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1 follow something closely / with great interest
English-German idiom dictionary > follow something closely / with great interest
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3 follow
'foləu
1. verb1) (to go or come after: I will follow (you).) seguir2) (to go along (a road, river etc): Follow this road.) seguir3) (to understand: Do you follow (my argument)?) entender, seguir4) (to act according to: I followed his advice.) seguir•- follower- following
2. adjective1) (coming after: the following day.) siguiente2) (about to be mentioned: You will need the following things.)
3. preposition(after; as a result of: Following his illness, his hair turned white.) después de
4. pronoun(things about to be mentioned: You must bring the following - pen, pencil, paper and rubber.)- follow up
follow vb1. seguir2. entenderI'm afraid I don't follow you lo siento, pero no te entiendotr['fɒləʊ]1 (gen) seguir■ follow me! ¡sígueme!2 (understand) entender, seguir3 (pursue) perseguir4 (advice, example, etc) seguir5 (take interest in) seguir, estar al corriente de1 (gen) seguir2 (understand) entender3 (be logical) resultar, derivarse■ it follows that... resulta que...\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas follows como sigue, asíto follow in somebody's footsteps seguir los pasos a alguiento follow one's nose seguir todo rectofollow ['fɑlo] vt1) : seguirfollow the guide: siga al guíashe followed the road: siguió el camino, continuó por el camino2) pursue: perseguir, seguir3) obey: seguir, cumplir, observar4) understand: entenderfollow vi1) : seguir2) understand: entender3)it follows that... : se deduce que...v.• interesarse en v.• seguir v.• seguir el hilo de v.• suceder v.'fɑːləʊ, 'fɒləʊ
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1)a) (go, come after, pursue) seguir*the King entered, followed by the Queen — el rey entró, seguido por or de la reina
b) (succeed, happen after)c) (repeat, improve on) \<\<success/achievement\>\> igualar2)a) ( keep to) \<\<road\>\> seguir* (por); \<\<trail\>\> seguir*b) ( obey) \<\<instructions/advice\>\> seguir*; \<\<order\>\> cumplirc) (conform to, imitate) \<\<fashion\>\> seguir*follow her example — sigue su ejemplo, haz como ella
3)a) ( pay close attention to) \<\<movement/progress\>\> seguir* de cercato follow something/somebody with one's eyes — seguir* algo/a alguien con la mirada
b) ( take interest in) \<\<news\>\> mantenerse* al tanto de; \<\<TV serial\>\> seguir*4) \<\<argument/reasoning\>\> entender*do you follow me? — ¿(me) entiendes?
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vi1) ( come after)you go first, and I'll follow — tú ve delante que yo te sigo
we'll start with the soup, and have chicken to follow — para empezar tomaremos sopa y después pollo
the winners were as follows... — los ganadores fueron...
2) ( be logical consequence) deducirse*, seguirse*3) ( understand) entender*•Phrasal Verbs:['fɒlǝʊ]1. VT1) (=come, go after) seguirfollow that car! — ¡siga a ese coche!
she arrived first, followed by the ambassador — ella llegó primero, seguida del embajador
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he followed me into the room — entró en la habitación detrás de mí•
I followed her out into the garden — salí al jardín detrás de ella•
we followed her up the steps — la seguimos escaleras arriba, subimos (las escaleras) detrás de ella- follow one's nose2) (=succeed)the bombing follows a series of recent attacks — los bombardeos se han producido tras una serie de ataques recientes
- as surely as night follows dayact 1., 3)3) (=pursue) seguirwe're being followed — nos están siguiendo, nos vienen siguiendo
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to have sb followed — mandar seguir a algn4) (=keep to) [road, river] seguir, ir porthe road follows the coast — la carretera sigue la costa or va por la costa
5) (=observe) [+ instructions, advice, example, fashion] seguir; [+ rules] obedecer, cumplirpattern 1., 3), suit 1., 3)I wouldn't advise you to follow that course of action — no le aconsejo que tome ese camino or esas medidas
6) (=engage in) [+ career] emprender; [+ profession] ejercer; [+ trade] dedicarse a; [+ religion] profesar, ser seguidor de7) (=be interested in) [+ news] seguir, mantenerse al corriente de; [+ TV serial] seguir; [+ sb's progress] seguirdo you follow football? — ¿eres aficionado al fútbol?
which team do you follow? — ¿de qué equipo eres?
8) (=understand) [+ person, argument] seguir, entenderdo you follow me? — ¿me sigue?, ¿me entiende?
2. VI1) (=come after)to follow, there was roast lamb — de segundo había cordero asado
roast chicken, with apple pie to follow — pollo asado y después de postre un pastel de manzana
what follows is an eye-witness account — lo que viene a continuación es la versión de un testigo presencial
heel, footstep•
as follows, the text reads as follows — el texto dice lo siguiente, el texto dice así2) (=result, ensue) deducirsethat doesn't follow — eso no cuadra, de ahí no se puede deducir eso
it follows that... — (de lo cual) se deduce que..., se deduce pues que...
it doesn't follow that... — no significa que...
3) (=understand) entenderI don't quite follow — no lo sigo del todo, no lo acabo de entender
* * *['fɑːləʊ, 'fɒləʊ]
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1)a) (go, come after, pursue) seguir*the King entered, followed by the Queen — el rey entró, seguido por or de la reina
b) (succeed, happen after)c) (repeat, improve on) \<\<success/achievement\>\> igualar2)a) ( keep to) \<\<road\>\> seguir* (por); \<\<trail\>\> seguir*b) ( obey) \<\<instructions/advice\>\> seguir*; \<\<order\>\> cumplirc) (conform to, imitate) \<\<fashion\>\> seguir*follow her example — sigue su ejemplo, haz como ella
3)a) ( pay close attention to) \<\<movement/progress\>\> seguir* de cercato follow something/somebody with one's eyes — seguir* algo/a alguien con la mirada
b) ( take interest in) \<\<news\>\> mantenerse* al tanto de; \<\<TV serial\>\> seguir*4) \<\<argument/reasoning\>\> entender*do you follow me? — ¿(me) entiendes?
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vi1) ( come after)you go first, and I'll follow — tú ve delante que yo te sigo
we'll start with the soup, and have chicken to follow — para empezar tomaremos sopa y después pollo
the winners were as follows... — los ganadores fueron...
2) ( be logical consequence) deducirse*, seguirse*3) ( understand) entender*•Phrasal Verbs: -
4 closely
closely [ˈkləʊslɪ]a. [linked, connected, associated] étroitement ; [resemble] beaucoup• closely involved with a campaign/project étroitement associé à une campagne/un projetb. [look at, study] de près ; [listen] attentivement• a closely guarded secret/prisoner un secret/prisonnier bien gardéc. ( = tightly) he held her closely to him il la tenait serrée (tout) contre lui• closely followed by sb/sth suivi de près par qn/qchd. ( = intimately) to work closely with sb travailler en étroite collaboration avec qne. ( = keenly) [fought, contested] âprement* * *['kləʊslɪ]1) ( in close proximity) [follow, look] lit, fig de près2) ( not distantly) [resemble] beaucoup; [identify] tellement; [conform] tout à fait; [coordinated] biento be closely related — gen être étroitement lié (to à); ( of people) être proches parents
3) ( rigorously) [study, monitor] de près; [listen] attentivement; [question] avec attention4) ( evenly)closely contested ou fought — serré
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5 cerca
adv.near, close.¿está o queda cerca? is it near o nearby?ver algo/a alguien de cerca to see something/somebody close uppor aquí cerca nearbysi no costó dos millones, andará cerca it can't have cost much less than two millionf.1 fence (valla).2 picket fence.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: cercar.* * *► adverbio1 (lugar y tiempo) near, close\■ cerca de la estación near the station, close to the stationde cerca closely————————1 (vallado) fence, wall* * *1. adv.close, near, nearby- cerca de2. noun f.1) fence2) wall* * *ISF (=valla) [de madera, alambre] fence; [de piedra, ladrillo] wallIIcerca eléctrica — electrified fence, electric fence
1. ADV1) [indicando proximidad] [de aquí o allí] near, nearby; [entre objetos, personas] closeestá aquí cerca — it's very o just near here
¿está cerca la estación? — is the station near here o nearby?
está tan cerca que puedo ir andando — it's so near here o so close I can just walk
las casas están tan cerca que se pueden oír las conversaciones de los vecinos — the houses are so close (to each other) that you can hear what the neighbours are saying
quería tener más cerca a los amigos — he wanted to be nearer (to) o closer to his friends
las vacaciones están ya cerca — the holidays are nearly here, the holidays are not far off now
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cerca de — near (to), close toviven cerca de la playa — they live near (to) o close to the beach
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de cerca —a) (=a poca distancia) [ver] close up; [seguir, observar, vigilar] closelyno veo bien de cerca — I can't see things close up, I'm long-sighted
visto de cerca, parece mayor — when you see him close up o at close quarters, he seems older
pudo ver de cerca la pobreza — she got to see poverty close at hand o at close quarters
el coche iba a gran velocidad, seguido de cerca por su escolta — the car was travelling at a high speed, followed closely by its escort
b) (=en persona) in personpara todos aquellos que no puedan ver la exposición de cerca — for all those unable to see the exhibition in person
he tenido la oportunidad de conocer de cerca a muchos famosos — I have had the opportunity of meeting many famous people personally o in person
los que lo conocen de cerca hablan muy bien de él — those who know him well speak very highly of him
no conoce de cerca los problemas de la población — he does not have first-hand o personal knowledge of the people's problems
3)• cerca de — (=casi) nearly
cerca de 2.500 personas — nearly 2,500 people
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estar cerca de hacer algo — to come close to doing sthhe estado cerca de tirar el libro por la ventana — I've come close to throwing that book out of the window
estuvimos tan cerca de conseguir la victoria... — we were so close to obtaining victory...
4) esp Cono Surcerca nuestro/mío — near us/me
2. SM †1) (=aspecto)* * *I1)a) ( en el espacio) near, close¿hay algún banco cerca? — is there a bank nearby o close by?
cerca de algo/alguien — near something/somebody
viven cerca de Tampico/de casa — they live near Tampico/near us
b)de cerca — close up, close to
ver algo de cerca — to see something close up o close to
2) ( en el tiempo) closecerca de algo/+ inf — close to something/-ing
serán cerca de las dos — it must be nearly 2 o'clock o getting on for 2
3) ( indicando aproximación)cerca de — almost, nearly
IIcerca de 1.000 — almost o nearly 1,000
* * *I1)a) ( en el espacio) near, close¿hay algún banco cerca? — is there a bank nearby o close by?
cerca de algo/alguien — near something/somebody
viven cerca de Tampico/de casa — they live near Tampico/near us
b)de cerca — close up, close to
ver algo de cerca — to see something close up o close to
2) ( en el tiempo) closecerca de algo/+ inf — close to something/-ing
serán cerca de las dos — it must be nearly 2 o'clock o getting on for 2
3) ( indicando aproximación)cerca de — almost, nearly
IIcerca de 1.000 — almost o nearly 1,000
* * *cerca11 = picket fence, fence.Ex: The barrier between religion & government in the US is described as a picket fence between accommodationists & separationists.
Ex: I asked why Mr McGregor had a fence around the garden and whether or not Peter needed to go there for food.* cerca de alambre = wire fence.* cerca de alambre de púas = barbed-wire fence.* cerca de tela metálica = wire fence.* peldaños para saltar una cerca = stile.cerca2= near, nearby [near-by], near at hand, close at hand, handy, nigh, within walking distance, in the vicinity, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.Ex: You can restrict the neighborhood even more by using NEAR, which searches for two (or more) terms, in any order, in the same sentence.
Ex: An earlier leakage had prompted library staff to make arrangements with a nearby firm of book conservation specialists in the event of a further disaster.Ex: The firm does not have to be near at hand, but there must be plenty of cooperation and consultation as to selection of stock.Ex: Material needed daily should be stored close at hand.Ex: The desire soon dies away and the book is forgotten if copies are not handy = El deseo pronto muere y el libro se olvida si no hay ejemplares a mano.Ex: The article 'The end is nigh' predicts that the information technology crisis is likely to be worse than predicted because of the need to organize replacement of systems affected by the millennium problem = El artículo "El fin esta cerca' predice que la crisis de la tecnología de la información es probable que sea pero de lo previsto debido a la necesidad de organizar la sustitución de los sistemas afectados por el problema del milenio.Ex: The pilot phase focused on the students at schools within walking distance of the Central Library.Ex: In general while on desk duty the librarian must be aware of what is happening in the vicinity and notice who is coming and going.Ex: For those who wish to make their own arrangements for accommodation, there are many hotels within easy walking distance.Ex: A great neighborhood has stores and shops that satisfy everyday needs within an easy walk from home.* al examinar Algo de cerca = on closer examination, on closer inspection.* cerca de = close to, near [nearer -comp., nearest -sup.], in the vicinity of, in close proximity to, around, a heartbeat away from, in sight of, in the proximity of.* cerca de + Fecha/Número = circa + Fecha/Número [ca o c, -abrev.].* cerca + Posesivo = at + Posesivo + elbow.* cerca uno del otro = in close proximity.* conducir demasiado cerca de otro = tailgate.* controlado de cerca = closely monitored.* de cerca = at close range, at close quarters.* demasiado cerca = too close for comfort.* estar cerca = be at hand, be around.* estar cerca de = be close to.* estar muy cerca de = be one step away from, be steps away from, come + very close to.* lo suficientemente cerca = within range.* lo suficientemente cerca como para oír = within earshot of.* más cerca de = more nearly.* mirada de cerca = close look.* mirada más de cerca = closer look.* mucho más cerca = far closer.* muy cerca = close-by.* muy de cerca = not far behind.* peligrosamente cerca = too close for comfort.* seguido de cerca = closely followed, closely monitored.* seguir de cerca = monitor, stay in + control, keep + track of.* ver la muerte de cerca = have + brushes with death.* vigilado de cerca = under close guard.* vigilar Algo muy de cerca = keep + a watchful eye.* visión de cerca = ringside view, ringside seat.* vivir cerca = live + locally.* * *A1 (en el espacio) near, closesu casa queda or está muy cerca her house is very near o very close¿hay algún banco cerca? is there a bank nearby o close by?vamos a pie, queda aquí cerquita let's walk, it's very near (here) o it's very closequeda cerquísima it's only just around the corner ( o just down the road etc)una de estas tiendas que hay aquí cerca one of these shops just up the road o around the corner o near herecerca DE algo/algn:viven cerca de casa/de Tampico they live near us/near Tampicosiéntate cerca de mí or ( crit) cerca mío sit near meme siento muy cerca de ti I feel very close to you2de cerca close up, close tome acerqué para verlo de cerca I went nearer so I could see it close up o close tono veo bien de cerca I'm longsightedseguir algo de cerca to follow sth closelyB (en el tiempo) closelos exámenes ya están cerca the exams aren't far away now, the exams are getting quite close nowcerca DE algo:estamos ya cerca de la Navidad Christmas is not far awaycuando estemos más cerca de la fecha te lo diré I'll tell you closer to o nearer the dayestás tan cerca de lograrlo you're so close o near to achieving itC(indicando aproximación): cerca de almost, nearly, close onvendieron cerca de 1.000 cabezas de ganado they sold almost o nearly o close on 1,000 head of cattle(de alambre, madera) fence; (de piedra) wall* * *
Del verbo cercar: ( conjugate cercar)
cerca es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
cerca
cercar
cerca adverbio
cerca de algo/algn near sth/sb;◊ ¿hay algún banco cerca? is there a bank nearby o close by?;
está por aquí cerca it's near here (somewhere);
mirar algo/a algn de cerca to look at sth/sb close up o close to;
seguir algo de cerca to follow sth closely
estás tan cerca de lograrlo you're so close to achieving it;
serán cerca de las dos it must be nearly 2 o'clockc) ( indicando aproximación):
■ sustantivo femenino (de alambre, madera) fence;
( de piedra) wall
cercar ( conjugate cercar) verbo transitivo
( con valla) to fence in
‹ enemigo› to surround
cerca 1 adverbio
1 (a poca distancia) near, close: el colegio está cerca de la biblioteca, the school is near the library
estábamos ya muy cerca, cuando..., we were almost there when...
ponte más cerca de ella, get closer to her
de cerca, closely: lo examiné de cerca, I examined it close up
2 (próximo en el tiempo) soon: ya están cerca las vacaciones, the holidays are coming up soon
♦ Locuciones: cerca de, (casi, aproximadamente) nearly, around
cerca de mil personas, about one thousand people
les esperamos cerca de una hora, we waited for them for about an hour (a punto de) estuve cerca de conseguirlo, I very nearly succeeded
cerca 2 sustantivo femenino fence, wall
cercar verbo transitivo
1 (con una valla) to fence, enclose
2 (al enemigo) to surround
' cerca' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
borde
- caer
- encima
- excavar
- filo
- junta
- junto
- mayoría
- ponerse
- seto
- tarde
- topless
- valla
- casi
- encontrar
- luego
- portón
- tapia
- tocar
- vecino
- ventaja
- ver
- verja
English:
alongside
- apprehend
- around
- avoid
- by
- chart
- circa
- close
- closely
- come up to
- convenient
- cricket
- do
- early
- fence
- go by
- gunshot
- hand
- handy
- hotly
- inhibited
- near
- nearby
- on
- pass by
- proximity
- quarter
- round
- shadow
- spitting distance
- tail
- thereabout
- thereabouts
- village
- yacht
- zoom in
- anywhere
- ear
- examination
- fencing
- florist
- follow
- late
- lie
- point
- range
- run
- set
- somewhere
- stile
* * *♦ nf[valla] fence; [muro] wall cerca eléctrica electric fence;cerca viva hedge♦ adv1. [en el espacio] near, close;no me hace falta un taxi porque voy cerca I don't need a taxi, because I'm not going far;cerca de near, close to;está cerca de mí it's near me;estuvo cerca de ganar el premio she came close to winning the prize;de cerca [examinar, mirar] closely;[afectar] deeply; [vivir] first-hand;vivió de cerca el problema de las drogas she had first-hand experience of drug addiction;no ve bien de cerca he's long-sighted;ver algo/a alguien de cerca to see sth/sb close up;por aquí cerca nearbycerca del principio close to o near the beginning;son cerca de las ocho it's about eight (o'clock);los hechos ocurrieron cerca de las seis de la tarde the events in question took place at around six o'clock in the evening;estamos cerca del final del festival we are nearing o approaching the end of the festivalacudieron cerca de mil manifestantes there were nearly o about a thousand demonstrators there;si no costó 2 millones, andará cerca it can't have cost much less than 2 million* * *1 f fence2 adv1 near, close;de cerca close up;seguir de cerca follow closely;vivo muy cerca, me coge muy cerca I live very close by;cerca de near, close to2 ( casi) nearly* * *cerca adv1) : close, near, nearby2)cerca de : nearly, almostcerca nf1) : fence2) : (stone) wall* * *cerca1 adv near / close¿vives cerca de aquí? do you live near here?cerca2 n fence -
6 pendiente
adj.1 pending.2 failed (asignatura).3 hanging, pendent.f.1 slope.el terreno está en pendiente the ground slopes o is on a slopeuna pendiente del 25 por ciento a gradient of 1 in 4, a 1 in 4 gradient2 steepness, pitch.3 earring, eardrop, pendant, pendent.4 steep incline, drop.m.earring. (peninsular Spanish)* * *► adjetivo1 hanging2 (asunto) pending, outstanding1 (cuesta) slope; (inclinación) gradient1 (joya) earring\estar pendiente de algo (a la espera) to be waiting for something 2 (atento) to follow something closelyestar pendiente de alguien (atento) to be watching somebody 2 (dispuesto) to be at somebody's beck and call* * *1. noun f. 2. adj. 3. noun m.* * *1. ADJ1) (=a la expectativa)estar pendiente de algo: estaban pendientes de su llegada — they were waiting for him to arrive
2) (=atento)estar pendiente de algo/algn: está muy pendiente de la salud de su madre — he always keeps an eye on his mother's health
3) [juicio, caso, pedido] pending4) [cuenta] outstanding, unpaid5) [asignatura]6) (=colgado) hanging2.SM (=arete) earring3.SF [de un terreno] slope; [de un tejado] pitch* * *I1) <asunto/problema> unresolvedtenemos algunas cuentas pendientes — ( hablando - de dinero) we have some bills outstanding; (- de problemas) we have some unfinished business to settle
2) ( atento)IIestar pendiente DE algo/alguien: está pendiente del niño a todas horas she devotes every minute of the day to the child; estoy pendiente de que me llamen I'm waiting for them to call me; siempre está pendiente de los demás — he's always watching to see what other people are doing
masculino (Esp) earringIIIuna pendiente muy pronunciada — a very steep slope o incline
la colina tiene una pendiente del 20% — the hill has a one-in-five gradient
* * *I1) <asunto/problema> unresolvedtenemos algunas cuentas pendientes — ( hablando - de dinero) we have some bills outstanding; (- de problemas) we have some unfinished business to settle
2) ( atento)IIestar pendiente DE algo/alguien: está pendiente del niño a todas horas she devotes every minute of the day to the child; estoy pendiente de que me llamen I'm waiting for them to call me; siempre está pendiente de los demás — he's always watching to see what other people are doing
masculino (Esp) earringIIIuna pendiente muy pronunciada — a very steep slope o incline
la colina tiene una pendiente del 20% — the hill has a one-in-five gradient
* * *pendiente11 = escarpment, rise, slope, hill-hugging, descent, ascent.Ex: Use of Woolston Library has declined slightly: the area is isolated by the River Itchen, a busy main road, and a natural escarpment.
Ex: Consideration must be given to vertical rises (from floor to floor), wiring compartment (don't underestimate need), horizontal cable distribution, and ducting systems.Ex: The heading PITCH (Slope) illustrates how to qualify a word by another in parenthesis to clarify the meaning = El encabezamiento PENDIENTE (inclinación) ilustra cómo modificar una palabra con otra entre paréntesis para aclarar el significado.Ex: Dubrovnic is a beautiful natural location on the Adriatic Sea with small, intriguing hill-hugging streets and pedestrian-only traffic within the walls.Ex: The street-smart kid's descent into crime and heroin addiction is now too familiar a story.Ex: Highways with repeating hairpin turns allow easier, safer ascents and descents of mountainous terrain than a direct, steep climb and descent.pendiente22 = pendant, earring.Ex: Dress was from animal hides and pelts, tattoos ornamented both men and women, and bead pendants were worn in ear lobes and rings.
Ex: The author discusses the social and economic role of jewelry and traces cultural differences in the forms of jewels, focusing on fibulas and earrings.pendiente33 = pending, outstanding, unresolved.Ex: Obviously with the definition of what constitutes an entire work still pending it is not easy to define analytical cataloguing precisely.
Ex: Dialog also wants relief from outstanding royalty claims from the American Chemical Society.Ex: Other instances of unresolved or partially resolved conflicts of this type abound in our precomputer cataloging codes.* adquisición pendiente de examen y aceptación = on approval acquisition, sending on approbation, sending on approval.* asignatura pendiente = unfinished business.* asunto pendiente = unfinished business, unresolved matter.* con pagos pendientes = be in arrears.* estar pendiente de = be on the lookout for, pay + attention to, keep + an eye on, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.* estar pendiente de todo = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.* pendiente de = on the lookout for.* pendiente de anunciarse = yet to be announced.* pendiente de confirmación = to be confirmed.* pendiente de ir a la última moda = fashion-conscious.* pendiente de seguir la última moda = fashion-conscious.* quedar pendiente = remain + to be done.* saldo pendiente = outstanding balance.pendiente44 = hanging.Ex: The catenary, often confused with the parabola, is the curve formed by a hanging chain held only at its ends.
* * *A ‹asunto/problema› unresolvedel asunto todavía está pendiente de resolución the matter has still to be resolved, a decision on the matter is still pending ( frml)aún tenemos algunas cuentas pendientes (hablando — de dinero) we still have some bills outstanding; (— de problemas) we have some unfinished business to settleB (atento) estar pendiente DE algo/algn:está pendiente del niño a todas horas she devotes her constant attention to the childvive pendiente del marido she's always at her husband's beck and callestoy pendiente de que me llamen I'm waiting for them to call mesiempre está pendiente de lo que hacen los demás he's always watching to see what other people are doing, he always has his eye on what everyone else is doing( Esp)earring(inclinación — de un terreno) slope, incline; (— de un tejado) slopesubíamos un camino en pendiente we were following an uphill pathla ladera tiene mucha pendiente the hillside slopes steeplyel coche se deslizó por la pendiente the car slid down the slope o hilluna pendiente muy pronunciada a very steep slope o inclinela colina tiene una pendiente del 20% the hill has a one-in-five o a 20% gradient* * *
pendiente adjetivo
1 ‹asunto/problema› unresolved;
‹ cuenta› outstanding
2 ( atento):
estoy pendiente de que me llamen I'm waiting for them to call me
■ sustantivo masculino (Esp) earring
■ sustantivo femenino ( de terreno) slope, incline;
( de tejado) slope;◊ una pendiente muy pronunciada a very steep slope o incline;
tiene mucha pendiente it slopes steeply
pendiente
I adjetivo
1 (sin resolver) unresolved, pending
2 ( dinero) unpaid, outstanding: tiene algunas cuentas pendientes, he has some bills outstanding
3 (estar atento) tienes que estar pendiente de la comida, you must pay attention to the cooking
4 (esperar) to be waiting for
5 (colgante) hanging [de, from]
II m (joya) earring
pendientes de clip, clip-on earring
III sustantivo femenino
1 (del terreno) incline, slope
2 (de techo, tejado) pitch
' pendiente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arete
- asignatura
- bajada
- clip
- declive
- desnivel
- encima
- escarpada
- escarpado
- escorrentía
- rellano
- remontar
- subir
- subida
- tela
- zarcillo
- abrupto
- caer
- cuesta
- empinado
- gradiente
- inclinación
- inclinado
- pronunciado
- rampa
- tanto
- topo
English:
alert
- coast
- dip
- downhill
- earring
- eye
- gradient
- hanging
- inclination
- incline
- open
- outstanding
- owing
- pending
- pitch
- preoccupied
- rise
- rising
- slant
- slip down
- slope
- sloping
- steep
- stud
- undecided
- unfinished
- unpaid
- unsettled
- descent
- ear
- hang
- out
* * *♦ adj1. [por resolver] pending;[deuda] outstanding;estar pendiente de [a la espera de] to be waiting for;tiene dos asignaturas pendientes she has to retake two subjects;estar pendiente de un hilo to be hanging by a thread2.estar pendiente de [atento a] to keep an eye on;estoy pendiente de conocer la respuesta I'm anxious to know the reply;vive pendiente del teléfono she spends her life waiting for the phone to ring3. [colgante] hanging♦ nmpendiente de clip clip-on earring2. Am [asunto] unresolved matter;la lista de pendientes es enorme there is an enormous backlog of matters to be dealt with♦ nf1. [cuesta] slope;una calle con mucha pendiente a very steep street;el terreno está en pendiente the ground slopes o is on a slope;una pendiente del 20 por ciento a 1:5 gradient2. [de tejado] pitch* * *I adj1 unresolved, unfinished;estar pendiente be pending;pendiente de solución awaiting a solution, still to be resolved2 cuenta unpaid3 ( alerta):estar pendiente de be waiting forII m earringIII f slope* * *pendiente adj1) : pending2)estar pendiente de : to be watchful of, to be on the lookout forpendiente nf: slope, incline* * *pendiente1 adj1. (asunto, factura) outstanding2. (juicio, decisión) pendingpendiente2 n1. (adorno) earring2. (cuesta) slope -
7 estar pendiente de algo
(a la espera) to be waiting for something 2 (atento) to follow something closely -
8 seguir
v.1 to follow.tú ve delante, que yo te sigo you go ahead, I'll follow o I'll go behindseguir 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 followed3 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 factorydebes seguir haciéndolo you should keep on o carry on doing itsigo pensando que está mal I still think it's wrongsigue 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.* * *(e changes to i in certain persons of certain tenses; gu changes to g before a and o)Present IndicativePast IndicativePresent SubjunctiveImperfect SubjunctiveFuture SubjunctiveImperative* * *verb1) to follow2) keep on3) pursue4) remain* * *1. VT1) (=perseguir) [+ persona, pista] to follow; [+ indicio] to follow up; [+ presa] to chase, pursueella llegó primero, seguida del embajador — she arrived first, followed by the ambassador
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 trackesta 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 follow4) [+ rumbo, dirección] to followsiga esta calle y al final gire a la derecha — carry on up o follow this street and turn right at the end
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seguir su curso, el proyecto sigue su curso — the project is still on course, the project continues on (its) coursela enfermedad sigue su curso — the illness is taking o running its course
5) (=entender) [+ razonamiento] to follow¿me sigues? — are you with me?
6) (Educ) [+ curso] to take, do7) † [+ mujer] to court †2. VI1) (=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
2)adelante 1)los Juegos Olímpicos siguieron (adelante) a pesar del atentado — the Olympics went ahead despite the attack
3) [en estado, situación] to be still¿cómo sigue? — how is he?
que siga usted bien — keep well, look after yourself
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seguimos sin teléfono — we still haven't got a phone4)• seguir haciendo algo — to go on doing sth, carry on doing sth
siguió mirándola — he went on o carried on looking at her
el ordenador seguía funcionando — the computer carried on working, the computer was still working
5) (=venir a continuación) to follow, follow onentre otros ejemplos destacan los que siguen — amongst other examples, the following stand out
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seguir a algo, las horas que siguieron a la tragedia — the hours following o that followed the tragedy3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <persona/vehículo/presa> to followcamina muy rápido, no la puedo seguir — she walks very fast, I can't keep up with her
seguidos cada vez más de cerca por los japoneses — with the Japanese catching up on them all the time
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
3) ( en el tiempo) to followseguir a algo/alguien — to follow something/somebody
4)a) <instrucciones/consejo/flecha> to followb) ( basarse en) <autor/teoría/método/tradición> to follow5)a) <trámite/procedimiento> to followb) (Educ) < curso> to takeestoy siguiendo un curso de fotografía — I'm doing o taking a photography course
6)a) <explicaciones/profesor> to followdicta 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)2.no sigo ese programa — I don't watch that program, I'm not following that program
seguir vi1)a) ( por un camino) to go onsiga derecho or todo recto hasta el final de la calle — keep o go straight on to the end of the street
seguir de largo — (AmL) to go straight past
b)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?
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 persistb)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)un período de calma ha seguido a estos enfrentamientos — these clashes have been followed by a period of calm
b) historia/poema to continue3.¿cómo sigue la canción? — how does the song go on?
seguirse v pron (en 3a pers)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.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <persona/vehículo/presa> to followcamina muy rápido, no la puedo seguir — she walks very fast, I can't keep up with her
seguidos cada vez más de cerca por los japoneses — with the Japanese catching up on them all the time
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
3) ( en el tiempo) to followseguir a algo/alguien — to follow something/somebody
4)a) <instrucciones/consejo/flecha> to followb) ( basarse en) <autor/teoría/método/tradición> to follow5)a) <trámite/procedimiento> to followb) (Educ) < curso> to takeestoy siguiendo un curso de fotografía — I'm doing o taking a photography course
6)a) <explicaciones/profesor> to followdicta 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)2.no sigo ese programa — I don't watch that program, I'm not following that program
seguir vi1)a) ( por un camino) to go onsiga derecho or todo recto hasta el final de la calle — keep o go straight on to the end of the street
seguir de largo — (AmL) to go straight past
b)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?
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 persistb)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)un período de calma ha seguido a estos enfrentamientos — these clashes have been followed by a period of calm
b) historia/poema to continue3.¿cómo sigue la canción? — how does the song go on?
seguirse v pron (en 3a pers)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.* * *vtA ‹persona/vehículo› to follow; ‹presa› to followsígame, por favor follow me, pleasela hizo seguir por un detective he had her followed by a detectivecamina muy rápido, no la puedo seguir she walks very fast, I can't keep up with hersiga (a) ese coche follow that car!creo que nos están siguiendo I think we're being followedla siguió con la mirada he followed her with his eyesle venían siguiendo los movimientos desde hacía meses they had been watching his movements for monthsseguidos cada vez más de cerca por los japoneses with the Japanese catching up o gaining on them all the timela mala suerte la seguía a todas partes she was dogged by bad luck wherever she wentel que la sigue la consigue or la mata ( fam); if at first you don't succeed, try, try againB ‹camino/ruta›siga esta carretera hasta llegar al puente go along o take o follow this road as far as the bridgecontinuamos el viaje siguiendo la costa we continued our journey following the coastme paré a saludarla y seguí mi camino I stopped to say hello to her and went on my waysi se sigue este camino se pasa por Capileira if you take this route you go through Capileiraseguimos las huellas del animal hasta el río we tracked the animal to the riverla enfermedad sigue su curso normal the illness is taking o running its normal courseel tour sigue la ruta de Bolívar the tour follows the route taken by Bolivarsiguiéndole los pasos al hermano mayor, decidió estudiar medicina following in his elder brother's footsteps, he decided to study medicineC (en el tiempo) to follow seguir A algo/algn to follow sth/sblos disturbios que siguieron a la manifestación the disturbances that followed the demonstrationel hermano que me sigue está en Asunción the brother who comes after me is in AsunciónD1 ‹instrucciones/consejo› to followtienes que seguir el dictamen de tu conciencia you must be guided by your conscience2 (basarse en) ‹autor/teoría/método› to followen su clasificación sigue a Sheldon he follows Sheldon in his classificationsus esculturas siguen el modelo clásico her sculptures are in the classical stylesigue a Kant she's a follower of Kant's philosophysigue las líneas establecidas por nuestro fundador it follows the lines laid down by our founderE1 ‹trámite/procedimiento› to followva a tener que seguir un tratamiento especial/una dieta hipocalórica you will have to undergo special treatment/follow a low-calorie dietse seguirá contra usted el procedimiento de suspensión del permiso de conducción steps will be taken leading to the withdrawal of your driver's license2 ( Educ) ‹curso› to takeestoy 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?F1 ‹explicaciones/profesor› to followdicta demasiado rápido, no la puedo seguir she dictates too quickly, I can't keep upme 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 programsigue atentamente el curso de los acontecimientos he's following the course of events very closelysigue paso a paso la vida de su ídolo she keeps track of every detail of her idol's lifeseguimos muy de cerca su desarrollo we are keeping careful track of its development, we are following its development very closely■ seguirviA1 (por un camino) to go onsiga derecho or todo recto hasta el final de la calle keep o go straight on to the end of the streetsigue por esta calle hasta el semáforo go on down this street as far as the traffic lightsel tren sigue hasta Salto the train goes on to Saltodesde allí hay que seguir a pie/en mula from there you have to go on on foot/by mule2seguir adelante: ¿entienden? bien, entonces sigamos adelante do you understand? good, then let's carry onllueve ¿regresamos? — no, sigamos adelante it's raining, shall we go back? — no, let's go on o carry onresolvieron seguir adelante con los planes they decided to go ahead with their plans3B(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 understandsigue soltera/tan bonita como siempre she's still single/as pretty as eversi sigue así de trabajador, llegará lejos if he carries on working as hard as this, he'll go a long wayC1«tareas/investigaciones/rumores»: siguen las investigaciones en torno al crimen investigations are continuing into the crimesigue el buen tiempo en todo el país the good weather is continuing throughout the country, the whole country is still enjoying good weathersi siguen estos rumores if these rumors persist2 seguir + GER:sigo pensando que deberíamos haber ido I still think we ought to have gonesigue leyendo tú, Elsa you read now, Elsasi sigues molestando te voy a echar if you carry on being a nuisance, I'm going to send you outseguiré haciéndolo a mi manera I'll go on o carry on doing it my way, I shall continue to do it my way ( frml)D1(venir después, estar contiguo): lee lo que sigue read what follows, read what comes nextel capítulo que sigue the next chapterme bajo en la parada que sigue I get off at the next stopsigue una hora de música clásica there follows an hour of classical music2 «historia/poema» to continue¿cómo sigue la canción? how does the song go on?[ S ] sigue en la página 8 continued on page 8la lista definitiva ha quedado como sigue the final list is as follows■ seguirse( en tercera persona) seguirse DE algo to follow FROM sthde esto se sigue que su muerte no fue accidental it follows from this that her death was not accidental* * *
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
4
‹ tratamiento› to undergo
5 ‹explicaciones/profesor› to follow;◊ dicta demasiado rápido, no la puedo seguir she dictates too quickly, I can't keep up
verbo intransitivo
1
siga derecho or todo recto keep o go straight on;
seguir de largo (AmL) to go straight pastb)
resolvieron seguir adelante con los planes they decided to go ahead with their plansc) (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;
seguiré haciéndolo a mi manera I'll go on o carry on doing it my way
4a) ( venir después):
el capítulo que sigue the next chapter
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
* * *♦ vt1. [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 arrow2. [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;el que la sigue la consigue where there's a will there's a way3. [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;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 instructed4. [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 speech5. [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 trainingsigue la carrera de medicina she's studying medicine♦ vi1. [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;Fama 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 goingseguiremos 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 lights4. [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 20con permiso, ¿puedo entrar? – siga excuse me, can I come in? – please do* * *I v/tseguir 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!* * *seguir {75} vt1) : to followel sol sigue la lluvia: sunshine follows the rainseguiré tu consejo: I'll follow your adviceme siguieron con la mirada: they followed me with their eyes2) : to go along, to keep onseguimos toda la carretera panamericana: we continued along the PanAmerican Highwaysiguió hablando: he kept on talkingseguir el curso: to stay on course3) : to take (a course, a treatment)seguir vi1) : to go on, to keep goingsigue adelante: keep going, carry on2) : to remain, to continue to be¿todavía sigues aquí?: you're still here?sigue con vida: she's still alive3) : to follow, to come afterla frase que sigue: the following sentence* * *seguir vb1. (en general) to follow2. (cursar estudios) to do3. (recorrer) to go on¡sigue! No te pares go on! Don't stop!4. (continuar) to be still -
9 suivre
suivre [syivʀ]➭ TABLE 401. transitive verba. to follow• pars sans moi, je te suis go on without me and I'll follow• ralentis, je ne peux pas (te) suivre slow down, I can't keep up (with you)• suivre qn de près [garde du corps] to stick close to sb ; [voiture, coureur] to follow close behind sb• suivez le guide ! this way, please!• cette préposition est toujours suivie de... this preposition is always followed by...• il la suivit des yeux or du regard he followed her with his eyes• vous me suivez ? ( = vous me comprenez ?) do you follow me?b. ( = se conformer à) [+ exemple, mode, conseil, consigne] to follow• si les prix augmentent, les salaires doivent suivre if prices rise, salaries must do the samec. [étudiant] [+ classe, cours] ( = être inscrit à) to attend ; ( = être attentif à) to followd. ( = observer l'évolution de) to follow• suivre un malade/un élève to follow the progress of a patient/a pupil• « à suivre » [feuilleton] "to be continued"2. intransitive verba. [élève] ( = être attentif) to pay attention ; ( = assimiler le programme) to keep upb. ( = venir après) to follow• « faire suivre » (sur enveloppe) "please forward"3. reflexive verb* * *sɥivʀ
1.
1) ( aller derrière) to follow [personne, voiture]; ( accompagner) to accompany [personne]suivre quelqu'un dans le jardin — to follow somebody into the garden GB ou yard US
suivre quelqu'un de près/de loin — lit to follow somebody closely/at a distance
il est mort en juin, et elle l'a suivi de près — he died in June and she followed not long after
suivez le guide! — this way, please!
2) ( se situer après) to follow, to come after [période, incident, dynastie]; ( succéder à) to follow; ( résulter de) to followle jour qui suivit — the next ou following day
‘à suivre’ — ‘to be continued’
3) ( aller selon) [personne] to follow [flèche, sentier, itinéraire]; [police, chien] to follow [piste]; [bateau, route] to follow, to hug [côte]; [route] to run alongside [voie ferrée]quelle est la marche à suivre? — fig what is the best way to go about it?
suivre le droit chemin — fig to keep to the straight and narrow
4) ( se conformer à) to follow [coutume, exemple, instinct]; to obey [caprice, impulsion]5) ( être attentif à) to follow [leçon, match, procès]; to follow the progress of [élève, malade]être suivi or se faire suivre par un spécialiste — Médecine to be treated by a specialist
un de nos collègues, suivez mon regard — (colloq) hum one of our colleagues, not mentioning any names
6) ( assister à)suivre un cours de cuisine — to do a cookery GB ou cooking US course
7) ( comprendre) to follow [explication, raisonnement]8) fig ( ne pas se laisser distancer) to keep pace with [personne]tu vas trop vite, je ne peux pas (te) suivre — you're going too fast, I can't keep up
les prix augmentent, mais les salaires ne suivent pas — prices are going up but wages are not keeping pace
9) Commerce10) Sport to follow [something] through [ballon]
2.
verbe intransitif1) Postes
3.
se suivre verbe pronominal1) ( être placés dans un ordre) [numéros, pages] to be in order; Jeux [cartes] to be consecutive2) ( se succéder) [incidents] to happen one after the other
4.
verbe impersonnelil suit — it follows (de from)
* * *sɥivʀ1. vt1) (aller derrière) [personne] to followIl m'a suivie jusque chez moi. — He followed me home.
suivre qn/qch des yeux — to follow sb/sth with one's eyes
2) (dans le temps) [semaines, mois] [événements] to followsuivre son cours — to take its course, to follow its course
L'enquête suit son cours. — The inquiry is taking its course., The inquiry is following its course.
3) (= soutenir, imiter) [personne] to follow4) (= comprendre) [personne, conversation, leçon] to follow5) [émission] (= regarder) to watch, (= écouter) to listen toJe peux changer de chaîne ou tu suis cette émission? — Are you watching this programme or can I change the channel?, Are you following this programme or can I change the channel?
"à suivre" — "to be continued"
6) [actualité] to followJ'aime suivre l'actualité. — I like to keep up with the news.
7) (= assister à) [cours] to do, to takeJe suis un cours d'anglais à la fac. — I'm doing an English course at college.
8) [traitement] to be having, to be undergoing2. vi1) [personne] to follow2) [semaines, mois, années] to followdans les semaines qui suivirent — in the weeks that followed, in the following weeks
3)faire suivre [courrier] — to forward
4) (= écouter) to pay attention5) (= assimiler le programme) to keep up, to followIl n'arrive pas à suivre en maths. — He can't keep up in maths.
* * *suivre verb table: suivreA vtr1 ( aller derrière) to follow [personne, voiture]; ( accompagner) to accompany [personne]; suivez cette voiture! follow that car!; suivis de leur chien followed by their dog; j'ai l'impression qu'on me suit I think I'm being followed; un interprète le suit dans ses visites officielles an interpreter accompanies him on official visits; faire suivre qn to have sb followed; suivre qn en exil/dans le jardin to follow sb into exile/into the garden GB ou yard US; suivre qn de près/de loin lit to follow sb closely/at a distance; suivre de très près la voiture de tête Sport to be right behind the leading car; il est mort en juin, et elle l'a suivi de près he died in June and she followed not long after; il me suit partout [chien] he follows me everywhere; [sac] it goes everywhere with me; partez sans moi, je vous suis don't wait for me, I'll follow; suivre qn du regard to follow sb with one's eyes; ta réputation t'a suivi jusqu'ici your reputation has followed you; suivre un cerf à la trace to stalk a stag; suivez le guide! this way, please!;2 ( se situer après) to follow, to come after [période, incident, dynastie]; ( succéder à) to follow; ( résulter de) to follow; le verbe suit le sujet the verb comes after ou follows the subject; suivit un long silence there followed a long silence; le film qui suivit the film that followed; le jour qui suivit the next ou following day; la répression qui suivit l'insurrection the clamp-down that followed the insurrection; comme nous le verrons dans l'exemple qui suit as we shall see in the following example; lis ce qui suit read on; ‘à suivre’ ‘to be continued’;3 ( aller selon) [personne] to follow [flèche, sentier, itinéraire]; [police, chien] to follow [piste]; [bateau, route] to follow, to hug [côte]; [route] to run alongside [voie ferrée]; ils ont suivi la même voie fig they followed the same path; indiquer (à qn) la route à suivre to give (sb) directions; quelle est la marche à suivre? fig what is the best way to go about it?; suivre le droit chemin fig to keep to the straight and narrow; lire en suivant (les lignes) du doigt dans son livre to read with a finger under the line; ⇒ bonhomme;4 ( se conformer à) to follow [coutume, exemple, conseil, règlement, mode, chef de file]; to follow [instinct, penchant]; to obey [caprice, impulsion]; suivre une recette/un traitement to follow a recipe/a course of treatment; décider de suivre un régime to decide to go on a diet; il suit/ne suit pas son régime he keeps to/doesn't keep to his diet; le dollar a chuté et la livre a suivi the dollar fell and the pound followed suit;5 ( être attentif à) to follow [leçon, match, procès]; to follow the progress of [élève, malade]; suivre un feuilleton à la télévision to watch a serial on TV; suivre l'actualité to keep up with the news; suivre les événements de très près to keep a close eye on developments, to watch developments closely; c'est une affaire à suivre it's something worth watching; être suivi or se faire suivre par un spécialiste Méd to be treated by a specialist; elle ne suit jamais en classe she never pays attention in class; un de nos collègues, suivez mon regard○ hum one of our colleagues, not mentioning any names;6 ( assister à) suivre un cours de cuisine to do a cookery GB ou cooking US course; suivre un stage de formation to be on a training course GB, to be in a training program US;7 ( comprendre) to follow [explication, raisonnement]; je vous suis I'm with you, I follow; je ne vous suis pas très bien I'm not quite with you, I don't quite follow; vous me suivez? are you with me?; je n'arrive pas à suivre ce qu'il dit I can't follow what he's saying;8 fig ( ne pas se laisser distancer) to keep pace with [personne]; tu vas trop vite, je ne peux pas (te) suivre you're going too fast, I can't keep up; les prix augmentent, mais les salaires ne suivent pas prices are going up but wages are not keeping pace; il ne suit pas bien en chimie Scol he's struggling to keep up in chemistry;9 Comm suivre un article to keep a line in stock;10 Sport to follow [sth] through [ballon].B vi1 Postes faire suivre son courrier to have one's mail forwarded; (prière de) faire suivre please forward;C se suivre vpr1 ( être placés dans un ordre) [numéros, pages] to be in order; [cartes] Jeux to be consecutive; les numéros ne se suivent pas the numbers are not consecutive ou in order;2 ( se succéder) [incidents] to happen one after the other; se suivre à quelques jours d'intervalle to happen within a few days; les deux frères se suivent de près the two brothers are close in age;3 ( être cohérent) [argumentation, exposé] to be coherent; argumentation qui se suit en toute logique consistently logical line of argument.D v impers il suit it follows (de from); d'où il suit que from which it follows that, it therefore follows that; comme suit as follows.suivre qn comme un caniche or mouton or toutou to trail around after sb like a little dog.[sɥivr] verbe transitifA.[DANS L'ESPACE, LE TEMPS]1. [pour escorter, espionner, rattraper] to followsuivez le guide this way (for the guided tour), pleasea. [généralement] to follow close behind somebodyb. [pour le protéger] to stick close to somebodyle coureur anglais, suivi de très près par le Belge the English runner, with the Belgian close on his heelscertaines personnes, suivez mon regard, n'ont pas fait leur travail certain people, who shall be ou remain nameless, haven't done their workmarche moins vite, je ne peux pas suivre slow down, I can't keep uple jour qui suivit (the) next day, the following dayil suit de votre déclaration que le témoin ment it follows from your statement that the witness is lyingles conjonctions toujours suivies du subjonctif the conjunctions always followed by ou that always govern the subjunctiveB.[ADOPTER, OBÉIR À]1. [emprunter - itinéraire, rue] to followla route suit la rivière sur plusieurs kilomètres the road runs along ou follows (the course of) the river for several kilometres3. [se soumettre à - traitement] to undergo4. [se conformer à - conseil, personne, instructions] to follow[règlement] to comply with (inseparable)5. CARTES[produire] to produceC.1. [observer - carrière, progrès, feuilleton] to follow ; [ - actualité] to keep up with (inseparable)maintenant, suivez-moi bien now, listen to me carefully ou pay close attentionencore un qui ne suivait pas! [distrait] so, someone else wasn't paying attention!je vais suivre avec Pierre [sur son livre] I'll share Pierre's book3. [comprendre - explications, raisonnement] to follow4. [s'occuper de - dossier, commande] to deal with (inseparable) ; [ - élève] to follow the progress ofje suis suivie par un très bon médecin I'm with ou under a very good doctor————————[sɥivr] verbe intransitif1. ÉDUCATION [assimiler le programme] to keep up2. [être acheminé après]‘lettre suit’ ‘will write soon, letter follows’faire suivre [lettre] to forward, to send on3. [être ci-après] to followsont reçus les candidats dont les noms suivent the names of the successful candidates are as follows————————se suivre verbe pronominal intransitif1. [être l'un derrière l'autre - personnes, lettres] to follow one anotherpar temps de brouillard, ne vous suivez pas de trop près in foggy conditions, keep your distance (from other vehicles)les trois coureurs se suivent de très près the three runners are very close behind one another ou are tightly bunched3. [se succéder dans le temps]les jours se suivent et ne se ressemblent pas (proverbe) who knows what tomorrow holds (locution), every day is a new beginning ou dawn————————à suivre locution adjectivale————————à suivre locution adverbiale‘à suivre’ ‘to be continued’ -
10 serrer
serrer [seʀe]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. ( = maintenir, presser) to grip• serrer qn dans ses bras/contre son cœur to clasp sb in one's arms/to one's chest• serrer la main à or de qn ( = la donner) to shake hands with sb ; ( = la presser) to squeeze sb's handb. ( = contracter) serrer le poing/les mâchoires to clench one's fist/one's jawsc. ( = comprimer) to be too tight ford. [+ écrou, vis, ceinture, lacet, nœud] to tighten ; [+ joint] to clampe. ( = se tenir près de) (par derrière) to keep close behind ; (latéralement) to squeeze ( contre up against)f. [+ objets alignés, lignes, mots] to put close together• il faudra serrer les invités, la table est petite we'll have to squeeze the guests together as the table is so small2. intransitive verb( = obliquer) serrer à droite/gauche to move in to the right-hand/left-hand lane3. reflexive verba. ( = se rapprocher)• se serrer autour de la table/du feu to squeeze round the table/the fireb. ( = se contracter) son cœur se serra he felt a pang of anguish* * *seʀe
1.
1) ( maintenir vigoureusement) [personne] to grip [volant, rame]serrer quelqu'un/quelque chose dans ses bras — to hug somebody/something
2) ( ajuster) to tighten [nœud, corde]3) ( tenir à l'étroit) [chaussures, vêtement] to be too tight4) ( bloquer) to tighten [écrou, vis, boulon]; to turn [something] off tightly [robinet]sans serrer — [fixer, visser] loosely
5) ( être près de)serrer le trottoir — [automobiliste] to hug the kerb GB ou curb US
serrer à droite — [véhicule] to get ou stay in the right-hand lane
serrer quelqu'un de près — [concurrent] to be hot on somebody's tail
serrer un sujet de près — fig to study a subject closely
6) ( rapprocher) to push [something] closer together [livres, tables, objets]; to squeeze [personne]être serré — [livres, personnes] to be packed together
serrer les rangs — lit, fig to close ranks
7) ( réduire) to cut [dépenses, prix]8) Nautisme to furl [voile]9) ( ranger) liter, dial to stow [something] away [objet précieux, économies]
2.
se serrer verbe pronominal1) ( se rapprocher de) [personnes] to squeeze up2) ( se comprimer)3) ( se contracter)avoir la gorge qui se serre — ( d'émotion) to have a lump in one's throat; ( de peur) to have one's heart in one's mouth
* * *seʀe1. vt1) (= tenir) to grip tight, to hold tight2) (= comprimer, coincer) to squeeze, [poings, mâchoires] to clenchserrer les dents — to clench one's teeth, to grit one's teeth
3) [ceinture, nœud, frein, vis] to tightenserrer la gorge à qn [chagrin] — to bring a lump to sb's throat
4) [vêtement] to be too tight forCe pantalon me serre trop. — These trousers are too tight for me.
5) (= rapprocher) [objets, chaises] to close up, to move closer together2. vi"serrer à droite" — "keep right"
* * *serrer verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( maintenir vigoureusement) [personne] to grip [volant, rame]; ne serrez pas le volant, détendez-vous don't grip the steering wheel, relax; si tu serres bien la corde tu ne risqueras rien if you grip the rope tightly you'll be OK; serrer qch dans sa main to grip [sth] in one's hand [pièce, bonbon, crayon, clé]; serrer qn/qch dans ses bras to hug sb/sth; serrer qn/qch contre sa poitrine to hug sb/sth to one's chest; serrer qch entre ses cuisses/genoux to grip sth between one's thighs/knees; serrer qch entre ses dents to clench sth between one's teeth; serrer le poignet/cou de qn to squeeze sb's wrist/neck; serrer la main de or la pince○ à qn to shake hands with sb; elle a serré la main du ministre she shook hands with the minister; serrer les poings to clench one's fists; la peur me serrait la gorge my throat was constricted with fear; ça me serre le cœur de voir ça it wrings my heart to see that;2 ( ajuster) [personne] to tighten [corset, ceinture, nœud]; to tighten [ficelle]; serre bien tes lacets do your shoelaces up tight; tu as trop serré ton nœud de cravate your tie is too tight; serrer son peignoir autour de sa taille to pull one's dressing-gown around oneself; mon chignon n'est pas assez serré my bun is (too) loose;3 ( tenir à l'étroit) [chaussures, vêtement] to be too tight; mon pantalon me serre my trousers GB ou pants US are too tight; ça me serre à la taille/aux épaules/aux mollets it's too tight around my waist/across my shoulders/around my calves;4 ( bloquer) to tighten [écrou, vis, boulon]; to turn [sth] off tightly [robinet]; serrer une pièce dans un étau to grip a part in a vice GB ou vise US; ne serrez pas trop don't overtighten; sans serrer [fixer, visser] loosely;5 ( être près de) serrer le trottoir [automobiliste] to hug the kerb GB ou curb US; serrer l'accotement to drive very close to the edge of the road; serrer à droite/gauche [véhicule] to move close to the right/left of the road; serrer un cycliste contre le trottoir [voiture] to force a cyclist up against the pavement GB ou sidewalk US; serrer qn de près [concurrent] to be hot on sb's tail;6 ( rapprocher) to push [sth] closer together [livres, tables, objets] (contre against); to squeeze [personne] (dans in; contre against); être serré [livres, personnes] to be packed together; nous sommes trop serrés dans la cuisine there are too many of us in the kitchen; serrer les rangs lit, fig to close ranks;7 ( étudier en profondeur) serrer un sujet/problème de près to study a subject/problem closely;B se serrer vpr1 ( se rapprocher de) [personnes] to squeeze up (autour de around; dans in); serrez-vous pour faire de la place squeeze up to make room; ma voiture est petite, il va falloir se serrer my car is small, we'll have to squeeze up; se serrer contre qch/qn to squeeze up against sth/sb; ils se sont serrés les uns contre les autres they huddled together;2 ( se comprimer) se serrer dans une jupe/un pantalon to squeeze oneself into a skirt/a pair of trousers GB ou pants US; nous nous sommes serré la main we shook hands;3 ( se contracter) avoir le cœur qui se serre to feel deeply upset; avoir la gorge qui se serre ( d'émotion) to have a lump in one's throat; (de peur, trac) to have one's heart in one's mouth.[sere] verbe transitif1. [presser] to hold tightserrer la main ou la pince (familier) à quelqu'un to shake hands with somebody, to shake somebody's hand2. [suj: vêtement] to be tightla chaussure droite/le col me serre un peu the right shoe/the collar is a bit tight3. [bien fermer - nœud, lacets] to tighten, to pull tight ; [ - joint] to clamp ; [ - écrou] to tighten (up) ; [ - frein à main] to put on tight4. [contracter] to clenchserrer les lèvres to set ou to tighten one's lipsserrer les dents to clench ou to set ou to grit one's teeth5. [rapprocher]être serrés comme des sardines ou des harengs to be squashed up like sardines6. [suivre]serrer quelqu'un de près to follow close behind somebody, to follow somebody closely7. NAUTIQUEserrer le vent to sail close to ou to hug the wind8. (littéraire) [enfermer] to put away————————[sere] verbe intransitifserrer à droite/gauche to keep to the right/left————————se serrer verbe pronominal intransitif1. [se rapprocher] to squeeze upa. [par affection] to cuddle ou to snuggle up to somebodyb. [pour se protéger] to huddle up against somebody2. [se contracter] to tighten up————————se serrer verbe pronominal transitif -
11 près
près [pʀε]adverb(dans l'espace, dans le temps) close• il habite assez/tout près he lives quite/very near or close• c'est plus/moins près que je ne croyais (espace) it's nearer than/further than I thought ; (temps) it's sooner than/further off than I thought• je vais vous donner le chiffre à un centimètre près I'll give you the figure to within about a centimetre• cela fait 100 € à peu de chose(s) près that comes to 100 euros, or as near as makes no difference► de près• il voit mal/bien de près he can't see very well/he can see all right close to• de près ou de loin [ressembler] more or less• tout ce qui touche de près ou de loin au cinéma everything remotely connected with cinema► près de near close to• être très près du but to be very close to or near one's goal• être près de son argent or de ses sous (inf) to be tight-fisted• il est près de la retraite he's close to or near retirement• il est près de la cinquantaine he's nearly fifty► ne pas être près de + infinitif• je ne suis pas près de partir/de réussir at this rate, I'm not likely to be going/to succeed* * *pʀɛ
1.
1) ( non loin dans l'espace) closela ville est tout près — it's no distance to the town, the town is close by
2) fig10 kg, à quelques grammes près — 10 kg, give or take a few grammes
ce roman est plutôt bon, à quelques détails près — this novel is quite good, apart from the odd detail
à ceci or cela près que — except that
à une voix près, le projet aurait été adopté — the project would have been adopted but for one vote
prends ton temps, on n'est pas à cinq minutes près — take your time, five minutes won't make any difference
précis au millimètre près — accurate to within a millimetre [BrE]
2.
près de locution prépositive1) ( dans l'espace) nearelle habite près d'ici — she lives nearby ou near here
être près du but — fig to be close to achieving one's goal
elle est près de lui — ( à ses côtés) she's at his side
2) ( dans le temps) near, nearly3) (par les idées, les sentiments) close (de to)4) ( presque) nearly, almostcela coûte près de 500 euros — it costs nearly ou almost 500 euros
3.
de près locution adverbiale closelysurveiller quelqu'un/qch de près — to keep a close eye on somebody/sth
vu de près, cela rassemble à... — seen from close quarters, it looks like...
voir la mort de près — to look death in the face, to come close to death
4.
à peu près locution adverbiale ( presque)la rue est à peu près vide — the street is practically ou virtually empty
cela coûte à peu près 20 euros — it costs about ou around 20 euros
* * *pʀɛ adv1) (pas loin) nearJ'habite tout près. — I live nearby.
Il habite près de la poste. — He lives near the post office.
Assieds-toi près de moi. — Sit down next to me.
Il a regardé la photo de près. — He looked closely at the photo.
Il y avait près de cinq cents spectateurs. — There were nearly 500 spectators.
à qch près; à 1kg près — to within about 1kg
On n'est pas à un jour près. — One day won't make any difference., One day either way won't make any difference.
Il était près de le dénoncer. — He was on the point of informing on him.
Je ne suis pas près de lui pardonner. — I'm not about to forgive him.
* * *A adv1 ( non loin dans l'espace) close; la ville est tout près it's no distance to the town, the town is close by; ce n'est pas tout près it's quite a way; c'est plus près qu'on ne pense it's closer than you'd think; se raser de près to have a close shave;2 ( non loin dans le temps) les vacances sont tout près maintenant the vacation is nearly here ou upon us;3 fig cela pèse 10 kg, à quelques grammes près it weighs 10 kg, give or take a few grams; ce roman est plutôt bon, à quelques détails près this novel is quite good, apart from the odd detail; à ceci or cela près que except that; il m'a remboursé au centime près he paid me back to the very last penny; à une minute près, j'avais mon train/je battais mon record I was within a minute of catching my train/breaking my record; à une voix près, le projet aurait été adopté the project would have been adopted but for one vote; gagner/perdre à deux voix près to win/lose by two votes; elles sont semblables, à la couleur près they're the same but for the colourGB; prends ton temps, on n'est pas à cinq minutes près take your time, five minutes won't make any difference; ils ne sont plus à un vol près one more theft won't make any difference to them; je ne suis pas à un paquet de cigarettes près what does the odd packet of cigarettes matter?; précis au millimètre près accurate to within a millimetreGB; à une exception près with only one exception; à quelques exceptions près with a few rare exceptions.B près de loc prép1 ( dans l'espace) near; j'aimerais être près de toi I'd like to be with you; elle habite près d'ici she lives nearby ou near here; être près du but fig to be close to achieving one's goal; la balle est passée très près du cœur the bullet just missed the heart; près d'elle, un enfant jouait a child was playing near her ou beside her; elle est près de lui ( à ses côtés) she's with him;2 ( dans le temps) near, nearly; il est près de l'âge de la retraite he's near retirement age; il est près de minuit it's nearly midnight; elle est près de la cinquantaine she's nearly fifty; on est près des vacances maintenant the holidays are nearly here ou upon us; être près de faire to be about to do; je ne suis pas près de recommencer/d'y retourner I'm not about to do that again/to go back there again; être près de partir/sombrer to be about to leave/sink; le jour est près de se lever dawn is about to break; je suis près de penser/croire que I almost think/believe that; être près de réussir/de refuser/d'accepter to be about to succeed/to refuse/to accept, to be on the point of succeeding/of refusing/of accepting; ils étaient près de la victoire they were close to victory; le problème n'est pas près d'être résolu the problem is nowhere near solved;3 (par les idées, les sentiments) close; elle a toujours été très près de sa mère she has always been very close to her mother; ils sont très près l'un de l'autre they are very close; vivre près de la nature to live close to nature;4 ( presque) nearly, almost; cela coûte près de 1 000 euros it costs nearly ou almost 1,000 euros; il a cessé de fumer pendant près de 20 ans he didn't smoke for nearly 20 years; cela a nécessité près d'un an de travail it involved nearly a year's work; le chômage touche près de 3 millions de personnes unemployment affects nearly ou almost 3 million people; une toile de près de 2 m sur 3 a canvas measuring almost 2 m by 3; cela fait près d'un mois que j'attends I've been waiting close to ou for nearly a month.C de près loc adv closely; regarder de plus près to take a closer look; regarder/examiner qch de près to look at/to examine sth closely; observer/suivre qn de près to observe/to follow sb closely; surveiller qn/qch de près to keep a close eye on sb/sth; le coup de fusil a été tiré de très près the shot was fired at close range; voir de près to see clearly close up; vu de près, cela rassemble à… seen from close quarters, it looks like…; les examens/concurrents se suivent de près the exams/competitors are close together; les explosions se succédèrent de près the explosions came in close succession; être lié de près à qch to be closely linked with sth; s'intéresser de près à qch to take a close interest in sth; frôler de près la catastrophe to come close to disaster; ne pas y regarder de trop près not to look too closely; voir la mort de près to look death in the face, to come close to death; à y regarder de plus près on closer examination.D à peu près loc adv ( presque) la rue est à peu près vide the street is practically ou virtually empty; cela coûte à peu près 200 euros it costs about ou around 200 euros; il y a à peu près une heure qu'il est parti he left about an hour ago, it's about an hour since he left; un groupe d'à peu près 50 personnes a group of about ou some 50 people; je pense à peu près comme toi I think more or less the same as you; à peu près de la même façon in much the same way; à peu près semblables pretty much the same; cela désigne à peu près n'importe quoi it refers to just about anything; c'est à peu près tout that's about the size of it; c'est à peu près tout ce qu'on sait sur cette affaire that's just about all we know about this matter.[prɛ] adverbele bureau est tout près the office is very near ou just around the cornerjeudi c'est trop près, disons plutôt samedi Thursday is too soon, let's say Saturday————————[prɛ] préposition————————à... près locution correlativec'est parfait, à un détail près it's perfect but for ou except for one thing————————à cela près que locution conjonctiveà peu de choses près locution adverbialeà peu de choses près, il y en a cinquante there are fifty of them, more or less ou give or take a few————————à peu près locution adverbialeon était à peu près cinquante there were about ou around fifty of us2. [plus ou moins] more or lessil sait à peu près comment y aller he knows more or less ou roughly how to get there————————de près locution adverbialeat close range ou quarterssurveiller quelqu'un de près to keep a close watch ou eye on somebodyb. (figuré) to look (very) closely at something, to look carefully into somethingcela ressemble, de près ou de loin, à une habile escroquerie however ou whichever way you look at it, it's a skilful piece of fraudtout ce qui touche, de près ou de loin à everything (which is) even remotely connected with————————près de locution prépositionnelle1. [dans l'espace] nearassieds-toi près de lui sit near him ou next to himvêtements près du corps close-fitting ou tight-fitting clothes[affectivement, qualitativement] close toles premiers candidats sont très près les uns des autres there's very little difference between the first few candidatesêtre près de ses sous ou de son argent to be tightfisted2. [dans le temps]je ne suis pas près d'oublier ça I'm not about to ou it'll be a long time before I forget thaton était près de cinquante there were almost ou nearly fifty of us -
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1) ((usually with at or to) to attach (something) to something: These comments weren't part of his speech - he just tagged them on at the end.) tilføje2) (to follow (someone) closely: The child always tags on to his elder brother.) rende i hælene* * *1) ((usually with at or to) to attach (something) to something: These comments weren't part of his speech - he just tagged them on at the end.) tilføje2) (to follow (someone) closely: The child always tags on to his elder brother.) rende i hælene -
13 stare
be( restare) stay( abitare) livestare in piedi standstare bene be welldi vestiti suitstare per fare qualcosa be about to do somethingstammi a sentire listen to melascialo stare leave him alone, let him bestare telefonando be on the phone, be making a phonecallcome sta? how are you?, how are things?ben ti sta! serves you right!ci sto! here I am!sta bene all right, ok* * *stare v. intr.1 to stay; ( rimanere) to remain: sta' dove sei, stay where you are; sta' fermo!, stay (o stand) still!; stare in casa, to stay indoors; stette alla finestra a guardarci partire, she stayed at the window watching us leave; stare al sole, all'ombra, sotto la pioggia, to stay in the sun, in the shade, in the rain; questi fiori devono stare fuori la notte, these flowers must be left out at night; sono stato da Tom tutto il pomeriggio, I stayed at Tom's the whole afternoon // stare in piedi, to stand; stare diritto, to stand up straight; stare alzato, to stay up; stare sveglio, to stay awake; stare seduto, to remain seated; stare sdraiato, to be lying down; stare a letto, to stay in bed; stare in poltrona, to sit in an armchair; stare indietro, to stand back; stare in disparte, to stand aside2 ( abitare) to live: quando stavo a Milano, when I lived (o I used to live) in Milan; sta in campagna sei mesi all'anno, he lives in the country six months a year; sto uscio a uscio con lui, I live next door to him3 ( essere) to be: quell'albergo sta in cima a una collina, in riva al lago, the hotel is (o stands) on a hilltop, on the shore of the lake; stava su questo tavolo, it was on this table; sta alla cassa, he is at the cash desk; qui sta il difficile, this is the difficulty; le cose stanno così, it's like this; dire le cose come stanno, to be frank; stando così le cose..., things being as they are...; la faccenda sta in questi termini, it's like this; sta' attento, buono, tranquillo, be careful, good, quiet; sta' zitto!, keep quiet! (o fam. shut up!); stare in ansia, to be anxious; sta' sicuro che verrà, you can be sure he will come // ( così) sta scritto, thus it is written // stare con qlcu., ( avere una relazione) to be with s.o. // a quanto stanno le patate oggi?, (fam.) how much are potatoes today?4 ( andare) to go*; to be: sono stato a Londra l'anno scorso, I went to London last year; sei mai stato a Parigi?, have you ever been in Paris?; sono stata dal dottore, dalla sarta, I went to see my doctor, to the dressmaker's5 ( dipendere) to depend: se stesse in me l'avresti già, if it depended on me, you would already have it; tutto sta se si può arrivare in tempo, everything depends on whether we get there in time6 ( spettare, toccare) to be up; to be for (s.o.); to be one's turn; sta a lui decidere questa faccenda, it is up to him (o it is his business) to decide this matter; non sta a te giudicare ciò, it is not for you to judge this matter; sta a me fare le carte, it's my turn to deal7 ( attenersi): devi stare a quel che ti dicono di fare, you must do as they tell you; io sto al suo consiglio, I follow his advice9 (al gioco, non volere altre carte) to stick*: sto!, stick!10 (seguito dal ger. per indicare la forma progressiva) to be (+ ger.): sto leggendo, I'm reading; il cane sta abbaiando, the dog is barking; stai commettendo un grave errore, you're making a serious mistake; il malato sta migliorando, the patient is improving; stanno chiamando te, they are calling you; stanno bussando alla porta, they're knocking at the door; il tempo sta cambiando, the weather is changing; si sta facendo buio, it's getting dark; ''Che cosa stanno facendo i bambini?'' ''Stanno giocando'', ''What are the children doing?'' ''They're playing''; ''Stai preparando le valigie?'' ''Sì'', ''Are you packing?'' ''Yes, I am''; ''Vi state annoiando?'' ''No, affatto'', ''Are you bored?'' ''Not at all''; stanno costruendo un nuovo centro residenziale, they are building a new residential complex (o a new residential complex is being built); ti stanno aspettando da un pezzo, they've been waiting for you for some time; lo stanno cercando da due giorni, they've been looking for him for two days; gli stanno dando la caccia da mesi, they've been looking for him for months; il telefono stava squillando da qualche minuto, the phone had been ringing for some minutes; stavamo proprio parlando di te, you're the very person we were talking about; il cielo si stava rannuvolando, the sky was clouding over; a quest'ora staranno già dormendo, they'll be asleep by now11 stare a (seguito da inf. pres., per indicare la durata di un'azione): siamo stati a parlare per quasi due ore, we (stayed and) talked for nearly two hours // stare a vedere, guardare, (fig.) to wait and see: ora stiamo a vedere come si evolve la situazione, now let's wait and see how the situation develops; sta a vedere che anche oggi non verrà, I bet he won't come today, either12 stare per, ( per indicare un futuro immediato o l'imminenza di un'azione) to be going, to be about (+ inf.); to be on the point of (+ ger.): stiamo per cambiare casa, we're going to move (house); il treno sta per arrivare, the train is about to arrive; sto per prendere una decisione importante, I'm about to make an important decision; stai per commettere un errore, you're about to make a mistake; sta per piovere, it's about to rain; credo che stia per nevicare, I think it's going to snow; lo spettacolo sta per iniziare, the show is about to begin // l'estate sta per finire, summer is coming to an end // stava per piangere, she was on the verge of tears; stavo proprio per telefonarti, I was just about to phone you; stavano per partire quando scoppiò il temporale, they were on the point of leaving when the storm broke; stava per essere travolto da un'auto, he was nearly run over; l'anno che sta per iniziare sarà un anno importante per tutti, the year that's about to begin will be an important one for everybody; si avverte la clientela che il negozio sta per chiudere, customers are reminded that the store is about to close13 starci, ( essere contenuto) to go*; ( esserci spazio per) to have room for; (fam.) ( acconsentire) to count (s.o.) in: il 2 nel 4 ci sta due volte, 2 goes into 4 two times; in questo cinema ci sta molta gente, there is room for a great many people in this cinema; non ci sta più niente, there is no more room; non riesco a farcene stare di più, I can't get any more in; se volete giocare a carte ci sto, if you want to play cards, count me in; se si presenta come candidato non ci sto, if he's going to be a candidate I won't go along with it // è una ragazza che ci sta, she's an easy girl.1 se ne stava solo soletto, he was all alone2 ( astenersi) (non com.) to refrain (from doing): se ne stette dal rispondere, he refrained from giving any answer.* * *['stare] 1.1) (rimanere) to stay, to remainstare al sole, sotto la pioggia — to stay in the sun, out in the rain
stare fuori, in casa — to stay out, (at) home
2) (vivere) to live; (temporanamente) to stay3) (trovarsi in un luogo) to be*4) (essere in una particolare posizione, condizione) to stay, to remainstare fermo — to keep o stand still
stare in piedi — [ persona] to stand up
stare sdraiato sul divano — to be lying on the sofa; (di salute)
stare bene, male — to be o feel well, ill
stai bene? — are you well o all right?
come stai? — how are you? (economicamente)
stare bene — to be well off; (andare bene)
se è pericoloso non mi sta bene — if it's dangerous you can count me out; (convenirsi)
non sta bene mangiarsi le unghie — it's bad manners to eat one's fingernails; (addirsi)
il giallo sta bene con il blu — yellow looks pretty against the blue; (trovarsi bene)
stare bene con qcn. — to be well in with sb
5) (spettare)sta a te, lui fare — it's up to you, him to do
6) (attenersi)stare ai fatti — to keep o stick to facts
stando alle ultime informazioni — according to the latest information o intelligence
7) (consistere)la difficoltà sta in questo o qui the difficulty lies there; lo scopo dell'esercizio sta tutto qui — that's the whole point of the exercise
8) (essere, presentarsi) to be*stando così le cose — such o this being the case
10) (essere contenuto) to fit*11) mat.12) stare a13) stare constare con qcn. — (avere una relazione) to flirt with sb.; (coabitare) to live with sb.; (essere solidale) to be with sb
14) stare perstare per fare — (essere sul punto di) to be about to do
15) stare su colloq. (farsi coraggio)stare su (con la vita) — to keep one's chin up; (rimanere sveglio) to stay up
16) star(e) dietrostar(e) dietro a qcn. — (seguire) to follow sb. closely; (sorvegliare) to watch sb. closely; (fare la corte) to chase after sb
lascialo stare — leave him alone, let him be; (smettere di toccare)
lascia stare quella bici — leave that bike alone; (lasciare perdere)
lascia stare, pago io — no it's my treat
lascia stare, è un fastidio troppo grosso — leave it, it's too much trouble
18) starci (trovar posto) to fit* (in into); colloq. (essere d'accordo)d'accordo, ci sto! — OK, I'm game!
se state organizzando una gita, ci sto! — if you're organizing an outing, count me in! colloq. (concedersi)
2.è una che ci sta — she's an easy lay; colloq. (esserci)
verbo pronominale starsenestarsene a letto, a casa — to stay in bed, (at) home
••* * *stare/'stare/ [9](aus. essere)1 (rimanere) to stay, to remain; stare al sole, sotto la pioggia to stay in the sun, out in the rain; stare fuori, in casa to stay out, (at) home; stare al caldo to keep (oneself) warm; stare via to be away2 (vivere) to live; (temporanamente) to stay; stanno sopra un negozio they live above a shop; questo mese sto a casa di un amico this month I'm staying with a friend; andare a stare a Londra to move to London3 (trovarsi in un luogo) to be*; i libri stanno sul tavolo the books are on the table4 (essere in una particolare posizione, condizione) to stay, to remain; stare fermo to keep o stand still; stai fermo! hold still! stai comodo su quella sedia? are you comfortable in that chair? stare in piedi [ persona] to stand up; stare sdraiato sul divano to be lying on the sofa; (di salute) stare bene, male to be o feel well, ill; stai bene? are you well o all right? come stai? how are you? (economicamente) stare bene to be well off; (andare bene) lunedì ti sta bene? does Monday suit you? se è pericoloso non mi sta bene if it's dangerous you can count me out; (convenirsi) non sta bene mangiarsi le unghie it's bad manners to eat one's fingernails; (addirsi) il quadro starà bene nell'ufficio the picture will look good in the office; sta bene con quel vestito she looks pretty in that dress; mi sta bene? does it suit me? il giallo sta bene con il blu yellow looks pretty against the blue; (trovarsi bene) stare bene con qcn. to be well in with sb.5 (spettare) sta a te, lui fare it's up to you, him to do; sta a te scegliere it's your choice; non sta a te dirmi cosa devo fare! you can't tell me what to do!6 (attenersi) stare ai fatti to keep o stick to facts; stare ai patti to keep one's side of a bargain; stando a quel che dice if she's to be believed; stando alle apparenze to all outward appearances; stando alle ultime informazioni according to the latest information o intelligence7 (consistere) la difficoltà sta in questo o qui the difficulty lies there; lo scopo dell'esercizio sta tutto qui that's the whole point of the exercise8 (essere, presentarsi) to be*; stando così le cose such o this being the case; vedere le cose (così) come stanno to see things as they really are10 (essere contenuto) to fit*; i libri non stanno nella valigia the books don't fit in the suitcase11 mat. 2 sta a 3 come 4 sta a 6 2 is to 3 as 4 is to 612 stare a non stare a pensarci sopra! don't dwell on it! staremo a vedere! we'll see about that! sta a vedere che lo faranno! I bet they'll do it!13 stare con stare con qcn. (avere una relazione) to flirt with sb.; (coabitare) to live with sb.; (essere solidale) to be with sb.14 stare per stare per fare (essere sul punto di) to be about to do; stavo per telefonarti proprio ora I was just this minute going to phone you; stavo per cadere I nearly fell; sta per nevicare it's going to snow15 stare su colloq. (farsi coraggio) stare su (con la vita) to keep one's chin up; (rimanere sveglio) to stay up16 star(e) dietro star(e) dietro a qcn. (seguire) to follow sb. closely; (sorvegliare) to watch sb. closely; (fare la corte) to chase after sb.17 lasciare stare (non disturbare) lascialo stare leave him alone, let him be; (smettere di toccare) lascia stare quella bici leave that bike alone; (lasciare perdere) lascia stare, pago io no it's my treat; lascia stare, è un fastidio troppo grosso leave it, it's too much trouble18 starci (trovar posto) to fit* (in into); colloq. (essere d'accordo) d'accordo, ci sto! OK, I'm game! se state organizzando una gita, ci sto! if you're organizing an outing, count me in! colloq. (concedersi) è una che ci sta she's an easy lay; colloq. (esserci) oggi non ci sto con la testa I'm not really with it todayII starsene verbo pronominalestarsene a letto, a casa to stay in bed, (at) homestare sulle proprie to keep oneself to oneself. -
14 følge
I sg - fǿlgen, pl - fǿlgerсле́дствие с, результа́т мII 3провожа́ть, сле́довать* * *accompany, act on, aftermath, backwash, consequence, cortege, ensue, entourage, escort, follow, go by, result, retinue, see, see off, send off, sequel, show, track* * *I. (en -r)( rækkefølge) succession,F sequence;( resultat) result, consequence;[ være en følge af] be a consequence (el. the result) of, result from, follow on;[ deres forhold fik følger] she became pregnant as a result of their relationship;[få (el. have) til følge] result in;[ have til følge at] have the result that;[ som følge af] in consequence of, as a result of;[ som følge heraf] in consequence, consequently;[ tage følgerne] take the consequences;[ tage til følge] comply with ( fx a request), act on ( fx hisinstructions);[ tage protesten til følge] take account of the protest;(se også ifølge).II. (et -r)( fornem persons) retinue;( procession) procession,( ved begravelse) mourners pl;[ i følget sås] among the mourners were;[ i følge med] in the company of; accompanied by;[ slå følge med én] join (company with) somebody.III. vb (fulgte, fulgt)( følge efter) follow ( fx follow me! the cold winter was followed by a wet spring),( afløse også, F) succeed ( fx his brother succeeded him on the throne);( om undervisning) attend ( fx lectures);( ledsage) go (, come) with ( fx I'll go with you to the bus stop),F accompany,( som beskyttelse) escort;( rette sig efter) follow ( fx his advice, his directions),F comply with ( fx the rules, the law, his directions, theinstructions),T go by ( fx the rules);( iagttage) follow, watch (closely),( checke med mellemrum) monitor ( fx their progress);[ med sb:][ følge sit eget hoved] go one's own way;[ følge en indskydelse] act on an impulse;[ følge sin overbevisning] act according to (el. up to) one's conviction;[ følge en politik] pursue a policy;( også) take (el. act on) somebody's advice;[ følge en vej] follow a road;[ med præp, adv:][ følges ad] go together;[ det følger af sig selv] it is a matter of course, it goes without saying;[ følge efter] follow,( afløse også, F) succeed;[ følge hurtigt efter hinanden] follow each other in rapid succession;[ følge en hjem] see somebody home, walk somebody home;[ følge noget i kikkert] follow something through a pair of field glasses;[ følge med]( som resultat) result from, go with,F accompany ( fx theft and violence often accompany the use of narcotics);( ledsage) come (, go) with ( fx the others), go along with ( fxI'll go along with you; a free scarf goes along with the coat),F accompany;( ikke blive bagefter) keep up with the others (, him etc);( følge med tiden) keep up with the times,( holde sig á jour) keep up to date;[ følg med!] come along!( vær opmærksom) attend to your work![ følges med] go (, come) with;[ følge op](fig) follow up;[ følge ham på vej] walk part of the way with him;[ følge ham til dørs] see him out, see him to the door;[ følge ham til toget (, skibet etc)] see him off;(se også grav);[ følge ham ud] see him out, see him to the door. -
15 attacher
attacher [ata∫e]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. ( = lier) [+ animal, plante, prisonnier] to tie up ; (plusieurs choses ensemble) to tie together ; [+ papiers] to attach• est-ce bien attaché ? is it securely tied?b. ( = fermer) [+ ceinture, robe, volets] to fasten ; [+ lacets, chaussures] to tie ; [+ fermeture, bouton] to do upc. ( = attribuer) to attach• attacher de la valeur or du prix à qch to attach great value to sth2. intransitive verb[plat] to stick3. reflexive verba. to fastenb. ( = se prendre d'affection pour) s'attacher à to become attached toc. ( = s'appliquer) s'attacher à faire qch to make every effort to do sth* * *ataʃe
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1) ( lier) gén to tie [personne, animal, mains] (à to); to tether, to fasten [laisse, corde] (à to); ( avec une chaîne) to chain [chien] (à to); to lock [bicyclette] (à to); ( en entourant) to tie up [personne, paquet]2) ( fermer) to fasten [ceinture, collier, vêtement]3) ( accorder) to attach [importance, valeur]4) ( employer)attacher quelqu'un à son service — to take somebody into one's service, to employ somebody
5) ( associer)
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s'attacher verbe pronominal1) ( se fixer) to fasten, to do up ( par derrière at the back)2) ( s'efforcer)3) ( se lier affectivement)s'attacher à quelqu'un/quelque chose — to become attached to somebody/something, to grow fond of somebody/something
* * *ataʃe1. vt1) [deux objets ou éléments] (avec une corde, une ficelle, un lien souple) to fastenElle a attaché ses cheveux avec un élastique. — She fastened her hair with an elastic band.
attacher qch à — to tie sth to, to fasten sth to
2) (avec une agrafe, un trombone) to fasten3) [chien] to tie up4) [étiquette] to attach, to tie on5) [souliers] to do up6) fig (= lier)7) fig (= accorder)2. vi[poêle, riz] to stick* * *attacher verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( joindre à l'aide d'un lien) to tie [personne] (à to); (avec une corde, laisse) to tie [chien] (à to); ( avec une chaîne) to chain [chien] (à to); to lock [bicyclette] (à to); to tether, to fasten [laisse, corde] (à to); attacher les mains/pieds de qn to tie sb's hands/feet; attacher ses cheveux to tie one's hair back;2 ( entourer d'un lien) to tie up [personne, paquet, colis]; attacher des lettres avec un élastique to tie up letters with an elastic band; attacher qn à un poteau to tie sb to a stake; attacher ses lacets to tie (up) one's laces; attacher ses chaussures to do up one's shoes;3 ( fermer) to fasten [ceinture, collier, vêtement]; veuillez attacher vos ceintures please fasten your seat belts; n'oublie pas d'attacher ton vélo don't forget to lock your bike;4 ( accorder) attacher de l'importance à qch to attach importance to sth; attacher du prix or de la valeur à qch to attach great value to sth; attacher une signification à un geste/un regard to read something into a gesture/an expression;5 ( employer) attacher qn à son service to take sb into one's service, to employ sb;6 ( associer) les privilèges attachés à un poste the privileges attached to a post; médecin attaché à un hôpital Admin doctor attached to a hospital; attacher son nom à une découverte/un événement to link one's name to a discovery/an event; son nom est attaché à cette découverte his/her name is linked to ou associated with this discovery.B vi [aliment, plat, récipient] to stick (à to); le sucre a attaché au fond de la casserole the sugar stuck to the bottom of the pan; cette poêle n'attache pas this is a nonstick frying-pan.C s'attacher vpr1 ( se fixer par un lien) to fasten, to do up; robe qui s'attache par derrière dress which fastens ou does up at the back;2 ( s'accrocher) le lierre s'attache aux pierres ivy clings to stones; s'attacher aux pas de qn to dog sb's footsteps;3 ( s'efforcer) s'attacher à faire to set out to do; s'attacher à analyser/prouver/démontrer qch to set out to analyseGB/to prove/to demonstrate sth;4 ( se lier affectivement) s'attacher à qn/qch to become attached to sb/sth, to grow fond of sb/sth.[ataʃe] verbe transitifattacher quelqu'un/quelque chose à to tie somebody/something toattacher un chien à une corde/à sa niche to tie a dog to a rope/to his kennelpauvre bête, il l'a attachée à une chaîne he's chained the poor thing upa. [avec un trombone] a picture was clipped to the letterb. [avec une agrafe] a picture was stapled to the letter2. [pour fermer] to tie3. [vêtement] to fasten4. [accorder] to attachj'attache beaucoup de prix ou de valeur à notre amitié I attach great value to ou set great store by our friendshiple scandale auquel son nom est/reste attaché the scandal with which his name is/remains linked6. (soutenu) [comme domestique, adjoint]————————[ataʃe] verbe intransitifpoêle/casserole qui n'attache pas nonstick pan/saucepan————————s'attacher verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)————————s'attacher verbe pronominal (emploi passif)s'attacher avec une fermeture Éclair®/des boutons to zip/to button up————————s'attacher verbe pronominal transitif————————s'attacher à verbe pronominal plus préposition1. [se lier avec] to become fond of ou attached to2. [s'efforcer de] to devote oneself to -
16 gadeslaan
1 [observeren] observe, watch♦voorbeelden: -
17 tag on
1) ((usually with at or to) to attach (something) to something: These comments weren't part of his speech - he just tagged them on at the end.) añadir2) (to follow (someone) closely: The child always tags on to his elder brother.) ir pisando los talones a alguien, seguir de cerca, ir pegado a alguienv + o + adv, v + adv + o agregar*, añadir1.VT + ADV añadir2.VI + ADV* * *v + o + adv, v + adv + o agregar*, añadir -
18 tag on
1) ((usually with at or to) to attach (something) to something: These comments weren't part of his speech - he just tagged them on at the end.) bæta við2) (to follow (someone) closely: The child always tags on to his elder brother.) elta -
19 tag on
1) ((usually with at or to) to attach (something) to something: These comments weren't part of his speech - he just tagged them on at the end.) hozzáfűz vmit vmihez2) (to follow (someone) closely: The child always tags on to his elder brother.) lóg vkin -
20 tag on
1) ((usually with at or to) to attach (something) to something: These comments weren't part of his speech - he just tagged them on at the end.) acrescentar2) (to follow (someone) closely: The child always tags on to his elder brother.) grudar-se em
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follow — followable, adj. /fol oh/, v.t. 1. to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.: The speech follows the dinner. 2. to go or come after; move behind in the same direction: Drive ahead, and I ll follow you. 3. to accept as a guide or leader;… … Universalium
follow — fol•low [[t]ˈfɒl oʊ[/t]] v. t. 1) to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.; succeed: The speech follows the dinner[/ex] 2) to go or come after; move behind in the same direction: Drive ahead, and I ll follow you[/ex] 3) to accept as a guide … From formal English to slang
follow — /ˈfɒloʊ / (say foloh) verb (t) 1. to come after in natural sequence, order of time, etc.; succeed. 2. to go or come after; move behind in the same direction: go on ahead and I ll follow you. 3. to accept as a guide or leader; accept the authority …
follow — I. verb Etymology: Middle English folwen, from Old English folgian; akin to Old High German folgēn to follow Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to go, proceed, or come after < followed the guide > 2. a. to engage in as a calling or way… … New Collegiate Dictionary
