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1 hard on somebody's heels

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Here comes Sally, and John is hard on her heels.

Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > hard on somebody's heels
2 to be hard on somebody's heels

to be hard on somebody's heels

figurative use pisar los talones a alguien

English-spanish dictionary > to be hard on somebody's heels
3 hard

1. adjective
1) (firm; solid; not easy to break, scratch etc: The ground is too hard to dig.) duro; sólido

2) (not easy to do, learn, solve etc: Is English a hard language to learn?; He is a hard man to please.) difícil

3) (not feeling or showing kindness: a hard master.) severo; rudo; seco

4) ((of weather) severe: a hard winter.) duro, severo, riguroso

5) (having or causing suffering: a hard life; hard times.) duro, difícil

6) ((of water) containing many chemical salts and so not easily forming bubbles when soap is added: The water is hard in this part of the country.) dura

2. adverb
1) (with great effort: He works very hard; Think hard.) duro, con ahínco

2) (with great force; heavily: Don't hit him too hard; It was raining hard.) fuerte, fuertemente

3) (with great attention: He stared hard at the man.) fijamente

4) (to the full extent; completely: The car turned hard right.) completamente, totalmente

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- harden
- hardness
- hardship
- hard-and-fast
- hard-back
- hard-boiled
- harddisk
- hard-earned
- hard-headed
- hard-hearted
- hardware
- hard-wearing
- be hard on
- hard at it
- hard done by
- hard lines/luck
- hard of hearing
- a hard time of it
- a hard time
- hard up

hard¹ adj

1. duro

diamonds are very hard los diamantes son muy duros

2. difícil

it's hard to answer that question es difícil contestar a esa pregunta

hard² adv

1. mucho

it's snowing hard está nevando mucho

he works very hard trabaja mucho

2. duro / fuerte

hit him hard! ¡pégale duro!

hard

tr[hɑːd]

adjective

1 (gen) duro,-a; (solid) sólido,-a

2 (difficult) difícil

3 (harsh) severo,-a

4 (work) arduo,-a, penoso,-a, agotador,-ra

5 figurative use cruel, rudo,-a

6 (fight, match) reñido,-a, disputado,-a; (decision) injusto,-a

7 (fact) innegable; (luck) malo,-a

8 (final decision) definitivo,-a, irrevocable; (person) severo,-a, inflexible

9 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL fuerte

adverb

1 (forcibly) fuerte; (diligently) mucho, de firme, concienzudamente, con ahínco

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

hard of hearing duro,-a de oído

to be hard done by sentirse mal tratado,-a, ser tratado,-a injustamente

to be hard hit by figurative use quedar muy afectado,-a por

to be hard on somebody figurative use tratar a alguien con severidad, tratar a alguien con dureza

to be hard on somebody's heels figurative use pisar los talones a alguien

to be hard pushed to do something figurative use verse apurado,-a para realizar algo

to be hard up familiar estar sin blanca

to drive a hard bargain figurative use negociar con dureza

to have a hard time familiar pasarlo canutas, pasarlo mal

to take something very hard tomar algo muy a pecho, encajar algo muy mal

to work hard trabajar mucho

hard core (group) núcleo 2 (material) lecho de grava

hard drinker bebedor,-ra empedernido,-a

hard evidence pruebas nombre femenino plural definitivas

hard labour trabajos nombre masculino plural forzados

hard luck mala suerte

hard shoulder arcén nombre masculino

hard ['hɑrd] adv

1) forcefully: fuerte, con fuerza

the wind blew hard: el viento sopló fuerte

2) strenuously: duro, mucho

to work hard: trabajar duro

3)

to take something hard : tomarse algo muy mal, estar muy afectado por algo

hard adj

1) firm, solid: duro, firme, sólido

2) difficult: difícil, arduo

3) severe: severo, duro

a hard winter: un invierno severo

4) unfeeling: insensible, duro

5) diligent: diligente

to be a hard worker: ser muy trabajador

6)

hard liquor : bebidas fpl fuertes

7)

hard water : agua f dura

hard

adj.

• arduo, -a adj.

• calloso, -a adj.

• dificultoso, -a adj.

• difícil adj.

• duro, -a adj.

• endurecido, -a adj.

• firme adj.

• fuerte adj.

• laborioso, -a adj.

• peliagudo, -a adj.

• recio, -a adj.

• rudo, -a adj.

• sólido, -a adj.

• terco, -a adj.

• tieso, -a adj.

adv.

• apretadamente adv.

• difícilmente adv.

• duro adv.

• mucho adv.

• recio adv.

• tieso adv.

I hɑːrd, hɑːd
adjective -er, -est

1)

a) (firm, solid) <object/surface> duro

to set hard — endurecerse*

to freeze hard — helarse*

b) ( forceful) <push/knock> fuerte

2)

a) ( difficult) <question/subject> difícil; < task> arduo

hard to come by — difícil de conseguir

he's hard to please — es difícil de complacer, es exigente

I find that hard to believe — me cuesta creerlo

to learn something the hard way — aprender algo a base de cometer errores

b) ( severe) <winter/climate/master> duro, severo

to give somebody a hard time — hacérselas* pasar mal a alguien

these are hard times we're living in — vivimos tiempos difíciles

don't be too hard on him — no seas demasiado duro con él

hard luck — mala suerte

c) (tough, cynical) <person/attitude> duro, insensible

3) (concentrated, strenuous)

to take a long hard look at something — analizar* seriamente algo

children are very hard work — los niños dan mucho trabajo

he's a hard worker — es muy trabajador

4) ( definite) < evidence> concluyente

5) (sharp, harsh) <light/voice> fuerte; < expression> duro

6)

a) ( in strongest forms)

hard drugs — drogas fpl duras

hard liquor — bebidas fpl (alcohólicas) fuertes

hard porn — porno m duro

b) ( Fin)

hard cash — dinero m contante y sonante, efectivo m

hard currency — divisa f or moneda f fuerte

c) < water> duro

d) ( Ling) <sound/consonant> fuerte

II

adverb -er, -est

1)

a) ( with force) <pull/push> con fuerza; < hit> fuerte

b) ( strenuously) < work> mucho, duro, duramente

I was hard at work — estaba concentrado en mi trabajo

he works his students very hard — hace trabajar mucho a sus alumnos

no matter how hard I try — por más que me esfuerzo

think hard before you decide — piénsalo muy bien antes de decidir

to be hard put o (BrE also) pushed to + inf: you'd be hard put (to it) to find a better doctor — sería difícil encontrar un médico mejor

c) ( intently) < listen> atentamente, con atención

2) ( heavily) <rain/snow> fuerte, mucho; <pant/breathe> pesadamente

3) ( severely)

the southern states have been hardest hit — los estados del sur han sido los más afectados

her death hit him very hard — su muerte fue un duro golpe para él

to take something hard — tomarse algo muy mal

to be/feel hard done by: she thinks she has been o she feels hard done by — piensa que la han tratado injustamente

[hɑːd]
1. ADJ
(compar harder) (superl hardest)
1) (=not soft) [object, substance, cheese, skin] duro; [ground, snow] duro, compacto

• baked hard — endurecido (al sol o en el horno)

• to become or go hard — ponerse duro, endurecerse

• the water is very hard here — aquí el agua es muy dura or tiene mucha cal

- be as hard as nails

- as hard as a rock
nut
2) (=harsh, severe) [climate, winter, person] duro, severo; [frost] fuerte; [words, tone] duro, áspero; [expression, eyes, voice] serio, duro; [drink, liquor] fuerte; [drugs] duro; [fact] concreto; [evidence] irrefutable

• a hard blow — (fig) un duro golpe

• to take a long hard look at sth — examinar algo detenidamente

• to be hard on sb — ser muy duro con algn, darle duro a algn (LAm)

don't be so hard on him, it's not his fault — no seas tan duro con él, no es culpa suya

aren't you being a bit hard on yourself? — ¿no estás siendo un poco duro contigo mismo?

to be hard on one's clothes — destrozar la ropa

the light was hard on the eyes — la luz hacía daño a los ojos

- be as hard as nails
feeling
3) (=strenuous, tough) [work, day] duro; [fight, match] muy reñido

gardening is hard work — arreglar el jardín es un trabajo duro

phew, that was hard work! — ¡uf!, ¡ha costado lo suyo!

he's not afraid of hard work — el trabajo duro no le asusta

coping with three babies is very hard work — tres bebés dan mucha tarea or mucho trabajo, arreglárselas con tres bebés es una dura or ardua tarea

it's hard work getting her to talk about herself — cuesta mucho or resulta muy trabajoso hacerla hablar sobre sí misma

to be a hard worker — ser muy trabajador(a)

4) (=difficult) [exam, decision, choice] difícil

to be hard to do: it's hard to study on your own — es difícil estudiar por tu cuenta

he found it hard to make friends — le resultaba difícil hacer amigos

I find it hard to believe that... — me cuesta (trabajo) creer que...

bloodstains are hard to remove — las manchas de sangre son difíciles de quitar

to be hard to come by — ser difícil de conseguir

that is a very hard question to answer — esa es una pregunta muy difícil de responder

to be hard to deal with — ser de trato difícil

to be hard to please — ser muy exigente or quisquilloso

• to be hard of hearing — ser duro de oído

• he's learning the hard way — está aprendiendo a base de cometer errores

we shall have to do it the hard way — tendremos que hacerlo a pulso
bargain, play 3., 4)
5) (=tough, unpleasant) [life, times] duro

it's a hard life! — ¡qué vida más dura!

those were hard times to live in — aquellos eran tiempos duros, la vida era dura en aquellos tiempos

her family had fallen on hard times — su familia estaba pasando por dificultades económicas

to have a hard time — pasarlo mal

to have a hard time doing sth — tener problemas para hacer algo

to give sb a hard time — hacérselo pasar mal a algn

- take a hard line against/over sth

- hard lines

hard lines! — ¡qué mala suerte!, ¡qué mala pata! *
going, hard-line, hard-liner
6) (=forceful) [push, tug, kick] fuerte

7) (Phon, Ling) [sound] fuerte; [consonant] oclusivo

2. ADV
(compar harder) (superl hardest)
1) (=with a lot of effort) [work] duro, mucho; [study] mucho

he had worked hard all his life — había trabajado duro or mucho toda su vida

he works very hard — trabaja muy duro, trabaja mucho

she works hard at keeping herself fit — se esfuerza mucho por mantenerse en forma

he was hard at work in the garden — estaba trabajando afanosamente or con ahínco en el jardín

• he was breathing hard — respiraba con dificultad

• we're saving hard for our holidays — estamos ahorrando todo lo que podemos para las vacaciones, estamos ahorrando al máximo para las vacaciones

• to try hard, she always tries hard — siempre se esfuerza mucho

I can't do it, no matter how hard I try — no puedo hacerlo, por mucho que lo intente

to try one's hardest to do sth — esforzarse al máximo por hacer algo

maybe you're trying too hard — a lo mejor tienes que tomártelo con más calma

to be hard at it —

Bill was hard at it in the garden * — Bill se estaba empleando a fondo en el jardín, Bill estaba dándole duro al jardín *

2) (=with force) [hit] fuerte, duro; [pull, push, blow] con fuerza; [snow, rain] fuerte, mucho

she pushed the wardrobe as hard as she could — empujó el armario con todas sus fuerzas

• the government decided to clamp down hard on terrorism — el gobierno decidió tomar medidas duras contra el terrorismo

• she was feeling hard done by — pensaba que la habían tratado injustamente

• hard hit — seriamente afectado

to hit sb hard — (fig) ser un duro golpe para algn

California has been (particularly) hard hit by the crisis — California (en particular) se ha visto seriamente afectada por la crisis

• I would be hard pushed or put to think of another plan — me resultaría difícil pensar en otro plan

we'll be hard pushed or put to finish this tonight! — ¡nos va a ser difícil terminar esto esta noche!

• to take sth hard — tomarse algo muy mal *

he took it pretty hard — se lo tomó muy mal, fue un duro golpe para él, le golpeó mucho (LAm)

• to be hard up * — estar pelado *, no tener un duro (Sp) *

to be hard up for sth — estar falto or escaso de algo
hard-pressed
3) (=solid)

• to freeze hard — quedarse congelado

• to set hard — [cement etc] fraguar, endurecerse

4) (=intently) [listen] atentamente; [concentrate] al máximo

• to look hard (at sth) — fijarse mucho (en algo)

• think hard before you make a decision — piénsalo muy bien antes de tomar una decisión

I thought hard but I couldn't remember his name — por más que pensé or por más vueltas que le di no pude recordar su nombre

5) (=sharply)

• hard a-port/ a-starboard — (Naut) todo a babor/estribor

• to turn hard left/ right — girar todo a la izquierda/derecha

6) (=closely)

• hard behind sth — justo detrás de algo

I hurried upstairs with my sister hard behind me — subí las escaleras corriendo con mi hermana que venía justo detrás

• hard upon sth — (=just after) justo después de algo

the launch of the book followed hard upon the success of the film — el lanzamiento del libro se produjo justo después del éxito de la película
heel
3.

CPD

hard cash N — dinero m contante y sonante, (dinero m en) efectivo m

hard centre, hard center (US) N — relleno m duro

hard cider (US) N — sidra f

hard copy N — (Comput) copia f impresa

the hard core N — (=intransigents) los incondicionales, el núcleo duro
hard-core
hard court N — (Tennis) cancha f (de tenis) de cemento, pista f (de tenis) de cemento

hard currency N — moneda f fuerte, divisa f fuerte

hard disk N — (Comput) disco m duro

hard goods NPL — productos mpl no perecederos

hard hat N — (=riding hat) gorra f de montar; [of construction worker] casco m; (=construction worker) albañil mf

hard labour, hard labor (US) N — trabajos mpl forzados

hard landing N — aterrizaje m duro

the hard left N — (esp Brit) la extrema izquierda, la izquierda radical

hard luck N — mala suerte f

we had a bit of hard luck this season — hemos tenido un poco de mala suerte esta temporada

• to be hard luck on sb, it was hard luck on him — tuvo mala suerte

hard luck! — ¡(qué) mala suerte!

hard news N — noticias fpl fidedignas

hard palate N — paladar m

hard porn * N — porno m duro

the hard right N — (esp Brit) la extrema derecha, la derecha radical

hard rock N — (Mus) rock m duro

hard sell N — venta f agresiva

hard sell tactics — táctica fsing de venta agresiva

hard sell techniques — técnicas fpl de venta agresiva

hard shoulder N — (Brit) (Aut) arcén m, hombrillo m

hard stuff * N — (=alcohol) alcohol m duro, bebidas fpl fuertes; (=drugs) droga f dura

he fancied a drop of the hard stuff — le apetecía una copita de algo fuerte

hard top N — (=car) coche m no descapotable; (=car roof) techo m rígido

hard water N — agua f dura, agua f con mucha cal

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I [hɑːrd, hɑːd]
adjective -er, -est

1)

a) (firm, solid) <object/surface> duro

to set hard — endurecerse*

to freeze hard — helarse*

b) ( forceful) <push/knock> fuerte

2)

a) ( difficult) <question/subject> difícil; < task> arduo

hard to come by — difícil de conseguir

he's hard to please — es difícil de complacer, es exigente

I find that hard to believe — me cuesta creerlo

to learn something the hard way — aprender algo a base de cometer errores

b) ( severe) <winter/climate/master> duro, severo

to give somebody a hard time — hacérselas* pasar mal a alguien

these are hard times we're living in — vivimos tiempos difíciles

don't be too hard on him — no seas demasiado duro con él

hard luck — mala suerte

c) (tough, cynical) <person/attitude> duro, insensible

3) (concentrated, strenuous)

to take a long hard look at something — analizar* seriamente algo

children are very hard work — los niños dan mucho trabajo

he's a hard worker — es muy trabajador

4) ( definite) < evidence> concluyente

5) (sharp, harsh) <light/voice> fuerte; < expression> duro

6)

a) ( in strongest forms)

hard drugs — drogas fpl duras

hard liquor — bebidas fpl (alcohólicas) fuertes

hard porn — porno m duro

b) ( Fin)

hard cash — dinero m contante y sonante, efectivo m

hard currency — divisa f or moneda f fuerte

c) < water> duro

d) ( Ling) <sound/consonant> fuerte

II

adverb -er, -est

1)

a) ( with force) <pull/push> con fuerza; < hit> fuerte

b) ( strenuously) < work> mucho, duro, duramente

I was hard at work — estaba concentrado en mi trabajo

he works his students very hard — hace trabajar mucho a sus alumnos

no matter how hard I try — por más que me esfuerzo

think hard before you decide — piénsalo muy bien antes de decidir

to be hard put o (BrE also) pushed to + inf: you'd be hard put (to it) to find a better doctor — sería difícil encontrar un médico mejor

c) ( intently) < listen> atentamente, con atención

2) ( heavily) <rain/snow> fuerte, mucho; <pant/breathe> pesadamente

3) ( severely)

the southern states have been hardest hit — los estados del sur han sido los más afectados

her death hit him very hard — su muerte fue un duro golpe para él

to take something hard — tomarse algo muy mal

to be/feel hard done by: she thinks she has been o she feels hard done by — piensa que la han tratado injustamente

English-spanish dictionary > hard
4 hard

1. adjective
1) hart; stark, heftig [Regen]; gesichert [Beweis, Zahlen, Daten, Information]

drive a hard bargain — hart verhandeln

2) (difficult) schwer; schwierig

this is hard to believe — das ist kaum zu glauben

it is hard to do something — es ist schwer, etwas zu tun

make it hard for somebody [to do something] — es jemandem schwer machen[, etwas zu tun]

[choose to] go about/do something the hard way — es sich (Dat.) bei etwas unnötig schwer machen

learn something the hard way — etwas durch schlechte Erfahrungen lernen

be hard of hearing — schwerhörig sein

be hard going — [Buch:] sich schwer lesen; [Arbeit:] anstrengend sein

play hard to get — (coll.) so tun, als sei man nicht interessiert

have a hard time doing something — Schwierigkeiten haben, etwas zu tun

it's a hard life — (joc.) das Leben ist schwer

it is [a bit] hard on him — es ist [schon] schlimm für ihn

hard luck — (coll.) Pech

3) (strenu-ous) hart; beschwerlich [Reise]; leidenschaftlich [Spieler]

be a hard drinker — viel trinken

try one's hardest to do something — sich nach Kräften bemühen, etwas zu tun

4) (vigorous) heftig [Angriff, Schlag]; kräftig [Schlag, Stoß, Tritt]; (severe) streng [Winter]

5) (unfeeling) hart

be hard [up]on somebody — streng mit jemandem sein

take a hard line [with somebody on something] — [in Bezug auf etwas (Akk.)] eine harte Linie [gegenüber jemandem] vertreten
2. adverb
1) (strenuously) hart [arbeiten, trainieren]; fleißig [lernen, studieren, üben]; genau [überlegen, beobachten]; scharf [nachdenken]; gut [aufpassen, zuhören, sich festhalten]

concentrate hard/harder — sich sehr/mehr konzentrieren

try hard — sich sehr bemühen

be hard at work on something — an etwas (Dat.) intensiv od. konzentriert arbeiten

be hard at it — schwer arbeiten

2) (vigorously) heftig; fest [schlagen, drücken, klopfen]

3) (severely, drastically) hart; streng [zensieren]

cut back hard on something — etwas drastisch einschränken

be hard up — knapp bei Kasse sein (ugs.)

4)

be hard put to it [to do something] — große Schwierigkeiten haben[, etwas zu tun]

5) hart [kochen]; fest [gefrieren [lassen]]

set hard — fest werden

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1. adjective
1) (firm; solid; not easy to break, scratch etc: The ground is too hard to dig.) hart

2) (not easy to do, learn, solve etc: Is English a hard language to learn?; He is a hard man to please.) schwer, schwierig

3) (not feeling or showing kindness: a hard master.) hart

4) ((of weather) severe: a hard winter.) streng

5) (having or causing suffering: a hard life; hard times.) hart

6) ((of water) containing many chemical salts and so not easily forming bubbles when soap is added: The water is hard in this part of the country.) hart
2. adverb
1) (with great effort: He works very hard; Think hard.) hart

2) (with great force; heavily: Don't hit him too hard; It was raining hard.) stark

3) (with great attention: He stared hard at the man.) anstarren

4) (to the full extent; completely: The car turned hard right.) sehr

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- hardness
- hardship
- hard-and-fast
- hard-back
- hard-boiled
- harddisk
- hard-earned
- hard-headed
- hard-hearted
- hardware
- hard-wearing
- be hard on
- hard at it
- hard done by
- hard lines/luck
- hard of hearing
- a hard time of it
- a hard time
- hard up
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hard

[hɑ:d, AM hɑ:rd]

I. adj

1. (solid) hart

\hard cash Bargeld nt

\hard cheese Hartkäse m

\hard currency harte Währung

[as] \hard as iron [or a rock] [or stone] steinhart

2. (tough) person zäh, hart

he's a \hard one er ist ein ganz Harter

to be \hard enough to do sth das Zeug dazu haben, etw zu tun fam

3. (difficult) schwierig

she had a \hard time [of it] es war eine schwere Zeit für sie

it's \hard being a widow es ist nicht einfach, Witwe zu sein

if she won't listen, she'll have to learn the \hard way wer nicht hören will, muss fühlen

to be \hard to come by schwierig aufzutreiben sein

to do sth the \hard way sich dat etw schwermachen

to find sth \hard to believe [or swallow] etw kaum glauben können

to get \hard [or \harder] schwer [o schwerer] werden

it's \hard to say es ist schwer zu sagen

4. (laborious) anstrengend, mühevoll

the mountain there is a \hard climb der Berg dort ist schwer zu besteigen

a \hard fight ein harter Kampf a. fig

to give sth a \hard push etw kräftig anschieben

to be \hard work harte Arbeit sein; studies anstrengend [o schwer] sein; text schwer zu lesen sein, sich akk schwer lesen

to be a \hard worker fleißig sein

5. (severe) hart, unnachgiebig; voice schroff, barsch

she's finding the bad news \hard to take es fällt ihr schwer, die schlechte Nachricht zu verkraften

a \hard blow ein harter Schlag

a \hard heart ein hartes Herz

a \hard life ein hartes Leben

\hard luck [or esp BRIT lines]! ( fam)

\hard cheese! BRIT ( fam) [so ein fam] Pech!

that's your \hard luck! ( fam) das ist dein Pech! fam

to be [as] \hard as nails knallhart [o ein knallharter Typ] sein fam

a \hard taskmaster ein strenger Arbeitgeber

to give sb a \hard time jdm das Leben schwermachen

▪ to be \hard on sb/sth mit jdm/etw hart ins Gericht gehen

6. (harmful)

▪ to be \hard on sth etw stark strapazieren

I'm very \hard on shoes ich habe einen extrem hohen Schuhverschleiß

to be \hard on the eyes monitor die Augen überanstrengen

7. (unfortunate) hart

▪ to be \hard on sb hart für jdn sein

to go \hard with sb ( dated) jdm nur Nachteile bringen, jdm zum Nachteil gereichen geh

8. (extreme) hart

\hard frost/winter strenger Frost/Winter

the \hard left/right esp BRIT POL die harte Linke/Rechte

a \hard light ein grelles Licht

to take a \hard line eine harte Linie verfolgen

9. (reliable) sicher, fest

\hard facts (verified) gesicherte Fakten; (blunt) nackte Tatsachen

10. (potent) stark

\hard drinks/drugs harte Getränke/Drogen

a \hard drinker ein starker Trinker/eine starke Trinkerin

\hard drinking starker Alkoholkonsum

to be into [or to do] \hard drugs harte Drogen nehmen

11. (with lime)

\hard water hartes Wasser

12. (scrutinizing)

to take a [good] \hard look at sth sich dat etw genau ansehen, etw gründlich betrachten

13. TYPO

\hard copy (printout) Ausdruck m; (duplicate) Kopie f; (printed copy) Abzug m

14. LING

\hard consonant harter Konsonant

15. NUCL

\hard radiation harte Strahlung fachspr, Hartstrahlung f fachspr

16.

▶ to be \hard at it ganz bei der Sache sein

▶ to drive a \hard bargain knallhart verhandeln [o usu pej feilschen] fam

▶ \hard and fast information, facts zuverlässig; rule verbindlich

▶ to be \hard on sb's heels jdm dicht auf den Fersen sein

II. adv

1. (solid) hart

boiled \hard hart gekocht

frozen \hard liquid hart gefroren; clothing, plants steif gefroren

to set \hard glue, varnish hart werden, aushärten fachspr; concrete, mortar fest werden, abbinden fachspr

2. (vigorously) fest[e], kräftig

think \hard! denk mal genau nach!

to not do sth very \hard etw nicht sehr gründlich tun

to exercise \hard hart trainieren

to fight \hard [for sth] ( fig) [um etw akk] hart kämpfen

to play \hard (intensely) ausgiebig spielen; (roughly) hart spielen

to press/pull \hard kräftig drücken/ziehen

to study \hard fleißig lernen

to try \hard to do sth sich akk sehr bemühen [o fam ranhalten], etw zu tun

to work \hard hart arbeiten

3. (severely) schwer

his parents took the news of his death \hard seine Eltern traf die Nachricht von seinem Tod schwer

to be \hard pressed [or pushed] [or put] to do sth große [o die größte] Mühe haben, etw zu tun

4. (closely) knapp

\hard by in nächster Nähe

\hard by sb/sth ganz in der Nähe einer Person/einer S. gen, ganz nahe von jdm/etw geh

to follow \hard [up]on [or after] [or behind] sb/sth jdm/etw knapp folgen, jdm/etw dicht auf den Fersen sein

5. (copiously)

it was raining \hard es regnete stark

6. ( fig: stubbornly)

to die \hard [nur] langsam sterben

the old idea of state ownership of all firms dies \hard die alte Vorstellung von einer Verstaatlichung aller Firmen stirbt einfach nicht aus

7.

▶ to be \hard done by BRIT unfair behandelt werden

▶ old habits die \hard ( saying) der Mensch ist ein Gewohnheitstier

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[hAːd]
1. adj (+er)

1) (= not soft) hart

as hard as rocks or iron — steinhart

the ground was baked hard — der Boden war völlig ausgedörrt

2) (= difficult) schwer, schwierig

this is hard to do, it is hard to do — es ist schwer, das zu tun

stories that are hard to understand — Geschichten, die schwer verständlich sind

that is a very hard question to answer — diese Frage lässt sich nur schwer beantworten

their prices are hard to beat — ihre Preise sind kaum zu unterbieten

she is hard to please — man kann ihr kaum etwas recht machen

it's hard to tell — es lässt sich schwer sagen, es ist schwer zu sagen

it was hard to believe — es war kaum zu glauben

I find it hard to believe — ich kann es kaum glauben

she found it hard to make friends — es fiel ihr schwer, Freunde zu finden

to do sth the hard way — etw auf die schwere Art machen

I don't see the point in doing it the hard way — warum soll man es sich schwer machen?

to play hard to get — so tun, als sei man nicht interessiert

3) (= strenuous, demanding) work, day, week hart, anstrengend

he leaves all the hard work to me — die ganze Schwerarbeit überlässt er mir

it was very hard work in the shop — die Arbeit in dem Geschäft war sehr anstrengend

he's hard work (inf) — er ist ziemlich anstrengend (inf)

getting on with him is hard work (inf) it was hard work for me not to swear at him — es gehört schon etwas dazu, mit ihm auszukommen (inf) es hat mich große Mühe gekostet, ihn nicht zu beschimpfen

a hard worker — ein fleißiger Arbeiter

to be a hard worker — sehr fleißig sein

it was hard going — man kam nur mühsam voran

learning Japanese is hard going — Japanisch zu lernen ist sehr schwierig

this novel is hard going — durch diesen Roman muss man sich mühsam durchbeißen

chatting her up is hard going (inf) — es ist gar nicht so einfach, sie anzumachen (inf)

4) (= forceful) pull, tug, kick kräftig; blow, punch heftig

to give sb/sth a hard push — jdm/etw einen harten Stoß versetzen

to give sth a hard pull or tug — kräftig an etw (dat) ziehen

it was a hard blow or knock ( for or to them) (fig) — es war ein schwerer Schlag (für sie)

to take a hard knock (fig) —

he took a hard knock (fig) — er musste einen schweren Schlag einstecken

5) (= severe, tough) person, look, eyes, smile, voice, life hart; winter, frost streng, hart

the job's a bit hard on the nerves — die Arbeit ist ziemlich nervenaufreibend

don't be so hard on the children — sei nicht so streng mit den Kindern

to have a hard time — es schwer or nicht leicht haben

I had a hard time finding a job — ich hatte Schwierigkeiten, eine Stelle zu finden

he had a hard time of it — er hat es nicht leicht gehabt; (in negotiations, boxing match etc) es hat ihn einen harten Kampf gekostet; (with illness, operation etc) es war eine schwere Zeit für ihn

to give sb a hard time — jdm das Leben schwer machen

hard times — schwere Zeiten pl

to fall on hard times — in finanzielle Schwierigkeiten geraten

there are no hard feelings between them — sie sind einander nicht böse

no hard feelings? — nimm es mir nicht übel

to be as hard as nails — knallhart sein (inf)

See:

→ also nut

6) (= harsh) light grell; sound hart

7) (= real, unquestionable) facts, information gesichert

hard evidence — sichere Beweise pl

8)

See:

→ hard hyphen, hard return

2. adv

1) (= with effort) work hart, schwer; run, drive sehr schnell; breathe schwer; study, play eifrig; (= carefully) listen, look genau, gut; think scharf, angestrengt; (= strongly, forcefully) push, pull kräftig, fest; laugh, scream, cry, beg sehr; rain, snow stark; blow kräftig

since 7 this morning — ich bin seit heute Morgen um 7 schwer am Werk or schwer dabei (inf)

she works hard at keeping herself fit — sie gibt sich viel Mühe, sich fit zu halten

to try hard — sich wirklich Mühe geben

no matter how hard I try... — wie sehr ich mich auch anstrenge,...

if you try hard you can do it — wenn du dich richtig bemühst or anstrengst, kannst du es tun

you're not trying hard enough — du strengst dich nicht genügend an

he tried as hard as he could — er hat sein Bestes getan or sich nach Kräften bemüht

he listened hard (straining to hear) —

you're not thinking hard enough — du denkst nicht angestrengt genug nach

think harder — denk mal ein bisschen besser nach

she slammed the door hard behind us — sie knallte die Tür fest hinter uns zu

it was freezing hard — es herrschte strenger Frost

2)

(= severely) to be hard pushed or put to do sth — es sehr schwer finden, etw zu tun

to clamp down hard —

it'll go hard for or with him if... (= it will cost him dear) — er wird Schwierigkeiten bekommen, wenn... es kann ihn teuer zu stehen kommen, wenn...

to be hard done by — übel dran sein

he reckons he's hard done by having to work on Saturdays — er findet es ungerecht, dass er samstags arbeiten muss

they are hard hit by the cuts — sie sind von den Kürzungen schwer getroffen

she took it very hard — es traf sie sehr or schwer, es ging ihr sehr nahe

See:

→ also hard-pressed

3)

(= as far as possible) hard right/left — scharf rechts/links

to turn/go hard round — eine scharfe Kehrtwendung machen

bear hard round to your left —

to lock hard over hard a-port/a-starboard/astern etc (Naut) — voll einschlagen hart backbord/steuerbord/nach achtern etc

4)

(= close) to follow hard behind/upon sth — unmittelbar auf etw (acc) folgen

my sister was hard behind me — meine Schwester war direkt hinter mir

following hard upon the opening of the new cinema —

hard by (sth) (dated) — ganz in der Nähe (von etw)

See:

→ also heel

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hard [hɑː(r)d]

A adj

1. allg hart: → cheese¹

2. fest (Knoten)

3. schwer, schwierig:

a) mühsam, anstrengend:

hard work harte Arbeit;

it is quite hard work es ist ganz schön anstrengend ( doing zu tun);

hard to believe kaum zu glauben;

hard to please schwer zufriedenzustellen;

he is hard to please man kann es ihm nur schwer recht machen, er ist sehr anspruchsvoll;

hard to imagine schwer vorstellbar;

it is hard for me to accept this thesis es fällt mir schwer, diese These zu akzeptieren;

he made it hard for me to believe him er machte es mir schwer, ihm zu glauben; → graft² A 1, way¹ Bes Redew

b) schwer verständlich, schwer zu bewältigen(d):

hard problems schwierige Probleme

4. hart, zäh, widerstandsfähig:

in hard condition SPORT konditionsstark, fit;

a hard customer umg ein schwieriger Kunde, ein zäher Bursche; → nail Bes Redew

5. hart, angestrengt, intensiv (Studium etc)

6. fleißig, tüchtig:

he is a hard worker er ist enorm fleißig;

try one’s hardest sich alle Mühe geben

7. heftig, stark (Regen etc):

a hard blow ein harter Schlag, fig a. ein schwerer Schlag;

hard drinker starke(r) Trinker(in);

a hard service (Tennis) ein harter Aufschlag;

be hard on Kleidung, einen Teppich etc strapazieren;

be hard on the eyes die Augen anstrengen;

be hard on the legs in die Beine gehen

8. rau (Klima), streng (Frost), hart, streng (Winter)

9. hart, gefühllos, streng:

hard words harte Worte;

be hard on sb

a) jemanden hart oder ungerecht behandeln,

b) jemandem hart zusetzen

10. hart, drückend:

it is hard on him es ist hart für ihn, es trifft ihn schwer;

be hard on the pocket kaum erschwinglich sein;

price increases are hardest on the pockets of the poor Preiserhöhungen treffen immer die Armen am meisten;

hard times schwere Zeiten;

have a hard time

a) Schlimmes durchmachen (müssen),

b) sich schwertun ( with mit);

have a hard time getting sth es schwer haben, etwas zu bekommen;

he had a hard time getting up early es fiel ihm schwer, früh aufzustehen;

give sb a hard time jemandem das Leben schwer machen

11. hart:

the hard facts die unumstößlichen oder nackten Tatsachen

12. nüchtern, kühl (überlegend), unsentimental:

a hard businessman ein kühler Geschäftsmann;

he has a hard head er denkt nüchtern

13. sauer, herb (Getränk)

14. hart (Droge), (Getränk auch) stark:

hard drink auch Harddrink m;

hard drug auch Harddrug f; → liquor A 1 a, → porn A

15. PHYS hart (Wasser etc):

hard tube Hochvakuumröhre f

16. AGR hart, Hart…:

hard wheat

17. WIRTSCH hoch und starr (Preise)

18. hart (Farben, Stimme)

19. PHON

a) hart, stimmlos

b) nicht palatalisiert

20. hard of hearing schwerhörig

21. hard up umg

a) in (Geld)Schwierigkeiten, schlecht bei Kasse,

b) in Verlegenheit ( for um)

B adv

1. hart, fest:

frozen hard hart gefroren

2. fig hart, schwer:

work hard;

brake hard scharf bremsen;

drink hard ein starker Trinker sein;

it will go hard with him es wird ihm schlecht ergehen;

hit sb hard

a) jemandem einen harten oder heftigen Schlag versetzen,

b) fig ein harter oder schwerer Schlag für jemanden sein;

look hard at scharf ansehen;

be hard pressed, be hard put to it in schwerer Bedrängnis sein;

they are taking it very hard es ist ein schwerer Schlag für sie;

think hard scharf oder angestrengt nachdenken;

try hard sich große Mühe geben; → bear¹ B 4

3. schwer, mühsam: → die¹ A 1

4. nahe, dicht:

hard by ganz in der Nähe, nahe oder dicht dabei;

hard on ( oder after) gleich nach

5. hard aport SCHIFF hart Backbord

C s

1. Br festes Uferland

2. Br sl Zwangsarbeit f

3. get (have) a hard on vulg einen Ständer (eine Erektion) kriegen (haben)

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1. adjective
1) hart; stark, heftig [Regen]; gesichert [Beweis, Zahlen, Daten, Information]

drive a hard bargain — hart verhandeln

2) (difficult) schwer; schwierig

this is hard to believe — das ist kaum zu glauben

it is hard to do something — es ist schwer, etwas zu tun

make it hard for somebody [to do something] — es jemandem schwer machen[, etwas zu tun]

[choose to] go about/do something the hard way — es sich (Dat.) bei etwas unnötig schwer machen

learn something the hard way — etwas durch schlechte Erfahrungen lernen

be hard of hearing — schwerhörig sein

be hard going — [Buch:] sich schwer lesen; [Arbeit:] anstrengend sein

play hard to get — (coll.) so tun, als sei man nicht interessiert

have a hard time doing something — Schwierigkeiten haben, etwas zu tun

it's a hard life — (joc.) das Leben ist schwer

it is [a bit] hard on him — es ist [schon] schlimm für ihn

hard luck — (coll.) Pech

3) (strenu-ous) hart; beschwerlich [Reise]; leidenschaftlich [Spieler]

be a hard drinker — viel trinken

try one's hardest to do something — sich nach Kräften bemühen, etwas zu tun

4) (vigorous) heftig [Angriff, Schlag]; kräftig [Schlag, Stoß, Tritt]; (severe) streng [Winter]

5) (unfeeling) hart

be hard [up]on somebody — streng mit jemandem sein

take a hard line [with somebody on something] — [in Bezug auf etwas (Akk.)] eine harte Linie [gegenüber jemandem] vertreten
2. adverb
1) (strenuously) hart [arbeiten, trainieren]; fleißig [lernen, studieren, üben]; genau [überlegen, beobachten]; scharf [nachdenken]; gut [aufpassen, zuhören, sich festhalten]

concentrate hard/harder — sich sehr/mehr konzentrieren

try hard — sich sehr bemühen

be hard at work on something — an etwas (Dat.) intensiv od. konzentriert arbeiten

be hard at it — schwer arbeiten

2) (vigorously) heftig; fest [schlagen, drücken, klopfen]

3) (severely, drastically) hart; streng [zensieren]

cut back hard on something — etwas drastisch einschränken

be hard up — knapp bei Kasse sein (ugs.)

4)

be hard put to it [to do something] — große Schwierigkeiten haben[, etwas zu tun]

5) hart [kochen]; fest [gefrieren [lassen]]

set hard — fest werden

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adj.

hart (Wasser) adj.

hart adj.

heftig adj.

kalkhaltig adj.

schwer adj.

English-german dictionary > hard
5 heel

hi:l
1. noun
1) (the back part of the foot: I have a blister on my heel.) talón

2) (the part of a sock etc that covers this part of the foot: I have a hole in the heel of my sock.) talón

3) (the part of a shoe, boot etc under or round the heel of the foot: The heel has come off this shoe.) tacón

2. verb
1) (to put a heel on (a shoe etc).) poner un tacón

2) ((usually with over) (of ships) to lean to one side: The boat heeled over in the strong wind.) inclinar; zozobrar, escorar

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- - heeled
- at/on one's heels
- kick one's heels
- take to one's heels
- to heel
- turn on one's heel

heel n

1. talón

my new shoes have rubbed my heels mis zapatos nuevos me han rozado los talones

2. tacón

she wears high heeled shoes lleva zapatos de tacón alto

heel

tr[hiːl]

noun

1 SMALLANATOMY/SMALL talón nombre masculino

2 (on shoe) tacón nombre masculino; (of sock) talón nombre masculino

transitive verb

1 poner tacón a

2 (in rugby) talonear

3 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL inclinar

intransitive verb

1 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL escorar

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to bring somebody to heel controlar a alguien, meter a alguien en cintura

to dig one's heels in ser tozudo,-a

to be down at heel ir mal vestido,-a, estar desaseado,-a

to be head over heels in love estar locamente enamorado,-a

to take to one's heels darse a la fuga, salir pitando

to be on somebody's heels pisarle a alguien los talones

to kick one's heels matar el tiempo

under the heel of bajo el control férreo de

heel bar establecimiento donde se repara el calzado en el acto

high heels zapatos nombre masculino plural de tacón alto

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heel

tr[hiːl]

transitive verb

1 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL inclinar

intransitive verb

1 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL escorar

heel ['hi:l] vi

: inclinarse

heel n

: talón m (del pie), tacón m (de calzado)

heel

n.

• calcañal s.m.

• parte inferior s.m.

• parte trasera s.f.

• restos s.m.pl.

• sinvergüenza s.f.

• taco s.m.

• tacón s.m.

• talón s.m.

• zancajo s.m.

I hiːl
noun

1)

a) ( Anat) talón m

to turn on one's heel — dar(se)* media vuelta

to be (close/hard/hot) on the heels of somebody — ir* pisándole los talones a alguien

to bring somebody to heel — hacer* entrar en vereda a alguien

heel! — ( to dog) ven aquí!

to cool o (BrE also) kick one's heels — esperar con impaciencia

to dig one's heels in — cerrarse* en banda

to take to one's heels — salir* corriendo or (fam) pitando; drag I 2)

b) ( of shoe) tacón m, taco m (CS)

high/low heels — tacones or (CS) tacos altos/bajos

to be down at heel — (BrE) andar* desaliñado or mal arreglado

c) ( of hosiery) talón m

2) ( contemptible person) (colloq) canalla m

II

transitive verb \<\<shoes\>\> ponerles* tacones or (CS) tacos nuevos a; \<\<high-heeled shoes\>\> ponerles* tapas or (Chi) tapillas a

I [hiːl]
1. N

1) (Anat) talón m

to turn on one's heel — dar media vuelta

to keep to heel — [+ dog] seguir de cerca al dueño

- be at or on sb's heels

- bring sb to heel

- cool one's heels

I decided to leave him to cool his heels — decidí hacerle esperar un rato, decidí dejarlo plantado or de plantón un rato *

- dig in one's heels

- drag one's heels

- follow hard on sb's heels

to follow hard on the heels of sth — venir a renglón seguido de algo

- be hot on sb's heels

- kick one's heels

- show sb a clean pair of heels

- take to one's heels

- be under the heel of

2) [of sock] talón m; [of shoe] tacón m

- be down at heel
down-at-heel
3) † * (=person) sinvergüenza mf, canalla mf

2. VT

1) [+ shoe] poner tapas a; well-heeled

2) [+ ball] taconear, dar de tacón a

3.

VI

heel! — ¡ven aquí!

4.

CPD

heel bar N — rápido m, tienda f de reparación de calzado en el acto

II

[hiːl]
VI (also: heel over) (Naut) zozobrar, escorar
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I [hiːl]
noun

1)

a) ( Anat) talón m

to turn on one's heel — dar(se)* media vuelta

to be (close/hard/hot) on the heels of somebody — ir* pisándole los talones a alguien

to bring somebody to heel — hacer* entrar en vereda a alguien

heel! — ( to dog) ven aquí!

to cool o (BrE also) kick one's heels — esperar con impaciencia

to dig one's heels in — cerrarse* en banda

to take to one's heels — salir* corriendo or (fam) pitando; drag I 2)

b) ( of shoe) tacón m, taco m (CS)

high/low heels — tacones or (CS) tacos altos/bajos

to be down at heel — (BrE) andar* desaliñado or mal arreglado

c) ( of hosiery) talón m

2) ( contemptible person) (colloq) canalla m

II

transitive verb \<\<shoes\>\> ponerles* tacones or (CS) tacos nuevos a; \<\<high-heeled shoes\>\> ponerles* tapas or (Chi) tapillas a

English-spanish dictionary > heel
6 heel

1. noun
1) Ferse, die

heel of the hand — Handballen, der

Achilles' heel — (fig.) Achillesferse, die

bring a dog to heel — einen Hund bei Fuß rufen

bring somebody to heel — (fig.) jemanden auf Vordermann bringen (ugs.)

take to one's heels — (fig.) Fersengeld geben (ugs.); see also academic.ru/20416/dig_in">dig in 2. 2)

2) (of shoe) Absatz, der; (of stocking) Ferse, die

down at heel — abgetreten; (fig.) heruntergekommen (ugs.)
2. transitive verb
heel a shoe — einen Schuh mit einem [neuen] Absatz versehen

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[hi:l] 1. noun
1) (the back part of the foot: I have a blister on my heel.) die Ferse

2) (the part of a sock etc that covers this part of the foot: I have a hole in the heel of my sock.) die Ferse

3) (the part of a shoe, boot etc under or round the heel of the foot: The heel has come off this shoe.) der Absatz
2. verb
1) (to put a heel on (a shoe etc).) mit Absätzen versehen

2) ((usually with over) (of ships) to lean to one side: The boat heeled over in the strong wind.) sich auf die Seite legen

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- -heeled
- at/on one's heels
- kick one's heels
- take to one's heels
- to heel
- turn on one's heel
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heel¹

[hi:l]

I. n

1. (body part) Ferse f; of animal Hinterfuß m, Hinterlauf m; of horse hinterer Teil des Hufs

the \heel of the hand der Handballen

▪ to be at sb's \heels (follow) jdm [dicht] folgen; ( fig: chase) jdm auf den Fersen sein

2. (of shoe) Absatz m; (of sock) Ferse f

▪ \heels pl hochhackige Schuhe, Stöckelschuhe pl

to turn on one's \heel auf dem Absatz kehrtmachen

3. (end part) Anschnitt m, Endstück nt; of bread [Brot]kanten m bes NORDD, Scherz m SÜDD, ÖSTERR, Knust m DIAL; of violin bow Frosch m; of golf club Ferse f

4. ( pej dated fam: man) Scheißkerl m pej sl; (woman) Miststück nt pej sl

5.

▶ to bring sb/an animal to \heel jdn/ein Tier gefügig machen

▶ to bring sth to \heel etw unter Kontrolle bringen

▶ to come to \heel person sich akk fügen, spuren fam; dog bei Fuß gehen

▶ to dig one's \heels in sich akk auf die Hinterbeine stellen

▶ to be down at [the] \heel person heruntergekommen sein; shoe abgetreten sein

▶ to follow close [or hard] on the \heels of sth unmittelbar auf etw akk folgen

▶ to be hard [or close] [or hot] on sb's \heels jdm dicht auf den Fersen sein

▶ to kick [or cool] one's \heels (wait) sich dat die Beine in den Bauch stehen; (do nothing) Däumchen drehen fam, rumhängen fam

▶ to kick up one's \heels auf den Putz hauen fam

▶ to show [sb] a clean pair of \heels (run away) jdm die Fersen zeigen, Fersengeld geben; (leave behind) jdn abhängen

▶ to take to one's \heels die Beine in die Hand nehmen fam, Fersengeld geben

▶ under the \heel of sb/sth unter der Herrschaft einer Person/einer S. gen

II. interj

▪ \heel! bei Fuß!

III. vt

1. (in shoe-making)

to \heel a shoe einen neuen Absatz auf einen Schuh machen

2. (in golf)

to \heel a ball den Ball mit der Ferse schlagen

3.

▶ to be well \heeled ( fam) gut betucht sein

IV. vi FBALL mit dem Absatz kicken; (in rugby) einen Ball hakeln [o mit dem Absatz spielen]

heel²

[hi:l]

NAUT

I. vi

▪ to \heel over sich akk auf die Seite legen, krängen fachspr

to \heel hard over sich akk stark auf die Seite legen, stark krängen fachspr

II. vt

to \heel a boat/ship ein Boot/Schiff zum Krängen bringen [o fachspr krängen lassen

III. n (instance) Seitenneigung f, Krängung f fachspr; (angle) Neigungswinkel m

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I [hiːl]
1. n

1) Ferse f; (of shoe) Absatz m

the heel of the hand — der Handballen

I like to wear heels — ich trage gerne Schuhe mit hohen Absätzen

with his dog/the children at his heels — gefolgt von seinem Hund/den Kindern

to be right on sb's heels — jdm auf den Fersen folgen; ( fig

to follow hard upon sb's heels — jdm dicht auf den Fersen sein, sich an jds Fersen (acc) heften (geh)

panic buying came hard on the heels of the government's announcement — Hamsterkäufe folgten der Erklärung der Regierung auf dem Fuße

the police were hot on our heels — die Polizei war uns dicht auf den Fersen

to be snapping at sb's heels (fig inf) — jdm dicht auf den Fersen sein

to be down at heel (person) — abgerissen or heruntergekommen sein; (building) heruntergekommen sein

to take to one's heels — sich aus dem Staub(e) machen, Fersengeld geben (dated, hum)

heel! (to dog) — (bei) Fuß!

he brought the dog to heel — er befahl dem Hund, bei Fuß zu gehen

to bring sb to heel — jdn an die Kandare nehmen (inf)

to turn or spin on one's heel — auf dem Absatz kehrtmachen

to set or rock sb back on his/her etc heels (fig inf) — jdm einen Schock versetzen

2) (of golf club) Ferse f; (of loaf) Kanten m; (of mast) Fuß m

3) (dated pej sl: person) Saukerl m (sl)

2. vt

1)

to heel shoes — auf Schuhe neue Absätze machen

these shoes need heeling — diese Schuhe brauchen neue Absätze

2) (RUGBY) ball hakeln
II (NAUT)
1. vi
(ship) krängen (spec), sich (auf die Seite) legen or neigen
to heel hard over — sich stark auf die Seite legen, stark krängen (spec)

2. vt
krängen lassen (spec), sich seitlich überlegen lassen
3. n
(seitliches) Überlegen, Seitenneigung f
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heel¹ [hiːl]

A v/t

1. Absätze machen auf (akk)

2. eine Ferse anstricken an (akk)

3. a) Golf: den Ball mit der Ferse des Schlägers treiben

b) Rugby: den Ball hakeln

c) Fußball: den Ball mit dem Absatz kicken

4. Kampfhähne mit Sporen bewaffnen

5. umg

a) ( besonders mit Geld) ausstatten

b) US informieren

c) US für eine Zeitung arbeiten

6. heel out eine Zigarette mit dem Absatz ausdrücken

B v/i

1. bei Fuß gehen oder bleiben (Hund)

2. US umg rennen, flitzen

C s

1. ANAT Ferse f:

heel of the hand Handballen m

2. ZOOL umg

a) hinterer Teil des Hufs

b) pl Hinterfüße pl

c) Fuß m

3. a) Absatz m, Hacken m (vom Schuh)

b) hochhackige Schuhe pl

4. Ferse f (vom Strumpf etc, a vom Golfschläger)

5. vorspringender Teil, Ende n, besonders (Brot)Kanten m

6. SCHIFF Hiel(ing) f

7. BOT Achselsteckling m

8. Rest m

9. MUS Frosch m (am Bogen)

10. sl obs Schuft mBesondere Redewendungen: down at heel

a) mit schiefen Absätzen,

b) auch out at heels fig heruntergekommen (Person, Hotel etc), abgerissen (Person);

on the heels of unmittelbar auf (akk), gleich nach (dat);

heel

a) bei Fuß (Hund),

b) fig gefügig, gehorsam;

under the heel of unter jemandes Knute;

bring sb to heel jemanden gefügig oder umg kirre machen;

be carried away heels first ( oder foremost) mit den Füßen zuerst (tot) weggetragen werden;

come to heel

a) bei Fuß gehen,

b) gehorchen, spuren umg;

cool ( oder kick) one’s heels umg

a) sich die Beine in den Bauch stehen,

b) untätig herumstehen;

follow at sb’s heels, follow sb at heel, follow sb at ( oder on) their heels jemandem auf den Fersen folgen, sich jemandem an die Fersen heften;

kick up one’s heels umg auf den Putz hauen;

lay by the heels

a) jemanden dingfest machen, zur Strecke bringen,

b) die Oberhand oder das Übergewicht gewinnen über (akk);

rock sb back on their heels umg jemanden umhauen;

rock back on one’s heels umg aus den Latschen kippen;

show a clean pair of heels umg die Beine in die Hand oder unter die Arme nehmen, Fersengeld geben;

show sb a clean pair of heels umg jemandem die Fersen zeigen;

stick one’s heels in umg sich auf die Hinterbeine stellen oder setzen;

take to one’s heels umg die Beine in die Hand oder unter den Arm nehmen, Fersengeld geben;

tread on sb’s heels

a) jemandem auf die Hacken treten,

b) jemandem auf dem Fuß oder den Fersen folgen;

turn on one’s heels auf dem Absatz kehrtmachen; → Achilles, dig in A 1, drag B 2

heel² [hiːl] SCHIFF

A v/t & v/i auch heel over (sich) auf die Seite legen, krängen

B s Krängung f

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1. noun
1) Ferse, die

heel of the hand — Handballen, der

Achilles' heel — (fig.) Achillesferse, die

bring a dog to heel — einen Hund bei Fuß rufen

bring somebody to heel — (fig.) jemanden auf Vordermann bringen (ugs.)

take to one's heels — (fig.) Fersengeld geben (ugs.); see also dig in 2. 2)

2) (of shoe) Absatz, der; (of stocking) Ferse, die

down at heel — abgetreten; (fig.) heruntergekommen (ugs.)
2. transitive verb
heel a shoe — einen Schuh mit einem [neuen] Absatz versehen

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n.

Absatz -¨e m.

Ferse -n f.

Schuhabsatz m.

English-german dictionary > heel
7 heel

heel [hi:l]

1. noun

talon m

• high heels talons mpl hauts

• at sb's heels sur les talons de qn

• to be hot on sb's heels marcher sur les talons de qn

• this meeting follows hot on the heels of last month's talks cette réunion arrive juste après les négociations du mois dernier

• to take to one's heels prendre ses jambes à son cou

• under the heel of sous la botte de

• heel! (to dog) au pied !

• to bring sb to heel rappeler qn à l'ordre

2. transitive verb

[+ shoes] refaire un talon à

3. compounds

► heel-bar noun talon-minute m

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[hiːl] 1.
noun (of foot, shoe, sock) talon m

to turn on one's heel — tourner les talons

at somebody's heels — sur les talons de quelqu'un

to bring a dog to heel — rappeler un chien

to bring [somebody] to heel — fig mettre [quelqu'un] au pas

to come to heel — [dog] venir au pied; [person] fig se soumettre

to click one's heels — claquer des talons
2.
heels plural noun (also high heels) chaussures fpl à (hauts) talons

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to cool ou kick one's heels — attendre, faire le pied de grue (colloq)

to dig one's heel in — se braquer (colloq)

to go head over heels — culbuter

to fall/be head over heels in love with somebody — tomber/être éperdument amoureux/-euse de quelqu'un

hard ou close on somebody's heels — sur les talons de quelqu'un

to be hot on somebody's heels — talonner quelqu'un

to follow hard on the heels of something — suivre de près quelque chose

to take to one's heels — hum prendre ses jambes à son cou, s'enfuir

English-French dictionary > heel
8 follow

follow [ˈfɒləʊ]

1. transitive verb

suivre

• he followed me into the room il m'a suivi dans la pièce

• we're being followed on nous suit

• they followed the guide ils ont suivi le guide

• he'll be a difficult man to follow il sera difficile de lui succéder

• to have sb followed faire suivre qn

• a bodyguard followed the president everywhere un garde du corps accompagnait le président partout

• he arrived first, followed by the ambassador il est arrivé le premier, suivi de l'ambassadeur

• he followed his father into the business il a pris la succession de son père

• to follow sb's advice suivre les conseils de qn

• do you follow football? vous suivez le football ?

• which team do you follow? tu es supporter de quelle équipe ?

• do you follow me? ( = understand) vous me suivez ?

► to follow suit en faire autant

2. intransitive verb

   a. suivre

• to follow hard on sb's heels être sur les talons de qn

• to follow in sb's footsteps suivre les traces de qn

• we had ice cream to follow ensuite nous avons pris de la glace

• his argument was as follows son raisonnement était le suivant

   b. ( = result) it follows that... il s'ensuit que...

• it follows from this that... il s'ensuit que...

• that doesn't follow pas forcément

3. compounds

► follow-my-leader noun (British) ≈ pigeon vole m

► follow-through noun (to a project, survey) suite f

► follow-up noun (on file, case) suivi m (on, of de)

• this course is a follow-up to the beginners' course ce cours fait suite au cours pour débutants ► follow-up interview noun entretien m complémentaire

► follow about, follow around separable transitive verb

suivre (partout)

► follow on intransitive verb

( = come after) suivre

► follow out separable transitive verb

[+ order] exécuter ; [+ instructions] suivre

► follow through

1. intransitive verb

(Golf, tennis) accompagner sa balle

2. separable transitive verb

[+ idea, plan] poursuivre jusqu'au bout

► follow up separable transitive verb

   a. ( = benefit from) [+ success, victory] exploiter ; [+ offer] donner suite à

   b. ( = not lose track of) suivre

• we must follow this business up il faudra suivre cette affaire

• this is a case to follow up c'est une affaire à suivre

   c. ( = reinforce) [+ victory] asseoir ; [+ remark] compléter ( with par)

• they followed up their insults with threats ils ont fait suivre leurs insultes de menaces

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['fɒləʊ] 1.
transitive verb

1) ( move after) suivre [person, car] ( into dans)

to follow somebody in — entrer derrière quelqu'un

she followed her father into politics — elle est entrée dans la politique comme son père

they'll follow us on a later flight — ils nous rejoindront par un autre vol

2) ( come after in time) suivre [event, item on list]; succéder à [leader]

followed by — suivi de

3) ( be guided by) suivre [clue, path, fashion, instinct, instructions]

4) ( adhere to) suivre [teachings, example]; pratiquer [religion]; adhérer à [faith, ideas]; être le disciple de [person, leader]

5) ( watch closely) suivre [stock market, serial, trial]

6) ( understand) suivre [explanation, reasoning, plot]

if you follow my meaning — si tu vois ce que je veux dire

7) ( practise) exercer [trade, profession]; poursuivre [career]; avoir [way of life]
2.
intransitive verb

1) ( move after) suivre

she followed on her bike — elle a suivi en vélo

to follow in somebody's footsteps — suivre les traces de quelqu'un

2) ( come after in time) suivre

there followed a lengthy debate — il s'ensuivit un débat interminable

there's ice cream to follow — ensuite il y a de la glace

the results were as follows — les résultats ont été les suivants

3) ( be logical consequence) s'ensuivre

it follows that — il s'ensuit que

it doesn't necessarily follow that — ça ne veut pas forcément dire que

that doesn't follow — ce n'est pas évident

that follows — ça me paraît logique

4) ( understand) suivre

I don't follow — je ne suis pas

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Phrasal Verbs:

- follow about

- follow out

- follow through

- follow up

English-French dictionary > follow
9 head

hed
1. noun
1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) cabeza

2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) cabeza, mente

3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) cabeza

4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; (also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) cabeza, jefe

5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) cabeza

6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) fuente, nacimiento

7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) cabecera, principio

8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) a la cabeza de, al frente de

9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) madera; cabeza

10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) director; directora

11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) por cabeza

12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) cabo, punta

13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) espuma

2. verb
1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) encabezar

2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) encabezar, estar al frente de, dirigir

3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) dirigirse a, encaminarse hacia, ir rumbo a

4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) titular

5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) cabecear, rematar con la cabeza

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- - headed
- header
- heading
- heads
- headache
- headband
- head-dress
- headfirst
- headgear
- headlamp
- headland
- headlight
- headline
- headlines
- headlong
- head louse
- headmaster
- head-on
- headphones
- headquarters
- headrest
- headscarf
- headsquare
- headstone
- headstrong
- headwind
- above someone's head
- go to someone's head
- head off
- head over heels
- heads or tails?
- keep one's head
- lose one's head
- make head or tail of
- make headway
- off one's head

head¹ n

1. cabeza

mind your head! ¡cuidado con la cabeza!

get that idea out of your head quítate esa idea de la cabeza

2. cabecera

the head of the table la cabecera de la mesa

3. jefe / director

the head of the company el director de la compañía

to keep your head mantener la calma

to lose your head perder la calma

head² vb

1. encabezar / ir a la cabeza

the prince headed the procession el príncipe iba a la cabeza de la procesión

2. cabecear / dar de cabeza

the forward headed the ball into the goal el delantero cabeceó el balón y lo metió en la portería

to head for... dirigirse a... / ir camino de...

I'm heading for home me dirijo a casa / voy camino de casa

head

tr[hed]

noun

1 (gen) cabeza; (mind) mente nombre femenino

■ my head was spinning la cabeza me daba vueltas

2 (on tape recorder, video) cabezal nombre masculino

3 (of bed, table) cabecera

4 (of page) principio

5 (on beer) espuma

6 (cape) cabo, punta

7 (of school, company) director,-ra

8 (cattle) res nombre femenino

■ four hundred head of cattle cuatrocientas reses, cuatrocientas cabezas de ganado

9 (coin) cara

10 (of cabbage, lettuce) cogollo; (of cauliflower) pella

adjective

1 principal, jefe

■ he's the head gardener es el jardinero jefe

transitive verb

1 (company, list etc) encabezar

■ she heads the list of winners ella encabeza la lista de ganadores

2 (ball) rematar de cabeza, dar un cabezazo a, cabecear

■ he headed the ball into the net metió un gol de un cabezazo

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

from head to toe / from head to foot de pies a cabeza

heads or tails? ¿cara o cruz?

off the top of one's head sin pensárselo, así de entrada

on your own head be it! ¡allá te las compongas!

per head por barba, por cabeza

■ it cost us £12 per head nos costó doce libras por barba

to be head over heels in love with somebody estar locamente enamorado,-a de alguien

to be off one's head estar chiflado,-a

to bite somebody's head off familiar echar una bronca a alguien

to do something standing on one's head hacer algo con los ojos vendados

to have a good head for figures tener facilidad para los números

to have a head for heights no padecer vértigo

to keep one's head above water mantenerse a flote

to keep one's head mantener la calma

to laugh one's head off reírse a carcajadas

two heads are better than one cuatro ojos ven más que dos

head teacher director,-ra

head start ventaja

head office oficina central

head ['hɛd] vt

1) lead: encabezar

2) direct: dirigir

head vi

: dirigirse

head adj

main: principal

the head office: la oficina central, la sede

head n

1) : cabeza f

from head to foot: de pies a cabeza

2) mind: mente f, cabeza f

3) tip, top: cabeza f (de un clavo, un martillo, etc.), cabecera f (de una mesa o un río), punta f (de una flecha), flor m (de un repollo, etc.), encabezamiento m (de una carta, etc.), espuma f (de cerveza)

4) director, leader: director m, -tora f; jefe m, -fa f; cabeza f (de una familia)

5) : cara f (de una moneda)

heads or tails: cara o cruz

6) : cabeza f

500 head of cattle: 500 cabezas de ganado

$10 a head: $10 por cabeza

7)

to come to a head : llegar a un punto crítico

head

adj.

• primero, -a adj.

• principal adj.

n.

• cabecera s.f.

• cabeza s.f.

• cabezuela s.f.

• director s.m.

• dirigente s.m.

• encabezamiento s.m.

• mayor s.m.

• mollera s.f.

• principal s.m.

• testa s.f.

head (s.o.) off (On the road, etc.)

expr.

• atajar v.

• cortarle el paso expr.

v.

• cabecear v.

• descabezar v.

• dirigir v.

• encabezar v.

• mandar v.

hed
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noun

1) ( Anat) cabeza f

a fine head of hair — una buena cabellera

to stand on one's head — pararse de cabeza (AmL), hacer* el pino (Esp)

from head to foot o toe — de pies a cabeza, de arriba (a) abajo

he's a head taller than his brother — le lleva or le saca la cabeza a su hermano

head over heels: she tripped and went head over heels down the steps tropezó y cayó rodando escaleras abajo; to be head over heels in love estar* locamente or perdidamente enamorado; heads up! (AmE colloq) ojo! (fam), cuidado!; on your/his (own) head be it la responsabilidad es tuya/suya; to bang one's head against a (brick) wall darse* (con) la cabeza contra la pared; to be able to do something standing on one's head poder* hacer algo con los ojos cerrados; to bite o snap somebody's head off echarle una bronca a alguien (fam); to bury one's head in the sand hacer* como el avestruz; to get one's head down (colloq) ( work hard) ponerse* a trabajar en serio; ( settle for sleep) (BrE) irse* a dormir; to go over somebody's head ( bypassing hierarchy) pasar por encima de alguien; ( exceeding comprehension): his lecture went straight over my head no entendí nada de su conferencia; to go to somebody's head subírsele a la cabeza a alguien; to have a big o swelled o (BrE) swollen head ser* un creído; he's getting a swelled o (BrE) swollen head se le están subiendo los humos a la cabeza; to have one's head in the clouds tener* la cabeza llena de pájaros; to hold one's head up o high o up high ir* con la cabeza bien alta; to keep one's head above water mantenerse* a flote; to keep one's head down ( avoid attention) mantenerse* al margen; ( work hard) no levantar la cabeza; (lit: keep head lowered) no levantar la cabeza; to knock something on the head (colloq) dar* al traste con algo; to laugh one's head off reírse* a mandíbula batiente, desternillarse de (la) risa; to scream/shout one's head off gritar a voz en cuello; to make head or tail o (AmE also) heads or tails of something entender* algo; I can't make head or tail of it para mí esto no tiene ni pies ni cabeza; to rear one's ugly head: racism/fascism reared its ugly head again volvió a aparecer el fantasma del racismo/fascismo; to stand/be head and shoulders above somebody ( be superior) darle* cien vueltas a alguien, estar* muy por encima de alguien; to stand o turn something on its head darle* la vuelta a algo, poner* algo patas arriba (fam), dar* vuelta algo (CS); to turn somebody's head: the sort of good looks that turn heads el tipo de belleza que llama la atención or que hace que la gente se vuelva a mirar; (before n) head injury — lesión f en la cabeza

2) (mind, brain) cabeza f

I said the first thing that came into my head — dije lo primero que se me ocurrió or que me vino a la cabeza

she added it up in her head — hizo la suma mentalmente

he needs his head examined — está or anda mal de la cabeza

he has an old head on young shoulders — es muy maduro para su edad

she has a good head for business/figures — tiene cabeza para los negocios/los números

I've no head for heights — sufro de vértigo

I need to keep a clear head for the interview — tengo que estar despejado para la entrevista

use your head! — usa la cabeza!, piensa un poco!

if we put our heads together, we'll be able to think of something — si lo pensamos juntos, algo se nos ocurrirá

it never entered my head that... — ni se me pasó por la cabeza or jamás pensé que...

to get something into somebody's head — meterle* algo en la cabeza a alguien

to be off one's head — (colloq) estar* chiflado (fam), estar* or andar* mal de la cabeza

to be out of one's head — (sl) ( on drugs) estar* flipado or volado or (Col) volando or (Méx) hasta atrás (arg); ( drunk) estar* como una cuba (fam)

to be soft o weak in the head — estar* mal de la cabeza

to get one's head (a)round something: I can't get my head (a)round this new system no me entra este nuevo sistema; to have one's head screwed on (right o the right way) (colloq) tener* la cabeza bien puesta or sentada; to keep/lose one's head mantener*/perder* la calma; two heads are better than one — cuatro ojos ven más que dos

3)

a) ( of celery) cabeza f; (of nail, tack, pin) cabeza f; (of spear, arrow) punta f; ( of hammer) cabeza f, cotillo m; ( of pimple) punta f, cabeza f; ( on beer) espuma f; ( of river) cabecera f

b) (top end - of bed, table) cabecera f; (- of page, letter) encabezamiento m; (- of procession, line) cabeza f

4)

a) ( chief) director, -tora m,f

head of state/government — jefe, -fa m,f de Estado/de Gobierno

the head of the household — el/la cabeza de familia; (before n)

head buyer — jefe, -fa m,f de compras

head girl/boy — (BrE Educ) alumno elegido para representar al alumnado de un colegio

head waiter — maître m, capitán m de meseros (Méx)

b) ( head teacher) (esp BrE) director, -tora m,f (de colegio)

5)

a) ( person)

$15 per head — 15 dólares por cabeza or persona

b) pl head ( Agr)

700 head of cattle — 700 cabezas de ganado vacuno

6) ( crisis)

to come to a head — hacer* crisis, llegar* a un punto crítico

his arrival brought the conflict to a head — su llegada hizo estallar el conflicto

7)

a) ( magnetic device) (Audio, Comput) cabeza f, cabezal m

b) ( of drill) cabezal m

c) ( cylinder head) culata f

8) ( Geog) cabo m

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<march/procession\>\> encabezar*, ir* a la cabeza de; \<\<list\>\> encabezar*

b) \<\<revolt\>\> acaudillar, ser* el cabecilla de; \<\<team\>\> capitanear; \<\<expedition/department\>\> dirigir*, estar* al frente de

2) ( direct) (+ adv compl) \<\<vehicle/ship\>\> dirigir*

which way are you headed? — ¿hacia or para dónde vas?

3) ( in soccer) \<\<ball\>\> cabecear

4) \<\<page/chapter\>\> encabezar*

2.

vi

the car was heading west — el coche iba en dirección oeste

where are you heading? — ¿hacia or para dónde vas?

it's time we were heading back — ya va siendo hora de que volvamos or regresemos

Phrasal Verbs:

- head for

- head off

- head up

[hed]
1. N

1) (=part of body) cabeza f

• my head aches — me duele la cabeza

• the horse won by a (short) head — el caballo ganó por una cabeza (escasa)

• he went head first into the ditch/wall — se cayó de cabeza en la zanja/se dio de cabeza contra la pared

the government is ploughing head first into another crisis — el gobierno avanza irremediablemente hacia otra crisis

• from head to foot — de pies a cabeza

• to give a horse its head — soltar las riendas a un caballo

to give sb his/her head — dar rienda suelta a algn

• wine goes to my head — el vino se me sube a la cabeza

success has gone to his head — el éxito se le ha subido a la cabeza

• head of hair — cabellera f

• to go head over heels — caer de cabeza

to fall head over heels in love with sb — enamorarse perdidamente de algn

• to keep one's head down — (lit) no levantar la cabeza; (=work hard) trabajar de lo lindo; (=avoid being noticed) intentar pasar desapercibido

• to nod one's head — decir que sí or asentir con la cabeza

• to shake one's head — decir que no or negar con la cabeza

• he stands head and shoulders above the rest — (lit) les saca más de una cabeza a los demás; (fig) los demás no le llegan a la suela del zapato

• to stand on one's head — hacer el pino

I could do it standing on my head * — lo podría hacer con los ojos cerrados

• she is a head taller than her sister — le saca una cabeza a su hermana

• from head to toe — de pies a cabeza

• I ought to bang or knock your heads together — os voy a dar un coscorrón a los dos *

• he turned his head and looked back at her — volvió la cabeza y la miró

- I can't get my head around that

- have one's head up one's arse or ass

- bite sb's head off

- put or lay one's head on the block

- get one's head down

to go over sb's head —

they went over my head to the manager — pasaron por encima de mí y fueron directamente al gerente

- hold one's head up high

with head held high — con la frente bien alta or erguida

- laugh one's head off

- stand or turn sth on its head

- on your own head be it!

- want sb's head on a plate

- turn one's head the other way

- heads will roll

- bury or hide or stick one's head in the sand

- scream/shout one's head off

- I can't make head nor or or tail of it

I can't make head nor or or tail of what he's saying — no entiendo nada de lo que dice

- turn heads

she had the kind of looks that turn heads — tenía ese tipo de belleza que llama la atención

- keep one's head above water
acid 3., cloud 1., hang 1., 1), knock, price 1., 1), rear, swell 3., 1), top I, 1., 11)
2) (=intellect, mind) cabeza f

use your head! — ¡usa la cabeza!

you never know what's going on in his head — nunca sabes lo que le está pasando por la cabeza

it's gone right out of my head — se me ha ido de la cabeza, se me ha olvidado

it was the first thing that came into my head — fue lo primero que me vino a la cabeza

• it was above their heads — no lo entendían

• it's better to come to it with a clear head in the morning — es mejor hacerlo por la mañana con la cabeza despejada

• it never entered my head — ni se me pasó por la cabeza siquiera

• you need your head examining or examined — tú estás mal de la cabeza

• to have a head for business/figures — ser bueno para los negocios/con los números

• I have no head for heights — tengo vértigo

• to do a sum in one's head — hacer un cálculo mental

he added it all up in his head — lo sumó todo mentalmente

• he has got it into his head that... — se le ha metido en la cabeza que...

I wish he would get it into his thick head that... — ya me gustaría que le entrara en ese cabezón que tiene que...

who put that (idea) into your head? — ¿quién te ha metido eso en la cabeza?

don't put ideas into his head — no le metas ideas en la cabeza

• I can't get that tune out of my head — no puedo quitarme esa música de la cabeza

• it was over their heads — no lo entendían

it went way over my head — no entendí nada

• I'm sure if we put our heads together we can work something out — estoy seguro de que si intercambiamos ideas encontraremos una solución

• to take it into one's head to do sth, he took it into his head to go to Australia — se le metió en la cabeza ir a Australia

• don't worry your head about it — no te preocupes, no le des muchas vueltas

- keep one's head

- lose one's head

- be/go off one's head

you must be off your head! — ¡estás como una cabra!

- be out of one's head

- he's got his head screwed on

- be soft or weak in the head

- go soft in the head

- all that flattery will turn his head

- two heads are better than one

3) (=leader) [of firm] director(a) m / f; (esp Brit) [of school] director(a) m / f

• head of department — (in school, firm) jefe(-a) m / f de departamento

head of French — el jefe/la jefa del departamento de francés

• head of (the) household — cabeza mf de familia

• head of state — (Pol) jefe(-a) m / f de Estado

4) (=top part) [of hammer, pin, spot] cabeza f; [of arrow, spear] punta f; [of stick, cane] puño m; [of bed, page] cabecera f; [of stairs] parte f alta; (on beer) espuma f; [of river] cabecera f, nacimiento m; [of valley] final m; [of mountain pass] cima f

at the head of — [+ organization] a la cabeza de; [+ train] en la parte delantera de

to be at the head of the class — ser el mejor de la clase

to be at the head of the league — ir a la cabeza de la liga

to be at the head of the list — encabezar la lista

to be at the head of the queue — ser el primero en la cola

to sit at the head of the table — sentarse en la cabecera de la mesa, presidir la mesa

5) (Bot) [of flower] cabeza f, flor f; [of corn] mazorca f

• a head of celery/ garlic — una cabeza de apio/ajo

• a head of lettuce — una lechuga

6) (Tech) (on tape-recorder) cabezal m, cabeza f magnética; [of cylinder] culata f; (Comput) cabeza f

reading/writing head — cabeza f de lectura/grabación

7) (=culmination)

• this will bring matters to a head — esto llevará las cosas a un punto crítico

• to come to a head — [situation] alcanzar un punto crítico

8) heads (on coin) cara f

it came down heads — salió cara

heads or tails? — ¿cara o cruz?, ¿águila o sol? (Mex)

to toss heads or tails — echar a cara o cruz

- heads I win, tails you lose

9) (no pl) (=unit)

20 head of cattle — 20 cabezas de ganado (vacuno)

£15 a or per head — 15 libras por cabeza or persona

10) (Naut) proa f

head to wind — con la proa a barlovento or de cara al viento

11) (Geog) cabo m

12) (=pressure)

head of steam — presión f de vapor

head of water — presión f de agua

13) (=height) [of water]

there has to be a head of six feet between the tank and the bath — el tanque tiene que estar a una altura de dos metros con respecto al baño

14) (=title) titular m; (=subject heading) encabezamiento m

this comes under the head of... — esto viene en el apartado de...

2. VT

1) (=be at front of) [+ procession, league, poll] encabezar, ir a la cabeza de; [+ list] encabezar

2) (=be in charge of) [+ organization] dirigir; (Sport) [+ team] capitanear

3) (=steer) [+ ship, car, plane] dirigir

4) (Ftbl) [+ goal] cabecear

to head the ball — cabecear (el balón)

5) [+ chapter] encabezar

3.

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where are you heading or headed? — ¿hacia dónde vas?, ¿para dónde vas?

he hitched a ride on a truck heading or headed west — hizo autostop y lo recogió un camión que iba hacia el oeste

he headed up the hill — se dirigió hacia la cima de la colina

they were heading home/back to town — volvían a casa/a la ciudad

4.

CPD

head boy N — (Brit) (Scol) ≈ delegado m de la escuela (alumno)

head buyer N — jefe(-a) m / f de compras

head case * N — (Brit) majara * mf, chiflado(-a) * m / f

head cheese N — (US) queso m de cerdo, cabeza f de jabalí (Sp), carne f en gelatina

head chef N — chef mf, jefe(-a) m / f de cocina

head clerk N — encargado(-a) m / f

head coach N — (Sport) primer(a) entrenador(a) m / f

head cold N — resfriado m (de cabeza)

head count N — recuento m de personas

to take a head count — hacer un recuento de personas

head gardener N — jefe(-a) m / f de jardineros

head girl N — (Brit) (Scol) ≈ delegada f de la escuela (alumna)

head height N — altura f de la cabeza

• at head height — a la altura de la cabeza

head injury N — herida f en la cabeza

head lice NPL — piojos mpl

head massage N — masaje m en la cabeza

• to give sb a head massage — masajearle la cabeza a algn, darle un masaje en la cabeza a algn

head nurse N — enfermero(-a) m / f jefe

head office N — sede f central

head prefect N — (Brit) (Scol) ≈ delegado(-a) m / f de la escuela (alumno/alumna)

head restraint N — (Aut) apoyacabezas m inv, reposacabezas m inv

head start N — ventaja f

a good education gives your child a head start in life — una buena educación sitúa a su hijo en una posición aventajada en la vida

to have a head start (over or on sb) — (Sport, fig) tener ventaja (sobre algn)

he has a head start over other candidates — tiene ventaja sobre or les lleva ventaja a otros candidatos

even if he had a head start he couldn't possibly win — ni empezando con ventaja podría ganar

head teacher N — director(a) m / f

head waiter N — maître m

head wound N — herida f en la cabeza

- head back

- head down

- head for

- head off

- head out

- head up

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noun

1) ( Anat) cabeza f

a fine head of hair — una buena cabellera

to stand on one's head — pararse de cabeza (AmL), hacer* el pino (Esp)

from head to foot o toe — de pies a cabeza, de arriba (a) abajo

he's a head taller than his brother — le lleva or le saca la cabeza a su hermano

head over heels: she tripped and went head over heels down the steps tropezó y cayó rodando escaleras abajo; to be head over heels in love estar* locamente or perdidamente enamorado; heads up! (AmE colloq) ojo! (fam), cuidado!; on your/his (own) head be it la responsabilidad es tuya/suya; to bang one's head against a (brick) wall darse* (con) la cabeza contra la pared; to be able to do something standing on one's head poder* hacer algo con los ojos cerrados; to bite o snap somebody's head off echarle una bronca a alguien (fam); to bury one's head in the sand hacer* como el avestruz; to get one's head down (colloq) ( work hard) ponerse* a trabajar en serio; ( settle for sleep) (BrE) irse* a dormir; to go over somebody's head ( bypassing hierarchy) pasar por encima de alguien; ( exceeding comprehension): his lecture went straight over my head no entendí nada de su conferencia; to go to somebody's head subírsele a la cabeza a alguien; to have a big o swelled o (BrE) swollen head ser* un creído; he's getting a swelled o (BrE) swollen head se le están subiendo los humos a la cabeza; to have one's head in the clouds tener* la cabeza llena de pájaros; to hold one's head up o high o up high ir* con la cabeza bien alta; to keep one's head above water mantenerse* a flote; to keep one's head down ( avoid attention) mantenerse* al margen; ( work hard) no levantar la cabeza; (lit: keep head lowered) no levantar la cabeza; to knock something on the head (colloq) dar* al traste con algo; to laugh one's head off reírse* a mandíbula batiente, desternillarse de (la) risa; to scream/shout one's head off gritar a voz en cuello; to make head or tail o (AmE also) heads or tails of something entender* algo; I can't make head or tail of it para mí esto no tiene ni pies ni cabeza; to rear one's ugly head: racism/fascism reared its ugly head again volvió a aparecer el fantasma del racismo/fascismo; to stand/be head and shoulders above somebody ( be superior) darle* cien vueltas a alguien, estar* muy por encima de alguien; to stand o turn something on its head darle* la vuelta a algo, poner* algo patas arriba (fam), dar* vuelta algo (CS); to turn somebody's head: the sort of good looks that turn heads el tipo de belleza que llama la atención or que hace que la gente se vuelva a mirar; (before n) head injury — lesión f en la cabeza

2) (mind, brain) cabeza f

I said the first thing that came into my head — dije lo primero que se me ocurrió or que me vino a la cabeza

she added it up in her head — hizo la suma mentalmente

he needs his head examined — está or anda mal de la cabeza

he has an old head on young shoulders — es muy maduro para su edad

she has a good head for business/figures — tiene cabeza para los negocios/los números

I've no head for heights — sufro de vértigo

I need to keep a clear head for the interview — tengo que estar despejado para la entrevista

use your head! — usa la cabeza!, piensa un poco!

if we put our heads together, we'll be able to think of something — si lo pensamos juntos, algo se nos ocurrirá

it never entered my head that... — ni se me pasó por la cabeza or jamás pensé que...

to get something into somebody's head — meterle* algo en la cabeza a alguien

to be off one's head — (colloq) estar* chiflado (fam), estar* or andar* mal de la cabeza

to be out of one's head — (sl) ( on drugs) estar* flipado or volado or (Col) volando or (Méx) hasta atrás (arg); ( drunk) estar* como una cuba (fam)

to be soft o weak in the head — estar* mal de la cabeza

to get one's head (a)round something: I can't get my head (a)round this new system no me entra este nuevo sistema; to have one's head screwed on (right o the right way) (colloq) tener* la cabeza bien puesta or sentada; to keep/lose one's head mantener*/perder* la calma; two heads are better than one — cuatro ojos ven más que dos

3)

a) ( of celery) cabeza f; (of nail, tack, pin) cabeza f; (of spear, arrow) punta f; ( of hammer) cabeza f, cotillo m; ( of pimple) punta f, cabeza f; ( on beer) espuma f; ( of river) cabecera f

b) (top end - of bed, table) cabecera f; (- of page, letter) encabezamiento m; (- of procession, line) cabeza f

4)

a) ( chief) director, -tora m,f

head of state/government — jefe, -fa m,f de Estado/de Gobierno

the head of the household — el/la cabeza de familia; (before n)

head buyer — jefe, -fa m,f de compras

head girl/boy — (BrE Educ) alumno elegido para representar al alumnado de un colegio

head waiter — maître m, capitán m de meseros (Méx)

b) ( head teacher) (esp BrE) director, -tora m,f (de colegio)

5)

a) ( person)

$15 per head — 15 dólares por cabeza or persona

b) pl head ( Agr)

700 head of cattle — 700 cabezas de ganado vacuno

6) ( crisis)

to come to a head — hacer* crisis, llegar* a un punto crítico

his arrival brought the conflict to a head — su llegada hizo estallar el conflicto

7)

a) ( magnetic device) (Audio, Comput) cabeza f, cabezal m

b) ( of drill) cabezal m

c) ( cylinder head) culata f

8) ( Geog) cabo m

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transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<march/procession\>\> encabezar*, ir* a la cabeza de; \<\<list\>\> encabezar*

b) \<\<revolt\>\> acaudillar, ser* el cabecilla de; \<\<team\>\> capitanear; \<\<expedition/department\>\> dirigir*, estar* al frente de

2) ( direct) (+ adv compl) \<\<vehicle/ship\>\> dirigir*

which way are you headed? — ¿hacia or para dónde vas?

3) ( in soccer) \<\<ball\>\> cabecear

4) \<\<page/chapter\>\> encabezar*

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the car was heading west — el coche iba en dirección oeste

where are you heading? — ¿hacia or para dónde vas?

it's time we were heading back — ya va siendo hora de que volvamos or regresemos

Phrasal Verbs:

- head for

- head off

- head up

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2. transitive verb

3. intransitive verb

4. compounds

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1. noun

   a. tête f

• to hit sb on the head frapper qn à la tête

• to keep one's head down (inf) ( = avoid trouble) garder un profil bas ; ( = work hard) travailler dur

• head down ( = upside down) la tête en bas ; ( = looking down) la tête baissée

• my head is aching j'ai mal à la tête

• head of hair chevelure f

• to stand on one's head faire le poirier

• I could do it standing on my head c'est simple comme bonjour

• to stand sth on its head prendre le contre-pied de qch

• she is a head taller than her sister elle dépasse sa sœur d'une tête

• to keep one's head above water ( = avoid failure) se maintenir à flot

• to have a big head avoir la grosse tête (inf)

• he went over my head to the director il m'a court-circuité et est allé voir le directeur

• his ideas went right over my head ses idées me dépassaient complètement

• he's got his head in the sand il pratique la politique de l'autruche

• he was talking his head off (inf) il n'arrêtait pas de parler

• to shout one's head off (inf) crier à tue-tête

• to laugh one's head off rire aux éclats

• on your own head be it! à vos risques et périls !

► a head, per head par tête

► from head to foot or toe de la tête aux pieds

• he was dressed in black from head to foot or toe il était habillé en noir de la tête aux pieds

• he was trembling from head to foot il tremblait de tout son corps► head and shoulders

• he stands head and shoulders above everybody else (in height) il dépasse tout le monde d'une tête ; (in quality) il surpasse tout le monde► head over heels

• to go head over heels (accidentally) faire la culbute ; (on purpose) faire une galipette

• to be head over heels in love with sb être follement amoureux de qn

   b. ( = mind, intellect) tête f

• I can't do it in my head je ne peux pas calculer ça de tête

• to get sth into one's head (inf) se mettre qch dans la tête

• I can't get that into his head (inf) je n'arrive pas à lui faire comprendre

• to take it into one's head to do sth se mettre en tête de faire qch

• it didn't enter his head that ça ne lui est pas venu à l'idée que...

• you never know what's going on in his head on ne sait jamais ce qui lui passe par la tête

• what put that idea into his head? qu'est-ce qui lui a mis cette idée-là en tête ?

• she's got her head screwed on (inf) elle a la tête sur les épaules

• two heads are better than one deux avis valent mieux qu'un

• we put our heads together (inf) nous y avons réfléchi ensemble

• to keep one's head garder son sang-froid

• to lose one's head perdre la tête

• his success went to his head son succès lui est monté à la tête

• he's off his head (inf) il a perdu la boule (inf)

• to get one's head round sth (inf) ( = understand) piger (inf) qch

• it does my head in (inf) ça me prend la tête (inf)

► a (good) head (for)

• she has a good head for figures elle est douée en calcul

• she has a good head for heights elle n'a jamais le vertige

• he has no head for heights il a le vertige

• she has a good business head elle a le sens des affaires► out of one's head

• I can't get it out of my head je ne peux pas me sortir ça de la tête

• he couldn't get her out of his head il ne pouvait pas s'empêcher de penser à elle

• it went right out of my head ça m'est tout à fait sorti de la tête

   c. [of cattle] (pl) 20 head of cattle 20 têtes fpl de bétail

   d. (specific part) [of flower, pin] tête f ; [of arrow] pointe f ; [of spear] fer m ; (on beer) mousse f ; (on tape recorder) tête f (de lecture, d'enregistrement)

   e. ► to come to a head [problem] devenir critique

• it all came to a head yesterday les choses ont atteint un point critique hier► to bring things to a head précipiter les choses

   f. ( = top end) [of staircase] haut m

• at the head of (lake, valley) à l'extrémité de ; (table) au bout de ; (procession) en tête de ; ( = in charge of) à la tête de

• at the head of the queue en tête de file

   g. [of vegetable, of lettuce, cabbage] pomme f ; [of celery] pied m ; [of garlic] tête f

   h. ( = leader) [of family] chef m

• head of department [of company] chef m de service

• head of state chef m d'État

   i. [of school] (British) directeur m (or directrice f ) d'école

• head of department [of school, college] professeur mf responsable de section

   j. (of coin) face f

• heads or tails? pile ou face ?

• I can't make head or tail of it je n'y comprends rien

2. transitive verb

   a. ( = lead) être à la tête de ; [+ procession, list, poll] être en tête de

• headed by... dirigé par...

   b. ( = direct) he got in the car and headed it towards town il est monté dans la voiture et s'est dirigé vers la ville

   c. ( = put at head of) [+ chapter] intituler

   d. (Football) to head the ball faire une tête

3. intransitive verb

( = go) to head for or towards [person, vehicle] se diriger vers ; [ship] mettre le cap sur

• he headed up the hill il s'est mis à monter la colline

• he was heading home il était sur le chemin du retour

• he's heading for trouble il va avoir des ennuis

• they're heading for victory ils sont bien partis pour gagner

4. compounds

[buyer, assistant] principal

► head boy noun (British) élève de terminale assumant diverses responsabilités

► head girl noun (British) élève de terminale assumant diverses responsabilités

► head office noun siège m social

► head start noun

• to have a head start être avantagé dès le départ (over or on sb par rapport à qn) ► head teacher noun (British) directeur m (or directrice f ) d'école

► head-to-head adjective [contest, competition] direct noun affrontement m direct

► head waiter noun maître m d'hôtel

5. Phrasal Verbs

► head off

1. intransitive verb

partir

2. separable transitive verb

[+ person] barrer la route à ; [+ questions] éluder ; [+ trouble] éviter

► head up inseparable transitive verb

[+ organization, team] diriger

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[hed] 1.
noun

1) tête f

she put her head round the door — elle a mis la nez à la porte

my head aches — j'ai mal à la tête

a fine head of hair — une belle chevelure

to keep one's head down — lit garder la tête baissée; fig ( be inconspicuous) ne pas se faire remarquer; ( work hard) avoir le nez sur son travail

from head to foot ou toe — de la tête aux pieds

the decision was made over their heads — la décision a été prise sans les consulter

to stand on one's head — faire le poirier

heads turned at the sight of... — tout le monde s'est retourné en voyant...

to hold a gun to somebody's head — lit presser un pistolet contre la tête de quelqu'un; fig tenir le couteau sous la gorge de quelqu'un

to have a bad head — (colloq) avoir mal à la tête

to be a head taller than somebody — dépasser quelqu'un d'une tête

to win by a (short) head — [horse] gagner d'une (courte) tête

£10 a head ou per head — 10 livres sterling par personne

50 head of cattle — Agriculture 50 têtes de bétail

2) ( mind) tête f

I can't get it into her head that — je n'arrive pas à lui enfoncer dans la tête que

he has got it into his head that — il s'est mis dans la tête que

he has taken it into his head to resign — il s'est mis en tête de démissionner

you can put that idea out of your head! — tu peux oublier cette idée!

the name has gone right out of my head — le nom m'est complètement sorti de la tête

I can't add them up in my head — je ne peux pas les additionner de tête

to be over somebody's head — ( too difficult) passer par-dessus la tête de quelqu'un

use your head! — (colloq) sers-toi de tes méninges! (colloq)

her success has turned her head — son succès lui a tourné la tête

to have a (good) head for figures — être doué pour le calcul

to have no head for heights — avoir le vertige

3) ( leader) (of family, church, agency) chef m; (of social service, organization) responsable mf, directeur/-trice m/f

at the head of — à la tête de

head of government/State — chef de gouvernement/d'État

head of department — Administration chef de service; School professeur principal

head of personnel — Commerce chef du personnel

4) (of pin, nail, hammer, golf club) tête f; (of axe, spear, arrow) fer m; ( of tennis racquet) tamis m; ( of stick) pommeau m; (of cabbage, lettuce) pomme f; ( of garlic) tête f

5) ( of tape recorder) also Computing tête f

6) ( top end) ( of bed) tête f; ( of table) (haut) bout m; ( of procession) tête f; (of pier, river, valley) extrémité f

at the head of the stairs/list — en haut de l'escalier/de la liste

at the head of the queue — en tête de la file d'attente

7) Medicine (on boil, spot) tête f

to come to a head — lit, Medicine mûrir; fig [crisis] arriver au point critique

to bring something to a head — Medicine faire mûrir; fig précipiter [crisis]; amener [quelque chose] au point critique [situation]

8) ( on beer) mousse f
2.
heads plural noun ( tossing coin) face f

‘heads or tails?’ — ‘pile ou face?’

heads I win/we go — face je gagne/on y va
3.
noun modifier

1) [ injury] à la tête

2) ( chief) [ cashier, cook, gardener] en chef
4.
transitive verb

1) être en tête de [list, queue]; être à la tête de [firm, team]; mener [expedition, inquiry]

2) ( entitle) intituler [chapter]

headed writing paper — papier m à lettres à en-tête

3) ( steer) diriger [vehicle]; naviguer [boat]

he headed the sheep away from the cliff — il a éloigné les moutons de la falaise

4) Sport

to head the ball — faire une tête

he headed the ball into the net — il a marqué un but de la tête
5.
intransitive verb

where was the train headed ou heading? — où allait le train?

to head south/north — Nautical mettre le cap au sud/au nord

to head home — rentrer

he's heading this way! — il se dirige par ici!; head for
6.
- headed combining form

black-headed bird — oiseau à tête noire

red-headed boy — garçon (aux cheveux) roux

two-headed monster — monstre à deux têtes

Phrasal Verbs:

- head for

- head off

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on your own head be it! — à tes risques et périls!

to go to somebody's head — monter à la tête de quelqu'un

to go off one's head — (colloq) perdre la boule (colloq)

are you off your head? — tu as perdu la boule? (colloq)

to keep/lose one's head — garder/perdre son sang-froid

to be soft ou weak in the head — (colloq) être faible d'esprit

he's not right in the head — (colloq) il a un grain (colloq)

to laugh one's head off — (colloq) rire aux éclats

to shout one's head off — (colloq) crier à tue-tête

to talk one's head off — (colloq) ne pas arrêter de parler

off the top of one's head — [say, answer] sans réfléchir

to give a horse its/somebody their head — lâcher la bride à un cheval/à quelqu'un

to be able to do something standing on one's head — faire quelque chose les doigts dans le nez (colloq)

I can't make head (n)or tail of it — je n'y comprends rien, ça n'a ni queue ni tête

if we all put our heads together — si nous nous y mettons tous

the leaders put their heads together — les dirigeants se sont consultés

two heads are better than one — Prov deux avis valent mieux qu'un

English-French dictionary > head
11 rub

1. past tense, past participle - rubbed; verb
(to move against the surface of something else, pressing at the same time: He rubbed his eyes; The horse rubbed its head against my shoulder; The back of the shoe is rubbing against my heel.) restregar, frotar

2. noun
(an act of rubbing: He gave the teapot a rub with a polishing cloth.) friega, acto de restregar/frotar

- rub down
- rub it in
- rub out
- rub shoulders with
- rub up
- rub up the wrong way

rub vb frotar

she woke up and rubbed her eyes se despertó y se frotó los ojos con las manos

El pasado y participio pasado de rub se escribe rubbed; el gerundio se escribe rubbing

rub

tr[rʌb]

noun

1 friega

■ give it a quick rub frótalo un poquito

transitive verb (pt & pp rubbed, ger rubbing)

1 (gen) frotar; (hard) restregar

■ he rubbed his hands together because of the cold se frotó las manos por el frío

intransitive verb

1 rozar

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to rub it in familiar insistir

to rub shoulders with codearse con

to rub somebody up the wrong way sacar de quicio a alguien

rub ['rʌb] v, rubbed ; rubbing vt

1) : frotar, restregar

to rub one's hands together: frotarse las manos

2) massage: friccionar, masajear

3) chafe: rozar

4) polish: frotar, pulir

5) scrub: fregar

6)

to rub elbows with : codarse con

7)

to rub someone the wrong way : sacar de quicio a alguien, caerle mal a alguien

rub vi

to rub against : rozar

rub n

1) rubbing: frotamiento m, fricción f

2) difficulty: problema m

rub

n.

• fricción s.f.

• frotación s.f.

• frotamiento s.m.

• refregón s.m.

• roce s.m.

• rozadura s.f.

rub (s.o.) the wrong way

expr.

• caerle mal a alguien expr.

v.

• estregar v.

• fregar v.

• friccionar v.

• frotar v.

• limpiar frotando v.

• refregar v.

• restregar v.

• rozar v.

• sobar v.

I
1. rʌb
- bb- transitive verb

a) (with hand, finger) frotar; ( firmly) restregar*, refregar*; ( massage) masajear, friccionar

to rub one's eye/eyes — restregarse* or refregarse* or (Méx) tallarse el ojo/los ojos

rub the cream on your skin — aplíquese frotando la crema en la piel

to rub one's hands together — frotarse las manos

rub the fat into the flour — mezclar la grasa y la harina con los dedos

not to have two farthings o halfpennies o pennies to rub together — (BrE) no tener* donde caerse muerto (fam)

to rub somebody the wrong way — (AmE) caerle* mal a alguien

b) ( with a cloth) frotar

she rubbed the glass clean — frotó el cristal hasta que quedó limpio

2.

vi

to rub AGAINST/ON something: these shoes rub against o on my heels estos zapatos me rozan los talones; the cat rubbed against my legs — el gato se me restregó contra las piernas

Phrasal Verbs:

- rub down

- rub in

- rub off

- rub off on

- rub out

- rub up

- rub up against

II

noun

1)

a) ( act)

give my feet a rub — masajéame los pies

b) ( polish)

to give something a rub — frotar algo (con un paño)

2) ( difficulty)

the rub — el problema

[rʌb]
1. N

1) (gen)

to give sth a rub — frotar algo

to give one's shoes a rub (up) — limpiar los zapatos

to give the silver a rub — sacar brillo a la plata

to give sb's back a rub — frotar la espalda de algn

2) (fig)

there's the rub — ahí está el problema, esa es la dificultad

the rub is that... — el problema es que...

2.

VT (=apply friction) frotar; (hard) restregar, estregar; (Med etc) friccionar; (to clean) limpiar frotando; (=polish) sacar brillo a

to rub one's hands together — frotarse las manos

to rub sth dry — secar algo frotándolo

to rub a surface bare — alisar una superficie a fuerza de frotarla

to rub a cream into the skin — frotar la piel con una crema

3.

VI

to rub against/on sth — rozar algo

- rub along

- rub away

- rub down

- rub in

- rub off

- rub out

- rub up

* * *

I
1. [rʌb]
- bb- transitive verb

a) (with hand, finger) frotar; ( firmly) restregar*, refregar*; ( massage) masajear, friccionar

to rub one's eye/eyes — restregarse* or refregarse* or (Méx) tallarse el ojo/los ojos

rub the cream on your skin — aplíquese frotando la crema en la piel

to rub one's hands together — frotarse las manos

rub the fat into the flour — mezclar la grasa y la harina con los dedos

not to have two farthings o halfpennies o pennies to rub together — (BrE) no tener* donde caerse muerto (fam)

to rub somebody the wrong way — (AmE) caerle* mal a alguien

b) ( with a cloth) frotar

she rubbed the glass clean — frotó el cristal hasta que quedó limpio

2.

vi

to rub AGAINST/ON something: these shoes rub against o on my heels estos zapatos me rozan los talones; the cat rubbed against my legs — el gato se me restregó contra las piernas

Phrasal Verbs:

- rub down

- rub in

- rub off

- rub off on

- rub out

- rub up

- rub up against

II

noun

1)

a) ( act)

give my feet a rub — masajéame los pies

b) ( polish)

to give something a rub — frotar algo (con un paño)

2) ( difficulty)

the rub — el problema

English-spanish dictionary > rub
12 wear

weə 1. past tense - wore; verb
1) (to be dressed in or carry on (a part of) the body: She wore a white dress; Does she usually wear spectacles?)

2) (to arrange (one's hair) in a particular way: She wears her hair in a pony-tail.)

3) (to have or show (a particular expression): She wore an angry expression.)

4) (to (cause to) become thinner etc because of use, rubbing etc: This carpet has worn in several places; This sweater is wearing thin at the elbows.)

5) (to make (a bare patch, a hole etc) by rubbing, use etc: I've worn a hole in the elbow of my jacket.)

6) (to stand up to use: This material doesn't wear very well.)
2. noun
1) (use as clothes etc: I use this suit for everyday wear; Those shoes won't stand much wear.) klær, tøy

2) (articles for use as clothes: casual wear; sportswear; leisure wear.) -klær, -tøy

3) ((sometimes wear and tear) damage due to use: The hall carpet is showing signs of wear.) slitasje

4) (ability to withstand use: There's plenty of wear left in it yet.) slitestyrke; noe å slite på

•

- wearable
- wearer
- wearing
- worn
- wear away
- wear off
- wear out
- worn out

antrekk
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bruk
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bære

I
subst. \/weə\/

1) bruk

• these pants are in constant wear

disse buksene brukes hele tiden

• hats are in general wear

hatter er moderne

• it's not in wear

det er umoderne

• what do you have in wear?

hva bruker du?

• it comes into wear again

det kommer på moten igjen

2) ( spesielt i sammensetning) -klær, -tøy

• do you have travel wear?

har du reiseklær?

3) slitasje

4) holdbarhet, slitestyrke

• there is no wear in it

den mangler slitestyrke

• there is not much wear left in these shoes

disse skoene holder ikke stort lenger

be the worse for wear være sliten, være medtatt være såret

fair wear and tear normal slitasje

for everyday wear til hverdagsbruk

have seen hard wear ha vært med i mange år, være godt brukt, være slitt, ha sett bedre dager

• this coat has seen hard wear

denne frakken har sett bedre dager

the worse for wear slitt, medtatt (også overført)

wear and tear slitasje, tidens tann

• it resists the wear and tear of time

det trosser tidens tann

• does it show (signs of) wear and tear?

begynner den å se medtatt ut?

• it can stand in any amount of wear and tear

den tåler svært mye slitasje
II
verb ( wore - worn) \/weə\/

1) ha på seg, være kledd i, bære

• she wore a green dress

hun hadde på seg en grønn kjole

• he wears a ring on his finger

han har en ring på fingeren

• what shall I wear?

hva skal jeg ha på meg?

• she always carries her gloves, she never wears them

hun har alltid hanskene i hånden, hun har dem aldri på seg

• this coat has not been worn

denne jakken er aldri brukt

• it is much worn this year

det er veldig moderne i år

• the Queen came wearing a big hat

Dronningen kom iført en stor hatt

2) kle seg i, bruke, gå med

• she always wears blue

hun går alltid i blått

• he wore spectacles

han brukte briller

• in the summer I wear shorts

om sommeren bruker jeg shorts

• do you wear lipstick?

bruker du leppestift?

3) ha, vise

• I wear my hair short

jeg har kort hår

• her face wore a sad expression

ansiktet hennes hadde et trist uttrykk

• he wears his head high

han holder hodet høyt hevet

• the house wore a neglected look

huset så forsømt ut

• he wore a sad smile

han smilte trist

• she wears her years well

hun ser ung ut for alderen

4) ( også overført) slite (på), tære (på)

• hard use has worn the gloves

hardt bruk har slitt på hanskene

• stop, or you'll wear yourself to death

stopp, ellers kommer du til å slite deg ut

• I've worn a hole in your dress

jeg har slitt hull på kjolen din

5) slites, bli slitt

• a cheap coat will wear soon

en billig jakke blir fort slitt

6) trampe på, kjøre opp, grave (ut)

• they wore a path across the field

de trampet opp en sti over jordet

• the water had worn a channel in the rock

vannet hadde gravd en kanal i fjellet

7) (britisk, hverdagslig) finne seg i, gå med på, tolerere

• he told me a lie but I would't wear it

han løy for meg, men det fant jeg meg ikke i

8) ( sjøfart) føre (flagg)

9) holde, tåle, vare

• this material will wear for years

dette materialet vil vare i årevis

• it is remarkable the way his music wears

det er utrolig hvordan musikken hans holder seg

• it won't wear

den holder ikke lenge

• it will wear for ever

den vil vare i evigheter

10) ( hverdagslig) holde (stikk)

• the argument won't wear

argumentet holder ikke

11) ( om tid) gå, lide

• as the evening wore late

jo lengre det led mot kveld

• his life was wearing towards its close

det gikk mot slutten for ham

wear away slite bort\/ned, utslette, stryke ut

• the weather will wear away the inscription

været kommer til å slite bort inskripsjonen

• the water has worn away the stone

vannet har slitt ned steinen

• the inscription has worn away

inskripsjonen er slitt bort fortæres, svinne hen, forsvinne, ta slutt

• she was wearing away with pain

hun ble fortært av smerte

• the pain wore away

smerten forsvant

• her patience began to wear away

tålmodigheten hennes begynte å ta slutt fordrive, få til å gå, slepe seg av sted

• we wore an evening away

vi fikk en kveld til å gå

• I wore away my life in slavery

jeg tilbrakte mitt liv i slaveri

• as winter wore away

etter som vinteren led mot slutten

wear down slite(s) ned, slite(s) ut\/bort

• you'll wear down the heels of your shoes

du kommer til å slite ned hælene på skoene dine

• the heels are wearing down

hælene slites bort

• do you want this worn down table?

vil du ha dette nedslitte bordet?

• my heels are worn down at one side

hælene mine er nedslitt på den ene siden trette(s) ut, slite på\/ut, bli utslitt

• he wears me down

han sliter meg ut

• it wore his nerves down

det slet på nervene hans

bryte(s) ned, overvinne

• they can wear down the enemy's resistance

de kan bryte ned fiendens motstand

wear off gå over, gi seg, avta

• his fatigue had worn off

trettheten hans hadde gitt seg

• the effect wore off

virkningen avtok

• the drug had worn off

medikamentet virket ikke lenger

slite(s) av

wear on ( om tid) lide, fortsette i det uendelige, slepe seg frem

• as the century wore on, nothing changed

etter som århundret slepte seg av sted, ble ingenting forandret

• the discussion wore on

diskusjonen fortsatte i det uendelige

wear oneself to a shadow slite seg fullstendig ut

wear oneself to death slite seg i hjel

• stop, or you'll wear yourself to death

stopp, ellers kommer du til å slite deg i hjel

wear one's heart on one's sleeve stille sine følelser til skue

wear on somebody gå noen på nervene, irritere noen

wear out slite(s) ut\/ned, forbruke, gjøre slutt på

• did you wear out your clothes?

slet du ut klærne dine?

• the water can wear out a stone

vannet kan slite ned en stein

• cheap clothes soon wear out

billige klær slites fort ut

• we must wear out this storm

vi må ri av denne stormen

• his patience was worn out

tålmodigheten hans var slutt

trette ut, utmatte, slite ut

• he wears me out

han sliter meg ut

• she's worn out

hun er utmattet

• she wears herself out with hard work

hun arbeider seg halvt i hjel

fordrive, få til å gå, slepe avsted

wear out one's welcome trekke for store veksler på folks gjestfrihet, bli for lenge

wear something into holes slite hull på noe

• my brother wears his socks into holes

broren min sliter hull på sokkene sine

wear something thin bruke noe til det er tynnslitt

• he wears a coat thin

han bruker en jakke til den er tynnslitt

wear something to rags slite noe helt ut

• I wear a coat to rags before I buy a new one

jeg sliter ut en jakke før jeg kjøper en ny

wear something well kle noe

wear the trousers ( overført) være herre i huset

wear thin bli tynnslitt

• my trousers have worn thin

buksene mine er helt tynnslitte

( overført) (begynne å) bli gjennomsiktig, (begynne å) ta slutt, (begynne å) bli tynnslitt

• her excuses are wearing thin

unnskyldningene hennes begynner å bli tynnslitte

• my patience wore thin

tålmodigheten min begynte å ta slutt

wear through slite igjennom, slite hull på, slite av

• she wore her coat through at the elbow

hun gikk med jakken til det ble hull på albuen

• the rope wore through

tauet ble slitt av

wear well holde bra, være holdbar, være slitesterk holde seg godt

• he wears well

han holder seg bra
III
verb ( wore - worn) \/weə\/

( sjøfart) dreie av, svinge, kuvende

English-Norwegian dictionary > wear
13 wear down

1. transitive verb
1)

be worn down — [Stufen:] ausgetreten werden; [Absätze:] sich ablaufen; [Reifen:] sich abfahren; [Berge:] abgetragen werden

2) (fig.)

wear down somebody's resistance/defence/opposition — jemandes Widerstand/Verteidigung/Opposition zermürben

wear somebody down — jemanden zermürben

worn down with hard work — abgearbeitet
2. intransitive verb
[Absätze:] sich ablaufen; [Reifen:] sich abfahren

* * *

◆ wear down

vt

1. (reduce)

▪ to \wear down down ⇆ sth rock etw abtragen

2. (make weak and useless)

▪ to \wear down down ⇆ sth etw abnutzen [o verschleißen] [o SCHWEIZ, ÖSTERR abnützen

3. ( fig: tire)

▪ to \wear down down ⇆ sb jdn fertigmachen fam; (weaken) jdn zermürben

to \wear down down sb's resistance jds Widerstand [allmählich] brechen

* * *

1. vt sep

1) (= reduce by friction) abnutzen; heel ablaufen, abtreten; tyre tread abfahren; lipstick verbrauchen; pencil verschreiben

2) (fig) opposition, strength etc zermürben; person (= make more amenable) mürbe- or weichmachen (inf); (= tire out, depress) fix und fertig machen (inf)

2. vi
sich abnutzen; (heels) sich ablaufen or abtreten; (tyre tread) sich abfahren; (lipstick etc) sich verbrauchen; (pencil) sich verschreiben
* * *
1. transitive verb
1)

be worn down — [Stufen:] ausgetreten werden; [Absätze:] sich ablaufen; [Reifen:] sich abfahren; [Berge:] abgetragen werden

2) (fig.)

wear down somebody's resistance/defence/opposition — jemandes Widerstand/Verteidigung/Opposition zermürben

wear somebody down — jemanden zermürben

worn down with hard work — abgearbeitet
2. intransitive verb
[Absätze:] sich ablaufen; [Reifen:] sich abfahren

* * *

v.

ermatten v.

mürbe machen ausdr.

English-german dictionary > wear down
14 kick

1. noun
1) [Fuß]tritt, der; (Footb.) Schuss, der

give somebody a kick — jemandem einen Tritt geben od. versetzen

give something a kick — gegen etwas treten

give somebody a kick in the pants — (fig. coll.) jemandem Feuer unterm Hintern machen (salopp)

a kick in the teeth — (fig.) ein Schlag ins Gesicht

2) (Sport): (burst of speed) Spurt, der

3) (coll.): (sharp effect, thrill) Kitzel, der; (of wine) Feuer, das

he gets a kick out of it — er hat Spaß daran; es macht ihm Spaß

do something for kicks — etwas zum Spaß tun

4) (recoil of gun) Rückstoß, der
2. intransitive verb
1) treten; [Pferd:] ausschlagen; [Baby:] strampeln; [Tänzer:] das Bein hochwerfen

kick at something — gegen etwas treten

2) (show opposition) sich zur Wehr setzen (at, against gegen)
3. transitive verb
1) einen Tritt geben (+ Dat.) [Person, Hund]; treten gegen [Gegenstand]; kicken (ugs.), schlagen, schießen [Ball]

kick the door open/shut — die Tür auf-/zutreten

he kicked the ball straight at me — er kickte den Ball genau in meine Richtung

kick somebody in the teeth — (fig. coll.) jemanden vor den Kopf stoßen

I could kick myself! — (coll.) ich könnte mir od. mich in den Hintern beißen (salopp)

2) (coll.): (abandon) ablegen [schlechte Angewohnheit]; aufgeben [Rauchen]

kick the habit — es aufstecken (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/40689/kick_about">kick about

- kick in

- kick off

- kick out

- kick up

* * *
[kik] 1. verb
1) (to hit or strike out with the foot: The child kicked his brother; He kicked the ball into the next garden; He kicked at the locked door; He kicked open the gate.) treten

2) ((of a gun) to jerk or spring back violently when fired.) zurückstoßen
2. noun
1) (a blow with the foot: The boy gave him a kick on the ankle; He was injured by a kick from a horse.) der Tritt

2) (the springing back of a gun after it has been fired.) der Rückstoß

3) (a pleasant thrill: She gets a kick out of making people happy.) mächtiger Spaß

•

- kick about/around
- kick off
- kick up
* * *

kick

[kɪk]

I. n

1. (with foot) [Fuß]tritt m, Stoß m; (in sports) Schuss m; of a horse Tritt m

that horse has quite a \kick when nervous dieses Pferd kann ganz schön ausschlagen, wenn es nervös ist

to need a \kick up the arse [or backside] [or pants] einen [kräftigen] Tritt in den Hintern nötig haben fam

to take a \kick at a ball einen Ball treten [o fam kicken]

a \kick in the teeth ein Schlag m ins Gesicht fig

to give sth a \kick gegen etw akk treten

to take a \kick at sb/sth jdm/etw einen [Fuß]tritt versetzen

2. (exciting feeling) Nervenkitzel m, Kick m fam

to do sth for \kicks etw wegen des Nervenkitzels tun

he gets a \kick out of that das macht ihm einen Riesenspaß

she gets her \kicks by bungee jumping sie holt sich ihren Kick beim Bungeespringen fam

to have a \kick eine berauschende Wirkung haben

watch out for the fruit punch, it's got a real \kick sei mit dem Früchtepunsch vorsichtig, der hat es in sich

the cocktail doesn't have much \kick der Cocktail ist nicht sehr stark

3. (trendy interest) Fimmel m fam, Tick m fam

health food/fitness \kick Reformkost-/Fitnesstick m

he's on a religious \kick er ist [gerade] auf dem religiösen Trip fam

4. (complaint)

to have a \kick about sth an etw dat etwas auszusetzen haben

5. (gun jerk) Rückstoß m

II. vt

1. (hit with foot)

▪ to \kick sb/sth jdn/etw [mit dem Fuß] treten

to \kick a ball einen Ball schießen [o fam kicken]

to \kick a goal BRIT ein Tor schießen nt

to \kick oneself ( fig) sich akk in den Hintern m beißen fig fam

2. (put)

to \kick sth into high gear etw auf Hochtouren bringen

to \kick sth up a notch (stereo) etw ein wenig lauter stellen; (ride) etw ein wenig beschleunigen

3. (get rid of)

to \kick an accent einen Akzent ablegen

to \kick drinking/smoking das Trinken/Rauchen aufgeben

to \kick drugs von Drogen runterkommen fam

to \kick a habit eine Gewohnheit aufgeben

she used to be a heavy smoker but she \kicked the habit last year sie war eine starke Raucherin, aber letztes Jahr hat sie damit aufgehört

4.

▶ to \kick sb's ass AM (fam!) jdm eine Abreibung verpassen fam

▶ to \kick some ass AM (fam!) Terror machen fam

▶ to \kick ass AM (fam!) haushoch gewinnen

▶ to \kick the bucket ( fam) abkratzen sl, ins Gras beißen fam

▶ to \kick sb when he/she is down jdm den Rest geben fam

▶ to be \kicking one's heels BRIT ungeduldig warten

▶ to \kick sth into touch etw auf einen späteren Zeitpunkt verschieben

▶ to be \kicked upstairs durch Beförderung kaltgestellt werden fam

III. vi

1. (with foot) treten; horse ausschlagen; (in a dance) das Bein hochwerfen

▪ to \kick at sb/sth nach jdm/etw treten

2. esp AM (complain) meckern, SCHWEIZ a. maulen fam, ÖSTERR a. raunzen fam

▪ to \kick about sth über etw akk meckern [o ÖSTERR a. raunzen] fam, an etw dat herummeckern fam

to \kick against sb sich akk gegen jdn auflehnen, gegen jdn aufmucken fam

3.

▶ to be alive [or about] and \kicking ( fam) gesund und munter [o quicklebendig] sein; ( fig)

traditional jazz is still alive and \kicking der klassische Jazz ist immer noch quicklebendig

▶ to \kick against the pricks widerborstig sein, wider den Stachel löcken BRD geh

▶ to \kick and scream about sth sich akk heftig und lautstark über etw akk beschweren

* * *
[kɪk]
1. n

1) (= act of kicking) Tritt m, Stoß m, Kick m (inf)

to take a kick at sb/sth — nach jdm/etw treten

to give sth a kick — einer Sache (dat) einen Tritt versetzen

he gave the ball a tremendous kick —

a tremendous kick by Beckenbauer — ein toller Schuss von Beckenbauer

to get a kick on the leg — einen Tritt ans Bein bekommen, gegen das or ans Bein getreten werden

what he needs is a good kick up the backside or in the pants (inf) — er braucht mal einen kräftigen Tritt in den Hintern (inf)

2) (inf

= thrill) she gets a kick out of it — es macht ihr einen Riesenspaß (inf); (physically) sie verspürt einen Kitzel dabei

to do sth for kicks — etw zum Spaß or Jux (inf) or Fez (inf) tun

just for kicks — nur aus Jux und Tollerei (inf)

how do you get your kicks? — was machen Sie zu ihrem Vergnügen?

3) no pl (inf: power to stimulate) Feuer nt, Pep m (inf)

this drink hasn't much kick in it — dieses Getränk ist ziemlich zahm (inf)

he has plenty of kick left in him — er hat immer noch viel Pep (inf)

4) (of gun) Rückstoß m

2. vi
(person) treten; (= struggle) um sich treten; (baby, while sleeping) strampeln; (animal) austreten, ausschlagen; (dancer) das Bein hochwerfen; (gun) zurückstoßen or -schlagen, Rückstoß haben; (inf engine) stottern (inf)
kicking and screaming (fig) — unter großem Protest

he kicked into third (inf) — er ging in den dritten (Gang)

3. vt

1) (person, horse) sb treten, einen Tritt versetzen (+dat); door treten gegen; football kicken (inf); object einen Tritt versetzen (+dat), mit dem Fuß stoßen

to kick sb's backside — jdn in den Hintern treten

to kick sb in the head/stomach — jdm gegen den Kopf/in den Bauch treten

to kick sb in the teeth (fig) — jdn vor den Kopf stoßen (inf)

to kick a goal — ein Tor schießen

to kick one's legs in the air — die Beine in die Luft werfen

to kick the bucket (inf) — abkratzen (inf), ins Gras beißen (inf)

I could have kicked myself (inf) — ich hätte mich ohrfeigen können, ich hätte mir in den Hintern beißen können (inf)

2) (inf

= stop) to kick heroin — vom Heroin runterkommen (inf)

to kick the habit — es sich (dat) abgewöhnen

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kick [kık]

A s

1. (Fuß)Tritt m (auch fig), Stoß m (mit dem Fuß):

give sb, sth a kick einen Tritt geben oder versetzen (dat);

give sb a kick in the arse (US ass) vulg jemandem einen Arschtritt geben umg;

get more kicks than halfpence mehr Prügel als Lob ernten;

get the kick umg (raus)fliegen (entlassen werden); → pants 1, tooth A 1

2. a) Fußball: Schuss m: → corner kick, free kick 1, penalty kick 1

b) Rugby: Tritt m: → free kick 2, penalty kick 2

3. Schwimmsport: Beinschlag m

4. Leichtathletik: US Spurt(kraft) m(f)

5. Stoß m, Ruck m

6. a) Rückstoß m (einer Schusswaffe)

b) (Tennis) Kick m (hoher Absprung)

7. ELEK US

a) (Strom)Stoß m, Impuls m

b) Ausschlag m (eines Zeigers etc)

8. Stoßkraft f

9. umg

a) anregende oder berauschende Wirkung, (einer Droge) Kick m:

that cocktail has got a kick in it der Cocktail hat es (aber) in sich umg

b) US Schwips m:

he’s got a kick er hat einen sitzen umg

10. umg Schwung m, Elan m:

he has no kick left er hat keinen Schwung mehr;

give a kick to etwas in Schwung bringen, einem Theaterstück etc Pfiff verleihen;

a novel with a kick ein Roman mit Pfiff

11. umg

a) Kick m, (Nerven)Kitzel m, prickelndes Gefühl

b) Spaß m, Vergnügen n:

for kicks zum Spaß;

he just lives for kicks er lebt nur zu seinem Vergnügen;

get a kick out of doing sth sich einen Spaß daraus machen, etwas zu tun;

driving a car gives him a kick, he gets a kick out of driving a car das Autofahren macht ihm einen Riesenspaß oder verschafft ihm einen Kick

12. umg

a) Abneigung f:

have a kick against sth gegen etwas sein

b) Beschwerde f ( against gegen jemanden, über etwas)

c) oft pl Grund m zur Beschwerde:

you’ve got no kicks at all du hast keinerlei Grund, dich zu beklagen oder zu beschweren

13. sl he’s on a new kick every week er steht jede Woche auf etwas anderes;

she’s on a health-food kick at the moment zurzeit hat sie es mit Biokost

14. US umg

a) Tasche f

b) Geldbeutel m:

he was without a dime in his kick er hatte keinen Pfennig in der Tasche

B v/t

1. (mit dem Fuß) stoßen, treten, einen (Fuß)Tritt geben oder versetzen (dat):

kick open eine Tür etc auftreten;

kick sb’s shin, kick sb on the shin jemanden gegen das Schienbein treten;

kick sb downstairs jemanden die Treppe hinunterstoßen;

kick sb upstairs fig jemanden durch Beförderung kaltstellen umg;

kick sb when he is down fig jemandem noch einen Fußtritt geben, wenn er schon am Boden liegt;

I could have kicked myself ich hätte mich ohrfeigen oder mir in den Hintern beißen können ( for telling him dass oder weil ich es ihm gesagt hatte);

kick sb off the park (Fußball) Br umg jemanden zusammentreten; → arse A 1, ass², bucket A 1, heel¹ Bes Redew, tooth A 1

2. Fußball: ein Tor schießen, den Ball auch treten, spielen, schlagen

3. umg von einer Droge, Gewohnheit etc loskommen

C v/i

1. a) (mit dem Fuß) stoßen, treten ( beide:

at nach): → prick A 6

b) um sich treten

c) strampeln

d) das Bein hochwerfen

e) ausschlagen (Pferd etc): → trace² 1

2. hochspringen, -prallen (Ball)

3. zurückstoßen, einen harten etc Rückschlag oder Rückstoß haben:

the rifle kicks hard

4. AUTO umg schalten:

he kicked into second er schaltete in den zweiten Gang

5. AUTO umg stottern (Motor)

6. umg

a) meutern (against, at gegen)

b) sich beschweren ( about über akk)

7. kick about ( oder around) umg sich herumtreiben in (dat)

8. kick about ( oder around) umg herumliegen in (dat) (Gegenstand)

9. → kick off A 3

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1. noun
1) [Fuß]tritt, der; (Footb.) Schuss, der

give somebody a kick — jemandem einen Tritt geben od. versetzen

give something a kick — gegen etwas treten

give somebody a kick in the pants — (fig. coll.) jemandem Feuer unterm Hintern machen (salopp)

a kick in the teeth — (fig.) ein Schlag ins Gesicht

2) (Sport): (burst of speed) Spurt, der

3) (coll.): (sharp effect, thrill) Kitzel, der; (of wine) Feuer, das

he gets a kick out of it — er hat Spaß daran; es macht ihm Spaß

do something for kicks — etwas zum Spaß tun

4) (recoil of gun) Rückstoß, der
2. intransitive verb
1) treten; [Pferd:] ausschlagen; [Baby:] strampeln; [Tänzer:] das Bein hochwerfen

kick at something — gegen etwas treten

2) (show opposition) sich zur Wehr setzen (at, against gegen)
3. transitive verb
1) einen Tritt geben (+ Dat.) [Person, Hund]; treten gegen [Gegenstand]; kicken (ugs.), schlagen, schießen [Ball]

kick the door open/shut — die Tür auf-/zutreten

he kicked the ball straight at me — er kickte den Ball genau in meine Richtung

kick somebody in the teeth — (fig. coll.) jemanden vor den Kopf stoßen

I could kick myself! — (coll.) ich könnte mir od. mich in den Hintern beißen (salopp)

2) (coll.): (abandon) ablegen [schlechte Angewohnheit]; aufgeben [Rauchen]

kick the habit — es aufstecken (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- kick about

- kick in

- kick off

- kick out

- kick up

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n.

Fußtritt -e m.

Stoß ¨-e m. (horse) v.

ausschlagen (Pferd) v. v.

einen Fußtritt geben ausdr.

treten v.

(§ p.,pp.: trat, ist/hat getreten)

English-german dictionary > kick
15 spike

1. noun
1) Stachel, der; (of running shoe) Spike, der

2) in pl. (shoes) Spikes Pl.
2. transitive verb
1)

spike somebody's guns — (fig.) jemandem einen Strich durch die Rechnung machen (ugs.)

2) (coll.): (add spirits or drugs to)

somebody spiked his drink — jemand hat ihm etwas in seinen Drink getan

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noun

1) (a hard, thin, pointed object (of wood, metal etc): The fence had long spikes on top.) die Spitze

2) (a pointed piece of metal attached to the sole of a shoe etc to prevent slipping.) der Laufdorn

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spike

[spaɪk]

I. n

1. (nail) Nagel m; of a rail Spitze f; of a plant, animal Stachel m; MED ( fam: needle) Nadel f

2. (on shoes) Spike m

3. (running shoes)

▪ \spikes pl Spikes pl

4. AM (stiletto heels)

▪ \spikes pl Pfennigabsätze pl, Bleistiftabsätze pl ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ

5. (increase) Steigerung f

\spike in productivity Produktivitätssteigerung f

6. ELEC Spannungsspitze f, Überschwingspitze f

7. (in volleyball) Schmetterball m

II. vt

1. (with pointy object)

▪ to \spike sth etw aufspießen

▪ to \spike sb SPORT jdn mit Spikes verletzen

2. JOURN ( fam: reject)

▪ to \spike sth etw durchkreuzen fam

to \spike an article/a story einen Artikel/eine Geschichte ablehnen; (stop)

to \spike a plan/a project einen Plan/ein Projekt einstellen

3. ( fam: secretly add alcohol)

to \spike sb's drink/the punch einen Schuss Alkohol in jds Getränk/die Bowle geben

4. ( fig: make more interesting)

▪ to \spike sth with sth etw mit etw dat würzen fig

5. (in volleyball)

to \spike a ball einen Ball schmettern

6. (increase)

▪ to \spike sth etw hochjagen

7.

▶ to \spike sb's guns ( fam) jdm einen Strich durch die Rechnung machen fam

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[spaɪk]
1. n

1) (on wall, railing, helmet etc) Spitze f; (= nail) Nagel m; (on plant) Stachel m; (on shoe, tyre etc) Spike m; (for receipts, wastepaper etc) Dorn m

spike heel — Pfennigabsatz m

See:

→ also spikes

2) (BOT) Ähre f

3) (ELEC) Spannungsspitze f

4) (= hair) (Igel)schnitt m

2. vt

1) (lit: pierce) aufspießen; (with weapon) durchbohren

2) (fig: frustrate) rumours den Boden entziehen (+dat); plans ruinieren

the editor spiked the story (Press) — der Redakteur ließ die Story in einer Schublade verschwinden

to spike sb's guns ( Brit inf ) — jdm den Wind aus den Segeln nehmen

3) (= lace) drink einen Schuss zusetzen (+dat)

spiked with rum — mit einem Schuss Rum

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spike¹ [spaık] s BOT

1. (Gras-, Korn) Ähre f

2. (Blüten) Ähre f

spike² [spaık]

A s

1. Stift m, Spitze f, Stachel m, Dorn m

2. TECH (Haken-, Schienen) Nagel m, Bolzen m

3. Eisenspitze f (am Zaun)

4. SPORT

a) Spike m

b) pl Spikes pl (Rennschuhe etc)

5. pl AUTO Spikes pl (am Reifen)

6. JAGD Spieß m (eines Junghirsches)

7. MED Zacke f (in der Fieberkurve etc)

8. ELEK

a) nadelförmiger Impuls

b) auch RADIO, TV Überschwingspitze f

9. FISCH junge Makrele

10. → spike heel

11. Volleyball: Schmetterschlag m

B v/t

1. festnageln

2. mit (Eisen)Spitzen etc versehen

3. aufspießen

4. SPORT mit den Spikes verletzen

5. MIL, HIST ein Geschütz vernageln:

spike sb’s guns fig jemandem einen Strich durch die Rechnung machen

6. fig US erledigen

7. a) einen Schuss Alkohol in ein Getränk geben

b) fig würzen, pfeffern

8. Volleyball: den Ball schmettern

9. Journalismus: eine Story ablehnen

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1. noun
1) Stachel, der; (of running shoe) Spike, der

2) in pl. (shoes) Spikes Pl.
2. transitive verb
1)

spike somebody's guns — (fig.) jemandem einen Strich durch die Rechnung machen (ugs.)

2) (coll.): (add spirits or drugs to)

somebody spiked his drink — jemand hat ihm etwas in seinen Drink getan

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n.

Nadel -n f.

Spitze -n f.

Stift -e m. v.

festnageln v.

English-german dictionary > spike
16 come

/kʌm/ * nội động từ came; come - đến, tới, đi đến, đi tới, đi lại =light come light go; easy come easy go+ dễ đến thì lại dễ đi; dễ được thì lại dễ mất =to come and go+ đi đi lại lại =come here!+ lại đây! - sắp đến, sắp tới =in years to come+ trong những năm (sắp) tới - xảy ra, xảy đến =ill luck came to him+ sự không may đã xảy đến với hắn; nó gặp sự không may =come what may+ dù có xảy ra việc gì, dù có thế nào, dù sự thể thế nào - thấy, ở, thấy ở =that word comes on page six+ từ đó ở trang sáu - nên, thành ra, hoá ra, trở nên, trở thành =dream comes true+ ước mơ trở thành sự thật =it comes expensive in the long run+ thế mà hoá ra là đất - hình thành; đặc lại, đông lại (nước xốt, tiết canh...) =these duck's blood cards won't come+ tiết canh vịt không đông - (lời mệnh lệnh) nào! nào, nào!; thế, thế! =come! take courage+ nào! can đảm lên chứ - (từ lóng) hành động, làm, xử sự =he comes it too strong+ nó làm quá; nó nói quá, nó cường điệu !to come about - xảy ra, xảy đến =how could this come about?+ sao việc đó có thể xảy ra được? - đối chiếu =the wind had come abour+ gió đã đổi chiều !to come across - tình cờ gặp, bắt gặp, tình cờ thấy !to come after - theo sau, đi theo - nối dòng, nối nghiệp, kế nghiệp, kế thừa !to come again - trở lại !to come against - đụng phải, va phải !to come apart (asunder) - tách ra, lìa ra, rời ra, bung ra !to come at - đạt tới, đến được, nắm được, thấy =I could not easily come at the document now+ bây giờ thì tôi không dễ gì mà nắm được tài liệu đó =to come at the truth+ thấy sự thật - xổ vào, xông vào (tấn công) =the dog came at me+ con chó xổ vào tôi !to come away - đi xa, đi khỏi, rời khỏi - lìa ra, rời ra, bung ra !to come back - quay lại, trở lại (địa vị, quyền lợi...) - được, nhớ lại - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (từ lóng) đáp lại, cãi lại !to come between - đứng giữa (làm môi giới, điều đình) - can thiệp vào, xen vào !to come by - qua, đi qua - có được, kiếm được, vớ được =how did you come by this document?+ làm sao mà anh kiếm được tài liệu này? !to come down - xuống, đi xuống =pricces are coming down+ giá đang xuống =coast comes down to heels+ áo dài xuống tận gót - được truyền lại, được để lại (phong tục, tập quán, truyền thống...) - sụp đổ (nhà cửa...) - sa sút, suy vị, xuống dốc =to come down in the world+ sa sút, xuống dốc !to come down upon (on) - mắng nhiếc, xỉ vả; trừng phạt =to come down upon (on) somebody like a cart-load of bricks+ mắng nhiếc ai thậm tệ; mắng như tát nước vào mặt ai - đòi tiền; đòi bồi thường !to come down with - xuất tiền, trả tiền, chi !to come forward - đứng ra, xung phong =to come forward as a candidate+ (đứng) ra ứng cử !to come in - đi vào, trở vào - (thể dục,thể thao) về đích (chạy đua) =to come in third+ về thứ ba - được tuyển, được bầu; lên nắm quyền - vào két, nhập két, thu về (tiền) =money is always coming in to him+ tiền vào nhà nó như nước - lên, dâng (thuỷ triều); bắt đầu (mùa) - thành mốt, thành thời trang - tỏ ra =to come in useful+ tỏ ra là có ích; dùng được (vào việc gì) =I don't see where the joke comes in+ tôi không thấy có cái gì (tỏ ra) là hay ho trong câu nói đùa đó !to come in for - có phần, được hưởng phần =he will come in for most of his uncle's property+ nó sẽ được hưởng phần lớn tài sản của ông chú nó =I came in for 6d+ phần của tôi là 6 đồng !to come in upon - ngắt lời, chận lời, nói chặn !to come into - to come into the world ra đời; to come into power nắm chính quyền; to come into being (existence) hình thành, ra đời; to come into fashion thành mốt; to come into force (effect) có hiệu lực; to come into notice làm cho phải chú ý - được hưởng, thừa hưởng =to come into a property+ thừa hưởng một tài sản !to come of - do... mà ra, bởi... mà ra; là kết quả của =that comes of being quick tempered+ cái đó là do tính khí nóng nảy quá - xuất thân từ =to come of a working family+ xuất thân tư một gia đình lao động !to come off - bong ra, róc ra, rời ra, bật ra - thoát khỏi vòng khó khăn, xoay xở xong =to come off victorious+ vượt được vòng khó khăn một cách thắng lợi - được thực hiện, được hoàn thành =plan comes off satisfactorily+ kế hoạch được thực hiện tốt đẹp - (thông tục) come off it! thôi câm mồm đi! thôi đi, đừng có nói như vậy!; thôi đừng có dở cái giọng ấy ra nữa! !to come on - đi tiếp, đi tới - tiến lên, tới gần =the enemy were coming on+ quân địch đang tới gần - nổi lên thình lình (gió, bão), phát ra thình lình (bệnh); tiến bộ, tiếp tục phát triển, mau lớn (cây, đứa bé...) - được đem ra thảo luận (vấn đề, dự luật...) - được trình diễn trên sân khấu - ra sân khấu (diễn viên) - ra toà =come on!+ đi nào, đi đi!; cứ việc!; cứ thử đi, ta thách đấy! !to come out - ra, đi ra - đình công - vượt khỏi (thử thách với ít nhiều thành công) - lộ ra ((nghĩa đen) & (nghĩa bóng)) =the truth comes out+ sự thật lộ ra =to come out against somebody+ ra mặt chống lại ai - được xuất bản; ra (sách, báo) =to come out on Saturday+ ra ngày thứ bảy (báo) - được xếp (trong kỳ thi) = Tam came out first+ Tam thi đã được xếp đứng đầu - mới ra đời; mới lên sân khấu lần đầu !to come over - vượt (biển), băng (đồng...) - sang phe, theo phe =he has come over to us+ hắn đã sang phe chúng tôi - choán, trùm lên (người nào) =a fear comes over me+ cơn sợ trùm lên tôi, tôi sợ hãi !to come round - đi nhanh, đi vòng - hồi phục (sức khoẻ sau trận ốm); hồi tỉnh, tỉnh lại (sau cơn ngất, sau khi bị đánh thuốc mê); nguôi đi, dịu đi (sau cơn giận...) - trở lại, quay lại, tới (có định kỳ) =when Spring comes round+ khi mùa xuân trở lại, khi xuân về - tạt lại chơi =do come round one evening+ thế nào cũng tạt lại chơi tôi một buổi chiều nào đó - thay đổi hẳn ý kiến, thay đổi hẳn quan điểm !to come to - đến, đi đến =to come to a decision+ đi tới một quyết định =to come do nothing+ không đi đến đâu, không đi đến kết quả nào =to come to the point+ đi vào vấn đề, đi vào việc =to come to a standstill+ ngừng lại; đi đến chỗ bế tắc - hồi tỉnh, tỉnh lại; tỉnh trí lại; tỉnh ngộ =to come to one's senses+ tỉnh lại; tỉnh trí lại; tỉnh ngộ - thừa hưởng, được hưởng =to come to one's own+ được hưởng phần của mình - lên tới =it comes to one thousand+ số tiền lên tới một nghìn - (hàng hải) bỏ neo; dừng lại (tàu) !to come under - rơi vào loại, nằn trong loại - rơi vào, chịu (ảnh hưởng) !to come up - tới gần, đến gần (ai, một nơi nào) - được nêu lên, được đặt ra (vấn đề để thảo luận) =to come up for discussion+ được nêu lên để thảo luận - (từ hiếm,nghĩa hiếm) thành mốt =high cillars are coming up+ cổ cồn cao đang trở thành mốt - lên tới, đạt tới, theo kịp, bắt kịp =the water came up to his chin+ nước lên tới cằm nó =the performance did not come up to what we expected+ buổi biểu diễn không (đạt tới) thành công như ý chúng tôi mong đợi =I came up with them just outside the town+ ra khỏi thành phố thì tôi bắt kịp chúng nó - vào đại học !to come upon - tấn công bất thình lình, đột kích - chợt gặp, bắt gặp, chợt thấy - chợt nảy ra trong óc, chợt có ý nghĩ - là một gánh nặng cho, đè lên đầu (ai); yêu cầu đòi hỏi, bắt chịu trách nhiệm =he came upon me for damages+ nó bắt tôi chịu trách nhiệm bồi thường cho nó !to come across the mind - chợt nảy ra ý nghĩ !to come a cropper - (xem) cropper !come along - (thông tục) đi nào; mau lên, nhanh lên !to come clean - thú nhận, nói hết !to come easy to somebody !to come natural to somebody - không có gì khó khăn đối với ai !to come home - trở về nhà, trở lại nhà - gây ấn tượng, được hiểu rõ, có hiệu lực, có hiệu quả; đánh trúng, đánh trúng vào chỗ yếu, chạm nọc =his remark came home to them+ lời nhận xét của anh ta đánh trúng vào chỗ yếu của họ !to come near - đến gần, suýt nữa =to come near failing+ suýt nữa hỏng, suýt nữa thất bại !to come of age - đến tuổi trưởng thành !come off your high horse (your perch)! - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (thông tục) đừng có làm bộ làm tịch nữa!, đừng có lên râu nữa! !come out with it! - muốn nói gì thì nói đi! !to come right - đúng (tính...) - thu xếp, ổn thoả, thu xếp xong xuôi !to come short - không đạt được, thất bại !to come short of - thiếu, không đủ đáp ứng yêu cầu !first come first served - đến trước thì được giải quyết trước, đến trước thì được phục vụ trước !how come? - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (thông tục) thế nào?, sao? !it comes hard on him - thật là một vố đau cho nó

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17 laid

/lei/ * danh từ - bài thơ ngắn, bài vè ngắn - (thơ ca) bài hát, bài ca, bài thơ - (thơ ca) tiếng chim, hót - vị trí, phương hướng - đường nét (của bờ sông bờ biển) - (từ lóng) công việc =that doesn't belong to my lay+ cái đó không phải việc của tôi * ngoại động từ laid - xếp, để, đặt; sắp đặt, bố trí =to lay one's hand on someone's shouldder+ để tay lên vai ai =to lay a child to sleep+ đặt đứa bé nằm ngủ =to lay the foundation of socialism+ đặt nền móng cho chủ nghĩa xã hội =to lay a plant+ bố trí một kế hoạch =to lay a plot+ sắp đặt một âm mưu - bày, bày biện =to lay the table for dinner+ bày bàn ăn - làm xẹp xuống, làm lắng xuống, làm mất, làm hết =the rains has laid the dust+ mưa làm lắng bụi xuống =to lay someone's doubts+ làm ai hết nghi ngờ - làm rạp xuống (cây cối), phá hỏng =the storm laid the corps+ bão là rạp cả hoa màu, bão phá hỏng hoa màu - đặt vào, dẫn đến, đưa đến (một hoàn cảnh, một tình trạng) =his bad behaviour lays me under the necessity of punishing him+ cách xử sự xấu của hắn buộc tôi phải phạt hắn - trình bày, đưa ra =to lay the facts before the Commitee+ trình bày sự việc trước uỷ ban - quy (tội), đỗ (lỗi) =to lay all the blame on someone+ quy tất cả lỗi (trách nhiệm) vào ai - bắt phải chịu, đánh (thuế) =to lay heavy taxes on something+ đánh thuế nặng vào cái gì - trải lên, phủ lên =to lay a floor with a carpet+ trải thảm lên sàn - đánh, giáng (đòn) =to lay hard blows+ giáng những đòn nặng nề - đánh cược =to lay that...+ đánh cược răng... - hướng (đại bác) về phía - đẻ (chim) =hens lay eggs+ gà mái đẻ trứng - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (từ lóng) ăn nằm với, giao hợp với * nội động từ - nằm - đánh cược - đẻ trứng (gà) !to lay aside - gác sang một bên, không nghĩ tới =to lay aside one's sorrow+ gác nỗi buồn riêng sang một bên - dành dụm, để dành =to lay aside money for one's old age+ dành dụm tiền cho đến lúc tuổi già - bỏ, bỏ đi =to lay aside one's old habits+ bỏ những thói quen cũ đi !to lay away !to lay aside to lay before - trình bày, bày tỏ !to lay by !to lay aside to lay down - đặt nằm xuống, để xuống - cất (rượu) vào kho - hạ bỏ =to lay down one's arms+ hạ vũ khí, đầu hàng - chuyển (một miếng đất) thành đồng cỏ (để chăn nuôi) =to lay down land in (to, under, with) grass+ chuyển một miếng đất thành cánh đồng cỏ - hy sinh =to lay down one's life for the fatherland+ hy sinh tính mệnh cho tổ quốc - đánh cược, cược =to lay down on the result of the race+ đánh cược về kết quả cuộc chạy đua - sắp đặt, dự kiến, bắt đầu xây dựng =to lay down a railway+ bắt đầu xây dựng một đường xe lửa - đề ra, tuyên bố; xác nhận, thừa =I lay it down that this is a very intricate question+ tôi xác nhận đó là một vấn đề rất phức tạp !to lay for - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (từ lóng) nằm đợi !to lay in - dự trữ, để dành - (thông tục) đánh, quai, đấm tới tấp !to lay off - (hàng hải) lái ra xa bờ, tránh !ngừng (làm việc) - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) thải, đuổi, giãn (thợ) !to lay on - đánh, giáng đòn =to lay on hard blows+ giáng cho những đòn nặng nề - rải lên, phủ lên, quét lên =to lay on plaster+ phủ một lượt vữa, phủ vữa lên - đặt ống (dẫn hơi, dẫn nước...); đặt đường dây (điện) !to lay out - sắp đặt, bố trí (theo sơ đồ) - trình bày, phơi bày, đưa ra - trải ra - liệm (người chết) - tiêu (tiền) - (từ lóng) giết - dốc sức làm =to lay oneself out+ nổ lực, dốc hết sức làm (cái gì) !to lay over - trải lên, phủ lên !to lay up - trữ, để dành !to lay about one - đánh tứ phía !to lay bare - (xem) bare !to lay one's bones - gửi xương, gửi xác ở đâu !to lay somebody by the heels - (xem) heel !to lay captive - bắt giữ, cầm tù !to lay one's card on the table - (xem) card !to lay fast - nắm chặt, giữ chặt, không cho chạy thoát !to laythe fire - xếp củi để đốt !to lay great store upon (on) someone - đánh giá cao ai !to lay hands on - (xem) hand !to lay heads together - (xem) head !to lay hold of (on) - nắm chặt, giữ chặt, tóm, bắt - lợi dụng !to lay it on thick - (xem) thick !to lay an information agaisnt somebody - đệ đơn kiện ai !to lay one's hope on - đặt hy vọng vào !to lay open - tách vỏ ra !to lay siege to - bao vây !to lay under contribution - (xem) contribution !to lay stress on - nhấn mạnh !to lay something to heart - (xem) heart !to lay to rest (to sleep) - chôn !to lay under an obligation - làm cho (ai) phải chịu ơn !to lay under necessity - bắt buộc (ai) phải !to lay waste - tàu phá * tính từ - không theo giáo hội, phi giáo hội, thế tục - không chuyên môn =lay opinion+ ý kiến của người không chuyên môn * thời quá khứ của lie

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18 lay

/lei/ * danh từ - bài thơ ngắn, bài vè ngắn - (thơ ca) bài hát, bài ca, bài thơ - (thơ ca) tiếng chim, hót - vị trí, phương hướng - đường nét (của bờ sông bờ biển) - (từ lóng) công việc =that doesn't belong to my lay+ cái đó không phải việc của tôi * ngoại động từ laid - xếp, để, đặt; sắp đặt, bố trí =to lay one's hand on someone's shouldder+ để tay lên vai ai =to lay a child to sleep+ đặt đứa bé nằm ngủ =to lay the foundation of socialism+ đặt nền móng cho chủ nghĩa xã hội =to lay a plant+ bố trí một kế hoạch =to lay a plot+ sắp đặt một âm mưu - bày, bày biện =to lay the table for dinner+ bày bàn ăn - làm xẹp xuống, làm lắng xuống, làm mất, làm hết =the rains has laid the dust+ mưa làm lắng bụi xuống =to lay someone's doubts+ làm ai hết nghi ngờ - làm rạp xuống (cây cối), phá hỏng =the storm laid the corps+ bão là rạp cả hoa màu, bão phá hỏng hoa màu - đặt vào, dẫn đến, đưa đến (một hoàn cảnh, một tình trạng) =his bad behaviour lays me under the necessity of punishing him+ cách xử sự xấu của hắn buộc tôi phải phạt hắn - trình bày, đưa ra =to lay the facts before the Commitee+ trình bày sự việc trước uỷ ban - quy (tội), đỗ (lỗi) =to lay all the blame on someone+ quy tất cả lỗi (trách nhiệm) vào ai - bắt phải chịu, đánh (thuế) =to lay heavy taxes on something+ đánh thuế nặng vào cái gì - trải lên, phủ lên =to lay a floor with a carpet+ trải thảm lên sàn - đánh, giáng (đòn) =to lay hard blows+ giáng những đòn nặng nề - đánh cược =to lay that...+ đánh cược răng... - hướng (đại bác) về phía - đẻ (chim) =hens lay eggs+ gà mái đẻ trứng - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (từ lóng) ăn nằm với, giao hợp với * nội động từ - nằm - đánh cược - đẻ trứng (gà) !to lay aside - gác sang một bên, không nghĩ tới =to lay aside one's sorrow+ gác nỗi buồn riêng sang một bên - dành dụm, để dành =to lay aside money for one's old age+ dành dụm tiền cho đến lúc tuổi già - bỏ, bỏ đi =to lay aside one's old habits+ bỏ những thói quen cũ đi !to lay away !to lay aside to lay before - trình bày, bày tỏ !to lay by !to lay aside to lay down - đặt nằm xuống, để xuống - cất (rượu) vào kho - hạ bỏ =to lay down one's arms+ hạ vũ khí, đầu hàng - chuyển (một miếng đất) thành đồng cỏ (để chăn nuôi) =to lay down land in (to, under, with) grass+ chuyển một miếng đất thành cánh đồng cỏ - hy sinh =to lay down one's life for the fatherland+ hy sinh tính mệnh cho tổ quốc - đánh cược, cược =to lay down on the result of the race+ đánh cược về kết quả cuộc chạy đua - sắp đặt, dự kiến, bắt đầu xây dựng =to lay down a railway+ bắt đầu xây dựng một đường xe lửa - đề ra, tuyên bố; xác nhận, thừa =I lay it down that this is a very intricate question+ tôi xác nhận đó là một vấn đề rất phức tạp !to lay for - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (từ lóng) nằm đợi !to lay in - dự trữ, để dành - (thông tục) đánh, quai, đấm tới tấp !to lay off - (hàng hải) lái ra xa bờ, tránh !ngừng (làm việc) - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) thải, đuổi, giãn (thợ) !to lay on - đánh, giáng đòn =to lay on hard blows+ giáng cho những đòn nặng nề - rải lên, phủ lên, quét lên =to lay on plaster+ phủ một lượt vữa, phủ vữa lên - đặt ống (dẫn hơi, dẫn nước...); đặt đường dây (điện) !to lay out - sắp đặt, bố trí (theo sơ đồ) - trình bày, phơi bày, đưa ra - trải ra - liệm (người chết) - tiêu (tiền) - (từ lóng) giết - dốc sức làm =to lay oneself out+ nổ lực, dốc hết sức làm (cái gì) !to lay over - trải lên, phủ lên !to lay up - trữ, để dành !to lay about one - đánh tứ phía !to lay bare - (xem) bare !to lay one's bones - gửi xương, gửi xác ở đâu !to lay somebody by the heels - (xem) heel !to lay captive - bắt giữ, cầm tù !to lay one's card on the table - (xem) card !to lay fast - nắm chặt, giữ chặt, không cho chạy thoát !to laythe fire - xếp củi để đốt !to lay great store upon (on) someone - đánh giá cao ai !to lay hands on - (xem) hand !to lay heads together - (xem) head !to lay hold of (on) - nắm chặt, giữ chặt, tóm, bắt - lợi dụng !to lay it on thick - (xem) thick !to lay an information agaisnt somebody - đệ đơn kiện ai !to lay one's hope on - đặt hy vọng vào !to lay open - tách vỏ ra !to lay siege to - bao vây !to lay under contribution - (xem) contribution !to lay stress on - nhấn mạnh !to lay something to heart - (xem) heart !to lay to rest (to sleep) - chôn !to lay under an obligation - làm cho (ai) phải chịu ơn !to lay under necessity - bắt buộc (ai) phải !to lay waste - tàu phá * tính từ - không theo giáo hội, phi giáo hội, thế tục - không chuyên môn =lay opinion+ ý kiến của người không chuyên môn * thời quá khứ của lie

English-Vietnamese dictionary > lay
19 kick

kik
1. verb
1) (to hit or strike out with the foot: The child kicked his brother; He kicked the ball into the next garden; He kicked at the locked door; He kicked open the gate.) dar un puntapié, golpear con el pie, dar una patada a

2) ((of a gun) to jerk or spring back violently when fired.) dar un culetazo

2. noun
1) (a blow with the foot: The boy gave him a kick on the ankle; He was injured by a kick from a horse.) puntapié, patada

2) (the springing back of a gun after it has been fired.) culetazo

3) (a pleasant thrill: She gets a kick out of making people happy.) diversión, emoción

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- kick about/around
- kick off
- kick up

kick¹ n

1. patada / puntapié

the car wouldn't start so he gave it a kick el coche no arrancaba, así que le dio una patada

2. coz

the donkey gave him a kick el burro le dio una coz

3. sensación / emoción

I get a kick out of flying me emociona volar

kick² vb

1. dar una patada

she kicked me! ¡me ha dado una patada!

he kicked the ball into the pool de una patada mandó la pelota a la piscina

2. dar patadas / patalear

she kicked and punched, but she couldn't get free daba patadas y puñetazos, pero no consiguió liberarse

3. dar coces

the horse kicked him el caballo le dio una coz

kick

tr[kɪk]

noun

1 (by person) puntapié nombre masculino, patada

■ if the door won't open, give it a kick si no se abre la puerta, dale una patada

■ I gave him a kick up the backside le di una patada en el culo

2 (sp) golpe nombre masculino, tiro

3 (by animal) coz nombre femenino

4 familiar (pleasure) diversión nombre femenino, emoción nombre femenino

■ he gets a kick out of driving fast se divierte conduciendo rápido

■ she does it just for kicks lo hace sólo para divertirse

5 (new interest) moda, manía

■ my mother's on a health-food kick a mi madre le ha dado por comer sano

6 (of drink) fuerza

■ this cocktail's got a real kick to it este cóctel es muy fuerte

7 (of gun) culatazo

transitive verb

1 (hit ball) dar un puntapié a, golpear, golpear con el pie; (score) marcar

■ he kicked the ball so hard it broke the net golpeó la pelota tan fuerte que rompió la red

2 (hit person) dar una patada a; (move legs) patalear

■ the boy kicked his sister el niño dio una patada a su hermana

3 (by animal) dar coces a, cocear

intransitive verb

1 (gun) dar un culatazo

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

a kick in the teeth una patada en el estómago

to kick a habit quitarse un vicio

to kick one's heels rascarse la barriga

to kick oneself darse contra la pared

to kick somebody when they are down ensañarse con alguien

to kick the bucket familiar estirar la pata

to kick up a fuss / kick up a stink familiar armar un lío, armar un jaleo

kick ['kɪk] vi

1) : dar patadas (dícese de una persona), cocear (dícese de un animal)

2) protest: patalear, protestar

3) recoil: dar un culatazo (dícese de un arma de fuego)

kick vt

: patear, darle una patada (a alguien)

kick n

1) : patada f, puntapié m, coz f (de un animal)

2) recoil: culatazo m (de un arma de fuego)

3) : fuerza f

a drink with a kick: una bebida fuerte

kick (From a gun, etc.)

n.

• coz s.f.

n.

• culatazo s.m.

• estímulo s.m.

• patada s.f.

• pernada s.f.

• puntapié s.m.

• puntera s.f.

v.

• acocear v.

• chutear v.

• cocear v.

• dar un puntapié v.

• patalear v.

• pernear v.

kɪk
I

noun

1) c

a) ( by person) patada f, puntapié m; ( by horse) coz f

b) ( in swimming) patada f

c) ( of gun) culatazo m

2) (colloq)

a) c (thrill, excitement) placer m

he seems to get a kick out of making her cry — parece que se deleitara haciéndola llorar

just for kicks — nada más que por divertirse

b) (no pl) ( stimulating effect)

this cocktail has a real kick to it — este cóctel es explosivo

c) c (fad, phase)

I'm on a health food kick at the moment — ahora me ha dado por los alimentos dietéticos

II
1.

intransitive verb

a) \<\<person\>\> dar* patadas, patalear; \<\<swimmer\>\> patalear; \<\<horse\>\> cocear, dar* coces

they had to drag him there kicking and screaming — tuvieron que llevarlo hasta allí a rastras

b) \<\<dancer\>\> levantar una pierna

c) \<\<gun\>\> dar* una coz or un culatazo or una patada

2.

vt

1) \<\<ball\>\> patear, darle* una patada or un puntapié a

she kicked him in the shins — le pegó una patada en la espinilla

he kicked the door open/shut — abrió/cerró la puerta de una patada

to kick oneself — darse* con la cabeza contra la pared

to kick somebody when he's/she's down — pegarle* a alguien en el suelo

2) ( stop) (colloq) \<\<habit\>\> dejar; \<\<heroin\>\> desengancharse de

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Phrasal Verbs:

- kick around

- kick down

- kick in

- kick off

- kick out

- kick up

[kɪk]
1. N

1) (gen) patada f, puntapié m; (Sport) puntapié m, tiro m; (by animal) coz f

• what he needs is a good kick up the backside * — lo que necesita es una buena patada en el trasero *

• to give sth/sb a kick — dar una patada a algo/algn

I gave him a kick in the pants * — le di una patada en el trasero *

• he got or took a kick on the leg — le dieron una patada en la pierna

• to take a kick at goal — tirar a puerta

• it was a kick in the teeth for him * — (fig) le sentó como una patada (en la barriga) *

2) [of firearm] culatazo m

3) * [of drink] fuerza f

a drink with a kick to it — una bebida que pega fuerte *

4) * (=thrill)

• I get a kick out of seeing her happy — me encanta verla feliz

he gets a kick out of teasing her — se refocila tomándole el pelo

• to do something for kicks — hacer algo solo para divertirse or por pura diversión

5) * (=craze)

he's on a fishing kick now — ahora le ha dado por la pesca *

2. VT

1) [+ ball etc] dar una patada or un puntapié a; [+ goal] marcar; [+ person] dar una patada a; [animal] dar una coz a

• he kicked the stone away — apartó la piedra de una patada

• to kick sb downstairs — echar a algn escaleras abajo de una patada

• to kick one's legs in the air — agitar las piernas

• I could have kicked myself * — ¡me hubiera dado de tortas! *

• to kick sth out of the way — quitar algo de en medio de una patada

• she kicked the door shut — cerró la puerta de una patada

- kick the bucket

- kick ass or butt

- kick a man when he's down
heel
2) (fig)
* (=give up)
• to kick a habit — dejar un hábito

• I've kicked smoking — ya no fumo

3. VI

1) [person] dar patadas or puntapiés; [baby] patalear; [animal] dar coces, cocear

• to kick at — dar patadas a

• she dragged the child off kicking and screaming — se llevó al niño a rastras

2) (gun) dar un culetazo, recular

4.

CPD

kick boxing N — kick boxing m

kick turn N — (Ski) cambio m brusco de marcha

- kick about

- kick against

- kick back

- kick down

- kick in

- kick off

- kick out

- kick up

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[kɪk]
I

noun

1) c

a) ( by person) patada f, puntapié m; ( by horse) coz f

b) ( in swimming) patada f

c) ( of gun) culatazo m

2) (colloq)

a) c (thrill, excitement) placer m

he seems to get a kick out of making her cry — parece que se deleitara haciéndola llorar

just for kicks — nada más que por divertirse

b) (no pl) ( stimulating effect)

this cocktail has a real kick to it — este cóctel es explosivo

c) c (fad, phase)

I'm on a health food kick at the moment — ahora me ha dado por los alimentos dietéticos

II
1.

intransitive verb

a) \<\<person\>\> dar* patadas, patalear; \<\<swimmer\>\> patalear; \<\<horse\>\> cocear, dar* coces

they had to drag him there kicking and screaming — tuvieron que llevarlo hasta allí a rastras

b) \<\<dancer\>\> levantar una pierna

c) \<\<gun\>\> dar* una coz or un culatazo or una patada

2.

vt

1) \<\<ball\>\> patear, darle* una patada or un puntapié a

she kicked him in the shins — le pegó una patada en la espinilla

he kicked the door open/shut — abrió/cerró la puerta de una patada

to kick oneself — darse* con la cabeza contra la pared

to kick somebody when he's/she's down — pegarle* a alguien en el suelo

2) ( stop) (colloq) \<\<habit\>\> dejar; \<\<heroin\>\> desengancharse de

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Phrasal Verbs:

- kick around

- kick down

- kick in

- kick off

- kick out

- kick up

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