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to follow hard on the heels of sth

1 hard

hard [hɑ:d]

dur ⇒ 1 (a)-(c), 2 (a) difficile ⇒ 1 (b) froid ⇒ 1 (c) rude ⇒ 1 (c) concret ⇒ 1 (d) fort ⇒ 2 (a) difficilement ⇒ 2 (b) durement ⇒ 2 (c)

1 adjective

(a) (not soft → substance, light, colour) dur;

∎ to get or to become hard durcir;

∎ rock hard, (as) hard as rock dur comme la pierre;

∎ his muscles are rock hard or (as) hard as rock ses muscles sont durs comme le fer, il a des muscles d'acier;

∎ she is (as) hard as nails (emotionally) elle est dure, elle n'a pas de cœur; (physically) c'est une dure à cuire

(b) (difficult → question, problem etc) difficile, dur;

∎ the laws make it hard to leave the country à cause des lois, il est difficile de quitter le pays;

∎ to have a hard fight or struggle on one's hands avoir une lourde tâche devant soi;

∎ it's hard to explain c'est difficile ou dur à expliquer;

∎ I find it hard to understand/believe that... je n'arrive pas à comprendre pourquoi/croire que...;

∎ it's hard to say c'est difficile à dire;

∎ he's hard to get on with il n'est pas facile à vivre;

∎ she is hard to please (never satisfied) elle est difficile; (difficult to buy gifts for etc) c'est difficile de lui faire plaisir;

∎ it's hard to beat on trouve difficilement mieux;

∎ it's hard to beat a good Bordeaux il n'y a rien de meilleur qu'un bon bordeaux;

∎ the hardest part of the job is done le plus dur est fait;

∎ life is hard c'est dur, la vie;

∎ times are hard les temps sont durs ou difficiles;

∎ these are hard times for all of us c'est une période difficile pour tout le monde;

∎ to fall on hard times (financially) connaître des temps difficiles ou une période de vaches maigres; (have difficult times) connaître des temps difficiles, en voir de dures;

∎ to give sb a hard time en faire voir de dures à qn;

∎ the boss has just been giving me a hard time le patron vient de me faire passer un mauvais quart d'heure;

∎ come on, don't give me a hard time! allez, laisse-moi tranquille!;

∎ you'll have a hard time (of it) persuading him to do that tu vas avoir du mal à le convaincre de faire cela;

∎ she had a hard time of it after her mother's death elle a traversé une période difficile après la mort de sa mère;

∎ she had a hard time of it when she was a child la vie n'était pas drôle pour elle quand elle était enfant;

∎ she had a hard time of it (in childbirth, operation) elle a souffert;

∎ to learn sth the hard way (involving personal loss, suffering etc) apprendre qch à ses dépens; (in a difficult way) faire le rude apprentissage de qch;

∎ I learnt the hard way not to be underinsured j'ai appris à mes dépens qu'il ne faut pas être sous-assuré;

∎ I learnt skiing the hard way j'ai appris à skier à la dure;

∎ I learnt my seamanship the hard way j'ai fait le rude apprentissage du métier de marin;

∎ to do things the hard way (through choice) se compliquer la vie; (due to circumstances) en baver;

∎ some people always have to do things the hard way il y a des gens qui choisissent toujours la difficulté;

∎ to play hard to get (flirt) jouer les insaisissables;

∎ humorous their financial expert is playing hard to get leur expert financier semble jouer à cache-cache;

∎ the hard of hearing les malentendants mpl;

∎ to be hard of hearing être dur d'oreille;

∎ a glass of wine, or would you prefer a drop of the hard stuff? un verre de vin, ou bien préféreriez-vous une goutte de quelque chose de plus fort?;

∎ keep off the hard stuff évitez les boissons fortes

(c) (severe → voice, face, eyes) dur, froid; (→ climate, winter) rigoureux, rude; (→ frost) fort, rude;

∎ he's hard (tough) c'est un dur;

∎ to be hard on sb être dur avec qn;

∎ children are hard on their shoes les enfants font subir de mauvais traitements à leurs chaussures;

∎ it's hard on the nerves c'est dur pour les nerfs;

∎ it was hard on the others ça a été dur pour les autres;

∎ it's hardest on the children le plus dur, c'est pour les enfants;

∎ to be a hard taskmaster être dur à la tâche;

∎ to take a long hard look at sth examiner qch de près;

∎ you should take a long hard look at yourself tu devrais bien te regarder;

∎ it's a hard blow for him c'est un coup terrible pour lui;

∎ no hard feelings? tu ne m'en veux pas?;

∎ familiar hard luck!, British hard cheese!, hard lines! pas de chance!^□, pas de veine!, pas de bol!;

∎ it will be hard luck if he doesn't get the job ça ne sera pas de veine ou de bol s'il n'obtient pas le travail;

∎ don't give me any of your hard luck stories ne me raconte pas tes malheurs;

∎ he gave me some hard luck story about having lost his investments il a essayé de m'apitoyer en me racontant qu'il avait perdu l'argent qu'il avait investi;

∎ familiar a hard nut or man un dur

(d) (concrete → facts) concret(ète), tangible; (→ evidence) tangible;

∎ the hard fact is that there isn't enough money la vérité, c'est qu'il n'y a pas assez d'argent;

∎ the argument was not backed up by any hard fact l'argument ne s'appuyait sur rien de concret

(e) (strenuous)

∎ it's been a long hard day la journée a été longue;

∎ it's hard work c'est dur;

∎ it was hard work to convince him j'ai eu fort à faire pour le convaincre;

∎ she's hard work (difficult to get on with) elle n'est pas facile à vivre; (difficult to make conversation with) elle n'est pas causante;

∎ she's not afraid of hard work le travail ne lui fait pas peur;

∎ the climb was hard going la montée était rude;

∎ it's hard going making conversation with him c'est difficile de discuter avec lui

(f) (intense)

∎ she's a hard worker c'est un bourreau de travail;

∎ he's a hard drinker c'est un gros buveur, il boit beaucoup;

∎ he's a hard charger c'est un fonceur;

∎ give it a good hard shove pousse-le un bon coup, pousse-le fort

(g) Finance (stock, rates) soutenu, ferme

(h) Linguistics (consonant) dur

2 adverb

(a) (strenuously → pull, push, hit, breathe) fort; (→ work) dur; (→ run) à toutes jambes; (→ listen) attentivement;

∎ to work hard at sth beaucoup travailler qch;

∎ to work hard at improving one's service/French beaucoup travailler pour améliorer son service/français;

∎ to work sb hard faire travailler qn dur;

∎ he works hard and plays hard il se dépense beaucoup dans son travail et dans ses loisirs;

∎ you'll have to try harder il faudra que tu fasses plus d'efforts;

∎ to try hard to do sth essayer de son mieux de faire qch;

∎ try hard! fais de ton mieux!;

∎ to think hard beaucoup réfléchir;

∎ think hard! réfléchis bien!;

∎ think harder! réfléchis un peu plus!;

∎ we can't find it - well, look harder! nous ne le trouvons pas - et bien cherchez mieux!;

∎ you didn't look very hard! tu n'as pas bien cherché;

∎ to look hard at sb regarder qn bien en face;

∎ to look hard at sth examiner qch;

∎ as hard as possible, as hard as one can (work, try) le plus qu'on peut; (push, hit, squeeze) de toutes ses forces;

∎ Nautical hard astern! arrière, toute!;

∎ Cars she hauled the wheel hard over elle a braqué à fond;

∎ Cars to turn hard to the left braquer à gauche, faire un virage très sec vers la gauche;

∎ to swim hard for the shore nager de toutes ses forces vers le rivage;

∎ British they're hard at it (working) ils sont plongés dans leur travail

(b) (with difficulty) difficilement;

∎ to be hard put or pushed or pressed to do sth avoir du mal à faire qch;

∎ you'll be hard put to find a shop open at this time tu vas avoir du mal à trouver une boutique ouverte à cette heure-ci;

∎ old habits die hard les vieilles habitudes ont la vie dure

(c) (harshly, severely → treat someone) durement, sévèrement; (→ rain) à verse; (→ freeze, snow) fort;

∎ he's feeling hard done by il a l'impression d'avoir été injustement traité;

∎ to be hard hit by sth être durement touché par qch;

∎ she took the news/his death pretty hard la nouvelle/sa mort l'a beaucoup éprouvée;

∎ old-fashioned it'll go hard with him if he keeps telling lies ça va aller mal pour lui s'il continue à raconter des mensonges

(d) (solid)

∎ the ground was frozen hard le gel avait complètement durci la terre;

∎ to set hard (concrete, mortar) prendre

(e) (close)

∎ to follow hard on the heels of sb être sur les talons de qn;

∎ to follow or to come hard on the heels of sth suivre qch de très près

(f) familiar (idiom)

∎ hard up (short of money) fauché, à sec;

∎ to be hard up for ideas manquer d'idées^□, être à court d'idées^□ ;

∎ to be hard up for volunteers manquer de volontaires^□ ;

∎ figurative you must be hard up if you're going out with him! il faut vraiment que tu n'aies rien à te mettre sous la dent pour sortir avec lui!

3 noun

∎ to try one's hardest faire de son mieux

4 hard by preposition

old-fashioned tout près de

►► Typography & Computing hard carriage return retour m chariot obligatoire;

familiar hard case (person) dur(e) m,f à cuire;

hard cash (argent m) liquide m;

American hard cider cidre m;

hard coal anthracite m;

Finance hard commodities minerais mpl;

Linguistics hard consonant consonne f dure;

Computing hard copy copie f sur papier, sortie f papier;

hard core (nucleus) noyau m dur; Building industry empierrement m; Music hard rock m inv, hard m inv; (pornography) porno m hard;

British Sport hard court (for tennis) court m en ciment;

hard currency monnaie f ou devise f forte;

∎ a hard currency shop un magasin où on paye en devises;

Computing hard disk disque m dur;

Computing hard disk drive, hard drive unité f de disque dur;

hard drug drogue f dure;

Horseriding hard gallop galop m soutenu;

hard hat (of construction worker) casque m; American familiar (construction worker) ouvrier(ère) m,f du bâtiment;

hard hat area = zone où le port du casque est obligatoire;

∎ hard hat area (sign) port du casque obligatoire;

Typography & Computing hard hyphen césure f imposée, trait m d'union imposé;

hard labour (UNCOUNT) travaux mpl forcés;

hard landing (by spacecraft) atterrissage m avec impact; figurative (during economic crisis) atterrissage m brutal;

Metallurgy hard lead plomb m aigre;

Politics the hard left l'extrême gauche;

hard line ligne f de conduite dure;

∎ to take a hard line on sb/sth adopter une ligne de conduite dure avec qn/sur qch;

hard liquor spiritueux mpl;

Finance hard loan prêt m aux conditions du marché;

Press hard news nouvelles fpl sûres ou vérifiées;

Veterinary medicine hard pad coussinet m dur;

Typography & Computing hard page break fin f de page obligatoire;

Anatomy hard palate voûte f du palais, palais m dur;

hard porn porno m hard, hard m inv;

Computing hard reset réinitialisation f totale de la machine;

Typography & Computing hard return saut m de ligne manuel;

Politics the hard right l'extrême droit;

Music hard rock hard rock m inv, hard m inv; esp American Cookery hard sauce = sauce au beurre, au sucre et au brandy ou au rhum servie avec le pudding;

hard science science f dure;

hard sell vente f agressive;

∎ to give sth the hard sell promouvoir qch de façon agressive;

∎ the salesman gave us the hard sell le vendeur a essayé de nous forcer la main;

hard sell approach, hard sell tactics méthode f de vente agressive;

Cars hard shoulder bande f d'arrêt d'urgence;

hard space espace m insécable;

hard water eau f calcaire ou dure

✾ Book 'Hard Times' Dickens 'Les Temps difficiles'

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > hard
2 hard

1. adjective
1) hart; stark, heftig [Regen]; gesichert [Beweis, Zahlen, Daten, Information]

drive a hard bargain — hart verhandeln

2) (difficult) schwer; schwierig

this is hard to believe — das ist kaum zu glauben

it is hard to do something — es ist schwer, etwas zu tun

make it hard for somebody [to do something] — es jemandem schwer machen[, etwas zu tun]

[choose to] go about/do something the hard way — es sich (Dat.) bei etwas unnötig schwer machen

learn something the hard way — etwas durch schlechte Erfahrungen lernen

be hard of hearing — schwerhörig sein

be hard going — [Buch:] sich schwer lesen; [Arbeit:] anstrengend sein

play hard to get — (coll.) so tun, als sei man nicht interessiert

have a hard time doing something — Schwierigkeiten haben, etwas zu tun

it's a hard life — (joc.) das Leben ist schwer

it is [a bit] hard on him — es ist [schon] schlimm für ihn

hard luck — (coll.) Pech

3) (strenu-ous) hart; beschwerlich [Reise]; leidenschaftlich [Spieler]

be a hard drinker — viel trinken

try one's hardest to do something — sich nach Kräften bemühen, etwas zu tun

4) (vigorous) heftig [Angriff, Schlag]; kräftig [Schlag, Stoß, Tritt]; (severe) streng [Winter]

5) (unfeeling) hart

be hard [up]on somebody — streng mit jemandem sein

take a hard line [with somebody on something] — [in Bezug auf etwas (Akk.)] eine harte Linie [gegenüber jemandem] vertreten
2. adverb
1) (strenuously) hart [arbeiten, trainieren]; fleißig [lernen, studieren, üben]; genau [überlegen, beobachten]; scharf [nachdenken]; gut [aufpassen, zuhören, sich festhalten]

concentrate hard/harder — sich sehr/mehr konzentrieren

try hard — sich sehr bemühen

be hard at work on something — an etwas (Dat.) intensiv od. konzentriert arbeiten

be hard at it — schwer arbeiten

2) (vigorously) heftig; fest [schlagen, drücken, klopfen]

3) (severely, drastically) hart; streng [zensieren]

cut back hard on something — etwas drastisch einschränken

be hard up — knapp bei Kasse sein (ugs.)

4)

be hard put to it [to do something] — große Schwierigkeiten haben[, etwas zu tun]

5) hart [kochen]; fest [gefrieren [lassen]]

set hard — fest werden

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1. adjective
1) (firm; solid; not easy to break, scratch etc: The ground is too hard to dig.) hart

2) (not easy to do, learn, solve etc: Is English a hard language to learn?; He is a hard man to please.) schwer, schwierig

3) (not feeling or showing kindness: a hard master.) hart

4) ((of weather) severe: a hard winter.) streng

5) (having or causing suffering: a hard life; hard times.) hart

6) ((of water) containing many chemical salts and so not easily forming bubbles when soap is added: The water is hard in this part of the country.) hart
2. adverb
1) (with great effort: He works very hard; Think hard.) hart

2) (with great force; heavily: Don't hit him too hard; It was raining hard.) stark

3) (with great attention: He stared hard at the man.) anstarren

4) (to the full extent; completely: The car turned hard right.) sehr

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hard

[hɑ:d, AM hɑ:rd]

I. adj

1. (solid) hart

\hard cash Bargeld nt

\hard cheese Hartkäse m

\hard currency harte Währung

[as] \hard as iron [or a rock] [or stone] steinhart

2. (tough) person zäh, hart

he's a \hard one er ist ein ganz Harter

to be \hard enough to do sth das Zeug dazu haben, etw zu tun fam

3. (difficult) schwierig

she had a \hard time [of it] es war eine schwere Zeit für sie

it's \hard being a widow es ist nicht einfach, Witwe zu sein

if she won't listen, she'll have to learn the \hard way wer nicht hören will, muss fühlen

to be \hard to come by schwierig aufzutreiben sein

to do sth the \hard way sich dat etw schwermachen

to find sth \hard to believe [or swallow] etw kaum glauben können

to get \hard [or \harder] schwer [o schwerer] werden

it's \hard to say es ist schwer zu sagen

4. (laborious) anstrengend, mühevoll

the mountain there is a \hard climb der Berg dort ist schwer zu besteigen

a \hard fight ein harter Kampf a. fig

to give sth a \hard push etw kräftig anschieben

to be \hard work harte Arbeit sein; studies anstrengend [o schwer] sein; text schwer zu lesen sein, sich akk schwer lesen

to be a \hard worker fleißig sein

5. (severe) hart, unnachgiebig; voice schroff, barsch

she's finding the bad news \hard to take es fällt ihr schwer, die schlechte Nachricht zu verkraften

a \hard blow ein harter Schlag

a \hard heart ein hartes Herz

a \hard life ein hartes Leben

\hard luck [or esp BRIT lines]! ( fam)

\hard cheese! BRIT ( fam) [so ein fam] Pech!

that's your \hard luck! ( fam) das ist dein Pech! fam

to be [as] \hard as nails knallhart [o ein knallharter Typ] sein fam

a \hard taskmaster ein strenger Arbeitgeber

to give sb a \hard time jdm das Leben schwermachen

▪ to be \hard on sb/sth mit jdm/etw hart ins Gericht gehen

6. (harmful)

▪ to be \hard on sth etw stark strapazieren

I'm very \hard on shoes ich habe einen extrem hohen Schuhverschleiß

to be \hard on the eyes monitor die Augen überanstrengen

7. (unfortunate) hart

▪ to be \hard on sb hart für jdn sein

to go \hard with sb ( dated) jdm nur Nachteile bringen, jdm zum Nachteil gereichen geh

8. (extreme) hart

\hard frost/winter strenger Frost/Winter

the \hard left/right esp BRIT POL die harte Linke/Rechte

a \hard light ein grelles Licht

to take a \hard line eine harte Linie verfolgen

9. (reliable) sicher, fest

\hard facts (verified) gesicherte Fakten; (blunt) nackte Tatsachen

10. (potent) stark

\hard drinks/drugs harte Getränke/Drogen

a \hard drinker ein starker Trinker/eine starke Trinkerin

\hard drinking starker Alkoholkonsum

to be into [or to do] \hard drugs harte Drogen nehmen

11. (with lime)

\hard water hartes Wasser

12. (scrutinizing)

to take a [good] \hard look at sth sich dat etw genau ansehen, etw gründlich betrachten

13. TYPO

\hard copy (printout) Ausdruck m; (duplicate) Kopie f; (printed copy) Abzug m

14. LING

\hard consonant harter Konsonant

15. NUCL

\hard radiation harte Strahlung fachspr, Hartstrahlung f fachspr

16.

▶ to be \hard at it ganz bei der Sache sein

▶ to drive a \hard bargain knallhart verhandeln [o usu pej feilschen] fam

▶ \hard and fast information, facts zuverlässig; rule verbindlich

▶ to be \hard on sb's heels jdm dicht auf den Fersen sein

II. adv

1. (solid) hart

boiled \hard hart gekocht

frozen \hard liquid hart gefroren; clothing, plants steif gefroren

to set \hard glue, varnish hart werden, aushärten fachspr; concrete, mortar fest werden, abbinden fachspr

2. (vigorously) fest[e], kräftig

think \hard! denk mal genau nach!

to not do sth very \hard etw nicht sehr gründlich tun

to exercise \hard hart trainieren

to fight \hard [for sth] ( fig) [um etw akk] hart kämpfen

to play \hard (intensely) ausgiebig spielen; (roughly) hart spielen

to press/pull \hard kräftig drücken/ziehen

to study \hard fleißig lernen

to try \hard to do sth sich akk sehr bemühen [o fam ranhalten], etw zu tun

to work \hard hart arbeiten

3. (severely) schwer

his parents took the news of his death \hard seine Eltern traf die Nachricht von seinem Tod schwer

to be \hard pressed [or pushed] [or put] to do sth große [o die größte] Mühe haben, etw zu tun

4. (closely) knapp

\hard by in nächster Nähe

\hard by sb/sth ganz in der Nähe einer Person/einer S. gen, ganz nahe von jdm/etw geh

to follow \hard [up]on [or after] [or behind] sb/sth jdm/etw knapp folgen, jdm/etw dicht auf den Fersen sein

5. (copiously)

it was raining \hard es regnete stark

6. ( fig: stubbornly)

to die \hard [nur] langsam sterben

the old idea of state ownership of all firms dies \hard die alte Vorstellung von einer Verstaatlichung aller Firmen stirbt einfach nicht aus

7.

▶ to be \hard done by BRIT unfair behandelt werden

▶ old habits die \hard ( saying) der Mensch ist ein Gewohnheitstier

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[hAːd]
1. adj (+er)

1) (= not soft) hart

as hard as rocks or iron — steinhart

the ground was baked hard — der Boden war völlig ausgedörrt

2) (= difficult) schwer, schwierig

this is hard to do, it is hard to do — es ist schwer, das zu tun

stories that are hard to understand — Geschichten, die schwer verständlich sind

that is a very hard question to answer — diese Frage lässt sich nur schwer beantworten

their prices are hard to beat — ihre Preise sind kaum zu unterbieten

she is hard to please — man kann ihr kaum etwas recht machen

it's hard to tell — es lässt sich schwer sagen, es ist schwer zu sagen

it was hard to believe — es war kaum zu glauben

I find it hard to believe — ich kann es kaum glauben

she found it hard to make friends — es fiel ihr schwer, Freunde zu finden

to do sth the hard way — etw auf die schwere Art machen

I don't see the point in doing it the hard way — warum soll man es sich schwer machen?

to play hard to get — so tun, als sei man nicht interessiert

3) (= strenuous, demanding) work, day, week hart, anstrengend

he leaves all the hard work to me — die ganze Schwerarbeit überlässt er mir

it was very hard work in the shop — die Arbeit in dem Geschäft war sehr anstrengend

he's hard work (inf) — er ist ziemlich anstrengend (inf)

getting on with him is hard work (inf) it was hard work for me not to swear at him — es gehört schon etwas dazu, mit ihm auszukommen (inf) es hat mich große Mühe gekostet, ihn nicht zu beschimpfen

a hard worker — ein fleißiger Arbeiter

to be a hard worker — sehr fleißig sein

it was hard going — man kam nur mühsam voran

learning Japanese is hard going — Japanisch zu lernen ist sehr schwierig

this novel is hard going — durch diesen Roman muss man sich mühsam durchbeißen

chatting her up is hard going (inf) — es ist gar nicht so einfach, sie anzumachen (inf)

4) (= forceful) pull, tug, kick kräftig; blow, punch heftig

to give sb/sth a hard push — jdm/etw einen harten Stoß versetzen

to give sth a hard pull or tug — kräftig an etw (dat) ziehen

it was a hard blow or knock ( for or to them) (fig) — es war ein schwerer Schlag (für sie)

to take a hard knock (fig) —

he took a hard knock (fig) — er musste einen schweren Schlag einstecken

5) (= severe, tough) person, look, eyes, smile, voice, life hart; winter, frost streng, hart

the job's a bit hard on the nerves — die Arbeit ist ziemlich nervenaufreibend

don't be so hard on the children — sei nicht so streng mit den Kindern

to have a hard time — es schwer or nicht leicht haben

I had a hard time finding a job — ich hatte Schwierigkeiten, eine Stelle zu finden

he had a hard time of it — er hat es nicht leicht gehabt; (in negotiations, boxing match etc) es hat ihn einen harten Kampf gekostet; (with illness, operation etc) es war eine schwere Zeit für ihn

to give sb a hard time — jdm das Leben schwer machen

hard times — schwere Zeiten pl

to fall on hard times — in finanzielle Schwierigkeiten geraten

there are no hard feelings between them — sie sind einander nicht böse

no hard feelings? — nimm es mir nicht übel

to be as hard as nails — knallhart sein (inf)

See:

→ also nut

6) (= harsh) light grell; sound hart

7) (= real, unquestionable) facts, information gesichert

hard evidence — sichere Beweise pl

8)

See:

→ hard hyphen, hard return

2. adv

1) (= with effort) work hart, schwer; run, drive sehr schnell; breathe schwer; study, play eifrig; (= carefully) listen, look genau, gut; think scharf, angestrengt; (= strongly, forcefully) push, pull kräftig, fest; laugh, scream, cry, beg sehr; rain, snow stark; blow kräftig

since 7 this morning — ich bin seit heute Morgen um 7 schwer am Werk or schwer dabei (inf)

she works hard at keeping herself fit — sie gibt sich viel Mühe, sich fit zu halten

to try hard — sich wirklich Mühe geben

no matter how hard I try... — wie sehr ich mich auch anstrenge,...

if you try hard you can do it — wenn du dich richtig bemühst or anstrengst, kannst du es tun

you're not trying hard enough — du strengst dich nicht genügend an

he tried as hard as he could — er hat sein Bestes getan or sich nach Kräften bemüht

he listened hard (straining to hear) —

you're not thinking hard enough — du denkst nicht angestrengt genug nach

think harder — denk mal ein bisschen besser nach

she slammed the door hard behind us — sie knallte die Tür fest hinter uns zu

it was freezing hard — es herrschte strenger Frost

2)

(= severely) to be hard pushed or put to do sth — es sehr schwer finden, etw zu tun

to clamp down hard —

it'll go hard for or with him if... (= it will cost him dear) — er wird Schwierigkeiten bekommen, wenn... es kann ihn teuer zu stehen kommen, wenn...

to be hard done by — übel dran sein

he reckons he's hard done by having to work on Saturdays — er findet es ungerecht, dass er samstags arbeiten muss

they are hard hit by the cuts — sie sind von den Kürzungen schwer getroffen

she took it very hard — es traf sie sehr or schwer, es ging ihr sehr nahe

See:

→ also hard-pressed

3)

(= as far as possible) hard right/left — scharf rechts/links

to turn/go hard round — eine scharfe Kehrtwendung machen

bear hard round to your left —

to lock hard over hard a-port/a-starboard/astern etc (Naut) — voll einschlagen hart backbord/steuerbord/nach achtern etc

4)

(= close) to follow hard behind/upon sth — unmittelbar auf etw (acc) folgen

my sister was hard behind me — meine Schwester war direkt hinter mir

following hard upon the opening of the new cinema —

hard by (sth) (dated) — ganz in der Nähe (von etw)

See:

→ also heel

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hard [hɑː(r)d]

A adj

1. allg hart: → cheese¹

2. fest (Knoten)

3. schwer, schwierig:

a) mühsam, anstrengend:

hard work harte Arbeit;

it is quite hard work es ist ganz schön anstrengend ( doing zu tun);

hard to believe kaum zu glauben;

hard to please schwer zufriedenzustellen;

he is hard to please man kann es ihm nur schwer recht machen, er ist sehr anspruchsvoll;

hard to imagine schwer vorstellbar;

it is hard for me to accept this thesis es fällt mir schwer, diese These zu akzeptieren;

he made it hard for me to believe him er machte es mir schwer, ihm zu glauben; → graft² A 1, way¹ Bes Redew

b) schwer verständlich, schwer zu bewältigen(d):

hard problems schwierige Probleme

4. hart, zäh, widerstandsfähig:

in hard condition SPORT konditionsstark, fit;

a hard customer umg ein schwieriger Kunde, ein zäher Bursche; → nail Bes Redew

5. hart, angestrengt, intensiv (Studium etc)

6. fleißig, tüchtig:

he is a hard worker er ist enorm fleißig;

try one’s hardest sich alle Mühe geben

7. heftig, stark (Regen etc):

a hard blow ein harter Schlag, fig a. ein schwerer Schlag;

hard drinker starke(r) Trinker(in);

a hard service (Tennis) ein harter Aufschlag;

be hard on Kleidung, einen Teppich etc strapazieren;

be hard on the eyes die Augen anstrengen;

be hard on the legs in die Beine gehen

8. rau (Klima), streng (Frost), hart, streng (Winter)

9. hart, gefühllos, streng:

hard words harte Worte;

be hard on sb

a) jemanden hart oder ungerecht behandeln,

b) jemandem hart zusetzen

10. hart, drückend:

it is hard on him es ist hart für ihn, es trifft ihn schwer;

be hard on the pocket kaum erschwinglich sein;

price increases are hardest on the pockets of the poor Preiserhöhungen treffen immer die Armen am meisten;

hard times schwere Zeiten;

have a hard time

a) Schlimmes durchmachen (müssen),

b) sich schwertun ( with mit);

have a hard time getting sth es schwer haben, etwas zu bekommen;

he had a hard time getting up early es fiel ihm schwer, früh aufzustehen;

give sb a hard time jemandem das Leben schwer machen

11. hart:

the hard facts die unumstößlichen oder nackten Tatsachen

12. nüchtern, kühl (überlegend), unsentimental:

a hard businessman ein kühler Geschäftsmann;

he has a hard head er denkt nüchtern

13. sauer, herb (Getränk)

14. hart (Droge), (Getränk auch) stark:

hard drink auch Harddrink m;

hard drug auch Harddrug f; → liquor A 1 a, → porn A

15. PHYS hart (Wasser etc):

hard tube Hochvakuumröhre f

16. AGR hart, Hart…:

hard wheat

17. WIRTSCH hoch und starr (Preise)

18. hart (Farben, Stimme)

19. PHON

a) hart, stimmlos

b) nicht palatalisiert

20. hard of hearing schwerhörig

21. hard up umg

a) in (Geld)Schwierigkeiten, schlecht bei Kasse,

b) in Verlegenheit ( for um)

B adv

1. hart, fest:

frozen hard hart gefroren

2. fig hart, schwer:

work hard;

brake hard scharf bremsen;

drink hard ein starker Trinker sein;

it will go hard with him es wird ihm schlecht ergehen;

hit sb hard

a) jemandem einen harten oder heftigen Schlag versetzen,

b) fig ein harter oder schwerer Schlag für jemanden sein;

look hard at scharf ansehen;

be hard pressed, be hard put to it in schwerer Bedrängnis sein;

they are taking it very hard es ist ein schwerer Schlag für sie;

think hard scharf oder angestrengt nachdenken;

try hard sich große Mühe geben; → bear¹ B 4

3. schwer, mühsam: → die¹ A 1

4. nahe, dicht:

hard by ganz in der Nähe, nahe oder dicht dabei;

hard on ( oder after) gleich nach

5. hard aport SCHIFF hart Backbord

C s

1. Br festes Uferland

2. Br sl Zwangsarbeit f

3. get (have) a hard on vulg einen Ständer (eine Erektion) kriegen (haben)

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1. adjective
1) hart; stark, heftig [Regen]; gesichert [Beweis, Zahlen, Daten, Information]

drive a hard bargain — hart verhandeln

2) (difficult) schwer; schwierig

this is hard to believe — das ist kaum zu glauben

it is hard to do something — es ist schwer, etwas zu tun

make it hard for somebody [to do something] — es jemandem schwer machen[, etwas zu tun]

[choose to] go about/do something the hard way — es sich (Dat.) bei etwas unnötig schwer machen

learn something the hard way — etwas durch schlechte Erfahrungen lernen

be hard of hearing — schwerhörig sein

be hard going — [Buch:] sich schwer lesen; [Arbeit:] anstrengend sein

play hard to get — (coll.) so tun, als sei man nicht interessiert

have a hard time doing something — Schwierigkeiten haben, etwas zu tun

it's a hard life — (joc.) das Leben ist schwer

it is [a bit] hard on him — es ist [schon] schlimm für ihn

hard luck — (coll.) Pech

3) (strenu-ous) hart; beschwerlich [Reise]; leidenschaftlich [Spieler]

be a hard drinker — viel trinken

try one's hardest to do something — sich nach Kräften bemühen, etwas zu tun

4) (vigorous) heftig [Angriff, Schlag]; kräftig [Schlag, Stoß, Tritt]; (severe) streng [Winter]

5) (unfeeling) hart

be hard [up]on somebody — streng mit jemandem sein

take a hard line [with somebody on something] — [in Bezug auf etwas (Akk.)] eine harte Linie [gegenüber jemandem] vertreten
2. adverb
1) (strenuously) hart [arbeiten, trainieren]; fleißig [lernen, studieren, üben]; genau [überlegen, beobachten]; scharf [nachdenken]; gut [aufpassen, zuhören, sich festhalten]

concentrate hard/harder — sich sehr/mehr konzentrieren

try hard — sich sehr bemühen

be hard at work on something — an etwas (Dat.) intensiv od. konzentriert arbeiten

be hard at it — schwer arbeiten

2) (vigorously) heftig; fest [schlagen, drücken, klopfen]

3) (severely, drastically) hart; streng [zensieren]

cut back hard on something — etwas drastisch einschränken

be hard up — knapp bei Kasse sein (ugs.)

4)

be hard put to it [to do something] — große Schwierigkeiten haben[, etwas zu tun]

5) hart [kochen]; fest [gefrieren [lassen]]

set hard — fest werden

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adj.

hart (Wasser) adj.

hart adj.

heftig adj.

kalkhaltig adj.

schwer adj.

English-german dictionary > hard
3 hard

[hɑ:d, Am hɑ:rd] adj

1) (rigid, solid) hart;

\hard cheese Hartkäse m;

[as] \hard as iron [or a rock] [or stone] steinhart;

a \hard and fast rule eine verbindliche Regel;

the \hard left/ right ( esp Brit) pol die harte Linke/Rechte

2) (difficult, complex) schwierig;

she had a \hard time [of it] es war eine schwere Zeit für sie;

it's \hard being a widow es ist nicht einfach, Witwe zu sein;

if she won't listen, she'll have to learn the \hard way wer nicht hören will, muss fühlen;

to be \hard to come by schwierig aufzutreiben sein;

to do sth the \hard way sich dat etw schwer machen;

to find sth \hard to believe [or swallow] etw kaum glauben können;

to get \hard [or \harder] schwer [o schwerer] werden;

it's \hard to say es ist schwer zu sagen

3) ( requiring much effort) anstrengend, mühevoll;

the mountain there is a \hard climb der Berg dort ist schwer zu besteigen;

a \hard fight ein harter Kampf (a. fig)

to give sth a \hard push etw kräftig anschieben;

to be \hard work harte Arbeit sein;

to be a \hard worker fleißig sein

4) (severe, unpleasant) hart, unnachgiebig; tone of voice schroff, barsch;

she's finding the bad news \hard to take es fällt ihr schwer, die schlechte Nachricht zu verkraften;

a \hard blow ein harter Schlag;

a \hard heart ein hartes Herz;

\hard luck [or ( esp Brit) lines] [or ( Brit) (dated) ( fam) cheese] ! [so ein] Pech!;

that's your \hard luck! das ist dein Pech!;

to be [as] \hard as nails knallhart [o ein knallharter Typ] sein ( fam)

a \hard taskmaster ein strenger Arbeitgeber;

to give sb a \hard time jdm das Leben schwer machen;

to be \hard on sb/ sth mit jdm/etw hart ins Gericht gehen

5) ( causing harm)

to be \hard on sth etw stark strapazieren;

I'm very \hard on shoes ich habe einen extrem hohen Schuhverschleiß

6) (problematic, unfortunate) hart;

to be \hard on sb hart für jdn sein

7) ( extremely cold)

\hard frost/ winter strenger Frost/Winter

8) (demonstrable, solid) sicher, fest;

\hard facts ( verified) gesicherte Fakten;

( brutally honest) nackte Tatsachen;

\hard and fast information [or facts] zuverlässige Informationen fpl

9) ( strong) stark;

\hard drinks/ drugs harte Getränke/Drogen;

a \hard drinker ein starker Trinker/eine starke Trinkerin;

\hard drinking starker Alkoholkonsum;

to be into \hard drugs harte Drogen nehmen

10) ( containing much lime)

\hard water hartes Wasser

11) ( scrutinizing)

to take a [good] \hard look at sth sich dat etw genau ansehen, etw gründlich betrachten

PHRASES:

to drive a \hard bargain knallhart verhandeln [o feilschen];

to be \hard on sb's heels jdm dicht auf den Fersen sein adv

1) (solid, rigid) hart;

boiled \hard hart gekocht;

frozen \hard hart gefroren;

( sth moving) steif gefroren

2) ( vigorously) fest[e], kräftig;

think \hard! denk mal genau nach!;

to exercise \hard hart trainieren;

to fight \hard [for sth] ( fig) [um etw akk] hart kämpfen;

to play \hard ausgiebig spielen;

to press/pull \hard kräftig drücken/ziehen;

to study \hard fleißig lernen;

to try \hard to do sth sich akk sehr bemühen [o ( fam) ranhalten], etw zu tun;

to work \hard hart arbeiten;

to not do sth very \hard etw nicht sehr gründlich tun;

to be \hard at it ganz bei der Sache sein

3) (painfully, severely) schwer;

his parents took the news of his death \hard seine Eltern traf die Nachricht von seinem Tod schwer;

to be \hard pressed [or pushed] to do sth große [o die größte] Mühe haben, etw zu tun

4) ( closely) knapp;

to follow \hard [up]on [or after] [or behind] sb/ sth jdm/etw knapp folgen, jdm/etw dicht auf den Fersen sein

5) (heavy, driving)

it was raining \hard es regnete stark;

6) (fig: survive usefulness)

to die \hard [nur] langsam sterben;

the old idea of state ownership of all firms dies \hard die alte Vorstellung von einer Verstaatlichung aller Firmen stirbt einfach nicht aus

PHRASES:

old habits die \hard (die \hard) der Mensch ist ein Gewohnheitstier

English-German students dictionary > hard
4 heel

hi:l
1. noun
1) (the back part of the foot: I have a blister on my heel.) talón

2) (the part of a sock etc that covers this part of the foot: I have a hole in the heel of my sock.) talón

3) (the part of a shoe, boot etc under or round the heel of the foot: The heel has come off this shoe.) tacón

2. verb
1) (to put a heel on (a shoe etc).) poner un tacón

2) ((usually with over) (of ships) to lean to one side: The boat heeled over in the strong wind.) inclinar; zozobrar, escorar

•

- - heeled
- at/on one's heels
- kick one's heels
- take to one's heels
- to heel
- turn on one's heel

heel n

1. talón

my new shoes have rubbed my heels mis zapatos nuevos me han rozado los talones

2. tacón

she wears high heeled shoes lleva zapatos de tacón alto

heel

tr[hiːl]

noun

1 SMALLANATOMY/SMALL talón nombre masculino

2 (on shoe) tacón nombre masculino; (of sock) talón nombre masculino

transitive verb

1 poner tacón a

2 (in rugby) talonear

3 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL inclinar

intransitive verb

1 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL escorar

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to bring somebody to heel controlar a alguien, meter a alguien en cintura

to dig one's heels in ser tozudo,-a

to be down at heel ir mal vestido,-a, estar desaseado,-a

to be head over heels in love estar locamente enamorado,-a

to take to one's heels darse a la fuga, salir pitando

to be on somebody's heels pisarle a alguien los talones

to kick one's heels matar el tiempo

under the heel of bajo el control férreo de

heel bar establecimiento donde se repara el calzado en el acto

high heels zapatos nombre masculino plural de tacón alto

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heel

tr[hiːl]

transitive verb

1 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL inclinar

intransitive verb

1 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL escorar

heel ['hi:l] vi

: inclinarse

heel n

: talón m (del pie), tacón m (de calzado)

heel

n.

• calcañal s.m.

• parte inferior s.m.

• parte trasera s.f.

• restos s.m.pl.

• sinvergüenza s.f.

• taco s.m.

• tacón s.m.

• talón s.m.

• zancajo s.m.

I hiːl
noun

1)

a) ( Anat) talón m

to turn on one's heel — dar(se)* media vuelta

to be (close/hard/hot) on the heels of somebody — ir* pisándole los talones a alguien

to bring somebody to heel — hacer* entrar en vereda a alguien

heel! — ( to dog) ven aquí!

to cool o (BrE also) kick one's heels — esperar con impaciencia

to dig one's heels in — cerrarse* en banda

to take to one's heels — salir* corriendo or (fam) pitando; drag I 2)

b) ( of shoe) tacón m, taco m (CS)

high/low heels — tacones or (CS) tacos altos/bajos

to be down at heel — (BrE) andar* desaliñado or mal arreglado

c) ( of hosiery) talón m

2) ( contemptible person) (colloq) canalla m

II

transitive verb \<\<shoes\>\> ponerles* tacones or (CS) tacos nuevos a; \<\<high-heeled shoes\>\> ponerles* tapas or (Chi) tapillas a

I [hiːl]
1. N

1) (Anat) talón m

to turn on one's heel — dar media vuelta

to keep to heel — [+ dog] seguir de cerca al dueño

- be at or on sb's heels

- bring sb to heel

- cool one's heels

I decided to leave him to cool his heels — decidí hacerle esperar un rato, decidí dejarlo plantado or de plantón un rato *

- dig in one's heels

- drag one's heels

- follow hard on sb's heels

to follow hard on the heels of sth — venir a renglón seguido de algo

- be hot on sb's heels

- kick one's heels

- show sb a clean pair of heels

- take to one's heels

- be under the heel of

2) [of sock] talón m; [of shoe] tacón m

- be down at heel
down-at-heel
3) † * (=person) sinvergüenza mf, canalla mf

2. VT

1) [+ shoe] poner tapas a; well-heeled

2) [+ ball] taconear, dar de tacón a

3.

VI

heel! — ¡ven aquí!

4.

CPD

heel bar N — rápido m, tienda f de reparación de calzado en el acto

II

[hiːl]
VI (also: heel over) (Naut) zozobrar, escorar
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I [hiːl]
noun

1)

a) ( Anat) talón m

to turn on one's heel — dar(se)* media vuelta

to be (close/hard/hot) on the heels of somebody — ir* pisándole los talones a alguien

to bring somebody to heel — hacer* entrar en vereda a alguien

heel! — ( to dog) ven aquí!

to cool o (BrE also) kick one's heels — esperar con impaciencia

to dig one's heels in — cerrarse* en banda

to take to one's heels — salir* corriendo or (fam) pitando; drag I 2)

b) ( of shoe) tacón m, taco m (CS)

high/low heels — tacones or (CS) tacos altos/bajos

to be down at heel — (BrE) andar* desaliñado or mal arreglado

c) ( of hosiery) talón m

2) ( contemptible person) (colloq) canalla m

II

transitive verb \<\<shoes\>\> ponerles* tacones or (CS) tacos nuevos a; \<\<high-heeled shoes\>\> ponerles* tapas or (Chi) tapillas a

English-spanish dictionary > heel
5 heel

heel

A n

1 Anat ( of foot) talon m ; to turn on one's heel tourner les talons ; a puppy at his heel(s) un chiot sur ses talons ; to bring a dog to heel rappeler un chien ; ‘heel boy!’ ‘au pied!’ ; to bring [sb] to heel fig mater [rebel] ; mettre [qn] au pas [dissident, child, employee] ; to come to heel [dog] venir au pied ; [person] fig se soumettre ;

2 (of shoe, sock) talon m ; to click one's heels claquer des talons ;

3 ( of hand) talon m ;

4 (of loaf, plant cutting) talon m ;

5 Tech (of saw, golfclub, ski) talon m ;

6 fig ( power) botte f ; under the heel of the enemy sous la botte de l'ennemi ;

7 ○ †GB ( person) chameau ○ m.

B heels npl ( also high heels) chaussures à (hauts) talons.

C vtr

1 ( repair) refaire un talon à [shoe] ;

2 Sport talonner [ball].

Idioms

to cool ou kick one's heels attendre, faire le pied de grue ○ ; we left him to cool his heels for an hour nous l'avons laissé poireauter ○ pendant une heure ; to dig in one's heels, to dig one's heel in ( mulishly) se braquer ; I'm prepared to dig my heels in on ou over this je ne suis pas prêt à faire des compromis là-dessus ; to fall ou go head over heels ( tumble) culbuter ; to fall/be head over heels in love with sb tomber/être éperdument amoureux de qn ; to be hard ou close on sb's heels être aux talons de qn ; to be hot on sb's heels talonner qn ; to come ou follow hard on the heels of sth suivre de près qch ; to kick up one's heels se défouler ○ ; to show a clean pair of heels, to take to one's heels hum prendre ses jambes à son cou, s'enfuir.

Phrasal verbs

■ heel in:

▶ heel [sth] in, heel in [sth] Hort mettre [qch] en jauge [plant, cutting].

■ heel over [boat] gîter ; [object] pencher.

Big English-French dictionary > heel
6 heel

1. noun
1) Ferse, die

heel of the hand — Handballen, der

Achilles' heel — (fig.) Achillesferse, die

bring a dog to heel — einen Hund bei Fuß rufen

bring somebody to heel — (fig.) jemanden auf Vordermann bringen (ugs.)

take to one's heels — (fig.) Fersengeld geben (ugs.); see also academic.ru/20416/dig_in">dig in 2. 2)

2) (of shoe) Absatz, der; (of stocking) Ferse, die

down at heel — abgetreten; (fig.) heruntergekommen (ugs.)
2. transitive verb
heel a shoe — einen Schuh mit einem [neuen] Absatz versehen

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[hi:l] 1. noun
1) (the back part of the foot: I have a blister on my heel.) die Ferse

2) (the part of a sock etc that covers this part of the foot: I have a hole in the heel of my sock.) die Ferse

3) (the part of a shoe, boot etc under or round the heel of the foot: The heel has come off this shoe.) der Absatz
2. verb
1) (to put a heel on (a shoe etc).) mit Absätzen versehen

2) ((usually with over) (of ships) to lean to one side: The boat heeled over in the strong wind.) sich auf die Seite legen

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- -heeled
- at/on one's heels
- kick one's heels
- take to one's heels
- to heel
- turn on one's heel
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heel¹

[hi:l]

I. n

1. (body part) Ferse f; of animal Hinterfuß m, Hinterlauf m; of horse hinterer Teil des Hufs

the \heel of the hand der Handballen

▪ to be at sb's \heels (follow) jdm [dicht] folgen; ( fig: chase) jdm auf den Fersen sein

2. (of shoe) Absatz m; (of sock) Ferse f

▪ \heels pl hochhackige Schuhe, Stöckelschuhe pl

to turn on one's \heel auf dem Absatz kehrtmachen

3. (end part) Anschnitt m, Endstück nt; of bread [Brot]kanten m bes NORDD, Scherz m SÜDD, ÖSTERR, Knust m DIAL; of violin bow Frosch m; of golf club Ferse f

4. ( pej dated fam: man) Scheißkerl m pej sl; (woman) Miststück nt pej sl

5.

▶ to bring sb/an animal to \heel jdn/ein Tier gefügig machen

▶ to bring sth to \heel etw unter Kontrolle bringen

▶ to come to \heel person sich akk fügen, spuren fam; dog bei Fuß gehen

▶ to dig one's \heels in sich akk auf die Hinterbeine stellen

▶ to be down at [the] \heel person heruntergekommen sein; shoe abgetreten sein

▶ to follow close [or hard] on the \heels of sth unmittelbar auf etw akk folgen

▶ to be hard [or close] [or hot] on sb's \heels jdm dicht auf den Fersen sein

▶ to kick [or cool] one's \heels (wait) sich dat die Beine in den Bauch stehen; (do nothing) Däumchen drehen fam, rumhängen fam

▶ to kick up one's \heels auf den Putz hauen fam

▶ to show [sb] a clean pair of \heels (run away) jdm die Fersen zeigen, Fersengeld geben; (leave behind) jdn abhängen

▶ to take to one's \heels die Beine in die Hand nehmen fam, Fersengeld geben

▶ under the \heel of sb/sth unter der Herrschaft einer Person/einer S. gen

II. interj

▪ \heel! bei Fuß!

III. vt

1. (in shoe-making)

to \heel a shoe einen neuen Absatz auf einen Schuh machen

2. (in golf)

to \heel a ball den Ball mit der Ferse schlagen

3.

▶ to be well \heeled ( fam) gut betucht sein

IV. vi FBALL mit dem Absatz kicken; (in rugby) einen Ball hakeln [o mit dem Absatz spielen]

heel²

[hi:l]

NAUT

I. vi

▪ to \heel over sich akk auf die Seite legen, krängen fachspr

to \heel hard over sich akk stark auf die Seite legen, stark krängen fachspr

II. vt

to \heel a boat/ship ein Boot/Schiff zum Krängen bringen [o fachspr krängen lassen

III. n (instance) Seitenneigung f, Krängung f fachspr; (angle) Neigungswinkel m

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I [hiːl]
1. n

1) Ferse f; (of shoe) Absatz m

the heel of the hand — der Handballen

I like to wear heels — ich trage gerne Schuhe mit hohen Absätzen

with his dog/the children at his heels — gefolgt von seinem Hund/den Kindern

to be right on sb's heels — jdm auf den Fersen folgen; ( fig

to follow hard upon sb's heels — jdm dicht auf den Fersen sein, sich an jds Fersen (acc) heften (geh)

panic buying came hard on the heels of the government's announcement — Hamsterkäufe folgten der Erklärung der Regierung auf dem Fuße

the police were hot on our heels — die Polizei war uns dicht auf den Fersen

to be snapping at sb's heels (fig inf) — jdm dicht auf den Fersen sein

to be down at heel (person) — abgerissen or heruntergekommen sein; (building) heruntergekommen sein

to take to one's heels — sich aus dem Staub(e) machen, Fersengeld geben (dated, hum)

heel! (to dog) — (bei) Fuß!

he brought the dog to heel — er befahl dem Hund, bei Fuß zu gehen

to bring sb to heel — jdn an die Kandare nehmen (inf)

to turn or spin on one's heel — auf dem Absatz kehrtmachen

to set or rock sb back on his/her etc heels (fig inf) — jdm einen Schock versetzen

2) (of golf club) Ferse f; (of loaf) Kanten m; (of mast) Fuß m

3) (dated pej sl: person) Saukerl m (sl)

2. vt

1)

to heel shoes — auf Schuhe neue Absätze machen

these shoes need heeling — diese Schuhe brauchen neue Absätze

2) (RUGBY) ball hakeln
II (NAUT)
1. vi
(ship) krängen (spec), sich (auf die Seite) legen or neigen
to heel hard over — sich stark auf die Seite legen, stark krängen (spec)

2. vt
krängen lassen (spec), sich seitlich überlegen lassen
3. n
(seitliches) Überlegen, Seitenneigung f
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heel¹ [hiːl]

A v/t

1. Absätze machen auf (akk)

2. eine Ferse anstricken an (akk)

3. a) Golf: den Ball mit der Ferse des Schlägers treiben

b) Rugby: den Ball hakeln

c) Fußball: den Ball mit dem Absatz kicken

4. Kampfhähne mit Sporen bewaffnen

5. umg

a) ( besonders mit Geld) ausstatten

b) US informieren

c) US für eine Zeitung arbeiten

6. heel out eine Zigarette mit dem Absatz ausdrücken

B v/i

1. bei Fuß gehen oder bleiben (Hund)

2. US umg rennen, flitzen

C s

1. ANAT Ferse f:

heel of the hand Handballen m

2. ZOOL umg

a) hinterer Teil des Hufs

b) pl Hinterfüße pl

c) Fuß m

3. a) Absatz m, Hacken m (vom Schuh)

b) hochhackige Schuhe pl

4. Ferse f (vom Strumpf etc, a vom Golfschläger)

5. vorspringender Teil, Ende n, besonders (Brot)Kanten m

6. SCHIFF Hiel(ing) f

7. BOT Achselsteckling m

8. Rest m

9. MUS Frosch m (am Bogen)

10. sl obs Schuft mBesondere Redewendungen: down at heel

a) mit schiefen Absätzen,

b) auch out at heels fig heruntergekommen (Person, Hotel etc), abgerissen (Person);

on the heels of unmittelbar auf (akk), gleich nach (dat);

heel

a) bei Fuß (Hund),

b) fig gefügig, gehorsam;

under the heel of unter jemandes Knute;

bring sb to heel jemanden gefügig oder umg kirre machen;

be carried away heels first ( oder foremost) mit den Füßen zuerst (tot) weggetragen werden;

come to heel

a) bei Fuß gehen,

b) gehorchen, spuren umg;

cool ( oder kick) one’s heels umg

a) sich die Beine in den Bauch stehen,

b) untätig herumstehen;

follow at sb’s heels, follow sb at heel, follow sb at ( oder on) their heels jemandem auf den Fersen folgen, sich jemandem an die Fersen heften;

kick up one’s heels umg auf den Putz hauen;

lay by the heels

a) jemanden dingfest machen, zur Strecke bringen,

b) die Oberhand oder das Übergewicht gewinnen über (akk);

rock sb back on their heels umg jemanden umhauen;

rock back on one’s heels umg aus den Latschen kippen;

show a clean pair of heels umg die Beine in die Hand oder unter die Arme nehmen, Fersengeld geben;

show sb a clean pair of heels umg jemandem die Fersen zeigen;

stick one’s heels in umg sich auf die Hinterbeine stellen oder setzen;

take to one’s heels umg die Beine in die Hand oder unter den Arm nehmen, Fersengeld geben;

tread on sb’s heels

a) jemandem auf die Hacken treten,

b) jemandem auf dem Fuß oder den Fersen folgen;

turn on one’s heels auf dem Absatz kehrtmachen; → Achilles, dig in A 1, drag B 2

heel² [hiːl] SCHIFF

A v/t & v/i auch heel over (sich) auf die Seite legen, krängen

B s Krängung f

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1. noun
1) Ferse, die

heel of the hand — Handballen, der

Achilles' heel — (fig.) Achillesferse, die

bring a dog to heel — einen Hund bei Fuß rufen

bring somebody to heel — (fig.) jemanden auf Vordermann bringen (ugs.)

take to one's heels — (fig.) Fersengeld geben (ugs.); see also dig in 2. 2)

2) (of shoe) Absatz, der; (of stocking) Ferse, die

down at heel — abgetreten; (fig.) heruntergekommen (ugs.)
2. transitive verb
heel a shoe — einen Schuh mit einem [neuen] Absatz versehen

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n.

Absatz -¨e m.

Ferse -n f.

Schuhabsatz m.

English-german dictionary > heel
7 Fuß

m; -es, Füße

1. foot (Pl. feet); zu Fuß on (Am. auch by) foot; zu Fuß gehen walk; zu Fuß ( bequem) erreichbar within (easy) walking distance; gut / schlecht zu Fuß sein be / not be a good walker; bei Fuß! zum Hund: heel!; so schnell die Füße ihn trugen as fast as his legs would carry him; keinen Fuß vor die Tür setzen not set foot outside the door; ich setze keinen Fuß mehr über seine Schwelle! I will never again darken his door; von einem Fuß auf den anderen treten shift from one foot to the other; wir werden uns auf die Füße treten (wegen der Enge) we’ll be tripping over each other; jemandem auf den Fuß oder die Füße treten umg. tread on s.o.’s toes (auch fig.); sich (Dat) die Füße vertreten stretch one’s legs; über die eigenen Füße fallen oder stolpern trip over one’s own feet (auch umg. fig. ungeschickt sein) rate mal, wer mir heute vor die Füße gelaufen ist umg. guess who I ran ( oder bumped) into today; trockenen Fußes without getting one’s feet wet; leichten / schnellen Fußes geh. with light / quick steps; stehenden Fußes fig. (sofort) immediately, instantly; ( festen) Fuß fassen get (fig. auch gain) a foothold; fig. Sache: auch catch on; auf dem Fuße folgen einer Person: follow closely, trail; fig. einem Geschehnis: follow (hard) on the heels of; auf die Füße fallen fall on one’s feet (auch fig.); sich jemandem zu Füßen werfen geh., auch fig. throw o.s. at s.o.’s feet; jemandem zu Füßen liegen geh. fig. worship s.o.; jemandem etw. zu Füßen legen geh. fig. lay s.th. at s.o.’s feet; jemandem etw. vor die Füße werfen hurl s.th. at s.o.’s feet; fig. hurl s.th. back in s.o.’s face; jemandem den Fuß in den Nacken setzen geh. fig. keep s.o. under one’s thumb, put the screws on s.o.; auf eigenen Füßen stehen fig. stand on one’s own two feet; auf großem Fuß leben fig. live in grand style ( oder on a grand scale); hum. (große Füße haben) have huge feet; auf gutem / schlechtem etc. Fuß stehen mit fig. be on good / bad etc. terms with; mit beiden Füßen im Leben stehen fig. have both feet firmly on the ground; mit Füßen treten fig. trample on; sein Glück mit Füßen treten fig. cast away one’s fortune; kalte Füße bekommen umg. fig. get cold feet; einen Fuß in der Tür haben umg. fig. have a foot in the door; Boden 2, frei I 2, Gewehr, Hand1 4,link... 1 etc.

2. eines Berges, Schranks, einer Liste, Seite etc.: foot, bottom; einer Säule: base, pedestal; eines Glases: stem; einer Lampe: stand; eines Tisches, eines Stuhls: leg; auf tönernen oder schwachen oder umg. wackligen Füßen stehen fig. be built on sand

3. südd., österr., schw. (Bein) leg

4. am Strumpf: foot

5. LIT. eines Verses: foot

—

Fuß2

m; -es, -; Längenmaß: foot (= 30,48 cm); zehn Fuß lang ten feet long; ein zehn Fuß langes Brett a ten-foot(-long) plank

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der Fuß

(Bodenebene) bottom;

(Körperteil) foot;

(Maßeinheit) foot

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[fuːs]
m -es, ordm;e
['fyːsə]
1) (= Körperteil) foot; (S Ger, Aus = Bein) leg

zu Fúß — on foot

zu Fúß gehen/kommen — to walk, to go/come on foot

er ist gut/schlecht zu Fúß — he is steady/not so steady on his feet

sich jdm zu Füßen werfen — to prostrate oneself before sb

jdm zu Füßen fallen/liegen/sitzen — to fall/lie/sit at sb's feet

jdm zu Füßen sinken — to sink to the ground at sb's feet

jdm zu Füßen fallen or sinken (fig: Bittsteller) — to go down on one's knees to or before sb

das Publikum lag/sank ihm zu Füßen — he had the audience at his feet

den Fúß in or zwischen die Tür stellen — to get or put one's foot in the door

den Fúß auf die Erde/den Mond setzen — to set foot on the earth/the moon

über seine eigenen Füße stolpern — to trip over one's own feet; (fig) to get tied up in knots

kalte Füße holen (lit, fig) — to get cold feet

so schnell/weit ihn seine Füße trugen — as fast/far as his legs would carry him

bei Fúß! — heel!

jdm zwischen die Füße geraten or kommen — to get under sb's feet

jdm etw vor die Füße werfen or schmeißen (inf) (lit) — to throw sth at sb; (fig) to tell sb to keep or stuff (inf) sth

jdn mit Füßen treten (fig) — to walk all over sb

etw mit Füßen treten (fig) — to treat sth with contempt

(festen) Fúß fassen (lit, fig) — to gain a foothold

auf eigenen Füßen stehen (lit) — to stand by oneself; (fig) to stand on one's own two feet

jdn auf freien Fúß setzen — to release sb, to set sb free

jdn auf dem falschen Fúß erwischen (fig) — to catch sb on the wrong foot

auf großem Fúß leben — to live the high life

mit jdm auf gutem Fúß stehen — to be on good terms with sb

jdm/einer Sache auf dem Fúße folgen (lit) — to be hot on the heels of sb/sth; (fig) to follow hard on sb/sth

mit einem Fúß im Grab stehen — to have one foot in the grave

See:

→ Boden

2) (von Gegenstand) base; (= Tisch-, Stuhlbein) leg; (von Schrank, Gebirge) foot

auf schwachen or tönernen Füßen stehen — to be built on sand

3) (POET) foot

4) (von Strumpf) foot

5) pl - (Längenmaß) foot

12 Fúß lang — 12 foot or feet long

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der

1) (the part of the leg on which a person or animal stands or walks: My feet are very sore from walking so far.) foot

2) (the lower part of anything: at the foot of the hill.) foot

3) ((plural often foot; often abbreviated to ft when written) a measure of length equal to twelve inches (30.48 cm): He is five feet/foot six inches tall; a four-foot wall.) foot

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Fuß

<-es, Füße>

[fu:s, pl ˈfy:sə]

m

1. (Körperteil) foot

meine Füße tun mir weh my feet are aching

bei \Fuß! heel!

mit bloßen Füßen with bare feet

zu \Fuß zu erreichen sein to be within walking distance

jdm zu Füßen fallen [o sinken] (a. fig liter) to go down on one's knees to [or before] sb a. fig

zu \Fuß gehen/kommen to walk, to go/come on foot

jdm zwischen die Füße geraten [o kommen] to get under sb's feet

gut/schlecht zu \Fuß sein to be steady/not so steady on one's feet; Wanderer to be a good/poor walker

so schnell einen die Füße tragen as fast/far as one's legs can carry one

er rannte so schnell/weit ihn die [o seine] Füße trugen he ran as fast/far as his legs could carry him

den \Fuß auf festen Boden/die Erde/den Mond setzen to set foot on solid ground/the earth/the moon

seinen \Fuß über jds Schwelle setzen to set foot in sb's house

keinen \Fuß mehr über jds Schwelle setzen to not set foot in sb's house again

keinen \Fuß vor die Tür setzen to not set foot outside

jdm zu Füßen sitzen to sit at sb's feet

über seine [eigenen] Füße stolpern to trip [or fall] over one's own feet; (fig) to get tied up in knots fig fam

jdm auf die Füße treten to stand on sb's feet, to tread on sb's toes

trockenen \Fußes without getting one's feet wet

den \Fuß in [o zwischen] die Tür stellen to put [or get] one's foot in the door

sich dat den \Fuß verstauchen to sprain one's ankle

sich akk jdm zu Füßen werfen to throw oneself at sb's feet, to prostrate oneself before sb

2. kein pl (Längenmaß) foot

sie ist sechs \Fuß groß she's six feet [or foot] tall

ein sechs \Fuß großer Mann a six-foot man, a six-footer fam

3. (Teil eines Strumpfes) foot

4. SÜDD, ÖSTERR (Bein) leg

5. KOCHK (vom Schwein) trotter; (vom Lamm) foot

6. (unterer Teil) von Betten, Bergen, Treppen foot; von Lampen, Säulen base; von Sesseln, Tischen leg

7. LIT (Versfuß) [metrical] foot

8.

▶ sich dat die Füße abfrieren (fam) to freeze one's feet off fam

▶ sich dat die Füße nach etw dat ablaufen [o wund laufen] to hunt high and low for sth

▶ auf eigenen Füßen stehen to stand on one's own [two] feet fig

▶ sich akk auf eigene Füße stellen to become independent

▶ wie eingeschlafene Füße schmecken (fam) to taste of nothing

▶ [immer wieder] auf die Füße fallen to fall on one's feet [again] fig

▶ jdn auf dem falschen \Fuß erwischen to catch sb on the wrong foot

▶ \Fuß fassen to gain a foothold

▶ jdm/etw auf dem \Fuße folgen to follow sb/sth closely, to follow hard on sb/sth

▶ sich akk auf freiem \Fuß[e] befinden, auf freiem Fuß[e] sein to be free; Ausbrecher to be at large

▶ jdn auf freien \Fuß setzen to release sb, to set sb free

▶ mit jdm auf freundschaftlichem/gespannten/gutem \Fuß stehen to be on friendly/less than friendly/good terms with sb

▶ mit einem \Fuß im Grabe stehen to have one foot in the grave

▶ auf großem \Fuß[e] leben to live the high life

▶ kalte Füße bekommen to get cold feet fig

▶ jdm etw zu Füßen legen (geh) to lay sth at sb's feet fig

▶ jdm zu Füßen liegen to adore [or worship] sb

das Publikum lag ihr zu Füßen she had the audience at her feet fig

▶ auf schwachen [o tönernen] [o wackligen] Füßen stehen to rest on shaky foundations fig

▶ stehenden \Fußes (geh) forthwith form

▶ die Füße unter jds Tisch strecken to have one's feet under sb's table fig

▶ jdm auf die Füße treten (fam: zu nahe treten) to tread [or step] on sb's toes fig; (zurechtweisen) to give sb a good talking-to fam; (antreiben) to hurry sb up

sich dat auf die Füße getreten fühlen to feel offended

▶ jdn/etw mit Füßen treten to trample on [or over] sb/sth fig

▶ sich dat die Füße vertreten to stretch one's legs fig

▶ jdm etw vor die Füße werfen to tell sb to keep sth

ich bot ihm Geld an, aber er war sie mir vor die Füße I offered him some money, but he told me I could keep it

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der; Fußes, Füße

1) foot

sich (Dat.) den Fuß verstauchen/brechen — sprain one's ankle/break a bone in one's foot

mit bloßen Füßen — barefoot; with bare feet

jemandem auf den Fuß treten — tread on somebody's foot

zu Fuß gehen — go on foot; walk

gut/schlecht zu Fuß sein — be a good/bad walker

jemandem auf dem Fuße folgen — follow at somebody's heels

bei Fuß! — heel!

nimm die Füße weg! — (ugs.) move your feet!

2) (fig.)

stehenden Fußes — (veralt., geh.) without delay; instanter (arch.)

sich die Füße nach etwas ablaufen od. wund laufen — chase round everywhere for something

[festen] Fuß fassen — find one's feet

kalte Füße kriegen — (ugs.) get cold feet (coll.)

auf freiem Fuß sein — be at large

jemanden auf freien Fuß setzen — set somebody free

auf großem Fuß leben — live in great style

jemandem auf die Füße treten — (ugs.) give somebody a good talking-to

jemanden/etwas mit Füßen treten — trample on somebody/something

jemandem etwas vor die Füße werfen — throw something in somebody's face

jemandem zu Füßen liegen — (geh.): (bewundern) adore or worship somebody

3) (tragender Teil) (einer Lampe) base; (eines Weinglases) foot; (eines Schranks, Sessels, Klaviers) leg

auf tönernen Füßen stehen — (fig.) be unsoundly based

4) o. Pl. (eines Berges) foot; (einer Säule) base

5) Plural: Fuß (Längenmaß) foot

zwei/drei Fuß — two/three feet or foot

6) (Teil des Strumpfes) foot

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Fuß¹ m; -es, Füße

1. foot (pl feet);

zu Fuß on (US auch by) foot;

zu Fuß gehen walk;

zu Fuß (bequem) erreichbar within (easy) walking distance;

gut/schlecht zu Fuß sein be/not be a good walker;

bei Fuß! zum Hund: heel!;

so schnell die Füße ihn trugen as fast as his legs would carry him;

keinen Fuß vor die Tür setzen not set foot outside the door;

ich setze keinen Fuß mehr über seine Schwelle! I will never again darken his door;

von einem Fuß auf den anderen treten shift from one foot to the other;

wir werden uns auf die Füße treten (wegen der Enge) we’ll be tripping over each other;

jemandem auf den Fuß oder

die Füße treten umg tread on sb’s toes (auch fig);

sich (dat)

die Füße vertreten stretch one’s legs;

über die eigenen Füße fallen oder

stolpern trip over one’s own feet (auch umg fig ungeschickt sein)

rate mal, wer mir heute vor die Füße gelaufen ist umg guess who I ran ( oder bumped) into today;

trockenen Fußes without getting one’s feet wet;

leichten/schnellen Fußes geh with light/quick steps;

stehenden Fußes fig (sofort) immediately, instantly;

(festen) Fuß fassen get (fig auch gain) a foothold; fig Sache: auch catch on;

auf dem Fuße folgen einer Person: follow closely, trail; fig einem Geschehnis: follow (hard) on the heels of;

auf die Füße fallen fall on one’s feet (auch fig);

sich jemandem zu Füßen werfen geh, auch fig throw o.s. at sb’s feet;

jemandem zu Füßen liegen geh fig worship sb;

jemandem etwas zu Füßen legen geh fig lay sth at sb’s feet;

jemandem etwas vor die Füße werfen hurl sth at sb’s feet; fig hurl sth back in sb’s face;

jemandem den Fuß in den Nacken setzen geh fig keep sb under one’s thumb, put the screws on sb;

auf eigenen Füßen stehen fig stand on one’s own two feet;

auf großem Fuß leben fig live in grand style ( oder on a grand scale); hum (große Füße haben) have huge feet;

auf gutem/schlechtem etc

Fuß stehen mit fig be on good/bad etc terms with;

mit beiden Füßen im Leben stehen fig have both feet firmly on the ground;

mit Füßen treten fig trample on;

sein Glück mit Füßen treten fig cast away one’s fortune;

kalte Füße bekommen umg fig get cold feet;

einen Fuß in der Tür haben umg fig have a foot in the door;

Fuß breit → Fußbreit; → Boden 2, frei A 2, Gewehr, Hand¹ 4, link… 1 etc

2. eines Berges, Schranks, einer Liste, Seite etc: foot, bottom; einer Säule: base, pedestal; eines Glases: stem; einer Lampe: stand; eines Tisches, eines Stuhls: leg;

auf tönernen oder

schwachen oder umg

wackligen Füßen stehen fig be built on sand

3. südd, österr, schweiz (Bein) leg

4. am Strumpf: foot

5. LIT eines Verses: foot

Fuß² m; -es, -; Längenmaß: foot (= 30,48 cm);

zehn Fuß lang ten feet long;

ein zehn Fuß langes Brett a ten-foot(-long) plank

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der; Fußes, Füße

1) foot

sich (Dat.) den Fuß verstauchen/brechen — sprain one's ankle/break a bone in one's foot

mit bloßen Füßen — barefoot; with bare feet

jemandem auf den Fuß treten — tread on somebody's foot

zu Fuß gehen — go on foot; walk

gut/schlecht zu Fuß sein — be a good/bad walker

jemandem auf dem Fuße folgen — follow at somebody's heels

bei Fuß! — heel!

nimm die Füße weg! — (ugs.) move your feet!

2) (fig.)

stehenden Fußes — (veralt., geh.) without delay; instanter (arch.)

sich die Füße nach etwas ablaufen od. wund laufen — chase round everywhere for something

[festen] Fuß fassen — find one's feet

kalte Füße kriegen — (ugs.) get cold feet (coll.)

auf freiem Fuß sein — be at large

jemanden auf freien Fuß setzen — set somebody free

auf großem Fuß leben — live in great style

jemandem auf die Füße treten — (ugs.) give somebody a good talking-to

jemanden/etwas mit Füßen treten — trample on somebody/something

jemandem etwas vor die Füße werfen — throw something in somebody's face

jemandem zu Füßen liegen — (geh.): (bewundern) adore or worship somebody

3) (tragender Teil) (einer Lampe) base; (eines Weinglases) foot; (eines Schranks, Sessels, Klaviers) leg

auf tönernen Füßen stehen — (fig.) be unsoundly based

4) o. Pl. (eines Berges) foot; (einer Säule) base

5) Plural: Fuß (Längenmaß) foot

zwei/drei Fuß — two/three feet or foot

6) (Teil des Strumpfes) foot

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¨-e m.

foot n.

(§ pl.: feet)

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Fuß
8 heel

heel

1. heel [hi:l] n

1) ( body part) Ferse f; of animal Hinterfuß m, Hinterlauf m; of horse hinterer Teil des Hufs;

the \heel of the hand der Handballen;

to be at sb's \heels ( follow) jdm [dicht] folgen;

(fig: chase) jdm auf den Fersen sein

2) ( of shoe) Absatz m; ( of sock) Ferse f;

\heels pl hochhackige Schuhe, Stöckelschuhe mpl;

to turn on one's \heel auf dem Absatz kehrtmachen

3) ( end part) Anschnitt m, Endstück nt; of bread [Brot]kanten m ( bes NORDD), Scherz m ( SÜDD), ( ÖSTERR), Knust m ( DIAL) of violin bow Frosch m; of golf club Ferse f;

4)( pej) ((dated) fam: man) Scheißkerl m ( pej) (sl) ( woman) Miststück nt ( pej) (sl)

PHRASES:

to show [sb] a clean pair of \heels ( run away) jdm die Fersen zeigen, Fersengeld geben;

( leave behind) jdn abhängen;

to follow close [or hard] on the \heels of sth unmittelbar auf etw akk folgen;

to be hard [or close] [or hot] on sb's \heels jdm dicht auf den Fersen sein;

to be down at [the] \heel person heruntergekommen sein; shoe abgetreten sein;

to bring sb/an animal to \heel jdn/ein Tier gefügig machen;

to bring sth to \heel etw unter Kontrolle bringen;

to come to \heel person sich akk fügen, spuren ( fam) dog bei Fuß gehen;

to dig one's \heels in sich akk auf die Hinterbeine stellen;

to kick [or cool] one's \heels ( wait) sich dat die Beine in den Bauch stehen;

( do nothing) Däumchen drehen ( fam), rumhängen ( fam)

to kick up one's \heels auf den Putz hauen ( fam)

to take to one's \heels die Beine in die Hand nehmen ( fam), Fersengeld geben;

under the \heel of sb/ sth unter der Herrschaft einer Person/einer S. gen interj

\heel! bei Fuß! vt

1) ( in shoe-making)

to \heel a shoe einen neuen Absatz auf einen Schuh machen

2) ( in golf)

to \heel a ball den Ball mit der Ferse schlagen

PHRASES:

to be well \heeled ( fam) gut betucht sein vi fball mit dem Absatz kicken;

( in rugby) einen Ball hakeln [o mit dem Absatz spielen]

2. heel [hi:l] naut vi

to \heel over sich akk auf die Seite legen, krängen fachspr;

to \heel hard over sich akk stark auf die Seite legen, stark krängen vt

to \heel a boat/ ship ein Boot/Schiff zum Krängen bringen [o fachspr krängen lassen] n

( instance) Seitenneigung f, Krängung f fachspr; ( angle) Neigungswinkel m

English-German students dictionary > heel
9 Ferse

f; -, -n

1. heel (auch am Strumpf etc.)

2. fig.: jemandem / einer Sache ( dicht) auf den Fersen folgen follow (hot oder hard) on the heels of s.o. / s.th.; jemandem auf den Fersen sein oder bleiben be hard on s.o.’s heels; sich an jemandes Fersen heften stick to s.o.’s tail; jemanden auf den Fersen haben have s.o. on one’s tail

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die Ferse

heel

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Fẹr|se ['fɛrzə]
f -, -n
heel
jdm ( dicht) auf den Fersen sein or folgen/bleiben — to be/stay hard or close on sb's heels

See:

→ heften

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die

1) (the back part of the foot: I have a blister on my heel.) heel

2) (the part of a sock etc that covers this part of the foot: I have a hole in the heel of my sock.) heel

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Fer·se

<-, -n>

[ˈfɛrzə]

f (Teil des Fußes) heel

▶ sich akk jdm an die \Fersen hängen to stick close to sb

▶ sich akk an jds \Fersen heften to stick hard on [or to dog] sb's heels

▶ jdm [dicht] auf den \Fersen sein [o bleiben] to be [hot] on sb's tail

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die; Ferse, Fersen heel; (fig.)

sich an jemandes Fersen (Akk.) /sich jemandem an die Fersen heften — stick [hard] on somebody's heels

jemandem [dicht] auf den Fersen sitzen od. sein — (ugs.) be [hard or close] on somebody's heels

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Ferse f; -, -n

1. heel (auch am Strumpf etc)

2. fig:

jemandem/einer Sache (dicht) auf den Fersen folgen follow (hot oder hard) on the heels of sb/sth;

jemandem auf den Fersen sein oder

bleiben be hard on sb’s heels;

sich an jemandes Fersen heften stick to sb’s tail;

jemanden auf den Fersen haben have sb on one’s tail

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die; Ferse, Fersen heel; (fig.)

sich an jemandes Fersen (Akk.) /sich jemandem an die Fersen heften — stick [hard] on somebody's heels

jemandem [dicht] auf den Fersen sitzen od. sein — (ugs.) be [hard or close] on somebody's heels

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-n f.

heel n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Ferse
10 Jagen

I v/t (hat gejagt)

1. hunt; (treiben) drive; (verfolgen) chase; mit Hunden: hound; (schießen) shoot

2. fig. (verfolgen) chase (after); (suchen) hunt for; aus dem Bett etc. jagen chase out of bed etc.; in die Luft jagen blow up, blow s.th. sky-high umg.; jemandem ein Messer in den Leib jagen umg. stick a knife into s.o.; jemandem / sich eine Kugel durch den Kopf jagen umg. put a bullet through s.o.’s / one’s head; Sl. blow s.o.’s / one’s brains out; den Ball ins Netz jagen umg. Fußball: slam ( oder drive) the ball into the net; ein Ereignis jagt / jagte das andere it’s / it was one thing on top of another, things are / were happening really fast; damit kannst du mich jagen! umg. I wouldn’t touch it with a bargepole (Am. a ten-foot pole); Gurgel

II v/i

1. (hat) (auf die Jagd gehen) go hunting, go shooting, hunt

2. (ist) fig. (rasen) race, tear; Wind etc.: sweep; Wolken: scud across the sky; jagen nach chase after

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das Jagen

hunting

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ja|gen ['jaːgn]
1. vt

1) Tier, Menschen to hunt

2) (= hetzen) to chase, to drive; (= treiben) Wild to drive

jdn in die Flucht jágen — to put sb to flight

jdn zu Tode jágen — to hound sb to death

jdn aus dem Bett jágen (inf) — to chase sb out of bed

jdn aus dem Haus jágen — to drive or chase sb out of the house

jdm eine Spritze in den Arm jágen (inf) — to stick a needle in sb's arm

ein Unglück jagte das andere — one misfortune followed hard on( the heels of) the other

Geld/Benzin durch den Auspuff jágen (inf) — to burn money/a lot of juice (inf)

sein ganzes Geld durch die Kehle jágen — to booze (esp Brit inf) or drink all one's money away

mit diesem Essen kannst du mich jágen (inf) — I wouldn't eat this if you paid me

3) (= erlegen) to bag

2. vi

1) (= auf die Jagd gehen) to hunt, to go hunting

2) aux sein (= rasen) to race

nach etw jágen — to chase after sth

in jágender Eile — in great haste

3. vr
(Geschehnisse etc) to follow one on the heels of the other
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1) (to run after; to pursue: He chased after them but did not catch them; We chased them by car.) chase

2) (to chase (animals etc) for food or for sport: He spent the whole day hunting (deer).) hunt

3) (to pursue or drive out: The murderer was hunted from town to town.) hunt

4) (to move quickly: The car was rattling along at top speed.) rattle

5) (to run very fast: He pelted down the road.) pelt

6) (to kill (game birds etc) for sport.) shoot

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ja·gen

[ˈja:gn̩]

I. vt Hilfsverb: haben

1. (auf der Jagd verfolgen)

▪ ein Tier \jagen to hunt an animal

2. (hetzen)

▪ jdn \jagen to pursue sb

3. (fam: antreiben, vertreiben)

▪ jdn aus etw dat/in etw akk \jagen to drive sb out of/into sth

los, aufstehen, oder muss ich euch erst aus dem Bett \jagen? come on, up! or do I have to chase you out of bed?

etw jagt das andere [o nächste] one thing comes after another

bei mir jagt im Augenblick ein Unglück das nächste I'm suffering one misfortune after another at the moment

4. (fam: stoßen)

▪ jdm etw durch etw akk/in etw akk \jagen to stick sth through/in sb's sth

jeden Tag kriegte ich eine Spritze in den Hintern gejagt I got a syringe stuck in my backside everyday

▪ sich dat etw in etw akk \jagen to jab sth into one's sth fam

5.

▶ jdn mit etw dat \jagen können (fam) to not be able to abide [or stand] sth

ich esse nie Hamburger, damit könnte man mich \jagen I never eat hamburgers, I wouldn't touch them with a barge pole fam

II. vi

1. Hilfsverb: haben (auf die Jagd gehen) to hunt, to go hunting

2. Hilfsverb: sein (rasen)

▪ aus etw dat/durch etw akk/in etw akk \jagen to race [or tear] out of sth/through sth/into sth

er kam plötzlich aus dem Haus gejagt he suddenly came racing out of the house

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1.
transitives Verb

1) hunt <game, fugitive, criminal, etc.>; shoot <game, game birds>; (hetzen) chase, pursue <fugitive, criminal, etc.>; (wegscheuchen) chase; run after

von Todesangst gejagt — stricken by the fear of death

ein Gedanke jagte den anderen — thoughts raced through his/her etc. mind

2) (treiben) drive

jemanden aus dem Haus jagen — throw somebody out of the house

jemanden aus dem Bett jagen — turn somebody out of bed

jemanden in die Flucht jagen — put somebody to flight

3) (ugs.)

sich/jemandem eine Spritze in den Arm jagen — jab or stick a needle in one's/somebody's arm

sich/jemandem eine Kugel durch den Kopf jagen — blow one's/somebody's brains out
2.
intransitives Verb

1) (die Jagd ausüben) go shooting or hunting; (auf Hetzjagd gehen) go hunting

2) mit sein (eilen) race; rush

Wolken jagen am Himmel — (fig.) clouds race or scud across the sky

mit jagendem Puls — (fig.) with his/her etc. pulse racing

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Jagen¹ n; -s, kein pl hunt(ing), shooting; → auch Jagd

Jagen² n; -s, -; fachspr Waldgebiet: compartment (marked section of forest)

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1.
transitives Verb

1) hunt <game, fugitive, criminal, etc.>; shoot <game, game birds>; (hetzen) chase, pursue <fugitive, criminal, etc.>; (wegscheuchen) chase; run after

von Todesangst gejagt — stricken by the fear of death

ein Gedanke jagte den anderen — thoughts raced through his/her etc. mind

2) (treiben) drive

jemanden aus dem Haus jagen — throw somebody out of the house

jemanden aus dem Bett jagen — turn somebody out of bed

jemanden in die Flucht jagen — put somebody to flight

3) (ugs.)

sich/jemandem eine Spritze in den Arm jagen — jab or stick a needle in one's/somebody's arm

sich/jemandem eine Kugel durch den Kopf jagen — blow one's/somebody's brains out
2.
intransitives Verb

1) (die Jagd ausüben) go shooting or hunting; (auf Hetzjagd gehen) go hunting

2) mit sein (eilen) race; rush

Wolken jagen am Himmel — (fig.) clouds race or scud across the sky

mit jagendem Puls — (fig.) with his/her etc. pulse racing

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v.

to chase v.

to hunt v.

to scud v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Jagen
11 jagen

I v/t (hat gejagt)

1. hunt; (treiben) drive; (verfolgen) chase; mit Hunden: hound; (schießen) shoot

2. fig. (verfolgen) chase (after); (suchen) hunt for; aus dem Bett etc. jagen chase out of bed etc.; in die Luft jagen blow up, blow s.th. sky-high umg.; jemandem ein Messer in den Leib jagen umg. stick a knife into s.o.; jemandem / sich eine Kugel durch den Kopf jagen umg. put a bullet through s.o.’s / one’s head; Sl. blow s.o.’s / one’s brains out; den Ball ins Netz jagen umg. Fußball: slam ( oder drive) the ball into the net; ein Ereignis jagt / jagte das andere it’s / it was one thing on top of another, things are / were happening really fast; damit kannst du mich jagen! umg. I wouldn’t touch it with a bargepole (Am. a ten-foot pole); Gurgel

II v/i

1. (hat) (auf die Jagd gehen) go hunting, go shooting, hunt

2. (ist) fig. (rasen) race, tear; Wind etc.: sweep; Wolken: scud across the sky; jagen nach chase after

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das Jagen

hunting

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ja|gen ['jaːgn]
1. vt

1) Tier, Menschen to hunt

2) (= hetzen) to chase, to drive; (= treiben) Wild to drive

jdn in die Flucht jágen — to put sb to flight

jdn zu Tode jágen — to hound sb to death

jdn aus dem Bett jágen (inf) — to chase sb out of bed

jdn aus dem Haus jágen — to drive or chase sb out of the house

jdm eine Spritze in den Arm jágen (inf) — to stick a needle in sb's arm

ein Unglück jagte das andere — one misfortune followed hard on( the heels of) the other

Geld/Benzin durch den Auspuff jágen (inf) — to burn money/a lot of juice (inf)

sein ganzes Geld durch die Kehle jágen — to booze (esp Brit inf) or drink all one's money away

mit diesem Essen kannst du mich jágen (inf) — I wouldn't eat this if you paid me

3) (= erlegen) to bag

2. vi

1) (= auf die Jagd gehen) to hunt, to go hunting

2) aux sein (= rasen) to race

nach etw jágen — to chase after sth

in jágender Eile — in great haste

3. vr
(Geschehnisse etc) to follow one on the heels of the other
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1) (to run after; to pursue: He chased after them but did not catch them; We chased them by car.) chase

2) (to chase (animals etc) for food or for sport: He spent the whole day hunting (deer).) hunt

3) (to pursue or drive out: The murderer was hunted from town to town.) hunt

4) (to move quickly: The car was rattling along at top speed.) rattle

5) (to run very fast: He pelted down the road.) pelt

6) (to kill (game birds etc) for sport.) shoot

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ja·gen

[ˈja:gn̩]

I. vt Hilfsverb: haben

1. (auf der Jagd verfolgen)

▪ ein Tier \jagen to hunt an animal

2. (hetzen)

▪ jdn \jagen to pursue sb

3. (fam: antreiben, vertreiben)

▪ jdn aus etw dat/in etw akk \jagen to drive sb out of/into sth

los, aufstehen, oder muss ich euch erst aus dem Bett \jagen? come on, up! or do I have to chase you out of bed?

etw jagt das andere [o nächste] one thing comes after another

bei mir jagt im Augenblick ein Unglück das nächste I'm suffering one misfortune after another at the moment

4. (fam: stoßen)

▪ jdm etw durch etw akk/in etw akk \jagen to stick sth through/in sb's sth

jeden Tag kriegte ich eine Spritze in den Hintern gejagt I got a syringe stuck in my backside everyday

▪ sich dat etw in etw akk \jagen to jab sth into one's sth fam

5.

▶ jdn mit etw dat \jagen können (fam) to not be able to abide [or stand] sth

ich esse nie Hamburger, damit könnte man mich \jagen I never eat hamburgers, I wouldn't touch them with a barge pole fam

II. vi

1. Hilfsverb: haben (auf die Jagd gehen) to hunt, to go hunting

2. Hilfsverb: sein (rasen)

▪ aus etw dat/durch etw akk/in etw akk \jagen to race [or tear] out of sth/through sth/into sth

er kam plötzlich aus dem Haus gejagt he suddenly came racing out of the house

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1.
transitives Verb

1) hunt <game, fugitive, criminal, etc.>; shoot <game, game birds>; (hetzen) chase, pursue <fugitive, criminal, etc.>; (wegscheuchen) chase; run after

von Todesangst gejagt — stricken by the fear of death

ein Gedanke jagte den anderen — thoughts raced through his/her etc. mind

2) (treiben) drive

jemanden aus dem Haus jagen — throw somebody out of the house

jemanden aus dem Bett jagen — turn somebody out of bed

jemanden in die Flucht jagen — put somebody to flight

3) (ugs.)

sich/jemandem eine Spritze in den Arm jagen — jab or stick a needle in one's/somebody's arm

sich/jemandem eine Kugel durch den Kopf jagen — blow one's/somebody's brains out
2.
intransitives Verb

1) (die Jagd ausüben) go shooting or hunting; (auf Hetzjagd gehen) go hunting

2) mit sein (eilen) race; rush

Wolken jagen am Himmel — (fig.) clouds race or scud across the sky

mit jagendem Puls — (fig.) with his/her etc. pulse racing

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jagen

A. v/t (hat gejagt)

1. hunt; (treiben) drive; (verfolgen) chase; mit Hunden: hound; (schießen) shoot

2. fig (verfolgen) chase (after); (suchen) hunt for;

aus dem Bett etc

jagen chase out of bed etc;

in die Luft jagen blow up, blow sth sky-high umg;

jemandem ein Messer in den Leib jagen umg stick a knife into sb;

jemandem/sich eine Kugel durch den Kopf jagen umg put a bullet through sb’s/one’s head; sl blow sb’s/one’s brains out;

den Ball ins Netz jagen umg Fußball: slam ( oder drive) the ball into the net;

ein Ereignis jagt/jagte das andere it’s/it was one thing on top of another, things are/were happening really fast;

damit kannst du mich jagen! umg I wouldn’t touch it with a bargepole (US a ten-foot pole); → Gurgel

B. v/i

1. (hat) (auf die Jagd gehen) go hunting, go shooting, hunt

2. (ist) fig (rasen) race, tear; Wind etc: sweep; Wolken: scud across the sky;

jagen nach chase after

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1.
transitives Verb

1) hunt <game, fugitive, criminal, etc.>; shoot <game, game birds>; (hetzen) chase, pursue <fugitive, criminal, etc.>; (wegscheuchen) chase; run after

von Todesangst gejagt — stricken by the fear of death

ein Gedanke jagte den anderen — thoughts raced through his/her etc. mind

2) (treiben) drive

jemanden aus dem Haus jagen — throw somebody out of the house

jemanden aus dem Bett jagen — turn somebody out of bed

jemanden in die Flucht jagen — put somebody to flight

3) (ugs.)

sich/jemandem eine Spritze in den Arm jagen — jab or stick a needle in one's/somebody's arm

sich/jemandem eine Kugel durch den Kopf jagen — blow one's/somebody's brains out
2.
intransitives Verb

1) (die Jagd ausüben) go shooting or hunting; (auf Hetzjagd gehen) go hunting

2) mit sein (eilen) race; rush

Wolken jagen am Himmel — (fig.) clouds race or scud across the sky

mit jagendem Puls — (fig.) with his/her etc. pulse racing

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v.

to chase v.

to hunt v.

to scud v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > jagen
12 auf dem Fuße folgen

to come/follow (hard/hot) on the heels of sth.

Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch > auf dem Fuße folgen
13 seguir

v.

1 to follow.

tú ve delante, que yo te sigo you go ahead, I'll follow o I'll go behind

seguir algo de cerca to follow o monitor something closely (desarrollo, resultados)

Ellos siguen la caravana They follow the convoy.

Eso es lo que sigue That is what follows.

2 to follow.

me parece que nos siguen I think we're being followed

3 to continue, to resume.

Me sigue el dolor My pain persists.

4 to continue, to go on.

¡sigue, no te pares! go o carry on, don't stop!

aquí se baja él, yo sigo he's getting out here, I'm going on (al taxista)

sigo trabajando en la fábrica I'm still working at the factory

debes seguir haciéndolo you should keep on o carry on doing it

sigo pensando que está mal I still think it's wrong

sigue enferma/en el hospital she's still ill/in hospital

¿qué tal sigue la familia? how's the family getting on o keeping?

5 to keep on, to go along, to carry on, to continue.

María se sigue haciendo daño Mary keeps on hurting herself.

6 to continue to be, to continue being, to keep, to keep being.

Las chicas siguen testarudas The girls continue to be stubborn.

7 to obey, to keep.

Las chicas siguen las reglas The girls obey the rules.

8 to imitate, to follow.

Los fanáticos siguen al cantante The fans imitate the singer.

9 to come afterwards, to come next, to come after, to come along.

Algo bueno sigue Something good comes afterwards.

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SEGUIR

CONJUGACIÓN

(e changes to i in certain persons of certain tenses; gu changes to g before a and o)

Present Indicative

sigo, sigues, sigue, seguimos, seguís, siguen.

Past Indicative

seguí, seguiste, siguió, seguimos, seguisteis, siguieron.

Present Subjunctive

siga, sigas, siga, sigamos, sigáis, sigan.

Imperfect Subjunctive

siguiera, siguieras, siguiera, siguiéramos, siguierais, siguieran;

siguiese, siguieses, siguiese, siguiésemos, siguieseis, siguiesen.

Future Subjunctive

siguiere, siguieres, siguiere, siguiéremos, siguiereis, siguieren.

Imperative

sigue (tú), siga (él/Vd.), sigamos (nos.), seguid (vos.), sigan (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to follow

2) keep on

3) pursue

4) remain

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1. VT

1) (=perseguir) [+ persona, pista] to follow; [+ indicio] to follow up; [+ presa] to chase, pursue

tú ve primero que yo te sigo — you go first and I'll follow you

ella llegó primero, seguida del embajador — she arrived first, followed by the ambassador

nos están siguiendo — we're being followed

seguía todos sus pasos — I followed his every step

la seguía con la mirada — his eyes followed her

me sigue como un perrito faldero — he's always tramping at my heels

2) (=estar atento a) [+ programa de TV] to watch, follow; [+ programa de radio] to listen to, follow; [+ proceso, progreso] to monitor, follow up; [+ satélite] to track

seguir los acontecimientos de cerca — to monitor events closely

estaba ocupada y no he seguido la conversación — I was busy and didn't follow the conversation

esta exposición permite seguir paso a paso la evolución del artista — this exhibition allows the artist's development to be traced step by step

3) (=hacer caso de) [+ consejo] to follow, take; [+ instrucciones, doctrina, líder] to follow

siguió el ejemplo de su padre — he followed his father's example

seguir los pasos de algn — to follow in sb's footsteps

sigue la tradición de la familia — he follows in the family tradition

4) [+ rumbo, dirección] to follow

seguimos el curso del río — we followed the course of the river

siga la flecha — follow the arrow

siga esta calle y al final gire a la derecha — carry on up o follow this street and turn right at the end

• seguir su camino — to continue on one's way

sigue su camino de cineasta independiente — he continues in his path of independent film-maker

el mercado sigue su camino alcista — the market is continuing on its upward trend

• seguir su curso, el proyecto sigue su curso — the project is still on course, the project continues on (its) course

la enfermedad sigue su curso — the illness is taking o running its course

que la justicia siga su curso — let justice take its course

5) (=entender) [+ razonamiento] to follow

es un razonamiento muy difícil de seguir — it's an argument which is rather hard to follow

¿me sigues? — are you with me?

6) (Educ) [+ curso] to take, do

7) † [+ mujer] to court †

2. VI

1) (=continuar) to go on, carry on

¿quieres que sigamos? — shall we go on?

¡siga! — (=hable) go on!, carry on; LAm (=pase) come in

¡síguele! — Méx go on!

"sigue" — [en carta] P.T.O.; [en libro] continued

la carretera sigue hasta el pueblo — the road goes on as far as the town

siga por la carretera hasta el cruce — follow the road up to the crossroads

seguir por este camino — to carry on along this path

2)

• seguir adelante — [persona] to go on, carry on; [acontecimiento] to go ahead

los Juegos Olímpicos siguieron (adelante) a pesar del atentado — the Olympics went ahead despite the attack
adelante 1)
3) [en estado, situación] to be still

sigue enfermo — he's still ill

sigue en Caracas — she's still in Caracas

el ascensor sigue estropeado — the lift's still not working

sigue soltero — he's still single

¿cómo sigue? — how is he?

que siga usted bien — keep well, look after yourself

seguir con una idea — to go on with an idea

seguía en su error — he continued in his error

• seguimos sin teléfono — we still haven't got a phone

sigo sin noticias — I still haven't heard anything

sigo sin comprender — I still don't understand

esas preguntas siguen sin respuesta — those questions remain unanswered

4)

• seguir haciendo algo — to go on doing sth, carry on doing sth

siguió mirándola — he went on o carried on looking at her

siguió hablando con nosotros — he went on speaking to us

el ordenador seguía funcionando — the computer carried on working, the computer was still working

sigo pensando lo mismo — I still think the same

sigue lloviendo — it's still raining

5) (=venir a continuación) to follow, follow on

como sigue — as follows

lo que sigue es un resumen — what follows is a summary

entre otros ejemplos destacan los que siguen — amongst other examples, the following stand out

mencionaré varios casos en lo que sigue — I'll now move on to mention several cases

• seguir a algo, las horas que siguieron a la tragedia — the hours following o that followed the tragedy

a la conferencia siguió un debate — the lecture was followed by a discussion

3.

See:

seguirse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) <persona/vehículo/presa> to follow

la hizo seguir por un detective — he had her followed by a detective

camina muy rápido, no la puedo seguir — she walks very fast, I can't keep up with her

creo que nos están siguiendo — I think we're being followed

seguidos cada vez más de cerca por los japoneses — with the Japanese catching up on them all the time

la mala suerte la seguía a todas partes — she was dogged by bad luck wherever she went

el que la sigue la consigue — (fam) if at first you don't succeed, try, try again

2) <camino/ruta>

siga esta carretera hasta llegar al puente — go along o follow this road as far as the bridge

la saludé y seguí mi camino — I said hello to her and went on (my way)

si se sigue este camino se pasa por Capileira — if you take this route you go through Capileira

seguimos las huellas del animal hasta el río — we tracked the animal to the river

la enfermedad sigue su curso normal — the illness is running its normal course

3) ( en el tiempo) to follow

seguir a algo/alguien — to follow something/somebody

el hermano que me sigue — the brother (who comes) after me

4)

a) <instrucciones/consejo/flecha> to follow

seguir el dictamen de la conciencia — to be guided by one's conscience

b) ( basarse en) <autor/teoría/método/tradición> to follow

sus esculturas siguen el modelo clásico — her sculptures are in the classical style

sigue a Kant — she's a follower of Kant's philosophy

sigue los pasos de su predecesor — he follows in the footsteps of his predecessors

5)

a) <trámite/procedimiento> to follow

va a tener que seguir un tratamiento especial — you will have to undergo special treatment

b) (Educ) < curso> to take

estoy siguiendo un curso de fotografía — I'm doing o taking a photography course

6)

a) <explicaciones/profesor> to follow

dicta demasiado rápido, no la puedo seguir — she dictates too quickly, I can't keep up

¿me siguen? — are you with me?

b) ( permanecer atento a)

no sigo ese programa — I don't watch that program, I'm not following that program

seguimos muy de cerca su desarrollo — we are following its development very closely
2.
seguir vi

1)

a) ( por un camino) to go on

siga derecho or todo recto hasta el final de la calle — keep o go straight on to the end of the street

sigue por esta calle hasta el semáforo — go on down this street as far as the traffic lights

desde allí hay que seguir en mula — from there you have to go on by mule

seguir de largo — (AmL) to go straight past

b)

seguir adelante — to carry on

sigamos adelante — let's carry on

resolvieron seguir adelante con los planes — they decided to go ahead with their plans

c) (Col, Ven) ( entrar)

siga por favor — come in, please

2) (en lugar, estado)

¿tus padres siguen en Ginebra? — are your parents still in Geneva?

espero que sigan todos bien — I hope you're all keeping well

sigo sin entender — I still don't understand

sigue soltera/tan bonita como siempre — she's still single/as pretty as ever

si las cosas siguen así... — if things carry on like this...

si sigue así de trabajador, llegará lejos — if he carries on working as hard as this, he'll go a long way

3)

a) tareas/buen tiempo/lluvia to continue; rumores to persist

b)

seguir + ger: sigo pensando que deberíamos haber ido I still think we ought to have gone; sigue leyendo tú you read now; seguiré haciéndolo a mi manera — I'll go on o carry on doing it my way, I shall continue to do it my way (frml)

4)

a) (venir después, estar contiguo)

lee lo que sigue — read what comes next

el capítulo que sigue — the next chapter

sigue una hora de jazz — there follows an hour of jazz

un período de calma ha seguido a estos enfrentamientos — these clashes have been followed by a period of calm

b) historia/poema to continue

¿cómo sigue la canción? — how does the song go on?

sigue en la página 8 — continued on page 8

la lista definitiva ha quedado como sigue — the final list is as follows
3.
seguirse v pron (en 3^a pers)

seguirse de algo — to follow from something

de esto se sigue que... — it follows from this that...

* * *

= accord with, adhere to, chase, conform to, espouse, fit, follow, keep to, observe, pursue, run along, stay, stick to, proceed, overlay, carry on, go ahead, soldier on, succeed, hew to, overlie, keep up, roll on.

Ex. So while that tracing may have accorded with a rule, it violated common sense.

Ex. Since BC adheres closely to the educational and scientific consensus, BC found most favour with libraries in educational establishments.

Ex. Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.

Ex. These basic permutation rules are modified somewhat to conform to bibliographic requirements.

Ex. Most respondents espoused the latter view as an appropriate response to IT developments to date.

Ex. Especially if the new subject is one which upsets the previous structure of relationships, it will be difficult to fit into the existing order.

Ex. An abstract covers all of the main points made in the original document, and usually follows the style and arrangement of the parent document.

Ex. Obviously, once a choice of citation order has been made it must be kept to, otherwise, chaos will result.

Ex. It is worth briefly observing a general approach to the creation of a data base.

Ex. All effective indexes must have some common facets if only because the audience does not alter merely because the indexer chooses to pursue certain indexing practices.

Ex. Whevener logical processes of thought are employed - that is, whenever thought for a time runs along an accepted groove - there is an opportunity for the machine.

Ex. What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.

Ex. It might be striking to outline the instrumentalities of the future more spectacularly, rather than to stick closely to methods and elements now known.

Ex. Before we proceed to look at the operators in detail, a couple of examples may help to make the layout clearer.

Ex. There may be a very flexible communication system that overlays the administrative structure, or there may be a fairly rigid pattern of communication that adheres to the administrative lines of authority.

Ex. If a child detects that no very strong value is placed on reading then he feels no compulsion to develop his own reading skill beyond the minimal, functional level we all need simply to carry on our daily lives in our print-dominated society.

Ex. A plan for the construction and implementation phases will be drawn up, if it is decided to go ahead = Si se decide continuar, se elaborará un plan para las fases de construcción y puesta en práctica.

Ex. Russell soldiered on in 'Principles of Mathematics', he pleaded a distinction between analysis by way of philosophical definitions and analysis by way of mathematical definitions.

Ex. In 1964 he was promoted to Associate Director of the Processing Department where he succeeded John Cronin as Director four years later.

Ex. The structure adopted hews to the theoretical model of the resilient organization as described by Enright.

Ex. The disputes between islanders and outsiders overlie the deeper problem of administrative denial of indigenous lagoon rights.

Ex. He was told to ' keep up whatever it is he was doing' because he was doing great!.

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

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* camino a seguir, el = way forward, the.

* como siga así = at this rate.

* como sigue = as follows.

* debate + seguir = debate + rage.

* difícil de seguir = heavy going.

* el camino a seguir = the way ahead, the way to go.

* hay que seguir adelante = the show must go on.

* indicar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.

* indicar el camino a seguir para = point + the way to.

* las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.

* la vida + seguir = life + go on.

* modelos a seguir = lessons learned [lessons learnt].

* mostrar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.

* no saber cómo seguir = be stuck, get + stuck.

* no seguir una norma = fall (far) short of + norm.

* pautas a seguir = best practices, lessons learned [lessons learnt].

* pendiente de seguir la última moda = fashion-conscious.

* procedimiento a seguir = code of practice.

* que sigue = ensuing.

* que sigue una norma = compliant (with).

* que uno sigue a su propio ritmo = self-paced, self-guided.

* resignarse y seguir adelante = bite + the bullet.

* seguir activo = remain + in being, remain + in place.

* seguir adelante = go forward, forge + ahead, forge + forward, go ahead, go straight ahead, carry through, move along, move forward, press forward (with), move + forward, continue on + Posesivo + way, move on.

* seguir adelante con = go ahead with, stick with.

* seguir a flote = stay in + business, stay + afloat.

* seguir al día = remain on top of.

* seguir Algo al pie de la letra = follow + Nombre + to the letter.

* seguir Algo a rajatabla = follow + Nombre + to the letter.

* seguir al pie de la letra = keep + strictly to the letter.

* seguir al pie del cañón = soldier on.

* seguir a rajatabla = keep + strictly to the letter.

* seguir así = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* seguir avanzando = forge + ahead, forge + forward.

* seguir caminando = continue on + Posesivo + way.

* seguir como antes = go on + as before.

* seguir como modelo = pattern.

* seguir con = go on with, maintain + continuity, maintain + momentum, stick at.

* seguir con Algo = take + Nombre + further.

* seguir con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* seguir con el control = stay in + control.

* seguir con el mando = stay in + control.

* seguir con + Posesivo + vida normal = get on with + Posesivo + life.

* seguir considerando = consider + further.

* seguir de cerca = monitor, stay in + control, keep + track of.

* seguir desarrollando = develop + further.

* seguir el buen camino = keep on + the right track, keep on + the straight and narrow.

* seguir el camino de la verdad = keep on + the straight and narrow.

* seguir el camino más ético = take + the high ground, take + the high road.

* seguir el debate = follow + the thread.

* seguir el ejemplo = follow + the lead, take after.

* seguir el ejemplo de = take + Posesivo + cue from, take + a cue from.

* seguir el ejemplo de Alguien = take + a leaf out of + Posesivo + book, follow + Posesivo + example.

* seguir el hilo = follow + the thread.

* seguir el ritmo de Algo o Alguien = keep up with + pace.

* seguir en contacto = stay + tuned.

* seguir en contacto (con) = stay in + touch (with), keep in + touch (with).

* seguir en existencia = remain + in being.

* seguir en la brecha = soldier on.

* seguir en pie = hold + Posesivo + own, hold up.

* seguir entre los primeros = remain on top.

* seguir enviando + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.

* seguir este camino = go along + this road.

* seguir este rumbo = proceed + along this way.

* seguir + Gerundio = keep on + Gerundio.

* seguir haciéndolo así = keep up + the good work.

* seguir haciéndolo bien = keep up + the good work.

* seguir haciendo lo mismo = business as usual.

* seguir igual = be none the worse for wear.

* seguir inmediatamente = fast on the heels of, on the heels of.

* seguir inmediatamente a = come on + the heels of.

* seguir irreconciliable con = remain + unreconciled to.

* seguir la conversación = follow + the thread.

* seguir la corazonada de uno = play + Posesivo + hunches.

* seguir la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* seguir la iniciativa = follow + the lead.

* seguir la marcha de = monitor.

* seguir la moda = catch + the fever.

* seguir la pista = follow up, track, follow through, shadow, track down.

* seguir la pista a un documento = chase + item.

* seguir la pista de = keep + track of.

* seguir la trayectoria = follow up, follow through.

* seguirle el juego a, seguirle la corriente a = play along with.

* seguirle la corriente a = play along with.

* seguir levantado = stay up.

* seguir líneas diferentes = be on different lines.

* seguir lo mismo = remain + the same.

* seguir los pasos de = follow in + the footsteps of.

* seguir malgastando el dinero = throw + good money after bad.

* seguir opuesto a = remain + unreconciled to.

* seguir por delante de = keep + one step ahead of.

* seguir por el buen camino = keep out of + trouble, keep on + the right track.

* seguir + Posesivo + pasos = follow in + Posesivo + footsteps.

* seguir progresando = forge + ahead, forge + forward.

* seguirse = ensue.

* seguir siendo = remain.

* seguir siendo + Adjetivo = remain + Adjetivo.

* seguir siendo lo mismo = remain + the same.

* seguir sin agraciarse con = remain + unreconciled to.

* seguir sin haberse traducido = remain + untranslated.

* seguir sin reconciliarse con = remain + unreconciled to.

* seguir sin traducirse = remain + untranslated.

* seguir tirando el dinero = throw + good money after bad.

* seguir trabajando aceptando una limitación = work (a)round + shortcoming, work (a)round + limitation, work (a)round + constraints.

* seguir trabajando así = keep up + the good work.

* seguir trabajando bien = keep up + the good work.

* seguir tratando = discuss + further.

* seguir una dirección = follow + path, take + path.

* seguir una escala = fall along + a continuum.

* seguir una estrategia = take + tack.

* seguir una filosofía = espouse + philosophy.

* seguir una metodología = adopt + approach.

* seguir una práctica = adopt + practice.

* seguir una táctica = take + tack.

* seguir una trayectoria = follow + track.

* seguir un camino = take + path, take + direction, tread + path, walk + path.

* seguir un camino diferente = strike out on + a different path.

* seguir un consejo = take + advice.

* seguir un curso de acción = follow + track.

* seguir un método = take + approach.

* seguir un modelo = embrace + model, conform to + image.

* seguir unos pasos = follow + steps.

* seguir un patrón = conform to + image.

* seguir un principio = adopt + convention.

* seguir un rumbo diferente = take + a different turn.

* seguir + Verbo = still + Verbo.

* seguir vigente = hold + Posesivo + own.

* seguir viviendo = live on.

* seguir vivo = live on, stay + alive.

* siguiendo = along.

* siguiendo un estilo indicativo = indicatively.

* si sigue así = at this rate.

* si todo sigue igual = all (other) things being equal.

* tiempo + seguir su marcha inexorable = time + march on.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) <persona/vehículo/presa> to follow

la hizo seguir por un detective — he had her followed by a detective

camina muy rápido, no la puedo seguir — she walks very fast, I can't keep up with her

creo que nos están siguiendo — I think we're being followed

seguidos cada vez más de cerca por los japoneses — with the Japanese catching up on them all the time

la mala suerte la seguía a todas partes — she was dogged by bad luck wherever she went

el que la sigue la consigue — (fam) if at first you don't succeed, try, try again

2) <camino/ruta>

siga esta carretera hasta llegar al puente — go along o follow this road as far as the bridge

la saludé y seguí mi camino — I said hello to her and went on (my way)

si se sigue este camino se pasa por Capileira — if you take this route you go through Capileira

seguimos las huellas del animal hasta el río — we tracked the animal to the river

la enfermedad sigue su curso normal — the illness is running its normal course

3) ( en el tiempo) to follow

seguir a algo/alguien — to follow something/somebody

el hermano que me sigue — the brother (who comes) after me

4)

a) <instrucciones/consejo/flecha> to follow

seguir el dictamen de la conciencia — to be guided by one's conscience

b) ( basarse en) <autor/teoría/método/tradición> to follow

sus esculturas siguen el modelo clásico — her sculptures are in the classical style

sigue a Kant — she's a follower of Kant's philosophy

sigue los pasos de su predecesor — he follows in the footsteps of his predecessors

5)

a) <trámite/procedimiento> to follow

va a tener que seguir un tratamiento especial — you will have to undergo special treatment

b) (Educ) < curso> to take

estoy siguiendo un curso de fotografía — I'm doing o taking a photography course

6)

a) <explicaciones/profesor> to follow

dicta demasiado rápido, no la puedo seguir — she dictates too quickly, I can't keep up

¿me siguen? — are you with me?

b) ( permanecer atento a)

no sigo ese programa — I don't watch that program, I'm not following that program

seguimos muy de cerca su desarrollo — we are following its development very closely
2.
seguir vi

1)

a) ( por un camino) to go on

siga derecho or todo recto hasta el final de la calle — keep o go straight on to the end of the street

sigue por esta calle hasta el semáforo — go on down this street as far as the traffic lights

desde allí hay que seguir en mula — from there you have to go on by mule

seguir de largo — (AmL) to go straight past

b)

seguir adelante — to carry on

sigamos adelante — let's carry on

resolvieron seguir adelante con los planes — they decided to go ahead with their plans

c) (Col, Ven) ( entrar)

siga por favor — come in, please

2) (en lugar, estado)

¿tus padres siguen en Ginebra? — are your parents still in Geneva?

espero que sigan todos bien — I hope you're all keeping well

sigo sin entender — I still don't understand

sigue soltera/tan bonita como siempre — she's still single/as pretty as ever

si las cosas siguen así... — if things carry on like this...

si sigue así de trabajador, llegará lejos — if he carries on working as hard as this, he'll go a long way

3)

a) tareas/buen tiempo/lluvia to continue; rumores to persist

b)

seguir + ger: sigo pensando que deberíamos haber ido I still think we ought to have gone; sigue leyendo tú you read now; seguiré haciéndolo a mi manera — I'll go on o carry on doing it my way, I shall continue to do it my way (frml)

4)

a) (venir después, estar contiguo)

lee lo que sigue — read what comes next

el capítulo que sigue — the next chapter

sigue una hora de jazz — there follows an hour of jazz

un período de calma ha seguido a estos enfrentamientos — these clashes have been followed by a period of calm

b) historia/poema to continue

¿cómo sigue la canción? — how does the song go on?

sigue en la página 8 — continued on page 8

la lista definitiva ha quedado como sigue — the final list is as follows
3.
seguirse v pron (en 3^a pers)

seguirse de algo — to follow from something

de esto se sigue que... — it follows from this that...

* * *

= accord with, adhere to, chase, conform to, espouse, fit, follow, keep to, observe, pursue, run along, stay, stick to, proceed, overlay, carry on, go ahead, soldier on, succeed, hew to, overlie, keep up, roll on.

Ex: So while that tracing may have accorded with a rule, it violated common sense.

Ex: Since BC adheres closely to the educational and scientific consensus, BC found most favour with libraries in educational establishments.

Ex: Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.

Ex: These basic permutation rules are modified somewhat to conform to bibliographic requirements.

Ex: Most respondents espoused the latter view as an appropriate response to IT developments to date.

Ex: Especially if the new subject is one which upsets the previous structure of relationships, it will be difficult to fit into the existing order.

Ex: An abstract covers all of the main points made in the original document, and usually follows the style and arrangement of the parent document.

Ex: Obviously, once a choice of citation order has been made it must be kept to, otherwise, chaos will result.

Ex: It is worth briefly observing a general approach to the creation of a data base.

Ex: All effective indexes must have some common facets if only because the audience does not alter merely because the indexer chooses to pursue certain indexing practices.

Ex: Whevener logical processes of thought are employed - that is, whenever thought for a time runs along an accepted groove - there is an opportunity for the machine.

Ex: What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.

Ex: It might be striking to outline the instrumentalities of the future more spectacularly, rather than to stick closely to methods and elements now known.

Ex: Before we proceed to look at the operators in detail, a couple of examples may help to make the layout clearer.

Ex: There may be a very flexible communication system that overlays the administrative structure, or there may be a fairly rigid pattern of communication that adheres to the administrative lines of authority.

Ex: If a child detects that no very strong value is placed on reading then he feels no compulsion to develop his own reading skill beyond the minimal, functional level we all need simply to carry on our daily lives in our print-dominated society.

Ex: A plan for the construction and implementation phases will be drawn up, if it is decided to go ahead = Si se decide continuar, se elaborará un plan para las fases de construcción y puesta en práctica.

Ex: Russell soldiered on in 'Principles of Mathematics', he pleaded a distinction between analysis by way of philosophical definitions and analysis by way of mathematical definitions.

Ex: In 1964 he was promoted to Associate Director of the Processing Department where he succeeded John Cronin as Director four years later.

Ex: The structure adopted hews to the theoretical model of the resilient organization as described by Enright.

Ex: The disputes between islanders and outsiders overlie the deeper problem of administrative denial of indigenous lagoon rights.

Ex: He was told to ' keep up whatever it is he was doing' because he was doing great!.

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

* camino a seguir, el = way forward, the.

* como siga así = at this rate.

* como sigue = as follows.

* debate + seguir = debate + rage.

* difícil de seguir = heavy going.

* el camino a seguir = the way ahead, the way to go.

* hay que seguir adelante = the show must go on.

* indicar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.

* indicar el camino a seguir para = point + the way to.

* las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.

* la vida + seguir = life + go on.

* modelos a seguir = lessons learned [lessons learnt].

* mostrar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.

* no saber cómo seguir = be stuck, get + stuck.

* no seguir una norma = fall (far) short of + norm.

* pautas a seguir = best practices, lessons learned [lessons learnt].

* pendiente de seguir la última moda = fashion-conscious.

* procedimiento a seguir = code of practice.

* que sigue = ensuing.

* que sigue una norma = compliant (with).

* que uno sigue a su propio ritmo = self-paced, self-guided.

* resignarse y seguir adelante = bite + the bullet.

* seguir activo = remain + in being, remain + in place.

* seguir adelante = go forward, forge + ahead, forge + forward, go ahead, go straight ahead, carry through, move along, move forward, press forward (with), move + forward, continue on + Posesivo + way, move on.

* seguir adelante con = go ahead with, stick with.

* seguir a flote = stay in + business, stay + afloat.

* seguir al día = remain on top of.

* seguir Algo al pie de la letra = follow + Nombre + to the letter.

* seguir Algo a rajatabla = follow + Nombre + to the letter.

* seguir al pie de la letra = keep + strictly to the letter.

* seguir al pie del cañón = soldier on.

* seguir a rajatabla = keep + strictly to the letter.

* seguir así = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* seguir avanzando = forge + ahead, forge + forward.

* seguir caminando = continue on + Posesivo + way.

* seguir como antes = go on + as before.

* seguir como modelo = pattern.

* seguir con = go on with, maintain + continuity, maintain + momentum, stick at.

* seguir con Algo = take + Nombre + further.

* seguir con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* seguir con el control = stay in + control.

* seguir con el mando = stay in + control.

* seguir con + Posesivo + vida normal = get on with + Posesivo + life.

* seguir considerando = consider + further.

* seguir de cerca = monitor, stay in + control, keep + track of.

* seguir desarrollando = develop + further.

* seguir el buen camino = keep on + the right track, keep on + the straight and narrow.

* seguir el camino de la verdad = keep on + the straight and narrow.

* seguir el camino más ético = take + the high ground, take + the high road.

* seguir el debate = follow + the thread.

* seguir el ejemplo = follow + the lead, take after.

* seguir el ejemplo de = take + Posesivo + cue from, take + a cue from.

* seguir el ejemplo de Alguien = take + a leaf out of + Posesivo + book, follow + Posesivo + example.

* seguir el hilo = follow + the thread.

* seguir el ritmo de Algo o Alguien = keep up with + pace.

* seguir en contacto = stay + tuned.

* seguir en contacto (con) = stay in + touch (with), keep in + touch (with).

* seguir en existencia = remain + in being.

* seguir en la brecha = soldier on.

* seguir en pie = hold + Posesivo + own, hold up.

* seguir entre los primeros = remain on top.

* seguir enviando + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.

* seguir este camino = go along + this road.

* seguir este rumbo = proceed + along this way.

* seguir + Gerundio = keep on + Gerundio.

* seguir haciéndolo así = keep up + the good work.

* seguir haciéndolo bien = keep up + the good work.

* seguir haciendo lo mismo = business as usual.

* seguir igual = be none the worse for wear.

* seguir inmediatamente = fast on the heels of, on the heels of.

* seguir inmediatamente a = come on + the heels of.

* seguir irreconciliable con = remain + unreconciled to.

* seguir la conversación = follow + the thread.

* seguir la corazonada de uno = play + Posesivo + hunches.

* seguir la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* seguir la iniciativa = follow + the lead.

* seguir la marcha de = monitor.

* seguir la moda = catch + the fever.

* seguir la pista = follow up, track, follow through, shadow, track down.

* seguir la pista a un documento = chase + item.

* seguir la pista de = keep + track of.

* seguir la trayectoria = follow up, follow through.

* seguirle el juego a, seguirle la corriente a = play along with.

* seguirle la corriente a = play along with.

* seguir levantado = stay up.

* seguir líneas diferentes = be on different lines.

* seguir lo mismo = remain + the same.

* seguir los pasos de = follow in + the footsteps of.

* seguir malgastando el dinero = throw + good money after bad.

* seguir opuesto a = remain + unreconciled to.

* seguir por delante de = keep + one step ahead of.

* seguir por el buen camino = keep out of + trouble, keep on + the right track.

* seguir + Posesivo + pasos = follow in + Posesivo + footsteps.

* seguir progresando = forge + ahead, forge + forward.

* seguirse = ensue.

* seguir siendo = remain.

* seguir siendo + Adjetivo = remain + Adjetivo.

* seguir siendo lo mismo = remain + the same.

* seguir sin agraciarse con = remain + unreconciled to.

* seguir sin haberse traducido = remain + untranslated.

* seguir sin reconciliarse con = remain + unreconciled to.

* seguir sin traducirse = remain + untranslated.

* seguir tirando el dinero = throw + good money after bad.

* seguir trabajando aceptando una limitación = work (a)round + shortcoming, work (a)round + limitation, work (a)round + constraints.

* seguir trabajando así = keep up + the good work.

* seguir trabajando bien = keep up + the good work.

* seguir tratando = discuss + further.

* seguir una dirección = follow + path, take + path.

* seguir una escala = fall along + a continuum.

* seguir una estrategia = take + tack.

* seguir una filosofía = espouse + philosophy.

* seguir una metodología = adopt + approach.

* seguir una práctica = adopt + practice.

* seguir una táctica = take + tack.

* seguir una trayectoria = follow + track.

* seguir un camino = take + path, take + direction, tread + path, walk + path.

* seguir un camino diferente = strike out on + a different path.

* seguir un consejo = take + advice.

* seguir un curso de acción = follow + track.

* seguir un método = take + approach.

* seguir un modelo = embrace + model, conform to + image.

* seguir unos pasos = follow + steps.

* seguir un patrón = conform to + image.

* seguir un principio = adopt + convention.

* seguir un rumbo diferente = take + a different turn.

* seguir + Verbo = still + Verbo.

* seguir vigente = hold + Posesivo + own.

* seguir viviendo = live on.

* seguir vivo = live on, stay + alive.

* siguiendo = along.

* siguiendo un estilo indicativo = indicatively.

* si sigue así = at this rate.

* si todo sigue igual = all (other) things being equal.

* tiempo + seguir su marcha inexorable = time + march on.

* * *

seguir [ I30 ]

vt

A ‹persona/vehículo› to follow; ‹presa› to follow

sígame, por favor follow me, please

la hizo seguir por un detective he had her followed by a detective

camina muy rápido, no la puedo seguir she walks very fast, I can't keep up with her

siga (a) ese coche follow that car!

creo que nos están siguiendo I think we're being followed

la siguió con la mirada he followed her with his eyes

le venían siguiendo los movimientos desde hacía meses they had been watching his movements for months

seguidos cada vez más de cerca por los japoneses with the Japanese catching up o gaining on them all the time

la mala suerte la seguía a todas partes she was dogged by bad luck wherever she went

el que la sigue la consigue or la mata ( fam); if at first you don't succeed, try, try again

B ‹camino/ruta›

siga esta carretera hasta llegar al puente go along o take o follow this road as far as the bridge

continuamos el viaje siguiendo la costa we continued our journey following the coast

me paré a saludarla y seguí mi camino I stopped to say hello to her and went on my way

si se sigue este camino se pasa por Capileira if you take this route you go through Capileira

seguimos las huellas del animal hasta el río we tracked the animal to the river

la enfermedad sigue su curso normal the illness is taking o running its normal course

el tour sigue la ruta de Bolívar the tour follows the route taken by Bolivar

siguiéndole los pasos al hermano mayor, decidió estudiar medicina following in his elder brother's footsteps, he decided to study medicine

C (en el tiempo) to follow seguir A algo/algn to follow sth/sb

los disturbios que siguieron a la manifestación the disturbances that followed the demonstration

el hermano que me sigue está en Asunción the brother who comes after me is in Asunción

D

1 ‹instrucciones/consejo› to follow

tienes que seguir el dictamen de tu conciencia you must be guided by your conscience

2 (basarse en) ‹autor/teoría/método› to follow

en su clasificación sigue a Sheldon he follows Sheldon in his classification

sus esculturas siguen el modelo clásico her sculptures are in the classical style

sigue a Kant she's a follower of Kant's philosophy

sigue las líneas establecidas por nuestro fundador it follows the lines laid down by our founder

E

1 ‹trámite/procedimiento› to follow

va a tener que seguir un tratamiento especial/una dieta hipocalórica you will have to undergo special treatment/follow a low-calorie diet

se seguirá contra usted el procedimiento de suspensión del permiso de conducción steps will be taken leading to the withdrawal of your driver's license

2 ( Educ) ‹curso› to take

estoy siguiendo un cursillo de fotografía I'm doing o taking a short photography course

¿qué carrera piensas seguir? what are you thinking of studying o reading?

F

1 ‹explicaciones/profesor› to follow

dicta demasiado rápido, no la puedo seguir she dictates too quickly, I can't keep up

me cuesta seguir una conversación en francés I find it hard to follow a conversation in French

¿me siguen? are you with me?

2

(permanecer atento a): no sigo ese programa I don't watch that program, I'm not following that program

sigue atentamente el curso de los acontecimientos he's following the course of events very closely

sigue paso a paso la vida de su ídolo she keeps track of every detail of her idol's life

seguimos muy de cerca su desarrollo we are keeping careful track of its development, we are following its development very closely

■ seguir

vi

A

1 (por un camino) to go on

siga derecho or todo recto hasta el final de la calle keep o go straight on to the end of the street

sigue por esta calle hasta el semáforo go on down this street as far as the traffic lights

el tren sigue hasta Salto the train goes on to Salto

desde allí hay que seguir a pie/en mula from there you have to go on on foot/by mule

2

seguir adelante: ¿entienden? bien, entonces sigamos adelante do you understand? good, then let's carry on

llueve ¿regresamos? — no, sigamos adelante it's raining, shall we go back? — no, let's go on o carry on

resolvieron seguir adelante con los planes they decided to go ahead with their plans

3

( Col) (entrar): siga por favor come in, please

B

(en un lugar, un estado): ¿tus padres siguen en Ginebra? are your parents still in Geneva?

espero que sigan todos bien I hope you're all keeping well

¿sigues con la idea de mudarte? do you still intend to move?, are you still thinking of moving?

sigo sin entender I still don't understand

sigue soltera/tan bonita como siempre she's still single/as pretty as ever

si sigue así de trabajador, llegará lejos if he carries on working as hard as this, he'll go a long way

C

1

«tareas/investigaciones/rumores»: siguen las investigaciones en torno al crimen investigations are continuing into the crime

sigue el buen tiempo en todo el país the good weather is continuing throughout the country, the whole country is still enjoying good weather

si siguen estos rumores if these rumors persist

2 seguir + GER:

sigo pensando que deberíamos haber ido I still think we ought to have gone

sigue leyendo tú, Elsa you read now, Elsa

si sigues molestando te voy a echar if you carry on being a nuisance, I'm going to send you out

seguiré haciéndolo a mi manera I'll go on o carry on doing it my way, I shall continue to do it my way ( frml)

D

1

(venir después, estar contiguo): lee lo que sigue read what follows, read what comes next

el capítulo que sigue the next chapter

me bajo en la parada que sigue I get off at the next stop

sigue una hora de música clásica there follows an hour of classical music

2 «historia/poema» to continue

¿cómo sigue la canción? how does the song go on?

[ S ] sigue en la página 8 continued on page 8

la lista definitiva ha quedado como sigue the final list is as follows

■ seguirse

v pron

( en tercera persona) seguirse DE algo to follow FROM sth

de esto se sigue que su muerte no fue accidental it follows from this that her death was not accidental

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seguir ( conjugate seguir) verbo transitivo
1 ‹persona/vehículo/presa› to follow;
◊ camina muy rápido, no la puedo seguir she walks very fast, I can't keep up with her

2 ‹camino/ruta› to follow, go along;
◊ siga esta carretera hasta llegar al puente go along o follow this road as far as the bridge;

la saludé y seguí mi camino I said hello to her and went on (my way);
la enfermedad sigue su curso normal the illness is running its normal course
3
a) ‹instrucciones/consejo/flecha› to follow

b) ‹autor/método/tradición/moda› to follow;

◊ seguir los pasos de algn to follow in sb's footsteps

4
a) ‹trámite/procedimiento› to follow;

‹ tratamiento› to undergo
b) (Educ) ‹ curso› to do, take

5 ‹explicaciones/profesor› to follow;
◊ dicta demasiado rápido, no la puedo seguir she dictates too quickly, I can't keep up

verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( por un camino) to go on;

siga derecho or todo recto keep o go straight on;
◊ sigue por esta calle go on down this street;

seguir de largo (AmL) to go straight past
b)

◊ seguir adelante to carry on;

resolvieron seguir adelante con los planes they decided to go ahead with their plans
c) (Col, Ven) ( entrar):

◊ siga por favor come in, please

2 (en lugar, estado):
◊ ¿tus padres siguen en Ginebra? are your parents still in Geneva?;

espero que sigan todos bien I hope you're all keeping well;
sigue soltera she's still single;
si las cosas siguen así … if things carry on like this …
3 [tareas/buen tiempo/lluvia] to continue;
[ rumores] to persist;
◊ sigo pensando que deberíamos haber ido I still think we ought to have gone;

seguiré haciéndolo a mi manera I'll go on o carry on doing it my way
4
a) ( venir después):

◊ lee lo que sigue read what comes next;

el capítulo que sigue the next chapter
b) [historia/poema] to continue, go on

seguir
I verbo transitivo
1 to follow: ésta es la hermana que me sigue, she's the sister who comes after me
me sigue a todas partes, he follows me wherever I go
me seguía con la mirada, his eyes followed me
2 (comprender) to understand, follow: no soy capaz de seguir el argumento, I can't follow the plot
3 (una ruta, un camino, consejo) to follow
4 (el ritmo, la moda) to keep: no sigues el ritmo, you aren't keeping time
5 (el rastro, las huellas) to track
6 (una actividad) sigue un curso de informática, she's doing a computer course
II verbo intransitivo
1 (continuar) to keep (on), go on: seguiremos mañana, we'll continue tomorrow
siguen casados, they are still married
sigue tirando de la cuerda, keep (on) pulling at the rope ➣ Ver nota en continue y keep 2 (extenderse, llegar hasta) to stretch (out): los sembrados siguen hasta la ribera, the fields stretch down to the river-bank
' seguir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atorarse
- continuar
- escala
- golpe
- impulsar
- juego
- profesar
- rastrear
- ritmo
- sino
- suceder
- trece
- adelante
- bordear
- camino
- cauce
- cerca
- línea
- llevar
- moda
- paso
- perro
- racha
- separar
- siga
- sigo
- trazar
- ver
English:
act on
- advice
- along
- carry on
- closely
- continue
- despite
- ensue
- fight on
- follow
- follow up
- forge
- get on
- go ahead
- go on
- go through with
- hope
- hotly
- keep
- keep on
- lead
- march on
- monitor
- move on
- obey
- pick up
- play on
- play upon
- practice
- practise
- press ahead
- proceed
- pursue
- push ahead
- push on
- rattle on
- reasoning
- run on
- send on
- shadow
- soldier on
- stalk
- stand
- stay out
- struggle on
- succeed
- tail
- take
- track
- trail

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seguir

♦ vt

1. [ir detrás de, tomar la ruta de] to follow;

tú ve delante, que yo te sigo you go ahead, I'll follow o I'll go behind;

síganme, por favor follow me, please;

la generación que nos sigue o [m5] que sigue a la nuestra the next generation, the generation after us;

sigue este sendero hasta llegar a un bosque follow this path until you come to a forest;

seguir el rastro de alguien/algo to follow sb's/sth's tracks;

siga la flecha [en letrero] follow the arrow

2. [perseguir] to follow;

me parece que nos siguen I think we're being followed;

seguir a alguien de cerca to tail sb;

parece que le siguen los problemas trouble seems to follow him around wherever he goes;

Prov

el que la sigue la consigue where there's a will there's a way

3. [estar atento a, imitar, obedecer] to follow;

seguían con la vista la trayectoria de la bola they followed the ball with their eyes;

no seguimos ese programa we don't follow that programme;

seguir algo de cerca [su desarrollo, sus resultados] to follow o monitor sth closely;

siempre sigue los dictámenes de la moda she always follows the latest fashion;

los que siguen a Keynes followers of Keynes;

el cuadro sigue una línea clásica the painting is classical in style;

seguir las órdenes/instrucciones de alguien to follow sb's orders/instructions;

sigue mi consejo y habla con ella take my advice and talk to her;

siguiendo sus indicaciones, hemos cancelado el pedido we have cancelled the order as instructed

4. [reanudar, continuar] to continue, to resume;

yo seguí mi trabajo/camino I continued with my work/on my way;

él siguió su discurso he continued o resumed his speech

5. [comprender] [explicación, profesor, conferenciante] to follow;

me costaba seguirle I found her hard to follow;

¿me sigues? do you follow?, are you with me?

6. [mantener, someterse a] to follow;

hay que seguir un cierto orden you have to follow o do things in a certain order;

seguiremos el procedimiento habitual we will follow the usual procedure;

es difícil seguirle (el ritmo), va muy deprisa it's hard to keep up with him, he goes very quickly;

los aspirantes elegidos seguirán un proceso de formación the chosen candidates will receive o undergo training

7. [cursar]
sigue un curso de italiano he's doing an Italian course;

sigue la carrera de medicina she's studying medicine

♦ vi

1. [proseguir, no detenerse] to continue, to go on;

¡sigue, no te pares! go o carry on, don't stop!;

aquí se baja él, yo sigo [al taxista] he's getting out here, I'm going on;

siga con su trabajo carry on with your work;

el sendero sigue hasta la cima the path continues o carries on to the top;

"sigue la crisis en la bolsa de Tokio" Tokyo stock market crisis continues;

debes seguir haciéndolo you should keep on o carry on doing it;

¿vas a seguir intentándolo? are you going to keep trying?;

se seguían viendo de vez en cuando they still saw each other from time to time, they continued to see each other from time to time;

seguir adelante (con algo) [con planes, proyectos] to go ahead (with sth)

2. [mantenerse, permanecer]
sigue enferma/en el hospital she's still ill/in hospital;

¿qué tal sigue la familia? how's the family getting on o keeping?;

todo sigue igual everything's still the same, nothing has changed;

sigue el buen tiempo en el sur del país the good weather in the south of the country is continuing;

sigo trabajando en la fábrica I'm still working at the factory;

¿la sigues queriendo? do you still love her?;

sigo pensando que está mal I still think it's wrong;

sigue habiendo dudas sobre… doubts remain about…;

¡buen trabajo, sigue así! good work, keep it up!;

si seguimos jugando así, ganaremos la liga if we carry on o keep playing like that, we'll win the league;
Fam
a seguir bien [como despedida] take care, look after yourself;

de seguir así las cosas, si las cosas siguen así if things go on like this, the way things are going

3. [tomar un camino]
el resto siguió por otro camino the rest went another way;

seguiremos hacia el este we'll go east then;

siga todo recto go straight on;

siga hasta el siguiente semáforo carry on till you get to the next set of traffic lights

4. [sucederse, ir después] to follow;

lo que sigue es una cita del Corán the following is a quotation from the Koran;

seguir a algo to follow sth;

la lluvia siguió a los truenos the thunder was followed by rain;

¿cómo sigue el chiste? how does the joke go on o continue?;

el proceso de selección se realizará como sigue:… the selection process will be carried out as follows:…;

sigue en la página 20 [en periódico, libro] continued on page 20

5. Col [para dar permiso] please do;

con permiso, ¿puedo entrar? – siga excuse me, can I come in? – please do

♦ See also the pronominal verb seguirse

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seguir

I v/t

1 consejo, camino, moda etc follow;

seguir a alguien follow s.o.

2 ( permanecer)

:

seguir fiel a alguien remain faithful to s.o.

II v/i continue, carry on;

seguir con algo continue with sth, carry on with sth;

seguir haciendo algo go on doing sth, continue to do sth;

sigue cometiendo los mismos errores he keeps on making the same mistakes;

sigue enfadado conmigo he’s still angry with me;

¡a seguir bien! take care!, take it easy!

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seguir {75} vt

1) : to follow

el sol sigue la lluvia: sunshine follows the rain

seguiré tu consejo: I'll follow your advice

me siguieron con la mirada: they followed me with their eyes

2) : to go along, to keep on

seguimos toda la carretera panamericana: we continued along the PanAmerican Highway

siguió hablando: he kept on talking

seguir el curso: to stay on course

3) : to take (a course, a treatment)

seguir vi

1) : to go on, to keep going

sigue adelante: keep going, carry on

2) : to remain, to continue to be

¿todavía sigues aquí?: you're still here?

sigue con vida: she's still alive

3) : to follow, to come after

la frase que sigue: the following sentence

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seguir vb

1. (en general) to follow

ese perro me sigue a todas partes that dog follows me everywhere

el jueves sigue al miércoles Thursday follows Wednesday

2. (cursar estudios) to do

sigue un curso de informática he's doing a computing course

3. (recorrer) to go on

siga todo recto hasta la plaza go straight on until you get to the square

¡sigue! No te pares go on! Don't stop!

4. (continuar) to be still

sigue enfermo he's still ill

sigo viviendo en el mismo sitio I'm still living in the same place

Spanish-English dictionary > seguir
14 pie

m.

1 foot.

a pie on foot

prefiero ir a pie I'd rather walk o go on foot

estar de o en pie to be on one's feet o standing

ponerse de o en pie to stand up

llevamos dos horas de pie we've been on our feet for two hours

de pies a cabeza (figurative) from head to toe

perder/no hacer pie to go/to be out of one's depth

pie de atleta athlete's foot

pies de cerdo (pig's) trotters

pies planos flat feet

2 stand.

pie de foto caption

pie de página (computing) footer

3 cue (Teatro).

4 leg, central support.

5 Computer Science Academic Program.

6 pes.

pret.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) Preterite Indicative of Spanish verb: piar.

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pie

► nombre masculino

1 ANATOMÍA foot

■ llevo de pie todo el día I've been on my feet all day

■ me duelen los pies my feet ache

2 (base - de una lámpara) base; (- de una escultura) plinth

3 (de un verso) foot

4 (medida de longitud) foot

5 (de un documento) foot; (de una fotografía, dibujo) caption

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a los pies de la cama at the foot of the bed

a pie on foot

al pie de (cerca) close by

al pie de la letra word for word

al pie del cañón familiar hard at it, working

buscarle los tres pies al gato familiar to split hairs

creer algo a pies juntillas familiar to believe something implicitly

dar pie a to give occasion for

de los pies a la cabeza from head to toe

empezar con buen/mal pie to start off on the right/wrong foot

estar en pie de guerra to be on a war footing 2 figurado to be on the war path

hacer pie to touch the bottom

ir con pies de plomo to tread very carefully

nacer de pie to be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth

no dar pie con bola to mess everything up, not get anything right

no tener ni pies ni cabeza to be ludicrous, be absurd

pararle los pies a alguien to put somebody in their place

poner los pies en to set foot in

ponerse de/en pie to get to one's feet, stand up

saber de qué pie cojea alguien to know what somebody's weakness is

tenerse de pie to keep on one's feet

pie de atleta athlete's foot

pie de imprenta imprint

pies planos flat feet

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noun m.

1) foot

2) cue

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SM

1) (Anat) foot

levanta el pie izquierdo — lift your left foot

las plantas de los pies — the soles of the feet

no arrastres los pies al andar — don't drag your feet while you walk

con los pies descalzos — barefoot

se le fueron los pies — he slipped

poner el pie en el acelerador — (lit) to step on the gas *; (fig) to speed things up, step up the pace

volverse pies atrás — to retrace one's steps

pie de atleta — athlete's foot

pie de cabra — crowbar

pie de rey — slide gauge

pies de barro — feet of clay

pies de cerdo — (Culin) (pig's) trotters

pies de gato — climbing boots

pies planos — flat feet

2) [locuciones]

• a pie — on foot

ir a pie — to go on foot, walk

• estar de pie — to be standing (up)

estaba de pie junto a mi cama — he was standing next to my bed

permanecieron mucho tiempo de pie — they were standing for a long time, they were on their feet a long time

• en pie, llevo en pie desde las cuatro — I've been up since four

mantenerse en pie — [persona] to stay standing o on one's feet; [objeto] to remain upright

la oferta sigue en pie — the offer still stands

ganado en pie — LAm cattle on the hoof

• a pie enjuto — † (lit) dry-shod; (fig) without danger, without any risk

• a pie firme † —

permanecer a pie firme — to remain steadfast

• ponerse de o en pie — to stand up

- de a pie

gente de a pie — common o ordinary folk

el hombre de a pie — the man in the street

el español de a pie — the average Spaniard

soldado de a pie — ( Hist) foot-soldier

- andar con pies de plomo

- de pies a cabeza

se mojó de pies a cabeza — she got soaked from head to foot

es un caballero de pies a cabeza — he's a gentleman through and through

- caer de pie

- cojear del mismo pie

hacer algo con los pies * —

han redactado este contrato con los pies — they've made a mess of drawing up this contract

estás pensando con los pies — you're not using your head

- con los pies por delante

se lo llevaron con los pies por delante — he left feet first, he left in a (wooden) box

- no dar pie con bola

hoy no doy pie con bola — I can't seem to get anything right today

- dale el pie y se tomará la mano

- entrar con buen pie o con el pie derecho

- estar con un pie en el hoyo

- hacer pie

no hacer pie — to be out of one's depth

a pies juntillas — blindly

se lo creyeron a pies juntillas — they blindly believed it

- levantarse con el pie izquierdo

- nacer de pie

- parar los pies a algn

- perder el pie

- poner el pie o los pies en

desde el pasado sábado, mi padre no ha puesto los pies en casa — my father hasn't set foot in the house since last Saturday

- poner los pies en el suelo

- poner los pies en polvorosa

- sacar los pies del plato o tiesto

- salir por pies

sin pies ni cabeza —

un argumento sin pies ni cabeza — an absurd argument

el mensaje no tenía ni pies ni cabeza — the message didn't make any sense at all, I couldn't make head or tail of the message

el plan no tiene ni pies ni cabeza — the plan is totally unworkable
buscar 1., 1), a)
3) (=base) [de columna, estatua, lámpara] base; [de cama] foot; [de colina, escalera] foot, bottom; [de copa] stem; [de calcetín] foot

a los pies de la cama — at the foot of the bed

al pie del monte — at the foot o bottom of the mountain

al pie de ese edificio — next to that building, right beside that building

al pie de fábrica — ex-works

al pie de la obra — (Com) including delivery charges

al pie del cañón —

este fin de semana estará al pie del cañón — he'll be hard at work this weekend

ha cumplido 30 años al pie del cañon — he spent 30 years on the job

morir al pie del cañón — to die in harness

4) [de página] foot, bottom; [de foto] caption

notas a pie de página — footnotes

- al pie de la letra

pie de imprenta — imprint

5) (Bot) [de árbol] trunk; [de planta] stem; [de rosa] stock

6) (=unidad de medida) foot

tiene cuatro pies de largo — it is four feet long

pie cuadrado — square foot

7) (Teat) cue

8) [de vino] sediment

9) (=causa)

• dar pie a — to give cause for

dar pie para que algn haga algo — to give sb cause to do sth

10) (=posición)

• estar en pie de igualdad — to be on an equal footing ( con with)

estar en pie de guerra — (lit) to be on a war footing, be ready to go to war; (fig) to be on the warpath

poner a algn en pie de guerra — to get sb up in arms

11) (Literat) foot

12) Cono Sur * (=pago) deposit, down payment

13)

pie de vía — CAm (Aut) indicator, turn signal (EEUU)

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I
masculino

1)

a) (Anat) foot

un dedo del pie — a toe

tiene (los) pies planos — she has flat feet

a sus pies, señora — (frml) at your service, madam (frml)

b) (en locs)

a pie — on foot

¿vamos a pie o en coche? — shall we walk or take the car?

hoy ando a pie — (AmL) I'm without wheels today

al pie — (Col) very close, just round the corner

de pie — standing

tuve que viajar de pie todo el camino — I had to stand all the way

ponte de pie — stand up

en pie: estoy en pie desde las siete I've been up since seven o'clock; no puedo tenerme en pie I can hardly walk/stand; sólo la iglesia quedó en pie only the church remained standing; queda en pie la cita our date is still on; mi oferta/promesa sigue en pie my offer/promise still stands; ganado en pie (AmL) livestock, cattle on the hoof; andarse con pie(s) de plomo (fam) to tread very carefully o warily; a pie pelado (Chi) barefoot, in one's bare feet; a pie(s) juntillas: seguí a pies juntillas sus indicaciones I followed his instructions to the letter; creerse algo a pies juntillas to blindly believe something; buscarle tres or cinco pies al gato (fam) ( buscar complicaciones) to complicate matters; cojear del mismo pie (fam) to be two of a kind (colloq); con los pies (fam) badly; lleva la empresa con los pies he's making a hash o mess of running the company (colloq); con los pies por or para delante (fam & euf) feet first; con los pies sobre la tierra with one's feet on the ground; con mal pie or con el pie izquierdo: empezó con mal pie she got off to a bad start; hoy me levanté or empecé el día con el pie izquierdo I got up on the wrong side of the bed today (AmE), I got out of bed on the wrong side today (BrE); no le des pie para que te critique don't give him cause o reason to criticize you; dar pie a algo murmuraciones/especulaciones to give rise to something; esto dio pie a una discusión this caused o was the cause of an argument; darle pie a alguien: de a pie common, ordinary; el ciudadano de a pie the man in the street, the average man/person; de la cabeza a los pies or de pies a cabeza from head to foot o toe, from top to toe (colloq); echar pie atrás (Chi) to back down; en pie de guerra on a war footing; en (un) pie de igualdad on an equal footing; estar a pie (Chi fam) to be lost (colloq); estar atado de pies y manos to be bound hand and foot; estar con un pie en el estribo (fam) to be about to leave; estar con un pie en la tumba or la sepultura or el hoyo to have one foot in the grave; hacer pie to be able to touch the bottom; írsele los pies a alguien: cuando empezó la música se me iban los pies once the music began I couldn't keep my feet still; leche al pie de la vaca (AmL) milk fresh from the cow; levantarse/empezar con buen pie or con el pie derecho to get off to a good start; nacer de pie to be born under a lucky star; no doy/da pie con bola (fam) I/he can't get a thing right; no tener ni pies ni cabeza to make no sense whatsoever; un plan sin pies ni cabeza a crazy o an absurd plan; pararle a alguien los pies (Esp) to put somebody in his/her place (colloq); perder pie ( en el agua) to get out of one's depth; ( resbalarse) to lose one's footing; pies de barro feet of clay; poner (los) pies en polvorosa (fam) to take to one's heels (colloq); poner los pies en un lugar to set foot in a place; por mi/tu/su (propio) pie unaided, without any help; saber de qué pie cojea alguien (Esp fam) to know somebody's faults o weak points; ser más viejo que andar a pie — (CS fam) to be as old as the hills (colloq)

- pie de atleta

2)

a) (de calcetín, media) foot

b) (de lámpara, columna) base; ( de copa - base) base; (- parte vertical) stem

c) (de página, escrito) foot, bottom

una nota a or al pie de página — a footnote

al pie or a los pies de la montaña — at the foot of the mountain

al pie de la letra — exactly

sigue mis instrucciones al pie de la letra — follow my instructions to the letter o exactly

al pie del cañón: Ana se quedó al pie del cañón mientras el jefe estaba fuera Ana stayed here to hold the fort while the boss was away; ella es la que está siempre al pie del cañón — she's the one who's always there to keep things going

d) ( de cama) tb

pies — foot

- pie de firma

- pie de fotografía

- pie de fuerza

- pie de imprenta

3) (Bot) cutting, slip

4) ( medida) foot; (Lit) foot

•

- pie quebrado
II [pai]
masculino (AmL) pie

* * *
I
masculino

1)

a) (Anat) foot

un dedo del pie — a toe

tiene (los) pies planos — she has flat feet

a sus pies, señora — (frml) at your service, madam (frml)

b) (en locs)

a pie — on foot

¿vamos a pie o en coche? — shall we walk or take the car?

hoy ando a pie — (AmL) I'm without wheels today

al pie — (Col) very close, just round the corner

de pie — standing

tuve que viajar de pie todo el camino — I had to stand all the way

ponte de pie — stand up

en pie: estoy en pie desde las siete I've been up since seven o'clock; no puedo tenerme en pie I can hardly walk/stand; sólo la iglesia quedó en pie only the church remained standing; queda en pie la cita our date is still on; mi oferta/promesa sigue en pie my offer/promise still stands; ganado en pie (AmL) livestock, cattle on the hoof; andarse con pie(s) de plomo (fam) to tread very carefully o warily; a pie pelado (Chi) barefoot, in one's bare feet; a pie(s) juntillas: seguí a pies juntillas sus indicaciones I followed his instructions to the letter; creerse algo a pies juntillas to blindly believe something; buscarle tres or cinco pies al gato (fam) ( buscar complicaciones) to complicate matters; cojear del mismo pie (fam) to be two of a kind (colloq); con los pies (fam) badly; lleva la empresa con los pies he's making a hash o mess of running the company (colloq); con los pies por or para delante (fam & euf) feet first; con los pies sobre la tierra with one's feet on the ground; con mal pie or con el pie izquierdo: empezó con mal pie she got off to a bad start; hoy me levanté or empecé el día con el pie izquierdo I got up on the wrong side of the bed today (AmE), I got out of bed on the wrong side today (BrE); no le des pie para que te critique don't give him cause o reason to criticize you; dar pie a algo murmuraciones/especulaciones to give rise to something; esto dio pie a una discusión this caused o was the cause of an argument; darle pie a alguien: de a pie common, ordinary; el ciudadano de a pie the man in the street, the average man/person; de la cabeza a los pies or de pies a cabeza from head to foot o toe, from top to toe (colloq); echar pie atrás (Chi) to back down; en pie de guerra on a war footing; en (un) pie de igualdad on an equal footing; estar a pie (Chi fam) to be lost (colloq); estar atado de pies y manos to be bound hand and foot; estar con un pie en el estribo (fam) to be about to leave; estar con un pie en la tumba or la sepultura or el hoyo to have one foot in the grave; hacer pie to be able to touch the bottom; írsele los pies a alguien: cuando empezó la música se me iban los pies once the music began I couldn't keep my feet still; leche al pie de la vaca (AmL) milk fresh from the cow; levantarse/empezar con buen pie or con el pie derecho to get off to a good start; nacer de pie to be born under a lucky star; no doy/da pie con bola (fam) I/he can't get a thing right; no tener ni pies ni cabeza to make no sense whatsoever; un plan sin pies ni cabeza a crazy o an absurd plan; pararle a alguien los pies (Esp) to put somebody in his/her place (colloq); perder pie ( en el agua) to get out of one's depth; ( resbalarse) to lose one's footing; pies de barro feet of clay; poner (los) pies en polvorosa (fam) to take to one's heels (colloq); poner los pies en un lugar to set foot in a place; por mi/tu/su (propio) pie unaided, without any help; saber de qué pie cojea alguien (Esp fam) to know somebody's faults o weak points; ser más viejo que andar a pie — (CS fam) to be as old as the hills (colloq)

- pie de atleta

2)

a) (de calcetín, media) foot

b) (de lámpara, columna) base; ( de copa - base) base; (- parte vertical) stem

c) (de página, escrito) foot, bottom

una nota a or al pie de página — a footnote

al pie or a los pies de la montaña — at the foot of the mountain

al pie de la letra — exactly

sigue mis instrucciones al pie de la letra — follow my instructions to the letter o exactly

al pie del cañón: Ana se quedó al pie del cañón mientras el jefe estaba fuera Ana stayed here to hold the fort while the boss was away; ella es la que está siempre al pie del cañón — she's the one who's always there to keep things going

d) ( de cama) tb

pies — foot

- pie de firma

- pie de fotografía

- pie de fuerza

- pie de imprenta

3) (Bot) cutting, slip

4) ( medida) foot; (Lit) foot

•

- pie quebrado
II [pai]
masculino (AmL) pie

* * *

pie¹

¹ = foot [feet, -pl.], tail, toe.

Ex: She was tapping with her foot on the carpet.

Ex: The top and bottom of the book are known as the head and tail respectively, and the front is the fore-edge (rhymes with porridge); similarly the margins round the type on each page are called the head, tail, outer (at the fore-edge), and inner margins.

Ex: The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.

* alfombra de pie de cama = bedside rug.

* al pie (de) = at the bottom (of), at the foot (of).

* al pie de la letra = to the letter.

* andar con pies de plomo = tread + warily.

* andarse con pies de plomo = walk on + eggshells.

* apagar un fuego con los pies = stomp out + fire.

* a pie = on foot, afoot, dismounted.

* a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.

* a pocos minutos a pie = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* apoyo para los pies = footrest.

* arrastrando los pies = shuffling.

* arrastrar los pies = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels.

* arreglarse los pies = pedicure.

* atar de pies y manos = hogtie.

* bajo los pies = underfoot.

* baño de pies = footbath.

* bomba de pie = foot pump.

* buscarle cinco pies al gato = split + hairs.

* buscarle los tres pies al gato = nitpick.

* buscarle tres pies al gato = split + hairs.

* caer de pie = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.

* carrera a pie = foot race.

* comenzar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* comenzar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing.

* con el pie deformado = clubfooted.

* con la punta de los pies mirando hacia dentro = pigeon-toed.

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

* con notas a pie de página = footnoted.

* con pie firme = sure-footed.

* con un pie en la tumba = over the hill.

* cuidado de los pies = footcare.

* dar pie a = spark off, give + rise to, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

* dedo del pie = toe.

* dedo gordo del pie, el = big toe, the.

* dedo meñique del pie = pinkie toe.

* de dos pies = two-legged.

* dejar de pie = leave + standing.

* de la cabeza a los pies = from head to foot, from head to toe.

* de nuevo en pie = up and about.

* de pies a cabeza = from head to toe, from head to foot.

* de pies ligeros = swift-footed.

* de pies planos = flat-footed.

* desde la cabeza hasta los pies = head to toe, from head to toe, from head to foot.

* distancia a pie = walking distance.

* el ciudadano de a pie = the average Joe.

* el mundo está a sus pies = the world is + Posesivo + oyster.

* empezar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* empezar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing, hit + the ground running.

* en pie = up and about.

* en pie de guerra = on the warpath.

* entrar con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* estar de pie = stand.

* estar de pie por encima de = stand over.

* freno de pie = foot brake [footbrake].

* gente de a pie = ordinary people.

* hombre de a pie, el = man-on-the-street, man in the street, the.

* ir a pie = leg it.

* la ciudadana de a pie = the average Jane.

* la gente se puso de pie para aplaudir = standing ovation.

* lámpara de pie = standing lamp, floor lamp.

* levantarse con el pie izquierdo = wake up on + the wrong side of the bed, get up on + the wrong side of the bed.

* mantenerse en pie = hold + Posesivo + own.

* no creerse Algo al pie de la letra = take + Nombre + with a pinch of salt.

* no encontrar ni el pie ni la cabeza = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of.

* nota a pie de página = footnote.

* no tener ni pies ni cabeza = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of, be pointless.

* no tenerse en pie = Negativo + hold + water.

* parte anterior del pie = ball of + Posesivo + foot.

* perchero de pie = coat-stand.

* perder el pie = lose + Posesivo + footing.

* pie de atleta = athlete's foot.

* pie de imprenta = edition imprint, imprint statement, imprint.

* pie de obra = building site.

* pie de página = footer.

* pie de página repetido = running foot, footline.

* pie de pie = standing.

* Pie Grande = Bigfoot, Sasquatch.

* pies planos = flat feet, pes planus, fallen arches.

* pies sobre la tierra = feet on the ground.

* planta del pie = sole.

* poner de pie = stand + upright.

* poner los pies en alto = put + Posesivo + feet up.

* poner los pies en + Posesivo + casa = darken + Posesivo + door.

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

* poner pie en = set + foot (inside/in/on).

* ponerse de pie = rise, stand up, get to + Posesivo + feet, rise to + Posesivo + feet.

* ponerse en pie de guerra = dig up + the tomahawk, dig up + the hatchet, dig up + the war axe.

* retrete de pie = squat toilet, squatty potty, squat loo.

* sacar los pies del plato = break out of + the box.

* sacar los pies del tiesto = break out of + the box.

* salir por pies = take off + running, leg it, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

* seguir Algo al pie de la letra = follow + Nombre + to the letter.

* seguir al pie de la letra = keep + strictly to the letter.

* seguir al pie del cañón = soldier on.

* seguir en pie = hold + Posesivo + own, hold up.

* sin pies ni cabeza = without rhyme or reason.

* tener los pies firmemente en el suelo = feet + be + firmly planted on the ground.

* tiña del pie = tinea pedis.

* uña del pie = toenail.

* visita a pie = walking tour.

pie²

² = foot [feet, -pl.].

Nota: Medida equivalente a 30 centímetros.

Ex: Soon, however, the collection outgrew its meagre quarters and a full-fledged library occupying a 40x60 foot area came into being.

* de un pie de grosor = foot-thick.

* pie cuadrado = square foot (sq. ft.).

* pie lineal = linear foot.

pie³

³ = winter.

Nota: En la prensa antigua de madera, travesaño que unía los postes de madera verticales que servían de soporte a toda la prensa por la parte de abajo y que servía de soporte al ensamblaje de transporte carriage assembly.

Ex: The chief members of the impression carriage were two upright cheeks about 2 m. high and placed 60-65 cm. apart, carrying between them the winter and, above it, the head, two massive cross timbers mortised into the cheeks which contained the vertical thrust of the impression.

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pie¹

masculine

A

1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Anat) foot

no arrastres los pies don't drag your feet

se rompió un dedo del pie he broke a toe

tiene (los) pies planos she has flat feet

se echó a sus pies ( liter); he threw himself at her feet ( frml)

a sus pies, señora ( frml); at your service, madam ( frml)

2 ( en locs):

a pie on foot

queda muy cerca, podemos ir a pie it's very near, we can walk o go on foot

¿vamos a pie o en coche? shall we walk or take the car?

esta semana ando a pie ( AmL); I'm walking everywhere this week

a pie de:

una nota a pie de página a note at the foot of the page

viviendas a pie de playa ( Esp); houses with access to the beach

oficina a pie de calle ( Esp); office with direct access to the street

una entrevista a piecalle ( Esp); an interview in the street

experimentos a pie de aula ( Esp); experiments in the classroom

al pie ( Col); very close, just round the corner

de pie standing

estuvimos de pie casi dos horas we were standing (up) o we were on our feet for almost two hours

tuvimos que viajar de pie todo el camino we had to stand all the way

ponte de pie stand up

en pie: estoy en pie desde las siete de la mañana I've been up since seven o'clock this morning

ya no podía tenerme en pie I could hardly walk/stand, I was ready to drop

sólo la pequeña iglesia quedó en pie only the little church remained standing

queda en pie la cita para mañana our date for tomorrow is still on

mi oferta/la promesa sigue en pie my offer/the promise still stands

ganado en pie ( AmL); livestock, cattle on the hoof

a pie pelado ( Chi); barefoot, in one's bare feet

a pie(s) juntillas: está siguiendo a pies juntillas las indicaciones de sus superiores he's following his bosses' instructions to the letter

se cree a pies juntillas todo lo que le dicen he blindly believes every word he's told

buscarle tres or cinco pies al gato ( fam) (buscar complicaciones) to complicate matters, make life difficult; (exponerse al peligro) to ask for trouble ( colloq)

cojear del mismo pie ( fam); to be two of a kind ( colloq), to be tarred with the same brush ( colloq)

con buen pieor con el pie derecho: a ver si mañana nos levantamos con el pie derecho I hope things will get off to a better start tomorrow

con los pies ( fam); badly

esta camisa la debes haber planchado con los pies this shirt looks as if you ironed it with your eyes closed

una solicitud escrita con los pies a very poorly written letter of application

el gerente lleva la empresa con los pies the manager is making a hash o mess of running the company ( colloq)

con los pies por or para delante ( fam euf); feet first

de esta casa me sacarán con los pies por delante they'll have to carry me out of this house feet first o in a box ( colloq euph)

con los pies sobre la tierra with one's feet on the ground

tiene los pies bien puestos sobre la tierra she has her feet firmly on the ground

con mal pieor con el pie izquierdo badly

empezó con mal pie she got off to a bad start, she started badly

hoy me levanté or empecé el día con el pie izquierdo I got up on the wrong side of the bed today ( AmE), I got out of bed on the wrong side today ( BrE)

con pie(s) de plomo ( fam); very carefully o warily

ándate con pies de plomo tread very warily o carefully

dar pie a algo to give rise to sth

su conducta dio pie a murmuraciones her behavior gave rise to o sparked off rumors

no quiero que esto dé pie a una discusión I don't want this to cause o to be the cause of an argument

darle pie a algn: no le des pie para que te siga criticando don't give him cause o reason o grounds to criticize you again

de a pie common, ordinary

el ciudadano de a pie the man in the street, the average man/person

a mí me gusta hablar con la gente de a pie I like talking to ordinary people

de la cabeza a los pies or de pies a cabeza from head to foot o toe, from top to toe ( colloq)

echar pie atrás ( Chi); to back down

en pie de guerra on a war footing, ready for war, on full alert

en (un) pie de igualdad on an equal footing, on equal terms

estar a pie ( Chi fam); to be lost ( colloq)

estar atado de pies y manos to be bound hand and foot, have one's hands tied

estar con un pie en el estribo ( fam); to be about to leave

me pillas con un pie en el estribo I was just on my way out o about to leave

ya están con un pie en el estribo they're all set to go

estar con un pie en la tumba or sepultura to have one foot in the grave

hacer pie to be able to touch the bottom

yo aquí no hago pie I can't touch the bottom here, I'm out of my depth here

írsele los pies a algn: cuando empezó la música se me iban los pies once the music began I couldn't keep my feet still

leche al pie de la vaca ( AmL); milk fresh from the cow

nacer de pie to be born under a lucky star

no doy/da pie con bola ( fam); I/he can't get a thing right

no estirar los pies más de lo que da la frazada ( RPl fam); to cut one's coat according to one's cloth

no tener ni pies ni cabeza to make no sense whatsoever

el ensayo no tenía ni pies ni cabeza the essay made no sense whatsoever o was totally unintelligible

un plan sin pies ni cabeza a crazy o an absurd plan

pararle a algn los pies ( Esp); to take sb down a peg or two, put sb in his/her place ( colloq)

perder pie (en el agua) to get out of one's depth; (resbalarse) to lose one's footing; (confundirse) to slip up

pies de barro feet of clay

un héroe con pies de barro a hero with feet of clay

poner (los) pies en polvorosa ( fam); to take to one's heels, make oneself scarce, hotfoot it ( colloq)

poner los pies en un lugar to set foot in a place

hoy no he puesto pie en la calle I haven't set foot outside the house today

por mi/tu/su (propio) pie unaided, without any help

saber de qué pie cojea algn ( Esp fam); to know sb's faults o weak points

salir por pies ( Esp fam); to take to one's heels, make oneself scarce, hotfoot it ( colloq)

ser más viejo que andar a pie (CS fam); to be as old as the hills ( colloq)

Compuestos:

● pie cavo

high instep

● pie de atleta

athlete's foot

● pie de pollo

( Chi) dogtooth

● pie equino

clubfoot

B

1 (de un calcetín, una media) foot

2 (de una lámpara, columna) base; (de una copa — base) base; (— parte vertical) stem

3 (de una máquina de coser) foot, treadle

4 (de una página, un escrito) foot, bottom

una nota a or al pie de página a footnote

remita el cupón que se acompaña al pie send off the coupon below

un pueblo al pieor a los pies de la montaña a village at the foot of the mountain

al pie de la letra exactly

sigue mis instrucciones al pie de la letra follow my instructions to the letter o exactly

repetí al pie de la letra lo que me dijiste I repeated word for word o exactly what you told me

al pie del cañón working

todos se habían ido, pero nosotros seguíamos al pie del cañón everyone had left, but we were still hard at it o still working away

5 (de una cama) tb

pies mpl foot

Compuestos:

● pie de biela

little end

● pie de firma

name and title of signatory

● pie de fotografía

caption

● pie de fuerza

( Col) (personal) manpower; ( Mil) standing army

● pie de imprenta

imprint

● pie de página

footer

● pie de rey

slide gauge

C ( Bot) cutting, slip

Compuesto:

pie de injerto

rootstock

D [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (medida) foot

ocho pies cuadrados eight square feet

E ( Lit) foot

Compuesto:

pie quebrado

line of four or five syllables

F ( Chi) (depósito) down payment

pie²

/pai/

masculine

( AmL)

pie

* * *

Del verbo piar: ( conjugate piar)

pié es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

píe es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

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

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
piar
pie
piar ( conjugate piar) verbo intransitivo
to chirp, tweet
pie 1 sustantivo masculino
1
a) (Anat) foot;

◊ un dedo del pie a toe;

tiene (los) pies planos she has flat feet;
pie de atleta athlete's foot
b) ( en locs)

◊ a pie on foot;

ir a pie to go on foot, walk;
hoy ando a pie (AmL) I'm without wheels today;
de pie standing;
ponte de pie stand up;
en pie: estoy en pie desde las siete I've been up since seven o'clock;
no puedo tenerme en pie I can hardly walk/stand;
solo la iglesia quedó en pie only the church remained standing;
mi oferta sigue en pie my offer still stands;
a pie pelado (Chi) barefoot, in one's bare feet;
de a pie common, ordinary;
de la cabeza a los pies or de pies a cabeza from head to foot o toe, from top to toe (colloq);
en pie de guerra on a war footing;
en (un) pie de igualdad on an equal footing;
hacer pie to be able to touch the bottom;
levantarse con el pie derecho to get off to a good start;
no tener ni pies ni cabeza to make no sense whatsoever;
por mi/tu/su (propio) pie unaided, without any help
2
a) (de calcetín, media) foot

b) (de lámpara, columna) base;

( de copa — base) base;
(— parte vertical) stem;
( de montaña) foot
c) (de página, escrito) foot, bottom;

una nota a or al pie de página a footnote;
◊ pie de fotografía caption;

al pie de la letra ‹copiar/repetir› word by word, exactly
d) ( de cama) tb

◊ pies foot

3
a) ( medida) foot

b) (Lit) foot

pie 2 /pai/ sustantivo masculino (AmL) pie
piar vi (pájaro) to chirp, cheep, tweet
pie sustantivo masculino
1 (de una persona) foot
ponerse de pie, to stand up
pies planos, flat feet
2 (de una columna, lámpara, etc) base
3 (de una copa) stem
4 (de una fotografía) caption
5 (de un texto) foot
una nota a pie de página, a footnote
6 (medida) foot
♦ Locuciones: dar pie a, to give cause for
a pies juntillas, blindly
al pie de la letra, to the letter
con buen/mal pie, on the right/wrong footing
con pies de plomo, cautiously
de pie, standing up
de pies a cabeza, from head to foot
' pie' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- bola
- caminar
- cañón
- ciudadana
- ciudadano
- cojear
- compartir
- dedo
- dormirse
- empanada
- enredarse
- excursionista
- flojera
- gráfica
- gráfico
- guerra
- hormiguear
- hormigueo
- lámpara
- letra
- levantarse
- migaja
- nacer
- parada
- parado
- pararse
- pastel
- patear
- patín
- perchero
- planta
- pulgar
- punta
- reloj
- resistir
- sostenerse
- talón
- tenerse
- uña
- vadear
- ver
- zancadilla
- a
- agachar
- amoldar
- bien
- budín
- buscar
- calambre
English:
accused
- athlete's foot
- bare
- base
- bed
- book
- bottom
- caption
- circumscribe
- clubfoot
- custard pie
- dead
- easy
- floor lamp
- foot
- foothold
- footing
- footnote
- ft
- grandfather
- hike
- hill
- impression
- imprint
- instep
- itch
- letter
- man
- meat pie
- mince pie
- on
- pace
- pie
- pie chart
- press
- print
- promenade concert
- rambler
- remain
- rise
- roll out
- salt
- sole
- stamp
- stamp down
- stand
- stand up
- standing
- standing ovation
- standing room

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pie nm

1. [de persona] foot;

estos zapatos me hacen daño en los pies these shoes hurt my feet;

a pie on foot;

prefiero ir a pie I'd rather walk o go on foot;

estar de o [m5] en pie to be standing;

ponerse de o [m5] en pie to stand up;

llevamos dos horas de pie we've been on our feet for two hours;

llevo en pie desde las seis de la mañana I've been up and about since six in the morning;

la oferta sigue en pie the offer still stands;

echar pie a tierra [jinete] to dismount;
[pasajero] to alight;
se me fueron los pies [resbalé] I slipped, I lost my footing;

se me iban los pies con la música my feet were tapping along to the music;

perder/no hacer pie [en el agua] to go/to be out of one's depth;
Formal
a sus pies at your service;

el ciudadano de a pie the man in the street;

en pie de igualdad on an equal footing;

en pie de guerra on a war footing;

Comp

pies de barro: un héroe/líder con (los) pies de barro a hero/leader with feet of clay;

Comp
Fam
buscar (los) tres o [m5] cinco pies al gato to overcomplicate matters;

Comp

de pies a cabeza from head to toe;

Comp

con buen pie: empezar con buen pie to get off to a good start;

terminar con buen pie to end on a good note;

Comp

caer de pie [tener suerte] to land on one's feet;

Comp

no dar pie con bola to get everything wrong;

Comp

con el pie derecho: empezar con el pie derecho to get off to a good start;

Comp

estar con un pie en el estribo to be about to leave;

Comp

a pies juntillas unquestioningly;

Comp

levantarse con el pie izquierdo to get out of bed on the wrong side;

Comp

con mal pie: empezar con mal pie to get off to a bad start;

terminar con mal pie to end on a sour note;

Comp

nacer de pie to be born lucky;

Comp

andar o [m5] ir con pies de plomo to tread carefully;

Comp

pararle los pies a alguien to put sb in their place;

Comp
Fam
poner pies en polvorosa: al llegar la policía, puso pies en polvorosa when the police arrived, you couldn't see him for dust o he legged it;

Comp

poner los pies en o [m5] sobre la tierra to get a grip on reality;

Comp
Esp
saber de qué pie cojea alguien to know sb's weaknesses;

Comp
Fam
salir con los pies por delante to leave feet first o in a box;

Comp
Esp Fam
salir por pies to leg it;

Comp

no tener ni pies ni cabeza to make no sense at all;

Comp

tener un pie en la tumba to have one foot in the grave

Comp

no tenerse en pie: no me tengo en pie I can't stand up a minute longer;

esa teoría no se tiene en pie that theory doesn't stand up

Comp
pie de atleta athlete's foot;
pie de cabra crowbar, Br jemmy, US jimmy;

pies de cerdo (pig's) trotters;

pies planos flat feet

2. [base] [de lámpara, micrófono] stand;
[de copa] stem; [de montaña, árbol, escalera] foot;
al pie de la página at the foot o bottom of the page;

al pie de o [m5]a los pies de la cama/de la montaña at the foot of the bed/mountain;

al pie de la letra to the letter, word for word;

sigue las instrucciones al pie de la letra follow the instructions to the letter;

copiar algo al pie de la letra to copy sth word for word;

no hace falta que lo interpretes al pie de la letra there's no need to interpret it literally;

Comp

al pie del cañón: ahí está, siempre al pie del cañón there he is, always hard at work

Comp
pie de foto caption;
pie de imprenta imprint;
Informát pie de página footer
3. [unidad de medida] foot;

mide tres pies de ancho it's three foot o feet wide

4. Teatro cue;
Fig
dar pie a [críticas, comentarios] to give rise to;
[sospechas] to give cause for; Fig
dar pie a alguien para que haga algo to give sb cause to do sth

5. Lit [de verso] foot

Comp
pie quebrado = short line of four or five syllables alternating with longer lines
6. pie de lobo [planta] clubmoss

7. pies de gato [botas] rock boots

8. Chile [anticipo] down payment

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pie

m

1 de estatua, lámpara base

2 de persona foot;

a pie on foot;

al pie de at the foot of;

de pie standing;

estar de pie be standing (up);

ponerse de o

en pie stand up;

no tenerse en o

de pie fig: por cansancio be ready to drop;

de pies a cabeza from head to foot;

no tiene ni pies ni cabeza it doesn’t make any sense at all, I can’t make head nor tail of it;

a pies juntillas creer blindly;

levantarse con el pie izquierdo get out of bed on the wrong side;

con buen/mal pie empezar get off to a good/bad start;

con los pies fig badly;

andarse con pies de plomo tread warily;

estar en pie be up, be out of bed;

estar en pie de guerra be on a war footing;

buscar tres o

cinco pies al gato fig make things difficult, complicate things;

dar pie para o

a give rise to, generate;

echar pie a tierra go ashore;

estar al pie del cañón fig be hard at work;

hacer pie touch bottom;

no hacer pie en piscina be out of one’s depth;

no dar pie con bola fam get o

do everything wrong;

parar los pies a alguien take s.o. down a peg or two fam ;

saber de qué pie cojea alguien fig know where s.o. is coming from;

poner pies en polvorosa fam take to one’s heels fam ;

salir por pies hotfoot it fam, make o.s. scarce;

pie de la cama foot of the bed;

pies planos flat feet

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pie nm

1) : foot

a pie: on foot

de pie: on one's feet, standing

2) : base, bottom, stem, foot

pie de la cama: foot of the bed

pie de una lámpera: base of a lamp

pie de la escalera: bottom of the stairs

pie de una copa: stem of a glass

3) : foot (in measurement)

pie cuadrado: square foot

4) : cue (in theater)

5)

dar pie a : to give cause for, to give rise to

6)

en pie de igualidad : on equal footing

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pie n

1. (de persona) foot [pl. feet]

Eduardo tiene los pies pequeños Eduardo has small feet

me duelen los pies my feet hurt

2. (de estatua, lámpara, etc) base

a pie on foot

estar de pie to be standing

ir a pie to walk

ponerse de pie to stand up [pt. & pp. stood]

Spanish-English dictionary > pie
15 Hand

f; -, Hände

1. hand; feuchte Hände haben have wet hands; auf / mit der flachen Hand in / with the palm of one’s hand; in der hohlen Hand in the hollow of one’s hand; mit ruhiger / sicherer Hand with a steady / sure hand; keine Hand frei haben not have a hand free; Hände hoch ( oder ich schieße)! hands up (or I’ll shoot)!; Hände weg! hands off!; an der / jemandes Hand gehen walk holding hands / holding s.o.’s hand; sie hatte ihr Kind an der Hand she was holding her child’s hand, she had her child by the hand; jemanden an die oder bei der Hand nehmen take s.o.’s hand; auf Händen und Füßen kriechen on all fours, on one’s hands and knees; aus der Hand legen oder geben put aside; jemandem aus der Hand lesen read s.o.’s hand; bei der Hand oder zur Hand at hand, handy; durch ( Heben der) Hand abstimmen by a show of hands; in Händen halten geh. hold in one’s hands; Hand in Hand gehen walk hand in hand; in die oder zur Hand nehmen pick s.th. up; mit Händen und Füßen reden gesticulate, talk with one’s hands; sich mit Händen und Füßen wehren umg. auch fig. fight tooth and nail; mit der Hand machen etc.: by hand; mit der oder von Hand gemacht / gemalt etc. handmade / handpainted etc.; zu Händen auf Brief: c / o (= care of); amtlich: att., Attention; zur linken / rechten oder linker / rechter Hand on the left-hand / right-hand side; Hand anlegen (an + Akk) take s.th. in hand; ( mit) Hand anlegen lend a hand; Hand an sich (Akk) legen euph. commit suicide; letzte Hand an etw. (Akk) legen add the finishing touches to; jemandem die Hand auflegen segnend: lay one’s hand on s.o.; jemandem die Hand geben oder reichen oder schütteln shake hands with s.o.; ( gib mir die) Hand drauf! (let’s) shake on it!; es war so dunkel, dass man die Hand nicht vor den Augen sehen konnte it was so dark you couldn’t see your hand in front of your face

2. fig. Wendungen, mit Adj.: die öffentliche Hand the authorities, the state; jemandes rechte Hand s.o.’s right-hand man ( oder woman); die Tote Hand JUR. mortmain; aus bester Hand on good authority; aus erster Hand first-hand; ich hab’s aus erster Hand I got it straight from the horse’s mouth; aus privater Hand privately; aus zweiter Hand kaufen etc.: second-hand; Erlebnis, erleben: vicarious(ly); eine feste Hand brauchen need a firm hand; sie ist in festen Händen umg. she’s accounted for, she’s booked; jemandem freie Hand lassen give s.o. a free hand; in guten Händen sein be in good hands; eine glückliche oder geschickte Hand haben have the right touch ( mit for); sie hat eine ( glückliche) Hand mit she knows how to handle; mit Menschen, Pflanzen etc.: she has a way with; besser als in die hohle Hand geschissen vulg. better than a poke in the eye (with a burnt [Am. sharp] stick), better than nothing; alle oder beide Hände voll zu tun haben umg. generell: have a lot on one’s plate; mit jemandem/etw.: have one’s hands full with s.o./s.th.; mit beiden Händen zugreifen jump at the chance; von langer Hand long beforehand; mit leeren Händen dastehen / weggehen be left / go away empty-handed; jemandem etw. zu treuen Händen geben geh. give s.th. to s.o. for safekeeping; ( aber) zu treuen Händen! geh. hum. (but) I want it etc. back!; mit vollen Händen liberally; sein Geld mit vollen Händen ausgeben throw one’s money about (Am. around); hinter vorgehaltener Hand sprechen etc.: off the record; link... 1

3. fig. Wendungen, mit Präp.: jemandem etw. an die Hand geben (Argumente, Informationen etc.) hand s.o. s.th., pass s.th. on to s.o., make s.th. available to s.o.; an der Hand haben umg. know of, know where to find, be able to get hold of; (Person) auch have contacts with s.o.; ( bar) auf die Hand cash in hand; es liegt ( klar) auf der Hand it’s (so) obvious; jemanden auf Händen tragen wait on s.o. hand and foot; Hand aufs Herz! (ich lüge nicht) cross my heart; (sei ehrlich) be honest; jemandem aus der Hand fressen umg. eat out of s.o.’s hand; aus der Hand geben part with; (Posten etc.) auch give up; er gibt oder lässt es nicht aus der Hand auch he won’t let go of it, he won’t let anyone else have it ( oder take it from him); mit Kritik ist er immer schnell bei der Hand umg. he’s always very quick to criticize; durch jemandes Hände gehen go through s.o.’s hands; schon durch viele Hände gegangen sein have been through several hands; Hand in Hand arbeiten work together, cooperate (closely); das geht Hand in Hand mit... it goes hand in hand with..., it goes together with...; jemandem in die Hände arbeiten play into s.o.’s hands; in die Hände bekommen (etw., jemanden) get one’s hands on; jemandem in die Hände fallen fall into s.o.’s hands; jemanden in der Hand haben have s.o. in one’s grip; etw. gegen jemanden in der Hand haben have s.th. on s.o.; sich in der Hand haben have everything under control, have a firm grip on o.s.; wir haben die Lage in der Hand we’ve got the situation under control; du hast es in der Hand oder es liegt in deiner Hand it’s up to you; in jemandes Hand sein Person: be in s.o.’s hands, be up to s.o.; das Restaurant ist in griechischer Hand the restaurant is run by a Greek landlord; unser Hotel war fest in italienischer Hand the vast majority of guests in our hotel were Italians; in die Hände spucken umg., fig. roll up one’s sleeves; jemandem etw. in die Hand versprechen promise s.o. s.th. ( oder s.th. to s.o.); seine Hand ins Feuer legen für put one’s hand into the fire for; die Hände in den Schoß legen (nicht arbeiten) take it easy; (sich untätig verhalten) sit on one’s hands; seine Hand oder Hände im Spiel haben have a hand in it; etw. in die Hand nehmen Aufgabe etc.: take charge of s.th.; die Sache in die Hand nehmen take the initiative; jemandem (etw.) in die Hände spielen play (s.th.) into s.o.’s hands; es ist mit Händen zu greifen it sticks out a mile ( oder like a sore thumb) umg.; seine Hand ( schützend) über jemanden halten take s.o. under one’s wing, shield ( oder protect) s.o.; die Hände über dem Kopf zusammenschlagen umg. throw up one’s hands in horror; um jemandes Hand anhalten oder bitten ask for s.o.’s hand; unter der Hand (nicht offiziell) unofficially; (privat) kaufen etc.: privately; (heimlich, illegal) under the counter; (nebenbei) on the side; jemandem unter den Händen zerrinnen Geld etc.: go through s.o.’s fingers like water; die Arbeit geht ihm flott von der Hand he’s a fast worker; von der Hand in den Mund leben live from hand to mouth; von der Hand weisen (verwerfen, abtun) dismiss; (leugnen) deny; es ist nicht von der Hand zu weisen it can’t be denied, there’s no denying ( oder getting away from) it; von jemandes Hand sterben etc. geh. die by s.o.’s hand; von Hand zu Hand gehen go ( oder be passed) from hand to hand; jemandem zur oder an die Hand gehen lend s.o. a hand; sie hat immer eine Antwort zur Hand auch she’s always got an answer pat (Am. ready), she’s never at a loss for words; anhand, wegsterben

4. fig. sonstige Wendungen: Hand und Fuß haben Plan etc.: make sense, hold water; was er macht, hat Hand und Fuß he doesn’t do things in ( oder by) half measures; ich würde mir für ihn die Hand abhacken lassen umg. I’d cut off my right arm for him; die Hand aufhalten oder hinhalten umg., meist pej. hold out one’s hand; einander die Hand geben Ereignisse etc.: follow hard on each other’s heels, happen in close succession; die Ereignisse gaben einander die Hand auch one thing led to another; jemandem die Hand ( fürs Leben) reichen marry s.o.; jemandem die Hand zur Versöhnung reichen offer s.o. one’s hand as a sign of reconciliation; die beiden können einander die Hand reichen they’re two of a kind; im negativen Sinne: auch they’re as bad as each other, one’s as bad as the other; (sie sind in der gleichen Lage) they’re in the same boat; von seiner Hände Arbeit leben live by the work of one’s hands; sich (Dat) die Hände reiben vor heimlicher Freude: rub one’s hands; eine Hand wäscht die andere Sprichwort you scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours, one hand washes the other altm.; ich wasche meine Hände in Unschuld geh. I wash my hands in innocence; ausrutschen, gebunden II 2, küssen

5. (Schrift) hand

6. Kartenspiel: hand; eine gute / schlechte Hand a good / bad (od. poor) hand; auf der Hand in one’s hand; aus der Hand spielen nicht vom Tisch, Dummy: play from one’s hand; ( aus der) Hand spielen Skat: play from one’s hand (without picking up the discard)

7. Fußball: ( das war) Hand! handball!

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Hand2

f; -, - oder Hände; Maßangabe: zwei Hand breit etwa a foot wide; eine Hand voll konkret: a handful; (wenige) a handful

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die Hand

hand

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Hạnd
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die

(the part of the body at the end of the arm.) hand

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Hand

<-, Hände>

[hant, pl ˈhɛndə]

f

1. ANAT hand

mit seiner Hände Arbeit (geh) with one's own hands

jdm die \Hand auflegen to lay one's hands on sb

man kann die \Hand nicht vor den Augen sehen one can't see one's hand in front of one's face

aus der \Hand zeichnen freehand; essen with one's fingers

jdm aus der \Hand fressen Tier to eat out of sb's hand

jdm rutscht die \Hand aus (fam) sb hits out in anger

jdm die \Hand bieten [o reichen] (geh) to give sb one's hand, to extend one's hand to sb

mit der bloßen \Hand, mit bloßen Händen with one's bare hands

jdm die \Hand drücken/schütteln to press/shake sb's hand

jdm etw in die \Hand drücken to slip sth into sb's hand

die \Hand zur Faust ballen to clench one's fist

mit der flachen \Hand with the flat [or palm] of one's hand

keine \Hand frei haben to have both hands full

jdm/sich die \Hand geben [o (geh) reichen] to shake sb's hand

sie reichten sich zur Begrüßung/Versöhnung die Hand [o Hände] they greeted each other/made peace by shaking hands

sich dat auf etw akk die \Hand geben to shake hands on sth

etw in der Hand [o in [den] Händen] halten [o haben] to have sth [in one's hands]

Hände hoch [oder ich schieße]! hands up [or I'll shoot]!

eine hohle \Hand machen to cup one's hands

aus der hohlen \Hand from one's cupped hands

\Hand in \Hand hand in hand

in die Hände klatschen to clap [one's hands]; (Beifall) to applaud

jdm die \Hand küssen to kiss sb's hand

küss die \Hand! ÖSTERR (o veraltet) your servant old; (guten Tag) how do you do? form; (auf Wiedersehen) good day

etw aus der \Hand legen to put down sth sep

jdm aus der \Hand lesen to read sb's palm [or hand]

jdm die Zukunft aus der \Hand lesen to tell sb's future [by reading sb's palm [or hand]]

linker/rechter \Hand on the left/right

zur linken/rechten \Hand on the left-hand/right-hand side

mit der \Hand by hand

jdn an die \Hand nehmen to take sb by the hand [or sb's hand]

jdm etw aus der \Hand/den Händen nehmen to take sth from [or off] sb, to take sth out of sb's hand/hands

sie nahm ihrem Kind das Messer aus der \Hand she took the knife away from her child

jdn bei der \Hand nehmen [o fassen] to take hold of sb's hand

etw in die [o zur] \Hand nehmen to pick up sth sep

sich dat die Hände reiben to rub one's hands [together]

eine ruhige [o sichere] \Hand a steady hand; (fig) a sure hand

mit sanfter \Hand with a gentle hand

jdm etw aus der \Hand schlagen to knock sth out of sb's hand

die Hände in die Seiten stemmen to put one's hands on one's hips

für vier Hände, zu vier Händen MUS

Klavierstück für vier Hände [o zu vier Händen] piano piece for four hands

zu vier Händen spielen to play a [piano] duet

von \Hand by hand; bedienen a. manually

von \Hand genäht/geschrieben hand-sewn/handwritten

Hände weg! (fam) hands [or fam mitts] off!

2.

<-, - o Hände>

(Maß)

ein paar \Hand [o Hände] voll Kirschen a few handfuls of cherries

eine \Hand voll Häuser (fig) a handful of houses

eine \Hand/zwei \Hand [o Hände] breit six inches/a foot wide

eine \Hand breit Wein im Fass six inches of wine in the barrel

ein zwei \Hand [o Hände] breiter Riss a foot-wide crack, a crack a foot wide

3. pl (Besitz)

▪ Hände hands

der Besitz gelang in fremde Hände the property passed into foreign hands

in jds Hände übergehen to pass into sb's hands

in fremde Hände übergehen to change hands

4. POL

die öffentliche \Hand, die öffentlichen Hände (der Staat) the government, central government; (die Gemeinde) local government

durch die öffentliche \Hand finanziert financed by the public sector

5. JUR

die Tote \Hand mortmain spec

etw an die Tote \Hand veräußern to amortize sth hist

6. kein pl FBALL handball

der Schiedsrichter erkannte auf \Hand the referee blew for handball

\Hand machen to handle the ball

7. (sl: Boxen) punch

8. kein pl (veraltend: Handschrift) hand

9. ÖSTERR (fam: Arm) arm

10.

▶ die \Hand für jdn/etw abhacken [o abschlagen] lassen (fam) to stake one's life on sb/sth

▶ die [o seine] \Hand von jdm abziehen (geh) to stop protecting sb

▶ an \Hand einer S. gen with the aid of sth

▶ die \Hand in anderer [o fremder] Leute Tasche haben to live in other people's pockets

▶ um jds \Hand anhalten [o bitten] (veraltend geh) to request [or ask for] sb's hand in marriage dated

▶ [bei etw dat] [selbst] [mit] \Hand anlegen to lend a hand [with sth]

▶ jdm/etw in die \Hand [o Hände] arbeiten to play into sb's hands/the hands of sth

▶ [mit jdm] \Hand in \Hand arbeiten to work hand in hand [with sb]; (geheim) to work hand in glove [with sb]

▶ [bar] auf die [flache] \Hand (fam) cash in hand

100 Euro auf die \Hand [bekommen/gezahlt] €100 [paid] in cash

▶ aus der \Hand offhand

aus der \Hand weiß ich nicht genau I don't know exactly offhand

▶ jd kann etw an beiden Händen abzählen [o abfingern] (fam) sb can do sth with one hand [tied] behind their back

▶ jdn/etw in die \Hand [o Hände] bekommen [o (fam) kriegen] to get one's hands on sb/sth; (zufällig) to come across sb/sth

▶ besser als in die hohle Hand gespuckt (fam) [o (derb) geschissen] better than a slap in the face with a wet fish hum

▶ bei jdm in besten Händen sein to be in safe hands with sb

bei ihr sind Sie damit in besten Händen you're in safe hands with her as far as that is concerned

▶ jdn um jds \Hand bitten (veraltend geh) to ask sb for sb's hand in marriage dated

▶ seine Hände mit Blut befleckt haben (geh) to have blood on one's hands

▶ \Hand drauf! (fam) promise!, swear!

▶ aus erster/zweiter \Hand first-hand/second-hand; (vom ersten/zweiten Eigentümer) with one previous owner/two previous owners

Informationen aus zweiter \Hand second-hand information

etw aus erster \Hand wissen to have first-hand knowledge of sth

▶ jdm in die Hände fallen to fall into sb's hands

▶ jdm in die \Hand [o Hände] fallen [o kommen]:

schaut mal, was mir zufällig in die Hände gefallen ist! look what I came across by chance!

▶ in festen Händen sein (fam) to be spoken for

▶ für jdn/etw seine [o die] \Hand ins Feuer legen to vouch for sb/sth

▶ fleißige Hände (fleißige Arbeiter) hard workers; (Bereitwillige) willing hands

▶ freie \Hand haben to have a free hand

▶ jdm freie \Hand lassen to give sb a free hand

bei der Regelung dieser Angelegenheit lassen wir Ihnen freie \Hand we give you free rein in settling this matter

▶ von fremder \Hand from a stranger

die Unterschrift stammt von fremder \Hand this is a stranger's signature

▶ jdm aus der \Hand fressen (fam) to eat out of sb's hand

▶ \Hand und Fuß haben to be well thought out

▶ weder \Hand noch Fuß haben to have no rhyme or reason, to make no sense

dieser Plan hat weder \Hand noch Fuß there's no rhyme or reason to this plan

▶ mit Händen und Füßen (hum: gestikulierend) with gestures; (fam: heftig) tooth and nail

etw mit Händen und Füßen erklären to use gestures to explain sth

▶ jdm etw an die \Hand geben to provide sb with sth, to make sth available to sb

▶ jdm auf etw akk die \Hand geben to promise sb sth [faithfully]

jdm die \Hand darauf geben, dass... to promise sb [faithfully] that...

▶ etw aus der \Hand geben (weggeben) to let sth out of one's hands; (leihen) to lend sth; (verzichten) to relinquish sth

▶ jdn/etw in jds \Hand geben (geh) to place sb/sth in sb's hands

▶ jdm sind die Hände [und Füße] gebunden, jds Hände sind gebunden sb's hands are tied

▶ jdm [bei etw dat] an die \Hand gehen to give [or lend] sb a hand [with sth]

▶ durch jds Hände [o \Hand] gehen to pass through sb's hands

▶ [mit etw dat] \Hand in \Hand gehen to go hand in hand [with sth]

▶ jdm geht etw gut [o leicht] [o (fam) flott] von der \Hand sb finds sth easy

am Computer gehen einem viele Textarbeiten leicht von der \Hand working with texts is easy on a computer

▶ von \Hand zu \Hand gehen to pass from hand to hand

▶ jdm zur \Hand gehen to lend sb a [helping] hand

▶ bei/in etw dat eine glückliche \Hand haben [o beweisen] [o zeigen] (richtig handeln) to know the right thing to do with sth; (Gewinn erzielen) to have the Midas touch with sth; (Geschick aufweisen) to have a [natural] flair for sth

▶ mit Händen zu greifen sein to be as plain as a pikestaff [or fam the nose on your face]

▶ eine grüne \Hand haben to have green fingers BRIT fam

▶ jdn [für etw akk] an der \Hand haben (fam) to have sb on hand [for sth]

für Autoreparaturen habe ich jemand an der \Hand I've got someone on hand who can fix cars

▶ etw bei der \Hand haben to have sth handy [or to hand]; (parat) to have sth ready

▶ etw in der \Hand haben to have sth in one's hands

ich habe diese Entscheidung nicht in der \Hand this decision is not in [or is out of] my hands

▶ etw gegen jdn in der \Hand haben to have sth on sb

▶ jdn [fest] in der \Hand haben to have sb [well] in hand

▶ sich akk in der \Hand haben to have oneself under control [or fam a grip on oneself]

▶ etw unter den Händen haben to be working on sth

▶ die [o seine] \Hand auf etw dat halten (fam) to keep a tight rein on sth

die \Hand auf der Tasche halten (fam: kontrollieren) to hold the purse strings; (geizen) to be tight-fisted fam

▶ die [o seine [schützende]] \Hand über jdn halten (geh) to protect sb

▶ \Hand aufs Herz! (versprochen!) cross my/your heart [and hope to die], [give me your/I give you my] word of honour BRIT [or AM honor]; (ehrlich!) honest/be honest!

▶ die [hohle] [o seine] \Hand hinhalten [o aufhalten] (fam) to hold out one's hand [for money]

▶ nicht in die hohle \Hand! (fam) nothing at all

▶ in jds Händen sein to be in sb's hands

▶ [bei jdm] in guten/richtigen/sicheren Händen sein to be in good/the right/safe hands [with sb]

▶ klebrige Hände haben (fam) to have sticky fingers fam

▶ die Hände überm Kopf zusammenschlagen (fam) to throw one's hands up in amazement/horror

▶ von langer \Hand well in advance

▶ jdm die \Hand [zum Bund] fürs Leben reichen (geh) to marry sb

▶ mit leeren Händen empty-handed

▶ \Hand an jdn legen (geh: angreifen) to assault sb; (töten) to take sb's life

▶ \Hand an sich akk legen (geh) to take one's own life

▶ die [o seine] \Hand auf etw akk legen (geh) to lay [one's] hands on sth

▶ etw in jds \Hand [o Hände] legen (geh) to entrust sb with sth

▶ mit leichter \Hand effortlessly, with ease

▶ leitende [o lenkende] \Hand guiding hand

▶ [die] letzte \Hand an etw akk legen to put the finishing touches to sth

▶ [klar] auf der \Hand liegen (fam) to be [perfectly] obvious

▶ in jds \Hand liegen [o stehen] (geh) to be in sb's hands

▶ mit der linken Hand (fam) easily, [as] easy as pie fam

▶ eine lockere [o lose] \Hand haben (fam) to let fly [or lash out] at the slightest provocation

▶ eine milde [o offene] \Hand haben to give generously, to be open-handed

▶ von der \Hand in den Mund leben to live from hand to mouth

▶ jdm etw aus der \Hand nehmen to relieve sb of sth

▶ etw in die \Hand nehmen (sich darum kümmern) to attend to [or take care of] sth; (übernehmen) to take sth in hand [oneself]

etw allein [o selbst] in die [eigene] \Hand nehmen to take sth into one's own hands

▶ aus [o von] privater \Hand privately, from a private individual

„aus privater \Hand abzugeben“ “private sale”

▶ jds rechte \Hand sein to be sb's right-hand man

▶ dann können wir uns dat die \Hand reichen! shake!, snap! fam

▶ sich dat [o (geh) einander] die Hände reichen können to be tarred with the same brush

▶ keine \Hand rühren (fam) to not lift a finger

▶ jdm die Hände schmieren [o versilbern] (fam) to grease sb's palm fam

▶ schmutzige Hände haben (geh) to be involved in dubious practices

▶ mit etw dat schnell [o flink] [o gleich] bei der \Hand sein (fam) to be quick to do sth

▶ die Hände in den Schoß legen [o in die Taschen stecken] to sit back and do nothing

▶ in jds \Hand sein to be in sb's hands

dieses Geschäft ist in türkischer \Hand this business is owned by Turks

▶ [bei etw dat] die Hand [o seine Hand] [o seine Hände] [mit] im Spiel haben to have a hand in sth; Eifersucht, Motiv to have a part to play in sth

überall seine Hand [o Hände] im Spiel haben to have a [or one's] finger in every pie

▶ jdm etw in die \Hand [o Hände] spielen to pass sth on to sb

▶ in die Hände spucken (fam) to roll up one's sleeves sep

▶ mit starker [o fester] \Hand with a firm hand; (strenger) with an iron hand

▶ jdn auf Händen tragen to fulfil [or AM fulfill] sb's every wish

▶ etw zu treuen Händen nehmen (usu hum geh) to take sth into one's care

▶ jdm etw zu treuen Händen übergeben (usu hum geh) to give sth to sb for safekeeping, to entrust sth to sb

▶ seine Hände in Unschuld waschen (geh) to wash one's hands of it/sb/sth

▶ unter der \Hand secretly, on the quiet fam

etw unter der \Hand erfahren to hear sth through the grapevine

etw unter der \Hand kaufen/verkaufen to buy/sell sth under the counter [or table]

▶ jdm etw in die \Hand versprechen to promise sb sth [faithfully]

▶ alle [o beide] Hände voll zu tun haben (fam) to have one's hands full

▶ mit vollen Händen (verschwenderisch) excessively; (großzügig) generously

das [o sein] Geld mit vollen Händen ausgeben to spend one's money left, right and centre [or AM center] [or fam hand over fist]

▶ von jds \Hand (geh) at sb's hand

▶ hinter vorgehaltener \Hand in confidence, off the record

▶ eine \Hand wäscht die andere (prov) you scratch my back [and] I'll scratch yours prov

▶ jdm unter der \Hand [o den Händen] wegsterben (fam) to die while under sb's care

▶ etw von der \Hand weisen to deny sth

▶ etw lässt sich akk nicht von der \Hand weisen, etw ist nicht von der \Hand zu weisen sth cannot be denied

es lässt sich nicht von der \Hand weisen there's no denying it

es ist nicht von der \Hand zu weisen, dass... there's no denying that...

▶ jdm unter den Händen zerrinnen [o schmelzen] to slip through sb's fingers

▶ zu Händen

zu Händen [von] Herrn Weissner For the attention of Mr Weissner, Attn: Mr Weissner

▶ jdm zuckt es in der \Hand [o den Händen] sb's itching to hit sb fam

▶ etw zur \Hand haben to have sth handy [or to hand]

▶ zur \Hand sein to be at hand

▶ mit etw dat zur \Hand sein to be ready with sth

▶ zwei linke Hände haben (fam) to have two left hands fam, BRIT fam also to be all fingers and thumbs

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die; Hand, Hände

1) hand

eine Hand voll — a handful

mit der rechten/linken Hand — with one's right/left hand

jemandem die Hand geben od. (geh.) reichen — shake somebody's hand; shake somebody by the hand

jemandem die Hand drücken/schütteln — press/shake somebody's hand

eine Hand frei haben — have a free hand

Hände hoch! — hands up!

jemanden an die od. (geh.) bei der Hand nehmen — take somebody by the hand

jemandem etwas aus der Hand nehmen — take something out of somebody's hand/hands

etwas aus der Hand legen — put something down

jemandem aus der Hand lesen — read somebody's hand or palm

etwas in die/zur Hand nehmen — pick something up

etwas in der Hand/den Händen haben od. (geh.) halten — have got or hold something in one's hand/hands

in die Hände klatschen — clap one's hands

mit Händen und Füßen reden — use gestures to make oneself understood

etwas mit der Hand schreiben/nähen — write/sew something by hand

von Hand — by hand

Hand in Hand gehen — go or walk hand-in-hand

jemandem etwas in die Hand versprechen — promise somebody something faithfully

2) o. Pl. (Fußball) handball

3) (in Wendungen)

was hältst du davon - Hand aufs Herz! — what do you think? - be honest

eine Hand wäscht die andere — you scratch my back and 1'll scratch yours

jemandem sind die Hände gebunden — somebody's hands are tied

Hand und Fuß/weder Hand noch Fuß haben — (ugs.) make sense/no sense

[bei etwas selbst mit] Hand anlegen — lend a hand [with something]; die od

seine Hand aufhalten — (ugs.) hold out one's hand

letzte Hand an etwas (Akk.) legen — put the finishing touches pl. to something

sich (Dat.) od. (geh.) alle od. beide Hände damit voll haben, etwas zu tun — (ugs.) have one's hands full doing something

die Hände in den Schoß legen — sit back and do nothing

bei etwas die od. seine Hände [mit] im Spiel haben — have a hand in something

die Hände über dem Kopf zusammenschlagen — (ugs.) throw up one's hands in horror

zwei linke Hände haben — (ugs.) have two left hands (coll.)

eine lockere od. lose Hand haben — (ugs.) hit out at the slightest provocation

eine glückliche Hand bei etwas haben — have a feel for the right choice in something

linker/rechter Hand — on or to the left/right

[klar] auf der Hand liegen — (ugs.) be obvious

jemanden auf Händen tragen — lavish every kind of care and attention on somebody

ein Auto/Möbel aus erster Hand — a car/furniture which has/had had one [previous] owner

etwas aus erster Hand wissen — know something at first hand; have first-hand knowledge of something

Kleidung aus zweiter Hand — second-hand clothes pl.

jemandem aus der Hand fressen — eat out of somebody's hand (fig.)

etwas aus der Hand geben — (weggeben) let something out of one's hands; (aufgeben) give something up

jemandem etwas aus der Hand nehmen — relieve somebody of something

etwas bei der Hand haben — (greifbar haben) have something handy; (parat haben) have something ready

mit etwas schnell od. rasch bei der Hand sein — (ugs.) be ready [with something]

Hand in Hand arbeiten — work hand in hand

mit etwas Hand in Hand gehen — go hand in hand with something

hinter vorgehaltener Hand — off the record

in die Hände spucken — spit on one's hands; (fig. ugs.) roll up one's sleeves (fig.)

jemanden/etwas in die Hand od. Hände bekommen — lay or get one's hands on somebody/get one's hands on something

jemandem in die Hände fallen — fall into somebody's hands

jemanden in der Hand haben — have or hold somebody in the palm of one's hand

etwas in die Hand nehmen — take something in hand

in jemandes Hand (Dat.) sein od. (geh.) liegen — be in somebody's hands

in sicheren od. guten Händen sein — be in safe or good hands

sich mit Händen und Füßen gegen etwas sträuben od. wehren — (ugs.) fight tooth and nail against something

mit leeren Händen — emptyhanded

das Geld mit vollen Händen ausgeben — spend money like water

um jemandes Hand anhalten od. bitten — (geh. veralt.) ask for somebody's hand [in marriage]

unter der Hand — (fig.) on the quiet

etwas unter der Hand erfahren — hear something on the grapevine

das geht ihm gut/leicht von der Hand — he finds that no trouble

etwas von langer Hand vorbereiten — plan something well in advance

die Nachteile/seine Argumente sind nicht von der Hand zu weisen — the disadvantages cannot be denied/his arguments cannot [simply] be dismissed

von der Hand in den Mund leben — live from hand to mouth

jemandem zur Hand gehen — lend somebody a hand

zu Händen [von] Herrn Müller — for the attention of Herr Müller; attention Herr Müller; s. auch öffentlich 1.

4)

an Hand — s. anhand

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Hand¹ f; -, Hände

1. hand;

feuchte Hände haben have wet hands;

auf/mit der flachen Hand in/with the palm of one’s hand;

in der hohlen Hand in the hollow of one’s hand;

mit ruhiger/sicherer Hand with a steady/sure hand;

keine Hand frei haben not have a hand free;

Hände hoch (oder ich schieße)! hands up (or I’ll shoot)!;

Hände weg! hands off!;

an der/jemandes Hand gehen walk holding hands/holding sb’s hand;

sie hatte ihr Kind an der Hand she was holding her child’s hand, she had her child by the hand;

jemanden an die oder

bei der Hand nehmen take sb’s hand;

auf Händen und Füßen kriechen on all fours, on one’s hands and knees;

aus der Hand legen oder

geben put aside;

jemandem aus der Hand lesen read sb’s hand;

bei der Hand oder

zur Hand at hand, handy;

durch (Heben der) Hand abstimmen by a show of hands;

in Händen halten geh hold in one’s hands;

Hand in Hand gehen walk hand in hand;

in die oder

zur Hand nehmen pick sth up;

mit Händen und Füßen reden gesticulate, talk with one’s hands;

sich mit Händen und Füßen wehren umg auch fig fight tooth and nail;

mit der Hand machen etc: by hand;

mit der oder

von Hand gemacht/gemalt etc handmade/handpainted etc;

zu Händen auf Brief: c/o (= care of); amtlich: att., Attention;

zur linken/rechten oder

linker/rechter Hand on the left-hand/right-hand side;

Hand anlegen (

an +akk) take sth in hand;

(mit) Hand anlegen lend a hand;

Hand an sich (akk)

legen euph commit suicide;

letzte Hand an etwas (akk)

legen add the finishing touches to;

jemandem die Hand auflegen segnend: lay one’s hand on sb;

jemandem die Hand geben oder

reichen oder

schütteln shake hands with sb;

(gib mir die) Hand drauf! (let’s) shake on it!;

es war so dunkel, dass man die Hand nicht vor den Augen sehen konnte it was so dark you couldn’t see your hand in front of your face

2. fig Wendungen, mit adj:

die öffentliche Hand the authorities, the state;

jemandes rechte Hand sb’s right-hand man ( oder woman);

die Tote Hand JUR mortmain;

aus bester Hand on good authority;

aus erster Hand first-hand;

ich hab’s aus erster Hand I got it straight from the horse’s mouth;

aus privater Hand privately;

aus zweiter Hand kaufen etc: second-hand; Erlebnis, erleben: vicarious(ly);

eine feste Hand brauchen need a firm hand;

sie ist in festen Händen umg she’s accounted for, she’s booked;

jemandem freie Hand lassen give sb a free hand;

in guten Händen sein be in good hands;

eine glückliche oder

geschickte Hand haben have the right touch (

mit for);

sie hat eine (glückliche) Hand mit she knows how to handle; mit Menschen, Pflanzen etc: she has a way with;

besser als in die hohle Hand geschissen vulg better than a poke in the eye (with a burnt [US sharp] stick), better than nothing;

alle oder

beide Hände voll zu tun haben umg generell: have a lot on one’s plate; mit jemandem/etwas: have one’s hands full with sb/sth;

mit beiden Händen zugreifen jump at the chance;

von langer Hand long beforehand;

mit leeren Händen dastehen/weggehen be left/go away empty-handed;

jemandem etwas zu treuen Händen geben geh give sth to sb for safekeeping;

(aber) zu treuen Händen! geh hum (but) I want it etc back!;

mit vollen Händen liberally;

sein Geld mit vollen Händen ausgeben throw one’s money about (US around);

hinter vorgehaltener Hand sprechen etc: off the record; → link… 1

3. fig Wendungen, mit präp:

jemandem etwas an die Hand geben (Argumente, Informationen etc) hand sb sth, pass sth on to sb, make sth available to sb;

an der Hand haben umg know of, know where to find, be able to get hold of; (Person) auch have contacts with sb;

(bar) auf die Hand cash in hand;

es liegt (klar) auf der Hand it’s (so) obvious;

jemanden auf Händen tragen wait on sb hand and foot;

Hand aufs Herz! (ich lüge nicht) cross my heart; (sei ehrlich) be honest;

jemandem aus der Hand fressen umg eat out of sb’s hand;

aus der Hand geben part with; (Posten etc) auch give up;

er gibt oder

lässt es nicht aus der Hand auch he won’t let go of it, he won’t let anyone else have it ( oder take it from him);

mit Kritik ist er immer schnell bei der Hand umg he’s always very quick to criticize;

durch jemandes Hände gehen go through sb’s hands;

schon durch viele Hände gegangen sein have been through several hands;

Hand in Hand arbeiten work together, cooperate (closely);

das geht Hand in Hand mit … it goes hand in hand with …, it goes together with …;

jemandem in die Hände arbeiten play into sb’s hands;

in die Hände bekommen (etwas, jemanden) get one’s hands on;

jemandem in die Hände fallen fall into sb’s hands;

jemanden in der Hand haben have sb in one’s grip;

etwas gegen jemanden in der Hand haben have sth on sb;

sich in der Hand haben have everything under control, have a firm grip on o.s.;

wir haben die Lage in der Hand we’ve got the situation under control;

du hast es in der Hand oder

es liegt in deiner Hand it’s up to you;

in jemandes Hand sein Person: be in sb’s hands, be up to sb;

das Restaurant ist in griechischer Hand the restaurant is run by a Greek landlord;

unser Hotel war fest in italienischer Hand the vast majority of guests in our hotel were Italians;

in die Hände spucken umg, fig roll up one’s sleeves;

jemandem etwas in die Hand versprechen promise sb sth ( oder sth to sb);

seine Hand ins Feuer legen für put one’s hand into the fire for;

die Hände in den Schoß legen (nicht arbeiten) take it easy; (sich untätig verhalten) sit on one’s hands;

seine Hand oder

Hände im Spiel haben have a hand in it;

etwas in die Hand nehmen Aufgabe etc: take charge of sth;

die Sache in die Hand nehmen take the initiative;

jemandem (etwas) in die Hände spielen play (sth) into sb’s hands;

es ist mit Händen zu greifen it sticks out a mile ( oder like a sore thumb) umg;

seine Hand (schützend) über jemanden halten take sb under one’s wing, shield ( oder protect) sb;

die Hände über dem Kopf zusammenschlagen umg throw up one’s hands in horror;

um jemandes Hand anhalten oder

bitten ask for sb’s hand;

unter der Hand (nicht offiziell) unofficially; (privat) kaufen etc: privately; (heimlich, illegal) under the counter; (nebenbei) on the side;

jemandem unter den Händen zerrinnen Geld etc: go through sb’s fingers like water;

die Arbeit geht ihm flott von der Hand he’s a fast worker;

von der Hand in den Mund leben live from hand to mouth;

von der Hand weisen (verwerfen, abtun) dismiss; (leugnen) deny;

es ist nicht von der Hand zu weisen it can’t be denied, there’s no denying ( oder getting away from) it;

von jemandes Hand sterben etc geh die by sb’s hand;

von Hand zu Hand gehen go ( oder be passed) from hand to hand;

jemandem zur oder

an die Hand gehen lend sb a hand;

sie hat immer eine Antwort zur Hand auch she’s always got an answer pat (US ready), she’s never at a loss for words; → anhand, wegsterben

4. fig sonstige Wendungen:

Hand und Fuß haben Plan etc: make sense, hold water;

was er macht, hat Hand und Fuß he doesn’t do things in ( oder by) half measures;

ich würde mir für ihn die Hand abhacken lassen umg I’d cut off my right arm for him;

die Hand aufhalten oder

hinhalten umg, meist pej hold out one’s hand;

einander die Hand geben Ereignisse etc: follow hard on each other’s heels, happen in close succession;

die Ereignisse gaben einander die Hand auch one thing led to another;

jemandem die Hand (fürs Leben) reichen marry sb;

jemandem die Hand zur Versöhnung reichen offer sb one’s hand as a sign of reconciliation;

die beiden können einander die Hand reichen they’re two of a kind; im negativen Sinne: auch they’re as bad as each other, one’s as bad as the other; (sie sind in der gleichen Lage) they’re in the same boat;

von seiner Hände Arbeit leben live by the work of one’s hands;

sich (dat)

die Hände reiben vor heimlicher Freude: rub one’s hands;

eine Hand wäscht die andere Sprichwort you scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours, one hand washes the other obs;

ich wasche meine Hände in Unschuld geh I wash my hands in innocence; → ausrutschen, gebunden B 2, küssen

5. (Schrift) hand

6. Kartenspiel: hand;

eine gute/schlechte Hand a good/bad ( oder poor) hand;

auf der Hand in one’s hand;

aus der Hand spielen nicht vom Tisch, Dummy: play from one’s hand;

(aus der) Hand spielen Skat: play from one’s hand (without picking up the discard)

7. Fußball:

(das war) Hand! handball!

Hand² f; -, - oder Hände; Maßangabe:

zwei Hand breit etwa a foot wide;

eine Hand voll konkret: a handful; (wenige) a handful

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die; Hand, Hände

1) hand

eine Hand voll — a handful

mit der rechten/linken Hand — with one's right/left hand

jemandem die Hand geben od. (geh.) reichen — shake somebody's hand; shake somebody by the hand

jemandem die Hand drücken/schütteln — press/shake somebody's hand

eine Hand frei haben — have a free hand

Hände hoch! — hands up!

jemanden an die od. (geh.) bei der Hand nehmen — take somebody by the hand

jemandem etwas aus der Hand nehmen — take something out of somebody's hand/hands

etwas aus der Hand legen — put something down

jemandem aus der Hand lesen — read somebody's hand or palm

etwas in die/zur Hand nehmen — pick something up

etwas in der Hand/den Händen haben od. (geh.) halten — have got or hold something in one's hand/hands

in die Hände klatschen — clap one's hands

mit Händen und Füßen reden — use gestures to make oneself understood

etwas mit der Hand schreiben/nähen — write/sew something by hand

von Hand — by hand

Hand in Hand gehen — go or walk hand-in-hand

jemandem etwas in die Hand versprechen — promise somebody something faithfully

2) o. Pl. (Fußball) handball

3) (in Wendungen)

was hältst du davon - Hand aufs Herz! — what do you think? - be honest

eine Hand wäscht die andere — you scratch my back and 1'll scratch yours

jemandem sind die Hände gebunden — somebody's hands are tied

Hand und Fuß/weder Hand noch Fuß haben — (ugs.) make sense/no sense

[bei etwas selbst mit] Hand anlegen — lend a hand [with something]; die od

seine Hand aufhalten — (ugs.) hold out one's hand

letzte Hand an etwas (Akk.) legen — put the finishing touches pl. to something

sich (Dat.) od. (geh.) alle od. beide Hände damit voll haben, etwas zu tun — (ugs.) have one's hands full doing something

die Hände in den Schoß legen — sit back and do nothing

bei etwas die od. seine Hände [mit] im Spiel haben — have a hand in something

die Hände über dem Kopf zusammenschlagen — (ugs.) throw up one's hands in horror

zwei linke Hände haben — (ugs.) have two left hands (coll.)

eine lockere od. lose Hand haben — (ugs.) hit out at the slightest provocation

eine glückliche Hand bei etwas haben — have a feel for the right choice in something

linker/rechter Hand — on or to the left/right

[klar] auf der Hand liegen — (ugs.) be obvious

jemanden auf Händen tragen — lavish every kind of care and attention on somebody

ein Auto/Möbel aus erster Hand — a car/furniture which has/had had one [previous] owner

etwas aus erster Hand wissen — know something at first hand; have first-hand knowledge of something

Kleidung aus zweiter Hand — second-hand clothes pl.

jemandem aus der Hand fressen — eat out of somebody's hand (fig.)

etwas aus der Hand geben — (weggeben) let something out of one's hands; (aufgeben) give something up

jemandem etwas aus der Hand nehmen — relieve somebody of something

etwas bei der Hand haben — (greifbar haben) have something handy; (parat haben) have something ready

mit etwas schnell od. rasch bei der Hand sein — (ugs.) be ready [with something]

Hand in Hand arbeiten — work hand in hand

mit etwas Hand in Hand gehen — go hand in hand with something

hinter vorgehaltener Hand — off the record

in die Hände spucken — spit on one's hands; (fig. ugs.) roll up one's sleeves (fig.)

jemanden/etwas in die Hand od. Hände bekommen — lay or get one's hands on somebody/get one's hands on something

jemandem in die Hände fallen — fall into somebody's hands

jemanden in der Hand haben — have or hold somebody in the palm of one's hand

etwas in die Hand nehmen — take something in hand

in jemandes Hand (Dat.) sein od. (geh.) liegen — be in somebody's hands

in sicheren od. guten Händen sein — be in safe or good hands

sich mit Händen und Füßen gegen etwas sträuben od. wehren — (ugs.) fight tooth and nail against something

mit leeren Händen — emptyhanded

das Geld mit vollen Händen ausgeben — spend money like water

um jemandes Hand anhalten od. bitten — (geh. veralt.) ask for somebody's hand [in marriage]

unter der Hand — (fig.) on the quiet

etwas unter der Hand erfahren — hear something on the grapevine

das geht ihm gut/leicht von der Hand — he finds that no trouble

etwas von langer Hand vorbereiten — plan something well in advance

die Nachteile/seine Argumente sind nicht von der Hand zu weisen — the disadvantages cannot be denied/his arguments cannot [simply] be dismissed

von der Hand in den Mund leben — live from hand to mouth

jemandem zur Hand gehen — lend somebody a hand

zu Händen [von] Herrn Müller — for the attention of Herr Müller; attention Herr Müller; s. auch öffentlich 1.

4)

an Hand — s. anhand

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hand n.

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pied [pje]

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1. masculine noun

2. compounds

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   a. [de personne, animal] foot

• avoir de petits pieds to have small feet

• j'ai mal au pied droit my right foot is hurting

• avoir pied [nageur] to be able to touch the bottom

• je n'ai plus pied I'm out of my depth

• perdre pied to be out of one's depth

• avoir bon pied bon œil to be as fit as a fiddle

• avoir le pied marin to be a good sailor

• avoir les pieds sur terre to have one's feet firmly on the ground

• faire le pied de grue (inf) to stand about waiting

• faire des pieds et des mains pour obtenir qch (inf) to move heaven and earth to get sth

• ça lui fera les pieds (inf) that'll teach him (inf)

• mettre les pieds chez qn to set foot in sb's house

• mettre les pieds dans le plat (inf) to put one's foot in it

• partir du bon pied to get off to a good start

• je ne sais pas sur quel pied danser I don't know what to do

• « au pied ! » (à un chien) "heel!"

► coup de pied kick

• un coup de pied au derrière (inf) a kick up the backside (inf)

• donner un coup de pied à or dans to kick► à pied on foot

• aller à pied to walk

• aller à Chamonix à pied to walk to Chamonix

• faire de la marche à pied to go walking

• faire de la course à pied to go running► à pied sec without getting one's feet wet

► sauter à pieds joints to jump with one's feet together

• sauter à pieds joints dans qch to jump into sth with both feet

   b. ( = partie inférieure) [d'arbre, colline, échelle, lit, mur] foot ; [de table] leg ; [d'appareil photo] tripod ; [de lampe] base ; [de verre] stem

• être au pied du mur (figurative) to have one's back to the wall

   c. (Agriculture) [de salade, tomate] plant

• pied de vigne vine

   d. (Butchery) pied de porc pig's trotter

   e. (mesure, en poésie) foot

   f. ( = plaisir) (inf!) prendre son pied ( = s'amuser) to have fun (inf)

• c'est le pied ! it's brilliant! (inf)

• ce n'est pas le pied it's no picnic (inf)

   g. (locutions)

► pied à pied [se défendre, lutter] every inch of the way

► à pied d'œuvre ready to get down to the job

► au pied levé

• remplacer qn au pied levé to stand in for sb at a moment's notice► au pied de la lettre literally

► comme un pied (inf)

jouer comme un pied to be a useless (inf) player

• il conduit comme un pied he's a lousy (inf!) driver► de pied ferme resolutely

► en pied

• un portrait en pied a full-length portrait► sur pied

• être sur pied [personne, malade] to be up and about

• mettre qch sur pied to set sth up► sur le pied de guerre ready for action

► sur un pied d'égalité [être, mettre] on an equal footing ; [traiter] as equals

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► pied de lit footboard

► pied de nez

• faire un pied de nez à qn to thumb one's nose at sb

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pje
nom masculin

1) gén foot

marcher avec les pieds tournés en dedans/en dehors — to be pigeon-toed/splay-footed

être pieds nus — to be barefoot(ed)

il était pieds nus dans ses chaussures — his feet were bare inside his shoes

sauter à pieds joints — lit to jump with one's feet together; fig to jump in with both feet

coup de pied — kick

donner un coup de pied à quelqu'un — to kick somebody

casser quelque chose à coups de pied — to kick something to pieces

écarter quelque chose d'un coup de pied — to kick something aside

à pied — gén on foot

promenade à pied — walk

randonnée à pied — ramble

bottes aux pieds — wearing boots

traîner les pieds — lit, fig to drag one's feet

ne plus tenir sur ses pieds — to be about to keel over

taper du pied — ( de colère) to stamp one's foot; ( d'impatience) to tap one's foot

mettre pied à terre — to dismount

de la tête aux pieds, des pieds à la tête, de pied en cap — from head to foot, from top to toe

portrait en pied — full-length portrait

statue en pied — standing figure

avoir un pied (colloq) dans l'édition — to have a foothold in publishing

avoir conscience de là où on met les pieds — (colloq) fig to be aware of what one is letting oneself in for

sur un pied d'égalité — on an equal footing

2) ( d'animal) gén foot; ( de cheval) hoof; Culinaire trotter

animaux sur pied — livestock [U] on the hoof

3) (de colline, d'escalier) foot, bottom; ( de colonne) foot, base

4) ( de meuble) ( totalité) leg; ( extrémité) foot; ( de verre) stem; ( de lampe) base; ( d'appareil photo) gén stand; ( trépied) tripod; ( de champignon) stalk

5) ( plant) head

pied de vigne — vine

récolte sur pied — standing crop

6) ( unité de longueur) foot

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Phrasal Verbs:

- pied à coulisse

- pied de lit

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pied à pied — inch by inch

être sur pied — [personne] to be up and about; [affaires] to be up and running

mettre quelque chose sur pied — to set something up

j'ai pied — I can touch the bottom

je n'ai plus pied — I'm out of my depth

perdre pied — lit to go out of one's depth; fig to lose ground

être à pied d'œuvre — to be ready to get down to work

je me suis débrouillé comme un pied — (colloq) I've made a mess of it

elle joue au tennis comme un pied — (colloq) she's hopeless at tennis

faire un pied de nez à quelqu'un — to thumb one's nose at somebody

faire un pied de nez aux conventions — to cock a snook at conventions

faire du pied à quelqu'un — to play footsy with somebody (colloq)

faire des pieds et des mains (colloq) pour obtenir quelque chose — to work really hard at getting something

ça lui fera les pieds — (colloq) that will teach him/her a lesson

c'est le pied — (sl) ( très bien) that's terrific (colloq)

c'est pas le pied aujourd'hui — (sl) things aren't so hot today (colloq)

prendre son pied — (sl) to have a good time

mettre à pied — ( mesure disciplinaire) to suspend; ( mesure économique) to lay [somebody] off

lever le pied — (colloq) ( aller moins vite) to slow down; ( s'arrêter) to stop

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pje nm
1) [personne] foot

J'ai mal aux pieds. — My feet are hurting.

pieds nus — barefoot

à pied — on foot

à pied sec — without getting one's feet wet

de pied en cap — from head to foot

mettre les pieds quelque part — to set foot somewhere

2) [montagne, colline] foot

au pied de — at the foot of

3) [verre] stem, [table] leg, [lampe] base

4) (= plante) plant

pied de laitue — lettuce plant

5) (autres locutions)

à pied d'œuvre — ready to start work

au pied de la lettre — literally

au pied levé — at a moment's notice

mettre à pied [militaire, fonctionnaire] — to suspend, [employé] to lay off

mettre qn au pied du mur [homme] — to get sb with his back to the wall, [femme] to get sb with her back to the wall

en pied (portrait) — full-length

sur pied AGRICULTURE — on the stalk, uncut, (= debout, rétabli) up and about

mettre sur pied [entreprise] — to set up

sur le pied de guerre — on a war footing

sur un pied d'égalité — on an equal footing

sur pied d'intervention — on stand-by

avoir pied — to be able to touch the bottom

Justine n'aime pas nager là où elle n'a pas pied. — Justine doesn't like to swim out of her depth.

perdre pied — to get out of one's depth

avoir le pied marin — to have one's sea legs, to be a good sailor

faire du pied à qn — to play footsie with sb

faire des pieds et des mains — to move heaven and earth, to pull out all the stops

se lever du bon pied — to get out of bed on the right side

se lever du pied gauche — to get out of bed on the wrong side

c'est le pied! * — it's wicked! *

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pied nm

1 ⇒ Le corps humain Anat foot; avoir les pieds plats to have flat feet; avoir les pieds cambrés to have high-arched feet ou high arches; marcher avec les pieds tournés en dedans/en dehors to be pigeon-toed/splay-footed; être pieds nus to have bare feet, to be barefoot(ed); il était pieds nus dans ses chaussures his feet were bare inside his shoes; aimer rester (les) pieds nus to like to go barefoot(ed); marcher/courir (les) pieds nus to walk about/to run around bare-foot(ed); sauter à pieds joints lit to jump with one's feet together; fig to jump in with both feet; il a sauté à pieds joints dans le piège he jumped into the trap with both feet; coup de pied kick; donner un coup de pied à qn to kick sb; donner un coup de pied dans qch to kick sth; tuer qn à coups de pied to kick sb to death; casser qch à coups de pied to kick sth to pieces; écarter qch d'un coup de pied to kick sth aside; je lui ai mis mon pied aux fesses◑/au cul● I kicked him up the backside○/arse● GB ou ass◑ US; à pied gén on foot; être à pied to be on foot; aller quelque part à pied to go somewhere on foot; promenade à pied walk; randonnée à pied ramble; être aux pieds de qn lit, fig to be at sb's feet; se jeter aux pieds de qn to throw oneself at sb's feet; son chien au pied with his dog at his heels; au pied! ( ordre à un chien) heel!; bottes aux pieds wearing boots; ne plus pouvoir mettre un pied devant l'autre to be unable to go another step ou to put one foot in front of the other; traîner les pieds lit, fig to drag one's feet; ne plus tenir sur ses pieds to be about to keel over; taper du pied ( de colère) to stamp one's foot; ( d'impatience) to tap one's foot; repousser qch du pied to push sth away with one's foot; mettre pied à terre ( de cheval) to dismount; ( de camion) to get out; (de moto, bicyclette) to dismount, to get off; avoir le pied alerte to have a spring in one's step; de la tête aux pieds, des pieds à la tête, de pied en cap from head to foot, from top to toe; portrait en pied full-length portrait; statue en pied standing figure; je n'ai jamais mis les pieds chez elle I've never set foot in her house; avoir un pied dans l'édition to have a foothold in publishing; avoir conscience de là où on met les pieds○ fig to be aware of what one is letting oneself in for;

2 ( d'animal) Zool gén foot; ( de cheval) hoof; Culin trotter; pieds de porc/de mouton pig's/sheep's trotters; animaux sur pied livestock on the hoof;

3 (de collant, chaussette) foot;

4 ( base) (de colline, falaise, d'escalier) foot, bottom; (de mât, colonne) foot, base; habiter au pied des montagnes to live at the foot of the mountains; au pied de l'arbre at the foot of the tree;

5 ( de meuble) ( pris dans sa totalité) leg; ( extrémité) foot; ( de verre) stem; ( de lampe) base; ( d'appareil photo) gén stand; ( trépied) tripod; table à trois pieds three-legged table; pied de table table-leg; pied de lampe lampstand; au pied du lit ( opposé à la tête) at the foot of the bed;

6 ( de champignon) stalk;

7 ( plant) (de céleri, salade) head; pied de vigne vine; récolte sur pied standing crop;

8 ⇒ Les mesures de longueur Mes ( anglais) foot (0,3048 metres^GB); ( autrefois) foot (0,3248 metres^GB); ⇒ six;

9 Littérat ( en métrique) foot;

10 ( niveau) sur un pied d'égalité on an equal footing; sur le même pied on the same level.

Composés

pied de col collarstand; pied à coulisse calliper rule; pied de lit footboard; pied tendre tenderfoot.

Idiomes

pied à pied [céder, se défendre] inch by inch; être sur pied [personne] to be up and about; [affaires] to be up and running; mettre qch sur pied to set sth up; mise sur pied setting up; remettre qch sur pied [pays, affaire] to get sth back on its feet again; j'ai pied I can touch the bottom; je n'ai plus pied I'm out of my depth; perdre pied lit to go out of one's depth; fig to lose ground; lâcher pied to give up; prendre pied quelque part to get a foothold somewhere; ne pas mettre les pieds dehors not to set foot outside; avoir toujours un pied en l'air to be always on the go; être à pied d'œuvre to be ready to get down to work; je me suis débrouillé comme un pied○ I've made a mess of it; elle joue au tennis comme un pied○ she's hopeless at tennis; faire un pied de nez à qn to thumb one's nose at sb; faire un pied de nez à la tradition/aux conventions to cock a snook at tradition/at conventions; faire du pied à qn to play footsy with sb○; faire des pieds et des mains pour obtenir qch to work really hard at getting sth; ça lui fera les pieds○ that will teach him a lesson; c'est le pied○ ( très bien) that's terrific○; c'est pas le pied aujourd'hui○ things aren't so hot today○; prendre son pied○ gén to have a good time; ( au lit) to have it away◑; sortir les pieds devant to leave feet first; partir du bon/mauvais pied to get off on the right/wrong foot; mettre à pied ( mesure disciplinaire) to suspend; ( mesure économique) to lay [sb] off; lever le pied○ ( aller moins vite) to slow down; ( s'arrêter) to stop.

[pje] nom masculin

1. ANATOMIE & ZOOLOGIE foot

pieds nus barefoot (adverbe)

marcher/être pieds nus to walk/to be barefoot

avoir ou marcher les pieds en dedans to be pigeon-toed, to walk with one's feet turned in

avoir ou marcher les pieds en dehors to be splay-footed ou duck-toed (US), to walk with one's feet turned out

sauter à pieds joints to make a standing jump

le pied m'a manqué my foot slipped, I lost my footing

mettre le pied (en plein) dans quelque chose to step right in something

je vais lui mettre mon pied quelque part (euphémisme) I'll kick him ou give him a kick up the backside

mettre pied à terre [à cheval, à moto] to dismount

lorsqu'ils mirent le pied sur le sol de France when they set foot on French soil

je n'ai pas mis les pieds dehors/à l'église depuis longtemps (familier) I haven't been out/to church for a long time

je ne mettrai ou remettrai plus jamais les pieds là-bas I'll never set foot there again

avoir les pieds plats to have flat feet (sens propre), to be flat-footed (sens propre)

ni pied ni patte (familier) : il ne remuait ou bougeait ni pied ni patte he stood stock-still ou didn't move a muscle

aller ou avancer ou marcher d'un bon pied to go apace

aller ou marcher d'un pied léger to tread light-heartedly ou lightly

avoir bon pied bon œil to be fit as a fiddle ou hale and hearty

partir du bon/mauvais pied to start off (in) the right/wrong way

avoir le pied marin to be a good sailor

je n'ai pas le pied marin to have one's feet (firmly) on the ground ou one's head screwed on (the right way)

avoir pied to touch bottom

au secours, je n'ai plus pied! help, I'm out of my depth ou I've lost my footing!

avoir un pied dans: j'ai déjà un pied dans la place/l'entreprise I've got a foot in the door/a foothold in the company already

avoir un pied dans la tombe to have one foot in the grave

elle n'a pas les deux pieds dans le même sabot there are no flies on her

bien fait pour tes/ses pieds (familier) , ça te/lui fera les pieds (familier) serves you/him right!

je suis pieds et poings liés my hands are tied

faire des pieds et des mains pour to bend over backwards ou to pull out all the stops in order to

faire du pied à quelqu'un

a. [flirter] to play footsie with somebody

b. [avertir] to kick somebody (under the table)

faire le pied de grue to cool ou to kick (UK) one's heels

elle en est partie les pieds devant she left there feet first ou in a box

avoir le pied au plancher [accélérer] to have one's foot down

lever le pied

a. [ralentir] to ease off (on the accelerator), to slow down

b. [partir subrepticement] to slip off

mettre le pied à l'étrier to get into the saddle

il a fallu lui mettre le pied à l'étrier he had to be given a leg up (figuré)

mettre les pieds dans le plat (familier) to put one's foot in it

mettre quelque chose sur pied to set something up

il ne peut plus mettre un pied devant l'autre

a. [ivre] he can't walk in a straight line any more

b. [fatigué] his legs won't carry him any further

reprendre pied to get ou to find one's footing again

retomber sur ses pieds (sens propre & figuré) to fall ou to land on one's feet

ne pas savoir sur quel pied danser to be at a loss to know what to do

se jeter ou se traîner aux pieds de quelqu'un to throw oneself at somebody's feet, to get down on one's knees to somebody

se lever du pied gauche to get out of the wrong side of the bed

comme un pied (familier) [très mal]: je cuisine comme un pied I'm a useless cook, I can't cook an egg

on s'est débrouillés comme des pieds we went about it the wrong ou in a cack-handed (UK) way

prendre son pied (familier) [s'amuser] to get one's kicks

il prend son pied en faisant du jazz! he gets a real kick out of playing jazz!

quel pied! (familier) : on a passé dix jours à Hawaï, quel pied! we really had a ball ou we had the time of our lives during our ten days in Hawaï!

ce n'est pas le pied! (familier) : les cours d'anglais, ce n'est pas le pied! the English class isn't much fun!

2. [d'un mur, d'un lit] foot

[d'une table, d'une chaise] leg

[d'une lampe, d'une colonne] base

[d'un verre] stem

[d'un micro, d'un appareil photo] stand, tripod

3. IMPRIMERIE [d'une lettre] bottom, foot

4. BOTANIQUE plant

[de champignon] foot

pied de laitue lettuce plant

pied mère stool

pied de vigne vine (plant), vinestock

5. [mesure] foot

le mur fait six pieds de haut the wall is six-feet high

un mur de six pieds de haut a six-foot high wall

6. TECHNOLOGIE

pied de bielle AUTOMOBILE end of connecting rod

pied à coulisse calliper rule

pied de roi (Québec) folding ruler

7. LITTÉRATURE foot

vers de 12 pieds 12-foot verse ou line

8. CUISINE

pied de cochon pig's trotter (UK) ou foot (US)

pieds paquets stuffed mutton tripe dish (from Marseilles)

9. [d'un bas, d'une chaussette] foot

10. MUSIQUE foot

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à pied locution adverbiale

1. [en marchant] on foot

on ira au stade à pied we'll walk to the stadium

2. [au chômage]

mettre quelqu'un à pied

a. [mesure disciplinaire] to suspend somebody

b. [mesure économique] to lay somebody off, to make somebody redundant (UK)

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à pied d'œuvre locution adjectivale

être à pied d'œuvre to be ready to get down to the job

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à pied sec locution adverbiale

on dry land, without getting one's feet wet

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au pied de locution prépositionnelle

at the foot ou bottom of

au pied des Alpes in the foothills of the Alps

au pied du mur: être au pied du mur to be faced with no alternative

mettre quelqu'un au pied du mur to get somebody with his/her back to the wall, to leave somebody with no alternative

au pied de la lettre locution adverbiale

literally

suivre des instructions au pied de la lettre to follow instructions to the letter

au pied levé locution adverbiale

at a moment's notice

il faut que tu sois prêt à le faire au pied levé you must be ready to drop everything and do it

de pied en cap locution adverbiale

en vert de pied en cap dressed in green from top ou head to toe

habillé de pied en cap par un couturier japonais wearing a complete outfit by a Japanese designer

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de pied ferme locution adverbiale

resolutely

je t'attends de pied ferme I'll definitely be waiting for you

des pieds à la tête locution adverbiale

from top to toe ou head to foot

couvert de peinture des pieds à la tête covered in paint from head to foot

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en pied locution adjectivale

[photo, portrait] full-length

[statue] full-size standing

pied à pied locution adverbiale

inch by inch

lutter ou se battre pied à pied to fight every inch of the way

sur le pied de guerre locution adverbiale

MILITAIRE on a war footing

(humoristique) ready (for action)

dans la cuisine, tout le monde était sur le pied de guerre it was action stations in the kitchen

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sur pied locution adjectivale

[récolte] uncut, standing

[bétail] on the hoof

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sur pied locution adverbiale

être sur pied [en bonne santé] to be up and about

remettre quelqu'un sur pied to put somebody on his/her feet again, to make somebody better

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sur un pied d'égalité locution adverbiale

on an equal footing

être sur un pied d'égalité avec to stand on equal terms with

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > pied

17 следовать

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1) (св после́довать) идти следом to follow sb/sth, to go after sb/sth

сле́довать за кем-л по пята́м — to follow (hard) on sb's heels

2) офиц двигаться to march, to proceed; о поезде и т. п. to be bound for

по́езд сле́дует до Оде́ссы — the train is bound for Odessa

3) (св после́довать) руководствоваться чем-л to follow; подчиняться to obey sth, to comply with sth, to conform to sth; соблюдать to observe sth

сле́довать сове́ту/сове́там — to follow/to take sb's advice sg

сле́довать пра́вилам — to comply with/to conform to/to obey/to observe rules

сле́довать обы́чаям пре́дков — to follow/to observe the customs of one's forefathers

сле́довать мо́де — to keep up with fashion, to conform to/to follow fashion

сле́довать в жи́зни свои́м при́нципам — to live up to one's principles

4) безл должно ought to, should

не сле́дует так поступа́ть — you/one oughtn't to/shouldn't do this

как и сле́довало ожида́ть — as was to be expected

5) причитаться с кого-л to owe

ско́лько с меня́ сле́дует? — how much do I owe (you)?

6) вытекать из чего-л to follow

отсю́да сле́дует, что... — (from this, hence) it follows that…

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Русско-английский учебный словарь > следовать

18 heften

I v/t

1. (an + Akk to); fix, attach; mit Stecknadeln, Reißzwecken etc.: pin; mit Klammern: staple; Näherei: baste, tack; (auch Buch) stitch, sew; jemandem einen Orden an die Brust heften pin a medal on s.o’s chest; sie konnten einen weiteren Sieg an ihre Fahnen heften fig. they added another victory to their battle hono(u)rs

2. fig.: seine Augen / seinen Blick heften auf (+ Akk) fix one’s eyes / gaze on; den Blick fest auf den Boden geheftet with his ( oder her etc.) eyes fixed on the ground

II v/refl fig.: sich heften auf (+ Akk) Augen: fix (themselves) on; stärker: be glued to; sich an jemandes Fersen heften stick hard on s.o.’s heels

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to tack; to staple; to sew together; to sew; to fasten; to rivet; to sew on

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hẹf|ten ['hɛftn]
1. vt

1) (= nähen) Saum, Naht to tack (up), to baste; Buch to sew, to stitch; (= klammern) to clip (
an +acc to); (mit Heftmaschine) to staple ( an +acc to)
2) (= befestigen) to pin, to fix

er heftete mit Reißzwecken eine Landkarte an die Wand — he pinned a map on the wall

jdm ein Abzeichen an die Brust heften — to pin a decoration to sb's chest

den Blick or die Augen auf jdn/etw heften — to gaze at sb/sth, to fix one's eyes on sb/sth, to stare fixedly at sb/sth

2. vr

1)

(Blick, Augen) sich auf jdn/etw heften — to fix onto sb/sth

2)

sich an jdn heften — to latch on to sb

sich an jds Spur or Fährte heften — to follow sb's trail

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1) fasten

2) fix

3) (to fasten with a pin: She pinned the material together.) pin

4) (to fasten or attach (paper etc) with staples.) staple

5) ((with down, on etc) to fasten (with tacks): I tacked the carpet down; She tacked the material together.) tack

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hef·ten

[ˈhɛftn̩]

I. vt

1. (befestigen)

▪ etw an etw akk \heften to pin [or stick] sth to sth

er heftete einen Zettel an die Haustür he stuck a note on the front door

▪ jdm etw an etw akk \heften to pin sth on sb

2. (nähen)

▪ etw \heften to tack [up sep] sth; Buch to sew [or stitch] sth

3. (klammern)

▪ etw \heften to staple sth

4. (richten)

den Blick [o die Augen] auf jdn/etw \heften to fix one's eyes on sb/sth

II. vr

1. (sich unverwandt richten)

▪ sich akk auf jdn/etw \heften Blick, Augen to fix onto sb/sth

2. (ständig verfolgen)

▪ sich akk an jdn \heften to stay on sb's tail

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1.
transitives Verb

1) (mit einer Nadel) pin; fix; (mit einer Klammer) clip; fix; (mit Klebstoff) stick

etwas an/in etwas (Akk.) heften — pin/stick/clip something to/into something

2) (richten)

den Blick auf jemanden/etwas heften — fasten one's gaze on somebody/something

3) (Schneiderei) tack; baste

4) (Buchbinderei) stitch; (mit Klammern) staple
2.
reflexives Verb

sich an jemandes Fersen (Akk.) heften — stick hard on somebody's heels

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heften

A. v/t

1. (

an +akk to); fix, attach; mit Stecknadeln, Reißzwecken etc: pin; mit Klammern: staple; Näherei: baste, tack; (auch Buch) stitch, sew;

jemandem einen Orden an die Brust heften pin a medal on s.o’s chest;

sie konnten einen weiteren Sieg an ihre Fahnen heften fig they added another victory to their battle hono(u)rs

2. fig:

seine Augen/seinen Blick heften auf (+akk) fix one’s eyes/gaze on;

den Blick fest auf den Boden geheftet with his ( oder her etc) eyes fixed on the ground

B. v/r fig:

sich heften auf (+akk) Augen: fix (themselves) on; stärker: be glued to;

sich an jemandes Fersen heften stick hard on sb’s heels

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1.
transitives Verb

1) (mit einer Nadel) pin; fix; (mit einer Klammer) clip; fix; (mit Klebstoff) stick

etwas an/in etwas (Akk.) heften — pin/stick/clip something to/into something

2) (richten)

den Blick auf jemanden/etwas heften — fasten one's gaze on somebody/something

3) (Schneiderei) tack; baste

4) (Buchbinderei) stitch; (mit Klammern) staple
2.
reflexives Verb

sich an jemandes Fersen (Akk.) heften — stick hard on somebody's heels

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v.

to crimp v.

to staple v.

to tack v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > heften

19 echar

v.

1 to throw.

echar algo a la basura to throw something in the bin

Ella echa la basura She throws the garbage.

2 to put.

echa esos pantalones a la lavadora put those trousers in the washing machine

3 to pour (añadir) (vino, agua).

échame más zumo, por favor (sal, azúcar) could you pour me some more juice, please?

4 to give (decir) (discurso).

5 to post(postcard, letter).

echar algo al correo to put something in the post, to post something, to mail something (United States)

6 to give off, to emit (humo, vapor, chispas).

está que echa humo (informal figurative) she's fuming

El silenciador echa gases tóxicos The muffler emits toxic gases.

7 to sprout, to shoot (hojas, flores).

Mi mata de café echó hojitas My coffee plant sprouted leaves.

8 to lie (down).

9 to tell (buenaventura).

echar las cartas (a alguien) to read somebody's fortune (in cards)

10 to fire, to turn out, to dismiss.

La empresa echó a los empleados The company fired the employees.

11 to put in, to add in, to pour, to pour in.

Ella le echó agua al balde She put water in the pail.

12 to cast out, to throw out, to ditch, to drop.

María echó al borracho Mary cast out the wino.

13 to blame, to attribute.

Le echó la culpa a Ricardo He attributed the blame to Ricardo.

14 to blurt out.

Nos echó una andanada de insultos He blurted out insults on us.

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echar

► verbo transitivo

1 (lanzar) to throw

■ echar monedas en la fuente to throw coins in the fountain

2 (dejar caer) to put, drop

3 (líquido) to pour; (comida) to give; (sal) to add, put in

4 (carta) to post, US mail

5 (expulsar) to throw out

■ lo han echado del cine he was thrown out of the cinema

6 (despedir de empleo) to sack, dismiss, fire

■ me han echado I've been sacked

7 (brotar, salir - plantas) to sprout; (- dientes) to cut; (- pelo) to grow

8 (decir) to tell

9 (emanar) to give out, give off

■ la caja de fusibles echa chispas sparks are coming out of the fuse box

10 (suponer, calcular) to guess

■ yo le echo 40 I think she's 40

11 (poner, aplicar) to put on, apply

12 (llave) to lock, turn; (cerrojo) to bolt, fasten

■ echa la llave lock the door, lock it

■ echa el cerrojo bolt the door, fasten the bolt

13 (multas, tributos) to give, impose

14 (en naipes) to deal

15 familiar (en el cine, teatro) to show, put on

■ echan una buena película en la tele there's a good film on TV

► verbo intransitivo

1 echar a + inf (empezar) to begin to

■ echó a andar he began to walk

■ echó a correr she ran off

2 echar de + inf (dar)

■ echar de comer to feed

3 echar por (seguir, ir) to take, follow

■ echó por la izquierda he went left

► verbo pronominal echarse

1 (arrojarse) to throw oneself

2 (tenderse) to lie down

■ me voy a echar un rato I'm going to lie down for a bit

3 (ponerse) to put on

4 (novio, novia) to get oneself

5 echarse a + inf (empezar) to begin to

■ se echó a reír he burst out laughing

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FRASEOLOGÍA

echar a cara o cruz to toss for

echar a un lado to push aside

echar a perder to spoil

echar a suertes to draw lots

echar abajo→ link=echarechar por tierra

echar algo a suertes figurado to draw lots for something

echar barriga / echar carnes to put on weight

echar cuentas to calculate

echar de menos / echar en falta to miss

■ la echa de menos he misses her

echar el freno to put the brake on

echar en cara to blame

echar la buenaventura to tell somebody's fortune

echar la casa por la ventana figurado to spare no expense, splash out

echar las bases de to lay the foundations for

echar leña al fuego figurado to add fuel to the fire

echar maldiciones to curse

echar mano a algo to reach for something

echar mano de to make use of

echar pelillos a la mar figurado to bury the hatchet

echar por tierra (edificio) to demolish 2 (reputación etc) to ruin

echar un cigarrillo to smoke a cigarette

echar una mano to give a hand

echar una mirada / echar una ojeada to have a look, have a quick look

echar una parrafada to have a chat

echar una partida to play a game

echar una regañina a alguien / echar un sermón a alguien to tell somebody off

echar una siesta to have a siesta

echarse a perder (alimentos) to go bad 2 (personas) to go downhill

echarse a un lado to move to one side

echarse atrás (inclinarse) to lean back 2 (repensárselo) to have second thoughts, get cold feet

echárselas de familiar to claim to be

■ se las echa de valiente he claims to be brave

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verb

1) to throw, throw out

2) fire, dismiss

3) put forth

4) add

5) launch

6) put

•

- echar a perder
- echar de menos
- echarse
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Para las expresiones echar abajo, echar en cara, echar la culpa, echar en falta, echar de menos, echar a perder, echar raíces, echar a suertes, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=tirar) [+ pelota, piedra, dados] to throw; [+ basura] to throw away; [+ ancla, red] to cast; [+ moneda al aire] to toss; [+ mirada] to cast, give; [+ naipe] to deal

échame las llaves — throw me the keys

échalo a la basura — throw it away

¿qué te han echado los Reyes? — ≈ what did you get for Christmas?

- echarlas

2) (=poner) to put

echar carbón a la lumbre — to put coal on the fire

he echado otra manta en la cama — I've put another blanket on the bed

¿te echo mantequilla en el pan? — shall I put some butter on your bread?

échale un poco de azúcar a la mezcla — add a little sugar to the mixture

• tengo que echar [gasolina] — I need to fill up (with petrol)
leña 1)
3) (=verter) to pour

echó un poco de vino en un vaso — he poured some wine into a glass

echar cera en un molde — to pour wax into a mould

4) (=servir) [+ bebida] to pour; [+ comida] to give

échame agua — could you give {o} pour me some water?

¿te echo más whisky? — shall I pour you some more whisky?

no me eches tanto — don't give me so much

• tengo que echar de [comer] a los animales — I have to feed the animals

lo que le echen —

resiste lo que le echen — she can take whatever they throw at her

5) (=dejar salir)

la chimenea echa humo — smoke is coming out of the chimney

¡qué peste echan tus zapatos! — * your shoes stink to high heaven! *
chispa 1., 1), espuma 1), hostia 6), leche 9), peste 3), sangre 1)
6) (=expulsar) [de casa, bar, tienda, club] to throw out; [del trabajo] to fire *, sack *; [de colegio] to expel

cuando protesté me echaron — when I protested they threw me out

me echó de su casa — he threw me out of his house

lo han echado del colegio — he's been expelled from school

la echaron del trabajo — she's been fired {o} sacked *

echar algo de sí — to get rid of sth, throw sth off

7) (=producir) [+ dientes] to cut; [+ hojas] to sprout

está empezando a echar barriga — he's starting to get a bit of a belly {o} paunch

¡vaya mal genio que has echado últimamente! — you've become {o} got really bad-tempered recently!

8) (=cerrar)

echar la llave/el cerrojo — to lock/bolt the door

echar el freno — to brake

echa la persiana — can you draw the blinds?

9) (=mover)

a) [+ parte del cuerpo]

echar la cabeza a un lado — to tilt {o} cock one's head to one side

echar el cuerpo hacia atrás — to lean back

b) (=empujando) to push

echar a algn a un lado — to push sb aside

echar atrás a la multitud — to push the crowd back

10) (=enviar) [+ carta] to post, mail (EEUU)

eché la carta en el buzón — I posted the letter

¿dónde puedo echar esta postal? — where can I post this postcard?

11) (=calcular) to reckon

¿cuántos kilos le echas? — how much do you think {o} reckon she weighs?

¿cuántos años le echas? — how old do you think {o} reckon he is?

échale una hora andando — you can reckon on it taking you an hour if you walk

12) (=dar) [+ discurso] to give, make

echar maldiciones — to curse

echar una reprimenda a algn — to tick sb off, give sb a ticking-off

he ido a que me echen las cartas — I've had my cards read

13) [con sustantivos que implican acciones] [+ trago, partida] to have

¿echamos un café? — shall we have a coffee?

salió al balcón a echar un cigarrillo — he went out onto the balcony for a smoke {o} cigarette

echar una multa a algn — to fine sb, give sb a fine
polvo 5), vistazo
14) [+ tiempo]

hay que echarle muchas horas — it takes a long time

de jóvenes nos echábamos nuestros buenos ratos de charla — we used to spend a lot of time talking when we were younger

esta semana he echado cuatro horas extras — I did four hours overtime this week

15) * [en cine, televisión] to show

echaron un programa sobre Einstein — there was a programme about Einstein on, they showed a programme about Einstein

¿qué echan en el cine? — what's on at the cinema?

16) [+ cimientos] to lay

17) (Zool) [para procrear]

ha echado a su perra con un pastor alemán — he has mated his bitch with a German shepherd

18) Caribe, Cono Sur (=azuzar) [+ animal] to urge on

2.

VERBO INTRANSITIVO (=tirar)

• ¡echa [para] adelante! — lead on!

ahora tienes que echar para adelante y olvidarte del pasado — you need to get on with your life and forget about the past

es un olor que echa para atrás — * it's a smell that really knocks you back *

echa para allá — move up

• echar [por] una calle — to go down a street

echemos por aquí — let's go this way
echar a ({+ infin})
echar a correr — to break into a run, start running

echar a reír — to burst out laughing, start laughing

3.

See:

echarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) (lanzar, tirar) to throw

lo eché a la basura — I threw it out o away

echó la moneda al aire — he tossed the coin

echaron el ancla/la red — they cast anchor/their net

echó la cabeza hacia atrás — she threw her head back

le echó los brazos al cuello — she threw her arms around his neck

echar a alguien a perder — to spoil somebody

echar algo a perder — to ruin something

echar de menos algo/a alguien — to miss something/somebody

b) ( soltar)

les echaron los perros — they set the dogs on them

c) (Jueg) < carta> to play, put down

echarle las cartas a alguien — to read somebody's cards

2) ( expulsar) < persona> ( de trabajo) to fire (colloq), to sack (BrE colloq); (de bar, teatro) to throw... out; ( de colegio) to expel

me echó de casa — he threw me out (of the house)

3) < carta> to mail (AmE), to post (BrE)

4)

a) (pasar, correr) < cortinas> to pull, draw

échale (la) llave — lock it

la persiana estaba echada — the blinds were down

¿echaste el cerrojo? — did you bolt the door?

b) ( mover)

lo echó para atrás — she pushed (o moved etc) it backward(s)

5) (expeler, despedir) <olor, humo, chispas> to give off

echaba espuma por la boca — he was foaming at the mouth

6) ( producir)

a) < hojas> to sprout

ya está echando flores — it's flowering already

b) < dientes> to cut

estás echando barriga — (fam) you're getting a bit of a tummy (colloq)

Sentido II

7)

a) ( poner) <leña/carbón> to put; < gasolina> to put in

¿le echas azúcar al café? — do you take sugar in your coffee?

échale valor y díselo — (fam) just pluck up your courage and tell him

b) (servir, dar) to give

¿te echo más salsa? — do you want some more sauce?

echar de comer a los cerdos — to feed the pigs

8)

a) (decir, dirigir) <sermón/discurso> (+ me/te/le etc)

me echó un sermón — (fam) he gave me a real talking-to (colloq)

le echó una maldición — she put a curse on him

b) (fam) ( imponer) <condena/multa> (+ me/te/le etc) to give

le echaron una multa — he got a fine, they gave him a fine

me echaron dos años — I got two years (colloq)

9) (fam) ( calcular) (+ me/te/le etc)

¿cuántos años me echas? — how old do you think I am?

de aquí a tu casa échale una hora — it's o it takes about an hour from here to your house

10) (Esp fam) (dar, exhibir) <programa/película> to show

¿qué echan en la tele? — what's on TV?

Sentido III

11) <cigarillo/trago> to have

echar una firma — to sign

echar el freno — to put the brake on

me echó una mirada furibunda — she gave me a furious look

echarle la culpa a alguien — to put o lay the blame on somebody

Sentido IV

12)

echar abajo — < edificio> to pull down; < gobierno> to bring down; < proyecto> to destroy; < esperanzas> to dash; < moral> to undermine

echaron la puerta abajo — they broke the door down
2.
echar vi

1) ( empezar)

echar a + inf — to start o begin to + inf, start o begin -ing

echó a correr — he started to run o started running

las palomas echaron a volar — the doves flew off

2) ( dirigirse)

echó calle abajo — she went off down the street

echa por aquí — go down here

3)

echar para adelante or (fam) p'alante: echa para adelante un poco go forward a little; echa p'alante, que ya llegamos — keep going, we're nearly there
3.
1) echarse v pron

Sentido I

2)

a) (tirarse, arrojarse) to throw oneself

me eché al suelo — I threw myself to the ground

echarse de cabeza al agua — to dive into the water

échate hacia atrás — lean back

la noche se nos echó encima — night fell suddenly

echarse a perder — comida to go bad, go off (BrE); cosecha/proyecto/plan to be ruined

b) (tumbarse, acostarse) to lie down

c) (apartarse, moverse) (+ compl)

se echó a un lado — she moved to one side

échate un poco para allá — move over that way a bit

echarse atrás — to back out

echárselas — (Chi fam)

se las echó — he upped and left (colloq)

echárselas de algo — (fam)

se las echa de culto — he likes to think he's cultured

d) aves to brood

3)

a) ( ponerse) to put on

echarse crema — to put cream on

se echó el abrigo por los hombros — she put the coat around her shoulders

b) (Esp fam) <novio/novia>

se ha echado novia — he's found o got himself a girlfriend

c) (Méx fam) ( beberse) to drink

4) ( expulsar)

echarse un pedo — to fart (colloq)

5) (Méx fam) ( romper) to break

echarse a alguien — (Méx fam) to bump somebody off (colloq)

6) (Col fam) ( tardar) <horas/días> to take

Sentido II

7) ( empezar) echar 1)

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= throw, pour (in/into), toss, sack, give + Nombre + the boot, boot (out), give + Nombre + the sack, send + Nombre + packing, turf out, give off, billow out, spout.

Ex. The point to be made for the novice abstractor is that editors are not ghouls who must be thrown raw meat before a check is issued.

Ex. The water of the stuff poured into the middle of the cylinder through its wire-mesh cover, and was immediately pumped out from one end leaving a film of fibres on the surface.

Ex. Everything being online, the exquisite oaken cabinets housing the card files were tossed.

Ex. The author warns that shortsighted companies that believe all the information they need is on the Web may sack information professionals.

Ex. He was given the boot for being discovered with a camera taking a photo of hula dancers.

Ex. As Hartwick got older, the feds decided he was a major security risk and booted him out of the program.

Ex. Justin pointed out that the government would not compromise and those found protecting illegal immigrants would be given the sack.

Ex. Those who hold this view argued that the state government lacks the political will to send them packing for good.

Ex. You will be disliked and turfed out as a sacrificial goat once your job is done but there will be many others queuing up for your services.

Ex. Once the fronds have given off their spores, they die and can be cut back.

Ex. Nearly everyone has seen a factory's smokestack billowing out black sooty smoke that dirties the air and blackens buildings.

Ex. The weather cleared enough that we could get in to the volcanic islands (still spouting plumes of smoke) by copter in safety.

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* culpa + echar a + Nombre = blame + lay + at the feet of + Nombre.

* echando hostias = like the clappers.

* echando mecha = like the clappers.

* echar a Alguien de un Lugar = send + Nombre + on + Posesivo + way.

* echar a andar = implement, leg it.

* echar abajo = knock down.

* echar a correr = bolt, make + a bolt for, take off + running, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

* echar a la calle = evict, throw + Nombre + out.

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

* echar amarras = moor.

* echar anclas = drop + anchor.

* echar a perder = ruin, bungle, bring out + the worst in, cast + a blight on, blight, go off.

* echar a pique = scuttle.

* echar a suerte = draw + lots.

* echar a un lado = push aside.

* echar a volar = take + flight.

* echar brotes = bud, sprout.

* echar chispas = fume, froth at + the mouth.

* echar chispas por los ojos = glower, scowl (at).

* echar coraje = pluck up + courage, gather up + courage.

* echar de menos = miss.

* echar dentro de = throw into.

* echar el ancla = drop + anchor.

* echar el candado = padlock.

* echar en cara = fault.

* echar espuma por la boca = froth at + the mouth.

* echar espumarajos por la boca = froth at + the mouth.

* echar fuera = throw + Nombre + out.

* echar gasolina = pump + gas.

* echar hojas = leaf out.

* echar humo = blow + smoke, fume, steam, smoulder [smolder, -USA], froth at + the mouth.

* echar humo por las orejas = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather.

* echar la bola a rodar = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling.

* echar la culpa = place + blame, fault.

* echarle el ojo a = eye.

* echarle la culpa a = put + the blame on.

* echar leña al fuego = pour + oil on the flames.

* echarle una mano a = bat for, go to + bat for.

* echar los dientes = cut + Posesivo + teeth.

* echar los postigos = shutter.

* echarlo todo a perder = upset + the applecart.

* echarlo todo a rodar = upset + the applecart.

* echarlo todo por tierra = upset + the applecart.

* echar mano a/de = leverage.

* echar mano a los ahorros = dip into + savings.

* echar mano de = fall back on, call into + play.

* echar marcha atrás = do + an about-face, back out, back up.

* echar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.

* echar muchísimo de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar muchísimo en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar poco a poco = dribble.

* echar por alto = bungle.

* echar por encima = top with.

* echar por la borda = go by + the board, jettison.

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

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

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

* echar por tierra una idea = crush + idea.

* echar + Posesivo + planes a perder = upset + Posesivo + plans, ruin + Posesivo + plans.

* echar raíces = settle down, root.

* echar sal = salt.

* echar sal en la herida = add + salt to injury, add + salt to the wound, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.

* echarse = stretch out, lie down.

* echarse a la calle = take to + the road, take to + the streets.

* echarse a la calles = spill (out) into + the streets.

* echarse a temblar con sólo pensar en = shudder at + the thought of.

* echarse atrás = draw back, draw back, chicken out (on/of), back out, get + cold feet, backpedal [back-pedal].

* echarse encima de = bear down on.

* echarse flores = blow + Posesivo + own trumpet.

* écharsele a Uno el día encima = make + hay while the sun shines.

* echarse una cabezada = get + forty winks, get + some shut-eye, snatch + some shut-eye, grab + some shut-eye, snatch + forty winks, grab + forty winks, take + forty winks.

* echarse una cabezadita = get + forty winks, get + some shut-eye, snatch + some shut-eye, grab + some shut-eye, snatch + forty winks, grab + forty winks, take + forty winks.

* echarse una cana al aire = have + a fling.

* echarse una canita al aire = have + a fling.

* echarse una siesta = take + a nap, nap, napping, kip.

* echarse un duelo = duel.

* echarse un pulso = arm wrestling.

* echarse un sueñecito = get + forty winks, get + some shut-eye, snatch + some shut-eye, grab + some shut-eye, snatch + forty winks, grab + forty winks, take + forty winks.

* echarse un trago = tipple.

* echar suertes = draw + lots.

* echar toda la carne en el asador = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket, shoot (for) + the moon, go for + broke.

* echar una bronca = tell + Nombe + off, give + Nombre + a dressing-down, give + Nombre + a telling-off, chew + Nombre + up.

* echar una buena bronca = give + Nombre + a good roasting.

* echar una cana al aire = kick up + Posesivo + heels.

* echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.

* echar una cana al aire cuando joven = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.

* echar una canica al aire = disport + Reflexivo.

* echar una mano = lend + a (helping) hand, put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, muck in, pitch in.

* echar una mano a Alguien = give + Nombre + a hand.

* echar una meada = take + a leak, have + a leak.

* echar una mirada = take + a look at, take + a peek, peek, have + a look, cast + a glance over, look through, glance at, take + a gander.

* echar una mirada furtiva a = steal + a glance at.

* echar una mirada mortal = look + daggers at.

* echar una ojeada = look through, glance at, peek, take + a peek, take + a look at, take + a gander.

* echar una ojeada a = cast + a glance over.

* echar un cana al aire = one-night stand.

* echar un casquete = fuck, screw, get + laid.

* echar un chorro de = squirt.

* echar un conjuro = cast + a (magic) spell.

* echar un ojo = keep + an eye on, have + a look.

* echar un polvo = fuck, screw, get + laid.

* echar un rapapolvo = tell + Nombe + off, give + Nombre + a dressing-down, give + Nombre + a telling-off, chew + Nombre + up.

* echar un tupido velo sobre = draw + a veil over.

* echar un vistazo = take + a look at, glance at, check out, peek, have + a look, take + a peek, cast + a glance over, look through, browse, peruse, take + a gander.

* echar valor = pluck up + courage, muster (up) + (the) courage, gather up + courage.

* echar vino = pour + wine.

* la suerte estaba echada = the die was cast, the die had been cast.

* la suerte está echada = the die is cast.

* para echar sal en la herida = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* planta que echa flores = bloomer.

* salir a echarse un cigarro = go out for + a smoke.

* salir echando leches = bolt, take off, make + a bolt for, dash off, shoot off.

* ser demasiado tarde para echar atrás = reach + the point of no return.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) (lanzar, tirar) to throw

lo eché a la basura — I threw it out o away

echó la moneda al aire — he tossed the coin

echaron el ancla/la red — they cast anchor/their net

echó la cabeza hacia atrás — she threw her head back

le echó los brazos al cuello — she threw her arms around his neck

echar a alguien a perder — to spoil somebody

echar algo a perder — to ruin something

echar de menos algo/a alguien — to miss something/somebody

b) ( soltar)

les echaron los perros — they set the dogs on them

c) (Jueg) < carta> to play, put down

echarle las cartas a alguien — to read somebody's cards

2) ( expulsar) < persona> ( de trabajo) to fire (colloq), to sack (BrE colloq); (de bar, teatro) to throw... out; ( de colegio) to expel

me echó de casa — he threw me out (of the house)

3) < carta> to mail (AmE), to post (BrE)

4)

a) (pasar, correr) < cortinas> to pull, draw

échale (la) llave — lock it

la persiana estaba echada — the blinds were down

¿echaste el cerrojo? — did you bolt the door?

b) ( mover)

lo echó para atrás — she pushed (o moved etc) it backward(s)

5) (expeler, despedir) <olor, humo, chispas> to give off

echaba espuma por la boca — he was foaming at the mouth

6) ( producir)

a) < hojas> to sprout

ya está echando flores — it's flowering already

b) < dientes> to cut

estás echando barriga — (fam) you're getting a bit of a tummy (colloq)

Sentido II

7)

a) ( poner) <leña/carbón> to put; < gasolina> to put in

¿le echas azúcar al café? — do you take sugar in your coffee?

échale valor y díselo — (fam) just pluck up your courage and tell him

b) (servir, dar) to give

¿te echo más salsa? — do you want some more sauce?

echar de comer a los cerdos — to feed the pigs

8)

a) (decir, dirigir) <sermón/discurso> (+ me/te/le etc)

me echó un sermón — (fam) he gave me a real talking-to (colloq)

le echó una maldición — she put a curse on him

b) (fam) ( imponer) <condena/multa> (+ me/te/le etc) to give

le echaron una multa — he got a fine, they gave him a fine

me echaron dos años — I got two years (colloq)

9) (fam) ( calcular) (+ me/te/le etc)

¿cuántos años me echas? — how old do you think I am?

de aquí a tu casa échale una hora — it's o it takes about an hour from here to your house

10) (Esp fam) (dar, exhibir) <programa/película> to show

¿qué echan en la tele? — what's on TV?

Sentido III

11) <cigarillo/trago> to have

echar una firma — to sign

echar el freno — to put the brake on

me echó una mirada furibunda — she gave me a furious look

echarle la culpa a alguien — to put o lay the blame on somebody

Sentido IV

12)

echar abajo — < edificio> to pull down; < gobierno> to bring down; < proyecto> to destroy; < esperanzas> to dash; < moral> to undermine

echaron la puerta abajo — they broke the door down
2.
echar vi

1) ( empezar)

echar a + inf — to start o begin to + inf, start o begin -ing

echó a correr — he started to run o started running

las palomas echaron a volar — the doves flew off

2) ( dirigirse)

echó calle abajo — she went off down the street

echa por aquí — go down here

3)

echar para adelante or (fam) p'alante: echa para adelante un poco go forward a little; echa p'alante, que ya llegamos — keep going, we're nearly there
3.
1) echarse v pron

Sentido I

2)

a) (tirarse, arrojarse) to throw oneself

me eché al suelo — I threw myself to the ground

echarse de cabeza al agua — to dive into the water

échate hacia atrás — lean back

la noche se nos echó encima — night fell suddenly

echarse a perder — comida to go bad, go off (BrE); cosecha/proyecto/plan to be ruined

b) (tumbarse, acostarse) to lie down

c) (apartarse, moverse) (+ compl)

se echó a un lado — she moved to one side

échate un poco para allá — move over that way a bit

echarse atrás — to back out

echárselas — (Chi fam)

se las echó — he upped and left (colloq)

echárselas de algo — (fam)

se las echa de culto — he likes to think he's cultured

d) aves to brood

3)

a) ( ponerse) to put on

echarse crema — to put cream on

se echó el abrigo por los hombros — she put the coat around her shoulders

b) (Esp fam) <novio/novia>

se ha echado novia — he's found o got himself a girlfriend

c) (Méx fam) ( beberse) to drink

4) ( expulsar)

echarse un pedo — to fart (colloq)

5) (Méx fam) ( romper) to break

echarse a alguien — (Méx fam) to bump somebody off (colloq)

6) (Col fam) ( tardar) <horas/días> to take

Sentido II

7) ( empezar) echar 1)

* * *

= throw, pour (in/into), toss, sack, give + Nombre + the boot, boot (out), give + Nombre + the sack, send + Nombre + packing, turf out, give off, billow out, spout.

Ex: The point to be made for the novice abstractor is that editors are not ghouls who must be thrown raw meat before a check is issued.

Ex: The water of the stuff poured into the middle of the cylinder through its wire-mesh cover, and was immediately pumped out from one end leaving a film of fibres on the surface.

Ex: Everything being online, the exquisite oaken cabinets housing the card files were tossed.

Ex: The author warns that shortsighted companies that believe all the information they need is on the Web may sack information professionals.

Ex: He was given the boot for being discovered with a camera taking a photo of hula dancers.

Ex: As Hartwick got older, the feds decided he was a major security risk and booted him out of the program.

Ex: Justin pointed out that the government would not compromise and those found protecting illegal immigrants would be given the sack.

Ex: Those who hold this view argued that the state government lacks the political will to send them packing for good.

Ex: You will be disliked and turfed out as a sacrificial goat once your job is done but there will be many others queuing up for your services.

Ex: Once the fronds have given off their spores, they die and can be cut back.

Ex: Nearly everyone has seen a factory's smokestack billowing out black sooty smoke that dirties the air and blackens buildings.

Ex: The weather cleared enough that we could get in to the volcanic islands (still spouting plumes of smoke) by copter in safety.

* culpa + echar a + Nombre = blame + lay + at the feet of + Nombre.

* echando hostias = like the clappers.

* echando mecha = like the clappers.

* echar a Alguien de un Lugar = send + Nombre + on + Posesivo + way.

* echar a andar = implement, leg it.

* echar abajo = knock down.

* echar a correr = bolt, make + a bolt for, take off + running, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

* echar a la calle = evict, throw + Nombre + out.

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

* echar amarras = moor.

* echar anclas = drop + anchor.

* echar a perder = ruin, bungle, bring out + the worst in, cast + a blight on, blight, go off.

* echar a pique = scuttle.

* echar a suerte = draw + lots.

* echar a un lado = push aside.

* echar a volar = take + flight.

* echar brotes = bud, sprout.

* echar chispas = fume, froth at + the mouth.

* echar chispas por los ojos = glower, scowl (at).

* echar coraje = pluck up + courage, gather up + courage.

* echar de menos = miss.

* echar dentro de = throw into.

* echar el ancla = drop + anchor.

* echar el candado = padlock.

* echar en cara = fault.

* echar espuma por la boca = froth at + the mouth.

* echar espumarajos por la boca = froth at + the mouth.

* echar fuera = throw + Nombre + out.

* echar gasolina = pump + gas.

* echar hojas = leaf out.

* echar humo = blow + smoke, fume, steam, smoulder [smolder, -USA], froth at + the mouth.

* echar humo por las orejas = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather.

* echar la bola a rodar = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling.

* echar la culpa = place + blame, fault.

* echarle el ojo a = eye.

* echarle la culpa a = put + the blame on.

* echar leña al fuego = pour + oil on the flames.

* echarle una mano a = bat for, go to + bat for.

* echar los dientes = cut + Posesivo + teeth.

* echar los postigos = shutter.

* echarlo todo a perder = upset + the applecart.

* echarlo todo a rodar = upset + the applecart.

* echarlo todo por tierra = upset + the applecart.

* echar mano a/de = leverage.

* echar mano a los ahorros = dip into + savings.

* echar mano de = fall back on, call into + play.

* echar marcha atrás = do + an about-face, back out, back up.

* echar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.

* echar muchísimo de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar muchísimo en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar poco a poco = dribble.

* echar por alto = bungle.

* echar por encima = top with.

* echar por la borda = go by + the board, jettison.

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

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

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

* echar por tierra una idea = crush + idea.

* echar + Posesivo + planes a perder = upset + Posesivo + plans, ruin + Posesivo + plans.

* echar raíces = settle down, root.

* echar sal = salt.

* echar sal en la herida = add + salt to injury, add + salt to the wound, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.

* echarse = stretch out, lie down.

* echarse a la calle = take to + the road, take to + the streets.

* echarse a la calles = spill (out) into + the streets.

* echarse a temblar con sólo pensar en = shudder at + the thought of.

* echarse atrás = draw back, draw back, chicken out (on/of), back out, get + cold feet, backpedal [back-pedal].

* echarse encima de = bear down on.

* echarse flores = blow + Posesivo + own trumpet.

* écharsele a Uno el día encima = make + hay while the sun shines.

* echarse una cabezada = get + forty winks, get + some shut-eye, snatch + some shut-eye, grab + some shut-eye, snatch + forty winks, grab + forty winks, take + forty winks.

* echarse una cabezadita = get + forty winks, get + some shut-eye, snatch + some shut-eye, grab + some shut-eye, snatch + forty winks, grab + forty winks, take + forty winks.

* echarse una cana al aire = have + a fling.

* echarse una canita al aire = have + a fling.

* echarse una siesta = take + a nap, nap, napping, kip.

* echarse un duelo = duel.

* echarse un pulso = arm wrestling.

* echarse un sueñecito = get + forty winks, get + some shut-eye, snatch + some shut-eye, grab + some shut-eye, snatch + forty winks, grab + forty winks, take + forty winks.

* echarse un trago = tipple.

* echar suertes = draw + lots.

* echar toda la carne en el asador = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket, shoot (for) + the moon, go for + broke.

* echar una bronca = tell + Nombe + off, give + Nombre + a dressing-down, give + Nombre + a telling-off, chew + Nombre + up.

* echar una buena bronca = give + Nombre + a good roasting.

* echar una cana al aire = kick up + Posesivo + heels.

* echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.

* echar una cana al aire cuando joven = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.

* echar una canica al aire = disport + Reflexivo.

* echar una mano = lend + a (helping) hand, put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, muck in, pitch in.

* echar una mano a Alguien = give + Nombre + a hand.

* echar una meada = take + a leak, have + a leak.

* echar una mirada = take + a look at, take + a peek, peek, have + a look, cast + a glance over, look through, glance at, take + a gander.

* echar una mirada furtiva a = steal + a glance at.

* echar una mirada mortal = look + daggers at.

* echar una ojeada = look through, glance at, peek, take + a peek, take + a look at, take + a gander.

* echar una ojeada a = cast + a glance over.

* echar un cana al aire = one-night stand.

* echar un casquete = fuck, screw, get + laid.

* echar un chorro de = squirt.

* echar un conjuro = cast + a (magic) spell.

* echar un ojo = keep + an eye on, have + a look.

* echar un polvo = fuck, screw, get + laid.

* echar un rapapolvo = tell + Nombe + off, give + Nombre + a dressing-down, give + Nombre + a telling-off, chew + Nombre + up.

* echar un tupido velo sobre = draw + a veil over.

* echar un vistazo = take + a look at, glance at, check out, peek, have + a look, take + a peek, cast + a glance over, look through, browse, peruse, take + a gander.

* echar valor = pluck up + courage, muster (up) + (the) courage, gather up + courage.

* echar vino = pour + wine.

* la suerte estaba echada = the die was cast, the die had been cast.

* la suerte está echada = the die is cast.

* para echar sal en la herida = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* planta que echa flores = bloomer.

* salir a echarse un cigarro = go out for + a smoke.

* salir echando leches = bolt, take off, make + a bolt for, dash off, shoot off.

* ser demasiado tarde para echar atrás = reach + the point of no return.

* * *

echar [A1 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ echar (verbo transitivo)

Sentido I

A

1 lanzar, tirar

2 soltar

3 Juegos: cartas

B expulsar: persona

C echar: carta

D

1 pasar, correr

2 mover

E despedir: humo

F

1 echar: hojas

2 echar: dientes

Sentido II

A

1 poner

2 servir, dar

B

1 dirigir: sermón, discurso

2 imponer

C calcular

D dar: programa, película

E pasar: tiempo

Sentido III con sustantivos

Sentido IV

A echar abajo

B echar de ver

■ echar (verbo intransitivo)

A empezar

B dirigirse

C echar para adelante

■ echarse (verbo pronominal)

Sentido I

A

1 tirarse, arrojarse

2 tumbarse, acostarse

3 apartarse, moverse

B

1 ponerse

2 echarse novio/novia

3 tragarse

C expulsar

D romper

E tardar

Sentido II echarse a + infinitivo

vt

Sentido I

A

1 (lanzar, tirar) to throw

echó la botella por la ventanilla she threw the bottle out of the window

lo eché a la basura I threw it out o away

echó la moneda al aire he tossed the coin

echó una piedra al agua she threw a stone into the water

échame la pelota throw me the ball, throw the ball to me

echaron el ancla they cast their anchor o dropped anchor

echó la red he cast his net

echó la cabeza hacia atrás she threw her head back

echó la mano a la pistola he grabbed o made a grab for his gun

le echó los brazos al cuello she threw her arms around his neck

echar a algn a perder to spoil sb

echar algo a perder ‹sorpresa/preparativos› to spoil sth, ruin sth

ha luchado tanto y ahora lo echa todo a perder he's fought so hard and now he's throwing it all away

la helada echó a perder la cosecha the frost ruined the harvest

echar de menos algo/a algn to miss sth/sb

¿cuándo lo echaste de menos? when did you miss it o realize it was missing?

te echo mucho de menos I really miss you, I miss you terribly

2

(soltar): les echaron los perros they set the dogs on them

echó el semental a la yegua he put the mare to the stud

3 ( Juegos) ‹carta› to play, put down

echarle las cartas a algn to read sb's cards

B (expulsar) ‹persona› (de un trabajo) to fire ( colloq), to sack ( BrE colloq); (de un bar, teatro) to throw … out; (de un colegio) to expel

me echaron (del trabajo) I was fired, I got the sack ( BrE)

me echó de casa he threw o turned me out (of the house)

entre dos camareros lo echaron a la calle two of the waiters threw him out

C ‹carta› to mail ( AmE), to post ( BrE)

D

1 (pasar, correr) ‹cortinas› to pull, draw

échale la llave lock it

la persiana estaba echada the blinds were down

¿echaste el cerrojo? did you bolt the door?

2

(mover): échalo a un lado push it to one side

lo echó para atrás she pushed ( o moved etc) it backward(s)

E

(expeler, despedir): echaba espuma por la boca he was foaming at the mouth

el motor echa mucho humo there's a lot of smoke coming from the engine

el volcán echaba humo y lava the volcano was belching out smoke and lava

¡qué peste echa esa fábrica! ( fam); what a stink that factory gives off! ( colloq)

chispa² (↑ chispa (2))

F (producir)

1 ‹hojas› to sprout

la planta ya está echando flores the plant is already flowering

2 ‹dientes› to cut

estás echando barriga ( fam); you're getting a bit of a tummy ( colloq)

Sentido II

A

1 (poner) to put

le echaste mucha sal a la sopa you put too much salt in the soup

¿cuánto azúcar le echas al café? how many sugars do you take in your coffee?

echa esa camisa a la ropa sucia put that shirt in with the dirty laundry, put that shirt out for the wash

echa más leña al fuego put some more wood on the fire

¿qué te echaron los Reyes? ( Esp); ≈ what did Santa bring you?

échale valor y díselo ( fam); just pluck up your courage and tell him

2 (servir, dar) to give

échame un poquito de vino can you pour o give me a little wine?

¿te echo más salsa? do you want some more sauce?

tenía que echar de comer a los cerdos he had to feed the pigs

tengo que echarles de comer a los niños ( fam hum); I have to feed the children, I have to get the children's dinner ( o lunch etc)

lo que me/le echen ( Esp fam): yo, de trabajo, lo que me echen I'll do whatever needs doing ( colloq)

éste come lo que le echen he'll eat whatever's put in front of him ( colloq)

B

1 (dirigir) ‹sermón/discurso› (+ me/te/le etc):

me echó un sermón por llegar tarde ( fam); he gave me a real talking-to for being late ( colloq)

nos echó un discurso de dos horas ( fam); she gave us a two-hour lecture ( colloq)

le echó una maldición she put a curse on him

peste

2 ( fam) (imponer) ‹condena/multa› (+ me/te/le etc) to give

le echaron una multa he was fined, they gave him a fine, he got a fine

me echaron dos años I got two years ( colloq)

C ( fam) (calcular) (+ me/te/le etc):

¿cuántos años me echas? how old do you think I am?

le echo 20 años I'd say he was 20, I'd put him at 20 ( colloq)

¿cuánto te costó? — ¿cuánto le echas? how much did it cost you? — how much do you think? o have a guess

de aquí a tu casa échale una media hora it's o it takes about half an hour from here to your house

D ( Esp fam) (dar, exhibir) ‹programa/película› to show

¿qué echan en el Imperial? what are they showing at the Imperial?, what's on at the Imperial?

¿qué echan en la tele esta noche? what's on TV tonight?

E ( Esp fam) (pasar) ‹tiempo› to spend

echamos un rato agradable con ellos we spent o had a pleasant few hours with them

Sentido III ( con sustantivos):

echar un cigarrillo ( fam); to have a cigarette

echar una firma ( fam); to sign

echar el freno to put the brake on

me echó una mirada furibunda she gave o threw me a furious look

echaron unas manos de póquer they played o had a few hands of poker

cuenta¹ f A 1. (↑ cuenta (1)), culpa, mirada, partida, siesta, etc

Sentido IV

A

echar abajo ‹edificio› to pull down;

‹gobierno› to bring down; ‹proyecto› to destroy; ‹esperanzas› to dash

nos echó abajo la moral it undermined our morale

echaron la puerta abajo they broke the door down

tierra

B

echar de ver to notice, realize

se echa de ver que está muy triste it's obvious that o you can see that she's not very happy

■ echar

vi

A (empezar) echar A + INF to start o begin to + INF, start o begin -ING

al ver que lo seguían echó a correr when he saw they were following him he started to run o started running o broke into a run

echó a andar sin esperarnos he set off without waiting for us

el motor echó a andar a la primera the engine started (the) first time

las palomas echaron a volar the doves flew off

B

(dirigirse): echó calle abajo she went off down the street

echa por aquí a ver si podemos aparcar go down here to see if we can find a place to park

echaron por la primera calle a la derecha they took the first street on the right

C

echar para adelante or ( fam) p'alante: echa para adelante un poco, si no vas a bloquear la salida del garaje go forward a little, or else you'll block the garage exit

echa p'alante y verás cómo te sale bien go for it! everything will turn out all right, you'll see ( colloq)

echa p'alante, que ya llegamos keep going, we're nearly there

■ echarse

v pron

Sentido I

A

1 (tirarse, arrojarse) to throw oneself

nos echamos al suelo we threw ourselves to the ground

se echó en sus brazos she threw o flung herself into his arms

se echó de cabeza al agua she dived into the water

échate hacia atrás lean back

la noche se nos echó encima night fell suddenly, it was night before we knew it

echarse a perder «comida» to go bad, go off ( BrE);

«proyecto/preparativos» to be ruined

se me echó a perder el televisor my television's broken

era muy bonita pero se ha echado a perder she used to be very pretty but she's lost her looks

desde que se ha juntado con ellos se ha echado a perder since he started hanging out with them he's gone off the rails ( colloq)

encima

2 (tumbarse, acostarse) to lie down

se echó en la cama he lay down on the bed

me voy a echar un rato I'm going to lie down for a while, I'm going to have a lie-down ( BrE)

3 (apartarse, moverse) (+ compl):

se echó a un lado she moved to one side

me tuve que echar a la cuneta I had to go off the edge of the road

échate para allá y nos podremos sentar todos if you move over that way a bit we can all sit down

echarse atrás to back out

dijo que iba a venir, pero luego se echó atrás she said she was going to come, but then she changed her mind o pulled out o backed out

cuando vieron que iba a ser difícil se echaron atrás when they saw that it was going to be difficult, they got cold feet o backed out

echárselas ( Chi fam): el jefe no le quiso pagar más y se las echó the boss didn't want to pay him any more so he upped and left ( colloq)

se las echó cerro arriba he went off up the hill

echárselas de algo ( fam): se las echa de culto he likes to think he's cultured

se las echa de gran conocedor de vinos he claims to be o makes out he is a bit of a wine connoisseur, he likes to think of himself as o ( BrE) he fancies himself as a bit of a wine connoisseur ( colloq)

B

1 (ponerse) to put on

échate crema o te quemarás con este sol put some cream on or you'll burn in this sun

se echó el abrigo por los hombros she threw the coat around her shoulders

espalda

2 ( fam) ‹novio/novia›

se ha echado novia he's found o got himself a girlfriend

3 ( Méx fam) (tragarse) to drink

C (expulsar) ‹pedo›

¿quién se ha echado un pedo? who's let off o farted? ( colloq)

D ( Méx fam) (romper) to break

echarse a algn al plato ( Méx fam); to bump sb off ( colloq)

E ( Col fam) (tardar) ‹horas/días› to take

Sentido II (empezar) echarse A + INF to start -ING o start to + INF

se echó a llorar he started crying o to cry, he burst into tears

se echaron a reír they started laughing o to laugh, they burst out laughing

se echó a correr cuesta abajo he ran o he set off at a run down the hill

sólo de pensarlo me echo a temblar just thinking about it gives me the shivers ( colloq)

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echar ( conjugate echar) verbo transitivo
1
a) (lanzar, tirar) to throw;

◊ lo eché a la basura I threw it out o away;

echó la moneda al aire he tossed the coin;
echaron el ancla/la red they cast anchor/their net;
echó la cabeza hacia atrás she threw her head back;
echar algo a perder to ruin sth;
echar de menos algo/a algn to miss sth/sb
b)

◊ echar abajo ‹ edificio› to pull down;

‹ gobierno› to bring down;
‹ proyecto› to destroy;
‹ esperanzas› to dash;
‹ moral› to undermine;
‹puerta/valla› to break … down
2 ( expulsar) ‹ persona› ( de trabajo) to fire (colloq), to sack (BrE colloq);
(de bar, casa) to throw … out;
( de colegio) to expel
3 ‹ carta› to mail (AmE), to post (BrE)
4
a) (pasar, correr) ‹ cortinas› to pull, draw;

◊ échale (la) llave lock it;

¿echaste el cerrojo? did you bolt the door?
b) ( mover):

◊ lo echó para atrás/a un lado she pushed (o moved etc) it backward(s)/to one side

5
a) (expeler, despedir) ‹olor/humo/chispas› to give off

b) ( producir) ‹ hojas› to sprout;

◊ ya está echando flores it's flowering already

1
a) ( poner) ‹leña/carbón› to put;

‹ gasolina› to put in;
◊ ¿le echas azúcar al café? do you take sugar in your coffee?

b) (servir, dar) to give;

◊ échame un poco de vino can you give me a little wine?

c) ‹ trago› to have

2
a) ‹sermón/discurso› (fam) (+ me/te/le etc) to give;

◊ le echó una maldición she put a curse on him

b) (fam) ‹condena/multa› (+ me/te/le etc) to give;

◊ echarle la culpa a algn to put o lay the blame on sb

3 (fam) ( calcular) (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ ¿cuántos años me echas? how old do you think I am?;

de aquí a tu casa échale una hora it's o it takes about an hour from here to your house
4 (Esp fam) (dar, exhibir) ‹programa/película› to show
echarse verbo pronominal
1
a) (tirarse, arrojarse) to throw oneself;

◊ me eché al suelo I threw myself to the ground;

echarse de cabeza al agua to dive into the water;
echarse a perder [ comida] to go bad, go off (BrE);

[cosecha/proyecto/plan] to be ruined
b) (tumbarse, acostarse) to lie down

c) (apartarse, moverse) (+ compl):

◊ se echó a un lado she moved to one side;

échate un poco para allá move over that way a bit;
echarse atrás to back out
2
a) ( ponerse) ‹crema/bronceador› to put on

b) ‹ cigarillo› to have

c) (Esp fam) ‹novio/novia›:

◊ se ha echado novia he's found o got himself a girlfriend

d) (Méx fam) ( beberse) to drink

3 (Méx fam) ( romper) to break
4 (Col fam) ( tardar) ‹horas/días› to take
5 ( empezar) echarse a to start o begin to, start o begin;
◊ se echó a correr he started to run o started running;

las palomas se echaron a volar the doves flew off
echar
I verbo transitivo
1 (por el aire) to throw: ¡echa la pelota!, throw us the ball
2 (añadir) to put
(una bebida) to pour
(gasolina) to put petrol (in the car): échale más agua al caldo, put more water in the soup
3 (despedir: humo, olor) to give off: este motor echa chispas, there are sparks coming out of this engine
(del trabajo) to sack, fire
(obligar a salir) to throw out: le echaron del instituto, they expelled him from school
4 (calcular subjetivamente) to reckon: le echó más años, he thought she was older
5 fam (un espectáculo) to show
6 (derribar) echar abajo, (edificio) to demolish
7 (+ sustantivo) figurado échale una ojeada a esto, have a look at this
figurado echarle una mano a alguien, to give sb a hand
8 echar de menos o en falta, to miss ➣ Ver nota en miss
II vi (+ a + infinitivo) (empezar) to begin to: echó a andar, she started to walk
de repente echó a correr, she suddenly started to run
' echar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
añorar
- balón
- bautizar
- borda
- botar
- bronca
- buenaventura
- cabezada
- campana
- cana
- capote
- cara
- cierre
- correo
- extrañar
- falta
- guante
- jarra
- jarro
- leña
- mano
- mirada
- ojo
- olvidarse
- papilla
- película
- perder
- peste
- polvo
- pulso
- resto
- saco
- salar
- sapo
- siesta
- sortear
- suerte
- tierra
- tirar
- vista
- vistazo
- amarra
- ancla
- barriga
- basura
- brote
- buzón
- calle
- carta
- casa
English:
anchor
- arm wrestle
- belch
- blame
- boot
- boot out
- brake
- browse
- bud
- cast
- catapult
- chase away
- chuck out
- demolish
- dip into
- discharge
- door
- doze
- draw
- evict
- explode
- eye
- fill out
- fire
- forget
- froth
- fuel
- fume
- glance down
- glance round
- hair
- hex
- jettison
- kick out
- lace
- launch
- lay
- lend
- lie down
- lock up
- look
- lot
- mail
- miss
- muck up
- peep
- post
- puff
- pull apart
- put

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echar

♦ vt

1. [tirar] to throw;
[red] to cast;
echar anclas, echar el ancla to drop anchor;

échame el balón throw me the ball;

echar algo a la basura to throw sth in the Br bin o US garbage can;

echar una moneda al aire to toss a coin;

échalo en la cesta de la ropa sucia put it in the dirty-clothes basket;

echar una piedra por la ventana to throw a stone through the window;

echar abajo [edificio] to pull down, to demolish;
[puerta] to break down; [gobierno] to bring down; [proyecto] to ruin
2. [meter, poner] to put;

echa suficiente ropa en la maleta make sure you pack enough clothes in your suitcase;

échalo en el asiento de atrás put it on the back seat;

echa esta camisa a la lavadora put that shirt in the washing machine;

echa una firma en esta postal sign o put your name on this postcard;

Comp

echar leña al fuego to add fuel to the fire;

Comp
Fam
echar el resto: queda sólo una semana, ahora hay que echar el resto there's only a week to go, so from now on we really have to give it our all

3. [carta, postal] to post, US to mail;

¿(me) podrías echar esta carta? could you post o US mail this letter (for me)?;

echó la carta al buzón y siguió caminando he put the letter in the postbox o US mailbox and walked on;

echar algo al correo to put sth in the post, to post sth, US to mail sth

4. [trago, sorbo] to take, to have;
[cigarrillo] to have
5. [vistazo] to take, to have;

le he echado una mirada, pero no me parece interesante I've had a look at it, but I don't think it's very interesting

6. [mover] [parte del cuerpo]
echa la pierna a un lado move your leg aside;

echó la cabeza hacia atrás she threw her head back;

echa los hombros para atrás y saca el pecho put your shoulders back and stick your chest out

7. [añadir] [vino, agua] to pour (a o en into); [sal, azúcar] to add (a o en to);
échame más agua, por favor could you pour me some more water, please?;

no me eches tanta azúcar en el café don't put so much sugar in my coffee

8. [dar] [comida, bebida] to give;

echa alpiste al canario give the canary some birdseed;

hay que echar agua a las plantas we need to water the plants;

Comp
Fam
lo que me/te/le etc[m5]. echen: [m5] Alberto come lo que le echen Alberto will eat whatever you put in front of him;

es un hombre muy paciente, aguanta lo que le eches he's a very patient man, he puts up with anything you can throw at him

9. [decir] [discurso, sermón] to give;
[reprimenda] to dish out; [piropo, cumplido] to pay;
echar una maldición a alguien to put a curse on sb;
Fam
le echaron una bronca por llegar tarde they told her off for arriving late;

me echó en cara que no le hubiera ayudado she reproached me for not helping her

10. [humo, vapor, chispas] to give off, to emit;

la fábrica echa mucho humo a la atmósfera the factory pours out a lot of smoke into the atmosphere;

Comp
Fam
está que echa humo he's fuming;

Comp
Fam
echar pestes o Méx [m5]madres: volvió de vacaciones echando pestes o Méx [m5] madres del lugar she came back from her Br holiday o US vacation cursing the place where she had stayed

11. [hojas, flores] to sprout, to shoot;
[raíces, pelo, barba] to begin to grow; [diente] to cut;
los almendros están echando flores the almond trees are beginning to flower;

está empezando a echar los dientes she's beginning to cut her teeth;
Fam
en los últimos meses ha echado mucha barriga he's developed quite a paunch over the past few months

12. [expulsar]
echar a alguien (de) to throw sb out (of);

le han echado del partido he's been expelled from the party;

le echaron de clase por hablar con un compañero he was thrown o sent out of the class for talking to a friend

13. [despedir]
echar a alguien (de) to fire o sack sb (from);

¡que lo echen! fire him!, sack him!, kick him out!

14. [accionar]
echar la llave/el cerrojo to lock/bolt the door;

echar el freno to brake, to put the brakes on;
Fam Fig
¡echa el freno! ¿estás seguro de que podemos pagarlo? hold your horses, are you sure we can afford it?

15. [acostar] to lie (down);

¿has echado al bebé? have you put the baby to bed?

16. [tiempo]
le he echado dos semanas a este proyecto I've taken two weeks over this project, I've spent two weeks on this project;

echaron dos horas en llegar a Bogotá it took them two hours to get to Bogotá

17. [calcular]
¿cuántos años le echas? how old do you reckon he is?;

siempre me echan años de menos people always think I'm younger than I really am;

échale que de aquí a Málaga haya 600 kilómetros let's say it's about 600 kilometres from here to Malaga

18. [naipe, partida] to play;

te echo una carrera I'll race you;

¿echamos un dominó? shall we have a game of dominoes?

19. [buenaventura] to tell;

echar las cartas a alguien to read sb's fortune [from the cards]

20. [emplear]
le echó muchas ganas al asunto he went about it with a will;

le echan mucha ilusión a todo lo que hacen they put a lot of enthusiasm into everything they do;

échale más brío al pedaleo put a bit more energy into the pedalling;

los ladrones le echaron mucho ingenio the thieves showed a lot of ingenuity

21. Fam [sentencia]
le echaron diez años he got ten years

22. Fam [documento]
tengo que ir a echar una instancia al Ministerio I've got to go and hand in a form at the ministry

23. Esp Fam [en televisión, cine, teatro] to show;

¿qué echan esta noche en la tele? what's on TV o Br telly tonight?;

¿qué echan en el Rialto? what's on o showing at the Rialto?;

echan una película de acción they're showing an action movie

24. Am [animales] to urge on

25. [otras contrucciones]
echar a perder algo [vestido, alimentos, plan] to ruin sth;
[ocasión] to waste sth;
no puedes echar todo a perder, después de tanto esfuerzo you can't just throw it all away after all that effort;

echar algo a cara o cruz to toss (a coin) for sth;

echar algo a suertes to draw lots for sth;

echar de menos to miss;

le echa mucho de menos he misses her a lot;

echo de menos mi casa I miss my house;
Chile
echarlas to run away;

echar algo por tierra to put paid to sth, to ruin sth;

eso echa por tierra todas nuestras esperanzas that dashes all our hopes

♦ vi

1. [encaminarse]
echar por la calle arriba to go o head up the street;

echar por la derecha to go (to the) right

2. [empezar]
echar a andar to set off;

echar a correr to break into a run;

echar a llorar to burst into tears;

echar a reír to burst out laughing;

echar a volar to fly off

♦ See also the pronominal verb echarse

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echar

I v/t

1 ( lanzar) throw; de un lugar throw out;

lo han echado del trabajo he’s been fired;

echar abajo pull down, destroy

2 humo give off

3 ( poner) put

4 carta mail, Br tb

post

5

:

echar la culpa a alguien blame s.o., put the blame on s.o.;

me echó 40 años he thought I was 40

II v/i

:

echar a start to, begin to;

echar a correr start o begin to run, start running

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echar vt

1) lanzar: to throw, to cast, to hurl

2) expulsar: to throw out, to expel

3) emitir: to emit, give off

4) brotar: to sprout, to put forth

5) despedir: to fire, to dismiss

6) : to put in, to add

7)

echar a perder : to spoil, to ruin

8)

echar de menos : to miss

echan de menos a su madre: they miss their mother

echar vi

1) : to start off

2)

echar a : to begin to

♦ See also the reflexive verb echarse

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echar vb

1. (tirar) to throw [pt. threw; pp. thrown]

échame la pelota throw me the ball

2. (expulsar) to expel [pt. & pp. expelled] / to throw out

lo han echado del colegio he's been expelled from school

nos echó de su casa she threw us out of her house

3. (poner) to put [pt. & pp. put]

¿has echado sal al arroz? have you put any salt in the rice?

4. (dar) to give [pt. gave; pp. given]

me has echado demasiado, no creo que pueda comérmelo you've given me too much I don't think I can eat it all

mi padre me ha echado un sermón my father gave me a lecture

5. (verter) to pour

échame un poco de zumo pour me some juice

6. (emitir) to give out

la chimenea echa mucho humo there's a lot of smoke coming from the chimney

7. (jugar) to play / to have

¿echamos una partida de ajedrez? shall we have a game of chess?

8. (proyectar) to be on

¿qué echan hoy en televisión? what's on television tonight?

9. (calcular) to think [pt. & pp. thought] / to guess

¿cuántos años me echas? how old do you think I am?

te echo 25 años I think you're 25

echar a cara o cruz to toss a coin for it

echar a hacer algo to start doing something

echar de menos to miss

echar el cerrojo to bolt the door

echar una carta al buzón to post a letter

echar una mirada to look

Spanish-English dictionary > echar

20 pas

I.

pas¹ [pα]

1. masculine noun

   a. step ; ( = bruit) footstep ; ( = trace) footprint

• faire un pas en arrière

• reculer d'un pas to step back

• faire un pas en avant

• avancer d'un pas to step forward

• revenir or retourner sur ses pas to retrace one's steps

• marcher à grands pas to stride along

• pas à pas step by step

• à chaque pas at every step

• ne le quittez pas d'un pas follow him wherever he goes

• faire ses premiers pas to start walking

• pas de danse dance step

   b. ( = distance) pace

• c'est à deux pas d'ici it's only a minute away

   c. ( = vitesse) pace ; (Military) step

• marcher d'un bon pas to walk at a brisk pace

• presser le pas to quicken one's pace

• ralentir le pas to slow down

• marcher au pas to march

• « roulez au pas » "dead slow"

• au pas de course at a run

   d. ( = démarche) tread

• d'un pas lourd with a heavy tread

   e. (locutions) la science avance à grands pas science is taking great steps forward

• faire le(s) premier(s) pas to take the initiative

• il n'y a que le premier pas qui coûte the first step is the hardest

• à pas de loup stealthily

• j'y vais de ce pas I'll go at once

• prendre le pas sur [+ considérations, préoccupations] to override ; [+ théorie, méthode] to supplant ; [+ personne] to steal a march over

• sauter le pas to take the plunge

2. compounds

► le pas de Calais ( = détroit) the Straits of Dover

► pas de l'oie goose-step

► le pas de la porte the doorstep

► pas de vis thread (of screw)

II.

pas² [pα]

adverb

   a. (avec ne: formant négation verbale) not

• ce n'est pas vrai

• c'est pas vrai (inf) it's not true

• il n'est pas allé à l'école he didn't go to school

• je ne trouve pas mon sac I can't find my bag

• ils n'ont pas de voiture/d'enfants they don't have a car/any children

• il m'a dit de (ne) pas le faire he told me not to do it

• je pense qu'il ne viendra pas I don't think he'll come

• il n'y a pas que ça it's not just that

• il n'y a pas que lui he's not the only one

• je n'en sais pas plus que vous I don't know any more about it than you

• il n'y avait pas plus de 20 personnes there were no more than 20 people there

• ne me parle pas sur ce ton don't speak to me like that

   b. (indiquant ou renforçant opposition) elle travaille, (mais) lui pas she works, but he doesn't

• il aime ça, pas toi ? he likes it, don't you?

   c. (dans réponses négatives) not

• pas de sucre, merci ! no sugar, thanks!

• pas du tout not at all

• pas encore not yet

• pas tellement (inf) pas tant que ça not that much

• qui l'a prévenu ? -- pas moi who told him? -- not me

   d. (devant adjectif, nom, dans exclamations) (inf) il est dans une situation pas ordinaire he's in an unusual situation

• pas un n'est venu not one came

• pas possible ! no!

• pas vrai ? isn't that so?

• tu es content ? eh bien pas moi ! are you satisfied? well I'm not!

• t'es pas un peu fou ? you're crazy! (inf)

• si c'est pas malheureux ! isn't that disgraceful!

• pas de ça ! we'll have none of that!

• ah non, pas lui ! oh no, not him!

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Note: Dans la langue parlée ou familière, not utilisé avec un auxiliaire ou un modal prend parfois la forme n't qui est alors accolée à l'auxiliaire: he hasn't finished, he couldn't come. On notera que will not devient won't, que shall not devient shan't et cannot devient can't

I pa
adverbe

1) gén

c'est un Autrichien, pas un Allemand — he's an Austrian, not a German

je ne prends pas de sucre avec mon café — I don't take sugar in coffee

ce n'est pas un lâche — gén he isn't a coward; ( pour insister) he's no coward

ce n'est pas une raison pour crier comme ça! — that's no reason to shout like that!

il n'est pas plus intelligent qu'un autre — he's no brighter than anybody else

je ne pense pas — I don't think so, I think not sout

elle a aimé le film, mais lui pas — she liked the film but he didn't

des tomates pas mûres — unripe tomatoes

des chaussures pas cirées — unpolished shoes

une radio pas chère — (colloq) a cheap radio

non mais t'es pas dingue? — (sl) are you mad or what?

2) (dans des expressions, exclamations)

pas du tout — not at all

pas le moins du monde — not in the slightest ou in the least

absolument pas — absolutely not

pas tellement — not much

pas tant que ça — not all that much

pas plus que ça — not all that much

pas d'histoires! — I don't want any arguments ou fuss!

pas de chance! — hard luck!

pas possible! — I can't believe it!

pas vrai? — (colloq) gén isn't that so?; ( n'est-ce pas)

on a bien travaillé, pas vrai? — (colloq) we did good work, didn't we?

II pa
nom masculin invariable

1) ( enjambée) step

faire un grand pas — to take a small step

avancer à grands pas — to stride along

avancer à petits pas — to edge forward

l'hiver arrive à grands pas — winter is fast approaching

avancer à pas de géant (dans quelque chose) — to make giant strides (in something)

marcher à pas de loup — to move stealthily

marcher à pas feutrés — to walk softly

faire ses premiers pas — [enfant] to take one's first steps

faire ses premiers pas dans la société mondaine — to make one's debut in society

faire le premier pas — fig to make the first move

suivre quelqu'un pas à pas — to follow somebody everywhere

avancer pas à pas — to proceed step by step

de là à dire qu'il s'en fiche (colloq), il n'y a qu'un pas — there's only a fine line between that and saying he doesn't care

j'habite à deux pas (d'ici) — I live just a step away (from here)

2) ( allure) pace

d'un bon pas — at a brisk pace

d'un pas lourd — with a heavy tread

d'un pas pressé — hurriedly

marcher du même pas — to walk in step

ralentir le pas — to slow down

marcher au pas — ( à pied) to march; ( à cheval) to walk

marquer le pas — Armée to mark time

rouler au pas — to crawl (along)

‘roulez au pas’ — ( panneau) ‘dead slow’ GB, ‘(very) slow’ US

mettre quelqu'un au pas — to bring somebody to heel

partir au pas de course — to rush off, to race off

faire quelque chose au pas de charge — to do something in double-quick time

j'y vais de ce pas — I'm on my way now

3) ( bruit) footstep

reconnaître le pas de quelqu'un — to recognize somebody's footstep

4) ( trace de pied) footprint

revenir or retourner sur ses pas — lit to retrace one's steps; fig to backtrack

marcher sur les pas de quelqu'un — fig to follow in somebody's footsteps

5) ( de danse) step

apprendre les pas du tango — to learn how to tango

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- pas de porte

••

tirer quelqu'un/se tirer d'un mauvais pas — to get somebody/to get out of a tight corner

faire or sauter le pas — to take the plunge

céder le pas à quelqu'un — to make way for somebody

prendre le pas sur quelque chose/quelqu'un — to overtake something/somebody

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I pɒ adv
1) (avec `ne' et `non') not

Il ne pleure pas. (habituellement) — He doesn't cry., (maintenant) He's not crying., He isn't crying.

Il ne pleut pas. — It's not raining.

Je ne mange pas de viande. — I don't eat meat.

Il n'a pas pleuré. — He didn't cry.

Il ne pleurera pas. — He won't cry.

Elle n'est pas venue. — She didn't come.

Ils n'ont pas de voiture. — They haven't got a car., They have no car.

Ils n'ont pas d'enfants. — They haven't got any children., They have no children.

Ce n'est pas mal pour un début. — That's not bad for a first attempt.

Il m'a dit de ne pas le faire. — He told me not to do it.

non pas que... — not that...

pas du tout — not at all

Je n'aime pas du tout ça. — I don't like that at all.

n'est-ce pas; Vous viendrez à notre soirée, n'est-ce pas? — You're coming to our party, aren't you?

C'est Harry qui a gagné, n'est-ce pas? — Harry won, didn't he?

2) (employé sans `ne')

pas moi — not me, not I

pas de sucre, merci — no sugar, thanks

Elle travaille, lui pas.; Elle travaille, mais pas lui. — She works but he doesn't.

Elle veut aller au cinéma, pas moi. — She wants to go to the cinema, but I don't.

une pomme pas mûre — an apple that isn't ripe, an unripe apple

... ou pas? —... or not?

Ceci est à vous ou pas? — Is this yours or not?, Is this yours or isn't it?

pas plus tard qu'hier — only yesterday

3)

pas mal (personne, maison) — not bad

comment ça va? — pas mal — how are things? — not bad

pas mal fait — not badly done

pas mal de — quite a lot of

Il y avait pas mal de monde au concert. — There were quite a lot of people at the concert.

II pɒ nm
1) (= allure) pace, [cheval] walk

Il marchait d'un pas rapide. — He walked at a fast pace.

au pas — at a walking pace

Le cheval est parti au pas. — The horse set off at walking pace.

mettre qn au pas fig — to bring sb to heel

au pas de gymnastique — at a jog trot

au pas de course — at a run

de ce pas — straight away, at once

J'y vais de ce pas. — I'll go straight away

2) (= démarche) tread

3) (= enjambée) step

Faites trois pas en avant. — Take three steps forward.

un pas en arrière — a step backwards

retourner sur ses pas; revenir sur ses pas — to retrace one's steps

marcher à grands pas — to stride along

faire les cent pas — to pace up and down

Il faisait les cent pas dans le corridor. — He was pacing up and down the corridor.

4) (= bruit) step, footstep

J'entends des pas dans l'escalier. — I can hear footsteps on the stairs.

à pas de loup — stealthily

5) (= trace de pas) footprint

6) (mesure) pace

trois pas — three paces

à deux pas de... — just round the corner from...

c'est à deux pas — it's just round the corner

7) DANSE step

8) fig (= étape) step

un pas déterminant vers la paix — a decisive step towards peace

9) TECHNIQUE, [vis, écrou] thread

10) (autres locutions)

pas à pas — step by step

faire les premiers pas — to make the first move

sur le pas de la porte — on the doorstep

se tirer d'un mauvais pas fig — to get o.s. out of a tight spot

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I.

pas adv

❢ Dans la langue parlée ou familière, not utilisé avec un auxiliaire ou un modal prend parfois la forme n't qui est alors accolée à l'auxiliaire: he hasn't finished, he couldn't come. On notera que will not devient won't, que shall not devient shan't et cannot devient can't.

1 gén sur les 15 employés, pas un ne parle anglais out of the 15 employees not one speaks English; c'est un Autrichien, pas un Allemand he's an Austrian, not a German; je ne prends pas de sucre avec mon café I don't take sugar in coffee; ils n'ont pas le téléphone they haven't got a phone; ils n'ont pas d'enfants/de principes they haven't got any children/principles, they have no children/principles; il n'y a pas de café dans le placard there isn't any coffee in the cupboard, there's no coffee in the cupboard; ce n'est pas de l'amour, c'est de la possessivité it isn't love, it's possessiveness; ce n'est pas du cuir, c'est du plastique it isn't leather, it's plastic; ce n'est pas un lâche gén he isn't a coward; ( pour insister) he's no coward; ce n'est pas un ami à moi gén he isn't a friend of mine; ( pour insister) he's no friend of mine; ce n'est pas une raison pour crier comme ça! that's no reason to shout like that!; ce n'est pas une vie pour un gamin de son âge it's no life for a child of his age; ce n'est pas un endroit pour s'arrêter it's no place to stop; ce n'est pas qu'il soit désagréable, mais il est tellement ennuyeux! it's not that he's unpleasant, but he's so boring!; elle n'est pas très bavarde she's not very talkative; il n'est pas plus intelligent qu'un autre he's no brighter than anybody else; je ne pense pas I don't think so, I think not sout; alors, tu viens ou pas○? so, are you coming or not?; elle a aimé le film, mais lui pas or mais pas lui○ she liked the film but he didn't; ma voiture a un toit ouvrant, la leur pas or pas la leur○ gén my car has a sunroof, theirs doesn't; ( pour rectifier une erreur) my car has a sunroof, not theirs; il m'a dit de ne pas y aller he told me not to go there; du pain pas cuit unbaked bread; des tomates pas mûres unripe tomatoes; des chaussures pas cirées unpolished shoes; une radio pas chère○ a cheap radio set; je fouille dans ma poche… pas de portefeuille! I searched in my pocket… no wallet!; pas d'augmentation pour vous, Pichon! no raise for you, Pichon!; non mais t'es pas dingue○? are you mad or what?;

2 (dans des expressions, exclamations) pas du tout not at all; pas le moins du monde not in the slightest ou in the least; absolument pas absolutely not; pas vraiment not really; pas tellement not much; pas tant que ça not all that much; pas plus que ça so-so○, not all that much; pas d'histoires! I don't want any arguments ou fuss about it!; pas de chance! hard luck!, tough luck!; pas possible! I can't believe it!; pas croyable! incredible!; pas vrai○? gén isn't that so?;

3 ( n'est-ce pas) elle est jolie la petite Pivachon, pas○? the Pivachon girl is pretty, isn't she?; on s'est bien amusé, pas○? we had a good time, didn't we?; on a bien travaillé, pas vrai○? we did good work, didn't we?

II.

pas nm inv

1 ( enjambée) step; faire un grand/petit pas to take a long/small step; faire des petits pas to take small steps; faire des grands pas to stride along; marcher or avancer à grands pas to stride along; marcher or avancer à petits pas to edge forward; faire un pas en avant/en arrière to take a step forward/backward; l'industrie a fait un grand pas en avant industry has taken a big step forward; l'hiver arrive à grands pas winter is fast approaching; avancer à pas de géant (dans qch) to make giant strides (in sth); avancer à pas de fourmi (dans qch) to progress at a snail's pace (in sth); marcher à pas de loup or de velours to move stealthily; marcher à pas feutrés to walk softly; marcher à pas comptés to walk with measured steps; faire ses premiers pas [enfant] to take one's first steps; faire ses premiers pas dans la société mondaine to make one's debut in society; faire le premier pas fig to make the first move; suivre qn pas à pas to follow sb everywhere; avancer pas à pas dans une enquête to proceed step by step in an inquiry; il n'y a qu'un pas there's a fine line; de là à dire qu'il s'en fiche○, il n'y a qu'un pas there's only a fine line between that and saying he doesn't care; j'habite à deux pas (d'ici) I live just a step away (from here); le magasin est à deux pas de chez elle the shop is just a step away from her house; ⇒ cent;

2 ( allure) pace; marcher d'un bon pas to walk at a brisk pace; allonger or hâter le pas to quicken one's pace; marcher d'un pas lourd to walk with a heavy tread; marcher d'un pas hésitant/gracieux to walk hesitantly/gracefully; se diriger vers sa voiture d'un pas pressé to walk hurriedly toward(s) one's car; marcher du même pas to walk in step; ralentir le pas to slow down; marcher au pas Mil to march; Équit to walk; marquer le pas Mil to mark time; rouler or circuler au pas to crawl (along); ‘roulez au pas’ ( sur panneau) ‘dead slow’ GB, ‘(very) slow’ US; mettre qn au pas to bring sb to heel; partir au pas de course to rush off, to race off; faire qch au pas de charge to do sth in double-quick time; j'y vais de ce pas I'll do it straightaway;

3 ( bruit) footstep; j'ai entendu un bruit de pas I heard footsteps; reconnaître le pas de qn to recognize sb's (foot)step;

4 ( trace de pied) footprint; des pas dans la neige/sur le sable footprints in the snow/in the sand; revenir or retourner sur ses pas lit, fig to retrace one's steps, to backtrack; marcher sur les pas de qn fig to follow in sb's footsteps;

5 Danse step; un pas de danse a dance step; le pas de valse the waltz step; apprendre les pas du tango to learn how to tango;

6 Tech ( d'une hélice) pitch; (d'un écrou, d'une vis) thread;

7 Aut, Aviat ( distance entre les sièges) seat pitch.

Composés

pas accéléré quick march; pas cadencé slow time; marcher au pas cadencé to march in slow time; pas de deux Danse pas de deux; pas de l'oie goosestep; marcher au pas de l'oie to goosestep; pas de patineur ( au ski) skating; pas de porte doorstep; rester sur le pas de la porte to stay on the doorstep; pas redoublé double time, quick march; marcher au pas redoublé to quick march; pas de route walking pace; pas de tir Mil Sport shooting range; Astronaut launch(ing) pad; pas de vis Tech thread.

Idiomes

tirer qn/se tirer d'un mauvais pas to get sb/to get out of a tight corner; faire or sauter le pas to take the plunge; céder le pas à qn to make way for sb; prendre le pas sur qch/qn to overtake sth/sb.

I

[pa] adverbe

1. [avec 'ne', pour exprimer la négation]

elle ne viendra pas she won't come

ils ne sont pas trop inquiets they're not too worried

ils n'ont pas de problèmes/d'avenir they have no problems/no future, they haven't got any problems/a future

il a décidé de ne pas accepter he decided not to accept

ce n'est pas que je ne veuille pas, mais... it's not that I don't want to, but...

[avec omission du 'ne'] (familier)

elle sait pas she doesn't know

t'en fais pas! don't (you) worry!

c'est vraiment pas drôle!

a. [pas comique] it's not in the least ou slightest bit funny

b. [ennuyeux] it's no fun at all

non, j'aime pas no, I don't like it

2. [avec 'non', pour renforcer la négation]

elle est non pas belle mais jolie she's not so much beautiful as pretty

3. [employé seul]

sincère ou pas sincere or not

les garçons voulaient danser, les filles pas the boys wanted to dance, the girls didn't

pourquoi pas? why not?

pas la peine (familier) (it's) not worth it

pas assez not enough

des fraises pas mûres unripe strawberries

4. [dans des réponses négatives]

pas de dessert pour moi, merci no dessert for me, thank you

qui l'a pris? — pas moi, en tout cas! who took it? — not me, that's for sure!

pas du tout not at all

c'est toi qui as fini les chocolats? — pas du tout! was it you who finished the chocolates? — certainly not!

pas le moins du monde not in the least ou slightest, not at all

absolument pas not at all

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pas mal (familier) locution adjectivale invariable

not bad

c'est pas mal comme idée that's not a bad idea

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pas mal (familier) locution adverbiale

1. [bien]

je ne m'en suis pas mal tiré I handled it quite well

on ferait pas mal de recommencer we'd be better off starting again

2. [très]

la voiture est pas mal amochée the car's pretty battered

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pas mal de locution déterminante

(familier) [suivi d'un nom comptable] quite a few, quite a lot of

[suivi d'un nom non comptable] quite a lot of

pas mal d'argent quite a lot of money

quand? — il y a pas mal de temps when? — quite a while ago

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pas plus mal locution adverbiale

il a maigri — c'est pas plus mal he's lost weight — good thing too ou that's not such a bad thing ou just as well

il ne s'en est pas trouvé plus mal he ended up none the worse for it

pas un locution déterminante,

pas une locution déterminante

not a (single), not one

pas un geste! not one move!

pas un loc pron,

pas une loc pron

not (a single) one

parmi elles, pas une qui ne veuille y aller every one of them wants to go there

pas un n'a bronché there wasn't a peep out of any of them

il s'y entend comme pas un pour déranger les gens à 2 h du matin he's a specialist at disturbing you at 2 in the morning

il sait faire les crêpes comme pas un he makes pancakes like nobody else (on earth)

II

[pa] nom masculin

1. [déplacement] step

je vais faire quelques pas dans le parc I'm going for a short ou little walk in the park

le convalescent fit quelques pas dehors the convalescent took a few steps outside

revenir ou retourner sur ses pas to retrace one's steps ou path, to turn back

arriver sur les pas de quelqu'un to follow close on somebody's heels, to arrive just after somebody

avancer à ou faire de petits pas to take short steps

marcher à grands pas to stride along

faire un pas sur le côté to take a step to the ou to one side

faire un pas en avant to step forward, to take a step ou pace forward

faire un pas en arrière to step back

faire ses premiers pas (sens propre) to learn to walk

il a fait ses premiers pas de comédien dans un film de Hitchcock (figuré) he made his debut as an actor in a Hitchcock film

marcher à pas de velours to pad around

2. [progrès]

avancer à petits pas to make slow progress

avancer à grands pas

a. [enquête] to make great progress

b. [technique, science] to take big steps forward

c. [échéance, événement] to be looming

avancer à pas comptés ou mesurés

a. [lentement] to make slow progress

b. [prudemment] to tread carefully

c. (figuré) to proceed slowly but surely

faire un grand pas en avant to take a great step ou leap forward

faire un pas en arrière to take a step back ou backwards

faire un pas en avant et deux (pas) en arrière to take one step forward and two steps back ou backwards

faire le premier pas to make the first move

il n'y a que le premier pas qui coûte the first step is the hardest

marcher sur les pas de quelqu'un

a. to follow in somebody's footsteps

b. [étape] step

c'est un pas difficile pour lui que de te parler directement talking to you directly is a difficult step for him to take

c'est un grand pas à faire ou franchir it's a big step to take

franchir ou sauter le pas to take the plunge

le pas est vite fait ou franchi one thing very easily leads to the other

3. [empreinte] footprint

des pas sur le sable footprints in the sand

4. [allure] pace

allonger ou doubler le pas to quicken one's step ou pace

hâter ou presser le pas to hurry on

ralentir le pas to slow one's pace, to slow down

aller ou marcher d'un bon pas to walk at a good ou brisk pace

avancer ou marcher d'un pas lent to walk slowly

5. [démarche] gait, tread

marcher d'un pas alerte/léger/élastique to walk with a sprightly/light/bouncy tread

avancer d'un pas lourd ou pesant to tread heavily, to walk with a heavy tread

elle entendait son pas irrégulier/feutré sur la terrasse she could hear his irregular/soft footfall on the terrace

6. MILITAIRE step

pas accéléré marching step between quick march and double-quick

pas cadencé quick march

au pas de charge

a. MILITAIRE at the charge

b. (figuré) charging along

7. DANSE pas, step

esquisser un pas to dance a few steps, to do a little dance

pas battu/tombé pas battu/tombé

8. SPORT

pas de patinage ou patineur [en ski] skating

pas de canard/de l'escalier [en ski] herringbone/side stepping climb

au pas de course

a. at a run

b. (figuré) at a run, on the double

au pas de gymnastique at a jog trot

faire des pas tournants [en ski] to skate a turn

9. [mesure] pace

[espace approximatif] pace, step

à quelques pas de là a few steps ou paces away

à deux ou trois ou quelques pas: l'église est à deux pas the church is very close at hand ou is only a stone's throw from here

le restaurant n'est qu'à deux pas (de la gare) the restaurant is (only) just round the corner (from the station)

il se tenait à quelques pas de moi he was standing just a few yards from me

il n'y a qu'un pas (figuré) : entre la consommation de drogue et la vente, il n'y a qu'un pas there's only a small ou short step from taking drugs to selling them

ne pas quitter quelqu'un d'un pas to follow somebody's every footstep

10. [marche d'escalier] step

pas de porte doorstep

ne reste pas sur le pas de la porte don't stand at the door ou on the doorstep ou in the doorway

11. GÉOGRAPHIE [en montagne] pass

[en mer] strait

le pas de Calais the Strait of Dover

12. TECHNOLOGIE [d'une vis] thread

[d'une denture, d'un engrenage] pitch

13. AÉRONAUTIQUE pitch

14. MATHÉMATIQUES pitch

15. (locution)

prendre le pas (sur quelqu'un/quelque chose) to take precedence (over somebody/something), to dominate (somebody/something)

céder le pas to give way

se tirer d'un mauvais pas to get oneself out of a fix

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à chaque pas locution adverbiale

1. [partout] everywhere, at every step

je la rencontre à chaque pas I meet her everywhere (I go)

2. [constamment] at every turn ou step

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au pas locution adverbiale

1. [en marchant] at a walking pace

ne courez pas, allez au pas don't run, walk

2. AUTOMOBILE

aller ou rouler au pas

a. [dans un embouteillage] to crawl along

b. [consigne de sécurité] to go dead slow (UK), to go slow

3. ÉQUITATION walking, at a walk

mettre son cheval au pas to walk one's horse

mettre quelqu'un/quelque chose au pas to bring somebody/something to heel

de ce pas locution adverbiale

straightaway, at once

je vais de ce pas lui dire ma façon de penser I'm going to waste no time in telling him what I think

pas à pas locution adverbiale

1. [de très près] step by step

il la suivait pas à pas he followed her step by step

2. [prudemment] step by step, one step at a time

il faut refaire l'expérience pas à pas the experiment must be repeated step by step

3. INFORMATIQUE step by step

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