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to destroy a town

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1 destroy

1. III
1) destroy smth., smb. destroy a town (the whole street, a house, a bridge, etc.) уничтожать /разрушать/ город и т. д; destroy evidence (a note, smb.'s footprints, etc.) уничтожать вещественные доказательства и т. д; destroy an army (the troops, the enemy, etc.) разгромить /уничтожить, разбить/ армию и т. д.

2) destroy smb., smth. destroy prisoners (a dog, an injured horse, etc.) убивать /ликвидировать/ заключенных и т. д.; who gave you the right to destroy a man's life? кто дал вам право отнимать у человека жизнь?

3) destroy smth. sweets destroy ones teeth от сладостей разрушаются зубы; reading at night destroyed my eyes я испортил зрение тем, что читал по ночам; illness -ed her beauty от болезни она подурнела

4) destroy smth. destroy smb.'s hopes (smb.'s illusions, smb.'s dreams, etc.) разрушать чьи-л. надежды и т. д., лишать кого-л. надежд и т. д; destroy smb.'s powers of resistance (discipline, smb.'s influence, etc.) подрывать /ослаблять/ чью-л. силу сопротивления и т. д.; destroy smb.'s charm (the charm of smth.) нарушать чье-л. очарование (очарование чего-л.)
2. IV
destroy smth. in some manner

1) destroy the beautiful art treasures savagely варварски уничтожать прекрасные произведения искусства

2) he deliberately destroyed her faith он сознательно убил в ней веру
3. XI
be destroyed all his crops were destroyed весь его урожай погиб; be destroyed at some time Coventry was destroyed in the war [город] Ковентри был разрушен во время войны
4. XXII
destroy smth. by doing smth.

1) destroy the bridge by blowing it up взорвать мост

2) I have destroyed my eyes by reading in the dusk я испортил глаза тем, что читал в сумерках или при слабом освещении

3) you destroyed my confidence by doubting me своими сомнениями ты уничтожил во мне уверенность в собственных силах

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > destroy
2 town

n

город

to besiege a town — осаждать город

to bring a town to a standstill — парализовать жизнь в городе

to converge on a town — двигаться с разных сторон к городу

to destroy a town — разрушать город

to put a town under a curfew — вводить в городе комендантский час

to retake a town — снова брать город

to seal off part of the town — оцеплять часть города ( о полиции)

to take control of a town — захватывать город

to wipe a town off the face of the earth — сметать город с лица земли

- beleaguered town
- closed town
- earthquake leveled the town
- garrison town
- ghost town
- industrial town
- military town
- provincial town
- resort town
- satellite town
- shanty town
- town is at a standstill
- town is generally quiet
- town is under siege
- university town
- wide-open town

Politics english-russian dictionary > town
3 destroy

destroy vtr

1 détruire [building, town, landscape, data, letter, evidence, bacteria] ; détruire, mettre fin à [hopes, happiness, love, relationship, reputation, career] ; anéantir [person] ; faire exploser [bomb, suspicious package] ; brain/ozone-destroying qui détruit le cerveau/la couche d'ozone ;

2 ( kill) abattre [animal] ; détruire, anéantir [population, enemy] ;

3 ○ Sport écraser [opponent].

Big English-French dictionary > destroy
4 destroy

دَمَّرَ \ blow up: to destroy by an explosion to force air into sth.: Please blow up my football. demolish: to destroy; knock down (old buildings). destroy: to break to pieces; ruin. devastate: to ruin (a place, a crop, etc.) by fire, war, storms, etc.. lay waste: (of wars or storms) to destroy (crops, villages, etc.). ruin: to destroy; damage seriously: You’ve ruined my plans by your carelessness. Storms ruined the crops, cause (sb.) to lose all his money, position, etc. He was ruined by the loss of his cattle. wipe out: destroy completely: The town was wiped out by enemy aircraft. wreck: to destroy; ruin: The ship was wrecked in a storm. Illness wrecked his chances of winning the election. \ See Also نسف (نَسَفَ)، هدم (هَدَمَ)‏

Arabic-English glossary > destroy
5 destroy

di'stroi
verb

1) (to put an end to or make useless; to ruin: Vandals destroyed the painting.) ødelegge, rive ned, tilintetgjøre

2) (to kill (animals): This poison destroys rats.) drepe, avlive, destruere

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- destroyer

verb \/dɪˈstrɔɪ\/

1) ødelegge

2) tilintetgjøre, utslette, destruere, rasere, legge øde

• the town was completely destroyed

byen var fullstendig utslettet

3) ( også overført) knuse, slå i stykker

4) avlive, slakte ned

• we had our cat destroyed

vi fikk avlivet katten vår

• as a vet, he had to destroy all the sick animals

som veterinær måtte han slakte ned alle de syke dyrene

English-Norwegian dictionary > destroy
6 to defend the town

to defend (to destroy) the town защищать (разрушать) город

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > to defend the town
7 zap

[zæp] I
nome colloq. energia f.
II 1.
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-) colloq.

1) (destroy) distruggere [ town]; eliminare, fare fuori [ person]; abbattere [ animal]

2) (fire at) sparare su [ person]

3) inform. cancellare [ data]
2.
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-) colloq. (move quickly)

to zap into town — fare un salto in città

to zap from channel to channel — fare zapping, passare continuamente da un canale all'altro

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past tense, past participle - zapped; verb

1) (to kill or destroy, especially in a computer game.) eliminare

2) (to change channels on television with a remote control.) fare zapping

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- zapping

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zap /zæp/
A n.

1 [u] (fam.) energia; vigore; forza

2 [u] (fam.) brio; entusiasmo; vivacità

3 (comput.) cancellazione, eliminazione ( di un programma, di un record)

4 (TV) espunzione ( di una parte del programma, di uno spot, ecc.: quando si registra)

5 ( slang USA) contestazione; dimostrazione (contro q.)

B inter.

zac!; zacchete!

● (TV) zap-proof, a prova di espunzione; non cancellabile.
(to) zap /zæp/ (fam.)
A v. t.

1 distruggere; annientare; eliminare; far fuori (fam.)

2 uccidere (con arma da fuoco, raggi letali, ecc.); eliminare; far fuori (fam.)

3 ( anche comput.) eliminare; cancellare; far sparire

4 colpire; stendere: The boy zapped me with a water pistol, il ragazzo mi ha colpito con una pistola ad acqua

5 entusiasmare; far colpo su; stendere (fam.)

6 impressionare; scioccare; lasciare secco (fam.)

7 lanciare; scaraventare; fiondare (fam.); sparare (fam.); lanciare ( un veicolo) a tutta velocità

8 (comput.) eliminare (un errore, un baco); cancellare

9 ( sport) battere; stracciare (fam.); far fuori (fam.)

10 punire severamente

11 rendere più saporita ( una pietanza); rendere piccante

12 (med.) irradiare; radiografare; sottoporre a elettroshock

13 cuocere nel microonde; passare al microonde

B v. i.

1 precipitarsi; fiondarsi (fam.); andare a razzo; ( di un veicolo) sfrecciare; andare a tutta birra (fam.)

2 (comput.) modificare un programma ( per eliminare errori)

3 (TV) fare zapping.

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[zæp] I
nome colloq. energia f.
II 1.
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-) colloq.

1) (destroy) distruggere [ town]; eliminare, fare fuori [ person]; abbattere [ animal]

2) (fire at) sparare su [ person]

3) inform. cancellare [ data]
2.
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-) colloq. (move quickly)

to zap into town — fare un salto in città

to zap from channel to channel — fare zapping, passare continuamente da un canale all'altro

English-Italian dictionary > zap
8 take

take [teɪk]

prendre ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (b), 1B (a), 1B (c)-(e), 1C (b), 1D (a), 1D (b), 1E (a), 1F (a), 1G (a), 1G (b), 1G (d), 1H (a), 1H (b), 1I (a), 1I (c), 1I (d), 1I (f), 1I (g), 2 (a)-(c) porter ⇒ 1B (a) mener ⇒ 1B (b) conduire ⇒ 1C (a) recevoir ⇒ 1D (c) croire ⇒ 1F (b) supporter ⇒ 1F (d) supposer ⇒ 1G (c) contenir ⇒ 1I (e) passer ⇒ 1I (i)

(pt took [tʊk], pp taken ['teɪkən])

1 transitive verb

A.

(a) (get hold of) prendre; (seize) prendre, saisir;

∎ let me take your coat donnez-moi votre manteau;

∎ she took the book from him elle lui a pris le livre;

∎ to take sb's hand prendre qn par la main;

∎ she took his arm elle lui a pris le bras;

∎ Peter took her in his arms Peter l'a prise dans ses bras;

∎ the wolf took its prey by the throat le loup a saisi sa proie à la gorge

(b) (get control of, capture → person) prendre, capturer; (→ fish, game) prendre, attraper; Military prendre, s'emparer de;

∎ they took the town that night ils prirent ou s'emparèrent de la ville cette nuit-là;

∎ to take sb prisoner faire qn prisonnier;

∎ to take sb alive prendre ou capturer qn vivant;

∎ I took his queen with my rook j'ai pris sa reine avec ma tour;

∎ to take control of a situation prendre une situation en main;

∎ we took our courage in both hands nous avons pris notre courage à deux mains;

∎ you're taking your life in your hands doing that c'est ta vie que tu risques en faisant cela;

∎ to take the lead in sth (in competition) prendre la tête de qch; (set example) être le premier à faire qch

B.

(a) (carry from one place to another) porter, apporter; (carry along, have in one's possession) prendre, emporter;

∎ she took her mother a cup of tea elle a apporté une tasse de thé à sa mère;

∎ he took the map with him il a emporté la carte;

∎ she took some towels up(stairs)/down(stairs) elle a monté/descendu des serviettes;

∎ don't forget to take your camera n'oubliez pas (de prendre) votre appareil photo;

∎ figurative the committee wanted to take the matter further le comité voulait mener l'affaire plus loin;

∎ the devil take it! que le diable l'emporte!;

∎ you can't take it with you (money when you die) tu ne l'emporteras pas avec toi dans la tombe

(b) (person → lead) mener, emmener; (→ accompany) accompagner;

∎ her father takes her to school son père l'emmène à l'école;

∎ could you take me home? pourriez-vous me ramener ou me raccompagner?;

∎ to take sb across the road faire traverser la rue à qn;

∎ may I take you to dinner? puis-je vous inviter à dîner ou vous emmener dîner?;

∎ he offered to take them to work in the car il leur a proposé de les emmener au bureau en voiture ou de les conduire au bureau;

∎ to take oneself to bed aller se coucher;

∎ please take me with you emmène-moi, s'il te plaît;

∎ humorous I can't take you anywhere tu n'es pas sortable;

∎ the estate agent took them over the house l'agent immobilier leur a fait visiter la maison;

∎ he took her round the museum il lui a fait visiter le musée;

∎ she used to take me along to meetings (avant,) elle m'emmenait aux réunions;

∎ this road will take you to the station cette route vous mènera ou vous conduira à la gare;

∎ I don't want to take you out of your way je ne veux pas vous faire faire un détour;

∎ her job took her all over Africa son travail l'a fait voyager dans toute l'Afrique;

∎ that's what first took me to Portugal c'est ce qui m'a amené au Portugal;

∎ whatever took him there? qu'allait-il faire là-bas?;

∎ the record took her to number one in the charts le disque lui a permis d'être première au hit-parade

(c) (obtain from specified place) prendre, tirer; (remove from specified place) prendre, enlever;

∎ she took a handkerchief from her pocket elle a sorti un mouchoir de sa poche;

∎ I took a chocolate from the box j'ai pris un chocolat dans la boîte;

∎ take a book from the shelf prenez un livre sur l'étagère;

∎ take your feet off the table enlève tes pieds de la table;

∎ he took the saucepan off the heat il a ôté ou retiré la casserole du feu

(d) (appropriate, steal) prendre, voler;

∎ to take sth from sb prendre qch à qn;

∎ someone's taken my wallet on a pris mon portefeuille;

∎ his article is taken directly from my book le texte de son article est tiré directement de mon livre

(e) (draw, derive) prendre, tirer;

∎ a passage taken from a book un passage extrait d'un livre;

∎ a phrase taken from Latin une expression empruntée au latin;

∎ the title is taken from the Bible le titre vient de la Bible;

∎ to take a print from a negative tirer une épreuve d'un négatif

C.

(a) (of bus, car, train etc) conduire, transporter;

∎ the ambulance took him to hospital l'ambulance l'a transporté à l'hôpital;

∎ this bus will take you to the theatre ce bus vous conduira au théâtre;

∎ will this train take me to Cambridge? est-ce que ce train va à ou passe par Cambridge?

(b) (bus, car, plane, train) prendre; (road) prendre, suivre;

∎ American take a right prenez à droite

D.

(a) (have → attitude, bath, holiday) prendre; (make → nap, trip, walk) faire; (→ decision) prendre;

∎ she took a quick look at him elle a jeté un rapide coup d'œil sur lui;

∎ American familiar let's take five soufflons cinq minutes^□ ;

∎ he took a flying leap il a bondi;

∎ American vulgar to take a shit or a dump chier;

∎ archaic or literary to take a wife prendre femme

(b) Photography

∎ to take a photo or a picture prendre une photo;

∎ she took his picture or a picture of him elle l'a pris en photo;

∎ we had our picture taken nous nous sommes fait photographier ou prendre en photo;

∎ familiar he takes a good photo (is photogenic) il est photogénique^□

(c) (receive, get) recevoir; (earn, win → prize) remporter, obtenir; (→ degree, diploma) obtenir, avoir;

∎ he took the blow on his arm il a pris le coup sur le bras;

∎ you can take the call in my office vous pouvez prendre l'appel dans mon bureau;

∎ the bookstore takes about $3,000 a day la librairie fait à peu près 3000 dollars (de recette) par jour;

∎ how much does he take home a month? quel est son salaire mensuel net?;

∎ Cards we took all the tricks nous avons fait toutes les levées;

∎ their team took the match leur équipe a gagné ou remporté le match

E.

(a) (assume, undertake) prendre;

∎ to take the blame for sth prendre la responsabilité de qch;

∎ you'll have to take the consequences c'est vous qui en subirez les conséquences;

∎ she takes all the credit for our success elle s'attribue tout le mérite de notre réussite;

∎ I take responsibility for their safety je me charge de leur sécurité;

∎ to take the part of Hamlet jouer (le rôle d')Hamlet

(b) (commit oneself to)

∎ he took my side in the argument il a pris parti pour moi dans la dispute;

∎ the boy took an oath or a vow to avenge his family le garçon a fait serment ou a juré de venger sa famille;

∎ American to take the Fifth (Amendment) invoquer le Cinquième Amendement (pour refuser de répondre)

(c) (allow oneself)

∎ may I take the liberty of inviting you to dinner? puis-je me permettre de vous inviter à dîner?;

∎ he took the opportunity to thank them or of thanking them il a profité de l'occasion pour les remercier

F.

(a) (accept → job, gift, payment) prendre, accepter; (→ cheque, bet) accepter;

∎ the doctor only takes private patients le docteur ne prend pas les patients du service public;

∎ the owner won't take less than $100 for it le propriétaire en veut au moins 100 dollars;

∎ does this machine take pound coins? cette machine accepte-t-elle les pièces d'une livre?;

∎ to take a bribe se laisser acheter ou corrompre;

∎ you'll have to take me as I am il faut me prendre comme je suis;

∎ take things as they come prenez les choses comme elles viennent;

∎ I won't take "no" for an answer pas question de refuser;

∎ it's my last offer, (you can) take it or leave it c'est ma dernière offre, c'est à prendre ou à laisser;

∎ I'll take it from here je prends la suite;

∎ I'll take it from there je verrai à ce moment-là

(b) (accept as valid) croire;

∎ to take sb's advice suivre les conseils de qn;

∎ take it from me, he's a crook croyez-moi, c'est un escroc

(c) (deal with)

∎ let's take things one at a time prenons les choses une par une;

∎ the mayor took their questions calmly le maire a entendu leurs questions avec calme;

∎ how did she take the questioning? comment a-t-elle réagi à ou pris l'interrogatoire?;

∎ they took the news well or in their stride ils ont plutôt bien pris la nouvelle;

∎ to take sth badly prendre mal qch;

∎ familiar to take things easy or it easy se la couler douce;

∎ familiar take it easy! (don't get angry) du calme!^□

(d) (bear, endure → pain, heat, pressure, criticism) supporter; (→ damage, loss) subir;

∎ don't take any nonsense! ne te laisse pas faire!;

∎ your father won't take any nonsense ton père ne plaisante pas avec ce genre de choses;

∎ she can take it elle tiendra le coup;

∎ esp American I'm not taking any! je ne marche pas!;

∎ we couldn't take any more on n'en pouvait plus;

∎ I can't take much more of this je commence à en avoir assez, je ne vais pas supporter cela bien longtemps;

∎ I find his constant sarcasm rather hard to take je trouve ses sarcasmes perpétuels difficiles à supporter;

∎ don't expect me to take this lying down ne comptez pas sur moi pour accepter ça sans rien dire;

∎ those shoes have taken a lot of punishment ces chaussures en ont vu de toutes les couleurs;

∎ to take heavy loads (crane, engine etc) supporter de lourdes charges;

∎ it won't take your weight ça ne supportera pas ton poids

(e) (experience, feel)

∎ to take fright prendre peur;

∎ to take an interest in sb/sth s'intéresser à qn/qch;

∎ don't take offence ne vous vexez pas, ne vous offensez pas;

∎ no offence taken il n'y a pas de mal;

∎ we take pleasure in travelling nous prenons plaisir à voyager;

∎ she takes pride in her work elle est fière de ce qu'elle fait;

∎ to take pride in one's appearance prendre soin de sa personne

G.

(a) (consider, look at) prendre, considérer;

∎ take Einstein (for example) prenons (l'exemple d')Einstein;

∎ take the case of Colombia prenons le cas de la Colombie;

∎ taking everything into consideration tout bien considéré;

∎ to take sb/sth seriously prendre qn/qch au sérieux

(b) (consider as)

∎ do you take me for an idiot? vous me prenez pour un idiot?;

∎ what do you take me for? pour qui me prenez-vous?;

∎ I took you for an Englishman je vous croyais anglais;

∎ he took me for somebody else il m'a pris pour quelqu'un d'autre;

∎ to take the news as or to be true tenir la nouvelle pour vraie;

∎ how old do you take her to be? quel âge est-ce que tu lui donnes?

(c) (suppose, presume) supposer, présumer;

∎ he's never been to Madrid, I take it si je comprends bien, il n'a jamais été à Madrid;

∎ I take it you're his mother je suppose que vous êtes sa mère

(d) (interpret, understand) prendre, comprendre;

∎ we never know how to take his jokes on ne sait jamais comment prendre ses plaisanteries;

∎ don't take that literally ne le prenez pas au pied de la lettre;

∎ he was slow to take my meaning il lui a fallu un moment avant de comprendre ce que je voulais dire

H.

(a) (require) prendre, demander;

∎ how long will it take to get there? combien de temps faudra-t-il pour y aller?;

∎ the flight takes three hours le vol dure trois heures;

∎ it will take you ten minutes vous en avez pour dix minutes;

∎ it took him a minute to understand il a mis une minute avant de comprendre;

∎ it took us longer than I expected cela nous a pris plus de temps que je ne pensais;

∎ it takes time to learn a language il faut du temps pour apprendre une langue;

∎ what kind of batteries does it take? quelle sorte de piles faut-il?;

∎ my car takes unleaded ma voiture roule au sans-plomb;

∎ he took a bit of coaxing before he accepted il a fallu le pousser un peu pour qu'il accepte;

∎ it took four people to stop the brawl ils ont dû se mettre à quatre pour arrêter la bagarre;

∎ it takes a clever man to do that bien malin ou habile qui peut le faire;

∎ it takes courage to admit one's mistakes il faut du courage pour admettre ses erreurs;

∎ it takes patience to work with children il faut de la patience ou il faut être patient pour travailler avec les enfants;

∎ one glance was all it took un regard a suffi;

∎ the job took some doing la tâche n'a pas été facile;

∎ that will take some explaining voilà qui va demander des explications;

∎ her story takes some believing son histoire n'est pas facile à croire;

∎ to have what it takes to do/to be sth avoir les qualités nécessaires pour faire/être qch;

∎ we need someone with leadership qualities - she has what it takes il nous faut quelqu'un qui ait des qualités de dirigeant - ce n'est pas ce qui lui manque;

∎ familiar he's so lazy - it takes one to know one! il est vraiment paresseux - tu peux parler!

(b) Grammar

∎ "falloir" takes the subjunctive "falloir" est suivi du subjonctif;

∎ noun that takes an "s" in the plural nom qui prend un "s" au pluriel

I.

(a) (food, drink etc) prendre;

∎ do you take milk in your coffee? prenez-vous du lait dans votre café?;

∎ how do you take your coffee? qu'est-ce que tu prends dans ton café?;

∎ I invited him to take tea je l'ai invité à prendre le thé;

∎ she refused to take any food elle a refusé de manger (quoi que ce soit);

∎ to take drugs se droguer;

∎ how many pills has he taken? combien de comprimés a-t-il pris ou absorbé?;

∎ not to be taken internally (on packaging) (à) usage externe;

∎ to be taken twice a day (on packaging) à prendre deux fois par jour;

∎ to take the air prendre l'air

(b) (wear) faire, porter;

∎ she takes a size 10 elle prend du 38;

∎ what size shoe do you take? quelle est votre pointure?

(c) (pick out, choose) prendre, choisir; (buy) prendre, acheter; (rent) prendre, louer;

∎ I'll take it je le prends;

∎ what newspaper do you take? quel journal prenez-vous?;

∎ take your partners (at dance) invitez vos partenaires

(d) (occupy → chair, seat) prendre, s'asseoir sur;

∎ take a seat asseyez-vous;

∎ take your seats! prenez vos places!;

∎ is this seat taken? cette place est-elle occupée ou prise?

(e) (hold → of container, building etc) contenir, avoir une capacité de;

∎ this bus takes fifty passengers c'est un car de cinquante places

(f) (ascertain, find out) prendre;

∎ to take sb's pulse/temperature prendre le pouls/la température de qn;

∎ to take a reading from a meter lire ou relever un compteur

(g) (write down → notes, letter) prendre;

∎ he took a note of her address il a noté son adresse

(h) (subtract) soustraire, déduire;

∎ they took 10 percent off the price ils ont baissé le prix de 10 pour cent;

∎ take 4 from 9 and you have 5 ôtez 4 de 9, il reste 5

(i) School & University (exam) passer, se présenter à; (course) prendre, suivre;

∎ I took Latin and Greek at A level ≃ j'ai pris latin et grec au bac;

∎ she took her degree last year elle a obtenu son diplôme l'an dernier;

∎ she takes us for maths on l'a en maths

(j) (be in charge of) Religion

∎ to take a service célébrer un office;

∎ the assistant director took the rehearsals l'assistant réalisateur s'est occupé des répétitions

(k) (contract, develop)

∎ to take a chill, to take cold prendre froid;

∎ to take sick, to be taken ill tomber malade;

∎ I was taken with a fit of the giggles j'ai été pris d'un fou rire;

∎ she took an instant dislike to him elle l'a tout de suite pris en aversion

(l) (direct, aim)

∎ she took a swipe at him elle a voulu le gifler;

∎ Football to take a penalty tirer un penalty

(m) (refer)

∎ she takes all her problems to her sister elle raconte tous ses problèmes à sa sœur;

∎ he took the matter to his boss il a soumis la question à son patron;

∎ Law they intend to take the case to the High Court ils ont l'intention d'en appeler à la Cour suprême

(n) (have recourse to)

∎ he took an axe to the door il a donné des coups de hache dans la porte;

∎ take the scissors to it vas-y avec les ciseaux;

∎ his father took a stick to him son père lui a donné des coups de bâton;

∎ Law they took legal proceedings against him ils lui ont intenté un procès

(o) (catch unawares) prendre, surprendre;

∎ to take sb by surprise or off guard surprendre qn, prendre qn au dépourvu;

∎ his death took us by surprise sa mort nous a surpris

(p) (negotiate → obstacle) franchir, sauter; (→ bend in road) prendre, négocier

(q) familiar (deceive, cheat) avoir, rouler;

∎ they took him for every penny (he was worth) ils lui ont pris jusqu'à son dernier sou

(r) archaic or literary (have sex with) prendre

2 intransitive verb

(a) (work, have desired effect) prendre;

∎ did the dye take? est-ce que la teinture a pris?;

∎ it was too cold for the seeds to take il faisait trop froid pour que les graines germent

(b) (become popular) prendre, avoir du succès

(c) (fish) prendre, mordre

3 noun

(a) (capture) prise f

(b) Cinema, Photography & Television prise f de vue; Radio enregistrement m, prise f de son; (of record etc) enregistrement m

(c) American (interpretation) interprétation f;

∎ what's your take on her attitude? comment est-ce que tu interprètes son attitude?

(d) American familiar (takings) recette^□ f; (share) part^□ f;

∎ to be on the take toucher des pots-de-vin^□, palper

➲ take aback separable transitive verb

(astonish) étonner, ébahir; (disconcert) déconcerter;

∎ her question took him aback sa question l'a déconcerté;

∎ I was taken aback by the news la nouvelle m'a beaucoup surpris

➲ take after inseparable transitive verb

ressembler à, tenir de;

∎ she takes after her mother in looks physiquement, elle tient de sa mère

➲ take apart separable transitive verb

(a) (dismantle) démonter;

∎ figurative they took the room apart looking for evidence ils ont mis la pièce sens dessus dessous pour trouver des preuves

(b) (criticize) critiquer

➲ take aside separable transitive verb

prendre à part, emmener à l'écart;

∎ the boss took her aside for a chat le patron l'a prise à part pour discuter

➲ take away separable transitive verb

(a) (remove) enlever, retirer;

∎ take that knife away from him enlevez-lui ce couteau;

∎ they took away his pension ils lui ont retiré sa pension;

∎ they took their daughter away from the club ils ont retiré leur fille du club;

∎ his work took him away from his family for long periods son travail le tenait éloigné de sa famille pendant de longues périodes;

∎ euphemism the police took his father away son père a été arrêté par la police;

∎ it takes away the fun ça gâche tout

(b) (carry away → object) emporter; (→ person) emmener;

∎ British sandwiches to take away (sign) sandwiches à emporter;

∎ not to be taken away (in library) à consulter sur place

(c) Mathematics soustraire, retrancher;

∎ nine take away six is three neuf moins six font trois

➲ take away from inseparable transitive verb

(detract from)

∎ that doesn't take away from his achievements as an athlete ça n'enlève rien à ses exploits d'athlète;

∎ to take away from the pleasure/value of sth diminuer le plaisir/la valeur de qch

➲ take back separable transitive verb

(a) (after absence, departure) reprendre;

∎ she took her husband back elle a accepté que son mari revienne vivre avec elle;

∎ the factory took back the workers l'usine a repris les ouvriers

(b) (gift, unsold goods, sale item etc) reprendre

(c) (return) rapporter; (accompany) raccompagner;

∎ take it back to the shop rapporte-le au magasin;

∎ he took her back home il l'a raccompagnée ou ramenée chez elle

(d) (retract, withdraw) retirer, reprendre;

∎ I take back everything I said je retire tout ce que j'ai dit;

∎ all right, I take it back! d'accord, je n'ai rien dit!

(e) (remind of the past)

∎ that takes me back to my childhood ça me rappelle mon enfance;

∎ that song takes me back forty years cette chanson me ramène quarante ans en arrière;

∎ it takes you back a bit, doesn't it? ça ne nous rajeunit pas tout ça, hein?

(f) Typography transférer à la ligne précédente

➲ take down

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (carry, lead downstairs → object) descendre; (→ person) faire descendre;

∎ the lift took us down to the 4th floor l'ascenseur nous a amenés au 4ème étage

(b) (lower) descendre;

∎ she took the book down from the shelf elle a pris le livre sur l'étagère;

∎ can you help me take the curtains down? peux-tu m'aider à décrocher les rideaux?;

∎ she took his picture down from the wall elle a enlevé sa photo du mur;

∎ he took his trousers down il a baissé son pantalon

(c) (note) prendre, noter;

∎ he took down the registration number il a relevé le numéro d'immatriculation;

∎ to take down a letter in shorthand prendre une lettre en sténo

(d) (dismantle → scaffolding, circus tent) démonter

2 intransitive verb

se démonter

➲ take in separable transitive verb

(a) (lead → person) faire entrer; (carry → washing, harvest etc) rentrer

(b) (bring into one's home → person) héberger; (→ boarder) prendre; (→ orphan, stray animal) recueillir;

∎ she takes in ironing elle fait du repassage à domicile

(c) (place in custody)

∎ the police took him in la police l'a mis ou placé en garde à vue

(d) (air, water, food etc)

∎ she can only take in food intravenously on ne peut la nourrir que par intraveineuse;

∎ whales take in air through their blowhole les baleines respirent par l'évent

(e) (understand, perceive) saisir, comprendre;

∎ he was sitting taking it all in il était là, assis, écoutant tout ce qui se disait;

∎ he didn't take in the real implications of her announcement il n'a pas saisi les véritables implications de sa déclaration;

∎ I can't take in the fact that I've won je n'arrive pas à croire que j'ai gagné;

∎ she took in the situation at a glance elle a compris la situation en un clin d'œil

(f) (make smaller → garment) reprendre; (→ in knitting) diminuer;

∎ you'd better take in the slack on the rope tu ferais bien de tendre ou retendre la corde;

∎ Nautical to take in a sail carguer ou serrer une voile

(g) (cover → several countries etc) comprendre, englober; (→ questions, possibilities) embrasser;

∎ the tour takes in all the important towns l'excursion passe par toutes les villes importantes

(h) (attend, go to) aller à;

∎ to take in a show aller au théâtre;

∎ she took in the castle while in Blois elle a visité le château pendant qu'elle était à Blois;

∎ they took in the sights in Rome ils ont fait le tour des sites touristiques à Rome

(i) familiar (cheat, deceive) tromper^□, rouler;

∎ don't be taken in by him ne vous laissez pas rouler par lui;

∎ I'm not going to be taken in by your lies je ne suis pas dupe de tes mensonges^□ ;

∎ he was completely taken in il marchait complètement

➲ take off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (remove → clothing, lid, make-up, tag) enlever;

∎ the boy took his clothes off le garçon a enlevé ses vêtements ou s'est déshabillé;

∎ she took her glasses off elle a enlevé ses lunettes;

∎ he often takes the phone off the hook il laisse souvent le téléphone décroché;

∎ to take sb off a list rayer qn d'une liste;

∎ the surgeon had to take her leg off le chirurgien a dû l'amputer de la jambe;

∎ Cars to take off the brake desserrer le frein (à main);

∎ figurative he didn't take his eyes off her all night il ne l'a pas quittée des yeux de la soirée;

∎ I tried to take her mind off her troubles j'ai essayé de lui changer les idées ou de la distraire de ses ennuis;

∎ familiar his retirement has taken ten years off him sa retraite l'a rajeuni de dix ans^□ ;

∎ to take sth off sb's hands débarrasser qn de qch;

∎ I'll take the baby off your hands for a few hours je vais garder le bébé pendant quelques heures, ça te libérera

(b) (deduct) déduire, rabattre;

∎ the teacher took one point off her grade le professeur lui a retiré un point;

∎ the manager took 10 percent off the price le directeur a baissé le prix de 10 pour cent

(c) (lead away) emmener;

∎ she was taken off to hospital on l'a transportée à l'hôpital;

∎ the murderer was taken off to jail on a emmené l'assassin en prison;

∎ her friend took her off to dinner son ami l'a emmenée dîner;

∎ she took herself off to Italy elle est partie en Italie;

∎ to take the passengers off (by boat from a ship) débarquer les passagers;

∎ the injured man was taken off the ship by helicopter le blessé a été évacué du bateau par hélicoptère

(d) (time)

∎ to take some time off prendre un congé;

∎ take a few days off prenez quelques jours de vacances ou de congé;

∎ she takes Thursdays off elle ne travaille pas le jeudi

(e) familiar (copy) imiter^□ ; (mimic) imiter^□, singer

(f) (discontinue → train, bus etc) supprimer; (→ show, programme) annuler

2 intransitive verb

(a) (aeroplane) décoller;

∎ they took off for or to Heathrow ils se sont envolés pour Heathrow

(b) familiar (person → depart) partir^□ ; (hurriedly) se barrer, se tirer;

∎ he took off without telling us il est parti sans nous avertir

(c) familiar (become successful) décoller

➲ take on

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (accept, undertake) prendre, accepter;

∎ to take on the responsibility for sth se charger de qch;

∎ don't take on more than you can handle ne vous surchargez pas;

∎ she took it on herself to tell him elle a pris sur elle de le lui dire;

∎ he took the job on (position) il a accepté le poste; (task) il s'est mis au travail;

∎ to take on a bet accepter un pari

(b) (contend with, fight against) lutter ou se battre contre; (compete against) jouer contre;

∎ the unions took on the government les syndicats se sont attaqués ou s'en sont pris au gouvernement;

∎ I shouldn't like to take him on je n'aimerais pas avoir affaire à lui;

∎ he took us on at poker il nous a défiés au poker

(c) (acquire, assume) prendre, revêtir;

∎ her face took on a worried look elle a pris un air inquiet;

∎ the word takes on another meaning le mot prend une autre signification

(d) (load) prendre, embarquer

(e) (hire) embaucher, engager

2 intransitive verb

familiar (fret, carry on) s'en faire;

∎ don't take on so! ne t'en fais pas!

➲ take out separable transitive verb

(a) (remove → object) prendre, sortir; (→ stain) ôter, enlever; (extract → tooth) arracher;

∎ take the cheese out of the refrigerator sors le fromage du réfrigérateur;

∎ he took the knife out of his pocket il a sorti le couteau de sa poche;

∎ take your hands out of your pockets enlève les mains de tes poches;

∎ they took their children out of school ils ont retiré leurs enfants de l'école;

∎ Medicine to take out sb's appendix/tonsils enlever l'appendice/les amygdales à qn;

∎ figurative to take the food out of sb's mouth retirer le pain de la bouche de qn

(b) (carry, lead outside → object) sortir; (→ person) faire sortir; (escort) emmener;

∎ to take sb out to dinner/to the movies emmener qn dîner/au cinéma;

∎ I took her out for a bike ride je l'ai emmenée faire un tour à vélo;

∎ would you take the dog out? tu veux bien sortir le chien ou aller promener le chien?

(c) (food) emporter;

∎ American sandwiches to take out (sign) sandwiches à emporter

(d) (obtain → subscription) prendre; (→ insurance policy) souscrire à, prendre; (→ licence) se procurer; (→ patent) prendre;

∎ to take out a mortgage faire un emprunt immobilier

(e) familiar (destroy → factory, town) détruire^□ ;

∎ to take sb out (kill) buter qn, zigouiller qn, refroidir qn;

∎ the planes took the factory out by bombing les avions ont détruit l'usine (en la bombardant)

(f) Cards

∎ to take out one's partner changer la couleur annoncée par son partenaire

(g) (idioms)

∎ to take sb out of himself/herself changer les idées à qn;

∎ familiar working as an interpreter takes a lot out of you le travail d'interprète est épuisant^□ ;

∎ familiar the operation really took it out of him l'opération l'a mis à plat;

∎ familiar it takes the fun out of it ça gâche tout^□ ;

∎ familiar to take it out on sb s'en prendre à qn^□ ;

∎ familiar he took his anger out on his wife il a passé sa colère sur sa femme^□ ;

∎ familiar don't take it out on me! ne t'en prends pas à moi!^□

➲ take over

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (assume responsibility of) reprendre;

∎ he wants his daughter to take over the business il veut que sa fille reprenne l'affaire;

∎ she took over my classes elle a pris la suite de mes cours;

∎ will you be taking over his job? est-ce que vous allez le remplacer (dans ses fonctions)?

(b) (gain control of, invade) s'emparer de;

∎ the military took over the country l'armée a pris le pouvoir;

∎ she takes the place over (by being bossy etc) elle joue les despotes;

∎ fast-food restaurants have taken over Paris les fast-foods ou French Canadian restaurants-minute ont envahi Paris

(c) Finance (buy out) absorber, racheter;

∎ they were taken over by a Japanese firm ils ont été rachetés par une entreprise japonaise

(d) (carry across) apporter; (escort across) emmener;

∎ I'll take you over by car je vais vous y conduire en voiture;

∎ the boat took us over to Seattle le bateau nous a emmenés jusqu'à Seattle

(e) Typography transférer à la ligne suivante

2 intransitive verb

(a) (as replacement)

∎ who will take over now that the mayor has stepped down? qui va prendre la relève maintenant que le maire a donné sa démission?;

∎ I'll take over when he leaves je le remplacerai quand il partira;

∎ will he allow her to take over? va-t-il lui céder la place?;

∎ compact discs have taken over from records le (disque) compact a remplacé le (disque) vinyle

(b) (army, dictator) prendre le pouvoir

➲ take to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (have a liking for → person) se prendre d'amitié ou de sympathie pour, prendre en amitié; (→ activity, game) prendre goût à;

∎ I think he took to you je crois que vous lui avez plu;

∎ we took to one another at once nous avons tout de suite sympathisé;

∎ she didn't take to him il ne lui a pas plu;

∎ we've really taken to golf nous avons vraiment pris goût au golf

(b) (acquire as a habit) se mettre à;

∎ to take to drink or to the bottle se mettre à boire;

∎ to take to doing sth se mettre à faire qch;

∎ she took to wearing black elle s'est mise à s'habiller en noir

(c) (make for, head for)

∎ he's taken to his bed with the flu il est alité avec la grippe;

∎ the rebels took to the hills les insurgés se sont réfugiés dans les collines;

∎ they took to the woods ils se sont enfuis dans les bois;

∎ to take to the road prendre la route;

∎ to take to the boats monter dans les canots de sauvetage

➲ take up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (carry, lead upstairs → object) monter; (→ person) faire monter;

∎ the lift took us up to the 25th floor l'ascenseur nous a amenés au 25ème étage

(b) (pick up → object) ramasser, prendre; (→ passenger) prendre; (→ paving stones, railway tracks) enlever;

∎ she took up the notes from the table elle a ramassé ou pris les notes sur la table;

∎ they're taking up the street la rue est en travaux;

∎ we finally took up the carpet nous avons enfin enlevé la moquette

(c) (absorb) absorber

(d) (shorten) raccourcir;

∎ you'd better take up the slack in that rope tu ferais mieux de retendre ou tendre cette corde

(e) (fill, occupy → space) prendre, tenir; (→ time) prendre, demander;

∎ this table takes up too much room cette table prend trop de place ou est trop encombrante;

∎ moving house took up the whole day le déménagement a pris toute la journée;

∎ her work takes up all her attention son travail l'absorbe complètement

(f) (begin, become interested in → activity, hobby) se mettre à; (→ job) prendre; (→ career) commencer, embrasser;

∎ when did you take up Greek? quand est-ce que tu t'es mis au grec?;

∎ I've taken up gardening je me suis mis au jardinage

(g) (continue, resume) reprendre, continuer;

∎ I took up the tale where Susan had left off j'ai repris l'histoire là où Susan l'avait laissée;

∎ she took up her knitting again elle a repris son tricot

(h) (adopt → attitude) prendre, adopter; (→ method) adopter; (→ place, position) prendre; (→ idea) adopter;

∎ they took up residence in town ils se sont installés en ville;

∎ to take up one's duties entrer en fonctions

(i) (accept → offer) accepter; (→ advice, suggestion) suivre; (→ challenge) relever

(j) (discuss) discuter, parler de; (bring up) aborder;

∎ take it up with the boss parlez-en au patron

(k) (shares, stock) souscrire à

(l) Finance (option) lever, consolider; (bill) honorer, retirer

2 intransitive verb

reprendre, continuer

➲ take upon separable transitive verb

∎ he took it upon himself to organize the meeting il s'est chargé d'organiser la réunion

➲ take up on separable transitive verb

(a) (accept offer, advice of)

∎ his daughter took him up on his advice sa fille a suivi ses conseils;

∎ he might take you up on that someday! il risque de vous prendre au mot un jour!;

∎ she took him up on his promise elle a mis sa parole à l'épreuve

(b) (ask to explain)

∎ I'd like to take you up on that point j'aimerais revenir sur ce point avec vous

➲ take up with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (befriend)

∎ to take up with sb se lier d'amitié avec qn, prendre qn en amitié;

∎ she took up with a bad crowd elle s'est mise à fréquenter des vauriens

(b) (preoccupy)

∎ to be taken up with doing sth être occupé à faire qch;

∎ she's very taken up with him elle ne pense qu'à lui;

∎ she's taken up with her business elle est très prise par ses affaires;

∎ meetings were taken up with talk about the economy on passait les réunions à parler de l'économie

✾ Film 'Take the Money and Run' Allen 'Prends l'oseille et tire-toi'

✾ Film 'You Can't Take It With You' Capra 'Vous ne l'emporterez pas avec vous'

ⓘ Take me to your leader Il s'agit de la formule prononcée par les extra-terrestres fraîchement débarqués sur terre dans les vieux films de science-fiction et adressée au premier terrien rencontré. On emploie cette phrase ("menez-moi jusqu'à votre chef") de façon humoristique lorsque, dans une situation donnée, on désire parler au responsable.

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КАМНЯ НА КАМНЕ HE ОСТАВЛЯТЬ/НЕ ОСТАВИТЬ (HE ОСТАЁТСЯ/НЕ ОСТАЛОСЬ) от чего lit, rhet VP (1st var.), VP subj/ gen (2nd var.) more often pfv past the verb may take the initial position)
1. (subj: human or collect (1st var.)) to destroy sth. (or sth. is destroyed) totally, mercilessly

X камня на камне не оставил от Y-a - X did not leave (X left not) one stone standing (upon another)
X razed Y to the ground
or Y-a камня на камне не осталось - not one stone was left standing (upon another)
no stone was left standing there was not one stone left upon another Y was razed to the ground.
Целый день преследовали маленькие негодяи злосчастную вдову... покуда она не пришла в исступление и не начала прорицать. Смысл этих прорицаний объяснился лишь впоследствии, когда в Глупов прибыл Угрюм-Бурчеев и не оставил в городе камня на камне (Салтыков-Щедрин 1). The little rascals pursued the ill-fated widow for a whole day...until at last she went into a frenzy and began to prophesy. The meaning of her prophecies became clear only later, when Gloom-Grumblev arrived in Foolov and razed it to the ground (1a).

Приходит еврей к раввину и спрашивает: «Ребе, ты мудрый человек, скажи: будет война или не будет?» - «Войны не будет, - отвечает ребе, - но будет такая борьба за мир, что камня на камне не останется» (Буковский 1).... A Jew goes to his rabbi and asks: "Rabbi, you are a very wise man. Tell me, is there going to be a war or not?" 'There will be no war," replies the rabbi, ubut there will be such a struggle for peace that no stone will be left standing" (1a).

После недолгих колебаний он решил так: сначала разрушить город, а потом уже приступить и к реке... Через полтора или два месяца не оставалось уже камня на камне (Салтыков-Щедрин 1). After brief vacillation he decided: destroy the town first, and then start on the river....After a month or two there was not one stone left upon another (1a).

2. (subj: human or abstr (1st var.)) to disprove, rebut sth. (or sth. is disproved, rebutted) thoroughly, unequivocally

X камня на камне не оставил от Y-a - X left nothing of Y
X tore (cut) Y to pieces
от Y-a камня на камне не осталось -nothing was left of Y
Y was torn (cut) to pieces.
Всё попало под удар переменных измерений, под губительные лучи той теории относительности, что вдохновила нашего пастора на дерзкую вивисекцию и не оставила камня на камне от подопытного кролика... (Терц 3). Everything was exposed to these variable dimensions, to the fatal rays of a relativity theory which inspired the good Dean to a vivisection so daring that nothing was left of his guinea-pig...(3a).

From the Bible (Matt. 24:2, Mark 13:2).

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• КАМНЯ НА КАМНЕ НЕ ОСТАВЛЯТЬ/НЕ ОСТАВИТЬ <НЕ ОСТАЕТСЯ/НЕ ОСТАЛОСЬ> от чего lit, rhet

[VP (1st var.), VPsubj/ gen (2nd var.); more often pfv past; the verb may take the initial position]

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1. [subj: human or collect (1st var.)]

⇒ to destroy sth. (or sth. is destroyed) totally, mercilessly:

- X камня на камне не оставил от Y-a - X did not leave (X left not) one stone standing (upon another);

- X razed Y to the ground;

|| от Y-а камня на камне не осталось≈ not one stone was left standing (upon another);

- no stone was left standing;

- there was not one stone left upon another;

- Y was razed to the ground.

     ♦ Целый день преследовали маленькие негодяи злосчастную вдову... покуда она не пришла в исступление и не начала прорицать. Смысл этих прорицаний объяснился лишь впоследствии, когда в Глупов прибыл Угрюм-Бурчеев и не оставил в городе камня на камне (Салтыков-Щедрин 1). The little rascals pursued the ill-fated widow for a whole day...until at last she went into a frenzy and began to prophesy. The meaning of her prophecies became clear only later, when Gloom-Grumblev arrived in Foolov and razed it to the ground (1a).

     ♦ Приходит еврей к раввину и спрашивает: "Ребе, ты мудрый человек, скажи: будет война или не будет?" - "Войны не будет, - отвечает ребе, - но будет такая борьба за мир, что камня на камне не останется" (Буковский 1).... A Jew goes to his rabbi and asks: "Rabbi, you are a very wise man. Tell me, is there going to be a war or not?" 'There will be no war," replies the rabbi, "but there will be such a struggle for peace that no stone will be left standing" (1a).

     ♦ После недолгих колебаний он решил так: сначала разрушить город, а потом уже приступить и к реке... Через полтора или два месяца не оставалось уже камня на камне (Салтыков-Щедрин 1). After brief vacillation he decided: destroy the town first, and then start on the river....After a month or two there was not one stone left upon another (1a).

2. [subj: human or abstr (1st var.)]

⇒ to disprove, rebut sth. (or sth. is disproved, rebutted) thoroughly, unequivocally:

- X камня на камне не оставил от Y-a - X left nothing of Y;

- X tore (cut) Y to pieces;

|| от Y-а камня на камне не осталось≈ nothing was left of Y;

- Y was torn (cut) to pieces.

     ♦ Всё попало под удар переменных измерений, под губительные лучи той теории относительности, что вдохновила нашего пастора на дерзкую вивисекцию и не оставила камня на камне от подопытного кролика... (Терц 3). Everything was exposed to these variable dimensions, to the fatal rays of a relativity theory which inspired the good Dean to a vivisection so daring that nothing was left of his guinea-pig...(3a).

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← From the Bible (Matt. 24:2, Mark 13:2).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > камня на камне не оставить
11 камня на камне не оставлять

• КАМНЯ НА КАМНЕ НЕ ОСТАВЛЯТЬ/НЕ ОСТАВИТЬ <НЕ ОСТАЕТСЯ/НЕ ОСТАЛОСЬ> от чего lit, rhet

[VP (1st var.), VPsubj/ gen (2nd var.); more often pfv past; the verb may take the initial position]

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1. [subj: human or collect (1st var.)]

⇒ to destroy sth. (or sth. is destroyed) totally, mercilessly:

- X камня на камне не оставил от Y-a - X did not leave (X left not) one stone standing (upon another);

- X razed Y to the ground;

|| от Y-а камня на камне не осталось≈ not one stone was left standing (upon another);

- no stone was left standing;

- there was not one stone left upon another;

- Y was razed to the ground.

     ♦ Целый день преследовали маленькие негодяи злосчастную вдову... покуда она не пришла в исступление и не начала прорицать. Смысл этих прорицаний объяснился лишь впоследствии, когда в Глупов прибыл Угрюм-Бурчеев и не оставил в городе камня на камне (Салтыков-Щедрин 1). The little rascals pursued the ill-fated widow for a whole day...until at last she went into a frenzy and began to prophesy. The meaning of her prophecies became clear only later, when Gloom-Grumblev arrived in Foolov and razed it to the ground (1a).

     ♦ Приходит еврей к раввину и спрашивает: "Ребе, ты мудрый человек, скажи: будет война или не будет?" - "Войны не будет, - отвечает ребе, - но будет такая борьба за мир, что камня на камне не останется" (Буковский 1).... A Jew goes to his rabbi and asks: "Rabbi, you are a very wise man. Tell me, is there going to be a war or not?" 'There will be no war," replies the rabbi, "but there will be such a struggle for peace that no stone will be left standing" (1a).

     ♦ После недолгих колебаний он решил так: сначала разрушить город, а потом уже приступить и к реке... Через полтора или два месяца не оставалось уже камня на камне (Салтыков-Щедрин 1). After brief vacillation he decided: destroy the town first, and then start on the river....After a month or two there was not one stone left upon another (1a).

2. [subj: human or abstr (1st var.)]

⇒ to disprove, rebut sth. (or sth. is disproved, rebutted) thoroughly, unequivocally:

- X камня на камне не оставил от Y-a - X left nothing of Y;

- X tore (cut) Y to pieces;

|| от Y-а камня на камне не осталось≈ nothing was left of Y;

- Y was torn (cut) to pieces.

     ♦ Всё попало под удар переменных измерений, под губительные лучи той теории относительности, что вдохновила нашего пастора на дерзкую вивисекцию и не оставила камня на камне от подопытного кролика... (Терц 3). Everything was exposed to these variable dimensions, to the fatal rays of a relativity theory which inspired the good Dean to a vivisection so daring that nothing was left of his guinea-pig...(3a).

—————

← From the Bible (Matt. 24:2, Mark 13:2).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > камня на камне не оставлять
12 камня на камне не осталось

• КАМНЯ НА КАМНЕ НЕ ОСТАВЛЯТЬ/НЕ ОСТАВИТЬ <НЕ ОСТАЕТСЯ/НЕ ОСТАЛОСЬ> от чего lit, rhet

[VP (1st var.), VPsubj/ gen (2nd var.); more often pfv past; the verb may take the initial position]

=====

1. [subj: human or collect (1st var.)]

⇒ to destroy sth. (or sth. is destroyed) totally, mercilessly:

- X камня на камне не оставил от Y-a - X did not leave (X left not) one stone standing (upon another);

- X razed Y to the ground;

|| от Y-а камня на камне не осталось≈ not one stone was left standing (upon another);

- no stone was left standing;

- there was not one stone left upon another;

- Y was razed to the ground.

     ♦ Целый день преследовали маленькие негодяи злосчастную вдову... покуда она не пришла в исступление и не начала прорицать. Смысл этих прорицаний объяснился лишь впоследствии, когда в Глупов прибыл Угрюм-Бурчеев и не оставил в городе камня на камне (Салтыков-Щедрин 1). The little rascals pursued the ill-fated widow for a whole day...until at last she went into a frenzy and began to prophesy. The meaning of her prophecies became clear only later, when Gloom-Grumblev arrived in Foolov and razed it to the ground (1a).

     ♦ Приходит еврей к раввину и спрашивает: "Ребе, ты мудрый человек, скажи: будет война или не будет?" - "Войны не будет, - отвечает ребе, - но будет такая борьба за мир, что камня на камне не останется" (Буковский 1).... A Jew goes to his rabbi and asks: "Rabbi, you are a very wise man. Tell me, is there going to be a war or not?" 'There will be no war," replies the rabbi, "but there will be such a struggle for peace that no stone will be left standing" (1a).

     ♦ После недолгих колебаний он решил так: сначала разрушить город, а потом уже приступить и к реке... Через полтора или два месяца не оставалось уже камня на камне (Салтыков-Щедрин 1). After brief vacillation he decided: destroy the town first, and then start on the river....After a month or two there was not one stone left upon another (1a).

2. [subj: human or abstr (1st var.)]

⇒ to disprove, rebut sth. (or sth. is disproved, rebutted) thoroughly, unequivocally:

- X камня на камне не оставил от Y-a - X left nothing of Y;

- X tore (cut) Y to pieces;

|| от Y-а камня на камне не осталось≈ nothing was left of Y;

- Y was torn (cut) to pieces.

     ♦ Всё попало под удар переменных измерений, под губительные лучи той теории относительности, что вдохновила нашего пастора на дерзкую вивисекцию и не оставила камня на камне от подопытного кролика... (Терц 3). Everything was exposed to these variable dimensions, to the fatal rays of a relativity theory which inspired the good Dean to a vivisection so daring that nothing was left of his guinea-pig...(3a).

—————

← From the Bible (Matt. 24:2, Mark 13:2).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > камня на камне не осталось
13 zap

zap (inf) [zæp]

1. transitive verb

( = delete) [+ word, data] supprimer

2. intransitive verb

a. ( = move quickly) we're going to have to zap through the work to get it finished in time il va falloir que nous mettions la gomme (inf) pour finir le travail à temps

b. (TV) to zap through the channels zapper

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1.
(colloq) [zæp] noun ( energy) tonus m
2.
transitive verb (p prés etc - pp-)

1) ( destroy) détruire [town]; tuer [person, animal]

2) ( fire at) tirer sur [person]

3) Computing ( delete) supprimer
3.
intransitive verb (p prés etc - pp-)

to zap into town — faire un saut (colloq) en ville

to zap from channel to channel — zapper (colloq)

English-French dictionary > zap
14 zap

zap ○

A n ( energy) tonus m.

B excl paf!

C vtr ( p prés etc - pp-)

1 ( destroy) détruire [town] ; tuer [person, animal] ;

2 ( fire at) tirer sur [person] ;

3 ( stun) assommer ;

4 ( treat) traiter ; to zap a tumour with a laser traiter une tumeur au laser ; to zap food with radiation irradier la nourriture ;

5 Comput ( delete) supprimer [word, data].

D vi ( p prés etc - pp-) ( move quickly) to zap into town/a shop faire un saut ○ en ville/dans un magasin ; to zap from channel to channel zapper ○.

Big English-French dictionary > zap
15 distruggere

destroy

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distruggere v.tr.

1 to destroy; to wreck: l'esercito del re fu completamente distrutto, the king's army was entirely destroyed; il nemico distrusse la città, the enemy destroyed the town; la pioggia aveva distrutto tutto, the rain had destroyed everything; distruggere documenti, manoscritti, to destroy documents, manuscripts; riuscì a distruggere le prove del delitto, he managed to destroy the proof of the crime; nell'incidente ha distrutto la macchina, in the accident he wrecked his car; è un bambino terribile, distrugge tutto quello che tocca, he's a dreadful child, he destroys everything he touches; tutte le sue speranze furono distrutte, all his hopes were destroyed; quella donna l'ha distrutto, that woman has been his ruin; due ore di tennis mi hanno distrutto, two hours' tennis finished me // nulla si crea nulla si distrugge, nothing can be either created or destroyed

2 (fig.) to shatter: fu distrutto dal dolore, he was shattered by grief

3 (non com.) ( liquefare) to melt: distruggere la cera, to melt wax.

◘ distruggersi v.rifl.

1 to destroy oneself; ( consumarsi) to pine (away), to waste away: si sta distruggendo con le sue stesse mani, he's destroying himself with his own hands (o he's digging his own grave)

2 (non com.) ( liquefarsi) to melt.

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[dis'truddʒere] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) (demolire) to destroy, to demolish, to wreck [ edificio]; (rovinare) to wipe out, to blast [ raccolto]

2) (sbaragliare) to destroy [nemico, avversario]

3) fig. (prostrare) [notizia, dolore] to destroy, to shatter, to knock out colloq. [ persona]; (sfiancare) [ fatica] to exhaust, to wear* out [ persona]

4) (togliere completamente) to destroy, to crush, to shatter [ speranze]; (fare crollare) to destroy [ mito]

5) (screditare)

distruggere la reputazione di qcn. — to destroy o ruin sb.'s reputation
2.
verbo pronominale distruggersi to destroy oneself, to ruin oneself

- rsi la salute con l'alcol — to ruin one's health with alcohol

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distruggere

/dis'truddʒere/ [41]

I verbo transitivo

1 (demolire) to destroy, to demolish, to wreck [ edificio]; (rovinare) to wipe out, to blast [ raccolto]

2 (sbaragliare) to destroy [nemico, avversario]

3 fig. (prostrare) [notizia, dolore] to destroy, to shatter, to knock out colloq. [ persona]; (sfiancare) [ fatica] to exhaust, to wear* out [ persona]

4 (togliere completamente) to destroy, to crush, to shatter [ speranze]; (fare crollare) to destroy [ mito]

5 (screditare) distruggere la reputazione di qcn. to destroy o ruin sb.'s reputation

II distruggersi verbo pronominale

to destroy oneself, to ruin oneself; - rsi la salute con l'alcol to ruin one's health with alcohol.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > distruggere
16 ødelegge

destroy, mess, rasere, ruin, spoil

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verb. [ rive] demolish (f.eks.
a bridge
) verb. destroy (f.eks.
a house, a ship, a town; somebody's happiness, somebody s peace of mind
) verb. [ tilintetgjøre] destroy (f.eks.
destroy an army; all his letters were destroyed in the fire
) verb. [ slå i stykker] smash, break (f.eks.
the child broke its new toy
) verb. [ ved plantesykdom] blight (f.eks.
blighted corn
) verb. [ moralsk] corrupt, deprave verb. [ fortære] eat away (f.eks.
acid eats away metal; the sea eats away the coastline
) verb. [ beskadige] spoil, damage (f.eks.
the books are damaged by sea water; the rain has damaged the roads
) verb. [ spolere] mar, spoil (f.eks.
don't spoil the fun; cook has spoilt the soup
) verb. [ legge i ruiner] ruin, shatter (f.eks.
the house was shattered by the bomb
) verb. [ økonomisk] ruin (f.eks.
these speculations ruined him; he ruined his father's business
) verb. [ skjemme bort] spoil (f.eks.
a child
)

Norsk-engelsk ordbok > ødelegge
17 arrasar

v.

1 to destroy, to devastate.

2 to ravage, to destroy, to wipe out, to demolish.

Los soldados arrasaron el pueblo The soldiers ravaged the town.

3 to raze, to level with ground, to devastate, to lay flat.

Los tractores arrasaron la tierra The tractors razed the land.

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arrasar

► verbo transitivo

1 (destruir) to raze, destroy

2 (allanar) to level, smooth

► verbo intransitivo

1 (disco, libro, película) to be a smash hit, sweep the board; (deportista) to sweep to victory

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

arrasar con (gen) to sweep away 2 (comer) to polish off 3 (destrozar) to destroy 4 (robar) to get away with, make off with

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verb

1) to level

2) raze

3) sweep the board, be a runaway success

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1. VT

1) (=nivelar) to level; [+ edificio] to demolish; [esp en guerra] to raze to the ground; [ciclón, terremoto] to devastate

2) (=colmar) to fill to the brim

2. VI

1) (Meteo) to clear

2) (=triunfar) to triumph, achieve a great success; (Pol etc) to sweep the board

3.

See:

arrasarse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

nuestro equipo volvió a arrasar — our team swept to victory again

arrasar con algo: la inundación arrasó con las cosechas the flood devastated the crops; las tropas arrasaron con la zona the soldiers laid waste to the area; arrasaron con toda la comida — they polished off all the food (colloq)
2.
arrasar vt < zona> to devastate; < edificio> to destroy

el sistema que fue arrasado por la revolución — the system that was swept away by the revolution
3.
arrasarse v pron

los ojos se le arrasaron en or de lágrimas — tears welled up in her eyes

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

nuestro equipo volvió a arrasar — our team swept to victory again

arrasar con algo: la inundación arrasó con las cosechas the flood devastated the crops; las tropas arrasaron con la zona the soldiers laid waste to the area; arrasaron con toda la comida — they polished off all the food (colloq)
2.
arrasar vt < zona> to devastate; < edificio> to destroy

el sistema que fue arrasado por la revolución — the system that was swept away by the revolution
3.
arrasarse v pron

los ojos se le arrasaron en or de lágrimas — tears welled up in her eyes

* * *

arrasar¹

¹ = lay + waste to, flatten, sweep away, rip through, raze, annihilate, devastate.

Ex: The mutilation of periodicals is laying waste to vital and expensive periodical collections in all kinds of library across the USA, and it seems to strike academic libraries with particular virulence.

Ex: This article describes how the organisation has been flattened into one unit during the changeover from a manual system to an automated statewide library system.

Ex: Librarians should ensure that the principles they stand for are not swept away on a tide of technological jingoism.

Ex: Storms in this part of the world are common and the people didn't seem to bat an eyelid at the prospect of a 135km wind ripping through their town.

Ex: The motel, which was built in 1953, will be razed to make way for a parking lot.

Ex: He intends to annihilate all the major world powers, until Islamic nations dominate the planet.

Ex: The article 'Sorting a mountain of books' relates how when the law library was devastated by fire what had been a library became a jumble of 100,000 books and periodicals.

* arrasar completamente = raze + Nombre + to the ground.

* epidemia + arrasar = epidemic + rage.

* fuego + arrasar = fire + sweep through.

arrasar²

² = take + no prisoners, take + Nombre + by storm, win by + a landslide.

Nota: Generalmente usado en el contexto de las elecciones o votaciones.

Ex: He broke all the rules on and off the stage and took no prisoners in his wild pursuit of pleasure, pain, tragedy, and hope.

Ex: He was a confident, unspoiled, talented, hard-working young man when he moved to a strange town as a youngster and took it by storm.

Ex: The polls mean nothing at this point -- if he wins by a landslide fantastic but we are in June not October, long way between there and now.

* arrasar con = eat + Posesivo + way through.

* * *

arrasar [A1 ]

vi

Boca Júniors volvió a arrasar Boca Juniors swept to victory again

la película continúa arrasando the movie continues to be a huge box-office hit

arrasar CON algo:

la inundación arrasó con las cosechas the flood devastated o destroyed the crops o swept the crops away

las tropas arrasaron con todo lo que encontraron a su paso the soldiers laid waste to everything that lay in their path

arrasaron con toda la comida they polished off all the food ( colloq)

los ladrones arrasaron con todas las joyas the thieves made off with all the jewelry

los cubanos arrasaron con las medallas the Cubans walked off with o carried off all the medals

los populares arrasaron en las urnas the populares won the elections by a landslide

■ arrasar

vt

‹zona› to devastate; ‹edificio› to destroy, raze … to the ground

el granizo arrasó los viñedos the hail destroyed o devastated the vineyards

el sistema que fue arrasado por la revolución the system that was swept away by the revolution

■ arrasarse

v pron

sintió que los ojos se le arrasaban en or de lágrimas she felt tears welling up in her eyes

con los ojos arrasados en or de lágrimas with his eyes full of o brimming with tears

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arrasar ( conjugate arrasar) verbo intransitivo arrasar con algn ‹ con contrincante› to demolish sb. ;
‹ con enemigo› to destroy sb.;
◊ nuestro equipo volvió a arrasar our team swept to victory again;

arrasar con algo: la inundación arrasó con las cosechas the flood devastated the crops;
arrasaron con toda la comida they polished off all the food (colloq)
verbo transitivo ‹ zona› to devastate;

‹ edificio› to destroy
arrasar
I verbo transitivo to devastate, destroy: el fuego arrasó toda la zona, the fire devastated the entire area
II vi (en una votación) to win by a landslide
' arrasar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
barrer
English:
bulldoze
- raze
- flatten
- level
- obliterate
- waste

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arrasar

♦ vt
[destruir] [edificio, cosecha] to destroy; [zona] to devastate;
el fuego arrasó el castillo the fire destroyed the castle, the castle was burned to the ground in the fire

♦ vi

1.
arrasar con [destruir] to destroy;

el huracán arrasó con toda la cosecha the hurricane destroyed the entire harvest;

los niños arrasaron con todos los pasteles the children made short work of the cakes

2. Fam [triunfar] to win overwhelmingly;

el equipo brasileño arrasó en la primera fase the Brazilian team swept everything before it in the first stage;

la película arrasó en toda Europa the movie was a massive success throughout Europe

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arrasar

I v/t devastate

II v/i fam

be a big hit

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arrasar vt

1) : to level, to smooth

2) : to devastate, to destroy

3) : to fill to the brim

Spanish-English dictionary > arrasar
18 destrozar

v.

1 to smash (físicamente) (romper).

2 to shatter, to devastate (emocionalmente) (person).

3 to tear apart, to destroy, to shatter, to break down into pieces.

Eso rompe huesos That breaks bones.

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destrozar

Conjugation model [ REALIZAR], like realizar

► verbo transitivo

1 (romper) to destroy, shatter, wreck; (despedazar) to tear to pieces, tear to shreds

■ la explosión destrozó el puente the explosion wrecked the bridge

2 figurado (gastar) to wear out

■ destroza los zapatos she wears her shoes out

3 figurado (estropear) to ruin, spoil; (corazón) to break

■ destrozó sus sueños she shattered his dreams

4 figurado (causar daño moral) to crush, shatter, devastate

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1. VT

1) (=romper) [+ cristal, cerámica] to smash; [+ edificio] to destroy; [+ ropa, zapatos] to ruin; [+ nervios] to shatter

ha destrozado el coche — he's wrecked the car

encontraron los cuerpos destrozados — they found the mangled bodies

2) (=dejar abatido a) [+ persona] to shatter; [+ corazón] to break; [+ ejército, enemigo] to crush

destrozar a algn en una discusión — to crush sb in an argument

le ha destrozado el que no quisiera casarse con él — her refusal to marry him has devastated o shattered him

3) (=arruinar) [+ persona, vida] to ruin

destrozar la armonía — to ruin the harmony

2.

See:

destrozarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) (romper, deteriorar) to break

la bomba destrozó varios edificios — the bomb destroyed o wrecked several buildings

vas a destrozar los zapatos — you'll ruin your shoes

b) <felicidad/armonía> to destroy, shatter; < corazón> to break; < matrimonio> to ruin, destroy

me está destrozando los nervios — she's making me a nervous wreck

su muerte la destrozó — she was devastated o shattered by his death
2.
destrozarse v pron (refl)

a) ( romperse)

se cayó al suelo y se destrozó — it fell to the ground and it smashed

se me destrozaron los zapatos — my shoes are ruined

b) <estómago/hígado> to ruin

te vas a destrozar los pies con esos zapatos — you're going to ruin your feet wearing those shoes

* * *

= shatter, batter, vandalise [vandalize, -USA], wreak + devastation, smash, pull apart, ravage, go out + the window, tear + apart, mangle, dismember, shred, slaughter, blow away, wreck, rip through, pull + Nombre + to bits, wipe + the floor with, rubbish, blight, chew up.

Ex. Her feeling of well-being was soon rudely shattered.

Ex. But the early cylinder machines worked less accurately than the platens, tending to slur the impression and batter the type.

Ex. This article argues in favour of the term 'conservator' rather than 'restorer' of books as the former does not conjure up a picture of the Victorian artisan vandalising documents with irreversible treatments simply for effect.

Ex. This article describes the experiences of a fledgling information system in dealing with a hurricane which wreaked devastation on some of the most remote areas of Hawaii = Este artículo describe las experiencias de un sistema de información nuevo al verse afectado por un huracán que devastó algunas de las zonas más remotas de Hawaii.

Ex. The library was badly vandalised and the intruders overturned 10 large bookcases, tore paintings down, emptied catalogues, and smashed intercoms, chairs, tables and windows.

Ex. If solutions are not found to meet this challenge, users' hunger for multimedia could pull the Internet apart.

Ex. The rigours of the climate and the effects of war and political unrest have ravaged this country's cultural heritage.

Ex. The lack of centralisation means that good management goes out the window and everything gets sloppier.

Ex. He is a stickler for detail and can tear apart a budget or a balance sheet faster than anyone.

Ex. In places the waters had swept container lorries loaded with goods yards off the road where they now lay twisted and mangled and almost unrecognizable as vehicles.

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. If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' 'blown away,' or ' shredded'.

Ex. These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.

Ex. If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' ' blown away,' or 'shredded'.

Ex. They had made a secret deal with Otto Reich to wreck Cuba's economy.

Ex. Storms in this part of the world are common and the people didn't seem to bat an eyelid at the prospect of a 135km wind ripping through their town.

Ex. Microscopists think very little about plucking an innocent and unsuspecting insect from the garden, killing it, and pulling it to bits for study under a microscope.

Ex. One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.

Ex. The theory of Scandinavian racial purity cherished by Hitler and the Nazis has been rubbished by new scientific research.

Ex. The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.

Ex. Cattle ranches are chewing up the Amazon rainforest.

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* destrozar completamente = blow + Nombre + to bits.

* destrozarse = come + undone, go to + rack and ruin, come apart at + the seams, fall apart at + the seams, go to + ruin.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) (romper, deteriorar) to break

la bomba destrozó varios edificios — the bomb destroyed o wrecked several buildings

vas a destrozar los zapatos — you'll ruin your shoes

b) <felicidad/armonía> to destroy, shatter; < corazón> to break; < matrimonio> to ruin, destroy

me está destrozando los nervios — she's making me a nervous wreck

su muerte la destrozó — she was devastated o shattered by his death
2.
destrozarse v pron (refl)

a) ( romperse)

se cayó al suelo y se destrozó — it fell to the ground and it smashed

se me destrozaron los zapatos — my shoes are ruined

b) <estómago/hígado> to ruin

te vas a destrozar los pies con esos zapatos — you're going to ruin your feet wearing those shoes

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= shatter, batter, vandalise [vandalize, -USA], wreak + devastation, smash, pull apart, ravage, go out + the window, tear + apart, mangle, dismember, shred, slaughter, blow away, wreck, rip through, pull + Nombre + to bits, wipe + the floor with, rubbish, blight, chew up.

Ex: Her feeling of well-being was soon rudely shattered.

Ex: But the early cylinder machines worked less accurately than the platens, tending to slur the impression and batter the type.

Ex: This article argues in favour of the term 'conservator' rather than 'restorer' of books as the former does not conjure up a picture of the Victorian artisan vandalising documents with irreversible treatments simply for effect.

Ex: This article describes the experiences of a fledgling information system in dealing with a hurricane which wreaked devastation on some of the most remote areas of Hawaii = Este artículo describe las experiencias de un sistema de información nuevo al verse afectado por un huracán que devastó algunas de las zonas más remotas de Hawaii.

Ex: The library was badly vandalised and the intruders overturned 10 large bookcases, tore paintings down, emptied catalogues, and smashed intercoms, chairs, tables and windows.

Ex: If solutions are not found to meet this challenge, users' hunger for multimedia could pull the Internet apart.

Ex: The rigours of the climate and the effects of war and political unrest have ravaged this country's cultural heritage.

Ex: The lack of centralisation means that good management goes out the window and everything gets sloppier.

Ex: He is a stickler for detail and can tear apart a budget or a balance sheet faster than anyone.

Ex: In places the waters had swept container lorries loaded with goods yards off the road where they now lay twisted and mangled and almost unrecognizable as vehicles.

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: If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' 'blown away,' or ' shredded'.

Ex: These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.

Ex: If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' ' blown away,' or 'shredded'.

Ex: They had made a secret deal with Otto Reich to wreck Cuba's economy.

Ex: Storms in this part of the world are common and the people didn't seem to bat an eyelid at the prospect of a 135km wind ripping through their town.

Ex: Microscopists think very little about plucking an innocent and unsuspecting insect from the garden, killing it, and pulling it to bits for study under a microscope.

Ex: One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.

Ex: The theory of Scandinavian racial purity cherished by Hitler and the Nazis has been rubbished by new scientific research.

Ex: The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.

Ex: Cattle ranches are chewing up the Amazon rainforest.

* destrozar completamente = blow + Nombre + to bits.

* destrozarse = come + undone, go to + rack and ruin, come apart at + the seams, fall apart at + the seams, go to + ruin.

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destrozar [A4 ]

vt

1 (romper, deteriorar) to break

la bomba destrozó varios edificios the bomb destroyed o wrecked several buildings

no hagas eso que vas a destrozar los zapatos don't do that, you'll ruin your shoes

2 ‹felicidad/armonía› to destroy, shatter; ‹corazón› to break; ‹matrimonio› to ruin, destroy

me está destrozando los nervios she's making me a nervous wreck

la muerte de su marido la destrozó she was devastated o shattered by her husband's death

■ destrozarse

v pron

1

(romperse): se cayó al suelo y se destrozó it fell to the ground and smashed

se me han destrozado los zapatos my shoes are ruined o have fallen to pieces

2 ( refl) ‹estómago/hígado› to ruin

te vas a destrozar los pies usando esos zapatos you're going to ruin o damage your feet wearing those shoes

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destrozar ( conjugate destrozar) verbo transitivo
a) (romper, deteriorar) ‹ zapatos› to ruin;

‹cristal/jarrón› to smash;
‹ juguete› to pull … apart;
‹ coche› to wreck;
‹ libro› to pull apart
b) ‹felicidad/matrimonio/vida› to wreck, destroy;

‹ corazón› to break;
◊ tiene los nervios destrozados he's a nervous wreck

destrozarse verbo pronominal
a) ( romperse) [ zapatos] to be ruined;

[jarrón/cristal] to smash
b) ‹estómago/hígado› to ruin

destrozar verbo transitivo
1 (romper) to tear up, wreck, ruin
2 (una tela, un papel) to tear to shreds, rip up
3 (apenar, desgarrar) to shatter, devastate: me destroza verte así, it breaks my heart to see you this way
4 (los planes, la convivencia, etc) to ruin
' destrozar' also found in these entries:
English:
break
- destroy
- mangle
- shatter
- smash
- smash up
- tear apart
- trash
- vandalize
- wreck
- write off
- get
- murder
- piece
- pull
- write

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destrozar

♦ vt

1. [físicamente] [romper] to smash;
[estropear] to ruin;
el terremoto destrozó la ciudad the earthquake destroyed the city;

vas a destrozar o [m5] destrozarte los zapatos de tanto usarlos you'll ruin your shoes, wearing them so much

2. [emocionalmente] [persona] to shatter, to devastate;
[matrimonio, relación] to wreck; [pareja] to break up; [vida] to ruin; [corazón] to break;
el divorcio la ha destrozado she was devastated by the divorce;

ese ruido le destroza los nervios a cualquiera that noise is enough to drive anyone up the wall;

destrozó a su oponente en el debate he destroyed his opponent in the debate

♦ See also the pronominal verb destrozarse

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destrozar

v/t

1 destroy

2 emocio- nalmente shatter, devastate

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destrozar {21} vt

1) : to smash, to shatter

2) : to destroy, to wreck

♦ See also the reflexive verb destrozarse

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destrozar vb

1. (en general) to destroy / to wreck

la bomba destrozó el coche por completo the bomb completely destroyed the car

2. (hacer trozos) to smash

han destrozado el escaparate they've smashed the shop window

destrozarle el corazón a alguien to break somebody's heart [pt. broke; pp. broken]

Spanish-English dictionary > destrozar
19 ruin

'ru:in
1. noun
1) (a broken, collapsed or decayed state: the ruin of a city.) ruina

2) (a cause of collapse, decay etc: Drink was his ruin.) perdición, ruina

3) (financial disaster; complete loss of money: The company is facing ruin.) ruina

2. verb
1) (to cause ruin to: The scandal ruined his career.) arruinar

2) (to spoil; to treat too indulgently: You are ruining that child!) estropear

•

- ruination
- ruined
- ruins
- in ruins

ruin¹ n ruina

I visited the Roman ruins visité las ruinas romanas

ruin² vb estropear / arruinar

she washed my jumper in hot water and ruined it lavó mi jersey en agua caliente y lo estropeó

ruin adjetivo (mezquino, vil) despicable, contemptible; ( avaro) miserly, mean (BrE)
ruin adjetivo
1 (despreciable, vil) mean, despicable, stingy
2 (avariento, tacaño) stingy, miserly: era ruin con su familia y generoso consigo mismo, he was stingy to his family but generous to himself ' ruin' also found in these entries: Spanish: abismo - abocada - abocado - arruinar - baja - bajo - cagar - cargarse - castigar - chafar - dar - desbaratar - deshacer - destrozar - dinamitar - ser - estropear - extemporánea - extemporáneo - fastidiar - jorobar - miserable - pasar - perder - perderse - polvo - ruina - salar - significar - tierra - acabar - chancho - consumir - destruir - echar - embromar - fregar - malograr - perdición - villano English: rack - ruin - ancient - break - destroy - doom - murder - wreck

ruin

tr['rʊːɪn]

noun

1 ruina

■ we saw the ruins of a monastery vimos un monasterio en ruinas

transitive verb

1 arruinar

2 (spoil) estropear

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to fall into ruins caer en la ruina

ruin ['ru:ən] vt

1) destroy: destruir, arruinar

2) bankrupt: arruinar, hacer quebrar

ruin n

1) : ruina f

to fall into ruin: caer en ruinas

2) : ruina f, perdición f

to be the ruin of: ser la perdición de

3) ruins npl

: ruinas fpl, restos mpl

the ruins of the ancient temple: las ruinas del templo antiguo

ruin

n.

• arruinamiento s.m.

• desbarate s.m.

• despeño s.m.

• destrozo s.m.

• perdición s.f.

• ruina s.f.

v.

• abismar v.

• arruinar v.

• derrotar v.

• derrumbar v.

• desbaratar v.

• descalabrar v.

• despedazar v.

• destroncar v.

• destruir v.

• estropear v.

• malgastar v.

• minar v.

• reventar v.

• ruinar v.

I 'ruːən, 'ruːɪn
noun

a) ( something ruined) (often pl) ruina f

the town lay in ruins — la ciudad estaba en ruinas

his life/career was in ruins — su vida/carrera estaba arruinada

b) ( cause) (no pl) ruina f, perdición f

drink will be the ruin of her — la bebida será su ruina or perdición

c) u ( state) ruina f

he's heading for financial ruin — va derecho a la ruina or a la bancarrota

II

transitive verb

1) ( destroy) \<\<city/building\>\> destruir*; \<\<career/life\>\> arruinar, acabar con; \<\<hopes\>\> destruir*, echar por tierra; \<\<plans\>\> arruinar, echar por tierra

if they open a supermarket next to my store, I'll be ruined — si abren un supermercado al lado de mi tienda me van a hacer quebrar or me van a arruinar

2) ( spoil) \<\<dress/carpet/toy\>\> estropear; \<\<party/surprise\>\> echar a perder, estropear, arruinar

['ruːɪn]
1. N

1) (=building) ruina f

the ruins of a castle — las ruinas or los restos de un castillo

to fall into ruin — convertirse en ruinas

the town lay or was in ruins — la ciudad estaba en ruinas

2) (fig) ruina f, perdición f

he faced the prospect of financial ruin — se enfrentaba a la posibilidad de la ruina económica or de acabar en la bancarrota

her hopes were in ruins — sus esperanzas estaban destruidas

my life/career is in ruins — mi vida/carrera está destruida or arruinada

drink will be his ruin or the ruin of him — el alcohol será su ruina or su perdición

the country has gone to ruin — el país se ha arruinado
rack II
2. VT

1) (=destroy) [+ reputation, career, life] arruinar, destruir; [+ hopes] destruir, echar por tierra; [+ plans] estropear, echar por tierra

it ruined his chances of playing in the final — dio al traste con sus posibilidades de jugar en la final

2) (=spoil) [+ clothes, car] estropear, destrozar; [+ meal, event, eyesight] estropear

look at my dress, it's ruined! — mira mi vestido, ¡está destrozado!

don't eat that now, you'll ruin your appetite — no te comas eso ahora, se te quitarán las ganas de comer

their chatter ruined my enjoyment of the concert — su charla no me dejó disfrutar del concierto

3) [+ person] (financially) arruinar; (morally) perder

what ruined him was gambling — lo que le perdió fue el juego, el juego fue su ruina

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I ['ruːən, 'ruːɪn]
noun

a) ( something ruined) (often pl) ruina f

the town lay in ruins — la ciudad estaba en ruinas

his life/career was in ruins — su vida/carrera estaba arruinada

b) ( cause) (no pl) ruina f, perdición f

drink will be the ruin of her — la bebida será su ruina or perdición

c) u ( state) ruina f

he's heading for financial ruin — va derecho a la ruina or a la bancarrota

II

transitive verb

1) ( destroy) \<\<city/building\>\> destruir*; \<\<career/life\>\> arruinar, acabar con; \<\<hopes\>\> destruir*, echar por tierra; \<\<plans\>\> arruinar, echar por tierra

if they open a supermarket next to my store, I'll be ruined — si abren un supermercado al lado de mi tienda me van a hacer quebrar or me van a arruinar

2) ( spoil) \<\<dress/carpet/toy\>\> estropear; \<\<party/surprise\>\> echar a perder, estropear, arruinar

English-spanish dictionary > ruin
20 robar

v.

1 to steal (object).

me han robado la moto my motorbike's been stolen

robar a alguien to rob somebody

robar el corazón a alguien to steal somebody's heart

la contabilidad me roba mucho tiempo doing the accounts takes up a lot of my time

Ellos roban dinero They steal money.

Ellos roban de noche They purloin at night.

2 to draw.

3 to rob (cobrar caro).

en esa tienda te roban the prices in that shop are daylight robbery

Ellos roban pan They rob bread.

4 to steal from, to rob, to burglarize, to burgle.

María le roba a su vecina Mary steals from her neighbor.

Ellos roban casas They burglarize homes.

5 to rob of.

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robar

► verbo transitivo

1 (banco, persona) to rob; (objeto) to steal; (casa) to break into, burgle

■ le han robado he's been robbed

■ me han robado el bolso my bag has been stolen

2 (raptar) to kidnap

3 (en naipes) to draw

4 figurado (cobrar muy caro) to rip off

■ en aquel restaurante te roban that restaurant is a rip-off

5 figurado (corazón, alma) to steal

6 DEPORTE familiar figurado to rob

■ el árbitro nos ha robado el partido the referee robbed us of the game

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verb

1) to rob, steal

2) abduct

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1. VT

1) [+ objeto, dinero] to steal; [+ banco] to rob

¡nos han robado! — we've been robbed!

robar algo a algn — to steal sth from sb

les robaba dinero a sus compañeros de clase — he was stealing money from his classmates

me han robado la cartera — my wallet has been stolen

Ana le ha robado el novio — Ana has stolen her boyfriend

el defensa le robó el balón — the defender stole the ball off him

no quiero robarle su tiempo — I don't want to take up your time

tuve que robarle horas al sueño para acabar el trabajo — I had to work into the night to finish the job

robarle el corazón a algn — liter to steal sb's heart

2) [+ atención] to steal, capture; [+ paciencia] to exhaust; [+ tranquilidad] to destroy, take away; [+ vida] to take, steal

3) (=estafar) to cheat, rob

en ese negocio te han robado — you've been cheated o robbed in that deal

4) [+ naipes] to take, draw

roba una carta de la baraja — take o draw a card from the deck

5) frm [río, corriente] to carry away

6) †† (=raptar) to kidnap, abduct

2. VI

1) (=sisar) to steal

lo cogieron robando — he was caught stealing

no robarás — (Biblia) thou shalt not steal

entraron a robar en mi casa — they broke into my house

2) (Naipes) to take a card, draw a card

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <dinero/bolso> to steal; < banco> to rob

robarle algo a alguien — to steal something from somebody

les robaron todos los ahorros — all their savings were stolen

me robó el corazón — she stole my heart

no te quiero robar más tiempo — I don't want to take up any more of your time

b) ( raptar) < niño> to abduct, kidnap

2) ( estafar) to cheat, rip off (colloq)

¿$300? te robaron! — $300? you were conned! (colloq)

3) (Jueg) (en naipes, dominó) to draw, pick up (colloq)
2.
robar vi to steal

robaron en la casa de al lado — the house next door was burglarized (AmE) o (BrE) was burgled

me han robado! — I've been robbed!

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= steal, rob, raid, thieve, steal off, pilfer, filch, break into, break in, mug, plunder, rifle, snatch, nick, hold up.

Ex. In imposing penalties for book stealing libraries are particularly helpless.

Ex. This article contrasts a range of principles with the widely prevailing system of polygraphic marking which requires much manual, specialised work and which robs the resulting text of good visual presentation = Este artículo contrasta una serie de principios con el sistema prevalente de marcas poligráficas que necesita mucho trabajo manual y especializado que roba al texto resultante una buena presentación visual.

Ex. The article ' Raiding the World Bank' explains how the World Bank operates, shareholding, the initiation of loan proposals, and lending to education projects.

Ex. But it was no less misguided than the commonplace practice of setting passages thieved from literature for comprehension exercises.

Ex. I have nothing against Aussies but I do have something against parasites who steal off someone else's ideas.

Ex. In his work, Al pilfers fragments from a wide array of sources and glues them into collages.

Ex. Even in poems written directly out of his own experience, he is likely to use notions, phrases, and musical ideas filched from other recent poems.

Ex. A honeypot is a decoy computer system designed to look like a legitimate system an intruder will want to break into while, unbeknownst to the intruder, they are being covertly observed.

Ex. The hacker broke in on the university dial-in lines through the library system.

Ex. In that time, she relates, she had been mugged at gunpoint, punched in the face, and harassed.

Ex. Close on such paradeground excitements comes the popular sport of plundering for projects.

Ex. English, on the other hand, has been accused of waylaying other languages in dark alleys and rifling their pockets for loose vocabulary.

Ex. The thieves broke into the museum using a hydraulic jack and snatched both paintings in 3 minutes.

Ex. It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.

Ex. The film starts with two small-time thieves who spontaneously decide to hold up a restaurant.

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* robar en una tienda = shoplift.

* robar ganado = rustle + cattle.

* robar la credibilidad = destroy + credence.

* robarle tiempo al sueño = burn + the candle at both ends.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <dinero/bolso> to steal; < banco> to rob

robarle algo a alguien — to steal something from somebody

les robaron todos los ahorros — all their savings were stolen

me robó el corazón — she stole my heart

no te quiero robar más tiempo — I don't want to take up any more of your time

b) ( raptar) < niño> to abduct, kidnap

2) ( estafar) to cheat, rip off (colloq)

¿$300? te robaron! — $300? you were conned! (colloq)

3) (Jueg) (en naipes, dominó) to draw, pick up (colloq)
2.
robar vi to steal

robaron en la casa de al lado — the house next door was burglarized (AmE) o (BrE) was burgled

me han robado! — I've been robbed!

* * *

= steal, rob, raid, thieve, steal off, pilfer, filch, break into, break in, mug, plunder, rifle, snatch, nick, hold up.

Ex: In imposing penalties for book stealing libraries are particularly helpless.

Ex: This article contrasts a range of principles with the widely prevailing system of polygraphic marking which requires much manual, specialised work and which robs the resulting text of good visual presentation = Este artículo contrasta una serie de principios con el sistema prevalente de marcas poligráficas que necesita mucho trabajo manual y especializado que roba al texto resultante una buena presentación visual.

Ex: The article ' Raiding the World Bank' explains how the World Bank operates, shareholding, the initiation of loan proposals, and lending to education projects.

Ex: But it was no less misguided than the commonplace practice of setting passages thieved from literature for comprehension exercises.

Ex: I have nothing against Aussies but I do have something against parasites who steal off someone else's ideas.

Ex: In his work, Al pilfers fragments from a wide array of sources and glues them into collages.

Ex: Even in poems written directly out of his own experience, he is likely to use notions, phrases, and musical ideas filched from other recent poems.

Ex: A honeypot is a decoy computer system designed to look like a legitimate system an intruder will want to break into while, unbeknownst to the intruder, they are being covertly observed.

Ex: The hacker broke in on the university dial-in lines through the library system.

Ex: In that time, she relates, she had been mugged at gunpoint, punched in the face, and harassed.

Ex: Close on such paradeground excitements comes the popular sport of plundering for projects.

Ex: English, on the other hand, has been accused of waylaying other languages in dark alleys and rifling their pockets for loose vocabulary.

Ex: The thieves broke into the museum using a hydraulic jack and snatched both paintings in 3 minutes.

Ex: It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.

Ex: The film starts with two small-time thieves who spontaneously decide to hold up a restaurant.

* robar en una tienda = shoplift.

* robar ganado = rustle + cattle.

* robar la credibilidad = destroy + credence.

* robarle tiempo al sueño = burn + the candle at both ends.

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robar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹dinero/joya/bolso› to steal; ‹banco› to rob

le robó dinero a su padre he stole some money from his father

les robaron todos los ahorros they were robbed of all their savings, all their savings were stolen

entraron pero no robaron nada they broke in but didn't steal o take anything

¿quién me ha robado la regla? who's taken o stolen o ( colloq) swiped my ruler?

me robó el corazón she stole my heart

le robó un beso he stole a kiss from her

le roba horas al sueño para poder estudiar he does o goes without sleep so that he can study

no te quiero robar más tiempo I don't want to take up any more of your time

2 (raptar) ‹niño› to abduct, kidnap

B (estafar) to cheat, rip off ( colloq)

¿$300? ¡te robaron! $300? what a rip-off! o you were conned! ( colloq)

C ( Jueg) (en naipes, dominó) to draw, pick up ( colloq)

■ robar

vi

to steal

no robarás ( Bib) thou shalt not steal

robaron en la casa de al lado the house next door was broken into o was burglarized ( AmE) o ( BrE) was burgled

¡me han robado! I've been robbed!

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robar ( conjugate robar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹dinero/bolso› to steal;

‹ banco› to rob;
robarle algo a algn to steal sth from sb;
◊ le robó dinero a su jefe he stole some money from his boss;

le robaron el bolso she had her bag stolen
b) ( raptar) ‹ niño› to abduct, kidnap

2 ( estafar) to cheat, rip off (colloq)
3 (Jueg) (en naipes, dominó) to draw, pick up (colloq)
verbo intransitivo
to steal;
◊ robaron en la casa de al lado the house next door was broken into;

¡me han robado! I've been robbed!
robar verbo transitivo
1 (cosas materiales) to steal: robar algo a alguien, to steal sthg from sb
(a una persona, un banco) to rob: me robaron en la calle, I was robbed in the street
(en una casa) to burgle: anoche robaron en casa de mi vecino, my neighbour's house was burgled last night
2 (el tiempo) to take up: debo robarte unos minutos para que me expliques este problema, may I take a few minutes of your time and ask you to explain this problem to me?
le roba horas al estudio para ver la televisión, he spends hours of his study time watching TV
3 (metros de un espacio) to take off
4 Naipes to draw, pick up
To steal se aplica a lo que el ladrón se lleva (dinero, joyas, etc.). To rob se refiere al lugar desde donde se lo lleva (un banco, una casa). To burgle significa entrar en una casa con la intención de robar.
persona acto verbo
ladrón robo robar
thief theft
robber robbery to rob
to steal
burglar burglary to burgle

' robar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ladrón
- ladrona
- limpiar
- pillar
- quitar
- robo
- bolsear
- chingar
- chorear
- chorrear
- clavar
- desvalijar
- escamotear
- guindar
- soplar
- volar
English:
accuse
- appropriate
- break in
- break into
- burglar
- burglarize
- burglary
- burgle
- cop
- fall in with
- gunpoint
- have up
- make off
- nick
- pinch
- poach
- rip off
- rob
- robber
- robbery
- rustle
- scavenge
- scoop
- snatch
- steal
- stick up
- stoop
- take
- theft
- thief
- thievishness
- break
- plunder
- rip
- wrong

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robar

♦ vt

1. [objeto] to steal;
[casa] to burgle; [banco] to rob;
robar a alguien to rob sb;

me han robado la moto my motorbike's been stolen;

nos robaron el partido we were robbed;

le robó el corazón she stole his heart;

Prov
Fam
el que roba a un ladrón, tiene cien años de perdón it's no crime to steal from a thief

2. [niño, mujer] to abduct, to kidnap

3. [tiempo] to take up;

te robaré sólo un minuto I'll only take up a minute of your time;

la contabilidad me roba mucho tiempo doing the accounts takes up a lot of my time

4. [espacio] to take away;

con esta reforma le robamos unos metros al garaje this alteration will take a few square metres away from the garage

5. [naipe] to draw

6. [cobrar caro] to rob;

en esa tienda te roban the prices in that shop are daylight robbery

♦ vi

1. [sustraer] to steal;

han robado en una tienda del centro there's been a robbery in a shop in the town centre

2. [tomar un naipe] to draw

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robar

v/t

1 persona, banco rob; objeto steal

2 naipe take, pick up

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robar vt

1) : to steal

2) : to rob, to burglarize

3) secuestrar: to abduct, to kidnap

4) : to captivate

robar vi

robar en : to break into

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robar vb

1. (dinero, objeto) to steal [pt. stole; pp. stolen]

me han robado la cartera my wallet has been stolen

le robaron la bici a Enrique Enrique's bike was stolen

2. (persona, banco) to rob [pt. & pp. robbed]

me han robado I've been robbed

3. (casa) to burgle

nos entraron a robar we were burgled

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