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1 dust

dust [dʌst]

1 noun

(a) (UNCOUNT) (on furniture, of gold, coal) poussière f;

∎ a speck of dust une poussière, un grain de poussière;

∎ thick dust covered the furniture une poussière épaisse couvrait les meubles;

∎ to shake the dust off one's feet secouer la poussière de ses chaussures;

∎ to gather dust (ornaments) amasser la poussière; figurative (plans, proposals) rester en plan;

∎ figurative his money is just gathering dust in the bank il a de l'argent qui dort à la banque;

∎ to lay or to settle the dust mouiller la poussière;

∎ figurative to allow the dust to or to let the dust settle attendre que les choses se calment;

∎ figurative once the dust has settled quand les choses se seront calmées;

∎ figurative to trample sb in the dust fouler qn aux pieds;

∎ familiar to raise a dust faire tout un cinéma ou foin;

∎ to throw dust in sb's eyes tromper qn;

∎ we won't see him for dust (he'll leave) il partira en moins de temps qu'il n'en faut pour le dire

(b) (action)

∎ to give sth a dust épousseter qch

(c) (earthly remains) poussière f

2 transitive verb

(a) (furniture, room) épousseter;

∎ figurative everything should be done and dusted by next Friday tout doit être bouclé pour vendredi

(b) (with powder, flour) saupoudrer;

∎ to dust a field with insecticide répandre de l'insecticide sur un champ

►► dust bag (for vacuum cleaner) sac m à poussière;

American dust ball mouton m (poussière);

Geography dust bowl zone f semi-désertique;

the Dust Bowl (in US) le Dust Bowl;

American dust bunny mouton m (poussière);

dust coat cache-poussière m inv;

dust cover (for book) jaquette f; (for machine) housse f de rangement; (for furniture) housse f de protection;

dust devil tourbillon m de poussière;

dust jacket (for book) jaquette f;

American dust kitten mouton m (poussière);

Entomology dust mite acarien m de poussière;

British dust sheet housse f de protection;

dust storm tempête f de poussière;

∎ American familiar figurative to kick up or raise a dust storm faire du foin;

dust trap nid m à poussière;

dust wrapper (for book) jaquette f

➲ dust down (with brush)

brosser; (with hand) épousseter

➲ dust off (dust, crumbs, dandruff)

nettoyer, enlever; figurative (skill) se remettre à; (speech, lecture notes) ressortir

ⓘ THE DUST BOWL On désigne ainsi une région des Grandes Plaines aux États-Unis où sévissaient, dans les années 30, de redoutables tempêtes de poussière provoquées par la sécheresse et l'érosion. Ce phénomène fut la cause de la migration de milliers de paysans vers la Californie, thème du roman "Les Raisins de la colère" de John Steinbeck.

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2 dust

1. noun, no pl.
Staub, der. See also academic.ru/7197/bite">bite 1.; raise 1. 2)
2. transitive verb
1) abstauben [Möbel]

dust a room/ house — in einem Zimmer/Haus Staub wischen

2) (sprinkle; also Cookery)

dust something with something — etwas mit etwas bestäuben; (with talc etc.) etwas mit etwas pudern
3. intransitive verb
Staub wischen

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1. noun
1) (fine grains of earth, sand etc: The furniture was covered in dust.) der Staub

2) (anything in the form of fine powder: gold-dust; sawdust.) der Staub
2. verb
(to free (furniture etc) from dust: She dusts (the house) once a week.) abstauben

- duster
- dusty
- dustiness
- dustbin
- dust-jacket
- dustman
- dustpan
- dust-up
- dust down
- throw dust in someone's eyes
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dust

[dʌst]

I. n no pl Staub m

coal \dust Kohlenstaub m

particle of \dust Staubpartikel nt

to collect [or gather] \dust Staub ansammeln

to be covered in \dust staubbedeckt [o staubig] sein; furniture, objects völlig verstaubt sein

▶ to allow the \dust to settle, to let the \dust settle, to wait till the \dust has settled [ab]warten, bis sich die Wogen wieder geglättet haben

▶ to bite the \dust ins Gras beißen fig fam

▶ you couldn't see him for [the] \dust und weg war er auch schon! fam

▶ to eat sb's \dust AM ( fam) von jdm abgehängt werden fam

eat my \dust! versuch mitzuhalten, wenn du kannst!

▶ to leave sb/sth in the \dust etw/jdn weit übertreffen

▶ to lick the \dust im Staub kriechen fig

▶ to throw \dust in sb's eyes jdm Sand in die Augen streuen fig

▶ to turn to \dust ( liter) zu Staub werden fig liter

II. vt

1. (clean)

▪ to \dust sth objects, furniture etw abstauben; rooms, buildings in etw dat Staub wischen

2. (spread over finely)

▪ to \dust sth [with sth] etw [mit etw dat] bestäuben; (using grated material) etw [mit etw dat] bestreuen

to \dust crops Getreide bestäuben

to \dust sth with insecticide etw mit einem Schädlingsbekämpfungsmittel besprühen

III. vi Staub wischen

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[dʌst]
1. n no pl

1) Staub m

covered in dust — staubbedeckt

to make or raise a lot of dust (lit, fig) — eine Menge Staub aufwirbeln

to gather dust (lit, fig) —

a speck of dust — ein Körnchen nt Staub

clouds of interstellar dust —

when the dust had settled (fig) — als sich die Wogen wieder etwas geglättet hatten

we'll let the dust settle first (fig) — wir warten, bis sich die Wogen geglättet haben

See:

→ bite

2)

to give sth a dust — etw abstauben

2. vt

1) furniture abstauben; room Staub wischen in (+dat)

it's ( all) done and dusted ( Brit fig inf ) — das ist (alles) unter Dach und Fach

2) (COOK) bestäuben

3) (POLICE)

to dust sth for prints — etw zur Abnahme von Fingerabdrücken einstauben

3. vi
(housewife etc) Staub wischen
she spent the morning dusting — sie verbrachte den Morgen mit Staubwischen

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dust [dʌst]

A s

1. Staub m:

in dust and ashes fig in Sack und Asche;

be dust (and ashes) to sb fig jemandem nichts bedeuten;

blow the dust off fig einen Plan etc wieder aus der Schublade holen;

be humbled in(to) the dust fig gedemütigt werden;

drag in the dust fig jemanden, etwas in den Staub ziehen oder zerren;

lick the dust umg ins Gras beißen (sterben);

shake the dust off one’s feet den Staub von den Füßen schütteln, fig a. verärgert oder entrüstet weggehen;

throw ( oder cast) dust in sb’s eyes fig jemandem Sand in die Augen streuen, jemandem blauen Dunst vormachen; → bite A 1, dry A 1, A 14 kiss B 1

2. Staubwolke f:

raise a dust

a) eine Staubwolke aufwirbeln,

b) auch kick up a dust fig viel Staub aufwirbeln;

the dust has settled fig die Aufregung hat sich gelegt, die Wogen haben sich geglättet

3. fig

a) Staub m, Erde f

b) sterbliche Überreste pl

c) menschlicher Körper, Mensch m:

turn to dust and ashes zu Staub und Asche werden, zerfallen

4. Br

a) Müll m, Abfall m

b) Kehricht m, auch n

5. BOT Blütenstaub m

6. (Gold- etc) Staub m

7. Bestäubungsmittel n, (Insekten- etc) Pulver n

8. → dustup

B v/t

1. a) Möbel etc abstauben

b) abstauben oder Staub wischen in (dat):

dust off fig einen Plan etc wieder aus der Schublade holen

2. auch dust down ausstauben, ausbürsten, ausklopfen:

dust sb’s jacket umg jemandem die Jacke vollhauen

3. bestreuen, bestäuben ( beide:

with mit):

dust sb’s eyes fig jemandem Sand in die Augen streuen, jemandem blauen Dunst vormachen

4. Pulver etc stäuben, streuen ( beide:

over über akk)

5. obs staubig machen, einstauben

C v/i

1. abstauben, Staub wischen

2. obs staubig werden, ein-, verstauben

3. im Staub baden (besonders Vogel)

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1. noun, no pl.
Staub, der. See also bite 1.; raise 1. 2)
2. transitive verb
1) abstauben [Möbel]

dust a room/ house — in einem Zimmer/Haus Staub wischen

2) (sprinkle; also Cookery)

dust something with something — etwas mit etwas bestäuben; (with talc etc.) etwas mit etwas pudern
3. intransitive verb
Staub wischen

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n.

Abrieb -e f.

Staub nur sing. m. v.

abstauben v.

English-german dictionary > dust
3 dust

1. noun
1) (fine grains of earth, sand etc: The furniture was covered in dust.) polvo

2) (anything in the form of fine powder: gold-dust; sawdust.) polvo

2. verb
(to free (furniture etc) from dust: She dusts (the house) once a week.) quitar el polvo

- duster
- dusty
- dustiness
- dustbin
- dust-jacket
- dustman
- dustpan
- dust-up
- dust down
- throw dust in someone's eyes

dust¹ n polvo

the furniture was covered in dust los muebles estaban cubiertos de polvo

dust² vb quitar el polvo

they dusted the furniture quitaron el polvo a los muebles

dust

tr[dʌst]

noun

1 (gen) polvo

■ a cloud of dust una polvareda

transitive verb

1 (room, furniture, ornaments, etc) quitar el polvo a, limpiar el polvo a

2 (cake, plant) espolvorear

intransitive verb

1 (clean) quitar el polvo

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to bite the dust (person) morder el polvo 2 (plan etc) irse a pique

to dust oneself down sacudirse el polvo

to gather dust llenarse de polvo

to give something a dust quitar el polvo a algo, limpiar el polvo a algo

not to see somebody for dust poner los pies en polvorosa

when the dust has settled cuando se calme la borrasca, cuando haya pasado la tormenta

dust bowl SMALLGEOGRAPHY/SMALL región nombre femenino de sequía, zona semi-árida, zona semidesértica

dust cover (for furniture) funda 2 (for book) sobrecubierta

dust jacket sobrecubierta

dust storm tormenta de polvo

dust ['dʌst] vt

1) : quitar el polvo de

2) sprinkle: espolvorear

dust n

: polvo m

dust

n.

• basura s.f.

• ceniza s.f.

• cenizas s.f.pl.

• polvo s.m.

v.

• desempolvar v.

• despolvorear v.

• espolvorear v.

• limpiar el polvo v.

I dʌst
noun

1) u ( particles of matter) polvo m

gold dust — oro m en polvo

the horses raised a cloud of dust — los caballos levantaron una polvareda

ashes to ashes, dust to dust — (liter) polvo eres y en polvo te convertirás

to gather dust — llenarse de polvo

as dry as dust — árido

to bite the dust — \<\<person\>\> morder* el polvo; \<\<project/plan\>\> irse* a pique

not to see somebody for dust — (colloq)

mention work and you won't see him for dust — basta hablarle de trabajo para que ponga los pies en polvorosa

when the dust has settled — cuando haya pasado la tormenta

to shake the dust off one's feet — largarse* hecho una furia

2) ( dusting) (no pl)

to give something a dust — sacarle* or limpiarle el polvo a algo

II

transitive verb

1) ( remove dust from)

to dust the furniture — quitarles el polvo a los muebles, sacudir los muebles (CS, Méx)

2) ( sprinkle)

to dust something (WITH something) — espolvorear algo (con algo)

she dusted her feet with talcum powder — se echó or se puso talco en los pies

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Phrasal Verbs:

- dust down

- dust off

[dʌst]
1. N

1) (in house, on ground) polvo m

there was thick dust, the dust lay thick — había una gruesa capa de polvo

to raise a cloud of dust — levantar una nube de polvo

to raise a lot of dust — (lit) levantar mucho polvo; (fig) (=cause a scandal) levantar una polvareda

- kick up or raise a dust

- if you ask for a volunteer, you won't see her for dust!

- when the dust has settled

- throw dust in sb's eyes
ash II, 1. see bite 2., 1) dry 1., 6), gather 1., 1)
2) * (=act of dusting)

to give sth a dust — quitar el polvo a algo

she gave the ornaments a quick dust — le quitó un poco el polvo a los adornos

2. VT

1) [+ furniture] quitar el polvo a or de; [+ room] limpiar el polvo a or de

- it's done and dusted

the deal is done and dusted — el trato está cerrado

2) (with flour, icing sugar) espolvorear

to dust o.s. with talc — ponerse talco
dust down, dust off
3.

VI (=clean up) limpiar el polvo

4.

CPD

dust bowl N — (Geog) terreno erosionado por el viento

dust cloth N — (US) trapo m del polvo

dust cover N — [of book] sobrecubierta f ; (for furniture) guardapolvo m

dust devil N — remolino m de polvo

dust jacket N — sobrecubierta f

dust sheet N — (Brit) guardapolvo m, funda f

dust storm N — vendaval m de polvo, tormenta f de polvo

- dust down

- dust off

- dust out

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I [dʌst]
noun

1) u ( particles of matter) polvo m

gold dust — oro m en polvo

the horses raised a cloud of dust — los caballos levantaron una polvareda

ashes to ashes, dust to dust — (liter) polvo eres y en polvo te convertirás

to gather dust — llenarse de polvo

as dry as dust — árido

to bite the dust — \<\<person\>\> morder* el polvo; \<\<project/plan\>\> irse* a pique

not to see somebody for dust — (colloq)

mention work and you won't see him for dust — basta hablarle de trabajo para que ponga los pies en polvorosa

when the dust has settled — cuando haya pasado la tormenta

to shake the dust off one's feet — largarse* hecho una furia

2) ( dusting) (no pl)

to give something a dust — sacarle* or limpiarle el polvo a algo

II

transitive verb

1) ( remove dust from)

to dust the furniture — quitarles el polvo a los muebles, sacudir los muebles (CS, Méx)

2) ( sprinkle)

to dust something (WITH something) — espolvorear algo (con algo)

she dusted her feet with talcum powder — se echó or se puso talco en los pies

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Phrasal Verbs:

- dust down

- dust off

English-spanish dictionary > dust
4 dusting dust·ing

['dʌstɪŋ]
1. n

to do the dusting — spolverare

to give sth a dusting — dare una spolverata a qc

2. adj

dusting powder — borotalco

English-Italian dictionary > dusting dust·ing
5 dusting

dust·ing [ʼdʌstɪŋ] n

no pl

1) ( layer) Schicht f, [dünner] Belag [o Überzug];

there was a \dusting of snow on the lawn auf dem Rasen lag eine dünne Schneeschicht

2) ( cleaning) Staubwischen nt, Abstauben nt;

to give sth a \dusting objects, furniture etw abstauben; rooms, buildings in etw dat Staub wischen

English-German students dictionary > dusting
6 bite

1. transitive verb,
bit, bitten beißen; (sting) [Moskito usw.:] stechen

bite one's nails — an den Nägeln kauen; (fig.) wie auf Kohlen sitzen

bite one's lip — (lit. or fig.) sich (Dat.) auf die Lippen beißen

he won't bite you — (fig. coll.) er wird dich schon nicht beißen

bite the hand that feeds one — (fig.) sich [seinem Gönner gegenüber] undankbar zeigen

bite the dust — (fig.) daran glauben müssen (ugs.)

what's biting or bitten you? — (fig. coll.) was ist mit dir los?; was hast du denn?
2. intransitive verb,
bit, bitten

1) beißen; (sting) stechen; [Rad:] fassen, greifen; [Schraube:] fassen; (take bait, lit. or fig.) anbeißen

2) (have an effect) sich auswirken; greifen
3. noun
1) (act) Biss, der; (piece) Bissen, der; (wound) Bisswunde, die; (by mosquito etc.) Stich, der

he took a bite of the apple — er biss in den Apfel

can I have a bite? — darf ich mal [ab]beißen?

2) (taking of bait) [An]beißen, das

I haven't had a bite all day — es hat den ganzen Tag noch keiner angebissen

3) (food) Happen, der; Bissen, der

I haven't had a bite [to eat] since breakfast — ich habe seit dem Frühstück nichts mehr gegessen

have a bite to eat — eine Kleinigkeit essen

4) (incisiveness) Bissigkeit, die; Schärfe, die

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/84648/bite_off">bite off

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1. past tense - bit; verb
(to seize, grasp or tear (something) with the teeth or jaws: The dog bit his leg; He was bitten by a mosquito.) bißen
2. noun
1) (an act of biting or the piece or place bitten: a bite from the apple; a mosquito bite.) der Biß

2) (the nibble of a fish on the end of one's line: I've been fishing for hours without a bite.) das Anbeißen

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- biting
- bite the dust
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bite

[baɪt]

I. n

1. (using teeth) Biss m; of an insect Stich m

\bite mark Bisswunde f

snake/dog \bite Schlangen-/Hundebiss m

to give sb a \bite jdn beißen

to have a \bite to eat ( fam) eine Kleinigkeit [o fam einen Happen] essen

to take a \bite of a pizza von einer Pizza abbeißen; ( fig: portion)

the legal costs took a big \bite out of their money ein großer Teil ihres Geldes ging für die Rechtskosten drauf fam

2. ( fig: sharpness) Biss m fig fam, Schärfe f fig

to give sth more \bite report, critique etw schärfer formulieren

to have [real] \bite [echten] Biss haben fam

3. (fish) Anbeißen nt

at last I've got a \bite endlich hat etwas angebissen

4. no pl (pungency) Schärfe f

5.

▶ another [or a second] [or a double] \bite of the cherry esp BRIT eine zweite Chance

II. vt

<bit, bitten>

1. (cut with teeth)

▪ to \bite sb jdn beißen; insect jdn stechen

to \bite one's lips sich dat auf die Lippen beißen; ( fig) sich dat das Lachen verbeißen

to \bite one's nails an seinen Nägeln kauen

2. (grip road)

to \bite the road tyres greifen

3. (affect people)

▪ to \bite sth sich akk auf etw akk auswirken

the laws \bite him hard die Gesetze treffen ihn hart

4.

▶ to \bite the bullet in den sauren Apfel beißen

▶ to be badly bitten by sth von etw dat schwer erwischt worden sein fam

the racing bug bit him badly das Rennfieber hat ihn schwer mitgenommen

▶ what's biting you? ( fam) was ist mit dir los?

▶ to \bite the dust ( esp hum: crash) stürzen; (die) ins Gras beißen sl; ( fig) scheitern

▶ to \bite the hand that feeds one die Hand beißen, die einen füttert

▶ \bite me! AM ( vulg) leck mich am Arsch! derb

▶ to \bite one's tongue sich dat auf die Zunge beißen

III. vi

<bit, bitten>

1. (with teeth) dog, snake beißen; insect stechen

just go and ask her — she won't \bite ( hum) frag sie mal — sie beißt [dich] schon nicht

▪ to \bite into sth in etw akk beißen

2. ( also fig: take bait) anbeißen

to \bite at bait anbeißen a. fig

3. (grip road)

these tyres are biting very well diese Reifen haben ein sehr griffiges Profil

4. (affect adversely) einschneidende Wirkung haben

the recession was beginning to \bite die Rezession machte sich langsam bemerkbar

5. (reduce)

▪ to \bite into sth etw reduzieren

her job began to \bite into her free time ihr Job nahm immer mehr ihrer Freizeit in Anspruch

6. (attack)

▪ to \bite into sth:

the rope bit into his flesh das Seil schnitt in sein Fleisch ein; ( fig)

the cold began to \bite into their bones die Kälte begann ihnen in die Knochen zu kriechen

7.

▶ once bitten, twice shy ( prov) ein gebranntes Kind scheut das Feuer prov

▶ that \bites! ( fam) so ein Mist! fam

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[baɪt] vb: pret bit, ptp bitten
1. n

1) Biss m

in two bites — mit zwei Bissen

he took a bite ( out) of the apple — er biss in den Apfel

to get a second or another bite at the cherry (fig) — eine zweite Chance bekommen

2) (= wound etc) (= dog, snake, flea bite etc) Biss m; (= insect bite) Stich m; (= love bite) (Knutsch)fleck m (inf)

3) (FISHING)

I think I've got a bite — ich glaube, es hat einer angebissen

4) (of food) Happen m

there's not a bite to eat —

come and have a bite — komm und iss 'ne Kleinigkeit

do you fancy a bite (to eat)? — möchten Sie etwas essen?

5)

there's a bite in the air — es ist beißend kalt

the bite of the wind — der beißend kalte Wind

6)

(of file, saw) the file has lost its bite — die Feile ist stumpf geworden

these screws don't have enough bite — diese Schrauben greifen or fassen nicht richtig

7) (of sauce etc) Schärfe f

2. vt

1) (person, dog) beißen; (insect) stechen

to bite one's nails — an seinen Nägeln kauen

to bite one's tongue/lip (lit, fig) — sich (dat)

the trapeze artist bites the rope between her teeth — die Trapezkünstlerin hält das Seil mit den Zähnen fest

don't worry, he won't bite you (fig inf) — keine Angst, er wird dich schon nicht beißen (inf)

to bite the dust (inf) — dran glauben müssen (inf)

he had been bitten by the travel/music bug — ihn hatte das Reisefieber/das Musikfieber erwischt (inf)

once bitten twice shy (Prov) — (ein) gebranntes Kind scheut das Feuer (Prov)

to bite the hand that feeds you (prov) — sich (dat) ins eigene Fleisch schneiden

what's biting you? (fig inf) — was ist mit dir los? (inf), was hast du denn?

2) (cold, frost, wind) schneiden in (+dat)

3) (file, saw) schneiden in (+acc); (acid) ätzen

4) (inf

= swindle) I've been bitten — ich bin reingelegt worden (inf)

3. vi

1) (dog etc) beißen; (insects) stechen

2) (fish fig inf) anbeißen

3) (cold, frost, wind) beißen, schneiden

4) (wheels) fassen, greifen; (saw, anchor) fassen; (screw) greifen

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bite [baıt]

A v/t prät bit [bıt], pperf bitten [ˈbıtn], obs bit

1. beißen:

a dog bit her (on the) leg ein Hund biss sie ins Bein;

bite the hand that feeds one Gutes mit Schlechtem vergelten;

bite one’s nails

a) an den Nägeln kauen,

b) fig nervös oder unruhig sein;

bite the dust (US a. ground) umg

a) ins Gras beißen,

b) abgeschmettert werden (Plan etc),

c) dran glauben müssen (getrunken werden, ausrangiert werden);

what’s biting you? umg was ist mit dir los?;

I’ve been bitten before ich bin ein gebranntes Kind;

bite back sich eine Äußerung etc verkneifen;

bite off abbeißen;

bite off more than one can chew umg sich zu viel zumuten, sich übernehmen; → bitten B, bullet, head Bes Redew, lip A 1, tongue A 1

2. beißen, stechen (Insekt)

3. a) beißen in (dat):

the smoke bit our eyes der Rauch beizte uns die Augen

b) jemandem schneiden in (akk):

the wind was biting his face

4. schneiden in (akk) (Säge)

5. CHEM ätzen, zerfressen, angreifen

6. fig (nur passiv) angreifen, in Mitleidenschaft ziehen:

badly bitten schwer mitgenommen

7. the biter bit der betrogene Betrüger;

it was a case of the biter bit er etc wurde mit seinen eigenen Waffen geschlagen

B v/i

1. (zu)beißen:

bite into

a) (hinein)beißen in (akk), anbeißen,

b) → A 4, A 5;

sth to bite on

a) etwas zum Beißen,

b) fig etwas Konkretes;

come on, I don’t bite ich beiß schon nicht!; → bullet

2. anbeißen (auch fig), schnappen (at nach) (Fisch)

3. beißen, stechen (Insekt)

4. beißen (Rauch, Gewürz etc), schneiden (Wind, Kälte etc)

5. fassen, greifen (Rad, Schraube etc)

6. fig beißend oder verletzend sein

7. a) sich (besonders negativ) auswirken (Maßnahme)

b) greifen (Sanktionen etc)

C s

1. Beißen n, Biss m:

he took a bite out of the apple er biss in den Apfel;

be given two bites of ( oder at) the cherry Br umg eine zweite Chance bekommen;

put the bite on sb US sl jemanden unter Druck setzen

2. Biss m, Stich m (eines Insekts)

3. Biss(wunde) m(f)

4. auch bite to eat Bissen m, Happen m (a. weitS. Imbiss od Nahrung):

I haven’t had a bite to eat all day ich hab den ganzen Tag noch nichts gegessen

5. (An)Beißen n (der Fische):

he hasn’t had ( oder got) a single bite yet bei ihm hat noch kein einziger Fisch angebissen

6. Fassen n, Greifen n (von Rädern, Schrauben etc):

these screws have plenty of bite diese Schrauben fassen oder greifen sehr gut;

sth has lost its bite fig etwas greift nicht mehr

7. CHEM Beizen n, Ätzen n

8. Schärfe f (eines Gewürzes etc)

9. fig

a) Bissigkeit f, Schärfe f

b) Würze f, Geist m

c) SPORT Biss m

* * *
1. transitive verb,
bit, bitten beißen; (sting) [Moskito usw.:] stechen

bite one's nails — an den Nägeln kauen; (fig.) wie auf Kohlen sitzen

bite one's lip — (lit. or fig.) sich (Dat.) auf die Lippen beißen

he won't bite you — (fig. coll.) er wird dich schon nicht beißen

bite the hand that feeds one — (fig.) sich [seinem Gönner gegenüber] undankbar zeigen

bite the dust — (fig.) daran glauben müssen (ugs.)

what's biting or bitten you? — (fig. coll.) was ist mit dir los?; was hast du denn?
2. intransitive verb,
bit, bitten

1) beißen; (sting) stechen; [Rad:] fassen, greifen; [Schraube:] fassen; (take bait, lit. or fig.) anbeißen

2) (have an effect) sich auswirken; greifen
3. noun
1) (act) Biss, der; (piece) Bissen, der; (wound) Bisswunde, die; (by mosquito etc.) Stich, der

he took a bite of the apple — er biss in den Apfel

can I have a bite? — darf ich mal [ab]beißen?

2) (taking of bait) [An]beißen, das

I haven't had a bite all day — es hat den ganzen Tag noch keiner angebissen

3) (food) Happen, der; Bissen, der

I haven't had a bite [to eat] since breakfast — ich habe seit dem Frühstück nichts mehr gegessen

have a bite to eat — eine Kleinigkeit essen

4) (incisiveness) Bissigkeit, die; Schärfe, die

Phrasal Verbs:

- bite off

* * *

(snack) n.

Happen - m. n.

Beißen -ereien n.

Biss -e m.

Bissen - m.

Stich -e (Mücken-) m. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: bit, bitten)

= beißen v.

(§ p.,pp.: biß, gebissen)

schneiden v.

(§ p.,pp.: schnitt, geschnitten)

English-german dictionary > bite
7 whirl

I [wɜːl] [AE hwɜːl]
nome

1) (swirl) turbine m., mulinello m.; fig. (of activity) turbine m., turbinio m.

my head's in a whirl — ho una gran confusione in testa

2) (spiral motif) spirale f.

••

to give sth. a whirl — colloq. = provare qcs
II 1. [wɜːl] [AE hwɜːl]
verbo transitivo

1) (swirl) far roteare, mulinare [ sword]; far turbinare [snowflakes, dust]

2) (whisk)

to whirl sb. along, away — tirare, portare via qcn. in gran fretta
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (swirl) [ dancer] volteggiare; [ propeller] ruotare; [snowflakes, dust, thoughts] turbinare, mulinare

his mind whirled — aveva una gran confusione in testa

2) (whizz)

to whirl past — passare in fretta

•

- whirl round

* * *
[wə:l] 1. verb
(to move rapidly (round, away etc): She whirled round when I called her name; The wind whirled my hat away before I could grab it.) girarsi; (far turbinare/volteggiare)
2. noun
1) (an excited confusion: a whirl of activity; My head's in a whirl - I can't believe it's all happening!) turbinio

2) (a rapid turn.) rotazione

•

- whirlpool
- whirlwind
* * *
[wɜːl]
1. n

(spin) vortice m, turbinio, (of dust, water etc) turbine m, (of cream) ricciolo

my head is in a whirl — mi gira la testa

the social whirl — il vortice della vita mondana

let's give it a whirl fam — facciamo un tentativo

2. vt

(also: whirl round) (dance partner) far roteare, far volteggiare

the wind whirled the leaves — il vento ha sollevato le foglie in un vortice

he whirled us round the town — ci ha fatto visitare la città a tutta velocità or in un baleno

he whirled us off to the theatre — ci trascinò con sé al teatro

3. vi

(also: whirl round) (wheel, merry-go-round) girare, (dancers) volteggiare, (leaves, dust) sollevarsi in un vortice

the countryside whirled past us — la campagna sfrecciava accanto a noi

the dancers whirled past us — i danzatori passarono accanto a noi volteggiando

my head was whirling — mi girava la testa

* * *
whirl /wɜ:l/
n. (solo al sing.)

1 rotazione rapida; mulinello; turbine; vortice: a whirl of dust, un turbine di polvere

2 (fig.) attività frenetica; turbinio: the whirl of traffic in a big city, il turbinio del traffico in una grande città

3 (fig.) confusione; smarrimento: His head was in a whirl, aveva una gran confusione in testa

4 (fam. ingl.) giretto in auto; ( anche) breve giro di danza

● (fam.) Give it a whirl!, provaci!; fai un tentativo!
(to) whirl /wɜ:l/
A v. i.

1 girare; roteare; piroettare; frullare ( anche fig.); vorticare; turbinare: The roulette wheel whirled incessantly, la ruota della roulette girava di continuo; The Carnival confetti whirled in the air, i coriandoli del carnevale turbinavano nell'aria; the thoughts that whirl in my head, i pensieri che mi frullano per il capo

2 girare: My head is whirling, mi gira la testa

3 girarsi; voltarsi: The boar whirled to face the hounds, il cinghiale si girò e affrontò i cani

4 ( di un veicolo; di solito to whirl away, to whirl out) allontanarsi rapidamente; correre via: The carriage whirled away, la carrozza si è allontanata rapidamente; The taxi whirled out of sight, in un batter d'occhio il taxi scomparve alla vista

B v. t.

1 far girare; far turbinare; roteare; far volteggiare

2 girare (o voltare) di scatto: She whirled her head, ella ha girato di scatto la testa

3 ( di solito to whirl away) portare via in tutta fretta; trascinare via (alla svelta): The man was whirled away by the ambulance, l'uomo è stato portato via in tutta fretta dall'ambulanza

● to whirl round, girare (o far girare) in tondo; girarsi di scatto; ruotare; ( di ballerini) piroettare.

* * *
I [wɜːl] [AE hwɜːl]
nome

1) (swirl) turbine m., mulinello m.; fig. (of activity) turbine m., turbinio m.

my head's in a whirl — ho una gran confusione in testa

2) (spiral motif) spirale f.

••

to give sth. a whirl — colloq. = provare qcs
II 1. [wɜːl] [AE hwɜːl]
verbo transitivo

1) (swirl) far roteare, mulinare [ sword]; far turbinare [snowflakes, dust]

2) (whisk)

to whirl sb. along, away — tirare, portare via qcn. in gran fretta
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (swirl) [ dancer] volteggiare; [ propeller] ruotare; [snowflakes, dust, thoughts] turbinare, mulinare

his mind whirled — aveva una gran confusione in testa

2) (whizz)

to whirl past — passare in fretta

•

- whirl round

English-Italian dictionary > whirl
8 whirl

1. transitive verb
1) (rotate) [im Kreis] herumwirbeln

2) (fling) schleudern; (with circling motion) wirbeln [Blätter, Schneeflocken usw.]

3) (convey rapidly) in Windeseile fahren
2. intransitive verb
1) (rotate) wirbeln

2) (move swiftly) sausen; (with circling motion) wirbeln

3) (fig.): (reel)

everything/the room whirled about me — mir drehte sich alles/das Zimmer drehte sich vor meinen Augen
3. noun
1) Wirbeln, das

she was or her thoughts were or her head was in a whirl — (fig.) ihr schwirrte der Kopf

2) (bustle) Trubel, der

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/121140/whirl_about">whirl about

- whirl away

- whirl round

* * *
[wə:l] 1. verb
(to move rapidly (round, away etc): She whirled round when I called her name; The wind whirled my hat away before I could grab it.) wirbeln
2. noun
1) (an excited confusion: a whirl of activity; My head's in a whirl - I can't believe it's all happening!) der Wirbel

2) (a rapid turn.) das Herumwirbeln

•

- whirlpool
- whirlwind
* * *

whirl

[(h)wɜ:l, AM (h)wɜ:rl]

I. vi wirbeln

my head is \whirling mir schwirrt der Kopf

her head was \whirling with the excitement of it all! ihr war vor Aufregung ganz schwindelig!

II. vt

▪ to \whirl sb somewhere:

the figure skater \whirled her past the onlookers der Eiskunstläufer wirbelte sie an den Zuschauern vorbei

▪ to \whirl sb [a]round jdn herumwirbeln

III. n

1. no pl (of movement) Wirbel m; (action, of dust) Wirbeln nt

2. (activity) Trubel m

the social \whirl der gesellschaftliche Trubel

3. (overwhelmed)

to have one's head in a \whirl nicht mehr wissen, wo einem der Kopf steht

my head's in a \whirl mir schwirrt der Kopf

4.

▶ to give sth a \whirl etw mal [aus]probieren

* * *
[wɜːl]
1. n
(= spin) Wirbeln nt no pl; (of dust, water etc, also fig) Wirbel m; (of cream etc) Tupfer m
to give sth a whirl (lit) — etw herumwirbeln; ( fig inf

the social whirl — der Trubel des gesellschaftlichen Lebens

my head is in a whirl — mir schwirrt der Kopf

2. vt

1) (= make turn) wirbeln

to whirl sb/sth round — jdn/etw herumwirbeln

he whirled his hat round his head — er schwenkte seinen Hut

he whirled the water around with his stick — er rührte mit seinem Stock im Wasser herum

2) (transport) eilends wegbringen; (person) mit sich nehmen, entführen (inf)

3. vi
(= spin) wirbeln; (water) strudeln
to whirl (a)round — herumwirbeln; (water) strudeln; ( person

my head is whirling — mir schwirrt der Kopf

after a few drinks the room started whirling —

they/the countryside whirled past us — sie wirbelten/die Landschaft flog an uns vorbei

* * *

whirl [wɜːl; US hwɜrl]

A v/i

1. wirbeln, sich schnell (im Kreis, um einen Gegenstand, im Tanz) drehen:

whirl about ( oder [a]round)

a) herumwirbeln (in dat),

b) herumfahren, sich rasch umdrehen

2. eilen, sausen, hetzen:

whirl away forteilen

3. wirbeln, sich drehen (Kopf):

my head is whirling mir ist schwind(e)lig

B v/t

1. allg (herum)wirbeln:

he whirled his stick about ( oder around);

whirl up dust Staub aufwirbeln

2. eilends befördern:

the car whirled us off to der Wagen brachte uns auf schnellstem Weg zu oder nach

C s

1. (Herum)Wirbeln n

2. Wirbel m, schnelle Kreisbewegung:

be in a whirl (herum)wirbeln;

give sth a whirl

a) etwas herumwirbeln,

b) umg etwas prüfen oder ausprobieren

3. (etwas) Aufgewirbeltes:

a whirl of dust aufgewirbelter Staub, eine Staubwolke

4. Hetzjagd f

5. Wirbel m, Strudel m

6. fig Wirbel m:

a) Trubel m, wirres Treiben

b) Schwindel m, Verwirrung f (der Sinne etc):

her thoughts were ( oder her head was) in a whirl ihre Gedanken wirbelten durcheinander, sie war ganz durcheinander;

a whirl of passion ein Wirbel der Leidenschaft

7. ANAT, BOT, ZOOL → whorl 1, 2

* * *
1. transitive verb
1) (rotate) [im Kreis] herumwirbeln

2) (fling) schleudern; (with circling motion) wirbeln [Blätter, Schneeflocken usw.]

3) (convey rapidly) in Windeseile fahren
2. intransitive verb
1) (rotate) wirbeln

2) (move swiftly) sausen; (with circling motion) wirbeln

3) (fig.): (reel)

everything/the room whirled about me — mir drehte sich alles/das Zimmer drehte sich vor meinen Augen
3. noun
1) Wirbeln, das

she was or her thoughts were or her head was in a whirl — (fig.) ihr schwirrte der Kopf

2) (bustle) Trubel, der

Phrasal Verbs:

- whirl about

- whirl away

- whirl round

* * *

v.

strudeln v.

wirbeln v. n.

Taumel - m.

English-german dictionary > whirl
9 coat

1. noun
1) Mantel, der

2) (layer) Schicht, die

3) (animal's hair, fur, etc.) Fell, das

4) see academic.ru/13776/coating">coating
2. transitive verb
überziehen; (with paint) streichen

* * *
[kəut] 1. noun
1) (an item of outdoor clothing, with sleeves, that covers from the shoulders usually to the knees: a coat and hat.) der Mantel

2) (a jacket: a man's coat and trousers.) die Jacke

3) (the hair or wool of an animal: Some dogs have smooth coats.) das Fell

4) (a covering (eg of paint): This wall will need two coats of paint.) die Schicht
2. verb
(to cover: She coated the biscuits with chocolate.) überziehen

- coating
- coat of arms
* * *

coat

[kəʊt, AM koʊt]

I. n

1. (outer garment) Mantel m

leather \coat Ledermantel m

to do one's \coat up sich dat seinen Mantel überziehen

to get [or put] one's \coat on sich dat seinen Mantel anziehen

to turn one's \coat ( fig) sein Mäntelchen nach dem Wind hängen

2. (animal's fur) Fell nt, Pelz m; of birds Gefieder nt

3. (layer) Schicht f

\coat of chocolate Schokoladenüberzug m

\coat of dust/varnish Staub-/Lackschicht f

\coat of paint Farbanstrich m

the first \coat der erste Anstrich

to give sth a \coat etw dat einen Anstrich geben

II. vt

▪ to \coat sth [with sth] etw [mit etw dat] überziehen [o SCHWEIZ a. glasieren]

to \coat sth with breadcrumbs etw panieren

to \coat sth with chocolate etw mit einer Schokoladenglasur überziehen

to \coat sth with paint etw [an]streichen

* * *
[kəʊt]
1. n

1) (= outdoor garment) Mantel m; (= doctor's coat etc also) (Arzt)kittel m; (= jacket of suit etc) Jacke f; (for men also) Jackett nt

coat and skirt — Kostüm nt

2) (HER)

coat of arms — Wappen nt

3)

coat of mail — Panzerhemd nt; (of chain mail) Kettenhemd nt

4) (of animal) Fell nt

winter coat — Winterfell nt

5) (of paint, tar etc = application) Anstrich m; (= actual layer) Schicht f

give it a second coat (of paint) — streich es noch einmal

2. vt
(with paint etc) streichen; (with chocolate, icing etc) überziehen
to be coated with dust/mud — mit einer Staub-/Schmutzschicht überzogen sein, eine Staub-/Schmutzschicht haben

my hands were coated with grease/flour — meine Hände waren voller Schmiere/Mehl

his tongue was coated —

coated paper the chassis was coated with an anti-rust preparation — gestrichenes Papier das Chassis war mit einem Rostschutzmittel beschichtet or (sprayed) gespritzt

* * *

coat [kəʊt]

A s

1. Rock m, Jacke f, Jackett n (des Herrenanzugs):

cut one’s coat according to one’s cloth Br sich nach der Decke strecken;

wear the king’s coat HIST des Königs Rock tragen

2. Mantel m:

turn one’s coat fig sein Mäntelchen nach dem Wind hängen; → trail A 1

3. (Damen)Jacke f:

coat and skirt (Schneider)Kostüm n

4. ZOOL

a) Pelz m, Fell n

b) Haut f

c) Gefieder n

5. Haut f, Schale f, Hülle f

6. (Farb-, Metall- etc) Überzug m, Anstrich m, Schicht f, (Gips) Bewurf m:

apply a second coat of paint einen zweiten Anstrich auftragen

7. → coat of arms

B v/t

1. mit einem Mantel oder einer Jacke bekleiden

2. mit einem Überzug (von Farbe etc) versehen, (an)streichen, überstreichen, -ziehen, beschichten:

coat with silver mit Silber plattieren

3. bedecken, umhüllen, umgeben ( alle:

with mit):

coated in ( oder with) dust staubbedeckt

* * *
1. noun
1) Mantel, der

2) (layer) Schicht, die

3) (animal's hair, fur, etc.) Fell, das

4) see coating
2. transitive verb
überziehen; (with paint) streichen

* * *

(coating) of the tongue n.

Zungenbelag m. n.

Belag -e m.

Decke -n f.

Fell -e n.

Hülle -- f.

Lage -n f.

Mantel -¨ m.

Pelz -e m.

Schicht -en f.

Überzug -¨e (Farbe, Metall) m. (with) v.

auskleiden (mit) v.

bedecken v.

umhüllen v.

umkleiden v. v.

anstreichen v.

beschichten v.

überstreichen v.

überziehen v.

English-german dictionary > coat
10 brush

1. noun
1) Bürste, die; (for sweeping) Hand-, Kehrbesen, der; (with short handle) Handfeger, der; (for scrubbing) [Scheuer]bürste, die; (for painting or writing) Pinsel, der

2) (quarrel, skirmish) Zusammenstoß, der

have a brush with the law — mit dem Gesetz in Konflikt kommen

3) (light touch) flüchtige Berührung

4)

give your hair/teeth a brush — bürste dir die Haare/putz dir die Zähne

give your shoes/clothes a brush — bürste deine Schuhe/Kleider ab
2. transitive verb
1) (sweep) kehren; fegen; abbürsten [Kleidung]

brush one's teeth/hair — sich (Dat.) die Zähne putzen/die Haare bürsten

2) (Cookery) bepinseln, bestreichen [Teigwaren, Gebäck]

3) (touch in passing) flüchtig berühren; streifen
3. intransitive verb
brush by or against or past somebody/something — jemanden/etwas streifen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/84893/brush_aside">brush aside

- brush away

- brush down

- brush off

- brush up

* * *
1. noun
1) (an instrument with bristles, wire, hair etc for cleaning, scrubbing etc: a toothbrush; He sells brushes.) die Bürste

2) (an act of brushing.) das Bürsten

3) (a bushy tail of a fox.) buschiger Schwanz

4) (a disagreement: a slight brush with the law.) das Scharmützel
2. verb
1) (to rub with a brush: He brushed his jacket.) bürsten

2) (to remove (dust etc) by sweeping with a brush: brush the floor.) fegen

3) (to make tidy by using a brush: Brush your hair!) bürsten

4) (to touch lightly in passing: The leaves brushed her face.) streifen

•

- brush aside
- brush away
- brush up
- give
- get the brush-off
* * *

brush

[brʌʃ]

I. n

<pl -es>

1. (for hair, cleaning) Bürste f; (broom) Besen m; (for painting) Pinsel m

2. no pl (act of brushing) Bürsten nt

to give sth a \brush etw abbürsten

to give one's teeth a \brush sich dat die Zähne putzen

3. usu sing (stroke) leichte Berührung

4. (encounter) Zusammenstoß m

to have a \brush with sb mit jdm aneinandergeraten

to have a \brush with death dem Tode knapp entronnen sein

to have a \brush with the law mit dem Gesetz in Konflikt geraten

5. no pl AM, AUS (brushwood) Unterholz nt, Gestrüpp nt

6. (fox's tail) Fuchsschwanz m, Lunte f fachspr

II. vt

1. (clean)

▪ to \brush sth etw abbürsten; (rub) etw bürsten

to \brush one's hair sich dat die Haare bürsten

Jackie \brushed her hair out of her eyes Jackie strich sich die Haare aus dem Gesicht

to \brush one's teeth sich dat die Zähne putzen

2. (touch lightly)

to \brush sb's cheek jds Wange leicht berühren

3. (apply a substance)

▪ to \brush sth with sth etw mit etw dat bestreichen

III. vi (touch lightly)

▪ to \brush against sth/sb etw/jdn streifen

▪ to \brush by sb an jdm vorbeieilen

* * *
[brʌʃ]
1. n

1) (= object) Bürste f; (= artist's brush, paintbrush, shaving brush, pastry brush) Pinsel m; (= hearth brush) Besen m; (with dustpan) Handbesen or -feger m; (= flue brush) Stoßbesen m; (= flue brush with weight) Sonne f

to be as daft as a brush (inf) — total meschugge sein (inf)

2)

(= action) to give sth a brush — etw bürsten; jacket, shoes etw abbürsten

to give one's hair a brush — sich die Haare bürsten

your jacket/hair/teeth could do with a brush — du solltest deine Jacke/dein Haar/deine Zähne mal wieder bürsten

3) (= light touch) leichte, flüchtige Berührung, Streifen nt

I felt the brush of his lips against my neck — ich fühlte, wie seine Lippen meinen Nacken leicht berührten

4) (of fox) Lunte f

5) (= undergrowth) Unterholz nt

6) (MIL: skirmish) Zusammenstoß m, Scharmützel nt; (= quarrel, incident) Zusammenstoß m

to have a brush with sb — mit jdm aneinandergeraten

7) (ELEC of commutator) Bürste f

2. vt

1) (= clean, tidy) bürsten; (with hand) wischen

to brush one's teeth — sich (dat) die Zähne putzen

to brush one's hair — sich (dat) das Haar bürsten

2) (= sweep) dirt fegen, kehren; (with hand, cloth) wischen

to brush sth into a pile — etw zu einem Haufen zusammenfegen

3) (= touch lightly) streifen

4) fabric bürsten, aufrauen

* * *

brush¹ [brʌʃ]

A s

1. Bürste f

2. Pinsel m

3. MAL

a) Pinsel m

b) Pinselstrich m

4. Bürsten n (Tätigkeit):

give sth a brush etwas ab- oder ausbürsten;

he gave his hair a quick brush er fuhr sich schnell mit der Bürste durch die Haare

5. buschiger Schwanz, (des Fuchses) Lunte f, (des Eichhörnchens etc) Rute f

6. ELEK

a) (Kontakt)Bürste f

b) → brush discharge

7. COMPUT (Abtast)Bürste f

8. leichte Berührung

9. MIL und fig Scharmützel n, kurzer Zusammenstoß:

have a brush with sb mit jemandem aneinandergeraten

10. → brushoff

B v/t

1. a) bürsten

b) fegen, kehren:

brush one’s hair sich die Haare bürsten;

brush one’s teeth sich die Zähne bürsten oder putzen;

brush away ( oder off) wegbürsten, abwischen, abstreifen (auch mit der Hand) ( → B 5, B 6);

brush down ab-, ausbürsten;

brush up aufkehren ( → C 1)

2. TECH Farbe etc auftragen, -bürsten

3. Stoff rauen

4. a) streifen, leicht berühren

b) fig jemanden (innerlich) berühren

5. brush aside ( oder away)

a) zur Seite schieben, wegschieben,

b) fig (mit einer Handbewegung) abtun, wegwischen

6. brush off sl

a) jemanden abwimmeln umg, loswerden,

b) jemandem einen Korb geben oder eine Abfuhr erteilen (beide umg)

7. brush up Kenntnisse aufpolieren umg, auffrischen

C v/i

1. brush off sich wegbürsten oder abwischen lassen

2. brush past sb

a) jemanden streifen oder leicht berühren,

b) an jemandem vorbeihuschen,

c) an jemandem (gerade noch) vorbeikommen

3. brush up on → B 7

brush² [brʌʃ] s

1. Gebüsch n, Strauchwerk n, Gestrüpperf n, Dickicht n, Unterholz n, Niederwald m

2. Busch(land) m(n), Hinterwald m (in den USA und in Australien)

3. Reisig n

* * *
1. noun
1) Bürste, die; (for sweeping) Hand-, Kehrbesen, der; (with short handle) Handfeger, der; (for scrubbing) [Scheuer]bürste, die; (for painting or writing) Pinsel, der

2) (quarrel, skirmish) Zusammenstoß, der

have a brush with the law — mit dem Gesetz in Konflikt kommen

3) (light touch) flüchtige Berührung

4)

give your hair/teeth a brush — bürste dir die Haare/putz dir die Zähne

give your shoes/clothes a brush — bürste deine Schuhe/Kleider ab
2. transitive verb
1) (sweep) kehren; fegen; abbürsten [Kleidung]

brush one's teeth/hair — sich (Dat.) die Zähne putzen/die Haare bürsten

2) (Cookery) bepinseln, bestreichen [Teigwaren, Gebäck]

3) (touch in passing) flüchtig berühren; streifen
3. intransitive verb
brush by or against or past somebody/something — jemanden/etwas streifen

Phrasal Verbs:

- brush aside

- brush away

- brush down

- brush off

- brush up

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(vegetation) n.

Strauchwerk f. n.

Bürste -n f. (one's teeth) v.

sich die Zähne putzen ausdr. v.

bürsten v.

English-german dictionary > brush
11 dry

1. adjective,
drier, driest

1) trocken; trocken, (very dry) herb [Wein]; ausgetrocknet [Fluss, Flussbett]

go dry — austrocknen

as dry as a bone — völlig trocken

dry shave/shampoo — Trockenrasur, die/-shampoo, das

2) (not rainy) trocken [Wetter, Klima]

3) (coll.): (thirsty) durstig

I'm a bit dry — ich habe eine trockene Kehle

4) ausgetrocknet, versiegt [Brunnen]

5) (fig.) trocken [Humor]; (impassive, cold) kühl [Art, Bemerkung usw.]

6) (dull) trocken [Stoff, Bericht, Vorlesung]
2. transitive verb
1) trocknen [Haare, Wäsche]; abtrocknen [Geschirr, Baby]

dry oneself — sich abtrocknen

dry one's eyes or tears/hands — sich (Dat.) die Tränen abwischen/die Hände abtrocknen

2) (preserve) trocknen [Kräuter, Holz, Blumen]; dörren [Obst, Fleisch]
3. intransitive verb
trocknen; trocken werden

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/86451/dry_out">dry out

- dry up

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1. adjective
1) (having little, or no, moisture, sap, rain etc: The ground is very dry; The leaves are dry and withered; I need to find dry socks for the children.) trocken

2) (uninteresting and not lively: a very dry book.) trocken

3) ((of humour or manner) quiet, restrained: a dry wit.) trocken

4) ((of wine) not sweet.) trocken
2. verb
(to (cause to) become dry: I prefer drying dishes to washing them; The clothes dried quickly in the sun.) (ab)trocknen

- dried
- drier
- dryer
- drily
- dryly
- dryness
- dry-clean
- dry land
- dry off
- dry up
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dry

[draɪ]

I. adj

<-ier, -iest>

1. (not wet) trocken

the kettle has boiled \dry das ganze Wasser im Kessel ist verdampft

to be [as] \dry as a bone, to be bone-\dry ( fam) knochentrocken [o staubtrocken] sein fam

\dry bread trockenes Brot

to go \dry austrocknen

2. hair, skin trocken

3. river, well, pond ausgetrocknet

to go [or run] \dry austrocknen

to run \dry source versiegen

4. METEO trocken; climate also niederschlagsfrei; soil also dürr

5. (lacking lubrication) trocken

\dry cough trockener Husten

\dry throat trockene Kehle

6. (without alcohol) alkoholfrei

\dry bar Bar f ohne Alkoholausschank

\dry party Fest nt ohne alkoholische Getränke

\dry state Staat m mit Alkoholverbot

7. (not sweet) drink trocken; wine also herb

8. ( pej: uninteresting) speech, writing trocken, nüchtern; (cold) kühl

as \dry as dust sterbenslangweilig, stinklangweilig fam

9. ( approv: understated) trocken

\dry [sense of] humour [or AM humor] /wit trockener Humor

10.

▶ to bleed sb \dry jdn ausnehmen

▶ to come up \dry AM erfolglos sein

▶ to run \dry unproduktiv werden

II. n

<pl dries or -s>

1. (inside)

▪ the \dry das Trockene

come into the \dry komm ins Trockene

2. (drought) Dürre f, SCHWEIZ a. Tröckne f

3. AM ( fam: prohibitionist) Prohibitionist(in) m(f), Alkoholgegner(in) m(f)

III. vt

<- ie->

▪ to \dry sth etw trocknen; fruit, meat etw dörren; (dry out) etw austrocknen; (dry up) etw abtrocknen

\dry your eyes! wisch dir die Tränen ab!; (stop crying) hör auf zu weinen!

to \dry the dishes [das Geschirr] abtrocknen

to \dry flowers Blumen trocknen

to \dry one's hands sich dat die Hände abtrocknen

to \dry the laundry die Wäsche trocknen

▪ to \dry oneself sich akk abtrocknen

IV. vi

<- ie->

1. (lose moisture) trocknen

to put sth out to \dry etw zum Trocknen raushängen

2. (dry up) abtrocknen

3. THEAT ( fam: forget one's lines) steckenbleiben

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[draɪ]
1. vt pret, ptp dried
trocknen; fruit also dörren; skin abtrocknen
to dry oneself — sich abtrocknen

he dried his hands/feet — er trocknete sich (dat) die Hände/Füße ab, er trocknete seine Hände/Füße ab

to dry the dishes — das Geschirr abtrocknen

to dry one's eyes — sich (dat) die Tränen abwischen

2. vi

1) (= become dry) trocknen

the washing was hanging up to dry in the sun — die Wäsche trocknete in der Sonne

2) (= dry dishes) abtrocknen

3. adj

1) thing, weather, period, country trocken; soil, river, lake ausgetrocknet; well versiegt

to run dry (river) — austrocknen; (well) versiegen

dry period or spell — Trockenperiode f

the dry season — die Trockenzeit

to rub oneself dry — sich abrubbeln

to rub sth dry —

to wipe sth dry — etw abtrocknen or trocken wischen

as dry as a bone —

dry shampoo — Trockenshampoo nt

See:

→ high

2) mouth, throat, lips, eyes, cough trocken

there wasn't a dry eye in the house — es blieb kein Auge trocken

3) (COOK) ingredients trocken

dry mustard — Senfpulver nt

dry bread — trocken Brot

4) cow trockenstehend

her breasts are dry — sie hat keine Milch

5) (inf: anti-alcohol) state, country alkoholfrei

6) (= ironic, wry) humour, wit trocken

7) voice ausdruckslos; sound trocken

her voice was harsh and dry — ihre Stimme klang hart und trocken

8) (= uninspired, dull) book, speech, lecture trocken

as dry as dust — todlangweilig, knochentrocken (inf)

9) wine, sherry, cider trocken

4. n

in the dry — im Trockenen

come into the dry — komm ins Trockene

to give sth a dry — etw trocknen

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dry [draı]

A adj komp drier, auch dryer, sup driest, auch dryest (adv → dryly, drily)

1. trocken:

(as) dry as a bone

a) völlig trocken,

b) auch (as) dry as dust pej knochen-, staub-, strohtrocken;

I’m (as) dry as dust umg meine Kehle ist vollkommen ausgedörrt ( → A 14);

feel dry Durst haben;

“keep dry” „vor Nässe schützen!“;

rub sth dry etwas trocken reiben;

not yet dry behind the ears umg noch nicht trocken hinter den Ohren;

a dry cough ein trockener Husten; → run C 30

2. Trocken…:

dry fruit Dörrobst n;

dry milk Trockenmilch f, Milchpulver n;

dry process TECH Trockenverfahren n

3. trocken, niederschlagsarm oder -frei (Gegend, Sommer etc):

dry season Trockenzeit f

4. dürr, ausgedörrt

5. ausgetrocknet, versiegt:

go dry austrocknen, versiegen;

a dry fountain pen ein leerer Füllhalter

6. trockenstehend (Kuh etc):

the cow is dry die Kuh steht trocken oder gibt keine Milch

7. tränenlos (Auge): at the end of the performance there wasn’t a dry eye in the house waren alle in Tränen aufgelöst;

with dry eyes fig trockenen Auges, ungerührt

8. durstig machend (Arbeit etc):

gardening is dry work Gartenarbeit macht durstig

9. trocken, ohne Aufstrich (Brot)

10. obs unblutig, ohne Blutvergießen (Krieg etc)

11. MAL etc streng, nüchtern

12. unproduktiv (Künstler etc)

13. nüchtern, nackt, ungeschminkt (Fakten etc)

14. trocken, langweilig:

(as) dry as dust umg stinklangweilig, furchtbar trocken ( → A 1)

15. trocken (Humor)

16. trocken, humorlos

17. kühl, gleichgültig, gelassen

18. trocken, herb (Wein etc)

19. umg

a) antialkoholisch:

dry law Prohibitionsgesetz n

b) trocken, mit Alkoholverbot (Land etc):

go dry ein Alkoholverbot einführen

c) trocken, ohne Alkohol (Party etc)

d) trocken, weg vom Alkohol

20. MIL US Übungs…, ohne scharfe Munition:

dry firing Ziel- und Anschlagübungen pl

B v/t

1. trocknen

2. (o.s. [off] sich, one’s hands sich die Hände) abtrocknen (on an dat):

dry one’s hair sich die Haare föhnen

3. oft dry up

a) das Geschirr abtrocknen,

b) auch dry out austrocknen

c) fig erschöpfen

4. Obst etc dörren

C v/i

1. auch dry out trocknen, trocken werden

2. verdorren

3. dry up

a) auch dry out ein-, aus-, vertrocknen

b) versiegen

c) keine Milch mehr geben (Kuh etc)

d) (das Geschirr) abtrocknen

e) umg versiegen, aufhören

f) umg den Mund halten:

dry up! halt die Klappe!

g) umg stecken bleiben (Schauspieler etc)

4. dry out umg trocken werden (keinen Alkohol mehr trinken)

D pl dries, drys [draız] s

1. POL Br umg kompromisslose(r) Konservative(r)

2. the dry Aus umg die Trockenzeit

3. US umg Prohibitionist(in)

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1. adjective,
drier, driest

1) trocken; trocken, (very dry) herb [Wein]; ausgetrocknet [Fluss, Flussbett]

go dry — austrocknen

as dry as a bone — völlig trocken

dry shave/shampoo — Trockenrasur, die/-shampoo, das

2) (not rainy) trocken [Wetter, Klima]

3) (coll.): (thirsty) durstig

I'm a bit dry — ich habe eine trockene Kehle

4) ausgetrocknet, versiegt [Brunnen]

5) (fig.) trocken [Humor]; (impassive, cold) kühl [Art, Bemerkung usw.]

6) (dull) trocken [Stoff, Bericht, Vorlesung]
2. transitive verb
1) trocknen [Haare, Wäsche]; abtrocknen [Geschirr, Baby]

dry oneself — sich abtrocknen

dry one's eyes or tears/hands — sich (Dat.) die Tränen abwischen/die Hände abtrocknen

2) (preserve) trocknen [Kräuter, Holz, Blumen]; dörren [Obst, Fleisch]
3. intransitive verb
trocknen; trocken werden

Phrasal Verbs:

- dry out

- dry up

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adj.

trocken adj. v.

abtrocknen v.

dörren v.

trocknen v.

English-german dictionary > dry
12 lick

1. transitive verb
1) lecken

lick a stamp — eine Briefmarke anlecken od. belecken

lick one's lips — (lit. or fig.) sich (Dat.) die Lippen lecken

lick something/somebody into shape — (fig.) etwas/jemanden auf Vordermann bringen (ugs.)

lick one's wounds — (lit. or fig.) seine Wunden lecken

2) (play gently over) [Flammen, Feuer:] [empor]züngeln an (+ Dat.)

3) (coll.): (beat) verdreschen (ugs.); (fig.) bewältigen, meistern [Problem]; (in contest) eine Abfuhr erteilen (+ Dat.)
2. noun
1) (act) Lecken, das

give a door a lick of paint — eine Tür [oberflächlich] überstreichen

2) (coll.): (fast pace)

at a great or at full lick — mit einem Affenzahn (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/88743/lick_off">lick off

- lick up

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[lik] 1. verb
(to pass the tongue over: The dog licked her hand.) lecken
2. noun
1) (an act of licking: The child gave the ice-cream a lick.) das Lecken

2) (a hasty application (of paint): These doors could do with a lick of paint.) die Spur

•

- lick into shape

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lick

[lɪk]

I. n

1. (with tongue) Lecken nt kein pl, Schlecken nt kein pl

can I have a \lick of your ice cream? lässt du mich mal an deinem Eis schlecken?

2. (small quantity)

▪ a \lick of ein wenig

the living room could do with a \lick of paint das Wohnzimmer könnte etwas Farbe vertragen

3. ( fam: speed)

to be going at a hell of a \lick einen [Affen]zahn draufhaben sl

at [quite a [or a good]] \lick ziemlich schnell, mit einem ziemlichen Zahn fam

4.

▶ a [cat's] \lick and a promise BRIT ( fam) eine Katzenwäsche fam

II. vt

1. (with tongue)

▪ to \lick sth etw lecken [o schlecken]

to \lick an ice cream cone/lollipop an einem Eis/Lutscher schlecken

to \lick the plate den Teller ablecken

to \lick a stamp eine Briefmarke [mit der Zunge] befeuchten

2. (touch) etw belecken

flames were \licking the curtains die Flammen züngelten an den Vorhängen hoch

the waves were already \licking the bottom step die Wellen schlugen bereits an die unterste Stufe

3. esp AM ( fam: defeat)

▪ to \lick sb es jdm [aber mal so richtig] zeigen fam, jdn [doch glatt] in die Tasche stecken fam

all right Joe, I know when I'm \licked also gut, Joe, ich gebe mich geschlagen

4. (solve)

▪ to \lick sth [or to have got sth \licked] etw im Griff haben

together we can \lick this gemeinsam kriegen wir das schon hin fam

to have got the problem \licked das Problem geknackt haben fam

5. ( fam: thrash)

▪ to \lick sb jdn verprügeln

6.

▶ to \lick sb's arse [or AM ass] ( vulg) jdm in den Arsch kriechen vulg, ein Arschkriecher sein vulg

▶ to \lick sb's boots [or shoes] jdm in den Hintern kriechen [o die Stiefel lecken] pej fam

▶ to \lick one's lips sich dat [schon] die Lippen lecken

▶ to \lick one's wounds seine Wunden lecken

III. vi

▪ to \lick at sth flames, waves an etw dat lecken

* * *
[lɪk]
1. n

1) (with tongue) Lecken nt, Schlecken nt (dial)

to give sth a lick — an etw (dat) lecken

the cat gave me/my hand a lick — die Katze leckte mich ab/mir die Hand

2) (= salt lick) (Salz)lecke f; (artificial) Leckstein m

3) (inf

= small quantity) it's time we gave the kitchen a lick of paint — die Küche könnte auch mal wieder etwas Farbe vertragen (inf)

he doesn't do a lick of work — er tut keinen Schlag

4) (Brit inf

= pace) the project is coming along at a good lick — das Projekt geht ganz gut voran (inf)

to go/drive at a fair old lick — einen ganz schönen Zahn draufhaben

he rushed to the station at full lick — er raste mit Vollgas zum Bahnhof (inf)

2. vt

1) (with tongue) lecken

he licked the stamp — er leckte an der Briefmarke

he licked the ice cream — er leckte am Eis

to lick one's lips — sich (dat) die Lippen lecken; (fig) sich (dat) die Finger lecken

the cat licked its paws — die Katze leckte sich (dat) die Pfoten

to lick the bowl out — die Schüssel auslecken

to lick one's wounds (fig) — seine Wunden lecken

to lick sb's boots (fig) — vor jdm kriechen (inf), jds Stiefel lecken

to lick sb into shape (fig) — jdn auf Vordermann bringen (inf)

2) (waves) plätschern an (+acc); (flames) züngeln an (+dat)

3) (inf: beat, defeat) in die Pfanne hauen (inf)

I think we've got it licked — ich glaube, wir haben die Sache jetzt im Griff

3. vi

to lick at sth — an etw (dat) lecken

flames licked around the building — Flammen züngelten an dem Gebäude empor

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lick [lık]

A v/t

1. (ab-, be)lecken:

lick a stamp eine Briefmarke belecken;

lick up (off, out) auf-(weg-, aus)lecken;

he licked the jam off his lips er leckte sich die Marmelade von den Lippen;

lick sb’s boots ( oder shoes) fig vor jemandem kriechen;

lick sb’s arse (US ass) vulg jemandem in den Arsch kriechen;

lick one’s lips sich die Lippen lecken (a. fig);

lick into shape fig

a) jemanden auf Vordermann bringen umg,

b) etwas in die richtige Form bringen, zurechtbiegen, -stutzen;

lick one’s wounds fig seine Wunden lecken; → dust A 1

2. fig

a) plätschern an (akk) (Wellen)

b) lecken an (dat):

the flames licked the roof die Flammen leckten oder züngelten am Dach empor

3. umg

a) verprügeln, verdreschen

b) schlagen, besiegen

c) mit einem Problem etc fertig werden

d) übertreffen, schlagen:

that licks creation das übertrifft alles;

this licks me das geht über meinen Horizont;

it licks me how … es ist mir unbegreiflich, wie …

4. umg pflegen, (tadellos) in Ordnung halten

B v/i

1. lecken:

lick at belecken, lecken an (dat)

2. umg sausen, flitzen

C s

1. Lecken n:

give sth a lick etwas belecken, an etwas lecken;

give sth a lick and a promise umg etwas oberflächlich reinigen oder aufräumen;

give o.s. a lick and a promise umg Katzenwäsche machen

2. Spur f:

he has a lick of a schoolmaster about him er hat ein bisschen was von einem Schulmeister an sich;

he didn’t do a lick (of work) umg er hat keinen Strich getan oder gemacht

3. (Farb-, Regen- etc) Spritzer m:

lick of paint (rain)

4. umg Schlag m

5. umg Tempo n:

at full lick mit voller Geschwindigkeit;

he was driving at quite a lick er hatte einen Affenzahn drauf umg

6. a) (Salz) Lecke f (für Wild)

b) Leckstein m (für Haustiere und Wild)

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1. transitive verb
1) lecken

lick a stamp — eine Briefmarke anlecken od. belecken

lick one's lips — (lit. or fig.) sich (Dat.) die Lippen lecken

lick something/somebody into shape — (fig.) etwas/jemanden auf Vordermann bringen (ugs.)

lick one's wounds — (lit. or fig.) seine Wunden lecken

2) (play gently over) [Flammen, Feuer:] [empor]züngeln an (+ Dat.)

3) (coll.): (beat) verdreschen (ugs.); (fig.) bewältigen, meistern [Problem]; (in contest) eine Abfuhr erteilen (+ Dat.)
2. noun
1) (act) Lecken, das

give a door a lick of paint — eine Tür [oberflächlich] überstreichen

2) (coll.): (fast pace)

at a great or at full lick — mit einem Affenzahn (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- lick off

- lick up

* * *

v.

lecken v.

schlecken v.

English-german dictionary > lick
13 turn

turn ⇒ Street directions

A n

1 (opportunity, in rotation) tour m ; to wait one's turn attendre son tour ; it's my turn gen c'est mon tour ; ( in game) c'est à moi de jouer ; whose turn is it? gen c'est à qui le tour? ; ( in game) c'est à qui de jouer? ; ‘miss a turn’ ‘passez votre tour’ ; to be sb's turn to do être à qn or au tour de qn de faire ; it's your turn to make the coffee c'est à toi or à ton tour de faire le café ; it was his turn to feel rejected il se sentait rejeté à son tour ; to have a turn on or at or with the computer utiliser l'ordinateur à son tour ; to have a turn at driving prendre son tour de conduite ; to take turns at doing, to take it in turns to do faire qch à tour de rôle ; to do sth turn and turn about faire qch à tour de rôle ; take it in turns! chacun son tour! ; by turns tour à tour ; to feel happy and depressed by turns être tour à tour heureux et malheureux ; to speak out of turn fig commettre un impair ; I hope I haven't spoken out of turn j'espère ne pas avoir commis d'impair ;

2 ( circular movement) tour m ; to give sth a turn tourner qch ; to give sth half a turn to the left faire tourner qch d'un demi-tour vers la gauche ; to do a turn [dancer] faire un tour ; to take a turn in the park faire un tour dans le parc ;

3 ( in vehicle) virage m ; a 90° turn un virage à 90° ; to make ou do a left/right turn tourner à gauche/à droite ; to do a turn in the road faire un demi-tour ; ‘no left turn’ ‘défense de tourner à gauche’ ;

4 (bend, side road) tournant m, virage m ; there's a left turn ahead il y a un tournant or virage à gauche plus loin ; brake before you go into the turn freinez avant de prendre le virage ; take the next right turn, take the next turn on the right prenez la prochaine (rue) à droite ;

5 (change, development) tournure f ; the turn of events la tournure des événements ; this is an extraordinary turn of events les événements ont pris une tournure extraordinaire ; to take an encouraging/a worrying turn [events] prendre une tournure encourageante/inquiétante ; to take a turn for the better [person, situation] s'améliorer ; [things, events] prendre une meilleure tournure ; to take a turn for the worse [situation] se dégrader ; [health] s'aggraver ; she has taken a turn for the worse elle va de plus en plus mal ; to be on the turn [luck, milk] commencer à tourner ; [tide] commencer à changer ; ⇒ century ;

6 ○ GB ( attack) crise f, attaque f ; she's had one of her turns again elle a eu une nouvelle crise or attaque ; a giddy ou dizzy turn un vertige ; to have a funny turn se sentir tout/-e chose ○ ; it gave me quite a turn, it gave me a nasty turn ça m'a fait un coup ○ ;

7 ( act) numéro m ; a comic/variety turn un numéro comique/de variété ; to do a/one's turn faire un/son numéro.

B in turn adv phr

1 ( in rotation) [answer, speak] à tour de rôle ; she spoke to each of us in turn elle nous a parlé chacun à notre tour ;

2 ( linking sequence) à son tour ; this in turn leads to higher inflation ceci à son tour fait augmenter l'inflation ; I invited Andrew who in turn invited Robert j'ai invité Andrew qui à son tour a invité Robert.

C vtr

1 ( rotate) [person] tourner [knob, wheel, handle] ; serrer [screw] ; [mechanism] faire tourner [cog, wheel] ; to turn sth to the right/left tourner qch vers la droite/gauche ; to turn sth to ‘on’/‘off’ tourner qch sur (la position) ‘marche’/‘arrêt’ ; to turn a switch through 90 degrees faire tourner un sélecteur de 90 degrés ; to turn sth halfway/the wrong way tourner qch d'un demi-tour/dans le mauvais sens ; to turn the key in the door ou lock ( lock up) fermer la porte à clé ; ( unlock) tourner la clé dans la serrure ; to turn the key on sb enfermer qn à clé ;

2 (turn over, reverse) retourner [mattress, soil, steak, collar] ; tourner [page] ; to turn sb onto his side/back retourner qn sur le côté/dos ; to turn one's ankle se tordre la cheville ; it turns my stomach cela me soulève le cœur, cela m'écœure ;

3 ( change direction of) tourner [chair, head, face, car] ; to turn a picture to the wall tourner un tableau face au mur ; to turn one's face towards tourner le visage vers ; to turn one's steps towards tourner or diriger ses pas vers ; to turn one's attention ou mind to tourner son attention vers ; to turn one's back on lit tourner le dos à [group, place] ; fig laisser tomber [friend, ally] ; abandonner [homeless, needy] ; as soon as my back is turned lit, fig dès que j'ai le dos tourné ; to turn one' s back on the past tourner la page ; to turn sb from one's door chasser qn ;

4 (focus, direction of) to turn sth on sb braquer qch sur qn [gun, hose, torch] ; fig diriger qch sur qn [anger, scorn] ;

5 ( transform) to turn sth white/black blanchir/noircir qch ; to turn sth milky/opaque rendre qch laiteux/opaque ; to turn sth into transformer qch en [office, car park, desert] ; to turn water into ice/wine changer de l'eau en glace/vin ; to turn a book into a film adapter un livre pour l'écran ; turn your old newspapers into cash! convertissez vos vieux journaux en argent! ; to turn sb into [magician] changer qn en [frog] ; [experience] faire de qn [extrovert, maniac] ; it turned him from a normal child into a delinquent cela a transformé l'enfant normal qu'il était en délinquant ; to stand there as if turned to stone rester là comme pétrifié ;

6 ( deflect) détourner [person, conversation] ; to turn the conversation towards ou onto sth détourner or faire dévier la conversation vers qch ; to turn sb from a course of action/from her purpose détourner qn d'une ligne de conduite/de son but ;

7 ○ ( pass the age of) he has turned 50 il a 50 ans passés ; she has just turned 20/30 elle vient d'avoir 20/30 ans ; as soon as I turn 18 dès que j'aurai mes 18 ans ; it's just turned five o'clock il est cinq heures passées ;

8 Ind ( on lathe) tourner [wood, piece, spindle] ;

9 fig ( fashion) to turn an elegant sentence tourner une phrase élégante ;

10 ( in espionage) retourner [spy, agent].

D vi

1 ( change direction) [person, car, plane, road] tourner ; [ship] virer ; to turn (to the) left/right tourner à gauche/droite ; to turn to the east/the west tourner à l'est/l'ouest ; to turn down ou into tourner dans [street, alley] ; to turn off quitter [main road, street] ; to turn towards tourner en direction de [village, mountains] ; I turned towards home j'ai repris le chemin de la maison ; her thoughts turned to her family ses pensées se sont tournées vers sa famille ; the conversation turned to Ellie on en est venu/ils en sont venus à parler d'Ellie ; he later turned to teaching plus tard il s'est tourné vers l'enseignement ;

2 ( reverse direction) [person, vehicle] faire demi-tour ; [tide] changer ; [luck] tourner ; there's no room for the bus to turn le bus n'a pas assez de place pour faire demi- tour ; ‘no turning’ ( in driveway) ‘propriété privée, défense d'entrer’ ; ⇒ turn around ;

3 ( revolve) [key, wheel, planet] tourner ; [person] se tourner (to, towards vers) ; to turn on its axis tourner sur son axe ; a key turned in the lock une clé a tourné dans la serrure ; to turn in one's chair se retourner dans sa chaise ; to turn and face the camera se tourner vers la caméra ; to turn and walk out of the room faire demi-tour et sortir de la pièce ; to turn to do se retourner pour faire ; to turn to face sth se retourner vers qch ; to turn and fight se retourner pour se battre ; to turn to lie on one's side se tourner pour se mettre sur le côté ; I turned once again to my book/my work j'ai repris encore une fois ma lecture/mon travail ;

4 fig ( hinge) to turn on [argument] tourner autour de [point, issue] ; [outcome] dépendre de [factor] ;

5 ( spin round angrily) to turn on sb [dog] attaquer qn ; [person] se retourner contre qn ;

6 fig (resort to, rely on) to turn to se tourner vers [person, religion] ; to turn to drink se mettre à boire ; to turn to drugs commencer à se droguer ; to turn to sb for se tourner vers qn pour demander [help, advice, money] ; I don't know who to turn to for advice je ne sais vers qui me tourner pour demander conseil ; I don't know where ou which way to turn je ne sais plus où donner la tête ○ ;

7 ( change) to turn into [tadpole] se transformer en [frog] ; [sofa] se transformer en [bed] ; [situation, evening] tourner à [farce, disaster] ; [conversation] tourner à [shouting match] ; ( magically) [person] se transformer en [animal, prince etc] ; to turn to [substance] se changer en [ice, gold etc] ; [fear, surprise] faire place à [horror, relief] ; his hopes had turned to dust ses espoirs étaient réduits en poussière ;

8 ( become by transformation) devenir [pale, cloudy, green] ; to turn white/black/red gen blanchir/noircir/rougir ; Chem virer au blanc/noir/rouge ; the weather is turning cold/warm le temps se rafraîchit/se réchauffe ; events turned tragic les événements ont tourné au tragique ;

9 ○ ( have change of heart) devenir [Conservative, Communist] ; businesswoman turned politician ancienne femme d'affaires devenue politicienne ; to turn ○ Catholic/Muslim se convertir au catholicisme/à l'islam ; to turn traitor se mettre à trahir ;

10 ( go sour) [milk] tourner ;

11 [trees, leaves] jaunir.

Idioms

at every turn à chaque instant, à tout moment ; one good turn deserves another Prov c'est un prêté pour un rendu ; to be done to a turn être cuit à point ; to do sb a good turn rendre un service à qn ; to feel another turn of the screw sentir la pression augmenter encore.

Phrasal verbs

■ turn about faire demi-tour ; about turn! Mil demi-tour droite!

■ turn against:

▶ turn against [sb/sth] se retourner contre ;

▶ turn [sb] against retourner [qn] contre [person, ideology].

■ turn around:

▶ turn around

1 ( to face other way) [person] se retourner, faire demi-tour (to do pour faire) ; [bus, vehicle] faire demi-tour ;

2 fig you can't just turn around and say you've changed your mind tu ne peux pas tout simplement dire que tu as changé d'avis ; what if he just turns around and says no? et si jamais il disait non? ;

3 (revolve, rotate) [object, windmill, dancer] tourner ;

4 ( change trend) the market has turned around il y a eu un renversement de situation sur le marché ; sales have turned round il y a eu un renversement de tendance dans les ventes ;

5 Transp ( unload and reload) décharger et charger ;

▶ turn [sth] around, turn around [sth]

1 ( to face other way) tourner [qch] dans l'autre sens [car, chair, piano, head, baby] ;

2 ( reverse decline in) redresser [situation, economy, company] ; redresser la situation de [political party, factory] ;

3 Transp ( unload and reload) décharger et mettre en état de repartir [plane, ship] ; the plane can be turned around in an hour l'avion peut être déchargé et prêt à reprendre l'air en une heure ;

4 ( rephrase) reformuler [question, sentence].

■ turn aside se détourner (from de).

■ turn away:

▶ turn away se détourner ; to turn away in disgust/horror se détourner avec dégoût/horreur ;

▶ turn [sth] away, turn away [sth] détourner [head, torch] ;

▶ turn [sb] away, turn away [sb] refuser [spectator, applicant] ; ne pas laisser entrer [salesman, caller] ; chasser [beggar] ; I was turned away from the Ritz on ne m'a pas laissé entrer au Ritz.

■ turn back:

▶ turn back

1 ( turn around) ( usu on foot) rebrousser chemin ; ( usu in vehicle) faire demi-tour ; it's too late to turn back lit il est trop tard pour faire demi-tour ; fig il est trop tard pour revenir en arrière ; there's no turning back fig il n'est pas question de revenir en arrière ;

2 ( in book) revenir (to à) ;

▶ turn [sth] back, turn back [sth]

1 ( rotate backwards) reculer [dial, clock] ; to turn one's watch back five minutes retarder sa montre de cinq minutes ;

2 ( fold back) rabattre [sheet, lapel] ; replier [corner, page] ;

▶ turn [sb] back, turn back [sb] faire faire demi-tour à, refouler [marchers, refugees, heavy vehicles] ; to be turned back at the border être refoulé à la frontière.

■ turn down:

▶ turn down [graph, curve] descendre ; his mouth turns down at the corners il a une bouche aux commissures tombantes ;

▶ turn [sth] down, turn down [sth]

1 ( reduce) baisser [volume, radio, heating, light, gas] ;

2 ( fold over) rabattre [sheet, collar] ; retourner [corner of page] ; corner [page] ;

▶ turn [sb/sth] down, turn down [sb/sth] refuser [suitor, candidate, request, application] ; rejeter [offer, suggestion].

■ turn in:

▶ turn in

1 ○ ( go to bed) aller se coucher ;

2 ( point inwards) his toes turn in il a les pieds tournés en dedans ; to turn in on itself [leaf, page] se recroqueviller ; to turn in on oneself fig se replier sur soi-même ;

▶ turn in [sth], turn [sth] in ○

1 ( hand in) rendre [membership, badge, homework] ;

2 ( produce) to turn in a profit rapporter un bénéfice ; to turn in a good performance [player] bien jouer ; [company] avoir de bons résultats ; [currency, share] augmenter ;

3 (give up, stop) laisser tomber ○ [job, activity] ;

▶ turn [sb] in, turn in [sb] livrer [suspect] (to à) ;

▶ turn oneself in se livrer.

■ turn off:

▶ turn off

1 ( leave road) tourner ; turn off at the next exit prends la prochaine sortie ;

2 [motor, fan] s'arrêter ; where does the light turn off? où est-ce qu'on éteint la lumière? ;

▶ turn off [sth], turn [sth] off éteindre [light, oven, TV, radio, computer] ; fermer [tap] ; couper [water, gas, electricity, engine] ; turn that rubbish off! ○ éteins-moi ça! ○ ;

▶ turn [sb] off ○ rebuter, dégoûter ○ ; to turn sb off sth dégoûter qn de [sex, food].

■ turn on:

▶ turn on [oven, device] s'allumer ;

▶ turn on [sth], turn [sth] on allumer [light, oven, TV, radio, computer, gas, electricity] ; ouvrir [tap] ; to turn the water back on rouvrir l'eau ; to turn the electricity back on rétablir le courant ; to turn sth on like a tap fig faire qch sur commande ; to turn on the pressure fig mettre la pression ; ⇒ charm, heat ;

▶ turn [sb] on, turn on [sb] ○ exciter ; to be turned on être excité (by par) ; to turn sb on to sth ○ brancher ○ qn sur [drug].

■ turn out:

▶ turn out

1 ( be eventually) to turn out well/badly bien/mal se terminer ; to turn out differently prendre une tournure différente ; to turn out all right s'arranger ; it depends how things turn out cela dépend de la façon dont les choses vont tourner ; that child will turn out badly cet enfant tournera mal ; to turn out to be ( prove to be) se révéler, s'avérer être ; to turn out to be wrong se révéler faux ; the job turned out (to be) difficult finalement le travail a été difficile, le travail s'est avéré difficile fml ; it turned out to be a good decision finalement cela a été une bonne décision, cela s'est avéré être une bonne décision fml ; it turns out that il se trouve que, il s'avère que ; it turned out (that) she knew him il s'est trouvé qu'elle le connaissait ; as it turned out en fin de compte ;

2 ( come out) [crowd, people] venir (to do pour faire ; for à) ; the fans turn out every Saturday les fans sont là tous les samedis ; we had to turn out at six GB il fallait être là à six heures ;

3 ( point outwards) his toes ou feet turn out il a les pieds tournés en dehors ;

▶ turn [sth] out, turn out [sth]

1 ( turn off) éteindre [light] ;

2 ( empty) retourner, vider [pocket, bag] ; Culin démouler [mousse, mould] ;

3 ( produce) fabriquer [goods] ; former [scientists, graduates] ; sortir [novel, script, poem] ;

4 to turn one's toes ou feet out marcher en canard ;

▶ turn [sb] out, turn out [sb]

1 ( evict) mettre [qn] à la porte ; to turn sb out into the street jeter qn à la rue ;

2 GB ( send) envoyer [guard, police, troops].

■ turn over:

▶ turn over

1 ( roll over) [person] se retourner ; [car] se retourner, faire un tonneau ; [boat] se retourner, chavirer ; to turn over and over [person, object] faire plusieurs tours ; [car] faire plusieurs tonneaux ;

2 ( turn page) tourner la page ;

3 [engine] se mettre en marche ;

▶ turn [sth/sb] over, turn over [sth/sb]

1 ( turn) tourner [page, paper] ; retourner [card, object, mattress, soil, baby, patient] ; faire chavirer [ship] ; he turned the car over sa voiture a fait un tonneau ;

2 ( hand over) remettre [object, money, find, papers] (to à) ; livrer [person, fugitive] (to à) ; remettre la succession de [company, business] (to à) ; transmettre [control, power] (to à) ; I'm turning the new recruits over to you les nouvelles recrues sont à vous ;

3 ( reflect) I've been turning it over in my mind j'y ai bien réfléchi ;

4 ○ GB ( rob) cambrioler [shop, place] ; I have been turned over on m'a cambriolé ;

5 Fin ( have turnover of) [company] faire un chiffre d'affaires de [amount] ;

6 [battery, starter motor] faire tourner [engine].

■ turn round GB = turn around.

■ turn to† GB se mettre au travail, s'y mettre.

■ turn up:

▶ turn up

1 (arrive, show up) arriver, se pointer ○ (to, at à ; for pour) ; to turn up late arriver en retard ; to turn up in jeans se pointer ○ en jean ; she didn't turn up elle ne s'est pas pointée ○ ; guess who turned up at the station devine qui s'est pointé ○ à la gare ;

2 ( be found) don't worry-it will turn up ne t'inquiète pas-tu finiras par le retrouver ;

3 ( present itself) [opportunity, job] se présenter ; something will turn up (for me/for you etc) je finirai/tu finiras etc par trouver quelque chose ;

4 ( point up) [corner, edge] se remonter, être relevé ; his nose turns up il a le nez retroussé ;

5 ( take upturn) [economy, market] se redresser ; [investment, sales, profits] remonter ;

▶ turn up [sth], turn [sth] up

1 (increase, intensify) augmenter [heating, lighting, volume, gas] ; mettre [qch] plus fort [TV, radio, music] ;

2 ( point up) remonter, relever [collar] ; a turned-up nose un nez retroussé ; ⇒ nose ;

3 ( discover) déterrer [buried object] ; [person] dénicher ○ [discovery, information] ; facts turned up by the inquiry faits révélés or mis au jour par l'enquête.

Big English-French dictionary > turn
14 kiss

1. noun
Kuss, der

the kiss of death — der Todesstoß

give somebody the kiss of life — (Brit.) jemanden von Mund zu Mund beatmen
2. transitive verb
küssen

kiss somebody good night/goodbye — jemandem einen Gutenacht-/Abschiedskuss geben
3. intransitive verb
sich küssen

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[kis] 1. verb
(to touch with the lips as a sign of affection: She kissed him when he arrived home; The child kissed his parents goodnight; The film ended with a shot of the lovers kissing.) küssen
2. noun
(an act of kissing: He gave her a kiss.) der Kuß

- academic.ru/104221/kiss_of_life">kiss of life

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kiss¹

[kɪs]

abbrev of keep it short and simple mach es nicht zu kompliziert

your arguments may be correct but if you forget \kiss, no one will listen to them deine Argumente sind vielleicht gut, aber wenn du es zu kompliziert machst, wird dir keiner zuhören

kiss²

[kɪs]

I. n

<pl -es>

1. (with lips) Kuss m

\kiss on the hand Handkuss m

French \kiss Zungenkuss m

love and \kisses (in a letter) alles Liebe

to blow [or throw] sb a \kiss jdm eine Kusshand zuwerfen

to give sb a \kiss jdn küssen, jdm einen Kuss geben

2. (in billiards) leichte Berührung

II. vi [sich akk] küssen

to \kiss and make up sich akk mit einem Kuss versöhnen

to \kiss and tell mit intimen Enthüllungen an die Öffentlichkeit gehen

III. vt

1. (with lips)

▪ to \kiss sb/sth jdn/etw küssen

to \kiss sb on the cheek/lips jdn auf die Wange/den Mund küssen

to \kiss sb on the hand jdm die Hand küssen

to \kiss sb goodbye/goodnight jdm einen Abschieds-/Gutenachtkuss geben; ( fig)

they can \kiss their chances of winning the cup goodbye ihre Aussichten, den Cup zu gewinnen, können sie vergessen fam

to \kiss a knee better ( childspeak) ein Knie mit einem Küsschen wieder heil machen

2. (in billiards)

to \kiss the ball die Kugel leicht berühren

3.

▶ \kiss my AM ass [or BRIT arse] (sl) du kannst mich mal! fam

▶ to \kiss sb's ass esp AM (fam!) vor jdm katzbuckeln, jdm in den Arsch kriechen derb

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[kɪs]
1. n
Kuss m
kiss of life — Mund-zu-Mund-Beatmung f

that will be the kiss of death for them — das wird ihnen den Todesstoß versetzen

2. vt
küssen; (fig = touch gently) sanft berühren
to kiss sb's cheek — jdn auf die Wange küssen

to kiss sb's hand — jdm die Hand küssen; woman's hand (in greeting) jdm einen Handkuss geben

they kissed each other — sie gaben sich einen Kuss, sie küssten sich

to kiss sb back — jds Kuss (acc) erwidern, jdn wiederküssen

to kiss sb good night/goodbye — jdm einen Gutenachtkuss/Abschiedskuss geben

to kiss sth goodbye (fig inf) — sich (dat) etw abschminken (inf)

come here and I'll kiss it better — komm her, ich werde mal blasen, dann tuts nicht mehr weh

3. vi
küssen; (= kiss each other) sich küssen
to kiss and make up — sich mit einem Kuss versöhnen

to kiss and tell — Informationen über eine Affäre an die Medien verkaufen

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kiss [kıs]

A s

1. Kuss m:

give sb a kiss;

blow ( oder throw) sb a kiss jemandem eine Kusshand zuwerfen;

kiss of life Br Mund-zu-Mund-Beatmung f;

give sb the kiss of life jemanden von Mund zu Mund beatmen;

give sth the kiss of life fig etwas zu neuem Leben erwecken;

kiss of death fig Todesstoß m (for, to für);

give sth the kiss of death einer Sache den Todesstoß versetzen;

kiss of peace KATH Friedenskuss

2. leichte Berührung (z. B. zweier Billardbälle)

3. US

a) Baiser n (Zuckergebäck)

b) Praline f

B v/t

1. küssen:

he kissed her (on the) lips er küsste sie auf die Lippen oder auf den Mund;

kiss sb’s hand jemandem einen Handkuss geben;

kiss away sb’s tears jemandes Tränen wegküssen;

kiss sb goodby(e) (good night) jemandem einen Abschiedskuss (Gutenachtkuss) geben;

kiss the Book die Bibel küssen (beim Eid);

kiss one’s hand to sb jemandem eine Kusshand zuwerfen;

as near as kiss your hand Br umg fast, beinahe;

kiss the dust umg

a) ins Gras beißen (umkommen),

b) abgeschmettert werden (Plan etc),

c) dran glauben müssen (getrunken werden, ausrangiert werden);

kiss sb’s arse (US ass) vulg jemandem in den Arsch kriechen umg; → goodby(e) A 1, rod 3

2. leicht berühren:

the wind kissed the trees der Wind strich durch die Bäume

3. kiss off bes US umg

a) jemandem eine Abfuhr erteilen,

b) jemanden rausschmeißen (entlassen),

c) etwas abtun:

he kissed off their objections with a wave of his hand

C v/i

1. sich küssen:

they kissed goodby(e) (good night) sie gaben sich einen Abschiedskuss (Gutenachtkuss);

kiss and cuddle schmusen umg;

kiss and make up sich mit einem Kuss versöhnen

2. sich leicht berühren:

their hands kissed

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1. noun
Kuss, der

the kiss of death — der Todesstoß

give somebody the kiss of life — (Brit.) jemanden von Mund zu Mund beatmen
2. transitive verb
küssen

kiss somebody good night/goodbye — jemandem einen Gutenacht-/Abschiedskuss geben
3. intransitive verb
sich küssen

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(billiards) n.

Karambolage (Billard) f. n.

(§ pl.: kisses)

= Bussi -s n.

Kuss ¨-e m.

Kuß ¨-e (alt.Rechtschreibung) m.

Schmatzer m. v.

küssen v.

English-german dictionary > kiss
15 sweep

I [swiːp]
nome

1) (anche sweep out) scopata f., spazzata f.

to give sth. a sweep — dare una scopata a qcs

2) (movement)

with a sweep of his arm — con un ampio movimento del braccio

to make a wide sweep south — fare un ampio giro a sud

3) (of land, woods, hills) distesa f.; (of fabric) pezza f.

4) (of events, history, country) estensione f.; (of opinion) ventaglio m., gamma f.; (of telescope, gun) portata f.

5) (search) (on land) perlustrazione f., ricerca f.; (by air) sorvolo m.; (attack) bombardamento m. a tappeto; (to capture) rastrellamento m.

to make a sweep of — (search) (on land) esplorare, perlustrare; (by air) sorvolare; (to capture) rastrellare

6) (anche chimney sweep) spazzacamino m.
II 1. [swiːp]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. swept)

1) (clean) scopare, spazzare [floor, room]; pulire [ chimney]

2) (remove with brush)

to sweep the crumbs off the table — spazzare o fare cadere le briciole giù dal tavolo

3) (push)

to sweep sth. off the table — fare cadere qcs. dal tavolo (con un ampio gesto della mano)

to sweep sb. off his, her feet — [ wave] fare cadere o fare perdere l'equilibrio a qcn.; fig. (romantically) fare perdere la testa a qcn.

to be swept into power — essere portato al potere (con una maggioranza schiacciante)

4) (spread through) [disease, crime, craze] dilagare in, diffondersi in; [ storm] estendersi in; [ fire] propagarsi in; [ rumour] diffondersi in, divulgarsi in

5) (search, survey) [beam, searchlight] proiettarsi su; [ person] scrutare; [vessel, submarine] scandagliare; [ police] rastrellare ( for alla ricerca di)

to sweep sth. for mines — dragare qcs. alla ricerca di mine
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. swept)

1) (clean) spazzare, scopare

2) (move)

to sweep in, out — (anche fig.) (quickly) entrare, uscire impetuosamente; (majestically) entrare, uscire maestosamente

the wind swept in from the east — il vento soffiava da est

to sweep into — [ invaders] irrompere in, invadere [ region]

to sweep (in)to power — pol. essere portato al potere (con una maggio ranza schiacciante)

to sweep to victory — riportare una vittoria schiac ciante

to sweep through — [disease, crime, craze, change] dilagare, diffondersi in; [ storm] estendersi in; [ fire] propagarsi in; [ rumour] diffondersi, divulgarsi in

to sweep over — [ searchlight] proiettarsi su; [ gaze] percorrere

fear swept over him — fu sopraffatto dalla paura

3) (extend)

the road sweeps north — la strada descrive un'ampia curva verso nord

the mountains sweep down to the sea — le montagne scendono maestosamente fino al mare

•

- sweep along

- sweep aside

- sweep away

- sweep out

- sweep up

••

to sweep sth. under the carpet — BE o

rug — AE nascondere o insabbiare qcs

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[swi:p] 1. past tense, past participle - swept; verb
1) (to clean (a room etc) using a brush or broom: The room has been swept clean.) spazzare

2) (to move as though with a brush: She swept the crumbs off the table with her hand; The wave swept him overboard; Don't get swept away by (= become over-enthusiastic about) the idea!; She swept aside my objections.) spazzare via

3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) percorrere

4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) diffondersi, dilagare; entrare/uscire
2. noun
1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) spazzata

2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) gesto

3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) spazzacamino

4) (a sweepstake.) lotteria

•

- sweeper
- sweeping
- sweeping-brush
- at one/a sweep
- sweep someone off his feet
- sweep off his feet
- sweep out
- sweep the board
- sweep under the carpet
- sweep up
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sweep /swi:p/
n.

1 (= sweep-up, sweep-out) spazzata; scopata: Give the house a thorough sweep, da' una bella spazzata alla casa!

2 ampio gesto; movimento rapido; colpo ( con rotazione): with a sweep of his arm, con un ampio gesto del braccio; with a sweep of the oars, con un colpo di remi; con una remata; at one sweep, con un sol colpo

3 [u] flusso; il fluire; lo scorrere: the sweep of the tide, il flusso della marea

4 [u] (fig.) campo; ambito; portata

5 distesa; tratto: a long sweep of meadows, una lunga distesa di prati; a sweep of mountain country, un tratto di terreno montagnoso

6 ampia curva; viale d'accesso che fa un'ampia curva: The house is approached by a fine sweep ( o carriage sweep), un bel viale ad ampie curve dà accesso alla casa; The river makes a great sweep to the right, il fiume descrive un'ampia curva a destra

7 pala, vela ( di mulino a vento)

8 (naut.) dragaggio ( di mine); cavo di dragaggio; ( anche) remo sensile

9 (aeron.) angolo di freccia ( delle ali)

10 mazzacavallo ( di pozzo)

11 strascico ( d'abito)

12 (= chimney-sweep) spazzacamino: as black as a sweep, nero come uno spazzacamino

13 perlustrazione; ricerca ( di dispersi, ecc.)

14 (spesso al pl.) (TV, USA) rilevazione periodica dei dati di ascolto ( per determinare le tariffe pubblicitarie)

15 (mil., aeron.) penetrazione ( in territorio nemico); operazione su vasta scala; rastrellamento; bombardamento a tappeto

16 [u] (elettron.) deflessione; deviazione; scansione ( della TV): horizontal sweep, scansione orizzontale

17 (metall.) sagoma

18 (fam.) vittoria completa; grande successo

19 ( canottaggio) ritmo di voga; cadenza; palata

20 ( lotta) movimento circolare ( del braccio)

21 ( hockey su ghiaccio) colpo a falce

22 ( cricket) tiro orizzontale ( all'altezza del terreno): reverse sweep, colpo (simile allo «sweep», ma eseguito con il rovescio della mazza)

23 (fam.) ► sweepstake

● ( pesca) sweep net, rete a strascico □ sweep of one's eyes, occhiata (o sguardo) intorno; colpo d'occhio □ the sweep of a scythe, un colpo di falce; una falciata □ sweep-out (o sweep-up) = def. 1 ► sopra □ to make a clean sweep, far piazza pulita; fare un repulisti (fam.).
♦ (to) sweep /swi:p/
(pass. e p. p. swept)

A v. t.

1 spazzare ( anche fig.); scopare; spazzare via, portare via; eliminare; distruggere; liberare; fare piazza pulita di (fam.): to sweep the floor, spazzare il pavimento; to sweep a room, spazzare una stanza; The upper deck was swept by a billow, il ponte superiore è stato spazzato da un maroso; The machine-guns swept the ground before the trenches, le mitragliatrici spazzavano il terreno davanti alle trincee; Dust storms swept the barren plain, tempeste di sabbia spazzavano l'arido piano; to sweep the seas of pirates, liberare il mare dai pirati; The Great Fire of 1666 swept the City, il Grande Incendio del 1666 distrusse la City

2 scorrere (su); percorrere; scorrere (lett.); sfiorare; toccare leggermente; strisciare su: She swept her hand through her hair, si è passata la mano fra i capelli; His fingers swept the keyboard of the organ, le sue dita scorrevano sulla tastiera dell'organo; to sweep the strings of a guitar, sfiorare le corde d'una chitarra; Armed bands swept the countryside, bande armate scorrevano la campagna; Her skirt swept the floor, la gonna le strisciava sul pavimento

3 (fig.) diffondersi, dilagare in: A new craze swept the country, una nuova moda dilagò nel paese

4 sospingere; sballottare; trascinare

5 spaziare su; scorrere con lo sguardo; scrutare: to sweep the horizon, scrutare l'orizzonte

6 trascinare; portare via

7 (mil.) battere, spazzare ( col tiro)

8 ( anche naut.) scandagliare; dragare

9 (fam.) vincere facilmente; stravincere: The Democrats swept the election, i Democratici vinsero le elezioni con un largo margine di voti

10 setacciare ( un locale) alla ricerca di microspie

B v. i.

1 stendersi; estendersi; allargarsi: The shore sweeps to the south in a wide arc, la spiaggia descrive un ampio arco verso il sud; The plain sweeps away to the sea, la pianura si stende verso il mare

2 incedere (o camminare) maestosamente; entrare (uscire, ecc.) con passo altero (o maestoso): The leading lady swept onto the stage, la primadonna è entrata in scena con passo maestoso

● (fig.) to sweep all before one, conseguire un successo travolgente □ (fig.) to sweep the board, vincere tutte le poste ( del gioco), far saltare il banco; (fig.) avere un grande successo, fare piazza pulita; trionfare □ to sweep sb. a bow, fare un inchino (o una riverenza) a q. □ to sweep the chimneys, sbrattare (o pulire) i camini □ (polit.) to sweep a constituency, conquistare un collegio elettorale con largo margine di voti □ (polit.: di un partito) to sweep the country, vincere le elezioni politiche □ (fig.) to sweep everything into one's net, fare piazza pulita; arraffare tutto □ to sweep one's hand over sb. 's hair, passare la mano sui capelli di q. □ to sweep a path, aprire un sentiero ( nella giungla, ecc.) □ (naut., mil.) to sweep the seas, battere i mari □ to sweep a space, fare spazio; sgombrare □ (naut.) swept way, rotta di sicurezza □ The road sweeps up the hill, la strada sale a larghe curve sino alla cima del colle □ (prov.) A new broom sweeps clean, scopa nuova spazza bene.

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I [swiːp]
nome

1) (anche sweep out) scopata f., spazzata f.

to give sth. a sweep — dare una scopata a qcs

2) (movement)

with a sweep of his arm — con un ampio movimento del braccio

to make a wide sweep south — fare un ampio giro a sud

3) (of land, woods, hills) distesa f.; (of fabric) pezza f.

4) (of events, history, country) estensione f.; (of opinion) ventaglio m., gamma f.; (of telescope, gun) portata f.

5) (search) (on land) perlustrazione f., ricerca f.; (by air) sorvolo m.; (attack) bombardamento m. a tappeto; (to capture) rastrellamento m.

to make a sweep of — (search) (on land) esplorare, perlustrare; (by air) sorvolare; (to capture) rastrellare

6) (anche chimney sweep) spazzacamino m.
II 1. [swiːp]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. swept)

1) (clean) scopare, spazzare [floor, room]; pulire [ chimney]

2) (remove with brush)

to sweep the crumbs off the table — spazzare o fare cadere le briciole giù dal tavolo

3) (push)

to sweep sth. off the table — fare cadere qcs. dal tavolo (con un ampio gesto della mano)

to sweep sb. off his, her feet — [ wave] fare cadere o fare perdere l'equilibrio a qcn.; fig. (romantically) fare perdere la testa a qcn.

to be swept into power — essere portato al potere (con una maggioranza schiacciante)

4) (spread through) [disease, crime, craze] dilagare in, diffondersi in; [ storm] estendersi in; [ fire] propagarsi in; [ rumour] diffondersi in, divulgarsi in

5) (search, survey) [beam, searchlight] proiettarsi su; [ person] scrutare; [vessel, submarine] scandagliare; [ police] rastrellare ( for alla ricerca di)

to sweep sth. for mines — dragare qcs. alla ricerca di mine
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. swept)

1) (clean) spazzare, scopare

2) (move)

to sweep in, out — (anche fig.) (quickly) entrare, uscire impetuosamente; (majestically) entrare, uscire maestosamente

the wind swept in from the east — il vento soffiava da est

to sweep into — [ invaders] irrompere in, invadere [ region]

to sweep (in)to power — pol. essere portato al potere (con una maggio ranza schiacciante)

to sweep to victory — riportare una vittoria schiac ciante

to sweep through — [disease, crime, craze, change] dilagare, diffondersi in; [ storm] estendersi in; [ fire] propagarsi in; [ rumour] diffondersi, divulgarsi in

to sweep over — [ searchlight] proiettarsi su; [ gaze] percorrere

fear swept over him — fu sopraffatto dalla paura

3) (extend)

the road sweeps north — la strada descrive un'ampia curva verso nord

the mountains sweep down to the sea — le montagne scendono maestosamente fino al mare

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- sweep along

- sweep aside

- sweep away

- sweep out

- sweep up

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to sweep sth. under the carpet — BE o

rug — AE nascondere o insabbiare qcs

English-Italian dictionary > sweep
16 dusting

noun

see academic.ru/22912/dust">dust 2. 1): Abstauben, das; Staubwischen, das

give a room a dusting — in einem Zimmer Staub wischen

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dust·ing

[ˈdʌstɪŋ]

n no pl

1. (layer) Schicht f, [dünner] Belag [o Überzug]

there was a \dusting of snow on the lawn auf dem Rasen lag eine dünne Schneeschicht

2. (cleaning) Staubwischen nt, Abstauben nt

to give sth a \dusting objects, furniture etw abstauben; rooms, buildings in etw dat Staub wischen

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['dʌstɪŋ]
n

1) Staubwischen nt

to do the dusting — Staub wischen

when I've finished the dusting — wenn ich mit Staubwischen fertig bin

2) (COOK ETC: sprinkling) (Be)stäuben nt

a dusting of snow — eine dünne Schneedecke

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dusting s

1. Abstauben n, Staubwischen n:

give a room a dusting in einem Zimmer Staub wischen

2. Bestäuben n

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noun

see dust 2. 1): Abstauben, das; Staubwischen, das

give a room a dusting — in einem Zimmer Staub wischen

English-german dictionary > dusting
17 lick

I [lɪk]
nome

1) leccata f.

to give sth. a lick — dare una leccata a qcs

2) fig.

a lick of paint — un leggero strato di vernice

3) colloq. (in jazz) chorus m.

4) (blow) colpo m.

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at a fair o good lick — colloq. a tutta birra
II [lɪk]
verbo transitivo

1) [person, animal] leccare

the cat was licking its paws — il gatto si leccava le zampe

to lick sth. clean — [ animal] pulire qcs. leccandolo

to lick one's chops — colloq. o

lips — leccarsi le labbra; fig. (at prospect) avere l'acquolina in bocca

to lick sb.'s boots — colloq. leccare i piedi a qcn

2) [flame, wave] lambire

3) colloq. (beat in game) battere [team, opponent]; (beat physically) picchiare [ person]

to get licked — (in game) farsi battere

I think we've got the problem licked! — colloq. penso che abbiamo risolto il problema!

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to lick one's wounds — leccarsi le ferite

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[lik] 1. verb
(to pass the tongue over: The dog licked her hand.) leccare
2. noun
1) (an act of licking: The child gave the ice-cream a lick.) leccata

2) (a hasty application (of paint): These doors could do with a lick of paint.) pennellata

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- lick into shape

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[lɪk]
1. vt

1) (with tongue) leccare, (subj: flames) lambire

to lick one's plate clean — pulire il piatto con la lingua

to lick one's lips — leccarsi le labbra, (hungrily) leccarsi i baffi

to lick one's wounds (also) fig — leccarsi le ferite

to lick sb's boots fig fam — leccare i piedi a qn

to lick sth into shape fig fam — mettere a punto qc

2) (fam: defeat) suonarle a, stracciare

2. n

1) leccata

a lick of paint — una passata di vernice

a lick and a promise fig fam — una pulitina sommaria

2)

(fam: speed) at full lick — a tutta birra

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lick /lɪk/
n.

1 leccata

2 piccola quantità; pizzico; briciolo; leggero strato: a lick of paint, un leggero strato di vernice

3 (= salt-lick) terreno salato ( che gli animali selvatici vanno a leccare)

4 (fam.) forte colpo; botta

5 prova; sforzo

6 (fam.) passo veloce: at full lick (o at a great lick) a tutta velocità; di gran corsa

7 (pl.) (mus.) assolo, improvvisazione solista (di jazz o rock)

● (fam.) a lick and a promise, una lavatina (o una pulitina) superficiale; pulizia sommaria □ (vet.) lick block, blocchetto salino □ (fam.) a lick in the face, un manrovescio □ (fam.) to give it big licks, mettercela tutta; fare ogni sforzo.
♦ (to) lick /lɪk/
A v. t.

1 leccare: The little girl was licking her fingers, la ragazzina si leccava le dita

2 lambire; sfiorare: The flames are licking the log, le fiamme lambiscono il ceppo

3 (fam. antiq.) bastonare; percuotere; picchiare

4 (fam.) battere; superare; sconfiggere; stracciare: ( sport) to lick one's opponents, stracciare gli avversari

B v. i.

(fam.) andare; affrettarsi; correre: as hard as one can lick, correndo a più non posso

● to lick sb. 's boots = to lick sb.'s shoes ► sotto □ to lick clean, pulire leccando: The child licked his plate clean, il bambino ha pulito il piatto leccandolo □ (fig.) to lick the dust, mordere la polvere □ (fam.) to lick into shape, rifinire; rendere presentabile; mettere a punto, preparare a dovere: Our coach has licked the team into shape, il nostro allenatore ha messo a punto la squadra □ (fig.) to lick one's lips, avere l'acquolina in bocca; leccarsi i baffi (o le dita) □ to lick sb. 's shoes, leccare i piedi a q. (fig.) □ (fig.) to lick one's wounds, leccarsi le ferite □ to lick up (o off), togliere (o pulire) leccando □ (fam.) to get a problem licked, riuscire a risolvere un problema.

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I [lɪk]
nome

1) leccata f.

to give sth. a lick — dare una leccata a qcs

2) fig.

a lick of paint — un leggero strato di vernice

3) colloq. (in jazz) chorus m.

4) (blow) colpo m.

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at a fair o good lick — colloq. a tutta birra
II [lɪk]
verbo transitivo

1) [person, animal] leccare

the cat was licking its paws — il gatto si leccava le zampe

to lick sth. clean — [ animal] pulire qcs. leccandolo

to lick one's chops — colloq. o

lips — leccarsi le labbra; fig. (at prospect) avere l'acquolina in bocca

to lick sb.'s boots — colloq. leccare i piedi a qcn

2) [flame, wave] lambire

3) colloq. (beat in game) battere [team, opponent]; (beat physically) picchiare [ person]

to get licked — (in game) farsi battere

I think we've got the problem licked! — colloq. penso che abbiamo risolto il problema!

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to lick one's wounds — leccarsi le ferite

English-Italian dictionary > lick
18 dry

dry [draɪ] (compar drier, superl driest, pt & pp dried)

1 adjective

(a) (climate, season, clothing, skin) sec (sèche);

∎ a dry spell une période sèche;

∎ tomorrow will be dry and bright demain sera une journée sans pluie et ensoleillée;

∎ to go or to run dry (well, river) s'assécher, se tarir;

∎ to pump a well dry épuiser un puits;

∎ to keep sth dry garder qch au sec;

∎ keep dry (on packaging) conserver à l'abri de l'humidité;

∎ shampoo for dry hair shampoing m (pour) cheveux secs;

∎ her mouth had gone or turned dry with fear elle avait la bouche sèche de peur;

∎ to be dry (be thirsty) avoir soif; (cow) être tarie ou sèche;

∎ to be (as) dry as a bone, to be bone dry (washing, earth etc) être très sec (sèche);

∎ humorous there wasn't a dry eye in the house tout le monde pleurait

(b) (vermouth, wine) sec (sèche); (champagne) brut;

∎ medium dry (wine) demi-sec

(c) (where alcohol is banned) où l'alcool est prohibé; (where alcohol is not sold) où on ne vend pas d'alcool;

∎ to go dry (prohibit alcohol) prohiber la consommation des boissons alcoolisées;

∎ he's been dry for two years ça fait deux ans qu'il ne boit plus;

∎ we've run dry (at party) il n'y a plus rien à boire

(d) (boring → book, lecture) aride;

∎ dry as dust ennuyeux comme la pluie

(e) (wit, sense of humour) pince-sans-rire (inv)

(f) British familiar Politics (hardline) = en faveur de la politique extrémiste du Parti Conservateur

2 noun

(a) British familiar Politics (hardliner) = conservateur en faveur de la politique extrémiste du Parti

(b) Australian familiar (dry season) saison f sèche^□

(c) (dry place)

∎ come into the dry viens te mettre au sec

(d) (with towel, cloth)

∎ to give sth a dry essuyer qch;

∎ give your hair a dry sèche tes cheveux

3 transitive verb

(clothes, fruit, leaves) (faire) sécher; (dishes) essuyer;

∎ to dry one's eyes se sécher les yeux, sécher ses yeux;

∎ to dry one's tears sécher ses larmes;

∎ to dry one's hair se sécher les cheveux;

∎ to dry oneself se sécher, s'essuyer

4 intransitive verb

(a) (clothes, hair, fruit, leaves) sécher;

∎ to put sth out to dry mettre qch à sécher dehors;

∎ you wash, I'll dry (dishes) tu laves et moi j'essuie

(b) (cow) se tarir

►► dry battery pile f sèche;

American dry bulk vrac m sec;

dry cell pile f sèche;

dry cleaner (person) teinturier(ère) m,f;

dry cleaner's (shop) teinturerie f, pressing m;

∎ to be in or at the dry cleaner's être chez le teinturier ou à la teinturerie ou au pressing;

∎ to take sth to the dry cleaner's porter qch chez le teinturier ou à la teinturerie ou au pressing;

Nautical dry dock cale f sèche;

∎ in dry dock en cale sèche;

Agriculture dry farming culture f sèche, dry-farming m;

dry ginger = boisson gazeuse aux extraits de gingembre;

Commerce dry goods British marchandises fpl sèches; American tissus mpl et articles mpl de bonneterie;

dry hole (well) puits m sec;

dry ice neige f carbonique;

dry ice machine machine f à neige carbonique;

dry land terre f ferme;

dry martini martini m dry;

dry measure = unité de mesure des matières sèches;

dry nurse nourrice f sèche;

dry riser colonne f sèche;

dry rot (UNCOUNT) (in wood, potatoes) pourriture f sèche;

dry run (trial, practice) coup m d'essai, test m; Military entraînement m avec tir à blanc;

∎ to give sth a dry run tester qch;

∎ to have a dry run faire un essai;

dry ski slope piste f de ski artificielle;

American dry state = État ayant adopté les lois de la prohibition;

dry suit combinaison f de plongée

➲ dry off

1 intransitive verb

(clothes) sécher; (person) se sécher

2 separable transitive verb

sécher;

∎ to dry oneself off se sécher

➲ dry out

1 intransitive verb

(a) (clothes) sécher; (person) se sécher

(b) (alcoholic) se faire désintoxiquer, faire une cure de désintoxication

2 separable transitive verb

(alcoholic) désintoxiquer

➲ dry up intransitive verb

(a) (well, river) s'assécher, se tarir; (puddle, street) sécher; (inspiration) se tarir; (cow) se tarir

(b) (dry the dishes) essuyer la vaisselle

(c) familiar (be quiet) la fermer, la boucler;

∎ dry up, will you? ferme-la ou boucle-la, tu veux?

(d) familiar (actor, speaker) avoir un trou (de mémoire)^□

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > dry
19 bite

[baɪt] n

1) ( using teeth) Biss m; of an insect Stich m;

\bite mark Bisswunde f;

snake/dog \bite Schlangen-/Hundebiss m;

to give sb a \bite jdn beißen;

to have a \bite to eat ( fam) eine Kleinigkeit [o ( fam) einen Happen] essen;

to take a \bite of a pizza von einer Pizza abbeißen;

(fig: portion)

the legal costs took a big \bite out of their money ein großer Teil ihres Geldes ging für die Rechtskosten drauf ( fam)

2) (fig: sharpness) Biss m ( fig) ( fam), Schärfe f ( fig)

to give sth more \bite report, critique etw schärfer formulieren;

to have [real] \bite [echten] Biss haben ( fam)

3) ( fish) Anbeißen nt;

at last I've got a \bite endlich hat etwas angebissen

4) no pl ( pungency) Schärfe f

PHRASES:

another [or a second] [or a double] \bite of the cherry ( esp Brit) eine zweite Chance vt <bit, bitten>

1) ( cut with teeth)

to \bite sb jdn beißen; insect jdn stechen;

to \bite one's lips sich dat auf die Lippen beißen; ( fig) sich dat das Lachen verbeißen;

to \bite one's nails an seinen Nägeln kauen

2) ( grip road) tyres;

to \bite the road greifen

3) ( affect people)

to \bite sth sich akk auf etw akk auswirken;

the laws \bite him hard die Gesetze treffen ihn hart

PHRASES:

to \bite the bullet in den sauren Apfel beißen;

to \bite the dust;

(esp hum: crash) stürzen;

( die) ins Gras beißen (sl) ( fig) scheitern;

to \bite the hand that feeds one die Hand beißen, die einen füttert;

to \bite one's tongue sich dat auf die Zunge beißen;

to be badly bitten by sth von etw dat schwer erwischt worden sein ( fam)

the racing bug bit him badly das Rennfieber hat ihn schwer mitgenommen;

what's biting you? ( fam) was ist mit dir los?;

\bite me! (Am) ( vulg) leck mich am Arsch! ( derb) vi <bit, bitten>

1) ( with teeth) dog, snake beißen; insect stechen;

just go and ask her - she won't \bite ( hum) frag sie mal - sie beißt [dich] schon nicht;

to \bite into sth in etw akk beißen;

2) (a. fig: take bait) anbeißen;

to \bite at bait anbeißen (a. fig)

3) ( grip road) tyres;

these tyres are biting very well diese Reifen haben ein sehr griffiges Profil

4) ( affect adversely) einschneidende Wirkung haben;

the recession was beginning to \bite die Rezession machte sich langsam bemerkbar

5) ( reduce)

to \bite into sth etw reduzieren;

her job began to \bite into her free time ihr Job nahm immer mehr ihrer Freizeit in Anspruch

6) ( attack)

to \bite into sth;

the rope bit into his flesh das Seil schnitt in sein Fleisch ein; ( fig)

the cold began to \bite into their bones die Kälte begann ihnen in die Knochen zu kriechen

PHRASES:

once bitten, twice shy ( prov) ein gebranntes Kind scheut das Feuer ( prov)

that \bites! ( fam) so ein Mist! ( fam)

English-German students dictionary > bite
20 shake

ʃeik
1. past tense - shook; verb
1) (to (cause to) tremble or move with jerks: The explosion shook the building; We were shaking with laughter; Her voice shook as she told me the sad news.) agitar, (hacer) temblar

2) (to shock, disturb or weaken: He was shaken by the accident; My confidence in him has been shaken.) debilitar

2. noun
1) (an act of shaking: He gave the bottle a shake.) sacudida

2) (drink made by shaking the ingredients together vigorously: a chocolate milk-shake.) batido

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- shaking
- shaky
- shakily
- shakiness
- shake-up
- no great shakes
- shake one's fist at
- shake one's head
- shake off
- shake up

shake vb

1. sacudir / agitar

"Shake before use" "Agítese antes de usar"

2. temblar

the house shakes when trains go past la casa tiembla cuando pasan los trenes

to shake somebody's hand dar la mano a alguien

to shake your head decir no con la cabeza

El pasado de shake es shook y el participio pasado es shaken; el gerundio se escribe shaking

shake

tr[ʃeɪk]

noun

1 sacudida

■ he said "no" with a shake of the head dijo que no con la cabeza

■ give the cough mixture a good shake agita bien el jarabe

2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL familiar (milkshake) batido

transitive verb (pt shook tr[ʃʊk], pp shaken tr['ʃeɪkən])

1 (move - carpet, person) sacudir; (- bottle, dice) agitar; (- building) hacer temblar

■ he shook her roughly la sacudió bruscamente

■ shake well before use agítese bien antes de usar

2 (upset, shock) afectar, impresionar, conmocionar

■ the news shook her badly la noticia le afectó mucho

3 (weaken) debilitar, minar

■ nothing could shake her faith nada podía debilitar su fe

intransitive verb

1 (gen) temblar

■ the whole room seemed to shake parecía que temblaba toda la habitación

■ she was shaking with fear temblaba de miedo

■ my voice was shaking me temblaba la voz

plural noun the shakes

1 (trembling) temblequera; (feverish) tiritera

■ he always gets the shakes the morning after siempre le entra la temblequera a la mañana siguiente

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

in two shakes (of a lamb's tail) en un santiamén

let's shake! ¡chócala!, ¡choca esos cinco!

to be no great shakes no ser nada del otro mundo, no ser nada del otro jueves

to shake a leg darse prisa, apresurarse

to shake hands darse la mano, estrecharse la mano

to shake hands with somebody / shake somebody's hand / shake somebody by the hand darle la mano a alguien, estrecharle la mano a alguien

to shake in one's shoes temblar de miedo

to shake like a leaf temblar como una hoja

to shake on a deal cerrar un trato con un apretón de manos

to shake one's fist (at somebody) amenazar (a alguien) con el puño

to shake one's head negar con la cabeza, decir que no con la cabeza

to shake with cold tiritar de frío

to shake with laughter troncharse de risa

shake ['ʃeɪk] v, shook ['ʃʊk] ; shaken ['ʃeɪkə n] ; shaking vt

1) : sacudir, agitar, hacer temblar

he shook his head: negó con la cabeza

2) weaken: debilitar, hacer flaquear

it shook her faith: debilitó su confianza

3) upset: afectar, alterar

4)

to shake hands with someone : darle la mano a alguien, estrecharle la mano a alguien

shake vi

: temblar, sacudirse

shake n

: sacudida f, apretón m (de manos)

shake

n.

• apretón de manos s.m.

• movimiento s.m.

• sacudida s.f.

• trino s.m.

• tumbo s.m.

• vibración s.f.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: shook, shaken) = agitar v.

• batucar v.

• conmover v.

• estremecer v.

• retemblar v.

• sacudir v.

• temblar v.

• temblequear v.

• traquetear v.

• trepidar v.

I
1. ʃeɪk
(past shook; past p shaken) transitive verb

1)

a) (cause to move, agitate) \<\<bottle/cocktail\>\> agitar; \<\<person\>\> sacudir, zarandear; \<\<building/foundations\>\> sacudir, hacer* temblar; \<\<dice\>\> agitar, revolver* (AmL)

she shook herself free of him — se liberó de él de una sacudida

to shake something OFF/FROM something: I shook the dust off o from my coat me sacudí el polvo del abrigo; to shake something OUT OF something: she shook the sand out of the towel sacudió la toalla para quitarle la arena; to shake hands darse* la mano, darse* un apretón de manos; to shake hands with somebody darle* or estrecharle la mano a algn; to shake somebody's hand, to shake somebody by the hand darle* or estrecharle la mano a algn, darle* un apretón de manos a algn; to shake hands on a deal cerrar* un trato con un apretón de manos; to shake one's head — negar* con la cabeza; ( meaning yes) (AmE) asentir* con la cabeza

b) ( brandish) \<\<sword/stick\>\> agitar, blandir

to shake one's fist at somebody — amenazar* a algn con el puño

2)

a) (undermine, impair) \<\<courage/nerve\>\> hacer* flaquear; \<\<faith\>\> debilitar

the scandal has shaken the financial world — el escándalo ha conmocionado al mundo de las finanzas

b) (shock, surprise) \<\<person\>\> impresionar, afectar

he needs to be shaken out of his apathy — necesita un revulsivo que lo saque de su apatía

2.

shake vi

1) (move, tremble) \<\<earth\>\> temblar*; \<\<hand/voice\>\> temblar*

the branches shook in the wind — las ramas se agitaban con el viento

he was shaking with fear/cold/rage — estaba temblando de miedo/frío/rabia

2) ( shake hands) (colloq)

let's shake on it — choca esos cinco! (fam), chócala(s)! (fam)

they shook on it — sellaron el acuerdo con un apretón de manos

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Phrasal Verbs:

- shake down

- shake off

- shake out

- shake up

II

noun

1) ( act) sacudida f; ( violent) sacudida m violenta, sacudón m (AmL)

he gave my hand a firm shake — me dio un fuerte apretón de manos

he replied with a shake of the head — contestó negando con la cabeza

in two shakes (of a lamb's tail) — (colloq) en un periquete or en un santiamén or en una patada (fam)

to be no great shakes — (colloq) no ser* gran cosa (fam)

2) ( milk shake) (AmE) batido m, (leche f) malteada f (AmL), licuado m con leche (AmL), merengada f (Ven)

3) shakes pl ( trembling) (colloq)

he got the shakes — le dio or le entró la tembladera or (Méx) la temblorina (fam)

4) (deal, treatment) (AmE colloq) (no pl)

a fair shake — un trato justo

[ʃeɪk] (vb: pt shook) (pp shaken)
1. N

1) (=act of shaking) sacudida f

• to give sth/sb a shake, she gave the tin a shake — agitó la lata

I gave the boy a good shake — zarandeé or sacudí bien al chico

• she declined the drink with a shake of her head — rechazó la copa moviendo la cabeza or con un movimiento de la cabeza

he gave a puzzled shake of his head — movió la cabeza confundido

- in two shakes

no great shakes * —

he's no great shakes as a swimmer or at swimming * — no es nada del otro mundo or del otro jueves nadando *

2) the shakes el tembleque *, la tembladera *

• to get the shakes, I got a bad case of the shakes — me entró un tembleque * or una tembladera * muy fuerte

• to have the shakes — tener el tembleque * or la tembladera *

3) (also: milkshake) batido m

4) (=small amount) [of liquid] chorro m ; [of salt, sugar] pizca f

2. VT

1) (=agitate) [+ bottle, tin, dice, cocktail] agitar; [+ towel, duster] sacudir; [+ head] mover; [+ building] hacer temblar, sacudir; [+ person] zarandear, sacudir

shake well before use — agítese bien antes de usar

a fit of coughing that shook his entire body — un ataque de tos que le sacudió or le estremeció todo el cuerpo

high winds shook the trees — fuertes vientos sacudieron los árboles

• to shake hands — estrecharse la mano

to shake hands with sb — estrechar la mano a algn

• to shake one's head — (in refusal) negar con la cabeza; (in disbelief) mover la cabeza con gesto incrédulo; (in dismay) mover la cabeza con gesto de disgusto

• I shook the snow off my coat — me sacudí la nieve del abrigo

• to shake o.s., the dog shook itself — el perro se sacudió

she tried to hug him but he shook himself free — intentó abrazarlo pero él se la sacudió de encima

• she shook some change out of her purse — sacudió el monedero para sacar calderilla

- shake a leg!

2) (=wave) [+ stick, paper] blandir, agitar

• to shake one's finger at sb — señalar a algn agitando el dedo

• to shake one's fist at sb — amenazar a algn con el puño

3) (fig) (=weaken) [+ faith] debilitar; [+ resolve] afectar; (=impair, upset, shock) afectar; (=disconcert) desconcertar

• the firm's reputation has been badly shaken — la reputación de la empresa se ha visto muy afectada

• he was shaken by the news of her death — la noticia de su muerte lo afectó mucho or lo conmocionó

• he needs to be shaken out of his smugness — necesita que se le bajen esos humos

• it shook me rigid — me dejó pasmado or helado

• seven days that shook the world — siete días que conmocionaron al mundo

3. VI

1) (=tremble) [ground, building] temblar, estremecerse; [person, animal, voice] temblar

• I was shaking all over — me temblaba todo el cuerpo

• he was shaking with rage/fear/cold — estaba temblando de rabia/miedo/frío

her voice shook with rage — la voz le temblaba de rabia

to shake with laughter — caerse de risa

- shake like a leaf

2)

• to shake on sth, the two men shook on it — los dos hombres cerraron el trato con un apretón de manos

let's shake on it — venga esa mano

- shake down

- shake off

- shake out

- shake up

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1. [ʃeɪk]
(past shook; past p shaken) transitive verb

1)

a) (cause to move, agitate) \<\<bottle/cocktail\>\> agitar; \<\<person\>\> sacudir, zarandear; \<\<building/foundations\>\> sacudir, hacer* temblar; \<\<dice\>\> agitar, revolver* (AmL)

she shook herself free of him — se liberó de él de una sacudida

to shake something OFF/FROM something: I shook the dust off o from my coat me sacudí el polvo del abrigo; to shake something OUT OF something: she shook the sand out of the towel sacudió la toalla para quitarle la arena; to shake hands darse* la mano, darse* un apretón de manos; to shake hands with somebody darle* or estrecharle la mano a algn; to shake somebody's hand, to shake somebody by the hand darle* or estrecharle la mano a algn, darle* un apretón de manos a algn; to shake hands on a deal cerrar* un trato con un apretón de manos; to shake one's head — negar* con la cabeza; ( meaning yes) (AmE) asentir* con la cabeza

b) ( brandish) \<\<sword/stick\>\> agitar, blandir

to shake one's fist at somebody — amenazar* a algn con el puño

2)

a) (undermine, impair) \<\<courage/nerve\>\> hacer* flaquear; \<\<faith\>\> debilitar

the scandal has shaken the financial world — el escándalo ha conmocionado al mundo de las finanzas

b) (shock, surprise) \<\<person\>\> impresionar, afectar

he needs to be shaken out of his apathy — necesita un revulsivo que lo saque de su apatía

2.

shake vi

1) (move, tremble) \<\<earth\>\> temblar*; \<\<hand/voice\>\> temblar*

the branches shook in the wind — las ramas se agitaban con el viento

he was shaking with fear/cold/rage — estaba temblando de miedo/frío/rabia

2) ( shake hands) (colloq)

let's shake on it — choca esos cinco! (fam), chócala(s)! (fam)

they shook on it — sellaron el acuerdo con un apretón de manos

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Phrasal Verbs:

- shake down

- shake off

- shake out

- shake up

II

noun

1) ( act) sacudida f; ( violent) sacudida m violenta, sacudón m (AmL)

he gave my hand a firm shake — me dio un fuerte apretón de manos

he replied with a shake of the head — contestó negando con la cabeza

in two shakes (of a lamb's tail) — (colloq) en un periquete or en un santiamén or en una patada (fam)

to be no great shakes — (colloq) no ser* gran cosa (fam)

2) ( milk shake) (AmE) batido m, (leche f) malteada f (AmL), licuado m con leche (AmL), merengada f (Ven)

3) shakes pl ( trembling) (colloq)

he got the shakes — le dio or le entró la tembladera or (Méx) la temblorina (fam)

4) (deal, treatment) (AmE colloq) (no pl)

a fair shake — un trato justo

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