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1 to be descended from somebody
ser descendiente de alguien, descender de alguien -
2 descended
adjectivebe descended from somebody — von jemandem abstammen
* * *de·scend·ed[dɪˈsendɪd]adj pred, inv▪ to be \descended from sb von jdm abstammen* * *adjective* * *adj.abgestammt adj.abgestiegen adj. -
3 descended
dɪ'sendəd, dɪ'sendɪdadjective (pred)to be descended FROM somebody — ser* descendiente de alguien, descender* de alguien
* * *[dɪ'sendəd, dɪ'sendɪd]adjective (pred)to be descended FROM somebody — ser* descendiente de alguien, descender* de alguien
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4 descend
di'send1) (to go or climb down from a higher place or position: He descended the staircase.) descender, bajar2) (to slope downwards: The hills descend to the sea.) descender3) ((with on) to make a sudden attack on: The soldiers descended on the helpless villagers.) atacar, caer sobre, lanzarse sobre•- descent
- be descended from
descend vb descender / bajartr[dɪ'send]1 (road, sun, plane, etc) descender, bajar2 (in importance) descender4 (of properties, qualities, rights, etc) provenir1 descender, bajar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be descended from somebody ser descendiente de alguien, descender de alguiendescend [di'sɛnd] vt: descender, bajardescend vi1) : descender, bajarhe descended from the platform: descendió del estrado2) derive: descender, provenir3) stoop: rebajarseI descended to his level: me rebajé a su nivel4)to descend upon : caer sobre, invadirv.• bajar v.• descender v.• descolgar v.dɪ'send
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1) ( move downwards) descender* (frml), bajar2) descending pres p descendentein descending order of importance — en orden decreciente or descendente de importancia
3) ( set in) \<\<mist\>\> descender* (frml); \<\<rain\>\> caer*; \<\<silence/gloom\>\> abatirse (liter)4) ( stoop)to descend TO something/-ING — rebajarse a algo/+ inf
5) ( be descended)to descend FROM somebody — descender* de alguien, ser* descendiente de alguien
2.
vt descender* (frml), bajarPhrasal Verbs:[dɪ'send]1. VT2) (=originate)2. VIdescending2) (=invade, take over)to descend (up)on — [fog, silence] caer sobre; [army, reporters] invadir; hum [visitors] invadir
we've got the whole family descending on us this weekend — nos va a invadir toda la familia este fin de semana
3) (=sink)4) (=be inherited) [property, custom] pasar (to a)5) (=originate)to descend from — [+ ancestors] descender de
* * *[dɪ'send]
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1) ( move downwards) descender* (frml), bajar2) descending pres p descendentein descending order of importance — en orden decreciente or descendente de importancia
3) ( set in) \<\<mist\>\> descender* (frml); \<\<rain\>\> caer*; \<\<silence/gloom\>\> abatirse (liter)4) ( stoop)to descend TO something/-ING — rebajarse a algo/+ inf
5) ( be descended)to descend FROM somebody — descender* de alguien, ser* descendiente de alguien
2.
vt descender* (frml), bajarPhrasal Verbs: -
5 descender
v.1 to fall, to drop (valor, temperatura, nivel).ha descendido el interés por la política there is less interest in politics2 to descend.la niebla descendió sobre el valle the mist descended on the valleyel río desciende por el valle the river runs down the valley3 to be relegated.descender a segunda to be relegated to the second divisiondescender de categoría to be relegated4 to go down.5 to descend from.La tribu desciende de la región central the tribe comes from the central regionDe esa palabra descienden otras muchas many other words derive from that oneEl buen ánimo general descendió The general good mood descended.Ella descendió despacio She descended slowly.Ella desciende de guerreros She descends from warriors.El bus descendió por la colina The bus descended by way of the hill.Me descendió la temperatura My temperature descended.6 to get off, to get out.descender de un avión to get off a planedescender de un coche to get out of a car7 to walk down.Elsa descendió la colina Elsa walked down the hill.8 to lower, to reduce in intensity, to reduce.La fricción descendió el impulso The friction lowered the momentum.9 to have less.Me descendió la fiebre I have less fever.* * *1 to descend, go down, come down2 (temperatura, nivel, etc) to drop, fall, go down3 (ser descendiente) to descend (de, from), issue (de, from)4 (provenir) to come (de, from)1 (llevar más bajo) to take down, bring down, lower2 (bajar) to go down* * *verb1) to descend2) go down3) fall, drop•* * *1. VT1) [+ escalera, colina] to come down, go down, descend frmdescendió las escaleras y se nos acercó — he came down o frm descended the stairs and approached us
2) (=llevar abajo)descendieron al bombero al pozo — they lowered the fireman o let the fireman down into the well
descendieron al gato del tejado — they brought o got the cat down from the roof
un señor le ayudó a descender el equipaje — a man helped her to get o reach her luggage down
3) [en orden, jerarquía] to downgrade, demotelo han descendido de categoría por ineficacia — he has been downgraded o demoted for inefficiency
el single descendió tres puestos en las listas de éxitos — the single went down three places in the charts
2. VI1) (=disminuir) [fiebre] to go down, abate; [temperatura, precio, número, nivel] to go down, fall, drop; [ventas, demanda, producción] to fall, drop (off); [calidad] to go down, declineel índice de paro descendió considerablemente — unemployment has fallen o gone down considerably
2) [de un lugar a otro] [persona] to come down, go down, descend frm; [avión] to descendel río desciende limpio de la sierra — the river comes o runs down clean from the mountains
3) [en orden, jerarquía] to be downgraded, be demoted; (Dep) to be relegatedha descendido tras el reajuste de la plantilla — he has been downgraded o demoted in the staff reorganization
4)• descender de (=provenir de) —
esta palabra desciende del latín — this word comes from o derives from (the) Latin
desciende de linaje de reyes — he is descended from o comes from a line of kings
* * *verbo intransitivo1)a) temperatura/nivel to fall, dropb) (frml) ( desde una altura) avión to descend; persona to descend (frml), to come/go downdescendieron por la ladera oeste — they went/came down the western face
2)a) ( en jerarquía)b) (Dep) ( en fútbol) to go down, be relegated (BrE)3) ( proceder)* * *= descend, drop, dip, work + Posesivo + way down, come down, take + a dip, take + a dive.Ex. The movement of the bar turned the spindle through about ninety degrees, and the screw working in the nut caused it to descend about 15 mm.Ex. The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.Ex. The proportions of books bought for children have been extraordinarily steady for four of the five years, only dipping at all appreciably in the last year of 1979-80.Ex. If we want a more complete list, then we could set the cut-off point at 200 items, with the most relevant items at the beginning, and steadily decreasing relevance as we worked our way down the list.Ex. Costs are likely to be high but they will only come down as the system moves into the mass market.Ex. Sales took a dip in 2005 but exploded in 2006.Ex. The article 'Wages, hours, bookfunds take a dive' examines how some authorities are proposing cuts in wages to preserve services; others reducing bookfunds by as much as a quarter, or cutting their opening hours in half.----* descender a = fall to.* descender de precio = come down in + price.* descender en picada = swoop.* descender por debajo de = fall below.* precio + descender = price + fall.* * *verbo intransitivo1)a) temperatura/nivel to fall, dropb) (frml) ( desde una altura) avión to descend; persona to descend (frml), to come/go downdescendieron por la ladera oeste — they went/came down the western face
2)a) ( en jerarquía)b) (Dep) ( en fútbol) to go down, be relegated (BrE)3) ( proceder)* * *= descend, drop, dip, work + Posesivo + way down, come down, take + a dip, take + a dive.Ex: The movement of the bar turned the spindle through about ninety degrees, and the screw working in the nut caused it to descend about 15 mm.
Ex: The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.Ex: The proportions of books bought for children have been extraordinarily steady for four of the five years, only dipping at all appreciably in the last year of 1979-80.Ex: If we want a more complete list, then we could set the cut-off point at 200 items, with the most relevant items at the beginning, and steadily decreasing relevance as we worked our way down the list.Ex: Costs are likely to be high but they will only come down as the system moves into the mass market.Ex: Sales took a dip in 2005 but exploded in 2006.Ex: The article 'Wages, hours, bookfunds take a dive' examines how some authorities are proposing cuts in wages to preserve services; others reducing bookfunds by as much as a quarter, or cutting their opening hours in half.* descender a = fall to.* descender de precio = come down in + price.* descender en picada = swoop.* descender por debajo de = fall below.* precio + descender = price + fall.* * *descender [E8 ]viA1 «temperatura/nivel» to fall, drophacia allá desciende la numeración de la calle the street numbers go down in that directionel avión empezó a descender the plane began its descent o began to descenddescendieron por la ladera oeste they came down o descended the western faceel sendero que desciende hasta el río the path which goes down to the riverlos pasajeros descendieron a tierra the passengers disembarkedB1(en una jerarquía): el hotel ha descendido de categoría the hotel has been downgradedsu disco ha descendido en la lista de éxitos his record has gone down the charts2 ( Dep) (de categoría, nivel) to go down, be relegateddescienden directamente de los incas they are directly descended from o are direct descendants of the Incasdesciende de una familia noble he is of noble descent, he descends from a noble family ( frml)■ descendervtA ‹escaleras/montaña› to descend ( frml), to go/come downB ‹empleado› to demote, downgrade* * *
descender ( conjugate descender) verbo intransitivo
1
[ persona] to descend (frml), to come/go down
2 ( en clasificación) to go down
3 ( proceder) descender de algn to be descended from sb
descender
I verbo intransitivo
1 (ir hacia abajo) to go down, descend
(disminuir: temperatura, precio) to fall, drop
2 (bajar de un vehículo) to get off [de, -]
(de un coche) to get out [de, of]
3 (provenir de) descender de, to descend from: desciende de los duques de Villamediana, he's a descendant of the Dukes of Villamediana
II verbo transitivo to bring down
' descender' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bajar
English:
descend
- dive
- nosedive
- relegate
- shelve
- slope
- descended
- drop
- nose
- plunge
- sink
* * *♦ vi1. [temperatura, nivel, precios] to fall, to drop;ha descendido el interés por la política there is less interest in politics;desciende el número de desempleados [en titulares] unemployment down2. [de una altura] to descend;descendimos por la cara este we made our descent by the east face;descender al interior de una mina to go down (into) a mine;el halcón descendió en picado the falcon swooped down;el río desciende por el valle the river runs down the valley;la niebla descendió sobre el valle the mist descended on the valleydescender de un coche to get out of a car;descender de un tren to get off a train4. [en el trabajo] to be demoted5. [en competición deportiva] to be relegated;descender a segunda to be relegated to the second division;descender de categoría to be relegateddesciende de aristócratas she's of aristocratic descent;el hombre desciende de los simios man is descended from the apes7. [en estimación] to go down;su prestigio como cantante descendió mucho his reputation as a singer plummeted♦ vtdescendió las escaleras rápidamente she ran down the stairs2. [en el trabajo] to demote;lo han descendido de categoría en el trabajo he's been demoted at work* * *I v/igo down, decrease, diminish2:* * *descender {56} vt1) : to descend, to go down2) bajar: to lower, to take down, to let downdescender vi1) : to descend, to come down2) : to drop, to fall3)descender de : to be a descendant of* * *descender vb2. (bajar de coche) to get out3. (bajar de autobús, tren, etc) to get off5. (proceder) to be descended6. (en una clasificación) to go down -
6 zurückgehen
v/i (unreg., trennb., ist -ge-)1. go back, return; (zurückweichen) retreat, fall back; Tonarm, Zeiger etc.: return; zwei Schritte zurückgehen step two paces back, take two steps back; zurückgehen lassen return, send back; wann geht der nächste Zug zurück? when’s the next train back?; danach ging’s wieder nach Hause zurück after that we went home2. Brief, Essen, Waren: be sent back; eine beschädigte Sendung geht sofort zum Hersteller zurück a damaged consignment goes ( oder is sent) straight back to the manufacturer; das Steak ist zäh - ich lasse es zurückgehen the steak is tough - I’m sending it back3. (sich vermindern) decrease, diminish; Zahlen: auch drop; Geschäft, Umsatz: fall off; Preise: slip, fall, go down; Temperatur, Fieber: go down, drop; Entzündung, Hochwasser, Schwellung: go down, recede; Schmerzen: ease, abate; (verschwinden) disappear; auf 50 km / h zurückgehen slow down to 50 kph; mit der Geschwindigkeit zurückgehen reduce speed, slow down4. fig.: zurückgehen auf (+ Akk) go back to; auf eine Zeit: auch date ( oder hark) back to; das deutsche Wort „Fenster“ geht auf das lateinische „fenestra“ zurück the German word „Fenster“ comes from ( oder derives from oder goes back to) the Latin „fenestra“; die Kirche geht auf ein romanisches Kloster zurück the church’s origins go back to ( oder can be traced back to) a Romanesque monastery; weit in der Geschichte zurückgehen go a long way back in history* * *to move back; to return; to retrograde; to go back* * *zu|rụ̈ck|ge|henvi sep irreg aux sein1) (= zurückkehren) to go back, to return (nach, in +acc to fig in der Geschichte etc) to go back ( auf +acc, in +acc to); (= seinen Ursprung haben) to go back to ( auf +acc to)er ging zwei Schritte zurück — he stepped back two paces, he took two steps back
Waren/Essen etc zurückgehen lassen — to send back goods/food etc
2) (= zurückweichen) to retreat, to fall back; (fig = abnehmen) (Hochwasser, Schwellung, Vorräte, Preise etc) to go down; (Geschäft, Umsatz, Produktion) to fall off; (Seuche, Schmerz, Sturm) to die down* * *(to go or move back: When the rain stopped, the floods receded; His hair is receding from his forehead.) recede* * *zu·rück|ge·henvi irreg Hilfsverb: sein1. (wieder zum Ausgangsort gehen) to return, to go backins Ausland \zurückgehen to return [or go back] abroad3. (abnehmen) to go down5. (stammen)die Sache geht auf seine Initiative zurück the matter was born of his initiative6. (verfolgen)weit in die Geschichte \zurückgehen to go [or reach] back far in history* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) go back; return; (sich zurückbewegen) <pick-up arm, indicator, needle, etc.> return2) (nach hinten gehen) go back; < enemy> retreat3) (verschwinden) <bruise, ulcer> disappear; <swelling, inflammation> go down; < pain> subside4) (sich verringern) decrease; go down; < fever> abate; < flood> subside; < business> fall off5) (zurückgeschickt werden) be returned or sent back6)auf jemanden zurückgehen — (jmds. Werk sein) go back to somebody; (von jemandem abstammen) originate from or be descended from somebody
7) (sich zurückbewegen lassen) <lever etc.> go back* * *zurückgehen v/i (irr, trennb, ist -ge-)zwei Schritte zurückgehen step two paces back, take two steps back;zurückgehen lassen return, send back;wann geht der nächste Zug zurück? when’s the next train back?;danach ging’s wieder nach Hause zurück after that we went home2. Brief, Essen, Waren: be sent back;eine beschädigte Sendung geht sofort zum Hersteller zurück a damaged consignment goes ( oder is sent) straight back to the manufacturer;das Steak ist zäh - ich lasse es zurückgehen the steak is tough - I’m sending it back3. (sich vermindern) decrease, diminish; Zahlen: auch drop; Geschäft, Umsatz: fall off; Preise: slip, fall, go down; Temperatur, Fieber: go down, drop; Entzündung, Hochwasser, Schwellung: go down, recede; Schmerzen: ease, abate; (verschwinden) disappear;auf 50 km/h zurückgehen slow down to 50 kph;mit der Geschwindigkeit zurückgehen reduce speed, slow down4. fig:das deutsche Wort „Fenster“ geht auf das lateinische „fenestra“ zurück the German word “Fenster” comes from ( oder derives from oder goes back to) the Latin “fenestra”;die Kirche geht auf ein romanisches Kloster zurück the church’s origins go back to ( oder can be traced back to) a Romanesque monastery;weit in der Geschichte zurückgehen go a long way back in history* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) go back; return; (sich zurückbewegen) <pick-up arm, indicator, needle, etc.> return2) (nach hinten gehen) go back; < enemy> retreat3) (verschwinden) <bruise, ulcer> disappear; <swelling, inflammation> go down; < pain> subside4) (sich verringern) decrease; go down; < fever> abate; < flood> subside; < business> fall off5) (zurückgeschickt werden) be returned or sent back6)auf jemanden zurückgehen — (jmds. Werk sein) go back to somebody; (von jemandem abstammen) originate from or be descended from somebody
7) (sich zurückbewegen lassen) <lever etc.> go back* * *(alt.Rechtschreibung) v.to go back v.to retrograde v. (alt.Rechtschreibung) auf ausdr.to trace back to expr. -
7 descend
1. intransitive verb1) (go down) hinuntergehen/-steigen/-klettern/-fahren; (come down) herunterkommen; (sink) niedergehen (on auf + Dat.)descend in the lift — mit dem Aufzug nach unten fahren
2) (slope downwards) abfallenthe hill descends into/ towards the sea — der Hügel fällt zum Meer hin ab
3) (in quality, thought, etc.) herabsinken4) (in pitch) fallen; sinken5) (make sudden attack)descend on something — über etwas (Akk.) herfallen
descend on somebody — (lit., or fig.): (arrive unexpectedly) jemanden überfallen
6) (fig.): (lower oneself)2. transitive verb(go/come down) hinunter- / heruntergehen / -steigen / -klettern/-fahren; hinab-/herabsteigen (geh.)* * *[di'send]1) (to go or climb down from a higher place or position: He descended the staircase.) heruntersteigen2) (to slope downwards: The hills descend to the sea.) sich senken3) ((with on) to make a sudden attack on: The soldiers descended on the helpless villagers.) herfallen•- academic.ru/19824/descendant">descendant- descent
- be descended from* * *de·scend[dɪˈsend]I. vi2. (fall) herabsinkendarkness \descended Dunkelheit senkte sich herab geh3. (deteriorate)I never thought she would \descend to the level of stealing ich hätte nie geglaubt, dass sie so tief sinken würde, dass sie stiehlt5. (originate from)II. vtto \descend a ladder/the stairs eine Leiter/die Treppe hinuntersteigen* * *[dɪ'send]1. vi1) (= go down person) hinuntergehen, hinabschreiten (geh); (lift, vehicle) hinunterfahren; (road) hinunterführen, hinuntergehen; (hill) abfallen; (from horse) absteigen; (ASTRON) untergehen2) (= have as ancestor) abstammen (from von)3) (= pass by inheritance property) übergehen (from von, to auf +acc); (customs) überliefert werden (from von, to auf +acc); (rights) vererbt werden (from von, to auf +acc)4) (= attack suddenly) herfallen (on, upon über +acc), überfallen (on, upon sb jdn); (disease, illness) heimsuchen (on, upon sb jdn); (= come over, sadness etc) befallen (on, upon sb jdn); (silence) sich senken (on, upon über +acc)5) (infthousands of fans are expected to descend on the city — man erwartet, dass tausende or Tausende von Fans die Stadt überlaufen
6)(= lower oneself)
to descend to sth — sich zu etw herablassenI'd never descend to sarcasm — ich würde mich nicht dazu herablassen, sarkastisch zu werden
he even descended to bribery — er scheute selbst vor Bestechung nicht zurück
to descend into anarchy/chaos/civil war — in Anarchie/Chaos/einen Bürgerkrieg versinken
2. vt1) stairs hinuntergehen or -steigen, hinabschreiten (geh)2)* * *descend [dıˈsend]A v/i1. herab-, hinab-, herunter-, hinunter-, niedergehen, -kommen, -steigen, -fahren, -fließen, -sinken:descend to hell zur Hölle niederfahren;descend into a mine (Bergbau) einfahren2. FLUGa) niedergehenb) (mit dem Fallschirm) abspringen3. abfallen (Straße etc)4. eingehen, zu sprechen kommen ( beide:to auf akk)5. herkommen, ab-, herstammen ( alle:7. (on, upon)a) herfallen (über akk), sich stürzen (auf akk), überfallen (akk), einfallen (in akk)b) fig hereinbrechen, kommen (über akk), überfallen (akk) humto zu)9. (moralisch) sinken10. ASTRONa) absteigen, sich dem Süden nähernb) sinken (Sonne)11. MUS tiefer werden, absteigenB v/t1. eine Treppe etc hinab-, hinunter-, herab-, heruntersteigen, -gehen2. einen Fluss etc hinunter-, herunterfahren* * *1. intransitive verb1) (go down) hinuntergehen/-steigen/-klettern/-fahren; (come down) herunterkommen; (sink) niedergehen (on auf + Dat.)2) (slope downwards) abfallenthe hill descends into/ towards the sea — der Hügel fällt zum Meer hin ab
3) (in quality, thought, etc.) herabsinken4) (in pitch) fallen; sinkendescend on something — über etwas (Akk.) herfallen
descend on somebody — (lit., or fig.): (arrive unexpectedly) jemanden überfallen
6) (fig.): (lower oneself)2. transitive verb(go/come down) hinunter- / heruntergehen / -steigen / -klettern/-fahren; hinab-/herabsteigen (geh.)* * *v.abstammen v.herunterkommen v.stammen v. -
8 descendre
descendre [desɑ̃dʀ]➭ TABLE 41━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. intransitive verb• descendre à pied/à bicyclette to walk/cycle down• « tout le monde descend ! » "all change!"• vous descendez à la prochaine ? are you getting off at the next stop?d. ( = atteindre) [habits, cheveux] descendre à or jusqu'à to come down toe. ( = loger) descendre dans un hôtel or à l'hôtel to stay at a hotelf. ( = s'étendre de haut en bas) [colline, route] descendre en pente douce to slope gently downg. ( = tomber) [obscurité, neige] to fall ; [soleil] to go downh. ( = baisser) to fall ; [mer, marée] to go outi. ( = faire irruption) la police est descendue dans cette boîte de nuit the police raided the night club• descendre de ( = avoir pour ancêtre) to be descended from3. transitive verba. ( = parcourir vers le bas) [+ escalier, colline, pente] to go downb. ( = porter, apporter en bas) [+ valise] to get down ; [+ meuble] to take down• tu peux me descendre mes lunettes ? can you bring my glasses down for me?• il faut descendre la poubelle tous les soirs the rubbish (Brit) or garbage (US) has to be taken down every nightc. ( = baisser) [+ étagère, rayon] to lower• l'auteur s'est fait descendre en beauté (par la critique) the author was shot down in flames (by the critics)• qu'est-ce qu'il descend ! he drinks like a fish! (inf)* * *dɛsɑ̃dʀ
1.
verbe transitif (+ v avoir)1) ( transporter) ( en bas) gén to take [sb/sth] down (à to); ( d'en haut) gén to bring [sb/sth] down (de from)2) ( placer plus bas) to put [something] down [objet]; ( en abaissant) gén to lower (de by); ( avec une manivelle) to wind [something] down3) ( réussir à mettre plus bas) to get [something] down [objet]comment va-t-on descendre le piano? — ( de l'étage) how are we going to get the piano downstairs?
descendre la colline en rampant/à bicyclette — to crawl/to cycle down the hill
descendre la rivière en pagayant/à la nage — to paddle/to swim down the river
5) (colloq) ( éliminer) to bump off (colloq) [personne]; to shoot down [avion]6) (colloq) ( malmener) to tear [sb/sth] to pieces7) (colloq) ( boire) [personne] to down [bouteille]
2.
verbe intransitif (+ v être)1) ( se déplacer) [personne] ( en allant) gén to go down (à to); ( en venant) gén to come down (de from); [ascenseur, avion] ( en allant) to go down; ( en venant) to come down; [oiseau] to fly down; [soleil] to set ( sur over); [nuit] to fall; [brouillard] to come down ( sur over)nous sommes descendus par la route — ( à pied) we walked down by the road; ( à cheval) we rode down by the road
descends, je te suis — go on down, I'll follow you
descendre de — to step off [trottoir, marche]; to climb down from [mur, tabouret, échelle]
descendre aux Enfers — Religion to descend into Hell
faites-les descendre — send them down [clients, marchandises]
2) ( d'un moyen de transport)descendre d'un train/bus/avion — to get off a train/bus/plane
descendre de cheval — to get off one's horse, to dismount sout
descendre à Marseille — (d'avion, de bateau, bus, train) to get off at Marseilles
3) ( s'étendre de haut en bas) [route, voie ferrée] to go downhill, to go down; [terrain] to go downdescendre jusqu'à la mer — [route, rivière] to go right down to the sea
descendre en lacets — [route] to wind its way down
descendre en pente douce — [terrain, route] to slope down gently
descendre en pente raide — [terrain, route] to drop steeply
5) ( baisser) [niveau, baromètre, température, pression, prix, taux] to drop, to go down (à to; de by); [marée] to go outl'euro est or a descendu par rapport à la livre — the euro has dropped ou gone down against the pound
ça fait descendre la température — gén it lowers the temperature; Médecine it brings one's temperature down
6) (se rendre, séjourner)descendre dans la rue — Politique to take to the streets
7) ( être issu)descendre de — gén to come from; ( génétiquement) to be descended from
* * *desɑ̃dʀ1. vt1) [escalier, montagne] (en allant) to go down, (en venant) to come downJe suis tombé en descendant l'escalier. — I fell down the stairs., I fell as I was going down the stairs.
2) [valise, paquet] (en allant) to take down, (en venant) (de l'étage en dessus, du grenier) to bring down, (d'une étagère) to get downVous pouvez descendre ma valise, s'il vous plaît? — Can you get my suitcase down, please?
3) [étagère] to lower4) * (= abattre) to shoot down5) * (= boire) to knock back *2. viAttends en bas, je descends! — Wait downstairs, I'm coming down!
descendre à pied — to walk down, to go down on foot
descendre en voiture — to drive down, to go down by car
descendre en ville — to go into town, to go down town
descendre dans la rue (= manifester) — to take to the streets
2) [passager] (d'une voiture) to get out, (d'un train, d'un bus) to get offNous descendons à la prochaine station. — We're getting off at the next station.
3) [niveau, température] to go down, to come down, [marée] to go out4)descendre de (= avoir pour origine) — to be descended from
* * *descendre verb table: rendreA vtr1 ( transporter) ( en bas) gén to take [sb/sth] down [personne, objet] (à to); ( à l'étage) to take [sb/sth] downstairs [personne, objet]; ( d'en haut) gén to bring [sb/sth] down [personne, objet] (de from); ( de l'étage) to bring [sb/sth] downstairs [personne, objet]; descendre les bouteilles à la cave to take the bottles down to the cellar; descendre les valises du grenier to bring the suitcases down from the attic; je peux vous descendre au village I can take you down to the village; descends-moi mes pantoufles bring my slippers down for me; je leur ai fait descendre les bouteilles à la cave I had them take the bottles down to the cellar; j'ai fait descendre le piano dans le salon I had the piano taken ou brought down to the living room; faites-moi descendre les dossiers secrets have the secret files brought down to me;2 ( placer plus bas) to put [sth] down [objet]; ( en abaissant) gén to lower (de by); ( avec une manivelle) to wind [sth] down; descends le store put the blind down; j'ai descendu le vase sur l'étagère du bas/de l'étagère du haut I moved the vase down to the bottom shelf/from the top shelf; descendre l'étagère d'un cran/de 20 centimètres to lower the shelf by one notch/by 20 centimetresGB; descendre un seau dans un puits to lower a bucket into a well;3 ( réussir à mettre plus bas) to get [sth] down [objet]; impossible de descendre le piano par l'escalier/par la fenêtre it's impossible to get the piano down the stairs/through the window; comment va-t-on descendre le piano? ( de l'étage) how are we going to get the piano downstairs?; ( du camion) how are we going to get the piano out?; tu peux me descendre cette valise de l'armoire? can you get this suitcase down from the wardrobe for me?;4 ( parcourir) ( en allant) to go down [pente, rue, marches, fleuve]; ( en venant) to come down [pente, rue, marches, fleuve]; je l'ai vu descendre les escaliers sur le derrière○ I saw him slide down the stairs on his bottom; descendre la colline en rampant/à bicyclette to crawl/to cycle down the hill; descendre la rivière en pagayant/à la nage to paddle/to swim down the river; je leur ai fait descendre la colline en courant I made them run down the hill; il m'a fait descendre les escaliers trois fois he made me go downstairs ou down the stairs three times;5 ○( éliminer) to bump off○, to plug○, to kill [personne]; to shoot down [avion]; se faire descendre [personne] to be bumped off○; [avion] to be shot down; on l'a descendu d'une balle dans la poitrine/tête he was shot in the chest/head and killed;6 ○( malmener) to tear [sb/sth] to pieces; il s'est fait descendre par la presse the newspapers tore him to pieces; ils ont descendu ma thèse pendant deux heures they spent two hours tearing my thesis to pieces;7 ○( boire) [personne] to down [bouteille, verre]; il a descendu son verre en deux secondes he downed his drink in two seconds flat.B vi (+ v être)1 ( se déplacer) [personne] ( en allant) gén to go down (à to); ( de l'étage) to go downstairs; ( en venant) gén to come down (de from); ( de l'étage) to come downstairs; [train, ascenseur, téléphérique, avion, hélicoptère] ( en allant) to go down; ( en venant) to come down; [oiseau] to fly down; [soleil] to set (sur over); [nuit] to fall; [brouillard] to come down (sur over); reste ici, je descends à la cave stay here, I'm going down to the cellar; peux-tu descendre chercher mon sac? can you go downstairs and get my bag?; tu peux descendre m'aider à pousser l'armoire? can you come downstairs and help me push the wardrobe?; il est descendu fumer he went downstairs to smoke; te voilà! tu es descendu par l'ascenseur? there you are! did you come down in the elevator?; tu es descendu à pied? did you walk down?; je préfère descendre par l'escalier I prefer to go down by the stairs; nous sommes descendus par le sentier/la route ( à pied) we walked down by the path/the road; ( à cheval) we rode down by the path/the road; il est descendu du col à bicyclette/en voiture he cycled/drove down from the pass; où est l'écureuil? il a dû descendre de l'arbre where's the squirrel? it must have come down ou climbed down from the tree; descends, je te suis go on down, I'll follow you; descends de là! get down from there!; je suis descendu au fond du puits/au bas de la falaise I went down to the bottom of the well/to the foot of the cliff; descendre de son lit to get out of bed; descendre de son nid [oiseau] to fly out of its nest; descendre de [personne] to step off [trottoir, marche]; [animal] to get off [marche, trottoir]; [personne, animal] to climb down from [mur, tabouret]; il est descendu du toit [enfant, chat] he' s come down from the roof; descendre de l'échelle/l'arbre/la corde to climb down from the ladder/the tree/the rope; descendre à la verticale [paquet, alpiniste] to descend vertically; descendre aux Enfers Relig to descend into Hell; l'air froid fait descendre les ballons/planeurs cold air makes balloons/gliders drop; elle m'a fait/ne m'a pas laissé descendre à la cave she had me/didn't let me go down to the cellar; faites-les descendre send them down [clients, marchandises]; faire descendre sa jupe/ses bas/son châle to pull one's skirt/one's tights/one's shawl down;2 ( d'un moyen de transport) descendre d'une voiture to get out of a car; le chien ne veut pas descendre ( de la voiture) the dog doesn't want to get out; descendre d'un train/bus/avion to get off a train/bus/plane; descendre d'avion/de bateau to get off a plane/a boat; descendre de bicyclette to get off one 's bicycle; descendre de cheval to get off one's horse, to dismount sout; descendre à Marseille (d'avion, de bateau, de bus, de train) to get off at Marseilles;3 ( s'étendre de haut en bas) [route, voie ferrée] to go downhill, to go down; [terrain] to go down; [canalisations, ligne téléphonique] ( en allant) to go down; ( en venant) to come down; [rivière] to flow down; descendre jusqu'à [chemin, muraille, escalier] to go down to; descendre jusqu'à la mer [route, rivière] to go right down to the sea; descendre en lacets [route] to wind its way down; descendre en pente douce [terrain, route] to slope down gently; descendre en pente raide [terrain, route] to drop steeply; descendre brusquement sur 200 mètres [pente, route] to drop sharply for 200 metresGB;4 ( atteindre) [vêtement, cheveux] to come down (jusqu'à to); robe qui descend jusqu'aux chevilles dress that comes down to the ankles; elle avait une robe qui lui descendait aux chevilles she was wearing an ankle-length dress; il a les cheveux qui lui descendent sur la nuque/jusqu'à la taille his hair comes down the nape of his neck/to his waist;5 ( baisser) [niveau, baromètre, température, pression, prix, taux] to drop, to go down (à to; de by); [marée] to go out; l’euro est or a descendu par rapport à la livre the euro has dropped ou gone down against the pound ; faire descendre les cours de 2% to bring prices down by 2%; ça va faire descendre le dollar it'll send ou put the dollar down; ça fait descendre la température gén it lowers the temperature; Méd it brings one's temperature down; ça ne fera pas descendre le taux de chômage it won't bring the unemployment rate down;6 (se rendre, séjourner) descendre à Marseille/dans le Midi to go down to Marseilles/to the South (of France); descendre en ville to go into town; descendre dans un hôtel to stay at a hotel; descendre dans la rue gén to go outside; Pol to take to the streets; descendre dans un bar/chez qn [police] to raid a bar/sb's place;7 ( être issu) descendre de gén to come from; ( génétiquement) to be descended from; descendre d'une famille de négociants to come from a family of merchants; l'homme descend du singe man is descended from the ape;8 ○( passer) boire de l'eau pour faire descendre la viande to have a drink of water to help the meat down; un petit vin qui descend bien a wine which slips down nicely.[desɑ̃dr] verbe intransitif (aux être)A.1. [personne, mécanisme, avion - vu d'en haut] to go down ; [ - vu d'en bas] to come down[oiseau] to fly ou to swoop downje descends toujours par l'escalier I always go down by the stairs ou take the stairs downnotre équipe est descendue à la huitième place our team moved down ou dropped to eighth placele premier coureur à descendre au-dessous de dix secondes au 100 mètres the first runner to break ten seconds for the 100 metresmes chaussettes descendent my socks are falling down ou slipping downils ont fait descendre les passagers sur les rails they made the passengers get down onto the tracksc'est ce mécanisme qui fait descendre la plate-forme this mechanism brings the platform down ou lowers the platforma. [échafaudage, échelle] to come ou to climb down from, to get down fromb. [arbre] to climb ou to come down out ofc. [balançoire] to get offdescendre dans la rue [manifester] to take to the streets2. [air froid, brouillard] to come down[soleil] to go downla nuit ou le soir descend night is closing in ou falling3. [se rendre - dans un lieu d'altitude inférieure, dans le Sud, à la campagne] to go down‘ne pas descendre avant l'arrêt complet du train’ ‘please do not attempt to alight until the train has come to a complete standstill’descendre de bateau to get off a boat, to land5. [faire irruption]la police est descendue chez elle/dans son bar the police raided her place/her bar6. [se loger] to staydescendre dans un hôtel to put up at ou to stay at a hotel7. (familier) [repas, boisson] to go ou to slip downavec lui, ça descend!a. [il boit] he really knocks it back!b. [il mange] he can really tuck it away!B.1. [cheveux, vêtement]descendre à ou jusqu'àb. [puits] to go down to2. [suivre une pente - rivière] to flow down ; [ - route] to go down ou downwards ; [ - toit] to slope downdescendre en pente raide [route, terrain, toit] to drop sharplyC.la température est descendue au-dessous de zéro the temperature has dropped ou fallen below zerole cours du café est descendu à 800 dollars the trading price of coffee has fallen down to 800 dollarsl'essence est descendue au-dessous de un euro the price of petrol has fallen below the one euro mark2. [s'abaisser moralement] to stoop3. MUSIQUE to go ou to drop downdescendre d'une octave to go down ou to drop an octave————————[desɑ̃dr] verbe transitif (aux avoir)1. [parcourir - escalier, montagne] to go down (inseparable)descendre le courant [détritus, arbre] to float downstreama. [en nageant] to swim downstreamb. [en bateau] to sail down a river3. [porter vers le bas - colis] to take down (separable), to get down (separable), - porter vers soi] to bring down (separable)tu pourrais me descendre une veste, s'il te plaît? could you bring me down a jacket please?4. [amener en voiture] to take ou to drive down (separable)5. (familier) [abattre - gangster] to gun ou to shoot down (separable) ; [ - avion] to bring ou to shoot down (separable)8. MUSIQUE————————descendre de verbe plus préposition[être issu de] to be descended from -
9 passer
passer [pαse]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 1━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque passer fait partie d'une locution comme passer sous le nez de qn, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <• où passe la route ? where does the road go?► passer à ( = passer par, aller à)• si nous passions au salon ? shall we go into the sitting room?• le confort, ça passe après comfort is less important► passer avant• passez donc devant ! you go first!• il est passé devant le conseil de discipline he came up before the disciplinary committee► passer par to go through• pour y aller, je passe par Amiens I go there via Amiens• par où êtes-vous passé ? (pour venir ici) which way did you come? ; (pour aller ailleurs) which way did you go?• pour téléphoner, il faut passer par le standard you have to go through the switchboard to make a call• ça fait du bien par où ça passe ! (inf) that's just what the doctor ordered! (inf)► passer sous to go under• l'air passe sous la porte there's a draught from under the door► passer sur to go over ; ( = ignorer) to ignore• et je passe sur la saleté du lieu ! not to mention how dirty the place was!► laisser passer [+ air, lumière] to let in ; [+ personne, procession] to let through ; [+ erreur, occasion] to missb. ( = faire une halte rapide) passer au bureau to call in at the office► passer + infinitif• puis-je passer te voir en vitesse ? can I pop round?► en passant ( = sur le chemin) on the way ; ( = dans la conversation) in passing• il aime tous les sports, du football à la boxe en passant par le golf he likes all sports, from football to golf to boxingd. ( = franchir un obstacle) [véhicule] to get through ; [cheval, sauteur] to get over• ça passe ? (en manœuvrant) have I got enough room?e. ( = s'écouler) [temps] to go by• comme le temps passe ! how time flies!f. ( = être digéré) to go down• ça ne passe pas [repas] I've got indigestiong. ( = être accepté) [demande, proposition] to be accepted• il est passé dans la classe supérieure he's moved up to the next class (Brit) he's been promoted to the next grade (US)• l'équipe est passée en 2e division the team have moved up to the second divisionh. ( = devenir) to becomei. ( = être montré) [film, émission, personne] to be onj. ( = disparaître) [douleur] to pass ; [orage] to blow over ; [beauté, couleur] to fade ; [colère] to subside ; [mode] to die outl. (locutions) qu'il soit menteur, passe encore,... he may be a liar, that's one thing,...• se faire passer pour to pass o.s. off ason a eu la grippe, tout le monde y est passé we've all had flu• si elle veut une promotion, il faudra bien qu'elle y passe (sexuellement) if she wants to be promoted, she'll have to sleep with the boss► passons let's say no more about it2. <a. ( = franchir) [+ frontière] to cross ; [+ porte] to go throughb. ( = donner, transmettre) to give ; [+ consigne, message] to pass on• je vous passe M. Duroy [standard] I'm putting you through to Mr Duroy ; ( = je lui passe l'appareil) here's Mr Duroyc. ( = mettre) [+ vêtement] to put ond. ( = dépasser) [+ gare, maison] to passe. ( = omettre) [+ mot, ligne] to leave out• et j'en passe ! and that's not all!f. ( = permettre) passer un caprice à qn to humour sbg. [+ examen] to takeh. [+ temps, vacances] to spendi. [+ film, diapositives] to show ; [+ disque] to playj. [+ commande] to place3. <a. ( = avoir lieu) to happen• qu'est-ce qui s'est passé ? what happened?• que se passe-t-il ? what's going on?• ça ne se passera pas comme ça ! I won't stand for that!b. ( = se mettre à soi-même) elle s'est passé de la crème solaire sur les épaules she put some sun cream on her shouldersc. (se transmettre) [+ ballon] to pass to each other ; [+ notes de cours, livre, plat] to pass around━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━+1! La traduction la plus courante de passer n'est pas to pass ; passer un examen se traduit par to take an exam.* * *pɑse
1.
1) ( franchir) to cross [fleuve, frontière]; to go through [porte, douane]; to get over [obstacle]2) ( faire franchir)3) ( dépasser) to go past, to passquand vous aurez passé le feu, tournez à droite — turn right after the lights
4) ( mettre)5) ( transmettre) to pass [objet] (à to); to pass [something] on [consigne, maladie] (à to); ( prêter) (colloq) to lend ( à quelqu'un to somebody); ( donner) (colloq) to give ( à quelqu'un to somebody)6) ( au téléphone)attends, je te la passe — hold on, here she is, I'll put her on
je vous le passe — ( sur un autre poste) I'm putting you through
7) ( se présenter à) to take, to sit [examen scolaire, test]; to have [visite médicale, entretien]c'est moi qui fais passer l'oral de français aux nouveaux — I'm taking the new pupils for the French oral
8) ( réussir) to pass [examen, test]9) ( dans le temps) to spend [temps] ( à faire doing)dépêche-toi, on ne va pas y passer la nuit! — (colloq) hurry up, or we'll be here all night!
10) ( pardonner)11) ( omettre) to skip [mot, page, paragraphe]j'en passe et des meilleures — (colloq) ( après énumération) and so on and so forth, I could go on
12) ( utiliser)passer l'aspirateur dans le salon — to hoover® GB ou vacuum the lounge
13) ( étendre)14) ( soumettre)qu'est-ce qu'elle nous a passé! — (colloq) she really went for us! (colloq)
15) ( à travers une grille) to filter [café]; to strain [jus, sauce]; to purée [légumes]16) ( enfiler) to slip [something] on [vêtement, anneau]; to slip into [robe]17) ( faire jouer) to play [disque, cassette audio]; ( projeter) to show [film, diapositives, cassette vidéo]; ( diffuser) to place [annonce]18) ( signer) to sign [contrat]; to enter into [accord]; to place [commande]; to pass [loi, décret]passer un marché — (colloq) to make a deal
19) Automobile ( enclencher)passer la troisième/la marche arrière — to go into third gear/into reverse
20) Jeux
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verbe intransitif1) ( parcourir son chemin) [personne, animal, véhicule, ballon] to go past ou by, to passle facteur n'est pas encore passé — the postman hasn't come ou been yet
passer à pied/à bicyclette — to walk/to cycle past
2) (se trouver, s'étendre)ligne qui passe par les centres de deux cercles — line that goes through the centres [BrE] of two circles
3) ( faire un saut)je ne fais que passer — I've just popped in GB ou dropped by for a minute
passer dans la matinée — to call in the morning GB, to come over in the morning
passer prendre quelqu'un/qch — to pick somebody/sth up
4) ( se rendre) to goil est passé devant moi — ( dans une queue) he pushed in front of me
5) ( aller au-delà) to get throughvas-y, ça passe! — go on, there's plenty of room!
il est passé par la fenêtre — ( par accident) he fell out of the window; ( pour entrer) he got in through the window
passer derrière la maison — to get round GB ou around US the back of the house
6) ( transiter)passer par — [personne] lit to pass ou go through; fig to go through
qu'est-ce qui lui est passé par la tête? — what was he/she thinking of?
un sourire passa sur ses lèvres — he/she smiled briefly
des reptiles à l'homme, en passant par le singe — from reptiles to man, including apes
7) (colloq) ( avoir son tour)il accuse le patron, ses collègues, bref, tout le monde y passe — he's accusing the boss, his colleagues - in other words, everyone in sight
que ça te plaise ou non, il va falloir y passer — whether you like it or not, there's no alternative
je sais, j'en suis déjà passé par là — I know all about that, I've been there (colloq)
8) ( négliger)passons! — ( injonction) let's hear no more about it!
passer à côté d'une question — ( involontairement) to miss the point
laisser passer quelque chose — ( délibérément) to overlook something
laisser passer plusieurs fautes — ( par inadvertance) to let several mistakes slip through
9) ( ne pas approfondir)10) (être admis, supporté) [aliment, repas] to go down; [commentaires, discours, critiques] to go down well ( auprès de with); [loi, candidat] to get through; [attitude, pensée] to be acceptedprends un peu de cognac, ça fait passer! — have a drop of brandy, it's good for the digestion
que je sois critiqué, passe encore, mais calomnié, non! — criticism is one thing, but I draw the line at slander
avec lui, la flatterie, ça ne passe pas — flattery won't work with him
passer au premier tour — Politique to be elected in the first round
passer dans la classe supérieure — to move up to the next year ou grade US
(ça) passe pour cette fois — (colloq) I'll let it go this time
11) ( se déplacer)12) ( être pris)faire passer quelqu'un/qch pour exceptionnel — to make somebody/sth out to be exceptional
13) ( disparaître) [douleur, événement] to passquand l'orage sera or aura passé — lit when the storm is over; fig when the storm dies down
ça passera — ( sa mauvaise humeur) it'll pass; ( ton chagrin) you'll get over it
la première réaction passée — once we/they calmed down
nous avons dû attendre que sa colère soit passée — we had to wait for his/her anger to subside
14) (apparaître, être projeté, diffusé) [artiste, groupe] ( sur une scène) to be appearing; (à la télévision, radio) to be on; [spectacle, film] to be on; [cassette, musique] to be playing15) ( être placé)passer avant/après — ( en importance) to come before/after
16) (colloq) ( disparaître)17) ( s'écouler) [temps] to pass, to go by18) ( se mettre à) to turn to19) ( être transmis)20) ( être promu) to be promoted to21) ( être dépensé) [argent, somme] to go on ou in ou into; [produit, matière] to go into22) (colloq) ( mourir)si tu continues à conduire comme ça, tu vas finir par y passer — if you keep driving like that, you'll kill yourself
on y passera tous, mais le plus tard sera le mieux — we've all got to go sometime, the later the better
23) ( se décolorer) [teinte, tissu] to fade24) ( filtrer) [café] to filter25) ( changer de vitesse)passer en troisième/marche arrière — to go into third/reverse
la troisième passe mal or a du mal à passer — third gear is a bit stiff
26) Jeux (au bridge, poker) to pass
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se passer verbe pronominal1) ( se produire) to happen2) ( être situé) to take place3) ( se dérouler) [opération, examen, négociations] to go4) ( s'écouler) [période] to go by, to pass5) ( se dispenser)se passer de — [personne] to do without [objet, activité, personne]; to go without [repas, nourriture, sommeil]
6) ( se mettre)7) ( l'un à l'autre)* * *pɒse1. vi1) (= aller) to go, to pass, to pass by, to go byIls sont passés par Paris. — They went through Paris.
2) (= faire une halte rapide) [facteur] to come, to call, (pour rendre visite) to call in, to drop inJe passerai chez vous ce soir. — I'll call in this evening., I'll drop in this evening.
Je lui ai dit en passant que j'allais me marier. — I told him in passing that I was getting married.
3) CARTES to pass4)passe encore de le penser, mais de le dire! — it's one thing to think it, but to say it!
passer sur qch [faute, détail inutile] — to pass over sth
5) (= s'écouler) [temps, jours] to go by, to pass6) (= disparaître) [douleur] to pass, to go away, [mode] to die out, [couleur, papier] to fadefaire passer à qn le goût de qch [homme] — to cure sb of his taste for sth, [femme] to cure sb of her taste for sth
7) (= franchir un obstacle, traverser) [personne] to get through, [courant, air, lumière] to get through, [liquide, café] to go throughfaire passer [message] — to get over, to get across
laisser passer [air, lumière, personne] — to let through, [occasion] to miss, [erreur] to overlook
Il m'a laissé passer. — He let me through.
8) (= être digéré, avalé) to go down10) (= être diffusé) [film, émission] to be on"Titanic" passe à la télé ce soir. — "Titanic" is on TV tonight.
Mon père passe à la radio demain soir. — My father's on the radio tomorrow night.
passer à [ennemi, opposition] — to go over to
passer aux aveux — to confess, to make a confession
passer avant qch/qn fig — to come before sth/sb
passer en seconde AUTOMOBILES — to change into second
passer pour; Il passe pour riche. — He is thought to be rich.
faire passer qn/qch pour — to make sb/sth out to be
2. vt1) (= franchir) [frontière, rivière] to cross, [douane] to go throughNous avons passé la frontière belge. — We crossed the Belgian border.
2) (= transmettre, donner)passer qch à qn — to pass sth to sb, to give sb sth
Passe-moi le sel, s'il te plaît. — Pass me the salt, please.
je vous passe M. Cousin (au téléphone) — I'm putting you through to Mr Cousin
passer qch en fraude (= faire entrer) — to smuggle sth in, (= faire sortir) to smuggle sth out
3) [temps, journée] to spendElle a passé la journée à ne rien faire. — She spent the day doing nothing.
Ils passent toujours leurs vacances au Danemark. — They always spend their holidays in Denmark.
4) (= subir) [examen] to sit, to take, [visite médicale] to haveGordon a passé ses examens la semaine dernière. — Gordon took his exams last week.
5) (= mettre) [vêtement] to slip onpasser la seconde AUTOMOBILES — to change into second
6) (= faire passer) [thé, soupe] to strain7) (= jouer) [film] to show, [disque, CD] to play, to put onOn passe "Le Kid" au cinéma cette semaine. — They're showing "The Kid" at the cinema this week.
8) (= conclure) [marché] to agree on, [accord] to reach9) (= tolérer)10) (= devenir)* * *passer verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( franchir) to cross [fleuve, pont, frontière, col]; to go through [porte, douane]; to get over [haie, obstacle]; ils ont fait passer la rivière au troupeau they took the herd across the river; il m'a fait passer la frontière he got me across the border;2 ( faire franchir) passer qch à la douane to get sth through customs; passer qch en fraude or contrebande to smuggle sth; passer qn en fraude ( vers l'intérieur) to smuggle sb in; ( vers l'extérieur) to smuggle sb out; ⇒ gauche;3 ( dépasser) to go past, to pass; quand vous aurez passé le feu, tournez à droite turn right after the lights; passer la barre des dix euros to pass the ten-euro mark; on a passé l'heure it's too late; j'ai passé l'âge I'm too old; le malade ne passera pas la nuit the patient won't last the night;4 ( mettre) passer le doigt sur la table to run one's finger over the table-top; passer la tête à la fenêtre to stick one's head out of the window; elle m'a passé le bras autour des épaules she put her arm around my shoulders; elle m'a passé la main dans les cheveux she ran her fingers through my hair;5 ( transmettre) to pass [objet] (à to); to pass [sth] on [consigne, maladie] (à to); ( prêter)○ to lend (à qn to sb); ( donner)○ to give (à qn to sb); passer le ballon au gardien de but to pass the ball to the goalkeeper; passe-moi le sel pass me the salt; passe le vin à ton père pass your father the wine; faites passer le plat entre vous pass the dish around; fais passer la bonne nouvelle à tes amis pass the good news on to your friends; elle a attrapé la grippe et l'a passée à son mari she caught flu and gave it to her husband; il m'a passé son vélo○ ( prêté) he lent me his bike; ( donné) he gave me his bike; il m'a passé son rhume he's given me his cold;6 ( au téléphone) tu peux me passer Chris? can you put Chris on?; attends, je te la passe hold on, here she is, I'll put her on; je vous le passe ( sur un autre poste) I'm putting you through; pourriez-vous me passer le poste 4834/le service de traduction? could you put me through to extension 4834/the translation department, please?; il est sorti, je vous passe sa secrétaire he's out, I'll put you through to his secretary;7 ( se présenter à) to take, to sit [examen scolaire, test]; to have [visite médicale, entretien]; passer son permis de conduire to take one's driving test; faire passer un test à qn to give sb a test; c'est moi qui fais passer l'oral de français aux nouveaux I'm taking the new pupils for the French oral;8 ( réussir) to pass [examen, test];9 ( dans le temps) to spend [temps, jour, vie, vacances] (à faire doing); passer une nuit à l'hôtel to spend a night at a hotel; nous avons passé de bons moments ensemble we've had some good times together; dépêche-toi, on ne va pas y passer la nuit○! hurry up, or we'll be here all night!; passer sa colère sur son chat/ses collègues to take one's anger out on the cat/one's colleagues;10 ( pardonner) passer qch à qn to let sb get away with sth; il ne me passe rien he doesn't let me get away with anything; elle leur passe tout she lets them get away with murder; passez-lui ses écarts de langage excuse his/her strong language; il passe tous ses caprices à sa fille he indulges his daughter's every whim; passez-moi l'expression/le terme if you'll pardon the expression/the word;11 ( omettre) to skip [mot, page, paragraphe]; je vous passe les détails I'll spare you the details; j'en passe et des meilleures ( après énumération) and so on and so forth, I could go on;12 ( utiliser) passer un chiffon humide sur les meubles to go over the furniture with a damp cloth; passer un coup de fer sur une chemise to give a shirt a quick press; n'oublie pas de passer l'aspirateur dans le salon don't forget to hoover® GB ou vacuum the lounge;13 ( étendre) en passant un peu de cire, les rayures disparaîtront if you go over it with a bit of wax, the scratches will disappear; passer un peu de baume sur une brûlure to dab some ointment on a burn; passer une couche de peinture sur qch to give sth a coat of paint;14 ( soumettre) passez le plat au four put the dish in the oven; passer la pointe d'une aiguille à la flamme to hold the point of a needle over a flame; passer le plancher à la cire to put some wax on the floor; passer qch à l'eau ( pour rincer) to give sth a rinse; ( pour obtenir une réaction) to soak sth briefly in water; qu'est-ce qu'elle nous a passé○! she really went for us○!; ⇒ peigne;15 ( à travers une grille) to filter [café]; to strain [jus de fruit, sauce]; to purée [légumes]; passer des légumes au moulin à légumes to purée vegetables;16 ( enfiler) to slip [sth] on [vêtement, anneau]; to slip into [robe]; ils ont essayé de me passer la camisole they tried to put me in a straitjacket;17 ( faire jouer) to play [disque, cassette audio]; ( projeter) to show [film, diapositives, cassette vidéo]; ( diffuser) to place [annonce];18 ( signer) to sign [contrat]; to enter into [accord]; to place [commande]; to pass [loi, décret]; passer un marché○ to make a deal;20 Aut ( enclencher) to go into [vitesse]; passer la troisième/la marche arrière to go into third gear/into reverse;B vi1 ( parcourir son chemin) [personne, animal, véhicule, ballon] to go past ou by, to pass; passer entre to pass between; regarder passer les trains to watch the trains go past ou by; nous sommes passés devant le palais/près du lac we went past the palace/the lake; passer sous/sur un pont to go under/over a bridge; l'autobus vient juste de passer the bus has just gone; le facteur n'est pas encore passé the postman hasn't been yet; quand passe le prochain car pour Caen? when is the next coach GB ou bus for Caen?; je suis passé à côté de lui/du monument I passed him/the monument; nous sommes passés près de chez toi ce matin we were near your house this morning; passer à pied/à cheval/en voiture/à bicyclette to walk/ride/drive/cycle past; un avion est passé a plane flew past overhead; il est passé en courant/boitant he ran/limped past; j'ai renversé le vase en passant I knocked over the vase as I went by; en passant, achète du lait buy some milk while you're out; le ballon est passé tout près des buts the ball narrowly missed the goal;2 (se trouver, s'étendre) la route passe à côté du lac the road runs alongside the lake; le ruisseau passe derrière la maison the stream runs behind the house; ils ont fait passer la route devant chez nous/près de l'église/derrière le village they built the road in front of our house/near the church/behind the village; ligne qui passe par les centres de deux cercles line that connects the centresGB of two circles; en faisant passer une ligne par ces deux villes drawing a line through these two towns;3 ( faire un saut) je ne fais que passer I've just popped in GB ou dropped by for a minute; quand je suis passé au marché when I went down to the market; quand je suis passé à l'école when I dropped by the school; quand je suis passé chez lui when I called in to see him GB, when I dropped by his place; passer à la banque to call in at the bank GB, to drop by the bank; il est passé déposer un dossier he came to drop off a file; il est passé quelqu'un pour toi someone was looking for you; je passerai un de ces jours I'll drop by one of these days; passer dans la matinée [plombier, représentant] to call in the morning GB, to come over in the morning; passe nous voir plus souvent! come and see us more often!; passer prendre qn/qch to pick sb/sth up; je passerai te prendre à six heures I'll pick you up at six; je passerai prendre le gâteau dans une heure I'll pick up the cake in an hour;4 ( se rendre) to go; passez au guichet numéro 3 go to counter 3; passons au salon let's go into ou through to the lounge; les contrebandiers sont passés en Espagne the smugglers have crossed into Spain; passez derrière moi, je vous montrerai le chemin follow me, I'll show you the way; il est passé devant moi, il m'est passé devant○ ( dans une queue) he pushed in front of me; passer à la visite médicale to go for a medical examination; passer devant une commission to come before a committee;5 ( aller au-delà) to get through; tu ne passeras pas, c'est trop étroit you'll never get through, it's too narrow; on ne peut pas passer à cause de la neige we can't get through because of the snow; impossible de passer tant il y avait de monde you couldn't get through, there were so many people; il est passé au rouge he went through the red lights; il n'a pas attendu le feu vert pour passer he didn't wait for the lights to turn green; il m'a fait signe de passer he waved me on; il a fait passer la vieille dame devant lui he let the old lady go first; vas-y, ça passe! ( à un automobiliste) go on, there's plenty of room!; laisser passer qn to let sb through; laisser passer une ambulance to let an ambulance through; le volet laisse passer un peu de lumière the shutter lets in a chink of light; la cloison laisse passer le bruit the partition doesn't keep the noise out; passer par-dessus bord to fall overboard; il est passé par la fenêtre ( par accident) he fell out of the window; ( pour entrer) he got in through the window; il est passé sous un train he was run over by a train; nous n'avons pas pu faire passer l'armoire par la porte we couldn't get the wardrobe through the door; à cause des travaux, on ne peut pas passer derrière la maison because of the road works, we can't get round GB ou around US the back of the house; ⇒ caravane, casser;6 ( transiter) passer par [personne] lit to pass ou go through; fig to go through; nous sommes passés par Édimbourg we went via Edinburgh; ça ira plus vite en passant par la Belgique it'll be quicker to go via Belgium; la manifestation passera dans cette avenue the demonstration will come along this avenue; passer par qn pour faire qch to do sth through sb; passer par de rudes épreuves to go through the mill, to have a rough time; passer par l'opératrice to go through the operator; passer par une rue to go along a street; passer par l'escalier de service to use the service stairs; nous sommes passés par une agence matrimoniale we met through a marriage bureau; il est passé par tous les stades de la formation he went through the various different stages of training; passer au bord de la faillite to come very close to bankruptcy; il est passé par une très bonne école he went to a very good school; la formation par laquelle il est passé the training (that) he had; il dit tout ce qui lui passe par la tête he always says the first thing that comes into his head; je ne sais jamais ce qui te passe par la tête I never know what's going on in your head; une idée m'est passée par la tête an idea occurred to me; mais qu'est-ce qui lui est passé par la tête? what on earth was he/she thinking of?; ça fait du bien par où ça passe○! [aliment, boisson] I needed that!; un éclair de malice passa dans ses yeux his/her eyes gleamed with mischief, he/she had a mischievous glint in his/her eyes; un sourire passa sur ses lèvres he/she smiled for a second; en passant par including; des reptiles à l'homme, en passant par le singe from reptiles to man, including apes; ⇒ maire;7 ○( avoir son tour) il accuse le patron, ses collègues, le cuisinier, bref, tout le monde y passe he's accusing the boss, his colleagues, the cook-in other words, everyone in sight; le rock, le blues, la musique classique, tout y passe rock, blues, classical music, you name it; que ça te plaise ou non, il va falloir y passer whether you like it or not, there's no alternative; la nouvelle secrétaire va y passer aussi the new secretary will get it as well; on ne peut pas faire autrement que d'en passer par là there is no other way around it; je sais, j'en suis déjà passé par là I know all about that, I've been there○;8 ( négliger) passer sur to pass over [question, défaut, erreur]; je préfère passer sur ce point pour l'instant I'd rather not dwell on that point for the moment; il est or a passé sur les détails he didn't go into the details; si l'on passe sur les frais de déplacement if we ignore the travel expenses; passons (là-dessus)! ( injonction) let's hear no more about it!; ( pardon) let's say no more about it!; passer à côté d'une question ( volontairement) to sidestep a question; ( involontairement) to miss the point; laisser passer qch ( délibérément) to let sth pass, to overlook sth; ( par inadvertance) to let sth slip through, to overlook sth; laisser passer une occasion, passer à côté d'une occasion to miss an opportunity, to let an opportunity slip ou go by; laisser passer quelques erreurs par gentillesse to overlook a few errors out of soft-heartedness; on ne peut pas laisser passer une telle erreur we cannot let a mistake like that through; le réviseur a laissé passer plusieurs fautes the proofreader let several mistakes slip through; il leur laisse passer tous leurs caprices he indulges their every whim;9 ( ne pas approfondir) en passant in passing; notons en passant que we should note in passing that; en passant, il a ajouté que in passing, he added that; soit dit en passer incidentally;10 (être admis, supporté) [aliment, repas] to go down; [commentaires, discours, critiques] to go down well (auprès de with); [loi, règlement, mesure] to get through; [attitude, pensée, doctrine] to be accepted; [candidat] to get through; je ne me sens pas bien, ce doit être le concombre qui passe mal I don't feel well, it must be the cucumber; prends un peu de cognac, ça fait passer! have a drop of brandy, it's good for the digestion; vos critiques sont mal passées/ne sont pas passées your criticism went down badly/didn't go down well; ils n'ont jamais pu faire passer leur réforme/leurs idées they never managed to get their reform through/their ideas accepted; que je sois critiqué, passe encore, mais calomnié, non! criticism is one thing, but I draw the line at slander; avec lui, la flatterie, ça ne passe pas flattery won't work with him; passer au premier tour Pol to be elected in the first round; passer dans la classe supérieure to move up to the next year ou grade US; (ça) passe pour cette fois○ this time, I'll let it go;11 ( se déplacer) passer de France en Espagne to leave France and enter Spain; passer de la salle à manger au salon to move from the dining room to the lounge; passer à l'ennemi to go over to the enemy; passer dans le camp adverse to go over to the other side; passer sous contrôle de l'ONU/de l'État to be taken over by the UN/the government; passer sous contrôle ennemi to fall into enemy hands; passer de main en main to be passed around; passer constamment d'un sujet à l'autre to flit from one subject to another; passer d'un amant à un autre to go from one lover to the next; passer de l'opulence à la misère to go from extreme wealth to extreme poverty; passer de la théorie à la pratique to put theory into practice; leur nombre pourrait passer à 700 their number could reach 700; passer à un taux supérieur/inférieur to go up to a higher rate/down to a lower rate; faire passer qch de 200 à 300 to increase sth from 200 to 300; faire passer qch de 300 à 200 to decrease sth from 300 to 200; expression passée en proverbe expression that has become a proverb;12 ( être pris) passer pour un imbécile/pour être une belle ville to be generally thought of as stupid/as a beautiful town (auprès de by); passer pour un génie to pass as a genius; son excentricité passe pour de l'intelligence his/her eccentricity passes for intelligence; il passe pour l'inventeur de l'ordinateur he's supposed to have invented computers; passer pour quelqu'un d'autre to be taken for someone else; il pourrait passer pour un Américain he could be taken for an American; il veut passer pour un grand homme he wants to be seen as a great man; faire passer qn/qch pour exceptionnel/exemplaire to make sb/sth out to be exceptional/a model of perfection; se faire passer pour malade to pretend to be ill; se faire passer pour mort to fake one's own death; il se fait passer pour mon frère he passes himself off as my brother; se faisant passer pour un agent d'assurance by passing himself off as ou by impersonating an insurance salesman; il m'a fait passer pour un imbécile he made me look like a fool;13 ( disparaître) [douleur, événement] to pass; quand l'orage sera or aura passé lit when the storm is over; fig when the storm dies down; ça passera ( sa mauvaise humeur) it'll pass; ( ton chagrin) you'll get over it; la première réaction passée, il a été possible de faire once we/they calmed down it was possible to do; nous avons dû attendre que sa colère soit passée we had to wait for his/her anger to subside; passer de mode [vêtement, style, chanson, expression] to go out of fashion; cette mode est vite passée or a vite passé that fashion was short-lived; faire passer à qn l'envie or le goût de faire to cure sb of the desire to do; les sales gosses, je vais leur faire passer l'envie or l'habitude de tirer sur ma sonnette! those damn kids, I'll teach them to ring my bell!; ce médicament fait passer les maux d'estomac this medicine relieves stomach ache; cette mauvaise habitude te passera it's a bad habit you'll grow out of; ça lui passera avant que ça me reprenne○ it won't last;14 (apparaître, être projeté, diffusé) [artiste, groupe] ( sur une scène) to be appearing; (à la télévision, radio) to be on; [spectacle, film] to be on; [cassette, musique] to be playing; mon ami passe à la télévision ce soir my friend is on television tonight; les films portugais qui passent à la télévision/au Rex/à Paris the Portuguese films (that are) on television/on at the Rex/on in Paris;15 ( être placé) passer avant/après ( en importance) to come before/after; la santé passe avant tout health comes first; il fait passer sa famille avant ses amis he puts his family before his friends;16 ○( disparaître) où étais-tu (encore) passé? where (on earth) did you get to?; où est passé mon livre/le chat? where has my book/the cat got to?;17 ( s'écouler) [temps] to pass, to go by; deux ans ont passé depuis l'événement two years have passed since it happened; le temps a passé, et les gens ont oublié time has passed and people have forgotten; je ne vois pas le temps passer I don't know where the time goes; le week-end a or est passé trop vite the weekend went too quickly;18 ( se mettre à) to turn to; passons aux choses sérieuses let's turn to serious matters; nous pouvons passer à l'étape suivante we can move on to the next stage; passons à autre chose let's change the subject; nous allons passer au vote let's vote now; passer à l'offensive to take the offensive;19 ( être transmis) passer de père en fils/de génération en génération/à ses héritiers to be handed down from father to son/from generation to generation/to one's heirs; l'expression est passée dans la langue the expression has become part of the language; ça finira par passer dans les mœurs it'll eventually become common practice; il a fait passer son émotion dans la salle he transmitted his emotion to the audience;20 ( être promu) to be promoted to; il est passé général he's been promoted to general; elle est passée maître dans l'art de mentir she's an accomplished liar;21 ( être dépensé) [argent, somme] to go on ou in ou into; [produit, matière] to go into; la moitié de mon salaire passe en remboursement de mes dettes half my salary goes on paying off my debts; toutes mes économies y sont passées○ all my savings went into it;22 ○( mourir) y passer to die; si tu continues à conduire comme ça, tu vas finir par y passer if you keep driving like that, you'll kill yourself; on y passera tous, mais le plus tard sera le mieux we've all got to go sometime, the later the better;25 ( changer de vitesse) passer en troisième/marche arrière to go into third/reverse; la troisième passe mal or a du mal à passer third gear is a bit stiff; passer de seconde en troisième to go from second into third;26 Jeux (au bridge, poker) to pass.C se passer vpr1 ( se produire) to happen; ça s'est passé en Chine/à Pékin/le matin/au bon moment it happened in China/in Beijing/in the morning/at the right time; il ne se passe jamais rien dans ce village nothing ever happens in this village; que se passe-t-il?, qu'est-ce qui se passe? what's happening, what's going on?; tout se passe comme si le dollar avait été dévalué it's as if the dollar was devalued;2 ( être situé) to take place; la scène se passe au Viêt Nam/dans les années trente/de nos jours the scene is set in Vietnam/in the thirties/in the present day;3 ( se dérouler) [opération, examen, négociations] to go; comment s'est passée la réunion? how did the meeting go?; tout s'est bien passé everything went well; ça s'est mal passé it didn't go well; la réunion s'est très mal passée the meeting went very badly; tout s'est passé très vite it all happened very fast; ça va mal se passer pour toi si tu continues! you're going to be in trouble if you carry on GB ou continue doing that!; ça ne se passera pas comme ça! I won't leave it at that!;4 ( s'écouler) [période] to go by, to pass; il s'est passé deux ans depuis, deux ans se sont passés depuis that was two years ago; il ne se passe guère de jour (sans) qu'elle ne trouve à se plaindre hardly a day goes by without her finding something to complain about; attendons que ça se passe let's wait till it's over; nos soirées se passaient à regarder la télévision we spent the evenings watching television; ⇒ jeunesse;5 ( se dispenser) se passer de [personne] to do without [objet, activité, personne]; to go without [repas, nourriture, sommeil]; nous nous sommes passés de voiture we did without a car; nous nous passerons de lui we'll do without him; je me passerais bien de tes remarques I can do without your comments; se passer de commentaires to speak for itself; ne pas pouvoir se passer de faire not to be able to help oneself from doing; se passer des services de qn to do without sb's services;6 ( se mettre) se passer la langue sur les lèvres/la main dans les cheveux to run one's tongue over one's lips/one's fingers through one's hair; se passer la main sur le front to put a hand to one's forehead;7 ( l'un à l'autre) ils se sont passé des documents they exchanged some documents; nous nous sommes passé le virus we caught the virus from each other.[pase] verbe intransitif (auxiliaire être)A.[EXPRIME UN DÉPLACEMENT]passer dans: pour empêcher les poids lourds de passer dans le village to stop lorries from driving ou going through the villagea. [devant moi] go in front of me if you can't seeb. [devant tout le monde] go to the front if you can't seepasser sous une voiture [se faire écraser] to get run over (by a car)des péniches passaient sur le canal barges were going past ou were sailing on the canal[fugitivement]un sourire passa sur ses lèvres a smile played about her lips, she smiled briefly3. [emprunter un certain itinéraire]si vous passez à Paris, venez me voir come and see me if you're in Paris[fleuve, route] to go, to run5. [sur un parcours régulier - démarcheur, représentant] to call ; [ - bateau, bus, train] to come ou to go pastle facteur passe deux fois par jour the postman delivers ou comes twice a dayle bateau/train est déjà passé the boat/train has already gone ou leftle prochain bateau passera dans deux jours the next boat will call ou is due in two days6. [faire une visite] to callj'ai demandé au médecin de passer I asked the doctor to call (in) ou to come ou to visit7. [franchir une limite] to get through8. [s'infiltrer] to passpasser dans le sang to pass into ou to enter the bloodstreamle café doit passer lentement [dans le filtre] the coffee must filter through slowly9. [aller, se rendre] to gooù sont passées mes lunettes? where have my glasses got ou disappeared to?passer de Suisse en France to cross over ou to go from Switzerland to FranceB.[EXPRIME UNE ACTION]1. [se soumettre à]ce matin, je suis passé au tableau I was asked to explain something at the blackboard this morningy passer (familier) : je ne veux pas me faire opérer — il faudra bien que tu y passes, pourtant! I don't want to have an operation — you're going to have to!avec lui, toutes les femmes du service y sont passées he's had all the women in his department2. [être accepté] to passelle est passée à l'écrit mais pas à l'oral she got through ou she passed the written exam but not the oralton petit discours est bien passé your little speech went down well ou was well receivedle film passe mal sur le petit écran/en noir et blanc the film just isn't the same on TV/in black and whitepasse (encore): l'injurier, passe encore, mais le frapper! it's one thing to insult him, but quite another to hit him!3. [être transmis] to gola ferme est passée de père en fils depuis cinq générations the farm has been handed down from father to son for five generationsla locution est passée du latin à l'anglais the phrase came ou passed into English from Latin4. [entrer] to passc'est passé dans le langage courant it's passed into ou it's now part of everyday speechc'est passé dans les moeurs it's become standard ou normal practice5. [être utilisé, absorbé] to gosi les socialistes passent if the socialists get in ou are electedRADIO & TÉLÉVISIONpasser à la radio [émission, personne] to be on the radio ou the aira. [personne] to be ou to appear on televisionb. [film] to be on television8. DROIT [comparaître]passer devant le tribunal to come up ou to go before the courtpasser en correctionnelle ≃ to go before the magistrate's courtC.[EXPRIME UN CHANGEMENT D'ÉTAT]1. [accéder - à un niveau]2. [devenir] to become3. [dans des locutions verbales]passer de... à [changer d'état]: passer de l'état liquide à l'état gazeux to pass ou to change from the liquid to the gaseous statela production est passée de 20 à 30/de 30 à 20 tonnes output has gone (up) from 20 to 30/(down) from 30 to 20 tonnescomment êtes-vous passé du cinéma au théâtre? how did you move ou make the transition from the cinema to the stage?il passe d'une idée à l'autre he jumps ou flits from one idea to another4. AUTOMOBILEpasser en troisième to change ou go into third (gear)D.[EXPRIME UNE ÉVOLUTION DANS LE TEMPS]la journée est passée agréablement the day went off ou passed pleasantly2. [s'estomper - douleur] to fade (away), to wear off ; [ - malaise] to disappear ; [ - mode, engouement] to die out ; [ - enthousiasme] to wear off, to fade ; [ - beauté] to fade, to wane ; [ - chance, jeunesse] to pass ; [ - mauvaise humeur] to pass, to vanish ; [ - rage, tempête] to die down ; [ - averse] to die down, to stopfaire passer: ce médicament fait passer la douleur très rapidement this medicine relieves pain very quickly[se faner - fleur] to wilt[pâlir - teinte]4. (auxiliaire avoir) (vieilli) [mourir]il a passé cette nuit he passed on ou away last night————————[pase] verbe transitif (auxiliaire avoir)A.[EXPRIME UN DÉPLACEMENT]1. [traverser - pont, col de montagne] to go over (inseparable), to cross ; [ - écluse] to go through (inseparable)2. [franchir - frontière, ligne d'arrivée] to crosspasser l'arrêt de l'autobus [le manquer] to miss one's bus stoppasser le cap Horn to (go) round Cape Horn, to round the Capequand on passe les 1 000 mètres d'altitude when you go over 1,000 metres highl'or a passé les 400 dollars l'once gold has broken through the $ 400 an ounce mark4. [transporter] to ferry ou to take across (separable)5. [introduire]passer de la drogue/des cigarettes en fraude to smuggle drugs/cigarettes6. [engager - partie du corps] to putpasser son bras autour de la taille de quelqu'un to put ou to slip one's arm round somebody's waistje n'arrive pas à passer ma tête dans l'encolure de cette robe my head won't go through the neck of the dress7. [faire aller - instrument] to runpasse le balai dans l'escalier give the stairs a sweep, sweep the stairs9. SPORT [franchir - obstacle, haie] to jump (over)[transmettre - ballon] to passB.[EXPRIME UNE ACTION]1. [se soumettre à - permis de conduire] to take ; [ - examen] to take, to sit (UK) ; [ - entretien] to have ; [ - scanner, visite médicale] to have, to go for (inseparable)il a passé l'écrit, mais attendons l'oral he's passed the written exam, but let's see what happens in the oralje passe toutes les descriptions dans ses romans I miss out ou I skip all the descriptions in her novels4. [tolérer]passez-moi l'expression/le mot if you'll pardon the expression/excuse the term5. [soumettre à l'action de]passer des légumes au mixeur to put vegetables through the blender, to blend vegetablespasser quelque chose sous l'eau to rinse something ou to give something a rinse under the tappasser quelque chose à quelqu'un (familier) to give somebody a good dressing-down, to tick somebody off (UK)se faire passer quelque chose (familier) to get a good ticking off (UK), to get a good chewing-out (US)6. [donner, transmettre - généralement] to pass, to hand, to give ; [ - maladie] to give ; [ - au téléphone] to put through (separable)je te passe Fred here's Fred, I'll hand you over to Fredpasse-moi Annie let me talk to Annie, put Annie on7. [rendre public - annonce]8. (familier) [prêter] to lendje vais te passer de la crème dans le dos I'm going to put ou to rub some cream on your back11. [enfiler - vêtement] to slip ou to put on (separable)12. AUTOMOBILEpasser la troisième to change ou to shift into third gear[diapositive] to showRADIO [émission] to broadcast14. COMMERCE [conclure - entente] to conclude, to come to (inseparable), to reach ; [ - marché] to agree on (inseparable), to strike, to reach ; [ - commande] to placeC.[EXPRIME UNE NOTION TEMPORELLE]1. [employer - durée] to spendpassez un bon week-end/une bonne soirée! have a nice weekend/evening!as-tu passé une bonne nuit? did you sleep well last night?, did you have a good night?elle ne passera pas la nuit she won't see the night out, she won't last the night3. [assouvir - envie] to satisfy————————passer après verbe plus prépositionil faut le faire libérer, le reste passe après we must get him released, everything else is secondary————————passer avant verbe plus prépositionto go ou to come beforeses intérêts passent avant tout his own interests come before anything else, he puts his own interests before everything else————————passer par verbe plus préposition1. [dans une formation] to go through2. [dans une évolution] to go through, to undergole pays est passé par toutes les formes de gouvernement the country has experienced every form of government3. [recourir à] to go throughpour comprendre, il faut être passé par là you have to have experienced it to understand————————passer pour verbe plus préposition1. [avec nom] to be thought of asje vais passer pour un idiot I'll be taken for ou people will take me for an idiot2. [avec adj]3. [avec verbe]elle passe pour descendre d'une famille noble she is said to be descended from an aristocratic family————————passer sur verbe plus préposition[excuser] to overlookpassons sur les détails let's pass over ou skip the detailspassons! let's say no more about it!, let's drop it!tu me l'avais promis, mais passons! you promised me, but never mind!————————se passer verbe pronominal intransitifla soirée s'est passée tranquillement the evening went by ou passed quietlyqu'est-ce qui se passe? what's happening?, what's going on?il se passe que ton frère vient d'être arrêté, (voilà ce qui se passe)! your brother's just been arrested, that's what's!il ne se passe pas une semaine sans qu'il perde de l'argent aux courses not a week goes by without him losing money on the horses3. [se dérouler - dans certaines conditions] to go (off)l'opération s'est bien/mal passée the operation went (off) smoothly/badlysi tout se passe bien, nous y serons demain if all goes well, we'll be there tomorrowtout se passe comme prévu everything's going according to plan ou going as planned————————se passer verbe pronominal transitifil se passa un peigne/la main dans les cheveux he ran a comb/his fingers through his hair————————se passer de verbe pronominal plus préposition1. [vivre sans] to do ou to go without2. [s'abstenir]3. [ne pas avoir besoin de]————————en passant locution adverbiale1. [dans la conversation] in passingfaire une remarque en passant to remark in passing, to make a casual remark2. [sur son chemin]il s'arrête de temps à autre en passant he calls on his way by ou past from time to time————————en passant par locution prépositionnelle————————1. [dans l'espace] vial'avion va à Athènes en passant par Londres the plane goes to Athens via London ou stops in London on its way to Athens2. [dans une énumération] (and) including -
10 herleiten
(trennb., hat -ge-)II v/refl: sich herleiten von derive ( oder be derived) from; go back to; genealogisch: descend ( oder be descended) from* * *to derive* * *her|lei|ten sep1. vt2) (= an bestimmten Ort leiten) to bring2. vrsich von etw hérleiten — to come from sth, to be derived from sth
* * *(to come or develop from: The word `derives' is derived from an old French word.) derive* * *her|lei·tenI. vt1. (ableiten) to derive sth from sth2. (folgern) to deduce [or infer] [or conclude] sth from sthII. vr* * *1.transitives Verb derive (aus, von from)2.reflexives Verbsich von/aus etwas herleiten — derive or be derived from something
* * *herleiten (trennb, hat -ge-)A. v/t (ableiten) derive (B. v/r:sich herleiten von derive ( oder be derived) from; go back to; genealogisch: descend ( oder be descended) from* * *1.transitives Verb derive (aus, von from)2.reflexives Verbsich von/aus etwas herleiten — derive or be derived from something
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11 Linie
f; -, -n1. line (auch Reihe, im Gesicht, MIL., Sport etc.); in Linie antreten, sich in einer Linie aufstellen line up; MIL. fall in; in erster Linie fig. first of all, in the first place; in vorderster Linie stehen MIL. be in the front line; fig. be at the forefront ( oder in the front line); auf der ganzen Linie fig. (right) down the line; Sieg: across the board2. (Strecke) route; die Linie 20 Bus: bus number 20, the number 20 (bus); auf der Linie Köln-Hamburg on the Cologne-Hamburg line ( oder route)3. (Fluglinie) airline4. (Tendenz) trend; POL. course; (Parteilinie) party line; einer Zeitung: editorial policy; eine klare Linie haben (fest umrissen sein) be clear-cut; (konsequent sein) be consistent; eine klare Linie einhalten follow a consistent line, stay consistent; eine mittlere Linie einschlagen oder verfolgen follow a middle course5. umg. (Taille) figure, waistline; ich muss auf meine ( schlanke) Linie achten auch I’ve got to watch what I eat* * *die Linie(Körperform) figure; waistline;(Strecke) route; line;(Strich) line* * *Li|nie ['liːniə]f -, -nein Schreibblock mit Línien — a ruled (esp Brit) or lined notepad
in einer Línie stehen — to be in a line
sich in einer Línie aufstellen — to line up
die Buchstaben halten nicht Línie (Typ) — the letters are not in line
auf der gleichen Línie — along the same lines
fehlt die klare Línie — there's no clear line to sth
eine klare Línie für sein Leben finden, seinem Leben eine klare Línie geben — to give one's life a clear sense of direction
eine Línie ziehen zwischen... (+dat) (fig) — to draw a distinction between...
auf der ganzen Línie (fig) — all along the line
auf Línie bleiben (fig) — to toe the line
sie hat ein Gesicht mit klaren/verschwommenen Línien — she has clear-cut/ill-defined features
auf die (schlanke) Línie achten — to watch one's figure
in direkter Línie von jdm abstammen — to be a direct descendant of sb
die männliche/weibliche Línie eines Geschlechts — the male/female line of a family
in erster/zweiter Línie kommen (fig) — to come first/second, to take first/second place
in erster Línie muss die Arbeitslosigkeit bekämpft werden — the fight against unemployment must come first or must take priority
See:→ erste(r, s)in Línie antreten! — fall in!
in Línie zu drei Gliedern — in ranks three deep
die feindliche/vorderste Línie — the enemy lines pl/front line
3) (= Verkehrsverbindung, - strecke) route; (= Buslinie, Eisenbahnlinie) line, routefahren Sie mit der Línie 2 — take a or the (number) 2
auf einer Línie verkehren — to work a route
die Línie Köln-Bonn — the Cologne-Bonn line
* * *die1) (a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe: She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.) line2) (a regular service of ships, aircraft etc: a shipping line.) line3) (an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight: fighting in the front line.) line* * *Li·nie<-, -n>[ˈli:ni̯ə]f1. (längerer Strich) lineeine geschlängelte/gestrichelte \Linie a wavy/dotted lineeine \Linie ziehen to draw a lineeine Bus-/U-Bahn\Linie a bus/underground line [or route]nehmen Sie am besten die \Linie 19 you'd best take the [or a] number 19die feindlichen \Linien durchbrechen to break through [the] enemy lineseine gemeinsame \Linie a common line [or policy]eine klare \Linie a clear lineauf der gleichen \Linie liegen to follow the same line, to be along the same lines6. (Verwandtschaftszweig) linein bestimmter \Linie in a certain lineer behauptet, dass er in direkter \Linie von Karl dem Großen abstammt he claims that he is descended in a direct line from [or is a direct descendant of] Charlemagnedie \Linie passieren [o kreuzen] to cross the line8. JUR line, coursegerade \Linie direct line9.▶ in erster/zweiter \Linie first and foremost/secondarilydie Kosten sind erst in zweiter \Linie maßgebend/wichtig the costs are only of secondary importance▶ auf der ganzen \Linie all along the linedanke, keine Sahne, ich achte sehr auf meine [schlanke] \Linie no cream thanks, I'm watching [or trying to watch] my figure▶ in vorderster \Linie stehen to be in the front line* * *die; Linie, Linien1) lineauf die [schlanke] Linie achten — (ugs. scherzh.) watch one's figure
die feindliche[n] Linie[n] — (Milit.) [the] enemy lines pl.
in vorderster Linie stehen — (fig.) be in the front line
2) (Verkehrsstrecke) route; (EisenbahnLinie, StraßenbahnLinie) line; routefahren Sie mit der Linie 4 — take a or the number 4
3) (allgemeine Richtung) line; policyeine/keine klare Linie erkennen lassen — reveal a/no clear policy
4) (Verwandtschaftszweig) linein direkter Linie von jemandem abstammen — be directly descended from or a direct descendant of somebody
5)in erster Linie geht es darum, dass das Projekt beschleunigt wird — the first priority is to speed up the project
* * *1. line (auch Reihe, im Gesicht, MIL, Sport etc);in Linie antreten, sich in einer Linie aufstellen line up; MIL fall in;in erster Linie fig first of all, in the first place;in vorderster Linie stehen MIL be in the front line; fig be at the forefront ( oder in the front line);2. (Strecke) route;auf der Linie Köln-Hamburg on the Cologne-Hamburg line ( oder route)3. (Fluglinie) airlineeine klare Linie einhalten follow a consistent line, stay consistent;verfolgen follow a middle course5. umg (Taille) figure, waistline;ich muss auf meine (schlanke) Linie achten auch I’ve got to watch what I eat6. (Stamm, Geschlecht) line;in direkter Linie abstammen von be a direct descendant of* * *die; Linie, Linien1) lineauf die [schlanke] Linie achten — (ugs. scherzh.) watch one's figure
die feindliche[n] Linie[n] — (Milit.) [the] enemy lines pl.
in vorderster Linie stehen — (fig.) be in the front line
2) (Verkehrsstrecke) route; (EisenbahnLinie, StraßenbahnLinie) line; routefahren Sie mit der Linie 4 — take a or the number 4
3) (allgemeine Richtung) line; policyeine/keine klare Linie erkennen lassen — reveal a/no clear policy
4) (Verwandtschaftszweig) linein direkter Linie von jemandem abstammen — be directly descended from or a direct descendant of somebody
5)in erster Linie geht es darum, dass das Projekt beschleunigt wird — the first priority is to speed up the project
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12 claim
kleim
1. verb1) (to say that something is a fact: He claims to be the best runner in the class.) afirmar2) (to demand as a right: You must claim your money back if the goods are damaged.) reclamar3) (to state that one is the owner of: Does anyone claim this book?) reclamar
2. noun1) (a statement (that something is a fact): Her claim that she was the millionaire's daughter was disproved.) afirmación2) ((a demand for) a payment of compensation etc: a claim for damages against her employer.) reclamación3) (a demand for something which (one says) one owns or has a right to: a rightful claim to the money.) reivindicación•- claimantclaim1 n1. reclamación / reivindicación2. afirmaciónhis claims that he has seen a UFO are unbelievable sus afirmaciones acerca de que ha visto un ovni son imposibles de creerclaim2 vb1. reclamar2. afirmar / sostenertr[kleɪm]1 (demand - for insurance) reclamación nombre femenino; (for wages) demanda, reivindicación nombre femenino; (for benefit, allowance) solicitud nombre femenino2 (right - to title, right, property) derecho3 (assertion) afirmación nombre femenino■ everyone scoffed at his claim to be descended from the Royal Family todos se burlaron de él cuando afirmó que descendía de la familia real4 (thing claimed - land) concesión nombre femenino1 (right, property, title) reclamar; (land) reclamar, reivindicar; (compensation) exigir, reclamar; (immunity) alegar3 (of disaster, accident, etc) cobrar4 (assert) afirmar, sostener, decir5 (attention) reclamar; (time) exigir1 presentar un reclamación, reclamar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLsomebody's only claim to fame lo más cerca que alguien ha estado de la famato claim for something reclamar algoto claim on one's insurance reclamar el seguroto claim responsibility for reivindicarto have a claim on something tener derecho a algoto lay claim to something (property etc) reclamar el derecho a algo, reivindicar algo 2 (to knowledge etc) pretender algoto make a claim for damages presentar una demanda por daños, demandar por dañosclaim ['kleɪm] vt1) demand: reclamar, reivindicarshe claimed her rights: reclamó sus derechos2) maintain: afirmar, sostenerthey claim it's theirs: sostienen que es suyoclaim n1) demand: demanda f, reclamación f2) declaration: declaración f, afirmación f3)to stake a claim : reclamar, reivindicarn.• afirmación s.f.• demanda (Jurisprudencia) s.f.• pedimento s.m.• pretensión s.f.• reclamación s.f.• solicitud (Gobierno) s.f.v.• afirmar v.• demandar v.• pretender v.• reclamar v.• reivindicar v.kleɪm
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1) ( demand)wage o pay claim — reivindicación f salarial, demanda f de aumento salarial
insurance claim — reclamación f al seguro
claim FOR something: to put in a claim for expenses presentar una solicitud de reembolso de gastos; she makes enormous claims on my time — me quita muchísimo tiempo
2) (to right, title)claim (TO something) — derecho m (a algo)
to lay claim to something — reivindicar* algo
3) ( allegation) afirmación f4) ( piece of land) concesión f; see also stake II 2) a)
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1)a) ( assert title to) \<\<throne/inheritance/land\>\> reclamar; \<\<right\>\> reivindicar*to claim diplomatic immunity — alegar* inmunidad diplomática
b) ( demand as being one's own) \<\<lost property\>\> reclamarhe's going to claim compensation — va a exigir que se lo indemnice, va a reclamar una indemnización
2) (allege, profess)he claimed (that) he knew nothing about it — aseguraba or afirmaba no saber nada de ello
to claim to + INF: they claim to have found the cure dicen or aseguran haber encontrado la cura; I can't claim to be an intellectual — no pretendo ser un intelectual
3) \<\<attention/interest\>\> reclamar
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vi presentar una reclamación[kleɪm]to claim on: you can claim on the insurance — puedes reclamar al seguro
1. N1) (=demand) (for rights, wages) reivindicación f, demanda f ; (for damages, on insurance) reclamación f ; (for expenses, benefit) solicitud f ; (Jur) demanda fpay or wage claim — reivindicación f salarial
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to file a claim — (Jur) presentar or interponer una demanda•
she lost her claim for damages — el tribunal rechazó su demanda de daños y perjuicioshave you made a claim since last year? — (for benefit) ¿ha solicitado alguna ayuda estatal desde el año pasado?
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there are many claims on my time — tengo una agenda muy apretada•
to put in a claim (for sth) — (for expenses) presentar una solicitud (de algo); (on insurance) reclamar (algo)2) (=right) (to property, title) derecho mthey will not give up their claim to the territory — no renunciarán a su reivindicación del territorio
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the town's main claim to fame is its pub — este pueblo se destaca más que nada por el bar•
to lay claim to sth — (lit) reclamar algo; (fig) atribuirse algostake 2., 2), a), prior I, 1., 1)he cannot lay claim to much originality — no puede atribuirse mucha originalidad, no puede presumir de original
3) (=assertion) afirmación fhe rejected claims that he had had affairs with six women — desmintió las afirmaciones de que había tenido seis amantes
2. VT1) (=demand as due) [+ rights] reivindicar; [+ lost property] reclamar; [+ allowance, benefit] (=apply for) solicitar; (=receive) cobrarif you wish to claim expenses you must provide receipts — si desea que se le reembolsen los gastos debe presentar los recibos
25% of people who are entitled to claim State benefits do not do so — el 25% de las personas que tienen derecho a cobrar ayuda del Estado no lo hace
he claimed damages for negligence on the part of the hospital — exigió que el hospital le compensara por haber cometido negligencia, demandó al hospital por negligencia
2) (=state title to) [+ territory] reivindicar; [+ victory] atribuirse; [+ prize] llevarse; [+ throne] reclamarneither side can claim victory in this war — ninguno de los dos bandos puede atribuirse la victoria en esta guerra
claim your prize by ringing the competition hotline — llévese el premio llamando a la línea directa del concurso
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so far no one has claimed responsibility for the bomb — hasta ahora nadie ha reivindicado la colocación de de la bomba3) (=assert)he claims a 70% success rate — afirma or alega que resuelve satisfactoriamente un 70% de los casos
they claim the police opened fire without warning — afirman que la policía abrió fuego sin previo aviso
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he claims to have seen her — afirma haberla vistothese products claim to be environmentally safe — se afirma que estos productos no dañan el medio ambiente
4) (=require) [+ attention] requerir, exigirsomething else claimed her attention — otra cosa requirió or exigió su atención
5) (=take) [+ life] cobrarse3.VI (=make demand) presentar reclamaciónmake sure you claim within a month of the accident — asegúrese de presentar reclamación antes de un mes desde la fecha del accidente
I claimed for damage to the carpet after the flood — reclamé los gastos del deterioro de la alfombra tras la inundación
4.CPDclaim form N — (for benefit) (impreso m de) solicitud f ; (for expenses) impreso m de reembolso
claims adjuster, claims adjustor N — (US) (=insurance adjuster) perito(-a) m / f de siniestros
* * *[kleɪm]
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1) ( demand)wage o pay claim — reivindicación f salarial, demanda f de aumento salarial
insurance claim — reclamación f al seguro
claim FOR something: to put in a claim for expenses presentar una solicitud de reembolso de gastos; she makes enormous claims on my time — me quita muchísimo tiempo
2) (to right, title)claim (TO something) — derecho m (a algo)
to lay claim to something — reivindicar* algo
3) ( allegation) afirmación f4) ( piece of land) concesión f; see also stake II 2) a)
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1)a) ( assert title to) \<\<throne/inheritance/land\>\> reclamar; \<\<right\>\> reivindicar*to claim diplomatic immunity — alegar* inmunidad diplomática
b) ( demand as being one's own) \<\<lost property\>\> reclamarhe's going to claim compensation — va a exigir que se lo indemnice, va a reclamar una indemnización
2) (allege, profess)he claimed (that) he knew nothing about it — aseguraba or afirmaba no saber nada de ello
to claim to + INF: they claim to have found the cure dicen or aseguran haber encontrado la cura; I can't claim to be an intellectual — no pretendo ser un intelectual
3) \<\<attention/interest\>\> reclamar
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vi presentar una reclamaciónto claim on: you can claim on the insurance — puedes reclamar al seguro
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13 ligne
ligne [liɲ]━━━━━━━━━2. compounds━━━━━━━━━1. <a. line ; ( = rangée) rowb. ( = contours) [de meuble, voiture] lines• lignes intérieures/internationales (aériennes) domestic/international flights• nous espérons vous revoir prochainement sur nos lignes we hope that you will fly with us again soond. (locutions)• « à la ligne » "new paragraph"• mettre en ligne ( = diffuser sur Internet) to put online• vous êtes en ligne ( = au téléphone) you're through now• il est en ligne ( = occupé) his line is busy ; ( = il veut vous parler) I have him on the line for you• descendre en ligne directe de... to be a direct descendant of...2. <► ligne continue [de route] solid line• être dans la ligne de mire de qn (figurative) to be in sb's sights ► ligne de partage des eaux watershed* * *liɲ1) ( trait) lineligne blanche/continue/discontinue — Automobile white/solid/broken line
ligne de départ/d'arrivée — Sport starting/finishing line
ligne droite — gén straight line; ( de route) straight piece of road
2) ( d'écriture) lineje vous écris ces quelques lignes pour vous dire... — this is just a quick note to tell you...
à la ligne! — ( dans une dictée) new paragraph!
la ligne Paris-Rome — Aviation the Paris to Rome route; Chemin de Fer the Paris to Rome line
lignes intérieures — Aviation domestic flights
4) Électrotechnique ( câble) cable5) Télécommunications lineavoir or obtenir la ligne — to get through
6) ( silhouette) figureavoir/garder la ligne — to be/to stay slim
7) ( contour) ( de corps) contours (pl); ( de visage) shape; ( de collines) outlinela ligne aérodynamique d'une voiture — the aerodynamic lines (pl) of a car
8) ( allure générale) (de mobilier, style, vêtement) look10) (idée, point) outline11) ( orientation) ( de parti politique) line12) ( à la pêche) fishing line13) ( alignement) line; ( rangée) rowles lignes ennemies — Armée the enemy lines
14) Informatique15) ( en généalogie) line16) Télévision ( définition) line•Phrasal Verbs:••être en première ligne — lit, Armée to be in the front line; fig to be in the firing line
entrer en ligne de compte — to be taken into account ou consideration
* * *liɲ nf1) (= trait) line2) fig (= orientation)3) [texte] lineDepuis Noël, il y a une nouvelle ligne Londres-Perpignan. — Since Christmas there's been a new service between London and Perpignan.
La nouvelle ligne passe par Verneuil. — The new route goes through Verneuil.
les lignes intérieures AVIATION — domestic flights, domestic routes
See:5) (= silhouette) figureC'est mauvais pour la ligne. — It's bad for your figure.
6) INFORMATIQUEen ligne — on line, online
7) (ligne téléphonique) lineLa ligne est mauvaise. — It's a bad line.
8) [produits, vêtements] line9) (locution)entrer en ligne de compte [facteurs, éléments] — to be taken into account
Le budget entre aussi en ligne de compte. — The budget must also be taken into account.
Ceci n'entre pas en ligne de compte. — That doesn't come into it.
* * *ligne nf1 ( trait) line; ligne blanche/continue/discontinue Aut white/solid/broken line; ligne de départ/d'arrivée Sport starting/finishing line; lignes de la main lines of the hand; ligne de chance line of fortune; ligne de cœur/vie heart/life line; ligne de défense line of defenceGB; ligne de l'horizon the line of the horizon; ligne courbe/brisée curved/broken line; ligne droite gén straight line; ( de route) straight piece of road; Courses Aut straight; en ligne droite il y a environ 200 mètres as the crow flies it's about 200 metresGB; la dernière ligne droite avant l'arrivée the home stretch; papier à lignes lined paper;2 ( d'écriture) line; écrire quelques lignes à qn to drop sb a line; je vous écris ces quelques lignes pour vous dire… this is just a quick note to tell you…; faire faire des lignes à qn ( punition) to give sb lines; être payé à la ligne to be paid by the line; à la ligne! ( dans une dictée) start a new paragraph;3 Transp (de bus, Aviat, Naut) ( service) service; ( parcours) route; (de métro, train) line; la ligne Paris-Rome Aviat the Paris to Rome route; Rail the Paris to Rome line; ligne de chemin de fer railway line; lignes secondaires/de banlieue Rail branch/commuter lines; ligne maritime/aérienne sea/air route; paquebot de ligne liner; lignes intérieures Aviat domestic flights;4 Électrotech ( câble) cable; TV ( définition) line; ligne électrique à haute tension high-tension cable; ligne aérienne/souterraine overhead/underground cable;5 Télécom line; la ligne est mauvaise it's a bad line; il y a quelqu'un d'autre sur la ligne we've got a crossed line; ‘vous avez madame Pomier en ligne’ ‘Mrs Pomier is on the line for you’; ‘restez en ligne’ ‘hold the line please’; la ligne est coupée avec Rome Rome is unobtainable at present; avoir or obtenir la ligne to get through;6 ( silhouette) figure; avoir/garder la ligne to be/stay slim; retrouver la ligne to get back one's figure; c'est mauvais pour la ligne it's bad for the figure;7 ( contour) les lignes (de meuble, voiture) lines; ( de corps) contours; ( de visage) lines; ( de collines) outline (sg); la ligne aérodynamique d'une voiture the aerodynamic lines of a car; la ligne bleue des Vosges the blue line of the Vosges; les lignes d'un paysage the rise and fall of a landscape;8 ( allure générale) (de mobilier, style, vêtement) look; lancer une nouvelle ligne to launch a new look;10 (idée, point) outline; les lignes essentielles de mon programme/projet the broad outline of my programmeGB/project; raconter un événement dans ses grandes lignes to describe an event in broad outline;11 ( orientation) ( de parti politique) line; les partisans de la ligne dure/modérée du parti the party hard-liners/moderates; la ligne politique/idéologique the political/ideological line; être dans la ligne to follow the party line;12 Pêche fishing line; pêche à la ligne angling;13 ( alignement) line; ( rangée) row; une ligne de poteaux/voitures a line of posts/cars; derrière les lignes ennemies Mil behind the enemy lines; la ligne des avants/arrières ( au rugby) the front/back row; ( au football) the forwards/backs; mettez-vous en ligne line up ou get into line; ils sont en ligne pour le départ they are lined up for the start; hors ligne [talent, acteur] outstanding; être en seconde ligne fig to take second place;15 ( en généalogie) line; ligne directe direct line of descent; héritier en ligne directe direct heir;16 ( de cocaïne) line.ligne de but Sport goal line; ligne de champ Phys line of force; ligne de coke○ line of coke○; se faire une ligne de coke to do a line of coke; ligne de conduite line of conduct; ligne de crédit Fin line of credit; ligne de crête Géog crest line; ligne de démarcation boundary; Mil demarcation line; ligne d'eau Naut waterline; ligne équinoxiale Géog equator; ligne de faille Géol faultline; ligne de faîte Géog crest line; ligne de feu line of fire; ligne de flottaison Naut waterline; ligne de flottaison en charge load ou Plimsoll line; ligne de force Phys line of force; ligne de fuite vanishing line; ligne mélodique Mus melodic line; ligne de mire line of sight; ligne de niveau Géol line level; ligne de partage des eaux watershed; ligne de tir line of fire; ligne de touche Sport gén touchline; ( au basket) boundary line; ligne de visée = ligne de mire.être en première ligne lit, Mil to be in the front line; fig to be in the firing line; monter en première ligne lit to go up to the front; fig to move into the attack; entrer en ligne de compte to be taken into account ou consideration; il faut faire entrer en ligne de compte le fait que account should be taken of the fact that; cela ne devrait pas entrer en ligne de compte dans votre prise de décision that shouldn't enter ou come into your decision.[liɲ] nom féminintracer ou tirer une ligne to draw a lineligne de cœur/de tête/de vie heart/head/life line2. [texte] lineil est payé à la ligne he is paid by the ou per line3. [limite] lineligne de départ/d'arrivée starting/finishing lineligne de mire ou de visée line of sighta. [généralement] boundaryligne d'eau [en natation] (swimming) laneligne de faîte watershed, crest line4. [silhouette - d'une personne] figureje surveille ma ligne I look after ou watch my figure[forme - d'un objet] outlinehors ligne unrivalled, matchless6. [orientation] linesa décision est dans la droite ligne de la politique gouvernementale his decision is completely in line with government policyelle a décrit la situation dans ses grandes lignes she gave a broad outline of the situation, she outlined the situation7. [généralementéalogique] lineligne directe/collatérale direct/collateral line8. TRANSPORTS linea. [société] airline (company)b. [service] air service, air linka. [service] bus serviceb. [itinéraire] bus routeil est en ligne, vous patientez? he's on another call just now, will you hold the line?10. TÉLÉVISION [d'une image] line11. PÊCHE fishing lineligne de fond ground ou ledger line12. FINANCEligne de crédit ou de découvert line of credit, credit line14. (locution)entrer en ligne de compte to come ou to be taken into consideration————————en ligne locution adverbiale1. [en rang]mettez-vous en ligne! line up!, get into line!3. MILITAIREmonter en ligne [aller à l'assaut] to advance (for the attack)parlez, vous êtes en ligne go ahead, you're through ou you're connectedelle est en ligne, vous patientez? her line's engaged, will you hold?sur toute la ligne locution adverbiale -
14 directly
directly [dɪˈrektlɪ]1. adverba. directementb. (British) ( = immediately) tout de suite2. conjunction( = as soon as) dès que* * *[daɪ'rektlɪ, dɪ-] 1.1) ( without a detour) [connect, challenge, go, refer] directement; [aim, point] droit; [move] tout droit2) ( exactly) [above] juste; [contradict] totalement3) ( at once)4) ( very soon) d'ici peu5) ( frankly) [speak] franchement; [deny] catégoriquement2.conjunction GB ( as soon as) dès que -
15 caer
v.1 to fall.tropezó y cayó al suelo she tripped and fell (over o down)caer de un tejado/árbol to fall from a roof/treecaer rodando por la escalera to fall down the stairsMaría cayó por las gradas Mary fell down the stairs.2 to fall (rain, snow).cayeron cuatro gotas there were a few spots of rain3 to go down, to set (sun).al caer el día o la tarde at duskal caer el sol at sunset4 to fall for it.5 to drop in (to visit). ( Latin American Spanish)Se me cayó el vaso I dropped the glass.6 to decrease, to decline, to fall, to drop.La presión barométrica cayó The barometric pressure decreased=fell.7 to drop it.Se me cayó I dropped it.8 to fall on, to drop on, to fall over.Me cayó una gota de lluvia A raindrop fell on me.9 to crash on.Se me cayó el sistema The system crashed on me.* * *Present Indicativecaigo, caes, cae, caemos, caéis, caen.Past IndicativePresent SubjunctiveImperfect SubjunctiveFuture SubjunctiveImperative* * *verb1) to fall2) drop3) hang•- caerse- caer bien
- caer mal* * *Para las expresiones caer en la cuenta, caer en desuso, caer en el olvido, caer enfermo, caer redondo, caerse de risa, ver la otra entrada.1. VERBO INTRANSITIVO1) [persona, objeto]a) [desde la posición vertical] to fall•
[hacer] caer algo — to knock sth overb) [desde una altura] to fall•
[dejar] caer — [+ objeto] to drop; [+ comentario] to slip in•
[dejarse] caer — [sobre sofá, cama] to fall; (=visitar) to drop in, drop bysuele dejarse caer por aquí — he usually drops in {o} by
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caer [sobre] algo/algn — to fall on sth/sbqueremos que caiga sobre él todo el peso de la Ley — we want the full weight of the law to be brought to bear on him
su excarcelación está al caer — his release is imminent {o} is expected any day
2) [lluvia, helada]¡qué nevada ha caído! — what a heavy snowfall!, what a heavy fall of snow!
3) (=colgar) to hang, falles una tela que cae mucho — it's a fabric which hangs {o} falls nicely
4) (=bajar) [precio, temperatura] to fall, droppicado 2., 2)caerá la temperatura por debajo de los veinte grados — the temperature will fall {o} drop below twenty degrees
5) (=ser derrotado) [soldados, ejército] to be defeated; [deportista, equipo] to be beaten; [ciudad, plaza] to fall, be captured; [criminal] to be arrested6) (=morir) to fall, diemuchos cayeron en el campo de batalla — many fell {o} died on the field of battle
7)•
caer [en] (=incurrir) —no debemos caer en el triunfalismo — we mustn't give way to triumphalism {o} to crowing over our triumphs
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caer en el [error] de hacer algo — to make the mistake of doing sth•
caer en la [tentación] — to give in {o} yield to temptationy no nos dejes caer en la tentación — (Biblia) and lead us not into temptation
caer bajo —
trampa 2)¡qué bajo has caído! — [moralmente] how low can you get!, how can you sink so low?; [socialmente] you've certainly come down in the world!
8) (=darse cuenta)no caigo — I don't get it *, I don't understand
ya caigo — I see, now I understand, now I get it *
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caer en [que] — to realize that9) [fecha] to fall, besu cumpleaños cae en viernes — her birthday falls {o} is on a Friday
¿en qué cae el día de Navidad? — what day is Christmas Day?, what day does Christmas fall on?
10) (=tocar)el premio gordo ha caído en Madrid — the first prize (in the lottery) {o} the jackpot went to Madrid
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caerle [a algn], le pueden caer muchos años de condena — he could get a very long sentence11) (=estar situado) to be¿por dónde cae eso? — whereabouts is that?
eso cae más hacia el este — that lies {o} is further to the east
12)• caer [dentro] de (=estar comprendido en) —
eso cae dentro de la responsabilidad de los ayuntamientos — that falls within the remit of town councils
13) (=causar impresión)no les caí — CAm I didn't hit it off with them, I didn't get on well with them, they didn't take to me
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caer [bien] a algn, me cae (muy) bien — I (really) like him, I like him (very much)Pedro no le cayó bien a mi padre — Pedro didn't make a very good impression on my father, my father didn't really take to Pedro
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caer [gordo] {o} [fatal] a algn * —me cae gordo {o} fatal el tío ese — I can't stand that guy
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caer [mal] a algn, me cae mal — I don't like him14) (=sentar)a) [información, comentario]me cayó fatal lo que me dijiste — I was very upset by what you said, what you said really upset me
b) [ropa]15) (=terminar)•
al caer la [noche] — at nightfall•
al caer la [tarde] — at dusk2.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de posición vertical) to fall overcaí mal — I fell badly o awkwardly
se dejó caer en el sillón/en sus brazos — she flopped into the armchair/fell into his arms
el avión cayó en picada or (Esp) en picado — the plane nosedived
caer parado — (AmL) ( literal) to land on one's feet; ( tener suerte) to fall o land on one's feet
dejar caer algo — < objeto> to drop; < noticia> to let drop o fall; < indirecta> to drop
2) chaparrón/nevada3)a) cortinas/falda to hangb) terreno to drop4)a) ( incurrir)caer en algo: no caigas en ese error don't make that mistake; cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look; la obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculous; caer muy bajo to stoop very low; qué bajo has caído — you've really sunk low this time
b) (en engaño, timo)caer como angelitos — (fam)
cayeron como chinos or angelitos — they swallowed it hook, line and sinker
5) (fam) (entender, darse cuenta)ah, ya caigo! — ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq); ( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember
no caigo — I can't think o I'm not sure what (o who etc) you mean
no caí en que tú no tenías llave — I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys
6) ( en un estado)caer en desuso — palabra to fall into disuse; costumbre to die out
7)a) gobierno/ciudad to fallb) ( perder el cargo) to lose one's jobse hará una investigación, caiga quien caiga — an inquiry will be held, however many heads have to roll
c) soldado ( morir) to fall, die; ( ser apresado) to be caught8)a) desgracia/maldicióncaer sobre alguien — to befall somebody (frml or liter)
la que me (te, etc) ha caído encima — (fam)
b)al caer la tarde/la noche — at sunset o dusk/nightfall
antes de que caiga la noche — before it gets dark o before nightfall
9) (fam) ( tocar en suerte)10) (+ compl)a) ( sentar)b) ( en cuestiones de gusto)me cae de gordo or de mal... — (fam) I can't stand him (colloq)
11)a) (fam) ( presentarse) to show up, turn up (BrE)de vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí — she drops by o in now and then
estar al caer: los invitados están al caer — the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)
b) ( abalanzarse)caer sobre alguien — to fall upon o on somebody
caerle encima a alguien — (fam) to pounce o leap on somebody
12)a) ( estar comprendido)cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción — it comes under o falls within our jurisdiction
b) cumpleaños/festividad to fall onel 20 cae en (un) domingo — the 20th falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday
¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? — what day's the 27th?
c) (Esp fam) ( estar situado) to be¿por dónde cae? — whereabouts is that?
13) precios/temperatura to fall, drop14) (Ven) ( aportar dinero) (fam) to chip in (colloq)15) (Ven fam) llamada2.caerse v pron1)a) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de la posición vertical) to fall, to fall overcaerse del caballo/de la cama — to fall off one's horse/out of bed
se cayó redondo — (fam) he collapsed in a heap
está que se cae de cansancio — (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)
b) (+ me/te/le etc)oiga, se le cayó un guante — excuse me, you dropped your glove
cuidado, no se te vaya a caer — be careful, don't drop it
caerse con alguien — (Col fam) to go down in somebody's estimation
no tiene/tienen dónde caerse muerto/muertos — (fam) he hasn't/they haven't got a penny to his/their name
se cae por su propio peso or de maduro — it goes without saying
2) ( desprenderse) diente to fall out; hojas to fall off; botón to come off, fall off* * *= drop, fall, tumble, slump, take + a tumble.Ex. The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.Ex. There may be pale drip marks in the neighbourhood of the tranchefiles, where drops of water fell from the deckle or from the maker's hand on to the new-made sheet.Ex. The form this 'hypothesis' has come to take is easily dismissed as a straw figure and serious consideration of the relation between language diversity and thinking has largely tumbled with it.Ex. The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.Ex. Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch.----* al caer la noche = at nightfall.* caer aguanieve = sleet.* caer al vacío = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* caer como chinches = drop like + flies.* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.* caer de espaldas = fall on + Posesivo + back.* caer dentro de = fall within/into, fall into.* caer dentro de la competencia de = be the province of, fall within + the province of.* caer de pie = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.* caer deshecho = flake out.* caer desplomado = slump in + a heap.* caer en = run + foul of, lapse into, slip into, slide into.* caer en barbecho = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.* caer en batalla = fall in + battle.* caer en combate = fall in + action.* caer en descrédito = come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute.* caer en desgracia = fall from + grace, fall into + disfavour, tumble into + disgrace, come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute, be in the doghouse, fall + foul of.* caer en desuso = fall into + disuse, fall out of + fashion, go out of + use, lapse, fall into + disfavour, die out, drop from + sight, go out of + favour, pass away, fall into + desuetude, fall into + desuetude, pass into + desuetude, sink into + desuetude, sink into + oblivion.* caer en el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.* caer en el olvido = fall into + obscurity, fall into + oblivion, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, blow over.* caer enfermo = become + ill, fall + ill, get + sick.* caer en forma de cascada = cascade.* caer en gracia = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to.* caer en la cuenta = dawn on, wise up, the penny dropped, suss (out).* caer en la cuenta de = realise [realize, -USA].* caer en la nada = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* caer en la oscuridad = fall into + obscurity, sink into + oblivion, sink into + obscurity, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion.* caer en la tentación = fall into + temptation.* caer en la trampa = fall into + the trap, fall for + it, fall into + the snare.* caer en manos de = fall into + the hands of.* caer en manos enemigas = fall into + enemy hands.* caer en oídos sordos = fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears.* caer en picado = plummet, swoop, take + a nosedive, nosedive.* caer en redondo = flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out, keel over.* caer en terreno baldío = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.* caer en terreno pedregoso = fall on + stony ground.* caer en una broma = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.* caer en una trampa = tumble into + pitfall.* caer en un hábito = lapse into + habit.* caer fuera de = fall outside, lie beyond.* caer fuera del alcance de = fall outside + the scope of.* caer fuera de las responsabilidades de = be on the outer fringes of.* caer fuera del interés de = lie outside + the scope of.* caer fuera del interés de uno = fall outside + Posesivo + interest.* caer fuera del objetivo de = fall outside + the scope of.* caer hecho polvo = flake out.* caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.* caer por selección = drop.* caer presa de = fall + prey to, be prey of.* caerse = fall out, fall off, tumble down, topple over, come + a cropper, go down, fall over, take + a tumble.* caerse a = topple onto.* caerse bien = hit it off.* caerse colándose por = fall through.* caerse de = fall off of.* caerse de bruces = fall + flat on + Posesivo + face.* caerse de la cama = roll out of + bed.* caerse hacia atrás = fall backwards.* caerse hacia delante = fall forward.* caérsele la baba por = go + gaga (over).* caerse muerto = drop + dead.* caerse recondo = pass out.* caerse redondo = keel over, flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness.* caer sobre = fall onto.* caer un chaparrón = the skies + open up.* caer un diluvio = the skies + open up.* cayéndose a pedazos = disintegrating.* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.* dejar caer = drop, dump.* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.* dejar caer una indirecta = drop + a hint.* dejarse caer = drop by, drop in, slump, droop, mosey.* empezar a caer en picado = hit + the skids, be on the skids.* hacer caer = oust.* maná caído del cielo = manna from heaven.* no caer bien = not take + kindly to, not take + kindly to.* no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.* noche + caer = night + fall.* no tener donde caerse muerto = not have two pennies to rub together.* palabras + caer en + saco roto = words + fall on + deaf ears.* precio + caer = price + fall.* recesión + caer en = recession + set in.* salir y caer = fall out (of).* sistema + caerse = system + crash.* telón + caer = curtain + fall.* trabajar hasta caer muerto = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.* volver a caer (en) = relapse (into).* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de posición vertical) to fall overcaí mal — I fell badly o awkwardly
se dejó caer en el sillón/en sus brazos — she flopped into the armchair/fell into his arms
el avión cayó en picada or (Esp) en picado — the plane nosedived
caer parado — (AmL) ( literal) to land on one's feet; ( tener suerte) to fall o land on one's feet
dejar caer algo — < objeto> to drop; < noticia> to let drop o fall; < indirecta> to drop
2) chaparrón/nevada3)a) cortinas/falda to hangb) terreno to drop4)a) ( incurrir)caer en algo: no caigas en ese error don't make that mistake; cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look; la obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculous; caer muy bajo to stoop very low; qué bajo has caído — you've really sunk low this time
b) (en engaño, timo)caer como angelitos — (fam)
cayeron como chinos or angelitos — they swallowed it hook, line and sinker
5) (fam) (entender, darse cuenta)ah, ya caigo! — ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq); ( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember
no caigo — I can't think o I'm not sure what (o who etc) you mean
no caí en que tú no tenías llave — I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys
6) ( en un estado)caer en desuso — palabra to fall into disuse; costumbre to die out
7)a) gobierno/ciudad to fallb) ( perder el cargo) to lose one's jobse hará una investigación, caiga quien caiga — an inquiry will be held, however many heads have to roll
c) soldado ( morir) to fall, die; ( ser apresado) to be caught8)a) desgracia/maldicióncaer sobre alguien — to befall somebody (frml or liter)
la que me (te, etc) ha caído encima — (fam)
b)al caer la tarde/la noche — at sunset o dusk/nightfall
antes de que caiga la noche — before it gets dark o before nightfall
9) (fam) ( tocar en suerte)10) (+ compl)a) ( sentar)b) ( en cuestiones de gusto)me cae de gordo or de mal... — (fam) I can't stand him (colloq)
11)a) (fam) ( presentarse) to show up, turn up (BrE)de vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí — she drops by o in now and then
estar al caer: los invitados están al caer — the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)
b) ( abalanzarse)caer sobre alguien — to fall upon o on somebody
caerle encima a alguien — (fam) to pounce o leap on somebody
12)a) ( estar comprendido)cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción — it comes under o falls within our jurisdiction
b) cumpleaños/festividad to fall onel 20 cae en (un) domingo — the 20th falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday
¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? — what day's the 27th?
c) (Esp fam) ( estar situado) to be¿por dónde cae? — whereabouts is that?
13) precios/temperatura to fall, drop14) (Ven) ( aportar dinero) (fam) to chip in (colloq)15) (Ven fam) llamada2.caerse v pron1)a) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de la posición vertical) to fall, to fall overcaerse del caballo/de la cama — to fall off one's horse/out of bed
se cayó redondo — (fam) he collapsed in a heap
está que se cae de cansancio — (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)
b) (+ me/te/le etc)oiga, se le cayó un guante — excuse me, you dropped your glove
cuidado, no se te vaya a caer — be careful, don't drop it
caerse con alguien — (Col fam) to go down in somebody's estimation
no tiene/tienen dónde caerse muerto/muertos — (fam) he hasn't/they haven't got a penny to his/their name
se cae por su propio peso or de maduro — it goes without saying
2) ( desprenderse) diente to fall out; hojas to fall off; botón to come off, fall off* * *= drop, fall, tumble, slump, take + a tumble.Ex: The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.
Ex: There may be pale drip marks in the neighbourhood of the tranchefiles, where drops of water fell from the deckle or from the maker's hand on to the new-made sheet.Ex: The form this 'hypothesis' has come to take is easily dismissed as a straw figure and serious consideration of the relation between language diversity and thinking has largely tumbled with it.Ex: The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.Ex: Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch.* al caer la noche = at nightfall.* caer aguanieve = sleet.* caer al vacío = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* caer como chinches = drop like + flies.* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.* caer de espaldas = fall on + Posesivo + back.* caer dentro de = fall within/into, fall into.* caer dentro de la competencia de = be the province of, fall within + the province of.* caer de pie = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.* caer deshecho = flake out.* caer desplomado = slump in + a heap.* caer en = run + foul of, lapse into, slip into, slide into.* caer en barbecho = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.* caer en batalla = fall in + battle.* caer en combate = fall in + action.* caer en descrédito = come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute.* caer en desgracia = fall from + grace, fall into + disfavour, tumble into + disgrace, come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute, be in the doghouse, fall + foul of.* caer en desuso = fall into + disuse, fall out of + fashion, go out of + use, lapse, fall into + disfavour, die out, drop from + sight, go out of + favour, pass away, fall into + desuetude, fall into + desuetude, pass into + desuetude, sink into + desuetude, sink into + oblivion.* caer en el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.* caer en el olvido = fall into + obscurity, fall into + oblivion, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, blow over.* caer enfermo = become + ill, fall + ill, get + sick.* caer en forma de cascada = cascade.* caer en gracia = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to.* caer en la cuenta = dawn on, wise up, the penny dropped, suss (out).* caer en la cuenta de = realise [realize, -USA].* caer en la nada = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* caer en la oscuridad = fall into + obscurity, sink into + oblivion, sink into + obscurity, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion.* caer en la tentación = fall into + temptation.* caer en la trampa = fall into + the trap, fall for + it, fall into + the snare.* caer en manos de = fall into + the hands of.* caer en manos enemigas = fall into + enemy hands.* caer en oídos sordos = fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears.* caer en picado = plummet, swoop, take + a nosedive, nosedive.* caer en redondo = flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out, keel over.* caer en terreno baldío = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.* caer en terreno pedregoso = fall on + stony ground.* caer en una broma = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.* caer en una trampa = tumble into + pitfall.* caer en un hábito = lapse into + habit.* caer fuera de = fall outside, lie beyond.* caer fuera del alcance de = fall outside + the scope of.* caer fuera de las responsabilidades de = be on the outer fringes of.* caer fuera del interés de = lie outside + the scope of.* caer fuera del interés de uno = fall outside + Posesivo + interest.* caer fuera del objetivo de = fall outside + the scope of.* caer hecho polvo = flake out.* caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.* caer por selección = drop.* caer presa de = fall + prey to, be prey of.* caerse = fall out, fall off, tumble down, topple over, come + a cropper, go down, fall over, take + a tumble.* caerse a = topple onto.* caerse bien = hit it off.* caerse colándose por = fall through.* caerse de = fall off of.* caerse de bruces = fall + flat on + Posesivo + face.* caerse de la cama = roll out of + bed.* caerse hacia atrás = fall backwards.* caerse hacia delante = fall forward.* caérsele la baba por = go + gaga (over).* caerse muerto = drop + dead.* caerse recondo = pass out.* caerse redondo = keel over, flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness.* caer sobre = fall onto.* caer un chaparrón = the skies + open up.* caer un diluvio = the skies + open up.* cayéndose a pedazos = disintegrating.* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.* dejar caer = drop, dump.* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.* dejar caer una indirecta = drop + a hint.* dejarse caer = drop by, drop in, slump, droop, mosey.* empezar a caer en picado = hit + the skids, be on the skids.* hacer caer = oust.* maná caído del cielo = manna from heaven.* no caer bien = not take + kindly to, not take + kindly to.* no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.* noche + caer = night + fall.* no tener donde caerse muerto = not have two pennies to rub together.* palabras + caer en + saco roto = words + fall on + deaf ears.* precio + caer = price + fall.* recesión + caer en = recession + set in.* salir y caer = fall out (of).* sistema + caerse = system + crash.* telón + caer = curtain + fall.* trabajar hasta caer muerto = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.* volver a caer (en) = relapse (into).* * *■ caer (verbo intransitivo)A de una alturaB caer: chaparrón, nevadaC1 caer: cortinas, falda2 caer: terrenoD1 incurrir2 en un engaño, un timoE entender, darse cuentaF1 en un estado2 caer en un vicioG1 caer: gobierno, plaza etc2 perder el cargo3 caer: soldado4 caer: fugitivo5 caer enfermoH1 caer: desgracia, maldición etc2 caer: tarde, nocheI tocar en suerteJ1 sentarle mal2 en cuestiones de gustoK1 presentarse, aparecer2 caer sobre alguienL1 estar comprendido2 caer: cumpleaños etc3 estar situadoM caer: precios etcN aportar dineroO caer: llamada■ caerse (verbo pronominal)A1 de una altura2 caerse + me/te/le etcB desprenderseC equivocarseD contribuirviA (de una altura) to fall; (de la posición vertical) to fall overcaí mal y me rompí una pierna I fell badly o awkwardly and broke my legtropezó y cayó cuan largo era he tripped and fell flat on his facecayó de espaldas/de bruces she fell flat on her back/facecayeron de rodillas y le pidieron perdón they fell o dropped to their knees and begged for forgivenesscayó el telón the curtain came down o fellla pelota cayó en el pozo the ball fell o dropped into the wellel coche cayó por un precipicio the car went over a cliffcayó muerto allí mismo he dropped down dead on the spotse dejó caer en el sillón she flopped into the armchairse dejó caer desde el borde del precipicio he jumped off from the edge of the cliffel avión cayó en picada or ( Esp) en picado the plane nosedivedel helicóptero cayó en el mar the helicopter came down o crashed in the seale caían lágrimas de los ojos tears fell from her eyes o rolled down her cheeksdejar caer algo ‹objeto› to drop;‹noticia› to let drop o falllo dejó caer así, como quien no quiere la cosa she just slipped it into the conversation, she just let it drop in passingB«chaparrón/nevada»: cayó una helada there was a frostcayó una fuerte nevada it snowed heavilyempezó a caer granizo it began to hailestá cayendo un aguacero it's pouringcayeron unas pocas gotas there were a few drops of rainel rayo cayó muy cerca de aquí the lightning struck very near hereC1 «cortinas/falda» (colgar, pender) to hangcon un poco de almidón la tela cae mejor a little starch makes the fabric hang betterel pelo le caía suelto hasta la cintura her hair hung down to her waist2 «terreno» to drop, fallel terreno cae en pendiente hacia el río the land falls away o slopes down toward(s) the riverD1 (incurrir) caer EN algo:no caigas en el error de decírselo don't make the mistake of telling himno nos dejes caer en la tentación lead us not into temptationcayó en la tentación de leer la carta she succumbed to the temptation to read the letterla obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculousesos chistes ya caen en lo chabacano those jokes can only be described as vulgarcaer muy bajo to stoop very lowvenderse así es caer muy bajo I wouldn't stoop so low as to sell myself like that¡qué bajo has caído! you've sunk pretty low!, how low can you get!, that's stooping pretty low!2(en un engaño, un timo): a todos nos hizo el mismo cuento y todos caímos he told us all the same story and we all fell for it¿cómo pudiste caer en semejante trampa? how could you be taken in by o fall for a trick like that?caer como chinos or angelitos ( fam): todos cayeron como chinos or angelitos they swallowed it hook, line and sinkerE ( fam)(entender, darse cuenta): ¡ah, ya caigo! oh, now I get it! ( colloq)F1(en un estado): caer en desuso «palabra» to fall into disuse;«costumbre» to die outcaer en el olvido to sink into oblivion2caer en un vicio to get into a bad habitcaer en el alcohol to take to drinkcaer en la droga to start taking drugsG1 «gobierno/ciudad/plaza» to fallla capital había caído en poder del enemigo the capital had fallen into enemy hands¡que no vaya a caer en manos del profesor! don't let the teacher get hold of it!, don't let it fall into the teacher's hands!2 (perder el cargo) to lose one's jobcayó por disentir con ellos he lost his job o ( colloq) came to grief because he disagreed with themvamos a continuar con la investigación, caiga quien caiga we are going to continue with the investigation, however many heads have to roll3 «soldado» (morir) to fall, die4 «fugitivo» (ser apresado) to be caughthan caído los cabecillas de la pandilla the gang leaders have been caught5caer enfermo to fall ill, be taken illcayó en cama he took to his bedyo también caí con gripe I went o came down with flu as wellHla tragedia que ha caído sobre nuestro pueblo the tragedy that has befallen our nation2al caer la tarde/la noche at sunset o dusk/nightfallantes de que caiga la noche before it gets dark o before nightfallI ( fam)(tocar en suerte): le cayó una pregunta muy difícil he got a really difficult question¡te va a caer una bofetada! you're going to get a smack!le cayeron tres años (de cárcel) he got three years (in jail)¿cuántas (asignaturas) te han caído este año? ( Esp); how many subjects have you failed this year?el gordo ha caído en Bilbao the jackpot has been won in BilbaoJ (+ compl)1(sentar): el pescado me cayó mal the fish didn't agree with mele cayó muy mal que no la invitaran she wasn't invited and she took it very badly, she was very upset at o about not being invitedla noticia me cayó como un balde or jarro de agua fría the news came as a real shock2(en cuestiones de gusto): tu primo me cae muy bien or muy simpático I really like your cousinKno podías haber caído en mejor momento you couldn't have turned up o come at a better timede vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí she drops by o in now and thenno podemos caerles así, de improviso we can't just show o turn up on their doorstep without any warningestar al caer: los invitados están al caer the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)2 (abalanzarse) caer SOBRE algn to fall upon o on sbtres enmascarados cayeron sobre él three masked men pounced on him o fell on him o set upon himcayeron sobre el enemigo a medianoche they fell on o ( frml) descended on the enemy at midnightcaerle encima a algn ( fam); to pounce o leap on sbL1 (estar comprendido) caer DENTRO DE algo:ese barrio no cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción that area doesn't come under o fall within our jurisdictionsu caso no cae dentro de mi competencia his case falls outside the scope of my powers ( frml)eso cae dentro de sus obligaciones that's part of her job, that's one of her dutiescae de lleno dentro de la corriente posmodernista it fits squarely within the postmodernist style2 «cumpleaños/festividad» to fallel 20 de febrero cae en (un) domingo February 20 falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? what day's the 27th?¿eso por dónde cae? whereabouts is that?M «precios/temperatura» (bajar) to fall, dropel dólar ha caído en el mercado internacional the dollar has fallen on the international marketO■ caerseA1 (de una altura) to fall; (de la posición vertical) to fall, fall overbájate de ahí, te vas a caer come down from there, you'll falltropecé y casi me caigo I tripped and nearly fell (over)casi me caigo al agua I nearly fell in o into the waterme caí por las escaleras I fell down the stairsse cayó del caballo he fell off his horsese cayó de la cama she fell out of bedse cayó redondo ( fam); he collapsed in a heapestá que se cae de cansancio ( fam); she's dead on her feet ( colloq), she's ready to drop ( colloq)se cayó y se rompió it fell and smashed2 (+ me/te/le etc):oiga, se le ha caído un guante excuse me, you've dropped your glovese me cayó de las manos it slipped out of my handsten cuidado, no se te vaya a caer be careful, don't drop itpor poco se me cae el armario encima the wardrobe nearly fell on top of mese me están cayendo las medias my stockings are falling downestoy caída con ella I'm in her bad books ( colloq)¡me caigo y no me levanto! ( fam euf) (expresando sorpresa) well, I'll be darned o ( BrE) blowed! ( colloq), good heavens! ( colloq) (expresando irritación) I don't believe it!se cae de or por su propio peso or de maduro it goes without sayingB (desprenderse) «diente» to fall out; «hojas» to fall off; «botón» to come off, fall offse le cayó un diente one of her teeth fell outse le ha empezado a caer el pelo he's started to lose his hair o go baldla ropa se le caía a pedazos de vieja her clothes were so old they were falling to pieces o falling apartD* * *
caer ( conjugate caer) verbo intransitivo
1 ( de una altura) to fall;
( de posición vertical) to fall over;
cayó muerto allí mismo he dropped down dead on the spot;
cayó en el mar it came down in the sea;
caer parado (AmL) to land on one's feet;
dejar caer algo ‹objeto/indirecta› to drop sth.;
dejó caer la noticia que … she let drop the news that …
2a) [chaparrón/nevada]:
cayó una fuerte nevada it snowed heavily;
el rayo cayó cerca the lightning struck nearby
◊ al caer la tarde/noche at sunset o dusk/nightfall
3
4 (en error, trampa):
todos caímos (en la trampa) we all fell for it;
cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look;
caer muy bajo to stoop very low
5 (fam) (entender, darse cuenta):◊ ¡ah, ya caigo! ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq);
( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember;
no caí en que tú no tenías llave I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys
6 ( en un estado):
caer enfermo to fall ill
7 [gobierno/ciudad] to fall;
[ soldado] ( morir) to fall, die
8 [precios/temperatura] to fall, drop
9a) ( sentar):
le cayó muy mal que no la invitaran she was very upset about not being invitedb) [ persona]:
me cae muy mal (fam) I can't stand him (colloq);
¿qué tal te cayó? what did you think of him?
[cumpleaños/festividad] to fall on;◊ ¿el 27 en qué (día) cae? what day's the 27th?
caerse verbo pronominal
( de posición vertical) to fall, to fall over;
caerse del caballo/de la cama to fall off one's horse/out of bed;
está que se cae de cansancio (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)b) caérsele algo a algn:◊ oiga, se le cayó un guante excuse me, you dropped your glove;
no se te vaya a caer don't drop it;
se me cayó de las manos it slipped out of my hands;
se me están cayendo las medias my stockings are falling down
[ hojas] to fall off;
[ botón] to come off, fall off;
caer verbo intransitivo
1 to fall
caer desde lo alto, to fall from the top
caer por la ventana, to fall out of the window
caer por las escaleras, to fall down the stairs
2 (captar) to understand, see: no caí, I didn't twig
US I didn't realize it
ya caigo, ¡qué tontería!, I get it ¡it's easy!
3 (estar situado) to be: eso cae por aquí cerca, it is somewhere near here
4 (tener lugar) to be: ¿cuándo cae este año la Semana Santa?, when is Easter this year?
5 (causar buena o mala impresión) le cae bien/mal, he likes/doesn't like her
parece que el muchacho le cayó en gracia, it seems that he likes the boy
6 (en una situación) caer enfermo, to fall ill
caer en desgracia, to fall out of favour
7 (ir a parar) cayó en las garras del enemigo, she fell into the clutches of the enemy
fuimos a caer en una pensión de mala muerte, we turned up in the guesthouse from hell
♦ Locuciones: caer (muy) bajo, to sink (very) low
dejar caer, (un objeto, una indirecta) to drop
dejarse caer por, to drop by
estar al caer, (a punto de llegar) he'll arrive any minute now
(a punto de ocurrir) it's on the way
al caer el día, in the evening
al caer la noche, at nightfall
' caer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abatimiento
- abatirse
- al
- anillo
- burra
- burro
- chinche
- combatir
- cuenta
- dejarse
- derrumbar
- derrumbarse
- descolgar
- desgracia
- desmayada
- desmayado
- despatarrarse
- desuso
- estar
- gorda
- gordo
- lazada
- pelo
- picada
- picado
- plomo
- pura
- puro
- red
- redonda
- redondo
- resbalar
- tirar
- tirarse
- Tiro
- trampa
- tumbar
- ubicarse
- verter
- balde
- bomba
- caiga
- cama
- cayera
- dejar
- enfermar
- ir
- largar
- muerto
- olvido
English:
bear down on
- clutch
- come down
- deaf
- die out
- disgrace
- disrepute
- down
- drop
- fall
- favor
- favour
- flat
- flop
- freeze
- intimate
- keel over
- land
- lapse
- oblivion
- plummet
- push over
- rub up
- shake down
- sharply
- sink
- slump
- snare
- steeply
- strike
- tailspin
- twig
- walk into
- wise
- beat
- blow
- cascade
- catch
- come
- crash
- die
- go
- hang
- keel
- knock
- nose
- plunge
- realize
- shower
- splash
* * *♦ vi1. [hacia abajo] to fall;cuando caen las hojas when the leaves fall;caer de un tejado/árbol to fall from a roof/tree;caer en un pozo to fall into a well;el avión cayó al mar the plane crashed into the sea;tropezó y cayó al suelo she tripped and fell (over o down);cayó en brazos de su madre she fell into her mother's arms;cayó por la ventana a la calle he fell out of the window into the street;cayó de bruces/de cabeza she fell flat on her face/headlong;cayó redondo he slumped to the ground, he collapsed in a heap;cayó rodando por la escalera she fell down the stairs;dejar caer algo [objeto] to drop sth;dejar caer que… [comentar] to let drop that…;dejó caer la noticia de su renuncia como si no tuviera importancia she casually mentioned the fact that she was resigning as if it were a matter of no importance;hacer caer algo to knock sth down, to make sth fall2. [lluvia, nieve] to fall;caerá nieve por encima de los 1.000 metros snow is expected in areas over 1,000 metres;cayeron cuatro gotas there were a few spots of rain;cayó una helada there was a frost;está cayendo un diluvio it's pouring down;Famestá cayendo una buena it's pouring down, Br it's chucking it down;cayó un rayo a pocos metros del edificio a bolt of lightning struck only a few metres from the building3. [sol] to go down, to set;al caer el sol at sunset;la noche cayó antes de que llegaran al refugio night fell before they reached the shelter4. [colgar] to fall, to hang down;el cabello le caía sobre los hombros her hair hung down to o fell over her shoulders5. [ciudad, gobierno] to fall;el aeropuerto cayó en poder de los insurgentes the airport fell to the rebels, the airport was taken by the rebels;el Imperio Romano cayó en el siglo V the Roman Empire fell in the 5th century;el escándalo hizo caer al Primer Ministro the scandal brought the Prime Minister down;han caído los líderes del comando terrorista the leaders of the terrorist unit have been captured6. [morir] [soldado] to fall, to be killed;caer como moscas to drop like flies7. [decrecer] [interés] to decrease, to subside;[precio] to fall, to go down;ha caído bastante el interés por estos temas interest in these subjects has fallen away o subsided quite a lot;ha caído el precio del café the price of coffee has gone down o fallen;los precios cayeron súbitamente prices fell suddenly;la libra ha caído frente al euro the pound has fallen o dropped against the euroRelno nos dejes caer en la tentación lead us not into temptation;tu actitud cae en lo patético your attitude is nothing less than pathetic;no debemos caer en la provocación we shouldn't allow ourselves to be provoked9. [darse cuenta]no dije nada porque no caí I didn't say anything because it didn't occur to me to do so;caer (en algo) [recordar] to be able to remember (sth);¡ahora caigo! [lo entiendo] I see it now!;[lo recuerdo] now I remember!;ahora caigo en lo que dices now I see what you are saying;Espno caigo I give up, I don't know;caer en la cuenta to realize, to understand;cuando cayó en la cuenta del error, intentó subsanarlo when she realized her mistake, she tried to correct it10. [picar] [en broma] to fall for it;me gastaron una broma, pero no caí they played a trick on me, but I didn't fall for it;caer en una trampa to fall into a trapnos cayó la mala suerte we had bad luck;me cayó el tema que mejor me sabía I got a question on the subject I knew best;le cayeron dos años (de cárcel) he got two years (in jail);la desgracia cayó sobre él he was overtaken by misfortune;¿cómo me ha podido caer a mí un trabajo así? how did I end up getting a job like this?;procura que el informe no caiga en sus manos try to avoid the report falling into her handscae en domingo it falls on a Sunday;¿en qué día cae Navidad este año? what day (of the week) is Christmas this year?¿por dónde cae la oficina de turismo? where's o whereabouts is the tourist information centre?;los baños caen a la izquierda the toilets are on the left;cae en el segundo capítulo it's in the second chapter;eso cae fuera de mis competencias that is o falls outside my remitcayó en cama he took to his bed;caer en desuso to fall into disuse;caer en el olvido to fall into oblivion;caer en la desesperación to fall into despair;caer en desgracia to fall into disgrace15. [sentar]caer bien/mal [comentario, noticia] to go down well/badly;su comentario no cayó nada bien her comment didn't go down well;caer bien/mal a alguien [comida, bebida] to agree/disagree with sb;Esp [ropa] to suit/not to suit sb; Esplos pantalones ajustados no te caen nada bien tight trousers don't suit you at all;caer como un jarro de agua fría to come as a real shockme cae mal I can't stand him;tu hermano me cae muy mal I can't stand your brother;me cayó mal I didn't like him at all;cae mal a todo el mundo he doesn't get on with anyone;Famtu jefe me cae gordo I can't stand your bosscayeron sobre la ciudad para saquearla they fell upon the city and pillaged itla mitad de la clase cayó en el primer examen half the class failed the first exam;¿cuántas te han caído? how many did you fail?el equipo ha caído mucho en el último mes the team has gone seriously off the boil over the last month21. Am [visitar] to drop in22. Compcaer (muy) bajo to sink (very) low;parece mentira que hayas caído tan bajo I can hardly believe that you would sink so low;¡qué bajo has caído! I never thought you'd sink so low!;caer por su propio peso to be self-evident;todos mis consejos cayeron en saco roto all my advice fell on deaf ears;dejarse caer por casa de alguien to drop by sb's house;estar al caer to be about to arrive;ya son las cinco, así que deben de estar al caer it's five o'clock, so they should be arriving any minute now;el anuncio debe de estar al caer the announcement should be made any minute now;se proseguirá con la investigación caiga quien caiga the investigation will proceed no matter who might be implicated o even if it means that heads will roll;RP Famcaer parado to fall on one's feet* * *I v/i1 fall;caer sobre fall on;dejar caer algo drop sth;caer enfermo fall ill;caer en lunes fall on a Monday;al caer la noche at sunset o nightfall;caiga quien caiga no matter whose head has to roll;caer muy bajo fig stoop very low;dejarse caer fam flop down2:me cae bien/mal fig I like/don’t like him:cae cerca it’s not far;¿por dónde cae este pueblo? whereabouts is this village?4:estar al caer be about to arrive;¡ahora caigo! fig now I get it!* * *caer {13} vi1) : to fall, to drop2) : to collapse3) : to hang (down)4)me caes bien: I like you5)caer mal or* * *caer vb2. (fecha) to be / to falleste año, mi cumpleaños cae en martes my birthday is on a Tuesday this year3. (entender) to get somethingcaer desmayado to faint / to collapseestar al caer to be almost here / to be about to arrive -
16 encima
adv.1 on top (arriba).pásame el de encima pass me the top one o the one on topel vecino de encima the upstairs neighborvivo encima de tu casa I live upstairs from youel pan está encima de la nevera the bread is on (top of) the fridgevive por encima de sus posibilidades he lives beyond his meanspor encima de todo more than anything else2 on top of that.encima de no hacerlo bien… on top of not doing it well…encima de ser tonto, es feo on top of being stupid, he's also uglypres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: encimar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: encimar.* * *► adverbio1 (más arriba) above, overhead; (sobre) on top2 (ropa etc) on, on top■ ¿llevas cambio encima? do you have any change on you?4 (además) in addition, besides5 familiar (por si fuera poco) what's more, on top of that, besides\de encima top, on top, aboveestar alguien encima de otro familiar to be on somebody's back, be breathing down somebody's neckpor encima de todo above allquitarse algo de encima / quitarse a alguien de encima figurado to get rid of something / get rid of somebodytener algo encima figurado to be just round the corner* * *adv.1) above, on top2) upon•* * *ADV1) [en el espacio]•
encima de — [con contacto] on top of; [sin contacto] above•
venirse encima de algn — [animal, vehículo] to come (straight) at sb, bear down on sb; [peso, mueble] to fall on (top of) sbno sabía lo que se le venía encima cuando llegara a casa — he didn't know what was going to hit him when he got home
con su actitud se echó encima a todos sus compañeros — he got on the wrong side of all his colleagues because of his attitude
tengo que estar siempre encima de mis hijos para que estudien — I always have to stand over my children to make them work
- hacerse encimamundo 5)2) [en el tiempo] upontenían ya la guerra encima — war was imminent o upon them
se nos echó la noche encima — it grew dark, night fell
se nos viene encima la fecha de la boda — the wedding is nearly upon us, the wedding is just around the corner
3)•
por encima —a) (=por lo alto) over•
por encima de — overha nevado por encima de los 2.500m — there is snow above o over 2,500 metres
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estar por encima de algo — [en cantidad, nivel] to be above sth; [en preferencia] to come before sthestoy por encima de él en categoría — I'm higher in rank o level than him
b) (=superficialmente)4) (=además) on top of thatte lo envían a casa y encima te regalan un libro — they send it to your house and you get a free book too o as well
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encima de — besides, as well asy luego, encima de todo lo que dijo, se fue sin disculparse — and then, as well as o on top of saying all that, he left without apologizing
5) esp Cono Sur•
encima mío/tuyo/ etc — above me/you/etc* * *1) ( en el espacio)2) ( en el tiempo)3) ( además)y encima no me lo devolvió — and on top of that, he didn't give it back
4) (en locs)encima de: encima de la mesa on the table; encima del armario on top of the cupboard; llevaba un chal encima de la chaqueta she wore a shawl over her jacket; viven encima de la tienda they live over o above the shop; encima de caro es feo not only is it expensive, it's also ugly; echarse algo encima < deuda> to saddle o land oneself with something; < problema> to take... upon oneself; echarse encima a alguien (AmL): se echó encima a todos los profesores he turned all the teachers against him; estar encima de alguien or estarle encima a alguien (fam) to be on at somebody (colloq); hacerse encima (fam & euf) ( orinarse) to wet oneself; ( hacerse caca): todavía se hace encima he still messes his pants; por encima: esparcir las almendras por encima sprinkle the almonds over it o on top; volaban por encima del pueblo they flew over the town; está por encima del jefe de sección she's higher up than o she's above the head of department; temperaturas por encima de lo normal above-average temperatures; lo leí por encima I just skimmed through it; le eché un vistazo muy por encima I just looked over it very quickly; una limpieza por encima a quick clean; por encima de todo: por encima de todo, que no se entere él above all o most important, he mustn't find out; pone su carrera por encima de todo she puts her career before anything else; quitarse or sacarse algo de encima <problema/tarea> to get something out of the way; quitarse or sacarse a alguien de encima — to get rid of somebody
* * *= on top, thereupon [thereon].Ex. Built for King Frederick William II. in 1788-91 with the Quadriga on top, a four-horse chariot driven by the goddess of Victory, holding the symbols of victory.Ex. The inspector may enter, inspect and examine an amusement park and the amusement devices and structures contained thereupon.----* actuar por encima de {Posesivo} capacidades = punch above + Posesivo + weight.* destacar por encima de los demás = stand out from + the rest, stand out above + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.* echar por encima = top with.* echarse encima de = bear down on.* écharsele a Uno el día encima = make + hay while the sun shines.* encima de = on top of, above, atop.* estar de pie por encima de = stand over.* estar por encima de = overlay, overlie.* justo encima de = smack right on top of.* leer por encima = browse, skim, skim read.* leer rápidamente por encima = skim through.* mirar por encima = eyeball.* mirar por encima del hombre = look down + Posesivo + nose at.* mirar por encima del hombro = look over + Posesivo + shoulders, look down on/upon.* muy por encima de todo = over and above all.* pasar por encima = pass over.* pasar por encima de la cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.* pasar rápidamente por encima de = sweep across, swing over.* poner encima = top with.* ponerle la mano encima a = lay + a finger on.* por encima = overhead.* por encima de = across, beyond, beyond all, over, over and above, beyond the range of, well over + Expresión Numérica, overarching, above.* por encima de + Cantidad = in excess of + Cantidad.* por encima de eso = beyond that.* por encima del 10 por ciento = double digit, double figure.* por encima de la tierra = aboveground.* por encima de toda crítica = beyond reproach, above reproach.* por encima de toda duda = beyond reproach, above reproach.* por encima de toda sospecha = above suspicion.* por encima de todo = at all costs, at any cost, at any price.* quitarse a Alguien de encima = keep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back, get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back.* quitarse de encima = shake off.* quitarse un (buen) peso de encima = get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest.* quitarse un peso de encima = take + a weight off + Posesivo + mind, take + a load off + Posesivo + mind.* quitar un peso de encima = remove + burden from shoulders.* quitar un peso de encima a Alguien = lift + a weight off + Posesivo + shoulders.* sacudirse de encima = shake off.* sobresalir por encima de los demás = stand out from + the rest, a cut above the rest, stick up above + the rest, stick out above + the rest, a cut above, stand out above + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.* ¡tener + que pasar por encima de + Posesivo + cadáver! = over + Posesivo + dead body.* tratar muy por encima = scratch + the surface of, scrape + the surface.* y encima = into the bargain.* * *1) ( en el espacio)2) ( en el tiempo)3) ( además)y encima no me lo devolvió — and on top of that, he didn't give it back
4) (en locs)encima de: encima de la mesa on the table; encima del armario on top of the cupboard; llevaba un chal encima de la chaqueta she wore a shawl over her jacket; viven encima de la tienda they live over o above the shop; encima de caro es feo not only is it expensive, it's also ugly; echarse algo encima < deuda> to saddle o land oneself with something; < problema> to take... upon oneself; echarse encima a alguien (AmL): se echó encima a todos los profesores he turned all the teachers against him; estar encima de alguien or estarle encima a alguien (fam) to be on at somebody (colloq); hacerse encima (fam & euf) ( orinarse) to wet oneself; ( hacerse caca): todavía se hace encima he still messes his pants; por encima: esparcir las almendras por encima sprinkle the almonds over it o on top; volaban por encima del pueblo they flew over the town; está por encima del jefe de sección she's higher up than o she's above the head of department; temperaturas por encima de lo normal above-average temperatures; lo leí por encima I just skimmed through it; le eché un vistazo muy por encima I just looked over it very quickly; una limpieza por encima a quick clean; por encima de todo: por encima de todo, que no se entere él above all o most important, he mustn't find out; pone su carrera por encima de todo she puts her career before anything else; quitarse or sacarse algo de encima <problema/tarea> to get something out of the way; quitarse or sacarse a alguien de encima — to get rid of somebody
* * *= on top, thereupon [thereon].Ex: Built for King Frederick William II. in 1788-91 with the Quadriga on top, a four-horse chariot driven by the goddess of Victory, holding the symbols of victory.
Ex: The inspector may enter, inspect and examine an amusement park and the amusement devices and structures contained thereupon.* actuar por encima de {Posesivo} capacidades = punch above + Posesivo + weight.* destacar por encima de los demás = stand out from + the rest, stand out above + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.* echar por encima = top with.* echarse encima de = bear down on.* écharsele a Uno el día encima = make + hay while the sun shines.* encima de = on top of, above, atop.* estar de pie por encima de = stand over.* estar por encima de = overlay, overlie.* justo encima de = smack right on top of.* leer por encima = browse, skim, skim read.* leer rápidamente por encima = skim through.* mirar por encima = eyeball.* mirar por encima del hombre = look down + Posesivo + nose at.* mirar por encima del hombro = look over + Posesivo + shoulders, look down on/upon.* muy por encima de todo = over and above all.* pasar por encima = pass over.* pasar por encima de la cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.* pasar rápidamente por encima de = sweep across, swing over.* poner encima = top with.* ponerle la mano encima a = lay + a finger on.* por encima = overhead.* por encima de = across, beyond, beyond all, over, over and above, beyond the range of, well over + Expresión Numérica, overarching, above.* por encima de + Cantidad = in excess of + Cantidad.* por encima de eso = beyond that.* por encima del 10 por ciento = double digit, double figure.* por encima de la tierra = aboveground.* por encima de toda crítica = beyond reproach, above reproach.* por encima de toda duda = beyond reproach, above reproach.* por encima de toda sospecha = above suspicion.* por encima de todo = at all costs, at any cost, at any price.* quitarse a Alguien de encima = keep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back, get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back.* quitarse de encima = shake off.* quitarse un (buen) peso de encima = get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest.* quitarse un peso de encima = take + a weight off + Posesivo + mind, take + a load off + Posesivo + mind.* quitar un peso de encima = remove + burden from shoulders.* quitar un peso de encima a Alguien = lift + a weight off + Posesivo + shoulders.* sacudirse de encima = shake off.* sobresalir por encima de los demás = stand out from + the rest, a cut above the rest, stick up above + the rest, stick out above + the rest, a cut above, stand out above + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.* ¡tener + que pasar por encima de + Posesivo + cadáver! = over + Posesivo + dead body.* tratar muy por encima = scratch + the surface of, scrape + the surface.* y encima = into the bargain.* * *A(en el espacio): le puso el pie/una piedra encima he put his foot/a stone on itno tengo or llevo dinero encima I don't have any money on mese me sentaron encima they sat on top of mese tiró el café encima she spilled the coffee over herselfvi el coche cuando ya lo tenía encima I didn't see the car until it was on top of meel autobús se nos venía encima the bus was coming straight at o toward(s) usse me vino el armario encima the cupboard came down on top of mese le vino encima una enorme responsabilidad he had to take on a great deal of reponsibilityB(en el tiempo): ya tenemos las fiestas encima the festive season is just around the cornerlos exámenes ya estaban encima the exams were already upon usla fecha se nos vino encima y no habíamos terminado the day arrived and we hadn't finishedse nos venía or echaba encima la noche night was falling (around us)C(además): es caro y encima de mala calidad it's expensive and, not only that, it's poor qualityle han dado el mejor lugar — ¡y encima se queja! they've given her the best seat — and she goes and complains!y encima, no me lo quiso devolver and then o and on top of that, he wouldn't give it back!D ( en locs):encima de: encima de la mesa on the tableencima del armario on top of the cupboardllevaba un chal encima de la chaqueta she wore a shawl over her jacketviven encima de la tienda they live over o above the shopencima de caro es feo as well as being expensive, it's (also) ugly o not only is it expensive, it's also uglyecharse algo encima ‹deuda› to saddle o land o ( BrE) lumber oneself with sth;‹problema› to take … upon oneselfecharse encima a algn ( AmL): se echó encima a todos los profesores he turned all the teachers against him, he got on the wrong side of all the teachers(hacerse caca): todavía se hace encima he still messes his pants o does it in his pantspor encima: esparcir las almendras por encima sprinkle the almonds over it o on topla miró por encima de los anteojos he looked at her over the top of his glasseslos aviones volaban por encima del pueblo the planes flew over the townella está por encima del jefe de sección she's higher up than o she's above the head of departmentpasar por encima de algn or pasarle por encima a algn (para un ascenso) to pass sb over; (para una consulta, queja) to go over sb's headtemperaturas por encima de lo normal above-average temperaturesun porcentaje muy por encima de la media a much higher than average percentageestá muy por encima de la competencia it is well ahead of the competitionlo leí muy por encima I skipped through itle eché un vistazo muy por encima I just looked over o through it very quicklyhice una limpieza muy por encima I gave the place a very quick cleanpor encima de todo: por encima de todo, que no se entere ella above all o most important, she mustn't find outpone su carrera por encima de todo she puts her career before anything elsequitarse or sacarse algo/a algn de encima: me saqué ese problema de encima I got that problem out of the waypor lo menos te has sacado ese peso de encima at least you've got that weight off your mindno sabía qué hacer para quitármela de encima I didn't know what to do to get rid of her* * *
encima adverbio
1 ( en el espacio):
no llevo dinero encima I don't have any money on me;
se tiró el café encima she spilled the coffee over herself;
se me vino el armario encima the cupboard came down on top of me
2 ( además):◊ ¡y encima se queja! and then she goes and complains!;
y encima no me lo devolvió and on top of that, he didn't give it back!
3 ( en locs)◊ encima de: encima de la mesa on the table;
encima del armario on top of the cupboard;
llevaba un chal encima de la chaqueta she wore a shawl over her jacket;
viven encima de la tienda they live over o above the shop;
encima de caro es feo not only is it expensive, it's also ugly;
por encima over;
saltó por encima he jumped over;
le eché un vistazo por encima I just looked over it quickly;
una limpieza por encima a quick clean;
por encima de above;
por encima de la media above average;
por encima de todo above everything;
volaban por encima de las nubes/del pueblo they flew above the clouds/over the town;
está por encima del jefe de sección she's above the head of department;
quitarse algo de encima ‹problema/tarea› to get sth out of the way;
quitarse a algn de encima to get rid of sb
encima adverbio
1 (en la parte superior de) on top: pon la maleta encima, put the case on top
2 (sobre uno) no tenía encima la documentación, she didn't have her papers on her
(sobre el cuerpo) se me cayó encima el café, I spilt the coffee over myself
se echó una manta encima, he put a blanket over himself
3 (sobre el espíritu, en la mente) tiene muchas preocupaciones encima, she has got lots of worries
4 (además) besides, on top of that: se estropeó el coche y encima empezó a nevar, the car broke down and then to cap it all it started to snow
no da ni golpe y encima se queja, he doesn't lift a finger and on top of all that he complains
5 (muy cerca) tengo encima el coche de detrás, the car behind is getting too close
(muy pendiente) on top of, in control of: tengo al jefe encima todo el día, I've got the boss breathing down my neck all day
♦ Locuciones: encima de, (sobre) on, over: vive encima de un bar, she lives above a bar
por encima, (superficialmente) hablamos de ello por encima, we scarcely talked about it
por encima de, over: los pájaros volaban por encima, birds flew overhead
' encima' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
añadidura
- arriba
- cadáver
- casa
- echarse
- espachurrar
- estar
- fullera
- fullero
- hombro
- llevar
- montante
- mundo
- peso
- por
- quitarse
- saltar
- sobre
- superar
- atropellar
- mirada
- ojo
- posibilidad
- quitar
- tener
- todavía
English:
above
- atop
- bear down on
- beyond
- bob
- body
- bung
- burn out
- canopy
- cave in
- clamber
- class
- dead
- disdain
- excel
- eye
- grape
- hold
- hover
- neck
- on
- one-upmanship
- over
- overhang
- overhead
- paint out
- plonk
- rise above
- rivet
- senior
- shake off
- sketchily
- skim
- stand
- standard
- top
- upon
- bargain
- by
- capacity
- carry
- first
- get
- go
- just
- keep
- look
- nag
- nose
- palm
* * *♦ adv1. [arriba] on top;[en el piso de arriba] upstairs;un pastel con una guinda encima a cake with a cherry on top;pásame el de encima pass me the top one o the one on top;yo vivo encima I live upstairs;el vecino de encima the upstairs neighbour;tienes encima un mosquito you've got a mosquito on you;Amde encima in addition, besides;le cayó encima la responsabilidad de dirigir el partido the responsibility of leading the party was thrust upon her;el autobús se le echó encima antes de que pudiera reaccionar the bus was upon him before he had time to react;tiene a su jefe encima todo el día his boss is on at him o on his back all day longse nos echó la noche encima night fell, night descended upon us3. [además] on top of that;está lejos y encima no hay transporte público it's a long way away and on top of that o what is more, there's no public transport;voy a consolarlo y encima me grita I go to comfort him and all he does is shout at meponte algo encima, vas a tener frío put something on, you'll be cold;¿llevas dinero encima? have you got any money on you?;le quitaron todo lo que llevaba encima they took everything he had with him♦ encima de loc prep1. [sobre, en] on (top of);el pan está encima de la nevera the bread is on (top of) the fridge2. [en lugar más alto que] above;encima de la montaña el cielo se encapotó the sky above the mountain clouded over;vivo encima de tu casa I live upstairs from you;estar encima de alguien [controlar, vigilar] to be on sb's back;mi madre está encima de mí todo el día my mother's on at me o on my back all day long3. [además de] as well as;encima de (ser) tonto, es feo as well as being stupid, he's also ugly;encima de no hacerlo bien… not only did he not do it well…♦ por encima loc adv1. [sobre la parte superior] on top;por encima lleva una capa de chocolate it has a layer of chocolate on top;había ropa por encima de la cama there were clothes on the bed2. [por arriba]la ciudad tenía una capa de contaminación por encima the city was covered with a layer of pollution;por encima de over;volaron por encima de los Alpes they flew over the Alps;el sol asomaba por encima de las montañas the sun was peeping over the mountainspor encima de over, above;un precio muy por encima de lo que habíamos presupuestado a price well over o above what we had budgeted for;una calidad muy por encima de lo habitual a much higher quality than usual;la salud de sus hijos está por encima de todo lo demás their childrens' health comes before everything else;está muy por encima de los otros alumnos he's far better than the other students;vive por encima de sus posibilidades he lives beyond his means;por encima de todo: por encima de todo, hazlo con mucho cuidado above all o first and foremost, be very careful;por encima de todo, lo que más me preocupa… what worries me more than anything else…;por encima de todo, no se lo digas a nadie whatever else you do, don't tell anyone;ponemos la seguridad por encima de todo we place safety first o before everything elsesólo lo he leído por encima I've only skimmed through it;ordené la casa por encima y me marché I gave the house a quick tidy up and left* * *adv1 on top;encima de on top of, on;por encima de over, above;por encima de todo above all;estar por encima de be above;echarse encima de alguien fig pounce on s.o.;la noche se nos echó encima night overtook us2:hacer algo muy por encima do sth very quickly;leí el artículo por encima I skimmed (through) the article3:no lo llevo encima I haven’t got it on me;ponerse algo encima put sth on4 ( cercano):el final del curso ya está encima we’re nearly at the end of the course already5 ( además):lo ayudo, y encima se queja I help him and then he goes and complains* * *encima adv1) : on top, above2) además: as well, besides3)encima de : on, on top of, over4)por encima de : above, beyondpor encima de la ley: above the law5)echarse encima : to take upon oneself6)7)quitarse de encima : to get rid of* * *encima adv1. (en) on2. (sobre) on top¿cuál? el que está encima which one? the one on top3. (sin tocar) over¡salta por encima! jump over!4. (además) on top of everything / on top of thatllegó tarde y, encima, se enfadó conmigo he arrived late and on top of that, he got angry with me -
17 plague
1. nounthe plague — (bubonic) die Pest
avoid/hate somebody/something like the plague — jemanden/etwas wie die Pest meiden/hassen
2) (infestation)2. transitive verbplague of rats — Rattenplage, die
1) (afflict) plagen; quälenplagued with or by something — von etwas geplagt
2) (bother)plague somebody [with something] — jemandem [mit etwas] auf die Nerven gehen (ugs.)
* * *[pleiɡ] 1. noun1) (especially formerly, an extremely infectious and deadly disease, especially one carried by fleas from rats.) die Seuche2) (a large and annoying quantity: a plague of flies.) die Plage2. verb(to annoy or pester continually or frequently: The child was plaguing her with questions.) plagen* * *[pleɪg]I. n▪ the \plague die Pestto avoid sb/sth like the \plague jdn/etw wie die Pest meidena \plague of journalists descended on the town ein Schwarm von Journalisten fiel in die Stadt einII. vtthe team has been \plagued with injuries in der Mannschaft kommt es in letzter Zeit ständig zu Verletzungento be \plagued with bad luck vom Pech verfolgt sein* * *[pleɪg]1. n (MED)Seuche f; (BIBL, fig) Plage fto avoid sb/sth like the plague — jdn/etw wie die Pest meiden
a plague of reporters descended on the town —
2. vtplagento plague the life out of sb — jdn ( bis aufs Blut) quälen, jdm das Leben schwer machen
to be plagued by doubts/injury — von Zweifeln/Verletzungen geplagt werden
* * *plague [pleıɡ]A s1. MEDa) Seuche fplague bubo Pestbeule f;avoid sth like the plague etwas wie die Pest meiden2. fig Plage f, Heimsuchung f, Geißel f:plague of rats Rattenplage;the ten plagues BIBEL die Zehn Plagen;a plague on it! obs hols der Teufel!3. umga) Plage fb) Quälgeist m, Nervensäge f (Mensch)B v/t1. plagen, quälen:be plagued by pain schmerzgeplagt sein* * *1. nounthe plague — (bubonic) die Pest
avoid/hate somebody/something like the plague — jemanden/etwas wie die Pest meiden/hassen
2. transitive verbplague of rats — Rattenplage, die
1) (afflict) plagen; quälenplagued with or by something — von etwas geplagt
2) (bother)plague somebody [with something] — jemandem [mit etwas] auf die Nerven gehen (ugs.)
* * *n.Pest nur sing. f.Plage -n f. v.drangsalieren v.plagen v. -
18 dont
dont [dɔ̃]a. (provenant d'un complément de nom: indique la possession, la qualité etc) whose• les enfants dont la mère travaille sont plus indépendants children with working mothers are more independentb. (indiquant la partie d'un tout) il y a eu plusieurs blessés, dont son frère there were several casualties, including his brother• ils ont trois filles dont deux sont mariées they have three daughters, of whom two are marriedc. (indique la manière, la provenance) la façon dont elle marche/s'habille the way she walks/dressesd. (provenant d'un complément prépositionnel d'adjectif, de verbe: voir aussi les adjectifs et verbes en question) l'outil dont il se sert the tool he is using• le film/l'acteur dont elle parle tant the film/actor she talks about so much• l'accident dont il a été responsable the accident he was responsible for or for which he was responsible• le collier/l'enfant dont elle est si fière the necklace/child she is so proud of* * *dɔ̃Note: Lorsque la traduction de dont fait intervenir une préposition en anglais, deux tournures sont possibles: c'est un enfant dont je suis fier = he's a child I'm proud of; = he's a child of whom I am proud. La première traduction est utilisée dans la langue courante, parlée ou écrite; la seconde traduction relève de la langue soutenue, surtout écrite, et n'est pas toujours acceptable: le livre dont tu m'as parlé = the book you told me aboutpronom relatifla jeune fille dont on nous disait qu'elle avait 20 ans — the girl who they said was 20 ou who was said to be 20
des élèves dont je suis satisfait — pupils I'm satisfied with, pupils with whom I am satisfied
un concours dont le lauréat gagnera... — a competition the winner of which will receive...
5) ( parmi lesquels)il y a eu plusieurs victimes dont mon père — there were several victims, one of whom was my father
l'organisation propose diverses activités dont l'équitation, la natation et le tricot — the organization offers various activities including horse riding, swimming and knitting
des boîtes dont la plupart sont vides — boxes, most of which are empty
* * *dɔ̃ pron relatif1) (relation d'appartenance) (objets) whose, of which, (êtres animés) whose2) (= parmi lesquel(le)s)deux livres, dont l'un est en anglais — two books, one of which is in English
Il y avait plusieurs personnes, dont Gabrielle. — There were several people, among them Gabrielle.
10 blessés, dont 2 grièvement — 10 injured, 2 of them seriously
3) (complément d'adjectif, de verbe)la façon dont il l'a fait — the way he did it, the way in which he did it
* * *dont pron rel❢ Lorsque la traduction de dont fait intervenir une préposition en anglais, deux tournures sont possibles: c'est un enfant dont je suis fier = he's a child I'm proud of; = he's a child of whom I am proud. La première traduction est utilisée dans la langue courante, parlée ou écrite; la seconde traduction relève de la langue soutenue, surtout écrite, et n'est pas toujours acceptable: le livre dont tu m'as parlé = the book you told me about.1 ( en fonction d'objet indirect) la jeune fille dont on nous disait qu'elle avait 20 ans the girl who they said was 20 ou who was said to be 20; Sylvaine est quelqu'un dont on se souvient Sylvaine is somebody (that) you remember; l'époque dont je vous parle the time I'm talking about; l'argent dont je dispose the money (that) I have available, the money that is available to me; la maladie dont il souffre the illness which he's suffering from;2 ( en fonction de complément d'un adjectif) des élèves dont je suis satisfait pupils I'm satisfied with, pupils with whom I am satisfied; des renseignements dont nous ne sommes pas certains information which we are not sure about ou about which we are not sure; dans le café dont il est voisin in the neighbouringGB café; les vieux journaux dont leur salon est plein the old newspapers which their living room is full of ou of which their living room is full;3 ( en fonction de complément circonstanciel) une voix dont elle sait admirablement se servir a voice which she uses to wonderful effect ou she really knows how to use; les méthodes dont ils ont usé the methods (that ou which) they used; la façon or manière dont elle s'habille the way (in which) she dresses; il s'est senti offensé par la façon dont il avait été traité he was offended by the way (that) he had been treated; elle fait des recherches sur la manière dont les affaires sont traitées she is doing research on the way in which business is conducted; j'avais oublié la façon dont il m'avait traité I had forgotten the way he ou how he had treated me; il rentra dans la chambre dont il était sorti cinq minutes auparavant he came back into the room (which) he had left five minutes before; l'arbre dont on extrait le caoutchouc the tree from which rubber is extracted; la famille dont il descend the family from which he is descended;4 ( en fonction de complément de nom) un document dont l'importance n'échappe à personne a document the importance of which ou whose importance is clear to everyone; un canapé dont les housses sont amovibles a sofa the covers of which ou whose covers are removable; un concours dont le lauréat gagnera… a competition the winner of which will receive…; une ville dont la splendeur vous coupe le souffle a town whose splendour takes your breath away; une personne dont il prétend être l'ami a person whose friend he claims to be; une ville dont 50% des habitants ont plus de 55 ans a town 50% of whose inhabitants are over 55;5 ( parmi lesquels) il y a eu plusieurs victimes dont mon père there were several victims, one of whom was my father; des jeunes gens dont plusieurs avaient les cheveux longs young men, several of whom had long hair; l'organisation propose diverses activités dont le cheval, la natation et le tricot the organization offers various activities including horse riding, swimming and knitting; il a sélectionné quelques bouteilles dont une pour toi he selected a few bottles including one for you; elle a écrit plusieurs pièces dont la meilleure est la dernière she has written several plays the best of which is ou the best being her latest one; des boîtes dont la plupart sont vides boxes, most of which are empty.[dɔ̃] pronom relatifle club dont je suis membre the club to which I belong ou of which I'm a member (soutenu), the club I belong todes livres dont la plupart ne valent rien books, most of which are worthlessdeux personnes ont téléphoné, dont ton frère two people phoned, including your brother3. [exprimant le complément de l'adjectif]c'est la seule photo dont je sois fier it's the only photograph I'm proud of ou of which I'm proud4. [exprimant l'objet indirect]5. [exprimant le complément du verbe - indiquant la provenance, l'agent, la manière etc.] -
19 débarquer
débarquer [debaʀke]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb2. intransitive verbb. ( = arriver subitement) (inf) to turn up* * *debaʀke
1.
verbe transitif to unload [marchandise] (de from; sur onto); to land [personne]
2.
verbe intransitif1) ( descendre à terre) [passagers] to disembark3) (colloq) ( arriver) ( en masse) to descend (à upon); ( à l'improviste) to turn up (colloq) ( chez quelqu'un at somebody's place)4) (colloq) ( ne pas être au courant)il débarque toujours — he never has a clue (colloq) (what's going on)
* * *debaʀke1. vt[marchandises] to unload, [passagers] to disembark2. vi1) [passagers] to disembarkNous avons dû débarquer à Marseille. — We had to disembark at Marseilles.
2) fig to turn updébarquer chez qn — to turn up at sb's house, to descend on sb
Ils ont débarqué chez nous à dix heures du soir. — They turned up at our house at ten o'clock at night., They descended on us at ten o'clock at night.
* * *débarquer verb table: aimerA vtr to unload [marchandise, véhicule] (de from; sur onto); to land, to unload [passager, troupe] (de from; sur onto).B vi1 ( descendre à terre) [passagers] to disembark; débarquer du train/de l'avion to get off the train/the plane;2 Mil to land (sur on; en in);3 ○( arriver) ( en masse) to descend (à upon); ( à l'improviste) to turn up○ (chez qn at sb's place); ( en un lieu inconnu) [étranger] to find oneself (à in);4 ○( ne pas être au courant) il débarque toujours he never has a clue○ (what's going on); tu débarques! where have you been![debarke] verbe transitif————————[debarke] verbe intransitif2. [descendre]débarquer de [train] to get off, to alight from3. (familier) [arriver] to turn ou to show up4. (familier) [être ignorant]mets-moi au courant, je débarque give me an update, I haven't a clue what's going on -
20 long
long, longue [lɔ̃, lɔ̃g]1. adjectivelong ; [amitié] long-standing• version longue [de film] uncut version• cinq heures, c'est long five hours is a long time► long à2. adverb3. masculine noun• je lui ai expliqué en long, en large et en travers (inf) I explained it to him over and over again4. feminine noun• à la longue, ça a fini par coûter cher in the long run it turned out very expensive• à la longue, il va s'user it will wear out eventually* * *
1.
longue lɔ̃, lɔ̃g adjectif1) ( dans l'espace) [tige, cils, patte, lettre, robe, table, distance] longune chemise à manches longues — a shirt with long sleeves, a long-sleeved shirt
un tuyau long de trois mètres — a pipe three metres [BrE] long, a three-metre [BrE] long pipe
au long cours — Nautisme [voyage, navigation] ocean; [capitaine] fully-licensed
2) ( dans le temps) [moment, vie, voyage, exil, film, silence] long; [amitié] long-standingêtre long (à faire) — [personne] to be slow (to do)
je ne serai pas long — ( pour aller quelque part) I won't be long; ( pour un discours) I will be brief
être long à la détente — (colloq) to be slow on the uptake (colloq)
pendant de longues heures/années — for hours/years
3) Linguistique ( voyelle) long
2.
1) ( beaucoup)en dire long/trop long/plus long — to say a lot/too much/more (sur quelque chose/quelqu'un about something/somebody)
2)
3.
un câble de six mètres de long — a cable six metres [BrE] long, a six-metre [BrE] long cable
en long — [découper, fendre] lengthwise
en long et en large — [raconter] in great detail
en long, en large et en travers — (colloq) [raconter] at great length
le long du mur — ( en longueur) along the wall; ( en hauteur) up ou down the wall
tout le long de quelque chose — ( dans l'espace) all along something; ( dans le temps) all the way through something
4.
à la longue locution adverbiale in the end, eventuallyPhrasal Verbs:* * *lɔ̃, lɔ̃ɡ (longue)1. adj1) (cheveux, distance) longaux cheveux longs — with long hair, long-haired
2) (moment, trajet) longC'est encore long jusqu'à Noël. — It's still a long time till Christmas.
Ce sera long? — Will it take long?, Will it take a long time?
un contrat de longue durée; un contrat longue durée — a long-term contract
de longue haleine (projet, combat) — long-term
au long cours NAVIGATION — ocean modif ocean-going
de longue date (amis) — long-standing, [se connaître, être prévu] for a long time
2. adv3. nm1) (= longueur)de 3 m de long — 3m long, 3m in length
en long — lengthwise, lengthways
Il s'est étalé de tout son long. — He fell flat on his face.
au long de [rues, plage] — along, [annnés, périodes] during
Il y a des chemins de randonnée tout le long de la côte. — There are footpaths all along the coast.
tout au long de [année, vie] — throughout
de long en large [marcher] — to and fro, up and down
4. nfElle a fini par agacer tout le monde à la longue. — In the end she got on everybody's nerves.
* * *A adj1 ( dans l'espace) [tige, cils, patte, lettre, robe, table, distance] long; une chemise à manches longues a shirt with long sleeves, a long-sleeved shirt; des femmes en robe longue women in long dresses; être long de six mètres to be six metresGB long; un tuyau long de trois mètres a pipe three metresGB long, a three-metreGB long pipe; plus/trop long de deux mètres two metresGB longer/too long; au long cours Naut [voyage, navigation] ocean; [capitaine] fully-licensed;2 ( dans le temps) [moment, vie, voyage, exil, film, silence] long; [amitié] long-standing; pendant les longues soirées d'hiver during the long winter evenings; ta longue habitude des enfants your great experience of children; une traversée/entrevue longue de 40 minutes a 40 minute crossing/interview; être long à faire [personne] to be slow to do; [chose] to take a long time to do; il est toujours long à se décider he's always slow to make up his mind; qu'est-ce que tu es long! you're so slow!; aliment long à cuire food that takes a long time to cook; être en longue maladie to be on extended sick leave; je ne serai pas long ( pour aller quelque part) I won't be long; ( pour un discours) I will be brief; il guérira, mais ce sera long he will get better, but it's going to be a long time; huit mois, c'est long eight months is a long time; être long à la détente○ to be slow on the uptake○; il trouve le temps long time hangs heavy on his hands; pendant de longues heures/années for hours/years;3 Ling (syllabe, voyelle) long.B adv1 ( beaucoup) en dire long/trop long/plus long to say a lot/too much/more (sur qch/qn about sth/sb); j'aimerais en savoir plus long sur elle I'd like to know more about her; je pourrais t'en dire long sur lui I could tell you a thing or two about him;2 Mode s'habiller long to wear longer skirts.C nm1 ( longueur) 10 mètres de long 10 metresGB long; un câble de six mètres de long a cable six metresGB long, a six-metreGB long cable; mesurer or avoir or faire deux mètres de long to be two metresGB long; en long [découper, fendre] lengthwise; de long en large [marcher] up and down; arpenter une pièce de long en large to pace up and down a room; en long et en large [raconter] in great detail; en long, en large et en travers [raconter] at great length; le long du mur ( en longueur) along the wall; ( en hauteur) up ou down the wall; tout le long de qch ( dans l'espace) all along sth; ( dans le temps) all the way through sth; j'ai couru tout le long du chemin, j'ai couru tout du long I ran all the way; elle a pleuré tout le long du film she cried (all the way) through the film; tomber de tout son long to fall flat (on one's face);2 Mode le long long clothes (pl), lower hemlines (pl); la mode est au long hemlines are down (this season); s'habiller en long to wear a full-length dress.D longue nf2 Jeux ( aux cartes) long suit (à in);3 Sport game of boules played in the south of France.E à la longue loc adv in the end, eventually; à la longue on s'habitue in the end you get used to it.long métrage Cin feature-length film.( féminin longue) [lɔ̃, devant nom masculin commençant par une voyelle ou 'h' muet lɔ̃g, lɔ̃g ] adjectifA.[DANS L'ESPACE]1. [grand] longune fille aux longues jambes a long-legged girl, a girl with long legs[tige] long3. [vêtement] longune robe longue a full-length ou long dressB.[DANS LE TEMPS]1. [qui dure longtemps] longje suis fatigué, la journée a été longue I'm tired, it's been a long dayne sois pas trop longue ou personne ne t'écoutera jusqu'à la fin don't take too long ou don't speak for too long or nobody will listen to you all the way through2. [qui tarde - personne]je n'ai pas été longue à comprendre qu'elle mentait it didn't take me long to see that she was lyingil est long à venir, ce café! that coffee's a long time coming!sa longue expérience de journaliste his many years spent ou his long experience as a journalist4. [dans le futur]à longue échéance, à long terme [prévision] long, long-termlong adverbe1. [vêtement]elle s'habille long she wears long skirts ou dresses2. [beaucoup]une remarque qui en dit long sur ses intentions a remark which says a lot about ou speaks volumes about his intentionselle pourrait vous en dire long sur cette affaire she could tell you a few things about this businesslong nom masculin[vêtement]longue nom féminin————————à la longue locution adverbialeà la longue, tout se sait everything comes out in the end————————au long locution adverbiale————————au long de locution prépositionnelle1. [dans l'espace] along2. [dans le temps] during————————de long locution adverbialefaire une mine ou tête de dix pieds de longa. [par déconvenue] to pull a long faceb. [par mauvaise humeur] to have ou to wear a long facede long en large locution adverbialej'ai arpenté le hall de la gare de long en large I paced back and forth across ou I paced up and down the main hall of the station————————de tout son long locution adverbiale————————en long locution adverbialeen long, en large et en travers locution adverbiale1. [examiner] from every (conceivable) angle→ link=enen long, en large et en travers————————le long de locution prépositionnelle1. [horizontalement] along2. [verticalement - vers le haut] up ; [ - vers le bas] downtout au long locution adverbiale[en détail] in detailtout au long de locution prépositionnelle1. [dans l'espace] all alongtout au long de l'année all year long, throughout the year————————tout du long locution adverbiale1. [dans l'espace]ils ont descendu le fleuve tout du long they went all the way down the river, they descended the entire length of the river2. [dans le temps] all along————————tout le long de locution prépositionnelle
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