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to be born to be something

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1 to be born to be something

to be born to be something

nacer para ser algo

■ he was born to be king nació para ser rey

English-spanish dictionary > to be born to be something
2 born

born [bɔ:n]

1. adjective

a. né

• to be born naître

• to be born again renaître

• born in Paris né à Paris

• the town where he was born la ville où il est né

• Napoleon was born in 1769 Napoléon est né en 1769

• when he was born quand il est né

• she was born blind elle est aveugle de naissance

• the baby was born dead l'enfant était mort-né

• he was born stupid il a toujours été stupide

• a Parisian born and bred un Parisien de pure souche

• he wasn't born yesterday (inf) il n'est pas né d'hier

• in all my born days (inf) de toute ma vie

• poets are born, not made on naît poète, on ne le devient pas

• anger born of frustration colère f née de la frustration

b. ( = innate) a born actress une actrice-née

2. compounds

► born-again adjective

• born-again Christian nouveau chrétien m nouvelle chrétienne f

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[bɔːn] 1.
adjective [person, animal] né (of de; to do pour faire; with avec)

to be born — naître

when the baby is born — quand le bébé sera né

born a Catholic — d'origine catholique

to be born blind — être aveugle de naissance

to be a born leader — être un chef né

a born liar — un parfait menteur

to be born (out) of something — [idea, group] naître de quelque chose
2.
- born combining form

London-/Irish-born — né à Londres/en Irlande, originaire de Londres/d'Irlande

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in all my born days — (colloq) de toute ma vie

I wasn't born yesterday — (colloq) je ne suis pas né de la dernière pluie

there's one born every minute! — (colloq) quel idiot/quelle idiote!

English-French dictionary > born
3 born

III see bear I

born adj nato

a born leader un líder nato

to be born nacer

where were you born? ¿dónde naciste?

he was born in 1921 nació en 1921

born

tr[bɔːn]

adjective

1 nato,-a

■ she's a born leader es una líder nata

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be born nacer

■ he was born in 1960 nació en 1960

in all my born days en mi vida

born and bred de pura cepa

■ she's Spanish born and bred es española de pura cepa

not to be born yesterday figurative use no tener ni un pelo de tonto

to be born to be something nacer para ser algo

■ he was born to be king nació para ser rey

to be born again volver a nacer

he's English-born es inglés de nacimiento

the first-born el/la primogénito,-a

born ['bɔrn] adj

1) : nacido

2) : nato

she's a born singer: es una cantante nata

he's a born leader: nació para mandar

born

adj.

• nacido, -a adj.

• nato, -a adj.

I bɔːrn, bɔːn
(past p of bear I)

to be born — nacer*

when was she born? — ¿cuándo nació?

to be born lucky — nacer* con suerte

poets are born not made — los poetas nacen, no se hacen

with the confidence born of experience — con la confianza que da la experiencia

to be born to something/to + inf: he was born to (a life of) luxury nació para (ser) rico; this is what I was born for o what I was born to do yo he nacido para esto; I wasn't born yesterday, you know! oye, que no nací ayer!; there's one born every minute! — (set phrase) hay tontos para repartir

II

adjective (before n) <teacher/leader> nato

in all my born days — (colloq) en toda mi vida

he's a born loser — siempre ha sido y será un perdedor

[bɔːn]
1.

VB (pp)
of bear II, 1., 1); nacido
to be born — (lit) nacer; (fig) [idea] surgir, nacer

I was born in 1955 — nací en 1955

a daughter was born to them — les nació una hija

to be born again — renacer, volver a nacer

evil is born of idleness — la pereza es madre de todos los vicios

he wasn't born yesterday! * — ¡no se chupa el dedo! *

2.

ADJ [actor, leader] nato

he is a born liar — es mentiroso por naturaleza

a Londoner born and bred — londinense de casta y cuna

in all my born days — en mi vida

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I [bɔːrn, bɔːn]
(past p of bear I)

to be born — nacer*

when was she born? — ¿cuándo nació?

to be born lucky — nacer* con suerte

poets are born not made — los poetas nacen, no se hacen

with the confidence born of experience — con la confianza que da la experiencia

to be born to something/to + inf: he was born to (a life of) luxury nació para (ser) rico; this is what I was born for o what I was born to do yo he nacido para esto; I wasn't born yesterday, you know! oye, que no nací ayer!; there's one born every minute! — (set phrase) hay tontos para repartir

II

adjective (before n) <teacher/leader> nato

in all my born days — (colloq) en toda mi vida

he's a born loser — siempre ha sido y será un perdedor

English-spanish dictionary > born
4 born

III see bear I

født

I
verb \/bɔːn\/

perf. partisipp av ➢ bear, 4
II
adj. \/bɔːn\/

1) født

• he was born a poet

han var født til å bli dikter

• he was American born

han var født amerikansk

2) medfødt

• they had a born respect for old age

de hadde en medfødt respekt for høy alder

3) komplett, uforbederlig, kron-

• you're a born idiot!

du er en kronidiot!

be a born something være født noe, være den fødte noe

• her brother was a born loser

broren hennes var født taper

born and bred ekte, sann

• he is an Englishman born and bred

han er en ekte engelskmann

born of født av

• she was born of good parents

hun var født av gode foreldre

som resultat av, med utspring i, skapt av

• misfortunes born of the war

ulykker som skyldes krigen

born on the wrong side of the blanket ( gammeldags) født utenfor ekteskap

be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth ( overført) være født med sølvskje i munnen

be born with something ha noe medfødt, være født med noe

be lowly born være av lav byrd

never in (all) my born days aldri i livet

be well born være av høy byrd

English-Norwegian dictionary > born
5 a man born of woman

рождённый женщиной, смертный [этим. библ. Job XIV, 1]

Mr. Syme, this evening you succeeded in doing something rather remarkable. You did something to me that no man born of woman has ever succeeded in doing before. (G. K. Chesterton, ‘The Man Who Was Thursday’, ch. I) — - Мистер Сайм, - сказал Грегори. - В этот вечер вам удалось сделать нечто замечательное. Вы сделали со мной то, что не удавалось ни одному человеку, рожденному женщиной.

Large English-Russian phrasebook > a man born of woman
6 bear

I noun
1) Bär, der

2) (Astron.)

Great/Little Bear — Großer/Kleiner Bär
II 1. transitive verb,
bore, borne

1) (show) tragen [Wappen, Inschrift, Unterschrift]; aufweisen, zeigen [Merkmal, Spuren, Ähnlichkeit, Verwandtschaft]

bear a resemblance or likeness to somebody — Ähnlichkeit mit jemandem haben

2) (be known by) tragen, führen [Namen, Titel]

3)

bear some/little relation to something — einen gewissen/wenig Bezug zu etwas haben

4) (poet./formal): (carry) tragen [Waffe, Last]; mit sich führen [Geschenk, Botschaft]

I was borne along by the fierce current — die starke Strömung trug mich mit [sich]

5) (endure, tolerate) ertragen [Schmerz, Kummer]; with neg. aushalten [Schmerz]; ausstehen [Geruch, Lärm, Speise]

6) (sustain) tragen, übernehmen [Verantwortlichkeit, Kosten]; auf sich (Akk.) nehmen [Schuld]; tragen, aushalten [Gewicht]

7) (be fit for) vertragen

it does not bear repeating or repetition — das lässt sich unmöglich wiederholen

it does not bear thinking about — daran darf man gar nicht denken

bear comparison with something — den od. einen Vergleich mit etwas aushalten

8) (give birth to) gebären [Kind, Junges]; see also academic.ru/8296/born">born

9) (yield) tragen [Blumen, Früchte usw.]

bear fruit — (fig.) Früchte tragen (geh.)
2. intransitive verb,
bore, borne

1)

bear left — [Person:] sich links halten

the path bears to the left — der Weg führt nach links

2)

bring to bear — aufbieten [Kraft, Energie]; ausüben [Druck]

bring one's influence to bear — seinen Einfluss geltend machen

Phrasal Verbs:

- bear away

- bear down

- bear off

- bear on

- bear out

- bear up

- bear upon

- bear with

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I [beə] past tense - bore; verb
1) ((usually with cannot, could not etc) to put up with or endure: I couldn't bear it if he left.) ertragen

2) (to be able to support: Will the table bear my weight?)

3) ((past participle in passive born [bo:n]) to produce (children): She has borne (him) several children; She was born on July 7.) gebären,geboren

4) (to carry: He was borne shoulder-high after his victory.) tragen

5) (to have: The cheque bore his signature.) tragen

6) (to turn or fork: The road bears left here.) führen

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- bearable
- bearer
- bearing
- bearings
- bear down on
- bear fruit
- bear out
- bear up
- bear with
- find/get one's bearings
- lose one's bearings II [beə] noun
(a large heavy animal with thick fur and hooked claws.) der Bär

- bearskin

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bear¹

[beəʳ, AM ber]

I. n

1. (animal) Bär m

black/brown \bear Schwarz-/Braunbär m

she-\bear Bärin f

to be like a \bear with a sore head [or AM like a real \bear] ( fig fam) ein richtiger Brummbär sein fam

2. STOCKEX (sb calculatedly selling stocks) Baissier m, Baissespekulant(in) m(f), Bär(in) m(f), Bear m

covered \bear gedeckter Baissier

uncovered \bear Baissier m, der seine Position noch nicht glattstellen konnte

3.

▶ it's a \bear to do sth es ist kompliziert, etw zu tun

II. vi STOCKEX auf Baisse [o à la Baisse] spekulieren

bear²

<bore, borne or AM also born>

[beəʳ, AM ber]

I. vt

1. (carry)

▪ to \bear sth etw tragen; ( liter):

he was borne backwards by a large wave er wurde von einer großen Welle zurückgerissen

to \bear arms ( form) Waffen tragen

to \bear gifts ( form) Geschenke mitbringen

to \bear tidings ( old liter) Neuigkeiten überbringen

2. (display)

to \bear a date/an imprint/an inscription ein Datum/einen Aufdruck/eine Aufschrift tragen

3. (be identified by)

to \bear sb's name jds Namen tragen [o geh führen

4. (behave)

▪ to \bear oneself:

he bore himself with dignity er zeigte Würde

5. (support)

to \bear the load/the weight die Last/das Gewicht tragen; ( fig)

to \bear the cost die Kosten tragen

6. (endure, shoulder)

▪ to \bear sth etw ertragen [o erdulden]

what might have happened doesn't \bear thinking about man darf gar nicht daran denken, was hätte passieren können

he said something so awful that it doesn't \bear repeating er sagte so etwas Schreckliches, dass ich es gar nicht wiederholen möchte

to \bear the blame die Schuld auf sich akk nehmen

to \bear the [burden of] responsibility die [Last der] Verantwortung tragen

to \bear one's cross sein Kreuz tragen fig

to \bear the discomfort/hardship die Unbequemlichkeit/Mühe auf sich akk nehmen

to \bear the pain/tribulation den Schmerz/Kummer ertragen

7. (tolerate)

▪ to not be able to \bear sb/sth jdn/etw nicht ertragen [o ausstehen] können

▪ to not be able to \bear the boredom/suspense Langeweile/Spannung nicht aushalten

▪ to not be able to \bear jokes/criticism Spaß/Kritik nicht vertragen

▪ to not \bear to do sth es nicht ertragen können, etw zu tun

8. (harbour resentments)

to \bear sb a grudge einen Groll gegen jdn hegen geh

to \bear sb ill-feeling auf jdn nicht gut zu sprechen sein

to not \bear any ill-feeling against sb nichts gegen jdn haben

to \bear sb ill-will jdm gegenüber nachtragend sein

to \bear no ill-will keine Feindschaft empfinden

9. (possess)

to \bear an [uncanny] likeness [or similarity] to sb [unheimliche] Ähnlichkeit mit jdm haben

to \bear a [strong] resemblance to sb [große] Ähnlichkeit mit jdm haben, jdm sehr ähnlich sehen

to \bear the [or a] scar eine Narbe davontragen fig, gezeichnet sein geh

10. (keep)

I'll \bear that in mind ich werde das mit berücksichtigen

11. (give birth to)

to \bear a baby ein Kind gebären [o zur Welt bringen]

to \bear sb a child jdm ein Kind gebären

his wife bore him a son seine Frau schenkte ihm einen Sohn

I was born in April ich bin im April geboren

to \bear cubs/foals/young ZOOL Welpen/Fohlen/Junge bekommen

12. AGR, BOT

to \bear fruit ( also fig) Früchte tragen a. fig; FIN, ECON

to \bear interest at 8% 8 % Zinsen bringen, mit 8 % verzinst sein

13.

to \bear testimony [or witness] Zeugnis ablegen

to \bear witness to sth von etw dat Zeugnis ablegen, etw bezeugen

to \bear false witness ( old) falsches Zeugnis ablegen veraltend

II. vi

1. (tend)

to \bear left/right sich akk links/rechts halten

2. (be patient)

▪ to \bear with sb mit jdm Geduld [o Nachsicht] haben

3. (press) drücken

to \bear on a lever einen Hebel betätigen

4. (approach)

▪ to \bear down on [or upon] sb/sth auf jdn/etw zusteuern

5. (be relevant)

▪ to \bear on sth etw betreffen; (have affect on) etw beeinflussen

6. (put pressure on)

to bring pressure to \bear on sb/sth Druck m auf jdn/etw ausüben

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I [bɛə(r)] pret bore, ptp borne
1. vt

1) (= carry) burden, arms tragen; gift, message bei sich tragen, mit sich führen

to bear away/back — mitnehmen/mit (sich) zurücknehmen; (through the air)

the music was borne/borne away on the wind (liter) — die Musik wurde vom Wind weiter-/weggetragen

he was borne along by the crowd — die Menge trug ihn mit (sich)

2) (= show) inscription, signature tragen; mark, traces also, likeness, relation aufweisen, zeigen → witness

See:

→ witness

3) (= be known by) name, title tragen, führen

4) (= have in heart or mind) love empfinden, in sich (dat) tragen; hatred, grudge also hegen (geh)

the love/hatred he bore her — die Liebe, die er für sie empfand/der Hass, den er gegen sie hegte (geh) or empfand

See:

→ mind

5) (lit, fig: support, sustain) weight, expense, responsibility tragen

to bear examination/comparison — einer Prüfung/einem Vergleich standhalten

it doesn't bear thinking about — man darf gar nicht daran denken

his language doesn't bear repeating — seine Ausdrucksweise lässt sich nicht wiederholen

6) (= endure, tolerate) ertragen; (with neg also) ausstehen, leiden; pain aushalten; criticism, joking vertragen; smell, noise etc aushalten, vertragen

she can't bear flying — sie kann einfach nicht fliegen

she can't bear doing nothing — sie kann einfach nicht untätig sein

she can't bear being laughed at —

could you bear to stay a little longer? — können Sie es noch ein bisschen länger hier aushalten?

7) (= produce, yield fruit etc) tragen → interest

See:

→ interest

8) (= give birth to) gebären → born

See:

→ born

2. vi

1)

(= move) to bear right/left/north — sich rechts/links/nach Norden halten

to bear away or off (Naut) — abdrehen

2) (fruit tree etc) tragen

3)

to bring one's energies/powers of persuasion to bear — seine Energie/Überzeugungskraft aufwenden (on für)

to bring one's mind to bear on sth — seinen Verstand or Geist für etw anstrengen

to bring pressure to bear on sb/sth — Druck auf jdn/etw ausüben

3. vr
sich halten
he bore himself with dignity — er hat Würde gezeigt
II
1. n

1) Bär m; (fig = person) Brummbär m (inf)

he is like a bear with a sore head — er ist ein richtiger Brummbär (inf)

2) (ASTRON)

the Great/Little Bear — der Große/Kleine Bär or Wagen

3) (ST EX) Baissespekulant m, Baissier m

2. vi (ST EX)
auf Baisse spekulieren
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bear¹ [beə(r)] prät bore [bɔː(r); US auch ˈbəʊər], obs bare [beə(r)], pperf borne [bɔː(r)n; US auch ˈbəʊərn], bei 4born [bɔː(r)n; US auch ˈbəʊərn]

A v/t

1. Lasten etc tragen

2. fig Kosten, einen Verlust, die Verantwortung, die Folgen etc tragen

3. Blumen, Früchte, auch Zinsen etc tragen: → fruit A 2, interest A 11 (und andere Verbindungen mit Substantiven)

4. (pperf borne oder born;

Letzteres nur in der passiven Bedeutung: geboren [werden], sofern nicht by … von … folgt) zur Welt bringen, gebären:

bear a child

a) ein Kind gebären,

b) ein Kind (unter dem Herzen) tragen;

the children borne to him by this woman die ihm von dieser Frau geborenen Kinder;

be born geboren werden;

he was born in 1941 auch er ist Jahrgang 1941;

he was born into a rich family er kam als Kind reicher Eltern zur Welt oder auf die Welt;

my father died two months before I was born vor meiner Geburt;

I wasn’t born yesterday ich bin doch nicht von gestern;

there’s one born every minute umg die Dummen werden nicht alle oder weniger; → park A 1, silver spoon

5. einen Namen, einen Titel, auch Waffen etc tragen, führen:

bear arms against Krieg führen gegen; → arm² Bes Redew

6. ein Amt etc innehaben, ausüben

7. ein Datum, einen Stempel, ein Zeichen etc tragen, aufweisen:

bear a proportion to in einem Verhältnis stehen zu; → resemblance

8. eine Bedeutung etc haben, in sich schließen

9. ein Gefühl hegen:

bear sb love jemandem Liebe entgegenbringen; → grudge C, malice 2, will² A 6

10. eine Rolle spielen (in bei)

11. Schmerzen etc ertragen, (er)dulden, (er)leiden

12. aushalten, einer Prüfung etc standhalten:

that doesn’t bear thinking about man darf gar nicht daran denken; → comparison 1, repeat A 1, repetition 1

13. (meist neg) ausstehen, leiden, einen Gedanken ertragen

14. eine Nachricht etc überbringen

15. Gehorsam etc leisten, Lob zollen (to dat):

bear sb a hand jemandem helfen oder zur Hand gehen; → company A 1

16. Zeugnis ablegen:

bear witness ( oder evidence) zeugen (to für)

17. bear o.s. sich betragen, sich benehmen

B v/i

1. tragen, (sicher) halten (Balken, Eis etc)

2. (on, upon) schwer lasten oder liegen (auf dat), drücken, einen Druck ausüben (auf akk)

3. (against) drücken, sich lehnen (gegen), anliegen (an dat)

4. (on, upon)

a) einwirken, Einfluss haben (auf akk)

b) sich beziehen, Bezug haben (auf akk), im Zusammenhang stehen (mit), betreffen (akk):

how does this bear on …? in welchem Zusammenhang steht das mit …?;

bring to bear (up)on

a) einwirken lassen auf (akk),

b) richten oder anwenden auf (akk);

bear hard on sehr zusetzen (dat), hart treffen, arg mitnehmen (akk); → pressure A 5

5. eine Richtung einschlagen, sich halten:

bear (to the) left sich links halten;

bear to a star FLUG, SCHIFF ein Gestirn anpeilen;

the beacon bears 240 degrees die Bake liegt bei oder auf 240°

6. SCHIFF

a) abfahren, absegeln ( beide:

to nach)

b) abfallen

7. sich erstrecken

8. bear with Nachsicht haben oder üben mit, (geduldig) ertragen (akk):

would ( oder could) you bear with me for a second? einen kleinen Augenblick, bitte, TEL auch bleiben Sie bitte einen kleinen Moment am Apparat

9. BOT (Früchte) tragen

10. ZOOL tragen, trächtig sein (Tier)

11. MIL tragen (Geschütz):

bear on beschießen (akk)

bear² [beə(r)]

A s

1. ZOOL Bär m:

he’s like (od umg [as] cross as) a bear with a sore head today er ist heute unausstehlich oder in einer Stinklaune; → hungry A 1

2. fig

a) Bär m, Tollpatsch m

b) Brummbär m, Ekel n pej

c) US umg Kanone f (at, for in dat)

3. WIRTSCH Bear m, Baissier m, Baissespekulant(in):

sell a bear → B

4. ASTRON

a) the Greater ( oder Great) Bear der Große Bär

b) the Lesser ( oder Little) Bear der Kleine Bär

5. METALL Eisenklumpen m, Bodensau f

B v/i WIRTSCH auf Baisse spekulieren, fixen

C v/t bear the market WIRTSCH die Kurse drücken oder zu drücken versuchen

D adj WIRTSCH

a) flau (Markt), fallend (Preise)

b) Baisse…:

bear campaign Angriff m der Baissepartei;

bear market Baisse f;

bear operation Baissespekulation f;

bear sale Leerverkauf m

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I noun
1) Bär, der

2) (Astron.)

Great/Little Bear — Großer/Kleiner Bär
II 1. transitive verb,
bore, borne

1) (show) tragen [Wappen, Inschrift, Unterschrift]; aufweisen, zeigen [Merkmal, Spuren, Ähnlichkeit, Verwandtschaft]

bear a resemblance or likeness to somebody — Ähnlichkeit mit jemandem haben

2) (be known by) tragen, führen [Namen, Titel]

3)

bear some/little relation to something — einen gewissen/wenig Bezug zu etwas haben

4) (poet./formal): (carry) tragen [Waffe, Last]; mit sich führen [Geschenk, Botschaft]

I was borne along by the fierce current — die starke Strömung trug mich mit [sich]

5) (endure, tolerate) ertragen [Schmerz, Kummer]; with neg. aushalten [Schmerz]; ausstehen [Geruch, Lärm, Speise]

6) (sustain) tragen, übernehmen [Verantwortlichkeit, Kosten]; auf sich (Akk.) nehmen [Schuld]; tragen, aushalten [Gewicht]

7) (be fit for) vertragen

it does not bear repeating or repetition — das lässt sich unmöglich wiederholen

it does not bear thinking about — daran darf man gar nicht denken

bear comparison with something — den od. einen Vergleich mit etwas aushalten

8) (give birth to) gebären [Kind, Junges]; see also born

9) (yield) tragen [Blumen, Früchte usw.]

bear fruit — (fig.) Früchte tragen (geh.)
2. intransitive verb,
bore, borne

1)

bear left — [Person:] sich links halten

the path bears to the left — der Weg führt nach links

2)

bring to bear — aufbieten [Kraft, Energie]; ausüben [Druck]

bring one's influence to bear — seinen Einfluss geltend machen

Phrasal Verbs:

- bear away

- bear down

- bear off

- bear on

- bear out

- bear up

- bear upon

- bear with

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(stock exchange) n.

Börsenspekulant -en m. n.

Baissier -s m.

Bär -en m. (on) v.

betreffen v.

sich beziehen (auf) v. (to give birth to) v.

zur Welt bringen ausdr. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: bore, borne)

= aushalten v.

ausstehen v.

ausüben v.

ertragen v.

gebären v.

(§ p.,pp.: gebar, geboren)

halten v.

(§ p.,pp.: hielt, gehalten)

lasten v.

tragen v.

(§ p.,pp.: trug, getragen)

English-german dictionary > bear
7 bear

I beə past tense - bore; verb
1) ((usually with cannot, could not etc) to put up with or endure: I couldn't bear it if he left.) aguantar, soportar

2) (to be able to support: Will the table bear my weight?) aguantar

3) ((past participle in passive born bo:n) to produce (children): She has borne (him) several children; She was born on July 7.) dar a luz, parir

4) (to carry: He was borne shoulder-high after his victory.) cargar, llevar

5) (to have: The cheque bore his signature.) llevar

6) (to turn or fork: The road bears left here.) desviarse

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- bearable
- bearer
- bearing
- bearings
- bear down on
- bear fruit
- bear out
- bear up
- bear with
- find/get one's bearings
- lose one's bearings
II beə noun
(a large heavy animal with thick fur and hooked claws.) oso

- bearskin

bear¹ n oso

a polar bear un oso polar

bear² vb aguantar / soportar / resistir

I can't bear this heat no soporto este calor

I couldn't bear the pain no aguantaba el dolor

that branch won't bear your weight esa rama no resistirá tu peso

to bear in mind tener en cuenta / tener presente

El pasado de bear es bore y el participio pasado es borne

bear

tr[beə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 SMALLZOOLOGY/SMALL oso

2 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL bajista nombre masulino o femenino, especulador,-ra a la baja

3 (rough person) bruto

intransitive verb

1 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL vender al iniciarse una bajada de precios para volver a comprar luego a un precio más bajo

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be like a bear with a sore head estar de un humor de perros

bear hug apretujón nombre masculino, abrazo muy fuerte

bear account posición nombre femenino de vendedor

bear cub SMALLZOOLOGY/SMALL osezno

grizzly bear oso pardo

the Great Bear la Osa Mayor

the Little Bear la Osa Menor

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bear

tr[beə^SMALLr/SMALL]

transitive verb (pt bore tr[bɔː^SMALLr/SMALL], pp borne tr[bɔːn])

1 (carry) llevar

■ the officer bore the flag el oficial llevaba la bandera

2 (name, date) llevar

■ the document bore the date of the meeting el documento llevaba la fecha de la reunión

3 (show signs of) mostrar, revelar

■ the body bore no signs of violence el cadáver no mostraba señales de violencia

4 (weight) soportar, aguantar; (responsibility, cost) asumir

5 (tolerate) soportar, aguantar

■ I can't bear him no lo soporto

■ how do you bear the job? ¿cómo aguantas el trabajo?

6 (fruit) producir

7 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL (interest) devengar

8 (give birth) tener, dar a luz

■ she has borne a son ha tenido un niño

■ her daughter was born deaf su hija nació sorda

intransitive verb

1 (turn) torcer a

■ bear left at the next set of traffic lights tuerza hacia la izquierda al próximo semáforo

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to bear in mind tener presente

to bear a grudge guardar rencor

to bear a resemblance to parecerse a

to bear hard on oprimir

to bear witness to something ser testigo de algo

to bear no relation to no tener nada que ver con

■ the facts bear no relation to this case los hechos no tienen nada que ver con este caso

to bring pressure to bear ejercer presión (on, a), presionar (on, a)

■ they brought pressure to bear on the government ejercieron presión sobre el gobierno

it doesn't bear thinking about me da escalofríos nada más pensar en ello

bear ['bær] v, bore ['bor] ; borne ['bɔrn] ; bearing vt

1) carry: llevar, portar

2) : dar a luz a (un niño)

3) produce: dar (frutas, cosechas)

4) endure, support: soportar, resistir, aguantar

bear vi

1) turn: doblar, dar la vuelta

bear right: doble a la derecha

2)

to bear up : resistir

bear n, pl bears or bear : oso m, osa f

bear

adj.

• bajista adj.

n.

• bajista s.m.,f.

• oso s.m.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: bore, borne) = aguantar v.

• apoyar v.

• cargar v.

• gobernar v.

• llevar v.

• parir v.

• partir v.

• permitir v.

• producir v.

(§pres: produzco, produces...) pret: produj-•)

• resistir v.

• sentir v.

• sobrellevar v.

• soportar v.

• sufrir v.

I
1. ber, beə(r)
(past bore; past p borne) transitive verb

1)

a) ( support) \<\<weight\>\> aguantar, resistir; \<\<cost\>\> correr con; \<\<responsibility\>\> cargar* con

b) ( endure) \<\<pain/uncertainty\>\> soportar, aguantar

the pain was too much to bear — el dolor se hizo insoportable

c) (put up with, stand) (colloq) (with can) \<\<person\>\> aguantar (fam), soportar; \<\<noise\>\> aguantar, soportar

I can't bear her — no la soporto, no la aguanto or no la puedo ver (fam)

he can't bear being criticized — no soporta que lo critiquen

to bear to + inf: I can't bear to watch! — no puedo mirar

d) ( stand up to)

his work bears comparison with the best — su obra puede compararse con las mejores

her argument doesn't bear close scrutiny — su razonamiento no resiste un análisis cuidadoso

it doesn't bear thinking about — da miedo sólo de pensarlo

2)

a) ( carry) (liter) \<\<banner/coffin\>\> llevar, portar (liter)

our raft was borne along by the current — la corriente arrastraba nuestra balsa

a letter bearing good news — una carta portadora de buenas noticias

b) ( harbor)

she's not one to bear a grudge — no es rencorosa or resentida

I bear him no ill will — no le deseo ningún mal

3) (have, show) \<\<title/signature\>\> llevar; \<\<scars\>\> tener*; \<\<resemblance\>\> tener*, guardar

his account bears little relation to the truth — su versión tiene poco que ver or guarda poca relación con la verdad

4)

a) ( produce) \<\<fruit/crop\>\> dar*; \<\<interest\>\> devengar*

b) ( give birth to) \<\<child\>\> dar* a luz

she bore him six children — (liter) le dio seis hijos (liter); see also born I

2.

vi

a) ( turn) torcer*

bear left/right — tuerza or doble a la izquierda/derecha

b) ( weigh down) (frml)

to bear on somebody: the responsibility bore heavily on her — la responsabilidad pesaba sobre sus hombros; bring 2) a)

3.

v refl (frml)

a) (hold, carry)

there's something very distinguished about the way he bears himself — tiene un porte muy distinguido

b) ( behave)

to bear oneself — comportarse, conducirse* (frml)

Phrasal Verbs:

- bear down

- bear down on

- bear out

- bear up

- bear with

II

noun oso, osa m,f

he's a regular bear in the morning — (AmE) por las mañanas está de un humor de perros

to be like a bear with a sore head — (colloq) estar* de un humor de perros (fam)

to be loaded for bear — (AmE colloq) estar* listo para el ataque; (before n)

bear cub — osezno m

I [bɛǝ(r)]
1. N

1) (=animal) oso(-a) m / f ; (fig) (=man) grandullón * m

he was a huge bear of a man — era un hombre grande como un oso

the Great/Little Bear — la Osa Mayor/Menor

- be like a bear with a sore head

- be loaded for bear
brown 5., grizzly, polar
2) (also: teddy bear) osito m de peluche

3) (Econ) (=pessimistic trader) bajista mf

2.

CPD

bear baiting N — espectáculo en el que se azuzan a unos perros contra un oso

bear cub N — osezno m

bear garden N — (fig) manicomio m, casa f de locos

bear hug N — fuerte abrazo m

bear market N — (Econ) mercado m bajista

bear pit N — (fig) manicomio m, casa f de locos

II [bɛǝ(r)] (pt bore) (pp borne)
1. VT

1) (=support) [+ weight] aguantar, sostener; - bearing

2) (=take on) [+ cost] correr con, pagar; [+ responsibility] cargar con; (fig) [+ burden] soportar

the government bears some responsibility for this crisis — el gobierno tiene parte de responsabilidad en esta crisis

he bore no responsibility for what had happened — no era responsable de lo que había pasado

they bear most of the responsibility for elderly relatives — cargan con la mayor parte de la responsabilidad de atender a familiares ancianos

3) (=endure) [+ pain, suspense] soportar, aguantar

I can't bear the suspense — no puedo soportar or aguantar el suspense

I can't bear him — no lo puedo ver, no lo soporto or aguanto

the dog can't bear being shut in — el perro no soporta estar encerrado

I can't bear to look — no puedo mirar

he can't bear to talk about it — no puede hablar de ello

he can't bear to see her suffer — no soporta verla sufrir
brunt
4) (=bring) [+ news, gift] traer

a letter bearing important news — una carta que traeaía importantes noticias

5) (=carry) llevar, portar liter

protesters bearing placards — manifestantes mfpl llevando or portando pancartas

to bear arms — frm portar armas frm

he bore himself like a soldier — (posture) tenía un porte soldadesco; (behaviour) se comportó como un verdadero soldado

there was dignity in the way he bore himself — había dignidad en su porte

6) (=have, display) [+ signature, date, message, title] llevar; [+ mark, scar] conservar

his ideas bore little relation to reality — sus ideas no tenían mucha relación con la realidad

she bore no resemblance to the girl I knew 20 years ago — no se parecía en nada a la chica que había conocido 20 años atrás

the room bore all the signs of a violent struggle — el cuarto conservaba todas las huellas de una riña violenta

to bear a grudge — guardar rencor

she bears him no ill-will — (grudge) no le guarda rencor; (hostility) no siente ninguna animadversión hacia él
witness 1., 2), mind 1., 3)
7) (=stand up to) [+ examination] resistir

her story won't bear scrutiny — su historia no resistirá un análisis

it doesn't bear thinking about * — da horror solo pensarlo

the film bears comparison with far more expensive productions — la película puede compararse con producciones mucho más caras

8) liter (=produce) [+ fruit] dar; frm [+ child] dar a luz a; (Econ) [+ interest] devengar

her hard work bore fruit when she was promoted — sus esfuerzos dieron fruto cuando la ascendieron

she bore him a daughter — le dio una hija

2. VI

1) (=move)

to bear (to the) right/left — torcer or girar a la derecha/izquierda

2)

to bear on sth — (=relate to) guardar relación con algo, tener que ver con algo; (=influence) influir en algo
bring
3) (=afflict)

his misdeeds bore heavily on his conscience — sus fechorías le pesaban en la conciencia

- bear away

- bear down

- bear in on

- bear off

- bear on

- bear out

- bear up

- bear with

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I
1. [ber, beə(r)]
(past bore; past p borne) transitive verb

1)

a) ( support) \<\<weight\>\> aguantar, resistir; \<\<cost\>\> correr con; \<\<responsibility\>\> cargar* con

b) ( endure) \<\<pain/uncertainty\>\> soportar, aguantar

the pain was too much to bear — el dolor se hizo insoportable

c) (put up with, stand) (colloq) (with can) \<\<person\>\> aguantar (fam), soportar; \<\<noise\>\> aguantar, soportar

I can't bear her — no la soporto, no la aguanto or no la puedo ver (fam)

he can't bear being criticized — no soporta que lo critiquen

to bear to + inf: I can't bear to watch! — no puedo mirar

d) ( stand up to)

his work bears comparison with the best — su obra puede compararse con las mejores

her argument doesn't bear close scrutiny — su razonamiento no resiste un análisis cuidadoso

it doesn't bear thinking about — da miedo sólo de pensarlo

2)

a) ( carry) (liter) \<\<banner/coffin\>\> llevar, portar (liter)

our raft was borne along by the current — la corriente arrastraba nuestra balsa

a letter bearing good news — una carta portadora de buenas noticias

b) ( harbor)

she's not one to bear a grudge — no es rencorosa or resentida

I bear him no ill will — no le deseo ningún mal

3) (have, show) \<\<title/signature\>\> llevar; \<\<scars\>\> tener*; \<\<resemblance\>\> tener*, guardar

his account bears little relation to the truth — su versión tiene poco que ver or guarda poca relación con la verdad

4)

a) ( produce) \<\<fruit/crop\>\> dar*; \<\<interest\>\> devengar*

b) ( give birth to) \<\<child\>\> dar* a luz

she bore him six children — (liter) le dio seis hijos (liter); see also born I

2.

vi

a) ( turn) torcer*

bear left/right — tuerza or doble a la izquierda/derecha

b) ( weigh down) (frml)

to bear on somebody: the responsibility bore heavily on her — la responsabilidad pesaba sobre sus hombros; bring 2) a)

3.

v refl (frml)

a) (hold, carry)

there's something very distinguished about the way he bears himself — tiene un porte muy distinguido

b) ( behave)

to bear oneself — comportarse, conducirse* (frml)

Phrasal Verbs:

- bear down

- bear down on

- bear out

- bear up

- bear with

II

noun oso, osa m,f

he's a regular bear in the morning — (AmE) por las mañanas está de un humor de perros

to be like a bear with a sore head — (colloq) estar* de un humor de perros (fam)

to be loaded for bear — (AmE colloq) estar* listo para el ataque; (before n)

bear cub — osezno m

English-spanish dictionary > bear
8 deliver

transitive verb

1) (utter) halten [Rede, Vorlesung, Predigt]; vorbringen [Worte]; vortragen [Verse]; (pronounce) verkünden [Urteil, Meinung, Botschaft]

2) werfen [Ball]; versetzen [Stoß, Schlag, Tritt]; vortragen [Angriff]

3) (hand over) bringen; liefern [Ware]; zustellen [Post, Telegramm]; überbringen [Botschaft]

deliver something to the door — etwas ins Haus liefern

deliver [the goods] — (fig.) es schaffen (ugs.); (fulfil promise) halten, was man versprochen hat

4) (give up) aushändigen

5) (render) geben, liefern [Bericht]; stellen [Ultimatum]

6) (assist in giving birth, aid in being born) entbinden

7) (save)

deliver somebody/something from somebody/something — jemanden/etwas von jemandem/etwas erlösen

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[di'livə]
verb

1) (to give or hand over (something) to the person for whom it is intended: The postman delivers letters.) überbringen,liefern

2) (to give: He delivered a long speech.) halten

3) (to assist (a woman) at the birth of (a child): The doctor delivered the twins safely.) entbinden

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- academic.ru/19371/delivery">delivery

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de·liv·er

[dɪˈlɪvəʳ, AM -ɚ]

I. vt

1. (bring)

▪ to \deliver sth goods etw liefern; (by post) etw zustellen

they \deliver free [of charge] sie liefern frei Haus

to \deliver newspapers Zeitungen austragen [o SCHWEIZ vertragen]; (by car) Zeitungen ausfahren

to \deliver a message to sb jdm eine Nachricht überbringen

to \deliver a summons LAW jdn vorladen lassen

2. (recite)

to \deliver a lecture/a speech eine Vorlesung/eine Rede halten; LAW (pronounce)

to \deliver a verdict ein Urteil verkünden

3. (direct)

to \deliver a blow to sb's head jdm einen Schlag auf den Kopf geben

he \delivered a sharp rebuke to his son er hielt seinem Sohn eine gehörige Standpauke

4. SPORT (throw, propel)

to \deliver a ball einen Ball werfen

to \deliver a punch BOXING einen Schlag landen

5. (give birth)

to \deliver a baby ein Kind zur Welt bringen; (aid in giving birth) ein Kind entbinden

to be \delivered of a baby ( old) von einem Kind entbunden werden

6. ( form liter: save, liberate)

▪ to \deliver sb from sth jdn von etw dat erlösen

\deliver us from evil REL bewahre uns vor dem Bösen

7. (produce)

to \deliver a promise ein Versprechen einlösen

to \deliver a vote esp AM POL die gewünschte Anzahl von Stimmen erreichen

8. (hand over)

▪ to \deliver sb/sth to sb jdn/etw jdm ausliefern

to \deliver a town to the enemy eine Stadt dem Feind ausliefern

9. ( form: confidently express or recite)

▪ to \deliver oneself of sth etw von sich dat geben

to \deliver oneself of one's opinion seine Meinung äußern

10.

▶ to \deliver the goods etw in die Tat umsetzen können

they couldn't \deliver the goods sie haben mich/uns enttäuscht

II. vi

1. (supply) liefern

2. (fulfil)

▪ to \deliver on sth etw einhalten [o erfüllen]

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[dI'lɪvə(r)]
1. vt

1) goods liefern; note, message zustellen, überbringen; (on regular basis) papers etc zustellen; (on foot) austragen; (by car) ausfahren

to deliver sth to sb — jdm etw liefern/überbringen/zustellen

he delivered the goods to the door — er lieferte die Waren ins Haus

delivered free of charge — frei Haus (geliefert)

to deliver sb/sth into sb's care — jdn/etw in jds Obhut (acc) geben

to deliver the goods (fig inf) — es bringen (sl), es schaffen

2) (liter: rescue) befreien

deliver us from evil (Bibl) — erlöse uns von dem Übel or Bösen

3) (= pronounce) speech, sermon, lecture halten; ultimatum stellen; verdict sprechen, verkünden; warning aussprechen

4) (MED) baby zur Welt bringen; (old) woman entbinden

to be delivered of a son (old) — eines Jungen genesen (old)

5) (= hand over also deliver up) aushändigen, übergeben

to deliver a town into the hands of the enemy → stand — eine Stadt dem Feind ausliefern

6) (= aim, throw) blow versetzen, landen (inf); ball werfen

Ali delivered a punch to Bugner's jaw to deliver a broadside — Ali landete einen Schlag an Bugners Kinn (inf) eine Breitseite abfeuern

2. vi

1) (lit) liefern

2) (fig inf: be good enough) es bringen (sl)

they didn't deliver — sie brachtens nicht (sl)

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deliver [dıˈlıvə(r)]

A v/t

1. auch deliver up, deliver over übergeben, -liefern, -tragen, -reichen, -antworten, ausliefern, -händigen, abtreten, JUR auch herausgeben:

deliver in trust in Verwahrung geben;

deliver o.s. up to sb sich jemandem stellen oder ergeben;

deliver to posterity der Nachwelt überliefern

2. besonders WIRTSCH liefern (to dat oder an akk):

be delivered in a month in einem Monat lieferbar sein;

deliver the goods umg → B 1

3. a) einen Brief etc befördern, zustellen ( auch JUR), austragen

b) Ware ausliefern

4. eine Nachricht etc überbringen, bestellen, ausrichten

5. JUR ein Urteil verkünden, aussprechen

6. eine Meinung äußern, von sich geben, ein Urteil abgeben:

deliver o.s. of etwas äußern;

deliver o.s. on sich äußern über (akk) oder zu

7. vortragen, zum Vortrag bringen, eine Rede, einen Vortrag halten ( to sb vor jemandem)

8. einen Schlag etc austeilen:

deliver a kick to sb’s shinbone jemanden vors Schienbein treten

9. MIL abfeuern, eine Salve etc abgeben

10. ein Versprechen (ein)halten, eine Hoffnung erfüllen

11. befreien, erlösen ( beide:

from aus, von):

deliver us from evil erlöse uns von dem Bösen

12. (meist im passiv gebraucht)

a) eine Frau entbinden

b) ein Kind gebären

c) ein Kind holen (Arzt):

be delivered entbinden;

be delivered of a boy von einem Knaben entbunden werden, einen Knaben gebären

13. POL besonders US die erwarteten oder erwünschten Stimmen bringen

B v/i

1. liefern

2. a) Wort halten

b) die Erwartungen erfüllen

c) die Sache schaukeln, es schaffen (beide umg):

deliver on → A 10

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transitive verb

1) (utter) halten [Rede, Vorlesung, Predigt]; vorbringen [Worte]; vortragen [Verse]; (pronounce) verkünden [Urteil, Meinung, Botschaft]

2) werfen [Ball]; versetzen [Stoß, Schlag, Tritt]; vortragen [Angriff]

3) (hand over) bringen; liefern [Ware]; zustellen [Post, Telegramm]; überbringen [Botschaft]

deliver something to the door — etwas ins Haus liefern

deliver [the goods] — (fig.) es schaffen (ugs.); (fulfil promise) halten, was man versprochen hat

4) (give up) aushändigen

5) (render) geben, liefern [Bericht]; stellen [Ultimatum]

6) (assist in giving birth, aid in being born) entbinden

7) (save)

deliver somebody/something from somebody/something — jemanden/etwas von jemandem/etwas erlösen

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(from) v.

befreien (von) v.

liefern v.

übergeben v. v.

abgeben v.

abliefern v.

anliefern v.

ausfahren (Pakete) v.

ausliefern v.

befreien v.

fördern v.

liefern v.

überbringen v.

übergeben v.

English-german dictionary > deliver
9 bear

I beə past tense - bore; verb
1) ((usually with cannot, could not etc) to put up with or endure: I couldn't bear it if he left.) tåle, holde ut, orke, utstå

2) (to be able to support: Will the table bear my weight?) tåle, bære

3) ((past participle in passive born bo:n) to produce (children): She has borne (him) several children; She was born on July 7.) føde, bære

4) (to carry: He was borne shoulder-high after his victory.) bære

5) (to have: The cheque bore his signature.) bære, ha

6) (to turn or fork: The road bears left here.) ta av, svinge

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- bearable
- bearer
- bearing
- bearings
- bear down on
- bear fruit
- bear out
- bear up
- bear with
- find/get one's bearings
- lose one's bearings II beə noun
(a large heavy animal with thick fur and hooked claws.) bjørn

- bearskin

bjørn
--------
bære
--------
tåle

I
subst. \/beə\/

1) ( en av flere arter i pattedyrfamilien Ursidae) bjørn

2) ( overført) bamse, børste, brumlebass

• a good-natured bear of a man

en godmodig bamse

3) ( børs) børsspekulant, baissist

4) teddybjørn

the Bear State forklaring: betegnelse på staten Arkansas

be like a bear with a sore head være som en olm okse
II
verb \/beə\/ ( børs)

1) spekulere i kursfall (baisse)

2) falle i kurs

3) forklaring: forsøke å presse ned kursen
III
verb ( bore - borne) \/beə\/

1) (høytidelig, poetisk) bære, føre

• they bore him slowly away

de førte ham sakte derfra

2) ( overført) bære, eie, ha, inneha

• she bore the name Elizabeth Alexandria

3) ( om følelser) bære (på), nære, føle for

• the love she bore him

kjærligheten hun følte for ham

4) ( om tyngde e.l., også overført) bære, holde oppe

• bear the weight of the roof

bære vekten av taket

• the cost of transport is borne by us

transporten skjer på vår bekostning

5) holde ut, tåle, utstå

• she could bear the pain no longer

hun orket ikke smertene lenger

6) gi, avkaste

• the bonds bear five per cent interest

obligasjonene gir\/avkaster 5 % rente

7) bære, bevege seg, svinge, gå i angitt retning

• bear left at the next roundabout

sving til venstre i neste rundkjøring

bear against hvile mot, ligge an mot

bear a grudge against someone se ➢ grudge

bear away seile\/reise av gårde dreie\/falle av

bear away something ta hjem, vinne

• bear away the prize

ta prisen\/vinne

bear down ( ved fødsel) presse, trykke ( om fugl) slå ned, stupe ( sjøfart) seile for vinden

bear down (up)on styre (ned) mot, nærme seg (med aggresjon)

bear fruit ( overført) bære frukt

bear hard (up)on støtte seg tungt til, trykke hardt på, presse hardt på

bear in mind se ➢ mind

bear off seile\/reise av gårde dreie\/falle av

bear oneself opptre, (opp)føre seg

• bear oneself with dignity

opptre med verdighet

• bear oneself like a soldier

opptre passende for en soldat

bear relation to se ➢ relation

bear resemblance to se ➢ resemblance

bear (to the) right\/left ta av til høyre\/venstre, gå til høyre\/venstre

bear somebody ill will se ➢ ill will

bear somebody out bekrefte hva noen sier

• you will bear me out that she was twice his age

du kan bekrefte at hun var dobbelt så gammel som ham

støtte noen i hans oppfatning

bear something out (under)støtte noe, bekrefte noe

bear the impress of se ➢ impress

bear up holde motet oppe, holde stand

• bear up!

ikke mist motet!

bear up against something stå imot for noe, ikke gi etter for noe

• bear up against pain

stå imot smerte

bear (up)on angå, høre til, stå i forbindelse med, vedkomme, vedrøre, ha med å gjøre

• how does this bear upon the problem?

hvordan vedrører dette saken?

bear west seile vestover strekke seg vestover

bear with someone tåle noen, ha tålmodighet med noen

be borne out by events bekreftes gjennom hendelsesforløp

bring to bear gjøre gjeldende, anvende, sette inn

• considerable pressure was brought to bear on the rebels

det ble lagt en god del press på opprørerne sikte

(med skytevåpen)

• she brought her gun to bear on the thief
IV
verb ( bore - borne, i passiv mindre fulgt av preposisjonen by: born) \/beə\/

føde

• I was born on New Year's Eve

jeg er født på nyttårsaften

• she had borne him nine children

hun hadde født ham ni barn

English-Norwegian dictionary > bear
10 wrong

1. n

1) неправда; зло

right and wrong — правда і кривда; добро і зло

to make wrong right — називати чорне білим

to right a wrong — виправляти зло (несправедливість)

2) неправильність; помилковість; хибний погляд; несправедливість; образа

to do wrong — помилятися; вдаватися до непорядних вчинків

to do wrong to smb. — бути несправедливим до когось, образити когось

3) юр. порушення законних прав; правопорушення

private wrongs — порушення законних прав та інтересів приватних осіб

public wrongs — порушення державних (громадських) прав та інтересів

4) розм. інформатор

to be in the wrong — помилятися; бути винуватим

to acknowledge oneself in the wrong — визнати свою помилку (вину)

the dead are always wrong — присл. мертві завжди винуваті; на мертвих усе можна звалити

2. adj

1) неправильний; помилковий; фальшивий; непідходящий, непідхожий; не той, що потрібен

wrong answer — неправильна відповідь

wrong statement — помилкова заява

wrong note — муз. фальшива нота

you took the wrong book — ви взяли не ту книгу

he got into the wrong train — він сів не в той поїзд

you are doing it in the wrong way — ви робите це не так, як треба

at the wrong time — у непідхожий час; не в призначений час

to get the wrong number — не туди потрапити, неправильно набрати номер телефону

sorry, wrong number! — вибачте, ви не туди потрапили; вибачте, я не туди потрапив

to laugh in the wrong place — засміятися недоречно

to be wrong — помилятися

you are wrong — ви помиляєтесь, ви неправі, ви не маєте рації

I can prove you wrong — я можу довести, що би помиляєтесь

my watch is wrong — мій годинник іде неточно

to drive on the wrong side — їхати не по тому боці вулиці; їхати по лівому боці (по правому боці — в Англії)

2) юр. несправедливий

3) порочний; грішний; зіпсований; поганий

that's very wrong of you — з вашого боку це надзвичайно непорядно

4) розм. що стався, що трапився (особл. про погане)

what is wrong? — що сталося?

what's wrong with you? — що з вами?

5) несправний

something is wrong with his watch — його годинник несправний

there is something wrong with me — мені нездоровиться, я нездужаю

wrong in the head — розм. придуркуватий, пришелепуватий

6) розм. ненадійний; нечесний; злочинний

7) розм. зрадницький

8) лівий; виворітний

wrong side out — навиворіт

9) друк. чужий (про шрифт)

not far wrong — майже вірний (правильний)

you are not far wrong — ви більш-менш праві

wrong side up — догори дном, перевертом

on the wrong side of fifty — за п'ятдесят років

to be born on the wrong side of the tracks — амер. народитися в бідній сім'ї

to get off on the wrong foot — невдало розпочати; справити погане враження

to get out of bed on the wrong side — вставати на ліву ногу

to be in the wrong box — бути у скрутному становищі

to have hold of the wrong end of the stick — неправильно зрозуміти (тлумачити); перекрутити (щось)

what's wrong with it? — чим це погано?, чому це не підходить?

what's wrong with a cup of coffee? — чому б не випити чашечку кави?

3. adv

1) неправильно, невірно, помилково, не так; недоречно

to answer wrong — відповісти неправильно (не так)

to guess wrong — не відгадати

don't get me wrong — розм. зрозумійте мене правильно

you led me wrong — ви ввели мене в оману; ви дали мені неправильну вказівку

you've got it wrong — ви не так зрозуміли; ви прорахувалися

2) порочно, несправедливо; погано

you are treating him all wrong — у вас несправедливий підхід до нього; ви погано до нього ставитеся

all our plans went wrong — усі наші задуми провалилися

everything went wrong — усе вийшло не так, як гадалося

to get smb. in wrong — підвести когось, поставити когось під удар

4. v

1) бути несправедливим (до когось); приписувати погані наміри (комусь)

2) шкодити; завдавати лиха; ображати

3) ганьбити, безчестити; зводити наклеп

4) спокусити, розбестити; збезчестити (жінку)

5) відбирати (щось — of)

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I n
1) шкода; зло; образа

right and wrong — добро, зло

to make wrong right — називати чорне білим

to right a wrong — виправити зло

2) неправда; неправильність; помилковість

3) несправедливість; неправомірність; невиправданість; юp. правопорушення, делікт

private wrongs — порушення законних прав та інтересів приватних осіб

public wrongs — порушення державних або громадських прав та інтересів

the king can do no wrong — юp. король не несе відповідальність ( за політику кабінету при конституційній монархії)

to be in the wrong — бути неправим, помилятися; бути винним

to acknowledge oneself in the wrong — визнати свою помилку /провину/

the dead are always wrong — пpиcл. мертві завжди винні; на мертвих все можна звалити

to do wrong to smb — бути несправедливим до кого-н., образити кого-н.; неправильно судити про кого-н.

to suffer wrong — терпіти образу /несправедливість/

to labour under a sense of wrong — діяти під впливом образи; вважати себе ображеним
II a
1) неправильний, невірний, помилковий; хибний

wrong note — мyз. фальшива нота

wrong use of a word — неправильне використання слова

a wrong move — невірний крок; невдалий /помилковий/ хід ( в шахах)

to put smb on the wrong track — пустити кого-н. по хибному сліду

to be on the wrong track /scen — ц йти по хибному сліду

to be wrong — помилятися; бути неправим в чому-н.

that's just where you are wrong — як раз в цьому, полягає ваша помилка

2) непідходящий, невідповідний; не той, що потрібно

to take the wrong turning — повернути не туди, куди потрібно

to swallow the wrong way — подавитися

to get the wrong number — не туди попасти ( по телефону)

sorry, wrong number! — ви не туди попали!; вибачте, я не туди попав!

to drive on the wrong side of the road — їхати по змузі зустрічного руху

you've been given the wrong number /connection/ — вас неправильно з'єднали

you're doing it in the wrong way — ви робите це не так, як потрібно

we got into the wrong train — ми сіли не в той поїзд

at the wrong time — в невдалий час; не у визначений час

it went the wrong way — не в те горло потрапило ( про їжу)

this is the wrong hat for you — цей капелюх вам не личить

3) недоречний

to laugh in the wrong place — недоречно засміятися

that was the wrong thing to say — цього не слід було казати

4) дурний; порочний, аморальний; неетичний

he thought war was wrong — він вважав війну злом; несправедливий; невиправданий

wrong act — юp. неправомірна дія

5) незадовільний

what's wrong with you — є що з вамиє; що у вас трапилосяє

I hope there is nothing wrong — сподіваюсь, нічого не трапилося

there's something wrong with his nerves — у нього негаразд з нервами

there is something wrong with me — мені щось не по собі

wrong in the head — психічно неврівноважений; несправний

something is wrong with the machinery — механізм несправний

there's something wrong somewhere — тут щось не так

my watch is wrong — мій годинник йде неточно

this watch goes two minutes wrong either way — годинник то відстає, то спішить на дві хвилини

6) лівий, виворітний ( про сторону)

wrong side out — навиворіт

7) пoлiгp. чужий ( про шрифт)

wrong fount — "чужий" ( вказівка в коректурі)

not far wrong — майже вірний

you are not far wrong — це майже так

wrong side up — догори дригом

to get out of bed on the wrong side — встати з лівої ноги

to be born on the wrong side of the tracks — народитися в бідній сім'ї; вийти з низів

to be on smb 's wrong side — не користуватися чиєю-н. прихильністю

on the wrong side of forty — за сорок ( років)

to get off on the wrong foot — невдало почати; справити погане враження

to have hold of the wrong end of the stick — неправильно зрозуміти (що-н.)

to be in the wrong box — бути в скрутному становищі

what's wrong with it — є чим це поганоє, чому це не підходитьє; чому б ні...

what's wrong with a cup of tea — є чому б не випити чашку чаює; що ж тут такогоє

to stroke the cat the wrong way — гладить кішку проти шерсті
III adv
1) неправильно, невірно, помилково

to guess wrong — помилятися в здогадках

to answer wrong — відповісти неправильно /невірно/

you led me wrong — ви ввели мене в оману

you've got it wrong — ви прорахувалися; ви неправильно /не так/ зрозуміли

don't get me wrong — зрозумійте мене правильно

2) негоже; неналежно

embarrassment made him act wrong — від зніяковілості він робив не те, що слід

3) дурно, погано; несправедливо

it would be wrong to punish him — буде несправедливо покарати його

4) в неправильному напрямку

he turned wrong at the junction — на перехресті він повернув не в ту сторону

v to go wrong — збитися зі шляху ( істинного)

a girl who has gone wrong — дівчина, що збилася зі шляху; провалитися; не вийти

everything went wrong — все вийшло не так ( як було задумано)

all our plans went wrong — всі наші задуми провалилися; вийти з ладу; почати працювати з перебоями ( про механізм); зіпсуватися

my digestion has gone wrong — у мене негаразд із травленням

to get in wrong with smb — потрапити до кого-н. в немилість

to get smb in wrong — підвести кого-н., підставити кого-н. під удар, підставити кого-н.
IV v
1) бути несправедливим (до кого-н.); приписувати дурні помисли (кому-н.); he wronged me when he said I was envious він безпідставно звинуватив мене в заздрощах

2) шкодити, заподіювати зло; ображати

3) ганьбити, безчестити; забезпечити ( жінку); спокусити

4) (of) віднімати; позбавляти (обманом, силою)

5) нанести тілесне пошкодження

English-Ukrainian dictionary > wrong
11 way

wei
1. noun
1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) camino, vía; entrada, salida

2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) dirección; camino

3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) calle; avenida

4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) distancia

5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) manera, modo, forma

6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) aspecto; manera (de alguna manera/forma siento pena por él)

7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) maneras

8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) camino, paso (abrirse camino/paso)

2. adverb
((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) muy, mucho más; de sobra

- wayfarer
- wayside
- be/get on one's way
- by the way
- fall by the wayside
- get/have one's own way
- get into / out of the way of doing something
- get into / out of the way of something
- go out of one's way
- have a way with
- have it one's own way
- in a bad way
- in
- out of the/someone's way
- lose one's way
- make one's way
- make way for
- make way
- under way
- way of life
- ways and means

way n

1. manera / modo

what's the best way to do it? ¿cuál es la mejor manera de hacerlo?

2. camino

which is the quickest way to your house? ¿cuál es el camino más rápido para ir a tu casa?

3. dirección

which way did he go? ¿en qué dirección se ha ido? / ¿por dónde se ha ido?

a long way lejos

it's a long way to China China está lejos

by the way por cierto

on the way por el camino

the right way round bien puesto

the wrong way round al revés

to be in the way estar en medio / obstruir el paso / molestar

to get out of the way apartar / apartarse / quitar de en medio

there's a car coming, get out of the way! viene un coche, ¡apártate!

to find your way encontrar el camino

to lose your way perderse

way

tr[weɪ]

noun

1 (right route, road, etc) camino

■ which is the best way to the swimming pool? ¿cómo se va a la piscina?, ¿por dónde se va a la piscina?

■ do you know the way? ¿conoces el camino?, ¿sabes cómo ir?

■ she asked me the way to the cathedral me preguntó cómo se va a la catedral

■ we've gone the wrong way nos hemos equivocado de camino

2 (direction) dirección nombre femenino

■ which way did he go? ¿por dónde se fue?

■ which way is the harbour from here? ¿por dónde cae el puerto desde aquí?

■ come this way, please venga por aquí, por favor

■ are you going my way? ¿vas en la misma dirección que yo?

■ look both ways mira en las dos direcciones

■ she's looking this way está mirando hacia aquí

■ the way things are going tal como van las cosas

3 (distance) distancia

■ it's a long way to Tipperary Tipperary está lejos, Tipperary queda lejos

■ we're a good way from home estamos lejos de casa

■ she slept the whole way durmió durante todo el viaje

■ Easter is a long way off falta mucho para Semana Santa

■ we'd come a good way habíamos hecho un buen trecho

4 (manner, method) manera, modo

■ what's the best way to cook trout? ¿cuál es la mejor manera de guisar las truchas?

■ you're going about it the wrong way lo estás haciendo mal

■ you've done your hair a different way te has peinado de otro modo

■ I had no way of knowing no había manera de saberlo

■ we don't enjoy life the way we used to no disfrutamos de la vida como antes

■ let me do it my way déjame hacerlo a mi manera

■ OK, you do it your own way vale, hazlo como quieras

■ have it your own way como tú quieras

5 (behaviour, custom) manera, forma, modo

■ you dance in a strange way bailas de una manera extraña

■ it's her way of saying she likes you es su manera de decirte que le gustas

■ it's just his way él es así

■ I don't like the way you're laughing no me gusta tu modo de reír

■ she hates the way he's always late odia que él siempre llegue tarde

■ the American way of life el estilo de vida americano

6 (area) zona, área

■ if ever you're over this way si alguna vez vienes por aquí

■ that's out Romford way, isn't it? está por la zona de Romford, ¿verdad?

adverb

1 familiar muy

■ you're way out vas muy equivocado

■ he's way ahead of the rest of the group está mucho más avanzado que el resto del grupo

■ this flat is way too small for us este apartamento es demasiado pequeño para nosotros

plural noun ways

1 (customs) costumbres nombre femenino plural; (habits, behaviour) manías nombre femenino plural

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

across the way / over the way enfrente

all the way (distance) todo el viaje 2 (completely) totalmente

along the way (on journey) por el camino

by a long way

■ this flat's not big enough by a long way este piso es demasiado pequeño, pero pequeño de verdad

by the way (incidentally) a propósito, por cierto

by way of (via) vía, por vía de, pasando por 2 (serving as, as a kind of) a modo de

either way en cualquier caso

every which way por todas partes, en todas direcciones

in a bad way familiar mal

■ he's in a very bad way está muy mal

in a big way a lo grande, a gran escala, en plan grande

in a small way a pequeña escala, en plan modesto

in a way en cierto modo, en cierta manera

in any way de alguna manera

■ can I help in any way? ¿puedo ayudar de alguna manera?

in many ways desde muchos puntos de vista, en muchos aspectos

■ in many ways, this is her best book desde muchos puntos de vista, éste es su mejor libro

in more ways than one en más de un sentido

in no way de ninguna manera, de ningún modo

in some ways en algunos aspectos

in the way of (regarding) en cuanto a, como

■ what would you like in the way of dessert? ¿qué quieres de postre?

in this way (thus) de este modo, de esta manera

no two ways about it no tiene vuelta de hoja

no way! ¡ni hablar!, ¡de ninguna manera!

■ there's no way I'm going to help her de ninguna manera voy a ayudarla yo

on one's way / on the way por el camino, de camino, de paso

■ I should be on my way home debería irme a casa

■ I'll get some wine on my way compraré vino por el camino

■ on the way to Madrid camino de Madrid

■ we're on our way! ¡ya estamos en camino!

■ is it on your way? ¿te pilla de camino?

■ something happened on the way here ha pasado algo mientras venía hacia aquí

■ close the door on your way out cierra la puerta al salir

one way and another en conjunto

■ one way and another it's been a good year en conjunto, ha sido un buen año

one way or the other (somehow) de algún modo, de una manera u otra, como sea

■ don't worry, we'll find it one way or the other no te preocupes, lo encontraremos de una manera u otra

■ I don't mind one way or the other me da exactamente igual, me da lo mismo

out of the way (remote) apartado,-a, remoto,-a 2 (exceptional) excepcional, particular, original

over the way enfrente

that way (direction) por allá 2 (like that) así

that's always the way siempre es así

that's the way the cookie crumbles así es la vida

the other way round al revés, viceversa

the right way up cabeza arriba, derecho,-a

the wrong way up cabeza abajo

to be born that way ser así, nacer así

to be in the way estorbar, estar por en medio

■ you're in the way! estás estorbando!

■ move your car, it's in the way quita tu coche de en medio, obstruye el paso

to be on the way (coming) estar en camino, estar al llegar, avecinarse

■ changes are on the way se avecinan cambios

■ help is on the way la ayuda está de camino

■ there's rain on the way va a llover

to be on the way down (fall) estar bajando, ir a la baja

to be on the way in (coming into fashion) estar poniéndose de moda

to be on the way out (going out of fashion) en camino de desaparecer, estar pasando de moda

to be on the way up (rise) estar subiendo, ir al alza

to be out of somebody's way no pillar a alguien de camino

■ I hope it's not out of your way espero que no te pille lejos

to be set in one's ways tener unas costumbres muy arraigadas, ser reacio,-a al cambio

to be under way (work) estar en marcha, estar avanzado,-a 2 (meeting, match) haber empezado

to cut both ways / cut two ways ser un arma de doble filo, tener ventajas y desventajas

to get in the way estorbar, molestar, ponerse en medio

to get into the way of doing something coger la costumbre de hacer algo

to get one's own way salirse con la suya

to get out of the way of something dejarle paso a algo, apartarse del camino de algo

to get out of the way apartarse del camino, quitarse de en medio

to get out of the way of doing something perder la costumbre de hacer algo

to get something out of the way deshacerse de algo, quitar algo de en medio

■ as soon as I've got this essay out of the way en cuanto acabe esta redacción

to get under way (meeting, match) empezar 2 (travellers, work) ponerse en marcha

to give way (collapse) ceder, hundirse 2 (yield) ceder (to, a) 3 (when driving) ceder el paso

to go a long way towards something contribuir en gran medida a algo

to go a long way (succeed) ir lejos 2 (be productive) cundir mucho, dar mucho de sí

to go one's own way ir a lo suyo, seguir su propio camino

to go out of one's way (to do something) desvivirse (por hacer algo)

to have a way with... tener un don especial para...

■ he has a way with children tiene un don especial para los niños

to keep out of somebody's way evitar el contacto con alguien

to keep out of the way (hide) mantener un perfil bajo 2 (step aside) apartarse

to learn something the hard way aprender algo a las malas

to look the other way hacer la vista gorda

to lose one's way perderse, extraviarse

to make one's own way in life/in the world abrirse paso en la vida/el mundo

to make one's way dirigirse (to, a)

to make way for something hacer lugar para algo

to my way of thinking a mi modo de ver

to put somebody in the way of (doing) something dar a alguien la oportunidad de (hacer) algo

to see one's way clear to doing something ver la manera de hacer algo

to stand in the way of something ser un obstáculo para algo, ser un estorbo para algo

to talk one's way out of something salir de algo a base de labia

to work one's way through something (crowd etc) abrirse camino por algo 2 (work, book) hacer algo con dificultad 3 (college etc) costearse los estudios trabajando

to work one's way up ascender a fuerza de trabajo, subir a base de trabajar

way back (in time) hace muchísimo

way in entrada

way out (exit) salida 2 (solution) solución nombre femenino, remedio

ways and means medios nombre masculino plural

way ['weɪ] n

1) path, road: camino m, vía f

2) route: camino m, ruta f

to go the wrong way: equivocarse de camino

I'm on my way: estoy de camino

3) : línea f de conducta, camino m

he chose the easy way: optó por el camino fácil

4) manner, means: manera f, modo m, forma f

in the same way: del mismo modo, igualmente

there are no two ways about it: no cabe la menor duda

5) (indicating a wish)

have it your way: como tú quieras

to get one's own way: salirse uno con la suya

6) state: estado m

things are in a bad way: las cosas marchan mal

7) respect: aspecto m, sentido m

8) custom: costumbre f

to mend one's ways: dejar las malas costumbres

9) passage: camino m

to get in the way: meterse en el camino

10) distance: distancia f

to come a long way: hacer grandes progresos

11) direction: dirección f

come this way: venga por aquí

which way did he go?: ¿por dónde fue?

12)

by the way : a propósito, por cierto

13)

by way of via: vía, pasando por

14)

out of the way remote: remoto, recóndito

15) under way

way

n.

• camino s.m.

• dirección s.f.

• distancia s.f.

• estilo s.m.

• guisa s.f.

• género s.m.

• manera s.f.

• medio s.m.

• modales s.m.pl.

• modo s.m.

• paso s.m.

• sentido s.m.

• trayecto s.m.

• vía s.f.

I weɪ
1) noun

Sense I

2) c

a) ( route) camino m

the way back — el camino de vuelta or de regreso

we had to go the long way (around) — tuvimos que dar toda la vuelta

let's go a different way — vayamos por otro lado or camino

the way in/out — la entrada/salida

I saw her on the way out — la vi a la salida

this style is on the way in/out — este estilo se está poniendo/pasando de moda

it's difficult to find one's way around this town — es difícil orientarse or no perderse en esta ciudad

you'll soon find your way around the office/system — en poco tiempo te familiarizarás con la oficina/el sistema

can you find your way there by yourself? — ¿sabes ir solo?

I'll find my own way out — no te molestes en acompañarme

I can drop the package off on my way — de paso puedo dejar el paquete

we're going the wrong way — nos hemos equivocado de camino, vamos mal

which way did you come? — ¿por dónde viniste?

which way did he go? — ¿por dónde fue?; ( following somebody) ¿por dónde se fue?

could you tell me the way to the city center? — ¿me podría decir por dónde se va or cómo se llega al centro (de la ciudad)?

I'll make my own way there — iré por mi cuenta

on my way to work — de camino al trabajo

I'm on my way! — ahora mismo salgo or voy, voy para allí!

the doctor is on her way — la doctora ya va para allí/viene para aquí

the goods are on their way — la mercancía está en camino or ya ha salido

I'll tell you on the way — te lo cuento por el camino

winter's on the way — ya falta poco para que empiece el invierno

did you find the way to Trier all right? — ¿llegaste bien a Trier?

I don't know the way up/down — no sé por dónde se sube/se baja

she's well on her way to recovery — ya está casi recuperada del todo

to lead the way — ir* delante

to lose one's way — perderse*

there is no way around it — no hay otra solución or salida

there are no two ways about it — no tiene or no hay vuelta de hoja

to go one's own way: she'll go her own way hará lo que le parezca; to go out of one's way ( make a detour) desviarse* del camino; ( make special effort): they went out of their way to be helpful se desvivieron or hicieron lo indecible por ayudar; to go the way of something/somebody — acabar como algo/algn, correr la misma suerte de algo/algn

b) (road, path) camino m, senda f

the Appian Way — la vía Apia

the people over the way — (BrE) los vecinos de enfrente

3) c u (passage, space)

we hacked a way through the undergrowth — nos abrimos camino entre la maleza

to be/get in the way — estorbar

she doesn't let her work get in the way of her social life — no deja que el trabajo sea un obstáculo para su vida social

to stand in the way: they stood in our way nos impidieron el paso; I couldn't see it, she was standing in my way no podía verlo, ella me tapaba (la vista); I won't stand in your way no seré yo quien te lo impida; to stand in the way of progress obstaculizar* or entorpecer* el progreso; (get) out of the way! hazte a un lado!, quítate de en medio!; to move something out of the way quitar algo de en medio; I'd like to get this work out of the way quisiera quitar este trabajo de en medio; to keep out of somebody's way rehuir* a algn, evitar encontrarse con algn; make way! — abran paso!

4) c ( direction)

it's that way — es en esa dirección, es por ahí

this way! — por aquí!

we didn't know which way to go — no sabíamos por dónde ir or qué dirección tomar

which way did they go? — ¿por dónde (se) fueron?

this way and that — de un lado a otro, aquí y allá

which way does the house face? — ¿hacia dónde mira or está orientada la casa?

we're both going the same way — vamos para el mismo lado or en la misma dirección

look the other way! — mira para otro lado!

the hurricane is heading this way — el huracán viene hacia aquí or en esta dirección

if you're ever down our way, call in — (colloq) si algún día andas por nuestra zona, ven a vernos

whichever way you look at it, it's a disaster — es un desastre, lo mires por donde lo mires

you've got your T-shirt on the wrong way around — llevas la camiseta al or del revés

the other way around — al revés

which way up should it be? — ¿cuál es la parte de arriba?

to split something three/five ways — dividir algo en tres/cinco partes

every which way — (AmE) para todos lados

to come somebody's way — ( lit) \<\<person/animal\>\> venir* hacia algn

none of the money ever came our way — no nos tocó ni un céntimo del dinero

then bad luck began to come my way — entonces empecé a tener una mala racha

to go somebody's way: are you going my way? ¿vas en mi misma dirección?; the decision went our way se decidió en nuestro favor; to put work/business somebody's way conseguirle* trabajo/clientes a algn; way to go! — (AmE colloq) así se hace!, bien hecho!

5) ( distance) (no pl)

there's only a short way to go now — ya falta or queda poco para llegar

he came all this way just to see me — (colloq) se dió el viaje hasta aquí sólo para verme

we're still some way from home — todavía nos queda un trecho para llegar a casa

it's a long way from here to Rio — Río queda muy lejos de aquí

we passed a church some way back — hace ya un rato que pasamos una iglesia

you have to go back a long way, to the Middle Ages — hay que remontarse a la Edad Media

it's a very long way down/up — hay una buena bajada/subida

the exam is still some way off — todavía falta bastante para el examen

he's come a long way — ha venido de muy lejos

we've come a long way since those days — hemos evolucionado or avanzado mucho desde entonces

my salary has to go a long way — tengo que estirar mucho el sueldo

a little goes a long way — un poco cunde or (AmL tb) rinde mucho

Springfield? that's quite a ways from here — (AmE colloq) ¿Springfield? eso está requetelejos de aquí (fam)

we had to walk all the way up — tuvimos que subir a pie hasta arriba

to go all the way: do you think he might go all the way and fire them? ¿te parece que puede llegar a echarlos?; they went all the way ( had sex) tuvieron relaciones, hicieron el amor; to go some/a long way toward something — contribuir* en cierta/gran medida a algo; see also way I III

Sense II

6) c (method, means) forma f, manera f, modo m

we must try every possible way to convince them — tenemos que tratar de convencerlos por todos los medios

there's no way of crossing the border without a passport — es imposible cruzar la frontera sin pasaporte

it doesn't matter to me one way or the other — me da igual una cosa u otra

it doesn't matter either way — de cualquier forma or manera, no importa

there are many ways in which it will be useful — será útil en muchos sentidos

all right, we'll do it your way — muy bien, lo haremos a tu manera or como tú quieras

to learn something the hard way — aprender algo a fuerza de palos or golpes

to do something the hard/easy way — hacer* algo de manera difícil/fácil

that's not the way to do it! — así no se hace!

that's the way! — así se hace!

he wants to have it both ways — lo quiere todo, lo quiere la chancha y los cinco reales or los veinte (RPl fam)

you can't have it both ways — tienes que elegir entre una cosa u otra

7) c ( manner) manera f, modo m, forma f

in a subtle way — de manera or modo or forma sutil

the way you behaved was disgraceful — te comportaste de (una) manera or forma vergonzosa

is this the way you treat all your friends? — ¿así (es como) tratas a todos tus amigos?

that's one way of looking at it — es una manera or un modo or una forma de verlo

that's no way to talk to your mother! — así no se le habla a la madre!

what a way to go! — (set phrase) mira que acabar or terminar así!

he's in a bad way — está muy mal

that's just his way — así es él

that's the way it goes — así son las cosas, así es la vida

it looks that way — así or eso parece

this way it's better for everyone — así es mejor para todos

the way I see it — tal y como yo lo veo, a mi modo or manera de ver

the way things are o stand at the moment — tal y como están las cosas en este momento

in a big way: they let us down in a big way nos fallaron de mala manera; he fell for her in a big way quedó prendado de ella; to have a way with...: to have a way with children/people saber* cómo tratar a los niños/saber* cómo tratar a la gente, tener* don de gentes; to have a way with animals tener* mucha mano con los animales; to have a way with words — tener* mucha labia or facilidad de palabra

8) c

a) (custom, characteristic)

the ways of our people — las costumbres de nuestro pueblo

you'll get used to our ways — ya te irás haciendo a nuestra manera de hacer las cosas

he has a way of making people feel at ease — sabe hacer que la gente se sienta cómoda

she has a way of popping up unexpectedly — tiene la costumbre de aparecer donde menos te la esperas

to get into/out of the way of something — (BrE) acostumbrarse a/perder* la costumbre de algo

to be set in one's ways — estar* muy acostumbrado a hacer las cosas de cierta manera

to mend one's ways — dejar las malas costumbres, enmendarse*

b) (wish, will)

to get/have one's (own) way — salirse* con la suya (or mía etc)

have it your own way then! — lo que tú quieras!, como tú digas!

to have it all one's own way — salirse* con la suya (or mía etc)

to have one's (evil o wicked) way with somebody — llevarse a algn al huerto (fam), pasar a algn por las armas (fam)

9) c (feature, respect) sentido m, aspecto m

in a way, it's like losing an old friend — de alguna manera or en cierta forma or en cierto sentido es como perder a un viejo amigo

our product is in no way inferior to theirs — nuestro producto no es de ninguna manera or en ningún sentido inferior al suyo

you were in no way to blame — tú no tuviste ninguna culpa; see also way I III

Sense III

10) (in phrases)

by the way — (indep) a propósito, por cierto

but that's all by the way: what I really wanted to say was... — pero eso no es a lo que iba: lo que quería decir es que...

11)

by way of — (as prep)

a) ( via) vía, pasando por

b) ( to serve as) a modo or manera de

by way of introduction/an apology — a modo or manera de introducción/disculpa

12)

in the way of — ( as regards) (as prep)

don't expect too much in the way of help — en cuanto a ayuda, no esperes mucho

there wasn't much in the way of opposition — no hubo gran oposición

13)

no way — (colloq)

no way will I lend it to you — ni loco te lo presto (fam)

no way is he/she going to do it — de ninguna manera lo va a hacer (fam)

no way! — ni hablar! (fam)

14) to give way

a) (break, collapse) \<\<ice/rope/cable\>\> romperse*; \<\<floor\>\> hundirse, ceder

the table gave way under the weight — la mesa no aguantó el peso

b) (succumb, give in)

to give way TO something — \<\<to threats/blackmail\>\> ceder a or ante algo

she gave way to tears — no pudo contener las lágrimas y se echó a llorar

don't give way to pessimism — no te dejes vencer por el pesimismo

c) (BrE Transp)

to give way (TO somebody/something) — ceder el paso (a algn/algo)

give way — ceda el paso

d) (be replaced, superseded by)

to give way TO something — dejar or dar* paso a algo

15)

under way: to get under way ponerse* en marcha, comenzar*; to get a meeting under way dar* comienzo a una reunión; an investigation is under way — se está llevando a cabo or se ha abierto una investigación

II

adverb (colloq)

way back in February — allá por febrero

way behind — muy por detrás

way down south — allá por el sur

they were way out in their calculations — se equivocaron en mucho en los cálculos

way past midnight — mucho después de la medianoche

profits are way up on last year — los beneficios están muy por encima de los del año pasado

way and away — (as intensifier) (AmE) con mucho, lejos (AmL fam)

[weɪ]
1. N

1) (=road, lane) camino m ; (in street names) calle f, avenida f

• Way of the Cross — Vía f Crucis, viacrucis m

• across or over the way (from) — enfrente (de), frente (a)

• permanent way — vía f

• the public way — la vía pública

2) (=route) camino m (to de)

the way to the station — el camino de la estación

which is the way to the station? — ¿cómo se va or cómo se llega a la estación?

this isn't the way to Lugo! — ¡por aquí no se va a Lugo!

• he walked all the way here — vino todo el camino andando

it rained all the way there — llovió durante todo el viaje

he ran all the way home — hizo todo el camino a casa corriendo

• to ask one's way to the station — preguntar el camino or cómo se va a la estación

• we came a back way — vinimos por los caminos vecinales

• she went by way of Birmingham — fue por or vía Birmingham

• if the chance comes my way — si se me presenta la oportunidad

• way down — bajada f, ruta f para bajar

• to take the easy way out — optar por la solución más fácil

• to feel one's way — (lit) andar a tientas

he's still feeling his way in the new job — todavía se está familiarizando con el nuevo trabajo

• to find one's way — orientarse, ubicarse (esp LAm)

to find one's way into a building — encontrar la entrada de un edificio, descubrir cómo entrar en un edificio

the cat found the way into the pantry — el gato logró introducirse en la despensa

I had to find my own way home — me las tuve que arreglar para volver a casa

• the way is hard — el camino es duro

• the way in — (=entrance) la entrada

• I don't know the way to his house — no sé el camino a su casa, no sé cómo se va or llega a su casa

do you know the way to the hotel? — ¿sabes el camino del or al hotel?, ¿sabes cómo llegar al hotel?

I know my way about town — conozco la ciudad

she knows her way around — (fig) tiene bastante experiencia, no es que sea una inocente

• to lead the way — (lit) ir primero; (fig) marcar la pauta, abrir el camino

• to go the long way round — ir por el camino más largo

• to lose one's way — extraviarse

• to make one's way to — dirigirse a

to make one's way home — volver a casa

to make one's way in the world — abrirse camino en la vida

• the middle way — el camino de en medio

• on the way here — de camino hacia aquí, mientras veníamos aquí

on the way to London — rumbo a Londres, camino de Londres

it's on the way to Murcia — está en la carretera de Murcia

we're on our way! — ¡vamos para allá!

he's on his way — está de camino

they have another child on the way — tienen otro niño en camino

you pass it on your way home — te pilla de camino a casa

your house is on my way — tu casa me viene de camino

he is well on the way to finishing it — lo tiene casi terminado

he's on the way to becoming an alcoholic — va camino de hacerse un alcohólico

• the way out — la salida

you'll find it on the way out — lo encontrarás cerca de la salida

I'll find my own way out — no hace falta que me acompañen a la puerta

to find a way out of a problem — encontrar una solución a un problema

there's no way out — (fig) no hay salida or solución, esto no tiene solución

there's no other way out — (fig) no hay más remedio

it's on its way out — está en camino de desaparecer, ya está pasando de moda

• to go out of one's way — (lit) desviarse del camino

to go out of one's way to help sb — desvivirse por ayudar a algn

I don't want to take you out of your way — no quiero apartarle del camino

the village I live in is rather out of the way — mi pueblo está un poco retirado

that's nothing out of the way these days — eso no es nada extraordinario hoy día

• to pay one's way — (in restaurant) pagar su parte

the company isn't paying its way — la compañía no rinde or no da provecho

• he put me in the way of some good contracts — me conectó or enchufó para que consiguiera buenos contratos

• to see one's way (clear) to helping sb — ver la forma de ayudar a algn

could you possibly see your way clear to lending him some money? — ¿tendrías la amabilidad de prestarle algo de dinero?

• to go the shortest way — ir por el camino más corto

• to start on one's way — ponerse en camino

• way up — subida f, ruta f para subir

• the way of virtue — el camino de la virtud

- go the way of all flesh

- I'm with you all the way

- go one's own way

she always goes her own sweet way — hace lo que le da la gana
prepare 1.
3) (=space sb wants to go through) camino m

• to bar the way — ponerse en medio del camino

• to clear a way for — abrir camino para

to clear the way — despejar el camino

• he crawled his way to the gate — llegó arrastrándose hasta la puerta

• to elbow one's way through the crowd — abrirse paso por la multitud a codazos

• to fight one's way out — lograr salir luchando

• to force one's way in — introducirse a la fuerza

• to hack one's way through sth — abrirse paso por algo a fuerza de tajos

• to be/get in sb's way — estorbar a algn

to get in the way — estorbar

am I in the way? — ¿estorbo?

you can watch, but don't get in the way — puedes mirar, pero no estorbes

to put difficulties in sb's way — crear dificultades a algn

to stand in sb's way — (lit) cerrar el paso a algn; (fig) ser un obstáculo para algn

now nothing stands in our way — ahora no hay obstáculo alguno

to stand in the way of progress — impedir or entorpecer el progreso

• to make way (for sth/sb) — (lit, fig) dejar paso (a algo/algn)

make way! — ¡abran paso!

• to leave the way open for further talks — dejar la puerta abierta a posteriores conversaciones

this law leaves the way open to abuse — esta ley deja vía libre a toda clase de desafueros

• to get out of the way — quitarse de en medio

out of my way! — ¡quítate de en medio!

I should keep out of his way if I were you — yo que tú evitaría el trato con él

I try to keep out of his way — procuro evitar cualquier contacto con él

I kept well out of the way — me mantuve muy lejos

to get or move sth out of the way — quitar algo de en medio or del camino

put it somewhere out of the way — ponlo donde no estorbe

it's out of the way of the wind — está al abrigo del viento

as soon as I've got this essay out of the way — en cuanto termine este ensayo

keep those matches out of his way — no dejes esas cerillas a su alcance

• to push one's way through the crowd — abrirse paso por la multitud a empujones

• to work one's way to the front — abrirse camino hacia la primera fila

he worked his way up in the company — ascendió en la compañía a fuerza de trabajo

he worked his way up from nothing — empezó sin nada y fue muy lejos a fuerza de trabajo
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4) (=direction)

• down our way — por nuestra zona, en nuestro barrio

• are you going my way? — ¿vas por dónde voy yo?

everything is going my way — (fig) todo me está saliendo a pedir de boca

• to look the other way — (lit) mirar para otro lado; (fig) mirar para otro lado, hacer la vista gorda

turn it the other way round — vuélvelo al revés

it was you who invited her, not the other way round — eres tú quien la invitaste, no al revés

• it's out Windsor way — está cerca de Windsor

• turn the map the right way up — pon el mapa mirando hacia arriba

the car landed the right way up — el coche cayó sobre las ruedas

• to split sth three ways — dividir algo en tres partes iguales

• come this way — pase por aquí

this way for the lions — a los leones

this way and that — por aquí y por allá

• which way did it go? — ¿hacia dónde fue?, ¿por dónde se fue?

which way do we go from here? — (lit, fig) ¿desde aquí adónde vamos ahora?

which way is the wind blowing? — ¿de dónde sopla el viento?

she didn't know which way to look — no sabía dónde mirar, no sabía dónde poner los ojos

5) (=distance)

• a little way off — no muy lejos, a poca distancia

a little way down the road — bajando la calle, no muy lejos

• it's a long or good way away or off — está muy lejos

spring is a long way off — la primavera queda muy lejos

it's a long or good way — es mucho camino

we have a long way to go — tenemos mucho camino por delante

he'll go a long way — (fig) llegará lejos

a little of that flavouring goes a long way — un poco de ese condimento cunde mucho

a little of her company goes a long way — iro solo se le puede aguantar en pequeñas dosis

we've come a long way since those days — hemos avanzado mucho desde entonces

it should go a long way towards convincing him — (esto) seguramente contribuirá mucho a convencerlo

that's a long way from the truth — eso queda muy lejos de la verdad

better by a long way — mucho mejor, mejor pero con mucho

not by a long way — ni con mucho

• I can swim quite a way now — ahora puedo nadar bastante distancia

• a short way off — no muy lejos, a poca distancia

6) (=means) manera f, forma f, modo m

we'll find a way of doing it — encontraremos la manera or forma or modo de hacerlo

love will find a way — el amor encontrará el camino

it's the only way of doing it — es la única manera or forma or modo de hacerlo

my way is to — + infin mi sistema consiste en + infin

that's the way! — ¡así!, ¡eso es!

that way it won't disturb anybody — así no molestará a nadie

• every which way — (esp US) (=in every manner) de muchísimas maneras; (=in every direction) por todas partes

he re-ran the experiment every which way he could — reprodujo el experimento de todas las maneras habidas y por haber

• ways and means — medios mpl

• that's not the right way — así no se hace

- there are no two ways about it

7) (=manner) manera f, forma f, modo m

the way things are going we shall have nothing left — si esto continúa así nos vamos a quedar sin nada

she looked at me in a strange way — me miró de manera or forma extraña or de modo extraño

it's a strange way to thank someone — ¡vaya manera or forma or modo de mostrar gratitud or darle las gracias a alguien!

• without in any way wishing to — + infin sin querer en lo más mínimo + infin, sin tener intención alguna de + infin

• in a big way * — en grande *

they like to celebrate their birthdays in a big way — les gusta celebrar sus cumpleaños en grande

we lost in a really big way * — perdimos de manera or forma or modo realmente espectacular

• you can't have it both ways — tienes que optar por lo uno o lo otro

• each way — (Racing) (a) ganador y colocado

• either way I can't help you — de todas formas no puedo ayudarle

• I will help you in every way possible — haré todo lo posible por ayudarte

he insulted us in every possible way — nos ha insultado en todos los sentidos

• the British way of life — el estilo de vida británico

• no way! * — ¡ni pensarlo!, ¡ni hablar!

no way was that a goal * — ¡imposible que fuera eso un gol!

there is no way I am going to agree * — de ninguna manera or forma or de ningún modo lo voy a consentir

• (in) one way or another — de una u otra manera or forma or modo

it doesn't matter to me one way or the other — me es igual, me da lo mismo

a week one way or the other won't matter — no importa que sea una semana más o una semana menos

• in the ordinary way (of things) — por lo general, en general

• he has his own way of doing it — tiene su manera or forma or modo de hacerlo

I'll do it (in) my own way — lo haré a mi manera or forma or modo

he's a good sort in his own way — tiene sus rarezas pero es buena persona

• in the same way — de la misma manera or forma, del mismo modo

to go on in the same old way — seguir como siempre

• we help in a small way — ayudamos un poco

• she's clever that way — para esas cosas es muy lista

• to my way of thinking — a mi parecer, a mi manera or forma or modo de ver

• do it this way — hazlo así

in this way — así, de esta manera or forma or modo

it was this way... — pasó lo siguiente...

• that's always the way with him — siempre le pasa igual

8) [of will]

• to get one's own way — salirse con la suya

• have it your own way! — ¡como quieras!

they've had it all their own way too long — hace tiempo que hacen lo que les da la gana

they didn't have things all their own way — (in football match) no dominaron el partido completamente

he had his wicked or evil way with her — hum se la llevó al huerto *, la sedujo

9) (=custom) costumbre f

the ways of the Spaniards — las costumbres de los españoles

that is our way with traitors — así tratamos a los traidores

he has his little ways — tiene sus manías or rarezas

• to get into the way of doing sth — adquirir la costumbre de hacer algo

• to be/get out of the way of doing sth — haber perdido/perder la costumbre de hacer algo

- mend one's ways

10) (=gift, special quality)

• he has a way with people — tiene don de gentes

he has a way with children — sabe manejar a los niños

he has a way with him — tiene su encanto

11) (=respect, aspect) sentido m

• in a way — en cierto sentido

• in many ways — en muchos sentidos

• he's like his father in more ways than one — se parece a su padre en muchos sentidos

• in no way, not in any way — de ninguna manera, de manera alguna

• in some ways — en algunos sentidos

12) (=state) estado m

• the way things are — tal como están or van las cosas

to leave things the way they are — dejar las cosas como están

• things are in a bad way — las cosas van or marchan mal

the car is in a bad way — el coche está en mal estado

he's in a bad way — (=sick) está grave; (=troubled) está muy mal

• he's in a fair way to succeed — tiene buenas posibilidades de lograrlo

• it looks that way — así parece

- be in the family way

13) (=speed)

to gather way — [ship] empezar a moverse; (fig) [enthusiasm] encenderse

14) (in set expressions with preposition)

• by the way — a propósito, por cierto

how was your holiday, by the way? — a propósito or por cierto, ¿qué tal tus vacaciones?

Jones, which, by the way, is not his real name — Jones que, a propósito or por cierto, no es su verdadero nombre

oh, and by the way — antes que se me olvide

all this is by the way — todo esto no viene al caso

• by way of a warning — a modo de advertencia

that was all I got by way of an answer — eso es todo lo que conseguí por respuesta

she's by way of being an artist — tiene sus ribetes de artista

• he had little in the way of formal education — tuvo poca educación formal

• to be under way — estar en marcha

the job is now well under way — el trabajo ya está muy avanzado

to get under way — [ship] zarpar; [person, group] partir, ponerse en camino; [work, project] ponerse en marcha, empezar a moverse

things are getting under way at last — por fin las cosas están empezando a moverse

2.

ADV
*
• that was way back — eso fue hace mucho tiempo ya

way back in 1900 — allá en 1900

• way down (below) — muy abajo

• it's way out in Nevada — está allá en Nevada

way out to sea — mar afuera

he was way out in his estimate — se equivocó (en) mucho en su presupuesto

• it's way past your bedtime — hace rato que deberías estar en la cama

• it's way too big — es demasiado grande

• way up high — muy alto

way up in the sky — muy alto en el cielo

3.

CPD

way station N — (US) apeadero m ; (fig) paso m intermedio

* * *

I [weɪ]
1) noun

Sense I

2) c

a) ( route) camino m

the way back — el camino de vuelta or de regreso

we had to go the long way (around) — tuvimos que dar toda la vuelta

let's go a different way — vayamos por otro lado or camino

the way in/out — la entrada/salida

I saw her on the way out — la vi a la salida

this style is on the way in/out — este estilo se está poniendo/pasando de moda

it's difficult to find one's way around this town — es difícil orientarse or no perderse en esta ciudad

you'll soon find your way around the office/system — en poco tiempo te familiarizarás con la oficina/el sistema

can you find your way there by yourself? — ¿sabes ir solo?

I'll find my own way out — no te molestes en acompañarme

I can drop the package off on my way — de paso puedo dejar el paquete

we're going the wrong way — nos hemos equivocado de camino, vamos mal

which way did you come? — ¿por dónde viniste?

which way did he go? — ¿por dónde fue?; ( following somebody) ¿por dónde se fue?

could you tell me the way to the city center? — ¿me podría decir por dónde se va or cómo se llega al centro (de la ciudad)?

I'll make my own way there — iré por mi cuenta

on my way to work — de camino al trabajo

I'm on my way! — ahora mismo salgo or voy, voy para allí!

the doctor is on her way — la doctora ya va para allí/viene para aquí

the goods are on their way — la mercancía está en camino or ya ha salido

I'll tell you on the way — te lo cuento por el camino

winter's on the way — ya falta poco para que empiece el invierno

did you find the way to Trier all right? — ¿llegaste bien a Trier?

I don't know the way up/down — no sé por dónde se sube/se baja

she's well on her way to recovery — ya está casi recuperada del todo

to lead the way — ir* delante

to lose one's way — perderse*

there is no way around it — no hay otra solución or salida

there are no two ways about it — no tiene or no hay vuelta de hoja

to go one's own way: she'll go her own way hará lo que le parezca; to go out of one's way ( make a detour) desviarse* del camino; ( make special effort): they went out of their way to be helpful se desvivieron or hicieron lo indecible por ayudar; to go the way of something/somebody — acabar como algo/algn, correr la misma suerte de algo/algn

b) (road, path) camino m, senda f

the Appian Way — la vía Apia

the people over the way — (BrE) los vecinos de enfrente

3) c u (passage, space)

we hacked a way through the undergrowth — nos abrimos camino entre la maleza

to be/get in the way — estorbar

she doesn't let her work get in the way of her social life — no deja que el trabajo sea un obstáculo para su vida social

to stand in the way: they stood in our way nos impidieron el paso; I couldn't see it, she was standing in my way no podía verlo, ella me tapaba (la vista); I won't stand in your way no seré yo quien te lo impida; to stand in the way of progress obstaculizar* or entorpecer* el progreso; (get) out of the way! hazte a un lado!, quítate de en medio!; to move something out of the way quitar algo de en medio; I'd like to get this work out of the way quisiera quitar este trabajo de en medio; to keep out of somebody's way rehuir* a algn, evitar encontrarse con algn; make way! — abran paso!

4) c ( direction)

it's that way — es en esa dirección, es por ahí

this way! — por aquí!

we didn't know which way to go — no sabíamos por dónde ir or qué dirección tomar

which way did they go? — ¿por dónde (se) fueron?

this way and that — de un lado a otro, aquí y allá

which way does the house face? — ¿hacia dónde mira or está orientada la casa?

we're both going the same way — vamos para el mismo lado or en la misma dirección

look the other way! — mira para otro lado!

the hurricane is heading this way — el huracán viene hacia aquí or en esta dirección

if you're ever down our way, call in — (colloq) si algún día andas por nuestra zona, ven a vernos

whichever way you look at it, it's a disaster — es un desastre, lo mires por donde lo mires

you've got your T-shirt on the wrong way around — llevas la camiseta al or del revés

the other way around — al revés

which way up should it be? — ¿cuál es la parte de arriba?

to split something three/five ways — dividir algo en tres/cinco partes

every which way — (AmE) para todos lados

to come somebody's way — ( lit) \<\<person/animal\>\> venir* hacia algn

none of the money ever came our way — no nos tocó ni un céntimo del dinero

then bad luck began to come my way — entonces empecé a tener una mala racha

to go somebody's way: are you going my way? ¿vas en mi misma dirección?; the decision went our way se decidió en nuestro favor; to put work/business somebody's way conseguirle* trabajo/clientes a algn; way to go! — (AmE colloq) así se hace!, bien hecho!

5) ( distance) (no pl)

there's only a short way to go now — ya falta or queda poco para llegar

he came all this way just to see me — (colloq) se dió el viaje hasta aquí sólo para verme

we're still some way from home — todavía nos queda un trecho para llegar a casa

it's a long way from here to Rio — Río queda muy lejos de aquí

we passed a church some way back — hace ya un rato que pasamos una iglesia

you have to go back a long way, to the Middle Ages — hay que remontarse a la Edad Media

it's a very long way down/up — hay una buena bajada/subida

the exam is still some way off — todavía falta bastante para el examen

he's come a long way — ha venido de muy lejos

we've come a long way since those days — hemos evolucionado or avanzado mucho desde entonces

my salary has to go a long way — tengo que estirar mucho el sueldo

a little goes a long way — un poco cunde or (AmL tb) rinde mucho

Springfield? that's quite a ways from here — (AmE colloq) ¿Springfield? eso está requetelejos de aquí (fam)

we had to walk all the way up — tuvimos que subir a pie hasta arriba

to go all the way: do you think he might go all the way and fire them? ¿te parece que puede llegar a echarlos?; they went all the way ( had sex) tuvieron relaciones, hicieron el amor; to go some/a long way toward something — contribuir* en cierta/gran medida a algo; see also way I III

Sense II

6) c (method, means) forma f, manera f, modo m

we must try every possible way to convince them — tenemos que tratar de convencerlos por todos los medios

there's no way of crossing the border without a passport — es imposible cruzar la frontera sin pasaporte

it doesn't matter to me one way or the other — me da igual una cosa u otra

it doesn't matter either way — de cualquier forma or manera, no importa

there are many ways in which it will be useful — será útil en muchos sentidos

all right, we'll do it your way — muy bien, lo haremos a tu manera or como tú quieras

to learn something the hard way — aprender algo a fuerza de palos or golpes

to do something the hard/easy way — hacer* algo de manera difícil/fácil

that's not the way to do it! — así no se hace!

that's the way! — así se hace!

he wants to have it both ways — lo quiere todo, lo quiere la chancha y los cinco reales or los veinte (RPl fam)

you can't have it both ways — tienes que elegir entre una cosa u otra

7) c ( manner) manera f, modo m, forma f

in a subtle way — de manera or modo or forma sutil

the way you behaved was disgraceful — te comportaste de (una) manera or forma vergonzosa

is this the way you treat all your friends? — ¿así (es como) tratas a todos tus amigos?

that's one way of looking at it — es una manera or un modo or una forma de verlo

that's no way to talk to your mother! — así no se le habla a la madre!

what a way to go! — (set phrase) mira que acabar or terminar así!

he's in a bad way — está muy mal

that's just his way — así es él

that's the way it goes — así son las cosas, así es la vida

it looks that way — así or eso parece

this way it's better for everyone — así es mejor para todos

the way I see it — tal y como yo lo veo, a mi modo or manera de ver

the way things are o stand at the moment — tal y como están las cosas en este momento

in a big way: they let us down in a big way nos fallaron de mala manera; he fell for her in a big way quedó prendado de ella; to have a way with...: to have a way with children/people saber* cómo tratar a los niños/saber* cómo tratar a la gente, tener* don de gentes; to have a way with animals tener* mucha mano con los animales; to have a way with words — tener* mucha labia or facilidad de palabra

8) c

a) (custom, characteristic)

the ways of our people — las costumbres de nuestro pueblo

you'll get used to our ways — ya te irás haciendo a nuestra manera de hacer las cosas

he has a way of making people feel at ease — sabe hacer que la gente se sienta cómoda

she has a way of popping up unexpectedly — tiene la costumbre de aparecer donde menos te la esperas

to get into/out of the way of something — (BrE) acostumbrarse a/perder* la costumbre de algo

to be set in one's ways — estar* muy acostumbrado a hacer las cosas de cierta manera

to mend one's ways — dejar las malas costumbres, enmendarse*

b) (wish, will)

to get/have one's (own) way — salirse* con la suya (or mía etc)

have it your own way then! — lo que tú quieras!, como tú digas!

to have it all one's own way — salirse* con la suya (or mía etc)

to have one's (evil o wicked) way with somebody — llevarse a algn al huerto (fam), pasar a algn por las armas (fam)

9) c (feature, respect) sentido m, aspecto m

in a way, it's like losing an old friend — de alguna manera or en cierta forma or en cierto sentido es como perder a un viejo amigo

our product is in no way inferior to theirs — nuestro producto no es de ninguna manera or en ningún sentido inferior al suyo

you were in no way to blame — tú no tuviste ninguna culpa; see also way I III

Sense III

10) (in phrases)

by the way — (indep) a propósito, por cierto

but that's all by the way: what I really wanted to say was... — pero eso no es a lo que iba: lo que quería decir es que...

11)

by way of — (as prep)

a) ( via) vía, pasando por

b) ( to serve as) a modo or manera de

by way of introduction/an apology — a modo or manera de introducción/disculpa

12)

in the way of — ( as regards) (as prep)

don't expect too much in the way of help — en cuanto a ayuda, no esperes mucho

there wasn't much in the way of opposition — no hubo gran oposición

13)

no way — (colloq)

no way will I lend it to you — ni loco te lo presto (fam)

no way is he/she going to do it — de ninguna manera lo va a hacer (fam)

no way! — ni hablar! (fam)

14) to give way

a) (break, collapse) \<\<ice/rope/cable\>\> romperse*; \<\<floor\>\> hundirse, ceder

the table gave way under the weight — la mesa no aguantó el peso

b) (succumb, give in)

to give way TO something — \<\<to threats/blackmail\>\> ceder a or ante algo

she gave way to tears — no pudo contener las lágrimas y se echó a llorar

don't give way to pessimism — no te dejes vencer por el pesimismo

c) (BrE Transp)

to give way (TO somebody/something) — ceder el paso (a algn/algo)

give way — ceda el paso

d) (be replaced, superseded by)

to give way TO something — dejar or dar* paso a algo

15)

under way: to get under way ponerse* en marcha, comenzar*; to get a meeting under way dar* comienzo a una reunión; an investigation is under way — se está llevando a cabo or se ha abierto una investigación

II

adverb (colloq)

way back in February — allá por febrero

way behind — muy por detrás

way down south — allá por el sur

they were way out in their calculations — se equivocaron en mucho en los cálculos

way past midnight — mucho después de la medianoche

profits are way up on last year — los beneficios están muy por encima de los del año pasado

way and away — (as intensifier) (AmE) con mucho, lejos (AmL fam)

English-spanish dictionary > way
12 do

du:
1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb
1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?) 0

2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; ðo sit down) 0

3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.) 0

4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.) 0

5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) hacer

6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) hacer

7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) hacer

8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) servir, ir bien, ser suficiente

9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) hacer, dedicarse, estudiar

10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) ir

11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) arreglar

12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) hacer, comportarse, actuar

13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) hacer

14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) causar, hacer

15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) visitar

2. noun
(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) fiesta, evento

- doer
- doings
- done
- do-it-yourself
- to-do
- I
- he could be doing with / could do with
- do away with
- do for
- done for
- done in
- do out
- do out of
- do's and don'ts
- do without
- to do with
- what are you doing with

do vb hacer

I must do my homework tengo que hacer los deberes

what are you doing? ¿qué haces?

we're doing German at school damos alemán en el colegio

could do with necesitar

I could do with a shower necesito una ducha

do as you are told! ¡haz lo que se te dice!

how do you do? ¿cómo está usted?

Con este saludo, la respuesta típica es también how do you do?

to do you good sentarte bien / irte bien

this medicine will do you good este medicamento te irá bien

to do well ir bien / tener éxito

he's doing well at school va bien en el colegio

what do you do? ¿a qué te dedicas? / ¿cuál es tu trabajo?do también se emplea para formular las preguntas en presente

do you like dancing? ¿te gusta bailar?

do elephants live in Asia? ¿viven los elefantes en Asia?

El pasado y participio pasado de do son did; el gerundio se escribe doing

Multiple Entries: D.O. do do.
do sustantivo masculino ( nota) C; ( en solfeo) do, doh (BrE);
◊ do de pecho high C, top C

do sustantivo masculino Mús (de solfeo) doh, do (de escala diatónica) C
do bemol, C-flat
do de pecho, high C
do sostenido, C-sharp Locuciones: dar el do de pecho, to do one's very best 'do' also found in these entries: Spanish: abrochar - acomodada - acomodado - acompañar - anda - animarse - apetecer - apostarse - aprender - arte - así - atañer - atonía - atreverse - bajeza - bastar - bastante - bastarse - bien - bola - bordar - brazo - bricolaje - broma - caballo - cacharro - cada - calaña - campar - capaz - cara - cargar - cascabel - casual - cepillarse - cerrar - colada - coletilla - comer - comandita - comecome - como - componer - componenda - compromiso - común - con - contentarse - contrapelo - corpachón English: about-face - about-turn - actually - advance - again - agree - aim to - all - all-out - allow - any - approachable - approve of - as - ask - aspect - associate - attempt - attribute - authorize - bankrupt - begin - best - born - bunk - burden - business - busywork - by - C - call - can - carry-on - cast - cease - cheap - chief - choose - cleaning - clear - come through - command - commit - compel - compelling - complaint - compute - conception - condescend - condition

do

tr[dʊː]

auxiliar (3rd pers sing pres does, pt did tr[dɪd], pp done tr[dʌn], ger doing)

1 (used in questions) no se traduce

■ do you smoke? ¿fumas?

■ do you know Susan? ¿conoces a Susan?

■ what do they want? ¿qué quieren?

■ where does Neil live? ¿dónde vive Neil?

■ what film did you see? ¿qué película viste?

■ when did they leave? ¿cuándo se fueron?

2 (used in negatives) no se traduce

■ I don't want to go no quiero ir

■ I don't play tennis no juego al tenis

■ they don't like meat no les gusta la carne

■ she doesn't live in London no vive en Londres

■ he didn't watch the match no vio el partido

■ we didn't go out yesterday no salimos ayer

3 (emphatic)

■ do come with us! ¡ánimo, vente con nosotros!

■ I do like your dress me encanta tu vestido

■ I did post it, I swear! ¡sí que lo mandé, te lo juro!

4 (substituting main verb)

■ do you like basketball? - yes, I do ¿te gusta el baloncesto? - sí, me gusta

■ did you see the film? - no, I didn't ¿viste la película? - no, no la vi

■ he plays chess and so do I él juega al ajedrez y yo también

■ I don't feel well - neither do I no me encuentro bien - yo tampoco

■ she likes jazz and so does he a ella le gusta el jazz y a él también

■ they went to the concert and so did we ellos fueron al concierto y nosotros también

■ who wears glasses? - Brian does ¿quién lleva gafas? - Brian

■ who broke the vase? - I did ¿quién rompió el florero? - yo

5 (in question tags)

■ you don't smoke, do you? no fumas, ¿verdad?

■ you like fish, don't you? a ti te gusta el pescado, ¿verdad?

■ she lives in Madrid, doesn't she? vive en Madrid, ¿verdad?

■ you went to their wedding, didn't you? tú fuiste a su boda, ¿verdad?

■ they didn't believe you, did they? no te creyeron, ¿verdad?

transitive verb

1 (gen) hacer

■ what are you doing here? ¿qué haces aquí?

■ what are you doing this weekend? ¿qué vas a hacer este fin de semana?

■ we'll have to do something about that door tendremos que hacer algo con esa puerta

■ do the right thing haz lo que debas

■ there's nothing to do in this town no hay nada que hacer en este pueblo

■ you do nothing but complain no haces más que quejarte

■ whatever you do, don't drink alcohol hagas lo que hagas, no bebas alcohol

■ what can I do about it? ¿qué quieres que haga yo?

2 (as job) hacer, dedicarse

■ what do you do (for a living)? ¿a qué te dedicas?

■ what does he want to do when he leaves university? ¿a qué quiere dedicarse cuando deje la universidad?

3 (carry out - job, task) hacer, realizar, llevar a cabo; (- duty) cumplir con

■ I've got to do the cooking/cleaning tengo que cocinar/limpiar

■ have you done your homework? ¿has hecho los deberes?

■ we do the shopping on Saturdays hacemos la compra los sábados

4 (study) estudiar

■ do you do biology at school? ¿estudias biología en el instituto?

■ we're doing Shakespeare this year estamos estudiando a Shakespeare este curso

■ she's doing French at university estudia filología francesa en la Universidad

■ he did Politics at Oxford estudió Ciencias Políticas en Oxford

5 (solve - puzzle) solucionar; (- crossword, sum) hacer

6 (produce, make - meal) preparar, hacer; (drawing, painting, translation, etc) hacer; (offer - service) servir, tener, hacer; (- discount) hacer

■ does this pub do food? ¿sirven comidas en este pub?

7 (attend to) atender, servir

■ what can I do for you? ¿en qué le puedo servir?

8 (put on, produce - play, opera, etc) presentar, dar, poner en escena; (play the part of) hacer el papel de

9 (finish, complete) terminar

■ have you done moaning? ¿has terminado de protestar?

10 (achieve) lograr, conseguir

■ he's done it! ¡lo ha conseguido!

11 (travel over - distance) recorrer, hacer; (complete - journey) hacer, ir; (travel at - speed) ir a

■ that car was doing at least 150kph aquel coche iba como mínimo a 150 kilómetros por hora

■ we did London to Nottingham in two and a half hours fuimos de Londres a Nottingham en dos horas y media

12 (be sufficient for) ser suficiente; (be satisfactory for, acceptable to) ir bien a

■ will 6 glasses do you? ¿será suficiente con seis vasos?

■ yes, that will do me nicely sí, eso me irá perfectamente

13 familiar (cheat, swindle) estafar, timar; (rob) robar; (arrest, convict) coger; (fine) encajar una multa; (serve time in prison) cumplir

■ you've been done! ¡te han timado!

intransitive verb

1 (act, behave) hacer

■ you'll do as you're told harás lo que te digan

■ do as I do haz lo que yo hago

■ do as you would be done by trata a los demás como tú quisieras ser tratado

2 (progress) ir

■ how are you doing? ¿qué tal vas?, ¿cómo te van las cosas?

■ she did badly in the exams le fueron mal los exámenes

■ both mother and baby are doing well madre e hija se encuentran bien

■ how are we doing for time? ¿cómo andamos de tiempo?

■ he's done really well for himself ha prosperado mucho

■ we did quite well out of that hemos salido bastante bien parados de eso

3 (complete, finish) terminar

■ have you done with the hairdryer? ¿has terminado con el secador?

4 (be sufficient) bastar, ser suficiente, alcanzar

■ will one slice do for you? ¿tendrás suficiente con una rebanada?

■ that'll do! ¡basta!

5 (be satisfactory, suitable) servir, estar bien

■ well, I suppose it'll have to do bueno, supongo que tendrá que servir

■ it doesn't do to be late no hay que llegar tarde

■ it (just/simply) won't do no puede ser

■ this cushion will do as/for a pillow este cojín servirá de almohada

noun

1 familiar (party) fiesta, guateque nombre masculino

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

how do you do? (greeting) ¿cómo está usted? 2 (answer) mucho gusto, encantado,-a

that does it! ¡esto ya es la gota que colma el vaso!, ¡ya está bien!

to be/have to do with somebody/something tener que ver con alguien/algo

■ it has nothing to do with you no tiene nada que ver contigo

■ his job has something to do with computers su trabajo está relacionado con los ordenadores

to do business with somebody negociar con alguien

to do drugs drogarse, consumir drogas

to do one's best hacer lo mejor posible

to do one's hair peinarse

to do one's military service hacer el servicio militar

to do one's nails arreglarse las uñas

to do something again volver a hacer algo

to do something for somebody (help) hacer algo por alguien 2 (flatter, suit) favorecer a alguien, quedarle bien a alguien 3 (please) atraer a alguien, decirle algo a alguien

what's done is done a lo hecho, pecho

you've done it now ahora sí que la has hecho buena

do's and don'ts reglas nombre femenino plural de conducta, normas nombre femenino plural

do ['du:] v, did ['dɪd] ; done ['dʌn] ; doing ; does ['dʌz] vt

1) carry out, perform: hacer, realizar, llevar a cabo

she did her best: hizo todo lo posible

2) prepare: preparar, hacer

do your homework: haz tu tarea

3) arrange: arreglar, peinar (el pelo)

4)

to do in ruin: estropear, arruinar

5)

to do in kill: matar, liquidar fam

do vi

1) : hacer

you did well: hiciste bien

2) fare: estar, ir, andar

how are you doing?: ¿cómo estás?, ¿cómo te va?

3) finish: terminar

now I'm done: ya terminé

4) serve: servir, ser suficiente, alcanzar

this will do for now: esto servirá por el momento

5)

to do away with abolish: abolir, suprimir

6)

to do away with kill: eliminar, matar

7)

to do by treat: tratar

he does well by her: él la trata bien

do v aux

1) (used in interrogative sentences and negative statements)

do you know her?: ¿la conoces?

I don't like that: a mí no me gusta eso

2) (used for emphasis)

I do hope you'll come: espero que vengas

3) (used as a substitute verb to avoid repetition)

do you speak English? yes, I do: ¿habla inglés? sí

do (sth.) in (To destroy)

expr.

• cargarse v.

• eliminar v.

• liquidar v.

do (sth.) in a picky way

expr.

• buscarle tres pies al gato expr.

• encontrarle defectos a todo expr.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: did, done) = arreglar v.

• desempeñar v.

• ejecutar v.

• hacer v.

(§pres: hago, haces...) pret: hic-

pp: hecho

fut/c: har-•)

• obrar v.

• resolver v.

I
1. duː, weak form dʊ, də
(3rd pers sing pres does; pres doing; past did; past p done) transitive verb

1) hacer*

do something! — haz algo!

are you doing anything this evening? — ¿vas a hacer algo esta noche?

to have something/nothing to do — tener* algo/no tener* nada que hacer

it was a silly thing to do — fue una estupidez

can I do anything to help? — ¿puedo ayudar en algo?

he does a lot for charity — trabaja mucho para obras de caridad

what have you done to your hair? — ¿qué te has hecho en el pelo?

I don't know what I'm going to do with you! — no sé qué voy a hacer contigo!; see also do with

2) ( carry out) \<\<job/task\>\> hacer*

to do one's homework — hacer* los deberes

to do the cooking — cocinar

let me do the talking — déjame hablar a mí

well done! — muy bien!

3) ( as job)

what do you do? — ¿usted qué hace or a qué se dedica?

what does he do for a living? — ¿en qué trabaja?

4) (achieve, bring about)

she's done it: it's a new world record — lo ha logrado: es una nueva marca mundial

it was climbing those stairs that did it — fue por subir esa escalera

now you've done it! — ahora sí que la has hecho buena! (iró)

he's late again: that does it! — vuelve a llegar tarde esto ya es la gota que colma el vaso!

to do something for somebody/something: that mustache really does something for him la verdad es que le queda muy bien el bigote; what has EC membership done for Greece? — ¿en qué ha beneficiado a Grecia ser miembro de la CE?

5)

a) (fix, arrange, repair)

I have to do my nails — me tengo que arreglar las uñas

she had her hair done — se hizo peinar

b) ( clean) \<\<dishes\>\> lavar; \<\<brass/windows\>\> limpiar

6) (make, produce)

a) \<\<meal\>\> preparar, hacer*

would you do the carrots? — ¿me preparas (or pelas etc) las zanahorias?

b) \<\<drawinganslation\>\> hacer*

he doesn't do live concerts any more — ya no da más conciertos en vivo

7) (BrE) ( offer)

they do a set meal for £12 — tienen un menú de 12 libras

8) (suffice for, suit)

two shirts will do me — con dos camisas me alcanza or tengo suficiente

9) ( travel)

he was doing 100 mph — iba a 100 millas por hora

the car has only done 4,000 miles — el coche sólo tiene 4.000 millas

10)

a) ( study) estudiar

we're doing Balzac — estamos estudiando Balzac

b) ( visit) (colloq) \<\<sights/museum\>\> visitar

we did Europe last year — el año pasado recorrimos Europa

11) ( Theat)

a) ( play role of) hacer* el papel de

b) ( take part in) \<\<play\>\> actuar* en

c) ( impersonate) imitar

12) (colloq) ( serve in prison) cumplir

he's doing eight years for armed robbery — está cumpliendo ocho años por atraco a mano armada

13) (BrE colloq)

a) (catch, prosecute) agarrar

he was done for speeding — le encajaron una multa por exceso de velocidad (fam)

b) ( cheat) estafar, timar

I've been done! — me han estafado or timado!

14) ( use) (sl)

to do drugs — drogarse*, consumir drogas

15) (colloq) ( finish) terminar

are o (esp BrE) have you done complaining? — ¿has terminado de quejarte?

2.

vi

1) (act, behave) hacer*

do as you're told! — haz lo que se te dice!

2) (get along, manage)

how are you doing? — ¿qué tal estás or andas or te va?

how do you do? — ( as greeting) mucho gusto, encantado

how do? — (colloq & dial) ¿qué tal?

how are we doing for time/cash? — ¿cómo or qué tal vamos or andamos de tiempo/dinero?

she did well/badly in her exams — le fue bien/mal en los exámenes

he's done well for himself — ha sabido abrirse camino

to do well/badly out of something — salir* bien/mal parado de algo

3) (go on, happen) (colloq) (in -ing form)

there's nothing doing in town — no pasa nada en el pueblo

nothing doing! — ni hablar!, ni lo sueñes!

4)

a) (be suitable, acceptable)

look, this won't do! — mira, esto no puede ser!

it's not ideal, but it'll do — no es lo ideal, pero sirve

I'm not going to cook, bread and cheese will do for them! — no pienso cocinar, se tendrán que conformar con pan y queso

it doesn't do to get emotional — no hay que ponerse sentimental

b)

to do for o as something: this box will do for o as a table — esta caja nos servirá de mesa

5) ( be enough) ser* suficiente, alcanzar*, bastar

one bottle will do — con una botella basta or es suficiente

one egg will do for me — un huevo es suficiente para mí

that'll do! shut up! — basta! cállate la boca!

6) ( finish) (in past p) terminar

I'm not o (BrE) I haven't done yet! — no he terminado todavía

7)

his concern to do well by his son — su preocupación por hacer todo lo posible por su hijo

do as you would be done by — trata a los demás como tú quisieras ser tratado

3.

1) Sense I

v aux [El verbo auxiliar do se usa para formar el negativo (I 1) y el interrogativo (I 2), para agregar énfasis (I 3) o para sustituir a un verbo usado anteriormente (II)]

2)

a) (used to form negative)

I do not o don't know — no sé

I did not o didn't see her — no la vi

do not touch! — no tocar

b) (with inversion after negative adv)

3)

a)

(used to form interrogative)

Ex:

does this belong to you? — ¿esto es tuyo?

did I frighten you? — ¿te asusté?

/Ex:

b)

(in exclamations)

Ex:

doesn't it make you sick! — dime si no es asqueante!

boy, do you need a bath! — Dios mío! qué falta te hace un baño!

/Ex:

4)

a)

( emphasizing)

Ex:

you do exaggerate! — cómo exageras!

you must admit, she did look ill — tienes que reconocer que tenía mala cara

do be quiet! — ¿te quieres callar?

do please help yourself — sírvete por favor

/Ex:

b)

( expressing alternatives)

Ex:

I haven't decided, but if I do accept... — todavía no lo he decidido, pero si aceptara...

/Ex:

not once did he apologize — no se disculpó ni siquiera una vez

not only does it cost more, it also... — no sólo cuesta más, sino que también...

c) ( in legal formulae)

Sense II

5)

(in elliptical uses)

Ex:

do you live here? - yes, I do/no, I don't — ¿vives aquí? - sí/no

she wanted to come, but he didn't — ella quería venir, pero él no

she found it in your drawer - oh, did she? — lo encontró en tu cajón - ¿ah, sí?

I don't need a haircut - yes, you do! — no necesito cortarme el pelo - cómo que no!

she says she understands, but she doesn't — dice que comprende, pero no es así

I play the guitar - so do I — toco la guitarra - yo también

I don't like her music - I do — no me gusta su música - a mí sí

/Ex:

6)

(in tag questions)

Ex:

you know Bob, don't you? — conoces a Bob, ¿no? or ¿verdad? or ¿no es cierto?

I told you, didn't I? — te lo dije ¿no? or ¿no es cierto?

/Ex:

I, Charles Brown, do solemnly swear that... — yo, Charles Brown, juro solemnemente que...

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- do away with

- do down

- do for

- do in

- do out

- do out of

- do over

- do up

- do with

- do without

II duː
noun (pl dos)

1) c (party, gathering) (colloq) fiesta f, reunión f

2) ( state of affairs) (colloq) (no pl)

fair dos — (BrE colloq)

fair dos all round — a partes iguales para todos; (as interj) seamos justos!

3)

do's and don'ts — ( rules) normas fpl

the do's and don'ts of foreign travel — qué hacer y qué evitar cuando se viaja al extranjero

III dəʊ
noun (pl dos) ( Mus) do m

I [duː] ( 3rd pers sing present does) (pt did) (pp done)
1. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) hacer

what are you doing tonight? — ¿qué haces esta noche?

I would never do a thing like that — yo nunca haría una cosa así

what's this doing on my chair? — ¿qué hace esto en mi silla?

I've got nothing to do — no tengo nada que hacer

he does nothing but complain — no hace más que quejarse

what's to be done? — ¿qué se puede hacer?

what's the weather doing? — ¿qué tal tiempo hace?

• to do sth again — volver a hacer algo, hacer algo de nuevo

it will have to be done again — habrá que volver a hacerlo, habrá que hacerlo de nuevo

• what's he ever done for me? — ¿qué ha hecho él por mí?

what can I do for you? — ¿en qué puedo servirle?, ¿qué se le ofrece? (LAm)

could you do something for me? — ¿me podrías hacer un favor?

what are we going to do for money? — ¿de dónde vamos a sacar dinero?

that dress doesn't do a lot for you * — este vestido no te queda muy bien

the new measures will do a lot for small businesses — las nuevas medidas serán de gran ayuda para las pequeñas empresas

after the accident she couldn't do much for herself — después del accidente casi no podía valerse por sí misma

• if you do anything to him I'll kill you — si le haces algo te mato

what's he done to his hair? — ¿qué se ha hecho en el pelo?

I could see what the stress was doing to him — era evidente cómo le estaba afectando el estrés

• what have you done with my slippers? — ¿dónde has puesto mis zapatillas?

what am I going to do with you? — ¿qué voy a hacer contigo?

what are you doing with yourself these days? — ¿qué haces ahora?

what am I going to do with myself for the rest of the day? — ¿qué puedo hacer el resto del día?

she didn't know what to do with herself once the children had left home — se encontró un poco perdida cuando sus hijos se fueron de casa
living 2., 1)
2) (=carry out) [+ work, essay] hacer

the work is being done by a local builder — un albañil de la zona está haciendo el trabajo

I've got a few jobs that need doing around the house — tengo algunas cosas que hacer en la casa

she was doing the crossword — estaba haciendo el crucigrama

to do the washing — hacer la colada
Some [do] + noun combinations require a more specific Spanish verb:
• Edmund does all the accounts — Edmund se encarga de or lleva la contabilidad

• to do the cooking — cocinar

• he did a drawing/ portrait of her — la dibujó/retrató, hizo un dibujo/retrato de ella

• to do one's duty (by sb) — cumplir con su deber (con algn)

• to do the ironing — planchar

• we did a lot of talking — hablamos mucho

3) (=clean)

• to do the dishes — lavar los platos

• to do the silver — limpiar la plata

• to do one's teeth — lavarse los dientes

4) (=arrange, prepare) [+ vegetables] preparar; [+ room] hacer, arreglar

this room needs doing — hay que hacer or arreglar esta habitación

• to do the flowers — arreglar las flores

• to do one's nails — hacerse or arreglarse las uñas
hair 1., 1)
5) (=spend) pasar

he did six years (in jail) — pasó seis años en la cárcel

he did two years as ambassador in Lagos — estuvo dos años como embajador en Lagos

I did five years as a policeman — fui policía durante cinco años

they have to do two years military service — tienen que hacer dos años de servicio militar

6) (=finish)

I've only done three pages — solo he hecho tres páginas

now you've (gone and) done it! * — ¡ahora sí que la has hecho buena! *

that's done it! * we're stuck now — ¡la hemos fastidiado! * ahora no podemos salir de aquí

that does it! * that's the last time I lend him my car — ¡es el colmo! or ¡hasta aquí hemos llegado!, es la última vez que le dejo el coche

have you done moaning? * — ¿has acabado de quejarte?
good 2., 2)
7) (=offer, make available)

they do a summer course in painting — dan un curso de verano de pintura

we only do one make of gloves — solo tenemos una marca de guantes

they do an estate version of this car — fabrican un modelo familiar de este coche

we do evening meals if ordered in advance — servimos cenas si se encargan con antelación

I can do you a discount on this model — le puedo hacer un descuento en este modelo

8) (=study) [+ university course, option] hacer, estudiar

I want to do Physics at university — quiero hacer or estudiar física en la universidad

to do Italian — hacer or estudiar italiano

we're doing Orwell this term — estamos estudiando a Orwell este trimestre

9) (Theat) [+ play] representar, poner; [+ part] hacer

he did King Lear in a BBC production — hizo (el papel) de King Lear en una producción de la BBC

10) (=mimic) [+ person] imitar

he does his maths master to perfection — imita a su profesor de matemáticas a la perfección

she was doing the worried mother bit ** — hacía el numerito de la típica madre preocupada *

11) (Aut, Rail etc) (=travel at) [+ speed] ir a; (=cover) [+ distance] cubrir

the car can do 100 miles per hour — el coche puede ir a 100 millas por hora

the car was doing 100 miles per hour — el coche iba a 100 millas por hora

we've done 200km already — ya hemos hecho 200km

we did London to Edinburgh in 8 hours — fuimos de Londres a Edimburgo en 8 horas

12) (=attend to)

the barber said he'd do me next — el barbero dijo que después me tocaría a mí

they do you very well in this hotel — en este hotel te dan muy buen servicio
proud
13) * (=visit) [+ city, museum] visitar, recorrer; [+ country] visitar, viajar por

we did six countries in an 8-week tour — visitamos seis países durante un viaje de 8 semanas

14) * (=be suitable, sufficient for)

will a kilo do you? — ¿le va bien un kilo?

that'll do me nicely — (=be suitable) eso me vendrá muy bien; (=suffice) con eso me basta

15) * (=cheat) estafar, timar; (=rob) robar

I've been done! — ¡me han estafado or timado!

16) * (=prosecute) procesar; (=fine) multar

she was done for shoplifting — la procesaron por robar en una tienda

he was done for speeding — le multaron por exceso de velocidad

17) * (=beat up) dar una paliza a

I'll do you if I get hold of you! — ¡te voy a dar una paliza como te pille!

2. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=act) hacer

do as I do — haz como yo

• you would do better to accept — sería aconsejable que aceptaras

• he did right — hizo lo correcto

• do as you think best — haga lo que mejor le parezca

• do as you are told! — ¡haz lo que te digo!

• she was up and doing at 6 o'clock — a las 6 de la mañana ya estaba levantada y trajinando

• you would do well to take his advice — harías bien en seguir su consejo

• you could do a lot worse than marry her — casarte con ella no es lo peor que podrías hacer
well I, 1., 1)
2) (=get on)

• he did badly in the exam — le fue mal en el examen

the team hasn't done badly this season — al equipo no le ha ido mal esta temporada

you didn't do so badly — no lo has hecho del todo mal

• you can do better than that — (essay, drawing) puedes hacerlo mejor; iro (=find better excuse) ¡y qué más!

• how is your father doing? — ¿cómo está tu padre?, ¿cómo le va a tu padre?

how are you doing? * — ¿qué tal?, ¿cómo te va?

how did you do in the audition? — ¿qué tal or cómo te fue en la audición?

• he's doing well at school — le va bien en el colegio

her son's doing well for himself — a su hijo le van muy bien las cosas

his business is doing well — los negocios le van bien

the patient is doing well — el paciente está respondiendo bien

the roses are doing well this year — las rosas han florecido muy bien este año
how do you do? (greeting) ¿cómo está usted?, gusto en conocerlo (LAm); (as answer) ¡mucho gusto!, ¡encantado!
3) (=be suitable)

• it doesn't do to upset her — cuidado con ofenderla

• will this one do? — ¿te parece bien este?

this room will do — esta habitación ya me va bien

will it do if I come back at eight? — ¿va bien si vuelvo a las ocho?

will tomorrow do? — ¿iría bien mañana?

it's not exactly what I wanted, but it will or it'll do — no es exactamente lo que quería pero servirá

this coat will do as a blanket — este abrigo servirá de manta

that will have to do — tendremos que conformarnos con eso

• that won't do, you'll have to do it again — así no está bien, tendrás que volver a hacerlo

• you can't go on your own, that would never do! — no podemos consentir que vayas sola, ¡eso no puede ser!
make 1., 4)
4) (=be sufficient) bastar

• three bottles of wine should do — bastará con tres botellas de vino

• will £20 do? — ¿bastarán 20 libras?, ¿tendrás bastante con 20 libras?

that'll do — con eso basta

that will do! — ¡basta ya!

that will do for the moment — de momento ya está bien

5) (=happen)

there's not much doing in this town — no hay mucha animación en esta ciudad

"could you lend me £50?" - "nothing doing!" — -¿me podrías prestar 50 libras? -¡de ninguna manera! or -¡ni hablar!

6) * (=finish) (in past tenses only) terminar, acabar

have you done? — ¿ya has terminado or acabado?

don't take it away, I've not done yet — no te lo lleves, ¡aún no he terminado or acabado!

I haven't done telling you — ¡no he terminado de contarte!

• I've done with travelling — ya no voy a viajar más, he renunciado a los viajes

I've done with all that nonsense — ya no tengo nada que ver or ya he terminado con todas esas tonterías

have you done with that book? — ¿has terminado con este libro?

7) * (=clean) hacer la limpieza (en casa)

I've got a lady who does for me — tengo una señora que me viene a hacer la limpieza en la casa

3. AUXILIARY VERB
There is no equivalent in Spanish to the use of in questions, negative statements and negative commands.
1) (in questions)

do you understand? — ¿comprendes?, ¿entiendes?

where does he live? — ¿dónde vive?

didn't you like it? — ¿no te gustó?

why didn't you come? — ¿por qué no viniste?

2) (negation)

I don't understand — no entiendo or comprendo

don't let's argue — no discutamos

don't worry! — ¡no te preocupes!

don't you tell me what to do! — ¡no me digas lo que tengo que hacer!

she did not go — no fue

3) (for emphasis)

do tell me! — ¡dímelo, por favor!

do sit down — siéntese, por favor, tome asiento, por favor frm

she does look lovely in that dress — está preciosa con este vestido

I do hope so — así lo espero

I do wish I could come with you — ¡ojalá pudiera ir contigo!

but I do like it! — ¡sí que me gusta!, ¡por supuesto que me gusta!

so you do know him! — ¡así que sí lo conoces!

but I did do it — pero sí que lo hice

4) (with inversion)

rarely does it happen that... — rara vez ocurre que...

not once did they offer to pay — no se ofrecieron a pagar ni una sola vez

5) (verb substitute)

a)

you speak better than I do — tú hablas mejor que yo

"did you fix the car?" - "I did" — -¿arreglaste el coche? -sí

"I love it" - "so do I" — -me encanta -a mí también

I don't like sport and neither does he — no me gusta el deporte ni a él tampoco

you didn't see him but I did — tú no lo viste pero yo sí

I told him he'd fail and he did — le dije que iba a suspender y suspendió

he went for a walk as he often did — fue a dar un paseo como solía hacer

she always says she'll come but she never does — siempre dice que vendrá pero nunca viene

"he borrowed the car" - "oh he did, did he?" — -pidió el coche prestado -¿ah sí? ¡no me digas!

I like this colour, don't you? — me gusta este color, ¿a ti no?

"do you speak English?" - "yes, I do/no I don't" — -¿habla usted inglés? -sí, hablo inglés/no, no hablo inglés

"may I come in?" - "(please) do!" — -¿se puede pasar? -¡pasa (por favor)!

"who made this mess?" - "I did" — -¿quién lo ha desordenado todo? -fui yo

"shall I ring her again?" - "no, don't!" — -¿la llamo otra vez? -¡no, no la llames!

b) (in question tags)

he lives here, doesn't he? — vive aquí, ¿verdad? or ¿no es cierto? or ¿no?

I don't know him, do I? — no lo conozco, ¿verdad?

it doesn't matter, does it? — no importa, ¿no?

she said that, did she? — ¿eso es lo que dijo?

4. NOUN

1) (Brit) * (=party) fiesta f ; (=formal gathering) reunión f

they had a big do for their twenty-fifth anniversary — dieron una gran fiesta por su vigésimo quinto aniversario

2) (in phrases)

• the do's and don'ts of buying a house — lo que debe y lo que no debe hacerse al comprar una casa

he gave us a series of dos and don'ts — nos explicó lo que podíamos y lo que no podíamos hacer

• fair dos! * — (=be fair) ¡hay que ser justo!, ¡seamos justos!; (=fair shares) ¡a partes iguales!

• it's a poor do when... — es una vergüenza cuando...

- do away with

- do by

- do down

- do for

- do in

- do out

- do over

- do up

- do with

- do without

II

[dǝʊ]
N (Mus) do m
* * *

I
1. [duː], weak form [dʊ, də]
(3rd pers sing pres does; pres doing; past did; past p done) transitive verb

1) hacer*

do something! — haz algo!

are you doing anything this evening? — ¿vas a hacer algo esta noche?

to have something/nothing to do — tener* algo/no tener* nada que hacer

it was a silly thing to do — fue una estupidez

can I do anything to help? — ¿puedo ayudar en algo?

he does a lot for charity — trabaja mucho para obras de caridad

what have you done to your hair? — ¿qué te has hecho en el pelo?

I don't know what I'm going to do with you! — no sé qué voy a hacer contigo!; see also do with

2) ( carry out) \<\<job/task\>\> hacer*

to do one's homework — hacer* los deberes

to do the cooking — cocinar

let me do the talking — déjame hablar a mí

well done! — muy bien!

3) ( as job)

what do you do? — ¿usted qué hace or a qué se dedica?

what does he do for a living? — ¿en qué trabaja?

4) (achieve, bring about)

she's done it: it's a new world record — lo ha logrado: es una nueva marca mundial

it was climbing those stairs that did it — fue por subir esa escalera

now you've done it! — ahora sí que la has hecho buena! (iró)

he's late again: that does it! — vuelve a llegar tarde esto ya es la gota que colma el vaso!

to do something for somebody/something: that mustache really does something for him la verdad es que le queda muy bien el bigote; what has EC membership done for Greece? — ¿en qué ha beneficiado a Grecia ser miembro de la CE?

5)

a) (fix, arrange, repair)

I have to do my nails — me tengo que arreglar las uñas

she had her hair done — se hizo peinar

b) ( clean) \<\<dishes\>\> lavar; \<\<brass/windows\>\> limpiar

6) (make, produce)

a) \<\<meal\>\> preparar, hacer*

would you do the carrots? — ¿me preparas (or pelas etc) las zanahorias?

b) \<\<drawing/translation\>\> hacer*

he doesn't do live concerts any more — ya no da más conciertos en vivo

7) (BrE) ( offer)

they do a set meal for £12 — tienen un menú de 12 libras

8) (suffice for, suit)

two shirts will do me — con dos camisas me alcanza or tengo suficiente

9) ( travel)

he was doing 100 mph — iba a 100 millas por hora

the car has only done 4,000 miles — el coche sólo tiene 4.000 millas

10)

a) ( study) estudiar

we're doing Balzac — estamos estudiando Balzac

b) ( visit) (colloq) \<\<sights/museum\>\> visitar

we did Europe last year — el año pasado recorrimos Europa

11) ( Theat)

a) ( play role of) hacer* el papel de

b) ( take part in) \<\<play\>\> actuar* en

c) ( impersonate) imitar

12) (colloq) ( serve in prison) cumplir

he's doing eight years for armed robbery — está cumpliendo ocho años por atraco a mano armada

13) (BrE colloq)

a) (catch, prosecute) agarrar

he was done for speeding — le encajaron una multa por exceso de velocidad (fam)

b) ( cheat) estafar, timar

I've been done! — me han estafado or timado!

14) ( use) (sl)

to do drugs — drogarse*, consumir drogas

15) (colloq) ( finish) terminar

are o (esp BrE) have you done complaining? — ¿has terminado de quejarte?

2.

vi

1) (act, behave) hacer*

do as you're told! — haz lo que se te dice!

2) (get along, manage)

how are you doing? — ¿qué tal estás or andas or te va?

how do you do? — ( as greeting) mucho gusto, encantado

how do? — (colloq & dial) ¿qué tal?

how are we doing for time/cash? — ¿cómo or qué tal vamos or andamos de tiempo/dinero?

she did well/badly in her exams — le fue bien/mal en los exámenes

he's done well for himself — ha sabido abrirse camino

to do well/badly out of something — salir* bien/mal parado de algo

3) (go on, happen) (colloq) (in -ing form)

there's nothing doing in town — no pasa nada en el pueblo

nothing doing! — ni hablar!, ni lo sueñes!

4)

a) (be suitable, acceptable)

look, this won't do! — mira, esto no puede ser!

it's not ideal, but it'll do — no es lo ideal, pero sirve

I'm not going to cook, bread and cheese will do for them! — no pienso cocinar, se tendrán que conformar con pan y queso

it doesn't do to get emotional — no hay que ponerse sentimental

b)

to do for o as something: this box will do for o as a table — esta caja nos servirá de mesa

5) ( be enough) ser* suficiente, alcanzar*, bastar

one bottle will do — con una botella basta or es suficiente

one egg will do for me — un huevo es suficiente para mí

that'll do! shut up! — basta! cállate la boca!

6) ( finish) (in past p) terminar

I'm not o (BrE) I haven't done yet! — no he terminado todavía

7)

his concern to do well by his son — su preocupación por hacer todo lo posible por su hijo

do as you would be done by — trata a los demás como tú quisieras ser tratado

3.

1) Sense I

v aux [El verbo auxiliar do se usa para formar el negativo (I 1) y el interrogativo (I 2), para agregar énfasis (I 3) o para sustituir a un verbo usado anteriormente (II)]

2)

a) (used to form negative)

I do not o don't know — no sé

I did not o didn't see her — no la vi

do not touch! — no tocar

b) (with inversion after negative adv)

3)

a)

(used to form interrogative)

Ex:

does this belong to you? — ¿esto es tuyo?

did I frighten you? — ¿te asusté?

/Ex:

b)

(in exclamations)

Ex:

doesn't it make you sick! — dime si no es asqueante!

boy, do you need a bath! — Dios mío! qué falta te hace un baño!

/Ex:

4)

a)

( emphasizing)

Ex:

you do exaggerate! — cómo exageras!

you must admit, she did look ill — tienes que reconocer que tenía mala cara

do be quiet! — ¿te quieres callar?

do please help yourself — sírvete por favor

/Ex:

b)

( expressing alternatives)

Ex:

I haven't decided, but if I do accept... — todavía no lo he decidido, pero si aceptara...

/Ex:

not once did he apologize — no se disculpó ni siquiera una vez

not only does it cost more, it also... — no sólo cuesta más, sino que también...

c) ( in legal formulae)

Sense II

5)

(in elliptical uses)

Ex:

do you live here? - yes, I do/no, I don't — ¿vives aquí? - sí/no

she wanted to come, but he didn't — ella quería venir, pero él no

she found it in your drawer - oh, did she? — lo encontró en tu cajón - ¿ah, sí?

I don't need a haircut - yes, you do! — no necesito cortarme el pelo - cómo que no!

she says she understands, but she doesn't — dice que comprende, pero no es así

I play the guitar - so do I — toco la guitarra - yo también

I don't like her music - I do — no me gusta su música - a mí sí

/Ex:

6)

(in tag questions)

Ex:

you know Bob, don't you? — conoces a Bob, ¿no? or ¿verdad? or ¿no es cierto?

I told you, didn't I? — te lo dije ¿no? or ¿no es cierto?

/Ex:

I, Charles Brown, do solemnly swear that... — yo, Charles Brown, juro solemnemente que...

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Phrasal Verbs:

- do away with

- do down

- do for

- do in

- do out

- do out of

- do over

- do up

- do with

- do without

II [duː]
noun (pl dos)

1) c (party, gathering) (colloq) fiesta f, reunión f

2) ( state of affairs) (colloq) (no pl)

fair dos — (BrE colloq)

fair dos all round — a partes iguales para todos; (as interj) seamos justos!

3)

do's and don'ts — ( rules) normas fpl

the do's and don'ts of foreign travel — qué hacer y qué evitar cuando se viaja al extranjero

III [dəʊ]
noun (pl dos) ( Mus) do m

English-spanish dictionary > do
13 light

I 1. noun
1) Licht, das

in a good light — bei gutem Licht

be in somebody's light — jemandem im Licht sein

at first light — bei Tagesanbruch

while the light lasts — solange es [noch] hell ist

light of day — (lit. or fig.) Tageslicht, das

2) (electric lamp) Licht, das; (fitting) Lampe, die

go out like a light — (fig.) sofort weg sein (ugs.)

3) (signal to ships) Leuchtfeuer, das

4) in sing. or pl. (signal to traffic) Ampel, die

at the third set of lights — an der dritten Ampel

5) (to ignite) Feuer, das

have you got a light? — haben Sie Feuer?

put a/set light to something — etwas anzünden

6)

throw or shed light [up]on something — Licht in etwas (Akk.) bringen

bring something to light — etwas ans [Tages]licht bringen; see also academic.ru/65424/see">see 1. 1)

7) in pl. (beliefs, abilities)

according to one's lights — nach bestem Wissen [und Gewissen]

8) (aspect)

in that light — aus dieser Sicht

seen in this light — so gesehen

in the light of — (taking into consideration) angesichts (+ Gen.)

show somebody in a bad light — ein schlechtes Licht auf jemanden werfen

put somebody in a good/bad light — jemanden in einem guten/schlechten Licht erscheinen lassen
2. adjective
hell

light-blue/-brown — etc. hellblau/-braun usw
3. transitive verb,
lit or lighted

1) (ignite) anzünden

2) (illuminate) erhellen

light somebody's/one's way — jemandem/sich leuchten
4. intransitive verb,
lit or lighted [Feuer, Zigarette:] brennen, sich anzünden lassen

Phrasal Verbs:

- light up
II 1. adjective
1) leicht

[for] light relief — [als] kleine Abwechslung

be a light sleeper — einen leichten Schlaf haben

2) (small in amount) gering

traffic is light on these roads — auf diesen Straßen herrscht nur wenig Verkehr

3) (not important) leicht

make light of something — etwas bagatellisieren

4) (nimble) leicht [Schritt, Bewegungen]

have light fingers — (steal) gern lange Finger machen (ugs.)

5) (easily borne) leicht [Krankheit, Strafe]; gering [Steuern]; mild [Strafe]

6)

with a light heart — (carefree) leichten od. frohen Herzens

7)

feel light in the head — (giddy) leicht benommen sein
2. adverb
travel light — mit wenig od. leichtem Gepäck reisen
III intransitive verb,
lit or lighted (come by chance)

light [up]on something — auf etwas (Akk.) kommen od. stoßen

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I 1. noun
1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) das Licht

2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) das Licht

3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) das Feuer

4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) das Licht
2. adjective
1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) licht, hell

2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) hell
3. [lit] verb
1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) erleuchten

2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) anzünden

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- lightness

- lighten

- lighter
- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II
1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) leicht

2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) leicht

3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) leicht

4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) zu leicht

5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) leicht

6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) leicht

7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) heiter

8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) leicht

9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) locker

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- lightly

- lightness

- lighten

- light-fingered
- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb
(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)

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light¹

[laɪt]

I. n

1. no pl (brightness) Licht nt

is there enough \light? ist es hell genug?

artificial/natural \light künstliches/natürliches Licht

the \light of the sun das Sonnenlicht

by the \light of the moon bei Mondschein

by the \light of the candle im Schein der Kerze

2. (light-giving thing) Licht nt, Lichtquelle f; (lamp) Lampe f

as the \lights went... als die Lichter ausgingen,...

to put [or switch] [or turn] the \light on/off das Licht einschalten/ausschalten [o fam anmachen/ausmachen

3. no pl (fire) Feuer nt; (flame) [Kerzen]flamme f

have you got a \light, please? Entschuldigung, haben Sie [vielleicht] Feuer?

to catch \light Feuer fangen

to set \light to sth BRIT etw anzünden

to strike a \light ein Streichholz [o SCHWEIZ a. Zündholz] anzünden

4. no pl (daylight) [Tages]licht nt

at [the] first \light bei Tagesanbruch

5. (for decoration)

▪ \lights pl:

Christmas \lights Weihnachtsbeleuchtung f

6. usu pl (traffic light) Ampel f

7. (sparkle) Strahlen nt kein pl, Leuchten nt kein pl

the light in his eyes das Strahlen in seinen Augen

8. ( fig: perspective) Aspekt m, Perspektive f

try to look at it in a new \light versuch' es doch mal aus einer anderen Perspektive zu sehen

she started to see him in a new \light sie sah ihn plötzlich in einem ganz neuen Licht

to show sth in a bad/good \light etw in einem schlechten/guten Licht erscheinen lassen

to put sth in a favourable \light etw in ein günstiges Licht rücken

9. no pl (enlightenment) Erleuchtung f

I saw the \light! mir ging ein Licht auf! fam

10. (spiritual illumination) Erleuchtung f

11. (person's abilities)

▪ \lights pl [geistige] Fähigkeiten

to do sth according to one's \lights etw so gut machen, wie man es eben kann

12. (bright part in picture/on object) Licht nt

\light and shadow Licht und Schatten

13. (window) Fenster nt; (window division) Oberlicht nt; (pane of glass) Fensterscheibe f

14. ( fig: person) Leuchte f fam

leading \light (best at something) großes Licht, Leuchte f fam; (leader) Nummer eins f fam

a shining \light eine große Leuchte fam, ein großes Licht fam

15. (beacon) Leuchtfeuer nt; (lighthouse) Leuchtturm m

16.

▶ to bring sth to \light etw ans Licht bringen

▶ to cast [or shed] [or throw] \light on sth etw beleuchten fig, Licht in etw akk bringen

▶ to come to \light ans Licht kommen

▶ the \light at the end of the tunnel das Licht am Ende des Tunnels fig

▶ to hide one's \light under a bushel sein Licht unter den Scheffel stellen

▶ in the \light of sth [or AM usu in \light of sth] angesichts einer S. gen, im Lichte einer S. gen liter

▶ to be the \light of sb's life ( hum) die Sonne im Leben einer Person gen sein

▶ to be [or go] out like a \light ( fam: fall asleep) sofort weg sein fam; (faint) umkippen fam

▶ to see the \light of day (come into being) das Licht der Welt erblicken; (become known) ans Licht kommen

II. adj

1. (bright) hell

it's slowly getting \light es wird allmählich hell

summer is coming and the evenings are getting \lighter der Sommer kommt und es bleibt abends länger hell

2. (pale) hell-; (stronger) blass-

III. vt

<lit or lighted, lit or lighted>

1. (illuminate)

▪ to \light sth etw erhellen; stage, room etw beleuchten; ( fig)

his investigations lit the way for many other scientists seine Forschungen waren wegweisend für viele andere Wissenschaftler

2. (turn on)

to \light an electric light das Licht einschalten [o fam anknipsen

3. (guide with light)

▪ to \light sb jdm leuchten

4. (ignite)

to \light a candle/match eine Kerze/ein Streichholz anzünden

to \light a fire ein Feuer anzünden [o fam anmachen] [o SCHWEIZ a. anfeuern], Feuer machen

to \light a cigarette/pipe sich dat eine Zigarette/Pfeife anzünden [o fam anstecken

IV. vi

<lit or lighted, lit or lighted>

1. (burn) brennen

2. ( fig: become animated) eyes, etc aufleuchten fig

her face lit with pleasure sie strahlte vor Freude über das ganze Gesicht

light²

[laɪt]

I. adj

1. (not heavy) leicht

to be as \light as a feather federleicht [o leicht wie eine Feder] sein

2. (deficient in weight) zu leicht

this sack of rice seems about 2 kilos \light ich habe den Eindruck, dieser Sack Reis wiegt 2 Kilo zu wenig

to give sb \light weight jdm zu wenig abwiegen

3. (not sturdily built) leicht

\light clothes leichte Kleidung

4. (for small loads) Klein-

\light aircraft/lorry Kleinflugzeug nt/-lastwagen m

\light railway Kleinbahn f

5. MIL

\light infantry leichte Infanterie

6. (not fully loaded) aircraft/ship/vehicle nicht voll beladen

7. (of food and drink) leicht; (low in fat) fettarm

a \light diet eine fettarme Diät

\light food leichtes Essen

a \light meal eine leichte Mahlzeit

\light pastry lockerer Teig

\light wine leichter Wein

8. (porous)

\light soil lockeres Erdreich

9. CHEM leicht

\light isotope leichtes Isotop

10. (low in intensity)

the traffic was quite \light es war kaum Verkehr

it's only \light rain es nieselt nur

\light breeze leichte Brise

11. (easily disturbed)

\light sleep leichter Schlaf

to be a \light sleeper einen leichten Schlaf haben

12. (easily done) nachsichtig, mild

\light sentence mildes Urteil

\light housework leichte Hausarbeit

13. (gentle) leicht; kiss zart; (soft) touch sanft

to have a \light touch MUS einen weichen Anschlag haben

14. (graceful)

\light building elegantes Gebäude

\light figure anmutige Gestalt

15. (not bold)

\light type eine schlanke Schrifttype

16. (not serious) leicht attr

\light entertainment leichte Unterhaltung

\light opera Operette f

\light reading Unterhaltungslektüre f

\light tone Plauderton m

17. (cheerful) frohgemut poet

with a \light heart leichten Herzens

18. ( old: unchaste) leicht

a \light girl ein leichtes Mädchen veraltend

19.

▶ to be a bit \light in one's loafers AM (pej!) etwas weibische Züge haben pej

▶ to be \light on one's feet leichtfüßig sein

▶ to make \light of sth etw bagatellisieren [o fam herunterspielen]

▶ to make \light work of sth mit etw dat spielend fertigwerden

▶ to be \light on sth es an etw dat fehlen lassen

II. adv

1. (with little luggage)

to travel \light mit leichtem Gepäck reisen

2. (with no severe consequences)

to get off \light glimpflich [o fam mit einem blauen Auge] davonkommen

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I [laɪt] vb: pret, ptp lit or lighted
1. n

1) (in general) Licht nt

by the light of a candle/the fire — im Schein einer Kerze/des Feuers

light and shade — Licht und Schatten

at first light —

hang the picture in a good light — häng das Bild ins richtige Licht

to cast or throw or shed light on sth (lit) — etw beleuchten; (fig also) Licht in etw (acc) bringen

the moon cast its silvery light on... — der Mond beleuchtete... silbern or warf sein silbernes Licht auf (+acc)...

to cast a new or fresh light on sth — neues Licht auf etw (acc)

to be in sb's light (lit) — jdm im Licht stehen

in the cold light of day (fig) — bei Licht besehen

the harsh light of reality — die raue Wirklichkeit

this story shows his character in a bad light — diese Geschichte wirft ein schlechtes Licht auf seinen Charakter

to see sb/sth in a different light — jdn/etw in einem anderen Licht sehen

it showed him in a different light —

I don't see things in that light — ich sehe die Dinge anders or in einem anderen Licht

to see sth in a new light — etw mit anderen Augen betrachten

in the light of — angesichts (+gen)

the theory, seen in the light of recent discoveries — die Theorie im Licht(e) der neuesten Entdeckungen betrachtet

in the light of what you say — in Anbetracht dessen, was Sie sagen

to bring sth to light — etw ans Tageslicht bringen

to come to light —

to see the light (liter) (= be born) (= be made public) — das Licht der Welt erblicken (liter) veröffentlicht werden

finally I saw the light (inf) — endlich ging mir ein Licht auf (inf); (morally) endlich wurden mir die Augen geöffnet

to see the light of day (report) — veröffentlicht werden; (project) verwirklicht werden

the light dawned (fig) — mir ging ein Licht auf (inf)

to go out like a light — sofort weg sein (inf)

2) Licht nt; (= lamp) Lampe f; (= fluorescent light) Neonröhre f

put out the lights before you go to bed — mach das Licht aus, bevor du ins Bett gehst

all the lights went out during the storm — während des Sturms gingen alle Lichter aus

(traffic) lights — Ampel f

the lights (of a car) —

all ships must show a light while at sea lights out (Mil) — alle Schiffe müssen auf See Lichter führen Zapfenstreich m

lights out for the boys was at 8 pm — um 20 Uhr mussten die Jungen das Licht ausmachen

lights out! — Licht aus(machen)!

to hide one's light under a bushel (prov) — sein Licht unter den Scheffel stellen (prov)

the lights are on but nobody's (at) home (fig inf) — er/sie ist geistig weggetreten (inf)

3)

(= flame) have you (got) a light? — haben Sie Feuer?

to put a light to sth, to set light to sth — etw anzünden

4) (ARCHIT) (Dach)fenster nt; (= skylight) Oberlicht nt

leaded lights — in Blei gefasste Fensterscheiben

5) (in eyes) Leuchten nt

the light went out of her eyes — das Strahlen erlosch in ihren Augen

6)

(= standards) according to his lights — nach bestem Wissen und Gewissen

2. adj (+er)
hell
a light green dress — ein hellgrünes Kleid

it's getting or growing light —

it is light now — es ist jetzt hell or Tag

3. vt

1) (= illuminate) beleuchten; lamp, light anmachen

a smile lit her face — ein Lächeln erhellte ihr Gesicht

to light the way for sb — jdm leuchten; (fig)

his pioneering work lit the way for a whole generation of scholars — seine Pionierarbeit war wegweisend für eine ganze Gelehrtengeneration

2) (= ignite) anzünden; cigarette anstecken, anzünden; fire, candle anzünden, anmachen

to light a fire under sb ( esp US fig ) — jdm Feuer unter dem Hintern machen (inf)

4. vi
(= begin to burn) brennen
this fire won't light — das Feuer geht nicht an
II
1. adj (+er)
leicht; taxes niedrig; punishment milde
to give sb light weight — jdm zu wenig abwiegen

she has a very light touch on the piano — sie hat einen sehr weichen Anschlag

to be a light eater — wenig essen, kein großer Esser sein

light comedy — Lustspiel nt, Schwank m

light opera — Operette f

light reading — Unterhaltungslektüre f

a light and cheerful approach to life — eine unbeschwerte, fröhliche Einstellung zum Leben

with a light heart — leichten Herzens

as light as air or a feather — federleicht

to be light on one's feet — sich leichtfüßig bewegen

to make light of one's difficulties — seine Schwierigkeiten auf die leichte Schulter nehmen

you shouldn't make light of her problems — du solltest dich über ihre Probleme nicht lustig machen

to make light work of — spielend fertig werden mit

2. adv

to travel light — mit wenig or leichtem Gepäck reisen
III
vi pret, ptp lighted or lit (liter)
sich niederlassen
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light¹ [laıt]

A s

1. Licht n, Helligkeit f:

let there be light! BIBEL es werde Licht!;

stand ( oder be) in sb’s light

a) jemandem im Licht stehen,

b) fig jemandem im Weg stehen;

stand in one’s own light

a) sich im Licht stehen,

b) fig sich selbst im Weg stehen;

get out of the light geh aus dem Licht!;

he can see the light at the end of the tunnel fig er sieht Licht am Ende des Tunnels

2. Licht n ( auch PHYS), Beleuchtung f:

in subdued light bei gedämpftem Licht

3. Licht n, Schein m:

by the light of a candle beim Licht oder Schein einer Kerze, bei Kerzenschein

4. a) Licht(quelle) n(f) (Sonne, Lampe, Kerze etc):

hide one’s light under a bushel sein Licht unter den Scheffel stellen

b) AUTO Scheinwerfer m: → flash B 1

5. Br meist pl (Verkehrs) Ampel f:

jump ( oder shoot) the lights bei Rot über die Kreuzung fahren, ein Rotlicht überfahren;

the lights were against him er hatte Rot; → green light, red light

6. SCHIFF

a) Leuchtfeuer n

b) Leuchtturm m

7. (Sonnen-, Tages)Licht n: I must finish my work while the light lasts solang(e) es noch hell ist;

see the light (of day)

a) das Licht der Welt erblicken, geboren werden,

b) fig herauskommen, auf den Markt kommen ( → A 9, A 11);

at first light bei Tagesanbruch;

in the cold light of day ( oder dawn) fig bei Licht besehen oder betrachtet

8. Tagesanbruch m:

at light bei Tagesanbruch

9. fig (Tages) Licht n:

bring (come) to light ans Licht bringen (kommen);

see the light (of day) bekannt oder veröffentlicht werden ( → A 7, A 11)

10. fig Licht n, Aspekt m:

in the light of Br, in light of US unter dem Aspekt (gen), in Anbetracht (gen), angesichts (gen);

I have never looked on the matter in that light von dieser Seite habe ich die Angelegenheit noch nie gesehen;

put sth in its true light etwas ins rechte Licht rücken;

reveal sth in a different light etwas in einem anderen Licht erscheinen lassen;

see sth in a different light etwas mit anderen Augen sehen;

show sth in a bad light ein schlechtes Licht auf eine Sache werfen

11. fig Licht n, Erleuchtung f ( auch REL):

cast ( oder shed, throw) light on sth

a) Licht auf eine Sache werfen,

b) zur Lösung oder Aufklärung einer Sache beitragen;

see the light

a) zur Einsicht kommen,

b) REL erleuchtet werden ( → A 7, A 9);

I saw the light mir ging ein Licht auf, mir gingen die Augen auf;

by the light of nature mit den natürlichen Verstandeskräften

12. pl Erkenntnisse pl, Informationen pl

13. pl Wissen n, Verstand m, geistige Fähigkeiten pl:

by ( oder according to) his lights

a) so gut er es eben versteht,

b) nach seinen Grundsätzen oder Vorstellungen oder Maßstäben,

c) für seine Verhältnisse

14. MAL

a) Licht n:

light and shade

b) Aufhellung f

15. Glanz m, Leuchten n (der Augen):

the light went out of her eyes der Glanz ihrer Augen erlosch

16. Feuer n (zum Anzünden):

have you got a light? haben Sie Feuer?;

put a ( oder set) light to sth etwas anzünden oder in Brand stecken;

strike a light ein Streichholz anzünden

17. a) Fenster(scheibe) n(f)

b) Dachfenster n

18. fig Leuchte f, großes Licht (Person): → leading light 2

19. auch light of one’s eyes poet Augenlicht n

20. pl sl Gucker pl (Augen)

B adj hell, licht (Farbe, Raum etc):

light hair helles Haar;

light red

a) Hellrot n,

b) hellrot

C v/t prät und pperf lighted, lit [lıt]

1. auch light up ein Feuer, eine Lampe anzünden:

he lit a cigarette er zündete sich eine Zigarette an

2. be-, erleuchten, erhellen:

light up hell beleuchten

3. meist light up jemandes Augen etc aufleuchten lassen

4. jemandem leuchten

5. be lit up umg angeheitert sein:

a) durch Alkoholgenuss beschwingt sein

b) leicht angetrunken sein

D v/i

1. auch light up sich entzünden

2. meist light up

a) sich erhellen, hell werden,

b) fig aufleuchten (Augen etc)

3. light up

a) Licht machen,

b) die Straßenbeleuchtung einschalten,

c) AUTO die Scheinwerfer einschalten

4. light up umg sich eine (Zigarette etc) anzünden

light² [laıt]

A adj (adv → lightly)

1. leicht (von geringem Gewicht):

(as) light as air

a) auch (as) light as a feather ( oder as thistledown) federleicht

b) fig sorgenfrei; → purse A 1

2. (spezifisch) leicht:

light metal Leichtmetall n

3. light coin US Münze f mit zu geringem Edelmetallgehalt

4. leicht (zu ertragen oder auszuführen):

light punishment;

light work; → work A 1

5. leicht (nicht tief):

light sleep; → sleeper 1

6. leicht, Unterhaltungs…:

light literature Unterhaltungsliteratur f;

light music leichte Musik, Unterhaltungsmusik f;

light opera komische Oper, Spieloper f;

light reading Unterhaltungslektüre f, leichte Lektüre

7. leicht (geringfügig):

light illness;

a light rain;

a light eater ein schwacher Esser;

a light error ein kleiner Irrtum;

light traffic geringer Verkehr;

no light matter keine Kleinigkeit;

make light of sth

a) etwas auf die leichte Schulter nehmen,

b) etwas verharmlosen oder bagatellisieren

8. leicht:

a) leicht verdaulich:

a light meal eine leichte Mahlzeit

b) mit geringem Alkohol- oder Nikotingehalt (Wein, Zigaretten etc)

9. locker (Erde, Schnee etc):

light bread leichtes oder locker gebackenes Brot

10. leicht, sanft (Berührung etc)

11. flink:

be light on one’s feet flink auf den Beinen sein

12. graziös, anmutig:

she is a light dancer

13. a) unbeschwert, sorglos, heiter, fröhlich:

with a light heart leichten Herzens

b) leichtfertig, -sinnig

c) unbeständig, flatterhaft

d) unmoralisch:

a light girl ein leichtes Mädchen

14. be light in the head (leicht) benommen sein

15. SCHIFF, MIL leicht (Artillerie, Kreuzer etc):

in light marching order mit leichtem Marschgepäck

16. a) leicht beladen

b) unbeladen, leer, ohne Ladung:

the ship returned light;

a light engine eine allein fahrende Lokomotive

17. TECH leicht (gebaut), für leichte Beanspruchung, Leicht…:

light plane Leichtflugzeug n;

light current ELEK Schwachstrom m

18. PHON

a) unbetont, schwach betont (Silbe, Vokal)

b) schwach (Betonung)

c) hell, vorn im Mund artikuliert (Laut)

B adv travel light mit leichtem Gepäck reisen

light³ [laıt] prät und pperf lighted, lit [lıt] v/i

1. obs oder poet (ab)steigen (from, off von)

2. obs oder poet fallen (on auf akk):

a cat always lights on its feet

3. obs oder poet sich niederlassen (on auf dat):

the bird lighted on a twig

4. fig obs oder poet (zufällig) stoßen (on auf akk)

5. fig obs oder poet fallen (on auf akk):

the choice lighted on him

6. light into sb umg über jemanden herfallen (auch mit Worten)

7. light out umg verduften umg, verschwinden

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I 1. noun
1) Licht, das

in a good light — bei gutem Licht

be in somebody's light — jemandem im Licht sein

at first light — bei Tagesanbruch

while the light lasts — solange es [noch] hell ist

light of day — (lit. or fig.) Tageslicht, das

2) (electric lamp) Licht, das; (fitting) Lampe, die

go out like a light — (fig.) sofort weg sein (ugs.)

3) (signal to ships) Leuchtfeuer, das

4) in sing. or pl. (signal to traffic) Ampel, die

at the third set of lights — an der dritten Ampel

5) (to ignite) Feuer, das

have you got a light? — haben Sie Feuer?

put a/set light to something — etwas anzünden

6)

throw or shed light [up]on something — Licht in etwas (Akk.) bringen

bring something to light — etwas ans [Tages]licht bringen; see also see 1. 1)

7) in pl. (beliefs, abilities)

according to one's lights — nach bestem Wissen [und Gewissen]

8) (aspect)

in that light — aus dieser Sicht

seen in this light — so gesehen

in the light of — (taking into consideration) angesichts (+ Gen.)

show somebody in a bad light — ein schlechtes Licht auf jemanden werfen

put somebody in a good/bad light — jemanden in einem guten/schlechten Licht erscheinen lassen
2. adjective
hell

light-blue/-brown — etc. hellblau/-braun usw
3. transitive verb,
lit or lighted

1) (ignite) anzünden

2) (illuminate) erhellen

light somebody's/one's way — jemandem/sich leuchten
4. intransitive verb,
lit or lighted [Feuer, Zigarette:] brennen, sich anzünden lassen

Phrasal Verbs:

- light up
II 1. adjective
1) leicht

[for] light relief — [als] kleine Abwechslung

be a light sleeper — einen leichten Schlaf haben

2) (small in amount) gering

traffic is light on these roads — auf diesen Straßen herrscht nur wenig Verkehr

3) (not important) leicht

make light of something — etwas bagatellisieren

4) (nimble) leicht [Schritt, Bewegungen]

have light fingers — (steal) gern lange Finger machen (ugs.)

5) (easily borne) leicht [Krankheit, Strafe]; gering [Steuern]; mild [Strafe]

6)

with a light heart — (carefree) leichten od. frohen Herzens

7)

feel light in the head — (giddy) leicht benommen sein
2. adverb
travel light — mit wenig od. leichtem Gepäck reisen
III intransitive verb,
lit or lighted (come by chance)

light [up]on something — auf etwas (Akk.) kommen od. stoßen

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adj.

blond adj.

erhellen adj.

hell adj.

leicht adj. n.

Licht -er n.

Lichtschein m.

Schein -e m. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: lit)

= anzünden v.

beleuchten v.

erleuchten v.

English-german dictionary > light
14 long

I 1. adjective,
longer, longest

1) lang; weit [Reise, Weg]

be long in the tooth — nicht mehr der/die Jüngste sein

take a long view of something — etwas auf lange od. weite Sicht sehen

two inches/weeks long — zwei Zoll/Wochen lang

2) (elongated) länglich; schmal

pull or make a long face — (fig.) ein langes Gesicht ziehen od. machen (ugs.)

3) (of extended duration) lang

long service — (esp. Mil.) langjähriger Dienst

in the long run — auf die Dauer; auf lange Sicht

in the long term — auf lange Sicht; langfristig

for a long time — lange; (still continuing) seit langem

what a long time you've been away! — du warst aber lange [Zeit] fort!

long time no see! — (coll.) lange nicht gesehen! (ugs.)

4) (tediously lengthy) lang[atmig]; weitschweifig

5) (lasting) lang; langjährig [Gewohnheit, Freundschaft]

6) klein, gering [Chance]

7) (seemingly more than stated) lang [Minute, Tag, Jahre usw.]

8) lang [Gedächtnis]

have a long memory for something — etwas nicht so schnell vergessen

9) (consisting of many items) lang [Liste usw.]; hoch [Zahl]

10) (Cards)

long suit — lange Farbe
2. noun
1) (long interval)

take long — lange dauern

for long — lange; (since long ago) seit langem

before long — bald

it is long since... — es ist lange her, dass...

2)

the long and the short of it is... — der langen Rede kurzer Sinn ist...
3. adverb,
longer, longest

1) lang[e]

as or so long as — solange

you should have finished long before now — du hättest schon längst od. viel früher fertig sein sollen

I knew her long before I met you — ich kenne sie schon viel länger als dich

not long before that — kurz davor od. zuvor

not long before I... — kurz bevor ich...

long since — [schon] seit langem

all day/night/summer long — den ganzen Tag/die ganze Nacht/den ganzen Sommer [über od. lang]

I shan't be long — ich bin gleich fertig; (departing) bis gleich!

don't be long! — beeil dich!

somebody is long [in or about doing something] — jemand braucht lange od. viel Zeit[, um etwas zu tun]

much longer — viel länger

not wait any/much longer — nicht mehr länger/viel länger warten

no longer — nicht mehr; nicht länger [warten usw.]

2)

as or so long as — (provided that) solange; wenn
II intransitive verb
long for somebody/something — sich nach jemandem/etwas sehnen

long for somebody to do something — sich (Dat.) [sehr] wünschen, dass jemand etwas tut

long to do something — sich danach sehnen, etwas zu tun

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I 1. [loŋ] adjective
1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) lang

2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.) lang

3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) lang

4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) lange weg

5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) weitreichend
2. adverb
1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) lang

2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) lang

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- long-distance
- long-drawn-out
- longhand
- long house
- long jump
- long-playing record
- long-range
- long-sighted
- long-sightedness
- long-suffering
- long-winded
- as long as / so long as
- before very long
- before long
- in the long run
- the long and the short of it
- no longer
- so long! II [loŋ] verb
((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) sich sehnen

- longing
- longingly
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long¹

[lɒŋ, AM lɑ:ŋ]

I. adj

1. (in space) lang; (over great distance) weit; (elongated) lang, länglich; ( fam: tall) groß, lang fam

the rods are 20 cm \long die Stäbe sind 20 cm lang

we're still a \long way from the station wir sind noch weit vom Bahnhof entfernt

as \long as one's arm ( fig) ellenlang fam

there was a list of complaints as \long as your arm es gab eine ellenlange Liste von Beschwerden

to draw a \long breath tief Luft holen

\long journey weite Reise

to have come a \long way einen weiten Weg zurückgelegt haben, von weit her gekommen sein

to go a \long way ( fig: succeed) es weit [o zu etwas] bringen

to go a \long way toward[s] sth ( fig: help) eine große Hilfe bei etw dat sein

to have a \long way to go ( fig) [noch] einen weiten Weg vor sich dat haben

2. (in time) lang; (tedious) lang, langwierig

each session is an hour \long jede Sitzung dauert eine Stunde

we go back a \long way wir kennen uns schon seit ewigen Zeiten

\long career [jahre]lange Karriere

a \long day ein langer [und anstrengender] Tag

\long friendship langjährige Freundschaft

a \long memory ein gutes Gedächtnis

to have a \long memory for sth etw nicht so schnell vergessen

\long service jahrelanger Dienst

a \long time eine lange Zeit

it was a \long time before I received a reply es dauerte lange, bis ich [eine] Antwort bekam

to be a \long while since... [schon] eine Weile her sein, seit...

to work \long hours einen langen Arbeitstag haben

3. (in scope) lang

the report is 20 pages \long der Bericht ist 20 Seiten lang

a \long book ein dickes Buch

a \long list eine lange Liste

4. pred ( fam: ample)

▪ to be \long on sth etw reichlich haben

\long on ideas but short on funds mehr Ideen als Geld

to be \long on charm jede Menge Charme besitzen

to be \long on wit sehr geistreich sein

5. LING

a \long vowel ein langer Vokal

6. (improbable)

a \long chance eine geringe Chance

\long odds geringe [Gewinn]chancen

7. FIN

\long security/shares Versicherung f/Aktien pl mit langer Laufzeit

to be \long of stock STOCKEX eine Longposition einnehmen fachspr

8.

▶ the \long arm of the law der lange Arm des Gesetzes

▶ [not] by a \long chalk bei Weitem [nicht]

▶ in the \long run langfristig gesehen, auf lange Sicht [gesehen]

▶ to take the \long view [of sth] [etw] auf lange Sicht betrachten

▶ \long time no see ( fam) lange nicht gesehen fam

▶ to be \long in the tooth nicht mehr der/die Jüngste sein

▶ to be \long in the tooth to do sth zu alt sein, [um] etw zu tun

II. adv

1. (for a long time) lang[e]

have you been waiting \long? wartest du schon lange?

how \long have you lived here? wie lange haben Sie hier gewohnt?

the authorities have \long known that... den Behörden war seit Langem bekannt, dass...

\long live the King! lang lebe der König!

to be \long lange brauchen

I won't be \long (before finishing) ich bin gleich fertig; (before appearing) ich bin gleich da

don't be \long beeil dich!

to be \long about doing sth lange für etw akk brauchen

don't be too \long about it! lass dir nicht zu viel Zeit, beeil dich nur!

2. (at a distant time) lange

\long ago vor langer Zeit

\long after/before... lange nachdem/bevor...

not \long before... kurz davor

3. (after implied time) lange

if this meeting goes on any \longer wenn das Meeting noch länger andauert

how much \longer will it take? wie lange wird es noch dauern?

not any \longer nicht länger

I'm not going to wait any \longer ich werde nicht länger warten

I can't wait any \longer to open my presents! ich kann es gar nicht [mehr] erwarten, endlich meine Geschenke auszupacken!

no \longer nicht mehr

he no \longer wanted to go there er wollte nicht mehr dorthin

4. (throughout)

all day/night/summer \long den ganzen Tag/die ganze Nacht/den ganzen Sommer [lang]

5.

▶ as [or so] \long as... (during) solange...; (provided that) sofern..., vorausgesetzt, dass...

▶ to be not \long for this world ( dated) nicht mehr lange zu leben haben, mit einem Fuß/Bein im Grabe sein

▶ so \long! ( fam) tschüss fam, bis dann fam

III. n

1. no pl (long time) eine lange Zeit

have you been waiting for \long? wartest du schon lange?

to take \long [to do sth] lange brauchen[, um etw zu tun]

it won't take \long es wird nicht lange dauern

take as \long as you like lass dir Zeit

2. (in Morse) lang

one short and three \longs einmal kurz und dreimal lang

3. FIN

▪ \longs pl Langläufer pl fachspr

4.

▶ before [very [or too]] \long schon [sehr] bald

▶ the \long and the short of it kurz gesagt

long²

[lɒŋ, AM lɑ:ŋ]

vi sich akk sehnen

▪ to \long for sth sich akk nach etw dat sehnen

▪ to \long to do sth sich akk danach sehnen, etw zu tun

long³

n GEOG abbrev of longitude Länge f

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I abbr See: of longitude II [lɒŋ]
1. adj (+er)

1) (in size) lang; glass hoch; journey weit

it is 6 feet long — es ist 6 Fuß lang

to be long in the leg — lange Beine haben

to pull a long face — ein langes Gesicht machen

it's a long way — das ist weit

it's a long way to Hamburg — nach Hamburg ist es weit

to have a long memory — ein gutes Gedächtnis haben

to be long in the tooth (inf) — nicht mehr der/die Jüngste sein

surely he is a bit long in the tooth to be climbing Everest — ist er nicht schon ein bisschen (zu) alt, um den Everest zu besteigen?

2) (in time) lang; job langwierig

it's a long time since I saw her — ich habe sie schon lange nicht mehr gesehen

will you need it for a long time? — brauchen Sie es lange?

he's been here (for) a long time — er ist schon lange hier

she was abroad for a long time —

well hullo, it's been a long time — hallo, schon lange nicht mehr gesehen

long time no see (inf) — sieht man dich auch mal wieder? (inf)

to take a long look at sth — etw lange or ausgiebig betrachten

how long is the film? — wie lange dauert der Film?

a year is 12 months long — ein Jahr hat 12 Monate

how long is your vacation? (US) — wie lange haben Sie Urlaub?

to take the long view — etw auf lange Sicht betrachten

3) (POET, PHON) vowel, syllable lang

4)

a long drink (mixed) — ein Longdrink m

a long gin —

I'd like something long and cool — ich möchte einen kühlen Longdrink

2. adv

1) lang(e)

to be long in or about doing sth — lange zu etw brauchen

don't be long! — beeil dich!

don't be too long about it — lass dir nicht zu viel Zeit, mach nicht zu lange (inf)

don't be too long about phoning me — ruf mich bald (mal) an

I shan't be long (in finishing) — ich bin gleich fertig; (in returning)

two months without you, it's been too long — zwei Monate ohne dich, das war zu lang(e)

he drank long and deep — er nahm einen langen, tiefen Schluck

all night long — die ganze Nacht

long ago — vor langer Zeit

not long ago — vor Kurzem

long before — lange vorher

long before now — viel früher

not long before I met you — kurz bevor ich dich kennenlernte

not long before that — kurz davor

those days are long (since) past — diese Tage sind schon lange vorbei

at the longest — höchstens

as long as — so lange wie

we waited as long as we could — wir haben gewartet, solange wir konnten

See:

→ also ago, since

2)

(in comp) how much longer can you stay? — wie lange können Sie noch bleiben?

I can't wait any longer — ich kann nicht mehr länger warten

if that noise goes on any longer — wenn der Lärm weitergeht

I'll wait no longer I'll insist no longer — ich warte nicht länger ich werde nicht weiter darauf bestehen

3)

so long! (inf) — tschüs(s)! (inf), bis später!

3. n

1)

the long and the short of it is that... — kurz gesagt..., der langen Rede kurzer Sinn...

that's the long and the short of it — und damit hat sichs (inf)

before long — bald

are you going for long? —

I won't stay for long — ich bleibe nicht lange

it won't take long — das dauert nicht lange

it didn't take long before... — es dauerte nicht lange, bis...

I won't take long — ich brauche nicht lange (dazu)

2) (POET) lange Silbe
III
vi
sich sehnen (for nach); (less passionately) herbeisehnen, kaum erwarten können (for sth etw acc)
he longed for his wife to return — er wartete sehnsüchtig auf die Rückkehr seiner Frau

I'm longing for him to resign —

the children were longing for the bell to ring — die Kinder warteten sehnsüchtig auf das Klingeln or konnten das Klingeln kaum erwarten

he is longing for me to make a mistake — er möchte zu gern, dass ich einen Fehler mache

I am longing to go abroad — ich brenne darauf, ins Ausland zu gehen

he longed to know what was happening — er hätte zu gerne gewusst, was vorging

I'm longing to see my cat again — ich möchte meine Katze so gern wiedersehen

I'm longing to see that film — ich will den Film unbedingt sehen

I'm longing to hear his reaction — ich bin sehr auf seine Reaktion gespannt

how I long for a cup of tea/a shower — wie ich mich nach einer Tasse Tee/einer Dusche sehne

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long¹ [lɒŋ]

A adj

1. a) allg lang (auch fig langwierig):

a long illness (journey, list, look, speech, etc);

long years pl of experience langjährige Erfahrung;

long time no see umg sieht man dich auch wieder mal?;

two miles (weeks) long zwei Meilen (Wochen) lang;

a long way round ein großer Umweg;

two long miles zwei gute Meilen, mehr als zwei Meilen; → haul A 5 b, → live¹ A 2, measure A 1, run A 1, ton¹ 1 a

b) weit, lang (Weg), weit (Entfernung)

2. zu lang:

his second service was long;

the coat is long on him der Mantel ist ihm zu lang

3. lang (gestreckt), länglich

4. Längs…:

long side

5. umg lang, hochgewachsen (Person)

6. groß:

a long figure eine vielstellige Zahl

7. übergroß, Groß…:

long dozen dreizehn; → hundred B 1

8. weitreichend (Gedanken etc):

a long memory ein gutes Gedächtnis;

take the long view weit vorausblicken; → view C 2

9. grob (Schätzung)

10. gering (Chance): → odds 3

11. seit Langem bestehend, alt (Brauch, Freundschaft etc)

12. besonders WIRTSCH langfristig, mit langer Laufzeit, auf lange Sicht:

long bill langfristiger Wechsel

13. (zeitlich) fern, weit in der Zukunft liegend (Datum etc)

14. WIRTSCH

a) eingedeckt (of mit)

b) auf Preissteigerung wartend:

be ( oder go) long of the market, be on the long side of the market auf Hausse spekulieren

15. be long on umg eine Menge … haben:

he’s long on good ideas

16. mit Mineral-, Sodawasser oder Fruchtsaft aufgefüllt (alkoholisches Getränk):

long drink Longdrink m

17. LING lang (Vokal)

18. LIT

a) lang

b) betont

19. CHEM leichtflüssig

B adv

1. lang(e):

have you been waiting long? wartest du schon lange?;

long dead schon lange tot;

as long as he lives solange er lebt;

as ( oder so) long as

a) solange wie,

b) sofern; vorausgesetzt, dass; falls;

long after lange danach;

as long ago as 1900 schon 1900;

I saw him no longer ago than last week ich sah ihn erst letzte Woche;

so long! umg bis dann!, tschüs(s)!; → ago, all A 1, before A 2, overdue 2, since A 1

2. lange (in elliptischen Wendungen):

don’t be long beeil dich!, mach schnell!;

I won’t be long

a) ich bin gleich wieder da,

b) ich bin gleich fertig;

be long (in oder about) doing sth lange brauchen, um etwas zu tun;

it was not long before he came es dauerte nicht lange, bis er kam

3. (in Steigerungsformen):

hold out longer länger aushalten;

no longer, not any longer nicht mehr, nicht (mehr) länger

C s

1. (eine) lange Zeit:

at (the) longest längstens;

for long lange (Zeit);

it is long since I saw her es ist lange her, dass ich sie gesehen habe;

take long (to do sth) lange brauchen(, um etwas zu tun);

the long and (the) short of it is that …

a) es dreht sich einzig und allein darum, dass …,

b) mit einem Wort, …; → before B 3

2. Länge f:

a) LING langer Laut

b) LIT lange Silbe

3. WIRTSCH Haussier m

4. pl

a) auch pair of longs lange Hose

b) Übergrößen pl

long² [lɒŋ] v/i sich sehnen ( for nach):

long to do sth sich danach sehnen, etwas zu tun;

she was longing for the sermon to end sie sehnte das Ende der Predigt herbei;

he longed for the holidays (US vacation) to come er sehnte sich nach den Ferien;

she is longing for him to kiss her sie sehnt sich danach, von ihm geküsst zu werden;

longed-for ersehnt

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I 1. adjective,
longer, longest

1) lang; weit [Reise, Weg]

be long in the tooth — nicht mehr der/die Jüngste sein

take a long view of something — etwas auf lange od. weite Sicht sehen

two inches/weeks long — zwei Zoll/Wochen lang

2) (elongated) länglich; schmal

pull or make a long face — (fig.) ein langes Gesicht ziehen od. machen (ugs.)

3) (of extended duration) lang

long service — (esp. Mil.) langjähriger Dienst

in the long run — auf die Dauer; auf lange Sicht

in the long term — auf lange Sicht; langfristig

for a long time — lange; (still continuing) seit langem

what a long time you've been away! — du warst aber lange [Zeit] fort!

long time no see! — (coll.) lange nicht gesehen! (ugs.)

4) (tediously lengthy) lang[atmig]; weitschweifig

5) (lasting) lang; langjährig [Gewohnheit, Freundschaft]

6) klein, gering [Chance]

7) (seemingly more than stated) lang [Minute, Tag, Jahre usw.]

8) lang [Gedächtnis]

have a long memory for something — etwas nicht so schnell vergessen

9) (consisting of many items) lang [Liste usw.]; hoch [Zahl]

10) (Cards)

long suit — lange Farbe
2. noun
1) (long interval)

take long — lange dauern

for long — lange; (since long ago) seit langem

before long — bald

it is long since... — es ist lange her, dass...

2)

the long and the short of it is... — der langen Rede kurzer Sinn ist...
3. adverb,
longer, longest

1) lang[e]

as or so long as — solange

you should have finished long before now — du hättest schon längst od. viel früher fertig sein sollen

I knew her long before I met you — ich kenne sie schon viel länger als dich

not long before that — kurz davor od. zuvor

not long before I... — kurz bevor ich...

long since — [schon] seit langem

all day/night/summer long — den ganzen Tag/die ganze Nacht/den ganzen Sommer [über od. lang]

I shan't be long — ich bin gleich fertig; (departing) bis gleich!

don't be long! — beeil dich!

somebody is long [in or about doing something] — jemand braucht lange od. viel Zeit[, um etwas zu tun]

much longer — viel länger

not wait any/much longer — nicht mehr länger/viel länger warten

no longer — nicht mehr; nicht länger [warten usw.]

2)

as or so long as — (provided that) solange; wenn
II intransitive verb
long for somebody/something — sich nach jemandem/etwas sehnen

long for somebody to do something — sich (Dat.) [sehr] wünschen, dass jemand etwas tut

long to do something — sich danach sehnen, etwas zu tun

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adj.

lang adj.

langwierig adj.

weit adj.

English-german dictionary > long
15 be

{bi:}
I. 1. v was, were, been
pres p being, are, is, pl are
pt. sing was were was, pl were
pres subj be, past subj were
2. гл. връзка
he is a teacher той e учител
the roses are beautiful розите ca красиви
3. съществувам, живея
I think, therefore, I am мисля, следователно съществувам
he is no more той не e вече жив
4. наличие, местонахождение
there is a man in the garden в градината има човек
the book is йп the table книгата e на масата
5. случвам се, състоя се, съм, ставам
that was yesterday това беше/се случи вчера
tomorrow is the last session утре ще бъде/ще се състои последното заседание
this will not BE това няма да стане
it was not to BE не било писано (да стане)
6. притежание, предназначение съм
this book is mine тази книга e моя
the flowers are for you цветята ca за теб
7. приcъcтвue съм
she was at the concert тя беше на концерта
8. пребиваване съм
I've BEeп here twice бил съм тук два пъти
9. струвам
this skirt is five pounds тази пола струва пет лири
the oranges are three pence a piece портокалите са/струват (по) три пенса парчето
10. причина
this girl will BE the death of me това момиче ще ме умори
you've BEen and bought that house! разг. шег. ти хем взе, че купи тази къща! who's BEen and taken my new ball-pen again? кой пак мие задигнал новата химикалка? for the time BE ing за сега, понастоящем
BE that as it may както и да е, дори и да е така
to let something BEне закачам/не бутам, оставям (на мира) нещо
his wife-to-BE бъдещата му съпруга
the to-BE бъдещето
11. в съчет. с предлози и наречия и при съответните предлози и наречия
be about налице/наоколо/наблизо съм
what are you BE? какво правиш? какво си намислил? to BE about to каня се/готвя се да
be after търся, преследвам
they are still after the thief все още търсят крадеца, търся, стремя се (да получа, да се сдобия с)
there are too many men after the same job твърде много хора аспирират за/гонят същата работа
he is after the family silver той иска да открадне семейните сребърни прибори/предмети
be around проявявам се, работя (в дадена област)
съм, идвам (някъде), вж. around
be at занимавам се с
what is she at now? с какво се занимава тя сега? разг. пипвам, бърникам
someone has been at my books again някой пак е пипал книгите ми, нападам, нахвърлям се на, разг. тормозя, врънкам
to BE at a halt/standstill в застой съм, спрял съм
be away няма ме, отсъствувам
be back завръщам се, върнат/поставен съм обратно (някъде)
be behind закъснял/изостанал съм, изоставам
прен. крия се зад (за подбуди и пр.), be in вкъщи/в къщата/помещението/кантората и пр. съм, на мода съм, прибран съм (за реколта), намирам се, има ме по магазините (за стока), избран съм, на власт съм, горя (за огън, печка и пр.)
to BE all in изтощен/капнал съм
to BE in at участвувам в (пакост и пр.)
to BE in for включен съм като участник/ще участвувам в
кандидатствувам (за длъжност, пост), разг. предстои ми, очаква ме (нещо неприятно), to BE in for it изложен/застрашен съм, лошо ми се пише, нямам изход
to BE in on участвувам в (план, сделка и пр.), осведомен съм за
to BE (all) in with близък съм/имам връзки/дружа с, в добри отношения съм с
be off тръгвам (си), отивам (си), заминавам (си)
BE off! махай се! да те няма! be out не съм в къщи/помещението/кантората и пр., няма ме
to BE out of (tea, etc.) нямам вече, свърши ми се (чаят и пр.)
be over свършвам, преминавам
winter is over зимата свърши
be up на крак съм, станал съм, свършвам, минавам, изтичам
time is up времето мина/изтече, свърши се, край! to BE up against someone /something изправен съм пред някого/нещо
to BE up against it разг. ирон. добре съм се наредил
it is all up with him свърши се с него, отпиши го
II. 1. с pres р-за образовано на продължителните времена
she was watching Т. V. тя гледаше телевизия
2. с рр-за образуване на pаss
the book was found книгата се намери
he will BE informed той ще бъде уведомен
3. с рр на някой глаголи-за образуване на перфектните времена
you may go when you are finished след като свършнте, можете да си отидете
she was gone тя си беше отишла
4. с prеs р или inf-за изразяване на бъдещност, възможност, задължение, намерение и пp
she is coming tomorrow тя ще дойде утре
I was to BE there about noon трябваше да бъда там към обед
the house is not to let it is to be pulled down къщата няма да се дава под наем ще я събарят
where am 1 to come? къде трябва да дойда? nobody is to know никой не трябва да знае

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{bi:} v (was {wъz. wъz}: were {wъ(:); been {bi:n}; pres p (2) аих 1. с pres р - за образовано на продьлжителните времена:

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съм; съществувам; представлявам; be a farm-hand ратайствам; be a prostitute проституирам; be ablaze съумявам; умея; be about понечвам; имам намерение; be about to каня се; be absent отсъствам; be affected превземам; be affected - by пострадвам; be afraid страх; страхувам се; уплашвам; плаша; боя се; be after целя; натискам се; be amused развеселявам; забавлявам се; be an apprentice чиракувам; be an obstacle преча; be angry сърдя; be anxious безпокоя се; be ashamed срамувам се; свеня се; be at a loss недоумявам; be at war воювам; be avenged отмъстен съм; be awake бодърствам; будувам; be aware ясно; съзнавам; зная; be aware of знам; be benumbed схващам; be bewildered недоумявам; be bewitched урочасвам; be boiled увирам; be born раждам; be born anew прераждам се; be buried тъна; be content with задоволявам се; be crisp underfoot утайвам се; be due to {bi `dyu; tu;} дължа; be enough стигам; be enraptured захласвам се; be entranced прехласвам се; захласвам се; be excited вълнувам се; be exhausted изчерпвам се; be familiar with знам; be famous славя; be fine здрав съм; be fit ставам; be forthcoming предстои; be found срещам; be friends with другарувам; be furious разгневен; be going to ще; be good at удава ми се; be healthy здрав съм; be hypnotized хипноза; be impregnated зачевам; be in agony агонизирам; be in circulation котирам се; be in debt to дължа; be in demand търся; котирам се; be in good condition здрав съм; be in harmony хармонирам; be in mourning for негодувам; be informed {bi in'fO;md} знам; be jealous of завиждам; be late просрочвам; закъснявам; be located намирам се; be lucky сполучвам; be mashed on лудея; be missing липсвам; be moved разчувствам; be necessary трябвам; be obliged to длъжен съм; be off отивам си; be on светя; работя; be on a visit гостувам; be on guard карауля; be on the alert нащрек съм; be on the run дрискам; be open работя; be orphaned осиротявам; be out for натискам се; be out of breath запъхтян; be over свършен; свършвам; be paid дължим; be paralyzed схващам; сковавам; be passable ядва се; be present присъствам; be presumptuous самозабравям се; be realized сбъдвам се; be reflected оглеждам се; be related to родея се; be rife ширя се; be sad тъжа; be scared уплашвам; be seated седя; be sentimental сантименталнича; be sick and tired of схождам се; be situated {'sitSueitid} намирам се; be slow туткам се; закъснявам; изоставам; be sorry съжалявам; разкайвам се; be speechless занемявам; be started стряскам; be startled стъписвам; be struck поразявам; be stubborn упорствам; be taken aback изненадвам се; be taken unawares изненадвам се; be there седя; be thrilled with тръпна; be thunderstruck поразявам; be tight стягам; be transparent прозирам; be under a vow заклел съм се; be victim страдам; be victorious тържествувам; be worth чиня; струвам; be wrong сбърквам; греш

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1. 1 в съчет. с предлози и наречия и при съответните предлози и наречия 2. be about налице/наоколо/наблизо съм 3. be after търся, преследвам 4. be around проявявам се, работя (в дадена област) 5. be at занимавам се с 6. be away няма ме, отсъствувам 7. be back завръщам се, върнат/поставен съм обратно (някъде) 8. be behind закъснял/изостанал съм, изоставам 9. be off тръгвам (си), отивам (си), заминавам (си) 10. be off! махай се! да те няма! be out не съм в къщи/помещението/кантората и пр., няма ме 11. be over свършвам, преминавам 12. be that as it may както и да е, дори и да е така 13. be up на крак съм, станал съм, свършвам, минавам, изтичам 14. he is a teacher той e учител 15. he is after the family silver той иска да открадне семейните сребърни прибори/предмети 16. he is no more той не e вече жив 17. he will be informed той ще бъде уведомен 18. his wife-to-be бъдещата му съпруга 19. i think, therefore, i am мисля, следователно съществувам 20. i was to be there about noon трябваше да бъда там към обед 21. i've beeп here twice бил съм тук два пъти 22. i. v was, were, been 23. ii. с pres р-за образовано на продължителните времена 24. it is all up with him свърши се с него, отпиши го 25. it was not to be не било писано (да стане) 26. pres p being, are, is, pl are 27. pres subj be, past subj were 28. pt. sing was were was, pl were 29. she is coming tomorrow тя ще дойде утре 30. she was at the concert тя беше на концерта 31. she was gone тя си беше отишла 32. she was watching Т. v. тя гледаше телевизия 33. someone has been at my books again някой пак е пипал книгите ми, нападам, нахвърлям се на, разг. тормозя, врънкам 34. that was yesterday това беше/се случи вчера 35. the book is йп the table книгата e на масата 36. the book was found книгата се намери 37. the flowers are for you цветята ca за теб 38. the house is not to let it is to be pulled down къщата няма да се дава под наем ще я събарят 39. the oranges are three pence a piece портокалите са/струват (по) три пенса парчето 40. the roses are beautiful розите ca красиви 41. the to-be бъдещето 42. there are too many men after the same job твърде много хора аспирират за/гонят същата работа 43. there is a man in the garden в градината има човек 44. they are still after the thief все още търсят крадеца, търся, стремя се (да получа, да се сдобия с) 45. this book is mine тази книга e моя 46. this girl will be the death of me това момиче ще ме умори 47. this skirt is five pounds тази пола струва пет лири 48. this will not be това няма да стане 49. time is up времето мина/изтече, свърши се, край! to be up against someone /something изправен съм пред някого/нещо 50. to be (all) in with близък съм/имам връзки/дружа с, в добри отношения съм с 51. to be all in изтощен/капнал съм 52. to be at a halt/standstill в застой съм, спрял съм 53. to be in at участвувам в (пакост и пр.) 54. to be in for включен съм като участник/ще участвувам в 55. to be in on участвувам в (план, сделка и пр.), осведомен съм за 56. to be out of (tea, etc.) нямам вече, свърши ми се (чаят и пр.) 57. to be up against it разг. ирон. добре съм се наредил 58. to let something beне закачам/не бутам, оставям (на мира) нещо 59. tomorrow is the last session утре ще бъде/ще се състои последното заседание 60. what are you be? какво правиш? какво си намислил? to be about to каня се/готвя се да 61. what is she at now? с какво се занимава тя сега? разг. пипвам, бърникам 62. where am 1 to come? къде трябва да дойда? nobody is to know никой не трябва да знае 63. winter is over зимата свърши 64. you may go when you are finished след като свършнте, можете да си отидете 65. you've been and bought that house! разг. шег. ти хем взе, че купи тази къща! who's been and taken my new ball-pen again? кой пак мие задигнал новата химикалка? for the time be ing за сега, понастоящем 66. гл. връзка 67. кандидатствувам (за длъжност, пост), разг. предстои ми, очаква ме (нещо неприятно), to be in for it изложен/застрашен съм, лошо ми се пише, нямам изход 68. наличие, местонахождение 69. пребиваване съм 70. прен. крия се зад (за подбуди и пр.), be in вкъщи/в къщата/помещението/кантората и пр. съм, на мода съм, прибран съм (за реколта), намирам се, има ме по магазините (за стока), избран съм, на власт съм, горя (за огън, печка и пр.) 71. приcъcтвue съм 72. притежание, предназначение съм 73. причина 74. с prеs р или inf-за изразяване на бъдещност, възможност, задължение, намерение и пp 75. с рр на някой глаголи-за образуване на перфектните времена 76. с рр-за образуване на pаss 77. случвам се, състоя се, съм, ставам 78. струвам 79. съм, идвам (някъде), вж. around 80. съществувам, живея
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be [bi:] v ( was[wɔz]; been [bi:n]) pres sing: (1) am; (2) are, ост. art; (3) is; pl: (1, 2, 3) are; past sing: (1) was; (2) were, ост. wast, wert; (3) was; pl: (1, 2, 3) were; pres subjunctive: \be; past subjunctive, sing: (1) were; (2) were, ост. wert; (3) were; pl: (1, 2, 3) were; pp been; pres p being; imper \be; 1. съм (като свързващ глагол); today is Monday днес е понеделник; she is my mother тя е моя майка; 2. равнявам се на, съм; let x be 6 нека х е равно на 6; 3. струвам; the fee is 20 dollars таксата е 20 долара; 4. бъда, съм; съществувам, живея; he is no more той не е вече между живите; I think therefore I am мисля, следователно съществувам; how are you? как сте? are you in town often? често ли сте (ходите) в града? I was at the lecture бях (присъствах) на лекцията; I've been in Paris бил съм в Париж; 5. става, случва се, сбъдва се, книж. обстоятелствата се стичат, осъществява се; this will not \be това няма да стане, "няма да го бъде"; it was not to \be не би, не било писано; \be as it may да става каквото ще; 6. за образуване на всички продължителни времена със сегашното причастие на главния глагол; I was not listening не слушах; 7. за образуване на страдателния залог; the letter is sent писмото е изпратено; 8. за образуване на перфект на някои глаголи: he is gone отиде си, няма го; the sun is set слънцето залезе; I am done свърших; 9. в съчетание с инфинитива на глагола за означаване на задължение, намерение, възможност; they are to arrive on Monday те трябва (очаква се) да пристигнат в понеделник; the house is to let къщата се дава под наем; • there is, there are има, намира се, среща се, фигурира, не липсва ( безлично); let \be! остави! let him \be! оставете го на мира; to \be o.s. държа се както винаги, нормално; to \be fair ( frank) ако трябва да бъда справедлив (честен); as happy as can \be напълно щастлив; if it wasn't for you ако не беше ти; \be that as it may както и да е, дори и така да е; the to-\be бъдещето; a has-been минало величие; I've been there разг. знам това, това ми е известно; Miss Smith that was бившата (по име) мис Смит; I've been and dropped the cake взех, че изтървах кейка; it was he who did it именно той го направи; would-\be poet набеден поет, поет в кавички; the \be-all and end-all крайната (заветната) цел; това, което има значение; важното;

English-Bulgarian dictionary > be
16 issue

1.
['ɪʃuː], ['ɪsjuː]noun

1) (point in question) Frage, die

contemporary issues — aktuelle Fragen od. Themen

make an issue of something — etwas aufbauschen

become an issue — zum Problem werden

what is at issue here? — worum geht es [hier] eigentlich?

evade or dodge the issue — ausweichen

the point at issue — der strittige Punkt; worum es geht

take issue with somebody over something — sich mit jemandem auf eine Diskussion über etwas (Akk.) einlassen

2) (giving out) Ausgabe, die; (of document) Ausstellung, die; (of shares) Emission, die

date of issue — Ausgabedatum, das; (of document) Ausstellungsdatum, das; (of stamps) Ausgabetag, der

3) (of magazine, journal, etc.) Ausgabe, die

4) (total number of copies) Auflage, die

5) (quantity of coins) Emissionszahl, die; (quantity of stamps) Auflage, die

6) (result, outcome) Ergebnis, das; Ausgang, der

decide the issue — den Ausschlag geben

force the issue — eine Entscheidung erzwingen
2. transitive verb
1) (give out) ausgeben; ausstellen [Pass, Visum, Zeugnis, Haft-, Durchsuchungsbefehl]; erteilen [Lizenz, Befehl]

issue somebody with something — etwas an jemanden austeilen

2) (publish) herausgeben [Publikation]; herausbringen [Publikation, Münze, Briefmarke]; emittieren [Wertpapiere]; geben [Warnung]

3) (supply) ausgeben (to an + Akk.)

issue somebody with something — jemanden mit etwas ausstatten

be issued with something — etwas erhalten
3. intransitive verb
[Personen:] herausströmen ( from aus); [Gas, Flüssigkeit:] austreten ( from aus); [Rauch:] heraus-, hervorquellen ( from aus); [Ton, Geräusch:] hervor-, herausdringen ( from aus)

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['iʃu:] 1. verb
1) (to give or send out, or to distribute, especially officially: The police issued a description of the criminal; Rifles were issued to the troops.) (her)ausgeben

2) (to flow or come out (from something): A strange noise issued from the room.) herauskommen
2. noun
1) (the act of issuing or process of being issued: Stamp collectors like to buy new stamps on the day of issue.) die Ausgabe

2) (one number in the series of a newspaper, magazine etc: Have you seen the latest issue of that magazine?) die Ausgabe

3) (a subject for discussion and argument: The question of pay is not an important issue at the moment.) die Streitfrage

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is·sue

[ˈɪʃu:]

I. n

1. (topic) Thema nt; (question) Frage f; (dispute) Streitfrage f; (affair) Angelegenheit f; (problem) Problem nt

she has changed her mind on many \issues sie hat ihre Einstellung in vielen Punkten geändert

they had prepared a report on the \issues of management and staff sie hatten einen Bericht über Management- und Personalfragen vorbereitet

what is the \issue? worum geht es [hier]?

that's not the \issue! darum geht es doch gar nicht!

what I want isn't the \issue es geht hier nicht darum, was ich will

the main \issue is how/whether... die zentrale Frage ist, wie/ob...

familiy \issues Familienangelegenheiten pl

the point at \issue der strittige Punkt

side \issue Nebensache f

don't worry, that's just a side \issue keine Sorge, das ist nur nebensächlich

the \issue at stake der springende Punkt

a burning \issue eine brennende Frage

ethical \issue ethische Frage

the real \issues die Kernprobleme pl

to address an \issue ein Thema ansprechen

to avoid the \issue [dem Thema] ausweichen

to [not] be at [or an] \issue [nicht] zur Debatte stehen

to confuse an \issue etwas durcheinanderbringen

to make an \issue of sth etw aufbauschen, um etw akk Aufsehen machen

to raise an \issue eine Frage aufwerfen

to take \issue with sb [over sth] ( form) sich akk mit jdm auf eine Diskussion [über etw akk] einlassen

at \issue strittig

2. (edition) of a magazine, newspaper Ausgabe f

date of \issue Erscheinungsdatum nt

latest \issue aktuelle Ausgabe

3. no pl (copies produced) Auflage f

there was an \issue of 60,000 in March im März lag die Auflage bei 60.000

4. no pl (making available) of goods, notes, stamps Ausgabe f; of shares Emission f, Ausgabe f; of a fund, loan Auflegung f; of a cheque, document Ausstellung f

date of \issue of a passport, cheque Ausstellungsdatum nt

5. no pl ( form: pronouncement)

the \issue of a statement die Abgabe einer Erklärung

6. FIN, STOCKEX

\issue at par Pari-Emission f fachspr

\issue of securities Wertpapieremission f

new \issue Neuemission f

special \issue Sonderausgabe f; (stamp) Sondermarke f

7. no pl (coming out)

\issue of blood Blutung f

8. no pl LAW ( or dated: offspring) Nachkommen pl

9. no pl ( liter or dated: result) Ausgang m

to carry sth to a successful \issue etw zu einem erfolgreichen Abschluss bringen

II. vt

1. (produce)

▪ to \issue sth licence, permit etw ausstellen [o ausfertigen]

to \issue an arrest warrant AM einen Haftbefehl erlassen [o erteilen]

to \issue banknotes Banknoten in Umlauf bringen

to \issue bonds FIN Obligationen ausgeben [o emittieren]

to \issue a newsletter ein Rundschreiben veröffentlichen

to \issue a passport einen Pass ausstellen

to \issue a patent ein Patent erteilen

to \issue shares/a fund Aktien/einen Fonds auflegen

2. (make known)

to \issue a call for sth zu etw dat aufrufen

to \issue a communique ein Kommuniqué herausgeben

to \issue an invitation/a warning eine Einladung/Warnung aussprechen

to \issue an order to sb jdm einen Befehl erteilen

to \issue a statement eine Stellungnahme abgeben

to \issue an ultimatum ein Ultimatum stellen

3. (supply with)

▪ to \issue sb with sth jdn mit etw dat ausstatten [o versorgen]; (distribute to) etw an jdn austeilen

III. vi ( form)

1. (come out) ausströmen; smoke hervorquellen

▪ to \issue from sth aus etw dat dringen; liquid, gas also aus etw dat strömen; smoke aus etw dat quellen

2. (be born out of)

▪ to \issue from sth einer S. gen entspringen

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['ɪʃuː]
1. vt

1) (= give, send out) passport, documents, certificate, driving licence ausstellen; tickets, library books ausgeben; shares, banknotes ausgeben, emittieren; stamps herausgeben; coins ausgeben; order erteilen (
to +dat); warning, declaration, statement abgeben, aussprechen; proclamation erlassen; details bekannt geben; ultimatum stellen
the issuing authorities — die ausstellende Behörde

to issue sb with a visa, to issue a visa to sb — jdm ein Visum ausstellen

a warrant for his arrest was issued — gegen ihn wurde Haftbefehl erlassen

issued capital (Fin) — ausgegebenes Kapital

2) (= publish) book, newspaper herausgeben

3) (= supply) rations, rifles, ammunition ausgeben

to issue sth to sb/sb with sth — etw an jdn ausgeben

all troops are issued with... — alle Truppen sind mit... ausgerüstet

2. vi
(from aus) (liquid, gas) austreten; (smoke, blood, water) quellen, austreten; (sound) (hervor- or heraus)dringen; (people etc) (heraus)strömen
his actions issue from a desire to help — seine Handlungen entspringen dem Wunsch zu helfen

the sewage/river issues into the sea — das Abwasser fließt/der Fluss mündet ins Meer

3. n

1) (= question) Frage f; (= matter) Angelegenheit f; (problematic) Problem nt

the main or key issue is reducing unemployment — das Wichtigste ist es, die Arbeitslosigkeit zu verringern

the factual issues — die Tatsachen pl

to raise an issue — eine Frage aufwerfen

she raised the issue of human rights —

the issue is whether... — es geht darum or die Frage ist, ob...

the whole future of the country is at issue — es geht um die Zukunft des Landes

what is at issue? — worum geht es?

this matter/question is not at issue — diese Angelegenheit/Frage steht nicht zur Debatte

to take issue with sb over sth — jdm in etw (dat) widersprechen

this has become something of an issue — das ist zu einem Problem geworden

to make an issue of sth — etw aufbauschen

do you want to make an issue of it? (inf) — du willst dich wohl mit mir anlegen?

to avoid the issue — ausweichen; (in reply also) ausweichend antworten

2) (= outcome, result) Ergebnis nt

that decided the issue — das war entscheidend or ausschlaggebend

to force the issue — eine Entscheidung erzwingen

3) (= giving out, that given out) (of banknotes, shares, coins, stamps etc) Ausgabe f; (of shares) Emission f, Ausgabe f

place of issue (of tickets) — Ausgabestelle f; (of passports) Ausstellungsort m

date of issue (of tickets) — Ausstellungsdatum nt; (of stamps) Ausgabetag m

issue desk — Ausgabe(schalter m ) f

issue price (of shares) — Zeichnungs- or Emissionspreis m

4) (= handing-out) Ausgabe f; (= supplying, thing supplied) Lieferung f

the issue of guns to the troops —

it's part of the clothing issue — es ist Teil der Ausstattung

5) (of book etc) Herausgabe f; (= book etc) Ausgabe f

6) (of liquid, gas) Ausströmen nt

issue of pus — Eiterabsonderung f

an issue of blood from the cut — eine Blutung der Wunde

7) (JUR: offspring) Nachkommenschaft f

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issue [ˈıʃuː; Br auch ˈısjuː]

A s

1. Ausgabe f, Erlass m (von Befehlen etc):

issue of orders Befehlsausgabe

2. WIRTSCH Ausgabe f (von Banknoten, Wertpapieren etc), Emission f (von Wertpapieren), Begebung f, Auflegung f (einer Anleihe), Ausstellung f (eines Dokuments, Schecks, Wechsels etc):

issue of securities Effektenemission;

issue of shares (bes US stocks) Aktienausgabe;

issue price Zeichnungs-, Emissionspreis m; → academic.ru/5327/bank">bank¹ A 1

3. TYPO

a) Heraus-, Ausgabe f, Veröffentlichung f, Auflage f (eines Buches)

b) Ausgabe f, Nummer f (einer Zeitung)

4. Streitfall m, -frage f, -punkt m, (strittiger oder wesentlicher) Punkt:

issue of fact (law) JUR Tatsachen-(Rechts)frage f;

at issue strittig, streitig, zur Debatte stehend;

point at issue umstrittener Punkt, strittige Frage;

the point at issue is … es dreht sich darum, …;

the national prestige is at issue es geht um das nationale Prestige, das nationale Prestige steht auf dem Spiel;

be at issue with sb mit jemandem im Streit liegen oder uneinig sein;

that decided the issue das war ausschlaggebend oder entscheidend;

evade the issue ausweichen;

make an issue of sth etwas aufbauschen oder dramatisieren;

join ( oder take) issue with sb sich auf eine Auseinandersetzung einlassen mit jemandem (on über akk)

5. Kernfrage f, (akutes) Problem, Angelpunkt m:

this question raises the whole issue diese Frage schneidet den ganzen Sachverhalt an

6. Ausgang m, Ergebnis n, Resultat n, Schluss m:

in the issue schließlich;

bring sth to an issue etwas zur Entscheidung bringen;

force an issue eine Entscheidung erzwingen

7. besonders MIL Ausgabe f, Zu-, Verteilung f

8. JUR Nachkommen(schaft) pl(f), (Leibes)Erben pl, Abkömmlinge pl:

die without issue ohne Nachkommen oder kinderlos sterben

9. Abfluss m, Abzug m, Öffnung f, Mündung f

10. MED

a) Ausfluss m (von Eiter, Blut etc)

b) eiterndes Geschwür

11. WIRTSCH Erlös m, Ertrag m, Einkünfte pl (aus Landbesitz etc)

12. Herausgehen n, -kommen n:

free issue and entry freies Kommen und Gehen

B v/t

1. Befehle etc ausgeben, auch JUR einen Haftbefehl erlassen

2. WIRTSCH Banknoten, Wertpapiere etc ausgeben, in Umlauf setzen, emittieren, eine Anleihe begeben, auflegen, ein Dokument, einen Wechsel, Scheck etc ausstellen:

issued capital effektiv ausgegebenes Kapital

3. ein Buch, eine Zeitung herausgeben, veröffentlichen, auflegen, publizieren

4. besonders MIL

a) Essen, Munition etc ausgeben, zu-, verteilen

b) ausrüsten, beliefern ( beide:

with mit)

C v/i

1. heraus-, hervorkommen

2. hervorstürzen, -brechen

3. herausfließen, -strömen

4. a) (from) entspringen (dat), herkommen, -rühren (von)

b) abstammen ( from von)

5. herauskommen, herausgegeben werden (Schriften etc)

6. ergehen (Befehl etc)

7. enden (in in dat)

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1.
['ɪʃuː], ['ɪsjuː]noun

1) (point in question) Frage, die

contemporary issues — aktuelle Fragen od. Themen

make an issue of something — etwas aufbauschen

become an issue — zum Problem werden

what is at issue here? — worum geht es [hier] eigentlich?

evade or dodge the issue — ausweichen

the point at issue — der strittige Punkt; worum es geht

take issue with somebody over something — sich mit jemandem auf eine Diskussion über etwas (Akk.) einlassen

2) (giving out) Ausgabe, die; (of document) Ausstellung, die; (of shares) Emission, die

date of issue — Ausgabedatum, das; (of document) Ausstellungsdatum, das; (of stamps) Ausgabetag, der

3) (of magazine, journal, etc.) Ausgabe, die

4) (total number of copies) Auflage, die

5) (quantity of coins) Emissionszahl, die; (quantity of stamps) Auflage, die

6) (result, outcome) Ergebnis, das; Ausgang, der

decide the issue — den Ausschlag geben

force the issue — eine Entscheidung erzwingen
2. transitive verb
1) (give out) ausgeben; ausstellen [Pass, Visum, Zeugnis, Haft-, Durchsuchungsbefehl]; erteilen [Lizenz, Befehl]

issue somebody with something — etwas an jemanden austeilen

2) (publish) herausgeben [Publikation]; herausbringen [Publikation, Münze, Briefmarke]; emittieren [Wertpapiere]; geben [Warnung]

3) (supply) ausgeben (to an + Akk.)

issue somebody with something — jemanden mit etwas ausstatten

be issued with something — etwas erhalten
3. intransitive verb
[Personen:] herausströmen ( from aus); [Gas, Flüssigkeit:] austreten ( from aus); [Rauch:] heraus-, hervorquellen ( from aus); [Ton, Geräusch:] hervor-, herausdringen ( from aus)

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n.

Auflegen -ungen (einer Anleihe) n.

Ausfertigung f.

Ausgabe -n f.

Ausgang -ë m.

Ausleihe -ungen f.

Ausstellen n.

Effektenemission f.

Emission -en f.

Ergebnis -se n.

Fall ¨-e m.

Kernpunkt m.

Nummer -n f.

Problem -e n.

Sachverhalt m.

Schluss ¨-e m.

Streitfall m.

Streitfrage f.

leibliche Nachkommenschaft f. v.

auflegen v.

ausgeben (Banknoten) v.

ausgeben v.

ausrüsten v.

ausstellen v.

emittieren (Wirtschaft) v.

erteilen (Befehle) v.

herausgeben v.

herauskommen v.

hervorbrechen v.

in Umlauf setzen ausdr.

liefern v.

publizieren (Bücher) v.

verteilen v.

zuteilen v.

English-german dictionary > issue
17 place

1. noun
1) Ort, der; (spot) Stelle, die; Platz, der

I left it in a safe place — ich habe es an einem sicheren Ort gelassen

it was still in the same place — es war noch an derselben Stelle od. am selben Platz

a place in the queue — ein Platz in der Schlange

all over the place — überall; (coll.): (in a mess) ganz durcheinander (ugs.)

from place to place — von Ort zu Ort

in places — hier und da; (in parts) stellenweise

find a place in something — (be included) in etwas (Akk.) eingehen; see also academic.ru/73191/take">take 1. 4)

2) (fig.): (rank, position) Stellung, die

put somebody in his place — jemanden in seine Schranken weisen

know one's place — wissen, was sich für einen gehört

it's not my place to do that — es kommt mir nicht zu, das zu tun

3) (building or area for specific purpose)

a [good] place to park/to stop — ein [guter] Platz zum Parken/eine [gute] Stelle zum Halten

do you know a good/cheap place to eat? — weißt du, wo man gut/billig essen kann?

place of residence — Wohnort, der

place of work — Arbeitsplatz, der; Arbeitsstätte, die

place of worship — Andachtsort, der

4) (country, town) Ort, der

Paris/Italy is a great place — Paris ist eine tolle Stadt/Italien ist ein tolles Land (ugs.)

place of birth — Geburtsort, der

go places — (coll.) herumkommen (ugs.); (fig.) es [im Leben] zu was bringen (ugs.)

5) (coll.): (premises) Bude, die (ugs.); (hotel, restaurant, etc.) Laden, der (ugs.)

she is at his/John's place — sie ist bei ihm/John

[shall we go to] your place or mine? — [gehen wir] zu dir oder zu mir?

6) (seat etc.) [Sitz]platz, der

change places [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] die Plätze tauschen; (fig.) [mit jemandem] tauschen

lay a/another place — ein/noch ein Gedeck auflegen

is this anyone's place? — ist dieser Platz noch frei?

7) (in book etc.) Stelle, die

lose one's place — die Seite verschlagen od. verblättern; (on page) nicht mehr wissen, an welcher Stelle man ist

8) (step, stage)

in the first place — zuerst

why didn't you say so in the first place? — warum hast du das nicht gleich gesagt?

in the first/second/third etc. place — erstens/zweitens/drittens usw.

9) (proper place) Platz, der

everything fell into place — (fig.) alles wurde klar

a woman's place is in the home — eine Frau gehört ins Haus

the clamp is properly in place — die Klammer sitzt richtig

into place — fest[nageln, -schrauben, -kleben]

out of place — nicht am richtigen Platz; (several things) in Unordnung; (fig.) fehl am Platz

take the place of somebody — jemandes Platz einnehmen

10) (position in competition) Platz, der

take first/second etc. place — den ersten/zweiten usw. Platz belegen

11) (job, position, etc.) Stelle, die; (as pupil; in team, crew) Platz, der

12) (personal situation)

what would you do in my place? — was würden Sie an meiner Stelle tun?

put yourself in my place — versetzen Sie sich in meine Lage
2. transitive verb
1) (put) (vertically) stellen; (horizontally) legen

place in position — richtig hinstellen/hinlegen

place an announcement/advertisement in a paper — eine Anzeige/ein Inserat in eine Zeitung setzen

place a bet — auf ein Pferd wetten

2) (fig.)

place one's trust in somebody/something — sein Vertrauen auf od. in jemanden/etwas setzen

he places happiness above all other things — Glück steht für ihn an erster Stelle

3) in p.p. (situated) gelegen

a badly placed window — ein Fenster an einer ungünstigen Stelle

we are well placed for buses/shops — etc. wir haben es nicht weit zur Bushaltestelle/zum Einkaufen usw.

how are you placed for time/money? — (coll.) wie steht's mit deiner Zeit/deinem Geld?

4) (find situation or home for) unterbringen ( with bei)

place somebody under somebody's care — jemanden in jemandes Obhut geben

5) (class, identify) einordnen; einstufen

I've seen him before but I can't place him — ich habe ihn schon einmal gesehen, aber ich weiß nicht, wo ich ihn unterbringen soll

be placed second in the race — im Rennen den zweiten Platz belegen

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[pleis] 1. noun
1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) der Ort

2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) der Platz

3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) der Platz

4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) der Platz

5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) der Platz

6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) der Platz

7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) die Stelle

8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) die Aufgabe

9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) der Platz

10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) die Wohnung

11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) der Platz

12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) die Stelle
2. verb
1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) stellen, setzen

2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) einordnen

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- place-name
- go places
- in the first
- second place
- in place
- in place of
- out of place
- put oneself in someone else's place
- put someone in his place
- put in his place
- take place
- take the place of
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place

[pleɪs]

I. NOUN

1. (location) Ort m

I hate busy \places ich hasse Orte, an denen viel los ist

the hotel was one of those big, old-fashioned \places das Hotel war eines dieser großen altmodischen Häuser

we're staying at a bed-and-breakfast \place wir übernachten in einer Frühstückspension

let's go to a pizza \place lass uns eine Pizza essen gehen

this is the exact \place! das ist genau die Stelle!

this plant needs a warm, sunny \place diese Pflanze sollte an einem warmen, sonnigen Ort stehen

Scotland is a very nice \place Schottland ist ein tolles Land fam

that café is a nice \place dieses Café ist echt nett fam

a nice little \place at the seaside ein netter kleiner Ort am Meer

please put this book back in its \place bitte stell dieses Buch wieder an seinen Platz zurück

this is the \place my mother was born hier wurde meine Mutter geboren

sorry, I can't be in two \places at once tut mir leid, ich kann nicht überall gleichzeitig sein

\place of birth Geburtsort m

\place of custody Verwahrungsort m

\place of death Sterbeort m

\place of delivery Erfüllungsort m

\place of employment Arbeitsplatz m

\place of jurisdiction Gerichtsstand m

\place of performance Erfüllungsort m

\place of refuge Zufluchtsort m

\place of residence Wohnort m

a \place in the sun ( fig) ein Plätzchen an der Sonne

\place of work Arbeitsplatz m, Arbeitsstätte f

to go \places AM weit herumkommen, viel sehen

in \places stellenweise

this plant still exists in \places diese Pflanze kommt noch vereinzelt vor

2. no pl (appropriate setting) [geeigneter] Ort

this meeting isn't the \place to discuss individual cases diese Konferenz ist nicht der Ort, um Einzelfälle zu diskutieren

university was not the \place for me die Universität war irgendwie nicht mein Ding fam

that bar is not a \place for a woman like you Frauen wie du haben in solch einer Bar nichts verloren

3. (home)

I'm looking for a \place to live ich bin auf Wohnungssuche

we'll have a meeting at my \place/Susan's \place wir treffen uns bei mir/bei Susan

where's your \place? wo wohnst du?; ( fam)

your \place or mine? zu dir oder zu mir?

they're trying to buy a larger \place wir sind auf der Suche nach einer größeren Wohnung

4. ( fig: position, rank) Stellung f

she's got friends in high \places sie hat Freunde in hohen Positionen

they have a \place among the country's leading exporters sie zählen zu den führenden Exporteuren des Landes

it's not your \place to tell me what to do es steht dir nicht zu, mir zu sagen, was ich zu tun habe

I'm not criticizing you — I know my \place das ist keine Kritik — das würde ich doch nie wagen!

to keep sb in their \place jdn in seine Schranken weisen

to put sb in his/her \place [or show sb his/her \place] jdm zeigen, wo es langgeht fam

5. (instead of)

▪ in \place of stattdessen

you can use margarine in \place of butter statt Butter kannst du auch Margarine nehmen

I invited Jo in \place of Les, who was ill Les war krank, daher habe ich Jo eingeladen

6. (proper position)

▪ to be in \place an seinem Platz sein; ( fig: completed) fertig [o abgeschlossen] sein

the chairs were all in \place die Stühle waren alle dort, wo sie sein sollten; ( fig)

the arrangements are all in \place now die Vorbereitungen sind jetzt abgeschlossen; ( fig)

the new laws are now in \place die neuen Gesetze gelten jetzt; ( fig)

suddenly all fell into \place plötzlich machte alles Sinn

to be out of \place nicht an der richtigen Stelle sein; person fehl am Platz[e] sein; ( fig)

the large desk was totally out of \place in such a small room der große Schreibtisch war in solch einem kleinen Zimmer völlig deplatziert

what you've just said was completely out of \place was du da gerade gesagt hast, war völlig unangebracht

to push sth in \place etw in die richtige Position schieben

7. MATH (in decimals) Stelle f

to five \places of decimals bis auf fünf Stellen hinter dem Komma

8. (job, position) Stelle f; (in team) Platz m; (at university) Studienplatz m

your \place is here by my side du gehörst an meine Seite

to take the \place of sb jds Platz einnehmen

9. (in book) Stelle f

to find one's \place die [richtige] Stelle wiederfinden

to keep one's \place markieren, wo man gerade ist/war

to lose one's \place die Seite verblättern[, wo man gerade war]; (on page) nicht mehr wissen, wo man gerade ist

10. (seat) Platz m

is this \place taken? ist dieser Platz noch frei?

to change \places with sb mit jdm die Plätze tauschen

to keep sb's \place [or save sb a \place] jdm den Platz freihalten

to lay a/another \place ein/noch ein Gedeck auflegen

to take one's \place at table Platz nehmen

11. (position) Stelle f

just put yourself in my \place versetzen Sie sich doch mal in meine Lage!

if I were in your \place... ich an deiner Stelle...

what would you do in my \place? was würden Sie an meiner Stelle tun?

12. (ranking) Platz m, Position f

the song went from tenth to second \place in the charts das Lied stieg vom zehnten auf den zweiten Platz in den Charts

our team finished in second \place unsere Mannschaft wurde Zweiter

to take [or esp BRIT get] first/second \place Erste(r)/Zweite(r) werden

to take first/second \place ( fig) an erster/zweiter Stelle kommen

their children always take first \place ihre Kinder stehen für sie immer an erster Stelle

in second \place auf dem zweiten Platz

13. SPORT

to get a \place sich akk platzieren; AM Zweite(r) werden

14. AM ( fam: somewhere)

I know I left that book some \place ich weiß, dass ich das Buch irgendwo gelassen habe

15.

▶ all over the \place (everywhere) überall; (badly organized) [völlig] chaotisch; (spread around) in alle Himmelsrichtungen zerstreut

▶ a \place for everything and everything in its \place ( prov) jedes Ding hat seinen Platz

▶ in the first \place (at first) zuerst; (at all) überhaupt

we shouldn't have got married in the first \place! wir hätten erst gar nicht heiraten dürfen!

but why didn't you say that in the first \place? aber warum hast du denn das nicht gleich gesagt?

▶ in the first/second \place (firstly, secondly) erstens/zweitens

▶ to give \place to sb/sth jdm/etw Platz machen

▶ to go \places ( fam) auf dem Weg nach oben sein

▶ to take \place stattfinden

▶ there is a \place and time for everything alles zu seiner Zeit

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

1. (position)

▪ to \place sth somewhere etw irgendwohin stellen; (lay) etw irgendwohin legen

bowls of flowers had been \placed on tables auf den Tischen waren Blumenvasen aufgestellt

the Chancellor \placed a wreath on the tomb der Kanzler legte einen Kranz auf dem Grab nieder

she \placed her name on the list sie setzte ihren Namen auf die Liste

he \placed his hand on my shoulder er legte mir die Hand auf die Schulter

to \place an advertisement in the newspaper eine Anzeige in die Zeitung setzen

to \place sth on the agenda etw auf die Tagesordnung setzen

to \place a bet on sth auf etw akk wetten

to \place sb under sb's care jdn in jds Obhut geben

to \place a comma ein Komma setzen

to \place one foot in front of the other einen Fuß vor den anderen setzen

to \place a gun at sb's head jdn eine Pistole an den Kopf setzen

to \place money on sth Geld auf etw akk setzen

▪ to be \placed shop, town liegen

2. (impose)

to \place an embargo on sb/sth über jdn/etw ein Embargo verhängen

to \place a limit [or ceiling] on sth etw begrenzen

to \place ten pounds/half a million on sth etw mit zehn Pfund/einer halben Million veranschlagen

3. (ascribe)

to \place the blame on sb jdm die Schuld geben

to \place one's faith [or trust] in sb/sth sein Vertrauen in jdn/etw setzen

to \place one's hopes on sb/sth seine Hoffnungen auf jdn/etw setzen

to \place importance on sth auf etw akk Wert legen

... and she \placed the emphasis on the word ‘soon’... und die Betonung lag auf ‚schnell‘

he \placed stress on every second syllable er betonte jede zweite Silbe

4. (arrange for)

to \place a call ein Telefongespräch anmelden

to \place sth at sb's disposal jdm etw überlassen

5. (appoint to a position)

▪ to \place sb/sth somewhere jdn/etw irgendwo unterbringen [o SCHWEIZ platzieren]

to \place sb on [the] alert jdn in Alarmbereitschaft versetzen

to \place sb under arrest jdn festnehmen

to \place sb in charge [of sth] jdm die Leitung [von etw dat] übertragen

to \place sb in jeopardy jdn in Gefahr bringen

to \place sb under pressure jdn unter Druck setzen

to \place a strain on sb/sth jdn/etw belasten

to \place staff Personal unterbringen [o vermitteln]

to \place sb under surveillance jdn unter Beobachtung stellen

the town was \placed under the control of UN peacekeeping troops die Stadt wurde unter die Aufsicht der UN-Friedenstruppen gestellt

6. (recognize)

▪ to \place sb/sth face, person, voice, accent jdn/etw einordnen

7. (categorize, rank)

▪ to \place sb/sth jdn/etw einordnen

to be \placed SPORT sich akk platzieren; AM unter die ersten zwei kommen

to be \placed first/second SPORT Erste(r)/Zweite(r) werden

▪ to \place sth above [or before] [or over] sth etw über etw akk stellen

sb \places sth above all other things etw steht bei jdm an erster Stelle

I'd \place him among the world's ten most brilliant scientists für mich ist er einer der zehn hervorragendsten Wissenschaftler der Welt

they \placed the painting in the Renaissance sie ordneten das Bild der Renaissance zu

8. ECON

▪ to \place sth goods etw absetzen

to \place an order for sth etw bestellen

to \place an order with a firm einer Firma einen Auftrag erteilen

9. passive (good position)

▪ to be well \placed for sth für etw akk eine gute Ausgangsposition haben

we're well \placed for the shops wir haben es nicht weit zum Einkaufen fam

to be well \placed financially finanziell gut dastehen

to be well \placed to watch sth von seinem Platz aus etw gut sehen können

10. passive (have at disposal)

▪ to be well \placed for sth:

how \placed are you for time/money? wie sieht es mit deiner Zeit/deinem Geld aus?

III. INTRANSITIVE VERB

SPORT sich akk platzieren; AM also (finish second) Zweite(r) werden

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[pleɪs]
1. NOUN

1) general Platz m, Stelle f

this is the place where he was born —

do the spoons have a special place? — haben die Löffel einen bestimmten Platz?

water is coming through in several places — an mehreren Stellen kommt Wasser durch

from place to place — von einem Ort zum anderen

in another place — woanders

bed is the best place for him — im Bett ist er am besten aufgehoben

we found a good place to watch the procession from — wir fanden einen Platz, von dem wir den Umzug gut sehen konnten

in the right/wrong place — an der richtigen/falschen Stelle

some/any place — irgendwo

a poor man with no place to go — ein armer Mann, der nicht weiß, wohin

this is no place for you/children —

there is no place for the unsuccessful in our society your place is by his side — für Erfolglose ist in unserer Gesellschaft kein Platz dein Platz ist an seiner Seite

it was the last place I expected to find him — da hätte ich ihn zuletzt or am wenigsten vermutet

this isn't the place to discuss politics — dies ist nicht der Ort, um über Politik zu sprechen

to laugh in the right places — an den richtigen Stellen lachen

I can't be in two places at once! —

she likes to have a place for everything and everything in its place — sie hält sehr auf Ordnung und achtet darauf, dass alles an seinem Platz liegt

2) = geographical location = district Gegend f; (= country) Land nt; (= building) Gebäude nt; (= town) Ort m

there's nothing to do in the evenings in this place —

Sweden's a great place they're building a new place out in the suburbs — Schweden ist ein tolles Land sie bauen ein neues Gebäude am Stadtrand

3) = home Haus nt, Wohnung f

come round to my place some time — besuch mich mal, komm doch mal vorbei

let's go back to my place — lass uns zu mir gehen

I've never been to his place — ich bin noch nie bei ihm gewesen

where's your place? — wo wohnst du?

at Peter's place — bei Peter

your place or mine? (hum inf) — gehen wir zu dir oder zu mir?

4) in book etc Stelle f

to find one's place — die richtige Stelle finden

to keep one's place — sich (dat) die richtige Stelle markieren

to lose one's place — die Seite verblättern; (on page) die Zeile verlieren

5) = seat, position at table, in team, school, hospital Platz m; (at university) Studienplatz m; (= job) Stelle f

to lay an extra place for sb — ein zusätzliches Gedeck für jdn auflegen

to take one's place (at table) —

take your places for a square dance! — Aufstellung zur Quadrille, bitte!

places for 500 students — 500 Studienplätze

to give up one's place (in a queue) — jdm den Vortritt lassen

to lose one's place (in a queue) — sich wieder hinten anstellen müssen

if I were in your place — an Ihrer Stelle, wenn ich an Ihrer Stelle wäre

put yourself in my place — versetzen Sie sich in meine Lage

to take the place of sb/sth — jdn/etw ersetzen, jds Platz or den Platz von jdm/etw einnehmen

6) in hierarchy Rang m, Stellung f

people in high places — Leute in hohen Positionen

to know one's place — wissen, was sich (für einen) gehört

of course I'm not criticizing you, I know my place! (hum) — ich kritisiere dich selbstverständlich nicht, das steht mir gar nicht zu

it's not my place to comment/tell him what to do — es steht mir nicht zu, einen Kommentar abzugeben/ihm zu sagen, was er tun soll

to keep or put sb in his place — jdn in seine Schranken weisen

that put him in his place! — das hat ihn erst mal zum Schweigen gebracht, da hab ichs/hat ers etc ihm gezeigt (inf)

7) in exam, competition Platz m, Stelle f

Lunt won, with Moore in second place — Lunt hat gewonnen, an zweiter Stelle or auf dem zweiten Platz lag Moore

to win first place — Erste(r, s) sein

to take second place to sth — einer Sache (dat) gegenüber zweitrangig sein

8) SPORT Platzierung f

to get a place —

to back a horse for a place — auf Platz wetten, eine Platzwette abschließen

9) in street names Platz m

10) MATH Stelle f

to work sth out to three decimal places — etw auf drei Stellen nach dem Komma berechnen

11)

set structures __diams; place of + noun place of amusement — Vergnügungsstätte f

place of birth — Geburtsort m

place of residence — Wohnort m

place of business or work — Arbeitsstelle f __diams; in places stellenweise

the snow was up to a metre deep in places — der Schnee lag stellenweise bis zu einem Meter hoch

everything was in place — alles war an seiner Stelle

make sure the wire/screw is properly in place — achten Sie darauf, dass der Draht/die Schraube richtig sitzt

the legislation is already in place — die gesetzlichen Regelungen gelten schon

to look out of place —

to feel out of place — sich fehl am Platz or deplatziert fühlen

not a hair out of place — tipptopp frisiert (inf)

McCormack played in goal in place of Miller — McCormack stand anstelle von Miller im Tor __diams; to fall into place Gestalt annehmen

in the first place..., in the second place... — erstens..., zweitens...

the meeting will take place on Monday — das Treffen findet am Montag statt

he's going places (fig inf) — er bringts zu was (inf) __diams; to give place to sth einer Sache (dat) Platz machen

2. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) = put setzen, stellen; (= lay down) legen; person at table etc setzen; guards aufstellen; shot (with gun) anbringen; (FTBL, TENNIS) platzieren; troops in Stellung bringen; announcement (in paper) inserieren (in in +dat); advertisement setzen (in in +acc)

the magician placed one hand over the other — der Zauberer legte eine Hand über die andere

she slowly placed one foot in front of the other —

he placed the cue ball right behind the black he placed a gun to my head — er setzte die Spielkugel direkt hinter die schwarze Kugel er setzte mir eine Pistole an den Kopf

she placed a finger on her lips —

the vase was precariously placed — die Vase stand an einer gefährlichen Stelle

to place a matter before sb — jdm eine Angelegenheit vorlegen

I shall place the matter in the hands of a lawyer — ich werde die Angelegenheit einem Rechtsanwalt übergeben

to place a strain on sth — etw belasten

this placed him under a lot of pressure — dadurch geriet er stark unter Druck

to place confidence/trust in sb/sth — Vertrauen in jdn/etw setzen

to be placed (shop, town, house etc) — liegen

how are you placed for time/money? — wie sieht es mit deiner Zeit/deinem Geld aus?

we are well placed for the shops — was Einkaufsmöglichkeiten angeht, wohnen wir günstig

Liverpool are well placed in the league — Liverpool liegt gut in der Tabelle

they were well placed to observe the whole battle — sie hatten einen günstigen Platz, von dem sie die ganze Schlacht verfolgen konnten

we are well placed now to finish the job by next year —

with the extra staff we are better placed now than we were last month — mit dem zusätzlichen Personal stehen wir jetzt besser da als vor einem Monat

he is well placed (to get hold of things) — er sitzt an der Quelle

he is well placed to get information — er kommt leicht an Informationen

2) = rank stellen

to place local interests above or before or over those of central government — kommunale Interessen über die der Zentralregierung stellen

that should be placed first — das sollte an erster Stelle stehen

where do you place love on your list of priorities? — an welcher Stelle steht die Liebe für dich?

the German runner was placed third — der deutsche Läufer belegte den dritten Platz or wurde Dritter

to be placed (Sport) — sich platzieren

3) = identify context of einordnen

in which school would you place this painting? —

I don't know, it's very difficult to place I can't quite place him/his accent — ich weiß es nicht, es ist sehr schwer einzuordnen ich kann ihn/seinen Akzent nicht einordnen

historians place the book in the 5th century AD — Historiker datieren das Buch auf das 5. Jahrhundert

4) COMM goods absetzen; order erteilen (with sb jdm); contract abschließen (with sb mit jdm)

who did you place the computer typesetting job with? —

this is the last time we place any work with you — das ist das letzte Mal, dass wir Ihnen einen Auftrag erteilt haben

5) money (= deposit) deponieren; (= invest) investieren

to place money at sb's credit — jdm eine Geldsumme gutschreiben

6) phone call anmelden

7) = find job for unterbringen (with bei)

the agency is trying to place him with a building firm — die Agentur versucht, ihn bei einer Baufirma unterzubringen

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place [pleıs]

A s

1. Ort m, Stelle f, Platz m:

from place to place von Ort zu Ort;

in places stellenweise;

the goalkeeper was exactly in the right place SPORT der Torhüter stand goldrichtig;

all over the place umg überall;

his hair was all over the place umg er war ganz zerzaust;

come to the wrong place an die falsche Adresse geraten;

keep sb’s place jemandem seinen Platz frei halten ( in a queue in einer Schlange);

lay a place for sb für jemanden decken;

take place stattfinden;

win a place in the semifinals SPORT ins Halbfinale einziehen, sich fürs Halbfinale qualifizieren; → safe A 1

2. (mit adj) Stelle f:

a wet place on the floor

3. (eingenommene) Stelle:

take sb’s place

a) jemandes Stelle einnehmen,

b) jemanden vertreten;

take the place of ersetzen, an die Stelle treten von (od gen);

in place of anstelle von (od gen);

if I were in your place I would … ich an Ihrer Stelle würde …; wenn ich Sie wäre, würde ich …;

put yourself in my place versetzen Sie sich (doch einmal) in meine Lage!

4. Platz m (Raum):

give place (to) Platz machen (für oder dat) (a. fig), nachgeben (dat)

5. (richtiger oder ordnungsgemäßer) Platz (auch fig): in his library every book has its place hat jedes Buch seinen Platz;

find one’s place sich zurechtfinden;

know one’s place wissen, wohin man gehört;

in (out of) place (nicht) am (richtigen) Platz;

this remark was out of place diese Bemerkung war deplatziert oder unangebracht;

feel out of place sich fehl am Platz fühlen;

this is not the place for

a) das oder hier ist nicht der (geeignete) Ort für,

b) das ist nicht der richtige Zeitpunkt für;

such people have no place in our club für solche Leute ist kein Platz in unserem Verein;

put sth back in its place etwas (an seinen Platz) zurücklegen oder -stellen;

put sb back in their place jemanden in die oder seine Schranken verweisen; → click¹ B 4, fall into 1, slot¹ C

6. Ort m, Stätte f:

one of the best places to eat eines der besten Restaurants oder Speiselokale;

place of amusement Vergnügungsstätte;

place of birth Geburtsort;

place of interest Sehenswürdigkeit f;

place of work Arbeitsplatz m, -stelle f;

place of worship

a) Kultstätte,

b) Gotteshaus n;

go places

a) ausgehen,

b) (umher)reisen,

c) fig es zu etwas bringen; → assembly 1

7. WIRTSCH Ort m, Platz m, Sitz m:

place of business Geschäftssitz;

place of delivery Erfüllungsort;

place of jurisdiction Gerichtsstand m;

place of payment Zahlungsort;

from this place ab hier; → destination 1

8. Haus n, Wohnung f:

at his place bei ihm (zu Hause);

he came over to my place yesterday er kam gestern zu mir;

your place or mine? umg bei dir od bei mir?

9. Ort(schaft) m(f):

in this place hier;

Munich is a nice place to live in München lebt man angenehm oder lässt es sich angenehm leben; → exile A 1

10. Gegend f:

of this place hiesig

11. THEAT Ort m (der Handlung)

12. umg Lokal n:

go to a Greek place zum Griechen gehen

13. SCHIFF Platz m, Hafen m:

place of tran(s)shipment Umschlagplatz;

place of call Anlaufhafen

14. Raum m (Ggs Zeit)

15. Stelle f (in einem Buch etc):

lose one’s place die Seite verblättern oder verschlagen;

I’ve lost my place auch ich weiß nicht mehr, wo (an welcher Stelle) ich war;

the audience laughed in the right places an den richtigen Stellen

16. MATH (Dezimal) Stelle f:

of many places vielstellig;

place value Stellenwert m

17. Platz m, Stelle f (in einer Reihenfolge):

in the first place

a) an erster Stelle, erstens, zuerst, als Erst(er, e, es),

b) in erster Linie,

c) überhaupt (erst),

d) ursprünglich;

why did you do it in the first place? warum haben Sie es überhaupt getan?;

you should not have done it in the first place Sie hätten es von vornherein bleiben lassen sollen;

why didn’t you admit it in the first place? warum hast du es nicht gleich zugegeben?;

in the last place an letzter Stelle, zuletzt, als letzt(er, e, es); schließlich; → second¹ A 1

18. SPORT etc Platz m:

in third place auf dem dritten Platz;

take third place den dritten Platz belegen; → second¹ A 1

19. (Sitz)Platz m, Sitz m:

take your places nehmen Sie Ihre Plätze ein!

20. a) (An)Stellung f, (Arbeits)Stelle f, Posten m:

out of place stellenlos

b) UNIV Studienplatz m

21. Amt n:

a) Dienst m:

in place im Amt (Minister etc), im Staatsdienst

b) fig Aufgabe f, Pflicht f:

it is not my place to do this es ist nicht meine Aufgabe, dies zu tun

22. (soziale) Stellung, Stand m, Rang m:

in high places an hoher Stelle;

persons in high places hochstehende Persönlichkeiten

23. fig Grund m:

there’s no place for doubt es besteht kein Grund zu zweifeln

B v/t

1. stellen, setzen, legen (alle auch fig):

place together Tische etc zusammenstellen;

place a call ein (Telefon)Gespräch anmelden;

place a coffin einen Sarg aufbahren;

place in order zurechtstellen, ordnen;

place sb in a difficult place jemanden in eine schwierige Lage bringen;

he places hono(u)r above wealth ihm ist Ehre wichtiger als Reichtum;

place on record aufzeichnen, (schriftlich) festhalten;

he placed a ring on her finger er steckte ihr einen Ring an den Finger; (siehe die Verbindungen mit den entsprechenden Substantiven);

the referee was well placed SPORT der Schiedsrichter stand günstig

2. Posten etc aufstellen:

place o.s. sich aufstellen oder postieren

3. I can’t place him ich weiß nicht, wo ich ihn unterbringen oder wohin ich ihn tun soll (woher ich ihn kenne)

4. einen Wohnungssuchenden etc unterbringen ( with bei), einen Arbeitssuchenden auch vermitteln

5. jemanden ein-, anstellen

6. jemanden ernennen oder in ein Amt einsetzen

7. (der Lage nach) näher bestimmen

8. WIRTSCH

a) eine Anleihe, Kapital unterbringen

b) (with) Aufträge erteilen (dat), vergeben (an akk), eine Bestellung aufgeben (bei)

c) einen Vertrag, eine Versicherung abschließen:

place an issue eine Emission unterbringen oder platzieren

9. Ware absetzen

10. a) be placed SPORT sich platzieren, platziert sein, unter den ersten drei sein:

be placed 6th sich an 6. Stelle platzieren

b) how are you placed for money? bes Br wie sieht es bei dir finanziell aus?

11. SPORT

a) den Ball platzieren

b) Rugby: ein Tor mit einem Platztritt schießen

12. ELEK schalten:

place in parallel parallel schalten

C v/i SPORT US

a) → B 10 a

b) den zweiten Platz belegen

pl. abk

1. place Pl.

2. plate

3. plural Pl.

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1. noun
1) Ort, der; (spot) Stelle, die; Platz, der

I left it in a safe place — ich habe es an einem sicheren Ort gelassen

it was still in the same place — es war noch an derselben Stelle od. am selben Platz

a place in the queue — ein Platz in der Schlange

all over the place — überall; (coll.): (in a mess) ganz durcheinander (ugs.)

from place to place — von Ort zu Ort

in places — hier und da; (in parts) stellenweise

find a place in something — (be included) in etwas (Akk.) eingehen; see also take 1. 4)

2) (fig.): (rank, position) Stellung, die

put somebody in his place — jemanden in seine Schranken weisen

know one's place — wissen, was sich für einen gehört

it's not my place to do that — es kommt mir nicht zu, das zu tun

3) (building or area for specific purpose)

a [good] place to park/to stop — ein [guter] Platz zum Parken/eine [gute] Stelle zum Halten

do you know a good/cheap place to eat? — weißt du, wo man gut/billig essen kann?

place of residence — Wohnort, der

place of work — Arbeitsplatz, der; Arbeitsstätte, die

place of worship — Andachtsort, der

4) (country, town) Ort, der

Paris/Italy is a great place — Paris ist eine tolle Stadt/Italien ist ein tolles Land (ugs.)

place of birth — Geburtsort, der

go places — (coll.) herumkommen (ugs.); (fig.) es [im Leben] zu was bringen (ugs.)

5) (coll.): (premises) Bude, die (ugs.); (hotel, restaurant, etc.) Laden, der (ugs.)

she is at his/John's place — sie ist bei ihm/John

[shall we go to] your place or mine? — [gehen wir] zu dir oder zu mir?

6) (seat etc.) [Sitz]platz, der

change places [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] die Plätze tauschen; (fig.) [mit jemandem] tauschen

lay a/another place — ein/noch ein Gedeck auflegen

is this anyone's place? — ist dieser Platz noch frei?

7) (in book etc.) Stelle, die

lose one's place — die Seite verschlagen od. verblättern; (on page) nicht mehr wissen, an welcher Stelle man ist

8) (step, stage)

in the first place — zuerst

why didn't you say so in the first place? — warum hast du das nicht gleich gesagt?

in the first/second/third etc. place — erstens/zweitens/drittens usw.

9) (proper place) Platz, der

everything fell into place — (fig.) alles wurde klar

a woman's place is in the home — eine Frau gehört ins Haus

the clamp is properly in place — die Klammer sitzt richtig

into place — fest[nageln, -schrauben, -kleben]

out of place — nicht am richtigen Platz; (several things) in Unordnung; (fig.) fehl am Platz

take the place of somebody — jemandes Platz einnehmen

10) (position in competition) Platz, der

take first/second etc. place — den ersten/zweiten usw. Platz belegen

11) (job, position, etc.) Stelle, die; (as pupil; in team, crew) Platz, der

12) (personal situation)

what would you do in my place? — was würden Sie an meiner Stelle tun?

put yourself in my place — versetzen Sie sich in meine Lage
2. transitive verb
1) (put) (vertically) stellen; (horizontally) legen

place in position — richtig hinstellen/hinlegen

place an announcement/advertisement in a paper — eine Anzeige/ein Inserat in eine Zeitung setzen

place a bet — auf ein Pferd wetten

2) (fig.)

place one's trust in somebody/something — sein Vertrauen auf od. in jemanden/etwas setzen

he places happiness above all other things — Glück steht für ihn an erster Stelle

3) in p.p. (situated) gelegen

a badly placed window — ein Fenster an einer ungünstigen Stelle

we are well placed for buses/shops — etc. wir haben es nicht weit zur Bushaltestelle/zum Einkaufen usw.

how are you placed for time/money? — (coll.) wie steht's mit deiner Zeit/deinem Geld?

4) (find situation or home for) unterbringen ( with bei)

place somebody under somebody's care — jemanden in jemandes Obhut geben

5) (class, identify) einordnen; einstufen

I've seen him before but I can't place him — ich habe ihn schon einmal gesehen, aber ich weiß nicht, wo ich ihn unterbringen soll

be placed second in the race — im Rennen den zweiten Platz belegen

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n.

Ort -e m.

Ortschaft f.

Platzierung f.

Plazierung (alt.Rechtschreibung) f.

Plazierung f.

Stelle -n f.

Stätte -n f. v.

platzieren v.

plazieren (alt.Rechtschreibung) v.

English-german dictionary > place
18 track

1. noun
1) Spur, die; (of wild animal) Fährte, die

tracks — (footprints) [Fuß]spuren; (of animal also) Fährte, die

cover one's tracks — (fig.) seine Spur verwischen

be on somebody's track — jemandem auf der Spur sein; (fig.): (in possession of clue to somebody's plans) jemandem auf die Schliche gekommen sein

be on the right/wrong track — (fig.) auf der richtigen/falschen Spur sein

keep track of somebody/something — jemanden/etwas im Auge behalten

lose track of somebody/something — jemanden/etwas aus den Augen verlieren

make tracks — (coll.) (depart) sich auf die Socken machen (ugs.)

stop [dead] in one's tracks — (coll.) auf der Stelle stehen bleiben

2) (path) [unbefestigter] Weg; (footpath) Pfad, der; (fig.) Weg, der

3) (Sport) Bahn, die

cycling/ greyhound track — Radrennbahn, die/Windhundrennbahn, die

circuit of the track — Bahnrunde, die

4) (Railw.) Gleis, das

single/double track — eingleisige/zweigleisige Strecke

5) (course taken) Route, die; (of rocket, satellite, comet, missile, hurricane, etc.) Bahn, die

6) (of tank, tractor, etc.) Kette, die

7) (section of record) Stück, das

8) see academic.ru/111441/soundtrack">soundtrack
2. transitive verb
track an animal — die Spur/Fährte eines Tieres verfolgen

the police tracked him [to Paris] — die Polizei folgte seiner Spur [bis nach Paris]

track a rocket/satellite — die Bahn einer Rakete/eines Satelliten verfolgen

Phrasal Verbs:

- track down

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[træk] 1. noun
1) (a mark left, especially a footprint etc: They followed the lion's tracks.) die Fährte

2) (a path or rough road: a mountain track.) der Weg

3) ((also racetrack) a course on which runners, cyclists etc race: a running track; ( also adjective) the 100 metres sprint and other track events.) die Bahn; Leichtathletik-...

4) (a railway line.) die Schiene
2. verb
(to follow (eg an animal) by the marks, footprints etc that it has left: They tracked the wolf to its lair.) nachspüren

- track-suit
- in one's tracks
- keep/lose track of
- make tracks for
- make tracks
- track down
- tracker dog
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track

[træk]

I. n

1. (path) Weg m, Pfad m

forest \track Waldweg m

muddy \track Matschweg m

2. (rails)

▪ \tracks pl Schienen pl

“keep off the \tracks” „Betreten der Gleise verboten“

to leave the \tracks entgleisen

3. (for curtains) Schiene f

4. AM RAIL (platform) Bahnsteig m, Perron m SCHWEIZ

5. usu pl ( also fig: mark) Spur f a. fig; of a deer Fährte f

tyre \tracks Reifenspuren pl, Pneuspuren pl SCHWEIZ

to be on the \track of sb [or on sb's \track] jdm auf der Spur [o auf den Fersen] sein

to cover up one's \tracks seine Spuren verwischen

to leave \tracks Spuren hinterlassen

6. (path) of a hurricane Bahn f; of a comet [Lauf]bahn f; of an airplane Route f

7. no pl ( fig: course) Weg m

I tried to follow the \track of his argument ich versuchte, seinem Gedankengang zu folgen

the company is on \track to make record profits die Firma ist auf dem besten Weg, Rekordgewinne zu erzielen

we were rather behind our schedule, but we've managed to get back on \track now wir waren ziemlich in Verzug geraten, aber inzwischen läuft wieder alles nach Zeitplan

to keep the economy on/to get [or put] the economy back on \track die Wirtschaft in Schwung halten/wieder in Schwung bringen

to get one's life back on \track sein Leben wieder ins Lot bringen

to be on the right/wrong \track auf dem richtigen/falschen Weg sein

8. no pl (educational path) Laufbahn f; (career path) Berufsweg m

to change \track [completely] eine [völlig] neue Richtung einschlagen

9. SPORT for running Laufbahn f; for race cars Piste f; for bikes Radrennbahn f, Velorennbahn f SCHWEIZ

10. no pl (athletics) Leichtathletik f

11. (piece of music) Nummer f, Stück nt, Track m sl; (in a film) Soundtrack m

backing \track Backgroundmusik f kein pl

12. (on a tape) Tonspur f; (on a record) Rille f; COMPUT [Magnet]spur f

four-\track tape recorder Vierspur[tonband]gerät nt

13. (between wheels) Spurweite f

14. NAUT Hohlkehle f fachspr, Nut f fachspr

15. (on a bulldozer, tank) Kette f

16. LAW Rechtsweg m

fast \track beschleunigtes Verfahren

multi-\track reguläres Verfahren, ≈ Untersuchungsverfahren nt

small claims \track Verfahren nt für Bagatellsachen

17. ELEC Leiter m

18.

▶ to be off the beaten \track abgelegen sein

▶ to get off [the] \track vom Thema abweichen

▶ to keep \track of sb/sth (follow) jdn/etw im Auge behalten; (count) jdn/etw zählen

▶ to live [or be] on the wrong side of the \tracks ( fam) aus ärmlichen Verhältnissen stammen

▶ to lose \track of sb/sth (lose contact) jdn/etw aus den Augen verlieren

▶ to lose \track [of sth] (be confused about) [über etw akk] den Überblick verlieren; (not keep up to date) [über etw akk] nicht mehr auf dem Laufenden sein

I use to know everything about him, but I've lost \track recently ich wusste früher alles über ihn, aber neuerdings bin ich nicht mehr auf dem Laufenden

he had lost all \track of time er hatte jegliches Zeitgefühl verloren

▶ to make \tracks ( fam) sich akk aufmachen

I'd better make \tracks now ich mach mich jetzt besser auf die Socken fam

to make \tracks for London/the pub sich akk auf den Weg nach London/zur Kneipe machen

▶ to stop [or halt] sb [dead] in their \tracks jdn vor Schreck [vollkommen] erstarren lassen

▶ to stop [or halt] [or freeze] in one's \tracks vor Schreck erstarren

▶ to throw sb off the \track jdn auf die falsche Fährte führen fig

▶ in one's \tracks an Ort und Stelle

II. n modifier SPORT (competition, team, star) Lauf-

\track medal (in racing) Rennsportmedaille f

III. vt

1. (pursue)

▪ to \track sth etw verfolgen

to \track an animal die Fährte eines Tieres verfolgen

▪ to \track sb jds Spur verfolgen

the terrorists were \tracked to Amsterdam die Spur der Terroristen konnte bis nach Amsterdam verfolgt werden

2. (follow the trail of)

to \track sb's career/record jds Karriere/Vorgeschichte verfolgen

to \track a storm/hurricane einen Sturm/Orkan verfolgen

3. (find)

to \track sth/sb/an animal etw/jdn/ein Tier aufspüren

the kidnapper was \tracked to the airport der Entführer wurde am Flughafen aufgespürt

to \track a criminal/target einen Kriminellen/ein Ziel aufspüren

4. esp AM (make a trail of)

to \track sand/dirt in the house Sand-/Schmutzspuren im Haus hinterlassen

5. AM SCH (divide into groups)

to \track students Schüler in Gruppen einteilen

IV. vi

1. camera heranfahren

2. storm, hurricane ziehen; stylus sich akk bewegen

3. (wheels) spurgenau laufen

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[trk]
1. n

1) (= trail) Fährte f, Spur f; (of tyres) (Fahr)spur f

to be on sb's track — jdm auf der Spur sein

you can't expect to keep track of your friends if you never write to them — du kannst nicht erwarten, Kontakt zu deinen Freunden zu behalten, wenn du nie schreibst

I can't keep track of his movements or of him — ich weiß nie, wo er sich gerade aufhält

how do you keep track of the time without a watch? — wie können Sie wissen, wie spät es ist, wenn Sie keine Uhr haben?

I can't keep track of your girlfriends — du hast so viele Freundinnen, da komme ich nicht mit (inf)

no-one can keep track of the situation — niemand hat mehr einen Überblick über die Lage

we lost track of time — wir haben die Zeit ganz vergessen, wir haben einfach nicht auf die Uhr or Zeit geachtet

he lost track of what he was saying — er hat den Faden verloren

I lost track of what he was saying — ich habe nicht (mehr) mitbekommen, was er gesagt hat

2) (fig)

we must be making tracks (inf) — wir müssen uns auf die Socken (inf) or auf den Weg machen

to make tracks for home — sich auf den Nachhauseweg machen

he made tracks for London — er ging/fuhr nach London

he stopped dead in his tracks — er blieb abrupt stehen

to stop sth (dead) in its tracks — etw abrupt zum Stillstand bringen

to stop sb (dead) in his/her tracks — jdn abrupt zum Stillstand bringen

to cover ( up) one's tracks — seine Spuren verwischen

3) (= path) Weg m, Pfad m

to throw sb off the track (fig) — jdn aus der Bahn bringen or werfen

to be on track (fig) — auf Kurs sein

to be on the right track (fig) — auf der richtigen Spur sein

to be on the wrong track (fig) — auf dem falschen Weg sein, auf dem Holzweg sein (inf)

to get the economy back on track — die Wirtschaft wieder auf Kurs bringen

4) (= course of hurricane) Weg m; (of comet) (Lauf)bahn f; (of rocket) Bahn f, Kurs m

5) (RAIL) Gleise pl; (US = platform) Bahnsteig m

a new section of track — eine neue (Gleis)strecke

the track to Paisley — die (Bahn)strecke nach Paisley

"keep off the track" —

two miles of new track — zwei Meilen neuer Gleise or Schienen

to leave the track(s) — entgleisen

double/single track line — zwei-/eingleisige Strecke

to be born on the wrong side of the tracks ( US fig ) — aus niedrigem Milieu stammen

6) (SPORT) Rennbahn f; (ATHLETICS) Bahn f; (MOTORSPORT) Piste f, Bahn f; (= circuit) Rennstrecke f; (CYCLING) Radrennbahn f

7) (on tape, diskette, CD) Spur f; (= song etc) Stück nt

8) Raupenkette f

9) (AUT between wheels) Spur(weite) f

2. vt

1) (= follow) person, animal verfolgen; movements folgen (+dat); (COMPUT) nachverfolgen; (SPACE) rocket die Flugbahn (+gen) verfolgen

track changes ( Comput: command ) — Änderungen nachverfolgen

2) (US)

the children tracked dirt all over the carpet — die Kinder hinterließen überall auf dem Teppich Schmutzspuren

3. vi

1) (= follow trail) Fährten lesen

2) (AUT) spurgenau laufen

3) (FILM, TV) fahren

4) (= move) (hurricane etc) ziehen; (stylus) sich bewegen

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track [træk]

A s

1. (Fuß-, Ski-, Wagen-, Wild- etc) Spur f, Fährte f (beide auch fig):

the track of my thoughts mein Gedankengang;

be on sb’s track jemandem auf der Spur sein;

be hot on sb’s tracks jemandem dicht auf den Fersen sein;

be on the right track fig auf der richtigen Spur oder auf dem richtigen Weg sein;

be on the wrong track, be off the track fig auf der falschen Spur oder auf dem falschen Weg oder auf dem Holzweg sein;

cover up one’s tracks seine Spur(en) verwischen;

make tracks umg

a) sich auf die Socken machen,

b) abhauen, verschwinden;

make tracks for home umg sich auf den Heimweg machen;

keep track of fig etwas verfolgen, sich auf dem Laufenden halten über (akk);

lose track of aus den Augen verlieren;

lose all track of time jegliches Zeitgefühl verlieren;

put ( oder throw) sb off the track jemanden von der (richtigen) Spur ablenken;

shoot sb in their tracks jemanden auf der Stelle niederschießen;

stop in one’s tracks US abrupt stehen bleiben; → beaten B 4 b

2. BAHN Gleis n, Geleise n und pl, Schienenstrang m:

off the track entgleist, aus den Schienen;

on track WIRTSCH auf der Achse, rollend;

jump the tracks aus den Schienen springen, entgleisen;

he was born on the wrong side of the tracks US er stammt aus ärmlichen Verhältnissen

3. a) SCHIFF Fahrwasser n, Seegatt n

b) FLUG Kurs m über Grund

4. SCHIFF Track m, (übliche) Route:

North Atlantic track

5. Pfad m, Weg m (beide auch fig)

6. Bahn f (eines Geschosses, Kometen etc):

(clear the) track! Bahn frei!

7. SPORT

a) (Renn-, Lauf) Bahn f

b) meist track events Laufdisziplinen pl

c) US Leichtathletik f

8. a) Spur f (eines Tonbands etc)

b) COMPUT Track m (abgegrenzter Bereich eines Magnetspeichers, in dem eine Bitfolge gespeichert werden kann)

9. Track m, Stück n, Nummer f (besonders einer CD)

10. PHYS Bahnspur f

11. AUTO

a) Spurweite f

b) Reifenprofil n

12. (Gleis-, Raupen) Kette f (eines Traktors etc)

13. SCHULE US Leistungsgruppe f (innerhalb einer Klasse)

B v/t

1. nachgehen, -spüren (dat), verfolgen (to bis):

track changes COMPUT (Menübefehl) Änderungen nachverfolgen

2. track down Wild, einen Verbrecher etc aufspüren, zur Strecke bringen

3. auch track out aufspüren, ausfindig machen

4. einen Weg kennzeichnen

5. eine Wüste etc durchqueren

6. auch track up US Schmutzspuren hinterlassen auf (dat)

7. BAHN US Gleise verlegen in (dat)

8. AUTO, TECH mit Raupenketten versehen:

tracked vehicle Ketten-, Raupenfahrzeug n

9. SCHULE US eine Klasse in Leistungsgruppen einteilen

C v/i

1. TECH in der Spur bleiben (Räder, Saphirnadel etc), Spur halten

2. FILM (mit der Kamera) fahren:

track in on heranfahren an (akk)

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1. noun
1) Spur, die; (of wild animal) Fährte, die

tracks — (footprints) [Fuß]spuren; (of animal also) Fährte, die

cover one's tracks — (fig.) seine Spur verwischen

be on somebody's track — jemandem auf der Spur sein; (fig.): (in possession of clue to somebody's plans) jemandem auf die Schliche gekommen sein

be on the right/wrong track — (fig.) auf der richtigen/falschen Spur sein

keep track of somebody/something — jemanden/etwas im Auge behalten

lose track of somebody/something — jemanden/etwas aus den Augen verlieren

make tracks — (coll.) (depart) sich auf die Socken machen (ugs.)

stop [dead] in one's tracks — (coll.) auf der Stelle stehen bleiben

2) (path) [unbefestigter] Weg; (footpath) Pfad, der; (fig.) Weg, der

3) (Sport) Bahn, die

cycling/ greyhound track — Radrennbahn, die/Windhundrennbahn, die

circuit of the track — Bahnrunde, die

4) (Railw.) Gleis, das

single/double track — eingleisige/zweigleisige Strecke

5) (course taken) Route, die; (of rocket, satellite, comet, missile, hurricane, etc.) Bahn, die

6) (of tank, tractor, etc.) Kette, die

7) (section of record) Stück, das

8) see soundtrack
2. transitive verb
track an animal — die Spur/Fährte eines Tieres verfolgen

the police tracked him [to Paris] — die Polizei folgte seiner Spur [bis nach Paris]

track a rocket/satellite — die Bahn einer Rakete/eines Satelliten verfolgen

Phrasal Verbs:

- track down

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v.

verfolgen v. (railway) n.

Gleis -e n. (trace) n.

Fährte -n f. n.

Fußspur -en f.

Spur -en f.

English-german dictionary > track
19 woman

{'wumən}
1. жена
born of WOMAN смъртен
WOMAN's/women's rights равноправие на жените
Women's Liberation движение за освобождаване на жената от подчиненото и положение
to play the WOMAN проявявам малодушие/страх, плача/държа се като жена
WOMAN of the streets проститутка, уличница
2. женственост
there is little of the WOMAN in her липсва женственост
there is something of the WOMAN in his character има нещо женско в неговия характер
3. attr женски, на жената/жените
WOMAN suffrage избирателни права на жените, в съчет.
WOMAN doctor лекарка
WOMAN councillor/driver, etc. жена съветник/шофъор и пр.
WOMAN friend приятелка
4. като втора част на съчет.
country WOMAN селянка
needle WOMAN шивачка
5. ост. придворна дама
6. баба (за мъж)
7. диал. wife
8. чистачка

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{'wumъn} n (pl women {'wimin}) 1. жена; born of woman смъртен; woman'

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жена;

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1. attr женски, на жената/жените 2. born of woman смъртен 3. country woman селянка 4. needle woman шивачка 5. there is little of the woman in her липсва женственост 6. there is something of the woman in his character има нещо женско в неговия характер 7. to play the woman проявявам малодушие/страх, плача/държа се като жена 8. woman councillor/driver, etc. жена съветник/шофъор и пр 9. woman doctor лекарка 10. woman friend приятелка 11. woman of the streets проститутка, уличница 12. woman suffrage избирателни права на жените, в съчет 13. woman's/women's rights равноправие на жените 14. women's liberation движение за освобождаване на жената от подчиненото и положение 15. баба (за мъж) 16. диал. wife 17. жена 18. женственост 19. като втора част на съчет 20. ост. придворна дама 21. чистачка
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woman[´wumən] I. n (pl women[´wimin]) 1. жена; born of \woman смъртен; single \woman неомъжена жена, мома; the little \woman разг. половинката, съпругата, жената; \woman in childbed родилка, лехуса; to play the \woman проявявам малодушие; плача като жена; to be o.'s own \woman сама съм си господарка, сама отговарям за себе си; a \woman of the world светска жена; печена (опитна) жена; 2. ост. придворна дама; 3. "баба", мекушавец (за мъж); 4. женственост; there is little of the \woman in her у нея няма почти никаква женственост; 5. attr 1) на жената, на жените, женски; \woman suffrage избирателни права на жените; 2) в съчет. за образуване на ж. р. на различните професии; \woman doctor лекарка; \woman councillor съветничка; \woman friend приятелка; 6. като втора част на съчет.: dairy \woman млекарка; II. v рядко 1. правя малодушен; трогвам до сълзи; 2. говоря за някого като за "жена" вместо за "дама".

English-Bulgarian dictionary > woman
20 suck

1. verb
1) (to draw liquid etc into the mouth: As soon as they are born, young animals learn to suck (milk from their mothers); She sucked up the lemonade through a straw.) mamar, chupar, sorber

2) (to hold something between the lips or inside the mouth, as though drawing liquid from it: I told him to take the sweet out of his mouth, but he just went on sucking; He sucked the end of his pencil.) chupar; sorber

3) (to pull or draw in a particular direction with a sucking or similar action: The vacuum cleaner sucked up all the dirt from the carpet; A plant sucks up moisture from the soil.) aspirar

4) ((American) (slang) to be awful, boring, disgusting etc: Her singing sucks; This job sucks.) ser una mierda; ser un rollazo (aburrido)

2. noun
(an act of sucking: I gave him a suck of my lollipop.) chupada

- sucker
- suck up to

suck vb chupar

he still sucks his thumb todavía se chupa el dedo

suck

tr[sʌk]

transitive verb

1 (person - liquid) sorber; (- lollipop, pencil, thumb, etc) chupar; (insect -blood, nectar) chupar, succionar

■ he's ten years old and still sucks his thumb tiene diez años y aún se chupa el dedo

2 (vacuum cleaner) aspirar (in, -); (pump) succionar, aspirar (in, -); (plant) absorber (up, -)

3 (draw powerfully) arrastrar

■ the current sucked him under la corriente se lo tragó

intransitive verb

1 (person) chupar (at/on, -); (baby) mamar (at, -); (vacuum cleaner) aspirar (up,-); (pump) succionar, aspirar

2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL slang (be very bad) ser terrible, ser una mierda

noun

1 chupada

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be sucked into something verse arrastrado,-a a algo, verse involucrado,-a en algo

to suck up to somebody hacerle la pelota a alguien

suck ['sʌk] vi

1) : chupar (por la boca), aspirar (dícese de las máquinas)

2) suckle: mamar

suck vt

: sorber (bebidas), chupar (dulces, etc.)

suck

n.

• chupada s.f.

• chupadura s.f.

• mamada s.f. (Pump)

v.

• aspirar v.

v.

• chupar v.

• libar v.

• mamar v.

• sorber v.

• succionar v.

I
1. sʌk
transitive verb

a) \<\<person\>\> \<\<finger/candy\>\> chupar; \<\<liquid\>\> ( through a straw) sorber; \<\<vacuum cleaner\>\> aspirar; \<\<pump\>\> succionar, aspirar; \<\<insect\>\> \<\<blood/nectar\>\> chupar

to suck one's thumb — chuparse el dedo

to suck something up — \<\<dust\>\> aspirar algo; \<\<liquid\>\> ( through a straw) sorber algo

the roots suck (up) moisture out of o from the soil — las raíces absorben la humedad de la tierra

b) (pull, draw) (+ adv compl) arrastrar

she was sucked down o under by the current — la corriente se la tragó

2.

vi

1) \<\<person\>\> chupar

to suck AT something — chupar algo

the baby was sucking at his mother's breast — el bebé estaba mamando

to suck on something — \<\<on pipe/pen\>\> chupar algo

2) ( be objectionable) (AmE sl)

the movie really sucks — la película es una mierda (vulg)

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- suck in

- suck up to

II

noun (no pl) chupada f

to give suck — (arch) dar* el pecho, amamantar

[sʌk]
1.

VT [person] sorber; [machine] aspirar

to suck one's thumb/fingers — chuparse el dedo/los dedos

we were sucked into the controversy — nos vimos envueltos en la polémica

- suck sb dry

- suck it and see

2. VI

1) (gen) chupar; [baby] (at breast) mamar

to suck on/at sth — chupar algo

to suck at one's mother's breast — mamar del pecho de su madre

2) (esp US)

this sucks ** — es una mierda **

- suck down

- suck in

- suck off

- suck out

- suck up

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I
1. [sʌk]
transitive verb

a) \<\<person\>\> \<\<finger/candy\>\> chupar; \<\<liquid\>\> ( through a straw) sorber; \<\<vacuum cleaner\>\> aspirar; \<\<pump\>\> succionar, aspirar; \<\<insect\>\> \<\<blood/nectar\>\> chupar

to suck one's thumb — chuparse el dedo

to suck something up — \<\<dust\>\> aspirar algo; \<\<liquid\>\> ( through a straw) sorber algo

the roots suck (up) moisture out of o from the soil — las raíces absorben la humedad de la tierra

b) (pull, draw) (+ adv compl) arrastrar

she was sucked down o under by the current — la corriente se la tragó

2.

vi

1) \<\<person\>\> chupar

to suck AT something — chupar algo

the baby was sucking at his mother's breast — el bebé estaba mamando

to suck on something — \<\<on pipe/pen\>\> chupar algo

2) ( be objectionable) (AmE sl)

the movie really sucks — la película es una mierda (vulg)

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- suck in

- suck up to

II

noun (no pl) chupada f

to give suck — (arch) dar* el pecho, amamantar

English-spanish dictionary > suck

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