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fall ⇒ Seasons

A n

1 lit (of person, horse, rocks, curtain) chute f (from de) ; (of snow, hail) chutes fpl ; (of earth, soot) éboulement m ; (of axe, hammer, dice) coup m ; a fall of 20 metres, a 20-metre fall une chute de 20 mètres ; a heavy fall of rain une grosse averse ; to have a fall faire une chute, tomber ;

2 (in temperature, shares, production, demand, quality, popularity) baisse f (in de) ; ( more drastic) chute f (in de) ; the pound has suffered a sharp fall/a slight fall la livre a subi une forte chute/une légère baisse ; a fall in value une dépréciation ; a fall of 10% to 125 une baisse de 10% pour arriver à 125 ;

3 (of leader, regime, empire, fortress, town) chute f ; ( of monarchy) renversement m ; ( of seat) perte f ; the government's fall from power la chute du gouvernement ;

4 fall from grace ou favour disgrâce f ; the Fall Relig la chute ;

5 US ( autumn) automne m ; in the fall of 1992 à l'automne 1992 ;

6 (in pitch, intonation) descente f ;

7 ( in wrestling) tombé m ; ( in judo) chute f.

B falls npl chutes fpl.

C vi ( prét fell, pp fallen)

1 ( come down) tomber ; falling rain la pluie qui tombe ; he was hurt by falling masonry il a été blessé par une pierre qui tombait de la façade ; to fall 10 metres tomber de 10 mètres ; five centimetres of snow fell il est tombé cinq centimètres de neige ; to fall from ou out of tomber de [boat, nest, bag, hands] ; to fall off ou from tomber de [chair, table, roof, bike, wall] ; the skirt falls in pleats from a waistband la jupe tombe en plis à partir de la ceinture ; to fall on tomber sur [person, town] ; it fell on my head cela m'est tombé sur la tête ; to fall on the floor tomber par terre ; to fall on one's back tomber sur le dos ; to fall in ou into tomber dans [bath, river, sink] ; to fall down tomber dans [hole, shaft, stairs] ; to fall under tomber sous [table] ; passer sous [bus, train] ; to fall through passer à travers [ceiling, hole] ; to fall through the air tomber dans le vide ; to fall to earth tomber sur terre ; to fall to the floor ou to the ground tomber par terre ;

2 ( drop) [speed, volume, quality, standard, level] diminuer ; [temperature, price, inflation, wages, production, number, attendance, morale] baisser ; ( more dramatically) chuter ○, tomber ; to fall (by) baisser de [amount, percentage] ; to fall to descendre à [amount, place] ; to fall from descendre de ; to fall below zero/5% descendre au-dessous de zéro/5% ; to fall in the charts perdre des places dans le hit-parade ;

3 ( yield position) tomber ; to fall from power tomber ; to fall to tomber aux mains de [enemy, allies] ; the seat fell to Labour le siège a été perdu au profit des travaillistes ;

4 euph ( die) tomber ; to fall on the battlefield tomber au champ d'honneur ;

5 fig ( descend) [darkness, night, beam, silence, gaze] tomber (on sur) ; [blame] retomber (on sur) ; [shadow] se projeter (over sur) ; suspicion fell on her husband les soupçons se sont portés sur son mari ;

6 ( occur) [stress] tomber (on sur) ; Christmas falls on a Monday Noël tombe un lundi ; to fall into/outside a category rentrer/ne pas rentrer dans une catégorie ; to fall under the heading of… se trouver sous la rubrique de… ;

7 ( be incumbent on) it falls to sb to do c'est à qn de faire, c'est à qn qu'il incombe de faire fml ;

8 ( throw oneself) to fall into bed/into a chair se laisser tomber sur son lit/dans un fauteuil ; to fall to ou on one's knees tomber à genoux ; to fall at sb's feet se jeter aux pieds de qn ; to fall into sb's/each other's arms tomber dans les bras de qn/l'un de l'autre ; to fall on each other s'embrasser, tomber dans les bras l'un de l'autre ; to fall on sb's neck se jeter au cou de qn ;

9 [ground] = fall away 2 ;

10 Relig succomber ;

11 GB dial ( get pregnant) tomber enceinte.

Idioms

did he fall or was he pushed? hum est-ce qu'il est parti de lui-même ou est-ce qu'on l'a forcé? ; the bigger you are ou the higher you climb, the harder you fall plus dure sera la chute ; to stand or fall on sth reposer sur qch, dépendre de qch.

Phrasal verbs

■ fall about ○ GB to fall about (laughing ou with laughter) se tordre ○ de rire.

■ fall apart

1 [bike, table] être délabré ; [shoes] être usé ; [car, house, hotel] tomber en ruine ;

2 [marriage, country] se désagréger ;

3 ○ [person] craquer ○, perdre ses moyens.

■ fall away

1 [paint, plaster] se détacher (from de) ;

2 [ground] descendre en pente (to vers) ;

3 [demand, support, numbers] diminuer.

■ fall back gen reculer ; Mil se replier (to sur).

■ fall back on:

▶ fall back on [sth] avoir recours à [savings, parents, old method] ; to have something to fall back on avoir quelque chose sur quoi se rabattre.

■ fall behind:

▶ fall behind [runner, country, student] se laisser distancer ; [work, studies] prendre du retard ; to fall behind with GB ou in US prendre du retard dans [work, project] ; être en retard pour [payments, rent, correspondence] ;

▶ fall behind [sth/sb] se laisser devancer par [horses, classmates, competitors].

■ fall down:

▶ fall down

1 lit [person, child, tree, poster] tomber ; [tent, wall, house, scaffolding] s'effondrer ; this whole place is falling down tout tombe en ruine ici ;

2 GB fig [argument, comparison, plan] faiblir ; where he falls down is… là où il faiblit, c'est… ; to fall down on échouer à cause de [detail, question, obstacle] ; to fall down on a promise/on the job être incapable de tenir sa promesse/de faire le travail.

■ fall for:

▶ fall for [sth] se laisser prendre à, se faire avoir ○ par [trick, story] ;

▶ fall for [sb] tomber amoureux/-euse de [person].

■ fall in

1 [sides, walls, roof] s'écrouler, s'effondrer ;

2 Mil [soldier] rentrer dans les rangs ; [soldiers] former les rangs ; fall in! à vos rangs!

■ fall in with:

▶ fall in with [sth/sb]

1 ( get involved with) faire la connaissance de [group] ; to fall in with a bad crowd avoir de mauvaises fréquentations ;

2 ( go along with) se conformer à [timetable, plans, action] ;

3 ( be consistent with) être conforme à [expectations, concerns].

■ fall off

1 lit [person, leaf, hat, label] tomber ;

2 fig [attendance, takings, sales, output] diminuer ; [enthusiasm, standard, quality] baisser ; [support, interest] retomber ; [curve on graph] décroître.

■ fall on:

▶ fall on [sth] se jeter sur [food, treasure] ;

▶ fall on [sb] attaquer, tomber sur [person].

■ fall open [book] tomber ouvert ; [robe] s'entrebâiller.

■ fall out:

▶ fall out

1 [page, contact lens] tomber ; his hair/tooth fell out il a perdu ses cheveux/une dent ;

2 Mil [soldiers] rompre les rangs ; fall out! rompez! ;

3 ○ ( quarrel) se brouiller, se fâcher (over à propos de) ; to fall out with sb GB ( quarrel) se brouiller or se fâcher avec qn ; US ( have fight) se disputer avec qn ; I've fallen out with him GB je suis brouillé or fâché avec lui ;

4 GB ( turn out) se passer ; it fell out that… il s'avéra que…

■ fall over:

▶ fall over [person] tomber (par terre) ; [object] se renverser ;

▶ fall over [sth] trébucher sur [object] ; to fall over oneself to help sb ○ se mettre en quatre ○ pour aider qn ; people were fall ing over themselves to buy shares c'était à qui achèterait les actions.

■ fall through [plans, deal] échouer, tomber à l'eau ○.

■ fall to:

▶ fall to attaquer ;

▶ fall to doing se mettre à faire.

■ fall upon = fall on.

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2 back

bæk
1. noun
1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) espalda

2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) lomo

3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) parte trasera, fondo

4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) defensa

2. adjective
(of or at the back: the back door.) de detrás, trasero

3. adverb
1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) de vuelta

2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) hacia atrás, para atrás

3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) hacia atrás, para atrás

4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) de vuelta

5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) atrás

4. verb
1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) dar marcha atrás, mover hacia atrás

2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) apoyar

3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) apostar a

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- backer
- backbite
- backbiting
- backbone
- backbreaking
- backdate
- backfire
- background
- backhand
5. adverb
(using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) del revés; con el dorso de la mano

- backlog
- back-number
- backpack
- backpacking: go backpacking
- backpacker
- backside
- backslash
- backstroke
- backup
- backwash
- backwater
- backyard
- back down
- back of
- back on to
- back out
- back up
- have one's back to the wall
- put someone's back up
- take a back seat

back¹ adj trasero / de atrás

the back garden el jardín de atrás

the back seat of the bus el asiento trasero del autobús

back² adv

1. atrás / hacia atrás

stand back! ¡atrás! / ¡apártate!

stand back from the edge apártate del precipicio

2. de vuelta

David's back David está de vuelta

on the way back home en el camino de vuelta a casa

platform shoes are back vuelven los zapatos de plataforma

3. hace

that was years back! ¡eso fue hace años!

we met back in 1983 nos conocimos en 1983 back también combina con muchos verbos. Aquí tienes algunos ejemplos

to come back volver

to go back volver

to give back devolver

to put back devolver a su sitio

back³ n

1. espalda

lie on your back échate de espaldas / échate boca arriba

2. dorso / revés

write your name on the back escribe tu nombre al dorso

3. parte de atrás / fondo

can you hear me at the back? ¿me escucháis al fondo?

there is an index at the back of the book hay un índice al final del libro

back to front al revés

your T shirt's back to front llevas la camiseta al revés

behind someone's back a las espaldas de alguien

you shouldn't talk about people behind their backs no deberías hablar de la gente a sus espaldas

to turn your back on someone volverle la espalda a alguien

back⁴ vb

1. apoyar / respaldar

the government backed the scheme el gobierno apoyó el proyecto

I'll back you up te respaldaré

2. dar marcha atrás

he backed the car into the garage metió el coche en el garaje de culo / metió el coche en el garaje dando marcha atrás

back

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noun

1 (of person) espalda

2 (of animal, book) lomo

3 (of chair) respaldo

4 (of hand) dorso

5 (of knife, sword) canto

6 (of coin, medal) reverso

7 (of cheque) dorso

8 (of stage, room, cupboard) fondo

9 (sport - player) defensa nombre masulino o femenino; (- position) defensa

adjective

1 trasero,-a, de atrás

adverb

1 (at the rear) atrás; (towards the rear) hacia atrás; (time) hace

■ several years back hace varios años

transitive verb

1 (support) apoyar, respaldar

2 (finance) financiar

3 (bet on) apostar por

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

back to back espalda con espalda

back to front al revés

to answer back replicar

to be back estar de vuelta

to be glad to see the back of somebody estar contento de haberse quitado a alguien de encima

to break one's back deslomarse

to carry on one's back llevar a cuestas

to fall on one's back caerse de espaldas

to have somebody on one's back tener a alguien encima

to come back / go back volver

to get somebody's back up mosquear a alguien

to get off somebody's back dejar de fastidiar a alguien

to hit back devolver el golpe 2 figurative use contestar a una acusación

to have one's back to the wall figurative use estar entre la espada y la pared

to lie on one's back estar acostado,-a boca arriba

to give back devolver

to put back volver a guardar en su sitio

to put one's back into something arrimar el hombro

to phone back volver a llamar

to stand back apartarse

to turn one's back on somebody volver la espalda a alguien

back copy número retrasado

back door puerta trasera

back number número atrasado

back pay atrasos nombre masculino plural

back row última fila

back seat asiento de atrás

back street callejuela

back wheel rueda trasera

short back and sides corte nombre masculino de pelo casi al rape

back ['bæk] vt

1) or to back up support: apoyar, respaldar

2) or to back up reverse: darle marcha atrás a (un vehículo)

3) : estar detrás de, formar el fondo de

trees back the garden: unos árboles están detrás del jardín

back vi

1) or to back up : retroceder

2)

to back away : echarse atrás

3)

to back downor to back out : volverse atrás, echarse para atrás

back adv

1) : atrás, hacia atrás, detrás

to move back: moverse atrás

back and forth: de acá para allá

2) ago: atrás, antes, ya

some years back: unos años atrás, ya unos años

10 months back: hace diez meses

3) : de vuelta, de regreso

we're back: estamos de vuelta

she ran back: volvió corriendo

to call back: llamar de nuevo

back adj

1) rear: de atrás, posterior, trasero

2) overdue: atrasado

3)

back pay : atrasos mpl

back n

1) : espalda f (de un ser humano), lomo m (de un animal)

2) : respaldo m (de una silla), espalda f (de ropa)

3) reverse: reverso m, dorso m, revés m

4) rear: fondo m, parte f de atrás

5) : defensa mf (en deportes)

back

adj.

• posterior adj.

• trasero, -a adj.

adv.

• atrás adv.

• detrás adv.

• redro adv.

n.

• atrás s.m.

• costilla s.f.

• dorso s.m.

• envés s.m.

• espalda s.f.

• espaldar s.m.

• fondo s.m.

• lomo s.m.

• respaldo s.m.

• reverso s.m.

• revés s.m.

• trasera s.f.

v.

• apadrinar v.

• mover hacia atrás v.

• respaldar v.

bæk
I

noun

1) c ( Anat) ( of human) espalda f; ( of animal) lomo m

he was lying on his back — estaba tumbado boca arriba

he had his back to the door — estaba de espaldas a la puerta

to break one's back working — deslomarse trabajando

I was glad to see the back of him — me alegré de que se fuera

behind somebody's back: they laugh at him behind his back se ríen de él a sus espaldas; to be on somebody's back (colloq) estarle* encima a alguien; get off my back! déjame en paz (fam); to break the back of something hacer* la parte más difícil/la mayor parte de algo; to get o put somebody's back up (colloq) irritar a alguien; to put one's back into something poner* empeño en algo; to turn one's back on somebody — volverle* la espalda a alguien; scratch II d)

2) c

a) ( of chair) respaldo m; (of dress, jacket) espalda f; (of electrical appliance, watch) tapa f

b) (reverse side - of envelope, photo) dorso m, revés m; (- of head) parte f posterior or de atrás; (- of hand) dorso m

read the instructions on the back — lea las instrucciones al dorso

c)

back to front: your sweater is on back to front — te has puesto el suéter al revés; hand I 2)

3) c u ( rear part)

the back of the hall — el fondo de la sala

the back of the house — la parte de atrás de la casa

at the back of the drawer — en el fondo del cajón

we sat at the back — nos sentamos al fondo

I'll sit in the back — ( of car) yo me siento detrás or (en el asiento de) atrás

there's a yard at the back — hay un patio atrás

we stood at the back of the line — nos pusimos al final de la cola

(in) back of the sofa — (AmE) detrás del sofá

he's out back in the yard — (AmE) está en el patio, al fondo

in the back of beyond — donde el diablo perdió el poncho (AmL fam), en el quinto pino (Esp fam)

4) c ( Sport) defensa mf, zaguero, -ra m,f

II

adjective (before n, no comp)

1) ( at rear) trasero, de atrás

the back row — la última fila

2) ( of an earlier date)

back number o issue — número m atrasado

back pay — atrasos mpl

III

adverb

1) (indicating return, repetition)

we can get there and back in an hour — podemos ir y volver en una hora

the journey back — el viaje de vuelta

I'll be back tomorrow — volveré mañana

he's back from Paris — ha vuelto de París

it's back to work on Monday — el lunes hay que volver al trabajo

the Democrats are back in power — los demócratas han vuelto al poder

long hair is back (in fashion) — vuelve (a estar de moda) el pelo largo

meanwhile, back at the house... — mientras tanto, en la casa...

to run/fly back — volver* corriendo/en avión

I'll drive you back — te llevo de vuelta en coche

we arrived back in York at six — regresamos a York a las seis

she came back out — volvió a salir

he asked for the ring back — pidió que le devolviera el anillo

he invited me back for coffee — me invitó a su casa a tomar un café

they had us back the following week — nos devolvieron la invitación la semana siguiente; see also go, take back

2) (in reply, reprisal)

he slapped her and she slapped him back — él la abofeteó y ella le devolvió la bofetada

3)

a) ( backward)

take two steps back — da dos pasos atrás

to travel back in time — viajar hacia atrás en el tiempo

b) ( toward the rear) atrás

we can't hear you back here — aquí atrás no te oímos; see also hold, keep back

4) (in, into the past)

back in 1972 — (ya) en 1972

a few years back — hace unos años

as far back as last June — ya en junio

5)

back and forth — = backward(s) and forward(s): see backward II d)

IV
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<person/decision\>\> respaldar, apoyar

b) ( bet money on) \<\<horse/winner\>\> apostar* por

2) ( reverse)

he backed the car out of the garage — sacó el coche del garaje dando marcha atrás or (Col, Méx) en reversa

3) ( lie behind)

a house backed by open fields — una casa cuyo fondo da a campo abierto

4) ( Mus) acompañar

2.

vi \<\<vehicle/driver\>\> dar* marcha atrás, echar or meter reversa (Col, Méx)

he backed into a lamppost — se dio contra una farola al dar marcha atrás or al meter reversa

Phrasal Verbs:

- back away

- back down

- back off

- back on to

- back out

- back up

[bæk] When back is an element in a phrasal verb, eg come back, go back, put back, look up the verb.
1. NOUN

1) (=part of body)

a) [of person] espalda f; [of animal] lomo m

• I've got a bad back — tengo la espalda mal, tengo un problema de espalda

• to shoot sb in the back — disparar a algn por la espalda

• he was lying on his back — estaba tumbado boca arriba

to carry sth/sb on one's back — llevar algo/a algn a la espalda

• to have one's back to sth/sb — estar de espaldas a algo/algn

with his back to the light — de espaldas a la luz

sitting back to back — sentados espalda con espalda

b)

- behind sb's back

they laughed at her behind her back — se rieron de ella a sus espaldas

she has been seeing David behind my back — ha estado viendo a David a mis espaldas

- break the back of sth

- get off sb's back

- get sb's back up

- live off the back of sb

- be on sb's back

my boss is always on my back — mi jefe siempre está encima mío

- on the back of sth

shares rose on the back of two major new deals — las acciones subieron a consecuencia de dos nuevos e importantes tratos

- put one's back into sth

- put one's back into doing sth

- put sb's back up

to see the back of sb —

I was glad to see the back of him — me alegró deshacerme de él

- the moment or as soon as your back is turned...

- have one's back to the wall
flat I, 1., 1), stab 1., 1)
2) (=reverse side) [of cheque, envelope] dorso m, revés m; [of hand] dorso m; [of head] parte f de atrás, parte f posterior more frm; [of dress] espalda f; [of medal] reverso m

write your name on the back — escriba su nombre en el reverso

the back of the neck — la nuca

to know sth like the back of one's hand —

I know Naples like the back of my hand — conozco Nápoles como la palma de la mano

3) (=rear) [of room, hall] fondo m; [of chair] respaldo m; [of car] parte f trasera, parte f de atrás; [of book] (=back cover) tapa f posterior; (=spine) lomo m

there was damage to the back of the car — la parte trasera or de atrás del coche resultó dañada

• at the back (of) — [+ building] en la parte de atrás (de); [+ cupboard, hall, stage] en el fondo (de)

there's a car park at the back — hay un aparcamiento en la parte de atrás

be quiet at the back! — ¡los de atrás guarden silencio!

they sat at the back of the bus — se sentaron en la parte de atrás del autobús, se sentaron al fondo del autobús

he's at the back of all this trouble — él está detrás de todo este lío *

ambition is at the back of it — la ambición es lo que ha causado todo esto *

this idea had been at the back of his mind for several days — esta idea le había estado varios días rondándole la cabeza

• the ship broke its back — el barco se partió por la mitad

• back to front — al revés

you've got your sweater on back to front — te has puesto el jersey al revés

• in back of the house — (US) detrás de la casa

in the back of the car — en la parte trasera del coche

I'll sit in the back — yo me sentaré detrás

• the toilet's out the back — el baño está fuera en la parte de atrás

• they keep the car round the back — dejan el coche detrás de la casa
beyond 2., mind 1., 1)
4) (Sport) (=defender) defensa mf

• the team is weak at the back — la defensa del equipo es débil

• left back — defensa mf izquierdo/a

• right back — defensa mf derecho/a

2. ADVERB

1) (in space) atrás

stand back! — ¡atrás!

keep (well) back! — (=out of danger) ¡quédate ahí atrás!

keep back! — (=don't come near me) ¡no te acerques!

meanwhile, back in London/back at the airport — mientras, en Londres/en el aeropuerto

he little suspected how worried they were back at home — qué poco sospechaba lo preocupados que estaban en casa

• back and forth — de acá para allá

to go back and forth — [person] ir de acá para allá

there were phone calls back and forth — se hicieron un montón de llamadas el uno al otro

• back from the road — apartado de la carretera

2) (in time)

some months back — hace unos meses

back in the 12th century — allá en el siglo XII

it all started back in 1980 — todo empezó ya en 1980, todo empezó allá en 1980 liter

I saw her back in August — la vi el agosto pasado

3) (=returned)

• to be back — volver

when/what time will you be back? — ¿cuándo/a qué hora vuelves?, ¿cuándo/a qué hora estarás de vuelta?

he's not back yet — aún no ha vuelto, aún no está de vuelta

the electricity is back — ha vuelto la electricidad

black is back (in fashion) — vuelve (a estar de moda) el negro, se vuelve a llevar el negro

• he went to Paris and back — fue a París y volvió

30 kilometres there and back — 30 kilómetros ida y vuelta

you can go there and back in a day — puedes ir y volver en un día

• she's now back at work — ya ha vuelto al trabajo

the kids will be back at school tomorrow — los niños vuelven al colegio mañana

• I'll be back by 6 — estaré de vuelta para las 6

• I'd like it back — quiero que me lo devuelvan

• full satisfaction or your money back — si no está totalmente satisfecho, le devolvemos el dinero

• everything is back to normal — todo ha vuelto a la normalidad

• I want it back — quiero que me lo devuelvan
hit back
3. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=reverse) [+ vehicle] dar marcha atrás a

she backed the car into the garage — entró el coche en el garaje dando marcha atrás

he backed the car into a wall — dio marcha atrás y chocó con un muro

2) (=support)

a) (=back up) [+ plan, person] apoyar

they found a witness to back his claim — encontraron un testigo que apoyó lo que decía

b) (=finance) [+ person, enterprise] financiar

c) (Mus) [+ singer] acompañar

3) (=bet on) [+ horse] apostar por

I'm backing Manchester to win — yo apuesto por que va a ganar el Manchester

to back the wrong horse — (lit) apostar por el caballo perdedor

Russia backed the wrong horse in him — (fig) Rusia se ha equivocado al apoyar a él

to back a winner — (lit) apostar por el ganador

he is confident that he's backing a winner — (fig) (person) está seguro de que está dando su apoyo a un ganador; (idea, project) está seguro de que va a funcionar bien

4) (=attach backing to) [+ rug, quilt] forrar

4. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) [person]

a) (in car) dar marcha atrás

she backed into me — dio marcha atrás y chocó conmigo

b) (=step backwards) echarse hacia atrás, retroceder

he backed into a table — se echó hacia atrás y se dio con una mesa, retrocedió y se dio con una mesa

2) (=change direction) [wind] cambiar de dirección (en sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj)

5. ADJECTIVE

1) (=rear) [leg, pocket, wheel] de atrás, trasero

the back row — la última fila

2) (=previous, overdue) [rent, tax, issue] atrasado

6.

COMPOUNDS

back alley N — callejuela f (que recorre la parte de atrás de una hilera de casas)

back boiler N — caldera f pequeña (detrás de una chimenea)

back burner N — quemador m de detrás

- put sth on the back burner

back catalogue N — (Mus) catálogo m de grabaciones discográficas

back copy N — (Press) número m atrasado

the back country N — (US) zona f rural (con muy baja densidad de población)
back-country
back cover N — contraportada f

back door N — puerta f trasera

- do sth by or through the back door

back flip N — voltereta f hacia atrás

back formation N — (Ling) derivación f regresiva

back garden N — (Brit) jardín m trasero

back lot N — (Cine) exteriores mpl (del estudio); [of house, hotel, company premises] solar m trasero

back marker N — (Brit) (Sport) competidor(a) m / f rezagado(-a)

back matter N — [of book] apéndices mpl

back number N — [of magazine, newspaper] número m atrasado

back page N — contraportada f

back pain N — dolor m de espalda, dolor m lumbar

back passage N — (Brit) euph recto m

back pay N — atrasos mpl

back rest N — respaldo m

back road N — carretera f comarcal, carretera f secundaria

back room N — cuarto m interior; (fig) lugar donde se hacen investigaciones secretas

back rub N — (=massage) masaje m en la espalda

• to give sb a back rub — masajearle la espalda a algn, darle un masaje a algn en la espalda

back seat N — asiento m trasero, asiento m de atrás

- take a back seat

back somersault N — salto m mortal hacia atrás

back stop N — (Sport) red que se coloca alrededor de una cancha para impedir que se escapen las pelotas

back talk * N (US) — = backchat

back tooth N — muela f

back view N —

the back view of the hotel is very impressive — el hotel visto desde atrás es impresionante, la parte de atrás del hotel es impresionante

back vowel N — (Ling) vocal f posterior

- back away

- back down

- back off

- back on to

- back out

- back up

* * *
[bæk]
I

noun

1) c ( Anat) ( of human) espalda f; ( of animal) lomo m

he was lying on his back — estaba tumbado boca arriba

he had his back to the door — estaba de espaldas a la puerta

to break one's back working — deslomarse trabajando

I was glad to see the back of him — me alegré de que se fuera

behind somebody's back: they laugh at him behind his back se ríen de él a sus espaldas; to be on somebody's back (colloq) estarle* encima a alguien; get off my back! déjame en paz (fam); to break the back of something hacer* la parte más difícil/la mayor parte de algo; to get o put somebody's back up (colloq) irritar a alguien; to put one's back into something poner* empeño en algo; to turn one's back on somebody — volverle* la espalda a alguien; scratch II d)

2) c

a) ( of chair) respaldo m; (of dress, jacket) espalda f; (of electrical appliance, watch) tapa f

b) (reverse side - of envelope, photo) dorso m, revés m; (- of head) parte f posterior or de atrás; (- of hand) dorso m

read the instructions on the back — lea las instrucciones al dorso

c)

back to front: your sweater is on back to front — te has puesto el suéter al revés; hand I 2)

3) c u ( rear part)

the back of the hall — el fondo de la sala

the back of the house — la parte de atrás de la casa

at the back of the drawer — en el fondo del cajón

we sat at the back — nos sentamos al fondo

I'll sit in the back — ( of car) yo me siento detrás or (en el asiento de) atrás

there's a yard at the back — hay un patio atrás

we stood at the back of the line — nos pusimos al final de la cola

(in) back of the sofa — (AmE) detrás del sofá

he's out back in the yard — (AmE) está en el patio, al fondo

in the back of beyond — donde el diablo perdió el poncho (AmL fam), en el quinto pino (Esp fam)

4) c ( Sport) defensa mf, zaguero, -ra m,f

II

adjective (before n, no comp)

1) ( at rear) trasero, de atrás

the back row — la última fila

2) ( of an earlier date)

back number o issue — número m atrasado

back pay — atrasos mpl

III

adverb

1) (indicating return, repetition)

we can get there and back in an hour — podemos ir y volver en una hora

the journey back — el viaje de vuelta

I'll be back tomorrow — volveré mañana

he's back from Paris — ha vuelto de París

it's back to work on Monday — el lunes hay que volver al trabajo

the Democrats are back in power — los demócratas han vuelto al poder

long hair is back (in fashion) — vuelve (a estar de moda) el pelo largo

meanwhile, back at the house... — mientras tanto, en la casa...

to run/fly back — volver* corriendo/en avión

I'll drive you back — te llevo de vuelta en coche

we arrived back in York at six — regresamos a York a las seis

she came back out — volvió a salir

he asked for the ring back — pidió que le devolviera el anillo

he invited me back for coffee — me invitó a su casa a tomar un café

they had us back the following week — nos devolvieron la invitación la semana siguiente; see also go, take back

2) (in reply, reprisal)

he slapped her and she slapped him back — él la abofeteó y ella le devolvió la bofetada

3)

a) ( backward)

take two steps back — da dos pasos atrás

to travel back in time — viajar hacia atrás en el tiempo

b) ( toward the rear) atrás

we can't hear you back here — aquí atrás no te oímos; see also hold, keep back

4) (in, into the past)

back in 1972 — (ya) en 1972

a few years back — hace unos años

as far back as last June — ya en junio

5)

back and forth — = backward(s) and forward(s): see backward II d)

IV
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<person/decision\>\> respaldar, apoyar

b) ( bet money on) \<\<horse/winner\>\> apostar* por

2) ( reverse)

he backed the car out of the garage — sacó el coche del garaje dando marcha atrás or (Col, Méx) en reversa

3) ( lie behind)

a house backed by open fields — una casa cuyo fondo da a campo abierto

4) ( Mus) acompañar

2.

vi \<\<vehicle/driver\>\> dar* marcha atrás, echar or meter reversa (Col, Méx)

he backed into a lamppost — se dio contra una farola al dar marcha atrás or al meter reversa

Phrasal Verbs:

- back away

- back down

- back off

- back on to

- back out

- back up

English-spanish dictionary > back
3 inclino

in-clīno, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. and n. [clino, clinatus].
I.
Act., to cause to lean, bend, incline, turn a thing in any direction; to bend down, bow a thing.
A.
Lit.
1.
In gen. (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose):
vela contrahit malosque inclinat,
Liv. 36, 44, 2:
genua arenis,
Ov. M. 11, 356:
(rector maris) omnes Inclinavit aquas ad avarae litora Trojae,
id. ib. 11, 209:
inclinato in dextrum capite,
Quint. 11, 3, 119; id. ib. 69:
inclinata utrolibet cervix,
id. 1, 11, 9:
pollice intus inclinato,
id. 11, 3, 99:
arbor Inclinat varias pondere nigra comas,
Mart. 1, 77, 8:
sic super Actaeas agilis Cyllenius arces Inclinat cursus,
Ov. M. 2, 721:
at mihi non oculos quisquam inclinavit euntes,
i. e. closed my sinking eyes, Prop. 4 (5), 7, 23 (Müll. inclamavit euntis):
prius sol meridie se inclinavit, quam, etc.,
i. e. declined, Liv. 9, 32, 6; cf.:
inclinato jam in postmeridianum tempus die,
Cic. Tusc. 3, 3, 7.—
Mid.: inclinari ad judicem (opp. reclinari ad suos,
Quint. 11, 3, 132):
(terra) inclinatur retroque recellit,
bends down, Lucr. 6, 573:
saxa inclinatis per humum quaesita lacertis,
Juv. 15, 63.—
2.
In partic.
a.
In milit. lang., to cause to fall back or give way:
ut Hostus cecidit, confestim Romana inclinatur acies,
i. e. loses ground, retreats, Liv. 1, 12, 3:
tum inclinari rem in fugam apparuit,
id. 7, 33, 7:
quasdam acies inclinatas jam et labantes,
Tac. G. 8; cf. under II. —
b.
In gen., to turn back, cause to move backward:
septemtrio inclinatum stagnum eodem quo aestus ferebat,
Liv. 26, 45, 8:
cum primum aestu fretum inclinatum est,
id. 29, 7, 2.—
c.
In mal. part., to lie down, stretch out:
jam inclinabo me cum liberta tua,
Plaut. Pers. 4, 8, 7:
quot discipulos inclinet Hamillus,
Juv. 10, 224:
ipsos maritos,
id. 9, 26.—
3.
Transf., of color, to incline to:
colore ad aurum inclinato,
Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37:
coloris in luteum inclinati,
id. 24, 15, 86, § 136.—
4.
Of a disease, to abate, diminish:
morbus inclinatus,
Cels. 3, 2:
febris se inclinat,
id. ib. al.—
B.
Trop.
1.
In gen., to turn or incline a person or thing in any direction:
se ad Stoicos,
Cic. Fin. 3, 3, 10:
culpam in aliquem,
to lay the blame upon, Liv. 5, 8, 12:
quo se fortuna, eodem etiam favor hominum inclinat,
Just. 5, 1 fin.:
judicem inclinat miseratio,
moves, Quint. 4, 1, 14:
haec animum inclinant, ut credam, etc.,
Liv. 29, 33, 10.—Mid.:
quamquam inclinari opes ad Sabinos, rege inde sumpto videbantur,
Liv. 1, 18, 5.—
2.
In partic.
a.
To change, alter, and esp. for the worse, to bring down, abase, cause to decline:
se fortuna inclinaverat,
Caes. B. C. 1, 52, 3:
omnia simul inclinante fortuna,
Liv. 33, 18, 1:
ut me paululum inclinari timore viderunt, sic impulerunt,
to give way, yield, Cic. Att. 3, 13, 2:
eloquentiam,
Quint. 10, 1, 80.—
b.
To throw upon, remove, transfer:
haec omnia in dites a pauperibus inclinata onera,
Liv. 1, 43, 9:
omnia onera, quae communia quondam fuerint, inclinasse in primores civitatis,
id. 1, 47, 12.—In gram., to form or inflect a word by a change of termination (postclass.):
(vinosus aut vitiosus) a vocabulis, non a verbo inclinata sunt,
Gell. 3, 12, 3; 4, 9, 12; 18, 5, 9:
partim hoc in loco adverbium est, neque in casus inclinatur,
id. 10, 13, 1.—
II.
Neutr., to bend, turn, incline, decline, sink.
A.
Lit. (rare, and not in Cic.):
paulum inclinare necesse est corpora,
Lucr. 2, 243:
sol inclinat,
Juv. 3, 316:
inclinare meridiem sentis,
Hor. C. 3, 28, 5 (for which:
sol se inclinavit,
Liv. 9, 32, 6;
v. above I. A. 1.): in vesperam inclinabat dies,
Curt. 6, 11, 9.—
2.
In partic., in milit. lang., to yield, give way:
ita conflixerunt, ut aliquamdin in neutram partem inclinarent acies,
Liv. 7, 33, 7:
in fugam,
id. 34, 28 fin.:
inclinantes jam legiones,
Tac. A. 1, 64; id. H. 3, 83.—
3.
To change for the worse, turn, fail:
si fortuna belli inclinet,
Liv. 3, 61, 5:
inde initia magistratuum nostrum meliora ferme, et finis inclinat,
Tac. A. 15, 21. —
B.
Trop., to incline to, be favorably disposed towards any thing (also in Cic.):
si se dant et sua sponte quo impellimus, inclinant et propendent, etc.,
Cic. de Or. 2, 44, 187:
ecquid inclinent ad meum consilium adjuvandum,
id. Att. 12, 29, 2:
ad voluptatem audientium,
Quint. 2, 10, 10:
in stirpem regiam studiis,
Curt. 10, 7, 12:
amicus dulcis, Cum mea compenset vitiis bona, pluribus hisce... inclinet,
Hor. S. 1, 3, 71:
cum sententia senatus inclinaret ad pacem cum Pyrrho foedusque faciendum,
Cic. de Sen. 6, 16:
color ad crocum inclinans,
Plin. 27, 12, 105, § 128: omnia repente ad Romanos inclinaverunt. turned in favor of, Liv. 26, 40, 14. — With ut:
ut belli causa dictatorem creatum arbitrer, inclinat animus,
Liv. 7, 9, 5:
multorum eo inclinabant sententiae, ut tempus pugnae differretur,
id. 27, 46, 7:
hos ut sequar inclinat animus,
id. 1, 24, 2. — With inf.:
inclinavit sententia, suum in Thessaliam agmen demittere,
Liv. 32, 13, 5:
inclinavit sententia universos ire,
id. 28, 25, 15; cf. id. 22, 57, 11.— Pass.:
consules ad patrum causam inclinati,
Liv. 3, 65, 2; cf.:
inclinatis ad suspicionem mentibus,
Tac. H. 1, 81:
inclinatis ad credendum animis,
Liv. 1, 51, 7; Tac. H. 2, 1:
ad paenitentiam,
id. ib. 2, 45. —
2.
In partic., to change, alter from its former condition (very rare):
inclinant jam fata ducum,
change, Luc. 3, 752. — Hence, in-clīnātus, a, um, P. a.
A.
Bent down, sunken:
senectus,
Calp. 5, 13; of the voice, low, deep:
vox,
Cic. Or. 17, 56; cf.:
inclinata ululantique voce more Asiatico canere,
id. ib. 8, 27. —
B.
Inclined, disposed, prone to any thing:
plebs ante inclinatior ad Poenos fuerat,
Liv. 23, 46, 3:
plebs ad regem Macedonasque,
id. 42, 30, 1:
ipsius imperatoris animus ad pacem inclinatior erat,
id. 34, 33, 9; Tac. H. 1, 81.—
C.
Sunken, fallen, deteriorated:
ab excitata fortuna ad inclinatam et prope jacentem desciscere,
Cic. Fam. 2, 16, 1:
copiae,
Nep. Pelop. 5, 4.—In neutr. plur. subst.:
rerum inclinata ferre,
i. e. troubles, misfortunes, Sil. 6, 119.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > inclino
4 reculer

reculer [ʀ(ə)kyle]

➭ TABLE 1

1. intransitive verb

   a. [personne] to move back ; (par peur) to back away ; [automobiliste, automobile] to reverse ; [cheval] to back

• reculer de deux pas to move back two paces

• reculer devant l'ennemi to retreat from the enemy

• c'est reculer pour mieux sauter it's just putting off the evil day

• faire reculer [+ ennemi, foule] to force back ; [+ cheval] to move back ; [+ désert] to drive back

   b. ( = hésiter) to shrink back ; ( = changer d'avis) to back down

• tu ne peux plus reculer maintenant you can't back out now

• reculer devant la dépense/difficulté to shrink from the expense/difficulty

• je ne reculerai devant rien I'll stop at nothing

   c. ( = diminuer) to be on the decline ; [eaux, incendie] to subside

• faire reculer l'épidémie to get the epidemic under control

• faire reculer le chômage to reduce the number of unemployed

• faire reculer l'inflation to curb inflation

2. transitive verb

   a. [+ chaise, meuble, frontières] to push back ; [+ véhicule] to reverse

   b. (dans le temps) to postpone

3. reflexive verb

► se reculer to take a step back

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ʀ(ə)kyle
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( pousser) to move back [vase, lampe]; to move ou push back [meuble]

reculer les pendules d'une heure — to put the clocks back an hour

2) ( faisant marche arrière) to reverse GB, to back up

3) ( dans le temps) to put off [moment du départ, événement, décision]; to put back [date]

2.

verbe intransitif

1) [personne, groupe] ( aller en arrière) to move back; (pour mieux voir quelque chose, pour être vu) to stand back; [chauffeur, voiture] to reverse

reculer d'un pas — to step back

reculer de trois pas — to take three steps back(wards)

faire reculer un groupe de personnes — to move a group of people back

reculer d'une case — Jeux to go back a square

c'est reculer pour mieux sauter — fig it's just putting off the inevitable

2) [armée] to pull ou draw back

3) [falaise] to be eroded; [forêt] to be gradually disappearing; [eaux] to go down; [mer] to recede

4) ( régresser) [monnaie, production, exportations] to fall; [doctrine, mouvement] to decline; [parti, politicien] to suffer a drop in popularity

faire reculer — to cause a fall in [euro, exportation]

faire reculer le chômage — to reduce unemployment

reculer de cinq places — [élèves, sportif] to fall back five places, to drop five places

5) (céder, se dérober) to back down; ( hésiter) to shrink back

cela m'a fait reculer — it put me off

reculer devant une difficulté — to shrink from a difficulty

ne reculer devant rien — to stop at nothing

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ʀ(ə)kyle
1. vi

1) (aller en arrière) to move back

reculer de quelques pas — to take a few steps back

Il a reculé pour la laisser entrer. — He stepped back to let her in.

reculer pour mieux sauter fig — to put off the inevitable

2) [automobiliste, voiture] to reverse, to back up

J'ai reculé pour laisser passer le camion. — I reversed to let the lorry past.

3) (= se dérober) to back down

Ce n'est pas le moment de reculer. — It's not the moment to back down.

reculer devant [danger, difficulté] — to shrink from

4) [civilisation, épidémie] to be on the decline

2. vt

1) [meuble, objet] to move back

2) [véhicule] to reverse, to back up

3) [limites] to extend

reculer les limites du possible — to push back the frontiers of what is possible

4) [date, décision] to postpone

Ils ont reculé la date du spectacle. — They postponed the show.

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reculer verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( pousser) to move back [vase, lampe]; to move ou push back [meuble]; pour reculer les frontières du possible fig to push back the frontiers of what we thought was possible; reculer les pendules d'une heure to put the clocks back an hour;

2 ( faisant marche arrière) to reverse GB, to back up;

3 ( dans le temps) to put off [moment du départ]; to put off, to postpone [événement, décision]; to put back [date]; to raise [âge].

B vi

1 [personne, groupe, joueur] ( aller en arrière) to move back; (pour mieux voir quelque chose, pour être vu) to stand back; [chauffeur] to reverse; reculer d'un pas to step back; reculer de trois pas to take three steps back(wards); reculer de quelques pas to take a few steps back(wards); reculer de quelques mètres to move back a few yards; reculer lentement vers qch to retreat slowly toward(s) sth; faire reculer un groupe de personnes to move a group of people back; j'ai l'impression de reculer lit, fig I feel as if I'm going backward(s); reculer d'une case Jeux to go back a square; reculer à la vue du sang to recoil at the sight of blood; reculer pour mieux sauter ( prendre son élan) to move back to get a better run-up; c'est reculer pour mieux sauter fig it's just putting off the inevitable;

2 [voiture, chariot] to move backward(s); ( dans une pente) to roll backward(s); ( délibérément) to reverse GB, to back up;

3 [armée] to pull ou draw back;

4 [falaise] to be eroded; [forêt] to be gradually disappearing; [eaux] to go down; [mer] to recede;

5 ( régresser) [euro, valeurs boursières] to fall; [production, exportation] to fall, to drop; [doctrine, mouvement] to decline; [parti, politicien] to suffer a drop in popularity; faire reculer to cause a fall in [euro, exportation]; faire reculer le chômage to reduce unemployment; faire reculer le racisme to curb racism; faire reculer la maladie to reduce the incidence of the disease; reculer de cinq places [élèves, sportif] to fall back ou to drop five places;

6 (céder, se dérober) to back down; ( hésiter) to shrink back; cela m'a fait reculer it put me off; reculer devant une difficulté to shrink from a difficulty; ne reculer devant rien to stop at nothing; il ne reculera devant rien pour réussir he'll stop at nothing to succeed; ne pas reculer devant les manœuvres frauduleuses to be quite prepared to use fraudulent measures;

7 [arme] to recoil;

8 Équit to rein back.

C se reculer vpr gén to move back; ( d'un pas) to step back; ( pour mieux voir) to stand back; se reculer de quelques pas to take a few steps back.

[rəkyle] verbe transitif

1. [dans l'espace] to push ou to move back (separable)

2. [dans le temps - rendez-vous] to delay, to postpone, to defer ; [ - date] to postpone, to put back (separable) ; [ - décision] to defer, to postpone, to put off (separable)

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[rəkyle] verbe intransitif

1. [aller en arrière - à pied] to step ou to go ou to move back ; [ - en voiture] to reverse, to move back

recule d'un pas! take one step backwards!

mets le frein à main, la voiture recule! put the handbrake on, the car is rolling backwards!

il a heurté le mur en reculant he backed ou reversed into the wall

2. [céder du terrain - falaise, forêt] to recede

3. [renoncer] to retreat, to shrink (back), to draw back

reculer devant l'ennemi to retreat in the face of the enemy

le prix m'a fait reculer I backed down when I saw the price

c'est reculer pour mieux sauter that's just putting off the inevitable

4. [faiblir - cours, valeur] to fall, to weaken ; [ - épidémie, criminalité, mortalité] to recede, to subside

le yen recule par rapport au dollar the yen is losing ground ou falling against the dollar

5. ARMEMENT to recoil

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se reculer verbe pronominal intransitif

(familier)

recule-toi! get back!

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > reculer
5 drop

1. noun
1) Tropfen, der

drops of rain/dew/blood/sweat — Regen- / Tau- / Bluts- / Schweißtropfen

drop by drop, in drops — tropfenweise

be a drop in the ocean or in the or a bucket — (fig.) ein Tropfen auf einen heißen Stein sein; (fig.): (small amount)

[just] a drop — [nur] ein kleiner Tropfen

2) (fig. coll.): (of alcohol) Gläschen, das

have had a drop too much — ein Glas über den Durst getrunken haben (ugs.)

3) in pl. (Med.) Tropfen Pl.

4) (vertical distance)

there was a drop of 50 metres from the roof to the ground below — vom Dach bis zum Boden waren es 50 Meter

5) (abrupt descent of land) plötzlicher Abfall; Absturz, der

6) (fig.): (decrease) Rückgang, der

drop in temperature/prices — Temperatur-/Preisrückgang, der

a drop in the cost of living — ein Sinken der Lebenshaltungskosten

a drop in salary/wages/income — eine Gehalts-/Lohn-/Einkommensminderung
2. intransitive verb,
- pp-

1) (fall) (accidentally) [herunter]fallen; (deliberately) sich [hinunter]fallen lassen

drop out of or from somebody's hand — jemandem aus der Hand fallen

2) (sink to ground) [Person:] fallen

drop to the ground — umfallen; zu Boden fallen

drop [down] dead — tot umfallen

drop dead! — (coll.) scher dich zum Teufel!

drop into bed/an armchair — ins Bett/in einen Sessel sinken

be fit or ready to drop — (coll.) zum Umfallen müde sein

3) (in amount etc.) sinken; [Wind:] abflauen, sich legen; [Stimme:] sich senken; [Kinnlade:] herunterfallen

4) (move, go)

drop back — (Sport) zurückfallen

5) (fall in drops) [Flüssigkeit:] tropfen ( from aus)

6)

drop [back] into one's old routine — in den alten Trott verfallen

drop into the habit or way of doing something — die Gewohnheit annehmen, etwas zu tun

7) (cease)

the affair was allowed to drop — man ließ die Angelegenheit auf sich (Dat.) beruhen

8)

let drop — beiläufig erwähnen [Tatsache, Absicht]; fallen lassen [Bemerkung]

let drop that/when... — beiläufig erwähnen, dass/wann...
3. transitive verb,
- pp-

1) (let fall) fallen lassen; abwerfen [Bomben, Flugblätter, Nachschub]; absetzen [Fallschirmjäger, Truppen]

drop a letter in the letter box — einen Brief einwerfen

drop the latch on the door — den Türriegel vorlegen

2) (by mistake) fallen lassen

she dropped crumbs on the floor/ juice on the table — ihr fielen Krümel auf den Boden/tropfte Saft auf den Tisch

he dropped the glass — ihm fiel das Glas herunter

3) (let fall in drops) tropfen

4) (utter casually) fallen lassen [Namen]

drop a hint — eine Anspielung machen

5) (send casually)

drop somebody a note or line — jemandem [ein paar Zeilen] schreiben

6) (set down, unload from car) absetzen [Mitfahrer, Fahrgast]

7) (omit) (in writing) auslassen; (in speech) nicht aussprechen

drop a name from a list — einen Namen von einer Liste streichen

8) (discontinue, abandon) fallen lassen [Plan, Thema, Anklage]; einstellen [Untersuchung, Ermittlungen]; beiseite lassen [Formalitäten]; aufgeben, Schluss machen mit [Verstellung, Heuchelei]

drop it! — lass das!

shall we drop the subject? — lassen Sie uns [lieber] das Thema wechseln

9)

drop somebody from a team — jemanden aus einer Mannschaft nehmen

10)

drop one's voice — die Stimme senken

11)

dropped handlebars — Rennlenker, der

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/99622/drop_by">drop by

- drop in

- drop off

- drop out

- drop round

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[drop] 1. noun
1) (a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling: a drop of rain.) der Tropfen

2) (a small quantity (of liquid): If you want more wine, there's a drop left.) der Schluck

3) (an act of falling: a drop in temperature.) der Fall

4) (a vertical descent: From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet.) der Abfall
2. verb
1) (to let fall, usually accidentally: She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.) fallen lassen

2) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) fallen

3) (to give up (a friend, a habit etc): I think she's dropped the idea of going to London.) aufgeben

4) (to set down from a car etc: The bus dropped me at the end of the road.) absetzen

5) (to say or write in an informal and casual manner: I'll drop her a note.) ein paar Zeilen schreiben

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- droplet
- droppings
- drop-out
- drop a brick / drop a clanger
- drop back
- drop by
- drop in
- drop off
- drop out
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drop

[drɒp, AM drɑ:p]

I. NOUN

1. (vertical distance) Gefälle nt; (difference in level) Höhenunterschied m

there's a \drop of two metres from the window to the ground die Distanz zwischen Fenster und Boden beträgt zwei Meter

a sheer \drop ein steiles Gefälle

2. (decrease) Rückgang m, Fall m

the \drop in magazine subscriptions is causing concern die Abnahme der Zeitschriftenabonnements ist Besorgnis erregend

\drop in temperatures Temperaturrückgang m

3. (by aircraft) Abwurf m

the supplies were delivered by air \drop die Vorräte wurden mit dem Fallschirm abgeworfen

food/letter \drop Futter-/Postabwurf m

\drop of medical supplies Abwurf m von medizinischen Versorgungsgütern

4. of liquid Tropfen m

\drop of rain/water Regen-/Wassertropfen m

\drops of paint Farbspritzer pl

\drop by \drop tropfenweise

▪ \drops pl MED Tropfen pl

5. ( fam: drink) Schluck m fam, Gläschen nt fam

a \drop more juice/whisky/wine noch einen Schluck Saft/Whisky/Wein

wine anyone? — just a \drop for me please will jemand Wein? — für mich bitte nur ganz wenig

to have had a \drop too much [to drink] ein Glas über den Durst getrunken haben hum fam, einen sitzen haben fam

to have [or take] a \drop sich dat einen genehmigen hum fam

to like a wee \drop BRIT ganz gerne mal einen Schluck trinken

to not touch a \drop keinen Tropfen anrühren

6. (boiled sweet) Bonbon m o nt

fruit \drop Fruchtbonbon nt

7. (collection point) [Geheim]versteck nt

8. (execution by hanging)

▪ the \drop ( dated fam) [Tod m durch] Erhängen nt

he's for the \drop er soll gehängt werden

9.

▶ to get [or have] the \drop on sb jdm zuvorkommen

▶ at the \drop of a hat im Handumdrehen, prompt

▶ a \drop in the ocean ein Tropfen m auf den heißen Stein fig

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

<- pp->

1. (cause to fall)

▪ to \drop sth etw fallen lassen

leaflets were \dropped on the town über der Stadt wurden Flugblätter abgeworfen

to \drop anchor Anker werfen, den Anker auswerfen, vor Anker gehen

to \drop ballast/a bomb Ballast/eine Bombe abwerfen

to \drop a bombshell ( fig) eine Bombe platzenlassen fig fam

to \drop a depth charge eine Wasserbombe abschießen

to \drop a stitch eine Masche fallen lassen

2. (lower)

▪ to \drop sth etw senken

you can \drop your arm now, Claire du kannst deinen Arm jetzt herunternehmen, Claire

to \drop one's eyes die Augen niederschlagen [o geh senken]

to \drop prices die Preise senken

to \drop one's voice die Stimme senken

3. ( fam: send)

to \drop sth in the post [or AM mail] etw in die Post tun fam

to \drop sb a line/postcard jdm ein paar Zeilen/eine [Post]karte schreiben

to \drop a letter into a mailbox AM einen Brief einwerfen

4. (dismiss)

to \drop sb [from his job] jdn entlassen

5. (give up)

▪ to \drop sth etw aufgeben [o fig fallenlassen]

I'm going to \drop aerobics next year nächstes Jahr höre ich mit Aerobic auf

let's \drop the subject lassen wir das Thema

to \drop an allegation/charges eine Behauptung/die Anklage fallenlassen

to \drop a course aus einem Kurs aussteigen fam

to \drop a demand von einer Forderung abgehen

to \drop everything alles stehen und liegen lassen

to let it \drop es auf sich dat beruhen lassen

6. (abandon)

▪ to \drop sb jdn fallenlassen fig, mit jdm nichts mehr zu tun haben wollen; (end a relationship) mit jdm Schluss machen fam

to \drop sb like a hot brick [or potato] ( fig) jdn wie eine heiße Kartoffel fallenlassen fam

7. SPORT

to \drop sb from a team jdn aus einer Mannschaft ausschließen

8. (leave out)

▪ to \drop sth etw weglassen

to \drop one's aitches [or h's] BRIT, AUS den Buchstaben ‚h‘ [im Anlaut] nicht aussprechen [o fam verschlucken] (euphemistisch für jemanden, der zur Unterschicht gehört)

9. ( fam: tell indirectly)

to \drop [sb] a hint [or some hints] [jdm gegenüber] eine Anspielung [o Andeutung] machen

I've been dropping hints that I would like to be invited ich habe durchblicken lassen, dass ich gerne eingeladen werden würde fam

to \drop a remark eine Bemerkung fallen lassen

to \drop a word in sb's ear [about sth] einmal mit jdm [über etw akk] sprechen

don't worry — I've \dropped a word in his ear mach dir keine Sorgen, ich habe ihn schon bearbeitet fam

10.

▶ to \drop the ball AM einen Schnitzer machen

▶ to \drop a brick [or BRIT clanger] ins Fettnäpfchen treten hum fam

▶ to \drop one's guard (cease being careful) unvorsichtig sein; (allow sb to get closer) seine Reserviertheit aufgeben

▶ to let it \drop that... beiläufig erwähnen, dass...; (make known) etw durchblicken lassen

▶ to \drop a name bekannte Persönlichkeiten beiläufig erwähnen und so tun, als würde man sie gut kennen, um andere zu beeindrucken

▶ to \drop sb right in it ( fam) jdn [ganz schön] reinreiten fam

III. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<- pp->

1. (descend) [herunter]fallen

to \drop into a chair in einen Sessel fallen [o sinken]

when he heard that he wasn't going to be invited his jaw \dropped als er hörte, dass er nicht eingeladen war, klappte ihm der Unterkiefer herunter

the curtain \dropped THEAT der Vorhang ist gefallen; ( fig)

the curtain has \dropped on communist rule über die kommunistische Herrschaft ist endgültig der Vorhang gefallen

2. (become lower) land sinken; water level fallen, sich akk senken; prices, temperatures sinken, zurückgehen, fallen

3. ( fam: become exhausted) umfallen, umsinken

to \drop with exhaustion [or tiredness] vor Erschöpfung umfallen

to be fit [or ready] to \drop zum Umfallen müde sein

to \drop [down] dead tot umfallen

\drop dead! ( fam) scher dich zum Teufel! fam

people are \dropping like flies here ( fam) die Leute fallen hier um wie die Fliegen fam

4.

▶ the penny \dropped esp BRIT der Groschen ist gefallen fam

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[drɒp]
1. NOUN

1) of liquid Tropfen m

drop by drop — tropfenweise

a drop of blood — ein Blutstropfen m, ein Tropfen m Blut

just a drop for me — für mich nur einen Tropfen

a drop of wine? — ein Schlückchen nt Wein?

it's a drop in the ocean or bucket (fig) — das ist ein Tropfen auf den heißen Stein

eye drops — Augentropfen pl

2) = fall in temperature, prices Rückgang m (
in gen); (sudden) Sturz m ( in gen); (in blood pressure) Absinken nt ( in gen)
a drop in prices — ein Preisrückgang m/-sturz m

20% is quite a drop — 20%, das ist stark gefallen

he took a big drop in salary when he changed jobs — als er die Stelle wechselte, nahm er eine beträchtliche Gehaltsverschlechterung in Kauf

a sudden/noticeable drop in temperature — ein plötzlicher/merklicher Temperaturabfall

3) = vertical distance = difference in level Höhenunterschied m; (= fall) Sturz m, Fall m

a drop of ten feet — ein Höhenunterschied von zehn Fuß

there's a drop of ten feet down to the ledge — bis zu dem Felsvorsprung geht es zehn Fuß hinunter

it's a nasty drop — es geht tief hinunter

it was a sheer drop from the top of the cliff into the sea — die Klippen fielen schroff zum Meer ab

4) = delivery of supplies, arms Abwurf m; (of drugs etc) Lieferung f; (= parachute jump) (Ab)sprung m

the Red Cross made a drop of medical supplies into the flood zone — das Rote Kreuz warf Medikamente über dem Überschwemmungsgebiet ab

5) of gallows Falltür f

6) THEAT Vorhang m

7) = hiding place for secret mail toter Briefkasten

8)

= advantage to have the drop on sb — jdn ausstechen können

to get the drop on sb — sich (dat) einen Vorteil gegenüber jdm verschaffen

9) = sweet Drops m

2. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) = cause to fall in drops liquid tropfen

2) = allow to fall fallen lassen; bomb, supplies, pamphlets, burden abwerfen; parachutist absetzen; voice senken; curtsy machen; (KNITTING) stitch fallen lassen; (= lower) hemline herunterlassen; (THEAT) curtain herunterlassen

I dropped my watch — meine Uhr ist runtergefallen

don't drop it! — lass es nicht fallen!

he dropped his heavy cases on the floor —

drop that gun! — lass die Pistole fallen!

or mailbox (US) — einen Brief einwerfen or in den Briefkasten werfen

or pants — die Jungen ließen ihre Hosen herunter

3) = kill bird abschießen; (sl) person abknallen (inf)

4) = set down from car person absetzen; thing abliefern; (COMPUT: after dragging with mouse) ablegen; (from boat) cargo löschen

5) = utter casually remark, name fallen lassen; clue geben; hint machen

he let drop that he was going to get married (by mistake) — es rutschte ihm raus, dass er heiraten wollte (inf); (deliberately) er erwähnte so nebenbei, dass er heiraten wollte

6) = send postcard, note, line schreiben

to drop sb a note or a line — jdm ein paar Zeilen schreiben

7) = omit word, reference auslassen; (deliberately) weglassen (from in +dat); programme absetzen

this word drops the "e" in the plural — bei diesem Wort fällt das "e" im Plural weg

the paper refused to drop the story — die Zeitung weigerte sich, die Geschichte fallen zu lassen

he drops his aitches — er verschluckt immer das "h"

8) = abandon work, habit, lifestyle aufgeben; idea, plan fallen lassen, aufgeben; discussion, conversation abbrechen; candidate, minister, friend fallen lassen; girlfriend Schluss machen mit; (JUR) case niederschlagen

you'll find it hard to drop the habit — es wird Ihnen schwerfallen, sich (dat) das abzugewöhnen

you'd better drop the idea — schlagen Sie sich (dat) das aus dem Kopf

to drop sb from a team — jdn aus einer Mannschaft nehmen

let's drop the subject —

let's drop it! — lassen wir das!

drop it! (inf) — hör auf (damit)!

drop everything (and come here immediately)! (inf) — lass alles stehen und liegen (und komm sofort her)!

9) = lose money verlieren, loswerden (inf)

she dropped the first three games (Tennis) — sie gab die ersten drei Spiele ab

10) = give birth to (animal) werfen

3. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) = drip liquid (herunter)tropfen

2) = fall object (herunter)fallen; (THEAT curtain) fallen; (rate, temperature etc) sinken; (wind) sich legen; (voice) sich senken

don't let it drop —

to drop astern (Naut) — zurückfallen

Britain has dropped from fifth to tenth in the league — Großbritannien ist vom fünften auf den zehnten Ligaplatz (zurück)gefallen

3) to the ground person fallen; (= collapse) umfallen, umkippen (inf)

to drop to the ground —

to drop to one's knees — auf die Knie fallen or sinken

she dropped into an armchair — sie sank in einen Sessel, sie ließ sich in einen Sessel fallen

I'm ready to drop (inf) — ich bin zum Umfallen müde (inf)

she danced till she dropped (inf) — sie tanzte bis zum Umfallen (inf) or Gehtnichtmehr (inf)

to drop dead — tot umfallen

drop dead! ( inf, expressing contempt ) — geh zum Teufel!

small businesses were dropping like flies in the recession (inf) — während der Rezession gingen kleine Geschäfte massenweise ein (inf)

4) = end conversation etc aufhören

to let sth drop —

you can't just let the matter drop — Sie können die Sache nicht einfach auf sich beruhen lassen

shall we let it drop? — sollen wir es darauf beruhen lassen?

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drop [drɒp; US drɑp]

A s

1. Tropfen m:

a drop of blood ein Blutstropfen;

empty the glass to the last drop das Glas bis auf den letzten Tropfen leeren;

a drop in the bucket ( oder ocean) fig ein Tropfen auf den heißen Stein;

the last drop which made the cup run over der Tropfen, der das Fass zum Überlaufen brachte

2. pl MED Tropfen pl

3. fig Tropfen m, Tröpfchen n:

drop by drop, in drops tropfen-, tröpfchenweise

4. fig Glas n, Gläschen n:

he has had a drop too much er hat ein Glas oder eins oder einen über den Durst getrunken;

he likes a drop er trinkt gern einen

5. tropfenähnliches Gebilde, besonders

a) Ohrgehänge n

b) (herabhängendes) Prisma (am Glaslüster)

6. Bonbon m/n: → fruit drop

7. a) Fallen n, Fall m ( from aus):

at the drop of a hat umg beim geringsten Anlass; mir nichts, dir nichts;

get ( oder have) the drop on sb umg jemandem (beim Ziehen der Waffe) zuvorkommen, fig jemandem überlegen sein, jemandem (weit) voraus sein

b) → airdrop A

8. fig Fall m, Sturz m:

drop in prices WIRTSCH Preissturz;

drop in (the) temperature Temperatursturz, -abfall;

drop in the voltage ELEK Spannungsabfall

9. Fall(tiefe) m(f):

a drop of ten feet ein Fall aus 10 Fuß Höhe

10. (plötzliche) Senkung, (steiler) Abfall, Gefälle n

11. a) Fallvorrichtung f

b) Vorrichtung f zum Herablassen (von Lasten etc)

12. Falltür f

13. a) Fallbrett n (am Galgen)

b) Galgen m

14. (Fall)Klappe f (am Schlüsselloch etc)

15. besonders US (Brief- etc) Einwurf m

16. → drop curtain

B v/i prät und pperf dropped, obs dropt [drɒpt; US drɑpt]

1. (herab)tropfen, herabtröpfeln

2. triefen ( with von, vor dat)

3. (herab-, herunter)fallen ( from von; out of aus):

let sth drop etwas fallen lassen;

these words dropped from his lips fig diese Worte kamen von seinen Lippen

4. (nieder)sinken, fallen:

drop on one’s knees auf die Knie sinken oder fallen;

drop into a chair in einen Sessel sinken, sich in einen Sessel fallen lassen

5. a) (ohnmächtig) zu Boden sinken, umfallen:

be fit ( oder ready) to drop (with fatigue) zum Umfallen müde sein, sich vor Müdigkeit kaum mehr auf den Beinen halten können

b) auch drop dead tot umfallen:

drop dead! fig sl geh zum Teufel!

6. fig aufhören, im Sande verlaufen, einschlafen:

our correspondence dropped

7. (ver)fallen:

drop into a habit in eine Gewohnheit verfallen, sich etwas angewöhnen

8. (ab)sinken, sich senken

9. sinken, fallen, heruntergehen (Preise, Thermometer etc)

10. leiser werden (Stimme)

11. sich legen (Wind)

12. zufällig oder unerwartet kommen oder gehen:

drop into the room unerwartet ins Zimmer kommen, ins Zimmer schneien umg;

drop across sb (sth) zufällig auf jemanden (etwas) stoßen

13. umg herfallen (on, across, into über jemanden)

14. → drop back:

drop behind

a) zurückfallen hinter (akk),

b) sich zurückfallen lassen hinter (akk);

drop to the rear zurückbleiben, ins Hintertreffen geraten;

drop four places SPORT etc um vier Plätze zurückfallen

15. ZOOL Junge werfen, besonders

a) lammen

b) kalben

c) fohlen

16. abfallen (Gelände etc)

C v/t

1. (herab)tropfen oder (-)tröpfeln lassen

2. tropfenweise eingießen

3. eine Träne vergießen, fallen lassen

4. a) senken, herablassen

b) die Hose herunterlassen

5. fallen lassen, (Golf) den Ball droppen, sein Taschentuch etc verlieren:

drop everything alles liegen und stehen lassen; → potato

6. (hinein)werfen ( into in akk)

7. a) Bomben etc (ab)werfen

b) → airdrop B

8. SCHIFF den Anker auswerfen

9. eine Bemerkung fallen lassen:

drop sb a line ( oder note) jemandem ein paar Zeilen schreiben;

drop names → name-drop

10. ein Thema, eine Absicht etc fallen lassen:

let’s drop the matter sprechen wir von etwas anderem!; → charge C 9

11. eine Tätigkeit aufgeben, aufhören mit, SCHULE ein Fach abwählen:

drop writing aufhören zu schreiben;

drop the correspondence die Korrespondenz einschlafen lassen;

drop it! hör auf damit!, lass das!

12. a) jemanden fallen lassen

b) auch drop from the team SPORT einen Spieler aus der Mannschaft nehmen

c) einen Film etc absetzen

13. besonders US jemanden entlassen

14. ZOOL Junge, besonders Lämmer werfen

15. eine Last, auch Passagiere absetzen

16. besonders US umg Geld verlieren, besonders verspielen

17. Buchstaben etc auslassen: → aitch, H¹ 1

18. a) zu Fall bringen

b) zu Boden schlagen, (Boxen auch) auf die Bretter schicken

19. a) einen Vogel abschießen

b) umg jemanden abknallen

20. die Augen oder die Stimme senken:

drop one’s voice to a whisper

21. SPORT einen Punkt etc abgeben (to gegen):

drop a shot (Golf) einen Schlag verlieren, ein Bogey spielen

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1. noun
1) Tropfen, der

drops of rain/dew/blood/sweat — Regen- / Tau- / Bluts- / Schweißtropfen

drop by drop, in drops — tropfenweise

be a drop in the ocean or in the or a bucket — (fig.) ein Tropfen auf einen heißen Stein sein; (fig.): (small amount)

[just] a drop — [nur] ein kleiner Tropfen

2) (fig. coll.): (of alcohol) Gläschen, das

have had a drop too much — ein Glas über den Durst getrunken haben (ugs.)

3) in pl. (Med.) Tropfen Pl.

4) (vertical distance)

there was a drop of 50 metres from the roof to the ground below — vom Dach bis zum Boden waren es 50 Meter

5) (abrupt descent of land) plötzlicher Abfall; Absturz, der

6) (fig.): (decrease) Rückgang, der

drop in temperature/prices — Temperatur-/Preisrückgang, der

a drop in the cost of living — ein Sinken der Lebenshaltungskosten

a drop in salary/wages/income — eine Gehalts-/Lohn-/Einkommensminderung
2. intransitive verb,
- pp-

1) (fall) (accidentally) [herunter]fallen; (deliberately) sich [hinunter]fallen lassen

drop out of or from somebody's hand — jemandem aus der Hand fallen

2) (sink to ground) [Person:] fallen

drop to the ground — umfallen; zu Boden fallen

drop [down] dead — tot umfallen

drop dead! — (coll.) scher dich zum Teufel!

drop into bed/an armchair — ins Bett/in einen Sessel sinken

be fit or ready to drop — (coll.) zum Umfallen müde sein

3) (in amount etc.) sinken; [Wind:] abflauen, sich legen; [Stimme:] sich senken; [Kinnlade:] herunterfallen

4) (move, go)

drop back — (Sport) zurückfallen

5) (fall in drops) [Flüssigkeit:] tropfen ( from aus)

6)

drop [back] into one's old routine — in den alten Trott verfallen

drop into the habit or way of doing something — die Gewohnheit annehmen, etwas zu tun

7) (cease)

the affair was allowed to drop — man ließ die Angelegenheit auf sich (Dat.) beruhen

8)

let drop — beiläufig erwähnen [Tatsache, Absicht]; fallen lassen [Bemerkung]

let drop that/when... — beiläufig erwähnen, dass/wann...
3. transitive verb,
- pp-

1) (let fall) fallen lassen; abwerfen [Bomben, Flugblätter, Nachschub]; absetzen [Fallschirmjäger, Truppen]

drop a letter in the letter box — einen Brief einwerfen

drop the latch on the door — den Türriegel vorlegen

2) (by mistake) fallen lassen

she dropped crumbs on the floor/ juice on the table — ihr fielen Krümel auf den Boden/tropfte Saft auf den Tisch

he dropped the glass — ihm fiel das Glas herunter

3) (let fall in drops) tropfen

4) (utter casually) fallen lassen [Namen]

drop a hint — eine Anspielung machen

5) (send casually)

drop somebody a note or line — jemandem [ein paar Zeilen] schreiben

6) (set down, unload from car) absetzen [Mitfahrer, Fahrgast]

7) (omit) (in writing) auslassen; (in speech) nicht aussprechen

drop a name from a list — einen Namen von einer Liste streichen

8) (discontinue, abandon) fallen lassen [Plan, Thema, Anklage]; einstellen [Untersuchung, Ermittlungen]; beiseite lassen [Formalitäten]; aufgeben, Schluss machen mit [Verstellung, Heuchelei]

drop it! — lass das!

shall we drop the subject? — lassen Sie uns [lieber] das Thema wechseln

9)

drop somebody from a team — jemanden aus einer Mannschaft nehmen

10)

drop one's voice — die Stimme senken

11)

dropped handlebars — Rennlenker, der

Phrasal Verbs:

- drop by

- drop in

- drop off

- drop out

- drop round

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n.

Abfall -¨e m.

Niederfallen n.

Schlückchen n.

Tropfen - m. v.

absetzen v.

fallen (lassen) v.

fallen v.

(§ p.,pp.: fiel, ist gefallen)

streichen v.

(§ p.,pp.: strich, ist/hat gestrichen)

tropfen v.

zusammen brechen v.

zusammenbrechen (alt.Rechtschreibung) v.

English-german dictionary > drop
6 turn over

1. transitive verb
1) (cause to fall over) umwerfen

2) (expose the other side of) umdrehen; umgraben [Erde]

3) drehen [Motor]

4)

turn something over [in one's mind] — sich (Dat.) etwas hin und her überlegen

5) (hand over) übergeben (to Dat.) [Betrieb, Amt]
2. intransitive verb
1) (tip over) umkippen; [Boot:] kentern, umschlagen; [Auto, Flugzeug:] sich überschlagen

2) (from one side to the other) sich umdrehen

turn over on to one's back — sich auf den Rücken drehen

3) [Motor:] laufen

4)

my stomach turned over at the thought of it — beim Gedanken daran drehte sich mir der Magen um (ugs.)

5) (turn a page) weiterblättern

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(to give (something) up (to): He turned the money over to the police.) übergeben

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◆ turn over

I. vi

1. (move) person sich akk umdrehen; boat kentern, umkippen; plane, car sich überschlagen

the dog \turn overed over on its back der Hund drehte sich auf den Rücken

2. (sell) laufen

French cheese \turn overs over quite slowly in American supermarkets französischer Käse geht in den amerikanischen Supermärkten nicht so gut

3. (operate) engine laufen; (start) anspringen

4. BRIT TV (change TV channel) umschalten

5. (feel nauseous)

at the mere thought of it my stomach \turn overed over schon bei dem Gedanken daran drehte sich mir der Magen um

6. (in book) umblättern

II. vt

1. (move)

▪ to \turn over over ⇆ sth/sb etw/jdn umdrehen [o SCHWEIZ meist kehren]

to \turn over a burger over einen Burger wenden [o SCHWEIZ meist kehren]

to \turn over a mattress over eine Matratze wenden [o SCHWEIZ meist kehren]

to \turn over a page over eine Seite umblättern

to have \turn overed over two pages eine Seite übersprungen haben

to \turn over over the soil den Boden umgraben

2. (cause to fall over)

▪ to \turn over over ⇆ sth etw umwerfen

they \turn overed the car over sie überschlugen sich

3. (take to authorities)

to \turn over over ⇆ sb [to the police] jdn [der Polizei] übergeben

4. (delegate responsibility)

▪ to \turn over over ⇆ sth to sb jdm etw übertragen

to \turn over over control of a department to sb jdm die Kontrolle über eine Abteilung übergeben

to \turn over over pieces of evidence for analysis Beweisstücke zur Untersuchung übergeben

5. (give)

▪ to \turn over over ⇆ sth to sb jdm etw [über]geben

the boy was forced to \turn over his water gun over to the teacher der Junge musste dem Lehrer seine Wasserpistole aushändigen

6. (ponder)

▪ to \turn over over ⇆ sth etw sorgfältig überdenken

to \turn over sth over in one's head/mind sich dat etw durch den Kopf gehen lassen

7. ECON (alter function)

▪ to \turn over over ⇆ sth to sth factory etw auf etw akk umstellen

8. FIN, ECON

▪ to \turn over over ⇆ sth:

they \turn over over £1,500 a month sie haben einen Umsatz von 1.500 Pfund im Monat

9. (operate)

to \turn over over the engine einen Motor laufen lassen

10. BRIT ( fam: burglarize destructively)

▪ to \turn over over ⇆ sth etw [völlig verwüsten und] ausräumen

the agents \turn overed over the office die Agenten stellten das ganze Büro auf den Kopf

11.

▶ to \turn over over a new leaf einen [ganz] neuen Anfang machen

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turn over

A v/t

1. WIRTSCH Geld, Ware umsetzen, einen Umsatz haben von:

he turns over £1,000 a week er hat einen wöchentlichen Umsatz von 1000 Pfund

2. umdrehen, -wenden, besonders ein Blatt, eine Seite umblättern: → academic.ru/42176/leaf">leaf A 4

3. umwerfen, -kippen

4. (to)

a) übertragen (dat oder auf akk), übergeben (dat)

b) jemanden (der Polizei etc) ausliefern oder übergeben:

turn over a business to sb jemandem ein Geschäft übergeben

5. auch turn over in one’s mind sich etwas überlegen oder durch den Kopf gehen lassen

B v/i

1. sich drehen, rotieren

2. sich im Bett etc umdrehen: → grave¹ 1

3. umkippen, -schlagen

4. umblättern:

“please turn over” „bitte wenden!“

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1. transitive verb
1) (cause to fall over) umwerfen

2) (expose the other side of) umdrehen; umgraben [Erde]

3) drehen [Motor]

4)

turn something over [in one's mind] — sich (Dat.) etwas hin und her überlegen

5) (hand over) übergeben (to Dat.) [Betrieb, Amt]
2. intransitive verb
1) (tip over) umkippen; [Boot:] kentern, umschlagen; [Auto, Flugzeug:] sich überschlagen

2) (from one side to the other) sich umdrehen

turn over on to one's back — sich auf den Rücken drehen

3) [Motor:] laufen

4)

my stomach turned over at the thought of it — beim Gedanken daran drehte sich mir der Magen um (ugs.)

5) (turn a page) weiterblättern

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v.

umdrehen v.

übergeben v.

English-german dictionary > turn over
7 knock

knock

A n

1 ( blow) coup m ; a knock on the head un coup sur la tête ; to take a knock prendre un coup ; a knock with a hammer un coup de marteau ; a knock at the door un coup à la porte ; I'll give you a knock at 7.30 je frapperai à ta porte à 7 h 30 ; I thought I heard a knock je crois qu'on a frappé ;

2 onomat knock! knock! toc! toc! ;

3 fig ( setback) coup m ; to take a knock en prendre un coup ; it gave his confidence a knock son assurance en a pris un coup ; I've had worse knocks j'ai subi pire que ça ; you must learn to take the knocks tu dois apprendre à encaisser ○ (les coups).

B vtr

1 ( strike) cogner [object] ; to knock one's head/arm on sth se cogner la tête/le bras contre qch ; to knock sb on the head/arm with sth donner un coup sur la tête/le bras de qn avec qch ; to knock sb/sth into/against/across projeter qn/qch dans/contre/à travers ; to knock sb unconscious ou senseless ou silly ○ [person, object, blow] assommer qn ; to knock a hole in sth faire un trou dans qch ; to knock sth straight/flat redresser/aplatir qch ; to knock two rooms into one abattre la cloison entre deux pièces ;

2 ( cause to move) to knock sth off ou out of sth faire tomber qch de qch ; to knock sb/sth over sth envoyer qn/qch par-dessus qch ; to knock sb/sth to the ground faire tomber qn/qch par terre ; she knocked the ball into the pond elle a envoyé la balle dans l'étang ; to knock a nail/peg into sth enfoncer un clou/une cheville dans qch ; to knock the handle off the jug casser l'anse du pot ; to knock sb off his feet [blast, wave] soulever qn ; to knock sb/sth out of the way écarter qn/qch ; to knock sb flat étendre qn par terre ;

3 ( beat) to knock the enthusiasm/spirit out of sb faire perdre son enthousiasme/sa joie de vivre à qn ; I'll knock that stupid smile off his face je vais lui faire passer ce sourire stupide ; that will knock a bit of sense into him ça va peut-être lui inculquer un peu de bon sens ;

4 ○ ( criticize) critiquer [method, opposition, achievement] ; dénigrer [person] ; don't knock it! hum arrête de critiquer!

C vi

1 ( make sound) ( involuntarily) [branch, object] cogner (on, against contre) ; ( deliberately) [person] frapper (at, on à) ; [engine, water pipes] cogner ;

2 ( collide) to knock into ou against sth heurter qch ; to knock into each other se heurter.

Idioms

his knees were knocking ses genoux tremblaient, tellement il avait peur ; to knock sth on the head ○ mettre fin à qch ; to be knocking on a bit ○ commencer à se faire vieux ; it must be knocking on ○ 30 years since… ça ne doit pas faire loin de 30 ans que… ; I'll knock your heads together! je vous ferai entendre raison!

Phrasal verbs

■ knock about ○, knock around ○:

▶ knock about traîner ;

▶ knock about [sth] [object] traîner dans [house, area] ; to knock about with sb ○ fréquenter qn ; to knock about together ○ [adults] se fréquenter ;

▶ knock [sb] about ○ malmener ;

▶ knock [sth] about

1 ( buffet) [storm] ballotter [boat] ;

2 Sport let's just knock the ball about faisons juste des balles.

■ knock back:

▶ knock back [sth], knock [sth] back

1 ( return) [player] renvoyer [ball] ;

2 ○ ( swallow) descendre ○ [drink] ;

3 ○ ( reject) rejeter [offer] ; refuser [invitation] ;

▶ knock [sb] back

1 ( surprise) [news] secouer [person] ;

2 ○ ( cost) that dress must have knocked her back a few quid ○ cette robe a dû lui coûter une fortune ;

3 ( refuse) jeter ○ [person].

■ knock down:

▶ knock [sb/sth] down, knock down [sb/sth]

1 ( cause to fall) ( deliberately) [aggressor] jeter [qn] à terre [victim, opponent] ; [police] défoncer [door] ; [builder] abattre [building] ; ( accidentally) [person, vehicle, animal] renverser [person, object] ; [lightning, wind] abattre [tree, fence] ; fig [person] abattre [obstacle, barrier] ;

2 ( reduce) [buyer] faire baisser [price] ; [seller] baisser [price] ; I managed to knock him down by a few pounds j'ai réussi à le faire baisser de plusieurs livres ;

3 ( allocate) [auctioneer] adjuger [lot].

■ knock in:

▶ knock [sth] in, knock in [sth] ( deliberately) [person] planter [nail, peg] ; [golfer] rentrer ○ [ball] ; ( accidentally) [blow] enfoncer [side, top].

■ knock into:

▶ knock into [sb/sth] heurter.

■ knock off:

▶ knock off ○ [worker] arrêter de travailler ;

▶ knock [sb/sth] off, knock off [sb/sth]

1 ( cause to fall) [person, blow, force] faire tomber [person, object] ; [movement, blow] désarçonner [rider] ; [person] écarter [insect] ; [wind, person] décapiter [flower heads] ; [person, blow] desceller [handle, end, car mirror] ;

2 ( reduce) I'll knock £10 off for you je vous ferai une réduction de 10 livres ; she wouldn't knock anything off elle ne voulait faire aucune réduction ; he knocked 20% off the bill il a déduit 20% de la note ;

3 ○ ( steal) subtiliser [car, object] ;

4 ○ ( stop) knock it off! ça suffit! ;

5 ◑ ( have sex with) culbuter ◑ [person].

■ knock out:

▶ knock [sb/sth] out, knock out [sb/sth]

1 ( dislodge) [person, blow] casser [tooth] ; [blast] souffler [window] ; [person, blow] arracher [peg, nail, support] ; [person] vider [contents] ;

2 ( make unconscious) [person, blow] assommer [person, animal] ; [drug] endormir [person, animal] ; [boxer] mettre [qn] au tapis [opponent] ; don't drink the punch, it will knock you out! ne bois pas le punch, ça va t'assommer! ; all that walking has knocked him out ○ ça l'a épuisé de marcher si longtemps ;

3 ( destroy) [enemy, shell] faire sauter [tank] ; [enemy, shell] mettre [qch] hors service [factory] ; [strike action, breakdown] paralyser [production, service] ;

4 Sport ( eliminate) [competitor] éliminer [opponent, team] ;

5 Aut ( straighten) [mechanic] redresser [dent, metal] ;

6 ○ ( produce) [machine] débiter [quantity] ; [person] jouer [tune] ;

7 ○ ( overwhelm) [performance, appearance, good news] émerveiller [person] ; [bad news] consterner ;

▶ knock oneself out

1 ( become unconscious) s'assommer ;

2 ○ ( become exhausted) s'éreinter ○.

■ knock over:

▶ knock [sb/sth] over, knock over [sb/sth] [person, animal, vehicle, force] renverser [person, animal, object].

■ knock through Constr you could knock through into the dining-room vous pourriez abattre le mur de la salle à manger.

■ knock together:

▶ knock together [knees, objects] s'entrechoquer ;

▶ knock [sth] together, knock together [sth] ○

1 ( create) bricoler [furniture, shelter] ; confectionner [meal] ; mettre [qch] sur pied [show, reception] ;

2 ( bang together) cogner l'un contre l'autre ; they need their heads knocking together fig ils auraient besoin d'une bonne leçon.

■ knock up:

▶ knock up ( in tennis) faire des balles (with avec) ;

▶ knock [sth] up, knock up [sth]

1 ○ ( make) bricoler [furniture, shelter] ; confectionner [meal, outfit] ;

2 ○ Sport [competitor, player] totaliser [points] ; réaliser [score] ;

▶ knock [sb] up, knock up [sb]

1 ( awaken) réveiller [person] ;

2 ○ ( exhaust) mettre [qn] à plat ○ ;

3 ◑ ( make pregnant) mettre [qn] en cloque ○.

Big English-French dictionary > knock
8 caso

m.

case.

el caso es que… the thing is (that)…; (el hecho es que) what matters is (that)… (lo importante es que)

el caso Dreyfus the Dreyfus affair

en caso afirmativo/negativo if so/not

en caso de in the event of

en caso de que if

(en) caso de que venga should she come

en cualquier o todo caso in any event o case

en el mejor/peor de los casos at best/worst

en tal o ese caso in that case

en último caso as a last resort

ir al caso to get to the point

pongamos por caso que… let's suppose (that)…

ser un caso to be a case, to be a right one

ser un caso perdido to be a lost cause

no venir al caso to be irrelevant

caso de conciencia matter of conscience

fue un caso de fuerza mayor it was due to force of circumstances

pres.indicat.

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

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caso

► nombre masculino

1 (ocasión) case, occasion

2 (suceso) event, happening

3 (asunto) affair

■ el caso Roldán the Roldán affair

4 (policial, medical) case

■ es un caso clínico it's a clinical case

5 (gramatical) case

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FRASEOLOGÍA

cuando llegue el caso in due course

dado el caso de que... in the event of...

el caso es que... the fact is that..., the thing is that...

en caso contrario otherwise

en caso de in case of, in the event of

en caso de necesidad if need be, if necessary

en caso de que if

■ en caso de que te pierdas, llámame if you get lost, call me

en cualquier caso in any case

en el mejor de los casos at best

en el peor de los casos at worst

en este caso in such a case

en todo caso anyhow, at any rate

en último caso as a last resort

en un caso extremo as a last resort

¡eres (es, etc) un caso! familiar you're (he's etc) a case!

hacer al caso / venir al caso to be relevant

hacer caso de alguien / hacer caso a alguien to pay attention to somebody, take notice of somebody

■ no le hagas caso don't pay any attention to him

hacer caso omiso de algo to take no notice of something, ignore something

no venir al caso to be beside the point

para el caso es igual it's the same, it doesn't make any difference

pongamos por caso let's say, suppose

verse en el caso de to be compelled to

caso de fuerza mayor dire necessity

caso perdido hopeless case

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noun m.

1) case

2) affair

•

- hacer caso de

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SM

1) (=circunstancia)

a) [gen] case

ahí tienes el caso de Pedro — take Pedro's case

en esos casos la policía corta la circulación — in such cases the police block the road off

en el caso de Francia — in France's case, in the case of France

me creía en el caso de informarles — I felt obliged to inform you

b)

• en caso afirmativo — if so

• en (el) caso contrario — if not, otherwise

• en cualquier caso — in any case

• en caso de — in the event of

esto protege al conductor en caso de accidente — this protects the driver in the event of an accident

en caso de necesidad — if necessary

en caso de no ser posible — should it not be possible

en (el) caso de que venga — if he comes, should he come

en caso de que llueva, iremos en autobús — if it rains, we'll go by bus

• en ese caso — in that case

• en el mejor de los casos — at best

• en caso necesario — if necessary

• en caso negativo — if not, otherwise

• en el peor de los casos — at worst

• en su caso — where appropriate

su finalidad es el cuidado y, en su caso, educación de los niños — their aim is to care for and, where appropriate, educate the children

• en tal caso — in such a case

• en todo caso — in any case

• en último caso — as a last resort, in the last resort

• en uno u otro caso — one way or the other
extremo I, 1)
c)

• darse el caso, todavía no se ha dado el caso — such a situation hasn't yet arisen

dado el caso que tuvieras que irte, ¿a dónde irías? — in the event that you did have to go, where would you go?

• el caso es que..., el caso es que se me olvidó su nombre — the thing is I forgot her name

el caso es que tiene razón — the fact is (that) she's right

el caso es que no me gustó — basically I didn't like it

el caso es que me entiendan — the main thing is to make myself understood

• hablar al caso — to keep to the point

• hacer al caso — to be relevant

• pongamos por caso que... — let us suppose that...

pongamos por caso a Luis — let's take Luis as an example

• ponte en mi caso — put yourself in my position

• según el caso — as the case may be

necesitan una o dos sesiones de rayos, según el caso — they need either one or two X-ray treatment sessions, as the case may be o depending on the circumstances

sustitúyase, según el caso, por una frase u otra — replace with one or other of the phrases, as appropriate

según lo requiera el caso — as the case may require, depending on the requirements of the case in question

• este ejemplo debería servir para el caso — this example should serve our purpose o should do

• no tiene caso — Méx there's no point (in it)

• ¡ vamos al caso! — let's get down to business!

• vaya por caso... — to give an example...

• venir al caso — to be relevant

no venir al caso — to be beside the point

• verse en el caso de hacer algo — to be obliged to do sth

2) (Med) case

ha habido tres casos de meningitis — there have been three cases of meningitis

caso clínico — clinical case

3) (=asunto) affair; (Jur) case

el caso Hess — the Hess affair

la juez encargada del caso — the judge hearing the case

• es un caso perdido — [situación] it's a hopeless case; [persona] he's a dead loss, he's hopeless

caso de autos — case in hand

caso de conciencia — question of conscience

caso fortuito — (Jur) act of God; (=suceso imprevisto) unforeseen circumstance

caso límite — extreme case

4)

• hacer caso a o de algo — to take notice of sth, pay attention to sth

no me hacen caso — they take no notice of me, they pay no attention to me

no le hagas caso — don't take any notice of him

¡no haga usted caso! — take no notice!

hazle caso, que ella tiene más experiencia — listen to her, she has more experience

maldito el caso que me hace — * a fat lot of notice he takes of me *

• ni caso, tú a todo lo que te diga ¡ni caso! — * take no notice of what he says!

se lo dije, pero ni caso — I told him, but he took absolutely no notice

• hacer caso omiso de algo — to ignore sth

5) (Ling) case

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masculino

1) (situación, coyuntura) case

en esos casos — in cases like that

en último caso — if it comes to it, if the worst comes to the worst

es un caso límite — it is a borderline case

en el mejor de los casos — at (the very) best

en el peor de los casos te pondrán una multa — the worst they can do is fine you

a veces se da el caso de... — from time to time it happens that...

si se diera el caso de que tuvieras que quedarte... — if you did have to stay...

para el caso es igual — what difference does it make?

ponte en mi caso — put yourself in my place

lo que dijo no venía al caso — what she said had nothing to do with what we were talking about

pongamos por caso que... — let's assume that...

2) (en locs)

el caso es que: el caso es que están todos bien the important o main thing is that everybody is all right; el caso es que no sé si... the thing is that I don't know whether...; en caso de: en caso de incendio rómpase el cristal in case of fire break glass; en caso de que no pueda asistir... if you are unable to attend...; en caso contrario otherwise; en cualquier caso in any case; en tal caso in such a (frml) o in that case; en todo caso: no estará para mañana, en todo caso para el jueves it won't be done for tomorrow, maybe Thursday; quizá venga, en todo caso dijo que llamaría she might come, in any case she said she'd ring; llegado el caso if it comes to it; según el caso as appropriate; no hay/hubo caso (AmL fam) it is no good o no use/it was no good o no use; no tiene caso — it is absolutely pointless

3) (Der, Med) case

el caso Solasa — Solasa affair o case

el suyo es un caso especial — his is a special case

ser un caso — (fam)

es un caso — he's/she's something else (colloq)

ser un caso perdido — (fam) to be a hopeless case (colloq)

- caso fortuito

4) ( atención)

hacerle caso a alguien — to pay attention to somebody, take notice of somebody

maldito el caso que me hace — she doesn't take the slightest notice of what I say

hacer caso de algo — to pay attention to something; to take notice of something

no hizo caso de las señales de peligro — she took no notice of o paid no attention to the warning signs

hacer caso omiso de algo — to take no notice of something, ignore something

5) (Ling) case

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= case, case, case, instance, case history, episode, legal case, court case, occurrence.

Ex. Some categories of material defy helpful categorisation, and need to be treated as special cases.

Ex. Enter a judgement and other judicial decisions of a court in a case under the heading for the court.

Ex. A ' case' is a class of documents or organisations in which that problem is found.

Ex. In these instances a reference is not only shorter than an added entry, but removes the need to make multiple added entries.

Ex. The librarian should remember that the literature contains many case histories where failure can be directly traced to neglect of this principle.

Ex. No critics review issues of magazines or the weekly episodes of Crossroads or Coronation Street but women's magazines and these television serials all have readership and viewers numbered in millions.

Ex. Prisoners rely on inadequate legal resources in prison law libraries to prepare legal cases to protect their constitutional rights.

Ex. This article reviews recent copyright court cases involving issues of information access and use.

Ex. Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.

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* ayuda en caso de catástrofe = disaster relief.

* basado en casos prácticos reales = case-based [case based].

* cada caso por separado = on a case-by-case basis.

* caso abierto = cold case.

* caso clínico = clinical case.

* caso comercial = business case.

* caso con éxito = success story.

* caso hipotético = hypothetical case.

* caso nominativo = nominative case.

* caso objetivo = objective case.

* caso perdido = basket case.

* caso por daños y perjuicios = damages case.

* caso práctico = case study, case, practical case.

* caso real = case study.

* casos = casework, case scenarios.

* casos prácticos = best practices.

* caso teórico = theoretical case.

* caso triste = sad story.

* como en el caso de = as with, just as for, as in the case of.

* como es el caso de = as it is with, as with.

* como ocurre en estos casos = as is the way with these things.

* como + ocurrir + en el caso de = as + be + the case for.

* cuando sea el caso = when applicable.

* darse el caso que + Indicativo = happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo.

* defender + Posesivo + caso = take up + Posesivo + case.

* de nuevo en este caso = here again.

* en algunos casos = in some cases.

* en ambos casos = in either case, in either instance.

* en aquellos casos = in those cases.

* en aquellos casos en los que = in those cases where.

* en caso de darse circunstancias ajenas a + Posesivo + control = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.

* en caso de emerencia = in an emergency.

* en caso de emergencia = in an emergency situation.

* en caso de fuerza mayor = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.

* en casos raros = in rare cases.

* en ciertos casos = in certain cases.

* en cualquier caso = for that matter, in any event, in any case, in either case.

* en cuyo caso = in which case.

* en el caso de = for, in association with, in the case of, in the event of, in case of, in the context of.

* en (el) caso de que = in the event that, should, in case.

* en el caso poco probable de que = in the unlikely case (that).

* en el improbable caso de que = in the unlikely case (that).

* en el mejor de los casos = at best, at most, ideally, in the best of circumstances, the best case scenario, at the most, at the best of times, at the very best.

* en el peor de los casos = at worst, in the worst of circumstances, at + Posesivo + very worst, the worst case scenario, at + Posesivo + worst, in the worst case.

* en el primer caso = in the former case.

* en el segundo caso = in the latter case.

* en el último caso = in the latter case.

* en ese caso = in that case.

* en esos casos = in those cases.

* en este caso = in this case.

* en estos casos = in these cases.

* en la mayoría de los casos = most often, in most cases, in the majority of cases, mostly, under most circumstances.

* en los casos en que = where.

* en muchos casos = in many instances.

* en raros casos = in rare cases.

* enseñanza a través del estudio de casos = case-teaching.

* en todo caso = if anything.

* escritor de casos prácticos = case writer [case-writer].

* éste es también el caso de = the same is true (for/of/with).

* éste no es el caso en = not so in.

* esto no ocurre en el caso de = the same is not true (for/of/with).

* estudio de caso = case study.

* excepto en el caso de que = except when.

* gestión de casos clínicos = case management.

* gramática de casos = case grammar.

* hacer caso = take + notice, listen (to).

* hacer caso a Alguien = take + Posesivo + word for it.

* hacer caso (a/de) = pay + attention to.

* hacer caso omiso = disregard, brush aside, go + unheeded, fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears, thumb + Posesivo + nose at, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, fly in + the face of, push aside.

* hacer caso omiso a = be oblivious of/to.

* haciendo caso omiso de = heedless of, in defiance of.

* libro de casos prácticos = case book.

* menos en el caso de que = except when.

* ¡ni hablar del caso! = no dice!.

* no es lo mismo en el caso de = the same is not true (for/of/with).

* no hacer caso = brush aside.

* no hacer caso a = turn + Posesivo + back on.

* no hacer caso de = slight.

* normativa en caso de incendio = fire regulations.

* no venir al caso = be immaterial.

* para el caso = for that matter.

* para que este sea el caso = for this to be the case.

* peor caso, el = worst case, the.

* peor de los casos, el = worst case, the.

* pongamos el caso de que = for the sake of + argument.

* refutar un caso = state + case against.

* relacionado a un caso concreto = case-related.

* resolver un caso = crack + a case.

* salvo en el caso de = save in the case of, short of.

* ser el caso (de) = be the case (with).

* ser un caso aparte = be in a league of its own.

* ser un caso completamente diferente = be in a league of its own.

* ser un caso excepcional = be in a league of its own.

* si éste es el caso = if this is the case.

* si éste no es el caso = if this is not the case.

* sin hacer caso = regardless.

* tú hazme caso = take it from me.

* un caso perdido = a dead dog.

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masculino

1) (situación, coyuntura) case

en esos casos — in cases like that

en último caso — if it comes to it, if the worst comes to the worst

es un caso límite — it is a borderline case

en el mejor de los casos — at (the very) best

en el peor de los casos te pondrán una multa — the worst they can do is fine you

a veces se da el caso de... — from time to time it happens that...

si se diera el caso de que tuvieras que quedarte... — if you did have to stay...

para el caso es igual — what difference does it make?

ponte en mi caso — put yourself in my place

lo que dijo no venía al caso — what she said had nothing to do with what we were talking about

pongamos por caso que... — let's assume that...

2) (en locs)

el caso es que: el caso es que están todos bien the important o main thing is that everybody is all right; el caso es que no sé si... the thing is that I don't know whether...; en caso de: en caso de incendio rómpase el cristal in case of fire break glass; en caso de que no pueda asistir... if you are unable to attend...; en caso contrario otherwise; en cualquier caso in any case; en tal caso in such a (frml) o in that case; en todo caso: no estará para mañana, en todo caso para el jueves it won't be done for tomorrow, maybe Thursday; quizá venga, en todo caso dijo que llamaría she might come, in any case she said she'd ring; llegado el caso if it comes to it; según el caso as appropriate; no hay/hubo caso (AmL fam) it is no good o no use/it was no good o no use; no tiene caso — it is absolutely pointless

3) (Der, Med) case

el caso Solasa — Solasa affair o case

el suyo es un caso especial — his is a special case

ser un caso — (fam)

es un caso — he's/she's something else (colloq)

ser un caso perdido — (fam) to be a hopeless case (colloq)

- caso fortuito

4) ( atención)

hacerle caso a alguien — to pay attention to somebody, take notice of somebody

maldito el caso que me hace — she doesn't take the slightest notice of what I say

hacer caso de algo — to pay attention to something; to take notice of something

no hizo caso de las señales de peligro — she took no notice of o paid no attention to the warning signs

hacer caso omiso de algo — to take no notice of something, ignore something

5) (Ling) case

* * *

= case, case, case, instance, case history, episode, legal case, court case, occurrence.

Ex: Some categories of material defy helpful categorisation, and need to be treated as special cases.

Ex: Enter a judgement and other judicial decisions of a court in a case under the heading for the court.

Ex: A ' case' is a class of documents or organisations in which that problem is found.

Ex: In these instances a reference is not only shorter than an added entry, but removes the need to make multiple added entries.

Ex: The librarian should remember that the literature contains many case histories where failure can be directly traced to neglect of this principle.

Ex: No critics review issues of magazines or the weekly episodes of Crossroads or Coronation Street but women's magazines and these television serials all have readership and viewers numbered in millions.

Ex: Prisoners rely on inadequate legal resources in prison law libraries to prepare legal cases to protect their constitutional rights.

Ex: This article reviews recent copyright court cases involving issues of information access and use.

Ex: Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.

* ayuda en caso de catástrofe = disaster relief.

* basado en casos prácticos reales = case-based [case based].

* cada caso por separado = on a case-by-case basis.

* caso abierto = cold case.

* caso clínico = clinical case.

* caso comercial = business case.

* caso con éxito = success story.

* caso hipotético = hypothetical case.

* caso nominativo = nominative case.

* caso objetivo = objective case.

* caso perdido = basket case.

* caso por daños y perjuicios = damages case.

* caso práctico = case study, case, practical case.

* caso real = case study.

* casos = casework, case scenarios.

* casos prácticos = best practices.

* caso teórico = theoretical case.

* caso triste = sad story.

* como en el caso de = as with, just as for, as in the case of.

* como es el caso de = as it is with, as with.

* como ocurre en estos casos = as is the way with these things.

* como + ocurrir + en el caso de = as + be + the case for.

* cuando sea el caso = when applicable.

* darse el caso que + Indicativo = happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo.

* defender + Posesivo + caso = take up + Posesivo + case.

* de nuevo en este caso = here again.

* en algunos casos = in some cases.

* en ambos casos = in either case, in either instance.

* en aquellos casos = in those cases.

* en aquellos casos en los que = in those cases where.

* en caso de darse circunstancias ajenas a + Posesivo + control = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.

* en caso de emerencia = in an emergency.

* en caso de emergencia = in an emergency situation.

* en caso de fuerza mayor = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.

* en casos raros = in rare cases.

* en ciertos casos = in certain cases.

* en cualquier caso = for that matter, in any event, in any case, in either case.

* en cuyo caso = in which case.

* en el caso de = for, in association with, in the case of, in the event of, in case of, in the context of.

* en (el) caso de que = in the event that, should, in case.

* en el caso poco probable de que = in the unlikely case (that).

* en el improbable caso de que = in the unlikely case (that).

* en el mejor de los casos = at best, at most, ideally, in the best of circumstances, the best case scenario, at the most, at the best of times, at the very best.

* en el peor de los casos = at worst, in the worst of circumstances, at + Posesivo + very worst, the worst case scenario, at + Posesivo + worst, in the worst case.

* en el primer caso = in the former case.

* en el segundo caso = in the latter case.

* en el último caso = in the latter case.

* en ese caso = in that case.

* en esos casos = in those cases.

* en este caso = in this case.

* en estos casos = in these cases.

* en la mayoría de los casos = most often, in most cases, in the majority of cases, mostly, under most circumstances.

* en los casos en que = where.

* en muchos casos = in many instances.

* en raros casos = in rare cases.

* enseñanza a través del estudio de casos = case-teaching.

* en todo caso = if anything.

* escritor de casos prácticos = case writer [case-writer].

* éste es también el caso de = the same is true (for/of/with).

* éste no es el caso en = not so in.

* esto no ocurre en el caso de = the same is not true (for/of/with).

* estudio de caso = case study.

* excepto en el caso de que = except when.

* gestión de casos clínicos = case management.

* gramática de casos = case grammar.

* hacer caso = take + notice, listen (to).

* hacer caso a Alguien = take + Posesivo + word for it.

* hacer caso (a/de) = pay + attention to.

* hacer caso omiso = disregard, brush aside, go + unheeded, fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears, thumb + Posesivo + nose at, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, fly in + the face of, push aside.

* hacer caso omiso a = be oblivious of/to.

* haciendo caso omiso de = heedless of, in defiance of.

* libro de casos prácticos = case book.

* menos en el caso de que = except when.

* ¡ni hablar del caso! = no dice!.

* no es lo mismo en el caso de = the same is not true (for/of/with).

* no hacer caso = brush aside.

* no hacer caso a = turn + Posesivo + back on.

* no hacer caso de = slight.

* normativa en caso de incendio = fire regulations.

* no venir al caso = be immaterial.

* para el caso = for that matter.

* para que este sea el caso = for this to be the case.

* peor caso, el = worst case, the.

* peor de los casos, el = worst case, the.

* pongamos el caso de que = for the sake of + argument.

* refutar un caso = state + case against.

* relacionado a un caso concreto = case-related.

* resolver un caso = crack + a case.

* salvo en el caso de = save in the case of, short of.

* ser el caso (de) = be the case (with).

* ser un caso aparte = be in a league of its own.

* ser un caso completamente diferente = be in a league of its own.

* ser un caso excepcional = be in a league of its own.

* si éste es el caso = if this is the case.

* si éste no es el caso = if this is not the case.

* sin hacer caso = regardless.

* tú hazme caso = take it from me.

* un caso perdido = a dead dog.

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caso

masculine

A (situación, coyuntura) case

en esos casos, lo mejor es no decir nada in cases o situations like that, it's best not to say anything

si ése es el caso … if that's the case …

en último caso siempre puedes acudir a tu tío as a last resort you could always go to your uncle

en último caso nos vamos a pie if it comes to it o if the worst comes to the worst, we'll just have to walk

es un caso límite it is a borderline case

aun en el mejor de los casos even at the very best

en el peor de los casos te pondrán una multa the worst they can do is fine you

de vez en cuando se da el caso de … from time to time cases arise of o there are cases of …

pocas veces se ha dado el caso de que hayan tenido que disparar there have been few cases in which they have had to shoot

si se diera el caso de que tuvieras que quedarte en Londres if you should have to stay in London

para el caso es igual what difference does it make?

yo en su caso, aceptaría I'd accept if I were you

ponte en mi caso put yourself in my place o position o shoes

lo que dijo no venía or hacía al caso what she said had nothing to do with o had no connection with what we were talking about

pongamos por caso que se trata de … let's assume o suppose o imagine we're talking about …

B ( en locs):

el caso es que: el caso es que están todos bien the important o main thing is that everybody is all right

el caso es que no sé si aceptar o no the thing is that I don't know whether to accept or not

en caso de: [ S ] en caso de incendio rómpase el cristal in case of fire break glass

en caso de no poder asistir le ruego me avise please inform me if you are unable to attend

en caso contrario otherwise

en caso contrario nos veremos obligados a cerrar otherwise o if not, we will have no option but to close down

en cualquier caso in any case

en cualquier caso nada se pierde con intentarlo in any case there's no harm in trying, there's no harm in trying anyway

en todo caso: en todo caso pueden dormir en casa they can always stay at my place

no puedo hacerlo para mañana, en todo caso para el jueves I can't get it done for tomorrow, maybe Thursday

quizá venga, en todo caso dijo que llamaría she might come, in any case she said she'd ring

llegado el caso if it comes to it

llegado el caso podemos tomar el tren if it comes to it we can always take the train

según el caso as appropriate

no hay/hubo caso ( AmL fam): no hubo caso, la mancha no salió the stain absolutely refused to budge

por más que reclamé, no hubo caso I complained until I was blue in the face but it didn't do the slightest bit of good ( colloq)

no hay caso, no va a aprender nunca there's no way he'll ever learn ( colloq), it's no good o no use, he'll never learn

no tiene caso it is absolutely pointless o a complete waste of time

C ( Der, Med) case

los implicados en el caso Solasa those implicated in the Solasa affair o case

el suyo constituye un caso especial his is a special case

ser un caso ( fam): es un caso he's something else ( colloq), he's a case ( colloq)

ser un caso perdido ( fam); to be a hopeless case ( colloq), to be a dead loss ( colloq)

Compuestos:

● caso de conciencia

question of conscience

● caso fortuito

(en lo civil) act of God

muerte por caso fortuito death by misadventure

D

(atención): hacerle caso a algn to pay attention to sb, take notice of sb

maldito el caso que me hace she doesn't take the slightest notice of what I say

hacer caso DE algo:

no hizo caso de las señales de peligro she ignored o didn't heed the warning signs, she took no notice of o paid no attention to the warning signs

hacer caso omiso de algo to take no notice of sth, ignore sth

haces caso omiso de todo lo que te digo you ignore everything o take no notice of anything I tell you

hizo caso omiso de mis consejos he disregarded o ignored o didn't heed my advice, he took no notice of my advice

E ( Ling) case

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Del verbo casar: ( conjugate casar)

caso es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

casó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
casar
caso
casar ( conjugate casar) verbo transitivo [cura/juez] to marry
verbo intransitivo
a) ( encajar) [ dibujos] to match up;

[ piezas] to fit together;
[ cuentas] to match, tally
b) ( armonizar) [colores/estilos] to go together;

caso con algo to go well with sth
casarse verbo pronominal
to get married;
◊ casose por la Iglesia to get married in church;

se casó con un abogado she married a lawyer;
casose en segundas nupcias to marry again, to remarry
caso sustantivo masculino
1 (situación, coyuntura) case;
◊ en esos casos in cases like that;

yo en tu caso … if I were you …;
en último caso if it comes to it, if the worst comes to the worst;
en el mejor de los casos at (the very) best;
en el peor de los casos te multarán the worst they can do is fine you;
eso no venía al caso that had nothing to do with what we were talking about;
pongamos por caso que … let's assume that …;
en caso de incendio in case of fire;
en caso contrario otherwise;
en cualquier caso in any case;
en tal caso in that case, in such a case (frml);
en todo caso dijo que llamaría in any case she said she'd ring;
llegado el caso if it comes to it;
según el caso as appropriate;
no hay/hubo caso (AmL fam) it is no good o no use/it was no good o no use
2 (Der, Med) case;
◊ ser un caso perdido (fam) to be a hopeless case (colloq)

3 ( atención): hacerle caso a algn to pay attention to sb, take notice of sb;
hacer caso de algo to pay attention to sth, to take notice of sth;
◊ hacer caso omiso de algo to ignore sth

casar
I verbo transitivo (unir en matrimonio) to marry
(dar en matrimonio) to marry (off): casó muy bien a sus dos hijos, she successfully married off her two sons
II verbo intransitivo (encajar) to match, go o fit together: las cuentas no le casan, he can't make the figures balance, figurado things don't seem to be right to him
caso sustantivo masculino
1 (suceso) case
2 Med case
3 Jur affair
4 (circunstancia, situación) yo en tu caso no iría, if I were you, I wouldn't go
el caso es que..., the fact o thing is that...
(en) caso contrario, otherwise
en el mejor/peor de los casos, at best/worst
en ese/tal caso, in that case
♦ Locuciones: hacer caso a o de alguien, to pay attention to sb
hacer caso omiso de, to take no notice of: intenté convencerle, pero no me hizo ni caso, I tried to convince him but he just ignored me
no venir al caso, to be beside the point
poner por caso, to suppose: pongamos por caso que no viene, let's say he doesn't come
ser un caso perdido, to be a hopeless case
en caso de que, if
en caso de necesidad, if need be
en todo caso, in any case
en último caso, as a last resort
ni caso, don't pay attention
' caso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amargada
- amargado
- aparte
- callar
- casar
- casarse
- ceñirse
- comisionar
- como
- concreta
- concreto
- correo
- emergencia
- eximente
- genuina
- genuino
- hecha
- hecho
- hipócrita
- histórica
- histórico
- igualmente
- lengua
- nocturnidad
- nupcias
- omisa
- omiso
- prescindir
- referencia
- señor
- sobreseer
- viaje
- voto
- a
- acaso
- aislado
- cerrar
- clásico
- conveniencia
- cuyo
- desde
- ejemplo
- entretelones
- estudio
- evento
- examinar
- excepcional
- extremo
- fumar
- ignorar
English:
act
- affair
- agree
- always
- anyhow
- arbitration
- argue
- attention
- beneath
- blatant
- borderline
- brush aside
- brushoff
- but
- case
- chronic
- circumstance
- clear up
- clear-cut
- client
- deploy
- dismiss
- disregard
- do
- doubt
- emergency
- event
- fall back on
- go before
- head
- hear
- hearing
- heedless
- heedlessly
- here
- history
- ignore
- implication
- instance
- lady
- make out
- medical
- necessity
- notice
- occur
- open-and-shut
- override
- pass
- point
- prejudice

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caso nm

1. [situación, circunstancias, ejemplo] case;

un caso especial a special case;

un caso límite a borderline case;

voy a contarles un caso curioso que pasó aquí I'm going to tell you about something strange that happened here;

les expuse mi caso I made out my case to them;

el caso es que [el hecho es que] the thing is (that);
[lo importante es que] what matters is (that);
el caso es que a pesar de la aparatosidad del accidente nadie resultó herido despite the spectacular nature of the accident, the fact remains that no one was injured;

el caso es que no sé qué hacer basically, I don't know what to do;

rara vez se da el caso de que dos candidatos obtengan el mismo número de votos it is very rare for two candidates to receive the same number of votes;

si se da el caso, tomaremos las medidas necesarias if that should happen, we'll take the necessary steps;

en caso afirmativo/negativo if so/not;

en caso contrario otherwise;

en caso de in the event of;

en caso de emergencia in case of emergency;

en caso de incendio in the event of a fire;

en caso de no haber mayoría… should there be no majority…;

en caso de necesidad if necessary;

en caso de no poder venir, comuníquenoslo should you be unable to come, please let us know;

en caso de que if;

(en) caso de que venga should she come, if she comes;

en cualquier caso in any event o case;

en todo caso in any event o case;

dijo que en todo caso nos avisaría she said she'd let us know, whatever;

no tenemos dinero para un hotel, en todo caso una pensión we certainly haven't got enough money for a hotel, so it'll have to be a guesthouse, if anything;

en el caso de Bosnia, la situación es más complicada in the case of Bosnia, the situation is more complicated;

en el mejor/peor de los casos at best/worst;

en el peor de los casos, llegaremos un poco tarde the worst that can happen is that we'll be a few minutes late;

en tal o [m5] ese caso in that case;

en último caso, en caso extremo as a last resort;

hablar al caso to keep to the point;

ir al caso to get to the point;

cuando llegue el caso, se lo diremos we'll tell you when the time comes;

cuando llegue el caso, hablaremos del asunto if it comes to that, we'll discuss it then;

llegado o [m5]si llega el caso, ya veremos qué hacemos we'll cross that bridge when we come to it;

lo mejor del caso the best thing (about it);

poner por caso algo/a alguien to take sth/sb as an example;

pongamos por caso que… let's suppose (that)…;

ponerse en el caso de alguien to put oneself in sb's position;

yo en tu caso no iría I wouldn't go if I were you;

según (sea) el caso, según los casos as o whatever the case may be;

eso no viene o [m5] hace al caso that's irrelevant;

tu comportamiento no viene o [m5] hace al caso your behaviour is out of place;

verse en el caso de hacer algo to be obliged o compelled to do sth

2. [atención] attention;

hacer caso a to pay attention to;

tuve que gritar para que me hicieran caso I had to shout to attract their attention;

¡maldito el caso que me hacen! they don't take the blindest bit of notice of me!;

hacer caso omiso de to ignore;

¡ni caso!, ¡no hagas caso! don't take any notice!;

se lo dije, pero ella, ni caso I told her, but she didn't take any notice;

no me hace ni caso she doesn't pay the slightest bit of attention to me;

creo que su cumpleaños es el viernes, pero no me hagas mucho caso I think her birthday is on Friday, but don't take my word for it

3. [médico, legal] case;

el caso Dreyfus the Dreyfus affair;

el caso Watergate Watergate, the Watergate affair;

se han dado varios casos de intoxicación there have been several cases of poisoning;

Comp
Fam
ser un caso perdido to be a lost cause;

Comp
Méx
no tiene caso, RP [m5] no hay caso [no tiene solución] nothing can be done about it

Comp
caso clínico:
un caso clínico muy interesante a very interesting case;

Comp
Fam
ser un caso (clínico) to be a case, to be a right one;

caso de conciencia matter of conscience;
Der caso fortuito act of God;
caso de fuerza mayor force of circumstance(s);

fue un caso de fuerza mayor it was due to force of circumstance(s);

caso de honra question of honour;

caso judicial court case;
Der caso de prueba test case
4. Gram case

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caso

m

1 case;

en ese caso in that case;

en tal caso in such a case;

en caso contrario otherwise, if not;

en caso de que, caso de in the event that, in case of;

en todo caso in any case, in any event;

en el peor de los casos if the worst comes to the worst;

en el mejor de los casos at best;

en último caso as a last resort;

en ningún caso never, under no circumstances;

dado o

llegado el caso if it comes to it;

dado el caso que in the event that;

si se da el caso if the situation arises;

el caso es que … the thing is that …;

no venir al caso be irrelevant;

¡vamos al caso! let’s get to the point;

en su caso in his/her case;

ponerse en el caso de alguien put o.s. in s.o.’s shoes

2

:

caso aislado isolated case;

caso perdido fig hopeless case;

ser un caso fam be a real case fam

3 ( atención)

:

hacer caso take notice;

hacer caso de algo pay attention to sth;

hacer caso a alguien pay attention to s.o.;

¡no le hagas caso! take no notice of him!

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caso nm

1) : case

2)

en caso de : in case of, in the event of

3)

hacer caso de : to pay attention to, to notice

4)

hacer caso omiso de : to ignore, to take no notice of

5)

no venir al caso : to be beside the point

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caso n case

nunca había oído un caso igual I'd never heard of a case like it

en caso de in the event of

en caso de que if

hacer caso (prestar atención) to pay attention [pt. & pp. paid] (obedecer) to listen to

hacer caso omiso to take no notice [pt. took; pp. taken]

Spanish-English dictionary > caso
9 volver

v.

1 to turn round (dar la vuelta a).

al volver la esquina when we turned the corner

Ella volvió la tortilla She turned the tortilla.

Volvió inservible el carro.. It rendered the car useless.

2 to turn (cabeza, ojos).

3 to go back, to return (ir de vuelta).

yo allí no vuelvo I'm not going back there

vuelve, no te vayas come back, don't go

al volver pasé por el supermercado I stopped off at the supermarket on the o my way back

aún no ha vuelto del trabajo she isn't back o hasn't got back from work yet

volver en sí to come to, to regain consciousness

Ellos volvieron ayer They returned yesterday.

4 to come back to.

Me volvieron los recuerdos Memories came back to me.

5 to vomit.

Ella volvió los tacos She vomited the tacos.

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volver

Conjugation model [ MOVER], like link=mover mover (pp vuelto,-a)

► verbo transitivo

1 (dar vuelta a) to turn, turn over; (hacia abajo) to turn upside down; (de dentro afuera) to turn inside out; (lo de atrás hacia delante) to turn back to front

■ volver la tortilla to turn the omelette

2 (convertir) to turn, make, change

■ el dinero ha vuelto tonto a Paco money has made Paco foolish

■ volvió el agua en vino he changed water into wine

3 (devolver) to give back; (a su lugar) to put back

4 (torcer) to turn

■ al volver la esquina on turning the corner

► verbo intransitivo

1 (regresar) to return; (ir) to go back; (venir) to come back

■ volvió de la guerra he returned form the war

■ volvieron a casa después de cenar they went back home after dinner

■ vuelve cuando quieras come back whenever you want

2 (a un tema etc) to return, revert

3 volver a (hacer otra vez) to do again

■ volver a leer to read again

► verbo pronominal volverse

1 (regresar - ir) to go back; (- venir) to come back

2 (darse la vuelta) to turn

3 (convertirse) to turn, become

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FRASEOLOGÍA

volver a alguien a la vida to revive somebody, bring somebody back to life

volver a las andadas to fall back into one's old habits

volver del revés to turn inside out

volver en sí to regain consciousness, come round

volver los ojos hacia to turn one's eyes towards

volver sobre sus pasos to retrace one's steps

volverle la espalda a alguien figurado to turn one's back on somebody

volverse atrás figurado to go back on one's word, back out

volverse en contra de alguien to turn against somebody

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verb

1) to return

2) go back, come back

3) revert

4) cause, drive, make

5) turn over

•

- volver a
- volverse
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( pp vuelto)
1. VT

1) (=dar la vuelta a) [+ cabeza] to turn; [+ colchón, tortilla, enfermo] to turn over; [+ jersey, calcetín] to turn inside out; [+ página] to turn, turn over

• volver la espalda — to turn away

me volvió la espalda — he turned his back on me

• volver la esquina — to go round o turn the corner

- tener a algn vuelto como un calcetín o una media

2) (=cambiar la orientación de) to turn

volvió el arma contra sí mismo — he turned the gun on himself

• volver la vista atrás — to look back

• volver los ojos al pasado — to look back

volvieron los ojos a épocas más recientes — they looked to more recent times

vuelve sus ojos ahora hacia uno de sus grandes compositores — she now turns to one of her favourite composers

• volver el pensamiento a Dios — to turn one's thoughts to God

• volver la proa al viento — to turn the bow into the wind

3) *
(=devolver) [+ compra] to return; [+ comida] to bring up; [+ imagen] to reflect; [+ objeto lanzado] to send back, return; [+ visita] to return
volver algo a su lugar — to return sth to its place, put sth back (in its place)

volver la casa a su estado original — to return o restore the house to its original condition

volver bien por mal — to return good for evil

4) (=enrollar) [+ manga] to roll up

5) [+ adj] to make

el accidente lo volvió inservible — the accident left it useless

el ácido lo vuelve azul — the acid turns it blue, the acid makes it go blue

vuelve fieras a los hombres — it turns men into wild beasts

volver loco a algn — to drive sb mad

6) (Ling) to translate (a into)

2. VI

1) (=regresar) (a donde se está) to come back, return; (a donde se estaba) to go back, return (a to) ([de] from)

déjalas aquí y luego vuelves a por ellas — leave them here and come back for them later

volver victorioso — to come back victorious, return in triumph

no he vuelto por allí — I've never gone back there

volvió muy cansado — he got back very tired

volviendo a lo que decía... — going back o returning to what I was saying...

• volver atrás — to go back, turn back

• volver a una costumbre — to revert to a habit

2)

• volver a hacer algo — to do sth again

volver a empezar — to start (over) again

me he vuelto a equivocar — I've made a mistake again, I've made another mistake

he vuelto a salir con ella — I've started going out with her again

volvió a casarse — she remarried, she (got) married again

volví a poner en marcha el motor — I restarted the engine

volver a hacerlo — to redo it

volver a pintar algo — to repaint sth

3)

• volver en sí — to come to, come round

volver sobre sí — to change one's mind

4) [camino] to turn (a to)

3.

See:

volverse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( regresar - al lugar donde se está) to come back; (- a otro lugar) to go back

no sé a qué hora volveré — I don't know what time I'll be back

¿cómo vas a volver? — how are you getting back?

volvió muy cambiada — she came back o returned a different person

¿cuándo piensas volver por aquí? — when do you think you'll be o come back this way?

ha vuelto con su familia — she's gone back to her family

volver a algo — < a un lugar> to go back to something; <a una situación/actividad> to return to something

no había vuelto a su pueblo — he hadn't been back to his home town

volver a clases — to go back to school

volviendo a lo que decía... — to get o go back to what I was saying...

ya volvemos a lo de siempre — so we're back to the same problem

volver de algo: ¿cuándo volviste de las vacaciones? when did you get back from your vacation?; ha vuelto de Roma she's back from Rome; volvió cansado del trabajo he was tired when he got home from work; volver atrás — ( literal) to go o turn back; ( al pasado) to turn back the clock

2)

a) ( repetirse) momento to return

b) calma/paz to return

volver a algo — to return to something

3)

volver en sí — to come to o round

4) ( reconciliarse)

volver con alguien — to make up with somebody
2.
volver v aux

volver a + inf: volver a empezar to start again o (AmE) over; no volverá a ocurrir it won't happen again; no lo volví a ver I never saw him again; lo tuve que volver a llevar al taller — I had to take it back to the workshop
3.
volver vt

1) ( dar la vuelta)

a) <colchón/tortilla> to turn (over); < tierra> to turn o dig over; <calcetín/chaqueta> ( poner del revés) to turn... inside out; ( poner del derecho) to turn... the right way round; < cuello> to turn

volver la página — to turn the page

b) <cabeza/mirada>

volvió la cabeza — she turned her head

volvió la mirada hacia mí — he turned his gaze toward(s) me

c) < esquina> to turn

2) (convertir en, poner)

la ha vuelto muy egoísta — it has made her very selfish

me está volviendo loca — it's/he's/she's driving me mad

lo vuelve de otro color — it turns it a different color

3) (Méx)

volver el estómago — to be sick
4.
volverse v pron

1) ( girar) to turn (around)

se volvió hacia él — she turned to face him

no te vuelvas, que nos están siguiendo — don't look back, we're being followed

se volvió de espaldas — he turned his back on me (o her etc)

volverse boca arriba/abajo — to turn over onto one's back/stomach

volverse atrás — to back out

volverse contra alguien — to turn against somebody

2) (convertirse en, ponerse)

se ha vuelto muy antipático — he's become very unpleasant

se está volviendo muy quisquillosa — she's getting very fussy

se vuelve agrio — it turns o goes sour

se volvió loca — she went mad

* * *

= come back, render, return, switch back, turn back, turn over + page, turn over, get back, be back.

Ex. He wondered whether to chase after Duff and order him to come back or wait and see him later, after she had regained her composure.

Ex. So strongly was it felt by proponents of change that just such unconscious biases rendered libraries 'part of the problem, instead of the solution'.

Ex. Returning to government agencies, some agencies are treated as subordinate to a government, whilst others are entered independently.

Ex. A code at the bottom of the local document summary and full information screens allow switching back to the system catalog.

Ex. It might be wise for you to turn back and re-read what was said in section 2.

Ex. Turn over the page and you will find suggested analyses against which you can check your solution.

Ex. Then he picked up about 2 cm. of type from the right-hand end of the uppermost line (i.e. the last word or two of the last line) with the thumb and forefinger of his right hand, read it, and dropped the pieces of type one by one into their proper boxes, turning over the old house.

Ex. I have been off on vacation and just got back.

Ex. Which means I'd give the whole shooting match just to be back where I was before I quit sleeping under the stars and come into the hen-coops.

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* acción de volver a contar algo = retelling.

* aguas + volver a su cauce = dust + settle.

* hacer que la gente se vuelva a mirar = make + heads turn.

* hora de volver a casa = curfew.

* la historia + volverse a repetir = history + come full circle.

* las cosas + volver + a su punto de partida = the wheel + turn + full circle.

* no volver = go + forever.

* no volver hasta + Expresión Temporal = not be back for + Expresión Temporal.

* no volver la vista atrás = never + look back.

* que puede volver a cerrarse herméticamente = resealable.

* volvemos siempre al principio = things swing full circle.

* volver a = depart to, get back to, go back to, move back to, revert (to), go + full circle back to, circle back to, backtrack [back-track], recur to, roll back to, revert back to, head back to, slide back to, default to.

* volver a abrir = be back in business.

* volver a adoptar = resume.

* volver a albergar = rehouse [re-house].

* volver a alfombrar = recarpet [re-carpet].

* volver a Alguien loco = drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + potty.

* volver a almacenar = rehouse [re-house].

* volver a alojar = rehouse [re-house].

* volver a alquilar = rehire [re-hire].

* volver a analizar = reexamine [re-examine], reanalyse [reanalyze, -USA].

* volver a aparecer = resurface.

* volver a aprender = relearn.

* volver a asegurar = reinsure.

* volver a asentar = resettle.

* volver a atar = re-tie.

* volver a bautizar = re-baptise [re-baptize, -USA].

* volver a caer (en) = relapse (into).

* volver a calcular = recalculation.

* volver a cargar = reload.

* volver a casa = go + home again.

* volver a casarse = remarry.

* volver a clasificar = refolder.

* volver a combinar = recombine [re-combine].

* volver a comprimir = recompress.

* volver a comprobar = check back.

* volver a conectar = reconnect [re-connect].

* volver a congelarse = re-freeze [refreeze].

* volver a considerar = reconsider.

* volver a consultar = revisit, check back.

* volver a contar = recount, retell.

* volver a contextualizar = recontextualise [recontextualize, USA].

* volver a contratar = rehire [re-hire].

* volver a convertir = reconvert.

* volver a convocar = reconvene.

* volver a copiar = recopy.

* volver a crear = recreate [re-create].

* volver a dar forma = reshape [re-shape].

* volver a descubrir = rediscover.

* volver a despertar = reawaken [re-awaken].

* volver a determinar = respecify.

* volver a diseñar = redesign [re-design], repurpose [re-purpose].

* volver a dotar = re-equip [reequip].

* volver a ejecutar = rerun [re-run].

* volver a empezar = return to + the drawing boards, back to the drawing board, a fresh start, start over, go back to + square one, be back to square one.

* volver a empezar de cero = be back to square one, go back to + square one.

* volver a encuadernar = rebind [re-bind].

* volver a enmoquetar = recarpeting.

* volver a enseñar = retrain [re-train].

* volver a entrar = come back in.

* volver a enviar = resubmit [re-submit], reship, resend [re-send].

* volver a equipar = re-equip [reequip].

* volver a escribir = retype [re-type], rewrite [re-write].

* volver a especificar = respecify.

* volver a establecer equivalencias = remap.

* volver a evaluar = reassess [re-assess], reevaluate [re-evaluate], reappraise.

* volver a financiar = re-fund.

* volver a formarse = reform.

* volver a formatear = reformat [re-format].

* volver a funcionar = be back in business.

* volver a guardar = rehouse [re-house].

* volver a hablar innecesariamente = belabour [belabor, -USA].

* volver a hacer = redo [re-do], remake.

* volver a hacer un examen = retake + an exam.

* volver a hidratar = rehydrate.

* volver a imprimir = reprint.

* volver a incluir = reinstate.

* volver a indizar = re-index [reindex].

* volver a inscribir = reregister.

* volver a insertar = reinsert.

* volver a insertar en el ordenador = rekey [re-key].

* volver a intentar = retry [re-try].

* volver a interpretar = reinterpret [re-interpret].

* volver a introducir = re-enter [reenter], reintroduce, reinsert.

* volver a juzgar = retry [re-try].

* volver a la etapa de planificación = return to + the drawing boards, back to the drawing board.

* volver a la normalidad = get back to + normal, return to + normalcy, get (back) into + the swings of things.

* volver a la popularidad = return to + favour.

* volver a la seguridad de = burrow back into.

* volver a la vida normal = get (back) into + the swings of things.

* volver a leer = reread [re-read].

* volver a levantar el sistema = restart.

* volver Algo a su estado anterior = put + Nombre + back on track.

* volver Algo del revés = turn + Nombre + inside-out.

* volver Algo en Otra Cosa = turn + Nombre + into.

* volver al pasado = turn + the clock back.

* volver al principio = come + full circle, bring + Pronombre + full-circle.

* volver al punto de partida = come + full circle, bring + Pronombre + full-circle, go back to + square one, be back to square one.

* volver al redil = return to + the fold.

* volver a manejar = rehandle.

* volver a mezclar = remix.

* volver a montar = reassemble [re-assemble].

* volver a mostrar = redisplay.

* volver a nacer = have + a lucky escape, have + a narrow escape.

* volver a nombrar = rename.

* volver a ordenar = resort.

* volver a oxidar = reoxidise [reoxidize, -USA].

* volver a pedir = reorder [re-order].

* volver a pintar = repaint [re-paint].

* volver a planificar = reschedule.

* volver a plantearse = reconceive of.

* volver a ponerse al día = be back on track, be on track.

* volver a por sus fueros = be back on track, be on track, bite back.

* volver a preguntar = check back.

* volver a presentar = resubmit [re-submit].

* volver a prestar atención = refocus + attention.

* volver a procesar = reprocess.

* volver a programar = reschedule.

* volver a promover un producto = rehyping.

* volver a publicar = reissue [re-issue].

* volver a recibir financiación = re-fund.

* volver a representar = remap.

* volver a reunir = reassemble [re-assemble].

* volver a salir = come back out.

* volver a salir a la superficie = resurface.

* volver a ser condenado = reconviction.

* volver a ser lo que era = be back on track, be on track.

* volver a subvencionar = re-fund.

* volver a su camino = get back on + track, get back on + Posesivo + path.

* volver a tomar = regain, retake.

* volver a traducir = remap.

* volver a traer = restore.

* volver atrás = turn + the clock back, go + backwards.

* volver a tratar = revisit.

* volver a unir = reunite [re-unite].

* volver a untar grasa al cojinete = repack + bearing.

* volver a usar = reuse [re-use].

* volver a utilizar = recapture, reutilise [reutilize, -USA].

* volver a vivir = relive.

* volver corriendo = scurry back.

* volver de nuevo = come back out.

* volver el reloj atrás = turn + the clock back.

* volver en + Expresión Temporal = be back in + Expresión Temporal.

* volver en sí = regain + Posesivo + consciousness.

* volver hacia atrás = backtrack [back-track].

* volver la casa al revés = turn + everything upside down.

* volver la espalda = give + Nombre + the cold shoulder, turn + a cold shoulder to, cold-shoulder.

* volver la espalda a = turn + Posesivo + back on.

* volver la página = turn over + page.

* volver las tornas = turn + the tables (on).

* volver la vista atrás = look back.

* volverlo a hacer = go and do it again.

* volver loco = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend, piss + Nombre + off.

* volver loco a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops, push + Alguien + over the edge.

* volver loco, exasperar, sacar de quicio, cabrear, encabronar, dar por culo, = piss + Nombre + off.

* volver pronto = haste back.

* volverse = become, turn into, swing around, turn (a)round.

* volverse + Adjetivo = grow + Adjetivo.

* volverse a reunir = reconvene.

* volverse a unir a = rejoin.

* volverse chalado = go off + Posesivo + rocker.

* volverse chiflado = go + potty, go off + Posesivo + rocker.

* volverse ciego = become + blind.

* volverse + Color = turn to + Color.

* volverse cruel = become + vicious.

* volverse en contra de = turn against.

* volverse estúpido = go off + Posesivo + rocker.

* volverse etéreo = etherealise [etherealize, -USA].

* volverse frenético = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, work up + a lather.

* volverse ilegible = become + unreadable.

* volverse líquido = turn to + liquid.

* volverse loco = go + bananas, take + leave of + Posesivo + senses, go + mad, run + amok, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, go + berserk, go + postal, go + wild, go + crazy, go + nuts, go + potty, get + a buzz from, go out of + Posesivo + mind, throw + a wobbly, go off + the rails, throw + a wobbler, go + haywire, go off + Posesivo + rocker.

* volverse loco de alegría = thrill + Nombre + to bits, be chuffed to bits, be tickled pink.

* volverse loco por = sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet, go + gaga (over).

* volverse majareta = go + potty, go out of + Posesivo + mind, go off + the rails, go off + Posesivo + rocker.

* volverse marrón = turn + brown.

* volverse obscuro = turn + dark.

* volverse obsoleto = go out of + date, become + obsolete, go out of + fashion, obsolesce.

* volverse obsoleto, pasar de moda, caducar = become + obsolete.

* volverse oscuro = turn + dark.

* volverse violento = turn + violent.

* volver sobre = retrace.

* volver sobre los pasos de Uno = double-back, retrace + Posesivo + steps, retrace + Posesivo + footsteps, go back on + Posesivo + steps.

* volver tarde a casa = stay out + late.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( regresar - al lugar donde se está) to come back; (- a otro lugar) to go back

no sé a qué hora volveré — I don't know what time I'll be back

¿cómo vas a volver? — how are you getting back?

volvió muy cambiada — she came back o returned a different person

¿cuándo piensas volver por aquí? — when do you think you'll be o come back this way?

ha vuelto con su familia — she's gone back to her family

volver a algo — < a un lugar> to go back to something; <a una situación/actividad> to return to something

no había vuelto a su pueblo — he hadn't been back to his home town

volver a clases — to go back to school

volviendo a lo que decía... — to get o go back to what I was saying...

ya volvemos a lo de siempre — so we're back to the same problem

volver de algo: ¿cuándo volviste de las vacaciones? when did you get back from your vacation?; ha vuelto de Roma she's back from Rome; volvió cansado del trabajo he was tired when he got home from work; volver atrás — ( literal) to go o turn back; ( al pasado) to turn back the clock

2)

a) ( repetirse) momento to return

b) calma/paz to return

volver a algo — to return to something

3)

volver en sí — to come to o round

4) ( reconciliarse)

volver con alguien — to make up with somebody
2.
volver v aux

volver a + inf: volver a empezar to start again o (AmE) over; no volverá a ocurrir it won't happen again; no lo volví a ver I never saw him again; lo tuve que volver a llevar al taller — I had to take it back to the workshop
3.
volver vt

1) ( dar la vuelta)

a) <colchón/tortilla> to turn (over); < tierra> to turn o dig over; <calcetín/chaqueta> ( poner del revés) to turn... inside out; ( poner del derecho) to turn... the right way round; < cuello> to turn

volver la página — to turn the page

b) <cabeza/mirada>

volvió la cabeza — she turned her head

volvió la mirada hacia mí — he turned his gaze toward(s) me

c) < esquina> to turn

2) (convertir en, poner)

la ha vuelto muy egoísta — it has made her very selfish

me está volviendo loca — it's/he's/she's driving me mad

lo vuelve de otro color — it turns it a different color

3) (Méx)

volver el estómago — to be sick
4.
volverse v pron

1) ( girar) to turn (around)

se volvió hacia él — she turned to face him

no te vuelvas, que nos están siguiendo — don't look back, we're being followed

se volvió de espaldas — he turned his back on me (o her etc)

volverse boca arriba/abajo — to turn over onto one's back/stomach

volverse atrás — to back out

volverse contra alguien — to turn against somebody

2) (convertirse en, ponerse)

se ha vuelto muy antipático — he's become very unpleasant

se está volviendo muy quisquillosa — she's getting very fussy

se vuelve agrio — it turns o goes sour

se volvió loca — she went mad

* * *

= come back, render, return, switch back, turn back, turn over + page, turn over, get back, be back.

Ex: He wondered whether to chase after Duff and order him to come back or wait and see him later, after she had regained her composure.

Ex: So strongly was it felt by proponents of change that just such unconscious biases rendered libraries 'part of the problem, instead of the solution'.

Ex: Returning to government agencies, some agencies are treated as subordinate to a government, whilst others are entered independently.

Ex: A code at the bottom of the local document summary and full information screens allow switching back to the system catalog.

Ex: It might be wise for you to turn back and re-read what was said in section 2.

Ex: Turn over the page and you will find suggested analyses against which you can check your solution.

Ex: Then he picked up about 2 cm. of type from the right-hand end of the uppermost line (i.e. the last word or two of the last line) with the thumb and forefinger of his right hand, read it, and dropped the pieces of type one by one into their proper boxes, turning over the old house.

Ex: I have been off on vacation and just got back.

Ex: Which means I'd give the whole shooting match just to be back where I was before I quit sleeping under the stars and come into the hen-coops.

* acción de volver a contar algo = retelling.

* aguas + volver a su cauce = dust + settle.

* hacer que la gente se vuelva a mirar = make + heads turn.

* hora de volver a casa = curfew.

* la historia + volverse a repetir = history + come full circle.

* las cosas + volver + a su punto de partida = the wheel + turn + full circle.

* no volver = go + forever.

* no volver hasta + Expresión Temporal = not be back for + Expresión Temporal.

* no volver la vista atrás = never + look back.

* que puede volver a cerrarse herméticamente = resealable.

* volvemos siempre al principio = things swing full circle.

* volver a = depart to, get back to, go back to, move back to, revert (to), go + full circle back to, circle back to, backtrack [back-track], recur to, roll back to, revert back to, head back to, slide back to, default to.

* volver a abrir = be back in business.

* volver a adoptar = resume.

* volver a albergar = rehouse [re-house].

* volver a alfombrar = recarpet [re-carpet].

* volver a Alguien loco = drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + potty.

* volver a almacenar = rehouse [re-house].

* volver a alojar = rehouse [re-house].

* volver a alquilar = rehire [re-hire].

* volver a analizar = reexamine [re-examine], reanalyse [reanalyze, -USA].

* volver a aparecer = resurface.

* volver a aprender = relearn.

* volver a asegurar = reinsure.

* volver a asentar = resettle.

* volver a atar = re-tie.

* volver a bautizar = re-baptise [re-baptize, -USA].

* volver a caer (en) = relapse (into).

* volver a calcular = recalculation.

* volver a cargar = reload.

* volver a casa = go + home again.

* volver a casarse = remarry.

* volver a clasificar = refolder.

* volver a combinar = recombine [re-combine].

* volver a comprimir = recompress.

* volver a comprobar = check back.

* volver a conectar = reconnect [re-connect].

* volver a congelarse = re-freeze [refreeze].

* volver a considerar = reconsider.

* volver a consultar = revisit, check back.

* volver a contar = recount, retell.

* volver a contextualizar = recontextualise [recontextualize, USA].

* volver a contratar = rehire [re-hire].

* volver a convertir = reconvert.

* volver a convocar = reconvene.

* volver a copiar = recopy.

* volver a crear = recreate [re-create].

* volver a dar forma = reshape [re-shape].

* volver a descubrir = rediscover.

* volver a despertar = reawaken [re-awaken].

* volver a determinar = respecify.

* volver a diseñar = redesign [re-design], repurpose [re-purpose].

* volver a dotar = re-equip [reequip].

* volver a ejecutar = rerun [re-run].

* volver a empezar = return to + the drawing boards, back to the drawing board, a fresh start, start over, go back to + square one, be back to square one.

* volver a empezar de cero = be back to square one, go back to + square one.

* volver a encuadernar = rebind [re-bind].

* volver a enmoquetar = recarpeting.

* volver a enseñar = retrain [re-train].

* volver a entrar = come back in.

* volver a enviar = resubmit [re-submit], reship, resend [re-send].

* volver a equipar = re-equip [reequip].

* volver a escribir = retype [re-type], rewrite [re-write].

* volver a especificar = respecify.

* volver a establecer equivalencias = remap.

* volver a evaluar = reassess [re-assess], reevaluate [re-evaluate], reappraise.

* volver a financiar = re-fund.

* volver a formarse = reform.

* volver a formatear = reformat [re-format].

* volver a funcionar = be back in business.

* volver a guardar = rehouse [re-house].

* volver a hablar innecesariamente = belabour [belabor, -USA].

* volver a hacer = redo [re-do], remake.

* volver a hacer un examen = retake + an exam.

* volver a hidratar = rehydrate.

* volver a imprimir = reprint.

* volver a incluir = reinstate.

* volver a indizar = re-index [reindex].

* volver a inscribir = reregister.

* volver a insertar = reinsert.

* volver a insertar en el ordenador = rekey [re-key].

* volver a intentar = retry [re-try].

* volver a interpretar = reinterpret [re-interpret].

* volver a introducir = re-enter [reenter], reintroduce, reinsert.

* volver a juzgar = retry [re-try].

* volver a la etapa de planificación = return to + the drawing boards, back to the drawing board.

* volver a la normalidad = get back to + normal, return to + normalcy, get (back) into + the swings of things.

* volver a la popularidad = return to + favour.

* volver a la seguridad de = burrow back into.

* volver a la vida normal = get (back) into + the swings of things.

* volver a leer = reread [re-read].

* volver a levantar el sistema = restart.

* volver Algo a su estado anterior = put + Nombre + back on track.

* volver Algo del revés = turn + Nombre + inside-out.

* volver Algo en Otra Cosa = turn + Nombre + into.

* volver al pasado = turn + the clock back.

* volver al principio = come + full circle, bring + Pronombre + full-circle.

* volver al punto de partida = come + full circle, bring + Pronombre + full-circle, go back to + square one, be back to square one.

* volver al redil = return to + the fold.

* volver a manejar = rehandle.

* volver a mezclar = remix.

* volver a montar = reassemble [re-assemble].

* volver a mostrar = redisplay.

* volver a nacer = have + a lucky escape, have + a narrow escape.

* volver a nombrar = rename.

* volver a ordenar = resort.

* volver a oxidar = reoxidise [reoxidize, -USA].

* volver a pedir = reorder [re-order].

* volver a pintar = repaint [re-paint].

* volver a planificar = reschedule.

* volver a plantearse = reconceive of.

* volver a ponerse al día = be back on track, be on track.

* volver a por sus fueros = be back on track, be on track, bite back.

* volver a preguntar = check back.

* volver a presentar = resubmit [re-submit].

* volver a prestar atención = refocus + attention.

* volver a procesar = reprocess.

* volver a programar = reschedule.

* volver a promover un producto = rehyping.

* volver a publicar = reissue [re-issue].

* volver a recibir financiación = re-fund.

* volver a representar = remap.

* volver a reunir = reassemble [re-assemble].

* volver a salir = come back out.

* volver a salir a la superficie = resurface.

* volver a ser condenado = reconviction.

* volver a ser lo que era = be back on track, be on track.

* volver a subvencionar = re-fund.

* volver a su camino = get back on + track, get back on + Posesivo + path.

* volver a tomar = regain, retake.

* volver a traducir = remap.

* volver a traer = restore.

* volver atrás = turn + the clock back, go + backwards.

* volver a tratar = revisit.

* volver a unir = reunite [re-unite].

* volver a untar grasa al cojinete = repack + bearing.

* volver a usar = reuse [re-use].

* volver a utilizar = recapture, reutilise [reutilize, -USA].

* volver a vivir = relive.

* volver corriendo = scurry back.

* volver de nuevo = come back out.

* volver el reloj atrás = turn + the clock back.

* volver en + Expresión Temporal = be back in + Expresión Temporal.

* volver en sí = regain + Posesivo + consciousness.

* volver hacia atrás = backtrack [back-track].

* volver la casa al revés = turn + everything upside down.

* volver la espalda = give + Nombre + the cold shoulder, turn + a cold shoulder to, cold-shoulder.

* volver la espalda a = turn + Posesivo + back on.

* volver la página = turn over + page.

* volver las tornas = turn + the tables (on).

* volver la vista atrás = look back.

* volverlo a hacer = go and do it again.

* volver loco = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend, piss + Nombre + off.

* volver loco a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops, push + Alguien + over the edge.

* volver loco, exasperar, sacar de quicio, cabrear, encabronar, dar por culo, = piss + Nombre + off.

* volver pronto = haste back.

* volverse = become, turn into, swing around, turn (a)round.

* volverse + Adjetivo = grow + Adjetivo.

* volverse a reunir = reconvene.

* volverse a unir a = rejoin.

* volverse chalado = go off + Posesivo + rocker.

* volverse chiflado = go + potty, go off + Posesivo + rocker.

* volverse ciego = become + blind.

* volverse + Color = turn to + Color.

* volverse cruel = become + vicious.

* volverse en contra de = turn against.

* volverse estúpido = go off + Posesivo + rocker.

* volverse etéreo = etherealise [etherealize, -USA].

* volverse frenético = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, work up + a lather.

* volverse ilegible = become + unreadable.

* volverse líquido = turn to + liquid.

* volverse loco = go + bananas, take + leave of + Posesivo + senses, go + mad, run + amok, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, go + berserk, go + postal, go + wild, go + crazy, go + nuts, go + potty, get + a buzz from, go out of + Posesivo + mind, throw + a wobbly, go off + the rails, throw + a wobbler, go + haywire, go off + Posesivo + rocker.

* volverse loco de alegría = thrill + Nombre + to bits, be chuffed to bits, be tickled pink.

* volverse loco por = sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet, go + gaga (over).

* volverse majareta = go + potty, go out of + Posesivo + mind, go off + the rails, go off + Posesivo + rocker.

* volverse marrón = turn + brown.

* volverse obscuro = turn + dark.

* volverse obsoleto = go out of + date, become + obsolete, go out of + fashion, obsolesce.

* volverse obsoleto, pasar de moda, caducar = become + obsolete.

* volverse oscuro = turn + dark.

* volverse violento = turn + violent.

* volver sobre = retrace.

* volver sobre los pasos de Uno = double-back, retrace + Posesivo + steps, retrace + Posesivo + footsteps, go back on + Posesivo + steps.

* volver tarde a casa = stay out + late.

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volver [ E11 ]

vi

A (regresar — al lugar donde se está) to come back; (— a otro lugar) to go back

no sé a qué hora volveré I don't know what time I'll be back

¿no piensas volver allí algún día? don't you intend going back there some day?

dos de los cazas no volvieron two of the fighters failed to return

vete y no vuelvas más get out and don't ever come back

volvió muy cambiada she came back o returned a different person

¿cuándo piensas volver por aquí? when do you think you'll be o get o come back this way?

ha vuelto con su familia she's gone back to her family

no sé cómo consiguió volver I don't know how he managed to get back

volver A algo:

nunca volvió a Alemania she never went back to o returned to Germany

no había vuelto a su pueblo desde que era pequeño he hadn't been back to his home town since he was a child

logró volver al campamento she managed to get back to the camp

¿cuándo vuelves al colegio? when do you go back to school?

volver DE algo:

¿cuándo volviste de las vacaciones? when did you get back from your vacation?

¿sabes si ha vuelto de Roma? do you know if she's back from Rome?

volvieron del lugar del accidente they returned o came back from the scene of the accident

siempre vuelve cansado del trabajo he's always tired when he gets o comes home from work

volver atrás (en un viaje) to go o turn back; (al pasado) to turn back the clock

veo que no han entendido, volvamos atrás I can see you haven't understood, let's go back over it again

vuelve y juega … ( Col fam); here we go again … ( colloq)

B

1 (a una situación, una actividad) volver A algo to return TO sth

el país ha vuelto a la normalidad the country is back to o has returned to normal

está pensando en volver al mundo del espectáculo she's thinking of returning to o making a comeback in show business

2 (a un tema) volver A algo:

volviendo a lo que hablábamos… to go back to what we were talking about…

ya volvemos a lo de siempre so we're back to the same old problem

siempre vuelve al mismo tema he always comes back to the same subject

C

1 (repetirse) «momento» to return

aquellos días felices que no volverán those happy days that will never return

2 «calma/paz» to return volver A algo:

la paz ha vuelto a la zona peace has returned to the area, the area is peaceful again

la normalidad ha vuelto a la fábrica the situation at the factory is back to normal

D

volver en sí to come to o round

trataban de hacerlo volver en sí they were trying to bring him round

E ( Méx) (vomitar) to be sick

■

v aux

volver A + INF:

no volverá a ocurrir it won't happen again

no hemos vuelto a verlo we haven't seen him since

no volvió a probar el alcohol she never drank alcohol again

me volvió a llenar el vaso she refilled my glass

lo tuve que volver a llevar al taller I had to take it back to the workshop

■ volver

vt

A (dar la vuelta)

1 ‹colchón/tortilla/filete› to turn, turn over; ‹tierra› to turn o dig over

2 ‹calcetín/chaqueta› to turn … inside out; ‹cuello› to turn

vuelve la manga, que la tienes del revés pull the sleeve out, you've got it inside out

3

volver la página or hoja to turn the page, turn over

4 ‹cabeza/ojos›

volvió la cabeza para ver quién la seguía she turned her head o she looked around to see who was following her

volvió los ojos/la mirada hacia mí he turned his eyes/his gaze toward(s) me

volver la mirada hacia el pasado to look back to the past

5 ‹esquina› to turn

está ahí, nada más volver la esquina it's up there, just around the corner

B (convertir en, poner) to make

la ha vuelto muy egoísta it has made her very selfish

la televisión los está volviendo tontos television is turning them into morons

lo vuelve de otro color it turns it a different color

C

( Méx): volver el estómago to be sick

■ volverse

v pron

A (darse la vuelta, girar) to turn, turn around

se volvió para ver quién la llamaba she turned (around) to see who was calling her

se volvió hacia él she turned to face him

no te vuelvas, que nos siguen don't look back, we're being followed

se volvió de espaldas he turned his back on me/her/them

volverse boca arriba/abajo to turn over onto one's back/stomach

volverse atrás to back out

volverse contra algn to turn against sb

B

(convertirse en, ponerse): últimamente se ha vuelto muy antipática she's become very unpleasant recently

el partido se ha vuelto más radical the party has grown o become more radical

su mirada se volvió triste his expression saddened o grew sad

se está volviendo muy quisquillosa she's getting very fussy

se vuelve agrio it turns o goes sour

se volvió loca she went mad

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volver ( conjugate volver) verbo intransitivo
1 ( regresar — al lugar donde se está) to come back;
(— a otro lugar) to go back;
◊ no sé a qué hora volveré I don't know what time I'll be back;

¿cómo vas a volver? how are you getting back?;
ha vuelto con su familia she's gone back to her family;
volver a algo ‹ a un lugar› to go back to sth;

‹a una situación/actividad› to return to sth;
◊ mañana volvemos a clases tomorrow we go back to school;

quiere volver al mundo del espectáculo he wants to return to show business;
volviendo a lo que decía … to get o go back to what I was saying …;
¿cuándo volviste de las vacaciones? when did you get back from your vacation?;
ha vuelto de París she's back from Paris
2 [calma/paz] to return;
volver a algo to return to sth
3
◊ volver en sí to come to o round

volver v aux:
◊ volver a empezar to start again o (AmE) over;

no volverá a ocurrir it won't happen again;
lo tuve que volver a llevar al taller I had to take it back to the workshop
verbo transitivo
1 ( dar la vuelta)
a) ‹colchón/tortilla› to turn (over);

‹ tierra› to turn o dig over;
‹calcetín/chaqueta› ( poner — del revés) to turn … inside out;
(— del derecho) to turn … the right way round;
‹ cuello› to turn;
◊ volver la página to turn the page

b) ‹ cabeza› to turn;

◊ volvió la mirada hacia mí he turned his gaze toward(s) me

c) ‹ esquina› to turn

2 (convertir en, poner):
◊ la ha vuelto muy egoísta it has made her very selfish;

me está volviendo loca it's/he's/she's driving me mad
3 (Méx)
◊ volver el estómago to be sick

volverse verbo pronominal
1 ( girar) to turn (around);
◊ se volvió hacia él she turned to face him;

no te vuelvas, que nos están siguiendo don't look back, we're being followed;
se volvió de espaldas he turned his back on me (o her etc);
volverse boca arriba/abajo to turn over onto one's back/stomach
2 (convertirse en, ponerse):
◊ se ha vuelto muy antipático he's become very unpleasant;

se vuelve agrio it turns o goes sour;
se volvió loca she went mad
volver
I verbo intransitivo
1 (retornar, regresar: hacia el hablante) to return, come back: volveremos mañana, we'll come back tomorrow
(: a otro sitio) to return, go back: volvió a su casa, she went back to her home
2 (: una acción, situación, etc) volveremos sobre ese asunto esta tarde, we'll come back to that subject this afternoon
(expresando repetición) lo volvió a hacer, he did it again
volver a empezar, to start again o US over
II verbo transitivo
1 (dar la vuelta: a una tortilla, etc) to turn over
(a un calcetín, etc) to turn inside out
(a la esquina, la página) to turn
(la mirada, etc) to turn 2 volverle la espalda a alguien, to turn one's back on sb
♦ Locuciones: familiar figurado (superar un gran peligro) volver a nacer: sobrevivió al naufragio, ha vuelto a nacer, he survived the shipwreck miraculously
volver en sí, to come round
volver la vista atrás, (mirar al pasado) to look back
volver a alguien loco: me está volviendo loco, she's driving me mad o crazy
' volver' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ambages
- andadas
- carga
- clara
- claro
- emocionante
- enajenar
- entenderse
- escopetazo
- espalda
- estragos
- garantizar
- grupa
- hervir
- idea
- imperiosa
- imperioso
- indisponer
- loca
- loco
- mentalizarse
- mico
- normalizar
- placer
- recalentar
- rellenar
- repasar
- repetir
- resentirse
- retroceder
- soler
- soñar
- tornar
- trastornar
- venir
- vista
- arreglar
- cuidar
- empezar
- endurecer
- gana
- hacer
- poder
- rehacer
- tal
- vuelto
- vuelva
English:
again
- ask back
- before
- call back
- circle
- clock
- come back
- come round
- come to
- despair
- double back
- drive
- get back
- go back
- go back to
- insane
- lapse
- live through
- look round
- mad
- make
- mind
- move back
- nuts
- paint over
- put back
- rake up
- re-enter
- re-erect
- reapply
- reappoint
- reassemble
- reassess
- reconvene
- reimpose
- rekindle
- remarry
- render
- reoccupy
- reopen
- repeat
- replace
- replay
- replenish
- reread
- rerun
- reschedule
- resit
- restock
- resume

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volver

♦ vt

1. [dar la vuelta a] to turn round;
[lo de arriba abajo] to turn over; [lo de dentro fuera] to turn inside out;
vuelve la tele hacia aquí, que la veamos turn the TV round this way so we can see it;

ayúdame a volver el colchón help me turn the mattress over;

volver la hoja o [m5] página to turn the page;

al volver la esquina when we turned the corner

2. [cabeza, ojos, mirada] to turn;

vuelve la espalda turn your back to me

3. [convertir en]
eso lo volvió un delincuente that made him a criminal, that turned him into a criminal;

la lejía volvió blanca la camisa the bleach turned the shirt white

4. Méx
volver el estómago to throw up

♦ vi

1. [persona] [ir de vuelta] to go back, to return;
[venir de vuelta] to come back, to return;
yo allí/aquí no vuelvo I'm not going back there/coming back here;

vuelve, no te vayas come back, don't go;

¿cuándo has vuelto? when did you get back?;

al volver pasé por el supermercado I stopped off at the supermarket on the o my way back;

no vuelvas tarde don't be late (back);

ya he vuelto a casa I'm back home;

volver atrás to go back;

cuando vuelva del trabajo when I get back from work;

aún no ha vuelto del trabajo she isn't back o hasn't got back from work yet;

ha vuelto muy morena de la playa she's come back from the seaside with a nice tan

2. [mal tiempo, alegría, tranquilidad] to return;

cuando vuelva el verano when it's summer again;

todo volvió a la normalidad everything went back o returned to normal;

vuelve la minifalda miniskirts are back

3. [reanudar]
volver a la tarea to return to one's work;

volver al trabajo/al colegio to go back to work/school;

volviendo al tema que nos ocupa… to go back to the matter we are discussing…;

vuelve a leerlo read it again;

tras el verano volvió a dar clases en la universidad once the summer was over she started teaching at the university again;

vuelve a ponerlo en su sitio put it back;

vuelve a dormirte go back to sleep;

volver con alguien [reanudar relación] to go back to sb;

Comp

volver a nacer to be reborn

4.
volver en sí to come to, to regain consciousness

♦ See also the pronominal verb volverse

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volver

<part vuelto>

I v/t

1 página, mirada etc turn (a to;

hacia toward); tortilla, filete turn (over); vestido turn inside outXXX; boca abajo turn upside down

2

:

volver loco drive crazy;

el humo volvío negra la pared the smoke turned the wall black, the smoke made the wall go black

II v/i

1 return, go/come back;

volver a casa go/come back home;

¿cuándo vuelven? when do they get back?;

volver sobre algo return to sth, go back to sth;

volver a la normalidad return to normality

2

:

volver en sí come to, come around

3

:

volver a hacer algo do sth again;

volver a fumar start smoking again

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volver {89} vi

1) : to return, to come or go back

volver a casa: to return home

2) : to revert

volver al tema: to get back to the subject

3)

volver a : to do again

volvieron a llamar: they called again

4)

volver en sí : to come to, to regain consciousness

volver vt

1) : to turn, to turn over, to turn inside out

2) : to return, to repay, to restore

3) : to cause, to make

la volvía loca: it was driving her crazy

♦ See also the reflexive verb volverse

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volver vb

1. (regresar) to come back [pt. came; pp. come] / to go back

vuelve a casa come back home

volveré dentro de una hora I'll be back in an hour

le gustaría volver a Londres he'd like to go back to London

2. (repetir)... again

¿puedes volver a decirlo? can you say that again?

ha vuelto a salir he's gone out again

volveré a llamar I'll ring back

3. (dar la vuelta a) to turn over / to turn

volví la hoja I turned the piece of paper over

volvió el vestido del revés she turned the dress inside out

volver en sí to come round

volver la cabeza to look round

volvió la cabeza hacia la puerta she looked towards the door

Spanish-English dictionary > volver
10 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

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11 bɔ

a falsehood, lie

to forge
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by striking

to drive
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especially of root crops

to grow large
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especially of root crops

to grow ripe
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noun

a small, cone-shaped ant hill
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noun

dew
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of musical instruments

to cause to sound by beating
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sound of a bell

to ring
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break
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verb

create
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verb

hit
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verb

mention
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verb

name
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verb

ring
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verb

smash
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verb

strike
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verb

to be in vigorous motion
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verb

to cause vigorous motion
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verb

to palpitate
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verb

to strike
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verb

to throb
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ti inflict
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to agree
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to apply
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to appoint
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to astonish
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to attach oneself to a family
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to attach oneself to a person
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to be in unison
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to be level
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to be lost from
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to be marred
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to be removed
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to be smashed
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to be taken from
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to be withheld from
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to beat
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to become loose
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to befall
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to bend
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to bind with a belt
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to blow strongly
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to bow
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to break out
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to break
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to bring together and fasten
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to bring together
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to burst out
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to call forth
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to call the names of
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to cause a great disturbance
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to cause public uproar
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to cause
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to chase away
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to commit
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to converse
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to cough
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to counteract a movement
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to crack
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to create by uniting
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to create
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to cry aloud
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to cut off
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to dash
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to deal a blow
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to destroy
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to discourse
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to drive away
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to drive into the ground
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to emit excessive heat
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to enter into close contact
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to exercise
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to exert
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to fabricate
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to fail
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to fall back
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to fall
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to fasten with a sash
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to form into balls or lumps
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to form
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to get by cutting and peeling off
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to get by digging
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to get by filling in
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to get by scooping
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to get for oneself
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to get for someone else
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to gird
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to girdle
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to give a blow
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to give a push
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to give rise to
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to go to ruin
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to grow big
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to grow heavy
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to grow old
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to grow or divide into
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to grow or swell into
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to grow or turn into
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to hammer
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to have tied around
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to have tied on
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to hit
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to institute
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to invent
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to join a society
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to join closely
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to knock out
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to knock
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to laugh
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to make a noise
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to make by beating
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to make by collection
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to make by digging
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to make by removing obstables
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to make
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to move forward rapidly
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to move the hand
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to move to a place
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to nominate to an office
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to ordain from the beginning
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to originate
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to perform
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to perish
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to play on
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to practice against
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to practise
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to praise the names of
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to prick
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to procure
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to proffer
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to pronounce
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to push aside
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to push away
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to rage
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to relate
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to relax
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to report
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to resort to a person
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to resort to a place
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to resort to a shelter or hiding place
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to rise up in public disorder
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to roar
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to ruin
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to rush into destruction
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to set before
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to set in motion
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to set one's hand to
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to set to flight
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to set up
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to shake
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to shape into
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to shatter
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to shout
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to sink
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to smack with the tongue
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to smash
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to sound off
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to speak out
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to speak
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to spoil
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to sting
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to stop something from spreading
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to strike at
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to surprise
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to take refuge in
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to talk
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to thunder
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to treat with
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to turn into
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to utter and address with words of various purpose
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to utter
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to wail
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to whirl up

Twi to English dictionary > bɔ
12 send

send [send] (pt & pp sent [sent])

1 transitive verb

(a) (dispatch → gen) envoyer; (→ by post) envoyer, expédier;

∎ to send sb a letter, to send a letter to sb envoyer une lettre à qn;

∎ he sent (us) word that he would be delayed il (nous) a fait savoir qu'il aurait du retard;

∎ he sent word to say he would be late il a fait dire ou savoir qu'il serait en retard;

∎ she sends her love or regards elle vous envoie ses amitiés;

∎ send them our love embrassez-les pour nous;

∎ send them our best wishes faites-leur nos amitiés;

∎ I sent my luggage by train j'ai fait expédier ou envoyer mes bagages par le train;

∎ to send clothes to the laundry donner du linge à blanchir;

∎ images sent by satellite images transmises par satellite;

∎ to send a message over the radio envoyer un message radio;

∎ it's like manna sent from heaven c'est une véritable aubaine;

∎ what will the future send us? que nous réserve l'avenir?;

∎ we sent help to the refugees nous avons envoyé des secours aux réfugiés;

∎ they sent a car to fetch us ils ont envoyé une voiture nous chercher

(b) (cause to go → person) envoyer;

∎ the government sent an ambassador to Mexico le gouvernement envoya un ambassadeur au Mexique;

∎ I was sent to bed/to my room on m'a envoyé me coucher/dans ma chambre;

∎ to send sb home (from school) renvoyer qn chez lui; (from abroad) rapatrier qn; Industry (lay off) mettre qn en chômage technique;

∎ to send sb to prison envoyer qn en prison;

∎ to send sb to school envoyer qn à l'école;

∎ send the children indoors faites rentrer les enfants;

∎ send him to me envoyez-le moi;

∎ send him to my office dites-lui de venir dans mon bureau, envoyez-le moi;

∎ she sent her daughter for the meat or to get the meat elle a envoyé sa fille chercher la viande;

∎ she sent her brother on an errand/with a message elle a envoyé son frère faire une course/porter un message;

∎ the children were sent to say goodnight on envoya les enfants dire bonsoir;

∎ the dogs were sent after him on lança les chiens à sa poursuite ou à ses trousses;

∎ heavy smoking sent him to an early grave il est mort prématurément parce qu'il fumait trop;

∎ familiar to send sb packing or about his business envoyer promener qn, envoyer qn sur les roses;

∎ figurative don't send a boy to do a man's job il faut que la personne soit à la mesure de la tâche

(c) (propel, cause to move) envoyer;

∎ he sent the ball over the heads of the spectators il envoya le ballon par-dessus la tête des spectateurs;

∎ the collision sent showers of sparks/clouds of smoke into the sky la collision fit jaillir une gerbe d'étincelles/provoqua des nuages de fumée;

∎ it sends a current down the wire il fait passer un courant dans le fil;

∎ the sound sent shivers down my spine le bruit m'a fait froid dans le dos;

∎ I sent the cup flying j'ai envoyé voler la tasse;

∎ the blow sent me flying le coup m'a envoyé rouler par terre;

∎ a gust of wind sent the papers flying across the table un coup de vent balaya les papiers qui se trouvaient sur la table;

∎ a sudden storm sent us all running for shelter un orage soudain nous força à courir nous mettre à l'abri;

∎ the boy sent the marbles rolling across the floor le garçon envoya les billes rouler par terre;

∎ to send profits tumbling faire chuter les bénéfices;

∎ to send prices sky-high faire flamber les prix;

∎ the news sent a murmur of excitement through the hall la nouvelle provoqua un murmure d'agitation dans la salle

(d) (into a specific state) rendre;

∎ the noise is sending me mad or out of my mind le bruit me rend fou;

∎ that sent him into fits of laughter cela l'a fait éclater de rire;

∎ the news sent them into a panic les nouvelles les ont fait paniquer;

∎ to send sb into a rage enrager qn;

∎ to send sb to sleep endormir qn

(e) familiar old-fashioned (thrill) emballer;

∎ his voice really sends me sa voix me fait vraiment craquer

2 intransitive verb

(a) (send word)

∎ he sent to say he couldn't come il nous a fait savoir qu'il ne pouvait pas venir

(b) (for information, equipment)

∎ we sent to Paris for a copy nous avons demandé une copie à Paris

➲ send along separable transitive verb

envoyer;

∎ send him along! envoyez-le-moi

➲ send away

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (letter, parcel) expédier, mettre à la poste;

∎ to send a radio away to be repaired expédier une radio chez le réparateur

(b) (dismiss → person) renvoyer, faire partir;

∎ the children were sent away to school les enfants furent mis en pension

2 intransitive verb

∎ to send away for sth (by post) se faire envoyer qch; (by catalogue) commander qch;

∎ send away for your free copy now demandez maintenant votre exemplaire gratuit

➲ send back separable transitive verb

(return → books, goods, food in restaurant) renvoyer;

∎ send the chocolates back to the shop renvoyez les chocolats au magasin;

∎ we sent her back to fetch a coat or for a coat nous l'avons renvoyée prendre un manteau

➲ send down

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (person, lift) faire descendre, envoyer en bas;

∎ they sent me down to the cellar ils m'ont fait descendre à la cave;

∎ she was sent down to ask if they wanted coffee on l'a envoyée en bas pour demander s'ils voulaient du café

(b) (cause to fall → prices, temperature) faire baisser, provoquer la baisse de

(c) British University (student) expulser, renvoyer

(d) British familiar (to prison) coffrer;

∎ he was sent down for twenty years il a écopé de vingt ans (de prison), il en a pris pour vingt ans

2 intransitive verb

∎ (by message or messenger) to send down for sth (se) faire monter qch

➲ send for inseparable transitive verb

(a) (doctor, taxi) faire venir, appeler; (mother, luggage) faire venir; (police) appeler; (help) envoyer chercher;

∎ we sent for another bottle (in hotel, restaurant) on a demandé une autre bouteille;

∎ we sent for a couple of pizzas (home delivery) nous nous sommes fait livrer deux pizzas

(b) (by post) se faire envoyer; (by catalogue) commander; (catalogue, price list) demander

➲ send forth inseparable transitive verb literary

(a) (army, messenger) envoyer

(b) (produce → leaves) produire; (→ light) produire, émettre; (→ smell) répandre; (→ cry) pousser

(c) American Politics

∎ the Senate has sent forth the bill to the president le Sénat a transmis le projet de loi au président

➲ send in separable transitive verb

(a) (visitor) faire entrer; (troops, police) envoyer

(b) (submit → bill, report, form) envoyer; (→ suggestions, resignation) envoyer, soumettre;

∎ why don't you send your name in for the competition? pourquoi ne pas vous inscrire au concours?;

∎ to send in a request faire une demande;

∎ please send in a written application veuillez envoyer une demande écrite; (for job) veuillez poser votre candidature par écrit

➲ send off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (by post) expédier, mettre à la poste

(b) (person) envoyer;

∎ I sent him off home/upstairs je l'ai envoyé chez lui/en haut;

∎ they sent us off to bed/to get washed ils nous ont envoyés nous coucher/nous laver;

∎ they are sent off to school every morning on les envoie à l'école tous les matins

(c) Sport expulser

(d) also figurative to send sb off (to sleep) endormir qn

2 intransitive verb

∎ to send off for sth (by post) se faire envoyer qch; (by catalogue) commander qch

➲ send on separable transitive verb

(a) (mail) faire suivre; (luggage) expédier;

∎ to send a message on to sb faire suivre un message à qn;

∎ my luggage was sent on to New York (in advance) on a expédié mes bagages à New York; (by mistake) mes bagages ont été expédiés à New York par erreur;

∎ if you've forgotten anything, we'll send it on si vous avez oublié quelque chose, nous vous le renverrons

(b) (person)

∎ they sent us on ahead or in front ils nous ont envoyés en éclaireurs;

∎ we sent them on to find a hotel nous les avons envoyés en éclaireurs pour trouver un hôtel;

∎ they sent me on to Dundee (further) ils m'ont envoyé jusqu'à Dundee

(c) Sport (player) faire entrer (sur le terrain)

➲ send out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (by post → invitations) expédier, poster

(b) (messengers, search party) envoyer, dépêcher; (patrol) envoyer; (outside) envoyer dehors;

∎ we sent her out for coffee nous l'avons envoyée chercher du café;

∎ they sent me out to Burma ils m'ont envoyé en Birmanie;

∎ they sent out a car for us ils ont envoyé une voiture nous chercher;

∎ we sent them all out into the garden on les a tous envoyés dans le jardin;

∎ send the children out to play envoyez les enfants jouer dehors

(c) (transmit → message, signal) envoyer;

∎ a call was sent out for Dr Bramley on a fait appeler le Dr Bramley

(d) (produce, give out → leaves) produire; (→ light, heat) émettre, répandre, diffuser; (→ fumes, smoke) répandre;

∎ the chimney/engine sent out billows of smoke la cheminée/le moteur crachait des tourbillons de fumée

2 intransitive verb

∎ to send out for coffee/sandwiches envoyer quelqu'un chercher du café/des sandwiches

➲ send round separable transitive verb

(a) (circulate → petition) faire circuler;

∎ figurative to send the hat round faire la quête

(b) (dispatch → messenger, repairman) envoyer; (→ message) faire parvenir;

∎ they sent a car round ils ont envoyé une voiture;

∎ her mother sent her round to our house for some sugar sa mère l'a envoyée chez nous demander du sucre

➲ send up separable transitive verb

(a) (messenger, luggage, drinks) faire monter; (rocket, flare) lancer; (plane) faire décoller; (smoke) répandre

(b) (raise → price, pressure, temperature) faire monter

(c) British familiar (ridicule) mettre en boîte, se moquer de^□ ; (parody) parodier^□

(d) American familiar (to prison) coffrer

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13 krachen

I v/i

1. (hat gekracht) crash (auch Donner); Feuer, Radio: crackle; Tür etc.: bang, slam; auf der Straße kracht es dauernd there’s one crash after another on that road; du tust, was ich dir sage, sonst kracht’s umg. you’ll do as I tell you, or there’ll be trouble; dass es nur so krachte umg. like crazy

2. (ist) WIRTS., Firma: crash

3. (ist) (krachend zusammenstoßen mit) crash ( gegen oder in + Akk into); er ist mit 100 Sachen gegen den Baum gekracht he crashed ( oder slammed) into the tree at 60 mph

4. (ist) (bersten) burst, explode; Eis: crack

II v/refl (hat) umg. (sich streiten) have a row (Am. an argument); (mehrmals) have rows (Am. arguments); wir krachen uns oft we often have rows (Am. arguments, set-tos umg.); er hat sich mit ihr gekracht he’s had a bust-up with her

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das Krachen

crash

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krạ|chen ['kraxn]
1. vi

1) (= Lärm machen) to crash, to bang; (Holz) to creak; (Schuss) to ring out; (Donner) to crash

krachend fallen etc — to fall etc with a crash or bang

..., dass es nur so krachte (lit) —... with a bang or crash; (fig)... with a vengeance

sonst krachts! (inf) — or there'll be trouble

gleich krachts (inf) — there's going to be trouble

es hat gekracht (inf: Zusammenstoß) — there's been a crash

2) aux sein (inf) (= aufplatzen) to rip (open), to split; (= brechen) to break; (Eis) to crack; (Betrieb) to crash

3) aux sein inf = aufprallen) to crash

2. vr (inf)
to have a row or fight or quarrel
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1) (to make a sudden loud noise: We could hear the fireworks banging in the distance.) bang

2) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) crack

3) (a noise as of heavy things breaking or falling on something hard: I heard a crash, and looked round to see that he'd dropped all the plates.) crash

4) (to (cause to) fall with a loud noise: The glass crashed to the floor.) crash

5) (to crash: The lorry ploughed into the back of a bus.) plough

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kra·chen

[ˈkraxn̩]

I. vi

1. Hilfsverb: haben (laut hallen) to crash; Ast to creak; Schuss to ring out

2. Hilfsverb: sein (fam: prallen) to crash fam

▪ gegen etw akk/in etw akk \krachen to crash against/into sth

II. vi impers Hilfsverb: haben

1. (ein Krachen verursachen)

▪ es kracht there is a crashing noise

2. (fam: Unfall verursachen)

auf der Kreuzung hat es gekracht there's been a crash on the intersection

3. (fam: Börsenkrach geben)

der Betrieb kracht the company is going bankrupt

4.

▶ es [so richtig] \krachen lassen to [really] let rip

▶ dass es nur so kracht (fam) with a vengeance fam

▶ sonst kracht's!, und es kracht! (fam) or/and there'll be trouble fam

III. vr (fam) to have a row BRIT fam [or AM an argument]

▪ sie \krachen sich akk they're having a row

▪ sich akk mit jdm \krachen to have a row with sb

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1.
intransitives Verb

1) < thunder> crash; < shot> ring out; < floorboard> creak

krachende Kälte/krachender Frost — (fig.) bitter cold/heavy frost

2) mit sein (ugs.): (bersten) < ice> crack; < bed> collapse; <trousers, dress, etc.> split

3) mit sein (ugs.): (krachend auftreffen) crash

die Tür krachte ins Schloss — the door banged or slammed shut

4) (ugs.): (Bankrott machen) crash

5) (unpers.)

an der Kreuzung kracht es dauernd — there are frequent crashes at that junction

sonst kracht's! — (fig. ugs.) or there'll be trouble
2.
reflexives Verb (ugs.) row (coll.); have a row (coll.)

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krachen

A. v/i

1. (hat gekracht) crash (auch Donner); Feuer, Radio: crackle; Tür etc: bang, slam;

auf der Straße kracht es dauernd there’s one crash after another on that road;

du tust, was ich dir sage, sonst kracht’s umg you’ll do as I tell you, or there’ll be trouble;

dass es nur so krachte umg like crazy

2. (ist) WIRTSCH, Firma: crash

3. (ist) (krachend zusammenstoßen mit) crash (

gegen oder

in +akk into);

er ist mit 100 Sachen gegen den Baum gekracht he crashed ( oder slammed) into the tree at 60 mph

4. (ist) (bersten) burst, explode; Eis: crack

B. v/r (hat) umg (sich streiten) have a row (US an argument); (mehrmals) have rows (US arguments);

wir krachen uns oft we often have rows (US arguments, set-tos umg);

er hat sich mit ihr gekracht he’s had a bust-up with her

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1.
intransitives Verb

1) < thunder> crash; < shot> ring out; < floorboard> creak

krachende Kälte/krachender Frost — (fig.) bitter cold/heavy frost

2) mit sein (ugs.): (bersten) < ice> crack; < bed> collapse; <trousers, dress, etc.> split

3) mit sein (ugs.): (krachend auftreffen) crash

die Tür krachte ins Schloss — the door banged or slammed shut

4) (ugs.): (Bankrott machen) crash

5) (unpers.)

an der Kreuzung kracht es dauernd — there are frequent crashes at that junction

sonst kracht's! — (fig. ugs.) or there'll be trouble
2.
reflexives Verb (ugs.) row (coll.); have a row (coll.)

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v.

to crash v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > krachen
14 knock down

transitive verb

1) (strike to the ground) niederreißen, umstürzen [Zaun, Hindernis]; (with fist or weapon) niederschlagen; [Fahrer, Fahrzeug:] umfahren [Person]

2) (demolish) abreißen; abbrechen

3) (sell by auction) zuschlagen

knock something down to somebody — jemandem etwas zuschlagen

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1) (to cause to fall by striking: He was so angry with the man that he knocked him down; The old lady was knocked down by a van as she crossed the street.) niederschlagen

2) (to reduce the price of (goods): She bought a coat that had been knocked down to half-price.) herabsetzen

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◆ knock down

vt

1. (cause to fall)

▪ to \knock down down ⇆ sb/sth jdn/etw umstoßen; (with a car, motorbike, etc.) jdn/etw umfahren

2. (demolish)

▪ to \knock down down ⇆ sth etw niederreißen [o abreißen]

to \knock down down every argument ( fig) jedes Argument zerpflücken

3. (reduce)

▪ to \knock down down sth price etw herunterhandeln

▪ to \knock down down sb to sth jdn [bis] auf etw akk herunterhandeln

he \knock downed the price down to less than $100 er hat den Preis auf unter 100 Dollar heruntergehandelt

4. (sell at auction)

▪ to \knock down down ⇆ sth etw versteigern, SCHWEIZ fam a. verganten, ÖSTERR fam a. unter den Hammer bringen

▪ to \knock down down ⇆ sth to sb jdm etw zuschlagen

to be \knock downed down for £30/at over £3 million für 30 Pfund/mehr als 3 Millionen Pfund versteigert werden

5. AM ( fam: earn)

to \knock down down a few thousand ein paar Tausender kassieren fam

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vt sep

1) person, thing umwerfen, zu Boden werfen; opponent (by hitting) niederschlagen; (car, driver) anfahren; (completely) umfahren; (fatally) überfahren; building abreißen, niederreißen; tree fällen, umhauen; door einschlagen; obstacle, fence niederreißen

she was knocked down and killed — sie wurde überfahren

he knocked him down with one blow — er schlug or streckte (geh) ihn mit einem Schlag zu Boden

2) price ( buyer) herunterhandeln (to auf +acc); (seller) heruntergehen mit

I managed to knock him down a pound — ich konnte ein Pfund herunterhandeln

I knocked him down to £15 — ich habe es auf £ 15 heruntergehandelt

he knocked the price down by £5 for me — er hat mir £ 5 nachgelassen

3) (at auction) zuschlagen (to sb jdm)

to be knocked down at £1 — für ein Pfund versteigert werden

4) machine, furniture zerlegen, auseinandernehmen

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knock down

A v/t

1. a) umstoßen, -werfen

b) niederschlagen: → academic.ru/26686/feather">feather A 1

c) an-, umfahren;

überfahren:

be knocked down by a car auch von einem Auto erfasst werden

d) Leichtathletik: die Latte abwerfen, reißen, Springreiten: eine Stange abwerfen

e) umg umhauen umg, sprachlos machen

2. ein Gebäude etc abreißen, -brechen

3. eine Maschine etc zerlegen, auseinandernehmen

4. (to auf akk; £2 um 2 Pfund)

a) jemanden, den Preis herunterhandeln

b) mit dem Preis heruntergehen

5. knock sth down to sb (Auktion) jemandem etwas zuschlagen (at, for für)

6. US umg

a) Geld unterschlagen

b) eine Bank etc ausrauben

7. US umg ein Gehalt etc einstreichen

8. → knock back 2

B v/i

1. sich zerlegen oder auseinandernehmen lassen

2. US umg

a) sich legen (Sturm etc)

b) ruhiger werden (Meer etc)

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transitive verb

1) (strike to the ground) niederreißen, umstürzen [Zaun, Hindernis]; (with fist or weapon) niederschlagen; [Fahrer, Fahrzeug:] umfahren [Person]

2) (demolish) abreißen; abbrechen

3) (sell by auction) zuschlagen

knock something down to somebody — jemandem etwas zuschlagen

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v.

niederschlagen v.

überfahren v.

English-german dictionary > knock down
15 push

push [pʊ∫]

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1. noun

2. transitive verb

3. intransitive verb

4. compounds

5. Phrasal Verbs

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1. noun

   a. ( = shove) poussée f

• to give sb/sth a push pousser qn/qch

• the car needs a push il faut pousser la voiture

   b. ( = dismissal) (British) (inf) to give sb the push [employer] virer qn (inf) ; [boyfriend, girlfriend] plaquer qn (inf !)

• he got the push (from employer) il s'est fait virer (inf) ; (from girlfriend) il s'est fait plaquer (inf !)

   c. ( = effort) gros effort m ; ( = campaign) campagne f

• they made a push to get everything finished ils ont fait un gros effort pour tout terminer

• at a push (inf) à la rigueur

• when it comes to the push (inf) au moment critique

2. transitive verb

   a. ( = press on) [+ door, person, car, pram] pousser ; [+ button] appuyer sur ; [+ stick, finger] enfoncer

• don't push me! ne (me) poussez pas !

► to push + preposition/adverb

• to push sb out pousser qn dehors

• he pushed him down the stairs il l'a poussé dans l'escalier

• to push sb into a room pousser qn dans une pièce

• she pushed the books off the table elle a fait tomber les livres de la table

• they pushed the car off the road ils ont poussé la voiture sur le bas-côté

• to push a door open ouvrir une porte (en la poussant)

• they pushed him out of the car ils l'ont poussé hors de la voiture

• to push sb/sth out of the way écarter qn/qch

• to push a door shut fermer une porte (en la poussant)

• to push one's way through a crowd se frayer un chemin dans la foule

• he pushed the thought to the back of his mind il a repoussé cette pensée

   b. ( = advance) [+ one's views] mettre en avant ; [+ claim] présenter avec insistance ; [+ plan] essayer d'imposer ; [+ product] pousser la vente de

   c. ( = pressure) pousser

• don't push him too far ne le poussez pas à bout

• to push sb to do sth pousser qn à faire qch

• to push sb into doing sth forcer qn à faire qch

• I was pushed into it on m'y a poussé

• he pushes himself too hard il se surmène

• he must be pushing 60 (inf) il ne doit pas avoir loin de 60 ans

• to be pushed for time être à court de temps

• I'm rather pushed for space je suis à l'étroit

• Jacqueline was pushed for money Jacqueline était à court d'argent

3. intransitive verb

   a. ( = press) pousser ; (on bell) appuyer

• you push and I'll pull poussez et moi je vais tirer

• to push for better working conditions faire pression pour obtenir de meilleures conditions de travail

   b. ( = move) they pushed into the room ils sont entrés dans la pièce en se frayant un passage

• he pushed past me il m'a dépassé en me bousculant

4. compounds

► push-bike (inf) noun

(British) vélo m

► push-button adjective [machine] à commande automatique ; [telephone] à touches

► push-start noun transitive verb

• to give a car a push-start

• to push-start a car faire démarrer une voiture en la poussant ► push-up noun (US) pompe (inf) f

• to do push-ups faire des pompes (inf)

5. Phrasal Verbs

► push ahead intransitive verb

( = make progress) avancer à grands pas

► push around separable transitive verb

   a. [+ toy] pousser dans tous les sens

   b. ( = bully) (inf) bousculer (inf)► push aside separable transitive verb

[+ person, chair] écarter (brusquement) ; [+ objection, suggestion] écarter

► push away separable transitive verb

[+ person, chair, one's plate, sb's hand] repousser

► push in

1. intransitive verb

s'introduire de force ; (into queue) se faufiler

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ stick, finger] enfoncer ; [+ person] pousser

• they dragged him to the pool and pushed him in ils l'ont tiré jusqu'à la piscine et l'ont poussé dedans

   b. ( = break) [+ door] enfoncer

   c. to push one's way in s'introduire de force► push off (inf!) intransitive verb

( = leave) filer (inf)

• push off! fichez le camp ! (inf)► push on intransitive verb

(in journey) pousser (to jusqu'à ) ; (in work) persévérer

► push over separable transitive verb

   a. ( = cause to topple) renverser

   b. ( = cause to fall off) (over cliff, bridge) faire tomber

   c. ( = pass) [+ object] pousser ( to sb vers qn)► push through separable transitive verb

   a. [+ stick, hand] (faire) passer

   b. [+ deal, decision] faire accepter

   c. push one's way through se frayer un chemin► push up separable transitive verb

   a. [+ lever] (re)lever ; [+ spectacles] relever

   b. ( = increase) [+ numbers, sales] augmenter ; [+ prices, demand] faire monter

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[pʊʃ] 1.
noun

1) lit (shove, press) poussée f

to give somebody/something a push — pousser quelqu'un/quelque chose

the car won't start - we need a push — la voiture ne veut pas démarrer - il faut la pousser

at the push of a button — en appuyant sur un bouton

2) (campaign, drive) campagne f

3) fig ( stimulus) impulsion f

to give something/somebody a push — encourager quelque chose/quelqu'un

this gave me the push I needed — c'est ça qui m'a décidé à faire quelque chose

to give something a push in the right direction — faire avancer quelque chose dans la bonne direction

4) Military poussée f

the big push — la grande offensive

5) (spirit, drive) esprit m battant
2.
transitive verb

1) (move, shove, press) gen pousser; appuyer sur [button, switch, bell]

to push somebody/something away — repousser quelqu'un/quelque chose

she pushed him down the stairs — elle l'a poussé dans l'escalier

to push one's finger into — enfoncer son doigt dans

to push something into somebody's hand — mettre quelque chose de force dans la main de quelqu'un

to push somebody/something out of the way — écarter quelqu'un/quelque chose

to push somebody aside — écarter quelqu'un

to push one's way through something — se frayer un chemin à travers quelque chose

to push something off the road — enlever quelque chose de la chaussée

to push the door open —

to push the door shut — pousser la porte

to push somebody too far — fig pousser quelqu'un à bout

to be pushed — (colloq) ( under pressure) être à la bourre (colloq)

to be pushed for something — (colloq) ( short of) être à court de quelque chose

2) (colloq) ( promote) faire la promotion de [product]; promouvoir [policy, theory]

3) (colloq) ( sell) vendre [drugs]
3.
intransitive verb pousser

to push against — s'appuyer contre

to push at something — repousser quelque chose

to push past somebody — bousculer quelqu'un

to push through — se frayer un chemin à travers
4.
reflexive verb

to push oneself upright — se redresser

to push oneself through a gap — passer par un trou; ( drive oneself) se pousser ( to do à faire)

Phrasal Verbs:

- push ahead

- push around

- push back

- push down

- push for

- push forward

- push in

- push off

- push on

- push over

- push through

- push up

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at a push — (colloq) GB s'il le faut

if it comes to the push — si on en vient à cette extrémité

to be pushing 50 — friser la cinquantaine

to give somebody the push — (colloq) GB ( fire) virer quelqu'un (colloq); ( break up with) larguer quelqu'un (colloq)

to push one's luck —

to push it — (colloq) forcer sa chance

that's pushing it a bit! — (colloq) ( cutting it fine) c'est un peu juste or risqué!

English-French dictionary > push
16 Dienst

m; -(e)s, -e

1. allg. service (an + Dat to); jemandem einen guten Dienst erweisen oder leisten do s.o. a good turn; jemandem gute Dienste leisten serve s.o. well; (jemandem zugute kommen) stand s.o. in good stead; Person: be a great help (to s.o.); jemandem einen schlechten Dienst erweisen do s.o. a disservice ( oder bad turn); jemandes Dienste in Anspruch nehmen make demands on s.o.’s services; jemandem zu Diensten sein oder stehen be at s.o.’s disposal ( oder command); stets zu Ihren Diensten! altm. at your service!; Dienst am Kunden customer service; ( das ist) Dienst am Kunden umg. (that’s) all part of the service, madam ( oder sir); sich in den Dienst einer Sache stellen offer one’s services to, devote o.s. to; in / außer Dienst nehmen oder stellen (Verkehrsmittel etc.) put in / out of service ( oder commission); die Beine versagten ihm den Dienst his legs gave way; der Wagen tut noch seinen Dienst the car still serves its purpose ( oder does its job)

2. nur Sg.; (Ggs. Freizeit) duty; den oder zum Dienst antreten go on duty, start work; sich zum Dienst melden report for duty; im / außer Dienst on / off duty; Dienst haben oder tun be on duty; ich habe heute lange Dienst I’m working late today; wann hast du Dienst? when are you working, when are you on?; der Dienst habende oder tuende Arzt / Offizier oder der Arzt / Offizier vom Dienst the doctor on call ( oder duty) / the duty officer; Unteroffizier vom Dienst the duty NCO; Chef vom Dienst DRUCKW. duty editor; Torschütze vom Dienst umg., fig. goal machine; Angeber / Trottel etc. vom Dienst umg., fig. resident show-off / idiot; Dienst nach Vorschrift work-to-rule; Dienst ist Dienst, und Schnaps ist Schnaps umg. never mix business with pleasure

3. (Stellung) beim Militär, König etc.: service; beim Staat: civil service; als Dienstbote: service, employ; bei einer Firma: work; Dienst mit der Waffe MIL. military ( oder armed) service; in jemandes Dienst(e) treten enter s.o.’s employ; bei einer Firma in Dienst treten start work with; bei jemandem im Dienst oder in jemandes Diensten sein oder stehen bei Firma etc.: work for s.o.; bes. pej. heimlich etc.: be in the pay of s.o.; bei König etc.: serve s.o.; im Dienst(e) seiner Majestät on Her ( oder His) Majesty’s Service; im Dienst ergraut have served many years, have many years of faithful service behind one; den Dienst quittieren resign; außer Dienst (abgek. a. D.) (im Ruhestand) retired, in retirement, emeritus

4. mit Adj.: aktiver Dienst MIL. active service; auswärtiger / diplomatischer Dienst foreign / diplomatic service; öffentlicher Dienst civil service

5. im Verwaltungsapparat: einfacher Dienst etwa manual grades; mittlerer Dienst etwa clerical grades; gehobener Dienst etwa executive grades; höherer Dienst etwa administrative ( oder professional) grades

6. KUNST respond

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der Dienst

duty; attendance; service; ministration

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[diːnst]
m -(e)s, -e

1) (= Arbeitsverhältnis, Tätigkeitsbereich) service; (= Arbeitsstelle) position

diplomatischer/öffentlicher Dienst — diplomatic/civil service

sein or stehen — to be in sb's service

jdn in (seinen) Dienst nehmen — to engage sb

treten — to enter sb's service

Oberst etc außer Dienst (abbr a. D.) — retired colonel etc

den Dienst quittieren, aus dem Dienst (aus)scheiden — to resign one's post; (Mil) to leave the service

Dienst mit der Waffe (Mil) — armed service

nicht mehr im Dienst sein — to have left the service

im Dienst ergraut sein — to have many years of faithful service behind one

2) (= Berufsausübung, Amtspflicht) duty; (= Arbeit, Arbeitszeit) work

im Dienst sein, Dienst haben (Arzt, Feuerwehrmann etc) — to be on duty; (Apotheke) to be open

im Dienst sein (Angestellter etc) — to be working

außer Dienst sein — to be off duty

nach Dienst — after work

zum Dienst gehen — to go to work

Dienst tun — to serve ( bei in, als as)

jdn vom Dienst beurlauben — to grant sb leave of absence

jdn vom Dienst befreien — to exempt sb from his duties

Tellerwäscher/Kindermädchen vom Dienst (hum) — resident dishwasher/babysitter (hum)

Dienst nach Vorschrift — work to rule

Dienst ist Dienst und Schnaps ist Schnaps (Prov inf) — you can't mix business with pleasure, there's a time for everything

3) (= Tätigkeit, Leistung, Hilfe) service

im Dienst(e) einer Sache/der Menschheit — in the service of sth/humanity

sich in den Dienst der Sache stellen — to embrace the cause

jdm einen Dienst/einen schlechten Dienst erweisen — to do sb a good/bad turn, to do sb a service/disservice

jdm gute Dienste leisten or tun — to serve sb well

jdm den Dienst verweigern — to refuse to work for sb

die Stimme etc versagte ihr den Dienst — her voice etc failed (her) or gave way

Dienst am Vaterland — service to one's country

Dienst am Kunden — customer service

etw in Dienst stellen — to put sth into commission or service

jdm zu Diensten or zu jds Diensten stehen — to be at sb's disposal; (Mensch auch) to be at sb's service

(ich stehe) zu Diensten! (old) —

was steht zu Diensten? (old) — you wish, sir/madam?

4) (= Einrichtung) service

5) (ARCHIT) engaged column or shaft

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der

1) (a department of public or government work: the Civil Service.) service

2) (employment in one of these: military service.) service

3) (the act of doing something to help: He was rewarded for his service to refugees.) service

4) (the condition or work of a servant: In the last century, many young women went into service; She had been in service as a kitchen maid; He has given faithful service to the church for many years.) service

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Dienst

<-[e]s, -e>

[ˈdi:nst]

m

1. kein pl (berufliche Tätigkeit) work no pl; (Pflichten) duties pl; (Stelle) post

seinen \Dienst antreten to start work

außer \Dienst retired

Steuerberater außer \Dienst retired tax consultant

beim/im \Dienst at work

zum \Dienst gehen/kommen to go/come to work

\Dienst haben to be at work

wie lange hast du heute \Dienst? how long do you have to work today?

\Dienst machen [o tun] to be working

zum \Dienst müssen to have to go to work

nach/vor dem \Dienst after/before work

den [o seinen] \Dienst quittieren to resign one's post

\Dienst nach Vorschrift work to rule

\Dienst nach Vorschrift machen to work to rule

2. kein pl (Militärdienst) service

aus dem \Dienst ausscheiden to leave the service[s]

aus dem aktiven \Dienst ausscheiden to leave active service

außer \Dienst retired

Oberst außer \Dienst retired colonel

jdn vom \Dienst beurlauben to grant sb leave of absence

den [o seinen] \Dienst quittieren to leave the service[s]; Offizier a. to resign one's commission

nicht mehr im \Dienst sein to have left the service[s]

\Dienst tun to be serving

\Dienst am Vaterland service to one's country

\Dienst mit [o an] der Waffe military service

3. kein pl (Bereitschaftsdienst) duty no pl

seinen \Dienst antreten to go on duty

zum \Dienst gehen to go on duty

\Dienst haben to be on duty; Arzt to be on call; Notpersonal to be on standby; Apotheke to be open

der \Dienst habende [o tuende] Arzt/Offizier the doctor/officer on duty

im/nicht im \Dienst on/off duty

jdn vom \Dienst suspendieren to suspend sb from duty

vom \Dienst duty

Chef vom \Dienst VERLAG duty editor

Kinderaufpasser vom \Dienst (hum fam) resident childminder hum fam

Offizier vom \Dienst duty officer

Unteroffizier vom \Dienst NCO in charge

4. kein pl (Amtsdienst) service no pl

außer \Dienst retired

Diplomat außer \Dienst retired diplomat

diplomatischer [o auswärtiger] \Dienst diplomatic service

der mittlere/gehobene/höhere \Dienst the clerical/higher/senior sections of the civil service

der öffentliche \Dienst the civil service

5. (Arbeitsverhältnis) service no pl

jdn aus dem \Dienst [o seinen \Diensten] entlassen to dismiss sb

jdn in [seinen] \Dienst [o in seine \Dienste] nehmen to take sb into service

in jds [o bei jdm in] \Dienst[en] [o stehen] sein (veraltend) to be in sb's service

in jds \Dienst[e] treten to enter sb's service

jdm den \Dienst verweigern to refuse to work for sb

6. kein pl (Service) service no pl

einen \Dienst leisten to perform [or render] a service

\Dienst am Kunden (usu hum fam) customer service

7. (Hilfe) service, help no pl

danke für deine \Dienste! thanks for your help!

was steht zu \Diensten? (geh) how may I be of service?

jdm seinen \Dienst [o seine \Dienste] anbieten to offer to help sb

jdm einen \Dienst erweisen [o tun] to help sb

jdm einen guten \Dienst erweisen [o tun] to do sb a good turn, to render sb a valuable service

jdm [mit etw dat] einen schlechten \Dienst erweisen to do sb a bad turn [or a disservice] with sth

jdm gute \Dienste leisten [o tun] to stand sb in good stead

jdm zu [o zu jds] \Diensten stehen [o sein] to be at sb's service [or disposal]

[ich stehe] zu \Diensten! at your service!

auf jds \Dienste zurückgreifen to fall back on sb's services

8. (Einrichtung) service; (Nachrichtendienst) [intelligence] service

der technische \Dienst technical services pl

9. kein pl (Förderung) service no pl

sich akk im \Dienst[e] einer S. gen aufopfern to sacrifice oneself in the service of sth

im \Dienst[e] einer S. gen stehen to be at the service of sth

wir stehen im \Dienst einer guten Sache it's for a good cause

sich akk in den \Dienst einer S. gen stellen to devote oneself to the service [or cause] of sth, to embrace the cause

10. kein pl (Betrieb) service no pl

etw außer \Dienst stellen to take sth out of service; Schiff, Waffe to decommission sth

etw in \Dienst stellen to put sth into service; Maschine to commission sth; Schiff a. to put sth into commission

seinen \Dienst [o seine \Dienste] tun to serve its purpose

seinen \Dienst versagen to fail

11. ARCHIT respond spec

12.

▶ \Dienst ist \Dienst, und Schnaps ist Schnaps (prov) don't mix business and pleasure

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der; Dienst[e]s, Dienste

1) o. Pl. (Tätigkeit) work; (von Soldaten, Polizeibeamten, Krankenhauspersonal usw.) duty

seinen Dienst antreten — start work/go on duty

Dienst haben — be at work/on duty; < chemist> be open

Dienst habender od. tuender Offizier — duty officer

Dienst habender od. tuender Arzt/Beamter — doctor/official on duty

außerhalb des Dienstes — outside work/when off duty

seinen Dienst tun — <machine, appliance> serve its purpose

Dienst ist Dienst, und Schnaps ist Schnaps — (ugs.) you shouldn't mix business and pleasure

2) (Arbeitsverhältnis) post

den od. seinen Dienst quittieren — resign one's post; (Milit.) leave the service; < officer> resign one's commission

Major usw. außer Dienst — retired major etc.

in Dienst stellen — put something into service or commission

3) o. Pl. (Tätigkeitsbereich) service

der höhere Dienst der Beamtenlaufbahn — the senior civil service

4) (Hilfe) service

Dienst am Kunden — (ugs.) customer service

jemandem mit etwas einen schlechten Dienst erweisen — do somebody a disservice or a bad turn with something

zu jemandes Diensten od. jemandem zu Diensten sein od. stehen — (geh.) be at somebody's disposal or service

5) (HilfsDienst) service; (NachrichtenDienst, SpionageDienst) [intelligence] service

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Dienst m; -(e)s, -e

1. allg service (

an +dat to);

jemandem einen guten Dienst erweisen oder

leisten do sb a good turn;

jemandem gute Dienste leisten serve sb well; (jemandem zugute kommen) stand sb in good stead; Person: be a great help (to sb);

jemandem einen schlechten Dienst erweisen do sb a disservice ( oder bad turn);

jemandes Dienste in Anspruch nehmen make demands on sb’s services;

jemandem zu Diensten sein oder

stehen be at sb’s disposal ( oder command);

stets zu Ihren Diensten! obs at your service!;

Dienst am Kunden customer service;

(das ist) Dienst am Kunden umg (that’s) all part of the service, madam ( oder sir);

sich in den Dienst einer Sache

stellen offer one’s services to, devote o.s. to;

in/außer Dienst nehmen oder

stellen (Verkehrsmittel etc) put in/out of service ( oder commission);

die Beine versagten ihm den Dienst his legs gave way;

der Wagen tut noch seinen Dienst the car still serves its purpose ( oder does its job)

2. nur sg; (Ggs Freizeit) duty;

den oder

zum Dienst antreten go on duty, start work;

sich zum Dienst melden report for duty;

im/außer Dienst on/off duty;

Dienst haben oder

tun be on duty;

ich habe heute lange Dienst I’m working late today;

wann hast du Dienst? when are you working, when are you on?;

der Dienst habende oder

tuende Arzt/Offizier oder

der Arzt/Offizier vom Dienst the doctor on call ( oder duty)/the duty officer;

Unteroffizier vom Dienst the duty NCO;

Chef vom Dienst TYPO duty editor;

Torschütze vom Dienst umg, fig goal machine;

Angeber/Trottel etc

vom Dienst umg, fig resident show-off/idiot;

Dienst nach Vorschrift work-to-rule;

Dienst ist Dienst, und Schnaps ist Schnaps umg never mix business with pleasure

3. (Stellung) beim Militär, König etc: service; beim Staat: civil service; als Dienstbote: service, employ; bei einer Firma: work;

Dienst mit der Waffe MIL military ( oder armed) service;

in jemandes Dienst(e) treten enter sb’s employ;

bei einer Firma

in Dienst treten start work with;

bei jemandem im Dienst oder

in jemandes Diensten sein oder

stehen bei Firma etc: work for sb; besonders pej heimlich etc: be in the pay of sb; bei König etc: serve sb;

im Dienst(e) seiner Majestät on Her ( oder His) Majesty’s Service;

im Dienst ergraut have served many years, have many years of faithful service behind one;

den Dienst quittieren resign;

außer Dienst (abk a. D.) (im Ruhestand) retired, in retirement, emeritus

4. mit adj:

aktiver Dienst MIL active service;

auswärtiger/diplomatischer Dienst foreign/diplomatic service;

öffentlicher Dienst civil service

5. im Verwaltungsapparat:

einfacher Dienst etwa manual grades;

mittlerer Dienst etwa clerical grades;

gehobener Dienst etwa executive grades;

höherer Dienst etwa administrative ( oder professional) grades

6. KUNST respond

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der; Dienst[e]s, Dienste

1) o. Pl. (Tätigkeit) work; (von Soldaten, Polizeibeamten, Krankenhauspersonal usw.) duty

seinen Dienst antreten — start work/go on duty

Dienst haben — be at work/on duty; < chemist> be open

Dienst habender od. tuender Offizier — duty officer

Dienst habender od. tuender Arzt/Beamter — doctor/official on duty

außerhalb des Dienstes — outside work/when off duty

seinen Dienst tun — <machine, appliance> serve its purpose

Dienst ist Dienst, und Schnaps ist Schnaps — (ugs.) you shouldn't mix business and pleasure

2) (Arbeitsverhältnis) post

den od. seinen Dienst quittieren — resign one's post; (Milit.) leave the service; < officer> resign one's commission

Major usw. außer Dienst — retired major etc.

in Dienst stellen — put something into service or commission

3) o. Pl. (Tätigkeitsbereich) service

der höhere Dienst der Beamtenlaufbahn — the senior civil service

4) (Hilfe) service

Dienst am Kunden — (ugs.) customer service

jemandem mit etwas einen schlechten Dienst erweisen — do somebody a disservice or a bad turn with something

zu jemandes Diensten od. jemandem zu Diensten sein od. stehen — (geh.) be at somebody's disposal or service

5) (HilfsDienst) service; (NachrichtenDienst, SpionageDienst) [intelligence] service

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-e m.

commission n.

duty n.

employment n.

ministration n.

office n.

service n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Dienst
17 dienst

m; -(e)s, -e

1. allg. service (an + Dat to); jemandem einen guten Dienst erweisen oder leisten do s.o. a good turn; jemandem gute Dienste leisten serve s.o. well; (jemandem zugute kommen) stand s.o. in good stead; Person: be a great help (to s.o.); jemandem einen schlechten Dienst erweisen do s.o. a disservice ( oder bad turn); jemandes Dienste in Anspruch nehmen make demands on s.o.’s services; jemandem zu Diensten sein oder stehen be at s.o.’s disposal ( oder command); stets zu Ihren Diensten! altm. at your service!; Dienst am Kunden customer service; ( das ist) Dienst am Kunden umg. (that’s) all part of the service, madam ( oder sir); sich in den Dienst einer Sache stellen offer one’s services to, devote o.s. to; in / außer Dienst nehmen oder stellen (Verkehrsmittel etc.) put in / out of service ( oder commission); die Beine versagten ihm den Dienst his legs gave way; der Wagen tut noch seinen Dienst the car still serves its purpose ( oder does its job)

2. nur Sg.; (Ggs. Freizeit) duty; den oder zum Dienst antreten go on duty, start work; sich zum Dienst melden report for duty; im / außer Dienst on / off duty; Dienst haben oder tun be on duty; ich habe heute lange Dienst I’m working late today; wann hast du Dienst? when are you working, when are you on?; der Dienst habende oder tuende Arzt / Offizier oder der Arzt / Offizier vom Dienst the doctor on call ( oder duty) / the duty officer; Unteroffizier vom Dienst the duty NCO; Chef vom Dienst DRUCKW. duty editor; Torschütze vom Dienst umg., fig. goal machine; Angeber / Trottel etc. vom Dienst umg., fig. resident show-off / idiot; Dienst nach Vorschrift work-to-rule; Dienst ist Dienst, und Schnaps ist Schnaps umg. never mix business with pleasure

3. (Stellung) beim Militär, König etc.: service; beim Staat: civil service; als Dienstbote: service, employ; bei einer Firma: work; Dienst mit der Waffe MIL. military ( oder armed) service; in jemandes Dienst(e) treten enter s.o.’s employ; bei einer Firma in Dienst treten start work with; bei jemandem im Dienst oder in jemandes Diensten sein oder stehen bei Firma etc.: work for s.o.; bes. pej. heimlich etc.: be in the pay of s.o.; bei König etc.: serve s.o.; im Dienst(e) seiner Majestät on Her ( oder His) Majesty’s Service; im Dienst ergraut have served many years, have many years of faithful service behind one; den Dienst quittieren resign; außer Dienst (abgek. a. D.) (im Ruhestand) retired, in retirement, emeritus

4. mit Adj.: aktiver Dienst MIL. active service; auswärtiger / diplomatischer Dienst foreign / diplomatic service; öffentlicher Dienst civil service

5. im Verwaltungsapparat: einfacher Dienst etwa manual grades; mittlerer Dienst etwa clerical grades; gehobener Dienst etwa executive grades; höherer Dienst etwa administrative ( oder professional) grades

6. KUNST respond

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der Dienst

duty; attendance; service; ministration

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[diːnst]
m -(e)s, -e

1) (= Arbeitsverhältnis, Tätigkeitsbereich) service; (= Arbeitsstelle) position

diplomatischer/öffentlicher Dienst — diplomatic/civil service

sein or stehen — to be in sb's service

jdn in (seinen) Dienst nehmen — to engage sb

treten — to enter sb's service

Oberst etc außer Dienst (abbr a. D.) — retired colonel etc

den Dienst quittieren, aus dem Dienst (aus)scheiden — to resign one's post; (Mil) to leave the service

Dienst mit der Waffe (Mil) — armed service

nicht mehr im Dienst sein — to have left the service

im Dienst ergraut sein — to have many years of faithful service behind one

2) (= Berufsausübung, Amtspflicht) duty; (= Arbeit, Arbeitszeit) work

im Dienst sein, Dienst haben (Arzt, Feuerwehrmann etc) — to be on duty; (Apotheke) to be open

im Dienst sein (Angestellter etc) — to be working

außer Dienst sein — to be off duty

nach Dienst — after work

zum Dienst gehen — to go to work

Dienst tun — to serve ( bei in, als as)

jdn vom Dienst beurlauben — to grant sb leave of absence

jdn vom Dienst befreien — to exempt sb from his duties

Tellerwäscher/Kindermädchen vom Dienst (hum) — resident dishwasher/babysitter (hum)

Dienst nach Vorschrift — work to rule

Dienst ist Dienst und Schnaps ist Schnaps (Prov inf) — you can't mix business with pleasure, there's a time for everything

3) (= Tätigkeit, Leistung, Hilfe) service

im Dienst(e) einer Sache/der Menschheit — in the service of sth/humanity

sich in den Dienst der Sache stellen — to embrace the cause

jdm einen Dienst/einen schlechten Dienst erweisen — to do sb a good/bad turn, to do sb a service/disservice

jdm gute Dienste leisten or tun — to serve sb well

jdm den Dienst verweigern — to refuse to work for sb

die Stimme etc versagte ihr den Dienst — her voice etc failed (her) or gave way

Dienst am Vaterland — service to one's country

Dienst am Kunden — customer service

etw in Dienst stellen — to put sth into commission or service

jdm zu Diensten or zu jds Diensten stehen — to be at sb's disposal; (Mensch auch) to be at sb's service

(ich stehe) zu Diensten! (old) —

was steht zu Diensten? (old) — you wish, sir/madam?

4) (= Einrichtung) service

5) (ARCHIT) engaged column or shaft

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der

1) (a department of public or government work: the Civil Service.) service

2) (employment in one of these: military service.) service

3) (the act of doing something to help: He was rewarded for his service to refugees.) service

4) (the condition or work of a servant: In the last century, many young women went into service; She had been in service as a kitchen maid; He has given faithful service to the church for many years.) service

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Dienst

<-[e]s, -e>

[ˈdi:nst]

m

1. kein pl (berufliche Tätigkeit) work no pl; (Pflichten) duties pl; (Stelle) post

seinen \Dienst antreten to start work

außer \Dienst retired

Steuerberater außer \Dienst retired tax consultant

beim/im \Dienst at work

zum \Dienst gehen/kommen to go/come to work

\Dienst haben to be at work

wie lange hast du heute \Dienst? how long do you have to work today?

\Dienst machen [o tun] to be working

zum \Dienst müssen to have to go to work

nach/vor dem \Dienst after/before work

den [o seinen] \Dienst quittieren to resign one's post

\Dienst nach Vorschrift work to rule

\Dienst nach Vorschrift machen to work to rule

2. kein pl (Militärdienst) service

aus dem \Dienst ausscheiden to leave the service[s]

aus dem aktiven \Dienst ausscheiden to leave active service

außer \Dienst retired

Oberst außer \Dienst retired colonel

jdn vom \Dienst beurlauben to grant sb leave of absence

den [o seinen] \Dienst quittieren to leave the service[s]; Offizier a. to resign one's commission

nicht mehr im \Dienst sein to have left the service[s]

\Dienst tun to be serving

\Dienst am Vaterland service to one's country

\Dienst mit [o an] der Waffe military service

3. kein pl (Bereitschaftsdienst) duty no pl

seinen \Dienst antreten to go on duty

zum \Dienst gehen to go on duty

\Dienst haben to be on duty; Arzt to be on call; Notpersonal to be on standby; Apotheke to be open

der \Dienst habende [o tuende] Arzt/Offizier the doctor/officer on duty

im/nicht im \Dienst on/off duty

jdn vom \Dienst suspendieren to suspend sb from duty

vom \Dienst duty

Chef vom \Dienst VERLAG duty editor

Kinderaufpasser vom \Dienst (hum fam) resident childminder hum fam

Offizier vom \Dienst duty officer

Unteroffizier vom \Dienst NCO in charge

4. kein pl (Amtsdienst) service no pl

außer \Dienst retired

Diplomat außer \Dienst retired diplomat

diplomatischer [o auswärtiger] \Dienst diplomatic service

der mittlere/gehobene/höhere \Dienst the clerical/higher/senior sections of the civil service

der öffentliche \Dienst the civil service

5. (Arbeitsverhältnis) service no pl

jdn aus dem \Dienst [o seinen \Diensten] entlassen to dismiss sb

jdn in [seinen] \Dienst [o in seine \Dienste] nehmen to take sb into service

in jds [o bei jdm in] \Dienst[en] [o stehen] sein (veraltend) to be in sb's service

in jds \Dienst[e] treten to enter sb's service

jdm den \Dienst verweigern to refuse to work for sb

6. kein pl (Service) service no pl

einen \Dienst leisten to perform [or render] a service

\Dienst am Kunden (usu hum fam) customer service

7. (Hilfe) service, help no pl

danke für deine \Dienste! thanks for your help!

was steht zu \Diensten? (geh) how may I be of service?

jdm seinen \Dienst [o seine \Dienste] anbieten to offer to help sb

jdm einen \Dienst erweisen [o tun] to help sb

jdm einen guten \Dienst erweisen [o tun] to do sb a good turn, to render sb a valuable service

jdm [mit etw dat] einen schlechten \Dienst erweisen to do sb a bad turn [or a disservice] with sth

jdm gute \Dienste leisten [o tun] to stand sb in good stead

jdm zu [o zu jds] \Diensten stehen [o sein] to be at sb's service [or disposal]

[ich stehe] zu \Diensten! at your service!

auf jds \Dienste zurückgreifen to fall back on sb's services

8. (Einrichtung) service; (Nachrichtendienst) [intelligence] service

der technische \Dienst technical services pl

9. kein pl (Förderung) service no pl

sich akk im \Dienst[e] einer S. gen aufopfern to sacrifice oneself in the service of sth

im \Dienst[e] einer S. gen stehen to be at the service of sth

wir stehen im \Dienst einer guten Sache it's for a good cause

sich akk in den \Dienst einer S. gen stellen to devote oneself to the service [or cause] of sth, to embrace the cause

10. kein pl (Betrieb) service no pl

etw außer \Dienst stellen to take sth out of service; Schiff, Waffe to decommission sth

etw in \Dienst stellen to put sth into service; Maschine to commission sth; Schiff a. to put sth into commission

seinen \Dienst [o seine \Dienste] tun to serve its purpose

seinen \Dienst versagen to fail

11. ARCHIT respond spec

12.

▶ \Dienst ist \Dienst, und Schnaps ist Schnaps (prov) don't mix business and pleasure

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der; Dienst[e]s, Dienste

1) o. Pl. (Tätigkeit) work; (von Soldaten, Polizeibeamten, Krankenhauspersonal usw.) duty

seinen Dienst antreten — start work/go on duty

Dienst haben — be at work/on duty; < chemist> be open

Dienst habender od. tuender Offizier — duty officer

Dienst habender od. tuender Arzt/Beamter — doctor/official on duty

außerhalb des Dienstes — outside work/when off duty

seinen Dienst tun — <machine, appliance> serve its purpose

Dienst ist Dienst, und Schnaps ist Schnaps — (ugs.) you shouldn't mix business and pleasure

2) (Arbeitsverhältnis) post

den od. seinen Dienst quittieren — resign one's post; (Milit.) leave the service; < officer> resign one's commission

Major usw. außer Dienst — retired major etc.

in Dienst stellen — put something into service or commission

3) o. Pl. (Tätigkeitsbereich) service

der höhere Dienst der Beamtenlaufbahn — the senior civil service

4) (Hilfe) service

Dienst am Kunden — (ugs.) customer service

jemandem mit etwas einen schlechten Dienst erweisen — do somebody a disservice or a bad turn with something

zu jemandes Diensten od. jemandem zu Diensten sein od. stehen — (geh.) be at somebody's disposal or service

5) (HilfsDienst) service; (NachrichtenDienst, SpionageDienst) [intelligence] service

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…dienst m im subst

1. Einrichtung: service;

Ansagedienst telephone information service;

Apothekennotdienst emergency chemists (oder besonders US pharmacy);

Gemüsefrischdienst vegetable delivery service;

Krankenbesuchsdienst home visiting service (for the sick);

Parküberwachungsdienst car park (US parking lot) surveillance

2. Aufgabe:

Abholdienst collecting ( oder picking-up) duty;

Abspüldienst washing-up (US dishwashing) duty;

Kontrolldienst inspection duty;

Vertretungsdienst Ärzte: locum (US substitute doctor) service; Sekretarialarbeit: temp(ing) agency; Lehrer: supply (US substitute) teacher agency

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der; Dienst[e]s, Dienste

1) o. Pl. (Tätigkeit) work; (von Soldaten, Polizeibeamten, Krankenhauspersonal usw.) duty

seinen Dienst antreten — start work/go on duty

Dienst haben — be at work/on duty; < chemist> be open

Dienst habender od. tuender Offizier — duty officer

Dienst habender od. tuender Arzt/Beamter — doctor/official on duty

außerhalb des Dienstes — outside work/when off duty

seinen Dienst tun — <machine, appliance> serve its purpose

Dienst ist Dienst, und Schnaps ist Schnaps — (ugs.) you shouldn't mix business and pleasure

2) (Arbeitsverhältnis) post

den od. seinen Dienst quittieren — resign one's post; (Milit.) leave the service; < officer> resign one's commission

Major usw. außer Dienst — retired major etc.

in Dienst stellen — put something into service or commission

3) o. Pl. (Tätigkeitsbereich) service

der höhere Dienst der Beamtenlaufbahn — the senior civil service

4) (Hilfe) service

Dienst am Kunden — (ugs.) customer service

jemandem mit etwas einen schlechten Dienst erweisen — do somebody a disservice or a bad turn with something

zu jemandes Diensten od. jemandem zu Diensten sein od. stehen — (geh.) be at somebody's disposal or service

5) (HilfsDienst) service; (NachrichtenDienst, SpionageDienst) [intelligence] service

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-e m.

commission n.

duty n.

employment n.

ministration n.

office n.

service n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > dienst
18 sich zurückziehen

1) (to move back or stop moving forward.) fall back

2) (to leave; to withdraw: When he doesn't want to talk to anyone, he retires to his room and locks the door; We retired to bed at midnight; The troops were forced to retire to a safer position.) retire

3) (to move back or away from a battle (usually because the enemy is winning): After a hard struggle, they were finally forced to retreat.) retreat

4) (to withdraw; to take oneself away: He retreated to the peace of his own room.) retreat

5) (to (cause to) move back or away: The army withdrew from its position; He withdrew his troops; They withdrew from the competition.) withdraw

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > sich zurückziehen
19 niederschlagen

I v/t (unreg., trennb., hat -ge-)

1. (jemanden) knock down; Boxen: auch floor; bis zehn: knock out

2. (die Augen) cast down

3. (unterdrücken) suppress; (Aufstand) put down, crush, quell

4. JUR. (Verfahren) quash

II v/refl

1. CHEM. precipitate, deposit

2. fig.: sich niederschlagen in (+ Dat) Niederschlag 4

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(beenden) to quash;

(umhauen) to knock down; to floor; to cut down; to knock out;

(unterdrücken) to quell; to crush; to put down; to suppress; to beat down

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nie|der|schla|gen sep
1. vt

1) jdn to knock down, to fell; (Regen, Hagel) Getreide to beat down, to flatten; Kragen, Hutkrempe to turn down; Aufstand, Revolte to quell, to put down, to suppress; Augen, Blick to lower, to cast down (liter)

See:

→ auch niedergeschlagen

2) (= erlassen) Steuerschuld to waive

ein Verfahren níéderschlagen (Jur) — to dismiss a case

3) (CHEM) to precipitate

2. vr
(Flüssigkeit) to condense; (Bodensatz) to settle; (CHEM) to precipitate; (MET) to fall
die Untersuchung schlug sich in einer Reform nieder — the investigation resulted in a reform

níéderschlagen (Erfahrungen, Vorfälle etc) — to find expression in sth; in Statistik to be reflected in sth

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1) (to strike (a person) heavily usually causing unconsciousness: The man had been slugged on the back of the neck with a heavy object.) slug

2) (to cause to fall by striking: He was so angry with the man that he knocked him down; The old lady was knocked down by a van as she crossed the street.) knock down

3) (to crush (a rebellion etc).) stamp out

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nie·der|schla·gen

irreg

I. vt

1. (zu Boden schlagen)

▪ jdn \niederschlagen to knock sb down, to floor sb

2. (unterdrücken)

▪ etw \niederschlagen to put down sth sep, to crush sth

einen Streik \niederschlagen to break up a strike

Unruhen \niederschlagen to suppress unrest

3. (geh: senken)

die Augen/den Blick \niederschlagen to lower one's eyes/one's gaze

4. JUR (einstellen)

das Verfahren \niederschlagen to quash the proceedings

eine Gebühr \niederschlagen to abate [or cancel] a fee

einen Verdacht \niederschlagen (selten) to allay [or dispel] a suspicion

II. vr

1. (kondensieren)

▪ sich akk [an etw dat] \niederschlagen to condense [on sth]

2. CHEM (ausfällen)

▪ sich akk \niederschlagen to precipitate spec, to sediment

3. (zum Ausdruck kommen)

▪ sich akk in etw dat \niederschlagen to find expression in sth

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (zu Boden schlagen)

jemanden niederschlagen — knock somebody down

2) (umschlagen) turn down <hat-brim, collar>

3) (beenden) suppress, put down <revolt, uprising, etc.>; put an end to < strike>

4) (senken) lower <eyes, eyelids>; s. auch niedergeschlagen
2.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb

sich in etwas (Dat.) niederschlagen — <experience, emotion> find expression in something; < performance, hard work> be reflected in something

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niederschlagen

A. v/t (irr, trennb, hat -ge-)

1. (jemanden) knock down; Boxen: auch floor; bis zehn: knock out

2. (die Augen) cast down

3. (unterdrücken) suppress; (Aufstand) put down, crush, quell

4. JUR (Verfahren) quash

B. v/r

1. CHEM precipitate, deposit

2. fig:

sich niederschlagen in (+dat) → Niederschlag 4

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (zu Boden schlagen)

jemanden niederschlagen — knock somebody down

2) (umschlagen) turn down <hat-brim, collar>

3) (beenden) suppress, put down <revolt, uprising, etc.>; put an end to < strike>

4) (senken) lower <eyes, eyelids>; s. auch niedergeschlagen
2.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb

sich in etwas (Dat.) niederschlagen — <experience, emotion> find expression in something; <performance, hard work> be reflected in something

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v.

to condense v.

to knock down v.

to knockdown v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > niederschlagen
20 düşürmek

v. drop, cause to fall, beat down, lower, reduce, mark down, let down, let fall, curtail, deflate, depress, flop, knock off, overthrow, precipitate, pull dawn, put down, roll back, scale down, send down, sink, slim down, spill, step down, take from
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düşürmek (birıni)

v. trip
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düşürmek (fiyat)

v. screw down

Turkish-English dictionary > düşürmek

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