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1.1) (pull) ziehendraw the curtains/blinds — (open) die Vorhänge aufziehen/die Jalousien hochziehen; (close) die Vorhänge zuziehen/die Jalousien herunterlassen
draw the bolt — (unfasten) den Riegel zurückschieben
he refused to be drawn — er ließ sich nichts entlocken
draw money from the bank/one's account — Geld bei der Bank holen/von seinem Konto abheben
draw water from a well — Wasser an einem Brunnen holen od. schöpfen
draw comfort from something — Trost in etwas (Dat.) finden
draw reassurance/encouragement from something — Zuversicht/Mut aus etwas schöpfen
5) (get as one's due) erhalten; bekommen; beziehen [Gehalt, Rente, Arbeitslosenunterstützung]6) (select at random)7) (trace) ziehen [Strich]; zeichnen [geometrische Figur, Bild]draw the line at something — (fig.) bei etwas nicht mehr mitmachen
8) (formulate) ziehen [Parallele, Vergleich]; herstellen [Analogie]; herausstellen [Unterschied]9) (end with neither side winner) unentschieden beenden [Spiel]2. intransitive verb,drew, drawn1) (make one's way, move) [Person:] gehen; [Fahrzeug:] fahrendraw into something — [Zug:] in etwas (Akk.) einfahren; [Schiff:] in etwas (Akk.) einlaufen
draw towards something — sich einer Sache (Dat.) nähern
3. noundraw [for partners] — [die Partner] auslosen
2) ([result of] drawn game) Unentschieden, dasend in a draw — mit einem Unentschieden enden
4)be quick/slow on the draw — den Finger schnell/zu langsam am Abzug haben
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/22261/draw_aside">draw aside- draw away- draw back- draw in- draw on- draw out- draw up- draw upon* * *[dro:] 1. past tense - drew; verb1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) zeichnen2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.) ziehen3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) sich entfernen, sich nähern4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) unentschieden spielen6) (to open or close (curtains).) zu-, aufziehen7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) fesseln2. noun1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) das Unentschieden2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) die Attraktion3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) die Ziehung4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.) das Zeichnen•- drawing- drawn
- drawback
- drawbridge
- drawing-pin
- drawstring
- draw a blank
- draw a conclusion from
- draw in
- draw the line
- draw/cast lots
- draw off
- draw on1
- draw on2
- draw out
- draw up
- long drawn out* * *I. NOUN1. (celebrity) Publikumsmagnet m, Attraktion f; (popular film, play, etc.) Kassenschlager m, Publikumserfolg man auction has more \draw than a jumble sale eine Versteigerung lockt mehr Menschen an als ein Flohmarktto end in a \draw unentschieden enden [o ausgehenit's just the luck of the \draw man muss es eben so nehmen, wie es kommtto be quick on the \draw schnell ziehen können; ( fig) schlagfertig seinhe had a quick \draw on his cigarette and tossed it away er zog noch einmal kurz an seiner Zigarette und warf sie dann wegII. TRANSITIVE VERB<drew, -n>▪ to \draw sb/sth jdn/etw zeichnento \draw a line einen Strich [o eine Linie] ziehento \draw a map/sketch eine Karte/Skizze anfertigento \draw sth to scale etw maßstabsgetreu zeichnen2. (depict)▪ to \draw sth etw darstellen [o beschreiben]the plot is exciting, but the characters haven't been very well \drawn die Handlung ist spannend, aber die Charaktere sind nicht gut herausgearbeitet3. (pull)▪ to \draw sth etw ziehenhe drew his coat tightly around his shoulders er zog sich den Mantel fest um die Schulternthe little boat was \drawn into the whirlpool das kleine Boot wurde in den Strudel hineingezogenhe drew her into a tender embrace er zog sie mit einer zärtlichen Umarmung an sichto \draw the blinds [or AM also shades] (open) die Jalousien [o Rollläden] [o SCHWEIZ Storen] hochziehen; (close) die Jalousien [o Rollläden] [o SCHWEIZ Storen] herunterlassento \draw sb aside [or to one side] jdn beiseitenehmento \draw sb into [an] ambush jdn in einen Hinterhalt locken4. (attract)▪ to \draw sb jdn anlocken [o anziehen]you're \drawing a lot of curious looks in that hat mit diesem Hut ziehst du eine Menge neugieriger Blicke auf dichto \draw [sb's] attention [to sb/sth] [jds] Aufmerksamkeit [auf jdn/etw] lenkenshe waved at him to \draw his attention sie winkte ihm zu, um ihn auf sich aufmerksam zu machento \draw attention to oneself Aufmerksamkeit erregento \draw a cheer from the crowd die Menge zum Jubeln bringento \draw sb's fire jds Kritik auf sich akk ziehenher eyes were immediately \drawn to the tall blond man der große Blonde zog sofort ihre Blicke auf sich5. (involve in)to \draw sb into an argument/a discussion jdn in eine Auseinandersetzung/Diskussion hineinziehento \draw sb into a conversation jdn in eine Unterhaltung verwickeln6. (attract)▪ to \draw sth etw hervorrufenher speech drew an angry response ihre Rede hat für Verärgerung gesorgtto \draw applause Beifall erntento \draw criticism Kritik erregen [o hervorrufen]his performance drew a gasp of amazement from the audience bei seiner Darbietung verschlug es dem Publikum den Atemto \draw a confession from sb jdm ein Geständnis entlocken7. (formulate)to \draw an analogy eine Parallele ziehen [o geh Analogie herstellen]to \draw a comparison einen Vergleich anstellenyou can't really \draw a comparison between the two cases man kann die beiden Fälle wirklich nicht miteinander vergleichento \draw a conclusion [or an inference] einen Schluss ziehen, zu einer Schlussfolgerung kommento \draw a distinction [between sth] etw auseinanderhalten [o voneinander unterscheiden]to \draw a parallel eine Parallele ziehen8. (pull out)to \draw a weapon eine Waffe ziehenI couldn't believe it when she drew a knife on me ich war völlig perplex, als sie ein Messer zückte famto \draw blood Blut fließen lassenhe bit me so hard that it drew blood er biss mich so fest, dass ich bluteteto \draw first blood den ersten Treffer erzielen a. figto \draw a tooth ( dated) einen Zahn ziehen10. CARDSto \draw a card [from the deck] eine Karte [vom Stapel] abheben [o ziehen11. (get from source)▪ to \draw sth [from sb/sth] etw [von jdm/etw] beziehen [o erhalten] [o bekommen]he drew much of his inspiration from his travels einen Großteil seiner Anregungen holte er sich auf seinen Reisenthe university \draws its students from all 50 states die Studenten der Universität kommen aus allen 50 Bundesstaaten12. (earn)this investment will \draw 10% interest diese Investition bringt 10 % Zinsento \draw pay [or a salary] ein Gehalt beziehento \draw a pension Rente [o ÖSTERR eine Pension] bekommen [o beziehen]to \draw unemployment benefit/a wage Arbeitslosengeld/einen Lohn bekommen [o erhalten13. (select by chance)▪ to \draw sth etw ziehen [o auslosen]we're about to \draw the winning card wir ziehen jetzt gleich den HauptgewinnReal Madrid has \drawn Juventus in the football quarter finals als Gegner von Real Madrid im Fußballviertelfinale wurde Juventus Turin ausgelostthey drew lots for it sie losten darum14. (obtain water)to \draw water Wasser holenshe drew water from the well sie schöpfte Wasser aus dem Brunnento \draw sb's bath jds Badewasser [o SCHWEIZ Badwasser] einlassen15. (pour)to \draw a beer ein Bier zapfento \draw money/£500 from one's account Geld/500 Pfund von seinem Konto abhebento \draw a cheque on sb/sth einen Scheck auf jdn/etw ausstellen17. (inhale)to \draw a breath Luft [o Atem] holenshe drew a deep breath sie holte [einmal] tief Luftto \draw breath ( fig) verschnaufen, eine Verschnaufpause einlegen18. NAUTthe ship \draws 20 feet of water das Schiff hat sechs Meter Tiefgangto \draw a bow einen Bogen spannen20. (disembowel)21.▶ to \draw a bead on sb/sth auf jdn/etw zielen▶ to \draw a blank eine Niete ziehen, kein Glück habenshe had spent all morning searching but had \drawn a blank sie hatte den ganzen Morgen gesucht — doch ohne ErfolgI \draw the line there da ist bei mir SchlussIII. INTRANSITIVE VERB<drew, -n>1. (make pictures) zeichnenthe train slowly drew into the station der Zug fuhr langsam in den Bahnhof einas we drew alongside the black Fiat I recognized the driver als wir mit dem schwarzen Fiat auf gleicher Höhe waren, erkannte ich den Fahrerto \draw apart sich akk voneinander trennenthe embracing couple drew apart das eng umschlungene Pärchen löste sich voneinanderto \draw away wegfahrenshe drew away from him whenever he put his arm around her sie wich jedes Mal von ihm zurück, als er den Arm um sie legteto \draw level with sb/sth mit jdm/etw gleichziehenslowly Paul drew level with the BMW allmählich holte Paul den BMW ein3. (approach [in time])to \draw near [or nearer] näher rücken [o kommen]Christmas is \drawing nearer Weihnachten rückt [immer] näher4. (make use of)▪ to \draw on sb auf jdn zurückkommen, jdn in Anspruch nehmenlike most writers, she \draws on personal experience in her work wie die meisten Schriftsteller schöpft sie bei ihrer Arbeit aus persönlichen Erfahrungento \draw on funds auf [Geld]mittel zurückgreifento \draw on sb's knowledge jdn als Kenner zurate ziehen, sich dat jds Wissen zunutze machen5. (inhale)to \draw on one's cigarette/pipe an seiner Zigarette/Pfeife ziehen6. (draw lots) losen, das Los entscheiden lassenCoventry drew 1—1 with Manchester United in the semi-finals im Halbfinale trennten sich Coventry und Manchester United 1:1 unentschieden* * *I [drɔː] pret drew, ptp drawn zeichnen; line ziehenI draw the line at cheating (personally) — Mogeln kommt für mich nicht infrage; (in others) beim Mogeln hörts bei mir auf
some people just don't know where to draw the line (fig) — manche Leute wissen einfach nicht, wie weit sie gehen können
2. vizeichnen II [drɔː] vb: pret drew, ptp drawn1. TRANSITIVE VERB1) = move by pulling ziehen; bolt zurückschieben; bow spannen; curtains (= open) aufziehen; (= shut) zuziehenhe drew her close to him —
he drew his finger along the edge of the table he drew the smoke into his lungs — er fuhr mit dem Finger die Tischkante entlang er machte einen (tiefen) Lungenzug
2) = move by pulling behind coach, cart ziehen3) = bring bringento draw sth to a close — etw zu Ende bringen, etw beenden
to draw inspiration from sb/sth/somewhere — sich von jdm/von etw/von irgendwas inspirieren lassen
he's bitten her – has he drawn blood? — er hat sie gebissen – blutet sie?
to draw the dole/a big salary — Arbeitslosenunterstützung/ein großes Gehalt beziehen
to draw one's pension — seine Rente bekommen
6)= elicit
her singing drew tears from the audience — ihr Singen rührte die Zuhörer zu Tränento draw a smile/a laugh from sb — jdm ein Lächeln/ein Lachen entlocken
my letter drew an angry reply from him — auf meinen Brief reagierte er mit einer ungehaltenen Antwort __diams; to be drawn
to draw sb into sth — jdn in etw (acc) hineinziehen or verwickeln
to draw sb away from sb/sth — jdn von jdm/etw weglocken
you can draw whatever conclusion you like — du kannst daraus schließen, was du willst
9) NAUT10)= tie SPORT
to draw a match — sich unentschieden trennen, unentschieden spielen11) = choose at random ziehenthe first correct entry drawn from the hat — die erste richtige Einsendung, die gezogen wird
we've been drawn (to play) away/at home —
France has been drawn against Scotland — Frankreich ist für ein Spiel gegen Schottland gezogen worden
12) CARDS2. INTRANSITIVE VERB1) = move person, time, event kommenhe drew to one side — er ging/fuhr zur Seite
the two horses drew level — die beiden Pferde zogen gleich __diams; to draw near herankommen (to an +acc )
2) = allow airflow chimney, pipe ziehen3) = tie SPORT unentschieden spielenthey drew 2-2 — sie trennten sich or sie spielten 2:2 unentschieden
the teams drew for second place —
4) CARDS5) = infuse tea ziehen3. NOUN1) = random selection = lottery Ziehung f, Ausspielung f; (for sports competitions) Auslosung f, Ziehung f → luckthe team had five wins and two draws — die Mannschaft hat fünfmal gewonnen und zweimal unentschieden gespielt
4)__diams; the draw to be quick on the draw (lit) — schnell mit der Pistole sein, schnell (den Revolver) ziehen; (fig) schlagfertig seinto beat sb to the draw — schneller sein als jd; ( lit : cowboy etc ) schneller ziehen als jd
* * *draw [drɔː]A s1. Ziehen n:a) schnell (mit der Pistole),b) fig schlagfertig, fix umg3. fig Zug-, Anziehungskraft f4. fig Attraktion f (auch Person), besonders Zugstück n, Schlager m5. Ziehen n (eines Loses etc)6. a) Auslosen n, Verlosen nb) Verlosung f, Ziehung f7. gezogene Spielkarte(n pl)8. abgehobener Betrag9. US Aufzug m (einer Zugbrücke)10. SPORT Unentschieden n:11. umg Vorteil m:have the draw over im Vorteil sein gegenüber13. TECHb) Walzen nc) Verjüngung fB v/t prät drew [druː], pperf drawn [drɔːn]1. ziehen, zerren:draw sb into talk jemanden ins Gespräch ziehen2. ab-, an-, auf-, fort-, herab-, wegziehen:draw a drawbridge eine Zugbrücke aufziehen;draw the nets die Netze einziehen oder -holen;3. einen Bogen spannen4. nach sich ziehen, bewirken, zur Folge haben5. bringen (on, upon über akk):draw sb’s anger on o.s. sich jemandes Zorn zuziehen;draw ruin upon o.s. sich ins Unglück stürzen6. Atem holen:7. (heraus)ziehen:8. Kartena) (vom Geber) erhaltenb) abheben, ziehenc) herausholen:draw the opponent’s trumps dem Gegner die Trümpfe herausholen9. eine Waffe ziehen10. a) Lose ziehenb) (durch Los) gewinnen, einen Preis erhaltenc) auslosen:draw bonds WIRTSCH Obligationen auslosen;be drawn with SPORT ausgelost werden gegenfrom von, aus)14. Tränena) hervorlocken15. Tee ziehen lassen16. fig anziehen, an sich ziehen, fesseln:17. Kunden etc anziehen, anlocken:draw a full house THEAT das Haus füllen18. besonders Fußball: den Torhüter herauslocken23. zeichnen, malen, entwerfen ( alle:from nach)24. (in Worten) schildern, beschreiben, zeichnen:draw it fine umg es ganz genau nehmen;draw it mild umg mach mal halblang!, du übertreibst!27. einen Schluss, eine Lehre ziehen:draw one’s own conclusions seine eigenen Schlüsse ziehen28. Zinsen etc einbringen, abwerfen:draw a good price einen guten Preis erzielen30. WIRTSCH einen Wechsel etc ziehen, trassieren, ausstellen:draw a bill of exchange on sb einen Wechsel auf jemanden ziehen;31. ein Gehalt etc, auch Nachrichten etc beziehen, bekommendraw applause Beifall hervorrufen;draw applause from an audience einem Publikum Beifall abringen;draw (information from) sb jemanden ausholen, -fragen, -horchen;draw no reply from sb aus jemandem keine Antwort herausbringen33. umg jemanden aus seiner Reserve herauslocken36. ein Gewässera) trockenlegenb) (mit dem Netz) abfischenb) Wild aufstöbern38. TECHa) Draht, Röhren, Kerzen ziehen39. das Gesicht verziehen:his face was drawn with pain sein Gesicht war schmerzverzerrt40. einem den Mund zusammenziehen:41. MED ein Geschwür etc ausziehen, -trocknen42. SCHIFF einen Tiefgang haben von:the game was drawn 5-5 das Spiel endete unentschieden 5:544. Golf: den Ball nach links verziehenC v/i2. fig ziehen (Theaterstück etc)3. (sein Schwert etc) ziehen (on gegen)4. sich leicht etc ziehen lassen, laufen:5. fahren, sich bewegen:draw into the station BAHN (in den Bahnhof) einfahren7. sich versammeln (round, about um)8. sich zusammenziehen, (ein)schrumpfen ( beide:into zu)9. sich (aus)dehnen11. ziehen (Tee, auch MED Pflaster, Salbe etc)12. ziehen, Zug haben (Kamin etc)13. zeichnen, malen14. (on, upon) in Anspruch nehmen (akk), Gebrauch machen (von), heranziehen (akk), (sein Kapital, seine Vorräte etc) angreifen:a) WIRTSCH jemandem eine Zahlungsaufforderung zukommen lassen,b) WIRTSCH auf jemanden (einen Wechsel) ziehen,draw on sb’s generosity jemandes Großzügigkeit ausnützen;draw on one’s imagination sich etwas einfallen lassen oder ausdenken16. losen ( for um)* * *1.1) (pull) ziehendraw the curtains/blinds — (open) die Vorhänge aufziehen/die Jalousien hochziehen; (close) die Vorhänge zuziehen/die Jalousien herunterlassen
draw the bolt — (unfasten) den Riegel zurückschieben
2) (attract, take in) anlocken [Publikum, Menge, Kunden]3) (take out) herausziehen; ziehen ( from aus)draw money from the bank/one's account — Geld bei der Bank holen/von seinem Konto abheben
draw water from a well — Wasser an einem Brunnen holen od. schöpfen
4) (derive, elicit) findendraw comfort from something — Trost in etwas (Dat.) finden
draw reassurance/encouragement from something — Zuversicht/Mut aus etwas schöpfen
5) (get as one's due) erhalten; bekommen; beziehen [Gehalt, Rente, Arbeitslosenunterstützung]7) (trace) ziehen [Strich]; zeichnen [geometrische Figur, Bild]draw the line at something — (fig.) bei etwas nicht mehr mitmachen
8) (formulate) ziehen [Parallele, Vergleich]; herstellen [Analogie]; herausstellen [Unterschied]9) (end with neither side winner) unentschieden beenden [Spiel]2. intransitive verb,drew, drawn1) (make one's way, move) [Person:] gehen; [Fahrzeug:] fahrendraw into something — [Zug:] in etwas (Akk.) einfahren; [Schiff:] in etwas (Akk.) einlaufen
draw towards something — sich einer Sache (Dat.) nähern
2) (draw lots) ziehen; losen3. noundraw [for partners] — [die Partner] auslosen
2) ([result of] drawn game) Unentschieden, das3) Attraktion, die; (film, play) Publikumserfolg, der4)be quick/slow on the draw — den Finger schnell/zu langsam am Abzug haben
Phrasal Verbs:- draw in- draw on- draw out- draw up* * *n.(§ p.,p.p.: drew, drawn)= zeichnen v.ziehen v.(§ p.,pp.: zog, ist/hat gezogen) -
2 suerte
f.1 luck (fortuna).estar de suerte to be in luckpor suerte luckilyprobar suerte to try one's luck¡qué suerte! that was lucky!¡qué suerte que traje el paraguas! how lucky that I brought my umbrella!tener (buena) suerte to be luckytener mala suerte to be unluckytener la suerte de espaldas to be having a run of bad luck2 chance.tocar o caer en suerte a alguien to fall to somebody's lotla suerte está echada the die is cast3 fate (destino).tentar a la suerte to tempt fate4 good luck, stroke of luck, piece of luck.5 lot.6 trick, stunt.7 sort.Una extraña suerte de plantas A strange sort of plants.* * *1 (fortuna) luck, fortune2 (azar) chance3 (destino) destiny, fate4 (estado, condición) lot, situation6 (en tauromaquia) manoeuvre (US maneuver) in a bullfight\¡buena suerte! / ¡suerte! good luck!de otra suerte otherwiseestar de suerte / estar de mala suerte to be in luck / be out of luckla suerte está echada the die is castpor suerte fortunatelyprobar suerte to try one's luck¡que tengas suerte! good luck!tener suerte to be luckytener una suerte loca familiar to have the luck of the deviltentar la suerte figurado to tempt fatetraer (buena) suerte / traer mala suerte to be lucky, bring good luck / be unlucky, bring bad luck* * *noun f.1) luck, fortune, chance2) fate, lot3) kind, sort* * *SF1) (=fortuna) luck¡suerte!, ¡buena suerte! — good luck!
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dar suerte — to bring good luck•
día de suerte — lucky day•
mala suerte — bad luck¡siempre tengo tan mala suerte con los hombres! — I'm always so unlucky with men!, I always have such bad luck with men!
¡qué mala suerte! — how unlucky!, what bad luck!
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por suerte — luckily, fortunately•
probar suerte — to try one's luck•
tener suerte — to be lucky¡que tengas suerte! — good luck!, the best of luck!
tuvo la suerte de que el autobús saliera con retraso — he was lucky that the bus left late, luckily for him his bus left late
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tentar a la suerte — to try one's luck•
traer suerte — to be lucky, bring good luckgolpetrae mala suerte — it's bad luck, it's unlucky
2) (=destino) fatequiso la suerte que pasara por allí un médico — as luck o fate would have it a doctor was passing by
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correr la misma suerte que algn — to suffer the same fate as sb•
mejorar la suerte de algn — to improve sb's lot•
tentar a la suerte — to tempt fate3) (=azar) chancelo echaron a suertes — [con cerillas, papeletas] they drew lots; [con moneda] they tossed (a coin)
caerle o tocarle en suerte a algn —
al equipo español le tocó en suerte enfrentarse a Turquía — as chance had it, the Spanish team were drawn to play against Turkey
¡vaya marido que me ha tocado en suerte! — what a husband I ended up with!
4) (=clase) sort, kindhubo toda suerte de comentarios — there were all sorts o kinds of remarks
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de esta suerte — in this waylos molinos de agua pueden clasificarse de esta suerte — water wheels can be classified in the following way o in this way
6) (Taur) stage of the bullfightsuerte de banderillas — the second stage of a bullfight, in which the "banderillas" are stuck into the bull's back
suerte de capa — stage of a bullfight where passes are made with the cape
suerte de varas — opening stage of a bullfight where the bull is weakened with the picador's lance
suerte suprema — final stage of a bullfight
* * *1)a) ( azar) chanceme cayó or tocó en suerte — it fell to my lot (frml o hum)
echar algo a suertes — ( con monedas) to toss for something; ( con pajitas) to draw straws for something
la suerte está echada — (fr hecha) the die is cast
b) ( fortuna) luckbuena/mala suerte — good/bad luck
tiene la suerte de vivir en una casa grande — she is lucky o fortunate enough to live in a big house
número/hombre de suerte — lucky number/man
por suerte no estaba sola — luckily o fortunately I wasn't alone
traer or dar mala suerte — to bring bad luck
c) ( destino) fatetentar a la suerte — to tempt fate o providence
2) (tipo, clase) sort, kindvino toda suerte de gente — all sorts o kinds of people came
de (tal) suerte que — (frml) so that
* * *= fate, fortune, lot, luck, sort, good fortune, fluke, stroke of luck.Ex. The future importance of pre-coordinate indexing depends upon the fate of printed indexes.Ex. These institutions have become so intertwined that the fortunes of one are inextricably linked to the fortunes of the other -- for good or for ill.Ex. This article reports on the 9th weekend school organised by the Branch and Mobile Libraries Group of the Library Association the theme of which was 'Improving your lot'.Ex. In such conditions it is a matter of pure luck if the reader hits the bull's eye at the first shot.Ex. Italic founts, which lacked small capitals, generally had about the same total number of sorts as roman.Ex. There is an element of good fortune involved in being in the right place at the right time and it is essential to take the best advantage of whatever opportunities arise.Ex. This correlation between Blacks and low socio-economic status Whites is neither an artifact of methodology nor a sampling fluke.Ex. And in his still beating heart, he knew that his recovery was a miracle: a gift from God, a stroke of luck.----* acabarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.* amuleto de la suerte = good luck charm.* buena suerte = good luck!, good luck.* ¡buena suerte! = break a leg!.* dejar Algo a la suerte = leave + Nombre + to chance.* dejar a + Posesivo + suerte = strand.* desear a Algo o Alguien toda la suerte del mundo = wish + Nombre + every success.* desear mucha suerte a Alguien = wish + Nombre + the (very) best of luck.* desear suerte = cross + Posesivo + fingers.* desear suerte a Alguien = wish + Nombre + luck.* de suerte = by a fluke, by a stroke of (good) luck, by chance, by luck.* echar a suerte = draw + lots.* echar suertes = draw + lots.* encontrar suerte = be in for a good thing, come in for + a good thing, be into a good thing.* estar de suerte = be in luck.* galleta de la suerte = fortune cookie.* golpe de mala suerte = stroke of misfortune.* golpe de suerte = stroke of luck.* la suerte + cambiar = the tide + turn.* la suerte estaba echada = the die was cast, the die had been cast.* mala suerte = misfortune, mischance, bad luck, tough luck, losing streak.* mejorar la suerte = improve + the lot.* mejorar + Posesivo + suerte = improve + Posesivo + lot.* mucha suerte = best of luck.* nadie esta contento con su suerte = the grass is (always) greener on the other side (of the fence).* no estar de suerte = be out of luck.* no tener suerte = be out of luck.* pero no hubo suerte = but no dice.* pero sin suerte = but no dice.* persona que le desea suerte a otra = well-wisher.* por la mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by ill fate.* por mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by a stroke of bad luck, by ill fate.* por si + tener + suerte = on spec.* por suerte = luckily, fortunately, happily.* por suerte o por desgracia = for better or (for) worse, by luck or misfortune.* probar suerte = have + a go, give + it a shot, give + Nombre + a try, have + a stab at, take + a stab at, make + a stab at, take + Posesivo + chances, try + Posesivo + luck, give + it a whirl, give + it a try, take + the dip, take + a long shot.* quedarse sin suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.* ¡Qué suerte! = What luck!.* racha de buena suerte = winning streak.* racha de mala suerte = losing streak.* sin suerte = but no dice.* ¡suerte! = break a leg!.* suerte del principiante, la = beginner's luck.* la suerte está echada = the die is cast.* tener suerte = be lucky, count + Posesivo + blessings, get + lucky, strike + gold, hit + the jackpot, strike + lucky, be in for a good thing, come in for + a good thing, be into a good thing, be in luck.* tentar la suerte = dance with + the devil, take + Posesivo + chances.* terminarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.* * *1)a) ( azar) chanceme cayó or tocó en suerte — it fell to my lot (frml o hum)
echar algo a suertes — ( con monedas) to toss for something; ( con pajitas) to draw straws for something
la suerte está echada — (fr hecha) the die is cast
b) ( fortuna) luckbuena/mala suerte — good/bad luck
tiene la suerte de vivir en una casa grande — she is lucky o fortunate enough to live in a big house
número/hombre de suerte — lucky number/man
por suerte no estaba sola — luckily o fortunately I wasn't alone
traer or dar mala suerte — to bring bad luck
c) ( destino) fatetentar a la suerte — to tempt fate o providence
2) (tipo, clase) sort, kindvino toda suerte de gente — all sorts o kinds of people came
de (tal) suerte que — (frml) so that
* * *= fate, fortune, lot, luck, sort, good fortune, fluke, stroke of luck.Ex: The future importance of pre-coordinate indexing depends upon the fate of printed indexes.
Ex: These institutions have become so intertwined that the fortunes of one are inextricably linked to the fortunes of the other -- for good or for ill.Ex: This article reports on the 9th weekend school organised by the Branch and Mobile Libraries Group of the Library Association the theme of which was 'Improving your lot'.Ex: In such conditions it is a matter of pure luck if the reader hits the bull's eye at the first shot.Ex: Italic founts, which lacked small capitals, generally had about the same total number of sorts as roman.Ex: There is an element of good fortune involved in being in the right place at the right time and it is essential to take the best advantage of whatever opportunities arise.Ex: This correlation between Blacks and low socio-economic status Whites is neither an artifact of methodology nor a sampling fluke.Ex: And in his still beating heart, he knew that his recovery was a miracle: a gift from God, a stroke of luck.* acabarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.* amuleto de la suerte = good luck charm.* buena suerte = good luck!, good luck.* ¡buena suerte! = break a leg!.* dejar Algo a la suerte = leave + Nombre + to chance.* dejar a + Posesivo + suerte = strand.* desear a Algo o Alguien toda la suerte del mundo = wish + Nombre + every success.* desear mucha suerte a Alguien = wish + Nombre + the (very) best of luck.* desear suerte = cross + Posesivo + fingers.* desear suerte a Alguien = wish + Nombre + luck.* de suerte = by a fluke, by a stroke of (good) luck, by chance, by luck.* echar a suerte = draw + lots.* echar suertes = draw + lots.* encontrar suerte = be in for a good thing, come in for + a good thing, be into a good thing.* estar de suerte = be in luck.* galleta de la suerte = fortune cookie.* golpe de mala suerte = stroke of misfortune.* golpe de suerte = stroke of luck.* la suerte + cambiar = the tide + turn.* la suerte estaba echada = the die was cast, the die had been cast.* mala suerte = misfortune, mischance, bad luck, tough luck, losing streak.* mejorar la suerte = improve + the lot.* mejorar + Posesivo + suerte = improve + Posesivo + lot.* mucha suerte = best of luck.* nadie esta contento con su suerte = the grass is (always) greener on the other side (of the fence).* no estar de suerte = be out of luck.* no tener suerte = be out of luck.* pero no hubo suerte = but no dice.* pero sin suerte = but no dice.* persona que le desea suerte a otra = well-wisher.* por la mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by ill fate.* por mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by a stroke of bad luck, by ill fate.* por si + tener + suerte = on spec.* por suerte = luckily, fortunately, happily.* por suerte o por desgracia = for better or (for) worse, by luck or misfortune.* probar suerte = have + a go, give + it a shot, give + Nombre + a try, have + a stab at, take + a stab at, make + a stab at, take + Posesivo + chances, try + Posesivo + luck, give + it a whirl, give + it a try, take + the dip, take + a long shot.* quedarse sin suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.* ¡Qué suerte! = What luck!.* racha de buena suerte = winning streak.* racha de mala suerte = losing streak.* sin suerte = but no dice.* ¡suerte! = break a leg!.* suerte del principiante, la = beginner's luck.* la suerte está echada = the die is cast.* tener suerte = be lucky, count + Posesivo + blessings, get + lucky, strike + gold, hit + the jackpot, strike + lucky, be in for a good thing, come in for + a good thing, be into a good thing, be in luck.* tentar la suerte = dance with + the devil, take + Posesivo + chances.* terminarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.* * *A1 (azar) chancelo deja todo en manos de la suerte he leaves everything to chanceechar algo a suertes or ( AmL) a la suerte (con una moneda) to toss for sth; (con pajitas) to draw straws for sthechar a suertes or ( AmL) echar a la suerte to toss a coinla suerte está echada ( fr hecha); the die is cast2 (fortuna) luckbuena/mala suerte good/bad luckha sido una suerte que vinieras it was lucky you came¡qué suerte tienes! you're so lucky!tiene la suerte de vivir en una casa grande she is lucky o fortunate enough to live in a big houseestamos de suerte we're in lucknúmero/hombre de suerte lucky number/mantienes una suerte loca you're incredibly luckydeséame (buena) suerte wish me luckpor suerte no estaba sola luckily o fortunately I wasn't alonecon suerte termino hoy with a bit of luck I'll finish todaybuena suerte, que te salga todo bien good luck, I hope it all works out well for youprobar suerte to try one's lucksuerte, valor y al toro the very best of luck to youtraer or dar mala suerte to bring bad lucktrae mala suerte pasar por debajo de una escalera it's bad luck to walk under ladders3 (destino) fateno desafíes a la suerte don't tempt fate o providencequiso la suerte que nos volviéramos a encontrar en París as fate would have it we met up again in ParisB (tipo, clase) sort, kindvino toda suerte de gente all sorts o kinds of people camede (tal) suerte que ( frml); so thatCompuestos:second phase of a bullfight during which the banderillas are stuck in the bull's neck● suerte de varas or picasfirst phase of a bullfight during which the picador weakens the bull with his lance* * *
suerte sustantivo femenino
◊ buena/mala suerte good/bad luck;
ha sido una suerte que vinieras it was lucky you came;
¡qué mala suerte! how unlucky!;
¡qué suerte tienes! you're so lucky!;
no tengo suerte I'm not a lucky person;
hombre de suerte lucky man;
por suerte no estaba sola luckily o fortunately I wasn't alone;
¡(que tengas) buena suerte! good luck!;
probar suerte to try one's luck;
traer or dar mala suerte to bring bad luck
( con pajitas) to draw straws for sth
suerte sustantivo femenino
1 (fortuna) luck: es un hombre de suerte, he's a lucky man
tuviste mala suerte, you were unlucky
por suerte, fortunately o luckily
2 (casualidad, azar) chance: depende de la suerte, it depends on chance
3 (sino, destino) fate, destiny: nadie sabe cuál será su suerte, nobody knows what's going to come of her
4 frml (tipo, género, clase, especie) sort, type: es una suerte de, it's a kind of
5 Taur (lance de la lidia) el torero inició la suerte de matar, the bull-fighter got ready to kill the bull
♦ Locuciones: la suerte está echada, the die is cast
echar a suertes, to draw lots
probar suerte, to try one's luck
tentar (a) la suerte, to tempt fate
' suerte' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonar
- afortunada
- afortunado
- azar
- batatazo
- camelarse
- cara
- desafortunada
- desafortunado
- desear
- desgracia
- desgraciada
- desgraciado
- felizmente
- fortuna
- golpe
- increíble
- informal
- negra
- negro
- pata
- perseguir
- qué
- salar
- salada
- salado
- sombra
- traer
- ventura
- augurio
- buenaventura
- dicha
- leche
- loco
- malo
- perro
- racha
- todo
English:
bad
- be
- beginner
- break
- bugger
- chance
- devil
- die
- fortunate
- fortune
- fortune cookie
- happily
- hard luck
- hopefully
- horseshoe
- least
- lot
- luck
- luckily
- lucky
- mercy
- number
- push
- run
- science
- sheer
- sink
- some
- somebody
- stack
- streak
- stroke
- tempt
- tough
- try
- unfortunate
- unlucky
- wish
- best
- fate
- finger
- grass
- hard
- hold
- jinx
- jolly
- manner
- sorry
- strand
- that
* * *suerte nf1. [azar] chance;la suerte está echada the die is cast2. [fortuna] luck;te deseo buena suerte I wish you good luck;es una suerte que estés aquí it's lucky you're here;estar de suerte to be in luck;¡qué suerte! that was lucky!;¡qué suerte tuviste! you were so lucky!;¡qué suerte que traje el paraguas! how lucky that I brought my umbrella!;por suerte luckily;probar suerte to try one's luck;tener (buena) suerte to be lucky;tiene la suerte de vivir cerca de la playa he's lucky enough to live near the beach;tener mala suerte to be unlucky;tuve muy mala suerte con las preguntas que me tocaron I was very unlucky with the questions that came up;tener la suerte de espaldas to be having a run of bad luck;tentar a la suerte to tempt fate;la suerte del principiante beginner's luck3. [destino] fate;abandonaron el barco a su suerte they abandoned the boat to its fateconocí a toda suerte de personas I met all sorts of people;ser una suerte de… to be a kind o sort of…5. [manera] manner, fashion;de suerte que in such a way that6. Taurom = any of the three stages (“tercios”) of a bullfight* * *f1 luck;¡suerte! good luck!;buena suerte good luck;mala suerte bad luck;tener la suerte de cara be lucky;tener una suerte loca be o get incredibly lucky;probar suerte try one’s luck;por suerte luckily2 ( azar):caer otocar a alguien en suerte fall to s.o.;echar a suertes toss for, draw lots for;la suerte está echada the die is cast3 ( destino):dejar a alguien a su suerte leave s.o. to their fate4:toda suerte de all kinds of;de suerte que so that* * *suerte nf1) fortuna: luck, fortunetener suerte: to be luckypor suerte: luckily2) destino: fate, destiny, lot3) clase, género: sort, kindtoda suerte de cosas: all kinds of things* * *suerte n1. (fortuna) luck¡suerte para tu examen! good luck with your exam!¡qué suerte! how lucky!2. (destino) destiny / fatedar suerte / traer suerte to bring (good) luck -
3 suerte
suerte sustantivo femenino◊ buena/mala suerte good/bad luck;ha sido una suerte que vinieras it was lucky you came; ¡qué mala suerte! how unlucky!; ¡qué suerte tienes! you're so lucky!; no tengo suerte I'm not a lucky person; hombre de suerte lucky man; por suerte no estaba sola luckily o fortunately I wasn't alone; ¡(que tengas) buena suerte! good luck!; probar suerte to try one's luck; traer or dar mala suerte to bring bad luck ( con pajitas) to draw straws for sth
suerte sustantivo femenino
1 (fortuna) luck: es un hombre de suerte, he's a lucky man
tuviste mala suerte, you were unlucky
por suerte, fortunately o luckily
2 (casualidad, azar) chance: depende de la suerte, it depends on chance
3 (sino, destino) fate, destiny: nadie sabe cuál será su suerte, nobody knows what's going to come of her
4 frml (tipo, género, clase, especie) sort, type: es una suerte de, it's a kind of
5 Taur (lance de la lidia) el torero inició la suerte de matar, the bull-fighter got ready to kill the bull Locuciones: la suerte está echada, the die is cast
echar a suertes, to draw lots
probar suerte, to try one's luck
tentar (a) la suerte, to tempt fate ' suerte' also found in these entries: Spanish: abandonar - afortunada - afortunado - azar - batatazo - camelarse - cara - desafortunada - desafortunado - desear - desgracia - desgraciada - desgraciado - felizmente - fortuna - golpe - increíble - informal - negra - negro - pata - perseguir - qué - salar - salada - salado - sombra - traer - ventura - augurio - buenaventura - dicha - leche - loco - malo - perro - racha - todo English: bad - be - beginner - break - bugger - chance - devil - die - fortunate - fortune - fortune cookie - happily - hard luck - hopefully - horseshoe - least - lot - luck - luckily - lucky - mercy - number - push - run - science - sheer - sink - some - somebody - stack - streak - stroke - tempt - tough - try - unfortunate - unlucky - wish - best - fate - finger - grass - hard - hold - jinx - jolly - manner - sorry - strand - that -
4 auslosen
v/t (trennb., hat -ge-) draw lots (Am. straws) for; den Gewinner auslosen draw lots (Am. straws) to decide the winner ( oder who wins)* * *to draw lots for* * *aus|lo|senvt septo draw lots for; Preis, Gewinner to drawes wurde ausgelost, wer beginnt — lots were drawn to see who would start
* * *1) (to put into force or operation: The smoke activated the fire alarms.) activate2) ((often with off) to start( a series of events): The attack triggered (off) a full-scale war.) trigger3) ((often with off) to start (a row, disagreement etc): Their action sparked off a major row.) spark4) (to make (something) explode: a spark touched off the gunpowder; His remark touched off an argument.) touch off* * *aus|lo·senI. vt▪ jdn/etw \auslosen to draw sb/sthII. vi to draw lots▪ \auslosen/es wurde ausgelost, wer etw tut to draw lots/lots were drawn as to [or to see] who does sth▪ ausgelost werden to be drawn by lot* * *transitives Verbes wurde ausgelost, wer beginnt — lots were drawn to decide who would start
* * ** * *transitives Verbes wurde ausgelost, wer beginnt — lots were drawn to decide who would start
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5 auslösen
v/t (trennb., hat -ge-) draw lots (Am. straws) for; den Gewinner auslosen draw lots (Am. straws) to decide the winner ( oder who wins)* * *to draw lots for* * *aus|lo|senvt septo draw lots for; Preis, Gewinner to drawes wurde ausgelost, wer beginnt — lots were drawn to see who would start
* * *1) (to put into force or operation: The smoke activated the fire alarms.) activate2) ((often with off) to start( a series of events): The attack triggered (off) a full-scale war.) trigger3) ((often with off) to start (a row, disagreement etc): Their action sparked off a major row.) spark4) (to make (something) explode: a spark touched off the gunpowder; His remark touched off an argument.) touch off* * *aus|lo·senI. vt▪ jdn/etw \auslosen to draw sb/sthII. vi to draw lots▪ \auslosen/es wurde ausgelost, wer etw tut to draw lots/lots were drawn as to [or to see] who does sth▪ ausgelost werden to be drawn by lot* * *transitives Verbes wurde ausgelost, wer beginnt — lots were drawn to decide who would start
* * *auslösen v/t (trennb, hat -ge-)1. (chemische Reaktion, physikalischen Vorgang etc) set off; (Streik, Krieg etc) trigger off, spark off; (Krankheit) bring on; (Gefühl, Reaktion) cause, touch off; (Begeisterung, Wut) arouse;das auslösende Moment the decisive moment;großen Beifall auslösen draw loud applause;es löste allgemeine Heiterkeit aus it gave everyone a (good) laugh, it caused great mirth geh3. (Knochen) take out (aus of)* * *transitives Verbes wurde ausgelost, wer beginnt — lots were drawn to decide who would start
* * *-ungen n.triggering n. -
6 Losen
* * *to draw lots* * *lo|sen ['loːzn]vito draw lots ( um for)wir lósen, wer... — we'll draw lots to decide who...
* * *1) (to move (a catch, brake etc) which prevents something else from moving, operating etc: He released the handbrake and drove off.) release2) (to take away (a doubt, fear etc) or produce an answer to (a problem, difficulty etc).) resolve3) (to put an end to: He severed relations with his family.) sever4) (to discover the answer to (a problem etc): The mathematics teacher gave the children some problems to solve.) solve* * *lo·sen[ˈlo:zn̩]vi▪ \losen wer etw tut/tun soll/ist to draw [or cast] lots to see who does/must do/is sth* * *intransitives Verb draws lots (um for)losen, wer anfangen soll — draw lots to decide who will start
* * *A. v/i draw lots (US auch straws) (um for); mit einer Münze: toss (for)beim Losen gewinnen/verlieren win/lose the toss* * *intransitives Verb draws lots (um for)losen, wer anfangen soll — draw lots to decide who will start
* * *v.to draw lots expr. -
7 losen
* * *to draw lots* * *lo|sen ['loːzn]vito draw lots ( um for)wir lósen, wer... — we'll draw lots to decide who...
* * *1) (to move (a catch, brake etc) which prevents something else from moving, operating etc: He released the handbrake and drove off.) release2) (to take away (a doubt, fear etc) or produce an answer to (a problem, difficulty etc).) resolve3) (to put an end to: He severed relations with his family.) sever4) (to discover the answer to (a problem etc): The mathematics teacher gave the children some problems to solve.) solve* * *lo·sen[ˈlo:zn̩]vi▪ \losen wer etw tut/tun soll/ist to draw [or cast] lots to see who does/must do/is sth* * *intransitives Verb draws lots (um for)losen, wer anfangen soll — draw lots to decide who will start
* * *A. v/i draw lots (US auch straws) (um for); mit einer Münze: toss (for)beim Losen gewinnen/verlieren win/lose the toss* * *intransitives Verb draws lots (um for)losen, wer anfangen soll — draw lots to decide who will start
* * *v.to draw lots expr. -
8 lösen
* * *to draw lots* * *lo|sen ['loːzn]vito draw lots ( um for)wir lósen, wer... — we'll draw lots to decide who...
* * *1) (to move (a catch, brake etc) which prevents something else from moving, operating etc: He released the handbrake and drove off.) release2) (to take away (a doubt, fear etc) or produce an answer to (a problem, difficulty etc).) resolve3) (to put an end to: He severed relations with his family.) sever4) (to discover the answer to (a problem etc): The mathematics teacher gave the children some problems to solve.) solve* * *lo·sen[ˈlo:zn̩]vi▪ \losen wer etw tut/tun soll/ist to draw [or cast] lots to see who does/must do/is sth* * *intransitives Verb draws lots (um for)losen, wer anfangen soll — draw lots to decide who will start
* * *A. v/tseine Blicke von etwas nicht lösen können be unable to take one’s eyes off sth;von from)4. (auflösen) dissolve8. (Vertrag) cancel9. (Fahrkarte etc) buyB. v/r1. Knoten etc: come undone4. fig:sich lösen von (verlassen) leave; (ausbrechen aus) break away from; einer Vorstellung, Verpflichtung etc: free ( oder rid) o.s. of5. (sich auflösen) dissolvesich von alleine lösen solve ( oder resolve) itself* * *intransitives Verb draws lots (um for)losen, wer anfangen soll — draw lots to decide who will start
* * *v.to draw lots expr. -
9 verlosen
v/t draw lots (Am. auch straws) for; in einer Tombola: raffle (off); jede Woche wird ein Auto verlost a car is raffled (off) every week* * *to raffle* * *ver|lo|sen ptp verlostvtto raffle (off)wir verlósen das letzte Stück Kuchen — we'll draw lots or straws for the last piece of cake
* * *ver·lo·sen *vt▪ etw \verlosen to raffle sth* * *transitives Verb raffle* * *jede Woche wird ein Auto verlost a car is raffled (off) every week* * *transitives Verb raffle* * *v.to raffle v. -
10 straw
straw [strɔ:]1. nounpaille f• when he refused, it was the last straw quand il a refusé, ça a été la goutte d'eau qui a fait déborder le vase• that's the last straw! ça c'est le comble !2. compounds( = made of straw) en paille* * *[strɔː] 1. 2.••to grasp ou clutch at straws — se raccrocher à une chimère
the last ou final straw — la goutte qui fait déborder le vase
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11 jouer
jouer [ʒwe]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 11. <a. to play• à qui de jouer ? whose go is it?• à quoi joues-tu ? what are you playing at?• il a réussi en jouant sur les différences de législation he succeeded by exploiting differences in legislationc. [acteur, musicien] to play• il joue dans « Hamlet » he's in "Hamlet"d. ( = bouger) faire jouer un ressort to activate a springe. ( = intervenir) l'âge ne joue pas age doesn't come into it• ses relations ont joué pour beaucoup dans la décision his connections were an important factor in the decision• les distributeurs font jouer la concurrence the distributors are playing the competitors off against each other• il a fait jouer ses appuis politiques pour obtenir ce poste he made use of his political connections to get this post2. <• on joue « Macbeth » ce soir "Macbeth" is on this evening► jouer + tour(s)b. ( = mettre en jeu) [+ argent] (au casino) to stake ; (aux courses) to bet ( sur on ) ; [+ cheval] to back• rien n'est encore joué ( = décidé) nothing is settled yetc. (Computing) [+ application] to play3. <► se jouera. ( = être joué)b. ( = être décidé) tout va se jouer demain everything will be decided tomorrowc. ( = se moquer) se jouer de qn to deceive sb* * *ʒwe
1.
1) Jeux, Sport to play [match, jeu, carte]; to back [cheval, favori]; to stake [argent]; to risk [réputation, vie]2) Musique to play [morceau, compositeur, disque]3) Cinéma, Théâtre [personne] to perform [pièce]; [personne] to act [Shakespeare]; [personne] to play [rôle]; [cinéma] to show [film]; [théâtre] to put on [pièce]4) ( incarner)
2.
jouer à verbe transitif indirectà quoi jouez-vous? — lit what are you playing?; fig what are you playing at?
jouer à qui perd gagne — to play ‘loser takes all’
jouer à la marchande/au docteur — to play shops/doctors and nurses
3.
jouer de verbe transitif indirect1) Musique2) ( se servir de)jouer de — to use [influence] ( pour faire to do)
4.
verbe intransitifc'était pour jouer, ne le prenez pas mal! — I/he etc was only joking, don't be offended!
2) ( pratiquer un jeu) to play; ( avec de l'argent) to gambleà toi de jouer! — ( au jeu) your turn!; fig the ball's in your court!
bien joué! — ( au jeu) well played!; fig well done!
j'en ai assez, je ne joue plus! — I've had enough, count me out!
3) ( traiter à la légère)jouer avec — to gamble with [vie, santé]; to put [something] on the line [réputation]; to play with [sentiments]
4) ( spéculer) to gamblejouer sur — to play on [crédulité, lassitude]; to speculate in [valeur boursière]
5) Cinéma, Musique, Théâtre [acteur] to act; [musicien, radio] to play6) ( produire des effets) [lumière, flammes, vent] to play ( sur on; dans in)7) ( intervenir) [argument, clause] to apply; [âge, qualification] to matterjouer en faveur de quelqu'un — to work in somebody's favour [BrE]
8) ( être mal ajusté) to be loose
5.
se jouer verbe pronominal1) Cinéma, Musique, Théâtre [musique] to be played; [film] to be shown; [pièce] to be performed2) Jeux, Sport [jeu, sport] to be played; [partie, rencontre] ( amicalement) to be played; ( avec enjeu) to be played out3) ( être en jeu) [avenir, sort, paix] to be at stakele sort des réfugiés va se jouer à la conférence sur la paix — the fate of the refugees hangs on the peace conference
4) ( triompher de)se jouer de — to make light of [difficulté]; to defy [pesanteur, gravité]; to make light work of [obstacle]
* * *ʒwe1. vi1) (= s'amuser) to playElle est allée jouer avec les petits voisins. — She's gone to play with the children next door.
2) THÉÂTRE, CINÉMA to actJe trouve qu'il joue très bien dans ce film. — I think he acts very well in this film.
3) (= avoir du jeu) [clef, pièce] to be loose4) (= se voiler) [bois, porte] to warp5) (= être en jeu) to come into play, to come into it6) (= parier) to gamble, to play for moneyjouer sur — to gamble on, to bet on
jouer de qch MUSIQUE — to play sth, fig (= tirer parti de) to use sth
Il joue de la guitare et du piano. — He plays the guitar and the piano.
jouer à qch (= pratiquer) [jeu, sport] — to play sth
Elle joue au tennis. — She plays tennis.
à toi de jouer — it's your go, it's your turn, figit's up to you now
2. vt1) MUSIQUE to play2) [partie, carte, coup] play3) [argent, réputation] to stake, to wager4) [pièce] to perform, [rôle] to play, [film] to showOn joue Hamlet au Théâtre de la Ville. — Hamlet is on at the Théâtre de la Ville., They're doing Hamlet at the Théâtre de la Ville.
C'est un très jeune acteur qui joue le rôle principal. — A very young actor is playing the lead role.
jouer la comédie fig — to put on an act, to put it on
5) (= simuler) [sentiment] to affect, to feignjouer un tour à qn (= faire une plaisanterie) — to play a trick on sb
jouer des tours à qn [mémoire] — to play tricks on sb
Ma mémoire me joue des tours. — My memory is playing tricks on me., [comportement] to backfire
Ce genre de comportement risque de lui jouer des tours. — This kind of behavior could well backfire on him.
* * *jouer verb table: aimerA vtr1 Jeux, Sport, Turf to play [match, jeu, partie]; to play [carte, couleur, atout]; to move [pièce d'échecs, pion de dames]; to back [cheval, favori]; to stake [somme, argent, objet]; to risk [réputation, vie]; partie mal jouée poorly played game; jouer carreau to play diamonds; jouer un cheval gagnant/placé to back a horse to win/for a place; jouons le dîner à la courte paille let's draw straws to see who pays for dinner; c'est joué d'avance it's a foregone conclusion; tout n'est pas encore joué the game isn't over yet; jouer le tout pour le tout to go for broke○; ⇒ pendable;2 Mus to play [morceau, compositeur, disque] (à on); jouer du Bach à la guitare to play some Bach on the guitar; concerto admirablement joué beautifully played concerto;3 Cin, Théât [personne] to perform [pièce]; [personne] to play [rôle, personnage]; [personne] to act [Shakespeare]; [cinéma] to show [film]; [théâtre] to put on [pièce]; l'auteur le plus joué de France the most frequently performed playwright in France; mon rêve est de jouer Figaro my dream is to play Figaro; faire jouer une pièce to stage a play; quel film joue-t-on au Rex? what film is showing at the Rex?; théâtre qui ne joue que de l'avant-garde theatreGB that only puts on avant-garde plays; ⇒ fille, scène;4 ( incarner) jouer les imbéciles to play dumb; jouer les innocents or l'innocent to play the innocent; jouer le désespoir/la surprise to pretend to be in despair/surprised; jouer les héros to take unnecessary risks.B jouer à vtr ind to play [tennis, échecs, roulette]; to play with [poupée]; to play [cowboy, Tarzan]; to bet on [courses]; à quoi jouez-vous? lit what are you playing?; fig what are you playing at?; jouer à qui perd gagne to play ‘loser takes all’; jouer à la marchande/au docteur to play shops/doctors and nurses; jouer au con◑ to play dumb; ⇒ souris.C jouer de vtr indD vi1 ( s'amuser) [enfant, animal] to play (avec with); allez jouer dehors, les enfants! go and play outside, children!; va faire jouer les enfants dans le parc take the children to play in the park; chat qui joue avec une souris cat playing with a mouse; on n'est pas ici pour jouer! we're not here to play games!; c'était pour jouer, ne le prenez pas mal! I was only joking, don't be offended!;2 ( pratiquer un jeu) to play; ( avec de l'argent) to gamble; jouer pour de l'argent to play for money; il joue dans l'équipe de Bordeaux he plays for Bordeaux; à toi de jouer! lit your turn!; fig the ball's in your court!; bien joué! ( au jeu) well played!; fig well done!; jouer gagnant/perdant to be onto a winner/loser; j'en ai assez, je ne joue plus! I've had enough, count me out!; arrête de jouer avec ton stylo/ta bague! stop fiddling with your pen/your ring!;3 ( traiter à la légère) jouer avec to gamble with [vie, santé]; to put [sth] on the line [réputation]; to play with [sentiments]; ne joue pas avec mon cœur don't play with my feelings;4 ( spéculer) to gamble; jouer en Bourse to gamble on the stock exchange; jouer gros/petit to gamble for high/small stakes; jouer le sterling à la baisse to sell sterling short; jouer le sterling à la hausse to take a long position on sterling; jouer sur to play on [crédulité, lassitude]; to speculate in [valeur boursière]; jouer sur les dissensions au sein d'un parti to play on disagreements within a party; ⇒ tableau;5 Cin, Mus, Théât [acteur] to act; [musicien, radio, disque, musique] to play; jouer dans un film to act in a film; dans quelle pièce/quel théâtre joue-t-elle? which play/theatreGB is she acting in?; jouer en mesure to play in time; le pianiste a joué devant/pour un public réduit the pianist played to/for a small audience;6 ( produire des effets) [lumière, flammes, vent] to play (sur on; dans in); une brise légère jouait dans tes cheveux/dans les branchages a light breeze played with your hair/in the branches;7 ( intervenir) [argument, clause] to apply; [âge, qualification] to matter; cet argument ne joue pas dans ce cas that argument doesn't apply ou mean much in this case; l'âge ne joue pas dans ce métier age doesn't matter in this job; les questions d'argent ne jouent pas entre eux money is not a problem in their relationship; les considérations qui ont joué dans ma décision the considerations that played a part in my decision; jouer en faveur de qn to work in sb's favourGB; jouer comme un déclic to serve as the trigger; faire jouer la clé dans la serrure to jiggle the key in the lock; faire jouer ses relations to make use of one's connections; ses relations n'ont pas joué comme prévu his/her connections didn't prove as useful as expected; faire or laisser jouer le marché to allow the free play of market forces;8 Mécan ( être mal ajusté) to be loose; le contrevent a joué et ne ferme plus the shutter has worked loose and won't close any more; l'humidité a fait jouer les boiseries the damp has made the panellingGB warp.E se jouer vpr1 Cin, Mus, Théât [musique, air] to be played; [film] to be shown; [pièce, auteur, compositeur] to be performed;2 Jeux, Sport [jeu, sport] to be played; [partie, rencontre] ( amicalement) to be played; ( avec enjeu) to be played out; le match s'est joué sous la pluie the match was played in the rain;3 ( être en jeu) [avenir, sort, paix] to be at stake, to hang in the balance; c'est l'avenir du pays qui se joue the future of the country is at stake ou hangs in the balance; le sort des réfugiés va se jouer à la conférence sur la paix the fate of the refugees hangs on the peace conference; le drame qui se joue dans le tiers-monde the drama which is being played out in the Third World; il va se jouer une partie décisive entre les deux firmes a decisive contest is going to be played out between the two firms;4 ( triompher de) se jouer de to make light of [difficulté]; to defy [pesanteur, gravité]; to make light work of [obstacle]; il a triomphé de tous ses concurrents/tous les obstacles comme en se jouant he triumphed over all his competitors/all obstacles without even trying.[ʒwe] verbe intransitif1. [s'amuser] to playjouer au ballon/au train électrique/à la poupée to play with a ball/an electric train/a dolljouer à la marchande/au docteur to play (at) shops/doctors and nursesil jouait avec sa gomme he was playing ou fiddling with his eraserjouer avec les sentiments de quelqu'un to play ou to trifle with somebody's feelingstu joues avec ta santé/vie you're gambling with your health/lifeil a passé sa soirée à faire jouer le chien avec la balle he spent the evening throwing the ball around for the dogjouer au golf/football/squash to play golf/football/squashjouer aux cartes/au billard to play cards/billiardsil joue à l'avant/à l'arrière he plays up front/in defencea. [aux cartes] (it's) your turnb. [aux échecs] (it's) your movejouer contre quelqu'un/une équipe to play (against) somebody/a teamne joue pas au plus fin avec moi! don't try to be smart ou clever with me!jouer à la Bourse to gamble on ou to speculate on ou to play the Stock Exchangejouer dans un film/une pièce to be in a film/a playnous jouons à l'Apollo en ce moment at the moment, we are playing at ou our play is on at the Apollobien/mal jouera. [généralement] to be a good/bad musicianb. [dans un concert] to give a good/bad performance, to play well/badlytu joues d'un instrument? do ou can you play an instrument?elle joue très bien du piano/de la clarinette she's a very good pianist/a very good clarinet player6. [intervenir - facteur] to be of consequence ou of importance ; [ - clause] to applyles événements récents ont joué dans leur décision recent events have been a factor in ou have affected ou have influenced their decisionil a fait jouer la clause 3 pour obtenir des indemnités he had recourse to ou made use of clause 3 to obtain compensationjouer pour ou en faveur de quelqu'un to work in somebody's favourjouer contre ou en défaveur de quelqu'un to work against somebody7. [se déformer - bois] to warp[avoir du jeu] to work loose8. [fonctionner]a. [pour ouvrir la porte] to turn a key (in a lock)b. [pour l'essayer] to try a key (in a lock)9. [faire des effets]une brise légère jouait dans ou avec ses cheveux a gentle breeze was playing with her hair————————[ʒwe] verbe transitifil joue un drôle de jeu he's playing a strange ou funny (little) gameb. JEUX good move!il joue d'énormes sommes he gambles vast sums, he plays for high stakes ou big money3. [risquer - avenir, réputation] to stakeil a très bien joué Cyrano/la fugue he gave an excellent performance as Cyrano/of the fuguea. [acteur] to play Brecht, to be in a Brecht playb. [troupe] to play Brecht, to put on (a) Brecht (play)ne joue pas les innocents! don't play the innocent ou don't act innocent (with me)!jouer l'étonnement/le remords to pretend to be surprised/sorry————————jouer de verbe plus prépositionjouer du couteau/marteau to wield a knife/hammerelle joue de son infirmité she plays on ou uses her handicap2. [être victime de]jouer de malchance ou malheur to be dogged by misfortune ou bad luck————————jouer sur verbe plus préposition[crédulité, sentiment] to play on (inseparable)————————se jouer verbe pronominal (emploi passif)[morceau de musique] to be played ou performed3. [être en jeu] to be at stake————————se jouer verbe pronominal intransitif1. [dépendre]l'avenir du pays se joue dans cette négociation the fate of the country hinges ou depends on the outcome of these negotiations3. (locution)————————se jouer de verbe pronominal plus préposition1. [ignorer] to ignore -
12 court
I.court1, e [kuʀ, kuʀt]1. adjectivea. shortb. ( = insuffisant) [avance, majorité] small• il lui a donné 10 jours, c'est court he's given him 10 days, which is a bit tight2. adverba. [se coiffer, s'habiller] elle s'habille très court she wears very short skirts• couper court à [+ débat, rumeur, critiques] to put a stop to• tourner court [projet, débat] to come to a sudden endII.court2 [kuʀ]masculine noun• court de tennis/badminton tennis/badminton court* * *
1.
courte kuʀ, kuʀt adjectif1) (de taille, en durée) shortde courte durée — [victoire, joie, espoir] short-lived; [prêt, emploi, maladie] short-term
s'arrêter, souffle court — to get out of breath and stop
2) ( insuffisant) [connaissances] limitedune heure/trois pages c'est (un peu) court — one hour/three pages, that's not really enough
3) ( faible) [défaite, victoire, majorité] narrowgagner d'une courte tête — [cheval] to win by a short head; [candidat] to win by a narrow margin
2.
couper court — ( en parlant) to cut the conversation short
couper court à quelque chose — ( abréger) to cut something short; ( faire cesser) to put paid to something
3.
nom masculin1) ( style vestimentaire)le court — short skirts (pl)
2) Sport•Phrasal Verbs:••être à court de — to be short of [argent]; to be short on [idées]
prendre quelqu'un de court — to catch somebody on the hop (colloq) GB ou unprepared
* * *kuʀ, kuʀt court, -e1. adj1) (en dimensions, nombre de pages) shortça fait un peu court [texte, devoir] — it's not very long, [robe] it's a bit short
2) (en temps) short2. advpour faire court — briefly, to cut a long story short
tourner court [histoire, expérience, conversation] — to come to a sudden end
couper court à [polémique, rumeur, discussion] — to cut short
3. nm1) (court de tennis) court, tennis courtprendre qn de court (= prendre au dépourvu) — to catch sb on the hop
Ça a été si vite, on a été pris de court. — It all happened so quickly we were caught on the hop.
* * *A adj1 ( pas long) [vêtement, cheveu, texte, période, mémoire, distance, balle] short; manches/culottes courtes short sleeves/trousers GB ou pants US; dans le délai le plus court in the shortest possible time; de courte durée [victoire, joie, espoir] short-lived; [prêt, emploi, maladie] short-term; s'arrêter, souffle court to get out of breath and stop; avoir le souffle court to get out of breath easily; avoir la vue courte lit, fig to be short-sighted; court sur pattes [animal] short-legged; [personne]○ shortish; prendre au plus court to take the shortest way; ⇒ paille;2 ( insuffisant) [connaissances] limited; une heure/deux euros/trois pages c'est (un peu) court one hour/two euros/three pages, that's not really enough;B adv s'habiller court to wear short skirts; jouer court to play short balls; couper qch court to cut sth short; les cheveux coupés court with short hair; couper court to cut the conversation short; couper court à qch ( abréger) to cut sth short; ( faire cesser) to put paid to sth; tourner court to come to a sudden end; s'arrêter court to stop short.C nmcourt métrage Cin short (film); courte échelle leg up; faire la courte échelle à qn to give sb a leg up.être à court de to be short of [argent, munitions]; to be short on [arguments, idées]; prendre qn de court to catch sb on the hop○ GB ou unprepared.A.[DANS L'ESPACE]1. [en longueur - cheveux, ongles] shorta. (familier) [chien] short-leggedb. [personne] shortil y a un chemin plus court there's a shorter ou quicker wayB.[DANS LE TEMPS]pendant un court instant for a brief ou fleeting momentcycle courtcourse of studies leading to qualifications exclusive of university entrance2. [proche]j'ai des projets à court terme I have some plans in ou for the short termC.[FAIBLE, INSUFFISANT]2. [restreint]avoir la respiration courte ou le souffle court to be short of breath ou winddeux bouteilles pour six, c'est un peu court two bottles for six people, that's a bit on the mean (UK) ou stingy sidel'avion décolle dans 30 minutes — c'est trop court pour l'avoir the plane takes off in 30 minutes — we won't make it in timea. [personne] limited (in one's understanding)b. [explication] limited————————adverbe1. [en dimension]2. [en durée]3. [brusquement]tourner court [discussion, projet] to come to an abrupt end————————nom masculin1. [terrain]2. COUTURE, VÊTEMENT [vêtement]le court short fashions ou hemlines ou styles3. (locution)prendre par le ou au plus court [chemin, procédure] to take a short cut————————à court locution adverbiale————————à court de locution prépositionnelleêtre à court d'idées/de vivres to have run out of ideas/foodnous étions presque à court d'eau we were low on ou running short of water————————de court locution adverbialea. [ne pas lui laisser de délai de réflexion] to give somebody (very) short noticeb. [le surprendre] to catch somebody unawares ou nappingtout court locution adverbialeappelez-moi Jeanne, tout court just call me Jeannecela indigne les chrétiens démocrates et même les chrétiens tout court this is shocking to Christian Democrats and even to Christians full stop (UK) ou period -
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A n1 gen ( substance) paille f ; ( single stem) fétu m or brin m de paille ; bedding straw paille f à litière ;2 ( for thatching) chaume m ;to draw straws tirer à la courte paille ; to draw the short straw tirer le mauvais numéro ; to grasp ou clutch at straws se raccrocher à une chimère ; it's not worth a straw cela ne vaut pas un clou ○ ; I don't care a straw ○ je m'en moque éperdument ; the last ou final straw la goutte qui fait déborder le vase ; a man of straw un homme de paille ; a straw in the wind un indice ; to make bricks without straw faire avec ce que l'on a. -
14 tomber
tomber [tɔ̃be]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 1━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque tomber fait partie d'une locution comme tomber amoureux, tomber de sommeil, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <• attention ! tu vas tomber careful! you'll fall• il est tombé sur la tête ! (inf) he must be mad!► faire tomber to knock down ; (en renversant) to knock over ; (en lâchant) to drop ; [+ température, prix] to bring downb. [neige, pluie] to fall ; [brouillard] to come downc. ( = baisser) to drop ; [jour] to draw to a close ; [prix, nombre] to fall ; [colère] to die down ; [assurance, enthousiasme] to fall away• le dollar est tombé à 2 € the dollar has fallen to 2 eurosd. ( = disparaître) [obstacle, objection] to disappear ; [record] to falle. ( = pendre) to hangf. ( = échoir) [date, choix, sort] to fall ; [verdict, sanction] to be pronouncedg. ( = arriver, se produire) il est tombé en pleine réunion he walked straight into a meeting• il est vraiment bien/mal tombé avec son nouveau patron he's really lucky/unlucky with his new bossh. ( = être arrêté) (inf!) to get busted (inf!)i. (locutions)• son œuvre est tombée dans l'oubli his work fell into oblivion► tomber sur ( = rencontrer par hasard) to run into ; ( = trouver par hasard) to come across ; ( = critiquer) (inf) to go for (inf)• en prenant cette rue, vous tombez sur la gare if you go along this street, you'll find the station• et il a fallu que ça tombe sur moi ! it just had to be me!2. <b. ( = séduire) (inf)c. ( = retirer) (inf)* * *
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1. tɔ̃beverbe transitif (+ v avoir) Sport to throw [lutteur]; fig to beat [équipe]
2.
verbe intransitif (+ v être)1) ( faire une chute) gén to fall; ( de sa propre hauteur) [personne, chaise] to fall over; [animal] to fall; [arbre, mur] to fall down; (d'une hauteur, d'un support) [personne, vase] to fall off; [fruits, feuilles, bombe] to fall; [cheveux, dents] to fall out; [plâtre, revêtement] to come off2) ( venir d'en haut) [pluie, neige, foudre] to fall; [brouillard] to come down; [rayon, clarté] to fall; [rideau de théâtre] to fall, to dropqu' est-ce que ça tombe! — (colloq)
ça tombe dru! — (colloq) ( pluie) it's pouring down!
3) (faiblir, baisser) [valeur, prix, température] to fall; [ardeur, colère] to subside; [fièvre] to come down; [vent] to drop; [jour] to draw to a close; [conversation] to die downfaire tomber — to bring down [prix, température]; to dampen [enthousiasme]
il est tombé bien bas — ( affectivement) he's in very low spirits; ( moralement) he has sunk very low
4) (être vaincu, renversé) [dictateur, régime, ville] to fall; ( disparaître) [obstacle, objection] to vanish; [opposition] to subside; [préjugé] to die outle roi est tombé — ( aux cartes) the king has been played
faire tomber — to bring down [régime, dictateur]; to break down [barrières]
5) ( s'affaisser) [poitrine] to sag; [épaules] to slope6) ( pendre) [chevelure, mèche] to falltomber bien/mal — [vêtement, rideau] to hang well/badly
7) (se retrouver, se placer)tomber sous le coup d'une loi — Droit to fall within the provisions of a law
8) ( devenir) to falltomber malade/amoureux — to fall ill/in love
9) ( être donné) [décision] to be announced; [nouvelle] to break; [réponse] to be giventomber sur les écrans — [nouvelle] to come through on screen
10) ( rencontrer)tomber sur — gén to come across [inconnu, détail, objet]; to run into [ami]; ( recevoir en partage) to get; ( avoir de la chance dans ses recherches)
si tu prends cette rue, tu tomberas sur la place — if you follow that street, you'll come to the square
11) ( survenir) gén to cometu ne pouvais pas mieux tomber! — ( au bon moment) you couldn't have come at a better time!; ( avoir de la chance) you couldn't have done better!
tu tombes bien/mal, j'allais partir — you're lucky/unlucky, I was just about to leave
il faut toujours que ça tombe sur moi or que ça me tombe dessus! — (colloq) (décision, choix) why does it always have to be me?; ( mésaventure) why does it always have to happen to me?
tomber au milieu d'une or en pleine réunion — [personne] to walk right into a meeting; [annonce, nouvelle] to come right in the middle of a meeting
12) ( coïncider) [date] to fall on [jour, quantième]13) ( abandonner)laisser tomber — to give up [emploi, activité]; to drop [sujet, projet, habitude]
laisse tomber! — (désintérêt, désabusement) forget it!; ( irritation) give it a rest! (colloq)
laisser tomber quelqu'un — ( pour se séparer) to drop somebody; ( pour ne plus aider) to let somebody down
14) ( agresser)tomber sur quelqu'un — ( physiquement) [soldats, voyous] to fall on somebody, to lay into somebody (colloq); [pillards, police] to descend on somebody; ( critiquer) to go for somebody, to lay into somebody (colloq)
15) ( mourir) euph to die
II tɔ̃benom masculin (de vêtement, tissu) hang [U]* * *tɔ̃be1. vi1) (par terre, d'un mur) to fallAttention, tu vas tomber! — Be careful, you'll fall!
tomber à l'eau — to fall in the water, fig, [projet] to fall through
Il tombe de sommeil. — He's asleep on his feet.
tomber enceinte — to get pregnant, to fall pregnant
3) (= survenir)tomber juste [opération, calcul] — to come out right
4)laisser tomber (= lâcher) — to drop
Elle a laissé tomber son stylo. — She dropped her pen., (= renoncer à) to give up
Il a laissé tomber le piano. — He gave up the piano., (= faire faux bond à) to let down
Il ne laisse jamais tomber ses amis. — He never lets his friends down.
Laisse tomber, il n'acceptera jamais. — Drop it, he'll never agree.
5)tomber sur [difficulté] — to come across
tomber sur quelqu'un [ami, connaissance] — to bump into someone
Je suis tombé sur lui en sortant de chez Pierre. — I bumped into him coming out of Pierre's place., (= attaquer) [personne] to set about
2. vt* * *tomber verb table: aimerB vtr (+ v avoir)C vi (+ v être)1 ( faire une chute) gén to fall; ( de sa propre hauteur) [personne, chaise] to fall over; [animal] to fall; [arbre, mur] to fall down; (d'une hauteur, d'un support) [personne, vase] to fall off; [fruits, feuilles, bombe] to fall; [cheveux, dents] to fall out; [plâtre, revêtement] to come off; je me suis cassé un bras/j'ai cassé un vase en tombant I fell and broke my arm/a vase; tomber à la mer/dans une rivière to fall into the sea/into a river; tomber dans un trou to fall down a hole; tomber sur to fall on [tapis, maison, tête]; tomber sur le derrière○ or cul◑ to land on one's backside; tomber d'un toit/de cheval to fall off a roof/off a horse; tomber d'un arbre [personne] to fall from a tree; [fruit, feuille] to fall off a tree; tomber du lit/de ma poche to fall out of bed/out of my pocket; l'assiette m'est tombée des mains the plate fell out of my hands; ces lunettes me tombent du nez these glasses are slipping off my nose; attention, tu vas me faire tomber! be careful, you'll make me fall!; j'ai fait tomber un vase I knocked a vase over; j'ai fait tomber le vase de l'étagère I knocked the vase off the shelf; il a fait tomber son adversaire ( au rugby) he brought his opponent down; le vent a fait tomber une tuile du toit/un arbre sur les voitures the wind blew a tile off the roof/a tree down onto the cars; se laisser tomber dans un fauteuil/sur un lit to flop into an armchair/onto a bed; laisser tomber un gâteau sur le tapis to drop a cake on the carpet; le skieur s'est laissé tomber pour s'arrêter the skier dropped to the ground to stop himself;2 ( venir d'en haut) [pluie, neige, foudre] to fall; [brouillard] to come down; [rayon, clarté] to fall (sur onto); [rideau de théâtre] to fall, to drop; un rayon de lumière tombait sur mon livre a ray of light fell onto my book; il est tombé 200 mm d'eau or de pluie pendant la nuit 200 mm of rain fell during the night; il tombe des gouttes it's spotting with rain; qu'est-ce que ça tombe○!, ça tombe dru○! ( pluie) it's pouring down!, it's coming down in buckets○!; la pluie n'a pas cessé de tomber pendant tout le voyage it rained steadily throughout the journey; la foudre est tombée sur un arbre the lightning struck a tree; une faible lueur tombait de la lucarne there was a dim light coming through the skylight; une pâle clarté tombait de la lune the moon cast a pale light;3 (faiblir, baisser) [valeur, prix, température] to fall (de by; à to); [ardeur, colère] to subside; [fièvre] to come down; [vent] to drop; [jour] to draw to a close; [conversation] to die down; le dollar est tombé au-dessous de 0.90 euro the dollar has fallen to below 0.90 euro; la température est tombée à/de 10°C the temperature has fallen to/by 10°C; leur personnel est tombé à 200 employés their staff is down to 200 employees; faire tomber to bring down [prix, température]; to dampen [enthousiasme]; il est tombé bien bas ( affectivement) he's in very low spirits; ( moralement) he has sunk very low; il est tombé bien bas dans mon estime he has gone right down in my esteem ou estimation; je tombe de sommeil I can't keep my eyes open;4 (être vaincu, renversé) [dictateur, régime, ville] to fall; ( disparaître) [obstacle, objection] to vanish; [opposition] to subside; [préjugé] to die out; le roi est tombé ( aux cartes) the king has been played; faire tomber to bring down [régime, dictateur]; to remove [obstacle]; to eradicate [tabou]; faire tomber les barrières fig to break down barriers;5 ( s'affaisser) [poitrine] to sag; [épaules] to slope; avoir les épaules qui tombent to have sloping shoulders; ⇒ bras;6 ( pendre) [chevelure, mèche] to fall; [vêtement, rideau] to hang; cheveux qui tombent sur les yeux hair that falls over one's eyes; manteau qui tombe bien/mal coat that hangs well/badly; sa jupe lui tombe (jusqu')aux chevilles her skirt comes down to her ankles;7 (se retrouver, se placer) tomber dans un piège lit, fig to fall into a trap; tomber en disgrâce/ruine to fall into disgrace/ruin; tomber dans la vulgarité/sensiblerie to lapse into vulgarity/sentimentality; vous tombez dans le paradoxe you are being paradoxical; tomber sous le charme de qn to fall under sb's spell; tomber sous le coup d'une loi Jur to fall within the provisions of a law; tomber aux mains or entre les mains de qn [document, pouvoir] to fall into sb's hands; la conversation est tombée sur la politique the conversation came around to politics; ⇒ Charybde, sens;8 ( devenir) to fall; tomber malade/amoureux to fall ill/in love;9 ( être donné) [décision, sentence, verdict] to be announced; [nouvelle] to break; [réponse] to be given; tomber sur les écrans [nouvelle] to come through on screen; la nouvelle nous tombe à l'instant Radio, TV the news has just come through to us; dès que le journal tombe des presses as soon as the newspaper comes off the press; les paroles qu'il a laissé tomber de sa bouche the words that fell from his lips; ⇒ sourd;10 ( rencontrer) tomber sur gén to come across [inconnu, détail, objet]; to run into [ami, connaissance]; ( recevoir en partage) to get; ( avoir de la chance dans ses recherches) tomber sur la bonne page/le bon numéro to hit on the right page/the right number; je suis tombé sur un sujet difficile/un examinateur sévère à l'examen I got a difficult question/a harsh examiner in the exam; je suis tombé par hasard sur ce que je cherchais I found what I was looking for by chance ; mes yeux sont tombés sur une jolie femme/une expression amusante my eyes fell on a pretty woman/a funny expression; si tu prends cette rue, tu tomberas sur la place if you follow that street, you'll come to the square;11 ( survenir) gén to come; c'est tombé juste au bon moment/comme il fallait it came just at the right time/when it was needed; cette réforme ne pouvait pas mieux/plus mal tomber this reform couldn't have come at a better/worse time; tu ne pouvais pas mieux tomber! ( au bon moment) you couldn't have come at a better time!; ( avoir de la chance) you couldn't have done better!; tu tombes bien/mal, j'allais partir you're lucky/unlucky ou you've timed that well/badly, I was just about to leave; ça tombe bien/mal, j'avais justement besoin de ce livre that's good/bad luck, I just needed that book; il faut toujours que ça tombe sur moi or que ça me tombe dessus○! [décision, choix] why does it always have to be me?; [mésaventure] why does it always have to happen to me?; tomber au milieu d'une or en pleine réunion [personne] to walk right into a meeting; [annonce, nouvelle] to come right in the middle of a meeting;12 ( coïncider) [date, anniversaire, fête] to fall on [jour, quantième]; ça tombe un mercredi/le 17 avril it falls on a Wednesday/on 17 April;13 ( abandonner) laisser tomber to give up [emploi, activité]; to drop [sujet, projet, habitude]; il a fallu laisser tomber I/we etc had to give up; laisse tomber! (désintérêt, désabusement) forget it!; ( irritation) give it a rest○!; laisser tomber qn ( pour se séparer) to drop sb; ( pour ne plus aider) to let sb down; il a laissé tomber sa petite amie he dropped his girlfriend; ne me laisse pas tomber! don't let me down!; ⇒ chaussette;14 ( agresser) tomber sur qn ( physiquement) [soldats, voyous] to fall on sb, to lay○ into sb; [pillards, police] to descend on sb; ( critiquer) to go for sb, to lay○ into sb; ils nous sont tombés dessus à dix contre un they fell on us, ten to one; il s'est fait tomber dessus par des voleurs/un chien he was set on by robbers/attacked by a dog;15 ( mourir) euph [soldat] to fall euph; tomber sous le feu de l'ennemi to fall under enemy fire; tomber pour qch to die for sth; ⇒ champ.en tomber sur le derrière○ or cul◑ to be flabbergasted○.I[tɔ̃be] nom masculinau tomber du jour ou de la nuit at nightfall ou duskII[tɔ̃be] verbe intransitif (auxiliaire être)A.[CHANGER DE NIVEAU - SENS PROPRE ET FIGURÉ][avion, bombe, projectile] to falltomber par terre to fall on the floor, to fall downtomber dans un fauteuil to fall ou to collapse into an armchairne monte pas à l'échelle, tu vas tomber don't go up the ladder, you'll fall offtomber de cheval to fall off ou from a horsetomber d'un arbre to fall out of a tree ou from a treea. [en lui faisant un croche-pied] to trip somebody upb. [en le bousculant] to knock ou to push somebody overa. [en poussant] to push something overb. [en renversant] to knock something overc. [en lâchant] to drop somethingd. [en donnant un coup de pied] to kick something over3. [se détacher - feuille, pétale, fruit] to fall ou to drop off ; [ - cheveu, dent] to fall ou to come outla robe tombe bien sur toi the dress hangs well ou nicely on you5. [s'abattre, descendre - rayon de soleil, radiations, nuit] to fall ; [ - brouillard, gifle, coup] to come downla neige/pluie tombait it was snowing/rainingune goutte est tombée dans mon cou a drop trickled ou rolled down my neckil tombe de grosses gouttes/gros flocons big drops/flakes are fallingtoi, tu as ta paie qui tombe tous les mois (familier) you have a regular salary coming in (every month)il lui tombe au moins 3 000 euros par mois (familier) he has at least 3,000 euros coming in every montha. [il va pleuvoir] it's going to pour (with rain)!b. [il va y avoir des coups] you're/we're etc. going to get it!6. [déboucher]là où la rue Daneau tombe dans le boulevard Lamain at the point where Rue Daneau joins ou meets Boulevard Lamaincontinuez tout droit et vous tomberez sur le marché keep going straight on and you'll come to the market7. [diminuer - prix, température, voix, ton] to fall, to drop ; [ - fréquentation] to drop (off) ; [ - fièvre] to come down, to drop ; [ - colère] to die down, to subside ; [ - inquiétude] to melt away, to vanish ; [ - enthousiasme, agitation, intérêt] to fall ou to fade away, to subside ; [ - tempête] to subside, to abate, to die away ; [ - vent] to drop, to fall, to die down ; [ - jour] to draw to a closela température est tombée de 10 degrés the temperature has dropped ou fallen (by) 10 degreessa cote de popularité est tombée très bas/à 28 % his popularity rating has plummeted/has dropped to 28%faire tomber la fièvre to bring down ou to reduce somebody's temperaturesa joie tomba brusquement his happiness suddenly vanished ou evaporated9. [s'effondrer - cité] to fall ; [ - dictature, gouvernement, empire] to fall, to be brought down, to be toppled ; [ - record] to be broken ; [ - concurrent] to go out, to be defeated ; [ - plan, projet] to fall throughles candidats de droite sont tombés au premier tour the right-wing candidates were eliminated in the first rounda. [cité] to bring downb. [gouvernement] to bring down, to topplec. [record] to breakd. [concurrent] to defeat10. [devenir]tomber malade to become ou to fall illtomber (raide) mort to drop dead, to fall down dead11. JEUX [carte]B.[SE PRODUIRE, ARRIVER]1. [événement] to fall ou to be onmon anniversaire tombe un dimanche my birthday is ou falls on a Sundaytomber juste [calcul] to work out exactlyton bureau l'intéresse — ça tombe bien, je voulais m'en débarrasser he's interested in your desk — that's good, I wanted to get rid of itmal tomber to come at the wrong moment ou at a bad timele mardi tombe assez mal pour moi Tuesday's not a good day ou very convenient for me[personne]on est tombés en plein pendant la grève des trains we got there right in the middle of the rail striketomber juste [deviner] to guess righta. [opportunément] to turn up at the right momentb. [avoir de la chance] to be lucky ou in luckah, vous tombez bien, je voulais justement vous parler ah, you've come just at the right moment, I wanted to speak to youil est excellent, ce melon, je suis bien tombé this melon's excellent, I was luckya. [inopportunément] to turn up at the wrong momentb. [ne pas avoir de chance] to be unlucky ou out of lucktu tombes à point! you've timed it perfectly!, perfect timing!2. [nouvelles] to be ou to come outles dernières nouvelles qui viennent de tomber font état de 143 victimes news just out ou released puts the number of victims at 143à 20 h, la nouvelle est tombée the news came through at 8 p.m————————[tɔ̃be] verbe transitif (auxiliaire avoir)1. [triompher de - candidat, challenger] to defeat2. (familier) [séduire] to seduce3. (familier & locution)————————tomber dans verbe plus préposition[se laisser aller à - découragement, désespoir] to sink ou to lapse into (inseparable)————————tomber en verbe plus prépositiontomber en lambeaux to fall to bits ou pieces————————tomber sur verbe plus préposition1. [trouver par hasard - personne] to come across, to run ou to bump into, to meet up with (US) ; [ - objet perdu, trouvaille] to come across ou upon, to stumble across2. [avoir affaire à - examinateur, sujet d'examen] to getquand j'ai téléphoné, je suis tombé sur sa mère/un répondeur when I phoned, it was her mother who answered (me)/I got an answering machineil tombe sur les nouveaux pour la moindre erreur he comes down on the newcomers (like a ton of bricks) if they make the slightest mistake4. [se porter sur - regard, soupçon] to fall on ; [ - conversation] to turn to -
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straw [strɔ:]1 noun(a) Agriculture paille f;∎ British figurative man of straw homme m de paille(b) (for drinking) paille f;∎ to drink sth through a straw boire qch avec une paille∎ to catch or to clutch at a straw or at straws se raccrocher désespérément à la moindre lueur d'espoir;∎ you're just grasping at straws vous vous raccrochez à de faux espoirs;∎ to draw or to get the short straw être tiré au sort, être de corvée;∎ a straw in the wind un aperçu (de ce que l'avenir nous réserve);∎ that's the last straw or the straw that breaks the camel's back c'est la goutte d'eau qui fait déborder le vase;∎ it's the last straw! ça c'est le comble ou le bouquet!;∎ familiar it's not worth a straw ça ne vaut pas un clou►► American straw boss homme m de terrain;straw hat chapeau m de paille;American figurative straw man homme m de paille;straw mat paillasson m;straw mattress paillasse f;
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