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to become caught up in sth

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1 verwachsen

(unreg.)

I v/i

1. (ist verwachsen) grow together; MED., Knochen: unite; Wunde: heal up ( oder over)

2. (ist) fig. grow close ( mit to), become one (with) lit.; verwachsen zu etw. grow into s.th.

II v/refl (hat) Narbe: heal up ( oder over) with time; Deformität: correct itself with time

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verwachsen2

I P.P. verwachsen1

II Adj.

1. deformed, crippled; (bucklig) hunchbacked

2. (überwuchert) overgrown

3. Baum etc.: stunted

4. fig.: verwachsen mit deeply rooted in; verwachsen sein mit auch be one with

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verwachsen3

v/refl Skisport: ( sich) verwachst haben have used the wrong wax on one’s skis

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(unförmig) deformed (Adj.)

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ver|wạch|sen I ptp verwa\#chsen
vi irreg aux sein

1) (= zusammenwachsen) to grow (in) together, to grow into one; (Narbe) to heal over; (Knochen) to knit; (Wunde) to heal, to close (over)

mit etw verwachsen — to grow into sth

2) (fig Menschen, Gemeinschaft) to grow closer (together)

zu etw verwachsen — to grow into sth

mit etw verwachsen (mit Arbeit, Aufgabe, Traditionen) — to become caught up in sth

mit etw verwachsen sein — to have very close ties with sth

ein Volk, das mit seinen Traditionen/seiner Kultur verwachsen ist — a nation whose traditions are/culture is deeply rooted within it

mit jdm verwachsen sein — to have become very close to sb
II
adj

1) Mensch, Tier, Glied deformed; Pflanze malformed; (= verkümmert) stunted

2) (= überwuchert) overgrown

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ver·wach·sen *

[-ˈvaksn]

irreg

I. vi Hilfsverb: sein

1. (zusammenwachsen)

▪ [mit etw dat] \verwachsen to grow together [with sth]

2. (zuwuchern) to become overgrown

ein \verwachsener Garten an overgrown garden

II. vr MED

▪ sich akk \verwachsen to right [or correct] itself

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Adjektiv deformed

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verwachsen¹ (irr)

A. v/i

1. (ist verwachsen) grow together; MED, Knochen: unite; Wunde: heal up ( oder over)

2. (ist) fig grow close (

mit to), become one (with) liter;

verwachsen zu etwas grow into sth

B. v/r (hat) Narbe: heal up ( oder over) with time; Deformität: correct itself with time

verwachsen²

A. pperf → verwachsen¹

B. adj

1. deformed, crippled; (bucklig) hunchbacked

2. (überwuchert) overgrown

3. Baum etc: stunted

4. fig:

verwachsen mit deeply rooted in;

verwachsen sein mit auch be one with

verwachsen³ v/r Skisport:

(sich) verwachst haben have used the wrong wax on one’s skis

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Adjektiv deformed

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v.

to grow together v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > verwachsen
2 verwickeln

I v/t

1. (Wolle etc.) tangle (up), get s.th. tangled

2. jemanden in etw. verwickeln fig. involve s.o. in s.th., get s.o. involved ( oder embroiled oder caught up) in s.th., drag s.o. into s.th.; in etw. verwickelt werden become ( oder get) involved ( oder caught up oder embroiled) in s.th., get mixed up in s.th. umg.

II v/refl: sich verwickeln in (+ Akk) get (o.s.) involved in; sich in Widersprüche verwickeln get tangled up in a web of contradictions

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(hineinziehen) to entangle; to implicate; to involve;

(verwirren) to ravel; to tangle; to embroil

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ver|wị|ckeln ptp verwi\#ckelt
1. vt
Fäden etc to tangle (up), to get tangled up
verwickeln — to involve sb in sth; in Kampf, in dunkle Geschäfte auch to get sb mixed up in sth; in Skandal auch to get sb mixed up in sth, to embroil sb in sth

in etw verwickelt sein — to be involved/mixed up/embroiled in sth

2. vr
(Fäden etc) to tangle (up), to become tangled
verwickeln (lit) — to become entangled in sth, to get caught up in sth; (fig) in Widersprüche to get oneself tangled up in sth; in Skandal to get mixed up or involved or embroiled in sth

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1) (to involve (a person) in a quarrel or in a difficult situation: I do not wish to become embroiled in their family quarrels.) embroil

2) (to cause (something) to become twisted or tangled with something else: Her long scarf entangled itself in the bicycle wheel; entangled in an unhappy love affair.) entangle

3) ((often with in or with) to cause to take part in or to be mixed up in: He has always been involved in/with the theatre; Don't ask my advice - I don't want to be/get involved.) involve

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ver·wi·ckeln *

I. vt

▪ jdn in etw akk \verwickeln to involve sb in sth

jdn in ein Gespräch \verwickeln to engage sb in conversation

jdn in einen Skandal \verwickeln to get sb mixed up [or embroiled] in a scandal

▪ in etw akk verwickelt sein/werden to be/become [or get] involved [or mixed up] in sth

in eine Affäre verwickelt sein to be entangled [or tangled up] in an affair

in einen Skandal verwickelt sein to be embroiled in [a] scandal

II. vr

1. (sich verheddern)

▪ sich akk \verwickeln to get tangled up

2. (sich verstricken lassen)

▪ sich akk in etw akk o dat \verwickeln to get tangled [or caught up] [or become entangled] in sth

sich akk in eine Auseinandersetzung \verwickeln to get involved [or caught up] in an argument

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1.
reflexives Verb

1) get tangled up or entangled

2) (sich verfangen)

sich in etwas (Akk. od. Dat.) verwickeln — get caught [up] in something

sich in Widersprüche verwickeln — (fig.) tie oneself up in contradictions
2.
transitives Verb involve

in etwas (Akk.) verwickelt werden/sein — get/be mixed up or involved in something

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verwickeln

A. v/t

1. (Wolle etc) tangle (up), get sth tangled

2.

jemanden in etwas verwickeln fig involve sb in sth, get sb involved ( oder embroiled oder caught up) in sth, drag sb into sth;

in etwas verwickelt werden become ( oder get) involved ( oder caught up oder embroiled) in sth, get mixed up in sth umg

B. v/r:

sich verwickeln in (+akk) get (o.s.) involved in;

sich in Widersprüche verwickeln get tangled up in a web of contradictions

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1.
reflexives Verb

1) get tangled up or entangled

2) (sich verfangen)

sich in etwas (Akk. od. Dat.) verwickeln — get caught [up] in something

sich in Widersprüche verwickeln — (fig.) tie oneself up in contradictions
2.
transitives Verb involve

in etwas (Akk.) verwickelt werden/sein — get/be mixed up or involved in something

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v.

to embroil v.

to entangle v.

to implicate v.

to involve v.

to involve in v.

to mesh v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > verwickeln
3 enredar

v.

1 to tangle up (madeja, pelo).

El gato enreda las lanas The cat tangles up the yarns.

2 to bother, to annoy.

3 to get up to mischief (informal).

enredar con algo to fiddle with o mess about with something

4 to mix up, to entangle, to fuzz up, to louse up.

El chico enredó las historias The boy mixed up the stories.

5 to snag, to hook, to get hooked.

La caña enredó al pez The fishing rod snagged the fish.

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enredar

► verbo transitivo

1 (prender con red) to catch in a net, net

2 (para cazar) to set

3 (engatusar) to involve, implicate

4 (meter cizaña) to sow discord, cause trouble

5 (enmarañar) to tangle up, entangle

6 (entretener) to hold up, delay

7 figurado (asunto etc) to confuse, complicate; (trabajo) to make a mess of

► verbo intransitivo

1 (travesear) to be mischievous

► verbo pronominal enredarse

1 (hacerse un lío) to get tangled up, get entangled, get into a tangle

2 (complicarse) to get complicated, get confused

3 (en discusión) to become involved, get caught up

4 (amancebarse) to have an affair

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verb

1) to confuse

2) tangle

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1. VT

1) [+ hilos, cuerda] to tangle up

este viento te enreda el pelo — your hair gets tangled up in this wind, this wind tangles your hair up

2) [+ situación, asunto] to make complicated, complicate

con tanta mentira enredó las cosas aún más — with all his lies he made matters even more complicated, with all his lies he complicated matters even more

3) * (=desordenar) to get into a mess, mess up

estos niños lo han enredado todo — these children have got everything into a mess, these children have messed everything up

4) * (=involucrar) to get mixed o caught up (en in)

la han enredado en un asunto turbio — they've got her mixed o caught up in some shady deal

5) * (=entretener)

no me enredes, que llego tarde — don't hold me back, or I'll be late

6) * (=engañar) to trick

le enredaron unos timadores — some conmen tricked him

7) (=enemistar) to cause trouble among o between

8) (Caza) [+ animal] to net; [+ trampa] to set

2.

VI * (=juguetear) to play around, monkey around *

¡no enredes! — stop playing around!

enredar con algo — to fiddle with sth

¡deja ya de enredar con los lápices! — stop fiddling (around) with the pencils, will you?

3.

See:

enredarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) <cuerdas/cables> to get... tangled up, tangle up

b) ( embarullar) < persona> to muddle... up, confuse; <asunto/situación> to complicate

no enredes más las cosas — don't complicate things any further

c) (fam) ( involucrar)

enredar a alguien en algo — to get somebody mixed up o caught up in something
2.
enredar vi (fam)

a) ( intrigar) to make trouble, stir up trouble

b) (Esp) ( molestar) to fidget

enredar con algo — to fiddle around with something, fiddle with something
3.
enredarse v pron

1) lana/cuerda to get tangled, become entangled; pelo to get tangled o knotted; planta to twist itself around

2)

a) (fam) ( en lío amoroso)

enredarse con alguien — to get involved with somebody

b) (fam) ( involucrarse)

enredarse en algo — to get mixed up o involved in something

se enredó en un negocio sucio — he got mixed up in some funny business

c) (fam) ( enfrascarse)

enredarse en algo — to get into something (colloq)

se enredaron en una acalorada discusión — they got into a heated discussion

d) (fam) ( embarullarse) to get mixed up get muddled up

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= bog down, muddy, bamboozle, snarl up, entangle, knot into, coil, tangle, ensnare, snare, make + trouble.

Ex. There is increased evidence that we are being bogged down today as specialization extends.

Ex. The concept of such a center remained nebulous at best, and we later learned that communication problems early on had muddied the message about what was really needed.

Ex. Benny Morris claims that Karsh is attempting to hoodwink and bamboozle readers.

Ex. If all goes as usual, it will snow approximately one inch and completely snarl up traffic until melted.

Ex. The issues entangled in Van Gogh's work - issues of the market, gender, and class - were also knotted into the work of many avant-garde artists of the late 19th c.

Ex. The issues entangled in Van Gogh's work - issues of the market, gender, and class - were also knotted into the work of many avant-garde artists of the late 19th c.

Ex. This booklet is intended to provide general information on coiling of brain aneurysms.

Ex. The more unsuccessful she was the more bitter she became, and the more tangled in the web drawn about her by her husband and children.

Ex. The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.

Ex. In fact, the Indians had been snaring animals long before the white man came to North America.

Ex. As President Bush's second term winds down, this is no time for him to be making trouble for his successor.

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* enredar a Alguien para que haga Algo = talk + Nombre + into.

* enredar las cosas = muddy + the waters.

* enredarse = kink.

* enredarse con = get + involved with/in.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) <cuerdas/cables> to get... tangled up, tangle up

b) ( embarullar) < persona> to muddle... up, confuse; <asunto/situación> to complicate

no enredes más las cosas — don't complicate things any further

c) (fam) ( involucrar)

enredar a alguien en algo — to get somebody mixed up o caught up in something
2.
enredar vi (fam)

a) ( intrigar) to make trouble, stir up trouble

b) (Esp) ( molestar) to fidget

enredar con algo — to fiddle around with something, fiddle with something
3.
enredarse v pron

1) lana/cuerda to get tangled, become entangled; pelo to get tangled o knotted; planta to twist itself around

2)

a) (fam) ( en lío amoroso)

enredarse con alguien — to get involved with somebody

b) (fam) ( involucrarse)

enredarse en algo — to get mixed up o involved in something

se enredó en un negocio sucio — he got mixed up in some funny business

c) (fam) ( enfrascarse)

enredarse en algo — to get into something (colloq)

se enredaron en una acalorada discusión — they got into a heated discussion

d) (fam) ( embarullarse) to get mixed up get muddled up

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= bog down, muddy, bamboozle, snarl up, entangle, knot into, coil, tangle, ensnare, snare, make + trouble.

Ex: There is increased evidence that we are being bogged down today as specialization extends.

Ex: The concept of such a center remained nebulous at best, and we later learned that communication problems early on had muddied the message about what was really needed.

Ex: Benny Morris claims that Karsh is attempting to hoodwink and bamboozle readers.

Ex: If all goes as usual, it will snow approximately one inch and completely snarl up traffic until melted.

Ex: The issues entangled in Van Gogh's work - issues of the market, gender, and class - were also knotted into the work of many avant-garde artists of the late 19th c.

Ex: The issues entangled in Van Gogh's work - issues of the market, gender, and class - were also knotted into the work of many avant-garde artists of the late 19th c.

Ex: This booklet is intended to provide general information on coiling of brain aneurysms.

Ex: The more unsuccessful she was the more bitter she became, and the more tangled in the web drawn about her by her husband and children.

Ex: The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.

Ex: In fact, the Indians had been snaring animals long before the white man came to North America.

Ex: As President Bush's second term winds down, this is no time for him to be making trouble for his successor.

* enredar a Alguien para que haga Algo = talk + Nombre + into.

* enredar las cosas = muddy + the waters.

* enredarse = kink.

* enredarse con = get + involved with/in.

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enredar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹cuerdas/cables› to get … tangled up, tangle up

2 ‹asunto/situación› to complicate, make … complicated

no enredes más las cosas don't complicate things any further

3 ( fam) (involucrar) enredar a algn EN algo to get sb mixed up o caught up o embroiled o involved IN sth

lo enredaron en la compra de las acciones they got him involved o caught up in buying shares

■ enredar

vi

( fam)

1 (intrigar) to make trouble, stir up trouble, stir ( colloq)

2 ( Esp) (molestar) to fidget enredar CON algo to fiddle around WITH sth, fiddle WITH sth

■ enredarse

v pron

A

1 «lana/cuerda» to get tangled, become entangled; «pelo» to get tangled o knotted o ( AmE) snarled

la cuerda se enredó en las patas de la silla the rope got tangled around o entangled in the chair legs

2 «planta» to twist itself around

B

1 ( fam) (en un lío amoroso) enredarse CON algn to get involved WITH sb

2 ( fam) (involucrarse) enredarse EN algo to get mixed up IN sth, get involved IN sth

se ha enredado en un negocio sucio he's got mixed up in some funny business

3 ( fam) (enfrascarse) enredarse EN algo to get INTO sth ( colloq)

se enredaron en una acalorada discusión they got into a heated discussion

4 ( fam) (embarullarse) to get mixed up ( colloq), get muddled up ( colloq)

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enredar ( conjugate enredar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹cuerdas/cables› to get … tangled up, tangle up

b) ( embarullar) ‹ persona› to muddle … up, confuse;

‹asunto/situación› to complicate
c) (fam) ( involucrar) enredar a algn en algo to get sb mixed up o caught up in sth

verbo intransitivo (fam)
a) ( intrigar) to make trouble, stir up trouble

b) (Esp) ( molestar) to fidget;

enredar con algo to fiddle (around) with sth
enredarse verbo pronominal
1 [lana/cuerda] to get tangled, become entangled;
[ pelo] to get tangled o knotted;
[ planta] to twist itself around
2 (fam)
a) ( en lío amoroso) enredarse con algn to get involved with sb

b) ( involucrarse) enredarse en algo to get mixed up o involved in sth

c) (fam) ( embarullarse) to get mixed up, get muddled up

enredar verbo transitivo
1 (cables, cuerdas, pelo) to entangle, tangle up
2 (un asunto, situación) to confuse, complicate
3 fig (implicar en algo ilegal, turbio) to involve [en, in], to mix up [en, in]
4 (convencer, liar) lo enredaron para presentarse a las elecciones, they talked him into being a candidate in the election
' enredar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
envolver
- trastear
- implicar
English:
embroil
- entangle
- tangle
- tangle up
- foul
- snarl

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enredar

♦ vt

1. [cuerdas, madeja, pelo] to tangle (up)

2. [situación, asunto] to complicate;

será mejor no enredar más las cosas it's best not to make matters more complicated

3. [implicar]
enredar a alguien en to get sb involved in, to embroil sb in;

me enredaron en sus sucios negocios they got me mixed up in their dirty dealings

4. [entretener] to bother, to annoy

♦ vi
Fam
1. [hacer travesuras] to get up to mischief

2. [juguetear]
enredar con algo to fiddle with o mess about with sth

♦ See also the pronominal verb enredarse

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enredar

I v/t

1 tangle, get tangled

2 fig

complicate, make complicated

II v/i make trouble

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enredar vt

1) : to tangle up, to entangle

2) : to confuse, to complicate

3) : to involve, to implicate

♦ See also the reflexive verb enredarse

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enredar vb

1. (involucrar) to involve

lo enredaron en un negocio oscuro they involved him in a shady deal

2. (complicar) to complicate

no enredes más las cosas don't complicate things even more

3. (confundir) to muddle / to confuse

el fiscal intentó enredar al testigo con sus preguntas the prosecutor tried to confuse the witness with his questions

4. (tocar) to mess about

deja de enredar con los rotuladores stop messing about with your pens

Spanish-English dictionary > enredar
4 catch

[kætʃ] n <pl - es>

1)

( fish caught) Fang m; ( cricket) Fang m

2) ( fastening device) Verschluss m;

window \catch Fensterverriegelung f;

all the window \catches were tightly closed alle Fenster waren fest verschlossen

3) (fam: suitable partner) [guter] Fang;

she made quite a \catch sie hat einen guten Fang gemacht

4) ( trick) Haken m ( fam)

what's the \catch? wo ist der Haken [an der Sache]? vt <caught, caught>

1) ( hold moving object)

to \catch sth etw fangen;

( take hold) etw ergreifen;

( with difficulty) etw zu fassen bekommen;

to \catch hold of sth etw zu fassen bekommen

2) ( capture)

to \catch sth etw fangen; escaped animal etw einfangen; fish, mice etw fangen;

the virus was caught in time der Virus wurde rechtzeitig erkannt;

to \catch sb jdn ergreifen;

( arrest) jdn festnehmen; sports (in baseball, cricket) jdn durch Abfangen des Balls ausscheiden lassen

3) ( become entangled)

to \catch sth an etw akk stoßen;

to be caught between two things zwischen zwei Dingen hin- und hergerissen sein;

to get caught up sich akk verfangen;

to get caught [up] in sth sich akk in etw dat verfangen;

( become involved) in etw akk verwickelt werden;

to be caught in the crossfire ins Kreuzfeuer geraten; ( fig) zwischen zwei Lager geraten;

to get caught on sth an etw dat hängen bleiben

4) ( collect)

to \catch sth etw sammeln;

( liquid) etw auffangen

5) (capture expression, atmosphere)

to \catch sth mood, atmosphere etw festhalten [o einfangen];

6) ( attract)

to \catch sb's attention [or eye] jds Aufmerksamkeit f erregen;

to \catch sb's fancy jdm gefallen

7) ( get)

to \catch sth etw bekommen;

the necklace caught the light die Kette reflektierte das Licht;

to \catch the bus/ the train ( be on time) den Bus/Zug kriegen ( fam) ( travel on) den Bus/Zug nehmen;

to \catch the post [or (Am) mail] eine Postsendung rechtzeitig einwerfen;

to \catch a few [or some] rays sich akk ein bisschen die Sonne auf den Bauch scheinen lassen ( fam)

to \catch the sun einen [leichten] Sonnenbrand bekommen

8) ( notice)

to \catch sth etw [kurz] sehen;

( by chance) etw [zufällig] sehen;

to \catch sight [or a glimpse] of sb/ sth etw kurz sehen

9) ( take by surprise)

to \catch sb doing sth jdn bei etw dat überraschen; sth forbidden jdn bei etw dat ertappen [o ( fam) erwischen];

my son was caught in a thunderstorm mein Sohn wurde von einem Gewitter überrascht;

you won't \catch her at work after four o'clock nach vier wirst du sie kaum noch bei der Arbeit antreffen;

you caught me at a bad time Sie haben einen schlechten Zeitpunkt erwischt;

have I caught you at a bad time? komme ich ungelegen?;

you won't \catch me in that shop in dem Laden wirst du mich niemals finden;

you won't \catch me falling for that trick auf den Trick falle ich im Leben nicht herein;

I even caught myself feeling sorry for the thief zuletzt tat mir der Dieb auch noch leid;

caught in the act! auf frischer Tat ertappt!;

ah, caught you! ah, hab ich dich erwischt!;

to \catch sb with their trousers [or (Am) pants] down jdn in flagranti ertappen;

to \catch sb red-handed jdn auf frischer Tat ertappen;

to \catch sb napping ( fam) jdn auf dem falschen Fuß erwischen ( fam)

10) (hear, see)

to \catch sth etw mitbekommen [o ( fam) mitkriegen];

to \catch sb jdn treffen;

I'll \catch you later ich seh dich später

11) med

to \catch sth sich dat etw einfangen;

(fig: influenced by) sich akk von etw dat anstecken lassen;

to \catch a cold sich akk erkälten;

to \catch one's death [of cold] sich dat den Tod holen

12) ( hit)

to \catch sth auf etw dat aufschlagen;

his head caught the edge of the table as he fell beim Fallen schlug er mit dem Kopf auf die Tischkante auf;

to \catch sb a blow (dated) jdm eine verpassen ( fam)

13) ( start burning)

to \catch fire Feuer fangen

PHRASES:

to \catch one's breath nach Luft schnappen;

( stop breathing) die Luft anhalten;

( return to normal breathing) verschnaufen;

to \catch a crab einen Krebs fangen (mit dem Ruder im Wasser stecken bleiben);

to \catch it ( fam) Ärger kriegen ( fam)

Joe really caught it from Sam Sam hat's Joe mal so richtig gegeben;

to \catch hell [or the devil] in Teufels Küche kommen ( fam)

to be [or get] caught short ( Brit);

(euph: need a toilet) mal müssen ( euph) ( fam) vi

to \catch at sth (Brit, Aus) nach etw dat greifen

English-German students dictionary > catch
5 verstricken

I v/t

1. ensnare, involve (in + Akk in); verstrickt werden in (+ Akk) auch become enmeshed in

2. (Wolle etc.) use (in knitting)

II v/refl

1. sich verstricken in (+ Akk) get entangled ( oder involved, caught up) in; sich in Lügen etc. verstricken get caught up in a web of lies etc.

2. Wolle: (sich verstricken lassen) knit

3. (beim Stricken Fehler machen) make a mistake (in knitting)

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to entangle

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ver|strị|cken ptp verstri\#ckt
1. vt

1) Wolle to use

2) (fig) to involve, to embroil, to mix up

in eine Angelegenheit verstrickt sein — to be mixed up or involved or embroiled in an affair

2. vr

1) (Wolle) to knit (up)

2) (fig) to become entangled, to get tangled up

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ver·stri·cken *

I. vt

1. (beim Stricken verbrauchen)

▪ etw \verstricken to use [up sep] sth

2. (geh: verwickeln)

▪ jdn in etw akk \verstricken to involve sb in sth, to draw sb into sth

II. vr

▪ sich akk in etw akk \verstricken to become [or get] entangled [or caught up] in sth

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1.
transitives Verb

jemanden in etwas (Akk.) verstricken — involve somebody in something; draw somebody into something
2.
reflexives Verb

sich in etwas (Akk.) verstricken — become entangled or caught up in something

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verstricken

A. v/t

1. ensnare, involve (

in +akk in);

verstrickt werden in (+akk) auch become enmeshed in

2. (Wolle etc) use (in knitting)

B. v/r

1.

sich verstricken in (+akk) get entangled ( oder involved, caught up) in;

sich in Lügen etc

verstricken get caught up in a web of lies etc

2. Wolle: (sich verstricken lassen) knit

3. (beim Stricken Fehler machen) make a mistake (in knitting)

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1.
transitives Verb

jemanden in etwas (Akk.) verstricken — involve somebody in something; draw somebody into something
2.
reflexives Verb

sich in etwas (Akk.) verstricken — become entangled or caught up in something

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v.

to entangle in v.

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6 catch

catch

A n

1 ( fastening) (on purse, brooch) fermoir m, fermeture f ; (on window, door) fermeture f ;

2 ( drawback) piège m fig ; what's the catch? où est le piège? ;

3 ( break in voice) with a catch in his voice d'une voix émue ;

4 ( act of catching) prise f ; to take a catch GB, to make a catch US Sport prendre la balle ; to play catch jouer à la balle ;

5 Fishg ( haul) pêche f ; ( one fish) prise f ; to have a good catch avoir une belle pêche ;

6 Mus Hist chanson grivoise en canon ;

7 ( marriage partner) to be a good catch être un beau parti.

B vtr ( prét, pp caught)

1 ( hold and retain) [person] attraper [ball, fish, mouse] ; [container] recueillir [water, dust] ; ( by running) [person] attraper [person] ; I managed to catch her in ( at home) j'ai réussi à la trouver ;

2 ( take by surprise) prendre, attraper [person, thief] ; to catch sb doing surprendre qn en train de faire ; to be ou get caught se faire prendre ; to catch sb in the act, to catch sb at it ○ prendre qn sur le fait ; you wouldn't catch me smoking/arriving late! ce n'est pas moi qui fumerais/arriverais en retard! ; you won't catch me at it again! on ne m'y reprendra plus! ; we got caught in the rain/in the storm nous avons été surpris par la pluie/par la tempête ; you've caught me at an awkward moment vous tombez mal ; ⇒ balance, foot, short, unawares ;

3 ( be in time for) attraper, prendre [bus, train, plane] ; to catch the last post ou mail avoir la dernière levée ;

4 ( manage to see) regarder [programme] ; aller voir [show, play] ;

5 ( grasp) prendre [hand, arm] ; agripper [branch, rope] ; captiver, éveiller [interest, imagination] ; to catch hold of sth attraper qch ; to catch sb's attention ou eye attirer l'attention de qn ; to catch the Speaker's eye GB Pol obtenir la parole ; to catch the chairman's eye Admin obtenir la parole ; to catch some sleep ○ dormir un peu ;

6 ( hear) saisir ○, comprendre [word, name] ; do you catch my meaning? tu comprends ce que je veux dire? ;

7 ( perceive) sentir [smell] ; discerner [sound] ; surprendre [look] ; to catch sight of sb/sth apercevoir qn/qch ;

8 ( get stuck) to catch one's fingers/foot in se prendre les doigts/le pied dans [drawer, door] ; to catch one's shirt/sleeve on accrocher sa chemise/manche à [nail] ; to get one's head/hand caught se coincer la tête/main (in dans ; between entre) ; to get one's shirt/sweater caught accrocher sa chemise/son pull-over (on à) ; to get caught in [person] se prendre dans [net, thorns, barbed wire] ;

9 Med attraper [disease, virus, flu] ; ⇒ cold, chill ;

10 ( hit) heurter [object, person] ; the ball/stone caught him on the head la balle/pierre l'a heurté à la tête ; to catch sth with heurter qch avec [elbow, broom handle] ; to catch sb (with) a blow donner un coup à qn ;

11 ( have an effect on) [sun, light] faire briller [object, raindrops] ; [wind] emporter [paper, bag] ; to catch one's breath retenir son souffle ;

12 ( be affected by) to catch the sun prendre le soleil ; to catch fire ou light prendre feu, s'enflammer ; to catch the light refléter la lumière ;

13 ( capture) rendre [atmosphere, mood, spirit] ; to catch sth on film filmer qch ;

14 Sport ⇒ catch out ;

15 ( trick) ⇒ catch out ;

16 ( manage to reach) ⇒ catch up.

C vi ( prét, pp caught)

1 ( become stuck) to catch on sth [shirt, sleeve] s'accrocher à qch ; [wheel] frotter contre [frame] ;

2 ( start to burn) [wood, coal, fire] prendre.

Idiom

you'll catch it ○ ! tu vas en prendre une ○ !

Phrasal verbs

■ catch on

1 ( become popular) [fashion, song, TV programme, activity, idea] devenir populaire (with auprès de) ;

2 ( understand) comprendre, saisir ; to catch on to sth comprendre or saisir qch.

■ catch out:

▶ catch [sb] out

1 ( take by surprise) prendre [qn] de court ; ( doing something wrong) prendre [qn] sur le fait ;

2 ( trick) attraper, jouer un tour à ;

3 (in cricket, baseball) éliminer [batsman].

■ catch up:

▶ catch up ( in race) regagner du terrain ; ( in work) rattraper son retard ; to catch up with rattraper [person, vehicle] ; to catch up on rattraper [work, sleep] ; se remettre au courant de [news, gossip] ;

▶ catch [sb/sth] up

1 ( manage to reach) rattraper ;

2 ( pick up) attraper [bag, child] (in dans) ;

▶ catch [sth] up in ( tangle) prendre [qch] dans [barbed wire, thorns, chain] ; to get one's feet caught up in sth se prendre les pieds dans qch ; I got my skirt caught up in the thorns j'ai pris ma jupe dans les ronces ; to get caught up in se laisser entraîner par [enthusiasm, excitement] ; se trouver pris dans [traffic] ; se trouver pris au milieu de [war, bombing] ; se trouver mêlé à [scandal, fight, argument].

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7 catch

catch [kæt∫]

(verb: preterite, past participle caught)

1. noun

   a. ( = act, thing caught) prise f, capture f ; (Fishing) ( = several fish) pêche f ; ( = one fish) prise f

• good catch! (Cricket) bien rattrapé !

   b. ( = concealed drawback) (inf) piège m

• where's the catch? où est le piège ?

   c. (British) (on door) loquet m ; (on window) loqueteau m

   d. with a catch in one's voice d'une voix entrecoupée

   e. ( = ball game) jeu de balle

2. transitive verb

   a. attraper

• to catch an animal in a trap prendre un animal au piège

• I dialled her number hoping to catch her before she left je lui ai téléphoné en espérant la joindre avant son départ

• can I ring you back? you've caught me at a bad time je peux vous rappeler ? je suis occupé en ce moment

• to catch sb's attention or eye attirer l'attention de qn

• to catch the light accrocher la lumière

• his speech caught the mood of the assembly son discours reflétait l'humeur de l'assemblée

• you'll catch it! (inf) ( = be in trouble) ça va être ta fête ! (inf)

   b. ( = take by surprise) surprendre

• to catch sb doing sth surprendre qn en train de faire qch

• to be caught unprepared être pris au dépourvu

• she caught herself dreaming of Spain elle se surprit à rêver de l'Espagne

• if I catch you at it again! (inf) que je t'y reprenne !

• you won't catch me doing that again! (inf) on ne m'y reprendra pas !

• we were caught in a storm nous avons été surpris par un orage

   c. [+ bus, train] ( = be in time for) attraper ; ( = travel on) prendre

• to catch the post arriver à temps pour la levée

• did you catch the news/that film last night? tu as vu les informations/le film hier soir ?

   d. ( = trap) the branch caught my skirt

• I caught my skirt on the branch ma jupe s'est accrochée à la branche

• to catch one's foot in sth se prendre les pieds dans qch

   e. ( = understand, hear) saisir

• I didn't catch what he said je n'ai pas saisi ce qu'il a dit

   f. [+ disease] attraper

• to catch a cold attraper un rhume

• to catch cold prendre froid

3. intransitive verb

   a. [fire] prendre ; [wood] prendre feu

   b. her dress caught in the door/on a nail sa robe s'est prise dans la porte/s'est accrochée à un clou

4. compounds

► catch 22 (inf) noun

• it's a catch 22 situation c'est une situation inextricable ► catch-all noun fourre-tout m inv (fig) adjective

[regulation, clause etc] fourre-tout inv

► catch phrase noun ( = slogan) slogan m ; [of comedian, famous person] formule f

► catch on intransitive verb

   a. ( = become popular) [fashion] prendre

   b. ( = understand) saisir

► catch out separable transitive verb

( = catch napping) prendre en défaut ; ( = catch in the act) prendre sur le fait

• to be caught out (by sth) être surpris (par qch)► catch up intransitive verb

   a. se rattraper ; (with news, gossip) se mettre au courant

• to catch up with one's work se remettre à jour

• to catch up with sb rattraper qn

• his past eventually caught up with him son passé est revenu le hanter

   b. to be or get caught up in sth (in activity, campaign) être pris par qch ; (in circumstances) être prisonnier de qch

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[kætʃ] 1.
noun

1) ( fastening) (on purse, brooch) fermoir m, fermeture f; (on window, door) fermeture f

2) ( drawback) piège m fig

what's the catch? — où est le piège?

3) ( break in voice)

with a catch in his voice — d'une voix émue

4) ( act of catching) prise f

to take a catch — GB

to make a catch — US Sport prendre la balle

to play catch — jouer à la balle

5) ( haul) pêche f; ( one fish) prise f

6) ( marriage partner)

a good catch — un beau parti
2.
transitive verb (prét, pp caught)

1) ( hold and retain) [person] attraper [ball, fish]; [container] recueillir [water, dust]; ( by running) [person] attraper [person]

I managed to catch her in — ( at home) j'ai réussi à la trouver chez elle

2) ( take by surprise) prendre, attraper

to catch somebody doing — surprendre quelqu'un en train de faire

to be ou get caught — se faire prendre

to catch somebody in the act —

to catch somebody at it — (colloq) prendre quelqu'un sur le fait

you wouldn't catch me smoking! — ce n'est pas moi qui fumerais!

we got caught in the rain — nous avons été surpris par la pluie

you've caught me at an awkward moment — vous tombez mal

3) ( be in time for) prendre [bus, train, plane]; avoir [last post]

4) ( manage to see) voir [programme]; aller voir [show]

5) ( grasp) prendre [hand, arm]; agripper [branch, rope]; captiver, éveiller [interest, imagination]

to catch hold of something — attraper quelque chose

to catch somebody's attention ou eye — attirer l'attention de quelqu'un

to catch the chairman's eye — Administration obtenir la parole

6) ( hear) saisir (colloq), comprendre

7) ( perceive) discerner [sound]; surprendre [look]

to catch sight of somebody/something — surprendre quelqu'un/quelque chose

8) ( get stuck)

to catch one's fingers in — se prendre les doigts dans [drawer, door]

to catch one's shirt on — accrocher sa chemise à [nail]

to get caught in — [person] se prendre dans [net, thorns]

9) Medicine attraper [disease, virus, flu]

10) (hit, knock) heurter [object, person]

11) ( have an effect on) [light] faire briller [object]; [wind] emporter [paper, bag]

to catch one's breath — retenir son souffle

12) ( be affected by)

you've caught the sun — on voit bien que tu es resté au soleil

to catch fire ou light — prendre feu, s'enflammer

to catch the light — refléter la lumière

13) ( capture) rendre [atmosphere, spirit]

14) Sport catch out

15) ( trick) catch out

16) ( manage to reach) catch up
3.
intransitive verb (prét, pp caught)

1) ( become stuck)

to catch on — [shirt, sleeve] s'accrocher à [nail]; [wheel] frotter contre [frame]

2) ( start to burn) [wood, fire] prendre

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- catch on

- catch out

- catch up

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you'll catch it! — (colloq) tu vas en prendre une! (colloq)

English-French dictionary > catch
8 catch up

1. transitive verb
1) (reach)

catch somebody up — jemanden einholen; (in quality, skill) mit jemandem mitkommen

2) (absorb)

be caught up in something — in etwas (Dat.) [völlig] aufgehen

3) (snatch) packen

something gets caught up in something — etwas verfängt sich in etwas (Dat.)
2. intransitive verb
(get level)

catch up — einholen

catch up with somebody — (in quality, skill) mit jemandem mitkommen

catch up on something — etwas nachholen

I'm longing to catch up on your news — ich bin gespannt, was für Neuigkeiten du hast

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(to come level (with): We caught him up at the corner; Ask the taxi-driver if he can catch up with that lorry; We waited for him to catch up; She had a lot of schoolwork to catch up on after her illness.) einholen

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◆ catch up

I. vi

1.

▪ to \catch up up with sb (go faster, reach) jdn einholen; ( fig: after a search) jdn ausfindig machen; ( fig: reach same standard, level) jdn einholen

she's \catch uping up! sie holt auf!

2. ( fig: equal)

▪ to \catch up up with sth etw einholen

3. ( fig: complete)

▪ to \catch up up with [or on] sth etw fertig machen; (make up lost time) etw aufarbeiten

to \catch up up on one's sleep versäumten Schlaf nachholen

II. vt

1. BRIT, AUS (meet)

▪ to \catch up sb up jdn später treffen

I'll \catch up you up later ich komme später nach

2. usu passive (become stuck)

to get caught up [in sth] sich akk [in etw dat] verfangen

3. usu passive ( fig: become involved)

to get caught up in sth in etw akk verwickelt werden

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1. vi
aufholen
to catch up on one's sleep — Schlaf nachholen

to catch up on or with one's work — Arbeit nachholen

to catch up with sb (running, in work etc) —

hurry, they're catching up! — beeil dich, sie holen auf!

you've got a lot of catching up to do — du musst noch eine Menge nachholen

2. vt sep

1)

to catch sb up (walking, working etc) — jdn einholen

2) (= snatch up) (vom Boden) hochheben; hair hochstecken

she caught up her skirts — sie raffte or schürzte ihre Röcke

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catch up

A v/t

1. unterbrechen

2. Br einholen (auch bei der Arbeit)

3. (schnell) ergreifen, auch sein Kleid aufraffen

4. be caught up in

a) vertieft sein in (akk),

b) verwickelt sein in (akk)

B v/i aufholen:

catch up with einholen (a. fig), SPORT aufschließen zu;

his past had caught up with him seine Vergangenheit hatte ihn eingeholt;

catch up on ( oder with) einen Arbeitsrückstand etc aufholen;

catch up on one’s sleep Schlaf nachholen

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1. transitive verb
1) (reach)

catch somebody up — jemanden einholen; (in quality, skill) mit jemandem mitkommen

2) (absorb)

be caught up in something — in etwas (Dat.) [völlig] aufgehen

3) (snatch) packen

something gets caught up in something — etwas verfängt sich in etwas (Dat.)
2. intransitive verb
(get level)

catch up — einholen

catch up with somebody — (in quality, skill) mit jemandem mitkommen

catch up on something — etwas nachholen

I'm longing to catch up on your news — ich bin gespannt, was für Neuigkeiten du hast

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v.

aufholen v.

einholen v.

English-german dictionary > catch up
9 enredado

adj.

1 entangled, matted.

2 foul (cables y cuerdas). (Nautical)

3 confused, tangled, messed, messed-up.

4 complicated, intricate, mixed-up, entangled.

5 ruffled, enmeshed, matted, tangled.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: enredar.

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ADJ [hilos, cuerdas] tangled (up)

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- da adjetivo

1) <lana/cuerda> tangled; < pelo> tangled, knotted; <asunto/idea> complicated

2)

a) ( involucrado) involved

enredado en algo — mixed up o caught up in something

se vio enredado en el escándalo — he found himself mixed o caught up in the scandal

b) (fam) ( en lío amoroso)

enredado con alguien — involved with somebody

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= entangled, garbled, tangled, afoul.

Ex. The rapid spreading of electronic mail, bulletin boards, and newsletters give rise to an entangled pattern of standards.

Ex. The client phoned in the afternoon to tell me that there was garbled data again in the large text field they use for notes.

Ex. Now, let me express to you, you have, in a manner of speaking, created quite a tangled ball of yarn in this situation.

Ex. Dan, who had known from the start that things were afoul, demanded that officer show him their IDs.

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* enredado en = enmeshed in, caught up in.

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- da adjetivo

1) <lana/cuerda> tangled; < pelo> tangled, knotted; <asunto/idea> complicated

2)

a) ( involucrado) involved

enredado en algo — mixed up o caught up in something

se vio enredado en el escándalo — he found himself mixed o caught up in the scandal

b) (fam) ( en lío amoroso)

enredado con alguien — involved with somebody

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= entangled, garbled, tangled, afoul.

Ex: The rapid spreading of electronic mail, bulletin boards, and newsletters give rise to an entangled pattern of standards.

Ex: The client phoned in the afternoon to tell me that there was garbled data again in the large text field they use for notes.

Ex: Now, let me express to you, you have, in a manner of speaking, created quite a tangled ball of yarn in this situation.

Ex: Dan, who had known from the start that things were afoul, demanded that officer show him their IDs.

* enredado en = enmeshed in, caught up in.

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enredado -da

adjective

A

1 ‹lana/cuerda› tangled; ‹pelo› tangled, knotted

la lana está toda enredada the wool is all tangled o tangled up

2 ‹asunto/idea› complicated

la situación está muy enredada the situation is very complicated o involved

B

1 (involucrado) involved enredado EN algo mixed up o caught up o embroiled o involved IN sth

se vio enredado en el escándalo he found himself mixed o caught up in the scandal

terminaron enredados en una pelea they ended up getting (themselves) into a fight

2 ( fam) (en un lío amoroso) enredado CON algn involved WITH sb

anduvo enredada con un hombre casado she was involved with a married man

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Del verbo enredar: ( conjugate enredar)

enredado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
enredado
enredar
enredado
◊ -da adjetivo

1 ‹lana/cuerda› tangled;
‹ pelo› tangled, knotted;
‹asunto/idea› complicated
2
a) ( involucrado) enredado en algo mixed up in sth

b) (fam) ( en lío amoroso) enredado con algn involved with sb

enredar ( conjugate enredar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹cuerdas/cables› to get … tangled up, tangle up

b) ( embarullar) ‹ persona› to muddle … up, confuse;

‹asunto/situación› to complicate
c) (fam) ( involucrar) enredado a algn en algo to get sb mixed up o caught up in sth

verbo intransitivo (fam)
a) ( intrigar) to make trouble, stir up trouble

b) (Esp) ( molestar) to fidget;

enredado con algo to fiddle (around) with sth
enredarse verbo pronominal
1 [lana/cuerda] to get tangled, become entangled;
[ pelo] to get tangled o knotted;
[ planta] to twist itself around
2 (fam)
a) ( en lío amoroso) enredadose con algn to get involved with sb

b) ( involucrarse) enredadose en algo to get mixed up o involved in sth

c) (fam) ( embarullarse) to get mixed up, get muddled up

enredar verbo transitivo
1 (cables, cuerdas, pelo) to entangle, tangle up
2 (un asunto, situación) to confuse, complicate
3 fig (implicar en algo ilegal, turbio) to involve [en, in], to mix up [en, in]
4 (convencer, liar) lo enredaron para presentarse a las elecciones, they talked him into being a candidate in the election
' enredado' also found in these entries:
English:
knotty
- tangled

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enredado, -a adj

1. [cuerdas, madeja, pelo] tangled

2. [asunto, situación] complicated, involved

3. [persona] [implicado]
estar enredado en algo to be mixed up o involved in sth;

se vio enredado en un asunto de tráfico de drogas he found himself caught up in a case of drug-trafficking

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enredado adj tangled

Spanish-English dictionary > enredado
10 hängen

hän·gen [ʼhɛŋən]

vi <hing, gehangen>

1)

( mit dem oberen Teil angebracht sein) to hang;

das Bild hängt nicht gerade the picture's not hanging straight;

an etw dat / über etw dat /von etw \hängen to hang on sth/over sth/from sth;

hängt die Wäsche noch an der Leine? is the washing still hanging on the line?;

die Spinne hing an einem Faden von der Decke the spider hung by a thread from the ceiling;

die Lampe hing direkt über dem Tisch the lamp hung directly above the table;

voller... hängen to be full of...;

warum muss die Wand nur so voller Bilder \hängen? why must there be so many pictures on the wall?;

der Baum hängt voller Früchte the tree is laden with fruit;

[an etw dat] \hängen bleiben ( befestigt bleiben) to stay on [sth];

ob das Gemälde an dem Nagel \hängen bleiben wird? I wonder if the painting will stay on that nail;

( kleben bleiben) to stick to sth;

der Kaugummi blieb an der Wand hängen the chewing gum stuck to the wall

2) ( gehenkt werden)

jd muss/soll \hängen sb must/ought to be hanged;

Mörder müssen \hängen! murderers must be hanged;

an den Galgen mit ihm, er muss \hängen! to the gallows with him, he must hang!;

das H\hängen hanging;

der Richter verurteilt Verbrecher gerne zum H\hängen the judge likes sentencing criminals to hang

3) ( sich neigen)

in eine bestimmte Richtung \hängen to lean in a certain direction;

das Bücherregal hängt nach vorne the bookshelf is tilting forwards;

der Wagen hängt nach rechts the car leans to the right

4) ( befestigt sein)

an etw \hängen dat to be attached to sth;

der an dem Wagen \hängende Wohnwagen schlingerte bedenklich the caravan attached to the car swayed alarmingly

5) (fam: angeschlossen, verbunden sein)

an etw \hängen dat to be connected to sth;

der Patient hängt an allen möglichen Apparaturen the patient is connected to every conceivable apparatus

6) (fam: emotional verbunden sein)

an jdm/etw \hängen to be attached to sb/sth;

die Schüler hingen sehr an dieser Lehrerin the pupils were very attached to this teacher

7) ( festhängen)

[mit etw] an etw \hängen dat to be caught [by sth] on sth;

ich hänge mit dem Pullover an einem Haken! my pullover's caught on a hook;

[mit etw] an etw dat \hängen bleiben to get caught on sth [by sth];

halt, nicht weiter, du bist mit dem Pullover an einem Nagel \hängen geblieben! wait, stay there! you've got your sweater caught on a nail

8) (fam: sich aufhalten)

an/vor etw \hängen dat to remain on/in front of sth;

musst du stundenlang am Telefon \hängen! must you spend hours on the phone!;

er hängt den ganzen Tag vorm Fernseher he spends all day in front of the television;

\hängen bleiben to be kept down;

bist du irgendwann in einer Klasse \hängen geblieben? did you ever have to repeat a year of school at some stage?

9) (fam: zu erledigen sein)

an jdm \hängen bleiben to be down to sb;

ja, ja, das Putzen bleibt wie üblich an mir \hängen! oh yes, the cleaning's down to me as usual!

10) ( sich festsetzen)

[an jdm] \hängen bleiben to rest on sb;

der Verdacht blieb an ihm \hängen the suspicion rested on him

11) (fam: in der Erinnerung bleiben)

[bei jdm] \hängen bleiben to stick [in sb's mind];

vom Lateinunterricht ist bei ihm nicht viel \hängen geblieben not much of the Latin registered in his case;

ich hoffe, dass es nun \hängen bleibt I hope that's sunk in now!

WENDUNGEN:

mit H\hängen und Würgen ( fam) by the skin of one's teeth ( fam)

die Klassenarbeit ist noch ausreichend, aber auch nur mit H\hängen und Würgen your test is satisfactory, but only just;

etw \hängen lassen to dangle sth;

sie ließ die Beine ins Wasser \hängen she dangled her legs in the water;

er war müde und ließ den Kopf etwas \hängen he was tired and let his head droop a little;

wo[ran] hängt es denn? ( fam) why is that then?;

woran hängt es denn, dass du in Mathe immer solche Schwierigkeiten hast? how come you always have so much trouble in maths?; s. a. Kopf

vt < hängte o ( DIAL) hing, gehängt o > ( DIAL) gehangen>

1) ( anbringen)

etw an/ auf etw akk \hängen to hang sth on sth;

wir müssen noch die Bilder an die Wand \hängen we still have to hang the pictures on the wall;

sie hängt die Hemden immer auf Kleiderbügel she always hangs the shirts on clothes hangers;

lass bitte die Wäsche nicht auf der Leine \hängen! please don't leave the washing on the line;

wir können die Gardinen doch nicht noch länger \hängen lassen! we simply can't leave the curtains up any longer!;

etw in etw akk \hängen to hang sth in sth;

hast du die Jacke in den Kleiderschrank gehängt? have you hung your jacket in the wardrobe [or closet] ? (Am)

2) ( henken)

jdn \hängen to hang sb;

die meisten Kriegsverbrecher wurden gehängt most of the war criminals were hanged

3) ( hängen lassen)

etw in etw \hängen akk to dangle sth in sth;

er hängte den Schlauch in den Teich he dangled the hose in the pond;

hoffentlich hast du deinen Schal nicht irgendwo \hängen lassen I hope you haven't left your scarf behind somewhere

4) ( anschließen)

etw an etw akk \hängen to attach sth to sth

5) ( im Stich lassen)

jdn \hängen lassen to leave sb in the lurch, to let sb down

vr < hängte> o > ( DIAL) hing> , gehängt> o > ( DIAL) gehangen>

1) ( sich festsetzen)

sich an jdn/etw \hängen akk to hang on to sb/sth;

das Kind hängte sich ihr an den Arm the child hung on to her arm;

Blutegel hatten sich ihr an Waden und Arme gehängt leeches had attached themselves to her calves and arms;

diese Bettler \hängen sich an einen wie die Blutsauger! these beggars latch on to you like leeches!

2) ( sich gefühlsmäßig binden)

sich an jdn/etw \hängen to become attached to sb/sth

3) ( verfolgen)

sich an jdn/etw \hängen to follow sb/sth

4) (sl: sich einmischen)

sich in etw \hängen akk to meddle in sth;

\hängen Sie sich nicht immer in fremder Leute Angelegenheiten! stop meddling in other people's affairs!

5) ( sich gehen lassen)

sich \hängen lassen to let oneself go;

nach ihrer Heirat begann sie, sich \hängen zu lassen after her marriage she began to let herself go

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11 stick

1. transitive verb,
stuck

1) (thrust point of) stecken

stick something in[to] something — mit etwas in etwas (Akk.) stechen

get stuck into somebody/something/a meal — (coll.): (begin action) jemandem eine Abreibung verpassen/sich in etwas (Akk.) reinknien/tüchtig reinhauen (salopp)

2) (impale) spießen

stick something [up]on something — etwas auf etwas (Akk.) [auf]spießen

3) (coll.): (put) stecken

he stuck a feather in his hat — er steckte sich (Dat.) eine Feder an den Hut

stick a picture on the wall/a vase on the shelf — ein Bild an die Wand hängen/eine Vase aufs Regal stellen

stick something in the kitchen — etwas in die Küche tun (ugs.)

stick one on somebody — (sl.): (hit) jemandem eine langen (ugs.)

you know where you can stick that!, [you can] stick it! — (sl.) das kannst du dir sonstwohin stecken!

4) (with glue etc.) kleben

5) (make immobile)

the car is stuck in the mud — das Auto ist im Schlamm steckengeblieben

the door is stuck — die Tür klemmt [fest]

6) (puzzle)

be stuck for an answer/for ideas — um eine Antwort/um Ideen verlegen sein

Can you help me with this problem? I'm stuck — Kannst du mir bei diesem Problem helfen? Ich komme nicht weiter

7) (cover)

stick something with pins/needles — Stecknadeln/Nadeln in etwas (Akk.) stecken

8) (Brit. coll.): (tolerate)

stick it — durchhalten

she can't stick him — sie kann ihn nicht riechen (salopp)

9) (coll.)

be stuck with something — (have to accept) sich mit etwas herumschlagen müssen (ugs.)

be stuck with somebody — jemanden am od. auf dem Hals haben (ugs.)
2. intransitive verb,
stuck

1) (be fixed by point) stecken

2) (adhere) kleben

stick to something — an etwas (Dat.) kleben

stick in the/somebody's mind — (fig.) im/jemandem im Gedächtnis haftenbleiben

3) (become immobile) [Auto, Räder:] stecken bleiben; [Schublade, Tür, Griff, Bremse:] klemmen; [Schlüssel:] feststecken

stick fast — [Auto, Rad:] feststecken; [Reißverschluss, Tür, Schublade:] festklemmen

the record is stuck — die Platte ist hängengeblieben

4) (protrude)

a letter stuck from his pocket — ein Brief schaute ihm aus der Tasche
3. noun
1) ([cut] shoot of tree, piece of wood; also for punishment) Stock, der; (staff) [Holz]stab, der; (walking-stick) Spazierstock, der; (for handicapped person) Krückstock, der

2) (Hockey etc.) Schläger, der

3) (long piece)

a stick of chalk/shavingsoap — ein Stück Kreide/Rasierseife

a stick of rock/celery/rhubarb — eine Zuckerstange/eine Stange Sellerie/Rhabarber

4) no pl., no art. (coll.): (criticism)

get or take [some] stick — viel einstecken müssen

give somebody [some] stick — jemanden zusammenstauchen (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/70725/stick_about">stick about

- stick at

- stick by

- stick down

- stick in

- stick on

- stick out

- stick to

- stick together

- stick up

- stick with

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I [stik] past tense, past participle - stuck; verb
1) (to push (something sharp or pointed) into or through something: She stuck a pin through the papers to hold them together; Stop sticking your elbow into me!) stechen, stoßen

2) ((of something pointed) to be pushed into or through something: Two arrows were sticking in his back.) stecken

3) (to fasten or be fastened (by glue, gum etc): He licked the flap of the envelope and stuck it down; These labels don't stick very well; He stuck (the broken pieces of) the vase together again; His brothers used to call him Bonzo and the name has stuck.) kleben (bleiben)

4) (to (cause to) become fixed and unable to move or progress: The car stuck in the mud; The cupboard door has stuck; I'll help you with your arithmetic if you're stuck.) steckenbleiben

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- sticker
- sticky
- stickily
- stickiness
- sticking-plaster
- stick-in-the-mud
- come to a sticky end
- stick at
- stick by
- stick it out
- stick out
- stick one's neck out
- stick to/with
- stick together
- stick up for II [stik] noun
1) (a branch or twig from a tree: They were sent to find sticks for firewood.) der Zweig

2) (a long thin piece of wood etc shaped for a special purpose: She always walks with a stick nowadays; a walking-stick / hockey-stick; a drumstick.) der Stock

3) (a long piece: a stick of rhubarb.) der Stengel

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- get hold of the wrong end of the stick
- get the wrong end of the stick
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stick¹

[stɪk]

n

1. (small thin tree branch) Zweig m; (thin piece of wood) Stock m

to gather \sticks Brennholz [o Reisig] sammeln

to throw \sticks and stones at sb mit Stöcken und Steinen nach jdm werfen

2. no pl BRIT ( fam: punishment)

to get the \stick den Stock bekommen

to give sb the \stick, to take a \stick to sb jdm eine Tracht Prügel verpassen

3. ( fig: means of coercion) Zwangsmaßnahme f (geeignetes Mittel, um etw zu erreichen)

4. (severe criticism)

to give sb \stick jdn heruntermachen [o herunterputzen] fam

to get [or take] [or come in for some] \stick herbe Kritik einstecken müssen, den Marsch geblasen bekommen fam; (come under fire) unter Beschuss geraten

5. (a piece of sth)

a \stick of cinnamon eine Stange Zimt

carrot \sticks lange Mohrrübenstücke, Karottenstifte pl ÖSTERR, Rüblistengel pl SCHWEIZ

a \stick of celery/rhubarb eine Stange Sellerie/Rhabarber

celery \sticks Selleriestangen pl

a \stick of chewing gum ein Stück Kaugummi

a \stick of chalk ein Stück Kreide

a \stick of dynamite eine Stange Dynamit

cocktail \stick Cocktailspieß m

lollipop \stick Stiel m eines Lutschers

6. (used in a certain function) Stock m

walking \stick Spazierstock m

white \stick Blindenstock m

hockey/polo \stick SPORT Hockey-/Poloschläger m

▪ \sticks pl SPORT die Hürden pl

7. MUS Taktstock m

8. AUTO, MECH Hebel m

gear \stick Hebel m der Gang[schaltung]

9. (furniture) [Möbel]stück nt

a few \sticks [of furniture] ein paar [Möbel]stücke

to not have a \stick of furniture kein einziges Möbelstück besitzen

10. ( esp pej fam: guy) Kerl m fam

an old \stick ein alter Knacker pej sl

he's a good old \stick ( dated) er ist ein netter alter Kerl

11. ( pej fam: remote area)

in the [middle of the] \sticks [dort,] wo sich Fuchs und Hase gute Nacht sagen

out in the \sticks [ganz] weit draußen

12.

▶ to get the shit-end of the \stick AM (fam!) immer [nur] den schlechten Rest abbekommen

▶ to have been hit with the ugly \stick AM (sl) grundhässlich sein, ein hässliches Entlein sein

▶ more people/things than you/one can shake a \stick at jede Menge Leute/Sachen fam

▶ not enough... to shake a \stick at nur ganz wenig...

there are just a few flakes, not enough snow to shake a \stick at bei den paar Flocken kann man wohl kaum von Schnee sprechen

▶ \sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me ( prov) also, damit kannst du mich wirklich nicht treffen

▶ to up \sticks BRIT ( fam) mit Sack und Pack umziehen

stick²

<stuck, stuck>

[stɪk]

I. vi

1. (fix by adhesion) kleben; (be fixed) zugeklebt bleiben

this glue won't \stick dieser Klebstoff hält nicht

the flap of this envelope won't \stick dieser Umschlag geht immer wieder auf

careful that the sauce doesn't \stick to the pan pass auf, dass die Soße nicht anbrennt

2. ( fig: attach oneself)

▪ to \stick to sb [like a leech] an jdm kleben fam

to \stick with the group bei der Gruppe bleiben

▪ to \stick with sb thought, idea, memory jdm nicht mehr aus dem Kopf [o Sinn] gehen

3. (be unable to move) feststecken, festhängen; car stecken bleiben, feststecken, festsitzen; (be unmovable) festsitzen; door, window klemmen; gear klemmen

help me up — I'm stuck hilf mir mal — ich stecke fest!

there's a bone stuck in my throat mir ist eine Gräte im Hals stecken geblieben

he tried to speak but his voice stuck in his throat er versuchte zu sprechen, aber die Worte blieben ihm im Halse stecken

4. ( fig: be unable to continue) nicht weiter wissen [o können]; (unable to leave) nicht weg können

can you help me with my maths — I'm stuck kannst du mir mal bei Mathe helfen — ich komme alleine nicht mehr weiter

I am stuck here all day with three screaming kids ich bin hier den ganzen Tag mit drei kreischenden Kindern eingesperrt

I was stuck there for nearly an hour ich saß hier fast eine ganze Stunde fest; CARDS

do you want to play or are you \sticking? willst du spielen oder kannst du nicht mehr herausgeben?

5. (endure) hängenbleiben

her little sister called her Lali, and somehow the name stuck ihre kleine Schwester nannte sie Lali, und irgendwie blieb es dann bei diesem Namen

they'll never make these accusations \stick das werden sie nie beweisen können

to \stick in sb's memory [or mind] jdm in Erinnerung bleiben

6. (persevere)

▪ to \stick at sth an etw dat dranbleiben

to \stick to an idea an einer Idee festhalten

7. (keep within limits)

to \stick to one's budget sich akk an sein Budget halten

to \stick to a diet eine Diät einhalten

8. (not give up)

I think I'll \stick with my usual brand ich denke, ich werde bei meiner [üblichen] Marke bleiben

he has managed to \stick with the task es ist ihm gelungen, die Sache durchzuziehen

to \stick with traditions an Traditionen festhalten

9. (continue to support, comply with)

▪ to \stick by sb/sth zu jdm/etw halten

I \stick by what I said ich stehe zu meinem Wort

we must \stick by our policy wir dürfen unsere Taktik jetzt nicht ändern

to \stick by the rules sich akk an die Regeln halten

to \stick by sb through thick and thin mit jdm durch dick und dünn gehen

he should \stick to what he's good at er sollte bei dem bleiben, was er kann

to \stick to the point beim Thema bleiben

to \stick to sb jdm treu bleiben

10. (stop)

▪ to \stick at sth price gleich bleiben

11. ( fam: need, be at a loss for)

▪ to be stuck for sth etw brauchen

I'm stuck for an idea mir fällt gerade nichts ein

I'm stuck for money at the moment im Moment bin ich ein bisschen knapp bei Kasse fam

he was stuck for words er suchte [vergeblich] nach Worten

12.

▶ let the cobbler \stick to his last esp BRIT ( prov) Schuster bleib bei deinen Leisten prov

▶ to \stick to one's guns (refuse to give up) nicht lockerlassen

I'm \sticking to my guns ich stehe zu dem, was ich gesagt habe

▶ everybody knows that money \sticks to his fingers jeder weiß, dass er gerne Geld mitgehen lässt

▶ to \stick to one's last bei dem bleiben, was man wirklich kann

▶ mud \sticks irgendwie bleibt doch immer etwas hängen

▶ to \stick in sb's throat [or BRIT also gizzard] [or BRIT also craw] jdn wurmen fam, jdm gegen den Strich gehen fam

II. vt

1. (affix)

▪ to \stick sth etw kleben

I forgot to \stick on a stamp ich habe vergessen, eine Briefmarke darauf zu kleben

▪ to \stick sth into sth etw in etw akk einkleben

to \stick sth into place/position etw an die richtige Stelle kleben

▪ to \stick sth to sth etw an etw dat [an]kleben

2. BRIT ( fam: tolerate)

▪ to \stick sth/sb etw/jdn ertragen [o aushalten]

I can't \stick much more of this ich halt's nicht mehr aus! fam

I can't \stick her ich kann sie nicht ausstehen

3. ( fam: put)

▪ to \stick sth somewhere:

\stick your things wherever you like stellen Sie Ihre Sachen irgendwo ab

she stuck her fingers in her ears sie steckte sich die Finger in die Ohren

very young children often \stick things up their noses Kleinkinder stecken sich oft irgendetwas in die Nase

to \stick sth into a bag etw in eine Tasche packen

to \stick one's head around the door seinen Kopf durch die Tür stecken

▪ to \stick sth down sth etw in etw akk stecken

▪ to \stick sth on sth etw auf etw akk legen; (add)

the sellers stuck another £5,000 on the price die Verkäufer verlangten noch einmal 5.000 Pfund mehr

I'll pay for lunch — I can \stick it on my expenses ich zahle das Mittagessen — ich kann es absetzen

4. (pierce)

▪ to \stick sth through sth etw durch etw akk [hindurch]stoßen

5. (like very much)

▪ to be stuck on sth sich dat etw in den Kopf gesetzt haben

the boss is stuck \stick on his plan to reorganize the office der Chef will um jeden Preis das Büro umstrukturieren

▪ to be stuck on sb in jdn total verknallt sein sl

6. passive

▪ to be stuck with sth (unable to get rid of) etw [ungern] tun müssen fam; (given an unpleasant task) etw aufgehalst bekommen fam

▪ to be stuck with doing sth zu etw dat verdonnert werden

7. LAW

to \stick an accusation/a charge on sb jdm etw zur Last legen

8.

▶ to \stick one's nose into sb's business seine Nase in jds Angelegenheiten stecken

▶ I'll tell him where he can \stick his job (fam!) den Job kann er sich sonst wohin stecken sl

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I [stɪk]
1. n

1) Stock m; (= twig) Zweig m; (= conductor's baton) Taktstock m; (= hockey stick) Schläger m; (= drumstick) Schlegel m

it was used as a stick to beat us with (fig) — es wurde gegen uns verwendet

he might try to use the vote as a stick to beat striking coal miners with — vielleicht versucht er, die Abstimmung als Peitsche gegen die streikenden Bergarbeiter einzusetzen

to give sb the stick, to take the stick to sb — jdm eine Tracht Prügel geben

to take ( a lot of) stick ( Brit inf ) — viel einstecken (müssen)

just a few sticks of furniture — nur ein paar Möbelstücke

to carry a big stick (fig) —

they adopted the policy of the big stick — sie holten den großen Knüppel raus (inf)

to get hold of the wrong end of the stick (fig inf) — etw falsch verstehen

See:

→ carrot

2) (of sealing wax, celery, rhubarb, dynamite) Stange f; (of chalk, shaving soap) Stück nt; (AVIAT = joystick) Steuerknüppel m; (of bombs) Bombenladung f für Reihenabwurf; (TYP) Winkelhaken m

a deodorant stick, a stick of deodorant — ein Deostift m

a stick of rock — eine Zuckerstange

3) (Brit inf = person) Kerl m (inf)

he's/she's a funny old stick —

he's/she's such a dry old stick — er/sie ist ein solcher Stockfisch

4)

the sticks ( Horse Racing inf ) — die Hürden pl

2. vt
plants stützen II pret, ptp stuck
1. vt

1) (with glue etc) kleben

to stick a stamp on sth — eine Briefmarke auf etw (acc) kleben

please stick the posters to the walls with pins — bitte die Poster mit Stecknadeln an den Wänden befestigen

is this glue strong enough to stick it? — wird dieser Klebstoff das halten?

to stick the blame on sb — jdm die Schuld zuschieben

2) (= pin) stecken

he stuck a badge on his lapel — er steckte sich (dat)

he stuck a badge on her — er steckte ihr ein Abzeichen an

3) (= jab) knife, sword etc stoßen

he stuck a knife into her arm — er stieß ihr ein Messer in den Arm

he stuck a pin into his finger (accidentally) — er hat sich (dat) mit einer Nadel in den Finger gestochen

See:

→ also stick in

4) pig (ab)stechen

he stuck him with his bayonet — er spießte ihn mit dem Bajonett auf

5) (inf: place, put) tun (inf); (esp in sth) stecken (inf)

stick it on the shelf — tus ins or aufs Regal

he stuck his head round the corner —

to stick one's hat on he stuck a drink in my hand and a record on the turntable — sich (dat) den Hut aufsetzen er drückte mir ein Glas in die Hand und legte eine Platte auf

you know where you can stick that (inf) — du kannst mich am Arsch lecken! (vulg)

I'll tell him where he can stick his job! (inf) — den Job kann er sich (dat) sonst wohin stecken (inf)

6) (= decorate with pearls) besetzen

7) (Brit inf = tolerate) aushalten; pace, pressure of work durchhalten

I can't stick him/that — ich kann ihn/das nicht ausstehen (inf)

I can't stick it any longer! — ich halte das nicht mehr (länger) aus!

2. vi

1) (glue, burr etc) kleben (to an +dat)

to make a charge stick — genügend Beweismaterial haben

you'll never make it stick! — damit kommen Sie nie durch!

how do they hope to make the charge stick? — wie wollen sie das (je) beweisen?

the name seems to have stuck — der Name scheint ihm/ihr geblieben zu sein

2) (= become caught, wedged etc) stecken bleiben; (drawer, window) klemmen

the word "please" seems to stick in her throat — sie scheint das Wort "bitte" nicht über die Lippen bringen zu können

See:

→ stuck

3) (sth pointed) stecken (in in +dat)

it stuck in my foot — das ist mir im Fuß stecken geblieben

4) (CARDS) halten

5)

(= project) his toes are sticking through his socks — seine Zehen kommen durch die Socken

we could see Manfred's head sticking over the wall — wir sahen Manfreds Kopf über die Mauer gucken

a narrow finger of land sticking into German territory — ein schmaler Landstreifen, der in deutsches Gebiet hineinragt

6) (= stay) bleiben; (slander) haften bleiben

to stick in sb's mind — jdm im Gedächtnis bleiben

to make sth stick in one's mind — sich (dat) etw einprägen

a teacher must be able to make things stick — der Lehrer muss den Stoff so bringen, dass er haften bleibt

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stick¹ [stık]

A s

1. a) Stecken m, Stock m, (trockener) Zweig: → hop¹ B 1

b) pl Klein-, Brennholz n:

(dry) sticks (dürres) Reisig

2. Scheit n, Stück n Holz

3. Gerte f, Rute f

4. Stängel m, Stiel m (Rhabarber, Sellerie)

5. Stock m, Prügel m:

he wants the stick fig er verdient eine Tracht Prügel;

get (the) stick Br umg zusammengestaucht werden;

give sb (the) stick Br umg jemanden zusammenstauchen;

he got (hold of) the wrong end of the stick fig

a) er hat es oder die Sache falsch verstanden,

b) auch he got (hold of) the short ( oder dirty) end of the stick US er wurde schwer benachteiligt;

not a stick of furniture kein einziges Möbelstück;

the stick and the carrot fig Zuckerbrot und Peitsche;

he’s (as) cross as two sticks umg er ist unausstehlich oder in einer Stinklaune; → cleft stick

6. MUS

a) Taktstock m

b) (Trommel) Schlägel m

c) (Geigen) Bogen m

7. (Spazier) Stock m

8. (Besen- etc) Stiel m

9. a) (Zucker-, Siegellack) Stange f

b)(Stück n) Rasierseife f

c) (Lippen- etc) Stift m

d) (Kaugummi) Streifen m

10. (Dynamit) Stange f

11. Amtsstab m

12. SPORT

a) Hockey etc: Stock m:

sticks! hoher Stock!

b) Pferderennsport: Hindernis n

13. a) FLUG Steuerknüppel m

b) AUTO Schalthebel m, -knüppel m

14. TYPO Winkelhaken m

15. FLUG, MIL

a) (Bomben) Reihe f:

stick bombing Reihenwurf m

b) Gruppe f (abspringender) Fallschirmjäger

16. pl umg finsterste Provinz:

out in the sticks auch wo sich Fuchs und Hase gute Nacht sagen, am Arsch der Welt umg

17. umg

a) Stockfisch m, Langweiler(in)

b) allg Kerl m:

a queer old stick ein komischer Kauz

18. US Schuss m (Alkohol)

19. sl Joint m (Marihuanazigarette)

B v/t

1. eine Pflanze mit einem Stock stützen

2. TYPO Typen

a) setzen

b) in einem Winkelhaken aneinanderreihen

stick² [stık]

A s

1. besonders US Stich m, Stoß m

2. obs

a) Stillstand m

b) Hindernis n

3. a) Haftvermögen n

b) umg klebrige Substanz

B v/t prät und pperf stuck [stʌk]

1. durchstechen, -bohren:

stick one’s finger with a needle sich mit einer Nadel in den Finger stechen

2. erstechen, ein Schwein etc (ab)stechen

3. mit einer Nadel etc stechen (in, into in akk; through durch)

4. ein Messer etc stechen, stoßen ( beide:

into in akk)

5. (sich) eine Blume etc stecken (in in sein Knopfloch etc): → arse A 1, nose Bes Redew

6. spicken ( with mit):

a coat stuck with badges

7. stecken, aufspießen ( beide:

on auf akk)

8. den Kopf etc stecken, strecken ( beide:

out of the window aus dem Fenster): → stick out B

9. stecken, heften ( beide:

to an akk)

10. eine Briefmarke etc kleben (on auf akk):

stick together zusammenkleben ( → C 5)

11. Fotos (ein)kleben (in in akk)

12. bekleben ( with mit)

13. zum Stecken bringen, festfahren:

be stuck festsitzen, nicht mehr weiterkönnen (beide a. fig);

be stuck in a traffic jam in einem Stau stecken;

be stuck for sth um etwas verlegen sein;

I’m stuck for ideas mir fällt nichts (mehr) ein;

I’m stuck for the right word mir fällt das richtige Wort nicht ein;

be stuck on umg verknallt sein in (akk);

be stuck with umg jemanden, etwas am Hals haben;

get stuck stecken bleiben (in in dat);

get stuck in(to) umg

a) sich in eine Arbeit hineinknien,

b) Aus über jemanden (auch mit Worten) herfallen

14. umg verwirren, in Verlegenheit bringen ( beide:

with mit)

15. besonders Br umg jemanden, etwas ausstehen:

I can’t stick being kept waiting ich kann es nicht ausstehen, wenn man mich warten lässt

16. stick it to sb US umg jemanden über den Tisch ziehen

C v/i

1. stecken (in in dat)

2. (fest)kleben, haften ( beide:

to an dat):

it does not stick es klebt oder hält nicht;

stick together zusammenkleben

3. (to) sich halten oder festklammern (an dat), sich heften (an akk):

they stuck to his heels sie hefteten sich an seine Fersen; → bur 1

4. haften (bleiben), hängen bleiben (auch fig):

some of it will stick etwas (von einer Verleumdung) bleibt immer hängen;

stick in the mind im Gedächtnis haften bleiben;

that name stuck to him dieser Name blieb an ihm hängen

5. stick to

a) sich an eine Regel etc halten,

b) bei einem Getränk etc bleiben;

stick to, umg stick with bei einer Gruppe etc bleiben;

stick to, umg stick at an oder über einer Arbeit bleiben;

stick to, umg stick by bei seiner Ansicht, der Wahrheit etc bleiben, seinen Grundsätzen etc treu bleiben, zu seinem Wort etc stehen;

stick to, umg stick by, stick with zu jemandem halten;

stick to sb’s fingers umg jemandem an den Fingern kleben bleiben (von jemandem gestohlen werden);

stick to the point bei der Sache oder sachlich bleiben;

eat sth that sticks to the ribs etwas Kräftiges essen;

stick together zusammenhalten ( → B 10); → gun¹ A 1

6. stecken bleiben:

stick in sb’s throat

a) jemandem im Hals stecken bleiben (a. fig Worte etc),

b) auch stick in sb’s craw fig umg jemandem gegen den Strich gehen; → fast² B 1, mud A

7. a) umg verwirrt sein

b) sich stoßen (at an dat)

c) zurückschrecken (at vor dat):

stick at nothing vor nichts zurückschrecken

8. hervorstehen (from, out of aus), stehen (up in die Höhe)

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1. transitive verb,
stuck

1) (thrust point of) stecken

stick something in[to] something — mit etwas in etwas (Akk.) stechen

get stuck into somebody/something/a meal — (coll.): (begin action) jemandem eine Abreibung verpassen/sich in etwas (Akk.) reinknien/tüchtig reinhauen (salopp)

2) (impale) spießen

stick something [up]on something — etwas auf etwas (Akk.) [auf]spießen

3) (coll.): (put) stecken

he stuck a feather in his hat — er steckte sich (Dat.) eine Feder an den Hut

stick a picture on the wall/a vase on the shelf — ein Bild an die Wand hängen/eine Vase aufs Regal stellen

stick something in the kitchen — etwas in die Küche tun (ugs.)

stick one on somebody — (sl.): (hit) jemandem eine langen (ugs.)

you know where you can stick that!, [you can] stick it! — (sl.) das kannst du dir sonstwohin stecken!

4) (with glue etc.) kleben

5) (make immobile)

the car is stuck in the mud — das Auto ist im Schlamm steckengeblieben

the door is stuck — die Tür klemmt [fest]

6) (puzzle)

be stuck for an answer/for ideas — um eine Antwort/um Ideen verlegen sein

Can you help me with this problem? I'm stuck — Kannst du mir bei diesem Problem helfen? Ich komme nicht weiter

7) (cover)

stick something with pins/needles — Stecknadeln/Nadeln in etwas (Akk.) stecken

8) (Brit. coll.): (tolerate)

stick it — durchhalten

she can't stick him — sie kann ihn nicht riechen (salopp)

9) (coll.)

be stuck with something — (have to accept) sich mit etwas herumschlagen müssen (ugs.)

be stuck with somebody — jemanden am od. auf dem Hals haben (ugs.)
2. intransitive verb,
stuck

1) (be fixed by point) stecken

2) (adhere) kleben

stick to something — an etwas (Dat.) kleben

stick in the/somebody's mind — (fig.) im/jemandem im Gedächtnis haftenbleiben

3) (become immobile) [Auto, Räder:] stecken bleiben; [Schublade, Tür, Griff, Bremse:] klemmen; [Schlüssel:] feststecken

stick fast — [Auto, Rad:] feststecken; [Reißverschluss, Tür, Schublade:] festklemmen

the record is stuck — die Platte ist hängengeblieben

4) (protrude)

a letter stuck from his pocket — ein Brief schaute ihm aus der Tasche
3. noun
1) ([cut] shoot of tree, piece of wood; also for punishment) Stock, der; (staff) [Holz]stab, der; (walking-stick) Spazierstock, der; (for handicapped person) Krückstock, der

2) (Hockey etc.) Schläger, der

3) (long piece)

a stick of chalk/shavingsoap — ein Stück Kreide/Rasierseife

a stick of rock/celery/rhubarb — eine Zuckerstange/eine Stange Sellerie/Rhabarber

4) no pl., no art. (coll.): (criticism)

get or take [some] stick — viel einstecken müssen

give somebody [some] stick — jemanden zusammenstauchen (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- stick about

- stick at

- stick by

- stick down

- stick in

- stick on

- stick out

- stick to

- stick together

- stick up

- stick with

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n.

Stiel -e (Besen-) m.

Stock ¨-e m. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: stuck)

= anhängen v.

befestigen v.

legen v.

setzen v.

stechen v.

(§ p.,pp.: stach, gestochen)

stecken v.

(§ p.,pp.: stak, gesteckt)

stellen v.

English-german dictionary > stick
12 imponerse

imponerse

► verbo pronominal

1 to impose one's authority (a, on)

2 (obligarse) to force oneself to

3 (prevalecer) to prevail

4 (predominar) to become fashionable

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to prevail

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VPR

1) (=obligarse) [+ horario, tarea] to set o.s.

nos hemos impuesto un horario de trabajo muy duro — we've set ourselves a very heavy work schedule

2) (=hacerse respetar) to assert one's authority, assert o.s.

sabe imponerse cuando hace falta — he knows how to assert his authority o himself when necessary

• imponerse a o sobre algn — to assert one's authority over sb

el clero consiguió imponerse al Gobierno — the clergy managed to assert its authority over the government

siempre acaba imponiéndose sobre sus hermanas — he always ends up getting his own way with his sisters

3) (=prevalecer) [criterio] to prevail; [moda] to become fashionable

al final se impuso un criterio de sabiduría — wisdom prevailed in the end

se está imponiendo otra vez la ropa deportiva — sportswear is coming into fashion again

la minifalda no ha llegado a imponerse esta temporada — the mini-skirt hasn't caught on this season

4) frm (=ser necesario) [cambio] to be needed; [conclusión] to be inescapable

se impone la necesidad de una gran reforma — there is an urgent need for extensive reform

la conclusión se impone — the conclusion is inescapable

5) (Dep) (=vencer) to win

el Barcelona se impuso en el último minuto — Barcelona won (the match) in the last minute

el Valencia se impuso por tres a cero al Oviedo — Valencia defeated o beat Oviedo three nil
sprint
6) (=instruirse)

imponerse en algo — to acquaint o.s. with sth

7) Méx
* (=acostumbrarse)
imponerse a algo — to become accustomed to sth

imponerse a hacer algo — to become accustomed to doing sth

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(v.) = prevail, obtrude (into), take + hold, put + Posesivo + foot down, overrule

Ex. The emphasis on title entry came from the specialized libraries, primarily the technical libraries, that were small but had the money and the power behind them to see that their view prevails.

Ex. The librarian will provide whatever help is required without obtruding into the process.

Ex. New computer-supported systems such as PRECIS will probably take hold only in languages and countries where a subject analysis system does not already exist.

Ex. Native speakers of English use idioms such as ' put your foot down' and 'spill the beans' to label events that are not described literally by the words that make up the idioms.

Ex. President Eisenhower overruled some of his military commanders in summer 1958, ordering them not to use nuclear weapons against China.

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(v.) = prevail, obtrude (into), take + hold, put + Posesivo + foot down, overrule

Ex: The emphasis on title entry came from the specialized libraries, primarily the technical libraries, that were small but had the money and the power behind them to see that their view prevails.

Ex: The librarian will provide whatever help is required without obtruding into the process.

Ex: New computer-supported systems such as PRECIS will probably take hold only in languages and countries where a subject analysis system does not already exist.

Ex: Native speakers of English use idioms such as ' put your foot down' and 'spill the beans' to label events that are not described literally by the words that make up the idioms.

Ex: President Eisenhower overruled some of his military commanders in summer 1958, ordering them not to use nuclear weapons against China.

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■imponerse verbo reflexivo
1 (prevalecer) to prevail: se impuso la sensatez, good sense prevailed
2 (ser necesario) to be necessary: se impone un cambio de política social, a programme of social change is necessary
3 (dominar) to impose: se impone a todos los demás, he dominates everybody else
4 (una carga, un deber) to take on: te impusiste una tarea hercúlea, you took on a Herculean task
' imponerse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
imponer
English:
assert
- catch
- foot
- prevail

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vpr

1. [hacerse respetar] to command respect, to show authority;

trató de imponerse ante sus alumnos she tried to assert her authority over her pupils

2. [ponerse] [obligación, tarea] to take on;

me he impuesto una dieta muy estricta I've imposed a very strict diet on myself, I've put myself on a very strict diet;

me impuse un fuerte ritmo de trabajo I set myself a good pace for my work

3. [predominar] to prevail;

esta primavera se impondrán los colores vivos y los vestidos cortos this spring the fashion will be for bright colours and short dresses

4. [ser necesario] to be necessary;

se impone una rápida solución al problema a rapid solution to the problem must be found;

se impone tomar medidas urgentes urgent measures are necessary

5. [vencer] to win;

Francia se impuso por dos goles a uno France won by two goals to one;

se impuso al resto de los corredores she beat the other runners;

se impuso al esprint he won the sprint for the line;

al final se impuso la sensatez y dejaron de insultarse common sense finally prevailed and they stopped insulting each other

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imponerse

v/r

1 ( hacerse respetar) assert o.s.

2 DEP win

3 ( prevalecer) prevail

4 ( ser necesario) be imperative

5

:

imponerse una tarea set o.s. a task

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vr

1) : to take on (a duty)

2) : to assert oneself

3) : to prevail

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imponerse vb

1. (hacerse obedecer) to assert yourself

no dejes que te pisen, imponte don't let them walk all over you assert yourself

2. (superar a alguien) to beat [pt. beat; pp. beaten]

el Celta se impuso al Betis por dos goles a cero Celta beat Betis by two goals to nil

3. (ganar) to win [pt. & pp. won]

el español se impuso en el último set the Spaniard won the final set

4. (hacerse popular) to become fashionable [pt. became; pp. become]

en los sesenta se impuso la minifalda the miniskirt became fashionable in the sixties

Spanish-English dictionary > imponerse
13 enredado

Del verbo enredar: ( conjugate enredar) \ \
enredado es: \ \
el participio
Multiple Entries: enredado enredar
enredado

◊ -da adjetivo
1 ‹lana/cuerda› tangled; ‹ pelo› tangled, knotted; ‹asunto/idea› complicated 2
a) ( involucrado) enredado en algo mixed up in sth

b) (fam) ( en lío amoroso) enredado con algn involved with sb

enredar ( conjugate enredar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹cuerdas/cables› to get … tangled up, tangle up

b) ( embarullar) ‹ persona› to muddle … up, confuse;
‹asunto/situación› to complicate
c) (fam) ( involucrar) enredado a algn en algo to get sb mixed up o caught up in sth
verbo intransitivo (fam)
a) ( intrigar) to make trouble, stir up trouble

b) (Esp) ( molestar) to fidget;
enredado con algo to fiddle (around) with sth enredarse verbo pronominal 1 [lana/cuerda] to get tangled, become entangled; [ pelo] to get tangled o knotted; [ planta] to twist itself around 2 (fam)
a) ( en lío amoroso) enredadose con algn to get involved with sb

b) ( involucrarse) enredadose en algo to get mixed up o involved in sth

c) (fam) ( embarullarse) to get mixed up, get muddled up

enredar verbo transitivo
1 (cables, cuerdas, pelo) to entangle, tangle up
2 (un asunto, situación) to confuse, complicate
3 fig (implicar en algo ilegal, turbio) to involve [en, in], to mix up [en, in]
4 (convencer, liar) lo enredaron para presentarse a las elecciones, they talked him into being a candidate in the election ' enredado' also found in these entries: English: knotty - tangled

English-spanish dictionary > enredado
14 enfermer

enfermer [ɑ̃fεʀme]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

( = mettre sous clé) to lock up ; (par erreur) to lock in ; [+ animaux] to shut up

• enfermer qch dans [+ coffre] to lock sth up in ; [+ boîte, sac] to shut sth up in

• ne reste pas enfermé par ce beau temps don't stay indoors in this lovely weather

2. reflexive verb

► s'enfermer to shut o.s. in

• il s'est enfermé dans sa chambre he shut himself away in his room

• je me suis enfermé ! (à l'intérieur) I've locked myself in! ; (à l'extérieur) I've locked myself out!

• il s'est enfermé à clé dans son bureau he has locked himself away in his office

• s'enfermer dans [+ mutisme] to retreat into ; [+ rôle, attitude] to stick to

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ɑ̃fɛʀme
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( dans un lieu) to shut [something] in [animal]; ( à clé) to lock [something] up [bijou] ( dans in); to lock [somebody] up, to put [somebody] away (colloq) [criminel, aliéné] ( dans in)

elle est bonne à enfermer — (colloq) she's stark raving mad (colloq)

2) ( bloquer)

enfermer quelqu'un dans une situation — to trap somebody in a situation

3) ( contenir)

enfermer une théorie en une seule formule — to encapsulate a theory in a single formula

4) Armée, Sport to box [somebody] in [adversaire]

2.

s'enfermer verbe pronominal

1) gén to lock oneself in; ( pour s'isoler) to shut oneself away; ( accidentellement) to get locked in

ne reste pas enfermé toute la journée! — don't stay cooped up indoors all day!

ça fait deux heures qu'ils sont enfermés dans le bureau à discuter — they've been closeted in the study for two hours

2) ( se confiner)

s'enfermer dans — to retreat into

s'enfermer dans le mutisme — to remain obstinately silent

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ɑ̃fɛʀme vt
1) [animaux] to shut up

2) (= interner) to lock up

3) (= mettre sous clef) [marchandises] to lock up

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enfermer verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( dans un lieu) to shut [sth] in [animal]; ( à clé) to lock [sth] up [argent, bijou] (dans in); to lock [sb] up, to put [sb] away○ [criminel, aliéné] (dans in); garder son sac enfermé dans un tiroir to keep one's bag locked in a drawer; elle est bonne à enfermer○ she's stark raving mad○, she ought to be locked up;

2 ( bloquer) enfermer qn dans un rôle to confine sb to a role; enfermer qn dans une situation to trap sb in a situation; enfermer qn dans un dilemme to put sb in a dilemma; se laisser enfermer dans une position to get oneself into a corner; se laisser enfermer dans un piège to get trapped; être enfermé dans une image to be a prisoner of one's image; être enfermé dans le cycle du chômage to be locked into a pattern of unemployment;

3 ( contenir) enfermer une théorie en une seule formule to encapsulate a theory in a single formula; enfermer une notion dans un cadre contraignant to impose a restrictive framework on an idea;

4 Mil, Sport to box [sb] in [adversaire]; se laisser enfermer to get boxed in.

B s'enfermer vpr

1 gén to lock oneself in; ( pour s'isoler) to shut oneself away; ( accidentellement) to get locked in; il s'enferme dans sa chambre pour travailler he shuts himself in his room to work; j'ai failli m'enfermer dans la cave I nearly got locked in the cellar; tu ne vas pas t'enfermer tout l'été! I hope you're not going to spend the whole summer cooped up indoors!; ne reste pas enfermé toute la journée! don't stay cooped up indoors all day!; ça fait deux heures qu'ils sont enfermés dans le bureau à discuter they've been closeted in the study for two hours;

2 ( se confiner) s'enfermer dans to retreat into; s'enfermer dans le cynisme to retreat into cynicism; s'enfermer dans le mutisme to remain obstinately silent; s'enfermer dans ses préjugés to be stubbornly prejudiced; s'enfermer dans ses positions to be completely intransigent; être enfermé dans ses pensées to be wrapped up in one's own thoughts.

[ɑ̃fɛrme] verbe transitif

1. [mettre dans un lieu clos - personne, animal] to shut up ou in (separable)

2. [emprisonner - criminel] to lock up ou away (separable), to put under lock and key ; [ - fou] to lock up

enfermer quelqu'un dans une cellule to shut somebody up in a cell

ce type-là, il faudrait l'enfermer!

a. (familier) [dangereux] that guy ought to be locked up!

b. [fou] that guy needs his head examined!

faire enfermer quelqu'un to have somebody locked away

3. [ranger] to put ou to shut away (separable)

[en verrouillant] to lock up ou away (separable)

4. [confiner] to confine, to coop up (separable)

ne restez pas enfermés, voilà le soleil! don't stay indoors, the sun's come out!

enfermer quelqu'un dans un dilemme to put somebody in a dilemma

enfermer quelqu'un dans un rôle (sens propre & figuré) to typecast somebody

5. [entourer] to enclose

6. [contenir - allusion, menace] to contain

un triangle enfermé dans un cercle a triangle circumscribed by ou in a circle

7. [maintenir - dans des règles] to confine, to restrict

8. SPORT to hem in (separable)

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s'enfermer verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)

1. [se cloîtrer - dans un couvent] to shut oneself up ou away

2. [verrouiller sa porte] to shut oneself up ou in, to lock oneself in

s'enfermer dehors to lock ou to shut oneself out

3. [s'isoler] to shut oneself away

s'enfermer dans le silence to retreat into silence

s'enfermer dans ses contradictions to become caught up in one's own contradictions

s'enfermer dans un rôle to stick to a role

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > enfermer
15 verstricken

ver·stri·cken *

vt

1) ( beim Stricken verbrauchen)

etw \verstricken to use [up sep] sth

2) (geh: verwickeln)

jdn in etw akk \verstricken to involve sb in sth, to draw sb into sth

vr

sich in etw akk \verstricken to become [or get] entangled [or caught up] in sth

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > verstricken
16 enredo

m.

1 tangle, knot (maraña).

2 mess, complicated affair.

comedia de enredo (Teatro & Cine) farce

3 (love) affair (amoroso).

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: enredar.

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enredo

► nombre masculino

1 (maraña) tangle

2 (confusión) mess, muddle, confusion, mix-up

3 (engaño) deceit

4 (travesura) mischief

5 (amoroso) love affair

6 LITERATURA plot

■ comedia de enredo comedy of intrigue

► nombre masculino plural enredos

1 familiar (trastos) bits and pieces

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noun m.

1) mess

2) tangle

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SM

1) [de hilos, cuerda] tangle

un enredo de pelos — a tangle of hair

2) [de datos] [gen] maze, tangle; (=confusión) mix-up

3) (=laberinto) maze

4) (=asunto turbio) shady business

5) (=amorío) love affair

6) (=implicación) embroilment, involvement

7) [en novela] complicated situation

8) pl enredos (=intrigas) intrigues; (=mentiras) mischief sing, mischievous lies

comedia de enredo(s) — comedy of intrigue

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masculino

a) ( de hilos) tangle; ( en el pelo) tangle, knot

b) ( embrollo)

tengo un enredo en las cuentas... — my accounts are in a terrible mess

está metido en un enredo de dólares — he's involved in some shady currency deals

c) (fam) ( lío amoroso) affair

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= tangle, snarl, snarl-up, snare, kink.

Ex. This project is designed to enable users everywhere to navigate through the information technology tangle.

Ex. His work is such a snarl of so many different things that it is as endlessly demanding as it is rewarding.

Ex. However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.

Ex. Whilst telematics for Africa is full of snares, it is the way towards the road to mastery in the future.

Ex. She died at 37 weeks due to a kink in her umbilical cord.

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* armar enredos = make + trouble.

* enredo de lengua = slip of the tongue.

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masculino

a) ( de hilos) tangle; ( en el pelo) tangle, knot

b) ( embrollo)

tengo un enredo en las cuentas... — my accounts are in a terrible mess

está metido en un enredo de dólares — he's involved in some shady currency deals

c) (fam) ( lío amoroso) affair

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= tangle, snarl, snarl-up, snare, kink.

Ex: This project is designed to enable users everywhere to navigate through the information technology tangle.

Ex: His work is such a snarl of so many different things that it is as endlessly demanding as it is rewarding.

Ex: However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.

Ex: Whilst telematics for Africa is full of snares, it is the way towards the road to mastery in the future.

Ex: She died at 37 weeks due to a kink in her umbilical cord.

* armar enredos = make + trouble.

* enredo de lengua = slip of the tongue.

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enredo

masculine

1 (de hilos) tangle; (en el pelo) tangle, knot

2

(embrollo): tengo un enredo en las cuentas … my accounts are in a terrible mess

los enredos burocráticos red tape

está metido en un enredo de dólares he's involved in some shady currency deals

armar enredos to make trouble, stir up trouble ( colloq)

3 ( fam) (lío amoroso) affair

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Del verbo enredar: ( conjugate enredar)

enredo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

enredó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
enredar
enredo
enredar ( conjugate enredar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹cuerdas/cables› to get … tangled up, tangle up

b) ( embarullar) ‹ persona› to muddle … up, confuse;

‹asunto/situación› to complicate
c) (fam) ( involucrar) enredo a algn en algo to get sb mixed up o caught up in sth

verbo intransitivo (fam)
a) ( intrigar) to make trouble, stir up trouble

b) (Esp) ( molestar) to fidget;

enredo con algo to fiddle (around) with sth
enredarse verbo pronominal
1 [lana/cuerda] to get tangled, become entangled;
[ pelo] to get tangled o knotted;
[ planta] to twist itself around
2 (fam)
a) ( en lío amoroso) enredose con algn to get involved with sb

b) ( involucrarse) enredose en algo to get mixed up o involved in sth

c) (fam) ( embarullarse) to get mixed up, get muddled up

enredo sustantivo masculino
a) ( de hilos) tangle;

( en el pelo) tangle, knot
b) ( embrollo) mess;

◊ tengo un enredo en las cuentas … my accounts are in a terrible mess

c) (fam) ( lío amoroso) affair

enredar verbo transitivo
1 (cables, cuerdas, pelo) to entangle, tangle up
2 (un asunto, situación) to confuse, complicate
3 fig (implicar en algo ilegal, turbio) to involve [en, in], to mix up [en, in]
4 (convencer, liar) lo enredaron para presentarse a las elecciones, they talked him into being a candidate in the election
enredo sustantivo masculino
1 (maraña) tangle
2 (asunto lioso) muddle, mess, mix up
3 (amorío) affair
' enredo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
berenjenal
- embrollo
- enredarse
- tejemaneje
- tinglado
- tramoya
- greña
English:
mire
- tangle

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enredo nm

1. [en cuerdas, madeja, pelo] tangle

2. [de una situación] mess, complicated affair;

¡en menudo enredo me he metido! this is a fine mess I've got myself into!

3. [en la mente, al expresarse] muddle;

tengo un enredo tremendo de fechas o [m5] con las fechas I've got into a terrific muddle over the dates

4. [asunto ilícito] shady affair

5. [amoroso] (love) affair, entanglement;

tener un enredo con alguien to have an affair with sb, to be involved with sb

6. [mentira, intriga] mischief-making

7. Lit plot

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enredo

m

1 tangle

2 ( confusión) mess, confusion

3 ( intriga) intrigue

4 amoroso affair

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enredo nm

1) embrollo: muddle, confusion

2) maraña: tangle

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enredo n

1. (lío, confusión) mess

2. (maraña) tangle

Spanish-English dictionary > enredo
17 enredar

enredar ( conjugate enredar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹cuerdas/cables› to get … tangled up, tangle up

b) ( embarullar) ‹ persona› to muddle … up, confuse;
‹asunto/situación› to complicate
c) (fam) ( involucrar) enredar a algn en algo to get sb mixed up o caught up in sth
verbo intransitivo (fam)
a) ( intrigar) to make trouble, stir up trouble

b) (Esp) ( molestar) to fidget;
enredar con algo to fiddle (around) with sth enredarse verbo pronominal 1 [lana/cuerda] to get tangled, become entangled; [ pelo] to get tangled o knotted; [ planta] to twist itself around 2 (fam)
a) ( en lío amoroso) enredarse con algn to get involved with sb

b) ( involucrarse) enredarse en algo to get mixed up o involved in sth

c) (fam) ( embarullarse) to get mixed up, get muddled up

enredar verbo transitivo
1 (cables, cuerdas, pelo) to entangle, tangle up
2 (un asunto, situación) to confuse, complicate
3 fig (implicar en algo ilegal, turbio) to involve [en, in], to mix up [en, in]
4 (convencer, liar) lo enredaron para presentarse a las elecciones, they talked him into being a candidate in the election ' enredar' also found in these entries: Spanish: envolver - trastear - implicar English: embroil - entangle - tangle - tangle up - foul - snarl

English-spanish dictionary > enredar
18 enredo

Del verbo enredar: ( conjugate enredar) \ \
enredo es: \ \
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

enredó es: \ \
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries: enredar enredo
enredar ( conjugate enredar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹cuerdas/cables› to get … tangled up, tangle up

b) ( embarullar) ‹ persona› to muddle … up, confuse;
‹asunto/situación› to complicate
c) (fam) ( involucrar) enredo a algn en algo to get sb mixed up o caught up in sth
verbo intransitivo (fam)
a) ( intrigar) to make trouble, stir up trouble

b) (Esp) ( molestar) to fidget;
enredo con algo to fiddle (around) with sth enredarse verbo pronominal 1 [lana/cuerda] to get tangled, become entangled; [ pelo] to get tangled o knotted; [ planta] to twist itself around 2 (fam)
a) ( en lío amoroso) enredose con algn to get involved with sb

b) ( involucrarse) enredose en algo to get mixed up o involved in sth

c) (fam) ( embarullarse) to get mixed up, get muddled up

enredo sustantivo masculino
a) ( de hilos) tangle;
( en el pelo) tangle, knot
b) ( embrollo) mess;

◊ tengo un enredo en las cuentas … my accounts are in a terrible mess

c) (fam) ( lío amoroso) affair

enredar verbo transitivo
1 (cables, cuerdas, pelo) to entangle, tangle up
2 (un asunto, situación) to confuse, complicate
3 fig (implicar en algo ilegal, turbio) to involve [en, in], to mix up [en, in]
4 (convencer, liar) lo enredaron para presentarse a las elecciones, they talked him into being a candidate in the election
enredo sustantivo masculino
1 (maraña) tangle
2 (asunto lioso) muddle, mess, mix up
3 (amorío) affair ' enredo' also found in these entries: Spanish: berenjenal - embrollo - enredarse - tejemaneje - tinglado - tramoya - greña English: mire - tangle

English-spanish dictionary > enredo
19 Р-351

НАБИВАТЬ/НАБИТЬ РУКУ (в чем, на чём) coll VP subj: human more often pfv) to become skillful, experienced in sth.: X набил руку в Y-e = X got the knack (the hang) of Y X got a grasp (a handle, a grip) on Y X became versed in Y X caught on (in limited contexts) X learned his trade.
Переводить мне приходилось много. Но скоро я набил руку и легко перевыполнял норму... (Копелев 1). I had a lot to translate. But soon I got a handle on it and easily overfulfilled my quotas... (1a)

В три-четыре недели он уже так набил руку в таможенном деле, что знал решительно всё... (Гоголь 3). In three or four weeks he had become so perfectly versed in the affairs of the customs that he knew absolutely everything about them... (3a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Р-351
20 набивать руку

• НАБИВАТЬ/НАБИТЬ РУКУ (в чем, на чём) coll

[VP; subj: human; more often pfv]

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⇒ to become skillful, experienced in sth.:

- X набил руку в Y-e ≈ X got the knack (the hang) of Y;

- X got a grasp (a handle, a grip) on Y;

- X became versed in Y;

- X caught on;

- [in limited contexts] X learned his trade.

♦ Переводить мне приходилось много. Но скоро я набил руку и легко перевыполнял норму... (Копелев 1). I had a lot to translate. But soon I got a handle on it and easily overfulfilled my quotas... (1a)

♦ В три-четыре недели он уже так набил руку в таможенном деле, что знал решительно всё... (Гоголь 3). In three or four weeks he had become so perfectly versed in the affairs of the customs that he knew absolutely everything about them... (3a).

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