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to fall off a cliff

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1 off

(to register or record time of arriving at or leaving work.) fichar

off¹ adj pasado / malo

this fish is off este pescado está malo

off² adv

1.

they cut his head off le cortaron la cabeza

the handle has come off se ha caído el asa

take your hat off quítate el sombrero

2. apagado / desconectado / cerrado

the television is off la televisión está apagada

who switched the light off? ¿quién apagó la luz?

3. suspendido / cancelado

the game is off se ha suspendido el partido

4. libre

I've got the day off tengo el día libre

5.

ten per cent off all books un diez por ciento de descuento en todos los libros

to be off ir / irse

I'm off me voy

off³ prep de

I fell off the horse me caí del caballo

he got off the train bajó del tren

to be off work estar de baja

to be off your food estar desganado

off

tr[ɒf]

preposition

1 (movement) de

■ it fell off the table se cayó de la mesa

■ he got off the bus bajó del autobús

2 (indicating removal) de

■ he cut a branch off the tree cortó una rama del árbol

3 (distance, situation) diferentes traducciones

■ a narrow street off the main road una callejuela que sale a la carretera

■ the kitchen's off the hallway el pasillo da a la cocina

■ the ship sank off Malpica el barco se hundió a la altura de Malpica

4 (away from) diferentes traducciones

■ the ship went off course el barco se desvió de su rumbo

■ we're a long way off finding a cure estamos lejos de encontrar una cura

■ you need something to take your mind off it necesitas algo que te distraiga

5 (not wanting)

■ I'm off coffee ya no tomo café

■ he's off his food no tiene apetito

6 (not at work)

■ she comes off duty at 10.00pm acaba el turno a las 10.00

■ why don't you take the day off work? ¿por qué no te tomas el día libre?

7 familiar (from) a

■ I bought it off Eva se lo compré a Eva

■ he borrowed some money off me me pidió dinero prestado

adverb

1 (departure)

■ he ran off se fue corriendo

■ the car drove off at top speed el coche se fue a toda pastilla

■ I'm off me voy

■ be off with you! ¡lárgate!

2 (showing distance) a

■ the village is three miles off el pueblo está a tres millas

■ Christmas is still a long way off aún falta mucho para Navidad

3 (in theatre) en off

■ voices off voces en off

4 (removed) fuera

■ hands off! ¡fuera las manos!

■ the leg fell off se cayó la pata

■ leave the lid off no pongas la tapa

■ she sat there with her shoes off se quedó allí sentada descalza

5 (reduced in price) menos

■ 70% off! ¡70% menos!

6 (disconnected, not working) diferentes traducciones

■ turn the light off apaga la luz

■ have you turned the TV off? ¿has apagado la TV?

■ she turned the tap off cerró el grifo

7 (free, on holiday) libre

■ can I have the afternoon off? ¿puedo tomarme la tarde libre?

adjective

1 (event) cancelado,-a, suspendido,-a

■ the wedding's off la boda se ha suspendido

2 (not turned on - gas, water) cerrado,-a; (- electricity) apagado,-a

■ the gas is off el gas está cerrado

■ the TV's off la TV está apagada

3 (impolite, unfriendly) descortés, poco amable; (below standard) malo,-a

■ he's having an off day tiene un mal día

■ he charged you full price - that's a bit off te cobró el precio íntegro - qué descortés

4 (food - bad) malo,-a, pasado,-a; (- unavailable) acabado,-a

■ the milk's off la leche está agria

■ soup's off I'm afraid me temo que se ha acabado la sopa

5 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (part of vehicle) del lado del conductor

■ the front off wheel la rueda delantera del lado del conductor

noun the off

1 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (start - gen) principio, comienzo; (- of race) salida

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

off and on / on and off de vez en cuando, a ratos

off line SMALLCOMPUTING/SMALL desconectado,-a

off the top of one's head improvisando, sin pensarlo

on the off chance por si acaso, si por casualidad

right off / straight off acto seguido

to be off for something andar de algo, tener algo

■ how are you off for money? ¿cómo andas de dinero?

■ we're well off for time tenemos bastante tiempo

to be well/badly off andar bien/mal de dinero

off season temporada baja

off ['ɔf] adv

1) (indicating change of position or state)

to march off: marcharse

he dozed off: se puso a dormir

2) (indicating distance in space or time)

some miles off: a varias millas

the holiday is three weeks off: faltan tres semanas para la fiesta

3) (indicating removal)

the knob came off: se le cayó el pomo

4) (indicating termination)

shut the television off: apaga la televisión

5) (indicating suspension of work)

to take a day off: tomarse un día de descanso

6)

off and on : de vez en cuando

off adj

1) farther: más remoto, distante

the off side of the building: el lado distante del edificio

2) started: empezado

to be off on a spree: irse de juerga

3) out: apagado

the light is off: la luz está apagada

4) canceled: cancelado, suspendido

5) incorrect: erróneo, incorrecto

6) remote: remoto, lejano

an off chance: una posibilidad remota

7) free: libre

I'm off today: hoy estoy libre

8)

to be well off : vivir con desahogo, tener bastante dinero

off prep

1) (indicating physical separation) : de

she took it off the table: lo tomó de la mesa

a shop off the main street: una tienda al lado de la calle principal

2) : a la costa de, a expensas de

he lives off his sister: vive a expensas de su hermana

3) (indicating the suspension of an activity)

to be off duty: estar libre

he's off liquor: ha dejado el alcohol

4) below: por debajo de

he's off his game: está por debajo de su juego normal

off (Sale)

adj.

• de rebaja adj.

adj.

• apagado (Electricidad) adj.

• desconectado (Electricidad) adj.

• libre adj.

• separado, -a adj.

adv.

• fuera adv.

• lejos adv.

prep.

• fuera de prep.

• lejos de prep.

I ɔːf, ɒf
preposition

1)

a) ( from the surface) de

she picked it up off o (crit) off of the floor — lo recogió del suelo

to eat off paper plates — comer en platos de papel

b) (indicating removal, absence)

there's a button off this shirt — a esta camisa le falta un botón

the lid was off the pan — la cacerola estaba destapada

c) ( from) (colloq)

he bought it off a friend — se lo compró a un amigo

I caught the cold off her — (BrE) ella me pegó el resfriado (fam)

2)

a) ( distant from)

3 ft off the ground — a 3 pies del suelo

five miles off Dover — a cinco millas de Dover

just off the coast of Florida — a poca distancia de la costa de Florida

b) ( leading from)

a street off the square — una calle que sale de or desemboca en la plaza

it's just off Oxford Street — está en una bocacalle de Oxford Street

the bathroom's off the bedroom — el baño da al dormitorio

3)

a) ( absent from)

I've been off work for a week — hace una semana que no voy a trabajar or que falto al trabajo

b) (indicating repugnance, abstinence) (BrE)

he's off his food — anda sin apetito

is he off drugs now? — ¿ha dejado las drogas?

II

adverb

1)

a) ( removed)

the lid was off — la tapa no estaba puesta

once the old wallpaper is off... — en cuanto se quite el papel viejo...

he sat there with his shirt off — estaba ahí sentado sin camisa

off! — (BrE Sport) fuera!

hands off! — no (me or lo etc) toques!

20% off — 20% de descuento

b)

off and on — on II 3) c)

2) ( indicating departure)

I must be off — me tengo que ir

off we go! — vámonos!

oh, no, he's off again — ya empieza or ya está otra vez!

3) ( distant)

the nearest village is five miles off — el pueblo más cercano queda a cinco millas

some way off — a cierta distancia

my birthday is a long way off — falta mucho para mi cumpleaños

III

adjective

1) (pred)

a) ( not turned on)

the TV/light is off — la televisión/luz está apagada

the handbrake is off — el freno de mano no está puesto

make sure the electricity is off — asegúrate de que la electricidad esté desconectada

b) ( canceled)

the game/wedding is off — el partido/la boda se ha suspendido

the deal is off — ya no hay trato

2) (absent, not on duty) libre

a day off o (AmE also) an off day — un día libre

I'm off at five — salgo de trabajar or acabo a las cinco

3)

a) (poor, unsatisfactory) (before n) malo

to have an off day — tener* un mal día

b) ( unwell) (pred)

to feel off — sentirse* mal

c) (rude, unfair) (BrE colloq) (pred)

they didn't ask her in - that's a bit off — no la hicieron pasar - qué mal estuvieron! or qué poco amables!

4) ( Culin) (pred)

to be off — \<\<meat/fish\>\> estar* malo or pasado; \<\<milk\>\> estar* cortado; \<\<butter/cheese\>\> estar* rancio; see also go off I 2)

5) ( talking about personal situation)

they are comfortably off — están bien económicamente, están bien de dinero

how are you off for cash? — (BrE) ¿qué tal andas de dinero?; see also well-off, better-off, badly off

6) offside II 2)

[ɒf] When off is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg get off, keep off, take off, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg LE> offoff duty/work, far off, look up the other word.
1. ADVERB

1) (=distant)

a place two miles off — un lugar a dos millas (de distancia)

it landed not 50 metres off — cayó a menos de 50 metros

it's some way off — está algo lejos

noises off — (gen) ruidos mpl de fondo; (Theat) efectos mpl sonoros

a voice off — una voz de fondo; (Cine) una voz en off

2) (in time)

the game is 3 days off — faltan 3 días para el partido

3) (=removed)

the lid is off — la tapa está quitada

there are two buttons off — faltan dos botones

he had his coat off — no llevaba el abrigo puesto

with his shoes off — descalzo, sin zapatos

with his hat off — con el sombrero quitado

hats off! — ¡descúbranse!

hands off! — ¡fuera las manos!, ¡sin tocar!

off with those wet socks! — ¡quítate esos calcetines mojados!

off with his head! — ¡que le corten la cabeza!

4) (=departing)

to be off — irse, marcharse

it's time I was off — es hora de irme, es hora de marcharme

I must be off — tengo que irme, tengo que marcharme

I'm off — me voy, me marcho

I'm off to Paris — me voy a París, me marcho a París, salgo para París

where are you off to? — ¿a dónde te vas?

she's off at 4 — sale del trabajo a las 4

be off! — ¡fuera de aquí!, ¡lárgate!

they're off! — (race) ¡ya salen!

he's off fishing — ha ido a pescar

off with you! — (=go away) ¡fuera de aquí!, ¡lárgate!; (affectionately) ¡vete ya!

off we go! — ¡vamos!

he's off on his favourite subject again — está otra vez dale que dale con su tema favorito *

5) (=not at work)

to be off — (=away) estar fuera, no estar

Ana is off sick today — (=indisposed) Ana no ha venido a trabajar hoy porque está enferma; (=with doctor's note) Ana está de baja hoy

she's off on Tuesdays — los martes no viene (a trabajar)

are you off this weekend? — ¿vas a estar fuera este fin de semana?

to have or take a day off — tomarse un día de descanso

I've got this afternoon off — tengo esta tarde libre

he gets two days off each week — tiene dos días libres a la semana

6) (Elec, Mech etc)

to be off — [apparatus, radio, TV, light] estar apagado; [tap] estar cerrado; [water etc] estar cortado; [brake] no estar puesto, estar quitado; [machinery] estar parado

7) (Comm)

10% off — descuento del 10 por ciento

I'll give you 5% off — te hago el 5 por ciento de descuento, te hago un descuento del 5 por ciento

8) (in phrases)

• off and on — de vez en cuando, a ratos

• right off, straight off — inmediatamente, enseguida

3 days straight off — 3 días seguidos

2. ADJECTIVE

1) (Brit) (=bad)

to be off — [fish, yoghurt, meat] estar malo or pasado; [milk] estar cortado

2) (=cancelled)

the game is off — se ha cancelado el partido

the talks are off — se han cancelado las conversaciones

sorry, but the party's off — lo siento, pero no hay fiesta

their engagement is off — han roto el noviazgo

salmon is off — (on menu) ya no hay salmón, se acabó el salmón

3) * (=not right)

• the timing is a bit off — resulta un poco inoportuno

it's a bit off, isn't it? — (fig) eso no está muy bien ¿no?

it was a bit off, him leaving like that — no estuvo muy bien de su parte marcharse así

• I thought his behaviour was rather off — me pareció que su forma de comportarse fue una salida de tono or estuvo fuera de lugar

she's feeling rather off — se siente bastante mal

4) (for money, supplies, time)

• how are you off for money? — ¿qué tal andas de dinero?

how are you off for bread? — ¿qué tal andas de pan?

how are we off for time? — ¿qué tal vamos de tiempo?
badly, better I, 2., well-off
5) (Sport) = offside 1.

6) (Elec, Mech etc)

in the off position — en posición de apagado

3. PREPOSITION

1) (=from) de

to fall off a table — caer de una mesa

to fall off a cliff — caer por un precipicio

to eat off a dish — comer en un plato

to dine off fish — cenar pescado

2) (=near)

a street off the square — una calle que sale de la plaza

a flat just off the high street — un piso junto a la calle mayor

3) (=away from)

a house off the main road — una casa algo apartada de la carretera

height off the ground — altura del suelo, altura sobre el suelo

he ran towards the car and was 5 yards off it when... — corrió hacia el coche y estaba a cinco metros de él cuando...

• to be off air — (Rad, TV) no estar en el aire

to go off air — (=finish for day) cerrar la emisión; (=cease being broadcast) dejar de emitirse

our programme was taken off air ten days ago — nuestro programa dejó de emitirse hace diez días

4) (Naut)

off Portland Bill — a la altura de Portland Bill, frente a Portland Bill

5) (=missing from)

there are two buttons off my coat — a mi chaqueta le faltan dos botones

the lid was off the tin — la lata tenía la tapa quitada

6) (=absent from)

• he was off work for 3 weeks — estuvo sin poder ir a trabajar 3 semanas

to take 3 days off work — tomarse 3 días libres

7) (Comm)

to take 5% off the price — rebajar el precio en un 5 por ciento

8) (=not taking)

he's been off drugs for a year — hace un año que no prueba las drogas, dejó las drogas hace un año

I'm off coffee — (=not taking) he dejado de tomar café; (=disliking) tengo aborrecido el café, no puedo ver el café

• to be off one's food — no tener apetito

4.

NOUN * (=start) comienzo m ; (Sport) salida f

at the off — en la salida

ready for the off — listos para comenzar; (Sport) listos para salir

5.

INTRANSITIVE VERB (esp US) ** (=leave) largarse *

6.

TRANSITIVE VERB (US) ** (=kill) cargarse **, ventilarse **

7.

COMPOUNDS

off day N —

to have an off day — tener un día malo

off season N — temporada f baja

in the off season — fuera de temporada

* * *

I [ɔːf, ɒf]
preposition

1)

a) ( from the surface) de

she picked it up off o (crit) off of the floor — lo recogió del suelo

to eat off paper plates — comer en platos de papel

b) (indicating removal, absence)

there's a button off this shirt — a esta camisa le falta un botón

the lid was off the pan — la cacerola estaba destapada

c) ( from) (colloq)

he bought it off a friend — se lo compró a un amigo

I caught the cold off her — (BrE) ella me pegó el resfriado (fam)

2)

a) ( distant from)

3 ft off the ground — a 3 pies del suelo

five miles off Dover — a cinco millas de Dover

just off the coast of Florida — a poca distancia de la costa de Florida

b) ( leading from)

a street off the square — una calle que sale de or desemboca en la plaza

it's just off Oxford Street — está en una bocacalle de Oxford Street

the bathroom's off the bedroom — el baño da al dormitorio

3)

a) ( absent from)

I've been off work for a week — hace una semana que no voy a trabajar or que falto al trabajo

b) (indicating repugnance, abstinence) (BrE)

he's off his food — anda sin apetito

is he off drugs now? — ¿ha dejado las drogas?

II

adverb

1)

a) ( removed)

the lid was off — la tapa no estaba puesta

once the old wallpaper is off... — en cuanto se quite el papel viejo...

he sat there with his shirt off — estaba ahí sentado sin camisa

off! — (BrE Sport) fuera!

hands off! — no (me or lo etc) toques!

20% off — 20% de descuento

b)

off and on — on II 3) c)

2) ( indicating departure)

I must be off — me tengo que ir

off we go! — vámonos!

oh, no, he's off again — ya empieza or ya está otra vez!

3) ( distant)

the nearest village is five miles off — el pueblo más cercano queda a cinco millas

some way off — a cierta distancia

my birthday is a long way off — falta mucho para mi cumpleaños

III

adjective

1) (pred)

a) ( not turned on)

the TV/light is off — la televisión/luz está apagada

the handbrake is off — el freno de mano no está puesto

make sure the electricity is off — asegúrate de que la electricidad esté desconectada

b) ( canceled)

the game/wedding is off — el partido/la boda se ha suspendido

the deal is off — ya no hay trato

2) (absent, not on duty) libre

a day off o (AmE also) an off day — un día libre

I'm off at five — salgo de trabajar or acabo a las cinco

3)

a) (poor, unsatisfactory) (before n) malo

to have an off day — tener* un mal día

b) ( unwell) (pred)

to feel off — sentirse* mal

c) (rude, unfair) (BrE colloq) (pred)

they didn't ask her in - that's a bit off — no la hicieron pasar - qué mal estuvieron! or qué poco amables!

4) ( Culin) (pred)

to be off — \<\<meat/fish\>\> estar* malo or pasado; \<\<milk\>\> estar* cortado; \<\<butter/cheese\>\> estar* rancio; see also go off I 2)

5) ( talking about personal situation)

they are comfortably off — están bien económicamente, están bien de dinero

how are you off for cash? — (BrE) ¿qué tal andas de dinero?; see also well-off, better-off, badly off

6) offside II 2)

English-spanish dictionary > off
2 off *****

[ɒf]
1. adv

1)

(distance, time) the game was/is three days off — la gara era dopo/è fra tre giorni

5 km off (the road) — a 5 km (dalla strada)

a place 2 miles off — un posto distante 2 miglia

it's a long way off — è molto lontano

2)

(departure) I must be off — devo andare

off we go — via, partiamo

he's gone off to see the boss — è andato a parlare col capo

he's off to Paris tonight — parte per Parigi stasera

3)

(removal) 5% off Comm — sconto del 5%

a button came off — è venuto via un bottone

with his hat off — senza cappello

the lid was off — non c'era il coperchio

off with those wet clothes! — togliti quei vestiti bagnati!

4)

(not at work) to take a day off — prendersi una giornata di vacanza

I'm off on Fridays — il venerdì non lavoro

he's off sick — è in malattia

5)

(in phrases) off and on, on and off — di tanto in tanto

right or straight off — subito

2. adj

1)

(inoperative) to be off — (machine, light, engine) essere spento (-a), (water, gas, tap) essere chiuso (-a)

2) (cancelled) sospeso (-a), (Brit: not available: in restaurant) finito (-a)

I'm afraid the chicken is off — purtroppo il pollo è finito

the play is off — la commedia è sospesa

the wedding is off — il matrimonio è saltato

3) (not fresh) andato (-a) a male

this cheese is off — questo formaggio è andato a male

that's a bit off, isn't it? fig fam — non è molto carino, vero?

4)

to be badly off — non essere benestante

you'd be better off staying where you are — faresti meglio a rimanere dove sei

how are you off for cash? — come stai a soldi?

to be well off — essere benestante

the less well off — i meno abbienti

5)

to have an off day fam — avere una giornata no

3. prep

1) (indicating motion, removal) da

there are two buttons off my coat — al mio cappotto mancano due bottoni

to fall off a cliff — cadere da una scogliera

he knocked £20 off the price fam — mi ha fatto uno sconto di 20 sterline

she took the picture off the wall — tolse il quadro dalla parete

he was off work for three weeks — è stato in malattia per tre settimane

2)

(distant from) his flat is somewhere off Baker Street — il suo appartamento è dalle parti di Baker Street

off the coast — al largo della costa

height off the ground — altezza dal suolo

it's just off the M1 — è appena fuori della M1

a house off the main road — una casa poco lontana della strada principale

a street off the square — una strada che parte dalla piazza

3)

I've gone off fried food — non mi piacciono più i fritti

I'm off meat — non mangio più la carne

4. n

from the off fam — dall'inizio

English-Italian dictionary > off *****
3 push off

1) отталкиваться, отплывать( от берега)
2) сталкивать Did she fall off the cliff by accident, or was she pushed off? ≈ Она случайно упала со скалы, или ее столкнули?
3) сл. убираться, уходить Push off at once! ≈ Пшел вон, щас же! I must be pushing off now, it's getting late. ≈ Мне надо бежать, уже поздно.
4) начинать(ся) It's time to push off. ≈ Пора начинать. Syn: start
2., begin, take off
16) отталкиваться, отплывать (от берега) - we pushed off for home мы поплыли домой сталкивать - she pushed him off the ladder она столкнула его с лестницы (сленг) уходить, убираться - it's time for us to * now нам пора убираться /отваливать, сваливать/ - *! отваливай /вали, чеши/ отсюда начинать - the curtain will rise in two minutes, it's time to * занавес поднимается через две минуты, время начинать начинаться

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > push off
4 shove off

1) отталкиваться( от берега - о лодке)
2) разг. уходить;
убираться Shove off at once! ≈ Немедленно убирайся! I must be shoving off now;
it's getting late. ≈ Становится поздно, мне нужно идти.
3) разг. сталкивать Did she fall off the cliff by accident, or was she shoved off? ≈ Она упала со скалы случайно, или ее столкнули? отправляться

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > shove off
5 shove off

shove off а) отталкиваться (от берега - о лодке); б) coll. уходить; уби-раться Shove off at once! I must be shoving off now; it's getting late. в)coll. сталкивать; Did she fall off the cliff by accident, or was she shovedoff?

Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > shove off
6 push

push [pʊ∫]

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1. noun

2. transitive verb

3. intransitive verb

4. compounds

5. Phrasal Verbs

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1. noun

   a. ( = shove) poussée f

• to give sb/sth a push pousser qn/qch

• the car needs a push il faut pousser la voiture

   b. ( = dismissal) (British) (inf) to give sb the push [employer] virer qn (inf) ; [boyfriend, girlfriend] plaquer qn (inf !)

• he got the push (from employer) il s'est fait virer (inf) ; (from girlfriend) il s'est fait plaquer (inf !)

   c. ( = effort) gros effort m ; ( = campaign) campagne f

• they made a push to get everything finished ils ont fait un gros effort pour tout terminer

• at a push (inf) à la rigueur

• when it comes to the push (inf) au moment critique

2. transitive verb

   a. ( = press on) [+ door, person, car, pram] pousser ; [+ button] appuyer sur ; [+ stick, finger] enfoncer

• don't push me! ne (me) poussez pas !

► to push + preposition/adverb

• to push sb out pousser qn dehors

• he pushed him down the stairs il l'a poussé dans l'escalier

• to push sb into a room pousser qn dans une pièce

• she pushed the books off the table elle a fait tomber les livres de la table

• they pushed the car off the road ils ont poussé la voiture sur le bas-côté

• to push a door open ouvrir une porte (en la poussant)

• they pushed him out of the car ils l'ont poussé hors de la voiture

• to push sb/sth out of the way écarter qn/qch

• to push a door shut fermer une porte (en la poussant)

• to push one's way through a crowd se frayer un chemin dans la foule

• he pushed the thought to the back of his mind il a repoussé cette pensée

   b. ( = advance) [+ one's views] mettre en avant ; [+ claim] présenter avec insistance ; [+ plan] essayer d'imposer ; [+ product] pousser la vente de

   c. ( = pressure) pousser

• don't push him too far ne le poussez pas à bout

• to push sb to do sth pousser qn à faire qch

• to push sb into doing sth forcer qn à faire qch

• I was pushed into it on m'y a poussé

• he pushes himself too hard il se surmène

• he must be pushing 60 (inf) il ne doit pas avoir loin de 60 ans

• to be pushed for time être à court de temps

• I'm rather pushed for space je suis à l'étroit

• Jacqueline was pushed for money Jacqueline était à court d'argent

3. intransitive verb

   a. ( = press) pousser ; (on bell) appuyer

• you push and I'll pull poussez et moi je vais tirer

• to push for better working conditions faire pression pour obtenir de meilleures conditions de travail

   b. ( = move) they pushed into the room ils sont entrés dans la pièce en se frayant un passage

• he pushed past me il m'a dépassé en me bousculant

4. compounds

► push-bike (inf) noun

(British) vélo m

► push-button adjective [machine] à commande automatique ; [telephone] à touches

► push-start noun transitive verb

• to give a car a push-start

• to push-start a car faire démarrer une voiture en la poussant ► push-up noun (US) pompe (inf) f

• to do push-ups faire des pompes (inf)

5. Phrasal Verbs

► push ahead intransitive verb

( = make progress) avancer à grands pas

► push around separable transitive verb

   a. [+ toy] pousser dans tous les sens

   b. ( = bully) (inf) bousculer (inf)► push aside separable transitive verb

[+ person, chair] écarter (brusquement) ; [+ objection, suggestion] écarter

► push away separable transitive verb

[+ person, chair, one's plate, sb's hand] repousser

► push in

1. intransitive verb

s'introduire de force ; (into queue) se faufiler

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ stick, finger] enfoncer ; [+ person] pousser

• they dragged him to the pool and pushed him in ils l'ont tiré jusqu'à la piscine et l'ont poussé dedans

   b. ( = break) [+ door] enfoncer

   c. to push one's way in s'introduire de force► push off (inf!) intransitive verb

( = leave) filer (inf)

• push off! fichez le camp ! (inf)► push on intransitive verb

(in journey) pousser (to jusqu'à ) ; (in work) persévérer

► push over separable transitive verb

   a. ( = cause to topple) renverser

   b. ( = cause to fall off) (over cliff, bridge) faire tomber

   c. ( = pass) [+ object] pousser ( to sb vers qn)► push through separable transitive verb

   a. [+ stick, hand] (faire) passer

   b. [+ deal, decision] faire accepter

   c. push one's way through se frayer un chemin► push up separable transitive verb

   a. [+ lever] (re)lever ; [+ spectacles] relever

   b. ( = increase) [+ numbers, sales] augmenter ; [+ prices, demand] faire monter

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[pʊʃ] 1.
noun

1) lit (shove, press) poussée f

to give somebody/something a push — pousser quelqu'un/quelque chose

the car won't start - we need a push — la voiture ne veut pas démarrer - il faut la pousser

at the push of a button — en appuyant sur un bouton

2) (campaign, drive) campagne f

3) fig ( stimulus) impulsion f

to give something/somebody a push — encourager quelque chose/quelqu'un

this gave me the push I needed — c'est ça qui m'a décidé à faire quelque chose

to give something a push in the right direction — faire avancer quelque chose dans la bonne direction

4) Military poussée f

the big push — la grande offensive

5) (spirit, drive) esprit m battant
2.
transitive verb

1) (move, shove, press) gen pousser; appuyer sur [button, switch, bell]

to push somebody/something away — repousser quelqu'un/quelque chose

she pushed him down the stairs — elle l'a poussé dans l'escalier

to push one's finger into — enfoncer son doigt dans

to push something into somebody's hand — mettre quelque chose de force dans la main de quelqu'un

to push somebody/something out of the way — écarter quelqu'un/quelque chose

to push somebody aside — écarter quelqu'un

to push one's way through something — se frayer un chemin à travers quelque chose

to push something off the road — enlever quelque chose de la chaussée

to push the door open —

to push the door shut — pousser la porte

to push somebody too far — fig pousser quelqu'un à bout

to be pushed — (colloq) ( under pressure) être à la bourre (colloq)

to be pushed for something — (colloq) ( short of) être à court de quelque chose

2) (colloq) ( promote) faire la promotion de [product]; promouvoir [policy, theory]

3) (colloq) ( sell) vendre [drugs]
3.
intransitive verb pousser

to push against — s'appuyer contre

to push at something — repousser quelque chose

to push past somebody — bousculer quelqu'un

to push through — se frayer un chemin à travers
4.
reflexive verb

to push oneself upright — se redresser

to push oneself through a gap — passer par un trou; ( drive oneself) se pousser ( to do à faire)

Phrasal Verbs:

- push ahead

- push around

- push back

- push down

- push for

- push forward

- push in

- push off

- push on

- push over

- push through

- push up

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at a push — (colloq) GB s'il le faut

if it comes to the push — si on en vient à cette extrémité

to be pushing 50 — friser la cinquantaine

to give somebody the push — (colloq) GB ( fire) virer quelqu'un (colloq); ( break up with) larguer quelqu'un (colloq)

to push one's luck —

to push it — (colloq) forcer sa chance

that's pushing it a bit! — (colloq) ( cutting it fine) c'est un peu juste or risqué!

English-French dictionary > push
7 shove

I [ʃʌv] 1. гл.
1)

а) пихать; толкать

Stop shoving me! — Не толкай меня!

б) толкаться

Everyone was pushing and shoving. — Все толкались.

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Syn:

push

2) = shove away / aside

а) отталкивать; отпихивать

That rude man shoved me aside and got on the bus ahead of me! — Этот грубиян оттолкнул меня и вошёл в автобус раньше меня.

She ran to him, but he shoved her away. — Она побежала к нему, но он оттолкнул её.

б) устранять, отстранять

to shove aside all obstacles — устранять, сметать все препятствия

3) = shove off / down сталкивать

Did she fall off the cliff by accident, or was she shoved off? — Она упала со скалы случайно или её столкнули?

He shoved him down the stairs. — Он спустил его с лестницы.

4) = shove through

а) проталкиваться, протискиваться

The crowd was so thick that I had to shove through (a mass of people) to reach my friend. — Людей было так много, что мне пришлось протискиваться сквозь толпу, чтобы подойти к своему другу.

б) протаскивать ( законопроект)

We shall need all the votes to shove the new law through. — Нам понадобятся все голоса, чтобы протолкнуть новый закон.

5) подстёгивать ( лошадь)

6) разг. совать; засовывать; рассовывать

He shoved the wallet into his pocket. — Он сунул бумажник к себе в карман.

Peter shoved the suitcase under the bed. — Питер запихал чемодан под кровать.

7) неодобр. ( shove on(to)) спихнуть (кому-л.), переложить на (кого-л.)

Don't try to shove all the work onto me! — Не пытайся спихнуть мне всю работу!

8) уходить; отправляться; убираться

I must be shoving along now, it's getting late. — Мне нужно уходить сейчас, уже поздно.

Syn:

depart, go away

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- shove about
- shove around
- shove back
- shove in
- shove off
- shove on
- shove out
- shove over
- shove up
- shove it 2. сущ.
1)

а) толкание; подталкивание

б) сильный толчок, выпад, резкий удар; пинок

Syn:

push 1.

2)

а) импульс, толчок

б) поддержка, протекция ( в продвижении по службе)

Syn:

push 2.

в) подсказка на уроке

3) разг.

а) алкоголь

a shove in the mouth — спиртное, выпивка

Syn:

drink 1.

б) разг. увольнение

Syn:

dismissal
II [ʃʌv] сущ.; с.-х.
костра (жёсткая часть стебля волокнистых растений: льна, конопли, крапивы)

Syn:

sheave I

Англо-русский современный словарь > shove
8 push

[puʃ] 1. гл.
1)

а) толкать; пихать

to push round the ale, to push the bottle — передавать по кругу бутылку ( во время застолья)

"Push." — "От себя." ( надпись на дверях в общественных местах)

I hate being in a crowd, getting pushed too often. — Ненавижу людные места - слишком уж все толкаются.

He pushed the letter at me so that I could read the signature. — Он сунул мне письмо в лицо, чтобы я мог прочесть подпись.

He tried to push more clothes in the case. — Он попытался запихать в чемодан ещё одежды.

She pushed him in and told him not to move. — Она впихнула его внутрь и приказала не двигаться.

It's impossible to push any more people into this train! — В этот поезд больше никого не впихнуть!

Don't you push me back! — Перестаньте меня отталкивать!

Syn:

shove, thrust, drive

Ant:

draw, pull

б) теснить, пихать; отталкивать, вышвыривать

That rude man pushed me aside and got on the bus ahead of me! — Этот хам оттолкнул меня и первым залез в автобус!

She ran to him, but he pushed her away. — Она подбежала к нему, но он её оттолкнул.

Pushing her hair back, she picked up the telephone. — Отбросив волосы назад, она сняла трубку.

Did she fall off the cliff by accident, or was she pushed off? — Она случайно упала со скалы, или её столкнули?

The cat wouldn't leave the kitchen, so I had to push it out. — Кошка не хотела уходить из кухни, пришлось её вытащить.

The boy, running round the corner, nearly pushed the old lady over. — Из-за угла выбежал мальчик и чуть не сбил старушку с ног.

Syn:

jostle, shove

в) жать, нажимать; надавливать

push the button — нажми на кнопку

to push against the door — наваливаться на дверь

The grass had been pushed down in places where people had been lying. — Там, где лежали люди, трава была примята.

Syn:

press

2)

а) продвигать, проталкивать

to push one's way — протискиваться, прокладывать себе путь

б) проталкиваться, протискиваться

They had to push through the crowd. — Им пришлось протискиваться через толпу.

3) прилагать усилия (к завершению чего-л.)

4)

а) продвигать (какое-л. дело)

He pushed the bill in the legislature. — Он упорно продвигал законопроект в совете штата.

б) рекламировать; раскручивать, продвигать

we're pushing ham this week — на этой неделе упор делается на продажу ветчины

5) торговать наркотиками ( обычно на улицах и в маленьких партиях)

I was pushed tons of good acid that time, really cheap. — Тогда мне продали много хорошей кислоты, и совсем недорого.

6)

а) оказывать давление, давить (на кого-л.); напирать, настаивать; вынуждать

to push smb. for payment — принуждать кого-л. заплатить деньги

to push smb. to do smth. — заставлять кого-л. делать что-л., заниматься чем-л.

to push smb. too far — доводить кого-л. до крайности

I don't want to push you. — Я не хочу давить на вас.

We are pushed for making a certain decision. — От нас настоятельно требуют принятия конкретного решения.

Poverty pushed them to the breaking point. — Бедность довела их до крайности.

We must push for a reduction in the size of our classes. — Надо настоять на сокращении численности классов.

б) (to be pushed for smth.) испытывать притеснение или потребность в чём-л.

I am pushed for money, deadly. — Мне позарез нужны деньги.

She's always pushed for time. — Ей всегда не хватает времени.

7)

а) подгонять, ускорять (шаг, бег); наращивать обороты

He pushed his horse on. — Он припустил свою лошадь быстрее.

б) торопить, подгонять (кого-л.); пытаться приблизить (какой-л. момент)

to push a debtor — подгонять должника

в) усиливать, делать более интенсивным; увеличивать ( цены)

to push the sound — форсировать звук

8) разг. приближаться к какой-л. дате, числу

Her grandmother must be pushing 75. — Её бабушке, должно быть, скоро стукнет 75.

9) ( push (up)on) разг. сваливать (что-л.) на (кого-л.)

10) выпускать побеги ( о растении)

Syn:

stick out

11) груб.; редк. совокупляться, иметь половую связь; трахать

It seemed they've been pushing there for ages. — Казалось, они там целую вечность трахались.

He pushed her very hard. — Он очень грубо её отымел.

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- push about
- push around
- push ahead
- push along
- push aside
- push back
- push forward
- push in
- push off
- push on
- push out
- push through
- push up
- push upon
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to push up daisies — разг. быть в могиле; быть мёртвым

to push one's luck — вести себя неблагоразумно; сильно рисковать

to push smth. under the rug — стараться скрыть что-л.

- push to the wall
2. сущ.
1)

а) толчок; толкание, пихание

to give smb. / smth. a push — толкнуть кого-л. / что-л.

Syn:

shove 1.

б) давление, нажим; натиск

to take a push against the door — наваливаться на дверь

Syn:

pressure

2) решительный бросок, рывок вперёд

It was a great push in the field of human body studies. — Это было огромным прорывом в исследованиях человеческого организма.

3)

а) энергия, предприимчивость; напористость, настырность; решительность

of push and go — энергичный, предприимчивый, самоуверенный

to have enough push to do smth. — быть достаточно пробивным для осуществления чего-л.

Syn:

energy, determination, influence 1., urge 1.

б) напряжение, усилие, настойчивая попытка

at one push, at the first push — с первого раза, с первой серьёзной попытки

to make a push at / for smth. — очень постараться, приложить много усилий (для достижения чего-л.)

Syn:

attempt 1.

4) протекция, поддержка; покровительство

to give smb. a push — оказать кому-л. протекцию

Syn:

protection, patronage

5) ( the push) разг. увольнение, сокращение; отставка

to give smb. the push — выставить, уволить кого-л.

Syn:

dismissal

6) нарк. "толкание", продажа наркотиков

A three pounds weed push was made. — Было продано три фунта травки.

Syn:

selling

7) настойчивая реклама; проталкивание, раскручивание (какого-л. товара)

8)

а) спорт. плоский удар ( в гольфе)

б) толчок (в бильярде - удар, при котором шар проталкивается в лузу)

9) воен. форсированный бросок, атака

to make a push — идти в наступление, делать марш-бросок

10) разг. шайка, банда (воров, хулиганов и пр.); клика ( влиятельных людей)

11) тех.; = push button кнопка пуска, пусковая кнопка

12) ответственный, решающий момент; серьёзное или критическое положение дел

at / for a push — в ответственный момент

to come / put / bring to the push — довести (что-л.) до предела, критической точки

Syn:

emergency 1.

13) груб. половой акт, совокупление

I had a push or two with her. — Мы с ней перепихнулись разик-другой.

Syn:

copulation, fuck 1.

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if / when push comes to shove — в критической / решающей ситуации

Англо-русский современный словарь > push
9 drop

drop

A n

1 (drip, globule) gen, Med goutte f ; drop by drop goutte à goutte ; add the oil in drops ajouter l'huile goutte à goutte ; would you like a drop of milk/whisky? voulez-vous une goutte de lait/de whisky? ; just a drop juste une goutte ; a drop more milk encore un peu de lait ; this isn't a bad drop of wine/whisky il n'est pas mauvais ce petit vin/whisky ; he's definitely had a drop too much! euph il a bu un verre de trop! ;

2 ( decrease) (in prices, inflation, numbers, birthrate, exports, demand) baisse f (in de), diminution f (in de) ; (in speed, pressure, noise) diminution f (in de) ; ( in temperature) baisse f (in de) ; there has been a sharp drop in unemployment on constate une forte baisse or diminution du nombre de chômeurs ; a 5% drop in sth, a drop of 5% in sth une baisse de 5% de qch ;

3 (vertical distance, slope) there's a drop of 100 m from the top to the water below il y a une hauteur de 100 m du sommet jusqu'à l'eau ; don't lean out-it's a big drop ne te penche pas-c'est haut ; it's quite a drop from the top of the cliff/tower la falaise/la tour est très haute ; there was a steep drop on either side of the ridge il y avait une pente abrupte de chaque côté de l'arête ; a sheer drop (of 200 m) to the rocks below une brusque dénivellation (de 200 m) jusqu'aux rochers en contrebas ;

4 ( delivery) ( from aircraft) largage m, parachutage m ; (from lorry, van) livraison f ; ( parachute jump) saut m en parachute ; to make a drop [parachutist] faire un saut en parachute ; a drop of food and blankets was made to the stricken area des denrées et des couvertures ont été larguées or parachutées sur la zone sinistrée ;

5 (on necklace, earring) goutte f ; ( on chandelier) pendeloque f ;

6 ( sweet) pear/lemon drop bonbon m à la poire/au citron ; chocolate drop crotte f en chocolat ;

7 ( gallows) potence f ;

8 Theat = drop curtain.

B vtr ( p prés etc - pp-)

1 ( allow to fall) ( by accident) laisser tomber ; ( on purpose) mettre, lâcher ; mind you don't drop it! fais attention de ne pas le laisser tomber or le lâcher ; she dropped a stone into the well elle a laissé tomber or a lâché une pierre dans le puits ; drop it! lit lâche ça! ; she dropped a coin into the slot/a letter into the box elle a mis une pièce dans la fente/une lettre dans la boîte ; he dropped a 30-foot putt ≈ il a rentré un putt de 9 mètres ; she dropped the shuttlecock over the net elle a fait passer le volant juste derrière le filet ;

2 ( deliver) [aircraft] lâcher, parachuter [supplies, equipment] ; parachuter [person] ; larguer, lâcher [bomb, shell] ;

3 ( leave) ( also drop off) déposer [person, object] ; can you drop me (off) at the post office/at Claire's, please? est-ce que vous pouvez me déposer devant la Poste/chez Claire, s'il vous plaît? ;

4 ( lower) baisser [curtain, sail, hem, neckline, price] ; to drop one's eyes/gaze/voice baisser les yeux/le regard/la voix ; to drop one's trousers ○ baisser son pantalon ; to drop one's speed ralentir ;

5 ( give casually) to drop a hint about sth faire allusion à qch ; to drop sb a card/a note/a letter envoyer une carte/un mot/une lettre à qn ; he just dropped it into the conversation that he was leaving il a juste fait allusion, dans la conversation, à son départ ;

6 ( exclude) ( deliberately) supprimer [article, episode, word] ; écarter [team member, player] ; ( by mistake) omettre [figure, letter, digit, item on list] ; ne pas prononcer [syllable, sound] ; he's been dropped from the team il a été écarté de l'équipe ;

7 ( abandon) laisser tomber ○ [friend, boyfriend] ; ( give up) abandonner, laisser tomber ○ [school subject, work] ; renoncer à [habit, custom, idea, plan] ; abandonner [conversation, matter] ; retirer [charges, accusation, claim] ; to drop everything tout laisser tomber ; can we drop that subject, please? on ne pourrait pas parler d'autre chose? ; just drop it ○ , will you! laisse tomber, tu veux bien ○ ! ; let's drop the formalities ne nous embarrassons pas de formalités ;

8 gen, Sport ( lose) perdre [money, point, game, serve] ;

9 Zool ( give birth to) mettre bas [calf, foal, young] ;

10 argot des drogués to drop acid prendre du LSD.

C vi ( p prés etc - pp-)

1 (fall, descend) [object, liquid, curtain, leaf] tomber ; [person] ( deliberately) se laisser tomber ; ( by accident) tomber ; we dropped to the ground as the plane flew over nous nous sommes jetés par terre quand l'avion est passé au-dessus de nous ; to drop to one's knees tomber à genoux ; to drop into a chair se laisser tomber dans un fauteuil ; the pen dropped from ou out of his hand le stylo lui est tombé des mains ; the key must have dropped out of the hole in my pocket la clé a dû passer par le trou de ma poche ; his arm dropped to his side il a laissé retomber le bras ; his mouth dropped open ( from surprise) il en est resté bouche bée ; ( in sleep) il a ouvert la bouche ; the sun dropped below the horizon le soleil a disparu à l'horizon ; the plane dropped to an altitude of 1,000 m l'avion est descendu à une altitude de 1 000 m ;

2 ( fall away) the cliff drops into the sea la falaise tombe dans la mer ; the road drops steeply down the mountain la route descend abruptement le long de la montagne ; ⇒ drop away ;

3 (decrease, lower) [prices, inflation, noise, wind, temperature, level, speed] baisser ; to drop (from sth) to sth [prices, inflation, temperature, speed] tomber (de qch) à qch ; [person] descendre (de qch) à qch ; the temperature dropped (from 6°C) to 0° C la température est tombée (de 6°C) à 0°C ; she dropped to third place elle est descendue à la troisième place ;

4 ○ ( collapse) he was ready ou fit to drop il tombait de fatigue ; to do sth until one drops ou is ready to drop faire qch jusqu'à l'épuisement ;

5 ( come to an end) to let sth drop laisser tomber qch [matter, subject, conversation, course, job] ;

6 Sewing [curtain, garment] s'allonger ; the hem of my skirt has dropped l'ourlet de ma jupe s'est défait.

Idioms

to drop a brick ○ ou clanger ○ faire une gaffe ○ ; a drop in the bucket ou ocean une goutte d'eau dans la mer ; to drop sb in it ○ mettre qn dans le pétrin ○ ; to get/have the drop on sb US prendre/avoir l'avantage sur qn.

Phrasal verbs

■ drop away

1 ( diminish) [attendance, numbers, support, interest] diminuer ; [concentration] faiblir ;

2 ( fall steeply) [path, road] descendre brusquement ; ( end) s'arrêter brusquement.

■ drop back ( deliberately) rester en arrière, se laisser distancer ; ( because unable to keep up) prendre du retard.

■ drop behind

1 = drop back ;

2 fig (in school, at work) prendre du retard ; to drop behind sb/sth lit ( deliberately) se laisser distancer par qn/qch ; fig prendre du retard sur qn/qch.

■ drop by passer ; if there's anything you need just drop by si vous avez besoin de quoi que ce soit, passez me/nous voir ; I dropped by to see her today je suis passé la voir aujourd'hui.

■ drop in:

▶ drop in passer ; drop in and have a cup of tea passez prendre une tasse de thé ; to drop in on sb passer voir qn ; to drop in at the baker's passer chez le boulanger ; I'll drop it in (to you) later je passerai te le donner plus tard.

■ drop off:

▶ drop off

1 ( fall off) [handle, leaf, label, hat] tomber ;

2 drop off (to sleep) s'endormir ;

3 (become weaker, fewer etc) [attendance, numbers, business, demand, interest] diminuer ;

▶ drop [sth/sb] off, drop off [sth/sb] = drop B 3.

■ drop out

1 ( fall out) [object, handkerchief, contact lens, page] tomber (of de) ;

2 ( withdraw) (from contest, race) se désister ; ( from project) se retirer ; (from school, university) abandonner ses études ; ( from society) se marginaliser ; to drop out of se retirer de [contest, race] ; abandonner [politics] ; to drop out of school/university abandonner l'école/ses études ; that word has virtually dropped out of the language ce mot a pratiquement disparu de la langue ; terms that dropped out of usage years ago des termes qui ne sont plus utilisés depuis de nombreuses années ; the coins will gradually drop out of circulation les pièces seront progressivement retirées de la circulation.

■ drop over = drop round.

■ drop round:

▶ drop round passer ; I'll drop round (to your house) later je passerai te voir plus tard ; I'll drop your books round after school je passerai te donner tes livres après l'école.

Big English-French dictionary > drop
10 drop

I [drɒp]
nome

1) (drip, globule) goccia f. (anche med.)

drop by drop — goccia a goccia

would you like a drop of milk? — vorresti un goccio di latte?

just a drop — solo un goccio

2) (decrease) (in prices, inflation, exports) caduta f., flessione f. (in di); (in speed, pressure, noise) diminuzione f. (in di); (in temperature) abbassamento m. (in di)

a 5% drop in sth. — un calo del 5% in qcs

3) (vertical distance, slope)

there's a drop of 100 m from the top — c'è un salto di 100 m dalla cima

there was a steep drop on either side — c'era uno strapiombo da entrambi i lati

4) (delivery) (from aircraft) lancio m.; (from lorry, van) consegna f.; (parachute jump) lancio m.

5) (sweet)

lemon drop — drop al limone

chocolate drop — cioccolatino (a forma di goccia)

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a drop in the bucket o ocean — una goccia nel mare
II 1. [drɒp]
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-)

1) (allow to fall) (by accident) fare cadere; (on purpose) lasciare, fare cadere

drop it! — lascialo!

2) (deliver) [ aircraft] lanciare, paracadutare [supplies, equipment]; paracadutare [ person]; sganciare [ bomb]

3) (leave) (anche drop off) fare scendere, lasciare [ person]; deporre [ object]

4) (lower) abbassare [curtain, neckline, price]

to drop one's eyes — abbassare gli occhi

to drop one's speed — diminuire la velocità

5) (give casually)

to drop a hint about sth. — fare un accenno a qcs.

to drop sb. a note — mandare a qcn. un biglietto

6) (exclude) (deliberately) tralasciare [article, episode]; escludere [ player]; (by mistake) omettere, saltare [figure, letter, item on list]; non pronunciare [ sound]

7) (abandon) rompere con, mollare [friend, boyfriend]; (give up) abbandonare [school subject, work]; rinunciare a [habit, idea]; lasciare cadere [conversation, matter]; ritirare, lasciare cadere [ accusation]

to drop everything — rinunciare a tutto, abbandonare tutto

can we drop that subject, please? — potremmo tralasciare quell'argomento, per favore?

8) (lose) perdere [money, point, game]
2.
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-)

1) (fall, descend) [object, liquid, leaf] cadere; [ person] (deliberately) lasciarsi cadere; (by accident) cadere

we dropped to the ground as the plane flew over — ci gettammo a terra quando l'aereo passò sopra di noi

the pen dropped from o out of his hand la penna gli cadde di mano; the plane dropped to an altitude of 1,000 m — l'aereo si abbassò fino a un'altitudine di 1.000 m

2) (fall away)

the cliff drops into the sea — la scogliera è a strapiombo sul mare

the road drops steeply down the mountain — la strada discende ripida lungo la montagna

3) (decrease, lower) [prices, inflation, temperature, speed, noise] diminuire, abbassarsi

to drop (from sth.) to sth. — scendere (da qcs.) a qcs.

she dropped to third place — scese al terzo posto

4) colloq. (collapse)

he was ready o fit to drop — non stava in piedi dalla stanchezza

5) (come to an end)

to let [sth.] drop — lasciare cadere [ conversation]; lasciare perdere [matter, job]

•

- drop away

- drop back

- drop by

- drop in

- drop off

- drop out

- drop over

- drop round

••

to drop a brick o clanger colloq. fare una gaffe; to drop sb. in it — colloq. mettere qcn. in imbarazzo

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[drop] 1. noun
1) (a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling: a drop of rain.) goccia

2) (a small quantity (of liquid): If you want more wine, there's a drop left.) goccia, goccio

3) (an act of falling: a drop in temperature.) abbassamento, calo

4) (a vertical descent: From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet.) dislivello
2. verb
1) (to let fall, usually accidentally: She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.) lasciar cadere

2) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) cadere

3) (to give up (a friend, a habit etc): I think she's dropped the idea of going to London.) abbandonare

4) (to set down from a car etc: The bus dropped me at the end of the road.) lasciare, far scendere

5) (to say or write in an informal and casual manner: I'll drop her a note.) scrivere

•

- droplet
- droppings
- drop-out
- drop a brick / drop a clanger
- drop back
- drop by
- drop in
- drop off
- drop out
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I [drɒp]
nome

1) (drip, globule) goccia f. (anche med.)

drop by drop — goccia a goccia

would you like a drop of milk? — vorresti un goccio di latte?

just a drop — solo un goccio

2) (decrease) (in prices, inflation, exports) caduta f., flessione f. (in di); (in speed, pressure, noise) diminuzione f. (in di); (in temperature) abbassamento m. (in di)

a 5% drop in sth. — un calo del 5% in qcs

3) (vertical distance, slope)

there's a drop of 100 m from the top — c'è un salto di 100 m dalla cima

there was a steep drop on either side — c'era uno strapiombo da entrambi i lati

4) (delivery) (from aircraft) lancio m.; (from lorry, van) consegna f.; (parachute jump) lancio m.

5) (sweet)

lemon drop — drop al limone

chocolate drop — cioccolatino (a forma di goccia)

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a drop in the bucket o ocean — una goccia nel mare
II 1. [drɒp]
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-)

1) (allow to fall) (by accident) fare cadere; (on purpose) lasciare, fare cadere

drop it! — lascialo!

2) (deliver) [ aircraft] lanciare, paracadutare [supplies, equipment]; paracadutare [ person]; sganciare [ bomb]

3) (leave) (anche drop off) fare scendere, lasciare [ person]; deporre [ object]

4) (lower) abbassare [curtain, neckline, price]

to drop one's eyes — abbassare gli occhi

to drop one's speed — diminuire la velocità

5) (give casually)

to drop a hint about sth. — fare un accenno a qcs.

to drop sb. a note — mandare a qcn. un biglietto

6) (exclude) (deliberately) tralasciare [article, episode]; escludere [ player]; (by mistake) omettere, saltare [figure, letter, item on list]; non pronunciare [ sound]

7) (abandon) rompere con, mollare [friend, boyfriend]; (give up) abbandonare [school subject, work]; rinunciare a [habit, idea]; lasciare cadere [conversation, matter]; ritirare, lasciare cadere [ accusation]

to drop everything — rinunciare a tutto, abbandonare tutto

can we drop that subject, please? — potremmo tralasciare quell'argomento, per favore?

8) (lose) perdere [money, point, game]
2.
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-)

1) (fall, descend) [object, liquid, leaf] cadere; [ person] (deliberately) lasciarsi cadere; (by accident) cadere

we dropped to the ground as the plane flew over — ci gettammo a terra quando l'aereo passò sopra di noi

the pen dropped from o out of his hand la penna gli cadde di mano; the plane dropped to an altitude of 1,000 m — l'aereo si abbassò fino a un'altitudine di 1.000 m

2) (fall away)

the cliff drops into the sea — la scogliera è a strapiombo sul mare

the road drops steeply down the mountain — la strada discende ripida lungo la montagna

3) (decrease, lower) [prices, inflation, temperature, speed, noise] diminuire, abbassarsi

to drop (from sth.) to sth. — scendere (da qcs.) a qcs.

she dropped to third place — scese al terzo posto

4) colloq. (collapse)

he was ready o fit to drop — non stava in piedi dalla stanchezza

5) (come to an end)

to let [sth.] drop — lasciare cadere [ conversation]; lasciare perdere [matter, job]

•

- drop away

- drop back

- drop by

- drop in

- drop off

- drop out

- drop over

- drop round

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to drop a brick o clanger colloq. fare una gaffe; to drop sb. in it — colloq. mettere qcn. in imbarazzo

English-Italian dictionary > drop
11 edge

e‹
1. noun
1) (the part farthest from the middle of something; a border: Don't put that cup so near the edge of the table - it will fall off; the edge of the lake; the water's edge.) borde

2) (the cutting side of something sharp, eg a knife or weapon: the edge of the sword.) filo

3) (keenness; sharpness: The chocolate took the edge off his hunger.) agudeza, intensidad

2. verb
1) (to form a border to: a handkerchief edged with lace.) ribetear, bordear

2) (to move or push little by little: He edged his chair nearer to her; She edged her way through the crowd.) moverse con cautela, moverse poco a poco

•

- edging
- edgy
- edgily
- edginess
- have the edge on/over
- on edge

edge n

1. borde / orilla

the edge of the table el borde de la mesa

the edge of the lake la orilla del lago

2. filo

"The Razor's Edge" is by Somerset Maugham "El filo de la navaja" es de Somerset Maugham

this knife has a very sharp edge este cuchillo es muy afilado

to be on edge estar con los nervios de punta

edge

tr[eʤ]

noun

1 (of cliff, wood, etc) borde nombre masculino

2 (of coin, step, etc) canto

3 (of knife) filo

4 (of water) orilla

5 (of town) afueras nombre femenino plural

■ he lives on the edge of town vive en las afueras (del pueblo)

6 (of paper) margen nombre masculino

7 (brink) borde nombre masculino

8 (to voice) tono

transitive verb

1 (supply with border) bordear

■ a garden edged with flowers un jardín bordeado de flores

2 SMALLSEWING/SMALL ribetear

intransitive verb

1 (move in small stages) moverse con cautela, moverse poco a poco

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be on edge estar nervioso,-a, tener los nervios de punta

to be on the edge of something estar a punto de algo

to have the edge on/over somebody llevar ventaja a alguien

to take the edge off something suavizar algo

■ that'll take the edge off your hunger eso te engañará el estómago

edge ['ɛʤ] v, edged ; edging vt

1) border: bordear, ribetear, orlar

2) sharpen: afilar, aguzar

3) or to edge one's way : avanzar poco a poco

4)

to edge out : derrotar por muy poco

edge vi

advance: ir avanzando (poco a poco)

edge n

1) : filo m (de un cuchillo)

2) border: borde m, orilla f, margen m

3) advantage: ventaja f

edge

n.

• arcén s.m.

• arista s.f.

• aristón s.m.

• arriate s.m.

• boca (Ingreso) s.f.

• borde s.m.

• canto (Borde) s.m.

• ceja s.f.

• cenefa s.f.

• cerco s.m.

• extremidad s.f.

• filete s.m.

• filo s.m.

• margen s.m. (Towards sth.)

expr.

• acercarse lentamente (a algo) expr.

v.

• afilar v.

• incitar v.

• orlar v.

• ribetear v.

• trepar v.

edʒ
I

noun

1)

a) (no pl) (border, brink - of town) afueras fpl; (- of forest) lindero m, borde m; (- of river, lake) orilla f, margen m; (- of cliff) borde m

at the water's edge — a la orilla del agua

b) (of plate, table, chair) borde m; ( of coin) canto m; ( of page) margen m

frayed at the edges — deshilachado en los bordes

it kept us on the edge of our seats until the end — nos tuvo en vilo or en tensión hasta el final

2) ( cutting part) filo m

to put an edge on something — afilar algo

to be on edge — estar* nervioso, tener* los nervios de punta (fam)

this will take the edge off your appetite — esto te calmará un poco el hambre

his voice had a menacing edge to it — su voz tenía un tono amenazante

3) ( advantage) ventaja f

we have the edge over our competitors — estamos en una posición de ventaja con respecto a nuestros competidores

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( border)

the collar was edged with fur — el cuello estaba ribeteado de piel

the paper was edged in black — el papel tenía un borde negro

2) ( move cautiously)

he edged his chair closer to hers — fue acercando su silla a la de ella

she edged her way along the ledge — fue avanzando poco a poco por la cornisa

3) (AmE) edge out

2.

vi (+ adv compl)

to edge forward/closer/away — ir* avanzando/acercándose/alejándose (poco a poco)

the child edged closer to his mother — el niño se fue arrimando a su madre

Phrasal Verbs:

- edge out

[edʒ]
1. N

1) (=border, rim) [of cliff, wood, chair, bed] borde m ; [of town] afueras fpl ; [of lake, river] orilla f ; [of cube, brick] arista f ; [of paper] borde m, margen m ; [of coin] canto m

• the fabric was fraying at the edges — la tela se estaba deshilachando por los bordes

she was standing at the water's edge — estaba de pie en la orilla del agua

the trees at the edge of the road — los árboles que bordean la carretera

• he sat down on the edge of the bed — se sentó al borde la cama

a house on the edge of town — una casa a las afueras de la ciudad

• someone pushed him over the edge of the cliff — alguien lo empujó por el borde del precipicio

- live close to the edge

- be on edge

my nerves are on edge today — hoy tengo los nervios de punta, hoy estoy de los nervios

- set sb's teeth on edge

- drive/push sb over the edge

- be on the edge of one's seat

2) (=brink) borde m

• he was on the edge of a breakthrough — estaba al borde de un gran adelanto

3) (=sharp side) [of blade] filo m

• to put an edge on sth — afilar algo

• army life will smooth the rough edges off him — la vida militar le calmará
cutting 2., leading 2.
4) (=sharpness)

there was an edge to her voice — había un tono de crispación en su voz

his performance lacked edge — a su interpretación le faltaba mordacidad

the wind had a sharp edge — hacía un viento cortante

• to take the edge off sth, talking to her took the edge off my grief — hablar con ella mitigó mi dolor

that took the edge off my appetite — con eso maté el hambre or engañé el estómago

5) (=advantage) ventaja f

• their technology gave them the competitive edge — su tecnología les dio una posición de ventaja con respecto a la competencia

• to have the or an edge on or over sb — llevar la delantera a algn, llevar ventaja a algn

2. VT

1) (=provide border for) [+ garment] ribetear; [+ path] bordear

• a top edged with lace — un top ribeteado con encaje

a mahogany tray edged with brass — una bandeja de caoba con el borde de bronce

narrow green leaves edged with red — hojas verdes delgadas con los bordes rojos

2) (=move carefully)

• he edged the car into the traffic — sacó el coche con cuidado y se unió al resto del tráfico

• she edged her way through the crowd — se abrió paso poco a poco entre la multitud

• the song edged its way up the charts — la canción fue poco a poco subiendo puestos en las listas de éxitos

3) (=sharpen)

her voice was edged with panic — había un tono de pánico en su voz

3.

VI (=move slowly)

• she edged away from him — poco a poco se alejó de él

• he edged closer to the telephone — se acercó lentamente al teléfono

• to edge forward — avanzar poco a poco

• Labour have edged into the lead — el partido laborista ha conseguido tomar la delantera por muy poco

• to edge past — pasar con dificultad

- edge out

- edge up

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[edʒ]
I

noun

1)

a) (no pl) (border, brink - of town) afueras fpl; (- of forest) lindero m, borde m; (- of river, lake) orilla f, margen m; (- of cliff) borde m

at the water's edge — a la orilla del agua

b) (of plate, table, chair) borde m; ( of coin) canto m; ( of page) margen m

frayed at the edges — deshilachado en los bordes

it kept us on the edge of our seats until the end — nos tuvo en vilo or en tensión hasta el final

2) ( cutting part) filo m

to put an edge on something — afilar algo

to be on edge — estar* nervioso, tener* los nervios de punta (fam)

this will take the edge off your appetite — esto te calmará un poco el hambre

his voice had a menacing edge to it — su voz tenía un tono amenazante

3) ( advantage) ventaja f

we have the edge over our competitors — estamos en una posición de ventaja con respecto a nuestros competidores

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( border)

the collar was edged with fur — el cuello estaba ribeteado de piel

the paper was edged in black — el papel tenía un borde negro

2) ( move cautiously)

he edged his chair closer to hers — fue acercando su silla a la de ella

she edged her way along the ledge — fue avanzando poco a poco por la cornisa

3) (AmE) edge out

2.

vi (+ adv compl)

to edge forward/closer/away — ir* avanzando/acercándose/alejándose (poco a poco)

the child edged closer to his mother — el niño se fue arrimando a su madre

Phrasal Verbs:

- edge out

English-spanish dictionary > edge
12 caído

Del verbo caer: ( conjugate caer) \ \
caído es: \ \
el participio
Multiple Entries: caer caído
caer ( conjugate caer) verbo intransitivo 1 ( de una altura) to fall; ( de posición vertical) to fall over;
◊ el coche cayó por un precipicio the car went over a cliff;
cayó muerto allí mismo he dropped down dead on the spot; cayó en el mar it came down in the sea; caído parado (AmL) to land on one's feet; dejar caído algo ‹objeto/indirecta› to drop sth.; dejó caído la noticia que … she let drop the news that … 2
a) [chaparrón/nevada]:

◊ cayó un chaparrón it poured down;
cayó una fuerte nevada it snowed heavily; el rayo cayó cerca the lightning struck nearby
b) [ noche] to fall;

◊ al caído la tarde/noche at sunset o dusk/nightfall
3
a) ( pender) [cortinas/falda] to hang

b) [ terreno] to drop;

◊ caído en pendiente to slope down
4 (en error, trampa):
◊ no caigas en ese error don't make that mistake;
todos caímos (en la trampa) we all fell for it; cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look; caído muy bajo to stoop very low 5 (fam) (entender, darse cuenta):
◊ ¡ah, ya caigo! ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq);
( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember;
◊ no caigo I'm not sure what (o who etc) you mean;
no caí en que tú no tenías llave I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys 6 ( en un estado):
◊ caído en el olvido to sink into oblivion;
caído enfermo to fall ill 7 [gobierno/ciudad] to fall; [ soldado] ( morir) to fall, die 8 [precios/temperatura] to fall, drop 9
a) ( sentar):

◊ el pescado me cayó mal the fish didn't agree with me;
le cayó muy mal que no la invitaran she was very upset about not being invited
b) [ persona]:

◊ tu primo me cae muy bien I really like your cousin;
me cae muy mal (fam) I can't stand him (colloq); ¿qué tal te cayó? what did you think of him? [cumpleaños/festividad] to fall on;
◊ ¿el 27 en qué (día) cae? what day's the 27th?
caerse verbo pronominal
a) ( de una altura) to fall;
( de posición vertical) to fall, to fall over;
◊ me caí por las escaleras I fell down the stairs;
caídose del caballo/de la cama to fall off one's horse/out of bed; está que se cae de cansancio (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)
b) caérsele algo a algn:

◊ oiga, se le cayó un guante excuse me, you dropped your glove;
no se te vaya a caído don't drop it; se me cayó de las manos it slipped out of my hands; se me están cayendo las medias my stockings are falling down
c) ( desprenderse) [ diente] to fall out;
[ hojas] to fall off; [ botón] to come off, fall off;
◊ se le empieza a caído el pelo he's started to lose his hair

caído 1

◊ -da adjetivo
1
a) ( en el suelo) fallen

b) ‹ pechos› drooping, sagging;

◊ tener los hombros caídos to be round-shouldered

c) ( en la guerra):

◊ soldados caídos en combate soldiers who fell in combat
2 (Col) ‹ vivienda› dilapidated, run-down
caído 2 sustantivo masculino:
◊ los caídos the fallen

caer verbo intransitivo
1 to fall
caer desde lo alto, to fall from the top
caer por la ventana, to fall out of the window
caer por las escaleras, to fall down the stairs
2 (captar) to understand, see: no caí, I didn't twig US I didn't realize it
ya caigo, ¡qué tontería!, I get it ¡it's easy!
3 (estar situado) to be: eso cae por aquí cerca, it is somewhere near here
4 (tener lugar) to be: ¿cuándo cae este año la Semana Santa?, when is Easter this year?
5 (causar buena o mala impresión) le cae bien/mal, he likes/doesn't like her
parece que el muchacho le cayó en gracia, it seems that he likes the boy
6 (en una situación) caer enfermo, to fall ill
caer en desgracia, to fall out of favour
7 (ir a parar) cayó en las garras del enemigo, she fell into the clutches of the enemy
fuimos a caer en una pensión de mala muerte, we turned up in the guesthouse from hell Locuciones: caer (muy) bajo, to sink (very) low
dejar caer, (un objeto, una indirecta) to drop
dejarse caer por, to drop by
estar al caer, (a punto de llegar) he'll arrive any minute now (a punto de ocurrir) it's on the way
al caer el día, in the evening
al caer la noche, at nightfall
caído,-a
I adjetivo
1 fallen: había varios troncos caídos en la carretera, there were tree trunks on the road
2 (en defensa de una causa) los soldados caídos en el desembarco de Normandía, the soldiers who fell in during the Normandy landings
3 (parte del cuerpo) Pedro es caído de hombros, Pedro has drooping shoulders
II mpl Mil los caídos, the fallen ' caído' also found in these entries: Spanish: caída - cielo - esquivar - limadura - recoger - señor English: academic - aware - click - doghouse - drop - water - fancy - floppy

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13 caer

caer ( conjugate caer) verbo intransitivo 1 ( de una altura) to fall; ( de posición vertical) to fall over;
◊ el coche cayó por un precipicio the car went over a cliff;
cayó muerto allí mismo he dropped down dead on the spot; cayó en el mar it came down in the sea; caer parado (AmL) to land on one's feet; dejar caer algo ‹objeto/indirecta› to drop sth.; dejó caer la noticia que … she let drop the news that … 2
a) [chaparrón/nevada]:

◊ cayó un chaparrón it poured down;
cayó una fuerte nevada it snowed heavily; el rayo cayó cerca the lightning struck nearby
b) [ noche] to fall;

◊ al caer la tarde/noche at sunset o dusk/nightfall
3
a) ( pender) [cortinas/falda] to hang

b) [ terreno] to drop;

◊ caer en pendiente to slope down
4 (en error, trampa):
◊ no caigas en ese error don't make that mistake;
todos caímos (en la trampa) we all fell for it; cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look; caer muy bajo to stoop very low 5 (fam) (entender, darse cuenta):
◊ ¡ah, ya caigo! ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq);
( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember;
◊ no caigo I'm not sure what (o who etc) you mean;
no caí en que tú no tenías llave I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys 6 ( en un estado):
◊ caer en el olvido to sink into oblivion;
caer enfermo to fall ill 7 [gobierno/ciudad] to fall; [ soldado] ( morir) to fall, die 8 [precios/temperatura] to fall, drop 9
a) ( sentar):

◊ el pescado me cayó mal the fish didn't agree with me;
le cayó muy mal que no la invitaran she was very upset about not being invited
b) [ persona]:

◊ tu primo me cae muy bien I really like your cousin;
me cae muy mal (fam) I can't stand him (colloq); ¿qué tal te cayó? what did you think of him? [cumpleaños/festividad] to fall on;
◊ ¿el 27 en qué (día) cae? what day's the 27th?
caerse verbo pronominal
a) ( de una altura) to fall;
( de posición vertical) to fall, to fall over;
◊ me caí por las escaleras I fell down the stairs;
caerse del caballo/de la cama to fall off one's horse/out of bed; está que se cae de cansancio (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)
b) caérsele algo a algn:

◊ oiga, se le cayó un guante excuse me, you dropped your glove;
no se te vaya a caer don't drop it; se me cayó de las manos it slipped out of my hands; se me están cayendo las medias my stockings are falling down
c) ( desprenderse) [ diente] to fall out;
[ hojas] to fall off; [ botón] to come off, fall off;
◊ se le empieza a caer el pelo he's started to lose his hair

caer verbo intransitivo
1 to fall
caer desde lo alto, to fall from the top
caer por la ventana, to fall out of the window
caer por las escaleras, to fall down the stairs
2 (captar) to understand, see: no caí, I didn't twig US I didn't realize it
ya caigo, ¡qué tontería!, I get it ¡it's easy!
3 (estar situado) to be: eso cae por aquí cerca, it is somewhere near here
4 (tener lugar) to be: ¿cuándo cae este año la Semana Santa?, when is Easter this year?
5 (causar buena o mala impresión) le cae bien/mal, he likes/doesn't like her
parece que el muchacho le cayó en gracia, it seems that he likes the boy
6 (en una situación) caer enfermo, to fall ill
caer en desgracia, to fall out of favour
7 (ir a parar) cayó en las garras del enemigo, she fell into the clutches of the enemy
fuimos a caer en una pensión de mala muerte, we turned up in the guesthouse from hell Locuciones: caer (muy) bajo, to sink (very) low
dejar caer, (un objeto, una indirecta) to drop
dejarse caer por, to drop by
estar al caer, (a punto de llegar) he'll arrive any minute now (a punto de ocurrir) it's on the way
al caer el día, in the evening
al caer la noche, at nightfall ' caer' also found in these entries: Spanish: abatimiento - abatirse - al - anillo - burra - burro - chinche - combatir - cuenta - dejarse - derrumbar - derrumbarse - descolgar - desgracia - desmayada - desmayado - despatarrarse - desuso - estar - gorda - gordo - lazada - pelo - picada - picado - plomo - pura - puro - red - redonda - redondo - resbalar - tirar - tirarse - Tiro - trampa - tumbar - ubicarse - verter - balde - bomba - caiga - cama - cayera - dejar - enfermar - ir - largar - muerto - olvido English: bear down on - clutch - come down - deaf - die out - disgrace - disrepute - down - drop - fall - favor - favour - flat - flop - freeze - intimate - keel over - land - lapse - oblivion - plummet - push over - rub up - shake down - sharply - sink - slump - snare - steeply - strike - tailspin - twig - walk into - wise - beat - blow - cascade - catch - come - crash - die - go - hang - keel - knock - nose - plunge - realize - shower - splash

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14 caiga

Del verbo caer: ( conjugate caer) \ \
caiga es: \ \
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries: caer caiga
caer ( conjugate caer) verbo intransitivo 1 ( de una altura) to fall; ( de posición vertical) to fall over;
◊ el coche cayó por un precipicio the car went over a cliff;
cayó muerto allí mismo he dropped down dead on the spot; cayó en el mar it came down in the sea; caiga parado (AmL) to land on one's feet; dejar caiga algo ‹objeto/indirecta› to drop sth.; dejó caiga la noticia que … she let drop the news that … 2
a) [chaparrón/nevada]:

◊ cayó un chaparrón it poured down;
cayó una fuerte nevada it snowed heavily; el rayo cayó cerca the lightning struck nearby
b) [ noche] to fall;

◊ al caiga la tarde/noche at sunset o dusk/nightfall
3
a) ( pender) [cortinas/falda] to hang

b) [ terreno] to drop;

◊ caiga en pendiente to slope down
4 (en error, trampa):
◊ no caigas en ese error don't make that mistake;
todos caímos (en la trampa) we all fell for it; cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look; caiga muy bajo to stoop very low 5 (fam) (entender, darse cuenta):
◊ ¡ah, ya caigo! ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq);
( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember;
◊ no caigo I'm not sure what (o who etc) you mean;
no caí en que tú no tenías llave I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys 6 ( en un estado):
◊ caiga en el olvido to sink into oblivion;
caiga enfermo to fall ill 7 [gobierno/ciudad] to fall; [ soldado] ( morir) to fall, die 8 [precios/temperatura] to fall, drop 9
a) ( sentar):

◊ el pescado me cayó mal the fish didn't agree with me;
le cayó muy mal que no la invitaran she was very upset about not being invited
b) [ persona]:

◊ tu primo me cae muy bien I really like your cousin;
me cae muy mal (fam) I can't stand him (colloq); ¿qué tal te cayó? what did you think of him? [cumpleaños/festividad] to fall on;
◊ ¿el 27 en qué (día) cae? what day's the 27th?
caerse verbo pronominal
a) ( de una altura) to fall;
( de posición vertical) to fall, to fall over;
◊ me caí por las escaleras I fell down the stairs;
caigase del caballo/de la cama to fall off one's horse/out of bed; está que se cae de cansancio (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)
b) caérsele algo a algn:

◊ oiga, se le cayó un guante excuse me, you dropped your glove;
no se te vaya a caiga don't drop it; se me cayó de las manos it slipped out of my hands; se me están cayendo las medias my stockings are falling down
c) ( desprenderse) [ diente] to fall out;
[ hojas] to fall off; [ botón] to come off, fall off;
◊ se le empieza a caiga el pelo he's started to lose his hair

caiga,
◊ caigas, etc see caer

caer verbo intransitivo
1 to fall
caer desde lo alto, to fall from the top
caer por la ventana, to fall out of the window
caer por las escaleras, to fall down the stairs
2 (captar) to understand, see: no caí, I didn't twig US I didn't realize it
ya caigo, ¡qué tontería!, I get it ¡it's easy!
3 (estar situado) to be: eso cae por aquí cerca, it is somewhere near here
4 (tener lugar) to be: ¿cuándo cae este año la Semana Santa?, when is Easter this year?
5 (causar buena o mala impresión) le cae bien/mal, he likes/doesn't like her
parece que el muchacho le cayó en gracia, it seems that he likes the boy
6 (en una situación) caer enfermo, to fall ill
caer en desgracia, to fall out of favour
7 (ir a parar) cayó en las garras del enemigo, she fell into the clutches of the enemy
fuimos a caer en una pensión de mala muerte, we turned up in the guesthouse from hell Locuciones: caer (muy) bajo, to sink (very) low
dejar caer, (un objeto, una indirecta) to drop
dejarse caer por, to drop by
estar al caer, (a punto de llegar) he'll arrive any minute now (a punto de ocurrir) it's on the way
al caer el día, in the evening
al caer la noche, at nightfall ' caiga' also found in these entries: Spanish: óbice English: drop

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15 cayera

Del verbo caer: ( conjugate caer) \ \
cayera es: \ \
1ª persona singular (yo) imperfecto(1) subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperfecto(1) subjuntivo
Multiple Entries: caer cayera
caer ( conjugate caer) verbo intransitivo 1 ( de una altura) to fall; ( de posición vertical) to fall over;
◊ el coche cayó por un precipicio the car went over a cliff;
cayó muerto allí mismo he dropped down dead on the spot; cayó en el mar it came down in the sea; cayera parado (AmL) to land on one's feet; dejar cayera algo ‹objeto/indirecta› to drop sth.; dejó cayera la noticia que … she let drop the news that … 2
a) [chaparrón/nevada]:

◊ cayó un chaparrón it poured down;
cayó una fuerte nevada it snowed heavily; el rayo cayó cerca the lightning struck nearby
b) [ noche] to fall;

◊ al cayera la tarde/noche at sunset o dusk/nightfall
3
a) ( pender) [cortinas/falda] to hang

b) [ terreno] to drop;

◊ cayera en pendiente to slope down
4 (en error, trampa):
◊ no caigas en ese error don't make that mistake;
todos caímos (en la trampa) we all fell for it; cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look; cayera muy bajo to stoop very low 5 (fam) (entender, darse cuenta):
◊ ¡ah, ya caigo! ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq);
( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember;
◊ no caigo I'm not sure what (o who etc) you mean;
no caí en que tú no tenías llave I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys 6 ( en un estado):
◊ cayera en el olvido to sink into oblivion;
cayera enfermo to fall ill 7 [gobierno/ciudad] to fall; [ soldado] ( morir) to fall, die 8 [precios/temperatura] to fall, drop 9
a) ( sentar):

◊ el pescado me cayó mal the fish didn't agree with me;
le cayó muy mal que no la invitaran she was very upset about not being invited
b) [ persona]:

◊ tu primo me cae muy bien I really like your cousin;
me cae muy mal (fam) I can't stand him (colloq); ¿qué tal te cayó? what did you think of him? [cumpleaños/festividad] to fall on;
◊ ¿el 27 en qué (día) cae? what day's the 27th?
caerse verbo pronominal
a) ( de una altura) to fall;
( de posición vertical) to fall, to fall over;
◊ me caí por las escaleras I fell down the stairs;
cayerase del caballo/de la cama to fall off one's horse/out of bed; está que se cae de cansancio (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)
b) caérsele algo a algn:

◊ oiga, se le cayó un guante excuse me, you dropped your glove;
no se te vaya a cayera don't drop it; se me cayó de las manos it slipped out of my hands; se me están cayendo las medias my stockings are falling down
c) ( desprenderse) [ diente] to fall out;
[ hojas] to fall off; [ botón] to come off, fall off;
◊ se le empieza a cayera el pelo he's started to lose his hair

cayera,
◊ cayese, etc see caer

caer verbo intransitivo
1 to fall
caer desde lo alto, to fall from the top
caer por la ventana, to fall out of the window
caer por las escaleras, to fall down the stairs
2 (captar) to understand, see: no caí, I didn't twig US I didn't realize it
ya caigo, ¡qué tontería!, I get it ¡it's easy!
3 (estar situado) to be: eso cae por aquí cerca, it is somewhere near here
4 (tener lugar) to be: ¿cuándo cae este año la Semana Santa?, when is Easter this year?
5 (causar buena o mala impresión) le cae bien/mal, he likes/doesn't like her
parece que el muchacho le cayó en gracia, it seems that he likes the boy
6 (en una situación) caer enfermo, to fall ill
caer en desgracia, to fall out of favour
7 (ir a parar) cayó en las garras del enemigo, she fell into the clutches of the enemy
fuimos a caer en una pensión de mala muerte, we turned up in the guesthouse from hell Locuciones: caer (muy) bajo, to sink (very) low
dejar caer, (un objeto, una indirecta) to drop
dejarse caer por, to drop by
estar al caer, (a punto de llegar) he'll arrive any minute now (a punto de ocurrir) it's on the way
al caer el día, in the evening
al caer la noche, at nightfall

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16 drop

drop [drɒp]

1. noun

   a. [of liquid] goutte f

• drop by drop goutte à goutte

• there's only a drop left il n'en reste qu'une goutte

   b. ( = fall) (in temperature, prices) baisse f (in de)

   c. ( = difference in level) dénivellation f ; ( = abyss) précipice m ; ( = fall) chute f

• there's a drop of ten metres between the roof and the ground il y a dix mètres entre le toit et le sol

• a sheer drop une descente à pic

2. transitive verb

   a. ( = let fall) laisser tomber ; ( = release, let go) lâcher ; [+ bomb] lancer ; [+ one's trousers] baisser ; [+ car passenger] déposer ; [+ boat passenger] débarquer

• I'll drop you here je vous dépose ici

• to drop a letter in the postbox poster une lettre

• to drop soldiers/supplies by parachute parachuter des soldats/du ravitaillement

   b. to drop sb a line écrire un mot à qn

• drop me a note écrivez-moi un petit mot

   c. ( = omit) to drop one's h's ne pas prononcer les « h »

   d. ( = abandon) [+ habit, idea, plan] renoncer à ; [+ work, school subject] abandonner ; [+ TV programme, word, scene from play] supprimer ; [+ friend, girlfriend, boyfriend] laisser tomber

• to drop everything tout laisser tomber

• to drop sb from a team écarter qn d'une équipe

• let's drop the subject n'en parlons plus

• drop it! (inf) laisse tomber ! (inf)

3. intransitive verb

   a. [object, liquid] tomber

• to drop on one's knees tomber à genoux

• I'm ready to drop (inf) je suis claqué (inf)

• drop dead! (inf!) va te faire foutre ! (inf !)

   b. ( = decrease) baisser ; [wind] tomber

   c. ( = end) let it drop! (inf) laisse tomber ! (inf)

4. compounds

► drop-add noun (US University etc) remplacement m d'un cours par un autre

► drop-dead (inf!) adverb vachement (inf)

• drop-dead gorgeous (inf) (British) super (inf) beau ( belle f) ► drop goal noun (Rugby) drop m

• to score a drop goal passer un drop ► drop handlebars plural noun guidon m de course

► drop-in centre noun (British) centre m d'accueil (où l'on peut se rendre sans rendez-vous)

► drop kick noun (Rugby) drop m

► drop-off noun (in sales, interest) diminution f (in de)

► drop shot noun (Sport) amorti m

► drop zone noun (Aviation) zone f de droppage

► drop behind intransitive verb se laisser distancer ; (in work) prendre du retard

► drop by intransitive verb

• to drop by somewhere/on sb passer quelque part/chez qn

• we'll drop by if we're in town nous passerons si nous sommes en ville► drop down intransitive verb tomber

► drop in intransitive verb

• to drop in on sb passer voir qn

• to drop in at the grocer's passer chez l'épicier

• do drop in if you're in town passez me voir (or nous voir) si vous êtes en ville► drop off

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = fall asleep) s'endormir

   b. [leaves] tomber ; [sales, interest] diminuer

2. separable transitive verb

( = set down from car) déposer

► drop out intransitive verb

[contents] tomber ; (from college) abandonner ses études

• to drop out of a competition se retirer d'une compétition

• to drop out of sight [person] disparaître de la circulation

► drop round (inf) intransitive verb

• we dropped round to see him nous sommes passés le voir

• he dropped round to see us il est passé nous voir

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[drɒp] 1.
noun

1) gen, Medicine goutte f

drop by drop — goutte à goutte

2) ( decrease) gen diminution f (in de); ( in temperature) baisse f (in de)

a 5% drop in something — une baisse de 5% de quelque chose

3) ( vertical distance)

there's a drop of 100 m from the top — il y a une hauteur de 100 m du sommet

there was a steep drop on either side — il y avait une pente abrupte de chaque côté

4) ( delivery) ( from aircraft) largage m; (from lorry, van) livraison f; ( parachute jump) saut m en parachute
2.
transitive verb (p prés etc - pp-)

1) ( allow to fall) ( by accident) laisser tomber; ( on purpose) mettre, lâcher

2) ( deliver) [aircraft] parachuter [person, supplies, equipment]; larguer [bomb]

3) ( leave) (also drop off) déposer [person, object]

4) ( lower) baisser [level, price]

to drop one's eyes — baisser les yeux

5)

to drop a hint about something — faire allusion à quelque chose

to drop somebody a note — envoyer un mot à quelqu'un

6) ( exclude) ( deliberately) supprimer [article, episode]; écarter [player]; ( by mistake) omettre [figure, letter, item on list]; ne pas prononcer [sound]

7) ( abandon) laisser tomber (colloq) [friend, school subject]; renoncer à [habit, idea]; abandonner [conversation, matter]; retirer [accusation]

to drop everything — tout laisser tomber

can we drop that subject, please? — on ne pourrait pas parler d'autre chose?

8) gen, Sport ( lose) perdre [point, game]
3.
intransitive verb (p prés etc - pp-)

1) ( fall) [object] tomber; [person] ( deliberately) se laisser tomber; ( by accident) tomber

we dropped to the ground as the plane flew over — nous nous sommes jetés à terre quand l'avion est passé au-dessus de nous

the plane dropped to an altitude of 1,000 m — l'avion est descendu à une altitude de 1000 m

2) ( fall away)

the cliff drops into the sea — la falaise tombe dans la mer

the road drops steeply down the mountain — la route descend abruptement le long de la montagne; drop away

3) ( decrease) baisser

to drop (from something) to something — tomber (de quelque chose) à quelque chose

she dropped to third place — elle est descendue à la troisième place

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Phrasal Verbs:

- drop away

- drop back

- drop by

- drop in

- drop off

- drop out

- drop over

- drop round

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to drop a brick (colloq) ou clanger (colloq) — faire une gaffe (colloq)

a drop in the bucket ou ocean — une goutte d'eau dans la mer

to drop somebody in it — (colloq) mettre quelqu'un dans le pétrin (colloq)

to be ready ou fit to drop — tomber de fatigue

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17 edge

1. noun
1) (of knife, razor, weapon) Schneide, die

the knife has lost its edge — das Messer ist stumpf geworden od. ist nicht mehr scharf

take the edge off something — etwas stumpf machen; (fig.) etwas abschwächen

that took the edge off our hunger — das nahm uns erst einmal den Hunger

be on edge [about something] — [wegen etwas] nervös od. gereizt sein

set somebody's teeth on edge — jemandem durch Mark und Bein gehen

have the edge [on somebody/something] — (coll.) jemandem/einer Sache überlegen od. (ugs.) über sein

2) (of solid, bed, brick, record, piece of cloth) Kante, die; (of dress) Saum, der

edge of a table — Tischkante, die

roll off the edge of the table — vom Tisch hinunterrollen

3) (boundary) (of sheet of paper, road, forest, desert, cliff) Rand, der; (of sea, lake, river) Ufer, das; (of estate) Grenze, die

edge of the paper/road — Papier-/Straßenrand, der

on the edge of something — (fig.) am Rande einer Sache (Gen.)
2. intransitive verb
(move cautiously) sich schieben

edge along something — sich an etwas (Dat.) entlangschieben

edge away from somebody/something — sich allmählich von jemandem/etwas entfernen

edge out of the room — sich aus dem Zimmer stehlen
3. transitive verb
1) (furnish with border) säumen [Straße, Platz]; besetzen [Kleid, Hut]; einfassen [Garten, Straße]

2) (push gradually) [langsam] schieben

edge one's way through a crowd — sich [langsam] durch eine Menschenmenge schieben od. drängen

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[e‹] 1. noun
1) (the part farthest from the middle of something; a border: Don't put that cup so near the edge of the table - it will fall off; the edge of the lake; the water's edge.) der Rand

2) (the cutting side of something sharp, eg a knife or weapon: the edge of the sword.) die Schneide

3) (keenness; sharpness: The chocolate took the edge off his hunger.) die Schärfe
2. verb
1) (to form a border to: a handkerchief edged with lace.) umsäumen

2) (to move or push little by little: He edged his chair nearer to her; She edged her way through the crowd.) schieben

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- academic.ru/23375/edging">edging
- edgy
- edgily
- edginess
- have the edge on/over
- on edge
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edge

[eʤ]

I. n

1. (boundary) Rand m; of a lake Ufer nt, SCHWEIZ a. Bord nt

at the \edge of the road am Straßenrand [o SCHWEIZ a. Strassenbord]

the \edge of the table die Tischkante

2. ( fig: threshold) Rand m, Schwelle f

to be on the \edge of collapse/a catastrophe am Rande des Zusammenbruchs/einer Katastrophe stehen

3. (blade) Schneide f; (sharp side) Kante f, Rand m

rounded/sharp \edge abgerundete/scharfe Kante

to put an \edge on sth etw schärfen [o schleifen]

to take the \edge off sth etw stumpf machen

4. no pl (intensity) Heftigkeit f; (sharpness) Schärfe f

his apology took the \edge off her anger seine Entschuldigung besänftigte ihren Ärger

there's an \edge to her voice sie schlägt einen scharfen Ton an

to take the \edge off sb's appetite jdm den Appetit nehmen

5. (nervousness)

to be on \edge nervös [o gereizt] sein

her nerves are on \edge sie ist nervös

to set [or put] sb's teeth on \edge jdm auf die Nerven gehen fam

6. (superiority)

▪ the \edge Überlegenheit f

to have the \edge over sb jdm überlegen sein, jdm gegenüber im Vorteil sein

\edge in expertise Know-How-Vorteil m

7.

▶ to live on the \edge ein extremes [o exzentrisches] Leben führen

II. vt

to \edge one's way forward sich akk langsam vorwärtsbewegen

to \edge one's hand near to sth seine Hand einer S. dat [langsam] nähern

III. vi sich akk schieben

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[edZ]
1. n

1) (of knife, razor) Schneide f

to take the edge off sth ( fig, sensation ) — etw der Wirkung (gen) berauben; pain etw lindern

that took the edge off my appetite — das nahm mir erst einmal den Hunger

the noise sets my teeth on edge — das Geräusch geht mir durch und durch

his arrogance sets my teeth on edge — seine Arroganz bringt mich auf die Palme (inf)

to be on edge — nervös sein

my nerves are on edge — ich bin schrecklich nervös

there was an edge to his voice — seine Stimme klang ärgerlich

to have the edge on sb/sth — jdm/etw überlegen sein

but the professional had the edge — aber der Profi war eben besser

it gives her/it that extra edge — darin besteht eben der kleine Unterschied

to lose one's edge — seine Überlegenheit verlieren

2) (= outer limit) Rand m; (of brick, cube) Kante f; (of lake, river) Ufer nt, Rand m; (of sea) Ufer nt; (of estates etc) Grenze f

a book with gilt edges — ein Buch mit Goldschnitt

the trees at the edge of the road — die Bäume am Straßenrand

the film had us on the edge of our seats — der Film war unheimlich spannend

to be on the edge of disaster — am Rande des Untergangs stehen

to live life on the edge — gefährlich leben

rough edges (fig) — kleine Mängel pl

2. vt

1) (= put a border on) besetzen, einfassen

to edge a coat with fur — einen Mantel mit Pelz verbrämen

edged in black — mit einem schwarzen Rand

2) (= sharpen) tool, blade schärfen, schleifen, scharf machen

3)

to edge one's way toward(s) sth (slowly) — sich allmählich auf etw (acc) zubewegen; (carefully) sich vorsichtig auf etw (acc) zubewegen

she edged her way through the crowd — sie schlängelte sich durch die Menge

the prisoner edged his way along the wall — der Gefangene schob sich langsam an der Wand entlang

3. vi
sich schieben
to edge toward(s) the door — sich zur Tür stehlen

to edge away — sich davonstehlen

to edge away from sb/sth — sich allmählich immer weiter von jdm/etw entfernen

to edge up to sb — sich an jdn heranmachen

he edged past me — er drückte or schob sich an mir vorbei

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edge [edʒ]

A s

1. a) Schneide f

b) Schärfe f:

the knife has no edge das Messer ist stumpf oder schneidet nicht;

take ( oder blunt) the edge off eine Klinge stumpf machen, fig einer Sache die Spitze oder Schärfe oder Wirkung nehmen, etwas abschwächen oder entschärfen;

put an edge on sth etwas schärfen oder schleifen;

he had an edge to his voice, his voice had an edge to it seine Stimme klang nervös oder gereizt;

give sb the (sharp) edge of one’s tongue umg jemanden zusammenstauchen

2. fig Schärfe f, Spitze f:

give an edge to sth

a) etwas verschärfen,

b) etwas in Schwung bringen;

not put too fine an edge (up)on it kein Blatt vor den Mund nehmen

3. Ecke f, scharfe Kante, (Berg)Grat m

4. (äußerster) Rand, Saum m:

edge of the woods Waldrand;

on the edge of fig kurz vor (dat);

be on the edge of despair fig am Rande der Verzweiflung sein;

be on the edge of doing sth kurz davor stehen oder im Begriff sein, etwas zu tun

5. Grenze f, Grenzlinie f

6. Kante f, Schmalseite f:

the edge of the table die Tischkante;

set (up) on edge hochkant stellen;

on edge fig nervös; gereizt;

set sb’s teeth on edge

a) jemanden nervös oder umg kribb(e)lig machen,

b) jemandem durch Mark und Bein gehen;

catch an edge (Skilauf) verkanten

7. Schnitt m (eines Buchs): → gilt-edge(d) 1

8. umg Vorteil m:

give sb an edge jemandem einen Vorteil verschaffen;

have the edge on sb einen Vorteil gegenüber jemandem haben, jemandem über sein

9. Eiskunstlauf: (Einwärts-, Auswärts) Bogen m

B v/t

1. schärfen, schleifen

2. umsäumen, umranden, begrenzen, einfassen

3. TECH

a) beschneiden, abkanten

b) Blech bördeln

4. (langsam) schieben, rücken, drängen ( through durch):

edge o.s. ( oder one’s way) into sich (hin)eindrängen in (akk)

5. die Ski kanten

6. SPORT knapp besiegen oder schlagen:

edge sb into second place jemanden knapp auf den zweiten Platz verweisen

C v/i sich schieben oder drängen

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1. noun
1) (of knife, razor, weapon) Schneide, die

the knife has lost its edge — das Messer ist stumpf geworden od. ist nicht mehr scharf

take the edge off something — etwas stumpf machen; (fig.) etwas abschwächen

that took the edge off our hunger — das nahm uns erst einmal den Hunger

be on edge [about something] — [wegen etwas] nervös od. gereizt sein

set somebody's teeth on edge — jemandem durch Mark und Bein gehen

have the edge [on somebody/something] — (coll.) jemandem/einer Sache überlegen od. (ugs.) über sein

2) (of solid, bed, brick, record, piece of cloth) Kante, die; (of dress) Saum, der

edge of a table — Tischkante, die

roll off the edge of the table — vom Tisch hinunterrollen

3) (boundary) (of sheet of paper, road, forest, desert, cliff) Rand, der; (of sea, lake, river) Ufer, das; (of estate) Grenze, die

edge of the paper/road — Papier-/Straßenrand, der

on the edge of something — (fig.) am Rande einer Sache (Gen.)
2. intransitive verb
(move cautiously) sich schieben

edge along something — sich an etwas (Dat.) entlangschieben

edge away from somebody/something — sich allmählich von jemandem/etwas entfernen

edge out of the room — sich aus dem Zimmer stehlen
3. transitive verb
1) (furnish with border) säumen [Straße, Platz]; besetzen [Kleid, Hut]; einfassen [Garten, Straße]

2) (push gradually) [langsam] schieben

edge one's way through a crowd — sich [langsam] durch eine Menschenmenge schieben od. drängen

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n.

Ecke -n f.

Grat -e m.

Kante -n f.

Rahmen - m.

Rand ¨-er m.

Saum Säume m.

Schneide -n f.

Schärfe -n f.

Vorteil -e m.

Zacke -n f. (on) v.

antreiben v.

drängen v.

schieben v.

(§ p.,pp.: schob, geschoben) v.

einfassen v.

schärfen v.

säumen v.

umsäumen v.

English-german dictionary > edge
18 drop

drop [drɒp]

laisser tomber ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (d) baisser ⇒ 1 (b) déposer ⇒ 1 (c) laisser échapper ⇒ 1 (e) écrire ⇒ 1 (f) omettre ⇒ 1 (g) perdre ⇒ 1 (h) tomber ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (b) s'écrouler ⇒ 2 (b) baisser ⇒ 2 (c) goutte ⇒ 3 (a) baisse ⇒ 3 (b) chute ⇒ 3 (b), 3 (c) hauteur de chute ⇒ 3 (d)

(pt & pp dropped, cont dropping)

1 transitive verb

(a) (let fall → accidentally) laisser tomber; (→ liquid) laisser tomber goutte à goutte; (→ trousers) laisser tomber; (→ bomb) lancer, lâcher; (→ stitch) sauter, laisser tomber; (release) lâcher;

∎ be careful not to drop it fais attention à ne pas le laisser tomber;

∎ drop it! (to dog) lâche ça!;

∎ he dropped it from the balcony to his accomplice il l'a lancé à son complice depuis le balcon;

∎ they dropped soldiers/supplies by parachute ils ont parachuté des soldats/du ravitaillement;

∎ to drop a curtsy faire une révérence;

∎ Nautical to drop anchor mouiller, jeter l'ancre;

∎ Sport to drop a goal (in rugby) marquer un drop;

∎ she dropped the ball over the net (in tennis) elle a placé un amorti juste derrière le filet;

∎ British familiar to drop a brick or a clanger faire une gaffe

(b) (lower → voice) baisser; (→ speed) réduire; (→ hem) ressortir

(c) (deliver) déposer;

∎ could you drop me at the corner, please? pouvez-vous me déposer au coin, s'il vous plaît?;

∎ we dropped the parcel at John's on the way home nous avons déposé le paquet chez John en rentrant

(d) (abandon → friend) laisser tomber, lâcher; (→ discussion, work) abandonner, laisser tomber;

∎ I've dropped the idea of going j'ai renoncé à y aller;

∎ to drop everything laisser tout tomber;

∎ he dropped what he was doing and came round to help us il a abandonné ce qu'il était en train de faire pour venir nous aider;

∎ let's drop the subject ne parlons plus de cela, parlons d'autre chose;

∎ she dropped me to go out with the captain of the rugby team elle m'a laissé tomber pour sortir avec le capitaine de l'équipe de rugby;

∎ just drop it! laissez tomber!, assez!

(e) (utter → remark) laisser échapper;

∎ to drop a hint about sth faire allusion à qch;

∎ he dropped me a hint that she wanted to come il m'a fait comprendre qu'elle voulait venir;

∎ she let (it) drop that she had been there (accidentally) elle a laissé échapper qu'elle y était allée; (deliberately) elle a fait comprendre qu'elle y était allée

(f) (send → letter, note) écrire, envoyer;

∎ I'll drop you a line next week je t'enverrai un petit mot la semaine prochaine;

∎ I'll drop it in the mail or British post je la mettrai à la poste

(g) (omit → when speaking) ne pas prononcer; (→ when writing) omettre; (→ intentionally) supprimer;

∎ we dropped the love scene nous avons supprimé la scène d'amour;

∎ he drops his h's il n'aspire pas les h;

∎ let's drop the formalities, shall we? oublions les formalités, d'accord?;

∎ to drop a player from a team écarter un joueur d'une équipe

(h) British (lose) perdre;

∎ he dropped $50 gambling il a laissé ou perdu 50 dollars au jeu;

∎ they dropped one game ils ont perdu un match

(i) Computing (icon) lâcher

(j) American familiar (spend) claquer

(k) familiar (knock down → with punch) sonner; (→ with shot) descendre^□

(l) familiar drugs slang

∎ to drop acid prendre ou avaler de l'acide^□

2 intransitive verb

(a) (fall → object) tomber, retomber; (→ liquid) tomber goutte à goutte; (→ ground) s'abaisser;

∎ the book dropped from or out of her hands le livre lui tomba des mains;

∎ the road drops into the valley la route plonge vers la vallée;

∎ figurative it all dropped into place tout s'est mis en place;

∎ Theatre the curtain dropped le rideau tomba

(b) (person → sink down) se laisser tomber, tomber; (→ collapse) s'écrouler, s'affaisser;

∎ she dropped to her knees elle est tombée à genoux;

∎ I dropped exhausted into a chair je me suis écroulé exténué sur une chaise;

∎ I'm ready to drop (from fatigue) je tombe de fatigue, je ne tiens plus sur mes jambes; (from sleepiness) je tombe de sommeil;

∎ he'll work until he drops il va travailler jusqu'à épuisement;

∎ she dropped dead elle est tombée raide morte;

∎ familiar drop dead! va te faire voir!;

∎ I find that I drop back into the local dialect when I go home je réalise que je retombe dans le dialecte quand je rentre chez moi;

∎ the team dropped to third place l'équipe est descendue à la troisième position

(c) (decrease → price, speed) baisser, diminuer; (→ temperature) baisser; (→ wind) se calmer, tomber; (→ voice) baisser;

∎ shares dropped a point les actions ont reculé d'un point;

∎ the pound dropped three points against the dollar la livre a reculé de ou a perdu trois points par rapport au dollar;

∎ interest rates have dropped by 1 percent les taux d'intérêt ont baissé de 1 pour cent

(d) (end) cesser;

∎ there the matter dropped l'affaire en est restée là

(e) (give birth → animal) mettre bas

3 noun

(a) (of liquid) goutte f;

∎ the rain fell in huge drops la pluie tombait à grosses gouttes;

∎ drop by drop goutte à goutte;

∎ there hasn't been a drop of rain for weeks il n'y a pas eu une goutte de pluie depuis des semaines;

∎ would you like a drop of wine? que diriez-vous d'une goutte ou d'une larme de vin?;

∎ there's a drop left in the bottle il reste une goutte dans la bouteille;

∎ familiar he's had a drop too much (to drink) il a bu un verre de trop^□ ;

∎ I haven't touched a drop since je n'y ai pas touché depuis;

∎ it's just a drop in the ocean ce n'est qu'une goutte d'eau dans la mer

(b) (decrease → in price) baisse f, chute f (in de); (→ in temperature) baisse f (in de); (→ in voltage) chute f (in de)

(c) (fall) chute f; (in parachuting) saut m (en parachute);

∎ it was a long drop from the top of the wall ça faisait haut depuis le haut du mur;

∎ at the drop of a hat sans hésiter, à tout moment;

∎ she'll offer to sing at the drop of a hat elle propose de chanter pour un oui ou pour un non

(d) (vertical distance) hauteur f de chute; (slope) descente f brusque; (abyss) à-pic m inv, précipice m; (in climbing) vide m;

∎ a sudden drop in the ground level une soudaine dénivellation;

∎ it's a 50-metre drop from the cliff to the sea il y a (un dénivelé de) ou une hauteur de 50 mètres entre le haut de la falaise et la mer;

∎ careful, it's a long drop attention, c'est haut;

∎ American to have the drop on sb avoir l'avantage sur qn

(e) (earring) pendant m, pendeloque f; (on necklace) pendentif m; (on chandelier) pendeloque f

(f) (sweet) bonbon m, pastille f;

∎ lemon drops bonbons mpl au citron

(g) (delivery) livraison f; (from plane) parachutage m, droppage m;

∎ to make a drop déposer un colis

(h) (hiding place) cachette f, dépôt m (clandestin)

(i) (place to leave something) lieu m de dépôt

(j) familiar old-fashioned

∎ the drop (hanging) la potence^□ ;

∎ he's for the drop il est bon pour la potence

4 drops plural noun

Medicine gouttes fpl

►► Cars drop arm bielle f pendante;

Computing & Typography drop cap lettrine f;

drop curtain rideau m (à la française);

Metallurgy drop forge marteau-pilon m;

Sport drop goal (in rugby) drop-goal m, drop m;

Technology drop hammer marteau-pilon m;

drop handlebars guidon m renversé;

Sport drop kick (in rugby) coup m de pied tombé;

Computing & Typography drop letter lettrine f;

British Cookery drop scone = sorte de crêpe épaisse;

drop seat strapontin m;

Commerce drop shipment = envoi commercial facturé à un grossiste mais expédié directement au détaillant;

Sport drop shot (in tennis) amorti m;

Cars drop test essai m de chute;

drop zone zone f de droppage

➲ drop away intransitive verb

(a) (interest, support) diminuer, baisser

(b) (land) s'abaisser

➲ drop back intransitive verb

retourner en arrière, se laisser devancer ou distancer

➲ drop by intransitive verb

passer

➲ drop down intransitive verb

(person) tomber (par terre); (table leaf) se rabattre

➲ drop in

1 intransitive verb

passer;

∎ I just dropped in for a chat je suis seulement passé bavarder un moment;

∎ to drop in on sb passer voir qn

2 separable transitive verb

(deliver) déposer;

∎ I'll drop it in on my way to work je le déposerai demain en allant au travail;

∎ familiar you dropped me right in it tu m'as mis dans le pétrin

➲ drop off

1 separable transitive verb

(person) déposer; (package, thing) déposer, laisser

2 intransitive verb

(a) (fall asleep) s'endormir; (have a nap) faire un (petit) somme

(b) (decrease → membership, attendance etc) diminuer, baisser

(c) (fall off) tomber;

∎ all the flowers dropped off when I moved the plant toutes les fleurs sont tombées lorsque j'ai déplacé la plante

➲ drop out intransitive verb

(a) (fall out) tomber;

∎ my purse must have dropped out of my bag mon porte-monnaie a dû tomber de mon sac

(b) (withdraw) renoncer;

∎ she dropped out of the race elle s'est retirée de la course;

∎ he dropped out of school il a abandonné ses études;

∎ words that have dropped out of current usage des mots qui ont disparu de l'usage courant

(c) (person → from society) vivre en marge de la société

➲ drop round British

1 intransitive verb

passer;

∎ I just dropped round for a chat je suis seulement passé bavarder un moment

2 separable transitive verb

(deliver) déposer;

∎ I'll drop that book round for you tomorrow je déposerai ce livre chez toi demain

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > drop
19 edge

[edʒ] I
nome

1) (outer limit) bordo m.; (of road) ciglio m.; (of lake) sponda f.; (of wood) margine m., limitare m.

at the water's edge — sulla riva

on the edge of the city — all'estrema periferia della città

the film had us on the edge of our seats — il film ci ha tenuto col fiato sospeso

2) (sharp side) taglio m., filo m.

a blade with a sharp edge — una lama ben affilata

3) (side) (of book, plank) taglio m.

4) (sharpness)

to give an edge to — stimolare [ appetite]

to take the edge off — rovinare, guastare [ pleasure]; placare, calmare [anger, appetite]; lenire [ pain]

there was an edge to his voice — aveva la voce un po' alterata

to lose one's edge — [ style] perdere incisività; [ person] perdere il proprio smalto

5) (advantage)

to have the edge over o on — essere in vantaggio rispetto a [competitor, rival]

6) (extremity)

to live on the edge — vivere pericolosamente

the news pushed him over the edge — la notizia lo ha sconvolto

7) on edge

to be on edge — [ person] essere nervoso

that sound sets my teeth on edge — quel suono mi fa rabbrividire
II 1.
verbo transitivo

1) (move slowly)

to edge sth. towards — spostare lentamente qcs. verso

to edge one' s way along — procedere costeggiando [cliff, parapet]

2) (trim) bordare, orlare [ collar]
2.
verbo intransitivo

to edge forward — procedere lentamente

to edge closer to — avvicinarsi a

to edge towards — procedere lentamente verso

- edge out

- edge up

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[e‹] 1. noun
1) (the part farthest from the middle of something; a border: Don't put that cup so near the edge of the table - it will fall off; the edge of the lake; the water's edge.) margine, bordo, sponda

2) (the cutting side of something sharp, eg a knife or weapon: the edge of the sword.) filo

3) (keenness; sharpness: The chocolate took the edge off his hunger.) calmare
2. verb
1) (to form a border to: a handkerchief edged with lace.) orlare

2) (to move or push little by little: He edged his chair nearer to her; She edged her way through the crowd.) avvicinarsi lentamente

•

- edging
- edgy
- edgily
- edginess
- have the edge on/over
- on edge
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[edʒ] I
nome

1) (outer limit) bordo m.; (of road) ciglio m.; (of lake) sponda f.; (of wood) margine m., limitare m.

at the water's edge — sulla riva

on the edge of the city — all'estrema periferia della città

the film had us on the edge of our seats — il film ci ha tenuto col fiato sospeso

2) (sharp side) taglio m., filo m.

a blade with a sharp edge — una lama ben affilata

3) (side) (of book, plank) taglio m.

4) (sharpness)

to give an edge to — stimolare [ appetite]

to take the edge off — rovinare, guastare [ pleasure]; placare, calmare [anger, appetite]; lenire [ pain]

there was an edge to his voice — aveva la voce un po' alterata

to lose one's edge — [ style] perdere incisività; [ person] perdere il proprio smalto

5) (advantage)

to have the edge over o on — essere in vantaggio rispetto a [competitor, rival]

6) (extremity)

to live on the edge — vivere pericolosamente

the news pushed him over the edge — la notizia lo ha sconvolto

7) on edge

to be on edge — [ person] essere nervoso

that sound sets my teeth on edge — quel suono mi fa rabbrividire
II 1.
verbo transitivo

1) (move slowly)

to edge sth. towards — spostare lentamente qcs. verso

to edge one' s way along — procedere costeggiando [cliff, parapet]

2) (trim) bordare, orlare [ collar]
2.
verbo intransitivo

to edge forward — procedere lentamente

to edge closer to — avvicinarsi a

to edge towards — procedere lentamente verso

- edge out

- edge up

English-Italian dictionary > edge
20 over

1.
['əʊvə(r)]adverb

1) (outward and downward) hinüber

2) (so as to cover surface)

draw/board/cover over — zuziehen/-nageln/-decken

3) (with motion above something)

climb/look/jump over — hinüber- od. (ugs.) rüberklettern/-sehen/-springen

4) (so as to reverse position etc.) herum

switch over — umschalten [Programm, Sender]

it rolled over and over — es rollte und rollte

5) (across a space) hinüber; (towards speaker) herüber

he swam over to us/the other side — er schwamm zu uns herüber/hinüber zur anderen Seite

fly over — vorüberfliegen

over here/there — (direction) hier herüber/dort hinüber; (location) hier/dort

they are over [here] for the day — sie sind einen Tag hier

ask somebody over [for dinner] — jemanden [zum Essen] einladen

6) (Radio)

[come in, please,] over — übernehmen Sie bitte

over and out — Ende

7) (in excess etc.)

children of 12 and over — Kinder im Alter von zwölf Jahren und darüber

be [left] over — übrig [geblieben] sein

have over — übrig haben [Geld]

9 into 28 goes 3 and 1 over — 28 geteilt durch neun ist gleich 3, Rest 1

it's a bit over — (in weight) es ist ein bisschen mehr

8) (from beginning to end) von Anfang bis Ende

say something twice over — etwas wiederholen od. zweimal sagen

over and over [again] — immer wieder

several times over — mehrmals

9) (at an end) vorbei; vorüber

be over — vorbei sein; [Aufführung:] zu Ende sein

get something over with — etwas hinter sich (Akk.) bringen

be over and done with — erledigt sein

10)

all over — (completely finished) aus [und vorbei]; (in or on one's whole body etc.) überall; (in characteristic attitude) typisch

I ache all over — mir tut alles weh

be shaking all over — am ganzen Körper zittern

embroidered all over with flowers — ganz mit Blumen bestickt

that is him/something all over — das ist typisch für ihn/etwas

11) (overleaf) umseitig

see over — siehe Rückseite
2. preposition
1) (above) (indicating position) über (+ Dat.); (indicating motion) über (+ Akk.)

2) (on) (indicating position) über (+ Dat.); (indicating motion) über (+ Akk.)

hit somebody over the head — jemandem auf den Kopf schlagen

carry a coat over one's arm — einen Mantel über dem Arm tragen

over the page — auf der nächsten Seite

3) (in or across every part of) [überall] in (+ Dat.); (to and fro upon) über (+ Akk.); (all through) durch

all over — (in or on all parts of) überall in (+ Dat.)

travel all over the country — das ganze Land bereisen

all over Spain — überall in Spanien

she spilt wine all over her skirt — sie hat sich (Dat.) Wein über den ganzen Rock geschüttet

all over the world — in der ganzen Welt

4) (round about) (indicating position) über (+ Dat.); (indicating motion) über (+ Akk.)

a sense of gloom hung over him — ihn umgab eine gedrückte Stimmung

5) (on account of) wegen

laugh over something — über etwas (Akk.) lachen

6) (engaged with) bei

take trouble over something — sich (Dat.) mit etwas Mühe geben

be a long time over something — lange für etwas brauchen

over work/dinner/a cup of tea — bei der Arbeit/beim Essen/bei einer Tasse Tee

7) (superior to, in charge of) über (+ Akk.)

have command/authority over somebody — Befehlsgewalt über jemanden/Weisungsbefugnis gegenüber jemandem haben

be over somebody — (in rank) über jemandem stehen

8) (beyond, more than) über (+ Akk.)

an increase over last year's total — eine Zunahme gegenüber der letztjährigen Gesamtmenge

it's been over a month since... — es ist über einen Monat her, dass...

over and above — zusätzlich zu

9) (in comparison with)

a decrease over last year — eine Abnahme gegenüber dem letzten Jahr

10) (out and down from etc.) über (+ Akk.)

look over a wall — über eine Mauer sehen

the window looks over the street — das Fenster geht zur Straße hinaus

fall over a cliff — von einem Felsen stürzen

11) (across) über (+ Akk.)

the pub over the road — die Wirtschaft auf der anderen Straßenseite od. gegenüber

climb over the wall — über die Mauer steigen od. klettern

be over the worst — das Schlimmste hinter sich (Dat.) od. überstanden haben

be over an illness — eine Krankheit überstanden haben

12) (throughout, during) über (+ Akk.)

stay over Christmas/the weekend/Wednesday — über Weihnachten/das Wochenende/bis Donnerstag bleiben

over the summer — den Sommer über

over the past years — in den letzten Jahren

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['əuvə] 1. preposition
1) (higher than; above in position, number, authority etc: Hang that picture over the fireplace; He's over 90 years old.) über

2) (from one side to another, on or above the top of; on the other side of: He jumped over the gate; She fell over the cat; My friend lives over the street.) über

3) (covering: He put his handkerchief over his face.) über

4) (across: You find people like him all over the world.) über

5) (about: a quarrel over money.) wegen

6) (by means of: He spoke to her over the telephone.) durch

7) (during: Over the years, she grew to hate her husband.) während

8) (while having etc: He fell asleep over his dinner.) über
2. adverb
1) (higher, moving etc above: The plane flew over about an hour ago.)

2) (used to show movement, change of position: He rolled over on his back; He turned over the page.)

3) (across: He went over and spoke to them.)

4) (downwards: He fell over.)

5) (higher in number etc: for people aged twenty and over.)

6) (remaining: There are two cakes for each of us, and two over.)

7) (through from beginning to end, carefully: Read it over; Talk it over between you.)
3. adjective
(finished: The affair is over now.) über
4. noun
((in cricket) a certain number of balls bowled from one end of the wicket: He bowled thirty overs in the match.) das Over
5. as part of a word
1) (too (much), as in overdo.) über...

2) (in a higher position, as in overhead.) ober...

3) (covering, as in overcoat.) über...

4) (down from an upright position, as in overturn.) um...

5) (completely, as in overcome.) über...

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over

[ˈəʊvəʳ, AM ˈoʊvɚ]

I. adv inv, pred

1. (across) hinüber; (towards speaker) herüber

come \over here komm hierher

why don't you come \over for dinner on Thursday? kommt doch am Donnerstag zum Abendessen zu uns

he is flying \over from the States tomorrow er kommt morgen aus den Staaten 'rüber fam

I've got a friend \over from Canada this week ich habe diese Woche einen Freund aus Kanada zu Besuch

to move [sth] \over [etw] [beiseite] rücken

2. (on the other side) drüben; (on speaker's side) herüben

I've got a friend \over in Munich ein Freund von mir lebt in München

\over the sea in Übersee

\over there dort [drüben]

3. (another way up) auf die andere Seite

the dog rolled \over onto its back der Hund rollte sich auf den Rücken

to turn sth \over etw umdrehen

to turn a page \over [eine Seite] umblättern

\over and \over [immer wieder] um sich akk selbst

the children rolled \over and \over down the gentle slope die Kinder kugelten den leichten Abhang hinunter

4. (downwards)

to fall \over hinfallen

to knock sth \over etw umstoßen

5. (finished)

▪ to be \over vorbei [o aus] sein

the game was \over by 5 o'clock das Spiel war um 5 Uhr zu Ende

it's all \over between us zwischen uns ist es aus

that's all \over now damit ist es jetzt vorbei

to be all \over bar the shouting so gut wie gelaufen sein fam

to get sth \over with etw abschließen

to get sth \over and done with etw hinter sich akk bringen

6. AVIAT, TELEC over, Ende

\over and out Ende [der Durchsage] fam

7. (remaining)

[left] \over übrig

there were a few sandwiches left \over ein paar Sandwiches waren noch übrig

8. (thoroughly, in detail)

to read sth \over etw durchlesen

to talk sth \over etw durchsprechen

to think sth \over etw überdenken

9. (throughout)

the world \over überall auf der Welt

all \over ganz und gar

that's him all \over typisch er

I was wet all \over ich war völlig durchnässt

10. AM (again) noch einmal

all \over alles noch einmal

I'll make you write it all \over ich lasse dich alles noch einmal schreiben

to say everything twice \over alles zweimal sagen; five times \over fünfmal hintereinander

\over and \over immer [o wieder und] wieder

11. (sb's turn)

I've done all I can. it's now over to you ich habe alles getan, was ich konnte. jetzt bist du dran

12. RADIO, TV

and now it's \over to John Regis for his report wir geben jetzt weiter an John Regis und seinen Bericht

now we're going \over to Wembley for commentary zum Kommentar schalten wir jetzt hinüber nach Wembley

13. (more) mehr

people who are 65 and \over Menschen, die 65 Jahre oder älter sind

14.

▶ to give \over die Klappe halten sl

▶ to have one \over the eight BRIT einen sitzen haben fam

▶ to hold sth \over etw verschieben

II. prep

1. (across) über + akk

he spilled wine \over his shirt er goss sich Wein über sein Hemd

he looked \over his newspaper er schaute über seine Zeitung hinweg

2. (on the other side of) über + dat

the village is just \over the next hill das Dorf liegt hinter dem nächsten Hügel

the diagram is \over the page das Diagramm ist auf der nächsten Seite

\over the way [or road] BRIT auf der anderen Straßenseite, gegenüber

they live just \over the road from us sie wohnen uns gegenüber auf der anderen Straßenseite

3. (above) über + dat

he sat there, bent \over his books er saß da, über seine Bücher gebeugt

to have a roof \over one's head ein Dach über dem Kopf haben

4. (everywhere) [überall] in + dat; (moving everywhere) durch + akk

all \over überall in + dat

she had blood all \over her hands sie hatte die Hände voll Blut

you've got mustard all \over your face du hast Senf überall im Gesicht

all \over the country im ganzen Land

we travelled all \over the country wir haben das ganze Land bereist

all \over the world auf der ganzen Welt

to be all \over sb (sl) von jdm hingerissen sein

to show sb \over the house jdm das Haus zeigen

5. (during) in + dat

, während + gen

shall we talk about it \over a cup of coffee? sollen wir das bei einer Tasse Kaffee besprechen?

gentlemen are asked not to smoke \over dinner die Herren werden gebeten, während des Essens nicht zu rauchen

she fell asleep \over her homework sie nickte über ihren Hausaufgaben ein

\over the last few months in den letzten Monaten

\over the summer den Sommer über

\over the years mit den Jahren

6. (more than, longer than) über + akk

this shirt cost me \over £50! dieses Hemd hat mich über 50 Pfund gekostet!

they are already 25 million dollars \over budget sie haben das Budget bereits um 25 Millionen Dollar überzogen

he will not survive \over the winter er wird den Winter nicht überstehen

\over and above über + akk... hinaus

she receives an extra allowance \over and above the usual welfare payments sie bekommt über die üblichen Sozialhilfeleistungen hinaus eine zusätzliche Beihilfe

\over and above that darüber hinaus

7. (through)

he told me \over the phone er sagte es mir am Telefon

we heard the news \over the radio wir hörten die Nachricht im Radio

8. (in superiority to) über + akk

he has authority \over thirty employees er hat dreißig Mitarbeiter unter sich

she has a regional sales director \over her sie untersteht einem Gebietsvertriebsleiter

a colonel is \over a sergeant in the army ein Colonel steht über einem Sergeant in der Armee

her husband always did have a lot of influence \over her ihr Mann hat schon immer einen großen Einfluss auf sie gehabt

9. (about) über + akk

there's no point in arguing \over it es hat keinen Sinn, darüber zu streiten

don't fret \over him — he'll be alright mach dir keine Sorgen um ihn — es wird ihm schon gutgehen

we've been \over this before — no TV until you've done your homework das hatten wir doch alles schon — kein Fernsehen bis du deine Hausaufgaben gemacht hast

10. (past) über + akk... hinweg

he's not fully recovered but he's certainly \over the worst er ist zwar noch nicht wieder ganz gesund, aber er hat das Schlimmste überstanden

to be/get \over sb über die Trennung von jdm hinweg sein/kommen

to be \over an obstacle ein Hindernis überwunden haben

11. MATH (in fraction) durch + akk

48 \over 7 is roughly 7 48 durch 7 ist ungefähr 7

2 \over 5 zwei Fünftel

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['əʊvə(r)]
1. prep

1) (indicating motion) über (+acc)

he spread the blanket over the bed — er breitete die Decke über das Bett

he spilled coffee over it — er goss Kaffee darüber, er vergoss Kaffee darauf

to hit sb over the head — jdm auf den Kopf schlagen

2) (indicating position = above, on top of) über (+dat)

if you hang the picture over the desk — wenn du das Bild über dem Schreibtisch aufhängst or über den Schreibtisch hängst

bent over one's books — über die Bücher gebeugt

3) (= on the other side of) über (+dat); (= to the other side of) über (+acc)

to look over the wall — über die Mauer schauen

the noise came from over the wall — der Lärm kam von der anderen Seite der Mauer

it's over the page — es ist auf der nächsten Seite

I looked over my shoulder — ich sah mir über meine Schulter

he looked over my shoulder — er sah über die Schulter

she has to keep looking over her shoulder (fig) — sie ist verängstigt

the house over the road —

the family from over the road — die Familie von gegenüber

it's just over the road from us — das ist von uns (aus) nur über die Straße

the bridge over the river — die Brücke über den Fluss

we're over the main obstacles now — wir haben jetzt die größten Hindernisse hinter uns (dat)

when they were over the river — als sie über den Fluss hinüber waren

they're all safely over the first fence — sie sind alle sicher über die erste Hürde gekommen

4) (= in or across every part of) in (+dat)

it was raining over London — es regnete in (ganz) London

they came from all over England —

I'll show you over the house — ich zeige Ihnen das Haus

you've got ink all over you/your hands — Sie/Ihre Hände sind ganz voller Tinte

a smile spread over her face — ein Lächeln breitete sich auf ihrem Gesicht aus

to be all over sb (inf) — ein Mordstheater um jdn machen (inf)

5) (= superior to) über (+dat)

to have authority over sb — Autorität über jdn haben

he has no control over his urges/his staff — er hat seine Triebe/seine Angestellten nicht unter Kontrolle

he was promoted over me — er wurde über mich befördert

we were all over them (inf) — wir waren ihnen haushoch überlegen

6) (= more than, longer than) über (+acc)

over and above that — darüber hinaus

over and above the expenses — über die Ausgaben hinaus

that was well over a year ago — das ist gut ein Jahr her, das war vor gut einem Jahr

she will not live over the winter — sie wird den Winter nicht überleben

7) (in expressions of time) über (+acc); (= during) während (+gen), in (+dat)

can we stay over the weekend? — können wir übers Wochenende bleiben?

over Christmas — über Weihnachten

over the summer — den Sommer über

over the summer we have been trying... — während des Sommers haben wir versucht...

over the (past) years I've come to realize... — im Laufe der (letzten) Jahre ist mir klar geworden...

he has mellowed over the years — er ist mit den Jahren milder geworden

the visits were spread over several months — die Besuche verteilten sich über mehrere Monate

8)

they talked over a cup of coffee —

the speeches were made over coffee — die Reden wurden beim Kaffee gehalten

let's discuss that over dinner/a beer — besprechen wir das beim Essen/bei einem Bier

they'll be a long time over it — sie werden dazu lange brauchen

he nodded off over his work — er nickte über seiner Arbeit ein

to get stuck over a difficulty — bei einer Schwierigkeit stecken bleiben

9)

he told me over the phone — er hat es mir am Telefon gesagt

I heard it over the radio — ich habe es im Radio gehört

a voice came over the intercom — eine Stimme kam über die Sprechanlage

10) (= about) über (+acc)

it's not worth arguing over —

that's nothing for you to get upset over — darüber brauchst du dich nicht aufzuregen

11)

what is 7 over 3? — wie viel ist 7 durch 3?

blood pressure of 150 over 120 — Blutdruck m von 150 zu 120

2. adv

1) (= across) (away from speaker) hinüber; (towards speaker) herüber; (= on the other side) drüben

they swam over to us —

he took the fruit over to his mother when the first man is over the second starts to climb/swim — er brachte das Obst zu seiner Mutter hinüber wenn der Erste drüben angekommen ist, klettert/schwimmt der Zweite los

come over tonight — kommen Sie heute Abend vorbei

I just thought I'd come over — ich dachte, ich komme mal rüber (inf)

he is over here/there — er ist hier/dort drüben

over to you! — Sie sind daran

and now over to our reporter in Belfast — und nun schalten wir zu unserem Reporter in Belfast um

and now over to Paris where... — und nun (schalten wir um) nach Paris, wo...

he has gone over to America — er ist nach Amerika gefahren

over in America — drüben in Amerika

he drove us over to the other side of town — er fuhr uns ans andere Ende der Stadt

he went over to the enemy — er lief zum Feind über

2)

famous the world over — in der ganzen Welt berühmt

I've been looking for it all over — ich habe überall danach gesucht

I am aching all over — mir tut alles weh

you've got dirt all over — Sie sind voller Schmutz, Sie sind ganz schmutzig

he was shaking all over — er zitterte am ganzen Leib

I'm wet all over — ich bin völlig nass

he was black all over — er war von oben bis unten schwarz

the dog licked him all over — der Hund leckte ihn von oben bis unten ab

that's Fred all over — das ist typisch (für) Fred

it happens all over — das gibt es überall

3)

(indicating movement from one side to another, from upright position) to turn an object over (and over) — einen Gegenstand (immer wieder) herumdrehen

he hit her and over she went — er schlug sie, und sie fiel um

4) (= ended) film, first act, operation, fight etc zu Ende; romance, summer vorbei, zu Ende

the rain is over — der Regen hat aufgehört

the pain will soon be over — der Schmerz wird bald vorbei sein

the danger was over — die Gefahr war vorüber, es bestand keine Gefahr mehr

when all this is over — wenn das alles vorbei ist

it's all over with him — es ist Schluss or aus mit ihm

it's all over between us — es ist aus zwischen uns

5)

(indicating repetition) or over (US) — er zählte sie noch einmal

or over (US) — noch einmal (ganz) von vorn anfangen

over and over (again) — immer (und immer) wieder, wieder und wieder

he did it five times over — er hat es fünfmal wiederholt

must I say everything twice over! — muss ich denn immer alles zweimal sagen!

6) (= excessively) übermäßig, allzu

he has not done it over well — er hat es nicht gerade übermäßig gut gemacht

he is not over healthy — er ist nicht allzu gesund

there's not over much left — es ist nicht allzu viel übrig

7) (= remaining) übrig

there was no/a lot of meat (left) over — es war kein Fleisch mehr übrig/viel Fleisch übrig

7 into 22 goes 3 and 1 over — 22 durch 7 ist 3, Rest 1

6 feet and a little over — 6 Fuß und ein bisschen

8)

(= more) children of 8 and over —

all results of 5.3 and over — alle Ergebnisse ab 5,3 or von 5,3 und darüber

if it takes three hours or over — wenn es drei oder mehr Stunden dauert

9) (TELEC)

come in, please, over — bitte kommen, over

over and out — Ende der Durchsage; (Aviat) over and out

3. n (CRICKET)
6 aufeinanderfolgende Würfe
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over [ˈəʊvə(r)]

A präp

1. (Grundbedeutung) über (dat oder akk)

2. (Lage) über (dat):

the lamp over his head

3. (Richtung, Bewegung) über (akk), über (akk) … hin, über (akk) … (hin)weg:

jump over the fence;

the bridge over the Danube die Brücke über die Donau;

he escaped over the border er entkam über die Grenze;

he will get over it fig er wird darüber hinwegkommen

4. durch:

over the air

5. Br über (dat), jenseits (gen), auf der anderen Seite von (oder gen):

over the sea in Übersee, jenseits des Meeres;

over the street ( oder road) auf der anderen Straßenseite;

over the way gegenüber

6. über (dat), bei:

he fell asleep over his work er schlief über seiner Arbeit ein;

over a cup of tea bei einer Tasse Tee

7. über (akk), wegen:

worry over sth

8. (Herrschaft, Autorität, Rang) über (dat oder akk):

be over sb über jemandem stehen;

reign over a kingdom über ein Königreich herrschen;

he set him over the others er setzte ihn über die anderen

9. vor (dat):

preference over the others Vorzug vor den andern

10. über (akk), mehr als:

over a mile;

over 10 dollars;

over a week über eine Woche, länger als eine Woche;

over and above zusätzlich zu, außer ( → B 13)

11. über (akk), während:

over the weekend;

over the years im Laufe der Jahre;

over many years viele Jahre hindurch

12. durch:

he went over his notes er ging seine Notizen durch

B adv

1. hinüber…, darüber…:

he jumped over

2. hinüber… (to zu):

he ran over to his mother

3. fig über…, zur anderen Seite oder Partei:

they went over to the enemy sie liefen zum Feind über

4. herüber…:

come over!

5. drüben:

over by the tree drüben beim Baum;

over in Canada (drüben) in Kanada;

over there

a) da drüben,

b) US umg (drüben) in Europa;

over against gegenüber (dat) (a. fig im Gegensatz od im Vergleich zu)

6. (genau) darüber:

the bird is directly over

7. darüber(…), über…(-decken etc):

paint sth over etwas übermalen

8. (meist in Verbindung mit Verben)

a) über…(-geben etc)

b) über…(-kochen etc)

9. (oft in Verbindung mit Verben)

a) um…(-fallen, -werfen etc)

b) herum…(-drehen etc)

10. durch(weg), von Anfang bis (zum) Ende:

one foot over ein Fuß im Durchmesser;

covered (all) over with red spots ganz oder über und über mit roten Flecken bedeckt;

the world over

a) in der ganzen Welt,

b) durch die ganze Welt

11. (gründlich) über…(-legen, -denken etc)

12. nochmals, wieder:

(all) over again nochmal, (ganz) von vorn;

over and over again immer (u. immer) wieder;

do sth over etwas nochmals tun;

ten times over zehnmal hintereinander

13. darüber, mehr:

children of ten years and over Kinder ab 10 Jahren;

10 ounces and over 10 Unzen und mehr;

over and above außerdem, obendrein, überdies ( → A 10)

14. übrig:

have sth over

15. (zeitlich, im Deutschen oft unübersetzt)

a) ständig

b) länger:

we stayed over till Monday wir blieben bis Montag

16. zu Ende, vorüber, vorbei:

the lesson is over;

over! (Funksprechverkehr) over!, kommen!;

over and out! (Funksprechverkehr) over and out! (Ende des Gesamtgesprächs);

all over ganz vorbei;

all over with erledigt, vorüber;

it’s all over with him es ist aus und vorbei mit ihm, er ist endgültig erledigt umg;

all over and done with total erledigt

C adj

1. ober(er, e, es), Ober…

2. äußer(er, e, es), Außen…

3. überzählig, überschüssig, übrig

D s Überschuss m:

over of exports Exportüberschuss

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1.
['əʊvə(r)]adverb

1) (outward and downward) hinüber

2) (so as to cover surface)

draw/board/cover over — zuziehen/-nageln/-decken

3) (with motion above something)

climb/look/jump over — hinüber- od. (ugs.) rüberklettern/-sehen/-springen

4) (so as to reverse position etc.) herum

switch over — umschalten [Programm, Sender]

it rolled over and over — es rollte und rollte

5) (across a space) hinüber; (towards speaker) herüber

he swam over to us/the other side — er schwamm zu uns herüber/hinüber zur anderen Seite

fly over — vorüberfliegen

over here/there — (direction) hier herüber/dort hinüber; (location) hier/dort

they are over [here] for the day — sie sind einen Tag hier

ask somebody over [for dinner] — jemanden [zum Essen] einladen

6) (Radio)

[come in, please,] over — übernehmen Sie bitte

over and out — Ende

7) (in excess etc.)

children of 12 and over — Kinder im Alter von zwölf Jahren und darüber

be [left] over — übrig [geblieben] sein

have over — übrig haben [Geld]

9 into 28 goes 3 and 1 over — 28 geteilt durch neun ist gleich 3, Rest 1

it's a bit over — (in weight) es ist ein bisschen mehr

8) (from beginning to end) von Anfang bis Ende

say something twice over — etwas wiederholen od. zweimal sagen

over and over [again] — immer wieder

several times over — mehrmals

9) (at an end) vorbei; vorüber

be over — vorbei sein; [Aufführung:] zu Ende sein

get something over with — etwas hinter sich (Akk.) bringen

be over and done with — erledigt sein

10)

all over — (completely finished) aus [und vorbei]; (in or on one's whole body etc.) überall; (in characteristic attitude) typisch

I ache all over — mir tut alles weh

be shaking all over — am ganzen Körper zittern

embroidered all over with flowers — ganz mit Blumen bestickt

that is him/something all over — das ist typisch für ihn/etwas

11) (overleaf) umseitig

see over — siehe Rückseite
2. preposition
1) (above) (indicating position) über (+ Dat.); (indicating motion) über (+ Akk.)

2) (on) (indicating position) über (+ Dat.); (indicating motion) über (+ Akk.)

hit somebody over the head — jemandem auf den Kopf schlagen

carry a coat over one's arm — einen Mantel über dem Arm tragen

over the page — auf der nächsten Seite

3) (in or across every part of) [überall] in (+ Dat.); (to and fro upon) über (+ Akk.); (all through) durch

all over — (in or on all parts of) überall in (+ Dat.)

travel all over the country — das ganze Land bereisen

all over Spain — überall in Spanien

she spilt wine all over her skirt — sie hat sich (Dat.) Wein über den ganzen Rock geschüttet

all over the world — in der ganzen Welt

4) (round about) (indicating position) über (+ Dat.); (indicating motion) über (+ Akk.)

a sense of gloom hung over him — ihn umgab eine gedrückte Stimmung

5) (on account of) wegen

laugh over something — über etwas (Akk.) lachen

6) (engaged with) bei

take trouble over something — sich (Dat.) mit etwas Mühe geben

be a long time over something — lange für etwas brauchen

over work/dinner/a cup of tea — bei der Arbeit/beim Essen/bei einer Tasse Tee

7) (superior to, in charge of) über (+ Akk.)

have command/authority over somebody — Befehlsgewalt über jemanden/Weisungsbefugnis gegenüber jemandem haben

be over somebody — (in rank) über jemandem stehen

8) (beyond, more than) über (+ Akk.)

an increase over last year's total — eine Zunahme gegenüber der letztjährigen Gesamtmenge

it's been over a month since... — es ist über einen Monat her, dass...

over and above — zusätzlich zu

9) (in comparison with)

a decrease over last year — eine Abnahme gegenüber dem letzten Jahr

10) (out and down from etc.) über (+ Akk.)

look over a wall — über eine Mauer sehen

the window looks over the street — das Fenster geht zur Straße hinaus

fall over a cliff — von einem Felsen stürzen

11) (across) über (+ Akk.)

the pub over the road — die Wirtschaft auf der anderen Straßenseite od. gegenüber

climb over the wall — über die Mauer steigen od. klettern

be over the worst — das Schlimmste hinter sich (Dat.) od. überstanden haben

be over an illness — eine Krankheit überstanden haben

12) (throughout, during) über (+ Akk.)

stay over Christmas/the weekend/Wednesday — über Weihnachten/das Wochenende/bis Donnerstag bleiben

over the summer — den Sommer über

over the past years — in den letzten Jahren

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adj.

aus adj.

vorbei adj.

übermäßig adj. prep.

hinüber präp.

über präp.

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Словари и энциклопедии на Академике

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to fall off a cliff

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Словари и энциклопедии на Академике

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to fall off a cliff

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