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tier at a shop

  • 1 tier at a shop

    Общая лексика: упаковщик в магазине

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > tier at a shop

  • 2 tier

    I
    n
    1) той, хто зав'язує
    2) те, чим зав'язують; зав'язка; стрічка; шнурок
    3) амер. дитячий фартушок
    II
    1. n
    1) ряд, ярус
    2) верства, клас
    3) амер. група штатів
    4) мор. ряд суден (біля причалу)
    5) бухта (каната)
    2. v
    розташовувати ярусами; класти шар на шар
    * * *
    I n
    1) див. tie II + - er
    2) стрічка, шнурок
    3) aмep. дитячий фартух
    II v
    (тж. tier up) розташовувати яруси; класти шар на шар
    III n
    1) ряд, ярус

    three tiers of shelves [of arches] — три ряди полиць [арок]

    to rise /to stand/ in tiers — підніматися ярусами

    2) шар; клас
    6) радіо елемент спрямованої антени

    English-Ukrainian dictionary > tier

  • 3 tier

    I [ʹtaıə] n
    1. см. tie II + -er

    the church is the tier of the marriage bond - церковь освящает брачные узы

    2. лента, шнурок
    3. амер. детский фартук
    II
    1. [tıə] n
    1. ряд, ярус

    three tiers of shelves [of arches] - три ряда полок [арок]

    to rise /to stand/ in tiers - подниматься ярусами

    2. слой; класс
    5. бухта ( каната)
    6. радио элемент направленной антенны
    2. [tıə] v (тж. tier up)
    располагать ярусами; класть слой на слой

    НБАРС > tier

  • 4 tier

    I n
    1) див. tie II + - er
    2) стрічка, шнурок
    3) aмep. дитячий фартух
    II v
    (тж. tier up) розташовувати яруси; класти шар на шар
    III n
    1) ряд, ярус

    three tiers of shelves [of arches] — три ряди полиць [арок]

    to rise /to stand/ in tiers — підніматися ярусами

    2) шар; клас
    6) радіо елемент спрямованої антени

    English-Ukrainian dictionary > tier

  • 5 tier

    ̈ɪˈtaɪə I сущ.
    1) тот, кто (или то, что) связывает;
    связующее звено, тех. крепление
    2) амер. детский фартук II
    1. сущ.
    1) ряд;
    ярус
    2) бухта( каната)
    2. гл. располагать ярусами (тж. tier up) (американизм) детский фартук - * at a shop упаковщик в магазине - the church is the * of the marriage bond церковь освящает брачные узы лента, шнурок - silk *s шелковые ленты - strong *s крепкие шнурки ряд, ярус - three *s of shelves три ряда полок - arranged * upon * уложенные в несколько ярусов - to arrange in *s уложить в несколько ярусов - to rise /to stand/ in *s подниматься ярусами слой;
    класс - the lowest * of society низший класс общества( американизм) группа штатов (образующих единую цепочку на карте) (морское) ряд судов (стоящий на якоре или у причала) бухта (каната) - cable * бухта кабеля (радиотехника) элемент направленной антенны (тж. * up) располагать ярусами;
    класть слой на слой tier бухта (каната) ~ амер. детский фартук ~ крепление ~ располагать ярусами (тж. tier up) ~ ряд;
    ярус ~ тот, кто (или то, что) связывает ~ уровень ~ ярус

    Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > tier

  • 6 tier at shop

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > tier at shop

  • 7 drive through bottle shop

    drive [draɪv] n
    1) ( act of driving) Fahrt f, Fahren nt;
    to go for a \drive through bottle shop eine [Spazier]fahrt machen;
    to go for a \drive through bottle shop in the new car eine Spritztour mit dem neuen Wagen machen;
    to take sb out for a \drive through bottle shop jdn auf eine Spazierfahrt mitnehmen, mit jdm spazieren fahren
    2) ( distance driven) Fahrt f, [Fahr]strecke f;
    they live a day's \drive through bottle shop north of us sie wohnen eine Tagesfahrt nördlich von uns
    3) ( driveway) Fahrstraße f, Fahrweg m; ( car entrance) Einfahrt f; ( approaching road) Zufahrt[sstraße] f, Zufahrtsweg m; ( to large building) Auffahrt f
    4) no pl mech, tech ( transmission) Antrieb m;
    all-wheel \drive through bottle shop Allradantrieb m;
    front-wheel \drive through bottle shop Vorderradantrieb m, Frontantrieb m; auto Steuerung f, Lenkung f;
    left-/right-hand \drive through bottle shop Links-/Rechtssteuerung f
    5) no pl ( energy) Tatkraft f, Dynamik m, Energie f; psych Trieb m;
    she lacks \drive through bottle shop es fehlt ihr an Elan;
    sex \drive through bottle shop Geschlechts-/Sexualtrieb m, Libido f ( geh)
    to have \drive through bottle shop Schwung [o Elan] haben;
    he has the \drive through bottle shop to succeed mit seiner Energie wird er es schaffen
    6) ( vigorous campaign) Aktion f, Kampagne f;
    to organize a \drive through bottle shop to collect money eine Sammelaktion organisieren;
    economy \drive through bottle shop Sparmaßnahmen fpl;
    to be on an economy \drive through bottle shop Sparmaßnahmen durchführen;
    fund-raising \drive through bottle shop Spenden[sammel]aktion f;
    membership/recruitment \drive through bottle shop Anwerbungskampagne f, Mitgliederwerbeaktion f
    7) tennis, sports ( powerful stroke) Treibschlag m, Treibball m, Drive m
    8) comput Laufwerk nt;
    disk \drive through bottle shop Diskettenlaufwerk nt;
    CD-ROM \drive through bottle shop CD-ROM-Laufwerk nt
    9) agr ( of animals) Treiben nt;
    cattle \drive through bottle shop Viehtrieb m vt <drove, -n>
    to \drive through bottle shop sth car, truck etw fahren; racing car etw steuern; coach etw lenken;
    to \drive through bottle shop an automatic einen Wagen mit Automatik fahren
    to \drive through bottle shop sth etw fahren;
    to \drive through bottle shop a sports car/ Porsche einen Sportwagen/Porsche fahren
    to \drive through bottle shop sb jdn fahren;
    I drove my daughter to school ich fuhr meine Tochter zur Schule
    to \drive through bottle shop an animal mule, ox ein Tier antreiben;
    to be driven from a place aus einem Ort vertrieben werden; ( fig)
    he \drive through bottle shops himself too hard er mutet sich zu viel zu
    5) ( propel)
    to \drive through bottle shop sth somewhere etw irgendwohin treiben;
    the rain was \drive through bottle shopn against the windows by the wind der Wind peitschte den Regen gegen die Fenster
    6) ( cause to become) treiben;
    he \drive through bottle shops me crazy er macht mich wahnsinnig;
    what drove you to do that? was hat Sie dazu gebracht, das zu tun?
    to \drive through bottle shop sb/sth [somewhere] jdn/etw [irgendwohin] treiben;
    the government has \drive through bottle shopn the economy into deep recession die Regierung hat die Wirtschaft in eine tiefe Rezession gestürzt;
    a succession of scandals eventually drove the minister out of office eine Reihe von Skandalen zwang den Minister schließlich zur Amtsniederlegung; ( hum)
    banning boxing would simply \drive through bottle shop the sport underground ein Verbot des Boxsports würde nur dazu führen, dass dieser Sport heimlich weiter betrieben wird;
    to \drive through bottle shop sb to drink jdn zum Trinken bringen;
    to \drive through bottle shop sb to suicide jdn in den Selbstmord treiben;
    to \drive through bottle shop sb to do sth jdn dazu treiben [o bewegen] [o bringen], etw zu tun;
    it was the arguments that drove her to leave home wegen der Streitereien verließ sie schließlich ihr Zuhause
    8) ( render)
    to \drive through bottle shop sb mad [or crazy] [or insane] jdn verrückt machen;
    it's driving me mad! das macht mich nochmal wahnsinnig!;
    to \drive through bottle shop an animal wild ein Tier wild machen;
    to \drive through bottle shop sb wild jdn heißmachen ( fam)
    to \drive through bottle shop sth into sth etw in etw akk schlagen [o treiben];
    to \drive through bottle shop a post into the ground einen Pfosten in den Boden rammen;
    to \drive through bottle shop sth between sth etw mit etw dat spalten;
    to \drive through bottle shop a wedge between two people einen Keil zwischen zwei Menschen treiben
    to \drive through bottle shop sth engine etw antreiben
    to \drive through bottle shop a ball einen Ball treiben
    PHRASES:
    to \drive through bottle shop a hard bargain hart verhandeln;
    you want £2000 for that? you certainly \drive through bottle shop a hard bargain! 2000 Pfund wollen Sie dafür? das ist ja wohl total überzogen! ( fam)
    to \drive through bottle shop a coach and horses through sth etw auseinandernehmen ( fig)
    to \drive through bottle shop one's message [or point] home seinen Standpunkt klarmachen vi <drove, -n>
    1) ( operate vehicle) fahren;
    who was driving at the time of the accident? wer saß zurzeit des Unfalls am Steuer?;
    someone drove into the back of his car yesterday jemand ist ihm gestern hinten ins Auto gefahren;
    to \drive through bottle shop fast/ slowly/ carefully schnell/langsam/vorsichtig fahren;
    to learn to \drive through bottle shop [Auto] fahren lernen, den Führerschein machen
    2) ( travel by automobile) mit dem Auto fahren;
    are you going by train? - no, I'm driving fahren Sie mit dem Zug? - nein, mit dem Auto;
    I always \drive through bottle shop to work ich fahre immer mit dem Auto zur Arbeit;
    to \drive through bottle shop on/ past weiter-/vorbeifahren
    3) ( function) fahren, laufen
    ¿ Kultur?
    Drive through bottle shops gibt es überall in Australien. Oft gehören sie zu Hotels und sehen wie eine offene Garage oder Scheune aus, weshalb man sie auch liquor barns nennt. Man kann mit dem Auto hineinfahren und ohne aussteigen zu müssen, kann man Wein, Bier und Spirituosen kaufen und wird direkt durch das offene Autofenster bedient.

    English-German students dictionary > drive through bottle shop

  • 8 упаковщик в магазине

    1) General subject: tier at a shop
    2) Makarov: tier at shop

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > упаковщик в магазине

  • 9 Tierhandlung

    Tier·hand·lung f
    pet shop

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > Tierhandlung

  • 10 shut up

    1. transitive verb
    1) (close) abschließen; zuschließen

    shut up [the/one's] house — das/sein Haus [sicher] abschließen; see also academic.ru/66797/shop">shop 1. 2)

    2) (put away) einschließen [Dokumente, Wertsachen usw.]; einsperren [Tier, Person]

    shut something up in somethingetwas in etwas (Akk.) schließen

    shut somebody up in an asylumjemanden in eine Anstalt sperren

    3) (reduce to silence) zum Schweigen bringen
    2. intransitive verb
    (coll.): (be quiet) den Mund halten (ugs.)

    shut up!halt den Mund! (ugs.)

    * * *
    1) (to (cause to) stop speaking: Tell them to shut up!; That'll shut him up!) den Mund halten/stopfen
    2) (to close and lock: It's time to shut up the shop.) schließen
    * * *
    I. vt
    1. (confine)
    to \shut up up ⇆ sb/an animal [in sth] jdn/ein Tier [in etw dat] einsperren
    2. AUS, BRIT (close)
    to \shut up up ⇆ sth etw schließen
    to \shut up up shop das Geschäft schließen; ( fig: stop business) seine Tätigkeit einstellen
    to \shut up up ⇆ sb jdn zum Schweigen bringen
    to \shut up up a baby ( fig) ein Baby beruhigen
    to \shut up sb up for good jdn für immer zum Schweigen bringen
    II. vi
    1. AUS, BRIT (close for day) [seinen Laden] zuschließen
    2. ( fam: stop talking) den Mund halten fam
    * * *
    1. vt sep
    1) house verschließen → shop
    See:
    shop
    2) (= imprison) einsperren

    you can't spend your whole life shut up in librariesSie können sich doch nicht Ihr ganzes Leben lang in Bibliotheken vergraben

    3) (inf: silence) zum Schweigen bringen
    2. vi (inf)
    den Mund or die Klappe halten (inf)
    * * *
    A v/t
    1. das Haus etc (fest) verschließen, verriegeln: shop A 1 a
    2. jemanden einsperren:
    shut o.s. up sich einschließen
    3. umg jemandem den Mund stopfen
    B v/i (meist imp) umg die Klappe halten
    * * *
    1. transitive verb
    1) (close) abschließen; zuschließen

    shut up [the/one's] house — das/sein Haus [sicher] abschließen; see also shop 1. 2)

    2) (put away) einschließen [Dokumente, Wertsachen usw.]; einsperren [Tier, Person]
    3) (reduce to silence) zum Schweigen bringen
    2. intransitive verb
    (coll.): (be quiet) den Mund halten (ugs.)

    English-german dictionary > shut up

  • 11 Tierhandlung

    f pet shop
    * * *
    die Tierhandlung
    pet shop
    * * *
    Tier|hand|lung
    f
    pet shop
    * * *
    Tier·hand·lung
    f pet shop
    * * *
    die pet shop; Tierheim das animal home
    * * *
    Tierhandlung f pet shop
    * * *
    die pet shop; Tierheim das animal home
    * * *
    f.
    pet shop n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Tierhandlung

  • 12 pet

    1. noun
    1) (tame animal) Haustier, das
    2) (darling, favourite) Liebling, der; (sweet person; also as term of endearment) Schatz, der

    teacher's pet(derog.) Liebling des Lehrers/der Lehrerin

    2. adjective
    1) (kept as pet) zahm
    2) (of or for pet animals) Haustier-
    3) (favourite) Lieblings-

    something/somebody is somebody's pet aversion or hate — jemand kann etwas/jemanden auf den Tod nicht ausstehen (ugs.)

    4) (expressing fondness) Kose[form, -name]
    3. transitive verb,
    - tt-
    1) (treat as favourite) bevorzugen; verwöhnen; (indulge) verhätscheln
    2) (fondle) streicheln; liebkosen
    4. intransitive verb,
    - tt- knutschen (ugs.); zärtlich sein (verhüll.)
    * * *
    [pet] 1. noun
    1) (a tame animal etc, usually kept in the home: She keeps a rabbit as a pet; ( also adjective) a pet rabbit/goldfish.) das Haustier, Haus-...
    2) ((especially of children) a delightful or lovely person (used also as a term of affection): Isn't that baby a pet?; Would you like some ice-cream, pet?)
    2. adjective
    (favourite; greatest: What is your pet ambition/hate?) Lieblings-..
    3. verb
    past tense, past participle petted)
    1) (to stroke or caress (an animal) in a loving way: The old lady sat by the fire petting her dog.) hätscheln
    2) ((slang) to kiss, hug and caress: They were petting (each other) in the back seat.)
    - academic.ru/107671/pet_name">pet name
    * * *
    [pet]
    I. n
    1. (animal) Haustier nt
    2. ( pej: favourite) Liebling m
    teacher's \pet Liebling m des Lehrers/der Lehrerin
    3. ( fam: nice person) Schatz m fam
    4. AUS, BRIT ( fam: darling) Schatz m fam, Liebling m
    II. n modifier
    1. (concerning animals) Tier-
    \pet cat Hauskatze f
    \pet shop Tierhandlung f
    \pet snake Schlange f als Haustier
    2. (favourite) (project, theory, charity) Lieblings-
    to be one's \pet hate jdm ein Gräuel sein
    III. vi
    <- tt->
    ( fam) fummeln fam
    IV. vt
    <- tt->
    to \pet sb/an animal jdn/ein Tier streicheln [o liebkosen]
    * * *
    (MED) abbr PET nt
    * * *
    pet1 [pet]
    A s
    1. Haus-, Heimtier n
    2. a) oft pej Liebling m:
    the teacher’s pet der Liebling des Lehrers
    b) Schatz m fig
    B adj
    1. Lieblings…:
    pet dog Schoßhund m;
    pet form Koseform f;
    pet mistake (theory) Lieblingsfehler m (-theorie f);
    pet name Kosename m; abomination 3, aversion 2, hate C 2
    2. Tier…:
    pet shop Tierhandlung f, Zoogeschäft n, -handlung f
    C v/t
    1. (ver)hätscheln
    2. streicheln, liebkosen
    D v/i umg Petting machen
    pet2 [pet] s:
    a) beleidigt sein,
    b) gereizt sein,
    c) schlecht gelaunt sein
    * * *
    1. noun
    1) (tame animal) Haustier, das
    2) (darling, favourite) Liebling, der; (sweet person; also as term of endearment) Schatz, der

    teacher's pet(derog.) Liebling des Lehrers/der Lehrerin

    2. adjective
    3) (favourite) Lieblings-

    something/somebody is somebody's pet aversion or hate — jemand kann etwas/jemanden auf den Tod nicht ausstehen (ugs.)

    4) (expressing fondness) Kose[form, -name]
    3. transitive verb,
    - tt-
    1) (treat as favourite) bevorzugen; verwöhnen; (indulge) verhätscheln
    2) (fondle) streicheln; liebkosen
    4. intransitive verb,
    - tt- knutschen (ugs.); zärtlich sein (verhüll.)
    * * *
    n.
    Haustier -e n.
    Liebling -e (Kind, Tier) m.
    Lieblingstier n.

    English-german dictionary > pet

  • 13 butcher

    1. noun
    1) Fleischer, der; Metzger, der (bes. westd., südd.); Schlachter, der (nordd.)

    butcher's [shop] — Fleischerei, die; Metzgerei, die (bes. westd., südd.); see also academic.ru/5116/baker">baker

    2) (fig.): (murderer) [Menschen]schlächter, der
    2. transitive verb
    schlachten; (fig.): (murder) niedermetzeln; abschlachten
    * * *
    ['bu ə] 1. noun
    (a person whose business is to kill cattle etc for food and/or sell their flesh.) der Fleischer, der Metzger
    2. verb
    1) (to kill for food.) schlachten
    2) (to kill cruelly: All the prisoners were butchered by the dictator.) abschlachten
    * * *
    butch·er
    [ˈbʊtʃəʳ, AM -ɚ]
    I. n
    1. (job) Metzger(in) m(f), Fleischer(in) m(f), Schlachter(in) m(f) NORDD, Fleischhauer(in) m(f) ÖSTERR
    2. ( pej: killer) Schlächter(in) m(f) pej
    3.
    the \butcher, the baker, [and] the candlestick-maker alle möglichen Leute, Hinz und Kunz fam
    II. vt
    to \butcher an animal ein Tier schlachten
    the animals were \butchered for meat die Tiere wurden geschlachtet und zu Fleisch verarbeitet
    to \butcher sb/an animal jdn/ein Tier niedermetzeln [o abschlachten
    3. ( fig: ruin)
    to \butcher sth etw verhunzen fam
    to \butcher a language eine Sprache verunstalten
    to \butcher a team eine Mannschaft vernichtend schlagen [o fam auseinandernehmen]
    * * *
    ['bʊtʃə(r)]
    1. n
    1) Fleischer m, Metzger m (dial), Schlachter m (N Ger)

    butcher's ( shop) — Fleischerei f, Metzgerei f (dial), Schlachterei f (N Ger)

    2) (fig: murderer) Schlächter m
    3) butcherspl (Brit inf

    = look) give us a butchers — lass mal gucken (inf)

    take or have a butchers ( at that) — guck mal (das an) (inf)

    2. vt
    animals schlachten; people abschlachten, niedermetzeln; (fig) play, piece of music, language vergewaltigen

    his butchered bodyseine schrecklich zugerichtete Leiche

    * * *
    butcher [ˈbʊtʃə(r)]
    A s
    1. Fleischer m, Metzger m, Schlachter m:
    butcher’s Fleischerei f, Metzgerei f;
    at the butcher’s beim Metzger
    2. fig
    a) (Menschen)Schlächter m, brutaler Mörder
    b) Henker m (Richter, der wegen seiner Bluturteile berüchtigt ist)
    c) General etc, der sinnlos Blut vergießt
    3. Pfuscher m pej
    4. US Verkäufer m (von Süßigkeiten etc, besonders in Zügen oder Theatern)
    B v/t
    1. schlachten
    2. abschlachten, niedermetzeln
    3. verpfuschen pej
    * * *
    1. noun
    1) Fleischer, der; Metzger, der (bes. westd., südd.); Schlachter, der (nordd.)

    butcher's [shop] — Fleischerei, die; Metzgerei, die (bes. westd., südd.); see also baker

    2) (fig.): (murderer) [Menschen]schlächter, der
    2. transitive verb
    schlachten; (fig.): (murder) niedermetzeln; abschlachten
    * * *
    n.
    Fleischer m.
    Metzger - m.
    Schlachter m. v.
    niedermachen v.
    niedermetzeln v.

    English-german dictionary > butcher

  • 14 locken

    v/i: wider oder gegen den Stachel löcken geh. kick against the pricks
    * * *
    to attract; to cluck; to decoy; to wile; to allure; to lure;
    sich locken
    to curl
    * * *
    lọ|cken I ['lɔkn]
    vtr
    Haar to curl

    gelockt (Haar) — curly; Mensch curly-haired, curly-headed

    II
    vt
    1) Tier to lure
    2) jdn to tempt; (mit Ortsangabe) to lure

    jdn in einen Hinterhalt lockento lead or lure sb into a trap

    See:
    Falle
    * * *
    1) (to twist or turn (especially hair) into small coils or rolls: My hair curls easily.) curl
    2) (to attract or tempt: Goods are displayed in shop windows to entice people into the shop.) entice
    3) (to tempt or attract: The bright lights of the city lured him away from home.) lure
    * * *
    lo·cken1
    [ˈlɔkn̩]
    I. vt
    etw \locken to curl sth
    sich dat das Haar \locken lassen to have one's hair set [or curled]; s.a. gelockt
    II. vr
    sich akk \locken to curl
    nach der Wäsche \locken sich die Haare von allein hair tends to go curly after washing
    lo·cken2
    [ˈlɔkn̩]
    vt
    etw \locken to lure sth
    ein Tier in einen Käfig \locken to lure [or entice] an animal into a cage
    jdn \locken to tempt sb
    Ihr Vorschlag könnte mich schon \locken I'm [very] tempted by your offer, your offer is very tempting
    3. (ziehen)
    jdn \locken impers sb is lured
    mich lockt es jedes Jahr in die Karibik every year I feel the lure of the Caribbean
    * * *
    1) lure; (fig.) entice ( aus out of, in + Akk. into)
    2) (reizen) tempt
    * * *
    locken1 v/t & v/r
    locken2 v/t
    1. (Tier) lure; (rufen) call; (Fisch) bait
    2. fig lure; tempt, entice (
    mit with);
    locken in (+akk)
    /aus lure ( oder entice) into/out of;
    es lockt mich I feel tempted;
    das lockt mich sehr/gar nicht I’m very tempted/it doesn’t interest me at all, umg it doesn’t grab me;
    mich würde Portugal locken I quite fancy (US I like the idea of) Portugal;
    jemandem das Geld aus der Tasche locken entice sb into spending his ( oder her) money; betrügerisch: cheat sb out of his ( oder her) money; Reserve 3
    * * *
    1) lure; (fig.) entice ( aus out of, in + Akk. into)
    2) (reizen) tempt
    * * *
    v.
    to attract v.
    to cluck v.
    to curl v.
    to entice v.
    to woo v.

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  • 15 close

    1. adjective
    1) (near in space) dicht; nahe

    be close to somethingnahe bei od. an etwas (Dat.) sein

    you're too close to the firedu bist zu dicht od. nah am Feuer

    I wish we lived closer to your parents — ich wünschte, wir würden näher bei deinen Eltern wohnen

    be close to tears/breaking point — den Tränen/einem Zusammenbruch nahe sein

    at close quarters, the building looked less impressive — aus der Nähe betrachtet, wirkte das Gebäude weniger imposant

    at close rangeaus kurzer Entfernung

    2) (near in time) nahe (to an + Dat.)
    3) eng [Freund, Freundschaft, Beziehung, Zusammenarbeit, Verbindung]; nahe [Verwandte, Bekanntschaft]

    be/become close to somebody — jemandem nahe stehen/nahekommen

    4) (rigorous, painstaking) eingehend, genau [Untersuchung, Prüfung, Befragung usw.]
    5) (stifling) stickig [Luft, Raum]; drückend, schwül [Wetter]
    6) (nearly equal) hart [[Wett]kampf, Spiel]; knapp [Ergebnis]

    that was a close call or shave or thing — (coll.) das war knapp!

    7) (nearly matching) wortgetreu [Übersetzung]; getreu, genau [Imitation, Kopie]; groß [Ähnlichkeit]
    8) eng [Schrift]
    2. adverb
    1) (near) nah[e]

    be close at handin Reichweite sein

    close byin der Nähe

    close on 60 yearsfast 60 Jahre

    close on 2 o'clock — kurz vor 2 [Uhr]

    close to somebody/something — nahe bei jemandem/etwas

    don't stand so close to the edge of the cliffstell dich nicht so nah od. dicht an den Rand des Kliffs

    it brought them closer together(fig.) es brachte sie einander näher

    be/come close to tears — den Tränen nahe sein

    2) fest [schließen]; genau [hinsehen]
    3. transitive verb
    1) (shut) schließen, (ugs.) zumachen [Augen, Tür, Fenster, Geschäft]; zuziehen [Vorhang]; (declare shut) schließen [Laden, Geschäft, Fabrik, Betrieb, Werk, Zeche]; stilllegen [Betrieb, Werk, Zeche, Bahnlinie]; sperren [Straße, Brücke]
    2) (conclude) schließen, beenden [Besprechung, Rede, Diskussion]; schließen [Versammlung, Sitzung]
    3) (make smaller) schließen (auch fig.) [Lücke]
    4. intransitive verb
    1) (shut) sich schließen; [Tür:] zugehen (ugs.), sich schließen

    the door/lid doesn't close properly — die Tür/der Deckel schließt nicht richtig

    2) [Laden, Geschäft, Fabrik:] schließen, (ugs.) zumachen; (permanently) [Betrieb, Werk, Zeche:] geschlossen od. stillgelegt werden; [Geschäft:] geschlossen werden, (ugs.) zumachen
    3) (come to an end) zu Ende gehen; enden; (finish speaking) schließen
    5. noun
    1) no pl. Ende, das; Schluss, der

    come or draw to a close — zu Ende gehen

    bring or draw something to a close — einer Sache (Dat.) ein Ende bereiten; etwas zu Ende bringen

    2) (cul-de-sac) Sackgasse, die
    Phrasal Verbs:
    - academic.ru/13537/close_down">close down
    * * *
    I 1. [kləus] adverb
    1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.) nahe
    2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.) eng
    2. adjective
    1) (near in relationship: a close friend.) vertraut
    2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.) knapp
    3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.) genau
    4) (tight: a close fit.) eng
    5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.) schwül
    6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).) geizig
    7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.) verschwiegen
    - closely
    - closeness
    - close call/shave
    - close-set
    - close-up
    - close at hand
    - close on
    - close to
    II 1. [kləuz] verb
    1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.) schließen
    2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.) enden
    3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).) abschließen
    2. noun
    (a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.) das Ende
    - close down
    - close up
    * * *
    close1
    [kləʊs, AM kloʊs]
    I. adj usu pred
    1. (short distance) nah[e]
    let's go to the \closest pub lasst uns in das nächste Pub gehen!
    to be \close to sth in der Nähe einer S. gen liegen
    our guest-house was \close to the sea unsere Pension war nicht weit vom Meer entfernt
    \close combat Nahkampf m
    \close to the ground dicht über dem Boden
    in \close proximity in unmittelbarer Nähe
    at \close quarters aus der Nähe [betrachtet]
    at \close range aus kurzer Entfernung
    \close together nahe [o dicht] beieinander
    to be \close to exhaustion total erschöpft sein
    to be \close to perfection so gut wie perfekt sein
    to be \close to tears den Tränen nahe sein
    3. (near in time) nahe [bevorstehend]
    it's \close to Christmas Weihnachten steht vor der Tür
    war is \close ein Krieg steht unmittelbar bevor
    \close together nahe [o dicht] beieinander
    to be \close to sb jdm [sehr] nahestehen
    my brother and I have always been very \close mein Bruder und ich standen uns schon immer sehr nahe
    ... because of their \close links with terrorist groups... wegen ihrer engen Verbindung zu Terrorgruppen
    \close bond enges Band
    \close co-operation enge Zusammenarbeit
    just \close family nur die nächsten Verwandten
    \close friend enger Freund/enge Freundin
    \close friendship enge Freundschaft
    \close links eine enge Verbindung
    \close relatives nahe Verwandte
    5. (little space between) eng
    \close handwriting enge Schrift
    ten pages of \close print zehn eng bedruckte Seiten
    \close ranks geschlossene Reihen
    \close weave dichtes Gewebe
    6. ( fig: dense)
    \close argument stichhaltiges Argument
    \close reasoning geschlossene Argumentation
    7. (almost equal) knapp
    the race is going to be a \close contest das wird ein Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen!
    the election was too \close to call der Ausgang der Wahl war völlig offen
    \close race Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen nt
    8. (similar)
    to be the \closest equivalent to sth etw dat am nächsten kommen
    \close resemblance große Ähnlichkeit
    to bear a \close resemblance to sb/sth jdm/etw sehr ähnlich sehen/sein
    9. (exact) genau
    to pay \close attention to sb jdm gut zuhören
    to pay \close attention to sth genau auf etw akk achten
    to keep a \close eye on sth etw gut im Auge behalten
    10. (secret) verschwiegen
    she's very \close about her relationship was ihre Beziehung angeht, ist sie sehr verschwiegen
    \close secret großes Geheimnis
    11. (airless, stifling) schwül; (in room) stickig
    12. (mean) knauserig pej
    \close to [or on] ... nahezu..., fast...
    \close to midnight kurz vor Mitternacht
    14. LING
    \close vowel geschlossener Vokal
    15.
    to be \close to the bone der Wahrheit ziemlich nahekommen
    that was a \close call! das war knapp!
    that was too \close for comfort! das ging gerade nochmal gut!; (distance)
    she lives too \close for comfort sie wohnt näher als ihr lieb ist
    to hold [or keep] one's cards \close to one's chest sich dat nicht in die Karten sehen lassen
    that was a \close shave! das war knapp! fam
    to have had a \close shave gerade noch davongekommen sein
    II. adv (near in location) nahe; (near in time) nahe [bevorstehend]
    please come \closer kommen Sie doch näher!
    the election is getting \close die Wahlen stehen unmittelbar vor der Tür
    she came \close to getting that job fast hätte sie die Stelle bekommen
    to come \close to blows beinahe handgreiflich werden
    to be \close at hand person in Reichweite sein; event unmittelbar bevorstehen
    to come \close to tears den Tränen nahekommen
    to come \close to the truth der Wahrheit [ziemlich] nahekommen
    to get \close to sb/sth jdm/etw nahekommen
    to hold sb \close jdn fest an sich drücken
    on looking \closer bei genauerem Hinsehen
    \close by in der Nähe
    the little child stood \close by his mother das kleine Kind stand dicht bei seiner Mutter
    from \close up aus der Nähe
    \close together dicht beieinander
    please stand \closer together können Sie vielleicht noch ein bisschen aufrücken?
    these appointments are too \close together diese Termine liegen einfach zu dicht aufeinander
    to sail \close to the wind sich akk hart an der Grenze des Erlaubten bewegen
    III. vi
    1. (move nearer)
    to \close on sb/an animal sich akk jdm/einem Tier [bedrohlich] nähern
    2. STOCKEX (reach a price)
    shares \closed at 15 dollars die Aktien erreichten eine Schlussnotierung von 15 Dollar
    IV. n BRIT Hof m; (in street names) Straßenname für Sackgassen; (around cathedral) Domhof m; SCOT schmaler, meist offener Durchgang oder Hof
    close2
    [kləʊz, AM kloʊz]
    I. vt
    to \close sth etw schließen
    to \close a book ein Buch zumachen
    to \close a company/factory/shop einen Betrieb/eine Fabrik/einen Laden schließen
    to \close the curtains die Vorhänge zuziehen
    to \close the door/one's mouth/the window die Tür/seinen Mund/das Fenster zumachen
    to \close one's ears ( fig) sich akk taub stellen
    to \close one's eyes seine Augen zumachen [o schließen]
    to \close one's eyes to sth ( fig) die Augen vor etw dat verschließen
    to \close a plant/railway line ein Werk/eine Bahnstrecke stilllegen
    to \close ranks die Reihen schließen
    the party has \closed ranks on the issue die Partei nimmt dem Thema gegenüber eine geschlossene Stellung ein
    to \close a road eine Straße sperren; ECON, FIN
    to \close an account ein Konto auflösen
    2. (bring to an end)
    the matter is \closed der Fall ist abgeschlossen
    the performance was \closed with ‘Auld Lang Syne’ die Aufführung endete mit dem Lied ‚Auld Lang Syne‘
    to \close a bank account ein Konto auflösen
    to \close a case LAW einen Fall abschließen
    case \closed also LAW der Fall ist abgeschlossen
    to \close a deal einen Handel [ab]schließen
    to \close a discussion eine Diskussion beenden
    let's \close this discussion with a brief summary lassen Sie mich diese Diskussion mit einer kurzen Zusammenfassung abschließen
    to \close a meeting eine Besprechung beenden
    to \close sth etw schließen
    to \close the gap between x and y die Kluft zwischen x und y überwinden
    4. ELEC
    to \close a circuit einen Stromkreis schließen
    to \close a file eine Datei zumachen [o schließen
    6.
    to \close the stable door after the horse has bolted den Brunnen erst zudecken, wenn das Kind hineingefallen ist prov
    II. vi
    1. (shut) wound sich schließen; door, window, lid zugehen; shop, bank schließen
    her eyes \closed in tiredness vor Müdigkeit fielen ihr die Augen zu
    this box doesn't \close properly diese Kiste geht nicht richtig zu
    2. (shut down) schließen; shop zumachen; factory also stilllegen
    3. (end) zu Ende gehen; meeting schließen; play abgesetzt werden; STOCKEX
    the pound \closed at $1.62 das Pfund schloss mit 1,62 Dollar
    4. (approach) sich akk nähern
    the tanks \closed to within 50 metres of the frontline die Panzer kamen bis auf 50 Meter an die Front heran
    III. n
    1. no pl (end) Ende nt, Schluss m
    to bring [or draw] sth to a \close etw beenden
    to come to a \close zu Ende gehen, enden
    to draw to a \close sich dem Ende zuneigen
    at the \close of business bei Geschäftsschluss
    at the \close of trading bei Börsenschluss
    2. STOCKEX Börsenschluss m
    by the \close bei Börsenschluss
    3. (in cricket)
    4. MUS Kadenz f
    * * *
    I [kləʊs]
    1. adj (+er)
    1) (= near) nahe (
    to +gen), in der Nähe ( to +gen, von) to +gen )

    at close quarters —

    he chose the closest cakeer nahm den Kuchen, der am nächsten lag

    we use this pub because it's close/the closest — wir gehen in dieses Lokal, weil es in der Nähe/am nächsten ist

    2) (in time) nahe (bevorstehend)

    nobody realized how close a nuclear war was — es war niemandem klar, wie nahe ein Atomkrieg bevorstand

    3) (fig) friend, co-operation, connection etc eng; relative nahe; resemblance groß, stark

    they were very close (to each other) — sie waren or standen sich or einander (geh) sehr nahe

    4) (= not spread out) handwriting, print eng; ranks dicht, geschlossen; (fig) argument lückenlos, stichhaltig; reasoning, game geschlossen
    5) (= exact, painstaking) examination, study eingehend, genau; translation originalgetreu; watch streng, scharf

    you have to pay very close attention to the traffic signs —

    to keep a close lookout for sb/sth — scharf nach jdm/etw Ausschau halten

    6) (= stuffy) schwül; (indoors) stickig
    7) (= almost equal) fight, result knapp

    a close electionein Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen nt, eine Wahl mit knappem Ausgang

    the vote/election was too close to call — der Ausgang der Abstimmung/Wahl war völlig offen

    8)

    close on sixty/midnight — an die sechzig/kurz vor Mitternacht

    2. adv (+er)
    nahe; (spatially also) dicht

    close to the water/ground —

    the closer the exams came the more nervous he got —

    this pattern comes close/closest to the sort of thing we wanted — dieses Muster kommt dem, was wir uns vorgestellt haben, nahe/am nächsten

    if you get too close up... — wenn du zu nahe herangehst...

    3. n
    (in street names) Hof m; (of cathedral etc) Domhof m; (Scot = outside passage) offener Hausflur II [kləʊz]
    1. vt
    1) (= shut) schließen; eyes, door, shop, window, curtains also zumachen; (permanently) business, shop etc schließen; factory stilllegen; (= block) opening etc verschließen; road sperren

    "closed" — "geschlossen"

    sorry, we're closed — tut uns leid, wir haben geschlossen or zu

    to close one's eyes/ears to sth — sich einer Sache gegenüber blind/taub stellen

    to close the gap between... — die Diskrepanz zwischen... beseitigen

    2) (= bring to an end) church service, meeting schließen, beenden; affair, discussion also abschließen; bank account etc auflösen; sale abschließen
    3) (ELEC) circuit schließen
    2. vi
    1) (= shut, come together) sich schließen; (door, window, box, lid, eyes, wound also) zugehen; (= can be shut) schließen, zugehen; (shop, factory) schließen, zumachen; (factory permanently) stillgelegt werden

    his eyes closed — die Augen fielen ihm zu; (in death) seine Augen schlossen sich

    2) (= come to an end) schließen; (tourist season) aufhören, enden, zu Ende gehen; (THEAT, play) auslaufen
    3) (= approach) sich nähern, näher kommen; (boxers etc) aufeinander losgehen
    4) (COMM: accept offer) abschließen, zu einem Abschluss kommen

    the shares closed at £5 — die Aktien erreichten eine Schlussnotierung von £ 5

    3. n
    Ende nt, Schluss m

    to come to a close — enden, aufhören, zu Ende gehen

    to draw to a close — sich dem Ende nähern, dem Ende zugehen

    to draw or bring sth to a close —

    at/towards (Brit) or toward (US) the close of (the) day — am/gegen Ende des Tages

    * * *
    A adj [kləʊs] (adv closely)
    1. ver-, geschlossen, (nur präd) zu
    2. obs von Mauern etc umgeben
    3. zurückgezogen, abgeschieden
    4. verborgen, geheim
    5. dumpf, schwül, stickig, drückend
    6. fig verschlossen, verschwiegen, zurückhaltend
    7. geizig, knaus(e)rig
    8. knapp, beschränkt:
    money is close das Geld ist knapp
    9. nicht zugänglich, nicht öffentlich, geschlossen
    10. dicht, fest (Gewebe etc)
    11. eng, (dicht) gedrängt:
    close handwriting enge Schrift
    12. knapp, kurz, bündig (Stil etc)
    13. kurz (Haar)
    14. eng (anliegend) (Kleid etc)
    15. (wort)getreu, genau (Übersetzung)
    16. stark (Ähnlichkeit)
    17. nah, dicht:
    close combat MIL Nahkampf m;
    close fight Handgemenge n, weitS. zähes Ringen, harter Kampf;
    close together dicht beieinander;
    a) nahe oder dicht bei,
    b) (zeitlich) dicht vor (dat), nahe (dat),
    c) fig (jemandem) nahestehend, vertraut mit,
    d) fig eng verwandt oder verbunden mit;
    this subject is very close to me dieses Thema liegt mir sehr am Herzen;
    close to tears den Tränen nahe;
    a speed close to that of sound eine Geschwindigkeit, die dicht an die Schallgrenze herankommt; bone1 A 1, proximity, range A 5
    18. eng (Freunde):
    he was a close friend of mine, we were close friends wir waren eng befreundet
    19. nah (Verwandte)
    20. fig knapp:
    21. fig scharf, hart, knapp:
    close victory knapper Sieg;
    close election knapper Wahlausgang;
    close finish scharfer Endkampf
    22. gespannt (Aufmerksamkeit)
    23. gründlich, eingehend, scharf, genau:
    close investigation gründliche oder eingehende Untersuchung;
    close observer scharfer Beobachter;
    close questioning strenges Verhör; inspection 1
    24. streng, scharf:
    close arrest strenge Haft;
    close prisoner streng bewachter Gefangener;
    in close custody unter scharfer Bewachung;
    keep a close watch on scharf im Auge behalten (akk)
    25. streng, logisch, lückenlos (Beweisführung etc)
    26. LING geschlossen (Laut etc): punctuation 1
    27. MUS eng:
    close harmony enger Satz
    B adv [kləʊs] eng, nahe, dicht:
    a) nahe oder dicht dabei, ganz in der Nähe,
    b) nahe oder dicht bei, neben (dat);
    close at hand nahe bevorstehend;
    close on two hundred fast oder annähernd zweihundert;
    fly close to the ground dicht am Boden fliegen;
    come close to fig dicht herankommen oder -reichen an (akk), fast … sein;
    cut close ganz kurz schneiden;
    keep close in der Nähe bleiben;
    lie ( oder keep) close sich verborgen halten;
    press sb close jemanden hart bedrängen;
    run sb close jemandem dicht auf den Fersen sein;
    if you look closer wenn du näher oder genauer hinsiehst; wind1 A 1
    C s [kləʊz]
    1. (Ab)Schluss m, Ende n:
    bring to a close eine Versammlung etc beenden;
    come ( oder draw) to a close zu Ende gehen
    2. Schlusswort n
    3. Briefschluss m
    4. MUS Kadenz f, Schluss(fall) m
    5. Handgemenge n, Kampf m
    6. [kləʊs] Br
    a) Einfriedung f, Hof m (einer Kirche, Schule etc)
    b) Gehege n
    c) JUR (eingefriedetes) Grundstück: breach Bes Redew
    7. [kləʊs] Br (kurze, umbaute) Sackgasse
    8. [kləʊs] schott Hausdurchgang m zum Hof
    D v/t [kləʊz]
    1. (ab-, ver-, zu)schließen, zumachen, COMPUT eine Datei etc schließen: closed, door Bes Redew, eye A 1, gap 6, heart Bes Redew, mind A 2, rank1 A 7
    2. ein Loch etc verstopfen
    3. a) einen Betrieb, die Schule etc schließen
    b) they had their ground closed for two games SPORT sie bekamen eine Platzsperre für zwei Spiele
    4. ein Gelände, eine Straße (ab)sperren:
    close a road to traffic eine Straße für den Verkehr sperren
    5. die Hand schließen, die Faust ballen
    6. die Sicht versperren
    7. ELEK den Stromkreis schließen
    8. fig beenden, be-, abschließen:
    close a case einen Fall abschließen;
    close the court JUR die Verhandlung schließen;
    close an issue eine (strittige) Sache erledigen;
    close a procession einen Zug beschließen;
    close one’s days seine Tage beschließen (sterben);
    the subject was closed das Thema war beendet
    9. WIRTSCH
    a) ein Konto auflösen
    b) eine Rechnung abschließen: book A 9
    10. einen Handel, ein Geschäft abschließen
    11. einen Abstand verringern
    12. SCHIFF näher herangehen an (akk):
    close the wind an den Wind gehen
    13. WIRTSCH US close out A 2
    E v/i [kləʊz]
    1. allg sich schließen (auch Lücke, Wunde etc)
    2. geschlossen werden
    3. schließen, zumachen:
    the shop closes at 5 o’clock
    4. enden, aufhören, zu Ende gehen
    5. schließen ( with the words mit den Worten)
    6. Börse: abschließen (at mit)
    7. heranrücken, sich nähern:
    close (a)round ( oder about) sb jemanden einschließen, jemanden umzingeln
    8. close with sb mit jemandem (handels)einig werden, sich mit jemandem einigen ( beide:
    on über akk)
    9. close with sb mit jemandem handgemein werden oder aneinandergeraten
    10. sich verringern (Abstand, Strecke)
    * * *
    1. adjective
    1) (near in space) dicht; nahe

    be close to somethingnahe bei od. an etwas (Dat.) sein

    I wish we lived closer to your parents — ich wünschte, wir würden näher bei deinen Eltern wohnen

    be close to tears/breaking point — den Tränen/einem Zusammenbruch nahe sein

    at close quarters, the building looked less impressive — aus der Nähe betrachtet, wirkte das Gebäude weniger imposant

    2) (near in time) nahe (to an + Dat.)
    3) eng [Freund, Freundschaft, Beziehung, Zusammenarbeit, Verbindung]; nahe [Verwandte, Bekanntschaft]

    be/become close to somebody — jemandem nahe stehen/nahekommen

    4) (rigorous, painstaking) eingehend, genau [Untersuchung, Prüfung, Befragung usw.]
    5) (stifling) stickig [Luft, Raum]; drückend, schwül [Wetter]
    6) (nearly equal) hart [[Wett]kampf, Spiel]; knapp [Ergebnis]

    that was a close call or shave or thing — (coll.) das war knapp!

    7) (nearly matching) wortgetreu [Übersetzung]; getreu, genau [Imitation, Kopie]; groß [Ähnlichkeit]

    be the closest equivalent to somethingeiner Sache (Dat.) am ehesten entsprechen

    8) eng [Schrift]
    2. adverb
    1) (near) nah[e]

    close on 2 o'clock — kurz vor 2 [Uhr]

    close to somebody/something — nahe bei jemandem/etwas

    it brought them closer together(fig.) es brachte sie einander näher

    be/come close to tears — den Tränen nahe sein

    2) fest [schließen]; genau [hinsehen]
    3. transitive verb
    1) (shut) schließen, (ugs.) zumachen [Augen, Tür, Fenster, Geschäft]; zuziehen [Vorhang]; (declare shut) schließen [Laden, Geschäft, Fabrik, Betrieb, Werk, Zeche]; stilllegen [Betrieb, Werk, Zeche, Bahnlinie]; sperren [Straße, Brücke]
    2) (conclude) schließen, beenden [Besprechung, Rede, Diskussion]; schließen [Versammlung, Sitzung]
    3) (make smaller) schließen (auch fig.) [Lücke]
    4. intransitive verb
    1) (shut) sich schließen; [Tür:] zugehen (ugs.), sich schließen

    the door/lid doesn't close properly — die Tür/der Deckel schließt nicht richtig

    2) [Laden, Geschäft, Fabrik:] schließen, (ugs.) zumachen; (permanently) [Betrieb, Werk, Zeche:] geschlossen od. stillgelegt werden; [Geschäft:] geschlossen werden, (ugs.) zumachen
    3) (come to an end) zu Ende gehen; enden; (finish speaking) schließen
    5. noun
    1) no pl. Ende, das; Schluss, der

    come or draw to a close — zu Ende gehen

    bring or draw something to a close — einer Sache (Dat.) ein Ende bereiten; etwas zu Ende bringen

    2) (cul-de-sac) Sackgasse, die
    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    v.
    abschließen v.
    schließen v.
    (§ p.,pp.: schloß, geschlossen)
    zumachen v.

    English-german dictionary > close

  • 16 blind

    1. adjective
    1) blind [Person, Tier]

    a blind man/woman — ein Blinder/eine Blinde

    as blind as a bat — stockblind (ugs.)

    go or become blind — blind werden

    turn a blind eye [to something] — (fig.) [bei etwas] ein Auge zudrücken

    2) (Aeronaut.)

    blind landing/flying — Blindlandung, die/Blindflug, der

    3) (unreasoning) blind [Vorurteil, Weigerung, Gehorsam, Vertrauen]
    5) (not ruled by purpose) blind [Wut, Zorn]; dunkel [Instinkt]; kopflos [Panik]
    2. adverb

    the pilot had to fly/land blind — der Pilot musste blind fliegen/landen

    3. noun
    1) (screen) Jalousie, die; (of cloth) Rouleau, das; (of shop) Markise, die
    2) (Amer. Hunting): (hide) Jagdschirm, der
    3) (pretext) Vorwand, der; (cover) Tarnung, die

    be a blind for somethingals Tarnung für etwas dienen

    4) pl. the blind: die Blinden Pl.

    it's [a case of] the blind leading the blind — (fig.) das ist, wie wenn ein Blinder einen Lahmen [spazieren]führt

    4. transitive verb
    (lit. or fig.) blenden

    be blinded(accidentally) das Augenlicht verlieren

    blind somebody with sciencejemanden mit großen Worten beeindrucken

    * * *
    1. adjective
    1) (not able to see: a blind man.) blind
    2) ((with to) unable to notice: She is blind to his faults.) blind
    3) (hiding what is beyond: a blind corner.) unübersichtlich
    4) (of or for blind people: a blind school.) Blinden-...
    2. noun
    1) ((often in plural) a screen to prevent light coming through a window etc: The sunlight is too bright - pull down the blinds!)
    2) (something intended to mislead or deceive: He did that as a blind.) der Vorwand
    3. verb
    (to make blind: He was blinded in the war.) blind machen
    - academic.ru/84686/blinding">blinding
    - blindly
    - blindness
    - blind alley
    - blindfold
    4. verb
    (to put a blindfold on (some person or animal).) die Augen verbinden
    5. adjective, adverb
    (with the eyes covered by a cloth etc: She came blindfold into the room.) mit verbundenen Augen
    - blind spot
    - the blind leading the blind
    * * *
    [blaɪnd]
    I. n
    1. BRIT (awning) Markise f
    2. (indoor window shade) [Lamellen]vorhang m, Jalousie f
    roller \blind Jalousie f, Rollo nt, Rollladen m SCHWEIZ
    Venetian \blind [Stab]jalousie f
    3. (cloaking) Tarnung f
    4. (pretext) Vorwand m, Alibi nt; (to mask emotion) Fassade f; (for illegal activities) Vertuschung f
    5. (people who can't see)
    the \blind pl die Blinden pl
    a newspaper for the \blind eine Zeitung für Blinde
    6.
    it's a case of the \blind leading the \blind ( prov) der Blinde will den Lahmen führen
    the one-eyed man is king in the country of the \blind esp BRIT ( prov) unter Blinden ist der Einäugige König prov
    II. vt
    to \blind sb jdn blind machen; (temporarily) sun, light jdn blenden
    to be \blinded by [or with] tears blind vor Tränen sein
    2. ( fig: impress)
    to \blind sb jdn blenden
    to \blind sb with science jdn mit seinem Wissen beeindrucken
    to be \blinded by sb/sth sich akk von jdm/etw blenden lassen
    his prejudices \blinded him to the fact that he was being illogical seine Vorurteile täuschten ihn über seinen Mangel an Logik hinweg
    to be \blinded by love blind vor Liebe sein
    III. adj
    1. (sightless) blind
    to go \blind erblinden, blind werden
    to be \blind in one eye auf einem Auge blind sein
    to be \blind to a colour eine Farbe nicht richtig wahrnehmen können
    2. ( fig: unable to perceive) blind
    to be \blind to sth etw nicht bemerken
    3. pred ( fig: unprepared) auf gut Glück
    he went into the interview \blind er ging unvorbereitet ins Interview
    4. pred esp BRIT ( fig: without reserve) rückhaltlos
    he swore \blind that he had locked the door er versicherte hoch und heilig, die Tür verschlossen zu haben
    5. ( fig: lack judgement) blind
    \blind acceptance/devotion bedingungslose Akzeptanz/Hingabe
    \blind anger [or rage] /jealousy blinde Wut/Eifersucht
    \blind obedience blinder Gehorsam
    6. (concealed) verborgen, versteckt
    \blind curve schwer einsehbare Kurve
    7. (closed) pipe blind; (walled up) door, window blind
    8. attr esp BRIT ( fam: any, the least)
    he hasn't done a \blind bit of work since lunch er hat seit dem Mittagessen noch keinen Handschlag getan [o Finger gerührt]
    to not take a \blind [or the \blindest] bit of notice of sth etw überhaupt nicht beachten
    it doesn't matter what I say, she doesn't take a \blind bit of notice egal, was ich sage, sie hört überhaupt nicht zu
    not a \blind bit of it kein bisschen, keine Spur fam
    9.
    to be as \blind as a bat ( fam) so blind wie ein Maulwurf sein
    love is \blind Liebe macht blind
    to turn a \blind eye to sth etw ignorieren, vor etw dat die Augen verschließen
    IV. adv
    1. (without sight) blind
    to fly \blind blind fliegen
    to taste wines \blind Weine kosten, ohne aufs Etikett zu schauen
    2. FOOD
    to bake sth \blind etw blind [o ohne Füllung] backen
    3.
    to be \blind drunk stockbetrunken sein fam
    * * *
    [blaɪnd]
    1. adj (+er)
    1) (= sightless) blind

    to go blind — erblinden, blind werden

    a blind man/woman — ein Blinder/eine Blinde

    2) (fig to beauty, charm etc) blind (to für, gegen)

    to be blind to sb's faults —

    she remained blind to the fact that... — sie sah einfach nicht, dass...

    3) (fig: lacking judgement) obedience, passion blind; fury, panic also hell

    blind with passion/rage — blind vor Leidenschaft/Wut

    4) (= vision obscured) corner unübersichtlich → blind spot
    See:
    → blind spot
    5) (Brit inf)

    it's not a blind bit of use trying to persuade him —

    6) (= false) door, window blind
    7) (= without exit) passage ohne Ausgang, blind endend attr; (= without windows and doors) wall ohne Fenster und Türen
    2. vt
    1) (= make blind light, sun) blenden
    2) (sun, light) blenden
    3) (fig love, hate etc) blind machen (to für, gegen); (wealth, beauty) blenden
    3. n
    1)

    it's the blind leading the blind (fig) — das hieße, einen Lahmen einen Blinden führen lassen

    2) (= window shade cloth) Rollo nt, Rouleau nt; (slats) Jalousie f; (outside) Rollladen m
    3) (= cover) Tarnung f
    4) (fig sl: booze-up) Sauferei f (inf)
    5) (US: hide) Versteck nt
    4. adv
    1) (AVIAT) fly blind
    2) (COOK)
    3)
    * * *
    blind [blaınd]
    A adj (adv blindly)
    1. a) blind:
    a blind man ein Blinder;
    blind in one eye auf einem Auge blind;
    are you blind? hast du keine Augen im Kopf?;
    go blind blind werden, erblinden
    b) Blinden…:
    2. fig blind (to gegen[über]), verständnislos:
    love is blind Liebe macht blind;
    blind to one’s own defects den eigenen Fehlern gegenüber blind;
    blind fury ( oder rage) blinde Wut;
    blind with fury blind vor Wut;
    a) ein Auge zudrücken,
    b) sich den Tatsachen verschließen;
    a) bei etwas ein Auge zudrücken,
    b) etwas bewusst ignorieren
    3. fig blind, unbesonnen, wahllos:
    blindly auch blindlings;
    blind bargain unüberlegter Handel;
    blind chance blinder Zufall;
    blind faith blindes Vertrauen;
    have blind faith in sb jemandem blind vertrauen
    blind interpretation, blind rating (Statistik etc) blinde Auswertung
    5. zwecklos, ziellos, leer:
    blind excuse faule Ausrede;
    blind pretence (US pretense) Vorwand m
    6. verdeckt, verborgen, geheim, auch WIRTSCH, TECH kaschiert:
    blind floor ARCH Blend-, Blindboden m;
    blind staircase Geheimtreppe f;
    blind vein (Bergbau) blinde Erzader
    7. schwer erkennbar oder verständlich:
    blind copy TYPO unleserliches Manuskript;
    blind corner unübersichtliche Kurve oder Ecke;
    blind hole (Golf) Blind Hole n (Loch, dessen Grün man beim Annäherungsschlag nicht sehen kann);
    blind letter unzustellbarer Brief
    8. ARCH blind, nicht durchbrochen:
    blind arch Bogenblende f;
    9. BOT blütenlos, taub
    10. FOTO nur gegen blaues, violettes und ultraviolettes Licht empfindlich (Film)
    11. matt, nicht poliert
    12. umg blau (betrunken):
    blind to the world sternhagelvoll
    13. Br umg it doesn’t make the blindest bit of difference das macht nicht den geringsten Unterschied;
    he didn’t take a blind bit of notice er nahm nicht die geringste Notiz (davon);
    it’s not a blind bit of use es hat überhaupt keinen Zweck;
    he hasn’t done a blind bit of work yet er hat noch keinen Handschlag oder Strich getan;
    I haven’t got a blind idea ich hab keinen blassen Schimmer
    B v/t
    1. a) blind machen:
    the accident blinded him er verlor durch den Unfall das Augenlicht;
    be blinded das Augenlicht verlieren;
    he was blinded in his left eye er wurde auf dem linken Auge blind
    b) blenden (auch fig:
    with mit):
    blind sb with science jemanden mit seinem (Fach)Wissen beeindrucken
    2. jemandem die Augen verbinden
    3. fig mit Blindheit schlagen, verblenden, blind machen (to für, gegen):
    blind o.s. to facts sich den Tatsachen verschließen
    4. verdunkeln, das Licht nehmen (dat)
    5. Straßenbau: mit Kies oder Erde ausfüllen
    6. TECH mattieren
    C v/i
    1. AUTO Br sl rasen
    2. eff 2
    D s
    1. the blind koll die Blinden pl:
    it’s a case of the blind leading the blind das ist, wie wenn ein Blinder einen anderen führt;
    among the blind the one-eyed man is king (Sprichwort) unter den Blinden ist der Einäugige König
    2. a) Rollladen m
    b) Rouleau n, Rollo n
    c) besonders Br Markise f: Venetian A
    3. pl Scheuklappen pl
    4. fig
    a) Vorwand m
    b) (Vor)Täuschung f
    c) Tarnung f
    5. umg Strohmann m
    6. JAGD besonders US Deckung f
    7. sl Sauferei:
    go (out) on a blind eine Sauftour machen
    E adv
    1. blind: fly1 B 2, swear B 3
    2. fig blindlings
    3. blind drunk umg sternhagelvoll:
    get blind drunk umg sich sinnlos volllaufen lassen
    * * *
    1. adjective
    1) blind [Person, Tier]

    a blind man/woman — ein Blinder/eine Blinde

    go or become blind — blind werden

    turn a blind eye [to something] — (fig.) [bei etwas] ein Auge zudrücken

    2) (Aeronaut.)

    blind landing/flying — Blindlandung, die/Blindflug, der

    3) (unreasoning) blind [Vorurteil, Weigerung, Gehorsam, Vertrauen]
    5) (not ruled by purpose) blind [Wut, Zorn]; dunkel [Instinkt]; kopflos [Panik]
    2. adverb

    the pilot had to fly/land blind — der Pilot musste blind fliegen/landen

    3. noun
    1) (screen) Jalousie, die; (of cloth) Rouleau, das; (of shop) Markise, die
    2) (Amer. Hunting): (hide) Jagdschirm, der
    3) (pretext) Vorwand, der; (cover) Tarnung, die
    4) pl. the blind: die Blinden Pl.

    it's [a case of] the blind leading the blind — (fig.) das ist, wie wenn ein Blinder einen Lahmen [spazieren]führt

    4. transitive verb
    (lit. or fig.) blenden

    be blinded (accidentally) das Augenlicht verlieren

    English-german dictionary > blind

  • 17 löcken

    v/i: wider oder gegen den Stachel löcken geh. kick against the pricks
    * * *
    to attract; to cluck; to decoy; to wile; to allure; to lure;
    sich locken
    to curl
    * * *
    lọ|cken I ['lɔkn]
    vtr
    Haar to curl

    gelockt (Haar) — curly; Mensch curly-haired, curly-headed

    II
    vt
    1) Tier to lure
    2) jdn to tempt; (mit Ortsangabe) to lure

    jdn in einen Hinterhalt lockento lead or lure sb into a trap

    See:
    Falle
    * * *
    1) (to twist or turn (especially hair) into small coils or rolls: My hair curls easily.) curl
    2) (to attract or tempt: Goods are displayed in shop windows to entice people into the shop.) entice
    3) (to tempt or attract: The bright lights of the city lured him away from home.) lure
    * * *
    lo·cken1
    [ˈlɔkn̩]
    I. vt
    etw \locken to curl sth
    sich dat das Haar \locken lassen to have one's hair set [or curled]; s.a. gelockt
    II. vr
    sich akk \locken to curl
    nach der Wäsche \locken sich die Haare von allein hair tends to go curly after washing
    lo·cken2
    [ˈlɔkn̩]
    vt
    etw \locken to lure sth
    ein Tier in einen Käfig \locken to lure [or entice] an animal into a cage
    jdn \locken to tempt sb
    Ihr Vorschlag könnte mich schon \locken I'm [very] tempted by your offer, your offer is very tempting
    3. (ziehen)
    jdn \locken impers sb is lured
    mich lockt es jedes Jahr in die Karibik every year I feel the lure of the Caribbean
    * * *
    1) lure; (fig.) entice ( aus out of, in + Akk. into)
    2) (reizen) tempt
    * * *
    löcken v/i:
    gegen den Stachel löcken geh kick against the pricks
    * * *
    1) lure; (fig.) entice ( aus out of, in + Akk. into)
    2) (reizen) tempt
    * * *
    v.
    to attract v.
    to cluck v.
    to curl v.
    to entice v.
    to woo v.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > löcken

  • 18 quälen

    I v/t torment (auch fig.); (foltern) auch fig. torture; fig. (plagen) harass, torment; mit Bitten, Fragen etc.: pester, plague; ein Tier quälen maltreat (allg. be cruel to) an animal; jemanden zu Tode quälen torture s.o. to death; Hunger quälte ihn he was tormented by hunger; von Schmerzen gequält racked with ( oder tormented by) pain; dieser Husten quält mich schon lange this cough has been plaguing me for a long time; dieser Gedanke quält mich seit einiger Zeit the thought has been tormenting ( oder worrying) me for some time; Zweifel quälten ihn he was torn by doubt; quäl ihn nicht so! stop tormenting him; die Kinder quälten sie so lange, bis sie nachgab the children went on pestering her until she gave in; das Klavier quälen umg. abuse the piano; gequält
    II v/refl: sich quälen mit Gedanken: torment o.s. with; einer Krankheit: suffer (greatly) from; (sich abmühen) struggle with; sich mit etw. quälen auch have a hard time with s.th.; sich durch den Schnee / Regen quälen battle one’s way through the snow / rain; sich durch ein Buch quälen plough (Am. trudge) (painfully) through a book; sich ans Ziel quälen SPORT struggle to the finish; sich aufs Dach quälen struggle (to get) onto the roof; sich umsonst quälen labo(u)r in vain; sich zu Tode quälen worry o.s. to death
    * * *
    das Quälen
    tantalization
    * * *
    quä|len ['kvɛːlən]
    1. vt
    to torment; Tiere auch to tease; (inf ) Motor to punish; (mit Bitten etc) to pester, to plague

    jdn zu Tode quä́len — to torture sb to death

    See:
    auch gequält
    2. vr
    1) (seelisch) to torture or torment oneself; (= leiden) to suffer, to be in agony
    2) (= sich abmühen) to struggle

    sie quälte sich in das enge Kleid — she struggled into or squeezed herself into her tight dress

    er musste sich quä́len, damit er das schaffte — it took him a lot of effort to do it, it was a struggle for him to do it

    sich durch ein Buch/die Unterlagen quä́len — to struggle or plough (Brit) or plow (US) through a book/the documents

    ich quäle mich jeden Morgen aus dem Bett — it's a struggle for me to get out of bed every morning

    er quälte sich aus dem Sessel — he heaved himself out of the chair

    das Auto quälte sich über den Bergthe car laboured (Brit) or labored (US) or struggled over the hill

    * * *
    1) (to torment or worry frequently.) harry
    2) (to tease or torment (a person etc) by making him want something he cannot have and by keeping it just beyond his reach: The expensive clothes in the shop-window tantalized her.) tantalize
    3) (to tease or torment (a person etc) by making him want something he cannot have and by keeping it just beyond his reach: The expensive clothes in the shop-window tantalized her.) tantalise
    4) (to cause pain, suffering, worry etc to: She was tormented with worry/toothache.) torment
    * * *
    quä·len
    [ˈkvɛ:lən]
    I. vt
    1. (jdm zusetzen)
    jdn \quälen to pester [or plague] sb
    jdn/etw \quälen to be cruel to [or torture] sb/sth; s.a. Tod
    jdn \quälen to torment sb fig
    4. (Beschwerden verursachen)
    jdn \quälen to trouble sb
    durch etw akk [o von etw dat] gequält sein to be troubled by sth; s.a. gequält
    II. vr
    1. (leiden)
    sich akk \quälen to suffer
    2. (sich herumquälen)
    sich akk mit etw dat \quälen Gedanken, Gefühlen to torment oneself with sth; Hausaufgaben, Arbeit to struggle [hard] with sth
    3. (sich mühsam bewegen)
    sich akk \quälen to struggle
    * * *
    1.
    1) (körperlich, seelisch) torment <person, animal>; maltreat, be cruel to < animal>; (foltern) torture
    2) (plagen) <cough etc.> plague; (belästigen) pester
    2.
    1) (leiden) suffer
    2) (sich abmühen) struggle
    * * *
    A. v/t torment (auch fig); (foltern) auch fig torture; fig (plagen) harass, torment; mit Bitten, Fragen etc: pester, plague;
    ein Tier quälen maltreat (allg be cruel to) an animal;
    jemanden zu Tode quälen torture sb to death;
    Hunger quälte ihn he was tormented by hunger;
    von Schmerzen gequält racked with ( oder tormented by) pain;
    dieser Husten quält mich schon lange this cough has been plaguing me for a long time;
    dieser Gedanke quält mich seit einiger Zeit the thought has been tormenting ( oder worrying) me for some time;
    Zweifel quälten ihn he was torn by doubt;
    quäl ihn nicht so! stop tormenting him;
    die Kinder quälten sie so lange, bis sie nachgab the children went on pestering her until she gave in;
    das Klavier quälen umg abuse the piano; gequält
    B. v/r:
    sich quälen mit Gedanken: torment o.s. with; einer Krankheit: suffer (greatly) from; (sich abmühen) struggle with;
    sich mit etwas quälen auch have a hard time with sth;
    sich durch den Schnee/Regen quälen battle one’s way through the snow/rain;
    sich durch ein Buch quälen plough (US trudge) (painfully) through a book;
    sich ans Ziel quälen SPORT struggle to the finish;
    sich aufs Dach quälen struggle (to get) onto the roof;
    sich umsonst quälen labo(u)r in vain;
    sich zu Tode quälen worry o.s. to death
    * * *
    1.
    1) (körperlich, seelisch) torment <person, animal>; maltreat, be cruel to < animal>; (foltern) torture
    2) (plagen) <cough etc.> plague; (belästigen) pester
    2.
    1) (leiden) suffer
    2) (sich abmühen) struggle
    * * *
    n.
    tantalization n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > quälen

  • 19 handle

    1. noun
    1) (part held) [Hand]griff, der; (of bag etc.) [Trag]griff, der; (of knife, chisel) Heft, das; Griff, der; (of axe, brush, comb, broom, saucepan) Stiel, der; (of handbag) Bügel, der; (of door) Klinke, die; (of bucket, watering can, cup, jug) Henkel, der; (of pump) Schwengel, der

    fly off the handle(fig. coll.) an die Decke gehen (ugs.)

    2) (coll.): (title) Titel, der
    2. transitive verb
    1) (touch, feel) anfassen

    ‘Fragile! Handle with care!’ — "Vorsicht! Zerbrechlich!"

    2) (deal with) umgehen mit [Person, Tier, Situation]; führen [Verhandlung]; erledigen [Korrespondenz, Telefonat usw.]; (cope with) fertigwerden od. zurechtkommen mit [Person, Tier, Situation]
    3) (control) handhaben [Fahrzeug, Flugzeug]
    4) (process, transport) umschlagen [Fracht]

    Heathrow handles x passengers per yearin Heathrow werden pro Jahr x Passagiere abgefertigt

    * * *
    ['hændl] 1. noun
    (the part of an object by which it may be held or grasped: I've broken the handle off this cup; You've got to turn the handle in order to open the door.) der Griff
    2. verb
    1) (to touch or hold with the hand: Please wash your hands before handling food.) anfassen
    2) (to control, manage or deal with: He'll never make a good teacher - he doesn't know how to handle children.) umgehen mit
    3) (to buy or sell; to deal in: I'm afraid we do not handle such goods in this shop.) handeln mit
    4) (to treat in a particular way: Never handle animals roughly.) behandeln
    - academic.ru/114899/-handled">-handled
    - handler
    - handlebars
    * * *
    han·dle
    [ˈhændl̩]
    I. n
    1. (handgrip) Griff m; of a pot, basket Henkel m; of a door Klinke f, Schnalle f ÖSTERR; of a handbag Bügel m; of a broom, comb Stiel m; of a pump Schwengel m
    to turn a [door] \handle eine [Tür]klinke hinunterdrücken
    2. ( fig: pretext) Vorwand m
    to serve as a \handle for sth als Vorwand für etw akk dienen
    3. ( fam: title) [Adels]titel m; (posh name) hochtrabender Name pej; (nickname) Beiname m
    he is knighted and has a \handle to his name er ist zum Ritter geschlagen worden und trägt [o hat] einen [Adels]titel
    his meanness earned him a \handle to his name sein Geiz brachte ihm einen Beinamen ein
    4. AM (on CB radio) Code m
    5. COMPUT (in programming) Dateinummer f, Handle m fachspr
    6. COMPUT (in a GUI) Anfasser m fachspr
    7.
    to fly off the \handle ( fam) hochgehen fig fam
    to get a \handle on sth (get under control) etw in den Griff bekommen; (gain understanding of) einen Zugang zu etw dat finden
    II. vt
    1. (feel, grasp)
    to \handle sth etw anfassen
    “\handle with care” „Vorsicht, zerbrechlich!“
    “\handle with care, glass!” „Vorsicht, Glas!“
    to \handle sth etw befördern [o transportieren
    3.
    to \handle sth (work on, process) etw bearbeiten; (be in charge of) für etw akk zuständig sein
    to \handle sb's affairs sich um jds Angelegenheiten kümmern
    to \handle sb's business jds Geschäfte führen
    to \handle luggage Gepäck abfertigen
    4.
    to \handle sth (manage) etw bewältigen; (sort out) etw regeln
    can you \handle it alone? schaffst du das alleine?
    I'll \handle this ich mach das schon
    to \handle a problem (cope with) mit einem Problem fertigwerden; (sort out) ein Problem regeln
    5. (treat, deal with) mit etw umgehen
    to \handle sb mit jdm umgehen
    he was \handled with great tact er wurde sehr taktvoll behandelt
    I find it hard to \handle this subject ich kann nur sehr schwer mit diesem Thema umgehen
    I just didn't know how to \handle the situation ich wusste einfach nicht, wie ich mich in dieser Situation verhalten sollte [o wie ich mit der Situation umgehen sollte]
    I find him hard to \handle ich komme nur schwer mit ihm zurecht
    to \handle sth etw behandeln, sich akk mit etw dat befassen
    this writer \handles the subject of pornography very sensitively dieser Autor geht sehr behutsam mit dem Thema Pornografie um
    7.
    to \handle sth (use) mit etw dat umgehen; (operate) etw handhaben
    have you ever \handled a gun before? hattest du jemals eine Pistole in der Hand?
    to \handle a machine eine Maschine bedienen
    to \handle a car/motorbike safely sicher Auto/Motorrad fahren, ein Fahrzeug fahren
    to be able to \handle sth mit etw dat umgehen können
    to \handle sth mit etw dat handeln
    we only \handle cosmetics which have not been tested on animals wir führen nur Kosmetik[artikel] ohne Tierversuche [o tierversuchsfreie Kosmetik
    III. vi + adv sich handhaben lassen
    this car \handles really well dieser Wagen fährt sich wirklich gut
    * * *
    ['hndl]
    1. n
    1) Griff m; (of door) Klinke f, Griff m; (esp of broom, saucepan) Stiel m; (esp of basket, bucket, casserole, cup, jug etc) Henkel m; (of handbag) Griff m, Bügel m; (of pump) Schwengel m; (of car = starting handle) (Anlass- or Start)kurbel f

    to fly off the handle (inf)an die Decke gehen (inf)

    to have/get a handle on sth (inf)etw im Griff haben/in den Griff bekommen

    2) (fig: pretext) Handhabe f

    to have a handle to one's name — ein "von und zu" sein (inf)

    2. vt
    1) (= touch, use hands on) anfassen, berühren; (FTBL) ball mit der Hand berühren

    "handle with care" — "Vorsicht - zerbrechlich"; "Vorsicht Glas/Blumen" etc

    2) (= deal with) person, animal, plant, tool, weapon, machine, words, numbers, money etc umgehen mit; economy handhaben; legal or financial matters erledigen; legal case handhaben, bearbeiten; applicant, matter, problem sich befassen mit; material for essay etc bearbeiten, verarbeiten; (= tackle) problem, interview etc anfassen, anpacken; (= succeed in coping with) child, drunk, situation, problem, emergency fertig werden mit; (= resolve) matter erledigen; (= control) vehicle, plane, ship steuern

    a car that is easy to handle — ein Auto, das leicht zu fahren or zu steuern ist

    there's a salesman at the door – I'll handle him — ein Vertreter ist an der Tür – ich werde ihn abfertigen

    you keep quiet, I'll handle this — sei still, lass mich mal machen

    or defense (US) — der Angeklagte beschloss, seine eigene Verteidigung zu übernehmen

    who's handling the publicity for this? —

    3) (COMM) types of goods, items handeln mit or in (+dat); orders bearbeiten; prescriptions ausführen; shares, securities handeln; financial affairs besorgen

    airport workers refused to handle goods for Uganda — die Flughafenarbeiter weigerten sich, Waren nach Uganda abzufertigen

    the millionaire has several secretaries to handle his business —

    3. vi
    (ship, plane) sich steuern lassen; (car, motorbike) sich fahren or lenken lassen; (gun) sich handhaben lassen
    4. vr

    they observed how the applicant handled himself — sie beobachteten, wie der Bewerber sich verhielt

    * * *
    handle [ˈhændl]
    A s
    1. a) (Hand)Griff m
    b) Stiel m, Heft n
    c) Henkel m (am Topf etc)
    d) Klinke f, Drücker m (einer Tür)
    e) Kurbel f
    f) Schwengel m (einer Pumpe):
    handle of the face hum Nase f;
    handle to sb’s name umg Titel m;
    fly off the handle umg hochgehen, aufbrausen, wütend werden
    2. fig Handhabe f ( against gegen), Angriffspunkt m, -fläche f:
    give sb a handle jemandem eine Angriffsfläche bieten
    3. fig Vorwand m:
    serve as a handle als Vorwand dienen
    4. get (to have) a handle on sth US fig etwas in den Griff bekommen (im Griff haben)
    B v/t
    1. berühren, befühlen, anfassen, in Berührung kommen mit:
    handle the ball (Fußball) ein Handspiel begehen
    2. Werkzeuge etc handhaben, (geschickt) gebrauchen, hantieren oder umgehen mit, eine Maschine bedienen:
    handle with care behutsam umgehen mit
    3. a) ein Thema etc behandeln, eine Sache auch handhaben
    b) etwas erledigen, durchführen, abwickeln
    c) mit etwas oder jemandem fertig werden, etwas deichseln umg:
    I can handle it (him) damit (mit ihm) werde ich fertig
    4. jemanden behandeln, umgehen mit, anfassen: kid glove
    a) betreuen
    b) dressieren oder abrichten (u. vorführen)
    6. a) einen Boxer trainieren
    b) einen Boxer betreuen, sekundieren (dat)
    7. sich beschäftigen mit
    8. Güter befördern, weiterleiten
    9. WIRTSCH Handel treiben mit, handeln mit
    C v/i
    1. sich leicht etc handhaben lassen:
    the car handles well on bends der Wagen liegt gut in der Kurve
    2. sich weich etc anfühlen
    3. “Glass - handle with care!” „Vorsicht, Glas!“
    4. Fußball: ein Handspiel begehen
    * * *
    1. noun
    1) (part held) [Hand]griff, der; (of bag etc.) [Trag]griff, der; (of knife, chisel) Heft, das; Griff, der; (of axe, brush, comb, broom, saucepan) Stiel, der; (of handbag) Bügel, der; (of door) Klinke, die; (of bucket, watering can, cup, jug) Henkel, der; (of pump) Schwengel, der

    fly off the handle(fig. coll.) an die Decke gehen (ugs.)

    2) (coll.): (title) Titel, der
    2. transitive verb
    1) (touch, feel) anfassen

    ‘Fragile! Handle with care!’ — "Vorsicht! Zerbrechlich!"

    2) (deal with) umgehen mit [Person, Tier, Situation]; führen [Verhandlung]; erledigen [Korrespondenz, Telefonat usw.]; (cope with) fertigwerden od. zurechtkommen mit [Person, Tier, Situation]
    3) (control) handhaben [Fahrzeug, Flugzeug]
    4) (process, transport) umschlagen [Fracht]
    * * *
    n.
    Griff -e m.
    Henkel - m.
    Klinke -n f.
    Stiel -e m. v.
    anfassen v.
    bedienen v.
    behandeln v.
    handhaben v.
    verarbeiten v.

    English-german dictionary > handle

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    prep.
    1 to.
    voy a Madrid I'm going to Madrid
    me voy al extranjero I'm going abroad
    llegó a Buenos Aires/a la fiesta he arrived in Buenos Aires/at the party
    2 at (moment).
    a las siete at seven o'clock
    a los once años at the age of eleven
    al caer la noche at nightfall
    al oír la noticia se desmayó on hearing the news, she fainted
    Llegué al amanecer I arrived at dawn.
    3 per, every (frecuency).
    40 horas a la semana 40 hours per o a week
    tres veces al día three times a day
    4 to.
    dáselo a Ricardo give it to Ricardo
    dile a Ricardo que venga tell Ricardo to come
    5 to.
    entró a pagar he came in to pay
    aprender a nadar to learn to swim
    6 by, about to, for.
    * * *
    A, a
    nombre femenino (pl as o aes)
    1 (la letra) A, a
    ————————
    A
    1 ( Alteza) Highness; (abreviatura) H
    ————————
    A
    1 ( autopista) motorway; (abreviatura) M
    ————————
    A
    1 ( amperio) ampere, amp; (símbolo) A
    * * *
    prep.
    1) to
    2) into
    3) in
    4) at
    5) on
    6) with
    * * *
    SF = a (=letra) A, a
    * * *
    a femenino (pl aes) ( read as [a]) the letter A, a
    * * *
    = for, per, to.
    Ex. The fine policy matrix corresponds to the loan policy matrix, cell for cell.
    Ex. Indexing can thus be achieved at a detailed level, with often many terms per document, with almost no indexing effort.
    Ex. Accessibility to the documents stored in files is an important factor, so the physical storage is important.
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    * a + Adjetivo + escala = on a + Adjetivo + scale.
    * a alguna parte = someplace.
    * a alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.
    * a altas horas de la noche = late at night.
    * a ambas orillas del Atlántico = on both sides of the ocean, on both sides of the Atlantic.
    * a ambos lados de = on either side of.
    * a ambos lados del Altántico = on both sides of the ocean, on both sides of the Atlantic.
    * a ambos lados de + Lugar = on both sides of + Lugar.
    * a años luz de = light years away from.
    * a bajas temperaturas = at low temperature.
    * a bajo coste = low-cost.
    * a bajo costo = low-cost.
    * a bajo nivel = low-level.
    * a bajo precio = lower-cost, at a low price, on the cheap.
    * a base de = in the form of, on a diet of.
    * a base de carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].
    * a base de cometer errores = the hard way.
    * a base de errores = the hard way.
    * a boca de jarro = at close range.
    * a bocajarro = point blank.
    * a bombo y platillo = fanfare, with a bang.
    * a bordo = aboard, on board ship.
    * a bordo de = aboard, onboard.
    * a bordo de un barco = shipboard, on board ship.
    * a buen recaudo = in a safe place, in safekeeping.
    * a caballo = on horseback, astride.
    * a caballo entre = astride... and..., midway between.
    * a caballo entre... y... = half way between... and....
    * a caballo regalado no se le mira el diente = never look a gift horse in the mouth.
    * a cada rato = every so often, every now and then, every now and again, every once in a while.
    * a cambio = in return.
    * a cambio de = in exchange for, in return for.
    * a cambio de nada = for nothing.
    * a cántaros = cats and dogs.
    * a cargo = in the saddle.
    * a cargo (de) = charged with, in charge (of), at the helm (of).
    * a cargo de Alguien = under supervision.
    * a cargo de las riendas = in the saddle.
    * a cargo del ayuntamiento = local authority-run.
    * a cargo del gobierno = government-operated, government-run.
    * a cargo de una sola persona = one-man band.
    * a cargo de voluntarios = volunteer-run.
    * a chorros = profusely.
    * a ciegas = blindfold, blindly, blindfolded, in the dark.
    * a ciencia cierta = for sure, for certain.
    * a cierta distancia = some distance away.
    * a cierta distancia de = off.
    * a cierta distancia de la costa = offshore.
    * a cierta distancia del litoral = offshore.
    * a cobro revertido = reverse charges.
    * a color = multi-colour [multi-color -USA].
    * a comienzos de + Expresión Temporal = early + Expresión Temporal, the.
    * a comienzos de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha, in the early part of + Fecha.
    * a comienzos de + Período de Tiempo = by the turn of + Período de Tiempo, at the turn of + Período de Tiempo.
    * a conciencia = deliberately, wilfully [willfully, -USA], by design, on purpose.
    * a condición de que + Subjuntivo = provided (that), providing (that), as long as.
    * a contenido enriquecido = content-enriched.
    * a continuación = next, then, in the following, herewith.
    * a continuación se enumeran = given below.
    * a contracorriente = against the grain.
    * a contraluz = against the light.
    * a contrapelo = against the grain, against the nap.
    * a coro = with one voice, in unison.
    * a corto plazo = before very long, short term [short-term], in the short run, short-range, at short notice, in the short term, short-run.
    * a costa de = at the cost of, at the expense of, at + Nombre's + expense, at cost of.
    * a costa de mucho = at (a) great expense.
    * a costa de otro = at someone else's expense.
    * a costa de otros = at other people's expense.
    * a criterio de = at the discretion of.
    * a cualquier hora = anytime, around the clock.
    * a cualquier hora del día o de la noche = at any hour of the day or night, at any time of the day or night.
    * a cualquier precio = at any cost, at all costs, at any price.
    * a cuatro aguas = hipped.
    * a cuatro patas = on all fours, on four legs.
    * a cuenta de = at the expense of.
    * a cuenta de la empresa = at company expense.
    * a cuenta de otro = at someone else's expense.
    * a cuenta de otros = at other people's expense.
    * a cuenta propia = at + Posesivo + expense, at + Posesivo + own expense.
    * a cuerpo de rey = the lap of luxury.
    * a cuestas = in tow.
    * a decir de todos = by all accounts.
    * a decir verdad = to tell the truth, if the truth be known, if the truth be told, in all truth, in truth, fact is, the fact is (that), to be fair.
    * a decir verdad... = the fact of the matter is that....
    * a demanda = pro re nata.
    * a deshora(s) = at odd times, out of hours.
    * a día de hoy = as of today.
    * a diario = every day.
    * a diestro y siniestro = like there's no tomorrow.
    * a dieta = on a diet.
    * a diferencia de = apart from, as opposed to, in contradistinction to, as contrasted with, in contrast (to/with), quite apart from, in sharp contrast (with).
    * a diferencia de + Nombre = unlike + Nombre.
    * a diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].
    * a discreción = at will, no holds barred.
    * a disgusto = unwillingly, reluctantly.
    * a disposición de = at the disposal of.
    * a distancia = remote, remotely, distantly.
    * a doble espacio = double-spaced.
    * a domicilio = domiciliary.
    * ¿a dónde se dirige(n)...? = whither?.
    * ¿a dónde va(n)...? = whither?.
    * ¿a dónde vas? = quo vadis, whither thou goest.
    * a dos niveles = two-tier.
    * a dos velas = skint, penniless, broke.
    * a duras penas = with great difficulty.
    * a efectos de = in terms of, for the purpose of + Nombre.
    * a efectos prácticos = to all intents and purposes, for all practical purposes, for all intents and purposes, to all intents.
    * a él = him.
    * a ellos = them.
    * a escala = drawn-to-scale.
    * a escala industrial = on an industrial scale, industrial-scale.
    * a escala mundial = globally, on a global scale.
    * a escala natural = full-scale.
    * a escondidas = by stealth, stealthily, furtively, on the quiet, on the sly.
    * a eso = thereto.
    * a espaldas de = out of sight of.
    * a estas alturas = by now.
    * a este fin = to this end.
    * a este paso = at this rate.
    * a este respecto = in this respect.
    * a este ritmo = at this rate.
    * a estrenar = brand new.
    * a examen = under the microscope.
    * a excepción de = barring, except for, excepting, other than, with the exception of, short of.
    * a excepción de que = except that.
    * a excepción de uno = with one exception.
    * a expensas de = at the expense of, at + Nombre's + expense.
    * a expensas de otro = at someone else's expense.
    * a expensas de otros = at other people's expense.
    * a + Expresión Temporal = as of + Expresión Temporal.
    * a falta de = for want of, in the absence of, in default of, for lack of, short of.
    * a favor = in favour.
    * a favor de = in favour of.
    * a favor de la decisión personal sobre el aborto = pro-choice.
    * a favor de la esclavitud = pro-slavery.
    * a favor de la raza negra = pro-black [problack].
    * a favor de la vida humana = pro-life.
    * a favor y en contra = pro and con.
    * a + Fecha = as per + Fecha.
    * a finales de = by the end of, at the close of + Expresión Temporal.
    * a finales de + Expresión Temporal = as of late + Expresión Temporal, at the end of + Expresión Temporal, by the close of + Expresión Temporal.
    * a finales de + Fecha = in the late + Fecha, in late + Fecha.
    * a finales de los + Década = late + Década, the.
    * a finales del + Siglo = late + Siglo, late period of + Siglo.
    * a fin de cuentas = at the end of the day, in the end, in the final count, in the grand scheme of things, when all is said and done, after all is said and done.
    * a fondo = fully, thoroughly, full-scale.
    * a fondo perdido = non-refundable.
    * ¡a freír espárragos! = on your bike!.
    * a fuerza de = by dint of.
    * a fuerza de cometer errores = the hard way.
    * a fuerza de errores = the hard way.
    * a gas = gas-powered.
    * a gatas = on all fours.
    * a grandes rasgos = broadly, rough draft.
    * a granel = in bulk.
    * a gran escala = large scale [large-scale], massive, on a wide scale, high-volume, wide-scale, on a broad scale, in a big way, on a grand scale.
    * a gran velocidad = at great speed.
    * a grito limpio = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.
    * a grito pelado = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.
    * a gritos = vociferously.
    * a groso modo = crudely.
    * a grosso modo = roughly, rough draft.
    * a gusto = at ease, at leisure.
    * a gusto de = to the liking of, at the pleasure of.
    * a horcajadas = astride.
    * a hurtadillas = surreptitiously, by stealth, stealthily, furtively, on the sly.
    * a imitación de lo clásico = classicising [classicizing, -USA], classicised [classicized, -USA].
    * a iniciativa de = at the initiative of.
    * a iniciativas del gobierno = government-led.
    * a instancia de = at the urging of.
    * a instancias de = at the instigation of, at the behest of, under the auspices of.
    * a intervalos = at intervals.
    * a intervalos + Adjetivo = at + Adjetivo + intervals.
    * a intervalos semanales = at weekly intervals.
    * a invitación de = at the invitation of.
    * a jabón = soapy [soapier -comp., soapiest -sup.].
    * a juicio = on trial.
    * a juicio público = in the public eye.
    * a juzgar por = to judge by, judging by, judging from.
    * a la acuarela = water-coloured [water-colored, -USA].
    * a la alcaldía = mayoral.
    * a la altura de = of the stature of, equal to.
    * a la altura de la cintura = waist high, waist deep.
    * a la altura de la rodilla = knee-high.
    * a la altura de los hombros = shoulder-high.
    * a la anchura de los hombros = shoulder-width.
    * a la anochecida = at nightfall.
    * a la antigua = old-style.
    * a la antigua usanza = old-style.
    * a la atención de = c/o (care of).
    * a la baja = on the wane.
    * a la brasa = grilled.
    * a la buena de Dios = out in the cold.
    * a la cabeza de = in the forefront of/in.
    * a la caída de la noche = at nightfall, at twilight.
    * a la caída de la tarde = at twilight.
    * a la carta = a la carte.
    * a la defensiva = on the defensive.
    * a la derecha = at the right.
    * a la derecha de = on the right side of, on the right-hand side of.
    * a la deriva = rudderless.
    * a la discreción de = at the discretion of.
    * a la disposición de Alguien = at + Posesivo + disposal.
    * a la expectativa de = on the lookout for, on the alert for.
    * a la + Expresión Temporal = a + Expresión Temporal.
    * a la fuerza = forcefully, of necessity, forcibly, compulsorily.
    * a la fuga = on the run, on the lam.
    * a la hora de + Infinitivo = when it came to + Gerundio, when it comes to + Gerundio.
    * a la hora de la verdad = when push comes to shove, if it comes to the crunch, when it comes to the crunch, when the worst comes to the worst, if the worst comes to the worst, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.
    * a la hora del café = at coffee.
    * a la intemperie = in the open, exposed.
    * a la inversa = mirror-fashion, mirror image, in reverse.
    * a la izquierda = at the left.
    * a la larga = in the long term, over the long term, in the end, eventually, for the long pull, over a period of time, over the long haul, in the far term, ultimately, by and by.
    * a la ligera = lightly.
    * a la luz de = in light of, in the light of.
    * a la luz de la luna = by moonlight, in the moonlight, moonlit.
    * a la luz de las estrellas = by starlight.
    * a la luz de las velas = by candlelight, candlelight, candlelit.
    * a la luz del día = in the light of day.
    * a la luz de una lámpara de gas = by gaslight.
    * a la misma altura que = in the same league as.
    * a la moda = trendy [trendier -comp., trendiest -sup.].
    * a la onda = in the know.
    * a la opinión pública = in the public eye.
    * a la par = in concert, in tandem, neck and neck, in a tandem fashion, in parallel.
    * a la par que = in tandem with, hand in hand (with), as the same time as.
    * a la parrilla = grilled, on the grill.
    * a la perfección = superbly.
    * a la plancha = griddled, on the griddle, on the hotplate.
    * a largo plazo = in the long term, over the long term, long-range, in the long run, long-term, over the long run, over the long haul, long-run, in the far term, far-term.
    * a la salida = on the way out.
    * a la sazón = at that time.
    * a las doce del mediodía = at high noon.
    * a la semana = a week, per week.
    * a las mil maravillas = marvellously [marvelously, -USA], famously, like a house on fire.
    * a la sombra de = in the shadow of.
    * a las puertas de = on the threshold of.
    * a la última = hip [hipper -comp., hippest -sup.], on the fast track, hipped.
    * a la vanguardia = on the cutting edge, on the leading edge, in the fast lane, on the fast track, at the leading edge, on the bleeding edge.
    * a la vanguardia de = in the vanguard of, at the forefront of, in the forefront of/in, at the vanguard of.
    * a la velocidad de la luz = at the speed of light.
    * a la velocidad del rayo = at the speed of lightning.
    * a la velocidad del sonido = at the speed of sound.
    * a la venta = on release.
    * a la vez = at once, at one time, at similar times, at the same time, concurrently, side-by-side, simultaneously, at the same instant, in parallel, in tandem, at the one time, in a tandem fashion, at a time, in unison.
    * a la vez que = hand in hand (with), cum, in conjunction with, in unison with.
    * a la vista = in sight, within sight.
    * a la vista de = in light of, in the light of.
    * a la vuelta de = on the return leg of.
    * a la zaga = not far behind, in tow.
    * al azar = lucky draw, lucky dip.
    * al extremo norte = northernmost.
    * al extremo oeste = westernmost.
    * al hacer esto = in doing so.
    * al norte del estado = upstate.
    * a lo extremo = to the extreme.
    * a lo grande = in a big way, big time, grandly, on a grand scale.
    * a lo hecho, pecho = no use crying over spilt/spilled milk, you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.
    * a lo largo de = along, down, throughout.
    * a lo largo de + Expresión Temporal = sometime + Expresión Temporal.
    * a lo largo de la historia = over time.
    * a lo largo de la ruta = along the way.
    * a lo largo del tiempo = longitudinal, longitudinally.
    * a lo largo de todo = the entire length of.
    * a lo largo y ancho del país = countrywide [country-wide].
    * a lo largo y ancho de + Lugar = up and down + Lugar.
    * a lo lejos = in the distance.
    * a lo loco = helter-skelter, like there's no tomorrow.
    * a lo máximo = at best, at most, at the most.
    * a lo mejor = perhaps.
    * a lo que salga = come what may.
    * a los ojos de = in the eyes of.
    * a lo sumo = at best, at most, at the most.
    * al otro lado del atlántico = across the pond.
    * al otro lado del charco = across the pond.
    * al otro lado del océano = across the pond.
    * a lo zombi = zombielike.
    * a mano = by hand, manually, nearby [near-by], handy, within reach, within easy reach.
    * a mano alzada = by a show of hands.
    * a mano derecha de = on the right side of, on the right-hand side of.
    * a manojos = by the handful.
    * a manos de = at the hands of.
    * a marchas forzadas = in a rush, against the clock.
    * a mares = cats and dogs.
    * a más largo plazo = longer-term.
    * a más..., más... = the + Comparativo..., the + Comparativo....
    * a más tardar = at the latest.
    * a mata caballo = in a hurry, hurried, hurriedly, helter-skelter.
    * a media asta = at half-mast, at half staff.
    * a mediados de = in the middle decades of.
    * a mediados de + Fecha = in the mid + Fecha.
    * a mediados de semana = midweek.
    * a media jornada = half-time [half time].
    * a media mañana = mid-morning.
    * a medianoche = at midnight.
    * a medias = half-hearted [halfhearted], qualified.
    * a medias entre... y... = betwixt and between.
    * a medida = custom, bespoke.
    * a medida que + avanzar + el año = as the year + wear on.
    * a medida que + avanzar + el día = as the day + wear on.
    * a medida que pasaba el tiempo = as time passed (by), as time went by.
    * a medida que pasa el tiempo = as time passes (by).
    * a medida que pasa + Expresión Temporal = as + Expresión Temporal + go by.
    * a medida que + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.
    * a medida que + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.
    * a medida que se necesite = on demand, on request, as required.
    * a medida que + transcurrir + el año = as the year + wear on.
    * a medida que + transcurrir + el día = as the day + wear on.
    * a medio abrir = half-opened.
    * a medio camino = halfway [half-way/half way].
    * a medio comprender = half-understood.
    * a medio formar = half-formed.
    * a medio fuego = medium heat.
    * a medio hacer = halfway done, half done.
    * a medio plazo = medium-term, near-term, in the medium term, in the mid-term, mid-term [midterm].
    * a medio rimar = half-rhymed.
    * a medio vestir = half dressed.
    * a menor escala = at a reduced rate.
    * a menos que = unless, short of.
    * a menudo = oftentimes [often times], ofttimes [oft-times].
    * a merced de = at the mercy of.
    * a mí = me.
    * a mi entender = to my mind.
    * a mi modo de ver = in my books.
    * a mi parecer = to my mind, methinks, in my books.
    * a mitad de = half way through, halfway through.
    * a mitad de camino = halfway [half-way/half way].
    * a mitad de camino entre... y... = midway between, half way between... and....
    * a mitad de camino entre... y... = astride... and....
    * a mitad de precio = at half price.
    * a mí también me gustaría tener la misma oportunidad = turnabout is fair play.
    * a modo de = by way of, in the vein of, as a kind of.
    * a modo de aclaración = in parenthesis, on a sidenote.
    * a modo de advertencia = cautionary.
    * a modo de ejemplo = by way of illustration.
    * a modo de explicación = parenthetically.
    * a modo de ilustración = by way of illustration.
    * a modo de inciso = in passing, by the way of (a) digression.
    * a modo de paréntesis = parenthetical.
    * a modo de prólogo = prefatory.
    * a modo de resumen = wrap-up.
    * a mogollón = aplenty [a-plenty].
    * a montón = aplenty [a-plenty].
    * a montones = in droves, by the sackful.
    * a muchos niveles = many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].
    * a muerte = bitter, bitterly.
    * a nadie le importa nada = nobody + gives a damn.
    * a nivel de barrio = neighbourhood-based.
    * a nivel de calle = on the ground level.
    * a nivel de la calle = at ground level.
    * a nivel del suelo = at ground level.
    * a nivel estatal = statewide [state-wide].
    * a nivel federal = federally, federally.
    * a nivel individual = privately.
    * a nivel local = locally, domestically.
    * a nivel multicultural = multi-culturally [multiculturally].
    * a nivel mundial = worldwide [world-wide], globally.
    * a nivel nacional = nationally, domestically, countrywide [country-wide].
    * a nivel privado = privately.
    * a nivel regional = regionally.
    * a nombre de = payable to.
    * a no ser que = unless.
    * a nosotros = us.
    * a ojo = ocular.
    * a ojos vista = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes.
    * a orillas del océano = oceanfront.
    * a orillas del río = riverfront.
    * a orillas de un lago = lakeside, lakefront, by the lakeside.
    * a otro sitio = somewhere else.
    * a pares = in pairs.
    * a partes iguales = share and share alike, in equal measure(s).
    * a partir de = on the basis of, based on, working from, from, on a diet of, in response to.
    * a partir de ahora = from now on, from this point on, henceforth, as of now.
    * a partir de ahora y durante + Cuantificador + años = for + Cuantificador + years to come.
    * a partir de aquí = hereupon.
    * a partir de ello = therefrom.
    * a partir de entonces = from this time on, hereafter, thereafter, whereafter, from then on, thenceforth, henceforth, from that moment on.
    * a partir de ese momento = from that moment on.
    * a partir de este momento = hereinafter.
    * a partir de esto = on this basis, on that basis.
    * a partir de + Fecha = from + Fecha, effective + Fecha.
    * a partir de hoy = as from today.
    * a partir de la medianoche = late night.
    * a partir de los títulos = title-based.
    * a paso de tortuga = at a snail's pace.
    * a paso ligero = on the double.
    * a pasos agigantados = at an exponential rate, at exponential rates, by leaps and bounds.
    * a pedir de boca = without a hitch.
    * a pequeña escala = in a small way, small scale [small-scale].
    * a perpetuidad = in perpetuity.
    * a pesar de (que) = albeit (that), despite, in spite of, notwithstanding, although, despite the fact that, in spite of the fact that.
    * a pesar de todo = all the same, in spite of everything, despite everything, despite it all, in spite of it all, all this said.
    * a pesar de todo + Posesivo + Nombre = for all + Posesivo + Nombre.
    * a petición de = at the request of, at the urging of, at the behest of.
    * a petición del usuario = on demand, on request.
    * a petición popular = by popular demand.
    * a pie = on foot, afoot, dismounted.
    * a pilas = battery-operated.
    * a pique = sinking.
    * a placer = at will.
    * a plena luz del día = in broad daylight.
    * a poca distancia = not far behind.
    * a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.
    * a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.
    * a pocos minutos andando = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.
    * a pocos minutos a pie = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.
    * a porrillo = by the handful.
    * a + Posesivo + aire = to + Posesivo + heart's content.
    * a + Posesivo + alcance = in the ballpark for + Pronombre, in + Posesivo + ballpark range.
    * a + Posesivo + costa = at + Posesivo + expense.
    * a + Posesivo + cuidado = in + Posesivo + safekeeping.
    * a + Posesivo + discreción = at will, at + Posesivo + discretion.
    * a + Posesivo + disposición = at + Posesivo + disposal.
    * a + Posesivo + entender = to the best of + Posesivo + belief.
    * a + Posesivo + espaldas = behind + Posesivo + back.
    * a + Posesivo + expensas = at + Posesivo + expense.
    * a + Posesivo + favor = in + Posesivo + favour, to + Posesivo + credit.
    * a + Posesivo + juicio = in + Posesivo + estimation.
    * a + Posesivo + manera = in + Posesivo + own way.
    * a + Posesivo + saber = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge.
    * a + Posesivo + saber y entender = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge and belief.
    * a + Posesivo + servicio = at + Posesivo + service.
    * a + Posesivo + sorprender = much to + Posesivo + surprise.
    * a + Posesivo + vista = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes.
    * a posteriori = reactive, in retrospect, after-the-fact, hindsight, with hindsight, a posteriori, in hindsight.
    * a precio de coste = at cost price, at cost.
    * a precio de costo = at cost price, at cost.
    * a precio de ganga = at a steal.
    * a precio especial = at reduced cost, discounted, cut-rate, cut-price.
    * a precio razonable = at reasonable cost(s).
    * a precio reducido = at a discount.
    * a precios competitivos = competitively priced.
    * a precios especiales = at reduced rates, at preferential rates.
    * a precios razonables = at affordable prices.
    * a presión = pressurised [pressurized, -USA].
    * a primera hora de la mañana = first thing in the morning.
    * a primera hora de + Período del Día = first thing + Período del Día.
    * a primeras horas de la tarde = late afternoon.
    * a primera vista = on first acquaintance, at first sight, on first inspection, on the face of it, at first blush, at first glance, on the surface, prima facie, first-blush.
    * a primeros de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha.
    * a principios de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha.
    * a principios de los + Década = early + Década, the.
    * a priori = proactive [pro-active], foresight, a priori, on the surface.
    * a prisa = quickly.
    * a propósito = deliberate, for the record, incidentally, intentionally, by the way, in passing, anecdotally, purposely, by design, on purpose, wilfully [willfully, -USA], on a sidenote, studiously, by the way of (a) digression, by the by(e), speaking of which, designedly.
    * a propósito de = apropos of.
    * a propósito de nada = for no specific reason, for no particular reason.
    * a prueba = on trial.
    * a prueba de bombas = ruggedised [ruggedized, -USA], bomb-proof.
    * a prueba de conejos = rabbit-proof.
    * a prueba de fallos = fail-safe.
    * a prueba de incendios = fireproof [fire-proof].
    * a prueba de niños = childproof.
    * a prueba de robos = theft proof.
    * a prueba de tornados = tornado proof.
    * a prueba de un tratamiento duro = ruggedised [ruggedized, -USA].
    * a prueba de viento = windproof.
    * a puerta cerrada = behind closed doors.
    * a punta de pistola = at gunpoint.
    * a punto de = on the verge of, a heartbeat away from.
    * a punto de + Infinitivo = about to + Infinitivo.
    * a punto de irse a pique = on the rocks.
    * a punto de morir = on + Posesivo + deathbed.
    * a puñados = by the sackful, by the handful.
    * a quemarropa = point blank.
    * a quien madruga, Dios le ayuda = the early bird catches the worm.
    * a quienquiera que = whomever.
    * a rachas = by fits and starts.
    * a ráfagas = in bursts.
    * a raíz de = in the wake of.
    * a rajatabla = to the letter.
    * a ras de = flush with.
    * a ras de la calle = ground-floor.
    * a ras del suelo = at ground level.
    * a rastras = in tow.
    * a ratos = intermittently.
    * a reacción = jet-assisted.
    * a rebosar (de) = jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.
    * a regañadientes = grudgingly, grudging, begrudgingly, unwillingly, reluctantly.
    * a régimen = on a diet.
    * a remolque = in tow.
    * a reventar (de) = jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.
    * a saber = namely, viz, to wit.
    * a sabiendas = knowing, knowingly, wilfully [willfully, -USA].
    * a sabiendas de que = on the understanding that.
    * a sacudidas = jerkily.
    * a saltitos = jerky [jerkier -comp., jerkiest -sup.].
    * a salvo = in a safe place, in safekeeping, out of harm's way.
    * a sangre fría = cold-blooded.
    * a ser posible = if possible.
    * a simple vista = by the naked eye, superficially, on first thought.
    * a solas = all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo.
    * a su debido tiempo = in due course, timely, in due time.
    * a sueldo = paid.
    * a su precio normal = at full price.
    * a su propio ritmo = at an individual pace.
    * a su tiempo = in a timely fashion, in due course, in a timely manner.
    * a su vez = Verbo + further, in turn, in its/their turn.
    * a tal efecto = to this effect.
    * a tales efectos = hereto.
    * a tarifa reducida = at reduced cost.
    * a tarifas especiales = at reduced rates, at preferential rates.
    * a temperatura ambiente = at room temperature.
    * a tener en cuenta en el futuro = for future reference.
    * a tenor de = in light of, in the face of, in the light of, in view of.
    * a ti = you, thee.
    * a tiempo = in timely fashion, on time, promptly, timely, just in time, in time.
    * a tiempo completo = full-time.
    * a tiempo parcial = part-time.
    * a tientas = in the dark.
    * a tientas y a ciegas = blindly, in the dark.
    * a ti mismo = yourself, thyself.
    * a tiro = within gunshot, within range.
    * a tirones = jerky [jerkier -comp., jerkiest -sup.].
    * a título de = by way of, for the sake of.
    * a título gratuito = gratuitous.
    * a título personal = in a personal capacity, in a private capacity.
    * a toda costa = absolutely, at all costs, come what may, at any cost, at any price.
    * a toda máquina = in the fast lane, fast lane, full steam ahead, at full tilt, full-tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.
    * a toda marcha = at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.
    * a toda mecha = at a rate of knots, full steam ahead, at full blast, at full throttle, at top speed, at full speed, at full stretch.
    * a toda pasta = at a rate of knots.
    * a toda pastilla = in the fast lane, on the fast track, fast lane, overdrive, full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at a rate of knots, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.
    * a toda prueba = unswerving.
    * a todas horas = at all hours, around the clock.
    * a todas luces = patently.
    * a todas partes = far and wide.
    * a toda velocidad = full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.
    * a todo alrededor = all round.
    * a todo color = full-colour, in full colour.
    * a todo gas = full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.
    * a todo lo largo de = the length of.
    * a todo meter = full steam ahead, at full stretch, at full speed, at full blast, at top speed, at full throttle.
    * a todo ritmo = in full swing, in full force, in full gear.
    * a todos lados = far and wide.
    * a todos los efectos = to all intents and purposes, to all intents, for all practical purposes, for all intents and purposes.
    * a todos los niveles = at all levels.
    * a todos nosotros = us all.
    * a todos por igual = one size fits all.
    * a todo vapor = full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.
    * a todo volumen = at full blast.
    * a tontas y a ciegas = headlong, runaway.
    * a tontas y locas = like there's no tomorrow, without rhyme or reason.
    * a tope = packed to capacity, in the fast lane, fast lane, choc-a-block, chock-full, in full swing, in full gear, packed to the rafters.
    * a trancas y barrancas = with great difficulty, by fits and starts.
    * a través de = by way of, in the form of, through, via, out of, through the agency of.
    * a través de Internet = Internet-based, Web-based, Web-supported.
    * a través de la historia = over time.
    * a través de la TI = IT-enabled.
    * a través de la web = Web-based, Web-supported.
    * a través de los años = over the years, down the years.
    * a través de los ojos de = through the eyes of.
    * a través de los siglos = over the centuries.
    * a través del teléfono = call-in.
    * a través del tiempo = over time.
    * a través de operador = operator-assisted.
    * a tres bandas = three pronged.
    * a tres niveles = three-tiered.
    * a troche y moche = like there's no tomorrow.
    * a trompicones = by fits and starts.
    * a tropezones = falteringly, hesitantly, haltingly, jerkily.
    * a trozos = piecewise.
    * ¡A tu salud! = Here's to you!.
    * a última hora = at the last minute, at the eleventh hour, last minute [last-minute], at the very last minute, at the very last moment, at the very last.
    * a últimas horas de la tarde = late evening.
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    * a + Adjetivo + escala = on a + Adjetivo + scale.
    * a alguna parte = someplace.
    * a alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.
    * a altas horas de la noche = late at night.
    * a ambas orillas del Atlántico = on both sides of the ocean, on both sides of the Atlantic.
    * a ambos lados de = on either side of.
    * a ambos lados del Altántico = on both sides of the ocean, on both sides of the Atlantic.
    * a ambos lados de + Lugar = on both sides of + Lugar.
    * a años luz de = light years away from.
    * a bajas temperaturas = at low temperature.
    * a bajo coste = low-cost.
    * a bajo costo = low-cost.
    * a bajo nivel = low-level.
    * a bajo precio = lower-cost, at a low price, on the cheap.
    * a base de = in the form of, on a diet of.
    * a base de carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].
    * a base de cometer errores = the hard way.
    * a base de errores = the hard way.
    * a boca de jarro = at close range.
    * a bocajarro = point blank.
    * a bombo y platillo = fanfare, with a bang.
    * a bordo = aboard, on board ship.
    * a bordo de = aboard, onboard.
    * a bordo de un barco = shipboard, on board ship.
    * a buen recaudo = in a safe place, in safekeeping.
    * a caballo = on horseback, astride.
    * a caballo entre = astride... and..., midway between.
    * a caballo entre... y... = half way between... and....
    * a caballo regalado no se le mira el diente = never look a gift horse in the mouth.
    * a cada rato = every so often, every now and then, every now and again, every once in a while.
    * a cambio = in return.
    * a cambio de = in exchange for, in return for.
    * a cambio de nada = for nothing.
    * a cántaros = cats and dogs.
    * a cargo = in the saddle.
    * a cargo (de) = charged with, in charge (of), at the helm (of).
    * a cargo de Alguien = under supervision.
    * a cargo de las riendas = in the saddle.
    * a cargo del ayuntamiento = local authority-run.
    * a cargo del gobierno = government-operated, government-run.
    * a cargo de una sola persona = one-man band.
    * a cargo de voluntarios = volunteer-run.
    * a chorros = profusely.
    * a ciegas = blindfold, blindly, blindfolded, in the dark.
    * a ciencia cierta = for sure, for certain.
    * a cierta distancia = some distance away.
    * a cierta distancia de = off.
    * a cierta distancia de la costa = offshore.
    * a cierta distancia del litoral = offshore.
    * a cobro revertido = reverse charges.
    * a color = multi-colour [multi-color -USA].
    * a comienzos de + Expresión Temporal = early + Expresión Temporal, the.
    * a comienzos de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha, in the early part of + Fecha.
    * a comienzos de + Período de Tiempo = by the turn of + Período de Tiempo, at the turn of + Período de Tiempo.
    * a conciencia = deliberately, wilfully [willfully, -USA], by design, on purpose.
    * a condición de que + Subjuntivo = provided (that), providing (that), as long as.
    * a contenido enriquecido = content-enriched.
    * a continuación = next, then, in the following, herewith.
    * a continuación se enumeran = given below.
    * a contracorriente = against the grain.
    * a contraluz = against the light.
    * a contrapelo = against the grain, against the nap.
    * a coro = with one voice, in unison.
    * a corto plazo = before very long, short term [short-term], in the short run, short-range, at short notice, in the short term, short-run.
    * a costa de = at the cost of, at the expense of, at + Nombre's + expense, at cost of.
    * a costa de mucho = at (a) great expense.
    * a costa de otro = at someone else's expense.
    * a costa de otros = at other people's expense.
    * a criterio de = at the discretion of.
    * a cualquier hora = anytime, around the clock.
    * a cualquier hora del día o de la noche = at any hour of the day or night, at any time of the day or night.
    * a cualquier precio = at any cost, at all costs, at any price.
    * a cuatro aguas = hipped.
    * a cuatro patas = on all fours, on four legs.
    * a cuenta de = at the expense of.
    * a cuenta de la empresa = at company expense.
    * a cuenta de otro = at someone else's expense.
    * a cuenta de otros = at other people's expense.
    * a cuenta propia = at + Posesivo + expense, at + Posesivo + own expense.
    * a cuerpo de rey = the lap of luxury.
    * a cuestas = in tow.
    * a decir de todos = by all accounts.
    * a decir verdad = to tell the truth, if the truth be known, if the truth be told, in all truth, in truth, fact is, the fact is (that), to be fair.
    * a decir verdad... = the fact of the matter is that....
    * a demanda = pro re nata.
    * a deshora(s) = at odd times, out of hours.
    * a día de hoy = as of today.
    * a diario = every day.
    * a diestro y siniestro = like there's no tomorrow.
    * a dieta = on a diet.
    * a diferencia de = apart from, as opposed to, in contradistinction to, as contrasted with, in contrast (to/with), quite apart from, in sharp contrast (with).
    * a diferencia de + Nombre = unlike + Nombre.
    * a diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].
    * a discreción = at will, no holds barred.
    * a disgusto = unwillingly, reluctantly.
    * a disposición de = at the disposal of.
    * a distancia = remote, remotely, distantly.
    * a doble espacio = double-spaced.
    * a domicilio = domiciliary.
    * ¿a dónde se dirige(n)...? = whither?.
    * ¿a dónde va(n)...? = whither?.
    * ¿a dónde vas? = quo vadis, whither thou goest.
    * a dos niveles = two-tier.
    * a dos velas = skint, penniless, broke.
    * a duras penas = with great difficulty.
    * a efectos de = in terms of, for the purpose of + Nombre.
    * a efectos prácticos = to all intents and purposes, for all practical purposes, for all intents and purposes, to all intents.
    * a él = him.
    * a ellos = them.
    * a escala = drawn-to-scale.
    * a escala industrial = on an industrial scale, industrial-scale.
    * a escala mundial = globally, on a global scale.
    * a escala natural = full-scale.
    * a escondidas = by stealth, stealthily, furtively, on the quiet, on the sly.
    * a eso = thereto.
    * a espaldas de = out of sight of.
    * a estas alturas = by now.
    * a este fin = to this end.
    * a este paso = at this rate.
    * a este respecto = in this respect.
    * a este ritmo = at this rate.
    * a estrenar = brand new.
    * a examen = under the microscope.
    * a excepción de = barring, except for, excepting, other than, with the exception of, short of.
    * a excepción de que = except that.
    * a excepción de uno = with one exception.
    * a expensas de = at the expense of, at + Nombre's + expense.
    * a expensas de otro = at someone else's expense.
    * a expensas de otros = at other people's expense.
    * a + Expresión Temporal = as of + Expresión Temporal.
    * a falta de = for want of, in the absence of, in default of, for lack of, short of.
    * a favor = in favour.
    * a favor de = in favour of.
    * a favor de la decisión personal sobre el aborto = pro-choice.
    * a favor de la esclavitud = pro-slavery.
    * a favor de la raza negra = pro-black [problack].
    * a favor de la vida humana = pro-life.
    * a favor y en contra = pro and con.
    * a + Fecha = as per + Fecha.
    * a finales de = by the end of, at the close of + Expresión Temporal.
    * a finales de + Expresión Temporal = as of late + Expresión Temporal, at the end of + Expresión Temporal, by the close of + Expresión Temporal.
    * a finales de + Fecha = in the late + Fecha, in late + Fecha.
    * a finales de los + Década = late + Década, the.
    * a finales del + Siglo = late + Siglo, late period of + Siglo.
    * a fin de cuentas = at the end of the day, in the end, in the final count, in the grand scheme of things, when all is said and done, after all is said and done.
    * a fondo = fully, thoroughly, full-scale.
    * a fondo perdido = non-refundable.
    * ¡a freír espárragos! = on your bike!.
    * a fuerza de = by dint of.
    * a fuerza de cometer errores = the hard way.
    * a fuerza de errores = the hard way.
    * a gas = gas-powered.
    * a gatas = on all fours.
    * a grandes rasgos = broadly, rough draft.
    * a granel = in bulk.
    * a gran escala = large scale [large-scale], massive, on a wide scale, high-volume, wide-scale, on a broad scale, in a big way, on a grand scale.
    * a gran velocidad = at great speed.
    * a grito limpio = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.
    * a grito pelado = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.
    * a gritos = vociferously.
    * a groso modo = crudely.
    * a grosso modo = roughly, rough draft.
    * a gusto = at ease, at leisure.
    * a gusto de = to the liking of, at the pleasure of.
    * a horcajadas = astride.
    * a hurtadillas = surreptitiously, by stealth, stealthily, furtively, on the sly.
    * a imitación de lo clásico = classicising [classicizing, -USA], classicised [classicized, -USA].
    * a iniciativa de = at the initiative of.
    * a iniciativas del gobierno = government-led.
    * a instancia de = at the urging of.
    * a instancias de = at the instigation of, at the behest of, under the auspices of.
    * a intervalos = at intervals.
    * a intervalos + Adjetivo = at + Adjetivo + intervals.
    * a intervalos semanales = at weekly intervals.
    * a invitación de = at the invitation of.
    * a jabón = soapy [soapier -comp., soapiest -sup.].
    * a juicio = on trial.
    * a juicio público = in the public eye.
    * a juzgar por = to judge by, judging by, judging from.
    * a la acuarela = water-coloured [water-colored, -USA].
    * a la alcaldía = mayoral.
    * a la altura de = of the stature of, equal to.
    * a la altura de la cintura = waist high, waist deep.
    * a la altura de la rodilla = knee-high.
    * a la altura de los hombros = shoulder-high.
    * a la anchura de los hombros = shoulder-width.
    * a la anochecida = at nightfall.
    * a la antigua = old-style.
    * a la antigua usanza = old-style.
    * a la atención de = c/o (care of).
    * a la baja = on the wane.
    * a la brasa = grilled.
    * a la buena de Dios = out in the cold.
    * a la cabeza de = in the forefront of/in.
    * a la caída de la noche = at nightfall, at twilight.
    * a la caída de la tarde = at twilight.
    * a la carta = a la carte.
    * a la defensiva = on the defensive.
    * a la derecha = at the right.
    * a la derecha de = on the right side of, on the right-hand side of.
    * a la deriva = rudderless.
    * a la discreción de = at the discretion of.
    * a la disposición de Alguien = at + Posesivo + disposal.
    * a la expectativa de = on the lookout for, on the alert for.
    * a la + Expresión Temporal = a + Expresión Temporal.
    * a la fuerza = forcefully, of necessity, forcibly, compulsorily.
    * a la fuga = on the run, on the lam.
    * a la hora de + Infinitivo = when it came to + Gerundio, when it comes to + Gerundio.
    * a la hora de la verdad = when push comes to shove, if it comes to the crunch, when it comes to the crunch, when the worst comes to the worst, if the worst comes to the worst, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.
    * a la hora del café = at coffee.
    * a la intemperie = in the open, exposed.
    * a la inversa = mirror-fashion, mirror image, in reverse.
    * a la izquierda = at the left.
    * a la larga = in the long term, over the long term, in the end, eventually, for the long pull, over a period of time, over the long haul, in the far term, ultimately, by and by.
    * a la ligera = lightly.
    * a la luz de = in light of, in the light of.
    * a la luz de la luna = by moonlight, in the moonlight, moonlit.
    * a la luz de las estrellas = by starlight.
    * a la luz de las velas = by candlelight, candlelight, candlelit.
    * a la luz del día = in the light of day.
    * a la luz de una lámpara de gas = by gaslight.
    * a la mano de = available at the fingertips of.
    * a la misma altura que = in the same league as.
    * a la moda = trendy [trendier -comp., trendiest -sup.].
    * a la onda = in the know.
    * a la opinión pública = in the public eye.
    * a la par = in concert, in tandem, neck and neck, in a tandem fashion, in parallel.
    * a la par que = in tandem with, hand in hand (with), as the same time as.
    * a la parrilla = grilled, on the grill.
    * a la perfección = superbly.
    * a la plancha = griddled, on the griddle, on the hotplate.
    * a largo plazo = in the long term, over the long term, long-range, in the long run, long-term, over the long run, over the long haul, long-run, in the far term, far-term.
    * a la salida = on the way out.
    * a la sazón = at that time.
    * a las doce del mediodía = at high noon.
    * a la semana = a week, per week.
    * a las mil maravillas = marvellously [marvelously, -USA], famously, like a house on fire.
    * a la sombra de = in the shadow of.
    * a las puertas de = on the threshold of.
    * a la última = hip [hipper -comp., hippest -sup.], on the fast track, hipped.
    * a la vanguardia = on the cutting edge, on the leading edge, in the fast lane, on the fast track, at the leading edge, on the bleeding edge.
    * a la vanguardia de = in the vanguard of, at the forefront of, in the forefront of/in, at the vanguard of.
    * a la velocidad de la luz = at the speed of light.
    * a la velocidad del rayo = at the speed of lightning.
    * a la velocidad del sonido = at the speed of sound.
    * a la venta = on release.
    * a la vez = at once, at one time, at similar times, at the same time, concurrently, side-by-side, simultaneously, at the same instant, in parallel, in tandem, at the one time, in a tandem fashion, at a time, in unison.
    * a la vez que = hand in hand (with), cum, in conjunction with, in unison with.
    * a la vista = in sight, within sight.
    * a la vista de = in light of, in the light of.
    * a la vuelta de = on the return leg of.
    * a la zaga = not far behind, in tow.
    * al azar = lucky draw, lucky dip.
    * al extremo norte = northernmost.
    * al extremo oeste = westernmost.
    * al hacer esto = in doing so.
    * al norte del estado = upstate.
    * a lo extremo = to the extreme.
    * a lo grande = in a big way, big time, grandly, on a grand scale.
    * a lo hecho, pecho = no use crying over spilt/spilled milk, you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.
    * a lo largo de = along, down, throughout.
    * a lo largo de + Expresión Temporal = sometime + Expresión Temporal.
    * a lo largo de la historia = over time.
    * a lo largo de la ruta = along the way.
    * a lo largo del tiempo = longitudinal, longitudinally.
    * a lo largo de todo = the entire length of.
    * a lo largo y ancho del país = countrywide [country-wide].
    * a lo largo y ancho de + Lugar = up and down + Lugar.
    * a lo lejos = in the distance.
    * a lo loco = helter-skelter, like there's no tomorrow.
    * a lo máximo = at best, at most, at the most.
    * a lo mejor = perhaps.
    * a lo que salga = come what may.
    * a los ojos de = in the eyes of.
    * a lo sumo = at best, at most, at the most.
    * al otro lado del atlántico = across the pond.
    * al otro lado del charco = across the pond.
    * al otro lado del océano = across the pond.
    * a lo zombi = zombielike.
    * a mano = by hand, manually, nearby [near-by], handy, within reach, within easy reach.
    * a mano alzada = by a show of hands.
    * a mano derecha de = on the right side of, on the right-hand side of.
    * a manojos = by the handful.
    * a manos de = at the hands of.
    * a marchas forzadas = in a rush, against the clock.
    * a mares = cats and dogs.
    * a más largo plazo = longer-term.
    * a más..., más... = the + Comparativo..., the + Comparativo....
    * a más tardar = at the latest.
    * a mata caballo = in a hurry, hurried, hurriedly, helter-skelter.
    * a media asta = at half-mast, at half staff.
    * a mediados de = in the middle decades of.
    * a mediados de + Fecha = in the mid + Fecha.
    * a mediados de semana = midweek.
    * a media jornada = half-time [half time].
    * a media mañana = mid-morning.
    * a medianoche = at midnight.
    * a medias = half-hearted [halfhearted], qualified.
    * a medias entre... y... = betwixt and between.
    * a medida = custom, bespoke.
    * a medida que + avanzar + el año = as the year + wear on.
    * a medida que + avanzar + el día = as the day + wear on.
    * a medida que pasaba el tiempo = as time passed (by), as time went by.
    * a medida que pasa el tiempo = as time passes (by).
    * a medida que pasa + Expresión Temporal = as + Expresión Temporal + go by.
    * a medida que + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.
    * a medida que + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.
    * a medida que se necesite = on demand, on request, as required.
    * a medida que + transcurrir + el año = as the year + wear on.
    * a medida que + transcurrir + el día = as the day + wear on.
    * a medio abrir = half-opened.
    * a medio camino = halfway [half-way/half way].
    * a medio comprender = half-understood.
    * a medio formar = half-formed.
    * a medio fuego = medium heat.
    * a medio hacer = halfway done, half done.
    * a medio plazo = medium-term, near-term, in the medium term, in the mid-term, mid-term [midterm].
    * a medio rimar = half-rhymed.
    * a medio vestir = half dressed.
    * a menor escala = at a reduced rate.
    * a menos que = unless, short of.
    * a menudo = oftentimes [often times], ofttimes [oft-times].
    * a merced de = at the mercy of.
    * a mí = me.
    * a mi entender = to my mind.
    * a mi modo de ver = in my books.
    * a mi parecer = to my mind, methinks, in my books.
    * a mitad de = half way through, halfway through.
    * a mitad de camino = halfway [half-way/half way].
    * a mitad de camino entre... y... = midway between, half way between... and....
    * a mitad de camino entre... y... = astride... and....
    * a mitad de precio = at half price.
    * a mí también me gustaría tener la misma oportunidad = turnabout is fair play.
    * a modo de = by way of, in the vein of, as a kind of.
    * a modo de aclaración = in parenthesis, on a sidenote.
    * a modo de advertencia = cautionary.
    * a modo de ejemplo = by way of illustration.
    * a modo de explicación = parenthetically.
    * a modo de ilustración = by way of illustration.
    * a modo de inciso = in passing, by the way of (a) digression.
    * a modo de paréntesis = parenthetical.
    * a modo de prólogo = prefatory.
    * a modo de resumen = wrap-up.
    * a mogollón = aplenty [a-plenty].
    * a montón = aplenty [a-plenty].
    * a montones = in droves, by the sackful.
    * a muchos niveles = many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].
    * a muerte = bitter, bitterly.
    * a nadie le importa nada = nobody + gives a damn.
    * a nivel de barrio = neighbourhood-based.
    * a nivel de calle = on the ground level.
    * a nivel de la calle = at ground level.
    * a nivel del suelo = at ground level.
    * a nivel estatal = statewide [state-wide].
    * a nivel federal = federally, federally.
    * a nivel individual = privately.
    * a nivel local = locally, domestically.
    * a nivel multicultural = multi-culturally [multiculturally].
    * a nivel mundial = worldwide [world-wide], globally.
    * a nivel nacional = nationally, domestically, countrywide [country-wide].
    * a nivel privado = privately.
    * a nivel regional = regionally.
    * a nombre de = payable to.
    * a no ser que = unless.
    * a nosotros = us.
    * a ojo = ocular.
    * a ojos vista = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes.
    * a orillas del océano = oceanfront.
    * a orillas del río = riverfront.
    * a orillas de un lago = lakeside, lakefront, by the lakeside.
    * a otro sitio = somewhere else.
    * a pares = in pairs.
    * a partes iguales = share and share alike, in equal measure(s).
    * a partir de = on the basis of, based on, working from, from, on a diet of, in response to.
    * a partir de ahora = from now on, from this point on, henceforth, as of now.
    * a partir de ahora y durante + Cuantificador + años = for + Cuantificador + years to come.
    * a partir de aquí = hereupon.
    * a partir de ello = therefrom.
    * a partir de entonces = from this time on, hereafter, thereafter, whereafter, from then on, thenceforth, henceforth, from that moment on.
    * a partir de ese momento = from that moment on.
    * a partir de este momento = hereinafter.
    * a partir de esto = on this basis, on that basis.
    * a partir de + Fecha = from + Fecha, effective + Fecha.
    * a partir de hoy = as from today.
    * a partir de la medianoche = late night.
    * a partir de los títulos = title-based.
    * a paso de tortuga = at a snail's pace.
    * a paso ligero = on the double.
    * a pasos agigantados = at an exponential rate, at exponential rates, by leaps and bounds.
    * a pedir de boca = without a hitch.
    * a pequeña escala = in a small way, small scale [small-scale].
    * a perpetuidad = in perpetuity.
    * a pesar de (que) = albeit (that), despite, in spite of, notwithstanding, although, despite the fact that, in spite of the fact that.
    * a pesar de todo = all the same, in spite of everything, despite everything, despite it all, in spite of it all, all this said.
    * a pesar de todo + Posesivo + Nombre = for all + Posesivo + Nombre.
    * a petición de = at the request of, at the urging of, at the behest of.
    * a petición del usuario = on demand, on request.
    * a petición popular = by popular demand.
    * a pie = on foot, afoot, dismounted.
    * a pilas = battery-operated.
    * a pique = sinking.
    * a placer = at will.
    * a plena luz del día = in broad daylight.
    * a poca distancia = not far behind.
    * a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.
    * a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.
    * a pocos minutos andando = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.
    * a pocos minutos a pie = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.
    * a porrillo = by the handful.
    * a + Posesivo + aire = to + Posesivo + heart's content.
    * a + Posesivo + alcance = in the ballpark for + Pronombre, in + Posesivo + ballpark range.
    * a + Posesivo + costa = at + Posesivo + expense.
    * a + Posesivo + cuidado = in + Posesivo + safekeeping.
    * a + Posesivo + discreción = at will, at + Posesivo + discretion.
    * a + Posesivo + disposición = at + Posesivo + disposal.
    * a + Posesivo + entender = to the best of + Posesivo + belief.
    * a + Posesivo + espaldas = behind + Posesivo + back.
    * a + Posesivo + expensas = at + Posesivo + expense.
    * a + Posesivo + favor = in + Posesivo + favour, to + Posesivo + credit.
    * a + Posesivo + juicio = in + Posesivo + estimation.
    * a + Posesivo + manera = in + Posesivo + own way.
    * a + Posesivo + saber = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge.
    * a + Posesivo + saber y entender = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge and belief.
    * a + Posesivo + servicio = at + Posesivo + service.
    * a + Posesivo + sorprender = much to + Posesivo + surprise.
    * a + Posesivo + vista = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes.
    * a posteriori = reactive, in retrospect, after-the-fact, hindsight, with hindsight, a posteriori, in hindsight.
    * a precio de coste = at cost price, at cost.
    * a precio de costo = at cost price, at cost.
    * a precio de ganga = at a steal.
    * a precio especial = at reduced cost, discounted, cut-rate, cut-price.
    * a precio razonable = at reasonable cost(s).
    * a precio reducido = at a discount.
    * a precios competitivos = competitively priced.
    * a precios especiales = at reduced rates, at preferential rates.
    * a precios razonables = at affordable prices.
    * a presión = pressurised [pressurized, -USA].
    * a primera hora de la mañana = first thing in the morning.
    * a primera hora de + Período del Día = first thing + Período del Día.
    * a primeras horas de la tarde = late afternoon.
    * a primera vista = on first acquaintance, at first sight, on first inspection, on the face of it, at first blush, at first glance, on the surface, prima facie, first-blush.
    * a primeros de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha.
    * a principios de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha.
    * a principios de los + Década = early + Década, the.
    * a priori = proactive [pro-active], foresight, a priori, on the surface.
    * a prisa = quickly.
    * a propósito = deliberate, for the record, incidentally, intentionally, by the way, in passing, anecdotally, purposely, by design, on purpose, wilfully [willfully, -USA], on a sidenote, studiously, by the way of (a) digression, by the by(e), speaking of which, designedly.
    * a propósito de = apropos of.
    * a propósito de nada = for no specific reason, for no particular reason.
    * a prueba = on trial.
    * a prueba de bombas = ruggedised [ruggedized, -USA], bomb-proof.
    * a prueba de conejos = rabbit-proof.
    * a prueba de fallos = fail-safe.
    * a prueba de incendios = fireproof [fire-proof].
    * a prueba de niños = childproof.
    * a prueba de robos = theft proof.
    * a prueba de tornados = tornado proof.
    * a prueba de un tratamiento duro = ruggedised [ruggedized, -USA].
    * a prueba de viento = windproof.
    * a puerta cerrada = behind closed doors.
    * a punta de pistola = at gunpoint.
    * a punto de = on the verge of, a heartbeat away from.
    * a punto de + Infinitivo = about to + Infinitivo.
    * a punto de irse a pique = on the rocks.
    * a punto de morir = on + Posesivo + deathbed.
    * a puñados = by the sackful, by the handful.
    * a quemarropa = point blank.
    * a quien madruga, Dios le ayuda = the early bird catches the worm.
    * a quienquiera que = whomever.
    * a rachas = by fits and starts.
    * a ráfagas = in bursts.
    * a raíz de = in the wake of.
    * a rajatabla = to the letter.
    * a ras de = flush with.
    * a ras de la calle = ground-floor.
    * a ras del suelo = at ground level.
    * a rastras = in tow.
    * a ratos = intermittently.
    * a reacción = jet-assisted.
    * a rebosar (de) = jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.
    * a regañadientes = grudgingly, grudging, begrudgingly, unwillingly, reluctantly.
    * a régimen = on a diet.
    * a remolque = in tow.
    * a reventar (de) = jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.
    * a saber = namely, viz, to wit.
    * a sabiendas = knowing, knowingly, wilfully [willfully, -USA].
    * a sabiendas de que = on the understanding that.
    * a sacudidas = jerkily.
    * a saltitos = jerky [jerkier -comp., jerkiest -sup.].
    * a salvo = in a safe place, in safekeeping, out of harm's way.
    * a sangre fría = cold-blooded.
    * a ser posible = if possible.
    * a simple vista = by the naked eye, superficially, on first thought.
    * a solas = all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo.
    * a su debido tiempo = in due course, timely, in due time.
    * a sueldo = paid.
    * a su precio normal = at full price.
    * a su propio ritmo = at an individual pace.
    * a su tiempo = in a timely fashion, in due course, in a timely manner.
    * a su vez = Verbo + further, in turn, in its/their turn.
    * a tal efecto = to this effect.
    * a tales efectos = hereto.
    * a tarifa reducida = at reduced cost.
    * a tarifas especiales = at reduced rates, at preferential rates.
    * a temperatura ambiente = at room temperature.
    * a tener en cuenta en el futuro = for future reference.
    * a tenor de = in light of, in the face of, in the light of, in view of.
    * a ti = you, thee.
    * a tiempo = in timely fashion, on time, promptly, timely, just in time, in time.
    * a tiempo completo = full-time.
    * a tiempo parcial = part-time.
    * a tientas = in the dark.
    * a tientas y a ciegas = blindly, in the dark.
    * a ti mismo = yourself, thyself.
    * a tiro = within gunshot, within range.
    * a tirones = jerky [jerkier -comp., jerkiest -sup.].
    * a título de = by way of, for the sake of.
    * a título gratuito = gratuitous.
    * a título personal = in a personal capacity, in a private capacity.
    * a toda costa = absolutely, at all costs, come what may, at any cost, at any price.
    * a toda máquina = in the fast lane, fast lane, full steam ahead, at full tilt, full-tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.
    * a toda marcha = at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.
    * a toda mecha = at a rate of knots, full steam ahead, at full blast, at full throttle, at top speed, at full speed, at full stretch.
    * a toda pasta = at a rate of knots.
    * a toda pastilla = in the fast lane, on the fast track, fast lane, overdrive, full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at a rate of knots, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.
    * a toda prueba = unswerving.
    * a todas horas = at all hours, around the clock.
    * a todas luces = patently.
    * a todas partes = far and wide.
    * a toda velocidad = full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.
    * a todo alrededor = all round.
    * a todo color = full-colour, in full colour.
    * a todo gas = full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.
    * a todo lo largo de = the length of.
    * a todo meter = full steam ahead, at full stretch, at full speed, at full blast, at top speed, at full throttle.
    * a todo ritmo = in full swing, in full force, in full gear.
    * a todos lados = far and wide.
    * a todos los efectos = to all intents and purposes, to all intents, for all practical purposes, for all intents and purposes.
    * a todos los niveles = at all levels.
    * a todos nosotros = us all.
    * a todos por igual = one size fits all.
    * a todo vapor = full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.
    * a todo volumen = at full blast.
    * a tontas y a ciegas = headlong, runaway.
    * a tontas y locas = like there's no tomorrow, without rhyme or reason.
    * a tope = packed to capacity, in the fast lane, fast lane, choc-a-block, chock-full, in full swing, in full gear, packed to the rafters.
    * a trancas y barrancas = with great difficulty, by fits and starts.
    * a través de = by way of, in the form of, through, via, out of, through the agency of.
    * a través de Internet = Internet-based, Web-based, Web-supported.
    * a través de la historia = over time.
    * a través de la TI = IT-enabled.
    * a través de la web = Web-based, Web-supported.
    * a través de los años = over the years, down the years.
    * a través de los ojos de = through the eyes of.
    * a través de los siglos = over the centuries.
    * a través del teléfono = call-in.
    * a través del tiempo = over time.
    * a través de operador = operator-assisted.
    * a tres bandas = three pronged.
    * a tres niveles = three-tiered.
    * a troche y moche = like there's no tomorrow.
    * a trompicones = by fits and starts.
    * a tropezones = falteringly, hesitantly, haltingly, jerkily.
    * a trozos = piecewise.
    * ¡A tu salud! = Here's to you!.
    * a última hora = at the last minute, at the eleventh hour, last minute [last-minute], at the very last minute, at the very last moment, at the very last.
    * a últimas horas de la tarde = late evening.
    * a últ

    * * *
    a
    La preposición a suele emplearse precedida de ciertos verbos como empezar, ir, oler, sonar etc, en cuyo caso ver bajo el respectivo verbo.
    No se traduce cuando introduce el complemento directo de persona (ser humano, pronombres personales que lo representan como quien, alguien, etc) o un nombre con un objeto o animal personalizado: amo a mi patria = I love my country, pasear al perro = to walk the dog.
    En los casos en que precede al artículo definido el para formar la contracción al, ver bajo la siguiente entrada, donde también se encontrarán otros ejemplos y usos de a.
    A (en relaciones de espacio, lugar)
    voy a México/a la fiesta I'm going to Mexico/to the party
    voy a casa I'm going home
    dobla a la derecha turn right
    se cayó al río she fell into the river
    estaban sentados a la mesa they were sitting at the table
    a orillas del Ebro on the banks of the Ebro
    se sentó al sol he sat in the sun
    se sentó a mi derecha he sat down to the right of me o on my right
    a la vuelta de la esquina around the corner
    queda al norte de Toledo it's (to the) north of Toledo
    3
    (indicando distancia): está a diez kilómetros de aquí it's ten kilometers from here, it's ten kilometers away
    está a unos 20 minutos de aquí it takes o it's about 20 minutes from here, it's a 20 minute drive ( o walk etc) from here
    1 (señalando hora, momento, fecha) at
    abren a las ocho they open at eight o'clock
    ¿a qué hora vengo? what time shall I come?
    a eso de las dos at around o about two o'clock
    a mediados de abril in mid-April
    hoy estamos a 20 it's the 20th today
    al día siguiente the next o following day
    empezó a hablar a los diez meses he started talking when he was ten months old o at ten months
    llegó a la mañana/noche ( RPl); he arrived in the morning/at night
    2 al + INF:
    se cayó al bajar del autobús she fell as she was getting off the bus
    al verlo me di cuenta de que ya no lo quería when I saw him o on seeing him, I realized that I no longer loved him
    al salir de la estación torcí a la izquierda I turned left out of the station
    3
    (indicando distancia en el tiempo): a escasos minutos de su llegada (después) just a few minutes after she arrived; (antes) just a few minutes before she arrived
    trabajan de lunes a viernes/de una a cinco they work (from) Monday to Friday/from one to five
    a los diez minutos del primer tiempo ten minutes into the first half o after ten minutes of the first half
    estaré en París de martes a jueves I'll be in Paris from Tuesday until Thursday, I'll be in Paris Tuesday through Thursday ( AmE)
    C
    (en relaciones de proporción, equivalencia): tres veces al día/a la semana three times a day/a week
    sale a 2.000 euros por cabeza it works out at 2,000 euros per person
    iban a 100 kilómetros por hora they were going (at) 100 kilometers per hour
    nos ganaron cinco a tres they beat us by five points to three, they beat us five three o ( AmE) five to three
    D
    (indicando modo, estilo): fuimos a pie/a caballo we walked/rode, we went on foot/on horseback
    pollo al horno/a la brasa roast/barbecued chicken
    un peinado a lo Rodolfo Valentino a Rudolph Valentino hairstyle
    a crédito on credit
    ilustraciones a todo color full-color illustrations
    una tela a rayas a piece of striped material
    1
    (introduciendo el complemento directo de persona): ¿viste a José? did you see José?
    la policía está buscando al asesino the police are looking for the murderer
    no he leído a Freud I haven't read (any) Freud
    busca una secretaria bilingüe he's looking for a bilingual secretary
    ]
    2
    (introduciendo el complemento indirecto): le escribió una carta a su padre he wrote a letter to his father, he wrote his father a letter
    dáselo/dáselos a ella give it/them to her
    les enseña inglés a mis hijos she teaches my children English
    suave al tacto soft to the touch
    agradable al oído pleasing to the ear
    3
    (indicando procedencia): se lo compré a una gitana I bought it from o ( colloq) off a gipsy
    F
    enséñale a nadar teach him to swim
    fue a preguntar he went to ask
    a que + SUBJ:
    los instó a que participaran he urged them to take part
    voy a ir a que me hagan un chequeo I'm going to go and have a checkup
    2 ( fam)
    (para): ¿a qué tanta ceremonia? what's all the fuss for?
    ¿a qué le fuiste a decir eso? what did you go and tell him that for?
    3
    a por ( Esp fam): bajo a por pan I'm going down to get some bread o for some bread ( colloq)
    ¿quién va a ir a por los niños? who's going to fetch o get the children?
    ¡a por ello! go for it!
    los puntos a tratar en la reunión de mañana the points to be discussed at tomorrow's meeting
    es una idea a tener en cuenta it's an idea to bear in mind o that should be borne in mind
    total a pagar total payable
    horario a convenir hours to be arranged
    H
    1
    (en órdenes): ¡a la cama, niños! off to bed, children!
    ¡a callar! shut up! ( colloq)
    vamos ¡a trabajar! come on, let's get some work done!
    a decir verdad to tell you the truth
    a juzgar por lo que tú dices judging from what you say
    3 ( fam)
    (en cuanto a): a tozudo no hay quien le gane when it comes to being stubborn there's nobody like him
    4
    (indicando causa): a petición del interesado ( frml); at the request of the interested party
    al + INF:
    al no saber idiomas está en desventaja as he doesn't speak any languages he is at a disadvantage, he's at a disadvantage not speaking any languages
    5
    (expresando desafío): ¿a que no sabes qué nota me puso? you'll never guess what mark she gave me!
    tú no te atreverías — ¿a que sí? you wouldn't dare — do you want to o a bet? ( colloq)
    ¡a que no puedes! bet you can't! ( colloq)
    * * *

    Multiple Entries:
    A    
    a
    A,
    a sustantivo femenino (pl aes) (read as /a/) the letter A, a

    a preposición Nota:
    La preposición a suele emplearse precedida de ciertos verbos como empezar, ir, oler, sonar etc, en cuyo caso ver bajo el respectivo verbo.No se traduce cuando introduce el complemento directo de persona (ser humano, pronombres personales que lo representan, como quien, alguien, algún etc) o un nombre con un objeto o animal personalizado: amo a mi patria = I love my country, paseo a mi perro = I walk my dog.En los casos en que precede al artículo definido el para formar la contracción al, ver bajo la siguiente entrada, donde también se encontrarán otros ejemplos y usos de a.
    1

    voy a México/la tienda I'm going to Mexico/to the shop;

    voy a casa I'm going home;
    se cayó al río she fell into the river


    a orillas del Ebro on the banks of the Ebro;
    se sentó al sol he sat in the sun;
    se sentó a mi derecha he sat down on my right


    2
    a) (señalando hora, momento) at;


    a la hora de comer at lunch time;
    ¿a qué hora vengo? what time shall I come?;
    a mediados de abril in mid-April;
    al día siguiente the next o following day

    hoy estamos a lunes/a 20 today is Monday/it's the 20th today

    c) al + inf:


    al enterarse de la noticia when he learnt o on learning the news



    ( antes) a few minutes before she arrived;

    3 (en relaciones de proporción, equivalencia):

    sale a 100 euros cada uno it works out at 100 euros each;
    a 100 kilómetros por hora (at) 100 kilometers per hour;
    nos ganaron cinco a tres they beat us five three o (AmE) five to three
    4 (indicando modo, medio, estilo):
    a pie/a caballo on foot/on horseback;

    a crédito on credit;
    funciona a pilas it runs on batteries;
    a mano by hand;
    a rayas striped;
    vestirse a lo punk to wear punk clothes
    5

    ¿viste a José? did you see José?;

    no he leído a Freud I haven't read (any) Freud


    dáselo a ella give it to her;
    les enseña inglés a mis hijos she teaches my children English;
    le echó (la) llave a la puerta she locked the door

    se lo compré a una gitana I bought it from o (colloq) off a gipsy

    A, a f (letra) A
    'A' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    a. C.
    - a.m.
    - abajeña
    - abajeño
    - abanderada
    - abanderado
    - abandonar
    - abandonada
    - abandonado
    - abanico
    - abarquillada
    - abarquillado
    - abarrotada
    - abarrotado
    - abasto
    - abatida
    - abatido
    - abatirse
    - abdicar
    - aberración
    - abertura
    - abierta
    - abierto
    - abigarrada
    - abigarrado
    - abigarrar
    - ablandar
    - ablusada
    - ablusado
    - abnegada
    - abnegado
    - abobada
    - abobado
    - abocada
    - abocado
    - abogacía
    - abogada
    - abogado
    - abombada
    - abombado
    - abonar
    - abonada
    - abonado
    - abonarse
    - abono
    - abordar
    - abordaje
    - aborregar
    - abortar
    - abortiva
    English:
    A
    - A-level
    - a.m.
    - abandon
    - abandoned
    - abide by
    - ability
    - abject
    - abnormal
    - aboard
    - aborigine
    - abortion
    - abortive
    - about
    - above
    - above-board
    - above-mentioned
    - abrasive
    - abreast
    - abridged
    - abrupt
    - absent
    - absent-minded
    - absolute
    - absolutely
    - absorbed
    - abstemious
    - abstract
    - absurd
    - abundant
    - abuse
    - abusive
    - abysmal
    - academic
    - academy
    - accede
    - accent
    - acceptable
    - access
    - accident-prone
    - accidental
    - accidentally
    - acclimatized
    - accommodate
    - accommodation
    - accomplish
    - accomplished
    - account
    - account for
    - accountable
    * * *
    A
    1. (abrev de autopista) Br M, US freeway
    2. (abrev de alfil) [en notación de ajedrez] B
    A, a [a] nf
    [letra] A, a;
    si por a o por be… if for any reason…
    * * *
    a
    prp
    al este de to the east of;
    a casa home;
    ir a la cama/al cine go to bed/to the movies;
    ¡a trabajar! get to work!;
    vamos a Buenos Aires we’re going to Buenos Aires;
    voy a casa de Marta I’m going to Marta’s (house)
    a la mesa at the table;
    al lado de next to;
    a la derecha on the right;
    al sol in the sun;
    a treinta kilómetros de Cuzco thirty kilometers from Cuzco;
    está a cinco kilómetros it’s five kilometers away
    :
    ¿a qué hora llegas? what time do you arrive?;
    a las tres at three o’clock;
    de once a doce from eleven (o’clock) to twelve;
    estamos a quince de febrero it’s February fifteenth;
    a los treinta años at the age of thirty;
    a la llegada del tren when the train arrives
    :
    a la española the Spanish way;
    a mano by hand;
    a pie on foot;
    a 50 kilómetros por hora at fifty kilometers an hour
    :
    ¿a cómo o
    cuánto está? how much is it?;
    están a dos pesos el kilo they are two pesos a kilo
    :
    dáselo a tu hermano give it to your brother
    :
    vi a mi padre I saw my father
    :
    empezar a begin to;
    jugar a las cartas play cards;
    decidirse a hacer algo decide to do sth;
    voy a comprarlo I’m going to buy it;
    a decir verdad to tell the truth
    :
    ¿a que no lo sabes? I bet you don’t know;
    a ver OK, right;
    a ver lo que pasa ahora let’s see what happens now
    abr (= alias) aka (= also known as)
    * * *
    a nf
    : first letter of the Spanish alphabet
    a prep
    1) : to
    nos vamos a México: we're going to Mexico
    ¿llamaste a tu papá?: did you call your dad?
    como a usted le guste: as you wish
    3) : in the manner of
    papas a la francesa: french fries
    4) : on, by means of
    a pie: on foot
    5) : per, each
    tres pastillas al día: three pills per day
    enséñales a leer: teach them to read
    problemas a resolver: problems to be solved
    * * *
    a prep
    3. (distancia) away
    está a un kilómetro de aquí it's one kilometre from here / it's one kilometre away
    4. (tiempo) at
    5. (distribución, cantidad, medida, precio) a / at
    tocamos a 1.000 cada uno it works out at 1,000 each
    fui a pie I walked / I went on foot
    hecho a mano handmade / made by hand
    ¿has visto a Iván? have you seen Iván?
    9. (para) for
    10. (de) from

    Spanish-English dictionary > a

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