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1 measure
measure [ˈmeʒər]1. nounb. ( = gauge) to be the measure of sth donner la mesure de qch• this exam is just a measure of how you're getting on cet examen sert simplement à évaluer votre progressionc. ( = step) mesure f• measures aimed at building confidence between states des mesures fpl visant à créer un climat de confiance entre Étatsmesurer ; [+ success, performance] évaluer• what does it measure? quelles sont ses dimensions ?3. compounds[+ wood] mesurer ; [+ person] jauger( = be adequate) être à la hauteur[+ task] être à la hauteur de* * *['meʒə(r)] 1.1) ( unit) unité f de mesureweights and measures — les poids mpl et mesures fpl
liquid measure — mesure f de capacité pour les liquides
it's made to measure — ( garment) c'est fait sur mesure, c'est du sur mesure
2) ( of alcohol) mesure f3) ( device for measuring) instrument m de mesure4) (qualified amount, extent)a good ou wide measure of autonomy — une grande autonomie
in full measure — [feel, possess, contribute] pleinement
5) ( way of estimating) ( of price rises) mesure f; (of success, anger) mesure f, indication f; (of efficiency, performance) critère mto give some measure of — donner une idée de [delight, talent]
to use something as a measure of — utiliser quelque chose pour mesurer [effects, impact]
beyond measure — [change] énormément; [beautiful] extrêmement
6) (action, step) mesure f2.transitive verb1) ( assess size) mesurer [length, rate, person]to measure something in — mesurer quelque chose en [metres]
2) ( have measurement of) mesurera tremor measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale — une secousse de 5,2 sur l'échelle de Richter
4) ( compare)to measure something against — comparer quelque chose à [achievement]
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2 measure
'meʒə 1. noun1) (an instrument for finding the size, amount etc of something: a glass measure for liquids; a tape-measure.) mål; målebånd; litermål2) (a unit: The metre is a measure of length.) målenhet3) (a system of measuring: dry/liquid/square measure.) mål(esystem)4) (a plan of action or something done: We must take (= use, or put into action) certain measures to stop the increase in crime.) skritt, forholdsregel5) (a certain amount: a measure of sympathy.) en viss (grad)6) ((in music) the musical notes contained between two bar lines.) takt2. verb1) (to find the size, amount etc of (something): He measured the table.) måle, ta mål av2) (to show the size, amount etc of: A thermometer measures temperature.) måle, vise3) ((with against, besides etc) to judge in comparison with: She measured her skill in cooking against her friend's.) måle seg med/mot, prøve krefter med4) (to be a certain size: This table measures two metres by one metre.) måle•- beyond measure
- for good measure
- full measure
- made to measure
- measure out
- measure upbedømme--------forholdsregel--------kriterium--------mål--------måle--------måling--------måte--------standard--------taktIsubst. \/ˈmeʒə\/1) mål, størrelse, dimensjon, kvantitet, mengde2) mål, måleenhet, måleredskap, målebånd, målestav, målestokk, målekar3) grad, mål, monn4) moderat mengde, beskjeden mengde5) utstrekning, omfang6) grense, begrensning7) ( parlamentarisk) tiltak, lovforslag8) forholdsregel, foranstaltning, skrittsom et første skritt \/ til å begynne med9) ( poesi) versemål, verseform, rytme, versefot10) (amer., musikk) takt, taktart, rytme12) ( gammeldags) dans13) tilmålt del, rettmessig del14) ( matematikk) divisor (som går opp i et tall et helt antall ganger)beyond measure uten grenser, grenseløsby measure etter måldry measure mål for tørre varerfill up the measure fylle opp målet, fylle målet til randenfor good measure attpå, ekstrafull\/good measure godt målget one's measure of få sin tilmålte del avgreatest common measure største felles målhave the measure of somebody\/something vite hvordan noe\/noen skal håndteresin a measure eller in some measure til en viss gradin ample measure i rikt mål, i rikt monnin equal measure i likt monn, like myein great measure i stort omfang, i stor gradin measure as i den grad sominterim measure ( jus) midlertidig forføyningknow no measures ikke kjenne grenserknow the measure of somebody's foot ( gammeldags) kjenne noens svake siderlevel measure strøkent målliquid measure hulmål (for væsker)made to measure målsydd, laget etter målmeasure for measure like for likemeasure of length lengdemålmeasures fremgangsmåte, metodemeasures of reform reformtiltakset measures to sette grenser for, begrenseshort measure undermål, snaut mål, knapt måltake measures ta forholdsregler, gå til skritttake the measure of somebody finne ut hvordan noen skal takles ta mål av noentake the measure of something finne ut hvordan noe skal takles eller gripes an (be)the measure of ( overført) (være) et mål på, (være) målestokk forultra measures (ytterst) radikale tiltakweights and measures mål og vektwithin measure innenfor visse grenserIIverb \/ˈmeʒə\/1) måle, måle opp, ta mål av2) registrere, måle, bedømme3) avpasse4) ( om mengde) måle, utgjøreden måler 7 centimeter \/ den er 7 centimeter lang5) være målbar, være mulig å måle6) ( poetisk) tilbakelegge7) måle opp8) porsjonere ut, måle ut, dele utmeasure off måle av, måle ut noemeasure oneself against\/with måle krefter med, måle seg motmeasure one's length falle langflat, falle så lang en ermeasure out måle ut, dele ut, porsjonere utmeasure somebody by one's own standard ( overført) dømme\/måle noen i forhold til seg selvmeasure somebody with one's eye måle noen med øynene, mønstre noenmeasure up to\/with holde mål i forhold til, svare til, måle seg medmeasure up to one's responsibilities være seg sitt ansvar bevisst -
3 мярка
1. measure; тех. gauge(за дреха) measure (ments)(критерий) criterionпрен. (граница) limitмярка за дължина a linear measure, a measure of lengthмярка за повърхност a square measureмярка за течности a liquid measureмярка за обем a solid/cubic measure, a measure of capacityмярка за тежина a measure of weightмярка за вместимост a measure of capacityмярка за житни храни a dry measureмерки и теглилки weights and measuresмерки за рокля measurements for a dress(преценявам) have/get/know/take the length of s.o.'s footвзема ми се мярката be measured forнаправен по мярка made to measureимам чувство за мярка have a sense of proportion, keep within limits, keep/observe measureвърша всичко с мярка do everything in/with due measureс мярка in/with due measure, moderately, within limits, wisely, temperately, in moderationям и пия с мярка eat and drink in moderationвсяко нещо си има мярка there is a limit to everythingтова вече минава всяка мярка it's the limitпопрехвърлил е мярката he's had a drop too muchмеря с двойна/различна мярка use a double standardмеря всичко с една мярка, меря със същата мярка use the same standard2. (целесъобразно действие) measure, stepзаконни мерки legal measuresпредпазни мерки preventive/precautionary/safety measures, precautionsкато предпазна мярка as a measure of precaution, by way of precautionвземам мерки take/adopt measures/steps/precautionsвземам необходими (те) мерки take due measures/precautions, take measures accordinglyвземам строги предохранителни мерки take strict/close security precautionsвземам решителни мерки против deal firmly with* * *мя̀рка,ж., мѐрки 1. measure; техн. gauge; (за дреха) measure(ments); ( критерий) criterion; прен. ( граница) limit; ( преценявам) have/get/know/take the length of s.o.’s foot; без \мярка above/beyond (all) measure, excessively, immoderately; взема ми се \мярката be measured for; всяко нещо си има \мярка there is a limit to everything; имам \мярка на устата си mind o.’s P’s and Q’s; keep a watch on o.’s tongue; c \мярка in/with due measure, moderately, within limits, wisely, temperately, in moderation; имам чувство за \мярка have a sense of proportion, keep within limits; като по \мярка е it fits like a glove, it fits to a T, it is a perfect fit; меря с двойна/различна \мярка use a double standard; минавам \мярката overdo it, go too far; \мярка за вместимост a measure of capacity; \мярка за дължина a linear measure, a measure of length; \мярка за житни храни a dry measure; \мярка за обем a solid/cubic measure; \мярка за повърхност a square measure; \мярка за тежина a measure of weight; \мярка за течности a liquid measure; \мярка на гръдна обиколка chest measure(ment); направен по \мярка made to measure; попрехвърлил е \мярката he’s had a drop too much; с каквато \мярка мериш, с такава ще те мерят measure for measure; това вече минава всяка \мярка it’s the limit;2. ( целесъобразно действие) measure, step; само мн. measures; вземам необходими(те) мерки take due measures/precautions, take measures accordingly; вземам решителни мерки против deal firmly with; clamp down on; вземам строги предохранителни мерки take strict/close security precautions; като предпазна \мярка as a measure of precaution, by way of precaution; мерки за безопасност security/safety measures; мерки и теглилки weights and measures; ограничителни мерки clampdown; предпазни мерки preventive/safety measures, precautions.* * *gauge; measure: a linear мярка - мярка за дължина; measurement; rate; remedy; size* * *1. (за дреха) measure(ments) 2. (критерий) criterion 3. (преценявам) have/get/know/take the length of s.o.'s foot 4. (целесъобразно действие) measure, step 5. c каквато МЯРКА мериш, с такава ще те мерят measure for measure 6. measure;mex. gauge 7. МЯРКА за МЯРКА measure for measure 8. МЯРКА за вместимост a measure of capacity 9. МЯРКА за дължина a linear measure, a measure of length 10. МЯРКА за житни храни a dry measure 11. МЯРКА за обем a solid/cubic measure, a measure of capacity 12. МЯРКА за повърхност a square measure 13. МЯРКА за тежина a measure of weight 14. МЯРКА за течности a liquid measure 15. МЯРКА на гръдната обиколка chest measure(ment) 16. без МЯРКА above/beyond (all) measure, excessively, immoderately 17. взема ми се МЯРКАта be measured for 18. вземам МЯРКА на някого take s.o.'s measures (и прен.), take the measurements of s.o. 19. вземам мерки take/adopt measures/ steps/ precautions 20. вземам необходими(те) мерки take due measures/precautions, take measures accordingly 21. вземам решителни мерки против deal firmly with 22. вземам строги предохранителни мерки take strict/close security precautions 23. всяко нещо си има МЯРКА there is a limit to everything 24. върша всичко с МЯРКА do everything in/with due measure 25. законни мерки legal measures 26. имам МЯРКА на устата си mind o.'s P's and Q's;keep a watch on o.'s tongue 27. имам чувство за МЯРКА have a sense of proportion, keep within limits, keep/observe measure 28. като по МЯРКА е it fits like a glove, it fits to a nicety, it fits to a T, it is a perfect fit 29. като предпазна МЯРКА as a measure of precaution, by way of precaution 30. мерки за рокля measurements for a dress 31. мерки и теглилки weights and measures 32. меря всичко с една МЯРКА, меря със същата МЯРКА use the same standard 33. меря с двойна/различна МЯРКА use a double standard 34. минавам МЯРКАта overdo it, go too far 35. направен по МЯРКА made to measure 36. не знам МЯРКА, нямам МЯРКА know no measure, go the limit 37. попрехвърлил е МЯРКАта he's had a drop too much 38. предпазни мерки preventive/precautionary/safety measures, precautions 39. прен. (граница) limit 40. с МЯРКА in/with due measure, moderately, within limits, wisely, temperately, in moderation 41. това вече минава всяка МЯРКА it's the limit 42. ям и пия с МЯРКА eat and drink in moderation -
4 measure
1. noun1) Maß, dasfor good measure — sicherheitshalber; (as an extra) zusätzlich
give short/full measure — (in public house) zu wenig/vorschriftsmäßig ausschenken
made to measure — pred. (Brit., lit. or fig.) maßgeschneidert
2) (degree) Menge, diein some measure — in gewisser Hinsicht
a measure of freedom/responsibility — ein gewisses Maß an Freiheit/Verantwortung (Dat.)
3) (instrument or utensil for measuring) Maß, das; (for quantity also) Messglas, das; Messbecher, der; (for size also) Messstab, der; (fig.) Maßstab, derit gave us some measure of the problems — das gab uns eine Vorstellung von den Problemen
beyond [all] measure — grenzenlos; über die od. alle Maßen adverb
2. transitive verbtake measures to stop/ensure something — Maßnahmen ergreifen od. treffen, um etwas zu unterbinden/sicherzustellen
measure somebody for a suit — [bei] jemandem Maß od. die Maße für einen Anzug nehmen
2) (fig.): (estimate) abschätzen3) (mark off)3. intransitive verbmeasure something [off] — etwas abmessen
1) (have a given size) messen2) (take measurement[s]) Maß nehmenPhrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/89057/measure_out">measure out* * *['meʒə] 1. noun1) (an instrument for finding the size, amount etc of something: a glass measure for liquids; a tape-measure.) das Meßgerät2) (a unit: The metre is a measure of length.) das Maß3) (a system of measuring: dry/liquid/square measure.) die Maßeinheit4) (a plan of action or something done: We must take (= use, or put into action) certain measures to stop the increase in crime.) die Maßnahme5) (a certain amount: a measure of sympathy.) ein gewisses Maß2. verb1) (to find the size, amount etc of (something): He measured the table.) messen2) (to show the size, amount etc of: A thermometer measures temperature.) messen3) ((with against, besides etc) to judge in comparison with: She measured her skill in cooking against her friend's.) messen4) (to be a certain size: This table measures two metres by one metre.) messen•- measurement- beyond measure
- for good measure
- full measure
- made to measure
- measure out
- measure up* * *meas·ure[ˈmeʒəʳ, AM -ɚ]I. na \measure of capacity ein Hohlmaß nta \measure of length ein Längenmaß nthe poured himself a generous \measure of whiskey er schenkte sich einen großen Whisky einthere was a large \measure of agreement between us zwischen uns gab es ein hohes Maß an Übereinstimmungthere was some \measure of truth in what he said an dem, was er sagte, war etwas Wahres dranin large \measure in hohem Maß, zum großen Teilin some \measure gewissermaßen, in gewisser Beziehung3. (measuring instrument) Messgerät nt; (ruler, yardstick) Messstab m; (container) Messbecher m, Messglas ntexaminations are not always the best \measure of students' progress Prüfungen sind nicht immer ein zuverlässiger Indikator für die Fortschritte der Schülerto be a \measure of sb's popularity ein Maßstab für jds Popularität seinthe \measures we have taken are designed to prevent such accidents occurring in future die Maßnahmen, die wir ergriffen haben, sollen solche Unfälle in Zukunft verhindern10.▶ beyond \measure über die [o alle] Maßen▶ there are no half \measures with me ich mache keine halben Sachen▶ to get [or take] the \measure of sb/sth (assess) jdn/etw einschätzen [o kennenlernen]; (understand) jdn/etw verstehenII. vt1. (find out size)▪ to \measure sth etw [ab]messento \measure sb for a dress/suit jds Maße für ein Kleid/einen Anzug nehmento \measure sth in centimetres/pounds etw in Zentimetern/Pfund messendelays \measured by weeks are frustrating wochenlange Verspätungen sind frustrierendto \measure sb's heart rate jds Puls messento \measure sb performance jds Leistung beurteilento \measure a room ein Zimmer ausmessen2. (be certain size/quantity)▪ to \measure sth etw betragen3.▶ to \measure one's length [on the ground] auf die Schnauze [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ a. aufs Maul] fallen slIII. vi messenthe box \measures 10cm by 10cm by 12cm der Karton misst 10 mal 10 mal 12 cm* * *['meZə(r)]1. n1) (= unit of measurement) Maß(einheit f) ntbeyond measure —
See:→ weight2) (= object for measuring) Maß nt; (graduated for length) Maßstab m; (graduated for volume) Messbecher m3) (= amount measured) Menge fto give sb full/short measure (barman) — richtig/zu wenig ausschenken; (grocer) richtig/zu wenig abwiegen
for good measure — zur Sicherheit, sicherheitshalber
... and another one for good measure —... und noch eines obendrein
4) (fig: yardstick) Maßstab m (of für)can we regard this exam as a measure of intelligence? — kann diese Prüfung als Intelligenzmaßstab gelten?
MacLeod's approval is the measure of a good whisky —
please consider this as a measure of my esteem for... — bitte betrachten Sie dies als Ausdruck meiner Anerkennung für...
it's a measure of his skill as a writer that... — seine schriftstellerischen Fähigkeiten lassen sich daran beurteilen, dass...
words cannot always give the measure of one's feelings — Worte können Gefühle nicht immer angemessen ausdrücken
5)(= extent)
in some measure — in gewisser Hinsicht or Beziehungto a large measure, in large measure — in hohem Maße
to get the measure of sb/sth — jdn/etw (richtig) einschätzen
6) (= step) Maßnahme fto take measures to do sth — Maßnahmen ergreifen, um etw zu tun
9) (old: dance) Tanz mto tread a measure with sb — mit jdm ein Tänzchen wagen
2. vtmessen; length also abmessen; room also ausmessen; (= take sb's measurements) Maß nehmen bei; (fig) beurteilen, abschätzen; words abwägen3. vimessenwhat does it measure? — wie viel misst es?, wie groß ist es?
* * *A s1. Maß(einheit) n(f):cubic measure, solid measure Raum-, Kubikmaß;lineal measure, linear measure, long measure, measure of length Längenmaß;square measure, superficial measure Flächenmaß;beyond (all) measure über alle Maßen, grenzenlos;her joy was beyond measure ihre Freude kannte keine Grenzen;for good measure noch dazu, obendrein;a) in großem Maße, überaus,b) großenteils;in some measure, in a (certain) measure gewissermaßen, bis zu einem gewissen Grade;without measure ohne Maßen;set measures to Grenzen setzen (dat);know no measure kein Maß kennen3. Messen n, Maß n:(made) to measure nach Maß (gearbeitet);take the measure of sth etwas abmessen;take sb’s measurea) jemandem Maß nehmen ( for a suit für einen Anzug),4. Maß n, Messgerät n:5. fig Maßstab m (of für):be a measure of sth einer Sache als Maßstab dienen;Man is the measure of all things der Mensch ist das Maß aller Dinge6. Anteil m, Portion f, gewisse Menge7. a) MATH Maß(einheit) n(f), Teiler m, Faktor mb) PHYS Maßeinheit f:2 is a measure of 4 2 ist Teiler von 4;measure of dispersion Streuungs-, Verteilungsmaß8. (abgemessener) Teil, Grenze f:set a measure to sth etwas begrenzen;the measure of my days BIBEL die Dauer meines Lebens9. LITa) Silbenmaß nb) Versglied nc) Versmaß n, Metrum n10. MUSa) Takt(art) m(f)b) Takt m (als Quantität):c) Zeitmaß n, Tempo nd) Takt m, Rhythmus me) Mensur f (bei Orgelpfeifen):11. poet Weise f, Melodie f12. pl GEOL Lager n, Flöz n13. CHEM Mensur f, Grad m (eines graduierten Gefäßes)14. TYPO Zeilen-, Satz-, Kolumnenbreite f16. Maßnahme f, -regel f, Schritt m:17. JUR gesetzliche Maßnahme, Verfügung fB v/t1. (ver)messen, ab-, aus-, zumessen:measure off eine bestimmte Länge abmessen;measure sb (be [ oder get] measured) for a suit jemandem Maß nehmen (sich Maß nehmen lassen) für einen Anzug2. measure outb) harte Strafen etc verhängen3. fig ermessenby an dat):5. beurteilen (by nach)6. vergleichen, messen ( beide:against, with mit):measure o.s. against sb;measure one’s strength with sb seine Kräfte mit jemandem messen;7. eine Strecke durchmessen, zurücklegenC v/i1. Messungen vornehmen2. messen, groß sein:it measures 7 inches es misst 7 Zoll, ist ist 7 Zoll langa) die Ansprüche (gen) erfüllen, gut abschneiden im Vergleich zu,b) den Ansprüchen etc gewachsen sein,c) heranreichen an (akk)meas. abk1. measurable2. measure* * *1. noun1) Maß, dasfor good measure — sicherheitshalber; (as an extra) zusätzlich
give short/full measure — (in public house) zu wenig/vorschriftsmäßig ausschenken
made to measure — pred. (Brit., lit. or fig.) maßgeschneidert
2) (degree) Menge, diea measure of freedom/responsibility — ein gewisses Maß an Freiheit/Verantwortung (Dat.)
3) (instrument or utensil for measuring) Maß, das; (for quantity also) Messglas, das; Messbecher, der; (for size also) Messstab, der; (fig.) Maßstab, derbeyond [all] measure — grenzenlos; über die od. alle Maßen adverb
2. transitive verbtake measures to stop/ensure something — Maßnahmen ergreifen od. treffen, um etwas zu unterbinden/sicherzustellen
1) messen [Größe, Menge usw.]; ausmessen [Raum]measure somebody for a suit — [bei] jemandem Maß od. die Maße für einen Anzug nehmen
2) (fig.): (estimate) abschätzen3) (mark off)3. intransitive verbmeasure something [off] — etwas abmessen
1) (have a given size) messen2) (take measurement[s]) Maß nehmenPhrasal Verbs:* * *(music) n.Maß -e n.Maßeinheit f.Maßnahme -n f.Metrum n.Takt -e m. v.messen v.(§ p.,pp.: maß, gemessen)vermessen v. -
5 coger
v.1 to take.coger a alguien de la mano to take somebody by the handcoge esta bolsa un momento hold this bag a moment¿puedes coger el teléfono, por favor? could you pick the phone up o answer the phone, please?Ella cogió una rama She caught a branch.Ella cogió impulso para despegar She took impulse to lift off.2 to catch (atrapar) (ladrón, pez, pájaro).¿a que no me coges? bet you can't catch me!Ella cogió un ratón con su ratonera She caught a mouse with her mousetrap.Ella cogió una enfermedad contagiosa She caught a contagious disease.3 to catch up with (alcanzar) (persona, vehículo).4 to pick up (recoger) (objeto caído).se me ha caído el bolígrafo, ¿me lo puedes coger? I've dropped my pen, could you pick it up for me?5 to take (quedarse con) (propina, empleo, piso).llegaremos pronto para coger buen sitio we'll get there early to get a good seat6 to take on (contratar) (personal).7 to take.¿quién me ha cogido el lápiz? who's taken my pencil?te he cogido la calculadora un momento I've just borrowed your calculator for a moment8 to take, to catch.no me gusta coger el avión I don't like flying9 to catch, to get (contraer) (gripe, resfriado).coger una borrachera to get drunkcoger frío to get cold10 to start to feel (sentir) (manía, odio, afecto).coger cariño/miedo a to become fond/scared of11 to knock over, to run over.12 to catch.no cogió el chiste he didn't get the joke13 to get, to receive (sintonizar) (canal, emisora).14 to cover, to take up (abarcar) (espacio).15 to screw, to fuck. ( Latin American Spanish)16 to be.coge muy cerca de aquí it's not very far from here17 to catch on, to understand, to catch.Ella cogió la conversación She caught on the conversation.18 to have.Nos cogió un acceso de tos We had a coughing fit.* * *1 (asir) to seize, take hold of2 (apresar) to capture, catch3 (tomar) to take4 (contratar) to take on5 (tren etc) to catch6 (tomar prestado) to borrow7 (recolectar frutos etc) to pick; (del suelo) to gather8 (enfermedad, balón) to catch9 (acento, costumbres) to pick up10 (velocidad, fuerza) to gather11 (atropellar) to run over, knock down12 (emisora, canal) to pick up, get13 (notas) to take, take down14 (oír) to catch15 (entender) to understand, get16 ESPAÑOL AMERICANO tabú to fuck1 (plantas, colores) to take2 (ir) to turn, take, go1 (pillarse) to catch2 (agarrarse) to hold on\coger algo por los pelos figurado to just make somethingcoger del brazo a alguien to take somebody by the arm, grab somebody by the armcoger cariño a algo/alguien to become fond of something/somebody, take a liking to something/somebodycoger desprevenido,-a figurado to catch unawarescoger miedo a algo to become afraid of somethingcoger por sorpresa to catch by surprisecoger puntos (de media etc) to pick up stitchescoger una borrachera familiar to get drunkcoger una manía a alguien familiar to take a dislike to somebodycoger y... familiar to up and..., go and...cogerse un cabreo familiar to get very angryno hay por dónde cogerlo he hasn't got a leg to stand on* * *verb1) to take2) seize3) catch4) gather5) pick* * *Para las expresiones coger desprevenido, coger in fraganti, ver la otra entrada.1. VERBO TRANSITIVO1) (=con la mano)a) (=tomar) to take¿puedo coger este? — can I take this one?
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coger a algn de la [mano] — to take sb by the handir cogidos de la mano — to walk along holding hands {o} hand in hand
b) (=levantar) to pick upcoge al niño, que está llorando — pick up the baby, he's crying
c) [con fuerza] to graspd) (=sostener) to hold2) (=escoger) to pickcoge el que más te guste — take {o} pick the one you like best
3) [+ flor, fruta] to pick4) (=quitar) [gen] to take; (=pedir prestado) to borrow¿quién ha cogido el periódico? — who's taken the newspaper?
¿te puedo coger el bolígrafo? — can I borrow your pen?
te he cogido la regla — I've borrowed your ruler, I've pinched your ruler *
5) (=apuntar) to take (down)6) esp Esp (=conseguir) to get¿nos coges dos entradas? — would you get us two tickets?
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coger [hora] para el dentista/en la peluquería — to make an appointment to see {o} with the dentist/at the hairdresser's7) (=adquirir)a) [+ enfermedad] to catchel niño cogió sarampión — the child got {o} caught measles
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coger [frío] — to get cold•
ha cogido una [insolación] — she's got sunstrokeb) [+ costumbre, hábito] to get into; [+ acento] to pick upc) [+ fuerzas] to gather; [+ velocidad] to gather, pick up8) (=atrapar)a) esp Esp [+ persona, pez, balón] to catch¡coge la pelota! — catch the ball!
¡por fin te he cogido! — caught you at last!
d) (Mil) to take prisoner, capturehan cogido a quince soldados — fifteen soldiers have been taken prisoner {o} have been captured
9) esp Esp (=sorprender) to catchcoger a algn en una mentira — to catch sb lying, catch sb in a lie
la guerra nos cogió en Francia — the war found {o} caught us in France
antes que nos coja la noche — before night overtakes us {o} comes down on us
10) (=empezar a sentir)•
coger [aversión] a algo — to take a strong dislike to sth•
coger [cariño] a algn — to grow {o} become fond of sb, become attached to sb•
coger [celos] de algn — to become jealous of sb11) (=tomarse) to take¿vas a coger fiesta mañana? — are you going to take tomorrow off?, are you going to take the day off tomorrow?
12) (=entender) [+ sentido, giro] to get¿no has cogido el chiste? — don't you get the joke?
13) esp Esp (=aceptar) [+ empleados, trabajo] to take on; [+ alumnos] to take in; [+ pacientes] [en hospital] to take in; [en consultorio] to take on14) (=alquilar) to take, rentcogimos un apartamento — we took {o} rented an apartment
15) (=viajar en) [+ tren, avión, autobús] to takevamos a coger el tren — let's take {o} get the train
16) (=ir por) to take17) (=recibir) [+ emisora, canal] to pick up, getcon esta radio cogemos Radio Praga — we can pick up {o} get Radio Prague on this set
18) (=retener) [+ polvo] to gather, collectesta moqueta coge mucho polvo — this carpet gathers {o} collects a lot of dust
los perros cogen pulgas — dogs get {o} catch fleas
19) (=aprender) to pick up20) (=incorporarse a)2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO1) (=estar) to be¿coge muy lejos de aquí? — is it very far from here?
2) (=ir)•
coger [por], cogió por esta calle — he went down this street3) Esp * (=caber) to fitaquí no coge — there's no room for it here, it doesn't fit (in) here
4) [planta] to take6)- cogió y se fue3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (esp Esp)a) ( tomar) to takecoge un folleto — pick up o take a leaflet
esto no hay or no tiene por donde cogerlo — (fam) I just don't know where to start with this
b) ( quitar) (+ me/te/le etc) to takec) <flores/fruta> to pick; < levantar> to pick upcoger a alguien en autostop — (Esp) to pick up a hitchhiker
no cogen el teléfono — (Esp) they're not answering the phone
2) (esp Esp) (alcanzar, atrapar)a) <ladrón/terrorista> to catchb) < pelota> to catchc) <pescado/liebre> to catchd) toro to gore3) (esp Esp)a) ( descubrir) to catchlo cogieron in fraganti/robando — he was caught red-handed/stealing
b) ( encontrar) to catch4)a) <tren/autobús/taxi> to catch, takeb) <calle/camino> to take5) (Esp fam)a) (sacar, obtener) <billete/entrada> to getb) ( traer)vete a coger el coche — go and get o bring the car
c) ( ocupar)coge la vez en la cola — take your turn in the line (AmE) o (BrE) queue
6) (Esp)a) ( aceptar) <dinero/trabajo/casa> to takeb) ( admitir) to takec) ( atender)7) (esp Esp) ( adquirir)a) < enfermedad> to catch; < insolación> to getcogí una borrachera — I got plastered (colloq)
b) <polvo/suciedad> to collect, gathercoger algo de color — ( broncearse) to get a bit of color
cogerla con alguien — to take it out on somebody
cogerla por hacer algo — (Ven fam) to take to doing something
8) (esp Esp) ( captar)a) <sentido/significado> to getb) < emisora> to pick up, get9) (Méx, RPl, Ven vulg) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)2.coger vi1) (esp Esp) planta to take; tinte/permanente to take2)a) (esp Esp)cojo/cogió y... — (fam)
si empiezas con eso cojo y me voy — if you're going to start talking about that, I'm off o (AmE) I'm taking off (colloq)
b) (esp Esp) ( por un camino)coge por esta calle y... — take this street and...
c) (Esp fam) ( caber) to fit3) (Méx, RPl, Ven vulg) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)3.cogerse v pron (esp Esp)a) (agarrarse, sujetarse) to hold onb) (recípr)* * *= pick up, seize, take, trap, brace, catch, grab, pick, entrap, hop on, pull from, pull off, reach out, grasp.Ex. Then these suggestion can be picked up by the editor, and communicated to the author.Ex. A vague sensation of apprehension seized the newly appointed personnel officer as she knocked on the director's door.Ex. If we take Cindi, Albert will almost surely grieve.Ex. If the borrower being processed has been set to be trapped, DOBIS/LIBIS displays the message: 'You have trapped a borrower'.Ex. The cheeks were braced from their tops to the ceiling, to prevent the press from twisting or shifting about in use.Ex. 'And of course,' said the director, brightening as his idea gave birth to another one in her mind, 'it will be interesting to know how efficient electronic systems are at catching thieves'.Ex. If we move fast, we can grab the space for the library.Ex. The network itself is assumed to be unreliable; any portion of the network could disappear at any moment ( pick your favorite catastrophe -- these days backhoes cutting cables are more of a threat than bombs).Ex. Librarians have been known to devote time to entrap and arrest individuals who use the library toilets for sexual purposes = Hay casos de bibliotecarios que han dedicado tiempo a atrapar y detener a individuos que utilizan los servicios de la biblioteca con fines sexuales.Ex. The article ' Hop on the Internet, it's time' provides a general discussion of the advantages to be gained by using the Internet.Ex. The data is pulled directly from all the bibliographic data bases on DIALOG that have a JN field.Ex. One of its main advantages is the potential to pull off descriptive entries onto disc to create annotated booklists.Ex. The three monkeys used in this study chose the left arm as the leading arm to reach out and pull back a spring-loaded drawer containing a food morsel.Ex. A mouse is commonly moved or lifted from its cage by grasping the base of the tail.----* coger a Alguien con las manos en la masa = catch + Nombre + red-handed, catch + Nombre + in the act.* coger a Alguien desprevenido = catch + Nombre + off-guard, catch + Nombre + napping, catch + Nombre + flat-footed.* coger a Alguien in fraganti = catch + Nombre + red-handed, catch + Nombre + in the act.* coger a Alguien por sorpresa = catch + Nombre + off-guard, catch + Nombre + napping, catch + Nombre + flat-footed.* coger cariño a = grow + fond of.* coger con chinchetas = thumbtack.* coger de la mano = hold + Posesivo + hand.* coger desprevenido = come as + a great surprise, catch + unprepared, take + Nombre + unawares.* coger el avión = jet off.* coger el toro por los cuernos = seize + the bull by the horns, take + the bull by the horns, grasp + the nettle, face + Posesivo + fears.* coger la mano = take + Posesivo + hand.* coger las tetas = breast grabbing.* cogerle el gusto a = acquire + a taste for, develop + a taste for.* cogerle el truco a Algo = get + the hang of.* coger miedo = scare + Reflexivo.* coger peso = put on + weight, gain + weight.* coger por sorpresa = come as + a great surprise, catch out, blindside, take + Nombre + unawares.* coger rápidamente = snatch up.* cogerse = snag.* cogerse de la mano = hold + hands.* cogerse la mano = join + hands.* coger una indirecta = take + a hint, get + a hint.* coger un enfriamiento = catch + a chill.* coger un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).* coger un taxi = take + a taxi.* extender la mano para coger algo = hand + reach for.* intentar coger = reach for.* no coger Algo = go (way) over + Posesivo + head.* no coger por sorpresa = come as + no surprise.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (esp Esp)a) ( tomar) to takecoge un folleto — pick up o take a leaflet
esto no hay or no tiene por donde cogerlo — (fam) I just don't know where to start with this
b) ( quitar) (+ me/te/le etc) to takec) <flores/fruta> to pick; < levantar> to pick upcoger a alguien en autostop — (Esp) to pick up a hitchhiker
no cogen el teléfono — (Esp) they're not answering the phone
2) (esp Esp) (alcanzar, atrapar)a) <ladrón/terrorista> to catchb) < pelota> to catchc) <pescado/liebre> to catchd) toro to gore3) (esp Esp)a) ( descubrir) to catchlo cogieron in fraganti/robando — he was caught red-handed/stealing
b) ( encontrar) to catch4)a) <tren/autobús/taxi> to catch, takeb) <calle/camino> to take5) (Esp fam)a) (sacar, obtener) <billete/entrada> to getb) ( traer)vete a coger el coche — go and get o bring the car
c) ( ocupar)coge la vez en la cola — take your turn in the line (AmE) o (BrE) queue
6) (Esp)a) ( aceptar) <dinero/trabajo/casa> to takeb) ( admitir) to takec) ( atender)7) (esp Esp) ( adquirir)a) < enfermedad> to catch; < insolación> to getcogí una borrachera — I got plastered (colloq)
b) <polvo/suciedad> to collect, gathercoger algo de color — ( broncearse) to get a bit of color
cogerla con alguien — to take it out on somebody
cogerla por hacer algo — (Ven fam) to take to doing something
8) (esp Esp) ( captar)a) <sentido/significado> to getb) < emisora> to pick up, get9) (Méx, RPl, Ven vulg) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)2.coger vi1) (esp Esp) planta to take; tinte/permanente to take2)a) (esp Esp)cojo/cogió y... — (fam)
si empiezas con eso cojo y me voy — if you're going to start talking about that, I'm off o (AmE) I'm taking off (colloq)
b) (esp Esp) ( por un camino)coge por esta calle y... — take this street and...
c) (Esp fam) ( caber) to fit3) (Méx, RPl, Ven vulg) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)3.cogerse v pron (esp Esp)a) (agarrarse, sujetarse) to hold onb) (recípr)* * *= pick up, seize, take, trap, brace, catch, grab, pick, entrap, hop on, pull from, pull off, reach out, grasp.Ex: Then these suggestion can be picked up by the editor, and communicated to the author.
Ex: A vague sensation of apprehension seized the newly appointed personnel officer as she knocked on the director's door.Ex: If we take Cindi, Albert will almost surely grieve.Ex: If the borrower being processed has been set to be trapped, DOBIS/LIBIS displays the message: 'You have trapped a borrower'.Ex: The cheeks were braced from their tops to the ceiling, to prevent the press from twisting or shifting about in use.Ex: 'And of course,' said the director, brightening as his idea gave birth to another one in her mind, 'it will be interesting to know how efficient electronic systems are at catching thieves'.Ex: If we move fast, we can grab the space for the library.Ex: The network itself is assumed to be unreliable; any portion of the network could disappear at any moment ( pick your favorite catastrophe -- these days backhoes cutting cables are more of a threat than bombs).Ex: Librarians have been known to devote time to entrap and arrest individuals who use the library toilets for sexual purposes = Hay casos de bibliotecarios que han dedicado tiempo a atrapar y detener a individuos que utilizan los servicios de la biblioteca con fines sexuales.Ex: The article ' Hop on the Internet, it's time' provides a general discussion of the advantages to be gained by using the Internet.Ex: The data is pulled directly from all the bibliographic data bases on DIALOG that have a JN field.Ex: One of its main advantages is the potential to pull off descriptive entries onto disc to create annotated booklists.Ex: The three monkeys used in this study chose the left arm as the leading arm to reach out and pull back a spring-loaded drawer containing a food morsel.Ex: A mouse is commonly moved or lifted from its cage by grasping the base of the tail.* coger a Alguien con las manos en la masa = catch + Nombre + red-handed, catch + Nombre + in the act.* coger a Alguien desprevenido = catch + Nombre + off-guard, catch + Nombre + napping, catch + Nombre + flat-footed.* coger a Alguien in fraganti = catch + Nombre + red-handed, catch + Nombre + in the act.* coger a Alguien por sorpresa = catch + Nombre + off-guard, catch + Nombre + napping, catch + Nombre + flat-footed.* coger cariño a = grow + fond of.* coger con chinchetas = thumbtack.* coger de la mano = hold + Posesivo + hand.* coger desprevenido = come as + a great surprise, catch + unprepared, take + Nombre + unawares.* coger el avión = jet off.* coger el toro por los cuernos = seize + the bull by the horns, take + the bull by the horns, grasp + the nettle, face + Posesivo + fears.* coger la mano = take + Posesivo + hand.* coger las tetas = breast grabbing.* cogerle el gusto a = acquire + a taste for, develop + a taste for.* cogerle el truco a Algo = get + the hang of.* coger miedo = scare + Reflexivo.* coger peso = put on + weight, gain + weight.* coger por sorpresa = come as + a great surprise, catch out, blindside, take + Nombre + unawares.* coger rápidamente = snatch up.* cogerse = snag.* cogerse de la mano = hold + hands.* cogerse la mano = join + hands.* coger una indirecta = take + a hint, get + a hint.* coger un enfriamiento = catch + a chill.* coger un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).* coger un taxi = take + a taxi.* extender la mano para coger algo = hand + reach for.* intentar coger = reach for.* no coger Algo = go (way) over + Posesivo + head.* no coger por sorpresa = come as + no surprise.* * *coger [E6 ]vtA1 (tomar) to takecoge lo que quieras take what you likea la salida coge un folleto pick up o take a leaflet on the way outlo cogió del brazo she took him by the armno ha cogido una brocha en su vida she's never used o picked up a paintbrush in her lifeesto no hay or no tiene por donde cogerlo ( fam); I just don't know where to start with this, I can't make head or tail of this ( colloq)2 (quitar) (+ me/te/le etc) to takesiempre me está cogiendo los lápices she's always taking my pencils3 (recoger) to pick up; ‹flores/moras/uvas› to pickcoge esa revista del suelo pick that magazine up off the floor¿quién ha cogido el dinero que dejé aquí? who's taken the money I left here?cogió sus cosas y se largó she got her things together o picked up her things and leftcoger los puntos pick up the stitchescogió al niño en brazos she picked the child up in her armsno cogen el teléfono they're not answering the phoneB (alcanzar, atrapar)1 ( esp Esp) ‹ladrón/terrorista› to catchcomo te coja, ya verás you'll be sorry if I catch you2 ‹pelota› to catch3 ‹pescado› to catch; ‹liebres/faisanes› to catch, bag4 ( esp Esp) «toro» to gore; «coche» to knock … downC1 ( esp Esp) (descubrir) to catchlo cogieron in fraganti/robando he was caught red-handed/stealinglos cogieron con 100 gramos de cocaína they were caught with 100 grams of cocaine2 (encontrar) ( esp Esp) to catchno quiero que me coja la noche en la carretera I don't want to be driving when it gets darkla noticia nos cogió en París we were in Paris when we got the newsme cogió de buenas/malas she caught me in a good/bad moodnos cogió desprevenidos it took us by surprise, it caught us unawaresD1 ‹tren/autobús/taxi› to catch, takeno me apetece coger el coche I don't feel like taking the carhace años que no cojo un coche I haven't driven for years2 ‹calle/camino› to takecoge la primera a la derecha take the first rightEtengo que coger hora para ir al médico I have to make an appointment to see the doctor2(ocupar): ve pronto y coge sitio get there early and save a placecogió la delantera he took the lead1 ‹dinero/propina› to take2 ‹trabajo/casa› to takecogió una casa en las afueras she took a house in the outskirtsno puedo coger más clases I can't take on any more classes3( Esp) (admitir, atender): ya no cogen más niños en ese colegio they're not taking any more children at that school nowestuvimos haciendo autostop durante horas hasta que nos cogieron we were hitching for hours before someone picked us upno pudieron cogerme en la peluquería, they couldn't fit me in at the hairdresser'sentrevistó a cinco personas, pero no cogió a ninguno she interviewed five people, but she didn't give the job to any of them o she didn't take any of them on1 ‹enfermedad› to catch; ‹insolación› to getvas a coger frío you'll catch cold2 ‹borrachera/berrinche›cogí una borrachera I got plastered ( colloq)cogió un berrinche she had a temper tantrum3 ‹polvo/suciedad› to collect, gathercon dos días en la playa ya cojo algo de color it only takes me a couple of days on the beach to start to tan o to get a bit of colorlos tejidos sintéticos no cogen bien el tinte synthetic fabrics don't dye well4 ‹costumbre/vicio/acento› to pick up; ‹ritmo› to get intole cogí cariño I got quite fond of himsi le gritas te va a coger manía if you shout at him he'll take against youcogerla con algn to take it out on sbC (captar)1 ‹sentido/significado› to getno cogió el chiste/la indirecta he didn't get the joke/take the hint2 ‹emisora› to pick up, get3 ‹programa/frase› to catchcogí el programa por la mitad I only caught the second half of the program4 ‹apuntes/notas› to takele cogió las medidas para el vestido she measured her o took her measurements for the dress■ cogerviA1 «planta» to take2 «tinte/permanente» to takeel tinte no cogió the dye didn't takeB1coge/cogió y … ( fam): si empiezas con ese tema cojo y me voy if you're going to start talking about that, I'm off o ( AmE) I'm taking off ( colloq)de repente cogió y se fue suddenly he upped and went ( colloq)cogió y se puso a llorar she (suddenly) burst into tears2(por un camino): cogieron por el camino más corto they took the shortest routecoge por esta calle go down this street■ cogerse1 (agarrarse, sujetarse) to hold oncógete de la barandilla hold on to the railing2 ( recípr):iban cogidos de la mano they were walking along hand in hand* * *
coger ( conjugate coger) verbo transitivo
1 (esp Esp)
coge un folleto pick up o take a leaflet
no cogen el teléfono (Esp) they're not answering the phone
2 ( atrapar) (esp Esp)
3
4 (Esp fam)
coger sitio to save a place
5 (esp Esp) ( adquirir)
‹ insolación› to get;
‹costumbre/vicio› to pick up;
6 (esp Esp) ( captar)
7 (Méx, RPl, Ven vulg) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)
verbo intransitivo
1 (esp Esp) [ planta] to take;
[tinte/permanente] to take
2 (Méx, RPl, Ven vulg) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)
cogerse verbo pronominal (esp Esp)
b) ( recípr):
coger
I verbo transitivo
1 to take
(agarrar) to seize: me cogió del brazo, he seized me by the arm
(sostener) to hold: cógeme el bolso un momento, por favor, please hold my bag for a moment
2 (un medio de transporte) to take, catch
(una pelota, un resfriado, a alguien que huye, a alguien haciendo algo) to catch: ¡te cogí!, I caught you!
3 (recoger del suelo) to pick (up)
(una cosecha, flores, ropa tendida) to pick
4 (un hábito) to pick up
(velocidad, impulso) to gather
5 (entender el sentido de algo) to grasp: no lo cojo, I don't understand it
6 (atropellar) to run over, knock down
7 LAm vulgar to fuck
II verbo intransitivo familiar
1 (caber) to fit
2 (para indicar inicio de acción) cogió y se puso a cantar, he went and started singing
♦ Locuciones: ¡Dios me/te/le... coja confesado!, Lord help us!
no hay por donde cogerlo, awful, third-rate
' coger' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- acostumbrada
- acostumbrado
- agarrar
- alcanzar
- anillo
- atajo
- baja
- banda
- calle
- camino
- debajo
- despechugada
- despechugado
- desprevenida
- desprevenido
- embalarse
- empuñar
- enfriarse
- horizontal
- ligar
- mona
- prestar
- separarse
- soler
- sorprender
- sujetar
- timón
- tomar
- toro
- turca
- volante
- carrerilla
- catarro
- frío
- mano
- perra
- sorpresa
- tren
- trompa
English:
act
- bend
- bypass
- catch
- catch out
- catch up
- cotton
- end
- entrap
- gather
- get
- go down with
- hold
- hook
- hop
- lasso
- luckily
- nail
- observe
- opt
- pants
- pick
- pluck
- reach
- red-handed
- stick
- take
- take to
- tape
- train
- trip up
- umbrella
- unawares
- answer
- fuck
- hint
- knack
- latch
- nab
- prisoner
- red
- surprise
- up
* * *coger Although the word coger is accepted in educated use throughout Latin America, in many places its principal meaning is the taboo sense indicated at 21. For this reason it tends to be avoided in other contexts, and is usually replaced by agarrar.♦ vt1. [tomar, agarrar] to take;coger a alguien de la mano to take sb by the hand;pasear cogidos de la mano to walk hand in hand;coger a alguien en brazos to take sb in one's arms;coge la tetera por el asa take o hold the teapot by the handle;coge esta bolsa un momento hold this bag a moment;¿puedes coger el teléfono, por favor? could you pick the phone up o answer the phone, please?;Faméste no ha cogido un libro en su vida he's never picked up a book in his life;Famno haber por dónde cogerlo: esta película no hay por dónde cogerla I couldn't make head or tail of this movie o Br film;tu hermano es muy raro, no hay por dónde cogerlo your brother's very strange, it's hard to know what to make of him;se sabe todas las respuestas, no hay por dónde cogerlo he knows all the answers, it's impossible to catch him out2. [quitar] to take;coger algo a alguien to take sth from sb;¿quién me ha cogido el lápiz? who's taken my pencil?;te he cogido la calculadora un momento I've just borrowed your calculator for a moment3. [recoger] [objeto caído] to pick up;[frutos, flores] to pick;se me ha caído el bolígrafo, ¿me lo puedes coger? I've dropped my pen, could you pick it up for me?;nos gusta mucho coger setas we really enjoy picking mushrooms o going mushrooming;cogimos a un autoestopista muy simpático we picked up a very friendly hitchhiker4. [atrapar] [ladrón, pez, pájaro, pelota] to catch;¿a que no me coges? bet you can't catch me!;Fam¡si te cojo, te la cargas! if I catch you, you'll be in for it!coger a alguien desprevenido to take sb by surprise;coger a alguien in fraganti to catch sb red-handed o in the act;la tormenta me cogió cerca de casa the storm broke when I was nearly home;el terremoto nos cogió en la capital the earthquake happened while we were in the capital;lo cogí de buen humor I caught him in a good mood6. [alcanzar] [persona, vehículo] to catch up with;aceleró para coger al corredor que llevaba delante she ran faster to try and catch up with the runner in front of her;cogió la delantera tras la segunda vuelta she went into o took the lead after the second lap7. [tren, autobús] to take, to catch;no me gusta coger el avión I don't like flying;prefiero coger el coche I'd rather drive8. [sacar, obtener] to get;he cogido hora con el dentista I've made an appointment with the dentist;¿has cogido las entradas? have you got the tickets?9. [quedarse con] [propina, empleo, apartamento] to take;ha cogido un trabajo de mecanógrafo he has taken a job as a typist;llegaremos pronto para coger buen sitio we'll get there early to get a good seat;están tan ocupados que ya no cogen más encargos they're so busy they've stopped taking on o accepting orders10. [contratar, admitir] [personal] to take on;hemos cogido a una secretaria nueva we've taken on a new secretary;el colegio ya no coge más alumnos para este curso the school has stopped taking pupils for this year11. [contraer] [gripe, resfriado] to catch, to get;coger frío to get cold;coger una insolación to get sunstroke;coger el sarampión to get o catch (the) measles;coger una borrachera to get drunk;coger un berrinche to throw a tantrum12. [absorber] to absorb, to soak up;este tipo de esponja coge mucha agua this type of sponge absorbs a lot of water;esta mesa coge mucho polvo al lado de la ventana this table gets very dusty o gathers a lot of dust next to the window13. [empezar a sentir] [odio, afecto] to start to feel;coger cariño/miedo a to become fond/scared of14. [adquirir] [costumbre, vicio, acento] to pick up;los hijos cogen los hábitos de los padres children pick up the habits of their parents;ha cogido la costumbre de cantar por las mañanas she has taken to singing in the mornings;Fam Famcogerla con alguien: la ha cogido con nosotros, y no deja de molestarnos she's got it in for us and never leaves us alone15. [sintonizar] [canal, emisora] to get, to receive16. [entender] to get;[oír] to catch;¿coges lo que te digo? do you get o understand what I'm saying to you?;no cogió la indirecta she didn't take the hint;no cogió el chiste he didn't get the joke;cogí su comentario a mitad I only half heard what she said, I only caught half of what she saidcoger velocidad to gather o gain speed18. [sujeto: vehículo] to knock over, to run over;[sujeto: toro] to gore;me cogió un coche, y ando con muletas I was run over o hit by a car, and I'm on crutches now;le cogió un toro he was gored by a bull19. [abarcar] [espacio] to cover, to take up;estas oficinas cogen tres plantas del edificio these offices take up o occupy three floors of the building20. [elegir] to choose;cogió un mal momento para anunciar el resultado she chose a bad moment to announce the resultcoger a alguien to screw o fuck sb♦ vi1. [situarse] to be;coge muy cerca de aquí it's not very far from here2. [dirigirse]coger a la derecha/la izquierda to turn right/left;coge por la calle de la iglesia take the church road3. [enraizar] to take;los rosales han cogido the roses have taken4. [contestar al teléfono] to answer;llevo un rato llamando, pero no cogen I've been calling for a while now, but there's no answer o they don't answerde pronto cogió y me insultó he turned round and insulted me;si seguimos así, cojo y me marcho if we carry on like this, I'm offcoger con alguien to screw o fuck sb* * *I v/t2 L.Am. vulgscrew vulg3 ladrón, enfermedad catch4 TRANSP catch, take;coger el tren/bus catch the train/bus5 ( entender) getII v/i2 L.Am. vulgscrew vulg4:coger por la primera a la derecha take the first right* * *coger {15} vt1) : to seize, to take hold of2) : to catch3) : to pick up4) : to gather, to pick5) : to gore* * *coger vb¿quién ha cogido mi libro? who's taken my book?quiero coger el tren de las 10.30 I want to catch the 10.30 train¿a que no me coges? I bet you can't catch me3. (entender) to get4. (fruta, flor) to pick5. (emisora, canal) to pick up6. (tomar prestado) to borrowte cojo el diccionario, ¿vale? I'm just borrowing your dictionary, OK?te llevo a tu casa, me coge de camino I'll take you home, it's on my way -
6 mi|ara
f 1. (wielkość, rozmiar) measure, measurement- wagi i miary weights and measures- miara objętości płynów liquid measure- miara objętościowa ciał sypkich dry measure- miara objętości cubic measure- pH jest miarą kwasowości wody the pH scale is a measurement of the acidity of the water2. (przyrząd do mierzenia) measure; (krawiecka) measuring tape, tape measure; (kuchenna) measuring cup a. jug 3. sgt (rozmiar) measurement- wziąć miarę z kogoś (na suknię/garnitur) to take sb’s measurements a. to measure sb (for a dress/suit)- robiony a. szyty na miarę custom-made, made-to-measure4. sgt (ilość) measure, amount- nie spodziewano się sukcesu na taką miarę nobody expected such a degree of success5. sgt (kryterium) measure, yardstick- bogactwo nie jest miarą szczęścia/sukcesu wealth isn’t a measure of happiness/success6. książk. (umiar) moderation, measure- zachować miarę (w jedzeniu/piciu) to exercise moderation (in eating/drinking)- brakowało mu miary he lacked moderation7. pot. (przymiarka) fitting- w środę proszę przyjść do miary please come for a fitting on Wednesday8. (wartość, stopień) measure- chwalić i ganić w równej mierze to distribute praise and blame in equal measure- w znacznej a. wielkiej mierze in large a. great measure- nasz sukces w dużej mierze zależy od jego ostatecznej decyzji our success depends largely on his final decision9. Literat. (metrum) measure, metre- □ miary metryczne metric measures■ bez miary pot. beyond measure- moja wdzięczność będzie bez miary my gratitude will be beyond measure- przebrała się miara mojej cierpliwości my patience is running out a. wearing thin- na miarę kogoś/czegoś a. na jakąś miarę up to (certain) standards- był on politykiem na miarę europejską as a politician, he was of European calibre- artystka na miarę światową an artist of international stature- dzieło na miarę epoki a work of art worthy of the age- znacznej a. wielkiej miary of great calibre a. stature- jest artystą wielkiej miary he’s an artist of great stature- mierzyć kogoś/coś jedną miarą a. przykładać do kogoś/czegoś jedną miarę pot. to tar everyone with the same brush- mierzyć kogoś/coś swoją miarą to judge sb by one’s own standards- (po)nad miarę excessively, to excess- ponad miarę szczęśliwy excessively happy- pracować ponad miarę to be overworked- pił ponad miarę he drank to excess- hojny ponad miarę generous to a fault- konfliktów w świecie jest ponad miarę there are far too many conflicts in the world- przykładać do kogoś/czegoś jakąś miarę pot. to measure sb/sth by the yardstick of sth- do niej przecież nie można przykładać tej miary, co do zwykłej przeciętnej kobiety she can’t be measured by the same yardstick as an ordinary woman- w miarę pot. just enough; [interesujący, udany, wykwalifikowany] moderately, tolerably- doskonała zupa – przypraw w miarę i nie przesolona excellent soup: just enough spices and not too much salt- w miarę jak słuchali, ich zainteresowanie rosło as they listened, their interest grew- w miarę czytania odkrywał coraz więcej błędów as he read, he discovered more and more errors- w miarę upływu czasu with the passage of time- w miarę możności a. (czyichś) możliwości as far as possible, whenever/wherever possible, as well as one can- w miarę możliwości staraj się pracować samodzielnie as far as possible try to work on your own- nasza strona (internetowa) będzie aktualizowana w miarę możliwości our web page will be updated whenever possible- wszystkie zadania wykonuje w miarę swoich możliwości he performs all his tasks as well as he can- w miarę potrzeb as the need arises- braki uzupełniano w miarę potrzeb shortages were made up as the need arose- w miarę sił as far as one’s able- wszyscy będziemy pomagać w miarę sił we’ll all help as far as we’re able- w tej mierze książk. in this respect- nie udało się nam uzyskać w tej mierze żadnego porozumienia we were unable to reach any agreement in this respect- ze wszech miar in every respect- jest to mężczyzna ze wszech miar interesujący the man is interesting in every respect- żadną miarą książk. by no means, not by a long chalk a. not by a long shot- żadną miarą nie przyjmujemy na siebie odpowiedzialności za tę tragedię we by no means accept responsibility for this tragedy- ten koń nie wygra, żadną miarą this horse won’t win, not by a long shot- żadną miarą nie wykonamy tego w terminie there’s no way we can meet the deadline for this- apetyt rośnie w miarę jedzenia przysł. much wants moreThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > mi|ara
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7 measure
meas·ure [ʼmeʒəʳ, Am -ɚ] na \measure of capacity ein Hohlmaß nt;a \measure of length ein Längenmaß nt;he poured himself a generous \measure of whiskey er schenkte sich einen großen Whisky ein;there was a large \measure of agreement between us zwischen uns gab es ein hohes Maß an Übereinstimmung;there was some \measure of truth in what he said an dem, was er sagte, war etwas Wahres dran;in large \measure in hohem Maß, zum großen Teil;in some \measure gewissermaßen, in gewisser Beziehung3) ( measuring instrument) Messgerät nt; (ruler, yardstick) Messstab m; ( container) Messbecher m, Messglas ntexaminations are not always the best \measure of students' progress Prüfungen sind nicht immer ein zuverlässiger Indikator für die Fortschritte der Schüler;to be a \measure of sb's popularity ein Maßstab für jds Popularität seinthe \measures we have taken are designed to prevent such accidents occurring in future die Maßnahmen, die wir ergriffen haben, sollen solche Unfälle in Zukunft verhindernPHRASES:there are no half \measures with me ich mache keine halben Sachen;for good \measure ( in addition) zusätzlich, noch dazu;( to ensure success) sicherheitshalber;to get [or take] the \measure of sb/ sth ( assess) jdn/etw einschätzen [o kennen lernen]; ( understand) jdn/etw verstehen;beyond \measure über die [o alle] Maßen vt to \measure sth etw [ab]messen;to \measure sb for a dress/ suit jds Maße für ein Kleid/einen Anzug nehmen;to \measure sth in centimetres/ pounds etw in Zentimetern/Pfund messen;delays \measured by weeks are frustrating wochenlange Verspätungen sind frustrierend;to \measure sb's heart rate jds Puls messen;to \measure a room ein Zimmer ausmessenPHRASES:to \measure one's length [on the ground] auf die Schnauze fallen (sl) vi messen;the box \measures 10cm by 10cm by 12cm der Karton misst 10 mal 10 mal 12 cm -
8 odmierz|yć
pf — odmierz|ać impf vt (pewną ilość) to measure out; (pewną długość) to measure off- odmierzyć dwa metry materiału na sukienkę to measure off two metres of cloth for a dress- aptekarz odmierzył odpowiednią dawkę lekarstwa the pharmacist measured out the appropriate dose of the medicineThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > odmierz|yć
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9 largo
adj.1 long, lengthy.2 tall.3 largo.intj.get out, beat it, scram, get out of here.m.1 length.2 largo, slow-paced musical movement.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: largar.* * *► adjetivo1 (en longitud) long2 (en extensión) long3 (alto) tall■ ¡qué largo está tu hijo! hasn't your son grown!4 (en cantidad) good1 length■ ¿qué mide de largo? how long is it?, what length is it?2 (de tela) length3 (de piscina) length, US lap4 MÚSICA largo1 (de vehículo) full beam, full headlights► interjección ¡largo!1 familiar get out!■ ¡largo de aquí! get out of here!\a la larga in the long runa lo largo lengthwisea lo largo de along, throughoutdar largas a alguien to put somebody offdar largas a algo to put off doing somethingesto va para largo this is going to take a long timeir de largo to wear a long dresslargo y tendido at lengthser más largo,-a que un día sin pan familiar to take ages, take foreverpasar de largo to pass bytener para largo to be busy for a long time■ ¿tienes para largo? will you be long?venir de largo to go back a long wayvestir de largo to wear a long dress————————1 length■ ¿qué mide de largo? how long is it?, what length is it?2 (de tela) length3 (de piscina) length, US lap4 MÚSICA largo* * *1. noun m. 2. (f. - larga)adj.- a lo largo* * *1. ADJ1) [indicando longitud] [pasillo, pelo, uñas] longesa chaqueta te está o te queda larga — that jacket is too long for you
diente, luz, mano, puesta, vestir¿hay que ponerse de largo para la cena? — do we have to wear evening dress to the dinner?
2) [indicando distancia] [distancia, camino] long3) [indicando duración] [espera, viaje, sílaba, película] longmurió tras una larga enfermedad — he died after a lengthy o long illness
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hacerse largo, no se me hizo nada larga la clase — the class didn't seem at all long to me•
para largo, la reunión va para largo — the meeting looks like being a long one, the meeting looks like going on for some time yetcada vez que coge el teléfono tiene para largo — every time he picks up the phone he stays on it for ages
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venir de largo, este problema viene de largo — this problem goes back a long way, this problem started way back *4) (=indicando exceso) good5) * [persona] talltú que eres tan largo, alcánzame ese tarro — you're tall, can you reach that jar for me?
se cayó al suelo cuan largo era † o todo lo largo que era — he fell flat on his face, he measured his length on the floor †
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a lo largo de — [+ río, pared] along; [+ día, mes, año] all through, throughouta lo largo de los últimos años hemos viajado mucho — we have travelled a lot over the last few years
trabajó mucho a lo largo de su vida — she worked hard all through o throughout her life
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a lo más largo — at the most7) Esp * (=astuto) sharp8) Esp (=generoso) generous9) Esp [cuerda] loose, slack10) Esp (Agr) [cosecha] abundant, plentiful2. SM1) (=longitud) length¿cuánto tiene de largo? — how long is it?, what's its length?
2) (=unidad de medida) [de falda, piscina] length; [de cortina] drop3) (Cine) (tb: largometraje) feature film4) (Mús) largo3.ADV *¡largo (de aquí)! — clear off!, get lost!
* * *I- ga adjetivo1)a) <palo/camino/pasillo> long; <pelo/piernas/ropa> longb) (en locs)a lo largo — <cortar/partir> lengthways
a lo largo de — (de camino, río) along; (de jornada, novela) throughout
2) ( extenso) long; <novela/sílaba> longIIir para largo — (fam)
1) ( longitud) length¿cuánto mide de largo? — how long is it?
2) ( en natación) lap (AmE), length (BrE)3) (Mús) largoIIIinterjección (fam) tb* * *= lengthy [lengthier -comp., lengthiest -sup.], long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], protracted, circuitous, floor-length.Ex. Informative abstract tend to be relatively lengthy.Ex. Uneven allocation will lead to some subjects having relatively short notation at the expense of others with relatively long notation.Ex. This project should soon become operational after a somewhat protracted developmental period.Ex. The printed indexes provided are difficult to use and do not give enough detail, resulting in lengthy and sometimes circuitous searches for required information.Ex. This floor-length wedding dress is made of fine apple green taffeta, high waisted, with a small train, and the bodice lined with coarse white linen.----* a la larga = in the long term, in the long run, eventually, for the long pull, over a period of time, over the long run.* a largo plazo = in the long run, over the long run, long-run, in the far term, far-term.* a lo largo de = down.* a lo largo de + Expresión Temporal = sometime + Expresión Temporal.* a lo largo de la historia = over time.* a lo largo de la ruta = along the way.* a lo largo del tiempo = longitudinal, longitudinally.* a lo largo de todo = the entire length of.* a lo largo y ancho del país = countrywide [country-wide].* a lo largo y ancho de + Lugar = up and down + Lugar.* a más largo plazo = longer-term.* aprendizaje a lo largo de la vida = lifelong learning.* a todo lo largo de = the length of.* camino largo y tortuoso = long and winding road.* con las manos muy largas = light-fingered.* dar largas = stonewall, play for + time.* darle largas = play + Nombre + along.* darle largas a Algo = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels.* de cuerpo largo = long-bodied.* de hojas largas = long-leaved.* de larga distancia = long-distance.* de larga duración = long-lasting, feature-length.* de mangas largas = long-sleeved.* de talle largo = high waisted.* de tiros largos = dressed (up) to the nines.* hacer largos = swim + laps.* iguales de largo = of equal length.* incentivo laboral a largo plazo = golden handcuffs.* larga distancia = long haul.* larga duración = longevity.* larga puesta de sol = lingering sunset.* largas distancias = large distances.* largo atardecer = lingering sunset.* largos períodos de tiempo = long periods of time.* largo y delgado = spindly [spindlier -comp., spindliest -sup.].* largo y tendido = long and protracted.* llamada de larga distancia = long-distance call.* llamada telefónica de larga distancia = long-distance (tele)phone call.* LP (disco de larga duración) = LP (long play record).* más largo que un día sin pan = as long as (my/your) arm.* meter de largo = take up.* nadar largos = swim + laps.* Número + de largo = Número + long.* pantalones largos = long pants.* pasar de largo = bypass [by-pass].* pasar de largo rápidamente = race + past.* que viene de largo = long-running.* tener una larga historia = extend + far back, stretch + far back in time.* tener una larga trayectoria de = have + a long story of, have + a track record of.* tener un día muy largo = have + a long day.* una yarda de largo = a yard long.* y un largo etcétera = and so on and so forth, and so on, and so on....* * *I- ga adjetivo1)a) <palo/camino/pasillo> long; <pelo/piernas/ropa> longb) (en locs)a lo largo — <cortar/partir> lengthways
a lo largo de — (de camino, río) along; (de jornada, novela) throughout
2) ( extenso) long; <novela/sílaba> longIIir para largo — (fam)
1) ( longitud) length¿cuánto mide de largo? — how long is it?
2) ( en natación) lap (AmE), length (BrE)3) (Mús) largoIIIinterjección (fam) tb* * *= lengthy [lengthier -comp., lengthiest -sup.], long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], protracted, circuitous, floor-length.Ex: Informative abstract tend to be relatively lengthy.
Ex: Uneven allocation will lead to some subjects having relatively short notation at the expense of others with relatively long notation.Ex: This project should soon become operational after a somewhat protracted developmental period.Ex: The printed indexes provided are difficult to use and do not give enough detail, resulting in lengthy and sometimes circuitous searches for required information.Ex: This floor-length wedding dress is made of fine apple green taffeta, high waisted, with a small train, and the bodice lined with coarse white linen.* a la larga = in the long term, in the long run, eventually, for the long pull, over a period of time, over the long run.* a largo plazo = in the long run, over the long run, long-run, in the far term, far-term.* a lo largo de = down.* a lo largo de + Expresión Temporal = sometime + Expresión Temporal.* a lo largo de la historia = over time.* a lo largo de la ruta = along the way.* a lo largo del tiempo = longitudinal, longitudinally.* a lo largo de todo = the entire length of.* a lo largo y ancho del país = countrywide [country-wide].* a lo largo y ancho de + Lugar = up and down + Lugar.* a más largo plazo = longer-term.* aprendizaje a lo largo de la vida = lifelong learning.* a todo lo largo de = the length of.* camino largo y tortuoso = long and winding road.* con las manos muy largas = light-fingered.* dar largas = stonewall, play for + time.* darle largas = play + Nombre + along.* darle largas a Algo = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels.* de cuerpo largo = long-bodied.* de hojas largas = long-leaved.* de larga distancia = long-distance.* de larga duración = long-lasting, feature-length.* de mangas largas = long-sleeved.* de talle largo = high waisted.* de tiros largos = dressed (up) to the nines.* hacer largos = swim + laps.* iguales de largo = of equal length.* incentivo laboral a largo plazo = golden handcuffs.* larga distancia = long haul.* larga duración = longevity.* larga puesta de sol = lingering sunset.* largas distancias = large distances.* largo atardecer = lingering sunset.* largos períodos de tiempo = long periods of time.* largo y delgado = spindly [spindlier -comp., spindliest -sup.].* largo y tendido = long and protracted.* llamada de larga distancia = long-distance call.* llamada telefónica de larga distancia = long-distance (tele)phone call.* LP (disco de larga duración) = LP (long play record).* más largo que un día sin pan = as long as (my/your) arm.* meter de largo = take up.* nadar largos = swim + laps.* Número + de largo = Número + long.* pantalones largos = long pants.* pasar de largo = bypass [by-pass].* pasar de largo rápidamente = race + past.* que viene de largo = long-running.* tener una larga historia = extend + far back, stretch + far back in time.* tener una larga trayectoria de = have + a long story of, have + a track record of.* tener un día muy largo = have + a long day.* una yarda de largo = a yard long.* y un largo etcétera = and so on and so forth, and so on, and so on....* * *A1 ‹camino/pasillo› long; ‹pelo/uñas/piernas› long; ‹falda/pantalones› longuna camisa de manga larga a long-sleeved shirtlas mangas me quedan largas the sleeves are too long (for me)se cayó cuan largo era he fell flat on his face2 ( en locs):a lo largo ‹cortar/partir› lengthwise, lengthwayslos libros que publicó a lo largo de su vida the books she published during her lifetime o in the course of her lifetras los incidentes que se han producido a lo largo de la semana following the incidents which have taken place in the course of the weeka lo largo y ancho del continente americano all over o throughout the American continent, the length and breadth of the American continentponerse de largo to wear a long skirt/dress; (como debutante) to come outB ‹espera/viaje/visita› long; ‹conferencia/novela› long; ‹vocal/sílaba› longla semana se me ha hecho muy larga it's been a long weekun juicio que se está haciendo muy largo a trial which is going on for a long time o dragging onles unía una larga amistad they had been friends for a long timees muy largo de contar it's a long storyun tren de largo recorrido a long-distance trainir para largo ( fam): parece que va para largo it looks like it's going to be a while yet o to go on for a while yetlargo y tendido at great lengthhablaron largo y tendido sobre el tema they discussed the topic at great length, they had a lengthy discussion on the subjectpasar or seguir de largo to go straight pastvenir de largo to go back a long wayesa disputa ya viene de largo that dispute goes back a long way o has been going on for a long time, that is a longstanding disputeC(en expresiones de cantidad): media hora larga a good half-hourtres kilómetros largos a good three kilometersA1 (longitud) length¿cuánto mide or tiene de largo? what length is it?, how long is it?3 metros de ancho por 2 de largo 2 meters long by 3 meters wideel largo de un vestido the length of a dress2 (en costura) lengthB ( Mús) largo( fam) tb¡largo de aquí! go away!, get out of here!* * *
Del verbo largar: ( conjugate largar)
largo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
largó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
largar
largo
largar ( conjugate largar) verbo transitivo
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b) (RPl) (soltar, dejar caer) to let … go
2 ‹discurso/sermón› to give;
‹palabrota/insulto› to let fly
3 (fam) ( despedir) to fire, to give … the boot (colloq);
‹ novio› to ditch
4 (CS, Méx) (Dep) ‹ pelota› to throw;
‹ carrera› to start
largarse verbo pronominala) (fam) ( irse) to beat it (colloq);◊ ¡yo me largo! I'm taking off! (AmE), I'm off! (BrE) (colloq)
largose a hacer algo to start to do sth, to start doing sth
largo 1◊ -ga adjetivo
es muy largo de contar it's a long story;
un tren de largo recorrido a long-distance trainb) ( en locs)
a lo largo de (de camino, río) along;
(de jornada, novela) throughout;
(de una semana, vida) in the course of;
ver tb pasar I 1a;
va para largo (fam) it's going to be a while
largo 2 sustantivo masculino
◊ ¿cuánto mide de largo? how long is it?
■ interjección (fam) tb◊ ¡largo de aquí! get out of here!
largar verbo transitivo
1 familiar to give
2 fam (expulsar, despedir) to sack
largo,-a
I adjetivo
1 (con longitud superior a la normal) long
2 (con duración superior a la normal) long, lengthy: es una película muy larga, it's a very long film
se me hizo larga la espera, the wait dragged
la conferencia duró tres horas largas, the lecture lasted for a good three hours
II sustantivo masculino
1 (longitud) length: ¿cuánto tiene de largo?, how long is it?
2 Natación length
3 Mús largo
III adverbio largo, at length: hablaremos largo (y tendido) de ello, we'll talk at length about it
♦ Locuciones: a lo largo de, (longitud) along
(tiempo) through
a la larga, in the long run
va para largo, it's going to go on a long time
familiar ¡largo (de aquí)!, clear off!
' largo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alquilar
- ampliar
- caña
- constante
- de
- escaramuza
- exilio
- larga
- monótona
- monótono
- pasar
- puesta
- rato
- recorrido
- remo
- sacar
- tren
- alcance
- bordear
- compensar
- contar
- conversar
- detenido
- doble
- fuete
- gabán
- ir
- largar
- litoral
- longitud
- medio
- medir
- pelucón
- plazo
- por
- quedar
- salto
- seguir
- tener
- traje
- vida
- zapallito
English:
along
- applicant
- arm
- bracing
- bus
- by
- coat
- delinquency
- down
- ear
- flowing
- forward
- full-length
- gown
- hop
- howl
- length
- lengthways
- lengthwise
- lengthy
- long
- long-distance
- long-range
- long-term
- pass along
- pass by
- plough through
- protracted
- quite
- race along
- ride
- short
- span
- story
- term
- tour
- trek
- walk off
- walk with
- with
- woodwork
- back
- coast
- drag
- draw
- fight
- full
- gauntlet
- -ish
- knee
* * *largo, -a♦ adj1. [en el espacio] long;lleva el pelo largo she has long hair;un misil de largo alcance a long-range missile;un vestido largo a long dress;vestirse de largo to wear evening dress2. [en el tiempo] long;estuvo enfermo largo tiempo he was ill for a long time;los parados de larga duración the long-term unemployed;vivió allí largos años she lived there for many years;es largo de contar/explicar it's a long story;la espera fue muy larga it was a very long waitdebió de costar un millón largo it must have cost a million and then some;tiene setenta años largos she's well into her seventies¡qué tipo más largo! that guy's really tall5.a lo largo [en espacio] lengthways, lengthwise;es más fácil si lo cortas a lo largo it's easier if you cut it lengthways o lengthwise;a lo largo de [en el tiempo] throughout;a lo largo de veinte años nunca había visto algo así in twenty years I'd never seen such a thing;recibimos varias llamadas a lo largo del día de ayer we received several calls throughout yesterday;el virus se extendió a lo largo y ancho del país the virus spread throughout the country;han construido numerosos hoteles a lo largo de la costa they've built several hotels all along the coast6. CompFamser más largo que un día sin pan [de duración] to go on forever;[de estatura] to be a giant; RPser más largo que esperanza de pobre to go on foreverCSur, Ecuad larga vida long-life♦ adv1. [largamente]un asunto sobre el que hemos hablado largo a matter that we have discussed at length;esta huelga va para largo this strike looks like it's going to be with us for a while yet;largo y tendido: habló largo y tendido sobre su último disco she talked at great length about her latest record;ha escrito largo y tendido sobre el asunto he has written extensively on the matter2. Mús largo♦ nm1. [longitud] length;¿cuánto mide o [m5]tiene de largo?, ¿cómo es de largo? how long is it?;tiene dos metros de largo it's two metres long2. [de piscina] length;hacerse tres largos to swim o do three lengths4. Mús largo♦ interjgo away!;¡largo de aquí! get out (of here)!* * *I adj long; persona tall;esto va para largo this will take some time;pasar de largo go (straight) past;tener setenta años largos be a good seventy years oldII m length;tener tres metros de largo be three meters long;poner a alguien de largo dress s.o. in a long dressIII int:¡largo (de aquí)! get out of here!;¡largo! fam scram! famIV:a la larga in the long run;largo y tendido at great length;a lo largo del día throughout the day;a lo largo de muchos años over the course of many years;a lo largo de la calle along the street* * *largo, -ga adj1) : long2)a lo largo : lengthwish3)a lo largo de : along4)a la larga : in the long runlargo nm: lengthtres metros de largo: three meters long* * *largo1 adj longlargo2 n length -
10 quemado
adj.burned-out, burnt, charred, burned.m.burning.past part.past participle of spanish verb: quemar.* * *1→ link=quemar quemar► adjetivo1 burnt (por el sol) sunburnt2 figurado (resentido) embittered4 argot (sexualmente) hot\ir quemado,-a argot to be dying for itoler a quemado to have a burnt smell■ ¿hueles a quemado? can you smell burning?saber a quemado to taste burnt, have a burnt taste* * *1. ADJ1) [por fuego, sol] burned, burntllegó muy quemado de la playa — he got back really burned o burnt from the beach
esto sabe a quemado — this tastes burned o burnt
2) (=desprestigiado)un artista quemado por salir demasiado en televisión — an artist who has become overexposed through being on television too much
3) * (=harto) sick and tired *la vecina me tiene quemado — I've had it up to here with the woman next door *, I'm sick and tired of the woman next door *
4) LAm (=bronceado) tanned5) Chile * (=falto de suerte) unlucky2. SM1) (=acto) burning; (Med) cauterization2) LAm burnt field3) pl quemados (=heridos) burn victimsunidad 3)* * *- da adjetivo1) [ESTAR] <comida/tostada> burnt2) [ESTAR]a) ( rojo) <cara/espalda> burntb) (AmL) ( bronceado) tanned, brown3) [ESTAR]a) (desgastado, agotado) burned-outb) (fam) ( irritado) annoyedc) ( desprestigiado) <político/cantante> finished (colloq)4) [SER] (Chi fam) ( con mala suerte) unlucky* * *= burned-out, burned.Ex. The majority of the people in charge of prison libraries are mediocre in their work, institutionalised, burned-out, or all of the above.Ex. Canopy light penetration and overstorey tree density were measured in both burned and unburned forests.----* más quemado que la pipa (de) un indio = totally burned-out.* quemado por el sol = sunburnt [sunburned, -USA].* * *- da adjetivo1) [ESTAR] <comida/tostada> burnt2) [ESTAR]a) ( rojo) <cara/espalda> burntb) (AmL) ( bronceado) tanned, brown3) [ESTAR]a) (desgastado, agotado) burned-outb) (fam) ( irritado) annoyedc) ( desprestigiado) <político/cantante> finished (colloq)4) [SER] (Chi fam) ( con mala suerte) unlucky* * *= burned-out, burned.Ex: The majority of the people in charge of prison libraries are mediocre in their work, institutionalised, burned-out, or all of the above.
Ex: Canopy light penetration and overstorey tree density were measured in both burned and unburned forests.* más quemado que la pipa (de) un indio = totally burned-out.* quemado por el sol = sunburnt [sunburned, -USA].* * *quemado -daA [ ESTAR] ‹comida/tostada› burntesto sabe a quemado this tastes burntaquí huele a quemado I can smell burningB [ ESTAR]1 (rojo) ‹cara/espalda› burnt2 ( AmL) (bronceado) tanned, brownC [ ESTAR]1 (desgastado, agotado) burned-out2 (por las malas experiencias) disillusioned3 (desprestigiado) ‹político/cantante› finished ( colloq)una canción que está quemada a song that has been played to death* * *
Del verbo quemar: ( conjugate quemar)
quemado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
algo quemado
quemado
quemar
quemado◊ -da adjetivo
1 [ESTAR]
huele a quemado I can smell burning
2 [ESTAR] (desgastado, agotado) burned-out
quemar ( conjugate quemar) verbo transitivo
1
b) ‹herejes/brujas› to burn … at the stake
2 ‹ calorías› to burn up;
‹ grasa› to burn off
3
( con la plancha) to scorch
‹ fusible› to blow
‹ piel› to burn;
( broncear) (AmL) to tan
verbo intransitivo
[café/sopa] to be boiling (hot) (colloq)
quemarse verbo pronominal
1
(con líquido, vapor) to scald oneself;
‹mano/lengua› to burn;
‹pelo/cejas› to singe
(— broncearse) (AmL) to tan
2
[ edificio] to burn down
[ comida] to burn;
3 [ persona] ( desgastarse) to burn oneself out
quemado,-a adjetivo
1 (físicamente) burnt, burned
quemado por el sol, sunburnt
2 fig (agotado) burnt-out, finished: este traje está muy quemado, this suit's worn-out
el primer ministro está muy quemado, the Prime Minister's burnt-out
3 fam (harto) fed up: el jefe me tiene absolutamente quemado, I've just about had it up to here with my boss
quemar
I verbo transitivo
1 (con el sol, fuego, etc) to burn
2 (con líquido) to scald
3 fam (psíquicamente) to burn out
II vi (una bebida, etc) to be boiling hot
' quemado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caramelo
- cuerno
- quemada
- saber
English:
burnt
- caramel
- sunburnt
- smell
- sun
* * *quemado, -a♦ adj1. [por fuego] burnt;[por agua hirviendo] scalded;huele a quemado it smells of burning;unidad de quemados [en hospital] burns unit2. Am [bronceado] tanned;estaba preciosa, bien quemada y con un vestido blanco she looked fabulous with her lovely tan and in her white dress[harto] to be fed up;está muy quemado con sus compañeros de trabajo he's completely fed up with his colleagues at work♦ nmtan;estaba preciosa, con un vestido blanco que le realzaba el quemado she looked fabulous in a white dress that set off her tan* * *adj1 burnt;oler a quemado smell of burning;quemado por el sol sunburnt;estar quemado fig be burned out2 Méx ( desvirtuado) discredited* * *quemado, -da adj1) : burned, burnt2) : annoyed3) : burned-out* * *quemado adj1. (por fuego) burnt2. (harto, descontento) fed up¡huele a quemado! I can smell burning! -
11 tono
m.1 tone.¡no me hables en ese tono! don't speak to me in that tone (of voice)!subir el tono, subir de tono to get o grow louder; (volumen, ruido) to get angrier and angrier (situación)tono de voz tone of voice2 shade, tone.tono de piel complexion3 tone.tono muscular muscle tone4 key (Music) (tonalidad).tono mayor major keytono menor minor key5 vigor, strength, vigour.6 hue, tone, shade, color.* * *1 (gen) tone2 (energía) energy\a tono con in tune with, in harmony withbajar de tono / bajar el tono to lower one's voice 2 figurado to tone downdar tono / dar buen tono figurado to give class, give prestigedarse tono figurado to put on airsde mal tono figurado vulgaren tono airado in an angry tonefuera de tono figurado inappropriate, out of placesin venir a tono figurado for no good reasonsubir de tono / subir el tono to speak louder 2 figurado to warm uptono mayor MÚSICA major keytono menor MÚSICA minor key* * *noun m.1) tone2) key, pitch3) shade* * *SM1) [de sonido] toneen tono bajo — in low tones, in a low tone
baja/sube un poco el tono del televisor — turn down/up the television a little
tono de marcar — (Telec) dialling tone, dial tone (EEUU)
tono de llamada — (Telec) ringtone
-ya me he dado cuenta -dijo, alzando el tono de voz — "I can see that," he said, raising his voice
2) [de palabras, discusión, escrito] tone¡cómo hablas en ese tono a tu padre! — how dare you speak to your father in that tone (of voice)!
•
bajar el tono — to soften one's tonebajar el tono de algo — to soften the tone of sth, tone sth down
•
cambiar de tono — to change one's tonecuando le dije eso se serenó y cambió de tono — when I told him that he calmed down and changed his tone o his tone changed
fue él quien cambió el tono de la conversación — it was him that changed the tone of the conversation
la reunión cambió de tono pasadas las nueve de la noche — the tone of the meeting changed after nine o'clock
•
a este tono — in the same vein•
subir de tono — [discusión, conversación] to grow o become heated; [conflicto] to intensify; [quejas] to grow louderla oposición está subiendo el tono de sus ataques al gobierno — the opposition is stepping up o intensifying its attacks on the government
3)• a tono — matching
una escena final divertida, muy a tono con el resto de la película — an amusing final scene, very much in keeping with the rest of the film
•
ponerse a tono — (=prepararse físicamente) to get (o.s.) into shape; (=animarse) to perk o.s. up *voy a tomarme un whisky doble, a ver si me pongo a tono — I'm going to have a double whisky to perk myself up *
4) (=clase, distinción)•
una familia de tono — a good family•
ser de buen/mal tono: ir a los balnearios era entonces una actividad de buen tono — visiting spas was quite the done thing thenes de mal tono hablar de esos temas — it is bad form to talk about such matters, it's (simply) not done to talk about such things
5) [de color] shade, toneen tonos grises y azules — in shades of grey and blue, in grey and blue tones
•
tonos pastel — pastel shades, pastel tones6) (Anat, Med) tone7) (Mús) (=intervalo) tone; (=tonalidad) key; (=altura) pitch8) (Mús) (=diapasón) tuning fork; (=corredera) slide* * *1) ( altura de la voz) pitch, tone; ( manera de expresarse) tone2) (tendencia, matiz) tonefuera de tono — < reacción> uncalled-for; < comentario> inopportune
ponerse a tono — (fam) to get in the mood (colloq)
ser de buen/mal tono — to be in good/bad taste
3) ( de color) shade4) (Mús) key5) (Audio, Rad, TV) tonebajar el tono — ( reducir el volumen) to turn the volume down; ( hablar con menos arrogancia)
subir el tono — ( elevar el volumen) to turn up the volume; ( insolentarse) to raise one's voice
6) ( del teléfono) toneeste teléfono no tiene tono — I can't get a dial tone (AmE) o (BrE) dialling tone on this phone
7) ( de músculos) tone* * *= tenor, tone, overtone, quality, shading, pitch, undertone, chime.Nota: De timbre, campana, reloj, móvil o similar.Ex. My second point may be a slightly tangential, but I hope it is a concrete reaction to the general tenor of Mr. Lubetzky's remarks and the general subject posed.Ex. 'Get on with this,' the principal dictated, in a somewhat less severe tone.Ex. Those materials they describe as ephemera must be collected and despite the derogatory overtones of the descriptor, carefully organized.Ex. 'I'm rather surprised that Arnold would have bothered you with such a trivial matter, Ms. Bragge,' Wronski said with a reassuring smile which had an almost fatherly quality.Ex. The darkest and the lightest shading took the shortest amount of time, the medium shading the longest.Ex. The heading PITCH (Music) illustrates how to qualify a word by another in parenthesis to clarify the meaning = El encabezamiento TONO (Música) ilustra cómo modificar una palabra con otra entre paréntesis para aclarar el significado.Ex. Speakers covered the history of the campaign to alert parents to racist undertones in children's books.Ex. After hearing the chimes, dial your ten-digit customer identification number.----* cambiar el tono = modulate.* con un tono + Adjetivo = in a + Adjetivo + tone.* dar tono = tone.* dar un tono = give + effect.* de dos tonos = bitonal.* de tono + Adjetivo = Adjetivo + in tone.* en tono cáustico = scathingly.* en tono mordaz = scathingly.* en tono reprobatorio = reprovingly, reproachfully.* en tono sarcástico = sardonically.* establecer el tono = set + the theme.* marcar el tono = establish + the tone.* recitar en tono monótono = chant.* relativo al tono = tonal.* subido de tono = risqué, racy [racier -comp., raciest -sup.], bawdy [bawdier -comp., bawdiest -sup.].* tener un tono + Adjetivo = have + a + Adjetivo + quality.* terminar en un tono + Adjetivo = end on + a + Adjetivo + note.* tomar un tono + Adjetivo = take on + Adjetivo + character.* tono apagado = flat tone.* tono auditivo = audio tune.* tono continuo modulado = half-tone.* tono de llamada = dial tone.* tono de voz = tone of voice.* tono ligero = light touch.* tono muscular = muscle tone.* tono rojizo = reddishness.* tono superficial = light touch.* voz + adquirir + tono = voice + take on + quality.* * *1) ( altura de la voz) pitch, tone; ( manera de expresarse) tone2) (tendencia, matiz) tonefuera de tono — < reacción> uncalled-for; < comentario> inopportune
ponerse a tono — (fam) to get in the mood (colloq)
ser de buen/mal tono — to be in good/bad taste
3) ( de color) shade4) (Mús) key5) (Audio, Rad, TV) tonebajar el tono — ( reducir el volumen) to turn the volume down; ( hablar con menos arrogancia)
subir el tono — ( elevar el volumen) to turn up the volume; ( insolentarse) to raise one's voice
6) ( del teléfono) toneeste teléfono no tiene tono — I can't get a dial tone (AmE) o (BrE) dialling tone on this phone
7) ( de músculos) tone* * *= tenor, tone, overtone, quality, shading, pitch, undertone, chime.Nota: De timbre, campana, reloj, móvil o similar.Ex: My second point may be a slightly tangential, but I hope it is a concrete reaction to the general tenor of Mr. Lubetzky's remarks and the general subject posed.
Ex: 'Get on with this,' the principal dictated, in a somewhat less severe tone.Ex: Those materials they describe as ephemera must be collected and despite the derogatory overtones of the descriptor, carefully organized.Ex: 'I'm rather surprised that Arnold would have bothered you with such a trivial matter, Ms. Bragge,' Wronski said with a reassuring smile which had an almost fatherly quality.Ex: The darkest and the lightest shading took the shortest amount of time, the medium shading the longest.Ex: The heading PITCH (Music) illustrates how to qualify a word by another in parenthesis to clarify the meaning = El encabezamiento TONO (Música) ilustra cómo modificar una palabra con otra entre paréntesis para aclarar el significado.Ex: Speakers covered the history of the campaign to alert parents to racist undertones in children's books.Ex: After hearing the chimes, dial your ten-digit customer identification number.* cambiar el tono = modulate.* con un tono + Adjetivo = in a + Adjetivo + tone.* dar tono = tone.* dar un tono = give + effect.* de dos tonos = bitonal.* de tono + Adjetivo = Adjetivo + in tone.* en tono cáustico = scathingly.* en tono mordaz = scathingly.* en tono reprobatorio = reprovingly, reproachfully.* en tono sarcástico = sardonically.* establecer el tono = set + the theme.* marcar el tono = establish + the tone.* recitar en tono monótono = chant.* relativo al tono = tonal.* subido de tono = risqué, racy [racier -comp., raciest -sup.], bawdy [bawdier -comp., bawdiest -sup.].* tener un tono + Adjetivo = have + a + Adjetivo + quality.* terminar en un tono + Adjetivo = end on + a + Adjetivo + note.* tomar un tono + Adjetivo = take on + Adjetivo + character.* tono apagado = flat tone.* tono auditivo = audio tune.* tono continuo modulado = half-tone.* tono de llamada = dial tone.* tono de voz = tone of voice.* tono ligero = light touch.* tono muscular = muscle tone.* tono rojizo = reddishness.* tono superficial = light touch.* voz + adquirir + tono = voice + take on + quality.* * *tono grave serious toneen tono cariñoso in an affectionate tone of voicese lo he dicho en todos los tonos I've told him time and time again, I've tried telling him every way I can think ofen tono de reproche reproachfully—me da igual —contestó en tono despectivo it's all the same to me, she answered scornfullyno es lo que me dijo, sino el tono en que lo dijo it isn't what he said, it's the way he said it o it's the tone he usedB (tendencia, matiz) toneel tono general de la conversación fue amistoso the general tone of the conversation was friendlya tono con in keeping with, in tune withno estuvo muy a tono con la ocasión it wasn't very in keeping with the occasionpara estar a tono con los tiempos to keep up with the timesfuera de tono: su reacción estuvo bastante fuera de tono her reaction was rather out of placesiempre hace comentarios fuera de tono he's always making inopportune remarksno venir a tono to be out of placeser de buen/mal tono to be in good/bad tasteC (de un color) shadeéste es un tono de gris más oscuro this is a darker shade of graytonos pastel pastel shadessubido de tono risquéD ( Mús) keyCompuesto:tono mayor/menormajor/minor keybajar el tono (reducir el volumen) to lower the volume, turn the volume down(hablar con menos arrogancia): baja el tonito que soy tu madre don't take that tone with me, I'm your motherF (del teléfono) toneeste teléfono no tiene or no da tono I can't get a dial tone ( AmE) o ( BrE) dialling tone on this phoneCompuestos:● tono de discar or marcarringing toneG (de músculos) tone* * *
tono sustantivo masculino
1
en tono de reproche reproachfully;
el tono en que lo dijo the way he said it;
el tono general de la conversación the general tone of the conversationb) (Rad, Telec, TV) tone;
este teléfono no da or tiene tono I can't get a dial tone (AmE) o (BrE) dialling tone on this phone;
tono de marcar or (AmL) de discado or (AmS) de discar dial tone (AmE), dialling tone (BrE);
no venir a tono to be out of place
2 ( de color) shade;◊ subido de tono risqué
3 (Mús) key
tono sustantivo masculino
1 (de la voz: intensidad) tone, pitch
un tono alto/bajo, a high/low pitch
(: modo) lo dijo en tono despectivo, he said it in a contemptuous tone
2 (de un color) shade, tone
diferentes tonos de verde, different shades of green
3 Mús key
4 (del teléfono) tone
♦ Locuciones: familiar darse tono, to put on airs
a tono con, in tune with
a tono con los tiempos, in keeping with the times
de buen/mal tono, in good/bad taste
fuera de tono, inappropiate, out of place
figurado (algo grosero, obsceno) subido de tono, arrogant, (altanero) haughty
' tono' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acre
- agradar
- aguda
- agudo
- alta
- alto
- atonía
- bajar
- clave
- grave
- inflexión
- jovial
- rebajar
- salida
- sarcástica
- sarcástico
- sorna
- suave
- suavidad
- subida
- subido
- abrupto
- ácido
- agrio
- amigable
- atenuar
- bajo
- brusco
- burlón
- cálido
- cansado
- cantarín
- cortante
- decidido
- despectivo
- destemplado
- disuasivo
- elevar
- endulzar
- familiar
- humilde
- imperativo
- impertinente
- irónico
- magistral
- pastoso
- resuelto
- sequedad
- tajante
- teatral
English:
abrupt
- bawdy
- chord
- emphatic
- friendly
- hue
- injured
- key
- measured
- menace
- off-color
- off-colour
- pitch
- pose
- shade
- subdued
- talk down
- tone
- tune
- unnatural
- urgent
- coloring
- critically
- dial
- gentle
- high
- lilt
- monotone
- name
- note
- off
- pastel
- pleasantly
- racy
- rise
- risqué
- show
- step
- talk
- tint
- valentine
* * *tono nm1. [de sonido] tone;bajar el tono to lower one's voice;dar el tono to set the tonetono continuo [de teléfono] Br dialling o US dial tone; Andes, RP tono de discado o de discar [de teléfono] Br dialling o US dial tone;2. [de palabras, escrito, discurso] tone;el tono con el que lo dijo the tone she said it in, the tone in which she said it;¡no me hables en ese tono! don't speak to me in that tone (of voice)!;habló con tono serio he spoke in a serious tone of voice;lo dijo en tono de broma she said it jokingly;la novela es de tono humorístico the novel is humorous in tone;bajar de tono to quieten down;cambiar de tono: la reunión fue cambiando de tono the tone o atmosphere of the meeting gradually changed;aquí el texto cambia de tono at this point in the text the tone changes;subir el tono, subir de tono [volumen, ruido] to get o grow louder;[situación] to get angrier;el murmullo/la protesta subió de tono the murmuring/the protests grew louder;la conversación subió de tono the conversation got more heated;subido de tono [atrevido, picante] risqué;[impertinente] impertinent3. [de color] shade, tone;en tonos ocres/pastel in ochre/pastel shades o tones;tono de piel complexion4. [de músculo] tonetono muscular muscle tone [altura] pitch; [intervalo] tone, US step tono agudo high pitch;tono grave low pitch;tono mayor major key;tono menor minor key;tono puro simple tone7. [en frases]a tono: cortinas y cojines a tono matching curtains and cushions;estar a tono con to suit;un traje/discurso a tono con las circunstancias a dress/speech appropriate to o in keeping with the circumstances;Famponerse a tono [emborracharse] to get in the mood;de buen tono elegant, tasteful;ser de buen tono to be the done thing;no es de buen tono mencionar la guerra it is not done to mention the war;de mal tono crass, vulgar;Famdarse tono to give oneself airs;fuera de tono out of place* * *m MÚS, MED, PINT tone;estar a tono con algo be in harmony with sth;ponerse a tono get into the mood* * *tono nm1) : tonetono muscular: muscle tone2) : shade (of colors)3) : key (in music)* * *tono n1. (de sonido, voz) tone2. (de color) shade -
12 dłu|gi
adj. grad. 1. (o kształcie, wielkości) long; [trawa] tall, high- długie włosy/rzęsy/paznokcie long hair/eyelashes/nails- długie ręce/nogi long arms/legs- długa suknia/spódnica a long dress/skirt- długie spodnie/rękawy long trousers/sleeves- długie kalesony long johns pot.- długie skarpety/buty long socks/high a. long boots- długi a. dłuższy bok the long a. longer side- trzeba poszukać dłuższych gałęzi you need to look for longer branches- długie kolejki do kas long queues to the cash desks- drzewa rzucały długie cienie na drogę the trees cast long shadows on the road- dłuższy o 5 cm od planowanego/niż chciałeś 5 centimetres longer than planned/than you wanted- weź ten dłuższy płaszcz, będzie ci cieplej take the longer coat, it’ll be warmer2. (z wielu elementów) long- długa książka/powieść/lista a long book/novel/list- produkcja długich serii long (production) runs- pisał długimi/za długimi zdaniami he wrote (in) long sentences/his sentences were too long3. (o odległości) long- długa droga a long way- sadzić długie susy to take long strides- szli nierówno, bo Adam miał dłuższy krok they were out of step because Adam had a longer stride- wybrali dłuższą trasę they chose a longer route4. (o czasie) long- długa podróż/wędrówka a long journey/ramble- długie oczekiwanie a long wait- bardzo długi film a very long film- toczyli ze sobą długie rozmowy they had long talks with each other- przez długie miesiące nie miałem od nich wiadomości I’ve not had any news from them for months and months- mieliśmy za sobą długie godziny jazdy w deszczu we’d driven through rain for many (long) hours- długie nocne Polaków rozmowy the Poles’ long deliberations through the night- jak dzień/rok długi the whole a. all day long/all year (long)5. Jęz. [samogłoska, sylaba] long 6. pot., żart. (wysoki) tall- długi i chudy jak tyczka chłopak a beanpole of lad■ poślizgnął się i upadł jak długi he slipped and fell flat on his face a. and measured his lengthThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > dłu|gi
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13 ♦ measure
♦ measure /ˈmɛʒə(r)/n.1 [cu] misura; metro; giusta misura; limite: a linear measure (o a measure of length) una misura lineare (o una misura di lunghezza); a liquid measure, una misura per liquidi; dry measure, misura di capacità per aridi; clothes made to measure, abiti fatti su misura2 misurino, dosatore; dose: a glass measure, un misurino di vetro; a generous measure of whisky, una generosa dose di whisky3 misura; provvedimento; precauzione: safety measures, misure di sicurezza; misure antinfortunistiche; emergency measures, misure d'emergenza; to take strong measures ( against sb.), prendere severi provvedimenti (contro q.); discriminatory measures, discriminazioni; corrective measures, provvedimenti correttivi7 [u] (mus.) battuta; tempo8 [u] (tipogr.) giustezza● beyond measure, (agg. pred.) smisurato; (avv.) oltremisura, oltremodo; He was grieved beyond measure, era addolorato oltremisura (o oltremodo addolorato) □ for good measure, per essere sicuro □ to get sb. 's measure = to take sb.'s measure ► sotto □ to give full [short] measure, dare la misura giusta [scarsa] □ in some measure, in certa misura; fino a un certo punto □ to take legal measures, adire le vie legali □ (fig.) to take sb. 's measure, prendere le misure a q.; giudicare le capacità (o il carattere) di q. □ to a great (o a large) measure, in larga misura; abbondantemente.♦ (to) measure /ˈmɛʒə(r)/v. t. e i.1 misurare; dosare; (fig.) giudicare, stimare, valutare: to measure a piece of cloth, misurare una pezza di stoffa; A clock measures time, gli orologi misurano il tempo; Each side of the building measures ninety feet, ogni lato dell'edificio misura novanta piedi ( 30 metri circa); to measure one's strength against st., misurare le proprie forze con qc.; misurarsi con qc.2 prendere la misura a: The dressmaker measured me for a new dress, la sarta mi prese le misure per un vestito nuovo3 (form.) moderare; adattare● (fig.) to measure one's length, cadere lungo disteso □ (fig.) to measure swords with sb., misurarsi (o cimentarsi) con q. □ to measure sb. with one's eye, squadrare q. da capo a piedi □ to measure st. with one's eye, misurare qc. a occhio □ (fig.) to measure one's words, misurare le parole.
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