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to come to the end of the line

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1 the end of the line

n infml

This is the end of the line as far as I am concerned — Я с этим делом завязал

The doctor didn't want to tell him that it was the end of the line — Врач не хотел говорить ему, что это конец

You've come to the end of the line — Ты дошел до точки

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2 the end of the line

1) тупик; конец карьеры, печальный финал (тж. the end of the road)

When things are so bad that nothing else bad can happen to you, it's sometimes... almost peaceful, the end of the line. (J. Jones, ‘Go to the Widow-Maker’, ch. 27) — Когда дела обстоят так плохо, что ничего худшего уже случиться не может, человек иногда вдруг успокаивается... "Это уже предел", - думает он.

It isn't any good pretending. We've come to the end of the road. (Suppl) — Не стоит притворяться: мы зашли в тупик.

2) торг. модель (платья, обуви и т. п.), вышедшая из моды, устаревшая модель

This is a very good suit but is the end of the line, so it's quite cheap. — Это очень хороший костюм, но устаревшего покроя. Вот и идет по дешевке.

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3 to come to the end of the line

to come to the end of the line

llegar al final

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4 to reach or come to the end of the line

llegar al final

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5 end

end
1. noun
1) (the last or farthest part of the length of something: the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); (also adjective) We live in the end house.) final, extremo, cabo

2) (the finish or conclusion: the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it).) fin, final, conclusión

3) (death: The soldiers met their end bravely.) muerte

4) (an aim: What end have you in view?) objetivo, finalidad

5) (a small piece left over: cigarette ends.) resto

2. verb
(to bring or come to an end: The scheme ended in disaster; How does the play end?; How should I end (off) this letter?) terminar

- ending
- endless
- at a loose end
- end up
- in the end
- make both ends meet
- make ends meet
- no end of
- no end
- on end
- put an end to
- the end

end¹ n final / fin

turn right at the end of this street al final de esta calle, gira a la derecha

I missed the end of the film me perdí el final de la película

at the end of August a finales de agosto

the end of the world el fin del mundo

in the end al final

in the end he married the princess al final se casó con la princesa

end² vb terminar / acabar

the party ended at midnight la fiesta terminó a medianoche

how does the film end? ¿cómo acaba la película?

end

tr[end]

noun

1 (extremity - of rope) cabo; (- of street, room, queue) final nombre masculino; (- of table, sofa, bed, line) extremo; (- of stick, tail, hair) punta; (- of box) lado

■ we sat at opposite ends of the table estábamos sentados en los extremos opuestos de la mesa

■ let's meet at the end of the road quedamos al final de la calle

2 (final part, finish) fin nombre masculino, final nombre masculino, conclusión nombre femenino

■ have you got enough money to last until the end of the month? ¿tienes suficiente dinero para llegar hasta final del mes?

■ what did you think of the end of the film? ¿qué te pareció el final de la película?

3 (aim) objeto, objetivo, fin nombre masculino

■ for political ends para fines políticos

4 (remnant) resto, cabo; (of cigarette) colilla

5 euphemistic use muerte nombre femenino

6 (on telephone) lado (de la línea)

7 (half of sports pitch) lado

adjective

1 final, último,-a

■ they live in the end house viven en la última casa

transitive verb

1 (conclude) acabar, terminar

2 (stop) terminar, poner fin a, acabar con

■ they decided to end the strike decidieron terminar la huelga

intransitive verb

1 acabar, terminar

■ when does term end? ¿cuándo acaba el trimestre?

■ our journey ends here nuestro viaje acaba aquí

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

(not) to be the end of the world (no) ser el fin del mundo

at the end of al final de

at the end of one's tether hasta la coronilla

at the end of the day al fin y al cabo, al final

end on de frente

end to end juntando los dos extremos

in the end al fin

no end muchísimo

■ it annoys me no end me molesta muchísimo

no end of la mar de, la tira de, cantidad de

■ no end of problems cantidad de problemas

on end (upright) sobre el extremo 2 (continuously) enteros,-as

■ for hours on end durante horas y horas

till the end of time para siempre más

to be an end in itself ser un fin en sí mismo

to be at a loose end no tener nada que hacer

to be at an end estar acabado,-a

to be the end ser el colmo

to come/draw to an end acabarse

to end it all suicidarse

to go to the ends of the earth ir hasta el fin del mundo, ir hasta los confines de la tierra

to keep one's end up seguir animado,-a

to make ends meet llegar a final de mes

to put an end to something poner fin a algo, acabar con algo

end product producto final

loose ends cabos nombre masculino plural sueltos

end ['ɛnd] vt

1) stop: terminar, poner fin a

2) conclude: concluir, terminar

end vi

: terminar(se), acabar, concluir(se)

end n

1) extremity: extremo m, final m, punta f

2) conclusion: fin m, final m

3) aim: fin m

end

adj.

• final adj.

n.

• acabamiento s.m.

• cabo s.m.

• cola s.f.

• extremo s.m.

• fin s.m.

• final s.m.

• finalidad s.f.

• límite s.m.

• objeto s.m.

• término s.m.

v.

• acabar v.

• cesar v.

• clausurar v.

• concluir v.

• terminar v.

• ultimar v.

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noun

1)

a) (extremity - of rope, stick) extremo m, punta f; (- of nose) punta f; (- of street) final m

at the other/far end of the garden — al otro extremo/al fondo del jardín

from one end of the country to the other — de punta a punta or de un extremo a otro del país

the top end of the range — lo mejor de la gama

to stand something on (its) end — poner* algo vertical, parar algo (AmL)

for weeks on end — durante semanas y semanas, durante semanas enteras

it measured five feet (from) end to end — medía cinco pies de un lado al otro or de punta a punta

not to know/be able to tell one end of something from the other — no tener* ni idea de algo (fam)

to be at the end of one's rope o (BrE) tether: I'm at the end of my rope ya no puedo más or ya no aguanto más; to go off at the deep end (colloq) ponerse* como una fiera; to make ends meet — llegar* a fin de mes; see also deep end

b) (part, side) (colloq) parte f (fam)

are there any problems at your end? — ¿hay algún problema por tu lado?

c) ( remaining part) final m, resto m

2)

a) (finish, close) fin m, final m

the end — fin

at the end of the month — a fin de mes

she read it to the very end — lo leyó hasta el fin or final

just give him the money and let that be an end of o to it — dale el dinero y que no se hable más

that was the end of the story — ahí (se) acabó or terminó la historia

we'll never hear the end of this — nunca nos va a dejar olvidar esto

in the end — al final

to put an end to something — poner* fin or poner* punto final a algo

at the end of the day — ( finally) al fin y al cabo, a fin de cuentas; ( lit) al acabar or terminar el día

b) (death, destruction) final m, fin m

they met a violent end — tuvieron un final or fin violento

to come to a sticky end — (BrE) acabar or terminar mal

c) ( outcome) final m

d)

no end — (BrE colloq)

there were no end of people there — había la mar or la tira de gente (fam)

we enjoyed ourselves no end — nos divertimos a más no poder (fam)

3) ( purpose) fin m

an end in itself — un fin en sí mismo

to use something for one's own ends — usar algo para sus (or mis etc) propios fines

to this end — (frml) con or a este fin (frml)

II
1.

transitive verb

a) ( stop) \<\<argument/discussion/fight\>\> terminar, dar* or poner* fin a; \<\<gossip/speculation\>\> acabar or terminar con

b) ( conclude) terminar, concluir* (frml)

2.

vi acabar, terminar

it will all end in tears — va a acabar or terminar mal

a word ending in `x' — una palabra que termina en `x'

Phrasal Verbs:

- end up

[end]
1. N

1) [of street] final m ; [of line, table] extremo m ; [of rope, stick] punta f ; [of estate] límite m ; (Sport) lado m ; [of town] parte f, zona f

• at the end of — [+ street, corridor] al final de; [+ rope, cable] en la punta de

• to change ends — (Sport) cambiar de lado

• the ends of the earth — (fig) el ultimo rincón del mundo

to go to the ends of the earth — ir hasta el fin del mundo

• from one end to the other — de un extremo a otro

• the end of the line — (fig) el término, el acabóse

• to stand sth on end — poner algo de punta

his hair stood on end — se le puso el pelo de punta

• the end of the road — (fig) el término, el acabóse

• from end to end — de punta a punta

to place end to end — poner uno tras otro

• to read a book to the very end — leer un libro hasta el mismo final

• to start at the wrong end — empezar por el fin

- keep one's end up

- tie up the loose ends

- make ends meet

- get hold of the wrong end of the stick

- be at the end of one's tether
deep 1., 1), shallow 1., 1)
2) [of time, process, journey, resources] fin m, final m ; [of story] fin m, conclusión f

the end of the empire — el fin del imperio

at the end of three months — al cabo de tres meses

at the end of the century — a fines del siglo

towards the end of — [+ book, film] hacia el final de; [+ century] hacia fines de; [+ month] hacia fin de

that was the end of him — así terminó él

that's the end of the matter — asunto concluido

that was the end of that! — ¡y se acabó!

that was the end of our car * — así se acabó el coche

we'll never hear the end of it * — esto va a ser cuento de nunca acabar

there's no end to it * — esto no se acaba nunca

we see no end to it — no entrevemos posibilidad alguna de que termine

• to be at an end — [meeting, interview] haber concluido

to be at the end of — [+ strength, patience] estar al límite de

we're at the end of our supplies — se nos están agotando las provisiones

we are almost at the end of our holidays — se nos están acabando las vacaciones

to be at the end of one's resources — haber agotado los recursos

• to come to a bad end — acabar mal

• to the bitter end — hasta el último suspiro

• to bring to an end — [+ work, speech, relationship] dar por terminado

• to come to an end — llegar a su fin, terminarse

• to draw to an end — llegar a su fin, terminarse

• I am getting to the end of my patience — estoy llegando al límite de mi paciencia

• in the end — al fin

• to make an end of — acabar con, poner fin a

• I enjoyed it no end * — me gustó muchísimo

to think no end of sb — tener un muy alto concepto de algn

no end of * — la mar de *

it caused no end of trouble — causó la mar de problemas

no end of an expert — sumamente experto, más experto que nadie

• three days on end — tres días seguidos

for days on end — día tras día, durante una infinidad de días

for hours on end — hora tras hora

• to put an end to — [+ argument, relationship, sb's tricks] poner fin a, acabar con

• that's the end! * — ¡eso es el colmo!

he's the end! * — ¡es el colmo!

that movie is the end! — (US) * esa película es el no va más

• without end — interminable

• the end of the world — el fin del mundo

it's not the end of the world * — el mundo no se va a acabar por eso

- at the end of the day

3) (=death) liter or hum muerte f

to meet one's end — encontrar la muerte

4) (=remnant) [of loaf, candle, meat] resto m, cabo m

the end of a roll — [of cloth, carpet] el retal de un rollo
cigarette 2.
5) (=aim) fin m, propósito m

an end in itself — un fin en sí

the end justifies the means — el fin justifica los medios

• to achieve one's end — alcanzar su objetivo

• to no end — en vano

to the end that... — a fin de que + subjun

to this end, with this end in view — con este propósito

• with what end? — ¿para qué?

2.

VT [+ argument] terminar, poner fin a; [+ book] concluir; [+ speech] concluir, terminar; [+ relationship] terminar; [+ abuse, speculation] acabar con

• that was the meal to end all meals! * — ¡eso fue el no va más en comidas!

• to end one's days — vivir sus últimos días

• to end it all * — suicidarse

• to end one's life — suicidarse

3.

VI [lesson, work, war, meeting] terminar, acabar, concluir more frm ; [road] terminar(se); [period of time, programme, film, story] terminar

• to end by saying — terminar diciendo

• to end in — terminar en

• to end with — terminar con

4.

CPD

end date N — [of contract] fecha f de terminación

end game N — (Chess) fase f final

the end house N — la última casa

end line N — (Basketball) línea f de fondo

end note N — nota f final

end product N — (Ind) producto m final; (fig) consecuencia f

end result N — resultado m

end table N — (US) mesita f (para poner revistas, bebidas)

end user N — usuario(-a) m / f final

end value N — valor m final

end zone N — (American Ftbl) zona f de marca

- end off

- end up

* * *
[end]
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noun

1)

a) (extremity - of rope, stick) extremo m, punta f; (- of nose) punta f; (- of street) final m

at the other/far end of the garden — al otro extremo/al fondo del jardín

from one end of the country to the other — de punta a punta or de un extremo a otro del país

the top end of the range — lo mejor de la gama

to stand something on (its) end — poner* algo vertical, parar algo (AmL)

for weeks on end — durante semanas y semanas, durante semanas enteras

it measured five feet (from) end to end — medía cinco pies de un lado al otro or de punta a punta

not to know/be able to tell one end of something from the other — no tener* ni idea de algo (fam)

to be at the end of one's rope o (BrE) tether: I'm at the end of my rope ya no puedo más or ya no aguanto más; to go off at the deep end (colloq) ponerse* como una fiera; to make ends meet — llegar* a fin de mes; see also deep end

b) (part, side) (colloq) parte f (fam)

are there any problems at your end? — ¿hay algún problema por tu lado?

c) ( remaining part) final m, resto m

2)

a) (finish, close) fin m, final m

the end — fin

at the end of the month — a fin de mes

she read it to the very end — lo leyó hasta el fin or final

just give him the money and let that be an end of o to it — dale el dinero y que no se hable más

that was the end of the story — ahí (se) acabó or terminó la historia

we'll never hear the end of this — nunca nos va a dejar olvidar esto

in the end — al final

to put an end to something — poner* fin or poner* punto final a algo

at the end of the day — ( finally) al fin y al cabo, a fin de cuentas; ( lit) al acabar or terminar el día

b) (death, destruction) final m, fin m

they met a violent end — tuvieron un final or fin violento

to come to a sticky end — (BrE) acabar or terminar mal

c) ( outcome) final m

d)

no end — (BrE colloq)

there were no end of people there — había la mar or la tira de gente (fam)

we enjoyed ourselves no end — nos divertimos a más no poder (fam)

3) ( purpose) fin m

an end in itself — un fin en sí mismo

to use something for one's own ends — usar algo para sus (or mis etc) propios fines

to this end — (frml) con or a este fin (frml)

II
1.

transitive verb

a) ( stop) \<\<argument/discussion/fight\>\> terminar, dar* or poner* fin a; \<\<gossip/speculation\>\> acabar or terminar con

b) ( conclude) terminar, concluir* (frml)

2.

vi acabar, terminar

it will all end in tears — va a acabar or terminar mal

a word ending in `x' — una palabra que termina en `x'

Phrasal Verbs:

- end up

English-spanish dictionary > end
6 ♦ end

♦ end /ɛnd/
A n.

1 fine; conclusione; termine: the end of the day [of the year], la fine del giorno [dell'anno]; the end of a story [of a friendship], la fine di un racconto [di un'amicizia]; There will be no end to this work, questo lavoro non avrà mai fine; to bring to an end, portare a termine; concludere; to put an end to, metter fine a; porre termine a; to come to an end, finire; terminare; giungere alla fine; cessare; to be at an end, aver finito; essere finito

2 estremità; fine; capo: the end of a road, la fine di una strada; the lower end of a pole, l'estremità inferiore d'un palo; the two ends of a rope, i due capi di una corda; the other end of the world, l'altro capo del mondo; the far end of, la parte opposta di; l'estremo opposto di; The stick had a hook at one end, il bastone aveva un gancio a un'estremità; from end to end, da un'estremità all'altra; da un capo all'altro

3 mozzicone; residuo: cigarette ends, mozziconi di sigarette; cicche

4 rovina; fine; morte: to meet one's end, incontrare la morte; You'll be the end of me!, tu mi farai morire!

5 parte ( di un'attività, una situazione, ecc.); lato; settore; versante: the promotional end of an operation, la parte promozionale di un'operazione; our end of the bargain, la nostra parte dell'accordo; at the higher end of the price range, nella parte superiore della gamma dei prezzi; DIALOGO → - Hearing from an old friend- What's new your end?, che novità ci sono da quelle parti?

6 (telef., = end of the line) capo del filo: There was a moment's silence at the other end, all'altro capo del filo ci fu un attimo di silenzio

7 ( sport) (parte del) campo ( difeso da una squadra); metà campo: to change ends, fare il cambio di campo; cambiare campo; to choose ends, scegliere il campo

8 fine; intento; scopo: to further one's own ends, raggiungere il proprio intento; to this end, a questo scopo

9 (fam., solo come pred.) – the end, cosa (o persona) che non ha eguali ( in positivo o in negativo); il massimo: You really are the end!, sei impagabile!

10 (fam., solo come pred.) – the end, il limite; il colmo: This is the end!, è il colmo!; questo è troppo!; That was the absolute end!, quello è stato proprio il colmo

11 (al pl.) ( slang USA) scarpe

12 (al pl.) ( slang USA) soldi; quattrini

B a. attr.

terminale; finale; conclusivo; di arrivo; estremo; in fondo: end result, risultato finale; end user, utente finale; consumatore finale; the end house, la casa in fondo

● (anat.) end bulb, bulbo terminale □ to be an end in itself, essere fine a se stesso; essere l'unico scopo □ ( sport) end line, linea di fondo (o di fondocampo) □ the end of the line, il capolinea ( di tram, ecc.); (fig.) la fine, il capolinea, il limite della sopportazione, lo stremo □ the end of the matter, il risultato finale; la conclusione □ (fig.) the end of the road, la destinazione finale; il punto di arrivo (= the end of the line ► sopra) □ the end of one's tether (o, USA, rope), il limite della sopportazione; lo stremo: I had reached ( o I was at) the end of my tether, avevo raggiunto il limite; non ne potevo più; la mia pazienza era agli sgoccioli □ end-of-season, di fine stagione □ (fam. fig.) the end of the world, la fine del mondo; un disastro; una tragedia □ end-of-year, di fine anno: DIALOGO → - Discussing university- I'll do my best to pass the end-of-year exams, farò del mio meglio per passare gli esami di fine anno □ end on, con l'estremità rivolta verso chi guarda; di fronte; frontalmente; ( anche, di più oggetti) con le estremità che si toccano, in fila □ (zool.) end plate, placca motrice □ (mecc.) end play, gioco assiale □ end-point, punto finale ( anche chim.); punto di arrivo □ (econ.) end product, prodotto finito □ end result, risultato finale □ end-to-end, con le estremità che si toccano; testa a testa; in fila; end-to-end control, controllo da utente a utente □ (fam.) all ends up, completamente □ at the end, alla fine; in fondo □ (fam.) at the end of the day, alla fin fine; a conti fatti; in definitiva; alla fin della fiera (fam.) □ at end of it all, alla fine (di tutto); in conclusione □ (fam.) to be at a loose end ( USA: at loose ends), non avere nulla da fare; essere senza occupazione; ritrovarsi con le mani in mano □ to be at one's wits' end, non sapere a che santo votarsi; non sapere dove sbattere il capo □ to come to a bad end, fare una brutta fine □ to go off the deep end, uscir dai gangheri; fare una scenata □ ( anche fig.) to go to the ends of the earth, andare in capo al mondo □ in the end, alla fine; in conclusione □ (fam.) to keep one's end up, comportarsi bene ( in una difficoltà); tener duro; difendersi; resistere □ not to know one end of st. from the other, non intendersi affatto di q.; non avere la minima idea di come sia fatto qc.; non avere la più pallida idea di come fare qc.; non sapere dove mettere le mani □ (fam.) to make an end of st., farla finita; chiudere la faccenda □ (fam.) to make (both) ends meet, far quadrare il bilancio familiare; arrivare alla fine del mese □ (fam.) no end, moltissimo; enormemente: That cheered me up no end, la cosa mi ha tirato enormemente su di morale □ (fam.) no end of, un mucchio; un sacco di; moltissimo: no end of trouble, un sacco di guai □ on end, (rif. a oggetto) diritto, ritto, in posizione verticale, in piedi; (rif. a tempo) senza interruzione, di seguito, di fila: Place the cases on end, metti ritte le casse; My hair stood on end, mi si sono rizzati i capelli; for hours on end, per ore e ore □ to put an end to oneself, togliersi la vita; uccidersi; farla finita (fam.) □ (antiq.) to no end, invano; inutilmente □ without end, senza fine; infinito; a non finire □ (prov.) The end justifies the means, il fine giustifica i mezzi NOTA D'USO: - in the end o in the finish?-.
NOTA D'USO: - end o late?- ♦ (to) end /ɛnd/
A v. i.

1 finire; terminare; cessare; concludersi; chiudersi; andare a finire: The war ended in 1990, la guerra finì nel 1990; The journey ends here, il viaggio finisce qui; How did it end?, com'è finita?; com'è andata a finire?; The concert ended at midnight, il concerto è terminato a mezzanotte; He ended by refusing our offer, ha finito col rifiutare la nostra offerta; His life ended in poverty, la sua vita è finita in miseria

2 ( di strada) – to end in, sbucare in; sboccare in; finire in

3 (gramm.) – to end in, terminare in: Most abstract nouns end in -ness, la maggior parte dei nomi astratti termina in -ness

B v. t.

finire; concludere; terminare; ultimare; porre fine a: I ended the letter with my best wishes, finii la lettera con i miei migliori saluti; to end a discussion, porre fine a una discussione

● to end in smoke, finire in fumo (fig.) □ to end in tears, finire in pianto; finire con qualcuno in lacrime □ (fam.) to end it all, finirla, farla finita ( con la vita); suicidarsi.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ end
7 end

end конец, окончание - happy * счастливый конец;
счастливая развязка - to put an * to smth. положить конец чему-либо, покончить с чем-либо - to put an * to an argument положить конец спору - to bring to an * закончить, завершить - to make an of smth. закончить что-либо;
положить конец чему-либо - to come to an *, to be at an * прийти к концу, кончиться - I've come to the * of my endurance мое терпение истощилось - we'll see no * of in, there is no * to it этому конца не будет - to follow smth. to its logical * довести что-либо до логического конца - in the * в конце концов, в конечном счете - to the * of time (возвышенно) вечно, на веки веков - this will remain a secret to the * of time это навеки останется тайной - the * crowns the deed конец венчает дело конец, последняя, заключительная часть;
завершение - the * of the year конец года - the * of a sentence последняя часть предложения - a story without an * рассказ, который ничем не кончается - toward the * of 1914 к концу 1914 г. - by the * of the third quarter к концу третьего квартала - at the * of the 16th century в конце XVI столетия смерть, кончина, конец - untimely * безвременная кончина - to be near one's * быть при смерти - to come to a tragic * трагически погибнуть - to be the * (of) довести до гибели, прикончить - this cough will be the * of me этот кашель меня доконает - you will be the * of me ты меня в могилу сведешь прекращение существования - that will be the * of all war это положит конец всякой войне, войны исчезнут навсегда - the * of the world конец света конец, край - a silver watch at the * of a chain серебряные часы, подвешенные на конце цепочки - on the * of a stick на конце палки - * on концом вперед;
(морское) прямо носом или кормой - * up стоймя, прямо - * to * непрерывной цепью, впритык - at the southern * of the town в южном конце города - from one * of the country to the other из одного конца страны в другой - to sign one's name at the * of a list поставить свою подпись в конце списка - at the other * of the world на другом конце света - at the world's * на краю света;
у черта на куличках конец, сторона - to approach the subject from the wrong * подойти к вопросу не с того конца - look through the wrong * of a telescope воспринимать все в искаженном виде (американизм) аспект, сторона - the business * практическая или коммерческая сторона дела - at the consuming * со стороны потребителей;
в сфере потребления - the advertising * of insurance реклама в страховом деле - at the broadcasting * на радиостанциях (американизм) часть, отделение - our selling * наш торговый отдел, коммерческий отдел нашего предприятия остаток, обломок, обрывок, обрезок - rope's * (морское) линек, конец ( троса) (американизм) (разговорное) верх, вершина (чего-либо) ;
непревзойденное совершенство - she is the very * of feminity она воплощенная женственность торец - * elevation вид с торца, вид сбоку - * face лобовая или торцовая поверхность( специальное) комель эндсы, дилены (пиломатериалы) (текстильное) одиночная или кордная нить - * down обрыв нити - *s per inch число нитей основы на один дюйм днище( спортивное) половина поля, площадки - to change *s меняться сторонами поля (спортивное) крайний( в футболе) цель;
намерения, виды - to accomplish one's * достичь цели - to gain one's * достичь цели, добиться своего - to pursue one's own *s преследовать свои собственные цели - to work together for a common * работать на общее дело - with this * in view с этой целью, для этого - the * justifies the means цель оправдывает средства - an * in itself самоцель - to what *? для чего? с какой целью? - to that * с этой целью - to the * that... для того чтобы..., с той целью чтобы... - to no * бесцельно, бесполезно, напрасно - to serve an * служить какой-либо цели - to serve no useful * быть бесполезным - to public *s на общественные нужды, в интересах общества - to defeat one's own * идти вразрез с поставленной целью > no * бесконечно, чрезвычайно > no * obliged to you чрезвычайно вам признателем > no * disappointed ужасно разочарованный > he was no * put out он страшно обозлился, он вышел из себя > this should liven up the debate no * это должно чрезвычайно оживить дебаты > no * of масса, много > no * of trouble масса хлопот > he deserves no * of praise он заслуживает всяческих похвал > it does no * of mischief это наносит огромный вред > on * стоймя;
дыбом( о волосах) > on * беспрерывно, подряд > for hours on * целыми часами( подряд) > to be all on * быть в состоянии раздражения > at a loose * не у дел, непристроенный > to the bitter * до конца, до последнего;
до последней капли крови > to be at the * of one's rope быть в безвыходном положении > to be at the * of one's tether дойти до предела, дойти до точки > to be at one's wits' * совершенно растеряться > I am at my wits' * ума не приложу > to go (in) off the deep * взволноваться, разозлиться;
рисковать, действовать сгоряча;
пороть горячку;
не узнавши броду, сунуться в воду > to hold one's * up не сдаваться, не падать духом > to make both *s meet сводить концы с концами > to come out on the short * оказаться в невыгодном положении, опростоволоситься > to hand the short * of the stick (американизм) обвести (кого-либо) ;
поставить в невыгодное положение > to hold up one's * стойко держаться в трудном положении;
неукоснительно выполнять свой долг, принятые на себя обязательства кончать;
заканчивать - to * one's labour on a book кончить свою работу над книгой - to * off a speech with a quotation закончить выступление цитатой - we *ed the dinner up with fruit and coffee мы закончили обед фруктами и кофе - if you don't change your ways you'll * up in prison если ты не изменишь свое поведение, то кончишь тюрьмой кончаться, завершаться - to * in disaster кончиться катастрофой - to * in success завершиться успехом - how does the story *? чем кончается рассказ? - the plateau *s in a precipice плато кончается пропастью - to * in a draw (спортивное) окончить или окончиться вничью - the expedition *ed in the death of two climbers в результате экспедиции погибли два альпиниста - not all English words which * in -ly are adverbs не все английские слова, кончающиеся на -ly, являются наречиями прекращать - to * testing now and for all time прекратить испытания( ядерного оружия) немедленно и навсегда - to * the cold war положить конец холодной войне - to * one's life покончить с собой( редкое) кончиться, умереть( устаревшее) прикончить, убить > all's well that *s well (пословица) все хорошо, что хорошо кончается > to * in smoke кончиться ничем abnormal ~ вчт. аварийное завершение adjustment at year ~ корректировка на конец года the ~ justifies the means цель оправдывает средства;
any means to an end все средства хороши at the ~ в конце at the ~ of в конце (чего-л.) ;
at the end of the story в конце рассказа;
at the end of the month в конце месяца at the ~ of в конце (чего-л.) ;
at the end of the story в конце рассказа;
at the end of the month в конце месяца at the ~ of в конце (чего-л.) ;
at the end of the story в конце рассказа;
at the end of the month в конце месяца ~ pl стр. эндсы, дилены;
to be on the end of a line попасться на удочку;
to make both (или two) ends meet сводить концы с концами end амер. аспект, сторона;
the political end of (smth.) политический аспект( чего-л.) ~ днище ~ завершение ~ sl зад ~ заканчивать ~ конец, смерть;
he is near(ing) his end он умирает ~ конец, окончание ~ конец;
окончание;
предел;
end on концом вперед;
to put an end to( smth.), to make an end of( smth.) положить конец (чему-л.), уничтожить( что-л.) ~ конец ~ кончать, заканчивать ~ кончать;
заканчивать;
прекращать;
to end all wars положить конец всем войнам;
to end one's life покончить с собой ~ кончать ~ кончаться, завершаться (in, with) ;
to end in disaster окончиться катастрофой;
the story ends with the hero's death рассказ кончается смертью героя ~ край;
граница;
ends of the earth край земли;
глухомань;
the world's end край света ~ окончание ~ остаток, обломок;
обрезок;
отрывок ~ остаток ~ прекращать ~ результат, следствие;
happy end благополучная развязка, счастливый конец;
it is difficult to foresee the end трудно предвидеть результат ~ результат ~ следствие ~ смерть, кончина ~ цель;
to that end с этой целью;
to gain one's ends достичь цели;
ends and means цели и средства ~ цель ~ амер. часть, отдел;
the retail end of a business отдел розничной торговли ~ pl стр. эндсы, дилены;
to be on the end of a line попасться на удочку;
to make both (или two) ends meet сводить концы с концами ~ кончать;
заканчивать;
прекращать;
to end all wars положить конец всем войнам;
to end one's life покончить с собой ~ кончаться, завершаться (in, with) ;
to end in disaster окончиться катастрофой;
the story ends with the hero's death рассказ кончается смертью героя the ~ justifies the means цель оправдывает средства;
any means to an end все средства хороши ~ of data вчт. конец данных ~ of file, EOF вчт. конец файла ~ of financial period конец отчетного периода ~ of financial year конец финансового года ~ of loan истечение срока ссуды ~ of month конец месяца ~ of month последний день месяца ~ of period конец периода ~ of previous financial year конец предыдущего финансового года ~ of volume вчт. конец тома ~ off, ~ up оканчиваться, прекращаться, обрываться ~ конец;
окончание;
предел;
end on концом вперед;
to put an end to (smth.), to make an end of (smth.) положить конец (чему-л.), уничтожить (что-л.) ~ кончать;
заканчивать;
прекращать;
to end all wars положить конец всем войнам;
to end one's life покончить с собой to the bitter ~ до предела, до точки;
до последней капли крови;
to keep one's end up сделать все от себя зависящее;
не сдаваться;
end to end непрерывной цепью ~ off, ~ up оканчиваться, прекращаться, обрываться ~ цель;
to that end с этой целью;
to gain one's ends достичь цели;
ends and means цели и средства ~ край;
граница;
ends of the earth край земли;
глухомань;
the world's end край света ~ of file, EOF вчт. конец файла on ~ беспрерывно, подряд;
for two years on end два года подряд ~ цель;
to that end с этой целью;
to gain one's ends достичь цели;
ends and means цели и средства ~ результат, следствие;
happy end благополучная развязка, счастливый конец;
it is difficult to foresee the end трудно предвидеть результат happy: ~ счастливый;
happy man! счастливец!;
happy end счастливый конец (романа, фильма и т. п.) ;
as happy as the day is long очень счастливый ~ конец, смерть;
he is near(ing) his end он умирает no ~ of разг. прекрасный, исключительный;
he is no end of a fellow он чудесный малый;
we had no end of a time мы прекрасно провели время in the ~ в заключение;
в конечном счете;
they won the battle in the end в конечном счете они добились победы ~ результат, следствие;
happy end благополучная развязка, счастливый конец;
it is difficult to foresee the end трудно предвидеть результат to the bitter ~ до предела, до точки;
до последней капли крови;
to keep one's end up сделать все от себя зависящее;
не сдаваться;
end to end непрерывной цепью laid ~ to ~ вместе взятые low ~ невысокий результат low ~ низкая цель ~ конец;
окончание;
предел;
end on концом вперед;
to put an end to (smth.), to make an end of (smth.) положить конец (чему-л.), уничтожить (что-л.) ~ pl стр. эндсы, дилены;
to be on the end of a line попасться на удочку;
to make both (или two) ends meet сводить концы с концами no ~ разг. безмерно;
в высшей степени no ~ obliged to you чрезвычайно вам признателен no ~ of разг. много, масса;
no end of trouble масса хлопот, неприятностей no ~ of разг. прекрасный, исключительный;
he is no end of a fellow он чудесный малый;
we had no end of a time мы прекрасно провели время no: ~ end of очень много, множество;
we had no end of good time мы превосходно провели время no ~ of разг. много, масса;
no end of trouble масса хлопот, неприятностей normal ~ вчт. нормальное завершение on ~ беспрерывно, подряд;
for two years on end два года подряд on ~ стоймя;
дыбом end амер. аспект, сторона;
the political end of (smth.) политический аспект (чего-л.) position ~ позиция на конец месяца ~ конец;
окончание;
предел;
end on концом вперед;
to put an end to (smth.), to make an end of (smth.) положить конец (чему-л.), уничтожить (что-л.) ~ амер. часть, отдел;
the retail end of a business отдел розничной торговли ~ кончаться, завершаться (in, with) ;
to end in disaster окончиться катастрофой;
the story ends with the hero's death рассказ кончается смертью героя ~ цель;
to that end с этой целью;
to gain one's ends достичь цели;
ends and means цели и средства to: ~ prep указывает на цель действия на, для;
to the rescue на помощь;
to that end с этой целью in the ~ в заключение;
в конечном счете;
they won the battle in the end в конечном счете они добились победы to the bitter ~ до предела, до точки;
до последней капли крови;
to keep one's end up сделать все от себя зависящее;
не сдаваться;
end to end непрерывной цепью no ~ of разг. прекрасный, исключительный;
he is no end of a fellow он чудесный малый;
we had no end of a time мы прекрасно провели время ~ край;
граница;
ends of the earth край земли;
глухомань;
the world's end край света year ~ конец года

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > end
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I. 1. край, завършък, привършване, изчерпване
END to END край о край, с допрени краища, по дължина, непрекъснато
END on с лицето напред
to collide END on сблъсквам се фронтално
in the END накрая, в края на краищата
to be at an END свършвам
to draw to an END приближавам края си, привършвам се, свършвам
to come to an END свършвам, приключвам (се), привършвам се, закривам се
to put an END to, to make an END of слагам край на, премахвам, унищожавам, турям кръст на
happy END щастлив край/развръзка
on END изправен (за предмет), наред, един след друг, непрекъснато
to stand on END изправям се (за коси)
to make someone's hair stand on END карам да се изправят косите на някого
days/hours on END дни/часове наред, по цели дни/часове, and there is an END of it и толкоз, край
2. край, остатък, угарка, фас
3. край, смърт, кончина
to make a good END умирам леко/достойно/героично
you'll be the END of me ще ме умориш
to the bitter END докрай, до смърт
4. цел
private ENDs лични интереси/цели
to/for this END, with this END in view за/с тази цел
5. резултат
to no END безрезултатно, напразно
6. прен. sl. връх, капак
7. attr краен, последен
to be all on END в очакване съм, ядосан/разсърден съм
to go in/off the deep END разг. избухвам, кипвам, ам. действувам необмислено, стигам до крайност
to hold/keep one's END up държа се, не се (пре) давам, устоявам
to make both ENDs meet свързвам двата края
nо END разг. извънредно много, безкрайно, до немай-къде
it costs nо END струва луди пари
to think no END of someone /oneself имам много високо мнение за някого/за себе си
nо END of безкраен, дълъг, много, маса, сума, куп
it's nо END of a job тя е дълга и широка, тази работа няма край
he meets nо END of people той се среща с много/маса хора
he is nо END of a fellow той е чудо човек/човек и половина
all ENDs up напълно, съвсем
to come to a bad END провалям се, свършвам зле
END of the road прен. край, безизходно положение
to play both ENDs against the middle пол. използувам борбата между две групировки за свои цели
II. 1. свършвам (се), слагам/турям край на, завършвам, приключвам (се), преустановявам, спирам
she ENDed by marrying a millionaire накрая се ожени за милионер
it all ENDed in his apologizing to me накрая той ми се извини, свърши се с това, че той ми се извини
2. умирам, свършвам
3. убивам, довършвам
a blunder to END all blunders невероятна грешка, най-лошата възможна грешка
it all ENDed in smoke нищо не излезе, всичко отиде на вятъра
end in завършвам с, окончавам на
end off/up завършвам, свършвам, приключвам

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{end} n 1. край; завършък; привършване, изчерпване; end to end край о(2) {end} v 1. свършвам (се); слагам/турям край на; завършвам, пр

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смърт; умирачка; угарка; свършвам; свършване; свършек; последен; привършване; приключвам; преустановявам; довършване; довършвам; завършвам; завършек; завършък; изчерпване; край; краен; кончина;

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1. a blunder to end all blunders невероятна грешка, най-лошата възможна грешка 2. all ends up напълно, съвсем 3. attr краен, последен 4. days/hours on end дни/часове наред, по цели дни/часове, and there is an end of it и толкоз, край 5. end in завършвам с, окончавам на 6. end of the road прен. край, безизходно положение 7. end off/up завършвам, свършвам, приключвам 8. end on с лицето напред 9. end to end край о край, с допрени краища, по дължина, непрекъснато 10. happy end щастлив край/развръзка 11. he is nо end of a fellow той е чудо човек/човек и половина 12. he meets nо end of people той се среща с много/маса хора 13. i. край, завършък, привършване, изчерпване 14. ii. свършвам (се), слагам/турям край на, завършвам, приключвам (се), преустановявам, спирам 15. in the end накрая, в края на краищата 16. it all ended in his apologizing to me накрая той ми се извини, свърши се с това, че той ми се извини 17. it all ended in smoke нищо не излезе, всичко отиде на вятъра 18. it costs nо end струва луди пари 19. it's nо end of a job тя е дълга и широка, тази работа няма край 20. nо end of безкраен, дълъг, много, маса, сума, куп 21. nо end разг. извънредно много, безкрайно, до немай-къде 22. on end изправен (за предмет), наред, един след друг, непрекъснато 23. private ends лични интереси/цели 24. she ended by marrying a millionaire накрая се ожени за милионер 25. to be all on end в очакване съм, ядосан/разсърден съм 26. to be at an end свършвам 27. to collide end on сблъсквам се фронтално 28. to come to a bad end провалям се, свършвам зле 29. to come to an end свършвам, приключвам (се), привършвам се, закривам се 30. to draw to an end приближавам края си, привършвам се, свършвам 31. to go in/off the deep end разг. избухвам, кипвам, ам. действувам необмислено, стигам до крайност 32. to hold/keep one's end up държа се, не се (пре) давам, устоявам 33. to make a good end умирам леко/достойно/героично 34. to make both ends meet свързвам двата края 35. to make someone's hair stand on end карам да се изправят косите на някого 36. to no end безрезултатно, напразно 37. to play both ends against the middle пол. използувам борбата между две групировки за свои цели 38. to put an end to, to make an end of слагам край на, премахвам, унищожавам, турям кръст на 39. to stand on end изправям се (за коси) 40. to the bitter end докрай, до смърт 41. to think no end of someone /oneself имам много високо мнение за някого/за себе си 42. to/for this end, with this end in view за/с тази цел 43. you'll be the end of me ще ме умориш 44. край, остатък, угарка, фас 45. край, смърт, кончина 46. прен. sl. връх, капак 47. резултат 48. убивам, довършвам 49. умирам, свършвам 50. цел
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end [end] I. n 1. край; завършек; привършване, изчерпване; \end for \end обърнат наопаки (обратно); \end to \end с допрени краища; по дължина; непрекъснато; put the tables \end to \end! нареди масите плътно една до друга!; at the \end of August в края на август; in the \end накрая, в края на краищата; to be at an \end свършвам се; here the story comes to an \end на това място разказът свършва; to draw to an \end привършвам се, свършвам; to put an \end to, to make an \end of слагам край, прекратявам; премахвам, унищожавам, ликвидирам; 2. край, остатък; cigarette \ends фасове, угарки; rope's \end късо въже (за камшик); odds and \ends (ненужни) дреболии, вехтории, остатъци; прен. откъслечни думи (фрази) от разговор; 3. край, смърт, кончина; a cruel \end жестока смърт; o.'s latter \end кончина, смърт; to come to an untimely \end умирам преждевременно; to come to a sticky ( bad) \end умирам от насилствена (нелека) смърт; to make a good \end умирам леко (героично, достойно); you'll be the \end of me ще ме умориш; the soldiers met their \end bravely войниците загинаха храбро (смело посрещнаха смъртта); to the bitter ( very) \end докрай, до смърт; 4. цел; an \end in itself самоцел; does the \end justify the means? целта оправдава ли средствата?; private \ends лични интереси; to ( for) this \end, with this \end in view с тази цел; what \end have you in view? какво целиш? каква ти е целта?; to the \end that... (с subj) за да ...; с цел да ...; 5. резултат; to no \end напразно, безрезултатно; 6. attr краен, последен; \end man последният човек в редица; \end product краен продукт; • to the \end of time завинаги, вечно, во веки веков; and there's an \end of it и толкоз, край; to be at the \end of o.'s rope ( tether) намирам се в затруднено положение, попадам в безизходица; to be (on) the receiving \end of изложен съм на; to be thrown ( to jump) in at the deep \end оказвам се в небрано лозе; to come out at (on) the short \end of it; get the short \end of it оказвам се в неизгодна позиция; няма какво повече да говорим; to be all on \end разсърдвам се; нащрек съм; to be at the sharp \end of в центъра съм на (някаква дейност), посветен съм в; вътре съм в (нещата); to be at loose \ends свободен съм; безработен съм; нямам какво да правя to be at o.'s wits' \end виждам се в чудо; to go off the deep \end 1) избухвам; 2) избива ми чивията; превъртам; действам необмислено; happy \end щастлив край (развръзка), хепиенд (на книга и пр.); to hold ( keep) o.'s \end up държа се, издържам, не се предавам; справям се; to make both \ends meet свързвам двата края; no \end извънредно много, до немай-къде, до крайна степен; it upset me no \end това ужасно много ме разтревожи; to think no \end of s.o. имам високо мнение за някого; no \end of много, безкрайно; маса; куп; it's no \end of a job тя е дълга и широка, тая работа край няма; he's no \end of a fellow той е човек и половина, тоя е арабия; on \end изправен (за предмет); наред, един след друг; непрекъснато; his hair stood on \end in horror косата му се изправи от ужас; days on \end с дни наред; for hours on \end по цели часове; to have loose \ends липсват (ми) брънки; има неясноти (неизяснени неща); to play both \ends against the middle полит. използвам борбата между две групировки за свои цели; the \end върхът (в негативен смисъл), "капак"; smoking 30 cigarettes a day is the \end да пушиш по 30 цигари на ден е върхът (прекалено много); to knock the \end in ( off) разг. оплесквам (развалям) работата; the \end of the line ( road) 1) печален край (финал); безизходна, задънена улица (прен.); 2) излязъл от мода this is a very a good suit but it is the \end of the line това е много хубав костюм, но вече не е модерен; the living \end ам. sl страхотен, потресаващ (за филм, шоу, пиеса и пр.); II. v 1. свършвам (се); слагам край на; завършвам, приключвам (с); спирам; he \ended by insulting me, it \ended in his insulting me накрая той ме обиди; 2. умирам, свършвам; to \end it all самоубивам се; слагам край на живота си; 3. слагам железце на края на бастун (чадър);

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1. noun

2. transitive verb

3. intransitive verb

4. compounds

5. Phrasal Verbs

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1. noun

   a. [of film, chapter, month] fin f

• until the end of time jusqu'à la fin des temps

• it's not the end of the world! (inf) ce n'est pas la fin du monde !

• to get to the end of [+ book, holiday] arriver à la fin de

• we'll never hear the end of it (inf) on n'a pas fini d'en entendre parler

• that's the end of the matter le débat est clos

• there is no end to it all cela n'en finit plus

• so that was the end of that theory! à partir de là, cette théorie a été définitivement enterrée !

• then she found out he had no money, and that was the end of him et quand elle s'est rendue compte qu'il n'avait pas d'argent, ça en a été fini de lui

• to be at an end être terminé

• to bring sth to an end mettre fin à qch

• to come to an end se terminer

   b. ( = cessation) he called for an end to the violence il a lancé un appel pour que cesse la violence

• there is no sign of an end to population growth rien ne semble indiquer que la population va cesser d'augmenter

• to put an end to sth mettre fin à qch

   c. ( = farthest part) bout m

• from end to end d'un bout à l'autre

• end to end bout à bout

• the southern end of the town les quartiers sud de la ville

• to the ends of the earth jusqu'au bout du monde

• to change ends (Sport) changer de côté

• you've opened the packet at the wrong end vous avez ouvert le paquet du mauvais côté

• he's reached the end of the line ( = cannot progress) il est dans une impasse

• there was silence at the other end of the line il y eut un silence à l'autre bout du fil

• he can't see beyond the end of his nose il ne voit pas plus loin que le bout de son nez

• to keep one's end up (inf) bien se défendre

• to make ends meet joindre les deux bouts

• how are things at your end? comment ça va de ton côté ?

• to get one's end away (inf!) s'envoyer en l'air (inf)

• at the other end of the spectrum à l'autre extrême

   d. ( = purpose) but m

• this policy is designed to achieve the same end cette politique poursuit le même but

• with this end in view dans ce but

• those who use violence for political ends ceux qui se servent de la violence à des fins politiques (PROV) the end justifies the means(PROV) la fin justifie les moyens

   e. (set structures)

► at the end of à la fin de

• at the end of the day à la fin de la journée ; ( = ultimately) en fin de compte

• at the end of three weeks au bout de trois semaines

• at the end of December fin décembre

• at the end of the winter à la fin de l'hiver

• at the end of the century à la fin du siècle

• to be at the end of one's patience être à bout de patience► in the end

• it succeeded in the end ça a fini par réussir

• he got used to it in the end il a fini par s'y habituer

• in the end they decided to... ils ont fini par décider de...► no end ( = a lot) (inf)

the decision caused no end of trouble cette décision a causé énormément de problèmes

• the remark annoyed her no end cette remarque l'a profondément agacée

• her behaviour has improved no end son comportement s'est beaucoup amélioré► on end ( = upright) debout

• to stand a box on end mettre une caisse debout

• it makes my hair stand on end! ça me fait dresser les cheveux sur la tête !

• they would talk for hours on end ils parlaient pendant des heures

• for days on end pendant des jours et des jours

2. transitive verb

( = bring to an end) mettre fin à

• to end one's days finir ses jours

• to end it all ( = kill oneself) mettre fin à ses jours

3. intransitive verb

( = come to an end) se terminer

• where's it all going to end? comment tout cela finira-t-il ?

• verb ending in "re" verbe se terminant en « re »

• it ended in a fight ça s'est terminé par une bagarre

• the plan ended in failure le projet s'est soldé par un échec

• the film ends with the heroine dying le film se termine par la mort de l'héroïne

4. compounds

► end product noun produit m fini ; ( = final result) résultat m final

► end result noun résultat m

► end table noun (US) table f basse

► end user noun utilisateur m, - trice f final(e)

5. Phrasal Verbs

► end off separable transitive verb finir

► end up intransitive verb se terminer

• she could have ended up a millionairess elle aurait pu devenir millionnaire

• he ended up in Paris il s'est retrouvé à Paris

• you'll end up in jail tu vas finir en prison

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[end] 1.
noun

1) ( final part) fin f

‘The End’ — (of film, book etc) ‘Fin’

at the end of — à la fin de [year, story]

at the end of May — fin mai

by the end of — à la fin de [year, journey, game]

to put an end to something —

to bring something to an end — mettre fin à quelque chose

to get to the end of — arriver à la fin de [holiday]; arriver au bout de [story, work]

to come to an end — se terminer

in the end I went home — finalement je suis rentré chez moi

in the end —

at the end of the day — ( all things considered) en fin de compte

it's the end of the line ou road for the project — le projet arrive en fin de course

for days on end — pendant des jours et des jours

there is no end to his talent — son talent n'a pas de limites

no end of (colloq) trouble — énormément de problèmes

that really is the end! — (colloq) c'est vraiment le comble! (colloq)

you really are the end! — (colloq) tu exagères!

2) ( extremity) bout m, extrémité f

at the end of —

on the end of — au bout de

at the end of the garden — au fond du jardin

from one end to another — d'un bout à l'autre

from end to end — de bout en bout

to lay something end to end — poser quelque chose bout à bout

the lower end of the street — le bas de la rue

the third from the end — le/la troisième avant la fin

to stand something on (its) end — mettre quelque chose debout

3) (side of conversation, transaction) côté m

things are fine at my ou this end — de mon côté tout va bien

to keep one's end up — tenir bon

there was silence at the other end — c'était le silence au bout du fil

4) (of scale, spectrum) extrémité f

at the lower end of the scale — au plus bas de l'échelle

this suit is from the cheaper ou bottom end of the range — ce costume est un des moins chers de la gamme

5) ( aim) but m

to this ou that end — dans ce but

a means to an end — un moyen d'arriver à ses fins

6) Sport côté m, camp m

to change ends — changer de côté

7) ( scrap) (of rope, string) bout m; (of loaf, joint of meat) reste m

8) ( death) mort f

to meet one's end — trouver la mort

to be nearing one's end — sentir sa fin proche

to come to a bad end — mal finir
2.
noun modifier [ house] du bout; [ carriage] de queue
3.
transitive verb gen mettre fin à; rompre [marriage]

to end something with — terminer quelque chose par

he ended his days in hospital — il a fini ses jours à l'hôpital

to end it all — en finir avec la vie

the sale to end all sales — ce qu'il y a de mieux comme soldes
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intransitive verb gen se terminer (in, with par); [contract, agreement] expirer

where will it all end? — comment tout cela finira-t-il?

Phrasal Verbs:

- end up

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all's well that ends well — tout est bien qui finit bien

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end [end]

bout ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (e) fin ⇒ 1 (c), 1 (d) but ⇒ 1 (d) mort ⇒ 1 (f) terminer ⇒ 3 se terminer ⇒ 4

1 noun

(a) (furthermost part, tip, edge) bout m, extrémité f;

∎ at the end of the garden au bout ou fond du jardin;

∎ it's at the other end of town c'est à l'autre bout de la ville;

∎ at the northern end of the park/town/lake à l'extrémité nord du parc/de la ville/du lac;

∎ the rope is frayed at this end/at that end/at one end la corde est effilochée à ce bout-ci/à ce bout-là/au bout;

∎ at either end of the political spectrum aux deux extrémités de l'éventail politique;

∎ Telecommunications at the other end of the line au bout de la ligne;

∎ from one end of the country/of the town to the other d'un bout à l'autre du pays/de la ville;

∎ they live in the end house ils habitent la dernière maison, au bout de la rue;

∎ third from the end troisième en partant de la fin;

∎ Sport to change ends changer de côté

(b) (area, aspect) côté m;

∎ how are things (at) your end? comment ça va de ton côté ou pour toi?;

∎ what's the weather like at your end? (in phone conversation) quel temps fait-il chez vous?, quel temps est-ce que vous avez?;

∎ the marketing/manufacturing end of the operation le côté marketing/fabrication de l'opération, tout ce qui est marketing/fabrication;

∎ to come to the end of the road arriver au bout de la route; figurative (in one's career) arriver au bout de sa carrière; (in one's life) arriver au bout de sa vie; (be unable to make progress) être dans une impasse;

∎ this is the end of the road or line c'est fini;

∎ figurative to get hold of the wrong end of the stick mal comprendre;

∎ British very familiar to get or have one's end away (have sex) tirer un ou son coup;

∎ to go to the ends of the earth aller jusqu'au bout du monde;

∎ to keep one's end of the bargain tenir parole;

∎ to keep one's end up tenir bon;

∎ he doesn't know or can't tell one end of a word processor from the other il ne sait même pas à quoi ressemble un traitement de texte;

∎ to make (both) ends meet (financially) joindre les deux bouts

(c) (conclusion, finish) fin f;

∎ at the end of July/of spring/of the year à la fin du mois de juillet/du printemps/de l'année;

∎ from beginning to end du début à la fin, de bout en bout;

∎ to read to the end of a book, to read a book to the end lire un livre jusqu'au bout ou jusqu'à la fin;

∎ I waited until the end of the meeting j'ai attendu la fin de la réunion;

∎ to be at an end être terminé ou fini;

∎ my patience is at or has come to an end ma patience est à bout;

∎ to be at the end of one's resources/one's strength avoir épuisé ses ressources/ses forces;

∎ Finance end of the financial year clôture f de l'exercice;

∎ to bring sth to an end (meeting) clore qch; (situation) mettre fin à qch; (speech) achever qch;

∎ to come to an end s'achever, prendre fin;

∎ to draw to an end arriver ou toucher à sa fin;

∎ to put an end to sth mettre fin à qch;

∎ we want an end to the war nous voulons que cette guerre cesse ou prenne fin;

∎ the end of the world la fin du monde;

∎ familiar it's not the end of the world! ce n'est pas la fin du monde!;

∎ until the end of time jusqu'à la fin des temps;

∎ the end is nigh la fin est proche;

∎ and that was the end of that et ça s'est terminé comme ça;

∎ let that be an end to the matter! qu'on en finisse là!, qu'on n'en parle plus!;

∎ familiar he's/you're the end! (impossible) il est/tu es incroyable!; (extremely funny) il est/tu es trop (drôle)!;

∎ to come to a bad end mal finir;

∎ familiar end of story! (stop arguing) plus de discussions!; (I don't want to talk about it) un point, c'est tout!;

∎ we'll never hear the end of it on n'a pas fini d'en entendre parler;

∎ is there no end to his talents? a-t-il donc tous les talents?, n'y a-t-il pas de limite à ses talents?

(d) (aim) but m, fin f;

∎ to achieve or to attain one's end atteindre son but;

∎ with this end in view or mind, to this end dans ce but, à cette fin;

∎ formal to what end? dans quel but?, à quelle fin?;

∎ for political ends à des fins politiques;

∎ an end in itself une fin en soi;

∎ the end justifies the means la fin justifie les moyens

(e) (remnant → of cloth, rope) bout m; (→ of loaf) croûton m; (→ of candle) bout; (→ of cigarette) bout, mégot m

(f) euphemism or literary (death) mort f;

∎ to meet one's end trouver la mort;

∎ to be nearing one's end être à l'article de la mort;

∎ I was with him at the end j'étais auprès de lui dans ses derniers moments

(g) Sport (in American football) moitié f de terrain

(h) Sport (in bowls, curling) manche f

2 compound-forming noun

(house, seat, table) du bout

3 transitive verb

(speech, novel) terminer, conclure; (meeting, discussion) clore; (day) terminer, finir; (war, speculation, relationship) mettre fin ou un terme à; (work, task) terminer, finir, achever;

∎ she ended the letter with a promise to write again soon elle a terminé la lettre en promettant de récrire bientôt;

∎ the war to end all wars la der des ders;

∎ the joke to end all jokes la meilleure blague qu'on ait jamais entendue;

∎ he decided to end it all (life, relationship) il décida d'en finir;

∎ she ended her days in a retirement home elle a fini ses jours dans une maison de retraite

4 intransitive verb

(story, film) finir, se terminer, s'achever; (path, road etc) se terminer, s'arrêter; (season, holiday) se terminer, toucher à sa fin;

∎ to end happily (of story) avoir une fin heureuse, bien se terminer;

∎ how or where will it all end? comment tout cela finira-t-il ou se terminera-t-il?;

∎ where does society end and the individual begin? où s'arrête la société et où commence l'individu?;

∎ to end in a point se terminer en pointe;

∎ the discussion ended in an argument la discussion s'est terminée en dispute;

∎ to end in failure/divorce se solder par un échec/un divorce;

∎ the word ends in -ed le mot se termine par ou en -ed;

∎ the book ends with a quotation le livre se termine par une citation;

∎ it'll end in tears ça va mal finir

5 end on adverb

par le bout

6 end to end adverb

(a) (with ends adjacent) bout à bout

(b) (from one end to another) d'un bout à l'autre

7 from end to end adverb

d'un bout à l'autre

8 in the end adverb

finalement;

∎ we got there in the end finalement nous y sommes arrivés, nous avons fini par y arriver;

∎ he always pays me back in the end il finit toujours par me rendre ce qu'il me doit;

∎ you'll get used to it in the end tu finiras par t'y habituer

9 no end adverb

∎ familiar it upset her/cheered her up no end ça l'a bouleversée/ravie à un point (inimaginable);

∎ it helped me no end ça m'a énormément aidé^□

10 no end of adjective

∎ familiar it'll do you no end of good cela vous fera un bien fou;

∎ to have no end of trouble doing sth avoir énormément de mal ou un mal fou ou un mal de chien à faire qch;

∎ to think no end of sb porter qn aux nues;

∎ we met no end of interesting people on a rencontré des tas de gens intéressants

11 on end adverb

(a) (upright) debout;

∎ to stand sth on end mettre qch debout;

∎ her hair was standing on end elle avait les cheveux dressés sur la tête

(b) (in succession) entier;

∎ for hours/days on end pendant des heures entières/des jours entiers;

∎ for four hours on end pendant quatre heures de suite ou d'affilée

►► Railways end carriage wagon m de queue;

Computing end key touche f fin;

American Sport end line ligne f de fond;

Technology end piece embout m;

end product Industry & Commerce produit m final; figurative résultat m;

end result résultat m final;

American end run faux-fuyant m;

end table bout m de canapé;

Television & Cinema end titles générique m de fin;

end zone (in American football) zone f d'en-but

➲ end off separable transitive verb

terminer;

∎ they ended off the evening with a dance ils ont terminé la soirée par une danse

➲ end up intransitive verb

finir;

∎ they ended up in Manchester ils se sont retrouvés à Manchester;

∎ to end up in hospital/in prison finir à l'hôpital/en prison;

∎ if you keep driving like that, you're going to end up killing yourself si tu continues à conduire comme ça, tu finiras par te tuer;

∎ to end up doing sth finir par faire qch;

∎ to end up (as) the boss/on the dole finir patron/chômeur;

∎ I wonder what he'll end up as/how he'll end up je me demande ce qu'il deviendra/comment il finira

✾ Book ✾ Film 'The End of the Affair' Greene, Jordan 'La Fin d'une liaison'

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11 end

end 1. noun
1) (the last or farthest part of the length of something: the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); ( also adjective) We live in the end house.) ende, slutt, avslutning, endestykke

2) (the finish or conclusion: the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it).) ende, avslutning, slutt

3) (death: The soldiers met their end bravely.) endelikt, død

4) (an aim: What end have you in view?) mål

5) (a small piece left over: cigarette ends.) ende, stump
2. verb
(to bring or come to an end: The scheme ended in disaster; How does the play end?; How should I end (off) this letter?) ende, (av)slutte, opphøre

- ending
- endless
- at a loose end
- end up
- in the end
- make both ends meet
- make ends meet
- no end of
- no end
- on end
- put an end to
- the end

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subst. \/end\/

1) ende, utgang, slutt, endelikt, død, avslutning, opphør, siste (i en rad e.l.), ende-

• the end of the street

• the end of January

• a tragic end

• the end carriage

endevognen \/ den siste vognen

2) ende, endestykke, stump, tamp

3) mål, hensikt, formål, øyemed

• with this end in view

med dette formål for øye

be at an end være slutt, være til ende, være forbi, være over, være fullført

• the war was at an end

krigen var slutt

be at an idle end være (arbeids)ledig, være ubeskjeftiget, være uvirksom

at loose ends eller at a loose end ( hverdagslig) uten noe å ta seg til

• she's at loose end without visitors

hun har ikke noe å ta seg til uten gjester

at somebody's end borte hos noen

• how is the weather at your end?

hvordan er været borte hos dere?

at the end på slutten, ved enden\/avslutningen

at the end of something i slutten av noe, etter noe

• at the end of the book

i slutten av boken

• at the end of two years

etter to år

• I am at the end of my patience

det er slutt på tålmodigheten min

at the end of the day ( overført) når alt kommer til alt, til sjuende og sist, til slutt

at the further end ytterst, på den ytterste enden

at the very end helt mot\/på slutten

bring to an end avslutte, få (en) slutt på

change ends ( sport) bytte banehalvdel

come to an end stoppe, stanse, slutte, opphøre, ta slutt

• the supply is coming to an end

forrådet holder på å ta slutt

come to a sticky\/bad end få en tragisk avslutning, ende med en voldelig død

an end in itself et mål i seg selv

the end justifies the means hensikten helliger middelet

the end of somebody\/something slutten på noen\/noe

• that's the end of him

det er slutten på ham

the end of the ball game (amer., hverdagslig) slutt på leken

• when the earthquake started, I thought that was the end of the ball game

da jordskjelvet startet trodde jeg det var slutt på leken

the end of the line\/road slutten (situasjon der alt håp er ute)

• it'll be the end of the line for him

det betyr slutten for ham

the end of the world ( overført) verdens undergang, ragnarokk

end on med kortsiden frem

• when two ships are meeting end on

når to skip møtes stevn mot stevn

end to end etter hverandre (uten mellomrom), ende mot ende, med kortsidene mot hverandre

• arrange the tables end to end

from end to end fra ende til annen, fra begynnelse til slutt

• it is a lie from end to end

det er løgn fra ende til annen

gain\/attain\/achieve one's end(s) nå sitt mål

get one's end away eller get one's end in (slang, vulgært) ha samleie

go off the deep end ( hverdagslig) bli rasende\/hissig, gå fra konseptene, la sinnet løpe av med seg

in the end til slutt, til sjuende og sist, når alt kommer til alt

• in the end, blood is thicker than water

når alt kommer til alt, er blod tykkere enn vann

it's not (wouldn't be) the end of the world det er ingen katastrofe, det er ikke verdens undergang

keep one's end up ( hverdagslig) klare seg, hevde seg, holde stand

like something no end ( hverdagslig) like noe veldig godt

• I liked the book no end

jeg likte boken veldig godt

make an end of something\/someone gjøre slutt på noe\/noen, ta livet av noe\/noen

make (both) ends meet få endene til å møtes, få pengene til å strekke til

be nearing one's end ligge for døden

never hear the end of something komme til å høre noe lenge

• you will never hear the end of that

det vil du komme til å høre\/svi for lenge

no end ( hverdagslig) svært, i høyeste grad

• the answer disappointed him no end

svaret gjorde ham svært skuffet

be no end of a (nice) person ( hverdagslig) være en alle tiders person

• he is no end of a (nice) guy

han er en alle tiders fyr\/kar

no end of something ( hverdagslig) forferdelig\/uendelig mye av noe

• he has no end of time

han har massevis av tid

on end på høykant

• place the box on (its) end

• his hair stood on end

hårene reiste seg på hodet hans

i trekk, på rad

• two hours on end

to timer uavbrutt

• it rained for days on end

det regnet i dagevis (eller flere dager på rad)

private ends private\/personlige interesser

public ends offentlige interesser

put an end to sette en stopper for, gjøre slutt på

• put an end to oneself

ta livet av seg

be the end ( hverdagslig) umulig

• he's the end!

han er helt umulig!

( hverdagslig) herlig

• that music is the (living) end

den musikken er helt herlig

be the end of someone ( hverdagslig) gjøre kål på noen

• he will be the end of me

han kommer til å ta livet av meg\/gjøre kål på meg

there is an end to everything alt har en ende, alt tar slutt en gang

there is no end to det fins ingen grenser for, det er ingen ende på

there's an end of it! eller that's the end of it! dermed er saken avgjort!, dermed basta!

think no end of oneself ( hverdagslig) ha høye tanker om seg selv

• he thinks no end of himself

han har høye tanker om seg selv

to no end forgjeves

to the bitter end til den bitre slutt, til det siste

to the ends of the earth til verdens\/jordens ende

to this\/that end med det(te) som formål, i den(ne) hensikt

without end endeløs, evig, grenseløs, uten ende

• trouble without end

endeløse problemer
II
verb \/end\/

1) avslutte, ende, slutte, sette en stopper for, få en slutt på

• end the dispute

• end the suffering

• end one's days

ende sine dager

• it was the war to end all war

det var krigen som skulle gjøre slutt på alle kriger

2) slutte, opphøre, ta slutt, avsluttes, ende

• the road ends here

• the first chapter ends (up) with a murder

• end (up) in or with a vowel

slutte på en vokal

all's well that ends well når enden er god, er allting godt

end in ende med

• end in disaster

ende med katastrofe

end (up) in smoke ( hverdagslig) gå opp i røyk

end up (by) doing something ende (opp) med å gjøre noe

end up ende, havne

• he ended up in jail

han havnet i fengsel til slutt, han endte i fengsel

• end up as a millionaire

ende som millionær

there the matter ends dermed basta

English-Norwegian dictionary > end
12 line

line

1. line [laɪn] n

1) ( mark) Linie f;

dividing \line Trennungslinie f;

straight \line gerade Linie;

to draw a \line eine Linie ziehen

2) sports Linie f

3) math

straight \line Gerade f

4) ( wrinkle) Falte f

5) ( contour) Linie f

6) mus Tonfolge f

7) ( equator)

the L\line die Linie, der Äquator

8) ( boundary) Grenze f, Grenzlinie f;

tree [or timber] \line Baumgrenze f;

the thin \line between love and hate der schmale Grat zwischen Liebe und Hass;

to cross the \line die Grenze überschreiten ( fig), zu weit gehen

9) ( cord) Leine f; ( string) Schnur f;

[clothes] \line Wäscheleine f;

[fishing] \line Angelschnur f

10) telec [Telefon]leitung f; ( connection to network) Anschluss m;

\lines will be open from eight o'clock die Leitungen werden ab acht Uhr frei[geschaltet] sein;

can you get me a \line to New York? können Sie mir bitte eine Verbindung nach New York geben?;

the \line is engaged/ busy die Leitung ist besetzt;

please hold the \line! bitte bleiben Sie am Apparat!;

get off the \line! geh aus der Leitung!;

bad \line schlechte Verbindung;

to be/stay on the \line am Apparat sein/bleiben;

to come [or go] on \line ans Netz gehen; comput online gehen

11) ( set of tracks) Gleis nt; ( specific train route) Strecke f;

the end of the \line die Endstation;

to be at [or reach] the end of the \line ( fig) am Ende sein ( fam)

12) ( transporting company)

rail \line Eisenbahnlinie f;

shipping \line Schifffahrtslinie f; ( company) Reederei f

13) (row of words, also in poem) Zeile f;

to drop sb a \line jdm ein paar Zeilen schreiben;

to read between the \lines ( fig) zwischen den Zeilen lesen

14) ( for actor)

\lines pl Text m;

to forget/learn one's \lines seinen Text lernen/vergessen

15) ( information) Hinweis m;

to get a \line on sb/ sth etwas über jdn/etw herausfinden;

to give sb a \line about sth jdm einen Hinweis auf etw akk geben;

to give sb a \line on sb jdm Informationen über jdn besorgen

16) (false account, talk)

he keeps giving me that \line about his computer not working properly er kommt mir immer wieder mit dem Spruch, dass sein Computer nicht richtig funktioniere;

I've heard that \line before die Platte kenne ich schon in- und auswendig! ( fam)

17) ( Brit) ( punishment)

\lines pl Strafarbeit f;

she got 100 \lines for swearing at her teacher da sie ihren Lehrer beschimpft hatte, musste sie zur Strafe 100 Mal... schreiben

18) ( row of things/ people) Reihe f;

to be first in \line an erster Stelle stehen; ( fig) ganz vorne dabei sein;

to be next in \line als Nächster/Nächste dran sein;

to be in a \line in einer Reihe stehen;

the cans on the shelf were in a \line die Büchsen waren im Regal aufgereiht;

to be in \line for sth mit etw dat an der Reihe sein;

to come [or fall] into \line sich akk in einer Reihe aufstellen; single person sich akk einreihen;

to form a \line sich akk in einer Reihe aufstellen;

to get into \line sich akk hintereinander aufstellen;

( next to each other) sich akk in einer Reihe aufstellen;

to move into \line sich akk einreihen

19) ( succession) Linie f;

I want to have children to prevent the family \line dying out ich möchte Kinder, damit die Familie nicht ausstirbt;

this institute has had a long \line of prestigious physicists working here dieses Institut kann auf eine lange Tradition angesehener Physiker zurückblicken;

he is the latest in a long \line of Nobel Prize winners to come from that country er ist der jüngste einer ganzen Reihe von Nobelpreisträgern aus diesem Land

20) ( esp Am) ( queue) Schlange f;

to get in \line sich akk anstellen;

to stand in \line anstehen

21) ( product type) Sortiment nt; fashion Kollektion f;

they are thinking about a new \line of vehicles sie denken über eine neue Kraftfahrzeugserie nach;

(Brit, Aus)

they do an excellent \line in TVs and videos sie stellen erstklassige Fernseher und Videogeräte her;

spring/ summer/ fall/winter \line Frühjahrs-/Sommer-/Herbst-/Winterkollektion f;

to have a good \line in [or (Am) of] sth ( fig) einen großen Vorrat an etw dat haben

22) ( area of activity) Gebiet nt;

football's never really been my \line mit Fußball konnte ich noch nie besonders viel anfangen;

what's your \line? was machen Sie beruflich?;

\line of business Branche f;

\line of research Forschungsgebiet nt;

\line of work Arbeitsgebiet nt;

to be in sb's \line jdm liegen

23) ( course)

\line of argument Argumentation f;

to be in the \line of duty zu jds Pflichten pl gehören;

\line of reasoning Gedankengang m;

to take a strong \line with sb jdm gegenüber sehr bestimmt auftreten;

to take a strong \line with sth gegen etw akk energisch vorgehen;

they did not reveal their \line of inquiry sie teilten nicht mit, in welcher Richtung sie ermittelten;

what \line shall we take? wie sollen wir vorgehen?

24) ( direction)

along the \lines of...;

she said something along the \lines that he would lose his job if he didn't work harder sie sagte irgendetwas in der Richtung davon, dass er seine Stelle verlieren würde, wenn er nicht härter arbeiten würde;

my sister works in publishing and I'm hoping to do something along the same \lines meine Schwester arbeitet im Verlagswesen und ich würde gerne etwas Ähnliches tun;

to try a new \line of approach to sth versuchen, etw anders anzugehen;

the \line of least resistance der Weg des geringsten Widerstandes;

\line of vision Blickrichtung f;

to be on the right \lines auf dem richtigen Weg sein;

do you think his approach to the problem is on the right \lines? glauben Sie, dass er das Problem richtig angeht?

25) ( policy) Linie f;

party \line Parteilinie f;

to bring sb/sth into \line [with sth] jdn/etw auf gleiche Linie [wie etw akk] bringen;

to fall into \line with sth mit etw dat konform gehen;

to keep sb in \line dafür sorgen, dass jd nicht aus der Reihe tanzt;

to move into \line sich akk anpassen;

to step out of \line aus der Reihe tanzen

26) mil ( of defence) Linie f;

\line of battle Kampflinie f;

behind enemy \lines hinter den feindlichen Stellungen;

front \line Front f

27) ( quantity of cocaine) Linie f ( fam)

to do a \line of cocaine [or coke], to do \lines koksen ( fam)

PHRASES:

all along the \line auf der ganzen Linie;

right down the \line ( esp Am) voll und ganz;

to bring sb into \line jdn in seine Schranken weisen;

to lay it on the \line die Karten offen auf den Tisch legen;

to put sth on the \line etw aufs Spiel setzen;

it was stepping out of \line to tell him that es stand dir nicht zu, ihm das zu sagen;

in/out of \line with sb/ sth mit jdm/etw im/nicht im Einklang;

to be on the \line auf dem Spiel stehen vt

1) ( mark)

to \line sth paper etw linieren;

her face was \lined with agony ihr Gesicht war von tiefem Schmerz gezeichnet

2) ( stand at intervals)

to \line the streets die Straßen säumen ( geh)

the streets were \lined with cheering people jubelnde Menschenmengen säumten die Straßen

2. line [laɪn] vt

1) ( cover)

to \line sth clothing etw füttern; drawers etw von innen auslegen; pipes etw auskleiden

2) (fam: fill)

to \line one's pockets [or purse] [with sth] sich dat die Taschen [mit etw dat] füllen;

to \line shelves Regale füllen;

to \line one's stomach sich dat den Magen vollschlagen ( fam)

English-German students dictionary > line
13 end

end

A n

1 (finish, final part) (of week, holiday, journey, game, story, sentence) fin f ; ‘The End’ (of film, book etc) ‘Fin’ ; at the end of à la fin de [year, story] ; at the end of May fin mai ; by the end of à la fin de [year, journey, game] ; to put an end to sth, to bring sth to an end mettre fin à qch, mettre un terme à qch ; to get to the end of arriver à la fin de [holiday] ; arriver au bout de [story, work] ; to come to an end se terminer ; to be at an end être terminé ; in the end I went home finalement je suis rentré chez moi ; in the end, at the end of the day ( all things considered) en fin de compte ; it's the end of the line ou road for the project le projet arrive en fin de course ; for days/months on end pendant des jours et des jours/des mois et des mois ; there is no end to his talent son talent n'a pas de limites ; no endof ○ letters/trouble énormément de lettres/problèmes ; that really is the end ○ ! c'est vraiment le comble ○ ! ; you really are the end ○ ! tu exagères! ; I'm not going and that's the end of that! je n'y vais pas, un point c'est tout! ;

2 ( extremity) (of nose, tail, branch, string, queue, bed, table, road) bout m, extrémité f ; at the end of, on the end of au bout de [bed, road, nose] ; at the end of the garden au fond du jardin ; from one end to another d'un bout à l'autre ; from end to end de bout en bout, d'un bout à l'autre ; to lay sth end to end poser qch bout à bout ; the lower end of the street le bas de la rue ; the northern end of the town la partie nord de la ville ; the front/back end of the car l'avant/l'arrière de la voiture ; the third from the end le/la troisième avant la fin ; to look at sth end on regarder qch de front ; to stand sth on its end ou on end mettre qch debout ; it will come out the other end hum ( of swallowed object) ça va sortir à l'autre bout ;

3 (side of conversation, transaction) côté m ; things are fine at my ou this end de mon côté tout va bien ; how does it look from your end? qu'en est-il de ton côté? ; she takes care of the business end c'est elle qui s'occupe du côté commercial ; to keep one's end of the bargain remplir sa moitié du contrat ; there was silence at the other end c'était le silence au bout du fil ;

4 (of scale, spectrum) extrémité f ; at the lower end of the scale au plus bas de l'échelle ; this suit is from the cheaper ou bottom end of the range ce costume est un des moins chers de la gamme ;

5 ( aim) but m ; to this ou that end dans ce but, à cette fin ; an end in itself une fin en soi ; a means to an end un moyen d'arriver à ses fins ;

6 Sport côté m, camp m ; to change ends changer de camp ;

7 ( scrap) (of rope, string) bout m ; (of loaf, joint of meat) reste m ; candle end bout de chandelle ;

8 ( death) mort f ; to meet one's end trouver la mort ; to be nearing one's end sentir sa fin proche ; to come to a bad ou sticky end mal finir ; and that was the end of the witch! et ce fut la fin de la sorcière!

B modif [house, seat] du bout ; [carriage] de queue.

C vtr mettre fin à [strike, war, friendship, rumour, search] ; mettre fin à, conclure [meeting, debate, programme] ; rompre [marriage] ; achever [match] ; to end sth with conclure or terminer qch par ; to end sth by doing terminer qch en faisant ; he ended his days in hospital il a fini ses jours à l'hôpital ; they ended the day in a restaurant ils ont fini la journée au restaurant ; we ended the first half ahead on avait l'avantage à la fin de la première mi-temps ; to end one's life mettre fin à ses jours ; to end it all en finir avec la vie ; the sale to end all sales ce qu'il y a de mieux comme soldes.

D vi

1 ( finish in time) [day, meeting, career, relationship, book, war] finir, se terminer ; [contract, agreement] expirer ; to end in se terminer par [failure, tragedy, divorce] ; it ended in a fight/in victory cela s'est terminé par une bagarre/une victoire ; to end with se terminer par ; it ends with him being murdered cela se termine par son assassinat ; the word ends in ou with an ‘e’ le mot finit par ‘e’ ; where will it all end? comment tout cela finira-t-il? ;

2 ( finish in space) [path, line, queue, river] se terminer, s'arrêter.

Idioms

all's well that ends well tout est bien qui finit bien ; to get one's end away ◑ s'envoyer en l'air ○ ; to keep one's end up ○ ne pas se laisser impressionner ; ⇒ justify, stick.

Phrasal verb

■ end up:

▶ end up [sth] finir par devenir [president, alcoholic] ; finir par être [rich, bored] ; to end up as finir par devenir ; I don't know how he'll end up je ne sais pas comment il va finir ; to end up (by) doing finir par faire ; to end up in se retrouver à [London, hospital] ; to end up at home se retrouver chez soi ; to end up with se retrouver avec [person, prize].

Big English-French dictionary > end
14 end

[end] 1. noun
1) (the last or farthest part of the length of something: the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); ( also adjective) We live in the end house.) konec; na koncu

2) (the finish or conclusion: the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it).) konec

3) (death: The soldiers met their end bravely.) smrt

4) (an aim: What end have you in view?) namen

5) (a small piece left over: cigarette ends.) kos
2. verb
(to bring or come to an end: The scheme ended in disaster; How does the play end?; How should I end (off) this letter?) končati

- ending
- endless
- at a loose end
- end up
- in the end
- make both ends meet
- make ends meet
- no end of
- no end
- on end
- put an end to
- the end
* * *
I [end]
noun

konec, kraj, zaključek; meja; propad, smrt; namen, cilj; izid, uspeh, posledica, korist

East End — vzhodni del Londona

at the far end — na drugem koncu

to be at one's wits' end — ne vedeti, kako in kam

up to the bitter end, to the end of the chapter — do samega konca, do smrti

to come to an end — končati se

to come to the end of one's tether — doseči skrajno mejo, biti na koncu

no end of a fellow — sijajen dečko

colloquially to go off the deep end — razburiti, razjeziti se, pobesneti

my hair stood on end — lasje so mi stali pokonci

to have s.th. at one's fingers' end — dobro vedeti ali znati

to get hold of the wrong end of the stick — začeti na napačnem koncu

in the end — na koncu, končno

geometry the end of the line — krajišče

no end of — neskončno, neizmerno

the end justifies the means — namen posvečuje sredstva

to keep one's end up — pretolči, prebi(ja)ti se

the latter end — starost, smrt

at a loose end — brez posebnega opravila

to make both ends meet — prebi(ja)ti se z denarjem

to no end — zaman

shoemaker's end — dreta

to the end that — zato, da bi

to what end? — čemu?

West End — zahodni del Londona

end to end — po dolžini, drug za drugim

at your end — pri vas, v vašem kraju

to have at one's tongue's end — imeti na koncu jezika
II [end]
1.

transitive verb

(in, with s) končati, zaključiti; uničiti, ubiti, pokončati;

2.

intransitive verb

končati se, prenehati; umreti

all's well that ends well — konec dober, vse dobro

to end in smoke — izpuhteti, končati se brez haska, propasti

to end by doing — končno kaj storiti

to end in nothing — see to end in smoke

to end by saying — končno povedati

to end up ( —ali off) — končati, zaključiti

English-Slovenian dictionary > end
15 come

come

A ◑ n sperme m.

B excl ( reassuringly) come (now)! allons! ; come, come! (in warning, reproach) allons, allons!

C vtr ( prét came ; pp come)

1 ( travel) faire ; to come 100 km to see faire 100 km pour voir ;

2 ○ GB ( act) don't come the innocent with me ne fais pas l'innocent ; to come the heavy-handed father jouer les pères autoritaires.

D vi ( prét came ; pp come)

1 ( arrive) [person, day, success, fame] venir ; [bus, letter, news, results, rains, winter, war] arriver ; the letter came on Monday la lettre est arrivée lundi ; your turn will come ton tour arrivera ; to come after sb ( chase) poursuivre qn ; to come by ( take) prendre [bus, taxi, plane] ; I came on foot/by bike je suis venu à pied/à bicyclette ; to come down descendre [stairs, street] ; to come up monter [stairs, street] ; to come down from Scotland/from Alaska venir d'Écosse/de l'Alaska ; to come from venir de [airport, hospital] ; to come into entrer dans [house, room] ; the train came into the station le train est entré en gare ; to come past [car, person] passer ; to come through [person] passer par [town centre, tunnel] ; [water, object] traverser [window etc] ; to come to venir à [school, telephone] ; to come to the door venir ouvrir ; to come to the surface remonter à la surface ; to come to the company as entrer dans l'entreprise comme [apprentice, consultant] ; to come to do venir faire ; to come running arriver en courant ; to come limping down the street descendre la rue en boitant ; to come crashing to the ground [structure] s'écraser au sol ; to come streaming through the window [light] entrer à flots par la fenêtre ; lunch is ready, come and get it! le déjeuner est prêt, à table! ; when the time comes lorsque le moment sera venu ; the time has come to do le moment est venu de faire ; I'm coming! j'arrive! ; come to mummy viens voir maman ; to come and go aller et venir ; you can come and go as you please tu es libre de tes mouvements ; fashions come and go les modes vont et viennent ; come next week/year la semaine/l'année prochaine ; come Christmas/Summer à Noël/en été ; there may come a time ou day when you regret it tu pourrais le regretter un jour ; for some time to come encore quelque temps ; there's still the meal/speech to come il y a encore le repas/discours ;

2 ( approach) s'approcher ; to come and see/help sb venir voir/aider qn ; to come to sb for venir demander [qch] à qn [money, advice] ; I could see it coming ( of accident) je le voyais venir ; don't come any closer ne vous approchez pas (plus) ; he came to the job with preconceived ideas quand il a commencé ce travail il avait des idées préconçues ; to come close ou near to doing faillir faire ;

3 (call, visit) [dustman, postman] passer ; [cleaner] venir ; I've come to do je viens faire ; I've come about je viens au sujet de ; I've come for je viens chercher ; my brother is coming for me at 10 am mon frère passe me prendre à 10 heures ; they're coming for the weekend ils viennent pour le week-end ; I've got six people coming to dinner j'ai six personnes à dîner ; my sister is coming to stay with us ma sœur vient passer quelques jours chez nous ;

4 ( attend) venir ; I can't ou won't be able to come je ne pourrai pas venir ; come as you are venez comme vous êtes ; to come to venir à [meeting, party, wedding] ; to come with sb venir avec qn, accompagner qn ; do you want to come fishing? est-ce que tu veux venir à la pêche? ;

5 ( reach) to come to, to come up/down to [water] venir jusqu'à ; [dress, carpet, curtain] arriver à ; I've just come to the chapter where… j'en suis juste au chapitre où… ;

6 ( happen) how did you come to do? comment as-tu fait pour faire? ; that's what comes of doing/not doing voilà ce qui arrive quand on fait/ne fait pas ; how come? comment ça se fait? ; how come you lost? comment ça se fait que tu aies perdu? ; come what may advienne que pourra ; to take things as they come prendre les choses comme elles viennent ; when you come to think of it à la réflexion ; come to think of it, you're right en fait, tu as raison ;

7 ( begin) to come to believe/hate/understand finir par croire/détester/comprendre ;

8 ( originate) to come from [person] être originaire de, venir de [city, country etc] ; [word, song, legend] venir de [country, language] ; [substance, food] provenir de [raw material] ; [coins, stamps] provenir de [place, collection] ; [smell, sound] venir de [place] ; to come from France [fruit, painting] provenir de France ; [person] être français/-e ; to come from a long line of artists être issu d'une longue lignée d'artistes ;

9 ( be available) to come in exister en [sizes, colours] ; to come with a radio/sunroof être livré avec radio/toit ouvrant ; to come with chips être servi avec des frites ; to come with matching napkins être vendu avec les serviettes assorties ; calculators don't come smaller/cheaper than this il n'existe pas de calculatrice plus petite/moins chère que celle-là ;

10 ( tackle) to come to aborder [problem, subject] ; I'll come to that in a moment je reviendrai sur ce point dans un moment ; to come to sth ou to doing sth late in life se mettre à faire qch sur le tard ;

11 ( develop) it comes with practice/experience cela s'apprend avec la pratique/l'expérience ; wisdom comes with age la sagesse vient en vieillissant ;

12 ( be situated) venir ; to come after suivre, venir après ; to come before (in time, list, queue) précéder ; ( in importance) passer avant ; to come within faire partie de [terms] ; to come first/last [athlete, horse] arriver premier/dernier ; where did you come? tu es arrivé combien ○ ?, tu es arrivé à quelle place? ; my family comes first ma famille passe avant tout ; nothing can come between us rien ne peut nous séparer ; don't let this come between us on ne va pas se fâcher pour ça ; to try to come between two people essayer de s'interposer entre deux personnes ; nothing comes between me and my football! pour moi le foot c'est sacré! ;

13 ( be due) the house comes to me when they die la maison me reviendra quand ils mourront ; death/old age comes to us all tout le monde meurt/vieillit ; he had it coming (to him) ○ ça lui pendait au nez ; they got what was coming to them ○ ils ont fini par avoir ce qu'ils méritaient ;

14 ( be a question of) when it comes to sth/to doing lorsqu'il s'agit de qch/de faire ;

15 ○ ( have orgasm) jouir.

Idioms

come again ○ ? pardon? ; I don't know if I'm coming or going je ne sais plus où j'en suis ; ‘how do you like your tea?’-‘as it comes’ ‘tu le prends comment ton thé?’-‘ça m'est égal’ ; he's as stupid/honest as they come il n'y a pas plus stupide/honnête que lui ; come to that ou if it comes to that, you may be right en fait, tu as peut-être raison ; to come as a shock/a surprise être un choc/une surprise.

Phrasal verbs

■ come about

1 ( happen) [problems, reforms] survenir ; [situation, change] se produire ; the discovery came about by accident on a fait la découverte par hasard ;

2 Naut virer de bord.

■ come across:

▶ come across ( be conveyed) [meaning, message] passer ; [feelings] transparaître ; the message of the film comes across clearly le message du film est clair ; his love of animals comes across strongly on sent bien qu'il adore les animaux ; she comes across well on TV elle passe bien à la télé ; come across as donner l'impression d'être [liar, expert] ; paraître [enthusiastic, honest] ;

▶ come across [sth] tomber sur [article, reference, example] ; découvrir [qch] par hasard [village] ; we rarely come across cases of nous avons rarement affaire à des cas de ;

▶ come across [sb] rencontrer [person] ; one of the nicest people I've ever come across une des personnes les plus sympathiques que j'aie jamais rencontrées.

■ come along

1 ( arrive) [bus, person] arriver ; [opportunity] se présenter ; to wait for the right person to come along attendre que la personne idéale se présente ;

2 ( hurry up) come along! dépêche-toi! ;

3 ( attend) venir ; why don't you come along? tu veux venir? ; to come along to venir à [lecture, party] ; to come along with sb venir avec qn, accompagner qn ;

4 ( make progress) [pupil, trainee] faire des progrès ; [book, building work, project] avancer ; [painting, tennis] progresser ; [plant, seedling] pousser ; your Spanish is coming along votre espagnol a progressé ; how's the thesis coming along? est-ce que ta thèse avance?

■ come apart

1 ( accidentally) [book, parcel, box] se déchirer ; [shoes] craquer ; [toy, camera] se casser ; the toy just came apart in my hands le jouet m'est resté dans les mains ;

2 ( intentionally) [sections, components] se séparer ; [machine, equipment] se démonter.

■ come around US = come round.

■ come at:

▶ come at [sb]

1 ( attack) [person] attaquer (with avec) ; [bull, rhino] foncer sur ;

2 fig there were criticisms/questions coming at me from all sides j'étais assailli de critiques/questions.

■ come away

1 ( leave) lit partir ; to come away from quitter [cinema, match, show] ; sortir de [interview, meeting] ; fig to come away from the match/from the meeting disappointed/satisfied sortir déçu/satisfait du stade/de la réunion ; to come away with the feeling that rester sur l'impression que ;

2 ( move away) s'éloigner ; come away! ( said by parent) pousse-toi de là! ; ( said by official) circulez! ; come away from the edge éloigne-toi du bord ;

3 ( become detached) [handle, plaster, cover] se détacher (from de).

■ come back

1 ( return) gen [letter, person, memories, feeling, good weather] revenir (from de ; to à) ; ( to one's house) rentrer ; to come running back revenir en courant ; the memories came flooding back les souvenirs me sont revenus d'un seul coup ; to come back to revenir à [topic, problem] ; retourner auprès de [spouse, lover] ; to come back with sb raccompagner qn ; to come back with ( return) revenir avec [present, idea, flu] ; ( reply) répondre par [offer, suggestion] ; can I come back to you on that tomorrow? est-ce que nous pourrions en reparler demain? ; it's all coming back to me now tout me revient maintenant ; the name will come back to me le nom me reviendra ; to come back to what you were saying pour en revenir à ce que tu disais ;

2 ( become popular) [law, system] être rétabli ; [trend, method, hairstyle] revenir à la mode ; to come back into fashion revenir à la mode.

■ come by:

▶ come by [person] passer ; you must come by and see us passez donc nous voir ;

▶ come by [sth] trouver [book, job, money].

■ come down

1 ( move lower) [person] descendre (from de) ; [lift, barrier, blind] descendre ; [curtain] tomber ; to come down by parachute descendre en parachute ; to come down in the lift prendre l'ascenseur pour descendre ; he's really come down in the world fig il est vraiment tombé bas ; his trousers barely came down to his ankles son pantalon lui arrivait à peine aux chevilles ;

2 ( drop) [price, inflation, unemployment, temperature] baisser (from de ; to à) ; [cost] diminuer ; cars are coming down in price le prix des voitures baisse ;

3 Meteorol [snow, rain] tomber ; the fog came down overnight le brouillard est apparu pendant la nuit ;

4 ( land) [helicopter] se poser ; [aircraft] atterrir ;

5 ( crash) [plane] s'écraser ;

6 ( fall) [ceiling, wall] s'écrouler ; [curtain rail] tomber ; [hem] se défaire ;

7 fig ( be resumed by) se ramener à [question, problem, fact] ; it all really comes down to the fact that ça se ramène au fait que.

■ come forward

1 ( step forward) s'avancer ;

2 ( volunteer) se présenter (to do pour faire) ; to come forward with présenter [proof, proposal] ; offrir [help, money, suggestions] ; to ask witnesses to come forward lancer un appel à témoins.

■ come in

1 ( enter) [person, rain] entrer (through par) ;

2 ( return) rentrer (from de) ; she comes in from work at five elle rentre du travail à cinq heures ;

3 ( come inland) [tide] monter ; a wind coming in from the sea un vent soufflant de la mer ;

4 ( arrive) [plane, train, bill, complaint, delivery, letter] arriver ; which horse came in first? quel cheval est arrivé premier? ; we've got £2,000 a month coming in nous avons une rentrée de 2 000 livres sterling par mois ;

5 ( become current) [trend, invention, style] faire son apparition ; [habit, practice] commencer à se répandre ;

6 ( interject) intervenir ; to come in with an opinion exprimer son opinion ;

7 Radio, Telecom ( in radio transmission) come in, Delta Bravo! c'est à vous, Delta Bravo! ;

8 ( participate) to come in with sb s'associer à qn ; to come in on the deal participer à l'affaire ;

9 ( serve a particular purpose) where do I come in? à quel moment est-ce que j'interviens? ; where does the extra money come in? à quel moment est-ce qu'on introduira l'argent en plus? ; to come in useful ou handy [box, compass, string etc] être utile, servir ; [skill, qualification] être utile ;

10 ( receive) to come in for criticism [person] être critiqué ; [plan] faire l'objet de nombreuses critiques ; to come in for praise recevoir des éloges.

■ come into:

▶ come into [sth]

1 ( inherit) hériter de [money] ; entrer en possession de [inheritance] ;

2 ( be relevant) to come into it [age, experience] entrer en ligne de compte, jouer ; luck/skill doesn't come into it ce n'est pas une question de hasard/d'habileté.

■ come off:

▶ come off

1 ( become detached) ( accidentally) [button, label, handle] se détacher ; [lid] s'enlever ; [paint] s'écailler ; [wallpaper] se décoller ; ( intentionally) [handle, panel, lid] s'enlever ; the knob came off in my hand la poignée m'est restée dans la main ; the lid won't come off je n'arrive pas à enlever le couvercle ;

2 ( fall) [rider] tomber ;

3 (wash, rub off) [ink] s'effacer ; [stain] partir ; the mark won't come off la tache ne part pas ;

4 ( take place) [deal] se réaliser ; [merger, trip] avoir lieu ;

5 ( succeed) [plan, trick, project] réussir ; [parody] être réussi ;

6 Theat, TV ( be taken off) [play] être retiré de l'affiche ; [TV show] être déprogrammé ;

7 ( fare) she came off well ( in deal) elle s'en est très bien tirée ; who came off worst? ( in fight) lequel des deux a été le plus touché? ;

▶ come off [sth]

1 ( stop using) arrêter [pill, tablet, heroin] ;

2 ( fall off) tomber de [bicycle, horse] ;

3 ( get off) descendre de [wall] ; come off the lawn! sors de la pelouse!

■ come on

1 ( follow) I'll come on later je vous rejoindrai plus tard ;

2 ( exhortation) ( encouraging) come on, try it! allez, essaie! ; come on, follow me! allez, suivez-moi! ; ( impatient) come on, hurry up! allez, dépêche-toi! ; ( wearily) come on, somebody must know the answer! enfin, il y a sûrement quelqu'un qui connaît la réponse! ; come on, you don't expect me to believe that! non mais franchement, tu ne t'attends pas à ce que je croie ça! ;

3 ( make progress) [person, player, patient] faire des progrès ; [bridge, road, novel] avancer ; [plant] pousser ; how are the recruits coming on? est-ce que les recrues font des progrès? ; her tennis is coming on well elle fait des progrès en tennis ;

4 ( begin) [asthma, attack, headache] commencer ; [winter] arriver ; [programme, film] commencer ; [rain] se mettre à tomber ; it came on to snow il s'est mis à neiger ;

5 ( start to work) [light] s'allumer ; [heating, fan] se mettre en route ; the power came on again at 11 le courant est revenu à 11 heures ;

6 Theat [actor] entrer en scène.

■ come out

1 ( emerge) [person, animal, vehicle] sortir (of de) ; [star] apparaître ; [sun, moon] se montrer ; [flowers, bulbs] sortir de terre ; [spot, rash] apparaître ; come out with your hands up! sortez les mains en l'air ; when does he come out? (of prison, hospital) quand est-ce qu'il sort? ; he came out of it rather well fig il ne s'en est pas mal tiré ;

2 ( originate) to come out of [person] être originaire de ; [song] venir de ; [news report] provenir de ; the money will have to come out of your savings il faudra prendre l'argent sur tes économies ;

3 ( result) to come out of [breakthrough] sortir de ; something good came out of the disaster il est sorti quelque chose de bon du désastre ;

4 ( strike) faire la grève ; to come out on strike faire la grève ;

5 [homosexual] déclarer publiquement son homosexualité ;

6 ( fall out) [contact lens, tooth, key, screw, nail] tomber ; [electrical plug] se débrancher ; [sink plug] sortir ; [contents, stuffing] sortir ; [cork] s'enlever ; his hair is coming out il commence à perdre ses cheveux ;

7 ( be emitted) [water, air, smoke] sortir (through par) ; the water comes out of this hole l'eau sort par ce trou ;

8 ( wash out) [stain, ink, grease] s'en aller, partir (of de) ; it won't come out ça ne part pas ;

9 ( be deleted) [reference, sentence] être éliminé ;

10 (be published, issued) [magazine, novel] paraître ; [album, film, model, product] sortir ;

11 ( become known) [feelings] se manifester ; [message, meaning] ressortir ; [details, facts, full story] être révélé ; [results] être connu ; [secret] être divulgué ; it came out that on a appris que ; if it ever comes out that it was my fault si on découvre un jour que c'était de ma faute ; the truth is bound to come out la vérité finira forcément par se savoir ; so that's what you think-it's all coming out now! c'est ça que tu penses-tu finis par l'avouer! ;

12 Phot, Print [photo, photocopy] être réussi ; the photos didn't come out (well) les photos ne sont pas réussies ; red ink won't come out on the photocopy l'encre rouge ne donnera rien sur la photocopie ;

13 ( end up) to come out at 200 dollars [cost, bill] s'élever à 200 dollars ; the jumper came out too big le pull était trop grand ; the total always comes out the same le total est toujours le même ;

14 ( say) to come out with sortir [excuse] ; raconter [nonsense, rubbish] ; I knew what I wanted to say but it came out wrong je savais ce que je voulais dire mais je me suis mal exprimé ; whatever will she come out with next? qu'est-ce qu'elle va encore nous sortir ○ ? ; to come straight out with it le dire franchement ;

15 ( enter society) faire ses débuts dans le monde.

■ come over:

▶ come over

1 ( drop in) venir ; come over for a drink venez prendre un verre ; to come over to do venir faire ;

2 ( travel) venir ; they came over on the ferry ils sont venus en ferry ; she's coming over on the 10 am flight elle arrive par l'avion de 10 heures ; she often comes over to France elle vient souvent en France ; their ancestors came over with the Normans leurs ancêtres sont venus ici au temps des Normands ;

3 ( convey impression) [message, meaning] passer ; [feelings, love] transparaître ; to make one's feelings come over exprimer ses sentiments ; to come over very well [person] donner une très bonne impression ; to come over as donner l'impression d'être [lazy, honest] ;

4 ○ ( suddenly become) to come over all embarrassed se sentir gêné tout à coup ; to come over all shivery se sentir fiévreux/-euse tout à coup ; to come over all faint être pris de vertige tout d'un coup ;

▶ come over [sb] [feeling] envahir ; what's come over you? qu'est-ce qui te prend? ; I don't know what came over me je ne sais pas ce qui m'a pris.

■ come round GB, come around US

1 ( regain consciousness) reprendre connaissance ;

2 ( make a detour) faire un détour (by par) ;

3 ( circulate) [steward, waitress] passer ;

4 ( visit) venir ; to come round and do venir faire ; to come round for dinner/drinks venir dîner/prendre un verre ;

5 ( occur) [event] avoir lieu ; the elections are coming round again les élections auront bientôt lieu ; by the time Christmas comes round à Noël ;

6 ( change one's mind) changer d'avis ; to come round to an idea/to my way of thinking se faire à une idée/à ma façon de voir les choses ;

7 Naut [boat] venir au vent.

■ come through:

▶ come through

1 ( survive) s'en tirer ;

2 ( penetrate) [heat, ink] traverser ; [light] passer ;

3 ( arrive) the fax/the call came through at midday nous avons reçu le fax/l'appel à midi ; my posting has just come through je viens de recevoir ma mutation ; she's still waiting for her visa/her results to come through elle n'a toujours pas reçu son visa/ses résultats ;

4 ( emerge) [personality, qualities] apparaître ;

▶ come through [sth]

1 ( survive) se tirer de [crisis] ; se sortir de [recession] ; survivre à [operation, ordeal, war] ;

2 ( penetrate) [ink, dye] traverser [paper, cloth] ; [light] passer au travers de [curtains].

■ come to:

▶ come to ( regain consciousness) ( from faint) reprendre connaissance ; ( from trance) se réveiller ;

▶ come to [sth]

1 ( total) [shopping] revenir à ; [bill, expenditure, total] s'élever à ; both columns should come to the same figure les deux colonnes devraient donner le même total ; that comes to £40 cela fait 40 livres sterling ;

2 ( result in) aboutir à ; if it comes to a fight si on en vient à se battre ; all her plans came to nothing aucun de ses projets ne s'est réalisé ; did the plans come to anything? est-ce que les projets ont abouti? ; all our efforts came to nothing tous nos efforts ont été vains ; I never thought it would come to this je n'aurais jamais imaginé que les choses en arriveraient là ; it may not come to that ce ne sera peut-être pas nécessaire.

■ come under:

▶ come under [sth]

1 ( be subjected to) to come under scrutiny faire l'objet d'un examen minutieux ; to come under suspicion être soupçonné ; to come under threat être menacé ; we're coming under pressure to do on fait pression sur nous pour faire ;

2 ( be classified under) (in library, shop) être classé dans le rayon [reference, history] ; Dali comes under Surrealism Dali fait partie des surréalistes.

■ come up:

▶ come up

1 ( arise) [problem, issue, matter] être soulevé ; [name] être mentionné ; to come up in conversation [subject] être abordé dans la conversation ; this type of question may come up c'est le genre de question qui pourrait être posée ;

2 (be due, eligible) to come up for re-election se représenter aux élections ; my salary comes up for review in April mon salaire sera révisé en avril ; the car is coming up for its annual service la voiture va avoir sa révision annuelle ;

3 ( occur) [opportunity] se présenter ; something urgent has come up j'ai quelque chose d'urgent à faire ; a vacancy has come up une place s'est libérée ;

4 ( rise) [sun, moon] sortir ; [tide] monter ; [bulb, seeds] germer ; [daffodils, beans] sortir ;

5 Jur [case, hearing] passer au tribunal ; to come up before [case] passer devant ; [person] comparaître devant.

■ come up against:

▶ come up against [sth] se heurter à [problem, prejudice, opposition].

■ come up with:

▶ come up with [sth] trouver [answer, idea, money].

■ come upon:

▶ come upon [sth] tomber sur [book, reference] ; trouver [idea] ;

▶ come upon [sb] rencontrer, tomber ○ sur [friend].

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2. transitive verb

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1. noun

   a. ( = mark) ligne f ; ( = pen stroke) trait m

• to put a line through sth barrer qch

• to draw a line under sth (in exercise book) tirer un trait sous qch

• line by line ligne par ligne

   b. ( = boundary) frontière f

• there's a fine line between genius and madness il n'y a qu'un pas du génie à la folie

   c. ( = wrinkle) ride f

   d. ( = shape) the rounded lines of this car les lignes fpl arrondies de cette voiture

• clothes that follow the lines of the body des vêtements qui épousent les formes fpl du corps

   e. ( = rope) corde f ; (Fishing) ligne f ; ( = washing line) corde f à linge

   f. (for phone) ligne f

• it's a bad line la ligne est mauvaise

• the line's gone dead (during conversation) on a été coupé

• the lines are down les lignes ont été coupées

• the line is engaged la ligne est occupée

• Mr Smith is on the line j'ai M. Smith en ligne

   g. [of writing] ligne f ; [of poem] vers m ; ( = letter) (inf) mot m

• new line (in dictation) à la ligne

• a six-line stanza une strophe de six vers

• drop me a line (inf) envoyez-moi un petit mot

• to read between the lines lire entre les lignes

• lines (as school punishment) lignes fpl à copier

• to learn one's lines [actor] apprendre son texte

   h. (US = queue) file f (d'attente)

• to form a line faire la queue

• to wait in line faire la queue

   i. ( = row) [of trees, parked cars, hills] rangée f ; [of cars in traffic jam] file f ; [of people] (side by side) rang m ; (one behind another) file f ; ( = assembly line) chaîne f

• they sat in a line in front of him ils se sont assis en rang devant lui

• to fall into line s'aligner

• to fall into line with sb ( = conform) se ranger à l'avis de qn

   j. ( = succession) série f ; ( = descent) lignée f

• the latest in a long line of tragedies la dernière d'une longue série de tragédies

• in a direct line from en droite ligne de

   k. ( = route) ligne f

• the Cunard Line la compagnie Cunard

• the New York-Southampton line la ligne New York-Southampton

   l. ( = track) voie f

• the line was blocked for several hours la voie a été bloquée plusieurs heures

• cross the line by the footbridge empruntez la passerelle pour traverser la voie

   m. ( = direction) the broad lines [of story, plan] les grandes lignes fpl

• line of argument raisonnement m

• line of research axe m de recherche

• you're on the right lines vous êtes sur la bonne voie

• on ethnic lines selon des critères ethniques

   n. ( = stance) position f ; ( = argument) argument m

• they voted against the government line ils ont voté contre la position adoptée par le gouvernement

• they came out with their usual line (inf) ils ont sorti leur argument habituel

• to take a strong line on... se montrer ferme sur...

   o. ( = field) (inf) line of business secteur m d'activité

• it's a profitable line of business c'est un secteur d'activité très rentable

• you must be very aware of that in your line of business vous devez en être très conscient dans votre métier

• what's your line of business? que faites-vous dans la vie ?

• we're in the same line of business nous sommes dans la même branche

• cocktail parties are not my line les cocktails, ce n'est pas mon truc (inf)

• he's got a nice line in rude jokes il connaît plein d'histoires cochonnes (inf)

   p. ( = product) this lager is the shop's best selling line cette bière blonde est ce qui se vend le mieux

   q. ( = course) in the line of duty dans l'exercice de ses (or mes etc) fonctions

• it's all in the line of duty (inf) ça fait partie du boulot (inf)

   r. ( = spiel) to give sb a line (inf) baratiner (inf) qn

   s. (in battle) ligne f

• in the front line en première ligne

• behind (the) enemy lines derrière les lignes ennemies

   t. (set structures)

► along the line

• all along the line ( = constantly) toujours ; ( = everywhere) partout

• didn't I tell you that all along the line? c'est ce que je n'ai pas arrêté de te dire

• they've been involved all along the line ils y participent depuis le début

• somewhere along the line he got an engineering degree je ne sais pas exactement quand, il a décroché son diplôme d'ingénieur► along... lines

• he'd already said something along those lines il avait déjà dit quelque chose du même genre

• we are all thinking along the same lines nous sommes tous du même avis

• I hope we'll continue along the same lines j'espère que nous continuerons sur cette lancée

• along political/racial lines selon des critères politiques/raciaux► in line

• to keep sb in line faire tenir qn tranquille

• if the Prime Minister fails to keep the rebels in line si le Premier ministre ne réussit pas à maîtriser les éléments rebelles

• to be in line for a job être sur les rangs pour un emploi

• our system is broadly in line with that of other countries notre système correspond plus ou moins à celui des autres pays► into line

• to come into line [person, group] se conformer ( with à)

• to bring sth into line with sth aligner qch sur qch► on line ( = on computer) en ligne

• to come on line [power station, machine] entrer en service► on the line ( = at stake) (inf) en jeu

• my job is on the line mon emploi est en jeu

• to put one's reputation on the line mettre sa réputation en jeu

• to put o.s. on the line prendre de gros risques► out of line (inf)

he was completely out of line to suggest that... ( = unreasonable) il n'aurait vraiment pas dû suggérer que...

• he is out of line with his party ( = in conflict) il est en décalage par rapport à son parti

• their debts are completely out of line with their incomes leur endettement est tout à fait disproportionné par rapport à leurs revenus

2. transitive verb

   a. ( = mark) [+ face] marquer

• his face was lined with exhaustion il avait le visage marqué par la fatigue

• lined paper papier m réglé

   b. ( = put lining in) [+ clothes, box] doubler ( with de ) ; [+ inside of tank, container] revêtir

• to line one's pockets se remplir les poches

• eat something to line your stomach ne reste pas l'estomac vide

• cheering crowds lined the route une foule enthousiaste faisait la haie tout le long du parcours

• the road was lined with trees la route était bordée d'arbres

3. compounds

► line dancing noun sorte de danse country

► line judge noun juge m de ligne

► line manager noun (British) supérieur m hiérarchique

► line of attack noun plan m d'attaque ; (figurative) plan m d'action

► line of communication noun ligne f de communication

• to keep the lines of communication open with sb ne pas rompre le dialogue avec qn ► line of fire noun ligne f de tir

• right in the line of fire en plein dans la ligne de tir ► line of vision noun champ m de vision

► line-out noun touche f

► line-up noun [of people] file f ; ( = identity parade) séance f d'identification (d'un suspect) ; (Football) composition f de l'équipe f

• the new line-up la nouvelle équipe

4. Phrasal Verbs

► line up

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = stand in row) se mettre en rang(s) ; ( = stand in queue) faire la queue

   b. ( = align o.s.) to line up against sb/sth se liguer contre qn/qch

• to line up behind sth défendre qch

• most senators lined up in support of the president la plupart des sénateurs ont soutenu le président

• to line up with sb se ranger du côté de qn

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ people, objects] aligner

• line them up against the wall alignez-les contre le mur

• they were lined up and shot on les a alignés pour les fusiller

   b. ( = find) (inf)

trouver

• we must line up a chairman for the meeting il faut que nous trouvions un président pour la réunion

• have you got something lined up for this evening? est-ce que tu as prévu quelque chose pour ce soir ?

• have you got someone lined up? avez-vous quelqu'un en vue ?

• I wonder what he's got lined up for us je me demande ce qu'il nous prépare

* * *
[laɪn] 1.
noun

1) gen, Sport ligne f; (shorter, thicker) trait m; Art trait m

a straight/curved line — une ligne droite/courbe

to put a line through something — barrer quelque chose

the line AB — ( in geometry) la droite AB

2) (of people, cars) file f; ( of trees) rangée f

in straight lines — [plant, arrange] en lignes droites

to be in line — [buildings] être dans l'alignement

put the desks in line — alignez les bureaux

3) fig

to be in line for promotion — avoir des chances d'être promu

you're next in line — ça va être ton tour

in line for — bien placé pour obtenir

4) ( queue) file f

to stand in ou wait in line — faire la queue

to form a line — [people] faire la queue

please form a line — mettez-vous en file s'il vous plaît

5) ( on face) ride f

6) Architecture ( outline shape) ligne f (of de)

7) ( boundary) frontière f

there's a fine line between knowledge and pedantry — de la culture à la pédanterie il n'y a qu'un pas

8) ( rope) corde f; ( for fishing) ligne f

to put the washing on the line — étendre le linge

9) ( cable) Electricity ligne f (électrique)

10) Telecommunications ( connection) ligne f

to be on the line to somebody — être en ligne avec quelqu'un

to get off the line — (colloq) raccrocher

at the other end of the line — au bout du fil

the line is dead — il n'y a pas de tonalité

the line went dead — la ligne a été coupée

11) ( rail route) ligne f ( between entre); ( rails) voie f; (shipping company, airline) compagnie f

12) ( in genealogy) lignée f

the male line — la lignée par les hommes

the Tudor line — la maison des Tudor

to trace one's line back to somebody — retracer son ascendance jusqu'à quelqu'un

she is second in line to the throne — elle est la deuxième dans l'ordre de succession au trône

13) ( in prose) ligne f; ( in poetry) vers m; ( of music) ligne f

100 lines — 100 lignes

to start a new line — aller à la ligne

a line from — une citation de [poem etc]

he has all the best lines — il a les meilleures répliques

to learn one's lines — Theatre apprendre son texte

14) ( conformity)

to fall into line with — s'aligner sur

to bring somebody into line — ramener quelqu'un dans le rang

to bring regional laws into line with federal laws — harmoniser les lois régionales et les lois fédérales

to keep somebody in line — tenir quelqu'un en main

our prices are out of line with those of our competitors — nos prix ne s'accordent pas avec ceux de nos concurrents

you're way out of line! — (colloq) franchement, tu exagères!

15) (colloq) ( piece of information)

to have a line on something — avoir des informations sur quelque chose

don't give me that line! — ne me raconte pas ces histoires!

16) ( stance)

the official line — la position officielle

something along these lines — quelque chose dans le même genre

to be on the right lines — être sur la bonne voie

to take a firm line with somebody — se montrer ferme avec quelqu'un

I don't know what line to take — je ne sais pas quelle ligne de conduite adopter

17) ( type of product) gamme f

18) Military

enemy lines — lignes fpl ennemies

19) ( equator)

the line — la ligne

20) (colloq) ( of cocaine) ligne (colloq) f (of de)
2.
in line with prepositional phrase en accord avec [policy, trend]

to increase in line with — augmenter proportionnellement à

to vary in line with — varier parallèlement à
3.
transitive verb doubler [garment] ( with avec); tapisser [box, shelf] ( with de); [spectators] border [route]

Phrasal Verbs:

- line up

••

all along the line —

right down the line — sur toute la ligne

somewhere along the line — ( at point in time) à un certain moment; ( at stage) quelque part

English-French dictionary > line
17 line

line

A n

1 ( mark) ligne f ; (shorter, thicker) trait m ; Art trait m ; Sport (on pitch, court) ligne f ; Math ligne f ; line and colour Art le trait et la couleur ; a straight/curved line une ligne droite/courbe ; a solid/broken line une ligne continue/discontinue ; a single/double line une ligne simple/double ; to draw ou rule a line tracer une ligne ; to draw a line down the middle of the page tracer une ligne verticale au milieu de la page ; to put a line through sth barrer qch ; to cross the line Sport franchir la ligne ; the starting/finishing line Sport la ligne de départ/d'arrivée ; above/below the line ( in bridge) (marqué) en points d'honneur/en points de marche ; the line AB ( in geometry) la droite AB ; the thin line of his mouth ses lèvres fines ;

2 ( row) (of people, cars) file f (of de) ; ( of trees) rangée f (of de) ; (of footprints, hills) succession f (of de) ; in straight lines [plant, arrange, sit] en lignes droites ; to stand in a line faire la queue ; get into (a) line! faites la queue! ; to form a line [people] faire la queue ; [hills, houses, trees] être aligné ; please form a line mettez-vous en file s'il vous plaît ; she is fifth in line elle est la cinquième dans la file ; to be in line [buildings] être dans l'alignement ; put the desks in line alignez les bureaux ; to be in line with [shelving, cooker] être dans l'alignement de [cupboard] ; [mark, indicator] coïncider avec [number] ; to be out of line [picture] être de travers ;

3 fig to be in line for promotion/a pay rise avoir des chances d'être promu/d'être augmenté ; to be in line for redundancy/takeover risquer d'être mis au chômage/d'être racheté ; to be next in line for promotion/execution être le prochain à être promu/exécuté ; in line for the post of bien placé pour obtenir le poste de ;

4 surtout US ( queue) file f ; to stand in ou wait in line faire la queue (for pour) ;

5 ( wrinkle) ( on face) ride f ; ( on hand) ligne f ;

6 Archit, Sewing ( outline shape) ligne f (of de) ; the classical lines of the building la ligne classique du bâtiment ;

7 ( boundary) frontière f ; an imaginary line between une frontière imaginaire entre ; to cross the state line passer la frontière de l'État ; to follow the line of the old walls suivre le tracé des anciens remparts ; there's a fine line between knowledge and pedantry de la culture à la pédanterie il n'y a qu'un pas ;

8 ( rope) corde f ; Fishg ligne f ; to put the washing on the line étendre le linge ; a line of washing du linge étendu à sécher ; to throw sb a line lancer une corde à qn ; to cast one's line lancer sa ligne ; there was a fish at the end of the line il y avait un poisson qui mordait ;

9 ( cable) Elec ligne f (électrique) ; the line had been cut Elec on avait coupé la ligne ; to bring the lines down Telecom abattre les lignes ; the lines are down Telecom les lignes ont été abattues ;

10 Telecom ( connection) ligne f ; a bad line une mauvaise ligne ; outside line ligne f extérieure ; dial 9 to get an outside line faites le 9 pour appeler à l'extérieur ; to be on the line to sb être en ligne avec qn ; to get off the line ○ raccrocher ; at the other end of the line au bout du fil ; the lines will be open from 8.30 onwards vous pouvez nous appeler à partir de 8 h 30 ; the line is dead il n'y a pas de tonalité ; the line went dead la ligne a été coupée ;

11 Transp Rail ( connection) ligne f (between entre) ; ( rails) voie f ; (shipping, air transport) ( company) compagnie f ; ( route) ligne f ; repairs to the line réparations sur la voie ; at every station along the line à chaque gare sur la ligne ; the London-Edinburgh line Rail la ligne Londres-Édimbourg ;

12 ( in genealogy) lignée f ; the male/female line la lignée par les hommes/les femmes ; the Tudor line la maison des Tudor ; to found ou establish a line fonder une lignée ; the line died out la lignée s'est éteinte ; to come from a long line of scientists être issu d'une longue lignée de scientifiques ; to trace one's line back to sb retracer son ascendance jusqu'à qn ; to trace a line down to sb retracer une descendance jusqu'à qn ; to trace a line through sb retracer l'ascendance du côté de qn ; the title passes to the next in line le titre passe au suivant dans l'ordre de succession ; she is second in line to the throne elle est la deuxième dans l'ordre de succession au trône ;

13 ( of text) ( in prose) ligne f ; ( in poetry) vers m ; ( of music) ligne f ; to give sb 100 lines donner 100 lignes à qn ; to start a new line aller à la ligne ; to miss a line sauter une ligne ; write a few lines about your hobbies décrivez vos passe-temps en quelques lignes ; just a line to say thank you juste un petit mot pour dire merci ; a line from une citation de [poem etc] ; a line of verse ou poetry un vers ; the famous opening lines la célèbre introduction ; he has all the best lines il a les meilleures répliques ; to learn one's lines Theat apprendre son texte ;

14 ( conformity) to fall into line être d'accord ; to make sb fall into line faire marcher qn au pas ; to fall into line with [person] tomber d'accord avec [view] ; [group, body] être d'accord avec [practice, policy] ; China fell into line with the other powers la Chine s'est mise d'accord avec les autres puissances ; to bring sb into line ramener qn dans le rang ; to bring regional laws into line with federal laws harmoniser les lois régionales et les lois fédérales ; to bring working conditions into line with European standards aligner les conditions de travail sur les normes européennes ; to keep sb in line tenir qn en main ; his statement is out of line with their account sa déclaration ne concorde pas avec leur déposition ; our prices are out of line with those of our competitors nos prix ne s'accordent pas avec ceux de nos concurrents ; to be (way) out of line [objection, remark] être (tout à fait) déplacé ; you're way out of line ○ ! franchement, tu exagères! ;

15 ○ ( piece of information) to have a line on sb/sth avoir des informations sur qn/qch ; to give sb a line on sb/sth donner un tuyau ○ à qn sur qn/qch ; to give sb a line about sth (story, excuse) raconter des bobards ○ à qn sur qch ; don't give me that line! ne me raconte pas ces histoires! ;

16 ( stance) position f (on sur) ; something along these lines quelque chose dans le même genre ; our rivals had been thinking along the same lines nos concurrents avaient pensé aux mêmes choses ; to be on the right lines être sur la bonne voie ; the official line la position officielle ; ( approach) ligne f de conduite (with avec) ; to take a firm line with sb se montrer ferme avec qn ; I don't know what line to take je ne sais pas quelle ligne de conduite adopter ;

17 Comm ( type of product) gamme f ; one of our most successful lines une gamme qui a beaucoup de succès ;

18 Mil ( fortifications) ligne f ; ( position held) position f ; enemy lines lignes fpl ennemies ; they held their line ils ont conservé leurs positions ;

19 Naut line ahead/abreast ligne de front/de file ;

20 ( equator) the line la ligne ; to cross the line traverser la ligne ;

21 ○ ( of cocaine) ligne ○ f (of de) ;

22 TV ligne f.

B in line with prep phr en accord avec [approach, policy, trend, teaching, requirement] ; to be in line with [statement, measure] être dans la ligne de [policy, view, recommendation] ; [figures, increase] être proportionnel à [inflation, trend] ; to increase/fall in line with augmenter/baisser proportionnellement à ; to vary in line with varier parallèlement à.

C vtr

1 ( add layer) doubler [garment] (with avec) ; tapisser [box, shelf, nest] (with de) ; to be lined with books être tapissé de livres ; to line the walls and ceilings tapisser les murs et les plafonds d'un papier d'apprêt ;

2 ( stand along) [trees, spectators] border [route] ; to be lined with trees être bordé d'arbres ;

3 ( mark) to be lined with être marqué par [worry, age].

Idioms

all along the line, right down the line sur toute la ligne ; somewhere along the line ( at point in time) à un certain moment ; ( at stage) quelque part ; something along those lines quelque chose dans ce goût ; to do a line with sb ○ sortir avec qn ; to be on the line [life, job] être en jeu.

Phrasal verb

■ line up:

▶ line up

1 ( side by side) se mettre en rang (for pour) ; ( one behind the other) se mettre en file (for pour) ; to line up in rows se mettre en rangs ;

2 ( take sides) to line up with sb/sth se ranger du côté de qn/qch ; to line up against sb/sth se regrouper contre qn/qch ;

▶ line up [sb], line [sb] up ( in row) faire s'aligner ; they lined us up ( in columns) ils nous ont fait former des colonnes ; to line people up against a wall aligner des gens contre un mur ;

▶ line [sth] up, line up [sth]

1 ( align) aligner (with sur) ;

2 ( organize) sélectionner [team] ; to have sb/sth lined up [candidate, work, project, activities] avoir qn/qch en vue ; what have you got lined up for us tonight? qu'est-ce que tu nous as prévu pour ce soir ○ ?

Big English-French dictionary > line
18 end

end [end]

1. n

1) коне́ц; оконча́ние; преде́л;

end on концо́м вперёд
;

to put an end to smth., to take an end of smth. положи́ть коне́ц чему́-л., уничто́жить что-л.;

in the end в заключе́ние; в коне́чном счёте
;

they won the battle in the end в коне́чном счёте они́ доби́лись побе́ды
;

at the end of в конце́ (чего-л.);

at the end of the story в конце́ расска́за
;

at the end of the month в конце́ ме́сяца

2) край; грани́ца;

ends of the earth край земли́; глухома́нь
;

the world's end край све́та

3) коне́ц, смерть;

he is near(ing) his end он умира́ет

4) результа́т, сле́дствие;

happy end благополу́чная развя́зка, счастли́вый коне́ц
;

it is difficult to foresee the end тру́дно предви́деть результа́т

5) цель;

to that end с э́той це́лью
;

to gain one's ends дости́чь це́ли
;

ends and means це́ли и сре́дства

6) оста́ток, обло́мок; обре́зок; отры́вок

7) спорт. полови́на по́ля или площа́дки

8) амер. аспе́кт, сторона́;

the political end of smth. полити́ческий аспе́кт чего́-л.

9) часть, отде́л;

the retail end of a business отде́л ро́зничной торго́вли

10) сл. зад

11) дни́ще

12) pl стр. э́ндсы, диле́ны

◊
to be on the end of a line попа́сться на у́дочку
;

to be at a loose end быть свобо́дным, неза́нятым; не знать, чем себя́ заня́ть
;

come and see us if you're at a loose end приходи́ к нам, е́сли тебе́ не́чего де́лать
;

to make both ( или two) ends meet своди́ть концы́ с конца́ми
;

no end разг. безме́рно; в вы́сшей сте́пени
;

no end obliged to you чрезвыча́йно вам призна́телен
;

no end of разг.

а) мно́го, ма́сса;

no end of trouble ма́сса хлопо́т, неприя́тностей
;

б) прекра́сный, исключи́тельный;

he is no end of a fellow он чуде́сный ма́лый
;

we had no end of a time мы прекра́сно провели́ вре́мя
;

on end

а) стоймя́; ды́бом;

б) беспреры́вно, подря́д;

for two years on end два го́да подря́д
;

to begin at the wrong end нача́ть не с того́ конца́
;

to the bitter end до преде́ла, до то́чки; до после́дней ка́пли кро́ви
;

to keep one's end up сде́лать всё от себя́ зави́сящее; не сдава́ться
;

end to end непреры́вной це́пью
;

laid end to end вме́сте взя́тые
;

the end justifies the means цель опра́вдывает сре́дства
;

any means to an end все сре́дства хороши́

2. v

1) конча́ть; зака́нчивать; прекраща́ть;

to end all wars положи́ть коне́ц всем во́йнам
;

to end one's life поко́нчить с собо́й

2) конча́ться, заверша́ться (in, with);

to end in disaster око́нчиться катастро́фой
;

the story ends with the hero's death расска́з конча́ется сме́ртью геро́я

end off, end up ока́нчиваться, прекраща́ться, обрыва́ться

Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > end
19 end

[end] n

1) (last, furthest point) Ende nt

2) (final part, finish) Ende nt, Schluss m

3) ( surface bounding extremities) Ende nt; tech Stirnseite f, Stirnfläche f

4) usu pl ( aims) Ziel nt, Absicht f; ( purpose) Zweck m;

to use sth for commercial \ends etw zu kommerziellen Zwecken einsetzen;

to achieve one's \ends seine Ziele erreichen

5) ( death) Ende nt, Tod m;

sudden/untimely \end plötzliches/vorzeitiges Ende;

sb is nearing his/her \end mit jdm geht es zu Ende

6) ( small leftover piece) Rest m, Ende nt; of a candle, cigarette Stummel m

7) sports ( either half of a pitch) [Spielfeld]hälfte f ( player in American Football) am nächsten an den Seitenlinien stehender Spieler

8) comput ( button on keyboard) ‚Ende‘;

9) (fig: matter of concern) Teil m;

I'm taking care of my \end of the plan and hope he's taking care of his ich kümmere mich um meinen Teil des Plans und hoffe, dass er sich um seinen kümmert;

stick to your \end of the deal! halte dich an deinen Teil der Abmachung!

10) ( position)

\end on;

the table faced him \end on er stand vor der kurzen Tischkante;

place the table \end on against the wall stell den Tisch mit der schmalen Seite an die Wand

PHRASES:

at the \end of the day ( when everything is considered) letzten Endes;

(finally, eventually) schließlich, zum Schluss;

to reach the \end of the line [or road] am Ende sein;

\end of story Schluss, aus, fertig ( fam)

he deserved to be punished, \end of story er hat die Strafe verdient und Schluss ( fam)

[and] that's the \end of the story [or matter] und jetzt Schluss damit!;

to be at the \end of one's tether [or (Am) rope] am Ende [seiner Kräfte] sein;

it's not the \end of the world davon geht die Welt nicht unter;

to come to a bad [or ( Brit) sticky] \end ein schlimmes Ende nehmen;

to hold [or keep] one's \end up sich akk nicht unterkriegen lassen ( fam)

the \end justifies the means ( the means) der Zweck heiligt die Mittel ( prov)

to meet one's \end den Tod finden ( geh)

to make [both] \ends meet mit seinem Geld zurechtkommen, über die Runden kommen ( fam)

to put an \end to oneself/ it all mit seinem Leben/dem Ganzen Schluss machen;

that would please Granny no \end darüber würde sich Oma unglaublich freuen;

no \end of trouble reichlich Ärger;

in the \end ( when everything is considered) letzten Endes;

(finally, eventually) schließlich, zum Schluss;

to become an \end in itself [zum] Selbstzweck werden;

to this \end zu diesem Zweck vt

1) ( finish)

to \end sth etw beenden [o zu Ende bringen];

to \end up one's speech with the words... seine Rede mit den Worten... [be]schließen

2) ( make stop)

to \end sth etw beenden, etw dat ein Ende setzen [o machen] vi

1) ( result in)

to \end in sth in etw dat enden;

to \end in divorce mit der Scheidung enden;

to \end in a draw unentschieden ausgehen;

to \end in a fight mit einer Schlägerei enden

2) ( finish) enden

English-German students dictionary > end
20 line

I 1.
[laɪn]noun

1) (string, cord, rope, etc.) Leine, die

[fishing-]line — [Angel]schnur, die

2) (telephone or telegraph cable) Leitung, die

our company has 20 lines — unsere Firma hat 20 Anschlüsse

get me a line to Washington — verbinden Sie mich mit Washington

bad line — schlechte Verbindung; see also academic.ru/35190/hold">hold II 1. k

3) (long mark; also Math., Phys.) Linie, die; (less precise or shorter) Strich, der; (Telev.) Zeile, die

4) in pl. (outline of car, ship, etc.) Linien Pl.

5) (boundary) Linie, die

lay something on the line [for somebody] — [jemandem] etwas rundheraus sagen

put oneself on the line — ein Risiko eingehen

6) (row) Reihe, die; (Amer.): (queue) Schlange, die

line of trees — Baumreihe, die

bring somebody into line — dafür sorgen, dass jmd. nicht aus der Reihe tanzt (ugs.)

come or fall into line — sich in die Reihe stellen; [Gruppe:] sich in einer Reihe aufstellen; (fig.) nicht mehr aus der Reihe tanzen (ugs.)

be in line [with something] — [mit etwas] in einer Linie liegen

be in line for promotion — Aussicht auf Beförderung haben

be in/out of line with something — (fig.) mit etwas in/nicht in Einklang stehen

somewhere along the line — irgendwann einmal

7) (row of words on a page) Zeile, die

lines — (actor's part) Text, der

drop me a line — schreib mir ein paar Zeilen

he gave the boy 100 lines — (Sch.) er ließ den Jungen 100 Zeilen abschreiben

8) (system of transport) Linie, die

[shipping] line — Schifffahrtslinie, die

9) (series of persons or things) Reihe, die; (generations of family) Linie, die

be third in line to the throne — dritter in der Thronfolge sein

10) (direction, course) Richtung, die

on the lines of — nach Art (+ Gen.)

on similar lines — auf ähnliche Art

be on the right/wrong lines — in die richtige/falsche Richtung gehen

along or on the same lines — in der gleichen Richtung

be on the same lines — die gleiche Richtung verfolgen

line of thought — Gedankengang, der

take a strong line with somebody — jemandem gegenüber bestimmt od. energisch auftreten

line of action — Vorgehensweise, die

11) (Railw.) Bahnlinie, die; (track) Gleis, das

the Waterloo line, the line to Waterloo — die Linie nach Waterloo

this is the end of the line [for you] — (fig.) dies ist das Aus [für dich]

12) (wrinkle) Falte, die

13) (field of activity) Branche, die; (academic) Fachrichtung, die

what's your line? — in welcher Branche sind Sie?/was ist Ihre Fachrichtung?

he's in the building line — er ist in der Baubranche

be in the line of duty/business — zu den Pflichten/zum Geschäft gehören

14) (Commerc.): (product) Artikel, der; Linie, die (fachspr.)

15) (Fashion) Linie, die

16) (Mil.): (series of defences) Linie, die

enemy lines — feindliche Stellungen od. Linien
2. transitive verb
1) (mark with lines) linieren [Papier]

a lined face — ein faltiges Gesicht

2) (stand at intervals along) säumen (geh.) [Straße, Strecke]

Phrasal Verbs:

- line up
II transitive verb
füttern [Kleidungsstück]; auskleiden [Magen, Nest]; ausschlagen [Schublade usw.]

line one's pockets — (fig.) sich (Dat.) die Taschen füllen

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I 1. noun
1) ((a piece of) thread, cord, rope etc: She hung the washing on the line; a fishing-rod and line.) die Leine

2) (a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe: She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.) die Linie

3) (outline or shape especially relating to length or direction: The ship had very graceful lines; A dancer uses a mirror to improve his line.) die Konturen (pl.)

4) (a groove on the skin; a wrinkle.) die Falte

5) (a row or group of objects or persons arranged side by side or one behind the other: The children stood in a line; a line of trees.) die Reihe

6) (a short letter: I'll drop him a line.) einige Zeilen

7) (a series or group of persons which come one after the other especially in the same family: a line of kings.) die Abstammungslinie

8) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.) die Richtung

9) (the railway or a single track of the railway: Passengers must cross the line by the bridge only.) die Eisenbahnlinie, das Gleis

10) (a continuous system (especially of pipes, electrical or telephone cables etc) connecting one place with another: a pipeline; a line of communication; All( telephone) lines are engaged.) die Leitung

11) (a row of written or printed words: The letter contained only three lines; a poem of sixteen lines.) die Zeile

12) (a regular service of ships, aircraft etc: a shipping line.) die Linie

13) (a group or class (of goods for sale) or a field of activity, interest etc: This has been a very popular new line; Computers are not really my line.) das Tätigkeitsfeld

14) (an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight: fighting in the front line.) die Linie
2. verb
1) (to form lines along: Crowds lined the pavement to see the Queen.) säumen

2) (to mark with lines.) linieren

•

- lineage
- linear
- lined

- liner

- lines
- linesman
- hard lines! - in line for
- in
- out of line with
- line up
- read between the lines II verb
1) (to cover on the inside: She lined the box with newspaper.) auskleiden

2) (to put a lining in: She lined the dress with silk.) füttern

•

- lined

- liner

- lining

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line¹

[laɪn]

I. NOUN

1. (mark) Linie f

dividing \line Trennungslinie f

straight \line gerade Linie

to draw a \line eine Linie ziehen

2. SPORT Linie f

3. MATH

straight \line Gerade f

4. (wrinkle) Falte f

5. (contour) Linie f

6. MUS Tonfolge f

7. (equator)

▪ the L\line die Linie, der Äquator

8. (boundary) Grenze f, Grenzlinie f

\line of credit FIN Kreditrahmen m, Kreditlinie f

tree [or timber] \line Baumgrenze f

the thin \line between love and hate der schmale Grat zwischen Liebe und Hass

to cross the \line die Grenze überschreiten fig, zu weit gehen

9. (cord) Leine f; (string) Schnur f

[clothes] \line Wäscheleine f

[fishing] \line Angelschnur f

10. TELEC [Telefon]leitung f; (connection to network) Anschluss m

\lines will be open from eight o'clock die Leitungen werden ab acht Uhr frei[geschaltet] sein

can you get me a \line to New York? können Sie mir bitte eine Verbindung nach New York geben?

the \line is engaged/busy die Leitung ist besetzt

please hold the \line! bitte bleiben Sie am Apparat!

get off the \line! geh aus der Leitung!

bad \line schlechte Verbindung

to be/stay on the \line am Apparat sein/bleiben

11. (set of tracks) Gleis nt; (specific train route) Strecke f

the end of the \line die Endstation

to be at [or reach] the end of the \line ( fig) am Ende sein fam

12. (transporting company)

rail \line Eisenbahnlinie f

shipping \line Schifffahrtslinie f; (company) Reederei f

13. (row of words, also in poem) Zeile f

to drop sb a \line jdm ein paar Zeilen schreiben

to read between the \lines ( fig) zwischen den Zeilen lesen

14. (for actor)

▪ \lines pl Text m

to forget/learn one's \lines seinen Text lernen/vergessen

15. (information) Hinweis m

to get a \line on sb/sth etwas über jdn/etw herausfinden

to give sb a \line about sth jdm einen Hinweis auf etw akk geben

to give sb a \line on sb jdm Informationen über jdn besorgen

16. (false account, talk)

he keeps giving me that \line about his computer not working properly er kommt mir immer wieder mit dem Spruch, dass sein Computer nicht richtig funktioniere

I've heard that \line before die Platte kenne ich schon in- und auswendig! fam

17. BRIT (punishment)

▪ \lines pl Strafarbeit f

she got 100 \lines for swearing at her teacher da sie ihren Lehrer beschimpft hatte, musste sie zur Strafe 100 mal... schreiben

18. (row) Reihe f

to be first in \line an erster Stelle stehen; ( fig) ganz vorne dabei sein

to be next in \line als Nächster/Nächste dran sein

to be in a \line in einer Reihe stehen

the cans on the shelf were in a \line die Büchsen waren im Regal aufgereiht

to be in \line for sth mit etw dat an der Reihe sein

to come [or fall] into \line sich akk in einer Reihe aufstellen; single person sich akk einreihen

to form a \line sich akk in einer Reihe aufstellen

to get into \line sich akk hintereinander aufstellen; (next to each other) sich akk in einer Reihe aufstellen

to move into \line sich akk einreihen

in \line with (level with) auf der gleichen Höhe wie

in \line with demand bedarfsgerecht, bedarfsadäquat

in \line with maturity FIN laufzeitbezogen, laufzeitabhängig

in \line with requirements bedürfnisorientiert

in \line with the market marktnah, marktgerecht, marktkonform

to be in \line with sth (similar to) mit etw dat übereinstimmen

the salaries of temporary employees were brought into \line with those of permanent staff die Gehälter Teilzeitbeschäftigter wurden an die der Vollzeitbeschäftigten angeglichen

19. (succession) Linie f

I want to have children to prevent the family \line dying out ich möchte Kinder, damit die Familie nicht ausstirbt

this institute has had a long \line of prestigious physicists working here dieses Institut kann auf eine lange Tradition angesehener Physiker zurückblicken

he is the latest in a long \line of Nobel Prize winners to come from that country er ist der jüngste einer ganzen Reihe von Nobelpreisträgern aus diesem Land

20. esp AM (queue) Schlange f

to get in \line sich akk anstellen

to stand in \line anstehen

21. (product type) Sortiment nt; FASHION Kollektion f

they are thinking about a new \line of vehicles sie denken über eine neue Kraftfahrzeugserie nach; BRIT, AUS

they do an excellent \line in TVs and videos sie stellen erstklassige Fernseher und Videogeräte her

spring/summer/fall/winter \line Frühjahrs-/Sommer-/Herbst-/Winterkollektion f

to have a good \line in [or AM of] sth ( fig) einen großen Vorrat an etw dat haben

22. (area of activity) Gebiet nt

football's never really been my \line mit Fußball konnte ich noch nie besonders viel anfangen

what's your \line? was machen Sie beruflich?

\line of business Branche f

\line of research Forschungsgebiet nt

\line of work Arbeitsgebiet nt

to be in sb's \line jdm liegen

23. (course)

\line of argument Argumentation f

to be in the \line of duty zu jds Pflichten gehören

\line of reasoning Gedankengang m

to take a strong \line with sb jdm gegenüber sehr bestimmt auftreten

to take a strong \line with sth gegen etw akk energisch vorgehen

they did not reveal their \line of inquiry sie teilten nicht mit, in welcher Richtung sie ermittelten

what \line shall we take? wie sollen wir vorgehen?

24. (direction)

▪ along the \lines of...:

she said something along the \lines that he would lose his job if he didn't work harder sie sagte irgendetwas in der Richtung davon, dass er seine Stelle verlieren würde, wenn er nicht härter arbeiten würde

my sister works in publishing and I'm hoping to do something along the same \lines meine Schwester arbeitet im Verlagswesen und ich würde gerne etwas Ähnliches tun

to try a new \line of approach to sth versuchen, etw anders anzugehen

the \line of least resistence der Weg des geringsten Widerstandes

\line of vision Blickrichtung f

to be on the right \lines auf dem richtigen Weg sein

do you think his approach to the problem is on the right \lines? glauben Sie, dass er das Problem richtig angeht?

25. (policy) Linie f

party \line Parteilinie f

to bring sb/sth into \line [with sth] jdn/etw auf gleiche Linie [wie etw akk] bringen

to fall into \line with sth mit etw dat konform gehen

to keep sb in \line dafür sorgen, dass jd nicht aus der Reihe tanzt

to move into \line sich akk anpassen

to step out of \line aus der Reihe tanzen

26. MIL (of defence) Linie f

\line of battle Kampflinie f

behind enemy \lines hinter den feindlichen Stellungen

front \line Front f

27. (quantity of cocaine) Linie f fam

to do a \line of coke, to do \lines koksen fam

28. STOCKEX Aktienpaket nt

29.

▶ all along the \line auf der ganzen Linie

▶ to bring sb into \line jdn in seine Schranken weisen

▶ in/out of \line with sb/sth mit jdm/etw im/nicht im Einklang

▶ to lay it on the \line die Karten offen auf den Tisch legen

▶ to be on the \line auf dem Spiel stehen

▶ to put sth on the \line etw aufs Spiel setzen

▶ right down the \line esp AM voll und ganz

▶ it was stepping out of \line to tell him that es stand dir nicht zu, ihm das zu sagen

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

1. (mark)

▪ to \line sth paper etw linieren

her face was \lined with agony ihr Gesicht war von tiefem Schmerz gezeichnet

2. (stand at intervals)

to \line the streets die Straßen säumen geh

the streets were \lined with cheering people jubelnde Menschenmengen säumten die Straßen

line²

[laɪn]

vt

1. (cover)

▪ to \line sth clothing etw füttern; drawers etw von innen auslegen; pipes etw auskleiden

2. ( fam: fill)

to \line one's pockets [or purse] [with sth] sich dat die Taschen [mit etw dat] füllen

to \line shelves Regale füllen

to \line one's stomach sich dat den Magen vollschlagen fam

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line¹ [laın]

A s

1. Linie f ( auch SPORT), Strich m:

down the line (Tennis) die Linie entlang, longline;

come off ( oder leave) one’s line sich von der Linie lösen (Tormann);

be rooted to the line auf der Linie kleben (Tormann); → intersection 3 c, whip A 6 b

2. a) (Hand- etc) Linie f:

line of fate Schicksalslinie

b) Falte f, Runzel f:

lines of worry Sorgenfalten

c) Zug m (im Gesicht)

3. Zeile f:

read between the lines fig zwischen den Zeilen lesen; → drop C 9

4. TV (Bild) Zeile f

5. a) Vers m

b) pl THEAT etc Rolle f, Text m: → fluff B 3

c) pl SCHULE Br Strafarbeit f, -aufgabe f

6. pl (meist als sg konstruiert) besonders Br umg Trauschein m

7. umg (on) Information f (über akk), Hinweis m (auf akk)

8. US umg

a) Platte f (Geschwätz)

b) Tour f, Masche f (Trick)

9. Linie f, Richtung f:

line of attack

a) MIL Angriffsrichtung,

b) fig Taktik f;

line of fire MIL etc Schusslinie f;

get into sb’s line of fire jemandem in die Schusslinie geraten;

line of sight

a) Blickrichtung,

b) auch line of vision Gesichtslinie, -achse f;

hung on the line in Augenhöhe aufgehängt (Bild);

he said sth along these lines er sagte etwas in dieser Richtung; → resistance 1

10. pl Grundsätze pl, Richtlinie(n) f(pl):

the lines of his policy die Grundlinien seiner Politik;

on ( oder along) the lines of nach dem Prinzip (gen);

I would like to have sth on ( oder along) the lines of what you have ich möchte etwas von der Art wie Sie haben;

along these lines

a) nach diesen Grundsätzen,

b) folgendermaßen;

along general lines ganz allgemein, in großen Zügen;

along similar lines ähnlich;

it is out of line for sb to do sth es entspricht nicht jemandes Art, etwas zu tun

11. Art f und Weise f, Methode f, Verfahren n:

line of approach (to) Art und Weise (etwas) anzupacken, Methode;

line of argument (Art der) Beweisführung f;

line of reasoning Denkweise;

line of thought

a) Auffassung f,

b) Gedankengang m;

take a strong line energisch auftreten oder werden ( with sb gegenüber jemandem);

take a tougher line toward(s) härter vorgehen gegen, eine härtere Gangart einschlagen gegenüber;

take the line that … den Standpunkt vertreten, dass …;

don’t take that line with me! komm mir ja nicht so!;

in the line of nach Art von (od gen);

on strictly commercial lines auf streng geschäftlicher Grundlage, auf rein kommerzieller Basis; → hard line 1

12. Grenze f (auch fig), Grenzlinie f:

overstep the line of good taste über die Grenzen des guten Geschmacks hinausgehen;

there’s a very fine line between winning and losing Sieg und Niederlage liegen ganz dicht beieinander;

be on the line auf dem Spiel stehen;

your job is on the line auch es geht um deinen Job;

draw the line die Grenze ziehen, haltmachen ( beide:

at bei);

I draw the line at that da hört es bei mir auf;

go on the line US auf den Strich gehen umg;

lay ( oder put) on the line sein Leben, seinen Ruf etc aufs Spiel setzen;

lay it on the line that … in aller Deutlichkeit sagen, dass …;

I’ll lay it on the line for you! umg das kann ich Ihnen genau sagen!;

lines of responsibility Zuständigkeiten; → demarcation

13. pl

a) Linien(führung) pl(f), Konturen pl, Form f

b) Entwurf m

c) TECH Riss m

14. a) Reihe f, Kette f:

a line of poplars eine Pappelreihe

b) besonders US (Menschen-, auch Auto) Schlange f:

stand in line anstehen, Schlange stehen ( beide:

for um, nach);

drive in line AUTO Kolonne fahren;

be in line for fig Aussichten haben auf (akk);

be second in line for the throne an zweiter Stelle der Thronfolge stehen

15. Reihe f, Linie f:

in line with fig in Übereinstimmung oder im Einklang mit;

be in line fig übereinstimmen ( with mit);

out of line aus der Flucht, nicht in einer Linie;

be out of line fig nicht übereinstimmen ( with mit);

bring ( oder get) into line fig

a) in Einklang bringen ( with mit),

b) auf Vordermann bringen umg;

fall into line

a) sich einordnen,

b) MIL (in Reih und Glied) antreten,

c) fig sich anschließen ( with dat);

keep sb in line fig jemanden bei der Stange halten;

step ( oder get) out of line fig aus der Reihe tanzen umg;

in line of duty in Ausübung seines Dienstes oder seiner Pflicht; → toe B 2

16. a) (Abstammungs) Linie f

b) (Ahnen- etc) Reihe f

c) ZOOL (Zucht) Stamm m

d) Familie f, Stamm m, Geschlecht n:

the male line die männliche Linie;

in the direct line in direkter Linie;

line of succession Erbfolge f

17. pl besonders Br Los n, Geschick n: → hard line 2

18. Fach n, Gebiet n, Sparte f:

line (of business) Branche f, Geschäftszweig m;

in the banking line im Bankfach oder -wesen;

that’s not in my line

a) das schlägt nicht in mein Fach,

b) das liegt mir nicht;

that’s more in my line das liegt mir schon eher

19. (Verkehrs-, Eisenbahn- etc) Linie f, Strecke f, Route f, engS. BAHN Gleis n:

the end of the line fig das (bittere) Ende;

that’s the end of the line! fig Endstation!;

he was at the end of the line fig er war am Ende

20. (Flug- etc) Gesellschaft f

21. a) besonders TEL Leitung f:

get off the line aus der Leitung gehen;

hold the line bleiben Sie am Apparat!; → busy A 6, engaged 5, hot line

b) besonders TEL Anschluss m

c) TEL Amt n:

can I have a line, please?

22. TECH (Rohr) Leitung f:

oil line Ölleitung

23. TECH (Fertigungs) Straße f: → packaging B

24. WIRTSCH

a) Sorte f, Warengattung f

b) Posten m, Partie f

c) Sortiment n

d) Artikel m oder pl, Artikelserie f

25. MIL

a) Linie f:

behind the enemy lines hinter den feindlichen Linien;

line of battle Schlacht-, Gefechtslinie;

line of communications rückwärtige Verbindungen pl;

line of defence (US defense) (departure, retreat) Verteidigungs-(Ausgangs-, Rückzugs)linie

b) Front f:

go up the line nach vorn oder an die Front gehen;

all along the line, down the line fig auf der ganzen Linie, auch voll und ganz;

go down the line for US umg sich voll einsetzen für

c) Fronttruppe(n) f(pl)

26. GEOG Längen- oder Breitenkreis m:

the Line der Äquator;

cross the Line den Äquator überqueren

27. SCHIFF Linie f:

line abreast Dwarslinie;

line ahead Kiellinie

28. a) Leine f:

hang the washing up on the line die Wäsche auf die Leine hängen

b) Schnur f

c) Seil n

29. TEL etc

a) Draht m

b) Kabel n

B v/i → line up A 1, A 2

C v/t

1. Papier linieren, liniieren

2. → line up B 1

3. zeichnen

4. skizzieren

5. das Gesicht (zer)furchen

6. (ein)säumen:

lined with trees von Bäumen (ein)gesäumt;

thousands of people lined the streets Tausende von Menschen säumten die Straßen;

soldiers lined the street Soldaten bildeten an der Straße Spalier

line² [laın] v/t

1. ein Kleid etc füttern

2. besonders TECH (auf der Innenseite) überziehen oder belegen, ausfüttern, -gießen, -kleiden, -schlagen ( alle:

with mit), Bremsen, eine Kupplung belegen

3. als Futter oder Überzug dienen für

4. (an)füllen:

line one’s pocket(s) ( oder purse) in die eigene Tasche arbeiten, sich bereichern, sich die Taschen füllen;

line one’s stomach sich den Bauch vollschlagen umg

L., l. abk

1. lake

2. law

3. league

4. left li.

5. line

* * *
I 1.
[laɪn]noun

1) (string, cord, rope, etc.) Leine, die

[fishing-]line — [Angel]schnur, die

2) (telephone or telegraph cable) Leitung, die

our company has 20 lines — unsere Firma hat 20 Anschlüsse

get me a line to Washington — verbinden Sie mich mit Washington

bad line — schlechte Verbindung; see also hold II 1. k

3) (long mark; also Math., Phys.) Linie, die; (less precise or shorter) Strich, der; (Telev.) Zeile, die

4) in pl. (outline of car, ship, etc.) Linien Pl.

5) (boundary) Linie, die

lay something on the line [for somebody] — [jemandem] etwas rundheraus sagen

put oneself on the line — ein Risiko eingehen

6) (row) Reihe, die; (Amer.): (queue) Schlange, die

line of trees — Baumreihe, die

bring somebody into line — dafür sorgen, dass jmd. nicht aus der Reihe tanzt (ugs.)

come or fall into line — sich in die Reihe stellen; [Gruppe:] sich in einer Reihe aufstellen; (fig.) nicht mehr aus der Reihe tanzen (ugs.)

be in line [with something] — [mit etwas] in einer Linie liegen

be in line for promotion — Aussicht auf Beförderung haben

be in/out of line with something — (fig.) mit etwas in/nicht in Einklang stehen

somewhere along the line — irgendwann einmal

7) (row of words on a page) Zeile, die

lines — (actor's part) Text, der

drop me a line — schreib mir ein paar Zeilen

he gave the boy 100 lines — (Sch.) er ließ den Jungen 100 Zeilen abschreiben

8) (system of transport) Linie, die

[shipping] line — Schifffahrtslinie, die

9) (series of persons or things) Reihe, die; (generations of family) Linie, die

be third in line to the throne — dritter in der Thronfolge sein

10) (direction, course) Richtung, die

on the lines of — nach Art (+ Gen.)

on similar lines — auf ähnliche Art

be on the right/wrong lines — in die richtige/falsche Richtung gehen

along or on the same lines — in der gleichen Richtung

be on the same lines — die gleiche Richtung verfolgen

line of thought — Gedankengang, der

take a strong line with somebody — jemandem gegenüber bestimmt od. energisch auftreten

line of action — Vorgehensweise, die

11) (Railw.) Bahnlinie, die; (track) Gleis, das

the Waterloo line, the line to Waterloo — die Linie nach Waterloo

this is the end of the line [for you] — (fig.) dies ist das Aus [für dich]

12) (wrinkle) Falte, die

13) (field of activity) Branche, die; (academic) Fachrichtung, die

what's your line? — in welcher Branche sind Sie?/was ist Ihre Fachrichtung?

he's in the building line — er ist in der Baubranche

be in the line of duty/business — zu den Pflichten/zum Geschäft gehören

14) (Commerc.): (product) Artikel, der; Linie, die (fachspr.)

15) (Fashion) Linie, die

16) (Mil.): (series of defences) Linie, die

enemy lines — feindliche Stellungen od. Linien
2. transitive verb
1) (mark with lines) linieren [Papier]

a lined face — ein faltiges Gesicht

2) (stand at intervals along) säumen (geh.) [Straße, Strecke]

Phrasal Verbs:

- line up
II transitive verb
füttern [Kleidungsstück]; auskleiden [Magen, Nest]; ausschlagen [Schublade usw.]

line one's pockets — (fig.) sich (Dat.) die Taschen füllen

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(US) n.

Schlange -n f.

Schlange -n f.

(Menschen-, Auto (<-s>)-)

Warteschlange f. (railway) n.

Gleis -e n. n.

Branche -n f.

Furche -n f.

Kurs -e (Verkehr) m.

Leine -n f.

Linie -n f.

Reihe -n f.

Richtung -en f.

Runzel -n f.

Strecke -n f.

Strich -e m.

Vers -e m.

Zeile -n f. v.

Spalier bilden ausdr.

auskleiden v.

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