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to get hooked (on something)

1 enganchar

v.

1 to couple (agarrar) (vagones).

2 to hang (up).

3 to land (oneself) (informal) (pillar) (empleo, marido).

4 to hire, to contract. (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), Central American Spanish, Mexican Spanish)

5 to be addictive (informal) (hacer adicto).

un videojuego de los que enganchan an addictive video game

6 to hook, to hitch, to hook up, to couple.

El capitán enganchó las velas The captain hooked the sails.

7 to recruit.

La milicia engancha jóvenes The army recruits young people.

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enganchar

► verbo transitivo

1 (agarrar con gancho) to hook

2 (colgar) to hang, hang up

3 (animales) to harness

4 (vagones) to couple

5 figurado (atraer) to rope in, persuade

■ lo han enganchado para la obra he's been roped into doing the play

6 figurado (coger) to catch

■ la policía lo enganchó the police caught him

► verbo pronominal engancharse

1 to get caught (en, on), snag (en, on)

■ se le enganchó la camisa en un clavo his shirt got caught on a nail

2 MILITAR to enlist, join up

3 argot (drogas) to get hooked (a, on)

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verb

to hook

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1. VT

1) (=conectar con gancho) [gen] to hook; [+ caballo] to harness; [+ carro, remolque] to hitch up; (Mec) to couple, connect; [+ dos vagones] to couple up

2) ** (=atrapar) to nab *

lo enganchó la policía robando en la joyería — the police nabbed him robbing the jeweller's *

3) * (=atraer) [+ persona] to rope in; [+ marido] to land

a mi no me enganchan para cuidar a los niños — they're not going to rope me into looking after the children

los programas que más enganchan — the programmes which get most people hooked

4) (Mil) to recruit

5) Méx [+ trabajadores] to contract

2.

See:

engancharse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) <cable/cadena> to hook

b) < remolque> to hitch up, attach; < caballos> to harness; < vagón> to couple, attach

c) < pez> to hook

d) (fam) ( atraer)

se dejó enganchar por una francesa — some Frenchwoman got him in her clutches (colloq)

lo engancharon para que les ayudara — they got him to help them

e) (Taur) to gore
2.
engancharse v pron

a) ( quedar prendido) to get caught

se me enganchó la media en el clavo — my tights got caught on the nail

b) (fam) (Mil) to join up

c) (fam) ( hacerse adicto)

engancharse (a algo) — to get hooked (on something)

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= snag, engage.

Ex. Floor surfaces should be chosen as a guide for the blind while avoiding deep carpets which snag wheel chairs = Se debería el suelo para guiar a los ciegos aunque debe evitarse las alfombras gruesas ya que dificultan el deslizamiento de las sillas de ruedas.

Ex. And literature is part of that essential human behavior; it engages us in pre-enactments and re-enactments.

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* engancharse al carro = jump on + the bandwagon, ride + the hype, catch + the fever.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) <cable/cadena> to hook

b) < remolque> to hitch up, attach; < caballos> to harness; < vagón> to couple, attach

c) < pez> to hook

d) (fam) ( atraer)

se dejó enganchar por una francesa — some Frenchwoman got him in her clutches (colloq)

lo engancharon para que les ayudara — they got him to help them

e) (Taur) to gore
2.
engancharse v pron

a) ( quedar prendido) to get caught

se me enganchó la media en el clavo — my tights got caught on the nail

b) (fam) (Mil) to join up

c) (fam) ( hacerse adicto)

engancharse (a algo) — to get hooked (on something)

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= snag, engage.

Ex: Floor surfaces should be chosen as a guide for the blind while avoiding deep carpets which snag wheel chairs = Se debería el suelo para guiar a los ciegos aunque debe evitarse las alfombras gruesas ya que dificultan el deslizamiento de las sillas de ruedas.

Ex: And literature is part of that essential human behavior; it engages us in pre-enactments and re-enactments.

* engancharse al carro = jump on + the bandwagon, ride + the hype, catch + the fever.

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enganchar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹cable/cadena› to hook

engancha el cable en ese clavo/la cadena en la argolla hook the cable onto that nail/the chain onto the ring

2 ‹remolque› to hitch up, attach; ‹caballos› to harness; ‹vagón› to couple, attach

3 ‹pez› to hook

4 ( fam)

(atraer): se ha dejado enganchar por una francesa some Frenchwoman's got him in her clutches ( colloq)

lo engancharon para que ayudara con los preparativos they got him to help with the preparations, they dragged him into helping with the preparations

5 ( Taur) to gore

■ engancharse

v pron

1 (quedar prendido) to get caught

el cable se enganchó en una de las vigas the wire got caught o stuck o snagged on one of the beams

se me enganchó la falda en una rama my skirt got caught o hooked on a branch

2 ( fam) ( Mil) to join up

3 ( fam) (hacerse adicto) to get hooked ( colloq) engancharse A algo to get hooked ON sth

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enganchar ( conjugate enganchar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹cable/cadena› to hook

b) ‹ remolque› to hitch up, attach;

‹ caballos› to harness;
‹ vagón› to couple, attach
c) ‹ pez› to hook

engancharse verbo pronominal
a) ( quedar prendido) to get caught;

◊ se me enganchó la media en el clavo my tights got caught on the nail

b) (fam) ( hacerse adicto) engancharse (a algo) to get hooked (on sth)

enganchar verbo transitivo
1 (con un gancho, una rama) to hook
2 Ferroc to couple
3 (prender) la novela te engancha, the novel grips you
' enganchar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrochar
- engarzar
English:
catch
- couple
- hitch
- hook
- rope in
- snag

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enganchar

♦ vt

1. [acoplar] [vagones, trenes] to couple;
[remolque, caballos] to hitch up
2. [colgar] to hang (up);

había un jamón enganchado de un garfio there was a ham hanging from a hook;

enganchó las riendas a una rama she tied the reins to a branch;

me enganchó del brazo he linked arms with me;

me enganchó del cuello he put an arm round my neck

3. [pescar con anzuelo] to hook

4. Fam [engatusar] to cajole;

enganchar a alguien para que haga algo to rope sb into doing sth

5. Fam [pillar] [empleo, marido] to land (oneself);
[gripe, resfriado] to catch;
¡como te enganche, te enteras! if I catch you, you'll know all about it!

6. Taurom to toss

7. Andes, CAm, Méx [reclutar] to hire, to contract

♦ vi
Fam [hacer adicto] to be addictive;
un videojuego de los que enganchan an addictive video game

♦ See also the pronominal verb engancharse

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enganchar

v/t

1 hook

2 caballo harness

3 fam

novia, trabajo land fam

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enganchar vt

1) : to hook, to snag

2) : to attach, to hitch up

♦ See also the reflexive verb engancharse

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enganchar vb (agarrar con un gancho) to hook

engancha la cuerda en ese clavo hook the rope over that nail

Spanish-English dictionary > enganchar
2 tergaet

get hooked; get caught up in something bad

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3 enviciarse

enviciarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (pervertirse) to become corrupted, fall into bad habits; (aficionarse demasiado) to become addicted (en, to)

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VPR (=corromperse) to get corrupted

enviciarse con o en — to become addicted to

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verbo pronominal to become addicted, get hooked (colloq)

enviciarse con algo — to become addicted to something o (colloq) hooked on something

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verbo pronominal to become addicted, get hooked (colloq)

enviciarse con algo — to become addicted to something o (colloq) hooked on something

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enviciarse [A1 ]

v pron

to become addicted, get hooked ( colloq)

se ha enviciado con esos juegos electrónicos he has become addicted to o ( colloq) he's got(ten) hooked on those electronic games

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enviciarse ( conjugate enviciarse) verbo pronominal
to become addicted, get hooked (colloq);
enviciarse con algo to become addicted to sth o (colloq) hooked on sth
■enviciarse verbo reflexivo to become addicted [con, to], to get hooked [con, on]: se ha enviciado con los videojuegos, she's hooked on video games
' enviciarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
viciarse
English:
hooked

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vpr

to become addicted ( con to)

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enviciarse

v/r get addicted ( con to), get hooked ( con on)

Spanish-English dictionary > enviciarse
4 krumm

Adj. und Adv.

1. crooked (auch Nase); (verbogen) bent; (gewunden) winding; (verdreht) twisted; krumme Haltung bent posture, stoop; krumm gehen stoop; krumm biegen bend; alt und krumm bowed down with age; sich krumm legen umg., fig. (eisern sparen) scrimp and save; (sich sehr zurückhalten müssen) have to count every penny

2. umg., fig.: ( jemandem) etw. krumm nehmen take offen|ce (Am. -se) at s.th. (from s.o.); sie hat es mir krumm genommen, dass ich... she was offended ( oder took it amiss) that I...

3. umg., fig. (unrechtmäßig) crooked, shady; krumme Finger machen walk off with s.th.; krumme Sachen machen have shady dealings; (mit dem Gesetz in Konflikt geraten) get onto the wrong side of the law; es auf die krumme Tour machen / versuchen do / try to do it by underhand(ed) means, pull a fast one / try to pull a fast one

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wry; bandy; crooked; warped; bent; hooked; curved; awry

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krụmm [krʊm]
1. adj

1) crooked; (= verbogen) bent, crooked; (= hakenförmig) hooked; Beine bandy; Rücken hunched

krumme Nase — hook( ed) nose

etw krumm biegen — to bend sth

krumm und schief — askew, skewwhiff (Brit inf)

jdn krumm und lahm schlagen — to beat sb black and blue

eine krumme Hand machen (inf) — to hold one's hand out

einen krummen Rücken machen — to stoop; (fig)

mach nicht solchen krummen Rücken! — straighten your shoulders, hold yourself straight

2) (inf = unehrlich) crooked (inf)

krummer Hund (pej) — crooked swine

ein krummes Ding drehen (sl) — to do something crooked

er hat während seiner Zeit als Buchhalter viele krumme Dinger gedreht (sl) — while he was a book-keeper he got up to all sorts of crooked tricks (inf)

etw auf die krumme Tour versuchen — to try to fiddle (inf) or wangle (inf) sth

er hat sie auf die krumme Tour herumgekriegt — he conned her (inf)

krumme Wege gehen — to err from the straight and narrow

2. adv
(= nicht gerade)
krumm stehen/sitzen — to slouch

steh/sitz nicht so krumm da! — stand/sit up straight, don't slouch

krumm gehen — to walk with a stoop

krumm wachsen — to grow crooked

krumm gewachsen — crooked

keinen Finger krumm machen (inf) — not to lift a finger

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1) (not straight: That picture is crooked (= not horizontal).) crooked

2) crookedly

3) warped

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krumm

[krʊm]

I. adj

1. (verbogen) bent, crooked

\krumm und schief askew

2. (gebogen) Nase hooked; Rücken hunched, crooked; Beine bandy

3. (pej fam: unehrlich) crooked, bent

ein \krummes Ding drehen to pull off sth crooked

es auf die \krumme Tour versuchen to try to fiddle sth

4. (nicht rund) odd

II. adv (gebogen)

etw \krumm biegen to bend sth

\krumm gehen to walk with a stoop

\krumm sitzen/stehen to slouch

etw \krumm machen to bend sth

▶ sich akk \krumm und schief lachen (fam) to split one's sides laughing; s.a. Finger

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1.
Adjektiv

1) bent <nail etc.>; crooked <stick, branch, etc.>; bandy < legs>; bent < back>

eine krumme Nase — a crooked nose; (Hakennase) a hooked nose

krumm sein/werden — < person> stoop/develop a stoop

etwas krumm biegen — bend something

jemanden krumm und lahm schlagen — beat somebody black and blue

sich krumm und schief lachen — (ugs.) fall about laughing; laugh one's head off (coll.)

sich krumm legen — (ugs.) scrimp and scrape; pinch and scrape

etwas krumm nehmen — (ugs.) take offence at something; take something the wrong way

2) nicht präd. (ugs.): (unrechtmäßig) crooked

ein krummes Ding drehen — get up to something crooked
2.
adverbial crookedly

krumm gewachsen — crooked <tree etc.>

krumm dasitzen/gehen — slouch/walk with a stoop

steh/sitz nicht so krumm da! — stand/sit up straight!; s. auch Finger 2)

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krumm adj & adv

1. crooked (auch Nase); (verbogen) bent; (gewunden) winding; (verdreht) twisted;

krumme Haltung bent posture, stoop;

krumm gehen stoop;

krumm biegen bend;

alt und krumm bowed down with age; → auch krummlegen, krummbiegen etc

2. umg, fig (unrechtmäßig) crooked, shady;

krumme Finger machen walk off with sth;

krumme Sachen machen have shady dealings; (mit dem Gesetz in Konflikt geraten) get onto the wrong side of the law;

es auf die krumme Tour machen/versuchen do/try to do it by underhand(ed) means, pull a fast one/try to pull a fast one

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1.
Adjektiv

1) bent <nail etc.>; crooked <stick, branch, etc.>; bandy < legs>; bent < back>

eine krumme Nase — a crooked nose; (Hakennase) a hooked nose

krumm sein/werden — < person> stoop/develop a stoop

etwas krumm biegen — bend something

jemanden krumm und lahm schlagen — beat somebody black and blue

sich krumm und schief lachen — (ugs.) fall about laughing; laugh one's head off (coll.)

sich krumm legen — (ugs.) scrimp and scrape; pinch and scrape

etwas krumm nehmen — (ugs.) take offence at something; take something the wrong way

2) nicht präd. (ugs.): (unrechtmäßig) crooked

ein krummes Ding drehen — get up to something crooked
2.
adverbial crookedly

krumm gewachsen — crooked <tree etc.>

krumm dasitzen/gehen — slouch/walk with a stoop

steh/sitz nicht so krumm da! — stand/sit up straight!; s. auch Finger 2)

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adj.

awry adj.

bent adj.

crooked adj.

warped adj.

wry adj. adv.

wryly adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > krumm
5 engancharse

engancharse

► verbo pronominal

1 to get caught (en, on), snag (en, on)

■ se le enganchó la camisa en un clavo his shirt got caught on a nail

2 MILITAR to enlist, join up

3 argot (drogas) to get hooked (a, on)

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VPR

1) (=quedarse prendido) to get hooked up, catch (en on)
(Mec) to engage (en with)
el vestido se enganchó en un clavo — the dress got caught on a nail

engancharse a la droga — * to get hooked on drugs *, become addicted to drugs

2) (Mil) to enlist, join up

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■engancharse verbo reflexivo
1 to get caught o hooked
2 fam (a la droga) to get hooked
' engancharse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enganchar
- engarzar
English:
catch
- hooked

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vpr

1. [prenderse]
engancharse algo con o [m5]en to catch sth on;

se le enganchó la falda en las zarzas she caught her skirt on the brambles;

te has enganchado las medias you've caught o snagged your tights on something

2. [alistarse] to enlist, to join up

3. Fam [hacerse adicto] to get hooked (a on)

4. Andes, CAm, Méx [para trabajo] to sign up

5. RP Fam [enamorarse]
engancharse con alguien to hitch o hook up with sb

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engancharse

v/r

1 get caught (en on)

2 MIL sign up, enlist

3

:

engancharse a la droga fam get hooked on drugs fam

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vr

1) : to get snagged, to get hooked

2) : to enlist

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engancharse vb

1. (ropa, etc) to get caught

se enganchó el pantalón con una zarza his trousers got caught on a bramble

2. (drogas) to get hooked on

engancharse a la heroína to get hooked on heroin

Spanish-English dictionary > engancharse
6 jeu

jeu (plural jeux) [ʒø]

1. masculine noun

   a. (avec règles) game

• jeu d'adresse game of skill

• jeu de cartes card game

• jeu d'échecs chess set

• jeu de boules bowls set

• jeu de 52 cartes pack (Brit) or deck (US) of 52 cards

• jeu à 13 rugby league

• jeu à 15 rugby union

• ce n'est pas du jeu (inf) that's not fair

• le jeu n'en vaut pas la chandelle(PROV) the game is not worth the candle

• jeu, set, et match game, set and match

• faire jeu égal avec qn to be evenly matched

• j'ai compris son petit jeu ! I know his little game!

• à quel jeu joues-tu ? what are you playing at?

• entrer dans le jeu de qn to play along with sb

• faire le jeu de qn to play into sb's hands

• il s'est piqué au jeu he got hooked (inf)

   b. ( = fait de jouer) le jeu play

• c'est un jeu d'enfant it's child's play

• par jeu for fun

   c. (Casino) gambling

• il a perdu toute sa fortune au jeu he has gambled away his entire fortune

• faites vos jeux place your bets

• les jeux sont faits (figurative) the die is cast

   d. ( = cartes) hand

• je n'ai jamais de jeu I never have a good hand

• il a beau jeu de protester maintenant it's easy for him to complain now

   e. ( = façon de jouer) [d'acteur] acting ; [de sportif] game ; [de musicien] technique

   f. ( = fonctionnement) working

• le jeu des pistons the action of the pistons

• le jeu des alliances the interplay of alliances

   g. ( = espace) play

• donner du jeu à qch to loosen sth up a bit

• la vis a du jeu the screw has worked loose

• la porte ne ferme pas bien, il y a du jeu the door isn't a tight fit

   h. [de clés, aiguilles] set

   i. ► en jeu (Sport) in play

• mettre en jeu [+ balle] to throw in ; (en action) to bring into play

• mise en jeu (Tennis) serve ; (Hockey) bully-off ; (sur glace) face-off

• remettre en jeu [+ balle] to throw in

• les forces en jeu the forces at work

• entrer en jeu to come into play

• mettre en jeu to bring into play

• être en jeu ( = en cause) to be at stake

• les intérêts en jeu sont considérables there are considerable interests at stake

2. compounds

► jeu d'arcade video game

► jeu d'argent game played for money

► jeu pour console console game

► jeu de construction building set

► jeu décisif (Tennis) tie-break

► jeux d'eau fountains

► jeu électronique electronic game

► jeu de hasard game of chance

► jeu de jambes footwork

► jeux de lumière (artificiels) lighting effects ; (naturels) play of light uncount

► jeu de massacre (à la foire) Aunt Sally ; (figurative) wholesale massacre

► jeu de mots play on words

• sans jeu de mots ! no pun intended! ► jeu de l'oie ≈ snakes and ladders

► Jeux olympiques Olympic Games

• les Jeux olympiques d'hiver the Winter Olympics

• les Jeux olympiques handisports the Paralympics ► jeu de patience puzzle

► jeu de piste treasure hunt

► jeu radiophonique radio game

► jeu en réseau (Computing) multiplayer (online) game

► jeu de rôles role play

► jeu de société parlour game ; (avec dés, pions) board game

► jeu télévisé television game ; (avec questions) quiz show

► jeu vidéo video game

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pl jeux ʒø nom masculin

1) Jeux, Sport ( activité)

le jeu — gén play [U]; ( avec de l'argent) gambling [U]; ( type)

un jeu — a game

on va faire un jeu — let's play a game

jouer (un) double jeu — fig to be guilty of double dealing

à quel jeu joue-t-il? — fig what's his game?

il fait ça par jeu — he does it for fun

ton avenir est en jeu — your future is at stake

entrer en jeu — fig to come into the picture

d'entrée de jeu — right from the start

se prendre or se piquer au jeu — to get hooked

mettre en jeu — to bring [something] into play [éléments]; to stake [somme, titre, honneur]

remise en jeu — (au football, après une touche) throw; (au hockey, après un but) face-off

être hors jeu — ( au football) to be offside

ils ont beau jeu de me critiquer — it's easy for them to criticize me

2) Jeux, Sport ( manche) game

il a gagné (par) trois jeux à deux — he won by three games to two

3) Jeux ( main aux cartes) hand

cacher bien son jeu — fig to keep it quiet

4) Commerce, Jeux ( matériel) (d'échecs, de dames) set; ( de cartes) deck; ( de société) game

5) ( manière de jouer) ( d'acteur) acting [U]; ( de musicien) playing [U]; (de footballeur, joueur de tennis) game

6) ( série) set

jeu de clés — set of keys

7) ( effet) (de reflets, vagues, d'ombres) play; (de forces, d'alliances) interplay

8) Technologie ( possibilité de mouvement) play

donner du jeu à — to loosen

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Phrasal Verbs:

- jeu d'adresse

- jeu d'argent

- jeu de caractères

- jeu de construction

- jeu d'éveil

- jeu de hasard

- jeu de jambes

- jeu de massacre

- jeu de mots

- jeu de l'oie

- jeu radiophonique

- jeu de rôles

- jeu de société

- jeu télévisé

- jeu vidéo

- jeux Olympiques

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jouer le jeu — to play the game

jouer le grand jeu — to pull all the stops out (colloq)

c'est pas de or du jeu! — (colloq) that's not fair!

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ʒø
jeux pl nm

1) (= divertissement) play

Le jeu est une activité essentielle pour les enfants. — Play is an essential activity for children.

C'est un jeu d'enfant! fig — It's child's play!

par jeu — for fun

2) (défini par des règles) game

un nouveau jeu — a new game

les règles du jeu — the rules of the game

entrer dans le jeu de qn fig — to play sb's game

se piquer au jeu; se prendre au jeu — to get into it

3) TENNIS game

Il mène par deux sets à un et trois jeux à deux. — He's leading by two sets to one and three games to two.

4) (= façon de jouer) [équipe] game

Ils pratiquent un jeu offensif. — They play an attacking game.

5) [pianiste] touch

le jeu velouté de ce pianiste — this pianist's velvet touch

6) THÉÂTRE acting

7) TECHNIQUE (d'une pièce, entre des éléments) play

8) (= fonctionnement)

le libre jeu de qch — the free play of sth

le libre jeu des forces du marché — the free play of market forces

entrer en jeu — to come into play

mettre en jeu — to bring into play

9) (série d'objets) set

deux jeux de clés — two sets of keys

jeu de construction — building set

jeu d'échecs — chess set

10) CARTES hand

cacher son jeu fig — to keep one's cards hidden, to conceal one's hand

11) (d'argent)

le jeu — gambling

jouer gros jeu — to play for high stakes

12) (autres locutions)

être en jeu [vies] — to be at stake

Des vies humaines sont en jeu. — Human lives are at stake., [facteurs, forces] at work

remise en jeu FOOTBALL — throw-in

d'entrée de jeu — from the outset

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jeu, pl jeux ⇒ Les jeux et les sports nm

1 Jeux, Sport ( activité) le jeu gén play ¢; ( avec de l'argent) gambling ¢; ( type) un jeu a game; le jeu est nécessaire au développement de l'enfant play is necessary to a child's development; apprendre par le jeu to learn through play; perdre une fortune au jeu to lose a fortune in gambling; on va faire un jeu let's play a game; les règles du jeu the rules of the game; ce n'était qu'un jeu it was only a game; jouer (un) double jeu fig to play a double game; à quel jeu joue-t-il? fig what's his game?; il y a une part de jeu dans leur attitude they're never completely serious about things; il fait ça par jeu he does it for fun; je lui ai dit ça par jeu mais elle m'a cru I told her that for fun but she believed me; ils se livrent déjà au petit jeu de deviner qui le remplacera they're already having fun trying to guess who will replace him; ce fut un jeu (d'enfant) pour lui de résoudre cette énigme it was child's play for him to solve this enigma; ton avenir est en jeu your future is at stake; entrer en jeu fig to come into the picture; d'entrée de jeu right from the start; se prendre or se piquer au jeu to get hooked; il s'est pris au jeu de la politique he got hooked on politics; se laisser prendre au (petit) jeu de qn to fall for sb's (little) game; être pris or se prendre à son propre jeu to be caught at one's own game; battre qn à son propre jeu to beat sb at his/her own game; mettre en jeu to put [sth] into play [ballon, balle]; to bring [sth] into play [éléments, facteurs, do!nnées]; to stake [somme, objet, titre, honneur]; remettre la balle en jeu to put the ball back into play; remise en jeu (au football, après une touche) throw; (au hockey, après un but) face-off; mettre tout en jeu pour faire to go all out to do; être hors jeu ( au football) to be offside; ils ont beau jeu de me critiquer it's easy for them to criticize me;

2 Jeux, Sport ( manche) game; il a gagné (par) trois jeux à deux he won by three games to two;

3 Jeux ( main aux cartes) hand; avoir un bon or beau jeu to have a good hand; avoir du jeu to have a good hand; montrer/cacher son jeu lit to show/conceal one's hand; fig to show/not to show one's hand;

4 Comm, Jeux ( matériel) (d'échecs, de dame!s) set; ( de cartes) deck; ( de société) game;

5 ( manière de jouer) ( d'acteur) acting ¢; ( de musicien) playing ¢; (de footballeur, joueur de tennis) game; jeu sobre/brillant ( d'acteur) restrained/brilliant acting; jeu défensif or fermé defensive game; jeu d'attaque or ouvert attacking game;

6 ( série) set; jeu de clés/tournevis set of keys/screwdrivers; jeu d'épreuves Imprim set of proofs;

7 (interaction, effet) (de reflets, vagues, d'ombres) play; (de rapprochements, forces, d'alliances) interplay; le libre jeu des associations/de l'imagination the free play of associations/of the imagination; effet spécial obtenu par un jeu de miroirs special effect obtained by mirrors;

8 ( possibilité de mouvement) Mécan play; Anat free movement; le jeu des pistons the play of the pistons; le jeu des articulations/muscles the free movement of joints/muscles; il n'y a pas assez de jeu there's not enough play; il y a du or trop de jeu there's too much play; donner du jeu à to loosen; ⇒ chandelle, épingle, heureux, quille, vieux, vilain.

Composés

jeu d'adresse Jeux game of skill; jeu d'argent Jeux, Turf game played for money; jouer à des jeu d'argent to gamble; jeu de caractères Ordinat character set; jeu codé Ordinat coded set; jeu de construction Jeux ( activité) construction game; ( pièces) construction set; jeu d'écritures Compta juggling ¢ the books; grâce à un jeu d'écritures by juggling the books; jeu éducatif Jeux educational game; jeu d'équipe Sport team game; jeu d'éveil Jeux early-learning game; jeu d'extérieur Jeux outdoor game; jeu de hasard Jeux game of chance; la vie est un jeu de hasard fig life is a lottery; jeu d'initialisation Ordinat initialization deck; jeu d'intérieur Jeux indoor game; jeu de jambes Sport footwork; jeu de massacre Jeux ≈ coconut shy GB; fig massacre; jeu de mots Ling pun; jeu de l'oie Jeux ≈ snakes and ladders GB; jeu d'orgue Mus organ stop; jeu de paume Sport ( activité) real tennis; ( terrain) real tennis court; jeu de piste Jeux treasure hunt; jeu radiophonique Radio radio game show; jeu de rôles Scol role playing ¢; jeu de scène Théât stage business; jeu de société Jeux (échecs, monopoly® etc) board game; ( charades etc) party game; jeu télévisé TV (TV) game show; jeu vidéo Vidéo video game; jeu à XIII Sport rugby league; jeux de grattage Jeux scratchcards; Jeux Olympiques, JO Sport Olympic Games, Olympics; Jeux Olympiques d'été/d'hiver Summer/Winter Olympics.

Idiomes

jouer le jeu to play the game; jouer le grand jeu to pull all the stops out○; c'est pas de or du jeu○! that's not fair!; faire le jeu de qn to play into sb!'s hands; ‘faites vos jeux’ ( au casino) ‘faites vos jeux’; ‘les jeux sont faits’ ( au casino) ‘les jeux sont faits’; fig ‘the die is cast’.

( pluriel jeux) [ʒø] nom masculin

1. LOISIRS game

ce n'est qu'un jeu! it's only a game!, it's only for fun!

c'est le jeu! it's fair (play)!

ce n'est pas de ou du jeu! that's not fair!

le jeu [activité] play

par jeu for fun, in play

jeu d'adresse/de hasard game of skill/of chance

jeu électronique/vidéo electronic/video game

jeu radiophonique/télévisé radio/TV quiz (game)

jeu éducatif educational game

jeu d'entreprise management simulation (game)

le Jeu des mille francs former famous radio quiz

jeu de l'oie ≃ snakes and ladders

jeu de plein air outdoor game

jeu de rôle role play

jeu de société board game

jeu de stratégie game of strategy

c'est un jeu d'enfant! this is child's play!

se faire un jeu de to make light work of

2. [cartes] hand

avoir du jeu ou un bon jeu to have a good hand

étaler son jeu to lay down one's hand ou cards

elle nous a joué le grand jeu she pulled out all the stops for us

avoir beau jeu (de faire quelque chose) to have no trouble (doing something), to find it easy (to do something)

il a bien caché son jeu he played his cards very close to his chest! (figuré)

3. [ensemble de pièces] set

jeu de (32)/52 cartes pack (UK) ou deck (US) of (32)/52 cards

un jeu de dames/d'échecs/de quilles a draughts/chess/skittles set

un jeu de clés/tournevis a set of keys/screwdrivers

jeu de caractères INFORMATIQUE character set

jeu d'essai INFORMATIQUE sample data ou deck

jeu d'orgue MUSIQUE organ stop

4. [manigances] game

qu'est-ce que c'est que ce petit jeu? [ton irrité] what are you playing at?, what's your (little) game?

entrer dans le jeu de quelqu'un to play somebody at their own game

faire le jeu de quelqu'un to play into somebody's hands

être pris à son propre jeu to be caught at one's own game

se (laisser) prendre au jeu to get caught up ou involved in what's going on

voir clair ou lire dans le jeu de quelqu'un to see through somebody's little game, to see what somebody is up to

‘le Jeu de l'amour et du hasard’ Marivaux ‘The Game of Love and Chance’

5. SPORT [activité] game

le jeu à XIII Rugby League

[action] play

il y a eu du beau jeu there was some very good play

[partie] game

faire jeu égal to be evenly matched

il a fait jeu égal avec le champion the champion met his match in him

[au tennis] game

jeu Mériel! game to Mériel!

deux jeux partout two games all

jeu blanc love game

‘jeu de ballon interdits’ ‘no ball games’

6. [terrain]

la balle est sortie du jeu the ball has gone out (of play)

jeu de boules

a. [sur gazon] bowling green

b. [de pétanque] ground (for playing boules)

jeu de quilles skittle alley

7. [style d'un sportif] game, way of playing

il a un jeu défensif/offensif he plays a defensive/an attacking game

avoir un bon jeu de jambes to move well

il a un bon jeu de volée he's a good volleyer, he volleys well

[interprêtation - d'un acteur] acting ; [ - d'un musicien] playing

8. [activité du parieur]

le jeu gambling

elle a tout perdu au jeu she gambled her entire fortune away, she lost her whole fortune (at) gambling

9. [effet] play

jeu d'eau fountain

jeu de mots play on words, pun

des jeux de lumière

a. [naturels] play of light

b. [artificiels] lighting effects

10. [espace]

la vis a ou prend du jeu the screw is loose

il y a du jeu there's a bit of play ou of a gap

donner du jeu à quelque chose to loosen something up

11. [action] play

c'est un jeu de ton imagination/ta mémoire it's a trick of your imagination/your memory

laisser faire le jeu de la concurrence to allow the free play of competition

il n'a obtenu le siège que par le jeu des alliances électorales he won the seat only through the interplay ou working of electoral alliances

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jeux nom masculin pluriel

1. [mise]

faites vos jeux(, rien ne va plus) faites vos jeux (rien ne va plus)

les jeux sont faits

a. (sens propre) les jeux sont faits

b. (figuré) the die is cast, there's no going back now

2. SPORT

les jeux (Olympiques) the (Olympic) Games

les jeux (Olympiques) d'hiver the Winter Olympics

les jeux Olympiques pour handicapés the Paralympic Games

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en jeu locution adjectivale

1. [en question] at stake

l'avenir de l'entreprise n'est pas en jeu the company's future is not at stake ou at risk ou in jeopardy

2. [en action] at play

les forces en jeu sur le marché the competing forces ou the forces at play ou the forces at work on the market

3. [parié] at stake

la somme en jeu the money at stake ou which has been staked

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en jeu locution adverbiale

1. SPORT

mettre le ballon en jeu FOOTBALL to throw in the ball

2. [en marche]

les disjoncteurs ont été mis en jeu par le programmateur the circuit breakers were activated by the programmer

3. [en pariant]

mettre une somme en jeu to place a bet

mettre quelque chose en jeu [risquer quelque chose] to put something at stake

entrer en jeu [intervenir] to come into play

jeu de massacre nom masculin

Aunt Sally

le débat s'est transformé en jeu de massacre (figuré) the debate turned into a demolition session

LE JEU DES MILLE EUROS

This radio programme formerly called jeu des mille francs was originally broadcast in the 1950s and has become a national institution. The quiz, whose top prize was originally one thousand francs, consists of a series of questions sent in by listeners.

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > jeu
7 entusiasmar

v.

1 to fill with enthusiasm.

2 to be excited to.

Nos entusiasma bailar We are excited to dance.

Me entusiasmé I was excited.

3 to enthuse, to interest, to excite, to carry away.

El regalo entusiasmó a María The gift enthused Mary.

4 to be excited about.

Me entusiasma el paseo a la playa I am excited about the trip to the beach

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entusiasmar

► verbo transitivo

1 (causar entusiasmo) to fill with enthusiasm, excite

2 (gustar) to like, love

■ me entusiasma la ópera I love opera

► verbo pronominal entusiasmarse

1 to get enthusiastic ( con, about), get excited ( con, about)

2 (gustar) to love ( con, -), like ( con, -)

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verb

to excite

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1.

VT (=apasionar) to fire with enthusiasm, excite; (=encantar) to delight

me entusiasma el trabajo — I love my work

no le entusiasma mucho la idea — he's not very keen on the idea

2.

See:

entusiasmarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( apasionar)

me entusiasma el proyecto — I'm really excited about the project

lo entusiasma el fútbol — he's crazy about football

no me entusiasma mucho la idea — I'm not very enthusiastic about the idea

b) ( infundir entusiasmo) to make... enthusiastic, get... excited
2.
entusiasmarse v pron

entusiasmarse con algo — to get excited o enthusiastic about something

no te entusiasmes demasiado — don't get too excited o carried away

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= turn on, enthuse, thrill, get off on, capture + the imagination, electrify.

Ex. When a child is turned on to books and reading, a lifelong 'friend' of the library has been made.

Ex. Teachers must enthuse students to library work and its value.

Ex. The abundance of information on the World Wide Web has thrilled some, but frightened others.

Ex. She sounds like she enjoys having people under her thumb and gets off on the whole control thing.

Ex. This paper describes how a middle grade school teacher uses a core list of books to capture the imagination of his students and to encourage them to write honestly about their lives.

Ex. He then produced a sound like the deep wail of a bereaved mother which electrified the audience.

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* entusiasmarse = excite, work up + an enthusiasm, fire up, go into + raptures.

* entusiasmarse con = go + gaga (over).

* entusiasmarse con la idea = warm up to + the idea.

* entusiasmarse por = be enthusiastic about, become + enamoured of, get + hooked on, be hooked by, be enamoured of/with.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( apasionar)

me entusiasma el proyecto — I'm really excited about the project

lo entusiasma el fútbol — he's crazy about football

no me entusiasma mucho la idea — I'm not very enthusiastic about the idea

b) ( infundir entusiasmo) to make... enthusiastic, get... excited
2.
entusiasmarse v pron

entusiasmarse con algo — to get excited o enthusiastic about something

no te entusiasmes demasiado — don't get too excited o carried away

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= turn on, enthuse, thrill, get off on, capture + the imagination, electrify.

Ex: When a child is turned on to books and reading, a lifelong 'friend' of the library has been made.

Ex: Teachers must enthuse students to library work and its value.

Ex: The abundance of information on the World Wide Web has thrilled some, but frightened others.

Ex: She sounds like she enjoys having people under her thumb and gets off on the whole control thing.

Ex: This paper describes how a middle grade school teacher uses a core list of books to capture the imagination of his students and to encourage them to write honestly about their lives.

Ex: He then produced a sound like the deep wail of a bereaved mother which electrified the audience.

* entusiasmarse = excite, work up + an enthusiasm, fire up, go into + raptures.

* entusiasmarse con = go + gaga (over).

* entusiasmarse con la idea = warm up to + the idea.

* entusiasmarse por = be enthusiastic about, become + enamoured of, get + hooked on, be hooked by, be enamoured of/with.

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entusiasmar [A1 ]

vt

1

(apasionar): nada lo entusiasma he never gets enthusiastic o excited about anything

no me entusiasma mucho la idea I'm not very enthusiastic about o ( BrE) keen on the idea

2 ‹persona› to make … enthusiastic, get … excited

no logré entusiasmarlo con la idea I didn't manage to make him very enthusiastic o get him very excited about the idea

me entusiasmó para que aceptara he encouraged me to accept it

■ entusiasmarse

v pron

entusiasmarse CON algo to get excited o enthusiastic ABOUT sth

se entusiasmó con la idea he got excited o enthusiastic about the idea

no te entusiasmes, que no sé si nos llega el dinero don't get excited o carried away, I don't know if we've got enough money

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entusiasmar ( conjugate entusiasmar) verbo transitivo ( apasionar):
◊ lo entusiasma el fútbol he's crazy about football;

no me entusiasma mucho la idea I'm not very enthusiastic about the idea
entusiasmarse verbo pronominal entusiasmarse con algo to get excited o enthusiastic about sth
entusiasmar verbo transitivo
1 (animar) to fill with enthusiasm
2 (gustar mucho) to delight: le entusiasman las películas del oeste, she loves westerns

' entusiasmar' also found in these entries:
English:
excite
- thrill

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entusiasmar

♦ vt

1. [animar] to fill with enthusiasm;

entusiasmaron al público con su actuación their performance fired the public with enthusiasm

2. [gustar]
le entusiasma la música he loves music;

la idea no le entusiasmó demasiado he wasn't overly enthusiastic about the idea

♦ See also the pronominal verb entusiasmarse

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entusiasmar

v/t excite, make enthusiastic

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entusiasmar vt

: to excite, to fill with enthusiasm

♦ See also the reflexive verb entusiasmarse

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entusiasmar vb

1. (gustar mucho) to love

los helados entusiasman a los niños children love ice creams

2. (emocionar) to excite / to thrill

Spanish-English dictionary > entusiasmar
8 süchtig

Adj.

1. addicted; süchtig werden become addicted ( nach to), get hooked (on) umg.; süchtig machen Droge etc.: be addictive (auch fig.)

2. süchtig sein nach (gierig) have a craving for, lust after; er ist süchtig danach auch it’s like a drug for him

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addicted; hooked

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sụ̈ch|tig ['zʏçtɪç]
adj
addicted (nach to)
von or nach etw süchtig werden/sein — to get or become/be addicted to sth

süchtig machen (Droge) — to be addictive

davon wird man nicht süchtig — that's not addictive

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((often with to) dependent on (especially a drug): He is addicted to alcohol.) addicted

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süch·tig

[ˈzʏçtɪç]

adj

1. MED (abhängig) addicted pred

\süchtige Menschen addicts

▪ \süchtig sein/werden to be/become [or get] addicted

von einer Marihuanazigarette wird man nicht \süchtig one joint won't make you an addict

\süchtig machen to be addictive

2. (begierig)

▪ [nach etw dat] \süchtig sein to be hooked [on sth]

\süchtig nach Anerkennung sein to be desperate for acceptance [or recognition]

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Adjektiv

1) addicted

süchtig machen — (auch fig.) be addictive

süchtig [nach etwas] sein — be an addict or addicted [to something]

2) (versessen, begierig) obsessive

nach etwas süchtig sein — be obsessed with something

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süchtig adj

1. addicted;

süchtig werden become addicted (

nach to), get hooked (on) umg;

süchtig machen Droge etc: be addictive (auch fig)

2.

süchtig sein nach (gierig) have a craving for, lust after;

er ist süchtig danach auch it’s like a drug for him

…süchtig im adj

1. MED addicted to …;

kokainsüchtig addicted to cocaine;

meskalinsüchtig addicted to mescaline

2. fig:

fernsehsüchtig addicted to ( oder obsessed with) television;

naschsüchtig addicted to sweet things;

putzsüchtig obsessed with cleaning

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Adjektiv

1) addicted

süchtig machen — (auch fig.) be addictive

süchtig [nach etwas] sein — be an addict or addicted [to something]

2) (versessen, begierig) obsessive

nach etwas süchtig sein — be obsessed with something

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adj.

addicted adj.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > süchtig
9 enganchado

enganchado

► participio pasado

1→ link=enganchar enganchar

► adjetivo

1 argot (drogas) hooked

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I
- da adjetivo

a) ( prendido)

la falda se me quedó enganchada en el rosal — my skirt got caught o hooked on the rosebush

b) (fam) ( adicto) hooked (colloq)

enganchado a algo — to be hooked on something
II
- da masculino, femenino drug addict

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I
- da adjetivo

a) ( prendido)

la falda se me quedó enganchada en el rosal — my skirt got caught o hooked on the rosebush

b) (fam) ( adicto) hooked (colloq)

enganchado a algo — to be hooked on something
II
- da masculino, femenino drug addict

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enganchado¹ -da

adjective

1

(prendido): la falda me quedó enganchada en el rosal my skirt got caught o hooked on the rosebush

2 ( fam) (adicto) hooked ( colloq) enganchado A algo to be hooked ON sth

enganchado² -da

masculine, feminine

drug addict

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Del verbo enganchar: ( conjugate enganchar)

enganchado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
enganchado
enganchar
enganchar ( conjugate enganchar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹cable/cadena› to hook

b) ‹ remolque› to hitch up, attach;

‹ caballos› to harness;
‹ vagón› to couple, attach
c) ‹ pez› to hook

engancharse verbo pronominal
a) ( quedar prendido) to get caught;

◊ se me enganchó la media en el clavo my tights got caught on the nail

b) (fam) ( hacerse adicto) enganchadose (a algo) to get hooked (on sth)

enganchado,-a adjetivo
1 argot (a las drogas) hooked: está enganchada a la heroína, she's hooked on heroin
2 estoy enganchada a una serie, I'm hooked on a serial
enganchar verbo transitivo
1 (con un gancho, una rama) to hook
2 Ferroc to couple
3 (prender) la novela te engancha, the novel grips you
' enganchado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enganchada
English:
couch potato
- hooked
- catch

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enganchado, -a

♦ adj

1. [prendido]
la falda se me quedó enganchada a la puerta I caught my skirt on the door

2. Fam [adicto] hooked (a on)

♦ nm,f
Andes, CAm, Méx contract labourer

Spanish-English dictionary > enganchado
10 Geschmack

m; -(e)s, Geschmäcke oder umg., hum. Geschmäcker

1. von Essen etc.: taste (auch Empfindung); (Aroma) auch flavo(u)r; die Suppe hat nur wenig / einen seltsamen Geschmack the soup doesn’t have much taste / has a strange taste; Gewürze (je) nach Geschmack hinzufügen add spices to taste

2. nur Sg.; Sinn: (sense of) taste; ich habe gar keinen Geschmack mehr auch I can’t taste anything any more

3. (ästhetisches Empfinden) taste; (Vorliebe) taste, liking (an + Dat for); Geschmack haben have (good) taste; keinen Geschmack haben have no (sense of) taste; einen teuren Geschmack haben have expensive tastes; der Geschmack von heute today’s tastes ( oder fashions); was hat sie für einen musikalischen Geschmack? what are her musical tastes ( oder tastes in music)?; gegen den guten Geschmack verstoßen offend (against) good taste; es zeugt nicht gerade von Geschmack it doesn’t say much for his etc. taste(s); es ist nicht jedermanns Geschmack it’s not everyone’s taste; Geschmack finden an (+ Dat) (get oder come to) like; den Geschmack verlieren an (+ Dat) lose one’s taste for; auf den Geschmack kommen acquire a taste for it, get to like it, get hooked umg.; jemanden auf den Geschmack bringen whet s.o.’s appetite (for s.th.); wir werden dich schon auf den Geschmack bringen! you’ll get to like it soon enough; ist es so nach deinem Geschmack? meist iro. is it to your liking ( oder taste)?; ( das ist) ein Mann nach meinem Geschmack! that’s the kind of man I like, that’s my kind of man; jeder nach seinem Geschmack everyone to his own taste; die Geschmäcker sind verschieden umg., hum. oder über Geschmack lässt sich streiten auch there’s no accounting for taste(s); ohne Geschmack geschmacklos; mit Geschmack geschmackvoll

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der Geschmack

taste; flavouring; tastefulness; savor; palate; flavour; tang; flavoring; penchant; savour

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Ge|schmạck [gə'ʃmak]
m -(e)s, ordm;e or (hum, inf) ordm;er
[gə'SmEkə, gə'ʃmɛkɐ] (lit, fig) taste; (= Aroma auch) flavour (Brit), flavor (US); (S Ger = Geruch) smell; (no pl = Geschmackssinn) sense of taste
je nach Geschmack — to one's own taste

Salz ( je) nach Geschmack hinzufügen — add salt to taste

seinen Geschmack bilden or entwickeln (lit) — to develop one's sense of taste; (fig) to acquire a sense of the aesthetic

Geschmack finden — to acquire a taste for sth

auf den Geschmack kommen — to acquire a taste for it

einen guten Geschmack haben (Essen) — to taste good

er hat einen guten Geschmack (fig) — he has good taste

für meinen Geschmack — for my taste

das ist nicht mein/nach meinem Geschmack — that's not my/to my taste

die Geschmäcker sind verschieden — tastes differ

über Geschmack lässt sich (nicht) streiten (prov) — there's no accounting for taste(s) (prov)

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der

1) (taste: The tea has a wonderful flavour.) flavour

2) (satisfaction: Is the meal to your liking?) liking

3) (the quality or flavour of anything that is known through this sense: This wine has an unusual taste.) taste

4) (a liking or preference: a taste for music; a queer taste in books; expensive tastes.) taste

5) (the ability to judge what is suitable in behaviour, dress etc or what is fine and beautiful: She shows good taste in clothes; a man of taste; That joke was in good/bad taste.) taste

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Ge·schmack

<-[e]s, Geschmäcke o (hum fam) Geschmäcker>

[gəˈʃmak, pl gəˈʃmɛkə, pl gəˈʃmɛkɐ]

m

1. kein pl (Aroma) taste

einen... \Geschmack haben (schmecken) to have a... taste

2. kein pl (Geschmackssinn) sense of taste

3. (ästhetisches Empfinden) taste

mit \Geschmack eingerichtet tastefully furnished

mit sicherem \Geschmack with unerring good taste

einen guten/keinen guten \Geschmack haben to have good/bad taste

etw ist nicht mein/nach meinem \Geschmack sth is not to my taste, sth is not my cup of tea fam

an etw dat \Geschmack finden [o etw dat \Geschmack abgewinnen] to develop [or acquire] a taste for sth

auf den \Geschmack kommen to acquire a taste for sth, to grow to like sth

für meinen \Geschmack for my taste

etw ist im \Geschmack... the taste of sth is...

je nach \Geschmack according to taste

die Geschmäcker sind verschieden tastes differ

4.

▶ über \Geschmack lässt sich [nicht] streiten (prov) there's no accounting for taste

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der; Geschmack[e]s, Geschmäcke od. ugs. scherzh.: Geschmäcker

1) taste

einen guten/schlechten Geschmack haben — have good/bad taste

das ist [nicht] mein od. nach meinem Geschmack — that is [not] to my taste

das verstößt gegen den guten Geschmack — that offends against good taste

im Geschmack jener Zeit — in the style of that period

über Geschmack lässt sich nicht streiten — there's no accounting for taste[s]

an etwas (Dat.) Geschmack finden od. gewinnen — acquire a taste for something; take a liking to something

sie kann solchen Bildern keinen Geschmack abgewinnen — she cannot appreciate such pictures

auf den Geschmack kommen — acquire the taste for it; get to like it

2) o. Pl. (Geschmackssinn) sense of taste

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Geschmack m; -(e)s, Geschmäcke oder umg, hum Geschmäcker

1. von Essen etc: taste (auch Empfindung); (Aroma) auch flavo(u)r;

die Suppe hat nur wenig/einen seltsamen Geschmack the soup doesn’t have much taste/has a strange taste;

Gewürze (je) nach Geschmack hinzufügen add spices to taste

2. nur sg; Sinn: (sense of) taste;

ich habe gar keinen Geschmack mehr auch I can’t taste anything any more

3. (ästhetisches Empfinden) taste; (Vorliebe) taste, liking (

an +dat for);

Geschmack haben have (good) taste;

keinen Geschmack haben have no (sense of) taste;

einen teuren Geschmack haben have expensive tastes;

der Geschmack von heute today’s tastes ( oder fashions);

was hat sie für einen musikalischen Geschmack? what are her musical tastes ( oder tastes in music)?;

gegen den guten Geschmack verstoßen offend (against) good taste;

es zeugt nicht gerade von Geschmack it doesn’t say much for his etc taste(s);

es ist nicht jedermanns Geschmack it’s not everyone’s taste;

Geschmack finden an (+dat) (get oder come to) like;

den Geschmack verlieren an (+dat) lose one’s taste for;

auf den Geschmack kommen acquire a taste for it, get to like it, get hooked umg;

jemanden auf den Geschmack bringen whet sb’s appetite (for sth);

wir werden dich schon auf den Geschmack bringen! you’ll get to like it soon enough;

ist es so nach deinem Geschmack? meist iron is it to your liking ( oder taste)?;

(das ist) ein Mann nach meinem Geschmack! that’s the kind of man I like, that’s my kind of man;

jeder nach seinem Geschmack everyone to his own taste;

die Geschmäcker sind verschieden umg, hum oder

über Geschmack lässt sich streiten auch there’s no accounting for taste(s);

ohne Geschmack → geschmacklos;

mit Geschmack → geschmackvoll

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der; Geschmack[e]s, Geschmäcke od. ugs. scherzh.: Geschmäcker

1) taste

einen guten/schlechten Geschmack haben — have good/bad taste

das ist [nicht] mein od. nach meinem Geschmack — that is [not] to my taste

das verstößt gegen den guten Geschmack — that offends against good taste

im Geschmack jener Zeit — in the style of that period

über Geschmack lässt sich nicht streiten — there's no accounting for taste[s]

an etwas (Dat.) Geschmack finden od. gewinnen — acquire a taste for something; take a liking to something

sie kann solchen Bildern keinen Geschmack abgewinnen — she cannot appreciate such pictures

auf den Geschmack kommen — acquire the taste for it; get to like it

2) o. Pl. (Geschmackssinn) sense of taste

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m.

flavor (US) n.

flavoring (US) n.

flavour (UK) n.

flavour n.

gusto n.

savor (US) n.

savour (UK) n.

smack n.

taste n.

tastefulness n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Geschmack
11 verfallen

v/i (unreg.)

1. go to ruin; Haus, Wirtschaft etc.: fall into disrepair; stärker: go to ruin; Reich, Kultur etc.: decline; (zusammenbrechen) fall; Kranker: waste away

2. (ablaufen) expire; (ungültig werden) auch become invalid; die Kreditkarte verfällt in zwei Monaten the credit card expires in two months

3. einem Laster: take to doing s.th., get hooked on umg.; auch einer Person: become a slave to; dem Zauber eines Anblicks etc.: be bewitched by

4. verfallen in (+ Akk) fall into; wieder: lapse ( oder slip) back into; in Wut verfallen become furious ( oder enraged); immer verfällst du in den gleichen Fehler, zu gutgläubig zu sein etc. you always make the same mistake of being too trusting etc.

5. auf eine Idee etc. verfallen hit (up)on an idea etc.; wie ist er nur darauf verfallen? what on earth made him do that?

7. (zufallen): jemandem verfallen go ( oder pass) to s.o.

—

verfallen2

I P.P. verfallen1

II Adj.

1. decayed; Gebäude: dilapidated, attr. auch tumbledown..., ramshackle...; körperlich: emaciated, präd. auch a wreck umg.

2. Fahrschein etc.: expired, invalid, no longer valid ( oder good umg.)

3. einem Rauschgift etc. verfallen addicted to, hooked on umg.; dem Zauber eines Anblicks etc. verfallen bewitched by; der Liebe verfallen smitten umg.; er ist ihr völlig verfallen he is totally captivated by her

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(abgelaufen) overdue (Adj.); expired (Adj.);

(ablaufen) to expire ( Verb);

(zerfallen) ruinous (Adj.); to crumble ( Verb); to decay ( Verb); decayed (Adj.); decrepit (Adj.)

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ver|fạl|len I ptp verfa\#llen
vi irreg aux sein

1) (= zerfallen) to decay; (Bauwerk) to fall into disrepair, to become dilapidated; (Zellen) to die; (körperlich und geistig) to deteriorate; (Sitten, Kultur, Reich) to decline

der Patient verfällt zusehends — the patient has gone into a rapid decline

2) (= ungültig werden) (Briefmarken, Geldscheine, Gutschein) to become invalid; (Scheck, Fahrkarte) to expire; (Strafe, Recht, Termin, Anspruch, Patent) to lapse

3) (= in jds Besitz übergehen) to be forfeited

jdm verfallen — to be forfeited to sb, to become the property of sb

4)

(= abhängig werden) jdm/einer Sache verfallen/verfallen sein — to become/be a slave to sb/sth; dem Alkohol etc to become/be addicted to sth; dem Wahnsinn to fall/have fallen victim to; jds Zauber etc to become/be enslaved by sth

jdm völlig verfallen sein — to be completely under sb's spell

einem Irrtum verfallen — to make a mistake, to be mistaken

5)

verfallen — to think of sth; (aus Verzweiflung) to resort to sth

auf abstruse Gedanken verfallen — to start having abstruse thoughts

wer ist denn bloß auf diesen Gedanken verfallen? — whoever thought this up?

wie sind Sie bloß darauf verfallen? — whatever gave you that idea?

6)

verfallen — to sink into sth

in einen tiefen Schlaf verfallen — to fall into a deep sleep

in einen ganz anderen Ton verfallen — to adopt a completely different tone

in einen Fehler verfallen — to make a mistake

in Panik verfallen — to get into a panic
II [fɛɐ'falən]
adj
Gebäude dilapidated, ruined; Mensch (körperlich) emaciated; (geistig) senile; (= abgelaufen) Karten, Briefmarken invalid; Strafe lapsed; Scheck expired
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(no longer able to be (legally) used; no longer valid: Your ticket is out of date / very out-of-date; an out-of-date directory.) out of date

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ver·fal·len *¹

vi irreg Hilfsverb: sein

1. (zerfallen) to decay, to fall into disrepair

2. (immer schwächer werden) to deteriorate

3. (ungültig werden) Eintritts-, Fahrkarte, Ticket, Gutschein to expire; Anspruch, Recht to lapse

4. FIN (rapide weniger wert werden) to fall

5. (erliegen)

▪ [jdm] \verfallen to be captivated [by sb]

▪ [etw dat] \verfallen to become enslaved [by a thing]

6. (sich einfallen lassen)

▪ [auf etw akk] \verfallen to think of sth

wer ist denn auf so einen verrückten Plan \verfallen? whoever thought up such an insane plan?

▪ darauf \verfallen, etw zu tun to give sb the idea of doing sth

7. (kommen auf)

▪ [auf jdn] \verfallen to think of sb

wir suchten einen Spezialisten, da sind wir auf ihn \verfallen we were looking for a specialist and we thought of him

8. JUR

▪ jdm \verfallen to be forfeited to sb

ver·fal·len²

adj

1. (völlig baufällig) dilapidated

2. (abgelaufen) expired

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unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein

1) (baufällig werden) fall into disrepair; become dilapidated

2) (körperlich) < strength> decline

3) (untergehen) < empire> decline; <morals, morale> deteriorate

4) (ungültig werden) expire

5)

jemandem verfallen — become a slave

dem Alkohol verfallen — become addicted to alcohol

6) (übergehen)

in seinen Dialekt verfallen — lapse into one's dialect

das Pferd verfiel in [einen] Trab — the horse broke into a trot

7)

auf jemanden/etwas verfallen — think of somebody/something

auf einen sonderbaren Gedanken verfallen — hit upon a strange idea

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verfallen¹ v/i (irr)

1. go to ruin; Haus, Wirtschaft etc: fall into disrepair; stärker: go to ruin; Reich, Kultur etc: decline; (zusammenbrechen) fall; Kranker: waste away

2. (ablaufen) expire; (ungültig werden) auch become invalid;

die Kreditkarte verfällt in zwei Monaten the credit card expires in two months

3. einem Laster: take to doing sth, get hooked on umg; auch einer Person: become a slave to; dem Zauber eines Anblicks etc: be bewitched by

4.

verfallen in (+akk) fall into; wieder: lapse ( oder slip) back into;

in Wut verfallen become furious ( oder enraged);

immer verfällst du in den gleichen Fehler, zu gutgläubig zu sein etc you always make the same mistake of being too trusting etc

5.

auf eine Idee etc

verfallen hit (up)on an idea etc;

wie ist er nur darauf verfallen? what on earth made him do that?

7. (zufallen):

jemandem verfallen go ( oder pass) to sb

verfallen²

A. pperf → verfallen¹

B. adj

1. decayed; Gebäude: dilapidated, attr auch tumbledown …, ramshackle …; körperlich: emaciated, präd auch a wreck umg

2. Fahrschein etc: expired, invalid, no longer valid ( oder good umg)

3. einem Rauschgift etc

verfallen addicted to, hooked on umg;

dem Zauber eines Anblicks etc

verfallen bewitched by;

der Liebe verfallen smitten umg;

er ist ihr völlig verfallen he is totally captivated by her

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unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein

1) (baufällig werden) fall into disrepair; become dilapidated

2) (körperlich) < strength> decline

3) (untergehen) < empire> decline; <morals, morale> deteriorate

4) (ungültig werden) expire

5)

jemandem verfallen — become a slave

dem Alkohol verfallen — become addicted to alcohol

6) (übergehen)

in seinen Dialekt verfallen — lapse into one's dialect

das Pferd verfiel in [einen] Trab — the horse broke into a trot

7)

auf jemanden/etwas verfallen — think of somebody/something

auf einen sonderbaren Gedanken verfallen — hit upon a strange idea

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adj.

addicted adj.

decayed adj.

dilapidated adj. v.

to decay v.

to decompose v.

to expire v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > verfallen
12 enredar

v.

1 to tangle up (madeja, pelo).

El gato enreda las lanas The cat tangles up the yarns.

2 to bother, to annoy.

3 to get up to mischief (informal).

enredar con algo to fiddle with o mess about with something

4 to mix up, to entangle, to fuzz up, to louse up.

El chico enredó las historias The boy mixed up the stories.

5 to snag, to hook, to get hooked.

La caña enredó al pez The fishing rod snagged the fish.

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enredar

► verbo transitivo

1 (prender con red) to catch in a net, net

2 (para cazar) to set

3 (engatusar) to involve, implicate

4 (meter cizaña) to sow discord, cause trouble

5 (enmarañar) to tangle up, entangle

6 (entretener) to hold up, delay

7 figurado (asunto etc) to confuse, complicate; (trabajo) to make a mess of

► verbo intransitivo

1 (travesear) to be mischievous

► verbo pronominal enredarse

1 (hacerse un lío) to get tangled up, get entangled, get into a tangle

2 (complicarse) to get complicated, get confused

3 (en discusión) to become involved, get caught up

4 (amancebarse) to have an affair

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verb

1) to confuse

2) tangle

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1. VT

1) [+ hilos, cuerda] to tangle up

este viento te enreda el pelo — your hair gets tangled up in this wind, this wind tangles your hair up

2) [+ situación, asunto] to make complicated, complicate

con tanta mentira enredó las cosas aún más — with all his lies he made matters even more complicated, with all his lies he complicated matters even more

3) * (=desordenar) to get into a mess, mess up

estos niños lo han enredado todo — these children have got everything into a mess, these children have messed everything up

4) * (=involucrar) to get mixed o caught up (en in)

la han enredado en un asunto turbio — they've got her mixed o caught up in some shady deal

5) * (=entretener)

no me enredes, que llego tarde — don't hold me back, or I'll be late

6) * (=engañar) to trick

le enredaron unos timadores — some conmen tricked him

7) (=enemistar) to cause trouble among o between

8) (Caza) [+ animal] to net; [+ trampa] to set

2.

VI * (=juguetear) to play around, monkey around *

¡no enredes! — stop playing around!

enredar con algo — to fiddle with sth

¡deja ya de enredar con los lápices! — stop fiddling (around) with the pencils, will you?

3.

See:

enredarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) <cuerdas/cables> to get... tangled up, tangle up

b) ( embarullar) < persona> to muddle... up, confuse; <asunto/situación> to complicate

no enredes más las cosas — don't complicate things any further

c) (fam) ( involucrar)

enredar a alguien en algo — to get somebody mixed up o caught up in something
2.
enredar vi (fam)

a) ( intrigar) to make trouble, stir up trouble

b) (Esp) ( molestar) to fidget

enredar con algo — to fiddle around with something, fiddle with something
3.
enredarse v pron

1) lana/cuerda to get tangled, become entangled; pelo to get tangled o knotted; planta to twist itself around

2)

a) (fam) ( en lío amoroso)

enredarse con alguien — to get involved with somebody

b) (fam) ( involucrarse)

enredarse en algo — to get mixed up o involved in something

se enredó en un negocio sucio — he got mixed up in some funny business

c) (fam) ( enfrascarse)

enredarse en algo — to get into something (colloq)

se enredaron en una acalorada discusión — they got into a heated discussion

d) (fam) ( embarullarse) to get mixed up get muddled up

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= bog down, muddy, bamboozle, snarl up, entangle, knot into, coil, tangle, ensnare, snare, make + trouble.

Ex. There is increased evidence that we are being bogged down today as specialization extends.

Ex. The concept of such a center remained nebulous at best, and we later learned that communication problems early on had muddied the message about what was really needed.

Ex. Benny Morris claims that Karsh is attempting to hoodwink and bamboozle readers.

Ex. If all goes as usual, it will snow approximately one inch and completely snarl up traffic until melted.

Ex. The issues entangled in Van Gogh's work - issues of the market, gender, and class - were also knotted into the work of many avant-garde artists of the late 19th c.

Ex. The issues entangled in Van Gogh's work - issues of the market, gender, and class - were also knotted into the work of many avant-garde artists of the late 19th c.

Ex. This booklet is intended to provide general information on coiling of brain aneurysms.

Ex. The more unsuccessful she was the more bitter she became, and the more tangled in the web drawn about her by her husband and children.

Ex. The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.

Ex. In fact, the Indians had been snaring animals long before the white man came to North America.

Ex. As President Bush's second term winds down, this is no time for him to be making trouble for his successor.

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* enredar a Alguien para que haga Algo = talk + Nombre + into.

* enredar las cosas = muddy + the waters.

* enredarse = kink.

* enredarse con = get + involved with/in.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) <cuerdas/cables> to get... tangled up, tangle up

b) ( embarullar) < persona> to muddle... up, confuse; <asunto/situación> to complicate

no enredes más las cosas — don't complicate things any further

c) (fam) ( involucrar)

enredar a alguien en algo — to get somebody mixed up o caught up in something
2.
enredar vi (fam)

a) ( intrigar) to make trouble, stir up trouble

b) (Esp) ( molestar) to fidget

enredar con algo — to fiddle around with something, fiddle with something
3.
enredarse v pron

1) lana/cuerda to get tangled, become entangled; pelo to get tangled o knotted; planta to twist itself around

2)

a) (fam) ( en lío amoroso)

enredarse con alguien — to get involved with somebody

b) (fam) ( involucrarse)

enredarse en algo — to get mixed up o involved in something

se enredó en un negocio sucio — he got mixed up in some funny business

c) (fam) ( enfrascarse)

enredarse en algo — to get into something (colloq)

se enredaron en una acalorada discusión — they got into a heated discussion

d) (fam) ( embarullarse) to get mixed up get muddled up

* * *

= bog down, muddy, bamboozle, snarl up, entangle, knot into, coil, tangle, ensnare, snare, make + trouble.

Ex: There is increased evidence that we are being bogged down today as specialization extends.

Ex: The concept of such a center remained nebulous at best, and we later learned that communication problems early on had muddied the message about what was really needed.

Ex: Benny Morris claims that Karsh is attempting to hoodwink and bamboozle readers.

Ex: If all goes as usual, it will snow approximately one inch and completely snarl up traffic until melted.

Ex: The issues entangled in Van Gogh's work - issues of the market, gender, and class - were also knotted into the work of many avant-garde artists of the late 19th c.

Ex: The issues entangled in Van Gogh's work - issues of the market, gender, and class - were also knotted into the work of many avant-garde artists of the late 19th c.

Ex: This booklet is intended to provide general information on coiling of brain aneurysms.

Ex: The more unsuccessful she was the more bitter she became, and the more tangled in the web drawn about her by her husband and children.

Ex: The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.

Ex: In fact, the Indians had been snaring animals long before the white man came to North America.

Ex: As President Bush's second term winds down, this is no time for him to be making trouble for his successor.

* enredar a Alguien para que haga Algo = talk + Nombre + into.

* enredar las cosas = muddy + the waters.

* enredarse = kink.

* enredarse con = get + involved with/in.

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enredar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹cuerdas/cables› to get … tangled up, tangle up

2 ‹asunto/situación› to complicate, make … complicated

no enredes más las cosas don't complicate things any further

3 ( fam) (involucrar) enredar a algn EN algo to get sb mixed up o caught up o embroiled o involved IN sth

lo enredaron en la compra de las acciones they got him involved o caught up in buying shares

■ enredar

vi

( fam)

1 (intrigar) to make trouble, stir up trouble, stir ( colloq)

2 ( Esp) (molestar) to fidget enredar CON algo to fiddle around WITH sth, fiddle WITH sth

■ enredarse

v pron

A

1 «lana/cuerda» to get tangled, become entangled; «pelo» to get tangled o knotted o ( AmE) snarled

la cuerda se enredó en las patas de la silla the rope got tangled around o entangled in the chair legs

2 «planta» to twist itself around

B

1 ( fam) (en un lío amoroso) enredarse CON algn to get involved WITH sb

2 ( fam) (involucrarse) enredarse EN algo to get mixed up IN sth, get involved IN sth

se ha enredado en un negocio sucio he's got mixed up in some funny business

3 ( fam) (enfrascarse) enredarse EN algo to get INTO sth ( colloq)

se enredaron en una acalorada discusión they got into a heated discussion

4 ( fam) (embarullarse) to get mixed up ( colloq), get muddled up ( colloq)

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enredar ( conjugate enredar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹cuerdas/cables› to get … tangled up, tangle up

b) ( embarullar) ‹ persona› to muddle … up, confuse;

‹asunto/situación› to complicate
c) (fam) ( involucrar) enredar a algn en algo to get sb mixed up o caught up in sth

verbo intransitivo (fam)
a) ( intrigar) to make trouble, stir up trouble

b) (Esp) ( molestar) to fidget;

enredar con algo to fiddle (around) with sth
enredarse verbo pronominal
1 [lana/cuerda] to get tangled, become entangled;
[ pelo] to get tangled o knotted;
[ planta] to twist itself around
2 (fam)
a) ( en lío amoroso) enredarse con algn to get involved with sb

b) ( involucrarse) enredarse en algo to get mixed up o involved in sth

c) (fam) ( embarullarse) to get mixed up, get muddled up

enredar verbo transitivo
1 (cables, cuerdas, pelo) to entangle, tangle up
2 (un asunto, situación) to confuse, complicate
3 fig (implicar en algo ilegal, turbio) to involve [en, in], to mix up [en, in]
4 (convencer, liar) lo enredaron para presentarse a las elecciones, they talked him into being a candidate in the election
' enredar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
envolver
- trastear
- implicar
English:
embroil
- entangle
- tangle
- tangle up
- foul
- snarl

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enredar

♦ vt

1. [cuerdas, madeja, pelo] to tangle (up)

2. [situación, asunto] to complicate;

será mejor no enredar más las cosas it's best not to make matters more complicated

3. [implicar]
enredar a alguien en to get sb involved in, to embroil sb in;

me enredaron en sus sucios negocios they got me mixed up in their dirty dealings

4. [entretener] to bother, to annoy

♦ vi
Fam
1. [hacer travesuras] to get up to mischief

2. [juguetear]
enredar con algo to fiddle with o mess about with sth

♦ See also the pronominal verb enredarse

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enredar

I v/t

1 tangle, get tangled

2 fig

complicate, make complicated

II v/i make trouble

* * *

enredar vt

1) : to tangle up, to entangle

2) : to confuse, to complicate

3) : to involve, to implicate

♦ See also the reflexive verb enredarse

* * *

enredar vb

1. (involucrar) to involve

lo enredaron en un negocio oscuro they involved him in a shady deal

2. (complicar) to complicate

no enredes más las cosas don't complicate things even more

3. (confundir) to muddle / to confuse

el fiscal intentó enredar al testigo con sus preguntas the prosecutor tried to confuse the witness with his questions

4. (tocar) to mess about

deja de enredar con los rotuladores stop messing about with your pens

Spanish-English dictionary > enredar
13 kawit

English Definition: see kawit1 see kawit2
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Active Verb: magkawit

Passive Verb: ikawit

English Definition: 1) hook (noun) 2) to get hooked (verb) 3) to get hooked accidentally -- MAKAWIT(verb) 4) to hook something -- MAGKAWIT, IKAWIT, KAWITIN (verb)

Examples: 1) Kumawit ang pantalon niya sa pako. (His trousers got hooked on the nail.) 2) Magingat ka sa paglalakad at baka makawit ang pantalon mo sa pako. (Be careful as you walk or your trousers might get hooked on the nail.) 3) Ikawit mo ang alambre sa
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Active Verb: kumawit

Passive Verb: kawitin

English Definition: 1) hook (noun) 2) to get hooked (verb)

Examples: Kumawit ang pantalon niya sa pako. (His trousers were got hooked on the nail.)

Tagalog-English dictionary > kawit
14 anschließen

(unreg., trennb., hat -ge-)

I v/t

1. (an + Dat oder Akk) mit Schloss: padlock (to); mit Kette: chain (to)

2. (an + Akk oder Dat) (Schlauch etc.) attach, join; TECH. connect (to), ETECH. auch hook up (to); mit Stecker: plug in(to); angeschlossen werden an das Kabelnetz etc.: be connected to, get plugged into, get hooked up to; angeschlossen sein Sender: be linked up (with); wir verabschieden uns nun von den angeschlossenen Sendern we (must) say goodbye now ( oder at this point) to the linked stations

3. (hinzufügen) add (an + Akk to)

II v/refl

1. (nachfolgen) follow; an den Vortrag schloss sich eine Diskussion an the lecture was followed by a discussion

2. (sich anreihen) follow (an + Akk on); (angrenzen) border (on), be adjacent (to)

3. (jemandem) (mitgehen mit) join, attach o.s. to s.o.; unterstützend: take s.o.’s side; (sich anfreunden) make friends, grow close to s.o.; (einer Ansicht) support, endorse; (einem Beispiel) follow; (das Gleiche tun) follow suit; JUR. (einem Urteil) concur with; der Meinung schließe ich mich an I’d like to support that view

III v/i siehe II. 1., 2.

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(anketten) to chain; to padlock;

(verbinden) to connect;

sich anschließen

(beitreten) to join;

(nachfolgen) to follow

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ạn|schlie|ßen sep
1. vt

1) (an +acc to) (TECH, ELEC, TELEC ETC = verbinden) to connect; (in Steckdose) to plug in

angeschlossen — connected(-up)

2) (an +acc to) to lock; (mit Schnappschloss) to padlock; (= anketten) to chain (up)

3) (fig = hinzufügen) to add

angeschlossen (Organisation etc) — affiliated (dat to or (US) with), associated (dat with)

2. vr

dem Vortrag or an den Vortrag schloss sich ein Film an — the lecture was followed by a film

3. vi

anschließen — to follow sth

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an|schlie·ßen

irreg

I. vt

1. ELEK, TECH, TELEK

▪ etw [an etw akk] \anschließen to connect sth [to sth]

2. (mit Schnappschloss befestigen)

▪ etw [an etw akk] \anschließen to padlock sth [to sth]

3. (hinzufügen)

▪ etw \anschließen to add sth

4. (anketten)

▪ jdn [an etw akk] \anschließen to chain sb [to sth]

jdn an Händen und Füßen \anschließen to chain sb hand and foot

II. vr

1. (sich zugesellen)

▪ sich akk jdm \anschließen to join sb

2. (beipflichten)

▪ sich akk jdm/etw \anschließen to fall in with [or follow] sb/sth

dem schließe ich mich an I think I'd go along with that

3. (sich beteiligen)

▪ sich akk etw dat \anschließen to associate [or become associated] with sth

▪ etw dat angeschlossen sein to be affiliated with sth

4. (angrenzen)

▪ sich akk [etw dat/an etw akk] \anschließen to adjoin sth

sich akk unmittelbar \anschließen to directly adjoin

5. (folgen)

▪ sich akk etw dat/an etw akk \anschließen to follow sth

dem Vortrag schloss sich ein Film an the lecture was followed by a film

III. vi

▪ an etw akk \anschließen to [directly] follow sth

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (mit Schloss) lock, secure (an + Akk. od. Dat. to)

2) (verbinden) connect (an + Akk. od. Dat. to); connect up < electrical device>; (mit Stecker) plug in

3) (anfügen) add
2.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb

1)

sich jemandem anschließen — join somebody

2) auch itr

[sich] an etwas (Akk.) anschließen — (zeitlich) follow something; (räumlich) adjoin something

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anschließen (irr, trennb, hat -ge-)

A. v/t

1. (

an +dat oder akk) mit Schloss: padlock (to); mit Kette: chain (to)

2. (

an +akk oder dat) (Schlauch etc) attach, join; TECH connect (to), ELEK auch hook up (to); mit Stecker: plug in(to);

angeschlossen werden an das Kabelnetz etc: be connected to, get plugged into, get hooked up to;

angeschlossen sein Sender: be linked up (with);

wir verabschieden uns nun von den angeschlossenen Sendern we (must) say goodbye now ( oder at this point) to the linked stations

3. (hinzufügen) add (

an +akk to)

B. v/r

1. (nachfolgen) follow;

an den Vortrag schloss sich eine Diskussion an the lecture was followed by a discussion

2. (sich anreihen) follow (

an +akk on); (angrenzen) border (on), be adjacent (to)

3. (jemandem) (mitgehen mit) join, attach o.s. to sb; unterstützend: take sb’s side; (sich anfreunden) make friends, grow close to sb; (einer Ansicht) support, endorse; (einem Beispiel) follow; (das Gleiche tun) follow suit; JUR (einem Urteil) concur with;

der Meinung schließe ich mich an I’d like to support that view

C. v/i → B 1, 2

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (mit Schloss) lock, secure (an + Akk. od. Dat. to)

2) (verbinden) connect (an + Akk. od. Dat. to); connect up < electrical device>; (mit Stecker) plug in

3) (anfügen) add
2.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb

1)

sich jemandem anschließen — join somebody

2) auch itr

[sich] an etwas (Akk.) anschließen — (zeitlich) follow something; (räumlich) adjoin something

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v.

to connect v.

to hook up v.

to tap v.

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15 tenir

tenir [t(ə)niʀ]

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1. transitive verb

2. intransitive verb

3. indirect transitive verb

4. impersonal verb

5. reflexive verb

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► Lorsque tenir fait partie d'une locution comme tenir compagnie, tenir chaud, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.

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1. <

   a. (avec les mains) to hold

• la clé qu'il tient à la main the key that he's holding

• la clé qu'il tient dans sa main the key that he's holding

• il tient son fils par la main he's holding his son's hand

• tenir la porte à qn to hold the door open for sb

   b. ( = maintenir dans un certain état) to keep

• tenir les yeux ouverts to keep one's eyes open

• le café le tient éveillé coffee keeps him awake

• tenir qch en place to keep sth in place

• tenir une note (Music) to hold a note

   c. ( = gérer) [+ hôtel, magasin, comptes, maison, ménage] to keep

   d. ( = détenir) to have

• si je le tenais ! just let me get my hands on him!

• nous le tenons we've got him

• parfait, je tiens mon article great, now I have my article

• qu'est-ce qu'il tient ! (inf) ( = il est ivre) he's plastered (inf!) ; ( = il est idiot) he's such an idiot!

• en tenir pour qn (inf) ( = l'aimer) to have a crush on sb (inf)

   e. ( = contrôler) [+ enfant, classe] to have under control

   f. ( = organiser) [+ séance, réunion, conférence] to hold

   g. ( = occuper) [+ place, largeur] to take up ; [+ rôle] to have ; [+ emploi] to hold

• ça tient trop de place it takes up too much room

• il tenait sa droite [conducteur] he was keeping to the right

• elle a bien tenu son rôle de chef she was a good manager

• elle tient le rôle d'Ophélie she plays the role of Ophelia

   h. ( = contenir) [récipient] to hold

   i. ( = résister à) tenir l'alcool (inf) to be able to hold one's drink

• tenir le coup [personne] to survive ; [chose] to last

• avec tout ce travail, est-ce qu'il pourra tenir le coup ? with all that work will he be able to cope?

   j. ( = respecter) [+ promesse, pari, planning] to keep to

• tenir le rythme to keep up the pace

   k. (locutions)

► tenir qn/qch pour ( = considérer comme) to regard sb/sth as

• je le tenais pour un imbécile I regarded him as an idiot

• elle le tient pour responsable de l'accident she holds him responsible for the accident► tenir qch de qn to get sth from sb

• il tient cela de son père he gets that from his father► tiens ! (en donnant) here you are!

• tiens, voilà mon frère ! oh, there's my brother!

• tiens, tiens ! well, well!

2. <

   a. ( = rester en place) [objet fixe, nœud, clou] to hold ; [objets empilés, échafaudage] to stay up

• ce chapeau ne tient pas sur ma tête this hat won't stay on my head

• la branche est cassée mais elle tient encore the branch is broken but it's still attached to the tree

• il tient bien sur ses jambes he's very steady on his legs

   b. ( = durer) [accord, beau temps, coiffure] to hold ; [couleur] to be fast ; [mariage, fleurs] to last

• ça tient toujours, notre pique-nique ? (inf) is our picnic still on?

• il n'y a pas de match qui tienne there's no question of going to any match

   c. ( = résister) to hold out

• tenir bon to hold out

• il fait trop chaud, on ne tient plus ici it's too hot - we can't stand it here any longer

   d. ( = pouvoir être contenu) to fit ( dans into)

• ils ne tiendront pas dans la voiture they won't fit into the car

• à cette table, on peut tenir à huit this table can seat eight

• son discours tient en quelques pages his speech is just a few pages long

3. <

• tenir à ( = être attaché à) [+ réputation, opinion de qn] to care about ; [+ objet, personne] to be fond of ; ( = avoir pour cause) to be due to

• il ne tenait plus à la vie he had lost his will to live

• tu veux aller au cinéma ? -- je n'y tiens pas do you want to go to the cinema? -- not particularly

• il tient beaucoup à vous connaître he's very anxious to meet you

• elle tenait absolument à parler she insisted on speaking

• il tient à ce que nous sachions... he is anxious that we should know...

• tu viens avec nous ? -- si tu y tiens are you coming with us? -- if you really want me to

• ça tient au climat it's because of the climate

• son succès tient à peu de chose his success hangs on very little

• à quoi ça tient ? why is that?

• tenir de ( = ressembler à) [+ parent] to take after

• il tient de son père he takes after his father

• il a de qui tenir it runs in the family

4. <

( = dépendre de) to depend

• il ne tient qu'à vous de décider it's up to you to decide

► qu'à cela ne tienne ! no problem!

5. <

   a. (avec les mains) to hold

• il se tenait le ventre de douleur he was holding his stomach in pain

• se tenir à qch to hold onto sth

• ils se tenaient par la main they were holding hands

• ils se tenaient par la taille they had their arms round each other's waists

   b. ( = être dans une position) se tenir debout to be standing up

• tiens-toi droit (debout) stand up straight ; (assis) sit up straight

• redresse-toi, tu te tiens mal stand up straight, you're slouching

• tenez-vous prêts à partir be ready to leave

• elle se tenait à sa fenêtre she was standing at her window

   c. ( = se conduire) to behave

• il ne sait pas se tenir he doesn't know how to behave

• se tenir tranquille to be quiet

• tiens-toi tranquille keep still

• se tenir mal (à table) to have bad table manners ; (en société) to behave badly

• il n'a qu'à bien se tenir ! he'd better behave himself!

   d. ( = avoir lieu) [conférence, réunion] to be held ; [festival] to take place

   e. ( = être cohérent) [raisonnement] to hold together

• tout se tient it's all connected

   f. (locutions)

► tiens-toi bien ! wait till you hear the next bit!

• tu sais combien elle a gagné ? tiens-toi bien: 3 millions ! do you know how much she won? you won't believe it! - 3 million!► s'en tenir à ( = se limiter à) to confine o.s. to ; ( = se satisfaire de) to content o.s. with

• nous nous en tiendrons là pour aujourd'hui we'll leave it at that for today

• il aimerait savoir à quoi s'en tenir he'd like to know where he stands

• je sais à quoi m'en tenir sur son compte I know the sort of man he is► se tenir pour ( = se considérer comme)

il se tient pour responsable he holds himself responsible

• tenez-vous-le pour dit ! (avertissement) you've been warned!

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təniʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( serrer) to hold

tiens-moi ça — hold this (for me)

tenir quelqu'un par la main — to hold somebody's hand

tenir la rampe — to hold onto the banisters

tiens! — ( voici) here you are!; ( écoute-moi) look!

tiens! c'est pour toi — ( voici un cadeau) here, it's for you; ( voici une gifle) take that!

si je le tenais! — if I could get my hands on him!

bien tenir — to hold on to

2) ( avoir sous son contrôle) to keep [somebody] under control

il nous tient — he's got a hold on us

3) Armée to hold

4) ( avoir attrapé) to hold

je te tiens! — I've caught ou got you!

pendant que je te tiens — fig whilst I've got you

tenir une grippe — (colloq) to have flu GB ou the flu US

5) ( posséder) to have [renseignements]

de qui tenez-vous ce renseignement? — where did you get that information?

elle tient ses bijoux de sa mère — she inherited her jewels from her mother

6) ( avoir la charge de) to hold [emploi]; to run [boutique, maison, journal]; to be in charge of [standard, bureau d'accueil]

bien tenir sa maison — to keep one's house spick and span

tenir la comptabilité — to keep the books

7) ( garder) to keep

tenir quelqu'un occupé — to keep somebody busy

‘tenir hors de portée des enfants’ — ‘keep out of reach of children’

tenir une note — Musique to hold a note

8) ( conserver une position)

tenir sa tête droite — to hold one's head upright

tenir les yeux baissés — to keep one's eyes lowered

9) ( maintenir en place) to hold down [chargement]; to hold up [pantalon, chaussettes]

tenir la porte fermée avec son pied — to hold the door shut with one's foot

10) ( ne pas s'écarter de) to keep to [trajectoire]

11) ( résister)

tenir la mer — [navire] to be seaworthy

tenir le coup — (physiquement, moralement) to hold out

tenir le choc — [matériel] to withstand the impact; [personne] to stand the strain

12) ( contenir) to hold [quantité, litres]

13) ( occuper) [objet] to take up [espace, volume]; [personne] to hold [rôle, position]

14) ( considérer)

tenir quelqu'un/quelque chose pour responsable — to hold somebody/something responsible

je tiens mes renseignements pour exacts — I consider my information to be correct

tenir quelqu'un pour mort — to give somebody up for dead

tenir pour certain que — to regard it as certain that

2.

tenir à verbe transitif indirect

1) ( avoir de l'attachement pour)

tenir à — to be fond of, to like

tenir à sa réputation/à la vie — to value one's reputation/one's life

il tient à son argent — he can't bear to be parted from his money

tenir à son indépendance — to like one's independence

2) ( vouloir)

j'y tiens — I insist

tenir à faire — to want to do

je ne tiens pas à faire — I'd rather not do

tenir à ce que quelqu'un fasse — to insist that somebody should do

je ne tiens pas à ce qu'elle y aille — I'd rather she didn't go

je tiens beaucoup à la revoir — I'd really like to see her again

nous tenons absolument à vous avoir à dîner bientôt — you really must come to dinner soon

3) ( être dû à)

tenir à — to be due to

3.

tenir de verbe transitif indirect

1) ( ressembler à)

tenir de — to take after

il a de qui tenir — (colloq) you can (just) see who he takes after ou where he gets it from

de qui peut-elle tenir pour être si méchante? — where does she get her nastiness from?

2) ( s'apparenter à)

tenir de — to border on

4.

verbe intransitif

1) ( rester en place) [attache, corde, étagère, barrage, soufflé] to hold; [timbre, colle, sparadrap] to stick (à to); [assemblage, bandage] to stay in place; [coiffure] to stay tidy; [mise en plis] to stay in

ces chaussures ne me tiennent pas aux pieds — these shoes won't stay on my feet

2) ( résister)

tenir (bon) — ( surmonter les conditions) to hold out; ( refuser de capituler) gén to hang on; Armée to hold out; ( ne pas relâcher sa prise) [personne] to hang on

tenir sans cigarettes jusqu'à la fin de la réunion — to last without cigarettes till the end of the meeting

j'espère que ma voiture va tenir (bon) — I hope my car will last out

il n'y a pas de télévision qui tienne — (colloq) there's no question of watching television

3) ( durer)

le plan tient-il toujours? — is the plan still on?

la neige tient — the snow is settling

les fleurs n'ont pas tenu — the flowers didn't last long

la couleur n'a pas tenu — the colour [BrE] has faded

4) ( rester valable) [théorie, argument] to hold good; [alibi] to stand up

5) ( être contenu) [personnes, objets] to fit ( dans into)

faire tenir six personnes dans une voiture — to fit six people into a car

mon article tient en trois pages — my article takes up only three pages

tenir en hauteur/largeur/longueur — to be short enough/narrow enough/short enough ( dans for)

tenir en hauteur dans une pièce — to fit into a room (heightwise)

ne pas tenir en hauteur — to be too tall ( dans for)

5.

se tenir verbe pronominal

1) ( soi-même) to hold

se tenir la tête de douleur — to hold one's head in pain

2) ( l'un l'autre)

se tenir par le bras — to be arm in arm

ils se tenaient par la taille — they had their arms around each other's waists

se tenir par la main — to hold hands

3) ( s'accrocher) to hold on

se tenir par les pieds — to hold on with one's feet

tiens-toi or tenez-vous bien — (colloq) fig prepare yourself for a shock

4) ( demeurer)

se tenir accroupi/allongé — to be squatting/stretched out

se tenir sans bouger — to stay still

se tenir prêt — to be ready

se tenir tranquille — ( immobile) to keep still; ( silencieux) to keep quiet; ( dans la légalité) to behave oneself

se tenir immobile — ( debout) to stand still

5) ( se comporter) to behave

savoir se tenir — to know how to behave

tiens-toi bien! — behave yourself!

6) ( avoir une posture)

se tenir bien/mal — to have (a) good posture/(a) bad posture

tiens-toi droit! — ( debout) stand up straight!; ( assis) sit straight!

7) ( avoir lieu) [manifestation, exposition] to be held

8) ( être liés) [événements] to fit together

9) ( être cohérent) [raisonnement, œuvre] to hold together

ça se tient — it makes sense

10) ( se considérer)

se tenir pour — to consider oneself to be

tenez-vous le pour dit! — (colloq) I don't want to have to tell you again!

11) ( être fidèle)

s'en tenir à — to stand by

12) ( se limiter)

s'en tenir à — to keep to

s'en tenir aux ordres — to stick to orders

s'en tenir là — to leave it there

ne pas savoir à quoi s'en tenir avec — not to know what to make of

6.

verbe impersonnel

il ne tient qu'à toi de partir — it's up to you to decide whether to leave

qu'à cela ne tienne! — never mind!

7.

tiens exclamation oh!

tiens (donc), vous voilà! — oh, there you are!

tiens, vous croyez? — do you think so?

tiens donc! — iron fancy that!

tiens tiens (tiens)! — well, well!

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t(ə)niʀ
1. vt

1) (avec sa main) to hold

Tu peux tenir la lampe, s'il te plaît? — Can you hold the torch, please?

Il tenait un enfant par la main. — He was holding a child by the hand.

2) (= gérer) [magasin, hôtel] to run

tenir les comptes — to keep the books

tenir un rôle — to play a part

3) [promesse, engagement] to keep

4) (= considérer)

tenir qn pour — to take sb for

5) (= occuper)

tenir de la place — to take up space

6) (= résister à)

tenir l'alcool — to be able to hold a drink

tenir le coup — to hold out

7) (= garder, maintenir)

tenir sa langue fig — to hold one's tongue

tenir au chaud — to keep hot

tenir à l'abri — to keep under cover

tenir prêt — to have ready

Tenez votre chien en laisse. — Keep your dog on the lead.

8) (= avoir reçu)

tenir qch de qn [histoire] — to have heard sth from sb, [qualité, défaut] to have inherited sth from sb, to have got sth from sb

2. vi

1) (= ne pas se défaire) [noeud, joint] to hold

2) (= ne pas disparaître) [neige, gel] to last

3) (= résister) (= survivre) to survive

tenir bon — to stand fast

tenir 3 jours — to last 3 days

4) (en donnant quelque chose)

tiens, voilà le stylo! — there's the pen!

5) (exclamatif)

Tiens, c'est Alain là-bas! — Look, that's Alain over there!

tiens? (surprise) — really?

6)

tenir à [ami, objet] — to be attached to, to care for

Il tient beaucoup à elle. — He's very attached to her., (= avoir pour cause) to be due to, to stem from, (= dépendre de)

ça ne tient qu'à lui — it is entirely up to him

tenir à faire — to really want to do, to be determined to do

Elle tient à y aller. — She's determined to go.

tenir à ce que qn fasse qch — to really want sb to do sth

7)

tenir de (= relever de) — to partake of, (= ressembler à) to take after

Il tient de son père. — He takes after his father.

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tenir verb table: venir

A vtr

1 ( serrer) to hold [objet, personne, animal]; tiens-moi ça hold this (for me); tiens-moi hold me; tiens-moi la main hold my hand; tenir qn par la main/le bras to hold sb's hand/arm; tenir un enfant contre sa poitrine to hold a child to one's breast; tenir qch à la main/dans ses mains to hold sth in one's hand/in one's hands; tenir un couteau par le manche to hold a knife by the handle; tenir la rampe to hold onto the banister; tenir son chien to hold one's dog; tenir fermement qch to hold sth firmly ou tightly; tenir qch serré sous le bras to hold sth firmly ou tightly under one's arm; tiens!, tenez! ( voici) here you are!; ( écoutez-moi) look!; tiens! c'est pour toi ( voici un cadeau) here, it's for you; ( voici une gifle) take that!; si je le tenais! if I could get or lay my hands on him!; bien tenir to hold on to [portefeuille, chien]; faire tenir une lettre/un message à qn† to dispatch a letter/a message to sb; ⇒ deux;

2 ( avoir sous son contrôle) to keep [sb] under control [élèves, enfants]; tenir sa classe to control one's class well; tenir son cheval Équit to keep one's horse well in hand; il nous tient he's got a hold on us;

3 Mil (occuper, contrôler) to hold [colline, pont, ville]; tenir la première place Sport to be in first place;

4 ( avoir attrapé) to hold [animal, coupable, meurtrier]; je te tiens! I've caught ou got you!; pendant que je te tiens fig whilst I've got you; tenir une grippe○ to have flu GB ou the flu US;

5 ( posséder) to have [preuves, renseignements]; il tient le sujet de son prochain roman he's got the subject of his next novel; tenir qch de qn to get sth from sb [trait physique, caractère, information]; il tient ses yeux bleus de son père he gets his blue eyes from his father; il tient ses informations d'un ami he got his information from a friend; je tiens cette nouvelle de Paul I got this news from Paul; d'où or de qui tenez-vous ce renseignement? where did you get that information?; d'où tenez-vous cette certitude? what makes you so certain?; elle tient ses bijoux de sa mère she inherited her jewels from her mother;

6 ( avoir la charge de) to hold [emploi, poste, assemblée]; to run [café, boutique, maison, journal, municipalité]; to be in charge of, to be on duty on [standard, bureau d'accueil]; bien tenir sa maison to keep one's house spick and span; tenir la comptabilité to keep the books;

7 ( garder) to keep; tenir qn occupé to keep sb busy; tenir sa chambre propre to keep one's room tidy; tenir les aliments au frais to keep food in a cool place; ‘tenir hors de portée des enfants’ ‘keep out of reach of children’; tenir un accord secret to keep an agreement secret; tenir la porte fermée to keep the door closed; tenir une note Mus to hold a note; tenir un article† to carry an item; tenir les cours† Fin to maintain prices;

8 ( conserver une position) tenir sa tête droite/immobile to hold one's head upright/still; tenir les bras écartés to hold one's arms apart; tenir les mains/les bras en l'air to hold up one's hands/one's arms; tenir les yeux ouverts/baissés to keep one's eyes open/lowered; tenir les poings serrés to keep one's fists clenched;

9 ( maintenir en place) to hold down [chargement]; to hold up [pantalon, chaussettes]; tenir la porte fermée avec son pied to hold the door shut with one's foot;

10 ( ne pas s'écarter de) to keep to [trajectoire]; to keep [rythme] ; tenir sa droite/sa gauche to keep to the right/to the left; tenir le large to stay in open waters;

11 ( résister) ne pas tenir la comparaison not to bear comparison; tenir l'eau to be waterproof; tenir la mer [navire] to be seaworthy; tenir le coup (physiquement, moralement) to hold out; tenir le choc lit [matériel, appareil, verre] to withstand the impact; [personne] to stand the strain;

12 ( contenir) to hold [quantité]; tenir vingt litres to hold twenty litres^GB; ma voiture ne tient que deux personnes there's room for only two people in my car;

13 ( occuper) [objet] to take up [espace, place, volume]; [personne] to hold [rôle, position]; tenir peu de place not to take up much room; tenir la place de deux personnes to take up as much room as two people; le monument tient le centre de la place the monument stands in the centre^GB of the square;

14 ( considérer) tenir qch pour sacré to hold sth sacred; tenir qn pour responsable to hold sb responsible; je le tiens pour un lâche I consider him (to be) a coward; je tiens mes renseignements pour exacts I consider my information to be correct; tenir qn pour mort to give sb up for dead; tenir pour certain que to regard it as certain that.

B tenir à vtr ind

1 ( avoir de l'attachement pour) tenir à to be fond of, to like [personne, objet]; tenir à sa réputation/à la vie to value one's reputation/one's life; il tient à son argent he can't bear to be parted from his money; tenir à son indépendance to like one's independence; tenir au corps [aliment] to be nourishing;

2 ( vouloir) j'y tiens I insist; si vous y tenez if you insist; tenir à faire to want to do; elle tient à vous parler she insists on speaking to you; je ne tiens pas à faire I'd rather not do; tenir à ce que qn fasse to insist that sb should do; je ne tiens pas à ce qu'elle fasse I'd rather she didn't do; je tiens beaucoup à la revoir I'd really like to see her again; il tient à rentrer avant la nuit he's anxious to get home before dark; nous tenons absolument à vous avoir à dîner bientôt you really must come to dinner soon; ne reste pas si tu n'y tiens pas don't stay if you don't want to;

3 ( être dû à) tenir à to be due to; la mauvaise récolte tient au manque d'eau the poor harvest is due to a lack of water; tes erreurs tiennent à ton inexpérience your mistakes are due to your lack of experience.

C tenir de vtr ind

1 ( ressembler à) tenir de to take after; tenir de sa mère/son père to take after one's mother/one's father; il a de qui tenir○ you can (just) see who he takes after ou where he gets it from; de qui peut-elle tenir pour être si méchante? where does she get her nastiness from?;

2 ( s'apparenter à) tenir de to border on; tenir du délire to border on madness.

D vi

1 ( rester en place) [clou, attache, corde, étagère, barrage, soufflé] to hold; [timbre, colle, sparadrap] to stick; [assemblage, bandage] to stay in place; [coiffure] to stay tidy; [mise en plis] to stay in; tenir au mur avec de la colle/des épingles ( adhérer) to stick to the wall with glue/pins; tenir sur une jambe/un pied to stand on one leg/one foot; ces chaussures ne me tiennent pas aux pieds these shoes won't stay on my feet;

2 ( résister) tenir (bon) ( surmonter les conditions) [personne, matériel] to hold out; ( refuser de capituler) gén to hang on, to hold out; Mil to hold out; ( ne pas relâcher sa prise) [personne] to hang on; tenir sans cigarettes jusqu'à la fin de la réunion to last ou go without cigarettes till the end of the meeting; tenir jusqu'à la fin de la réunion to hold out until the end of the meeting; tenir économiquement to hold ou last out in economic terms; j'espère que ma voiture va tenir (bon) I hope my car will last out; on a voulu me renvoyer mais j'ai tenu (bon) they wanted to fire me but I hung on; je ne peux plus (y) tenir I can't stand it any longer; il n'y a pas de télévision qui tienne○ there's no question of watching television;

3 ( durer) le plan tient-il toujours? is the plan still on?; leur mariage tient encore their marriage is still holding together; le soleil n'a pas tenu longtemps the sun didn't last long; la neige tient/ne tient pas the snow is settling/is not settling; les fleurs n'ont pas tenu the flowers didn't last long; la couleur n'a pas tenu the colour^GB has faded; tenir au lavage [couleur] not to run in the wash GB ou laundry US;

4 ( rester valable) [théorie, argument] to hold good; ton alibi ne tient plus your alibi no longer stands up; ‘ça tient toujours pour demain?’ ‘is it still all right for tomorrow?’;

5 ( être contenu) [personnes, véhicule, meubles, objets] to fit (dans into); mes vêtements tiendront dans une valise my clothes will fit into one suitcase; tenir à six dans une voiture to fit six into a car; faire tenir six personnes dans une voiture to fit six people into a car; mon article tient en trois pages my article takes up only three pages; tenir en hauteur/largeur/longueur to be short enough/narrow enough/short enough (dans for); tenir en hauteur dans une pièce to fit into a room (heightwise); ne pas tenir en hauteur/largeur/longeur to be too tall/wide/long (dans for); ne pas tenir en largeur dans un espace to be too wide for a space.

E se tenir vpr

1 ( soi-même) [personne] to hold [tête, ventre, bras]; se tenir la tête de douleur to hold one's head in pain; se tenir la tête à deux mains to hold one's head in one's hands;

2 ( l'un l'autre) se tenir par le bras [personnes] to be arm in arm; ils se tenaient par la taille they had their arms around each other's waists; se tenir par la main [personnes] to hold hands;

3 ( s'accrocher) to hold on; se tenir par les pieds to hold on with one's feet; se tenir à une branche/à la rampe to hold onto a branch/onto the banisters; se tenir d'une main à qch to hold onto sth with one hand; tiens-toi or tenez-vous bien○ fig prepare yourself for a shock;

4 ( demeurer) se tenir accroupi/allongé/penché/courbé/à genoux to be squatting/stretched out/leaning/bent over/kneeling; se tenir au milieu/à la porte ( debout) to be standing in the middle/at the door; se tenir caché/sans bouger/au chaud to stay hidden/still/in the warm; se tenir prêt to be ready; se tenir tranquille ( immobile) to keep still; ( silencieux) to keep quiet; ( dans la légalité) to behave oneself; se tenir immobile ( debout) to stand still;

5 ( se comporter) to behave; se tenir bien/mal to behave well/badly; savoir se tenir to know how to behave; tiens-toi bien! behave yourself!;

6 ( avoir une posture) se tenir droit or bien/mal to have (a) good posture/(a) bad posture; tiens-toi droit! ( debout) stand up straight!; ( assis) sit straight!;

7 ( avoir lieu) [manifestation, exposition] to be held; la réunion se tiendra au Caire the meeting will be held in Cairo;

8 ( être liés) [événements] to fit together;

9 ( être cohérent) [exposé, raisonnement, œuvre] to hold together; il n'y a rien à dire, tout se tient there's nothing to be said, it all holds together; ça se tient it makes sense;

10 ( se considérer) se tenir pour to consider oneself to be; je me tiens pour satisfait des résultats I consider myself to be satisfied with the results; tenez-vous le pour dit○! I don't want to have to tell you again!;

11 ( être fidèle) s'en tenir à to stand by; je m'en tiendrai à ma promesse/notre accord/leur décision I will stand by my promise/our agreement/their decision;

12 ( se limiter) s'en tenir à to keep to; s'en tenir au minimum/au sujet to keep to a minimum/to the point; s'en tenir aux ordres to stick to orders; s'en tenir là to leave it there; ne pas savoir à quoi s'en tenir avec qn/qch not to know what to make of sb/sth.

F v impers il ne tient qu'à toi de partir it's up to you to decide whether to leave; qu'à cela ne tienne! never mind!

G tiens excl oh!; tiens (donc), vous voilà! oh, there you are!; tiens, je parie que c'est ta mère! oh! I bet it's your mother; tiens, vous croyez? do you think so?; tiens, tu es invité aussi? oh! so you've been invited as well?; tiens, tu n'étais pas au courant? didn't you know?; tiens donc! iron fancy that!; tiens tiens (tiens)! well, well!

Idiome

en tenir pour qn to have a crush on sb.

[tənir] verbe transitif

A.[AVOIR DANS LES MAINS]

1. [retenir] to hold (on to)

tenir la main de quelqu'un to hold somebody's hand

je tenais mal la bouteille et elle m'a échappé I wasn't holding the bottle tightly enough and it slipped

2. [manier] to hold

tu tiens mal ta raquette/ton arc you're not holding your racket/your bow properly

B.[CONSERVER]

1. [maintenir - dans une position] to hold, to keep ; [ - dans un état] to keep

enlève les vis qui tiennent le panneau undo the screws which hold the panel in place

tiens-lui la porte, il est chargé hold the door open for him, he's got his hands full

tenez-lui la tête hors de l'eau hold her head above the water

elle tient ses chiens attachés she keeps her dogs tied up

tenir chaud to keep warm

je veux une robe qui tienne chaud I'd like a warm dress

tenez-le prêt (à partir) make sure he's ready (to leave)

2. [garder - note] to hold

tenir l'accord to stay in tune

‘tenez votre droite’

a. [sur la route] ‘keep (to the) right’

b. [sur un Escalator] ‘keep to the right’

3. (vieilli) [conserver - dans un lieu] to keep

4. (Belgique) [collectionner] to collect

C.[POSSÉDER]

1. [avoir reçu]

tenir quelque chose de quelqu'un [par hérédité] to get something from somebody

les propriétés que je tenais de ma mère [par héritage] the properties I'd inherited from my mother

2. [avoir capturé] to have caught, to have got hold of

[avoir à sa merci] to have got

ah, ah, petit coquin, je te tiens! got you, you little devil!

si je tenais celui qui a défoncé ma portière! just let me get ou lay my hands on whoever smashed in my car door!

elle m'a tenu une heure avec ses histoires de divorce I had to listen to her going on about her divorce for a whole hour

pendant que je vous tiens (au téléphone), pourrais-je vous demander un service? since I'm speaking to you (on the phone), may I ask you a favour?

3. [détenir - indice, information, preuve] to have ; [ - contrat] to have, to have won ; [ - réponse, solution] to have (found) ou got

je crois que je tiens un scoop! I think I've got a scoop!

tenir quelque chose de [l'apprendre] to have (got) something from

il a eu des troubles psychologiques — de qui tenez-vous cela? he's had psychological problems — who told you that?

nous tenons de source sûre/soviétique que... we have it on good authority/we hear from Soviet sources that...

tenir quelque chose de [le tirer de]: je tiens mon autorité de l'État I derive my power from the state

qu'est-ce que je tiens comme rhume! (familier) I've got a stinking (UK) ou horrible cold!

elle en tient une couche! (familier) she's as thick as two short planks (UK), what a dumb bell! (US)

il en tient une bonne ce soir (familier) he's had a skinful (UK) ou he's three sheets to the wind tonight

qu'est-ce qu'il tient!

a. (familier) [il est stupide] what a twit (UK) ou blockhead!

b. [il est ivre] he's really plastered!

c. [il est enrhumé] he's got a stinking (UK) ou horrible cold!

4. [transmettre]

nous vous ferons tenir une copie des documents (soutenu) we will make sure you receive a copy of the documents

D.[CONTRÔLER, AVOIR LA RESPONSABILITÉ DE]

1. [avoir prise sur, dominer] to hold

quand la colère le tient, il peut être dangereux he can be dangerous when he's angry

la jalousie le tenait jealousy had him in its grip, he was gripped by jealousy

ce rhume me tient depuis deux semaines I've had this cold for two weeks

MILITAIRE to control

[avoir de l'autorité sur - classe, élève] to (keep under) control

2. [diriger, s'occuper de - commerce, maison, hôtel] to run ; [ - comptabilité, registre] to keep

tenir la caisse to be at the cash desk, to be the cashier

elle tient la rubrique artistique à "Madame" she has a regular Arts column in "Madame"

le soir, il tenait le bar at night he used to serve behind the bar

tenir la marque JEUX & SPORT to keep score

3. [donner - assemblée, conférence, séance] to hold, to have

le tribunal tiendra audience dans le nouveau bâtiment the court hearings will be held in the new building

4. [prononcer - discours] to give ; [ - raisonnement] to have ; [ - langage] to use

il me tint à peu près ce langage La Fontaine (allusion) here's roughly what he said to me

tenir des propos désobligeants/élogieux to make offensive/appreciative remarks

comment peux-tu tenir un tel raisonnement? how can you possibly think this way?

5. [astreint à]

être tenu à quelque chose: être tenu au secret professionnel to be bound by professional secrecy

nous sommes tenus à la discrétion we're obliged to be very discreet

je me sens tenu de la prévenir I feel morally obliged ou duty-bound to warn her

6. THÉÂTRE [rôle] to play, to have

tenir un rôle dans (figuré) to play a part in

7. ÉQUITATION [cheval] to keep in hand

E.[EXPRIME UNE MESURE]

1. [occuper] to take up (separable), to occupy

le fauteuil tient trop de place the armchair takes up too much room

tenir une place importante to have ou to hold an important place

2. [contenir] to hold

F.[ÊTRE CONSTANT DANS]

1. [résister à] (to be able) to take

il tient l'alcool he can take (especially UK) ou hold his drink

tenir le coup

a. (familier) [assemblage, vêtements] to hold out

b. [digue] to hold (out)

c. [personne] (to be able) to take it

le soir, je ne tiens pas le coup I can't take late nights

tenir la route [véhicule] to have good road-holding (UK), to hold the road well

ton raisonnement ne tient pas la route (figuré) your argument doesn't stand up to scrutiny

2. [respecter] to keep to, to stand by, to uphold

tenir une promesse to keep ou to fulfil a promise

[s'engager dans - pari]

je tiens la gageure ou le pari! I'll take up the challenge!

tenu!, je tiens! JEUX you're on!

G.[CONSIDÉRER] (soutenu) to hold, to consider

tenir quelqu'un/quelque chose pour to consider somebody/something to be, to look upon somebody/something as

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[tənir] verbe intransitif

1. [rester en position - attache] to hold ; [ - chignon] to stay up, to hold ; [ - bouton, trombone] to stay on ; [ - empilement, tas] to stay up

tenir en place to stay in place

mets du gel, tes cheveux tiendront mieux use gel, your hair'll hold its shape better

la porte du placard ne tient pas fermée the cupboard door won't stay shut

tout ça tient avec de la colle all this is held together with glue

le porridge vous tient au corps ou à l'estomac porridge keeps you going

faire tenir quelque chose avec de la colle/des clous to glue/to nail something into position

tenir à

a. [être fixé à] to be fixed on ou to

b. [être contigu à] to be next to

[personne]

il ne tient pas encore bien sur sa bicyclette/ses skis/ses jambes he's not very steady on his bike/his skis/his legs yet

je ne tiens plus sur mes jambes [de fatigue] I can hardly stand up any more

cet enfant ne tient pas sur sa chaise this child can't sit still ou is always fidgeting in his chair

elle ne tient pas en place she can't sit still

2. [résister - union] to last, to hold out ; [ - chaise, vêtements] to hold ou to last out ; [ - digue] to hold out ; [ - personne] to hold ou to last out

je ne tiens plus au soleil, je rentre I can't stand the sun any more, I'm going in

le cœur ne tiendra pas his heart won't take it

tes arguments ne tiendront pas longtemps face à la réalité your arguments won't hold for very long when faced with reality

tenir bon ou ferme

a. [s'agripper] to hold firm ou tight

b. [ne pas céder] to hold out

tenez bon, les secours arrivent hold ou hang on, help's on its way

il me refusait une augmentation, mais j'ai tenu bon he wouldn't give me a rise but I held out ou stood my ground

le dollar tient toujours bon the dollar is still holding firm

ne pas y tenir, ne (pas) pouvoir y tenir: n'y tenant plus, je l'appelai au téléphone unable to stand it any longer, I phoned him

ça sent si bon le chocolat, je ne vais pas pouvoir y tenir there's such a gorgeous smell of chocolate, I just won't be able to resist it

3. [durer, ne pas s'altérer - fleurs] to keep, to last ; [ - tissu] to last (well) ; [ - beau temps] to last, to hold out ; [ - bronzage] to last ; [ - neige] to settle, to stay

aucun parfum ne tient sur moi perfumes don't stay on me

4. [être valable, être d'actualité - offre, pari, rendez-vous] to stand ; [ - promesse] to hold

ça tient toujours pour demain? is it still on for tomorrow?

il n'y a pas de... qui tienne: il n'y a pas de congé qui tienne there's no question of having leave

il n'y a pas de "mais ma tante" qui tienne, tu vas te coucher! there's no "but Auntie" about it, off to bed with you!

5. [pouvoir être logé] to fit

le compte rendu tient en une page the report takes up one page

tenir en hauteur/largeur (dans) to fit vertically/widthwise (in)

on tient facilement à cinq dans la barque the boat sits five in comfort

son histoire tient en peu de mots his story can be summed up in a few words

6. (locution)

en tenir pour quelqu'un (familier) to have a crush on somebody

en tenir pour quelque chose

a. (familier) [aimer] to be hooked on something

b. [ne considérer que] to stick to something

elle en tient vraiment pour l'hypothèse de l'assassinat she seems convinced it was murder

tiens, tenez [en donnant quelque chose] here

tiens, tenez [pour attirer l'attention, pour insister]: tiens, le tonnerre gronde listen, it's thundering

tiens, rends-toi utile here, make yourself useful

tenez, je ne vous ferai même pas payer l'électricité look, I won't even charge you for the electricity

s'il est intéressé par le salaire? tiens, bien sûr que oui! is he interested in the salary? you bet he is!

tiens, tenez [exprime la surprise, l'incrédulité]: tiens, Bruno! que fais-tu ici? (hello) Bruno, what are you doing here?

tiens, je n'aurais jamais cru ça de lui well, well, I'd never have expected it of him

elle a refusé? tiens donc! (familier & ironique) she said no? you amaze me! ou surprise, surprise!

un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras (proverbe) a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (proverbe)

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tenir à verbe plus préposition

1. [être attaché à - personne] to care for, to be very fond of ; [ - objet] to be attached to ; [ - réputation] to care about ; [ - indépendance, liberté] to value

si tu tiens à la vie... if you value your life...

2. [vouloir]

tenir à faire quelque chose to be eager to do ou to be keen on doing something

je tiens à être présent à la signature du contrat I insist on being there when the contract is signed

tu veux lui parler? — je n'y tiens pas vraiment would you like to talk to him? — not really ou not particularly

tenir à ce que: je tiens à ce qu'ils aient une bonne éducation I'm most concerned that they should have a good education

tiens-tu à ce que cela se sache? do you really want it to become known?

je voudrais t'aider — je n'y tiens pas I'd like to help you — I'd rather you didn't

venez dîner, j'y tiens absolument! come and have dinner, I insist!

3. [résulter de] to stem ou to result from, to be due to, to be caused by

le bonheur tient parfois à peu de chose sometimes it's the little things that give people the most happiness

à quoi ça tient? (familier) what's the reason for it?, what's it due to?

qu'à cela ne tienne never mind, fear not (humoristique)

4. (tournure impersonnelle) [être du ressort de]

il ne tient qu'à toi de mettre fin à ce désordre it's entirely up to you to sort out this shambles

s'il ne tenait qu'à moi if it was up to me ou my decision

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tenir de verbe plus préposition

1. [ressembler à] to take after

ce chien tient à la fois de l'épagneul et du setter this dog is a sort of cross between a spaniel and a setter

elle est vraiment têtue/douée — elle a de qui tenir! she's so stubborn/gifted — it runs in the family!

2. [relever de]

sa guérison tient du miracle his recovery is something of a miracle

des propos qui tiennent de l'injure remarks verging on the insulting

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se tenir verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)

ils marchaient en se tenant la main they were walking hand in hand

se tenir par le cou/la taille to have one's arms round each other's shoulders/waists

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se tenir verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

[se dérouler - conférence] to be held, to take place ; [ - festival, foire] to take place

le festival se tient en plusieurs endroits there are several venues for the festival

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se tenir verbe pronominal transitif

se tenir la tête à deux mains to hold ou to clutch one's head in one's hands

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se tenir verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [se retenir] to hold on (tight)

se tenir à

a. to hold on to

b. [fortement] to cling to, to clutch, to grip

2. [se trouver - en position debout] to stand, to be standing ; [ - en position assise] to sit, to be sitting ou seated

se tenir (légèrement) en retrait to stand back (slightly)

se tenir debout to be standing (up)

se tenir droit

a. [debout] to stand up straight

b. [assis] to sit up straight

tiens-toi mieux sur ta chaise sit properly on your chair

c'est parce que tu te tiens mal que tu as mal au dos you get backaches because of bad posture

se tenir aux aguets to be on the lookout, to watch out

se tenir coi to remain silent

3. [se conduire] to behave

bien se tenir to behave oneself

mal se tenir to behave oneself badly

4. [être cohérent]

se tenir (bien)

a. [argumentation, intrigue] to hold together, to stand up

b. [raisonnement] to hold water, to hold together

je voudrais trouver un alibi qui se tienne I'm looking for a plausible excuse

[coïncider - indices, événements] to hang together, to be linked

5. (locution)

s'en tenir à: tenez-vous-en aux ordres confine yourself to carrying out orders

d'abord ingénieur puis directrice d'usine, elle ne s'en est pas tenue là she started out as an engineer, then became a factory manager, but she didn't stop there

je ne m'en tiendrai pas à ses excuses I won't be content with a mere apology from him

ne pas se tenir de [joie, impatience] to be beside oneself with

on ne se tenait plus de rire we were in absolute fits (of laughter)

tiens-toi bien, tenez-vous bien: ils ont détourné, tiens-toi bien, deux millions d'euros! they embezzled, wait for it, 2 million euros!

elle a battu le record, tenez-vous bien, de plus de deux secondes! she broke the previous record and by over two seconds, would you believe!

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se tenir pour verbe pronominal plus préposition

1. [se considérer comme]

je ne me tiens pas encore pour battu I don't reckon I'm ou I don't consider myself defeated yet

se tenir pour satisfait to feel satisfied

je ne me tiens pas pour un génie I don't regard myself as ou think of myself as ou consider myself a genius

2. (locution)

je ne supporterai pas tes insolences, tiens-le-toi pour dit! I'll say this only once, I won't put up with your rudeness!

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > tenir

16 piquer

I.

v. trans.

1. To 'jab', to inject. (The verb is only really encountered with this meaning when it refers to the 'putting to sleep' of a pet dog or cat. Elle a dû faire piquer son chien: She had to have her dog put down.)

2. To stab, to knife.

3. To 'cop', to catch (a disease). Il a piqué une chtouille maison! He caught a right dose of clap!

4. Piquer une sale note (sch.): To get a rotten mark. (In schools and colleges, the verb piquer with reference to an assessment can sometimes have a positive connotation as with piquer un quinze sur vingt: To get a first-class mark.)

5. Piquer un 100 mètres:

  a To 'skedaddle', to 'make tracks', to run away.

  b (fig.): To be off and away when something unpleasant has occurred.

6. En piquer un: To 'have a kip', to 'take some shuteye', to steal a few minutes for a snooze (also: piquer un roupillon).

7. To 'nick', to 'pinch', to steal. Elle m'a piqué tout mon fric. She filched all my dough.

8. To 'nab', to 'collar', to arrest. A ce train-là, on va se faire piquer par les cognes! If we keep this up, the fuzz'll do us!

9. Piquer le dix (Prison slang): To pace up and down a cell like a bear in a cage.

II.

v. intrans. Piquer à quelque chose:

  a To 'get the hang of something', to understand the workings of something.

  b To get 'hooked' on, to have a compulsive liking for something.

III.

v. trans. reflex.

1. (Drugs): To 'mainline', to inject intravenously.

2. Se piquer le nez: To 'get pickled', to get drunk. (The expression reflects the habitual nature of the act whereby the subject is well on the road to dipsomania.)

Dictionary of Modern Colloquial French > piquer

17 пристраститься

1) General subject: acquire a taste for (к чему-л.), addict (к чему-л. - to), cotton, develop a taste for (к чему-л.), get used to, take a liking to (к чему-л.), take a shine to, take to (к чему-л.), be addicted (to - к), become addicted (to something - к чему-либо), get hooked (к чему-л. - on something)

2) Makarov: acquire a taste for (smth.) (к чему-л.), develop a taste for (smth.) (к чему-л.)

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > пристраститься

18 mengkait

hook; get caught, hooked on something; embezzle

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Indonesia-Inggris kamus > mengkait

19 nariz

f.

1 nose.

operarse (de) la nariz to have a nose job

sangraba por la nariz her nose was bleeding

sonarse la nariz to blow one's nose

nariz aguileña/chata/respingona hooked/snub/turned-up nose

2 nostril (orificio).

3 sense of smell (olfato).

4 snout, muzzle, nose, lug.

5 latch pin.

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nariz

► nombre femenino (pl narices)

1 ANATOMÍA nose

2 figurado (sentido) sense of smell

► interjección ¡narices!

1 familiar not on your life!

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FRASEOLOGÍA

asomar las narices to nose about, nose around

dar en la nariz algo a alguien to get the feeling (that)...

■ me da en la nariz que nos oculta algo I get the feeling he's hiding something

darle a alguien con la puerta en las narices to slam a door in somebody's face

darse de narices con algo/alguien to bump into something/somebody

dejar a alguien con tantas narices / dejar a alguien con un palmo de narices to let somebody down

¡de narices! familiar brilliant!

en las narices de alguien right under somebody's nose

estar hasta las narices de familiar to be fed up (to the back teeth) with

hacer lo que le sale a uno de las narices familiar to do whatever one likes, do whatever one feels like

meter las narices en algo to poke one's nose into something

no ver uno más allá de sus narices to see no further than the end of one's nose

pasar algo por las narices a alguien to keep going on about something to somebody, harp on about something to somebody

romper las narices a alguien to smash somebody's face in

romperse las narices to fall flat on one's face

salirle algo a uno de las narices to feel like doing something

■ no voy porque no me sale de las narices I'm not going because I don't bloody well feel like it

tener narices familiar (ser abusivo) to be beyond a joke, be too much 2 (tener valor) to have guts

¡tiene narices (la cosa)! familiar it's a bit much!

tocar las narices familiar to be a nuisance, be a pest

■ ¡quieres dejar de tocarme las narices! will you get off my back!

tocarse las narices familiar to do sod all

¡tócate las narices! familiar (con asombro) would you believe it? 2 (con enfado) (isn't it) bloody marvellous!

nariz aguileña aquiline nose

nariz griega straight nose

nariz respingona turned-up nose

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noun f.

nose

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SF

1) (Anat) nose

tengo un grano en la nariz — I have a spot on my nose

tengo la nariz tapada — I have a blocked nose, my nose is blocked

no te metas el dedo en la nariz — don't pick your nose

tiene las narices muy grandes — he has a very big nose

hablar con o por la nariz — to talk through one's nose

nariz aguileña — aquiline nose

nariz chata — snub nose

nariz de boxeador — boxer's nose

nariz griega — Greek profile

nariz respingona — turned-up nose
sangre 1), sonarse
2)

darle en la nariz a algn * —

me da en la nariz que no está diciendo la verdad — I get the feeling o something tells me that she is not telling the truth

- darse de narices con algo/algn

darse de narices con la puerta — to bump into the door *

darse de narices contra el suelo — to fall flat on one's face

- de las narices

ya estamos otra vez con el ruidito ese de las narices — there's that damn * o bloody ** noise again

de narices Esp * —

me echó una bronca de narices — he gave me a hell of a telling off *

hace un frío de narices — it's absolutely freezing *

era guapa de narices — she was a real stunner *

he dormido de narices — I slept really well

me encuentro de narices — I feel fantastic o great

delante de o en las narices de algn * —

le robaron el coche en sus propias narices — they stole his car right under his nose *

- estar hasta las narices de algo/algn

- hinchar las narices a algn

ese tío me hincha las narices — that guy really gets up my nose *

hinchársele las narices a algn Esp * —

se le hincharon las narices — he blew his top *, he hit the roof

- meter las narices en algo

pasarse algo por las narices * —

eso me lo paso por las narices — * I couldn't care less * o I don't give two hoots * about that

por narices Esp * —

dijo que su hija no iba y por narices tuvo que ser así — she said that her daughter was not going and that was that

con una alineación así tienen que ganar por narices — with a lineup like this they'd better win

esto tiene que estar listo para el lunes por narices — this has to be ready by Monday no matter what

pasar o restregar por las narices * —

le gustaba pasar a su novia por las narices de su ex — he liked to show off his girlfriend in front of his ex

siempre nos están restregando por las narices que tienen mucho dinero — they're always rubbing our noses in the fact that they have a lot of money

- romper las narices a algn

hazlo o te rompo las narices — do it or I'll smash your face in *

tener narices Esp * —

¡tiene narices la cosa! — it's outrageous!

tocar las narices a algn Esp * —

ya me está tocando las narices con sus comentarios — his comments really get up my nose

me toca las narices lo que diga ella — I don't give a damn what she says *

- tocarse las narices

en esa oficina se están todo el día tocando las narices — they sit around all day twiddling their thumbs in that office

- no ven más allá de sus narices
palmo
3) Esp
* [frases de sentido exclamativo]
¡narices! — rubbish!, nonsense!

¿dónde narices están mis calcetines? — where on earth are my socks? *

¿qué días de fiesta ni que narices? ¡aquí todo el mundo trabaja! — holidays! what are you talking about? here everybody has to work!

4) (=olfato) nose, sense of smell

perros de presa con muy buena nariz — gun dogs with a good nose o keen sense of smell

5) [del vino] nose

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femenino

a) (Anat) nose

sonarse la nariz — to blow one's nose

habla con or por la nariz — he has a nasal voice o twang

no te metas los dedos en la nariz — don't pick your nose

lo tenía delante de las narices — it was right under my nose

darle en or por las narices a alguien — (fam) to get one up on somebody (colloq)

darse de narices con alguien — (fam) to bump into somebody (colloq)

darse de narices con or contra algo — (fam)

nos dimos de narices contra un árbol — we went smack into a tree (colloq)

en mis/sus propias narices — (fam) right under my/his nose

estar hasta las narices de algo/alguien — (fam) to be fed up (to the back teeth) with something/somebody (colloq)

hincharle las narices a alguien — (Esp fam) to get on somebody's nerves (colloq)

meter las narices or la nariz en algo — (fam) to poke one's nose into something (colloq)

no ve más allá de sus narices — (fam) he can't see further than the end of his nose

por narices — (Esp fam)

ahora te lo comes, por narices — now you're going to eat it, if it's the last thing you do (colloq)

refregarle algo a alguien por las narices — (fam)

no tienes por qué refregármelo por las narices — there's no need to keep rubbing it in (colloq)

romperle las narices a alguien — (fam) to smash somebody's face in (colloq)

tener narices — (Esp fam)

si tendrá narices el tío! — he has some nerve! (AmE colloq), he's got a nerve o cheek! (BrE colloq)

tiene narices la cosa! — it's ridiculous!

b) ( de avión) nose

- nariz griega

* * *

= nose.

Ex. Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.

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* cirugía estética de la nariz = nose job.

* de nariz chata = pug-nosed, flat-nosed.

* de nariz respingada = pug-nosed, flat-nosed.

* de nariz respingona = pug-nosed, flat-nosed.

* ¿dónde narices...? = where on (this) earth...?.

* hablar con la nariz = talk through + Posesivo + nose.

* hablar por la nariz = talk through + Posesivo + nose.

* hurgarse la nariz = pick + Posesivo + nose.

* meter la nariz en = snoop about/(a)round/into/in.

* meter las narices en = snoop about/(a)round/into/in, poke about/(a)round/into/in, nose about/(a)round/into/in, pry (into).

* meterse el dedo en la nariz = pick + Posesivo + nose.

* nariz chata = pug nose.

* nariz respingada = pug nose.

* nariz respingona = pert nose, pug nose.

* ¿qué narices...? = what on (this) earth...?, What the heck...?.

* sangrar por la nariz = have + a nose bleed, bleed through + Posesivo + nose.

* sonarse la nariz = blow + Posesivo + nose.

* * *

femenino

a) (Anat) nose

sonarse la nariz — to blow one's nose

habla con or por la nariz — he has a nasal voice o twang

no te metas los dedos en la nariz — don't pick your nose

lo tenía delante de las narices — it was right under my nose

darle en or por las narices a alguien — (fam) to get one up on somebody (colloq)

darse de narices con alguien — (fam) to bump into somebody (colloq)

darse de narices con or contra algo — (fam)

nos dimos de narices contra un árbol — we went smack into a tree (colloq)

en mis/sus propias narices — (fam) right under my/his nose

estar hasta las narices de algo/alguien — (fam) to be fed up (to the back teeth) with something/somebody (colloq)

hincharle las narices a alguien — (Esp fam) to get on somebody's nerves (colloq)

meter las narices or la nariz en algo — (fam) to poke one's nose into something (colloq)

no ve más allá de sus narices — (fam) he can't see further than the end of his nose

por narices — (Esp fam)

ahora te lo comes, por narices — now you're going to eat it, if it's the last thing you do (colloq)

refregarle algo a alguien por las narices — (fam)

no tienes por qué refregármelo por las narices — there's no need to keep rubbing it in (colloq)

romperle las narices a alguien — (fam) to smash somebody's face in (colloq)

tener narices — (Esp fam)

si tendrá narices el tío! — he has some nerve! (AmE colloq), he's got a nerve o cheek! (BrE colloq)

tiene narices la cosa! — it's ridiculous!

b) ( de avión) nose

- nariz griega

* * *

= nose.

Ex: Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.

* cirugía estética de la nariz = nose job.

* de nariz chata = pug-nosed, flat-nosed.

* de nariz respingada = pug-nosed, flat-nosed.

* de nariz respingona = pug-nosed, flat-nosed.

* ¿dónde narices...? = where on (this) earth...?.

* hablar con la nariz = talk through + Posesivo + nose.

* hablar por la nariz = talk through + Posesivo + nose.

* hurgarse la nariz = pick + Posesivo + nose.

* meter la nariz en = snoop about/(a)round/into/in.

* meter las narices en = snoop about/(a)round/into/in, poke about/(a)round/into/in, nose about/(a)round/into/in, pry (into).

* meterse el dedo en la nariz = pick + Posesivo + nose.

* nariz chata = pug nose.

* nariz respingada = pug nose.

* nariz respingona = pert nose, pug nose.

* ¿qué narices...? = what on (this) earth...?, What the heck...?.

* sangrar por la nariz = have + a nose bleed, bleed through + Posesivo + nose.

* sonarse la nariz = blow + Posesivo + nose.

* * *

nariz

feminine

1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Anat) nose

sonarse la nariz to blow one's nose

¡suénate esas narices! ( fam); blow your nose!

me sale sangre de la nariz my nose is bleeding

habla con or por la nariz he has a nasal voice o twang

no te metas los dedos en la nariz or no te hurgues la nariz don't pick your nose

lo tenía delante de las narices or la nariz it was right under my nose

darle en las narices a algn ( Esp fam): me da en las narices que no le ha gustado I get the feeling she didn't like it

darle en or por las narices a algn ( fam); to get one up on sb ( colloq)

darse de narices con algn ( fam); to bump into sb ( colloq)

darse de narices con or contra algo ( fam): nos dimos de narices contra un árbol we crashed into o ( colloq) went smack into a tree

se dio de narices contra el suelo/la puerta he fell flat on his face/walked smack into the door

de las narices ( Esp fam); damned ( colloq), bloody ( BrE colloq)

estoy harta de este teléfono de las narices I'm fed up with this damned phone

de narices ( Esp fam): la fiesta estuvo de narices it was a great party ( colloq)

es un problema de narices it's a really tricky problem ( colloq)

en mis/sus propias narices ( fam): se lo quitó en sus propias narices she took it from right under his nose o from right in front of him

se rió de ella en sus propias narices he laughed in her face

estar hasta las narices de algo/algn ( fam); to be fed up (to the back teeth) with sth/sb ( colloq)

hincharle las narices a algn ( Esp fam); to get on sb's nerves ( colloq), to get up sb's nose ( BrE colloq)

meter las narices or la nariz en algo ( fam); to poke one's nose into sth ( colloq)

nariz para arriba ( Arg fam); toffee-nosed, snooty

ni … ni narices ( Esp fam): aquí no quiero ni cuchicheos, ni bromas, ni narices ¡a trabajar! no whispering, no jokes, no nothing, get down to some work! ( colloq)

no ve/no ven más allá de sus narices ( fam); he can't see further than the end of his nose/they can't see further than the ends of their noses

por narices ( Esp fam): tiene que estar en ese cajón por narices it just has to be in that drawer, I know it's in that drawer somewhere, it has to be o it must be

ahora te lo vas a comer, por narices now you're going to eat it, if it's the last thing you do ( colloq), now you're jolly well going to eat it ( BrE colloq)

refregarle algo a algn por las narices ( fam): no tienes por qué refregármelo por las narices there's no need to keep rubbing it in o to keep rubbing my nose in it ( colloq)

romperle las narices a algn ( fam); to smash sb's face in ( colloq)

se me/le están hinchando las narices ( Esp fam euf); I'm/he's getting sick and tired ( colloq)

tener narices ( Esp fam): ¡si tendrá narices el tío! he has some nerve! ( AmE colloq), he's got a nerve o cheek! ( BrE colloq)

¡tiene narices la cosa! it's ridiculous o outrageous!

2 (de un avión) nose

Compuestos:

● nariz aguileña

aquiline nose

● nariz chata

(aplanada) flat nose; (con la punta redondeada) snub nose

● nariz griega

Grecian profile

● nariz respingona or respingada

turned-up nose

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nariz sustantivo femenino
a) (Anat) nose;

◊ sonarse la nariz to blow one's nose;

no te metas los dedos en la nariz don't pick your nose;
en mis/sus propias narices (fam) right under my/his nose;
estar hasta las narices de algo/algn (fam) to be fed up (to the back teeth) with sth/sb (colloq);
meter las narices or la nariz en algo (fam) to poke one's nose into sth (colloq)
b) ( de avión) nose

nariz sustantivo femenino
1 (tb en pl narices) nose: tengo taponada la nariz, my nose is blocked
(sentido del olfato) tengo muy mala nariz, I have a poor sense of smell
♦ Locuciones: familiar dar en la nariz: me da en la nariz que..., I've got this feeling that...
darse de narices con alguien, to bump into someone
en mis/tus/sus (propias) narices, right under my/your/his very nose
familiar hinchar a alguien las narices, to get on sb's wick
familiar meter las narices en algo, to poke one's nose into sthg
familiar restregar algo a alguien por las narices, to rub it in
Nariz se utiliza para sustituir el término malsonante de algunas locuciones: No tengo más narices que aceptar. I have no option but to agree to.
' nariz' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
afear
- aleta
- asomar
- caballete
- chata
- chato
- corva
- corvo
- dar
- empolvarse
- escarbar
- hurgarse
- moco
- orificio
- respingón
- respingona
- roma
- romo
- salir
- sonarse
- soplamocos
- sorber
- tabique
- ventana
- afilado
- aguileño
- arrugar
- chorrear
- despejar
- despellejar
- destapar
- grande
- hurgar
- limpiar
- moquillento
- mormado
- pañuelo
- pelado
- pelar
- picudo
- punta
- recto
- respingado
- sangrar
- sangre
- sonar
- tapar
- taponar
- torcido
English:
bleed
- blow
- bridge
- bung up
- dab
- end
- his
- hooked
- nasally
- nose
- nosebleed
- nostril
- on
- pick
- pointed
- poke
- prominent
- pug nose
- ridge
- runny
- sharp
- sniff
- snub-nosed
- stuffed-up
- twitch
- upturned
- wipe
- block
- drop
- itchy
- run
- sniffle
- snub

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nariz

♦ nf

1. [órgano] nose;

operarse (de) la nariz to have a nose job;

sangraba por la nariz her nose was bleeding;

sonarse la nariz to blow one's nose;

taparse la nariz to hold one's nose;

tengo la nariz tapada my nose is blocked;

tener la nariz aguileña/griega to have a Roman nose/Grecian profile;

tener la nariz chata/respingona to have a snub/turned-up nose

2. [olfato] sense of smell

3. Comp

dar a alguien en las narices con algo to rub sb's nose in sth;

me da en la nariz que… I've got a feeling that…;

darse de narices con o [m5]contra algo/alguien to bump into sth/sb;

el motorista se dio de narices contra el semáforo the motorcyclist went smack into the traffic lights;

delante de mis narices: me insultó delante de mis narices he insulted me to my face;

me han robado el bolso delante de mis narices they stole my Br handbag o US purse from right under my nose;
Esp Fam
de las narices: ¡otra vez el teléfono de las narices! that damn telephone's ringing again!;
Fam
de narices [estupendo] great, brilliant;

he agarrado un resfriado de narices I've got a really nasty cold;

llueve de narices it's raining like mad, it's chucking it down;

lo pasamos de narices we had a great time;
Fam
echarle narices: le eché narices y le pedí salir I plucked up my courage and asked her out;

a esto de las carreras de motos hay que echarle narices you've got to be really brave to be a racing driver;

en mis propias narices: me lo dijo/se reía de mí en mis propias narices she said it/she was laughing at me to my face;

me lo robaron en mis propias narices they stole it from right under my nose;
Fam
estar hasta las narices (de algo/alguien) to be fed up to the back teeth (with sth/sb);
Esp Fam
me estás hinchando las narices you're beginning to get up my nose;
Fam
meter las narices en algo to poke o stick one's nose into sth;
Fam
no hay más narices que hacerlo there's nothing for it but to do it;

no ve más allá de sus narices she can't see past the end of her nose;
RP Fam
ser un nariz para arriba to be stuck-up o snooty;
Esp Fam
por narices: tenemos que ir por narices we have to go whether we like it or not;

tuve que hacerlo por narices I had no choice but to do it;

restregar algo a alguien en o [m5] por las narices to rub sb's nose in sth;
Fam
romper las narices a alguien to smash sb's face in;

romperse las narices to fall flat on one's face;
Fam
porque me sale/no me sale de las narices because I damn well feel like it/damn well can't be bothered;
Esp Fam
¡tiene narices (la cosa)! it's an absolute scandal!;
Fam
tocarle las narices a alguien [fastidiar] to get up sb's nose;
Fam
tocarse las narices [holgazanear] to sit around doing nothing

♦ narices interj
Esp Fam [ni hablar] no way!
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nariz

f nose;

¡narices! fam nonsense!;

caerse de narices con fam bump into;

estar hasta las narices de algo fam be sick of sth fam, be up to here with sth fam ;

se le hincharon las narices fam he blew his top fam ;

hincharle las narices a alguien fam get on s.o.’s nerves fam, Br

tb get up s.o.’s nose fam ;

meter las narices en algo fam stick one’s nose in sth fam ;

nos restriegan por las narices su victoria they’re rubbing our noses in the fact that they won;

no ve más allá de sus narices fig he can’t see further than the end of his nose;

quedarse con un palmo de narices fam have the wind taken out of one’s sails fam

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nariz nf, pl narices

1) : nose

sonar(se) la nariz: to blow one's nose

2) : sense of smell

* * *

nariz n nose

respira por la nariz breathe through your nose

darse de narices contra algo to bump into something

de narices fantastic / brilliant

estar hasta las narices to be sick of something

meter las narices en algo to poke your nose into something

sonarse la nariz to blow your nose [pt. blew; pp. blown]

Spanish-English dictionary > nariz

20 conectar

v.

1 to connect something.

el puente conecta la isla con el continente the bridge connects o links the island to the mainland

El adaptador conecta los dos cables The adapter connects both cables.

2 to connect (vuelo).

3 to switch on, to turn on.

Ricardo conectó el abanico Richard switched on the fan.

4 to wire up.

5 to get drugs, to make a score, to score.

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conectar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to connect (up)

2 (aparato eléctrico) to switch on, plug in

► verbo intransitivo

1 RADIO TELEVISIÓN (coger) to tune in ( con, to); (dar conexión) to tune in ( con, with)

■ conectar con la BBC to tune in to the BBC

2 familiar (llevarse bien) to hit it off, get on well

■ Juan y yo conectamos enseguida Juan and I hit it off immediately

* * *

verb

1) to connect

2) link

* * *

1. VT

1) [+ cables, tubos] to connect (up)

he conectado el ordenador a Internet — I've connected the computer to the internet

todavía no hemos conectado la luz en el piso nuevo — we still haven't had the electricity connected in the new flat

conecta el televisor para ver las noticias — switch on the television to watch the news

conectar un aparato eléctrico a tierra — to earth o (EEUU) ground an electrical appliance
masa II, 6)
2) (=enlazar)

conectar algo con algo — to link sth to sth

esta autovía conectará Granada con Almería — this dual carriageway will link Granada and o to Almería

la secretaria no me quiso conectar con el jefe — the secretary wouldn't put me through to the boss

una oración que me conecta con Dios — a prayer which puts me in touch with God

3) (=relacionar)

no logro conectar una cosa con la otra — I can't see how one thing connects with another, I can't see how everything ties in together

conectó todos los datos y resolvió el problema — he put all the facts together and solved the problem

2. VI

1) * (=congeniar)

Ana y Eugenia conectan bien — Ana and Eugenia have a lot in common

un autor que ha sabido conectar con el público — an author who knows how to get through to o reach the public

no hemos logrado conectar con el electorado — we didn't manage to get through to the electorate

2) (=enlazar)

esta carretera conectará con la autopista — this road will link up to o provide a link to the motorway

este tren conecta con el de Málaga — this train connects (up) with the Malaga train

la obra conecta con la tradición poética española — the work ties in with Spanish poetic tradition

3) (TV, Radio)

conectamos con nuestro corresponsal en Londres — and now it's over to our correspondent in London, and now we're going over to our correspondent in London

3.

See:

conectarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) <cables/aparatos> to connect (up); <luz/gas/teléfono> to connect

conectar algo a la red — to connect something to the mains supply o plug something in

2) ( relacionar) <hechos/sucesos> to connect, link

3) (AmL) ( poner en contacto)

conectar a alguien con alguien — to put somebody in touch o in contact with somebody
2.
conectar vi

1)

a) (Rad, TV)

conectar con alguien/algo — to go over to somebody/something

b) ( empalmar) to connect, link up

c) (llevarse bien, entenderse) to get along o on well

un político que conecta bien con la juventud — a politician young people can relate to

d) (AmL) (con vuelo, tren)

en Río conectamos con el vuelo a Asunción — in Rio we took a connecting flight to Asunción

este vuelo/tren conecta con el de Dublín — this flight/train connects with the Dublin one

2) (Méx arg) ( conseguir droga) to score (sl)

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= connect, link, turn on, wire, hook, provide + an interface, network, hook up, hit it off.

Ex. Plainly, it is not always the case that there is a connection between farming and spelling, and many other documents can be identified where these subjects are not connected.

Ex. These references operate in a similar fashion whether they are used to link authors' names or subject headings.

Ex. To use DOBIS/LIBIS, turn the terminal on and wait for it to warm up.

Ex. A modem is permanently wired, and converts digital messages which the terminal and computer understand into analogue messages capable of being transmitted down telephone lines.

Ex. I don't think that is a very liberating experience, especially a terminal that's hooked to a large computer that almost no one understands, no one but a very few people.

Ex. This service called A.S.K. (Access to Sources of Knowledge) will provide an interface between users and suppliers.

Ex. This paper briefly presents hints to libraries wishing to network their CD-ROM databases.

Ex. People are going to want to hook up different pieces of software and expect them to work.

Ex. As the two began to connect well and hit it off, the contact between the two increased to a rate of at least once a week.

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* conectar en red = network.

* conectarse = log on, log, login.

* conectarse con = interface to/with.

* conectarse mediante llamada telefónica = dial up.

* volver a conectar = reconnect [re-connect].

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) <cables/aparatos> to connect (up); <luz/gas/teléfono> to connect

conectar algo a la red — to connect something to the mains supply o plug something in

2) ( relacionar) <hechos/sucesos> to connect, link

3) (AmL) ( poner en contacto)

conectar a alguien con alguien — to put somebody in touch o in contact with somebody
2.
conectar vi

1)

a) (Rad, TV)

conectar con alguien/algo — to go over to somebody/something

b) ( empalmar) to connect, link up

c) (llevarse bien, entenderse) to get along o on well

un político que conecta bien con la juventud — a politician young people can relate to

d) (AmL) (con vuelo, tren)

en Río conectamos con el vuelo a Asunción — in Rio we took a connecting flight to Asunción

este vuelo/tren conecta con el de Dublín — this flight/train connects with the Dublin one

2) (Méx arg) ( conseguir droga) to score (sl)

* * *

= connect, link, turn on, wire, hook, provide + an interface, network, hook up, hit it off.

Ex: Plainly, it is not always the case that there is a connection between farming and spelling, and many other documents can be identified where these subjects are not connected.

Ex: These references operate in a similar fashion whether they are used to link authors' names or subject headings.

Ex: To use DOBIS/LIBIS, turn the terminal on and wait for it to warm up.

Ex: A modem is permanently wired, and converts digital messages which the terminal and computer understand into analogue messages capable of being transmitted down telephone lines.

Ex: I don't think that is a very liberating experience, especially a terminal that's hooked to a large computer that almost no one understands, no one but a very few people.

Ex: This service called A.S.K. (Access to Sources of Knowledge) will provide an interface between users and suppliers.

Ex: This paper briefly presents hints to libraries wishing to network their CD-ROM databases.

Ex: People are going to want to hook up different pieces of software and expect them to work.

Ex: As the two began to connect well and hit it off, the contact between the two increased to a rate of at least once a week.

* conectar en red = network.

* conectarse = log on, log, login.

* conectarse con = interface to/with.

* conectarse mediante llamada telefónica = dial up.

* volver a conectar = reconnect [re-connect].

* * *

conectar [A1 ]

vt

A ‹cables/aparatos› to connect, connect up; ‹luz/gas/teléfono› to connect

antes de conectarlo a la red compruebe el voltaje before connecting to the mains supply o plugging it in, check the voltage

B (relacionar) ‹hechos/sucesos› to connect, link

no conectó una cosa con la otra she didn't make a connection between o connect the two things

el secuestro puede estar conectado con el caso Malla the kidnapping may be linked o connected to the Malla case

C ( AmL) (poner en contacto) conectar a algn CON algn; to put sb in touch o in contact WITH sb

■ conectar

vi

A

1 ( Rad, TV):

conectamos con el equipo móvil we're going over to our outside broadcast unit

conectemos con Juan Mendoza en París let's go over to o let's join Juan Mendoza in Paris

2 (empalmar) to connect, link up

3 (llevarse bien, entenderse) to get along o on well

un cantante/político que conecta bien con la juventud a singer/politician who relates well to o really engages with o reaches young people

4

( AmL) (con un vuelo, tren): en Río conectamos con el vuelo a Asunción in Rio we took a connecting flight to Asunción o we transferred to the Asunción flight

este vuelo/tren conecta con el de Dublín this flight/train connects with the Dublin one

B ( Méx arg) (conseguir droga) to score (sl), to make a score (sl)

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conectar ( conjugate conectar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹cables/aparatos› to connect (up);

‹luz/gas/teléfono› to connect
b) ( relacionar) ‹hechos/sucesos› to connect, link

c) (AmL) ( poner en contacto) conectar a algn con algn to put sb in touch o in contact with sb

verbo intransitivo
a) (Rad, TV) conectar con algn/algo to go over to sb/sth

b) ( empalmar) to connect, link up

c) (llevarse bien, entenderse) to get along o on well

d) (AmL) conectar con algo [vuelo/tren] to connect with sth;

◊ conectamos con el vuelo a Lima we took a connecting flight to Lima

conectar
I verbo transitivo
1 to connect (up): he conectado el vídeo a la televisión, I've connected the video to the television
2 (a la red eléctrica) to plug in, switch on
3 (dos puntos distantes) to unit, link up
II verbo intransitivo
1 (establecer comunicación) to communicate: conecté con ella a través de Internet, I contacted her by Internet
2 fam (simpatizar) no conecto con mi padre, I don't get on with my father
' conectar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
instalar
- poner
- relacionar
- vincular
English:
adapter
- adaptor
- connect
- connect up
- earth
- ground
- hook up
- lay on
- wire
- link

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conectar

♦ vt

1. [aparato, mecanismo] [con cables] to connect (a o con (up) to);
conecta la lavadora a la red eléctrica connect the washing machine to the electricity supply

2. [encender] [radio, calefacción] to turn on, to switch on

3. [unir, comunicar] to connect, to link;

el puente conecta la isla con el continente the bridge connects o links the island to the mainland

4. [asociar] to link, to connect;

la policía ha conectado el robo con las mafias locales the police have linked o connected the robbery to the local mafia

5. Dep [disparo] to strike

♦ vi

1. Rad & TV
conectar con to go over to;

conectamos con nuestro enviado especial en la zona and now over to our special correspondent in the area

2. [persona]
conectar con alguien [ponerse en contacto] to get in touch with sb;
[entenderse] to relate to sb;
una escritora que conecta con los más jóvenes a writer who knows how to relate to younger readers;

al partido le ha fallado conectar con los sectores más desfavorecidos the party has failed to reach o get through to the most disadvantaged groups

3. [vuelo] to connect;

necesito conectar con el vuelo de las 9 I have to be there for a connecting flight at 9 o'clock

4. Informát
conectar y funcionar plug and play

♦ See also the pronominal verb conectarse

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conectar

I v/t

1 connect, link

2 EL connect;

conectar a tierra ground, Br earth

II v/i connect

* * *

conectar vt

: to connect

conectar vi

conectar con : to link up with, to communicate with

* * *

conectar vb

1. (en general) to connect

conecta la impresora al ordenador connect the printer to the computer

hoy vienen a conectar el teléfono I'm having the phone connected today

2. (encender) to turn on / to switch on

¿has conectado el vídeo? have you turned the video on?

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