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1 to get one's brain into gear
* poner la mente a carburar * -
2 gear
ɡiə1) ((usually in plural) a set of toothed wheels which act together to carry motion: a car with automatic gears.) engranaje2) (a combination of these wheels, eg in a car: The car is in first gear.) marcha3) (a mechanism used for a particular purpose: an aeroplane's landing-gear.) mecanismo4) (the things needed for a particular job, sport etc: sports gear.) equipo; bártulos, trastos•- gearbox- gear lever/change/stick
gear n1. marcha / velocidad2. equipo / cosas / ropahave you brought your squash gear? ¿has traído tu equipo de squash?tr[gɪəSMALLr/SMALL]1 SMALLTECHNICAL/SMALL engranaje nombre masculino2 SMALLAUTOMOBILES/SMALL marcha, velocidad nombre femenino3 (equipment) equipo4 familiar (belongings) efectos nombre masculino plural personales, cosas nombre femenino plural, pertenencias nombre femenino plural; (clothes) ropa\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto gear somebody up with something suministrar algo a alguien, dar algo a alguien■ they geared me up with boots, skis and sticks me dieron botas, esquis y bastonesgear lever palanca de cambiogear ['gɪr] vtadapt, orient: adaptar, ajustar, orientara book geared to children: un libro adaptado a los niñosgear vito gear up : prepararsegear n1) clothing: ropa f2) belongings: efectos mpl personales3) equipment, tools: equipo m, aparejo m, herramientas fplfishing gear: aparejo de pescarlanding gear: tren de aterrizaje4) cogwheel: rueda f dentada5) : marcha f, velocidad f (de un vehículo)to put in gear: poner en marchato change gear(s): cambiar de velocidadn.• herramientas s.f.pl.n.• aparato s.m.• arnés s.m.• arreo s.m.• dentado s.m.• engranaje s.m.• marcha (Automóvil) s.f.• mecanismo s.m.• velocidad (Marcha) (•Automóvil•) s.f.v.• aparejar v.• encajar v.• engranar v.
I gɪr, 'gɪə(r)to shift o (BrE) change gear — cambiar de marcha, cambiar de velocidad, hacer* un cambio
2) ua) ( equipment) equipo m; ( tools) herramientas fpl; ( fishing gear) aparejo(s) m(pl) de pescab) ( miscellaneous items) (colloq) cosas fpl, bártulos mpl (fam)c) ( Clothing) (colloq) ropa f
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a) ( orient) orientar(to be) geared TO/TOWARD something/somebody — (estar*) dirigido a algo/alguien
our policy is geared to o toward achieving this aim — nuestra política está dirigida or encaminada a lograr este objetivo
materials geared to the needs of different students — materiales orientados/dirigidos a las necesidades de diferentes alumnos
b) ( prepare)to gear something/somebody FOR something — preparar algo/a alguien para algo
Phrasal Verbs:- gear up[ɡɪǝ(r)]1. N1) (Aut) marcha f, velocidad ffirst/second gear — primera f /segunda f (velocidad)
top or (US) high gear — (=fifth) quinta velocidad, superdirecta f ; (=fourth) cuarta velocidad, directa f
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the election campaign moved into high gear this week — la campaña electoral se intensificó esta semana•
in gear — embragado•
he helped her get her life back into gear after the divorce — la ayudó a poner su vida de nuevo en marcha tras el divorcio•
out of gear — desembragadoto get one's arse or ass in gear (US) *** — mover el culo *
2) * (=equipment) equipo m ; (=tools) herramientas fpl ; (for fishing) aparejo m ; (=belongings) cosas fpl, bártulos mpl ; (=clothing) ropa f3) (Mech) engranaje m ; (=machinery) mecanismo m, aparato m ; landing 2.2.VT(fig) (=adapt)•
the book is geared to adult students — el libro está dirigido a estudiantes adultosthe factory was not geared to cope with an increase in production — la fábrica no estaba preparada para hacer frente a un aumento de la producción
the service is geared to meet the needs of the disabled — el servicio está pensado para satisfacer las necesidades de los minusválidos
3.CPD= gear levergear change N — (=act) cambio m de marcha (US) (=control)
gear lever, gear stick N — palanca f de cambios
gear ratio N — [of cycle] proporción f entre plato y piñón
- gear up* * *
I [gɪr, 'gɪə(r)]to shift o (BrE) change gear — cambiar de marcha, cambiar de velocidad, hacer* un cambio
2) ua) ( equipment) equipo m; ( tools) herramientas fpl; ( fishing gear) aparejo(s) m(pl) de pescab) ( miscellaneous items) (colloq) cosas fpl, bártulos mpl (fam)c) ( Clothing) (colloq) ropa f
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a) ( orient) orientar(to be) geared TO/TOWARD something/somebody — (estar*) dirigido a algo/alguien
our policy is geared to o toward achieving this aim — nuestra política está dirigida or encaminada a lograr este objetivo
materials geared to the needs of different students — materiales orientados/dirigidos a las necesidades de diferentes alumnos
b) ( prepare)to gear something/somebody FOR something — preparar algo/a alguien para algo
Phrasal Verbs:- gear up -
3 brain
brein1) (the centre of the nervous system: an injury to the brain; (also adjective) brain surgery; brain damage.) cerebro2) ((often in plural) cleverness: a good brain; You've plenty of brains.) cabeza, inteligencia3) (a clever person: He's one of the best brains in the country.) cerebro, cerebrito•- brainy
- brainchild
- brain drain
- brainwash
- brainwashing
- brainwave
brain n cerebro / sesotr[breɪn]1 (organ) cerebro, seso1 (intellect) cerebro, seso, inteligencia2 (as food) sesos nombre masculino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto blow one's brains out pegarse un tiroto blow somebody's brains out volar la tapa de los sesos a alguiento brain somebody familiar partirle la cara a alguiento have brains ser un cerebro, ser inteligenteto have something on the brain estar obsesionado,-a con algoto pick somebody's brains hacer una consulta a alguienthe brains (instigator, originator) el cerebro grisbrain cell célula cerebralbrain death muerte nombre femenino cerebralbrain drain fuga de cerebrosbrain scan electroencefalograma nombre masculinobrain scanner escáner nombre masculino cerebralbrain tumour tumor nombre masculino cerebralbrain wave idea genialelectronic brain cerebro electrónicobrain ['breɪn] vt: romper la crisma a, aplastar el cráneo abrain n1) : cerebro m2) brains nplintellect: inteligencia f, sesos mpln.• cerebro s.m.• inteligencia s.f.• seso s.m.
I breɪn1) ( organ) cerebro m; (before n)brain damage — lesión f cerebral
brain surgeon — neurocirujano, -na m,f
brain tumor — tumor m cerebral
2) ( intellect)to have something on the brain — (colloq) tener* algo metido en la cabeza
3) ( clever person) cerebro m; (before n)the brain drain — la fuga de cerebros; see also brains
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transitive verb (colloq) romperle* la crisma a (fam)[breɪn]1. N1) (Anat) cerebro m- get one's brain into gear2) brainsa) (Anat, Culin) sesos mpl- beat sb's brains out- blow one's brains outpick 2., 5), rack I, 2., 1)he's got brains — es muy listo, tiene mucha cabeza
2.VT ** romper la crisma a *3.CPDbrain cell N — (Anat) célula f cerebral
brain damage N — lesión f cerebral or medular
brain death N — muerte f clínica or cerebral
brain drain N — fuga f de cerebros
brain haemorrhage, brain hemorrhage (US) N — hemorragia f cerebral
brain scan N — exploración f cerebral mediante escáner
brain scanner N — escáner m cerebral
brains trust, brain trust (US) N — grupo m de peritos; (TV etc) jurado m de expertos
brain surgeon N — neurocirujano(-a) m / f
brain teaser N — rompecabezas m inv
brain tumour, brain tumor (US) N — tumor m cerebral
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I [breɪn]1) ( organ) cerebro m; (before n)brain damage — lesión f cerebral
brain surgeon — neurocirujano, -na m,f
brain tumor — tumor m cerebral
2) ( intellect)to have something on the brain — (colloq) tener* algo metido en la cabeza
3) ( clever person) cerebro m; (before n)the brain drain — la fuga de cerebros; see also brains
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transitive verb (colloq) romperle* la crisma a (fam) -
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gear [gɪər]1. nound. ( = apparatus) dispositif m• to change or shift gear (US) changer de vitesse• first or bottom gear première f• to change or shift into third gear (US) passer en troisièmeadapter (to à)• movies geared primarily to a US audience des films s'adressant essentiellement à un public américain• training is geared to make staff more efficient la formation est conçue pour rendre le personnel plus compétent3. compounds► gear up( = get ready) se préparer( = make ready) (inf)he is gearing himself up for the presidential elections il se prépare pour les élections présidentielles• they were all geared up for the new sales campaign ils étaient fin prêts pour la nouvelle campagne de ventes* * *[gɪə(r)] 1.1) ( equipment) matériel m2) (colloq) ( possessions) affaires fpl3) ( clothes) fringues (colloq) fplfootball gear — tenue f de football
4) Automobile vitesse fbottom ou first gear — première vitesse
‘keep in low gear’ — ‘utilisez votre frein moteur’
to get (oneself) into gear for something — fig se préparer pour quelque chose
5) Technology roue f dentée2.gears plural noun1) Automobile changement m de vitesse2) Technology engrenage m3.4.gear wheel — ( on bicycle) pignon m
transitive verbto be geared to ou towards somebody — s'adresser à quelqu'un
Phrasal Verbs:- gear up -
5 gear
1. noun1) (Motor Veh.) Gang, derfirst or bottom/top gear — (Brit.) der erste/höchste Gang
high/low gear — hoher/niedriger Gang
change into second/a higher/lower gear — in den zweiten Gang/in einen höheren/niedrigeren Gang schalten
a bicycle with ten-speed gears — ein Fahrrad mit Zehngangschaltung
leave the car in gear — den Gang drin lassen
2) (combination of wheels, levers, etc.) Getriebe, das3) (clothes) Aufmachung, die2. transitive verbtravelling gear — Reisekleidung, die
* * *[ɡiə]1) ((usually in plural) a set of toothed wheels which act together to carry motion: a car with automatic gears.) das Getriebe2) (a combination of these wheels, eg in a car: The car is in first gear.) der Gang3) (a mechanism used for a particular purpose: an aeroplane's landing-gear.) das Getriebe4) (the things needed for a particular job, sport etc: sports gear.) die Ausrüstung•- academic.ru/30646/gearbox">gearbox- gear lever/change/stick* * *[gɪəʳ, AM gɪr]I. n2. (transmission)first/second/third \gear erster/zweiter/dritter Ganghigh/low \gear hoher/niedriger Gangto be in neutral \gear im Leerlauf sein, ausgekuppelt seinto shift into high [or top] \gear in den höchsten Gang schaltento shift into high \gear auf volle Touren kommen famto be in low \gear nicht in die Gänge kommen famto operate in top \gear optimal funktionieren5. no pl (equipment) Ausrüstung f, Sachen pl fam; (clothes) Kleidung f, Sachen pl fam, Gewand nt ÖSTERR; (trendy clothes) Klamotten pl famriot \gear Schutz[be]kleidung f7.▶ to change [or AM shift] \gears (change the subject) das Thema wechseln; (change tactics) seine Taktik ändern▶ to get one's arse [or AM ass] in \gear (fam!) in die Gänge kommen fam, seinen Arsch hochkriegen [o bewegen] derbII. viIII. vta highly-\geared company ECON ein Unternehmen mit hohem Anteil an Fremdkapital* * *[gɪə(r)]1. na bicycle with three gears — ein Fahrrad nt mit Dreigangschaltung
the car is/you're in gear — der Gang ist drin (inf) or eingelegt
the car is/you're not in gear — das Auto ist im Leerlauf, es ist kein Gang drin (inf)
into third gear — in den dritten Gang schalten, den dritten Gang einlegen
to move up/down through the gears —
to move up a gear (fig) — einen Gang zulegen (inf)
she lives life in top gear —
See:→ arse2) (inf: equipment) Ausrüstung f, Zeug nt (inf), Sachen pl (inf); (= tools) Gerät nt, Zeug nt (inf); (= belongings) Sachen pl (inf), Zeug(s) nt (inf); (= clothing) Sachen pl (inf)See:→ landing gear, steering gear4) (inf: drugs) Stoff m (inf)2. vt (fig)abstellen, ausrichten (to auf +acc)to be geared to( wards) sb/sth — auf jdn/etw abgestellt sein; (person, needs, ambition) auf jdn/etw ausgerichtet sein
training is geared to make staff more efficient — die Ausbildung ist darauf ausgerichtet, das Personal effizienter zu machen
3. vi (TECH)eingreifen, im Eingriff sein* * *gear [ɡıə(r)]A s1. TECHa) Zahn-, Getrieberad nb) Getriebe n, Triebwerk n2. TECH Eingriff m:a) eingerückt, -geschaltet, in Gang,b) fig vorbereitet,c) fig in Ordnung;be in gear fig funktionieren;be in gear with im Eingriff stehen mit (Zahnräder);a) ausgerückt, außer Eingriff, ausgeschaltet,b) fig in Unordnung;be out of gear fig nicht funktionieren;a) ausrücken, -schalten,b) fig durcheinanderbringen3. TECHa) Übersetzung fb) AUTO etc Gang m:in high gear in einem schnellen oder hohen Gang;(in) top gear im höchsten Gang, mit höchster Geschwindigkeit (a. fig);c) pl AUTO Getriebe n, (eines Fahrrads) Gangschaltung f4. FLUG, SCHIFF etc (meist in Zusammensetzungen) Vorrichtung f, Gerät n: → landing gear, steering gear5. Ausrüstung f, Gerät n, Werkzeug(e) n(pl), Zubehör n6. umg Hausrat m7. umg Habseligkeiten pl, Sachen pl8. umg Kleidung f, Aufzug m9. (Pferde- etc) Geschirr nB v/t1. TECHa) mit einem Getriebe versehenb) übersetzenc) in Gang setzen (auch fig), einschalten:gear up ins Schnelle übersetzen, fig heraufsetzen, verstärken, steigern;gear down ins Langsame übersetzen, fig drosseln2. figgear production to demand die Produktion der Nachfrage anpassenb) ausrichten (toward[s] auf akk)3. ausrüstenC v/i1. TECHa) ineinandergreifen (Zahnräder)b) eingreifen (into, with in akk)* * *1. noun1) (Motor Veh.) Gang, derfirst or bottom/top gear — (Brit.) der erste/höchste Gang
high/low gear — hoher/niedriger Gang
change into second/a higher/lower gear — in den zweiten Gang/in einen höheren/niedrigeren Gang schalten
2) (combination of wheels, levers, etc.) Getriebe, das3) (clothes) Aufmachung, dietravelling gear — Reisekleidung, die
4) (equipment, tools) Gerät, das; Ausrüstung, die2. transitive verb(adjust, adapt) ausrichten (to auf + Akk.)* * *(mechanics) n.Getriebe - n. n.Gang ¨-e m.Zahnrad -¨er m. -
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1) work (в разн. значениях) ;
labo(u) r;
working, functioning (действие тж.) за работой, на работе ≈ at work бесперспективная работа ≈ blind-alley employment, blind-alley occupation без работы ≈ out of work, out of job включиться в работу ≈ get into gear перен. экзаменационная работа ≈ examination-paper аварийно-спасательные работы ≈ wrecking амер. физическая работа ≈ physical activity, physical action
2) (занятие, труд) work, job артельная работа ≈ team-work
3) (мн.;
деятельность по обработке чего-л.) work ед., operations;
labo(u) r, toil ед. (принудительный тяжелый труд) земляные работы ≈ digging, earthwork, excavation ремонтно-восстановительные работы ≈ damage control
4) (задание) assignment, task;
work, job
5) (продукт труда) work
6) (качество, способ исполнения) craftsmanship, quality ∙ взять кого-л. в работу ≈ to take smb. in hand гореть на работе ≈ разг. to live for one's work, to be married to one's job работа не волк, в лес не убежит ≈ посл. the work will still be there (tomorrow)работ|а - ж.
1. work, labour;
(механизма) working, functioning;
to go to work;
физическая ~ phisical work/labour;
~ двигателя functioning of an engine;
~ мысли what is going on in smb.`s mind;
2. (занятие, труд на каком-л. предприятии) labour;
work, job;
поступить на ~y go* to work, take a job;
домашняя ~ homework;
каторжные ~ы уст. penal servitude;
лепная ~ stucco work, plaster work;
mouldings;
принудительные ~ы forced labour;
сельскохозяйственные ~ы agricultural work;
совместная ~ collaboration;
умственная ~ mental work, brain-work;
взять в ~у разг. to take to task;
постоянная ~ regular work;
случайная ~ casual work, odd job(s) ;
искать ~у to look for a job;
быть без ~ы, не иметь ~ы to be out of work;
снять кого-л. с ~ы dismiss smb., discharge smb. ;
уйти с ~ы по собственному желанию quit the job at one`s own will;
выйти на ~у come* to work;
без ~ы out of work, unemployed;
3. мн. (деятельность по обработке чего-л.) work sg. operations, (принудительные) labour sg., строительные ~ы building( work), building operations;
4. (то, что подлежит обработке) work, job;
раздать всем ~у give* out work to everybody, give* everybody a job;
5. (продукт труда) work;
печатные ~ы published works;
выставка работ художника exhibition of an artist`s work;
6. (качество, способ исполнения) craftsmanship, quality;
чья это ~? who was this made/done by?;
вещь превосходной ~ы piece of superb craftsmanship;
взять кого-л. в ~у take* smb. to task.
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