into the sea, lake Mt 13:47; Mk 9:42; βλήθητι εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν throw yourself into the sea Mt 21:21; Mk 11:23.— Throw into the fire (Jos., Ant. 10, 95 and 215) Mt 3:10; Mk 9:22; Lk 3:9; J 15:6; into Gehenna Mt 5:29; 18:9b; 2 Cl 5:4; into the stove Mt 6:30; 13:42, 50 (cp. Da 3:21); Lk 12:28; 2 Cl 8:2. β. ἑαυτὸν κάτω throw oneself down Mt 4:6; Lk 4:9 (cp. schol. on Apollon. Rhod. 4, 1212–14a εἰς τὸν κρημνὸν ἑαυτὸν ἔβαλε; Jos., Bell. 4, 28).—Rv 8:7f; 12:4, 9 (schol. on Apollon. Rhod. 4, 57; 28 p. 264, 18 of throwing out of heaven ἐκβληθέντα κατελθεῖν εἰς Ἅιδου), 13; 14:19; 18:21; 19:20; 20:3, 10, 14f; thrown into a grave AcPlCor 2:32 (cp. τὰ νεκρούμενα καὶ εἰς γῆν βαλλόμενα Just., A I, 18, 6).—Of physical disability βεβλημένος lying (Jos., Bell. 1, 629) ἐπὶ κλίνης β. Mt 9:2; cp. Mk 7:30. Throw on a sickbed Rv 2:22. Pass. abs. (Conon [I B.C./I A.D.] 26 Fgm. 1, 17 Jac. βαλλομένη θνήσκει) lie on a sickbed (cp. Babrius 103, 4 κάμνων ἐβέβλητο [ἔκειτο L-P.]) Mt 8:6, 14. ἐβέβλητο πρὸς τὸν πυλῶνα he lay before the door Lk 16:20 (ἐβέβλητο as Aesop, Fab. 284 H.; Jos., Ant. 9, 209; Field, Notes 70).—Fig. εἰς ἀθυμίαν β. τινά plunge someone into despondency 1 Cl 46:9.

ⓒ to cause or to let fall down, let fall of a tree dropping its fruit Rv 6:13; throw down 18:21a, to destruction ibid. b.

② to force out of or into a place, throw (away), drive out, expel ἐβλήθη ἔξω he is (the aor. emphasizes the certainty of the result, and is gnomic [B-D-F §333; Rob. 836f; s. Hdb. ad loc.]) thrown away/out, i.e. expelled fr. the fellowship J 15:6. drive out into the desert B 7:8; throw into prison Mt 18:30; Rv 2:10 (Epict. 1, 1, 24; 1, 12, 23; 1, 29, 6 al.; PTebt 567 [53/54 A.D.]). Pass. be thrown into the lions’ den 1 Cl 45:6 (cp. Da 6:25 Theod. v.l.; Bel 31 Theod. v.l.); εἰς τὸ στάδιον AcPl Ha 4, 13. Fig. love drives out fear 1J 4:18.

③ to put or place someth. in a location, put, place, apply, lay, bring

ⓐ w. simple obj. κόπρια β. put manure on, apply m. Lk 13:8 (POxy 934, 9 μὴ οὖν ἀμελήσῃς τοῦ βαλεῖν τὴν κόπρον).

ⓑ w. indication of the place to which τὶ εἴς τι: put money into the temple treasury Mk 12:41–44; Lk 21:1–4 (in the context Mk 12:43f; Lk 21:3f suggest sacrifical offering by the widow); τὰ βαλλόμενα contributions (s. γλωσσόκομον and cp. 2 Ch 24:10) J 12:6; put a finger into an ear when healing Mk 7:33; difft. J 20:25, 27 (exx. from medical lit. in Rydbeck 158f); to determine virginal purity by digital exploration GJs 19:3; put a sword into the scabbard J 18:11; place bits into mouths Js 3:3; εἰς τὴν κολυμβήθραν take into the pool J 5:7; cp. Ox 840, 33f; πολλὰ θηρία εἰς τὸν Παῦλον many animals let loose against Paul AcPl Ha 5, 4f (here β. suggests the rush of the animals); β. εἰς τὴν καρδίαν put into the heart J 13:2 (cp. Od. 1, 201; 14, 269; Pind., O. 13, 16 [21] πολλὰ δʼ ἐν καρδίαις ἔβαλον; schol. on Pind., P. 4, 133; Plut., Timol. 237 [3, 2]; Herm. Wr. 6, 4 θεῷ τῷ εἰς νοῦν μοι βαλόντι). Of liquids: pour (Epict. 4, 13, 12; PLond III, 1177, 46 p. 182 [113 A.D.]; Judg 6:19 B) wine into skins Mt 9:17; Lk 5:37f; water into a basin (TestAbr B 3 p. 107, 18 [Stone p. 62] βάλε ὕδωρ ἐπὶ τῆς λεκάνης ἵνα νίψωμεν τοὺς πόδας τοῦ ξένου [cp. TestAbr A 3 p. 80, 1 [Stone p. 8] ἔνεγκέ μοι ἐπὶ τῆς λ.]; Vi. Aesopi W 61 p. 92, 29f P. βάλε ὕδωρ εἰς τ. λεκάνην καὶ νίψον μου τοὺς πόδας; PGM 4, 224; 7, 319 βαλὼν εἰς αὐτὸ [the basin] ὕδωρ) J 13:5; wormwood in honey Hm 5, 1, 5; ointment on the body Mt 26:12.—βάρος ἐπί τινα put a burden on some one Rv 2:24. δρέπανον ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν swing the sickle on the earth as on a harvest field Rv 14:19. Cp. ἐπʼ αὐτὸν τὰς χείρας J 7:44 v.l. (s. ἐπιβάλλω 1b). Lay down crowns (wreaths) before the throne Rv 4:10.

ⓒ other usage ῥίζας β. send forth roots, take root like a tree, fig. (Polemon, Decl. 2, 54 ὦ ῥίζας ἐξ ἀρετῆς βαλλόμενος) 1 Cl 39:8 (Job 5:3).

④ to bring about a change in state or condition, εἰρήνην, μάχαιραν ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν bring peace, the sword on earth Mt 10:34 (Jos., Ant. 1, 98 ὀργὴν ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν βαλεῖν); χάριν ἐπʼ αὐτήν God showed her (Mary) favor GJs 7:3. τὶ ἐνώπιόν τινος: σκάνδαλον place a stumbling-block Rv 2:14.

⑤ to entrust money to a banker for interest, deposit money (τί τινι as Quint. Smyrn. 12, 250 in a difft. context) w. the bankers (to earn interest; cp. Aristoxenus, Fgm. 59 τὸ βαλλόμενον κέρμα; so also Diog. L. 2, 20) Mt 25:27.

⑥ to move down suddenly and rapidly, rush down, intr. (Hom.; Epict. 2, 20, 10; 4, 10, 29; POslo 45, 2; En 18:6 ὄρη … εἰς νότον βάλλοντα ‘in a southern direction’. Cp. Rdm.² 23; 28f; Rob. 799; JStahl, RhM 66, 1911, 626ff) ἔβαλεν ἄνεμος a storm rushed down Ac 27:14. (s. Warnecke 36 n. 9).—B. 673. Schmidt, Syn. III 150–66. DELG. M-M. TW.

Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά παλαιοχριστιανική Λογοτεχνία > βάλλω
15 отбрасывать

1) General subject: abrogate, cast, dash, discard (за ненадобностью), fling back, lay aside, press back, put aside, put off (страхи, сомнения и т. п.), rebut, reject, repel, resist, shake out (мысль и т.п.), slough off, stave, throw aside, throw away (что-л.), throw back, throw off, throw overboard (что-л.), throw to the winds (что-л.), thrust aside, toss, toss aside, toss away, cashier, throw overboard, (что-л. засовывать shove away, throttle back (употребляется в сочетании с мыслями, убеждениями, взглядами)

2) Obsolete: throw by

3) Military: brush aside (заслон), drive out

4) Engineering: clip (односторонне), freeze out, kick, omit, push back

5) Bookish: sublate

6) Rare: derobe, doff

7) Mathematics: delete, drop (члены), forget, neglect, rejection, throw, throw out, truncate (члены ряда и т.п.)

8) Accounting: drive, truncate (члены ряда или цифры числа)

9) Diplomatic term: shed

10) Information technology: cast out (напр. члены ряда), truncate (напр. члены ряда), cull (при визуализации)

11) Food industry: drive off

12) Mechanic engineering: scrap

13) Business: dismiss, divest, set aside

14) Automation: bounce

15) Makarov: baffle, detruncate, explode, jettison, project (тень), roll back (противника и т.п.), shed (shed), sweep aside, sweep away, throw (smth.) to the winds (что-л.), truncate (напр. значащие цифры), cast aside, cast away, cast off, cast overboard, dash against, dash into, dash to, fling aside, fling away, fling back, push aside, push away, drive back (противника), fob off (что-л.)

16) Archaic: rebuke (противника и т.п.)

17) Taboo: toss off

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > отбрасывать
16 ablegen

(trennb., hat -ge-)

I vt/i

1. (Hut, Kleider) take one’s coat etc. off; bitte legen Sie doch ab please make yourself comfortable, may I take your coat?; abgelegt

2. Kartenspiel: (auflegen) put down, play; (abwerfen) discard, throw away

II v/t.

1. (weglegen) (Tasche etc.) put down; (Akten etc.) file; Einkäufe auf dem Tisch ablegen put the shopping on the table; eine Maske ablegen throw ( oder take) off a mask

2. fig. (aufgeben) (Gewohnheit, Namen etc.) give up, drop; (Titel etc.) give up; seine Fehler ablegen mend one’s ways; er hat seinen Akzent abgelegt he got rid of his accent; sie hat ihre Scheu ihm gegenüber abgelegt she lost ( oder has overcome) her shyness toward(s) him

3. fig. (Eid, Gelübde, Prüfung etc.) take; (Prüfung erfolgreich auch) pass; (Beichte, Geständnis etc.) make; eine Probe seines Könnens ablegen show what one can do, show what one is made of; jemandem Rechenschaft (über etw. [Dat]) ablegen account to s.o. (for s.th.); Zeugnis ablegen testify ( oder give evidence); (für / gegen for/against)

4. ZOOL., ORN. (Eier etc.) lay

5. AGR. (Bienenvolk) divide a hive

6. AGR. (Triebe) (absenken) layer, propagate by layering

III v/i Schiff: (set) sail, cast off

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(Akten) to file; to file away;

(Kleidung) to put off; to take off;

(Spielkarten) to meld;

(weglegen) to lay down; to discard

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ạb|le|gen sep
1. vt

1) (= niederlegen) to put down; Last, Waffen to lay or put down; (ZOOL ) Eier to lay

2) (= abheften) Schriftwechsel, Dokumente to file (away); (COMPUT ) Daten to store; (bei Drag Drop) to drop; (in Zwischenablage) to put

3) (= ausziehen) Hut, Mantel, Kleider to take off, to remove (form)

4) (= nicht mehr tragen) Anzug, Kleid to discard, to cast off; Trauerkleidung, Ehering to take off; Orden, Auszeichnungen to renounce

abgelegte Kleider — cast-off or discarded clothes

5) (= aufgeben) Misstrauen, Scheu, Stolz to lose, to shed, to cast off (liter); schlechte Gewohnheit to give up, to get rid of; kindische Angewohnheit to put aside; Namen to give up

6) (= ableisten, machen) Schwur, Eid to swear; Gelübde to make; Zeugnis to give; Bekenntnis, Beichte, Geständnis to make; Prüfung to take, to sit; (erfolgreich) to pass

7) (CARDS) to discard, to throw down

2. vi

1) (= abfahren) (Schiff) to cast off; (SPACE) to separate

2) (Schriftwechsel ablegen) to file

3) (Garderobe ablegen) to take one's things off

wenn Sie ablegen möchten... — if you would like to take your things or your hats and coats off...

4) (CARDS) to discard

3. vt impers
geh = absehen)
ablegen — to be out for sth

* * *

1) ((a piece of clothing etc) no longer needed: cast-off clothes; I don't want my sister's cast-offs.) cast-off

2) (to take off (a piece of clothing): Please remove your hat.) remove

3) (to remove (clothes etc): He took off his coat.) take off

4) (to take off very quickly: He threw off his coat and sat down.) throw off

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ab|le·gen

I. vt

1. (deponieren, an einen Ort legen)

▪ etw \ablegen to put down sth sep

2. (archivieren)

▪ etw \ablegen to file sth [away]

3. (ausziehen und weglegen)

▪ etw \ablegen Kleider to take off sth sep [and put it somewhere]

Sie können Ihren Mantel dort drüben \ablegen you can put your coat over there

4. (aufgeben)

schlechte Gewohnheiten/seinen Namen \ablegen to give up one's bad habits/one's name

sein Misstrauen/Schüchternheit \ablegen to lose one's mistrust/shyness

5. (ausrangieren)

▪ etw \ablegen Kleider to throw out sth sep, to cast aside sth sep form

seinen Ehering \ablegen to take off one's wedding ring

6. (absolvieren, vollziehen, leisten) to take

die Beichte \ablegen to confess

einen Eid \ablegen to take an oath, to swear [an oath]

ein Geständnis \ablegen to confess, to make a confession

eine Prüfung \ablegen to pass an exam

7. KARTEN

▪ etw \ablegen to discard sth

8. ZOOL

▪ etw \ablegen to lay sth

Frösche legen ihren Laich im Wasser ab frogs like to spawn in water

II. vi

1. NAUT, RAUM to [set] sail, to cast off

die Fähre legt gleich ab the ferry's just leaving [or departing

2. (ausziehen) to take off sth sep

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1.
transitives Verb

1) (niederlegen) lay or put down; lay < egg>

2) (Bürow.) file

3) (nicht mehr tragen) stop wearing

abgelegte Kleidung — old clothes pl.; cast-offs pl.

4) (aufgeben) give up < habit>; lose < shyness>; put aside < arrogance>

5) (machen, leisten) swear < oath>; sit < examination>; make < confession>; s. auch Bekenntnis 1); Rechenschaft
2.
transitives, intransitives Verb

1) (ausziehen) take off

möchten Sie ablegen? — would you like to take your coat off?

2) (Kartenspiel) (abwerfen) discard; (auflegen) put down
3.
intransitives Verb (Seemannsspr.): (losfahren)

[vom Kai] ablegen — cast off

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ablegen (trennb, hat -ge-)

A. v/t & v/i

1. (Hut, Kleider) take one’s coat etc off;

bitte legen Sie doch ab please make yourself comfortable, may I take your coat?; → abgelegt

2. Kartenspiel: (auflegen) put down, play; (abwerfen) discard, throw away

B. v/t

1. (weglegen) (Tasche etc) put down; (Akten etc) file; (Daten) file, store;

Einkäufe auf dem Tisch ablegen put the shopping on the table;

eine Maske ablegen throw ( oder take) off a mask

2. fig (aufgeben) (Gewohnheit, Namen etc) give up, drop; (Titel etc) give up;

seine Fehler ablegen mend one’s ways;

er hat seinen Akzent abgelegt he got rid of his accent;

sie hat ihre Scheu ihm gegenüber abgelegt she lost ( oder has overcome) her shyness toward(s) him

3. fig (Eid, Gelübde, Prüfung etc) take; (Prüfung erfolgreich auch) pass; (Beichte, Geständnis etc) make;

eine Probe seines Könnens ablegen show what one can do, show what one is made of;

jemandem Rechenschaft (

über etwas [dat])

ablegen account to sb (for sth);

Zeugnis ablegen testify ( oder give evidence); (

für/gegen for/against)

4. ZOOL, ORN (Eier etc) lay

5. AGR (Bienenvolk) divide a hive

6. AGR (Triebe) (absenken) layer, propagate by layering

C. v/i Schiff: (set) sail, cast off

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1.
transitives Verb

1) (niederlegen) lay or put down; lay < egg>

2) (Bürow.) file

3) (nicht mehr tragen) stop wearing

abgelegte Kleidung — old clothes pl.; cast-offs pl.

4) (aufgeben) give up < habit>; lose < shyness>; put aside < arrogance>

5) (machen, leisten) swear < oath>; sit < examination>; make < confession>; s. auch Bekenntnis 1); Rechenschaft
2.
transitives, intransitives Verb

1) (ausziehen) take off

möchten Sie ablegen? — would you like to take your coat off?

2) (Kartenspiel) (abwerfen) discard; (auflegen) put down
3.
intransitives Verb (Seemannsspr.): (losfahren)

[vom Kai] ablegen — cast off

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(Briefe usw.) v.

to file v. v.

to discard v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > ablegen
17 Wand

Imperf. winden1

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die Wand

wall; septum

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Wạnd [vant]
f -, -e
['vɛndə] wall (AUCH ANAT); (= nicht gemauerte Trennwand) partition (wall); (von Gefäß, Behälter, Schiff) side; (= Felswand) (rock) face; (= Wolkenwand) bank of clouds; (BIOL) septum (spec); (fig) barrier, wall
spanische Wand — (folding) screen

etw an die Wand werfen or schmeißen or schleudern (inf) (lit) — to throw sth against or at the wall; (fig: aus Wut, Verzweiflung) to throw sth out of the window

Wand an Wand — wall to wall

in seinen vier Wänden (fig) — within one's own four walls

weiß wie die Wand — as white as a sheet

wenn die Wände reden könnten — if walls could speak

man rennt bei denen gegen eine Wand — with them you come up against a brick wall

mit dem Kopf gegen die Wand rennen (fig) — to bang one's head against a brick wall

jdn an die Wand drücken (fig) — to push or drive sb to the wall

jdn an die Wand spielen (fig) — to outdo or outshine sb; (Theat) to steal the show from sb, to upstage sb

jdn an die Wand stellen (fig) — to shoot sb, to send sb before the firing squad

or zitterten (inf) — he raised the roof (with his laughter/ranting and raving etc) (inf)

die Wand or Wände hochgehen (inf) — to go up the wall (inf)

es ist zum Die-Wände-Hochgehen (inf) — it's enough to drive you up the wall (inf)

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die

1) (in mining, the end of a tunnel etc where work is being done: a coal face.) face

2) (any of the sides of a building or room: One wall of the room is yellow - the rest are white.) wall

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Wand

<-, Wände>

[vant, pl ˈvɛndə]

f

1. (Mauer) wall

2. (Wandung) side

3. (Felswand) [rock] face

4.

▶ \Wand an \Wand right next door to each other

▶ jdn an die \Wand drücken to drive sb to the wall

▶ die \Wand [o Wände] hochgehen können (fam) to drive sb up the wall fam

▶ die Wände haben Ohren (fam) walls have ears fam

▶ [bei jdm] gegen eine \Wand reden to be like talking to a brick wall [with sb]

▶ spanische \Wand folding screen

▶ jdn an die \Wand spielen SPORT to thrash sb; MUS, THEAT to outshine sb

▶ jdn an die \Wand stellen MIL to put sb up against the wall

▶ in jds vier Wänden within sb's own four walls

▶ dass die Wände wackeln (fam) to raise the roof

▶ weiß wie die \Wand werden to turn as white as a sheet; s.a. Kopf

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die; Wand, Wände

1) wall; (TrennWand) partition

die eigenen vier Wände — one's own four walls

jemanden an die Wand stellen — (verhüll. ugs.) put somebody up against a wall (euphem.)

Wand an Wand wohnen — live next door to one another; be neighbours

2)

spanische Wand — folding screen

3) (eines Behälters, Schiffs) side; (eines Zeltes) wall; side

4) (FelsWand) face; wall

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Wand f; -, Wände wall (auch fig); (Fels) auch face; (Wolken) bank; (Regen) blanket; (Schranke) barrier; (Seitenfläche) side;

an die Wand werfen wörtl throw at ( oder against) the wall; fig (Bilder etc) project on the wall;

es zieht eine schwarze Wand herauf there’s a mass of black clouds gathering;

Wand an Wand wall to wall;

in seinen eigenen vier Wänden fig within one’s own four walls;

jemanden an die Wand drücken fig put sb in the shade;

jemanden an die Wand spielen fig steal the show (from sb); SPORT play sb into the ground;

an die Wand stellen (erschießen) put up against a wall (and shoot);

gegen eine Wand von Vorurteilen anrennen come up against a wall of prejudice(s);

Wände haben Ohren walls have ears;

wenn Wände reden könnten if walls could speak;

bei ihm redet man gegen eine Wand fig it’s like talking to a brick wall (with him);

da wackelt die Wand umg, fig they’re really raising the roof in there;

sie haben gespielt, dass die Wände wackeln they nearly brought the roof down (with their playing);

es ist, um an den Wänden hochzugehen umg it’s enough to drive you up the wall;

ich möchte ihn an die Wand klatschen umg I’d like to bang his head against the wall; → Kopf 6, spanisch, Teufel 3, tragend B etc

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die; Wand, Wände

1) wall; (TrennWand) partition

die eigenen vier Wände — one's own four walls

jemanden an die Wand stellen — (verhüll. ugs.) put somebody up against a wall (euphem.)

Wand an Wand wohnen — live next door to one another; be neighbours

2)

spanische Wand — folding screen

3) (eines Behälters, Schiffs) side; (eines Zeltes) wall; side

4) (FelsWand) face; wall

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¨-e f.

septum n.

wall n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Wand
18 malo

adj.

1 bad, wrong.

2 bad, lousy, crummy, below par.

3 bad, wicked, evil, ill.

4 bad, rotten, crook, decayed.

5 bad, out of order, out of service.

m.

1 bad one.

2 bad guy, baddy.

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malo

► adjetivo

1 bad

■ ¡qué día tan malo hace! what dreadful weather!

■ este vino es muy malo this wine is very bad

■ es mala señal que no hayan llamado todavía it's a bad sign that they haven't phoned yet

2 (malvado) wicked, evil

■ es muy mala persona he's a nasty piece of work

3 (travieso) naughty

■ ¡qué niño más malo! what a naughty child!

4 (nocivo) harmful

■ el tabaco es malo para la salud smoking is bad for you

5 (enfermo) ill, sick

■ no ha venido a trabajar porque está malo con gripe he's off sick with flu

6 (estropeado) off

■ este pescado ya está malo this fish has gone off already

7 (falso) false

■ este rubí es malo this ruby is false

8 (difícil) difficult

■ el tobillo es malo de curar ankles take a long time to heal

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (en la ficción) baddy, villain

■ ¿quién es el malo? who's the baddy?

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de mala manera badly, rudely

estar a malas con alguien to be on bad terms with somebody

estar de malas (malhumorado) to be in a bad mood 2 (desafortunado) to be unlucky

estar mala familiar to have one's period

estar malo,-a familiar to be ill, US be sick

lo malo es que... the trouble is that...

¡malo! bad news!

■ cuando no mira a los ojos ¡malo! if he doesn't look you in the eye it's bad news

poner malo,-a a alguien familiar to drive somebody mad

ponerse malo,-a familiar to get ill, US get sick

por las buenas o por las malas whether one likes it or not

por las malas by force

ser el malo de la película to be the baddy

mala educación bad manners plural

mala hierba weed

mala jugada dirty trick

mala pasada dirty trick

mala pata bad luck

malos tratos ill-treatment

mala voluntad ill will

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1. (f. - mala)
noun

villain, bad person
2. (f. - mala)
adj.

1) bad

2) evil

3) harmful

4) ill

5) poor, cheap

6) rotten

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malo, -a
1. ADJ
( antes de sm sing mal)
1) (=perjudicial) bad

es malo para la salud — it's bad for your health

- más vale lo malo conocido que lo bueno por conocer

2) (=imperfecto) bad

esta película es bastante mala — this is a pretty bad film

un chiste malísimo — a really bad joke, a terrible joke

este papel es malo para escribir — this paper is bad for writing

mala calidad — poor quality

es una tela muy mala — it's a very poor-quality material

joyas malas — fake jewels

• ni un(a) mal(a)..., no hay ni un mal bar para tomar algo — there isn't a single little bar where we can get a drink

3) (=adverso) bad

he tenido mala suerte — I've had bad luck, I've been unlucky

eso es una mala señal — that's a bad sign

-es tarde y no ha llamado -¡malo! — "it's late and she hasn't called" - "oh dear!"

malo sería que no ganáramos — it would be a disaster if we didn't win

lo malo es que... — the trouble is (that)...
pata 1., 6)
4) (=desagradable) bad

un mal día — a bad day

el tiempo estuvo muy malo todo el verano — we had really bad weather all summer

un olor muy malo — a bad o nasty smell

5) (=podrido)

esta carne está mala — this meat's off

6) (=reprobable) wrong

¿qué tiene de malo? — what's wrong with that?

¿qué tiene de malo comer helados en invierno? — what's wrong with eating ice cream in winter?

van por mal camino — they'll come to no good if they carry on like this

es una mala persona — he's a bad person

una bruja mala — a wicked witch
arte 2), idea 3), leche 10), lengua 1), manera 2), pasada 5), trato 4), uva 1)
7) (=travieso) naughty

¡no seas malo! — don't be naughty!

8) (=enfermo) ill

mi hija está mala — my daughter's ill

tienes muy mala cara — you look awful o really ill

se puso malo después de comer — he started to feel ill after lunch

me puse malo de reírme — I nearly died laughing

tengo mala la garganta — I've got a sore throat

9) (=inepto) bad

ser malo para algo — to be bad at sth

soy muy mala para la física — I'm very bad at physics

10) (=difícil) hard, difficult

es un animal malo de domesticar — it's a hard o difficult animal to tame

es muy malo de vencer — he's very hard o difficult to beat

11)

- a la mala

- andar a malas con algn

ponerse a malas con algn — to fall out with sb

- estar de malas

- venir de malas

- por las malas

2.

SM / F (=personaje) (Teat) villain; (Cine) baddie *

3.

SM

el malo — (Rel) the Evil One, the Devil

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I
1) - la adjetivo [ The form mal is used before masculine singular nouns]

Sentido I

2) [ser] ( en calidad) < producto> bad, poor; <película/novela> bad

es de mala calidad — it is poor quality

tiene mala ortografía — her spelling is bad o poor

más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer — better the devil you know (than the devil you don't)

3) [ser]

a) ( incompetente) <alumno/actor> bad

soy muy mala para los números — I'm terrible o very bad with figures

b) <padre/marido/amigo> bad

4) [SER] (desfavorable, adverso) bad

qué mala suerte! — what bad luck!, how unlucky!

lo malo es que... — the thing o trouble is that...

en las malas se conoce a los amigos — a friend in need is a friend indeed

estar de malas — ( de mal humor) (fam) to be in a bad mood; ( desafortunado) (esp AmL) to be unlucky

por las malas — unwillingly

5) [ser] (inconveniente, perjudicial) <hábitos/lecturas> bad

las malas compañías — bad company

llegas en mal momento — you've come at an awkward o a bad moment

es malo tomar tanto sol — it's not good to sunbathe so much

6) [SER] ( sin gracia) < chiste> bad

7) [SER] ( desagradable) <olor/aliento> bad

hace un día muy malo — it's a horrible day

hace tan malo — (Esp) it's such horrible weather

8) [estar] ( en mal estado) < alimento>

el pescado/queso está malo — the fish/cheese has gone bad, that fish/cheese is off (BrE)

9)

a) (desmejorado, no saludable)

tienes mala cara/mal aspecto — you don't look well

yo le veo muy mal color — he looks terribly pale to me

b) [SER] (serio, grave) serious

no tiene nada malo — it's nothing serious

una mala caída — a bad fall

c) [estar] (Esp, Méx fam) ( enfermo) sick (AmE), ill (BrE)

el pobre está malito — the poor thing's not very well (colloq)

d) [ESTAR] (Esp fam & euf) < mujer>

estoy mala — it's that time of the month (colloq & euph)

me he puesto mala — my period's started

10) [ser] ( difícil)

malo de + inf — difficult to + inf

es muy malo de convencer — he's very difficult o hard to persuade

Sentido II

11) [ser] ( en sentido ético) < persona> nasty

qué malo eres con tu hermano! — you're really horrible o nasty to your brother

no seas mala, préstamelo — don't be mean o rotten, lend it to me (colloq)

una mala mujer — a loose woman

una mujer mala — a wicked o an evil woman

a la mala — (Chi fam)

se lo quitaron a la mala — they did him out of it (colloq)

pasó la cámara a la mala — she sneaked the camera through (colloq)

Sentido III

12) (Esp) ( uso enfático) (delante del n)

no nos ofrecieron ni un mal café — they didn't even offer us a cup of coffee

no había ni una mala silla para sentarse — there wasn't a single damn chair to sit on (colloq)

•

- mala hierba

- mala idea

- mala leche

- mala palabra

- mala pata

- mala sangre

- malas artes

- malas lenguas

- malos pensamientos

- malos tratos
II
- la masculino, femenino (leng infantil o hum) baddy (colloq)

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= bad [worse -comp., worst -sup.], poor [poorer -comp., poorest -sup.], wrong, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.], naughty [naughtier -comp., naugtiest -sup.], villain, evil, crummy [crummier -comp., crummiest -sup.], lame.

Ex. I'm not saying that it is bad, but it is a real difference of interest between the needs and purposes of research libraries and the public libraries, and I would also throw in the school and almost certainly junior college libraries.

Ex. Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).

Ex. In a conventional system, the omission of a punctuation mark or an abbreviation will not necessarily cause an entry to be filed in the wrong place, because humans can compensate for variations in spelling and punctuation.

Ex. Wilensky has argued that 'the good, the mediocre and the trashy are becoming fused in one massive middle mush' and that 'intellectuals are increasingly tempted to play to mass audiences'.

Ex. He felt like a naughty school-boy.

Ex. The father, Old Brightwell, curses his daughter, Jane, for preferring the love of the smooth-tongued villain, Grandley, to that of her own parents.

Ex. One teacher I knew used to poke his head round the door just at the end of the day and say something like, 'Tomorrow when we meet I am going to tell you about the evil magician,' and then he would disappear leaving us all agog.

Ex. One librarian bluntly wondered about the ethics of sending ' crummy looking books with information that is incorrect or obsolete to the needy (because) everyone should have access to good material'.

Ex. Democrats are lame, feckless, timid, with no ideas, no vision, no message, and no future.

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* acabar mal = come to + a bad end.

* algo anda mal = something is amiss.

* algo va mal = something is amiss.

* andar mal = feel under + the weather, be under the weather.

* andar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* aplicar mal = misapply.

* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.

* bastante malo = third rate [third-rate].

* bicho malo = nasty piece of work.

* caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.

* calcular mal = misjudge.

* chiste malo = shaggy dog story.

* citar mal = misquote.

* comportarse mal = misbehave, act up.

* comportarse muy mal con = be rotten to.

* comprender mal = misunderstand.

* concebir mal = misconceive.

* con mala fama = disreputable.

* con mala reputación = disreputable.

* control de las malas hierbas = weed control.

* corregir un mal = correct + a wrong.

* creer que estar mal = feel + wrong.

* dar de mala gana = begrudge, grudge.

* dar mala impresión = look + bad.

* decían las malas lenguas que = rumour had it that.

* decir con mal humor = spit out.

* dejar un mal sabor de boca = leave + a bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* de mala calidad = shabby [shabbier -comp., shabbiest -sup.].

* de mala fama = of bad repute, notorious.

* de mala gana = reluctantly, grudgingly, grudging, begrudgingly, unwillingly.

* de mala leche = like a bear with a sore head, in a foul mood.

* de mala reputación = of bad repute, notorious.

* de mal aspecto = seedy [seedier -comp., seediest -sup.], nasty looking, shanky [shankier -comp., shankiest -sup.].

* de malas pulgas = in a grouch.

* de mala uva = in a foul mood.

* de mal carácter = ill-natured.

* de mal en peor = out of the fire and into the frying pan.

* de mal genio = bad-tempered, grumpy [grumpier -comp., grumpiest -sup.], curmudgeonly, crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], irascible, shrewish, short-tempered, ill-natured.

* de mal gusto = in bad taste, distasteful, tawdry [tawdrier -comp., tawdriest -sup.], unbecoming, tasteless, tacky [tackier -comp., tackiest -sup.], naff, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].

* de mal humor = crotchety.

* de mal sabor = unbecoming.

* de mal vivir = disreputable.

* dentro de lo malo lo menos malo = the best of a bad lot.

* diagnosticar mal = misdiagnose.

* día malo = bad hair day.

* dicen las malas lenguas que = rumour has it that.

* el cielo rojo al atardecer augura buen tiempo, el cielo rojo al amanecer aug = red sky at night, (shepherd/sailor)'s delight, red sky in the morning, (shepherd/sailor)'s warning.

* en mala forma = in bad nick.

* en malas condiciones = in poor condition, in bad condition, in bad shape, in poor shape, in bad nick.

* en mal estado = in bad condition, in poor condition, in bad shape, in poor shape, in bad nick.

* entender mal = misunderstand, misconceive, mishearing.

* escuchar mal = mishearing.

* estar mal = be wrong, feel under + the weather, be under the weather.

* estar mal comunicado con = have + poor connections with.

* estar mal encaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* estar mal preparado = ill-prepared.

* estar mal visto = frown on/upon.

* estar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* funcionar mal = malfunction.

* gestionar mal = mismanage.

* golpe de malasuerte = stroke of misfortune.

* hablar mal de = speak out against, speak + ill of, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, slate, diss.

* hacer sentir mal = make + Nombre + feel bad.

* ir de mal en peor = go from + bad to worse.

* ir mal = go + wrong.

* ir mal encaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* ir por mal camino = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* juzgar mal = misjudge, misconceive.

* limpieza de malas hierbas = weeding.

* llevar por el mal camino = lead + astray.

* llevar por mal camino = mislead.

* lo bueno y lo malo = the rights and wrongs.

* lo que está bien y lo que está mal = rights and wrongs.

* lo uno es tan malo como lo otro = one is as bad as the other.

* mala administración = mismanagement.

* mala aplicación = misapplication.

* mala calidad = badness.

* mala cizaña = rotten apple.

* mala colocación = misplacement, misfiling.

* mala colocación en los estantes = misshelving.

* mala compañía = bad apple, rotten apple, damaged goods.

* mala conducta = misconduct, misbehaviour [misbehavior, -USA].

* mala conducta científica = scientific misconduct.

* mala decisión = bad judgement.

* mal + Adjetivo = poorly + Adjetivo.

* mala educación = impoliteness.

* mala experiencia = horror story.

* mala fama = ill-repute, bad repute, bad reputation, ill reputation.

* mala fortuna = misfortune.

* mala gestión = mismanagement.

* mala hierba = weed, bad apple, rotten apple.

* mala influencia = bad seed, bad influence.

* mala intención = sinisterness, ill will.

* mala interpretación = misinterpretation.

* mala jugada = dirty trick.

* mala leche = nastiness, bad blood.

* mal aliento = bad breath.

* mala ordenación = misfiling.

* mala palabra = dirty word.

* mala pasada = dirty trick.

* mala persona = rotten apple, a bad lot.

* mala racha económica = economic doldrums.

* mala reputación = ill-repute, bad repute, bad reputation, ill reputation.

* mal armado = ill-armed.

* mala salud = poor health.

* mala semilla = bad seed.

* malas experiencias = awful experience.

* malas pulgas = ornery, grouchiness, grouch.

* mala suerte = misfortune, mischance, bad luck, tough luck, hard luck, losing streak.

* malas vibraciones = bad vibes.

* mal atendido = ill-served.

* mala tierra = poor soil.

* mala vista = poor eyesight.

* mala voluntad = ill will.

* mal batido = badly-beaten.

* mal comportamiento = misconduct, disruptive behaviour, misbehaviour [misbehavior, -USA].

* mal comportamiento científico = scientific misconduct.

* mal concebido = ill-conceived.

* mal configurado = misconfigured.

* mal considerado = poorly-regarded.

* mal cuidado = mishandling.

* mal día = bad hair day.

* mal digerido = ill-digested.

* mal educado = impolite.

* mal emparejado = mismated.

* mal enfocado = ill-adapted.

* mal escrito = mistyped, ill-written, badly written.

* mal estado = disrepair, state of disrepair.

* mal estado de salud = poor health.

* mal estructurado = ill-structured.

* mal expresado = inarticulate.

* mal formado = ill-trained.

* mal formulado = badly formulated.

* mal funcionamiento = malfunction, malfunctioning.

* mal fundido = ill-cast.

* mal genio = bile, short temper.

* mal gusto = bad taste, tawdriness.

* mal hecho para = ill suited to/for.

* mal iluminado = badly-lit.

* mal informado = ill-informed.

* mal juicio = bad judgement.

* mal llamado = ill-named.

* mal menor = lesser evil.

* malo del estómago = upset stomach.

* malo, el = bad guy, the.

* mal oído = poor hearing.

* mal olor = stench.

* mal ordenado en los estantes = misshelved.

* mal ordenado los estantes = misshelved.

* mal organizado = ill-structured.

* malos, los = baddies, the.

* malos tiempos = bad times.

* malos tratos = mistreatment, battery, maltreatment, physical abuse.

* malos tratos a la mujer = wife beating, wife battering, wife abuse.

* mal pagado = low-paid, underpaid.

* mal perdedor = sore loser, bad loser.

* mal planeado = ill-planned.

* mal preparado = ill-prepared, ill-equipped, ill-trained.

* mal presentado = poorly presented.

* mal provisto = poorly stocked.

* mal remunerado = poorly paid, poorly remunerated.

* mal retribuido = underpaid.

* mal rollo = bad vibes.

* mal sabor de boca = bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* mal social = societal ill.

* mal surtido = poorly stocked.

* mal trago = awful experience.

* mal uso = misuse, mishandling.

* mal ventilado = stuffy [stuffier -comp., stuffies -sup.].

* manejar mal = mishandle.

* más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer = better the devil you know (than the devil you don't).

* mirar con malos ojos = glower, scowl (at).

* muy mal tiempo = severe weather.

* no + haber + nada malo en = there + be + nothing wrong in/with.

* no hay mal que por bien no venga = to every cloud, there is a silver lining.

* no hay mal que por bien no venga = every cloud has a silver lining, be a blessing in disguise.

* no salir mal parado por = be none the worse for (that).

* oír mal = mishearing.

* para bien o para mal = for better or (for) worse, for good or (for) ill, for good or (for) evil.

* para mal = for the worse.

* pasarlo mal = have + a thin time, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.

* pasarlo muy mal = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.

* persona vaga y mal vestida = slob.

* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.

* ponerse a malas con = run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.

* por la mala fortuna = by ill fate.

* por la mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by ill fate.

* por las buenas o por las malas = by hook or by crook.

* por mala fortuna = unfortunately, unhappily, sadly.

* por mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by a stroke of bad luck, by ill fate.

* por mal camino = astray.

* portarse muy mal con = be rotten to.

* quedar mal = lose + face.

* que queda mal = ill-fitting.

* quitarse una mala reputación = clean up + bad reputation.

* racha de mala suerte = losing streak.

* recibir mala prensa = acquire + a bad name.

* reformar malos hábitos = reform + bad habits.

* representar mal = misrepresent.

* salir horriblemente mal = go + horribly wrong.

* salir mal = go + wrong, go + awry, misfire, backfire.

* se avecinan malos tiempos = hard times lie ahead.

* sentirse mal = feel + bad, feel under + the weather, be under the weather, feel + wrong.

* sentirse mal con Uno mismo = feel + wrong.

* ser malo = be a joke, spell + bad news, make + poor + Nombre.

* si mal no + Pronombre + acordarse = to the best of + Posesivo + recollection.

* tener mala fama = hold in + disrepute.

* tener mala fama por = be infamous for.

* tener malas conexiones con = have + poor connections with.

* tener malas intenciones = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* tener mal ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a bad judge of character.

* tener muy mala cara = look like + death warmed (over/up).

* tener un mal concepto de Alguien = show + low regard for, give + low regard to.

* tener un mal día = have + a bad day.

* terminar mal = come to + a bad end.

* tiempo muy malo = severe weather.

* tierra mala = poor soil.

* traerse algo malo entre manos = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* tratar mal = maltreat, manhandle.

* usar mal = abuse, misuse.

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I
1) - la adjetivo [ The form mal is used before masculine singular nouns]

Sentido I

2) [ser] ( en calidad) < producto> bad, poor; <película/novela> bad

es de mala calidad — it is poor quality

tiene mala ortografía — her spelling is bad o poor

más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer — better the devil you know (than the devil you don't)

3) [ser]

a) ( incompetente) <alumno/actor> bad

soy muy mala para los números — I'm terrible o very bad with figures

b) <padre/marido/amigo> bad

4) [SER] (desfavorable, adverso) bad

qué mala suerte! — what bad luck!, how unlucky!

lo malo es que... — the thing o trouble is that...

en las malas se conoce a los amigos — a friend in need is a friend indeed

estar de malas — ( de mal humor) (fam) to be in a bad mood; ( desafortunado) (esp AmL) to be unlucky

por las malas — unwillingly

5) [ser] (inconveniente, perjudicial) <hábitos/lecturas> bad

las malas compañías — bad company

llegas en mal momento — you've come at an awkward o a bad moment

es malo tomar tanto sol — it's not good to sunbathe so much

6) [SER] ( sin gracia) < chiste> bad

7) [SER] ( desagradable) <olor/aliento> bad

hace un día muy malo — it's a horrible day

hace tan malo — (Esp) it's such horrible weather

8) [estar] ( en mal estado) < alimento>

el pescado/queso está malo — the fish/cheese has gone bad, that fish/cheese is off (BrE)

9)

a) (desmejorado, no saludable)

tienes mala cara/mal aspecto — you don't look well

yo le veo muy mal color — he looks terribly pale to me

b) [SER] (serio, grave) serious

no tiene nada malo — it's nothing serious

una mala caída — a bad fall

c) [estar] (Esp, Méx fam) ( enfermo) sick (AmE), ill (BrE)

el pobre está malito — the poor thing's not very well (colloq)

d) [ESTAR] (Esp fam & euf) < mujer>

estoy mala — it's that time of the month (colloq & euph)

me he puesto mala — my period's started

10) [ser] ( difícil)

malo de + inf — difficult to + inf

es muy malo de convencer — he's very difficult o hard to persuade

Sentido II

11) [ser] ( en sentido ético) < persona> nasty

qué malo eres con tu hermano! — you're really horrible o nasty to your brother

no seas mala, préstamelo — don't be mean o rotten, lend it to me (colloq)

una mala mujer — a loose woman

una mujer mala — a wicked o an evil woman

a la mala — (Chi fam)

se lo quitaron a la mala — they did him out of it (colloq)

pasó la cámara a la mala — she sneaked the camera through (colloq)

Sentido III

12) (Esp) ( uso enfático) (delante del n)

no nos ofrecieron ni un mal café — they didn't even offer us a cup of coffee

no había ni una mala silla para sentarse — there wasn't a single damn chair to sit on (colloq)

•

- mala hierba

- mala idea

- mala leche

- mala palabra

- mala pata

- mala sangre

- malas artes

- malas lenguas

- malos pensamientos

- malos tratos
II
- la masculino, femenino (leng infantil o hum) baddy (colloq)

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el malo

(n.) = bad guy, the

Ex: The author offers an interpretation of why in professional wrestling the bad guy is often victorious, by whatever means necessary including foul play.

= bad [worse -comp., worst -sup.], poor [poorer -comp., poorest -sup.], wrong, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.], naughty [naughtier -comp., naugtiest -sup.], villain, evil, crummy [crummier -comp., crummiest -sup.], lame.

Ex: I'm not saying that it is bad, but it is a real difference of interest between the needs and purposes of research libraries and the public libraries, and I would also throw in the school and almost certainly junior college libraries.

Ex: Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).

Ex: In a conventional system, the omission of a punctuation mark or an abbreviation will not necessarily cause an entry to be filed in the wrong place, because humans can compensate for variations in spelling and punctuation.

Ex: Wilensky has argued that 'the good, the mediocre and the trashy are becoming fused in one massive middle mush' and that 'intellectuals are increasingly tempted to play to mass audiences'.

Ex: He felt like a naughty school-boy.

Ex: The father, Old Brightwell, curses his daughter, Jane, for preferring the love of the smooth-tongued villain, Grandley, to that of her own parents.

Ex: One teacher I knew used to poke his head round the door just at the end of the day and say something like, 'Tomorrow when we meet I am going to tell you about the evil magician,' and then he would disappear leaving us all agog.

Ex: One librarian bluntly wondered about the ethics of sending ' crummy looking books with information that is incorrect or obsolete to the needy (because) everyone should have access to good material'.

Ex: Democrats are lame, feckless, timid, with no ideas, no vision, no message, and no future.

* acabar mal = come to + a bad end.

* algo anda mal = something is amiss.

* algo va mal = something is amiss.

* andar mal = feel under + the weather, be under the weather.

* andar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* aplicar mal = misapply.

* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.

* bastante malo = third rate [third-rate].

* bicho malo = nasty piece of work.

* caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.

* calcular mal = misjudge.

* chiste malo = shaggy dog story.

* citar mal = misquote.

* comportarse mal = misbehave, act up.

* comportarse muy mal con = be rotten to.

* comprender mal = misunderstand.

* concebir mal = misconceive.

* con mala fama = disreputable.

* con mala reputación = disreputable.

* control de las malas hierbas = weed control.

* corregir un mal = correct + a wrong.

* creer que estar mal = feel + wrong.

* dar de mala gana = begrudge, grudge.

* dar mala impresión = look + bad.

* decían las malas lenguas que = rumour had it that.

* decir con mal humor = spit out.

* dejar un mal sabor de boca = leave + a bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* de mala calidad = shabby [shabbier -comp., shabbiest -sup.].

* de mala fama = of bad repute, notorious.

* de mala gana = reluctantly, grudgingly, grudging, begrudgingly, unwillingly.

* de mala leche = like a bear with a sore head, in a foul mood.

* de mala reputación = of bad repute, notorious.

* de mal aspecto = seedy [seedier -comp., seediest -sup.], nasty looking, shanky [shankier -comp., shankiest -sup.].

* de malas pulgas = in a grouch.

* de mala uva = in a foul mood.

* de mal carácter = ill-natured.

* de mal en peor = out of the fire and into the frying pan.

* de mal genio = bad-tempered, grumpy [grumpier -comp., grumpiest -sup.], curmudgeonly, crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], irascible, shrewish, short-tempered, ill-natured.

* de mal gusto = in bad taste, distasteful, tawdry [tawdrier -comp., tawdriest -sup.], unbecoming, tasteless, tacky [tackier -comp., tackiest -sup.], naff, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].

* de mal humor = crotchety.

* de mal sabor = unbecoming.

* de mal vivir = disreputable.

* dentro de lo malo lo menos malo = the best of a bad lot.

* diagnosticar mal = misdiagnose.

* día malo = bad hair day.

* dicen las malas lenguas que = rumour has it that.

* el cielo rojo al atardecer augura buen tiempo, el cielo rojo al amanecer aug = red sky at night, (shepherd/sailor)'s delight, red sky in the morning, (shepherd/sailor)'s warning.

* en mala forma = in bad nick.

* en malas condiciones = in poor condition, in bad condition, in bad shape, in poor shape, in bad nick.

* en mal estado = in bad condition, in poor condition, in bad shape, in poor shape, in bad nick.

* entender mal = misunderstand, misconceive, mishearing.

* escuchar mal = mishearing.

* estar mal = be wrong, feel under + the weather, be under the weather.

* estar mal comunicado con = have + poor connections with.

* estar mal encaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* estar mal preparado = ill-prepared.

* estar mal visto = frown on/upon.

* estar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* funcionar mal = malfunction.

* gestionar mal = mismanage.

* golpe de malasuerte = stroke of misfortune.

* hablar mal de = speak out against, speak + ill of, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, slate, diss.

* hacer sentir mal = make + Nombre + feel bad.

* ir de mal en peor = go from + bad to worse.

* ir mal = go + wrong.

* ir mal encaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* ir por mal camino = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* juzgar mal = misjudge, misconceive.

* limpieza de malas hierbas = weeding.

* llevar por el mal camino = lead + astray.

* llevar por mal camino = mislead.

* lo bueno y lo malo = the rights and wrongs.

* lo que está bien y lo que está mal = rights and wrongs.

* lo uno es tan malo como lo otro = one is as bad as the other.

* mala administración = mismanagement.

* mala aplicación = misapplication.

* mala calidad = badness.

* mala cizaña = rotten apple.

* mala colocación = misplacement, misfiling.

* mala colocación en los estantes = misshelving.

* mala compañía = bad apple, rotten apple, damaged goods.

* mala conducta = misconduct, misbehaviour [misbehavior, -USA].

* mala conducta científica = scientific misconduct.

* mala decisión = bad judgement.

* mal + Adjetivo = poorly + Adjetivo.

* mala educación = impoliteness.

* mala experiencia = horror story.

* mala fama = ill-repute, bad repute, bad reputation, ill reputation.

* mala fortuna = misfortune.

* mala gestión = mismanagement.

* mala hierba = weed, bad apple, rotten apple.

* mala influencia = bad seed, bad influence.

* mala intención = sinisterness, ill will.

* mala interpretación = misinterpretation.

* mala jugada = dirty trick.

* mala leche = nastiness, bad blood.

* mal aliento = bad breath.

* mala ordenación = misfiling.

* mala palabra = dirty word.

* mala pasada = dirty trick.

* mala persona = rotten apple, a bad lot.

* mala racha económica = economic doldrums.

* mala reputación = ill-repute, bad repute, bad reputation, ill reputation.

* mal armado = ill-armed.

* mala salud = poor health.

* mala semilla = bad seed.

* malas experiencias = awful experience.

* malas pulgas = ornery, grouchiness, grouch.

* mala suerte = misfortune, mischance, bad luck, tough luck, hard luck, losing streak.

* malas vibraciones = bad vibes.

* mal atendido = ill-served.

* mala tierra = poor soil.

* mala vista = poor eyesight.

* mala voluntad = ill will.

* mal batido = badly-beaten.

* mal comportamiento = misconduct, disruptive behaviour, misbehaviour [misbehavior, -USA].

* mal comportamiento científico = scientific misconduct.

* mal concebido = ill-conceived.

* mal configurado = misconfigured.

* mal considerado = poorly-regarded.

* mal cuidado = mishandling.

* mal día = bad hair day.

* mal digerido = ill-digested.

* mal educado = impolite.

* mal emparejado = mismated.

* mal enfocado = ill-adapted.

* mal escrito = mistyped, ill-written, badly written.

* mal estado = disrepair, state of disrepair.

* mal estado de salud = poor health.

* mal estructurado = ill-structured.

* mal expresado = inarticulate.

* mal formado = ill-trained.

* mal formulado = badly formulated.

* mal funcionamiento = malfunction, malfunctioning.

* mal fundido = ill-cast.

* mal genio = bile, short temper.

* mal gusto = bad taste, tawdriness.

* mal hecho para = ill suited to/for.

* mal iluminado = badly-lit.

* mal informado = ill-informed.

* mal juicio = bad judgement.

* mal llamado = ill-named.

* mal menor = lesser evil.

* malo del estómago = upset stomach.

* malo, el = bad guy, the.

* mal oído = poor hearing.

* mal olor = stench.

* mal ordenado en los estantes = misshelved.

* mal ordenado los estantes = misshelved.

* mal organizado = ill-structured.

* malos, los = baddies, the.

* malos tiempos = bad times.

* malos tratos = mistreatment, battery, maltreatment, physical abuse.

* malos tratos a la mujer = wife beating, wife battering, wife abuse.

* mal pagado = low-paid, underpaid.

* mal perdedor = sore loser, bad loser.

* mal planeado = ill-planned.

* mal preparado = ill-prepared, ill-equipped, ill-trained.

* mal presentado = poorly presented.

* mal provisto = poorly stocked.

* mal remunerado = poorly paid, poorly remunerated.

* mal retribuido = underpaid.

* mal rollo = bad vibes.

* mal sabor de boca = bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* mal social = societal ill.

* mal surtido = poorly stocked.

* mal trago = awful experience.

* mal uso = misuse, mishandling.

* mal ventilado = stuffy [stuffier -comp., stuffies -sup.].

* manejar mal = mishandle.

* más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer = better the devil you know (than the devil you don't).

* mirar con malos ojos = glower, scowl (at).

* muy mal tiempo = severe weather.

* no + haber + nada malo en = there + be + nothing wrong in/with.

* no hay mal que por bien no venga = to every cloud, there is a silver lining.

* no hay mal que por bien no venga = every cloud has a silver lining, be a blessing in disguise.

* no salir mal parado por = be none the worse for (that).

* oír mal = mishearing.

* para bien o para mal = for better or (for) worse, for good or (for) ill, for good or (for) evil.

* para mal = for the worse.

* pasarlo mal = have + a thin time, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.

* pasarlo muy mal = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.

* persona vaga y mal vestida = slob.

* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.

* ponerse a malas con = run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.

* por la mala fortuna = by ill fate.

* por la mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by ill fate.

* por las buenas o por las malas = by hook or by crook.

* por mala fortuna = unfortunately, unhappily, sadly.

* por mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by a stroke of bad luck, by ill fate.

* por mal camino = astray.

* portarse muy mal con = be rotten to.

* quedar mal = lose + face.

* que queda mal = ill-fitting.

* quitarse una mala reputación = clean up + bad reputation.

* racha de mala suerte = losing streak.

* recibir mala prensa = acquire + a bad name.

* reformar malos hábitos = reform + bad habits.

* representar mal = misrepresent.

* salir horriblemente mal = go + horribly wrong.

* salir mal = go + wrong, go + awry, misfire, backfire.

* se avecinan malos tiempos = hard times lie ahead.

* sentirse mal = feel + bad, feel under + the weather, be under the weather, feel + wrong.

* sentirse mal con Uno mismo = feel + wrong.

* ser malo = be a joke, spell + bad news, make + poor + Nombre.

* si mal no + Pronombre + acordarse = to the best of + Posesivo + recollection.

* tener mala fama = hold in + disrepute.

* tener mala fama por = be infamous for.

* tener malas conexiones con = have + poor connections with.

* tener malas intenciones = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* tener mal ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a bad judge of character.

* tener muy mala cara = look like + death warmed (over/up).

* tener un mal concepto de Alguien = show + low regard for, give + low regard to.

* tener un mal día = have + a bad day.

* terminar mal = come to + a bad end.

* tiempo muy malo = severe weather.

* tierra mala = poor soil.

* traerse algo malo entre manos = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* tratar mal = maltreat, manhandle.

* usar mal = abuse, misuse.

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malo¹ -la

adjective

[ The form mal is used before masculine singular nouns. mal² (↑ mal (2)) ]

Sentido I

A [ SER] (en calidad) ‹producto› bad, poor; ‹película/novela› bad

la tela es de mala calidad the material is poor quality

tiene mala ortografía her spelling is bad o poor, she's a bad o poor speller

más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer better the devil you know (than the devil you don't)

B [ SER]

1 (incompetente) ‹alumno/actor› bad

soy muy mala para los números I'm terrible o very bad with figures

2 ‹padre/marido/amigo› bad

C [ SER] (desfavorable, adverso) bad

¡qué mala suerte! what bad luck!, how unlucky!

la obra tuvo mala crítica the play got bad reviews

están en mala situación económica they're going through hard times

lo malo es que va a haber mucho tráfico the only thing o trouble o problem is that there'll be a lot of traffic

en las malas ( AmS): un amigo no te abandona en las malas a friend doesn't abandon you when things are tough o when times are bad

estar de malas (de mal humor) ( fam) to be in a bad mood; (desafortunado) ( esp AmL) to be unlucky

por las malas unwillingly

vas a tener que hacerlo, ya sea por las buenas o por las malas you'll have to do it whether you like it or not

D [ SER] (inconveniente, perjudicial) ‹hábitos/lecturas› bad

las malas compañías bad company

llegas en mal momento you've come at an awkward o a bad moment

es malo tomar tanto sol it's not good to sunbathe so much

E [ SER] (sin gracia) ‹chiste› bad

F [ SER]

1 (desagradable) ‹olor/aliento› bad

hace un día muy malo it's a horrible day

nos hizo mal tiempo we had bad weather

hace tan malo ( Esp); it's such horrible weather, the weather's so horrible

2 ( Chi fam) (feo) ugly

G [ ESTAR] (en mal estado) ‹alimento›

ese pescado/queso está malo that fish/cheese has gone bad, that fish/cheese is off ( BrE)

H

1

(desmejorado, no saludable): tienes mal aspecto you don't look very well

tienes mala cara you don't look well

yo le veo muy mal color he looks terribly pale to me

2 [ SER] (serio, grave) serious

fue una mala caída it was a bad fall

no tiene nada malo it's nothing serious

3 [ ESTAR] (Esp, Méx fam) (enfermo) sick ( AmE), ill ( BrE)

el pobre está malito the poor thing's not very well ( colloq)

4 [ ESTAR]

( Esp fam euf) ‹mujer› estoy mala I've got my period, it's the time of the month ( colloq euph)

me he puesto mala my period's started

I [ SER] (difícil) malo DE + INF difficult to + INF

esta tela es mala de planchar this material is difficult to iron

es muy malo de convencer he's very difficult o hard to persuade, it's very difficult o hard to persuade him

Sentido II [ SER] (en sentido ético) ‹persona›

¡qué malo eres con tu hermano! you're really horrible o nasty to your brother

no seas mala, préstamelo don't be mean o rotten, lend it to me ( colloq)

una mala mujer a loose woman

es una mujer muy mala she's a wicked o an evil woman

a la mala ( Chi fam): se lo quitaron a la mala they did him out of it ( colloq)

pasó la cámara a la mala she sneaked the camera through ( colloq)

un ataque a la mala a sneak attack

Sentido III (uso enfático) ( delante del n):

no nos ofrecieron ni un mal café they didn't even offer us a (lousy) cup of coffee

no había ni una mala silla para sentarse there wasn't a single damn chair to sit on ( colloq)

Compuestos:

● mala hierba

feminine weed

● mala idea

feminine

( Esp): tiene muy maloa idea she's a nasty character o a nasty piece of work ( colloq)

lo hizo a or con maloa idea he did it deliberately o to be nasty, he did it knowing it would hurt ( o cause trouble etc)

● mala leche

feminine ( fam):

lo hizo con maloa leche (Esp, Méx, Ven); he did it deliberately o to be nasty, he did it knowing it would hurt ( o cause trouble etc)

está de maloa leche ( Esp); she's in a foul mood ( colloq)

¡qué maloa leche, se ha puesto a llover! ( Esp); what a drag! it's started raining ( colloq)

● mala palabra

feminine ( esp AmL) rude o dirty word

● mala pasada

feminine dirty trick

me hizo or jugó una maloa pasada she played a dirty trick on me

los nervios me jugaron una maloa pasada my nerves got the better of me

● mala pata

feminine ( fam); bad luck

● mala sangre

feminine:

hacerse maloa sangre to get worked up ( colloq), to get into a state ( colloq)

● malas artes

fpl guile, cunning

todo lo ha conseguido con maloas artes she's got everything she has by guile o through cunning

● malas lenguas

fpl ( fam):

dicen las maloas lenguas que … rumor* has it that …, there's a rumor* o there are rumors* going around that …, people are saying that …

● mala uva

feminine ( Esp) mala leche

● malos pensamientos

mpl bad o impure thoughts (pl)

● malos tratos

mpl (a persona, animal) maltreatment, ill-treatment; (a un niño, mujer) physical abuse, battery

malos tratos a menores or a la infancia child abuse

malo² -la

masculine, feminine

( leng infantil or hum); baddy ( colloq)

uno de los malos one of the baddies o bad guys

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malo
◊ -la adjetivo [The form mal is used before masculine singular nouns]

1
a) [ser] ( en general) bad;

◊ una novela mala a bad novel;

un mal amigo a bad friend;
una mala caída a bad fall;
soy muy malo para los números I'm very bad with figures;
¡qué mala suerte or (fam) pata! what bad luck!, how unlucky!;
lo malo es que … the thing o trouble is that …;
las malas compañías bad company;
mala hierba weed;
malos tratos ill-treatment;
es malo tomar tanto sol it's not good to sunbathe so much;
tienes mala cara or mal aspecto you don't look well
b) ‹calidad/visibilidad› poor;

◊ tiene mala ortografía her spelling is poor;

estar de malas ( de mal humor) (fam) to be in a bad mood;

( con mala suerte) (esp AmL) to be unlucky;
◊ más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer better the devil you know (than the devil you don't)

2 [ser] ‹ persona› ( en sentido ético) nasty;
( travieso) naughty;
◊ ¡qué malo eres con tu hermano! you're really horrible o nasty to your brother;

no seas mala, préstamelo don't be mean o rotten, lend it to me (colloq);
una mala mujer a loose woman;
una mujer mala a wicked o an evil woman;
lo hizo a or con mala idea he did it deliberately o to be nasty;
mala palabra (esp AmL) rude o dirty word;
dicen las malas lenguas que … (fam) there's a rumor going around that …, people are saying that …;
hacerse mala sangre to get upset;
ver tb leche 3
3 [estar]
a) ( en mal estado) ‹ alimento›:

◊ el pescado/queso está malo the fish/cheese has gone bad, that fish/cheese is off (BrE)

b) (Esp, Méx fam) ( enfermo) sick (AmE), ill (BrE);

◊ el pobre está malito the poor thing's not very well (colloq)

■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (leng infantil o hum) baddy (colloq)
malo,-a
I adjetivo ➣ mal
1 bad: he tenido un día muy malo, I've had a bad day
2 (perverso) wicked, bad
(desobediente, travieso) naughty: es una mala persona, he's wicked
préstame el coche, no seas malo, lend me your car, don't be so mean
3 (espectáculo, libro, etc) bad, poor: es un argumento muy malo, it's a feeble argument
4 (dañino) harmful: es malo para ti que él lo sepa, it's bad for you that he knows it
tenemos que arrancar las malas hierbas, we'll have to pull out the weeds
5 (enfermo) ill, sick
6 (alimentos) rotten: se puso mala la carne, the meat went bad
II m,f fam el malo, the baddy o villain
♦ Locuciones: estar de malas, to be in a bad mood
por las malas, by force
' malo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abominable
- ínfima
- ínfimo
- mal
- mala
- peor
- quina
- redundar
- santita
- santito
- antología
- chimbo
- en
- endiablado
- fatal
- fondo
- igualmente
- pata
- pichanga
- sangre
English:
abominable
- abysmal
- bad
- baddy
- devil
- evil
- good
- half
- ill
- lean
- low
- mean
- nasty
- off
- poor
- rotten
- shocking
- spiteful
- thick
- up
- villain
- wicked
- wrong
- your
- corny
- crummy
- indulgence
- lame
- naughty
- paltry
- ropey
- severe
- trashy
- unkind

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malo, -a Mal is used instead of malo before singular masculine nouns (e.g. un mal ejemplo a bad example). The comparative form of malo (= worse) is peor, the superlative forms (= the worst) are el peor (masculine) and la peor (feminine).

♦ adj

1. [perjudicial, grave] bad;

traigo malas noticias I have some bad news;

es malo para el hígado it's bad for your liver;

¿es algo malo, doctor? is it serious, doctor?;

una mala caída a nasty fall

2. [sin calidad, sin aptitudes] poor, bad;

una mala novela/actriz a bad novel/actress;

tiene muy malas notas her Br marks o US grades are very poor o bad;

ser de mala calidad to be poor quality;

este material/producto es muy malo this material/product is very poor quality;

soy muy malo para la música I'm no good at o very bad at music;

Comp
Hum
es más malo que hecho de encargo [producto, jugador] he's/it's truly awful o as bad as they come;

Prov

más vale lo malo conocido que lo bueno por conocer better the devil you know (than the devil you don't)

3. [inapropiado, adverso] bad;

fue una mala decisión it was a bad decision;

he dormido en mala postura I slept in a funny position;

es mala señal it's a bad sign;

lo malo es que… the problem is (that)…;

disparó con la pierna mala y metió gol he shot with his weaker foot and scored;

tener mala suerte to be unlucky;

¡qué mala suerte! how unlucky!

Comp
Am mala palabra swearword
4. [malvado] wicked, evil;

es muy mala persona she's a really nasty person;

tiene muy mala intención he's very spiteful;

eso sólo lo haría un mal amigo it's a poor friend who would do a thing like that;

¡mira que eres malo, criticarla así! it's not very nice of you to criticize her like that!;

anda, no seas malo y déjame que vaya go on, don't be mean, let me go

5. [travieso] naughty;

¡no seas malo y obedece! be good and do as I say!;

el crío está muy malo últimamente the child has been very naughty recently

6. [enfermo] ill, sick;

estar/ponerse malo to be/fall ill;

tiene a su padre malo her father's ill;

Comp

poner malo a alguien to drive sb mad;

me pongo mala cada vez que la veo I get mad every time I see her

7. [desagradable] bad;

esta herida tiene mal aspecto this wound looks nasty;

mal tiempo bad weather;

hace mal tiempo the weather's bad;
Esp
está muy malo el día it's a horrible day, it's not a very nice day

8. [podrido, pasado] bad, off, spoiled;

la fruta está mala the fruit is bad o spoiled;

la fruta se ha puesto mala the fruit has gone bad o Br gone off

9. [uso enfático]
ni un mal trozo de pan not even a crust of bread;

no había ni un mal supermercado en el pueblo there wasn't a single supermarket to be found in the village

10. [difícil]
el asunto es malo de entender the matter is hard o difficult to understand;

una lesión muy mala de curar an injury that won't heal easily

11. Esp Fam Euf [con la menstruación]
estar/ponerse mala to be on/start one's period

♦ nm,f

el malo, la mala [en cine] the villain, the baddy

♦ interj

cuando nadie se queja, ¡malo! it's a bad sign when nobody complains

♦ malas nfpl

está o [m5] se ha puesto a malas con él she's fallen out with him;

estar de malas to be in a bad mood;

por las malas [a la fuerza] by force;

lo vas a hacer, aunque tenga que ser por las malas you're going to do it, whether you like it or not;

por las malas es de temer she's a fearful sight when she's angry;

Comp
Am
estar o [m5] andar de malas to be having a hard time;

Comp
Andes, CSur
en las malas [de mal humor] in a bad mood;

los amigos no te abandonan en las malas friends don't let you down when things get bad

* * *

malo

I adj

1 bad

2 calidad poor

3 ( enfermo) sick, ill;

ponerse malo get sick, fall ill

4

:

por las buenas o por las malas whether he/she etc likes it or not;

estar de malas be in a bad mood;

por las malas by force;

andar a malas con alguien be on bad terms with s.o.;

lo malo es que unfortunately

II m hum

bad guy, baddy

* * *

malo, -la adj, ( mal before masculine singular nouns)

1) : bad

mala suerte: bad luck

2) : wicked, naughty

3) : cheap, poor (quality)

4) : harmful

malo para la salud: bad for one's health

5) (using the form mal) : unwell

estar mal del corazón: to have heart trouble

6)

estar de malas : to be in a bad mood

malo, -la n

: villain, bad guy (in novels, movies, etc.)

* * *

malo¹ adj

1. (en general) bad [comp. worse; superl. worst]

un cantante malo a bad singer

hace un día malo the weather's bad

2. (travieso) naughty [comp. naughtier; superl. naughtiest]

es un niño muy malo he's a very naughty boy

3. (enfermo) ill [comp. worse; superl. worst]

ayer estuve malo I was ill yesterday

4. (pasado) off

creo que este yogur está malo I think this yoghurt is off

5. (malvado) evil

tiene cara de ser malo he looks evil

estar de malas to be in a bad mood

ser malo en/para algo to be bad at something

mala hierba weed

malo² n villain

Spanish-English dictionary > malo
19 despedir

v.

1 to say goodbye to.

nos despidió con la mano he waved goodbye to us

fuimos a despedirle a la estación we went to see him off at the station

2 to make redundant, to lay off (de un empleo) (por cierre, reducción de plantilla).

3 to fling.

salir despedido de/por/hacia algo to fly out of/through/toward something

4 to give off.

despide un olor insoportable it gives off an unbearable smell

5 to emit, to cast, to send forth, to discharge.

María despide buenas vibraciones Mary emits good vibrations.

6 to fire, to boot, to kick out, to lay off.

El jefe despidió a la secretaria The boss dismissed the secretary.

7 to see off.

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despedir

Conjugation model [ SERVIR], like link=servir servir

► verbo transitivo

1 (lanzar) to shoot, fire

■ la catapulta despedía piedras contra el muro the catapult fired stones against the wall

2 (echar) to throw out

3 (emitir) to emit, give off

■ las flores despedían buen olor the flowers gave off a nice smell

4 (del trabajo) to dismiss, fire, sack

5 (decir adiós) to see off, say goodbye to

■ me despidió en la puerta she saw me off at the door

► verbo pronominal despedirse

1 (decirse adiós) to say goodbye (de, to)

■ se despidió de todos she said goodbye to everyone

2 (de un empleo) to leave (de, -)

3 figurado (olvidarse, renunciar) to forget (de, -), give up (de, -)

■ puedes despedirte de volverla a ver you can forget the idea of ever seeing her again

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

despedirse a la francesa to take French leave

salir despedido,-a to shoot off

* * *

verb

1) to dismiss, fire

2) give, emit

3) see out

•

- despedirse

* * *

1. VT

1) (=decir adiós a) [gen] to say goodbye to; [+ visita] to see out; [+ cliente] to show out

fuimos a despedirlo a la estación — we went to see him off at the station

¿cómo vais a despedir el año? — how are you going to see the new year in?

2) (=librarse de) [+ empleado] to dismiss, sack *; [+ inquilino] to evict

despedir algo de sí — to get rid of sth

despedir un pensamiento de sí — to put a thought out of one's mind

3) (=lanzar) [+ objeto] to hurl, fling; [+ flecha] to fire; [+ jinete] to throw

salir despedido — to fly off *

- despedir el espíritu

4) (=desprender) [+ olor, calor] to give off

2.

See:

despedirse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( decir adiós)

vinieron a despedirme al aeropuerto — they came to see me off at the airport

despedir los restos de alguien — to pay one's last respects to somebody

2) ( del trabajo) to dismiss, fire (colloq); ( por reducción de personal) to lay off

despidieron a 300 trabajadores — they laid off 300 workers

3) < olor> to give off; <humo/vapor> to emit, give off

salir despedido — corcho/pelota to shoot out

el conductor salió despedido de su asiento — the driver was thrown out of his seat
2.
despedirse v pron

1) ( decir adiós) to say goodbye

se despide atentamente — (Corresp) sincerely yours (AmE), yours sincerely (BrE)

despedirse de alguien — to say goodbye to somebody

2) ( dar por perdido)

despedirse de algo: si se lo prestate ya te puedes despedir de él if you lent it to him, you can kiss it goodbye; despídete de la idea — you can forget the whole idea

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( decir adiós)

vinieron a despedirme al aeropuerto — they came to see me off at the airport

despedir los restos de alguien — to pay one's last respects to somebody

2) ( del trabajo) to dismiss, fire (colloq); ( por reducción de personal) to lay off

despidieron a 300 trabajadores — they laid off 300 workers

3) < olor> to give off; <humo/vapor> to emit, give off

salir despedido — corcho/pelota to shoot out

el conductor salió despedido de su asiento — the driver was thrown out of his seat
2.
despedirse v pron

1) ( decir adiós) to say goodbye

se despide atentamente — (Corresp) sincerely yours (AmE), yours sincerely (BrE)

despedirse de alguien — to say goodbye to somebody

2) ( dar por perdido)

despedirse de algo: si se lo prestate ya te puedes despedir de él if you lent it to him, you can kiss it goodbye; despídete de la idea — you can forget the whole idea

* * *

despedir¹

¹ = kiss + Nombre + goodbye.

Ex: The article 'Don't kiss Boolean goodbye' criticizes the recent trend away from Boolean searching and towards natural language searching in online systems.

* despedir (a) = say + goodbye (to).

* despedirse = bid + Nombre + goodbye, part, bid + adieu, bid + farewell.

* despedirse de Alguien deseándole que todo vaya bien = wish + well.

despedir²

² = fire, lay off, discharge, terminate, axe [ax, -USA], let + go, sack, make + redundant, give + Nombre + the boot, boot (out), give + Nombre + the sack, send + Nombre + packing, turf out, cashier.

Ex: It began when Balzac and Pershing had an altercation (theirs was another of the 'running feuds' in the library), and Pershing was fired.

Ex: I've been sitting here wondering how best to select the people to be laid off.

Ex: By the beginning of the nineteenth century many British printers had come to rely for most of their work on relays of apprentices, who were simply discharged at the end of their terms and replaced by new apprentices.

Ex: At coffee yesterday Jeff Gordon had apprised her of the fact that three of his engineers had been summarily terminated.

Ex: 'He's been trying to cover up his tracks; those engineers who got axed were his scapegoats'.

Ex: Suddenly she piped triumphantly, almost getting to her feet: 'We could let the student assistants go!'.

Ex: The author warns that shortsighted companies that believe all the information they need is on the Web may sack information professionals.

Ex: Many people have been made redundant in the takeover and those who joined last were the first to go -- the principle of devil take the hindmost applied.

Ex: He was given the boot for being discovered with a camera taking a photo of hula dancers.

Ex: As Hartwick got older, the feds decided he was a major security risk and booted him out of the program.

Ex: Justin pointed out that the government would not compromise and those found protecting illegal immigrants would be given the sack.

Ex: Those who hold this view argued that the state government lacks the political will to send them packing for good.

Ex: You will be disliked and turfed out as a sacrificial goat once your job is done but there will be many others queuing up for your services.

Ex: His case was referred to the next session, and in the following May he was cashiered.

* despedir a discreción = fire at + will.

* despedir a un empleado = dismiss + employee.

* despedir del trabajo = make + redundant.

* despedir mano de obra = shed + jobs, axe + jobs, cut + jobs.

* despedir obreros = shed + jobs, axe + jobs, cut + jobs.

despedir³

³ = give off, spout.

Ex: Once the fronds have given off their spores, they die and can be cut back.

Ex: The weather cleared enough that we could get in to the volcanic islands (still spouting plumes of smoke) by copter in safety.

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despedir [ I14 ]

vt

A

(decir adiós): vinieron a despedirme al aeropuerto they came to see me off at the airport

despidió a su hijo con lágrimas en los ojos she saw her son off o said goodbye to her son with tears in her eyes

organizaron una fiesta para despedir el año they organized a party to see in the New Year, they organized a New Year's party

despedir los restos de algn to pay one's last respects to sb

B (del trabajo) to dismiss, fire ( colloq)

no estaba a la altura del trabajo y lo despidieron he wasn't up to the job and he was dismissed o ( colloq) fired

cerraron dos departamentos y despidieron a 300 trabajadores they closed two departments and laid off 300 workers o made 300 workers redundant o ( euph) let 300 workers go

C

1 ‹olor› to give off; ‹humo/vapor› to emit, give off

2 (arrojar) ‹flecha/bola› to fire

el corcho salió despedido con fuerza the cork shot out

el conductor salió despedido de su asiento the driver was thrown out of his seat

■ despedirse

v pron

A (decir adiós) to say goodbye

se despidieron en el aeropuerto they said goodbye (to each other) at the airport

se despide atentamente ( Corresp) sincerely yours ( AmE), yours sincerely ( BrE), yours faithfully ( BrE)

despedirse DE algn to say goodbye TO sb, take one's leave OF sb ( frml) francés¹ (↑ francés (1))

B (dar por perdido) despedirse DE algo:

¿se lo prestaste? ya te puedes ir despidiendo de él did you lend it to him? well you can say o ( colloq) kiss goodbye to that

despídete de la idea, no quedan entradas you can forget the whole idea, there are no tickets left

* * *

despedir ( conjugate despedir) verbo transitivo
1 ( decir adiós):
◊ vinieron a despedirme al aeropuerto they came to see me off at the airport

2 ( del trabajo) to dismiss, fire (colloq);
( por reducción de personal) to lay off
3 ‹ olor› to give off;
‹humo/vapor› to emit, give off;
◊ salir despedido [corcho/pelota] to shoot out;

el conductor salió despedido del asiento the driver was thrown out of his seat
despedirse verbo pronominal ( decir adiós) to say goodbye;
despedirse de algn to say goodbye to sb
despedir verbo transitivo
1 (a un empleado) to sack, fire
2 (a alguien que se va) to see off
3 to say goodbye to
4 (aroma, humo, etc) to give off
' despedir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atufar
- botar
- despedirse
- echar
- largar
- soltar
- tranquilidad
- desahuciar
- despida
- destituir
- oler
English:
ax
- axe
- chop
- discharge
- dismiss
- emit
- fire
- give off
- keep on
- lay off
- must
- push
- redundant
- release
- remove
- sack
- see off
- send away
- terminate
- fume
- give
- keep
- lay
- see
- send

* * *

despedir

♦ vt

1. [decir adiós a] to say goodbye to;

fuimos a despedirle a la estación we went to see him off at the station;

nos despidió con la mano he waved goodbye to us;

despídeme de tus padres say goodbye to your parents for me;

despedimos así nuestra serie de documentales sobre la India this will be the last in our series of documentaries on India;

muchos acudieron a despedir el féretro al paso del cortejo fúnebre many came to see the coffin off as the funeral procession passed;

¡vaya manera de despedir el año! what a way to see the New Year in!

2. [de un empleo] [por cierre, reducción de plantilla] to lay off, Br to make redundant;
[por razones disciplinarias] to fire, to sack
3. [lanzar, arrojar] to fling;

la manguera despedía un chorro enorme the hose sent out o shot out a huge jet of water;

el volcán dejó de despedir lava the volcano stopped spewing out lava;

salir despedido de/por/hacia algo to fly out of/through/towards sth;

el copiloto salió despedido the copilot shot out of his seat

4. [desprender] to give off;

despide un olor insoportable it gives off an unbearable smell

♦ See also the pronominal verb despedirse

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despedir

v/t

1 see off

2 empleado dismiss

3 perfume give off

4 de jinete throw;

salir despedido del coche be thrown out of the car

* * *

despedir {54} vt

1) : to see off, to show out

2) : to dismiss, to fire

3) emitir: to give off, to emit

despedir un olor: to give off an odor

♦ See also the reflexive verb despedirse

* * *

despedir vb

1. (decir adiós) to say goodbye to [pt. & pp. said]

me despidió con un beso he gave me a goodbye kiss

2. (acompañar) to see off [pt. saw; pp. seen]

fuimos al aeropuerto a despedirle we went to the airport to see him off

3. (echar del trabajo) to fire / to sack

lo han despedido de la fábrica he's been sacked from the factory

4. (desprender) to give off [pt. gave; pp. given]

tus zapatillas despiden un olor asqueroso your trainers smell disgusting

Spanish-English dictionary > despedir
20 objecto

objecto, āvi, ātum, 1, v. freq. a. [id.], to throw before or against, to set against, oppose.
I.
Lit. ( poet.):
(pelagi volucres) Nunc caput objectare fretis, nunc currere in undas,
i. e. to dive down, Verg. G. 1, 386:
huc illuc clipeum objectans,
opposing, presenting, Stat. Th. 2, 662:
ingerit objectans trepidantibus ora leonis,
Sil. 2, 194.—
II.
Trop.
A.
In gen.
1.
To abandon, expose, endanger:
statuit eum objectare periculis,
Sall. J. 7, 1:
caput periclis,
to expose, Verg. A. 2, 751:
corpora bello,
id. G. 4, 218:
aliquem dolo simul et casibus,
Tac. A. 2, 5:
pro aliquo animam,
Verg. A. 12, 229.—
2.
To throw in the way, interpose, cause:
moras,
Ov. Hal. 91.—
B.
In partic.
1.
To throw out, charge, object, to reproach or upbraid with, to accuse of any thing as a crime (so most freq., but whether used by Cic. is doubtful):
objectare alicui inopiam,
Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 28:
rus mihi tu objectas?
id. Most. 1, 1, 16:
probrum alicui,
Cic. Dom. 29; Sall. J. 85, 14; Tac. H. 2, 30: cum in colloquiis Pompeiani famem nostris objectarent, * Caes. B. C. 3, 48:
vecordiam,
Sall. J. 94, 4:
veneficia in principem et devotiones,
Tac. A. 4, 52:
spoliatas et inopes legiones Trebellio,
id. H. 1, 60:
natum (i. e. filii mortem),
Ov. M. 2, 400.—With object-clause:
mihi objectent lenocinium facere,
Plaut. Merc. 2, 3, 76:
nobilitas objectare Fabio fugisse eum Appium Claudium collegam,
Liv. 10, 15, 12. —
* 2.
To throw out, let fall, say any thing (disagreeable) to any one:
cave tu illi objectes nunc in aegritudine, Te has emisse,
Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 123.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > objecto

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