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1 dig

I 1. [dɪg]
nome

1) (poke) spintone m., colpo m.; (with elbow) gomitata f.; (with fist) pugno m.

2) colloq. fig. (jibe) frecciata f.

to get in a dig at sb. — lanciare una frecciata a qcn

3) archeol. scavi m.pl.

to go on a dig — (andare a) fare degli scavi

4) (when gardening)

to give the garden a dig — dare una zappata al giardino
2.
nome plurale digs BE camera f.sing. (ammobiliata), camera f.sing. d'affitto (presso privati)
II 1. [dɪg]
verbo transitivo ( forma in -ing - gg-; pass., p.pass. dug)

1) (excavate) scavare [trench, tunnel]

2) agr. zappare [garden, plot]; archeol. scavare, fare degli scavi in [ site]

3) (extract) cavare [ potatoes]; raccogliere [ root crops]; estrarre [coal, turf] ( out of da)

4) (embed) piantare, conficcare [knife, needle] ( into in)

5) AE colloq. (like)

she really digs that guy — quel ragazzo le piace un sacco
2.
verbo intransitivo ( forma in -ing - gg-; pass., p.pass. dug)

1) (excavate) scavare ( into in; for alla ricerca di, per cercare); agr. zappare; archeol. scavare, fare degli scavi

2) (search) frugare ( into, in in; for alla ricerca di, per cercare)

3) (penetrate)

to dig into — [springs, thorns] piantarsi, conficcarsi

•

- dig in

- dig out

- dig up

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[diɡ] 1. present participle - digging; verb
1) (to turn up (earth) with a spade etc: to dig the garden.) scavare

2) (to make (a hole) in this way: The child dug a tunnel in the sand.) scavare

3) (to poke: He dug his brother in the ribs with his elbow.) colpire
2. noun
(a poke: a dig in the ribs; I knew that his remarks about women drivers were a dig at me (= a joke directed at me).) colpo; frecciata

- digger
- dig out
- dig up
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dig /dɪg/
n.

1 (archeol.) scavo

2 (fam.) gomitata; ditata: a dig in the ribs, una gomitata (o una ditata) nelle costole

3 (fig. fam.) frecciatina; battutina: He can never resist a dig at her parents, non può mai trattenersi dal lanciare una frecciatina ai suoi genitori; to have a dig at sb. [st.], fare una battutina su q. [qc.]

4 (pl.) (fam. antiq. GB) camera d'affitto; alloggio

● ( slang USA) dig-out, partenza brusca; partenza sparata ( in auto, ecc.).
♦ (to) dig /dɪg/
(pass. e p. p. dug)

A v. t.

1 scavare; estrarre ( dal suolo): He dug a hole in the ground, ha scavato una buca in terra; to dig a trench [a grave, a tunnel, a ditch], scavare una trincea [una tomba, una galleria, un fosso]; to dig coal, estrarre carbone; to dig potatoes, cavare le patate ( scavando)

2 vangare: Grandpa is digging the garden, il nonno vanga il giardino

3 conficcare; piantare: He dug his elbow into my ribs, mi ha piantato il gomito nelle costole; He dug the spurs into the horse's sides, ha piantato gli speroni nei fianchi del cavallo

4 (pop. antiq.) apprezzare; capire: to dig girls, apprezzare le donne; I can dig that, lo capisco; You dig?, capisci?

B v. i.

1 fare uno scavo; vangare

2 ( anche fig.) scavare: to dig for gold, scavare in cerca d'oro; cercare l'oro; They dug down several metres and found water, hanno scavato per alcuni metri e hanno trovato l'acqua; They dug through 6 feet of solid rock, hanno fatto un buco di 6 piedi nella roccia solida; They spent months digging through the archives, hanno passato mesi a scavare negli archivi

3 (fam.) cercare; fare ricerche: to dig for dirt on sb., cercare informazioni compromettenti su q.

● to dig deep, far prova di generosità, elargire con generosità; (fig.) fare ricerche approfondite □ (fig.) to dig one's own grave, scavarsi la fossa con le proprie mani □ to dig sb. in the ribs, dare una gomitata (o una ditata) nelle costole a q. □ (fig.) to dig a hole for oneself, darsi la zappa sui piedi (fig.) □ to dig (up) the dirt (on sb.), cercare di scoprire informazioni compromettenti (su q.).

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I 1. [dɪg]
nome

1) (poke) spintone m., colpo m.; (with elbow) gomitata f.; (with fist) pugno m.

2) colloq. fig. (jibe) frecciata f.

to get in a dig at sb. — lanciare una frecciata a qcn

3) archeol. scavi m.pl.

to go on a dig — (andare a) fare degli scavi

4) (when gardening)

to give the garden a dig — dare una zappata al giardino
2.
nome plurale digs BE camera f.sing. (ammobiliata), camera f.sing. d'affitto (presso privati)
II 1. [dɪg]
verbo transitivo ( forma in -ing - gg-; pass., p.pass. dug)

1) (excavate) scavare [trench, tunnel]

2) agr. zappare [garden, plot]; archeol. scavare, fare degli scavi in [ site]

3) (extract) cavare [ potatoes]; raccogliere [ root crops]; estrarre [coal, turf] ( out of da)

4) (embed) piantare, conficcare [knife, needle] ( into in)

5) AE colloq. (like)

she really digs that guy — quel ragazzo le piace un sacco
2.
verbo intransitivo ( forma in -ing - gg-; pass., p.pass. dug)

1) (excavate) scavare ( into in; for alla ricerca di, per cercare); agr. zappare; archeol. scavare, fare degli scavi

2) (search) frugare ( into, in in; for alla ricerca di, per cercare)

3) (penetrate)

to dig into — [springs, thorns] piantarsi, conficcarsi

•

- dig in

- dig out

- dig up

English-Italian dictionary > dig
2 dirt

noun, no pl.

1) Schmutz, der; Dreck, der (ugs.)

be covered in dirt — ganz schmutzig sein; (stronger) vor Schmutz starren

dirt cheap — spottbillig

treat somebody like dirt — jemanden wie [den letzten] Dreck behandeln (salopp)

2) (soil) Erde, die

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[də:t] 1. noun
(any unclean substance, such as mud, dust, dung etc: His shoes are covered in dirt.) der Schmutz

- academic.ru/20724/dirty">dirty
2. verb
(to make or become dirty: He dirtied his hands/shoes.) beschmutzen

- dirtiness
- dirt-cheap
- dirt track
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dirt

[dɜ:t, AM dɜ:rt]

n no pl

1. (filth) Schmutz m, Dreck m

to be covered in \dirt ganz schmutzig sein

to live in \dirt im Dreck leben

to show \dirt of cloth, etc. den Schmutz sehen lassen

2. (soil) Erde f, Boden m; (mud) Schlamm m, Morast m

3. (obscenity) obszöne [o vulgäre] Sprache, unflätige Reden pl

don't talk \dirt rede nicht so obszön daher

4. (rumour) [üble] Verleumdung [o Nachrede], schmutzige Wäsche, Schmutz m; (gossip) Klatsch m fam, Tratsch m fam

the \dirt on everyone der neueste Klatsch zu allen und jeden

to dig for \dirt nach Skandalen suchen

5. ( fam: excrement) Dreck m, Kot m, Scheiße f fam

dog \dirt Hundedreck m, Hundescheiße f fam

6.

▶ to eat \dirt ( fam) Beleidigungen schlucken, sich akk widerspruchslos demütigen lassen

▶ to treat sb like \dirt jdn wie [den letzten] Dreck behandeln fam

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[dɜːt]
n

1) Schmutz m; (= soil) Erde f; (= excrement) Dreck m

to be covered in dirt — völlig verschmutzt sein

to eat dirt (fig) — sich widerspruchslos demütigen or beleidigen lassen

to treat sb like dirt — jdn wie ( den letzten) Dreck behandeln (inf)

he looked at me as though I was a piece of dirt — er sah mich an, als wäre ich ein Stück Dreck (inf)

2) (fig: obscenity) Schmutz m

to dig up or dig ( the) dirt on sb (inf) — jdn in den Schmutz ziehen

he wanted to get all the dirt he could on his opponent — er wollte seinen Gegner so schlecht wie möglich machen

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dirt [dɜːt; US dɜrt] s

1. Schmutz m, Kot m, Dreck m umg

2. (lockere) Erde

3. fig Plunder m, Schund m (beide pej)

4. fig (moralischer) Schmutz

5. fig Schmutz m:

a) unflätiges Reden

b) üble Verleumdungen pl, Gemeinheit(en) f(pl)Besondere Redewendungen: hard dirt Schutt m;

soft dirt Müll m, Kehricht m/n;

they are (as) common as dirt

a) es gibt sie wie Sand am Meer,

b) sie sind schrecklich gewöhnlich;

do sb dirt sl jemanden in gemeiner Weise reinlegen;

eat dirt sich widerspruchslos demütigen lassen;

make sb eat dirt jemanden demütigen;

fling ( oder throw) dirt at sb jemanden mit Dreck bewerfen, jemanden in den Schmutz ziehen;

treat sb like dirt jemanden wie (den letzten) Dreck behandeln; → cheap A 1

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noun, no pl.

1) Schmutz, der; Dreck, der (ugs.)

be covered in dirt — ganz schmutzig sein; (stronger) vor Schmutz starren

dirt cheap — spottbillig

treat somebody like dirt — jemanden wie [den letzten] Dreck behandeln (salopp)

2) (soil) Erde, die

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n.

Dreck nur sing. m.

Schmutz m.

Verschmutzung f.

English-german dictionary > dirt
3 dirt

{də:t}
I. 1. мръсотия, нечистотия, смет, боклук (и прен.), изпражнения, кал, кир
to show the DIRT лесно се цапам (за плат и пр.)
DIRT waggon ам. кола за смет
2. пръст, земя, почва
DIRT floor пръстен под
DIRT road черен път
3. мин. златоносен пясък/пласт
скaлна/рудна маса
4. мръсни думи/приказки, цинизми, порнография
5. злословия, злобни клюки
to dish the DIRT ам. sl. злословя, пускам клюки/сплетни
to fling DIRT about злословя
to throw DIRT at someone петня/очерням някого
yellow DIRT sl. злато
as cheap as DIRT без пари, много евтин
to treat someone like DIRT унижавам някого
to do someone DIRT правя някому мръсен номер/мръсно/кал
DIRT farmer ам. беден фермер
DIRT poor крайно беден
II. v мърся, намърсявам

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{dъ:t} n 1. мръсотия, нечистотия, смет, боклук (и прен.); изпраж(2) {dъ:t} v мърся, намърсявам.

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смет; боклук; пръст; земя; кир; лайно; мръсотия; нечистотии;

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1. as cheap as dirt без пари, много евтин 2. dirt farmer ам. беден фермер 3. dirt floor пръстен под 4. dirt poor крайно беден 5. dirt road черен път 6. dirt waggon ам. кола за смет 7. i. мръсотия, нечистотия, смет, боклук (и прен.), изпражнения, кал, кир 8. ii. v мърся, намърсявам 9. to dish the dirt ам. sl. злословя, пускам клюки/сплетни 10. to do someone dirt правя някому мръсен номер/мръсно/кал 11. to fling dirt about злословя 12. to show the dirt лесно се цапам (за плат и пр..) 13. to throw dirt at someone петня/очерням някого 14. to treat someone like dirt унижавам някого 15. yellow dirt sl. злато 16. злословия, злобни клюки 17. мин. златоносен пясък/пласт 18. мръсни думи/приказки, цинизми, порнография 19. пръст, земя, почва 20. скaлна/рудна маса
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dirt[də:t] n 1. мръсотия; нечистотии, смет, боклук (и прен.); кир; изпражнения; кал; to show the \dirt цапа се, мърси се (за плат); • \dirt cheap, as cheap as \dirt разг. "без пари", много евтин; to dish the \dirt sl пускам клюки, клюкарствам, сплетнича; to dig for \dirt, to dig the \dirt търся компромати, ровя се (в нечие минало); to eat \dirt прен. унижавам се, понасям оскърбления, принуден съм да се извиня, прекланям глава; to treat s.o. like \dirt унижавам някого, държа се съвсем пренебрежително към някого; to do s.o. \dirt, to do the \dirt on s.o. sl правя мръсен номер някому, подливам вода някому; 2. пръст, земя, почва; \dirt floor ам. пръстен под; \dirt road черен път; 3. мин. златоносен пясък (пласт), непречистена руда; 4. мръсни (нецензурни) приказки (думи); порнография; to talk \dirt приказвам мръсотии, цапнат съм в устата; 5. тех. задръстване, замърсяване (на машина); чуждо тяло (в разтвор).

English-Bulgarian dictionary > dirt
4 dirt

[dɜ:t, Am dɜ:rt] n

no pl

1) ( filth) Schmutz m, Dreck m;

to be covered in \dirt ganz schmutzig sein;

to live in \dirt im Dreck leben;

to show \dirt of cloth etc den Schmutz sehen lassen

2) ( soil) Erde f, Boden m; ( mud) Schlamm m, Morast m

3) ( obscenity) obszöne [o vulgäre] Sprache, unflätige Reden fpl;

don't talk \dirt rede nicht so obszön daher

4) ( rumour) [üble] Verleumdung [o Nachrede], schmutzige Wäsche, Schmutz m; ( gossip) Klatsch m ( fam), Tratsch m ( fam)

the \dirt on everyone der neueste Klatsch zu allen und jeden;

to dig for \dirt nach Skandalen suchen

5) (fam: excrement) Dreck m, Kot m, Scheiße f ( fam)

dog \dirt Hundedreck m, Hundescheiße f ( fam)

PHRASES:

to eat \dirt ( fam) Beleidigungen schlucken, sich akk widerspruchslos demütigen lassen;

to treat sb like \dirt jdn wie [den letzten] Dreck behandeln ( fam)

English-German students dictionary > dirt
5 dirt

adj.

inmundicia (obscenity). (coloquial)

s.

1 suciedad (mud, dust)

2 tierra (soil)

3 (familiar) (escándalo)

to dig for dirt on somebody buscar material comprometedor acerca de alguien

4 mugre, suciedad.

Nuevo Diccionario Inglés-Español > dirt
6 dig

diɡ
1. present participle - digging; verb
1) (to turn up (earth) with a spade etc: to dig the garden.) cavar

2) (to make (a hole) in this way: The child dug a tunnel in the sand.) cavar

3) (to poke: He dug his brother in the ribs with his elbow.) golpear

2. noun
(a poke: a dig in the ribs; I knew that his remarks about women drivers were a dig at me (= a joke directed at me).) puñetazo, codazo, golpe

- digger
- dig out
- dig up

dig vb cavar

she dug a hole cavó un hoyo

to dig a tunnel abrir un túnel

El pasado y participio pasado de dig es dug; el gerundio se escribe digging

dig

tr[dɪg]

noun

1 (poke, prod) codazo

2 familiar (gibe) pulla; (hint) indirecta

3 (by archaeologists) excavación nombre femenino

transitive verb (pt & pp dug, ger digging)

1 (ground, garden) cavar (en); (by machine - tunnel, trench) excavar; (by hand - hole) hacer, cavar; (potatoes etc) sacar; (site) excavar

2 (thrust, jab, press) clavar, hincar

3 familiar dated (like, enjoy) gustar, molar; (understand) entender

intransitive verb

1 (person - by hand) cavar; (- by machine) excavar; (animal) escarbar; (on site) hacer excavaciones, excavar

2 (cut) clavarse

3 (mine - for oil) hacer prospecciones de; (- for minerals) extraer

4 (search) buscar ( for, -)

5 familiar dated (understand) entender

plural noun digs

1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (lodgings) alojamiento m sing, pensión f sing; (room) habitación f sing alquilada

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be dug in (settled) estar instalado,-a

to dig deep into one's pockets (willingly) contribuir generosamente 2 (reluctantly) rascarse el bolsillo

to dig oneself in SMALLMILITARY/SMALL atrincherarse

to dig oneself into a hole meterse en un apuro

to dig one's heels in mantenerse en sus trece

to dig one's own grave cavarse su propia tumba

to dig somebody in the ribs darle un codazo a alguien

to dig (up) (the) dirt on somebody sacarle los trapos sucios a relucir a alguien

to have/take/make a dig at somebody meterse con alguien

dig ['dɪg] v, dug ['dʌg] ; digging vt

1) : cavar, excavar

to dig a hole: cavar un hoyo

2) extract: sacar

to dig up potatoes: sacar papas del suelo

3) poke, thrust: clavar, hincar

he dug me in the ribs: me dio un codazo en las costillas

4)

to dig up discover: descubrir, sacar a luz

dig vi

: cavar, excavar

dig n

1) poke: codazo m

2) gibe: pulla f

3) excavation: excavación f

dig

n.

• empujón s.m.

• excavación s.f.

• pulla s.f.

• rehilete s.m.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: dug) = cavar v.

• empujar v.

• excavar v.

I
1. dɪg
(pres p digging; past & past p dug) transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<ground\>\> cavar; \<\<holeench\>\> ( by hand) cavar; ( by machine) excavar

to dig the garden — cavar en el jardín

b) \<\<potatoes\>\> sacar*

c) ( Archeol) excavar

2) (jab, thrust)

to dig something INTO something — clavar algo en algo

to dig somebody in the ribs — darle* or (fam) pegarle* un codazo en las costillas a alguien

2.

vi

1)

a) ( excavate - by hand) cavar; (- by machine) excavar; \<\<dog\>\> escarbar

to dig for oil — hacer* prospecciones petrolíferas

b) ( Archeol) hacer* excavaciones, excavar

2) ( search) buscar*

she dug in her pockets for the key — buscó la llave en los bolsillos

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- dig around

- dig in

- dig into

- dig out

- dig up

II

noun

1) ( Archeol) excavación f

2) ( jab - with elbow) codazo m; (- with pin) pinchazo m

to give somebody a dig in the ribs — darle* un codazo en las costillas a alguien

3) ( critical remark) (colloq) pulla f; ( hint) indirecta f

to have a dig at somebody/something — meterse con alguien/algo

4) digs plural noun ( lodgings) (BrE)

to live in digs — vivir en una habitación alquilada, una pensión etc

[dɪɡ] (vb: pt, pp dug)
1. N

1) (Archeol) excavación f

2) (=prod) (gen) empujón m ; (with elbow) codazo m

3) * (=taunt) indirecta f, pulla f

to have a dig at sb — lanzar una indirecta or una pulla a algn

2. VT

1) [+ hole] [person] cavar, excavar; [machine] excavar; [animal] cavar, escarbar

- dig one's own grave

2) (=break up) [+ ground] remover

3) (=cultivate) [+ garden] cultivar, cavar en

4) (=add) [+ fertilizer, compost] meter ( into en); añadir ( into a)

5) (=extract) [+ coal] extraer, sacar

6) (=thrust)

to dig sth into sth — clavar algo en algo, hundir algo en algo

7) (=prod) empujar; (with elbow) dar un codazo a

to dig sb in the ribs — dar a algn un codazo en las costillas

8) (esp US)
† * (=enjoy)
I don't dig jazz — no me gusta el jazz, el jazz no me dice nada

I really dig that — eso me chifla *

dig this! — ¡mira esto!

3. VI

1) [person] (gen) cavar; (Archeol, Tech) excavar; [dog, pig] escarbar

to dig for gold — excavar en busca de oro

2) (=search) ahondar

to dig deeper into a subject — ahondar or profundizar en un tema

he dug into his pockets for a coin — hurgó en los bolsillos para buscar una moneda

- dig deep into one's pocket

- dig around

- dig in

- dig into

- dig out

- dig over

- dig up

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I
1. [dɪg]
(pres p digging; past & past p dug) transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<ground\>\> cavar; \<\<hole/trench\>\> ( by hand) cavar; ( by machine) excavar

to dig the garden — cavar en el jardín

b) \<\<potatoes\>\> sacar*

c) ( Archeol) excavar

2) (jab, thrust)

to dig something INTO something — clavar algo en algo

to dig somebody in the ribs — darle* or (fam) pegarle* un codazo en las costillas a alguien

2.

vi

1)

a) ( excavate - by hand) cavar; (- by machine) excavar; \<\<dog\>\> escarbar

to dig for oil — hacer* prospecciones petrolíferas

b) ( Archeol) hacer* excavaciones, excavar

2) ( search) buscar*

she dug in her pockets for the key — buscó la llave en los bolsillos

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- dig around

- dig in

- dig into

- dig out

- dig up

II

noun

1) ( Archeol) excavación f

2) ( jab - with elbow) codazo m; (- with pin) pinchazo m

to give somebody a dig in the ribs — darle* un codazo en las costillas a alguien

3) ( critical remark) (colloq) pulla f; ( hint) indirecta f

to have a dig at somebody/something — meterse con alguien/algo

4) digs plural noun ( lodgings) (BrE)

to live in digs — vivir en una habitación alquilada, una pensión etc

English-spanish dictionary > dig
7 dig

1.
[dɪg]intransitive verb, -gg-, dug [dʌg]

1) graben ( for nach)

2) (Archaeol.): (excavate) Ausgrabungen machen; graben
2. transitive verb,
-gg-, dug

1) graben

dig a hole [in something] — ein Loch [in etwas (Akk.)] graben

2) (turn up with spade etc.) umgraben

3) (Archaeol.) ausgraben

4) (sl.): (appreciate) stark finden (Jugendspr.); (understand) schnallen (salopp)
3. noun
1) Grabung, die

2) (Archaeol. coll.) Ausgrabung, die; (site) Ausgrabungsort, der

3) (fig.) Anspielung, die (at auf + Akk.)

have or make a dig at somebody/something — eine [spitze] Bemerkung über jemanden/etwas machen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/20416/dig_in">dig in

- dig out

- dig up

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[diɡ] 1. present participle - digging; verb
1) (to turn up (earth) with a spade etc: to dig the garden.) umgraben

2) (to make (a hole) in this way: The child dug a tunnel in the sand.) graben

3) (to poke: He dug his brother in the ribs with his elbow.) stoßen
2. noun
(a poke: a dig in the ribs; I knew that his remarks about women drivers were a dig at me (= a joke directed at me).) der Stoß, der Seitenhieb

- digger
- dig out
- dig up
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dig

[dɪg]

I. n

1. (with shovel) Grabung f; ARCHEOL Ausgrabung f; ARCHIT Erdarbeiten pl

to go on a \dig eine Ausgrabung machen

2. (thrust) Stoß m, Puff m fam, SCHWEIZ a. Schupf m fam

\dig in the ribs Rippenstoß m

3. ( fam: cutting remark) Seitenhieb m (at auf + akk)

to have [or make] [or take] a \dig at sb gegen jdn sticheln

II. vi

<-gg-, dug, dug>

1. (break up ground) graben

▪ to \dig for sth nach etw dat graben

▪ to \dig into/through sth sich akk in/durch etw akk graben

2. (poke) graben, wühlen

her nails dug into his palm ihre Nägel gruben sich in seine Hand

I've got a stone in my shoe and it's \digging into my foot in meinem Schuh ist ein Stein, der bohrt sich in meinen Fuß

to \dig in one's pocket in der Tasche graben [o fam [herum]wühlen

3. ( dated sl: understand) schnallen sl, kapieren fam, SCHWEIZ a. drauskommen fam

you \dig, man? alles klar, Junge? fam

4.

▶ to \dig deeper der Sache nachgehen [o auf den Grund gehen], tiefer bohren

▶ to \dig [deeper] into one's pockets [tiefer] in die eigene Tasche greifen

▶ to \dig [deeper] into one's resources [or savings] [verstärkt] auf eigene Mittel/Ersparnisse zurückgreifen

III. vt

<-gg-, dug, dug>

1. (with a shovel)

▪ to \dig sth etw graben

to \dig a canal/ditch einen Kanal/Graben ausheben

to \dig a hole ein Loch buddeln fam

2. ARCHEOL

▪ to \dig sth etw ausgraben [o frei legen

3. (thrust)

▪ to \dig sb jdm einen Stoß [o SCHWEIZ a. fam Schupf] geben

to \dig a pole into the ground einen Pfahl in den Boden rammen

to \dig sb in the ribs jdn [mit dem Ellenbogen] anstoßen

to \dig one's spurs into a horse einem Pferd die Sporen geben

4. ( dated sl: like)

▪ to \dig sth auf etw akk stehen sl

5. ( dated sl: understand a meaning)

▪ to \dig sth etw schnallen sl [o fam kapieren

6.

▶ to dig [up] the dirt about [or on] sb jdn durch den Schmutz ziehen

▶ to \dig one's own grave sich dat sein eigenes Grab schaufeln

▶ to \dig in one's heels [or toes] [or feet] auf stur schalten, keinen Zentimeter nachgeben

▶ to \dig oneself into a hole sich dat selbst eine Grube graben

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[dɪg] vb: pret, ptp dug
1. vt

1) ground graben; garden umgraben; grave ausheben; trench, hole, tunnel etc graben, ausheben

to dig potatoes — Kartoffeln roden

they dug their way out of prison — sie gruben sich (dat) einen (Flucht)tunnel aus dem Gefängnis

2) (= poke, thrust) bohren (sth into sth etw in etw acc)

to dig sb in the ribs — jdm or jdn in die Rippen stoßen

3) (inf: enjoy) stehen auf (+dat) (inf); (= understand) kapieren (inf)

2. vi

1) (person) graben; (dog, pig) wühlen, graben; (TECH) schürfen; (ARCHEOL) (aus)graben, Ausgrabungen machen

to dig for minerals — Erz schürfen

to dig in one's pockets for sth — in seinen Taschen nach etw suchen or wühlen

to dig deep ( Sport, fig ) — auf seine letzten Reserven zurückgreifen; ( fig, in one's memory ) lange überlegen

2) (inf

= taunt) to dig at sb — jdn anschießen or anmotzen (inf)

3. n

1) (Brit with hand, elbow) Puff m, Stoß m

to give sb a dig in the ribs — jdm einen Rippenstoß geben

2) (Brit: sarcastic remark) Seitenhieb m, Spitze f

to have a dig at sb/sth — eine spitze Bemerkung über jdn/etw machen

3) (ARCHEOL) (Aus)grabung f; (= site) Ausgrabungsstätte f

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dig [dıɡ]

A s

1. Graben n, Grabung f

2. umg

a) (archäologische) Ausgrabung

b) Ausgrabungsstätte f

3. Puff m, Stoß m:

dig in the ribs Rippenstoß m

4. (at) sarkastische Bemerkung (über akk), (Seiten)Hieb (auf jemanden)

5. SCHULE US umg Büffler(in)

6. pl Br umg Bude f:

live in digs möbliert wohnen

B v/t prät und pperf dug [dʌɡ], obs digged

1. graben in (dat):

dig the ground

2. oft dig up den Boden umgraben

3. oft dig up, dig out

a) ausgraben: → mire A,

b) fig etwas ausgraben, aufdecken, ans Tageslicht bringen:

dig the truth out of sb die Wahrheit aus jemandem herausholen

c) auftreiben, finden

4. ein Loch etc graben:

dig a pit

a) eine (Fall)Grube ausheben,

b) fig eine Falle stellen ( for dat);

dig one’s way through sth sich einen Weg durch etwas graben oder bahnen (a. fig); → grave¹ 1

5. eingraben, bohren ( beide:

into in akk):

dig one’s teeth into sth die Zähne in etwas graben oder schlagen

6. einen Stoß geben (dat), stoßen, puffen:

dig one’s spurs into a horse einem Pferd die Sporen geben;

dig sb in the ribs jemandem einen Rippenstoß geben

7. umg

a) kapieren umg, verstehen

b) stehen oder abfahren auf (akk) umg, etwas übrighaben für

c) US sich etwas anschauen oder anhören

C v/i

1. graben, schürfen ( beide:

for nach)

2. fig

a) forschen ( for nach)

b) sich gründlich beschäftigen ( into mit)

3. dig into

a) einem Pferd die Sporen geben,

b) umg in einen Kuchen etc reinhauen,

c) umg sich einarbeiten in (akk)

4. SCHULE US umg

a) büffeln, ochsen

b) schwitzen (at über dat)

5. besonders Br umg seine Bude haben, wohnen

6. dig at umg jemanden anmotzen

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1.
[dɪg]intransitive verb, -gg-, dug [dʌg]

1) graben ( for nach)

2) (Archaeol.): (excavate) Ausgrabungen machen; graben
2. transitive verb,
-gg-, dug

1) graben

dig a hole [in something] — ein Loch [in etwas (Akk.)] graben

2) (turn up with spade etc.) umgraben

3) (Archaeol.) ausgraben

4) (sl.): (appreciate) stark finden (Jugendspr.); (understand) schnallen (salopp)
3. noun
1) Grabung, die

2) (Archaeol. coll.) Ausgrabung, die; (site) Ausgrabungsort, der

3) (fig.) Anspielung, die (at auf + Akk.)

have or make a dig at somebody/something — eine [spitze] Bemerkung über jemanden/etwas machen

Phrasal Verbs:

- dig in

- dig out

- dig up

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(at) n.

Anspielung (gegen) f.

Spitze -n f. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: dug)

= graben v.

(§ p.,pp.: grub, gegraben)

English-german dictionary > dig
8 dig

[diɡ] 1. present participle - digging; verb
1) (to turn up (earth) with a spade etc: to dig the garden.) cavar

2) (to make (a hole) in this way: The child dug a tunnel in the sand.) cavar

3) (to poke: He dug his brother in the ribs with his elbow.) espetar
2. noun
(a poke: a dig in the ribs; I knew that his remarks about women drivers were a dig at me (= a joke directed at me).) alfinetada

- digger
- dig out
- dig up
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[dig] n 1 ação de cavar, escavação. 2 empurrão. 3 observação sarcástica. 4 cutucão. • vt+vi 1 cavar, escavar, cavoucar, revolver a terra com enxada ou pá, trabalhar com enxada ou pá, tirar cavando, obter alguma coisa cavando. 2 abrir caminho cavando, furar, trespassar. 3 Amer sl labutar, trabalhar ou estudar arduamente. 4 empurrar, impelir com força, fincar. 5 indagar à procura de informações. to dig a hole fazer um buraco (na terra). to dig a pit for armar uma cilada. to dig at fazer uma observação sarcástica ou mordaz. to dig dirt sl fofocar, falar mal da vida alheia. to dig for cavar na terra buscando alguma coisa. to dig in a) entrincheirar-se, cavar trincheiras. b) trabalhar com afinco. to dig into trabalhar arduamente. to dig oneself in a) tomar aposentos, alojar. b) recusar mexer-se ou ceder. c) fazer-se indispensável. to dig out a) tirar, retirar cavando, desenterrar. b) obter por indagação. c) sl dar o fora, sair subitamente. to dig through abrir caminho, trespassar, furar. to dig up a) escavar, tirar cavando, desenterrar, revolver a terra. b) obter por indagação, trazer à luz. to dig your heels in bater o pé, recursar-se a mudar de idéia.

English-Portuguese dictionary > dig
9 dig

[dɪg] n

1) ( with shovel) Grabung f; archeol Ausgrabung f archit Erdarbeiten pl;

to go on a \dig eine Ausgrabung machen

2) ( thrust) Stoß m, Puff m ( fam)

\dig in the ribs Rippenstoß m;

(fig: cutting remark) Seitenhieb m (at auf +akk);

to have [or make] [or take] a \dig at sb gegen jdn sticheln

3) ( esp Brit) ( fam);

\digs pl [Studenten]bude f ( fam)

to live in \digs ein möbliertes Zimmer [o ( fam) eine eigene Bude] haben vi <-gg-, dug, dug>

1) ( break up ground) graben;

to \dig for sth nach etw dat graben;

to \dig into/ through sth sich akk in/durch etw akk graben

2) ( poke) graben, wühlen;

her nails dug into his palm ihre Nägel gruben sich in seine Hand;

I've got a stone in my shoe and it's \digging into my foot in meinem Schuh ist ein Stein, der bohrt sich in meinen Fuß;

to \dig in one's pocket in der Tasche graben [o ( fam) [herum]wühlen];

3) (dated sl: understand) schnallen (sl), kapieren ( fam)

you \dig, man? alles klar, Junge? ( fam)

PHRASES:

to \dig [deeper] into one's pockets [tiefer] in die eigene Tasche greifen;

to \dig [deeper] into one's resources [or savings] [verstärkt] auf eigene Mittel/Ersparnisse zurückgreifen;

to \dig deeper der Sache nachgehen [o auf den Grund gehen], tiefer bohren vt <-gg-, dug, dug>

1) ( with a shovel)

to \dig sth etw graben;

to \dig a canal/ ditch einen Kanal/Graben ausheben;

to \dig a hole ein Loch buddeln ( fam)

2) archeol

to \dig sth etw ausgraben [o freilegen];

3) ( thrust)

to \dig sb jdm einen Stoß geben;

to \dig a pole into the ground einen Pfahl in den Boden rammen;

to \dig sb in the ribs jdn [mit dem Ellenbogen] anstoßen;

to \dig one's spurs into a horse einem Pferd die Sporen geben

4) ((dated) sl: like)

to \dig sth auf etw akk stehen (sl)

5) ((dated) sl: understand a meaning)

to \dig sth etw schnallen (sl); [o ( fam) kapieren];

PHRASES:

to dig [up] the dirt about [or on] sb jdn durch den Schmutz ziehen;

to \dig one's own grave sich dat sein eigenes Grab schaufeln;

to \dig in one's heels [or toes] [or feet] auf stur schalten, keinen Zentimeter nachgeben;

to \dig oneself into a hole sich dat selbst eine Grube graben

English-German students dictionary > dig
10 копать

1) (сов. вы́копать) (вн.; рыть - ров, яму и т.д.) dig (d); ( извлекать из земли) dig out (d)

копа́ть карто́фель — dig potatoes, lift potatoes

2) разг. (сов. накопа́ть, раскопа́ть) (вн.; выискивать) fish ( for); сов. тж. dig (d) up / out; unearth (d)

копа́ть компрома́т (на вн.) — dig some dirt up (on)

3) разг. (под вн.; добиваться неприятностей для кого-л) intrigue (against); frame (up) (d) sl

Новый большой русско-английский словарь > копать
11 PIG

• He who scrubs every pig he sees will not long be clean himself - Грязью играть - руки марать (Г)

• If a pig had wings, he might fly - Бывает, что и корова летает (Б), На море овин горит, по небу медведь летит (H), Немой караул закричал, безногий на пожар побежал (H)

• Lead a pig to Rhine, it remains a pig - Ворона за море летала, а умнее не стала (B)

• Let every pig dig for himself - Всяк за себя (B), Спасение утопающего - дело рук самого утопающего (C)

• Little pigs have long ears - Что говорит большой, слышит и малый (4)

• Pig in the parlo(u)r is still a pig (A) - Посади свинью за стол, она и ноги на стол (11)

• Pigs are pigs - Наряди свинью хоть в серьги, а она все в навоз пойдет (H), Посади свинью за стол, она и ноги на стол (П)

• Pigs grunt about everything and nothing - На чужой роток не накинешь платок (H)

• Pigs might fly /if they had wings/ (, but they are very unlikely birds) - Бывает, что и корова летает (Б), На море овин горит, по небу медведь летит (H), Немой караул закричал, безногий на пожар побежал (H)

• Pig that has two owners is sure to die of hunger (A) - У семи нянек дитя без глазу (У)

• Pig used to dirt turns up its nose at rice boiled in milk (A) - Кому что, а курице просо (K), У всякого свой вкус, а у осла ослиный (У)

• Still pig gets all the slop (The) - Ласковое теля двух маток сосет (Л)

• We don't kill a pig every day - Не все коту масленица (H), Праздник бывает не каждый день (П)

• What can you expect from a pig but a grunt? - От лихого не услышишь доброго слова (O)

• When a pig is proffered, hold up the poke - Дают - бери, а бьют - беги (Д)

• When pigs fly - Когда рак свистнет и рыба запоет (K), После дождичка в четверг (П)

• Young pig grunts as the old sow (The) - Маленькая собачка лает - большой подражает (M)

Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > PIG
12 копать

КОПАТЬ
TO DIG STH UP ON SB собирать на кого-л. компрометирующие материалы, стараться лишить кого-л. занимаемой должности to gather incriminating or compromising information about sb
Они под меня копают, ищут компромат, чтобы уволить. They are digging something up on me. They're looking for dirt so they can fire me.

Дополнение к русско-английским словарям > копать
13 tierra

f.

1 land (terrenos, continentes).

en tierras mexicanas/del rey on Mexican soil/the King's land

por estas tierras round these parts, down this way

tierra adentro inland

tierra firme dry land (por oposición al mar)

tierra de nadie no-man's-land

tierra prometida Promised Land

tierra del Fuego Tierra del Fuego

tierra Santa the Holy Land

tierra virgen virgin land

2 land.

cultivar la tierra to farm the land

3 earth.

se me ha metido tierra en los zapatos I've got some earth in my shoes

un camino de tierra a dirt track

tierra batida clay (en tenis)

4 ground (suelo).

bajo tierra underground

caer a tierra to fall to the ground

tomar tierra to land

5 homeland, native land (lugar de origen) (país).

vino/queso de la tierra local wine/cheese

tierra natal homeland, native land

6 dust. ( Latin American Spanish)

7 soil, dirt.

8 country, homeland.

9 plot of land, territory, estate, soil.

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tierra

► nombre femenino

1 (planeta) earth

2 (superficie sólida) land

3 (terreno cultivado) soil, land

4 (país) country, land

5 (suelo) ground

6 ELECTRICIDAD earth, US ground

► nombre femenino plural tierras

1 land sing

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

caer por tierra figurado to crumble

dar en tierra con algo to drop something on the ground, throw something on the ground

echar a tierra to demolish

echar por tierra figurado to crush, destroy

■ echaron por tierra su argumento they destroyed his argument

echar tierra encima de figurado to hush up

poner tierra por medio figurado to make oneself scarce

por estas tierras in these parts

por tierra overland, by land

¡tierra a la vista! land ahoy!

tierra adentro inland

¡tierra trágame! figurado I wish I was somewhere else, I could curl up and die

tirar por tierra figurado to crush, destroy

tocar tierra MARÍTIMO to reach harbour (US harbor) 2 AVIACIÓN to touch down

vivir de la tierra to make a living from the land

tierra de nadie no-man's-land

Tierra del Fuego Tierra del Fuego

tierra firme terra firma, dry land

tierra natal homeland

Tierra Santa the Holy Land

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noun f.

1) earth

2) land

3) soil

4) homeland

•

- tierra firme

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SF

1)

• la Tierra — the earth, the Earth

2) (=superficie)

a) [fuera del agua] land

¡tierra a la vista! — land ahoy!

permanecer en tierra — to remain on land

la industria pesquera genera unos 400.000 empleos en tierra — the fishing industry provides 400,000 jobs on land

saltar a tierra — to leap ashore

• tierra adentro — inland

el desierto avanza tierra adentro — the desert is advancing inland

soy de tierra adentro — I'm from inland

• por tierra — overland, by land

atravesar un país por tierra — to go overland o by land across a country

por tierra y por mar — by land and by sea

• tomar tierra — to reach port, get in

b) (=no aire) [desde el aire] ground; [desde el espacio] earth

la explosión ocurrió cuando el avión cayó a tierra — the explosion occurred when the aeroplane hit the ground

un ataque por tierra y aire — a ground and air attack

• tocar tierra — to touch down

• tomar tierra — to land

tierra firme — (=no aire) solid ground; (=no agua) land

3) (=suelo) ground

estaba tirado en la tierra — he was lying on the ground

• caer a tierra — to fall down

• caer por tierra — [persona] to fall to the ground; [argumento, teoría] to fall apart

• dar con algo en tierra — to knock sth over

• echar a tierra — [+ construcción, rival] to knock down

• echarse a tierra — to throw o.s. on o to the ground

- besar la tierra

- echar o tirar por tierra

- perder tierra

- poner tierra de por medio

- venirse a o por tierra

- ¡tierra, trágame!

4) (=material) [gen] earth; (=polvo) dust; (=barro) mud; [para jardinería, cultivo] soil

olía a tierra mojada — it smelled of wet earth

se levantó mucha tierra — a dust cloud blew up

con los zapatos llenos de tierra — (=polvo) with his shoes covered in dust; (=barro) with his shoes covered in mud

viviendas con suelo de tierra — houses with earth o dirt floors

el avión aterrizó en una pequeña pista de tierra — the aeroplane landed on a small dirt runway

un camino de tierra — a dirt road

es muy buena tierra para las plantas — it's good soil for plants

un saco de tierra — a bag of soil

jugarán en pistas de tierra — they'll play on clay courts

• sacudir la tierra — Cono Sur, Méx to dust

- estar bajo tierra

- echar tierra a o sobre algo

acordaron echar tierra al incidente y seguir siendo amigos — they agreed to put the incident behind them and continue to be friends

- echar tierra a algn

le vienes a echar tierra a mi carro con tu descapotable — your convertible makes my car look ridiculous o really bad

- echarse tierra encima

tierra caliente — LAm land below 1000m approximately

tierra de batán — fuller's earth

tierra de brezo — peat

tierra fría — LAm land above 2000m approximately

tierra quemada — (Pol) scorched earth

tierra templada — LAm land between 1000m and 2000m approximately

tierra vegetal — topsoil
pista 3), política 2)
5) (Agr) land

trabajar la tierra — to work the land

las tierras de cereales — grain-growing land

heredó unas tierras cerca del río — he inherited some land near the river

- en cualquier tierra de garbanzos

tierra baldía — wasteland

tierra de cultivo — arable land

tierra de labor — agricultural land

tierra de pan llevar — grain-growing land

tierra de regadío — irrigated land

tierra de secano — dry land, unirrigated land

6) (=división territorial)

a) (=lugar de origen)

en mi tierra no se usa esa expresión — we don't use that expression where I come from

vamos a nuestra tierra a pasar las Navidades — we're going home for Christmas

todo refugiado siente nostalgia de su tierra — every refugee feels homesick for or misses his native land o homeland

• de la tierra — [vino, queso] local, locally produced; [fruta, verduras] locally grown

productos de la tierra — local produce

b) [en plural]

la expropiación de tierras palestinas — the expropriation of Palestinian land o lands

sus viajes por tierras de Castilla, su largo exilio en tierras australianas — her lengthy exile in Australia

no es de estas tierras — he's not from these parts, he's not from this part of the world

- ver tierras

Tierra del Fuego — Tierra del Fuego

tierra de nadie — no-man's-land

tierra de promisión — promised land

tierra natal — native land

tierra prometida — promised land

Tierra Santa — Holy Land

7) (Elec) earth, ground (EEUU)

conectar un aparato a tierra — to earth o (EEUU) ground an appliance
toma 1., 1)
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femenino

1) (campo, terreno) land

tierras fértiles/áridas — fertile/arid land

tierra labrantía or de cultivo — arable o cultivated land

tierras baldías — wasteland

poner tierra de por medio — to make oneself scarce (colloq)

2) (suelo, superficie) ground; (materia, arena) earth

clavó la estaca en la tierra — he drove the stake into the ground

ésta es muy buena tierra — this is very good land o soil

no juegues con tierra — don't play in the dirt

un camino de tierra — a dirt road o track

cuerpo a tierra! — hit the ground! (colloq)

echar algo por tierra — <edificio/monumento> to pull o knock down; < planes> to wreck, ruin; < argumentos> to demolish, destroy; < esperanzas> to dash

echarle tierra a algo/alguien — (Col fam) to put something/somebody to shame, make something/somebody look bad

echarse tierra encima — to do oneself down

echar tierra a or sobre algo — ( ocultarlo) to cover o hush something up; ( olvidarlo) to forget about something

tragarse la tierra a alguien: como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra as if he'd vanished off the face of the earth; deseé que me tragara la tierra — I just wanted the earth to open and swallow me up

3) (AmL) ( polvo) dust

- tierra batida

4) (Elec) ground (AmE), earth (BrE)

estar conectado a tierra or (AmL) hacer tierra — to be grounded o earthed

5) (por oposición al mar, al aire) land

tierra a la vista! — land ho o ahoy!

viajar por tierra — to travel overland o by land

gentes de tierra adentro — people from inland

el ejército de tierra — the army

tierra firme — solid ground

quedarse en tierra — to be left behind

tocar tierra — to land, put into port

tomar tierra — to land, touch down

6)

a) (país, lugar)

decidió volver a su tierra — he decided to return to his homeland o to his native land

costumbres de aquellas tierras — customs in those places o countries

b) ( territorio) soil

- tierra de nadie

- tierra natal

- Tierra Prometida/Santa

7) ( planeta) la Tierra (the) Earth o earth

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femenino

1) (campo, terreno) land

tierras fértiles/áridas — fertile/arid land

tierra labrantía or de cultivo — arable o cultivated land

tierras baldías — wasteland

poner tierra de por medio — to make oneself scarce (colloq)

2) (suelo, superficie) ground; (materia, arena) earth

clavó la estaca en la tierra — he drove the stake into the ground

ésta es muy buena tierra — this is very good land o soil

no juegues con tierra — don't play in the dirt

un camino de tierra — a dirt road o track

cuerpo a tierra! — hit the ground! (colloq)

echar algo por tierra — <edificio/monumento> to pull o knock down; < planes> to wreck, ruin; < argumentos> to demolish, destroy; < esperanzas> to dash

echarle tierra a algo/alguien — (Col fam) to put something/somebody to shame, make something/somebody look bad

echarse tierra encima — to do oneself down

echar tierra a or sobre algo — ( ocultarlo) to cover o hush something up; ( olvidarlo) to forget about something

tragarse la tierra a alguien: como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra as if he'd vanished off the face of the earth; deseé que me tragara la tierra — I just wanted the earth to open and swallow me up

3) (AmL) ( polvo) dust

- tierra batida

4) (Elec) ground (AmE), earth (BrE)

estar conectado a tierra or (AmL) hacer tierra — to be grounded o earthed

5) (por oposición al mar, al aire) land

tierra a la vista! — land ho o ahoy!

viajar por tierra — to travel overland o by land

gentes de tierra adentro — people from inland

el ejército de tierra — the army

tierra firme — solid ground

quedarse en tierra — to be left behind

tocar tierra — to land, put into port

tomar tierra — to land, touch down

6)

a) (país, lugar)

decidió volver a su tierra — he decided to return to his homeland o to his native land

costumbres de aquellas tierras — customs in those places o countries

b) ( territorio) soil

- tierra de nadie

- tierra natal

- Tierra Prometida/Santa

7) ( planeta) la Tierra (the) Earth o earth

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tierra²

² = land, ground, soil, earth, dry land [dryland].

Ex: Until recently all libraries and some architects have maintained that an academic library should be capable of extension and that land should be reserved for future expansion.

Ex: A profile is a scale representation of the intersection of a vertical surface with the surface of the ground.

Ex: This article diagnoses the information needs of those who work in the area of pollution of air, soil and earth.

Ex: Insulation techniques helpful to energy conservation are: more use of below surface areas; the mounding of earth against outside walls; sod roofs; and the correct use of glass.

Ex: This article describes a knowledge based geographic information system for the broad scale mapping of dryland salinity in the Western Australian wheatbelt.

* aprovechamiento de la tierra = land use.

* asentamiento en tierras federales = homesteading.

* bajo tierra = underground, below surface.

* buena tierra = good soil.

* camino de tierra = dirt track, dirt road.

* como si se + Pronombre + hubiera tragado la tierra = into thin air.

* con el suelo de tierra = dirt-floored.

* confinado a la tierra = land-bound [landbound].

* con los pies sobre la tierra = down-to-earth.

* contaminación de la tierra = soil pollution.

* corrimiento de tierra = landslide.

* cultivar la tierra = farm + land, grow + crops.

* dejar la tierra en barbecho = let + farmland lie fallow.

* desaprovechamiento de la tierra = land misuse.

* desprendimiento de tierra = landslide.

* de tierra = onshore, earthen.

* echar Algo por tierra = blow + Nombre + out of the water.

* echarlo todo por tierra = upset + the applecart.

* echar por tierra = scupper, blight, cast + a blight on.

* echar por tierra las ilusiones = shatter + Posesivo + hopes.

* echar por tierra los planes de Alguien = spike + Posesivo + guns.

* echar por tierra una idea = crush + idea.

* ejército de tierra, el = army, the [armies, pl.].

* en la tierra = on the ground.

* en la tierra de = in the land of.

* en tierra = onshore, ashore.

* en tierra firme = on dry land.

* en tierras lejanas = outranged.

* fertilidad de la tierra = soil fertility.

* gestión de tierras = land management.

* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pas = rangeland.

* mala tierra = poor soil.

* movimiento de tierra = earthwork.

* nadie es profeta en su tierra = no man is a prophet in his own land.

* pequeño propietario de tierras = yeoman farmer.

* pies sobre la tierra = feet on the ground.

* pista de tierra batida = clay tennis court.

* poner los pies sobre la tierra = come down + to earth.

* por encima de la tierra = aboveground.

* rodeado de tierra = land-bound [landbound], land-locked [landlocked].

* sin tierras, sin propiedad rural = landless.

* sobre la tierra = on the ground.

* temblor de tierra = quake, earth tremor.

* tenis sobre tierra batida = clay tennis, clay court tennis.

* ¡Tierra a la vista! = Land ahoy!, Land ho!.

* tierra arenosa = sandy soil.

* tierra baldía = wasteland, moor, barren land.

* tierra buena = good soil.

* tierra cenagosa = loamy soil.

* tierra cultivable = arable land.

* tierra de cultivo = soil, farmland [farm land].

* Tierra de Israel, la = Land of Israel, the.

* tierra de labranza = farmland [farm land].

* tierra de nadie = twilight zone, wilderness, no-man's land.

* tierra de pastoreo = pasture land.

* tierra de pastos = pasture land.

* tierra desconocida = terra incognita.

* tierra en barbecho = fallow land.

* tierra fértil = sod, loam.

* tierra firme = dry land [dryland], land mass [landmass], firm ground, solid ground.

* tierra lejana = far off land.

* tierra mala = poor soil.

* tierra margosa = loamy soil.

* tierra natal = homeland.

* tierra prometida, la = land of cream and honey, the, promised land, the, land of milk and honey, the.

* tierras = landed estate.

* tierras altas = highland.

* tierras altas escocesas = Highland.

* tierra salvaje = wilderness.

* Tierra Santa = Holy Land, the.

* tierras bajas = lowlands.

* tierras celtas, las = Celtic fringe, the.

* tierras del sur = southland.

* tierras mejores = greener pastures.

* tierras movedizas = shifting sands.

* tierras perdidas = lost lands.

* tierra virgen = uncharted territory, uncharted waters, unchartered territory, unchartered waters.

* toma de tierra = earthing.

* transporte por tierra = land transport.

* tropa de tierra = ground troop.

* uso de la tierra = land use.

* vasallo propietario de sus tierras = yeoman [yeomen, -pl.].

* vehículo de tierra a motor = motor land vehicle.

* vivir de la tierra = live off + the land.

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tierra

feminine

A (campo, terreno) land

una distribución más justa de la tierra a fairer distribution of land

tierras comunales common land

compró unas tierras en Durango he bought some land in Durango

tierras fértiles/áridas fertile/arid land

tierra labrantía or de cultivo or de labranza or de labor or de labrantío arable o cultivated land

tierras baldías wasteland

los que trabajan la tierra those who work the land

poner tierra de por medio to make oneself scarce, get out quick ( colloq)

B

1 (suelo, superficie) ground; (materia, arena) earth

clavó la estaca en la tierra he drove the stake into the ground

ésta es muy buena tierra this is very good land o soil

cavaba la tierra he was digging the ground

un camión de tierra a truckload of soil o earth

no juegues con la tierra, que te vas a manchar don't play in the dirt, you'll get filthy

un camino de tierra a dirt road o track

¡cuerpo a tierra! get down!, hit the ground! ( colloq)

ya lleva un año bajo tierra she's been dead and buried for a year now

echar algo por tierra ‹edificio/monumento› to demolish, pull o knock down;

‹planes› to wreck, ruin, put paid to; ‹argumentos› to demolish, destroy; ‹esperanzas› to dash

echarle tierra a algo/algn ( Col fam); to put sth/sb to shame, make sth/sb look bad

echarse tierra encima to do oneself down, cry stinking fish ( BrE)

echar tierra a or sobre algo (ocultarlo) to cover o hush sth up; (olvidarlo) to forget about sth, put sth behind one

tragarse la tierra a algn: parecía que se lo hubiera tragado la tierra it was as if he'd vanished off the face of the earth

en aquel momento deseé que me tragara la tierra at that moment I just wanted the earth o the ground to open and swallow me up

2 ( AmL) (polvo) dust

Compuesto:

tierra batida

( Esp) clay

C ( Elec) ground ( AmE), earth ( BrE)

el cable que va a tierra the ground o earth lead

necesita una conexión a tierra or debe estar conectado a tierra or ( AmL) debe hacer tierra it needs to be connected to ground o earth, it needs to be grounded o earthed

toma

D (por oposición al mar, al aire) land

¡tierra a la vista! land ho! o land ahoy!

viajar por tierra to travel overland o by land

iniciaron las expediciones tierra adentro they started expeditions into the interior

gentes de tierra adentro people from the interior, people from inland

misiles aire-tierra air-to-ground missiles

el ejército de tierra the army

tierra firme solid ground, terra firma

quedarse en tierra to be left behind, miss one's train ( o boat etc)

tocar tierra to land, put into port

tomar tierra to land, touch down

E

1

(país, región, lugar): después de tantos años de exilio decidió volver a su tierra after all those years in exile he decided to return to his homeland o to his native land

las cosas que pasan por aquellas tierras the things that happen in those places o countries

partió a tierras lejanas para buscar fortuna he set out for foreign parts o for distant lands to seek his fortune

vino de la tierra local wine, locally produced wine

fruta de la tierra locally grown fruit

2 (territorio) soil

en el instante que pisó tierra francesa the moment he set foot on French soil

Compuestos:

● tierra caliente

: from Mexico to Peru, land below approx. 1,200m

● Tierra del Fuego

Tierra del Fuego

● tierra de nadie

no-man's-land

● Tierra de Promisión

Tierra Prometida

● tierra fría

the cold lands (pl), (from Mexico to Peru, land above approx. 2,200m)

● tierra natal

native land, land of one's birth

● Tierra Prometida

Promised Land

● Tierra Santa

Holy Land

● tierra templada

the temperate lands (pl) (from Mexico to Peru, land between approx. 1,200m and 2,200m)

F

(planeta) la Tierra (the) Earth o earth

la composición de la atmósfera de la Tierra the composition of the Earth's atmosphere

¿cúal es el planeta más cercano a la Tierra? what is the closest planet to (the) Earth?

para proteger la vida en la Tierra to protect life on earth

Creador del Cielo y de la Tierra Creator of Heaven and Earth

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tierra sustantivo femenino
1 (campo, terreno) land;
◊ tierras fértiles fertile land;

tierra de cultivo arable land
2 (suelo, superficie) ground;
(materia, arena) earth;
◊ cavar la tierra to dig the ground;

un camión de tierra a truckload of soil o earth;
no juegues con tierra don't play in the dirt;
un camino de tierra a dirt road o track;
echar algo por tierra ‹ planes› to wreck, ruin;

‹ argumentos› to demolish, destroy;
‹ esperanzas› to dash
3 (AmL) ( polvo) dust
4 (Elec) ground (AmE), earth (BrE);
estar conectado a tierra or (AmL) hacer tierra to be grounded o earthed
5 (por oposición al mar, al aire) land;
◊ viajar por tierra to travel overland o by land;

tierra firme solid ground;
tomar tierra to land, touch down
6 (país, lugar):
◊ su tierra (natal) his homeland, his native land;

costumbres de aquellas tierras customs in those places o countries;
la Ttierra Santa the Holy Land
7 ( planeta)
◊ la Ttierra (the) Earth

tierra sustantivo femenino
1 (planeta) la Tierra, (the) Earth o earth
2 (medio terrestre, terreno) land
viajar por tierra, to travel by land
tierra adentro, inland
tierra de nadie, no-man's-land
(un avión) tomar tierra, to land
Agr land
tiene tierras de cultivo, he has cultivated land
tierra baldía, wasteland
3 (país, lugar de origen) homeland
(territorio) nació en tierra inglesa, she was born on English soil
4 (superficie terrestre, suelo) ground
bajo tierra, below ground
(materia) soil, earth
un puñado de tierra, a handful of earth o soil
un camino de tierra, a dirt track
5 Elec earth
toma de tierra, earth wire, US ground
♦ Locuciones: echar por tierra, to ruin, spoil
echar tierra sobre, to hush up
familiar de la tierra, (producto del país) son tomates de la tierra, they are home-grown tomatoes
familiar (alejarse, escapar) poner alguien tierra por medio, to get as far away as possible
familiar (para expresar vergüenza) ¡tierra trágame! I wish the earth would swallow me up
(perder un medio de transporte) quedarse alguien en tierra, to miss a plane/train or any other form of transport
' tierra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adentro
- baja
- bajo
- barro
- batida
- batido
- campo
- construcción
- criar
- desaparecer
- entrañas
- escarbar
- esquilmar
- explotar
- franja
- fructífera
- fructífero
- global
- globo
- gua
- horizonte
- hoyo
- hundimiento
- langosta
- palada
- parcela
- perforar
- pista
- polvo
- ras
- redondez
- remover
- ribera
- rica
- rico
- seísmo
- sementera
- señorío
- soñar
- suelo
- surco
- temblar
- terráquea
- terráqueo
- terrena
- terreno
- terrestre
- terrón
- terruño
- tocar
English:
adjacent
- adjoining
- allotment
- ashore
- clump
- crack
- crumble
- crunch
- cultivated
- cultivation
- demolish
- dig
- dirt road
- earth
- earthworm
- earthy
- encroach
- explode
- face
- fairyland
- fall
- farming
- feel
- ground
- hedgehog
- Holy Land
- homeland
- inland
- land
- level
- lump
- no man's land
- orbit
- overland
- parched
- portage
- pull apart
- quake
- reclaim
- rich
- richness
- rig
- rock
- roll
- rough
- sandy
- seed
- set down
- shatter
- shock

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tierra nf

1. [planeta]
la Tierra (the) Earth

2. [superficie] land;

viajar por tierra to travel by land;

tierra adentro inland;

Comp

poner tierra (de) por medio to make oneself scarce

Comp
Am tierra caliente = in Latin America, climate zone up to an altitude of approximately 1,000 metres;
tierra firme [por oposición al mar] land, dry land;
[terreno sólido] hard ground; Am tierra fría = in Latin America, climate zone above the altitude of approximately 2,000 metres;
Tierra del Fuego Tierra del Fuego;

tierra de nadie no-man's-land;

tierra prometida Promised Land;

Tierra de Promisión Promised Land;

Tierra Santa the Holy Land;

la tierra del Sol Naciente the land of the Rising Sun;
Am tierra templada = in Latin America, climate zone between the altitudes of approximately 1,000 and 2,000 metres;
tierra virgen virgin land

3. [suelo] ground;

trabajan bajo tierra they work underground;

caer a tierra to fall to the ground;

dar en tierra con algo [tirar] to knock sth down o to the ground;

quedarse en tierra [viajero] to miss the boat/train/plane/ etc;

muchos aviones se han quedado en tierra por la niebla many planes have been grounded because of the fog;

tocar tierra [avión] to touch down;

tomar tierra: tomó tierra en un campo he landed in a field;

tomaremos tierra en el aeropuerto de Barajas en diez minutos we will be landing at Barajas airport in ten minutes;

Comp

besar la tierra to fall flat on one's face;

Comp

echar o [m5] tirar algo por tierra [esperanzas, planes, carrera] to ruin sth;
[argumentos, teoría] to demolish sth;
Comp
Fam
¡tierra, trágame!, ¡trágame tierra! I wish the earth would swallow me up!;

Comp

era como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra he had vanished without a trace;

Comp

venir o [m5] venirse a tierra to come to nothing

4. [materia] earth;
[para nutrir plantas] soil;
se me ha metido tierra en los zapatos I've got some earth o dirt in my shoes;

esta tierra no es buena para cultivar this soil isn't good for growing things;

un camino de tierra a dirt track;

política de tierra quemada scorched earth policy;
Formal
dar tierra a alguien to bury sb;

Comp

echar tierra a o [m5] sobre un asunto to hush up an affair

Comp
tierra batida [en tenis] clay;
tierra vegetal topsoil, loam

5. [en agricultura] land;

cultivar la tierra to farm the land

Comp
tierra cultivable arable land;
tierra de cultivo arable land;

tierra de labor arable land;

tierra de labranza arable land

6. [lugar de origen] [país] homeland, native land;
[región] home o native region;
este chico es de mi tierra this lad is from where I come from;

vino/queso de la tierra local wine/cheese

Comp
tierra natal homeland, native land
7. [terrenos, países]
es el dueño de estas tierras he's the owner of this land;

en tierras del rey on the King's land;

en tierras mexicanas on Mexican soil;

por estas tierras round these parts, down this way;

ver otras tierras to travel, to see the world

8. Elec
(toma de) tierra Br earth, US ground;

estar conectado a tierra, tener toma de tierra to be Br earthed o US grounded

9. Quím tierra rara rare earth

10. Am [polvo] dust

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tierra

f

1 land;

tierra de labor, tierra cultivable arable land, farmland;

tierras altas highlands;

tierras bajas lowlands;

poner tierra de por medio flee, make o.s. scarce fam ;

por tierra viajar by land;

tomar tierra AVIA land

2 materia soil, earth;

echar tierra a algo fig hush sth up;

echar por tierra ruin, wreck;

como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra as if he had vanished off the face of the earth

3 ( patria) native land, homeland;

de la tierra locally produced, local

4 EL ground, Br

earth

5

:

la Tierra the Earth

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tierra nf

1) : land

2) suelo: ground, earth

3) : country, homeland, soil

4)

tierra natal : native land

5)

la Tierra : the Earth

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tierra n

1. (terreno) land

trabajar la tierra to work the land

éstas son mis tierras this is my land

2. (materia) earth / soil

tiró un puñado de tierra en la tumba he threw a handful of earth in the grave

es buena tierra it's good soil

3. (suelo) ground

la tierra está helada the ground is frozen

tropezó y cayó por tierra she tripped and fell over

echar por tierra to ruin / to spoil

tomar tierra to land

tierra firme terra firma

Cuando se refiere al planeta Tierra, se escribe con mayúscula: Earth

Spanish-English dictionary > tierra
14 wühlen

I v/i

1. dig; Tier: burrow (in + Dat into); Schwein, Vogel: root; in der Erde / im Schlamm wühlen Schwein: grub up soil / root about in the mud; im Schmutz wühlen mess about in the mud ( oder dirt), wallow in the mud (fig. mire); sich [Dat] in den Haaren wühlen rumple one’s hair

2. suchend: root ( nach for); Person: auch rummage (around in); die Journalisten wühlten in i-r Vergangenheit fig. the journalists rummaged around in her past

3. fig., Hunger, Schmerz: gnaw; der Hass wühlte in ihm hate gnawed at him; Wunde

4. umg., fig. (schwer arbeiten) beaver away, Brit. auch graft

5. POL., pej. (hetzen) agitate

II v/t (Loch etc.) burrow; den Kopf ins Kissen wühlen burrow one’s head into the pillow

III v/refl Tier: burrow (in + Akk into); sich wühlen durch burrow one’s way through; Panzer etc.: churn through; fig., durch Akten etc.: rummage through

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to burrow; to rummage; to dig; to spade; to grub

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wüh|len ['vyːlən]
1. vi

1) (nach for) to dig; (Maulwurf etc) to burrow; (Schwein, Vogel) to root

im Bett wǘhlen im Schmutz or Dreck wǘhlen — to toss and turn

2) (= suchen) to rummage, to root (nach etw for sth)

in den Schubladen wǘhlen — to rummage through the drawers

3) (fig) to gnaw (
in +dat at)
4) (inf = schwer arbeiten) to slog (inf)

5) (= Untergrundarbeit leisten) to stir things up

2. vt
to dig, to burrow
er wühlte seinen Kopf in die Kissen — he buried his face in the pillows

3. vr

sich durch die Menge/das Gestrüpp/die Akten wǘhlen — to burrow one's way through the crowd/the undergrowth/the files

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1) (to search by digging: The pigs were grubbing around for roots.) grub

2) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) root

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wüh·len

[ˈvy:lən]

I. vi

1. (kramen)

▪ in etw dat [nach etw dat] \wühlen to rummage [or root] through sth [for sth]

wonach wühlst du denn in der alten Truhe? what are you rummaging for in that old chest?

einen Schlüssel aus der Tasche \wühlen to root [or dig] a key out of a bag

2. (graben, aufwühlen)

▪ in etw dat [nach etw dat] \wühlen to root through sth [for sth]

bei uns im Garten \wühlen wieder Maulwürfe we've got moles in our garden again

in jds Haaren \wühlen to tousle sb's hair

in den Kissen \wühlen (fig) to bury oneself in the cushions [or pillows

3. (pej fam: intrigieren) to stir things up

gegen die Regierung \wühlen to stir things up against the government

II. vr

1. (sich vorwärtsarbeiten)

▪ sich akk durch etw akk \wühlen to burrow one's way through

der Wurm wühlt sich durch das Erdreich the worm burrows its way through the soil

2. (fam: sich durcharbeiten)

▪ sich akk durch etw akk \wühlen to slog fam through sth

ich muss mich durch einen Stapel Akten \wühlen I have to wade through a pile of files

sich akk durch eine Menschenmenge \wühlen to burrow one's way through a crowd

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1.
intransitives Verb

1) dig; (mit der Schnauze) root ( nach for); < mole> tunnel, burrow

2) (ugs.): (suchen) rummage [around] ( nach for)
2.
transitives Verb burrow; tunnel out < burrow>
3.
reflexives Verb

sich in etwas (Akk.) /durch etwas wühlen — burrow into/through something

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wühlen

A. v/i

1. dig; Tier: burrow (

in +dat into); Schwein, Vogel: root;

in der Erde/im Schlamm wühlen Schwein: grub up soil/root about in the mud;

im Schmutz wühlen mess about in the mud ( oder dirt), wallow in the mud (fig mire);

sich [dat]

in den Haaren wühlen rumple one’s hair

2. suchend: root (

nach for); Person: auch rummage (around in);

die Journalisten wühlten in i-r Vergangenheit fig the journalists rummaged around in her past

3. fig, Hunger, Schmerz: gnaw;

der Hass wühlte in ihm hate gnawed at him; → Wunde

4. umg, fig (schwer arbeiten) beaver away, Br auch graft

5. POL, pej (hetzen) agitate

B. v/t (Loch etc) burrow;

den Kopf ins Kissen wühlen burrow one’s head into the pillow

C. v/r Tier: burrow (

in +akk into);

sich wühlen durch burrow one’s way through; Panzer etc: churn through; fig, durch Akten etc: rummage through

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1.
intransitives Verb

1) dig; (mit der Schnauze) root ( nach for); < mole> tunnel, burrow

2) (ugs.): (suchen) rummage [around] ( nach for)
2.
transitives Verb burrow; tunnel out < burrow>
3.
reflexives Verb

sich in etwas (Akk.) /durch etwas wühlen — burrow into/through something

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > wühlen
15 remover

v.

1 to stir (agitar) (sopa, café).

Ellos removieron los tragos They stirred the drinks.

2 to stir up, to rake up (recuerdos, pasado).

3 to dismiss, to sack. ( Latin American Spanish)

4 to remove, to discharge.

La empresa removió al empleado The company removed=discharged the employee

Ellos removieron las gavetas They removed the drawers.

Ellos removieron un pulmón They removed a lung.

5 to eliminate.

6 to move, to displace, to dislodge, to withdraw.

Ellos remueven las piedras They move the rocks.

7 to wash off, to remove.

El detergente remueve la mugre The detergent washes off dirt.

8 to turn over.

El mar removió el barco The sea turned over the boat.

9 to bring back to memory, to revive, to recall.

Ella removió recuerdos She revived memories.

10 to be removed from.

Se me removió un tumor A tumor was removed from me.

11 to absolve, to wash off, to wash away.

El cura remueve el pecado The priest absolves sin.

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remover

Conjugation model [ MOVER], like link=mover mover

► verbo transitivo

1 (trasladar) to move

2 (tierra) to turn over, dig up

3 (líquido) to stir

4 (comida) to stir; (ensalada) to toss

5 figurado (agitar) to get moving, stir up

■ lo ha removido todo hasta conseguirlo he stirred things up until he got his way

6 figurado (recuerdo) to stir up; (tema) to bring up

7 (destituir) to remove (from office), oust

► verbo pronominal removerse

1 to stir, shift

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verb

1) to stir

2) remove

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VT

1) [+ tierra] to turn over, dig up; [+ objetos] to move round; [+ fuego, brasas] to poke, stir; [+ sopa] to stir; [+ ensalada] to toss; [+ cóctel] to shake

remover el pasado — to stir up the past

remover un asunto — to go into a matter

remover un proyecto — to revive a scheme

- remover cielo y tierra

2) (=quitar) to remove; (Med) to remove

3) esp LAm (=cesar) to dismiss

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) <líquido/salsa> to stir; < ensalada> to toss; <tierra/piedras> to turn over; < escombros> to dig about in; < brasas> to poke, stir

2) < asunto> to bring... up again; <recuerdo/pasado> to revive, stir up

3) (frml)

a) <impedimento/obstáculo> to remove

b) (esp AmL) ( destituir)

remover A alguien DE algo — to remove somebody from something
2.
removerse v pron to shift, shift around

* * *

= stir up, stir.

Ex. The stuff was diluted there with water to the appearance and consistency of liquid porridge; it was kept tepid with a small charcoal furnace let into the side of the vat, and it was stirred up occasionally with a paddle.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Take 25 branches and stir gently... a recipe for success'.

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* remover (el) cielo y (la) tierra = hunt + high and low, look + high and low, leave + no stone unturned, move + heaven and earth.

* remover Roma con Santiago = move + heaven and earth.

* remover un obstáculo = remove + obstacle, remove + barrier.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) <líquido/salsa> to stir; < ensalada> to toss; <tierra/piedras> to turn over; < escombros> to dig about in; < brasas> to poke, stir

2) < asunto> to bring... up again; <recuerdo/pasado> to revive, stir up

3) (frml)

a) <impedimento/obstáculo> to remove

b) (esp AmL) ( destituir)

remover A alguien DE algo — to remove somebody from something
2.
removerse v pron to shift, shift around

* * *

= stir up, stir.

Ex: The stuff was diluted there with water to the appearance and consistency of liquid porridge; it was kept tepid with a small charcoal furnace let into the side of the vat, and it was stirred up occasionally with a paddle.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Take 25 branches and stir gently... a recipe for success'.

* remover (el) cielo y (la) tierra = hunt + high and low, look + high and low, leave + no stone unturned, move + heaven and earth.

* remover Roma con Santiago = move + heaven and earth.

* remover un obstáculo = remove + obstacle, remove + barrier.

* * *

remover [E9 ]

vt

A

1 ‹líquido/salsa› to stir; ‹ensalada› to toss

2 ‹tierra/piedras› to turn over

removieron los escombros en busca de víctimas they dug about in the rubble looking for victims

remueve las brasas para avivar el fuego poke o stir the embers to get the fire going, give the fire a poke to get it going

B ‹asunto› to bring … up again; ‹recuerdo› to revive, stir up

C

1 ( frml); ‹impedimento/obstáculo› to remove

2 ( esp AmL frml) (destituir) remover A algn DE algo; to remove sb FROM sth

■ removerse

v pron

to shift, shift around

* * *

remover ( conjugate remover) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹líquido/salsa› to stir;

‹ ensalada› to toss;
‹tierra/piedras› to turn over;
‹ escombros› to dig about in;
‹ brasas› to poke, stir
b) ‹ asunto› to bring … up again;

‹ pasado› to revive, stir up
2 (frml)
a) ‹impedimento/obstáculo› to remove

b) (esp AmL) ( destituir) remover A algn DE algo to remove sb from sth

remover verbo transitivo
1 (objetos) to move round, change over
2 (la tierra) to turn over, dig up
3 (las brasas, cenizas) to poke, stir
4 (un líquido) to stir
5 (una ensalada) to toss
6 (un asunto) to bring up again, stir up
7 (un obstáculo) to remove
♦ Locuciones: remover Roma con Santiago, to move heaven and earth
' remover' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
consistir
- depilatoria
- depilatorio
- desmaquillador
- desmaquilladora
- escarbar
- quitaesmalte
- quitamanchas
- acetona
English:
dig
- hair-remover
- heaven
- paint-remover
- rake up
- remover
- stain remover
- stir
- stir up
- stone
- furniture
- high
- make
- stain
- turn

* * *

remover

♦ vt

1. [agitar] [sopa, café] to stir;
[ensalada] to toss
2. [tierra] to turn over, to dig up;

Comp

remover Roma con Santiago to leave no stone unturned

3. [obstáculo] to remove

4. [recuerdos, pasado] to stir up, to rake up;

prefieren no remover el asunto they would rather not rake up the matter

5. esp Am [despedir] to dismiss, to fire, to sack

♦ See also the pronominal verb removerse

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remover

v/t

1 ( agitar) stir

2 L.Am. ( destituir) dismiss

3 C.Am., Méx ( quitar) remove

* * *

remover {47} vt

1) : to stir

2) : to move around, to turn over

3) : to stir up

4) : to remove

5) : to dismiss

* * *

remover vb

1. (líquido) to stir [pt. & pp. stirred]

remueve la salsa stir the sauce

2. (ensalada) to toss

3. (objeto) to move

removió todos los muebles de la sala he moved all the furniture in the room

4. (tierra) to turn over

5. (asunto) to bring up [pt. & pp. brought]

ha vuelto a remover el tema he's brought the subject up again

Spanish-English dictionary > remover
16 tage

accept, charge, get, have, seize, take, take up

* * *

vb (tog, taget) take ( fx a book from the shelf, a fort, prisoners, medicine, a bath, a taxi, a photograph, a holiday, one's own life, things coolly, people as they are);

( høre i radio) get ( fx can you get England on your radio?); pick up (

fx a foreign station);

( fange) catch, pick up,

T nab ( fx he was nabbed for speeding);

( arrestere) arrest, seize;

( udholde) stand ( fx I can't stand him; he stood it very well);

( kunne rumme) hold;

( i betaling) take, charge;

( behandle) take, deal with, handle;

( snyde) take in, do, have;

( berøre) graze ( fx his front wheel grazed the kerb), just touch,

(mar) take;

( rejse, begive sig) go ( fx go to England, go round the world);

( om tid) take ( fx it takes time; it took (us) two days),

( lægge beslag på, F) occupy ( fx it occupied much of his time);

( springe over) take, clear ( fx a hurdle);

( fag, kursus) take,

T do ( fx you can do a lot of other subjects);

( stjæle) take, steal,

T pinch;

(fjerne ved operation etc) remove ( fx adenoids, tonsils);

[ jeg skal have taget mine mandler]

T I'm going to have my tonsils out;

[ jeg kan ikke tage at han] I get sick of seeing (, hearing) him -ing,

( stærkere) I can't stand him -ing;

[ tage det] take it (, take things) ( fx easy, lightly, personally, seriously, with a smile);

[ han tog det pænt] he took it very well; he was very nice about it;

[ han tog det tungt] he took it hard;

(se også falde, II. nøje);

[ det er som man tager det] it is a matter of opinion, it all depends;

[ tag og hjælp mig!] lend me a hand, will you?

[ tag og ring på klokken!] ring the bell, will you?

[ tage selv]

(ved bordet etc) help oneself;

[med sb: se affære, I. arbejde, eksamen, flugt, I. hul, ord, overhånd,

plads, telefon];

[ med præp & adv:]

[ tage `af]

( formindskes) decrease ( med by), lessen,

F diminish,

( blive kortere) grow shorter;

( om kulde) relax,

( om feber, smerte, krise, støj, spænding, regn, vind) F abate,

T ease off;

( om lyd) grow fainter,

( om lys) fade,

(se også aftage);

( i vægt) lose weight;

( i kortspil) cut;

( i strikning) slip;

( med objekt: fjerne) remove,

( om tøj) take off, pull off,

( hurtigt) slip off,

F doff;

[ der er nok at tage af] there is enough (, plenty);

[ det tages af lønnen]

(dvs fratrækkes) it it taken out of one's pay (el. wages);

(se også bord, hat, kasse, liv, sted);

[ tage af for]

( give læ for) (provide) shelter from, protect from;

[ tage af for faldet] break somebody's fall;

(se også stød);

[ tage bort]

(= rejse) go away;

[ tage noget bort] take something away, remove something;

[` tage efter]

( med hånden) reach for,

( famle efter) grope for;

[ tage fat i (, på)], se fat;

[ tage fejl], se fejl;

[ jeg tog ham for hans broder] I took him for his brother;

[tage £10 for det] take (el. charge) £10 for it;

[han tog mig for £10] he did (el. tricked, cheated) me out of £10;

[ tage for sig]

( med hånden) put out one's hand;

[ tage for sig af retterne] help oneself, do justice to the food;

[ tage noget fra en] take something (away) from somebody;

(se også luv, magt, vejr);

[ tage fra hinanden] take to pieces ( fx take a machine to pieces);

[ tage frem] bring (el. take) out, produce;

[ tage fri], se I. fri;

[ tage i døren] try the door;

[ tage en i armen (, hånden)] take somebody by the arm (, hand); take (hold of) somebody's arm (, hand),

(se også nakke);

[ I kan godt tage hinanden i hånden]

(fig, ironisk) there is not much to choose between you;

[ tage sine ord i sig igen] take back what one has said, withdraw (one's remarks),

F retract,

T eat one's words;

[ tage igennem]

( gennemgå) go through;

[ tage imod]

( få overgivet) receive,

( modtage gæster) receive,

( hente ved ankomst) meet,

( sige ja til) accept,

( finde sig i) stand for ( fx I won't stand for his rudeness), put up with,

( gribe) catch;

( uden objekt: være hjemme) be at home;

[ ministeren tager ikke imod] the Minister is not available (el. cannot receive callers);

[ tage godt imod en] give somebody a good reception;

[ tage imod fornuft] listen to reason;

[ tage imod ordrer fra en] take orders from somebody;

[ tage imod en på banegården] meet somebody at the station;

[ stoffet tager ikke imod snavs] the material does not attract (el. hold) dirt;

[ tage ind] take in,

(mar) take in ( fx water), ship ( fx a sea);

( i strikning) decrease;

[ tage kjolen ind i livet] take in the dress at the waist;

[ tage ind på et hotel] put up at a hotel,

(am) register at a hotel;

[ tage ind til London] go up to London;

[ tage en (, noget) ` med]

( medbringe) bring somebody (, something) (along),

( bortfjerne, tage med sig) take somebody (, something) (with one)

( fx remember to take your bathing things), take somebody (,

something) away (el. off),

( ikke forbigå) include somebody (, something);

[ tage ` med, tage med en] come (, go) with somebody, join somebody, come;

[ tager du med?] are you coming (too)?

[ tage med bus(sen) (, sporvogn(en), tog(et))] go by bus (, tram, train), take the bus (, tram, train);

[ jeg tager med toget] I'm going by train;

[jeg tager med toget 8.15] I'm going on the 8.15;

[ det må man tage ` med] you've just got to accept it; it's all in the day's work;

(dvs det er der ikke noget at gøre ved) that's just one of those things;

[ han tager det ikke så strengt (el. nøje) med det] he is not particular about that;

[ tage børnene med i Zoologisk Have] take the children to the Zoo;

[ tage noget med i sin beregning] allow for something, take something into account;

[ han tog med på turen] he went on the trip;

[ tage med skibet til Hull] take the ship to (, for) Hull;

[ tage noget `om]

( gentage) repeat something, do something over again;

[ tage en eksamen om] retake (, skriftlig: resit) an examination;

[ tage scenen om]

( i film) retake the scene;

[ tage et sjal om skuldrene] take (el. throw) a shawl round one's shoulders;

(se også bord, liv);

[ tage op]

( samle op) pick up ( fx a stone; a passenger),

(af lomme etc) take out,

(kartofler etc af jorden) lift (el. dig (up)),

( noget syet) unpick,

( noget strikket) unravel,

( et emne) take up;

( om elev) test,

F examine;

(se også plads, tråd);

[ tage noget op af] take something out of ( fx one's pocket, a drawer);

[ tage op af kapitalen] break into one's capital;

[ tage op igen], se genoptage;

[ tage noget ilde op] resent something;

[ han kan tage det op med dig] he is a match for you;

[ tage spørgsmålet op med ham] raise the question with him;

[ tage op til behandling] take up for treatment (el. consideration);

[ tage op til overvejelse] consider,

(se også overvejelse);

[ tage op til undersøgelse], se undersøge;

[ tage ` over]

(dvs overtage ledelsen) take over ( efter from);

[ tage over Berlin] go via Berlin;

[ tage over Kanalen] cross the Channel;

[ tage over til Jylland] go (over) to Jutland;

[ tage `på]

( om tøj, mine, vægt) put on ( fx one's clothes, hat, shoes; a grave face; he has put on two pounds),

( om tøj også) pull on,

( hurtigt) slip on,

F don;

( uden objekt: tage på i vægt) put on weight;

[` tage på]

( føle på) touch, finger,

( stærkere) handle,

(neds: befamle) paw (about) ( fx she disliked being pawed (about) by the boys), fondle ( fx he fondled her breasts);

( behandle, fx en sag) handle;

( trætte) take it out of,

( svække) tell on ( fx the strain told on him a good deal);

[ tage på bånd], se optage;

[ tage på sig], se påtage;

[ det tager på kræfterne] it is very exhausting, it takes it out of one;

[ tage hårdt på] handle roughly,

( anstrenge) be hard on ( fx the eyes),

( trætte) take a lot out of,

(om sygdom etc) tell severely on;

( være vanskeligt for) go hard with him ( fx it goes hard with him to be alone);

(se også ferie, lager, land, nakke, ord, seng, vej);

[ tage ` til]

( forøges) increase;

(se også tiltage);

[ tage til]

(dvs rejse til) go to ( fx go to England);

[ tage til huen] touch one's cap;

[ tage hende til hustru] marry her, take her to wife;

(se også I. fange, forbillede, ord);

[ tage et barn til sig] take a child into one's home;

( adoptere) adopt a child;

[ tage hånden til sig] withdraw one's hand;

(se også I. mod, næring);

[ tage tilbage]

( om noget man har udtalt) take back, withdraw ( fx an accusation, a confession),

F retract;

( vare man har solgt) take back,

( ved afbetalingskøb, når afdragene ikke betales) repossess;

( uden objekt: rejse tilbage) go back, return;

[ tage ud] take out,

( barn af skole) take out,

(mere F) remove,

( udvælge) pick out,

F select,

( i strikning) increase,

(dvs af bordet) clear away;

[ tage ud af] take out of ( fx take some cups out of the cupboard; take some money out of one's account);

[ tage penge ud af banken] draw money out of the bank, withdraw money from the bank;

[ tage ud af bordet] clear the table, clear away;

[ tage ham ud af skolen] take him out of the school,

(mere F) withdraw (el. remove) him from the school;

[ tage ud at sejle], se sejle;

[ tage ud på en rejse], se I. rejse;

[ tage ved]

( hjælpe) lend a hand;

[ fanden tog ved ham] he ran like hell;

(se også hånd, næse);

[ med sig:]

[ tage sig]

( spise, drikke) have ( fx a drink);

[ tage sig et bad (, en ferie etc)] take a bath (, a holiday, etc);

[ tage sig af] look after, take care of ( fx the children, the

arrangements), see to ( fx the guests, the dinner),

F attend to;

( få styr på) take ( fx the boys, the plans) in hand;

( ordne) deal with ( fx noisy children, complaints; I'll deal with him!);

[ tage sig af dage], se dag;

[ ikke tage sig af] take no notice of, pay no attention to,

T not mind ( fx don't mind him; never mind what he says), not

bother (el. care) about ( fx what other people think);

( ikke være bekymret) not worry about;

( forsømme) neglect ( fx she neglected her children);

[ tage sig noget for] do something;

[ tage sig for at gøre det] set oneself to do it;

[ tage sig fri] take a day (, an evening etc) off;

[ tage sig i det] check oneself, think better of it;

[ det tager jeg mig let] I don't let that worry me;

[ tage sig det nær] take it to heart;

[ tage sig sammen] pull oneself together;

[ tage sig ` til] do;

[ han har ikke noget at tage sig til] he has nothing to do, he does not know what to do with himself;

[ tage sig godt ud] look well, make a good appearance,

( om ting) look well, appear (el. show up) to advantage;

[ således tager det sig ud for ham] that's how he sees it;

[ tage sig ud som] look like.

Danish-English dictionary > tage
17 trapo

m.

1 rag (trozo de tela).

2 cloth (gamuza, bayeta).

sacar los trapos sucios (a relucir) (informal figurative) to wash one's dirty linen in public

poner a alguien como un trapo (informal) to tear somebody to pieces

trapo de cocina tea towel (British), dish towel (United States)

trapo del polvo dust cloth, duster (British)

trapo de secar (los platos) tea towel (British), dish towel (United States)

3 cape (bullfighting).

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trapo

► nombre masculino

1 (tela vieja) rag

2 (paño, bayeta) cloth

3 MARÍTIMO sails plural

4 (telón) curtain

5 (del torero) red cape

► nombre masculino plural trapos

1 clothes, rags

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a todo trapo MARÍTIMO at full sail 2 figurado flat out

estar hecho,-a un trapo to be worn out

lavar los trapos sucios en casa not to wash one's dirty linen in public

poner a alguien como un trapo (sucio) familiar to tear somebody apart

sacar los trapos sucios a relucir familiar to dig up the past

trapo de cocina dishcloth

trapo del polvo duster

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noun m.

cloth, rag

* * *

SM

1) (=paño para limpiar) [gen] cloth; [usado, raído] rag

un trapo húmedo — a damp cloth

pasar un trapo por — [+ suelo] to give a wipe over o down; [+ muebles] to dust

trapo de cocina — [para secar los platos] tea towel, dish towel (EEUU); [para limpiar] dish cloth

trapo del polvo — duster, dust cloth (EEUU)

2) (=trozo de tela) [gen] piece of material; [usado, raído] rag, piece of rag

un dragón de cartón y trapo — a dragon made of cardboard and rags

- tener manos de trapo
muñeca
3) pl trapos * (=ropa) clothes

gasta una barbaridad en trapos — she spends a fortune on clothes

4) (Náut) (=vela) canvas, sails pl

a todo trapo — under full sail

5) (Taur) * cape

6)

como o hecho un trapo * —

dejar a algn como un trapo — * to tear sb to shreds *

estar como un trapo — * to be like a limp rag *

poner a algn como un trapo — * to lay into sb *, slag sb off **

- entrar a o al trapo

no pudo aguantar más críticas y entró al trapo — he couldn't stand being criticized any longer and went on the attack

hecho un trapo * —
= como un trapo
- soltar el trapo

- a todo trapo

iban a todo trapo — they were going at full speed o flat out *

tenían la música puesta a todo trapo — they had the music on (at) full blast

celebraron la boda a todo trapo — they celebrated the wedding in style

llorar a todo trapo — to cry one's eyes out

trapos sucios, no quieren que salgan a la luz los trapos sucios — they don't want the skeletons in the cupboard to come out

lavar los trapos sucios en casa — not to wash one's dirty linen in public

en la cena sacaron los trapos sucios (a relucir o Esp a la luz) — everyone at the dinner party washed their dirty linen in public

le sacaron los trapos sucios a relucir — they were raking up his past

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masculino

1) ( para limpiar) cloth

a todo trapo — ( sin ahorrar) (AmS fam) with no expense spared

llorar a todo trapo — to cry one's eyes out

dejar a alguien hecho un trapo — (fam) to tear somebody to shreds (colloq)

los trapos sucios se lavan en casa — you shouldn't wash your dirty linen in public

sacar los trapos sucios al sol or a relucir (fam) — to reveal personal secrets (o inside information etc)

soltar el trapo — (fam) to burst into tears

- trapo de cocina

- trapo de sacudir

2) (fam) (Taur) cape

3) trapos masculino plural (fam) ( ropa) clothes (pl); ( ropa vieja) rags (pl)

* * *

= cloth, rag.

Nota: En la fabricación de papel, trapos viejos usados como materia prima en la elaboración de la pasta de trapo.

Ex. But edition binding in leather was at least as early as edition binding in cloth.

Ex. The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.

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* muñeco de trapo = rag doll.

* muñeco negro de trapo = gollywog.

* papel de trapo = rag paper.

* pasta de trapo = rag stock, stock.

* sacar a relucir los trapos sucios delante de otros = wash + dirty linen in front of others.

* sacar a relucir los trapos sucios en público = air + dirty linen in public.

* tira de trapo = cloth strip.

* trapo del polvo = dust cloth, duster.

* trapos de algodón = cotton rags.

* * *

masculino

1) ( para limpiar) cloth

a todo trapo — ( sin ahorrar) (AmS fam) with no expense spared

llorar a todo trapo — to cry one's eyes out

dejar a alguien hecho un trapo — (fam) to tear somebody to shreds (colloq)

los trapos sucios se lavan en casa — you shouldn't wash your dirty linen in public

sacar los trapos sucios al sol or a relucir (fam) — to reveal personal secrets (o inside information etc)

soltar el trapo — (fam) to burst into tears

- trapo de cocina

- trapo de sacudir

2) (fam) (Taur) cape

3) trapos masculino plural (fam) ( ropa) clothes (pl); ( ropa vieja) rags (pl)

* * *

= cloth, rag.

Nota: En la fabricación de papel, trapos viejos usados como materia prima en la elaboración de la pasta de trapo.

Ex: But edition binding in leather was at least as early as edition binding in cloth.

Ex: The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.

* muñeco de trapo = rag doll.

* muñeco negro de trapo = gollywog.

* papel de trapo = rag paper.

* pasta de trapo = rag stock, stock.

* sacar a relucir los trapos sucios delante de otros = wash + dirty linen in front of others.

* sacar a relucir los trapos sucios en público = air + dirty linen in public.

* tira de trapo = cloth strip.

* trapo del polvo = dust cloth, duster.

* trapos de algodón = cotton rags.

* * *

trapo

masculine

A (para limpiar) cloth

pásale un trapo mojado a la mesa wipe the table with a damp cloth

unos trapos viejos para limpiar los pinceles some old rags to wipe the brushes on

a todo trapo ( Náut) under full sail;

(muy rápido) ( fam) flat out ( colloq); (sin ahorrar) ( AmS fam) with no expense spared

llorar a todo trapo to cry one's eyes out

dejar a algn hecho un trapo ( fam) «situación» to knock the stuffing out of sb ( colloq), to take it out of sb ( colloq);

«persona» to lay into sb ( colloq), to tear sb to shreds ( colloq)

poner a algn como los trapos ( fam); to tear sb to shreds ( colloq), to lay into sb ( colloq)

sacar los trapos sucios al sol or a relucir or ( AmL) sacar los trapitos al sol ( fam) to reveal personal secrets ( o inside information etc)

si hay una investigación muchos temen que se saquen los trapos al sol many fear that their secrets will be made public if there is an investigation

si vamos a empezar a sacarnos los trapos a relucir if we're going to start telling home truths, if we're going to start washing our dirty linen in public

soltar el trapo ( fam); to burst into tears

tratar a algn como un trapo (de piso) ( RPl fam); to treat sb like dirt ( colloq), to walk all over sb ( colloq)

los trapos sucios se lavan en casa you shouldn't wash your dirty linen in public

Compuestos:

● trapo de cocina

drying-up cloth, dishtowel ( AmE), tea towel ( BrE)

● trapo del polvo

dust cloth o rag ( AmE), duster ( BrE)

● trapo de piso

( RPl) floorcloth

● trapo de sacudir

dust cloth o rag ( AmE), duster ( BrE)

B ( fam) ( Taur) cape

C trapos mpl ( fam) (ropa) clothes (pl); (ropa vieja) rags (pl)

siempre están hablando de trapos they're always talking about clothes

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trapo sustantivo masculino ( para limpiar) cloth;
◊ pásale un trapo a la mesa wipe the table;

trapo de cocina dishtowel (AmE), tea towel (BrE);
trapo de sacudir dust cloth (AmE), duster (BrE)
trapo sustantivo masculino
1 (para limpiar) cloth
trapo de cocina, dishcloth
trapo del polvo, duster, dust cloth
2 (para tirar, andrajo) rag
3 Náut sails
4 familiar trapos, clothes
♦ Locuciones: poner (a alguien) como un trapo, to tear sb apart
sacar a relucir los trapos sucios, to wash one's dirty linen in public

' trapo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gamuza
- paño
- jerga
- limpiar
- lo
- muñeca
- pasada
- pasar
- pelele
- recoger
English:
cloth
- damp
- dishtowel
- duster
- rag
- rag doll
- shove on
- tea cloth
- tea towel
- wipe
- dab
- dish
- dust
- squeeze
- tea

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trapo

♦ nm

1. [trozo de tela] rag;

una pelota de trapo a ball of cloth

2. [gamuza, bayeta] cloth;

¿tienes un trapo limpio? have you got a clean cloth?;

con que pases un trapo es suficiente just give it a wipe, that'll be enough;

Comp
Fam
estar hecho un trapo [cansado] to be Br whacked o US whacked out;

Comp
Fam
como un trapo: poner a alguien como un trapo to tear sb to pieces;

tratar a alguien como un trapo to treat sb like dirt;

Comp

entrar al trapo to go on the attack;

prefirió ir a la defensiva y no entrar al trapo he preferred to stay on the defensive rather than going on the attack;

Comp
Fam
los trapos sucios: no empecemos a sacar los trapos sucios let's not start washing our dirty linen in public;

no quiero que se saquen los trapos sucios (a relucir) en mi boda I don't want people digging up old family quarrels at my wedding;

los trapos sucios se lavan en casa you shouldn't wash your dirty linen in public;

Comp
Fam
a todo trapo [velocidad] at full pelt;
[potencia] (at) full blast
Comp
trapo de cocina dishtowel, Br tea towel; RP trapo de piso floor cloth;
trapo del polvo dust cloth, Br duster;

trapo de secar (los platos) dishtowel, Br tea towel

3. Taurom cape

♦ trapos nmpl
Fam [ropa] clothes;
todo el día pensando en trapos all day thinking about clothes

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trapo

m

1 para limpiar cloth; viejo rag;

poner a alguien como un trapo fam bad-mouth s.o. fam ;

tratar a alguien como un trapo fam treat s.o. like dirt fam ;

estar hecho un trapo be worn out;

sacar los trapos sucios a relucir fig reveal secrets

2

:

trapos pl fam clothes

3 MAR sail;

a todo trapo fig fam flat out fam

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trapo nm

1) : cloth, rag

trapo de polvo: dust cloth

2)

soltar el trapo : to burst into tears

3) trapos nmpl fam: clothes

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trapo n (para limpiar) cloth

dejar / poner como un trapo to tear someone to pieces

trapo de cocina tea towel

trapo del polvo duster

Spanish-English dictionary > trapo
18 wash

wash

A n

1 ¢ ( by person) to give [sth] a wash laver [window, floor] ; nettoyer [object] ; lessiver [paintwork, walls] ; se laver [hands, face] ; to give sb a wash débarbouiller [child] ; you need a good wash tu as besoin d'un bon débarbouillage ; to have a quick wash faire un brin de toilette ○ ; these curtains/your feet need a wash ces rideaux/tes pieds ont besoin d'être lavés ;

2 ( laundry process) lavage m ; weekly wash lessive f hebdomadaire ; after only two washes après deux lavages seulement ; in the wash ( about to be cleaned) au sale ; ( being cleaned) au lavage ;

3 ( movement) (from boat, aircraft) remous m ;

4 ( coating) gen couche f (de peinture) ; ( with whitewash) badigeon m ; Art lavis m ;

5 Pharm lotion f ;

6 ( swill) pâtée f.

B modif frequent wash shampoo shampooing m pour lavages fréquents ; pen and wash drawing dessin m à la plume et au lavis.

C, US wO ;S vtr

1 ( clean) laver [person, clothes, floor] ; nettoyer [object, wound] ; lessiver [paintwork, surface] ; to get washed se laver ; to wash everything by hand/in the machine laver tout à la main/à la machine ; to wash one's hands/face se laver les mains/le visage ; to wash sth clean laver [hands, clothes, floor] ; lessiver [paintwork] ; nettoyer [cut] ; to wash the dishes faire la vaisselle ;

2 ( carry along) [tide, current] entraîner [silt, debris] ; to be washed out to sea être entraîné vers le large ; to be washed along by the tide être entraîné par la marée ; to be washed downstream être entraîné en aval ; to wash sb/sth ashore rejeter qn/qch sur le rivage ; to wash sb/sth overboard emporter qn/qch par-dessus bord ;

3 littér ( lap against) lécher [rock, shore] ;

4 ( dig out) creuser ; the water had washed a hole in the bank les inondations avaient creusé un trou dans le talus ;

5 ( coat) Art laver [drawing] ; gen, Constr passer une légère couche de peinture sur [wall] ; ( with whitewash) badigeonner [wall] ; to wash a wall in pink passer une légère couche de rose sur un mur ; to wash sth with gold dorer qch au trempé [metal, coin] ;

6 Chem, Miner, Mining ( purify by separation) épurer [qch] par lavage [gas] ; laver [ore].

D vi

1 ( clean oneself) [person] se laver, faire sa toilette ; [animal] faire sa toilette ;

2 ( clean clothes) faire la lessive ; I wash on Mondays je fais la lessive le lundi ; Whizzo washes whiter Advertg Whizzo lave plus blanc ;

3 ( become clean) se laver ; to wash easily/well se laver facilement/bien ;

4 ○ ( be believed) his explanation won't wash with the electorate son explication ne satisfera pas l'électorat ; that excuse won't wash with me cette excuse ne me satisfait pas.

E v refl to wash oneself [person] se laver ; [animal] se nettoyer.

Idioms

it will all come out in the wash ( be revealed) tout finira bien par se savoir ; ( be resolved) tout finira par s'arranger ; to wash one's hands of se laver les mains de [matter] ; se désintéresser de [person].

Phrasal verbs

■ wash away:

▶ wash [sth] away, wash away [sth]

1 ( clean) faire partir [dirt] ; Relig laver [sins] ;

2 ( carry off) [flood, tide, current] emporter [structure, debris] ; ( by erosion) [sea] éroder [cliff, bank] ;

▶ wash [sb] away [wave, tide] emporter [person].

■ wash down:

▶ wash [sth] down, wash down [sth]

1 ( clean) laver [qch] à grande eau [surface, vehicle] ; lessiver [paintwork] ;

2 ○ ( help to swallow) faire descendre [pill] ; faire passer [unpleasant food] ; arroser [food] ; a good steak washed down with a glass of claret un bon steak arrosé d'un verre de bordeaux.

■ wash off:

▶ wash off [mark] partir au lavage ;

▶ wash [sth] off, wash off [sth]

1 ( clean off) faire partir [qch] à l'eau [dirt, mark] ; to wash the mud off the car laver la voiture pour faire partir la boue ; go and wash that dirt off your face débarbouille-toi la figure ;

2 ( carry off) drainer [topsoil].

■ wash out:

▶ wash out

1 ( disappear by cleaning) [stain] partir au lavage ; [colour] passer ; stains that won't wash out Advertg taches rebelles ;

2 ○ US ( fail to reach standard for) she washed out of college elle s'est fait recaler aux examens d'entrée en fac ○ ;

▶ wash [sth] out, wash out [sth]

1 ( remove by cleaning) faire partir [qch] au lavage [stain] ; faire passer [colour] ;

2 ( rinse inside) rincer [cup, inside] ;

3 ( clean quickly) passer [qch] à l'eau [dishcloth, brush] ;

4 ( rain off) ( gén au passif) the first day's play was washed out la première journée a été annulée à cause de la pluie ;

5 Miner, gen extraire [precious metal] ; ( from mud) débourber [precious metal].

■ wash over: [water] balayer [deck] ; everything I say just washes over him tout ce que je dis glisse sur lui ; a great feeling of relief washed over me un immense soulagement m'a envahi.

■ wash through:

▶ wash [sth] through passer [qch] à l'eau.

■ wash up:

▶ wash up

1 GB ( do dishes) faire la vaisselle ;

2 US ( clean oneself) [person] faire un brin de toilette ○ ;

▶ wash [sth] up, wash up [sth]

1 ( clean) laver [plate] ; nettoyer [pan] ;

2 ( bring to shore) [tide] rejeter [body, debris].

Big English-French dictionary > wash
19 hak

m 1. (przyrząd) hook
- hak holowniczy/rzeźniczy/wkręcany a tow/meat/screw hook

- hak chirurgiczny a retractor

- hak wspinaczkowy a piton

- zawiesić obraz na haku to hang a picture on a hook
2. (cios) uppercut
- prawy hak a right uppercut
3. zw. pl Myślis. (górne kły jelenia) a stag’s upper teeth; (poroże kozicy) a chamois’s horns
■ z hakiem pot. and a bit pot.

- tydzień z hakiem a week and a bit

- trzydzieści kilometrów z hakiem thirty kilometres and a bit

- mieć na kogoś haka to have sth on sb

- zagiąć na kogoś haka pot. to have (got) it in for sb pot.

- tych dwóch zagięło na was haka those two have it in for you

- znaleźć na kogoś haka to dig up some a. the dirt on sb pot.

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- ka; -ki; instr sg - kiem; m

hook

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hak

mi

Gen. -a

1. hook; hak holowniczy mot. tow/towing hook; hak rzeźnicki ( w sklepie) butcher's hook, meathook; ( w zakładach mięsnych) gambrel.

2. boks hook.

3. ( w zwrotach) mieć na kogoś haka pot. have something on sb, have the goods on sb; zagiąć/szukać na kogoś haka pot. be gunning for sb; ... z hakiem pot. (= ponad)... plus.

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > hak
20 shovel

1. noun
(a tool like a spade, with a short handle, used for scooping up and moving coal, gravel etc.) pala

2. verb
(to move (as if) with a shovel, especially in large quantities: He shovelled snow from the path; Don't shovel your food into your mouth!) mover con pala, quitar con pala

- shovelful

shovel¹ n pala

he used a shovel to clear the snow utilizó una pala para quitar la nieve

shovel² vb mover con una pala

he shovelled the snow away quitó la nieve con una pala

El pasado y participio pasado de shovel se escribe shovelled; el gerundio se escribe shovelling

shovel

tr['ʃʌvəl]

noun

1 (tool) pala

2 (machine) excavadora, pala mecánica

transitive verb (pt & pp shovelled, ger shovelling)

1 mover con pala, quitar con pala, echar con pala

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to shovel food into one's mouth zamparse la comida

shovel ['ʃʌvəl] vt, - veled or - velled ; - veling or - velling

1) : mover con (una) pala

they shoveled the dirt out: sacaron la tierra con palas

2) dig: cavar (con una pala)

shovel n

: pala f

shovel

n.

• cogedor s.m.

• pala s.f.

• palar s.m.

• paleta s.f.

v.

• echar en grandes cantidades v.

• traspalar v.

I 'ʃʌvəl
noun

1) ( spade) pala f

2) ( power shovel) excavadora f

II

transitive verb, BrE - ll- \<\<coal\>\> palear; \<\<snow\>\> espalar

he shoveled his food down — (colloq) engulló or se zampó la comida

['ʃʌvl]
1.

N pala f

mechanical shovel — pala f mecánica, excavadora f

2.

VT mover con pala

to shovel earth into a pile — amontonar tierra con una pala

to shovel coal on to a fire — añadir carbón a la lumbre con pala

they were shovelling out the mud — estaban sacando el lodo con palas

he was shovelling food into his mouth * — se zampaba la comida

- shovel up

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I ['ʃʌvəl]
noun

1) ( spade) pala f

2) ( power shovel) excavadora f

II

transitive verb, BrE - ll- \<\<coal\>\> palear; \<\<snow\>\> espalar

he shoveled his food down — (colloq) engulló or se zampó la comida

English-spanish dictionary > shovel

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