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1 hang

hang [hæŋ]

accrocher ⇒ 1 (a) suspendre ⇒ 1 (a) fixer ⇒ 1 (a) coller ⇒ 1 (a) décorer ⇒ 1 (b) pendre ⇒ 1 (c), 2 (a) être accroché ⇒ 2 (a) être suspendu ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (c) être étendu ⇒ 2 (a) tomber ⇒ 2 (b) flotter ⇒ 2 (c) être pendu ⇒ 2 (d)

(pt & pp vt senses (a), (b), (d) & vi senses (a)-(c), (e) hung [hʌŋ], pt & pp vt (c) & intransitive verb (d) hanged)

1 transitive verb

(a) (suspend → curtains, coat, decoration, picture) accrocher, suspendre; (→ door) fixer, monter; (→ art exhibition) mettre en place; (→ wallpaper) coller, poser; Cookery (→ game, meat) faire faisander;

∎ to hang sth on the wall accrocher qch au mur;

∎ they hung banners from their windows ils ont accroché des bannières à leurs fenêtres;

∎ to hang a picture suspendre un tableau;

∎ British to hang one's head (in shame) baisser la tête (de honte);

∎ American familiar to hang one on sb (punch) balancer un coup de poing à qn;

∎ to hang fire (project) être en suspens; (decision) traîner (en longueur); (person) mettre les choses en suspens

(b) (usu passive) (adorn) décorer;

∎ a tree hung with lights un arbre décoré ou orné de lumières;

∎ to hang a room with tapestries tendre une salle de tapisseries

(c) (criminal) pendre;

∎ to be hanged for one's crime être pendu pour son crime;

∎ to hang oneself se pendre;

∎ hanged or hung, drawn and quartered pendu, éviscéré et écartelé;

∎ familiar hang him! qu'il aille se faire voir!;

∎ British familiar I'll be hanged if I know je veux bien être pendu si je le sais;

∎ British familiar I'll be hanged if I'm going out in that weather il n'y a pas de danger que je sorte par ce temps^□ ;

∎ British familiar hang it (all)! ras le bol!;

∎ British (you) might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb quitte à être puni, autant l'être pour quelque chose qui en vaille la peine

(d) American familiar (turn)

∎ to hang a left/right prendre à gauche/droite^□

2 intransitive verb

(a) (be suspended → rope, painting, light) être accroché, être suspendu; (→ clothes on clothes line) être étendu, pendre; Cookery (of game) se faisander;

∎ to hang from sth être accroché ou suspendu à qch;

∎ to hang on sb's arm être accroché au bras de qn;

∎ her pictures are now hanging in several art galleries ses tableaux sont maintenant exposés dans plusieurs galeries d'art;

∎ the way her hair hangs down her back la façon dont ses cheveux lui tombent le long du dos;

∎ time hangs heavy (on) my/his hands le temps me/lui semble long;

∎ familiar how's it hanging? ça gaze?;

∎ American familiar to hang loose rester cool;

∎ American familiar hang loose! détends-toi!^□, cool!;

∎ American familiar to hang tough s'accrocher

(b) (of drapery, clothes etc) tomber, se draper;

∎ his suit hangs well son costume tombe bien;

∎ his clothes hang loosely on him il flotte dans ses vêtements;

∎ this door hangs badly cette porte est mal suspendue (sur ses gonds)

(c) (float → mist, smoke etc) flotter, être suspendu;

∎ the ball seemed to hang in the air le ballon semblait suspendu en l'air

(d) (criminal) être pendu;

∎ you'll hang for your crime vous serez pendu pour votre crime;

∎ British familiar she can go hang elle peut aller se faire voir

(e) American familiar (spend time) traîner^□ ;

∎ he's hanging with his friends il traîne avec ses copains

3 noun

(a) familiar (knack, idea)

∎ to get the hang of doing sth prendre le coup pour faire qch;

∎ I never did get the hang of skiing je n'ai jamais réussi à prendre le coup pour skier;

∎ to get the hang of sth (understand) piger qch;

∎ I can't get the hang of this computer je n'arrive pas à piger comment marche cet ordinateur;

∎ are you getting the hang of your new job? est-ce que tu te fais à ton nouveau travail?^□ ;

∎ you'll soon get the hang of it tu vas bientôt t'y faire^□

(b) (of clothing) tombé m; (of material) drapé m

(c) (idiom) British familiar

∎ he doesn't give a hang (couldn't care less) il n'en a rien à taper ou à cirer

➲ hang about, hang around familiar

1 intransitive verb

(a) (wait) poireauter;

∎ he kept me hanging about or around for half an hour il m'a fait poireauter pendant une demi-heure;

∎ I've been hanging about or around waiting for her to come je tourne en rond à l'attendre;

∎ I hate all this hanging about or around je déteste toute cette attente^□, je déteste poireauter comme ça;

∎ British hang about (a bit)! attends!^□ ;

∎ hang about, that's not what I mean! attends ou doucement, ce n'est pas ce que je veux dire!^□

(b) (be idle, waste time) traîner (à ne rien faire)^□ ;

∎ to hang about or around on street corners traîner dans les rues;

∎ to hang about the house doing nothing traîner à la maison à rien faire;

∎ we can't afford to hang about if we want that contract nous ne pouvons pas nous permettre de traîner si nous voulons obtenir ce contrat;

∎ she doesn't hang about or around (soon gets what she wants) elle ne perd pas de temps^□

(c) (be an unwanted presence)

∎ Mum doesn't want me hanging around when the guests arrive maman ne veut pas que je sois là quand les invités arriveront^□ ;

∎ that kid's been hanging around for the past hour ça fait une heure que ce gamin traîne dans les parages

2 inseparable transitive verb

∎ to hang about or around a place traîner dans un endroit^□

➲ hang about with inseparable transitive verb

British familiar traîner avec^□ ;

∎ I don't like the boys she hangs about with je n'aime pas les garçons avec qui elle traîne

➲ hang back intransitive verb

(wait behind) rester un peu plus longtemps; (not go forward) se tenir ou rester en arrière;

∎ to hang back from doing sth renâcler à faire qch;

∎ British figurative he hung back from saying what he really thought il s'est retenu de dire ce qu'il pensait vraiment

➲ hang down intransitive verb

(light) pendre; (hair) descendre, tomber

➲ hang in intransitive verb

familiar

∎ hang in there! tiens bon!, accroche-toi!

➲ hang on

1 intransitive verb

(a) (hold tight) se tenir, s'accrocher;

∎ hang on tight tiens-toi ou accroche-toi bien

(b) familiar (wait) attendre^□ ;

∎ hang on! (wait) attends!^□ ; (indicating astonishment, disagreement etc) une minute!^□ ;

∎ hang on and I'll get him for you (on phone) ne quitte pas, je te le passe^□ ;

∎ do you mind hanging on for a minute or two? ça ne te dérange pas de patienter quelques minutes?^□ ;

∎ I've been hanging on for the past quarter of an hour! (on phone) ça fait un quart d'heure que j'attends!^□

(c) (hold out, survive) résister, tenir (bon);

∎ familiar hang on in there! (don't give up) tiens bon!, tiens le coup!

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (listen to)

∎ she hung on his every word elle buvait ses paroles, elle était suspendue à ses lèvres

(b) (depend on) dépendre de;

∎ it all hangs on whether we get the loan pour nous, tout dépend de l'obtention ou non du prêt;

∎ this is what it all hangs on tout dépend de cela

3 separable transitive verb

American familiar

∎ to hang one on (get drunk) prendre une cuite

➲ hang onto inseparable transitive verb

(a) (cling to) s'accrocher à

(b) familiar (keep) garder^□, conserver^□ ;

∎ I'd hang onto that table if I were you à ta place, je garderais précieusement cette table;

∎ he hung onto these outdated ideas il se raccrochait à ces idées démodées^□

➲ hang out

1 intransitive verb

(a) (protrude) pendre;

∎ his shirt tails were hanging out sa chemise dépassait;

∎ to hang out of the window (flags) être déployé à la fenêtre; (person) se pencher par la fenêtre;

∎ familiar to let it all hang out (person) se relâcher complètement^□, se laisser aller^□ ; (speak without restraint) se défouler; humorous (go naked) se promener tout nu^□

(b) familiar (spend time) traîner^□ ;

∎ he hangs out at the local bar c'est un habitué du café du coin^□ ;

∎ where does she hang out? quels sont les endroits qu'elle fréquente?^□

(c) (survive, not give in) résister, tenir bon;

∎ they won't be able to hang out for more than another two days ils ne résisteront ou ne tiendront pas plus de deux jours;

∎ the strikers are hanging out in their demands les grévistes tiennent bon dans leurs revendications;

∎ they're hanging out for 10 percent ils insistent pour obtenir 10 pour cent

2 separable transitive verb

(washing) étendre; (flags) déployer

➲ hang out with inseparable transitive verb

familiar fréquenter^□ ;

∎ she hangs out with a group of artists elle fréquente un groupe d'artistes

➲ hang over inseparable transitive verb

être suspendu au-dessus de, planer sur;

∎ (a) thick fog hung over the town un brouillard épais flottait au-dessus de la ville;

∎ a question mark hangs over his future un point d'interrogation plane sur son avenir;

∎ a heavy silence hung over the meeting un lourd silence pesait sur l'assemblée;

∎ she has got the threat of redundancy hanging over her head or her une menace de licenciement plane sur elle;

∎ I can't go out with exams hanging over me avec les examens qui approchent, je ne peux pas sortir;

∎ we've got the threat of eviction hanging over us nous risquons d'être expulsés d'une minute à l'autre

➲ hang together intransitive verb

(a) (be united → people) se serrer les coudes

(b) (be consistent → alibi, argument, plot etc) (se) tenir; (→ different alibis, statements) concorder

➲ hang up

1 separable transitive verb

(coat, hat etc) accrocher; Telecommunications (receiver) raccrocher;

∎ to hang up one's boots/gloves/dancing shoes/ etc (retire) raccrocher;

∎ American familiar to hang it up (stop) laisser tomber

2 intransitive verb

(a) Telecommunications raccrocher;

∎ to hang up on sb raccrocher au nez de qn

(b) Computing (cease functioning) s'arrêter

➲ hang with inseparable transitive verb

American familiar

∎ to hang with sb traîner avec qn^□

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2 wall

wo:l
1. noun
1) (something built of stone, brick, plaster, wood etc and used to separate off or enclose something: There's a wall at the bottom of the garden: The Great Wall of China; a garden wall.) muro, tapia, muralla; pared

2) (any of the sides of a building or room: One wall of the room is yellow - the rest are white.) pared

2. verb
((often with in) to enclose (something) with a wall: We've walled in the playground to prevent the children getting out.) amurallar

- walled
- - walled
- wallpaper
3. verb
(to put such paper on: I have wallpapered the front room.) empapelar

- wall-to-wall
- have one's back to the wall
- up the wall

wall n

1. pared / tapia

there was a painting on the wall en la pared había un cuadro

2. muro / muralla

you can walk round the city walls puedes pasear por las murallas de la ciudad

wall

tr[wɔːl]

noun

1 (exterior) muro; (defensive, city) muralla; (garden) tapia; (sea) dique nombre masculino

2 (interior) pared nombre femenino; (partition) tabique nombre masculino; (party) pared nombre femenino medianera; (main) pared nombre femenino maestra

■ shall we hang this picture on the wall? ¿colgamos este cuadro en la pared?

3 SMALLANATOMY/SMALL (of artery, blood vessel) pared nombre femenino; (of abdomen) pared nombre femenino abdominal

4 figurative use (barrier) barrera, muro

5 SMALLSPORT/SMALL barrera

transitive verb

1 (surround with wall) amurallar

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

walls have ears las paredes oyen

to bang one's head against a brick wall darse contra las paredes

to have one's back to the wall estar en un aprieto, estar en un brete

to come up against a brick wall encontrarse con una barrera infranqueable

to drive somebody up the wall volver loco,-a a alguien, hacer.que alguien se suba por las paredes

to go to the wall arruinarse, quebrar

to go up the wall volverse loco,-a, subirse por las paredes

wall lamp / wall light aplique nombre masculino

wall map mapa nombre masculino mural

wall ['wɔl] vt

1)

to wall in : cercar con una pared o un muro, tapiar, amurallar

2)

to wall off : separar con una pared o un muro

3)

to wall up : tapiar, condenar (una ventana, etc.)

wall n

1) : muro m (exterior)

the walls of the city: las murallas de la ciudad

2) : pared f (interior)

3) barrier: barrera f

a wall of mountains: una barrera de montañas

4) : pared f (en anatomía)

wall

v.

• amurallar v.

• murar v.

• poner muro a v.

adj.

• mural adj.

n.

• cerca s.m.

• cercado s.m.

• cerco s.m.

• lienzo s.m.

• muralla s.f.

• muro s.m.

• pared s.f.

• tapia s.f.

wɔːl
noun

1)

a) ( freestanding) muro m; (of castle, city) muralla f

garden wall — tapia f, muro m

it's like talking to a brick wall — es como hablarle a la pared

to go/be driven to the wall — \<\<company/business\>\> irse* a pique

up the wall: she drives me up the wall me saca de quicio, me enerva; she'll go up the wall when she finds out — se va a poner furiosa cuando se entere

b) ( barrier) barrera f

a wall of fire — una barrera de fuego

to come up against a brick wall — darse* de narices contra una pared

2) (of building, room) pared f, muralla f (Chi)

this must not go o pass beyond these (four) walls — esto que no salga de aquí

to have one's back to the wall — estar* en un apuro or en un aprieto

walls have ears — las paredes oyen; (before n)

wall bars — (BrE Sport) espalderas fpl

wall chart — gráfico m mural

wall hanging — tapiz m

wall painting — mural m

3) (of stomach, artery) pared f

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Phrasal Verbs:

- wall in

- wall off

- wall up

[wɔːl]
1. N

1) (interior) (also Anat) pared f ; (outside) muro m ; [of city] muralla f ; (=garden wall) tapia f

the Great Wall of China — la Gran Muralla China

the north wall of the Eiger — la pared norte del Eiger

- come up against a brick wall

talking to him is like talking to a brick wall — hablar con él es como hablar a la pared

- do sth off the wall

- climb or crawl up the walls

- it drives me up the wall

- go up the wall

- go to the wall

- walls have ears

2) (Sport) [of players] barrera f

3) (fig) barrera f

- break the wall of silence

2.

CPD [cupboard, light, clock] de pared; [map, painting] mural

wall bars NPL — (Sport) espalderas fpl

wall chart N — gráfico m mural

wall hanging N — tapiz m

wall socket N — enchufe m de pared

- wall in

- wall off

- wall up

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[wɔːl]
noun

1)

a) ( freestanding) muro m; (of castle, city) muralla f

garden wall — tapia f, muro m

it's like talking to a brick wall — es como hablarle a la pared

to go/be driven to the wall — \<\<company/business\>\> irse* a pique

up the wall: she drives me up the wall me saca de quicio, me enerva; she'll go up the wall when she finds out — se va a poner furiosa cuando se entere

b) ( barrier) barrera f

a wall of fire — una barrera de fuego

to come up against a brick wall — darse* de narices contra una pared

2) (of building, room) pared f, muralla f (Chi)

this must not go o pass beyond these (four) walls — esto que no salga de aquí

to have one's back to the wall — estar* en un apuro or en un aprieto

walls have ears — las paredes oyen; (before n)

wall bars — (BrE Sport) espalderas fpl

wall chart — gráfico m mural

wall hanging — tapiz m

wall painting — mural m

3) (of stomach, artery) pared f

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Phrasal Verbs:

- wall in

- wall off

- wall up

English-spanish dictionary > wall
3 hang

hang [hæŋ]

(preterite, past participle hung)

1. transitive verb

   a. [+ lamp, curtains, decorations, painting] accrocher ; [+ wallpaper] poser

• to hang clothes on the line étendre du linge

• to hang one's head baisser la tête

• the trees were hung with lights les arbres étaient décorés de lumières

   b. (preterite, past participle hanged) [+ criminal] pendre

• he was hanged for murder il a été pendu pour meurtre

• he hanged himself il s'est pendu

2. intransitive verb

   a. [rope, dangling object] pendre (on, from à)

• a suit that hangs well un costume qui tombe bien

• a picture hanging on the wall un tableau accroché au mur

• to hang out of the window [person] se pencher par la fenêtre ; [thing] pendre à la fenêtre

   b. ( = hover) fog hung over the valley un brouillard planait sur la vallée

• the threat of unemployment hangs over us la menace du chômage pèse sur nous

• the question was left hanging in the air la question est restée en suspens

• time hung heavy on his hands il trouvait le temps long

   c. [criminal] être pendu

• he'll hang for it cela lui vaudra la corde

3. noun

• to get the hang of (inf) ( = understand) comprendre

• to get the hang of doing sth attraper le coup (inf) pour faire qch

• you'll soon get the hang of it tu auras vite fait de t'y mettre

• she's getting the hang of her new job elle commence à s'habituer à son nouveau travail

4. compounds

► hang-glider noun deltaplane ® m

► hang-gliding noun deltaplane ® m

• to go hang-gliding faire du deltaplane ® ► hang-up (inf) noun

( = complex) complexe m ( about à cause de)

• to have sexual hang-ups avoir des blocages (sexuels)

► hang about, hang around

1. intransitive verb

( = loiter) traîner ; ( = wait) attendre

• he's always hanging about here il est toujours à traîner par ici

• he got sick of hanging around waiting for me il en a eu marre (inf) de m'attendre

• they always hang around together ils sont toujours ensemble

• to keep sb hanging about faire attendre qn

• hang about! (inf) attends !

2. inseparable transitive verb

• the crowd who hung around the cafe les habitués du café

► hang back intransitive verb

(when walking) rester en arrière

• she hung back from suggesting this elle hésitait à le proposer► hang down intransitive verb pendre

► hang in (inf) intransitive verb s'accrocher

• hang in there, Bill, you're going to make it accroche-toi, Bill, tu vas y arriver► hang on

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = wait) (inf) attendre

• hang on! attendez ! ; (on phone) ne quittez pas !

• hang on, I didn't say that! attends un peu, ce n'est pas ce que j'ai dit !

   b. ( = hold out) tenir bon

• he managed to hang on till help came il réussit à tenir bon jusqu'à l'arrivée des secours

   c. to hang on to sth ( = cling on to) se cramponner à qch ; ( = look after) (inf) garder qch

2. inseparable transitive verb

   a. se cramponner à

• to hang on sb's arm se cramponner au bras de qn

• to hang on sb's every word boire les paroles de qn

   b. ( = depend on) dépendre de

• everything hangs on his decision tout dépend de sa décision

► hang out

1. intransitive verb

   a. [tongue] pendre

• your shirt's hanging out ta chemise pend

• let it all hang out! (inf!) défoulez-vous !

   b. ( = live) (inf) crécher (inf !)

2. separable transitive verb

[+ washing] étendre (dehors)

► hang together intransitive verb

[argument, story] se tenir ; [statements] s'accorder

► hang up

1. intransitive verb

(on telephone) raccrocher

• to hang up on sb raccrocher au nez de qn

2. separable transitive verb

[+ hat, picture] accrocher (on à, sur)

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[hæŋ] 1.
noun

1) ( of garment) tombant m

2) (colloq) ( knack)

to get the hang of something (colloq)/of doing (colloq) — piger (colloq) quelque chose/comment faire

you're getting the hang of it — tu as pigé (colloq)
2.
transitive verb (prét, pp hung)

1) ( suspend) (from projection, hook, coat-hanger) accrocher ( from à; by par; on à); (from string, rope) suspendre ( from à); ( drape over) étendre, mettre ( over sur); ( peg up) étendre [washing] (on sur)

2) (also hang down) ( let dangle) suspendre [rope, line etc] ( out of par); laisser pendre [arm, leg]

to hang one's head in shame — baisser la tête de honte

3) ( decorate with)

to be hung with — être orné de [flags, tapestries]; être décoré de [garlands]

4) ( interior decorating) poser [wallpaper]

5) Construction, Technology poser [door, gate]

6) (prét, pp hanged) pendre [criminal, victim]
3.
intransitive verb (prét, pp hung)

1) ( be suspended) ( on hook) être accroché; ( from height) être suspendu; ( on washing line) être étendu; [arm, leg] pendre

her arm hung over the arm of the chair — son bras pendait de l'accoudoir

my feet hang over the end — mes pieds dépassent

the children were hanging out of the window — les enfants se penchaient à la fenêtre

2) ( drape) [curtain, garment] tomber

3) ( float) [fog, cloud, smoke, smell] flotter

4) ( die) être pendu ( for pour)
4.
reflexive verb (prét, pp hanged)

to hang oneself — se pendre ( from à)

Phrasal Verbs:

- hang around

- hang back

- hang down

- hang on

- hang on to

- hang out

- hang over

- hang together

- hang up

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hang the expense! — (colloq) au diable la dépense!

hanged if I know! — (colloq) je n'en sais fichtre rien! (colloq)

to let it all hang out — (colloq) être relax (colloq); sheep

English-French dictionary > hang
4 hang

1. transitive verb,
hung (see also academic.ru/23063/e">e)

1) (support from above) hängen; aufhängen [Gardinen]

hang something from something — etwas an etwas (Dat.) aufhängen

2) (place on wall) aufhängen [Bild, Gemälde, Zeichnung]

3) (paste up) ankleben [Tapete]

4) (Cookery) abhängen lassen [Fleisch, Wild]

5) p.t., p.p. hanged (execute) hängen, (ugs.) aufhängen ( for wegen)

hang oneself — sich erhängen od. (ugs.) aufhängen

I'll be or I am hanged if... — (fig.) der Henker soll mich holen, wenn...

hang the expense! — die Kosten interessieren mich nicht

6) (let droop)

hang one's head in shame — beschämt den Kopf senken
2. intransitive verb,
hung

1) (be supported from above) hängen; [Kleid usw.:] fallen

hang from the ceiling — an der Decke hängen

hang by a rope — an einem Strick hängen

hang in there! — (coll.) halte durch!

time hangs heavily or heavy on somebody — die Zeit wird jemandem lang

2) (be executed) hängen

3) (droop)

the dog's ears and tail hung [down] — der Hund ließ die Ohren und den Schwanz hängen

his head hung — er hielt den Kopf gesenkt
3. noun, no pl.
get the hang of — (fig. coll.): (get the knack of, understand) klarkommen mit (ugs.) [Gerät, Arbeit]

you'll soon get the hang of it/doing it — du wirst den Bogen bald raushaben (ugs.) /wirst bald raushaben, wie man es macht

Phrasal Verbs:

- hang about

- hang back

- hang on

- hang out

- hang together

- hang up

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[hæŋ]
past tense, past participle - hung; verb

1) (to put or fix, or to be put or fixed, above the ground eg by a hook: We'll hang the picture on that wall; The picture is hanging on the wall.) hängen

2) (to fasten (something), or to be fastened, at the top or side so that it can move freely but cannot fall: A door hangs by its hinges.) hängen

3) ((past tense, past participle hanged) to kill, or to be killed, by having a rope put round the neck and being allowed to drop: Murderers used to be hanged in the United Kingdom, but no-one hangs for murder now.) aufhängen

4) ((often with down or out) to be bending, drooping or falling downwards: The dog's tongue was hanging out; Her hair was hanging down.) hängen

5) (to bow (one's head): He hung his head in shame.) senken

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- hanger
- hanging
- hangings
- hangman
- hangover
- get the hang of
- hang about/around
- hang back
- hang in the balance
- hang on
- hang together
- hang up
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hang

[hæŋ]

I. n no pl

1. (fall) of drapery Fall m; of clothes Sitz m

2. (position) of pictures, exhibits Platzierung f; of sb's head [Kopf]haltung f

3. ( fig fam)

to get the \hang of sth (master a skill) bei etw dat den [richtigen] Dreh [o Bogen] herausbekommen fam; (understand) auf den [richtigen] Trichter kommen BRD fam

he managed to get the \hang of philosophy er kriegte einen Draht zur Philosophie fam

II. vt

<hung, hung>

1. (put on hook, hanger)

▪ to \hang sth etw aufhängen

▪ to \hang sth [up]on sth clothing on hanger etw an etw dat aufhängen, etw an etw akk hängen

to \hang sth from a hook etw an einem Haken aufhängen

2. (put on wall)

▪ to \hang sth painting, etc. etw aufhängen

the Tate Gallery hung her works die Tate Gallery stellte ihre Werke aus

to \hang a door eine Tür einhängen

to \hang sth from a nail etw an einem Nagel aufhängen, etw an einen Nagel hängen

to \hang wallpaper [on a wall] [eine Wand] tapezieren

3. (decorate)

▪ to \hang sth with sth etw mit etw dat behängen

4.

<hung or -ed, hung or -ed>

(execute)

▪ to \hang sb jdn [auf]hängen

▪ to \hang oneself sich akk aufhängen [o erhängen]

to \hang sb in effigy jdn symbolisch aufhängen

to be hung [or \hanged], drawn and quartered ( hist) gehängt, gestreckt und gevierteilt werden

the \hang 'em and flog 'em BRIT ( pej) die Befürworter der Todesstrafe

5. (let droop)

to \hang one's head den Kopf hängen lassen

to \hang one's head in shame beschämt den Kopf senken

6. ( fig: postpone)

to \hang fire [es] abwarten [können]

7. FOOD meat etw abhängen [lassen]

8.

▶ \hang the cost [or expense]! ganz egal, was es kostet!

▶ I'll be [or I'm] \hanged! da will ich verdammt sein! fam

▶ I'll be \hanged if... der Teufel soll mich holen, wenn... fam

▶ I'm [or I'll be] \hanged if I know das juckt mich nicht die Bohne! fam, das ist mir Wurst! ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ fam, das ist mir Blunzen [o ÖSTERR Powidl]! sl

▶ \hang it [all]! zum Henker [o Kuckuck] damit! fam, verdammt! fam

▶ you might as well be \hanged [or hung] for a sheep as for a lamb esp BRIT, AUS ( prov) wenn schon, denn schon

III. vi

1.

<hung, hung>

(be suspended) hängen; (fall) clothes fallen, herunterhängen pej

the curtains \hang in thick folds die Vorhänge werfen breite Falten

a heavy gold necklace hung around her neck eine schwere Goldkette lag um ihren Hals

to \hang from a hook an einem Haken hängen

▪ to \hang down herunterhängen, herabhängen geh

2.

<hung, hung>

(bend) behangen sein

the branches hung heavy with snow die Äste hingen voll Schnee

3.

<hanged, hanged>

(die by execution) hängen

let sb/sth go \hang ( hum) jdn/etw abschreiben fam

4.

<hung, hung>

(remain in air) mist, smoke, smell hängen, schweben geh

to \hang in the balance ( fig) in der Schwebe sein

▪ to \hang above [or over] sb/sth über jdm/etw hängen [o geh schweben

5.

<hung, hung>

(rely on)

▪ to \hang [up]on sb/sth von jdm/etw abhängen

6.

<hung, hung>

(listen carefully)

▪ to \hang upon sth etw dat folgen

to \hang on sb's [every] word an jds Lippen hängen

7.

<hung, hung>

(keep)

▪ to \hang onto sth etw behalten

8.

<hung, hung>

AM ( fam: expression of negative emotion)

sb can go \hang! zum Henker [o Kuckuck] mit jdm!, jd kann mir [mal] gestohlen bleiben!

9.

<hung, hung>

AM ( fam: loll about)

to \hang at a place an einem Ort rumhängen [o herumlümmeln] fam, sich akk an einem Ort herumtreiben [o fam herumdrücken

10. COMPUT sich aufhängen

11.

▶ to \hang by a hair [or thread] an einem [dünnen [o seidenen]] Faden hängen

▶ to \hang in [ BRIT on] there ( fam) am Ball [o bei der Stange] bleiben fam

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[hŋ] vb: pret, ptp hung
1. vt

1) hängen; painting, curtains, decorations, clothes aufhängen; door, gate einhängen; (COOK) game abhängen lassen

to hang wallpaper — tapezieren

to hang sth from sth — etw an etw (dat) aufhängen

to hang sth on a hook —

to hang clothes on the line — Wäsche auf die Leine hängen

2)

the rooms of the castle were hung with priceless pictures — kostbare Gemälde hingen in den Räumen des Schlosses

the walls were hung with tapestries — die Wände waren mit Gobelins behängt

they hung the windows/streets with bunting — sie schmückten die Fenster/Straßen mit Fahnen

3)

to hang one's head — den Kopf hängen lassen

4)

to hang fire ( lit : guns ) — das Feuer einstellen; ( fig, people ) zögern

I think we should hang fire a little longer (fig) — ich glaube, wir sollten noch etwas (zu)warten

5) pret, ptp hanged criminal hängen, aufhängen, henken (form)

hung, drawn and quartered — gehängt, gestreckt und gevierteilt

to hang oneself — sich erhängen or aufhängen (inf)

6) (inf)

hang him! — zum Kuckuck mit ihm

(I'm) hanged if I will... — den Teufel werd ich... (inf)

(I'm) hanged if I know — weiß der Henker (inf)

hang it! — so ein Mist (inf), verflixt (noch mal) (inf)

hang the cost! — ist doch piepegal, was es kostet (inf)

2. vi

1) (curtains, painting) hängen (on an +dat, from von); (drapery, clothes, hair) fallen; (inelegantly) (herunter)hängen; (pheasant etc) abhängen

2) (gloom, fog etc) hängen (over über +dat)

to hang in the air (fig) — in der Schwebe sein

the question was left hanging in the air — die Frage blieb im Raum stehen

the hawk hung motionless in the sky — der Falke stand bewegungslos in der Luft

time hangs heavy on my hands —

the constant threat of unemployment hangs over us or our heads — über uns hängt die ständige Angst vor der Arbeitslosigkeit

See:

→ also balance

3) (criminal) gehängt werden, hängen

to be sentenced to hang — zum Tod durch Erhängen verurteilt werden

4)

it/he can go hang! (inf) — es/er kann mir gestohlen bleiben (inf)

how's it hanging? ( US sl ) — wie gehts, wie stehts?

3. n

1) (of drapery) Fall m; (of suit) Sitz m

2) no pl (inf)

to get the hang of sth — den (richtigen) Dreh bei etw herauskriegen or -finden (inf)

to get the hang of doing sth — den Dreh herausbekommen, wie man etw macht (inf)

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hang [hæŋ]

A s

1. Hängen n, Fall m, Sitz m (eines Kleids etc)

2. umg

a) Bedeutung f, Sinn m

b) (richtige) Handhabung:

get the hang of sth etwas kapieren, hinter etwas kommen, den Dreh rauskriegen bei etwas (alle umg);

have the hang of sth etwas kapiert haben, etwas raushaben

3. I don’t care ( oder give) a hang! umg das ist mir völlig schnuppe!

4. (kurze) Pause, Stillstand m

5. Abhang m, Neigung f

B v/t prät und pperf hung [hʌŋ] oder (für 9 und 10) hanged

1. (from, to, on) aufhängen (an dat), hängen (an akk):

hang sth on a hook;

be hung to ( oder from) aufgehängt sein oder hängen an (dat), herabhängen von;

hang sth on sb fig jemandem etwas anhängen

2. (zum Trocknen etc) aufhängen:

hung beef gedörrtes Rindfleisch

3. TECH eine Tür, eine Karosserie etc einhängen

4. (auf)hängen:

hang o.s. sich erhängen ( from an einem Baum etc; by an seiner Krawatte etc);

I’ll be hanged first! umg eher lasse ich mich hängen!;

I’ll be hanged if … umg ich will mich hängen lassen, wenn …;

hang it (all)! umg zum Henker damit!

5. a) jemanden an den Galgen bringen

b) fig jemandem das Genick brechen

6. den Kopf hängen lassen oder senken

7. eine Wand etc behängen ( with mit):

the walls were hung with … auch an den Wänden hingen …

8. Tapeten anbringen, ankleben

9. JUR US die Geschworenen an der Entscheidung hindern (durch Nichtzustimmung):

it was a hung jury die Geschworenen konnten sich (über die Schuldfrage) nicht einigen

10. → fire A 9

C v/i

1. hängen, baumeln ( beide:

by, on an dat):

hang by a rope;

hang by a thread fig an einem Faden hängen;

hang in the air bes fig in der Luft hängen;

hang on(to) ( oder upon) sb’s lips ( oder words) an jemandes Lippen hängen; → balance A 2

2. hängen, ein- oder aufgehängt sein

3. hängen, gehängt werden:

he will hang for it dafür wird er hängen;

let sth go hang umg sich den Teufel um etwas scheren;

let it go hang! umg zum Henker damit!

4. (herab)hängen, fallen (Kleid, Vorhang etc)

5. sich senken, sich neigen, abfallen

6. hang on fig hängen an (dat), abhängen von

7. hang on fig sich hängen an (akk), sich festhalten an (dat), sich klammern an (akk)

8. unentschlossen sein, zögern

9. → heavy C

10. hang tough umg stur oder hart bleiben, nicht nachgeben

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1. transitive verb,
hung (see also e)

1) (support from above) hängen; aufhängen [Gardinen]

hang something from something — etwas an etwas (Dat.) aufhängen

2) (place on wall) aufhängen [Bild, Gemälde, Zeichnung]

3) (paste up) ankleben [Tapete]

4) (Cookery) abhängen lassen [Fleisch, Wild]

5) p.t., p.p. hanged (execute) hängen, (ugs.) aufhängen ( for wegen)

hang oneself — sich erhängen od. (ugs.) aufhängen

I'll be or I am hanged if... — (fig.) der Henker soll mich holen, wenn...

hang the expense! — die Kosten interessieren mich nicht

6) (let droop)

hang one's head in shame — beschämt den Kopf senken
2. intransitive verb,
hung

1) (be supported from above) hängen; [Kleid usw.:] fallen

hang from the ceiling — an der Decke hängen

hang by a rope — an einem Strick hängen

hang in there! — (coll.) halte durch!

time hangs heavily or heavy on somebody — die Zeit wird jemandem lang

2) (be executed) hängen

3) (droop)

the dog's ears and tail hung [down] — der Hund ließ die Ohren und den Schwanz hängen

his head hung — er hielt den Kopf gesenkt
3. noun, no pl.
get the hang of — (fig. coll.): (get the knack of, understand) klarkommen mit (ugs.) [Gerät, Arbeit]

you'll soon get the hang of it/doing it — du wirst den Bogen bald raushaben (ugs.) /wirst bald raushaben, wie man es macht

Phrasal Verbs:

- hang about

- hang back

- hang on

- hang out

- hang together

- hang up

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v.

(§ p.,p.p.: hung) (•§ p.,p.p.: hanged•)

= aufhängen v.

hängen v.

(§ p.,pp.: hing, gehangen)

schweben v.

English-german dictionary > hang
5 hang

[hæŋ] n

no pl

1) ( fall) of drapery Fall m; of clothes Sitz m

2) ( position) of pictures, exhibits Platzierung f; of sb's head [Kopf]haltung f;

3)( fig) ( fam);

to get the \hang of sth ( master a skill) bei etw dat den [richtigen] Dreh [o Bogen] herausbekommen ( fam) ( understand) auf den [richtigen] Trichter kommen ( fam)

he managed to get the \hang of philosophy er kriegte einen Draht zur Philosophie ( fam) vt <hung, hung>

1) (put on hook, hanger)

to \hang sth etw aufhängen;

to \hang sth [up]on sth clothing on hanger etw an etw dat aufhängen, etw an etw akk hängen;

to \hang sth from a hook etw an einem Haken aufhängen

2) ( put on wall)

to \hang sth painting, etc etw aufhängen;

the Tate Gallery hung her works die Tate Gallery stellte ihre Werke aus;

to \hang a door eine Tür einhängen;

to \hang sth from a nail etw an einem Nagel aufhängen, etw an einen Nagel hängen;

to \hang wallpaper [on a wall] [eine Wand] tapezieren

3) ( decorate)

to \hang sth with sth etw mit etw dat behängen

4) hung or -ed, hung or - ed> ( execute)

to \hang sb jdn [auf]hängen;

to \hang oneself sich akk aufhängen [o erhängen];

to \hang sb in effigy jdn symbolisch aufhängen;

to be hung [or \hanged] , drawn and quartered (hist) gehängt, gestreckt und gevierteilt werden;

the \hang 'em and flog 'em ( Brit) ( pej) die Befürworter der Todesstrafe

5) ( let droop)

to \hang one's head den Kopf hängen lassen;

to \hang one's head in shame beschämt den Kopf senken;

6) (fig: postpone)

to \hang fire [es] abwarten [können]

7) food meat etw abhängen [lassen]

PHRASES:

\hang the cost [or expense] ! ganz egal, was es kostet!;

you might as well be \hanged [or hung] for a sheep as for a lamb (esp Brit, Aus) ( prov) wenn schon, denn schon;

I'll be [or I'm] \hanged! da will ich verdammt sein! ( fam)

I'll be \hanged if... der Teufel soll mich holen, wenn... ( fam)

I'm [or I'll be] \hanged if I know das juckt mich nicht die Bohne! ( fam)

\hang it [all]! zum Henker [o Kuckuck] damit! ( fam), verdammt! ( fam) vi

1) <hung, hung> ( be suspended) hängen;

( fall) clothes fallen, herunterhängen ( pej)

the curtains \hang in thick folds die Vorhänge werfen breite Falten;

a heavy gold necklace hung around her neck eine schwere Goldkette lag um ihren Hals;

to \hang from a hook an einem Haken hängen;

to \hang down herunterhängen, herabhängen ( geh)

2) hung, hung> ( bend) behangen sein;

the branches hung heavy with snow die Äste hingen voll Schnee

3) hanged, hanged> ( die by execution) hängen;

let sb/sth go \hang ( hum) jdn/etw abschreiben ( fam)

4) hung, hung> ( remain in air) mist, smoke, smell hängen, schweben ( geh)

to \hang in the balance ( fig) in der Schwebe sein;

to \hang above [or over] sb/ sth über jdm/etw hängen [o ( geh) schweben];

5) hung, hung> ( rely on)

to \hang [up]on sb/ sth von jdm/etw abhängen

6) hung, hung> ( listen carefully)

to \hang upon sth etw dat folgen;

to \hang on sb's [every] word an jds Lippen fpl hängen

7) hung, hung> ( keep)

to \hang onto sth etw behalten

8) hung, hung> (Am) (fam: expression of negative emotion)

sb can go \hang! zum Henker [o Kuckuck] mit jdm!, jd kann mir [mal] gestohlen bleiben!

9) hung, hung> (Am) (fam: loll about)

to \hang at a place an einem Ort rumhängen [o herumlümmeln] ( fam), sich akk an einem Ort herumtreiben [o ( fam) herumdrücken];

PHRASES:

to \hang by a hair [or thread] an einem [dünnen [o seidenen] ] Faden hängen;

to \hang in [ ( Brit) on] there ( fam) am Ball [o bei der Stange] bleiben ( fam)

English-German students dictionary > hang
6 hang

I [hæŋ]
nome

1) sart.

the hang of a dress — il modo in cui cade un vestito

2) colloq. (knack)

to get the hang of sth., of doing — capire come funziona qcs., come si fa
II 1. [hæŋ]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. hung)

1) (suspend) appendere, attaccare ( from a; by a, per; on a); (drape over) stendere ( over su); (peg up) stendere [ washing] (on su)

2) (anche hang down) (let dangle) sospendere [rope, line] ( out of a); fare ciondolare, fare penzolare [arm, leg]

to hang one's head in shame — chinare il capo per la vergogna

3) (decorate with)

to be hung with — essere ornato o addobbato di [flags, tapestries]; essere decorato con [ garlands]

4) (interior decorating) attaccare, incollare [ wallpaper]

5) ing. tecn. montare, incardinare [door, gate]

6) gastr. fare frollare [ game]

7) (pass., p.pass. hanged) impiccare [criminal, victim] ( for per)
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. hung)

1) (be suspended) (on hook) essere appeso; (from height) essere sospeso; (on washing line) essere steso

to hang from the ceiling — [ chandelier] pendere dal soffitto

her arm hung limply over the arm of the chair — il suo braccio pendeva mollemente dal bracciolo

the children were hanging out of the window — i bambini si sporgevano dalla finestra

his paintings hang in the Louvre — i suoi quadri sono esposti al Louvre

2) sart. (drape)

the dress hangs properly — il vestito cade bene

3) (float) [fog, cloud] incombere, permanere; [smoke, smell] ristagnare

4) (pass., p.pass. hanged) (die) morire impiccato
3.
verbo riflessivo (pass., p.pass. hanged)

to hang oneself — impiccarsi ( from a)

- hang about

- hang around

- hang back

- hang behind

- hang down

- hang on

- hang on to

- hang out

- hang over

- hang together

- hang up

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hang it all! — colloq. al diavolo!

hang the expense! — colloq. al diavolo i soldi! crepi l'avarizia!

hanged if I know! — colloq. che mi venga un colpo se lo so!

to let it all hang out — colloq. lasciarsi andare

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[hæŋ]
past tense, past participle - hung; verb

1) (to put or fix, or to be put or fixed, above the ground eg by a hook: We'll hang the picture on that wall; The picture is hanging on the wall.) appendere, attaccare

2) (to fasten (something), or to be fastened, at the top or side so that it can move freely but cannot fall: A door hangs by its hinges.) girare, collocare

3) ((past tense, past participle hanged) to kill, or to be killed, by having a rope put round the neck and being allowed to drop: Murderers used to be hanged in the United Kingdom, but no-one hangs for murder now.) impiccare

4) ((often with down or out) to be bending, drooping or falling downwards: The dog's tongue was hanging out; Her hair was hanging down.) penzolare; ricadere

5) (to bow (one's head): He hung his head in shame.) abbassare

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- hanger
- hanging
- hangings
- hangman
- hangover
- get the hang of
- hang about/around
- hang back
- hang in the balance
- hang on
- hang together
- hang up
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hang /hæŋ/
n.

1 [u] modo di pendere (o di sporgere); inclinazione ( del capo, ecc.)

2 [u] aplomb (franc.); appiombo; modo di cadere ( di abiti, ecc.)

3 ( ginnastica) sospensione ( a un attrezzo)

● hang-up ► hangup □ (fam.) to get the hang of, impratichirsi di; imparare a usare; fare la mano a □ (fam.) not to care (o not to give) a hang about, infischiarsene (o fregarsene) di: I don't give a hang about what other people think, me ne frego di quel che pensano gli altri.
♦ (to) hang /hæŋ/
(pass. e p. p. hung, ma hanged nel senso di impiccare)

A v. t.

1 appendere; sospendere; attaccare; stendere ( ad asciugare): to hang a photo on the wall, appendere una foto al muro: I'll hang the washing out in the terrace, stenderò la biancheria nella terrazza; to hang wallpaper [the curtains], attaccare carta da parati [le tendine]

2 decorare di; ornare con: The hall was hung with flags, la sala era ornata (o pavesata) di bandiere

3 collocare, mettere, porre, montare ( su cardini e sim.)

4 appendere ( carne, ecc.) a essiccare; appendere ( selvaggina) a frollare: hung beef, carne di manzo essiccata

5 impiccare: The murderer was hanged, l'assassino è stato impiccato

6 ( arte) esporre ( quadri e sim.)

7 affibbiare, appioppare ( un soprannome, ecc.)

B v. i.

1 pendere; penzolare; essere appeso (o attaccato); stare sospeso: The greyhound's tongue was hanging out, il levriero aveva la lingua di fuori (o penzoloni); The boy was hanging from a tree, il ragazzo era attaccato a un albero

2 ( di un uscio, ecc.) essere collocato, girare ( su cardini e sim.)

3 ( di decisione, ecc.: spec. to hang in the balance) essere in sospeso; pendere (fig.); essere incerto

4 (fig.) indugiare, trattenersi; permanere, persistere; rimanere sospeso: The smell of soup hung in the room, l'odore della zuppa persisteva (o ristagnava) nella stanza; The hawk hung in the air, il falco restava sospeso (o immobile) nell'aria

5 ( USA) ► hang out

6 ( di un quadro) essere esposto

7 ( d'abito) cadere ( bene, male, ecc.): This coat hangs well, questo cappotto cade bene

8 (comput.: di un computer che non risponde più agli input dell'utente) bloccarsi; arrestarsi improvvisamente

9 morire impiccato; finire sulla forca

● to hang fire, ( d'arma da fuoco) sparare in ritardo, far cilecca; (fig.) indugiare, rimanere in sospeso; prendersi una pausa □ (fam. USA) to hang a left [right] turn, prendere (o svoltare) a sinistra [a destra] □ (fam. USA) to hang ( one's) hat, andare a stare, andare ad abitare □ to hang one's head ( in shame), abbassare la testa, stare a capo chino ( per la vergogna) □ to hang heavy, gravare, aleggiare; ( del tempo) trascorrere lentamente □ ( di stoffa, ecc.) to hang in folds, ricadere in pieghe □ (fam.) to hang (on) in there, resistere; tenere duro; non mollare □ to hang oneself, impiccarsi □ (fam. GB) Hang it ( all)!, accidenti!; maledizione!; al diavolo! □ (fam., spec. USA) to hang loose!, rilassarsi: Hang loose!, rilassati!, non preoccuparti! □ (fam. GB) Hang st.!, al diavolo!; chi se ne importa di qc.!: Let's have another slice of cake and hang the diet!, prendiamo un'altra fetta di torta e al diavolo la dieta! □ (fam. USA) to hang tough, essere irremovibile; tenere duro □ (volg.) Go hang!, impiccati!, va al diavolo! □ I'll be hanged if…, che il diavolo mi porti se…; che Dio mi fulmini se… □ (prov.) One might (o may) as well be hanged for a sheep as ( for) a lamb, poiché la pena è la stessa, tanto vale commettere il peccato più grave.
NOTA D'USO: - hanged o hung?-
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I [hæŋ]
nome

1) sart.

the hang of a dress — il modo in cui cade un vestito

2) colloq. (knack)

to get the hang of sth., of doing — capire come funziona qcs., come si fa
II 1. [hæŋ]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. hung)

1) (suspend) appendere, attaccare ( from a; by a, per; on a); (drape over) stendere ( over su); (peg up) stendere [ washing] (on su)

2) (anche hang down) (let dangle) sospendere [rope, line] ( out of a); fare ciondolare, fare penzolare [arm, leg]

to hang one's head in shame — chinare il capo per la vergogna

3) (decorate with)

to be hung with — essere ornato o addobbato di [flags, tapestries]; essere decorato con [ garlands]

4) (interior decorating) attaccare, incollare [ wallpaper]

5) ing. tecn. montare, incardinare [door, gate]

6) gastr. fare frollare [ game]

7) (pass., p.pass. hanged) impiccare [criminal, victim] ( for per)
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. hung)

1) (be suspended) (on hook) essere appeso; (from height) essere sospeso; (on washing line) essere steso

to hang from the ceiling — [ chandelier] pendere dal soffitto

her arm hung limply over the arm of the chair — il suo braccio pendeva mollemente dal bracciolo

the children were hanging out of the window — i bambini si sporgevano dalla finestra

his paintings hang in the Louvre — i suoi quadri sono esposti al Louvre

2) sart. (drape)

the dress hangs properly — il vestito cade bene

3) (float) [fog, cloud] incombere, permanere; [smoke, smell] ristagnare

4) (pass., p.pass. hanged) (die) morire impiccato
3.
verbo riflessivo (pass., p.pass. hanged)

to hang oneself — impiccarsi ( from a)

- hang about

- hang around

- hang back

- hang behind

- hang down

- hang on

- hang on to

- hang out

- hang over

- hang together

- hang up

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hang it all! — colloq. al diavolo!

hang the expense! — colloq. al diavolo i soldi! crepi l'avarizia!

hanged if I know! — colloq. che mi venga un colpo se lo so!

to let it all hang out — colloq. lasciarsi andare

English-Italian dictionary > hang
7 hang

hæŋ
past tense, past participle - hung; verb

1) (to put or fix, or to be put or fixed, above the ground eg by a hook: We'll hang the picture on that wall; The picture is hanging on the wall.) colgar

2) (to fasten (something), or to be fastened, at the top or side so that it can move freely but cannot fall: A door hangs by its hinges.) colgar, pender

3) ((past tense, past participle hanged) to kill, or to be killed, by having a rope put round the neck and being allowed to drop: Murderers used to be hanged in the United Kingdom, but no-one hangs for murder now.) colgar, ahorcar

4) ((often with down or out) to be bending, drooping or falling downwards: The dog's tongue was hanging out; Her hair was hanging down.) colgar; caer

5) (to bow (one's head): He hung his head in shame.) inclinar, bajar

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- hanger
- hanging
- hangings
- hangman
- hangover
- get the hang of
- hang about/around
- hang back
- hang in the balance
- hang on
- hang together
- hang up

hang vb

1. colgar

I hung the picture on the wall colgué el cuadro en la pared

Cuande hang quiere decir colgar, el pasado y el participio pasado es hung

2. ahorcar

he was hanged for murder lo ahorcaron por asesinato

Cuando hang quiere decir ahorcar, es un verbo regular: hang, hanged, hanged

hang

tr[hæŋ]

transitive verb

1 (pt & pp hung tr[hʌŋ]) (gen) colgar

2 (pt & pp hung tr[hʌŋ]) (wallpaper) colocar

3 (pt & pp hanged) SMALLLAW/SMALL ahorcar

intransitive verb

1 (pt & pp hung tr[hʌŋ]) colgar, pender (float) flotar

2 (pt & pp hung tr[hʌŋ]) (dress etc) caer

3 (pt & pp hanged) SMALLLAW/SMALL ser ahorcado,-a

noun

1 (of dress etc) caída

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

hang loose! familiar ¡tranqui!

to get the hang of something cogerle el tranquillo a algo

to hang in the air flotar en el aire

to hang up one's boots colgar las botas

hang ['hæŋ] v, hung ['hʌŋ] ; hanging vt

1) suspend: colgar, tender, suspender

2) past tense often hanged execute: colgar, ahorcar

3)

to hang one's head : bajar la cabeza

hang vi

1) fall: caer (dícese de las telas y la ropa)

2) dangle: colgar

3) hover: flotar, sostenerse en el aire

4) : ser ahorcado

5) droop: inclinarse

6)

to hang up : colgar

he hung up on me: me colgó

hang n

1) drape: caída f

2)

to get the hang of something : colgarle el truco a algo, lograr entender algo

hang

n.

• sentido s.m.

• significado s.m.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: hung) (•§ p.,p.p.: hanged•) = ahorcar v.

• guindar v.

• inclinar v.

• pender v.

• suspender v.

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1. hæŋ
transitive verb

1) (past & past p hung)

a) ( suspend) \<\<coat/picture\>\> colgar*

the streets were hung with flags — las calles estaban adornadas con banderas

b) ( put in position) \<\<door/gate\>\> colocar*, montar

to hang wallpaper — empapelar

c) ( Culin) \<\<game\>\> manir

d)

to hang one's head — bajar or inclinar la cabeza

2) (past & past p hanged or hung) ( execute) ahorcar*, colgar*

2.

vi

1) (past p hung)

a) ( be suspended) colgar*, pender (liter), estar* colgado

to hang BY/FROM/ON something — colgar* de algo

it's hanging on the wall — está colgado en la pared

they were hanging on his every word — estaban totalmente pendientes de lo que decía or de sus palabras

hang loose! — (esp AmE sl) tranquilo!

to hang tough on something — (AmE) mantenerse* firme en algo

b) ( hover) \<\<fog/smoke\>\> flotar; \<\<bird\>\> planear, cernerse*

to hang OVER something: the mist hung over the marshes la bruma flotaba sobre las marismas; I still have that essay hanging over me — todavía tengo ese ensayo pendiente

c) \<\<clothing/fabric\>\> caer*

that skirt hangs very well — esa falda tiene muy buena caída or cae muy bien

2) (past & past p hanged or hung) ( be executed)

his murderers should hang for their crime — sus asesinos deberían ir a la horca por este crimen

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Phrasal Verbs:

- hang about

- hang around

- hang back

- hang in

- hang on

- hang out

- hang together

- hang up

- hang upon

II

noun (no pl) ( of garment) caída f

to get the hang of something — (colloq) agarrarle la onda a algo (AmL fam), cogerle* el tranquillo a algo (Esp fam), agarrarle la mano a algo (CS fam)

[hæŋ] (pt, pp hung)
1. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=suspend) [+ coat, curtains] colgar; [+ picture] (on wall) colgar; (as exhibit) exponer; [+ washing] tender; [+ wallpaper] pegar; [+ door] colocar; (Culin) [+ game] manir

he hung the rope over the side of the boat — colgó la cuerda de la borda del barco

are you any good at hanging wallpaper? — ¿se te da bien empapelar?

- hang one's head

he hung his head in shame — bajó or agachó la cabeza avergonzado
peg 1., 3), hung over
2) (=decorate) adornar

the walls were hung with tapestries — las paredes estaban adornadas con tapices

trees hung with lights — árboles adornados con luces

3) (pt, pp hanged)

a) [+ criminal] ahorcar

he was hanged, drawn and quartered — lo ahorcaron, destriparon y descuartizaron

to hang o.s. — ahorcarse

- I might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb

b) †
* (=damn)
hang the expense! — ¡al diablo (con) los gastos!

hang it (all)! — ¡qué demonios!

I'll be hanged if I know! — ¡que me aspen or maten si lo sé!

4) (US) (=turn)

hang a right here — gira or dobla or tuerce a la derecha aquí

5) (=hold)
see fire 1., 7)
2. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=be suspended) colgar

• a light-bulb was hanging from the ceiling — una bombilla colgaba del techo

I was hanging from the ledge by my fingertips — estaba colgado de la cornisa sujeto por la punta de los dedos

• his portrait hangs in the National Gallery — su retrato está expuesto en la National Gallery

• let your arms hang loose at your sides — deje los brazos sueltos or caídos

hang loose! — (US) * (fig) ¡tranqui! *, ¡relájate!

• your coat is hanging on the hook — tu abrigo está colgado en el perchero

a picture hanging on the wall — un cuadro colgado en la pared

- and thereby hangs a tale
thread 1., 1)
2) (=be positioned)

• to hang open: the door hung open — (=not closed) la puerta estaba abierta; (=partly off hinges) la puerta estaba encajada

her mouth hung open in surprise — se quedó boquiabierta

• to hang out of the window — [person] asomarse por la ventana; [thing] colgar de la ventana

• I can't work with you hanging over me like that — no puedo trabajar contigo pendiente de todo lo que hago

3) (=flow) [rope, garment, hair] caer

• her hair hangs down her back — el pelo le cae por la espalda

• it's a fabric that hangs well — es una tela que tiene muy buena caída

4) (pt, pp hanged) (=be hanged) [criminal] morir en la horca

he'll hang for it — lo ahorcarán por esto

5) (=hover) [fog] flotar

• his breath hung in the icy air — su aliento flotaba en el aire helado

the hawk hung motionless in the sky — el halcón se cernía inmóvil en el cielo

• the threat hanging over us — la amenaza que se cierne sobre nosotros

a question mark hangs over many of their futures — se cierne un or una interrogante sobre el porvenir de muchos de ellos

6)

- go hang

he can go hang as far as I'm concerned — por mí que se pudra

- hang tough

she hung tough despite the pressure — pese a las presiones no dio su brazo a torcer

3. NOUN

1) [of garment] caída f

2)

- get the hang of sth

I'll never get the hang of this oven — nunca aprenderé a usar este horno, nunca le cogeré el tranquillo a este horno

- I don't give or care a hang

- hang about

- hang around

- hang back

- hang in

- hang on

- hang on to

- hang out

- hang round

- hang together

- hang up

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1. [hæŋ]
transitive verb

1) (past & past p hung)

a) ( suspend) \<\<coat/picture\>\> colgar*

the streets were hung with flags — las calles estaban adornadas con banderas

b) ( put in position) \<\<door/gate\>\> colocar*, montar

to hang wallpaper — empapelar

c) ( Culin) \<\<game\>\> manir

d)

to hang one's head — bajar or inclinar la cabeza

2) (past & past p hanged or hung) ( execute) ahorcar*, colgar*

2.

vi

1) (past p hung)

a) ( be suspended) colgar*, pender (liter), estar* colgado

to hang BY/FROM/ON something — colgar* de algo

it's hanging on the wall — está colgado en la pared

they were hanging on his every word — estaban totalmente pendientes de lo que decía or de sus palabras

hang loose! — (esp AmE sl) tranquilo!

to hang tough on something — (AmE) mantenerse* firme en algo

b) ( hover) \<\<fog/smoke\>\> flotar; \<\<bird\>\> planear, cernerse*

to hang OVER something: the mist hung over the marshes la bruma flotaba sobre las marismas; I still have that essay hanging over me — todavía tengo ese ensayo pendiente

c) \<\<clothing/fabric\>\> caer*

that skirt hangs very well — esa falda tiene muy buena caída or cae muy bien

2) (past & past p hanged or hung) ( be executed)

his murderers should hang for their crime — sus asesinos deberían ir a la horca por este crimen

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Phrasal Verbs:

- hang about

- hang around

- hang back

- hang in

- hang on

- hang out

- hang together

- hang up

- hang upon

II

noun (no pl) ( of garment) caída f

to get the hang of something — (colloq) agarrarle la onda a algo (AmL fam), cogerle* el tranquillo a algo (Esp fam), agarrarle la mano a algo (CS fam)

English-spanish dictionary > hang
8 wall

1. noun
1) (of building, part of structure) Wand, die; (external, also free-standing) Mauer, die

town/garden wall — Stadt-/Gartenmauer, die

the south wall of the house — die Südwand des Hauses

a concrete wall — eine Betonwand/-mauer

the Great Wall of China — die Chinesische Mauer

the Berlin Wall — (Hist.) die [Berliner] Mauer

2) (internal) Wand, die

be hanging on the wall — an der Wand hängen

hang a picture on the wall — ein Bild an die Wand hängen

drive or send somebody up the wall — (fig. coll.) jemanden auf die Palme bringen (ugs.)

go up the wall — (fig. coll.) die Wände hochgehen (ugs.)

3) (Mount., Min.) Wand, die; (fig.) Mauer, die

a wall of water/fire — (fig.) eine Wasser-/Feuerwand

the North Wall of the Eiger — die Eigernordwand; (fig.)

a wall of silence/prejudice — eine Mauer des Schweigens/von Vorurteilen
2. transitive verb
[be] walled — von einer Mauer/Mauern umgeben [sein]

X is a walled city/town — X hat eine Stadtmauer

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/93584/wall_in">wall in

- wall off

- wall up
•• Cultural note:
Wall Street

Eine Straße nahe der Südspitze der Insel Manhattan in New York mit wichtigen Banken und Börsen. Der Name ist auch ein Synonym für die New York Stock Exchange

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[wo:l] 1. noun
1) (something built of stone, brick, plaster, wood etc and used to separate off or enclose something: There's a wall at the bottom of the garden: The Great Wall of China; a garden wall.) die Mauer

2) (any of the sides of a building or room: One wall of the room is yellow - the rest are white.) die Wand
2. verb
((often with in) to enclose (something) with a wall: We've walled in the playground to prevent the children getting out.) ummauern

- walled
- -walled
- wallpaper 3. verb
(to put such paper on: I have wallpapered the front room.) tapezieren

- wall-to-wall
- have one's back to the wall
- up the wall
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wall

[wɔ:l]

I. n

1. (of a house, town) Mauer f; (of a room) Wand f; (around a plot) Mauer f, Einfriedung f

this is like banging your head against a brick \wall das ist, als ob man mit dem Kopf gegen eine Wand rennt

city \wall Stadtmauer f

the Berlin W\wall ( hist) die Berliner Mauer hist

the Great W\wall of China die Chinesische Mauer

dry-stone \wall Bruchsteinmauer f

2. MED, ANAT Wand f

artery \wall Arterienwand f

3. (of a tyre) Mantel m

4. (barrier) Mauer f

a \wall of men eine Mauer von Menschen

a \wall of silence ( fig) eine Mauer des Schweigens

a \wall of water eine Wasserwand

a \wall of words ein Wortschwall m pej

5.

▶ to climb the \walls in anger die Wände hochgehen fam; due to worry vor Sorgen verrückt werden fam

▶ to drive [or send] sb up the \wall jdn zur Weißglut treiben fam

▶ to be a fly on the \wall Mäuschen spielen fam

▶ to go to the \wall Konkurs machen

▶ to go up the \wall die Wände hochgehen fam, ausrasten fam

▶ this must not go beyond these four \walls das muss innerhalb dieser vier Wände bleiben

▶ \walls have ears ( saying) die Wände haben Ohren

▶ to have one's back to the \wall mit dem Rücken an der [o zur] Wand stehen

▶ to hit the wall athlete, marathon runner schlapp machen

▶ to hit [or come up against] a brick \wall gegen eine Wand rennen

▶ to talk to a brick \wall gegen eine Wand reden

▶ the weakest go to the \wall ( prov) den Letzten beißen die Hunde prov

▶ the writing is on the \wall das Ende vom Lied ist abzusehen

II. vt

1. usu passive (enclose)

▪ sth is \walled in etw ist ummauert [o mit einer Mauer umgeben

2. usu passive (separate)

▪ to be \walled off durch eine Mauer abgetrennt werden; (in a building) durch eine Wand abgetrennt werden; ( fig) abgeschottet sein

3. (imprison)

▪ to \wall sb ⇆ up jdn einmauern

4. (fill in)

▪ to \wall sth ⇆ up etw zumauern

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[wɔːl]
1. n

1) (outside) Mauer f; (inside, of mountain) Wand f

the Great Wall of China — die Chinesische Mauer

the north wall of the Eiger — die Eigernordwand

a wall of fire — eine Feuerwand

a wall of policemen/troops — eine Mauer von Polizisten/Soldaten

walls have ears — die Wände haben Ohren

to come up against a wall of silence — auf eine Mauer des Schweigens stoßen

to go up the wall (inf) — die Wände rauf- or hochgehen (inf)

I'm climbing the walls (inf) — ich könnte die Wände hochgehen (inf)

he/his questions drive me up the wall (inf) — er/seine Fragerei bringt mich auf die Palme (inf)

this constant noise is driving me up the wall (inf) — bei diesem ständigen Lärm könnte ich die Wände rauf- or hochgehen (inf)

to go to the wall ( inf : firm etc ) — kaputtgehen (inf)

See:

→ brick wall, back

2) (ANAT) Wand f

abdominal wall — Bauchdecke f

2. vt
mit einer Mauer umgeben
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wall [wɔːl]

A s

1. Wand f (auch Bergsteigen und fig): → partition A 4

2. (Innen)Wand f:

the walls of a boiler

3. Mauer f (auch fig):

a wall of silence;

the Wall

a) die Berliner Mauer,

b) die Klagemauer (in Jerusalem)

4. Wall m (auch fig), (Stadt-, Schutz-)Mauer f:

within the walls in den Mauern (einer Stadt)

5. ANAT (Brust-, Zell- etc) Wand f

6. Bergbau: Abbaustrecke f

B v/t

1. auch wall in mit einer Mauer umgeben, ummauern:

wall in ( oder up) einmauern

2. auch wall up

a) ver-, zumauern,

b) (aus)mauern, umwanden

3. mit einem Wall umgeben, befestigen:

walled towns befestigte StädteBesondere Redewendungen: off the wall umg verrückt (Ideen etc);

up against the wall in einer aussichtslosen Lage;

band ( oder run) one’s head against a wall umg mit dem Kopf durch die Wand wollen;

a white wall is a fool’s paper (Sprichwort) Narrenhände beschmieren Tisch und Wände;

drive ( oder push) sb to the wall

a) jemanden in die Enge treiben,

b) jemanden an die Wand drücken drive ( oder send) sb up the wall umg jemanden auf die Palme bringen;

go to the wall

a) an die Wand gedrückt werden,

b) WIRTSCH Konkurs machen go up the wall, climb the wall(s) umg auf die Palme gehen;

walls have ears umg die Wände haben Ohren; → back¹ A 1

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1. noun
1) (of building, part of structure) Wand, die; (external, also free-standing) Mauer, die

town/garden wall — Stadt-/Gartenmauer, die

the south wall of the house — die Südwand des Hauses

a concrete wall — eine Betonwand/-mauer

the Great Wall of China — die Chinesische Mauer

the Berlin Wall — (Hist.) die [Berliner] Mauer

2) (internal) Wand, die

be hanging on the wall — an der Wand hängen

hang a picture on the wall — ein Bild an die Wand hängen

drive or send somebody up the wall — (fig. coll.) jemanden auf die Palme bringen (ugs.)

go up the wall — (fig. coll.) die Wände hochgehen (ugs.)

3) (Mount., Min.) Wand, die; (fig.) Mauer, die

a wall of water/fire — (fig.) eine Wasser-/Feuerwand

the North Wall of the Eiger — die Eigernordwand; (fig.)

a wall of silence/prejudice — eine Mauer des Schweigens/von Vorurteilen
2. transitive verb
[be] walled — von einer Mauer/Mauern umgeben [sein]

X is a walled city/town — X hat eine Stadtmauer

Phrasal Verbs:

- wall in

- wall off

- wall up
•• Cultural note:
Wall Street

Eine Straße nahe der Südspitze der Insel Manhattan in New York mit wichtigen Banken und Börsen. Der Name ist auch ein Synonym für die New York Stock Exchange

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n.

Mauer -n f.

Wand ¨-e f.

English-german dictionary > wall
9 muro

m (pl also le mura) wall

muro del suono sound barrier

fig mi ha messo con le spalle al muro he'd got my back against the wall

le mura f pl (city) walls

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muro pl.m. muri nei significati 1 e 3; pl.f. mura nel sign. 2, s.m.

1 wall; barrier (anche fig.): muro a secco, dry (o dry-stone) wall; muro di cinta, boundary (o enclosure) wall; muro di confine, party wall; muro di mattoni, brick wall; muro divisorio, partition wall; muro esterno, outer wall; muro maestro, main wall; armadio a muro, built-in cupboard; orologio a muro, wall clock; ( pallavolo) fare muro, to block; (aer.) muro del suono, sound barrier; abitare muro a muro, to be next-door neighbours; muro del pianto, ( a Gerusalemme) wailing wall; muro di Berlino, Berlin wall; battere la testa contro un muro, to bang one's head against a (brick) wall; essere con le spalle al muro, to have one's back to the wall; mettere qlcu. al muro, to put s.o. up against a wall; parlare al muro, to talk to the wall; parlava al muro, his words fell on deaf ears; scontro muro contro muro, (fig.) eyeball to eyeball confrontation; puntare i piedi al muro, to dig one's heels in; un muro di nebbia, a wall of fog; un muro di silenzio, di odio, a wall of silence, of hatred // i muri hanno orecchie, (prov.) walls have ears

2 pl. walls: le mura della città, the town walls; assalire le mura di una città, to storm the walls of a city; cingere di mura una città, to build a wall around a city; fuori ( del) le mura, outside the walls // le mura domestiche, home // chiudersi tra quattro mura, to shut oneself up

3 (geol.) ( di faglia) footwall.

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['muro]
1. sm

(anche), fig wall

un muro alto — a high wall

armadio a muro — built-in cupboard

il muro di Berlino — the Berlin Wall

alzare un muro — to build a wall

attaccare qc al muro — to hang sth on the wall

chiudere qc con un muro — (campo, giardino) to build a wall around sth

mettere al muro — (fucilare) to shoot o execute (by firing squad)

è come parlare al muro — it's like talking to a brick wall

tra noi c'è un muro fig — there's a barrier between us

un muro d'incomprensione — a total lack of understanding

2.

mura sfpl (di città, castello) walls

chiudersi fra quattro mura fig — to shut o.s. up at home

3.

- muro di cinta

- muro divisorio

- muro di gomma

- muro maestro

- muro di mattoni

- muro a secco

- muro del suono

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['muro] 1.
sostantivo maschile

1) wall

un muro di mattoni, di pietra — a brick, stone wall

armadio a muro — built-in wardrobe o cupboard

orologio a o da muro — wall clock

2) sport (pallavolo) block

3) fig.

un muro d'acqua, di nebbia — a wall of water, fog

un muro di silenzio — a wall of silence
2.
sostantivo femminile plurale mura

1) (insieme delle pareti)

le -a domestiche — home

chiudersi tra le quattro -a — to shut oneself up

2) (fortificazioni)

le antiche -a della città — the old walls of the city

fuori, entro le -a — beyond, within the city walls

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muro di Berlino — stor. Berlin Wall

muro del pianto — Wailing Wall

muro del suono — sound barrier

••

è come parlare al o a un muro it's like talking to a brick wall; mettere al muro qcn. (fucilare) to shoot sb.; mettere qcn. con le spalle al muro to have sb. up against the wall; essere con le spalle al muro to have one's back to the wall; i -i hanno orecchie — walls have ears

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muro

/'muro/

I sostantivo m.

1 wall; un muro di mattoni, di pietra a brick, stone wall; armadio a muro built-in wardrobe o cupboard; orologio a o da muro wall clock

2 sport (pallavolo) block

3 fig. un muro d'acqua, di nebbia a wall of water, fog; un muro di silenzio a wall of silence

II mura f.pl.

1 (insieme delle pareti) le -a domestiche home; chiudersi tra le quattro -a to shut oneself up

2 (fortificazioni) le antiche -a della città the old walls of the city; fuori, entro le -a beyond, within the city walls

IDIOMS

è come parlare al o a un muro it's like talking to a brick wall; mettere al muro qcn. (fucilare) to shoot sb.; mettere qcn. con le spalle al muro to have sb. up against the wall; essere con le spalle al muro to have one's back to the wall; i -i hanno orecchie walls have ears

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COMPOUNDS

muro di Berlino stor. Berlin Wall; muro del pianto Wailing Wall; muro del suono sound barrier.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > muro
10 muro

['muro]
1. sm

(anche), fig wall

un muro alto — a high wall

armadio a muro — built-in cupboard

il muro di Berlino — the Berlin Wall

alzare un muro — to build a wall

attaccare qc al muro — to hang sth on the wall

chiudere qc con un muro — (campo, giardino) to build a wall around sth

mettere al muro — (fucilare) to shoot o execute (by firing squad)

è come parlare al muro — it's like talking to a brick wall

tra noi c'è un muro fig — there's a barrier between us

un muro d'incomprensione — a total lack of understanding

2.

mura sfpl (di città, castello) walls

chiudersi fra quattro mura fig — to shut o.s. up at home

3.

- muro di cinta

- muro divisorio

- muro di gomma

- muro maestro

- muro di mattoni

- muro a secco

- muro del suono

Nuovo dizionario Italiano-Inglese > muro
11 an

I Präp.

1. (+ Dat) zeitlich: on; an Ostern / Weihnachten at Easter / Christmas; an einem schönen Sonntagabend on a pleasant Sunday evening; an jenem Morgen on that morning; an dem Tag, als... on the day when...; es ist an der Zeit it’s about time

2. (+ Dat) örtlich: at, on; Richtung: to; an der Grenze at the border; am Himmel in the sky; an einem Ort in a place; an seinem Platz in its place; an der Themse on the Thames; an erster Stelle in the first place; an Bord on board; an Deck on deck; an Land on land; am / ans Fenster at / to the window; an der / die Wand (lehnen[d]) against the wall; (hängen[d]) on the wall; eine Lampe an die Decke hängen hang a lamp (from the ceiling); an der Decke hängen hang from the ceiling; Schaden am Dach damage to the roof; den Hund an den Zaun binden tie the dog to the fence; jemanden an sich drücken / ziehen embrace s.o. / pull s.o. to one(‘s breast); er ging an i-r rechten / i-e rechte Seite he was walking on her right (side); an die frische Luft gehen get a breath of fresh air; es am Herzen / an der Lunge haben have heart / lung trouble

3. (+ Akk/Dat) (neben) by, next to; (nahe) by, near; am Wald by the woods; am Kamin ( Tisch) sitzen sit by the fire (at the table); sich ( nahe) an die Tür setzen take a seat next to the door; etw. an den Eingang stellen place s.th. near the entrance; an jemandem vorbeifahren drive past s.o., pass s.o. in the car; Kopf an Kopf neck and neck; Tür an Tür door to door

4. (+ Dat) (bei) at, by; an einer Schule / einem Theater at a school / theat|re (Am. auch -er); jemanden an der Hand führen / nehmen lead / take s.o. by the hand; an der Arbeit sein be at work

5. (+ Dat) (bezüglich, hinsichtlich) in; arm / reich an poor / rich in; jung an Jahren young in years; drei etc. an der Zahl three in number; unerreicht an Schönheit etc. unparalleled in beauty; ist das alles, was Sie an Hemden etc. haben? is that all you have in the way of shirts etc.?

6. fig.: das Leben etc. an sich as such, per se; eine an sich praktikable Lösung a solution, practicable in itself; Geld an sich reicht nicht aus money alone ( oder by itself) will not do; an ( und für) sich (genau genommen) properly speaking; (im Grunde) basically, actually; eine an ( und für) sich gute Idee a basically good ( oder sound) idea; etw. Seltsames etc. an sich (Dat) haben have s.th. odd etc. about it, him etc.; ist etwas an der Sache? is there something to it?; was ist denn an ihm, das dich so ärgert? what is it about him that annoys you so much?; was gefällt dir an ihm? what do you like about him?; es ist nicht an mir etc. zu (+ Inf.) it is not for me ( oder my place) to (+ Inf.)

7. ein Brief an jemanden for ( oder to) s.o.; eine Bitte an jemanden to s.o.; eine Frage an jemanden for ( oder to) s.o.; der Glaube(n) an (+ Akk) faith ( oder belief) in; die Schuld an (+ Dat) the blame for; arbeiten an work on; denken an think of; leiden an suffer from; etc. am, bis und die mit an verbundenen Adjektive, Substantive, Verben etc.

II Adv.

1. von... an from... (on[wards]); von da / nun an from then / now on; von heute an from today (on)

2. London an 19.05 arr. (= arrival) London 19.05 (Am. 7:05 p.m.)

3. das Gas ist an the gas is on; an - aus on - off

4. an die 50 Leute about ( oder roughly) 50 people

5. umg.: mit dem Mantel an wearing his, her etc. coat; ohne Mütze an without a cap; ohne was an umg. with nothing on, in the buff, without a stitch on hum.

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on (Präp.); beside (Präp.); to (Präp.); at (Präp.); upon (Präp.); unto (Präp.);

(angeschaltet) on (Adv.)

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ạn [an]
1. prep +dat

1) (räumlich: wo?) at; (= an etw dran) on

am Haus/Bahnhof — at the house/station

an dieser Schule — at this school

an der Wand stehen — to stand by the wall

am Fenster sitzen — to sit at or by the window

am Tatort — at the scene of the crime

an der Tür/Wand — on the door/wall

an der Donau/Autobahn/am Ufer/am Rhein — by or (direkt an gelegen) on the Danube/motorway/bank/Rhine

Frankfurt an der Oder — Frankfurt on (the) Oder

an etw hängen (lit) — to hang from or on sth

zu nahe an etw stehen — to be too near to sth

etw an etw festmachen — to fasten sth to sth

jdn an der Hand nehmen — to take sb by the hand

oben am Berg — up the mountain

unten am Fluss — down by the river

sie wohnen Tür an Tür — they live next door to one another, they are next-door neighbours (Brit) or neighbors (US)

Haus an Haus — one house after the other

Laden an Laden — one shop after the other

an etw vorbeigehen — to go past sth, to pass sth

See:

→ am, Bord, Land etc

2) (zeitlich) on

an diesem Abend — (on) that evening

am Tag zuvor — the day before, the previous day

an dem Abend, als ich... — the evening I...

an Ostern/Weihnachten (dial) — at Easter/Christmas

See:

→ am

3) (fig) siehe auch Substantive, Adjektive, Verben

jung an Jahren sein — to be young in years

fünf an der Zahl — five in number

jdn an etw erkennen — to recognize sb by sth

der Mangel/das Angebot an Waren — the lack/choice of goods

an etw arbeiten/schreiben/kauen — to be working on/writing/chewing sth

an etw sterben/leiden — to die of/suffer from sth

was haben Sie an Weinen da? — what wines do you have?

unübertroffen an Qualität — unsurpassed in quality

an etw schuld sein — to be to blame for sth

an der ganzen Sache ist nichts — there is nothing in it

es an der Leber etc haben (inf) — to have trouble with one's liver etc, to have liver etc trouble

was findet sie an dem Mann? — what does she see in that man?

sie hat etwas an sich, das... — there is something about her that...

es ist an ihm, etwas zu tun (geh) — it's up to him to do something

2. prep +acc

1) (räumlich: wohin?) to; (= gegen) on, against

etw an die Wand/Tafel schreiben — to write sth on the wall/blackboard

die Zweige reichten ( bis) an den Boden/mein Fenster — the branches reached down to the ground/up to my window

etw an etw hängen — to hang sth on sth

er ging ans Fenster — he went (over) to the window

An den Vorsitzenden... (bei Anschrift) — The Chairman...

ans Telefon gehen — to answer the phone

See:

→ bis, Bord, Land

2)

(zeitlich: woran?) an die Zukunft/Vergangenheit denken — to think of the future/past

bis an mein Lebensende — to the end of my days

3) (fig) siehe auch Substantive, Adjektive, Verben

an die Arbeit gehen — to get down to work

an jdn/etw glauben — to believe in sb/sth

ich habe eine Bitte/Frage an Sie — I have a request to make of you/question to ask you

an ( und für) sich — actually

eine an ( und für) sich gute Idee — actually quite a good idea, as such quite a good idea

wie war es? – an (und für) sich ganz schön — how was it? – on the whole it was quite nice

See:

→ ab

3. adv

1) (= ungefähr) about

an (die) hundert — about a hundred

2)

(Ankunftszeit) Frankfurt an: 18.30 Uhr — arriving Frankfurt 18.30

3)

von diesem Ort an — from here onwards

von diesem Tag an — from this day on(wards)

von heute an — from today onwards

4) (inf = angeschaltet, angezogen) on

Licht an! — lights on!

ohne etwas an — with nothing on, without anything on

See:

→ an sein

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1) (touching or in contact with: He stood with his back against the wall; The rain beat against the window.) against

2) at

3) (used to indicate a cause or reason: He is suffering from a cold.) from

4) (used to show a cause: She died of hunger.) of

5) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) on

6) on

7) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) on

8) (( also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.) on

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an

[an]

I. präp

1. +dat (direkt bei) at

der Knopf \an der Maschine the button on the machine

nahe \an der Autobahn close to the motorway [or AM freeway]

\an dieser Stelle in this place, on this spot

2. +dat (in Berührung mit) on

er nahm sie \an der Hand he took her by the hand

3. +dat (auf/bei) at

sie ist am Finanzamt she works for the Inland Revenue

4. +dat (zur Zeit von) on

\an den Abenden in the evenings

\an jenem Morgen that morning

\an Weihnachten at Christmas; (25. Dezember) on Christmas Day

5. +dat (verbunden mit einer S./Person) about

das Angenehme/Besondere/Schwierige \an etw the nice [or pleasant]/special/difficult thing about sth

was ist \an ihm so besonders? what's so special about him?

das gefällt mir gar nicht \an ihr I don't like that about her at all

6. +dat (nebeneinander)

Tür \an Tür wohnen to be next-door neighbours [or AM -ors]

in der Altstadt steht Haus \an Haus dicht beieinander in the old town the houses are very close together

die Zuschauer standen dicht \an dicht the spectators were packed close together

7. + dat SCHWEIZ (auf) on; (bei) at; (in) in

das kam gestern am Fernsehen it was on television yesterday

8. + akk räumlich

sie ging \ans Klavier she went to the piano

er setzte sich \an den Tisch he sat down at the table

die Hütte war \an den Fels gebaut the hut was built on the rocks

bis \an etw reichen to reach as far as sth

pflanze den Baum nicht zu dicht \ans Haus don't plant the tree too close to the house

er schrieb etw \an die Tafel he wrote sth on the board

etw \an etw lehnen to lean sth against sth

er setzte sich gleich \an den Computer he went straight to the computer

9. +akk (sich wendend) to

\an das Telefon gehen to answer the telephone

\an dieses Gerät lasse ich keinen ran! I won't let anybody touch this equipment!

10. +akk zeitlich (sich bis zu etw erstreckend) of, about

sie dachten nicht \an Morgen they didn't think about [or of] tomorrow

kannst du dich noch \an früher erinnern? can you still remember the old days?

11. + akk SCHWEIZ (zu) to

12.

▶ \an [und für] sich actually

▶ \an jdm/etw vorbei past; s.a. ab

II. adv

1. (ungefähr)

▪ \an die... about, approximately

2. (Ankunftszeit) arriving at

3. ELEK (fam: angeschaltet) on

\an sein to be on; Licht a. to be burning

4. (fam: angezogen) on

ohne etwas \an with nothing on

5. (zeitlich)

von etw \an from sth on [or onwards]

von seiner Kindheit \an from the time he was a child

von jetzt \an from now on

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1.
Präposition mit Dat

1) (räumlich) at; (auf) on

an einem Ort — at a place

an der Wand hängen — be hanging on the wall

an der Wand stehen — stand by or against the wall

an der Mosel/Donau liegen — be [situated] on the Moselle/Danube

Frankfurt an der Oder — Frankfurt on [the] Oder

an etwas lehnen — lean against something

Tür an Tür — next door to one another

2) (zeitlich) on

an jedem Sonntag — every Sunday

an dem Abend, als er... — [on] the evening he...

an Ostern — (bes. südd.) at Easter

3) (bei bestimmten Substantiven, Adjektiven und Verben)

arm/reich an Vitaminen — low/rich in vitamins

jemanden an etwas erkennen — recognize somebody by something

ein Mangel an etwas — a shortage of something

an etwas leiden — suffer from something

es an der Leber haben — have liver trouble

an einer Krankheit sterben — die of a disease

es ist an ihm, das zu tun — it is up to him to do it

er hat etwas an sich — there ist something about him

4)

an [und für] sich — (eigentlich) actually
2.
Präposition mit Akk

1) to; (auf, gegen) on

etwas an jemanden schicken — send something to somebody

etwas an etwas hängen — hang something on something

2) (bei bestimmten Substantiven, Adjektiven und Verben)

an etwas/jemanden glauben — believe in something/somebody

an etwas denken — think of something

sich an etwas erinnern — remember or recall something

an die Arbeit gehen — get down to work

einen Gruß an jemanden ausrichten lassen — send greetings to somebody

ich konnte kaum an mich halten vor Lachen/Ärger — I could hardly contain myself for laughing/hardly contain my anger
3.
Adverb

1) (Verkehrsw.)

Köln an: 9.15 — arriving Cologne 09.15

2) (ugs.): (in Betrieb) on

die Waschmaschine/der Fernseher/das Licht/das Gas ist an — the washing machine/television/light/gas is on

Scheinwerfer an! — spotlights on!

3) (ugs.): (ungefähr) around; about

an [die] 20 000 Euro — around or about 20,000 euros; s. auch ab 2. 4); von 1. 1), 2)

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an

A. präp

1. (+dat) zeitlich: on;

an Ostern/Weihnachten at Easter/Christmas;

an einem schönen Sonntagabend on a pleasant Sunday evening;

an jenem Morgen on that morning;

an dem Tag, als … on the day when …;

es ist an der Zeit it’s about time

2. (+dat) örtlich: at, on; Richtung: to;

an der Grenze at the border;

am Himmel in the sky;

an einem Ort in a place;

an seinem Platz in its place;

an der Themse on the Thames;

an erster Stelle in the first place;

an Bord on board;

an Deck on deck;

an Land on land;

am/ans Fenster at/to the window;

an der/die Wand (lehnen[d]) against the wall; (hängen[d]) on the wall;

eine Lampe an die Decke hängen hang a lamp (from the ceiling);

an der Decke hängen hang from the ceiling;

Schaden am Dach damage to the roof;

den Hund an den Zaun binden tie the dog to the fence;

jemanden an sich drücken/ziehen embrace sb/pull sb to one(’s breast);

er ging an i-r rechten/i-e rechte Seite he was walking on her right (side);

an die frische Luft gehen get a breath of fresh air;

es am Herzen/an der Lunge haben have heart/lung trouble

3. (+akk/dat) (neben) by, next to; (nahe) by, near;

am Wald by the woods;

am Kamin (Tisch) sitzen sit by the fire (at the table);

sich (nahe) an die Tür setzen take a seat next to the door;

etwas an den Eingang stellen place sth near the entrance;

an jemandem vorbeifahren drive past sb, pass sb in the car;

Kopf an Kopf neck and neck;

Tür an Tür door to door

4. (+dat) (bei) at, by;

an einer Schule/einem Theater at a school/theatre (US auch -er);

jemanden an der Hand führen/nehmen lead/take sb by the hand;

an der Arbeit sein be at work

5. (+dat) (bezüglich, hinsichtlich) in;

arm/reich an poor/rich in;

jung an Jahren young in years;

drei etc

an der Zahl three in number;

unerreicht an Schönheit etc unparalleled in beauty;

ist das alles, was Sie an Hemden etc

haben? is that all you have in the way of shirts etc?

6. fig: das Leben etc

an sich as such, per se;

eine an sich praktikable Lösung a solution, practicable in itself;

Geld an sich reicht nicht aus money alone ( oder by itself) will not do;

an (und für) sich (genau genommen) properly speaking; (im Grunde) basically, actually;

eine an (und für) sich gute Idee a basically good ( oder sound) idea;

etwas Seltsames etc

an sich (dat)

haben have sth odd etc about it, him etc;

ist etwas an der Sache? is there something to it?;

was ist denn an ihm, das dich so ärgert? what is it about him that annoys you so much?;

was gefällt dir an ihm? what do you like about him?;

es ist nicht an mir etc

zu (+inf) it is not for me ( oder my place) to (+inf)

7. ein Brief

an jemanden for ( oder to) sb;

eine Bitte

an jemanden to sb;

eine Frage

an jemanden for ( oder to) sb;

der Glaube(n) an (+akk) faith ( oder belief) in;

die Schuld an (+dat) the blame for;

arbeiten an work on;

denken an think of;

leiden an suffer from; etc → am, bis und die mit an verbundenen Adjektive, Substantive, Verben etc

B. adv

1.

von … an from … (on[wards]);

von da/nun an from then/now on;

von heute an from today (on)

2.

London an 19.05 arr. (= arrival) London 19.05 (US 7:05 p.m.)

3.

das Gas ist an the gas is on;

an - aus on - off

4.

an die 50 Leute about ( oder roughly) 50 people

5. umg:

mit dem Mantel an wearing his, her etc coat;

ohne Mütze an without a cap;

ohne was an umg with nothing on, in the buff, without a stitch on hum

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1.
Präposition mit Dat

1) (räumlich) at; (auf) on

an einem Ort — at a place

an der Wand hängen — be hanging on the wall

an der Wand stehen — stand by or against the wall

an der Mosel/Donau liegen — be [situated] on the Moselle/Danube

Frankfurt an der Oder — Frankfurt on [the] Oder

an etwas lehnen — lean against something

Tür an Tür — next door to one another

2) (zeitlich) on

an jedem Sonntag — every Sunday

an dem Abend, als er... — [on] the evening he...

an Ostern — (bes. südd.) at Easter

3) (bei bestimmten Substantiven, Adjektiven und Verben)

arm/reich an Vitaminen — low/rich in vitamins

jemanden an etwas erkennen — recognize somebody by something

ein Mangel an etwas — a shortage of something

an etwas leiden — suffer from something

es an der Leber haben — have liver trouble

an einer Krankheit sterben — die of a disease

es ist an ihm, das zu tun — it is up to him to do it

er hat etwas an sich — there ist something about him

4)

an [und für] sich — (eigentlich) actually
2.
Präposition mit Akk

1) to; (auf, gegen) on

etwas an jemanden schicken — send something to somebody

etwas an etwas hängen — hang something on something

2) (bei bestimmten Substantiven, Adjektiven und Verben)

an etwas/jemanden glauben — believe in something/somebody

an etwas denken — think of something

sich an etwas erinnern — remember or recall something

an die Arbeit gehen — get down to work

einen Gruß an jemanden ausrichten lassen — send greetings to somebody

ich konnte kaum an mich halten vor Lachen/Ärger — I could hardly contain myself for laughing/hardly contain my anger
3.
Adverb

1) (Verkehrsw.)

Köln an: 9.15 — arriving Cologne 09.15

2) (ugs.): (in Betrieb) on

die Waschmaschine/der Fernseher/das Licht/das Gas ist an — the washing machine/television/light/gas is on

Scheinwerfer an! — spotlights on!

3) (ugs.): (ungefähr) around; about

an [die] 20 000 Euro — around or about 20,000 euros; s. auch ab 2. 4); von 1. 1), 2)

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präp.

at prep.

by prep.

in prep.

on prep.

to prep.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > an
12 an

1. prep + dat

1) (räumlich), (wo?) at, (auf, bei) on, (nahe bei) near

an diesem Ort — at this place

an der Wand — on the wall

zu nahe an etw — too near to sth

unten am Fluss — down by the river

Köln liegt am Rhein — Cologne is on the Rhine

2) (zeitlich: wann?) on

an diesem Tag — on this day

an Ostern — at Easter

3)

arm an Fett — low in fat

an etw sterben — to die of sth

an (und für) sich — actually

2. prep + akk

1) (räumlich: wohin?) to

er ging ans Fenster — he went (over) to the window

etw an die Wand hängen/schreiben — to hang/write sth on the wall

2)

(woran?) an etw denken — to think of sth

3) (gerichtet an) to

ein Gruß/eine Frage an dich — greetings/a question to you

3. adv

1) (ungefähr) about

an die hundert — about a hundred

2)

(auf Fahrplänen) Frankfurt an 18.30 — arriving Frankfurt 18.30

3)

(ab) von dort/heute an — from there/today onwards

4) (angeschaltet, angezogen) on

das Licht ist an — the light is on

ohne etwas an — with nothing on

See:

am

Deutsch-Englisch-Wörterbuch mini > an
13 umoc|ować

pf — umoc|owywać impf vt 1. (przytwierdzić) to fasten, to secure
- umocować coś na ścianie za pomocą śrub to secure a. fix sth to the wall with screws

- umocował wizytówkę na drzwiach he fastened his nameplate to the door

- umocować antenę na dachu domu to erect an aerial on the roof of the house

- umocować półkę na ścianie to put up a. hang up a shelf

- ten guzik wymaga umocowania, lada chwila odpadnie this button needs fastening, it’s going to come off any moment
2. (utwierdzać) to authorise, to establish
- ta instytucja jest umocowana w prawie cywilnym this institution is established according to the civil code

- ta koncepcja nie jest dobrze umocowana w faktach this notion is not firmly based on facts

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > umoc|ować
14 hängen

hän·gen [ʼhɛŋən]

vi <hing, gehangen>

1)

( mit dem oberen Teil angebracht sein) to hang;

das Bild hängt nicht gerade the picture's not hanging straight;

an etw dat / über etw dat /von etw \hängen to hang on sth/over sth/from sth;

hängt die Wäsche noch an der Leine? is the washing still hanging on the line?;

die Spinne hing an einem Faden von der Decke the spider hung by a thread from the ceiling;

die Lampe hing direkt über dem Tisch the lamp hung directly above the table;

voller... hängen to be full of...;

warum muss die Wand nur so voller Bilder \hängen? why must there be so many pictures on the wall?;

der Baum hängt voller Früchte the tree is laden with fruit;

[an etw dat] \hängen bleiben ( befestigt bleiben) to stay on [sth];

ob das Gemälde an dem Nagel \hängen bleiben wird? I wonder if the painting will stay on that nail;

( kleben bleiben) to stick to sth;

der Kaugummi blieb an der Wand hängen the chewing gum stuck to the wall

2) ( gehenkt werden)

jd muss/soll \hängen sb must/ought to be hanged;

Mörder müssen \hängen! murderers must be hanged;

an den Galgen mit ihm, er muss \hängen! to the gallows with him, he must hang!;

das H\hängen hanging;

der Richter verurteilt Verbrecher gerne zum H\hängen the judge likes sentencing criminals to hang

3) ( sich neigen)

in eine bestimmte Richtung \hängen to lean in a certain direction;

das Bücherregal hängt nach vorne the bookshelf is tilting forwards;

der Wagen hängt nach rechts the car leans to the right

4) ( befestigt sein)

an etw \hängen dat to be attached to sth;

der an dem Wagen \hängende Wohnwagen schlingerte bedenklich the caravan attached to the car swayed alarmingly

5) (fam: angeschlossen, verbunden sein)

an etw \hängen dat to be connected to sth;

der Patient hängt an allen möglichen Apparaturen the patient is connected to every conceivable apparatus

6) (fam: emotional verbunden sein)

an jdm/etw \hängen to be attached to sb/sth;

die Schüler hingen sehr an dieser Lehrerin the pupils were very attached to this teacher

7) ( festhängen)

[mit etw] an etw \hängen dat to be caught [by sth] on sth;

ich hänge mit dem Pullover an einem Haken! my pullover's caught on a hook;

[mit etw] an etw dat \hängen bleiben to get caught on sth [by sth];

halt, nicht weiter, du bist mit dem Pullover an einem Nagel \hängen geblieben! wait, stay there! you've got your sweater caught on a nail

8) (fam: sich aufhalten)

an/vor etw \hängen dat to remain on/in front of sth;

musst du stundenlang am Telefon \hängen! must you spend hours on the phone!;

er hängt den ganzen Tag vorm Fernseher he spends all day in front of the television;

\hängen bleiben to be kept down;

bist du irgendwann in einer Klasse \hängen geblieben? did you ever have to repeat a year of school at some stage?

9) (fam: zu erledigen sein)

an jdm \hängen bleiben to be down to sb;

ja, ja, das Putzen bleibt wie üblich an mir \hängen! oh yes, the cleaning's down to me as usual!

10) ( sich festsetzen)

[an jdm] \hängen bleiben to rest on sb;

der Verdacht blieb an ihm \hängen the suspicion rested on him

11) (fam: in der Erinnerung bleiben)

[bei jdm] \hängen bleiben to stick [in sb's mind];

vom Lateinunterricht ist bei ihm nicht viel \hängen geblieben not much of the Latin registered in his case;

ich hoffe, dass es nun \hängen bleibt I hope that's sunk in now!

WENDUNGEN:

mit H\hängen und Würgen ( fam) by the skin of one's teeth ( fam)

die Klassenarbeit ist noch ausreichend, aber auch nur mit H\hängen und Würgen your test is satisfactory, but only just;

etw \hängen lassen to dangle sth;

sie ließ die Beine ins Wasser \hängen she dangled her legs in the water;

er war müde und ließ den Kopf etwas \hängen he was tired and let his head droop a little;

wo[ran] hängt es denn? ( fam) why is that then?;

woran hängt es denn, dass du in Mathe immer solche Schwierigkeiten hast? how come you always have so much trouble in maths?; s. a. Kopf

vt < hängte o ( DIAL) hing, gehängt o > ( DIAL) gehangen>

1) ( anbringen)

etw an/ auf etw akk \hängen to hang sth on sth;

wir müssen noch die Bilder an die Wand \hängen we still have to hang the pictures on the wall;

sie hängt die Hemden immer auf Kleiderbügel she always hangs the shirts on clothes hangers;

lass bitte die Wäsche nicht auf der Leine \hängen! please don't leave the washing on the line;

wir können die Gardinen doch nicht noch länger \hängen lassen! we simply can't leave the curtains up any longer!;

etw in etw akk \hängen to hang sth in sth;

hast du die Jacke in den Kleiderschrank gehängt? have you hung your jacket in the wardrobe [or closet] ? (Am)

2) ( henken)

jdn \hängen to hang sb;

die meisten Kriegsverbrecher wurden gehängt most of the war criminals were hanged

3) ( hängen lassen)

etw in etw \hängen akk to dangle sth in sth;

er hängte den Schlauch in den Teich he dangled the hose in the pond;

hoffentlich hast du deinen Schal nicht irgendwo \hängen lassen I hope you haven't left your scarf behind somewhere

4) ( anschließen)

etw an etw akk \hängen to attach sth to sth

5) ( im Stich lassen)

jdn \hängen lassen to leave sb in the lurch, to let sb down

vr < hängte> o > ( DIAL) hing> , gehängt> o > ( DIAL) gehangen>

1) ( sich festsetzen)

sich an jdn/etw \hängen akk to hang on to sb/sth;

das Kind hängte sich ihr an den Arm the child hung on to her arm;

Blutegel hatten sich ihr an Waden und Arme gehängt leeches had attached themselves to her calves and arms;

diese Bettler \hängen sich an einen wie die Blutsauger! these beggars latch on to you like leeches!

2) ( sich gefühlsmäßig binden)

sich an jdn/etw \hängen to become attached to sb/sth

3) ( verfolgen)

sich an jdn/etw \hängen to follow sb/sth

4) (sl: sich einmischen)

sich in etw \hängen akk to meddle in sth;

\hängen Sie sich nicht immer in fremder Leute Angelegenheiten! stop meddling in other people's affairs!

5) ( sich gehen lassen)

sich \hängen lassen to let oneself go;

nach ihrer Heirat begann sie, sich \hängen zu lassen after her marriage she began to let herself go

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > hängen
15 pasar

v.

1 to pass.

¿me pasas la sal? would you pass me the salt?

le paso (con él) I'll put you through (to him) (al teléfono)

pasar algo por to pass something through (filtrar)

Pasaron dos horas Two hours went by.

Yo paso a María I pass Mary (I overtake Mary)

Un carro pasa A car goes by

Me pasó una cuchara He=she passed me a spoon (She passed a spoon to me)

Por fin pasé! I passed at last!

2 to cross.

pasar la calle to cross the road

pasé el río a nado I swam across the river

3 to go through.

pasar un semáforo en rojo to go through a red light

4 to pass, to go.

pasó por mi lado he passed by my side

el autobús pasa por mi casa the bus goes past o passes in front of my house

el Manzanares pasa por Madrid the Manzanares goes o passes through Madrid

he pasado por tu calle I went down your street

pasar de… a… to go o pass from… to…

pasar de largo to go by

5 to go/come in.

pasen por aquí, por favor come this way, please

¡pase! come in!

6 to go.

por ahí no pasa it won't go through there

7 to go by.

pasaron tres meses three months went by

8 to go through, to experience.

pasar frío/miedo to be cold/scared

pasarlo bien to enjoy oneself, to have a good time

pasarlo mal to have a hard time of it

pasarlas canutas (informal) to have a rough time

Pasé un gran susto I experienced a great scare.

9 to show in (llevar adentro).

el criado nos pasó al salón the butler showed us into the living room

10 to show (Cine).

11 to spend (time).

pasó dos años en Roma he spent two years in Rome

¿dónde vas a pasar las vacaciones? where are you going on holiday?, where are you going to spend your holidays?

Yo paso las horas cantando I pass the hours away singing (spend the time...)

12 to pop in (ir un momento).

pasaré por mi oficina/por tu casa I'll pop into my office/round to your place

13 to happen.

¿qué pasa aquí? what's going on here?

¿qué pasa? what's the matter?

¿qué le pasa? what's wrong with him?, what's the matter with him?

pase lo que pase whatever happens, come what may

Algo pasó Something happened=came to pass.

14 to be over.

ya ha pasado lo peor the worst is over now

pasó la Navidad Christmas is over

Pasé muy feliz en la fiesta I was very happy at the party.

15 to be all right, to be usable.

puede pasar it'll do

16 to go away.

Pasó el mal tiempo the bad weather went away.

17 to come in, to step in.

El policía pasó The policeman came in.

18 to happen to, to occur to.

Me pasó algo cómico Something funny happened to me..

19 to keep on, to keep, to carry on.

Ella pasa bailando todo el tiempo She keeps on dancing all the time.

20 to skip, to pass.

Pase ese capítulo Skip that chapter,.

21 to blow over, to blow itself out, to calm down.

La tormenta pasó The storm blew over.

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pasar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (ir) to pass, pass by, go

■ pasaba por ahí cuando sucedió el accidente I was just passing by when the accident happened

■ todos los cables y tuberías pasan por debajo del suelo all the wires and pipes go under the floor

■ pasa de un idioma a otro sin darse cuenta he goes from one language to another without realizing

2 (tiempo) to pass, go by

■ ¡cómo pasa el tiempo! doesn't time fly!

■ yo lo hago por pasar el tiempo I do it to pass the time

3 (entrar) to come in, go in

■ pasa, está abierto come in, it's not locked

■ me dijeron que pasara sin llamar they told me to go in without knocking

4 (cesar) to pass, cease

■ en cuanto pase la tormenta salimos we'll go out when the storm has passed

■ si no se te pasa el dolor, llámame if the pain doesn't go away, call me

■ tranquila, que ya ha pasado todo don't worry, it's all over now

5 (límite) to exceed (de, -)

6 (ocurrir) to happen

7 (sufrir) to suffer

► verbo transitivo

1 (trasladar) to move, transfer

■ pasa este documento al otro disquete move this file to the other diskette

■ lo han pasado al departamento de ventas he has been transferred to the sales department

2 (comunicar, dar) to give

■ pásale el informe al jefe give this report to the boss

■ mi hijo me ha pasado la gripe my son has given me the flu

3 (cruzar) to cross

■ pasamos la frontera ayer we crossed the border yesterday

4 (alcanzar) to pass, reach

■ pásame la sal, por favor pass me the salt, please

5 (aventajar) to surpass, be better than

■ tu hermano ya te pasa en matemáticas your brother is better than you at maths

6 (adelantar) to overtake

■ me pasó un deportivo rojo en una curva a red sports car overtook me on a bend

7 (deslizar) to run

■ pasó el dedo por el estante he ran his finger along the shelf

■ la etiqueta se pasa por aquí y el precio sale en la pantalla you run the tag through here and the price comes up on the screen

8 (tolerar) to overlook

■ esta vez te la paso, pero que no se repita I'll overlook it this time, but don't let it happen again

9 (aprobar) to pass

■ pasé el examen a la primera I passed my test first time

10 (proyectar) to show

■ pasaron unas diapositivas y luego una película they showed some slides and then a film

11 (tiempo - estar) to spend; (- disfrutar, padecer) to have

■ pasaremos el verano en Sada we're spending the summer in Sada

■ he pasado una noche fatal I've had a terrible night

■ pasamos unas vacaciones estupendas we had a wonderful holiday

► verbo pronominal pasarse

1 (desertar) to pass over (a, to)

■ se ha pasado al otro bando she's gone over to the other side

2 (pudrirse) to go off

3 (olvidarse) to forget

■ se me pasó la fecha de entrega I forgot about the deadline

4 (ir) to go by ( por, -), call in ( por, at)

■ pásate por casa cuando quieras pop in any time

5 familiar (excederse) to overdo it; (ir demasiado lejos) to go too far (de, -)

■ te has pasado de sincero you were too honest

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FRASEOLOGÍA

pasar de algo familiar not to be bothered about something

■ paso de hacer cola I can't be bothered to queue up

■ pasa de todo he couldn't care less about anything, he doesn't give a damn about anything

pasar de largo to go past

pasar la página to turn the page

pasar por to pass for

pasar por alto to ignore

pasar por encima de alguien to go over somebody's head

pasarlo bien to have a good time

¿qué pasa? what's the matter?, what's wrong?

pasar sin to do without

pasarse de la raya to go too far, overstep the mark

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verb

1) to happen

2) pass

3) come in, enter

4) surpass

5) cross

6) give

7) undergo, suffer

8) omit

•

- pasar de largo
- pasar por alto
- pasarlo bien
- pasarlo mal
- pasarse
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Para las expresiones pasar lista, pasar de moda, pasar desapercibido, pasarse de rosca etc, ver la otra entrada
1. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) (=ocurrir)

a) [suceso] to happen

¿qué pasó? — what happened?

¿pasa algo? — is anything up?, is anything wrong?, is anything the matter?

como si no hubiese pasado nada — as if nothing had happened

aquí pasa algo misterioso — there's something odd going on here

siempre pasa igual {o} lo mismo — it's always the same

¿qué pasa? — what's happening?, what's going on?, what's up?; [como saludo] how's things? *

¿qué pasa que no entra? — why doesn't she come in?

¿qué pasa contigo? — what's up with you?; [como saludo] * how's it going? *

¿qué ha pasado con ella? — what's become of her?

• [lo que] pasa es que... — well, you see..., the thing is that...

pase lo que pase — whatever happens, come what may

b)

pasarle a algn: nunca me pasa nada — nothing ever happens to me

no me ha pasado otra (igual) en la vida — nothing like this has ever happened to me before

siempre me pasa lo mismo, lo pierdo todo — it's always the same, I keep losing things

tuvo un accidente, pero por suerte no le pasó nada — he had an accident, but fortunately he wasn't hurt

esto te pasa por no hacerme caso — this is what comes of not listening to me, this wouldn't have happened (to you) if you'd listened to me

¿qué te pasa? — what's the matter?

¿qué le pasa a ese? — what's the matter with him?

2) (=cambiar de lugar)

a) [objeto]

la cuerda pasa de un lado a otro de la calle — the rope goes from one side of the street to the other

cuando muera la empresa pasará al hijo — when he dies the company will go to his son

• la foto fue pasando de mano en [mano] — the photo was passed around

pasó de mis manos a las suyas — it passed from my hands into his

b) [persona] to go

pasar a un cuarto contiguo — to go into an adjoining room

pasar de Inglaterra al Canadá — to go from England to Canada

3) (=entrar)

¡pase! — come in!; [cediendo el paso] after you!

no se puede pasar — you can't go through, you can't go in

pasamos directamente a ver al jefe — we went straight in to see the boss

los moros pasaron a España — the Moors crossed over into Spain

• [hacer] pasar a algn — to show sb in

4) (=transitar)

pasó una bicicleta — a bicycle went past

¿a qué hora pasa el cartero? — what time does the postman come?

ya ha pasado el tren de las cinco — (=sin hacer parada) the five o'clock train has already gone by; (=haciendo parada) the five o'clock train has already been and gone

¿ha pasado ya el camión de la basura? — have the dustmen been?

• pasar [de largo] — to go {o} pass by

• pasar [por], el autobús pasa por delante de nuestra casa — the bus goes past our house

ese autobús no pasa por aquí — that bus doesn't come this way

5) (=acercarse a)

• tengo que pasar [por] el banco — I've got to go to the bank

pasaré por la tienda mañana — I'll go {o} pop into the shop tomorrow

tendrá que pasar por mi despacho — he'll have to come to my office

pase por caja — please pay at the cash desk

pasaré por tu casa — I'll drop in
pasar a ({+ infin})
te pasaré a buscar a las ocho — I'll pick you up at eight

pasa a verme cuando quieras — come round whenever you like

6) (=cambiar de situación) to go

el equipo ha pasado a primera división — the team has gone up to the first division

y luego pasaron a otra cosa — and then they went on to something else

ha pasado de ser tímida a no tenerle miedo a nada — she has gone from being shy to fearing nothing

pasar de teniente a general — to go from lieutenant to general

• pasar a [ser] — to become

en muy poco tiempo ha pasado a ser un gran profesional — he has become a real professional in a very short space of time

7) (=transcurrir) [tiempo] to pass, go by

han pasado cuatro años — four years have passed {o} gone by

el tiempo pasa deprisa — time passes {o} goes so quickly

¡cómo pasa el tiempo! — how time flies!

ya ha pasado una hora — it's been an hour already

8) (=acabar) [problema, situación] to be over; [efectos] to wear off

ha pasado la crisis — the crisis is over

ya pasó aquello — that's all over (and done with) now

9) (=aceptarse)

puede pasar — it's passable, it's OK

por esta vez pase — I'll let it go this time

que me llames carroza, pase, pero fascista, no — you can call me an old fuddy-duddy if you like, but not a fascist

10) pasar por

a) (=atravesar, caber) to go through

el hilo pasa por el agujero — the thread goes through the hole

pasamos por un túnel muy largo — we went through a very long tunnel

no pasamos por el pueblo — we didn't go through the village

el río pasa por la ciudad — the river flows {o} goes through the city

pasar por la aduana — to go through customs

está pasando por un mal momento — he's going through a bad patch

no creo que el sofá pase por esa puerta — I don't think the settee will go through the door

b) (=depender de) to depend on

el futuro de la empresa pasa por este acuerdo — the company's future depends on {o} hangs on this agreement

c) (=ser considerado) to pass as

podrían perfectamente pasar por gemelos — they could easily pass as twins

Juan pasa por francés — most people think Juan is French

• [hacerse] pasar por — to pass o.s. off as

se hace pasar por médico — he passes himself off as a doctor

11) [otras formas preposicionales]
pasar a ({+ infin}) (=empezar)
paso ahora a explicar mi postura — I will now go on to explain my position

pasar a decir algo — to go on to say sth

ya va siendo hora de pasar a la acción — it is time for action
pasar de (=exceder)
pasa ya de los 70 — he's over 70

esto pasa de ser una broma — this is beyond a joke

no pasa de ser un jugador mediocre — he's no more than an average player

no pasan de 60 los que lo tienen — those who have it do not number more than 60, fewer than 60 people have it

• yo de [ahí] no paso — that's as far as I'm prepared to go

• de [ésta] no pasa — this is the very last time

• de [hoy] no pasa que le escriba — I'll write to him this very day
pasar sin
tendrá que pasar sin coche — he'll have to get by {o} manage without a car

no puede pasar sin ella — he can't manage without her

12) (Naipes) to pass

yo paso — pass

13) esp Esp
* (=mostrarse indiferente)
yo paso — count me out

• pasar [de] algo/algn, yo paso de política — I'm not into politics

paso de todo — I couldn't care less

pasa olímpicamente de todo lo que le dicen — he doesn't take the blindest bit of notice of anything they say to him

paso de ti, chaval — I couldn't care less about you, pal

2. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=dar, entregar) [gen] to pass; [en una serie] to pass on

¿me pasas la sal, por favor? — could you pass (me) the salt, please?

le pasó el sobre — he handed {o} passed her the envelope

pásale una nota con disimulo — slip him a note

cuando termines pásasela a Isabel — when you've finished pass it on to Isabel

2) (=traspasar) [+ río, frontera] to cross; [+ límite] to go beyond

el túnel pasa la montaña — the tunnel goes right through the mountain

esto pasa los límites de lo razonable — this goes beyond the realm of what is reasonable

3) (=llevar)

nos pasaron a ver al director — they took us to see the manager

nos pasaron a otra habitación — they moved us into another room

he pasado mi despacho al dormitorio — I've moved my office into the bedroom

4) (=hacer atravesar)

pasa el alambre por este agujero — put the wire through this hole

pasó el hilo por el ojo de la aguja — she threaded the thread through the eye of the needle

5) (=colar) to strain

pasar el café por el colador — to strain the coffee

6) (=introducir) [+ moneda falsa] to pass (off); [+ contrabando] to smuggle

han pasado billetes falsos — they've passed (off) forged notes

han pasado un alijo de cocaína por la frontera — a consignment of cocaine has been smuggled across the border

7) (=hacer deslizar)

voy a pasarle un trapo — I'm going to wipe it down

pasar la mano por algo — to run one's hand over sth

pasar el cepillo por el pelo — to run a brush through one's hair

pasar la aspiradora por la alfombra — to vacuum the carpet, run the vacuum cleaner over the carpet

pasar la aspiradora — to do the vacuuming

8) (=deslizar) to slip

le pasó el brazo por los hombros/la cintura — she slipped {o} put her arm around his shoulders/waist

9) (=contagiar) to give

me has pasado tu catarro — you've given me your cold

10) (=volver) [+ página] to turn

- pasar página

11) (=escribir)

• pasar algo a [limpio] — to make a neat {o} fair {o} clean copy of sth

• pasar algo a [máquina] — to type sth up

12) (=tragar) (lit) to swallow; (fig) to bear, stand

no puedo pasar esta pastilla — I can't swallow this pill, I can't get this pill down

no puedo pasar a ese hombre — I can't bear {o} stand that man

13) (=tolerar)

se lo pasan todo — they let him get away with anything

no te voy a pasar más — I'm not going to indulge you any more

14) (=aprobar) [+ examen] to pass

15) (=proyectar) [+ película, programa] to show, screen

16) (=poner en contacto)

te paso con Pedro — [al mismo teléfono] I'll put you on to Pedro; [a distinto teléfono] I'll put you through to Pedro

17) (=realizar)

• pasa [consulta] {o} [visita] a unas 700 personas diarias — he sees 700 patients a day
revista 3)
18) (=superar)

los pasa a todos en inteligencia — she's more intelligent than any of them

para ganar debes pasar a muchos contrincantes — to win you have to beat a lot of opponents

me pasa ya 3cm — he's already 3cm taller than I am

19) (Aut) to pass, overtake

20) (=omitir)

• pasar algo por [alto] — to overlook sth

pasar por alto un detalle — to overlook a detail

21) [+ tiempo] to spend

pasar las vacaciones — to spend one's holidays

voy a pasar el fin de semana con ella — I'm going to spend the weekend with her

fuimos a pasar el día en la playa — we went to the seaside for the day

lo pasaremos tan ricamente — we'll have such a good time
pasarlo ({+ adv})
pasarlo bien — to have a good time

¡que lo pases bien! — have a good time!, enjoy yourself!

pasarlo mal — to have a bad time

lo pasamos muy mal — we had an awful time

22) (=dejar atrás)

hemos pasado el aniversario — the anniversary has passed, the anniversary is behind us

ya hemos pasado lo peor — we're over the worst now, the worst is behind us now

23) (=sufrir)

ha pasado una mala racha — she's been through a bad patch

ha pasado muchas enfermedades — he's had a lot of illnesses

pasar frío — to be cold

pasar hambre — to be hungry

24) Cono Sur * (=engañar) to cheat, swindle

3.

See:

pasarse
PASAR En expresiones temporales ► Se traduce por spend cuando pasar tiene un uso transitivo y queremos indicar un período de tiempo concreto, seguido de la actividad que en ese tiempo se desarrolla, o del lugar: Me pasé la tarde escribiendo cartas I spent the evening writing letters Ha pasado toda su vida en el campo He has spent his whole life in the country ► En cambio, cuando se describe la forma en que se pasa el tiempo mediante un adjetivo, se debe emplear en inglés la construcción have + (a) + ((adjetivo)) + ((sustantivo)): Pasamos una tarde entretenida We had a lovely afternoon Pasamos un rato estupendo jugando al squash We had a fantastic time playing squash la expresión pasar el rato se traduce por pass the time: No sé qué hacer para pasar el rato I don't know what to do to pass the time ► Cuando el uso es intransitivo, pasar se traduce por pass {o} go by. A medida que pasaba el tiempo se deprimía cada vez más As time passed o went by, he became more and more depressed Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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1.
verbo intransitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) ( ir por un lugar) to come/go past

no ha pasado ni un taxi — not one taxi has come/gone past

¿a qué hora pasa el lechero? — what time does the milkman come?

los otros coches no podían pasar — the other cars weren't able to get past

no dejan pasar a nadie — they're not letting anyone through

no dejes pasar esta oportunidad — don't miss this opportunity

pasar de largo — to go right o straight past

pasar POR algo — to go through something

al pasar por la aduana — when you go through customs

el Tajo pasa por Aranjuez — the Tagus flows through Aranjuez

es un vuelo directo, no pasa por Miami — it's a direct flight, it doesn't go via Miami

¿este autobús pasa por el museo? — does this bus go past the museum?

¿el 45 pasa por aquí? — does the number 45 come this way?

pasamos por delante de su casa — we went past her house

pasaba por aquí y... — I was just passing by o I was in the area and...

ni me pasó por la imaginación — it didn't even occur to me, it didn't even cross my mind

b) ( deteniéndose en un lugar)

pasar POR algo: ¿podríamos pasar por el banco? can we stop off at the bank?; pase usted por caja please go over to the cashier; pasa un día por casa why don't you drop o come by the house sometime?; pasar A + INF: puede pasar a recogerlo mañana you can come and pick it up tomorrow; pasaremos a verlos — we'll call in o drop in and see them

c) ( atravesar) to cross

pasar de un lado a otro — to go o cross from one side to the other

pasaron de Chile a Argentina a pie — they crossed over from Chile to Argentina on foot

la humedad pasó a la otra habitación — the damp went through to the other room

d) (caber, entrar)

no pasará por la puerta — it won't go through the door

esta camiseta no me pasa por la cabeza — I can't get this T-shirt over my head

2)

a) (transmitirse, transferirse) corona/título to pass

una tradición que pasa de padres a hijos — a tradition that is handed o passed down from generation to generation

pasó de mano en mano — it was passed around (to everyone)

b) ( comunicar)

te paso con Javier — ( en el mismo teléfono) I'll hand o pass you over to Javier; ( en otro teléfono) I'll put you through to Javier

3) ( entrar - acercándose al hablante) to come in; (- alejándose del hablante) to go in

pase, por favor — please, do come in

que pase el siguiente! — next, please!

haga pasar al Sr Díaz — show Mr Díaz in please

no pasarán! — (fr hecha) they shall not pass!

pasaron al comedor — they went through into the dining room

¿puedo pasar al baño? — may I use the bathroom please?

¿quién quiere pasar al pizarrón? — (AmL) who's going to come up to the blackboard?

4)

a) (cambiar de estado, actividad, tema)

pasar (DE algo) A algo — to go (from something) to something

pasó del quinto al séptimo lugar — she went o dropped from fifth to seventh place

ahora pasa a tercera — (Auto) now change into third

pasando a otra cosa... — anyway, to change the subject...

pasan a ocupar el primer puesto — they move into first place

pasó a tratar el problema — he went on to deal with the problem

pasamos a informar de otras noticias — now, the rest of the news

b) (Educ) to pass

¿pasaste? — did you pass?

pasar de curso — to get through o pass one's end-of-year exams

c) ( ser aceptable)

no está perfecto, pero puede pasar — it's not perfect, but it'll do

por esta vez (que) pase — I'll let it pass o go this time

5) ( exceder un límite)

pasar DE algo: no pases de 100 don't go over 100; no pasó de un desacuerdo it was nothing more than a disagreement; está muy grave, no creo que pase de hoy he's very ill, I don't think he'll last another day; no pasa de los 30 he's not more than 30; no pasamos de nueve empleados — they're only nine of us working there/here

6) pasar por

a) ( ser tenido por)

pasa por tonto, pero no lo es — he might look stupid, but he isn't

podrían pasar por hermanas — they could pass for sisters

se hacía pasar por médico — he passed himself off as a doctor

se hizo pasar por mi padre — he pretended to be my father

b) (Esp) ( implicar)

la solución pasa por una reforma política — the solution lies in a political reform

Sentido II

7) ( transcurrir) tiempo to pass

pasaron muchos años — many years went by o passed

ya han pasado dos horas — it's been two hours now

cómo pasa el tiempo! — doesn't time fly!

por ti no pasan los años — you look as young as ever

pasaban las horas y no llegaba — the hours went by o passed and still he didn't come

8) ( cesar) crisis/mal momento to be over; efecto to wear off; dolor to go away

menos mal que el invierno ya ha pasado — thank goodness winter's over

9) ( arreglárselas) to manage, get by

sin electricidad podemos pasar — we can manage o get by without electricity

Sentido III

10) ( suceder) to happen

cuéntame lo que pasó — tell me what happened

lo que pasa es que... — the thing o the problem is...

pase lo que pase — whatever happens, come what may

¿qué pasó con lo del reloj? — what happened about the watch?

...y aquí no ha pasado nada —...and let's just forget the whole thing

en este pueblo nunca pasa nada — nothing ever happens in this town

siempre pasa igual or lo mismo — it's always the same

¿pasa algo? — is something the matter?

¿qué pasa? — what's the matter?, what's up? (colloq)

hola, Carlos! ¿qué pasa? — (fam) hi, Carlos! how's things o how's it going? (colloq)

son cosas que pasan — these things happen; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿qué te pasa? — what's the matter with you?

¿qué te pasó en el ojo? — what happened to your eye?

¿qué le pasa a la tele? — what's wrong with the TV?

eso le pasa a cualquiera — that can happen to anybody

por suerte a él no le pasó nada — fortunately, nothing happened to him

11) ( experimentar)

pasar POR algo — por crisis/mala racha to go through something

Sentido IV

12)

a) (en naipes, juegos) to pass

b) (fam) ( rechazando algo)

¿vas a tomar postre? - no, yo paso — are you going to have a dessert? - no, I think I'll give it a miss

paso de salir, estoy muy cansada — I don't feel like going out, I'm very tired (colloq)

c) (fam) ( expresando indiferencia)

que se las arreglen, yo paso — they can sort it out themselves, it's not my problem

pasa ampliamente de lo que diga la gente — she couldn't care less what people say (colloq)

paso de él — (esp Esp) I don't give a damn o I couldn't care less what he does (colloq)
2.
pasar vt

Sentido I

1)

a) ( hacer atravesar)

pasar algo POR algo — to put something through something

pasar la salsa por un tamiz — to put the sauce through a sieve

pasa el cordón por este agujero — thread the string through this hole

b) ( por la aduana -legalmente) to take through; (- ilegalmente) to smuggle

c) ( hacer deslizar)

pásale un trapo al piso — give the floor a quick wipe

pasarlo primero por harina — first dip it in flour

a esto hay que pasarle una plancha — this needs a quick iron o run over with the iron

2) (exhibir, mostrar) <película/anuncio> to show

3)

a) (cruzar, atravesar) < frontera> to cross; <pueblo/ciudad> to go through

pasaron el río a nado — they swam across the river

b) ( dejar atrás) <edificio/calle> to go past

todavía no hemos pasado lo peor — the worst is yet to come

c) (adelantar, sobrepasar) to overtake

pasar A algo — to overtake something, to get past something

está altísimo, ya pasa a su padre — he's really tall, he's already overtaken his father

4) <examen/prueba> to pass

5) <página/hoja> to turn

6) (fam) ( tolerar)

esto no te lo paso — I'm not letting you get away with this

no te deja pasar ni una — he doesn't let you get away with anything

a ese tipo no lo paso — I can't stand o take that guy (colloq)

no podía pasar aquella sopa — I couldn't stomach o eat that soup

pasar por alto — <falta/error> to overlook, forget about; tema/punto to leave out, omit

7) ( transcribir)

tendré que pasar la carta — I'll have to write o copy the letter out again

¿me pasas esto a máquina? — could you type this for me?

Sentido II

8) (entregar, hacer llegar)

pásaselo a Miguel — pass it on to Miguel

¿me pasas el martillo? — can you pass me the hammer?

le pasó el balón a Gómez — he passed the ball to Gómez

el padre le pasa una mensualidad — she gets a monthly allowance from her father

9) <gripe/resfriado> to give

me lo pasó a mí — he gave it to me, he passed it on to me

Sentido III

10)

a) < tiempo> to spend

pasamos las Navidades en casa — we spent Christmas at home

fuimos a Toledo a pasar el día — we went to Toledo for the day

b) ( con idea de continuidad)

pasé toda la noche en vela — I was awake all night

puede pasar días sin comer — he can go for days without eating

11)

a) (sufrir, padecer) penalidades/desgracias to go through, to suffer

está pasando una mala racha — he's going through bad times o (BrE) a bad patch

no sabes las que pasé — you've no idea what I went through

pasé mucho miedo/frío — I was very frightened/cold

b)

pasarlo or pasarla bien — to have a good time

¿qué tal lo pasaste en la fiesta? — did you have a good time at the party?, did you enjoy the party?

lo pasé mal — I didn't enjoy myself

lo pasa muy mal con los exámenes — he gets very nervous about exams
3.
1) pasarse v pron

Sentido I

2) ( cambiarse)

pasarse al enemigo — to go over to the enemy

queremos pasarnos a la otra oficina — we want to move to the other office

3)

a) ( ir demasiado lejos)

nos pasamos, el banco está más arriba — we've gone too far, the bank isn't as far down as this

nos pasamos de estación — we went past our station

b) (fam) ( excederse) to go too far

esta vez te has pasado — you've gone too far this time

se pasaron con los precios — the prices they charged were way over the top (colloq)

se pasó con la sal — he overdid the salt (colloq)

te pasaste con el regalo — that was a really nice present you gave me

se pasó de listo — he tried to be too clever (colloq)

te pasas de bueno — you're too kind for your own good

c) (CS fam) ( lucirse)

te pasaste! esto está riquísimo — you've excelled yourself! this is really delicious (colloq)

4)

a) peras/tomates to go bad, get overripe; carne/pescado to go off, go bad; leche to go off, go sour

b) (recocerse): arroz/pasta to get overcooked

no le dejes pasarse de punto — don't let it overcook

Sentido II

5)

a) ( desaparecer) efecto to wear off; dolor to go away; (+ me/te/le etc)

ya se me pasó el dolor — the pain's gone o eased now

espera a que se le pase el enojo — wait until he's calmed o cooled down

hasta que se le pase la fiebre — until her temperature goes down

b) ( transcurrir)

el año se ha pasado muy rápido — this year has gone very quickly; (+ me/te/le etc)

sus clases se me pasan volando — her classes seem to go so quickly

6) (+ me/te/le etc)

a) ( olvidarse)

se me pasó totalmente — I completely forgot

se me pasó su cumpleaños — I forgot his birthday

b) ( dejar de notar)

se le pasaron varios errores — he overlooked several mistakes

no se le pasó ese detalle — this detail didn't escape his attention

c) ( dejar escapar)

se me pasó la oportunidad — I missed the opportunity

Sentido III

7) (enf) ( estar)

se pasa el día al teléfono — she spends all day on the phone

me pasé toda la noche estudiando — I was up all night studying

se pasó el domingo durmiendo — he spent the whole of Sunday evening sleeping; ver tb pasar verbo transitivo III 1b y 2b

8) (enf) (fam) (ir)

pásate por casa — come round

¿podrías pasarte por el mercado? — could you go down to the market?

9) (refl)

se pasó la mano por el pelo — he ran his fingers through his hair

pasarse un peine — to run a comb through one's hair

* * *

= hand (over), pass, pass by, pass on, transfer, transmit, turn over + page, hand on, spend, transpire, pass out, turn over, slide over, pass along, get through, can't/couldn't be bothered, go + past, pass down, roll on, pass out, blow over, make + the cut, wear off, hand down.

Ex. Eventually, teachers should be able to ' hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.

Ex. Examination reveals positions on the cards where the light passes through all the cards in a stack.

Ex. The days of needing to change into carpet slippers before going to such an area have thankfully passed by.

Ex. If ignored, the problems are only passed on to all the users of the catalog: the public, the reference department, the acquisitions department, and naturally the cataloging department.

Ex. Scope notes, on the order hand, may be present in a thesaurus but are unlikely to be transferred to an index.

Ex. The system permits the requester to specify up to five potential lending libraries, and the system transmits the requests to these libraries one at a time.

Ex. Turn over the page and you will find suggested analyses against which you can check your solution.

Ex. Some experts have expressed grave doubts about the durability of contemporary literary and artistic works on paper and hence the possibility of handing on works of culture to future generations.

Ex. Any funeral scene in a story inevitably conjures in myself memories of my childhood spent as the son of an undertaker.

Ex. The 2nd is the fact that most information seeking transpires with little help from librarians, who have consistently failed to establish themselves as primary information professionals.

Ex. At the Closing Session Danish flags were suddenly produced and passed out among the crowd who began waving them enthusiastically.

Ex. Then he picked up about 2 cm. of type from the right-hand end of the uppermost line (i.e. the last word or two of the last line) with the thumb and forefinger of his right hand, read it, and dropped the pieces of type one by one into their proper boxes, turning over the old house.

Ex. He had greeted her courteously, as was his wont, and had inquired if she minded his smoking; she told him to go ahead and slid over an ashtray.

Ex. If the head of reference services does not pass along the information to the staff the reference librarians, by being uninformed, will undoubtedly not make as good an impression on the important city managers.

Ex. I think that the so-called average person often exhibits a great deal of heroism in getting through an ordinary day.

Ex. Consider for example, a teacher who doesn't change his password (ever!) or can't be bothered to log out, all the firewalls and antivirus programs in the world will not protect a school's network.

Ex. Unfortunately, its conclusions are completely pedestrian, rarely going past the fact that there were old people in England in the late Middle Ages.

Ex. The knowledge that has been passed down from generation to generation by sentient beings on this planet for aeons and aeons is quite impossible to fully comprehend.

Ex. But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November.

Ex. Put a set of premises into such a device and turn the crank, and it will readily pass out conclusion after conclusion.

Ex. During the bulk of that time, your liberal leaders grandly sat, waiting for various things to blow over.

Ex. Naturally, the recruiters whose people were not chosen for the job wanted feedback as to why their candidates did not make the cut.

Ex. We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.

Ex. A hunting guide while still in his teens, he learned his woodcraft first hand, absorbing lore handed down to him from his father.

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* a medida que pasaba el tiempo = as time passed (by), as time went by.

* a medida que pasa el tiempo = as time goes by, as time passes (by).

* a medida que pasa + Expresión Temporal = as + Expresión Temporal + go by.

* a medida que + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* ayudar a pasar por = get + Nombre + through.

* cada día que pasa = each passing day.

* conforme + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* conforme + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* dejar pasar = pass up, forego [forgo], let through.

* dejar pasar a Alguien = let + Alguien + by.

* dejar pasar Algo = put + Nombre + behind.

* dejar pasar una oportunidad = forego + opportunity, miss + opportunity, pass up + opportunity, miss + chance.

* desde..., pasando por..., hasta... = from..., through..., to....

* día que pasa = passing day.

* esa época ya pasó hace tiempo = that time is long past.

* haber pasado por aquí antes = have been down this road before.

* hacer a Alguien pasar vergüenza = embarrass.

* hacer que Alguien las pase canutas = give + Nombre + a run for + Posesivo + money.

* hacérselas pasar canutas a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops.

* hacérselas pasarlas canutas a Alguien = push + Nombre + to the edge.

* hacérselas pasar negras a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops.

* hacerse pasar por = masquerade as, impersonate.

* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no pasan así porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.

* lo que tenga que pasar, que pase = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.

* lugar donde pasar el rato = hang out.

* no dejar pasar = keep out.

* no dejar pasar la oportunidad = ride + the wave.

* no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo = be not long before + Indicativo.

* pasando a = moving on to.

* pasar a = go on to, move on to, proceed to, shunt into, switch over, switch to, step onto, spill over into.

* pasar a Alguien lo mismo que a = suffer + the fate of.

* pasar a Alguien lo que a = suffer + the fate of.

* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.

* pasar a la clandestinidad = go into + hiding.

* pasar a la era de = move into + the age of.

* pasar a la historia = history in the making, go down in + history.

* pasar a la historia como = go down as, go down in + history as, go down in + the history books as, go down in + the annals of history as.

* pasar a la página + Número = turn to + page + Número.

* pasar a la posteridad = go down to + posterity.

* pasar a la posteridad como = go down to + posterity as.

* pasar Algo a Alguien = turn + Algo + over to + Alguien.

* pasar algo inesperado = things + take a turn for the unexpected.

* pasar algún tiempo en = have + a turn at.

* pasar al olvido = blow over.

* pasar a los anales de la historia = go down in + history.

* pasar a los anales de la historia como = go down in + history as, go down in + the history books as, go down in + the annals of history as.

* pasar al primer plano = take + centre stage.

* pasar al siguiente año fiscal = roll over.

* pasar al siguiente nivel = move it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.

* pasar a mejor vida = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost.

* pasar año(s) antes de que = be year(s) before.

* pasar a ocupar el puesto de Alguien = step into + the shoes of, stand in + Posesivo + shoes.

* pasar aprietos = feel + the pinch.

* pasar apuros = struggle, pass through + adversity, have + a thin time, be under strain, bear + hardship, be hard pressed, feel + the pinch, have + a hard time, the wolves + be + at the door, have + a tough time.

* pasar apuros económicos = lead + a precarious existence.

* pasar a ser = become, develop into.

* pasar a ser el centro de atención = come into + focus, take + centre stage.

* pasar a ser inconcebible = render + inconceivable.

* pasar a toda velocidad = whiz.

* pasar a una situación económica más confortable = improve + Posesivo + lot.

* pasar a vida mejor = lay + Nombre + low.

* pasar casi rozando = skim.

* pasar como una bala = whiz.

* pasar de = get beyond.

* pasar de... a... = proceed from... to..., move from... to....

* pasar de... a = switch from... to..., go from... to..., swing between... and..., grow from... into/to.

* pasar de contrabando = smuggle.

* pasar de generación en generación = pass down from + generation to generation.

* pasar de largo = bypass [by-pass].

* pasar de largo rápidamente = race + past.

* pasar de moda = drop out of + vogue, go out of + fashion, go out of + favour, go out of + date, go out of + vogue, fall out of + vogue, go out of + style, pass away, obsolesce, drop out of + circulation.

* pasar desapercibido = be unnoticeable, go + unnoticed, lie + unnoticed, remain + unnoticed, slip by + unnoticed, become + unnoticeable, go + unrecognised, be an invisible fly on the wall, go + unnoted, lie + forgotten, sneak under + the radar.

* pasar de una persona a otra = pass around.

* pasar de uno a otro = change back and forth.

* pasar de un sitio a otro = travel.

* pasar dificultades = struggle, be under strain, bear + hardship, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.

* pasar el invierno = winter, overwinter.

* pasar el mochuelo = pass + the bucket.

* pasar el muerto = pass + the bucket.

* pasar el platillo = pass + the bucket (around).

* pasar el rato = hang out.

* pasar el rato con = kick + it with.

* pasar el rato con los amigos = hang out with + Posesivo + friends.

* pasar el relevo a = hand + the reins over to.

* pasar el testigo = pass (on) + the torch, pass (on) + the baton.

* pasar el tiempo = pass + the time, hang around, spend + Posesivo + days, hang about, hang out.

* pasar el tiempo libre = spend + Posesivo + leisure, spend + Posesivo + leisure time.

* pasar + Expresión Temporal = elapse + Expresión Temporal, go by + Expresión Temporal.

* pasar hambre = suffer from + hunger, go + hungry, starve.

* pasar hojas = page (through), turn + pages, flip + pages.

* pasar hojas hacia atrás = page + backward.

* pasar hojas hacia delante = page + forward.

* pasar inadvertidamente = slip, creep + past, sneak + past.

* pasar inadvertido = be unnoticeable, escape + notice, go + unnoticed, lie + unnoticed, remain + unnoticed, slip by + unnoticed, become + unnoticeable, go + unrecognised, go + unnoted, sneak under + the radar.

* pasar la antorcha = hand over + the torch.

* pasar la luna de miel = honeymoon.

* pasar la noche = spend + the night, stay overnight.

* pasar la página = turn over + page.

* pasar la pantalla = scroll.

* pasar la pelota = pass + the buck.

* pasar la prueba = pass + muster.

* pasarlas canutas = jump through + hoops, have + a devil of a time, be to hell and back.

* pasarlas negras = jump through + hoops, have + a devil of a time.

* pasarlas putas = jump through + hoops, be to hell and back.

* pasar las riendas del poder a = hand + the reins over to.

* pasar las vacaciones = vacation.

* pasar llevando = take through.

* pasarlo a lo grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo bien = have + fun, be a great time.

* pasarlo bomba = be a great time, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo canutas intentando Hacer Algo = have + a heck of a time + trying.

* pasarlo en grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo genial = have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo mal = have + a thin time, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.

* pasarlo muy mal = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.

* pasarlo pipa = have + a whale of a time.

* pasar los días = spend + Posesivo + days.

* pasar miseria = the wolves + be + at the door.

* pasar mucho tiempo antes de que = be a long time before.

* pasar + Nombre + a = turn + Nombre + over to.

* pasar penurias = suffer from + deprivation.

* pasar poco a poco = slide into.

* pasar por = cross, pass through, reach down, step through, go by, go through, pass for, pass across, run + Nombre + through + Nombre, make + Posesivo + way through, run through.

* pasar por alto = bypass [by-pass], gloss over, miss, obviate, overlook, short-circuit [shortcircuit], skip over, leapfrog, pass + Nombre/Pronombre + by, flout, close + the door on, skip.

* pasar por alto la autoridad de Alguien = go over + Posesivo + head.

* pasar por alto rápidamente = race + past.

* pasar por aquí = come by.

* pasar por delante de = make + Posesivo + way past.

* pasar por el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.

* pasar por el infierno = be to hell and back.

* pasar por el lado de = make + Posesivo + way past.

* pasar por encima = pass over.

* pasar por encima de la cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.

* pasar por la mitad de = cut through.

* pasar por muchas dificultades = be to hell and back.

* pasar por un período de = go through + a period of.

* pasar por un proceso de = go through + a process of.

* pasar privaciones = suffer from + deprivation.

* pasar rápidamente = run through, sweep by, sweep, flash across.

* pasar rápidamente a = snap to.

* pasar rápidamente por encima de = sweep across, swing over.

* pasar registros a disco = transfer + records + to disc.

* pasar revista = review.

* pasarse = come by, drop in, overshoot, step over + the edge, go + overboard, go + too far.

* pasarse Algo por el culo = not give a shit.

* pasarse Algo por el forro = flout.

* pasarse Algo por la entrepierna = not give a shit.

* pasarse con = act + fresh with.

* pasar sed = go + thirsty.

* pasarse de = overstep.

* pasarse de + Adjetivo = be too + Adjetivo + by half.

* pasarse de la raya = cross + the line.

* pasarse del límite = overrun [over-run].

* pasárselo bien = have + a good time, have + a great time.

* pasárselo en grande = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.

* pasárselo fabuloso = have + a good time, have + a great time, have + a whale of a time.

* pasárselo la mar de bien = have + a whale of a time, have + a great time.

* pasárselo pipa = have + a great time.

* pasarse por = drop by, stop by, mosey.

* pasar sin = get along without, forego [forgo], do without, live without.

* pasar sin Alguien = spare + Nombre Personal.

* pasar sin comodidades = rough it.

* pasar sin ser visto = sneak + past, sneak through, sneak under + the radar, go + unnoticed.

* pasar + Tiempo = spend + time, spend + Tiempo.

* pasar tiempo haciendo Algo = do + stint at.

* pasar una crisis = face + crisis.

* pasar una prueba = endure + ordeal, pass + a test, stand up.

* pasar una prueba de sobra = pass with + flying colours.

* pasar una tarjeta por un lector electrónico = swipe.

* pasar un buen rato = disport + Reflexivo.

* pasar un cuestionario = administer + questionnaire, carry out + questionnaire.

* pasar un rato = say + hi.

* pasar zumbando = whiz.

* pase lo que pase = come what may, come rain or shine, rain or shine, come hell or high water.

* por pasar el rato = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* ¿Qué pasa? = What's up?.

* que pasaba = passing.

* que pasa desapercibido = inconspicuous.

* ¿qué pasa si... ? = what if... ?.

* que pase lo que tenga que pasar = que sera sera, whatever will be, will be, what's meant to be, will be.

* quien no malgasta no pasa necesidades = waste not, want not.

* sin haber pasado por la calandria = uncalendered.

* ¡tener + que pasar por encima de + Posesivo + cadáver! = over + Posesivo + dead body.

* tiempo + pasar = time + march on.

* todavía no ha pasado lo mejor = the best is yet to come.

* tratar de pasar desapercibido = keep + a low profile, lie + low.

* tratar de pasar inadvertido = keep + a low profile, lie + low.

* ver lo que pasa = take it from there/here.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) ( ir por un lugar) to come/go past

no ha pasado ni un taxi — not one taxi has come/gone past

¿a qué hora pasa el lechero? — what time does the milkman come?

los otros coches no podían pasar — the other cars weren't able to get past

no dejan pasar a nadie — they're not letting anyone through

no dejes pasar esta oportunidad — don't miss this opportunity

pasar de largo — to go right o straight past

pasar POR algo — to go through something

al pasar por la aduana — when you go through customs

el Tajo pasa por Aranjuez — the Tagus flows through Aranjuez

es un vuelo directo, no pasa por Miami — it's a direct flight, it doesn't go via Miami

¿este autobús pasa por el museo? — does this bus go past the museum?

¿el 45 pasa por aquí? — does the number 45 come this way?

pasamos por delante de su casa — we went past her house

pasaba por aquí y... — I was just passing by o I was in the area and...

ni me pasó por la imaginación — it didn't even occur to me, it didn't even cross my mind

b) ( deteniéndose en un lugar)

pasar POR algo: ¿podríamos pasar por el banco? can we stop off at the bank?; pase usted por caja please go over to the cashier; pasa un día por casa why don't you drop o come by the house sometime?; pasar A + INF: puede pasar a recogerlo mañana you can come and pick it up tomorrow; pasaremos a verlos — we'll call in o drop in and see them

c) ( atravesar) to cross

pasar de un lado a otro — to go o cross from one side to the other

pasaron de Chile a Argentina a pie — they crossed over from Chile to Argentina on foot

la humedad pasó a la otra habitación — the damp went through to the other room

d) (caber, entrar)

no pasará por la puerta — it won't go through the door

esta camiseta no me pasa por la cabeza — I can't get this T-shirt over my head

2)

a) (transmitirse, transferirse) corona/título to pass

una tradición que pasa de padres a hijos — a tradition that is handed o passed down from generation to generation

pasó de mano en mano — it was passed around (to everyone)

b) ( comunicar)

te paso con Javier — ( en el mismo teléfono) I'll hand o pass you over to Javier; ( en otro teléfono) I'll put you through to Javier

3) ( entrar - acercándose al hablante) to come in; (- alejándose del hablante) to go in

pase, por favor — please, do come in

que pase el siguiente! — next, please!

haga pasar al Sr Díaz — show Mr Díaz in please

no pasarán! — (fr hecha) they shall not pass!

pasaron al comedor — they went through into the dining room

¿puedo pasar al baño? — may I use the bathroom please?

¿quién quiere pasar al pizarrón? — (AmL) who's going to come up to the blackboard?

4)

a) (cambiar de estado, actividad, tema)

pasar (DE algo) A algo — to go (from something) to something

pasó del quinto al séptimo lugar — she went o dropped from fifth to seventh place

ahora pasa a tercera — (Auto) now change into third

pasando a otra cosa... — anyway, to change the subject...

pasan a ocupar el primer puesto — they move into first place

pasó a tratar el problema — he went on to deal with the problem

pasamos a informar de otras noticias — now, the rest of the news

b) (Educ) to pass

¿pasaste? — did you pass?

pasar de curso — to get through o pass one's end-of-year exams

c) ( ser aceptable)

no está perfecto, pero puede pasar — it's not perfect, but it'll do

por esta vez (que) pase — I'll let it pass o go this time

5) ( exceder un límite)

pasar DE algo: no pases de 100 don't go over 100; no pasó de un desacuerdo it was nothing more than a disagreement; está muy grave, no creo que pase de hoy he's very ill, I don't think he'll last another day; no pasa de los 30 he's not more than 30; no pasamos de nueve empleados — they're only nine of us working there/here

6) pasar por

a) ( ser tenido por)

pasa por tonto, pero no lo es — he might look stupid, but he isn't

podrían pasar por hermanas — they could pass for sisters

se hacía pasar por médico — he passed himself off as a doctor

se hizo pasar por mi padre — he pretended to be my father

b) (Esp) ( implicar)

la solución pasa por una reforma política — the solution lies in a political reform

Sentido II

7) ( transcurrir) tiempo to pass

pasaron muchos años — many years went by o passed

ya han pasado dos horas — it's been two hours now

cómo pasa el tiempo! — doesn't time fly!

por ti no pasan los años — you look as young as ever

pasaban las horas y no llegaba — the hours went by o passed and still he didn't come

8) ( cesar) crisis/mal momento to be over; efecto to wear off; dolor to go away

menos mal que el invierno ya ha pasado — thank goodness winter's over

9) ( arreglárselas) to manage, get by

sin electricidad podemos pasar — we can manage o get by without electricity

Sentido III

10) ( suceder) to happen

cuéntame lo que pasó — tell me what happened

lo que pasa es que... — the thing o the problem is...

pase lo que pase — whatever happens, come what may

¿qué pasó con lo del reloj? — what happened about the watch?

...y aquí no ha pasado nada —...and let's just forget the whole thing

en este pueblo nunca pasa nada — nothing ever happens in this town

siempre pasa igual or lo mismo — it's always the same

¿pasa algo? — is something the matter?

¿qué pasa? — what's the matter?, what's up? (colloq)

hola, Carlos! ¿qué pasa? — (fam) hi, Carlos! how's things o how's it going? (colloq)

son cosas que pasan — these things happen; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿qué te pasa? — what's the matter with you?

¿qué te pasó en el ojo? — what happened to your eye?

¿qué le pasa a la tele? — what's wrong with the TV?

eso le pasa a cualquiera — that can happen to anybody

por suerte a él no le pasó nada — fortunately, nothing happened to him

11) ( experimentar)

pasar POR algo — por crisis/mala racha to go through something

Sentido IV

12)

a) (en naipes, juegos) to pass

b) (fam) ( rechazando algo)

¿vas a tomar postre? - no, yo paso — are you going to have a dessert? - no, I think I'll give it a miss

paso de salir, estoy muy cansada — I don't feel like going out, I'm very tired (colloq)

c) (fam) ( expresando indiferencia)

que se las arreglen, yo paso — they can sort it out themselves, it's not my problem

pasa ampliamente de lo que diga la gente — she couldn't care less what people say (colloq)

paso de él — (esp Esp) I don't give a damn o I couldn't care less what he does (colloq)
2.
pasar vt

Sentido I

1)

a) ( hacer atravesar)

pasar algo POR algo — to put something through something

pasar la salsa por un tamiz — to put the sauce through a sieve

pasa el cordón por este agujero — thread the string through this hole

b) ( por la aduana -legalmente) to take through; (- ilegalmente) to smuggle

c) ( hacer deslizar)

pásale un trapo al piso — give the floor a quick wipe

pasarlo primero por harina — first dip it in flour

a esto hay que pasarle una plancha — this needs a quick iron o run over with the iron

2) (exhibir, mostrar) <película/anuncio> to show

3)

a) (cruzar, atravesar) < frontera> to cross; <pueblo/ciudad> to go through

pasaron el río a nado — they swam across the river

b) ( dejar atrás) <edificio/calle> to go past

todavía no hemos pasado lo peor — the worst is yet to come

c) (adelantar, sobrepasar) to overtake

pasar A algo — to overtake something, to get past something

está altísimo, ya pasa a su padre — he's really tall, he's already overtaken his father

4) <examen/prueba> to pass

5) <página/hoja> to turn

6) (fam) ( tolerar)

esto no te lo paso — I'm not letting you get away with this

no te deja pasar ni una — he doesn't let you get away with anything

a ese tipo no lo paso — I can't stand o take that guy (colloq)

no podía pasar aquella sopa — I couldn't stomach o eat that soup

pasar por alto — <falta/error> to overlook, forget about; tema/punto to leave out, omit

7) ( transcribir)

tendré que pasar la carta — I'll have to write o copy the letter out again

¿me pasas esto a máquina? — could you type this for me?

Sentido II

8) (entregar, hacer llegar)

pásaselo a Miguel — pass it on to Miguel

¿me pasas el martillo? — can you pass me the hammer?

le pasó el balón a Gómez — he passed the ball to Gómez

el padre le pasa una mensualidad — she gets a monthly allowance from her father

9) <gripe/resfriado> to give

me lo pasó a mí — he gave it to me, he passed it on to me

Sentido III

10)

a) < tiempo> to spend

pasamos las Navidades en casa — we spent Christmas at home

fuimos a Toledo a pasar el día — we went to Toledo for the day

b) ( con idea de continuidad)

pasé toda la noche en vela — I was awake all night

puede pasar días sin comer — he can go for days without eating

11)

a) (sufrir, padecer) penalidades/desgracias to go through, to suffer

está pasando una mala racha — he's going through bad times o (BrE) a bad patch

no sabes las que pasé — you've no idea what I went through

pasé mucho miedo/frío — I was very frightened/cold

b)

pasarlo or pasarla bien — to have a good time

¿qué tal lo pasaste en la fiesta? — did you have a good time at the party?, did you enjoy the party?

lo pasé mal — I didn't enjoy myself

lo pasa muy mal con los exámenes — he gets very nervous about exams
3.
1) pasarse v pron

Sentido I

2) ( cambiarse)

pasarse al enemigo — to go over to the enemy

queremos pasarnos a la otra oficina — we want to move to the other office

3)

a) ( ir demasiado lejos)

nos pasamos, el banco está más arriba — we've gone too far, the bank isn't as far down as this

nos pasamos de estación — we went past our station

b) (fam) ( excederse) to go too far

esta vez te has pasado — you've gone too far this time

se pasaron con los precios — the prices they charged were way over the top (colloq)

se pasó con la sal — he overdid the salt (colloq)

te pasaste con el regalo — that was a really nice present you gave me

se pasó de listo — he tried to be too clever (colloq)

te pasas de bueno — you're too kind for your own good

c) (CS fam) ( lucirse)

te pasaste! esto está riquísimo — you've excelled yourself! this is really delicious (colloq)

4)

a) peras/tomates to go bad, get overripe; carne/pescado to go off, go bad; leche to go off, go sour

b) (recocerse): arroz/pasta to get overcooked

no le dejes pasarse de punto — don't let it overcook

Sentido II

5)

a) ( desaparecer) efecto to wear off; dolor to go away; (+ me/te/le etc)

ya se me pasó el dolor — the pain's gone o eased now

espera a que se le pase el enojo — wait until he's calmed o cooled down

hasta que se le pase la fiebre — until her temperature goes down

b) ( transcurrir)

el año se ha pasado muy rápido — this year has gone very quickly; (+ me/te/le etc)

sus clases se me pasan volando — her classes seem to go so quickly

6) (+ me/te/le etc)

a) ( olvidarse)

se me pasó totalmente — I completely forgot

se me pasó su cumpleaños — I forgot his birthday

b) ( dejar de notar)

se le pasaron varios errores — he overlooked several mistakes

no se le pasó ese detalle — this detail didn't escape his attention

c) ( dejar escapar)

se me pasó la oportunidad — I missed the opportunity

Sentido III

7) (enf) ( estar)

se pasa el día al teléfono — she spends all day on the phone

me pasé toda la noche estudiando — I was up all night studying

se pasó el domingo durmiendo — he spent the whole of Sunday evening sleeping; ver tb pasar verbo transitivo III 1b y 2b

8) (enf) (fam) (ir)

pásate por casa — come round

¿podrías pasarte por el mercado? — could you go down to the market?

9) (refl)

se pasó la mano por el pelo — he ran his fingers through his hair

pasarse un peine — to run a comb through one's hair

* * *

= hand (over), pass, pass by, pass on, transfer, transmit, turn over + page, hand on, spend, transpire, pass out, turn over, slide over, pass along, get through, can't/couldn't be bothered, go + past, pass down, roll on, pass out, blow over, make + the cut, wear off, hand down.

Ex: Eventually, teachers should be able to ' hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.

Ex: Examination reveals positions on the cards where the light passes through all the cards in a stack.

Ex: The days of needing to change into carpet slippers before going to such an area have thankfully passed by.

Ex: If ignored, the problems are only passed on to all the users of the catalog: the public, the reference department, the acquisitions department, and naturally the cataloging department.

Ex: Scope notes, on the order hand, may be present in a thesaurus but are unlikely to be transferred to an index.

Ex: The system permits the requester to specify up to five potential lending libraries, and the system transmits the requests to these libraries one at a time.

Ex: Turn over the page and you will find suggested analyses against which you can check your solution.

Ex: Some experts have expressed grave doubts about the durability of contemporary literary and artistic works on paper and hence the possibility of handing on works of culture to future generations.

Ex: Any funeral scene in a story inevitably conjures in myself memories of my childhood spent as the son of an undertaker.

Ex: The 2nd is the fact that most information seeking transpires with little help from librarians, who have consistently failed to establish themselves as primary information professionals.

Ex: At the Closing Session Danish flags were suddenly produced and passed out among the crowd who began waving them enthusiastically.

Ex: Then he picked up about 2 cm. of type from the right-hand end of the uppermost line (i.e. the last word or two of the last line) with the thumb and forefinger of his right hand, read it, and dropped the pieces of type one by one into their proper boxes, turning over the old house.

Ex: He had greeted her courteously, as was his wont, and had inquired if she minded his smoking; she told him to go ahead and slid over an ashtray.

Ex: If the head of reference services does not pass along the information to the staff the reference librarians, by being uninformed, will undoubtedly not make as good an impression on the important city managers.

Ex: I think that the so-called average person often exhibits a great deal of heroism in getting through an ordinary day.

Ex: Consider for example, a teacher who doesn't change his password (ever!) or can't be bothered to log out, all the firewalls and antivirus programs in the world will not protect a school's network.

Ex: Unfortunately, its conclusions are completely pedestrian, rarely going past the fact that there were old people in England in the late Middle Ages.

Ex: The knowledge that has been passed down from generation to generation by sentient beings on this planet for aeons and aeons is quite impossible to fully comprehend.

Ex: But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November.

Ex: Put a set of premises into such a device and turn the crank, and it will readily pass out conclusion after conclusion.

Ex: During the bulk of that time, your liberal leaders grandly sat, waiting for various things to blow over.

Ex: Naturally, the recruiters whose people were not chosen for the job wanted feedback as to why their candidates did not make the cut.

Ex: We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.

Ex: A hunting guide while still in his teens, he learned his woodcraft first hand, absorbing lore handed down to him from his father.

* a medida que pasaba el tiempo = as time passed (by), as time went by.

* a medida que pasa el tiempo = as time goes by, as time passes (by).

* a medida que pasa + Expresión Temporal = as + Expresión Temporal + go by.

* a medida que + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* ayudar a pasar por = get + Nombre + through.

* cada día que pasa = each passing day.

* conforme + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* conforme + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* dejar pasar = pass up, forego [forgo], let through.

* dejar pasar a Alguien = let + Alguien + by.

* dejar pasar Algo = put + Nombre + behind.

* dejar pasar una oportunidad = forego + opportunity, miss + opportunity, pass up + opportunity, miss + chance.

* desde..., pasando por..., hasta... = from..., through..., to....

* día que pasa = passing day.

* esa época ya pasó hace tiempo = that time is long past.

* haber pasado por aquí antes = have been down this road before.

* hacer a Alguien pasar vergüenza = embarrass.

* hacer que Alguien las pase canutas = give + Nombre + a run for + Posesivo + money.

* hacérselas pasar canutas a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops.

* hacérselas pasarlas canutas a Alguien = push + Nombre + to the edge.

* hacérselas pasar negras a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops.

* hacerse pasar por = masquerade as, impersonate.

* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no pasan así porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.

* lo que tenga que pasar, que pase = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.

* lugar donde pasar el rato = hang out.

* no dejar pasar = keep out.

* no dejar pasar la oportunidad = ride + the wave.

* no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo = be not long before + Indicativo.

* pasando a = moving on to.

* pasar a = go on to, move on to, proceed to, shunt into, switch over, switch to, step onto, spill over into.

* pasar a Alguien lo mismo que a = suffer + the fate of.

* pasar a Alguien lo que a = suffer + the fate of.

* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.

* pasar a la clandestinidad = go into + hiding.

* pasar a la era de = move into + the age of.

* pasar a la historia = history in the making, go down in + history.

* pasar a la historia como = go down as, go down in + history as, go down in + the history books as, go down in + the annals of history as.

* pasar a la página + Número = turn to + page + Número.

* pasar a la posteridad = go down to + posterity.

* pasar a la posteridad como = go down to + posterity as.

* pasar Algo a Alguien = turn + Algo + over to + Alguien.

* pasar algo inesperado = things + take a turn for the unexpected.

* pasar algún tiempo en = have + a turn at.

* pasar al olvido = blow over.

* pasar a los anales de la historia = go down in + history.

* pasar a los anales de la historia como = go down in + history as, go down in + the history books as, go down in + the annals of history as.

* pasar al primer plano = take + centre stage.

* pasar al siguiente año fiscal = roll over.

* pasar al siguiente nivel = move it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.

* pasar a mejor vida = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost.

* pasar año(s) antes de que = be year(s) before.

* pasar a ocupar el puesto de Alguien = step into + the shoes of, stand in + Posesivo + shoes.

* pasar aprietos = feel + the pinch.

* pasar apuros = struggle, pass through + adversity, have + a thin time, be under strain, bear + hardship, be hard pressed, feel + the pinch, have + a hard time, the wolves + be + at the door, have + a tough time.

* pasar apuros económicos = lead + a precarious existence.

* pasar a ser = become, develop into.

* pasar a ser el centro de atención = come into + focus, take + centre stage.

* pasar a ser inconcebible = render + inconceivable.

* pasar a toda velocidad = whiz.

* pasar a una situación económica más confortable = improve + Posesivo + lot.

* pasar a vida mejor = lay + Nombre + low.

* pasar casi rozando = skim.

* pasar como una bala = whiz.

* pasar de = get beyond.

* pasar de... a... = proceed from... to..., move from... to....

* pasar de... a = switch from... to..., go from... to..., swing between... and..., grow from... into/to.

* pasar de contrabando = smuggle.

* pasar de generación en generación = pass down from + generation to generation.

* pasar de largo = bypass [by-pass].

* pasar de largo rápidamente = race + past.

* pasar de moda = drop out of + vogue, go out of + fashion, go out of + favour, go out of + date, go out of + vogue, fall out of + vogue, go out of + style, pass away, obsolesce, drop out of + circulation.

* pasar desapercibido = be unnoticeable, go + unnoticed, lie + unnoticed, remain + unnoticed, slip by + unnoticed, become + unnoticeable, go + unrecognised, be an invisible fly on the wall, go + unnoted, lie + forgotten, sneak under + the radar.

* pasar de una persona a otra = pass around.

* pasar de uno a otro = change back and forth.

* pasar de un sitio a otro = travel.

* pasar dificultades = struggle, be under strain, bear + hardship, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.

* pasar el invierno = winter, overwinter.

* pasar el mochuelo = pass + the bucket.

* pasar el muerto = pass + the bucket.

* pasar el platillo = pass + the bucket (around).

* pasar el rato = hang out.

* pasar el rato con = kick + it with.

* pasar el rato con los amigos = hang out with + Posesivo + friends.

* pasar el relevo a = hand + the reins over to.

* pasar el testigo = pass (on) + the torch, pass (on) + the baton.

* pasar el tiempo = pass + the time, hang around, spend + Posesivo + days, hang about, hang out.

* pasar el tiempo libre = spend + Posesivo + leisure, spend + Posesivo + leisure time.

* pasar + Expresión Temporal = elapse + Expresión Temporal, go by + Expresión Temporal.

* pasar hambre = suffer from + hunger, go + hungry, starve.

* pasar hojas = page (through), turn + pages, flip + pages.

* pasar hojas hacia atrás = page + backward.

* pasar hojas hacia delante = page + forward.

* pasar inadvertidamente = slip, creep + past, sneak + past.

* pasar inadvertido = be unnoticeable, escape + notice, go + unnoticed, lie + unnoticed, remain + unnoticed, slip by + unnoticed, become + unnoticeable, go + unrecognised, go + unnoted, sneak under + the radar.

* pasar la antorcha = hand over + the torch.

* pasar la luna de miel = honeymoon.

* pasar la noche = spend + the night, stay overnight.

* pasar la página = turn over + page.

* pasar la pantalla = scroll.

* pasar la pelota = pass + the buck.

* pasar la prueba = pass + muster.

* pasarlas canutas = jump through + hoops, have + a devil of a time, be to hell and back.

* pasarlas negras = jump through + hoops, have + a devil of a time.

* pasarlas putas = jump through + hoops, be to hell and back.

* pasar las riendas del poder a = hand + the reins over to.

* pasar las vacaciones = vacation.

* pasar llevando = take through.

* pasarlo a lo grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo bien = have + fun, be a great time.

* pasarlo bomba = be a great time, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo canutas intentando Hacer Algo = have + a heck of a time + trying.

* pasarlo en grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo genial = have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo mal = have + a thin time, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.

* pasarlo muy mal = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.

* pasarlo pipa = have + a whale of a time.

* pasar los días = spend + Posesivo + days.

* pasar miseria = the wolves + be + at the door.

* pasar mucho tiempo antes de que = be a long time before.

* pasar + Nombre + a = turn + Nombre + over to.

* pasar penurias = suffer from + deprivation.

* pasar poco a poco = slide into.

* pasar por = cross, pass through, reach down, step through, go by, go through, pass for, pass across, run + Nombre + through + Nombre, make + Posesivo + way through, run through.

* pasar por alto = bypass [by-pass], gloss over, miss, obviate, overlook, short-circuit [shortcircuit], skip over, leapfrog, pass + Nombre/Pronombre + by, flout, close + the door on, skip.

* pasar por alto la autoridad de Alguien = go over + Posesivo + head.

* pasar por alto rápidamente = race + past.

* pasar por aquí = come by.

* pasar por delante de = make + Posesivo + way past.

* pasar por el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.

* pasar por el infierno = be to hell and back.

* pasar por el lado de = make + Posesivo + way past.

* pasar por encima = pass over.

* pasar por encima de la cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.

* pasar por la mitad de = cut through.

* pasar por muchas dificultades = be to hell and back.

* pasar por un período de = go through + a period of.

* pasar por un proceso de = go through + a process of.

* pasar privaciones = suffer from + deprivation.

* pasar rápidamente = run through, sweep by, sweep, flash across.

* pasar rápidamente a = snap to.

* pasar rápidamente por encima de = sweep across, swing over.

* pasar registros a disco = transfer + records + to disc.

* pasar revista = review.

* pasarse = come by, drop in, overshoot, step over + the edge, go + overboard, go + too far.

* pasarse Algo por el culo = not give a shit.

* pasarse Algo por el forro = flout.

* pasarse Algo por la entrepierna = not give a shit.

* pasarse con = act + fresh with.

* pasar sed = go + thirsty.

* pasarse de = overstep.

* pasarse de + Adjetivo = be too + Adjetivo + by half.

* pasarse de la raya = cross + the line.

* pasarse del límite = overrun [over-run].

* pasárselo bien = have + a good time, have + a great time.

* pasárselo en grande = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.

* pasárselo fabuloso = have + a good time, have + a great time, have + a whale of a time.

* pasárselo la mar de bien = have + a whale of a time, have + a great time.

* pasárselo pipa = have + a great time.

* pasarse por = drop by, stop by, mosey.

* pasar sin = get along without, forego [forgo], do without, live without.

* pasar sin Alguien = spare + Nombre Personal.

* pasar sin comodidades = rough it.

* pasar sin ser visto = sneak + past, sneak through, sneak under + the radar, go + unnoticed.

* pasar + Tiempo = spend + time, spend + Tiempo.

* pasar tiempo haciendo Algo = do + stint at.

* pasar una crisis = face + crisis.

* pasar una prueba = endure + ordeal, pass + a test, stand up.

* pasar una prueba de sobra = pass with + flying colours.

* pasar una tarjeta por un lector electrónico = swipe.

* pasar un buen rato = disport + Reflexivo.

* pasar un cuestionario = administer + questionnaire, carry out + questionnaire.

* pasar un rato = say + hi.

* pasar zumbando = whiz.

* pase lo que pase = come what may, come rain or shine, rain or shine, come hell or high water.

* por pasar el rato = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* ¿Qué pasa? = What's up?.

* que pasaba = passing.

* que pasa desapercibido = inconspicuous.

* ¿qué pasa si... ? = what if... ?.

* que pase lo que tenga que pasar = que sera sera, whatever will be, will be, what's meant to be, will be.

* quien no malgasta no pasa necesidades = waste not, want not.

* sin haber pasado por la calandria = uncalendered.

* ¡tener + que pasar por encima de + Posesivo + cadáver! = over + Posesivo + dead body.

* tiempo + pasar = time + march on.

* todavía no ha pasado lo mejor = the best is yet to come.

* tratar de pasar desapercibido = keep + a low profile, lie + low.

* tratar de pasar inadvertido = keep + a low profile, lie + low.

* ver lo que pasa = take it from there/here.

* * *

pasar [A1 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ pasar (verbo intransitivo)

Sentido I

A

1 por un lugar

2 deteniéndose en un lugar

3 caber, entrar

B

1 transmitirse, transferirse

2 comunicar

C entrar

D

1 cambiar de estado, actividad, tema

2 Educación

3 indicando aceptabilidad

E exceder un límite

F

1 pasar por: ser tenido por

2 pasar por: implicar

Sentido II

A

1 transcurrir

2 terminar

B arreglárselas

Sentido III ocurrir, suceder

Sentido IV

A

1 en naipes, juegos

2 rechazando una invitación

B expresando indiferencia

■ pasar (verbo transitivo)

Sentido I

A

1 hacer atravesar

2 pasar por la aduana

3 hacer recorrer

B exhibir, mostrar

C

1 cruzar, atravesar

2 adelantar, sobrepasar

D aprobar: examen

E dar la vuelta a

F tolerar, admitir

G transcribir

H engañar

Sentido II

A entregar, hacer llegar

B contagiar

Sentido III

A pasar: tiempo, día etc

B

1 sufrir, padecer

2 pasarlo bien/mal

■ pasarse (verbo pronominal)

Sentido I

A cambiarse

B

1 ir demasiado lejos

2 excederse

3 lucirse

C

1 pasarse: comestibles

2 Cocina

Sentido II

A desaparecer

B «tiempo»

C olvidarse

Sentido III

A enfático: con idea de continuidad

B enfático: ir

C reflexivo

vi

Sentido I

A

1 (por un lugar) to come/go past

no ha pasado ni un taxi not one taxi has come/gone by o come/gone past

pasó un coche a toda velocidad a car passed at top speed, a car came/went past at top speed, a car shot o sped past

¿a qué hora pasa el lechero? what time does the milkman come?

no aparques aquí, que no pueden pasar otros coches don't park here, other cars won't be able to get past

no dejan pasar a nadie they're not letting anyone through

no dejes pasar esta oportunidad don't miss this chance

pasar de largo to go right o straight past

el autobús venía completo y pasó de largo the bus was full and didn't stop o went right o straight past without stopping

pasó de largo sin siquiera saludar she went right o straight past o ( colloq) she sailed past without even saying hello

pasar POR algo to go THROUGH sth

al pasar por la aduana when you go through customs

prefiero no pasar por el centro I'd rather not go through the city center

el Tajo pasa por Aranjuez the Tagus flows through Aranjuez

hay un vuelo directo, no hace falta pasar por Miami there's a direct flight so you don't have to go via Miami

¿este autobús pasa por el museo? does this bus go past the museum?

¿el 45 pasa por aquí? does the number 45 come this way/stop here?

pasamos justo por delante de su casa we went right past her house

pasaba por aquí y se me ocurrió hacerte una visita I was just passing by o I was in the area and I thought I'd drop in and see you

ni me pasó por la imaginación que fuese a hacerlo it didn't even occur to me o it didn't even cross my mind that she would do it

el país está pasando por momentos difíciles these are difficult times for the country

2 (deteniéndose en un lugar) pasar POR:

¿podríamos pasar por el supermercado? can we stop off at the supermarket?

de camino tengo que pasar por la oficina I have to drop in at o stop by the office on the way

pase usted por caja please go over to the cashier

pasa un día por casa why don't you drop o come by the house sometime?

pasar A + INF:

puede pasar a recogerlo mañana you can come and pick it up tomorrow

pasaremos a verlos de camino a casa we'll drop by o stop by and see them on the way home, we'll call in o drop in and see them on the way home

3

(caber, entrar): no creo que pase por la puerta, es demasiado ancho I don't think it'll go through o I don't think we'll get it through the door, it's too wide

esta camiseta no me pasa por la cabeza I can't get this T-shirt over my head

B

1

(transmitirse, transferirse): la humedad ha pasado a la habitación de al lado the damp has gone through to the room next door

el título pasa al hijo mayor the title passes o goes to the eldest son

la carta ha ido pasando de mano en mano the letter has been passed around (to everyone)

2

(comunicar): te paso con Javier (en el mismo teléfono) I'll let you speak to Javier, I'll hand o pass you over to Javier; (en otro teléfono) I'll put you through to Javier

C (entrar — acercándose al hablante) to come in; (— alejándose del hablante) to go in

pasa, no te quedes en la puerta come (on) in, don't stand there in the doorway

¿se puede? — pase may I come in? — yes, please do

¡que pase el siguiente! next, please!

ha llegado el señor Díaz — hágalo pasar Mr Díaz is here — show him in please

¡no pasarán! ( fr hecha); they shall not pass!

pueden pasar al comedor you may go through into the dining room

¿puedo pasar al baño? may I use the bathroom please?

¿quién quiere pasar al pizarrón? ( AmL); who's going to come up to the blackboard?

D

1 (cambiar de estado, actividad, tema) pasar ( DE algo) A algo:

en poco tiempo ha pasado del anonimato a la fama in a very short space of time she's gone o shot from obscurity to fame

pasó del quinto al séptimo lugar she went o dropped from fifth to seventh place

ahora pasa a tercera ( Auto) now change into third

pasa a la página 98 continued on page 98

pasando a otra cosa … anyway, to change the subject …

pasar A + INF:

el equipo pasa a ocupar el primer puesto the team moves into first place

pasó a formar parte del equipo en julio she joined the team in July

más tarde pasó a tratar la cuestión de los impuestos later he went on to deal with the question of taxes

pasamos a informar de otras noticias de interés now, the rest of the news

2 ( Educación):

Daniel ya pasa a tercero Daniel will be starting third grade next semester ( AmE), Daniel will be going into the third year next term ( BrE)

si pasas de curso te compro una bicicleta if you get through o pass your end-of-year exams, I'll buy you a bicycle

3

(indicando aceptabilidad): no está perfecto, pero puede pasar it's not perfect, but it'll do

por esta vez (que) pase, pero que no se repita I'll let it pass o go this time, but don't let it happen again

E (exceder un límite) pasar DE algo:

no pases de 100 don't go over 100

fue un pequeño desacuerdo pero no pasó de eso it was nothing more than a slight disagreement, we/they had a slight disagreement, but it was nothing more than that

estuvo muy cortés conmigo pero no pasó de eso he was very polite, but no more

tengo que escribirle, de hoy no pasa I must write to him today without fail

está muy grave, no creo que pase de hoy he's very ill, I don't think he'll last another day

yo diría que no pasa de los 30 I wouldn't say he was more than 30

al principio no pasábamos de nueve empleados there were only nine of us working there/here at the beginning

no pasan de ser palabras vacías they are still nothing but empty words o still only empty words

F pasar por

1

(ser tenido por): pasa por tonto, pero no lo es he might look stupid, but he isn't

podrían pasar por hermanas they could pass for sisters

se hacía pasar por médico he passed himself off as a doctor

se hizo pasar por mi padre he pretended to be my father

2 (implicar) to lie in

la solución pasa por la racionalización de la industria the solution lies in the rationalization of the industry

Sentido II

A «tiempo»

1

(transcurrir): ya han pasado dos horas y aún no ha vuelto it's been two hours now and she still hasn't come back

¡cómo pasa el tiempo! doesn't time fly!

por ti no pasan los años you look as young as ever

pasaban las horas y no llegaba the hours went by o passed and still he didn't come

2

(terminar): menos mal que el invierno ya ha pasado thank goodness winter's over

ya ha pasado lo peor the worst is over now

no llores, ya pasó don't cry, it's all right now o it's all over now

B

(arreglárselas): ¿compro más o podemos pasar con esto? shall I buy some more or can we get by on o make do with this?

sin electricidad podemos pasar, pero sin agua no we can manage o do without electricity but not without water

Sentido III (ocurrir, suceder) to happen

déjame que te cuente lo que pasó let me tell you what happened

claro que me gustaría ir, lo que pasa es que estoy cansada of course I'd like to go, only I'm really tired o it's just that I'm really tired

lo que pasa es que el jueves no voy a estar the thing is o the problem is I won't be here on Thursday

iré pase lo que pase I'm going whatever happens o come what may

¿qué pasó con lo del reloj? what happened about the watch?

ahora se dan la mano y aquí no ha pasado nada now just shake hands and let's forget the whole thing

en este pueblo nunca pasa nada nothing ever happens in this town

siempre pasa igual or lo mismo it's always the same

¿qué pasa? ¿por qué estás tan serio? what's up o what's the matter? why are you looking so serious?

se lo dije yo ¿pasa algo? I told him, what of it o what's it to you? ( colloq), I told him, do you have a problem with that? ( colloq)

¡hola, Carlos! ¿qué pasa? ( fam); hi, Carlos! how's things o how's it going? ( colloq)

no te hagas mala sangre, son cosas que pasan don't get upset about it, these things happen

(+ me/te/le etc): ¿qué te ha pasado en el ojo? what have you done to your eye?, what's happened to your eye?

¿qué le pasará a Ricardo que tiene tan mala cara? I wonder what's up with o what's the matter with Ricardo? he looks terrible ( colloq)

¿qué te pasa que estás tan callado? why are you so quiet?

¿qué le pasa a la lavadora que no centrifuga? why isn't the washing machine spinning?

no sé qué me pasa I don't know what's wrong o what's the matter with me

eso le pasa a cualquiera that can happen to anybody

el coche quedó destrozado pero a él no le pasó nada the car was wrecked but he escaped unhurt

Sentido IV

A

1 (en naipes, juegos) to pass

paso, no tengo tréboles pass o I can't go, I don't have any clubs

2 ( fam)

(rechazando una invitación, una oportunidad): tómate otra — no, gracias, esta vez paso have another one — no thanks, I'll skip this one o I'll pass on this round ( colloq)

¿vas a tomar postre? — no, yo paso are you going to have a dessert? — no, I think I'll give it a miss o no, I couldn't

pasar DE algo:

esta noche paso de salir, estoy muy cansada I don't feel like going out tonight, I'm very tired ( colloq)

B ( fam)

(expresando indiferencia): que se las arreglen, yo paso they can sort it out themselves, it's not my problem o I don't want anything to do with it

pasar DE algo:

pasa ampliamente de lo que diga la gente she couldn't give a damn about o she couldn't care less what people say ( colloq)

paso mucho de política I couldn't give a damn about politics ( colloq)

pasar DE algn

( esp Esp): paso de él I don't give a damn what he does/what happens to him ( colloq)

mis padres pasan de mí my parents couldn't care less what I do/what happens to me

■ pasar

vt

Sentido I

A

1 (hacer atravesar) pasar algo POR algo:

pasar la salsa por un tamiz put the sauce through a sieve, sieve the sauce

pasé la piña por la licuadora I put the pineapple through the blender, I liquidized o blended the pineapple

pasa el cordón por este agujero thread the shoelace through this hole

2

(por la aduana): ¿cuántas botellas de vino se puede pasar? how many bottles of wine are you allowed to take through?

los pillaron intentando pasar armas they were caught trying to smuggle o bring in arms

3

(hacer recorrer): pasé la aspiradora por el cuarto I vacuumed o ( BrE) tb hoovered the room

ven aquí, que te voy a pasar un peine come here and let me give your hair a quick comb o let me put a comb through your hair

pásale un trapo al piso give the floor a quick wipe, wipe the floor down

pasarlo primero por harina first dip it in flour

a esto hay que pasarle una plancha this needs a quick iron o ( colloq) a quick once-over o run over with the iron

B (exhibir, mostrar) ‹película/anuncio› to show

las chicas que pasaron los modelos the girls who modeled the dresses

C

1 (cruzar, atravesar) ‹frontera› to cross

pasaron el río a nado they swam across the river

esa calle la pasamos hace rato we went past o we passed that street a while back

¿ya hemos pasado Flores? have we been through Flores yet?

2 (adelantar, sobrepasar) to overtake

a ver si podemos pasar a este camión why don't we overtake o get past o pass this truck?

está altísimo, ya pasa a su padre he's really tall, he's already overtaken his father

D (aprobar) ‹examen/prueba› to pass

E (dar la vuelta a) ‹página/hoja› to turn

F ( fam)

(tolerar, admitir): esto no te lo paso I'm not letting you get away with this

el profesor no te deja pasar ni una the teacher doesn't let you get away with anything

a ese tipo no lo paso or no lo puedo pasar I can't stand o take that guy ( colloq)

yo el Roquefort no lo paso I can't stand Roquefort, I hate Roquefort

no podía pasar aquella sopa grasienta I couldn't stomach o eat that greasy soup

pasar por alto ‹falta/error› to overlook, forget about; (olvidar, omitir) to forget, leave out, omit, overlook

G

(transcribir): tendré que pasar la carta I'll have to write o copy the letter out again

¿me pasas esto a máquina? could you type this for me?

limpio¹ adj A 3. (↑ limpio (1))

H ( AmL) (engañar) to put one over on ( colloq)

se cree que me va a pasar a mí he thinks he can put one over on me

Sentido II

A

(entregar, hacer llegar): cuando termines el libro, pásaselo a Miguel when you finish the book, pass it on to Miguel

¿me pasas el martillo? can you pass me the hammer?

¿han pasado ya la factura? have they sent the bill yet?, have they billed you/us yet?

le pasó el balón a Gómez he passed the ball to Gómez

el padre le pasa una mensualidad she gets a monthly allowance from her father, her father gives her a monthly allowance

B (contagiar) ‹gripe/resfriado› to give

se lo pasé a toda la familia I gave it to o passed it on to the whole family

Sentido III

A ‹tiempo› to spend

vamos a pasar las Navidades en casa we are going to spend Christmas at home

fuimos a Toledo a pasar el día we went to Toledo for the day

B

1

(sufrir, padecer): pasaron muchas penalidades they went through o suffered a lot of hardship

pasé mucho miedo I was very frightened

¿pasaste frío anoche? were you cold last night?

pasamos hambre en la posguerra we went hungry after the war

está pasando una mala racha he's going through bad times o ( BrE) a bad patch ( colloq)

no sabes las que pasé yo con ese hombre you've no idea what I went through with that man

2

pasarlo or pasarla bien/mal: lo pasa muy mal con los exámenes he gets very nervous o ( colloq) gets in a real state about exams

¿qué tal lo pasaste en la fiesta? did you have a good time at the party?, did you enjoy the party?

Caín, negro¹ (↑ negro (1)), pipa, etc

■ pasarse

v pron

Sentido I

A

(cambiarse): pasarse al enemigo/al bando contrario to go over to the enemy/to the other side

queremos pasarnos a la otra oficina we want to move to the other office

B

1

(ir demasiado lejos): nos hemos pasado, el banco está más arriba we've gone too far, the bank isn't as far down as this

nos pasamos de estación/parada we missed o went past our station/stop

2 ( fam) (excederse) to go too far

esta vez te has pasado you've gone too far this time

no te pases que no estoy para bromas that's enough o don't push your luck ( colloq), I'm not in the mood for jokes

se pasaron con los precios they charged exorbitant prices, the prices they charged were way over the top o way out of line ( colloq)

se pasó con la sal he put too much salt in it, he overdid the salt ( colloq)

pasarse DE algo:

se pasó de listo he tried to be too clever ( colloq)

te pasas de bueno you're too kind for your own good

3

(CS fam) (lucirse): ¡te pasaste! esto está riquísimo you've excelled yourself! this is really delicious ( colloq)

se pasó con ese gol that was a fantastic goal he scored ( colloq)

C

1 «peras/tomates» to go bad, get overripe; «carne/pescado» to go off, go bad; «leche» to go off, go sour

estos plátanos se están pasando these bananas are starting to go bad o to get overripe

2 ( Cocina):

se va a pasar el arroz the rice is going to spoil o get overcooked

no lo dejes pasar de punto don't let it overcook

Sentido II (+ me/te/le etc)

A

(desaparecer): ya se me pasó el dolor the pain's gone o eased now

espera a que se le pase el enojo wait until he's calmed o cooled down

hasta que se le pase la fiebre until her temperature goes down

B

«tiempo»: sus clases se me pasan volando her classes seem to go so quickly

se me pasaron las tres horas casi sin enterarme the three hours flew by almost without my realizing

C

(olvidarse): lo siento, se me pasó totalmente I'm sorry, I completely forgot o it completely slipped my mind

se me pasó su cumpleaños I forgot his birthday

Sentido III

A ( enfático)

(con idea de continuidad): se pasa meses sin ver a su mujer he goes for months at a time o he goes months without seeing his wife, he doesn't see his wife for months on end

se pasa hablando por teléfono ( AmL); he's always on the telephone

me pasé toda la noche estudiando I was up all night studying

es capaz de pasarse el día entero sin probar bocado he can quite easily go the whole day without having a thing to eat

pasárselo bien/mal, etc pasar vt Sense III B 2.

B ( enfático) ( fam)

(ir): pásate por casa y te la presento come round and I'll introduce you to her ( colloq)

¿podrías pasarte por el mercado? could you go down to the market?, could you pop o nip down to the market? ( BrE colloq)

C ( reflexivo):

se pasó la mano por el pelo he ran his fingers through his hair

ni siquiera tuve tiempo de pasarme un peine I didn't even have time to run a comb through my hair o ( BrE) to give my hair a comb

* * *

pasar ( conjugate pasar) verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( ir por un lugar) to come/go past;

◊ no ha pasado ni un taxi not one taxi has come/gone past;

los otros coches no podían pasar the other cars weren't able to get past;
no dejan pasar a nadie they're not letting anyone through;
pasar de largo to go right o straight past;
pasar por la aduana to go through customs;
es un vuelo directo, no pasa por Miami it's a direct flight, it doesn't go via Miami;
¿este autobús pasa por el museo? does this bus go past the museum?;
pasamos por delante de su casa we went past her house;
pasaba por aquí y … I was just passing by o I was in the area and …
b) ( deteniéndose en un lugar):

◊ ¿podríamos pasar por el banco? can we stop off at the bank?;

pasa un día por casa why don't you drop o come by the house sometime?;
puede pasar a recogerlo mañana you can come and pick it up tomorrow
c) ( atravesar) to cross;

◊ pasar de un lado a otro [persona/barco] to go o cross from one side to the other;

[ humedad] to go through from one side to the other
d) ( caber):

◊ no pasará por la puerta it won't go through the door

2 ( entrar — acercándose al hablante) to come in;
(— alejándose del hablante) to go in;
◊ pase, por favor please, do come in;

¡que pase el siguiente! next, please!;
haga pasar al Sr Díaz show Mr Díaz in please
3
a) (transmitirse, transferirse) [corona/título] to pass;

◊ pasó de mano en mano it was passed around (to everyone)

b) ( comunicar):

◊ te paso con Javier ( en el mismo teléfono) I'll hand o pass you over to Javier;

( en otro teléfono) I'll put you through to Javier
4
a) (Educ) to pass;

◊ pasar de curso to get through o pass one's end-of-year exams

b) ( ser aceptable):

◊ no está perfecto, pero puede pasar it's not perfect, but it'll do;

por esta vez, (que) pase I'll let it pass o go this time
5
◊ pasar por

a) ( ser tenido por):

◊ podrían pasar por hermanas they could pass for sisters;

ver tb hacerse II 3
b) ( experimentar) to go through;

◊ pasar por una crisis to go through a crisis

( suceder) to happen;
◊ cuéntame lo que pasó tell me what happened;

lo que pasa es que… the thing o the problem is …;
pase lo que pase whatever happens, come what may;
siempre pasa igual or lo mismo it's always the same;
¿qué pasa? what's the matter?, what's up? (colloq);
¿qué te pasa? what's the matter with you?;
¿qué te pasó en el ojo? what happened to your eye?;
¿qué le pasa a la tele? what's wrong with the TV?;
eso le pasa a cualquiera that can happen to anybody;
no le pasó nada nothing happened to him
1 ( transcurrir) [tiempo/años] to pass, go by;
◊ pasaron muchos años many years went by o passed;

ya han pasado dos horas it's been two hours now;
un año pasa muy rápido a year goes very quickly;
¡cómo pasa el tiempo! doesn't time fly!
2 ( cesar) [crisis/mal momento] to be over;
[ efecto] to wear off;
[ dolor] to go away
3 ( arreglárselas) pasar sin algo to manage without sth
verbo transitivo
1
a) (cruzar, atravesar) ‹ frontera› to cross;

‹pueblo/ciudad› to go through
b) ( dejar atrás) ‹edificio/calle› to go past

c) (adelantar, sobrepasar) to overtake

2
a) ( hacer atravesar) pasar algo POR algo to put sth through sth;

◊ pasar la salsa por un tamiz to put the sauce through a sieve

b) (por la aduana —legalmente) to take through;

(— ilegalmente) to smuggle
3 ( hacer recorrer):
◊ pasar la aspiradora to vacuum, to hoover (BrE);

pásale un trapo al piso give the floor a quick wipe;
hay que pasarle una plancha it needs a quick iron
4 (exhibir, mostrar) ‹película/anuncio› to show
5 ‹examen/prueba› to pass
6 ‹página/hoja› to turn;
◊ pasar por alto ‹falta/error› to overlook;

‹tema/punto› to leave out, omit
1 (entregar, hacer llegar):
◊ pásaselo a Miguel pass it on to Miguel;

¿me pasas el martillo? can you pass me the hammer?
2 ( contagiar) to give, to pass on
1
a) ‹ tiempo› to spend;

◊ pasamos las Navidades en casa we spent Christmas at home;

fuimos a Toledo a pasar el día we went to Toledo for the day
b) ( con idea de continuidad):

◊ pasé toda la noche en vela I was awake all night;

pasa todo el día al teléfono she spends all day on the phone
c) pasarlo or pasarla bien to have a good time;

◊ ¿qué tal lo pasaste en la fiesta? did you have a good time at the party?, did you enjoy the party?;

lo pasé mal I didn't enjoy myself
2 (sufrir, padecer) ‹penalidades/desgracias› to go through, to suffer;
◊ pasé mucho miedo/frío I was very frightened/cold

pasarse verbo pronominal
1 ( cambiarse):
◊ pasarse al enemigo to go over to the enemy

2
a) ( ir demasiado lejos) to go too far;

◊ nos pasamos de estación we went past our station;

esta vez te has pasado (fam) you've gone too far this time
b) ( enf) (fam) (ir):

◊ pásate por casa come round;

¿podrías pasarte por el mercado? could you go down to the market?
3
a) [peras/tomates] to go bad, get overripe;

[carne/pescado] to go off, go bad;
[ leche] to go off, go sour
b) (recocerse) [arroz/pasta] to get overcooked

1
a) ( desaparecer) [ efecto] to wear off;

[ dolor] to go away;
(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ ya se me pasó el dolor the pain's gone o eased now;

espera a que se le pase el enojo wait until he's calmed o cooled down
b) ( transcurrir):

◊ el año se ha pasado muy rápido this year has gone very quickly;

ver tb pasar verbo transitivo III 1
2 (+ me/te/le etc)
a) ( olvidarse):

◊ se me pasó su cumpleaños I forgot his birthday

b) ( dejar escapar):

◊ se me pasó la oportunidad I missed the opportunity

pasar
I verbo transitivo
1 to pass
2 (trasladar) to move
3 (dar) to pass, give: no me pasó el recado, he didn't give me the message
4 (hojas de libro) to turn
5 (el tiempo, la vida) to spend, pass
6 (soportar, sufrir) to suffer, endure: está pasando una crisis personal, she's going through a personal crisis
pasamos sed y calor, we suffered thirst and heat
7 (río, calle, frontera) to cross
8 (tragar) to swallow
9 (tolerar, aguantar) to bear
10 (introducir) to insert, put through
11 (un examen, una eliminatoria) to pass
12 Cine to run, show: este sábado pasan Ben Hur, they're putting Ben Hur on this Saturday
II verbo intransitivo
1 to pass: ¿a qué hora pasa el tren?, what time does the train pass?
Cervantes pasó por aquí, Cervantes passed this way
ya pasó, it has already passed
pasar de largo, to go by (without stopping)
2 (entrar) to come in
3 (ser tolerable) to be acceptable: no está mal, puede pasar, it isn't bad, it will do
4 (exceder) to surpass: no pases de los 70 km/h, don't exceed 70 km/h
5 (a otro asunto) to go on to
pasar a ser, to become
6 (tiempo) to pass, go by
7 (arreglarse, apañarse) pasar sin, to do without: puedo pasar sin coche, I can manage without a car
8 fam (no tener interés, prescindir) pasa de lo que digan, don't mind what they say
paso de ir al cine, I'll give the cinema a miss
9 (suceder) to happen: ¿qué pasa?, what's going on?
¿qué le pasa?, what's the matter with him?
pase lo que pase, whatever happens o come what may
♦ Locuciones: pasar algo a limpio, to make a fair copy of sthg
pasarlo bien/mal, to have a good/difficult time
pasar por, to put up with: paso por que me digas que estoy gorda, pero no pienso tolerar que me amargues cada comida, I can handle you calling me fat, but I'm not having you ruin every single meal for me
pasar por alto, to overlook: pasaré por alto esa observación, I'll just ignore that remark
' pasar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achicharrarse
- ahorrar
- amarga
- amargo
- aro
- blanca
- blanco
- bondad
- cabalgata
- cadáver
- calor
- cocerse
- colar
- desapercibida
- desapercibido
- desfilar
- deslizar
- entretenerse
- historia
- inadvertida
- inadvertido
- inri
- mayor
- meneo
- noche
- penalidad
- posibilidad
- privación
- rato
- relámpago
- revista
- rozar
- salvar
- suceder
- superar
- suplantar
- suprimir
- tamiz
- tener
- tesorería
- tirarse
- torniquete
- trago
- verter
- vestidura
- vicaría
- vida
- vivir
- adiós
- alcanzar
English:
ask in
- bootleg
- bring in
- brush
- buck
- by
- call
- clamber
- clear
- come
- come by
- come on to
- decide on
- discount
- do without
- drag
- dread
- drive-through
- elapse
- embarrassment
- envisage
- envision
- fashion
- fill in
- fly
- fore
- gallop past
- get by
- get on to
- get onto
- get past
- get through
- gloss over
- go
- go along
- go by
- go on
- go out
- go through
- go under
- graze
- hand on
- hang out
- happen
- have
- hibernate
- hideous
- holiday
- Hoover
- hungry

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pasar

♦ vt

1. [dar, transmitir] to pass;
[noticia, aviso] to pass on;
¿me pasas la sal? would you pass me the salt?;

pásame toda la información que tengas give me o let me have all the information you've got;

no se preocupe, yo le paso el recado don't worry, I'll pass on the message to him;

páseme con el encargado [al teléfono] could you put me through to o could I speak to the person in charge?;

le paso (con él) [al teléfono] I'll put you through (to him);

Valdez pasó el balón al portero Valdez passed the ball (back) to the keeper;

pasan sus conocimientos de generación en generación they pass down their knowledge from one generation to the next;

el Estado le pasa una pensión she gets a pension from the State;

pasar harina por un cedazo to sieve flour;

pasar leche por el colador to strain milk;

pasa la cuerda por ese agujero pass the rope through this hole;

hay que pasar las maletas por la máquina de rayos X your luggage has to go through the X-ray machine;

pase las croquetas por huevo coat the croquettes with egg;

pasar el cepillo por el suelo to scrub the floor;

pasa un paño por la mesa give the table a wipe with a cloth;

unas vacaciones pasadas por agua a Br holiday o US vacation when it rained the whole time;

se dedican a pasar tabaco de contrabando/inmigrantes ilegales por la frontera they smuggle tobacco/illegal immigrants across the border

2. [contagiar]
pasar algo a alguien to give sb sth, to give sth to sb;

me has pasado el resfriado you've given me your cold

3. [cruzar] to cross;

pasar la calle/la frontera to cross the road/border;

pasé el río a nado I swam across the river

4. [rebasar, sobrepasar] [en el espacio, tiempo] to go through;

¿hemos pasado ya la frontera? have we gone past o crossed the border yet?;

pasar un semáforo en rojo to go through a red light;

al pasar el parque gire a su izquierda once you're past the park, turn left, turn left after the park;

cuando el automóvil pase los primeros cinco años debe ir a revisión the car should be serviced after five years;

ya ha pasado los veinticinco he's over twenty-five now;

mi hijo me pasa ya dos centímetros my son is already two centimetres taller than me

5. [adelantar] [corredores, vehículos] to overtake;

pasa a esa furgoneta en cuanto puedas overtake that van as soon as you can

6. [trasladar]
pasar algo a to move sth to;

hay que pasar todos estos libros al estudio we have to take all these books through to the study, we have to move all these books to the study

7. [conducir adentro] to show in;

el criado nos pasó al salón the butler showed us into the living-room

8. [hacer avanzar] [páginas de libro] to turn;
[hojas sueltas] to turn over;
Comp

pasar página to make a fresh start

9. [mostrar] [película, diapositivas, reportaje] to show

10. [emplear] [tiempo] to spend;

pasó dos años en Roma he spent two years in Rome;

¿dónde vas a pasar las vacaciones? where are you going on holiday o US vacation?, where are you going to spend your holidays o US vacation?;

pasé la noche trabajando I worked all night, I spent the whole night working;

he pasado muy buenos ratos con él I've had some very good times with him

11. [experimentar] to go through, to experience;

hemos pasado una racha muy mala we've gone o been through a very bad spell o Br patch;

pasar frío/miedo to be cold/scared;

¿has pasado la varicela? have you had chickenpox?;

¿qué tal lo has pasado? did you have a nice time?, did you enjoy yourselves?;

pasarlo bien to enjoy oneself, to have a good time;

¡que lo pases bien! have a nice time!, enjoy yourself!;

lo hemos pasado muy mal últimamente we've had a hard time of it recently;

Comp
Fam
pasarlas canutas to have a rough time

12. [superar] to pass;

muy pocos pasaron el examen/la prueba very few people passed the exam/test;

hay que pasar un reconocimiento médico you have to pass a medical;

no pasamos la eliminatoria we didn't get through the tie

13. [consentir]
pasar algo a alguien to let sb get away with sth;

que me engañes no te lo paso I'm not going to let you get away with cheating me;

este profesor no te deja pasar (ni) una you can't get away with anything with this teacher;

pasar algo por alto [adrede] to pass over sth;
[sin querer] to miss sth out
14. [transcribir]
pasar algo a limpio to make a fair copy of sth, to write sth out neatly;

yo te lo paso a máquina I'll type it up for you;

pasar un documento Esp [m5] al ordenador o Am [m5] a la computadora to type o key a document (up) on the computer

15. RP Fam [engañar] to diddle;

están siempre tratando de pasarte con el vuelto they always try to short-change you o diddle you over the change

♦ vi

1. [ir, moverse] to pass, to go;

vimos pasar a un hombre corriendo we saw a man run past;

¿cuándo pasa el camión de la basura? when do the Br dustmen o US garbage collectors come?;

deja pasar a la ambulancia let the ambulance past;

¿me deja pasar, por favor? may I come past, please?;

pasó por mi lado he passed by my side;

he pasado por tu calle I went down your street;

el autobús pasa por mi casa the bus passes in front of o goes past my house;

¿qué autobuses pasan por aquí? which buses go past here?, which buses can you catch from here?;

el Támesis pasa por Londres the Thames flows through London;

yo sólo pasaba por aquí I was just passing by;

pasaba por allí y entré a saludar I was in the area, so I stopped by to say hello;

pasar de largo to go straight by

2. [entrar] to go/come in;

pasen por aquí, por favor come this way, please;

lo siento, no se puede pasar sorry, you can't go in there/come in here;

pasamos a un salón muy grande we entered a very large living-room;

¿puedo pasar? may I come in?;

¿puedo pasar al cuarto de baño? can I use the bathroom?;

¡pase!, Méx [m5]¡pásale/pásele! come in!;

hazlos pasar show them in;
RP
pasar al pizarrón to go/come to the blackboard

3. [caber] to go ( por through);
por ahí no pasa este armario this wardrobe won't go through there

4. [acercarse, ir un momento] to pop in;

pasaré por mi oficina/por tu casa I'll pop into my office/round to your place;

pasa por la farmacia y compra aspirinas pop into the Br chemist's o US pharmacy and buy some aspirin;

pasé a verla al hospital I dropped in at the hospital to see her;

pase a por el vestido o [m5] a recoger el vestido el lunes you can come and pick the dress up on Monday

5. [suceder] to happen;

¿qué pasa aquí? what's going on here?;

¿qué pasa? [¿qué ocurre?] what's the matter?;
Fam [al saludar a alguien] how's it going?; Méx Fam
¿qué pasó? [¿qué tal?] how's it going?;

¿qué pasa con esas cervezas? where have those beers got to?, what's happened to those beers?;

no te preocupes, no pasa nada don't worry, it's OK;

aquí nunca pasa nada nothing ever happens here;

¿qué le pasa? what's wrong with him?, what's the matter with him?;

¿le pasó algo al niño? did something happen to the child?;

¿qué te pasa en la pierna? what's wrong with your leg?;

eso te pasa por mentir that's what you get for lying;

lo que pasa es que… the thing is…;

pase lo que pase whatever happens, come what may;

siempre pasa lo mismo, pasa lo de siempre it's always the same;

dense la mano y aquí no ha pasado nada shake hands and just forget the whole thing (as if it had never happened)

6. [terminar] to be over;

pasó la Navidad Christmas is over;

ya ha pasado lo peor the worst is over now;

cuando pase el dolor when the pain passes o stops;

la tormenta ya ha pasado the storm is over now;

el efecto de estos fármacos pasa enseguida these drugs wear off quickly

7. [transcurrir] to go by;

pasaron tres meses three months went by;

cuando pase un rato te tomas esta pastilla take this tablet after a little while;

¡cómo pasa el tiempo! time flies!

8. [cambiar]
pasar de… a… [de lugar, estado, propietario] to go o pass from… to…;

pasamos del último puesto al décimo we went (up) from last place to tenth;

pasa de la depresión a la euforia she goes from depression to euphoria;

pasó a formar parte del nuevo equipo he joined the new team;

pasar a [nueva actividad, nuevo tema] to move on to;

pasemos a otra cosa let's move on to something else;

ahora pasaré a explicarles cómo funciona esta máquina now I'm going to explain to you how this machine works;

Alicia pasa a (ser) jefa de personal Alicia will become personnel manager;

pasar de curso o [m5] al siguiente curso = to pass one's end-of-year exams and move up a year

9. [ir más allá, sobrepasar]
si pasas de 160, vibra el volante if you go faster than 160, the steering wheel starts to vibrate;

yo creo que no pasa de los cuarenta años I doubt she's older than forty;

no pasó de ser un aparatoso accidente sin consecuencias the accident was spectacular but no-one was hurt

10. [conformarse, apañarse]
pasar (con/sin algo) to make do (with/without sth);

tendrá que pasar sin coche she'll have to make do without a car;

¿cómo puedes pasar toda la mañana sólo con un café? how can you last all morning on just a cup of coffee?;

no sabe pasar sin su familia he can't cope without his family

11. [experimentar]
hemos pasado por situaciones de alto riesgo we have been in some highly dangerous situations

12. [tolerar]
pasar por algo to put up with sth;

¡yo por ahí no paso! I draw the line at that!

13. [ser considerado]
pasa por ser uno de los mejores tenistas del momento he is considered to be one of the best tennis players around at the moment;

hacerse pasar por alguien/algo to pretend to be sb/sth, to pass oneself off as sb/sth

14. Fam [prescindir]
pasar de algo/alguien to want nothing to do with sth/sb;

paso de política I'm not into politics;

¡ése pasa de todo! he couldn't care less about anything!;

paso de ir al cine hoy I can't be bothered going to o Br I don't fancy the cinema today;

paso olímpicamente o [m5] ampliamente de hacerlo I'm damned if I'm going to do it

15. [en naipes] to pass

16. [servir, valer]
puede pasar it'll do;

por esta vez pase, pero que no vuelva a ocurrir I'll overlook it this time, but I don't want it to happen again

17. Méx Fam [gustar]
me pasa ese cantante I think that singer's great

♦ See also the pronominal verb pasarse

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pasar

I v/t

1 pass;

pasar la mano por run one’s hand through

2 el tiempo spend;

para pasar el tiempo (in order) to pass the time;

pasarlo bien have a good time;

¡que lo pases bien!, ¡a pasarlo bien! enjoy yourself!, have fun o a good time!

3 un lugar pass, go past; frontera cross

4 problemas, dificultades experience

5 AUTO ( adelantar) pass, Br

overtake

6 una película show

7 TELEC

:

le paso al Sr. Galvez I’ll put you through to Mr. Galvez

8

:

pasar algo a máquina type sth

II v/i

1 ( suceder) happen;

¿qué ha pasado? what’s happened?;

¿qué pasa? what’s happening?, what’s going on?;

¿qué te pasa? what’s the matter?;

pase lo que pase whatever happens, come what may;

ya ha pasado lo peor the worst is over;

en el viaje nos pasó de todo fam just about everything happened on that trip, it was a very eventful trip

2 en juegos pass

3

:

¡pasa!, ¡pase usted! come in!;

pasé a visitarla I dropped by to see her;

pasar por go by;

pasa por aquí come this way;

pasé por la tienda I stopped off at the shop;

pasaré por tu casa I’ll drop by your house

4

:

dejar pasar oportunidad miss

5 fam

:

pasar de alguien not want anything to do with s.o.;

paso de ir al gimnasio I can’t be bothered to go to the gym

6

:

pasar de los 60 años be over 60 (years old);

pasar de moda go out of fashion;

hacerse pasar por pass o.s. off as;

poder pasar sin algo be able to get by o to manage without sth;

puede pasar it’s OK, it’ll do

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pasar vi

1) : to pass, to go by, to come by

2) : to come in, to enter

¿se puede pasar?: may we come in?

3) : to happen

¿qué pasa?: what's happening?, what's going on?

4) : to manage, to get by

5) : to be over, to end

6)

pasar de : to exceed, to go beyond

7)

pasar por : to pretend to be

pasar vt

1) : to pass, to give

¿me pasas la sal?: would you pass me the salt?

2) : to pass (a test)

3) : to go over, to cross

4) : to spend (time)

5) : to tolerate

6) : to go through, to suffer

7) : to show (a movie, etc.)

8) : to overtake, to pass, to surpass

9) : to pass over, to wipe up

10)

pasarlo bien or

pasarla bien : to have a good time

11)

pasarlo mal or

pasarla mal : to have a bad time, to have a hard time

12)

pasar por alto : to overlook, to omit

♦ See also the reflexive verb pasarse

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pasar vb

1. (entrar) to go in / to come in [pt. came; pp. come]

pasó sin llamar he went in without knocking

¡pase! come in!

2. (transcurrir) to pass / to go by

la tarde pasó lentamente the afternoon went by slowly

3. (ocupar un tiempo) to spend [pt. & pp. spent]

pasamos el día juntos we spent the day together

4. (andar, moverse) to pass / to go past

pasó por delante del restaurante she went past the restaurant

¿por dónde pasa el autobús? which way does the bus go?

por mi pueblo pasa un río a river runs through my village

¿a qué hora pasa el tren? what time's the train?

5. (ir, visitar) to go / to stop by [pt. & pp. stopped] / to go

pasaré por la tienda mañana I'll go to the shop tomorrow

pasaré por tu casa I'll stop by your house

6. (cruzar) to cross

cuidado al pasar la calle be careful when you cross the road

7. (dar, hacer llegar) to pass / to give [pt. gave; pp. given]

¿me pasas la sal? can you pass the salt?

8. (llevar, mover) to move

pasaron los muebles a la otra habitación they moved the furniture into the other room

9. (sufrir) to be / to have

pasamos mucho frío we were very cold

todos hemos pasado la gripe we've all had the flu

10. (aprobar) to pass

pasó el examen de conducir he passed his driving test

11. (deslizar)

pasó la mano por el pelo de la niña she stroked the little girl's hair

pasa este trapo por los muebles give the furniture a wipe with this cloth

12. (terminar) to be over

ya ha pasado el calor the hot weather is over now

13. (arreglárselas) to manage / to get by

podemos pasar con muy poco we can manage with very little

no puede pasar sin el teléfono móvil she can't manage without her mobile phone

14. (ocurrir) to happen

¿qué te ha pasado? what happened to you?

¿qué pasa? what's going on? / what's the matter?

15. (cambiar) to change / to go

ha pasado de ser jugador a entrenador he's gone from being a player to manager

16. (exceder) to be over

pasa ya de los sesenta he's over seventy

pasar / pasar de algo not to care / not to be bothered

paso de comer I can't be bothered to eat

pasa de la política he couldn't care less about politics

pasarlo bien to have a good time

pasarlo mal to have a hard time

pasar por alto to overlook

Spanish-English dictionary > pasar
16 on

1.
[ɒn]preposition

1) (position) auf (+ Dat.); (direction) auf (+ Akk.); (attached to) an (+ Dat./Akk.)

put something on the table — etwas auf den Tisch legen od. stellen

be on the table — auf dem Tisch sein

write something on the wall — etwas an die Wand schreiben

be hanging on the wall — an der Wand hängen

have something on one — etwas bei sich (Dat.) haben

on the bus/train — im Bus/Zug; (by bus/train) mit dem Bus/Zug

be on the board/committee — im Vorstand/Ausschuss sein

on Oxford 556767 — unter der Nummer Oxford 55 67 67

2) (with basis, motive, etc. of)

on the evidence — aufgrund des Beweismaterials

on the assumption/hypothesis that... — angenommen,...

3) in expressions of time an [einem Abend, Tag usw.]

on Sundays — sonntags

it's just on nine — es ist gerade neun

on [his] arrival — bei seiner Ankunft

on entering the room... — beim Betreten des Zimmers...

on time or schedule — pünktlich

4) expr. state etc

be on heroin — heroinabhängig sein

the drinks are on me — (coll.) die Getränke gehen auf mich

be on £20,000 a year — 20 000 Pfund im Jahr kriegen od. haben

5) (concerning, about) über (+ Akk.)
2. adverb
1)

with/without a hat/coat on — mit/ohne Hut/Mantel

have a hat on — einen Hut aufhaben

your hat is on crooked — dein Hut sitzt schief

boil something with/without the lid on — etwas in geschlossenem/offenem Topf kochen

the potatoes are on — die Kartoffeln sind aufgesetzt

2) (in some direction)

face on — mit dem Gesicht voran

on and on — immer weiter

3) (switched or turned on)

the light/radio etc. is on — das Licht/Radio usw. ist an

put the light on — das Licht anmachen

is there a gas tap on? — ist ein Gashahn aufgedreht?

4) (arranged)

is Sunday's picnic on? — findet das Picknick am Sonntag statt?

I have nothing of importance on — ich habe nichts Wichtiges vor

5) (being performed)

what's on at the cinema? — was gibt es od. was läuft im Kino?

his play is currently on in London — sein Stück wird zur Zeit in London aufgeführt od. gespielt

6) (on duty)

come/be on — seinen Dienst antreten/Dienst haben

7)

something is on (feasible) /not on — etwas ist möglich/ausgeschlossen

you're on! — (coll.): (I agree) abgemacht!; (making bet) die Wette gilt!

be on about somebody/something — (coll.) [dauernd] über jemanden/etwas sprechen

what is he on about? — was will er [sagen]?

be on at/keep on and on at somebody — (coll.) jemandem in den Ohren/dauernd in den Ohren liegen (ugs.)

on to, onto — auf (+ Akk.)

be on to something — (have discovered something) etwas ausfindig gemacht haben. See also academic.ru/62377/right">right 4. 4)

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[on] 1. preposition
1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) auf, in

2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) in

3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) an, bei

4) (about: a book on the theatre.) über

5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) in

6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) auf

7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) auf

8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) in, an

9) (towards: They marched on the town.) zu

10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) an

11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) auf, an

12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) mit

13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) als

14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) auf
2. adverb
1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.) auf

2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.) weiter

3) (( also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.) an

4) (( also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.) hinein

5) (( also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.) im Gange
3. adjective
1) (in progress: The game was on.) stattfinden

2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) stattfinden

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- oncoming
- ongoing
- onwards
- onward
- be on to someone
- be on to
- on and on
- on time
- on to / onto
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on

[ɒn, AM ɑ:n]

I. prep

1. (on top of) auf + dat

there are many books \on my desk auf meinem Tisch sind viele Bücher

look at that cat \on the chair! schau dir die Katze auf dem Stuhl an!

\on top of sth [ganz] oben auf etw dat

2. with verbs of motion (onto) auf + akk

put the pot \on the table! stell den Topf auf den Tisch!

he had to walk out \on the roof er musste auf das Dach hinauf

she hung their washing \on the line to dry sie hängte ihre Wäsche zum Trocknen auf die Leine

let's hang a picture \on the wall lass uns ein Bild an die Wand hängen

to get \on a horse auf ein Pferd aufsteigen, aufsitzen

3. (situated on) an + dat

, auf + dat

our house is \on Sturton Street unser Haus ist in der Sturton Street

they lay \on the beach sie lagen am Strand

the town is \on the island die Stadt ist auf der Insel

her new house is \on the river ihr neues Haus liegt am Fluss

\on the balcony/her estate auf dem Balkon/ihrem Gut

\on the border an der Grenze

the shop \on the corner der Laden an der Ecke

\on the hill/mountain auf dem Hügel/Berg

\on the left/right auf der linken/rechten Seite

\on platform three auf Bahnsteig [o SCHWEIZ Perron] drei m o nt

\on track two an Gleis zwei

4. (from) an + dat

several bird houses hung \on the branches an den Ästen hingen mehrere Nistkästen

a huge chandelier hung \on the ceiling ein großer Kronleuchter hing von der Decke herab

5. (clothing) an + dat

with shoes \on his feet mit Schuhen an den Füßen

the wedding ring \on the ring finger der Ehering am Ringfinger

6. (hurt by) an + dat

I hit my head \on the shelf ich habe mir den Kopf am Regal angestoßen

she tripped \on the wire sie blieb an dem Kabel hängen

he cut his foot \on some glass er hat sich den Fuß an einer Glasscherbe verletzt

to stumble \on sth über etw akk stolpern

7. (supported by a part of the body) auf + dat

to lie \on one's back auf dem Rücken liegen

to stand \on one's head auf dem Kopf stehen

8. (in possession of) bei + dat

to have sth \on one etw bei sich dat haben

I thought I had my driver's licence \on me ich dachte, ich hätte meinen Führerschein dabei

have you got a spare cigarette \on you? hast du eine Zigarette für mich übrig?

9. (marking surface of) auf + dat

how did you get that blood \on your shirt? wie kommt das Blut auf Ihr Hemd?

he had a scratch \on his arm er hatte einen Kratzer am Arm

there was a smile \on her face ein Lächeln lag auf ihrem Gesicht

10. (about) über + akk

a documentary \on volcanoes ein Dokumentarfilm über Vulkane

he needs some advice \on how to dress er braucht ein paar Tipps, wie er sich anziehen soll

essays \on a wide range of issues Aufsätze zu einer Vielzahl von Themen

he commented \on the allegations er nahm Stellung zu den Vorwürfen

he advised her \on her taxes er beriet sie [o gab ihr Ratschläge] in Sachen Steuern

I'll say more \on that subject later ich werde später mehr dazu sagen

they settled \on a price sie einigten sich auf einen Preis

to congratulate sb \on sth jdn zu etw dat gratulieren

to frown \on sth etw missbilligen

to have something/anything \on sb etw gegen jdn in der Hand haben

do the police have anything \on you? hat die Polizei etwas Belastendes gegen dich in der Hand?

11. (based on) auf + akk... hin

he reacted \on a hunch er reagierte auf ein Ahnung hin

he quit his job \on the principle that he did not want to work for an oil company er kündigte seine Stelle, weil er nicht für eine Ölgesellschaft arbeiten wollte

\on account of wegen + gen

they cancelled all flights \on account of the bad weather sie sagten alle Flüge wegen des schlechten Wetters ab

\on purpose mit Absicht, absichtlich

dependent/reliant \on sb/sth abhängig von jdm/etw

to be based \on sth auf etw dat basieren

to be based \on the ideas of freedom and equality auf den Ideen von Freiheit und Gleichheit basieren

to rely \on sb sich akk auf jdn verlassen

12. (as member of) in + dat

how many people are \on your staff? wie viele Mitarbeiter haben Sie?

have you ever served \on a jury? warst du schon einmal Mitglied in einer Jury?

whose side are you \on in this argument? auf welcher Seite stehst du in diesem Streit?

a writer \on a women's magazine eine Autorin bei einer Frauenzeitschrift

13. (against) auf + akk

the dog turned \on its own master der Hund ging auf seinen eigenes Herrchen los

the gangsters pulled a gun \on him die Gangster zielten mit der Pistole auf ihn

thousands were marching \on Cologne Tausenden marschierten auf Köln zu

don't be so hard \on him! sei nicht so streng mit ihm!

criticism has no effect \on him Kritik kann ihm nichts anhaben

he didn't know it but the joke was \on him er wusste nicht, dass es ein Witz über ihn war

two air raids \on Munich zwei Luftangriffe auf München

they placed certain restrictions \on large companies großen Unternehmen wurden bestimmte Beschränkungen auferlegt

there is a new ban \on the drug die Droge wurde erneut verboten

to place a limit \on sth etw begrenzen

to force one's will \on sb jdm seinen Willen aufzwingen

to cheat \on sb jdn betrügen

14. (through device of) an + dat

he's \on the phone er ist am Telefon

she weaved the cloth \on the loom sie webte das Tuch auf dem Webstuhl

Chris is \on drums Chris ist am Schlagzeug

we work \on flexitime wir arbeiten Gleitzeit

\on the piano am Klavier

15. (through medium of) auf + dat

I'd like to see that offer \on paper ich hätte dieses Angebot gerne schriftlich

I saw myself \on film ich sah mich selbst im Film

what's \on TV tonight? was kommt heute Abend im Fernsehen?

do you like the jazz \on radio? gefällt dir der Jazz im Radio?

I heard the story \on the news today ich habe die Geschichte heute in den Nachrichten gehört

a 10-part series \on Channel 3 eine zehnteilige Serie im 3. Programm

to be available \on cassette auf Kassette erhältlich sein

to store sth \on the computer etw im Computer speichern

to put sth down \on paper etw aufschreiben [o BRD, ÖSTERR zu Papier bringen]

to come out \on video als Video herauskommen

16. (in the course of) auf + dat

\on the way to town auf dem Weg in die Stadt

17. (travelling with) in + dat

, mit + dat

I love travelling \on buses/trains ich fahre gerne mit Bussen/Zügen

we went to France \on the ferry wir fuhren mit der Fähre nach Frankreich

he got some sleep \on the plane er konnte im Flugzeug ein wenig schlafen

\on foot/horseback zu Fuß/auf dem Pferd

18. (on day of) an + dat

many shops don't open \on Sundays viele Läden haben an Sonntagen geschlossen

what are you doing \on Friday? was machst du am Freitag?

we always go bowling \on Thursdays wir gehen donnerstags immer kegeln

my birthday's \on the 30th of May ich habe am 30. Mai Geburtstag

\on a very hot evening in July an einem sehr heißen Abend im Juli

\on Saturday morning/Wednesday evening am Samstagvormittag/Mittwochabend

19. (at time of) bei + dat

\on his brother's death beim Tod seines Bruders

\on the count of three, start running! bei drei lauft ihr los!

trains to London leave \on the hour every hour die Züge nach London fahren jeweils zur vollen Stunde

the professor entered the room at 1:00 \on the minute der Professor betrat den Raum auf die Minute genau um 13.00 Uhr

\on receiving her letter als ich ihren Brief erhielt

\on arriving at the station bei der Ankunft im Bahnhof

\on arrival/departure bei der Ankunft/Abreise

\on the dot [auf die Sekunde] pünktlich

to be finished \on schedule planmäßig fertig werden

20. (engaged in) bei + dat

we were \on page 42 wir waren auf Seite 42

he was out \on errands er machte ein paar Besorgungen

we made a big profit \on that deal wir haben bei diesem Geschäft gut verdient

\on business geschäftlich, beruflich

to work \on sth an etw dat arbeiten

21. (regularly taking)

▪ to be \on sth etw nehmen

my doctor put me \on antibiotics mein Arzt setzte mich auf Antibiotika

he lived \on berries and roots er lebte von Beeren und Wurzeln

Richard lives \on a diet of junk food Richard ernährt sich ausschließlich von Junkfood

to be \on drugs unter Drogen stehen, Drogen nehmen

to be \on medication Medikamente einnehmen

22. (paid by) auf + dat; BRIT

she wants it done \on the National Health Service sie möchte, dass die gesetzliche Krankenkasse die Kosten übernimmt

this meal is \on me das Essen bezahle ich

the drinks are \on me die Getränke gebe ich aus

to buy sth \on credit/hire purchase etw auf Kredit/Raten kaufen

23. (sustained by) mit + dat

, von + dat

does this radio run \on batteries? läuft dieses Radio mit Batterien?

I've only got £50 a week to live \on ich lebe von nur 50 Pfund pro Woche

they are living \on their savings sie leben von ihren Ersparnissen

to go \on the dole stempeln gehen

to live \on welfare von Sozialhilfe leben

24. (as payment for) für + akk

I've wasted a lot of money \on this car ich habe für dieses Auto eine Menge Geld ausgegeben

how much interest are you paying \on the loan? wie viel Zinsen zahlst du für diesen Kredit?

25. (added to) zusätzlich zu + dat

a few pence \on the electricity bill ein paar Pfennige mehr bei der Stromrechnung

26. (connected to) an + dat

dogs should be kept \on their leads Hunde sollten an der Leine geführt werden

to be \on the phone AUS, BRIT ans Telefonnetz angeschlossen sein, telefonisch erreichbar sein

we've just moved and we're not \on the phone yet wir sind gerade umgezogen und haben noch kein Telefon

27. (according to) auf + dat

\on the agenda/list auf der Tagesordnung/Liste

\on the whole im Ganzen, insgesamt

\on the whole, it was a good year alles in allem war es ein gutes Jahr

28. (burdening) auf + dat

it's been \on my mind ich muss immer daran denken

she had something \on her heart sie hatte etwas auf dem Herzen

that lie has been \on his conscience diese Lüge lastete auf seinem Gewissen

this is \on your shoulders das liegt in deiner Hand, die Verantwortung liegt bei dir

the future of the company is \on your shoulders du hast die Verantwortung für die Zukunft der Firma

29. (experiencing)

crime is \on the increase again die Verbrechen nehmen wieder zu

I'll be away \on a training course ich mache demnächst einen Ausbildungslehrgang

he's out \on a date with a woman er hat gerade eine Verabredung mit einer Frau

I was \on a long journey ich habe eine lange Reise gemacht

we're going \on vacation in two weeks wir fahren in zwei Wochen in Urlaub

to set sth \on fire etw anzünden

to be \on the go BRIT ( fig) auf Trab sein

did you know that she's got a new book \on the go? hast du gewusst, dass sie gerade ein neues Buch schreibt?

to be \on strike streiken

30. (compared with)

I can't improve \on my final offer dieses Angebot ist mein letztes Wort

sales are up \on last year der Umsatz ist höher als im letzten Jahr

to have nothing [or not have anything] \on sth kein Vergleich mit etw dat sein

my new bike has nothing \on the one that was stolen mein neues Fahrrad ist bei Weitem nicht so gut wie das, das mir gestohlen wurde

31. (by chance)

▪ \on sb ohne jds Verschulden

she was really worried when the phone went dead \on her sie machte sich richtig Sorgen, als das Telefon ausfiel, ohne dass sie etwas getan hatte

the fire went out \on me das Feuer ist mir einfach ausgegangen

to chance \on sb jdn [zufällig] treffen, jdm [zufällig] begegnen

32. after n (following)

the government suffered defeat \on defeat die Regierung erlitt eine Niederlage nach der anderen

wave \on wave of refugees has crossed the border immer neue Flüchtlingswellen strömten über die Grenze

33. AUS, BRIT SPORT (having points of)

Clive's team is \on five points while Joan's is \on seven das Team von Clive hat fünf Punkte, das von Joan hat sieben

34.

▶ to be \on sth BRIT, AUS etw verdienen

▶ \on the board in Planung

▶ to have time \on one's hands noch genug Zeit haben

▶ to be \on it AUS ( fam) sich akk volllaufen lassen fam, sich dat die Kanne geben BRD fam

▶ what are you \on? ( fam) bist du noch bei Sinnen? fam

II. adv inv

1. (in contact with) auf

make sure the lid's \on properly pass auf, dass der Deckel richtig zu ist

they sewed the man's ear back \on sie haben das Ohr des Mannes wieder angenäht

to screw sth \on etw anschrauben

I wish you wouldn't screw the lid \on so tightly schraube den Deckel bitte nicht immer so fest

2. (on body) an

put a jumper \on! zieh einen Pullover drüber!

get your shoes \on! zieh dir die Schuhe an!

to put clothes \on Kleider anziehen [o SCHWEIZ anlegen] fam

to have/try sth \on etw anhaben/anprobieren

with nothing \on nackt

3. (indicating continuance) weiter

to get \on with sth mit etw dat weitermachen

to keep \on doing sth etw weitermachen

if the phone's engaged, keep \on trying! wenn besetzt ist, probier es weiter!

\on and \on immer weiter

the noise just went \on and \on der Lärm hörte gar nicht mehr auf

he talked \on and \on er redete pausenlos

4. (in forward direction) vorwärts

would you pass it \on to Paul? würdest du es an Paul weitergeben?

time's getting \on die Zeit vergeht

from that day \on von diesem Tag an

they never spoke to each other from that day \on seit diesem Tag haben sie kein Wort mehr miteinander gewechselt

later \on später

what are you doing later \on? was hast du nachher vor?

to move \on (move forward) weitergehen; (transfer to another place) umziehen

to urge sb \on jdn anspornen

I'd never have managed this if my friend hadn't urged me \on ich hätte das nie geschafft, wenn mein Freund mich nicht dazu gedrängt hätte

5. (being shown)

▪ to be \on auf dem Programm stehen

are there any good films \on at the cinema this week? laufen in dieser Woche irgendwelche guten Filme im Kino?

what's \on at the festival? was ist für das Festival geplant?

there's a good film \on this afternoon heute Nachmittag kommt ein guter Film

6. (scheduled) geplant

is the party still \on for tomorrow? ist die Party noch für morgen geplant?

I've got nothing \on next week ich habe nächste Woche nichts vor

I've got a lot \on this week ich habe mir für diese Woche eine Menge vorgenommen

7. (functioning) an

the brakes are \on die Bremsen sind angezogen

is the central heating \on? ist die Zentralheizung an?

to put the kettle \on das Wasser aufsetzen

to leave the light \on das Licht anlassen

to switch/turn sth \on etw einschalten

could you switch \on the radio? könntest du das Radio anmachen?

8. (aboard)

the horse galloped off as soon as she was \on kaum war sie aufgesessen, da galoppierte das Pferd schon los

to get \on bus, train einsteigen; horse aufsitzen

9. (due to perform)

you're \on! du bist dran!

10.

▪ to be \on employee Dienst haben, im Dienst sein; actor auf der Bühne stehen, spielen

11. AM (performing well)

▪ to be \on gut drauf sein fam

12.

▶ to be \on about sth AUS, BRIT dauernd über etw akk reden

what are you \on about? wovon redest du denn nun schon wieder?

he knows what he's \on about er weiß, wovon er redet

I never understand what she's \on about ich verstehe nie, wovon sie es hat fam

▶ to be [or get] \on at sb jdm in den Ohren liegen

she's still \on at me to get my hair cut sie drängt mich dauernd, mir die Haare schneiden zu lassen

▶ to be \on AM aufpassen

▶ to hang \on warten

▶ head \on frontal

▶ that's not \on BRIT, AUS ( fam) das ist nicht in Ordnung

▶ \on and off, off and \on hin und wieder, ab und zu

▶ side [or sideways] \on AUS, BRIT seitlich

the bike hit our car side \on das Rad prallte von der Seite auf unser Auto

▶ to be \on to something ( fam) etw spitzgekriegt haben fam

▶ to be \on to sb ( fam) jds Absichten durchschauen

▶ this way \on AUS, BRIT auf diese Weise

▶ to be well \on spät sein

▶ to be well \on in years nicht mehr der Jüngste sein

▶ you're \on! einverstanden!, abgemacht! fam

III. adj inv, attr

1. AM (good) gut

this seems to be one of her \on days es scheint einer von ihren guten Tagen zu sein

2. ELEC, TECH

\on switch Einschalter m

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[ɒn]
1. PREPOSITION
When on is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg live on, lecture on, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg on the right, on request, on occasion, look up the other word.
1) indicating place, position auf (+dat); (with vb of motion) auf (+acc); (on vertical surface, part of body) an (+dat); (with vb of motion) an (+acc)

the book is on the table — das Buch ist auf dem Tisch

he put the book on the table — er legte das Buch auf den Tisch

it was on the blackboard — es stand an der Tafel

he hung it on the wall/nail — er hängte es an die Wand/den Nagel

a house on the coast/main road — ein Haus am Meer/an der Hauptstraße

on the bank of the river — am Flussufer

with a smile on her face — mit einem Lächeln auf den Lippen

a ring on his finger — ein Ring am Finger

her name is on the list — ihr Name ist auf der Liste

he hit his head on the table/on the ground — er hat sich (dat) den Kopf am Tisch/auf dem or am Boden angeschlagen

they came on(to) the stage — sie kamen auf die Bühne

they advanced on the fort — sie rückten zum Fort vor

on TV/the radio — im Fernsehen/Radio

on video — auf Video

held on computer — auf Computer (dat) gespeichert

who's on his show tonight? — wer ist heute in seiner Show?

I have no money on me — ich habe kein Geld bei mir

we had something to eat on the train — wir haben im Zug etwas gegessen

2)

= by means of, using we went on the train/bus — wir fuhren mit dem Zug/Bus

on a bicycle — mit dem ( Fahr)rad

on foot/horseback — zu Fuß/Pferd

the heating runs on oil — die Heizung wird mit Öl betrieben

to count sth on one's fingers — etw an den Fingern abzählen

3) = about, concerning über (+acc)

a book on German grammar we read Stalin on Marx — ein Buch über deutsche Grammatik wir lasen Stalins Ausführungen zu Marx

have you heard him on the subject? — haben Sie ihn zu diesem Thema gehört?

4) in expressions of time an (+dat)

on Sunday — (am) Sonntag

on Sundays — sonntags

on December the first — am ersten Dezember

stars visible on clear nights — Sterne, die in klaren Nächten sichtbar sind

on or about the twentieth — um den Zwanzigsten herum

on and after the twentieth — am Zwanzigsten und danach

5)

= earning, getting I'm on £18,000 a year — ich bekomme £ 18.000 im Jahr

how much are you on? — wie viel verdienst or bekommst du?

he retired on a good pension — er trat mit einer guten Rente in den Ruhestand

6) = at the time of bei (+dat)

on my arrival — bei meiner Ankunft

on examination — bei der Untersuchung

on hearing this he left — als er das hörte, ging er

7) = as a result of auf... (acc) hin

on receiving my letter — auf meinen Brief hin

8) indicating membership in (+dat)

he is on the committee/the board — er gehört dem Ausschuss/Vorstand an, er sitzt im Ausschuss/Vorstand

he is on the "Evening News" — er ist bei der "Evening News"

he is on the teaching staff — er gehört zum Lehrpersonal

9)

= doing to be on a course (Sch, Univ) — an einem Kurs teilnehmen

I am working on a new project — ich arbeite gerade an einem neuen Projekt

he was away on business — er war geschäftlich unterwegs

I am on overtime — ich mache Überstunden

we're on the past tense (Sch) — wir sind bei der Vergangenheit

we were on page 72 — wir waren auf Seite 72

10)

= at the expense of this round is on me — diese Runde geht auf meine Kosten

have it on me — das spendiere ich (dir), ich gebe (dir) das aus

See:

→ house

11) = compared with im Vergleich zu

prices are up on last year( 's) — im Vergleich zum letzten Jahr sind die Preise gestiegen

12)

= taking to be on drugs/the pill — Drogen/die Pille nehmen

what is he on? (inf) — er tickt wohl nicht ganz richtig! (inf)

13)

indicating repetition he made mistake on mistake — er machte einen Fehler nach dem anderen

14)

musical instrument he played (it) on the violin/trumpet — er spielte (es) auf der Geige/Trompete

on drums/piano — am Schlagzeug/Klavier

Roland Kirk on tenor sax — Roland Kirk, Tenorsaxofon

15) = according to nach (+dat)

on your theory — Ihrer Theorie nach or zufolge, nach Ihrer Theorie

2. ADVERB

1)

= in place, covering he screwed the lid on — er schraubte den Deckel drauf

she had nothing on —

what did he have on? — was hatte er an?

he had his hat on crooked — er hatte den Hut schief auf

he put his hat on — er setzte seinen Hut auf

he put his coat on — er zog seinen Mantel an

2)

indicating position put it this way on — stellen/legen Sie es so herum (darauf)

sideways on — längs

3)

indicating forward movement move on! — gehen Sie weiter!, weitergehen!

on! on! — weiter! weiter!

to pass a message on — eine Nachricht weitergeben

4)

indicating time from now on — von jetzt an

from that day on — von diesem Tag an

later on — später

it was well on in the night — es war zu vorgerückter Stunde, es war spät in der Nacht

it was well on into September — es war spät im September

early on in her career — schon früh in ihrer Karriere

5)

indicating continuation to keep on talking — immer weiterreden, in einem fort reden

they walked on in silence — sie gingen schweigend weiter

go on with your work — machen Sie Ihre Arbeit weiter

6)

set structures __diams; on and on they talked on and on — sie redeten und redeten, sie redeten unentwegt

the noise went on and on — der Lärm hörte überhaupt nicht auf

she went on and on — sie hörte gar nicht mehr auf __diams; to be on at sb

he's always on at me — er hackt dauernd auf mir herum, er meckert dauernd an mir herum (inf)

he's always on at me to get my hair cut — er liegt mir dauernd in den Ohren, dass ich mir die Haare schneiden lassen soll

he's been on at me about that several times — er ist mir ein paar Mal damit gekommen (inf) __diams; to be on about sth

she's always on about her experiences in Italy — sie kommt dauernd mit ihren Italienerfahrungen (inf)

what's he on about? —

he knows what he's on about — er weiß, wovon er redet

3. ADJECTIVE

1) = switched on, functioning lights, TV, radio an; brake angezogen; electricity, gas an(gestellt)

to leave the engine on — den Motor laufen lassen

the "on" switch — der Einschalter

in the "on" position —

it wasn't one of his on days (inf) — er war nicht gerade in Form

2) = in place lid, cover drauf

his hat/tie was on crookedly — sein Hut saß/sein Schlips hing schief

his hat/coat was already on — er hatte den Hut schon auf/den Mantel schon an

3)

= taking place there's a tennis match on at the moment — ein Tennismatch ist gerade im Gang

there's a tennis match on tomorrow — morgen findet ein Tennismatch statt

I have nothing on tonight — ich habe heute Abend nichts vor

what's on in London? —

there's never anything on in this town — in dieser Stadt ist nie was los

the search is on for a new managing director — jetzt wird nach einem neuen Geschäftsführer gesucht

4)

= being performed, performing to be on (in theatre, cinema) — gegeben or gezeigt werden; (on TV, radio) gesendet or gezeigt werden

still on? — läuft das Programm noch?

what's on tonight? — was ist or steht heute Abend auf dem Programm?

who's on tonight? (Theat, Film) — wer spielt heute Abend?, wer tritt heute Abend auf?; (TV) wer kommt heute Abend (im Fernsehen)?

you're on now (Theat, Rad, TV) — Ihr Auftritt!, Sie sind (jetzt) dran (inf)

tell me when the English team is on — sagen Sie mir, wenn die englische Mannschaft dran ist or drankommt

5)

indicating agreement, acceptability to be on (bet, agreement) — gelten

you're on! —

are you on? ( inf = are you with us ) —,, machst du mit?

are you on for dinner tonight? — sehen wir uns zum Abendessen?

you're/he's not on ( Brit inf ) — das ist nicht drin (inf)

his behaviour was really not on ( Brit inf ) — sein Benehmen war unmöglich

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on [ɒn; US auch ɑn]

A präp

1. meist auf (dat oder akk) ( siehe die mit on verbundenen Wörter)

2. (getragen von) auf (dat), an (dat), in (dat):

the scar on his face die Narbe in seinem Gesicht;

a ring on one’s finger ein Ring am Finger;

have you got a lighter on you? haben Sie ein Feuerzeug bei sich?;

find sth on sb etwas bei jemandem finden

3. (festgemacht oder sehr nahe) an (dat):

the dog is on the chain;

on the Thames

4. (Richtung, Ziel) auf (akk) … (hin), an (akk), zu:

a blow on the chin ein Schlag ans Kinn;

drop sth on the floor etwas auf den Fußboden oder zu Boden fallen lassen;

hang sth on a peg etwas an einen Haken hängen

5. fig (auf der Grundlage von) auf (akk) … (hin):

based on facts auf Tatsachen begründet;

live on air von (der) Luft leben;

this car runs on petrol dieser Wagen fährt mit Benzin;

a scholar on a foundation ein Stipendiat (einer Stiftung);

borrow on jewels sich auf Schmuck(stücke) Geld borgen;

a duty on silk (ein) Zoll auf Seide;

interest on one’s capital Zinsen auf sein Kapital

6. (aufeinanderfolgend) auf (akk), über (akk), nach:

loss on loss Verlust auf oder über Verlust, ein Verlust nach dem andern;

be on one’s second glass bei seinem zweiten Glas sein

7. (gehörig) zu, (beschäftigt) bei, in (dat), an (dat):

be on a committee (the jury, the general staff) zu einem Ausschuss (zu den Geschworenen, zum Generalstab) gehören;

be on the “Daily Mail” bei der „Daily Mail“ (beschäftigt) sein

8. (Zustand) in (dat), auf (dat):

be on sth etwas (ein Medikament etc) (ständig) nehmen;

be on pills tablettenabhängig oder -süchtig sein

9. (gerichtet) auf (akk):

an attack on sb (sth);

a joke on me ein Spaß auf meine Kosten;

shut (open) the door on sb jemandem die Tür verschließen (öffnen);

the strain tells severely on him die Anstrengung nimmt ihn sichtlich mit;

it’s on me umg das geht auf meine Rechnung, das zahle ich, (im Lokal auch) du bist eingeladen;

have nothing on sb umg

a) jemandem nichts voraus haben,

b) jemandem nichts anhaben können;

have sth on sb umg eine Handhabe gegen jemanden haben, etwas Belastendes über jemanden wissen

10. (Thema) über (akk):

an agreement (a lecture, an opinion) on sth;

talk on a subject

11. (Zeitpunkt) an (dat):

on Sunday, on the 1st of April, on April 1st;

on or after April 1st ab oder mit Wirkung vom 1. April;

on or before April 1st bis zum oder bis spätestens am 1. April;

on being asked als ich etc (danach) gefragt wurde

12. nachdem:

on leaving school, he … nachdem er die Schule verlassen hatte, …

13. gegenüber, im Vergleich zu:

losses were £100,000 down on the previous year

B adv

1. (a in Zusammensetzungen mit Verben) (dar)auf(…):

place ( screw, etc) on

2. besonders Kleidung:

a) an…:

have (put) a coat on

b) auf…:

keep one’s hat on

3. (a in Zusammensetzungen mit Verben) weiter(…):

talk ( walk, etc) on;

and so on und so weiter;

on and on immer weiter;

on and off

a) ab und zu,

b) ab und an, mit Unterbrechungen;

from that day on von dem Tage an;

on with the show! weiter im Programm!;

on to … auf (akk) … (hinauf oder hinaus)

C adj präd

1. be on

a) im Gange sein (Spiel etc), vor sich gehen:

what’s on? was ist los?;

what’s on in London? was ist in London los?, was tut sich in London?;

have you anything on tomorrow? haben Sie morgen etwas vor?;

that’s not on! das ist nicht drin! umg

b) an sein umg (Licht, Radio, Wasser etc), an-, eingeschaltet sein, laufen, auf sein umg (Hahn):

on - off TECH An - Aus;

the light is on das Licht brennt oder ist an(geschaltet);

the brakes are on die Bremsen sind angezogen;

the race is on SPORT das Rennen ist gestartet;

you are on! abgemacht!

c) THEAT gegeben werden (Stück), laufen (Film), ( RADIO, TV) gesendet werden (Programm)

d) d(a)ran (an der Reihe) sein

e) (mit) dabei sein, mitmachen

2. be on to umg etwas spitzgekriegt haben, über jemanden od etwas im Bilde sein

3. umg be a bit on einen Schwips haben;

be well on ganz schön blau sein

4. he’s always on at me umg er bearbeitet mich ständig, er liegt mir dauernd in den Ohren ( beide:

about wegen)

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1.
[ɒn]preposition

1) (position) auf (+ Dat.); (direction) auf (+ Akk.); (attached to) an (+ Dat./Akk.)

put something on the table — etwas auf den Tisch legen od. stellen

be on the table — auf dem Tisch sein

write something on the wall — etwas an die Wand schreiben

be hanging on the wall — an der Wand hängen

have something on one — etwas bei sich (Dat.) haben

on the bus/train — im Bus/Zug; (by bus/train) mit dem Bus/Zug

be on the board/committee — im Vorstand/Ausschuss sein

on Oxford 556767 — unter der Nummer Oxford 55 67 67

2) (with basis, motive, etc. of)

on the evidence — aufgrund des Beweismaterials

on the assumption/hypothesis that... — angenommen,...

3) in expressions of time an [einem Abend, Tag usw.]

on Sundays — sonntags

it's just on nine — es ist gerade neun

on [his] arrival — bei seiner Ankunft

on entering the room... — beim Betreten des Zimmers...

on time or schedule — pünktlich

4) expr. state etc

be on heroin — heroinabhängig sein

the drinks are on me — (coll.) die Getränke gehen auf mich

be on £20,000 a year — 20 000 Pfund im Jahr kriegen od. haben

5) (concerning, about) über (+ Akk.)
2. adverb
1)

with/without a hat/coat on — mit/ohne Hut/Mantel

have a hat on — einen Hut aufhaben

your hat is on crooked — dein Hut sitzt schief

boil something with/without the lid on — etwas in geschlossenem/offenem Topf kochen

the potatoes are on — die Kartoffeln sind aufgesetzt

2) (in some direction)

face on — mit dem Gesicht voran

on and on — immer weiter

3) (switched or turned on)

the light/radio etc. is on — das Licht/Radio usw. ist an

put the light on — das Licht anmachen

is there a gas tap on? — ist ein Gashahn aufgedreht?

4) (arranged)

is Sunday's picnic on? — findet das Picknick am Sonntag statt?

I have nothing of importance on — ich habe nichts Wichtiges vor

5) (being performed)

what's on at the cinema? — was gibt es od. was läuft im Kino?

his play is currently on in London — sein Stück wird zur Zeit in London aufgeführt od. gespielt

6) (on duty)

come/be on — seinen Dienst antreten/Dienst haben

7)

something is on (feasible) /not on — etwas ist möglich/ausgeschlossen

you're on! — (coll.): (I agree) abgemacht!; (making bet) die Wette gilt!

be on about somebody/something — (coll.) [dauernd] über jemanden/etwas sprechen

what is he on about? — was will er [sagen]?

be on at/keep on and on at somebody — (coll.) jemandem in den Ohren/dauernd in den Ohren liegen (ugs.)

on to, onto — auf (+ Akk.)

be on to something — (have discovered something) etwas ausfindig gemacht haben. See also right 4. 4)

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adj.

eingeschaltet adj.

in adj. prep.

an präp.

auf präp.

bei präp.

über präp.

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1. adverb
1) (to higher place) nach oben; (in lift) aufwärts

[right] up to something — (lit. or fig.) [ganz] bis zu etwas hinauf

the bird flew up to the roof — der Vogel flog aufs Dach [hinauf]

up into the air — in die Luft [hinauf]...

climb up on something/climb up to the top of something — auf etwas (Akk.) [hinauf]steigen/bis zur Spitze einer Sache hinaufsteigen

the way up [to something] — der Weg hinauf [zu etwas]

on the way up — (lit. or fig.) auf dem Weg nach oben

up here/there — hier herauf/dort hinauf

high/higher up — hoch/höher hinauf

farther up — weiter hinauf

halfway/a long/little way up — den halben Weg/ein weites/kurzes Stück hinauf

come on up! — komm [hier/weiter] herauf!

up it etc. comes/goes — herauf kommt/hinauf geht es usw.

up you go! — rauf mit dir! (ugs.)

2) (to upstairs, northwards) rauf (bes. ugs.); herauf/hinauf (bes. schriftsprachlich); nach oben

come up from London to Edinburgh — von London nach Edinburgh [he]raufkommen

3) (to place regarded as more important)

go up to Leeds from the country — vom Land in die Stadt Leeds od. nach Leeds fahren

4) (Brit.): (to capital) rein (bes. ugs.); herein/hinein (bes. schriftsprachlich)

go up to town or London — nach London gehen/fahren

get up to London from Reading — von Reading nach London [he]reinfahren

5) (in higher place, upstairs, in north) oben

up here/there — hier/da oben

high up — hoch oben

an order from high up — (fig.) ein Befehl von ganz oben (ugs.)

higher up in the mountains — weiter oben in den Bergen

the picture should be higher up — das Bild müsste höher hängen

farther up — weiter oben

halfway/a long/little way up — auf halbem Weg nach oben/ein gutes/kurzes Stück weiter oben

10 metres up — 10 Meter hoch

live four floors or storeys up — im vierten Stockwerk wohnen

his flat is on the next floor up — seine Wohnung ist ein Stockwerk höher

up north — oben im Norden (ugs.)

6) (erect) hoch

keep your head up — halte den Kopf hoch; see also academic.ru/12509/chin">chin

7) (out of bed)

be up — auf sein

up and about — auf den Beinen

8) (in place regarded as more important; Brit.): (in capital)

up in town or London/Leeds — in London/Leeds

9) (in price, value, amount)

prices have gone/are up — die Preise sind gestiegen

butter is up [by...] — Butter ist [...] teurer

10) (including higher limit)

up to — bis... hinauf

up to midday/up to £2 — bis zum Mittag/bis zu 2 Pfund

11) (in position of gain)

we're £300 up on last year — wir liegen 300 Pfund über dem letzten Jahr

the takings were £500 up on the previous month — die Einnahmen lagen 500 Pfund über denen des Vormonats

12) (ahead)

be three points/games/goals up — (Sport) mit drei Punkten/Spielen/Toren vorn liegen

be three points up on somebody — drei Punkte vor jemandem sein od. liegen

13) (as far as)

up to something — bis zu etwas

she is up to Chapter 3 — sie ist bis zum dritten Kapitel gekommen od. ist beim dritten Kapitel

up to here/there — bis hier[hin]/bis dorthin

I've had it up to here — (coll.) mir steht es bis hier [hin] (ugs.)

up to now/then/that time/last week — bis jetzt/damals/zu jener Zeit/zur letzten Woche

14)

up to — (comparable with)

be up to expectation[s] — den Erwartungen entsprechen

his last opera is not up to his others — seine neueste Oper reicht an seine früheren nicht heran

15)

up to — (capable of)

[not] be/feel up to something — einer Sache (Dat.) [nicht] gewachsen sein/sich einer Sache (Dat.) [nicht] gewachsen fühlen

[not] be/feel up to doing something — [nicht] in der Lage sein/sich nicht in der Lage fühlen, etwas zu tun

not be up to much — nicht viel taugen

16)

up to — (derog.): (doing)

be up to something — etwas anstellen (ugs.)

what is he up to? — was hat er [bloß] vor?

17)

it is [not] up to somebody to do something — (somebody's duty) es ist [nicht] jemandes Sache, etwas zu tun

it is up to us to help them — es ist unsere Pflicht, ihnen zu helfen

now it's up to him to do something — nun liegt es bei od. an ihm, etwas zu tun

it's/that's up to you — (is for you to decide) es/das hängt von dir ab; (concerns only you) es/das ist deine Sache

18) (close)

up against somebody/something — an jemandem/etwas [lehnen]; an jemanden/etwas [stellen]

sit up against the wall — mit dem Rücken zur od. an der Wand sitzen

19) (confronted by)

be up against a problem/difficulty — etc. (coll.) vor einem Problem/einer Schwierigkeit usw. stehen

be up against a tough opponent — es mit einem harten Gegner zu tun haben

be up against it — in großen Schwierigkeiten stecken

20)

up and down — (upwards and downwards) hinauf und hinunter; (to and fro) auf und ab

be up and down — (coll.): (variable) Hochs und Tiefs haben

21) (facing upwards)

‘this side/way up’ — (on box etc.) "[hier] oben"

turn something this/the other side/way up — diese/die andere Seite einer Sache nach oben drehen

the right/wrong way up — richtig/verkehrt od. falsch herum

22) (finished, at an end) abgelaufen

time is up — die Zeit ist abgelaufen
2. preposition
1) (upwards along, from bottom to top) rauf (bes. ugs.); herauf/hinauf (bes. schriftsprachlich)

walk up something — etwas hinaufgehen

up hill and down dale — bergauf und bergab

2) (upwards through)

force a liquid up a pipe — eine Flüssigkeit durch eine Röhre nach oben pressen

3) (upwards over)

up something — etwas (Akk.) hinauf

ivy grew up the wall — Efeu wuchs die Mauer hinauf

4) (along)

come up the street — die Straße herauf- od. entlangkommen

walk up and down the platform — auf dem Bahnsteig auf und ab gehen

5) (at or in higher position in or on) [weiter] oben

further up the ladder/coast — weiter oben auf der Leiter/an der Küste

6) (from bottom to top along)

up the side of a house — an der Seite eines Hauses hinauf
3. adjective
1) (directed upwards) aufwärts führend [Rohr, Kabel]; [Rolltreppe] nach oben; nach oben gerichtet [Kolbenhub]

up train/line — (Railw.) Zug/Gleis Richtung Stadt

2) (well-informed)

be up in a subject/on the news — in einem Fach auf der Höhe [der Zeit] sein/über alle Neuigkeiten Bescheid wissen od. gut informiert sein

3) (coll.): (ready)

tea['s]/grub['s] up! — Tee/Essen ist fertig!

4) (coll.): (amiss)

what's up? — was ist los? (ugs.)

something is up — irgendwas ist los (ugs.)
4. noun in pl.
the ups and downs — (lit. or fig.) das Auf und Ab; (fig.) die Höhen und Tiefen
5. intransitive verb,
- pp- (coll.)

up and leave/resign — einfach abhauen (ugs.) /kündigen

he ups and says... — da sagt er doch [ur]plötzlich...
6. transitive verb,
- pp- (coll.) (increase) erhöhen; (raise up) heben

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(to become covered (as if) with mist: The mirror misted over; The windscreen misted up.) beschlagen

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up

[ʌp]

I. adv inv

1. (to higher position) nach oben, hinauf; lift aufwärts

hands \up! Hände hoch!

the water had come \up to the level of the windows das Wasser war bis auf Fensterhöhe gestiegen

four flights \up from here vier Etagen höher

come on \up! komm [hier] herauf!

\up it/she etc. comes! herauf kommt es/sie!

\up you go! rauf mit dir! fam

bottom \up mit der Unterseite nach oben

halfway \up auf halber Höhe

high \up hoch hinauf

farther \up weiter hinauf

\up and \up immer höher

\up and away auf und davon

2. (erect) aufrecht

just lean it \up against the wall lehnen Sie es einfach gegen die Wand

3. (out of bed) auf

is he \up yet? ist er schon auf?

to be \up late lange aufbleiben

\up and about auf den Beinen

4. (northwards) hinauf, herauf, rauf fam

on Tuesday she'll be travelling \up to Newcastle from Birmingham am Dienstag fährt sie von Birmingham nach Newcastle hinauf

she comes \up from Washington about once a month sie kommt ungefähr einmal im Monat aus Washington herauf

\up north oben im Norden

5. (at higher place) oben

farther \up weiter oben

\up here/there hier/da oben

a long/little way \up ein gutes/kurzes Stück weiter oben

\up in the hills [dr]oben in den Bergen

2 metres \up 2 Meter hoch

I live on the next floor \up ich wohne ein Stockwerk höher

6. BRIT (towards city)

I'll be \up in London this weekend ich fahre an diesem Wochenende nach London

\up from the country vom Land

7. BRIT (at university)

is he \up at Cambridge yet? hat er schon [mit seinem Studium] in Cambridge angefangen?

8. (toward)

▪ \up to sb/sth auf jdn/etw zu

a limousine drew \up to where we were standing eine Limousine kam auf uns zu

she went \up to the counter sie ging zum Schalter

to run \up to sb jdm entgegenlaufen

to walk \up to sb auf jdn zugehen

9. (in high position) an der Spitze, oben fam

as a composer he was \up there with the best als Komponist gehörte er zur Spitze

she's something high \up in the company sie ist ein hohes Tier in der Firma

10. (higher in price or number) höher

last year the company's turnover was £240 billion, \up 3% on the previous year letztes Jahr lag der Umsatz der Firma bei 240 Milliarden Pfund, das sind 3 % mehr als im Jahr davor

items on this rack are priced [from] £50 \up die Waren in diesem Regal kosten ab 50 Pfund aufwärts

this film is suitable for children aged 13 and \up dieser Film ist für Kinder ab 13 Jahren geeignet

11. (to point of)

\up until [or till] [or to] bis + akk

\up to yesterday bis gestern

he can overdraw \up to £300 er kann bis zu 300 Pfund überziehen

12. (in opposition to)

to be \up against sb/sth es mit jdm/etw zu tun haben, sich akk mit jdm/etw konfrontiert sehen

the company was \up against some problems die Firma stand vor einigen Problemen

to be \up against it in Schwierigkeiten sein

to be \up against the law gegen das Gesetz stehen, mit dem Gesetz in Konflikt kommen

13. (depend on)

to be \up to sb von jdm abhängen

I'll leave it \up to you ich überlasse dir die Entscheidung

to be \up to sb to do sth jds Aufgabe sein, etw zu tun

14. (contrive)

to be \up to sth etw vorhaben [o im Schilde führen]

he's \up to no good er führt nichts Gutes im Schilde

15. (be adequate)

to be \up to sth einer Sache dat gewachsen sein, bei einer Sache dat mithalten können

do you feel \up to the challenge? fühlst du dich dieser Herausforderung gewachsen?

to be \up to doing sth in der Lage sein, etw zu tun

are you sure you're \up to it? bist du sicher, dass du das schaffst?

to not be \up to much nicht viel taugen

his German isn't \up to much sein Deutsch ist nicht besonders gut

16. (comparable with)

to be \up to expectations den Erwartungen entsprechen

her latest book is just not \up to her previous successes ihr neuestes Buch reicht an ihren früheren Erfolgen einfach nicht heran

17. AM (apiece) pro Person

the score was 3 \up at half-time bei Halbzeit stand es 3 [für] beide

18. ( dated fam: yes for)

\up with sb/sth hoch lebe jd/etw

\up with freedom! es lebe die Freiheit!

19.

▶ it's all \up with sb es ist aus mit jdm

▶ to be \up with the clock gut in der Zeit liegen

▶ to be \up to the ears [or eyeballs] [or neck] in problems bis zum Hals in Schwierigkeiten stecken

II. prep

1. (to higher position) hinauf, herauf, rauf fam

\up the ladder/mountain/stairs die Leiter/den Berg/die Treppe hinauf

2. (along)

[just] \up the road ein Stück die Straße hinauf, weiter oben in der Straße

to walk \up the road die Straße hinaufgehen [o entlanggehen]

\up and down auf und ab

he was running \up and down the path er rannte den Pfad auf und ab

he was strolling \up and down the corridor er schlenderte auf dem Gang auf und ab

\up and down the country überall im Land

3. (against flow)

\up the river/stream fluss-/bachauf[wärts]

a cruise \up the Rhine eine Fahrt den Rhein aufwärts [o rheinauf[wärts]

4. (at top of)

▪ \up sth oben auf etw dat

he's \up that ladder er steht dort oben auf der Leiter

\up the stairs am Ende der Treppe

5. AUS, BRIT ( fam: to)

are you going \up the club tonight? gehst du heute Abend in den Klub?; (at)

I'll see you \up the pub later ich treffe dich [o wir sehen uns] später in der Kneipe

6.

▶ be \up the creek [or ( vulg sl)\up shit creek] [without a paddle] [schön] in der Klemme [o derb Scheiße] sitzen

▶ \up hill and down dale bergauf und bergab

he led me \up hill and down dale till my feet were dropping off er führte mich quer durch die Gegend, bis mir fast die Füße abfielen fam

▶ \up top BRIT ( fam) im Kopf

a man with nothing much \up top ein Mann mit nicht viel im Kopf [o fam Hirnkasten]

▶ \up yours! ( vulg) ihr könnt/du kannst mich mal! derb

III. adj inv

1. attr (moving upward) nach oben

the \up escalator der Aufzug nach oben

2. attr BRIT ( dated: travelling toward the city)

what time does the next \up train leave? wann fährt der nächste Zug in die Stadt ab?

\up platform Bahnsteig, von dem die Züge in die nächstgelegene Stadt abfahren

3. attr PHYS

\up quark Up-Quark nt

4. pred (out of bed) auf[gestanden]

5. pred (erect) collar hochgeschlagen

6. pred (leading) in Führung

Manchester is two goals \up Manchester liegt mit zwei Toren in Führung

7. pred BRIT, AUS (being repaired) road aufgegraben, aufgerissen SCHWEIZ, ÖSTERR

the council has got the road \up der Stadtrat hat die Straße aufgraben lassen

8. pred (more intense)

the wind is \up der Wind hat aufgedreht

the river is \up der Fluss ist angeschwollen

9. pred (in horseracing) zu Pferd

10. pred (happy) high sl, obenauf

▪ to be \up about [or on] [or for] sth von etw dat begeistert sein

I'm really \up for spending a posh weekend in Paris ich freue mich total darauf, ein tolles Wochenende in Paris zu verbringen fam

11. pred BRIT ( dated: frothy) schäumend

12. pred (functioning properly) funktionstüchtig

do you know when the server will be \up again? weißt du, wann der Server wieder in Betrieb ist?

this computer is down more than it's \up dieser Computer ist öfter gestört, als dass er läuft

to be \up and running funktionstüchtig [o in Ordnung] sein

to get sth \up and running etw wieder zum Laufen bringen

13. pred (in baseball) am Schlag

14. pred (finished) time, hours vorbei, um

your time is \up! Ihre Zeit ist um!

the soldier's leave will be \up at midnight der Ausgang des Soldaten endet um Mitternacht

15. pred ( fam: happening)

something is \up irgendetwas ist im Gange

what's \up? was ist los?

16. pred (informed)

▪ to be \up in sth sich akk mit etw dat auskennen

how well \up are you in Spanish? wie fit bist du in Spanisch? fam

17. pred (scheduled)

▪ to be \up for sth für etw akk vorgesehen sein; terms zur Debatte stehen

the house is \up for sale das Haus steht zum Verkauf

18. pred LAW (on trial) unter Anklage

he'll be \up before the magistrate er wird sich vor Gericht verantworten müssen

▪ to be \up for sth sich akk wegen einer S. gen vor Gericht verantworten müssen

to be \up for trial person vor Gericht stehen; case verhandelt werden

19. pred (interested in)

▪ to be \up for sth:

I think I'm \up for a walk ich glaube, ich habe Lust, spazieren zu gehen [o auf einen Spaziergang]

I'm \up for going out to eat ich hätte Lust, essen zu gehen

IV. n ( fam: good period) Hoch nt

unfortunately, we won't always have \ups leider gibt es für uns nicht immer nur Höhen

\ups and downs gute und schlechte Zeiten

▶ to be on the \up and \up BRIT, AUS ( fam: be improving) im Aufwärtstrend begriffen sein; esp AM (be honest) sauber sein fam

her career has been on the \up and \up since she moved into sales seit sie im Vertrieb ist, geht es mit ihrer Karriere stetig aufwärts

is this deal on the \up and \up? ist das ein sauberes Geschäft?

V. vi

<- pp->

( fam)

▪ to \up and do sth etw plötzlich tun

after dinner they just \upped and went without saying goodbye nach dem Abendessen gingen sie einfach weg, ohne auf Wiedersehen zu sagen

VI. vt

<- pp->

▪ to \up sth

1. (increase) capacity etw erhöhen

to \up the ante [or stakes] den Einsatz erhöhen

to \up a price/tax rate einen Preis/Steuersatz anheben

2. (raise) etw erheben

they \upped their glasses and toasted the host sie erhoben das Glas und brachten einen Toast auf den Gastgeber aus

VII. interj auf!, los, aufstehen!

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[ʌp]
1. ADVERB

1) indicating position = in high or higher position oben; (= to higher position) nach oben

up there — dort oben, droben ( liter, S Ger

up here on the roof — hier oben auf dem Dach

on your way up (to see us/them) — auf dem Weg (zu uns/ihnen) hinauf

he climbed all the way up (to us/them) — er ist den ganzen Weg (zu uns/ihnen) hochgeklettert

to stop halfway up — auf halber Höhe anhalten

we were 6,000 m up when... — wir waren 6.000 m hoch, als...

5 floors up — 5 Stockwerke hoch

3 floors up from me — 3 Stockwerke über mir

they were up above — sie waren hoch oben

I looked up (above) — ich schaute nach oben

this side up — diese Seite oben!

a little further up — ein bisschen weiter oben

to go a little further up —

hang the picture a bit higher up — häng das Bild ein bisschen höher

stick the notice up here — häng den Anschlag hier hin

from up on the hill — vom Berg oben

up on top (of the cupboard) — ganz oben (auf dem Schrank)

up in the mountains/sky — oben or droben ( liter, S Ger ) in den Bergen/am Himmel

the temperature was up in the thirties — die Temperatur war über dreißig Grad

the sun/moon is up —

the tide is up — es ist Flut, die Flut ist da

the wind is up — der Wind hat aufgefrischt

with his collar up — mit hochgeschlagenem Kragen

the road is up (Brit) — die Straße ist aufgegraben

to be up with the leaders — vorn bei den Führenden sein

to move up into the lead —

Red Rum with Joe Smith up — Red Rum unter Joe Smith

up and away the balloon sailed — der Ballon stieg auf und schwebte davon

then up jumps Richard and says... — und dann springt Richard auf und sagt...

the needle was up at 95 —

come on, up, that's my chair! up! he shouted to his horse — komm, auf mit dir, das ist mein Stuhl! spring! schrie er seinem Pferd zu

up with the Liberals! — hoch die Liberalen!

up with Spurs! — Spurs hoch!

up yours! (sl) — leck mich (inf), fick dich!(vulg)

2)

= installed, built to be up (building) — stehen; (tent also) aufgeschlagen sein; (scaffolding) aufgestellt sein; (notice) hängen, angeschlagen sein; (picture) hängen, aufgehängt sein; (shutters) zu sein; (shelves, wallpaper, curtains, pictures) hängen

the new houses went up very quickly — die neuen Häuser sind sehr schnell gebaut or hochgezogen (inf) worden __diams; to be up and running laufen; (committee etc) in Gang sein; (business etc) einwandfrei funktionieren

have you got your computer up and running yet? — läuft dein Computer schon?

3) = not in bed auf

up (with you)! — auf mit dir!, raus aus dem Bett (inf)

to be up and about — auf sein; (after illness also) auf den Beinen sein

4) = north oben

up in Inverness — in Inverness oben, oben in Inverness

we are going up to Aberdeen — wir fahren nach Aberdeen (hinauf)

to be/live up north — im Norden sein/wohnen

to go up north —

up from the country — vom Lande

we're up for the day —

he was up at Susie's place — er war bei Susie zu Hause

5) = at university Brit am Studienort

the students are only up for half the year — die Studenten sind nur die Hälfte des Jahres am Studienort

to go up to Cambridge — (zum Studium) nach Cambridge gehen

he was up at Oxford in 1982 — er hat 1982 in Oxford studiert

6) in price, value gestiegen (on gegenüber)

my shares are up 70p — meine Aktien sind um 70 Pence gestiegen

then up go prices again — und wieder steigen die Preise

7)

in score to be 3 goals up — mit 3 Toren führen or vorn liegen (on gegenüber)

the score was 9 up (US) —

I'll play you 100 up — ich spiele auf 100 (mit dir)

we were £100 up on the deal — wir haben bei dem Geschäft £ 100 gemacht

to be one up on sb — jdm um einen Schritt voraus sein

8)

= upwards from £10 up — von £ 10 (an) aufwärts, ab £ 10

from the age of 13 up — ab (dem Alter von) 13 Jahren, von 13 Jahren aufwärts

9)

= wrong inf what's up? —

what's up with him? — was ist mit dem los?, was ist los mit ihm?

there's something up with it — irgendetwas stimmt damit nicht or hier nicht

10) = knowledgeable firm, beschlagen (in, on in +dat)

he's well up on foreign affairs —

I'm not very up on French history — in französischer Geschichte bin ich nicht sehr beschlagen

11)

= finished time's up — die Zeit ist um, die Zeit ist zu Ende

the weekend is nearly up — das Wochenende ist fast zu Ende or fast vorüber

to eat/use sth up —

it's all up with him (inf) — es ist aus mit ihm (inf), es ist mit ihm zu Ende

12)

set structures __diams; up against it was up against the wall — es war an die Wand gelehnt

put it up against the wall — lehne es an die Wand

to be up against a difficulty/an opponent — einem Problem/Gegner gegenüberstehen, es mit einem Problem/Gegner zu tun haben

I fully realize what I'm up against — mir ist völlig klar, womit ich es hier zu tun habe

they were really up against it — sie hatten wirklich schwer zu schaffen __diams; up and down auf und ab

to walk up and down —

to bounce up and down — hochfedern, auf und ab hüpfen

he's been up and down all evening (from seat) — er hat den ganzen Abend keine Minute still gesessen; (on stairs) er ist den ganzen Abend die Treppe rauf- und runtergerannt

she's still a bit up and down (after illness etc) — es geht ihr immer noch mal besser, mal schlechter

the matter is up before the committee — die Sache ist vor dem Ausschuss

the boys were up before the head teacher — die Jungen sind vor den Direktor zitiert worden

to be up before the Court/before Judge Smith (case) — verhandelt werden/von Richter Smith verhandelt werden; (person) vor Gericht/Richter Smith stehen

to be up for sale — zu verkaufen sein

to be up for discussion — zur Diskussion stehen

to be up for election (candidate) — zur Wahl aufgestellt sein; (candidates) zur Wahl stehen

to be up for trial — vor Gericht stehen __diams; up to = as far as bis

up to now/here — bis jetzt/hier

to count up to 100 — bis 100 zählen

up to £100 —

it holds up to 8 — es fasst bis zu 8

I'm up to here in work/debt (inf) — ich stecke bis hier in Arbeit/Schulden

I'm full up to here (inf) — ich bin bis oben (hin) voll (inf)

what page are you up to? — bis zu welcher Seite bist du gekommen?

I don't feel up to it — ich fühle mich dem nicht gewachsen

it isn't up to much — damit ist nicht viel los

is he up to the heavier weights? — schafft er schwerere Gewichte?

he isn't up to running the company by himself — er hat nicht das Zeug dazu, die Firma allein zu leiten

it isn't up to his usual standard — das ist nicht sein sonstiges Niveau

we're going up Ben Nevis – are you sure you're up to it? — wir wollen Ben Nevis besteigen – glaubst du, dass du das schaffst? __diams; to be up to sb

it's up to us to help him — wir sollten ihm helfen

if it were up to me —

the success of this project is up to you now — wie erfolgreich dieses Projekt wird, hängt jetzt nur noch von Ihnen (selbst) ab, es liegt jetzt ganz an Ihnen, ob dieses Projekt ein Erfolg wird

it's up to you whether you go or not — es liegt an or bei dir or es bleibt dir überlassen, ob du gehst oder nicht

I'd like to accept, but it isn't up to me — ich würde gerne annehmen, aber ich habe da nicht zu bestimmen or aber das hängt nicht von mir ab

shall I take it? – that's entirely up to you — soll ich es nehmen? – das müssen Sie selbst wissen

what colour shall I choose? – (it's) up to you — welche Farbe soll ich nehmen? – das ist deine Entscheidung

it's up to the government to put this right —

it's not up to the government — das ist nicht Sache der Regierung

what have you been up to? — was hast du angestellt?

what are you up to with that? — was hast du damit vor?

he's up to no good —

I'm sure he's up to something (child) hey you! what do you think you're up to! — ich bin sicher, er hat etwas vor or (sth suspicious) er führt irgendetwas im Schilde ich bin sicher, er stellt irgendetwas an he Sie, was machen Sie eigentlich da!

what does he think he's up to? — was soll das eigentlich?, was hat er eigentlich vor?

2. PREPOSITION
oben auf (+dat); (with movement) hinauf (+acc)
further up the page — weiter oben auf der Seite

to live up the hill — am Berg wohnen

to go up the hill — den Berg hinaufgehen

they live further up the hill/street — sie wohnen weiter oben am Berg/weiter die Straße entlang

he lives up a dark alley — er wohnt am Ende einer dunklen Gasse

up the road from me — (von mir) die Straße entlang

he went off up the road — er ging (weg) die Straße hinauf

he hid it up the chimney — er versteckte es (oben) im Kamin

the water goes up this pipe — das Wasser geht durch dieses Rohr

up one's sleeve (position) — im Ärmel; (motion) in den Ärmel

as I travel up and down the country —

I've been up and down the stairs all night — ich bin in der Nacht immer nur die Treppe rauf- und runtergerannt

he was up the pub ( Brit inf ) — er war in der Kneipe

let's go up the pub/up Johnny's place (inf) — gehen wir doch zur Kneipe/zu Johnny (inf)

to go up to sb — auf jdn zugehen

3. NOUN
__diams; ups and downs gute und schlechte Zeiten pl; (of life) Höhen und Tiefen pl
after many ups and downs — nach vielen Höhen und Tiefen

they have their ups and downs — bei ihnen gibt es auch gute und schlechte Zeiten __diams; to be on the up and up ( inf

he/his career is on the up and up (inf) — mit ihm/seiner Karriere geht es aufwärts

4. ADJECTIVE
(= going up) escalator nach oben; (RAIL) train, line zur nächsten größeren Stadt
platform 14 is the up platform — auf Bahnsteig 14 fahren die Züge nach London etc

5. TRANSITIVE VERB
(inf) price, offer hinaufsetzen; production ankurbeln; bet erhöhen (to auf +acc)
6. INTRANSITIVE VERB
(inf)
she upped and left him — sie verließ ihn ganz plötzlich or Knall auf Fall (inf)

he upped and ran — er rannte ganz plötzlich davon

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up [ʌp]

A adv

1. a) nach oben, hoch, herauf, hinauf, in die Höhe, empor, aufwärts

b) oben (auch fig):

face up (mit dem) Gesicht nach oben;

… and up und (noch) höher oder mehr, von … aufwärts;

up and up höher und höher, immer höher;

farther up weiter hinauf oder (nach) oben;

three storeys up drei Stock hoch, (oben) im dritten Stock (-werk);

up and down

a) auf und ab, hin und her oder zurück,

b) fig überall;

buttoned all the way up bis oben (hin) zugeknöpft;

up from

a) (heraus) aus,

b) von … an, angefangen von …;

up from the country vom Lande;

from my youth up von Jugend auf, seit meiner Jugend;

up till now bis jetzt

2. weiter (nach oben), höher (auch fig):

up north weiter im Norden

3. flussaufwärts, den Fluss hinauf

4. nach oder im Norden:

up from Cuba von Kuba aus in nördlicher Richtung

5. a) in der oder in die ( besonders Haupt)Stadt

b) Br besonders in oder nach London:

he’s up for a week Br er ist eine Woche (lang) in London

6. Br am oder zum Studienort, im College etc:

he stayed up for the vacation

7. US umg in (dat):

up north im Norden

8. aufrecht, gerade:

sit up gerade sitzen

9. up to auf … (akk) zu, zu … (hin):

he went straight up to the door er ging geradewegs auf die Tür zu oder zur Tür

10. SPORT etc erzielt (Punktzahl):

with a hundred up mit hundert (Punkten)

11. Tischtennis etc: auf:

two up zwei auf, beide zwei

12. Baseball: am Schlag

13. SCHIFF luvwärts, gegen den Wind

14. up to

a) hinauf nach oder zu,

b) bis (zu), bis an oder auf (akk),

c) gemäß, entsprechend:

up to six months bis zu sechs Monaten;

up to town in die Stadt, Br besonders nach London;

up to death bis zum Tode; → chin A, count¹ C 1, date² A 10, expectation 1, mark¹ A 13, par A 3, scratch A 5, standard¹ A 6

15. be up to meist umg

a) etwas vorhaben, etwas im Schilde führen,

b) gewachsen sein (dat),

c) entsprechen (dat),

d) jemandes Sache sein, abhängen von,

e) fähig oder bereit sein zu,

f) vorbereitet oder gefasst sein auf (akk),

g) vertraut sein mit, sich auskennen in (dat):

what are you up to? was hast du vor?, was machst du ( there da)?;

he is up to no good er führt nichts Gutes im Schilde;

it is up to him es liegt an ihm, es hängt von ihm ab, es ist seine Sache;

it is not up to much es taugt nicht viel;

he is not up to much mit ihm ist nicht viel los; → snuff¹ C 3, trick A 1, A 2

16. (in Verbindung mit Verben [siehe jeweils diese] besonders als Intensivum)

a) auf…, aus…, ver…

b) zusammen…

B int up! auf!, hoch!, herauf!, hinauf!:

up (with you)! (steh) auf!;

up …! hoch (lebe) …!; → bottom A 1

C präp

1. auf … (akk) (hinauf):

up the ladder die Leiter hinauf;

up the street die Straße hinauf oder entlang;

up yours! vulg leck(t) mich (doch)!

2. in das Innere eines Landes etc (hinein):

up (the) country landeinwärts

3. gegen:

up (the) wind

4. oben an oder auf (dat), an der Spitze (gen):

up the tree (oben) auf dem Baum;

further up the road weiter oben in der Straße;

up the yard hinten im Hof

D adj

1. Aufwärts…, nach oben gerichtet

2. im Inneren (des Landes etc)

3. nach der oder zur Stadt:

up train;

up platform Bahnsteig m für Stadtzüge

4. a) oben (befindlich), (nach oben) gestiegen

b) hoch (auch fig):

be up fig an der Spitze sein, obenauf sein ( → D 6, D 11);

he is well up in that subject umg in diesem Fach ist er auf der Höhe oder gut beschlagen oder firm;

prices are up die Preise sind gestiegen;

wheat is up WIRTSCH der Weizen steht hoch (im Kurs), der Weizenpreis ist gestiegen

5. höher

6. auf(gestanden), auf den Beinen (auch fig):

be up auf sein ( → D 4, D 11);

be up and about (again) (wieder) auf den Beinen sein;

be up late lange aufbleiben;

be up again wieder obenauf sein;

be up against a hard job umg vor einer schwierigen Aufgabe stehen;

be up against it umg in der Klemme sein oder sitzen oder stecken

7. (zum Sprechen) aufgestanden:

the Home Secretary is up der Innenminister will sprechen oder spricht

8. PARL Br geschlossen:

Parliament is up das Parlament hat seine Sitzungen beendet oder hat sich vertagt

9. (bei verschiedenen Substantiven)

a) aufgegangen (Sonne, Samen)

b) hochgeschlagen (Kragen)

c) hochgekrempelt (Ärmel etc)

d) aufgespannt (Schirm)

e) aufgeschlagen (Zelt)

f) hoch-, aufgezogen (Vorhang etc)

g) aufgestiegen (Ballon etc)

h) aufgeflogen (Vogel)

i) angeschwollen (Fuß etc)

10. schäumend (Getränk):

the cider is up der Apfelwein schäumt

11. be up (einwandfrei) funktionieren (Computer) ( → D 4, D 6);

up time Benutzerzeit f

12. umg in Aufruhr, erregt:

his temper is up er ist erregt oder aufgebracht;

the whole country was up das ganze Land befand sich in Aufruhr; → arm² Bes Redew, blood A 2

13. umg los, im Gange:

what’s up? was ist los?;

is anything up? ist (irgendet)was los?; → hunt A 1

14. zu Ende, abgelaufen, vorbei, um:

it’s all up es ist alles aus;

it’s all up with him koll es ist aus mit ihm; → game¹ A 6, time A 11

15. up with jemandem ebenbürtig oder gewachsen

16. up for bereit zu:

be up for election auf der Wahlliste stehen;

be up for examination sich einer Prüfung unterziehen;

be up for murder JUR unter Mordanklage stehen;

be up for sale zum Kauf stehen;

be up for trial JUR

a) vor Gericht stehen,

b) verhandelt werden

17. SPORT, Spiel: um einen Punkt etc voraus:

be one up;

one up for you eins zu null für dich (a. fig)

E v/i

1. umg aufstehen, aufspringen:

up and ask sb jemanden plötzlich fragen

2. up with US umg etwas hochreißen:

he upped with his shotgun

3. besonders US sl Aufputschmittel nehmen

F v/t umg einen Preis, die Produktion etc erhöhen

G s

1. Aufwärtsbewegung f, An-, Aufstieg m:

the ups and downs pl das Auf und Ab;

the ups and downs of life die Höhen und Tiefen des Lebens;

he has had many ups and downs in his life er hat schon viele Höhen und Tiefen erlebt;

on the up and up umg

a) Br im Steigen (begriffen), im Kommen,

b) US in Ordnung, anständig, ehrlich;

our firm’s on the up and up Br umg mit unserer Firma geht es aufwärts, unsere Firma ist im Aufwind;

he’s on the up and up umg er macht keine krummen Touren

2. umg Preisanstieg m, Wertzuwachs m

3. besonders US → upper B 4

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1. adverb
1) (to higher place) nach oben; (in lift) aufwärts

[right] up to something — (lit. or fig.) [ganz] bis zu etwas hinauf

the bird flew up to the roof — der Vogel flog aufs Dach [hinauf]

up into the air — in die Luft [hinauf]...

climb up on something/climb up to the top of something — auf etwas (Akk.) [hinauf]steigen/bis zur Spitze einer Sache hinaufsteigen

the way up [to something] — der Weg hinauf [zu etwas]

on the way up — (lit. or fig.) auf dem Weg nach oben

up here/there — hier herauf/dort hinauf

high/higher up — hoch/höher hinauf

farther up — weiter hinauf

halfway/a long/little way up — den halben Weg/ein weites/kurzes Stück hinauf

come on up! — komm [hier/weiter] herauf!

up it etc. comes/goes — herauf kommt/hinauf geht es usw.

up you go! — rauf mit dir! (ugs.)

2) (to upstairs, northwards) rauf (bes. ugs.); herauf/hinauf (bes. schriftsprachlich); nach oben

come up from London to Edinburgh — von London nach Edinburgh [he]raufkommen

3) (to place regarded as more important)

go up to Leeds from the country — vom Land in die Stadt Leeds od. nach Leeds fahren

4) (Brit.): (to capital) rein (bes. ugs.); herein/hinein (bes. schriftsprachlich)

go up to town or London — nach London gehen/fahren

get up to London from Reading — von Reading nach London [he]reinfahren

5) (in higher place, upstairs, in north) oben

up here/there — hier/da oben

high up — hoch oben

an order from high up — (fig.) ein Befehl von ganz oben (ugs.)

higher up in the mountains — weiter oben in den Bergen

the picture should be higher up — das Bild müsste höher hängen

farther up — weiter oben

halfway/a long/little way up — auf halbem Weg nach oben/ein gutes/kurzes Stück weiter oben

10 metres up — 10 Meter hoch

live four floors or storeys up — im vierten Stockwerk wohnen

his flat is on the next floor up — seine Wohnung ist ein Stockwerk höher

up north — oben im Norden (ugs.)

6) (erect) hoch

keep your head up — halte den Kopf hoch; see also chin

7) (out of bed)

be up — auf sein

up and about — auf den Beinen

8) (in place regarded as more important; Brit.): (in capital)

up in town or London/Leeds — in London/Leeds

9) (in price, value, amount)

prices have gone/are up — die Preise sind gestiegen

butter is up [by...] — Butter ist [...] teurer

10) (including higher limit)

up to — bis... hinauf

up to midday/up to £2 — bis zum Mittag/bis zu 2 Pfund

11) (in position of gain)

we're £300 up on last year — wir liegen 300 Pfund über dem letzten Jahr

the takings were £500 up on the previous month — die Einnahmen lagen 500 Pfund über denen des Vormonats

12) (ahead)

be three points/games/goals up — (Sport) mit drei Punkten/Spielen/Toren vorn liegen

be three points up on somebody — drei Punkte vor jemandem sein od. liegen

13) (as far as)

up to something — bis zu etwas

she is up to Chapter 3 — sie ist bis zum dritten Kapitel gekommen od. ist beim dritten Kapitel

up to here/there — bis hier[hin]/bis dorthin

I've had it up to here — (coll.) mir steht es bis hier [hin] (ugs.)

up to now/then/that time/last week — bis jetzt/damals/zu jener Zeit/zur letzten Woche

14)

up to — (comparable with)

be up to expectation[s] — den Erwartungen entsprechen

his last opera is not up to his others — seine neueste Oper reicht an seine früheren nicht heran

15)

up to — (capable of)

[not] be/feel up to something — einer Sache (Dat.) [nicht] gewachsen sein/sich einer Sache (Dat.) [nicht] gewachsen fühlen

[not] be/feel up to doing something — [nicht] in der Lage sein/sich nicht in der Lage fühlen, etwas zu tun

not be up to much — nicht viel taugen

16)

up to — (derog.): (doing)

be up to something — etwas anstellen (ugs.)

what is he up to? — was hat er [bloß] vor?

17)

it is [not] up to somebody to do something — (somebody's duty) es ist [nicht] jemandes Sache, etwas zu tun

it is up to us to help them — es ist unsere Pflicht, ihnen zu helfen

now it's up to him to do something — nun liegt es bei od. an ihm, etwas zu tun

it's/that's up to you — (is for you to decide) es/das hängt von dir ab; (concerns only you) es/das ist deine Sache

18) (close)

up against somebody/something — an jemandem/etwas [lehnen]; an jemanden/etwas [stellen]

sit up against the wall — mit dem Rücken zur od. an der Wand sitzen

19) (confronted by)

be up against a problem/difficulty — etc. (coll.) vor einem Problem/einer Schwierigkeit usw. stehen

be up against a tough opponent — es mit einem harten Gegner zu tun haben

be up against it — in großen Schwierigkeiten stecken

20)

up and down — (upwards and downwards) hinauf und hinunter; (to and fro) auf und ab

be up and down — (coll.): (variable) Hochs und Tiefs haben

21) (facing upwards)

‘this side/way up’ — (on box etc.) "[hier] oben"

turn something this/the other side/way up — diese/die andere Seite einer Sache nach oben drehen

the right/wrong way up — richtig/verkehrt od. falsch herum

22) (finished, at an end) abgelaufen

time is up — die Zeit ist abgelaufen
2. preposition
1) (upwards along, from bottom to top) rauf (bes. ugs.); herauf/hinauf (bes. schriftsprachlich)

walk up something — etwas hinaufgehen

up hill and down dale — bergauf und bergab

2) (upwards through)

force a liquid up a pipe — eine Flüssigkeit durch eine Röhre nach oben pressen

3) (upwards over)

up something — etwas (Akk.) hinauf

ivy grew up the wall — Efeu wuchs die Mauer hinauf

4) (along)

come up the street — die Straße herauf- od. entlangkommen

walk up and down the platform — auf dem Bahnsteig auf und ab gehen

5) (at or in higher position in or on) [weiter] oben

further up the ladder/coast — weiter oben auf der Leiter/an der Küste

6) (from bottom to top along)

up the side of a house — an der Seite eines Hauses hinauf
3. adjective
1) (directed upwards) aufwärts führend [Rohr, Kabel]; [Rolltreppe] nach oben; nach oben gerichtet [Kolbenhub]

up train/line — (Railw.) Zug/Gleis Richtung Stadt

2) (well-informed)

be up in a subject/on the news — in einem Fach auf der Höhe [der Zeit] sein/über alle Neuigkeiten Bescheid wissen od. gut informiert sein

3) (coll.): (ready)

tea['s]/grub['s] up! — Tee/Essen ist fertig!

4) (coll.): (amiss)

what's up? — was ist los? (ugs.)

something is up — irgendwas ist los (ugs.)
4. noun in pl.
the ups and downs — (lit. or fig.) das Auf und Ab; (fig.) die Höhen und Tiefen
5. intransitive verb,
- pp- (coll.)

up and leave/resign — einfach abhauen (ugs.) /kündigen

he ups and says... — da sagt er doch [ur]plötzlich...
6. transitive verb,
- pp- (coll.) (increase) erhöhen; (raise up) heben

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adv.

auf adv.

aufwärts adv.

hinauf adv.

hoch adj.

oben adv. prep.

auf präp.

English-german dictionary > up
18 colgar

v.

1 to hang.

El juez colgó a Ricardo The judge executed Richard by hanging.

2 to hang up, to put the phone down.

no cuelgue, por favor hold the line, please

María cuelga su ropa en la percha Mary hangs up her clothes on the hanger.

María colgó furiosa Mary hung up furious.

Missy colgó el auricular Missy hung up the receiver.

3 to give up.

colgar los estudios to abandon one's studies

colgar los hábitos to leave the priesthood, to give up the cloth; to give up one's job (figurative) (renunciar)

4 to put on a coat-hanger.

Pedro cuelga su saco siempre Peter puts his coat on a coat-hanger always.

5 to hang up on.

María le colgó a Pedro Mary hung up on Peter.

6 to put up.

Missy colgó un cuadro de ella Missy put up a painting of hers.

7 to abandon.

Ella colgó su carrera por su hijo She abandoned her career for her son.

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COLGAR

CONJUGACIÓN

(o changes to ue in stressed syllables; g changes to gu before e)

Present Indicative

cuelgo, cuelgas, cuelga, colgamos, colgáis, cuelgan.

Past Indicative

colgué, colgaste, colgó, colgamos, colgasteis, colgaron.

Present Subjunctive

cuelgue, cuelgues, cuelgue, colguemos, colguéis, cuelguen.

Imperative

cuelga (tú), cuelgue (él/Vd.), colguemos (nos.), colgad (vos.), cuelguen (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

to hang

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1. VT

1) (=colocar pendiendo) [+ cuadro, diploma] to hang, put up; [+ colada, banderines] to hang out; [+ cartel, letrero, lámpara, cortina] to put up; [+ ropa] [en armario] to hang up; [para secar] to hang out

cuelga el abrigo en la percha — hang your coat on the hook

cada día cuelgan el cartel de "no hay billetes" — every day the "tickets sold out" sign goes up

le colgó un collar al o del cuello — he put o hung a necklace around her neck

- colgar las botas

- colgar los estudios

- colgar los hábitos

- colgar los libros

- colgar la raqueta

- colgar el uniforme

2) (=ahorcar) to hang

¡que lo cuelguen! — hang him!, string him up! *

3) [+ teléfono] to put down

colgar a algn — to hang up on sb, put the phone down on sb

colgó el teléfono — he hung up

dejar el teléfono mal colgado — to leave the phone off the hook

4) (=atribuir) [+ apodo, mote] to give

le colgaron el mote de "el lobo" — they nicknamed him "el lobo"

enseguida te cuelgan la etiqueta de envidioso — they label you as jealous straight away

colgar la culpa a algn — to pin the blame on sb
sambenito 1)
2. VI

1) [cuadro, lámpara] to hang

• colgar de — [+ techo] to hang from; [+ pared] to hang on

hay telarañas colgando del techo — there are cobwebs hanging from the ceiling

lo encontraron con la jeringuilla aún colgando del brazo — he was found with the syringe still hanging from his arm

de la pared colgaba un espejo — there was a mirror hanging on the wall

llevar algo colgado a o del cuello — to wear sth round one's neck

2) (=caer suelto) [rizos, tirabuzones] to hang down

le colgaban dos ricitos sobre la frente — she had two little curls hanging down over her forehead

la ropa le colgaba por todas partes — his clothes were hanging off him

3) [al teléfono] to hang up

han colgado — they've hung up, they've put the phone down

no cuelgue, por favor — please, hold the line

3.

See:

colgarse
COLGAR ¿"Hanged" o "hung"? ► Cuando colgar significa ahorcar, hang es un verbo regular y hanged es tanto el pasado como el participio: Le colgaron al amanecer He was hanged at dawn ► En el resto de los casos hang es irregular, y hung es la forma tanto de pasado como de participio: He colgado el cuadro en mi habitación I've hung the picture in my room Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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1.
verbo transitivo

1) < cuadro> to hang, put up; < lámpara> to put up

está colgando la ropa — she's hanging the washing out

colgar algo de algo — to hang something on something

2) ( ahorcar) to hang

lo colgaron en 1807 — he was hanged in 1807

3) <teléfono/auricular> to put down

tienen el teléfono mal colgado — their phone is off the hook
2.
colgar vi

1) ( pender) to hang

el vestido me cuelga de un lado — my dress is hanging down on one side

2) (Telec) to hang up

no cuelgue, por favor — hold the line please, please hold

me colgó — he hung up on me
3.
colgarse v pron (refl)

1) ( ahorcarse) to hang oneself

2) (agarrarse, suspenderse)

colgarse de algo: no te cuelgues de ahí don't hang off there; se le colgó del cuello y le dio un beso he put his arms around her neck and gave her a kiss; se pasó la tarde colgada del teléfono — (fam) she spent all afternoon on the phone

3)

a) (Chi) (Telec)

se colgaron al satélite — they linked up with the satellite

b) (Chi, Méx) (Elec)

colgarse del suministro eléctrico — to tap into the electricity supply

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= hang, suspend, dangle, hang up.

Ex. The main rule, however, is do not have loose cables hanging all over the place -- not only is it unsightly but also extremely dangerous.

Ex. Do not suspend a book by holding its casing only.

Ex. The LA dangles between short-term exigencies and long-term potentials, and a call for cuts in library school output is trying to cure symptoms rather than diseases.

Ex. If you've called a wrong number, is it better just to hang up as soon you realized?.

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* colgar Algo = hang + Nombre + out.

* colgar Algo en Internet = put (out) + Nombre + on the web.

* colgar Algo en la web = put (out) + Nombre + on the web.

* colgar Algo para que se seque = hang + Nombre + out to dry.

* colgar con chinchetas = thumbtack.

* colgar del techo = hang overhead.

* colgar el teléfono = hang up.

* cuerda de colgar la ropa = clothesline [clothes line].

* que cuelga = hanging.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) < cuadro> to hang, put up; < lámpara> to put up

está colgando la ropa — she's hanging the washing out

colgar algo de algo — to hang something on something

2) ( ahorcar) to hang

lo colgaron en 1807 — he was hanged in 1807

3) <teléfono/auricular> to put down

tienen el teléfono mal colgado — their phone is off the hook
2.
colgar vi

1) ( pender) to hang

el vestido me cuelga de un lado — my dress is hanging down on one side

2) (Telec) to hang up

no cuelgue, por favor — hold the line please, please hold

me colgó — he hung up on me
3.
colgarse v pron (refl)

1) ( ahorcarse) to hang oneself

2) (agarrarse, suspenderse)

colgarse de algo: no te cuelgues de ahí don't hang off there; se le colgó del cuello y le dio un beso he put his arms around her neck and gave her a kiss; se pasó la tarde colgada del teléfono — (fam) she spent all afternoon on the phone

3)

a) (Chi) (Telec)

se colgaron al satélite — they linked up with the satellite

b) (Chi, Méx) (Elec)

colgarse del suministro eléctrico — to tap into the electricity supply

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= hang, suspend, dangle, hang up.

Ex: The main rule, however, is do not have loose cables hanging all over the place -- not only is it unsightly but also extremely dangerous.

Ex: Do not suspend a book by holding its casing only.

Ex: The LA dangles between short-term exigencies and long-term potentials, and a call for cuts in library school output is trying to cure symptoms rather than diseases.

Ex: If you've called a wrong number, is it better just to hang up as soon you realized?.

* colgar Algo = hang + Nombre + out.

* colgar Algo en Internet = put (out) + Nombre + on the web.

* colgar Algo en la web = put (out) + Nombre + on the web.

* colgar Algo para que se seque = hang + Nombre + out to dry.

* colgar con chinchetas = thumbtack.

* colgar del techo = hang overhead.

* colgar el teléfono = hang up.

* cuerda de colgar la ropa = clothesline [clothes line].

* que cuelga = hanging.

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colgar [A8 ]

vt

A ‹cuadro› to hang, put up; ‹lámpara› to put up

colgó el abrigo detrás de la puerta he hung his coat up behind the door

está en el jardín, colgando la ropa she's in the garden, hanging the washing out

colgaron banderas en todas las calles they put flags up in every street

colgar algo DE algo to hang sth ON sth

cuelga el calendario de ese clavo hang the calendar on that nail

B (ahorcar) to hang

lo colgaron en 1807 he was hanged in 1807

C ‹teléfono/auricular› to put down

cuelga este teléfono cuando yo coja el otro put this phone down when I've picked up the other one

tienen el teléfono mal colgado their phone is off the hook

D ( Internet) ‹fotos/archivo de sonido› to post

■ colgar

vi

A (pender) to hang

el vestido me cuelga de un lado my dress is hanging down on one side o is hanging unevenly

llevas un hilo colgando de la chaqueta there's a loose thread hanging off o from your jacket

una araña de cristal colgaba del centro de la habitación a crystal chandelier hung from the center of the room

adelgazó mucho y ahora le cuelgan las carnes she lost a lot of weight and now her skin just hangs off her

lleva dos asignaturas colgando ( arg); he has two retakes to do, he has two exams to make up

hilo

B [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Telec) to hang up

no cuelgue, por favor hold the line please o please hold

me ha colgado he's hung up on me, he's put the phone down on me

C ( Inf) to post

■ colgarse

v pron

( refl)

A (ahorcarse) to hang oneself

B (agarrarse, suspenderse) colgarse DE algo:

te he dicho mil veces que no te cuelgues de ahí I've told you a thousand times not to hang off there

no te cuelgues de mí, estoy cansada don't cling on o hang on to me, I'm tired

se le colgó del cuello y le dio un beso he put his arms around her neck and gave her a kiss

se pasó la tarde colgada del teléfono ( fam); she spent all afternoon on the phone

C ( Chi)

1 ( Telec):

se colgaron al satélite they linked up with the satellite

varios canales se colgaron de la transmisión several channels took the broadcast

2 ( Elec):

se cuelgan del suministro eléctrico they tap into the electricity supply

D ( Inf) to hang

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colgar ( conjugate colgar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹ cuadro› to hang, put up;

‹ lámpara› to put up;
‹ ropa lavada› to hang (out);
colgar algo de algo to hang sth on sth;
◊ el abrigo estaba colgado de un gancho the coat was hanging on a hook

b) ( ahorcar) to hang

c) ‹teléfono/auricular› to put down;

◊ tienen el teléfono mal colgado their phone is off the hook

verbo intransitivo
a) ( pender) to hang;

◊ colgaba del techo it was hanging from the ceiling;

el vestido me cuelga de un lado my dress is hanging down on one side
b) (Telec) to hang up;

◊ no cuelgue, por favor hold the line please, please hold;

me colgó he hung up on me
colgarse verbo pronominal ( refl)
1
a) ( ahorcarse) to hang oneself

b) (agarrarse, suspenderse):

◊ no te cuelgues de ahí don't hang off there;

no te cuelges de mí don't cling on to me;
se pasa colgada del teléfono (fam) she spends her time on the phone
2 (Chi, Méx) (Elec):
◊ colgarse del suministro eléctrico to tap into the electricity supply

colgar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un cuadro) to hang (up)
(tender la ropa) to hang (out)
2 (suspender) to fail
3 (ahorcar) to hang
4 (el teléfono) to hang up o put down
II verbo intransitivo
1 to hang [de, from]
2 Tel (cortar la comunicación) to hang up
' colgar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ahorcarse
- chinchorro
- hilo
- sambenito
- suspender
- colgado
- hamaca
English:
dangle
- hang
- hang up
- line
- put up
- replace
- ring off
- sling
- string up
- put
- ring
- shoulder
- string

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colgar

♦ vt

1. [suspender] to hang;

colgó el cuadro she hung (up) the picture;

colgó la camisa en la percha he hung the shirt on the coat hanger;

colgaron el anuncio en el tablón they put the notice on the board;

cuelga el reloj de ese clavo hang the clock on that nail

2. [ahorcar] to hang;

lo colgaron por asesino he was hanged for murder

3. [teléfono]
colgar el teléfono to hang up;

me colgó en mitad de la frase she hung up on me when I was in mid-sentence

4. [abandonar] to give up;

colgar los hábitos to give up the cloth, to leave the clergy;
[renunciar] to give up one's job;
colgar las botas to hang up one's boots;

colgar los estudios to abandon one's studies;

colgar los guantes to hang up one's gloves

5. [imputar]
colgar algo a alguien to pin the blame for sth on sb;

le colgaron un robo que no había cometido they pinned a robbery on him that he hadn't committed

6. [endilgar]
le colgaron ese apodo en la escuela he got that nickname at school;

le colgaron el sambenito de despistado he got a name for being absent-minded

7. Informát [ordenador, computador] to crash

♦ vi

1. [pender] to hang (de from);
hay un cable que cuelga there's a cable hanging loose

2. [tela, prenda de vestir] to hang down;

el abrigo cuelga por atrás the coat hangs down at the back

3. [hablando por teléfono] to hang up, to put the phone down;

no cuelgue, por favor hold the line, please

♦ See also the pronominal verb colgarse

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colgar

I v/t

1 hang

2 TELEC put down

3

:

colgar los estudios give up one’s studies

II v/i

1 hang (de from)

2 TELEC hang up;

¡no cuelgue! hold the line!

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colgar {16} vt

1) : to hang (up), to put up

2) ahorcar: to hang (someone)

3) : to hang up (a telephone)

4) fam : to fail (an exam)

♦ See also the reflexive verb colgarse

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colgar vb

1. (en general) to hang [pt. & pp. hung]

colgó el abrigo en el perchero he hung his coat on the coat stand

cuelga la camisa en el armario hang your shirt up in the wardrobe

quiero colgar este cuadro en la pared I want to hang this picture on the wall

2. (teléfono) to hang up

me ha colgado he hung up on me

no cuelgues hold the line

colgar las botas to retire

Spanish-English dictionary > colgar
19 entrar

v.

1 to enter, to come in (introducirse) (viniendo).

déjame entrar let me in

entrar en algo to enter something, to come/go into something

entré por la ventana I got in through the window

El auto entró fácilmente The car entered easily.

Elsa entró los datos Elsa entered the data.

2 to go in.

entrar en algo to go into something

3 to fit.

esta llave no entra en la cerradura this key won't fit in the lock

este anillo no me entra I can't get this ring on my finger

el pie no me entra en el zapato I can't get this shoe on

4 to join in.

entrar en to join in; (discusión, polémica) to get in on (negocio)

no entremos en cuestiones morales let's not get involved in moral issues

yo ahí ni entro ni salgo it has nothing to do with me

5 to start (time).

el verano entra el 21 de junio summer starts on 21 June

entrar en to reach; (edad, vejez) to start (año nuevo)

6 to engage (automobiles).

no entra la tercera it won't go into third gear

7 to bring in.

8 to take in.

9 to approach, to deal with.

a ése no hay por donde entrarle there's no way of getting through to him

10 to be visited by.

Nos entraron muchos turistas We were visited by many tourists.

11 to catch, to take.

Me entró un resfrío I cought [took] a cold.

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entrar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (ir adentro) to come in, go in

■ entró por una puerta secreta he went in through a secret door

■ entró corriendo she ran in

■ entró en la casa he went into the house

2 (tener entrada) to be welcome

3 (en una sociedad etc) to join; (en una profesión) to take up, join

■ ha entrado en la masonería he's joined the Masons

■ ha entrado en la abogacía she's taken up law

■ ha entrado en la armada he's joined the navy

4 (encajar, caber) to fit

■ las maletas no entran en el maletero the suitcases won't fit in the boot

■ este tornillo no entra this screw doesn't fit

5 (empezar - año, estación) to begin, start; (- período, época) to enter; (- libro, carta) to begin, open

■ ya ha entrado el verano summer has begun

■ el libro entra con un asesinato the book begins with a murder

6 (venir) to come over, come on

■ le entra fiebre she's got fever coming on

■ me entró dolor de cabeza I got a headache

■ me entraron ganas de llorar I felt like crying

7 (alcanzar) to reach

■ ha entrado en los cuarenta he has reached forty

8 (deberes, planes) to come, enter

■ ese no entraba en el trato that didn't enter into the deal

9 (adoptar) to enter (into), get (into)

■ entrar en las modas to get into fashion

10 INFORMÁTICA to access

11 AUTOMÓVIL to engage, change into

■ no me entró la primera I couldn't change into first gear

12 MÚSICA to come in, enter (al escenario) to enter

■ entró Peribáñez Peribáñez entered

► verbo transitivo

1 (meter) to put

■ entra la bici en el garaje put your bike into the garage

2 (de contrabando) to smuggle

3 COSTURA to take in

► verbo pronominal entrarse

1 to get in

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

bien entrado,-a... well into...

■ bien entrada la tarde well into the evening

■ bien entrado enero well into January

el año que entra next year, the coming year

entrado,-a en años / entrado,-a en edad figurado getting on in years

entrar a trabajar to begin work

entrar con buen pie figurado to get off on the right foot

entrar en cólera to get angry

entrar en contacto to get in touch

entrar en detalles to go into details

entrar en materia to give an introduction

entrar en religión to enter a religious order

ese tío no me entra familiar I can't stand that guy

hacer entrar to invite in

no entrar ni salir en algo familiar to be indifferent to something

no me entra el latín familiar I can't get the hang of Latin

no me entra en la cabeza familiar I can't believe it, I can't get my head round it

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verb

1) to enter, go in

2) access

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1. VI

1) [en un lugar] [acercándose al hablante] to come in, enter más frm; [alejándose del hablante] to go in, enter más frm

-¿se puede? -sí, entra — "may I?" - "yes, come in"

hágalo entrar — show him in

entré en o LAm a la casa — I went into the house

entraron en mi cuarto mientras yo dormía — they came into my room while I was asleep

la ayudó a entrar en el coche — he helped her (get) into the car

no me dejaron entrar en la discoteca — I wasn't allowed into the club

entró en la habitación dando saltos — she bounced into the room

entró corriendo en la habitación — she ran into the room

entró tercero en la meta — he crossed the line in third place

entra frío por la puerta — there's a draught coming in through the door

el río entra en el lago — the river flows into the lake

me ha entrado algo en el ojo — I've got something in my eye

espera un momento, es solo entrar y salir — wait for me a minute, I won't be long

- yo por ahí no entro

- entrar en detalles

- no entrar ni salir en un asunto

2) (=encajar)

la maleta no entra en el maletero — the case won't go o fit in the boot

el sofá no entraba por la puerta — the sofa wouldn't go o fit through the door

¿entra uno más? — is there room for one more?, will one more fit?

estoy lleno, ya no me entra nada más — I'm full, I couldn't eat another thing

este pantalón no me entra — these trousers don't fit (me)

las historias de este libro entran de lleno en el surrealismo — the stories in this book are genuinely surrealist, the stories in this book come right into the category of surrealism

3) (=estar incluido)

el vino no entra en el precio — the wine is not included (in the price)

eso no entraba en nuestros planes — that wasn't part of our plans

ese partido entra dentro de la segunda ronda — that is a second-round match

en un kilo entran cuatro manzanas — you get four apples to the kilo

4) (=comenzar)

a) [persona]

¿a qué hora entras a clase? — what time do you start school?

entra a trabajar a las ocho — she starts work at eight o'clock

entrar en una profesión — to take up a profession

entrar en una asociación — to join a society

al entrar en la madurez — on reaching middle age

entró de mensajero — he started out as a courier

entró en la revista como director — he joined the magazine as editor

entró a formar parte del comité central — he became a member of the central committee

b)

entrar en calor — to warm up

entrar en coma — to go into a coma

entrar en contacto con algn — to contact sb

c) [época, estación]

en el milenio que entra — in the new millennium

el mes que entra — the coming month, next month

5) [con sensaciones]

me entró sed — I started to feel thirsty

me entró sueño — I started to feel sleepy

me ha entrado hambre al verte comer — watching you eat has made me hungry

me entraron ganas de reír — I felt like laughing

6) [conocimientos, idea]

no hay forma de que le entre el álgebra — he just can't seem to get the hang of algebra

no les entra en la cabeza que eso no puede ser así — they can't seem to get it into their heads that this isn't on

7) * (=soportar) to bear, stand

ese tío no me entra — I can't bear o stand that fellow

8) (Inform) to access

entrar en el sistema — to access the system

9) (Mús) [instrumento, voz] to come in

10) (Teat) to enter

2. VT

1) * [+ objeto] [acercándose al hablante] to bring in; [alejándose del hablante] to take in

entra las sillas para que no se mojen — bring the chairs in so they don't get wet

la maestra entró a los niños a clase — the teacher took the children into the classroom

no podrás entrar el sillón por esa puerta — you won't be able to get the armchair in through that door

necesitó ayuda para entrar el coche en el garaje — he needed some help getting the car into the garage

2) * (=abordar a) to deal with, approach

sabe entrar a la gente — he knows how to deal with o approach people

3) [+ futbolista] to tackle

4) (Mil) to attack
ENTRAR Para precisar la manera de entrar Entrar (en ) por regla general se suele traducir por come in(to ) o por go in(to), según la dirección del movimiento (hacia o en dirección contraria al hablante), pero, come y go se pueden substituir por otros verbos de movimiento si la frase en español explica la forma en que se entra: Entró cojeando en Urgencias He limped into Casualty Acabo de ver a un ratón entrar corriendo en ese agujero I've just seen a mouse running into that hole Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( acercándose) to come in; ( alejándose) to go in

entra! — come in!

quiero entrar a comprar cigarrillos — I want to go in to buy some cigarettes

déjame entrar — let me in

hazla entrar — tell her to come in, show her in

entró corriendo — he ran in, he came running in

¿se puede entrar con el coche? — can you drive in?

entrar a puerto — to put into port

había gente entrando y saliendo — there were people coming and going

fue entrar y salir — I was in and out in no time

¿cómo entró? — how did he get in?

entrar en or (esp AmL) a algo: entró en el or al banco she went into the bank; nunca he entrado en or a esa tienda I've never been into o in that shop; no los dejaron entrar en or a Francia they weren't allowed into France; las tropas entraron en or a Varsovia — the troops entered Warsaw

2)

a) (en etapa, estado)

entrar en algo — to enter something

entrar en una nueva década — to enter a new decade

entró en contacto con ellos — he made contact with them

entrar en calor — to get warm

entró en coma — he went into a coma

el reactor entró en funcionamiento — the reactor began operating o became operational

b) ( en tema)

entrar en algo — to go into something

sin entrar en los aspectos técnicos — without going into the technical aspects

entrar en juicios de valor — to get involved in value judgments

3)

a) (introducirse, meterse)

cierra la puerta, que entra frío — close the door, you're letting the cold in

le entra por un oído y le sale por el otro — it goes in one ear and out the other

me entró arena en los zapatos — I've got sand in my shoes

b) ( poderse meter)

¿entrará por la puerta? — will it get through the door?

estos clavos no entran en la pared — these nails won't go into the wall

c) ( ser lo suficientemente grande) (+ me/te/le etc)

estos vaqueros ya no me entran — I can't get into these jeans anymore

el zapato no le entra — he can't get his shoe on

d) (fam) materia/lección/idea (+ me/te/le etc)

la física no le entra — he just can't get the hang of o get to grips with physics (colloq)

ya se lo he explicado, pero no le entra — I've explained it to him but he just doesn't understand o he just can't get it into his head

e) (Auto) cambios/marchas

no me entra la segunda — I can't get it into second (gear)

4) hambre/miedo (+ me/te/le etc)

le entró hambre/miedo — she felt o got hungry/frightened

me ha entrado la duda — I'm beginning to have my doubts

me entró sueño/frío — I got o began to feel sleepy/cold

5) ( empezar) to start, begin

entró de or como aprendiz — he started o began as an apprentice

entró a trabajar a los 18 años — he started working when he was 18

entrar a matar — (Taur) to go in for the kill

6)

a) ( incorporarse)

entrar en or (esp AmL) a algo — ejército/empresa/convento to enter something

el año que entré en or a la universidad — the year I started college

acabo de entrar en or a la asociación — I've just joined the association

entrar en algo — guerra/campeonato/negociación to enter something

b) (Mús) instrumento/voz to come in, enter

7)

a) ( estar incluido)

el postre no entra en el precio — dessert is not included in the price

¿cuántas entran en un kilo? — how many do you get in a kilo?

eso no entraba en mis planes — I hadn't allowed for that, that wasn't part of the plan

esto ya entra en lo ridículo — this is becoming o getting ridiculous

b) ( ser incluido)

creo que entraremos en la segunda tanda — I think we'll be in the second group

estos números entrarán en un sorteo — these numbers will be included in o be entered for a draw

8)

a) toro

entrar al capote — to charge at the cape

b) futbolista to tackle

recoge Márquez, le entra Gordillo — Márquez gets the ball and he is tackled by Gordillo

9) ( en costura)

hay que entrarle de los costados — it needs taking in at the sides
2.
entrar vt ( traer) to bring in; ( llevar) to take in

hay que entrar la ropa — we'll have to bring the washing in

voy a entrar el coche — I'm going to put the car in the garage

¿cómo van a entrar el sofá? — how are they going to get the sofa in?

lo entró de contrabando — he smuggled it in

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= go into, go into, pass into, go in, step inside, walk in/into, come in, walk through + the door, patronise [patronize, -USA], patronage.

Nota: Como cliente o usuario.

Ex. As something you may or may not know, every item going into the processing stream is assigned a priority, and our judgment will in many cases be different from yours, as our needs will be different from yours.

Ex. As something you may or may not know, every item going into the processing stream is assigned a priority, and our judgment will in many cases be different from yours, as our needs will be different from yours.

Ex. An abstracting bulletin is generally a weekly or monthly current-awareness service containing abstracts of all documents of interest that have passed into the library or information unit during that time.

Ex. But in the country the processes of printing always provoke such lively curiosity that the customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street.

Ex. He pushed open the door and stepped inside.

Ex. 'When you walked in here, Tony, you looked as if you'd just seen a ghost' = "Tony, cuando entrastes aquí parecía como si hubieras visto un fantasma".

Ex. Their duty is to come in before school each morning and check that the book checking system is in order and that the library is tidy and presentable.

Ex. As I walk through the door of the first sporting goods store, I look for the running shoes I want.

Ex. In the light of the continuing authoritarianism demonstrated by most librarians towards their patrons, it is small wonder that so few people patronized America's public libraries.

Ex. 'Exit' is a vow, or intention, to never again patronage the offending library.

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* al entrar = on entry.

* aventurarse a entrar en = venture into.

* entrado en años = long in the tooth.

* Entra en mi salón, dijo la araña... = Come into my parlour, said the spider....

* entrar a formar parte de = enter in.

* entrar a hurtadillas = steal into.

* entrar apresuradamente = hurry in.

* entrar a saco = burst into, storm into.

* entrar bajo la competencia de = fall under + the purview of.

* entrar con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* entrar de lleno = plunge into.

* entrar de lleno en = get + stuck into, get + stuck into.

* entrar dentro de = fall into, fall under.

* entrar dentro de la categoría de = fall under + the heading of.

* entrar dentro de la competencia de = fall + under the purview of.

* entrar dentro de la competencia de Alguien = fall within + Posesivo + purview.

* entrar dentro de la jurisdicción de = fall under + the jurisdiction of.

* entrar dentro del ámbito de = fall into + the ambit of.

* entrar dentro de la responsabilidad de = fall under + the jurisdiction of, fall under + the auspices of, fall under + the purview of.

* entrar dentro del dominio de = fall under + the umbrella of.

* entrar dentro de una categoría = fall into + category, fall under + rubric.

* entrar de sopetón = burst into, storm into.

* entrar en = fall within/into, get into, walk into, move into, slip into, turn into, come into, set + foot (inside/in/on).

* entrar en acción = enter + the picture.

* entrar en conflicto = come into + conflict (with), run into + conflict.

* entrar en conflicto con = conflict with, clash with, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.

* entrar en contacto = come into + contact.

* entrar en contacto con = get in + touch with.

* entrar en decadencia = go to + seed.

* entrar en el ámbito de = fall within + the ambit of.

* entrar en erupción = erupt.

* entrar en funcionamiento = go into + operation.

* entrar en juego = bring into + play, call into + play.

* entrar en la cabeza = get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around, get it into + Posesivo + head.

* entrar en la dinámica = enter + the fray.

* entrar en la mollera = get it into + Posesivo + head.

* entrar en liquidación = go into + liquidation.

* entrar en prensa = go to + press.

* entrar en razón = come to + Posesivo + senses.

* entrar en trance = go into + trance.

* entrar en vigor = come into + force, come into + effect, go into + effect.

* entrar hambre después del esfuerzo = work up + an appetite.

* entrar hipo = hiccup.

* entrar ilegalmente = break in, break into.

* entrar mediante engaño = bluff + Posesivo + way into.

* entrar miedo = become + jittery.

* entrar presionando = snap into.

* entrar rápidamente = dart onto.

* entrar rápidamente en = whisk into.

* entrar sed después del esfuerzo = work up + a thirst.

* entrar sin autorización = trespass.

* entrar sin ser visto = sneak into.

* entrar y salir = come and go, drift in and out, wander in and out, go into and out of.

* entrar y salir corriendo = run in and out.

* evitar que + entrar = keep + Nombre + out.

* no dejar entrar = turn + Nombre + away, keep out.

* por un lado entra + Nombre + y por otro sale + Nombre = in go + Nombre + at one end, and out come + Nombre + at the other.

* que entran en juego = at play.

* que hace entrar en calor = warming.

* recesión + entrar = recession + set in.

* volver a entrar = come back in.

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( acercándose) to come in; ( alejándose) to go in

entra! — come in!

quiero entrar a comprar cigarrillos — I want to go in to buy some cigarettes

déjame entrar — let me in

hazla entrar — tell her to come in, show her in

entró corriendo — he ran in, he came running in

¿se puede entrar con el coche? — can you drive in?

entrar a puerto — to put into port

había gente entrando y saliendo — there were people coming and going

fue entrar y salir — I was in and out in no time

¿cómo entró? — how did he get in?

entrar en or (esp AmL) a algo: entró en el or al banco she went into the bank; nunca he entrado en or a esa tienda I've never been into o in that shop; no los dejaron entrar en or a Francia they weren't allowed into France; las tropas entraron en or a Varsovia — the troops entered Warsaw

2)

a) (en etapa, estado)

entrar en algo — to enter something

entrar en una nueva década — to enter a new decade

entró en contacto con ellos — he made contact with them

entrar en calor — to get warm

entró en coma — he went into a coma

el reactor entró en funcionamiento — the reactor began operating o became operational

b) ( en tema)

entrar en algo — to go into something

sin entrar en los aspectos técnicos — without going into the technical aspects

entrar en juicios de valor — to get involved in value judgments

3)

a) (introducirse, meterse)

cierra la puerta, que entra frío — close the door, you're letting the cold in

le entra por un oído y le sale por el otro — it goes in one ear and out the other

me entró arena en los zapatos — I've got sand in my shoes

b) ( poderse meter)

¿entrará por la puerta? — will it get through the door?

estos clavos no entran en la pared — these nails won't go into the wall

c) ( ser lo suficientemente grande) (+ me/te/le etc)

estos vaqueros ya no me entran — I can't get into these jeans anymore

el zapato no le entra — he can't get his shoe on

d) (fam) materia/lección/idea (+ me/te/le etc)

la física no le entra — he just can't get the hang of o get to grips with physics (colloq)

ya se lo he explicado, pero no le entra — I've explained it to him but he just doesn't understand o he just can't get it into his head

e) (Auto) cambios/marchas

no me entra la segunda — I can't get it into second (gear)

4) hambre/miedo (+ me/te/le etc)

le entró hambre/miedo — she felt o got hungry/frightened

me ha entrado la duda — I'm beginning to have my doubts

me entró sueño/frío — I got o began to feel sleepy/cold

5) ( empezar) to start, begin

entró de or como aprendiz — he started o began as an apprentice

entró a trabajar a los 18 años — he started working when he was 18

entrar a matar — (Taur) to go in for the kill

6)

a) ( incorporarse)

entrar en or (esp AmL) a algo — ejército/empresa/convento to enter something

el año que entré en or a la universidad — the year I started college

acabo de entrar en or a la asociación — I've just joined the association

entrar en algo — guerra/campeonato/negociación to enter something

b) (Mús) instrumento/voz to come in, enter

7)

a) ( estar incluido)

el postre no entra en el precio — dessert is not included in the price

¿cuántas entran en un kilo? — how many do you get in a kilo?

eso no entraba en mis planes — I hadn't allowed for that, that wasn't part of the plan

esto ya entra en lo ridículo — this is becoming o getting ridiculous

b) ( ser incluido)

creo que entraremos en la segunda tanda — I think we'll be in the second group

estos números entrarán en un sorteo — these numbers will be included in o be entered for a draw

8)

a) toro

entrar al capote — to charge at the cape

b) futbolista to tackle

recoge Márquez, le entra Gordillo — Márquez gets the ball and he is tackled by Gordillo

9) ( en costura)

hay que entrarle de los costados — it needs taking in at the sides
2.
entrar vt ( traer) to bring in; ( llevar) to take in

hay que entrar la ropa — we'll have to bring the washing in

voy a entrar el coche — I'm going to put the car in the garage

¿cómo van a entrar el sofá? — how are they going to get the sofa in?

lo entró de contrabando — he smuggled it in

* * *

= go into, go into, pass into, go in, step inside, walk in/into, come in, walk through + the door, patronise [patronize, -USA], patronage.

Nota: Como cliente o usuario.

Ex: As something you may or may not know, every item going into the processing stream is assigned a priority, and our judgment will in many cases be different from yours, as our needs will be different from yours.

Ex: As something you may or may not know, every item going into the processing stream is assigned a priority, and our judgment will in many cases be different from yours, as our needs will be different from yours.

Ex: An abstracting bulletin is generally a weekly or monthly current-awareness service containing abstracts of all documents of interest that have passed into the library or information unit during that time.

Ex: But in the country the processes of printing always provoke such lively curiosity that the customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street.

Ex: He pushed open the door and stepped inside.

Ex: 'When you walked in here, Tony, you looked as if you'd just seen a ghost' = "Tony, cuando entrastes aquí parecía como si hubieras visto un fantasma".

Ex: Their duty is to come in before school each morning and check that the book checking system is in order and that the library is tidy and presentable.

Ex: As I walk through the door of the first sporting goods store, I look for the running shoes I want.

Ex: In the light of the continuing authoritarianism demonstrated by most librarians towards their patrons, it is small wonder that so few people patronized America's public libraries.

Ex: 'Exit' is a vow, or intention, to never again patronage the offending library.

* al entrar = on entry.

* aventurarse a entrar en = venture into.

* entrado en años = long in the tooth.

* Entra en mi salón, dijo la araña... = Come into my parlour, said the spider....

* entrar a formar parte de = enter in.

* entrar a hurtadillas = steal into.

* entrar apresuradamente = hurry in.

* entrar a saco = burst into, storm into.

* entrar bajo la competencia de = fall under + the purview of.

* entrar con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* entrar de lleno = plunge into.

* entrar de lleno en = get + stuck into, get + stuck into.

* entrar dentro de = fall into, fall under.

* entrar dentro de la categoría de = fall under + the heading of.

* entrar dentro de la competencia de = fall + under the purview of.

* entrar dentro de la competencia de Alguien = fall within + Posesivo + purview.

* entrar dentro de la jurisdicción de = fall under + the jurisdiction of.

* entrar dentro del ámbito de = fall into + the ambit of.

* entrar dentro de la responsabilidad de = fall under + the jurisdiction of, fall under + the auspices of, fall under + the purview of.

* entrar dentro del dominio de = fall under + the umbrella of.

* entrar dentro de una categoría = fall into + category, fall under + rubric.

* entrar de sopetón = burst into, storm into.

* entrar en = fall within/into, get into, walk into, move into, slip into, turn into, come into, set + foot (inside/in/on).

* entrar en acción = enter + the picture.

* entrar en conflicto = come into + conflict (with), run into + conflict.

* entrar en conflicto con = conflict with, clash with, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.

* entrar en contacto = come into + contact.

* entrar en contacto con = get in + touch with.

* entrar en decadencia = go to + seed.

* entrar en el ámbito de = fall within + the ambit of.

* entrar en erupción = erupt.

* entrar en funcionamiento = go into + operation.

* entrar en juego = bring into + play, call into + play.

* entrar en la cabeza = get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around, get it into + Posesivo + head.

* entrar en la dinámica = enter + the fray.

* entrar en la mollera = get it into + Posesivo + head.

* entrar en liquidación = go into + liquidation.

* entrar en prensa = go to + press.

* entrar en razón = come to + Posesivo + senses.

* entrar en trance = go into + trance.

* entrar en vigor = come into + force, come into + effect, go into + effect.

* entrar hambre después del esfuerzo = work up + an appetite.

* entrar hipo = hiccup.

* entrar ilegalmente = break in, break into.

* entrar mediante engaño = bluff + Posesivo + way into.

* entrar miedo = become + jittery.

* entrar presionando = snap into.

* entrar rápidamente = dart onto.

* entrar rápidamente en = whisk into.

* entrar sed después del esfuerzo = work up + a thirst.

* entrar sin autorización = trespass.

* entrar sin ser visto = sneak into.

* entrar y salir = come and go, drift in and out, wander in and out, go into and out of.

* entrar y salir corriendo = run in and out.

* evitar que + entrar = keep + Nombre + out.

* no dejar entrar = turn + Nombre + away, keep out.

* por un lado entra + Nombre + y por otro sale + Nombre = in go + Nombre + at one end, and out come + Nombre + at the other.

* que entran en juego = at play.

* que hace entrar en calor = warming.

* recesión + entrar = recession + set in.

* volver a entrar = come back in.

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■ entrar (verbo intransitivo)

A acercándose, alejándose

B

1 en una etapa, un estado

2 en un tema

C

1 introducirse, meterse

2 poderse meter

3 ser lo suficientemente grande

4 entrar en la cabeza

5 Automovilismo

6 Informática

D entrarle frío etc

E empezar

F

1 incorporarse

2 Música

G

1 estar incluido

2 ser incluido

3 entrarle a algo

H

1 Tauromaquia

2 Deporte

3 entrarle a algn

■ entrar (verbo transitivo)

1 traer, llevar

2 en costura

vi

A (acercándose) to come in; (alejándose) to go in

entra, no te quedes en la puerta come in, don't stand there in the doorway

quiero entrar a comprar cigarrillos I want to go in and buy some cigarettes

en ese momento entró Nicolás just then Nicolás came o walked in, just then Nicolás entered the room

entraron sin pagar/por la ventana they got in without paying/through the window

déjame entrar let me in

hazla entrar tell her to come in, show her in

entró corriendo/cojeando he ran/limped in, he came running/limping in

ése en mi casa no entra I am not having him in my house

¿se puede entrar con el coche? can you drive in?, can you take the car in?

entrar a puerto to put into port

aquí nunca entró esa moda that fashion never took off here

hay gente constantemente entrando y saliendo there are always people coming and going

fue entrar y salir I was in and out in no time

entrar EN or ( esp AmL) A algo:

entró en el or al banco a cambiar dinero she went into the bank to change some money

nunca he entrado en or a esa tienda I've never been into o in that shop

no los dejaron entrar en or a Francia they weren't allowed into France

entraron en el or al país ilegalmente they entered the country illegally

un Ford negro entró en el or al garaje a black Ford pulled into the garage

las tropas entraron en or a Varsovia the troops entered Warsaw

ni entrar ni salir en algo ( fam): yo en ese asunto ni entro ni salgo that has nothing to do with me

yo por ahí no entro ( fam); I'm not having that! ( colloq)

B

1 (en una etapa, un estado) entrar EN algo to enter sth

pronto entraremos en una nueva década we shall soon be entering a new decade

al entrar en la pubertad on reaching puberty

entró en contacto con ellos he made contact with them

no logro entrar en calor I just can't get warm

entró en coma he went into a coma

cuando el reactor entró en funcionamiento when the reactor began operating o became operational

2 (en un tema) entrar EN algo to go into sth

sin entrar en los aspectos más técnicos without going into the more technical aspects

no quiero entrar en juicios de valor I don't want to get involved in o to make value judgments

C

1

(introducirse, meterse): cierra la puerta, que entra frío close the door, you're letting the cold in

le entra por un oído y le sale por el otro it goes in one ear and out the other

entrar EN algo:

me ha entrado arena en los zapatos I've got sand in my shoes

2

(poderse meter): no entra por la puerta it won't go through the door

está llena, no entra ni una cosa más it's full, you won't get anything else in

estos clavos no entran en la pared these nails won't go into the wall

estoy repleta, no me entra nada más I'm full, I couldn't eat another thing

3 (ser lo suficientemente grande) (+ me/te/le etc):

estos vaqueros ya no me entran I can't get into these jeans anymore, these jeans don't fit me anymore

el zapato no le entra he can't get his shoe on

4 ( fam)

«materia/lección/idea» (+ me/te/le etc): la física no le entra he just doesn't understand physics, he just can't get the hang of o get to grips with physics ( colloq)

ya se lo he explicado varias veces, pero no le entra I've explained it to him several times but he just doesn't understand o he just can't get it into his head

que la haya dejado es algo que no me entra (en la cabeza) I just can't understand him leaving her

5 ( Automovilismo)

«cambios/marchas»: no (me) entran las marchas I can't get it into gear

no me entra la segunda I can't get it into second (gear)

6 ( Informática) tb

entrar en el sistema to log in, log on

D

«frío/hambre/miedo» (+ me/te/le etc): me está entrando hambre I'm beginning to feel hungry

le entró miedo cuando lo vio she felt o was frightened when she saw it

ya me ha entrado la duda I'm beginning to have my doubts now

me entró sueño/frío I got o began to feel sleepy/cold

E (empezar) to start, begin

¿a qué hora entras a trabajar? what time do you start work?

entró de or como aprendiz he started o began o joined as an apprentice

termina un siglo y entra otro one century comes to a close and another begins

entrar A + INF:

entró a trabajar allí a los 18 años he started (working) there when he was 18

entrar a matar ( Taur) to go in for the kill

ahí entré a sospechar ( RPl fam); that's when I started o began to get suspicious

F

1 (incorporarse) entrar EN or ( esp AmL) A algo:

entró en el or al convento muy joven she entered the convent when she was very young

el año que viene entra en la or a la universidad she's going to college o she starts college next year

el año que entré en la asociación the year that I joined the association

entró en la or a la empresa de jefe de personal he joined the company as personnel manager

2 ( Música) «instrumento/voz» to come in, enter

G

1 (estar incluido) entrar EN algo:

ese tema no entra en el programa that subject is not on o in the syllabus

el postre no entra en el precio dessert is not included in the price

¿cuántas entran en un kilo? how many do you get in a kilo?

eso no entraba en mis planes I hadn't allowed for that, that wasn't part of the plan

no entraba en or dentro de sus obligaciones it was not part of o one of his duties

esto ya entra en or dentro de lo ridículo this is becoming o getting ridiculous

2

(ser incluido): creo que entraremos en la segunda tanda I think we'll be in the second group

los números no premiados entrarán en un segundo sorteo the non-winning numbers will go into o be included in o be entered for a second draw

3

( Méx fam): entrarle A algo (participar en) to be game FOR sth

¡ándale! éntrale a estos frijoles, están muy buenos come on! tuck into these beans, they're very good

H

1

( Tauromaquia) «toro»: el toro no entraba al capote the bull wouldn't charge at the cape

2 ( Deporte) «futbolista» to tackle

recoge Márquez, (le) entra Gordillo Márquez gets the ball and is tackled by Gordillo

3

( AmL fam) (abordar): entrarle a algn to chat sb up ( colloq)

■ entrar

vt

1 (traer) to bring in; (llevar) to take in

va a llover, hay que entrar la ropa it's going to rain, we'll have to bring the washing in

voy a entrar el coche I'm just going to put the car away o put the car in the garage

¿cómo van a entrar el sofá? how are they going to get the sofa in?

no se puede entrar animales al país you are not allowed to take/bring animals into the country

lo entró de contrabando he smuggled it in

2

(en costura): hay que entrarle un poco de los costados it needs taking in a bit at the sides

* * *

entrar ( conjugate entrar) verbo intransitivo
1 ( acercándose) to come in;
( alejándose) to go in;
◊ déjame entrar let me in;

hazla entrar tell her to come in, show her in;
entró corriendo he ran in, he came running in;
¿se puede entrar con el coche? can you drive in?;
había gente entrando y saliendo there were people coming and going;
¿cómo entró? how did he get in?;
entrar en or (esp AmL) a algo ‹a edificio/habitación› to go into sth;
entró en el or al banco she went into the bank
2 (en etapa, estado) entrar en algo ‹en periodo/guerra/negociaciones› to enter sth;
◊ entrar en calor to get warm;

entró en coma he went into a coma
3
a) (introducirse, meterse):

◊ cierra la puerta, que entra frío close the door, you're letting the cold in;

me entró arena en los zapatos I've got sand in my shoes
b) ( poderse meter):

◊ ¿entrará por la puerta? will it get through the door?;

(+ me/te/le etc):
◊ estos vaqueros no me entran I can't get into these jeans;

el zapato no le entra he can't get his shoe on;
no me entra la segunda (Auto) I can't get it into second (gear)
4 [ hambre] (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ le entró hambre she felt o got hungry;

me ha entrado la duda I'm beginning to have my doubts;
me entró sueño I got o began to feel sleepy
5 ( empezar) to start, begin;
◊ entró de aprendiz he started o began as an apprentice

6 ( incorporarse) entrar en or (esp AmL) a algo ‹en empresa/ejército/club› to join sth;
‹ en convento› to enter sth;
el año que entré en or a la universidad the year I started college I've just joined the association
7 ( estar incluido):
◊ el postre no entra en el precio dessert is not included in the price;

¿cuántas entran en un kilo? how many do you get in a kilo?
verbo transitivo ( traer) to bring in;
( llevar) to take in;
◊ ¿cómo van a entrar el sofá? how are they going to get the sofa in?

entrar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to come in, go in, enter: los ladrones entraron por la ventana, the burglars entered through the window ➣ Ver nota en ir
2 (encajar) to fit: esta llave no entra, this key doesn't fit
3 (estar incluido) to be included: eso no entra en el precio, that's not included in the price
4 (en una organización, partido) to join, get into: entró en el club, he was admitted to the club
5 (en una situación) to go into: el avión entró en barrena, the plane went into a spin
entrar en calor, to warm up
6 (comenzar) el mes que entra, next month, the coming month
7 (sobrevenir) to come over: le entraron ganas de llorar, he felt like crying
me entró un ataque de histeria, I went into hysterics
8 (agradar) no me entran las lentejas, I don't like lentils
II verbo transitivo
1 to bring in: entra las sillas, take the chairs in
2 Inform to enter
♦ Locuciones: entrar en la cabeza: no me entra en la cabeza que hayas hecho eso, I can't understand why you have done that
ni entrar ni salir, to play no part in the matter: en cuestiones sentimentales ni entro ni salgo, I steer well clear of touchy subjects

' entrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abarrotada
- abarrotado
- acceder
- adherirse
- arriar
- asomarse
- barrena
- caber
- calor
- codazo
- colarse
- dejar
- disminuir
- erupción
- escena
- funcionamiento
- guardacantón
- hacer
- irse
- le
- meterse
- pasar
- perdón
- razón
- robar
- saco
- tocar
- trance
- vigencia
- vigor
- bala
- chequeo
- chocar
- colar
- coma
- conflicto
- contacto
- desorden
- detalle
- dificultad
- duda
- ebullición
- esperar
- función
- gata
- hurtadillas
- introducir
- juego
- limpiar
- meter
English:
access
- admit
- barge
- barge in
- break into
- bring in
- burglarize
- burst in
- climb
- come in
- come into
- crowd
- customary
- dash in
- dash into
- detail
- effect
- enter
- entry
- erupt
- fetch in
- flounce
- force
- get in
- go in
- go into
- hear of
- in
- input
- inside
- join
- jump in
- keep out
- left
- let in
- LIFO
- listen
- log in
- log on
- may
- move in
- penetrate
- pop in
- re-enter
- reason
- roll in
- run in
- sense
- show up
- slip in

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entrar

♦ vi

1. [introducirse] [viniendo] to enter, to come in;
[yendo] to enter, to go in;
déjame entrar let me in;

entrar en algo to enter sth, to come/go into sth;

acababa de entrar en casa cuando… she had just got back home o got into the house when…;

lo vi entrar en el restaurante I saw him go into the restaurant;

entré por la ventana I got in through the window;

no tiene edad para entrar en discotecas she's not old enough to go to discos;

entró a toda velocidad he rushed in;

entra al campo Rubio en sustitución de un compañero Rubio is coming on for his teammate

2. [penetrar] to go in;

cierra la puerta, entra mucho viento close the door, you're letting the wind in;

este disquete no entra en la disquetera this disk won't go into the disk drive

3. [caber] to fit (en in);
esta llave no entra en la cerradura this key won't fit in the lock;

en esta habitación entran dos alfombras there's room for two rugs in this room;

este anillo no me entra I can't get this ring on my finger;

el pie no me entra en el zapato I can't get this shoe on

4. [incorporarse]
entrar (en algo) [colegio, empresa] to start (at sth);
[club, partido político] to join (sth);
entró en la universidad a los dieciocho años he went to university when he was eighteen;

entrar en la Unión Europea to join the European Union;

entró a trabajar de ayudante he started off as an assistant

5. [empezar]
entramos a las nueve we start at nine o'clock;

entrar a hacer algo to start doing sth;

entró a trabajar hace un mes she started work a month ago;
RP Fam
cuando me lo dijo, entré a atar cabos when he told me, I started putting two and two together;
RP Fam
cuando entró a pensar en el asunto, ya era demasiado tarde by the time he began thinking about the matter, it was already too late

6. [participar] to join in;

entrar en [discusión, polémica] to join in;
[negocio] to get in on;
no entremos en cuestiones morales let's not get involved in moral issues;

no tuvo tiempo de entrar en juego she didn't have time to get into the game;

yo ahí ni entro ni salgo it has nothing to do with me;

yo no entro en temas políticos porque no entiendo I don't discuss politics because I don't understand it

7. [estar incluido]
entrar en, entrar dentro de to be included in;

la cena entra en el precio dinner is included in the price;

¿cuántos entran en un kilo? how many do you get to the kilo?;

¿esto entra en o [m5] para el examen? does this come into the exam?

8. [figurar]
entro en el grupo de los disconformes I number among the dissidents;

este retraso no entraba en nuestros planes this delay did not form part of our plans

9. [estado físico, de ánimo]
le entraron ganas de hablar he suddenly felt like talking;

me entran ganas de ponerme a cantar I've got an urge to start singing;

me está entrando frío/sueño I'm getting cold/sleepy;

me entró mucha pena I was filled with pity;

entró en calor rápidamente she soon warmed up o got warm;

me entran sudores sólo de pensarlo it makes me break out in a cold sweat just thinking about it;

me entró la risa I got the giggles

10. [periodo de tiempo] to start;

el verano entra el 21 de junio summer starts on 21 June;

entrar en [edad, vejez] to reach;
[año nuevo] to start;
entramos en una nueva era de cooperación we are entering a new era of cooperation

11. [concepto, asignatura]
no le entra la geometría he can't get the hang of geometry;

no le entra en la cabeza que eso no se hace he can't seem to get it into his head that that sort of behaviour is out

12. Aut to engage;

no entra la tercera it won't go into third gear

13. Mús to come in;

ahora entra la sección de viento now the wind section comes in

14. Taurom to charge;

entrar al engaño to charge the cape

15. Fam [comida, bebida] to go down;

¡qué bien entra este vino! this wine goes down a treat!;

no, gracias, no me entra más no thanks, I couldn't take any more

♦ vt

1. [introducir] [trayendo] to bring in;
[llevando] to take in;
entra la ropa antes de que se moje take o bring the washing in before it gets wet;

entra las herramientas en el cobertizo y vamos a pasear put the tools in the shed and we'll go for a walk;

¿por dónde entraremos el piano? where are we going to get the piano in?;

entran tabaco de contrabando they bring in contraband tobacco, they smuggle tobacco

2. [acometer] to approach;

a ése no hay por donde entrarle it's impossible to know how to approach him;

hay un chico que le gusta, pero no sabe cómo entrarle there's a boy she fancies, but she doesn't know how to get talking to him

3. [en fútbol] to tackle;

entró al contrario con violencia he made a heavy challenge on his opponent;

entrar en falta a alguien to commit a foul on sb

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entrar

I v/i

1 para indicar acercamiento come in, enter;

¡entre! come in!;

yo en eso no entro ni salgo that has nothing to do with me, I have nothing to do with that

2 para indicar alejamiento go in, enter

3 caber fit;

el pantalón no me entra these pants don’t fit me;

la llave no entra the key doesn’t fit;

no me entra en la cabeza I can’t understand it

4

:

¿cuántos plátanos entran en un kilo? how many bananas are there in a kilo?

5

:

me entró frío/sueño I got cold/sleepy, I began to feel cold/sleepy;

me entró miedo I got scared, I began to feel scared

6

:

entrar en go into;

entrar en los 40 años turn 40

7 ( gustar)

:

este tipo no me entra I don’t like the look of the guy, I don’t like the guy’s face

8 ( empezar)

:

entrar (a trabajar) a las ocho start (work) at eight o’clock

II v/t

1 para indicar acercamiento bring in

2 para indicar alejamiento take in

3 INFOR enter

4 en fútbol tackle

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entrar vi

1) : to enter, to go in, to come in

2) : to begin

entrar vt

1) : to bring in, to introduce

2) : to access

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entrar vb

1. (ir adentro) to go in

le vi entrar en la tienda I saw him go into the shop

entró en la habitación she went into the room

2. (lograr acceso, subir a un coche) to get in

el ladrón entró por la ventana the burglar got in through the window

vimos a tu hermano cuando entraba en el coche we saw your brother getting into the car

3. (pasar) to come in [pt. came; pp. come]

entra, que hace frío fuera come in it's cold outside

4. (caber) to fit [pt. & pp. fitted]

no me entran los pantalones my trousers don't fit me

5. (ingresar) to join / to get into

no ha podido entrar en el club he wasn't able to join the club

entró en la facultad que quería he got in the university he wanted to

6. (estar incluido) to be included

en el precio de la entrada entra una consumición one drink is included in the price of the ticket

7. (empezar) to start / to begin [pt. began; pp. begun]

el otoño entra en septiembre autumn begins in September

8. (sobrevenir) to get / to feel [pt. & pp. felt]

me entró sueño I felt sleepy

me está entrando frío I'm getting cold

me entraron ganas de reír I felt like laughing

9. (en fútbol) to tackle

le entró con los dos pies he tackled him with both feet

Spanish-English dictionary > entrar
20 hängen

v/i; hing, ist gehangen; bes. schw. oder altm. hängen1; mit Hangen und Bangen geh. in anxious anticipation; (knapp) barely; mit Hangen und Bangen bestehen geh. scrape through

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das Hängen

hanging

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Hạn|gen ['haŋən]
nt

mit Hangen und Bangen — with fear and trembling

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das

1) (the (act of) killing a criminal by hanging.) hanging

2) (to put or fix, or to be put or fixed, above the ground eg by a hook: We'll hang the picture on that wall; The picture is hanging on the wall.) hang

3) (to fasten (something), or to be fastened, at the top or side so that it can move freely but cannot fall: A door hangs by its hinges.) hang

4) ((often with down or out) to be bending, drooping or falling downwards: The dog's tongue was hanging out; Her hair was hanging down.) hang

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Han·gen

<-s>

[ˈhaŋən]

nt

▶ mit \Hangen und Bangen (geh) with fear and dread

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I
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; südd., österr., schweiz. mit sein

1) hang

die Bilder hängen [schon] — the pictures are [already] up

der Schrank hängt voller Kleider — the wardrobe is full of clothes

der Weihnachtsbaum hängt voller Süßigkeiten — the Christmas tree is laden with sweets

an einem Faden hängen — be hanging by a thread

etwas hängen lassen — (vergessen) leave something behind

2) (sich festhalten) hang, dangle (an + Dat. from)

jemandem am Hals hängen — hang round somebody's neck; s. auch Rockzipfel

3) (erhängt werden) hang; be hanged

4) (an einem Fahrzeug) be hitched or attached (an + Dat. to)

5) (herabhängen) hang down

bis auf den Boden hängen — hang down to the ground

die Beine ins Wasser hängen lassen — let one's legs dangle in the water

sich hängen lassen — (fig.) let oneself go

lass dich nicht so hängen! — (fig.) [you must] pull yourself together!

6) (unordentlich sitzen)

im Sessel hängen — (erschöpft, betrunken) be or sit slumped in one's/the chair; (flegelhaft) lounge in one's/the chair

7) (geh.): (schweben, auch fig.) hang (über + Dat. over)

jemanden hängen lassen — (fig. ugs.): (jemandem nicht helfen) let somebody down

8) (haften) cling, stick (an + Dat. to)

an/auf etwas (Dat.) hängen bleiben — stick to something

von dem Vortrag bleib [bei ihm] nicht viel hängen — (fig.) not much of the lecture stuck (coll.)

ein Verdacht bleibt an ihr hängen — (fig.) suspicion rests on her

9) (festhängen)

sie hing mit dem Rock am Zaun/in der Fahrradkette — her skirt was caught on the fence/in the bicycle chain

[mit dem Ärmel usw.] an/in etwas (Dat.) hängen bleiben — get one's sleeve etc. caught on/in something

10) (ugs.): (sich aufhalten, sein) hang around (coll.)

[schon wieder] am Telefon/vorm Fernseher hängen — be on the telephone [again]/be in front of the television [again]

11) (sich nicht trennen wollen)

an jemandem/etwas hängen — be very attached to somebody/something

12) (sich neigen) lean

13) (ugs.): (angeschlossen sein)

an etwas (Dat.) hängen — be on something

14) (ugs.): (nicht weiterkommen) be stuck

15) (ugs.): (zurück sein) be behind

hängen bleiben — (ugs.): (verweilen) get stuck (coll.); (ugs.): (nicht versekt werden) stay down; have to repeat a year

16) (entschieden werden)

an/bei jemandem/etwas hängen — depend on somebody/something
II 1.
transitives Verb

1)

etwas in/über etwas (Akk.) hängen — hang something in/over something

etwas an/auf etwas (Akk.) hängen — hang something on something

2) (befestigen) hitch up (an + Akk. to); couple on <railway carriage, trailer, etc.> (an + Akk. to)

3) (hängen lassen) hang

die Beine ins Wasser hängen — let one's legs dangle in the water

4) (erhängen) hang

Tod durch Hängen — death by hanging

mit Hängen und Würgen — by the skin of one's teeth

5) (ugs.): (aufwenden)

an/in etwas (Akk.) hängen — put <work, time, money> into something; spend <time, money> on something

6) (ugs.): (anschließen)

jemanden/etwas an etwas (Akk.) hängen — put somebody/something on something; s. auch Glocke 1); Nagel 2)
2.
reflexives Verb

1) (ergreifen)

sich an etwas (Akk.) hängen — hang on to something

sich jemandem an den Hals hängen — cling to somebody's neck

sich ans Telefon hängen — (fig. ugs.) get on the telephone

2) (sich festsetzen) < smell> cling (an + Akk. to); <burr, hairs, etc.> cling, stick (an + Akk. to)

3) (anschließen)

sich an jemanden hängen — attach oneself to somebody; latch on to somebody (coll.)

4) (verfolgen)

sich an jemanden/ein Auto hängen — follow or (coll.) tail somebody/a car

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hängen¹ v/i; hängt, hing, hat/südd, österr, schweiz ist gehangen

1. (befestigt sein) hang (

an +dat on;

von from); an der Decke: be suspended (from); an einem Fahrzeug: be attached (to);

es hängt schief/zu tief etc it’s not (hanging) straight/it’s (hanging) too low etc;

hängen lassen (Wäsche) leave on the line; (vergessen) leave (hanging);

jemanden hängen lassen umg, fig leave sb in the lurch

2. (sich festhalten) hang;

das Kind hing an i-r Hand/i-m Hals the child was hanging onto her hand/around her neck;

sie hing aus dem Fenster umg (lehnte sich hinaus) she was hanging out of the window

3. durch sein Gewicht etc: droop, hang down; (durchhängen) sag; (sich zur Seite neigen) be inclined, lean over (

nach to[ward(s)]); (nicht waagrecht sein) slope;

bis auf den Boden hängen Zweige, Tischdecke etc: hang down to the ground;

die Köpfe der Blumen hängen (nach unten) the heads of the flowers are drooping;

die Beine ins Wasser hängen lassen dangle one’s legs in the water;

den Kopf/Schwanz hängen lassen hang one’s head/let its tail hang down;

lass den Kopf nicht hängen! fig keep your head up;

sich hängen lassen fig (sich gehen lassen) let o.s. go;

lässig im Sessel hängen loll in the armchair;

die Kleider hingen mir nur so am Leib the clothes were hanging off me umg; → hängend B

4. geh (unbeweglich schweben) float, hover;

hängen über (+dat) Schicksal, Schwert etc: hang over;

Wolken hängen am Himmel clouds float ( oder hang) in the sky;

Rauch hing in der Luft smoke was hanging in the air

5. (haften) cling, stick (

an +dat to); TECH catch, stick; (festsitzen) be caught; COMPUT hang

6.

hängen bleiben get ( oder be) caught (

an +dat on), catch (on, in); get ( oder be) stuck (

in +dat in); TECH jam, stick; Computer, Programm, Schallplatte: hang; umg, fig (nicht weiterkommen) be stuck; fig stick (

im Gedächtnis in one’s mind); umg bei Freunden, in Kneipe etc: get stuck; (aufgehalten werden) be held up; SPORT be stopped (

an +dat by); umg, in der Schule: be kept down (US held back);

er blieb mit der Hose am Zaun hängen he caught his trousers (US pants) on the fence;

ihr Blick/ein Verdacht blieb an ihm hängen her eyes/a suspicion rested on him;

von dem Vortrag ist bei mir nicht viel hängen geblieben I can’t remember much of (what was said in) the talk;

an mir bleibt alles hängen umg I get lumbered with everything, I end up having to do everything;

die ganze Arbeit hängt an mir umg (bin verantwortlich) I’m responsible for all the work; (bin damit belastet) I’ve been lumbered with all the work umg;

wo(ran) hängt’s? umg what’s the problem?;

sie hängt in Latein umg she’s behind in Latin

7. umg (sich aufhalten, sein) hang around (

in +dat in;

bei at);

er hängt dauernd am Telefon he’s on the phone all day, he’s never off the phone;

sie hängt den ganzen Tag vor dem Fernseher she’s glued to the TV all day

8. (voll sein):

voller Bilder hängen Wand: be covered in paintings; Haus: be full of paintings;

der Baum hängt voller Früchte the tree is laden with fruit

9. (angeschlossen sein) be connected (up) (to);

der Computer hängt am Netz the computer is connected to the net(work), the computer is networked;

sie hängt am Tropf/an der Herz-Lungen-Maschine she’s on a drip (US IV)/heart-lung machine

10. fig:

hängen an (+dat) an einem Brauch, am Leben etc: cling to; an jemandem: be very attached ( stärker: devoted) to; am Geld, an Besitz: love, be fond of; (abhängen von) depend on; (verbunden sein mit) be involved;

du weißt ja nicht, was für mich alles daran hängt you’ve no idea how much is hanging on this as far as I’m concerned, you just don’t know what this means for me; → auch Faden¹ 3, Lippe etc

hängen²; hängt, hängte, hat gehängt

A. v/t

1. (Bild, Wäsche etc) hang (

an die Leine, Wand [up] on; an die Decke from), suspend (from)

2. an Fahrzeug etc: fix, fasten, attach (

an +akk to); (anhaken) hook (on[to])

3. (hängen lassen) dangle;

die Beine ins Wasser hängen dangle one’s legs in the water;

den Kopf aus dem Fenster hängen stick one’s head out of the window

4. (jemanden) hang;

gehängt werden be hanged;

er soll hängen! he ought to be hanged ( oder hung umg)!

5. fig:

sein Herz an etwas (akk)

hängen set one’s heart on sth;

viel Arbeit/Mühe/Zeit an oder

in etwas (akk)

hängen umg put a lot of work/effort/time into sth; → Brotkorb, Glocke, Nagel etc

B. v/r:

sich an jemanden/etwas hängen hang on to sb/sth, auch gefühlsmäßig: cling to sb/sth;

sich ans Telefon hängen umg get on the telephone;

sich an jemandes Fersen hängen (jemanden verfolgen) follow close on sb’s heels;

sich an jemanden hängen aufdringlich: cling to sb; Laufsport: drop in behind sb;

sich aus dem Fenster hängen hang out of the window;

sich in etwas (akk)

hängen umg, fig (sich engagieren) get involved in sth; (sich einmischen) meddle in sth

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I
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; südd., österr., schweiz. mit sein

1) hang

die Bilder hängen [schon] — the pictures are [already] up

der Schrank hängt voller Kleider — the wardrobe is full of clothes

der Weihnachtsbaum hängt voller Süßigkeiten — the Christmas tree is laden with sweets

an einem Faden hängen — be hanging by a thread

etwas hängen lassen — (vergessen) leave something behind

2) (sich festhalten) hang, dangle (an + Dat. from)

jemandem am Hals hängen — hang round somebody's neck; s. auch Rockzipfel

3) (erhängt werden) hang; be hanged

4) (an einem Fahrzeug) be hitched or attached (an + Dat. to)

5) (herabhängen) hang down

bis auf den Boden hängen — hang down to the ground

die Beine ins Wasser hängen lassen — let one's legs dangle in the water

sich hängen lassen — (fig.) let oneself go

lass dich nicht so hängen! — (fig.) [you must] pull yourself together!

6) (unordentlich sitzen)

im Sessel hängen — (erschöpft, betrunken) be or sit slumped in one's/the chair; (flegelhaft) lounge in one's/the chair

7) (geh.): (schweben, auch fig.) hang (über + Dat. over)

jemanden hängen lassen — (fig. ugs.): (jemandem nicht helfen) let somebody down

8) (haften) cling, stick (an + Dat. to)

an/auf etwas (Dat.) hängen bleiben — stick to something

von dem Vortrag bleib [bei ihm] nicht viel hängen — (fig.) not much of the lecture stuck (coll.)

ein Verdacht bleibt an ihr hängen — (fig.) suspicion rests on her

9) (festhängen)

sie hing mit dem Rock am Zaun/in der Fahrradkette — her skirt was caught on the fence/in the bicycle chain

[mit dem Ärmel usw.] an/in etwas (Dat.) hängen bleiben — get one's sleeve etc. caught on/in something

10) (ugs.): (sich aufhalten, sein) hang around (coll.)

[schon wieder] am Telefon/vorm Fernseher hängen — be on the telephone [again]/be in front of the television [again]

11) (sich nicht trennen wollen)

an jemandem/etwas hängen — be very attached to somebody/something

12) (sich neigen) lean

13) (ugs.): (angeschlossen sein)

an etwas (Dat.) hängen — be on something

14) (ugs.): (nicht weiterkommen) be stuck

15) (ugs.): (zurück sein) be behind

hängen bleiben — (ugs.): (verweilen) get stuck (coll.); (ugs.): (nicht versekt werden) stay down; have to repeat a year

16) (entschieden werden)

an/bei jemandem/etwas hängen — depend on somebody/something
II 1.
transitives Verb

1)

etwas in/über etwas (Akk.) hängen — hang something in/over something

etwas an/auf etwas (Akk.) hängen — hang something on something

2) (befestigen) hitch up (an + Akk. to); couple on <railway carriage, trailer, etc.> (an + Akk. to)

3) (hängen lassen) hang

die Beine ins Wasser hängen — let one's legs dangle in the water

4) (erhängen) hang

Tod durch Hängen — death by hanging

mit Hängen und Würgen — by the skin of one's teeth

5) (ugs.): (aufwenden)

an/in etwas (Akk.) hängen — put <work, time, money> into something; spend <time, money> on something

6) (ugs.): (anschließen)

jemanden/etwas an etwas (Akk.) hängen — put somebody/something on something; s. auch Glocke 1); Nagel 2)
2.
reflexives Verb

1) (ergreifen)

sich an etwas (Akk.) hängen — hang on to something

sich jemandem an den Hals hängen — cling to somebody's neck

sich ans Telefon hängen — (fig. ugs.) get on the telephone

2) (sich festsetzen) < smell> cling (an + Akk. to); <burr, hairs, etc.> cling, stick (an + Akk. to)

3) (anschließen)

sich an jemanden hängen — attach oneself to somebody; latch on to somebody (coll.)

4) (verfolgen)

sich an jemanden/ein Auto hängen — follow or (coll.) tail somebody/a car

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adj.

hung adj. v.

(§ p.,pp.: hing, gehangen)

= to hang v.

(§ p.,p.p.: hung) (•§ p.,p.p.: hanged•)

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Словари и энциклопедии на Академике

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to hang sth on the wall

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Словари и энциклопедии на Академике

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to hang sth on the wall

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