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to bring the conversation around to

1 bring

bring ( prét, pp brought)

A vtr

1 (convey, carry) apporter [present, powers, supplies, message, news, rain, destruction, change, happiness, consolation, hope] ; have you brought your camera? as-tu pris or apporté ton appareil-photo? ; wait and see what tomorrow brings attends de voir ce que demain nous apportera ; to bring sth with one apporter qch ; to bring sb flowers/a cake apporter des fleurs/un gâteau à qn ; the case has brought him publicity l'affaire lui a fait de la publicité ; to bring sb wealth/fame rendre qn riche/célèbre ; to bring sth to ( contribute) apporter qch à [school, work, area] ; it has brought prosperity to the region cela a rendu la région prospère ; to bring one's talents to sth apporter son talent à qch ; to bring one's experience to sth faire bénéficier qch de son expérience ; that brings the total to 100 cela fait un total de 100 ; to bring a smile to sb's face faire sourire qn ; to bring a blush to sb's cheeks faire rougir qn ; to bring sth to a halt arrêter qch ; to bring the conversation round ou around to amener la conversation à ; to bring sth into faire entrer qch dans [house, room] ; introduire qch dans [conversation, story] ; to bring sth into existence créer qch ; to bring sth upstairs monter qch ; the wind brought the tree down le vent a fait tomber l'arbre ; don't forget to bring it home n'oublie pas de le rapporter ; to bring shame/disgrace on sb attirer la honte/le déshonneur sur qn ; to bring sth on ou upon oneself attirer qch ; you brought it on yourself tu l'as cherché ; her remarks brought gasps of surprise from the audience ses propos ont provoqué l'étonnement dans le public ; his novel brought praise from the critics son roman lui a valu les louanges de la critique ;

2 ( come with) amener [friend, relative, dog] ; to bring sb with one amener qn (avec soi) ; to bring sb to amener qn à [wedding, party, office] ;

3 (lead, draw) the path brings you to the church le chemin te conduit jusqu'à l'église ; the Games brought people to the city les Jeux ont attiré du monde vers la ville ; the noise brought them to the window le bruit les a attirés à la fenêtre ; I brought him to the ground je l'ai fait tomber ; that brings me to the question of ceci m'amène à la question de ; to bring sb to himself/herself ramener qn à la réalité ; what brings you here? qu'est-ce qui t'amène? ; to bring sb to do sth faire faire qch à qn ; I couldn't bring him to accept je n'ai pas pu lui faire accepter ; to bring sb/a dog into the country faire entrer or introduire qn/un chien dans le pays ; to bring sb into the room faire entrer qn dans la pièce ; to bring sb into contact with sth faire connaître qch à qn ; to bring sb into contact with sb mettre qn en contact avec qn ; to bring sb home ( transport home) raccompagner qn, ramener qn ; ( to meet family) amener qn à la maison ;

4 TV, Radio the game will be brought to you live from Sydney le match sera retransmis en direct de Sydney ; modern technology brings the war into your living room la technologie moderne fait entrer la guerre jusque chez vous ; we bring you all the latest news on vous donne les dernières nouvelles ; ‘brought to you by Sudso Soap’ ‘qui vous est offert par Sudso Soap’

5 Jur, Admin to bring a case/a dispute before the court porter une affaire/un litige devant le tribunal ; to bring sb before the court faire comparaître qn devant le tribunal ; to bring a matter before the committee/a bill before parliament soumettre une question au comité/un projet de loi au parlement.

B v refl to bring oneself to do se décider à faire ; I couldn't bring myself to get up/to tell him je n'ai pas pu me lever/le lui dire.

Phrasal verbs

■ bring about:

▶ bring about [sth], bring [sth] about provoquer [change, reform, war, disaster, death] ; amener [settlement, reconciliation] ; entraîner [success, failure, defeat].

■ bring along:

▶ bring along [sth], bring [sth] along apporter [object] ;

▶ bring along [sb], bring [sb] along amener, venir avec [friend, partner].

■ bring back:

▶ bring back [sth], bring [sth] back

1 ( return with) rapporter [souvenir, gift] (from de) ; to bring sb back sth rapporter qch à qn ;

2 ( restore) redonner [colour, shine] ; to bring sb's memory/sight back rendre la mémoire/vue à qn ;

3 ( reintroduce) rétablir [currency, custom] ; restaurer [monarchy, democracy] ;

4 ( restore memory of) rappeler [night, time, occasion] ; seeing her brought it all back to me tout m'est revenu lorsque je l'ai vue ; to bring back memories ranimer des souvenirs ; to bring back memories of sth ranimer le souvenir de qch.

■ bring down:

▶ bring down [sth], bring [sth] down

1 ( cause collapse of) renverser [government, dictator] ;

2 ( reduce) réduire [inflation, unemployment, expenditure] ; faire baisser [rate, level, price, temperature] ; diminuer [cost of living, swelling] ;

3 ( shoot down) abattre [plane, grouse, tiger] ;

4 ( cause to hit) to bring [sth] down on sb/sth abattre [qch] sur qn/qch [cane, hammer] ; to bring sb's wrath down on sb littér ou hum attirer la colère de qn sur qn ;

▶ bring [sb] down ○ déprimer [person].

■ bring forth:

▶ bring forth [sth], bring [sth] forth

1 ( provoke) susciter [question, protest, scorn] ;

2 littér ( produce) produire [object, fruit, blossom] ; faire jaillir [water] ;

3 littér donner naissance à [child].

■ bring forward:

▶ bring forward [sth], bring [sth] forward

1 ( make sooner) avancer [meeting, wedding, election] (by de) ;

2 ( propose) avancer [proposals, plan] ; proposer [bill, amendment, motion] ;

3 Accts reporter [total, balance, deficit] ; balance brought forward: £354.90 report: £354.90 ;

4 ( bring in) présenter [witness, person].

■ bring in:

▶ bring in [sth] rapporter [amount, money, interest] ; introduire [custom] ;

▶ bring in [sth], bring [sth] in

1 ( introduce) introduire [legislation, measure, reference, new character] ;

2 Agric rentrer [crop, harvest] ; récolter [wheat, corn, fruit] ;

▶ bring in [sb], bring [sb] in

1 ( involve) faire appel à [consultant, expert, reinforcements, police, army] (from de ; as pour être) ; if I could bring in Mrs Cox at this point… j'aimerais faire intervenir Mme Cox sur ce point… ;

2 ( to police station) amener [qn] (au poste) [suspect] ; to be brought in for questioning être amené au poste pour être interrogé.

■ bring into:

▶ bring [sb] into faire participer [qn] à [conversation, organization] ; don't bring my mother into this! laisse ma mère en dehors de ça!

■ bring off:

▶ bring off [sth], bring [sth] off réussir [feat, performance] ; conclure [deal] ; décrocher [victory]

■ bring on:

▶ bring on [sth], bring [sth] on

1 ( provoke) provoquer [attack, migraine, fit, labour] ; être à l'origine de [bronchitis, rheumatism, pneumonia] ; what brought that on? ( to someone) qu'est-ce qui t'a pris? ;

2 ( encourage) accélérer la pousse de [plant, crop] ;

▶ bring on [sb], bring [sb] on

1 (to stage, field) faire entrer [dancer, substitute] ;

2 ( encourage) pousser [player, child].

■ bring out:

▶ bring out [sth], bring [sth] out

1 sortir [gun, handkerchief etc] ;

2 Comm sortir [edition, volume, new model] ;

3 ( highlight) faire ressortir [detail, colour, melody, flavour, meaning, instinct, spirit] ; to bring out the artist/the child in sb faire ressortir l'artiste/l'enfant en qn ;

▶ bring out [sb], bring [sb] out

1 ( draw out) faire parler [guest, interviewee] ;

2 ( on strike) mettre [qn] en grève [workers] ;

3 to bring sb out in spots donner des boutons à qn.

■ bring round:

▶ bring [sb] round

1 ( revive) faire revenir [qn] à soi ;

2 ( convince) convaincre ; to bring sb round to one's way of thinking amener qn à partager ses vues.

■ bring to = bring round.

■ bring together:

▶ bring together [sth/sb], bring [sth/sb] together

1 ( assemble) réunir [family, experts, sides, themes] ;

2 ( create bond between) rapprocher [couple, lovers, siblings] ; it brought us closer together cela nous a rapprochés.

■ bring up:

▶ bring up [sth], bring [sth] up

1 ( mention) aborder, parler de [question, subject] ;

2 ( vomit) vomir, rendre [food] ;

▶ bring up [sb], bring [sb] up élever ; to bring sb up to do apprendre à [qn] à faire ; to be brought up by sb/in China être élevé par qn/en Chine ; to be brought up as a Catholic recevoir une éducation catholique ; to be brought up on stories of war être nourri de récits de guerre ; it's the way I was brought up c'est comme ça que j'ai été élevé ; well/badly brought up bien/mal élevé.

Big English-French dictionary > bring
2 bring around

1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o ( take along) traer*

2) v + o + adv

a) ( persuade) convencer*

we finally brought her around to our point of view — finalmente conseguimos convencerla

b) ( steer)

I brought the conversation around to James — llevé la conversación al tema de James

c) ( restore consciousness) hacer* volver en sí

VT + ADV

1) (=persuade) convencer

2) (=steer) [+ conversation] llevar, dirigir

3) [+ unconscious person] hacer volver en sí, reanimar

* * *

1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o ( take along) traer*

2) v + o + adv

a) ( persuade) convencer*

we finally brought her around to our point of view — finalmente conseguimos convencerla

b) ( steer)

I brought the conversation around to James — llevé la conversación al tema de James

c) ( restore consciousness) hacer* volver en sí

English-spanish dictionary > bring around
3 bring

bring [brɪŋ]

amener ⇒ (a), (b), (d), (e) apporter ⇒ (a) provoquer ⇒ (c) rapporter ⇒ (g)

(pt & pp brought [brɔ:t]) transitive verb

(a) (take → animal, person, vehicle) amener; (→ object) apporter; (→ fashion, idea, product) introduire, lancer;

∎ I'll bring the books (across) tomorrow j'apporterai les livres demain;

∎ her father's bringing her home today son père la ramène à la maison aujourd'hui;

∎ what brings you here? qu'est-ce qui vous amène?;

∎ can you bring me a beer, please? vous pouvez m'apporter une bière, s'il vous plaît?;

∎ that brings the total to £350 cela fait 350 livres en tout;

∎ he brought his dog with him il a emmené son chien;

∎ did you bring anything with you? as-tu apporté quelque chose?;

∎ black musicians brought jazz to Europe les musiciens noirs ont introduit le jazz en Europe;

∎ this programme is brought to you by the BBC ce programme est diffusé par la BBC

(b) (into specified state) entraîner, amener;

∎ to bring sth into play faire jouer qch;

∎ to bring sth into question mettre ou remettre qch en question;

∎ to bring sb to his/her senses ramener qn à la raison;

∎ to bring sth to an end or a close or a halt mettre fin à qch;

∎ to bring sth to sb's attention or knowledge or notice attirer l'attention de qn sur qch;

∎ to bring a child into the world mettre un enfant au monde;

∎ to bring sth to light mettre qch en lumière, révéler qch;

∎ to bring sth to mind rappeler qch;

∎ to bring sth onto the market introduire qch sur le marché

(c) (produce) provoquer, causer;

∎ her performance brought wild applause son interprétation a provoqué un tonnerre d'applaudissements;

∎ to bring sth upon sb attirer qch sur qn;

∎ her foolhardiness brought misfortune upon the family son imprudence a attiré le malheur sur la famille;

∎ you've brought it on yourself vous l'avez cherché;

∎ you bring credit to the firm vous faites honneur à la société;

∎ it brings bad/good luck ça porte malheur/bonheur;

∎ he brought a sense of urgency to the project il a fait accélérer le projet;

∎ to bring new hope to sb redonner de l'espoir à qn;

∎ the story brought tears to my eyes l'histoire m'a fait venir les larmes aux yeux;

∎ his speech brought jeers from the audience son discours lui a valu les huées de l'assistance;

∎ money does not always bring happiness l'argent ne fait pas toujours le bonheur;

∎ the winter brought more wind and rain l'hiver a amené encore plus de vent et de pluie;

∎ tourism has brought prosperity to the area le tourisme a enrichi la région;

∎ who knows what the future will bring? qui sait ce que l'avenir nous/lui/ etc réserve?

(d) (force) amener;

∎ she can't bring herself to speak about it elle n'arrive pas à en parler;

∎ her performance brought the audience to its feet les spectateurs se sont levés pour l'applaudir

(e) (lead) mener, amener;

∎ the path brings you straight (out) into the village ce chemin vous mène (tout) droit au village;

∎ the shock brought him to the verge of a breakdown le choc l'a mené au bord de la dépression nerveuse;

∎ to bring sb into a conversation/discussion faire participer qn à une conversation/discussion;

∎ that brings us to the next question cela nous amène à la question suivante

(f) Law

∎ to bring an action or a suit against sb intenter un procès à ou contre qn;

∎ to bring a charge against sb porter une accusation contre qn;

∎ the case was brought before the court l'affaire a été déférée au tribunal;

∎ he was brought before the court il a comparu devant le tribunal;

∎ the murderer must be brought to justice l'assassin doit être traduit en justice;

∎ to bring evidence avancer ou présenter des preuves

(g) (financially) rapporter;

∎ her painting only brings her a few thousand pounds a year ses peintures ne lui rapportent que quelques milliers de livres par an

➲ bring about separable transitive verb

(a) (cause → changes, war) provoquer, amener, entraîner; (→ reconciliation) amener; (→ person's downfall) entraîner; (→ accident) provoquer, causer;

∎ what brought about his dismissal? pourquoi a-t-il été renvoyé exactement?, quel est le motif de son renvoi?

(b) Nautical faire virer de bord

➲ bring along separable transitive verb

(person) amener; (thing) apporter

➲ bring around = bring round

➲ bring away separable transitive verb

(memories, impressions) garder

➲ bring back separable transitive verb

(a) (fetch → person) ramener; (→ thing) rapporter;

∎ no amount of crying will bring him back pleurer ne le ramènera pas à la vie;

∎ Law to bring a case back before the court ressaisir le tribunal d'un dossier

(b) (restore) restaurer;

∎ the news brought a smile back to her face la nouvelle lui a rendu le sourire;

∎ they're bringing back miniskirts ils relancent la minijupe;

∎ to bring sb back to life ranimer qn

(c) (evoke → memory) rappeler (à la mémoire);

∎ that brings it all back to me ça réveille tous mes souvenirs

➲ bring by separable transitive verb

∎ to bring sb by amener qn

➲ bring down separable transitive verb

(a) (fetch → person) amener; (→ thing) descendre, apporter

(b) (reduce → prices, temperature) faire baisser; (→ currency) déprécier, avilir; (→ birthrate, inflation, unemployment, swelling) réduire

(c) (cause to land → kite) ramener (au sol); (→ plane) faire atterrir

(d) (cause to fall → prey) descendre; (→ plane, enemy, tree) abattre;

∎ her performance brought the house down son interprétation lui a valu des applaudissements à tout rompre

(e) Politics (overthrow) faire tomber, renverser

(f) Mathematics (carry) abaisser

(g) familiar (depress) déprimer^□, donner le cafard à

(h) literary (provoke → anger) attirer;

∎ to bring down the wrath of God on sb attirer la colère de Dieu sur qn;

∎ stop making so much noise or you'll bring the headmaster down on us ne fais pas tant de bruit, tu vas attirer l'attention du proviseur sur nous

➲ bring forth separable transitive verb formal

(a) (produce → fruit) produire; (→ child) mettre au monde; (→ animal) mettre bas

(b) (elicit) provoquer

➲ bring forward separable transitive verb

(a) (present → person) faire avancer; (→ argument) avancer, présenter; Law (→ witness) produire; Law (→ evidence) avancer, présenter

(b) (chair etc) avancer

(c) Administration (move → date, meeting) avancer;

∎ the conference has been brought forward to the 28th la conférence a été avancée au 28

(d) Accountancy reporter;

∎ brought forward reporté

➲ bring in separable transitive verb

(a) (fetch in → person) faire entrer; (→ thing) rentrer;

∎ to bring in the harvest rentrer la moisson;

∎ they want to bring a new person in ils veulent prendre quelqu'un d'autre;

∎ we will have to bring in the police il faudra faire intervenir la ou faire appel à la police;

∎ to bring sb in for questioning emmener qn au poste de police pour l'interroger

(b) (introduce → laws, system) introduire, présenter; (→ fashion) lancer;

∎ the government has brought in a new tax bill le gouvernement a présenté ou déposé un nouveau projet de loi fiscal;

∎ can I just bring in a new point? est-ce que je peux faire une autre remarque?

(c) (yield, produce) rapporter;

∎ to bring in interest rapporter des intérêts;

∎ tourism brings in millions of dollars each year le tourisme rapporte des millions de dollars tous les ans;

∎ her work doesn't bring in much money son travail ne lui rapporte pas grand-chose

(d) Law (verdict) rendre;

∎ they brought in a verdict of guilty ils l'ont déclaré coupable

➲ bring off separable transitive verb

(a) British familiar (trick) réussir^□ ; (plan) réaliser^□ ; Commerce (deal) conclure^□, mener à bien^□ ;

∎ did you manage to bring it off? avez-vous réussi votre coup?

(b) Sport (player) faire sortir

(c) (person → from ship) débarquer;

∎ the injured men will be brought off by helicopter les blessés seront évacués en hélicoptère

(d) vulgar (masturbate)

∎ to bring sb off branler qn;

∎ to bring oneself off se branler

➲ bring on separable transitive verb

(a) (induce) provoquer, causer;

∎ the shock brought on a heart attack le choc a provoqué une crise cardiaque;

∎ humorous what brought this on? (why are you offering to help?) qu'est-ce que tu me caches?

(b) (encourage) encourager;

∎ the warm weather has really brought on the flowers la chaleur a bien fait pousser les fleurs;

∎ the idea is to bring on new tennis players il s'agit d'encourager de nouveaux tennismen

(c) Theatre (person) amener sur scène; (thing) apporter sur scène;

∎ please bring on our next contestant faites entrer le concurrent suivant

(d) Sport (substitute) faire entrer

➲ bring out separable transitive verb

(a) (take out → person) faire sortir; (→ thing) sortir

(b) Commerce (commercially → product, style) lancer; (→ record) sortir; (→ book) publier

(c) (accentuate) souligner;

∎ that colour brings out the green in her eyes cette couleur met en valeur le vert de ses yeux;

∎ her performance brought out the character's comic side son interprétation a fait ressortir le côté comique du personnage;

∎ to bring out the best/worst in sb faire apparaître qn sous son meilleur/plus mauvais jour;

∎ humorous it brings out the beast in me cela réveille l'animal qui est en moi

(d) British Medicine (in rash, spots)

∎ strawberries bring me out in spots les fraises me donnent des boutons

(e) (encourage → person) encourager;

∎ he's very good at bringing people out (of themselves) il sait très bien s'y prendre pour mettre les gens à l'aise;

∎ the sun has brought out the roses le soleil a fait s'épanouir les roses

(f) Industry (workers) appeler à la grève;

∎ they're threatening to bring everyone out (on strike) ils menacent d'appeler tout le monde à faire grève

(g) Stock Exchange (shares) émettre;

∎ to bring out new shares émettre de nouvelles actions

➲ bring over separable transitive verb

(take → person) amener; (→ thing) apporter

➲ bring round separable transitive verb

(a) (take → person) amener; (→ thing) apporter;

∎ British figurative I brought the conversation round to marriage j'ai amené la conversation sur le mariage

(b) (revive) ranimer

(c) (persuade) convaincre, convertir;

∎ to bring sb round to a point of view convertir ou amener qn à un point de vue

➲ bring through separable transitive verb

∎ he brought the country through the depression il a réussi à faire sortir le pays de la dépression;

∎ the doctors brought me through my illness grâce aux médecins, j'ai survécu à ma maladie

➲ bring to separable transitive verb

(a) (revive) ranimer

(b) Nautical mettre en panne

➲ bring together separable transitive verb

(a) (people) réunir; (facts) rassembler

(b) (introduce) mettre en contact, faire se rencontrer;

∎ her brother brought them together son frère les a fait se rencontrer

(c) (reconcile) réconcilier;

∎ Industry an arbitrator is trying to bring the two sides together un médiateur essaie de réconcilier les deux parties

➲ bring up separable transitive verb

(a) (take → person) amener; (→ thing) monter

(b) (child) élever;

∎ to be well/badly brought up être bien/mal élevé;

∎ I was brought up to be polite on m'a appris la politesse

(c) (mention → fact, problem) signaler, mentionner; (→ question) soulever;

∎ don't bring that up again ne remettez pas cela sur le tapis;

∎ we won't bring it up again nous n'en reparlerons plus

(d) (vomit) vomir, rendre

(e) Law

∎ to bring sb up before a judge citer ou faire comparaître qn devant un juge

(f) (move forward → troops) faire avancer; (→ reinforcements, fresh supplies etc) faire venir

(g) (raise)

∎ to bring sb/sth up to professional standard élever qn/qch à un niveau professionnel

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > bring
4 bring

briŋ
past tense, past participle - brought; verb

1) (to make (something or someone) come (to or towards a place): I'll bring plenty of food with me; Bring him to me!) hente, bringe, ta med (seg)

2) (to result in: This medicine will bring you relief.) medføre, skaffe

•

- bring about
- bring back
- bring down
- bring home to
- bring off
- bring round
- bring up

bringe

verb ( brought - brought) \/brɪŋ\/

1) bringe, komme (hit\/dit) med, ha med seg, ta med (seg)

• bring him with you

ta ham med deg

• who brought this letter?

hvem har vært her med dette brevet?

2) hente, ta inn, ta frem, sette frem

• bring me a glass of water, please

hent et glass vann til meg, er du snill

3) skjenke, gi

4) (hen)sette, anbringe, plassere

• the points to be dealt with can be brought under three main heads

punktene som skal behandles, kan plasseres i tre hovedgrupper

5) ( økonomi) innbringe, gi et utbytte på

• his writings bring him £30,000 a year

skrivingen hans gir et utbytte på 30.000 pund i året

6) frembringe, fremkalle, medføre, forårsake, bety

• it brings bad luck

det betyr ulykke

7) formå, bringe, få

• he couldn't bring himself to phone her

han fikk seg ikke til å ringe henne

• she couldn't bring herself to talk about it

hun kunne ikke få seg til å snakke om det

8) kalle

• a telephone call brought him to London

en telefonoppringning kalte ham til London

• what brings you here?

hvordan har det seg at du er her?

9) legge frem, trekke frem, fremføre

amount brought forward ( økonomi) overføring (fra noe)

balance brought forward ( økonomi) inngående saldo

bring about få i stand, avstedkomme, foranledige, forårsake, volde, medføre, fremkalle

• bring about a crisis

fremkalle en krise

( sjøfart) vende

bring about somebody's ruin styrte noen i fordervelse

bring along ha med seg, ta med (seg)

bring an action against somebody ( jus) fremme tiltale mot noen, tiltale noen, stevne noen, saksøke noen

bring around (spesielt amer.) vekke til bevissthet, få til å komme seg, gjenopprette ta med (seg)

• she brought a pencil around to him

hun tok med seg en blyant til ham

bring back ta med seg tilbake, ha med seg tilbake gjenskape (i hukommelsen), minne om, vekke (til live)

• bring back many memories

vekke mange minner

gjeninnføre

• bring back capital punishment

gjeninnføre dødsstraff

bring down skyte ned

• bring down an aeroplane

skyte ned et fly

nedlegge, felle, styrte

• bring down an antelope

felle en antilope

• bring down a player in the penalty area

felle en spiller i straffefeltet

• bring down a tyrant

styrte en tyrann

senke, redusere, få ned

• bring down prices

få ned\/senke prisene

fortsette, videreføre, føre frem

• bring down a history to modern times

videreføre en historie til vår tid

slå ned i støvlene

bring down the house få voldsom applaus, ta publikum med storm

bring (down) upon nedkalle over, pådra, bringe over

• they brought down ruin upon the family

de brakte ulykke over familien

• you will bring their anger upon yourself

du vil pådra deg deres vrede

bring forth frembringe, skape, avle, bære i sitt skjød foranledige, legge frem

• Mr. Smith brought forth a proposal

Herr Smith fremla et forslag

bring forth young få barn

bring forward føre frem, flytte frem anføre, komme (frem) med, legge frem

• bring forward proof

fremlegge bevis

( regnskap) overføre

bring home the bacon ( hverdagslig) tjene til maten mestre vanskelighetene, klare brasene

bring in føre inn, bære inn, ta inn, hente inn ( økonomi) innbringe, kaste av seg trekke frem, ta opp, fremlegge, foreslå

• bring in a new topic

ta opp et nytt emne

• bring in a bill

fremlegge en ny lov

innføre, introdusere

• bring in a new fashion

innføre en ny mote

kalle inn, tilkalle

• bring in experts

tilkalle eksperter

bring low sette ned kreftene hos, svekke fornedre, ydmyke ( økonomi) ruinere

bring misery upon styrte i ulykken\/fordervelsen

bring off føre bort føre i land, føre ombord, føre i sikkerhet føre til en lykkelig slutt, klare, få til

• it was difficult, but they brought it off

det var vanskelig, men de klarte det

( slang) gi orgasme

bring on forårsake, være årsak til, medføre, fremkalle, føre til

• his illness was brought on by smoking

sykdommen hans var forårsaket av røyking

• this incident brought on a crisis

denne hendelsen førte til en krise

bringe på tale hjelpe frem

bring one's fist down on slå neven i

• she brought her fist down on the table in rage

hun slo neven i bordet av raseri

bring out få frem, la fremtre, påvise, fremheve, bringe opp i dagen

• bring out the meaning of a word

få frem meningen med et ord

• bring out a contrast

fremheve en kontrast

oppføre, utgi

• bring out a play

oppføre et stykke

• bring out a new book

utgi en ny bok

få til å åpne seg, få til å slå ut innføre i selskapslivet slippe ut (på markedet)

bring over omvende, få til å gå over

bring out the best in somebody få frem det beste i noen, lokke frem det beste i noen

bring round\/around vekke til bevissthet (igjen), få til å komme seg, gjenopprette ta med (seg)

• bring that book round to me

ta med den boken til meg

bring somebody back to health gi noen helsen tilbake

bring somebody back to life gjenopplive noen

bring somebody in guilty ( hverdagslig) erklære noen skyldig

• the jury brought in a verdict of guilty

juryen avsa kjennelsen «skyldig»

bring somebody round to one's point of view få noen over på sin side, omvende noen til sin mening

bring something round to føre noe over på, føre noe inn på

• the conversation was brought round to foreign aid

samtalen ble ført over på u-hjelp

bring tears to somebody's eyes lokke frem tårer hos noen

bring through ( om en syk person) redde

bring to få til å vekke til bevissthet (igjen) ( særlig sjøfart) stanse ( sjøfart) dreie bi, legge bi

bring to bear utøve press (for å oppnå et bestemt resultat), gjøre gjeldende

• she was extradited after pressure had been brought to bear by the authorities

hun ble utlevert etter press fra myndighetene

bring under kue, undertrykke, tøyle

• the rebels were brought under

opprørerne ble kuet

bring up oppfostre, utdanne, oppdra brekke seg, kaste opp

• bring up one's dinner

kaste opp middagen

( om spørsmål e.l.) ta opp, føre frem anføre

• these are the facts that can be brought up against you

dette er de fakta som kan anføres mot deg stoppe, stanse

• his remarks brought me up short

bemerkningene hans stanset meg brått

(sjøfart, gammeldags) forankre, ankre (opp), gå til ankers, stanse føre opp, løfte opp, presse opp, ta opp, hente opp ( om forsterkninger e.l.) føre frem, flytte frem ( om taler) kalle frem ( jus) stille for retten fortsette, føre frem (til et visst tidspunkt)

bring up the rear danne baktropp, komme sist

bring up to utdanne i, utdanne til, oppdra til

English-Norwegian dictionary > bring
5 bring round

1) приводить( кого-л.) в сознание Peter has fainted, try to bring him round. ≈ Питер упал в обморок, надо привести его в сознание. Syn: bring to
1), fetch round
2), fetch to, pull round
2)
2) переубеждать Syn: bring around
1), bring over
1), get round
7), fetch over
2), fetch round
3), pull round
4)
3) доставлять, приносить;
приводить Bring the new members round to the meeting tonight. ≈ Приведи сегодня вечером на собрание новеньких. Syn: bring around
3), bring over
2), call by, come around
1), come over
1), drop around, drop in
1), fetch over
1), fetch round
1), get round
4), go round
2)
4) изменять направление чего-л. Father always brings the conversation round to his favourite subject. ≈ Отец всегда умеет повернуть разговор на свою любимую тему.
5) мор. повернуть лодку или корабль назад Syn: bring about
3), bring around
2), come about
2), put about
3) привести в себя, в сознание - the doctor soon brought her round вскоре доктор привел ее в чувство убедить;
заставить изменить мнение - with some difficulty I brought him round to my way of thinking с трудом я заставил его принять мою точку зрения изменить направление( разговора и т. п.) - he managed to bring the discussion round to fishing ему удалось перевести разговор на рыбную ловлю (морское) изменить курс на противоположный

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > bring round
6 bring round

фраз. гл.

1) приводить (кого-л.) в сознание

Peter has fainted, try to bring him round. — Питер упал в обморок, надо привести его в сознание.

Syn:

fetch round, fetch to, pull round

2) изменять направление (чего-л.) прям. и перен.

Father always brings the conversation round to his favourite subject. — Отец всегда умеет повернуть разговор на свою любимую тему.

3) = bring around 1)

4) = bring about 2)

Англо-русский современный словарь > bring round
7 come around

1) наносить визит Why don't you come around and see us one evening? ≈ Почему бы тебе не зайти к нам как-нибудь вечером? Syn: bring around
3), bring round
3), bring over
2), call by, come over
1), drop around, drop in
1), fetch over
1), fetch round
1), get round
4), go round
2)
2) менять направление( о ветре, корабле)
3) регулярно происходить Birthdays come around too quickly when one is older. ≈ Когда стареешь, дни рождения начинают мелькать как спицы в колесе.
4) очнуться, прийти в себя The girl fainted, but she came round when we threw drops of water on her face. ≈ Девушка потеряла сознание, но пришла в себя, когда мы спрыснули ее лицо водой.
5) изменять мнение Don't worry about the chairman, he'll soon come around ( to our opinion). ≈ Не беспокойся о председателе, скоро он с нами согласится.
6) приходить в благожелательное расположение духа Jim and Mary often argue, but it doesn't take them long to come around. ≈ Джим и Мери часто ссорятся, но быстро мирятся. объехать, обойти кругом;
- I had to * by the village мне пришлось сделать крюк и проехать через деревню заходить, заезжать - she came around last night она зашла вчера вечером( разговорное) прийти в себя;
- he took a long time to * он долго не мог прийти в себя измениться к лучшему;
уладиться;
- I had confident expectations that things would * я был уверен, что все образуется;
- things did not * as they were expected обстоятельства сложились не так, как можно было бы ожидать мириться;
- John and Mary often argue but it does not take them long to * Джон и Мери часто ссорятся, но они дуются друг на друга недолго менять убеждения или мнение;
- he came around to another way of thinking он стал думать по-иному;
- I have * to your way of thinking я начинаю склоняться к вашей точке зрения возвращаться( к теме) ;
- conversation that comes around to the same subject again разговор, который опять возвращается к той же теме происходить, случаться;
- it came around this way это случилось следующим образом появляться, возникать;
- good books * as the result of hard work хорошие книги появляются в результате большой работы( морское) поворачивать, ложиться на другой галс зайти ненадолго

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > come around
8 amener

amener [am(ə)ne]

➭ TABLE 5

1. transitive verb

   a. to bring

• amène-la à la maison bring her home

• amener la conversation sur un sujet to bring the conversation round to a subject

   b. ( = inciter) to lead

• amener qn à faire qch [circonstances] to lead sb to do sth ; [personne] to get sb to do sth

• je suis amené à croire que... I am led to believe that...

• c'est ce qui m'a amené à cette conclusion this is what led me to that conclusion

   c. ( = préparer) [+ transition, conclusion, dénouement] to lead up to

2. reflexive verb

► s'amener (inf) ( = venir) to come along

• amène-toi ! get over here! (inf)

• tu t'amènes ? get a move on! (inf)

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

► Generally amener is used with people, apporter with things.

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amne
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( mener)

amener quelqu'un quelque part — [personne, train] to take somebody somewhere

2) ( venir avec)

amener quelqu'un (quelque part) — to bring somebody (somewhere)

quel bon vent vous amène? — what brings you here?

3) ( apporter) controv

amener quelque chose (à quelqu'un) — to bring (somebody) something

4) ( convoyer) [personne, organisme] to bring [eau, marchandises]

5) ( provoquer) to cause [problèmes, maladie]; to bring [pluie, gloire]; to bring about [renouveau]

6) ( aborder) to bring up, to introduce [sujet, question]

amener quelque chose sur le tapis — (colloq) to bring something up

être bien amené — [conclusion] to be well-presented; [phrase, remarque] to be well-timed

7) ( conduire) fig

amener quelqu'un à — to lead somebody to [conclusion]; to bring somebody to [question]

amener quelqu'un à faire — to lead somebody to do

nous serons amenés à nous revoir — we shall doubtless meet again

amener un liquide à la bonne température — to bring a liquid to the right temperature

8) ( tirer vers soi) [pêcheur] to pull in [filet]; [navigateur] to strike [voile]

2.

s'amener (colloq) verbe pronominal ( venir) to come; ( arriver) to turn up (colloq) ( avec with)

amène-toi! — come here!

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am(ə)ne vt
1) [personne] to bring

Qu'est-ce qui t'amène? — What brings you here?

Est-ce que je peux amener un ami? — Can I bring a friend?

2) [route, véhicule] to take

Cette route vous amène au village. — This road takes you to the village.

3) (= entraîner) to bring about

4) (= inciter)

amener qn à qch — to lead sb to sth

amener qn à faire — to lead sb to do

5) (= baisser) [drapeau, voiles] to lower

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amener verb table: lever

A vtr

1 ( mener) amener qn quelque part [personne, bus, train] to take sb somewhere; j'ai amené ma fille chez le dentiste I took my daughter to the dentist's;

2 ( venir avec) amener qn (quelque part) to bring sb (somewhere); tu peux amener tes amis you can bring your friends; quel bon vent vous amène? what brings you here?;

3 ( apporter) controv amener qch (à qn) to bring (sb) sth; amène nous tes photos bring us your photos; je vous amène le beau temps I've brought the fine weather with me;

4 ( convoyer) [personne, organisme] to bring [eau, électricité, marchandises];

5 ( provoquer) to cause [problèmes, catastrophe, maladie]; to bring [pluie, neige]; to bring [gloire, victoire]; to bring about [renouveau]; la hausse des taux a amené l'effondrement des marchés the rise in rates caused the market to collapse;

6 ( aborder) to bring up, to introduce [sujet, question]; il a bien amené la question he introduced the question skilfully^GB; amener qch sur le tapis○ to bring sth up; amener la conversation sur un thème to bring the conversation around to a subject; être bien amené [conclusion] to be well-presented; [phrase, remarque] to be well-timed;

7 ( conduire) fig amener qn à to lead sb to [conclusion]; to bring sb to [question]; cela l'a amené à de meilleures pensées this made him think along more positive lines; amener qn à faire to lead sb to do; l'entreprise a été amenée à diversifier ses activités the company was forced to diversify its activities; nous serons amenés à nous revoir we shall doubtless meet again; amener un liquide à la bonne température to bring a liquid to the right temperature;

8 ( tirer vers soi) [pêcheur] to pull in [filet]; [navigateur] to strike [voile]; amener le pavillon Naut to strike one's flag; fig to surrender.

B s'amener○ vpr ( venir) to come; ( arriver) to show up○, to turn up○ (avec with); amène-toi! come here!; ils se sont amenés sur le coup de onze heures du soir they showed up at eleven o'clock at night.

[amne] verbe transitif

1. [faire venir - personne] to bring (along)

amener quelqu'un chez soi to bring somebody round to one's place, to bring somebody home

qu'est-ce qui vous amène? what brings you here?

amener des capitaux to attract capital

qu'est-ce qui vous a amené à la musique/à Dieu? (figuré) what got you involved with music/made you turn to God?

2. (familier) [apporter] to bring (along)

j'amènerai mon travail I'll bring some work along

3. [acheminer] to bring, to convey

[conduire - suj: véhicule, chemin] to take

4. [provoquer - perte, ruine] to bring about (separable), to cause ; [ - guerre, maladie, crise] to bring (on) ou about, to cause ; [ - paix] to bring about

5. [entraîner]

amener quelqu'un à: mon métier m'amène à voyager my job involves a lot of travelling

6. [inciter]

amener quelqu'un à faire quelque chose

a. to lead somebody to do something

b. [en lui parlant] to talk somebody into doing something

7. [introduire - sujet] to introduce

8. JEUX to throw

9. NAUTIQUE [drapeau] to strike

MILITAIRE

amener les couleurs to strike the colours

10. PÊCHE to draw in (separable)

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s'amener verbe pronominal intransitif

(familier) to come along, to turn ou to show up

alors, tu t'amènes? are you coming or aren't you?

elle s'est amenée avec deux types she showed up with two blokes

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > amener
9 orienter

orienter [ɔʀjɑ̃te]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. [+ lampe, rétroviseur, miroir, antenne] to adjust

• orienter qch vers qch to turn sth towards sth

• orienter une maison au sud to build a house facing south

   b. [+ touristes, voyageurs] to direct ( vers to ) ; [+ enquête, recherches] to direct ( vers towards)

• orienter un élève to advise a pupil on what courses to follow

• il a été orienté vers un lycée professionnel he was advised to go to a technical college

• le patient a été orienté vers un service de cardiologie the patient was referred to a cardiology unit

2. reflexive verb

► s'orienter

   a. ( = se repérer) to find one's bearings

   b. ( = se diriger vers) s'orienter vers to turn towards ; [parti, société] to move towards

• s'orienter vers les sciences to specialize in science

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ɔʀjɑ̃te
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( positionner) to decide on the aspect of [maison]; to adjust [antenne, lampe] ( vers to)

orienter la maison vers le sud or (face) au sud — to make the house south-facing

orienter le spot vers le fond — to direct the spotlight toward(s) the back

orienter l'antenne vers l'ouest — to make the aerial face west

2) ( faire porter) to focus [enquête] ( sur on)

orienter la conversation sur — to bring the conversation around to

3) ( politiser) to slant [cours]

4) ( guider) to direct [personne] ( vers to)

orienter quelqu'un vers un spécialiste — to send somebody to a specialist

5) École, Université ( conseiller) to give [somebody] some career advice

2.

s'orienter verbe pronominal

1) ( se repérer) to get ou find one's bearings

2) ( se diriger)

s'orienter vers — lit to turn toward(s); fig [pays, mouvement] to move toward(s); [conversation] to turn to

s'orienter vers les carrières scientifiques — to go in for a career in science

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ɔʀjɑ̃te vt
1) [rétroviseur] to adjust, [pièce, antenne] to position

2) (= faire pivoter, tourner) [projecteur, haut-parleur, miroir] to direct, to turn

orienter un projecteur vers... — to turn a spotlight towards...

3) [voyageur] to direct

4) ÉDUCATION, [élève] to guide

5) [recherches, enquête] to concentrate

orienter qch vers... — to concentrate sth on...

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orienter verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( positionner) to decide on the aspect of [maison]; to adjust [antenne, lampe, bras de machine] (vers to); orienter la maison/terrasse vers le sud or (face) au sud to make the house/terrace south-facing; orienter le spot vers le fond to direct the spotlight toward(s) the back; orienter l'antenne vers l'ouest to make the aerial face west;

2 ( faire porter) to channel [fonds publics]; orienter qch sur qch [enquête, fonds publics] to focus sth on sth; orienter la conversation sur to bring the conversation around to;

3 ( donner un sens idéologique à) to slant [cours, conférence];

4 ( guider) to direct [personne] (vers to);

5 Scol, Univ ( conseiller) to give [sb] some career advice; orienter qn vers un spécialiste to send sb to a specialist; orienter qn vers les sciences to direct ou steer sb towards science subjects;

6 ( flécher) to show grid north on [carte, plan]; Math to direct [axe];

7 Naut to trim [voile].

B s'orienter vpr

1 ( se repérer) to get ou to find one's bearings;

2 ( se diriger) s'orienter vers lit to turn toward(s); fig [pays, mouvement] to move toward(s); [conversation] to turn to; s'orienter vers les sciences/carrières scientifiques to go in for science subjects/a career in science.

[ɔrjɑ̃te] verbe transitif

1. [antenne, haut-parleur, spot] to direct, to turn, to point

[rétroviseur] to adjust, to position

[plante] to position

orientez votre tente à l'est pitch your tent so that it faces east

la chambre est orientée plein nord the bedroom faces due north

2. [mettre sur une voie]

orienter vers

a. [enquête, recherches] to direct ou to orientate towards

b. [discussion] to turn round to

c. [passant] to direct to

on l'a orienté vers un spécialiste he was referred to a specialist

il m'a demandé où était la gare mais je l'ai mal orienté he asked where the station was, but I misdirected him

elle a été orientée vers une école technique she was advised to go to a technical school

3. [rendre partial - discours] to give a bias ou slant to

ses cours sont politiquement orientés her lectures are coloured by her political convictions

4. [carte, plan] to orientate

5. MATHÉMATIQUES to orient

6. NAUTIQUE [voiles] to trim

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s'orienter verbe pronominal intransitif

[se repérer] to take one's bearings

j'ai toujours du mal à m'orienter I've got no sense of direction

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s'orienter vers verbe pronominal plus préposition

[suj: enquête, recherches] to be directed towards

[suj: discussion] to turn round to

[suj: parti, entreprise] to move towards

[suj: étudiant] to turn to

il s'oriente vers une carrière commerciale he's got his sights set on a career in sales

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > orienter
10 ramener

ramener [ʀam(ə)ne]

➭ TABLE 5

1. transitive verb

   a. [+ personne] to bring back ; [+ paix, ordre] to restore

• ramène les enfants bring the children back (de from)

• je ramènerai ton livre (inf) I'll bring your book back

   b. ( = tirer) il a ramené la couverture sur lui he pulled the blanket up

• ramener ses cheveux sur son front/en arrière to brush one's hair forward/back

   c. ( = faire revenir à) ramener à to bring back to

• ramener à la vie [+ personne] to revive

• il ramène toujours tout à lui he always brings everything back to himself

• ramener la conversation sur un sujet to bring the conversation back to a subject

• cela nous ramène 20 ans en arrière it takes us back 20 years

   d. ( = réduire à) ramener à to reduce to

• ramener l'inflation à moins de 3% to bring inflation back down to below 3%

   e. (locutions) la ramener (inf!) ramener sa fraise (inf!) ( = protester) to kick up a fuss ; ( = intervenir) to interfere

2. reflexive verb

► se ramener (inf!) ( = arriver) to turn up (inf)

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ʀamne
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( réduire)

ramener l'inflation à 5% — to reduce inflation to 5 per cent

ramener quelque chose à de justes proportions or à sa juste mesure — to get something into proportion

2) ( faire revenir) to restore [ordre, paix]

ramener quelqu'un à la réalité — to bring somebody back to reality

ramener quelqu'un à de meilleurs sentiments — to put somebody into a better frame of mind

ramener quelqu'un sur terre — to bring somebody down to earth

ramener quelqu'un à la vie or à soi — to bring somebody round

ramener quelqu'un à la raison — to bring somebody to his/her senses

ramener toujours tout à soi — always to relate everything to oneself

3) ( reconduire) to take [somebody/something] back

ramener quelqu'un en voiture — to give somebody a lift GB ou ride US home

4) ( faire rentrer) to bring [somebody/something] back

5) ( rapporter) to bring back [pain, photos, maladie] (de from); to return [objet prêté]; to win [médaille, titre]

6) ( déplacer)

‘ramener les genoux vers le menton’ — ‘draw your knees up to your chin’

ramener ses cheveux en arrière — ( avec un peigne) to comb one's hair back; ( avec la main) to sweep one's hair back

ramener son manteau sur ses genoux — to pull one's coat over one's knees

2.

se ramener verbe pronominal

1) ( être réductible)

se ramener à — to come down to, to boil down to

2) (sl) ( venir) to come over

••

la ramener — (sl) ( intervenir intempestivement) to stick one's oar in (colloq); ( se vanter avec ostentation) to show off (colloq)

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ʀam(ə)ne vt
1) (= rapporter) to bring back

Je t'ai ramené un souvenir de Grèce. — I've brought you back a present from Greece.

2) (= reconduire) to take back

Tu me ramènes? — Will you take me home?

ramener qn à la vie — to bring sb back to life

ramener qn à la raison [homme] — to bring sb to his senses, [femme] to bring sb to her senses

Nous n'avons pas réussi à le ramener à la raison. — We couldn't bring him to his senses.

3) (= rabattre) [couverture, visière]

ramener qch sur qch — to pull sth back over sth

4) (= réduire)

ramener qch à qch — to reduce sth to sth

Ils ont ramené la durée du mandat de sept à cinq ans. — They reduced the length of the mandate from seven to five years.

Il ramène systématiquement le problème à une question d'argent. — He persistently brings the problem back to a question of money.

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ramener verb table: lever

A vtr

1 ( réduire) ramener l'inflation à 5% to reduce inflation to 5 per cent; ramener les impôts au-dessous de 30% to reduce taxation to below 30 per cent; ramener qch de 10%/20 personnes/30 euros à to reduce sth from 10%/20 people/30 euros to; ramener la semaine de travail de 39 à 32 heures to reduce the working week from 39 to 32 hours; ramener qch à de justes proportions or à sa juste mesure to get sth into proportion;

2 ( faire revenir) ramener qn/qch à to bring sb/sth back to; ramener qn à la réalité to bring sb back to reality; ramener qn à l'obéissance to bring sb back into line; ramener les prix à leur niveau antérieur to restore prices to their previous levels; ramener l'ordre/la paix/le calme to restore order/peace/calm; ramener qn à de bons or meilleurs sentiments to put sb into a better frame of mind; ramener qn sur terre to bring sb down to earth; ramener qn à la vie or à soi to bring sb round; ramener qn à la raison to bring sb to his/her senses; ramener toujours tout à soi always to relate everything to oneself;

3 ( reconduire) to take [sb/sth] back; ramener qn à la maison to take sb home; l'avion qui les ramenait s'est écrasé the plane which was taking them back crashed; ramener un malade à l'hôpital to take a patient back to hospital; ramener qn en voiture to give sb a lift GB ou ride US home; ramener un fugitif en prison to take an escapee back to prison;

4 ( faire rentrer) to bring [sb/sth] back; j'attends qu'on ramène ma sœur/voiture I'm waiting for my sister/car to be brought back; ramener qn sur la Terre to bring sb back to Earth;

5 ( rapporter) to bring back [pain, souvenir, photos, maladie] (de from); to return [objet prêté]; to win [médaille, titre]; ramener un cadeau de Paris to bring back a gift from Paris; ramener des livres à la bibliothèque to return books to the library; ramener qch dans ses bagages fig to bring back sth from one's trip [accord, expérience];

6 ( déplacer) ramener les genoux vers le menton draw your knees up to your chin; ramener la farine des bords vers le centre draw the flour into the centre^GB from around the edge; ramener ses cheveux en arrière/sur le côté ( avec un peigne) to comb one's hair back/to the side; ( avec la main) to sweep one's hair back/to the side; ramener son manteau sur ses genoux to pull one's coat over one's knees; ramener sa couverture sur son menton to pull one's blanket up to one's chin.

B se ramener vpr

1 ( être réductible) se ramener à to come down to, to boil down to; se ramener à une question d'argent to come ou boil down to a question of money;

2 ○( venir) to come over; ( revenir) to come back; ramène-toi! come over here!

Idiome

la ramener○ ( intervenir intempestivement) to stick one's oar in○; ( se vanter avec ostentation) to show off○.

[ramne] verbe transitif

1. [personne, véhicule - au point de départ] to take back (separable) ; [ - à soi] to bring back (separable)

je vous ramène?

a. [chez vous] shall I give you a lift home?

b. [à votre point de départ] shall I give you a lift back?

son chauffeur le ramène tous les soirs his chauffeur drives him back every evening

ramener à [un endroit] to take back to

2. [rapporter]

ramène-moi un journal bring me back a newspaper

il faut que je ramène les clefs à l'agence I've got to take the keys back to the estate agent

3. [rétablir] to bring back (separable), to restore

ramener la paix to restore peace

4. [placer]

elle ramena le châle sur ses épaules she pulled the shawl around her shoulders

ramener ses cheveux en arrière to draw one's hair back

ramener ses genoux sous son menton to pull one's knees up under one's chin

5. [faire revenir]

l'été a ramené les visiteurs the summer has brought back the tourists

le film m'a ramené dix ans en arrière the film took me back ten years

ramener à: ramener le débat au sujet principal to lead ou to steer the discussion back to the main subject

ce qui nous ramène au problème de... which brings us back to the problem of...

ramener la conversation à ou sur quelque chose to bring the conversation back (round) to something

ramener quelqu'un à la vie to bring somebody back to life, to revive somebody

ramener un malade à lui to bring a patient round

6. [réduire]

cela ramène le problème à sa dimension financière it reduces the problem to its purely financial aspects

ramener tout à soi to bring everything back to ou to relate everything to oneself

7. (locution)

la ramener, ramener sa fraise

a. (familier) [vouloir s'imposer] to stick one's oar in

b. [faire l'important] to show off

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se ramener verbe pronominal intransitif

(familier) [arriver] to turn ou to show up

ramène-toi en vitesse! come on, hurry up!

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se ramener à verbe pronominal plus préposition

[se réduire à] to boil down to

toute l'affaire se ramenait finalement à une querelle de famille in the end the whole business boiled down to ou was nothing more than a family quarrel

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > ramener
11 bringen

to take home; to bring; to carry; to fetch; to take

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brịn|gen
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1) (to cause to be in a certain condition etc: You'll get me into trouble.) get

2) (to make (something or someone) come (to or towards a place): I'll bring plenty of food with me; Bring him to me!) bring

3) (to result in: This medicine will bring you relief.) bring

4) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) hold

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brin·gen

< brachte, gebracht>

[ˈbrɪŋən]

vt

1. (tragen)

▪ etw \bringen to bring sth; (hinbringen a.) to take sth

den Müll nach draußen \bringen to take/bring out sep the rubbish BRIT [or garbage]

etw in Stellung \bringen to position sth

2. (übergeben)

▪ [jdm] etw \bringen to bring [sb] sth, to bring sth [to sb]; (hinbringen a.) to take [sb] sth, to take sth [to sb]

3. (servieren)

▪ jdm etw \bringen to bring sb sth

sich dat etw \bringen lassen to have sth brought to one

4. (einführen)

etw auf den Markt \bringen to market sth; Neues a. to launch sth

5. (begleiten)

▪ jdn irgendwohin \bringen to take [or see] [or accompany] sb somewhere; (herbringen a.) to bring sb somewhere

6. (befördern)

▪ jdn/etw irgendwohin \bringen to take sb/sth somewhere; (herbringen a.) to bring sb/sth somewhere

das Auto in die Garage \bringen to put the car in the garage

jdn zum Bahnhof/nach Hause/in die Klinik \bringen to take sb to the station/home/to the clinic

die Kinder ins [o zu] Bett \bringen to put the children to bed

7. (lenken)

die Diskussion/das Gespräch auf jdn/etw \bringen to bring the discussion/conversation round [or around] to sb/sth

das Gespräch auf ein anderes Thema \bringen to change the topic of conversation

etw auf eine Umlaufbahn \bringen to put sth into orbit

jdn auf den rechten Weg \bringen to get sb on the straight and narrow

8. (bescheren)

▪ [jdm] etw \bringen:

so ein großer Rasen kann einem schon eine Menge Arbeit \bringen such a large lawn can mean a lot of work for one

der letzte Frühling brachte uns viel Regen last spring saw a lot of rain, there was [or we had] a lot of rain last spring

[jdm] Ärger \bringen to cause [sb] [or to give sb] trouble

[jdm] Glück/Unglück \bringen to bring [sb] [good]/bad luck

[jdm] Nachteile \bringen to be disadvantageous [to sb], to have its drawbacks [for sb]

Stimmung in etw akk \bringen to liven up sth sep

jdm Trost \bringen to comfort [or console] sb

[jdm] Vorteile \bringen to be to sb's advantage, to have its advantages [for sb]

9. (mitteilen)

▪ jdm eine Nachricht \bringen to bring sb news

10. (erarbeiten)

es zu hohem Ansehen \bringen to earn high esteem

es zu etwas/nichts \bringen to get somewhere/nowhere [or not get anywhere]

es auf einem Gebiet/im Leben zu etwas/nichts \bringen to get somewhere/nowhere [or not get anywhere] in a field/in life

es zu nichts weiter als zu etw dat \bringen to not get further than sth

es zum Firmenleiter/Millionär \bringen to become [or make it to] company director/to become a millionaire

es zum Präsidenten \bringen to become [or make] president

es weit \bringen to get far

11. (fam: erreichen)

der Motor brachte es auf 500.000 km the engine kept going for 500,000 km

er brachte es in der Prüfung auf 70 Punkte he got 70 points in the exam

der Wagen bringt es auf 290 km/h this car can do 290 kph

es auf ein gutes Alter \bringen to reach a ripe old age

12. (versetzen)

diese Niederlage bringt uns wieder dahin, wo wir angefangen haben this defeat will take us back to where we started

das bring ich vor das Gremium! I'll take that to the board!

das bringt dich noch in Teufels Küche! you'll get into [or be in] a hell of a mess if you do that! fam

jdn außer sich akk \bringen to exasperate sb

jdn in Bedrängnis \bringen to get sb into trouble

jdn aus der Fassung \bringen to bewilder sb

sich/jdn in Gefahr \bringen to endanger oneself/sb, to expose oneself/sb to danger

jdn ins Gefängnis \bringen to put [or fam land] sb in prison

jdn/etw vor Gericht \bringen to take sb/sth to court

jdn/etw unter seine Gewalt \bringen to gain power over sb/to get sth under one's control

jdn ins Grab \bringen to be the death of sb usu hum

jdn zum Nervenzusammenbruch \bringen to give sb a nervous breakdown

sich akk [nicht] aus der Ruhe \bringen lassen to [not] get worked [or fam het] up

jdn in Schwierigkeiten \bringen to put [or get] sb into a difficult position

jdn zur Verzweiflung \bringen to make sb desperate, to drive sb to despair

jdn zur Wut \bringen to make sb furious, to enrage sb

▪ etw an sich akk \bringen (fam) to get sth; (stehlen) to collar sth fam

▪ etw hinter sich akk \bringen (fam) to get sth over and done with

▪ etw mit sich dat \bringen to cause sth; (zwangsläufig a.) to involve [or entail] sth

▪ etw bringt es mit sich dat, dass jd etw tut sth causes sb to do sth

das bringt es mit sich, dass... that means that...

ihre Krankheit bringt es mit sich, dass... it's because of [or to do with] her illness that...

▪ jd bringt es nicht über sich akk, etw zu tun sb cannot bring himself to do sth

13. (anregen)

etw zum Brennen/Laufen \bringen to get sth to burn/work

jdn dahin [o dazu] [o so weit] \bringen, etw zu tun [o dass jd etw tut] to make sb do sth

mit seinen ständigen Mäkeleien bringt er mich noch dahin, dass ich kündige his incessant carping will make me hand in my notice [one day]

du bringst ihn nie dazu mitzukommen you'll never get him to come along

jdn auf eine Idee \bringen to give sb an idea

jdn zum Laufen/Singen/Sprechen \bringen to make sb run/sing/talk

jdn zum Schweigen \bringen to silence sb

etw zum Stehen \bringen to bring sth to a stop

14. (rauben)

▪ jdn um etw akk \bringen to rob sb of sth; (durch eigene Schuld) to cost sb sth

jdn um seinen guten Ruf/seine Stellung \bringen Folgen to cost sb his reputation/job

jdn um den Schlaf \bringen to keep sb awake; (länger a.) to cause sb sleepless nights

jdn um den Verstand \bringen to drive sb mad

15. (fam: veröffentlichen)

▪ etw \bringen to print [or publish] sth

was bringt die Zeitung darüber? what does it say in the paper?

die Zeitung brachte nichts/einen Artikel darüber there was nothing/an article in the paper about it

alle Zeitungen brachten es auf der ersten Seite all the papers had it on the front page

eine Serie \bringen to run a series

16. (fam: senden)

▪ etw \bringen to broadcast sth; TV to show [or broadcast] sth

das Fernsehen bringt nichts darüber there's nothing on television about it

um elf Uhr \bringen wir Nachrichten the news will be at eleven o'clock

17. (fam: darstellen)

▪ jdn \bringen to act [or play the part of] sb

18. (fam: vorführen)

▪ etw \bringen Kino, Nachtlokal to show sth; Artist, Tänzerin, Sportler to perform sth; Sänger to sing sth

19. (darbringen)

▪ jdm etw \bringen to offer sb sth [or sth to sb]

jdm ein Ständchen \bringen to serenade sb; s.a. Opfer

20. (einbringen)

▪ [jdm] etw \bringen to bring in sth sep [for sb]

das bringt nicht viel Geld that won't bring [us] in much money

die Antiquität brachte 100.000 Euro the antique fetched [or was sold for] €100,000

einen Gewinn \bringen to make a profit

das bringt nichts! (fam) it's not worth it

Zinsen \bringen to earn interest

21. (sl: können)

sie/es bringts she's/it's got what it takes

meinst du, ich bring's? do you think I can do it?

das bringt sie gut she's good at it

das bringt er nicht he's not up to it

na, bringt dein Mann es noch [im Bett]? well, can your husband keep it up [in bed]? fam

der Wagen bringt 290 km/h this car can do 290 kph

der Motor bringts nicht mehr! the engine's had it [or done for] fam

die alte Kiste wird es noch für 'ne Weile \bringen there's still some life left in the old crate fam

dieses Werkzeug bringts doch nicht these tools are no good

wer hier zu wenig bringt, fliegt! if you're not up to form, you're out!

was bringt der Wagen denn so an PS? what's the top HP of this car?

eine Leistung \bringen to do a good job

das bringt nichts (zwecklos) it's pointless, there's no point; (nutzlos) it's useless, that's no use

das bringts nicht that's useless [or no use

22. (fam: bewegen)

▪ etw irgendwohin \bringen to get sth somewhere

alleine bringe ich die schwere Vase nicht von der Stelle I can't move [or shift] this heavy vase alone

23. (fam: machen)

ich bring ihn nicht satt! I can't give him enough to eat!

ich bring das Hemd nicht sauber I can't get the shirt clean

bringst du das Radio wieder in Ordnung? can you get the radio to work?

24.

▶ einen Hammer \bringen (fam) to drop a bombshell

▶ einen Klops \bringen NORDD to put one's foot in it [or one's mouth] fam

▶ das kannst du doch nicht \bringen! you can't [go and] do that!

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unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (herbringen) bring; (hinbringen) take

sie brachte mir/ich brachte ihr ein Geschenk — she brought me/I took her a present

Unglück/Unheil [über jemanden] bringen — bring misfortune/disaster [upon somebody]

jemandem Glück/Unglück bringen — bring somebody [good] luck/bad luck

jemandem eine Nachricht bringen — bring somebody news

2) (begleiten) take

jemanden nach Hause/zum Bahnhof bringen — take somebody home/to the station

die Kinder ins Bett od. zu Bett bringen — put the children to bed

3)

es zu etwas/nichts bringen — get somewhere/get nowhere or not get anywhere

es bis zum Direktor bringen — make it to director

es weit bringen — get on or do very well

es im Leben weit bringen — go far in life

4)

jemanden ins Gefängnis bringen — <crime, misdeed> land somebody in prison or gaol

eine Sache vor Gericht bringen — take a matter to court

das Gespräch auf etwas/ein anderes Thema bringen — bring the conversation round to something/change the topic of conversation

jemanden wieder auf den rechten Weg bringen — (fig.) get somebody back on the straight and narrow

jemanden zum Lachen/zur Verzweiflung bringen — make somebody laugh/drive somebody to despair

jemanden dazu bringen, etwas zu tun — get somebody to do something

du hast mich auf eine gute Idee gebracht — you have given me a good idea

etwas hinter sich bringen — (ugs.) get something over and done with

es nicht über sich (Akk.) bringen [können], etwas zu tun — not be able to bring oneself to do something

etwas an sich (Akk.) bringen — (ugs.) collar something (sl.)

5)

jemanden um seinen Besitz bringen — do somebody out of his property

jemanden um den Schlaf/Verstand bringen — rob somebody of his/her sleep/drive somebody mad

6) (veröffentlichen) publish

alle Zeitungen brachten Berichte über das Massaker — all the papers carried reports of the massacre

7) (senden) broadcast

das Fernsehen bringt eine Sondersendung — there is a special programme on television

das Fernsehen hat nichts darüber gebracht — there was nothing about it on television

8) (darbringen)

das/ein Opfer bringen — make the/a sacrifice

eine Nummer/ein Ständchen bringen — perform a number/a serenade

das kannst du nicht bringen — (ugs.) you can't do that

9) (erbringen)

einen großen Gewinn/hohe Zinsen bringen — make a large profit/earn high interest

das Gemälde brachte 50 000 Euro — the painting fetched 50,000 euros

das bringt nichts od. bringt's nicht — (ugs.) it's pointless

10)

das bringt es mit sich, dass... — that means that...

11) (verursachen) cause <trouble, confusion>

es kann dir doch nur Vorteile bringen — it can only be to your advantage

12) (salopp): (schaffen, erreichen)

das bringst du doch nicht — you'll never do it

13) (bes. südd.) s. bekommen 1. 2)

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bringen; bringt, brachte, hat gebracht; v/t

1. an diesen Ort (auch fig): bring; (holen) auch get, fetch;

bring doch mal das Salz aus der Küche would you fetch the salt from the kitchen?;

was bringt dich hierher? what brings you here?;

das Essen auf den Tisch bringen serve the food;

die Wolken bringen Regen these clouds bring ( oder mean) rain;

was wird uns morgen bringen? what will tomorrow hold in store (for us)?;

etwas ans Licht oder

an den Tag bringen fig bring sth to the light of day ( oder out into the open);

mit sich bringen involve; (erfordern) require;

die Umstände bringen es mit sich it’s inevitable under the circumstances;

das bringt das Leben so mit sich life is like that, that’s life, that’s the way the cookie crumbles umg

2. an einen anderen Ort (auch fig): take; (tragen) auch carry; (setzen, legen, stellen) put; (begleiten) take, see:

jemanden zur Bahn/nach Hause bringen take ( oder see) sb to the station/home;

bring es ins Haus take ( oder put) it inside;

er wurde ins Krankenhaus gebracht he was taken to (US to the) hospital;

ich brachte ihm Pralinen I took him some chocolates;

die Kinder ins oder

zu Bett bringen put the children to bed;

jemanden ins Gefängnis bringen put sb in prison;

jemanden vor Gericht bringen take sb to court, bring sb up before the court;

das bringt mich in eine peinliche Lage that puts me into an embarrassing situation;

etwas auf den Markt oder

in den Handel bringen bring ( oder introduce) sth onto the market;

etwas in Umlauf bringen introduce sth into circulation

3. (verursachen, zur Folge haben) cause; (verschaffen) bring;

Glück/Unglück bringen bring good/bad luck;

Unglück über jemanden bringen bring sb bad luck;

jemandem Trost bringen comfort sb;

das bringt nur Ärger that’ll cause nothing but trouble;

das Mittel

brachte ihm keine Linderung brought ( oder gave) him no relief

4. (einbringen) (Gewinn etc) bring in;

Zinsen bringen bear ( oder yield) interest;

die Bücher haben auf dem Flohmarkt noch 20 Euro gebracht umg the books fetched 20 euros at the flea market, I got 20 euros for the books at the flea market;

das bringt nichts umg that won’t get you etc anywhere, that’s no use;

es bringt nicht viel, wenn man … one does not get much mileage out of … (+ger)

was bringt das? umg what’s the point

5. (schaffen) do; (erreichen) manage;

welche Leistung bringt der Motor? what can the engine do?;

bringt er, was er verspricht? does he keep his promises?;

es (bis) auf achtzig Jahre bringen live to be eighty;

er brachte es auf acht Punkte in Prüfung etc, auch Sport: he managed eight points;

es zu etwas/nichts bringen go far/get nowhere;

es (bis) zum Major etc

bringen make it to major etc;

es zu Ruhm und Ehre etc

bringen achieve fame and fortune;

er könnte es noch weit bringen he could go far yet;

es dahin bringen, dass manage to (+inf)

jemanden dahin bringen, dass bring sb to (+inf), make sb (+inf) warnend:

du wirst es noch so weit bringen, dass … umg you’d better watch your step or …; → zuwege

6. meist mit präpositionalen obj (etwas, einen Zustand, eine Handlung bewirken)

jemanden in Gefahr/Not/Rage/Schwierigkeiten etc

bringen get sb into danger/trouble/a rage/difficulties;

jemanden aus der Ruhe bringen upset sb;

jemanden aus dem Gleichgewicht bringen throw sb off balance;

sie bringt sich ständig in Schwierigkeiten she keeps getting herself into difficulties ( oder awkward situations);

jemanden außer sich bringen drive sb mad;

etwas in Ordnung oder

ins Lot bringen sort sth out;

in Einklang/Kontakt/Zusammenhang etc

bringen mit harmonize/bring into contact/bring into connection etc with;

jemanden zur Verzweiflung bringen drive sb to despair;

jemanden zum Lachen/Reden/Schweigen etc

bringen make sb laugh/talk/be quiet ( oder shut up umg);

etwas zum Einsturz/zum Explodieren bringen make sth collapse/explode;

sie brachte den Wagen zum Stehen she stopped the car ( oder pulled up);

sie brachte Abwechslung/Leben/Unruhe etc

in mein Leben she brought variety to my life/she gave my life a breath of fresh air/she brought chaos into my life;

wir müssen endlich System in die Sache bringen we have to give it some kind of system

7. (Programm, Film etc) auch show; THEAT bring, stage; MUS perform, play, (Lied) sing; Zeitung etc: bring;

was bringt das 1. Programm heute Abend? what’s on channel one this evening?;

die letzte Ausgabe brachte … the last issue had …;

haben sie schon etwas über das Unglück gebracht? have they already reported on the accident?

8. umg, meist jugendspr (schaffen)

das bring ich nicht! I (just) can’t do it;

ich weiß nicht, ob ich das bringe I’m not sure I can manage it;

es bringen umg make it; (zuwege bringen) pull it off;

(tun)

das kannst du doch nicht bringen! you can’t possibly do that!, that’s not on!;

du glaubst nicht, was sie heute wieder gebracht hat! you’ll never believe what she did today!;

(gut/schlecht sein)

es (nicht) bringen have a/no point, (not) cut the mustard;

Drogen bringens nicht drugs are no good;

das bringt’s (voll) umg that’s (really) excellent ( oder brilliant)

9. umg (kriegen) get sb/sth somewhere;

ich bring das Ding nicht in die Schachtel I can’t get the thing into the box;

ich bring den Schmutz nicht von den Schuhen I can’t get the dirt off these shoes

10. (lenken)

das Gespräch oder

die Rede oder

die Sprache auf etwas (akk)

bringen change the subject to sth;

jemanden auf etwas (akk)

bringen (erinnern) remind sb about sth; (anregen) make sb think about, do etc sth;

du bringst mich auf etwas now that you mention it;

jemanden auf die schiefe Bahn/den richtigen Weg bringen lead sb off/onto the straight and narrow;

etwas auf den Punkt bringen sum sth up

11. mit präp:

an sich/in seinen Besitz bringen acquire, take possession of;

hinter sich bringen get it over with;

ich kann es nicht über mich ( oder

übers Herz)

bringen I can’t bring myself to do it;

jemanden um etwas bringen deprive sb of sth; (betrügen) do sb out of sth umg

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unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (herbringen) bring; (hinbringen) take

sie brachte mir/ich brachte ihr ein Geschenk — she brought me/I took her a present

Unglück/Unheil [über jemanden] bringen — bring misfortune/disaster [upon somebody]

jemandem Glück/Unglück bringen — bring somebody [good] luck/bad luck

jemandem eine Nachricht bringen — bring somebody news

2) (begleiten) take

jemanden nach Hause/zum Bahnhof bringen — take somebody home/to the station

die Kinder ins Bett od. zu Bett bringen — put the children to bed

3)

es zu etwas/nichts bringen — get somewhere/get nowhere or not get anywhere

es bis zum Direktor bringen — make it to director

es weit bringen — get on or do very well

es im Leben weit bringen — go far in life

4)

jemanden ins Gefängnis bringen — <crime, misdeed> land somebody in prison or gaol

eine Sache vor Gericht bringen — take a matter to court

das Gespräch auf etwas/ein anderes Thema bringen — bring the conversation round to something/change the topic of conversation

jemanden wieder auf den rechten Weg bringen — (fig.) get somebody back on the straight and narrow

jemanden zum Lachen/zur Verzweiflung bringen — make somebody laugh/drive somebody to despair

jemanden dazu bringen, etwas zu tun — get somebody to do something

du hast mich auf eine gute Idee gebracht — you have given me a good idea

etwas hinter sich bringen — (ugs.) get something over and done with

es nicht über sich (Akk.) bringen [können], etwas zu tun — not be able to bring oneself to do something

etwas an sich (Akk.) bringen — (ugs.) collar something (sl.)

5)

jemanden um seinen Besitz bringen — do somebody out of his property

jemanden um den Schlaf/Verstand bringen — rob somebody of his/her sleep/drive somebody mad

6) (veröffentlichen) publish

alle Zeitungen brachten Berichte über das Massaker — all the papers carried reports of the massacre

7) (senden) broadcast

das Fernsehen bringt eine Sondersendung — there is a special programme on television

das Fernsehen hat nichts darüber gebracht — there was nothing about it on television

8) (darbringen)

das/ein Opfer bringen — make the/a sacrifice

eine Nummer/ein Ständchen bringen — perform a number/a serenade

das kannst du nicht bringen — (ugs.) you can't do that

9) (erbringen)

einen großen Gewinn/hohe Zinsen bringen — make a large profit/earn high interest

das Gemälde brachte 50 000 Euro — the painting fetched 50,000 euros

das bringt nichts od. bringt's nicht — (ugs.) it's pointless

10)

das bringt es mit sich, dass... — that means that...

11) (verursachen) cause <trouble, confusion>

es kann dir doch nur Vorteile bringen — it can only be to your advantage

12) (salopp): (schaffen, erreichen)

das bringst du doch nicht — you'll never do it

13) (bes. südd.) s. bekommen 1. 2)

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v.

(§ p.,pp.: brachte, gebracht)

= to bring v.

(§ p.,p.p.: brought)

to get v.

(§ p.,p.p.: got)

or p.p.: gotten•)

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1 ( physical or mental activity) travail m (on sur) ; to be at work on sth être en train de travailler à qch ; to watch sb at work regarder qn (en train de) travailler ; to go to ou set to ou get to work se mettre au travail ; to go to ou set to ou get to work on sth se mettre à travailler à or faire qch ; to set to work doing se mettre à faire ; to put a lot of work into travailler [essay, speech] ; passer beaucoup de temps sur [meal, preparations] ; to put a lot of work into doing passer beaucoup de temps à faire ; to put ou set sb to work faire travailler qn ; we put him to work doing nous lui avons donné pour tâche de faire ; it was hard work doing ça a été dur de faire ; to be hard at work travailler consciencieusement ; your essay needs more work tu dois travailler davantage ta rédaction ; there's still a lot of work to be done il reste encore beaucoup à faire ; I've got work to do j'ai du travail à faire ; to make short ou light work of sth expédier qch ; to make short work of sb envoyer promener qn ; it's all in a day's work c'est une question d'habitude ; ‘good ou nice work’ ( on written work) ‘bon travail’ ; ( orally) ‘c'est bien!’ ; it's hot/thirsty work ça donne chaud/soif ;

2 ( occupation) travail m ; to be in work avoir du travail or un emploi ; to look for work chercher du travail ; day/night work travail de jour/nuit ; place of work lieu m de travail ; to start ou begin work ( daily) commencer le travail ; ( for the first time) commencer à travailler ; to stop work ( at the end of the day) terminer son travail ; ( on retirement) cesser de travailler ; to be off work ( on vacation) être en congé ; to be off work with flu être en arrêt de travail parce qu'on a la grippe ; to be out of work être au chômage ; nice work if you can get it ○ ! c'est une bonne planque ○ ! ;

3 ( place of employment) ( office) bureau m ; ( factory) usine f ; to go to work aller au travail ; don't phone me at work ne me téléphone pas à mon travail ; there's a canteen at work il y a une cantine à mon travail ;

4 (building, construction) travaux mpl (on sur) ;

5 ( papers) to take one's work home lit emporter du travail chez soi ; fig ramener ses soucis professionnels à sa famille ; spread your work out on the table étale tes papiers sur la table ;

6 (achievement, product) (essay, report) travail m ; (artwork, novel, sculpture) œuvre f (by de) ; ( study) ouvrage m (by de ; on sur) ; an exhibition of work by young artists une exposition d'œuvres de jeunes artistes ; he sells his work to tourists il vend ses créations aux touristes ; is this all your own work? est-ce que vous l'avez fait tout seul? ; to mark students' work noter les devoirs des étudiants ; his work isn't up to standard son travail n'a pas le niveau requis ; the research was the work of a team la recherche était l'œuvre d'une équipe ; a work of genius une œuvre de génie ; a work of fiction une œuvre de fiction ; a work of reference un ouvrage de référence ; this attack is the work of professionals l'attaque est l'œuvre de professionnels ; I hope you're pleased with your work! iron j'espère que tu es fier de ton œuvre! iron ; the works of Shakespeare/Flaubert l'œuvre m de Shakespeare/Flaubert ;

7 Phys travail m ;

8 ( research) recherches fpl (on sur) ; there is still a lot of work to be done on the virus il y a encore beaucoup de recherches à faire sur le virus ;

9 ( effect) to go to work [drug, detergent] agir ; the weedkiller has done its work l'herbicide a été efficace.

B works npl

1 ( factory) usine f ; works canteen cantine f de l'usine ;

2 ( building work) travaux mpl ; public works travaux publics ;

3 ○ ( everything) the (full ou whole) works toute la panoplie ○.

C modif [clothes, shoes] de travail ; [phone number] au travail.

D vtr

1 ( drive) to work sb hard surmener qn ;

2 ( labour) to work shifts travailler en équipes (de travail posté) ; to work days/nights travailler de jour/de nuit ; to work one's passage Naut travailler pour payer son voyage ; to work one's way through university travailler pour payer ses études ; to work one's way through a book/document lire un livre/document ; to work a 40 hour week faire la semaine de 40 heures ;

3 ( operate) se servir de [computer, equipment, lathe] ;

4 ( exploit commercially) exploiter [oil-field, land, mine, seam] ;

5 ( have as one's territory) [representative] couvrir [region] ; beggars/prostitutes work the streets around the station les mendiants/prostituées occupent les rues autour de la gare ;

6 ( consume) to work one's way through ( use) utiliser [amount, quantity] ; to work one's way through two whole cakes manger deux gâteaux entiers ;

7 ( bring about) to work wonders/miracles lit, fig faire des merveilles/miracles ; the landscape started to work its magic on me la magie du paysage a commencé à faire effet ;

8 ( use to one's advantage) to work the system profiter du système ; can you work it for me to get tickets? peux-tu t'arranger pour m'avoir des billets? ; how did you manage to work it? comment as-tu pu arranger ça? ; I've worked things so that… j'ai arrangé les choses de sorte que… (+ subj) ;

9 ( fashion) travailler [clay, dough, gold, iron] ; to work sth to a soft consistency travailler qch pour le rendre malléable ; to work gold into jewellery travailler l'or pour en faire des bijoux ;

10 ( embroider) broder [design] (into sur) ; to be worked in blue silk être brodé à la soie bleue ;

11 ( manoeuvre) to work sth into introduire qch dans [slot, hole] ; to work a lever up and down actionner un levier ;

12 ( exercise) faire travailler [muscles, biceps] ;

13 ( move) to work one's way through se frayer un passage à travers [crowd] ; to work one's way along avancer le long de [ledge, sill] ; to work one's hands free se libérer les mains ; to work the rope loose desserrer la corde ; it worked its way loose, it worked itself loose il s'est desserré peu à peu ; to work its way into passer dans [bloodstream, system, food, chain] ; start at the top and work your way down commencez par le haut et continuez jusqu'en bas.

E vi

1 ( engage in activity) travailler (doing à faire) ; to work at the hospital/the factory travailler à l'hôpital/l'usine ; to work at home travailler à domicile ; to work as a midwife/teacher travailler comme sage-femme/professeur ; to work for sb travailler pour qn ; to work for Grant and Company travailler pour la Société Grant ; to work in advertising/publishing travailler dans la publicité/l'édition ; to work with young people travailler avec les jeunes ; to work for a living gagner sa vie ; to work in oils/watercolours [artist] travailler à l'huile/l'aquarelle ;

2 ( strive) lutter (against contre ; for pour ; to do pour faire) ; to work against corruption lutter contre la corruption ; to work towards se diriger vers [solution] ; s'acheminer vers [compromise] ; négocier [agreement] ;

3 ( function) [equipment, machine] fonctionner, marcher ; [institution, system, heart, brain] fonctionner ; to work on electricity/on gas marcher or fonctionner à l'électricité/au gaz ; to work off the mains marcher sur le secteur ; the washing machine isn't working la machine à laver est en panne or ne marche pas ;

4 (act, operate) it doesn't ou things don't work like that ça ne marche pas comme ça ; to work on the assumption that présumer que ; to work in sb's favour, to work to sb's advantage tourner à l'avantage de qn ; to work against sb, to work to sb's disadvantage jouer en la défaveur de qn ;

5 ( be successful) [treatment] avoir de l'effet ; [detergent, drug] agir (against contre ; on sur) ; [spell] agir ; [plan, plot] réussir ; [argument, hypothesis] tenir debout ; flattery won't work with me la flatterie ne marche pas avec moi ; the adaptation really works l'adaptation est vraiment réussie ; I didn't think the novel would work as a film je ne pensais pas qu'on pouvait tirer un bon film de ce roman ;

6 ( move) [face, features] se contracter.

F v refl

1 ( labour) to work oneself too hard se surmener ; to work oneself to death se tuer à la tâche ;

2 ( rouse) to work oneself into a rage se mettre en colère ; to work oneself into a frenzy ( with anger) se mettre en rage ; ( with hysteria) devenir hystérique.

Idioms

to work one's way up gravir tous les échelons ; to work one's way up the company faire son chemin dans l'entreprise.

Phrasal verbs

■ work around:

▶ work around to [sth] aborder [subject] ; it took him ages to work around to what he wanted to say il lui a fallu un temps fou pour exprimer ce qu'il avait à dire ; to work the conversation around to sth faire tourner la conversation autour de qch ; to work around to telling sb sth parvenir à dire qch à qn.

■ work in:

▶ work in [sth], work [sth] in

1 ( incorporate) glisser [joke, reference] ; mentionner [fact, name] ;

2 Culin incorporer [ingredient].

■ work off:

▶ work [sth] off, work off [sth]

1 ( remove) retirer [lid] ; to work a ring off one's finger ôter une bague avec difficulté ;

2 ( repay) travailler pour rembourser [loan, debt] ;

3 ( get rid of) se débarrasser de [excess weight] ; dépenser [excess energy] ; passer [anger, frustration].

■ work on:

▶ work on continuer à travailler ;

▶ work on [sb] travailler ○ ;

▶ work on [sth] travailler à [book, report] ; travailler sur [project] ; s'occuper de [case, problem] ; chercher [cure, solution] ; examiner [idea, theory] ; I'm working on a way of doing je cherche une façon de faire ; ‘have you found a solution?’-‘I'm working on it’ ‘as-tu trouvé une solution?’-‘j'y réfléchis’ ; he's working on his French il travaille son français ; we've got no clues to work on nous n'avons aucun indice.

■ work out:

▶ work out

1 ( exercise) s'entraîner ;

2 ( go according to plan) [plan, marriage] marcher ; I hope things work out for them j'espère que ça marchera pour eux ;

3 ( add up) to work out at GB ou to US [total, share] s'élever à [amount, proportion] ;

▶ work out [sth], work [sth] out

1 ( calculate) calculer [answer, average, total] ;

2 ( solve) trouver [answer, reason, culprit] ; résoudre [riddle, problem] ; comprendre [clue] ; to work out why/when/where comprendre pourquoi/quand/où ; to work out what sth means comprendre qch ;

3 ( devise) concevoir [plan, scheme] ; trouver [route] ;

4 Admin to work out one's notice faire son mois de préavis ;

5 ( exhaust) épuiser [mine, soil] ;

▶ work [sb] out comprendre ; I can't work her out je ne la comprendrai jamais.

■ work over ○:

▶ work [sb] over passer [qn] à tabac ○.

■ work to:

▶ work to [sth] s'astreindre à [budget] ; to work to deadlines travailler avec des objectifs ; to work to tight deadlines avoir des délais très serrés.

■ work up:

▶ work up [sth] développer [interest] ; accroître [support] ; to work up the courage to do trouver le courage de faire ; to work up some enthusiasm for s'enthousiasmer pour ; to work up an appetite s'ouvrir l'appétit ;

▶ work up to [sth] se préparer à [announcement, confession, confrontation] ; the music is working up to a climax la musique va crescendo pour finir en apothéose ;

▶ work up [sb], work [sb] up

1 ( excite) exciter [child, crowd] ; to work sb up into a frenzy rendre qn énervé ; to work sb up into a rage mettre qn en colère ;

2 ( annoy) énerver ; to get worked up s'énerver ; to work oneself up s'énerver ; to work oneself up into a state se mettre dans tous ses états ; to get oneself all worked up over ou about se mettre dans tous ses états au sujet de.

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13 tomber

tomber [tɔ̃be]

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1. intransitive verb

2. transitive verb

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► tomber is conjugated with être, unless it has an object, when the auxiliary is avoir.

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► Lorsque tomber fait partie d'une locution comme tomber amoureux, tomber de sommeil, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.

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1. <

   a. to fall ; [échafaudage, mur] to fall down ; [cheveux] to fall out

• il est tombé et s'est cassé la jambe he fell and broke his leg

• tomber par terre to fall down

• se laisser tomber dans un fauteuil to fall into an armchair

• attention ! tu vas tomber careful! you'll fall

• tomber à l'eau to fall into the water ; (figurative) to fall through

• tomber d'un arbre to fall out of a tree

• tomber d'une chaise to fall off a chair

• tomber d'une échelle to fall off a ladder

• tomber de cheval to fall off one's horse

• tomber de haut to fall from a height ; (figurative) to come down with a bump

• il est tombé sur la tête ! (inf) he must be mad!

• la nouvelle vient de tomber à l'instant the news has just come through

• un fax vient de tomber a fax has just come through

► faire tomber to knock down ; (en renversant) to knock over ; (en lâchant) to drop ; [+ température, prix] to bring down

• le chien l'a fait tomber the dog knocked him over

• faire tomber le gouvernement to bring down the government

   b. [neige, pluie] to fall ; [brouillard] to come down

• la nuit tombe it's getting dark

• il tombe de la neige it's snowing

• qu'est-ce qu'il tombe ! (inf) it's coming down in buckets! (inf)

• il tombe quelques gouttes it's raining slightly

• la foudre est tombée tout près the lightning has struck nearby

   c. ( = baisser) to drop ; [jour] to draw to a close ; [prix, nombre] to fall ; [colère] to die down ; [assurance, enthousiasme] to fall away

• le dollar est tombé à 2 € the dollar has fallen to 2 euros

• les prix ne sont jamais tombés aussi bas prices have reached an all-time low

• ils sont tombés bien bas they've sunk really low

   d. ( = disparaître) [obstacle, objection] to disappear ; [record] to fall

• l'as et le roi sont tombés the ace and king have been played

   e. ( = pendre) to hang

• sa jupe tombe bien her skirt hangs nicely

• ses cheveux lui tombaient sur les épaules his hair came down to his shoulders

• les rideaux tombaient jusqu'au plancher the curtains came down to the floor

   f. ( = échoir) [date, choix, sort] to fall ; [verdict, sanction] to be pronounced

• les deux concerts tombent le même jour the two concerts fall on the same day

   g. ( = arriver, se produire) il est tombé en pleine réunion he walked straight into a meeting

• bien tomber (moment) to come at the right moment ; (chance) to be lucky

• mal tomber (moment) to come at the wrong moment ; (chance) to be unlucky

• ça tombe bien that's fortunate

• il est vraiment bien/mal tombé avec son nouveau patron he's really lucky/unlucky with his new boss

• ça tombe à pic (inf) that's perfect timing

• ça ne pouvait pas mieux tomber it couldn't have come at a better time

   h. ( = être arrêté) (inf!) to get busted (inf!)

   i. (locutions)

► laisser tomber to drop

• il a voulu faire du droit mais il a vite laissé tomber he wanted to do law but he soon dropped it

• la famille nous a bien laissé tomber the family really let us down

• laisse tomber ! (inf) forget it! ; (irritation) give it a rest! (inf)► tomber dans to fall into

• tomber dans l'eau to fall into the water

• tomber dans la misère to become destitute

• tomber dans le coma to fall into a coma

• son œuvre est tombée dans l'oubli his work fell into oblivion► tomber sur ( = rencontrer par hasard) to run into ; ( = trouver par hasard) to come across ; ( = critiquer) (inf) to go for (inf)

• tomber sur le dos to fall on one's back

• j'ai eu la chance de tomber sur un spécialiste I was lucky enough to come across a specialist

• en prenant cette rue, vous tombez sur la gare if you go along this street, you'll find the station

• je suis tombé sur une vieille photo I came across an old photo

• on a tiré au sort et c'est tombé sur moi we drew straws and I was the lucky winner

• et il a fallu que ça tombe sur moi ! it just had to be me!

• il m'est tombé sur le râble or le dos (inf!: inf!) he laid into me (inf)► tomber dessus (inf)

il nous est tombé dessus le jour de Noël he landed on us on Christmas Day (inf)

• une quantité de problèmes leur est tombée dessus they had a whole series of problems

• ils nous sont tombés dessus à huit contre trois eight of them laid into the three of us (inf)

2. <

   a. (Sport) ( = vaincre) (inf)

to throw

   b. ( = séduire) (inf)

il les tombe toutes he's a real ladykiller

   c. ( = retirer) (inf)

tomber la veste to slip off one's jacket

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I
1. tɔ̃be
verbe transitif (+ v avoir) Sport to throw [lutteur]; fig to beat [équipe]

2.

verbe intransitif (+ v être)

1) ( faire une chute) gén to fall; ( de sa propre hauteur) [personne, chaise] to fall over; [animal] to fall; [arbre, mur] to fall down; (d'une hauteur, d'un support) [personne, vase] to fall off; [fruits, feuilles, bombe] to fall; [cheveux, dents] to fall out; [plâtre, revêtement] to come off

tomber dans un trou — to fall down a hole

j'ai fait tomber un vase — I knocked a vase over

j'ai fait tomber le vase de l'étagère — I knocked the vase off the shelf

le vent a fait tomber une tuile du toit — the wind blew a tile off the roof

se laisser tomber dans un fauteuil — to flop into an armchair

laisser tomber un gâteau sur le tapis — to drop a cake on the carpet

le skieur s'est laissé tomber pour s'arrêter — the skier dropped to the ground to stop himself

2) ( venir d'en haut) [pluie, neige, foudre] to fall; [brouillard] to come down; [rayon, clarté] to fall; [rideau de théâtre] to fall, to drop

il tombe des gouttes — it's spotting with rain

qu' est-ce que ça tombe! — (colloq)

ça tombe dru! — (colloq) ( pluie) it's pouring down!

la foudre est tombée sur un arbre — the lightning struck a tree

une faible lueur tombait de la lucarne — there was a dim light coming through the skylight

une pâle clarté tombait de la lune — the moon cast a pale light

3) (faiblir, baisser) [valeur, prix, température] to fall; [ardeur, colère] to subside; [fièvre] to come down; [vent] to drop; [jour] to draw to a close; [conversation] to die down

faire tomber — to bring down [prix, température]; to dampen [enthousiasme]

il est tombé bien bas — ( affectivement) he's in very low spirits; ( moralement) he has sunk very low

il est tombé bien bas dans mon estime — he has gone right down in my esteem ou estimation

je tombe de sommeil — I can't keep my eyes open

4) (être vaincu, renversé) [dictateur, régime, ville] to fall; ( disparaître) [obstacle, objection] to vanish; [opposition] to subside; [préjugé] to die out

le roi est tombé — ( aux cartes) the king has been played

faire tomber — to bring down [régime, dictateur]; to break down [barrières]

5) ( s'affaisser) [poitrine] to sag; [épaules] to slope

6) ( pendre) [chevelure, mèche] to fall

tomber bien/mal — [vêtement, rideau] to hang well/badly

sa jupe lui tombe (jusqu')aux chevilles — her skirt comes down to her ankles

7) (se retrouver, se placer)

tomber dans la vulgarité — to lapse into vulgarity

vous tombez dans le paradoxe — you are being paradoxical

tomber sous le coup d'une loi — Droit to fall within the provisions of a law

la conversation est tombée sur la politique — the conversation came around to politics

8) ( devenir) to fall

tomber malade/amoureux — to fall ill/in love

9) ( être donné) [décision] to be announced; [nouvelle] to break; [réponse] to be given

tomber sur les écrans — [nouvelle] to come through on screen

dès que le journal tombe des presses — as soon as the newspaper comes off the press

10) ( rencontrer)

tomber sur — gén to come across [inconnu, détail, objet]; to run into [ami]; ( recevoir en partage) to get; ( avoir de la chance dans ses recherches)

tomber sur la bonne page — to hit on the right page

je suis tombé sur un examinateur sévère à l'examen — I got a harsh examiner in the exam

je suis tombé par hasard sur ce que je cherchais — I found what I was looking for by chance

si tu prends cette rue, tu tomberas sur la place — if you follow that street, you'll come to the square

11) ( survenir) gén to come

tu ne pouvais pas mieux tomber! — ( au bon moment) you couldn't have come at a better time!; ( avoir de la chance) you couldn't have done better!

tu tombes bien/mal, j'allais partir — you're lucky/unlucky, I was just about to leave

il faut toujours que ça tombe sur moi or que ça me tombe dessus! — (colloq) (décision, choix) why does it always have to be me?; ( mésaventure) why does it always have to happen to me?

tomber au milieu d'une or en pleine réunion — [personne] to walk right into a meeting; [annonce, nouvelle] to come right in the middle of a meeting

12) ( coïncider) [date] to fall on [jour, quantième]

13) ( abandonner)

laisser tomber — to give up [emploi, activité]; to drop [sujet, projet, habitude]

laisse tomber! — (désintérêt, désabusement) forget it!; ( irritation) give it a rest! (colloq)

laisser tomber quelqu'un — ( pour se séparer) to drop somebody; ( pour ne plus aider) to let somebody down

14) ( agresser)

tomber sur quelqu'un — ( physiquement) [soldats, voyous] to fall on somebody, to lay into somebody (colloq); [pillards, police] to descend on somebody; ( critiquer) to go for somebody, to lay into somebody (colloq)

15) ( mourir) euph to die

II tɔ̃be
nom masculin (de vêtement, tissu) hang [U]

ce velours a un beau tomber — this velvet hangs well

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tɔ̃be
1. vi

1) (par terre, d'un mur) to fall

Attention, tu vas tomber! — Be careful, you'll fall!

tomber à l'eau — to fall in the water, fig, [projet] to fall through

tomber de fatigue — to drop from exhaustion

tomber de sommeil — to be asleep on one's feet

Il tombe de sommeil. — He's asleep on his feet.

2) (dans un certain état)

tomber en panne — to break down

tomber en ruine — to fall into ruins

tomber enceinte — to get pregnant, to fall pregnant

3) (= survenir)

ça tombe bien — that's good timing

ça tombe mal — that's bad timing

il est bien tombé — he's been lucky

il est mal tombé — he's been unlucky

tomber juste [opération, calcul] — to come out right

4)

laisser tomber (= lâcher) — to drop

Elle a laissé tomber son stylo. — She dropped her pen., (= renoncer à) to give up

Il a laissé tomber le piano. — He gave up the piano., (= faire faux bond à) to let down

Il ne laisse jamais tomber ses amis. — He never lets his friends down.

laisse tomber — drop it

Laisse tomber, il n'acceptera jamais. — Drop it, he'll never agree.

5)

tomber sur [difficulté] — to come across

tomber sur quelqu'un [ami, connaissance] — to bump into someone

Je suis tombé sur lui en sortant de chez Pierre. — I bumped into him coming out of Pierre's place., (= attaquer) [personne] to set about

2. vt

tomber la veste — to slip off one's jacket

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tomber verb table: aimer

A nm (de vêtement, tissu) hang ¢; ce velours a un beau tomber this velvet hangs well.

B vtr (+ v avoir)

1 Sport to throw [lutteur]; fig to beat [équipe];

2 ○( séduire) to bed○ [femme]; ( charmer) il les tombe toutes they all fall for him.

C vi (+ v être)

1 ( faire une chute) gén to fall; ( de sa propre hauteur) [personne, chaise] to fall over; [animal] to fall; [arbre, mur] to fall down; (d'une hauteur, d'un support) [personne, vase] to fall off; [fruits, feuilles, bombe] to fall; [cheveux, dents] to fall out; [plâtre, revêtement] to come off; je me suis cassé un bras/j'ai cassé un vase en tombant I fell and broke my arm/a vase; tomber à la mer/dans une rivière to fall into the sea/into a river; tomber dans un trou to fall down a hole; tomber sur to fall on [tapis, maison, tête]; tomber sur le derrière○ or cul◑ to land on one's backside; tomber d'un toit/de cheval to fall off a roof/off a horse; tomber d'un arbre [personne] to fall from a tree; [fruit, feuille] to fall off a tree; tomber du lit/de ma poche to fall out of bed/out of my pocket; l'assiette m'est tombée des mains the plate fell out of my hands; ces lunettes me tombent du nez these glasses are slipping off my nose; attention, tu vas me faire tomber! be careful, you'll make me fall!; j'ai fait tomber un vase I knocked a vase over; j'ai fait tomber le vase de l'étagère I knocked the vase off the shelf; il a fait tomber son adversaire ( au rugby) he brought his opponent down; le vent a fait tomber une tuile du toit/un arbre sur les voitures the wind blew a tile off the roof/a tree down onto the cars; se laisser tomber dans un fauteuil/sur un lit to flop into an armchair/onto a bed; laisser tomber un gâteau sur le tapis to drop a cake on the carpet; le skieur s'est laissé tomber pour s'arrêter the skier dropped to the ground to stop himself;

2 ( venir d'en haut) [pluie, neige, foudre] to fall; [brouillard] to come down; [rayon, clarté] to fall (sur onto); [rideau de théâtre] to fall, to drop; un rayon de lumière tombait sur mon livre a ray of light fell onto my book; il est tombé 200 mm d'eau or de pluie pendant la nuit 200 mm of rain fell during the night; il tombe des gouttes it's spotting with rain; qu'est-ce que ça tombe○!, ça tombe dru○! ( pluie) it's pouring down!, it's coming down in buckets○!; la pluie n'a pas cessé de tomber pendant tout le voyage it rained steadily throughout the journey; la foudre est tombée sur un arbre the lightning struck a tree; une faible lueur tombait de la lucarne there was a dim light coming through the skylight; une pâle clarté tombait de la lune the moon cast a pale light;

3 (faiblir, baisser) [valeur, prix, température] to fall (de by; à to); [ardeur, colère] to subside; [fièvre] to come down; [vent] to drop; [jour] to draw to a close; [conversation] to die down; le dollar est tombé au-dessous de 0.90 euro the dollar has fallen to below 0.90 euro; la température est tombée à/de 10°C the temperature has fallen to/by 10°C; leur personnel est tombé à 200 employés their staff is down to 200 employees; faire tomber to bring down [prix, température]; to dampen [enthousiasme]; il est tombé bien bas ( affectivement) he's in very low spirits; ( moralement) he has sunk very low; il est tombé bien bas dans mon estime he has gone right down in my esteem ou estimation; je tombe de sommeil I can't keep my eyes open;

4 (être vaincu, renversé) [dictateur, régime, ville] to fall; ( disparaître) [obstacle, objection] to vanish; [opposition] to subside; [préjugé] to die out; le roi est tombé ( aux cartes) the king has been played; faire tomber to bring down [régime, dictateur]; to remove [obstacle]; to eradicate [tabou]; faire tomber les barrières fig to break down barriers;

5 ( s'affaisser) [poitrine] to sag; [épaules] to slope; avoir les épaules qui tombent to have sloping shoulders; ⇒ bras;

6 ( pendre) [chevelure, mèche] to fall; [vêtement, rideau] to hang; cheveux qui tombent sur les yeux hair that falls over one's eyes; manteau qui tombe bien/mal coat that hangs well/badly; sa jupe lui tombe (jusqu')aux chevilles her skirt comes down to her ankles;

7 (se retrouver, se placer) tomber dans un piège lit, fig to fall into a trap; tomber en disgrâce/ruine to fall into disgrace/ruin; tomber dans la vulgarité/sensiblerie to lapse into vulgarity/sentimentality; vous tombez dans le paradoxe you are being paradoxical; tomber sous le charme de qn to fall under sb's spell; tomber sous le coup d'une loi Jur to fall within the provisions of a law; tomber aux mains or entre les mains de qn [document, pouvoir] to fall into sb's hands; la conversation est tombée sur la politique the conversation came around to politics; ⇒ Charybde, sens;

8 ( devenir) to fall; tomber malade/amoureux to fall ill/in love;

9 ( être donné) [décision, sentence, verdict] to be announced; [nouvelle] to break; [réponse] to be given; tomber sur les écrans [nouvelle] to come through on screen; la nouvelle nous tombe à l'instant Radio, TV the news has just come through to us; dès que le journal tombe des presses as soon as the newspaper comes off the press; les paroles qu'il a laissé tomber de sa bouche the words that fell from his lips; ⇒ sourd;

10 ( rencontrer) tomber sur gén to come across [inconnu, détail, objet]; to run into [ami, connaissance]; ( recevoir en partage) to get; ( avoir de la chance dans ses recherches) tomber sur la bonne page/le bon numéro to hit on the right page/the right number; je suis tombé sur un sujet difficile/un examinateur sévère à l'examen I got a difficult question/a harsh examiner in the exam; je suis tombé par hasard sur ce que je cherchais I found what I was looking for by chance ; mes yeux sont tombés sur une jolie femme/une expression amusante my eyes fell on a pretty woman/a funny expression; si tu prends cette rue, tu tomberas sur la place if you follow that street, you'll come to the square;

11 ( survenir) gén to come; c'est tombé juste au bon moment/comme il fallait it came just at the right time/when it was needed; cette réforme ne pouvait pas mieux/plus mal tomber this reform couldn't have come at a better/worse time; tu ne pouvais pas mieux tomber! ( au bon moment) you couldn't have come at a better time!; ( avoir de la chance) you couldn't have done better!; tu tombes bien/mal, j'allais partir you're lucky/unlucky ou you've timed that well/badly, I was just about to leave; ça tombe bien/mal, j'avais justement besoin de ce livre that's good/bad luck, I just needed that book; il faut toujours que ça tombe sur moi or que ça me tombe dessus○! [décision, choix] why does it always have to be me?; [mésaventure] why does it always have to happen to me?; tomber au milieu d'une or en pleine réunion [personne] to walk right into a meeting; [annonce, nouvelle] to come right in the middle of a meeting;

12 ( coïncider) [date, anniversaire, fête] to fall on [jour, quantième]; ça tombe un mercredi/le 17 avril it falls on a Wednesday/on 17 April;

13 ( abandonner) laisser tomber to give up [emploi, activité]; to drop [sujet, projet, habitude]; il a fallu laisser tomber I/we etc had to give up; laisse tomber! (désintérêt, désabusement) forget it!; ( irritation) give it a rest○!; laisser tomber qn ( pour se séparer) to drop sb; ( pour ne plus aider) to let sb down; il a laissé tomber sa petite amie he dropped his girlfriend; ne me laisse pas tomber! don't let me down!; ⇒ chaussette;

14 ( agresser) tomber sur qn ( physiquement) [soldats, voyous] to fall on sb, to lay○ into sb; [pillards, police] to descend on sb; ( critiquer) to go for sb, to lay○ into sb; ils nous sont tombés dessus à dix contre un they fell on us, ten to one; il s'est fait tomber dessus par des voleurs/un chien he was set on by robbers/attacked by a dog;

15 ( mourir) euph [soldat] to fall euph; tomber sous le feu de l'ennemi to fall under enemy fire; tomber pour qch to die for sth; ⇒ champ.

Idiome

en tomber sur le derrière○ or cul◑ to be flabbergasted○.

I

[tɔ̃be] nom masculin

(littéraire)

au tomber du jour ou de la nuit at nightfall ou dusk

II

[tɔ̃be] verbe intransitif (auxiliaire être)

A.[CHANGER DE NIVEAU - SENS PROPRE ET FIGURÉ]

1. [personne] to fall (down), to fall over

[meuble, pile de livres] to fall over, to topple over

[cloison] to fall down, to collapse

[avion, bombe, projectile] to fall

tomber par terre to fall on the floor, to fall down

tomber à plat ventre to fall flat on one's face

tomber dans un fauteuil to fall ou to collapse into an armchair

tomber de fatigue to be ready to drop (from exhaustion)

tomber de sommeil to be asleep on one's feet

ne monte pas à l'échelle, tu vas tomber don't go up the ladder, you'll fall off

tomber dans l'escalier to fall down the stairs

tomber de cheval to fall off ou from a horse

tomber d'un arbre to fall out of a tree ou from a tree

faire tomber quelqu'un

a. [en lui faisant un croche-pied] to trip somebody up

b. [en le bousculant] to knock ou to push somebody over

le vent a fait tomber des arbres the wind blew some trees over ou down

elle l'a fait tomber de la table she pushed him off the table

faire tomber quelque chose

a. [en poussant] to push something over

b. [en renversant] to knock something over

c. [en lâchant] to drop something

d. [en donnant un coup de pied] to kick something over

j'ai fait tomber mes lunettes I've dropped my glasses

tu es tombé bien bas (figuré) you've sunk very low

2. (soutenu) [mourir] to fall, to die

tomber sur le champ de bataille to fall on the battlefield

ceux qui sont tombés au champ d'honneur those killed in action

3. [se détacher - feuille, pétale, fruit] to fall ou to drop off ; [ - cheveu, dent] to fall ou to come out

ne ramasse pas les cerises qui sont tombées don't pick the cherries which are on the ground

4. [pendre - cheveux, tentures] to hang ; [ - moustaches] to droop ; [ - seins] to sag, to droop

ses longs cheveux lui tombaient dans le dos her long hair hung down her back

une mèche lui tombait sur un œil a lock of hair hung over one eye

il a les épaules qui tombent he's got sloping shoulders

la robe tombe bien sur toi the dress hangs well ou nicely on you

5. [s'abattre, descendre - rayon de soleil, radiations, nuit] to fall ; [ - brouillard, gifle, coup] to come down

la neige/pluie tombait it was snowing/raining

une goutte est tombée dans mon cou a drop trickled ou rolled down my neck

(tournure impersonnelle)

il tombe en moyenne 3 mm d'eau par jour the average daily rainfall is 3 mm

il en est tombé, de la pluie! (familier) it tipped ou threw it down! (UK), it poured!

il tombera de la neige sur l'est there will be snow in the east

il tombe quelques gouttes it's spitting

il tombe de grosses gouttes/gros flocons big drops/flakes are falling

il tombe de la grêle it's hailing

toi, tu as ta paie qui tombe tous les mois (familier) you have a regular salary coming in (every month)

il lui tombe au moins 3 000 euros par mois (familier) he has at least 3,000 euros coming in every month

ça va tomber!

a. [il va pleuvoir] it's going to pour (with rain)!

b. [il va y avoir des coups] you're/we're etc. going to get it!

des têtes vont tomber! heads will roll!

tomber sous les yeux de quelqu'un to come to somebody's attention

6. [déboucher]

là où la rue Daneau tombe dans le boulevard Lamain at the point where Rue Daneau joins ou meets Boulevard Lamain

continuez tout droit et vous tomberez sur le marché keep going straight on and you'll come to the market

7. [diminuer - prix, température, voix, ton] to fall, to drop ; [ - fréquentation] to drop (off) ; [ - fièvre] to come down, to drop ; [ - colère] to die down, to subside ; [ - inquiétude] to melt away, to vanish ; [ - enthousiasme, agitation, intérêt] to fall ou to fade away, to subside ; [ - tempête] to subside, to abate, to die away ; [ - vent] to drop, to fall, to die down ; [ - jour] to draw to a close

la température est tombée de 10 degrés the temperature has dropped ou fallen (by) 10 degrees

sa cote de popularité est tombée très bas/à 28 % his popularity rating has plummeted/has dropped to 28%

faire tomber la fièvre to bring down ou to reduce somebody's temperature

8. [disparaître - obstacle] to disappear, to vanish ; [ - objection, soupçon] to vanish, to fade

sa réticence est tombée devant mes arguments she gave way in the face of my arguments

sa joie tomba brusquement his happiness suddenly vanished ou evaporated

ses défenses sont tombées he dropped his guard

9. [s'effondrer - cité] to fall ; [ - dictature, gouvernement, empire] to fall, to be brought down, to be toppled ; [ - record] to be broken ; [ - concurrent] to go out, to be defeated ; [ - plan, projet] to fall through

les candidats de droite sont tombés au premier tour the right-wing candidates were eliminated in the first round

le chef du gang est tombé hier the ringleader was arrested yesterday

faire tomber

a. [cité] to bring down

b. [gouvernement] to bring down, to topple

c. [record] to break

d. [concurrent] to defeat

10. [devenir]

tomber amoureux to fall in love

tomber enceinte to become pregnant

tomber malade to become ou to fall ill

tomber fou (familier) to go mad

tomber (raide) mort to drop dead, to fall down dead

11. JEUX [carte]

tous les atouts sont tombés all the trumps have been played

B.[SE PRODUIRE, ARRIVER]

1. [événement] to fall ou to be on

mon anniversaire tombe un dimanche my birthday is ou falls on a Sunday

tomber juste [calcul] to work out exactly

bien tomber to come at the right moment ou time

ton bureau l'intéresse — ça tombe bien, je voulais m'en débarrasser he's interested in your desk — that's good, I wanted to get rid of it

mal tomber to come at the wrong moment ou at a bad time

le mardi tombe assez mal pour moi Tuesday's not a good day ou very convenient for me

[personne]

on est tombés en plein pendant la grève des trains we got there right in the middle of the rail strike

tomber juste [deviner] to guess right

bien tomber

a. [opportunément] to turn up at the right moment

b. [avoir de la chance] to be lucky ou in luck

ah, vous tombez bien, je voulais justement vous parler ah, you've come just at the right moment, I wanted to speak to you

tu ne pouvais pas mieux tomber! you couldn't have come at a better time!

il est excellent, ce melon, je suis bien tombé this melon's excellent, I was lucky

mal tomber

a. [inopportunément] to turn up at the wrong moment

b. [ne pas avoir de chance] to be unlucky ou out of luck

il ne pouvait pas plus mal tomber he couldn't have picked a worse time

travailler pour Fanget? tu aurais pu plus mal tomber working for Fanget? it could be worse

tu tombes à point! you've timed it perfectly!, perfect timing!

2. [nouvelles] to be ou to come out

les dernières nouvelles qui viennent de tomber font état de 143 victimes news just out ou released puts the number of victims at 143

à 20 h, la nouvelle est tombée the news came through at 8 p.m

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[tɔ̃be] verbe transitif (auxiliaire avoir)

1. [triompher de - candidat, challenger] to defeat

2. (familier) [séduire] to seduce

il les tombe toutes he's got them falling at his feet

3. (familier & locution)

tomber la veste to slip off one's jacket

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tomber dans verbe plus préposition

[se laisser aller à - découragement, désespoir] to sink ou to lapse into (inseparable)

sans tomber dans l'excès inverse without going to the other extreme

des traditions qui tombent dans l'oubli traditions which are falling into oblivion

tomber dans la dépression to become depressed

tomber dans l'erreur to commit an error

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tomber en verbe plus préposition

tomber en lambeaux to fall to bits ou pieces

tomber en ruine to go to rack and ruin

tomber en morceaux to fall to pieces

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tomber sur verbe plus préposition

(familier)

1. [trouver par hasard - personne] to come across, to run ou to bump into, to meet up with (US) ; [ - objet perdu, trouvaille] to come across ou upon, to stumble across

je suis tombé sur ton article dans le journal I came across your article in the newspaper

je suis tombé sur une arête I bit on a fishbone

on a tiré au sort et c'est tombé sur elle lots were drawn and her name came up

2. [avoir affaire à - examinateur, sujet d'examen] to get

quand j'ai téléphoné, je suis tombé sur sa mère/un répondeur when I phoned, it was her mother who answered (me)/I got an answering machine

3. [assaillir - personne] to set about, to go for

il tombe sur les nouveaux pour la moindre erreur he comes down on the newcomers (like a ton of bricks) if they make the slightest mistake

il a fallu que ça tombe sur moi! it had to be me!

4. [se porter sur - regard, soupçon] to fall on ; [ - conversation] to turn to

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > tomber

14 girar

v.

1 to turn (dar vueltas).

girar la cabeza to turn one's head

El auto gira The car turns=veers.

El aparato gira la rueda The machine turns the wheel.

Las ruedas giran sobre el eje The wheels turn on the axis.

2 to turn.

el camino gira a la derecha the road turns to the right

3 to remit payment (commerce).

4 to draw (commerce).

La tienda giró un cheque The store drew a check.

5 to transfer (money).

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girar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (dar vueltas) to rotate, whirl, spin

■ el dinero hace girar al mundo money makes the world go round

2 (torcer) to turn

■ girar a la izquierda to turn left

3 figurado (versar) to deal with

■ la conversación giró en torno al teatro the conversation evolved around theatre

4 COMERCIO to have a turnover

■ esta empresa gira mucho this company has a big turnover

■ giran por valor de cien millones al mes they have a monthly turnover of a hundred million

► verbo transitivo

1 COMERCIO to issue

■ girar una letra to issue a draft

2 (cambiar de sentido) to turn, turn around

■ girar el cuerpo to turn one's body

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FRASEOLOGÍA

girar en descubierto COMERCIO to overdraw

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verb

1) to turn around

2) rotate

3) swing around

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1. VT

1) (=dar vueltas a) [+ llave, manivela, volante] to turn; [+ peonza, hélice, ruleta] to spin

gira la llave de contacto hacia la derecha — turn the ignition key to the right

girar la cabeza — to turn one's head

2) (Com) [+ dinero, facturas] to send; [+ letra, cheque] [gen] to draw; [a una persona concreta] to issue

le giró 600 euros para que pagara el alquiler — she sent him 600 euros to pay the rent

2. VI

1) (=dar vueltas) [noria, rueda] to go (a)round, turn, revolve; [disco] to revolve, go (a)round; [planeta] to rotate; [hélice] to go (a)round, rotate, turn; [peonza] to spin

gira a 1600rpm — it revolves o goes (a)round at 1600rpm

la tierra gira alrededor del sol — the earth revolves around o goes (a)round the sun

el satélite gira alrededor de la tierra — the satellite circles o goes (a)round the earth

2) (=cambiar de dirección) to turn (a)round

al verla giró en redondo — when he saw her he turned right (a)round

hacer girar — [+ llave] to turn; [+ sillón] to turn (a)round

la puerta giró sobre sus bisagras — the door swung on its hinges

girar sobre sus talones — to turn on one's heel

3) (=torcer) [vehículo] to turn; [camino] to turn, bend

el conductor giró bruscamente hacia el otro lado — the driver swerved sharply the other way

girar a la derecha/izquierda — to turn right/left

el camino gira a la derecha varios metros más allá — the path turns o bends to the right a few metres further on

el partido ha girado a la izquierda en los últimos años — the party has moved o shifted to the left in recent years

4)

girar alrededor de o sobre o en torno a — [+ tema, ideas] to revolve around, centre around, center around (EEUU); [+ líder, centro de atención] to revolve around

la conversación giraba en torno a las elecciones — the conversation revolved o centred around the election

su última obra gira en torno al tema del amor cortés — his latest work revolves around the subject of courtly love

el número de asistentes giraba alrededor de 500 personas — there were about 500 people in the audience

5)

girar en descubierto — (Com, Econ) to overdraw

6) (=negociar) to operate, do business

la compañía gira bajo el nombre de Babel — the company operates under the name of Babel

3.

See:

girarse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) rueda to turn, go around o round; disco to revolve, go around; trompo to spin

la tierra gira alrededor del sol — the earth revolves around the sun

hizo girar la llave en la cerradura — he turned the key in the lock

b) ( darse la vuelta) to turn

c)

girar en torno a algo — conversación/debate to revolve o center* around something; discurso to center* o focus on something

2) (torcer, desviarse) to turn

en la próxima esquina gire a la derecha — take the next right

giró hacia posiciones conservadoras — he moved to a more conservative stance
2.
girar vt

1) <manivela/volante> to turn

giró la cabeza — he turned his head

2) (Com, Fin)

a) <cheque/letra de cambio> to draw

giró un cheque sin fondos — he issued a check without sufficient funds in the account

b) < dinero> to send; ( a través de un banco) to transfer

3) (frml) < instrucciones> to give, to issue (frml)

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= deflect, rotate, turn, whirl, twist, spin around, revolve, swing, swing back, wind, swivel, twirl, gyrate, spin.

Ex. On deflecting one of these levers to the right he runs through the book before him, each page in turn being projected at a speed which just allows a recognizing glance at each.

Ex. The computer creates a series of entries by rotating the component terms with which it has been provided.

Ex. The brightness can be adjusted by turning the two knobs at the lower right of the screen.

Ex. Visitors would laugh at the workman's jerking and whirling with the mould, but that was where the skill lay.

Ex. The cheeks were braced from their tops to the ceiling, to prevent the press from twisting or shifting about in use.

Ex. With considerable reluctance, he spun his chair around and was about to return to his papers when Preston Huish put his head into the room.

Ex. This was the cylinder machine, which formed a web of paper not on an endless belt of woven wire but on a cylinder covered with wire mesh (looking like a large dandy roll) which revolved half-submerged in a vat of stuff.

Ex. The article has the title 'The pendulum swings to the right: censorship in the eighties'.

Ex. Matrix and mould were pivoted and were brought up to the nozzle of a metal pump for the moment of casting, and then swung back to eject the new-made letter.

Ex. Bring the kite down by slowly winding the kite string around a kite spool.

Ex. The light direction can be controlled by swivelling the reflector.

Ex. A hula hoop is a toy hoop that is twirled around the waist, limbs, or neck.

Ex. The women dance, stamping their feet, clapping and chanting while some of them gyrate their hips suggestively in the centre of the circle.

Ex. In summary, the fluid in your ears still sloshing around causes you to feel dizzy when you stop spinning in one direction.

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* argumento + girar en torno a = argument + revolve around.

* cuestión + girar en torno a = question + revolve around.

* discusión + girar en torno a = discussion + centre around.

* girar 180 grados = move + 180 degrees.

* girar al descubierto = overdraw.

* girar alrededor de = spin about, orbit.

* girar bruscamente = swerve.

* girar en torno a = hinge on/upon, revolve around, circle around.

* girar media vuelta = swing in + a half-circle.

* girar sobre un pivote = pivot.

* hacer girar = twiddle, twirl.

* mundo + girar en torno a = enterprise + revolve on.

* polémica + girar en torno a = controversy + revolve around.

* problemas + girar en torno a = problems + turn on, problems + revolve around.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) rueda to turn, go around o round; disco to revolve, go around; trompo to spin

la tierra gira alrededor del sol — the earth revolves around the sun

hizo girar la llave en la cerradura — he turned the key in the lock

b) ( darse la vuelta) to turn

c)

girar en torno a algo — conversación/debate to revolve o center* around something; discurso to center* o focus on something

2) (torcer, desviarse) to turn

en la próxima esquina gire a la derecha — take the next right

giró hacia posiciones conservadoras — he moved to a more conservative stance
2.
girar vt

1) <manivela/volante> to turn

giró la cabeza — he turned his head

2) (Com, Fin)

a) <cheque/letra de cambio> to draw

giró un cheque sin fondos — he issued a check without sufficient funds in the account

b) < dinero> to send; ( a través de un banco) to transfer

3) (frml) < instrucciones> to give, to issue (frml)

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= deflect, rotate, turn, whirl, twist, spin around, revolve, swing, swing back, wind, swivel, twirl, gyrate, spin.

Ex: On deflecting one of these levers to the right he runs through the book before him, each page in turn being projected at a speed which just allows a recognizing glance at each.

Ex: The computer creates a series of entries by rotating the component terms with which it has been provided.

Ex: The brightness can be adjusted by turning the two knobs at the lower right of the screen.

Ex: Visitors would laugh at the workman's jerking and whirling with the mould, but that was where the skill lay.

Ex: The cheeks were braced from their tops to the ceiling, to prevent the press from twisting or shifting about in use.

Ex: With considerable reluctance, he spun his chair around and was about to return to his papers when Preston Huish put his head into the room.

Ex: This was the cylinder machine, which formed a web of paper not on an endless belt of woven wire but on a cylinder covered with wire mesh (looking like a large dandy roll) which revolved half-submerged in a vat of stuff.

Ex: The article has the title 'The pendulum swings to the right: censorship in the eighties'.

Ex: Matrix and mould were pivoted and were brought up to the nozzle of a metal pump for the moment of casting, and then swung back to eject the new-made letter.

Ex: Bring the kite down by slowly winding the kite string around a kite spool.

Ex: The light direction can be controlled by swivelling the reflector.

Ex: A hula hoop is a toy hoop that is twirled around the waist, limbs, or neck.

Ex: The women dance, stamping their feet, clapping and chanting while some of them gyrate their hips suggestively in the centre of the circle.

Ex: In summary, the fluid in your ears still sloshing around causes you to feel dizzy when you stop spinning in one direction.

* argumento + girar en torno a = argument + revolve around.

* cuestión + girar en torno a = question + revolve around.

* discusión + girar en torno a = discussion + centre around.

* girar 180 grados = move + 180 degrees.

* girar al descubierto = overdraw.

* girar alrededor de = spin about, orbit.

* girar bruscamente = swerve.

* girar en torno a = hinge on/upon, revolve around, circle around.

* girar media vuelta = swing in + a half-circle.

* girar sobre un pivote = pivot.

* hacer girar = twiddle, twirl.

* mundo + girar en torno a = enterprise + revolve on.

* polémica + girar en torno a = controversy + revolve around.

* problemas + girar en torno a = problems + turn on, problems + revolve around.

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girar [A1 ]

vi

A

1 «rueda» to turn, revolve, go around o round; «disco» to revolve, go around; «trompo» to spin

la tierra gira alrededor del sol the earth revolves around the sun

hizo girar la llave en la cerradura he turned the key in the lock

2 (darse la vuelta) to turn

giré para mirarla I turned (around) to look at her

giró sobre sus talones he turned on his heel

la puerta giró lentamente sobre sus goznes the door swung slowly on its hinges

3 girar EN TORNO A algo «conversación/debate» to revolve o center* AROUND sth; «discurso» to center* o focus ON sth

B (torcer, desviarse) to turn

en la próxima esquina gire a la derecha take the next right, take the next turn o ( BrE) turning on the right

lo acusan de haber girado hacia posiciones demasiado conservadoras he is accused of having moved o shifted o swung toward(s) too conservative a stance

■ girar

vt

A ‹manivela/volante› to turn

giró la cabeza para mirarme he turned to look at me, he turned his head toward(s) me

girarla ( Méx fam): ¿dónde la giras los sábados? where do you hang out on Saturdays? ( colloq)

la anda girando de taxista he's making a living as a taxi driver

B ( Com, Fin)

1 ‹cheque/letra de cambio› to draw

giró varios cheques en descubierto he issued several checks without sufficient funds in the account to cover them, he kited several checks ( AmE)

2 ‹dinero› to send; (a través de un banco) to transfer

C ( frml); ‹instrucciones› to give, to issue ( frml)

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girar ( conjugate girar) verbo intransitivo
1
a) [ rueda] to turn, go around;

[ disco] to revolve, go around;
[ trompo] to spin;
girar alrededor de algo/algn to revolve around sth/sb
b) ( darse la vuelta) to turn

2 (torcer, desviarse) to turn;
◊ giraron a la derecha they turned right

verbo transitivo
1 ‹manivela/volante› to turn
2 (Com, Fin) ‹cheque/letra de cambio› to draw
girar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (unas aspas, un trompo, etc) to spin
2 (torcer, cambiar de dirección) girar a la derecha/izquierda, to turn right/left
3 (tratar) to revolve: la conversación giró en torno al tiempo, the conversation revolved around the weather
II verbo transitivo
1 (la cabeza, llave) to turn
2 Fin (dinero) to send by giro
(una letra de cambio) to draw
' girar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- doblar
- redonda
- redondo
- torcer
- virar
- volverse
- descubierto
- volver
English:
bear
- gyrate
- orbit
- pivot
- revolve
- rotate
- spin
- swing
- swivel
- turn
- turn round
- twirl
- twist
- twist round
- veer
- wheel
- whirl
- center
- draw
- hinge
- left
- pirouette
- right
- swirl
- twiddle
- wind

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girar

♦ vi

1. [doblar] to turn;

el camino gira a la derecha the road turns to the right;

el conductor giró a la izquierda the driver turned left o made a left turn

2. [dar vueltas] to turn;
[rápidamente] to spin;
la Luna gira alrededor de la Tierra the Moon revolves o goes around the Earth;

este coche gira muy bien this car has a tight turning circle

3. [darse la vuelta] to turn (round);

giré para verla mejor I turned round to see her better

4. [tratar]
girar en torno a o [m5] alrededor de to be centred around, to centre on;

el coloquio giró en torno a la pena de muerte the discussion dealt with the topic of the death penalty

5. Com to remit payment;

girar en descubierto to write a check without sufficient funds

♦ vt

1. [hacer dar vueltas a] to turn;

giró la llave en la cerradura she turned the key in the lock;

girar la cabeza to turn one's head

2. Com to draw

3. [dinero] to transfer, to remit

♦ See also the pronominal verb girarse

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girar

I v/i

1 ( dar vueltas, torcer) turn;

girar a la derecha/izquierda turn to the right/left; de coche, persona turn right/left, take a right/left

2 alrededor de algo revolve;

girar en torno a algo fig revolve around sth

II v/t COM transfer

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girar vi

1) : to turn around, to revolve

2) : to swing around, to swivel

girar vt

1) : to turn, to twist, to rotate

2) : to draft (checks)

3) : to transfer (funds)

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girar vb

1. (dar vueltas) to revolve / to go round

la Tierra gira alrededor del Sol the Earth revolves around the Sun

2. (cambiar de dirección) to turn

gira a la derecha turn right

Spanish-English dictionary > girar

15 enrollar

v.

1 to roll up (papel, alfombra).

María arrolló la lMaría al terminar Mary rolled the yarn when she finished.

2 to wrap up.

Silvia enrolló al bebé con una cobija Silvia wrapped the baby up in a blanket.

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enrollar

► verbo transitivo

1 (papel) to roll up; (hilo) to wind up; (cable) to coil

2 (a alguien) to involve, mix up

■ su familia lo enrolló en el negocio his family got him involved in the business

► verbo pronominal enrollarse

1 familiar figurado (hablar) to go on and on ( con, to), chatter ( con, to)

2 familiar figurado (tener relaciones) to have an affair ( con, with)

3 familiar figurado (liarse) to get involved ( con, with)

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

enrollarse bien argot to get on well with people

enrollarse como una persiana familiar to rabbit on and on

enrollarse mal argot to be difficult to get on with

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verb

to roll up

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1. VT

1) (=liar) [+ papel, persiana, filete] to roll (up); [+ cuerda, cable] [en sí mismo] to coil (up); [alrededor de algo] to wind (up)

2) Esp
** (=atraer)
esa tía me enrolla mucho — I'm really into that girl *

a mí la droga no me enrolla nada — drugs don't do anything for me, I'm not into drugs *

3) Esp
** (=enredar)
no me enrolles más, así no me vas a convencer — don't give me that, you're not going to convince me *

• enrollar a algn en algo — to get sb involved in sth

no dejes que te enrolle en sus movidas — don't let him get you involved in his dealings

2.

See:

enrollarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) <papel/persiana> to roll up; <cable/manguera> to coil

enrollar el hilo en el carrete — wind the thread onto the spool

2) (Esp arg) ( confundir) to confuse, get... confused; ( en asunto) to involve, get... involved

no me enrolles en esto — leave me out of this
2.
enrollarsev pron

1) papel to roll up; cuerda/cable to coil up

la cadena se enrolló en la rueda — the chain wound itself around the wheel

2) (Esp)

a) (fam) ( hablar mucho)

no te enrolles — stop jabbering on (colloq)

b) (fam) ( tener relaciones amorosas)

se enrollaron en la discoteca — they made out (AmE colloq) o (BrE colloq) they got off together in a disco

enrollarse con alguien — to make out with somebody (AmE colloq), to get off with somebody (BrE colloq)

c) (arg) ( con una actividad)

enrollarse con algo — to get into something (colloq)

se enrollaron hablando — they got deep into conversation

d) (arg) ( animarse) to get into the swing (colloq)

enrollarse bien — (Esp arg)

se enrolla muy bien con la gente — he gets on very well with people

se enrolla muy bien — he's really cool (colloq)

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= roll up, wind, coil.

Ex. Occasionally charts or maps are rolled up and stored in cardboard rolls housed in a structure like an umbrella stand.

Ex. Bring the kite down by slowly winding the kite string around a kite spool.

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

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* enrollarse = be a sport.

* que se enrolla = roll-up [rollup].

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) <papel/persiana> to roll up; <cable/manguera> to coil

enrollar el hilo en el carrete — wind the thread onto the spool

2) (Esp arg) ( confundir) to confuse, get... confused; ( en asunto) to involve, get... involved

no me enrolles en esto — leave me out of this
2.
enrollarsev pron

1) papel to roll up; cuerda/cable to coil up

la cadena se enrolló en la rueda — the chain wound itself around the wheel

2) (Esp)

a) (fam) ( hablar mucho)

no te enrolles — stop jabbering on (colloq)

b) (fam) ( tener relaciones amorosas)

se enrollaron en la discoteca — they made out (AmE colloq) o (BrE colloq) they got off together in a disco

enrollarse con alguien — to make out with somebody (AmE colloq), to get off with somebody (BrE colloq)

c) (arg) ( con una actividad)

enrollarse con algo — to get into something (colloq)

se enrollaron hablando — they got deep into conversation

d) (arg) ( animarse) to get into the swing (colloq)

enrollarse bien — (Esp arg)

se enrolla muy bien con la gente — he gets on very well with people

se enrolla muy bien — he's really cool (colloq)

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= roll up, wind, coil.

Ex: Occasionally charts or maps are rolled up and stored in cardboard rolls housed in a structure like an umbrella stand.

Ex: Bring the kite down by slowly winding the kite string around a kite spool.

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

* enrollarse = be a sport.

* que se enrolla = roll-up [rollup].

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enrollar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹papel/persiana› to roll up

2 ‹cable/manguera› to coil

enrollar el hilo en el carrete wind the thread onto the spool

3 ‹papel/carne› to roll up

B ( Esp fam)

1 (confundir) to confuse, get … confused

2 (en un asunto) to involve, get … involved

a mí no me enrolles en esto leave me out of this o don't get me involved in this

■ enrollarse

v pron

A «papel» to roll up; «cuerda/cable» to coil up

la cadena se enrolló en la rueda the chain wound o wrapped itself around the wheel

B ( Esp fam)

1

(hablar mucho): no te enrolles y ve al grano stop jabbering on o waffling and get to the point ( colloq)

no te enrolles hablando por teléfono don't stay on the phone too long

se enrolla como una persiana she really goes on ( colloq), she can talk the hind leg off a donkey

2 «pareja» to make out together ( AmE colloq), to get off together ( BrE colloq) enrollarse CON algn to make out WITH sb ( AmE colloq), to get off WITH sb ( BrE colloq)

se enrolló con mi prima pero no duró mucho he had a thing (going) with my cousin but it didn't last long

3 (con una actividad) enrollarse CON algo to get into sth ( colloq)

se enrollaron hablando de política they got deep into conversation about politics

4 (animarse) to get into the swing ( colloq), get with it ( BrE sl)

enrollarse bien ( Esp arg): se enrolla muy bien con la gente he gets on very well with o he has a way with people

ese pinchadiscos se enrolla muy bien that disc jockey is really cool ( colloq)

C ( Ven arg) (ponerse nervioso) to freak out (sl)

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enrollar ( conjugate enrollar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹papel/persiana› to roll up;
‹cable/manguera› to coil;
◊ enrollar el hilo en el carrete wind the thread onto the spool

2 (Esp arg) ‹ persona› ( confundir) to confuse, get … confused;
( en asunto) to involve, get … involved
enrollarse verbo pronominal
1 [ papel] to roll up;
[cuerda/cable] to coil up;
◊ la cadena se enrolló en la rueda the chain wound itself around the wheel

2 (Esp fam)
a) ( hablar mucho):

◊ no te enrolles stop jabbering on (colloq);

se enrollaron hablando they got deep into conversation
b) ( tener relaciones amorosas):

◊ se enrollaron en la discoteca they made out (AmE colloq) o (BrE colloq) they got off together in a disco;

enrollarse con algn to make out with sb (AmE colloq), to get off with sb (BrE colloq)
enrollar verbo transitivo (una persiana, etc) to roll up
(un cable) to coil
(un hilo) to wind up
' enrollar' also found in these entries:
English:
coil
- roll back
- roll up
- wind
- wind up
- blind
- reel
- roller
- scroll
- twist

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enrollar

♦ vt

1. [arrollar] [papel, alfombra] to roll up;
[manguera, cuerda] to coil (up);
enrolló el hilo en su bobina he wound the thread on to the bobbin

2. Fam [enredar, confundir] to bamboozle;

me enrollaron para que lo comprara they bamboozled me into buying it

3. Fam [gustar]
me enrolla mucho I love it, I think it's great;

me enrolla mucho ir de camping I really get a kick out of going camping

♦ See also the pronominal verb enrollarse

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enrollar

v/t

1 roll up; cable coil; hilo wind

2

:

me enrolla fam I like it, I think it’s great fam

* * *

enrollar vt

: to roll up, to coil

♦ See also the reflexive verb enrollarse

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enrollar vb

1. (enroscar papel) to roll up

enrolla el póster roll the poster up

2. (enroscar hilo) to wind up [pt. & pp. wound]

enrolla el ovillo de lana wind up the ball of wool

3. (convencer) to talk into

me enrolló para que la acompañara she talked me into going with her

4. (molar) to be great

esta peli me enrolla cantidad this film is really great

Spanish-English dictionary > enrollar

16 Rede

f; -, -n

1. speech; (Ansprache) auch address; feierliche: oration; die Freiheit der Rede the freedom of speech; die Kunst der Rede the art of rhetoric; eine Rede halten make a speech; keine langen Reden halten come straight to the point, not beat about (Am. around) the bush; sich der Rede seines Vorgängers anschließen link up with what the previous speaker was saying; jemandem in die Rede fallen interrupt s.o. (in mid-speech); ( große) Reden schwingen umg. talk big; jemanden mit leeren / schönen Reden hinhalten put s.o. off with empty / fine words; der langen Rede kurzer Sinn to cut a long story short, in short, the long and the short of it

2. (Redeweise) language, speech; sich einer sehr bildhaften Rede bedienen make use of many metaphors

3. LING. (Sprechakt) speech utterance; die Unterscheidung von Sprache und Rede the distinction between language and speech

4. GRAM. speech; direkte / indirekte Rede GRAM. direct / indirect ( oder reported) speech; erlebte Rede auch LIT. inner ( oder interior) monologue

5. (Gespräch) talk; die Rede bringen auf (+ Akk) bring s.th. up; die Rede kam auf (+Akk) the conversation turned to; gerade war von dir die Rede we were just talking about you; es ist die Rede von 100 Entlassungen there is talk of 100 redundancies (Am. layoffs); es war einmal die Rede davon, dass sie schließen it was said at one time that they were closing down, there was talk at one time of their closing down; es geht die Rede, dass... rumo(u)r has it that...; davon kann keine Rede sein (das kommt nicht in Frage) that’s out of the question; (darum geht es nicht) that’s not the point; davon ist nicht die Rede that’s not what I’m talking about; davon war ( gar) nicht die Rede that’s not what it was all about; (das kam nicht in Frage) there was no question of that; wovon ist die Rede? what are you ( oder they) talking about? wovon ist eigentlich die Rede? what is this all about anyway?; ( das ist ja) meine Rede umg. that’s what I’ve been saying all along; ihm verschlug es die Rede it left him speechless; es ist nicht der Rede wert it’s hardly worth mentioning, it’s nothing to speak of; beim Danken: don’t mention it; ( jemandem) Rede und Antwort stehen justify o.s. (to s.o.); jemanden zur Rede stellen confront s.o.; (vornehmen) take s.o. to task ( wegen for)

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die Rede

oration; speech; address

* * *
Re|de ['reːdə]
f -, -n

1) speech; (= Ansprache) address

die Kunst der Réde (form) — the art of rhetoric

eine Réde halten or schwingen (inf) — to make or give a speech

die Réde des Bundeskanzlers — the Chancellor's speech, the speech given by the Chancellor

in freier Réde — without (consulting) notes

der langen Réde kurzer Sinn (prov) — the long and the short of it

2) (= Äußerungen, Worte) words pl, language no pl

seine frechen Réden — his cheek (Brit) or impudence

große Réden führen or schwingen (inf) — to talk big (inf)

das ist meine Réde! — that's what I've always said

jds stehende Réde sein — to be sb's stock saying

das ist nicht der Réde wert — it's not worth mentioning

(es ist) nicht der Réde wert! — don't mention it, it was nothing

3) (= das Reden, Gespräch) conversation, talk

jdm in die Réde fallen — to interrupt sb

die Réde fiel or kam auf (+acc) — the conversation or talk turned to

die in Réde stehende Person (form) — the person in question or under discussion

es war von einer Gehaltserhöhung die Réde — there was talk or mention of a salary increase

von Ihnen war eben die Réde — we were just talking about you

aber davon war doch nie die Réde — but no-one was ever talking about that

wovon ist die Réde? — what are you/we etc talking about?

von einer Gehaltserhöhung kann keine or kann nicht die Réde sein — there can be no question of a salary increase

von Großzügigkeit kann keine or kann nicht die Réde sein, das war nur... — there's no question of it being generosity, it was just...

davon kann keine or kann nicht die Réde sein — it's out of the question

4) (LING, LITER) speech

direkte or wörtliche/indirekte Réde — direct/indirect speech or discourse (US)

gebundene Réde — verse

ungebundene Réde — prose

5) (= Gerücht, Nachrede) rumour (Brit), rumor (US)

kümmere dich doch nicht um die Réden der Leute! — don't worry (about) what people say

es geht die Réde, dass — there's a rumo(u)r that, rumo(u)r has it that

von ihr geht die Réde, dass sie... — people say or it is said (about her) that she...

6)

(= Rechenschaft) (jdm) Réde (und Antwort) stehen — to justify oneself (to sb)

(jdm) für etw Réde und Antwort stehen — to account( to sb) for sth

jdn zur Réde stellen — to take sb to task

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die

(a formal talk given to a meeting etc: parliamentary speeches.) speech

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Re·de

<-, -n>

[ˈre:də]

f

1. (Ansprache) speech

die \Rede des Präsidenten the President's speech, the speech given by the President

eine \Rede halten [o (fam) schwingen] to make [or give] a speech

2. (Gespräch) conversation, talk

er brachte die \Rede auf ein anderes Thema he turned the conversation to another subject

▪ es ist von etw/jdm die \Rede there is talk [or mention] of sth/sb

wovon ist die \Rede? what's it [all] about?, what are you talking about?

es ist die \Rede davon, dass... it is being said that..., people are saying that...

von dir war gerade die \Rede we were just talking about you

aber davon war doch nie die \Rede! but no one was ever talking about that!

jdm in die \Rede fallen to interrupt sb

die \Rede kam auf jdn/etw the conversation [or talk] turned to sb/sth

der in \Rede stehende Fall (form) the case in question

die in \Rede stehende Person (form) the person in question

3. (Äußerungen) talk, words pl

[das war schon immer] meine \Rede! that's what I've always said!

ihre frechen \Reden her cheek

das sind nur \Reden those are just words, that's just talk

dumme \Reden führen to talk nonsense

\Rede und Gegenrede dialogue

große \Reden führen [o (fam) schwingen] to talk big fam

kluge/lockere \Reden clever/loose talk

4. (Gerücht, Nachrede) rumour

kümmere dich doch nicht um die \Reden der Leute! don't worry [about] what people say!

es geht die \Rede, dass... there's a rumour that..., rumour has it that..., it is rumoured that...

5. (Vortrag) rhetoric

in freier \Rede without notes

sie hat es in freier \Rede vorgetragen she spoke about it without notes

die Kunst der \Rede the art of rhetoric

6. LING speech

direkte [o wörtliche] /indirekte \Rede LING direct/indirect speech

gebundene/ungebundene \Rede verse/prose

7.

▶ [jdm] \Rede und Antwort stehen to justify oneself [to sb]

der Minister wollte den Journalisten \Rede und Antwort stehen the minister wanted to give the journalists a full explanation

▶ [jdm] für etw akk \Rede und Antwort stehen to account [to sb] for sth

▶ langer [o der langen] \Rede kurzer Sinn (prov) to cut a long story short

▶ von etw dat kann keine \Rede sein sth is out of the question, there can be no question of sth

von einer weiteren Reise dieses Jahr kann keine \Rede sein another trip this year is out of the question

▶ jdn [für etw akk] zur \Rede stellen to take sb to task [for [or about] sth]

▶ nicht der \Rede wert sein to be not worth mentioning

das ist doch nicht der \Rede wert! don't mention it!, it's not worth mentioning!

* * *

die; Rede, Reden

1) speech; (Ansprache) address; speech

eine Rede halten — give or make a speech

2) o. Pl. (Vortrag) rhetoric

die Kunst der Rede — the art of rhetoric

3) (Äußerung)

der langen Rede kurzer Sinn ist, dass... — the long and the short of it is that...

es ist die Rede davon, dass... — it is being said or people are saying that...

davon kann keine Rede sein — it's out of the question

nicht der Rede wert sein — be not worth mentioning

jemandem Rede und Antwort stehen — give a full explanation [of one's actions] to somebody

jemanden zur Rede stellen — make someone explain himself/herself

4) o. Pl. (Sprachw.)

direkte od. wörtliche/indirekte Rede — direct/indirect speech

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Rede f; -, -n

1. speech; (Ansprache) auch address; feierliche: oration;

die Freiheit der Rede the freedom of speech;

die Kunst der Rede the art of rhetoric;

eine Rede halten make a speech;

keine langen Reden halten come straight to the point, not beat about (US around) the bush;

sich der Rede seines Vorgängers anschließen link up with what the previous speaker was saying;

jemandem in die Rede fallen interrupt sb (in mid-speech);

(große) Reden schwingen umg talk big;

jemanden mit leeren/schönen Reden hinhalten put sb off with empty/fine words;

der langen Rede kurzer Sinn to cut a long story short, in short, the long and the short of it

2. (Redeweise) language, speech;

sich einer sehr bildhaften Rede bedienen make use of many metaphors

3. LING (Sprechakt) speech utterance;

die Unterscheidung von Sprache und Rede the distinction between language and speech

4. GRAM speech;

direkte/indirekte Rede GRAM direct/indirect ( oder reported) speech;

erlebte Rede auch LIT inner ( oder interior) monologue

5. (Gespräch) talk;

die Rede bringen auf (+akk) bring sth up;

die Rede kam auf (+akk) the conversation turned to;

gerade war von dir die Rede we were just talking about you;

es ist die Rede von 100 Entlassungen there is talk of 100 redundancies (US layoffs);

es war einmal die Rede davon, dass sie schließen it was said at one time that they were closing down, there was talk at one time of their closing down;

es geht die Rede, dass … rumo(u)r has it that …;

davon kann keine Rede sein (das kommt nicht infrage) that’s out of the question; (darum geht es nicht) that’s not the point;

davon ist nicht die Rede that’s not what I’m talking about;

davon war (gar) nicht die Rede that’s not what it was all about; (das kam nicht infrage) there was no question of that;

wovon ist die Rede? what are you ( oder they) talking about?

wovon ist eigentlich die Rede? what is this all about anyway?;

(das ist ja) meine Rede umg that’s what I’ve been saying all along;

ihm verschlug es die Rede it left him speechless;

es ist nicht der Rede wert it’s hardly worth mentioning, it’s nothing to speak of; beim Danken: don’t mention it;

(jemandem) Rede und Antwort stehen justify o.s. (to sb);

jemanden zur Rede stellen confront sb; (vornehmen) take sb to task (

wegen for)

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die; Rede, Reden

1) speech; (Ansprache) address; speech

eine Rede halten — give or make a speech

2) o. Pl. (Vortrag) rhetoric

die Kunst der Rede — the art of rhetoric

3) (Äußerung)

der langen Rede kurzer Sinn ist, dass... — the long and the short of it is that...

es ist die Rede davon, dass... — it is being said or people are saying that...

davon kann keine Rede sein — it's out of the question

nicht der Rede wert sein — be not worth mentioning

jemandem Rede und Antwort stehen — give a full explanation [of one's actions] to somebody

jemanden zur Rede stellen — make someone explain himself/herself

4) o. Pl. (Sprachw.)

direkte od. wörtliche/indirekte Rede — direct/indirect speech

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-n f.

address n.

(§ pl.: addresses)

monologue n.

oration n.

speech n.

(§ pl.: speeches)

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Rede

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"1. remark, utterance; expression; statement; word. 2. promise. 3. rumor. -ü açılmak to be brought up in conversation, be mentioned, be spoken of. - açmak /dan/ to bring (something) up in conversation. -ü ağzında bırakmak /ın/ not to let (someone) finish what he´s saying. -ü ağzına tıkamak /ın/ to squelch, silence. - ağzından dirhemle çıkmak to be very taciturn, be very sparing in one´s speech. -ü ağzında gevelemek not to come to the point, to beat around the bush. - almak 1. to start to talk (after obtaining permission). 2. /dan/ to get a promise out of (someone). - altında kalmamak to give as good as one gets (in an argument). - anlamak to understand what one is told and act on it. - anlamaz (someone) who refuses to understand what´s told him, who won´t listen to reason. - anlayan beri gelsin. colloq. None of you understand me. - aramızda.... Between you and me./Don´t tell anyone else. - arasında in the course of the conversation. - atmak /a/ 1. to make a rude remark about (someone) within his hearing. 2. to make an improper innuendo or suggestion to (a woman), proposition. -e atılmak to enter a conversation suddenly, suddenly to come forth with some remarks. - ayağa düşmek for a matter to be talked about by people who have no right to do so. -ü bağlamak to conclude one´s remarks. -ünü/-ünüzü balla kestim. colloq. Excuse me for interrupting you. -ünü bilmek to speak tactfully. -ünü bilmez tactless. - bir, Allah bir. You can rely on me completely; I am a man of my word. - bir etmek to unite with others (against someone or something). - birliği etmek (for people) to agree beforehand as to what they will say or do; to agree to tell the same story or act in the same way. -e boğmak /ı/ to drown (a subject) in a flood of words. -ü çevirmek to change the subject. - çıkmak for a piece of news to be going around/be bruited about. -ünden çıkmamak /ın/ never to think of bucking (someone), never to think of going against (someone´s) wishes or orders. -ü çiğnemek to beat around the bush. - dağarcığı vocabulary. - dinlemek to heed what one is told, follow advice. -ünden dönmek to go back on one´s word. -ünde durmak to keep one´s word. - düşmemek /a/ to have no right to voice an opinion. - ebesi 1. garrulous, talkative. 2. quick at repartee. - ehli eloquent (person). - eri 1. eloquent (person). 2. (someone) who knows how to talk people into doing what he wants. -ünün eri man of his word; woman of her word. -ünü esirgememek to be very plainspoken, not to mince words, to call a spade a spade. - etmek /dan/ to talk about (someone, something). -ünü etmek /ın/ to talk about (something). -ü geçen the aforementioned, the aforesaid (person, thing). - geçirmek /a/ to make (someone) do what one says. -ü geçmek 1. to be influential. 2. to be mentioned, be spoken of. - gelmek /a/ to be the object of criticism, be criticized. -üne gelmek /ın/ to come round to (someone´s) point of view, finally to agree that (someone) is right. -ünü geri almak 1. to take back what one has said (apologetically). 2. to withdraw one´s promise. - getirmek /a/ to cause unfavorable comments to be made about. -ü (bir şeye) getirmek to say (something) indirectly, say (something) in so many words. - götürmez beyond doubt, indisputable. - gümüşse sükût altındır. proverb Speech is silver, but silence is golden. - işitmek to get a dressing down. - kaldırmamak to be quick to retort to a slighting or insulting remark. -de kalmak not to be carried out, not to be realized. - kavafı garrulous, (someone) who´s a chatterbox. - kesmek /a/ (for the bride´s family) to agree to give (their daughter) in marriage. -ü kesmek to stop speaking in midsentence. -ünü kesmek /ın/ to interrupt (someone who is speaking). -ün kısası.... in short.../the long and the short of it is that.... - konusu 1. person or thing being talked of. 2. (person, thing) being talked of, under consideration. - konusu etmek /ı/ to discuss. - konusu olma

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18 Kopf

m; -(e)s, Köpfe

1. head (auch von Sachen und TECH.); (Briefkopf) letterhead; einer Seite etc.: top; einer Pfeife: bowl; Kopf an Kopf closely packed; beim Rennen etc.: neck and neck; Kopf stehen stand on one’s head; FLUG. nose over; umg., fig. go mad (bes. Am. crazy) ( wegen over); es steht auf dem Kopf it’s upside down; etw. auf den Kopf stellen turn s.th. upside down; die Bude auf den Kopf stellen umg. (durchsuchen, in Unordnung bringen) turn the place upside down; (ausgelassen feiern) have a wild fling; die Tatsachen auf den Kopf stellen turn the facts on their head, twist things ( oder the facts); und wenn du dich auf den Kopf stellst umg. you can do what you like, you can talk until you’re blue in the face; von Kopf bis Fuß from head to foot, from top to toe; den Kopf hängen lassen hang one’s head; den Kopf oben behalten umg. keep one’s chin (Brit. auch pecker) up; Kopf hoch! umg. chin up!; einen dicken oder schweren Kopf haben umg. have a headache; umg. have a thick head; vom Alkohol: have a hangover; einen roten Kopf bekommen go red, blush; jemandem den Kopf waschen wash s.o.’s hair; umg., fig. give s.o. a piece of one’s mind; Fisch 1

2. (Sinn, Verstand, Urteil) head, mind; (Willen) head; (Gedächtnis) memory; aus dem Kopf aufsagen: from memory, by heart; im Kopf ausrechnen work out in one’s head; ich habe andere Dinge im Kopf I’ve got other things on my mind ( oder to think about); er hat nur Fußball im Kopf all he ever thinks about is football; er ist nicht ganz richtig im Kopf umg. he’s got a screw loose; wo hatte ich nur meinen Kopf? what was I thinking of?; den Kopf voll haben have a lot ( oder too much) on one’s mind; das kannst du dir aus dem Kopf schlagen you can forget (about) that; das will mir nicht aus dem Kopf I can’t get it out of my mind; das hältste ja im Kopf nicht aus umg. it’s enough to drive you (a)round the bend; sich (Dat) etw. durch den Kopf gehen lassen think s.th. over; jemandem im Kopf herumgehen go (a)round and (a)round in s.o.’s mind; er hat es sich in den Kopf gesetzt, es zu tun he’s determined to do it; umg. he’s dead set on doing it; geht das nicht in deinen Kopf? can’t you get that into your head?; jemandem in den Kopf oder zu Kopf steigen go to s.o.’s head; sich (Dat) den Kopf zerbrechen rack one’s brains; seinen eigenen Kopf haben have a mind of one’s own; es kann nicht immer alles nach deinem Kopf gehen you can’t get your own way all of the time; mir steht der Kopf nicht danach I don’t really feel like it; einen kühlen Kopf bewahren keep a cool head; (nicht zornig werden) keep one’s cool umg.

3. fig. (Geist, Denker) (great) thinker; (Führer) head, leader; (treibende Kraft) mastermind, driving force; ein fähiger / kluger Kopf a capable / intelligent person; der Kopf von etw. sein mastermind s.th.

4. (einzelne Person) person, head; (Stück) piece; pro Kopf a head, per person, each

5. fig. (Leben) seinen Kopf retten save one’s skin; Kopf und Kragen riskieren risk one’s neck; das wird ihn den Kopf kosten! it’ll cost him his life; das kann den Kopf nicht kosten it can’t cost the earth

6. sonstige Wendungen: er wird dir schon nicht gleich den Kopf abreißen he won’t bite your head off; den Kopf in den Sand stecken hide one’s head in the sand; den Kopf ( nicht) verlieren (not) lose one’s head; den Kopf aus der Schlinge ziehen wriggle out of it, bes. Am. auch beat the rap umg.; sich (Dat) einen Kopf machen umg. worry; darüber mach ich mir keinen Kopf umg. I’m not going to worry about that; er ist nicht auf den Kopf gefallen umg. he’s no fool; ich weiß nicht, wo mir der Kopf steht umg. I don’t know whether I’m coming or going; jemandem den Kopf verdrehen umg. turn s.o.’s head; jemandem den Kopf zurechtrücken umg. bring s.o. to his ( oder her) senses, sort s.o. out; sein Geld auf den Kopf hauen umg. blow one’s money; immer mit dem Kopf durch die Wand wollen umg. be pigheaded; bis über den Kopf in Schulden stecken be up to one’s neck (umg. eyeballs) in debt; jemandem über den Kopf wachsen umg. outgrow s.o.; Arbeit etc.: get too much for s.o.; über seinen Kopf hinweg over his head, without consulting him; jemanden vor den Kopf stoßen umg. put s.o.’s nose out of joint; jemandem Beleidigungen an den Kopf werfen hurl insults at s.o.; wie vor den Kopf geschlagen speechless; Köpfe werden rollen heads will roll; da fasst man sich doch an den Kopf it really makes you wonder; was man nicht im Kopf hat, muss man in den Beinen haben a short memory makes work for the legs; Kopf oder Zahl? heads or tails?

7. ein Kopf Salat / Blumenkohl a (head of) lettuce / cauliflower

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der Kopf

head

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Kọpf
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der

1) (a clever person: He's one of the best brains in the country.) brain

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

3) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) head

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

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Kopf

<-[e]s, Köpfe>

[kɔpf, pl ˈkœpfə]

m

1. (Haupt) head

\Kopf runter! duck!

\Kopf weg! (fam) out the way! fam

\Kopf an \Kopf shoulder to shoulder; (bei Wettrennen) neck and neck

bis zu den letzten hundert Metern lagen sie \Kopf an \Kopf they were neck and neck until the last hundred metres

mit besoffenem \Kopf (sl) pissed out of one's head sl

bis über den \Kopf above one's head; (fig) up to one's neck [or ears]

mit bloßem \Kopf bareheaded

jdm brummt der \Kopf (fam) sb's head is thumping fam

einen dicken [o schweren] \Kopf haben (fam) to have a sore head fam

den \Kopf einziehen to lower one's head

jds \Kopf fordern (a. fig) to demand sb's head a. fig

wir fordern seinen \Kopf! off with his head!

von \Kopf bis Fuß from head to foot [or top to toe]

einen [halben] \Kopf größer/kleiner als jd sein to be [half a] head taller/smaller than sb

den \Kopf in die Hände stützen to rest one's head in one's hands

den \Kopf hängen lassen (a. fig) to hang one's head a. fig

jdn den \Kopf kosten to cost sb their head; (fig) to cost sb their job; (Amt) to cost sb their position; (Karriere) to cost sb their career

den \Kopf in den Nacken werfen to throw one's head back

mit dem \Kopf nicken to nod one's head

einen [ganz] roten \Kopf bekommen to go red in the face; (vor Scham a.) to blush

den \Kopf schütteln to shake one's head

jdm schwindelt der \Kopf, jds \Kopf schwindelt sb's head is spinning

den \Kopf sinken lassen to lower one's head

auf dem \Kopf stehen to stand on one's head

jdm über den \Kopf wachsen to grow taller than sb; (fig) to be too much for sb

sich dat den \Kopf waschen to wash one's hair

die Köpfe zusammenstecken (fam) to huddle together fam

[mit dem] \Kopf voraus [o voran] headfirst, headlong AM

2. (oberer, vorderer Teil) head; (Briefkopf) [letter]head; einer Pfeife bowl; eines Plattenspielers head

\Kopf oder Zahl? heads or tails?

die Blumen lassen schon die Köpfe [o den \Kopf] hängen the flowers are already drooping

am \Kopf der Tafel sitzen to sit at the head of the table

auf dem \Kopf stehen to be upside down

3. HORT head

ein \Kopf Kohl/Salat a head of cabbage/lettuce

4. kein pl (Gedanken) head, mind; (Erinnerung) memory

aus dem \Kopf from memory, by heart

sie kann das Gedicht aus dem \Kopf hersagen she can recite the poem from memory [or by heart]

etw geht jdm durch den \Kopf sb is thinking about sth

mir geht so viel durch den \Kopf! there is so much going through my mind!

sich dat etw durch den \Kopf gehen lassen to consider sth, to mull sth over

den \Kopf voll [mit etw dat] haben (fam) to be preoccupied [with sth]

ich habe den \Kopf so voll, dass ich mich kaum konzentrieren kann I've got so much on my mind I find it difficult to concentrate

ich habe den \Kopf schon voll genug! I've got enough on my mind!

im \Kopf in one's head

etw im \Kopf behalten to keep sth in one's memory

die Einzelheiten kann ich nicht alle im \Kopf behalten I can't remember all the details

etw im \Kopf haben (sich erinnern) to have made a mental note of sth; (sich mit etw beschäftigen) to be thinking about sth

anderes [o andere Dinge] im \Kopf haben to have other things to worry about

nur [o nichts als] Arbeit/Fußball im \Kopf haben to think of nothing but work/football

die Melodie im \Kopf haben to remember the tune

etw im \Kopf rechnen to calculate sth in one's head

in den Köpfen [der Menschen] spuken to haunt people's thoughts

diese Vorstellung spukt noch immer in den Köpfen vieler Menschen this idea still haunts many people's thoughts

jdm kommt etw in den \Kopf sb remembers sth

mir ist neulich in den \Kopf gekommen, dass... it crossed my mind the other day, that...

sich dat keinen \Kopf machen (fam) to not worry

etw schießt jdm durch den \Kopf sth flashes through sb's mind

jdm schwirrt der \Kopf (fam) sb's head is buzzing

jdm durch den \Kopf schwirren (fam) to buzz around sb's head

nicht [o kaum] wissen, wo einem der \Kopf steht (fam) to not know whether one is coming or going fam

etw will jdm nicht aus dem \Kopf sb can't get sth out of their head

sich dat [über etw akk] den \Kopf zerbrechen (fam) to rack one's brains [over sth] fam

5. kein pl (Verstand, Intellekt) mind

du hast wohl was am \Kopf! (sl) you're not quite right in the head! fam

ein heller [o kluger] [o schlauer] \Kopf sein (fam) to have a good head on one's shoulders, to be clever

du bist ein kluger \Kopf! you are a clever boy/girl! fam

einen klaren \Kopf behalten to keep a clear head

einen kühlen \Kopf bewahren [o behalten] to keep a cool head

nicht auf den \Kopf gefallen sein to be no fool

jdm den \Kopf verdrehen (fam) to turn sb's head

den \Kopf verlieren (fam) to lose one's head

jdm den \Kopf zurechtsetzen [o zurechtrücken] (fam) to make sb see sense

nicht ganz richtig [o klar] im \Kopf sein (fam) to be not quite right in the head fam

etw im \Kopf nicht aushalten (fam) to not be able to bear sth

etw geht [o will] jdm nicht in den \Kopf (fam) sb just can't understand sth

will dir das denn nicht in den \Kopf? can't you get that into your head?

es im \Kopf haben (fam) to have [got] brains fam

dafür muss man's im \Kopf haben you need brains for that fam

6. kein pl (Wille) mind

seinen \Kopf durchsetzen to get one's way

nach jds \Kopf gehen to go [or be] the way sb wants

seinen eigenen \Kopf haben (fam) to have a mind of one's own

über jds \Kopf hinweg over sb's head

sich dat etw aus dem \Kopf schlagen to get sth out of one's head

sich dat in den \Kopf setzen, etw zu tun to get it into one's head to do sth

sie hat es sich in den \Kopf gesetzt, Schauspielerin zu werden she's got it into her head to become an actress

jdm steht der \Kopf nicht nach etw dat sb doesn't feel like sth

7. kein pl (Person) head, person

eine Belohnung [o Summe] auf jds \Kopf aussetzen to put a price on sb's head

auf den \Kopf dieses Mörders waren 500 Dollar Belohnung ausgesetzt a reward of $500 had been offered for the murderer's capture

eine hundert \Kopf starke Gruppe a group of hundred people

pro \Kopf per head [or form capita

8. (Führer) leader; (Denker) brains pl, mastermind

die besten Köpfe arbeiten für uns the best brains are working for us

▪ der \Kopf einer S. gen the person behind sth

9.

▶ jdm nicht [gleich] den \Kopf abreißen (fam) to not bite sb's head off fam

▶ was man nicht im \Kopf hat, [das] muss man in den Beinen haben (prov) bad memory means a lot of legwork fam

▶ sich [gegenseitig] die Köpfe einschlagen (fam) to be at each other's throats fam

▶ sich dat an den \Kopf fassen [o greifen] to shake one's head in disbelief fig

▶ etw vom \Kopf auf die Füße stellen (fam) to set sth right [or straight]

▶ jd ist nicht auf den \Kopf gefallen (fam) sb wasn't born yesterday fig fam

▶ wie vor den \Kopf geschlagen sein (fam) to be dumbstruck

▶ etw auf den \Kopf hauen (fam) to spend all of sth

▶ sich die Köpfe heißreden (fam) to talk oneself into a frenzy

▶ jdm auf dem \Kopf herumtanzen (fam) to do as one likes with sb

▶ den \Kopf [für jdn/etw] hinhalten (fam) to take the blame [for sb/sth]

▶ \Kopf hoch! [keep your] chin up! fig

▶ den \Kopf hoch tragen to keep one's head held high

▶ sich akk um \Kopf und Kragen reden to talk oneself into trouble

▶ \Kopf und Kragen riskieren (Leben, Gesundheit) to risk life and limb; (Existenz, Job) to risk one's neck fig

▶ jdn einen \Kopf kürzer machen (sl) to chop sb's head off fig sl

▶ sich einen \Kopf [über etw] machen to ponder sth, to not be able to stop thinking about sth

▶ den \Kopf oben behalten to keep one's chin up, to not loose heart

halt den \Kopf oben, Junge (fam) chin up, kid fam

▶ jdm raucht der \Kopf (fam) sb's head is spinning

▶ Köpfe werden rollen heads will roll

▶ den \Kopf in den Sand stecken to bury one's head in the sand fig

▶ den \Kopf aus der Schlinge ziehen to dodge danger

▶ bis über den \Kopf in Schwierigkeiten stecken to be up to one's neck in problems fam

▶ jdm auf den \Kopf spucken können (fam) to be head and shoulders above sb fam

▶ sich dat nicht auf den \Kopf spucken lassen (sl) to not let people walk all over one

▶ jdm in den \Kopf [o zu Kopf[e]] steigen to go to sb's head

▶ etw auf den \Kopf stellen (durchsuchen) to turn sth upside down [or inside out]; (ins Gegenteil verkehren) to turn sth on its head fig

▶ du kannst dich auf den \Kopf stellen, [aber]... (fam)

▶ und wenn du dich auf den \Kopf stellst,... (fam) you can talk until you're blue in the face, [but]... fam

▶ jdn vor den \Kopf stoßen to offend sb

▶ jd vergisst noch mal seinen \Kopf (fam) sb would forget their head if it wasn't screwed on fam

▶ mit dem \Kopf durch die Wand [rennen] wollen (fam) to be determined to get one's way

▶ jdm den \Kopf waschen to give sb a telling-off

▶ seinen \Kopf darauf wetten, dass... (fam) to bet one's bottom dollar that... fam

▶ jdm etw an den \Kopf werfen [o (fam) schmeißen] to chuck [or sling] sth at sb fam

jdm Beleidigungen an den \Kopf werfen to hurl insults at sb

▶ jdm etw auf den \Kopf zusagen to tell sb sth to their face

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der; Kopf[e]s, Köpfe

1) head

jemandem den Kopf waschen — wash somebody's hair; (fig. ugs.): (jemanden zurechtweisen) give somebody a good talking-to (sl.); give somebody what for (sl.)

[um] einen ganzen/halben Kopf größer sein — be a good head/a few inches taller

die Köpfe zusammenstecken — go into a huddle

sie haben sich die Köpfe heiß geredet — the conversation/debate became heated

Kopf an Kopf — (im Wettlauf) neck and neck

den Kopf einziehen — duck; (fig.): (sich einschüchtern lassen) be intimidated

und wenn du dich auf den Kopf stellst — you can talk until you're blue in the face

ich werde/er wird dir nicht gleich den Kopf abreißen — (ugs.) I'm/he's not going to bite your head off

jemandem schwirrt/raucht der Kopf — somebody's head is spinning

nicht wissen, wo einem der Kopf steht — not know whether one is coming or going

einen dicken Kopf haben — (vom Alkohol) have a thick head (coll.) or a hangover

jemandem od. jemanden den Kopf kosten — cost somebody dearly; (jemanden das Leben kosten) cost somebody his/her life

Kopf hoch! — chin up!

den Kopf hängen lassen — become disheartened

Kopf und Kragen riskieren — risk one's neck

den Kopf hinhalten [müssen] — (ugs.) [have to] face the music; [have to] take the blame or (coll.) rap

den Kopf aus der Schlinge ziehen — avoid any adverse consequences or (coll.) the rap

den Kopf in den Sand stecken — bury one's head in the sand

den Kopf hoch tragen — hold one's head high

jemandem den Kopf zurechtrücken — (ugs.) bring somebody to his/her senses

sich [gegenseitig] die Köpfe einschlagen — be at each other's throats

sich (Dat.) an den Kopf fassen od. greifen — (ugs.) throw up one's hands in despair

jemandem Beleidigungen an den Kopf werfen — hurl insults at somebody

sein Geld auf den Kopf hauen — (ugs.) blow one's money (coll.)

etwas auf den Kopf stellen — (ugs.) turn something upside down

auf dem Kopf stehen — (ugs.) be upside down

Kopf stehen — stand on one's head; (ugs.): (überrascht sein) be bowled over

den Ablauf der Ereignisse auf den Kopf stellen — get the order of events completely or entirely wrong

jemandem auf dem Kopf herumtanzen — (ugs.) treat somebody just as one likes; do what one likes with somebody

jemandem auf den Kopf spucken können — (salopp scherzh.) be head and shoulders taller than somebody

er ist nicht auf den Kopf gefallen — (ugs.) there are no flies on him (fig. coll.)

jemandem etwas auf den Kopf zusagen — say something to somebody's face

jemandem in den od. zu Kopf steigen — go to somebody's head

mit dem Kopf durch die Wand wollen (ugs.) /sich (Dat.) den Kopf einrennen — beat or run one's head against a brick wall

etwas über jemandes Kopf [hin]weg entscheiden/über jemandes Kopf hinwegreden — decide something/talk over somebody's head

jemandem über den Kopf wachsen — (ugs.) outgrow somebody; (jemanden überfordern) become too much for somebody

bis über den Kopf in etwas stecken — (ugs.) be up to one's ears in something

es geht um Kopf und Kragen — (ugs.) it's a matter of life and death

sich um Kopf und Kragen reden — (ugs.) risk one's neck with careless talk

von Kopf bis Fuß — from head to toe or foot

jemanden vor den Kopf stoßen — (ugs.) offend somebody; s. auch Hand 3)

2) (Person) person

ein kluger/fähiger Kopf sein — be a clever/able man/woman

pro Kopf — per head or person

3) (geistige Leitung)

er ist der Kopf der Firma — he's the brains of the firm

die führenden Köpfe der Wirtschaft — the leading minds in the field of economics

4) (Wille)

seinen Kopf durchsetzen — make somebody do what one wants

muss es immer nach deinem Kopf gehen? — why must 'you always decide?

5) (Verstand) mind; head

er hat die Zahlen im Kopf — (ugs.) he has the figures in his head

er hat nur Autos im Kopf — (ugs.) all he ever thinks about is cars

was wohl in ihrem Kopf vorgeht? — what's going on in her mind?

sie ist nicht ganz richtig im Kopf — (ugs.) she's not quite right in the head

einen klaren/kühlen Kopf bewahren od. behalten — keep a cool head; keep one's head

ich habe den Kopf voll mit anderen Dingen — I've got a lot of other things on my mind

den Kopf verlieren — lose one's head

jemandem den Kopf verdrehen — (ugs.) steal somebody's heart [away]

sich (Dat.) den Kopf zerbrechen — (ugs.) rack one's brains (über + Akk. over); (sich Sorgen machen) worry (über + Akk. about)

aus dem Kopf — (aus dem Gedächtnis) off the top of one's head

das geht od. will ihm nicht aus dem Kopf — he can't get it out of his mind

sich (Dat.) etwas aus dem Kopf schlagen — put something out of one's head

sich (Dat.) etwas durch den Kopf gehen lassen — think something over

jemandem im Kopf herumgehen — (ugs.) go round and round in somebody's mind

jemandem/sich etwas in den Kopf setzen — put something into somebody's head/get something into one's head

etwas im Kopf [aus]rechnen — work something out in one's head

was man nicht im Kopf hat, muss man in den Beinen haben — a short memory makes work for the legs

jemandem geht od. will etwas nicht in den Kopf [hinein] — (ugs.) somebody can't get something into his/her head

6) (von Nadeln, Nägeln, Blumen) head; (von Pfeifen) bowl

7)

ein Kopf Salat/Blumenkohl/Rotkohl — a lettuce/cauliflower/red cabbage

8) (oberer Teil) head

9) (auf Münzen)

Kopf [oder Zahl?] — heads [or tails?]

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Kopf m; -(e)s, Köpfe

1. head ( auch von Sachen und TECH); (Briefkopf) letterhead; einer Seite etc: top; einer Pfeife: bowl;

Kopf an Kopf closely packed; beim Rennen etc: neck and neck;

Kopf stehen → kopfstehen;

es steht auf dem Kopf it’s upside down;

etwas auf den Kopf stellen turn sth upside down;

die Bude auf den Kopf stellen umg (durchsuchen, in Unordnung bringen) turn the place upside down; (ausgelassen feiern) have a wild fling;

die Tatsachen auf den Kopf stellen turn the facts on their head, twist things ( oder the facts);

und wenn du dich auf den Kopf stellst umg you can do what you like, you can talk until you’re blue in the face;

von Kopf bis Fuß from head to foot, from top to toe;

den Kopf hängen lassen hang one’s head;

den Kopf oben behalten umg keep one’s chin (Br auch pecker) up;

Kopf hoch! umg chin up!;

einen dicken oder

schweren Kopf haben umg have a headache; umg have a thick head; vom Alkohol: have a hangover;

einen roten Kopf bekommen go red, blush;

jemandem den Kopf waschen wash sb’s hair; umg, fig give sb a piece of one’s mind; → Fisch 1

2. (Sinn, Verstand, Urteil) head, mind; (Willen) head; (Gedächtnis) memory;

aus dem Kopf aufsagen: from memory, by heart;

im Kopf ausrechnen work out in one’s head;

ich habe andere Dinge im Kopf I’ve got other things on my mind ( oder to think about);

er hat nur Fußball im Kopf all he ever thinks about is football;

er ist nicht ganz richtig im Kopf umg he’s got a screw loose;

wo hatte ich nur meinen Kopf? what was I thinking of?;

den Kopf vollhaben have a lot ( oder too much) on one’s mind;

das kannst du dir aus dem Kopf schlagen you can forget (about) that;

das will mir nicht aus dem Kopf I can’t get it out of my mind;

das hältste ja im Kopf nicht aus umg it’s enough to drive you (a)round the bend;

sich (dat)

etwas durch den Kopf gehen lassen think sth over;

jemandem im Kopf herumgehen go (a)round and (a)round in sb’s mind;

er hat es sich in den Kopf gesetzt, es zu tun he’s determined to do it; umg he’s dead set on doing it;

geht das nicht in deinen Kopf? can’t you get that into your head?;

jemandem in den Kopf oder

zu Kopf steigen go to sb’s head;

sich (dat)

den Kopf zerbrechen rack one’s brains;

seinen eigenen Kopf haben have a mind of one’s own;

es kann nicht immer alles nach deinem Kopf gehen you can’t get your own way all of the time;

mir steht der Kopf nicht danach I don’t really feel like it;

einen kühlen Kopf bewahren keep a cool head; (nicht zornig werden) keep one’s cool umg

3. fig (Geist, Denker) (great) thinker; (Führer) head, leader; (treibende Kraft) mastermind, driving force;

ein fähiger/kluger Kopf a capable/intelligent person;

der Kopf von etwas sein mastermind sth

4. (einzelne Person) person, head; (Stück) piece;

pro Kopf a head, per person, each

5. fig (Leben)

seinen Kopf retten save one’s skin;

Kopf und Kragen riskieren risk one’s neck;

das wird ihn den Kopf kosten! it’ll cost him his life;

das kann den Kopf nicht kosten it can’t cost the earth

6. sonstige Wendungen:

er wird dir schon nicht gleich den Kopf abreißen he won’t bite your head off;

den Kopf in den Sand stecken hide one’s head in the sand;

den Kopf (nicht) verlieren (not) lose one’s head;

den Kopf aus der Schlinge ziehen wriggle out of it, besonders US auch beat the rap umg;

sich (dat)

einen Kopf machen umg worry;

darüber mach ich mir keinen Kopf umg I’m not going to worry about that;

er ist nicht auf den Kopf gefallen umg he’s no fool;

ich weiß nicht, wo mir der Kopf steht umg I don’t know whether I’m coming or going;

jemandem den Kopf verdrehen umg turn sb’s head;

jemandem den Kopf zurechtrücken umg bring sb to his ( oder her) senses, sort sb out;

sein Geld auf den Kopf hauen umg blow one’s money;

immer mit dem Kopf durch die Wand wollen umg be pigheaded;

bis über den Kopf in Schulden stecken be up to one’s neck (umg eyeballs) in debt;

jemandem über den Kopf wachsen umg outgrow sb; Arbeit etc: get too much for sb;

über seinen Kopf hinweg over his head, without consulting him;

jemanden vor den Kopf stoßen umg put sb’s nose out of joint;

jemandem Beleidigungen an den Kopf werfen hurl insults at sb;

wie vor den Kopf geschlagen speechless;

Köpfe werden rollen heads will roll;

da fasst man sich doch an den Kopf it really makes you wonder;

was man nicht im Kopf hat, muss man in den Beinen haben a short memory makes work for the legs;

Kopf oder Zahl? heads or tails?

7.

ein Kopf Salat/Blumenkohl a (head of) lettuce/cauliflower

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der; Kopf[e]s, Köpfe

1) head

jemandem den Kopf waschen — wash somebody's hair; (fig. ugs.): (jemanden zurechtweisen) give somebody a good talking-to (sl.); give somebody what for (sl.)

[um] einen ganzen/halben Kopf größer sein — be a good head/a few inches taller

die Köpfe zusammenstecken — go into a huddle

sie haben sich die Köpfe heiß geredet — the conversation/debate became heated

Kopf an Kopf — (im Wettlauf) neck and neck

den Kopf einziehen — duck; (fig.): (sich einschüchtern lassen) be intimidated

und wenn du dich auf den Kopf stellst — you can talk until you're blue in the face

ich werde/er wird dir nicht gleich den Kopf abreißen — (ugs.) I'm/he's not going to bite your head off

jemandem schwirrt/raucht der Kopf — somebody's head is spinning

nicht wissen, wo einem der Kopf steht — not know whether one is coming or going

einen dicken Kopf haben — (vom Alkohol) have a thick head (coll.) or a hangover

jemandem od. jemanden den Kopf kosten — cost somebody dearly; (jemanden das Leben kosten) cost somebody his/her life

Kopf hoch! — chin up!

den Kopf hängen lassen — become disheartened

Kopf und Kragen riskieren — risk one's neck

den Kopf hinhalten [müssen] — (ugs.) [have to] face the music; [have to] take the blame or (coll.) rap

den Kopf aus der Schlinge ziehen — avoid any adverse consequences or (coll.) the rap

den Kopf in den Sand stecken — bury one's head in the sand

den Kopf hoch tragen — hold one's head high

jemandem den Kopf zurechtrücken — (ugs.) bring somebody to his/her senses

sich [gegenseitig] die Köpfe einschlagen — be at each other's throats

sich (Dat.) an den Kopf fassen od. greifen — (ugs.) throw up one's hands in despair

jemandem Beleidigungen an den Kopf werfen — hurl insults at somebody

sein Geld auf den Kopf hauen — (ugs.) blow one's money (coll.)

etwas auf den Kopf stellen — (ugs.) turn something upside down

auf dem Kopf stehen — (ugs.) be upside down

Kopf stehen — stand on one's head; (ugs.): (überrascht sein) be bowled over

den Ablauf der Ereignisse auf den Kopf stellen — get the order of events completely or entirely wrong

jemandem auf dem Kopf herumtanzen — (ugs.) treat somebody just as one likes; do what one likes with somebody

jemandem auf den Kopf spucken können — (salopp scherzh.) be head and shoulders taller than somebody

er ist nicht auf den Kopf gefallen — (ugs.) there are no flies on him (fig. coll.)

jemandem etwas auf den Kopf zusagen — say something to somebody's face

jemandem in den od. zu Kopf steigen — go to somebody's head

mit dem Kopf durch die Wand wollen (ugs.) /sich (Dat.) den Kopf einrennen — beat or run one's head against a brick wall

etwas über jemandes Kopf [hin]weg entscheiden/über jemandes Kopf hinwegreden — decide something/talk over somebody's head

jemandem über den Kopf wachsen — (ugs.) outgrow somebody; (jemanden überfordern) become too much for somebody

bis über den Kopf in etwas stecken — (ugs.) be up to one's ears in something

es geht um Kopf und Kragen — (ugs.) it's a matter of life and death

sich um Kopf und Kragen reden — (ugs.) risk one's neck with careless talk

von Kopf bis Fuß — from head to toe or foot

jemanden vor den Kopf stoßen — (ugs.) offend somebody; s. auch Hand 3)

2) (Person) person

ein kluger/fähiger Kopf sein — be a clever/able man/woman

pro Kopf — per head or person

3) (geistige Leitung)

er ist der Kopf der Firma — he's the brains of the firm

die führenden Köpfe der Wirtschaft — the leading minds in the field of economics

4) (Wille)

seinen Kopf durchsetzen — make somebody do what one wants

muss es immer nach deinem Kopf gehen? — why must 'you always decide?

5) (Verstand) mind; head

er hat die Zahlen im Kopf — (ugs.) he has the figures in his head

er hat nur Autos im Kopf — (ugs.) all he ever thinks about is cars

was wohl in ihrem Kopf vorgeht? — what's going on in her mind?

sie ist nicht ganz richtig im Kopf — (ugs.) she's not quite right in the head

einen klaren/kühlen Kopf bewahren od. behalten — keep a cool head; keep one's head

ich habe den Kopf voll mit anderen Dingen — I've got a lot of other things on my mind

den Kopf verlieren — lose one's head

jemandem den Kopf verdrehen — (ugs.) steal somebody's heart [away]

sich (Dat.) den Kopf zerbrechen — (ugs.) rack one's brains (über + Akk. over); (sich Sorgen machen) worry (über + Akk. about)

aus dem Kopf — (aus dem Gedächtnis) off the top of one's head

das geht od. will ihm nicht aus dem Kopf — he can't get it out of his mind

sich (Dat.) etwas aus dem Kopf schlagen — put something out of one's head

sich (Dat.) etwas durch den Kopf gehen lassen — think something over

jemandem im Kopf herumgehen — (ugs.) go round and round in somebody's mind

jemandem/sich etwas in den Kopf setzen — put something into somebody's head/get something into one's head

etwas im Kopf [aus]rechnen — work something out in one's head

was man nicht im Kopf hat, muss man in den Beinen haben — a short memory makes work for the legs

jemandem geht od. will etwas nicht in den Kopf [hinein] — (ugs.) somebody can't get something into his/her head

6) (von Nadeln, Nägeln, Blumen) head; (von Pfeifen) bowl

7)

ein Kopf Salat/Blumenkohl/Rotkohl — a lettuce/cauliflower/red cabbage

8) (oberer Teil) head

9) (auf Münzen)

Kopf [oder Zahl?] — heads [or tails?]

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¨-e m.

head n.

heading n.

pate n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Kopf

19 fetch round

1) приводить домой или на установленное место Why don't you fetch your new boy friend round one evening? We'd like to meet him. ≈ Почему бы тебе не привести к нам как-нибудь своего молодого человека? Нам интересно с ним познакомиться. Syn: bring around
3), bring round
3), bring over
2), call by, come around
1), come over
1), drop around, drop in
1), fetch over
1), get round
4), go round
2)
2) приводить в сознание Peter has fainted;
this bucket of water should fetch him round. ≈ Питер упал в обморок, надо окатить его из ведра водой, он очнется. Syn: bring to
1), bring round
1), fetch to, pull round
2)
3) переубедить Syn: bring around
1), bring over
1), bring round
2), get round
7), fetch over
2), pull round
4)
4) менять направление Father always fetches the conversation round to his favourite subject. ≈ Отец всегда сводит разговор к своей любимой теме.

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > fetch round

20 rede

f; -, -n

1. speech; (Ansprache) auch address; feierliche: oration; die Freiheit der Rede the freedom of speech; die Kunst der Rede the art of rhetoric; eine Rede halten make a speech; keine langen Reden halten come straight to the point, not beat about (Am. around) the bush; sich der Rede seines Vorgängers anschließen link up with what the previous speaker was saying; jemandem in die Rede fallen interrupt s.o. (in mid-speech); ( große) Reden schwingen umg. talk big; jemanden mit leeren / schönen Reden hinhalten put s.o. off with empty / fine words; der langen Rede kurzer Sinn to cut a long story short, in short, the long and the short of it

2. (Redeweise) language, speech; sich einer sehr bildhaften Rede bedienen make use of many metaphors

3. LING. (Sprechakt) speech utterance; die Unterscheidung von Sprache und Rede the distinction between language and speech

4. GRAM. speech; direkte / indirekte Rede GRAM. direct / indirect ( oder reported) speech; erlebte Rede auch LIT. inner ( oder interior) monologue

5. (Gespräch) talk; die Rede bringen auf (+ Akk) bring s.th. up; die Rede kam auf (+Akk) the conversation turned to; gerade war von dir die Rede we were just talking about you; es ist die Rede von 100 Entlassungen there is talk of 100 redundancies (Am. layoffs); es war einmal die Rede davon, dass sie schließen it was said at one time that they were closing down, there was talk at one time of their closing down; es geht die Rede, dass... rumo(u)r has it that...; davon kann keine Rede sein (das kommt nicht in Frage) that’s out of the question; (darum geht es nicht) that’s not the point; davon ist nicht die Rede that’s not what I’m talking about; davon war ( gar) nicht die Rede that’s not what it was all about; (das kam nicht in Frage) there was no question of that; wovon ist die Rede? what are you ( oder they) talking about? wovon ist eigentlich die Rede? what is this all about anyway?; ( das ist ja) meine Rede umg. that’s what I’ve been saying all along; ihm verschlug es die Rede it left him speechless; es ist nicht der Rede wert it’s hardly worth mentioning, it’s nothing to speak of; beim Danken: don’t mention it; ( jemandem) Rede und Antwort stehen justify o.s. (to s.o.); jemanden zur Rede stellen confront s.o.; (vornehmen) take s.o. to task ( wegen for)

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die Rede

oration; speech; address

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Re|de ['reːdə]
f -, -n

1) speech; (= Ansprache) address

die Kunst der Réde (form) — the art of rhetoric

eine Réde halten or schwingen (inf) — to make or give a speech

die Réde des Bundeskanzlers — the Chancellor's speech, the speech given by the Chancellor

in freier Réde — without (consulting) notes

der langen Réde kurzer Sinn (prov) — the long and the short of it

2) (= Äußerungen, Worte) words pl, language no pl

seine frechen Réden — his cheek (Brit) or impudence

große Réden führen or schwingen (inf) — to talk big (inf)

das ist meine Réde! — that's what I've always said

jds stehende Réde sein — to be sb's stock saying

das ist nicht der Réde wert — it's not worth mentioning

(es ist) nicht der Réde wert! — don't mention it, it was nothing

3) (= das Reden, Gespräch) conversation, talk

jdm in die Réde fallen — to interrupt sb

die Réde fiel or kam auf (+acc) — the conversation or talk turned to

die in Réde stehende Person (form) — the person in question or under discussion

es war von einer Gehaltserhöhung die Réde — there was talk or mention of a salary increase

von Ihnen war eben die Réde — we were just talking about you

aber davon war doch nie die Réde — but no-one was ever talking about that

wovon ist die Réde? — what are you/we etc talking about?

von einer Gehaltserhöhung kann keine or kann nicht die Réde sein — there can be no question of a salary increase

von Großzügigkeit kann keine or kann nicht die Réde sein, das war nur... — there's no question of it being generosity, it was just...

davon kann keine or kann nicht die Réde sein — it's out of the question

4) (LING, LITER) speech

direkte or wörtliche/indirekte Réde — direct/indirect speech or discourse (US)

gebundene Réde — verse

ungebundene Réde — prose

5) (= Gerücht, Nachrede) rumour (Brit), rumor (US)

kümmere dich doch nicht um die Réden der Leute! — don't worry (about) what people say

es geht die Réde, dass — there's a rumo(u)r that, rumo(u)r has it that

von ihr geht die Réde, dass sie... — people say or it is said (about her) that she...

6)

(= Rechenschaft) (jdm) Réde (und Antwort) stehen — to justify oneself (to sb)

(jdm) für etw Réde und Antwort stehen — to account( to sb) for sth

jdn zur Réde stellen — to take sb to task

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die

(a formal talk given to a meeting etc: parliamentary speeches.) speech

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Re·de

<-, -n>

[ˈre:də]

f

1. (Ansprache) speech

die \Rede des Präsidenten the President's speech, the speech given by the President

eine \Rede halten [o (fam) schwingen] to make [or give] a speech

2. (Gespräch) conversation, talk

er brachte die \Rede auf ein anderes Thema he turned the conversation to another subject

▪ es ist von etw/jdm die \Rede there is talk [or mention] of sth/sb

wovon ist die \Rede? what's it [all] about?, what are you talking about?

es ist die \Rede davon, dass... it is being said that..., people are saying that...

von dir war gerade die \Rede we were just talking about you

aber davon war doch nie die \Rede! but no one was ever talking about that!

jdm in die \Rede fallen to interrupt sb

die \Rede kam auf jdn/etw the conversation [or talk] turned to sb/sth

der in \Rede stehende Fall (form) the case in question

die in \Rede stehende Person (form) the person in question

3. (Äußerungen) talk, words pl

[das war schon immer] meine \Rede! that's what I've always said!

ihre frechen \Reden her cheek

das sind nur \Reden those are just words, that's just talk

dumme \Reden führen to talk nonsense

\Rede und Gegenrede dialogue

große \Reden führen [o (fam) schwingen] to talk big fam

kluge/lockere \Reden clever/loose talk

4. (Gerücht, Nachrede) rumour

kümmere dich doch nicht um die \Reden der Leute! don't worry [about] what people say!

es geht die \Rede, dass... there's a rumour that..., rumour has it that..., it is rumoured that...

5. (Vortrag) rhetoric

in freier \Rede without notes

sie hat es in freier \Rede vorgetragen she spoke about it without notes

die Kunst der \Rede the art of rhetoric

6. LING speech

direkte [o wörtliche] /indirekte \Rede LING direct/indirect speech

gebundene/ungebundene \Rede verse/prose

7.

▶ [jdm] \Rede und Antwort stehen to justify oneself [to sb]

der Minister wollte den Journalisten \Rede und Antwort stehen the minister wanted to give the journalists a full explanation

▶ [jdm] für etw akk \Rede und Antwort stehen to account [to sb] for sth

▶ langer [o der langen] \Rede kurzer Sinn (prov) to cut a long story short

▶ von etw dat kann keine \Rede sein sth is out of the question, there can be no question of sth

von einer weiteren Reise dieses Jahr kann keine \Rede sein another trip this year is out of the question

▶ jdn [für etw akk] zur \Rede stellen to take sb to task [for [or about] sth]

▶ nicht der \Rede wert sein to be not worth mentioning

das ist doch nicht der \Rede wert! don't mention it!, it's not worth mentioning!

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die; Rede, Reden

1) speech; (Ansprache) address; speech

eine Rede halten — give or make a speech

2) o. Pl. (Vortrag) rhetoric

die Kunst der Rede — the art of rhetoric

3) (Äußerung)

der langen Rede kurzer Sinn ist, dass... — the long and the short of it is that...

es ist die Rede davon, dass... — it is being said or people are saying that...

davon kann keine Rede sein — it's out of the question

nicht der Rede wert sein — be not worth mentioning

jemandem Rede und Antwort stehen — give a full explanation [of one's actions] to somebody

jemanden zur Rede stellen — make someone explain himself/herself

4) o. Pl. (Sprachw.)

direkte od. wörtliche/indirekte Rede — direct/indirect speech

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…rede f im subst:

Begräbnisrede funeral oration;

Begrüßungsrede welcome speech;

Dankesrede speech of thanks;

Eröffnungsrede inaugural ( oder opening) speech ( oder address);

Jungfernrede maiden speech

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die; Rede, Reden

1) speech; (Ansprache) address; speech

eine Rede halten — give or make a speech

2) o. Pl. (Vortrag) rhetoric

die Kunst der Rede — the art of rhetoric

3) (Äußerung)

der langen Rede kurzer Sinn ist, dass... — the long and the short of it is that...

es ist die Rede davon, dass... — it is being said or people are saying that...

davon kann keine Rede sein — it's out of the question

nicht der Rede wert sein — be not worth mentioning

jemandem Rede und Antwort stehen — give a full explanation [of one's actions] to somebody

jemanden zur Rede stellen — make someone explain himself/herself

4) o. Pl. (Sprachw.)

direkte od. wörtliche/indirekte Rede — direct/indirect speech

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-n f.

address n.

(§ pl.: addresses)

monologue n.

oration n.

speech n.

(§ pl.: speeches)

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