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to cut right through

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1 SKERA

guillotine

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(sker; skar, skárum; skorinn), v.

1) to cut (þeir skáru böndin);

skera e-n á háls, to cut one’s throat (Karkr þræll skar hann á háls);

skera út ór, to cut right through;

2) to slaughter (skera sauði, kálf, kið, dilk, geldinga);

3) to shape, cut (hann skar hár hans ok negl);

4) to cut, mow, reap (skera akr);

5) to carve, cut out (á brúðum stólsins var skorinn Þórr, ok var þat líkneski mikit);

6) skera e-m höfuð, to make faces at one;

skapa ok skera, to have all the say in a matter;

láta skapat skera, to let fate decide;

7) with preps. and advs.:

skera e-t af, to cut off;

skera af manni, to be reserved or reticent;

skera lítt af manni, to speak one’s mind;

skera niðr kvikfé, to slaughter the live stock (for want of fodder);

skera ór e-u, to decide, settle (skera ór vanda-málum);

nú er þat vili várr, at einn veg skeri ór, that the case be settled;

skera upp herör, þingboð, to dispatch a war-arrow, gathering-stick;

skera upp akr, to reap a field;

8) refl., skerast, to stretch, branch, of a fjord, valley;

fjörðr skarst langt inn í landit, stretched far into the land;

höfðarnir skárust á víxl, the headlands stretched across, overlapped one another;

s. í setgeira-brœkr, to put on a mzn’s breeches;

ef nökkut skerst í, if anything happens;

skarst allt í odda með þeim, þat sem við bar, they fell at odds about everything that happened;

s. ór e-u máli, to withdraw (shrink) from a cause (gangi nú allir til mín ok sveri eiða, at engi skerist ór þessu máli);

s. undan e-u, to refuse, decline doing a thing (mun lokit okkrum samförum, ef þú skerst undan förinni);

s. undan, to hang back (Þeir fýstu hann at sættast, en hann skarst undan).

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sker, pret. skar, pl. skáru; subj. skæri; part. skorinn: [A. S. sceran; Engl. shear; Germ. scheren; Dan. skjære]:—to cut; skera með knífi, klippa með söxum, Str. 9; þeir skáru böndin, Fms. iv. 369; hann skar af nokkurn hlut, x. 337; s. tungu ór höfði manni, Grág. ii. 11; hann skar ór egg-farveginn ór sárinu, Þórð. 54 new Ed.; þann flekk skera ór með holdi ok blóði, Fms. ii. 188; s. á háls, Nj. 156; skera ór út ór, to cut sheer through, 244, Fms. i. 217.

2. to slaughter, Gr. σφάττειν; skera sauði, kálf, kið, geldinga, Landn. 292, K. Þ. K. 134, Bs. i. 646, Hkr. i. 170, Sturl. i. 94, Eb. 318; hann skar síðan dilkinn, þess iðraðisk hann mest er hann hafði dilkinn skorit, Grett. 137; þá höfðu þeir skorit flest allt sauðfé, en einn hrút létu þeir lifa, 148; Þóroddr hafði þá ok skorit í bú sitt sem hann bar nauðsyn til, Eb. 316; s. gæss, Korm. 206, 208; skera niðr kvíkfé, Vápn. 30; skera af, id., Korm.; kýrin var skorin af.

3. to cut, shape; skorinn ok skapaðan, Barl 166: of clothes, klæði skorin eða úskorin, Grág. i. 504; óskorin klæði öll, N. G. L. i. 210; var skorit um pell nýtt, Fms. vii. 197; veittú mér þat, at þú sker mér skyrtu, Auðr, Þórkatli bónda mínum … At þú skyldir s. Vesteini bróður mínum skyrtuna, Gísl. 15; skikkju nýskona, Fms. vi. 52: of the hair, þá skar Rögnvaldr jarl hár hans, en áðr hafði verit úskorit tíu vetr, ii. 189; hann hafði þess heit strengt at láta eigi s. hár sitt né kemba, fyrr en hann væri einvalds-konungr yfir Noregi, Eg. 6; hann skar hár hans ok negl, Ó. H.; ef maðr deyr með úskornum nöglum, Edda 41; s. mön á hrossum, Bjarn. 62.

4. [Scot. shear, of reaping], to shear, cut, reap; skera akr eða slá eng, to ‘shear an acre’ or mow a meadow, Gþl. 360; ax úskorit, Gkv. 2. 22; sá akra yðra ok skera, ok planta vingarða, Stj. 644; skera korn, K. Á. 176; sær ok skerr, Gþl. 329.

5. to carve, cut; glugg einn er á var skorinn hurðinni, Fms. iii. 148; s. jarðar-men, Nj. 227; skáru á skíði, Vsp.; var á framstafninum karls-höfuð, þat skar hann sjálfr, Fagrsk. 75; skar Tjörvi þau á knífs-skepti sínu, Landn. 248; skera fjöl, kistil, brík, as also skera út c-ð, to carve out (skurðr); skornir drekar, carved dragon-heads, Lex. Poët.; skera hluti, to mark the lots, Fms. vii. 140 (see hlutr); skera or skera upp herör, to ‘carve out,’ i. e. to despatch a war-arrow, like the Scot. ‘fiery cross,’ Eg. 9, Fms. i. 92, vi. 24, x. 388, Gþl. 82, Js. 41; s. boð, id., Gþl. 84, 370, 371.

6. special phrases; skera e-m höfuð, to make faces at one, metaphor from carving the pole, see níð; hann rétti honum fingr ok skar honum höfuð, Grett. 117 A; skera af manni, to be blunt with one (see skafa); þarf ekki lengr yfir at hylma, né af manni at skera, Mork. 138; þú ert röskr maðr ok einarðr, ok skerr (v. l. skefr) lítt af manni, Nj. 223; skerr hann til mjök (he begs, presses hard) ef Hneitir legði leyfi til, Sturl. i. 11: allit., skapa ok s., to ‘shave and shear,’ i. e. to make short work rf a thing, decide, Eg. 732, Hrafn. 29; láta skapat skera, to let fate decide, Fms. viii. 88.

7. skera ór, to decide, settle (ór-skurðr); biskup skerr ekki ór um skilnað, Grág. i. 328; ef eigi skera skrár ór, 7; föru-nautar hans skáru skýrt ór, Ölk. 36; þótti þá ór skorit, Ld. 74; s. ór vanda-málum, Str. 30; nú er þat vili várr, at einn veg skeri ór, to end it either way, Fb. ii. 57.

II. reflex. to stretch, branch, of a landscape, fjord, valley; sá fjörðr skersk í landnorðr frá Steingríms-firði, Ld. 20; sá þeir at skárusk í landit inn firðir stórir, Eb. 5 new Ed.; fjörðr skarsk langt inn í landit, Krók.; höfðarnir skárusk á víxl, the headlands stretched across, overlapped one another, id.; í dal þeim er skersk vestr í fjöll, milli Múla ok Grísar-tungu, Ld. 146; vág-skorinn, a shore with many bays; skorið fjörðum, scored with many fjords; þar skersk inn haf þat er kallask Caspium mare, Stj. 72.

2. phrases, hón skarsk í setgeira-brækr, Ld. 136; ef nokkut skersk í, happens, Gþl. 20, Fbr. 102 new Ed.; Þórðr sagði eitthvað skyldu í skerask, Þórð. 67; þat skarsk í odda með e-m, to be at odds, Fbr.

3. to yield so much in meat and so much in tallow, of cattle when killed; skerask með tveim fjórðungum mörs, með tíu mörkum, sauðirnir skárust vel, ílla.

4. skerask ór e-n máli, to withdraw from a cause, Nj. 191; betra hefði þér verit at renna eigi frá mágum þínum ok skerask nú eigi ór sættum, 248: skerask undan e-u. to refuse, decline, Hrafn. 12, Stj. 425, Róm. 362; ef þú skersk undan förinni, Ld. 218; ef þeir játa þessi ferð, þá mun ek eigi undan skerask, Fms. iii. 70; þeir fystu hann í at sættask, en hann skarsk undan, Nj. 250; at ek munda eigi undan s. þér at veita, 180.

5. pass., boga-strengrinn skarsk, Fas. ii. 537; klæðin skárusk, Fms. v. 268; tré-ör skal út skerask í bygðir, Gþl. 13

Íslensk-ensk orðabók > SKERA
2 schneiden

das Schneiden

crosscutting

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schnei|den ['ʃnaidn] pret schni\#tt [ʃnɪt] ptp geschni\#tten [gə'ʃnɪtn]
1. vi
to cut; (MED) to operate; (bei Geburt) to do an episiotomy
jdm ins Gesicht/in die Hand etc schnéíden — to cut sb on the face/on the hand etc

der Wind schneidet — the wind is biting

die Kälte schneidet —

jdm ins Herz or in die Seele schnéíden — to cut sb to the quick

2. vt

1) Papier etc, Haare, Hecke to cut; Getreide to mow, to cut; (= klein schneiden) Schnittlauch, Gemüse etc to chop; (SPORT ) Ball to slice, to cut; (= schnitzen) Namen, Figuren to carve; (MATH) to intersect with, to cut; (Weg) to cross

eine Kurve schnéíden — to cut a corner

jdn schnéíden (beim Überholen) — to cut in on sb

sein schön/scharf geschnittenes Gesicht — his clean-cut/sharp features or face

Gesichter or Grimassen schnéíden — to make or pull faces

die Luft ist zum Schneiden (dick) (fig inf) — the air is very bad

die Atmosphäre ist zum Schneiden (fig inf) — you could cut the atmosphere with a knife

weit/eng geschnitten sein (Sew) — to be cut wide/narrow

2) Film, Tonband to edit

3) (inf = operieren) to operate on; Furunkel to lance

jdn schnéíden — to cut sb open (inf); (bei Geburt) to give sb an episiotomy

geschnitten werden (bei Geburt) — to have an episiotomy

4) (fig = meiden) to cut

3. vr

1) (Mensch) to cut oneself

sich in den Finger etc schnéíden — to cut one's finger etc

See:

→ Fleisch

2) (inf = sich täuschen)

da hat er sich aber geschnitten! — he's made a big mistake, he's very mistaken

3) (Linien, Straßen etc) to intersect

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1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) cut

2) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) cut

3) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) cut

4) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) cut

5) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) cut

6) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) cut

7) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) cut

8) (the act of intersecting.) intersection

9) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) nip

10) (to cut and gather (corn etc): The farmer is reaping the wheat.) reap

11) ((past tense shorn: often with off) to cut (hair) off: All her curls have been shorn off.) shear

12) ((past tense shorn: especially with of) to cut hair from (someone): He has been shorn (of all his curls).) shear

13) (to cut (as) with a sharp blade or knife: The blade slipped and sliced off the tip of his forefinger.) slice

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schnei·den

<schnitt, geschnitten>

[ˈʃnaidn̩]

I. vt

▪ etw \schneiden

1. (zerteilen) to cut sth

Wurst in die Suppe \schneiden to slice sausage into the soup

2. (kürzen) to cut [or trim] sth

einen Baum \schneiden to prune a tree

das Gras \schneiden to cut [or mow] the grass

jdm die Haare \schneiden to cut sb's hair

sie hat sich die Haare ganz kurz \schneiden lassen she has had her hair cut really short

3. (gravieren) to carve sth

ein markant geschnittenes Gesicht craggy features

mit mandelförmig geschnittenen Augen almond-eyed

4. (einschneiden) to cut sth

ein Loch in den Stoff \schneiden to cut a hole in the material

5. AUTO (knapp einscheren) to cut sth

▪ jdn \schneiden to cut sb

6. (kreuzen) to cut [or intersect] [or cross] sth

7. FILM (cutten) to edit sth

8. (fam: operieren)

▪ jdn/etw \schneiden to cut sb/sth open fam, to operate [on sb/sth]

einen Furunkel/Karbunkel \schneiden to lance a boil/carbuncle

9. MODE (zuschneiden) to cut sth out

zu eng/zu weit geschnitten sein to be cut too tight/too loose

eine gut geschnittene Wohnung a well-designed flat [or AM apartment

10. (meiden)

▪ jdn \schneiden to cut [or snub] sb; s.a. Fratze, Grimasse, Kurve, Luft

II. vr

1. (sich mit einer Schneide verletzen)

▪ sich akk \schneiden to cut oneself

sich dat o akk in den Finger \schneiden to cut one's finger

sich akk an einer Glasscherbe \schneiden to cut oneself on a piece of broken glass; s.a. Fleisch

2. (sich kreuzen)

▪ sich akk \schneiden to intersect [or cross

3.

▶ sich akk [gründlich] geschnitten haben (fam) to have made a [big] mistake

III. vi

1. MED (operieren) to operate

2. (zerteilen) to cut

das Messer schneidet gut the knife cuts well

3. (geh: schneidend sein)

▪ etw schneidet sth is biting

▪ jdm [irgendwohin] \schneiden to hit sb [somewhere]

der eisige Wind schnitt ihr ins Gesicht the icy wind hit her in the face; s.a. Herz

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1.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) cut (in + Akk. into)

2) (Medizinerjargon) operate

3)

schneidend — biting <wind, cold, voice, sarcasm>
2.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) cut; cut, reap <corn etc.>; cut, mow < grass>; (in Scheiben) slice <bread, sausage, etc.>; (klein schneiden) cut up, chop <wood, vegetables>; (zuschneiden) cut out < dress>; (stutzen) prune <tree, bush>; trim < beard>

sich (Dat.) von jemandem die Haare schneiden lassen — have one's hair cut by somebody

hier ist eine Luft zum Schneiden — (fig.) there's a terrible fug in here (coll.)

ein eng/weit/gut geschnittenes Kleid — a tight-fitting/loose-fitting/well-cut dress

2) (Medizinerjargon): (aufschneiden) operate on < patient>; cut [open] <tumour, ulcer, etc.>; lance <boil, abscess>

3) (Film, Rundf., Ferns.): (cutten) cut, edit <film, tape>

4) (beim Fahren)

eine Kurve schneiden — cut a corner

jemanden/einen anderen Wagen schneiden — cut in on somebody/another car

5) (kreuzen) <line, railway, etc.> intersect, cross

die Linien/Straßen schneiden sich — the lines/roads intersect

6) (Tennis usw.) slice, put spin on < ball>; (Fußball) curve <ball, free kick>; (Billard) put side on < ball>

7)

eine Grimasse schneiden — grimace

8) (ignorieren)

jemanden schneiden — cut somebody dead; send somebody to Coventry (Brit.)
3.
reflexives Verb

ich habe mir od. mich in den Finger geschnitten — I've cut my finger

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schneiden; schneidet, schnitt, hat geschnitten

A. v/t

1. cut (

aus out of); (Gras mähen) auch mow; (Braten) carve; MED cut; (jemanden) operate on;

in Stücke schneiden cut into pieces, cut up;

in (dünne) Scheiben schneiden cut into (thin) slices, slice (thinly); GASTR auch chop (finely);

in zwei Teile schneiden cut in two;

seinen Namen in den Stamm schneiden carve one’s name in the trunk;

der Abszess/Furunkel muss geschnitten werden MED the abscess/boil must be lanced

2. fig:

hier ist eine Luft zum Schneiden! umg it’s really stuffy in here, Br auch there’s a terrible fug in here;

man konnte die Luft schneiden umg you could cut the atmosphere with a knife

3. (anschneiden) (Ball) spin; Billard: put side on; Fußball: curve;

er schneidet jeden Ball Tennis: he slices ( oder puts spin on) every ball

4.

eine Kurve schneiden cut a corner;

jemanden schneiden beim Überholen: cut in on sb

5. (kreuzen)

sich schneiden Linien: intersect;

wo die Bahnlinie die Straße schneidet where the railway line (US railroad) and the road cross ( oder intersect)

6. RADIO

(auf Tonband) schneiden tape, record; TV (Film etc) edit

7. umg (ignorieren)

jemanden schneiden (nicht grüßen) cut sb dead;

sie wird von den Dorfbewohnern geschnitten she is ostracized by the villagers; → Gesicht¹, Grimasse, Haar 1 etc

B. v/r cut o.s.; → Finger;

da schneidet er sich aber (gewaltig) umg, fig he’s very much mistaken there

C. v/i

1. Wind: cut right through one; MED operate;

das Messer schneidet gut/schlecht this knife cuts well/doesn’t cut well;

in die Hand schneiden Band: cut into one’s hand;

gut schneiden Friseur: be a good hairdresser ( oder barber);

jemandem ins Herz schneiden Trauer etc: cut sb to the quick

2. (Ball mit Effet spielen) put spin ( Billard: side) on the ball;

er schneidet immer he always uses spin ( Billard: side); → geschnitten, schneidend

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1.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) cut (in + Akk. into)

2) (Medizinerjargon) operate

3)

schneidend — biting <wind, cold, voice, sarcasm>
2.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) cut; cut, reap <corn etc.>; cut, mow < grass>; (in Scheiben) slice <bread, sausage, etc.>; (klein schneiden) cut up, chop <wood, vegetables>; (zuschneiden) cut out < dress>; (stutzen) prune <tree, bush>; trim < beard>

sich (Dat.) von jemandem die Haare schneiden lassen — have one's hair cut by somebody

hier ist eine Luft zum Schneiden — (fig.) there's a terrible fug in here (coll.)

ein eng/weit/gut geschnittenes Kleid — a tight-fitting/loose-fitting/well-cut dress

2) (Medizinerjargon): (aufschneiden) operate on < patient>; cut [open] <tumour, ulcer, etc.>; lance <boil, abscess>

3) (Film, Rundf., Ferns.): (cutten) cut, edit <film, tape>

4) (beim Fahren)

eine Kurve schneiden — cut a corner

jemanden/einen anderen Wagen schneiden — cut in on somebody/another car

5) (kreuzen) <line, railway, etc.> intersect, cross

die Linien/Straßen schneiden sich — the lines/roads intersect

6) (Tennis usw.) slice, put spin on < ball>; (Fußball) curve <ball, free kick>; (Billard) put side on < ball>

7)

eine Grimasse schneiden — grimace

8) (ignorieren)

jemanden schneiden — cut somebody dead; send somebody to Coventry (Brit.)
3.
reflexives Verb

ich habe mir od. mich in den Finger geschnitten — I've cut my finger

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n.

crosscutting n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > schneiden
3 Schnitt

Imperf. schneiden

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der Schnitt

(Einschnitt) cut;

(Mode) style; pattern;

(Schneiden) cutting; snip;

(Zeichnung) section; sectional view

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Schnịtt [ʃnɪt]
m -(e)s, -e

1) cut; (= Kerbe) notch, nick; (MED) incision, cut; (von Heu, Getreide) crop

Blumen für den Schnitt — flowers pl (suitable) for cutting

2) (= Haarschnitt) (hair)cut

einen kurzen Schnitt bitte — cut it short please

3) (SEW) cut; (= Schnittmuster) pattern

4) (= Form) (von Edelstein) cut; (von Gesicht, Augen) shape; (von Profil) line

5) (FILM) editing no pl

der Film ist jetzt beim Schnitt — the film is now being edited or cut

schnelle Schnitte — quick cutting

Schnitt: L. Schwarz — editor - L. Schwarz

6) (MATH) (= Schnittpunkt) (point of) intersection; (= Schnittfläche) section; (inf = Durchschnitt) average

im Schnitt — on average

unter/über dem Schnitt — below/above average

7) (= Längsschnitt, Querschnitt) section

im Schnitt gezeichnet — drawn in section

8) (inf = Gewinn) profit

9) (TYP) (= das Beschneiden) cut; (= Buchrand) (trimmed) edge

dann kommt das gebundene Buch zum Schnitt — then the bound book is cut or trimmed

10) (HORT von Bäumen etc) cutting no indef art

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der

1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) cut

2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) cut

3) (a view of the inside of anything when, or as if, it is cut right through or across: a section of the stem of a flower.) section

4) (a cut with scissors: With a snip of her scissors she cut a hole in the cloth.) snip

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Schnitt

<-[e]s, -e>

[ʃnɪt]

m

1. (Schnittwunde) cut

2. (Haarschnitt) cut

3. MODE (Zuschnitt) cut

4. FILM (das Cutten) editing

5. ARCHIT, MATH (Darstellung in der Schnittebene) section

im \Schnitt ARCHIT in section; (durchschnittlich) on average

\Schnitt zweier Ebenen MATH intersection

der goldene \Schnitt MATH the golden section

6.

▶ [bei etw dat] einen [o seinen] bestimmten \Schnitt machen (fam) to make a certain profit [on sth]

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der; Schnitt[e]s, Schnitte

1) cut

2) (das Mähen) (von Gras) mowing; cut; (von Getreide) harvest

einen od. seinen Schnitt [bei etwas] machen — (fig. ugs.) make a profit [from something]

3) (Film, Ferns.) editing; cutting

4) (Schnittmuster) [dressmaking] pattern

5) (LängsSchnitt, QuerSchnitt, SchrägSchnitt) section

6) (ugs.): (DurchSchnitt) average

er fährt einen Schnitt von 200 km/h — he is driving at or doing an average [speed] of 125 m.p.h.

im Schnitt — on average

7) (Math.) s. golden 1c

8) (Geom.): (Schnittfläche) intersection

9) (Ballspiele): (Drall) spin

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Schnitt m; -(e)s, -e

1. (das Schneiden) cutting; (Mähen) mowing; (Ernten) harvesting

2. FILM editing; (Endversion) final cut ( oder edit);

Bildregie und Schnitt: Jens Kaltschmidt vision control and editing: Jens Kaltschmidt

3. (Einschnitt) cut; (Wunde) cut; große: gash; MED cut, incision; TYPO cut

4. (Fasson, Form) shape, cut; einer Wohnung: layout, floorplan; eines Gesichts: features pl; eines Kleides: style; (Frisur) cut;

modischer/kurzer Schnitt fashionable/short cut

5. (Schnittmuster) pattern

6. MATH intersection;

der Goldene Schnitt the golden section

7. umg (Durchschnitt) average;

im Schnitt on average;

im Schnitt betragen oder

erreichen average

8. TECH (Zeichnung) section(al view); → Längsschnitt, Querschnitt

9. umg (Gewinn) profit;

einen guten Schnitt machen make a healthy profit;

seinen Schnitt machen cream off one’s profit

10. BIOL, MED (Präparat) section

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der; Schnitt[e]s, Schnitte

1) cut

2) (das Mähen) (von Gras) mowing; cut; (von Getreide) harvest

einen od. seinen Schnitt [bei etwas] machen — (fig. ugs.) make a profit [from something]

3) (Film, Ferns.) editing; cutting

4) (Schnittmuster) [dressmaking] pattern

5) (LängsSchnitt, QuerSchnitt, SchrägSchnitt) section

6) (ugs.): (DurchSchnitt) average

er fährt einen Schnitt von 200 km/h — he is driving at or doing an average [speed] of 125 m.p.h.

im Schnitt — on average

7) (Math.) s. golden 1c

8) (Geom.): (Schnittfläche) intersection

9) (Ballspiele): (Drall) spin

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-e m.

crop n.

cut n.

cutting n.

excerpt n.

incision n.

slash n.

snip n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Schnitt
4 schnitt

Imperf. schneiden

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der Schnitt

(Einschnitt) cut;

(Mode) style; pattern;

(Schneiden) cutting; snip;

(Zeichnung) section; sectional view

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Schnịtt [ʃnɪt]
m -(e)s, -e

1) cut; (= Kerbe) notch, nick; (MED) incision, cut; (von Heu, Getreide) crop

Blumen für den Schnitt — flowers pl (suitable) for cutting

2) (= Haarschnitt) (hair)cut

einen kurzen Schnitt bitte — cut it short please

3) (SEW) cut; (= Schnittmuster) pattern

4) (= Form) (von Edelstein) cut; (von Gesicht, Augen) shape; (von Profil) line

5) (FILM) editing no pl

der Film ist jetzt beim Schnitt — the film is now being edited or cut

schnelle Schnitte — quick cutting

Schnitt: L. Schwarz — editor - L. Schwarz

6) (MATH) (= Schnittpunkt) (point of) intersection; (= Schnittfläche) section; (inf = Durchschnitt) average

im Schnitt — on average

unter/über dem Schnitt — below/above average

7) (= Längsschnitt, Querschnitt) section

im Schnitt gezeichnet — drawn in section

8) (inf = Gewinn) profit

9) (TYP) (= das Beschneiden) cut; (= Buchrand) (trimmed) edge

dann kommt das gebundene Buch zum Schnitt — then the bound book is cut or trimmed

10) (HORT von Bäumen etc) cutting no indef art

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der

1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) cut

2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) cut

3) (a view of the inside of anything when, or as if, it is cut right through or across: a section of the stem of a flower.) section

4) (a cut with scissors: With a snip of her scissors she cut a hole in the cloth.) snip

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Schnitt

<-[e]s, -e>

[ʃnɪt]

m

1. (Schnittwunde) cut

2. (Haarschnitt) cut

3. MODE (Zuschnitt) cut

4. FILM (das Cutten) editing

5. ARCHIT, MATH (Darstellung in der Schnittebene) section

im \Schnitt ARCHIT in section; (durchschnittlich) on average

\Schnitt zweier Ebenen MATH intersection

der goldene \Schnitt MATH the golden section

6.

▶ [bei etw dat] einen [o seinen] bestimmten \Schnitt machen (fam) to make a certain profit [on sth]

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der; Schnitt[e]s, Schnitte

1) cut

2) (das Mähen) (von Gras) mowing; cut; (von Getreide) harvest

einen od. seinen Schnitt [bei etwas] machen — (fig. ugs.) make a profit [from something]

3) (Film, Ferns.) editing; cutting

4) (Schnittmuster) [dressmaking] pattern

5) (LängsSchnitt, QuerSchnitt, SchrägSchnitt) section

6) (ugs.): (DurchSchnitt) average

er fährt einen Schnitt von 200 km/h — he is driving at or doing an average [speed] of 125 m.p.h.

im Schnitt — on average

7) (Math.) s. golden 1c

8) (Geom.): (Schnittfläche) intersection

9) (Ballspiele): (Drall) spin

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schnitt imperf → schneiden

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der; Schnitt[e]s, Schnitte

1) cut

2) (das Mähen) (von Gras) mowing; cut; (von Getreide) harvest

einen od. seinen Schnitt [bei etwas] machen — (fig. ugs.) make a profit [from something]

3) (Film, Ferns.) editing; cutting

4) (Schnittmuster) [dressmaking] pattern

5) (LängsSchnitt, QuerSchnitt, SchrägSchnitt) section

6) (ugs.): (DurchSchnitt) average

er fährt einen Schnitt von 200 km/h — he is driving at or doing an average [speed] of 125 m.p.h.

im Schnitt — on average

7) (Math.) s. golden 1c

8) (Geom.): (Schnittfläche) intersection

9) (Ballspiele): (Drall) spin

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-e m.

crop n.

cut n.

cutting n.

excerpt n.

incision n.

slash n.

snip n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > schnitt
5 schneiden;

schneidet, schnitt, hat geschnitten

I v/t

1. cut ( aus out of); (Gras mähen) auch mow; (Braten) carve; MED. cut; (jemanden) operate on; in Stücke schneiden cut into pieces, cut up; in ( dünne) Scheiben schneiden cut into (thin) slices, slice (thinly); GASTR. auch chop (finely); in zwei Teile schneiden cut in two; seinen Namen in den Stamm schneiden carve one’s name in the trunk; der Abszess / Furunkel muss geschnitten werden MED. the abscess / boil must be lanced

2. fig.: hier ist eine Luft zum Schneiden! umg. it’s really stuffy in here, Brit. auch there’s a terrible fug in here; man konnte die Luft schneiden umg. you could cut the atmosphere with a knife

3. (anschneiden) (Ball) spin; Billard: put side on; Fußball: curve; er schneidet jeden Ball Tennis: he slices ( oder puts spin on) every ball

4. eine Kurve schneiden cut a corner; jemanden schneiden beim Überholen: cut in on s.o.

5. (kreuzen) sich schneiden Linien: intersect; wo die Bahnlinie die Straße schneidet where the railway line (Am. railroad) and the road cross ( oder intersect)

6.

a) FUNK. ( auf Tonband) schneiden tape, record;

b) TV (Film etc.) edit

7. umg. (ignorieren) jemanden schneiden (nicht grüßen) cut s.o. dead; sie wird von den Dorfbewohnern geschnitten she is ostracized by the villagers; Gesicht1, Grimasse, Haar 1 etc.

II v/refl cut o.s.; Finger; da schneidet er sich aber ( gewaltig) umg., fig. he’s very much mistaken there

III v/i

1. Wind: cut right through one; MED. operate; das Messer schneidet gut / schlecht this knife cuts well / doesn’t cut well; in die Hand schneiden Band: cut into one’s hand; gut schneiden Friseur: be a good hairdresser ( oder barber); jemandem ins Herz schneiden Trauer etc.: cut s.o. to the quick

2. (Ball mit Effet spielen) put spin ( Billard: side) on the ball; er schneidet immer he always uses spin ( Billard: side); geschnitten, schneidend

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > schneiden;
6 section

[ˈsekʃən] noun
1) a part or division:

He divided the orange into sections

There is disagreement in one section of the community

the accounts section of the business.
قِسْم
2) a view of the inside of anything when, or as if, it is cut right through or across:

a section of the stem of a flower.
مَقْطَع، فَرْع

Arabic-English dictionary > section
7 pasar

v.

1 to pass.

¿me pasas la sal? would you pass me the salt?

le paso (con él) I'll put you through (to him) (al teléfono)

pasar algo por to pass something through (filtrar)

Pasaron dos horas Two hours went by.

Yo paso a María I pass Mary (I overtake Mary)

Un carro pasa A car goes by

Me pasó una cuchara He=she passed me a spoon (She passed a spoon to me)

Por fin pasé! I passed at last!

2 to cross.

pasar la calle to cross the road

pasé el río a nado I swam across the river

3 to go through.

pasar un semáforo en rojo to go through a red light

4 to pass, to go.

pasó por mi lado he passed by my side

el autobús pasa por mi casa the bus goes past o passes in front of my house

el Manzanares pasa por Madrid the Manzanares goes o passes through Madrid

he pasado por tu calle I went down your street

pasar de… a… to go o pass from… to…

pasar de largo to go by

5 to go/come in.

pasen por aquí, por favor come this way, please

¡pase! come in!

6 to go.

por ahí no pasa it won't go through there

7 to go by.

pasaron tres meses three months went by

8 to go through, to experience.

pasar frío/miedo to be cold/scared

pasarlo bien to enjoy oneself, to have a good time

pasarlo mal to have a hard time of it

pasarlas canutas (informal) to have a rough time

Pasé un gran susto I experienced a great scare.

9 to show in (llevar adentro).

el criado nos pasó al salón the butler showed us into the living room

10 to show (Cine).

11 to spend (time).

pasó dos años en Roma he spent two years in Rome

¿dónde vas a pasar las vacaciones? where are you going on holiday?, where are you going to spend your holidays?

Yo paso las horas cantando I pass the hours away singing (spend the time...)

12 to pop in (ir un momento).

pasaré por mi oficina/por tu casa I'll pop into my office/round to your place

13 to happen.

¿qué pasa aquí? what's going on here?

¿qué pasa? what's the matter?

¿qué le pasa? what's wrong with him?, what's the matter with him?

pase lo que pase whatever happens, come what may

Algo pasó Something happened=came to pass.

14 to be over.

ya ha pasado lo peor the worst is over now

pasó la Navidad Christmas is over

Pasé muy feliz en la fiesta I was very happy at the party.

15 to be all right, to be usable.

puede pasar it'll do

16 to go away.

Pasó el mal tiempo the bad weather went away.

17 to come in, to step in.

El policía pasó The policeman came in.

18 to happen to, to occur to.

Me pasó algo cómico Something funny happened to me..

19 to keep on, to keep, to carry on.

Ella pasa bailando todo el tiempo She keeps on dancing all the time.

20 to skip, to pass.

Pase ese capítulo Skip that chapter,.

21 to blow over, to blow itself out, to calm down.

La tormenta pasó The storm blew over.

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pasar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (ir) to pass, pass by, go

■ pasaba por ahí cuando sucedió el accidente I was just passing by when the accident happened

■ todos los cables y tuberías pasan por debajo del suelo all the wires and pipes go under the floor

■ pasa de un idioma a otro sin darse cuenta he goes from one language to another without realizing

2 (tiempo) to pass, go by

■ ¡cómo pasa el tiempo! doesn't time fly!

■ yo lo hago por pasar el tiempo I do it to pass the time

3 (entrar) to come in, go in

■ pasa, está abierto come in, it's not locked

■ me dijeron que pasara sin llamar they told me to go in without knocking

4 (cesar) to pass, cease

■ en cuanto pase la tormenta salimos we'll go out when the storm has passed

■ si no se te pasa el dolor, llámame if the pain doesn't go away, call me

■ tranquila, que ya ha pasado todo don't worry, it's all over now

5 (límite) to exceed (de, -)

6 (ocurrir) to happen

7 (sufrir) to suffer

► verbo transitivo

1 (trasladar) to move, transfer

■ pasa este documento al otro disquete move this file to the other diskette

■ lo han pasado al departamento de ventas he has been transferred to the sales department

2 (comunicar, dar) to give

■ pásale el informe al jefe give this report to the boss

■ mi hijo me ha pasado la gripe my son has given me the flu

3 (cruzar) to cross

■ pasamos la frontera ayer we crossed the border yesterday

4 (alcanzar) to pass, reach

■ pásame la sal, por favor pass me the salt, please

5 (aventajar) to surpass, be better than

■ tu hermano ya te pasa en matemáticas your brother is better than you at maths

6 (adelantar) to overtake

■ me pasó un deportivo rojo en una curva a red sports car overtook me on a bend

7 (deslizar) to run

■ pasó el dedo por el estante he ran his finger along the shelf

■ la etiqueta se pasa por aquí y el precio sale en la pantalla you run the tag through here and the price comes up on the screen

8 (tolerar) to overlook

■ esta vez te la paso, pero que no se repita I'll overlook it this time, but don't let it happen again

9 (aprobar) to pass

■ pasé el examen a la primera I passed my test first time

10 (proyectar) to show

■ pasaron unas diapositivas y luego una película they showed some slides and then a film

11 (tiempo - estar) to spend; (- disfrutar, padecer) to have

■ pasaremos el verano en Sada we're spending the summer in Sada

■ he pasado una noche fatal I've had a terrible night

■ pasamos unas vacaciones estupendas we had a wonderful holiday

► verbo pronominal pasarse

1 (desertar) to pass over (a, to)

■ se ha pasado al otro bando she's gone over to the other side

2 (pudrirse) to go off

3 (olvidarse) to forget

■ se me pasó la fecha de entrega I forgot about the deadline

4 (ir) to go by ( por, -), call in ( por, at)

■ pásate por casa cuando quieras pop in any time

5 familiar (excederse) to overdo it; (ir demasiado lejos) to go too far (de, -)

■ te has pasado de sincero you were too honest

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

pasar de algo familiar not to be bothered about something

■ paso de hacer cola I can't be bothered to queue up

■ pasa de todo he couldn't care less about anything, he doesn't give a damn about anything

pasar de largo to go past

pasar la página to turn the page

pasar por to pass for

pasar por alto to ignore

pasar por encima de alguien to go over somebody's head

pasarlo bien to have a good time

¿qué pasa? what's the matter?, what's wrong?

pasar sin to do without

pasarse de la raya to go too far, overstep the mark

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verb

1) to happen

2) pass

3) come in, enter

4) surpass

5) cross

6) give

7) undergo, suffer

8) omit

•

- pasar de largo
- pasar por alto
- pasarlo bien
- pasarlo mal
- pasarse
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Para las expresiones pasar lista, pasar de moda, pasar desapercibido, pasarse de rosca etc, ver la otra entrada
1. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) (=ocurrir)

a) [suceso] to happen

¿qué pasó? — what happened?

¿pasa algo? — is anything up?, is anything wrong?, is anything the matter?

como si no hubiese pasado nada — as if nothing had happened

aquí pasa algo misterioso — there's something odd going on here

siempre pasa igual {o} lo mismo — it's always the same

¿qué pasa? — what's happening?, what's going on?, what's up?; [como saludo] how's things? *

¿qué pasa que no entra? — why doesn't she come in?

¿qué pasa contigo? — what's up with you?; [como saludo] * how's it going? *

¿qué ha pasado con ella? — what's become of her?

• [lo que] pasa es que... — well, you see..., the thing is that...

pase lo que pase — whatever happens, come what may

b)

pasarle a algn: nunca me pasa nada — nothing ever happens to me

no me ha pasado otra (igual) en la vida — nothing like this has ever happened to me before

siempre me pasa lo mismo, lo pierdo todo — it's always the same, I keep losing things

tuvo un accidente, pero por suerte no le pasó nada — he had an accident, but fortunately he wasn't hurt

esto te pasa por no hacerme caso — this is what comes of not listening to me, this wouldn't have happened (to you) if you'd listened to me

¿qué te pasa? — what's the matter?

¿qué le pasa a ese? — what's the matter with him?

2) (=cambiar de lugar)

a) [objeto]

la cuerda pasa de un lado a otro de la calle — the rope goes from one side of the street to the other

cuando muera la empresa pasará al hijo — when he dies the company will go to his son

• la foto fue pasando de mano en [mano] — the photo was passed around

pasó de mis manos a las suyas — it passed from my hands into his

b) [persona] to go

pasar a un cuarto contiguo — to go into an adjoining room

pasar de Inglaterra al Canadá — to go from England to Canada

3) (=entrar)

¡pase! — come in!; [cediendo el paso] after you!

no se puede pasar — you can't go through, you can't go in

pasamos directamente a ver al jefe — we went straight in to see the boss

los moros pasaron a España — the Moors crossed over into Spain

• [hacer] pasar a algn — to show sb in

4) (=transitar)

pasó una bicicleta — a bicycle went past

¿a qué hora pasa el cartero? — what time does the postman come?

ya ha pasado el tren de las cinco — (=sin hacer parada) the five o'clock train has already gone by; (=haciendo parada) the five o'clock train has already been and gone

¿ha pasado ya el camión de la basura? — have the dustmen been?

• pasar [de largo] — to go {o} pass by

• pasar [por], el autobús pasa por delante de nuestra casa — the bus goes past our house

ese autobús no pasa por aquí — that bus doesn't come this way

5) (=acercarse a)

• tengo que pasar [por] el banco — I've got to go to the bank

pasaré por la tienda mañana — I'll go {o} pop into the shop tomorrow

tendrá que pasar por mi despacho — he'll have to come to my office

pase por caja — please pay at the cash desk

pasaré por tu casa — I'll drop in
pasar a ({+ infin})
te pasaré a buscar a las ocho — I'll pick you up at eight

pasa a verme cuando quieras — come round whenever you like

6) (=cambiar de situación) to go

el equipo ha pasado a primera división — the team has gone up to the first division

y luego pasaron a otra cosa — and then they went on to something else

ha pasado de ser tímida a no tenerle miedo a nada — she has gone from being shy to fearing nothing

pasar de teniente a general — to go from lieutenant to general

• pasar a [ser] — to become

en muy poco tiempo ha pasado a ser un gran profesional — he has become a real professional in a very short space of time

7) (=transcurrir) [tiempo] to pass, go by

han pasado cuatro años — four years have passed {o} gone by

el tiempo pasa deprisa — time passes {o} goes so quickly

¡cómo pasa el tiempo! — how time flies!

ya ha pasado una hora — it's been an hour already

8) (=acabar) [problema, situación] to be over; [efectos] to wear off

ha pasado la crisis — the crisis is over

ya pasó aquello — that's all over (and done with) now

9) (=aceptarse)

puede pasar — it's passable, it's OK

por esta vez pase — I'll let it go this time

que me llames carroza, pase, pero fascista, no — you can call me an old fuddy-duddy if you like, but not a fascist

10) pasar por

a) (=atravesar, caber) to go through

el hilo pasa por el agujero — the thread goes through the hole

pasamos por un túnel muy largo — we went through a very long tunnel

no pasamos por el pueblo — we didn't go through the village

el río pasa por la ciudad — the river flows {o} goes through the city

pasar por la aduana — to go through customs

está pasando por un mal momento — he's going through a bad patch

no creo que el sofá pase por esa puerta — I don't think the settee will go through the door

b) (=depender de) to depend on

el futuro de la empresa pasa por este acuerdo — the company's future depends on {o} hangs on this agreement

c) (=ser considerado) to pass as

podrían perfectamente pasar por gemelos — they could easily pass as twins

Juan pasa por francés — most people think Juan is French

• [hacerse] pasar por — to pass o.s. off as

se hace pasar por médico — he passes himself off as a doctor

11) [otras formas preposicionales]
pasar a ({+ infin}) (=empezar)
paso ahora a explicar mi postura — I will now go on to explain my position

pasar a decir algo — to go on to say sth

ya va siendo hora de pasar a la acción — it is time for action
pasar de (=exceder)
pasa ya de los 70 — he's over 70

esto pasa de ser una broma — this is beyond a joke

no pasa de ser un jugador mediocre — he's no more than an average player

no pasan de 60 los que lo tienen — those who have it do not number more than 60, fewer than 60 people have it

• yo de [ahí] no paso — that's as far as I'm prepared to go

• de [ésta] no pasa — this is the very last time

• de [hoy] no pasa que le escriba — I'll write to him this very day
pasar sin
tendrá que pasar sin coche — he'll have to get by {o} manage without a car

no puede pasar sin ella — he can't manage without her

12) (Naipes) to pass

yo paso — pass

13) esp Esp
* (=mostrarse indiferente)
yo paso — count me out

• pasar [de] algo/algn, yo paso de política — I'm not into politics

paso de todo — I couldn't care less

pasa olímpicamente de todo lo que le dicen — he doesn't take the blindest bit of notice of anything they say to him

paso de ti, chaval — I couldn't care less about you, pal

2. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=dar, entregar) [gen] to pass; [en una serie] to pass on

¿me pasas la sal, por favor? — could you pass (me) the salt, please?

le pasó el sobre — he handed {o} passed her the envelope

pásale una nota con disimulo — slip him a note

cuando termines pásasela a Isabel — when you've finished pass it on to Isabel

2) (=traspasar) [+ río, frontera] to cross; [+ límite] to go beyond

el túnel pasa la montaña — the tunnel goes right through the mountain

esto pasa los límites de lo razonable — this goes beyond the realm of what is reasonable

3) (=llevar)

nos pasaron a ver al director — they took us to see the manager

nos pasaron a otra habitación — they moved us into another room

he pasado mi despacho al dormitorio — I've moved my office into the bedroom

4) (=hacer atravesar)

pasa el alambre por este agujero — put the wire through this hole

pasó el hilo por el ojo de la aguja — she threaded the thread through the eye of the needle

5) (=colar) to strain

pasar el café por el colador — to strain the coffee

6) (=introducir) [+ moneda falsa] to pass (off); [+ contrabando] to smuggle

han pasado billetes falsos — they've passed (off) forged notes

han pasado un alijo de cocaína por la frontera — a consignment of cocaine has been smuggled across the border

7) (=hacer deslizar)

voy a pasarle un trapo — I'm going to wipe it down

pasar la mano por algo — to run one's hand over sth

pasar el cepillo por el pelo — to run a brush through one's hair

pasar la aspiradora por la alfombra — to vacuum the carpet, run the vacuum cleaner over the carpet

pasar la aspiradora — to do the vacuuming

8) (=deslizar) to slip

le pasó el brazo por los hombros/la cintura — she slipped {o} put her arm around his shoulders/waist

9) (=contagiar) to give

me has pasado tu catarro — you've given me your cold

10) (=volver) [+ página] to turn

- pasar página

11) (=escribir)

• pasar algo a [limpio] — to make a neat {o} fair {o} clean copy of sth

• pasar algo a [máquina] — to type sth up

12) (=tragar) (lit) to swallow; (fig) to bear, stand

no puedo pasar esta pastilla — I can't swallow this pill, I can't get this pill down

no puedo pasar a ese hombre — I can't bear {o} stand that man

13) (=tolerar)

se lo pasan todo — they let him get away with anything

no te voy a pasar más — I'm not going to indulge you any more

14) (=aprobar) [+ examen] to pass

15) (=proyectar) [+ película, programa] to show, screen

16) (=poner en contacto)

te paso con Pedro — [al mismo teléfono] I'll put you on to Pedro; [a distinto teléfono] I'll put you through to Pedro

17) (=realizar)

• pasa [consulta] {o} [visita] a unas 700 personas diarias — he sees 700 patients a day
revista 3)
18) (=superar)

los pasa a todos en inteligencia — she's more intelligent than any of them

para ganar debes pasar a muchos contrincantes — to win you have to beat a lot of opponents

me pasa ya 3cm — he's already 3cm taller than I am

19) (Aut) to pass, overtake

20) (=omitir)

• pasar algo por [alto] — to overlook sth

pasar por alto un detalle — to overlook a detail

21) [+ tiempo] to spend

pasar las vacaciones — to spend one's holidays

voy a pasar el fin de semana con ella — I'm going to spend the weekend with her

fuimos a pasar el día en la playa — we went to the seaside for the day

lo pasaremos tan ricamente — we'll have such a good time
pasarlo ({+ adv})
pasarlo bien — to have a good time

¡que lo pases bien! — have a good time!, enjoy yourself!

pasarlo mal — to have a bad time

lo pasamos muy mal — we had an awful time

22) (=dejar atrás)

hemos pasado el aniversario — the anniversary has passed, the anniversary is behind us

ya hemos pasado lo peor — we're over the worst now, the worst is behind us now

23) (=sufrir)

ha pasado una mala racha — she's been through a bad patch

ha pasado muchas enfermedades — he's had a lot of illnesses

pasar frío — to be cold

pasar hambre — to be hungry

24) Cono Sur * (=engañar) to cheat, swindle

3.

See:

pasarse
PASAR En expresiones temporales ► Se traduce por spend cuando pasar tiene un uso transitivo y queremos indicar un período de tiempo concreto, seguido de la actividad que en ese tiempo se desarrolla, o del lugar: Me pasé la tarde escribiendo cartas I spent the evening writing letters Ha pasado toda su vida en el campo He has spent his whole life in the country ► En cambio, cuando se describe la forma en que se pasa el tiempo mediante un adjetivo, se debe emplear en inglés la construcción have + (a) + ((adjetivo)) + ((sustantivo)): Pasamos una tarde entretenida We had a lovely afternoon Pasamos un rato estupendo jugando al squash We had a fantastic time playing squash la expresión pasar el rato se traduce por pass the time: No sé qué hacer para pasar el rato I don't know what to do to pass the time ► Cuando el uso es intransitivo, pasar se traduce por pass {o} go by. A medida que pasaba el tiempo se deprimía cada vez más As time passed o went by, he became more and more depressed Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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1.
verbo intransitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) ( ir por un lugar) to come/go past

no ha pasado ni un taxi — not one taxi has come/gone past

¿a qué hora pasa el lechero? — what time does the milkman come?

los otros coches no podían pasar — the other cars weren't able to get past

no dejan pasar a nadie — they're not letting anyone through

no dejes pasar esta oportunidad — don't miss this opportunity

pasar de largo — to go right o straight past

pasar POR algo — to go through something

al pasar por la aduana — when you go through customs

el Tajo pasa por Aranjuez — the Tagus flows through Aranjuez

es un vuelo directo, no pasa por Miami — it's a direct flight, it doesn't go via Miami

¿este autobús pasa por el museo? — does this bus go past the museum?

¿el 45 pasa por aquí? — does the number 45 come this way?

pasamos por delante de su casa — we went past her house

pasaba por aquí y... — I was just passing by o I was in the area and...

ni me pasó por la imaginación — it didn't even occur to me, it didn't even cross my mind

b) ( deteniéndose en un lugar)

pasar POR algo: ¿podríamos pasar por el banco? can we stop off at the bank?; pase usted por caja please go over to the cashier; pasa un día por casa why don't you drop o come by the house sometime?; pasar A + INF: puede pasar a recogerlo mañana you can come and pick it up tomorrow; pasaremos a verlos — we'll call in o drop in and see them

c) ( atravesar) to cross

pasar de un lado a otro — to go o cross from one side to the other

pasaron de Chile a Argentina a pie — they crossed over from Chile to Argentina on foot

la humedad pasó a la otra habitación — the damp went through to the other room

d) (caber, entrar)

no pasará por la puerta — it won't go through the door

esta camiseta no me pasa por la cabeza — I can't get this T-shirt over my head

2)

a) (transmitirse, transferirse) corona/título to pass

una tradición que pasa de padres a hijos — a tradition that is handed o passed down from generation to generation

pasó de mano en mano — it was passed around (to everyone)

b) ( comunicar)

te paso con Javier — ( en el mismo teléfono) I'll hand o pass you over to Javier; ( en otro teléfono) I'll put you through to Javier

3) ( entrar - acercándose al hablante) to come in; (- alejándose del hablante) to go in

pase, por favor — please, do come in

que pase el siguiente! — next, please!

haga pasar al Sr Díaz — show Mr Díaz in please

no pasarán! — (fr hecha) they shall not pass!

pasaron al comedor — they went through into the dining room

¿puedo pasar al baño? — may I use the bathroom please?

¿quién quiere pasar al pizarrón? — (AmL) who's going to come up to the blackboard?

4)

a) (cambiar de estado, actividad, tema)

pasar (DE algo) A algo — to go (from something) to something

pasó del quinto al séptimo lugar — she went o dropped from fifth to seventh place

ahora pasa a tercera — (Auto) now change into third

pasando a otra cosa... — anyway, to change the subject...

pasan a ocupar el primer puesto — they move into first place

pasó a tratar el problema — he went on to deal with the problem

pasamos a informar de otras noticias — now, the rest of the news

b) (Educ) to pass

¿pasaste? — did you pass?

pasar de curso — to get through o pass one's end-of-year exams

c) ( ser aceptable)

no está perfecto, pero puede pasar — it's not perfect, but it'll do

por esta vez (que) pase — I'll let it pass o go this time

5) ( exceder un límite)

pasar DE algo: no pases de 100 don't go over 100; no pasó de un desacuerdo it was nothing more than a disagreement; está muy grave, no creo que pase de hoy he's very ill, I don't think he'll last another day; no pasa de los 30 he's not more than 30; no pasamos de nueve empleados — they're only nine of us working there/here

6) pasar por

a) ( ser tenido por)

pasa por tonto, pero no lo es — he might look stupid, but he isn't

podrían pasar por hermanas — they could pass for sisters

se hacía pasar por médico — he passed himself off as a doctor

se hizo pasar por mi padre — he pretended to be my father

b) (Esp) ( implicar)

la solución pasa por una reforma política — the solution lies in a political reform

Sentido II

7) ( transcurrir) tiempo to pass

pasaron muchos años — many years went by o passed

ya han pasado dos horas — it's been two hours now

cómo pasa el tiempo! — doesn't time fly!

por ti no pasan los años — you look as young as ever

pasaban las horas y no llegaba — the hours went by o passed and still he didn't come

8) ( cesar) crisis/mal momento to be over; efecto to wear off; dolor to go away

menos mal que el invierno ya ha pasado — thank goodness winter's over

9) ( arreglárselas) to manage, get by

sin electricidad podemos pasar — we can manage o get by without electricity

Sentido III

10) ( suceder) to happen

cuéntame lo que pasó — tell me what happened

lo que pasa es que... — the thing o the problem is...

pase lo que pase — whatever happens, come what may

¿qué pasó con lo del reloj? — what happened about the watch?

...y aquí no ha pasado nada —...and let's just forget the whole thing

en este pueblo nunca pasa nada — nothing ever happens in this town

siempre pasa igual or lo mismo — it's always the same

¿pasa algo? — is something the matter?

¿qué pasa? — what's the matter?, what's up? (colloq)

hola, Carlos! ¿qué pasa? — (fam) hi, Carlos! how's things o how's it going? (colloq)

son cosas que pasan — these things happen; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿qué te pasa? — what's the matter with you?

¿qué te pasó en el ojo? — what happened to your eye?

¿qué le pasa a la tele? — what's wrong with the TV?

eso le pasa a cualquiera — that can happen to anybody

por suerte a él no le pasó nada — fortunately, nothing happened to him

11) ( experimentar)

pasar POR algo — por crisis/mala racha to go through something

Sentido IV

12)

a) (en naipes, juegos) to pass

b) (fam) ( rechazando algo)

¿vas a tomar postre? - no, yo paso — are you going to have a dessert? - no, I think I'll give it a miss

paso de salir, estoy muy cansada — I don't feel like going out, I'm very tired (colloq)

c) (fam) ( expresando indiferencia)

que se las arreglen, yo paso — they can sort it out themselves, it's not my problem

pasa ampliamente de lo que diga la gente — she couldn't care less what people say (colloq)

paso de él — (esp Esp) I don't give a damn o I couldn't care less what he does (colloq)
2.
pasar vt

Sentido I

1)

a) ( hacer atravesar)

pasar algo POR algo — to put something through something

pasar la salsa por un tamiz — to put the sauce through a sieve

pasa el cordón por este agujero — thread the string through this hole

b) ( por la aduana -legalmente) to take through; (- ilegalmente) to smuggle

c) ( hacer deslizar)

pásale un trapo al piso — give the floor a quick wipe

pasarlo primero por harina — first dip it in flour

a esto hay que pasarle una plancha — this needs a quick iron o run over with the iron

2) (exhibir, mostrar) <película/anuncio> to show

3)

a) (cruzar, atravesar) < frontera> to cross; <pueblo/ciudad> to go through

pasaron el río a nado — they swam across the river

b) ( dejar atrás) <edificio/calle> to go past

todavía no hemos pasado lo peor — the worst is yet to come

c) (adelantar, sobrepasar) to overtake

pasar A algo — to overtake something, to get past something

está altísimo, ya pasa a su padre — he's really tall, he's already overtaken his father

4) <examen/prueba> to pass

5) <página/hoja> to turn

6) (fam) ( tolerar)

esto no te lo paso — I'm not letting you get away with this

no te deja pasar ni una — he doesn't let you get away with anything

a ese tipo no lo paso — I can't stand o take that guy (colloq)

no podía pasar aquella sopa — I couldn't stomach o eat that soup

pasar por alto — <falta/error> to overlook, forget about; tema/punto to leave out, omit

7) ( transcribir)

tendré que pasar la carta — I'll have to write o copy the letter out again

¿me pasas esto a máquina? — could you type this for me?

Sentido II

8) (entregar, hacer llegar)

pásaselo a Miguel — pass it on to Miguel

¿me pasas el martillo? — can you pass me the hammer?

le pasó el balón a Gómez — he passed the ball to Gómez

el padre le pasa una mensualidad — she gets a monthly allowance from her father

9) <gripe/resfriado> to give

me lo pasó a mí — he gave it to me, he passed it on to me

Sentido III

10)

a) < tiempo> to spend

pasamos las Navidades en casa — we spent Christmas at home

fuimos a Toledo a pasar el día — we went to Toledo for the day

b) ( con idea de continuidad)

pasé toda la noche en vela — I was awake all night

puede pasar días sin comer — he can go for days without eating

11)

a) (sufrir, padecer) penalidades/desgracias to go through, to suffer

está pasando una mala racha — he's going through bad times o (BrE) a bad patch

no sabes las que pasé — you've no idea what I went through

pasé mucho miedo/frío — I was very frightened/cold

b)

pasarlo or pasarla bien — to have a good time

¿qué tal lo pasaste en la fiesta? — did you have a good time at the party?, did you enjoy the party?

lo pasé mal — I didn't enjoy myself

lo pasa muy mal con los exámenes — he gets very nervous about exams
3.
1) pasarse v pron

Sentido I

2) ( cambiarse)

pasarse al enemigo — to go over to the enemy

queremos pasarnos a la otra oficina — we want to move to the other office

3)

a) ( ir demasiado lejos)

nos pasamos, el banco está más arriba — we've gone too far, the bank isn't as far down as this

nos pasamos de estación — we went past our station

b) (fam) ( excederse) to go too far

esta vez te has pasado — you've gone too far this time

se pasaron con los precios — the prices they charged were way over the top (colloq)

se pasó con la sal — he overdid the salt (colloq)

te pasaste con el regalo — that was a really nice present you gave me

se pasó de listo — he tried to be too clever (colloq)

te pasas de bueno — you're too kind for your own good

c) (CS fam) ( lucirse)

te pasaste! esto está riquísimo — you've excelled yourself! this is really delicious (colloq)

4)

a) peras/tomates to go bad, get overripe; carne/pescado to go off, go bad; leche to go off, go sour

b) (recocerse): arroz/pasta to get overcooked

no le dejes pasarse de punto — don't let it overcook

Sentido II

5)

a) ( desaparecer) efecto to wear off; dolor to go away; (+ me/te/le etc)

ya se me pasó el dolor — the pain's gone o eased now

espera a que se le pase el enojo — wait until he's calmed o cooled down

hasta que se le pase la fiebre — until her temperature goes down

b) ( transcurrir)

el año se ha pasado muy rápido — this year has gone very quickly; (+ me/te/le etc)

sus clases se me pasan volando — her classes seem to go so quickly

6) (+ me/te/le etc)

a) ( olvidarse)

se me pasó totalmente — I completely forgot

se me pasó su cumpleaños — I forgot his birthday

b) ( dejar de notar)

se le pasaron varios errores — he overlooked several mistakes

no se le pasó ese detalle — this detail didn't escape his attention

c) ( dejar escapar)

se me pasó la oportunidad — I missed the opportunity

Sentido III

7) (enf) ( estar)

se pasa el día al teléfono — she spends all day on the phone

me pasé toda la noche estudiando — I was up all night studying

se pasó el domingo durmiendo — he spent the whole of Sunday evening sleeping; ver tb pasar verbo transitivo III 1b y 2b

8) (enf) (fam) (ir)

pásate por casa — come round

¿podrías pasarte por el mercado? — could you go down to the market?

9) (refl)

se pasó la mano por el pelo — he ran his fingers through his hair

pasarse un peine — to run a comb through one's hair

* * *

= hand (over), pass, pass by, pass on, transfer, transmit, turn over + page, hand on, spend, transpire, pass out, turn over, slide over, pass along, get through, can't/couldn't be bothered, go + past, pass down, roll on, pass out, blow over, make + the cut, wear off, hand down.

Ex. Eventually, teachers should be able to ' hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.

Ex. Examination reveals positions on the cards where the light passes through all the cards in a stack.

Ex. The days of needing to change into carpet slippers before going to such an area have thankfully passed by.

Ex. If ignored, the problems are only passed on to all the users of the catalog: the public, the reference department, the acquisitions department, and naturally the cataloging department.

Ex. Scope notes, on the order hand, may be present in a thesaurus but are unlikely to be transferred to an index.

Ex. The system permits the requester to specify up to five potential lending libraries, and the system transmits the requests to these libraries one at a time.

Ex. Turn over the page and you will find suggested analyses against which you can check your solution.

Ex. Some experts have expressed grave doubts about the durability of contemporary literary and artistic works on paper and hence the possibility of handing on works of culture to future generations.

Ex. Any funeral scene in a story inevitably conjures in myself memories of my childhood spent as the son of an undertaker.

Ex. The 2nd is the fact that most information seeking transpires with little help from librarians, who have consistently failed to establish themselves as primary information professionals.

Ex. At the Closing Session Danish flags were suddenly produced and passed out among the crowd who began waving them enthusiastically.

Ex. Then he picked up about 2 cm. of type from the right-hand end of the uppermost line (i.e. the last word or two of the last line) with the thumb and forefinger of his right hand, read it, and dropped the pieces of type one by one into their proper boxes, turning over the old house.

Ex. He had greeted her courteously, as was his wont, and had inquired if she minded his smoking; she told him to go ahead and slid over an ashtray.

Ex. If the head of reference services does not pass along the information to the staff the reference librarians, by being uninformed, will undoubtedly not make as good an impression on the important city managers.

Ex. I think that the so-called average person often exhibits a great deal of heroism in getting through an ordinary day.

Ex. Consider for example, a teacher who doesn't change his password (ever!) or can't be bothered to log out, all the firewalls and antivirus programs in the world will not protect a school's network.

Ex. Unfortunately, its conclusions are completely pedestrian, rarely going past the fact that there were old people in England in the late Middle Ages.

Ex. The knowledge that has been passed down from generation to generation by sentient beings on this planet for aeons and aeons is quite impossible to fully comprehend.

Ex. But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November.

Ex. Put a set of premises into such a device and turn the crank, and it will readily pass out conclusion after conclusion.

Ex. During the bulk of that time, your liberal leaders grandly sat, waiting for various things to blow over.

Ex. Naturally, the recruiters whose people were not chosen for the job wanted feedback as to why their candidates did not make the cut.

Ex. We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.

Ex. A hunting guide while still in his teens, he learned his woodcraft first hand, absorbing lore handed down to him from his father.

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* a medida que pasaba el tiempo = as time passed (by), as time went by.

* a medida que pasa el tiempo = as time goes by, as time passes (by).

* a medida que pasa + Expresión Temporal = as + Expresión Temporal + go by.

* a medida que + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* ayudar a pasar por = get + Nombre + through.

* cada día que pasa = each passing day.

* conforme + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* conforme + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* dejar pasar = pass up, forego [forgo], let through.

* dejar pasar a Alguien = let + Alguien + by.

* dejar pasar Algo = put + Nombre + behind.

* dejar pasar una oportunidad = forego + opportunity, miss + opportunity, pass up + opportunity, miss + chance.

* desde..., pasando por..., hasta... = from..., through..., to....

* día que pasa = passing day.

* esa época ya pasó hace tiempo = that time is long past.

* haber pasado por aquí antes = have been down this road before.

* hacer a Alguien pasar vergüenza = embarrass.

* hacer que Alguien las pase canutas = give + Nombre + a run for + Posesivo + money.

* hacérselas pasar canutas a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops.

* hacérselas pasarlas canutas a Alguien = push + Nombre + to the edge.

* hacérselas pasar negras a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops.

* hacerse pasar por = masquerade as, impersonate.

* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no pasan así porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.

* lo que tenga que pasar, que pase = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.

* lugar donde pasar el rato = hang out.

* no dejar pasar = keep out.

* no dejar pasar la oportunidad = ride + the wave.

* no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo = be not long before + Indicativo.

* pasando a = moving on to.

* pasar a = go on to, move on to, proceed to, shunt into, switch over, switch to, step onto, spill over into.

* pasar a Alguien lo mismo que a = suffer + the fate of.

* pasar a Alguien lo que a = suffer + the fate of.

* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.

* pasar a la clandestinidad = go into + hiding.

* pasar a la era de = move into + the age of.

* pasar a la historia = history in the making, go down in + history.

* pasar a la historia como = go down as, go down in + history as, go down in + the history books as, go down in + the annals of history as.

* pasar a la página + Número = turn to + page + Número.

* pasar a la posteridad = go down to + posterity.

* pasar a la posteridad como = go down to + posterity as.

* pasar Algo a Alguien = turn + Algo + over to + Alguien.

* pasar algo inesperado = things + take a turn for the unexpected.

* pasar algún tiempo en = have + a turn at.

* pasar al olvido = blow over.

* pasar a los anales de la historia = go down in + history.

* pasar a los anales de la historia como = go down in + history as, go down in + the history books as, go down in + the annals of history as.

* pasar al primer plano = take + centre stage.

* pasar al siguiente año fiscal = roll over.

* pasar al siguiente nivel = move it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.

* pasar a mejor vida = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost.

* pasar año(s) antes de que = be year(s) before.

* pasar a ocupar el puesto de Alguien = step into + the shoes of, stand in + Posesivo + shoes.

* pasar aprietos = feel + the pinch.

* pasar apuros = struggle, pass through + adversity, have + a thin time, be under strain, bear + hardship, be hard pressed, feel + the pinch, have + a hard time, the wolves + be + at the door, have + a tough time.

* pasar apuros económicos = lead + a precarious existence.

* pasar a ser = become, develop into.

* pasar a ser el centro de atención = come into + focus, take + centre stage.

* pasar a ser inconcebible = render + inconceivable.

* pasar a toda velocidad = whiz.

* pasar a una situación económica más confortable = improve + Posesivo + lot.

* pasar a vida mejor = lay + Nombre + low.

* pasar casi rozando = skim.

* pasar como una bala = whiz.

* pasar de = get beyond.

* pasar de... a... = proceed from... to..., move from... to....

* pasar de... a = switch from... to..., go from... to..., swing between... and..., grow from... into/to.

* pasar de contrabando = smuggle.

* pasar de generación en generación = pass down from + generation to generation.

* pasar de largo = bypass [by-pass].

* pasar de largo rápidamente = race + past.

* pasar de moda = drop out of + vogue, go out of + fashion, go out of + favour, go out of + date, go out of + vogue, fall out of + vogue, go out of + style, pass away, obsolesce, drop out of + circulation.

* pasar desapercibido = be unnoticeable, go + unnoticed, lie + unnoticed, remain + unnoticed, slip by + unnoticed, become + unnoticeable, go + unrecognised, be an invisible fly on the wall, go + unnoted, lie + forgotten, sneak under + the radar.

* pasar de una persona a otra = pass around.

* pasar de uno a otro = change back and forth.

* pasar de un sitio a otro = travel.

* pasar dificultades = struggle, be under strain, bear + hardship, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.

* pasar el invierno = winter, overwinter.

* pasar el mochuelo = pass + the bucket.

* pasar el muerto = pass + the bucket.

* pasar el platillo = pass + the bucket (around).

* pasar el rato = hang out.

* pasar el rato con = kick + it with.

* pasar el rato con los amigos = hang out with + Posesivo + friends.

* pasar el relevo a = hand + the reins over to.

* pasar el testigo = pass (on) + the torch, pass (on) + the baton.

* pasar el tiempo = pass + the time, hang around, spend + Posesivo + days, hang about, hang out.

* pasar el tiempo libre = spend + Posesivo + leisure, spend + Posesivo + leisure time.

* pasar + Expresión Temporal = elapse + Expresión Temporal, go by + Expresión Temporal.

* pasar hambre = suffer from + hunger, go + hungry, starve.

* pasar hojas = page (through), turn + pages, flip + pages.

* pasar hojas hacia atrás = page + backward.

* pasar hojas hacia delante = page + forward.

* pasar inadvertidamente = slip, creep + past, sneak + past.

* pasar inadvertido = be unnoticeable, escape + notice, go + unnoticed, lie + unnoticed, remain + unnoticed, slip by + unnoticed, become + unnoticeable, go + unrecognised, go + unnoted, sneak under + the radar.

* pasar la antorcha = hand over + the torch.

* pasar la luna de miel = honeymoon.

* pasar la noche = spend + the night, stay overnight.

* pasar la página = turn over + page.

* pasar la pantalla = scroll.

* pasar la pelota = pass + the buck.

* pasar la prueba = pass + muster.

* pasarlas canutas = jump through + hoops, have + a devil of a time, be to hell and back.

* pasarlas negras = jump through + hoops, have + a devil of a time.

* pasarlas putas = jump through + hoops, be to hell and back.

* pasar las riendas del poder a = hand + the reins over to.

* pasar las vacaciones = vacation.

* pasar llevando = take through.

* pasarlo a lo grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo bien = have + fun, be a great time.

* pasarlo bomba = be a great time, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo canutas intentando Hacer Algo = have + a heck of a time + trying.

* pasarlo en grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo genial = have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo mal = have + a thin time, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.

* pasarlo muy mal = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.

* pasarlo pipa = have + a whale of a time.

* pasar los días = spend + Posesivo + days.

* pasar miseria = the wolves + be + at the door.

* pasar mucho tiempo antes de que = be a long time before.

* pasar + Nombre + a = turn + Nombre + over to.

* pasar penurias = suffer from + deprivation.

* pasar poco a poco = slide into.

* pasar por = cross, pass through, reach down, step through, go by, go through, pass for, pass across, run + Nombre + through + Nombre, make + Posesivo + way through, run through.

* pasar por alto = bypass [by-pass], gloss over, miss, obviate, overlook, short-circuit [shortcircuit], skip over, leapfrog, pass + Nombre/Pronombre + by, flout, close + the door on, skip.

* pasar por alto la autoridad de Alguien = go over + Posesivo + head.

* pasar por alto rápidamente = race + past.

* pasar por aquí = come by.

* pasar por delante de = make + Posesivo + way past.

* pasar por el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.

* pasar por el infierno = be to hell and back.

* pasar por el lado de = make + Posesivo + way past.

* pasar por encima = pass over.

* pasar por encima de la cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.

* pasar por la mitad de = cut through.

* pasar por muchas dificultades = be to hell and back.

* pasar por un período de = go through + a period of.

* pasar por un proceso de = go through + a process of.

* pasar privaciones = suffer from + deprivation.

* pasar rápidamente = run through, sweep by, sweep, flash across.

* pasar rápidamente a = snap to.

* pasar rápidamente por encima de = sweep across, swing over.

* pasar registros a disco = transfer + records + to disc.

* pasar revista = review.

* pasarse = come by, drop in, overshoot, step over + the edge, go + overboard, go + too far.

* pasarse Algo por el culo = not give a shit.

* pasarse Algo por el forro = flout.

* pasarse Algo por la entrepierna = not give a shit.

* pasarse con = act + fresh with.

* pasar sed = go + thirsty.

* pasarse de = overstep.

* pasarse de + Adjetivo = be too + Adjetivo + by half.

* pasarse de la raya = cross + the line.

* pasarse del límite = overrun [over-run].

* pasárselo bien = have + a good time, have + a great time.

* pasárselo en grande = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.

* pasárselo fabuloso = have + a good time, have + a great time, have + a whale of a time.

* pasárselo la mar de bien = have + a whale of a time, have + a great time.

* pasárselo pipa = have + a great time.

* pasarse por = drop by, stop by, mosey.

* pasar sin = get along without, forego [forgo], do without, live without.

* pasar sin Alguien = spare + Nombre Personal.

* pasar sin comodidades = rough it.

* pasar sin ser visto = sneak + past, sneak through, sneak under + the radar, go + unnoticed.

* pasar + Tiempo = spend + time, spend + Tiempo.

* pasar tiempo haciendo Algo = do + stint at.

* pasar una crisis = face + crisis.

* pasar una prueba = endure + ordeal, pass + a test, stand up.

* pasar una prueba de sobra = pass with + flying colours.

* pasar una tarjeta por un lector electrónico = swipe.

* pasar un buen rato = disport + Reflexivo.

* pasar un cuestionario = administer + questionnaire, carry out + questionnaire.

* pasar un rato = say + hi.

* pasar zumbando = whiz.

* pase lo que pase = come what may, come rain or shine, rain or shine, come hell or high water.

* por pasar el rato = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* ¿Qué pasa? = What's up?.

* que pasaba = passing.

* que pasa desapercibido = inconspicuous.

* ¿qué pasa si... ? = what if... ?.

* que pase lo que tenga que pasar = que sera sera, whatever will be, will be, what's meant to be, will be.

* quien no malgasta no pasa necesidades = waste not, want not.

* sin haber pasado por la calandria = uncalendered.

* ¡tener + que pasar por encima de + Posesivo + cadáver! = over + Posesivo + dead body.

* tiempo + pasar = time + march on.

* todavía no ha pasado lo mejor = the best is yet to come.

* tratar de pasar desapercibido = keep + a low profile, lie + low.

* tratar de pasar inadvertido = keep + a low profile, lie + low.

* ver lo que pasa = take it from there/here.

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) ( ir por un lugar) to come/go past

no ha pasado ni un taxi — not one taxi has come/gone past

¿a qué hora pasa el lechero? — what time does the milkman come?

los otros coches no podían pasar — the other cars weren't able to get past

no dejan pasar a nadie — they're not letting anyone through

no dejes pasar esta oportunidad — don't miss this opportunity

pasar de largo — to go right o straight past

pasar POR algo — to go through something

al pasar por la aduana — when you go through customs

el Tajo pasa por Aranjuez — the Tagus flows through Aranjuez

es un vuelo directo, no pasa por Miami — it's a direct flight, it doesn't go via Miami

¿este autobús pasa por el museo? — does this bus go past the museum?

¿el 45 pasa por aquí? — does the number 45 come this way?

pasamos por delante de su casa — we went past her house

pasaba por aquí y... — I was just passing by o I was in the area and...

ni me pasó por la imaginación — it didn't even occur to me, it didn't even cross my mind

b) ( deteniéndose en un lugar)

pasar POR algo: ¿podríamos pasar por el banco? can we stop off at the bank?; pase usted por caja please go over to the cashier; pasa un día por casa why don't you drop o come by the house sometime?; pasar A + INF: puede pasar a recogerlo mañana you can come and pick it up tomorrow; pasaremos a verlos — we'll call in o drop in and see them

c) ( atravesar) to cross

pasar de un lado a otro — to go o cross from one side to the other

pasaron de Chile a Argentina a pie — they crossed over from Chile to Argentina on foot

la humedad pasó a la otra habitación — the damp went through to the other room

d) (caber, entrar)

no pasará por la puerta — it won't go through the door

esta camiseta no me pasa por la cabeza — I can't get this T-shirt over my head

2)

a) (transmitirse, transferirse) corona/título to pass

una tradición que pasa de padres a hijos — a tradition that is handed o passed down from generation to generation

pasó de mano en mano — it was passed around (to everyone)

b) ( comunicar)

te paso con Javier — ( en el mismo teléfono) I'll hand o pass you over to Javier; ( en otro teléfono) I'll put you through to Javier

3) ( entrar - acercándose al hablante) to come in; (- alejándose del hablante) to go in

pase, por favor — please, do come in

que pase el siguiente! — next, please!

haga pasar al Sr Díaz — show Mr Díaz in please

no pasarán! — (fr hecha) they shall not pass!

pasaron al comedor — they went through into the dining room

¿puedo pasar al baño? — may I use the bathroom please?

¿quién quiere pasar al pizarrón? — (AmL) who's going to come up to the blackboard?

4)

a) (cambiar de estado, actividad, tema)

pasar (DE algo) A algo — to go (from something) to something

pasó del quinto al séptimo lugar — she went o dropped from fifth to seventh place

ahora pasa a tercera — (Auto) now change into third

pasando a otra cosa... — anyway, to change the subject...

pasan a ocupar el primer puesto — they move into first place

pasó a tratar el problema — he went on to deal with the problem

pasamos a informar de otras noticias — now, the rest of the news

b) (Educ) to pass

¿pasaste? — did you pass?

pasar de curso — to get through o pass one's end-of-year exams

c) ( ser aceptable)

no está perfecto, pero puede pasar — it's not perfect, but it'll do

por esta vez (que) pase — I'll let it pass o go this time

5) ( exceder un límite)

pasar DE algo: no pases de 100 don't go over 100; no pasó de un desacuerdo it was nothing more than a disagreement; está muy grave, no creo que pase de hoy he's very ill, I don't think he'll last another day; no pasa de los 30 he's not more than 30; no pasamos de nueve empleados — they're only nine of us working there/here

6) pasar por

a) ( ser tenido por)

pasa por tonto, pero no lo es — he might look stupid, but he isn't

podrían pasar por hermanas — they could pass for sisters

se hacía pasar por médico — he passed himself off as a doctor

se hizo pasar por mi padre — he pretended to be my father

b) (Esp) ( implicar)

la solución pasa por una reforma política — the solution lies in a political reform

Sentido II

7) ( transcurrir) tiempo to pass

pasaron muchos años — many years went by o passed

ya han pasado dos horas — it's been two hours now

cómo pasa el tiempo! — doesn't time fly!

por ti no pasan los años — you look as young as ever

pasaban las horas y no llegaba — the hours went by o passed and still he didn't come

8) ( cesar) crisis/mal momento to be over; efecto to wear off; dolor to go away

menos mal que el invierno ya ha pasado — thank goodness winter's over

9) ( arreglárselas) to manage, get by

sin electricidad podemos pasar — we can manage o get by without electricity

Sentido III

10) ( suceder) to happen

cuéntame lo que pasó — tell me what happened

lo que pasa es que... — the thing o the problem is...

pase lo que pase — whatever happens, come what may

¿qué pasó con lo del reloj? — what happened about the watch?

...y aquí no ha pasado nada —...and let's just forget the whole thing

en este pueblo nunca pasa nada — nothing ever happens in this town

siempre pasa igual or lo mismo — it's always the same

¿pasa algo? — is something the matter?

¿qué pasa? — what's the matter?, what's up? (colloq)

hola, Carlos! ¿qué pasa? — (fam) hi, Carlos! how's things o how's it going? (colloq)

son cosas que pasan — these things happen; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿qué te pasa? — what's the matter with you?

¿qué te pasó en el ojo? — what happened to your eye?

¿qué le pasa a la tele? — what's wrong with the TV?

eso le pasa a cualquiera — that can happen to anybody

por suerte a él no le pasó nada — fortunately, nothing happened to him

11) ( experimentar)

pasar POR algo — por crisis/mala racha to go through something

Sentido IV

12)

a) (en naipes, juegos) to pass

b) (fam) ( rechazando algo)

¿vas a tomar postre? - no, yo paso — are you going to have a dessert? - no, I think I'll give it a miss

paso de salir, estoy muy cansada — I don't feel like going out, I'm very tired (colloq)

c) (fam) ( expresando indiferencia)

que se las arreglen, yo paso — they can sort it out themselves, it's not my problem

pasa ampliamente de lo que diga la gente — she couldn't care less what people say (colloq)

paso de él — (esp Esp) I don't give a damn o I couldn't care less what he does (colloq)
2.
pasar vt

Sentido I

1)

a) ( hacer atravesar)

pasar algo POR algo — to put something through something

pasar la salsa por un tamiz — to put the sauce through a sieve

pasa el cordón por este agujero — thread the string through this hole

b) ( por la aduana -legalmente) to take through; (- ilegalmente) to smuggle

c) ( hacer deslizar)

pásale un trapo al piso — give the floor a quick wipe

pasarlo primero por harina — first dip it in flour

a esto hay que pasarle una plancha — this needs a quick iron o run over with the iron

2) (exhibir, mostrar) <película/anuncio> to show

3)

a) (cruzar, atravesar) < frontera> to cross; <pueblo/ciudad> to go through

pasaron el río a nado — they swam across the river

b) ( dejar atrás) <edificio/calle> to go past

todavía no hemos pasado lo peor — the worst is yet to come

c) (adelantar, sobrepasar) to overtake

pasar A algo — to overtake something, to get past something

está altísimo, ya pasa a su padre — he's really tall, he's already overtaken his father

4) <examen/prueba> to pass

5) <página/hoja> to turn

6) (fam) ( tolerar)

esto no te lo paso — I'm not letting you get away with this

no te deja pasar ni una — he doesn't let you get away with anything

a ese tipo no lo paso — I can't stand o take that guy (colloq)

no podía pasar aquella sopa — I couldn't stomach o eat that soup

pasar por alto — <falta/error> to overlook, forget about; tema/punto to leave out, omit

7) ( transcribir)

tendré que pasar la carta — I'll have to write o copy the letter out again

¿me pasas esto a máquina? — could you type this for me?

Sentido II

8) (entregar, hacer llegar)

pásaselo a Miguel — pass it on to Miguel

¿me pasas el martillo? — can you pass me the hammer?

le pasó el balón a Gómez — he passed the ball to Gómez

el padre le pasa una mensualidad — she gets a monthly allowance from her father

9) <gripe/resfriado> to give

me lo pasó a mí — he gave it to me, he passed it on to me

Sentido III

10)

a) < tiempo> to spend

pasamos las Navidades en casa — we spent Christmas at home

fuimos a Toledo a pasar el día — we went to Toledo for the day

b) ( con idea de continuidad)

pasé toda la noche en vela — I was awake all night

puede pasar días sin comer — he can go for days without eating

11)

a) (sufrir, padecer) penalidades/desgracias to go through, to suffer

está pasando una mala racha — he's going through bad times o (BrE) a bad patch

no sabes las que pasé — you've no idea what I went through

pasé mucho miedo/frío — I was very frightened/cold

b)

pasarlo or pasarla bien — to have a good time

¿qué tal lo pasaste en la fiesta? — did you have a good time at the party?, did you enjoy the party?

lo pasé mal — I didn't enjoy myself

lo pasa muy mal con los exámenes — he gets very nervous about exams
3.
1) pasarse v pron

Sentido I

2) ( cambiarse)

pasarse al enemigo — to go over to the enemy

queremos pasarnos a la otra oficina — we want to move to the other office

3)

a) ( ir demasiado lejos)

nos pasamos, el banco está más arriba — we've gone too far, the bank isn't as far down as this

nos pasamos de estación — we went past our station

b) (fam) ( excederse) to go too far

esta vez te has pasado — you've gone too far this time

se pasaron con los precios — the prices they charged were way over the top (colloq)

se pasó con la sal — he overdid the salt (colloq)

te pasaste con el regalo — that was a really nice present you gave me

se pasó de listo — he tried to be too clever (colloq)

te pasas de bueno — you're too kind for your own good

c) (CS fam) ( lucirse)

te pasaste! esto está riquísimo — you've excelled yourself! this is really delicious (colloq)

4)

a) peras/tomates to go bad, get overripe; carne/pescado to go off, go bad; leche to go off, go sour

b) (recocerse): arroz/pasta to get overcooked

no le dejes pasarse de punto — don't let it overcook

Sentido II

5)

a) ( desaparecer) efecto to wear off; dolor to go away; (+ me/te/le etc)

ya se me pasó el dolor — the pain's gone o eased now

espera a que se le pase el enojo — wait until he's calmed o cooled down

hasta que se le pase la fiebre — until her temperature goes down

b) ( transcurrir)

el año se ha pasado muy rápido — this year has gone very quickly; (+ me/te/le etc)

sus clases se me pasan volando — her classes seem to go so quickly

6) (+ me/te/le etc)

a) ( olvidarse)

se me pasó totalmente — I completely forgot

se me pasó su cumpleaños — I forgot his birthday

b) ( dejar de notar)

se le pasaron varios errores — he overlooked several mistakes

no se le pasó ese detalle — this detail didn't escape his attention

c) ( dejar escapar)

se me pasó la oportunidad — I missed the opportunity

Sentido III

7) (enf) ( estar)

se pasa el día al teléfono — she spends all day on the phone

me pasé toda la noche estudiando — I was up all night studying

se pasó el domingo durmiendo — he spent the whole of Sunday evening sleeping; ver tb pasar verbo transitivo III 1b y 2b

8) (enf) (fam) (ir)

pásate por casa — come round

¿podrías pasarte por el mercado? — could you go down to the market?

9) (refl)

se pasó la mano por el pelo — he ran his fingers through his hair

pasarse un peine — to run a comb through one's hair

* * *

= hand (over), pass, pass by, pass on, transfer, transmit, turn over + page, hand on, spend, transpire, pass out, turn over, slide over, pass along, get through, can't/couldn't be bothered, go + past, pass down, roll on, pass out, blow over, make + the cut, wear off, hand down.

Ex: Eventually, teachers should be able to ' hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.

Ex: Examination reveals positions on the cards where the light passes through all the cards in a stack.

Ex: The days of needing to change into carpet slippers before going to such an area have thankfully passed by.

Ex: If ignored, the problems are only passed on to all the users of the catalog: the public, the reference department, the acquisitions department, and naturally the cataloging department.

Ex: Scope notes, on the order hand, may be present in a thesaurus but are unlikely to be transferred to an index.

Ex: The system permits the requester to specify up to five potential lending libraries, and the system transmits the requests to these libraries one at a time.

Ex: Turn over the page and you will find suggested analyses against which you can check your solution.

Ex: Some experts have expressed grave doubts about the durability of contemporary literary and artistic works on paper and hence the possibility of handing on works of culture to future generations.

Ex: Any funeral scene in a story inevitably conjures in myself memories of my childhood spent as the son of an undertaker.

Ex: The 2nd is the fact that most information seeking transpires with little help from librarians, who have consistently failed to establish themselves as primary information professionals.

Ex: At the Closing Session Danish flags were suddenly produced and passed out among the crowd who began waving them enthusiastically.

Ex: Then he picked up about 2 cm. of type from the right-hand end of the uppermost line (i.e. the last word or two of the last line) with the thumb and forefinger of his right hand, read it, and dropped the pieces of type one by one into their proper boxes, turning over the old house.

Ex: He had greeted her courteously, as was his wont, and had inquired if she minded his smoking; she told him to go ahead and slid over an ashtray.

Ex: If the head of reference services does not pass along the information to the staff the reference librarians, by being uninformed, will undoubtedly not make as good an impression on the important city managers.

Ex: I think that the so-called average person often exhibits a great deal of heroism in getting through an ordinary day.

Ex: Consider for example, a teacher who doesn't change his password (ever!) or can't be bothered to log out, all the firewalls and antivirus programs in the world will not protect a school's network.

Ex: Unfortunately, its conclusions are completely pedestrian, rarely going past the fact that there were old people in England in the late Middle Ages.

Ex: The knowledge that has been passed down from generation to generation by sentient beings on this planet for aeons and aeons is quite impossible to fully comprehend.

Ex: But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November.

Ex: Put a set of premises into such a device and turn the crank, and it will readily pass out conclusion after conclusion.

Ex: During the bulk of that time, your liberal leaders grandly sat, waiting for various things to blow over.

Ex: Naturally, the recruiters whose people were not chosen for the job wanted feedback as to why their candidates did not make the cut.

Ex: We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.

Ex: A hunting guide while still in his teens, he learned his woodcraft first hand, absorbing lore handed down to him from his father.

* a medida que pasaba el tiempo = as time passed (by), as time went by.

* a medida que pasa el tiempo = as time goes by, as time passes (by).

* a medida que pasa + Expresión Temporal = as + Expresión Temporal + go by.

* a medida que + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* ayudar a pasar por = get + Nombre + through.

* cada día que pasa = each passing day.

* conforme + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* conforme + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* dejar pasar = pass up, forego [forgo], let through.

* dejar pasar a Alguien = let + Alguien + by.

* dejar pasar Algo = put + Nombre + behind.

* dejar pasar una oportunidad = forego + opportunity, miss + opportunity, pass up + opportunity, miss + chance.

* desde..., pasando por..., hasta... = from..., through..., to....

* día que pasa = passing day.

* esa época ya pasó hace tiempo = that time is long past.

* haber pasado por aquí antes = have been down this road before.

* hacer a Alguien pasar vergüenza = embarrass.

* hacer que Alguien las pase canutas = give + Nombre + a run for + Posesivo + money.

* hacérselas pasar canutas a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops.

* hacérselas pasarlas canutas a Alguien = push + Nombre + to the edge.

* hacérselas pasar negras a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops.

* hacerse pasar por = masquerade as, impersonate.

* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no pasan así porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.

* lo que tenga que pasar, que pase = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.

* lugar donde pasar el rato = hang out.

* no dejar pasar = keep out.

* no dejar pasar la oportunidad = ride + the wave.

* no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo = be not long before + Indicativo.

* pasando a = moving on to.

* pasar a = go on to, move on to, proceed to, shunt into, switch over, switch to, step onto, spill over into.

* pasar a Alguien lo mismo que a = suffer + the fate of.

* pasar a Alguien lo que a = suffer + the fate of.

* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.

* pasar a la clandestinidad = go into + hiding.

* pasar a la era de = move into + the age of.

* pasar a la historia = history in the making, go down in + history.

* pasar a la historia como = go down as, go down in + history as, go down in + the history books as, go down in + the annals of history as.

* pasar a la página + Número = turn to + page + Número.

* pasar a la posteridad = go down to + posterity.

* pasar a la posteridad como = go down to + posterity as.

* pasar Algo a Alguien = turn + Algo + over to + Alguien.

* pasar algo inesperado = things + take a turn for the unexpected.

* pasar algún tiempo en = have + a turn at.

* pasar al olvido = blow over.

* pasar a los anales de la historia = go down in + history.

* pasar a los anales de la historia como = go down in + history as, go down in + the history books as, go down in + the annals of history as.

* pasar al primer plano = take + centre stage.

* pasar al siguiente año fiscal = roll over.

* pasar al siguiente nivel = move it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.

* pasar a mejor vida = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost.

* pasar año(s) antes de que = be year(s) before.

* pasar a ocupar el puesto de Alguien = step into + the shoes of, stand in + Posesivo + shoes.

* pasar aprietos = feel + the pinch.

* pasar apuros = struggle, pass through + adversity, have + a thin time, be under strain, bear + hardship, be hard pressed, feel + the pinch, have + a hard time, the wolves + be + at the door, have + a tough time.

* pasar apuros económicos = lead + a precarious existence.

* pasar a ser = become, develop into.

* pasar a ser el centro de atención = come into + focus, take + centre stage.

* pasar a ser inconcebible = render + inconceivable.

* pasar a toda velocidad = whiz.

* pasar a una situación económica más confortable = improve + Posesivo + lot.

* pasar a vida mejor = lay + Nombre + low.

* pasar casi rozando = skim.

* pasar como una bala = whiz.

* pasar de = get beyond.

* pasar de... a... = proceed from... to..., move from... to....

* pasar de... a = switch from... to..., go from... to..., swing between... and..., grow from... into/to.

* pasar de contrabando = smuggle.

* pasar de generación en generación = pass down from + generation to generation.

* pasar de largo = bypass [by-pass].

* pasar de largo rápidamente = race + past.

* pasar de moda = drop out of + vogue, go out of + fashion, go out of + favour, go out of + date, go out of + vogue, fall out of + vogue, go out of + style, pass away, obsolesce, drop out of + circulation.

* pasar desapercibido = be unnoticeable, go + unnoticed, lie + unnoticed, remain + unnoticed, slip by + unnoticed, become + unnoticeable, go + unrecognised, be an invisible fly on the wall, go + unnoted, lie + forgotten, sneak under + the radar.

* pasar de una persona a otra = pass around.

* pasar de uno a otro = change back and forth.

* pasar de un sitio a otro = travel.

* pasar dificultades = struggle, be under strain, bear + hardship, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.

* pasar el invierno = winter, overwinter.

* pasar el mochuelo = pass + the bucket.

* pasar el muerto = pass + the bucket.

* pasar el platillo = pass + the bucket (around).

* pasar el rato = hang out.

* pasar el rato con = kick + it with.

* pasar el rato con los amigos = hang out with + Posesivo + friends.

* pasar el relevo a = hand + the reins over to.

* pasar el testigo = pass (on) + the torch, pass (on) + the baton.

* pasar el tiempo = pass + the time, hang around, spend + Posesivo + days, hang about, hang out.

* pasar el tiempo libre = spend + Posesivo + leisure, spend + Posesivo + leisure time.

* pasar + Expresión Temporal = elapse + Expresión Temporal, go by + Expresión Temporal.

* pasar hambre = suffer from + hunger, go + hungry, starve.

* pasar hojas = page (through), turn + pages, flip + pages.

* pasar hojas hacia atrás = page + backward.

* pasar hojas hacia delante = page + forward.

* pasar inadvertidamente = slip, creep + past, sneak + past.

* pasar inadvertido = be unnoticeable, escape + notice, go + unnoticed, lie + unnoticed, remain + unnoticed, slip by + unnoticed, become + unnoticeable, go + unrecognised, go + unnoted, sneak under + the radar.

* pasar la antorcha = hand over + the torch.

* pasar la luna de miel = honeymoon.

* pasar la noche = spend + the night, stay overnight.

* pasar la página = turn over + page.

* pasar la pantalla = scroll.

* pasar la pelota = pass + the buck.

* pasar la prueba = pass + muster.

* pasarlas canutas = jump through + hoops, have + a devil of a time, be to hell and back.

* pasarlas negras = jump through + hoops, have + a devil of a time.

* pasarlas putas = jump through + hoops, be to hell and back.

* pasar las riendas del poder a = hand + the reins over to.

* pasar las vacaciones = vacation.

* pasar llevando = take through.

* pasarlo a lo grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo bien = have + fun, be a great time.

* pasarlo bomba = be a great time, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo canutas intentando Hacer Algo = have + a heck of a time + trying.

* pasarlo en grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo genial = have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo mal = have + a thin time, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.

* pasarlo muy mal = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.

* pasarlo pipa = have + a whale of a time.

* pasar los días = spend + Posesivo + days.

* pasar miseria = the wolves + be + at the door.

* pasar mucho tiempo antes de que = be a long time before.

* pasar + Nombre + a = turn + Nombre + over to.

* pasar penurias = suffer from + deprivation.

* pasar poco a poco = slide into.

* pasar por = cross, pass through, reach down, step through, go by, go through, pass for, pass across, run + Nombre + through + Nombre, make + Posesivo + way through, run through.

* pasar por alto = bypass [by-pass], gloss over, miss, obviate, overlook, short-circuit [shortcircuit], skip over, leapfrog, pass + Nombre/Pronombre + by, flout, close + the door on, skip.

* pasar por alto la autoridad de Alguien = go over + Posesivo + head.

* pasar por alto rápidamente = race + past.

* pasar por aquí = come by.

* pasar por delante de = make + Posesivo + way past.

* pasar por el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.

* pasar por el infierno = be to hell and back.

* pasar por el lado de = make + Posesivo + way past.

* pasar por encima = pass over.

* pasar por encima de la cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.

* pasar por la mitad de = cut through.

* pasar por muchas dificultades = be to hell and back.

* pasar por un período de = go through + a period of.

* pasar por un proceso de = go through + a process of.

* pasar privaciones = suffer from + deprivation.

* pasar rápidamente = run through, sweep by, sweep, flash across.

* pasar rápidamente a = snap to.

* pasar rápidamente por encima de = sweep across, swing over.

* pasar registros a disco = transfer + records + to disc.

* pasar revista = review.

* pasarse = come by, drop in, overshoot, step over + the edge, go + overboard, go + too far.

* pasarse Algo por el culo = not give a shit.

* pasarse Algo por el forro = flout.

* pasarse Algo por la entrepierna = not give a shit.

* pasarse con = act + fresh with.

* pasar sed = go + thirsty.

* pasarse de = overstep.

* pasarse de + Adjetivo = be too + Adjetivo + by half.

* pasarse de la raya = cross + the line.

* pasarse del límite = overrun [over-run].

* pasárselo bien = have + a good time, have + a great time.

* pasárselo en grande = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.

* pasárselo fabuloso = have + a good time, have + a great time, have + a whale of a time.

* pasárselo la mar de bien = have + a whale of a time, have + a great time.

* pasárselo pipa = have + a great time.

* pasarse por = drop by, stop by, mosey.

* pasar sin = get along without, forego [forgo], do without, live without.

* pasar sin Alguien = spare + Nombre Personal.

* pasar sin comodidades = rough it.

* pasar sin ser visto = sneak + past, sneak through, sneak under + the radar, go + unnoticed.

* pasar + Tiempo = spend + time, spend + Tiempo.

* pasar tiempo haciendo Algo = do + stint at.

* pasar una crisis = face + crisis.

* pasar una prueba = endure + ordeal, pass + a test, stand up.

* pasar una prueba de sobra = pass with + flying colours.

* pasar una tarjeta por un lector electrónico = swipe.

* pasar un buen rato = disport + Reflexivo.

* pasar un cuestionario = administer + questionnaire, carry out + questionnaire.

* pasar un rato = say + hi.

* pasar zumbando = whiz.

* pase lo que pase = come what may, come rain or shine, rain or shine, come hell or high water.

* por pasar el rato = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* ¿Qué pasa? = What's up?.

* que pasaba = passing.

* que pasa desapercibido = inconspicuous.

* ¿qué pasa si... ? = what if... ?.

* que pase lo que tenga que pasar = que sera sera, whatever will be, will be, what's meant to be, will be.

* quien no malgasta no pasa necesidades = waste not, want not.

* sin haber pasado por la calandria = uncalendered.

* ¡tener + que pasar por encima de + Posesivo + cadáver! = over + Posesivo + dead body.

* tiempo + pasar = time + march on.

* todavía no ha pasado lo mejor = the best is yet to come.

* tratar de pasar desapercibido = keep + a low profile, lie + low.

* tratar de pasar inadvertido = keep + a low profile, lie + low.

* ver lo que pasa = take it from there/here.

* * *

pasar [A1 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ pasar (verbo intransitivo)

Sentido I

A

1 por un lugar

2 deteniéndose en un lugar

3 caber, entrar

B

1 transmitirse, transferirse

2 comunicar

C entrar

D

1 cambiar de estado, actividad, tema

2 Educación

3 indicando aceptabilidad

E exceder un límite

F

1 pasar por: ser tenido por

2 pasar por: implicar

Sentido II

A

1 transcurrir

2 terminar

B arreglárselas

Sentido III ocurrir, suceder

Sentido IV

A

1 en naipes, juegos

2 rechazando una invitación

B expresando indiferencia

■ pasar (verbo transitivo)

Sentido I

A

1 hacer atravesar

2 pasar por la aduana

3 hacer recorrer

B exhibir, mostrar

C

1 cruzar, atravesar

2 adelantar, sobrepasar

D aprobar: examen

E dar la vuelta a

F tolerar, admitir

G transcribir

H engañar

Sentido II

A entregar, hacer llegar

B contagiar

Sentido III

A pasar: tiempo, día etc

B

1 sufrir, padecer

2 pasarlo bien/mal

■ pasarse (verbo pronominal)

Sentido I

A cambiarse

B

1 ir demasiado lejos

2 excederse

3 lucirse

C

1 pasarse: comestibles

2 Cocina

Sentido II

A desaparecer

B «tiempo»

C olvidarse

Sentido III

A enfático: con idea de continuidad

B enfático: ir

C reflexivo

vi

Sentido I

A

1 (por un lugar) to come/go past

no ha pasado ni un taxi not one taxi has come/gone by o come/gone past

pasó un coche a toda velocidad a car passed at top speed, a car came/went past at top speed, a car shot o sped past

¿a qué hora pasa el lechero? what time does the milkman come?

no aparques aquí, que no pueden pasar otros coches don't park here, other cars won't be able to get past

no dejan pasar a nadie they're not letting anyone through

no dejes pasar esta oportunidad don't miss this chance

pasar de largo to go right o straight past

el autobús venía completo y pasó de largo the bus was full and didn't stop o went right o straight past without stopping

pasó de largo sin siquiera saludar she went right o straight past o ( colloq) she sailed past without even saying hello

pasar POR algo to go THROUGH sth

al pasar por la aduana when you go through customs

prefiero no pasar por el centro I'd rather not go through the city center

el Tajo pasa por Aranjuez the Tagus flows through Aranjuez

hay un vuelo directo, no hace falta pasar por Miami there's a direct flight so you don't have to go via Miami

¿este autobús pasa por el museo? does this bus go past the museum?

¿el 45 pasa por aquí? does the number 45 come this way/stop here?

pasamos justo por delante de su casa we went right past her house

pasaba por aquí y se me ocurrió hacerte una visita I was just passing by o I was in the area and I thought I'd drop in and see you

ni me pasó por la imaginación que fuese a hacerlo it didn't even occur to me o it didn't even cross my mind that she would do it

el país está pasando por momentos difíciles these are difficult times for the country

2 (deteniéndose en un lugar) pasar POR:

¿podríamos pasar por el supermercado? can we stop off at the supermarket?

de camino tengo que pasar por la oficina I have to drop in at o stop by the office on the way

pase usted por caja please go over to the cashier

pasa un día por casa why don't you drop o come by the house sometime?

pasar A + INF:

puede pasar a recogerlo mañana you can come and pick it up tomorrow

pasaremos a verlos de camino a casa we'll drop by o stop by and see them on the way home, we'll call in o drop in and see them on the way home

3

(caber, entrar): no creo que pase por la puerta, es demasiado ancho I don't think it'll go through o I don't think we'll get it through the door, it's too wide

esta camiseta no me pasa por la cabeza I can't get this T-shirt over my head

B

1

(transmitirse, transferirse): la humedad ha pasado a la habitación de al lado the damp has gone through to the room next door

el título pasa al hijo mayor the title passes o goes to the eldest son

la carta ha ido pasando de mano en mano the letter has been passed around (to everyone)

2

(comunicar): te paso con Javier (en el mismo teléfono) I'll let you speak to Javier, I'll hand o pass you over to Javier; (en otro teléfono) I'll put you through to Javier

C (entrar — acercándose al hablante) to come in; (— alejándose del hablante) to go in

pasa, no te quedes en la puerta come (on) in, don't stand there in the doorway

¿se puede? — pase may I come in? — yes, please do

¡que pase el siguiente! next, please!

ha llegado el señor Díaz — hágalo pasar Mr Díaz is here — show him in please

¡no pasarán! ( fr hecha); they shall not pass!

pueden pasar al comedor you may go through into the dining room

¿puedo pasar al baño? may I use the bathroom please?

¿quién quiere pasar al pizarrón? ( AmL); who's going to come up to the blackboard?

D

1 (cambiar de estado, actividad, tema) pasar ( DE algo) A algo:

en poco tiempo ha pasado del anonimato a la fama in a very short space of time she's gone o shot from obscurity to fame

pasó del quinto al séptimo lugar she went o dropped from fifth to seventh place

ahora pasa a tercera ( Auto) now change into third

pasa a la página 98 continued on page 98

pasando a otra cosa … anyway, to change the subject …

pasar A + INF:

el equipo pasa a ocupar el primer puesto the team moves into first place

pasó a formar parte del equipo en julio she joined the team in July

más tarde pasó a tratar la cuestión de los impuestos later he went on to deal with the question of taxes

pasamos a informar de otras noticias de interés now, the rest of the news

2 ( Educación):

Daniel ya pasa a tercero Daniel will be starting third grade next semester ( AmE), Daniel will be going into the third year next term ( BrE)

si pasas de curso te compro una bicicleta if you get through o pass your end-of-year exams, I'll buy you a bicycle

3

(indicando aceptabilidad): no está perfecto, pero puede pasar it's not perfect, but it'll do

por esta vez (que) pase, pero que no se repita I'll let it pass o go this time, but don't let it happen again

E (exceder un límite) pasar DE algo:

no pases de 100 don't go over 100

fue un pequeño desacuerdo pero no pasó de eso it was nothing more than a slight disagreement, we/they had a slight disagreement, but it was nothing more than that

estuvo muy cortés conmigo pero no pasó de eso he was very polite, but no more

tengo que escribirle, de hoy no pasa I must write to him today without fail

está muy grave, no creo que pase de hoy he's very ill, I don't think he'll last another day

yo diría que no pasa de los 30 I wouldn't say he was more than 30

al principio no pasábamos de nueve empleados there were only nine of us working there/here at the beginning

no pasan de ser palabras vacías they are still nothing but empty words o still only empty words

F pasar por

1

(ser tenido por): pasa por tonto, pero no lo es he might look stupid, but he isn't

podrían pasar por hermanas they could pass for sisters

se hacía pasar por médico he passed himself off as a doctor

se hizo pasar por mi padre he pretended to be my father

2 (implicar) to lie in

la solución pasa por la racionalización de la industria the solution lies in the rationalization of the industry

Sentido II

A «tiempo»

1

(transcurrir): ya han pasado dos horas y aún no ha vuelto it's been two hours now and she still hasn't come back

¡cómo pasa el tiempo! doesn't time fly!

por ti no pasan los años you look as young as ever

pasaban las horas y no llegaba the hours went by o passed and still he didn't come

2

(terminar): menos mal que el invierno ya ha pasado thank goodness winter's over

ya ha pasado lo peor the worst is over now

no llores, ya pasó don't cry, it's all right now o it's all over now

B

(arreglárselas): ¿compro más o podemos pasar con esto? shall I buy some more or can we get by on o make do with this?

sin electricidad podemos pasar, pero sin agua no we can manage o do without electricity but not without water

Sentido III (ocurrir, suceder) to happen

déjame que te cuente lo que pasó let me tell you what happened

claro que me gustaría ir, lo que pasa es que estoy cansada of course I'd like to go, only I'm really tired o it's just that I'm really tired

lo que pasa es que el jueves no voy a estar the thing is o the problem is I won't be here on Thursday

iré pase lo que pase I'm going whatever happens o come what may

¿qué pasó con lo del reloj? what happened about the watch?

ahora se dan la mano y aquí no ha pasado nada now just shake hands and let's forget the whole thing

en este pueblo nunca pasa nada nothing ever happens in this town

siempre pasa igual or lo mismo it's always the same

¿qué pasa? ¿por qué estás tan serio? what's up o what's the matter? why are you looking so serious?

se lo dije yo ¿pasa algo? I told him, what of it o what's it to you? ( colloq), I told him, do you have a problem with that? ( colloq)

¡hola, Carlos! ¿qué pasa? ( fam); hi, Carlos! how's things o how's it going? ( colloq)

no te hagas mala sangre, son cosas que pasan don't get upset about it, these things happen

(+ me/te/le etc): ¿qué te ha pasado en el ojo? what have you done to your eye?, what's happened to your eye?

¿qué le pasará a Ricardo que tiene tan mala cara? I wonder what's up with o what's the matter with Ricardo? he looks terrible ( colloq)

¿qué te pasa que estás tan callado? why are you so quiet?

¿qué le pasa a la lavadora que no centrifuga? why isn't the washing machine spinning?

no sé qué me pasa I don't know what's wrong o what's the matter with me

eso le pasa a cualquiera that can happen to anybody

el coche quedó destrozado pero a él no le pasó nada the car was wrecked but he escaped unhurt

Sentido IV

A

1 (en naipes, juegos) to pass

paso, no tengo tréboles pass o I can't go, I don't have any clubs

2 ( fam)

(rechazando una invitación, una oportunidad): tómate otra — no, gracias, esta vez paso have another one — no thanks, I'll skip this one o I'll pass on this round ( colloq)

¿vas a tomar postre? — no, yo paso are you going to have a dessert? — no, I think I'll give it a miss o no, I couldn't

pasar DE algo:

esta noche paso de salir, estoy muy cansada I don't feel like going out tonight, I'm very tired ( colloq)

B ( fam)

(expresando indiferencia): que se las arreglen, yo paso they can sort it out themselves, it's not my problem o I don't want anything to do with it

pasar DE algo:

pasa ampliamente de lo que diga la gente she couldn't give a damn about o she couldn't care less what people say ( colloq)

paso mucho de política I couldn't give a damn about politics ( colloq)

pasar DE algn

( esp Esp): paso de él I don't give a damn what he does/what happens to him ( colloq)

mis padres pasan de mí my parents couldn't care less what I do/what happens to me

■ pasar

vt

Sentido I

A

1 (hacer atravesar) pasar algo POR algo:

pasar la salsa por un tamiz put the sauce through a sieve, sieve the sauce

pasé la piña por la licuadora I put the pineapple through the blender, I liquidized o blended the pineapple

pasa el cordón por este agujero thread the shoelace through this hole

2

(por la aduana): ¿cuántas botellas de vino se puede pasar? how many bottles of wine are you allowed to take through?

los pillaron intentando pasar armas they were caught trying to smuggle o bring in arms

3

(hacer recorrer): pasé la aspiradora por el cuarto I vacuumed o ( BrE) tb hoovered the room

ven aquí, que te voy a pasar un peine come here and let me give your hair a quick comb o let me put a comb through your hair

pásale un trapo al piso give the floor a quick wipe, wipe the floor down

pasarlo primero por harina first dip it in flour

a esto hay que pasarle una plancha this needs a quick iron o ( colloq) a quick once-over o run over with the iron

B (exhibir, mostrar) ‹película/anuncio› to show

las chicas que pasaron los modelos the girls who modeled the dresses

C

1 (cruzar, atravesar) ‹frontera› to cross

pasaron el río a nado they swam across the river

esa calle la pasamos hace rato we went past o we passed that street a while back

¿ya hemos pasado Flores? have we been through Flores yet?

2 (adelantar, sobrepasar) to overtake

a ver si podemos pasar a este camión why don't we overtake o get past o pass this truck?

está altísimo, ya pasa a su padre he's really tall, he's already overtaken his father

D (aprobar) ‹examen/prueba› to pass

E (dar la vuelta a) ‹página/hoja› to turn

F ( fam)

(tolerar, admitir): esto no te lo paso I'm not letting you get away with this

el profesor no te deja pasar ni una the teacher doesn't let you get away with anything

a ese tipo no lo paso or no lo puedo pasar I can't stand o take that guy ( colloq)

yo el Roquefort no lo paso I can't stand Roquefort, I hate Roquefort

no podía pasar aquella sopa grasienta I couldn't stomach o eat that greasy soup

pasar por alto ‹falta/error› to overlook, forget about; (olvidar, omitir) to forget, leave out, omit, overlook

G

(transcribir): tendré que pasar la carta I'll have to write o copy the letter out again

¿me pasas esto a máquina? could you type this for me?

limpio¹ adj A 3. (↑ limpio (1))

H ( AmL) (engañar) to put one over on ( colloq)

se cree que me va a pasar a mí he thinks he can put one over on me

Sentido II

A

(entregar, hacer llegar): cuando termines el libro, pásaselo a Miguel when you finish the book, pass it on to Miguel

¿me pasas el martillo? can you pass me the hammer?

¿han pasado ya la factura? have they sent the bill yet?, have they billed you/us yet?

le pasó el balón a Gómez he passed the ball to Gómez

el padre le pasa una mensualidad she gets a monthly allowance from her father, her father gives her a monthly allowance

B (contagiar) ‹gripe/resfriado› to give

se lo pasé a toda la familia I gave it to o passed it on to the whole family

Sentido III

A ‹tiempo› to spend

vamos a pasar las Navidades en casa we are going to spend Christmas at home

fuimos a Toledo a pasar el día we went to Toledo for the day

B

1

(sufrir, padecer): pasaron muchas penalidades they went through o suffered a lot of hardship

pasé mucho miedo I was very frightened

¿pasaste frío anoche? were you cold last night?

pasamos hambre en la posguerra we went hungry after the war

está pasando una mala racha he's going through bad times o ( BrE) a bad patch ( colloq)

no sabes las que pasé yo con ese hombre you've no idea what I went through with that man

2

pasarlo or pasarla bien/mal: lo pasa muy mal con los exámenes he gets very nervous o ( colloq) gets in a real state about exams

¿qué tal lo pasaste en la fiesta? did you have a good time at the party?, did you enjoy the party?

Caín, negro¹ (↑ negro (1)), pipa, etc

■ pasarse

v pron

Sentido I

A

(cambiarse): pasarse al enemigo/al bando contrario to go over to the enemy/to the other side

queremos pasarnos a la otra oficina we want to move to the other office

B

1

(ir demasiado lejos): nos hemos pasado, el banco está más arriba we've gone too far, the bank isn't as far down as this

nos pasamos de estación/parada we missed o went past our station/stop

2 ( fam) (excederse) to go too far

esta vez te has pasado you've gone too far this time

no te pases que no estoy para bromas that's enough o don't push your luck ( colloq), I'm not in the mood for jokes

se pasaron con los precios they charged exorbitant prices, the prices they charged were way over the top o way out of line ( colloq)

se pasó con la sal he put too much salt in it, he overdid the salt ( colloq)

pasarse DE algo:

se pasó de listo he tried to be too clever ( colloq)

te pasas de bueno you're too kind for your own good

3

(CS fam) (lucirse): ¡te pasaste! esto está riquísimo you've excelled yourself! this is really delicious ( colloq)

se pasó con ese gol that was a fantastic goal he scored ( colloq)

C

1 «peras/tomates» to go bad, get overripe; «carne/pescado» to go off, go bad; «leche» to go off, go sour

estos plátanos se están pasando these bananas are starting to go bad o to get overripe

2 ( Cocina):

se va a pasar el arroz the rice is going to spoil o get overcooked

no lo dejes pasar de punto don't let it overcook

Sentido II (+ me/te/le etc)

A

(desaparecer): ya se me pasó el dolor the pain's gone o eased now

espera a que se le pase el enojo wait until he's calmed o cooled down

hasta que se le pase la fiebre until her temperature goes down

B

«tiempo»: sus clases se me pasan volando her classes seem to go so quickly

se me pasaron las tres horas casi sin enterarme the three hours flew by almost without my realizing

C

(olvidarse): lo siento, se me pasó totalmente I'm sorry, I completely forgot o it completely slipped my mind

se me pasó su cumpleaños I forgot his birthday

Sentido III

A ( enfático)

(con idea de continuidad): se pasa meses sin ver a su mujer he goes for months at a time o he goes months without seeing his wife, he doesn't see his wife for months on end

se pasa hablando por teléfono ( AmL); he's always on the telephone

me pasé toda la noche estudiando I was up all night studying

es capaz de pasarse el día entero sin probar bocado he can quite easily go the whole day without having a thing to eat

pasárselo bien/mal, etc pasar vt Sense III B 2.

B ( enfático) ( fam)

(ir): pásate por casa y te la presento come round and I'll introduce you to her ( colloq)

¿podrías pasarte por el mercado? could you go down to the market?, could you pop o nip down to the market? ( BrE colloq)

C ( reflexivo):

se pasó la mano por el pelo he ran his fingers through his hair

ni siquiera tuve tiempo de pasarme un peine I didn't even have time to run a comb through my hair o ( BrE) to give my hair a comb

* * *

pasar ( conjugate pasar) verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( ir por un lugar) to come/go past;

◊ no ha pasado ni un taxi not one taxi has come/gone past;

los otros coches no podían pasar the other cars weren't able to get past;
no dejan pasar a nadie they're not letting anyone through;
pasar de largo to go right o straight past;
pasar por la aduana to go through customs;
es un vuelo directo, no pasa por Miami it's a direct flight, it doesn't go via Miami;
¿este autobús pasa por el museo? does this bus go past the museum?;
pasamos por delante de su casa we went past her house;
pasaba por aquí y … I was just passing by o I was in the area and …
b) ( deteniéndose en un lugar):

◊ ¿podríamos pasar por el banco? can we stop off at the bank?;

pasa un día por casa why don't you drop o come by the house sometime?;
puede pasar a recogerlo mañana you can come and pick it up tomorrow
c) ( atravesar) to cross;

◊ pasar de un lado a otro [persona/barco] to go o cross from one side to the other;

[ humedad] to go through from one side to the other
d) ( caber):

◊ no pasará por la puerta it won't go through the door

2 ( entrar — acercándose al hablante) to come in;
(— alejándose del hablante) to go in;
◊ pase, por favor please, do come in;

¡que pase el siguiente! next, please!;
haga pasar al Sr Díaz show Mr Díaz in please
3
a) (transmitirse, transferirse) [corona/título] to pass;

◊ pasó de mano en mano it was passed around (to everyone)

b) ( comunicar):

◊ te paso con Javier ( en el mismo teléfono) I'll hand o pass you over to Javier;

( en otro teléfono) I'll put you through to Javier
4
a) (Educ) to pass;

◊ pasar de curso to get through o pass one's end-of-year exams

b) ( ser aceptable):

◊ no está perfecto, pero puede pasar it's not perfect, but it'll do;

por esta vez, (que) pase I'll let it pass o go this time
5
◊ pasar por

a) ( ser tenido por):

◊ podrían pasar por hermanas they could pass for sisters;

ver tb hacerse II 3
b) ( experimentar) to go through;

◊ pasar por una crisis to go through a crisis

( suceder) to happen;
◊ cuéntame lo que pasó tell me what happened;

lo que pasa es que… the thing o the problem is …;
pase lo que pase whatever happens, come what may;
siempre pasa igual or lo mismo it's always the same;
¿qué pasa? what's the matter?, what's up? (colloq);
¿qué te pasa? what's the matter with you?;
¿qué te pasó en el ojo? what happened to your eye?;
¿qué le pasa a la tele? what's wrong with the TV?;
eso le pasa a cualquiera that can happen to anybody;
no le pasó nada nothing happened to him
1 ( transcurrir) [tiempo/años] to pass, go by;
◊ pasaron muchos años many years went by o passed;

ya han pasado dos horas it's been two hours now;
un año pasa muy rápido a year goes very quickly;
¡cómo pasa el tiempo! doesn't time fly!
2 ( cesar) [crisis/mal momento] to be over;
[ efecto] to wear off;
[ dolor] to go away
3 ( arreglárselas) pasar sin algo to manage without sth
verbo transitivo
1
a) (cruzar, atravesar) ‹ frontera› to cross;

‹pueblo/ciudad› to go through
b) ( dejar atrás) ‹edificio/calle› to go past

c) (adelantar, sobrepasar) to overtake

2
a) ( hacer atravesar) pasar algo POR algo to put sth through sth;

◊ pasar la salsa por un tamiz to put the sauce through a sieve

b) (por la aduana —legalmente) to take through;

(— ilegalmente) to smuggle
3 ( hacer recorrer):
◊ pasar la aspiradora to vacuum, to hoover (BrE);

pásale un trapo al piso give the floor a quick wipe;
hay que pasarle una plancha it needs a quick iron
4 (exhibir, mostrar) ‹película/anuncio› to show
5 ‹examen/prueba› to pass
6 ‹página/hoja› to turn;
◊ pasar por alto ‹falta/error› to overlook;

‹tema/punto› to leave out, omit
1 (entregar, hacer llegar):
◊ pásaselo a Miguel pass it on to Miguel;

¿me pasas el martillo? can you pass me the hammer?
2 ( contagiar) to give, to pass on
1
a) ‹ tiempo› to spend;

◊ pasamos las Navidades en casa we spent Christmas at home;

fuimos a Toledo a pasar el día we went to Toledo for the day
b) ( con idea de continuidad):

◊ pasé toda la noche en vela I was awake all night;

pasa todo el día al teléfono she spends all day on the phone
c) pasarlo or pasarla bien to have a good time;

◊ ¿qué tal lo pasaste en la fiesta? did you have a good time at the party?, did you enjoy the party?;

lo pasé mal I didn't enjoy myself
2 (sufrir, padecer) ‹penalidades/desgracias› to go through, to suffer;
◊ pasé mucho miedo/frío I was very frightened/cold

pasarse verbo pronominal
1 ( cambiarse):
◊ pasarse al enemigo to go over to the enemy

2
a) ( ir demasiado lejos) to go too far;

◊ nos pasamos de estación we went past our station;

esta vez te has pasado (fam) you've gone too far this time
b) ( enf) (fam) (ir):

◊ pásate por casa come round;

¿podrías pasarte por el mercado? could you go down to the market?
3
a) [peras/tomates] to go bad, get overripe;

[carne/pescado] to go off, go bad;
[ leche] to go off, go sour
b) (recocerse) [arroz/pasta] to get overcooked

1
a) ( desaparecer) [ efecto] to wear off;

[ dolor] to go away;
(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ ya se me pasó el dolor the pain's gone o eased now;

espera a que se le pase el enojo wait until he's calmed o cooled down
b) ( transcurrir):

◊ el año se ha pasado muy rápido this year has gone very quickly;

ver tb pasar verbo transitivo III 1
2 (+ me/te/le etc)
a) ( olvidarse):

◊ se me pasó su cumpleaños I forgot his birthday

b) ( dejar escapar):

◊ se me pasó la oportunidad I missed the opportunity

pasar
I verbo transitivo
1 to pass
2 (trasladar) to move
3 (dar) to pass, give: no me pasó el recado, he didn't give me the message
4 (hojas de libro) to turn
5 (el tiempo, la vida) to spend, pass
6 (soportar, sufrir) to suffer, endure: está pasando una crisis personal, she's going through a personal crisis
pasamos sed y calor, we suffered thirst and heat
7 (río, calle, frontera) to cross
8 (tragar) to swallow
9 (tolerar, aguantar) to bear
10 (introducir) to insert, put through
11 (un examen, una eliminatoria) to pass
12 Cine to run, show: este sábado pasan Ben Hur, they're putting Ben Hur on this Saturday
II verbo intransitivo
1 to pass: ¿a qué hora pasa el tren?, what time does the train pass?
Cervantes pasó por aquí, Cervantes passed this way
ya pasó, it has already passed
pasar de largo, to go by (without stopping)
2 (entrar) to come in
3 (ser tolerable) to be acceptable: no está mal, puede pasar, it isn't bad, it will do
4 (exceder) to surpass: no pases de los 70 km/h, don't exceed 70 km/h
5 (a otro asunto) to go on to
pasar a ser, to become
6 (tiempo) to pass, go by
7 (arreglarse, apañarse) pasar sin, to do without: puedo pasar sin coche, I can manage without a car
8 fam (no tener interés, prescindir) pasa de lo que digan, don't mind what they say
paso de ir al cine, I'll give the cinema a miss
9 (suceder) to happen: ¿qué pasa?, what's going on?
¿qué le pasa?, what's the matter with him?
pase lo que pase, whatever happens o come what may
♦ Locuciones: pasar algo a limpio, to make a fair copy of sthg
pasarlo bien/mal, to have a good/difficult time
pasar por, to put up with: paso por que me digas que estoy gorda, pero no pienso tolerar que me amargues cada comida, I can handle you calling me fat, but I'm not having you ruin every single meal for me
pasar por alto, to overlook: pasaré por alto esa observación, I'll just ignore that remark
' pasar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achicharrarse
- ahorrar
- amarga
- amargo
- aro
- blanca
- blanco
- bondad
- cabalgata
- cadáver
- calor
- cocerse
- colar
- desapercibida
- desapercibido
- desfilar
- deslizar
- entretenerse
- historia
- inadvertida
- inadvertido
- inri
- mayor
- meneo
- noche
- penalidad
- posibilidad
- privación
- rato
- relámpago
- revista
- rozar
- salvar
- suceder
- superar
- suplantar
- suprimir
- tamiz
- tener
- tesorería
- tirarse
- torniquete
- trago
- verter
- vestidura
- vicaría
- vida
- vivir
- adiós
- alcanzar
English:
ask in
- bootleg
- bring in
- brush
- buck
- by
- call
- clamber
- clear
- come
- come by
- come on to
- decide on
- discount
- do without
- drag
- dread
- drive-through
- elapse
- embarrassment
- envisage
- envision
- fashion
- fill in
- fly
- fore
- gallop past
- get by
- get on to
- get onto
- get past
- get through
- gloss over
- go
- go along
- go by
- go on
- go out
- go through
- go under
- graze
- hand on
- hang out
- happen
- have
- hibernate
- hideous
- holiday
- Hoover
- hungry

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pasar

♦ vt

1. [dar, transmitir] to pass;
[noticia, aviso] to pass on;
¿me pasas la sal? would you pass me the salt?;

pásame toda la información que tengas give me o let me have all the information you've got;

no se preocupe, yo le paso el recado don't worry, I'll pass on the message to him;

páseme con el encargado [al teléfono] could you put me through to o could I speak to the person in charge?;

le paso (con él) [al teléfono] I'll put you through (to him);

Valdez pasó el balón al portero Valdez passed the ball (back) to the keeper;

pasan sus conocimientos de generación en generación they pass down their knowledge from one generation to the next;

el Estado le pasa una pensión she gets a pension from the State;

pasar harina por un cedazo to sieve flour;

pasar leche por el colador to strain milk;

pasa la cuerda por ese agujero pass the rope through this hole;

hay que pasar las maletas por la máquina de rayos X your luggage has to go through the X-ray machine;

pase las croquetas por huevo coat the croquettes with egg;

pasar el cepillo por el suelo to scrub the floor;

pasa un paño por la mesa give the table a wipe with a cloth;

unas vacaciones pasadas por agua a Br holiday o US vacation when it rained the whole time;

se dedican a pasar tabaco de contrabando/inmigrantes ilegales por la frontera they smuggle tobacco/illegal immigrants across the border

2. [contagiar]
pasar algo a alguien to give sb sth, to give sth to sb;

me has pasado el resfriado you've given me your cold

3. [cruzar] to cross;

pasar la calle/la frontera to cross the road/border;

pasé el río a nado I swam across the river

4. [rebasar, sobrepasar] [en el espacio, tiempo] to go through;

¿hemos pasado ya la frontera? have we gone past o crossed the border yet?;

pasar un semáforo en rojo to go through a red light;

al pasar el parque gire a su izquierda once you're past the park, turn left, turn left after the park;

cuando el automóvil pase los primeros cinco años debe ir a revisión the car should be serviced after five years;

ya ha pasado los veinticinco he's over twenty-five now;

mi hijo me pasa ya dos centímetros my son is already two centimetres taller than me

5. [adelantar] [corredores, vehículos] to overtake;

pasa a esa furgoneta en cuanto puedas overtake that van as soon as you can

6. [trasladar]
pasar algo a to move sth to;

hay que pasar todos estos libros al estudio we have to take all these books through to the study, we have to move all these books to the study

7. [conducir adentro] to show in;

el criado nos pasó al salón the butler showed us into the living-room

8. [hacer avanzar] [páginas de libro] to turn;
[hojas sueltas] to turn over;
Comp

pasar página to make a fresh start

9. [mostrar] [película, diapositivas, reportaje] to show

10. [emplear] [tiempo] to spend;

pasó dos años en Roma he spent two years in Rome;

¿dónde vas a pasar las vacaciones? where are you going on holiday o US vacation?, where are you going to spend your holidays o US vacation?;

pasé la noche trabajando I worked all night, I spent the whole night working;

he pasado muy buenos ratos con él I've had some very good times with him

11. [experimentar] to go through, to experience;

hemos pasado una racha muy mala we've gone o been through a very bad spell o Br patch;

pasar frío/miedo to be cold/scared;

¿has pasado la varicela? have you had chickenpox?;

¿qué tal lo has pasado? did you have a nice time?, did you enjoy yourselves?;

pasarlo bien to enjoy oneself, to have a good time;

¡que lo pases bien! have a nice time!, enjoy yourself!;

lo hemos pasado muy mal últimamente we've had a hard time of it recently;

Comp
Fam
pasarlas canutas to have a rough time

12. [superar] to pass;

muy pocos pasaron el examen/la prueba very few people passed the exam/test;

hay que pasar un reconocimiento médico you have to pass a medical;

no pasamos la eliminatoria we didn't get through the tie

13. [consentir]
pasar algo a alguien to let sb get away with sth;

que me engañes no te lo paso I'm not going to let you get away with cheating me;

este profesor no te deja pasar (ni) una you can't get away with anything with this teacher;

pasar algo por alto [adrede] to pass over sth;
[sin querer] to miss sth out
14. [transcribir]
pasar algo a limpio to make a fair copy of sth, to write sth out neatly;

yo te lo paso a máquina I'll type it up for you;

pasar un documento Esp [m5] al ordenador o Am [m5] a la computadora to type o key a document (up) on the computer

15. RP Fam [engañar] to diddle;

están siempre tratando de pasarte con el vuelto they always try to short-change you o diddle you over the change

♦ vi

1. [ir, moverse] to pass, to go;

vimos pasar a un hombre corriendo we saw a man run past;

¿cuándo pasa el camión de la basura? when do the Br dustmen o US garbage collectors come?;

deja pasar a la ambulancia let the ambulance past;

¿me deja pasar, por favor? may I come past, please?;

pasó por mi lado he passed by my side;

he pasado por tu calle I went down your street;

el autobús pasa por mi casa the bus passes in front of o goes past my house;

¿qué autobuses pasan por aquí? which buses go past here?, which buses can you catch from here?;

el Támesis pasa por Londres the Thames flows through London;

yo sólo pasaba por aquí I was just passing by;

pasaba por allí y entré a saludar I was in the area, so I stopped by to say hello;

pasar de largo to go straight by

2. [entrar] to go/come in;

pasen por aquí, por favor come this way, please;

lo siento, no se puede pasar sorry, you can't go in there/come in here;

pasamos a un salón muy grande we entered a very large living-room;

¿puedo pasar? may I come in?;

¿puedo pasar al cuarto de baño? can I use the bathroom?;

¡pase!, Méx [m5]¡pásale/pásele! come in!;

hazlos pasar show them in;
RP
pasar al pizarrón to go/come to the blackboard

3. [caber] to go ( por through);
por ahí no pasa este armario this wardrobe won't go through there

4. [acercarse, ir un momento] to pop in;

pasaré por mi oficina/por tu casa I'll pop into my office/round to your place;

pasa por la farmacia y compra aspirinas pop into the Br chemist's o US pharmacy and buy some aspirin;

pasé a verla al hospital I dropped in at the hospital to see her;

pase a por el vestido o [m5] a recoger el vestido el lunes you can come and pick the dress up on Monday

5. [suceder] to happen;

¿qué pasa aquí? what's going on here?;

¿qué pasa? [¿qué ocurre?] what's the matter?;
Fam [al saludar a alguien] how's it going?; Méx Fam
¿qué pasó? [¿qué tal?] how's it going?;

¿qué pasa con esas cervezas? where have those beers got to?, what's happened to those beers?;

no te preocupes, no pasa nada don't worry, it's OK;

aquí nunca pasa nada nothing ever happens here;

¿qué le pasa? what's wrong with him?, what's the matter with him?;

¿le pasó algo al niño? did something happen to the child?;

¿qué te pasa en la pierna? what's wrong with your leg?;

eso te pasa por mentir that's what you get for lying;

lo que pasa es que… the thing is…;

pase lo que pase whatever happens, come what may;

siempre pasa lo mismo, pasa lo de siempre it's always the same;

dense la mano y aquí no ha pasado nada shake hands and just forget the whole thing (as if it had never happened)

6. [terminar] to be over;

pasó la Navidad Christmas is over;

ya ha pasado lo peor the worst is over now;

cuando pase el dolor when the pain passes o stops;

la tormenta ya ha pasado the storm is over now;

el efecto de estos fármacos pasa enseguida these drugs wear off quickly

7. [transcurrir] to go by;

pasaron tres meses three months went by;

cuando pase un rato te tomas esta pastilla take this tablet after a little while;

¡cómo pasa el tiempo! time flies!

8. [cambiar]
pasar de… a… [de lugar, estado, propietario] to go o pass from… to…;

pasamos del último puesto al décimo we went (up) from last place to tenth;

pasa de la depresión a la euforia she goes from depression to euphoria;

pasó a formar parte del nuevo equipo he joined the new team;

pasar a [nueva actividad, nuevo tema] to move on to;

pasemos a otra cosa let's move on to something else;

ahora pasaré a explicarles cómo funciona esta máquina now I'm going to explain to you how this machine works;

Alicia pasa a (ser) jefa de personal Alicia will become personnel manager;

pasar de curso o [m5] al siguiente curso = to pass one's end-of-year exams and move up a year

9. [ir más allá, sobrepasar]
si pasas de 160, vibra el volante if you go faster than 160, the steering wheel starts to vibrate;

yo creo que no pasa de los cuarenta años I doubt she's older than forty;

no pasó de ser un aparatoso accidente sin consecuencias the accident was spectacular but no-one was hurt

10. [conformarse, apañarse]
pasar (con/sin algo) to make do (with/without sth);

tendrá que pasar sin coche she'll have to make do without a car;

¿cómo puedes pasar toda la mañana sólo con un café? how can you last all morning on just a cup of coffee?;

no sabe pasar sin su familia he can't cope without his family

11. [experimentar]
hemos pasado por situaciones de alto riesgo we have been in some highly dangerous situations

12. [tolerar]
pasar por algo to put up with sth;

¡yo por ahí no paso! I draw the line at that!

13. [ser considerado]
pasa por ser uno de los mejores tenistas del momento he is considered to be one of the best tennis players around at the moment;

hacerse pasar por alguien/algo to pretend to be sb/sth, to pass oneself off as sb/sth

14. Fam [prescindir]
pasar de algo/alguien to want nothing to do with sth/sb;

paso de política I'm not into politics;

¡ése pasa de todo! he couldn't care less about anything!;

paso de ir al cine hoy I can't be bothered going to o Br I don't fancy the cinema today;

paso olímpicamente o [m5] ampliamente de hacerlo I'm damned if I'm going to do it

15. [en naipes] to pass

16. [servir, valer]
puede pasar it'll do;

por esta vez pase, pero que no vuelva a ocurrir I'll overlook it this time, but I don't want it to happen again

17. Méx Fam [gustar]
me pasa ese cantante I think that singer's great

♦ See also the pronominal verb pasarse

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pasar

I v/t

1 pass;

pasar la mano por run one’s hand through

2 el tiempo spend;

para pasar el tiempo (in order) to pass the time;

pasarlo bien have a good time;

¡que lo pases bien!, ¡a pasarlo bien! enjoy yourself!, have fun o a good time!

3 un lugar pass, go past; frontera cross

4 problemas, dificultades experience

5 AUTO ( adelantar) pass, Br

overtake

6 una película show

7 TELEC

:

le paso al Sr. Galvez I’ll put you through to Mr. Galvez

8

:

pasar algo a máquina type sth

II v/i

1 ( suceder) happen;

¿qué ha pasado? what’s happened?;

¿qué pasa? what’s happening?, what’s going on?;

¿qué te pasa? what’s the matter?;

pase lo que pase whatever happens, come what may;

ya ha pasado lo peor the worst is over;

en el viaje nos pasó de todo fam just about everything happened on that trip, it was a very eventful trip

2 en juegos pass

3

:

¡pasa!, ¡pase usted! come in!;

pasé a visitarla I dropped by to see her;

pasar por go by;

pasa por aquí come this way;

pasé por la tienda I stopped off at the shop;

pasaré por tu casa I’ll drop by your house

4

:

dejar pasar oportunidad miss

5 fam

:

pasar de alguien not want anything to do with s.o.;

paso de ir al gimnasio I can’t be bothered to go to the gym

6

:

pasar de los 60 años be over 60 (years old);

pasar de moda go out of fashion;

hacerse pasar por pass o.s. off as;

poder pasar sin algo be able to get by o to manage without sth;

puede pasar it’s OK, it’ll do

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pasar vi

1) : to pass, to go by, to come by

2) : to come in, to enter

¿se puede pasar?: may we come in?

3) : to happen

¿qué pasa?: what's happening?, what's going on?

4) : to manage, to get by

5) : to be over, to end

6)

pasar de : to exceed, to go beyond

7)

pasar por : to pretend to be

pasar vt

1) : to pass, to give

¿me pasas la sal?: would you pass me the salt?

2) : to pass (a test)

3) : to go over, to cross

4) : to spend (time)

5) : to tolerate

6) : to go through, to suffer

7) : to show (a movie, etc.)

8) : to overtake, to pass, to surpass

9) : to pass over, to wipe up

10)

pasarlo bien or

pasarla bien : to have a good time

11)

pasarlo mal or

pasarla mal : to have a bad time, to have a hard time

12)

pasar por alto : to overlook, to omit

♦ See also the reflexive verb pasarse

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pasar vb

1. (entrar) to go in / to come in [pt. came; pp. come]

pasó sin llamar he went in without knocking

¡pase! come in!

2. (transcurrir) to pass / to go by

la tarde pasó lentamente the afternoon went by slowly

3. (ocupar un tiempo) to spend [pt. & pp. spent]

pasamos el día juntos we spent the day together

4. (andar, moverse) to pass / to go past

pasó por delante del restaurante she went past the restaurant

¿por dónde pasa el autobús? which way does the bus go?

por mi pueblo pasa un río a river runs through my village

¿a qué hora pasa el tren? what time's the train?

5. (ir, visitar) to go / to stop by [pt. & pp. stopped] / to go

pasaré por la tienda mañana I'll go to the shop tomorrow

pasaré por tu casa I'll stop by your house

6. (cruzar) to cross

cuidado al pasar la calle be careful when you cross the road

7. (dar, hacer llegar) to pass / to give [pt. gave; pp. given]

¿me pasas la sal? can you pass the salt?

8. (llevar, mover) to move

pasaron los muebles a la otra habitación they moved the furniture into the other room

9. (sufrir) to be / to have

pasamos mucho frío we were very cold

todos hemos pasado la gripe we've all had the flu

10. (aprobar) to pass

pasó el examen de conducir he passed his driving test

11. (deslizar)

pasó la mano por el pelo de la niña she stroked the little girl's hair

pasa este trapo por los muebles give the furniture a wipe with this cloth

12. (terminar) to be over

ya ha pasado el calor the hot weather is over now

13. (arreglárselas) to manage / to get by

podemos pasar con muy poco we can manage with very little

no puede pasar sin el teléfono móvil she can't manage without her mobile phone

14. (ocurrir) to happen

¿qué te ha pasado? what happened to you?

¿qué pasa? what's going on? / what's the matter?

15. (cambiar) to change / to go

ha pasado de ser jugador a entrenador he's gone from being a player to manager

16. (exceder) to be over

pasa ya de los sesenta he's over seventy

pasar / pasar de algo not to care / not to be bothered

paso de comer I can't be bothered to eat

pasa de la política he couldn't care less about politics

pasarlo bien to have a good time

pasarlo mal to have a hard time

pasar por alto to overlook

Spanish-English dictionary > pasar
8 passare

1. v/i ( trasferirsi) go (in into)

sports pass

di legge be passed, pass

di tempo go by or past, pass

passare attraverso delle difficoltà have a difficult time

passare da/per Milano go through Milan

passare dal panettiere drop by the baker's

mi è passato di mente it slipped my mind

passare di moda go out of fashion

passare inosservato go unnoticed

2. v/t confine cross

( sorpassare) overstep

( porgere) pass

( trascorrere) spend

telecommunications ti passo Claudio here's Claudio

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passare v. intr.

1 to pass; ( vicino) to pass by, to go* by, to get* by; ( attraverso) to go* through, to pass through, to get* through: lasciami passare, let me pass; si fece da parte per far passare l'auto, he moved aside to let the car pass; egli passò senza fermarsi, he passed without stopping; per andare a Roma da Milano si passa per Bologna, to go to Rome from Milan you pass through Bologna; la strada passa per il bosco, the road passes (o goes o runs) through the wood; passiamo per il centro?, shall we go (o pass) through the centre?; l'Arno passa da Firenze, the Arno flows through Florence; l'autobus passa davanti alla stazione, the bus goes past the station; passa sotto il ponte e gira a destra, go under the bridge and turn right; in quel cavo passa la corrente, there's electricity in that cable; si abbassò per passare dalla porta, he bent to get through the doorway; per far passare il frigorifero bisogna spostare l'armadio, we'll have to move the cupboard to get the fridge to pass; questa corda è troppo grossa, non ci passa, this string is too thick, it won't go through

2 ( penetrare) to come* in, to pass through: la luce passava attraverso le persiane, the light came in through the shutters

3 (trasferirsi da una persona all'altra, da un luogo all'altro) to pass: la palla passava da un giocatore all'altro, the ball passed from one player to the other; passare di padre in figlio, to be handed down (o passed on) from father to son; passare in altre mani, to pass into other hands; passiamo in salotto per il caffè, let's have our coffee in the drawing room // passava da un argomento all'altro con grande facilità, he passed from one subject to another with the greatest of ease // è tempo di passare dalle parole ai fatti, it's time for action (o it's time to pass from words to action)

4 ( trascorrere) to pass, to elapse, to go* by: i giorni passarono, the days went by; la gioventù passa presto, youth soon passes; man mano che passano gli anni..., as the years go by...; il tempo non passa mai quando si aspetta qlcu., time goes slowly when you're waiting for s.o.; sono già passati due anni, two years have already passed; facciamo una partita a carte tanto per far passare il tempo, let's have a game of cards, just to pass the time

5 ( cessare) to pass (away), to cease: il mal di denti mi è passato, my toothache has passed off (o gone); la sua collera passò presto, his anger soon passed (o cooled); il temporale è passato, the storm is over (o has passed o has ceased); passare di moda, to go out of fashion // passerà anche questa, it won't last for ever; tutto passa, everything comes to an end; per lui è stato un brutto colpo ma spero gli passerà presto, it was a tough blow for him but I hope he'll get over it quickly // cerca di farti passare il malumore, try to snap out of it

6 ( andare, venire) to call on (s.o.), to call at (a place): devo passare dal suo ufficio, I must call at his office; passerà di qui fra poco, he will come here soon (o before long); passerò a prenderti, I'll call for you; passerò da te questa sera, I'll drop in (on you) tonight; passare da un cliente, to call on a client; passa a portarmi quel libro, come here and bring me the book

7 ( diventare) to become*: passò capitano, he was promoted captain

8 ( essere scambiato per) to be taken for, to pass off as; ( essere reputato) to be believed, to be considered: così vestito potrebbe passare per un prete, dressed like that he could be taken for a priest; lo hanno fatto passare per pazzo, they passed him off as mad; si è fatto passare per un professore di chimica e tutti ci hanno creduto, he passed himself off as a chemistry teacher and everyone believed him; passa per bella, intelligente, she is considered (o thought) beautiful, intelligent; passare per ricco, to be thought rich

9 ( essere accettato, aver corso) to be passed, to get* through: il progetto di legge passò il mese scorso, the bill was passed last month; passare a un esame, to get through an examination; non è un capolavoro ma può passare, it's not a masterpiece but it'll do

10 ( intercorrere) to be: passa una gran differenza, there is a great difference

11 ( di cibi) ( andare a male) to go* bad, to go* off; ( di vino) to turn sour; to turn sweet

12 ( a carte) to pass

◆ v.tr.

1 ( attraversare) to pass, to cross; ( oltrepassare) to pass, to go* beyond: passare il confine, to pass (o to cross) the border; i fuggitivi sono 11riusciti a passare il fiume, the fugitives succeeded in crossing the river; dopo che hai passato il tabaccaio è la prima casa a destra, when you pass the tobacconist's it's the first house on your right; ho passato l'edicola senza vederla, I went beyond the newstand without seeing it

2 ( far passare) to pass: passare il filo nell'ago, to pass the thread through the eye of the needle; si fece passare una corda in vita, he passed the rope round his waist

3 ( essere più di) to be over: quel tipo passa i 2 metri, that fellow is over two metres tall; per me ha passato i 50 anni, I think he's over fifty; questa lettera passa il peso, this letter is overweight

4 ( trascorrere) to spend*, to pass: dove passerai le vacanze?, where are you going to spend your holidays?; passeremo il Natale insieme, we'll spend (o pass) Christmas together; sta passando un brutto periodo, he's having (o going through) a bad time; ho passato una serata molta bella, I've had a lovely evening; ha passato tre anni in prigione, he spent three years in prison

5 ( cospargere di) to put*, to spread*: passati un po' di crema in viso, put a bit of cream on your face; passare la cera sul pavimento, to wax the floor

6 ( pulire) to wipe, to clean; passare uno straccio sulla lavagna, to wipe the blackboard with a cloth; passare lo straccio sul pavimento, to wipe the floor; si passò il fazzoletto sul collo, he mopped (o wiped) his neck with his handkerchief

7 ( dare) to pass, to give*, to hand: l'albergo non passa la colazione, the hotel does not give breakfast; guarda queste fotografie e passale agli altri, look at these photographs and pass them on to the others; passami il sale, per favore, can you pass me the salt, please?; mi passa un assegno mensile, he gives me a monthly cheque; passare gli alimenti alla moglie, to pay one's wife alimony; (comm.) passare un ordine, to place an order; (sport) passare la palla, to pass the ball

8 ( sopportare) to undergo*, to pass through (sthg.): ha passato un mucchio di guai, she has gone through (o she has had) a lot of trouble; ne ho passate tante, ne ho passate di tutti i colori, te lo assicuro, I have been through a lot, I can tell you

9 ( trafiggere) to pass through; to run* through, to transfix: lo passò da parte a parte, he ran him through

10 ( approvare, promuovere; superare) to pass: ho passato tutti i miei allievi, I have passed all my pupils; passare un progetto di legge, to pass a bill; hai passato l'esame di guida?, did you pass your driving test?

11 (cuc.) ( setacciare) to sieve; ( al passaverdura) to purée // passa il pesce nella farina prima di friggerlo, flour the fish before frying; passare nell'uovo, to dip in beaten egg; passare gli spinaci nel burro, to sauté the spinach; passare nel pangrattato, to coat with breadcrumbs.

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: passare a miglior vita, to pass away // passare inosservato, to go (o to pass) unnoticed // passare di mente, to go out of one's mind; passare per la mente, to cross (o to come into) one's mind // sarà due chili e passa, it's probably two kilos or more; avrà trent'anni e passa, he must be over thirty // non posso passare sopra a così tanti errori, I can't overlook so many mistakes // faccia la coda, non cerchi di passare davanti a tutti, don't try to pass ahead of everyone (o to jump the queue); è passato in testa al gruppo, alla classifica, he moved up to the top // passi la sua ignoranza, ma non la cattiva educazione, I'm prepared to overlook his ignorance but not his bad manners // passa via!, get (o go) away, scram! // passarla liscia, to get away with sthg. (o to get off scot-free) // passarsela bene, male, ( finanziariamente) to be well off, badly off // passar parola, to pass the word on (o round) // passare qlco. sotto silenzio, to pass over sthg. in silence // non gliene passa una, she picks him up on everything ∙ Questo verbo è usato in molte frasi idiomatiche per la cui traduzione si rinvia agli altri elementi. Per esempio: passare per le armi → arma; passare in rivista → rivista; passare dei guai → guaio; passare al setaccio → setaccio ecc.

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[pas'sare]
1. vi (aus essere)

1) (persona, veicolo) to go by, pass (by)

l'autobus passa davanti a casa nostra — the bus goes past our house

siamo passati davanti a casa tua — we went past your house, we walked (o drove) past your house

non è passata neanche una macchina — not one car went by

passare dall'altra parte della strada — to cross (over) to the other side of the street

2) (fare una breve sosta) to call in, (presso amico) to call o drop in, (postino) to come, call

passa quando vuoi — call in whenever you like

passare a casa di qn o da qn — to call o drop in on sb

passo da te dopo cena — I'll call in after dinner

passare a trovare/salutare qn — to drop by to see sb/say "hello" to sb

passare a prendere qc/qn — to come and pick sth/sb up

ti passo a prendere alle otto — I'll come and pick you up at eight o'clock

passare in banca/ufficio — to call in at the bank/office

devo passare in banca — I've got to call in at the bank

3) (filtrare attraverso: aria, sole, luce) to pass, get through, (acqua) to seep through

4)

(trasferirsi) passare da...a — to pass from... to

passare di mano in mano — to be passed o handed round

passare di padre in figlio — to be handed o passed down o from father to son

passare da un argomento ad un altro — to go from one subject to another

passare ad altro — to change the subject, (in una riunione) to discuss the next item

passiamo ad altro! — let's go on!

passare al nemico — to go over to the enemy

passare alla storia — to pass into history, fig to become a legend

passare di moda — to go out of fashion

passare a miglior vita euf — to pass away

5) (trascorrere: giorni, tempo) to pass, go by

sono passati molti anni dalla fine della guerra — many years have passed since the end of the war

6) (allontanarsi: temporale, dolore, voglia) to pass, go away

il peggio è passato — the worst is over

far passare a qn la voglia di qc/di fare qc — to stifle sb's desire for sth/to do sth

ti è passato il mal di testa? — has your headache gone?

gli passerà! — he'll get over it!

7) (essere accettato: proposta di legge) to be passed, (candidato) to pass

passare a un esame — to go up (to the next class) after an exam

passare di grado — to be promoted

8) Culin

passare di cottura — to be overdone

9) Carte to pass

10)

30 anni e passa — well over 30 years ago

c'erano 100 persone e passa — there were well over a 100 people

11)

(esistere) ci passa una bella differenza tra i 2 quadri — there's a big difference between the 2 pictures

12)

passare per uno stupido/un genio — to be taken for a fool/a genius

passare per buono — to be taken as valid, be accepted

passare inosservato — to go unnoticed

farsi passare per — to pass o.s. off as, pretend to be

13)

passare attraverso, per anche fig — to go through

passare sopra — to pass over o above, (fig : lasciar correre) to pass over, overlook

passare sotto — to pass below

cosa ti passa per la testa? — (a che pensi?) what is going through your mind?, (come puoi pensarlo?) what are you thinking of!

per dove si passa per arrivare in centro? — which way do I (o we) go to get into town?

lasciar passare qn/qc — to let sb/sth through

non mi hanno lasciato passare — they didn't let me through

far passare qn per o da — to let sb in (o out) by

far passare avanti qn — to let sb get past o by

questa volta non ci passo sopra — I'm not prepared to overlook it this time

2. vt

1) (attraversare) to cross

2) (esame) to pass, (dogana) to go through, clear, (visita medica) to have

hai passato l'esame? — did you pass the exam?

3) (approvare) to pass, approve

4)

(trafiggere) passare qn/qc da parte a parte — to pass right through sb/sth

5) (trascorrere) to spend, pass

passare le vacanze in montagna — to spend one's holidays in the mountains

ho passato due giorni a Parigi — I spent two days in Paris

non passerà la notte — he (o she) won't survive the night

non passa giorno che non ne combini una delle sue — hardly a day goes by without him getting up to something

6) (oltrepassare, sorpassare) to go beyond, (fig : andare oltre i limiti) to exceed, go beyond

ha passato la quarantina — he (o she) is over 40

7) (dare: oggetto) to pass, give, hand, (Sport: palla) to pass

passare qc a qn — to pass sth to sb, give sb sth, (trasmettere: messaggio) to pass sth (on) to sb

ha passato la palla a Enrico — he passed the ball to Enrico

potresti passarmi il sale? — could you pass me the salt, please?

mi hai passato l'influenza — you gave me the flu

passare indietro qc — to pass o give o hand sth back

i miei genitori mi passano 300 euro al mese — my parents give me 300 euros a month

mi passi Maria? — (al telefono) can I speak to Maria?

le passo il signor Rossi — I'm putting you through to Mr Rossi, here's Mr Rossi

8) (brodo, verdura) to strain

9)

passare lo straccio per terra — to give the floor a wipe

passare l'aspirapolvere — to hoover Brit, vacuum Am

passare una mano di vernice su qc — to give sth a coat of paint

10)

(fraseologia) passarsela bene/male — to get on well/badly, (economicamente) to manage well/badly

come te la passi? — how are you getting on o along?

passarla liscia — to get away with it

ne ha passate tante — he's been through a lot, he's had some difficult times

3. sm

col passare del tempo... — with the passing of time...

col passare degli anni — (riferito al presente) as time goes by, (riferito al passato) as time passed o went by

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I 1. [pas'sare]
verbo transitivo

1) (attraversare) to go* past, to go* across, to get* across, to get* over, to pass, to cross [fiume, ponte]; to go* through, to get* through [ dogana]

passato il semaforo, giri a destra — turn right after the lights

2) (infilare) to run*; (trafiggere) to run* through

passare la corda nell'anello — to pass o run the rope through the ring

3) (trasferire) to move

passare qcn. a un altro ufficio — to move sb. to another office

4) (al telefono)

passare una telefonata a qcn. — to put a call through to sb.

mi passi il direttore commerciale, per favore — give me the sales manager, please

glielo passo — I'll put him on, I'm putting you through

5) (porgere) to hand, to pass [ oggetto]

passami il piatto — pass me your plate

potete (fare) passare il sale? — could you pass the salt along please?

passare la palla — sport to feed o pass the ball

6) (far scorrere)

passare le dita su qcs. — to run one's fingers over sth.

passare uno straccio su qcs. — to run a duster over sth

7) (trascorrere) to spend*, to pass

passare una bella giornata — to have a nice day

passare la giornata a fare — to spend the day doing

passare un brutto momento — to have a thin time of it

8) (superare) to pass, to get* through [esame, test]; to live out [ inverno]

9) (approvare) to get* through, to carry, to pass [legge, decreto]

10) (perdonare)

non me ne passa una — he doesn't let me get away with anything

11) gastr. (con il frullatore) to whizz up; to mash (up), to puree [frutta, verdura]

passare qcs. al tritacarne — to put sth. through the mincer

12) (spalmare) to rub [ crema]

passare la cera sul tavolo — to wax the table

13) (pagare)

passare gli alimenti — dir. to pay maintenance

14) rad. telev.

passo! — over

passo e chiudo! — over and out!

passiamo ora la linea ai nostri studi di Roma — now over to our Rome studios

15) (oltrepassare)

passare la cinquantina — to be over fifty years old, to be in one's fifties

hai proprio passato il limite! — you're way out of line! colloq.
2.
verbo intransitivo (aus. essere)

1) (transitare) [persona, veicolo] to pass

riesci a passare? — can you fit o get through?

passando per o da by way of; passare per il centro della città, davanti alla scuola to go through the town centre, past the school; andare in Polonia passando per la Germania to travel through Germany to Poland; passare per i campi to cut across the fields; l'autobus è appena passato the bus has just gone; passate da quella porta go straight through that door; passare dalla scala di servizio — to use the backstairs o service stairs AE

2) (snodarsi)

passare per — [ strada] to go through; (scorrere) [ acqua] to flow through

3) (andare momentaneamente) to drop in, to drop round, to pop in BE colloq.

passare da — to call at [ negozio]; to call (in) on [amico, parente]; to go round to [scuola, ufficio]

devi passare a trovarci — you must come by and see us

passare a prendere qcn., qcs. — to pick sb., sth. up

passerà oggi — he's coming round today

sono solo passata a salutare — I've just popped in to say hello

4) (penetrare) to get* through

fare passare — to let in [acqua, luce]

5) (svolgersi)

passare inosservato — to go o pass unnoticed

6) (spostarsi) to go*, to move

passare dalla sala da pranzo in salotto — to move from the dining room to the lounge

passare davanti a qcn. in una coda — to cut in front of sb. in a queue

7) (pensare)

dire quello che passa per la mente — to say things off the top of one's head

mi domando cosa le passi per la testa — I wonder what's going on in her head

non mi era mai passato per la testa che... — it never crossed o entered my mind that

8) (essere trasferito, trasmesso) [ proprietà] to pass; [ titolo] to pass down

passare alla storia come — to go down in history as

passare di padre in figlio, di generazione in generazione — to be handed down from father to son, from generation to generation

9) (variare, cambiare) to change

passare dal riscaldamento a gas a quello elettrico — to change over from gas to electric heating

passare sotto il controllo dell'ONU — to be taken over by the UN

passare al (campo) nemico — to desert to the enemy camp, to go over to the enemy

10) fig. (procedere) to go* on, to move on, to pass on

passiamo ad altro — let's move on

passare all'offensiva — to go on o take the offensive

passare alle vie di fatto — to use force, to come to blows

11) (essere approvato) [legge, regolamento] to go* through

12) (essere ammesso) [ candidato] to pass

passare alla classe superiore — to go up a class

è passato generale — he's been promoted to general

13) (cessare) [crisi, sentimento] to pass; [dolore, effetto] to pass off, to subside; [ temporale] to blow* itself out, to blow* over, to spend* itself, to die out; [amore, rabbia] to die

passerà — it'll pass, things will get better

gli passerà — he'll get over it

questo mal di testa non vuole passare! — this headache just won't go away!

mi è passata la voglia di giocare — I don't feel like playing any more

14) (trascorrere) [ tempo] to draw* on, to go* (by), to pass

sono appena passate le sei — it's just gone six o'clock

passarono tre ore prima che... — three hours went by before

15) (sopportare)

farne passare di tutti colori a qcn. — to put sb. through the mill

dopo tutto quello che mi hai fatto passare — after all you've put me through

ci siamo passati tutti — we've all gone through it

16) (chiudere un occhio)

lasciare passare — to let it pass

passare sopra a — to overlook, to pass over [comportamento, errore]

passi per i giovani, ma... — that's all right for young people but...

per questa volta passi — I'll let you off o I'll turn a blind eye this time, this time I'll let it go

17) (dimenticare)

mi era completamente passato di mente — it went right o clean o completely out of my mind

18) (essere considerato)

passare per un genio — to pass for a genius

fare passare qcn. per bugiardo — to make sb. out to be a liar

19) (spacciarsi)

facendosi passare per un poliziotto — impersonating a o posing as a policeman

20) (intercorrere) to pass between

che differenza passa tra i due? — what's the difference between the two?
3.
verbo pronominale passarsi

1) (far scivolare) to run*, to draw*

- rsi il pettine tra i capelli — to run a comb through one's hair

- rsi un fazzoletto sulla fronte — to draw a handkerchief across one's forehead

si passò la mano sul viso — he passed his hand over his face

2) (reciprocamente)

- rsi documenti — to exchange documents

- rsi la palla — to throw a ball around

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passare parola — to spread o pass the word

come te la passi? — how are things, how are you getting along?

passarsela bene — to be well off

passarsela male — to have a hard o bad time, to go through the o jump through hoops

non mi passa più! — there's no end to it!

non la passerai liscia! — you'll never get away with it!

passare a miglior vita — eufem. to pass away
II [pas'sare]
sostantivo maschile passage, passing

con il passare degli anni — with the passing of the years, as years go by

con il passare delle ore — as the day progressed

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passare¹

/pas'sare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

1 (attraversare) to go* past, to go* across, to get* across, to get* over, to pass, to cross [fiume, ponte]; to go* through, to get* through [ dogana]; passato il semaforo, giri a destra turn right after the lights

2 (infilare) to run*; (trafiggere) to run* through; passare la corda nell'anello to pass o run the rope through the ring

3 (trasferire) to move; passare qcn. a un altro ufficio to move sb. to another office

4 (al telefono) passare una telefonata a qcn. to put a call through to sb.; mi passi il direttore commerciale, per favore give me the sales manager, please; glielo passo I'll put him on, I'm putting you through

5 (porgere) to hand, to pass [ oggetto]; passami il piatto pass me your plate; potete (fare) passare il sale? could you pass the salt along please? passare la palla sport to feed o pass the ball

6 (far scorrere) passare le dita su qcs. to run one's fingers over sth.; passare uno straccio su qcs. to run a duster over sth.

7 (trascorrere) to spend*, to pass; passare una bella giornata to have a nice day; passare la giornata a fare to spend the day doing; passare un brutto momento to have a thin time of it

8 (superare) to pass, to get* through [esame, test]; to live out [ inverno]

9 (approvare) to get* through, to carry, to pass [legge, decreto]

10 (perdonare) non me ne passa una he doesn't let me get away with anything

11 gastr. (con il frullatore) to whizz up; to mash (up), to puree [frutta, verdura]; passare qcs. al tritacarne to put sth. through the mincer

12 (spalmare) to rub [ crema]; passare la cera sul tavolo to wax the table

13 (pagare) passare gli alimenti dir. to pay maintenance

14 rad. telev. passo! over; passo e chiudo! over and out! passiamo ora la linea ai nostri studi di Roma now over to our Rome studios

15 (oltrepassare) passare la cinquantina to be over fifty years old, to be in one's fifties; hai proprio passato il limite! you're way out of line! colloq.

II verbo intransitivo

(aus. essere)

1 (transitare) [persona, veicolo] to pass; riesci a passare? can you fit o get through? passando per o da by way of; passare per il centro della città, davanti alla scuola to go through the town centre, past the school; andare in Polonia passando per la Germania to travel through Germany to Poland; passare per i campi to cut across the fields; l'autobus è appena passato the bus has just gone; passate da quella porta go straight through that door; passare dalla scala di servizio to use the backstairs o service stairs AE

2 (snodarsi) passare per [ strada] to go through; (scorrere) [ acqua] to flow through

3 (andare momentaneamente) to drop in, to drop round, to pop in BE colloq.; passare da to call at [ negozio]; to call (in) on [amico, parente]; to go round to [scuola, ufficio]; devi passare a trovarci you must come by and see us; passare a prendere qcn., qcs. to pick sb., sth. up; passerà oggi he's coming round today; sono solo passata a salutare I've just popped in to say hello

4 (penetrare) to get* through; fare passare to let in [acqua, luce]

5 (svolgersi) passare inosservato to go o pass unnoticed

6 (spostarsi) to go*, to move; passare dalla sala da pranzo in salotto to move from the dining room to the lounge; passare davanti a qcn. in una coda to cut in front of sb. in a queue

7 (pensare) dire quello che passa per la mente to say things off the top of one's head; mi domando cosa le passi per la testa I wonder what's going on in her head; non mi era mai passato per la testa che... it never crossed o entered my mind that...

8 (essere trasferito, trasmesso) [ proprietà] to pass; [ titolo] to pass down; passare alla storia come to go down in history as; passare di padre in figlio, di generazione in generazione to be handed down from father to son, from generation to generation

9 (variare, cambiare) to change; passare dal riscaldamento a gas a quello elettrico to change over from gas to electric heating; passare sotto il controllo dell'ONU to be taken over by the UN; passare al (campo) nemico to desert to the enemy camp, to go over to the enemy

10 fig. (procedere) to go* on, to move on, to pass on; passiamo ad altro let's move on; passare all'offensiva to go on o take the offensive; passare alle vie di fatto to use force, to come to blows

11 (essere approvato) [legge, regolamento] to go* through

12 (essere ammesso) [ candidato] to pass; passare alla classe superiore to go up a class; è passato generale he's been promoted to general

13 (cessare) [crisi, sentimento] to pass; [dolore, effetto] to pass off, to subside; [ temporale] to blow* itself out, to blow* over, to spend* itself, to die out; [amore, rabbia] to die; passerà it'll pass, things will get better; gli passerà he'll get over it; questo mal di testa non vuole passare! this headache just won't go away! mi è passata la voglia di giocare I don't feel like playing any more

14 (trascorrere) [ tempo] to draw* on, to go* (by), to pass; sono appena passate le sei it's just gone six o'clock; passarono tre ore prima che... three hours went by before...

15 (sopportare) farne passare di tutti colori a qcn. to put sb. through the mill; dopo tutto quello che mi hai fatto passare after all you've put me through; ci siamo passati tutti we've all gone through it

16 (chiudere un occhio) lasciare passare to let it pass; passare sopra a to overlook, to pass over [comportamento, errore]; passi per i giovani, ma... that's all right for young people but...; per questa volta passi I'll let you off o I'll turn a blind eye this time, this time I'll let it go

17 (dimenticare) mi era completamente passato di mente it went right o clean o completely out of my mind

18 (essere considerato) passare per un genio to pass for a genius; fare passare qcn. per bugiardo to make sb. out to be a liar

19 (spacciarsi) facendosi passare per un poliziotto impersonating a o posing as a policeman

20 (intercorrere) to pass between; che differenza passa tra i due? what's the difference between the two?

III passarsi verbo pronominale

1 (far scivolare) to run*, to draw*; - rsi il pettine tra i capelli to run a comb through one's hair; - rsi un fazzoletto sulla fronte to draw a handkerchief across one's forehead; si passò la mano sul viso he passed his hand over his face

2 (reciprocamente) - rsi documenti to exchange documents; - rsi la palla to throw a ball around

IDIOMS

passare parola to spread o pass the word; come te la passi? how are things, how are you getting along? passarsela bene to be well off; passarsela male to have a hard o bad time, to go through the o jump through hoops; non mi passa più! there's no end to it! non la passerai liscia! you'll never get away with it! passare a miglior vita eufem. to pass away.

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passare²

/pas'sare/

sostantivo m.

passage, passing; con il passare degli anni with the passing of the years, as years go by; con il passare delle ore as the day progressed.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > passare
9 penetrar

v.

1 to pierce, to penetrate (introducirse en) (sujeto: arma, sonido).

Los policías penetraron The policemen penetrated.

Ella penetró el misterio She penetrated=understood the mystery.

El ácido penetra la piel Acid penetrates the skin.

La bala penetra la pared The bullet pierces the wall.

2 to get to the bottom of (secreto, misterio).

3 to penetrate (sexualmente).

4 to go deep into, to penetrate.

El misil penetró la tierra The missile went deep into the ground.

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penetrar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (introducirse - en un territorio) to penetrate (en, -); (- en una casa, propiedad) to enter

■ no nos atrevimos a penetrar en la selva we didn't dare go into the jungle

2 (atravesar) to penetrate, seep through

■ la humedad ha penetrado por el suelo damp has seeped through the floor

■ el frío penetra por las finas paredes the cold comes in through the thin walls

3 figurado (entender) to comprehend (en, -); (analizar) to look (en, into)

► verbo transitivo

1 (atravesar) to penetrate; (ruido) to pierce

■ el olor era tan fuerte que penetró la ropa the smell was so strong that it got right into our clothes

2 (descifrar - misterio) to get to the bottom of; (- secreto) to fathom (out)

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verb

1) to penetrate

2) enter

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1. VI

1) (=entrar)

penetraron a través de o por una claraboya — they entered through a skylight

el humo penetraba a través de las rendijas — the smoke was filtering through the cracks

el agua había penetrado a través de o por las paredes — the water had seeped into the walls

penetrar en: penetramos en un túnel — we went into o entered a tunnel

la luz apenas penetra en la habitación — hardly any light enters the room

el cuchillo penetró en la carne — the knife went into o entered o penetrated the flesh

ocho hombres armados penetraron en la embajada — eight gunmen broke into the embassy

penetramos poco en el mar — we did not go far out to sea

su ingratitud penetró hondamente en mi corazón — her ingratitude pierced me to the bone

2) frm (=descifrar) to penetrate

penetrar en el sentido de algo — to penetrate the meaning of sth

2. VT

1) (=atravesar) to go right through

un frío glacial le penetró los huesos — an icy cold went right through to her bones

2) [sexualmente] to penetrate

3) frm (=descubrir) [+ misterio] to fathom; [+ secreto] to unlock; [+ sentido] to grasp; [+ intención] to see through, grasp

3.

See:

penetrarse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

a) ( entrar)

penetrar por algo — agua/humedad to seep through something

la luz del sol penetraba por la ventana — the sunlight shone through the window

la puerta por donde penetró el ladrón — the door through which the burglar entered

el olor penetraba por todos los rincones — the smell pervaded every corner

penetrar EN algo — to penetrate something

el frío le penetraba en los huesos — the cold was getting right into his bones

esta crema penetra rápidamente en la piel — this cream is quickly absorbed by the skin

es difícil penetrar en su mente — it is difficult to fathom his thoughts

b) ( en el acto sexual) to penetrate
2.
penetrar vt

a) <defensa/membrana> to penetrate

un ruido que penetra los oídos — a piercing noise

b) (liter) <misterio/secreto> to fathom, penetrate (liter)

c) (Com) < mercado> to penetrate

d) ( en el acto sexual) to penetrate

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= cut through, go into, penetrate, go in, permeate, break through, tread into, seep into, seep through, seep, pervade, see through, insinuate + Reflexivo + (into), insinuate + Posesivo + way through, insinuate into, pierce, intromit.

Ex. Publishers attempting to cut through this nomenclature morass can check with the library's administration.

Ex. As something you may or may not know, every item going into the processing stream is assigned a priority, and our judgment will in many cases be different from yours, as our needs will be different from yours.

Ex. But the leaven of the principles, promulgated by the International Federation, has not yet penetrated into more than half the lump of documentary material.

Ex. But in the country the processes of printing always provoke such lively curiosity that the customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street.

Ex. This concept permeates all bibliothecal activities from start to finish, especially indexing and abstracting.

Ex. Is there a glass ceiling for librarians? If so, what's the best way to break through it?.

Ex. This seems to suggest that Schopenhauer may have trodden much further into the mystics' domain than he is willing to admit.

Ex. Rampant commercialism is seeping into every crevice of American culture.

Ex. The consequences were beginning to seep through to respondents at the time of the visits made to them and were creating a great deal of concern.

Ex. The outer edges of the sheet -- the deckle edges -- are rough and uneven where the stuff seeped between the deckle and the mould.

Ex. I strongly believe that we must cultivate a more positive attitude towards change in the field of library work, and that this attitude must pervade all levels of librarianship.

Ex. Books can seldom be disbound for the benefit of bibliographers (although it is worth remembering that they sometimes have to be rebound, when they are completely dismembered), but we can now see through printing ink by means of betaradiography.

Ex. But self-concern can insinuate itself into every corner of the emotional life.

Ex. As they insinuated their way through the stack area, the secretary responded that all she knew was that the director had just returned from a meeting.

Ex. While endorsing the thought that language is insinuated into brains, I also identify what I believe is the theory's Achilles heel.

Ex. She waited like Saint Sebastian for the arrows to begin piercing her.

Ex. During copulation, hamster females maintain lordosis for hundreds of seconds, while the male mounts and intromits repeatedly.

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* osar penetrar = venture into.

* palabras + penetrar = words + sink.

* penetrar de un modo inclinado = slant into.

* penetrar una barrera = break through + barrier.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

a) ( entrar)

penetrar por algo — agua/humedad to seep through something

la luz del sol penetraba por la ventana — the sunlight shone through the window

la puerta por donde penetró el ladrón — the door through which the burglar entered

el olor penetraba por todos los rincones — the smell pervaded every corner

penetrar EN algo — to penetrate something

el frío le penetraba en los huesos — the cold was getting right into his bones

esta crema penetra rápidamente en la piel — this cream is quickly absorbed by the skin

es difícil penetrar en su mente — it is difficult to fathom his thoughts

b) ( en el acto sexual) to penetrate
2.
penetrar vt

a) <defensa/membrana> to penetrate

un ruido que penetra los oídos — a piercing noise

b) (liter) <misterio/secreto> to fathom, penetrate (liter)

c) (Com) < mercado> to penetrate

d) ( en el acto sexual) to penetrate

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= cut through, go into, penetrate, go in, permeate, break through, tread into, seep into, seep through, seep, pervade, see through, insinuate + Reflexivo + (into), insinuate + Posesivo + way through, insinuate into, pierce, intromit.

Ex: Publishers attempting to cut through this nomenclature morass can check with the library's administration.

Ex: As something you may or may not know, every item going into the processing stream is assigned a priority, and our judgment will in many cases be different from yours, as our needs will be different from yours.

Ex: But the leaven of the principles, promulgated by the International Federation, has not yet penetrated into more than half the lump of documentary material.

Ex: But in the country the processes of printing always provoke such lively curiosity that the customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street.

Ex: This concept permeates all bibliothecal activities from start to finish, especially indexing and abstracting.

Ex: Is there a glass ceiling for librarians? If so, what's the best way to break through it?.

Ex: This seems to suggest that Schopenhauer may have trodden much further into the mystics' domain than he is willing to admit.

Ex: Rampant commercialism is seeping into every crevice of American culture.

Ex: The consequences were beginning to seep through to respondents at the time of the visits made to them and were creating a great deal of concern.

Ex: The outer edges of the sheet -- the deckle edges -- are rough and uneven where the stuff seeped between the deckle and the mould.

Ex: I strongly believe that we must cultivate a more positive attitude towards change in the field of library work, and that this attitude must pervade all levels of librarianship.

Ex: Books can seldom be disbound for the benefit of bibliographers (although it is worth remembering that they sometimes have to be rebound, when they are completely dismembered), but we can now see through printing ink by means of betaradiography.

Ex: But self-concern can insinuate itself into every corner of the emotional life.

Ex: As they insinuated their way through the stack area, the secretary responded that all she knew was that the director had just returned from a meeting.

Ex: While endorsing the thought that language is insinuated into brains, I also identify what I believe is the theory's Achilles heel.

Ex: She waited like Saint Sebastian for the arrows to begin piercing her.

Ex: During copulation, hamster females maintain lordosis for hundreds of seconds, while the male mounts and intromits repeatedly.

* osar penetrar = venture into.

* palabras + penetrar = words + sink.

* penetrar de un modo inclinado = slant into.

* penetrar una barrera = break through + barrier.

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penetrar [A1 ]

vi

1

(en un lugar): la puerta por donde penetró el ladrón the door through which the thief entered

el agua penetraba por entre las tejas water was seeping in o coming in between the tiles

una luz tenue penetraba a través de los visillos a pale light filtered in through the lace curtains

un intenso olor penetraba por todos los rincones de la casa a pungent smell pervaded every corner of the house

penetrar EN algo:

la bala penetró en el pulmón izquierdo the bullet pierced his left lung

tropas enemigas han penetrado en nuestras fronteras enemy troops have pushed over o crossed o penetrated our borders

hace un frío que penetra en los huesos the cold gets right into your bones

la humedad había penetrado en las paredes the damp had seeped into the walls

esta crema penetra rápidamente en la piel this cream is quickly absorbed by the skin

2 (descubrir, descifrar) penetrar EN algo:

intenta penetrar en la intimidad del personaje he attempts to delve into the personality of the character

es difícil penetrar en su mente it is difficult to fathom his thoughts o ( colloq) to get inside his head

3 (en un mercado) penetrar EN algo to penetrate sth

4 (en el acto sexual) to penetrate

■ penetrar

vt

1 (atravesar) to penetrate

un ruido que penetra los oídos a piercing o ear-splitting noise

es difícil penetrar la corteza it is difficult to penetrate o get through the outer layer

2 ‹misterio/secreto› to fathom

3 ( Com) ‹mercado› to penetrate

4 (en el acto sexual) to penetrate

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penetrar ( conjugate penetrar) verbo intransitivo ( entrar) penetrar por algo [agua/humedad] to seep through sth;
[ luz] to shine through sth;
[ ladrón] to enter through sth;
penetrar EN algo to penetrate sth
verbo transitivo
to penetrate;
◊ la bala le penetró el pulmón the bullet penetrated o entered his lung

penetrar
I verbo transitivo to penetrate: el aceite penetró el tejido y no pude sacar la mancha, the oil went straight through the material and I couldn't get it out
era incapaz de penetrar el sentido de sus palabras, it was impossible to get to the bottom of his meaning
un intenso olor penetraba el lugar, a strong smell seeped through the place
II vi (en un recinto) to go o get [en, in]: un frente frío penetrará por el noroeste, a cold front will sweep over from the north-east
el veneno penetró en la piel, the poison was soaked in through the skin

' penetrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
calar
- internarse
English:
come through
- penetrate
- pierce
- sink in
- soak in
- strike through
- break

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penetrar

♦ vi

el agua penetraba por la puerta the water was seeping under the door;

la luz penetraba por entre las rendijas the light came filtering through the cracks;

penetrar en o Am [m5]a [internarse en] to enter;
[filtrarse por] to get into, to penetrate; [perforar] to pierce; [llegar a conocer] to get to the bottom of;
cinco terroristas penetraron en el palacio five terrorists got into the palace;

no consiguen penetrar en el mercado europeo they have been unable to penetrate the European market

♦ vt

1. [introducirse en] [sujeto: arma, sonido] to pierce, to penetrate;
[sujeto: humedad, líquido] to permeate; [sujeto: emoción, sentimiento] to pierce;
la bala le penetró el corazón the bullet pierced her heart;

el frío les penetraba hasta los huesos they were chilled to the bone;

el grito le penetró los oídos the scream pierced her eardrums;

han penetrado el mercado latinoamericano they have made inroads into o penetrated the Latin American market

2. [secreto, misterio] to get to the bottom of

3. [sexualmente] to penetrate

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penetrar

I v/t penetrate

II v/i

1 ( atravesar) penetrate

2 ( entrar) enter

3 de un líquido seep in

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penetrar vi

1) : to penetrate, to sink in

2)

penetrar por or

penetrar en : to pierce, to go in, to enter into

el frío penetra por la ventana: the cold comes right in through the window

penetrar vt

1) : to penetrate, to permeate

2) : to pierce

el dolor penetró su corazón: sorrow pierced her heart

3) : to fathom, to understand

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penetrar vb

1. (entrar) to get into

la humedad ha penetrado en la habitación the damp has got into the room

los chicos penetraron en la cueva the boys went into the cave

2. (perforar) to penetrate / to pierce

una bala le penetró el pecho a bullet pierced his chest

Spanish-English dictionary > penetrar
10 part

part [paʀ]

feminine noun

   a. (dans un partage) share ; ( = portion) portion ; ( = tranche) slice

• sa part d'héritage his share of the inheritance

• chacun paie sa part everyone pays his share

• prendre une part de gâteau to take a piece or slice of cake

• faire huit parts dans un gâteau to cut a cake into eight slices

• la part du lion the lion's share

• la part du pauvre the crumbs

• part de marché market share

• faire la part belle à qn to give pride of place to sb

   b. ( = participation, partie) part

• part patronale employer's contribution

• part salariale employee's contribution

• prendre une part importante dans... to play an important part in...

   c. (locutions)

► à part ( = de côté) on one side ; ( = séparément) separately ; ( = excepté) apart from ; ( = exceptionnel) special

• prendre qn à part to take sb on one side

• à part cela apart from that

• un cas à part a special case

• c'est un homme à part he's in a class of his own► à part entière

• membre à part entière full member► autre part somewhere else

► d'autre part ( = de plus) moreover ; ( = par ailleurs) on the other hand

• d'une part... d'autre part on the one hand... on the other hand► de la part de (provenance) from ; ( = au nom de) on behalf of

• je viens de la part de Guy I've been sent by Guy

• cela m'étonne de sa part I'm surprised at that from him

• dites-lui bonjour de ma part give him my regards

• c'est gentil de sa part that's nice of him

• c'est de la part de qui ? (au téléphone) who's speaking?► de part en part right through

► de part et d'autre on both sides

► de toutes parts from all sides

► pour ma part for my part

• pour ma part je considère que... for my part, I consider that...► faire part de qch à qn to announce sth to sb

• il m'a fait part de son inquiétude he told me how worried he was► faire la part de qch

• faire la part du hasard to take chance into account

• faire la part des choses to make allowances► prendre part à [+ travail, débat] to take part in ; [+ manifestation] to join in

► prendre qch en mauvaise part to take offence at sth

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paʀ
1.

nom féminin

1) ( portion) (de tarte, gâteau) slice, portion; (de viande, riz) helping, portion; (d'héritage, de marché) share

une part du gâteau — fig a slice ou share of the cake

avoir sa part de misères — to have one's (fair) share of misfortunes

2) ( élément d'un tout) proportion

une grande part de quelque chose — a high proportion ou large part of something

une part de chance — an element of chance

il y a une grande part de fiction dans son récit — his/her account is highly fictional

le hasard n'a aucune part là-dedans — chance has nothing to do with it

pour une bonne or grande part — to a large ou great extent

faire la part de quelque chose — to take something into account ou consideration

faire la part belle à quelqu'un — to give somebody the best deal

à part entière — [membre, citoyen] full (épith); [science, sujet] in its own right

participer aux discussions à part entière — to participate fully in the discussions

3) ( contribution) share

payer sa part — to pay one's share

prendre part à — to take part in

il m'a fait part de ses projets/son inquiétude — he told me about his plans/his concern

je vous ferai part de mes intentions — I'll let you know my intentions

faire part d'une naissance — to announce a birth

4) ( partie d'un lieu)

de toute(s) part(s) — [surgir, arriver] from all sides

de part et d'autre — on both sides, on either side

de part en part — [traverser, transpercer] right ou straight through

5) ( point de vue)

pour ma part — for my part

d'une part..., d'autre part... — ( marquant une énumération) firstly..., secondly...; ( marquant une opposition) on (the) one hand... on the other hand

d'autre part — ( de plus) moreover

prendre quelque chose en bonne/mauvaise part — to take something in good part/take something badly

2.

à part locution

1) ( séparément) [ranger, classer] separately

mettre quelque chose à part — to put something to one side

si on met à part cette partie de la population — leaving aside this section of the population

prendre quelqu'un à part — to take somebody aside ou to one side

2) ( séparé)

une salle à part — a separate room

faire chambre à part — to sleep in separate rooms

3) ( différent)

être un peu à part — [personne] to be out of the ordinary

un cas/lieu à part — a special case/place

4) ( excepté) apart from

à part ça, quoi de neuf? — (colloq) apart from that, what's new?

à part que — apart from the fact that

blague à part — joking aside

3.

de la part de locution prépositive

1) ( à la place de)

de la part de — [agir, écrire, téléphoner] on behalf of

2) ( venant de)

de la part de quelqu'un — from somebody

il y a un message de la part de ton père — there's a message from your father

donne-leur le bonjour de ma part — say hello to them for me

ce n'est pas très gentil de ta part — that's not very nice of you

sans engagement de votre part — with no obligation on your part

de leur part, rien ne m'étonne — nothing they do surprises me

c'est de la part de qui? — ( au téléphone) who's calling please?

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faire la part du feu — to cut one's losses

faire la part des choses — to put things in perspective

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paʀ
1. vb

See:

partir

2. nf

1) (= fraction, partie) part

Une part de frais est remboursable. — Part of the costs is refundable.

Il y a une part de vantardise dans ce qu'il dit. — There's an element of boasting in what he says.

pour une large part; pour une bonne part — to a great extent

une part de vérité — some truth

Tout mensonge comporte une part de vérité. — Every lie has some truth in it.

une part de responsabilité dans qch — some responsibility for sth

2) (= portion) [gâteau, fromage] piece, portion, (qui revient à qn) share

une part de gâteau — a piece of cake

sa part du gâteau fig — a slice of the cake

avoir sa part — to get one's share

Vous n'avez pas eu votre part. — You haven't had your share.

la part du lion — the lion's share

se tailler la part du lion — to take the lion's share

à part entière (citoyen, membre, partenaire) — full

des partenaires à part entière du système éducatif — full partners in the education system

des tribunaux à part entière — courts in their own right

un membre à part entière — a fully paid-up member

à parts égales; à part égale — equally

3) FINANCE share, non-voting share

4) (= côté)

de toute part; de toutes parts — from all sides, from all quarters

de part et d'autre — on both sides, on either side

d'une part... d'autre part — on the one hand... on the other hand

de part en part — right through

nulle part — nowhere

autre part — elsewhere

quelque part — somewhere

5)

à part [vivre] — separately, [mettre] aside, (employé comme préposition) apart from, except for

Ils sont tous venus, à part Christian. — They all came, except Christian., (employé comme adjectif) (sportif) exceptional, (catégorie) of its own

un statut à part — special status

revendiquer un statut à part — to claim special status

avoir un statut à part — to have special status

vivre dans un monde à part — to live in another world

6) (autres locutions)

prendre qch en bonne part — to take sth well

prendre qch en mauvaise part — to take sth badly

faire la part des choses — to make allowances

faire la part du feu fig — to cut one's losses

faire la part (trop) belle à qn [homme] — to give sb more than his share, [femme] to give sb more than her share

faire la part belle à qch — to place great emphasis on sth

prendre part à [débat] — to take part in, [soucis, douleur de qn] to share

Il va prendre part à la réunion. — He's going to take part in the meeting.

Nous prenons part à votre grande douleur. — We share your grief.

faire part de qch à qn — to announce sth to sb, to inform sb of sth

pour ma part — as for me, as far as I'm concerned

de la part de (= au nom de) — on behalf of, (= donné par) from

Je dois vous remercier de la part de mon frère. — I must thank you on behalf of my brother.

C'est un cadeau pour toi, de la part de Françoise. — It's a present for you, from Françoise.

c'est de la part de qui? (au téléphone) — who's calling please?, who's speaking please?

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part

A nf

1 ( portion) (de tarte, gâteau) slice, portion; (de viande, riz) helping, portion; ( d'héritage) share; couper qch en six parts égales to cut sth into six equal portions; vouloir/mériter une part du gâteau fig to want/deserve a slice ou share of the cake; avoir sa part de misères/souffrances/soucis to have one's (fair) share of misfortunes/suffering/worries; la part du pauvre some food for the unexpected guest;

2 ( élément d'un tout) proportion, part; une part des bénéfices/du budget a proportion of the profits/of the budget; une part non négligeable de leur revenu a significant proportion of their income; une grande part de qch a high proportion ou large part of sth; une part de chance/jeu/sacrifice an element of chance/risk/sacrifice; il y a une grande part de fiction/de réel dans son récit his account is highly fictional/very much based on reality; le hasard n'a aucune part là-dedans chance has nothing to do with it; pour une part to some extent; pour une bonne or grande part to a large ou great extent; faire la part de qch to take sth into account ou consideration; faire la part des choses to put things in perspective; faire la part belle à qch to place ou put great emphasis on sth; faire la part belle à qn to give sb the best deal; à part entière [membre, citoyen] full ( épith); [science, sujet] in its own right; ils sont français à part entière they are full French nationals; c'est un art à part entière it's an art in its own right; participer aux travaux/discussions à part entière to participate fully in the work/discussions;

3 ( contribution) share; payer sa part to pay one's share; chacun paie sa part, c'est mieux everyone pays their share, it's better that way; faire sa part de travail/ménage to do one's share of the work/housework; prendre part à to take part in [activité, discussion, travail, conflit]; nous prenons part à votre douleur or peine we share your grief; il m'a fait part de ses projets/son inquiétude he told me about his plans/concern; je vous ferai part de mes intentions I'll let you know my intentions; Hélène et Roger Moulin sont heureux de vous faire part de la naissance de leur fille Zoé Hélène and Roger Moulin are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter Zoé;

4 ( partie d'un lieu) de toute(s) part(s) [surgir, arriver] from all sides; être attaqué de toutes parts to be attacked from all sides; de part et d'autre on both sides, on either side (de qch of sth); il y a une volonté de dialogue de part et d'autre there is a willingness to talk on both sides; de part en part [traverser, transpercer] right ou straight through; ⇒ autre C, nul E, quelque D;

5 ( point de vue) pour ma/ta/notre part for my/your/our part; il a pour sa part déclaré que… for his part he declared that…; d'une part…, d'autre part… ( marquant une énumération) firstly…, secondly…; ( marquant une opposition) on (the) one hand… on the other hand; d'autre part ( de plus) moreover; prendre qch en bonne/mauvaise part to take sth in good part/take sth badly;

6 Fin, Écon part (sociale or d'intérêt) share; avoir des parts dans une société to have shares in a company; une part de marché a market share; part de fondateur founder's share;

7 Fisc unit on which the calculation of personal tax is based;

8 Scol, Univ unit on which the calculation of student grants is based.

B à part loc

1 ( à l'écart) [ranger, classer] separately; mettre qch à part to put sth to one side; si on met à part cette partie de la population leaving aside this section of the population; préparez une sauce/des légumes à part prepare a sauce/some vegetables separately; prendre qn à part to take sb aside ou to one side;

2 ( séparé) une salle à part a separate room; faire lit/chambre à part to sleep in separate beds/rooms;

3 ( différent) être un peu à part [personne] to be out of the ordinary; un cas/lieu à part a special case/place; un personnage à part a unique character;

4 ( excepté) apart from; (mis) à part ça il est charmant apart from that he's charming; à part ça, quoi de neuf○? apart from that, what's new?; la semaine s'est bien passée à part un jour de pluie the week went well apart from one rainy day; à part que apart from the fact that; blague à part joking aside.

C de la part de loc prép

1 ( à la place de) [agir, écrire, téléphoner] de la part de on behalf of; je vous souhaite bonne chance de la part de toute l'équipe on behalf of the whole team I wish you good luck; je vous appelle de la part de M. Pichon I'm phoning on behalf of Mr Pichon;

2 ( venant de) de la part de qn from sb; il y a un message de la part de ton père there's a message from your father; j'ai un cadeau pour toi de la part de ma sœur I've got a present for you from my sister; donne-leur le bonjour de ma part say hello to them for me; ce n'est pas très gentil de ta part that wasn't very nice of you; sans engagement de votre part with no obligation on your part; de leur part, rien ne m'étonne nothing they do surprises me; c'est de la part de qui? ( au téléphone) who's calling ou speaking please?

Idiome

faire la part du feu to cut one's losses.

[par] nom féminin

1. [dans un partage - de nourriture] piece, portion ; [ - d'un butin, de profits, de travail etc] share

une part de gâteau a slice of cake

à chacun sa part share and share alike

elle a eu sa part de soucis she's had her share of worries

repose-toi, tu as fait ta part have a rest, you've done your bit

avoir part à to have a share in, to share (in)

avoir la part belle to get a good deal

faire la part belle à quelqu'un to give somebody a good deal

vouloir sa part de ou du gâteau to want one's share of the cake

se réserver ou se tailler la part du lion to keep ou to take the lion's share

2. DROIT [pour les impôts] basic unit used for calculating personal income tax

un couple avec un enfant a deux parts et demie a couple with a child has a tax allowance worth two and a half (UK) ou has two and a half tax exemptions (US)

3. ÉCONOMIE & FINANCE

part de marché market share

part sociale/d'intérêts unquoted/partner's share

4. [fraction] part, portion

en grande part for the most part, largely, to a large extent

les sociétés, pour la plus grande part, sont privatisées firms, for the most part, are privatized

il y a une grande part de peur dans son échec her failure is due to a large extent to fear, fear goes a long way towards explaining her failure

5. [participation]

prendre part à

a. [discussion, compétition, manifestation] to take part in

b. [cérémonie, projet] to join in, to play a part in

c. [attentat] to take part in, to play a part in

prendre part à la joie/peine de quelqu'un to share (in) somebody's joy/sorrow

il faut faire la part du hasard/de la malchance you have to recognize the part played by chance/ill-luck, you have to make allowances for chance/ill-luck

faire la part des choses to take things into consideration

faire la part du feu to cut one's losses

6. THÉÂTRE [aparté] (artist's) cut

7. (locution)

de la part de [au nom de]: je viens de la part de Paula Paula sent me

donne-le lui de ma part give it to her from me

dis-lui au revoir/merci de ma part say goodbye/thank you for me

je vous appelle de la part de Jacques I'm calling on behalf of Jacques

de la part de [provenant de]: de ta part, cela me surprend beaucoup I'm surprised at you

je ne m'attendais pas à une telle audace/mesquinerie de sa part I didn't expect such boldness/meanness from him

c'est très généreux de ta part that's very generous of you

cela demande un certain effort de votre part it requires a certain amount of effort on your part

c'est de la part de qui? [au téléphone, à un visiteur] who (shall I say) is calling?

pour ma/sa part (as) for me/him

faire part de quelque chose à quelqu'un to announce something to somebody, to inform somebody of something

prendre quelque chose en bonne part to take something in good part

prendre quelque chose en mauvaise part to take offence at something, to take something amiss

ne le prenez pas en mauvaise part, mais... don't be offended, but..

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à part locution adjectivale

1. [séparé - comptes, logement] separate

2. [original, marginal] odd

ce sont des gens à part these people are rather special

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à part locution adverbiale

1. [à l'écart]

elle est restée à part toute la soirée she kept herself to herself all evening

mets les dossiers bleus à part put the blue files to one side

mis à part deux ou trois détails, tout est prêt except for ou apart from two or three details, everything is ready

2. [en aparté]

prendre quelqu'un à part to take somebody aside ou to one side

3. [séparément] separately

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à part locution prépositionnelle

1. [excepté] except for, apart ou aside from

à part cela apart from that, that aside

2. (soutenu)

elle se disait à part soi que... she said to herself that...

à part entière locution adjectivale

un membre à part entière de a full ou fully paid up member of

citoyen à part entière person with full citizenship (status)

elle est devenue une actrice à part entière she's now a proper ou a fully-fledged actress

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à part que locution conjonctive

(familier)

except that, if it weren't ou except for the fact that

c'est une jolie maison, à part qu'elle est un peu humide it's a nice house, except that it's a bit damp

de part en part locution adverbiale

from end to end, throughout, right through

la poutre est fendue de part en part the beam is split from end to end

de part et d'autre locution adverbiale

1. [des deux côtés] on both sides, on either side

2. [partout] on all sides

de part et d'autre de locution prépositionnelle

on both sides of

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de toute(s) part(s) locution adverbiale

(from) everywhere, from all sides ou quarters

ils accouraient de toutes parts vers le village they were rushing towards the village from all directions

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d'une part... d'autre part locution correlative

on the one hand... on the other hand

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pour une large part locution adverbiale

to a great extent

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > part
11 mitten

Adv.: mitten in (+ Dat) in the middle ( oder midst) of; betont: auch right in (the middle [oder midst] of); (im Gewühl) in the thick of; mitten unter uns in our (very) midst; mitten aus right out of; mitten durch (right) through the middle of; mitten in etw. (Akk) ( hinein) right into s.th.; mitten ins Herz straight into the heart; mitten entzwei right in two, clean through; mitten im Winter in the middle (lit. depth) of winter; mitten in der Nacht in the middle of the night; mitten am Tag (am helllichten Tag) in broad daylight; er stand mitten im Leben he was in the prime of life; bei Verstorbenem: auch he was cut off in his prime; mitten im Satz in mid-sentence; mitten in der Luft in mid-air; mitten auf dem Meer in mid-ocean

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mịt|ten ['mɪtn]
adv

/bei etw — (right) in the middle of sth

mitten aus etw — (right) from the middle of sth; (aus Gedränge etc auch) from the midst of sth

mitten durch etw — (right) through the middle of sth

mitten darin/darein — (right) in the middle of it

mitten darunter (räumlich) — right under it/them

mitten ( hin)durch — right through the middle

mitten im Urwald — in the middle or depths of the jungle

mitten in der Luft/im Atlantik — in mid-air/mid-Atlantic

mitten ins Gesicht — right in the face

es ist noch mitten in der Nacht — it's still the middle of the night

mitten im Leben — in the middle of life

mitten in or bei der Arbeit — in the middle of working

mitten beim Frühstück/Essen sein — to be in the middle of (one's) breakfast/of eating

mitten unter uns — (right) in our midst

der Stock brach mitten entzwei — the stick broke clean in two

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(at, or in, the middle of: a midweek football match; in mid air; a mid-air collision between two aircraft.) mid

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mit·ten

[ˈmɪtn̩]

adv

1. (direkt)

▪ \mitten aus etw dat from the midst of sth

2. (fam: gerade)

▪ \mitten bei etw dat [right] in the middle of doing sth

sie kamen, als ich noch \mitten beim Kochen war I was still in the middle of cooking when they arrived

▪ \mitten in etw dat [right] in the middle of sth

3. (genau)

▪ \mitten in etw dat/vor etw dat right into/on [the middle of] sth

\mitten entzweibrechen to break in half [or two

4. (geradewegs)

▪ \mitten durch etw akk right [or straight] through [the middle of] sth

\mitten hindurch straight through

5. (inmitten von)

▪ \mitten unter Menschen in the midst of [or among] people

wie schön, dass ich wieder \mitten unter euch sein darf how pleasant it is to be in your midst [or among you] again

\mitten unter Dingen [right] in the middle [or midst] of things

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Adverb

mitten an/auf etwas — (Akk./Dat.) in the middle of something

der Teller brach mitten durch — the plate broke in half

mitten in etwas — (Akk./Dat.) into/in the middle of something

mitten durch die Stadt — right through the town

mitten unter uns — (Dat.) in our midst

der Schuss traf ihn mitten ins Herz — the shot hit him right in the heart

mitten im Pazifik — in mid-Pacific

mitten in der Aufregung — in the midst of the excitement

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mitten adv:

mitten in (+dat) in the middle ( oder midst) of; betont: auch right in (the middle [ oder midst] of); (im Gewühl) in the thick of;

mitten unter uns in our (very) midst;

mitten aus right out of;

mitten durch (right) through the middle of;

mitten in etwas (akk)

(hinein) right into sth;

mitten ins Herz straight into the heart;

mitten entzwei right in two, clean through;

mitten im Winter in the middle (liter depth) of winter;

mitten in der Nacht in the middle of the night;

mitten am Tag (am helllichten Tag) in broad daylight;

er stand mitten im Leben he was in the prime of life; bei Verstorbenem: auch he was cut off in his prime;

mitten im Satz in mid-sentence;

mitten in der Luft in mid-air;

mitten auf dem Meer in mid-ocean

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Adverb

mitten an/auf etwas — (Akk./Dat.) in the middle of something

der Teller brach mitten durch — the plate broke in half

mitten in etwas — (Akk./Dat.) into/in the middle of something

mitten durch die Stadt — right through the town

mitten unter uns — (Dat.) in our midst

der Schuss traf ihn mitten ins Herz — the shot hit him right in the heart

mitten im Pazifik — in mid-Pacific

mitten in der Aufregung — in the midst of the excitement

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > mitten
12 cortar

v.

1 to cut.

cortar una rebanada de pan to cut a slice of bread

corta la tarta en cinco partes divide the cake in five, cut the cake into five slices

cortarle el pelo a alguien to cut somebody's hair

cortar y pegar (computing) cut and paste

Ella corta las ramas del rosal She cuts the rosebush branches.

2 to cut out (recortar) (tela, figura de papel).

3 to crack, to chap (labios, piel).

4 to slice through (hender) (aire, olas).

El carnicero cortó los filetes The butcher sliced the fillets.

5 to cut (baraja).

6 to curdle (leche).

7 to cut off (interrumpir) (retirada, luz, teléfono).

cortar el tráfico to close the road to traffic

8 to cut (poner fin a) (beca).

cortar un problema de raíz to nip a problem in the bud; (impedirlo) to root a problem out (erradicarlo)

9 to cut (producir un corte).

estas tijeras no cortan these scissors don't cut (properly)

cortar por lo sano (figurative) to resort to drastic measures; (aplicar una solución drástica) to cut one's losses (para evitar más pérdidas)

10 to take a short cut.

11 to split up.

corté con mi novio I've split up with my boyfriend

12 to cut short, to cut, to cut off.

Ella cortó a Ricardo rápidamente She cut Richard short quickly.

13 to chop, to cut up, to cut out, to cut.

Ella corta madera para el fuego She chops wood for the fire.

14 to ablate, to amputate, to curtail.

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cortar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to cut

■ cortar una cinta to cut a ribbon

■ cortar una película to cut a film

2 (pelo) to cut, trim

3 (árbol) to cut down

4 (carne) to carve

5 (pastel) to cut up

6 (cabeza, teléfono, gas) to cut off

7 (mayonesa, leche) to curdle

8 (piel) to chap, crack

9 (viento, frío) to chill, bite

10 COSTURA to cut out

11 (interrumpir) to cut off, interrupt

12 (bloquear) to block

■ cortaron la carretera the road was blocked

13 (suprimir) to cut out

14 figurado (separar) to divide, split, cut

► verbo intransitivo

1 to cut

► verbo pronominal cortarse

1 to cut

■ este metal se corta fácilmente this metal cuts easily

2 (herirse) to cut, cut oneself

■ me he cortado I've cut myself

■ se cortó el dedo he cut his finger

3 (el pelo - por otro) to have one's hair cut; (- uno mismo) to cut one's hair

■ ¿te has cortado el pelo? have you had your hair cut?

4 (piel) to become chapped

5 (leche) to go off, curdle; (mayonesa) to curdle

6 (comunicación) to be cut off

7 familiar (aturdirse) to get embarrassed, get tongue-tied, go all shy

■ no te cortes don't be shy

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FRASEOLOGÍA

¡corta el rollo! knock it off!

cortar con alguien familiar to split up with somebody

cortar el apetito to ruin one's appetite

cortar el bacalao familiar to be the boss

cortar en seco figurado to cut short

cortar la digestión to give one indigestion, upset one's stomach

cortar la palabra to interrupt

cortar por la mitad to split down the middle

cortar por lo sano familiar to take drastic measures

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verb

1) to cut

2) slice

3) chop

4) trim

5) interrupt

6) block

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- cortarse

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1. VT

1) [con algo afilado] [gen] to cut; [en trozos] to chop; [en rebanadas] to slice

corta la manzana por la mitad — cut the apple in half

¿quién te ha cortado el pelo? — who cut your hair?

corta el apio en trozos — cut o chop the celery into pieces

2) (=partir) [+ árbol] to cut down; [+ madera] to saw

cortar la cabeza a algn — to cut sb's head off

3) (=dividir) to cut

la línea corta el círculo en dos — the line cuts o divides the circle in two

4) (=interrumpir)

a) [+ comunicaciones, agua, corriente] to cut off; [+ carretera, puente] (=cerrar) to close; (=bloquear) to block

han cortado el gas — the gas has been cut off

las tropas están intentando cortar la carretera que conduce al aeropuerto — the troops are trying to cut off the road to the airport

han cortado el tráfico durante unos minutos — they've closed the road to traffic for a few minutes

carretera cortada al tráfico — road closed

sus seguidores han cortado la calle — her followers have blocked off the road

nos cortaron la retirada — they cut off our retreat

cortar la hemorragia — to stop the bleeding

b) [+ relaciones] to break off; [+ discurso, conversación] to cut short

cortar la comunicación — to hang up

5) (=suprimir) to cut

la censura cortó una de las escenas — the censors cut one of the scenes

6) [frío] to chap, crack

el frío me corta los labios — the cold is chapping o cracking my lips

7) (Dep) [+ balón] to slice

8) [+ baraja] to cut

9) * [+ droga] to cut *

2. VI

1) (=estar afilado) to cut

estas tijeras no cortan — these scissors are blunt o don't cut
sano 1)
2) (Inform)

"cortar y pegar" — "cut and paste"

3) (Meteo)

hace un viento que corta — there's a bitter o biting wind

4) (=acortar)

podemos cortar por el parque — we can take a shortcut through the park

es mejor que cortéis por el atajo — it would be better if you took the shortcut

5)

• cortar con (=terminar) —

cortar con el pasado — to make a break with the past

hay que cortar con este comportamiento — we must put a stop to this behaviour

es absurdo cortar con tu tía por culpa de su marido — it's ridiculous to break off contact with your aunt because of her husband

ha cortado con su novia — he's broken up with o finished with his girlfriend

6)

¡corta! — * give us a break! *
rollo 1., 5)
7) (Naipes) to cut

8) (Radio)

¡corto! — over!

¡corto y cierro! — over and out!

9) LAm (Telec) to hang up

cortó — he hung up

3.

See:

cortarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( dividir) <cuerda/pastel> to cut, chop; < asado> to carve; <leña/madera> to chop; < baraja> to cut; <aire/agua> (liter) to slice o cut through

cortar por la línea de puntos — cut along the dotted line

cortar algo por la mitad — to cut something in half o in two

cortar algo en rodajas/en cuadritos — to slice/dice something

cortar algo en trozos — to cut something into pieces

¿en cuántas partes lo corto? — how many slices (o pieces etc) shall I cut it into?

este queso se corta muy bien — this cheese cuts very easily

2) (quitar, separar) <rama/punta/pierna> to cut off; < árbol> to cut down, chop down; < flores> (CS) to pick

me cortó un trozo de melón — she cut me a piece of melon

la máquina le cortó un dedo — the machine took off his finger

cortarle la cabeza a alguien — to chop off o cut off somebody's head

3) ( hacer más corto) <pelo/uñas> to cut; <césped/pasto> to mow; < seto> to cut; < rosal> to cut back; < texto> to cut down

le cortó el pelo — he cut her hair

4)

a) ( en costura) <falda/vestido> to cut out

b) ( recortar) <anuncio/receta/muñeca de papel> to cut out

5) ( interrumpir)

a) <agua/gas/luz/comunicación> to cut off; <película/programa> to interrupt

le cortaron el teléfono — his phone was cut off

cortarla — (Chi fam)

córtala con eso — OK, cut it out, now (colloq)

b) < retirada> to cut off

c) < calle> policía/obreros to close, block off; manifestantes to block

han cortado el tráfico en la zona — they've closed the area to traffic

me cortó el paso — he stood in my way

d) < relaciones diplomáticas> to break off; <subvenciones/ayuda> to cut off

6) < fiebre> to bring down; < hemorragia> to stop, stem

7) < persona> ( en conversación) to interrupt

me cortó en seco — he cut me short

8) (censurar, editar) < película> to cut; <escena/diálogo> to cut, to cut out

9) <recta/plano> to cross

10)

a) <heroína/cocaína> to adulterate, cut (colloq)

b) < leche> to curdle

11) frío

el frío me cortó los labios — my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weather

12) (RPl) < dientes> to cut
2.
cortar vi

1) cuchillo/tijeras to cut

2)

a) ( por radio)

corto y cambio — over

corto y fuera or corto y cierro — over and out

b) (Cin)

corten! — cut!

c) (CS) ( por teléfono) to hang up

no me cortes — don't hang up on me

3) ( terminar)

a) novios to break up, split up

cortar con alguien — to break up with somebody

b)

cortar con algo — <con pasado/raíces> to break with something

4) ( en naipes) to cut

5) ( en costura) to cut out

6) ( acortar camino)

cortar por algo: cortemos por el bosque/la plaza let's cut through the woods/across the square; cortaron por el atajo — they took the shortcut

7) (Chi fam) (ir, dirigirse)

cortaron para la ciudad — they headed for the city

no sabía para dónde cortar — (Chi fam) I/he didn't know which way to turn (colloq)
3.
cortarse v pron

1) ( interrumpirse) proyección/película to stop; llamada/gas to get cut off

se ha cortado la luz — there's been a power cut

se te va a cortar la digestión — you'll get stomach cramp

se me cortó la respiración — I could hardly breathe

2) (refl)

a) ( hacerse un corte) to cut oneself; <dedo/brazo/cara> to cut

me corté un dedo — I cut my finger

se cortó afeitándose — he cut himself shaving

b) piel/labios (+ me/te/le etc) to crack, become chapped

3)

a) (refl) <uñas/pelo> to cut

se corta el pelo ella misma — she cuts her own hair

se cortó las venas — he slashed his wrists

b) (caus) < pelo> to have... cut

4) (recípr) líneas/calles to cross

5) leche/mayonesa to curdle

6) (Chi, Esp) persona (turbarse, aturdirse) to get embarrassed

se corta en seguida — she gets easily embarrassed

7) (Chi fam) animal to collapse from exhaustion

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= cut off, crop, trim, slash, chop off, clip, dam (up), sever, intersect, chop down, shut off, chop up, cut down, fell, shear, trim off, cut + Nombre + up, split, shear off, snip, hew, cut up into + strips.

Ex. The spine folds of the assembled sheets were simply cut off, separating all the leaves, which were then attached to each other and to a backing strip by a coating of rubber solution, and cased in the ordinary way.

Ex. In addition, many of photographs are badly cropped, with the tops of heads, towers, and artworks lopped off.

Ex. The edges of the leaves may have been trimmed smooth by the binder, or left rough (uncut).

Ex. Finally, a few copies of an edition seem generally to have slipped through with their cancellanda uncancelled, so that examples of the original settings may sometimes be found (occasionally slashed by the warehouse keeper's shears, deliberate defacement which escaped notice).

Ex. Others chop off old records to remain within the limits of 680 MB.

Ex. Some libraries frequently subscribe to specific newspapers in duplicate in order to clip articles and illustrations of interest for particular subject files.

Ex. But to prevent any meandering at all, or to dam the flow of talk too soon and too often by intruding, generally only frustrates spontaneity = Aunque evitar cualquier divagación o cortar el flujo de la conversación demasiado pronto y con demasiada frecuencia con interrupciones generalmente sólo coarta la espontaneidad.

Ex. This art is is mass produced, often mechanically, and thus severed from tradition.

Ex. Contingency plans can be devised to intersect at several points on this time continuum.

Ex. Microform catalogs take up less room and are more sound ecologically since you don't have to chop down half of Canada everytime you make a large catalog = Los catálogos de microformas ocupan menos espacio y son más acertados desde un punto de vista ecológico ya que no tienes que talar la mitad de Canadá cada vez que hagas un catálogo grande.

Ex. Advanced design sprinklers shut off water when the fire is out, reducing the risk of water damage.

Ex. The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.

Ex. A subsequent owner cut down most of the surrounding woodland and the garden was largely lost.

Ex. In this study, thirty-four-year-old chestnut trees were felled, measured and weighed to evaluate their aboveground biomass.

Ex. All the activity on a sheep station was directed to one end: shearing the sheep and sending the wool away to the city.

Ex. If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.

Ex. They tortured her into revealing her Pin number and safe code before cutting her up and disposing of her in bin liners.

Ex. In the mechanised paper fibre process individual pages are soaked and split so that acid-free paper can be put between the two layers.

Ex. Working at the lumberyard pushing a tree through the buzz saw he accidentally sheared off all ten of his fingers.

Ex. It's perfect for dead heading dense flowering plant without accidentally snipping the neighboring blooms.

Ex. Oak was shaped by splitting with wooden wedges, and by hewing with axes or adzes.

Ex. Cut up the leftovers into strips, stick on skewers and finish quickly on the grill.

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* abrir cortando = lance.

* ¡corta el rollo! = put a sock in it!.

* cortar Algo = snip + Nombre + off.

* cortar Algo como si fuera mantequilla = cut through + Nombre + like a (hot) knife through butter.

* cortar Algo de raíz = nip + Nombre + in the bud.

* cortar a tajos = hack.

* cortar con barricadas = barricade.

* cortar con motoguadaña = strim.

* cortar con una sierra = saw.

* cortar, cortar con tijeras = snip.

* cortar el agua = cut off + the water.

* cortar el bacalao = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.

* cortar el césped = mow + the lawn, mow.

* cortar el cuello = decapitate.

* cortar el rollo = cut to + the chase.

* cortar en lonchas = slice.

* cortar en pedacitos = cut up into + small pieces.

* cortar en pedazos = cut + Nombre + up.

* cortar en rebanadas = slice.

* cortar en rodajas = slice.

* cortar en tajos = hack.

* cortar en tiras = shred, cut up into + strips.

* cortar en trocitos = dice.

* cortar en trozos = cut + Nombre + up.

* cortar la cabeza = behead.

* cortar la hierba = mow.

* cortar las flores marchitas = deadhead.

* cortarle las alas a Alguien = clip + Posesivo + wings.

* cortarle los vuelos a Alguien = clip + Posesivo + wings.

* cortar llegando al hueso = cut to + the bone.

* cortar metal = shear.

* cortar perpendicularmente a la veta de crecimiento = cut + across the grain.

* cortar por = cut across.

* cortar por lo sano = cut + Gordian knot, cut + Posesivo + losses.

* cortar radicalmente con = make + a clean break with.

* cortarse = nick + Reflexivo.

* cortar un nudo gordiano = cut + Gordian knot.

* cortar y pegar = cut-and-paste.

* cortar y secar = cut and dry.

* máquina de cortar en rebanadas = slicer.

* sin cortar = uncut.

* utensilio para cortar = cutting tool.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( dividir) <cuerda/pastel> to cut, chop; < asado> to carve; <leña/madera> to chop; < baraja> to cut; <aire/agua> (liter) to slice o cut through

cortar por la línea de puntos — cut along the dotted line

cortar algo por la mitad — to cut something in half o in two

cortar algo en rodajas/en cuadritos — to slice/dice something

cortar algo en trozos — to cut something into pieces

¿en cuántas partes lo corto? — how many slices (o pieces etc) shall I cut it into?

este queso se corta muy bien — this cheese cuts very easily

2) (quitar, separar) <rama/punta/pierna> to cut off; < árbol> to cut down, chop down; < flores> (CS) to pick

me cortó un trozo de melón — she cut me a piece of melon

la máquina le cortó un dedo — the machine took off his finger

cortarle la cabeza a alguien — to chop off o cut off somebody's head

3) ( hacer más corto) <pelo/uñas> to cut; <césped/pasto> to mow; < seto> to cut; < rosal> to cut back; < texto> to cut down

le cortó el pelo — he cut her hair

4)

a) ( en costura) <falda/vestido> to cut out

b) ( recortar) <anuncio/receta/muñeca de papel> to cut out

5) ( interrumpir)

a) <agua/gas/luz/comunicación> to cut off; <película/programa> to interrupt

le cortaron el teléfono — his phone was cut off

cortarla — (Chi fam)

córtala con eso — OK, cut it out, now (colloq)

b) < retirada> to cut off

c) < calle> policía/obreros to close, block off; manifestantes to block

han cortado el tráfico en la zona — they've closed the area to traffic

me cortó el paso — he stood in my way

d) < relaciones diplomáticas> to break off; <subvenciones/ayuda> to cut off

6) < fiebre> to bring down; < hemorragia> to stop, stem

7) < persona> ( en conversación) to interrupt

me cortó en seco — he cut me short

8) (censurar, editar) < película> to cut; <escena/diálogo> to cut, to cut out

9) <recta/plano> to cross

10)

a) <heroína/cocaína> to adulterate, cut (colloq)

b) < leche> to curdle

11) frío

el frío me cortó los labios — my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weather

12) (RPl) < dientes> to cut
2.
cortar vi

1) cuchillo/tijeras to cut

2)

a) ( por radio)

corto y cambio — over

corto y fuera or corto y cierro — over and out

b) (Cin)

corten! — cut!

c) (CS) ( por teléfono) to hang up

no me cortes — don't hang up on me

3) ( terminar)

a) novios to break up, split up

cortar con alguien — to break up with somebody

b)

cortar con algo — <con pasado/raíces> to break with something

4) ( en naipes) to cut

5) ( en costura) to cut out

6) ( acortar camino)

cortar por algo: cortemos por el bosque/la plaza let's cut through the woods/across the square; cortaron por el atajo — they took the shortcut

7) (Chi fam) (ir, dirigirse)

cortaron para la ciudad — they headed for the city

no sabía para dónde cortar — (Chi fam) I/he didn't know which way to turn (colloq)
3.
cortarse v pron

1) ( interrumpirse) proyección/película to stop; llamada/gas to get cut off

se ha cortado la luz — there's been a power cut

se te va a cortar la digestión — you'll get stomach cramp

se me cortó la respiración — I could hardly breathe

2) (refl)

a) ( hacerse un corte) to cut oneself; <dedo/brazo/cara> to cut

me corté un dedo — I cut my finger

se cortó afeitándose — he cut himself shaving

b) piel/labios (+ me/te/le etc) to crack, become chapped

3)

a) (refl) <uñas/pelo> to cut

se corta el pelo ella misma — she cuts her own hair

se cortó las venas — he slashed his wrists

b) (caus) < pelo> to have... cut

4) (recípr) líneas/calles to cross

5) leche/mayonesa to curdle

6) (Chi, Esp) persona (turbarse, aturdirse) to get embarrassed

se corta en seguida — she gets easily embarrassed

7) (Chi fam) animal to collapse from exhaustion

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= cut off, crop, trim, slash, chop off, clip, dam (up), sever, intersect, chop down, shut off, chop up, cut down, fell, shear, trim off, cut + Nombre + up, split, shear off, snip, hew, cut up into + strips.

Ex: The spine folds of the assembled sheets were simply cut off, separating all the leaves, which were then attached to each other and to a backing strip by a coating of rubber solution, and cased in the ordinary way.

Ex: In addition, many of photographs are badly cropped, with the tops of heads, towers, and artworks lopped off.

Ex: The edges of the leaves may have been trimmed smooth by the binder, or left rough (uncut).

Ex: Finally, a few copies of an edition seem generally to have slipped through with their cancellanda uncancelled, so that examples of the original settings may sometimes be found (occasionally slashed by the warehouse keeper's shears, deliberate defacement which escaped notice).

Ex: Others chop off old records to remain within the limits of 680 MB.

Ex: Some libraries frequently subscribe to specific newspapers in duplicate in order to clip articles and illustrations of interest for particular subject files.

Ex: But to prevent any meandering at all, or to dam the flow of talk too soon and too often by intruding, generally only frustrates spontaneity = Aunque evitar cualquier divagación o cortar el flujo de la conversación demasiado pronto y con demasiada frecuencia con interrupciones generalmente sólo coarta la espontaneidad.

Ex: This art is is mass produced, often mechanically, and thus severed from tradition.

Ex: Contingency plans can be devised to intersect at several points on this time continuum.

Ex: Microform catalogs take up less room and are more sound ecologically since you don't have to chop down half of Canada everytime you make a large catalog = Los catálogos de microformas ocupan menos espacio y son más acertados desde un punto de vista ecológico ya que no tienes que talar la mitad de Canadá cada vez que hagas un catálogo grande.

Ex: Advanced design sprinklers shut off water when the fire is out, reducing the risk of water damage.

Ex: The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.

Ex: A subsequent owner cut down most of the surrounding woodland and the garden was largely lost.

Ex: In this study, thirty-four-year-old chestnut trees were felled, measured and weighed to evaluate their aboveground biomass.

Ex: All the activity on a sheep station was directed to one end: shearing the sheep and sending the wool away to the city.

Ex: If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.

Ex: They tortured her into revealing her Pin number and safe code before cutting her up and disposing of her in bin liners.

Ex: In the mechanised paper fibre process individual pages are soaked and split so that acid-free paper can be put between the two layers.

Ex: Working at the lumberyard pushing a tree through the buzz saw he accidentally sheared off all ten of his fingers.

Ex: It's perfect for dead heading dense flowering plant without accidentally snipping the neighboring blooms.

Ex: Oak was shaped by splitting with wooden wedges, and by hewing with axes or adzes.

Ex: Cut up the leftovers into strips, stick on skewers and finish quickly on the grill.

* abrir cortando = lance.

* ¡corta el rollo! = put a sock in it!.

* cortar Algo = snip + Nombre + off.

* cortar Algo como si fuera mantequilla = cut through + Nombre + like a (hot) knife through butter.

* cortar Algo de raíz = nip + Nombre + in the bud.

* cortar a tajos = hack.

* cortar con barricadas = barricade.

* cortar con motoguadaña = strim.

* cortar con una sierra = saw.

* cortar, cortar con tijeras = snip.

* cortar el agua = cut off + the water.

* cortar el bacalao = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.

* cortar el césped = mow + the lawn, mow.

* cortar el cuello = decapitate.

* cortar el rollo = cut to + the chase.

* cortar en lonchas = slice.

* cortar en pedacitos = cut up into + small pieces.

* cortar en pedazos = cut + Nombre + up.

* cortar en rebanadas = slice.

* cortar en rodajas = slice.

* cortar en tajos = hack.

* cortar en tiras = shred, cut up into + strips.

* cortar en trocitos = dice.

* cortar en trozos = cut + Nombre + up.

* cortar la cabeza = behead.

* cortar la hierba = mow.

* cortar las flores marchitas = deadhead.

* cortarle las alas a Alguien = clip + Posesivo + wings.

* cortarle los vuelos a Alguien = clip + Posesivo + wings.

* cortar llegando al hueso = cut to + the bone.

* cortar metal = shear.

* cortar perpendicularmente a la veta de crecimiento = cut + across the grain.

* cortar por = cut across.

* cortar por lo sano = cut + Gordian knot, cut + Posesivo + losses.

* cortar radicalmente con = make + a clean break with.

* cortarse = nick + Reflexivo.

* cortar un nudo gordiano = cut + Gordian knot.

* cortar y pegar = cut-and-paste.

* cortar y secar = cut and dry.

* máquina de cortar en rebanadas = slicer.

* sin cortar = uncut.

* utensilio para cortar = cutting tool.

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cortar [A1 ]

vt

A (dividir)

1 ‹cuerda/tarta› to cut

corta el cable aquí cut the wire here

cortar por la línea de puntos cut along the dotted line

se pasa horas cortando papeles he spends hours cutting up pieces of paper

cortó el pastel por la mitad he cut the cake in half o in two

¿en cuántas partes lo corto? how many slices ( o pieces etc) shall I cut it into?

puedes ir cortando las zanahorias you could start chopping the carrots

se cortan los pimientos por la mitad cut o slice the peppers into halves

cortar algo en trozos to cut sth into pieces

cortar algo en rodajas/en cuadritos to slice/dice sth

este queso se corta muy bien this cheese cuts very easily

cortar la carne en trozos pequeños chop o cut the meat (up) into small chunks

2 ‹asado› to carve

3 ‹leña/madera› to chop

4 ‹baraja› to cut

5 ( liter); ‹aire/agua› to slice o cut through

B (quitar, separar)

1 ‹rama/punta› to cut off; ‹pierna/brazo› to cut off; ‹árbol› to cut down, chop down; ‹flores› ( AmL) to pick

córtame una puntita de pan cut me off a bit of bread, will you?

me cortó un trozo de melón she cut me a piece of melon

cortarles los tallos y poner a hervir cut off o remove the stalks and boil

la máquina le cortó un dedo the machine took off his finger, his finger got cut off in the machine

cortarle la cabeza a algn to chop off o cut off sb's head

sano

2 ‹anuncio/receta› to cut out

C (hacer más corto) to cut

le cortó el pelo/las uñas he cut her hair/nails

cortar el césped to mow the lawn, cut the grass

hay que cortar los rosales the rose bushes need cutting back o pruning

D

«viento»: hacía un viento que me cortaba la cara there was a biting wind blowing in my face o ( liter) lashing my face

E (en costura) ‹falda/vestido› to cut out

F

1 ‹agua/gas/luz› to cut off; ‹comunicación› to cut off

le cortaron el teléfono his phone was cut off

corta la electricidad antes de tocarlo switch off the electricity before you touch it

siempre cortan la película en lo más interesante they always interrupt the movie at the most exciting moment

cortarla ( Chi fam): córtala con eso OK, cut it out, now ( colloq)

córtenla de hacer ruido cut out the noise, will you? ( colloq)

2 ‹calle› (por obras) to close

los manifestantes cortaron la carretera the demonstrators blocked the road

la policía cortó la calle the police blocked off o closed the street

3 ‹retirada› to cut off

han cortado el tráfico en la zona they've closed the area to traffic

la policía nos cortó el paso the police cut us off

4 ‹relaciones diplomáticas› to break off; ‹subvenciones/ayuda› to cut off

G ‹fiebre› to bring down; ‹resfriado› to cure, get rid of; ‹hemorragia› to stop, stem

H ‹persona› (en una conversación) to interrupt

me cortó en seco he cut me short, he cut me off sharply

I ‹película› to cut, edit; ‹escena/diálogo› to cut out, edit out

J ‹recta/plano› to cross

la Avenida Santa Fe corta el Paseo de Gracia the Avenida Santa Fe crosses the Paseo de Gracia

K

1 ‹heroína/cocaína› to adulterate, cut ( colloq)

2 ‹vermut› to add water ( o lemon etc) to

3 ‹leche› to curdle

L ( RPl) ‹dientes› to cut

está cortando los dientes he's cutting his teeth, he's teething

M

( Chi) ‹animal› cortó al caballo de tanto galopar he rode the horse so hard that it collapsed

■ cortar

vi

A «cuchillo/tijeras» to cut

este cuchillo no corta this knife doesn't cut o is blunt

B

1

(por radio): corto y cambio over

corto y fuera or corto y cierro over and out

2 ( Cin):

¡corten! cut!

3 (CS) (por teléfono) to hang up

no me cortes don't hang up on me, don't put the phone down on me

C (terminar)

1 «novios» to break up, split up

ha cortado con el novio she's broken o split up with her boyfriend

2 cortar CON algo to break WITH sth

decidió cortar con el pasado she decided to break with o make a break with the past

D (en naipes) to cut

E (en costura) to cut out

F (acortar camino) cortar POR algo:

cortemos por el bosque/la plaza let's cut through the woods/across the square, let's take a short cut through the woods/across the square

cortaron por el atajo they took the shortcut

G

( Chi fam) (ir, dirigirse): cortaron para la ciudad they headed for o made for the city

no sabía para dónde cortar ( Chi fam); I/he didn't know which way to turn ( colloq)

■ cortarse

v pron

A (interrumpirse) «proyección/película» to stop; «llamada/gas» to get cut off

se cortó la línea or comunicación I got cut off

se ha cortado la luz there's been a power cut

no te metas en el agua ahora, que se te va a cortar la digestión don't go in the water yet, it's bad for the digestion/you'll get stomach cramp

casi se me corta la respiración del susto I was so frightened I could hardly breathe

B ( refl) (hacerse un corte) to cut oneself; ‹dedo/brazo/cara› to cut

iba descalza y me corté el pie I was barefoot shoes and I cut my foot

se cortó afeitándose he cut himself shaving

C

1 ( refl) ‹uñas/pelo› to cut

se corta el pelo ella misma she cuts her own hair

se cortó una oreja he cut off his ear

se cortó las venas he slashed his wrists

2 ( caus) ‹pelo› to have … cut

¿cuándo vas a cortarte el pelo? when are you going to have a haircut o get your hair cut?

D ( recípr) «líneas/calles» to cross

E «leche» to go off, curdle; «mayonesa» to curdle

F

( Esp) «persona» (turbarse, aturdirse): no le digas eso que se corta don't say that to her, she'll get all embarrassed

se corta cuando se ve entre mucha gente he comes over o goes all shy when there are too many people around ( colloq)

G ( Chi fam) «animal» to collapse from exhaustion

me corto de hambre/sed I'm dying of hunger/thirst

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cortar ( conjugate cortar) verbo transitivo
1 ( dividir) ‹cuerda/pastel› to cut, chop;
‹ asado› to carve;
‹leña/madera› to chop;
‹ baraja› to cut;
◊ cortar algo por la mitad to cut sth in half o in two;

cortar algo en rodajas/en cuadritos to slice/dice sth;
cortar algo en trozos to cut sth into pieces
2 (quitar, separar) ‹rama/punta/pierna› to cut off;
‹ árbol› to cut down, chop down;
‹ flores› (CS) to pick;
◊ me cortó un trozo de melón she cut me a piece of melon

3 ( hacer más corto) ‹pelo/uñas› to cut;
‹césped/pasto› to mow;
‹ seto› to cut;
‹ rosal› to cut back;
‹ texto› to cut down
4 ( en costura) ‹falda/vestido› to cut out
5 ( interrumpir)
a) ‹agua/gas/luz/teléfono› to cut off;

‹película/programa› to interrupt
b) ‹ calle› [policía/obreros] to close, block off;

[ manifestantes] to block;
◊ me cortó el paso he stood in my way

6 (censurar, editar) ‹ película› to cut;
‹escena/diálogo› to cut (out)
7 [ frío]:
◊ el frío me cortó los labios my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weather

verbo intransitivo
1 [cuchillo/tijeras] to cut
2
a) (Cin):

◊ ¡corten! cut!

b) (CS) ( por teléfono) to hang up;

◊ no me cortes don't hang up on me

c) ( en naipes) to cut

cortarse verbo pronominal
1 ( interrumpirse) [proyección/película] to stop;
[llamada/gas] to get cut off;
◊ se cortó la luz there was a power cut;

se me cortó la respiración I could hardly breathe
2
a) ( refl) ( hacerse un corte) to cut oneself;

‹brazo/cara› to cut;
◊ me corté un dedo I cut my finger

b) ( refl) ‹uñas/pelo› to cut;

◊ se corta el pelo ella misma she cuts her own hair

c) ( caus) ‹ pelo› to have … cut;

◊ tengo que cortarme el pelo I have to have my hair cut

d) [piel/labios] to crack, become chapped

3 ( cruzarse) [líneas/calles] to cross
4 [ leche] to curdle;
[mayonesa/salsa] to separate
5 (Chi, Esp) [ persona] (turbarse, aturdirse) to get embarrassed
cortar
I verbo transitivo
1 to cut
(un árbol) to cut down
(el césped) to mow
2 (amputar) to cut off
3 (la luz, el teléfono) to cut off
4 (impedir el paso) to block
5 (eliminar, censurar) to cut out
II verbo intransitivo
1 (partir) to cut
2 (atajar) to cut across, to take a short cut
3 familiar (interrumpir una relación) to split up: cortó con su novia, he split up with his girlfriend
♦ Locuciones: familiar cortar por lo sano, to put an end to
' cortar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bacalao
- colgar
- desconectar
- lámina
- ligadura
- pelar
- pinchar
- ras
- sana
- sano
- seccionar
- sesgar
- despedazar
- largo
- mitad
- plantilla
- servir
- tijeras
- trozo
English:
bar
- begin
- block off
- blunt
- board
- breadboard
- chop
- chop off
- chop up
- clip
- consent
- cramp
- cut
- cut off
- cut up
- dice
- disconnect
- edit
- fillet
- hack
- hair-clippers
- lop off
- mow
- nick
- nip
- pick
- rot
- sever
- shear
- shred
- shut off
- slice
- slice through
- slice up
- slit
- snip
- take off
- bite
- block
- bread
- break
- carve
- clippers
- crop
- dock
- gash
- hang
- lawnmower
- lop
- loss

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cortar

♦ vt

1. [seccionar] to cut;
[en pedazos] to cut up; [escindir] [rama, brazo, cabeza] to cut off; [talar] to cut down;
cortar el césped to mow the lawn, to cut the grass;

hay que cortar leña para el hogar we have to chop some firewood for the hearth;

siempre corta el pavo he always carves the turkey;

cortar una rebanada de pan to cut a slice of bread;

cortar el pan a rodajas to slice the bread, to cut the bread into slices;

cortar algo en pedazos to cut sth into pieces;

corta la tarta en cinco partes divide the cake in five, cut the cake into five slices;

corta esta cuerda por la mitad cut this string in half;

corta la cebolla muy fina chop the onion very finely;

le cortaron la cabeza they chopped her head off;

le cortaron dos dedos porque se le habían gangrenado they amputated o removed two of his fingers that had gone gangrenous;

cortarle el pelo a alguien to cut sb's hair

2. [recortar] [tela, figura de papel] to cut out;
[gastos] to cut back
3. [interrumpir] [retirada, luz, teléfono] to cut off;
[carretera] to close; [hemorragia] to stop, to staunch; [discurso, conversación] to interrupt; Dep [pase, tiro] to block;
cortar la luz to cut off the electricity supply;

nos han cortado el teléfono our telephone has been cut off o disconnected;

la nieve nos cortó el paso we were cut off by the snow;

cortaron el tráfico para que pasara el desfile they closed the road to traffic so the procession could pass by;

la falta cortó el ataque del equipo visitante the foul stopped the away team's attack;

cortada por obras [en letrero] road closed for repairs;

en esta cadena de televisión no cortan las películas con anuncios on this television channel they don't interrupt the films with adverts;

Comp
CSur Fam
¡cortála! shut it!, shut up!

4. [atravesar] [recta] to cross, to intersect;
[calle, territorio] to cut across;
el río corta la región de este a oeste the river runs right across o bisects the region from east to west

5. [labios, piel] to crack, to chap

6. Fam [droga] to cut

7. [baraja] to cut

8. [leche] to curdle;

el calor corta la mayonesa heat makes mayonnaise spoil o Br go off

9. [película] [escena] to cut;
[censurar] to censor
10. [poner fin a] [beca] to cut;
[relaciones diplomáticas] to break off; [abusos] to put a stop to;
cortar un problema de raíz [impedirlo] to nip a problem in the bud;
[erradicarlo] to root a problem out;
Comp

cortar algo por lo sano: tenemos que cortar este comportamiento por lo sano we must take drastic measures to put an end to this behaviour

11. Fam [avergonzar]
este hombre me corta un poco I find it hard to be myself when that man's around

12. RP [comunicación]
cortar la comunicación to hang up;

me cortó en mitad de la frase she hung up on me when I was in mid-sentence

13. Informát to cut;

cortar y pegar cut and paste

♦ vi

1. [producir un corte] to cut;

estas tijeras no cortan these scissors don't cut (properly);

corte por la línea de puntos cut along the dotted line;

Comp

cortar por lo sano [aplicar una solución drástica] to resort to drastic measures;

decidió cortar por lo sano con su pasado she decided to make a clean break with her past

2. [atajar] to take a short cut ( por through);
corté por el camino del bosque I took a short cut through the forest

3. [terminar una relación] to split up ( con with);
corté con mi novio I've split up with my boyfriend

4. [terminar una acción] Cine
¡corten! cut!;
Rad
¡corto y cambio! over!;

¡corto y cierro! over and out!

5. [en juego de cartas] to cut

6. [ser muy intenso]
hace un frío que corta it's bitterly cold

7. RP [hablando por teléfono] to hang up, to put the phone down;

no corte, por favor hold the line, please

♦ See also the pronominal verb cortarse

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cortar

I v/t

1 cut; electricidad cut off

2 calle close

3

:

cortar la respiración fig take one’s breath away

II v/i cut;

cortar con alguien split up with s.o.

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cortar vt

1) : to cut, to slice, to trim

2) : to cut out, to omit

3) : to cut off, to interrupt

4) : to block, to close off

5) : to curdle (milk)

cortar vi

1) : to cut

2) : to break up

3) : to hang up (the telephone)

♦ See also the reflexive verb cortarse

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cortar vb

1. (en general) to cut [pt. & pp. cut]

cortó un trozo de queso she cut a slice of cheese

este cuchillo no corta this knife doesn't cut

ten cuidado con la lata, que corta be careful with the tin it's sharp

2. (agua, luz, teléfono) to cut off

han cortado el gas the gas has been cut off

3. (calle, carretera) to close

han cortado la calle the road has been closed

cortar el bacalao to be the boss

cortar en pedazos to cut up

Spanish-English dictionary > cortar
13 mitad

adj.

one-half.

f.

1 half (parte).

la mitad de half (of)

la mitad del tiempo no está half the time he's not in

gana la mitad que yo he earns half as much as I do

me costó la mitad que a él it cost me half what he paid, it cost me half as much as it cost him

a mitad de precio at half price

mitad y mitad half and half

está mitad esperanzado mitad triste he's half hopeful, half down-hearted

2 middle (centro).

a mitad de camino halfway there

a mitad de (la) película halfway through the film

en mitad de in the middle of

(cortar algo) por la mitad (to cut something) in half

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mitad

► nombre femenino

1 half

■ me llevo la mitad I'll take half

■ estamos a mitad de camino we're halfway there

■ a mitad de precio half-price

■ llegó en mitad de la película he arrived halfway through the film

2 (medio) middle

■ en mitad de la plaza in the middle of the square

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FRASEOLOGÍA

partir algo por la mitad to cut/split something in half

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noun f.

1) half

2) middle

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SF

1) half

basta tomar la mitad de un comprimido — half a tablet is enough

me queda la mitad — I have half left

a mitad de precio — half-price

reducir en una mitad — to cut by half, halve; (Culin) to reduce by half

doblado por la mitad — folded in half

mitad (y) mitad — half-and-half

paguemos mitad y mitad — let's go halves

es mitad blanco y mitad rojo — it's half white and half red

- mi otra mitad

2) (Dep) half

la primera mitad — the first half

3) (=centro) middle

a mitad de la comida — in the middle of the meal, halfway through the meal

está a mitad de camino entre Madrid y Barcelona — it's halfway between Madrid and Barcelona

en mitad de la calle — in the middle of the street

el depósito está a la mitad — the tank is half empty

ya estamos a la mitad — we're halfway there

hacia la mitad de la película — about halfway through the film

atravesar de mitad a mitad — to pierce right through

cortar por la mitad — to cut in half

corta las uvas por la mitad — cut the grapes in half

- me parte por la mitad

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femenino

1) ( parte) half

la primera mitad del partido — the first half of the game

¿me das la mitad? — can I have half?

a mitad de precio — half price

lo hizo en la mitad del tiempo — she did it in half the time

mitad y mitad — half and half

2) (medio, centro)

cortar algo por la mitad — to cut something in half

corta el papel por la mitad — cut the paper in half o down the middle

dividir algo por la mitad — to halve something

voy por la mitad del libro — I'm halfway through the book

dejar algo por la mitad — to leave something half finished

a or en (la) mitad de la reunión — in the middle of the meeting

en la mitad de la película — halfway through the movie

queda a mitad de distancia entre tu casa y la mía — it's halfway between your house and mine

partir a alguien por la mitad — ver eje

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= half, middle, midpoint, moiety.

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* a mitad de = half way through, halfway through.

* a mitad de camino = halfway [half-way/half way].

* a mitad de camino entre... y... = midway between, half way between... and....

* a mitad de camino entre... y... = astride... and....

* a mitad de precio = at half price.

* cambiar de parecer a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de política a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* de mitad de año = mid-year [midyear].

* de mitad de siglo = mid-century.

* desde mitad de + Expresión Temporal + en adelante = from the mid + Expresión Temporal + onwards.

* en mitad de = halfway through.

* en mitad de la noche = in the dead of night.

* en mitad de la operación = in mid-operation.

* en mitad del invierno = in the dead of winter.

* haber ganado la mitad de la batalla = be half the battle.

* haber ganado sólo la mitad de la batalla = be only half the battle.

* la mitad (1/2) = one-half (1/2).

* la segunda mitad de + Fecha = the latter part of + Fecha.

* mitad de + Fecha = mid + Fecha.

* mitad del barco = midship.

* mitad del verano = midsummer.

* mitad del verano, la = height of summer, the.

* mitad de precio = half price.

* mitad inferior = lower half.

* mitad, la = 1/2 (half).

* pararse a mitad de = stop in + midstream during.

* partir por la mitad = halve, break in + half.

* pasar por la mitad de = cut through.

* reducir a la mitad = halve, cut in + half, reduce by + half.

* ser sólo la mitad de la ecuación = be only half (of) the equation.

* tener ganada la mitad de la batalla = be half the battle.

* tener ganada sólo la mitad de la batalla = be only half the battle.

* vacaciones de mitad de cuatrimestre = half term vacation.

* vale la mitad = half the price.

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femenino

1) ( parte) half

la primera mitad del partido — the first half of the game

¿me das la mitad? — can I have half?

a mitad de precio — half price

lo hizo en la mitad del tiempo — she did it in half the time

mitad y mitad — half and half

2) (medio, centro)

cortar algo por la mitad — to cut something in half

corta el papel por la mitad — cut the paper in half o down the middle

dividir algo por la mitad — to halve something

voy por la mitad del libro — I'm halfway through the book

dejar algo por la mitad — to leave something half finished

a or en (la) mitad de la reunión — in the middle of the meeting

en la mitad de la película — halfway through the movie

queda a mitad de distancia entre tu casa y la mía — it's halfway between your house and mine

partir a alguien por la mitad — ver eje

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la mitad

(n.) = 1/2 (half)

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= half, middle, midpoint, moiety.

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Ex: Based on the above considerations, medicinal ingredients containing the same active moiety are classified into identical or non-identical.

* a mitad de = half way through, halfway through.

* a mitad de camino = halfway [half-way/half way].

* a mitad de camino entre... y... = midway between, half way between... and....

* a mitad de camino entre... y... = astride... and....

* a mitad de precio = at half price.

* cambiar de parecer a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de política a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* de mitad de año = mid-year [midyear].

* de mitad de siglo = mid-century.

* desde mitad de + Expresión Temporal + en adelante = from the mid + Expresión Temporal + onwards.

* en mitad de = halfway through.

* en mitad de la noche = in the dead of night.

* en mitad de la operación = in mid-operation.

* en mitad del invierno = in the dead of winter.

* haber ganado la mitad de la batalla = be half the battle.

* haber ganado sólo la mitad de la batalla = be only half the battle.

* la mitad (1/2) = one-half (1/2).

* la segunda mitad de + Fecha = the latter part of + Fecha.

* mitad de + Fecha = mid + Fecha.

* mitad del barco = midship.

* mitad del verano = midsummer.

* mitad del verano, la = height of summer, the.

* mitad de precio = half price.

* mitad inferior = lower half.

* mitad, la = 1/2 (half).

* pararse a mitad de = stop in + midstream during.

* partir por la mitad = halve, break in + half.

* pasar por la mitad de = cut through.

* reducir a la mitad = halve, cut in + half, reduce by + half.

* ser sólo la mitad de la ecuación = be only half (of) the equation.

* tener ganada la mitad de la batalla = be half the battle.

* tener ganada sólo la mitad de la batalla = be only half the battle.

* vacaciones de mitad de cuatrimestre = half term vacation.

* vale la mitad = half the price.

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mitad

feminine

A (parte) half

la primera mitad del siglo/partido the first half of the century/game

¿me das la mitad? can I have half?

lo compró a mitad de precio she bought it half price

nos bebimos más de la mitad de la botella we drank more than half the bottle

la mitad de los beneficios half the profits

lo hizo en la mitad del tiempo she did it in half the time

¿cuánto queda? — la mitad how much is left? — half (of it)

mitad lana y mitad acrílico half wool, half acrylic

mitad y mitad half and half

B

(medio, centro): corta el pastel por la mitad cut the cake in half

dividámoslo por la mitad let's halve it

voy por la mitad del libro I'm halfway through the book

lo deja todo por la mitad she leaves everything half finished

llenar el vaso hasta la mitad half-fill the glass

a or en (la) mitad de la reunión in the middle of the meeting

se salió en la mitad de la película she left halfway through the movie

queda a mitad de distancia entre tu casa y la mía it's halfway between your house and mine

partir a algn por la mitad: tener que trabajar el sábado me parte por la mitad having to work on Saturday really puts my plans out o upsets my plans o ( BrE colloq) really puts a spanner in the works

camino

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mitad sustantivo femenino
1 ( parte) half;
◊ la mitad de la población half (of) the population;

solo quiero la mitad I only want half;
a mitad de precio half price;
lo hizo en la mitad del tiempo she did it in half the time;
mitad y mitad half and half
2 (medio, centro):
◊ cortar algo por la mitad to cut sth in half;

dividir algo por la mitad to halve sth;
a or en (la) mitad de la reunión in the middle of the meeting;
a mitad de camino halfway;
en la mitad de la película/del libro halfway through the movie/the book
mitad sustantivo femenino
1 half: leí la mitad del libro, I read half of the book
2 (centro) middle: parte el pan por la mitad, cut the bread in half
♦ Locuciones: a mitad de: a mitad de camino, half-way
a mitad de precio, half price
en mitad de: en mitad de la carretera, in the middle of the road
' mitad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
como
- Ecuador
- media
- medio
- camino
- corresponder
- cortar
- el
- llenar
- llevar
- partir
- separar
- tocar
English:
advance
- beat down
- comprise
- down
- fifty
- half
- half-way
- halve
- Hispanic
- in
- midterm
- midway
- price
- second half
- sell back
- slice
- split
- up
- wake up
- whom
- cut
- good
- middle

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mitad nf

1. [parte] half;

la mitad de half (of);

4 es la mitad de 8 4 is half of 8;

la primera/segunda mitad del partido the first/second half of the match;

la mitad del tiempo no está half the time she's not in;

gana la mitad que yo he earns half as much as I do;

me costó la mitad que a él it cost me half what he paid, it cost me half as much as it cost him;

a mitad de precio at half price;

mitad y mitad half and half;

el centauro es mitad hombre mitad caballo the centaur is half man half horse;

está mitad esperanzado mitad triste he's half hopeful, half down-hearted

2. [centro] middle;

a mitad de camino halfway there;

a la mitad del viaje decidieron regresar halfway through the journey they decided to turn back;

en mitad de in the middle of;

había un camión cruzado en mitad de la calle there was a truck across the middle of the road;

se marcharon en mitad de la ceremonia they left in the middle of o halfway through the ceremony;

a mitad de película halfway through the movie;

(cortar algo) por la mitad (to cut sth) in half

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mitad

f half;

en mitad de calle, noche etc in the middle of;

a mitad del camino halfway;

a mitad de la película halfway through the movie;

a mitad de precio half-price;

mitad y mitad half and half

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mitad nf

1) : half

mitad y mitad: half and half

2) medio: middle

a mitad de: halfway through

por la mitad: in half

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mitad n half [pl. halves]

sólo comió la mitad del bocadillo he only ate half the sandwich

a / (la) mitad de halfway

estamos a la mitad del camino we're halfway there

a mitad de precio half price

en mitad de in the middle of

Spanish-English dictionary > mitad
14 Mark

n; -(e)s, kein Pl.

1. (Knochenmark) marrow; von Früchten etc.: pulp; im Stängel etc.: pith

2. fig. (Innerstes) auch core; kein Mark in den Knochen haben be feeble (umg. wimpish), have no get-up-and-go; jemandem durch Mark und Bein oder umg., hum. Pfennig gehen fig. set s.o.’s teeth on edge; jemanden bis ins Mark treffen cut s.o. to the quick; faul oder verderbt bis ins Mark rotten to the core; jemandem das Mark aus den Knochen saugen umg. bleed s.o. white (Am. auch dry)

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Mark2

f; -, -en; HIST. march; die Mark Brandenburg the Mark (of) Brandenburg; die Marken (Landschaft in Italien) the Marches

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Mark3

f; -, - und umg., hum. Märker; HIST. (Münze und Währung) mark; Deutsche Mark German mark, deutschmark; zehn Mark ten marks; jede Mark umdrehen ( müssen) umg. (have to) count every penny; müde I

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das Mark

marrow; pith; marrows

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Mạrk I [mark]
nt -(e)s, no pl
(= Knochenmark) marrow; (BOT = Gewebemark) medulla, pith; (= Fruchtfleisch) purée
Brühe mit Mark (Cook) — consommé or broth with beef marrow

bis ins Mark (fig) — to the core

jdn bis ins Mark treffen (fig) — to cut sb to the quick

es geht mir durch Mark und Bein (inf) — it goes right through me

kein Mark in den Knochen haben (fig) —

jdm das Mark aus den Knochen saugen (liter) — to bleed sb dry
II
f -, -en

1) (= Grenzland) borderland, march (rare)

die Mark Brandenburg, die Mark (inf) — the Mark Brandenburg, the Brandenburg Marches

die Marken (Hist) — the Marches

2) (RUGBY) touch
III
f -, - or (hum) -er (HIST)
mark
Deutsche Mark — German mark, Deutschmark

vier Mark zwanzig — four marks twenty (pfennigs)

mit jeder Mark rechnen, die or jede Mark umdrehen — to think twice before spending anything

mit jeder Mark rechnen müssen — to have to count every penny

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das

1) (the soft substance in the centre of the stems of plants.) pith

2) (the most important part of anything: the pith of the argument.) pith

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Mark¹

<-, - o (hum) Märker>

[ˈmark, pl ˈmɛrkɐ]

f HIST mark

Deutsche \Mark German mark, deutschmark

das ist keine müde \Mark wert it isn't worth a penny

jede [müde] \Mark umdrehen [o mit jeder [müden] \Mark rechnen] müssen (fam) to think twice before spending anything

die [o eine] schnelle \Mark [machen] (fam) to [make] a fast [or quick] [or an easy] buck fam

sie lieben schnelle Autos und die schnelle \Mark they love fast cars and nice little earners fam

Mark²

<-[e]s>

[ˈmark]

nt kein pl

1. (Knochenmark) marrow

etw geht jdm durch \Mark und Bein (hum fam) sth goes right through sb, sth sets sb's teeth on edge

jdn bis aufs \Mark aussaugen to bleed sb dry [or fam white]

bis ins \Mark (fig) to the core [or quick]

jdm bis ins \Mark dringen [o gehen] to cut sb to the quick

2. BOT pith; (Stängelmark) pulp

Mark³

<-, -en>

[ˈmark]

f borderland, march spec

die \Mark Brandenburg the Mark Brandenburg, the Brandenburg Marches

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I
die; Mark, Mark mark

Deutsche Mark — Deutschmark; German mark

Mark der DDR — GDR mark

zwei Mark fünfzig — two marks fifty

keine müde Mark — (ugs.) not a penny; not a cent (Amer.)
II
das; Mark[e]s

1) (KnochenMark) marrow; medulla (Anat.)

das ging mir durch Mark und Bein — (fig.) it put my teeth on edge; it went right through me

2) (Bot.) (FruchtMark) pulp

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Mark¹ n; -(e)s, kein pl

1. (Knochenmark) marrow; von Früchten etc: pulp; im Stängel etc: pith

2. fig (Innerstes) auch core;

kein Mark in den Knochen haben be feeble (umg wimpish), have no get-up-and-go;

jemandem durch Mark und Bein oder umg, hum

Pfennig gehen fig set sb’s teeth on edge;

jemanden bis ins Mark treffen cut sb to the quick;

faul oder

verderbt bis ins Mark rotten to the core;

jemandem das Mark aus den Knochen saugen umg bleed sb white (US auch dry)

Mark² f; -, -en; HIST march;

die Mark Brandenburg the Mark (of) Brandenburg;

die Marken (Landschaft in Italien) the Marches

Mark³ f; -, - und umg, hum Märker; HIST (Münze und Währung) mark;

Deutsche Mark German mark, deutschmark;

zehn Mark ten marks;

jede Mark umdrehen (müssen) umg (have to) count every penny; → müde A

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I
die; Mark, Mark mark

Deutsche Mark — Deutschmark; German mark

Mark der DDR — GDR mark

zwei Mark fünfzig — two marks fifty

keine müde Mark — (ugs.) not a penny; not a cent (Amer.)
II
das; Mark[e]s

1) (KnochenMark) marrow; medulla (Anat.)

das ging mir durch Mark und Bein — (fig.) it put my teeth on edge; it went right through me

2) (Bot.) (FruchtMark) pulp

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nur sing. m.

mark (german monetary unit) n. nur sing. n.

core n.

marrow n.

pith n.

pulp n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Mark
15 parte

f.

1 part.

la mayor parte de la gente most people

la tercera parte de a third of

repartir algo a partes iguales to share something out equally

en parte to a certain extent, partly

por mi/tu parte for my/your part

por partes bit by bit

2 part (place).

en alguna parte somewhere

en otra parte elsewhere, somewhere else

no lo veo por ninguna parte I can't find it anywhere

¿de qué parte de España es? what part of Spain is he from?, whereabouts in Spain is he from?

en todas partes cuecen habas (figurative) it's the same the whole world over

3 side (bando, lado).

estar/ponerse de parte de alguien to be on/to take somebody's side

por parte de padre/madre on one's father's/mother's side

por una parte… por otra… on the one hand… on the other (hand)…

por otra parte what is more, besides (además)

tener a alguien de parte de uno to have somebody on one's side

4 (spare) part, spare (repuesto). (Mexican Spanish)

5 party, side.

6 region, place.

7 communication, communiqué, message, notice.

m.

report.

dar parte (a alguien de algo) to report (something to somebody)

parte de accidente (accident) claim form (para aseguradora)

parte facultativo o médico medical report

parte meteorológico weather report

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: partir.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: partir.

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parte

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) part; (en una partición) portion

■ divide el pastel en tres partes cut the cake into three (slices)

2 (en negocio) share

■ yo quiero la parte que me toca de los beneficios I want my share of the profits

3 (lugar) place

■ no lo venden en ninguna parte they don't sell it anywhere

■ no sabemos en qué parte del país está we don't know whereabouts in the country it is

■ en esta parte de la ciudad hay muchos bares there are lots of bars in this area

4 (en un conflicto) side

■ las dos partes quieren llevar la razón both sides believe they are right

5 DERECHO party

► nombre masculino

1 (comunicado) official report

■ han dicho en el parte que iba a llover the weather report said it was going to rain

► nombre femenino plural partes

1 familiar privates, private parts

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dar parte to report

de parte a parte through

de parte de on behalf of, from

■ vengo de parte de mi padre my father sent me

■ llaman de parte de la central I have a call from head office

¿de parte de quien? who's calling please?

de un tiempo a esta parte up until now

en parte partly

■ en parte tienes razón you have a point there

estar de parte de to support

formar parte de to be part of

■ para formar parte del comité hay que ser socio you have to be a member to sit on the committee

llevar la mejor/peor parte to have the best/worst of it

no llevar a ninguna parte not to lead anywhere

por todas partes everywhere

por una parte,... por otra... on the one hand..., on the other hand...

tomar parte to take sides

tomar parte en algo to take part in something

vamos/vayamos por partes one step at a time

parte de la oración part of speech

parte médico medical report

parte meteorológico weather report

partes pudendas private parts

partes vergonzosas private parts

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1. noun m.
report, dispatch
2. noun f.
1) part

2) share

3) side, party

4) place

5) role

•

- en parte
- parte delantera
- parte trasera
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I
SM

1) (=informe) report

dar parte a algn — to report to sb

han dado parte del robo a la policía — they have reported the break-in to the police

parte de alta — certificate of starting employment

parte de baja (laboral) — [por enfermedad] doctor's note; [por cese] certificate of leaving employment, ≈ P45

parte de defunción — death certificate

parte facultativo, parte médico — medical report, medical bulletin

parte meteorológico — weather forecast, weather report

2) (Mil) dispatch, communiqué

parte de guerra — military communiqué, war report

3) (Radio) † news bulletin

el parte de las tres — the three o'clock news (bulletin)

4) Cono Sur [de boda] wedding invitation; (Aut) speeding ticket
II
SF

1) (=sección) part

el examen consta de dos partes — the exam consists of two parts

¿en qué parte del libro te has quedado? — where are you in the book?, which bit of the book are you on at the moment?

parte de lo que pasa es culpa mía — I'm partly to blame for the situation

• la parte de abajo — the bottom

• la parte de arriba — the top

• la parte de atrás — the back

• la cuarta parte — a quarter

han perdido la cuarta parte de las ganancias — they've lost a quarter of the profits

• la parte delantera — the front

• ser parte esencial de algo — to be an essential part of sth

• la mayor parte de algo, pasé la mayor parte del tiempo leyendo — I spent most of the time reading

la mayor parte de los españoles — most Spanish people

-¿os queda dinero? -sí, aunque ya hemos gastado la mayor parte — "do you have any money left?" - "yes, though we've spent most of it"

• la tercera parte — a third

reducir algo en una tercera parte — to reduce sth by a third

parte de la oración — part of speech

2) [en locuciones]

• de parte de, llamo de parte de Juan — I'm calling on behalf of Juan

de parte de todos nosotros — on behalf of us all

salúdalo de mi parte — give him my regards

dale esto de mi parte — give her this from me

¿de parte de quién? — [al teléfono] who's calling?

• en parte — partly, in part

se debe en parte a su falta de experiencia — it's partly due to his lack of experience, it's due in part to his lack of experience

tienes razón solo en parte — you're only partly right

• formar parte de algo, ¿cuándo entró a formar parte de la organización? — when did she join the organization?

no formaba parte del equipo — he was not in the team

forma parte de sus obligaciones — it is part of his duties

• en gran parte — to a large extent

• por otra parte — on the other hand

por una parte... por otra (parte) — on the one hand,... on the other

• por parte de — on the part of

exige un gran esfuerzo por parte de los alumnos — it requires a great effort on the part of o from the pupils

yo por mi parte, no estoy de acuerdo — I, for my part, disagree

• ¡ vayamos por partes! — let's take it one step at a time!

3) (=participación) share

mi parte de la herencia — my share of the inheritance

como parte del pago — in part exchange

• a partes iguales — in equal shares

• ir a la parte — to go shares

• tener parte en algo — to share in sth

• tomar parte (en algo) — to take part (in sth)

¿cuántos corredores tomarán parte en la prueba? — how many runners will take part in the race?

yo no tomé parte en ese asunto — I had no part in it

- llevarse la mejor parte

- poner de su parte

tienes que poner de tu parte — you have to do your bit o share

- quedarse con la parte del león
partir
4) (=lugar) part

¿de qué parte de Inglaterra eres? — what part of England are you from?

¿en qué parte de la ciudad vives? — where o whereabouts in the city do you live?

• en alguna parte — somewhere

en alguna parte de Europa — somewhere in Europe

• en cualquier parte — anywhere

• en ninguna parte — nowhere

en ninguna parte del país — nowhere in the country

por ahí no se va a ninguna parte — (lit) that way doesn't lead anywhere; (fig) that will get us nowhere

• ir a otra parte — to go somewhere else

debe de estar en otra parte — it must be somewhere else

• en o por todas partes — everywhere

en todas partes de España — all over Spain

- en las cinco partes del mundo

- de una parte a otra

- tomar algo en buena parte

- echar algo a mala parte

- de algún o un tiempo a esta parte

en salva sea la parte Esp euf (=trasero) —

le dio una patada en salva sea la parte — she gave him a kick up the behind
haba
5) (=bando) side

• estar de parte de algn — to be on sb's side

estoy de tu parte — I'm on your side

¿de parte de quién estás tú? — whose side are you on?

todo está de su parte — everything is in his favour

• ponerse de parte de algn — to side with sb, take sb's side

6) [indicando parentesco] side

es primo por parte de madre — he's a cousin on my mother's side

7) (Dep) [en partido] half

• primera parte — first half

• segunda parte — second half

8) (Teat) part

9) (Jur) [en contrato] party

las partes contratantes — the parties to the contract

el documento debe ser firmado por ambas partes — the document should be signed by both parties

sin la intervención de terceras partes — without the involvement of third parties

- ser juez y parte

parte actora — plaintiff

parte acusadora — prosecution

parte contraria — opposing party

10) pl partes euf (=genitales) private parts euf, privates euf

recibió un golpe en sus partes — he was hit in the privates euf

partes íntimas, partes pudendas — private parts

11) pl partes † (=cualidades) parts, qualities, talents

buenas partes — good parts

12) Méx spare part

* * *
I
masculino

1) (informe, comunicación) report

dar parte de un incidente — particular to report an incident; autoridad to file a report about an incident

dar parte de enfermo — to call in sick

- parte de defunción

- parte de guerra

- parte facultativo

- parte meteorológico

2) (Andes) ( multa) ticket (colloq), fine

me pasaron or me pusieron un parte — I got a ticket o a fine
II
femenino

1)

a) (porción, fracción) part

tres partes iguales — three equal parts

una sexta parte de los beneficios — a sixth of the profits

pasa la mayor or gran parte del tiempo al teléfono — she spends most of her o the time on the phone

la mayor parte de los participantes — the majority of o most of the participants

su parte de la herencia — his share of the inheritance

me siento parte integrante del equipo — I feel I'm a full member of the team

esto se debe en gran parte a... — this is largely due to...

b) ( de lugar) part

la parte antigua de la ciudad — the old part of the city

¿de qué parte de México eres? — what part of Mexico are you from?

en la parte de atrás — at the back

atravesamos la ciudad de parte a parte — we crossed from one side of the city to the other

- parte de la oración

2) (en locs)

en parte — partly

en parte es tu culpa — it's partly your fault

en gran parte — largely

es, en buena parte, culpa suya — it is, to a large o great extent, his own fault

de un tiempo a esta parte — for some time now

de unos meses a esta parte la situación ha empeorado — the situation has deteriorated over the past few months

de parte de alguien — on behalf of somebody

llamo de parte de María — I'm ringing on behalf of María

dale recuerdos de mi parte — give him my regards

muy amable de su parte — (that is/was) very kind of you

de parte del director que subas a verlo — the director wants you to go up and see him

vengo de parte del señor Díaz — Mr Díaz sent me

¿de parte de quién? — ( por teléfono) who's calling?, who shall I say is calling? (frml)

¿tú de parte de quién estás? — whose side are you on?

se puso de su parte — he sided with her

tienes que poner de tu parte — you have to do your share o part o (BrE colloq) bit

formar parte de algo — pieza/sección to be part of something; persona/país to belong to something

entrar a formar parte de algo — to join something

por mi/tu/su parte — for my/your/his part

yo, por mi parte... — I, for my part... (frml), as far as I'm concerned...

por parte de: fue un error por parte nuestra/de la compañía it was a mistake on our part/on the part of the company; por parte de or del padre on his father's side; por partes: revisémoslo por partes let's go over it section by section; vayamos por partes let's take it step by step; por otra parte ( además) anyway, in any case; ( por otro lado) however, on the other hand; salva sea la parte — (euf & hum) rear (colloq & euph)

3) ( participación) part

yo no tuve parte en eso — I played no part in that

tomar parte — to take part

4) ( lugar)

vámonos a otra parte — let's go somewhere else o (AmE) someplace else

esto no nos lleva a ninguna parte — this isn't getting o leading us anywhere

¿adónde vas? - a ninguna parte — where are you going? - nowhere

en cualquier parte — anywhere

a/en todas partes — everywhere

en alguna parte — somewhere

no aparece por ninguna parte — I can't find it anywhere

5) (en negociación, contrato, juicio) party

las partes contratantes — the parties to the contract

las partes firmantes — the signatories

ambas partes quieren negociar — both sides want to negotiate

la parte demandante — the plaintiff/plaintiffs

6) (Teatr) part, role

mandarse la(s) parte(s) (CS) — (fam) to show off

7) (Méx) ( repuesto) part, spare (part)

8) partes femenino plural (euf) ( genitales) private parts (pl) (euph)

•

- partes pudendas

* * *

= body, end, part, part, party, piece, portion, quarter, section, segment, sequence, share, report.

Nota: Documento que presenta el resultado de las actividades de un individuo o una organización.

Ex. The main body of criticism centred upon the treatment of nonbook materials.

Ex. Scanning must start to the left of the bar codes and must continue past the right end.

Ex. Parts of the abstract are written in the informative style, whilst those points which are of less significance are treated indicatively.

Ex. A part is one of the subordinate units into which an item has been divided by the author, publisher, or manufacturer.

Ex. Enter a brief, plea, or other formal record of one party to a case under the heading for that party.

Ex. Within one main class the same piece of notation may be used to signify different concepts.

Ex. An extract is one o more portions of a document selected to represent the whole document.

Ex. A reappraisal is therefore outlined here with the understanding that it is open to rebuttal and challenge from whatever quarter.

Ex. Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.

Ex. No such constraints exist where online display is anticipated, since only one segment at a time is displayed.

Ex. A classified catalogue is a catalogue with three or four separate sequences: an author/title catalogue or index (or separate author and title catalogues), a classified subject catalogue, and a subject index to the classified catalogue.

Ex. The clicker paid each man according to what he had set, keeping for himself a share equal to that of the most productive hand.

Ex. The report introduced a range of ideas which have influenced subsequent code construction.

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* a alguna parte = someplace.

* abordar una mínima parte del asunto = touch + the tip of the iceberg.

* ambas partes del argumento = both sides of the fence.

* a partes iguales = share and share alike, in equal measure(s).

* buscar por todas partes = scour + Nombre + for.

* dar parte de = report.

* de algún tiempo a esta parte = for some time now.

* de la parte superior = topmost [top most].

* de otras partes = further afield.

* de parte de = on behalf of [in behalf of; on + Nombre + behalf], in + Nombre + behalf [in/on behalf of].

* de parte de otro = on behalf of someone else.

* de todas las partes del mundo = from all over the world, from all over the globe, from every part of the world.

* de todas partes = from far and wide.

* de una parte a otra = back and forth.

* de un tiempo a esta parte = for some time now.

* dividir Algo en partes iguales = divide + Nombre + in equal parts.

* dividir en partes = break into + parts.

* dividirse en partes = fall into + parts.

* durante la mayor parte de = for much of.

* durante la mayor parte del año = for the best part of the year.

* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

* en alguna parte = someplace.

* en alguna parte de + Nombre = some way down + Nombre.

* en buena parte = for the most part.

* en cualquier otra parte = anywhere else, everywhere else.

* en cualquier parte = anywhere, everywhere.

* en gran parte = largely, in large part, in large measure, for the most part, to a great extent, to a great degree.

* en la mayor parte de = in the majority of.

* en la parte de arriba = at the top.

* en la parte de atrás = in the back, at the rear.

* en la parte de delante = at the front.

* en la parte delantera = at the front.

* en la parte posterior = in the back.

* en la parte superior = at the top, uppermost.

* en la parte trasera = in the back, at the rear.

* en ninguna parte = nowhere.

* en otra parte = elsewhere, further afield.

* en otras partes = further afield.

* en parte = in part, part of the way, partial, partially, partly.

* en parte + Nombre = part + Nombre.

* en qué parte = whereabouts.

* en su mayor parte = largely, mostly, for the most part.

* en su parte central = at its core.

* en todas partes = all around, far and wide, far and wide.

* entrar a formar parte de = enter in.

* entre tres partes = 3-party [three-party].

* en varias partes = multi-part [multipart].

* extenderse por todas partes = reach + far and wide, extend + far and wide, stretch + far and wide.

* formar parte = form + part.

* formar parte de = be part of, be part of, build into, enter into, become + (a) part of, be a part of, inhere in, become + one with, inform, fall under.

* formar parte del paisaje = blend into + the landscape.

* formar parte de un comite = serve on + committee.

* formar parte integral = form + an integral part.

* formar parte integral de = be an integral part of.

* formar parte natural de su entorno = blend into + the landscape.

* gran parte = much.

* gran parte de = much of.

* hacer de + Posesivo + parte = do + Posesivo + bit.

* la mayor parte de = the majority of, the main bulk of, the lion's share of.

* la mayor parte de las veces = more often than not.

* la parte de atrás de = the back of.

* la parte más dura de = brunt of, the.

* la parte más importante = the heart of.

* la parte principal de = the bulk of.

* la parte superior izquierda de = the upper left of.

* la parte trasera de = the back of.

* llamamiento para formar parte de un jurado = jury duty.

* llegar a todas partes = reach + far and wide, extend + far and wide, stretch + far and wide.

* lo mejor de ambas partes = the best of both worlds.

* más que la suma de sus partes = Comparativo + than the sum of its parts.

* mínima parte = fraction.

* no considerarse parte de = hold + Reflexivo + apart from.

* no llevar a ninguna parte = achieve + nothing, go + nowhere.

* numeración de las partes = numbering of parts.

* parte afectada = stakeholder.

* parte anterior del pie = ball of + Posesivo + foot.

* parte azotada por el viento = windward.

* parte de accidente = accident report.

* parte de atrás = back, backside, rear.

* parte delantera = fore-end.

* parte de una obra = component part.

* parte de una publicación = component part.

* parte en un contrato = contracting party.

* parte expuesta al viento = windward.

* parte implicada = stakeholder.

* parte inferior = bottom, underside.

* parte inferior derecha = lower right.

* parte integral = integral part.

* parte integrante = integral part, fixture.

* parte interesada = interested party, stakeholder, concerned party.

* parte metereológico = weather forecast.

* parte musical = part.

* parte posterior = backside, rear.

* parte principal del texto = meat of the text.

* parte protegida = lee.

* parte protegida del viento = leeward.

* parte que falta = missing part.

* partes = bits and pieces.

* partes beligerantes = warring factions, warring parties.

* partes de un conflicto = warring factions, warring parties.

* parte segunda = revisited.

* partes en cuestión, las = parties concerned, the.

* partes enfrentadas = warring factions, warring parties.

* partes implicadas, las = parties involved, the, parties concerned, the.

* parte superior = top, topside.

* parte trasera = back, rear.

* parte vital = lifeblood.

* parte Y la parte superior izquierda de = the upper left of.

* pero por otra parte = but then again.

* poner de + Posesivo + parte = do + Posesivo + part, do + Posesivo + share, do + Posesivo + bit.

* ponerse de parte de = side with.

* ponerse de parte de Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.

* poner todo de + Posesivo + parte = give + Posesivo + best, do + Posesivo + best, give + Posesivo + utmost.

* por otra parte = on the other hand, on the other side, on the flip side.

* por parte de = on the part of.

* por parte de uno = on + Posesivo + part.

* por + Posesivo + parte = for + Posesivo + part.

* por todas partes = all over the place, everywhere, widely, all around, far and wide.

* por una parte = on the one hand, on the one side.

* Posesivo + partes = Posesivo + family jewels, Posesivo + privates.

* Posesivo + partes íntimas = Posesivo + privates, Posesivo + family jewels.

* Posesivo + partes privadas = Posesivo + crown jewels, Posesivo + family jewels, Posesivo + privates.

* Posesivo + partes pudendas = Posesivo + family jewels.

* Posesivo + partes pudendas = Posesivo + privates.

* que forma parte de la cultura = culturally-embedded.

* que forma parte en = involved in.

* que toma parte en = involved in.

* relación parte/todo = whole/part relationship.

* segunda parte = sequel, follow-up.

* ser parte de = be part of, be a part of, fall under.

* sinónimo en parte = near synonym.

* subparte = subpart.

* tenemos intereses en ambas partes = our feet are in both worlds.

* todas las partes implicadas = all concerned.

* tomar parte = involve, take + part, become + involved.

* tomar parte activa = become + involved, get + active.

* tomar parte en = join in.

* tomar parte en el asunto = enter + the fray.

* tomar parte en en el asunto = be part of the picture.

* una buena parte de = a large measure of, a good deal of, a great deal of.

* una cuarta parte = one-quarter (1/4), one in four.

* una cuarta parte de = a fourth of.

* una décima parte = one tenth [one-tenth], one in ten.

* una gran parte de = a broad population of, a lion's share of.

* una octava parte = one in eight.

* una parte de = a share of, a snatch of.

* una quinta parte = one-fifth [one fifth], one in five.

* una quinta parte de = a fifth of.

* una tercera parte = one third (1/3), one in three.

* * *
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masculino

1) (informe, comunicación) report

dar parte de un incidente — particular to report an incident; autoridad to file a report about an incident

dar parte de enfermo — to call in sick

- parte de defunción

- parte de guerra

- parte facultativo

- parte meteorológico

2) (Andes) ( multa) ticket (colloq), fine

me pasaron or me pusieron un parte — I got a ticket o a fine
II
femenino

1)

a) (porción, fracción) part

tres partes iguales — three equal parts

una sexta parte de los beneficios — a sixth of the profits

pasa la mayor or gran parte del tiempo al teléfono — she spends most of her o the time on the phone

la mayor parte de los participantes — the majority of o most of the participants

su parte de la herencia — his share of the inheritance

me siento parte integrante del equipo — I feel I'm a full member of the team

esto se debe en gran parte a... — this is largely due to...

b) ( de lugar) part

la parte antigua de la ciudad — the old part of the city

¿de qué parte de México eres? — what part of Mexico are you from?

en la parte de atrás — at the back

atravesamos la ciudad de parte a parte — we crossed from one side of the city to the other

- parte de la oración

2) (en locs)

en parte — partly

en parte es tu culpa — it's partly your fault

en gran parte — largely

es, en buena parte, culpa suya — it is, to a large o great extent, his own fault

de un tiempo a esta parte — for some time now

de unos meses a esta parte la situación ha empeorado — the situation has deteriorated over the past few months

de parte de alguien — on behalf of somebody

llamo de parte de María — I'm ringing on behalf of María

dale recuerdos de mi parte — give him my regards

muy amable de su parte — (that is/was) very kind of you

de parte del director que subas a verlo — the director wants you to go up and see him

vengo de parte del señor Díaz — Mr Díaz sent me

¿de parte de quién? — ( por teléfono) who's calling?, who shall I say is calling? (frml)

¿tú de parte de quién estás? — whose side are you on?

se puso de su parte — he sided with her

tienes que poner de tu parte — you have to do your share o part o (BrE colloq) bit

formar parte de algo — pieza/sección to be part of something; persona/país to belong to something

entrar a formar parte de algo — to join something

por mi/tu/su parte — for my/your/his part

yo, por mi parte... — I, for my part... (frml), as far as I'm concerned...

por parte de: fue un error por parte nuestra/de la compañía it was a mistake on our part/on the part of the company; por parte de or del padre on his father's side; por partes: revisémoslo por partes let's go over it section by section; vayamos por partes let's take it step by step; por otra parte ( además) anyway, in any case; ( por otro lado) however, on the other hand; salva sea la parte — (euf & hum) rear (colloq & euph)

3) ( participación) part

yo no tuve parte en eso — I played no part in that

tomar parte — to take part

4) ( lugar)

vámonos a otra parte — let's go somewhere else o (AmE) someplace else

esto no nos lleva a ninguna parte — this isn't getting o leading us anywhere

¿adónde vas? - a ninguna parte — where are you going? - nowhere

en cualquier parte — anywhere

a/en todas partes — everywhere

en alguna parte — somewhere

no aparece por ninguna parte — I can't find it anywhere

5) (en negociación, contrato, juicio) party

las partes contratantes — the parties to the contract

las partes firmantes — the signatories

ambas partes quieren negociar — both sides want to negotiate

la parte demandante — the plaintiff/plaintiffs

6) (Teatr) part, role

mandarse la(s) parte(s) (CS) — (fam) to show off

7) (Méx) ( repuesto) part, spare (part)

8) partes femenino plural (euf) ( genitales) private parts (pl) (euph)

•

- partes pudendas

* * *

= body, end, part, part, party, piece, portion, quarter, section, segment, sequence, share, report.

Nota: Documento que presenta el resultado de las actividades de un individuo o una organización.

Ex: The main body of criticism centred upon the treatment of nonbook materials.

Ex: Scanning must start to the left of the bar codes and must continue past the right end.

Ex: Parts of the abstract are written in the informative style, whilst those points which are of less significance are treated indicatively.

Ex: A part is one of the subordinate units into which an item has been divided by the author, publisher, or manufacturer.

Ex: Enter a brief, plea, or other formal record of one party to a case under the heading for that party.

Ex: Within one main class the same piece of notation may be used to signify different concepts.

Ex: An extract is one o more portions of a document selected to represent the whole document.

Ex: A reappraisal is therefore outlined here with the understanding that it is open to rebuttal and challenge from whatever quarter.

Ex: Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.

Ex: No such constraints exist where online display is anticipated, since only one segment at a time is displayed.

Ex: A classified catalogue is a catalogue with three or four separate sequences: an author/title catalogue or index (or separate author and title catalogues), a classified subject catalogue, and a subject index to the classified catalogue.

Ex: The clicker paid each man according to what he had set, keeping for himself a share equal to that of the most productive hand.

Ex: The report introduced a range of ideas which have influenced subsequent code construction.

* a alguna parte = someplace.

* abordar una mínima parte del asunto = touch + the tip of the iceberg.

* ambas partes del argumento = both sides of the fence.

* a partes iguales = share and share alike, in equal measure(s).

* buscar por todas partes = scour + Nombre + for.

* dar parte de = report.

* de algún tiempo a esta parte = for some time now.

* de la parte superior = topmost [top most].

* de otras partes = further afield.

* de parte de = on behalf of [in behalf of; on + Nombre + behalf], in + Nombre + behalf [in/on behalf of].

* de parte de otro = on behalf of someone else.

* de todas las partes del mundo = from all over the world, from all over the globe, from every part of the world.

* de todas partes = from far and wide.

* de una parte a otra = back and forth.

* de un tiempo a esta parte = for some time now.

* dividir Algo en partes iguales = divide + Nombre + in equal parts.

* dividir en partes = break into + parts.

* dividirse en partes = fall into + parts.

* durante la mayor parte de = for much of.

* durante la mayor parte del año = for the best part of the year.

* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

* en alguna parte = someplace.

* en alguna parte de + Nombre = some way down + Nombre.

* en buena parte = for the most part.

* en cualquier otra parte = anywhere else, everywhere else.

* en cualquier parte = anywhere, everywhere.

* en gran parte = largely, in large part, in large measure, for the most part, to a great extent, to a great degree.

* en la mayor parte de = in the majority of.

* en la parte de arriba = at the top.

* en la parte de atrás = in the back, at the rear.

* en la parte de delante = at the front.

* en la parte delantera = at the front.

* en la parte posterior = in the back.

* en la parte superior = at the top, uppermost.

* en la parte trasera = in the back, at the rear.

* en ninguna parte = nowhere.

* en otra parte = elsewhere, further afield.

* en otras partes = further afield.

* en parte = in part, part of the way, partial, partially, partly.

* en parte + Nombre = part + Nombre.

* en qué parte = whereabouts.

* en su mayor parte = largely, mostly, for the most part.

* en su parte central = at its core.

* en todas partes = all around, far and wide, far and wide.

* entrar a formar parte de = enter in.

* entre tres partes = 3-party [three-party].

* en varias partes = multi-part [multipart].

* extenderse por todas partes = reach + far and wide, extend + far and wide, stretch + far and wide.

* formar parte = form + part.

* formar parte de = be part of, be part of, build into, enter into, become + (a) part of, be a part of, inhere in, become + one with, inform, fall under.

* formar parte del paisaje = blend into + the landscape.

* formar parte de un comite = serve on + committee.

* formar parte integral = form + an integral part.

* formar parte integral de = be an integral part of.

* formar parte natural de su entorno = blend into + the landscape.

* gran parte = much.

* gran parte de = much of.

* hacer de + Posesivo + parte = do + Posesivo + bit.

* la mayor parte de = the majority of, the main bulk of, the lion's share of.

* la mayor parte de las veces = more often than not.

* la parte de atrás de = the back of.

* la parte más dura de = brunt of, the.

* la parte más importante = the heart of.

* la parte principal de = the bulk of.

* la parte superior izquierda de = the upper left of.

* la parte trasera de = the back of.

* llamamiento para formar parte de un jurado = jury duty.

* llegar a todas partes = reach + far and wide, extend + far and wide, stretch + far and wide.

* lo mejor de ambas partes = the best of both worlds.

* más que la suma de sus partes = Comparativo + than the sum of its parts.

* mínima parte = fraction.

* no considerarse parte de = hold + Reflexivo + apart from.

* no llevar a ninguna parte = achieve + nothing, go + nowhere.

* numeración de las partes = numbering of parts.

* parte afectada = stakeholder.

* parte anterior del pie = ball of + Posesivo + foot.

* parte azotada por el viento = windward.

* parte de accidente = accident report.

* parte de atrás = back, backside, rear.

* parte delantera = fore-end.

* parte de una obra = component part.

* parte de una publicación = component part.

* parte en un contrato = contracting party.

* parte expuesta al viento = windward.

* parte implicada = stakeholder.

* parte inferior = bottom, underside.

* parte inferior derecha = lower right.

* parte integral = integral part.

* parte integrante = integral part, fixture.

* parte interesada = interested party, stakeholder, concerned party.

* parte metereológico = weather forecast.

* parte musical = part.

* parte posterior = backside, rear.

* parte principal del texto = meat of the text.

* parte protegida = lee.

* parte protegida del viento = leeward.

* parte que falta = missing part.

* partes = bits and pieces.

* partes beligerantes = warring factions, warring parties.

* partes de un conflicto = warring factions, warring parties.

* parte segunda = revisited.

* partes en cuestión, las = parties concerned, the.

* partes enfrentadas = warring factions, warring parties.

* partes implicadas, las = parties involved, the, parties concerned, the.

* parte superior = top, topside.

* parte trasera = back, rear.

* parte vital = lifeblood.

* parte Y la parte superior izquierda de = the upper left of.

* pero por otra parte = but then again.

* poner de + Posesivo + parte = do + Posesivo + part, do + Posesivo + share, do + Posesivo + bit.

* ponerse de parte de = side with.

* ponerse de parte de Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.

* poner todo de + Posesivo + parte = give + Posesivo + best, do + Posesivo + best, give + Posesivo + utmost.

* por otra parte = on the other hand, on the other side, on the flip side.

* por parte de = on the part of.

* por parte de uno = on + Posesivo + part.

* por + Posesivo + parte = for + Posesivo + part.

* por todas partes = all over the place, everywhere, widely, all around, far and wide.

* por una parte = on the one hand, on the one side.

* Posesivo + partes = Posesivo + family jewels, Posesivo + privates.

* Posesivo + partes íntimas = Posesivo + privates, Posesivo + family jewels.

* Posesivo + partes privadas = Posesivo + crown jewels, Posesivo + family jewels, Posesivo + privates.

* Posesivo + partes pudendas = Posesivo + family jewels.

* Posesivo + partes pudendas = Posesivo + privates.

* que forma parte de la cultura = culturally-embedded.

* que forma parte en = involved in.

* que toma parte en = involved in.

* relación parte/todo = whole/part relationship.

* segunda parte = sequel, follow-up.

* ser parte de = be part of, be a part of, fall under.

* sinónimo en parte = near synonym.

* subparte = subpart.

* tenemos intereses en ambas partes = our feet are in both worlds.

* todas las partes implicadas = all concerned.

* tomar parte = involve, take + part, become + involved.

* tomar parte activa = become + involved, get + active.

* tomar parte en = join in.

* tomar parte en el asunto = enter + the fray.

* tomar parte en en el asunto = be part of the picture.

* una buena parte de = a large measure of, a good deal of, a great deal of.

* una cuarta parte = one-quarter (1/4), one in four.

* una cuarta parte de = a fourth of.

* una décima parte = one tenth [one-tenth], one in ten.

* una gran parte de = a broad population of, a lion's share of.

* una octava parte = one in eight.

* una parte de = a share of, a snatch of.

* una quinta parte = one-fifth [one fifth], one in five.

* una quinta parte de = a fifth of.

* una tercera parte = one third (1/3), one in three.

* * *

parte¹

masculine

A (informe, comunicación) report

me veo obligado a dar parte de este incidente I shall have to report this incident o file a report about this incident

llamó para dar parte de enfermo he called in sick

dio parte de sin novedad ( Mil) he reported that all was well

Compuestos:

● parte de defunción

death certificate

● parte de guerra

dispatch

● parte facultativo

medical report o bulletin

● parte médico

medical report o bulletin

● parte meteorológico

weather report

B ( Andes) (multa) ticket ( colloq), fine

me pasaron or sacaron or pusieron un parte I got a ticket o a fine

parte²

feminine

A

1 (porción, fracción) part

divídelo en tres partes iguales divide it into three equal parts

una sexta parte de los beneficios a sixth of the profits

entre 180 y 300 partes por millón between 180 and 300 parts per million

parte de lo recaudado part of the money collected

destruyó la mayor parte de la cosecha it destroyed most of the harvest

la mayor parte del tiempo most of her/your/the time

la mayor parte de los participantes the majority of o most of the participants

su parte de la herencia his share of the inheritance

tenemos nuestra parte de responsabilidad en el asunto we have to accept part of o a certain amount of responsibility in this affair

por fin me siento parte integrante del equipo I finally feel I'm a full member of the team

forma parte integral del libro it is an integral part of the book

2 (de un lugar) part

la parte antigua de la ciudad the old part of the city

soy español — ¿de qué parte (de España)? I'm Spanish — which part (of Spain) are you from?

en la parte de atrás de la casa at the back of the house

en la parte de arriba de la estantería on the top shelf

atravesamos la ciudad de parte a parte we crossed from one side of the city to the other

Compuestos:

● parte de la oración

part of speech

● parte del león

lion's share

B ( en locs):

en parte partly

en parte es culpa tuya it's partly your fault

esto se debe, en gran parte, al aumento de la demanda this is largely due to the increase in demand

es, en buena parte, culpa suya it is, to a large o great extent, his own fault

de un tiempo a esta parte for some time now

de cinco meses a esta parte la situación se ha venido deteriorando the situation has been deteriorating these past five months o over the past five months

de mi/tu/su parte from me/you/him

díselo de mi parte tell him from me

dale saludos de parte de todos nosotros give him our best wishes o say hello from all of us

dale recuerdos de mi parte give him my regards

llévale esto a Pedro de mi parte take Pedro this from me

muy amable de su parte (that is/was) very kind of you

de parte del director que subas a verlo the director wants you to go up and see him, the director says you're to go up and see him

vengo de parte del señor Díaz Mr Díaz sent me

¿de parte de quién? (por teléfono) who's calling?, who shall I say is calling? ( frml)

¿tú de parte de quién estás? whose side are you on?

se puso de su parte he sided with her

yo te ayudaré, pero tú también tienes que poner de tu parte I'll help you, but you have to do your share o part o ( BrE colloq) bit

forman parte del mecanismo de arranque they are o they form part of the starting mechanism

forma parte de la delegación china she's a member of the Chinese delegation

forma parte del equipo nacional she's a member of the national team, she's on ( AmE) o ( BrE) in the national team

entró a formar parte de la plantilla he joined the staff

por mi/tu/su parte for my/your/his part

yo, por mi parte, no tengo inconveniente I, for my part, have no objection ( frml), as far as I'm concerned, there's no problem

por parte de on the part of

exige un conocimiento de la materia por parte del lector it requires the reader to have some knowledge of the subject, it requires some knowledge of the subject on the part of the reader

reclamaron una mayor atención a este problema por parte de la junta they demanded that the board pay greater attention to this problem

su interrogatorio por parte del fiscal his questioning by the prosecutor

por parte de or del padre on his father's side

por partes: revisémoslo por partes let's go over it section by section

vayamos por partes ¿cómo empezó la discusión? let's take it step by step, how did the argument start?

por otra parte (además) anyway, in any case; (por otro lado) however, on the other hand

salva sea la parte ( euf hum); derrière ( euph hum), sit-upon ( BrE euph hum)

el que parte y reparte se lleva la mejor parte he who cuts the cake takes the biggest slice

C (participación) part

yo no tuve parte en eso I played no part in that

no le dan parte en la toma de decisiones she isn't given any say in decision-making

no quiso tomar parte en el debate she did not wish to take part in o to participate in the debate

los atletas que tomaron parte en la segunda prueba the athletes who competed in o took part in o participated in the second event

D

(lugar): vámonos a otra parte let's go somewhere else o ( AmE) someplace else

va a pie a todas partes she goes everywhere on foot, she walks everywhere

se consigue en cualquier parte you can get it anywhere

en todas partes everywhere

tiene que estar en alguna parte it must be somewhere

no aparece por ninguna parte I can't find it anywhere o it's nowhere to be found

este camino no lleva a ninguna parte this path doesn't lead anywhere

esta discusión no nos va a llevar a ninguna parte this discussion isn't going to get us anywhere

mandar a algn a buena parte ( Chi fam euf); to tell sb to go take a running jump ( colloq), to tell sb to go to blazes ( colloq dated)

en todas partes (se) cuecen habas it's the same the world over

E

1 (en negociaciones, un contrato) party

las partes contratantes the parties to the contract

las partes firmantes the signatories

ambas partes están dispuestas a negociar both sides are ready to negotiate

2 ( Der) party

soy parte interesada I'm an interested party

Compuesto:

parte contraria

opposing party

F ( Teatr) part, role

mandarse la parte( RPl) or ( Chi) las partes ( fam); to show off

G ( Méx) (repuesto) part, spare part, spare

H partes fpl ( euf) (genitales) private parts (pl) ( euph), privates (pl) ( colloq euph)

Compuestos:

● partes pudendas

( euf); private parts (pl) ( euph), pudenda (pl) ( frml)

● partes vergonzosas

( euf); private parts (pl) ( euph)

* * *

Del verbo partir: ( conjugate partir)

parte es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
parte
partir
parte sustantivo masculino
1 (informe, comunicación) report;
◊ dar parte de un incidente [ particular] to report an incident;

[ autoridad] to file a report about an incident;
◊ dar parte de enfermo to call in sick;

parte meteorológico weather report
2 (Andes) ( multa) ticket (colloq), fine
■ sustantivo femenino
1
a) (porción, fracción) part;

◊ tres partes iguales three equal parts;

pasa la mayor parte del tiempo al teléfono she spends most of her o the time on the phone;
la mayor parte de los participantes the majority of o most of the participants
b) ( en una distribución) share;

◊ su parte de la herencia his share of the inheritance

c) ( de lugar) part;

◊ ¿de qué parte de México eres? what part of Mexico are you from?;

en la parte de atrás at the back
2 ( en locs)
◊ en parte partly;

en gran parte to a large extent, largely;
en su mayor parte for the most part;
de un tiempo a esta parte for some time now;
de parte de algn on behalf of sb;
llamo de parte de María I'm ringing on behalf of María;
dale recuerdos de mi parte give him my regards;
vengo de parte del señor Díaz Mr Díaz sent me;
¿de parte de quién? ( por teléfono) who's calling?, who shall I say is calling? (frml);
formar parte de algo [pieza/sección] to be part of sth;

[persona/país] to belong to sth;
◊ entrar a formar parte de algo to join sth;

por mi/tu/su parte as far as I'm/you're/he's concerned;
por partes: revisémoslo por partes let's go over it section by section;
vayamos por partes let's take it step by step;
por otra parte ( además) anyway, in any case;

( por otro lado) however, on the other hand;
◊ por una parte …, por la otra … on the one hand …, on the other …

3 ( participación) part;
◊ tomar parte to take part

4 ( lugar):
◊ vámonos a otra parte let's go somewhere else o (AmE) someplace else;

esto no nos lleva a ninguna parte this isn't getting o leading us anywhere;
¿adónde vas? — a ninguna parte where are you going? — nowhere;
en cualquier parte anywhere;
a/en/por todas partes everywhere;
en alguna parte somewhere
5 (en negociación, contrato, juicio) party
6 (Teatr) part, role
7 (Méx) ( repuesto) part, spare (part)
partir ( conjugate partir) verbo transitivo
a) ( con cuchillo) ‹tarta/melón› to cut;

◊ lo partió por la mitad he cut it in half

b) ( romper) ‹piedra/coco› to break, smash;

‹nuez/avellana› to crack;
‹rama/palo› to break
c) ( con golpe) ‹ labio› to split (open);

‹ cabeza› to split open
d) [ frío] ‹ labios› to chap

verbo intransitivo
1
a) (frml) ( marcharse) to leave, depart (frml)

b) [ auto] (Chi) to start

2
a) parte DE algo ‹de una premisa/un supuesto› to start from sth

b)

◊ a partir de from;

a parte de ahora/ese momento from now on/that moment on;
a parte de hoy (as o starting) from today
partirse verbo pronominal
a) [mármol/roca] to split, smash

b) ( refl) ‹ labio› to split;

‹ diente› to break, chip
parte
I sustantivo femenino
1 (porción, trozo) part: esas danzas y esos ritos forman parte de nuestra cultura, those dances and rites are part of our culture
2 (de dinero, herencia, etc) share
3 (lado, sitio) place, spot: lo puedes encontrar en cualquier parte, you can find it anywhere
4 (en un enfrentamiento, discusión) side: ¿de qué parte estás?, whose side are you on?
está de mi parte, he's on my side
tomar parte en, to take part in: no deberíamos tomar parte en esas discusiones, we shouldn't take part in those discussions
5 Jur party
II sustantivo masculino
1 (informe, comunicación) report: tienes que dar parte a la policía, you must inform the police
parte médico/meteorológico, medical/weather report
2 Rad Tel news
♦ Locuciones: de parte a parte: el espejo se rompió de parte a parte, the mirror broke in two
de parte de..., on behalf of...
Tel ¿de parte de quién?, who's calling?
en gran parte, to a large extent
en parte, partly
por mi parte, as far as I am concerned
por otra parte, on the other hand
partir
I verbo transitivo
1 (romper, quebrar) to break: me parte el corazón verte tan desalentada, it's heartbreaking to see you so depressed
partir una nuez, to shell a walnut
2 (dividir) to split, divide
(con un cuchillo) to cut
II vi (irse) to leave, set out o off
♦ Locuciones: a partir de aquí/ahora, from here on/now on
a partir de entonces no volvimos a hablarnos, we didn't speak to each other from then on
' parte' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abotargarse
- accionariado
- adherirse
- adormecerse
- alma
- anterior
- apéndice
- arriba
- arte
- bajón
- caída
- caído
- chimenea
- colonizar
- consignar
- cuarta
- cuarto
- de
- deber
- décima
- décimo
- deformar
- deformarse
- delicadeza
- derecha
- derecho
- desnuda
- desnudo
- distribuir
- elemento
- encima
- encoger
- episodio
- ser
- escarpa
- este
- exterior
- fondo
- fuera
- gruesa
- grueso
- infante
- infrahumana
- infrahumano
- integrar
- integrante
- jirón
- juez
- les
- más
English:
account for
- act
- again
- against
- agenda
- anywhere
- appeal
- away
- back
- backbone
- backroom
- begin
- behalf
- bikini
- body
- bottom
- bulk
- buy out
- call
- civil
- claw back
- come away
- come under
- component
- constituent
- cross-examine
- croup
- cut
- damage
- day
- dispatch
- element
- else
- engage in
- for
- fourteenth
- fraction
- front
- good
- half
- hear of
- inner
- integral
- join
- join in
- largely
- linchpin
- lion
- listen
- mostly

* * *

parte¹ nm

1. [informe] report;

dar parte (a alguien de algo) to report (sth to sb);

dimos parte del incidente a la policía we reported the incident to the police

Comp
parte de accidente [para aseguradora] (accident) claim form;
parte facultativo medical report;

parte de guerra dispatch;

parte médico medical report;

parte meteorológico weather report

2. Anticuado [noticiario] news bulletin

3. Andes [multa] fine [for a traffic offence]

parte² nf

1. [porción, elemento, división] part;

hizo su parte del trabajo he did his share of the work;

las partes del cuerpo the parts of the body;

“El Padrino, Segunda parte” “The Godfather, Part Two”;

la mayor parte de la gente most people;

la mayor parte de la población most of the population;

la tercera parte de a third of;

repartir algo a partes iguales to share sth out equally;

fue peligroso y divertido a partes iguales it was both dangerous and fun at the same time;

dimos la lavadora vieja como parte del pago we traded in our old washing machine in part exchange;

en parte to a certain extent, partly;

en gran parte [mayoritariamente] for the most part;
[principalmente] to a large extent;
en su mayor parte están a favor they're mostly in favour, most of them are in favour;

esto forma parte del proyecto this is part of the project;

forma parte del comité she's a member of the committee;

cada uno puso de su parte everyone did what they could;

por mi/tu/ etc[m5]. parte for my/your/ etc part;

por mi parte no hay ningún problema it's fine as far as I'm concerned;

hubo protestas por parte de los trabajadores the workers protested, there were protests from the workers;

lo hicimos por partes we did it bit by bit;

¡vamos por partes! [al explicar, aclarar] let's take one thing at a time!;

ser parte integrante de algo to be o form an integral part of sth;

llevarse la mejor/peor parte to come off best/worst;

tomar parte en algo to take part in sth;

Comp

llevarse la parte del león to get the lion's share;

Comp
CSur
mandarse la parte to put on airs;

Comp
Euf
en salva sea la parte: le dio un puntapié en salva sea la parte she gave him a kick up the rear;

Prov

segundas partes nunca fueron buenas things are never as good the second time round

Comp
Gram parte de la oración part of speech
2. [lado, zona] part;

la parte de abajo/de arriba, la parte inferior/superior the bottom/top;

la parte trasera/delantera, la parte de atrás/de delante the back/front;

el español que se habla en esta parte del mundo the Spanish spoken in this part of the world;

viven en la parte alta de la ciudad they live in the higher part of the city;

¿de qué parte de Argentina es? what part of Argentina is he from?, whereabouts in Argentina is he from?;

la bala le atravesó el cerebro de parte a parte the bullet went right through his brain;

por una parte…, por otra… on the one hand…, on the other (hand)…;

por otra parte [además] what is more, besides

Comp
Méx parte baja [en béisbol] end of the inning
3. [lugar, sitio] part;

he estado en muchas partes I've been lots of places;

¡tú no vas a ninguna parte! you're not going anywhere!;

en alguna parte somewhere;

en cualquier parte anywhere;

en otra parte elsewhere, somewhere else;

en o [m5] por todas partes everywhere;

no lo veo por ninguna parte I can't find it anywhere;

esto no nos lleva a ninguna parte this isn't getting us anywhere;

2.000 pesos no van a ninguna parte 2,000 pesos won't get you far;

Comp

en todas partes cuecen habas it's the same wherever you go

4. [bando] side;

las partes enfrentadas o [m5] en conflicto the opposing parties o sides;

estar/ponerse de parte de alguien to be on/to take sb's side;

¿tú de qué parte estás? whose side are you on?;

es pariente mío por parte de padre he's related to me on my father's side;

tener a alguien de parte de uno to have sb on one's side

5. Der [en juicio, transacción] party;

no hubo acuerdo entre las partes the two sides were unable to reach an agreement;

las partes interesadas the interested parties

Comp
la parte acusadora the prosecution;
parte compradora buyer;

parte contratante party to the contract;

parte vendedora seller

6. Euf [genitales]
partes privates;

partes pudendas private parts;

recibió un balonazo en sus partes a ball hit him in the privates

7. Méx [repuesto] (spare) part, spare

8. [en frases]
de parte de on behalf of, for;

traigo un paquete de parte de Juan I've got a parcel for you from Juan;

venimos de parte de la compañía de seguros we're here on behalf of the insurance company, we're from the insurance company;

de parte de tu madre, que vayas a comprar leche your mother says for you to go and buy some milk;

dale recuerdos de mi parte give her my regards;

fue muy amable/generoso de tu parte it was very kind/generous of you;

¿de parte de (quién)? [al teléfono] who's calling, please?;

de un tiempo a esta parte for some time now;

de un mes/unos años a esta parte for the last month/last few years

* * *

parte

I m report;

dar parte a alguien inform s.o.;

dar parte file a report

II f

1 trozo part;

en parte partly;

en gran parte largely;

la mayor parte de the majority of, most of;

formar parte de form part of;

tomar parte en take part in;

tener parte en algo play a part in sth;

la parte del león the lion’s share;

ir por partes do a job in stages o bit by bit;

llevar la mejor/peor parte be at an advantage/a disadvantage

2 JUR party;

partes contratantes contracting parties, parties to the contract

3 ( lugar)

:

alguna parte somewhere;

en cualquier parte anywhere;

otra parte somewhere else;

en o

por todas partes everywhere;

en ninguna parte nowhere;

no llevar o

conducir a ninguna parte fig be going nowhere;

en otra parte elsewhere

4

:

de parte de on o in behalf of

5

:

por parte de madre/padre on one’s mother’s/father’s side;

estar de parte de alguien be on s.o.’s side;

ponerse de parte de alguien take s.o.’s side;

por una parte … por otra parte on the one hand … on the other (hand)

6

:

por otra parte moreover

7

:

desde un tiempo a esta parte up to now, up until now

* * *

parte nm

: report, dispatch

parte nf

1) : part, share

2) : part, place

en alguna parte: somewhere

por todas partes: everywhere

3) : party (in negotiations, etc.)

4)

de parte de : on behalf of

5)

¿de parte de quién? : may I ask who's calling?

6)

tomar parte : to take part

* * *

parte n

1. (en general) part

¿de qué parte de Inglaterra eres? which part of England are you from?

2. (a favor de) side

¿de parte de quién estás? whose side are you on?

se puso de parte de mi hermano she took my brother's side

a ninguna parte nowhere / not... anywhere

no voy a ninguna parte I'm not going anywhere

a todas partes everywhere

de parte de... from...

traigo este paquete de parte de mi padre this parcel is from my father

dale recuerdos de mi parte give him my regards

¿de parte de quién? who's calling?

en alguna parte somewhere

en parte partly

en todas partes everywhere

formar parte de (cosa) to be a part of (persona) to be a member of

poner de tu parte to do your share / to do your bit

por mi parte as far as I'm concerned

por otra parte on the other hand

por una parte on the one hand

tomar parte en algo to take part in something

parte meteorológico weather report

Spanish-English dictionary > parte
16 calar

adj.

calcareous, lime.

v.

1 to soak.

2 to see through (guess) (person).

3 to jam on (gorro, sombrero).

4 to cut a sample of (fruit).

5 to perforate, to pierce.

6 to draw (Nautical).

7 to soak through, to pierce, to soak, to penetrate.

La lluvia cala la ropa The rain soaks through the clothes.

8 to swoop down, to fly down rapidly, to make a swoop.

El halcón caló sobre la liebre The hawk swooped down over the hare.

* * *

calar

► adjetivo

1 calcareous

► nombre masculino

1 limestone quarry

————————

calar

► verbo transitivo

1 (mojar) to soak through, soak, drench

■ el agua caló el jersey the water soaked through the jumper

2 (agujerear) to go through, pierce, puncture

3 (el sombrero) to jam on

4 COSTURA to do openwork on

5 TÉCNICA to do fretwork on

6 (la bayoneta) to fix

7 (las velas) to strike; (las redes) to lower

8 figurado (penetrar) to have an effect on

■ lo que vimos caló hondo en nosotros what we saw affected us deeply

9 familiar to rumble, find out

■ ¡te han calado! they have got your number!

► verbo intransitivo

1 MARÍTIMO to draw

► verbo pronominal calarse

1 (mojarse) to get soaked

2 (sombrero) to pull down

3 AUTOMÓVIL to stop, stall

* * *
I
1.

ADJ calcareous frm, lime antes de s

2.

SM limestone quarry
II
1. VT

1) [líquido, lluvia, humedad] to soak (through)

la lluvia me caló la ropa — the rain soaked o drenched my clothes

calar a algn (hasta) los huesos — to cut sb (through) to the bone

un frío y una humedad que calan los huesos — cold and damp that cut through to the bone

2) * (=percatar) to suss (out) *

lo calé nada más conocerlo — I had him sussed as soon as I'd met him *

¡nos ha calado! — he's sussed o rumbled us! *, we've been sussed o rumbled! *

3) (Téc) [+ metal, madera] to fret

sierra de calar — fret saw

4) [+ bayoneta] to fix

5) [+ mástil] to fix, fit; [+ vela] to lower; [+ red] to cast

el buque cala 12 metros — the ship draws 12 metres, the ship has a draught of 12 metres

6) And (=aplastar) to crush, flatten; (=humillar) to humiliate

2.

VI (=penetrar)

esa moda no caló en España — that fashion did not take on o catch on in Spain

su defensa caló en el jurado — the arguments in his defence got through to the jury

una ideología que está calando en la sociedad — an ideology that is catching on in society

esta opinión ha calado entre la población — this opinion has taken deep root among the public

su mensaje caló hondo en nuestra generación — her message had a deep effect o made a deep impression on our generation

3.

See:

calarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) líquido ( empapar) to soak; ( atravesar) to soak through

2)

a) < sandía> to cut a piece out of ( in order to taste it)

b) (fam) <persona/intenciones> to rumble (colloq), to suss... out (BrE colloq)

te tenemos muy calado — we've got you sussed

3) barco to draw

4) < bayoneta> to fix

5) (Esp) <coche/motor> to stall
2.
calar vi

1) moda ( penetrar) to catch on

estos cambios calan lentamente en la sociedad — these changes permeate society slowly

los países donde ha calado esta religión — the countries where this religion has taken root

aquellas palabras calaron hondo en él — those words made a deep impression on him

2) zapatos/tienda de campaña to leak, let water in
3.
calarse v pron

1) ( empaparse) to get soaked, get drenched

me calé hasta los huesos — I got soaked to the skin

2) (liter) <sombrero/gorra> to pull... down

3) (Esp) coche/motor to stall

* * *

= take + hold, permeate, hit + home.

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

Ex. This concept permeates all bibliothecal activities from start to finish, especially indexing and abstracting.

Ex. With our students, with our employees, the stress of the pulp and paper mill's shutdown is starting to hit home.

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* calado hasta los huesos = drenched to the skin.

* calar a Alguien = suss (out).

* calar en = grow on/upon + Pronombre.

* calar hondo = hit + home.

* empezar a calar en = grow on/upon + Pronombre.

* motor + calar = engine + stall.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) líquido ( empapar) to soak; ( atravesar) to soak through

2)

a) < sandía> to cut a piece out of ( in order to taste it)

b) (fam) <persona/intenciones> to rumble (colloq), to suss... out (BrE colloq)

te tenemos muy calado — we've got you sussed

3) barco to draw

4) < bayoneta> to fix

5) (Esp) <coche/motor> to stall
2.
calar vi

1) moda ( penetrar) to catch on

estos cambios calan lentamente en la sociedad — these changes permeate society slowly

los países donde ha calado esta religión — the countries where this religion has taken root

aquellas palabras calaron hondo en él — those words made a deep impression on him

2) zapatos/tienda de campaña to leak, let water in
3.
calarse v pron

1) ( empaparse) to get soaked, get drenched

me calé hasta los huesos — I got soaked to the skin

2) (liter) <sombrero/gorra> to pull... down

3) (Esp) coche/motor to stall

* * *

= take + hold, permeate, hit + home.

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

Ex: This concept permeates all bibliothecal activities from start to finish, especially indexing and abstracting.

Ex: With our students, with our employees, the stress of the pulp and paper mill's shutdown is starting to hit home.

* calado hasta los huesos = drenched to the skin.

* calar a Alguien = suss (out).

* calar en = grow on/upon + Pronombre.

* calar hondo = hit + home.

* empezar a calar en = grow on/upon + Pronombre.

* motor + calar = engine + stall.

* * *

calar¹

adjective

calizo

calar² [A1 ]

vt

A «líquido» (empapar) to soak; (atravesar) to soak through

B

1 ‹sandía› to cut a piece out of ( in order to taste it)

2 ( fam); ‹persona/intenciones› to rumble ( colloq), to suss … out ( BrE colloq)

lo calé enseguida I sussed him (out) o rumbled him right away

te tenemos muy calado we've rumbled you o got you sussed, we've got your number (sl)

C

1 ‹madera/cuero› to fret

2 ‹tela/blusa› to make openwork in

D ( Náut)

1 ‹velas› to lower

2 ‹redes› to cast

3 «barco» to draw

el barco cala ocho metros the ship draws eight meters

E ‹bayoneta› to fix

F ( Esp) ‹coche/motor› to stall

G

( Chi fam) ‹gol› (+ me/te/le etc): desde fuera del área le caló un gol he put the ball past him from outside the area

■ calar

vi

A «moda» (penetrar) to catch on

estos cambios calan lentamente en la sociedad these changes permeate society slowly

los países donde ha calado esta religión the countries where this religion has taken root o become established

aquellas palabras calaron hondo en él those words made a deep impression on him

son experiencias que calan hondo experiences of this kind affect you deeply o have a profound effect

B «zapatos/botas» to leak, let water in

■ calarse

v pron

A (empaparse) to get soaked, get drenched

me calé hasta los huesos I got soaked to the skin

B ‹sombrero/gorra› to pull … down; ‹gafas› to put on

C ( Esp) «coche/motor» to stall

D ( Ven arg) (aguantar) to put up with

* * *

calar ( conjugate calar) verbo transitivo
1 [ líquido] ( empapar) to soak;
( atravesar) to soak through;
◊ el agua me caló los calcetines water soaked through my socks

2 (fam) ‹persona/intenciones› to rumble (colloq), to suss … out (BrE colloq)
3 [ barco] to draw
4 (Esp) ‹coche/motor› to stall
verbo intransitivo
1 [ moda] to catch on;
[costumbre/filosofía] to take root
2 [zapatos/tienda de campaña] to leak, let water in
calarse verbo pronominal
1 ( empaparse) to get soaked, get drenched
2 (Esp) [coche/motor] to stall
calar
I verbo transitivo
1 (empapar) to soak, drench:
2 (atravesar) to pierce, penetrate
3 familiar (a alguien o sus intenciones) to rumble: ¡te tenemos calado!, we've got your number!
II verbo intransitivo
1 (permitir que pase el líquido) to let in water
2 (impresionar) to make an impression [en, on]
(penetrar) to catch on
3 Náut to draw
' calar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
empapar
English:
leak
- see through
- soak through
- stall
- permeate
- see
- soak

* * *

calar

♦ vt

1. [empapar] to soak

2. Esp [motor] to stall

3. [persona, asunto] to see through, Br to suss out;

lo calé nada más verlo I had him worked out as soon as I set eyes on him;

no consigo calar sus intenciones I can't work out what she's after

4. [sombrero] to jam on

5. [melón, sandía] to cut a sample of

6. [tela] to do openwork embroidery on

7. [perforar] to perforate, to pierce

8. Náut [velas] to lower, to let down;
[redes] to cast
9. [bayoneta] to fix

10. Am [grano] to sample

♦ vi

1. Náut to draw

2. [ser permeable]
estos zapatos calan these shoes let in water

3. [penetrar]
calar (hondo) en to strike a chord with;

un producto que ha calado (hondo) entre los consumidores a product that has struck a chord among consumers

♦ See also the pronominal verb calarse

* * *

calar

I v/t

1 ( mojar) soak; techo, tela soak through

2 persona, conjura see through

II v/i

1 de zapato leak

2 de ideas, costumbres take root;

calar hondo en make a big impression on

* * *

calar vt

1) : to soak through

2) : to pierce, to penetrate

calar vi

: to catch on

♦ See also the reflexive verb calarse

* * *

calar vb to soak

la lluvia me caló la ropa the rain soaked my clothes

Spanish-English dictionary > calar
17 fahren

das Fahren

driving

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fah|ren ['faːrən] pret fuhr [fuːɐ] ptp gefahren [gə'faːrən]
1. INTRANSITIVES VERB

1) = sich fortbewegen (aux sein) (Fahrzeug, Fahrgast) to go; (Autofahrer) to drive; (Zweiradfahrer) to ride; (Schiff) to sail; (Kran, Kamera, Rolltreppe etc) to move

mit dem Auto fahren — to go by car

mit dem Zug fahren — to go by train or rail

mit dem Rad fahren — to cycle, to go by bike

mit dem Motorrad/Taxi fahren — to go by motorbike/taxi

mit dem Bus fahren — to go by bus, to ride the bus (US)

mit dem Aufzug fahren — to take the lift, to ride or take the elevator (US)

ich fuhr mit dem Fahrrad/Auto in die Stadt — I cycled/drove into town, I went into town on my bike/in the car

möchtest du lieber mit dem Fahrrad oder mit dem Auto fahren? — would you rather go by bike or by car?

wir sind mit dem Auto gekommen, und meine Frau ist gefahren — we came by car and my wife drove

wollen wir fahren oder zu Fuß gehen? — shall we go by car or walk?

links/rechts fahren — to drive on the left/right

wie lange fährt man von hier nach Basel? — how long does it take to get to Basle from here?

ich fahre mit dem Auto nach Schweden — I'm taking the car to Sweden, I'm going to Sweden by car

mein Chor fährt nächstes Jahr wieder nach Schottland — next year my choir is going to Scotland again

wie fährt man von hier zum Bahnhof? — how do you get to the station from here?

wie fährt man am schnellsten zum Bahnhof? — what is the quickest way to the station?

ich fahre lieber in der Stadt — I prefer driving or to drive in town

zweiter Klasse fahren — to travel or go second class

per Anhalter or Autostopp fahren — to hitch(hike)

gegen einen Baum fahren — to drive or go into a tree

über den See fahren — to cross the lake

die Lok fährt elektrisch/mit Dampf — the engine is powered by electricity/is steam-driven

der Wagen fährt sehr ruhig — the car is very quiet

gen Himmel fahren (liter) — to ascend into heaven

zur Hölle fahren (liter) — to descend into hell

fahr zur Hölle or zum Teufel! (old) — the devil take you! (old)

2) = losfahren (aux sein) (Verkehrsmittel, Fahrer, Mitfahrer) to go, to leave

wann fährt der nächste Bus nach Bamberg? — when does the next bus to Bamberg go or leave?

wann fährst du morgen nach Glasgow? fährst du früh? — when are you leaving for Glasgow tomorrow? are you leaving early in the morning?

einen fahren lassen (inf) — to let off (inf)

3)

= verkehren (aux sein) es fahren täglich zwei Fähren — there are two ferries a day

fahren da keine Züge? — don't any trains go there?

fahren Sie bis Walterplatz? — do you go as far as Walterplatz?

der Bus fährt alle fünf Minuten — there's a bus every five minutes

4)

= rasen, schießen (aux sein) es fuhr ihm durch den Kopf, dass... — the thought flashed through his mind that...

was ist ( denn) in dich gefahren? — what's got into you?

in die Kleider fahren — to throw on one's clothes

ich bin hastig in die Kleider gefahren — I hastily pulled on my clothes

der Blitz fuhr in die Eiche — the lightning struck the oak

die Katze fuhr ihm ins Gesicht — the cat leapt or sprang at his face

der Hexenschuss fuhr ihm durch den Rücken — a twinge of lumbago shot up his back

5)

= zurechtkommen (aux sein) (mit jdm) gut fahren — to get on well (with sb)

mit etw gut fahren — to be OK with sth (inf)

mit ihm sind wir gut/schlecht gefahren — we made a good/bad choice when we picked him

mit diesem teuren Modell fahren Sie immer gut — you'll always be OK with this expensive model (inf)

mit der Billigreise nach Tunesien sind wir schlecht gefahren — the cheap trip to Tunisia turned out badly

(bei etw) gut/schlecht fahren — to do well/badly (with sth)

du fährst besser, wenn... — you would do better if...

6)

= streichen (aux sein or haben) er fuhr mit der Hand/einem Tuch über den Tisch — he ran his hand/a cloth over the table

ihre Hand fuhr sanft über sein Haar — she gently ran her hand over his hair

jdm/sich durchs Haar fahren — to run one's fingers through sb's/one's hair

mit der Hand über die Stirn fahren — to pass one's hand over one's brow

7) FILM (aux haben) (= eine Kamerafahrt machen) to track

die Kamera fuhr auf seine Hand — the camera tracked to his hand

2. TRANSITIVES VERB

1) = lenken (aux haben) Auto, Bus, Zug etc to drive; Fahrrad, Motorrad to ride

schrottreif or zu Schrott fahren (durch Unfall) — to write off; (durch Verschleiß) to drive into the ground

2) = benutzen: Straße, Strecke etc (aux sein) to take

welche Strecke fährt die Linie 59? — which way does the number 59 go?

einen Umweg fahren — to go a long way round, to go out of one's way

wir sind die Umleitung gefahren — we followed the diversion or detour

ich fahre lieber Autobahn — I prefer (driving on) motorways (Brit) or freeways (US)

diesen steilen Berg musst du im ersten Gang fahren — you have to go up or take this steep hill in first gear

eine so gebirgige Strecke darfst du im Winter nicht ohne Schneeketten fahren — you shouldn't drive such a mountainous route in winter without snow chains

3) = benutzen: Kraftstoff etc (aux haben) to use; Reifen to drive on

4) = befördern (aux haben) to take; (= hierherfahren) to bring; Personen to drive, to take

Kinder in die Schule fahren — to take children to school

jemanden ins Krankenhaus fahren — to take sb to hospital

die Spedition fährt Fisch von der Nordsee nach Nürnberg — the haulage firm transports or takes fish from the North Sea to Nuremberg

wer hat Sie hierher ins Krankenhaus gefahren? — who brought you to the hospital?

ich fahre dich nach Hause — I'll take or drive you home

jdn in den Tod fahren (geh) — to kill sb

5) Geschwindigkeit (aux sein) to do

er fuhr über 80 km/h — he did over 80 km/h, he drove at over 80 km/h

in der Stadt darf man nur Tempo 50 fahren — in town the speed limit is 50 km/h

6) SPORT (aux haben or sein) Rennen to take part in; Runde etc to do; Zeit, Rekord etc to clock up

7) TECH (aux haben) (= steuern, betreiben) to run; (= senden) to broadcast; (= durchführen) Überstunden to do, to work; Angriff to launch

ein Experiment fahren — to run an experiment

einen Versuch fahren — to run a test

eine Sonderschicht fahren — to put on an extra shift

Überstunden fahren — to do overtime

eine Aufnahme fahren — to do a shot

einen harten Kurs fahren (fig) — to take a hard line

3. REFLEXIVES VERB

diams; sich gut fahren mit diesem Wagen fährt es sich gut — it's good driving this car

bei solchem Wetter/auf dieser Straße fährt es sich gut — it's good driving in that kind of weather/on this road

der neue Wagen fährt sich gut —

mit dem neuen Belag fährt sich die Straße gut — the road is good to drive on since it's been resurfaced

* * *

1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) drive

2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) drive

3) (to travel by car: We motored down to my mother's house at the weekend.) motor

4) (to sail in a particular direction: We put out to sea; The ship put into harbour for repairs.) put

5) (to travel in a car etc: We were rolling along merrily when a tyre burst.) roll

6) (to travel or be carried (in a car, train etc or on a bicycle, horse etc): He rides to work every day on an old bicycle; The horsemen rode past.) ride

7) (to (be able to) ride on and control (a horse, bicycle etc): Can you ride a bicycle?) ride

8) (to move smoothly: Trains run on rails.) run

9) (to drive (someone); to give (someone) a lift: He ran me to the station.) run

10) (to go from place to place; to journey: I travelled to Scotland by train; He has to travel a long way to school.) travel

* * *

fah·ren

[ˈfa:rən]

I. INTRANSITIVES VERB

1.

<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>

Hilfsverb: sein (sich fortbewegen: als Fahrgast) to go

mit dem Bus/der Straßenbahn/dem Taxi/dem Zug \fahren to go by bus/tram/taxi/train

erster/zweiter Klasse \fahren to travel [or go] first/second class; (als Fahrer) to drive

zur Arbeit \fahren to drive to work; (mit dem Fahrrad) to cycle to work

mit dem Auto \fahren to drive, to go by car

mit dem [Fahr]rad/Motorrad fahren to cycle/motorcycle, to go by bike/motorcycle

links/rechts \fahren to drive on the left/right

gegen einen Baum/eine Wand \fahren to drive [or go] into a tree/wall

wie fährt man von hier am besten zum Bahnhof? what's the best way to the station from here?

wer fährt? who's driving?

\fahren Sie nach Heidelberg/zum Flughafen? are you going to Heidelberg/to the airport?

\fahren wir oder laufen wir? shall we go by car/bus etc. or walk?

wie lange fährt man von hier nach München? how long does it take to get to Munich from here?; (auf Karussell, Achterbahn)

ich will nochmal \fahren! I want to have another ride!

fahr doch bitte langsamer! please slow down!

sie fährt gut she's a good driver

ich fahre lieber auf der Autobahn I prefer to drive on the motorway

mein Auto fährt nicht my car won't go

heutzutage \fahren alle Bahnen elektrisch all railways are electrified these days

die Rolltreppe fährt bis in den obersten Stock the escalator goes up to the top floor; s.a. Teufel

2.

<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>

Hilfsverb: sein (losfahren) to go, to leave

wir \fahren in 5 Minuten we'll be going [or leaving] in 5 minutes

wann fährst du morgen früh? when are you leaving tomorrow morning?

3.

<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>

Hilfsverb: sein (verkehren) to run

wann fährt der nächste Zug nach Berlin? when is the next train to Berlin?

der nächste Bus fährt [erst] in 20 Minuten the next bus [only] leaves in twenty minutes

die Bahn fährt alle 20 Minuten the train runs [or goes] every 20 minutes

von Lübeck nach Travemünde \fahren täglich drei Busse there are three busses a day from Lübeck to Travemünde

diese Fähre fährt zwischen Ostende und Dover this ferry runs between Ostend and Dover

auf der Strecke Berlin-Bremen fährt ein ICE a high speed train runs between Berlin and Bremen

dieser Bus fährt nur bis Hegelplatz this bus only goes as far as Hegelplatz

der Intercity 501 fährt heute nur bis Köln the intercity 501 will only run as far as Cologne today

4.

<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>

Hilfsverb: sein (reisen)

in [den] Urlaub \fahren to go on holiday

ins Wochenende \fahren to leave for the weekend; (tatsächlich wegfahren) to go away for the weekend

fährst du mit dem Auto nach Italien? are you taking the car to Italy?, are you going to Italy by car?

fahrt ihr nächstes Jahr wieder nach Norwegen? are you going to Norway again next year?

5.

<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>

Hilfsverb: sein (bestimmtes Fahrverhalten haben)

dieser Wagen fährt sehr schnell this car can go very fast, this car is a real goer fam

das Auto hier fährt sehr ruhig this car is a very quiet runner

6.

<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>

Hilfsverb: sein (blitzschnell bewegen)

aus dem Bett \fahren to leap out of bed

in die Höhe \fahren to jump up with a start

jdm an die Kehle fahren Hund to leap at sb's throat

in die Kleider \fahren to dress hastily

aus dem Schlaf \fahren to wake with a start

blitzartig fuhr es ihm durch den Kopf, dass... the thought suddenly flashed through his mind that...

diese Idee fuhr mir durch den Kopf, als ich die Bilder sah that idea came to me when I saw the pictures

der Schreck fuhr ihr durch alle Glieder the shock made her tremble all over

was ist denn in dich gefahren? what's got into you?

es fuhr mir in den Rücken suddenly I felt a stabbing pain in my back

der Blitz fuhr in den Baum the lightning struck the tree; s.a. Mund, Haut

7.

<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>

Hilfsverb: sein o haben (streichen, wischen)

sich dat mit der Hand über die Stirn \fahren to pass one's hand over one's brow

sie fuhr mit dem Tuch über den Tisch she ran the cloth over the table

sie fuhr sich mit der Hand durchs Haar she run her fingers through her hair

8.

<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>

Hilfsverb: sein (zurechtkommen)

[mit etw dat] gut/schlecht \fahren to do well/badly [with sth]

mit dieser Methode sind wir immer gut gefahren this method has always worked well for us

mit jdm gut \fahren to get on all right with sb, to fare well with sb

mit jdm schlecht \fahren to not fare [or get on] very well with sb

mit ihr sind wir ganz schlecht gefahren she was a total loser

II. TRANSITIVES VERB

1.

<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>

Hilfsverb: haben (lenken)

▪ etw \fahren to drive sth

ein Auto \fahren to drive a car

ein Fahrrad/Motorrad \fahren to ride a bicycle/motorbike

wer von Ihnen hat das Auto gefahren? who drove?

sie fährt einen roten Jaguar she drives a red Jaguar

2.

<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>

Hilfsverb: sein (sich mit etw fortbewegen)

▪ etw \fahren to drive sth

Auto \fahren to drive [a car]

Bus \fahren to ride on a bus

Fahrrad/Motorrad \fahren to ride a bicycle/motorbike

Schlitten \fahren to go tobogganing

Schlittschuh fahren to skate

Ski \fahren to ski

Zug \fahren to go on a train

3.

<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>

Hilfsverb: haben (verwenden)

▪ etw \fahren Kraftstoff to use sth

ich fahre nur Diesel I only use diesel

fährst du noch immer Sommerreifen? are you still using [or driving on] normal tyres

4.

<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>

Hilfsverb: haben (befördern, mitnehmen)

▪ jdn \fahren to take [or drive] sb

jdn ins Krankenhaus \fahren to take sb to hospital

ich fahre noch schnell die Kinder in die Schule I'll just take the kids to school

ich fahr' dich nach Hause I'll take [or drive] you home, I'll give you a lift home

▪ etw \fahren Sand, Mist, Waren to take [or transport] sth

5.

<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>

Hilfsverb: sein (eine Strecke zurücklegen)

Autobahn \fahren to drive on a motorway BRIT [or AM freeway]

eine Umleitung \fahren to follow a diversion

einen Umweg \fahren to make a detour

der 84er fährt jetzt eine andere Strecke the 84 takes a different route now

diese Strecke darf man nur mit Schneeketten \fahren you need snow chains to drive on this route

6.

<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>

Hilfsverb: sein (mit bestimmter Geschwindigkeit)

90 km/h \fahren to be doing 90 km/h

hier darf man nur 30 km/h \fahren the speed limit here is 30 km/h

dieser Wagen hier fährt 240 km/h this car will do 240 km/h

was/wie viel fährt der Wagen denn Spitze? what's the car's top speed?

7.

<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>

Hilfsverb: sein o haben SPORT

ein Rennen \fahren to take part in a race

die beste Zeit \fahren to do [or clock] the best time

mit nur 4 Stunden fuhr er Bestzeit his time of only four hours was the best

die Rennfahrerin fuhr einen neuen Weltrekord the racing driver set a new world record

die Wagen \fahren jetzt die achte Runde the cars are now on the eighth lap

8.

<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>

Hilfsverb: haben TECH

▪ etw \fahren to operate sth

einen Hochofen \fahren to control a blast furnace

9.

<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>

Hilfsverb: haben (fachspr sl: ablaufen lassen)

ein Angebot/Sortiment nach oben/unten \fahren to increase/reduce an offer/a product range

die Produktion mit 50 % \fahren to run production at 50%

die Produktion nach oben/unten \fahren to step up/cut down production

ein neues Programm \fahren to start [or launch] a new programme [or AM -gram

10.

<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>

Hilfsverb: haben (sl: arbeiten)

eine Sonderschicht in der Fabrik \fahren to put on an extra shift at the factory

Überstunden \fahren to do overtime

11.

<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>

Hilfsverb: haben RADIO

▪ etw \fahren to broadcast sth

12.

<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>

Hilfsverb: haben (kaputt machen)

eine Beule in etw akk \fahren to dent sth

13.

▶ einen harten Kurs \fahren to take a hard line

▶ einen \fahren lassen (fam) to let [one] off fam

III. REFLEXIVES VERB

<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>

Hilfsverb: haben

▪ etw fährt sich akk ...:

dieser Wagen/dieses Fahrrad fährt sich gut [o mit diesem Wagen/Fahrrad fährt es sich gut] it's nice to drive this car/to ride this bicycle

bei solch einem Wetter fährt es sich herrlich it's wonderful to drive in that kind of weather

mit einer Servolenkung fährt es sich viel leichter it's much easier to drive with power steering

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1.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein

1) (als Fahrzeuglenker) drive; (mit dem Fahrrad, Motorrad usw.) ride

mit dem Auto fahren — drive; (herfahren auch) come by car; (hinfahren auch) go by car

mit dem Fahrrad/Motorrad fahren — cycle/motorcycle; come/go by bicycle/motorcycle

mit 80 km/h fahren — drive/ride at 80 k.p.h.

links/rechts fahren — drive on the left/right; (abbiegen) bear or turn left/right

langsam fahren — drive/ride slowly

gegen etwas fahren — go into something

2) (mit dem Auto usw. als Mitfahrer; mit öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln usw./als Fahrgast) go ( mit by); (mit dem Aufzug/der Rolltreppe/der Seilbahn/dem Skilift) take the lift (Brit.) or (Amer.) elevator/escalator/cable-car/ski lift; (mit der Achterbahn, dem Karussell usw.) ride (auf + Dat. on); (per Anhalter) hitch-hike

erster/zweiter Klasse/zum halben Preis fahren — travel or go first/second class/at half-price

ich fahre nicht gern [im] Auto/Bus — I don't like travelling in cars/buses

fährst du mit mir? — are you coming with me?

3) (reisen) go

in Urlaub fahren — go on holiday

4) (losfahren) go; leave

5) < motor vehicle, train, lift, cable-car> go; < ship> sail

mein Auto fährt nicht — my car won't go

der Aufzug fährt heute nicht — the lift (Brit.) or (Amer.) elevator is out of service today

6) (verkehren) run

der Bus fährt alle fünf Minuten/bis Goetheplatz — the bus runs or goes every five minutes/goes to Goetheplatz

von München nach Passau fährt ein D-Zug — there's a fast train from Munich to Passau

7) (betrieben werden)

mit Diesel/Benzin fahren — run on diesel/petrol (Brit.) or (Amer.) gasoline

mit Dampf/Atomkraft fahren — be steam-powered/atomicpowered

8) (schnelle Bewegungen ausführen)

in die Kleider fahren — leap into one's clothes

in die Höhe fahren — jump up [with a start]

der Blitz ist in einen Baum gefahren — the lightning struck a tree

jemandem an die Kehle fahren — leap at somebody's throat

sich (Dat.) mit der Hand durchs Haar fahren — run one's fingers through one's hair

was ist denn in dich gefahren? — (fig.) what's got into you?

der Schreck fuhr ihm in die Glieder — (fig.) the shock went right through him

jemandem über den Mund fahren — (fig.) shut somebody up

aus der Haut fahren — (ugs.) blow one's top (coll.)

etwas fahren lassen — (loslassen) let something go; (fig.): (aufgeben) abandon something

9) (Erfahrungen machen)

gut/schlecht mit jemandem/einer Sache fahren — get on well/badly with somebody/something
2.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (fortbewegen) drive <car, lorry, train, etc.>; ride <bicycle, motorcycle>

ein Boot fahren — sail a boat

Auto/Motorrad/Roller fahren — drive [a car]/ride a motorcycle/scooter

Bahn/Bus usw. fahren: go by train/bus — etc.

Kahn od. Boot/Kanu fahren — go boating/canoeing

Ski fahren — ski

Schlitten fahren — toboggan

Rollschuh fahren — [roller-]skate

Schlittschuh fahren — [ice-]skate

Aufzug/Rolltreppe fahren — take the lift (Brit.) or (Amer.) elevator/use the escalator

Sessellift fahren — ride in a/the chairlift

U-Bahn fahren — ride on the underground (Brit.) or (Amer.) subway

Karusell fahren — ride on the merry-go-round

2) mit sein ([als Strecke] zurücklegen) drive; (mit dem Motorrad, Fahrrad) ride; take < curve>

einen Umweg/eine Umleitung fahren — make a detour/follow a diversion

der Zug fährt jetzt eine andere Strecke — the train takes a different route now

3) (befördern) drive, take < person>; take < thing>; < vehicle> take; <ship, lorry, etc.> carry < goods>; (zum Sprecher) drive, bring < person>; bring < thing>; < vehicle> bring

4) mit sein

80 km/h fahren — do 80 k.p.h.

hier muss man 50 km/h fahren — you've got to keep to 50 k.p.h. here

5) meist mit sein

ein Rennen fahren — take part in a race

6) meist mit sein

einen Rekord fahren — set a record

1:23:45/eine gute Zeit fahren — do or clock 1.23.45/a good time

7)

ein Auto schrottreif fahren — write off a car; (durch lange Beanspruchung) run or drive a car into the ground

eine Beule in den Kotflügel fahren — dent the wing

8) (als Treibstoff benutzen) use < diesel, regular>
3.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb

1)

sich gut fahren — < car> handle well, be easy to drive

2) unpers

in dem Wagen/mit dem Zug fährt es sich bequem — the car gives a comfortable ride/it is comfortable travelling by train

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fahren; fährt, fuhr, gefahren

A. v/i (ist)

1. Person: (auch reisen) go (

mit by); längere Strecke: travel (by); auf Schiff: sail;

mit dem Aufzug/Bus etc

fahren auch take the lift (US elevator)/a ( oder the) bus etc;

ich fahre öffentlich (mit öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln) I use ( oder go by) public transport (US transportation);

fahr rechts (bleib rechts) keep to the right; (bieg rechts ab) turn right;

an den Straßenrand fahren pull over to the side of the road;

nach Köln fährt man sieben Stunden mit dem Auto: it’s a seven-hour drive to Cologne; mit dem Zug: it’s a seven-hour train journey to Cologne, it’s seven hours on the train to Cologne;

langsamer/schneller fahren slow down/accelerate;

über einen Fluss/Platz etc

fahren cross a river/square etc;

ich will noch mal fahren auf Karussell etc: I want another ride

2. (abfahren) leave, go;

wir fahren in fünf Minuten we’re leaving in five minutes

3. (in Fahrt sein) be moving; → fahrend B 1

4. selbst lenkend: drive; auf Fahrrad, Motorrad: ride;

sie fährt gut/schlecht she’s a good/bad driver

5. (verkehren) run;

das Boot/der Zug fährt zweimal am Tag the boat/train goes twice a day, there are two sailings/two trains a day

6. AUTO etc (funktionieren) go, run;

das Auto fährt nicht (ist kaputt)

/fährt wieder (ist repariert) the car isn’t going ( oder won’t go)/is going again;

das Auto fährt ruhig the car is quiet(-running);

mit Benzin/Diesel fahren Fahrzeug: run on petrol (US gas)/diesel; Person: have a petrol-(US gas)/diesel-engine car;

elektrisch oder

mit Strom fahren be driven by electric power;

mit Dampf fahren be steam-driven

7.

mit der Hand etc

durch/über etwas (akk)

fahren run one’s hand etc through/over sth

8.

in etwas (akk)

fahren Kugel, Messer etc: go into sth; Blitz: hit ( oder strike) sth;

in die Kleider fahren slip into ( oder slip on) one’s clothes;

aus dem Bett/in die Höhe fahren jump ( oder leap) out of bed/in the air;

der Hund fuhr ihm an die Kehle the dog leapt at his throat; → Himmel, Hölle etc

9.

etwas fahren lassen (loslassen) let go of sth;

alle Hoffnung etc

fahren lassen fig give up ( oder abandon) all hope;

einen fahren lassen umg let one go, fart vulg

10. BERGB:

in die Grube/aus der Grube fahren go down the pit/coe up out of the pit

11. fig:

gut/schlecht mit oder

bei etwas fahren do well/badly out of sth;

er ist sehr gut/schlecht damit gefahren he did very well/badly out of it;

was ist nur in ihn gefahren? what’s got into him?;

mir fuhr der Gedanke durch den Kopf, dass … it suddenly occurred to me that …;

der Schreck fuhr ihm in die Glieder he froze with terror; → Haut, Mund etc

B. v/t

1. (hat) (lenken, besitzen) drive; (Fahrrad, Motorrad) ride;

er hat das Auto gegen den Zaun gefahren he drove the car into the fence;

ein Auto zu Schrott fahren drive a car into the ground; bei einem Unfall: write a car off, US total a car;

ein Schiff auf Grund fahren run a ship aground;

jemanden über den Haufen fahren umg knock sb down, run sb over

2. (hat) (befördern) take, drive; (Güter) auch transport; → spazieren

3. (ist) (Aufzug, Skilift) ride in; (Karussell, U-Bahn etc) ride on; (Segelboot) sail; (Ruderboot) row;

Boot fahren go boating;

Rad fahren cycle;

Roller fahren scooter; (Motorroller) ride a scooter;

Rollschuh fahren roller-skate;

Schlittschuh fahren skate;

Schlitten fahren (rodeln) toboggan; (Pferdeschlitten) ride in a sledge (US sleigh);

Ski fahren ski

4. (hat oder ist) (Strecke) cover, travel; (Kurve, anderen Weg etc) take; (Umleitung) follow; (Rennen) take part in;

einen Umweg fahren make a detour;

sie fuhren eine andere Strecke they took a different route;

Kurven fahren weave about (US back and forth);

Slalom fahren do a slalom

5. (hat oder ist) (Zeit) record, clock; (Rekord) set;

wir fuhren gerade 100 km/h, als … we were doing 62 mph when …;

das Auto fährt 200 km/h (leistet) the car will do ( oder can reach) 124 mph

6. (hat) (Normal, Super) use, run on

7. TECH (Hochofen) operate; IT (Programm) run

8. (Sonderschicht) work

C. v/r (hat):

dieser Wagen fährt sich gut this car is pleasant to drive ( oder handles well); unpers:

auf dieser Straße fährt es sich gut this is a good road to drive on

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1.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein

1) (als Fahrzeuglenker) drive; (mit dem Fahrrad, Motorrad usw.) ride

mit dem Auto fahren — drive; (herfahren auch) come by car; (hinfahren auch) go by car

mit dem Fahrrad/Motorrad fahren — cycle/motorcycle; come/go by bicycle/motorcycle

mit 80 km/h fahren — drive/ride at 80 k.p.h.

links/rechts fahren — drive on the left/right; (abbiegen) bear or turn left/right

langsam fahren — drive/ride slowly

gegen etwas fahren — go into something

2) (mit dem Auto usw. als Mitfahrer; mit öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln usw./als Fahrgast) go ( mit by); (mit dem Aufzug/der Rolltreppe/der Seilbahn/dem Skilift) take the lift (Brit.) or (Amer.) elevator/escalator/cable-car/ski lift; (mit der Achterbahn, dem Karussell usw.) ride (auf + Dat. on); (per Anhalter) hitch-hike

erster/zweiter Klasse/zum halben Preis fahren — travel or go first/second class/at half-price

ich fahre nicht gern [im] Auto/Bus — I don't like travelling in cars/buses

fährst du mit mir? — are you coming with me?

3) (reisen) go

in Urlaub fahren — go on holiday

4) (losfahren) go; leave

5) <motor vehicle, train, lift, cable-car> go; < ship> sail

mein Auto fährt nicht — my car won't go

der Aufzug fährt heute nicht — the lift (Brit.) or (Amer.) elevator is out of service today

6) (verkehren) run

der Bus fährt alle fünf Minuten/bis Goetheplatz — the bus runs or goes every five minutes/goes to Goetheplatz

von München nach Passau fährt ein D-Zug — there's a fast train from Munich to Passau

7) (betrieben werden)

mit Diesel/Benzin fahren — run on diesel/petrol (Brit.) or (Amer.) gasoline

mit Dampf/Atomkraft fahren — be steam-powered/atomicpowered

8) (schnelle Bewegungen ausführen)

in die Kleider fahren — leap into one's clothes

in die Höhe fahren — jump up [with a start]

der Blitz ist in einen Baum gefahren — the lightning struck a tree

jemandem an die Kehle fahren — leap at somebody's throat

sich (Dat.) mit der Hand durchs Haar fahren — run one's fingers through one's hair

was ist denn in dich gefahren? — (fig.) what's got into you?

der Schreck fuhr ihm in die Glieder — (fig.) the shock went right through him

jemandem über den Mund fahren — (fig.) shut somebody up

aus der Haut fahren — (ugs.) blow one's top (coll.)

etwas fahren lassen — (loslassen) let something go; (fig.): (aufgeben) abandon something

9) (Erfahrungen machen)

gut/schlecht mit jemandem/einer Sache fahren — get on well/badly with somebody/something
2.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (fortbewegen) drive <car, lorry, train, etc.>; ride <bicycle, motorcycle>

ein Boot fahren — sail a boat

Auto/Motorrad/Roller fahren — drive [a car]/ride a motorcycle/scooter

Bahn/Bus usw. fahren: go by train/bus — etc.

Kahn od. Boot/Kanu fahren — go boating/canoeing

Ski fahren — ski

Schlitten fahren — toboggan

Rollschuh fahren — [roller-]skate

Schlittschuh fahren — [ice-]skate

Aufzug/Rolltreppe fahren — take the lift (Brit.) or (Amer.) elevator/use the escalator

Sessellift fahren — ride in a/the chairlift

U-Bahn fahren — ride on the underground (Brit.) or (Amer.) subway

Karusell fahren — ride on the merry-go-round

2) mit sein ([als Strecke] zurücklegen) drive; (mit dem Motorrad, Fahrrad) ride; take < curve>

einen Umweg/eine Umleitung fahren — make a detour/follow a diversion

der Zug fährt jetzt eine andere Strecke — the train takes a different route now

3) (befördern) drive, take < person>; take < thing>; < vehicle> take; <ship, lorry, etc.> carry < goods>; (zum Sprecher) drive, bring < person>; bring < thing>; < vehicle> bring

4) mit sein

80 km/h fahren — do 80 k.p.h.

hier muss man 50 km/h fahren — you've got to keep to 50 k.p.h. here

5) meist mit sein

ein Rennen fahren — take part in a race

6) meist mit sein

einen Rekord fahren — set a record

1:23:45/eine gute Zeit fahren — do or clock 1.23.45/a good time

7)

ein Auto schrottreif fahren — write off a car; (durch lange Beanspruchung) run or drive a car into the ground

eine Beule in den Kotflügel fahren — dent the wing

8) (als Treibstoff benutzen) use <diesel, regular>
3.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb

1)

sich gut fahren — < car> handle well, be easy to drive

2) unpers

in dem Wagen/mit dem Zug fährt es sich bequem — the car gives a comfortable ride/it is comfortable travelling by train

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v.

(§ p.,pp.: fuhr, ist/hat gefahren)

= to drive v.

(§ p.,p.p.: drove, driven)

to navigate v.

to ply between expr.

to ride v.

(§ p.,p.p.: rode, ridden)

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18 percer

percer [pεʀse]

➭ TABLE 3

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = perforer) to pierce ; (avec perceuse) to drill through ; [+ chaussette, chaussure] to wear a hole in ; [+ coffre-fort] to break open ; [+ abcès] to lance

• avoir une poche percée to have a hole in one's pocket

   b. [+ fenêtre, ouverture] to make ; [+ tunnel] to bore ( dans through)

   c. ( = traverser) percer les nuages to break through the clouds

   d. ( = découvrir) [+ mystère] to penetrate

• percer qch à jour to see through sth

   e. [bébé] percer ses dents to be teething

2. intransitive verb

   a. [soleil] to come out

• il a une dent qui perce he's got a tooth coming through

   b. [sentiment, émotion] to show

• un ton où perçait l'ironie a tone tinged with irony

   c. ( = réussir, acquérir la notoriété) to make a name for o.s.

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pɛʀse
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( transpercer) to pierce [corps, surface]; ( crever) to burst [abcès, tympan]

cela me perce le cœur — it breaks my heart

2) ( faire un trou dans)

percer un trou dans — gén to make a hole in; ( avec une perceuse) to drill a hole through; ( avec une pointe fine) to pierce a hole in

percer un coffre-fort — to break open a safe

avoir des souliers percés — to have holes in one's shoes

3) ( créer) to make [fenêtre, porte]; to build [route, tunnel]

4) ( traverser) to pierce [silence, air]; to break through [nuages]

percer le front ennemi — to break through the enemy front lines

5) ( découvrir) to penetrate [secret]; to uncover [complot]

percer quelqu'un à jour — to see through somebody

6)

percer ses dents — to be teething

percer une dent — to cut a tooth

2.

verbe intransitif

1) ( apparaître) [soleil] to break through; [plante] to come up; [dent] to come through

2) Armée, Sport to break through

3) ( se révéler) [inquiétude] to show

4) ( réussir) [acteur, écrivain] to become known

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pɛʀse
1. vt

1) [ouverture, trou] to make, [tunnel] to bore

2) [oreilles] to pierce

Christèle s'est fait percer les oreilles. — Christèle has had her ears pierced.

3) [mystère, énigme] to penetrate

4)

percer une dent — to cut a tooth

2. vi

1) (= passer à travers) to come through

2) (= réussir) to break through

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percer verb table: placer

A vtr

1 ( transpercer) to pierce [corps, surface, armure]; ( crever) to burst [abcès, tympan]; se faire percer les oreilles to have one's ears pierced; avoir les oreilles percées to have pierced ears; un cœur percé d'une flèche a heart pierced by an arrow; cela me perce le cœur it breaks my heart; percer qn de coups de couteau to stab sb repeatedly with a knife; il avait la poitrine percée de coups de couteau he had knife-wounds in the chest;

2 ( faire un trou dans) percer qch, percer un trou dans qch gén to make a hole in [seau, poche]; ( avec une perceuse) to drill ou bore a hole through [mur, bois]; ( avec une pointe fine) to pierce a hole in [coquille, couvercle] ; percer un coffre-fort to break open a safe; ma poche est percée there's a hole in my pocket; avoir des souliers percés to have holes in one's shoes;

3 (créer une ouverture, une voie) to make [fenêtre, porte] (dans in); to build [route, canal, tunnel] (dans, à travers through); percer le front ennemi to break through the ennemi front lines; un mur percé de meurtrières a wall with loopholes in it;

4 ( traverser) to pierce [silence, air]; to break through [nuages]; une lumière perça l'obscurité a ray of light pierced the darkness; mes yeux avaient du mal à percer l'obscurité I had difficulty in making anything out in the darkness;

5 ( découvrir) to penetrate [secret, mystère]; to uncover [complot]; percer qn à jour to see through sb;

6 Physiol percer ses or des dents to be teething; il a percé une dent he's cut a tooth.

B vi

1 ( apparaître) [soleil, rayon] to break through; [plante] to come up; [dent] to come through; elle a une dent qui perce she is cutting a tooth;

2 Mil, Sport to break through;

3 ( se révéler) [agacement, inquiétude] to show; laisser percer to show [dépit, émotion]; rien n'a percé de leur rencontre nothing has emerged about their meeting;

4 ( réussir) [acteur, écrivain] to become known, to make it○.

[pɛrse] verbe transitif

1. [trouer - généralement] to pierce (through)

la malle d'osier était percée au fond there was a hole in the bottom of the wickerwork trunk

se faire percer les oreilles to have one's ears pierced

il a eu le tympan percé dans l'accident he suffered a burst ou perforated eardrum in the accident

percer un trou to drill a hole

2. CONSTRUCTION & TRAVAUX PUBLICS to open, to build

percer une porte dans un mur to put a door in ou into a wall

percer un tunnel dans la montagne to drive ou to build a tunnel through the mountain

3. [pénétrer avec difficulté] to push through

le soleil perça enfin le brouillard at last the sun pierced through the fog

ses yeux avaient du mal à percer l'obscurité she had trouble making things out in the dark

percer un mystère to solve a mystery

[déchirer] to pierce, to tear, to rend (littéraire)

un bruit à vous percer les oreilles ou tympans an ear-splitting noise

percer quelqu'un/quelque chose à jour to see right through somebody/something

4. MÉDECINE

percer la poche des eaux to break the waters

il faut percer l'abcès the abscess will have to be lanced

5. [suj: bébé]

percer ses dents to be teething

percer une dent to cut a tooth ou have a tooth coming through

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[pɛrse] verbe intransitif

1. [poindre] to come through

le soleil perce enfin the sun's finally broken through

ses dents ont commencé à percer his teeth have begun to come through

2. [abcès] to burst

3. [filtrer] to filter through, to emerge

elle ne laisse rien percer de ce qu'elle ressent she keeps her feelings well hidden

4. [réussir] to become famous

commencer à percer to be on the way up

un jeune chanteur en train de percer an up-and-coming young singer

percer sur le marché des disques compacts to emerge as leader of the compact disc industry

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19 durchmachen

(trennb., hat -ge-)

I v/t (durchlaufen, erleiden) go through; (Entwicklung, Wandlung etc.) undergo; (Krankheit) suffer from, have; Operation: have, undergo; er hat einiges durchgemacht he’s been through a lot, he hasn’t had an easy time of it

II v/i umg. (durcharbeiten) work through, not take a break; (weitermachen) carry on ( bis until); ( die ganze Nacht) durchmachen umg. (durchfeiern) make a night of it, do an all-nighter

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to undergo

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dụrch|ma|chen sep
1. vt

1) (= erdulden) to go through; Krankheit to have; Operation to undergo, to have

er hat viel durchgemacht — he has been or gone through a lot

2) (= durchlaufen) to go through; Lehre to serve; (fig ) Entwicklung to undergo; Wandlung to undergo, to experience

3) (inf = durchbewegen, durchstecken etc) Faden, Nadel, Stange etc to put through (durch etw sth)

4) (inf = durchtrennen)

(in der Mitte) durchmachen — to cut in half

5) (inf) (= durcharbeiten) to work through

2. vi (inf)
(= durcharbeiten) to work right through; (= durchfeiern) to keep going all night
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1) (to suffer: You have no idea what I went through to get this finished in time.) go through

2) (to experience or endure: They underwent terrible hardships.) undergo

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durch|ma·chen

[ˈdʊrçmaxn̩]

I. vt

▪ etw \durchmachen

1. (erleiden) to go through sth

eine Krankheit \durchmachen to have an illness

harte Zeiten \durchmachen to go through hard times

2. (durchlaufen) to undergo [or go through] sth

eine Ausbildung \durchmachen to go through [or undergo] training

II. vi (fam)

1. (durchfeiern)

bis zum anderen Morgen/die ganze Nacht \durchmachen to make a night of it, to have an all-night party

2. (durcharbeiten) to work right through

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1.
(ugs.) transitives Verb

1) undergo < change>; go through <stage, phase>

2) (erleiden) go through; suffer < illness>
2.
intransitives Verb (durcharbeiten) work [right] through; (durchfeiern) celebrate all night/day etc.; keep going all night/day etc

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durchmachen (trennb, hat -ge-)

A. v/t (durchlaufen, erleiden) go through; (Entwicklung, Wandlung etc) undergo; (Krankheit) suffer from, have; Operation: have, undergo;

er hat einiges durchgemacht he’s been through a lot, he hasn’t had an easy time of it

B. v/i umg (durcharbeiten) work through, not take a break; (weitermachen) carry on (

bis until);

(die ganze Nacht) durchmachen umg (durchfeiern) make a night of it, do an all-nighter

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1.
(ugs.) transitives Verb

1) undergo < change>; go through <stage, phase>

2) (erleiden) go through; suffer < illness>
2.
intransitives Verb (durcharbeiten) work [right] through; (durchfeiern) celebrate all night/day etc.; keep going all night/day etc

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v.

to undergo v.

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20 GAGN-

an adverbial prefix:

A. [Cp. the adv. gegn], gain- (in gainsay), counter, esp. in law terms:—hence gagna-gögn, n. pl. counter-proofs, Grág. i. 106. gagn-augu, n. pl. ‘counter-eyes,’ temples. gagn-dyrt, n. adj. with doors opposite one another, Fas. ii. 181. gagn-gjald, n., prop. a ‘countergild,’ antidote, a Norse law term, which seems identical with mundr or tilgjöf, opp. to heiman-fylgja, dowry, which in case of the husband’s death or divorce was to be the wife’s property; gjöf and gagngjald are distinguished, N. G. L. i. 29; þá skal hon þarnast gagngjalds ok gjafar, 51. gagn-görð, f. transgression, 15. 1 (MS.) gagn-hollr, adj. kind to one another, Hm. 31. gagn-kvöð, f. a counter-summons, Grág. ii. 102. gagn-mælendr, part. pl. gain-sayers, opponents, Mart. 114. gagn-mæli, n. gain-saying, contradiction, Fms. x. 403, Stj. 331. gagn-nefna, u, f. a mutual nomination, of arbitrators, Grág. i. 495. gagn-staða, u, f. ‘gain-staying,’ resistance, Fms. x. 387, Hom. (St.) 43. gagnstöðu-flokkr, m. the opposite party, Fms. viii. 323: gagnstöðu-maðr, m. an opponent, adversary, 623. 12, 655 xvi. B. 3: gagn-staðleikr (- leiki), m. the contradictory, reverse, Stj. 263. gagn-staðligr, adj. (-liga, adv.), contrary, opposed to, Fms. i. 263, viii. 326, x. 233, Stj. 29, 73, Ó. H. 195, Sks. 576. gagn-staðr, adj. id., Stj. 163, Fms. viii. 323. gagn-stæðligr and gagn-stæðiligr, adj. = gagnstaðligr, Fms. ix. 528, Sks. 111, 130, 337, Stj. 335, Fs. 172. gagn-sök, f. a counter-action, counter-charge, a law term,—the defendant brought forth counter-charges, to be set off against those of the prosecutor, vide Nj. passim, Grág. i. 294, K. Þ. K. 160, Fs. 74, 125, Grett. 151, Valla L. 204, Rd. 300. gagn-tak, n. a ‘holder against,’ the strap to which the girth is attached, Fms. vii. 170, Sturl. iii. 114, Glúm. 393, Hkr. iii. 283, Karl. 458, Flor. 78; also called mót-tak. gagn-vert and gagn-vart, n. adj., used as prep. and adv., over against, with dat., Eg. 206, Fms. vi. 32, vii. 253. xi. 34, Nj. 34, Sd. 163; sitja g. e-m, Fs. 148; g. sólunni, 1812. 133; g. dyrum, Gullþ. 26, Fbr. 37, 64, passim:—as adv., Landn. 62, Fms. ii. 27, xi. 125.

B. [Cp. gegnum and the adj. gegn], through, right through, straight; and so thorough, thoroughly, very (in which sense gay or gey is still used in Scot. and North. E., Jamieson Suppl. s. v.):—hence gagn-drepa, adj. wet through. gagn-færiligr and gagn-færr, adj. through-going, used as transl. of the Lat. penetrans, Stj. 89, 656 A. i. 34, 655 xxxii. 19. gagn-gört, n. adj. straight, Fb. iii. 296, Gísl. 38. gagn-hræddr, adj. ‘gay’ (i. e. very) frightened, Fms. iv. 147, 625. 18. gagn-kunnigr, adj. knowing thoroughly. gagn-leiði, n. the ‘ganest’ (i. e. shortest) way, Al. 92. gagn-orðr, adj. ‘gane-worded,’ speaking shortly, to the point, Nj. 38; (opp. to marg-orðr or lang-orðr.) gagn-skeytiligr, adj. to be shot through, Sks. 398 B. gagn-skorinn, part. scored through, i. e. cut through by fjords, rivers, etc., Fas. iii. 511: also thoroughly scored, i. e. carved all over, Vígl. 48 new Ed. gagn-stígr, m. a ‘gane’ way, short cut, Al. 109, Sks. 2, Fms. vii. 82 (in a verse). gagn-sæll, adj. through-seeing, penetrating, Sks. 208, (rare.) gagn-sær, adj. transparent, Rb. 354; gagnsætt gler, Hom. 128. gagn-vátr, adj. wet through. gagn-vegr, m. [Swed. genväg] = gagnstígr, Hm. 33. gagn-þurr, adj. dry all through, quite dry.

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