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to crack one's head on sth

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1 crack

crack

A n

1 (part of fine network in paint, varnish, cup, ground) craquelure f (in dans) ; (single marked line in wall, cup, mirror, ground, bone) fêlure f (in dans) ; cracks are appearing in the policy/the relationship on commence à déceler des fêlures dans la politique/leurs relations ;

2 ( narrow opening) ( in door) entrebâillement m ; ( in curtains) fente f ; (in rock, wall) fissure f ; to open the door a crack entrebâiller la porte ; leave the door open a crack laisse la porte entrebâillée ;

3 ( drug) ( also crack cocaine) crack m ;

4 (sharp noise of twig, bone, whip, shot) craquement m ;

5 ○ ( attempt) essai m, tentative f ; to have a crack at doing essayer de faire ; to have a crack at essayer de remporter [title] ; essayer de battre [record] ; tenter [gold medal] ; to have a crack at (playing) Hamlet s'essayer à jouer Hamlet ; she wants (to have) a crack at the champion elle veut se mesurer au champion ; it's his third crack at the title c'est sa troisième tentative de remporter le titre ;

6 ○ ( jibe) moquerie f (about à propos de) ; ( joke) plaisanterie f (about à propos de) ; a cheap crack une plaisanterie facile ; to have a crack at sb se moquer de qn ;

7 ○ GB dial (laugh, good time) rigolade f ○.

B adj ( tjrs épith) [player] de première ; [troops, regiment, shot] d'élite.

C vtr

1 ( make a crack in) fêler [mirror, bone, wall, cup] ; ( make fine cracks in) fendiller, faire craqueler [paint, varnish, cup] ;

2 ( break) casser [nut, egg, casing] ; to crack a safe cambrioler un coffre-fort ; to crack sth open ouvrir qch ; let's crack open a bottle of wine ouvrons une bouteille de vin ; to crack one's head open ○ se fendre le crâne ; she didn't crack a book for that class ○ US elle n'a même pas ouvert un livre pour cette matière ; to crack the market percer sur le marché ;

3 ( solve) résoudre [problem, case] ; to crack a code déchiffrer un code ; to crack a spy/crime network démanteler un réseau d'espions/criminel ; I think I've cracked it ○ je crois que j'ai pigé ○ or compris ;

4 ( make cracking sound with) faire claquer [whip] ; faire craquer [knuckles, joints, twig] ; to crack sth over sb's head, to crack sb on the head with sth asséner un coup sur la tête de qn avec qch ; to crack one's head on sth se cogner la tête sur qch ; to crack the whip fig agiter le fouet ;

5 ( overcome) faire craquer [resistance, defences, opposition] ;

6 to crack a joke sortir une blague ○ ;

7 Chem craquer [oil].

D vi

1 ( develop crack(s)) [bone, mirror, cup, wall, ice] se fêler ; [paint, varnish] se craqueler ; [skin] se crevasser ; [ground] ( slightly) se fendiller ; ( severely) se fendre ; the earth cracked in the heat la terre s'est fendillée sous l'effet de la chaleur ;

2 ( cease to resist) [person, opposition] craquer ; to crack under interrogation craquer à la suite d'un interrogatoire ; he tends to crack under pressure il a tendance à craquer quand la pression monte ;

3 ( make sharp sound) [knuckles, joint, twig] craquer ; [whip] claquer ;

4 [voice] se casser ; her voice cracked with emotion sa voix s'est cassée tellement elle était émue ;

5 her face cracked into a smile elle a souri jusqu'aux oreilles.

Idioms

not all ou not as good as it's cracked up to be pas aussi bon qu'on le prétend ; to get cracking s'y mettre ; go on, get cracking! vas-y, remue-toi! ; to get cracking on ou with a job se mettre au travail ; to have a fair crack of the whip avoir sa chance ; to give sb a fair crack of the whip donner sa chance à qn.

Phrasal verbs

■ crack down prendre des mesures énergiques, sévir (on contre).

■ crack up ○:

▶ crack up

1 ( have breakdown) craquer ;

2 ( laugh) rire ;

3 argot des drogués to crack (it) up fumer du crack ;

▶ crack [sb] up faire rire.

Big English-French dictionary > crack
2 crack

I 1. [kræk]
nome

1) (in varnish) screpolatura f.; (in wall, cup, mirror, ground) crepa f., incrinatura f. (anche fig.); (in bone) incrinatura f.

2) (narrow opening) (in rock) crepa f., fenditura f.; (in door, curtains) fessura f., spiraglio m.

to open the door a crack — aprire appena la porta

3) (drug) (anche crack cocaine) crack m.

4) (noise) (of twig, bone) scricchiolio m., scrocchio m.; (of whip) schiocco m.; (of shot) schianto m., scoppio m.

5) colloq. (attempt) prova f., tentativo m.

to have a crack at doing — tentare di fare

to have a crack at — fare il tentativo di conquistare [ title]; cercare di battere [ record]

6) colloq. (jibe) battuta f., frecciata f. ( about su); (joke) motto m. di spirito, barzelletta f. ( about su)

a cheap crack — una barzelletta di cattivo gusto
2.
aggettivo attrib. [ player] di prim'ordine, eccellente; [troops, shot] ottimo

••

to have a fair crack of the whip — avere un'ottima chance
II 1. [kræk]
verbo transitivo

1) (make a crack in) (fare) incrinare [mirror, bone, wall, cup]; (make fine cracks in) (fare) screpolare [ varnish]

2) (break) schiacciare [ nut]; rompere [egg, casing]

to crack a safe — forzare una cassaforte

to crack sth. open — aprire qcs.

to crack one's head open — colloq. rompersi la testa

3) (solve) risolvere [ problem]; decifrare [ code]

I've cracked it — colloq. ci sono arrivato, ho capito

4) (make cracking sound with) schioccare [ whip]; fare schioccare, fare scrocchiare [ knuckles]

to crack sb. on the head — colpire qcn. alla testa

to crack one's head on sth. — picchiare la testa su qcs.

to crack the whip — fig. farsi sentire

5) (overcome) spezzare, sconfiggere [defences, opposition]

6)

to crack a joke — raccontare una barzelletta, fare una battuta
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (develop cracks) [ bone] incrinarsi; [mirror, cup, wall, ice] incrinarsi, creparsi, spaccarsi; [ varnish] creparsi, screpolarsi; [ skin] screpolarsi; [ ground] fendersi

2) (cease to resist) [ person] cedere, crollare

he cracks under pressure — crolla se si trova sotto pressione

3) (make sharp sound) [knuckles, twig] schioccare, scrocchiare; [ whip] schioccare

4) [ voice] rompersi, incrinarsi

•

- crack down

- crack up

••

not all o not as good as it's cracked up to be non così bravo come tutti dicevano; to get cracking — darsi da fare, muoversi

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[kræk] 1. verb
1) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) rompersi, incrinarsi

2) (to break (open): He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.) schiacciare, spaccare

3) (to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking: The twig cracked as I stepped on it.) rompersi

4) (to make (a joke): He's always cracking jokes.) raccontare

5) (to open (a safe) by illegal means.) scassinare

6) (to solve (a code).) decifrare

7) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) cedere
2. noun
1) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) incrinatura

2) (a narrow opening: The door opened a crack.) fessura

3) (a sudden sharp sound: the crack of whip.) schiocco

4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) colpo, botta

5) (a joke: He made a crack about my big feet.) battuta

6) (a very addictive drug: He died of too much crack with alcohol) crack
3. adjective
(expert: a crack racing-driver.) formidabile

- cracked
- crackdown
- cracker
- crackers
- crack a book
- crack down on
- crack down
- get cracking
- have a crack at
- have a crack
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crack (1) /kræk/
A n.

1 crac; schianto; schiocco; detonazione; colpo: the crack of a whip, lo schiocco d'una frusta

2 fessura; fenditura; incrinatura; crepa; screpolatura: The vase has a crack in it, il vaso ha un'incrinatura; The windscreen of that car is full of cracks, il parabrezza di quella macchina è tutto incrinato; Open the window just a crack, please, per favore, fa' una fessura (o uno spiraglio) alla finestra; a crack in the ice, una crepa nel ghiaccio

3 forte colpo; botta; percossa: He gave me a crack on the head, mi diede una botta sulla testa (o uno scappellotto)

4 [u] il mutare della voce ( per raucedine, emozione, o durante la pubertà): crack-voiced, dalla voce fessa

5 (fam., = wisecrack) battuta (di spirito); frizzo

6 attimo; istante: in a crack, in un attimo

7 (fam., sport, = crack player) asso; campione; fuoriclasse

8 ( slang) effrazione; furto con scasso

9 (solo sing.) ( slang) tentativo; prova: to have (o to take) a crack at st., tentare di fare qc.

10 (metall.) cricca

11 (ipp.) crack; cavallo di prim'ordine

12 [u] ( droga, = crack cocaine) crack

13 (solo sing.) (fam.) opportunità; occasione

14 [u] (fam. irl., anche craic) spasso; divertimento: just for the crack, soltanto per divertirsi; per gioco

15 (dial. scozz.) chiacchierata

16 ( Internet) crack (intrusione illegale in un sistema informatico oppure la disattivazione dei meccanismi di protezione di un software)

B a. (fam.)

1 di prim'ordine; eccellente; ottimo; fuoriclasse; formidabile (fam.): He's a crack shot, è un tiratore formidabile

2 (mil., sport) scelto; speciale: a crack regiment, un reggimento scelto; crack police force, reparto speciale di polizia ( ben addestrato, ecc.)

● crack-brain, scemo; matto □ crack-brained, bizzarro, strambo; tocco; picchiatello; pazzesco: a crack-brained plan, un progetto pazzesco □ ( droga) crack cocaine, crack □ crack house, locale dove si può consumare o comprare crack ( la droga) □ (antiq., scherz.) the crack of doom, il giorno del Giudizio Universale □ (fam.) a crack shot, un gran tiratore; un tiratore infallibile □ at the crack of dawn (o of day), all'alba; allo spuntar del giorno □ (fam. GB) a fair crack of the whip, l'opportunità di poter fare qualcosa □ (fig.) to paper over the cracks, coprire (o mascherare) i difetti □ (fam. USA) to slip (o to fall) through the cracks, andare perso; venir trascurato.
crack (2) /kræk/
inter.

crac!; bum!; pum!
♦ (to) crack /kræk/
A v. i.

1 incrinarsi; creparsi; screpolarsi; fendersi; spaccarsi: Suddenly the ice cracked, all'improvviso il ghiaccio s'incrinò; The enamel had cracked, lo smalto si era screpolato; Their marriage is starting to crack, il loro matrimonio si sta incrinando

2 cedere (psicologicamente); crollare: to crack under the strain, crollare per la tensione; The prisoner cracked under torture, messo alla tortura, il prigioniero è crollato

3 crepitare; ( di frusta) schioccare; ( di giunture) scrocchiare: The machine guns were cracking, le mitragliatrici crepitavano

4 urtare, sbattere ( con un rumore secco)

5 ( della voce) incrinarsi; rompersi

6 (fam. USA) andare a una festa senza avere l'invito

7 (chim.) subire la piroscissione

B v. t.

1 rompere; schiacciare: to crack an egg, rompere un uovo; to crack nuts, rompere, schiacciare noci

2 far crollare ( psicologicamente)

3 (far) schioccare; (far) scrocchiare: to crack the whip, schioccare la frusta; to crack one's finger joints, far scrocchiare le dita

4 (far) incrinare; far screpolare; far crepare: to crack a vase, incrinare un vaso; The heat has cracked the paint, il calore ha fatto screpolare la vernice

5 spezzare; sconfiggere: to crack an opponent's resistance, spezzare la resistenza di un avversario

6 urtare, picchiare, sbattere ( con un rumore secco): to crack one's head on the floor, picchiare la testa sul pavimento

7 colpire; picchiare: to crack sb. over his head, colpire q. sulla testa

8 risolvere ( un problema, un caso, ecc.); decifrare ( un codice, ecc.); sbrogliare ( una difficoltà)

9 (fam.) stappare (o aprire) e bere: to crack a beer, aprire una birra; to crack a bottle with sb., bere una bottiglia con q.

10 forzare, scassinare ( una cassaforte)

11 (fam.) riuscire a entrare in; sfondare: ( di libro, disco, ecc.) to crack the top list, piazzarsi fra i primi; sfondare; to crack the most exclusive literary circles in London, riuscire a entrare (o a sfondare) nei circoli letterari più chiusi di Londra

12 (chim.) scindere; sottoporre a piroscissione

13 ( Internet) infrangere la sicurezza, accedere e usare illegalmente ( sistemi o programmi protetti); craccare ( gergo)

● to crack a joke, raccontare una barzelletta; fare una battuta □ (fam.) to crack a smile, aprirsi in un sorriso □ (fam. USA) to crack a book, aprire un libro ( per studiare) □ (fam.) to crack open, aprire; ( anche) demolire ( una tesi, ecc.) □ (fig.) to crack the whip, schioccare la frusta (fig.); farsi sentire (fig.); farsi obbedire □ (fam. USA) to crack wise, fare lo spiritoso; dire spiritosaggini □ (fam.) to get cracking, darsi da fare; muoversi; darsi una mossa; darci dentro; DIALOGO → - Coursework- I need to get cracking on the coursework this weekend, mi devo mettere sotto con il compito nel fine settimana.

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I 1. [kræk]
nome

1) (in varnish) screpolatura f.; (in wall, cup, mirror, ground) crepa f., incrinatura f. (anche fig.); (in bone) incrinatura f.

2) (narrow opening) (in rock) crepa f., fenditura f.; (in door, curtains) fessura f., spiraglio m.

to open the door a crack — aprire appena la porta

3) (drug) (anche crack cocaine) crack m.

4) (noise) (of twig, bone) scricchiolio m., scrocchio m.; (of whip) schiocco m.; (of shot) schianto m., scoppio m.

5) colloq. (attempt) prova f., tentativo m.

to have a crack at doing — tentare di fare

to have a crack at — fare il tentativo di conquistare [ title]; cercare di battere [ record]

6) colloq. (jibe) battuta f., frecciata f. ( about su); (joke) motto m. di spirito, barzelletta f. ( about su)

a cheap crack — una barzelletta di cattivo gusto
2.
aggettivo attrib. [ player] di prim'ordine, eccellente; [troops, shot] ottimo

••

to have a fair crack of the whip — avere un'ottima chance
II 1. [kræk]
verbo transitivo

1) (make a crack in) (fare) incrinare [mirror, bone, wall, cup]; (make fine cracks in) (fare) screpolare [ varnish]

2) (break) schiacciare [ nut]; rompere [egg, casing]

to crack a safe — forzare una cassaforte

to crack sth. open — aprire qcs.

to crack one's head open — colloq. rompersi la testa

3) (solve) risolvere [ problem]; decifrare [ code]

I've cracked it — colloq. ci sono arrivato, ho capito

4) (make cracking sound with) schioccare [ whip]; fare schioccare, fare scrocchiare [ knuckles]

to crack sb. on the head — colpire qcn. alla testa

to crack one's head on sth. — picchiare la testa su qcs.

to crack the whip — fig. farsi sentire

5) (overcome) spezzare, sconfiggere [defences, opposition]

6)

to crack a joke — raccontare una barzelletta, fare una battuta
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (develop cracks) [ bone] incrinarsi; [mirror, cup, wall, ice] incrinarsi, creparsi, spaccarsi; [ varnish] creparsi, screpolarsi; [ skin] screpolarsi; [ ground] fendersi

2) (cease to resist) [ person] cedere, crollare

he cracks under pressure — crolla se si trova sotto pressione

3) (make sharp sound) [knuckles, twig] schioccare, scrocchiare; [ whip] schioccare

4) [ voice] rompersi, incrinarsi

•

- crack down

- crack up

••

not all o not as good as it's cracked up to be non così bravo come tutti dicevano; to get cracking — darsi da fare, muoversi

English-Italian dictionary > crack
3 crack

crack [kræk]

fêlure ⇒ 1 (a) fissure ⇒ 1 (a) crevasse ⇒ 1 (a) fente ⇒ 1 (b) craquement ⇒ 1 (c) claquement ⇒ 1 (c) coup ⇒ 1 (c), 1 (d) tentative ⇒ 1 (e) blague ⇒ 1 (f) fêler ⇒ 3 (a) fissurer ⇒ 3 (a) crevasser ⇒ 3 (a) casser ⇒ 3 (b) cogner ⇒ 3 (c) faire craquer ⇒ 3 (d) faire claquer ⇒ 3 (d) se fêler ⇒ 4 (a) se fissurer ⇒ 4 (a) se crevasser ⇒ 4 (a) claquer ⇒ 4 (b) craquer ⇒ 4 (b), 4 (c)

1 noun

(a) (in cup, glass, egg) fêlure f; (in ceiling, wall) lézarde f, fissure f; (in rock) fissure f; (in ground) crevasse f; (in varnish, enamel) craquelure f; (in skin) gerçure f, crevasse f; (in bone) fêlure f; figurative (fault → in policy, argument etc) fissure f, faiblesse f;

∎ did you know there was a crack in this glass? avais-tu remarqué que ce verre était fêlé?;

∎ figurative the cracks are beginning to show in their marriage leur mariage commence à battre de l'aile

(b) (small opening or gap → in floorboards, door etc) fente f; (→ in wall) fissure f;

∎ there were some cracks in the wall le mur était fissuré

(c) (noise → of branches, ice etc) craquement m; (→ of whip) claquement m; (→ of thunder) coup m

(d) (blow → on head, knee etc) coup m;

∎ that was a nasty crack you got tu as pris un drôle de mauvais coup;

∎ I gave myself a crack on the head je me suis cogné la tête

(e) familiar (attempt) tentative^□ f;

∎ I'll have a crack (at it), I'll give it a crack je vais tenter le coup, je vais essayer (un coup);

∎ do you want another crack (at it)? tu veux réessayer?^□, tu veux retenter le coup?;

∎ this is her fourth crack at (winning) the title c'est sa quatrième tentative pour gagner le titre^□, c'est la quatrième fois qu'elle tente de gagner le titre^□ ;

∎ to give sb a fair crack of the whip donner sa chance à qn^□ ;

∎ to get a fair crack of the whip avoir l'occasion de montrer de quoi on est capable^□

(f) (joke, witticism) blague f, plaisanterie f;

∎ to make a crack faire une plaisanterie, lancer une vanne;

∎ a cheap crack about short people une plaisanterie facile sur les gens de petite taille

(g) (drug) crack m

(h) Computing (program) = programme permettant de forcer un système informatique

(i) vulgar (woman's genitals) chatte f, con m

(j) vulgar (anus) troufignon m, trou m du cul

(k) (idiom)

∎ at the crack of dawn au point du jour;

∎ I've been up since the crack of dawn je suis debout ou levé depuis l'aube;

∎ old-fashioned humorous we'll be here until the crack of doom on va être ici jusqu'aux calendes grecques

2 adjective

(regiment, team etc) d'élite;

∎ one of their crack players un de leurs meilleurs joueurs

3 transitive verb

(a) (damage → cup, glass, egg) fêler; (→ ice) fendre; (→ ceiling, wall) lézarder, fissurer; (→ ground) crevasser; (→ varnish, enamel) craqueler; (→ skin) gercer, crevasser; (→ bone) fêler

(b) (open → eggs, nuts) casser;

∎ to crack a safe fracturer un coffre-fort;

∎ familiar to crack (open) a bottle ouvrir ou déboucher une bouteille^□ ;

∎ familiar she never cracked a smile the entire evening elle n'a pas souri une seule fois de la soirée^□ ;

∎ American I didn't crack a book all term je n'ai pas ouvert un livre du trimestre^□

(c) (bang, hit → head, knee)

∎ to crack one's head/knee on sth se cogner la tête/le genou contre qch

(d) (make noise with → whip) faire claquer; (→ knuckles) faire craquer;

∎ to crack the whip faire le gendarme;

∎ he's very good at cracking the whip il est très doué pour donner des ordres

(e) (solve)

∎ to crack a code déchiffrer un code;

∎ the police think they have cracked the case la police pense qu'elle a résolu l'affaire;

∎ I think we've cracked it je pense que nous y sommes arrivés

(f) (market) percer sur

(g) Chemistry craquer

(h) Computing craquer, déplomber

(i) familiar (idiom)

∎ to crack a joke sortir une blague;

∎ "got a half-day today?" she cracked "tu t'es pris une demi-journée de congé?" dit-elle en blaguant ou plaisantant

4 intransitive verb

(a) (cup, glass, ice) se fissurer, se fêler; (ceiling, wall) se lézarder, se fissurer; (ground) se crevasser; (varnish, enamel) se craqueler; (skin) se gercer, se crevasser; (bone) se fêler

(b) (make noise → whip) claquer; (→ twigs) craquer;

∎ a rifle cracked and he dropped to the ground un coup de fusil a retenti et il s'est effondré;

∎ the sound of submachine-guns cracking le crépitement des mitraillettes

(c) (give way, collapse → through nervous exhaustion) s'effondrer, craquer; (→ under questioning, surveillance) craquer;

∎ their marriage cracked under the strain leur mariage s'est détérioré sous l'effet du stress;

∎ his voice cracked with emotion sa voix se brisa sous le coup de l'émotion

(d) familiar (idiom)

∎ to get cracking (start work) s'y mettre^□, se mettre au boulot; (get ready, get going) se mettre en route^□ ;

∎ I'll get cracking on dinner/cleaning the windows je vais me mettre à préparer le dîner/nettoyer les vitres^□ ;

∎ get cracking!, let's get cracking! au boulot!

►► crack baby = bébé né dépendant du crack;

crack cocaine crack m;

crack shot tireur(euse) m,f d'élite;

crack troops soldats mpl d'élite

➲ crack down intransitive verb

sévir;

∎ to crack down on sb/sth sévir contre qn/qch

➲ crack open separable transitive verb

(eggs, nuts) casser; familiar (bottle) ouvrir^□, déboucher^□

➲ crack up

1 intransitive verb

(a) (ice) se fissurer; (paint, enamel, make-up) se craqueler; (ground) se crevasser; (skin) se gercer, se crevasser

(b) familiar (through nervous exhaustion) s'effondrer^□, craquer^□ ;

∎ I must be cracking up (going mad) je débloque

(c) British familiar (get angry) péter les plombs

(d) familiar (with laughter) se tordre de rire

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (make laugh)

∎ it really cracked me up when I heard about it je me suis vraiment écroulé de rire quand j'ai entendu parler de ça

(b) (always passive) (say good things about) he's not what he's cracked up to be il n'est pas aussi fantastique qu'on le dit ou prétend;

∎ the play is everything it's cracked up to be la pièce a toutes les qualités qu'on lui vante

(c) familiar (destroy) bousiller

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4 crack

crack [kræk]

1. noun

   a. ( = split, slit) fissure f ; (in glass, pottery, bone) fêlure f ; (in wall) lézarde f ; (in skin) crevasse f

• leave the window open a crack laissez la fenêtre entrouverte

• at the crack of dawn aux aurores (inf)

   b. ( = noise) [of twigs] craquement m ; [of whip] claquement m

   c. ( = sharp blow) to give sb a crack on the head assener un grand coup sur la tête de qn

   d. ( = joke) (inf) plaisanterie f

• that was a crack at your brother ça, c'était pour votre frère

   e. ( = try) (inf) to have a crack at doing sth essayer de faire qch

• to have a crack at [+ title, record] essayer de décrocher (inf)

• let's have a crack at it essayons voir

• I'll have a crack at it je vais essayer

   f. ( = drug) crack m

2. transitive verb

   a. [+ pottery, glass, bone] fêler ; [+ nut] casser

• to crack one's skull se fendre le crâne

• to crack a safe (inf) percer un coffre-fort

   b. [+ whip] faire claquer

   c. to crack a joke (inf) raconter une blague

   d. [+ code] déchiffrer

• to crack a case résoudre une affaire

3. intransitive verb

   a. [pottery, glass] se fêler ; [ground] se fissurer ; [ice] se craqueler

   b. [whip] claquer

   c. [voice] se casser

   d. (British) (inf) to get cracking s'y mettre (inf)

• let's get cracking! au boulot ! (inf)

   e. [person] craquer (inf)

4. adjective

[sportsman, sportswoman] de première classe

• a crack shot un excellent fusil

5. compounds

► crack cocaine noun crack m

► crack house noun crack-house f

► crack-up (inf) noun

(physical) effondrement m ; (mental) dépression f nerveuse

► crack down on inseparable transitive verb

[+ person] sévir contre ; [+ expenditure, sb's actions] mettre un frein à

► crack up (inf)

1. intransitive verb

   a. (mentally) craquer (inf)

• I must be cracking up! (humorous) ça ne tourne plus rond chez moi ! (inf)

   b. (with laughter) se tordre de rire

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = distress) foutre en l'air (inf !)

   b. ( = amuse) faire marrer (inf !)

   c. it's not all it's cracked up to be (inf) ce n'est pas aussi sensationnel qu'on le dit

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[kræk] 1.
noun

1) (in varnish, ground) craquelure f (in dans); (single line in wall, cup, mirror, ground, bone) fêlure f (in dans)

2) ( in door) entrebâillement m; ( in curtains) fente f; ( in rock) fissure f

3) ( drug) (also crack cocaine) crack m

4) ( noise) craquement m

5) (colloq) ( attempt) essai m, tentative f

to have a crack at doing — essayer de faire

to have a crack at — essayer de remporter [title]; essayer de battre [record]

6) plaisanterie f ( about à propos de)

a cheap crack — une plaisanterie facile
2.
adjective (tjrs épith) [player] de première; [troops, shot] d'élite
3.
transitive verb

1) ( make a crack in) fêler [mirror, bone, wall, cup]; ( make fine cracks in) fendiller, faire craqueler [varnish]

2) ( break) casser [nut, egg, casing]

to crack a safe — fracturer un coffre-fort

to crack something open — ouvrir quelque chose

to crack one's head open — se fendre le crâne

3) ( solve) résoudre [problem]; déchiffrer [code]

I've cracked it — (colloq) j'ai pigé (colloq) or compris

4) faire claquer [whip]; faire craquer [knuckles]

to crack somebody on the head — asséner un coup sur la tête de quelqu'un

to crack one's head on something — se cogner la tête sur quelque chose

to crack the whip — fig agiter le fouet

5) ( overcome) faire craquer [defences]

6)

to crack a joke — sortir une blague (colloq)
4.
intransitive verb

1) ( develop crack(s)) se fêler; [varnish] se craqueler; [skin] se crevasser; [ground] se fendre

2) ( cease to resist) [person] craquer

to crack under pressure — ne pas tenir le coup

3) ( make sound) [knuckles, twig] craquer; [whip] claquer

4) [voice] se casser

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- crack down

- crack up

••

not all ou not as good as it's cracked up to be — (colloq) pas aussi bon qu'on le prétend

to get cracking — (colloq) s'y mettre

go on, get cracking! — (colloq) vas-y, remue-toi! (colloq)

to have a fair crack of the whip — avoir sa chance

to give somebody a fair crack of the whip — donner sa chance à quelqu'un

English-French dictionary > crack
5 crack

1. noun
1) (noise) Krachen, das

give somebody/have a fair crack of the whip — (fig.) jemandem eine Chance geben/eine Chance haben

2) (in china, glass, eggshell, ice, etc.) Sprung, der; (in rock) Spalte, die; (chink) Spalt, der

there's a crack in the ceiling — die Decke hat einen Riß

3) (blow) Schlag, der

4) (coll.): (try) Versuch, der

have a crack at something/at doing something — etwas in Angriff nehmen/versuchen, etwas zu tun

5)

the/at the crack of dawn — (coll.) der/bei Tagesanbruch

6) (coll.): (wisecrack) [geistreicher] Witz

7) (sl.): (drug)

crack [cocaine] — Crack, das
2. adjective
(coll.) erstklassig
3. transitive verb
1) (break, lit. or fig.) knacken [Nuss, Problem]; knacken (salopp) [Safe, Kode]

2) (make a crack in) anschlagen [Porzellan, Glas]

3)

crack a whip — mit einer Peitsche knallen

crack the whip — (fig.) Druck machen (ugs.)

4)

crack a joke — einen Witz machen
4. intransitive verb
1) [Porzellan, Glas:] einen Sprung/Sprünge bekommen; [Haut:] aufspringen, rissig werden; [Eis:] Risse bekommen

2) (make sound) [Peitsche:] knallen; [Gelenk:] knacken; [Gewehr:] krachen

3) (coll.)

get cracking! — mach los! (ugs.)

let's get cracking — fangen wir endlich an

get cracking [with something] — [mit etwas] loslegen (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/16937/crack_down">crack down

- crack up

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[kræk] 1. verb
1) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) krachen

2) (to break (open): He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.) zerbrechen

3) (to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking: The twig cracked as I stepped on it.) knacken

4) (to make (a joke): He's always cracking jokes.) (Witze) reißen

5) (to open (a safe) by illegal means.) knacken

6) (to solve (a code).) knacken

7) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) zusammenbrechen
2. noun
1) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) der Sprung

2) (a narrow opening: The door opened a crack.) der Spalt

3) (a sudden sharp sound: the crack of whip.) der Knall

4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) der Schlag

5) (a joke: He made a crack about my big feet.) der Witz

6) (a very addictive drug: He died of too much crack with alcohol)
3. adjective
(expert: a crack racing-driver.) großartig

- cracked
- crackdown
- cracker
- crackers
- crack a book
- crack down on
- crack down
- get cracking
- have a crack at
- have a crack
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crack

[kræk]

I. n

1. (fissure) Riss m

there was a \crack in the teacup die Teetasse hatte einen Sprung; ( fig)

\cracks began to show in his facade of self-confidence in seinem aufgesetzten Selbstbewusstsein wurden Sprünge sichtbar

hairline \crack Haarriss m

2. (narrow space) Ritze f, Spalt m

to open a door/window [just] a \crack eine Tür/ein Fenster [nur] einen Spalt öffnen

3. (sharp noise) of a breaking branch Knacken nt kein pl; of breaking ice Krachen nt kein pl; of a rifle Knall m

a loud \crack of thunder ein lautes Donnerkrachen

4. (sharp blow) Schlag m

to give sb a \crack over the head jdm eins überziehen [o über den Schädel geben

5. no pl (drug) Crack nt o m

\crack house ( fam) Crackhaus nt, Bezugsstelle f für Crack

6. (joke) Witz m

a cheap \crack ein schlechter Witz

to make a \crack about sth einen Witz über etw akk reißen

7. ( fam: attempt) Versuch m

it was her first \crack at [beating] the world record es war ihr erster Versuch, den Weltrekord einzustellen

to have a \crack at sth [or to give sth a \crack] etw [aus]probieren

8.

▶ at the \crack of dawn im Morgengrauen

▶ the \crack of doom der Jüngste Tag

▶ to get/have a fair \crack of the whip BRIT eine [echte] Chance bekommen/haben

II. adj attr, inv erstklassig, Super- fam

\crack marksman Meisterschütze m

\crack shot Meisterschütze, -schützin m, f

\crack regiment Eliteregiment nt

III. vt

1. (break)

to \crack a cup/glass/window einen Sprung in eine Tasse/ein Glas/eine Fensterscheibe machen

2. (open)

▪ to \crack sth [open] [or to \crack [open] sth] etw aufbrechen

come round and we'll \crack [open] a bottle together komm doch vorbei, dann machen wir eine Flasche auf

to \crack an egg ein Ei aufschlagen

to \crack nuts Nüsse knacken

to \crack [open] a safe ( fam) einen Safe knacken fam

3. (solve)

I've \cracked it! ich hab's!

to \crack a code/problem einen Code/ein Problem knacken fam

4. (hit)

to \crack sb on [or over] the head jdm eins auf/über den Schädel geben

to \crack one's head/elbow on sth sich dat den Kopf/Ellbogen an etw dat anschlagen

5. (make noise)

to \crack one's knuckles mit den Fingern knacken

to \crack a whip mit einer Peitsche knallen

6. CHEM

▪ to \crack sth hydrocarbons etw spalten

7.

▶ to \crack a joke einen Witz reißen fam

▶ to \crack the whip ein strengeres Regiment aufziehen

IV. vi

1. (break) [zer]brechen, zerspringen; lips, paintwork aufspringen, rissig werden

2. ( fam: break down) zusammenbrechen; relationship zerbrechen; facade abbröckeln

3. (break down) zusammenbrechen

his voice \cracked with emotion seine Stimme versagte vor Rührung

to \crack during interrogation beim Verhör zusammenbrechen

to \crack under pressure of work unter der Arbeitslast zusammenbrechen

4. (make noise) breaking ice, thunder krachen; breaking branch knacken; shot, whip knallen

5.

▶ to get \cracking ( fam) loslegen fam

I'd better get \cracking on writing these letters ich sollte mich endlich mal dranmachen, diese Briefe zu schreiben

get \cracking or we'll miss the train jetzt aber los, sonst verpassen wir den Zug

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[krk]
1. n

1) Riss m; (between floorboards etc) Ritze f; (= wider hole etc) Spalte f; (= fine line in pottery, glass etc) Sprung m

leave the window open a crack — lass das Fenster einen Spalt offen

at the crack of dawn — in aller Frühe

to fall or slip through the cracks ( US fig ) — durch die Maschen schlüpfen

2) (= sharp noise of wood etc breaking) Knacks m; (of gun, whip) Knall(en nt no pl) m; (of thunder) Schlag m

at the crack of doom — beim Jüngsten Gericht

3) (= sharp blow) Schlag m

to give sb a crack on the head — jdm eins auf den Kopf geben

to give oneself a crack on the head — sich (dat) den Kopf anschlagen

4) (inf: gibe) Stichelei f; (= joke) Witz m

to make a crack about sb/sth — einen Witz über jdn/etw reißen

5) (inf

= attempt) to have a crack at sth — etw mal probieren (inf)

6) (DRUGS) Crack nt

7) (Ir, Brit inf) tolle Zeit

tourists come to Ireland for the crack — die Touristen kommen wegen der tollen Atmosphäre nach Irland

8) (Brit vulg = vagina) Fotze f (vulg)

2. adj attr
erstklassig; (MIL) Elite-
crack shot — Meisterschütze m, Meisterschützin f

3. vt

1) (= make a crack in) glass, china, pottery einen Sprung machen in (+acc); bone anbrechen, anknacksen (inf); skin, ground rissig machen; ground, ice einen Riss/Risse machen in (+acc)

to crack a rib — sich (dat) eine Rippe anbrechen

2) (= break) nuts, safe knacken; (fig inf) code knacken; case, problem lösen

to crack (open) a bottle — einer Flasche (dat) den Hals brechen

3) joke reißen

4) whip knallen mit; finger, joint knacken mit

to crack the whip (fig) — die Peitsche schwingen, ein strenges Regiment führen

5) (= hit sharply) schlagen

he cracked his head against the pavement — er krachte mit dem Kopf aufs Pflaster

6) (= distil) petroleum kracken

cracking plant — Krackanlage f

4. vi

1) (= get a crack pottery, glass) einen Sprung/Sprünge bekommen, springen; (ice, road) einen Riss/Risse bekommen; (lips, skin) spröde or rissig werden; (bones) einen Knacks bekommen (inf); (= break) brechen

at last his stern face cracked and he laughed — schließlich verzog sich seine ernste Miene zu einem Lachen

2) (= make a cracking sound twigs, joints) knacken, krachen; (whip, gun) knallen

3) (= hit sharply) schlagen, krachen

4) (= break voice) (with emotion) versagen

his voice is cracking/beginning to crack (boy) — er ist im/kommt in den Stimmbruch

5) (inf)

to get cracking — loslegen (inf), sich daranmachen

to get cracking with or on sth — mit etw loslegen (inf), sich an etw (acc) machen

get cracking! — los jetzt!

6)

he cracked under the strain — er ist unter der Belastung zusammengebrochen

See:

= crack up

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crack [kræk]

A s

1. Krach m, Knall m (einer Peitsche, eines Gewehrs etc), (Donner) Schlag m, Knacks m, Knacken n:

a crack of thunder;

in a crack umg im Nu;

at the crack of dawn im Morgengrauen, in aller Frühe;

the crack of doom die Posaunen des Jüngsten Gerichts;

till the crack of doom umg bis zum Jüngsten Tag;

give sb a fair crack of the whip Br umg jemandem eine faire Chance geben

2. umg (heftiger) Schlag:

give sb a crack on the head jemandem eins auf den Kopf geben

3. Sprung m, Riss m:

the glass has got a crack das Glas hat einen Sprung oder ist gesprungen;

paper over the cracks fig die Differenzen übertünchen

4. Spalte f, Spalt m, Schlitz m, Ritz m, Ritze f:

the door was open a crack die Tür stand einen Spalt (breit) offen

5. umg

a) Knacks m (geistiger Defekt)

b) → crackpot A

6. Stimmbruch m

7. umg Versuch m:

have a crack at sich versuchen an (dat)

8. sl

a) Witz m

b) Seitenhieb m, Stichelei f:

make cracks about Witze machen über (akk); sticheln gegen jemanden

9. Br umg Crack m, Kanone f, As n (besonders Sportler)

10. sl obs

a) Einbruch m

b) Einbrecher m

11. sl Crack n (synthetische Droge auf Kokainbasis):

crack house Bar etc, in der mit Crack gehandelt wird

B adj umg erstklassig, Elite…, Meister…:

a crack player ein Meisterspieler;

a crack shot ein Meisterschütze;

a crack team SPORT eine Spitzen- oder Topmannschaft;

crack regiment Eliteregiment n

C int krach!, knacks!

D v/i

1. krachen, knallen, knacken

2. (zer)springen, (-)platzen, (-)bersten, (-)brechen, rissig werden, (auf)reißen, einen Sprung oder Sprünge bekommen

3. überschnappen (Stimme):

his voice is cracking er ist im Stimmbruch

4. fig zusammenbrechen ( under unter dat)

5. sl kaputtgehen, in die Brüche gehen

6. sl nachlassen, erlahmen

7. get cracking umg loslegen (on mit):

cracking speed umg tolles Tempo

8. besonders schott plaudern

9. CHEM sich (durch Hitze) zersetzen

E v/t

1. knallen mit, knacken oder krachen lassen:

crack one’s fingers mit den Fingern knacken;

crack the whip

a) mit der Peitsche knallen,

b) fig zeigen, wer der Herr ist;

crack a smile umg lächeln; → joke A 1

2. zerbrechen, (zer)spalten, (zer)sprengen:

crack an egg ein Ei aufschlagen; → bottle¹ A 1

3. a) einen Sprung machen in (dat)

b) MED sich etwas anbrechen:

crack a rib

4. umg

a) schlagen, hauen:

crack sb over the head jemandem eins auf den Kopf geben

b) eine Scheibe etc ein-, zerschlagen

5. eine Nuss (auf)knacken

6. umg einen Safe, einen Code, SPORT die Abwehr knacken:

crack a gang eine Verbrecherbande auffliegen lassen;

crack a problem ein Problem lösen

7. umg kaputt machen, ruinieren (beide auch fig)

8. umg jemandes Stolz etc erschüttern, anknacksen umg

9. TECH Erdöl kracken

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1. noun
1) (noise) Krachen, das

give somebody/have a fair crack of the whip — (fig.) jemandem eine Chance geben/eine Chance haben

2) (in china, glass, eggshell, ice, etc.) Sprung, der; (in rock) Spalte, die; (chink) Spalt, der

there's a crack in the ceiling — die Decke hat einen Riß

3) (blow) Schlag, der

4) (coll.): (try) Versuch, der

have a crack at something/at doing something — etwas in Angriff nehmen/versuchen, etwas zu tun

5)

the/at the crack of dawn — (coll.) der/bei Tagesanbruch

6) (coll.): (wisecrack) [geistreicher] Witz

7) (sl.): (drug)

crack [cocaine] — Crack, das
2. adjective
(coll.) erstklassig
3. transitive verb
1) (break, lit. or fig.) knacken [Nuss, Problem]; knacken (salopp) [Safe, Kode]

2) (make a crack in) anschlagen [Porzellan, Glas]

3)

crack a whip — mit einer Peitsche knallen

crack the whip — (fig.) Druck machen (ugs.)

4)

crack a joke — einen Witz machen
4. intransitive verb
1) [Porzellan, Glas:] einen Sprung/Sprünge bekommen; [Haut:] aufspringen, rissig werden; [Eis:] Risse bekommen

2) (make sound) [Peitsche:] knallen; [Gelenk:] knacken; [Gewehr:] krachen

3) (coll.)

get cracking! — mach los! (ugs.)

let's get cracking — fangen wir endlich an

get cracking [with something] — [mit etwas] loslegen (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- crack down

- crack up

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n.

Knall -e m.

Riss -e m.

Spalt -e m.

Sprung -¨e m. v.

brechen v.

(§ p.,pp.: brach, gebrochen)

knacken v.

knallen v.

platzen v.

zerbrechen v.

zersplittern v.

English-german dictionary > crack
6 crack

[kræk] n

1) ( fissure) Riss m;

there was a \crack in the teacup die Teetasse hatte einen Sprung; ( fig)

\cracks began to show in his facade of self-confidence in seinem aufgesetzten Selbstbewusstsein wurden Sprünge sichtbar;

hairline \crack Haarriss m

2) ( narrow space) Ritze f, Spalt m;

to open a door/window [just] a \crack eine Tür/ein Fenster [nur] einen Spalt öffnen

3) ( sharp noise) of a breaking branch Knacken nt kein pl; of breaking ice Krachen nt kein pl; of a rifle Knall m;

a loud \crack of thunder ein lautes Donnerkrachen

4) ( sharp blow) Schlag m;

to give sb a \crack over the head jdm eins überziehen [o über den Schädel geben];

5) no pl ( illegal drug) Crack nt o m;

\crack house ( fam) Drogentreffpunkt m

6) ( joke) Witz m;

a cheap \crack ein schlechter Witz;

to make a \crack about sth einen Witz über etw akk reißen

7) (fam: attempt) Versuch m;

it was her first \crack at [beating] the world record es war ihr erster Versuch, den Weltrekord einzustellen;

to have a \crack at sth [or to give sth a \crack] etw [aus]probieren

PHRASES:

at the \crack of dawn im Morgengrauen;

the \crack of doom der Jüngste Tag;

to get/have a fair \crack of the whip ( Brit) eine [echte] Chance bekommen/haben adj

attr, inv erstklassig, Super- ( fam)

\crack marksman Meisterschütze m;

\crack shot Meisterschütze, -in m, f;

\crack regiment Eliteregiment nt vt

1) ( break)

to \crack a cup/ glass/ window einen Sprung in eine Tasse/ein Glas/eine Fensterscheibe machen

2) ( open)

to \crack sth [open] [or to \crack [open] sth] etw aufbrechen;

come round and we'll \crack [open] a bottle together komm doch vorbei, dann machen wir eine Flasche auf;

to \crack an egg ein Ei aufschlagen;

to \crack nuts Nüsse knacken;

to \crack [open] a safe ( fam) einen Safe knacken ( fam)

3) ( solve)

I've \cracked it! ich hab's!;

to \crack a code/ problem einen Code/ein Problem knacken ( fam)

4) ( hit)

to \crack sb on [or over] the head jdm eins auf/über den Schädel geben;

to \crack one's head/ elbow on sth sich dat den Kopf/Ellbogen an etw dat anschlagen

5) ( make noise)

to \crack one's knuckles mit den Fingern knacken;

to \crack a whip mit einer Peitsche knallen

PHRASES:

to \crack a joke einen Witz reißen ( fam)

to \crack the whip ein strengeres Regiment aufziehen vi

1) ( break) [zer]brechen, zerspringen; lips, paintwork aufspringen, rissig werden

2) (fam: break down) zusammenbrechen; relationship zerbrechen; facade abbröckeln

3) ( break down) zusammenbrechen;

his voice \crackd with emotion seine Stimme versagte vor Rührung;

to \crack during interrogation beim Verhör zusammenbrechen;

to \crack under pressure of work unter der Arbeitslast zusammenbrechen

4) ( make noise) breaking ice, thunder krachen; breaking branch knacken; shot, whip knallen

PHRASES:

to get \cracking ( fam) loslegen ( fam)

I'd better get \cracking on writing these letters ich sollte mich endlich mal dranmachen, diese Briefe zu schreiben;

get \cracking or we'll miss the train jetzt aber los, sonst verpassen wir den Zug

English-German students dictionary > crack
7 crack ***

[kræk]
1. n

1) (split, slit: in glass, pottery) incrinatura, scheggiatura, (in wall, plaster, ground, paint) crepa, spaccatura, (in skin) screpolatura

to open the door a crack — aprire la porta lasciandola accostata

through the crack in the door — (slight opening) dalla fessura della porta

at the crack of dawn — alle prime luci dell'alba

2) (noise: of twigs) scricchiolio, crepitio, (of whip) schiocco, (of rifle, of gun) colpo, (of thunder) boato

3)

(blow) a crack on the head — una botta in testa

4)

(fam: attempt) to have a crack at sth — tentare qc

I'll have a crack at it — ci proverò

5) (fam: joke, insult) battuta

6) Drugs crack m inv

2. vt

1) (break: glass, pottery) incrinare, (wood) schiantare, (nut) schiacciare, (egg) rompere, fig, (fam: safe) scassinare, (bottle) stappare, aprire

to crack one's skull — spaccarsi la testa

he cracked his head on the pavement — ha sbattuto la testa sul marciapiedi

to crack sb over the head — dare un colpo in testa a qn

2) (cause to sound: whip, finger joints) (far) schioccare

to crack jokes fam — dire battute, scherzare

3) (case, mystery: solve) risolvere, (code) decifrare

I think we've cracked it! — penso che ci siamo!

3. vi

1) (break: pottery, glass) incrinarsi, (ground, wall) creparsi, (dry wood) schiantarsi, (skin) screpolarsi

to crack under the strain — (person) non reggere alla tensione

2) (whip) schioccare, (dry wood) scricchiolare

to get cracking fam — darsi una mossa

4. adj

(team, regiment) scelto (-a), (athlete) di prim'ordine

a crack shot — un tiratore infallibile

•

- crack down

- crack up

English-Italian dictionary > crack ***
8 split

split
1. verb
present participle splitting: past tense, past participle split)

1) (to cut or (cause to) break lengthwise: to split firewood; The skirt split all the way down the back seam.) rajar

2) (to divide or (cause to) disagree: The dispute split the workers into two opposing groups.) dividir

2. noun
(a crack or break: There was a split in one of the sides of the box.) grieta, raja

- split-level
- split second
- splitting headache
- the splits

split¹ n raja / hendidura

there's a split in your shorts tienes una raja en el pantalón corto

split² vb

1. partir

the ruler split down the middle la regla se partió por la mitad

2. rajarse

my trousers split when I bent down al agacharme, se me rajó el pantalón

3. dividir / repartir

they split the money between them se repartieron el dinero

El pasado y participio pasado de split es split; el gerundio se escribe splitting

split

tr[splɪt]

noun

1 (crack, cut, break) grieta, hendidura, raja

2 (tear - in garment) desgarrón nombre masculino, rasgón nombre masculino; (- in seam) descosido

3 (division - gen) división nombre femenino, ruptura, cisma nombre masculino; (- in politics) escisión nombre femenino, cisma nombre masculino, ruptura

4 (division, sharing out) reparto

adjective

1 (cracked) partido,-a, hendido,-a, rajado,-a; (torn) desgarrado,-a, rasgado,-a

■ split lip labio partido

■ split seam descosido

2 (divided - gen) dividido,-a; (- in politics) dividido,-a, escindido,-a

■ the party is split on this issue el partido está dividido por este tema

transitive verb (pt & pp split, ger splitting)

1 (crack, break) agrietar, hender; (cut) partir

■ he's splitting logs está partiendo troncos

■ she split the coconut open abrió el coco

2 (tear - garment) rajar, desgarrar; (- seam) descoser

■ he split his trousers rompió los pantalones

3 SMALLPHYSICS/SMALL (atom) desintegrar

4 (divide, separate) dividir (up, -); (political party etc) dividir, escindir

■ she split the class (up) into two groups dividió la clase en dos grupos

■ the issue of the prison has split the community el asunto de la cárcel ha dividido a la comunidad

5 (share) repartir, dividir

■ we had to split the prize money between 10 people tuvimos que repartir el premio entre 10 personas

■ let's split the cost paguemos a medias

intransitive verb

1 (crack) agrietarse, henderse, rajarse; (in two parts) partirse

■ this wood splits easily esta madera se parte fácilmente

2 (tear - garment) rajarse, desgarrarse; (- seams) descoserse

■ his trousers split se le descosieron los pantalones

3 (divide - gen) dividirse (up, -); (- in politics) dividirse, escindirse

■ the river splits in two here aquí el río se divide en dos

■ the students split up into small groups los estudiantes se dividieron en grupos reducidos

■ the coalition split over the issue of abortion la coalición se escindió por el tema del aborto

4 familiar (tell tales) acusar, soplar, chivarse (on, de)

■ don't split on me no me soples

5 slang (leave) largarse, abrirse, pirárselas

■ let's split larguémonos

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

in a split second en una fracción de segundo, en menos de un segundo

to do the splits abrir las piernas en cruz

to split hairs rizar el rizo, buscarle tres pies al gato

to split one's head open romperse la crisma, partirse la crisma

to split one's sides laughing partirse de risa, troncharse de risa

to split the difference partir la diferencia

cream split / jam split pastelito relleno de nata / pastelito relleno de mermelada

split decision decisión nombre femenino no unánime

split ends (of hair) puntas nombre femenino plural abiertas

split infinitive SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL infinitivo con un adverbio intercalado entre el "to" y el verbo

split peas guisantes nombre masculino plural secos

split pin chaveta

split personality desdoblamiento de personalidad

split ring llavero

split shift horario partido

split ['splɪt] v, split ; splitting vt

1) cleave: partir, hender

to split wood: partir madera

2) burst: romper, rajar

to split open: abrir

3) divide, share: dividir, repartir

split vi

1) : partirse (dícese de la madera, etc.)

2) burst, crack: romperse, rajarse

3) or to split up : dividirse

split n

1) crack: rajadura f

2) tear: rotura f

3) division: división f, escisión f

split

adj.

• dividido, -a adj.

• grieta adj.

• hendido, -a adj.

• partido, -a adj.

• raja adj.

• separarse adj.

n.

• cisma s.m.

• despatarrada s.f.

• división s.f.

• hendedura s.f.

• hendidura s.f.

• quebraja s.f.

• raja s.f.

• rendija s.f.

• resquebrajadura s.f.

• ruptura s.f.

pret., p.p.

(Preterito definido y participio pasivo de "to split")

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: split) = cachar v.

• cascar v.

• desdoblar v.

• dividir v.

• escindir v.

• grietarse v.

• hender v.

• partir v.

• resquebrajar v.

• tronchar v.

splɪt
I

noun

1)

a) (in garment, cloth - in seam) descosido m; (- part of design) abertura f, raja f, tajo m (CS)

b) (in wood, glass) rajadura f, grieta f

2)

a) ( Pol) escisión f; ( Relig) cisma m, escisión f

b) ( break up) ruptura f, separación f

c) (share-out, distribution)

a six-way split would give everyone $1,500 — si se dividiera la suma en seis partes, cada uno se llevaría $1.500

3) splits pl

to do the splits — abrirse* completamente de piernas, hacer* el spagat (Esp)

4) ( bottle) (AmE) botella individual de vino o champán

II

adjective

1)

a) ( damaged) < wood> rajado, partido; < lip> partido

her trousers were split at the seams — tenía las costuras de los pantalones descosidas

b) ( cleft) < logs> partido

2)

a) ( divided)

split decision — decisión f no unánime

split personality — doble personalidad f

split shift — horario m (de trabajo) partido or no corrido

b) ( in factions) dividido

III
1.

(pres p splitting; past & past p split) transitive verb

1)

a) ( break) \<\<wood/stone\>\> partir

to split the atom — fisionar or desintegrar el átomo

to split something in two/in half — partir algo en dos/por la mitad

b) ( burst)

he bent down and split his pants — se agachó y reventó los pantalones

she split her head open — se partió or se abrió la cabeza

to split one's sides (laughing) — partirse or troncharse or desternillarse de risa

c) ( divide into factions) \<\<nation/church\>\> dividir, escindir

2) (divide, share) \<\<cost/food\>\> dividir

do you want to split a bottle? — ¿nos tomamos una botella a medias?

2.

vi

1) (crack, burst) \<\<wood/rock\>\> partirse, rajarse; \<\<leather/seam\>\> abrirse*, romperse*

his bag split (open) — se le rompió or rajó la bolsa

I've got a splitting headache — tengo un dolor de cabeza espantoso

2) \<\<political party/church\>\> dividirse, escindirse

3) ( leave) (sl) abrirse* (arg), largarse* (fam)

4) ( denounce) (BrE colloq)

to split ON somebody — acusar or (Méx fam) rajar a alguien, chivarse de alguien (Esp fam)

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- split away

- split up

[splɪt] (vb: pt, pp split)
1. N

1) (=crack) (in wood, rock) hendidura f, grieta f

2) (=rift) ruptura f, escisión f

• there are threats of a split in the progressive party — se oyen voces or hay amenazas de escisión en el partido progresista

3) (=division) división f

• the split between the rich and the poor — la división entre ricos y pobres

• a three- way split — una división en tres partes

4)

• to do the splits — (Gymnastics) hacer el spagat; (accidentally) abrirse completamente de piernas, espatarrarse *

5) (Culin)

jam split — pastel m de mermelada

banana split — (banana) split m

6) (Sew) (in skirt) abertura f

2. ADJ

1) (=cracked) [wood, rock] partido, hendido

he had a split lip — tenía un labio partido

2) (=divided) dividido

the government is split on this question — el gobierno está dividido en este asunto

• it was a split decision — la decisión no fue unánime

• the party was split — el partido estaba escindido or dividido

• the votes are split 15-13 — los votos están repartidos 15 a 13

• the party is split three ways — el partido está escindido or dividido en tres grupos

3. VT

1) (=break) partir

the sea had split the ship in two — el mar había partido el barco en dos

he split the wood with an axe — partió la madera con un hacha

• to split the atom — desintegrar el átomo

• to split sth open — abrir algo

he split his head open — se abrió la cabeza de un golpe

- split hairs

- split one's sides laughing

2) (=divide, share) repartir

• let's split the money between us — repartámonos el dinero

• to split the difference — repartir la diferencia (a partes iguales)

• to split sth into three parts — dividir algo en tres partes

the children were split into two groups — dividieron a los niños en dos grupos

• to split the vote — (Pol) repartirse los votos

• to split the profit five ways — repartir las ganancias entre cinco

3) (fig) [+ government, group] dividir; [+ party] escindir, dividir

the dispute split the party — la disputa escindió or dividió el partido

4. VI

1) (=come apart) [stone etc] henderse, rajarse

the jeans split the first time she wore them — los vaqueros se le abrieron por las costuras la primera vez que se los puso

• to split open — abrirse

• the ship hit a rock and split in two — el barco chocó con una roca y se partió en dos

- my head is splitting

2) (fig) [government, group] dividirse; [party] escindirse, dividirse

3) * (=tell tales) chivatear **, soplar *

to split on sb — chivatear contra algn **, soplar contra algn *

don't split on me — de esto no digas ni pío

4) (esp US) * (=leave) largarse **, irse

5.

CPD

split ends NPL — puntas fpl abiertas

split infinitive N — infinitivo en el que un adverbio o una frase se intercala entre "to" y el verbo

split pea N — guisante m majado

split personality N — personalidad f desdoblada

split pin N — (Brit) chaveta f, pasador m

split screen N — pantalla f partida
split-screen
split second N — fracción f de segundo

in a split second — en un instante, en un abrir y cerrar de ojos
split-second
split shift N — jornada f partida

split ticket N (US) —

• to vote a split ticket — dar el voto fraccionado, votar a candidatos de diferentes partidos en la misma papeleta

- split off

- split up

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[splɪt]
I

noun

1)

a) (in garment, cloth - in seam) descosido m; (- part of design) abertura f, raja f, tajo m (CS)

b) (in wood, glass) rajadura f, grieta f

2)

a) ( Pol) escisión f; ( Relig) cisma m, escisión f

b) ( break up) ruptura f, separación f

c) (share-out, distribution)

a six-way split would give everyone $1,500 — si se dividiera la suma en seis partes, cada uno se llevaría $1.500

3) splits pl

to do the splits — abrirse* completamente de piernas, hacer* el spagat (Esp)

4) ( bottle) (AmE) botella individual de vino o champán

II

adjective

1)

a) ( damaged) < wood> rajado, partido; < lip> partido

her trousers were split at the seams — tenía las costuras de los pantalones descosidas

b) ( cleft) < logs> partido

2)

a) ( divided)

split decision — decisión f no unánime

split personality — doble personalidad f

split shift — horario m (de trabajo) partido or no corrido

b) ( in factions) dividido

III
1.

(pres p splitting; past & past p split) transitive verb

1)

a) ( break) \<\<wood/stone\>\> partir

to split the atom — fisionar or desintegrar el átomo

to split something in two/in half — partir algo en dos/por la mitad

b) ( burst)

he bent down and split his pants — se agachó y reventó los pantalones

she split her head open — se partió or se abrió la cabeza

to split one's sides (laughing) — partirse or troncharse or desternillarse de risa

c) ( divide into factions) \<\<nation/church\>\> dividir, escindir

2) (divide, share) \<\<cost/food\>\> dividir

do you want to split a bottle? — ¿nos tomamos una botella a medias?

2.

vi

1) (crack, burst) \<\<wood/rock\>\> partirse, rajarse; \<\<leather/seam\>\> abrirse*, romperse*

his bag split (open) — se le rompió or rajó la bolsa

I've got a splitting headache — tengo un dolor de cabeza espantoso

2) \<\<political party/church\>\> dividirse, escindirse

3) ( leave) (sl) abrirse* (arg), largarse* (fam)

4) ( denounce) (BrE colloq)

to split ON somebody — acusar or (Méx fam) rajar a alguien, chivarse de alguien (Esp fam)

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- split away

- split up

English-spanish dictionary > split
9 split

1. noun
1) (tear) Riß, der

2) (division into parts) [Auf]teilung, die

3) (fig.): (rift) Spaltung, die

a split between Moscow and her allies — ein Bruch zwischen Moskau und seinen Verbündeten

4) (Gymnastics, Skating)

the splits or (Amer.) split — Spagat, der od. das

do the splits — Spagat machen
2. adjective
gespalten

be split on a question — [sich (Dat.)] in einer Frage uneins sein
3. transitive verb,
-tt-, split

1) (tear) zerreißen

2) (divide) teilen; spalten [Holz]

split persons/things into groups — Personen/Dinge in Gruppen (Akk.) aufteilen od. einteilen

split the difference — sich in der Mitte treffen

split hairs — (fig.) Haare spalten

3) (divide into disagreeing parties) spalten

4) (remove by breaking)

split [off or away] — abbrechen
4. intransitive verb,
-tt-, split

1) (break into parts) [Holz:] splittern; [Stoff, Seil:] reißen

2) (divide into parts) sich teilen; [Gruppe:] sich spalten; [zwei Personen:] sich trennen

3) (be removed by breaking)

split from — absplittern von

split apart — zersplittern

4) (sl.): (depart) abhauen (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/120834/split_away">split away

- split off

- split on

- split open

- split up

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[split] 1. verb
present participle splitting: past tense, past participle split)

1) (to cut or (cause to) break lengthwise: to split firewood; The skirt split all the way down the back seam.) spalten,reißen

2) (to divide or (cause to) disagree: The dispute split the workers into two opposing groups.) spalten,reißen
2. noun
(a crack or break: There was a split in one of the sides of the box.) der Spalt

- split-level
- split second
- splitting headache
- the splits
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split

[splɪt]

I. n

1. (crack) Riss m (in in + dat); (in wall, cement, wood) Spalt m

2. (division in opinion) Kluft f; POL Spaltung f

there was a three-way \split in the voting die Wählerschaft zerfiel in drei Lager

3. (marital separation) Trennung f

4. ECON, STOCKEX Aktiensplit m, Entzweiung f, Spaltung f

5. (share) Anteil m

a two/three/four-way \split eine Aufteilung in zwei/drei/vier Teile

6. (with legs)

▪ the \splits pl [or AM a \split] Spagat m

to do the \splits [einen] Spagat machen

7. FOOD

[banana] \split Bananensplit m

8. (small bottle) kleine Flasche; of champagne Pikkolo m BRD fam

II. vt

<-tt-, split, split>

1. (divide)

▪ to \split sth etw teilen

the teacher \split the children into three groups der Lehrer teilte die Kinder in drei Gruppen [ein]

to \split an atom ein Atom spalten

to \split the difference ( fig) sich akk auf halbem Weg einigen

to \split sth in half etw halbieren

to \split sth down the middle etw in der Mitte [durch]teilen

to \split a muffin/a roll in two einen Muffin/ein Brötchen in der Mitte durchschneiden

to \split shares Aktien splitten

to \split the vote AM POL die Stimme auf mehrere Kandidaten/Kandidatinnen verteilen

to \split wood Holz spalten

2. ( fig: create division)

to \split a group/a party eine Gruppe/eine Partei spalten

the issue has \split the employers' group die Arbeitgeber haben sich über die Frage entzweit

▪ to be \split over sth in etw dat gespalten sein

3. (rip, crack)

to \split a seam eine Naht aufplatzen lassen

to \split one's head open sich dat den Kopf aufschlagen

to \split a log open ein Holzscheit spalten

4.

▶ to \split a gut AM ( fam) Bauchweh vor Lachen haben

▶ to \split hairs ( pej) Haarspalterei betreiben pej

▶ to \split one's sides vor Lachen fast platzen fam

III. vi

<-tt-, split, split>

1. (divide) wood, board, wall, stone [entzwei]brechen; seam, cloth aufplatzen; fabric zerreißen; hair splissen

to \split into groups sich akk aufteilen

to \split in half entzweibrechen

to \split open aufplatzen, aufbrechen; ( fig) sich akk entzweien

2. (become splinter group)

▪ to \split from sth sich akk von etw dat abspalten

3. (end relationship) sich akk trennen

4. ( dated fam: leave) abhauen fam

hey man, let's \split before the cops come Mann, lass uns abhauen, bevor die Bullen kommen

5. BRIT, AUS ( dated fam: inform)

▪ to \split on sb [to sb] jdn [bei jdm] verpfeifen [o verpetzen] pej fam

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[splɪt] vb: pret, ptp split
1. n

1) Riss m (in in +dat); (esp in wall, rock, wood) Spalt m (in in +dat)

2) (fig: division) Bruch m (in in +dat), Entzweiung f (+gen); (POL, ECCL) Spaltung f (
in +gen)
there is a split in the party over... — die Partei ist in der Frage (+gen)... gespalten

there is a three-way split in the party over... — die Partei zerfällt in der Frage (+gen)... in drei Lager, die Partei ist in der Frage (+gen)... dreigeteilt

a three-way split of the profits — eine Drittelung des Gewinns

I want my split (inf) — ich will meinen Schnitt (inf)

3) (= distinction in meaning) Aufteilung f

4) pl

the splits — Spagat m

to do the splits — (einen) Spagat machen

5) (inf: sweet) (also banana split) (Bananen)split m

jam/cream split — mit Marmelade/Sahne gefülltes Gebäckstück

6) (esp US: bottle) kleine Flasche

7) (COMPUT) (of window) Teilung f

remove split — Teilung aufheben

2. adj
gespalten (on, over in +dat); (COMPUT) screen geteilt
3. vt

1) (= cleave) (zer)teilen; wood, atom spalten; stone zerbrechen; fabric, garment zerreißen, zerschlitzen; seam aufplatzen lassen

the sea had split the ship in two — in dem Sturm zerbrach das Schiff in zwei Teile

I split the seam — die Naht ist (auf)geplatzt

to split hairs (inf) — Haarspalterei treiben (inf)

to split one's sides ( laughing) (inf) — vor Lachen fast platzen (inf)

to split sth open — etw aufbrechen

his lip had been split open — seine Lippe war aufgeplatzt

he split his head open when he fell — er hat sich (dat) beim Fallen den Kopf aufgeschlagen

2) (= divide) spalten; (COMPUT) screen, window teilen; (= share) work, costs, roles etc (sich dat) teilen

to split sth into three parts — etw in drei Teile aufteilen

to split the vote — die Abstimmung zum Scheitern bringen

a party split three ways — eine in drei Lager gespaltene Partei

ticket — panaschieren

they split the profit three ways — sie haben den Gewinn gedrittelt or in drei Teile geteilt

to split the difference ( fig : in argument etc ) — sich auf halbem Wege einigen; ( lit, with money etc ) sich (dat) die Differenz teilen

4. vi

1) (wood, stone) (entzwei)brechen; (hair) sich spalten; (trousers, seam etc) platzen; (fabric) zerreißen; (ship) auseinanderbrechen

to split open — aufplatzen, aufbrechen

to split at the seams (lit) — an den Nähten aufplatzen; (fig) aus allen or den Nähten platzen

my head is splitting (fig) — mir platzt der Kopf

2) (= divide) sich teilen; (people) sich aufteilen; (POL, ECCL) sich spalten (on, over wegen)

3) (inf: leave) abhauen (inf)

4) (Brit inf

= tell tales) to split on sb — jdn verpfeifen (inf)

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split [splıt]

A v/t prät und pperf split

1. (zer-, auf)spalten, (zer)teilen; COMPUT Bildschirm, Fenster teilen:

split sth from etwas abspalten von;

split words wortklauberisch sein; → hair Bes Redew

2. zerreißen: → side A 4

3. auch split up (untereinander) (auf)teilen, sich in einen Gewinn etc teilen:

split a bottle eine Flasche zusammen trinken;

split the difference

a) WIRTSCH sich in die Differenz teilen,

b) sich auf halbem Wege einigen;

split shares (bes US stocks) Aktien splitten;

split one’s vote(s) ( oder ticket) POL US panaschieren

4. split up

a) aufgliedern, untergliedern,

b) auseinanderreißen

5. trennen, entzweien, eine Partei etc spalten, SPORT das Feld auseinanderreißen

6. sl (absichtlich oder unabsichtlich) verraten

7. US umg Whisky etc spritzen, mit Wasser verdünnen

8. PHYS

a) Atome etc (auf)spalten

b) Licht zerlegen

B v/i

1. sich (auf)spalten, reißen

2. zerspringen, (-)platzen, bersten:

my head is splitting fig ich habe rasende Kopfschmerzen

3. a) zerschellen (Schiff)

b) fig scheitern

4. sich entzweien oder spalten (on, over wegen gen):

split off sich abspalten

5. sich spalten oder teilen ( into in akk)

6. auch split up (from, with) Schluss machen (mit), sich trennen (von)

7. sich teilen (on in akk)

8. split on sb (to) sl

a) besonders SCHULE jemanden verpetzen (bei),

b) jemanden verpfeifen (bei)

9. umg sich vor Lachen schütteln

10. POL besonders US panaschieren

11. sl abhauen, verschwinden

C s

1. Spalt m, Riss m, Sprung m

2. abgespaltener Teil, Bruchstück n

3. fig Spaltung f (einer Partei etc)

4. fig Entzweiung f, Zerwürfnis n, Bruch m

5. Splittergruppe f

6. (Bananen- etc) Split n

7. halbe Flasche (Mineralwasser etc)

8. meist pl (als sg konstruiert)

a) Akrobatik, Tanz etc: Spagat m:

do the splits einen Spagat machen

b) Turnen: Grätsche f

9. TECH Schicht f (von Spaltleder)

D adj

1. zer-, gespalten, geteilt, Spalt…:

split ends pl (Haar)Spliss m

2. fig gespalten, zerrissen:

be split (on the issue) (in der Sache) uneinig oder gespalten sein

3. WIRTSCH geteilt:

split quotation Notierung f in Bruchteilen

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1. noun
1) (tear) Riß, der

2) (division into parts) [Auf]teilung, die

3) (fig.): (rift) Spaltung, die

a split between Moscow and her allies — ein Bruch zwischen Moskau und seinen Verbündeten

4) (Gymnastics, Skating)

the splits or (Amer.) split — Spagat, der od. das

do the splits — Spagat machen
2. adjective
gespalten

be split on a question — [sich (Dat.)] in einer Frage uneins sein
3. transitive verb,
-tt-, split

1) (tear) zerreißen

2) (divide) teilen; spalten [Holz]

split persons/things into groups — Personen/Dinge in Gruppen (Akk.) aufteilen od. einteilen

split the difference — sich in der Mitte treffen

split hairs — (fig.) Haare spalten

3) (divide into disagreeing parties) spalten

4) (remove by breaking)

split [off or away] — abbrechen
4. intransitive verb,
-tt-, split

1) (break into parts) [Holz:] splittern; [Stoff, Seil:] reißen

2) (divide into parts) sich teilen; [Gruppe:] sich spalten; [zwei Personen:] sich trennen

3) (be removed by breaking)

split from — absplittern von

split apart — zersplittern

4) (sl.): (depart) abhauen (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- split away

- split off

- split on

- split open

- split up

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adj.

gespalten adj.

geteilt adj. n.

Riss -e m.

Spalt -e m.

Spaltung -en f. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: split)

= aufteilen v.

spalten v.

teilen v.

zersplittern v.

English-german dictionary > split
10 poke

I [pəʊk]
nome (prod) colpo m., ditata f.; (punch) pugno m.

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it's better than a poke in the eye (with a sharp stick) — è meglio che un pugno in un occhio
II [pəʊk]
verbo transitivo

1) (jab, prod) spingere [ person]; dare dei colpetti a [ pile]; attizzare [ fire]

to poke sb. in the ribs, in the eye — dare una gomitata nelle costole, ficcare un dito in un occhio a qcn.

he poked his food with his fork — esaminava il contenuto del suo piatto con la forchetta

2) (push, put)

to poke sth. into — infilare qcs. in [hole, pot]

to poke one's head round the door, out of the window — fare capolino dalla porta, sporgere la testa dalla finestra

3) (pierce)

to poke a hole in sth. — fare un buco in qcs

•

- poke around

- poke at

- poke out

* * *
[pəuk] 1. verb
1) (to push something into; to prod: He poked a stick into the hole; He poked her in the ribs with his elbow.) cacciare; dare un colpetto

2) (to make (a hole) by doing this: She poked a hole in the sand with her finger.) (fare un buco)

3) (to (cause to) protrude or project: She poked her head in at the window; His foot was poking out of the blankets.) sporgere
2. noun
(an act of poking; a prod or nudge: He gave me a poke in the arm.) gomitata

- poker
- poky
- pokey
- poke about/around
- poke fun at
- poke one's nose into
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[pəʊk]
1. n

(jab) colpetto, (with elbow) gomitata

to give the fire a poke — attizzare il fuoco

2. vt

1) (jab with stick, finger etc) dare un colpetto a

to poke sb with one's umbrella — dare un colpetto con l'ombrello a qn

you poked me in the eye — mi hai messo or ficcato un dito nell'occhio

to poke the fire — attizzare il fuoco

2)

to poke fun at sb — (mock) prendere in giro qn

3) Am, (fam: punch) dare un pugno a

4) (thrust) cacciare, ficcare

to poke one's head out of the window — mettere la testa fuori dalla finestra

to poke sth in(to) sth — spingere qc dentro qc

5)

(make by poking) to poke a hole in sth — fare un buco in qc (con il dito, un bastone etc)

3. vi

to poke at — dare dei colpetti a

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- poke about

- poke out

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poke (1) /pəʊk/
n.

1 colpo (di punta); urto; spinta; gomitata; ditata

2 (fam.) pugno

3 (fam.) posapiano; lumaca (fig.)

4 (volg.) chiavata; scopata

5 (volg.) donna come partner sessuale

6 ( Internet) poke (colpetto virtuale inviato per attirare l'attenzione di q.)

● (fig.) poke in the eye, pugno in un occhio: It's better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick!, è meglio di un pugno in un occhio! □ to give the fire a poke, dare un'attizzatina al fuoco.
poke (2) /pəʊk/
n.

1 (dial.) borsa; sacco

2 ( slang USA) portafogli; borsellino; ( anche) rotolo di banconote; soldi; denaro

● (fig.) to buy a pig in a poke, comprare a scatola chiusa (o alla cieca).
poke (3) /pəʊk/
n.

( un tempo) visiera

● poke bonnet, cuffia con ampia visiera (per es., delle donne dell'Esercito della Salvezza).
(to) poke /pəʊk/
A v. t.

1 colpire; urtare; spingere; dare un colpetto (o una gomitata) a: to poke sb. in the ribs, dare una gomitata (o un colpetto confidenziale) a q. nelle costole

2 ( anche to poke up) attizzare ( il fuoco)

3 conficcare; ficcare; cacciare: to poke one's nose into other people's affairs, ficcare il naso negli affari altrui; to poke one's finger into a crack, cacciare il dito in una fessura

4 (fam.) colpire col pugno; dare un pugno a (q.)

5 (volg.) chiavare; sbattere; scopare (volg.)

B v. i.

1 dare un colpetto

2 sporgere; spuntare: His left knee was poking through a big hole, gli spuntava il ginocchio sinistro da un grosso buco

3 ficcare il naso; curiosare; immischiarsi; intromettersi

● to poke and pry, essere un ficcanaso □ to poke at sb., agitare un attizzatoio (o un bastone, ecc.) contro q.; pungolare q. □ ( calcio, ecc.) to poke the ball home, toccare la palla in rete; insaccare con un tocchetto □ to poke fun at, deridere; dileggiare; farsi beffe di; prendere in giro □ to poke a hole in st., fare un buco in qc. ( con un dito, un bastone, un arnese appuntito).

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I [pəʊk]
nome (prod) colpo m., ditata f.; (punch) pugno m.

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it's better than a poke in the eye (with a sharp stick) — è meglio che un pugno in un occhio
II [pəʊk]
verbo transitivo

1) (jab, prod) spingere [ person]; dare dei colpetti a [ pile]; attizzare [ fire]

to poke sb. in the ribs, in the eye — dare una gomitata nelle costole, ficcare un dito in un occhio a qcn.

he poked his food with his fork — esaminava il contenuto del suo piatto con la forchetta

2) (push, put)

to poke sth. into — infilare qcs. in [hole, pot]

to poke one's head round the door, out of the window — fare capolino dalla porta, sporgere la testa dalla finestra

3) (pierce)

to poke a hole in sth. — fare un buco in qcs

•

- poke around

- poke at

- poke out

English-Italian dictionary > poke
11 poke

pəuk
1. verb
1) (to push something into; to prod: He poked a stick into the hole; He poked her in the ribs with his elbow.) meter

2) (to make (a hole) by doing this: She poked a hole in the sand with her finger.) hacer un agujero

3) (to (cause to) protrude or project: She poked her head in at the window; His foot was poking out of the blankets.) asomar

2. noun
(an act of poking; a prod or nudge: He gave me a poke in the arm.) empujón, golpe

- poker
- poky
- pokey
- poke about/around
- poke fun at
- poke one's nose into

poke vb

1. atizar

he poked the fire to make it burn better atizó el fuego para que quemara mejor

2. dar

she poked me in the arm me dio con el dedo en el brazo

El gerundio de poke se escribe poking

poke

tr[pəʊk]

noun

1 (jab) empujón nombre masculino, golpe nombre masculino; (with elbow) codazo; (with sharp object) pinchazo

transitive verb

1 (jab - with finger) dar con la punta del dedo; (- with elbow) dar un codazo a; (- with pointed object) dar un pinchazo a

2 (insert) meter

3 (fire) atizar

4 (show) asomar

■ he poked his head round the door asomó la cabeza por la puerta

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to poke fun at somebody burlarse de alguien

to poke one's nose into somebody else's business meterse en asuntos ajenos

poke ['po:k] v, poked ; poking vt

1) jab: golpear (con la punta de algo), dar

he poked me with his finger: me dio con el dedo

2) thrust: introducir, asomar

I poked my head out the window: asomé la cabeza por la ventana

poke vi

1)

to poke around rummage: hurgar

2)

to poke along dawdle: demorarse, entretenerse

poke n

: golpe m abrupto (con la punta de algo)

poke

n.

• codazo s.m.

• empuje s.m.

• empujón s.m.

• espetón s.m.

v.

• atizar v.

• empujar v.

• escarbar v.

• hurgar v.

• hurgonear v.

• introducir v.

I
1. pəʊk
transitive verb

a) ( jab)

to poke the fire — atizar* el fuego

to poke somebody's eye out — sacarle* un ojo a alguien

she poked him in the ribs — le dio en el costado; ( with elbow) le dio un codazo en el costado

b) ( thrust)

she poked her head around the door — asomó la cabeza por la puerta

he poked his finger through the crack — metió el dedo por la ranura; fun I, nose I 1)

2.

vi

a) ( jab)

to poke AT something: he poked at the mouse with a stick — le dio al ratón con un palo

b) ( project) asomar

her feet were poking out of the sheets — los pies le asomaban por entre las sábanas

a few shoots were poking up out of the soil — unos cuantos brotes asomaban en la tierra

Phrasal Verbs:

- poke about

II

noun golpe m; ( with elbow) codazo m

she gave him a poke in the ribs — le dio en el costado; ( with elbow) le dio un codazo en el costado

to give the fire a poke — atizar* el fuego

I [pǝʊk]
1. N

1) (=jab) empujón m, empellón m ; (with elbow) codazo m ; (with poker) hurgonada f, hurgonazo m

he gave me a poke in the ribs — (with finger) me hincó el dedo en las costillas; (with elbow) me dio un codazo en las costillas

to give the fire a poke — atizar la lumbre, remover la lumbre

2)

to have a poke — (Brit) *** (=have sex) echar(se) un polvo ***

2. VT

1) (=jab with stick, finger etc) pinchar, clavar; [+ fire] hurgar, atizar, remover

to poke sb in the ribs — hincar el dedo a algn en las costillas

to poke sb with a stick — dar a algn un empujón con un palo

you nearly poked me in the eye with that! — ¡casi me saltas un ojo con eso!

2) (=thrust) introducir

to poke a rag into a tube — meter un trapo en un tubo

to poke a stick into a crack — meter un palo en una grieta

to poke a stick into the ground — clavar un palo en el suelo

to poke one's head out (of a window) — sacar or asomar la cabeza (por una ventana)
nose 1., 1)
3) [+ hole] hacer

to poke a hole in a picture — hacer un agujero en un cuadro

4)

to poke fun at sb — reírse de algn

5) (US) * (=punch) pegar un puñetazo a

3.

VI

to poke at sth with a stick — hurgar algo con un bastón

- poke about

- poke out

II

[pǝʊk]
N (esp Scot) (=bag) saco m, bolsa f ; pig
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I
1. [pəʊk]
transitive verb

a) ( jab)

to poke the fire — atizar* el fuego

to poke somebody's eye out — sacarle* un ojo a alguien

she poked him in the ribs — le dio en el costado; ( with elbow) le dio un codazo en el costado

b) ( thrust)

she poked her head around the door — asomó la cabeza por la puerta

he poked his finger through the crack — metió el dedo por la ranura; fun I, nose I 1)

2.

vi

a) ( jab)

to poke AT something: he poked at the mouse with a stick — le dio al ratón con un palo

b) ( project) asomar

her feet were poking out of the sheets — los pies le asomaban por entre las sábanas

a few shoots were poking up out of the soil — unos cuantos brotes asomaban en la tierra

Phrasal Verbs:

- poke about

II

noun golpe m; ( with elbow) codazo m

she gave him a poke in the ribs — le dio en el costado; ( with elbow) le dio un codazo en el costado

to give the fire a poke — atizar* el fuego

English-spanish dictionary > poke
12 look

look

A n

1 ( glance) coup m d'œil ; to have ou take a look at sth ( briefly) jeter un coup d'œil à or sur qch ; ( closely) examiner qch ; to have ou take a good look at examiner [qch] soigneusement [car, contract, patient] ; regarder [qch] de près [suspect, photo] ; I didn't get a good look at the thief je n'ai pas bien vu le voleur ; to have a look inside/behind sth regarder à l'intérieur de/derrière qch ; to have a look round faire un tour de [house, town] ; I had a quick look round ( in town) j'ai fait un petit tour ; ( in shop) j'ai jeté un coup d'œil ; to have a look round the shops faire le tour des magasins ; to have a look through ( peer) regarder dans [telescope] ; regarder par [crack, window] ; ( scan) chercher dans [archives, files] ; parcourir [essay, report] ; she took one look at him and screamed elle l'a regardé et s'est mise à crier ; I took one look at him and knew that he was ill j'ai tout de suite vu qu'il était malade ; let's have a look at that grazed knee voyons ce genou écorché ; to take a long hard look at sth fig étudier sérieusement qch ;

2 ( search) to have a look chercher ; to have a look for sth chercher qch ; I've had several looks j'ai regardé or cherché plusieurs fois ; I had a good look in the attic j'ai bien cherché dans le grenier ;

3 ( expression) regard m ; a look of fear/anger un regard rempli de terreur/de colère ; a look of sadness un regard triste ; to give sb a kind/pitying look regarder qn avec bonté/pitié ; he gave me a look of sheer hatred il m'a lancé or jeté un regard de pure haine ; did you see the look he gave me? tu as vu le regard qu'il m'a jeté? ; she gave me such a look! elle m'a jeté un de ces regards! ; he got some odd ou funny looks on l'a regardé d'un drôle d'air ; I don't like the look on his face ou in his eye je n'aime pas son air ; you could tell from the look on his face that à sa tête ○ on voyait que ; to give sb a dirty/evil look regarder qn d'un sale œil/d'un air méchant ;

4 ( appearance) ( of person) air m ; (of building, car, design, scenery) aspect m ; to have a look of weariness/sadness about one avoir l'air abattu/triste ; the car has a dated look la voiture ne fait pas très moderne ; she has a look of her father about her elle a quelque chose de son père ; to have the look of a military man/seasoned traveller avoir l'allure d'un militaire/d'un voyageur expérimenté ; I like the look of it ça a l'air bien ; I like the look of the new computer/car j'aime bien la ligne du nouvel ordinateur/de la nouvelle voiture ; I like the look of him il a l'air sympa ○, il a une bonne tête ○ ; I don't like the look of him il ne m'inspire pas confiance ; I don't like the look of the weather le ciel n'annonce rien de bon ; I don't like the look of that rash ces rougeurs m'inquiètent ; by the look(s) of him he must be about 40 à le voir on lui donnerait la quarantaine ; by the look(s) of the barometer à en juger par le baromètre ;

5 ( style) look ○ m, style m ; the look for the 90's le look des années 90.

B looks npl he's got the looks, but can he act? il a le physique, mais sait-il jouer? ; looks aren't everything il n'y a pas que la beauté qui compte ; to keep one's looks rester beau/belle ; he's losing his looks il n'est pas aussi beau qu'autrefois ; you can't go ou judge by looks alone il ne faut pas se fier aux apparences.

C vtr

1 (gaze, stare) regarder ; look what he's done! regarde ce qu'il a fait! ; look how/where… regarde comment/où… ; to look sb in the eye/in the face regarder qn dans les yeux/en face ; to look sb up and down ( appraisingly) regarder qn de haut en bas ; ( critically) toiser qn des pieds à la tête ; to look one's last on jeter un dernier regard sur [house, view] ; look what arrived this morning regarde ce qui est arrivé ce matin ; look who it is! regarde qui voilà! ; look who's just walked in! regarde qui vient d'arriver! ; now look what you've done! regarde ce que tu as fait! ; look what time it starts! tu as vu à quelle heure ça commence! ;

2 ( appear) to look one's age faire son âge ; to look one's best être à son avantage ; she still looks the same elle n'a pas changé ; to look an idiot ou a fool avoir l'air ridicule ; it won't look good if you refuse ça sera mal vu si tu refuses ; he doesn't look himself today il n'a pas l'air dans son assiette aujourd'hui.

D vi

1 regarder (into dans ; over par-dessus) ; to look and see who's at the door regarder qui est à la porte ; to look and see what's on TV regarder ce qu'il y a à la télé ; to look at sb/sth regarder qn/qch ; to look away détourner le regard or les yeux ; to look in at the window regarder (à l'intérieur) par la fenêtre ; to look out of ou through the window regarder par la fenêtre ; to look the other way lit regarder ailleurs ; fig fermer les yeux ; to look up and down the street regarder partout dans la rue ; I didn't know where to look fig je ne savais plus où me mettre ; ( in shop) I'm just looking je ne fais que regarder ;

2 ( search) chercher, regarder ; to look down parcourir [list] ; to look for sth chercher qch ; a group of youths looking for trouble une bande de jeunes qui cherchent la bagarre ; are you looking for a smack in the mouth ○ ? tu veux mon poing sur la figure ○ ? ;

3 (appear, seem) avoir l'air, paraître ; he looks happy il a l'air heureux, il paraît heureux ; it's nice to see you looking happy ça fait plaisir de te voir heureux ; you look hot/cold tu as l'air d'avoir chaud/froid ; he doesn't look French il n'a pas l'air français, il ne fait pas français ; he looks young for his age il fait or il paraît jeune pour son âge ; she's 40 but she doesn't look it elle a 40 ans mais elle ne les fait pas ; he looks about 50 il doit avoir la cinquantaine ; that dress makes you look younger cette robe te rajeunit ; how do I look? comment me trouves-tu? ; you look well tu as bonne mine ; you don't look well tu as mauvaise mine ; you look good in that hat ce chapeau te va bien ; you look good enough to eat! tu es mignon à croquer ○ ! ; that cake looks good ce gâteau a l'air bon ; the picture will look good in the study le tableau ira bien dans le bureau ; how does my tie look? comment est ma cravate? ; it doesn't look straight il n'est pas droit, il est de travers ; it doesn't look right ça ne va pas ; how does it look to you? qu'est-ce que tu en penses? ; it looks OK to me ça m'a l'air d'aller ; does the meat look cooked to you? est-ce que tu crois que la viande est cuite? ; things are looking good les choses se présentent bien ; things aren't looking too good ça ne va pas très bien ; it looks to me as if ou though j'ai l'impression que ; this looks to me like the right street j'ai l'impression que c'est la bonne rue ; it looks as if ou though it will rain/snow on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir/neiger ; it looks likely that il semble probable que (+ subj) ; it looks certain that il semble certain que (+ indic) ; he looks to be the strongest il semble être le plus fort ; it looks to be a question of time/money ça a l'air d'être une question de temps/d'argent ;

4 to look like sb/sth ressembler à qn/qch ; it doesn't look anything like a Picasso! ça ne ressemble absolument pas à un Picasso! ; that photograph doesn't look like you ou looks nothing like you on ne te reconnaît pas du tout sur cette photo ; what does she look like? comment est-elle? ; what does the house look like? comment est la maison? ; it looks like being funny/interesting cela promet d'être amusant/intéressant ; you look like being the only man there il y a de fortes chances pour que tu sois le seul homme présent ; she looks like being the first to finish il y a de fortes chances pour qu'elle soit la première à finir ; it looks like he's dying tout porte à croire qu'il est mourant ; it looks like rain/snow on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir/neiger ; it certainly looks like it ça en a tout l'air ; ‘are you having trouble?’ ‘what does it look like?’ iron ‘tu as des ennuis?’ ‘à ton avis?’ iron ; what does it look like to you? murder? qu'en pensez-vous? c'est un meurtre? ; it looks like cancer to me je pense que c'est un cancer ; you look like you could do with a drink/bath j'ai l'impression qu'un verre d'alcool/un bain ne te ferait pas de mal ;

5 ( also look here) écoute ; look, this is ridiculous écoute, c'est ridicule ; look, it wasn't my fault écoute, ce n'était pas ma faute ; look here, I'm in no mood for jokes écoute-moi bien, je ne suis pas d'humeur à plaisanter ;

6 ( be oriented) to look north/south [house, room] être orienté au nord/sud.

E - looking (dans composés) serious/distinguished-looking [person] à l'air sérieux/distingué ; dubious/sinister-looking [place, object] à l'aspect douteux/sinistre ; he's not bad-looking il n'est pas mal.

Idiom

if looks could kill, I'd be dead by now il/elle/etc m'a fusillé du regard.

Phrasal verbs

■ look about = look around.

■ look after:

▶ look after [sb/sth]

1 ( care for) soigner [patient, sick animal] ; garder [child] ; s'occuper de [customer, guest] ; s'occuper de [animal, plant] ; entretenir [car, equipment] ; prendre soin de [belongings, toys] ; he's being looked after by his grand-parents ce sont ses grand-parents qui le gardent ; these books have been well looked after on a pris soin de ces livres ; to look after sb's needs satisfaire les besoins de qn ;

2 ( be responsible for) s'occuper de [administration, finances, business, shop] ; surveiller [class, schoolchildren] ; to look after sb's interests veiller aux intérêts de qn ; look after my luggage, I'll be back in a minute! surveille mes bagages, je reviens tout de suite! ;

▶ look after oneself

1 ( cope) she's too frail to look after herself elle est trop fragile pour se débrouiller toute seule ; I'm old enough to look after myself je suis assez grand pour me débrouiller tout seul ;

2 ( be careful) safe journey, and look after yourself bon voyage, sois prudent!

■ look ahead lit regarder devant soi ; fig regarder vers l'avenir ; we must look ahead to the future now nous devons penser à l'avenir maintenant ; she's looking ahead to the next Olympics elle se prépare pour les prochains jeux Olympiques ; and now, looking ahead to tomorrow's programmes Radio, TV et maintenant, un aperçu des émissions de demain.

■ look around:

▶ look around

1 ( turn around) se retourner ;

2 ( glance around) regarder autour de soi ; to look around at one's friends/ colleagues fig passer en revue ses amis/collègues ;

3 ( search) chercher ; to look around for sb/sth chercher qn/qch ;

4 (visit, examine) (in building, town) faire un tour ; ( in room) jeter un coup d'œil ;

▶ look around [sth] visiter [church, town] ; faire le tour de [room] ; they spent the morning looking around London/the shops ils ont passé la matinée à visiter Londres/à faire les magasins.

■ look at:

▶ look at [sth]

1 gen regarder ; ( briefly) jeter un coup d'œil sur ; look at the state of you! regarde un peu de quoi tu as l'air! ; just look at the state of this room! regarde un peu l'état de cette pièce! ; look at this coat/book! regarde-moi ○ ce manteau/ce livre! ; just look at this! regarde-moi ça ○ ! ; you'd never guess, to look at her à la voir on ne devinerait jamais ; he's/it's not much to look at il/ça ne paie pas de mine ;

2 ( examine) vérifier [equipment] ; [doctor] examiner [patient, wound] ; [workman] jeter un coup d'œil à [car, plumbing] ; étudier [problem, implications, effects, ways, offer, options] ; you should get that wound looked at tu devrais faire examiner cette blessure (par le médecin) ;

3 (see, view) voir [life, events, situation] ; envisager [problem] ; try and look at it my way essaie de voir les choses de mon point de vue ; his way of looking at things sa façon de voir les choses ; look at it this way, if he offers, I won't refuse écoute, s'il me fait une proposition, je ne la refuserai pas ; that's how I look at it c'est comme ça que je vois les choses ; the problem needs to be looked at from all angles il faut envisager ce problème sous tous ses aspects ; you can't be too careful, look at Tom! il faut être très prudent, regarde ce qui est arrivé à Tom! ;

4 ( face) to be looking at [firm] être au bord de [bankruptcy, collapse] ; [criminal] risquer [life sentence, fine] ; you're looking at major repairs here dites-vous bien qu'il s'agit ici de réparations importantes ; you're looking at a bill for about 3,000 dollars ça va vous coûter aux alentours de 3 000 dollars.

■ look back:

▶ look back

1 ( turn around) se retourner ; to look back at sb/sth se retourner pour regarder qn/qch ;

2 (reflect, reminisce) let's look back to the year 1964 revenons à l'année 1964 ; if we look back to the 19th century si l'on considère le dix-neuvième siècle ; since then she's never looked back depuis tout s'est très bien passé pour elle ; to look back on se tourner sur [past] ; repenser à [experience] ; faire le bilan de [career, marriage] ; looking back on it, I think I made the right decision rétrospectivement, je pense que j'ai pris la bonne décision.

■ look down:

▶ look down (with modesty, shame) baisser les yeux ; ( from a height) regarder en bas ; from the hilltop she looked down on the city elle regardait la ville du haut de la colline ;

▶ look down on [sb/sth]

1 ( despise) mépriser [person, lifestyle] ;

2 ( dominate) [fortress, tower] dominer [town, valley].

■ look for:

▶ look for [sb/sth] ( search for) chercher qn/qch ;

▶ look for [sth] ( expect) attendre [commitment, co-operation, result, reward] (from de) ; what I'm looking for from you is a guarantee ce que j'attends de vous c'est une garantie ; what do you look for in a new recruit? qu'est-ce que vous attendez d'une nouvelle recrue?

■ look forward: to look forward to [sth] attendre [qch] avec impatience ; I was so looking forward to it j'attendais ça avec tant d'impatience, je m'en faisais une telle joie ; she's looking forward to going on holiday elle a hâte de partir en vacances ; I'm not looking forward to the interview/party la perspective de l'entretien/la fête ne me réjouit pas ; I look forward to hearing from you ( writing to a friend) j'espère avoir bientôt de tes nouvelles ; ( in formal correspondence) dans l'attente de votre réponse.

■ look in

1 ( pay a visit) passer ; I'll look in again tomorrow je repasserai demain ; to look in on passer voir [person, class, rehearsals] ; look in on the baby and check she's still asleep va voir si le bébé dort ;

2 ( watch TV) if there are any viewers looking in who want more details, please contact us les téléspectateurs qui désirent obtenir plus de renseignements peuvent nous contacter.

■ look into:

▶ look into [sth] examiner, étudier [matter, possibility, problem] ; examiner [accounts, background] ; enquêter sur [death, disappearance, theft].

■ look on:

▶ look on [crowd, spectators] regarder ; we looked on admiringly as she danced nous l'avons regardée danser avec admiration ; I was forced to look on as the house was ransacked j'ai été forcé d'assister au pillage de la maison ;

▶ look on [sb/sth] considérer [person, event etc] (as comme ; with avec) ; we look on him as a son nous le considérons comme notre fils ; I look on it as a privilege je considère que c'est un privilège.

■ look onto:

▶ look onto [sth] [house, room] donner sur [sea, garden, street].

■ look out:

▶ look out ( take care) faire attention (for à) ; ( be wary) se méfier (for de) ; you must look out for snakes faites attention aux serpents ; look out for motorists turning out of side roads méfiez-vous des automobilistes qui débouchent des petites routes ; look out! attention! ;

▶ look out for [sb/sth] guetter [person] ; être à l'affût de [new recruits, talent] ; être à la recherche de [apartment, book] ; guetter l'apparition de [signs, symptoms] ; repérer [cases, examples] ; être à l'affût de [bargain, special offer] ;

▶ look out for [oneself] se débrouiller tout seul, s'occuper de soi ;

▶ look out over [sth] [window, balcony] donner sur [sea, park].

■ look over:

▶ look [sb] over passer [qn] en revue [new recruits, troops] ;

▶ look [sth] over examiner [car, equipment] ; [vet] examiner [animal] ; get an expert to look the car over before you buy it fais examiner la voiture par un spécialiste avant de l'acheter ;

▶ look over [sth]

1 ( read) ( in detail) examiner [document, contract] ; ( rapidly) parcourir [essay, lines, notes] ; jeter un coup d'œil sur, parcourir [document, report] ; I'll get Rose to look it over quickly je demanderai à Rose d'y jeter un petit coup d'œil ;

2 ( visit) visiter [factory, gardens, house].

■ look round

1 ( look behind one) se retourner ; she looked round to see who it was elle s'est retournée pour voir qui c'était ;

2 ( look about) regarder autour de soi ; I'm just looking round ( in shop) je ne fais que regarder ; we're looking round for a new house nous cherchons une nouvelle maison ;

▶ look round [sth] visiter [town, building].

■ look through:

▶ look through [sth]

1 ( read) consulter [archive, material, files] ; parcourir [essay, list, script, report, notes] ; ( scan idly) feuilleter [book, magazine] ;

2 ( search) fouiller dans [belongings, drawers, briefcase] ; I caught him looking through my diary je l'ai trouvé en train de lire mon journal intime ; try looking through that pile of papers regarde dans cette pile de papiers ;

▶ look through [sb] faire semblant de ne pas voir [person].

■ look to:

▶ look to [sb/sth]

1 ( rely on) compter sur qn/qch (for pour ; to do pour faire) ; they look to him for leadership ils comptent sur lui pour les diriger ;

2 ( turn to) se tourner vers [future] ; he looked to his friends for support il s'est tourné vers ses amis pour qu'ils le soutiennent ;

▶ look to [sth] ( pay attention) veiller à [defences, interests] ;

▶ look to do ( expect) espérer faire ; we're looking to break even/make a profit nous espérons rentrer dans nos frais/faire des bénéfices.

■ look up:

▶ look up

1 ( raise one's eyes) lever les yeux (from de) ;

2 ( raise one's head) lever la tête ; to look up at the clouds/tree-tops regarder les nuages/le sommet des arbres ;

3 ( improve) [business, prospects] aller mieux ; [conditions, situation] s'améliorer ; [property market] reprendre ; things are looking up for us les choses s'arrangent pour nous ;

▶ look up [sth] regarder à l'intérieur de [chimney] ; to look up sb's skirt regarder sous la jupe de qn ;

▶ look [sb/sth] up, look up [sb/sth]

1 ( check in book) chercher [address, phone number, price, word] (in dans) ; look his number up in the phone book cherche son numéro de téléphone dans l'annuaire ;

2 ( visit) passer voir [acquaintance, friend] ; look me up if you're ever in New York passez me voir or faites-moi signe si jamais vous vous trouvez à New York ;

▶ look up to [sb] admirer [person].

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13 cabeza

cabeza sustantivo femenino 1
a) (Anat) head;

◊ de la cabeza a los pies from head to toe o foot;
me duele la cabeza I've got a headache; marcó de cabeza he scored with a header; pararse en la or de cabeza (AmL) to do a headstand; cabeza rapada skinhead
b) ( medida) head;

◊ me saca una cabeza he's a head taller than me

c) ( pelo) hair;

◊ me lavé la cabeza I washed my hair

d) ( inteligencia):

◊ usa la cabeza use your head;
¡qué poca cabeza! have you/has he no sense?
e) ( mente):

◊ ¡que cabeza la mía! what a memory!;
tú estás mal de la cabeza you're out of your mind; se me ha ido de la cabeza it's gone right out of my head; se le ha metido en la cabeza que … she's got it into her head that …; no se me pasó por la cabeza it didn't cross my mind; cabeza de chorlito sustantivo masculino y femenino (fam) scatterbrain (colloq); írsele a algn la cabeza to feel dizzy; levantar cabeza (fam) ( superar problemas) to get back on one's feet; perder la cabeza: no perdamos la cabeza let's not panic o lose our heads; perdió la cabeza por esa mujer he lost his head over that woman; quitarle a algn algo de la cabeza to get sth out of sb's head; romperse la cabeza (fam) ( preocuparse) to rack one's brains; ( lastimarse) to break one's neck (colloq);
◊ subírsele a algn a la cabeza [vino/éxito] to go to one's head;
tener la cabeza llena de pájaros (fam) to have one's head in the clouds 2
a) ( individuo):

◊ por cabeza each, a head

b) ( de ganado) head;

◊ 50 cabezas de ganado 50 head of cattle
3 (primer lugar, delantera):
◊ estamos a la cabeza del sector we are the leading company in this sector;
a la cabeza de la manifestación at the front o head of the demonstration; el equipo va en cabeza de la clasificación the team is at the top of the division; cabeza de familia head of the family; cabeza de serie seed 4
a) (de alfiler, clavo, fósforo) head

b) ( de misil) warhead
5 (Audio, Video) head 6 ( de plátanos) hand, bunch;
◊ cabeza de ajo bulb of garlic

cabeza sustantivo femenino
1 head: le dolía la cabeza, she had a headache
2 (sentido común) sense
3 (mente) mind, head: no se me pasó por la cabeza it didn't even occur to me
no puedo quitármelo de la cabeza, I can't get it out of my mind
me vino a la cabeza la idea, the idea sprang to my mind
4 (habilidad) no tiene cabeza para los negocios, he hasn't got a good head for business
5 (cabellera) hair: se lavó la cabeza, he washed his hair
6 (responsable, líder) es la cabeza pensante de la banda, he's the brains behind the gang
la cabeza de la Iglesia Anglicana, the head of the Anglican Church
cabeza de familia, head of the family 7 cabeza de ajo, bulb of garlic
8 familiar cabeza de chorlito, scatterbrain, featherhead
cabeza dura, stubborn o obstinate person
cabeza de turco, scapegoat
cabeza rapada, skinhead Dep cabeza de serie, heat, seed: jugará contra el cabeza de serie número 2, she's going to play against the second seed
9 cabeza de ganado, head of cattle Locuciones: a la cabeza de, at the front o top of
con la cabeza alta, with one's head held high: puedes decirlo con la cabeza bien alta, you can say it with your head held high
de cabeza, (de lleno) completely (en natación) se tiró de cabeza a la piscina, he dived headfirst into the pool Dep metió un gol de cabeza, he headed a goal
en cabeza, in the lead
estar mal/tocado de la cabeza, to be a mental case
perder la cabeza, to lose one's temper
rodar cabezas: si baja la cotización, van a rodar cabezas, if the share price goes down heads will roll
romperse la cabeza, to rack one's brains
traer a alguien de cabeza, to drive sb mad
por cabeza, per person: debemos poner cinco mil pesetas por cabeza, we should charge five thousand pesetas per head
sentar la cabeza: ya tienes edad de sentar la cabeza, it's about time you settled down ' cabeza' also found in these entries: Spanish: acéfala - acéfalo - ajo - asentir - bajar - brecha - cabecear - caber - cabezazo - cabezón - cabezona - cabezudo - calentar - calentarse - cantidad - casco - chorlito - coco - dar - descolgarse - descontar - desgraciada - desgraciado - entrar - escalabrar - escarmentar - gacha - gacho - girar - hueca - hueco - inclinar - infernal - jaqueca - ladear - matar - melón - mover - negación - pájaro - pañuelo - pie - por - quebradero - reclinar - remate - reposar - romperse - rondar - sacar English: above - ache - aching - ahead - bad - balance - bang - bare - bash - bash in - bend - bonk - bow - bump - catch up - clear - cock - crack - crush - crushing - dive - dizzy - excruciating - giddy - grave - hair - hammer - hang - head - head-first - headache - headroom - hit - hold - idea - incline - keep down - knock - lead - lift - look round - lose - mind - monstrous - nod - nut - one-track - overhead - pat - per capita

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14 split

[splɪt] n

1) ( crack) Riss m (in in +dat); (in wall, cement, wood) Spalt m

2) ( division in opinion) Kluft f; pol Spaltung f;

there was a three-way \split in the voting die Wählerschaft zerfiel in drei Lager

3) ( marital separation) Trennung f

4) econ, stockex Aktiensplit m

5) ( share) Anteil m;

a two/ three/four-way \split eine Aufteilung in zwei/drei/vier Teile

6) ( with legs)

the \splits pl [or (Am) a \split] Spagat m;

to do the \splits [einen] Spagat machen

7) food

[banana] \split Bananensplit m

8) ( small bottle) kleine Flasche; of champagne Pikkolo m ( fam) vt <-tt-, split, split>

1) ( divide)

to \split sth etw teilen;

the teacher \split the children into three groups der Lehrer teilte die Kinder in drei Gruppen [ein];

to \split an atom ein Atom spalten;

to \split the difference ( fig) sich akk auf halbem Weg einigen;

to \split sth in half etw halbieren;

to \split sth down the middle etw in der Mitte [durch]teilen;

to \split a muffin/ a roll in two einen Muffin/ein Brötchen in der Mitte durchschneiden;

to \split shares Aktien splitten;

to \split the vote (Am) pol die Stimme auf mehrere Kandidaten/Kandidatinnen verteilen;

to \split wood Holz spalten;

2) (fig: create division)

to \split a group/ a party eine Gruppe/eine Partei spalten;

the issue has \split the employers' group die Arbeitgeber haben sich über die Frage entzweit;

to be \split over sth in etw dat gespalten sein

3) (rip, crack)

to \split a seam eine Naht aufplatzen lassen;

to \split one's head open sich dat den Kopf aufschlagen;

to \split a log open ein Holzscheit spalten

PHRASES:

to \split a gut (Am) ( fam) Bauchweh vor Lachen haben;

to \split hairs ( pej) Haarspalterei betreiben ( pej)

to \split one's sides vor Lachen fast platzen ( fam) vi <-tt-, split, split>

1)> ( divide) wood, board, wall, stone [entzwei]brechen; seam, cloth aufplatzen; fabric zerreißen; hair splissen;

to \split into groups sich akk aufteilen;

to \split in half entzweibrechen;

to \split open aufplatzen, aufbrechen; ( fig) sich akk entzweien

2) ( become splinter group)

to \split from sth sich akk von etw dat abspalten

3) ( end relationship) sich akk trennen

4) ((dated) fam: leave) abhauen ( fam)

hey man, let's \split before the cops come Mann, lass uns abhauen, bevor die Bullen kommen

5) (Brit, Aus) ((dated) fam: inform)

to \split on sb [to sb] jdn [bei jdm] verpfeifen [o verpetzen] ( pej) ( fam)

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15 look

look [lʊk]

coup d'œil ⇒ 1 (a) regard ⇒ 1 (c) air ⇒ 1 (d) mode ⇒ 1 (e) regarder ⇒ 2 (a), 3 (a) chercher ⇒ 3 (b) écouter ⇒ 3 (c) avoir l'air ⇒ 3 (d) chercher à ⇒ 3 (f) beauté ⇒ 4

1 noun

(a) (gen) coup m d'œil;

∎ to have or to take a look (at sth) jeter un coup d'œil (sur ou à qch), regarder (qch);

∎ familiar let's have a look (show me) fais voir;

∎ would you like a look through my binoculars? voulez-vous regarder avec mes jumelles?;

∎ one look at him is enough to know he's a crook on voit au premier coup d'œil que c'est un escroc;

∎ it's worth a quick look ça vaut le coup d'œil;

∎ we need to take a long hard look at our image abroad il est temps que nous examinions de près notre image de marque à l'étranger;

∎ did you get a good look at him? vous l'avez vu clairement?;

∎ did the mechanic have a proper look at the car? est-ce que le mécanicien a bien regardé la voiture?;

∎ and now a look ahead to next week's programmes et maintenant, un aperçu des programmes de la semaine prochaine;

∎ do you mind if I take a look around? ça vous gêne si je jette un coup d'œil?;

∎ we'll just have a quick look round the garden nous allons jeter un coup d'œil dans le jardin;

∎ we had a look round the town nous avons fait un tour dans la ville;

∎ I took a quick look through the drawers j'ai jeté un rapide coup d'œil dans les tiroirs

(b) (search)

∎ to have a look for sth chercher qch;

∎ have you had a good look for it? est-ce que tu as bien cherché?;

∎ have another look cherche encore

(c) (glance) regard m;

∎ a suspicious/nasty/angry look un regard soupçonneux/mauvais/méchant;

∎ she gave me a dirty look elle m'a jeté un regard mauvais;

∎ you should have seen the looks we got from passers-by! si tu avais vu la façon dont les passants nous regardaient!;

∎ we were getting some very odd looks on nous regardait d'un drôle d'air;

∎ he didn't say anything, but if looks could kill! il n'a pas dit un mot, mais il y a des regards qui tuent!

(d) (appearance, air) air m;

∎ he had a strange look in his eyes (expression) il avait un drôle de regard;

∎ the old house has a neglected look la vieille maison a l'air négligé;

∎ she has the look of a troublemaker elle a une tête à faire des histoires;

∎ she has the look of someone who's going places elle a l'air de quelqu'un qui réussira dans la vie;

∎ by the look or looks of her, I'd say she failed the exam à la voir ou rien qu'en la voyant, je dirais qu'elle a raté son examen;

∎ it has the look of a successful marriage cela a l'air d'un mariage heureux;

∎ there's trouble brewing by the look of it or things on dirait que quelque chose se trame;

∎ I quite like the look of the next candidate j'aime assez le profil du prochain candidat;

∎ I don't like the look of it ça ne me dit rien de bon ou rien qui vaille;

∎ I didn't like the look of her at all son allure ne m'a pas du tout plu;

∎ I don't like the look of the weather le temps a l'air inquiétant

(e) (fashion) mode f, look m;

∎ the sporty/punk look le look sportif/punk

2 transitive verb

(a) (in imperative)

∎ look who's coming! regarde qui arrive!;

∎ look who's talking! tu peux parler, toi!;

∎ look what you've done/where you're going! regarde un peu ce que tu as fait/où tu vas!

(b) (idioms)

∎ to look one's last on sth jeter un dernier regard à qch;

∎ to look sb up and down regarder qn de haut en bas, toiser qn du regard;

∎ to look sb (full or straight) in the face regarder qn (bien) en face ou dans les yeux;

∎ I can never look her in the face again je ne pourrai plus jamais la regarder en face

3 intransitive verb

(a) (gen) regarder;

∎ look, there's Brian! regarde, voilà Brian!;

∎ what's happening outside? let me look qu'est-ce qui se passe dehors? laissez-moi voir;

∎ have you cut yourself? let me look tu t'es coupé? montre-moi ou laisse-moi voir;

∎ go on, nobody's looking vas-y, personne ne regarde;

∎ they crept up on me while I wasn't looking ils se sont approchés de moi pendant que j'avais le dos tourné;

∎ I'm just looking (in shop) je regarde;

∎ look and see if there's anyone there regarde voir s'il y a quelqu'un;

∎ if you look very carefully you can see a tiny crack in it si tu regardes bien, tu verras une toute petite fissure;

∎ look this way regardez par ici;

∎ to look into sb's eyes regarder qn dans les yeux;

∎ she looked along the row/down the list elle a parcouru la rangée/la liste du regard;

∎ he was looking out of the window/over the wall/up the chimney il regardait par la fenêtre/par-dessus le mur/dans la cheminée;

∎ to look on the bright side voir les choses du bon côté;

∎ to look over sb's shoulder regarder par-dessus l'épaule de qn; figurative surveiller ce que fait qn;

∎ to look the other way détourner les yeux; figurative fermer les yeux;

∎ proverb look before you leap = il faut réfléchir deux fois avant d'agir

(b) (search) chercher;

∎ you can't have looked hard enough tu n'as pas dû beaucoup chercher

(c) (in imperative → listen, pay attention) écouter;

∎ look, I can't pay you back just yet écoute, je ne peux pas te rembourser tout de suite;

∎ now look, Paul, I've had enough of this! bon écoute, Paul, ça suffit maintenant!;

∎ look here! dites donc!

(d) (seem, appear) avoir l'air;

∎ to look old avoir l'air ou faire vieux;

∎ to look ill avoir l'air malade, avoir mauvaise mine;

∎ to look well (person) avoir bonne mine;

∎ that looks delicious! ça a l'air délicieux!;

∎ you look or are looking better today tu as l'air (d'aller) mieux aujourd'hui;

∎ how do I look? comment tu me trouves?;

∎ you look absolutely stunning in that dress tu es vraiment ravissante dans cette robe;

∎ it makes him look ten years older/younger ça le vieillit/rajeunit de dix ans;

∎ he's 70, but he doesn't look it il a 70 ans mais il n'en a pas l'air ou mais il ne les fait pas;

∎ I can't hang the picture there, it just doesn't look right je ne peux pas mettre le tableau là, ça ne va pas;

∎ it looks all right to me moi, je trouve ça bien;

∎ how does the situation look to you? que pensez-vous de la situation?;

∎ that's not how it looks to the man in the street ce n'est pas comme ça que l'homme de la rue voit les choses;

∎ things will look very different when you leave school les choses te sembleront très différentes quand tu quitteras l'école;

∎ it'll look bad if I don't contribute ça fera mauvaise impression si je ne contribue pas;

∎ things are looking black for the economy les perspectives économiques sont assez sombres;

∎ the crops look promising la récolte s'annonce bien;

∎ she's not as stupid as she looks elle est moins bête qu'elle n'en a l'air;

∎ I must have looked a fool j'ai dû passer pour un imbécile;

∎ to make sb look a fool or an idiot tourner qn en ridicule;

∎ he makes the rest of the cast look very ordinary à côté de lui, les autres acteurs ont l'air vraiment quelconques;

∎ to look like sb/sth (resemble) ressembler à qn/qch;

∎ she looks like her mother elle ressemble à sa mère;

∎ what does she look like? (describe her) comment est-elle?; (she looks a mess) non mais, à quoi elle ressemble!;

∎ it looks like an oil refinery ça ressemble à une raffinerie de pétrole, on dirait une raffinerie de pétrole;

∎ I don't know what it is, but it looks like blood je ne sais pas ce que c'est, mais on dirait ou ça ressemble à du sang;

∎ it looks like rain on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir;

∎ it looks (to me) like he was lying j'ai l'impression qu'il mentait;

∎ is this our room? - it looks like it c'est notre chambre? - ça m'en a tout l'air;

∎ the meeting looked like going on all day la réunion avait l'air d'être partie pour durer toute la journée;

∎ you look as if you've seen a ghost on dirait que tu as vu un revenant;

∎ it looks as if Natalie's going to resign Natalie a l'air de vouloir démissionner;

∎ it looks as if he didn't want to go il semble qu'il ne veuille pas y aller;

∎ it doesn't look as if they're coming on dirait qu'ils ne vont pas venir;

∎ you're looking good tu as l'air en forme;

∎ he looks good in jeans les jeans lui vont bien;

∎ that hat looks very good on you ce chapeau te va très bien;

∎ it'll look good on your CV ça fera bien sur ton curriculum ou CV;

∎ things are looking pretty good here les choses ont l'air de se présenter plutôt bien ici

(e) (face → house, window)

∎ to look (out) onto a park donner sur un parc;

∎ to look north/west être exposé au nord/à l'ouest

(f) (intend)

∎ to be looking to do sth chercher à faire qch;

∎ she'll be looking to improve on her previous best time elle cherchera à améliorer son meilleur temps;

∎ we're looking to expand our export business nous cherchons à développer nos exportations;

∎ I'm not looking to cause any trouble je ne veux pas causer de problèmes

4 looks plural noun

∎ (beauty) she's got everything - looks, intelligence, youth... elle a tout pour elle, elle est belle, intelligente, jeune...;

∎ he's kept his looks il est resté beau;

∎ looks don't matter l'apparence ne compte pas;

∎ she's got her mother's looks elle a la beauté de sa mère;

∎ he's lost his looks il n'est plus aussi beau qu'avant

➲ look after inseparable transitive verb

(a) (take care of) s'occuper de;

∎ my mother's looking after the kids/the cat this weekend ma mère va s'occuper des enfants/du chat ce week-end;

∎ she has a sick mother to look after elle a une mère malade à charge;

∎ you should look after your clothes more carefully tu devrais prendre plus grand soin de tes vêtements;

∎ he helps me to look after the garden il m'aide à m'occuper du jardin;

∎ figurative look after yourself! fais bien attention à toi!;

∎ you're well looked after on s'occupe bien de vous;

∎ the car has been well looked after la voiture est bien entretenue;

∎ don't worry, he can look after himself ne t'inquiète pas, il est capable de se débrouiller tout seul

(b) (be responsible for) s'occuper de;

∎ they look after our interests in Europe ils s'occupent de nos affaires en Europe

(c) (watch over) surveiller;

∎ can you look after my bag for a couple of minutes? tu peux surveiller mon sac deux minutes?

➲ look ahead intransitive verb

regarder vers l'avenir;

∎ looking ahead three or four years dans trois ou quatre ans;

∎ let's look ahead to the next century/to next month's meeting pensons au siècle prochain/à la réunion du mois prochain

➲ look around = look round

➲ look at inseparable transitive verb

(a) (gen) regarder;

∎ she looked at herself in the mirror elle se regarda dans la glace;

∎ they looked at each other ils ont échangé un regard;

∎ oh dear, look at the time! oh là là, regardez l'heure!;

∎ just look at you! (you look awful) mais regarde-toi donc!;

∎ it's not much to look at ça ne paie pas de mine;

∎ she's not much to look at ce n'est pas une beauté;

∎ he's not much to look at il n'est pas très beau;

∎ you wouldn't think, to look at him, that he's a multi-millionaire à le voir on ne croirait pas avoir affaire à un multi-millionnaire;

∎ I haven't looked at another woman in the last forty years en quarante ans, je n'ai pas regardé une autre femme;

∎ just look at the mess we're in! regarde les ennuis qu'on a!

(b) (consider) considérer;

∎ look at the problem from my point of view considérez le problème de mon point de vue;

∎ that's not the way I look at it ce n'est pas comme ça que je vois les choses;

∎ they won't even look at the idea ils refusent même de prendre cette idée en considération;

∎ if you don't have money, he won't even look at you si vous n'avez pas d'argent, il ne vous regardera même pas;

∎ familiar my brother can't even look at an egg mon frère ne supporte pas ou déteste les œufs

(c) (check) vérifier, regarder;

∎ could you look at the tyres? pouvez-vous regarder les pneus?;

∎ to have one's teeth looked at se faire examiner les dents;

∎ familiar you need your head looking at! ça va pas, la tête?

➲ look away intransitive verb

détourner les yeux

➲ look back intransitive verb

(a) (in space) regarder derrière soi;

∎ she walked away without looking back elle est partie sans se retourner

(b) (in time) regarder en arrière;

∎ there's no point in looking back ça ne sert à rien de regarder en arrière;

∎ the author looks back on the war years l'auteur revient sur les années de guerre;

∎ it seems funny now we look back on it ça semble drôle quand on y pense aujourd'hui;

∎ we can look back on some happy times nous avons connu de bons moments;

∎ figurative after she got her first job she never looked back à partir du moment où elle a trouvé son premier emploi, tout lui a réussi

➲ look down intransitive verb

regarder en bas; (in embarrassment) baisser les yeux;

∎ we looked down on or at the valley nous regardions la vallée en dessous

➲ look down on inseparable transitive verb

(despise) mépriser

➲ look for inseparable transitive verb

(a) (seek) chercher;

∎ go and look for him allez le chercher;

∎ she's still looking for a job elle est toujours à la recherche d'un emploi;

∎ are you looking for a fight? tu cherches la bagarre?

(b) (expect) attendre;

∎ it's not the result we were looking for ce n'est pas le résultat que nous attendions

➲ look forward intransitive verb

(to the future) regarder vers l'avenir

➲ look forward to inseparable transitive verb

attendre avec impatience;

∎ we're looking forward to the end of term nous attendons la fin du trimestre avec impatience;

∎ I'm looking forward to the weekend vivement le week-end!;

∎ to look forward to doing sth être impatient de faire qch;

∎ I'm looking forward to seeing her again (eager) il me tarde de la revoir; (polite formula) je serai heureux de la revoir;

∎ I look forward to meeting you je serai heureux de faire votre connaissance;

∎ see you on Saturday - right, I'll look forward to it à samedi alors - oui, c'est entendu;

∎ I'm not exactly looking forward to going je n'ai pas vraiment envie d'y aller;

∎ they had been looking forward to this moment for months cela faisait des mois qu'ils attendaient cet instant;

∎ I look forward to hearing from you soon (in letter) dans l'attente de votre réponse;

∎ I'm not looking forward to the operation la perspective de cette opération ne m'enchante guère

➲ look in intransitive verb

(a) (inside) regarder à l'intérieur

(b) (pay a visit) passer;

∎ to look in on sb rendre visite à ou passer voir qn;

∎ I'll look in again tomorrow je repasserai demain;

∎ he looked in at the pub on the way home il s'est arrêté au pub en rentrant chez lui

(c) (watch TV) regarder la télévision

➲ look into inseparable transitive verb

examiner, étudier;

∎ it's a problem that needs looking into c'est un problème qu'il faut examiner ou sur lequel il faut se pencher

➲ look on

1 inseparable transitive verb

considérer;

∎ I look on him as my brother je le considère comme mon frère;

∎ to look on sb/sth with favour/disfavour voir qn/qch d'un œil favorable/défavorable

2 intransitive verb

regarder;

∎ the passers-by just looked on les passants se sont contentés de regarder

➲ look out

1 separable transitive verb

∎ British I'll look that book out for you je te chercherai ce livre;

∎ have you looked out those photos to give me? est-ce que tu as trouvé les photos que tu devais me donner?

2 intransitive verb

(a) (person) regarder dehors

(b) (room, window)

∎ the bedroom looks out on or over the garden la chambre donne sur le jardin

(c) (be careful) faire attention;

∎ look out, it's hot! attention, c'est chaud!;

∎ you'll be in trouble if you don't look out tu vas t'attirer des ennuis si tu ne fais pas attention

➲ look out after inseparable transitive verb

American (take care of) prendre soin de

➲ look out for inseparable transitive verb

(a) (be on watch for) guetter;

∎ I'll look out for you at the station je te guetterai à la gare;

∎ look out for the sign to Dover guettez le panneau pour Douvres;

∎ she's always looking out for bargains elle est toujours à la recherche ou à l'affût d'une bonne affaire;

∎ you have to look out for snakes il faut faire attention ou se méfier, il y a des serpents

(b) familiar (idioms)

∎ to look out for oneself penser à soi;

∎ you've got to look out for number one! chacun pour soi!

➲ look over inseparable transitive verb

(glance over) jeter un coup d'œil sur; (examine) examiner, étudier

➲ look round

1 inseparable transitive verb

(museum, cathedral, factory) visiter; (shop, room) jeter un coup d'œil dans

2 intransitive verb

(a) (look at surroundings) regarder (autour de soi);

∎ I'm just looking round (in shop) je regarde;

∎ I'd rather look round on my own than take the guided tour je préférerais faire le tour moi-même plutôt que de suivre la visite guidée;

∎ I looked round for an exit j'ai cherché une sortie

(b) (look back) regarder derrière soi, se retourner

➲ look through inseparable transitive verb

(a) (window, screen) regarder à travers

(b) (book, report) jeter un coup d'œil sur ou à, regarder

(c) figurative (person)

∎ he looked straight through me il m'a regardé comme si je n'étais pas là

➲ look to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (turn to) se tourner vers;

∎ it's best to look to an expert il est préférable de consulter un expert ou de demander l'avis d'un expert;

∎ don't look to her for help ne compte pas sur elle pour t'aider;

∎ they are looking to us to find a solution to this problem ils comptent sur nous pour trouver une solution à ce problème

(b) formal (attend to) veiller à;

∎ he should look to his reputation il devrait veiller à sa réputation;

∎ look to it that discipline is properly maintained veillez à ce que la discipline soit bien maintenue

➲ look up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (in reference work, directory etc) chercher;

∎ look the word up in the dictionary cherche le mot dans le dictionnaire

(b) (visit) passer voir, rendre visite à;

∎ look us up when you're in New York passe nous voir quand tu seras à New York

2 intransitive verb

(a) (raise one's eyes) lever les yeux

(b) (improve) s'améliorer;

∎ things are looking up for the economy les perspectives économiques semblent meilleures

➲ look upon inseparable transitive verb

considérer

➲ look up to inseparable transitive verb

respecter, avoir du respect pour

✾ Book ✾ Film 'Don't look now' Du Maurier, Roeg 'Ne vous retournez pas'

✾ Play ✾ Film 'Look back in Anger' Osborne, Richardson 'La Paix du dimanche' (pièce), 'Les Corps sauvages' (film)

ⓘ Here's looking at you kid Ce sont les mots que prononce Rick Blaine, le personnage incarné par Humphrey Bogart dans le film Casablanca (1942), lorsqu'il dit adieu à la femme qu'il aime, jouée par Ingrid Bergman. Aujourd'hui on utilise souvent cette phrase en référence au film lorsque l'on porte un toast à quelqu'un.

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > look
16 rock

rock [rɒk]

1 noun

(a) (substance → gen) roche f; (→ hard) roc m;

∎ the lighthouse is built on rock le phare est construit sur le roc;

∎ a layer of rock une couche rocheuse

(b) (boulder, rock face) rocher m; American (stone) pierre f;

∎ to run onto the rocks (ship) s'échouer sur des rochers;

∎ figurative she was an absolute rock during the crisis elle nous a été d'un grand secours pendant cette épreuve;

∎ figurative to be as solid as a rock être solide comme le roc;

∎ figurative to see the rocks ahead anticiper les difficultés futures;

∎ familiar to be on the rocks (person) être dans la dèche; (company) être en faillite^□ ; (relationship, marriage) mal tourner^□, tourner à la catastrophe^□ ;

∎ this time last year the firm seemed to be on the rocks l'an dernier à cette époque, l'entreprise semblait être au bord de la faillite;

∎ on the rocks (drink) avec des glaçons, French Canadian sur glace;

∎ to be between a rock and a hard place être pris entre deux feux, être entre le marteau et l'enclume;

∎ American familiar to have rocks in one's head être bête comme ses pieds

(c) (music) rock m;

∎ rock and roll rock m (and roll)

(d) (in place names) rocher m, roche f;

∎ the Rock (Gibraltar) le rocher de Gibraltar; (Alcatraz) = surnom donné à la prison d'Alcatraz

(e) British (sweet) ≃ sucre m d'orge;

∎ a stick of rock un bâton de sucre d'orge (parfumé à la menthe)

(f) Religion (stronghold) rocher m, roc m;

∎ Rock of Ages Jésus-Christ

(g) familiar (diamond) diam m

(h) very familiar

∎ rocks (testicles) couilles fpl, boules fpl;

∎ to get one's rocks off (have sex) baiser, s'envoyer en l'air; (have orgasm) prendre son pied, jouir; (enjoy oneself) s'éclater, prendre son pied;

∎ to get one's rocks off doing sth s'éclater ou prendre son pied en faisant qch

(i) familiar drugs slang (crack cocaine) crack m; British (cocaine) coco f, neige f

2 compound-forming noun

(film) rock (inv); (band, record, concert, guitarist) (de) rock (inv)

3 transitive verb

(a) (swing to and fro → baby) bercer; (→ chair, cradle) balancer; (→ lever) basculer;

∎ to rock a baby to sleep bercer un bébé pour l'endormir;

∎ he rocked himself in the rocking chair il se balançait dans le fauteuil à bascule;

∎ the boat was rocked by the waves (gently) le bateau était bercé par les flots; (violently) le bateau était ballotté par les vagues;

∎ figurative to rock the boat jouer les trouble-fête, semer le trouble;

∎ don't rock the boat ne fais pas de vagues;

∎ now you've settled in, you must be careful not to rock the boat maintenant que tu es bien adapté, essaie de ne pas nous causer d'ennuis

(b) (shake) secouer, ébranler;

∎ the village was rocked by an explosion/an earthquake le village fut secoué par une explosion/un tremblement de terre;

∎ the Government has been rocked by the latest sex scandal le gouvernement a été secoué par la dernière histoire de mœurs;

∎ she was rocked by the news elle a été bouleversée par la nouvelle

4 intransitive verb

(a) (sway) se balancer;

∎ to rock on a chair se balancer sur une chaise;

∎ to rock with laughter se tordre de rire

(b) (building, ground) trembler

(c) (jive) danser le rock

(d) familiar (be excellent)

∎ his new girlfriend really rocks! sa nouvelle copine est vraiment géniale!;

∎ the party was really rocking (animated) il y avait une ambiance d'enfer à la soirée

5 adverb

∎ (idiom) to hit rock bottom (person, morale) avoir le moral à zéro, toucher le fond; (firm, funds) atteindre le niveau le plus bas

►► Ichthyology rock bass achigan m de roche;

rock boots chaussures fpl d'escalade;

Zoology rock borer pholade f;

Cookery rock bun, rock cake rocher m (gâteau);

American rock candy sucre m d'orge;

familiar rock chick mordue f de hard rock;

rock climber varappeur(euse) m,f;

rock climbing escalade f (de rochers), varappe f;

∎ to go rock climbing faire de l'escalade ou de la varappe;

rock crystal cristal m de roche;

American Building industry rock dash crépi m;

Ornithology rock dove (pigeon m) biset m;

rock face paroi f rocheuse;

rock garden (jardin m de) rocaille f;

Ornithology rock hopper gorfou m, manchot m sauteur;

American familiar rock hound (professional) géologue^□ mf; (amateur) collectionneur(euse) m,f de pierres^□ ;

Zoology rock lobster langouste f;

American, Australian & New Zealand rock melon cantaloup m;

rock music rock m;

rock oil pétrole m;

Ornithology rock partridge bartavelle f;

Ornithology rock pigeon (pigeon m) biset m;

Ornithology rock pipit pipit m maritime, pipit m obscur;

Botany rock plant plante f de rocaille;

rock pool flaque f dans les rochers;

Botany rock rose hélianthème m;

Ichthyology rock salmon roussette f;

rock salt sel m gemme;

rock slide (action) éboulement m de rochers; (result) éboulis m;

Ornithology rock sparrow moineau m soulcie;

rock star rock star f;

Ornithology rock thrush merle m de roche;

blue rock thrush merle m bleu;

Building industry rock wool laine f minérale

✾ Book ✾ Film 'Brighton Rock' Greene, Boulting 'Le Rocher de Brighton'

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > rock
17 snap

1. transitive verb,
- pp-

1) (break) zerbrechen

snap something in two or in half — etwas in zwei Stücke brechen

2)

snap one's fingers — mit den Fingern schnalzen

3) (move with snapping sound)

snap something home or into place — etwas einrasten od. einschnappen lassen

snap shut — zuschnappen lassen [Portemonnaie, Schloss]; zuklappen [Buch, Zigarettendose, Etui]

4) (take photograph of) knipsen

5) (say in sharp manner) fauchen; (speak crisply or curtly) bellen
2. intransitive verb,
- pp-

1) (break) brechen

2) (fig.): (give way under strain) ausrasten (ugs.)

my patience has finally snapped — nun ist mir der Geduldsfaden aber gerissen

3) (make as if to bite) [zu]schnappen

4) (move smartly)

snap into action — loslegen (ugs.)

snap to attention — strammstehen

5)

snap shut — zuschnappen; [Kiefer:] zusammenklappen; [Mund:] zuklappen

6) (speak sharply) fauchen
3. noun
1) (sound) Knacken, das

2) (Photog.) Schnappschuss, der

3) (Brit. Cards) Schnippschnapp[schnurr], das
4. attributive adjective
(spontaneous) spontan
5. interjection
(Brit. Cards) schnapp

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/120803/snap_at">snap at

- snap off

- snap out

- snap out of

- snap up

* * *
[snæp] 1. past tense, past participle - snapped; verb
1) ((with at) to make a biting movement, to try to grasp with the teeth: The dog snapped at his ankles.) schnappen

2) (to break with a sudden sharp noise: He snapped the stick in half; The handle of the cup snapped off.) zerbrechen

3) (to (cause to) make a sudden sharp noise, in moving etc: The lid snapped shut.) (zu)schnappen

4) (to speak in a sharp especially angry way: `Mind your own business!' he snapped.) hervorstoßen

5) (to take a photograph of: He snapped the children playing in the garden.) knipsen
2. noun
1) ((the noise of) an act of snapping: There was a loud snap as his pencil broke.) der Knacks

2) (a photograph; a snapshot: He wanted to show us his holiday snaps.) der Schnappschuß, das Foto

3) (a kind of simple card game: They were playing snap.) das Schnipp-Schnapp
3. adjective
(done, made etc quickly: a snap decision.) schnell

- snappy
- snappily
- snappiness
- snapshot
- snap one's fingers
- snap up
* * *

snap

[snæp]

I. n

1. usu sing (act) Knacken nt; (sound) Knacks m

2. (photograph) Schnappschuss m

3. AM (snap fastener) Druckknopf m

4. METEO

cold \snap Kälteeinbruch m

5. AM ( fam: very easy)

to be a \snap ein Kinderspiel sein

6. no pl BRIT (games) Schnippschnapp nt

II. interj ( fam: games) schnippschnapp!; ( fig)

\snap! we're wearing the same shirts! Volltreffer! wir tragen das gleiche Hemd!

III. vi

<- pp->

1. (break cleanly) auseinanderbrechen; (with less force) entzweigehen

her patience finally \snapped ( fig) ihr riss schließlich der Geduldsfaden

2. (spring into position) einrasten, einschnappen

to \snap to attention MIL [zackig] Haltung annehmen

to \snap back zurückschnellen

to \snap shut zuschnappen; mouth zuklappen

3. (make a whip-like motion) peitschen

broken cables were \snapping back and forth in the wind abgerissene Kabel peitschten im Wind hin und her

4. (sudden bite) schnappen

▪ to \snap at sb/sth nach jdm/etw schnappen

to \snap at sb's heels nach jds Fersen schnappen; ( fig) jdm auf den Fersen sein

5. (speak sharply) bellen fam

to \snap [back] that... [zurück]schnauzen, dass... fam

▪ to \snap at sb jdn anfahren fam

there's no need to \snap at me like that du brauchst mich nicht gleich so anzufahren

6. (take many photographs)

▪ to \snap away drauflos fotografieren, knipsen fam

7.

▶ \snap to it! ein bisschen dalli! fam

IV. vt

<- pp->

1. (break cleanly)

▪ to \snap sth etw entzweibrechen

▪ to \snap sth ⇆ off etw abbrechen

2. (close sharply)

to \snap sth shut etw zuknallen; book etw zuklappen

3. (attract attention)

to \snap one's fingers mit den Fingern schnippen

she just has to \snap her fingers and he'll do whatever she wants ( fig) sie muss nur mit den Fingern schnippen und er macht, was sie will

4. (crack a whip)

to \snap a whip mit einer Peitsche knallen

5. (speak unreasonably sharply)

to \snap sb's head off jdm den Kopf abreißen fam

6. (take a photograph)

to \snap a/sb's picture ein Bild/ein Bild von jdm schießen

* * *
[snp]
1. n

1) (= sound) Schnappen nt; (with fingers) Schnippen nt, Schnalzen nt; (of sth breaking) Knacken nt; (= click) Klicken nt; (of whip) Knall m

2) (= fastener) Druckknopf m

3) (PHOT) Schnappschuss m

4) (CARDS) ≈ Schnippschnapp nt

5) (inf: vigour) Schwung m

put a bit of snap into it — mach ein bisschen zackig! (inf)

6) (Brit: biscuit) Plätzchen nt

7)

cold snap — Kälteeinbruch m

8) (US inf

= cinch) it's a snap — das ist ein Kinderspiel or ein Klacks (inf)

2. adj

1) attr plötzlich, spontan

snap vote — Blitzabstimmung f

2) (US inf = easy) kinderleicht

3. adv

4. interj

I bought a green one – snap! ( Brit inf ) — ich hab mir ein grünes gekauft – ich auch!

5. vt

1) fingers schnipsen or schnalzen mit; whip knallen mit

to snap a book shut — ein Buch zuklappen

to snap a purse shut — ein Portemonnaie zuschnappen lassen

he snapped the lid down — er ließ den Deckel runterklappen

to snap sth into place — etw einschnappen lassen

to snap one's fingers at sb/sth (fig) — auf jdn/etw pfeifen (inf)

2) (= break) zerbrechen, entzweibrechen; bone brechen

3) (also snap out)

to snap an order — bellend etwas befehlen

she snapped a few words at the children — sie pfiff die Kinder an

4) (PHOT) knipsen

6. vi

1) (= click) (zu)schnappen, einschnappen; (= crack, break) entzweibrechen, zerbrechen; (of whip) knallen

to snap shut — zuschnappen

my patience finally snapped — dann ist mir aber der Geduldsfaden gerissen

2) (= speak sharply) bellen (inf), schnappen (inf)

to snap at sb — jdn anpfeifen or anschnauzen (inf)

there's no need to snap — du brauchst nicht gleich so zu schnauzen!

3) (of dog, fish etc fig) schnappen (at nach)

4)

to snap to attention — zackig Haltung annehmen

snap to it! — mach 'n bisschen zackig! (inf)

5) (inf: crack up) durchdrehen (inf)

something snapped (in him) — da hat (bei ihm) etwas ausgehakt (inf)

* * *

snap [snæp]

A v/i

1. snap at

a) nach jemandem schnappen,

b) nach einer Sache schnappen oder hastig greifen:

snap at the chance zugreifen, die Gelegenheit beim Schopf packen

c) → B 8:

snap out fig aufbrausen

2. knallen (Peitsche etc)

3. auf- oder zuschnappen (Verschluss etc), klicken

4. zerkrachen, brechen, zerspringen, -reißen, entzweigehen:

his nerves snapped seine Nerven versagten;

my patience snapped mir riss die Geduld oder der Geduldsfaden

5. schnellen:

snap to attention MIL Männchen bauen, Haltung annehmen;

snap to it! umg mach fix!

6. blitzen (vor Zorn):

her eyes snapped

7. FOTO umg knipsen

B v/t

1. beißen:

snap off abbeißen; → head Bes Redew, nose Bes Redew

2. hastig greifen nach, schnappen nach:

snap sb’s bag from them jemandem die Tasche entreißen

3. snap up

a) auf-, wegschnappen,

b) (gierig) an sich reißen:

snap up an offer ein Angebot schnell annehmen

4. mit den Fingern schnalzen:

snap one’s fingers at fig jemanden, etwas nicht ernst nehmen, jemanden auslachen

5. mit einer Peitsche etc knallen

6. einen Verschluss etc auf- oder zuschnappen lassen

7. snap up

a) jemanden barsch unterbrechen,

b) jemanden kurz abfertigen

8. jemanden anschnauzen, anfahren

9. auch snap out ein Kommando etc bellen

10. zerknicken, -knacken, -brechen, -reißen:

snap off abbrechen

11. umg knipsen, einen Schnappschuss machen von

C adj

1. Schnapp…

2. Schnell…:

snap judg(e)ment (vor)schnelles Urteil;

a snap vote eine Blitzabstimmung

3. kinderleicht

D adv

1. krachend, klickend

2. knallend

E s

1. Knacken n, Krachen n, Knacks m, Klicken n:

close a book with a snap ein Buch zuklappen

2. (Peitschen- etc) Knall m

3. Reißen n, (Zer)Brechen n

4. (Zu)Schnappen n, Biss m:

make ( oder take) a snap at schnappen nach

5. umg → snapshot A

6. a) → snap catch

b) → snap lock

7. fig umg Schmiss m, Schwung m

8. barsches Wort

9. umg (ein) bisschen:

I don’t care a snap das ist mir völlig schnuppe

10. besonders US umg

a) leichter, einträglicher Job

b) Kinderspiel n, Klacks m umg

c) todsichere Sache

11. besonders Br (knuspriges) Plätzchen:

lemon snap

12. kurze Zeit:

in a snap im Nu

13. (Art) Schnippschnapp n (ein Kartenspiel)

* * *
1. transitive verb,
- pp-

1) (break) zerbrechen

snap something in two or in half — etwas in zwei Stücke brechen

2)

snap one's fingers — mit den Fingern schnalzen

3) (move with snapping sound)

snap something home or into place — etwas einrasten od. einschnappen lassen

snap shut — zuschnappen lassen [Portemonnaie, Schloss]; zuklappen [Buch, Zigarettendose, Etui]

4) (take photograph of) knipsen

5) (say in sharp manner) fauchen; (speak crisply or curtly) bellen
2. intransitive verb,
- pp-

1) (break) brechen

2) (fig.): (give way under strain) ausrasten (ugs.)

my patience has finally snapped — nun ist mir der Geduldsfaden aber gerissen

3) (make as if to bite) [zu]schnappen

4) (move smartly)

snap into action — loslegen (ugs.)

snap to attention — strammstehen

5)

snap shut — zuschnappen; [Kiefer:] zusammenklappen; [Mund:] zuklappen

6) (speak sharply) fauchen
3. noun
1) (sound) Knacken, das

2) (Photog.) Schnappschuss, der

3) (Brit. Cards) Schnippschnapp[schnurr], das
4. attributive adjective
(spontaneous) spontan
5. interjection
(Brit. Cards) schnapp

Phrasal Verbs:

- snap at

- snap off

- snap out

- snap out of

- snap up

* * *

adj.

schnappen adj. v.

ermitteln v.

knipsen v.

schnappen v.

English-german dictionary > snap
18 through

I [θruː]
preposizione

1) (from one side to the other) attraverso, per

the nail went right through the wall — il chiodo attraversò il muro

to stick one's finger through the slit — infilare il dito nella fessura

he was shot through the head — il proiettile gli trapassò il cranio

it has a crack running through it — è attraversato da una crepa

2) (via, by way of)

to go through the town centre — passare per il centro della città

go straight through that door — passate da quella porta

to look through — guardare in [ binoculars]; guardare da [hole, window]

3) (past)

to go through — passare con [ red light]

to get o go through — passare attraverso [ barricade]; passare [ customs]

4) (among)

to fly through the clouds — volare tra le nuvole

to leap through the trees — saltare di ramo in ramo

to search through — frugare in [ bag]

5) (expressing source or agency)

it was through her that I got this job — è stato grazie a lei che ho avuto questo lavoro

to book sth. through a travel agent — prenotare qcs. tramite un'agenzia di viaggi

I only know her through her writings — la conosco solo attraverso i suoi scritti

6) (because of)

through carelessness — per negligenza

7) (until the end of)

all o right through the day — per tutta la giornata

8) (up to and including)

from Friday through to Sunday — da venerdì a domenica

open April through September — AE aperto da aprile a settembre compreso

••

to have been through a lot — averne passate di cotte e di crude

you really put her through it — gliene hai fatte vedere di tutti i colori
II [θruː]
avverbio

1) (from one side to the other)

the water went right through — l'acqua è passata da parte a parte

to let sb. through — lasciare passare qcn

2) (completely)

cooked right through — ben cotto

3) (from beginning to end)

to read sth. right through — leggere qcs. fino in fondo o fino alla fine

I'm halfway through the article — ho letto metà dell'articolo

4) tel.

you're through — è in linea

5) through and through

to know sth. through and through — conoscere qcs. come le proprie tasche

English through and through — inglese fino al midollo
III [θruː]
aggettivo

1) colloq. (finished) finito

are you through with the paper? — hai finito col giornale?

we're through — (of a couple) tra noi è finita

2) (direct) [ train] diretto; [ ticket] cumulativo; [ freight] a corpo

a through route to the station — una strada che va direttamente alla stazione

"no through road" — "strada senza uscita"

"through traffic" — (on roadsign) "circonvallazione"

3) (successful)

to be through to the next round — passare al turno successivo

4) BE (worn)

your trousers are through at the knee — i tuoi pantaloni sono bucati al ginocchio

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[Ɵru:] 1. preposition
1) (into from one direction and out of in the other: The water flows through a pipe.) attraverso

2) (from side to side or end to end of: He walked (right) through the town.) attraverso

3) (from the beginning to the end of: She read through the magazine.) completamente

4) (because of: He lost his job through his own stupidity.) (a causa di)

5) (by way of: He got the job through a friend.) tramite

6) ((American) from... to (inclusive): I work Monday through Friday.) da (...) a (...)
2. adverb
(into and out of; from one side or end to the other; from beginning to end: He went straight/right through.) attraverso; completamente
3. adjective
1) ((of a bus or train) that goes all the way to one's destination, so that one doesn't have to change (buses or trains): There isn't a through train - you'll have to change.) diretto

2) (finished: Are you through yet?) finito

•

- throughout
4. adverb
(in every part: The house was furnished throughout.) completamente, interamente

- all through
- soaked
- wet through
- through and through
- through with
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I [θruː]
preposizione

1) (from one side to the other) attraverso, per

the nail went right through the wall — il chiodo attraversò il muro

to stick one's finger through the slit — infilare il dito nella fessura

he was shot through the head — il proiettile gli trapassò il cranio

it has a crack running through it — è attraversato da una crepa

2) (via, by way of)

to go through the town centre — passare per il centro della città

go straight through that door — passate da quella porta

to look through — guardare in [ binoculars]; guardare da [hole, window]

3) (past)

to go through — passare con [ red light]

to get o go through — passare attraverso [ barricade]; passare [ customs]

4) (among)

to fly through the clouds — volare tra le nuvole

to leap through the trees — saltare di ramo in ramo

to search through — frugare in [ bag]

5) (expressing source or agency)

it was through her that I got this job — è stato grazie a lei che ho avuto questo lavoro

to book sth. through a travel agent — prenotare qcs. tramite un'agenzia di viaggi

I only know her through her writings — la conosco solo attraverso i suoi scritti

6) (because of)

through carelessness — per negligenza

7) (until the end of)

all o right through the day — per tutta la giornata

8) (up to and including)

from Friday through to Sunday — da venerdì a domenica

open April through September — AE aperto da aprile a settembre compreso

••

to have been through a lot — averne passate di cotte e di crude

you really put her through it — gliene hai fatte vedere di tutti i colori
II [θruː]
avverbio

1) (from one side to the other)

the water went right through — l'acqua è passata da parte a parte

to let sb. through — lasciare passare qcn

2) (completely)

cooked right through — ben cotto

3) (from beginning to end)

to read sth. right through — leggere qcs. fino in fondo o fino alla fine

I'm halfway through the article — ho letto metà dell'articolo

4) tel.

you're through — è in linea

5) through and through

to know sth. through and through — conoscere qcs. come le proprie tasche

English through and through — inglese fino al midollo
III [θruː]
aggettivo

1) colloq. (finished) finito

are you through with the paper? — hai finito col giornale?

we're through — (of a couple) tra noi è finita

2) (direct) [ train] diretto; [ ticket] cumulativo; [ freight] a corpo

a through route to the station — una strada che va direttamente alla stazione

"no through road" — "strada senza uscita"

"through traffic" — (on roadsign) "circonvallazione"

3) (successful)

to be through to the next round — passare al turno successivo

4) BE (worn)

your trousers are through at the knee — i tuoi pantaloni sono bucati al ginocchio

English-Italian dictionary > through
19 break

1. transitive verb,
broke, broken

1) brechen; (so as to damage) zerbrechen; kaputtmachen (ugs.); aufschlagen [Ei zum Kochen]; zerreißen [Seil]; (fig.): (interrupt) unterbrechen; brechen [Bann, Zauber, Schweigen]

break something in two/in pieces — etwas in zwei Teile/in Stücke brechen

the TV/my watch is broken — der Fernseher/meine Uhr ist kaputt (ugs.)

2) (fracture) sich (Dat.) brechen; (pierce) verletzen [Haut]

he broke his leg — er hat sich (Dat.) das Bein gebrochen

break one's/somebody's back — (fig.) sich/jemanden kaputtmachen (ugs.)

break the back of something — (fig.) bei etwas das Schwerste hinter sich bringen

break open — aufbrechen

3) (violate) brechen [Vertrag, Versprechen]; verletzen, verstoßen gegen [Regel, Tradition]; nicht einhalten [Verabredung]; überschreiten [Grenze]

break the law — gegen das Gesetz verstoßen

4) (destroy) zerstören, ruinieren [Freundschaft, Ehe]

5) (surpass) brechen [Rekord]

6) (abscond from)

break jail — [aus dem Gefängnis] ausbrechen

7) (weaken) brechen, beugen [Stolz]; zusammenbrechen lassen [Streik]

break somebody's heart — jemandem das Herz brechen

break somebody — (crush) jemanden fertig machen (ugs.)

break the habit — es sich (Dat.) abgewöhnen; see also academic.ru/44727/make">make 1. 15)

8) (cushion) auffangen [Schlag, jemandes Fall]

9) (make bankrupt) ruinieren

break the bank — die Bank sprengen

it won't break the bank — (fig. coll.) es kostet kein Vermögen

10) (reveal)

break the news that... — melden, dass...

11) (solve) entschlüsseln, entziffern [Kode, Geheimschrift]

12) (Tennis)

break service/somebody's service — den Aufschlag des Gegners/jemandes Aufschlag durchbrechen. See also broken 2.
2. intransitive verb,
broke, broken

1) kaputtgehen (ugs.); entzweigehen; [Faden, Seil:] [zer]reißen; [Glas, Tasse, Teller:] zerbrechen; [Eis:] brechen

somebody's heart is breaking — jemandem bricht das Herz

break in two/in pieces — entzweibrechen

2) (crack) [Fenster-, Glasscheibe:] zerspringen

my back was nearly breaking — ich brach mir fast das Kreuz

3) (sever links)

break with somebody/something — mit jemandem/etwas brechen

4)

break into — einbrechen in (+ Akk.) [Haus]; aufbrechen [Safe]

he broke into a sweat — ihm brach der Schweiß aus

break into a trot/run — etc. zu traben/laufen usw. anfangen

break into a banknote — eine Banknote anbrechen

break out of prison — etc. aus dem Gefängnis usw. ausbrechen

5)

break free or loose [from somebody/somebody's grip] — sich [von jemandem/aus jemandes Griff] losreißen

break free/loose [from prison] — [aus dem Gefängnis] ausbrechen

6) [Welle:] sich brechen (on/against an + Dat.)

7) [Wetter:] umschlagen

8) [Wolkendecke:] aufreißen

9) [Tag:] anbrechen

10) [Sturm:] losbrechen

11)

somebody's voice is breaking — jemand kommt in den Stimmbruch; (with emotion) jemandem bricht die Stimme

12) (have interval)

break for coffee/lunch — [eine] Kaffee-/Mittagspause machen

13) (become public) bekannt werden
3. noun
1) Bruch, der; (of rope) Reißen, das

break [of service] — (Tennis) Break, der od. das

a break with somebody/something — ein Bruch mit jemandem/etwas

break of day — Tagesanbruch, der

2) (gap) Lücke, die; (Electr.): (in circuit) Unterbrechung, die

3) (sudden dash)

they made a sudden break [for it] — sie stürmten plötzlich davon

4) (interruption) Unterbrechung, die

5) (pause, holiday) Pause, die

during the commercial breaks on TV — während der Werbespots im Fernsehen

take or have a break — [eine] Pause machen

6) (coll.): (fair chance, piece of luck) Chance, die

lucky break — große Chance

that was a bad break for him — das war Pech für ihn

Phrasal Verbs:

- break away

- break down

- break in

- break into

- break off

- break out

- break out of

- break through

- break up

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[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb
1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) brechen

2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) abbrechen

3) (to make or become unusable.) vernichten

4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) brechen

5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) (einen Rekord etc.) brechen

6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) abbrechen

7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) brechen

8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) beibringen

9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) brechen

10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) brechen

11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) losbrechen
2. noun
1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) die Pause

2) (a change: a break in the weather.) der Umschwung

3) (an opening.) die Lücke

4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) der Durchbruch

•

- breakable
3. noun
((usually in plural) something likely to break.) der zerbrechliche Gegenstand

- breakage
- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it
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break

[breɪk]

I. NOUN

1. (fracture) Bruch m; (in glass, pottery) Sprung m; (in rock, wood) Riss m; MED Bruch m

2. (gap) Lücke f; (in rock) Spalt m; (in line) Unterbrechung f

3. (escape) Ausbruch m

to make a \break ausbrechen

4. (interruption) Unterbrechung f, Pause f; esp BRIT SCH (during classes) Pause f; (holiday) Ferien pl

coffee/lunch \break Kaffee-/Mittagspause f

Easter/Christmas \break Oster-/Weihnachtsferien pl

commercial \break TV, RADIO Werbung f

to have [or take] a \break eine Pause machen

we decided to have a short \break in Paris wir beschlossen, einen Kurzurlaub in Paris zu verbringen

to need a \break from sth eine Pause von etw dat brauchen

5. METEO

\break of day Tagesanbruch m

a \break in the weather ( liter) ein Wetterumschwung m

6. (divergence) Bruch m

a \break with family tradition ein Bruch mit der Familientradition

7. (end of relationship) Abbruch m

to make a clean/complete \break einen sauberen/endgültigen Schlussstrich ziehen

to make the \break [from sb/sth] die Beziehung [zu jdm/etw] abbrechen

8. (opportunity) Chance f, Gelegenheit f

she got her main \break as an actress in a Spielberg film sie hatte ihre größte Chance als Schauspielerin in einem Spielbergfilm

9. SPORT (in tennis)

\break [of serve] Break m o nt; (in snooker, billiards) Anstoß m

10. COMM ( fam: sharp fall) plötzlicher und starker Einbruch von Preisen und Kursen

11. COMPUT

\break key Pause-Taste f

12.

▶ give me a \break! ( fam: knock it off!) hör auf [damit]!; (give me a chance) gib mir eine Chance!

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

<broke, broken>

1. (shatter)

▪ to \break sth etw zerbrechen; (in two pieces) etw entzweibrechen; (force open) etw aufbrechen; (damage) etw kaputt machen fam; (fracture) etw brechen

we heard the sound of \breaking glass wir hörten das Geräusch von zerberstendem Glas

to \break an alibi ( fig) ein Alibi entkräften

to \break one's arm sich dat den Arm brechen

to \break one's back [or AM ass] ( fig fam) sich akk abrackern [o abstrampeln] fam

to \break sb's back ( fig) jdm das Kreuz brechen fig

to \break a bottle/a glass eine Flasche/ein Glas zerbrechen

to \break an egg ein Ei aufschlagen

to \break sb's heart ( fig) jdm das Herz brechen geh

to \break a nail/tooth sich dat einen Nagel/Zahn abbrechen

to \break sb's nose jdm die Nase brechen

to \break sth into smithereens etw in [tausend] Stücke schlagen

to \break the sonic [or sound] barrier die Schallmauer durchbrechen

to \break a window ein Fenster einschlagen

2. (momentarily interrupt)

▪ to \break sth etw unterbrechen

I need something to \break the monotony of my typing job ich brauche etwas, das etwas Abwechslung in meine eintönige Schreibarbeit bringt

to \break sb's fall jds Fall abfangen

to \break a circuit ELEC einen Stromkreis unterbrechen

to \break step [or stride] aus dem Gleichschritt kommen; MIL aus dem Schritt fallen

3. (put an end to)

▪ to \break sth etw zerstören

to \break the back of sth BRIT, AUS das Schlimmste einer S. gen hinter sich akk bringen

we can \break the back of this work today if we really try wenn wir uns ernsthaft bemühen, können wir diese Arbeit heute zum größten Teil erledigen

to \break camp das Lager abbrechen

to \break a deadlock einen toten Punkt überwinden, etw wieder in Gang bringen

to \break a habit eine Gewohnheit aufgeben

to \break sb of a habit jdm eine Angewohnheit abgewöhnen

to \break an impasse [or a stalemate] aus einer Sackgasse herauskommen

to \break a romantic mood eine romantische Stimmung kaputt machen fam

to \break the peace/a record/the silence den Frieden/einen Rekord/das Schweigen brechen

to \break a spell einen Bann brechen

to \break sb's spirit jdn mutlos machen

to \break a strike einen Streik brechen

to \break the suspense [or tension] die Spannung lösen

4. SPORT

to \break a tie in Führung gehen, einen Führungstreffer erzielen

▪ to \break sb TENNIS jdm das Aufschlagspiel abnehmen

5. (violate)

▪ to \break sth etw brechen

to \break an agreement eine Vereinbarung verletzen

to \break a date eine Verabredung nicht einhalten

to \break a/the law ein/das Gesetz übertreten

to \break a treaty gegen einen Vertrag verstoßen

to \break one's word sein Wort brechen

6. (forcefully end)

▪ to \break sth etw durchbrechen

to \break sb's hold sich akk aus jds Griff befreien

7. (decipher)

to \break a cipher/a code eine Geheimschrift/einen Code entschlüsseln

8. (make public)

▪ to \break sth etw bekanntgeben; JOURN etw veröffentlichen

▪ to \break sth to sb jdm etw mitteilen [o sagen]

\break it to me gently! ( hum) bring's mir schonend bei!

how will we ever \break it to her? wie sollen wir es ihr nur sagen?

to \break the news to sb jdm die Nachricht beibringen

9. (separate into parts)

▪ to \break sth etw auseinanderreißen

to \break bread REL das [heilige] Abendmahl empfangen

to \break bread [with sb] ( dated liter) [mit jdm] das Brot brechen veraltet [o sein Brot teilen]

to \break a collection [or set] eine Sammlung auseinanderreißen

10. (make change for)

to \break a note [or AM bill] einen Geldschein wechseln [o fam kleinmachen

11. (crush spirit)

▪ to \break sb jdn brechen [o fam kleinkriegen]

her spirit had been broken by the regime in the home das in dem Heim herrschende System hatte sie seelisch gebrochen

▪ to \break an animal (tame) ein Tier zähmen; (train) ein Tier abrichten

to \break sb's will jds Willen brechen

12. (leave)

to \break cover MIL aus der Deckung hervorbrechen; (from hiding place) aus dem Versteck herauskommen

to \break formation MIL aus der Aufstellung heraustreten

to \break rank MIL aus dem Glied treten

to \break rank[s] ( fig) die eigenen Reihen verraten

to \break ship sich akk beim Landgang absetzen

13. (open up)

to \break ground den ersten Spatenstich machen

to \break fresh [or new] ground ( fig) Neuland [o neue Gebiete] erschließen

14.

▶ to \break the bank ( hum) die Bank sprengen

▶ to \break the ice ( fam) das Eis brechen

▶ \break a leg! ( fam) Hals- und Beinbruch! fam

▶ you can't make an omelette without \breaking eggs ( saying) wo gehobelt wird, da fallen Späne prov

▶ to \break the mould innovativ sein

▶ sticks and stones may \break my bones [but names will never hurt me] ( saying) Beschimpfungen können mir nichts anhaben

▶ to \break wind einen fahrenlassen fam

III. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<broke, broken>

1. (shatter) zerbrechen; (stop working) kaputtgehen fam; (fall apart) auseinanderbrechen

2. (interrupt) Pause machen

shall we \break [off] for lunch? machen wir Mittagspause?

3. wave sich akk brechen

a wave broke over the boat eine Welle brach über dem Boot zusammen

4. (change in voice)

her voice was \breaking with emotion vor Rührung versagte ihr die Stimme

the boy's voice is \breaking der Junge ist [gerade] im Stimmbruch

5. METEO weather umschlagen; dawn, day anbrechen; storm losbrechen

6. (collapse under strain) zusammenbrechen

7. (become public) news, scandal bekannt werden, publikwerden, ans Licht kommen

8. (in billiards, snooker) anstoßen

9. BOXING sich akk trennen

10. (move out of formation) clouds aufreißen; crowd sich akk teilen; MIL, SPORT sich akk auflösen

11. MED [auf]platzen

the waters have broken die Fruchtblase ist geplatzt

12.

▶ to \break even kostendeckend arbeiten

▶ to \break free ausbrechen, sich akk befreien

▶ to \break loose sich akk losreißen

▶ it's make or \break! es geht um alles oder nichts!

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[breɪk] vb: pret broke, ptp broken
1. NOUN

1) = fracture in bone, pipe Bruch m; (GRAM, TYP = word break) (Silben)trennung f

... he said with a break in his voice —... sagte er mit stockender Stimme

break in the circuit (Elec) — Stromkreisunterbrechung f

2) = gap Lücke f; (in rock) Spalte f, Riss m; (in drawn line) Unterbrechung f

row upon row of houses without a break — Häuserzeile auf Häuserzeile, ohne Lücke or lückenlos

3) = pause ALSO BRIT SCH Pause f; (in journey) Pause f, Unterbrechung f

without a break — ohne Unterbrechung or Pause, ununterbrochen

to take or have a break — (eine) Pause machen

at break (Sch) — in der Pause

after the break (Rad, TV) — nach der Pause

give me a break! ( inf, expressing annoyance ) — nun mach mal halblang! (inf)

4) = end of relations Bruch m

5) = change Abwechslung f

break in the weather — Wetterumschwung m

6) = respite Erholung f

the playgroup gives parents a break — die Spielgruppe verschafft den Eltern etwas Erholung

7) = holiday Urlaub m

I'm looking forward to a good break — ich freue mich auf einen schönen Urlaub

8)

at break of day — bei Tagesanbruch

9) = escape inf Ausbruch m

they made a break for it — sie versuchten zu entkommen

10) = opportunity inf

to have a good/bad break — Glück or Schwein (inf) nt/Pech nt haben

we had a few lucky breaks — wir haben ein paar Mal Glück or Schwein (inf) gehabt

she had her first big break in a Broadway play — sie bekam ihre erste große Chance in einem Broadwaystück

11) BILLIARDS Break nt or m, Serie f

2. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) in pieces = fracture bone sich (dat) brechen; stick zerbrechen; (= smash) kaputt schlagen, kaputt machen; glass, cup zerbrechen; window einschlagen; egg aufbrechen

to break sth from sth — etw von etw abbrechen

to break one's leg — sich (dat) das Bein brechen

break a leg! ( US : inf ) — Hals- und Beinbruch!

2) = make unusable toy, chair kaputt machen

3) = violate promise, treaty, vow brechen; law, rule, commandment verletzen; appointment nicht einhalten

to break bail — die Haftverschonung brechen

4) = interrupt journey, silence, fast unterbrechen; spell brechen; monotony, routine unterbrechen, auflockern

to break a holiday short (Brit) — einen Urlaub abbrechen

to break a habit — mit einer Gewohnheit brechen, sich (dat) etw abgewöhnen

he couldn't break the habit of smoking — er konnte sich das Rauchen nicht abgewöhnen

to break sb of a habit — jdm etw abgewöhnen

5) = penetrate skin ritzen; surface, shell durchbrechen

his skin is bruised but not broken —

to break surface ( submarine fig ) —, fig ) auftauchen

6) = surpass record brechen; sound barrier durchbrechen

7) = open up → ground

8) = tame horse zureiten; person brechen

9) = destroy person kleinkriegen (inf), mürbemachen; resistance, strike brechen; code entziffern; (TENNIS) serve durchbrechen

his spirit was broken by the spell in solitary confinement —

this betrayal nearly broke him — dieser Verrat hätte ihn fast zum Wahnsinn getrieben

to break sb ( financially) —

to break the bank (Gambling) — die Bank sprengen

37p, well that won't exactly break the bank — 37 Pence, na, davon gehe ich/gehen wir noch nicht bankrott

his service was broken (Tennis) — er hat das Aufschlagspiel abgegeben

10) = soften fall dämpfen, abfangen

the wall breaks the force of the wind — der Wind bricht sich an der Mauer

11) = get out of jail, one's bonds ausbrechen aus

to break step (Mil) — aus dem Schritt fallen

12) = disclose news mitteilen

how can I break it to her? — wie soll ich es ihr sagen?

3. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) in pieces = snap twig, bone brechen; (rope) zerreißen; (= smash, window) kaputtgehen; (cup, glass) zerbrechen

breaking strain — Belastbarkeit f

2) = become useless watch, toy, chair kaputtgehen

3)

= become detached to break from sth — von etw abbrechen

4) = pause (eine) Pause machen, unterbrechen

to break for lunch — Mittagspause machen

5) = change weather, luck umschlagen

6) = disperse clouds aufreißen; (crowd) sich teilen

7) = give way health leiden, Schaden nehmen; (stamina) gebrochen werden; under interrogation etc zusammenbrechen

his spirit broke — sein Mut verließ ihn

8) wave sich brechen

9) day, dawn anbrechen; (suddenly storm) losbrechen

10) voice with emotion brechen

his voice is beginning to break (boy) — er kommt in den Stimmbruch

11) = become known story, news, scandal bekannt werden, an den Tag or ans Licht kommen

the news broke on Wall Street yesterday — gestern platzte diese Nachricht in der Wall Street

12) = escape from jail ausbrechen (from aus) → loose

13)

company to break even — seine (Un)kosten decken

14) BILLIARDS anstoßen

15)

ball to break to the right/left — nach rechts/links wegspringen

16) = let go (BOXING ETC) sich trennen

break! — break!

17) = end relations brechen

4. PHRASAL VERBS

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break¹ [breık]

A s

1. (Ab-, Zer-, Durch-, Entzwei)Brechen n, Bruch m

2. Bruch (-stelle f) m, Durchbruch m, Riss m, Spalt m, Bresche f, Öffnung f, Zwischenraum m, Lücke f (auch fig)

3. fig Bruch m (from, with mit; between zwischen dat):

a break with tradition;

she made a break from her family sie brach mit ihrer Familie; → clean A 15

4. (Wald)Lichtung f

5. a) Pause f (Br auch SCHULE), Unterbrechung f ( auch ELEK):

before (after) the break SPORT vor (nach) der Pause, vor (nach) dem Seitenwechsel;

without a break ununterbrochen;

have ( oder take) a break (eine) Pause machen;

take a break for a cigarette eine Zigarettenpause machen

b) RADIO, TV Werbeunterbrechung f:

we’ll be back again right after the break gleich nach der Werbung geht es weiter

c) Kurzurlaub m:

have ( oder take) a weekend break übers Wochenende verreisen

6. fig, auch LIT Zäsur f, Einschnitt m

7. Ausbruch m (eines Gefangenen), Fluchtversuch m:

make a break for it ( oder for freedom) das Weite suchen, flüchten;

they made a break for the door sie stürzten zur Tür

8. (plötzlicher) Wechsel, Umschwung m:

break in the weather Wetterumschlag m;

at break of day bei Tagesanbruch

9. SPORT Konter m

10. WIRTSCH Preis-, Kurssturz m, Kurseinbruch m

11. MUS

a) Registerwechsel m

b) Jazz: Break m/n (kurzes Zwischensolo)

12. MUS

a) Versagen n (im Ton)

b) Versager m (Ton)

13. Richtungswechsel m

14. Billard:

a) Serie f

b) Abweichen n (des Balles)

15. Boxen: Trennkommando n

16. Pferderennen: Start m

17. umg

a) a bad break Pech n;

a lucky break Dusel m, Schwein n (beide umg)

b) (faire) Chance f:

give sb a break

18. auch break of serve (Tennis) Break m/n (Spielgewinn bei gegnerischem Aufschlag):

he had a break er schaffte ein(en) Break, ihm gelang ein Break

B v/t prät broke [brəʊk], obs brake [breık], pperf broken [ˈbrəʊkən]

1. ab-, auf-, durchbrechen, (er-, zer)brechen:

break open eine Tür etc aufbrechen;

break one’s arm sich den Arm brechen;

break sb’s head jemandem den Schädel einschlagen;

break a glass ein Glas zerbrechen;

break jail aus dem Gefängnis ausbrechen;

break a leg, John! umg besonders THEAT Hals- und Beinbruch!;

break a record fig einen Rekord brechen;

break a seal ein Siegel erbrechen;

break sb’s service, break sb (Tennis) jemandem den Aufschlag abnehmen, jemanden breaken;

he broke service (Tennis) er schaffte ein(en) Break, ihm gelang ein Break; → ass², back¹ A 1, balls A, heart Bes Redew, neck A 2

2. zerreißen, -schlagen, -trümmern, kaputt machen umg

3. PHYS Licht, Strahlen, weitS. Wellen, Wind brechen, einen Stoß oder Fall abfangen, dämpfen, auch fig abschwächen

4. ab-, unterbrechen, trennen, aufheben, sprengen:

break company

a) auseinandergehen,

b) sich wegstehlen;

break a journey eine Reise unterbrechen;

break one’s silence sein Schweigen brechen;

a cry broke the silence ein Schrei zerriss die Stille;

break a set

a) einen Satz (z. B. Gläser durch Zerbrechen eines einzelnen Teiles) unvollständig machen,

b) einen Satz (z. B. Briefmarken) auseinanderreißen;

break a siege eine Belagerung aufheben; → blockade A 1, camp¹ A 1, fast³ B 1, ice¹ A 1

5. ELEK

a) einen Stromkreis oder Kontakt unterbrechen, einen Kontakt öffnen

b) ab-, ausschalten

6. aufgeben, ablegen:

break a custom mit einer Tradition oder Gewohnheit brechen;

break sb of sth jemandem etwas abgewöhnen; → habit 1

7. a) eine Speise, eine Ware, einen Geldschein anbrechen: → bottle¹ A 1, bread Bes Redew

b) einen Geldschein kleinmachen umg (wechseln)

8. fig jemandes Macht, Willen etc brechen, jemanden zerbrechen, jemandem das Rückgrat brechen:

break sb’s resistance jemandes Widerstand brechen;

break sb’s spirits jemandes Lebensmut brechen

9. a) Tiere zähmen, abrichten, ein Pferd zureiten, einfahren, auch jemanden gewöhnen (to an akk):

break a horse to harness (to rein) ein Pferd einfahren (zureiten)

b) ein Auto etc einfahren, neue Schuhe einlaufen, austreten

c) jemanden einarbeiten, anlernen

10. das Gesetz, einen Vertrag, sein Versprechen etc brechen, eine Regel verletzen, eine Vorschrift übertreten, verstoßen gegen, ein Tempolimit überschreiten:

rules are made to be broken Vorschriften sind dazu da, um übertreten zu werden

11. fig vernichten, (auch finanziell) ruinieren oder zugrunde richten, eine Ehe etc zerrütten:

break a will JUR ein Testament (durch gerichtliches Verfahren) aufheben; → bank¹ A 3

12. MIL

a) entlassen

b) degradieren

13. eröffnen, kundtun:

break the bad news gently to sb jemandem die schlechte Nachricht schonend beibringen

14. US umg eine Unternehmung starten

15. HIST foltern, auf der oder die Folter strecken: → wheel A 6

16. a) einen Code etc knacken umg, entschlüsseln

b) einen Fall lösen, aufklären

17. break (the) ground AGR ein Brachfeld umbrechen, -pflügen; → ground¹ A 1

18. MUS

a) einen Akkord brechen

b) Notenwerte zerlegen

C v/i

1. brechen:

break into

a) in ein Haus etc einbrechen,

b) allg und fig eindringen oder einbrechen in (akk):

break into the best social circles; → preserve B 2 b,

c) etwas unterbrechen, hineinplatzen in (akk),

d) fig ausbrechen in (akk):

he broke into laughter; → applause 1,

e) → B 7 a;

break through eine Absperrung etc durchbrechen;

break with mit jemandem, einer Tradition etc brechen; → loose A 1

2. (zer)brechen, zerspringen, -reißen, (-)platzen, entzweigehen, kaputtgehen umg:

the rope broke das Seil riss;

break open aufspringen, -platzen

3. unterbrochen werden

4. (plötzlich) auftauchen (Fisch, U-Boot)

5. sich (zer)teilen (Wolken)

6. zersprengt werden, in Unordnung geraten, weichen (Truppen), sich auflösen (Heer)

7. MED aufbrechen, -gehen (Abszess), aufplatzen (Zyste), platzen, aufspringen (Haut)

8. fig brechen (Herz, Widerstand etc)

9. nachlassen, abnehmen, gebrochen oder zerrüttet werden, verfallen (Geist oder Gesundheit), (auch seelisch) zusammenbrechen

10. umschlagen, mutieren (Stimme):

his voice broke

a) er befand sich im Stimmbruch, er mutierte,

b) ihm brach die Stimme ( with vor Rührung etc)

11. SPORT die Gangart wechseln (Pferd)

12. Tennis: breaken

13. sich brechen, branden (Wellen)

14. brechen (Eis)

15. umschlagen (Wetter)

16. anbrechen (Tag)

17. los-, ausbrechen ( over über dat):

the storm broke der Sturm brach los

18. eröffnet werden, bekannt gegeben werden (Nachricht)

19. WIRTSCH plötzlich im Preis oder Kurs fallen (Ware, Wertpapier)

20. WIRTSCH ruiniert werden, Bankrott machen oder bankrottgehen, fallieren

21. Boxen: sich trennen:

break! break!

22. rennen, hasten:

break for cover hastig in Deckung gehen

23. Pferderennen: starten

24. eine Pause machen:

break for lunch (eine) Mittagspause machen

25. besonders US umg sich entwickeln:

things are breaking well

break² [breık] s

1. Break m/n (Art Kremser mit zwei Längssitzen)

2. Wagen zum Einfahren von Pferden

* * *
1. transitive verb,
broke, broken

1) brechen; (so as to damage) zerbrechen; kaputtmachen (ugs.); aufschlagen [Ei zum Kochen]; zerreißen [Seil]; (fig.): (interrupt) unterbrechen; brechen [Bann, Zauber, Schweigen]

break something in two/in pieces — etwas in zwei Teile/in Stücke brechen

the TV/my watch is broken — der Fernseher/meine Uhr ist kaputt (ugs.)

2) (fracture) sich (Dat.) brechen; (pierce) verletzen [Haut]

he broke his leg — er hat sich (Dat.) das Bein gebrochen

break one's/somebody's back — (fig.) sich/jemanden kaputtmachen (ugs.)

break the back of something — (fig.) bei etwas das Schwerste hinter sich bringen

break open — aufbrechen

3) (violate) brechen [Vertrag, Versprechen]; verletzen, verstoßen gegen [Regel, Tradition]; nicht einhalten [Verabredung]; überschreiten [Grenze]

break the law — gegen das Gesetz verstoßen

4) (destroy) zerstören, ruinieren [Freundschaft, Ehe]

5) (surpass) brechen [Rekord]

6) (abscond from)

break jail — [aus dem Gefängnis] ausbrechen

7) (weaken) brechen, beugen [Stolz]; zusammenbrechen lassen [Streik]

break somebody's heart — jemandem das Herz brechen

break somebody — (crush) jemanden fertig machen (ugs.)

break the habit — es sich (Dat.) abgewöhnen; see also make 1. 15)

8) (cushion) auffangen [Schlag, jemandes Fall]

9) (make bankrupt) ruinieren

break the bank — die Bank sprengen

it won't break the bank — (fig. coll.) es kostet kein Vermögen

10) (reveal)

break the news that... — melden, dass...

11) (solve) entschlüsseln, entziffern [Kode, Geheimschrift]

12) (Tennis)

break service/somebody's service — den Aufschlag des Gegners/jemandes Aufschlag durchbrechen. See also broken 2.
2. intransitive verb,
broke, broken

1) kaputtgehen (ugs.); entzweigehen; [Faden, Seil:] [zer]reißen; [Glas, Tasse, Teller:] zerbrechen; [Eis:] brechen

somebody's heart is breaking — jemandem bricht das Herz

break in two/in pieces — entzweibrechen

2) (crack) [Fenster-, Glasscheibe:] zerspringen

my back was nearly breaking — ich brach mir fast das Kreuz

3) (sever links)

break with somebody/something — mit jemandem/etwas brechen

4)

break into — einbrechen in (+ Akk.) [Haus]; aufbrechen [Safe]

he broke into a sweat — ihm brach der Schweiß aus

break into a trot/run — etc. zu traben/laufen usw. anfangen

break into a banknote — eine Banknote anbrechen

break out of prison — etc. aus dem Gefängnis usw. ausbrechen

5)

break free or loose [from somebody/somebody's grip] — sich [von jemandem/aus jemandes Griff] losreißen

break free/loose [from prison] — [aus dem Gefängnis] ausbrechen

6) [Welle:] sich brechen (on/against an + Dat.)

7) [Wetter:] umschlagen

8) [Wolkendecke:] aufreißen

9) [Tag:] anbrechen

10) [Sturm:] losbrechen

11)

somebody's voice is breaking — jemand kommt in den Stimmbruch; (with emotion) jemandem bricht die Stimme

12) (have interval)

break for coffee/lunch — [eine] Kaffee-/Mittagspause machen

13) (become public) bekannt werden
3. noun
1) Bruch, der; (of rope) Reißen, das

break [of service] — (Tennis) Break, der od. das

a break with somebody/something — ein Bruch mit jemandem/etwas

break of day — Tagesanbruch, der

2) (gap) Lücke, die; (Electr.): (in circuit) Unterbrechung, die

3) (sudden dash)

they made a sudden break [for it] — sie stürmten plötzlich davon

4) (interruption) Unterbrechung, die

5) (pause, holiday) Pause, die

during the commercial breaks on TV — während der Werbespots im Fernsehen

take or have a break — [eine] Pause machen

6) (coll.): (fair chance, piece of luck) Chance, die

lucky break — große Chance

that was a bad break for him — das war Pech für ihn

Phrasal Verbs:

- break away

- break down

- break in

- break into

- break off

- break out

- break out of

- break through

- break up

* * *

(printing) n.

Absatz -¨e (Buchdruck) m. n.

Arbeitspause f.

Bruch ¨-e m.

Lücke -n f.

Pause -n (Schule) f.

Pause -n (Sport) f.

Pause -n f.

Rast -en f.

Umbruch -¨e (von Gefäß) m.

Unterbrechung f. (up) with someone expr.

jemandem die Freundschaft aufkündigen ausdr. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: broke, broken)

= abbrechen v.

aufheben v.

stoppen v.

unterbrechen v.

zersplittern v.

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fill

A n to eat/drink one's fill manger/boire tout son content ; to have had one's fill en avoir assez (of de ; of doing de faire).

B vtr

1 [person, water, rain, fruit, soil] remplir [container] (with de) ; fruit filled the baskets, the baskets were filled with fruit les paniers étaient remplis de fruits ; tears filled his eyes ses yeux se sont remplis de larmes ; to fill the kettle mettre de l'eau dans la bouilloire ;

2 [crowd, audience, sound, laughter] remplir [building, room, street, train] ; [smoke, gas, sunlight, protesters] envahir [building, room] ; the speaker had filled the hall l'orateur avait rempli la salle ; to fill one's house with flowers/antiques remplir sa maison de fleurs/d'antiquités ; the smell of flowers filled the house l'odeur des fleurs s'est répandue dans toute la maison ;

3 ( plug) boucher [crack, hole, hollow] (with avec) ; boucher les trous de [wall, doorframe] ; fig boucher [vacuum, gap, void] (with de) ;

4 ( fulfil) répondre à [need] ;

5 (occupy, take up) remplir [page, chapter, volumes, tape] (with de) ; occuper [time, day, hours] ; to fill one's days with work occuper ses journées en travaillant ; fill (one's) time doing occuper son temps à faire ;

6 [company, university] pourvoir [post, vacancy, place, chair] ; [applicant] occuper [post, vacancy] ; there are still 10 places to fill il reste encore 10 places à pourvoir ;

7 [emotion, thought] remplir [heart, mind, person] ; to fill sb's mind/heart with remplir l'esprit/le cœur de qn de ; to fill sb's head with nonsense mettre des absurdités dans la tête de qn ;

8 (stuff, put filling in) garnir [cushion, quilt, pie, sandwich] (with de) ;

9 [dentist] plomber, obturer spec [tooth, cavity] ;

10 [wind] gonfler [sail] ;

11 ( carry out) exécuter [order] ;

12 ( with food) ⇒ fill up.

C vi

1 [bath, bucket, theatre, hall, streets, eyes] se remplir (with de) ; to fill with light/smoke être envahi de lumière/de fumée ;

2 [sail] se gonfler.

D - filled (dans composés) rempli de ; smoke-/book-filled room pièce remplie de fumée/de livres.

Phrasal verbs

■ fill in:

▶ fill in [person] faire un remplacement ; to fill in for sb remplacer qn ;

▶ fill in [sth] passer [time, hour, day] ;

▶ fill in [sth], fill [sth] in

1 ( complete) remplir [form, box, section] ;

2 ( plug) boucher [hole, crack, gap] (with avec) ;

3 ( supply) donner [detail, information, name, date] ;

4 ( colour in) remplir [shape, panel] ; to fill sth in with pencil/in red remplir qch au crayon/en rouge ;

▶ fill in [sb], fill [sb] in

1 ( inform) mettre [qn] au courant (on de) ;

2 ○ GB ( beat up) tabasser ○ [person].

■ fill out:

▶ fill out [person] prendre du poids ; [face, cheeks] s'arrondir ;

▶ fill out [sth], fill [sth] out remplir [form, application] ; faire [certificate, prescription].

■ fill up:

▶ fill up [bath, theatre, bus] se remplir (with de) ; [person] to fill up on se bourrer ○ de [bread, sweets] ;

▶ fill up [sth], fill [sth] up remplir [kettle, box, room] (with de) ; to fill up the whole room occuper toute la pièce ; fill it ou her up! ( with petrol) faites le plein! ; to fill up the time tuer le temps ;

▶ fill up [sb], fill [sb] up bourrer ○ qn (with de) ; it fills you up c'est bourratif ○ ; to fill oneself up se bourrer ○ (with de).

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