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rubble n1 ¢ ( after explosion) décombres mpl ; ( on building site) gravats mpl ; the house was reduced to a pile of rubble il ne restait de la maison qu'un tas de décombres ;2 Constr blocaille f. -
2 pile
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noun1) (a (large) number of things lying on top of each other in a tidy or untidy heap; a (large) quantity of something lying in a heap: There was a neat pile of books in the corner of the room; There was pile of rubbish at the bottom of the garden.) montón, pila2) (a large quantity, especially of money: He must have piles of money to own a car like that.) montón, pila
2. verb(to make a pile of (something); to put (something) in a pile: He piled the boxes on the table.) amontonar, apilar- pile-up- pile up
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(a large pillar or stake driven into the ground as a foundation for a building, bridge etc: The entire city of Venice is built on piles.)
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noun(the thick soft surface of carpets and some kinds of cloth eg velvet: The rug has a deep/thick pile.)pile1 n pila / montónpile2 vb apilar / amontonartr[paɪl]————————tr[paɪl]1 (heap) montón nombre masculino, pila1 (form a pile) amontonar, apilar2 (fill) llenar, colmar1 montones nombre masculino plural de\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto make a pile (get rich) hacer fortuna, forrarseto pile it on exagerarto pile on the agony cargar las tintasto put things into a pile amontonar cosas————————tr[paɪl]1 (on carpet) pelo: amontonar, apilarpile vito pile up : amontonarse, acumularsepile n1) stake: pilote m2) heap: montón m, pila f3) nap: pelo m (de telas)n.• cúmulo s.m.• hacina s.f.• lanilla s.f.• mojón s.m.• montón s.m.• parva s.f.• pila s.f.• pilada s.f.• pilote s.m.• porrada s.f.• porretada s.f.• rimero s.m.• tambache s.m.v.• amontonar v.• apilar v.
I paɪl1) ca) (stack, heap) montón m, pila fb) ( fortune) (colloq) fortuna f2) c u ( Tex) pelo m4) c ( Const) pilote m5) c ( large building) (hum) mole f
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transitive verb amontonar, apilar, hacer* un montón or una pila conmy desk was piled high with boxes — había un montón or una pila enorme de cajas sobre mi escritorio
Phrasal Verbs:- pile in- pile on- pile up
I [paɪl]1. N1) (=heap) [of books, clothes] montón m•
to put things in a pile — amontonar cosas, juntar cosas en un montón•
the building was reduced to a pile of rubble — el edificio quedó reducido a un montón or una pila de escombros2) * (=large amount) montón * mI've got piles of work to do — tengo un montón or tengo montones de trabajo que hacer *
3) * (=fortune) dineral * m, fortuna f•
he made a pile on this deal — ganó un dineral or una fortuna con el trato, se hizo de oro con el trato4) * hum (=building) mole f humsome stately pile in the country — una mole de casa or un caserón en el campo
5) (Phys) pila f ; atomic2.VT amontonar, apilarhe piled the plates onto the tray — amontonó or apiló los platos en la bandeja
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the tables were piled high with food — en las mesas había montones or montañas de comida3. VI*1) (=squeeze)•
we all piled into the car — nos metimos todos apretujados en el coche•
we piled off the bus — salimos en avalancha or en tropel del autobús•
they piled onto the bus — se metieron apretujados en el autobús2) (=attack)•
they piled into him — se abalanzaron sobre él3) (=crash)•
his car piled into the tree — su coche se estrelló contra el árbol- pile in- pile off- pile on- pile out- pile up
II [paɪl]1.N (Constr) pilote m, pilar m2.CPDpile driver N — martinete m
pile dwelling N — (Hist) vivienda f construida sobre pilotes
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[paɪl]N [of carpet, cloth] pelo m ; shag IV* * *
I [paɪl]1) ca) (stack, heap) montón m, pila fb) ( fortune) (colloq) fortuna f2) c u ( Tex) pelo m4) c ( Const) pilote m5) c ( large building) (hum) mole f
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transitive verb amontonar, apilar, hacer* un montón or una pila conmy desk was piled high with boxes — había un montón or una pila enorme de cajas sobre mi escritorio
Phrasal Verbs:- pile in- pile on- pile up -
3 reducir
v.1 to reduce.nos han reducido el sueldo our salary has been cutreducir algo a algo to reduce something to somethingreducir algo al absurdo to make a nonsense of somethingElla redujo la velocidad She reduced the speed.2 to suppress, to subdue (someter) (país, ciudad).3 to convert (Mat) (convertir).4 to set (medicine).5 to shorten, to shrink.Ellos redujeron las tablas They shortened the boards.6 to cut down, to depress, to de-escalate, to deescalate.Ellos redujeron los gastos They cut down expenses.7 to conquer, to subdue, to subjugate.Ellos redujeron a los nativos They conquered the natives.8 to hydrogenate.* * *1 (gen) to reduce2 (disminuir) to reduce, cut, cut down on3 (vencer) to subdue4 MEDICINA to set5 (una salsa, etc) to reduce, boil down1 AUTOMÓVIL to change down, change to a lower gear1 (gen) to be reduced; (decrecer) to decrease2 (resultar) to come down (a, to)* * *verb1) to reduce, cut2) decrease3) subdue* * *1. VT1) (=disminuir)a) [en cantidad] [+ gastos, inflación, precio] to reduce, bring down, cut; [+ tensión, ansiedad] to reduce; [+ riesgo] to reduce, lessenmedidas encaminadas a reducir el número de parados — measures designed to reduce o bring down o cut the number of unemployed
han reducido las listas de espera en los hospitales — they have reduced o cut hospital waiting lists
el autobús redujo su velocidad — the bus reduced speed, the bus slowed down
el banco redujo su beneficio un 12% — the bank saw its profits fall by 12%
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reducir algo en algo — to reduce sth by sth, cut sth by sthtenemos que reducir la producción en un 20% — we have to reduce o cut production by 20%
b) [en tiempo] [+ jornada laboral] to reduce, shorten; [+ sentencia] to reducehan reducido la mili a nueve meses — they have reduced o cut military service to nine months
sus abogados consiguieron reducir la sentencia a dos meses — his lawyers managed to get his sentence reduced to two months
c) [en tamaño] [+ copia] to reduce; [+ discurso, artículo] to cut down, shorten2)•
reducir algo a algo —a) (=limitar) to limit sth to sth; (=simplificar) to reduce sth to sthredujo su intervención a criticar al gobierno — her participation was limited to criticizing the government
b) (=convertir) [+ cantidad, medida] to convert sth into sth; [+ fracción, ecuación] to reduce sth into sth3) (=someter) [+ ladrón, fugitivo, loco] to overpower; [+ alborotadores] to subdue; [+ fortaleza] to subdue, reduce frm•
reducir a algn al silencio — [por la fuerza, por miedo] to silence sb; [por vergüenza, humillación] to reduce sb to silence4) (Med) [+ hueso, hernia] to set, reduce frm5) (Quím) to reduce6) LAm [en el mercado negro] to get rid of *2.VI (Aut) to change down3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <gastos/costos> to cut, reduce; <velocidad/producción/consumo> to reducereducir al mínimo los riesgos — to minimize o to reduce the risks to a minimum
le redujeron la pena — they shortened o reduced his sentence
reducir algo a su mínima expresión — (Mat) to reduce something to its simplest form
b) <fotocopia/fotografía> to reduce2)a) ( transformar)reducir algo A algo: reducir los gramos a milígramos to convert the grams to milligrams; quedaron reducidos a cenizas they were reduced to ashes; mis ilusiones quedaron reducidas a la nada — my dreams came to nothing
b) (Quím) to reducec) (AmS) < objeto robado> to receive, fence (colloq)4) <fractura/hernia> to set, reduce (tech)2.reducir vi1) (Coc) to reduce, boil down2) (Auto) to shift into a lower gear3.reducirse v pronreducirse A algo: todo se reduce a tener tacto it all comes down to being tactful; todo se redujo a un paseo por el río — in the end it was just a walk by the river
* * *= abridge, compress, contract, curtail, erode, gut, narrow, prune, reduce, shorten, stifle, lower, cut back (on), cut, cut down (on), deplete, lessen, pare down, keep down + Nombre, retrench, narrow down, whittle (away/down/at), slim down, slow down, slow up, taper, wind + Nombre + down, cut + Nombre + short, scale back, downgrade [down-grade], shave off, shrink, mark + Nombre + down.Ex. Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include.Ex. A library of a million volumes could be compressed into one end of a desk.Ex. In the face of emergencies, breadth of vision tends to contract, narrowing the range of responses.Ex. The imposition of fee-based services may radically curtail the breadth of resources available to library users where historically information has been offered freely.Ex. These arrangements should also erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.Ex. Prices of European produced scientific, technical and medical serials continue to gut US research libraries.Ex. Hierarchical relationships must be indicated in order that the users may broaden or narrow the search parameters.Ex. More balanced schedules were achieved by pruning the 31000 subjects enumerated in the fourteenth edition to 4700.Ex. The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.Ex. If there are holds on the title, the loan period is shortened to 14 days.Ex. Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.Ex. When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.Ex. But higher education, which expanded between 1959 and 1979 from 164,000 to 519,600 students in full-time higher education, has also been cutting back on purchases.Ex. 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.Ex. Abstracts cut down considerably on legwork in hunting for information.Ex. This intermediate grade would equate with the senior library assistant, a category much depleted in UK academic librarianship.Ex. Two possible solutions are possible: (1) to lessen the frequency of production, or (2) to reduce the amount of detail in the entries.Ex. He said again that we should pare it down to something much more in line with his figures.Ex. Activities such as gardening or cookery are dealt with in many books in ways which go far beyond the simple keeping down of weeds or just filling empty stomachs.Ex. In the face of overpublishing and growing scepticism, this once booming area is now retrenching and broadening its coverage = En vista del exceso de publicaciones y del creciente escepticismo, este área que una vez estuvo en auge ahora ha venido a menos.Ex. By specifying the fields to be searched, the user can narrow down the search in a very convenient way.Ex. However, such idealism is often whittled away over time by bureaucratic problems & organizational demands.Ex. The abundance of book types and titles makes display and merchandising increasingly difficult; some booksellers are dealing with this by slimming down or cutting out certain categories.Ex. However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change.Ex. Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.Ex. The tube in the two types tapers almost unnoticeably from base to tip.Ex. Not the least of the ironies of this venture is that going ahead with it is as full of hazard as winding it down abruptly.Ex. May I just cut you short, because I've discussed this problem with Peter Jacobs just this week.Ex. He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.Ex. The opposite of the 'halo effect' -- downgrading someone you dislike but whose work is good -- is also an error.Ex. You can shave off as much as 50% or even more from your current rate for home insurance in Arizona.Ex. The 'false hit' problem still arises, but becomes less likely as the 'neighborhood' of the two words shrinks.Ex. They have just marked down all summer handbags to 50 percent off.----* que reduce el estrés = stress-reducing.* reducir a cero = reduce to + nil.* reducir a la mitad = halve, cut in + half, halve, reduce by + half.* reducir a la nada = reduce to + nil.* reducir al mínimo = minimise [minimize, -USA], reduce to + a minimum, cut down to + a minimum, keep to + a (bare) minimum, cut to + the bone.* reducir a lo mínimo = cut to + the bone.* reducir a miniatura = miniaturise [miniaturize, -USA].* reducir costes = reduce + costs.* reducir de plantilla = downsize.* reducir de tamaño = reduce in + size.* reducir el esfuerzo = reduce + effort.* reducir el impacto = minimise + impact.* reducir el papeleo = slash + red tape.* reducir el precio = reduce + price, cut + price.* reducir el presupuesto = cut + monies from + budget.* reducir el riesgo = reduce + risk.* reducir el tamaño = reduce + size.* reducir el tiempo = cut down + time.* reducir el valor = reduce + value.* reducir gastos = cut + costs, cut + spending, make + economies, make + cuts, reduce + costs.* reducir gradualmente = scale down.* reducir la burocracia = slash + red tape.* reducir la posibilidad = minimise + possibility.* reducir la probabilidad = reduce + chances.* reducir las diferencias = bridge + the gap, bridge + the divide, bridge + the chasm, bridge + the gulf, close + the gap.* reducir las diferencias entre... y = narrow + the gap between... and.* reducir las distancias = reduce + distance, close + the gap.* reducir las posibilidades de = narrow + the vision of.* reducir los beneficios = cut + profit.* reducir los impuestos = cut + taxes.* reducir pérdidas = cut down + losses, cut + losses.* reducir progresivamente = phase out.* reducirse a = boil down to, come down to.* reducirse poco a poco = dribble off.* reducir una limitación = push + limits (further and further back).* reducir una palabra a su raíz = stem.* reducir un obstáculo = lower + barrier.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <gastos/costos> to cut, reduce; <velocidad/producción/consumo> to reducereducir al mínimo los riesgos — to minimize o to reduce the risks to a minimum
le redujeron la pena — they shortened o reduced his sentence
reducir algo a su mínima expresión — (Mat) to reduce something to its simplest form
b) <fotocopia/fotografía> to reduce2)a) ( transformar)reducir algo A algo: reducir los gramos a milígramos to convert the grams to milligrams; quedaron reducidos a cenizas they were reduced to ashes; mis ilusiones quedaron reducidas a la nada — my dreams came to nothing
b) (Quím) to reducec) (AmS) < objeto robado> to receive, fence (colloq)4) <fractura/hernia> to set, reduce (tech)2.reducir vi1) (Coc) to reduce, boil down2) (Auto) to shift into a lower gear3.reducirse v pronreducirse A algo: todo se reduce a tener tacto it all comes down to being tactful; todo se redujo a un paseo por el río — in the end it was just a walk by the river
* * *= abridge, compress, contract, curtail, erode, gut, narrow, prune, reduce, shorten, stifle, lower, cut back (on), cut, cut down (on), deplete, lessen, pare down, keep down + Nombre, retrench, narrow down, whittle (away/down/at), slim down, slow down, slow up, taper, wind + Nombre + down, cut + Nombre + short, scale back, downgrade [down-grade], shave off, shrink, mark + Nombre + down.Ex: Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include.
Ex: A library of a million volumes could be compressed into one end of a desk.Ex: In the face of emergencies, breadth of vision tends to contract, narrowing the range of responses.Ex: The imposition of fee-based services may radically curtail the breadth of resources available to library users where historically information has been offered freely.Ex: These arrangements should also erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.Ex: Prices of European produced scientific, technical and medical serials continue to gut US research libraries.Ex: Hierarchical relationships must be indicated in order that the users may broaden or narrow the search parameters.Ex: More balanced schedules were achieved by pruning the 31000 subjects enumerated in the fourteenth edition to 4700.Ex: The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.Ex: If there are holds on the title, the loan period is shortened to 14 days.Ex: Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.Ex: When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.Ex: But higher education, which expanded between 1959 and 1979 from 164,000 to 519,600 students in full-time higher education, has also been cutting back on purchases.Ex: 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.Ex: Abstracts cut down considerably on legwork in hunting for information.Ex: This intermediate grade would equate with the senior library assistant, a category much depleted in UK academic librarianship.Ex: Two possible solutions are possible: (1) to lessen the frequency of production, or (2) to reduce the amount of detail in the entries.Ex: He said again that we should pare it down to something much more in line with his figures.Ex: Activities such as gardening or cookery are dealt with in many books in ways which go far beyond the simple keeping down of weeds or just filling empty stomachs.Ex: In the face of overpublishing and growing scepticism, this once booming area is now retrenching and broadening its coverage = En vista del exceso de publicaciones y del creciente escepticismo, este área que una vez estuvo en auge ahora ha venido a menos.Ex: By specifying the fields to be searched, the user can narrow down the search in a very convenient way.Ex: However, such idealism is often whittled away over time by bureaucratic problems & organizational demands.Ex: The abundance of book types and titles makes display and merchandising increasingly difficult; some booksellers are dealing with this by slimming down or cutting out certain categories.Ex: However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change.Ex: Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.Ex: The tube in the two types tapers almost unnoticeably from base to tip.Ex: Not the least of the ironies of this venture is that going ahead with it is as full of hazard as winding it down abruptly.Ex: May I just cut you short, because I've discussed this problem with Peter Jacobs just this week.Ex: He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.Ex: The opposite of the 'halo effect' -- downgrading someone you dislike but whose work is good -- is also an error.Ex: You can shave off as much as 50% or even more from your current rate for home insurance in Arizona.Ex: The 'false hit' problem still arises, but becomes less likely as the 'neighborhood' of the two words shrinks.Ex: They have just marked down all summer handbags to 50 percent off.* que reduce el estrés = stress-reducing.* reducir a cero = reduce to + nil.* reducir a la mitad = halve, cut in + half, halve, reduce by + half.* reducir a la nada = reduce to + nil.* reducir al mínimo = minimise [minimize, -USA], reduce to + a minimum, cut down to + a minimum, keep to + a (bare) minimum, cut to + the bone.* reducir a lo mínimo = cut to + the bone.* reducir a miniatura = miniaturise [miniaturize, -USA].* reducir costes = reduce + costs.* reducir de plantilla = downsize.* reducir de tamaño = reduce in + size.* reducir el esfuerzo = reduce + effort.* reducir el impacto = minimise + impact.* reducir el papeleo = slash + red tape.* reducir el precio = reduce + price, cut + price.* reducir el presupuesto = cut + monies from + budget.* reducir el riesgo = reduce + risk.* reducir el tamaño = reduce + size.* reducir el tiempo = cut down + time.* reducir el valor = reduce + value.* reducir gastos = cut + costs, cut + spending, make + economies, make + cuts, reduce + costs.* reducir gradualmente = scale down.* reducir la burocracia = slash + red tape.* reducir la posibilidad = minimise + possibility.* reducir la probabilidad = reduce + chances.* reducir las diferencias = bridge + the gap, bridge + the divide, bridge + the chasm, bridge + the gulf, close + the gap.* reducir las diferencias entre... y = narrow + the gap between... and.* reducir las distancias = reduce + distance, close + the gap.* reducir las posibilidades de = narrow + the vision of.* reducir los beneficios = cut + profit.* reducir los impuestos = cut + taxes.* reducir pérdidas = cut down + losses, cut + losses.* reducir progresivamente = phase out.* reducirse a = boil down to, come down to.* reducirse poco a poco = dribble off.* reducir una limitación = push + limits (further and further back).* reducir una palabra a su raíz = stem.* reducir un obstáculo = lower + barrier.* * *reducir [I6 ]vtA1 ‹gastos/costos› to cut, cut down on, reduce; ‹velocidad› to reduce; ‹producción/consumo› to reducehemos reducido el número de casos we have brought down o reduced the number of casesredujeron el número de plazas they cut the number of places o the number of places was reducedhan prometido reducir los impuestos they have promised to cut o reduce taxescon esto se intenta reducir al mínimo el riesgo de infección this is intended to minimize o to reduce to a minimum the risk of infectionejercicios para reducir (la) cintura exercises to reduce your waistlinereducir algo A algo to reduce sth TO sthhan reducido el texto a 50 páginas they have shortened o reduced the text to fifty pagesle han reducido la pena a dos años they have commuted o shortened o reduced his sentence to two yearsla población quedó reducida a la mitad the population was reduced to half of its former sizereducir algo a su mínima expresión ( Mat) to reduce sth to its simplest expression o formel suéter quedó reducido a su mínima expresión ( hum); the sweater shrank to nothingreducir algo EN algo to reduce sth BY sthpretenden reducir el gasto en cinco millones they aim to reduce costs by five million2 ‹fotocopia/fotografía› to reduceB1 (transformar) reducir algo A algo:reducir los gramos a miligramos to convert the grams to milligramsreducir quebrados a un mínimo común denominador to reduce fractions to their lowest common denominatorquedaron reducidos a cenizas they were reduced to ashestodas sus ilusiones quedaron reducidas a la nada all his dreams were shattered2 ( Quím) to reduceC (dominar, someter) ‹enemigo/rebeldes› to subdue; ‹ladrón› to overpowerreducir a un pueblo a la esclavitud to reduce a people to slaveryD ‹fractura/hernia› to set, reduce ( tech)E (CS) ‹cadáver/restos mortales› to exhume ( for reburial in a niche or smaller coffin)■ reducirviA ( Coc) to reduce, boil downdejar reducir la salsa leave the sauce to boil down o reducereducirse A algo:todo se reduce a saber interpretar las cifras it all comes down to knowing how to interpret the figurestodo se redujo a una visita a la catedral y un paseo por el río in the end it was just a visit to the cathedral and a walk along the river* * *
reducir ( conjugate reducir) verbo transitivo
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‹velocidad/producción/consumo› to reduce;
reducir algo A algo to reduce sth to sth;
reducir algo EN algo to reduce sth by sth
2a) ( transformar):
quedaron reducidos a cenizas they were reduced to ashes
3 ( dominar) ‹enemigo/rebeldes› to subdue;
‹ ladrón› to overpower
reducirse verbo pronominal:
reducir
I verbo transitivo
1 (disminuir) to reduce
reducir algo en algo, to reduce sthg by sthg
(gastos, consumo, etc) to cut (down), minimize
2 (convertir, transformar) to reduce: el incendio redujo el bosque a cenizas, the fire reduced the wood to ashes
3 (subyugar) to subdue
II vi Auto to change down, US to downshift
' reducir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bajar
- ceniza
- encaminada
- encaminado
- moler
- disminuir
- minimizar
- mínimo
- mira
English:
administrative
- austerity
- ax
- axe
- change down
- corner
- curtail
- cut
- cut back
- cut down
- decrease
- deficit
- deplenish
- deplete
- depress
- downsize
- effective
- halve
- lighten
- lower
- narrow down
- prune
- pulp
- rate
- receive
- reduce
- retrench
- scale down
- shorten
- slow
- wind down
- bring
- cost
- deaden
- decelerate
- diminish
- discount
- get
- lessen
- loss
- minimize
- over
- pare
- scale
- slacken
- traffic
- whittle
- wind
* * *♦ vt1. [disminuir] to reduce;[gastos, costes, impuestos, plantilla] to cut; [producción] to cut (back on);nos han reducido el sueldo our salary has been cut;reduzca la velocidad [en letrero] reduce speed now;reducir algo a algo to reduce sth to sth;el edificio quedó reducido a escombros the building was reduced to a pile of rubble;reducir algo al mínimo to reduce sth to a minimum;tú todo lo reduces a tener dinero the only thing you care about is money;reducir a la mínima expresión to cut down to the bare minimum2. [fotocopia] to reduce3. [someter] [país, ciudad] to suppress, to subdue;[atracador, ladrón, sublevados] to overpower6. Quím to reduce8. Andes, RP [objetos robados] to receive, to fence9. RP [cadáver] to exhume [for reburial in smaller container]♦ vireduce a tercera change down into third (gear)* * *v/t1 reduce (a to); gastos cut;reducir personal cut jobs, reduce staff numbers;reducir la marcha AUTO downshift, shift into a lower gear2 MIL overcome* * *reducir {61} vt1) disminuir: to reduce, to decrease, to cut2) : to subdue3) : to boil down* * *reducir vb to reduce -
4 kup|a
f pot. 1. (sterta) (kamieni, śmieci) heap; (gazet) pile- kupa gnoju a dungheap, a dunghill- po zburzonym domu została kupa gruzu the house was reduced to a pile of rubble- zebrać coś na kupę to pile sth in a heap2. (grupa) kupa ludzi a crowd of people- kupa komarów swarms of mosquitos- kupą pojechaliśmy na wycieczkę a whole gang of us went on a trip- trzymać się w kupie to stick together- kupą, mości panowie! przest., żart. all together, gents! pot., żart.3. (mnóstwo, masa) kupa czegoś heaps a. loads of sth pot. [czasu, pieniędzy, roboty, kłopotów]- kupa śmiechu a good laugh- z nim jest zawsze kupa śmiechu he’s always good for a laugh- mieć kupę do zrobienia to have heaps of things to do- mieć kupę kłopotów to be in a heap of trouble- zwaliło się do nas kupa a. kupę gości we were overrun with guests, a whole crowd came to visit us- mieszkali wszyscy na kupie w jednopokojowym mieszkaniu they all lived on top of each other in a one-room flat- ten samochód to kupa złomu this car is a nothing but a rust bucket, this car is a complete wreck a. write-off pot.4. pot. (stolec) pooh U GB pot., poop U US pot., turd pot.; (psia) dog pooh a. dog-do U pot., dog turd pot.- dziecko zrobiło kupę w majtki the child messed his/her pants- pies zrobił kupę na dywanie the dog made a mess on the carpet■ nie trzymać się kupy pot. [argument, teoria, zeznania] to not hold water, to not stand a. hold up; [relacja, film] to not hold a. hang together- jego pomysł/wersja trzyma się kupy his idea/version holds water- wziąć się w kupę a. pozbierać się do kupy pot. to pull oneself together; to pull one’s socks up pot.- pozbierać/poskładać coś do kupy to gather/put sth together- próbował pozbierać do kupy wszystkie fakty he tried to put all the facts together- nie potrafi sklecić do kupy nawet trzech zdań he can’t even put three simple sentences togetherThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > kup|a
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5 sinken
(Bedeutung) to diminish; to be on the decline;(Hoffnung) to fade;(Preis) to fall; to drop; to decline; to go down; to sag;(Schiff) to founder; to go down; to sink;(Wasserstand) to subside* * *sịn|ken ['zɪŋkn] pret sa\#nk [zaŋk] ptp gesu\#nken [gə'zʊŋkn]vi aux sein1) (Mensch, Gegenstand) to sink; (Schiff) to sink, to go down; (Ballon) to descend; (Nebel) to come down, to descend (liter)auf einen Stuhl/zu Boden sinken — to sink into a chair/to the ground
an jds Brust (acc) or jdm an die Brust sinken (liter) — to fall upon sb's breast
in Ohnmacht sinken (geh) — to swoon (old), to fall into a faint (esp Brit), to faint
die Arme/den Kopf sinken lassen — to let one's arms/head drop
2) (Boden, Gebäude) to subside, to sink; (Fundament) to settledas Haus war ein Meter tiefer gesunken — the house had sunk one metre (Brit) or meter (US)
3) (=niedriger werden Wasserspiegel, Temperatur, Preise etc) to fall, to drop4) (= schwinden) (Ansehen, Vertrauen) to diminish; (Einfluss) to wane, to decline, to diminish; (Hoffnung, Stimmung) to sinkden Mut/die Hoffnung sinken lassen — to lose courage/hope
5) (moralisch) to sink* * *1) (to slip, fall, be reduced: As he could think of nothing more to say, he lapsed into silence; I'm afraid our standards of tidiness have lapsed.) lapse2) sink3) ((of floods) to become lower and withdraw: Gradually the water subsided.) subside* * *sin·ken<sank, gesunken>[ˈzɪŋkn̩]vi Hilfsverb: seinauf den Grund \sinken to sink to the bottom2. (herabsinken) to descend3. (niedersinken) to drop, to fallins Bett \sinken to fall into bedzu Boden/auf ein Sofa \sinken to sink [or drop] to the ground/on[to] a sofadie Hände \sinken lassen to let one's hands fall, to drop one's handsdie Temperatur sank auf 2°C the temperature went down to 2°C; Kurs, Preis to fall, to drop, to be on the decline▪ \sinkend falling\sinkende Produktion ÖKON falling production\sinkender Dollar BÖRSE sagging dollarden Mut \sinken lassen to lose couragein jds Achtung/Ansehen \sinken to go down [or sink] in sb's estimation [or esteem], to lose sb's favour [or AM -or]; s.a. tief* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) <ship, sun> sink, go down; <plane, balloon> descend, go down; (geh.) <leaves, snowflakes> fall2) (niedersinken) fallauf od. (geh.) in die Knie sinken — sink or fall to one's knees
3) (niedriger werden) <temperature, level> fall, dropdas Thermometer/Barometer sinkt — the temperature is falling/the barometer is going back
4) (an Wert verlieren) <price, value> fall, go down5) (nachlassen, abnehmen) fall; go down; <excitement, interest> diminish, decline* * *sinken; sinkt, sank, ist gesunken v/ijemandem in die Arme sinken fall into sb’s arms;zu Boden sinken sink ( oder drop) to the ground;auf die Knie sinken drop to one’s knees;ins Bett sinken fall ( oder collapse) into bed;in einen Sessel sinken sink ( oder collapse) into an armchair;sinken lassen lower, drop (auch Stimme);den Kopf sinken lassen hang one’s head;in tiefen Schlaf sinken sink into a deep sleep2. Aktien, Kurs, Preise, Temperatur etc: fall, drop, go down;das Fieber ist leicht gesunken the temperature has gone down slightly;der Verbrauch von Rindfleisch ist stark gesunken beef consumption has fallen considerably;zu einem allgemeinen Sinken der Energiepreise führen lead to a general fall in energy pricesseine Stimmung sank his spirits sank;er ist tief gesunken he has sunk very low;in jemandes Achtung sinken go down in sb’s opinion ( oder esteem);* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) <ship, sun> sink, go down; <plane, balloon> descend, go down; (geh.) <leaves, snowflakes> fall2) (niedersinken) fallauf od. (geh.) in die Knie sinken — sink or fall to one's knees
3) (niedriger werden) <temperature, level> fall, dropdas Thermometer/Barometer sinkt — the temperature is falling/the barometer is going back
4) (an Wert verlieren) <price, value> fall, go down5) (nachlassen, abnehmen) fall; go down; <excitement, interest> diminish, decline* * *n.descent n. -
6 ratatiner
ratatiner [ʀatatine]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb( = détruire) (inf!) [+ maison] to wreck ; [+ machine, voiture] to smash to pieces• sa voiture a été complètement ratatinée his car was a complete write-off (Brit) his car was totaled (inf) (US)2. reflexive verb* * *se ratatiner ʀatatine verbe pronominal1) [fruit] to shrivel2) [visage, personne] to become wizened* * *ʀatatine vt[végétal] to shrivel, [personne] to wrinkle* * *ratatiner verb table: aimerA ◑vtr to kill, to bump [sb] off; se faire ratatiner to get bumped off.B se ratatiner vpr1 [carotte, poire] to shrivel;2 [visage, personne] to become wizened.[ratatine] verbe transitif1. (familier) [démolir]le bâtiment a été ratatiné en quelques secondes the building was reduced to a pile of rubble within seconds2. [flétrir]3. (familier) [battre]je me suis fait ratatiner au tennis/aux échecs I got thrashed at tennis/chess[assassiner]————————se ratatiner verbe pronominal intransitif1. [se dessécher] to shrivel2. (familier) [rapetisser] to shrink3. (familier) [s'écraser] to crashla voiture s'est ratatinée contre un mur the car crashed ou smashed into a wall -
7 heap
1. noun1) Haufen, derhe was lying in a heap on the ground — er lag zusammengesackt am Boden
2) (fig. coll.): (quantity)2. transitive verbheaps of — jede Menge (ugs.)
* * *[hi:p] 1. noun1) (a large amount or a large number, in a pile: a heap of sand/apples.) der Haufen2) ((usually in plural with of) many, much or plenty: We've got heaps of time; I've done that heaps of times.) die Menge2. verb2) (to fill or cover with a heap: He heaped his plate with vegetables; He heaped insults on his opponent.) (über-)häufen•- academic.ru/102743/heaped">heaped* * *[hi:p]I. n\heap of clothes Kleiderhaufen ma [whole] \heap of trouble ein Riesenärger m fam5.▶ to be at the bottom of the \heap zu den Verlierern zählen▶ to be stuck at the bottom of the \heap nicht aus seinen ärmlichen Verhältnissen herauskommenII. vt▪ to \heap sth etw aufhäufen [o zu einem Haufen zusammentragen]she \heaped coals in the grate sie schaufelte Kohle auf den Rostthey \heaped the plates with food sie häuften bergeweise Essen auf die Tellerto \heap criticism on sb massive Kritik an jdm übento \heap insults on sb jdm Beleidigungen an den Kopf werfen* * *[hiːp]1. n(to leave sth) in a heap — (etw) auf einem Haufen (liegen lassen)
the building was reduced to a heap of rubble — das Haus sank in Schutt und Asche
at the bottom/top of the heap (fig) — ganz unten/oben
2)do you have any glasses? – yes, heaps — haben Sie Gläser? – (ja,) jede Menge (inf)
she has heaps of enthusiasm/time — sie hat jede Menge Enthusiasmus/Zeit (inf)
2. adv3. vthäufenhe heaped his clothes together — er warf seine Kleider auf einen Haufen
to heap praise on sb/sth — über jdn/etw voll des Lobes sein (geh), jdn/etw über den grünen Klee loben (inf); (in addressing) jdn mit Lob überschütten
to heap scorn on sb/sth — jdn/etw mit Spott übergießen
to heap abuse on sb — jdm Beleidigungen an den Kopf werfen; (cursing) jdn mit einer Flut von Schimpfwörtern überschütten
an armchair heaped with cushions — ein Sessel, auf dem sich Kissen türmen
* * *heap [hiːp]A s1. Haufe(n) m:in a heap auf einem Haufen;in heaps haufenweise;heap of manure Misthaufen;heap of rubble Trümmerhaufen2. umg Haufen m, Menge f:heaps of time eine Menge Zeit;heaps of times unzählige Male;heaps better sehr viel besserheap of charcoals Kohlenmeiler m4. umg Karre f (Auto)B v/t1. häufen:heap a plate with food, heap food on a plate Essen auf einen Teller häufen;one heaped tablespoonful of sugar ein gehäufter Esslöffel Zucker;heap up wealth (riches)3. beladen, ( auch zum Überfließen) anfüllenwith mit)* * *1. noun1) Haufen, derlying in a heap/in heaps — auf einem/in Haufen liegen
2) (fig. coll.): (quantity)2. transitive verbheaps of — jede Menge (ugs.)
* * *n.Halde -n f.Haufen - m.Menge -n f. v.häufen v. -
8 verwandeln
I v/t1. change; (umwandeln) auch convert; (umformen) transform; (Strafe) commute ( alle: in + Akk into); verwandeln in (+ Akk) auch turn into2. Fußball: convert; den Strafstoß etc. verwandeln score the penalty etc.; einen Eckball direkt verwandeln score directly from a corner kickII v/refl change (in + Akk into); ZOOL. metamorphose (into) (auch fig.); sich verwandeln in (+ Akk) auch turn into* * *to transmute; to change; to metamorphose; to turn; to transform; to convert* * *ver|wạn|deln ptp verwa\#ndelt1. vt(= umformen) to change, to transform; Bett, Zimmer to convert; (MATH, ECON, CHEM) to convert; (THEAT ) Szene to change; (JUR ) Strafe to commuteverwandeln — to turn sb/sth into sth
Müller verwandelte den Pass zum 2:0 — Müller put the pass away to make it 2-0
2. vi (Sport sl)zum 1:0 verwandeln — to make it 1-0
3. vrto change; (ZOOL) to metamorphose* * *1) ((with into) to make into or become (something different): The prince was changed into a frog.) change2) (to drive, or put, into a particular (bad) state: The bombs reduced the city to ruins; She was so angry, she was almost reduced to tears; During the famine, many people were reduced to eating grass and leaves.) reduce3) (to change the appearance or nature of completely: He transformed the old kitchen into a beautiful sitting-room; His marriage has transformed him.) transform* * *ver·wan·deln *I. vt1. (umwandeln)▪ jd ist wie verwandelt sb is a changed [or different] person [or is transformed2. TECH▪ etw \verwandeln to transform sth4. FBALLeinen Strafstoß/Eckball \verwandeln to convert a penalty/score from a cornerII. vr* * *1.transitives Verb1) convert (in + Akk., zu into); (völlig verändern) transform (in + Akk., zu into)2.ich fühlte mich wie verwandelt — I felt a different person or transformed
reflexives Verb3.sich in etwas (Akk.) od. zu etwas verwandeln — turn or change into something; (bei chemischen Vorgängen usw.) be converted into something
intransitives Verb (Ballspiele)er verwandelte [zum 2:0] — he scored [to make it 2-0]
* * *A. v/tin +akk into);verwandeln in (+akk) auch turn into2. Fußball: convert;den Strafstoß etcverwandeln score the penalty etc;einen Eckball direkt verwandeln score directly from a corner kickB. v/r change (in +akk into); ZOOL metamorphose (into) (auch fig);sich verwandeln in (+akk) auch turn intoC. v/i Fußball: score;er hätte verwandeln müssen he should have scored* * *1.transitives Verb1) convert (in + Akk., zu into); (völlig verändern) transform (in + Akk., zu into)2.ich fühlte mich wie verwandelt — I felt a different person or transformed
reflexives Verb3.sich in etwas (Akk.) od. zu etwas verwandeln — turn or change into something; (bei chemischen Vorgängen usw.) be converted into something
intransitives Verb (Ballspiele)er verwandelte [zum 2:0] — he scored [to make it 2-0]
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9 zgliszcz|a
plt (G zgliszczy) 1. książk. (miejsce po pożarze) site of a fire; (spalone szczątki) charred remains a. ruins- dymiące/tlące się zgliszcza smoking/smouldering ruins a. rubble- zgliszcza budynku the charred ruins a. wreckage of the building- po pożarze domu zostały (tylko) zgliszcza the fire reduced the house to (a pile of) charred rubble- odbudować kraj ze zgliszczy wojennych to rebuild a country from the ashes of war2. przen. (pozostałość) ruins- zgliszcza cywilizacji the ruins of a civilizationThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > zgliszcz|a
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