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to have a gamble on

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1 have a gamble (on)

have a gamble (on)

gokken (op), speculeren (op)

English-Dutch dictionary > have a gamble (on)
2 gamble

gamble [ˈgæmbl]

1. noun

pari m

• a political gamble un pari politique

• it was a bit of a gamble but... c'était un peu risqué mais...

• the gamble paid off ça a payé de prendre ce risque

• to take a gamble prendre un risque

• to have a gamble on a horse miser sur un cheval

• to have a gamble on the stock exchange jouer en Bourse

2. intransitive verb

jouer

• to gamble on the stock exchange jouer en Bourse

• we had been gambling on fine weather nous avions misé sur le beau temps

• to gamble on doing sth (confident of success) compter faire qch ; (less sure) penser faire qch

• he was gambling on them being late il comptait sur leur retard

• to gamble with sb's life jouer avec la vie de qn

• to gamble with one's future mettre en jeu son avenir

► gamble away separable transitive verb

[+ money] perdre au jeu

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['gæmbl] 1.
noun pari m

to have a gamble on something — faire un pari sur quelque chose

to take a gamble — faire un pari

that's a bit of a gamble — c'est un peu risqué

his gamble paid off — il a réussi or gagné son pari
2.
transitive verb jouer [money]; fig miser (on sur)
3.
intransitive verb (at cards, on shares) jouer; ( on horses) parier; fig miser

to gamble for high stakes — lit, fig jouer gros

Phrasal Verbs:

- gamble away

English-French dictionary > gamble
3 gamble

gamble

A n

1 ( bet) pari m ; to have a gamble on sth faire un pari sur qch ;

2 fig ( risk) pari m ; to take a gamble faire un pari ; that's a bit of a gamble c'est un peu risqué ; a safe gamble un pari sûr ; his gamble paid off son pari or son coup de poker a réussi.

B vtr jouer [money] ; fig miser (on sur) ; to gamble everything on sth tout miser sur qch.

C vi ( at cards) jouer ; Turf parier ; fig miser (on sur) ; to gamble on the horses parier aux courses ; to gamble at cards jouer de l'argent aux cartes ; to gamble for high stakes lit, fig jouer gros ; to gamble on the Stock Exchange jouer à la Bourse ; to gamble with sb's life jouer avec la vie de qn ; he gambled that the shares would rise il a misé sur l'augmentation des actions ; she hadn't gambled on his being there elle n'avait pas prévu qu'il serait là.

Phrasal verb

■ gamble away:

▶ gamble away [sth], gamble [sth] away perdre [qch] au jeu [money, fortune] ; he had gambled all his money away il avait perdu tout son argent au jeu.

Big English-French dictionary > gamble
4 gamble

1. intransitive verb
1) [um Geld] spielen

gamble at cards/on horses — mit Karten um Geld spielen/auf Pferde wetten

2) (fig.) spekulieren

gamble on the Stock Exchange/in oil shares — an der Börse/in Öl[aktien] spekulieren

gamble on something — sich auf etwas (Akk.) verlassen
2. transitive verb
1) verspielen

2) (fig.) riskieren, aufs Spiel setzen [Vermögen]
3. noun
(lit. or fig.) Glücksspiel, das

take a gamble — ein Wagnis auf sich (Akk.) nehmen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/87341/gamble_away">gamble away

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['ɡæmbl] 1. verb
(to risk losing money on the result of a horse-race etc.) spielen
2. noun
((something which involves) a risk: The whole business was a bit of a gamble.) das Glücksspiel

- gambler
- gambling
- take a gamble
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gam·ble

[ˈgæmbl̩]

I. n usu sing Risiko nt, Wagnis nt

business \gamble Geschäftsrisiko nt

to take a \gamble etw riskieren [o wagen], ein Risiko eingehen

II. vi

1. (bet) [um Geld] spielen, zocken sl

to \gamble at cards um Geld Karten spielen

to \gamble on dogs/horses auf Hunde/Pferde wetten

to \gamble on the stock market [or exchange] an der Börse spekulieren

2. (take a risk)

▪ to \gamble that... sich akk darauf verlassen, dass...

I'm gambling that he'll forget my promise from last year ich spekuliere darauf, dass er mein Versprechen vom Vorjahr vergessen wird

▪ to \gamble on sth auf etw akk setzen

we're gambling on the weather being good for our picnic wir verlassen uns darauf, dass das Wetter für unser Picknick gut sein wird

▪ to \gamble with sth etw aufs Spiel setzen

III. vt

▪ to \gamble sth etw aufs Spiel setzen

to \gamble one's fortune/future/money sein Vermögen/seine Zukunft/sein Geld aufs Spiel setzen

to \gamble everything on sb/sth für jdn/etw alles aufs Spiel setzen

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['gmbl]
1. n

1) (lit)

I like the occasional gamble — ich versuche gern mal mein Glück (im Spiel/bei Pferdewetten/bei Hundewetten etc)

to have a gamble on the horses/dogs — auf Pferde/Hunde wetten

to have a gamble on the stock exchange — an der Börse spekulieren

2) (fig) Risiko nt

a political gamble — ein politisches Wagnis

it's a gamble — es ist riskant or eine riskante Sache

I'll take a gamble on it/him — ich riskiere es/es mit ihm

he took a gamble in buying the house — beim Kauf des Hauses ist er ein Risiko eingegangen

2. vi

1) (lit) (um Geld) spielen (with mit), sich an Glücksspielen beteiligen; (on horses etc) wetten

to gamble on the horses — bei Pferderennen wetten

to gamble on the stock exchange — an der Börse spekulieren

he made a lot of money gambling — er hat beim Glückspiel or (with cards) beim Kartenspiel viel Geld gewonnen

2) (fig)

to gamble on sth — sich auf etw (acc) verlassen

she was gambling on his being late —

I was gambling on winning their support — ich verließ mich or spekulierte (inf) darauf, dass sie mich unterstützen würden

to gamble with sth — mit etw spielen, etw aufs Spiel setzen

3. vt

1) money, fortune einsetzen

to gamble sth on sth — etw auf etw (acc) setzen

2) (fig) aufs Spiel setzen

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gamble [ˈɡæmbl]

A v/i

1. (Hasard oder um Geld) spielen: lose a fortune gambling at cards beim Kartenspiel;

gamble with sth fig mit etwas spielen, etwas aufs Spiel setzen;

you can gamble on that darauf kannst du wetten;

she gambled on his ( oder him) coming sie verließ sich darauf, dass er kommen würde

2. Börse: spekulieren (in mit, in dat)

B v/t

1. meist gamble away verspielen (a. fig)

2. a) (als Einsatz) setzen (on auf akk)

b) fig aufs Spiel setzen

C s

1. Hasardspiel n (auch fig), Glücksspiel n

2. fig Wagnis n, gewagtes oder riskantes Unternehmen

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1. intransitive verb
1) [um Geld] spielen

gamble at cards/on horses — mit Karten um Geld spielen/auf Pferde wetten

2) (fig.) spekulieren

gamble on the Stock Exchange/in oil shares — an der Börse/in Öl[aktien] spekulieren

gamble on something — sich auf etwas (Akk.) verlassen
2. transitive verb
1) verspielen

2) (fig.) riskieren, aufs Spiel setzen [Vermögen]
3. noun
(lit. or fig.) Glücksspiel, das

take a gamble — ein Wagnis auf sich (Akk.) nehmen

Phrasal Verbs:

- gamble away

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v.

spielen v.

English-german dictionary > gamble
5 gamble

I ['gæmbl]
nome

1) (bet) scommessa f.

to have a gamble on sth. — scommettere su qcs

2) fig. (risk) rischio m.

to take a gamble — rischiare

that's a bit of a gamble — è un po' rischioso

his gamble paid off — ha vinto la scommessa
II 1. ['gæmbl]
verbo transitivo scommettere, arrischiare [ money]; fig. puntare (on su)
2.
verbo intransitivo (at cards) giocare d'azzardo; (on horses) scommettere; fig. puntare (on su)

to gamble for high stakes — giocare pesante (anche fig.)

to gamble on the Stock Exchange — giocare in borsa

- gamble away

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['ɡæmbl] 1. verb
(to risk losing money on the result of a horse-race etc.) giocare d'azzardo
2. noun
((something which involves) a risk: The whole business was a bit of a gamble.) gioco d'azzardo

- gambler
- gambling
- take a gamble
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gamble /ˈgæmbl/
n.

1 gioco d'azzardo

2 azzardo; pericolo; rischio: It's a gamble; you could lose everything, c'è il rischio che tu perda tutto; to take a gamble on sb., puntare (o scommettere) su q.

● to be on the gamble, giocare d'azzardo; essere dedito al gioco □ It's a bit of a gamble, la cosa è un po' rischiosa; non si è mai sicuri di nulla.
(to) gamble /ˈgæmbl/
A v. i.

1 giocare d'azzardo

2 giocare: to gamble at poker, giocare a poker; (fin., Borsa) He made a fortune by gambling on the stock exchange, fece una fortuna giocando in Borsa

3 scommettere; puntare: to gamble on horses, puntare sui cavalli da corsa

4 (fig.) puntare, contare, fare (troppo) affidamento (su qc.): Don't gamble on the bus being on time, non contare sulla puntualità dell'autobus!

B v. t.

1 scommettere, puntare: They've gambled a lot of money, hanno scommesso un sacco di soldi

2 rischiare ( denaro, ecc.)

● Let's gamble on its being a sunny day!, speriamo che ci sia il sole!

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I ['gæmbl]
nome

1) (bet) scommessa f.

to have a gamble on sth. — scommettere su qcs

2) fig. (risk) rischio m.

to take a gamble — rischiare

that's a bit of a gamble — è un po' rischioso

his gamble paid off — ha vinto la scommessa
II 1. ['gæmbl]
verbo transitivo scommettere, arrischiare [ money]; fig. puntare (on su)
2.
verbo intransitivo (at cards) giocare d'azzardo; (on horses) scommettere; fig. puntare (on su)

to gamble for high stakes — giocare pesante (anche fig.)

to gamble on the Stock Exchange — giocare in borsa

- gamble away

English-Italian dictionary > gamble
6 gamble

'ɡæmbl
1. verb
(to risk losing money on the result of a horse-race etc.) apostar a, jugar dinero a

2. noun
((something which involves) a risk: The whole business was a bit of a gamble.) empresa arriesgada, jugada

- gambler
- gambling
- take a gamble

gamble¹ n jugada / riesgo

buying a second hand car can be a gamble comprar un coche de segunda mano puede ser arriesgado

gamble² vb jugar

he gambled all his money on horse racing se jugó todo el dinero en las carreras de caballos

El gerundio de gamble se escribe gambling

gamble

tr['gæmbəl]

noun

1 (risky undertaking) empresa arriesgada

■ he took a big gamble when he decided to change jobs se arriesgó mucho cuando decidió cambiar de trabajo

2 (risk) riesgo

3 (bet) jugada, apuesta

transitive verb

1 jugar(se)

■ he gambled away the entire family fortune se jugó toda la fortuna familiar

intransitive verb

1 (bet) apostar, jugar

■ she loves gambling on anything le encanta apostar a cualquier cosa

2 (take a risk) arriesgarse, confiar

■ he gambled on the idea that he wouldn't be found out confió en que no lo descubrirían

gamble ['gæmbəl] v, - bled ; - bling vi

: jugar, arriesgarse

gamble vt

1) bet, wager: apostar, jugarse

2) risk: arriesgar

gamble n

1) bet: apuesta f

2) risk: riesga f

gamble

n.

• cosa incierta s.f.

• juego s.m.

• jugada s.f.

v.

• jugar v.

I
1. 'gæmbəl
intransitive verb

a) ( lay wager) jugar*

to gamble ON something: will he come? - I wouldn't gamble on it — ¿vendrá? - no me fiaría yo

b) ( take risk) jugar*

to gamble on the Stock Exchange — especular en la Bolsa, jugar* a la Bolsa

to gamble ON something: I gambled on her being in — decidí correr el riesgo de que no estuviera en casa

2.

vt jugarse*

Phrasal Verbs:

- gamble away

II

noun (no pl)

a) ( bet) apuesta f

b) ( risk)

to take a gamble — arriesgarse*

the gamble paid off — valió la pena arriesgarse

['ɡæmbl]
1.

N (=risk) riesgo m ; (=bet) apuesta f

life's a gamble — la vida es una lotería

the gamble came off — la jugada salió bien

to have a gamble on — [+ horse] jugar dinero a, apostar a; [+ Stock Exchange] jugar a

to take a gamble — arriesgarse

2.

VT [+ money] jugar, apostar; [+ one's life] arriesgar

to gamble everything/one's future (on sth) — jugarse todo/el porvenir (a algo)

3.

VI (=bet money) jugar, apostar; (=take a chance) jugárselas

to gamble on sth — confiar en algo, contar con algo

he gambled on my being there — confiaba en que yo estuviera allí, contaba con que yo estuviera allí

to gamble on the Stock Exchange — jugar a la Bolsa

to gamble with others' money — especular con el dinero ajeno

- gamble away

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I
1. ['gæmbəl]
intransitive verb

a) ( lay wager) jugar*

to gamble ON something: will he come? - I wouldn't gamble on it — ¿vendrá? - no me fiaría yo

b) ( take risk) jugar*

to gamble on the Stock Exchange — especular en la Bolsa, jugar* a la Bolsa

to gamble ON something: I gambled on her being in — decidí correr el riesgo de que no estuviera en casa

2.

vt jugarse*

Phrasal Verbs:

- gamble away

II

noun (no pl)

a) ( bet) apuesta f

b) ( risk)

to take a gamble — arriesgarse*

the gamble paid off — valió la pena arriesgarse

English-spanish dictionary > gamble
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n. gok
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v. gokken

gamble¹

[ gæmbl] 〈zelfstandig naamwoord; voornamelijk enkelvoud〉

1 gok(je) 〈 ook figuurlijk〉 ⇒ riskante zaak, speculatie

♦voorbeelden:

1   have a gamble (on) • gokken (op), speculeren (op)

     take a gamble (on) • een gokje wagen (op)

     it is a gamble • het is een loterij/gok

————————

gamble²

I 〈 onovergankelijk werkwoord〉

1 gokken ⇒ spelen, dobbelen

2 speculeren

♦voorbeelden:

1   gamble at cards • kaarten om geld

     gamble on • gokken/rekenen op

II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉

1 op het spel zetten ⇒ inzetten

♦voorbeelden:

1   gamble away • vergokken

English-Dutch dictionary > gamble
8 gamble

gamble ['gæmbəl]

1 intransitive verb

jouer;

∎ I don't gamble je ne joue pas pour de l'argent;

∎ to gamble on a throw of the dice miser sur un coup de dé(s);

∎ to gamble on the Stock Exchange jouer à la Bourse, boursicoter;

∎ figurative Napoleon gambled and lost Napoléon a joué et perdu

2 transitive verb

parier, miser;

∎ to gamble one's money on horses jouer son argent aux courses;

∎ figurative the government has gambled its political future on the plan's success le gouvernement a joué son avenir sur le succès du projet

3 noun

(a) (wager) pari m;

∎ I like an occasional gamble on the horses j'aime bien jouer aux courses de temps en temps

(b) (risk) coup m de poker;

∎ I know it's a gamble but… je sais que c'est risqué mais…;

∎ his gamble paid off son coup de poker a payé;

∎ it's a gamble we have to take c'est un risque qu'il faut prendre;

∎ it's a bit of a gamble whether it'll work or not nous n'avons aucun moyen de savoir si ça marchera

➲ gamble away separable transitive verb

(fortune) perdre au jeu

➲ gamble on inseparable transitive verb

miser ou tabler ou compter sur;

∎ we'd gambled on having fine weather on avait misé sur le beau temps;

∎ I wouldn't gamble on the plan succeeding je ne tablerais pas sur la réussite du projet;

∎ they're gambling on there not being an inspector on the train ils misent sur le fait qu'il n'y aura pas de contrôleur dans le train;

∎ she's gambling on getting home by eight o'clock elle compte rentrer avant huit heures

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9 play

1. noun
1) (Theatre) [Theater]stück, das

put on a play — ein Stück aufführen

2) (recreation) Spielen, das; Spiel, das

at play — beim Spielen

say/do something in play — etwas aus od. im od. zum Spaß sagen/tun

play [up]on words — Wortspiel, das

3) (Sport) Spiel, das; (Amer.): (manoeuvre) Spielzug, der

a good piece of play — ein guter Spielzug

be in/out of play — [Ball:] im Spiel/aus [dem Spiel] sein

make a play for somebody/something — (fig. coll.) hinter jemandem/etwas her sein (ugs.); es auf jemanden/etwas abgesehen haben

4)

come into play, be brought or called into play — ins Spiel kommen

make [great] play with something — viel Wesen um etwas machen

5) (freedom of movement) Spiel, das (Technik); (fig.) Spielraum, der

give full play to one's emotions/imagination — etc. (fig.) seinen Gefühlen/seiner Fantasie usw. freien Lauf lassen

6) (rapid movement)

the play of light on water — das Spiel des Lichts auf Wasser
2. intransitive verb
1) spielen

play for money — um Geld spielen

have no one to play with — niemanden zum Spielen haben

play [up]on words — Wortspiele/ein Wortspiel machen

not have much time to play with — (coll.) zeitlich nicht viel Spielraum haben

play into somebody's hands — (fig.) jemandem in die Hand od. Hände arbeiten

play safe — sichergehen; auf Nummer Sicher gehen (ugs.)

play for time — Zeit gewinnen wollen

2) (Mus.) spielen (on auf + Dat.)
3. transitive verb
1) (Mus.): (perform on) spielen

play the violin — etc. Geige usw. spielen

play something on the piano — etc. etwas auf dem Klavier usw. spielen

play something by ear — etwas nach dem Gehör spielen

play it by ear — (fig.) es dem Augenblick/der Situation überlassen

2) spielen [Grammophon, Tonbandgerät]; abspielen [Schallplatte, Tonband]; spielen lassen [Radio]

3) (Theatre; also fig.) spielen

play a town — in einer Stadt spielen

play the fool/innocent — den Clown/Unschuldigen spielen

4) (execute, practise)

play a trick/joke on somebody — jemanden hereinlegen (ugs.) /jemandem einen Streich spielen

5) (Sport, Cards) spielen [Fußball, Karten, Schach usw.]; spielen od. antreten gegen [Mannschaft, Gegner]

play a match — einen Wettkampf bestreiten; (in team games) ein Spiel machen

he played me at chess/squash — er war im Schach/Squash mein Gegner

play it safe — auf Nummer Sicher gehen

6) (Sport) ausführen [Schlag]; (Cricket etc.) schlagen [Ball]

7) (Cards) spielen

play one's cards right — (fig.) es richtig anfassen (fig.)

8) (coll.): (gamble on)

play the market — spekulieren (in mit od. Wirtsch. in + Dat.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/56069/play_about">play about

- play along

- play around

- play at

- play back

- play down

- play off

- play on

- play up

- play upon

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[plei] 1. verb
1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) spielen

2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) spielen

3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) spielen

4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) spielen

5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) spielen

6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) spielen

7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) spielen

8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) spielen

9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) richten

10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) ausspielen
2. noun
1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) das Spiel

2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) das Schauspiel

3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) das Spiel

4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) der Spielraum

•

- player
- playable
- playful
- playfully
- playfulness
- playboy
- playground
- playing-card
- playing-field
- playmate
- playpen
- playschool
- plaything
- playtime
- playwright
- at play
- bring/come into play
- child's play
- in play
- out of play
- play at
- play back
- play down
- play fair
- play for time
- play havoc with
- play into someone's hands
- play off
- play off against
- play on
- play a
- no part in
- play safe
- play the game
- play up
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play

[pleɪ]

I. NOUN

1. no pl (recreation) Spiel nt

to be at \play beim Spiel sein, spielen

to do sth in \play etw [nur] zum Spaß tun

it's only in \play es ist doch nur Spaß

2. no pl SPORT (game time) Spiel nt

rain stopped \play wegen des Regens wurde das Spiel unterbrochen

the start/close of \play der Beginn/das Ende des Spiels

to be in/out of \play im Spiel/im Aus sein

3. AM SPORT (move) Spielzug m

to make a bad/good \play ein schlechtes/gutes Spiel machen

a foul \play ein Foul[spiel] nt

4. THEAT [Theater]stück nt

to go to see a \play ins Theater gehen

one-act \play Einakter m

to put on [or stage] [or ( fam) do] a \play ein Stück inszenieren

radio \play Hörspiel nt

television \play Fernsehspiel nt, Fernsehfilm m

5. no pl (change)

the \play of emotion across his face revealed his conflict seine widerstreitenden Gefühle spiegelten sich in seinem Gesicht wider

the \play of light [on sth] das Spiel des Lichts [auf etw dat]

6. (freedom) Spielraum m; TECH Spiel nt

to allow [or give] sth full \play etw dat freien Lauf lassen

7. no pl (interaction) Zusammenspiel nt

to bring sth into \play etw ins Spiel bringen, etw einsetzen

to come into \play eine Rolle spielen

8. no pl ( old: gambling) Spielen nt

9. no pl (coverage) Medieninteresse nt, Aufmerksamkeit f in den Medien

to get a lot of \play das Interesse der Medien auf sich akk ziehen, Thema Nummer eins sein fam

10.

▶ to make a \play for sb/sth ( fam) sich akk an jdn/etw heranpirschen

▶ to make \play with sth mit etw dat spielen

▶ to make great \play of [or with] sth viel Aufhebens von etw dat machen

▶ \play on words Wortspiel nt

II. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1. (amuse oneself)

▪ to \play [somewhere] [irgendwo] spielen

can Jenny come out and \play? kann Jenny zum Spielen rauskommen?

to \play on the swings schaukeln

2. SPORT spielen

Leonora always \plays to win Leonora will immer gewinnen

to \play fair/rough fair/hart spielen

it wasn't really \playing fair not to tell her ( fig) es war nicht besonders fair, dass du ihr nichts gesagt hast

▪ to \play against sb gegen jdn spielen

they're a difficult team to \play against diese Mannschaft ist ein schwieriger Gegner

to \play for a city/team für eine Stadt/ein Team spielen

to \play in attack/defence in der Offensive/als Verteidiger/Verteidigerin spielen

to \play in goal den Torwart/die Torwartin spielen

to \play in the match am Spiel teilnehmen

3. actor spielen

‘Hamlet’ is \playing at the Guildhall in der Guildhall kommt zurzeit der ‚Hamlet‘

to \play opposite sb mit jdm [zusammen] spielen

to \play to a full house vor ausverkauftem Haus spielen

Macbeth \played to full houses die Macbeth-Vorstellungen waren immer ausverkauft

4. (musician) spielen; instrument ertönen

5. (move)

the searchlights \played across [or over] the facade die [Such]scheinwerfer strichen über die Fassade

we watched the light \playing on the water wir beobachteten das Spiel des Lichts auf dem Wasser

she could hear the fountain \playing sie hörte den Springbrunnen plätschern

a smile \played across [or on] [or over] his lips ein Lächeln spielte um seine Lippen

6. (gamble) spielen

to \play for fun zum Spaß [o ohne Einsatz] spielen

to \play for money um Geld spielen

7. ( fam: be received)

how will this \play with the voters? wie wird das bei den Wählern ankommen?

8. usu neg (cooperate) mitmachen

9. + adj (pretend)

to \play dumb sich akk taub stellen

10.

▶ to \play fast and loose with sb/sth mit jdm/bei etw dat ein falsches Spiel spielen

▶ to not be \playing with a full deck AM ( fam) nicht alle Tassen im Schrank haben fam

▶ to \play to the gallery billige Effekthascherei betreiben pej; politician populistische Stammtischparolen ausgeben pej

▶ to \play into sb's hands jdm in die Hände arbeiten

▶ to \play safe auf Nummer Sicher gehen fam

▶ to \play for time versuchen, Zeit zu gewinnen, auf Zeit spielen

III. TRANSITIVE VERB

1.

▪ to \play sth game etw spielen; position

Luke \plays centre forward/back Luke ist Mittelstürmer/Verteidiger

to \play a match ein Spiel bestreiten, spielen

2. (compete against)

▪ to \play sb gegen jdn spielen

James will be \playing Theo James wird gegen Theo antreten

3. (strike)

▪ to \play the ball den Ball spielen; (execute)

to \play a shot schießen; (in snooker) stoßen

to \play a stroke schlagen

4. (adopt)

to \play a part [or role] eine Rolle spielen

to \play an important part in sth bei etw dat eine wichtige Rolle spielen

5. (act)

▪ to \play sb/sth jdn/etw spielen; ( fig)

don't \play the innocent with me tu nicht so unschuldig

to \play the fool [or clown] herumalbern, rumspinnen pej fam, sich akk zum Narren machen

6. (function as)

to \play host to sb jds Gastgeber/Gastgeberin sein

to \play host to sth event etw ausrichten

7. (perform)

▪ to \play sth etw spielen

\play us a song [or a song for us] then! spiel uns ein Lied [vor]!

to \play sth by ear etw nach Gehör spielen

to \play it by ear ( fig fam) improvisieren

to \play an encore eine Zugabe geben

8. (perform on)

▪ to \play sth etw spielen

to \play the bagpipes/piano/violin Dudelsack/Klavier/Geige spielen

9. (perform at)

to play Berlin/London/San Francisco in Berlin/London/San Francisco spielen

10. (listen to)

▪ to \play sth CD, tape etw [ab]spielen

to \play the radio Radio hören

must you \play your radio loud? musst du dein Radio so laut stellen?

to \play one's stereo seine Anlage anhaben fam

11. (watch)

to \play a video sich dat ein Video ansehen; (insert) eine Videokassette einlegen

12. (broadcast)

they're \playing African music on the radio im Radio kommt gerade afrikanische Musik

13. (gamble)

to \play the horses auf Pferde wetten

to \play a slot machine an einem Spielautomaten spielen

to \play the stock market an der Börse spekulieren

14. (perpetrate)

to \play a trick [or joke] on sb jdn hochnehmen fig fam, jdn veräppeln fam; (practical joke) [jdm] einen Streich spielen

he's always \playing tricks der ist vielleicht ein Scherzkeks sl

15. (direct)

▪ to \play sth on [or onto] [or over] sth etw auf etw akk richten

the rescue team \played searchlights over the area das Rettungsteam ließ Scheinwerfer über die Gegend schweifen

16. CARDS (show)

to \play an ace/a king ein Ass/einen König [aus]spielen

to \play a trump einen Trumpf spielen

17. angler

to \play a fish einen Fisch auszappeln lassen (durch Nachlassen der Leine)

18. (treat)

▪ to \play sb for sth jdn wie etw behandeln

19.

▶ to \play ball [with sb] ( fam) [mit jdm] mitziehen [o mitspielen]

▶ to \play [with] one's cards close to one's chest ( fam) seine Karten nicht offenlegen fig

▶ to \play one's cards right geschickt taktieren

▶ to \play it cool ( fam) den Unbeteiligten spielen

▶ to \play ducks and drakes with sth BRIT (money) etw verprassen; (plans) etw durcheinanderbringen

▶ to \play ducks and drakes with sb BRIT jdn schlecht behandeln

▶ to \play sb false jdn hintergehen

▶ to \play second fiddle [to sb] [im Verhältnis zu jdm] die zweite Geige spielen fam

▶ to \play the field ( fam) sich akk umsehen

the firm continues to \play the field and negotiate with other companies die Firma sondiert das Terrain und verhandelt mit weiteren Firmen

▶ to \play footsie with sb ( fam: under table) mit jdm füßeln DIAL; (cooperate) mit jdm unter einer Decke stecken fam

▶ to \play the game BRIT sich akk an die [Spiel]regeln halten

▶ to \play gooseberry BRIT ( fam) das fünfte Rad am Wagen sein fam; (chaperone) den Anstandswauwau spielen hum fam

▶ to \play hard to get ( fam) sich akk unnahbar zeigen, einen auf unnahbar machen usu pej sl

▶ to \play hardball esp AM ( fam) andere Saiten aufziehen fig

▶ to \play havoc with sth etw durcheinanderbringen

▶ to \play [merry] hell with sth ( fam) etw völlig durcheinanderbringen

▶ to \play hook[e]y esp AM, AUS ( fam) blaumachen fam, schwänzen fam

▶ to \play a [or one's] hunch aus dem [hohlen] Bauch heraus agieren sl, seiner Nase folgen

▶ to \play possum (sleeping) sich akk schlafend stellen; (ignorant) sich akk dumm stellen

▶ to \play it safe auf Nummer Sicher gehen fam

▶ to \play silly buggers BRIT (sl) sich akk wie ein Idiot aufführen

▶ to \play truant [from school] BRIT schwänzen fam

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[pleɪ]
1. n

1) (= amusement, gambling) Spiel nt

to be at play — beim Spielen sein

to do/say sth in play — etw aus Spaß tun/sagen

play on words — Wortspiel nt

children at play —

children learn through play he lost £800 in a few hours' play — Kinder lernen beim Spiel er hat beim Spiel innerhalb von ein paar Stunden £ 800 verloren

2) (SPORT) Spiel nt

to abandon play — das Spiel abbrechen

because of bad weather play was impossible — es konnte wegen schlechten Wetters nicht gespielt werden

in a clever piece of play, in a clever play (US) — in einem klugen Schachzug

there was some exciting play toward(s) the end — gegen Ende gab es einige spannende (Spiel)szenen

to be in play/out of play (ball) — im Spiel/im Aus sein

to kick the ball out of play — den Ball aus or ins Aus schießen

3) (TECH, MECH) Spiel nt

1 mm (of) play — 1 mm Spiel

4) (THEAT) (Theater)stück nt; (RAD) Hörspiel nt; (TV) Fernsehspiel nt

the plays of Shakespeare — Shakespeares Dramen

5) (fig: moving patterns) Spiel nt

6)

(fig phrases) to come into play — ins Spiel kommen

to give full play to one's imagination — seiner Fantasie or Phantasie (dat) freien Lauf lassen

the game allows the child's imagination (to be given) full play — das Spiel gestattet die freie Entfaltung der kindlichen Fantasie

to bring or call sth into play — etw aufbieten or einsetzen

the play of opposing forces — das Widerspiel der Kräfte

the free play of market forces — das freie Spiel der Marktkräfte

to make great play of sth (Brit) — viel Aufhebens von etw machen

to make great play of doing sth (Brit) — viel Wind darum machen, etw zu tun

to make a play for sb — sich um jdn bemühen

to make a play for sth — es auf etw (acc) abgesehen haben

2. vt

1) game, card, ball, position spielen; player aufstellen, einsetzen

to play sb (at a game) — gegen jdn (ein Spiel) spielen

to play ball (with sb) — (mit jdm) mitspielen

to play shop — (Kaufmanns)laden spielen, Kaufmann spielen

to play a joke on sb — jdm einen Streich spielen

to play a mean/dirty trick on sb — jdn auf gemeine/schmutzige Art hereinlegen

to play the company game — sich in der Firma profilieren wollen

they're all playing the game — die machen doch alle mit

See:

→ card

2) (THEAT fig) part spielen; (= perform in) town spielen in (+dat)

to play it safe — auf Nummer sicher gehen (inf)

to play it cautious/clever — vorsichtig/klug vorgehen

to play the fool — den Clown spielen, herumblödeln

he was playing the jealous lover — er spielte den eifersüchtigen Liebhaber

See:

→ cool

3) instrument, record, tune spielen

to play the piano — Klavier spielen

to play sth through/over — etw durchspielen

4) (= direct) lights, jet of water richten

5) (FISHING) drillen

3. vi

1) (esp child) spielen

to go out to play —

run away and play! — geh spielen!

can Johnny come out to play? — darf Johnny zum Spielen rauskommen?

he wouldn't play (fig inf) — er wollte nicht mitspielen (inf)

2) (SPORT at game = gamble) spielen

England plays against Scotland next week — England spielt nächste Woche gegen Schottland

he plays for Celtic — er spielt für Celtic

to play at mothers and fathers/cowboys and Indians — Vater und Mutter/Cowboy und Indianer spielen

to play at being a fireman — Feuerwehrmann spielen

he was playing at being angry — seine Wut war gespielt

play! — Anspiel!

to play in defence — in der Abwehr spielen

to play in goal — im Tor stehen

he's just playing at it — er tut nur so

what are you playing at? (inf) — was soll (denn) das? (inf)

to play for money — um Geld spielen

to play for time (fig) — Zeit gewinnen wollen

to play into sb's hands (fig) — jdm in die Hände spielen

to play to one's strengths — seine Stärken ausspielen

3) (MUS) spielen

to play to sb — jdm vorspielen

4) (= move about, form patterns) (sun, light, water) spielen; (fountain) tanzen

a smile played on his lips — ein Lächeln spielte um seine Lippen

the firemen's hoses played on the flames — die Schläuche der Feuerwehrmänner waren auf die Flammen gerichtet

the searchlights played over the roofs — die Suchscheinwerfer strichen über die Dächer

5) (THEAT) (= act) spielen; (= be performed) gespielt werden

6) (SPORT ground, pitch) sich bespielen lassen

the pitch plays well/badly — auf dem Platz spielt es sich gut/schlecht

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play [pleı]

A s

1. (Glücks-, Wett-, Unterhaltungs) Spiel n ( auch SPORT)

2. Spiel(en) n:

children at play spielende Kinder;

watch children at play Kindern beim Spielen zusehen;

be at play

a) spielen,

b) Kartenspiel: am Ausspielen sein,

c) Schach: am Zug sein;

it is your play Sie sind am Spiel;

in (out of) play SPORT (noch) im Spiel (im Aus) (Ball);

keep the ball in play den Ball im Spiel halten;

the ball went out of play der Ball ging ins Aus;

hold in play fig beschäftigen;

have more of the play SPORT mehr vom Spiel haben, die größeren Spielanteile haben

3. Spiel(weise) n(f):

that was pretty play das war gut (gespielt);

fair play faires Spiel, a. fig Fairness f, Fairplay n, Anständigkeit f; → foul play

4. fig Spiel n, Spielerei f:

a play (up)on words ein Wortspiel

5. Kurzweil f, Vergnügen n, Zeitvertreib m

6. Scherz m, Spaß m:

in play im Scherz

7. a) Schauspiel n, (Theater-, Bühnen) Stück n

b) Vorstellung f:

go to a play ins Theater gehen;

(as) good as a play äußerst amüsant oder interessant

8. MUS Spiel n, Vortrag m

9. (Liebes) Spiel(e) n(pl), (erotisches) Spiel

10. fig Spiel n (von Licht auf Wasser etc):

play of colo(u)rs (muscles) Farben-(Muskel)spiel

11. (flinke) Handhabung (meist in Zusammensetzungen): → swordplay

12. Tätigkeit f, Bewegung f, Gang m:

bring ( oder put) into play

a) in Gang bringen,

b) ins Spiel oder zur Anwendung bringen, all seine Routine etc aufbieten;

come into play ins Spiel kommen;

make play

a) Wirkung haben,

b) seinen Zweck erfüllen;

make play with zur Geltung bringen, sich brüsten mit;

make great play of sth viel Aufheben(s) oder Wesens von etwas machen;

in full play in vollem Gange;

lively play of fantasy lebhafte Fantasie

13. a) TECH Spiel n:

give the rope some play das Seil locker lassen

b) Bewegungsfreiheit f, fig auch Spielraum m:

full play of the mind freie Entfaltung des Geistes;

allow ( oder give) full ( oder free) play to einer Sache, seiner Fantasie etc freien Lauf lassen

14. umg Manöver n, Trick m, Schachzug m:

make a play for sich bemühen um, es abgesehen haben auf (akk)

15. US sl

a) Beachtung f

b) Publizität f, Propaganda f

B v/i

1. a) spielen ( auch MUS, SPORT, THEAT und fig)( for um Geld etc)

b) mitspielen (auch fig mitmachen):

play at Ball, Karten etc spielen; fig sich nur so nebenbei mit etwas beschäftigen;

play at business ein bisschen in Geschäften machen;

play at keeping shop Kaufmann spielen;

play for time Zeit zu gewinnen suchen; SPORT auf Zeit spielen;

play for a cup einen Pokal ausspielen;

play to win auf Sieg spielen;

what do you think you are playing at? was soll denn das?;

play (up)on MUS auf einem Instrument spielen; mit Worten spielen; fig jemandes Schwächen (geschickt) ausnutzen;

play with spielen mit (a. fig einem Gedanken, jemandes Gefühlen etc; a. engS. herumfingern an);

play up to jemandem schöntun, sich bei jemandem einschmeicheln;

play safe umg auf Nummer sicher gehen;

he will not play again this season er fällt für den Rest der Saison aus; → fair¹ B 4, false B, gallery 3 a

2. a) Kartenspiel: ausspielen

b) Schach: am Zug sein, ziehen:

white to play Weiß zieht oder ist am Zuge

3. a) herumspielen, sich amüsieren

b) Unsinn treiben

c) scherzen

4. a) sich tummeln

b) flattern, gaukeln

c) spielen (Lächeln, Licht etc) (on auf dat)

d) schillern (Farbe)

e) in Betrieb sein (Springbrunnen)

5. a) schießen

b) spritzen

c) strahlen, streichen:

play on gerichtet sein auf (akk), bespritzen (Schlauch, Wasserstrahl), anstrahlen, absuchen (Scheinwerfer)

6. TECH

a) Spiel (-raum) haben

b) sich bewegen (Kolben etc)

7. be playing well SPORT gut bespielbar sein (Platz)

C v/t

1. Karten, Tennis etc, auch MUS, THEAT eine Rolle, ein Stück etc spielen, eine Nationalhymne abspielen, SPORT ein Spiel austragen:

play (sth on) the piano (etwas auf dem) Klavier spielen;

play sb sth jemandem etwas vorspielen;

play shop (pirates) Kaufmann (Piraten) spielen;

play the great lady sich als große Dame aufspielen;

play both ends against the middle fig vorsichtig lavieren, raffiniert vorgehen;

play it safe umg auf Nummer sicher gehen;

play it differently es anders handhaben oder machen;

play it low down sl ein gemeines Spiel treiben (on mit jemandem);

play the races bei (Pferde)Rennen wetten;

played out fig

a) erledigt‘, fertig, erschöpft,

b) verbraucht (Talent etc), abgetakelt (Schauspieler etc),

c) abgedroschen (Witz), überstrapaziert (These etc); (siehe die Verbindungen mit den entsprechenden Substantiven)

2. SPORT

a) antreten oder spielen gegen:

play sb at chess gegen jemanden Schach spielen

b) einen Spieler aufstellen, in die Mannschaft (auf)nehmen

3. a) eine Karte ausspielen (auch fig)

b) eine Schachfigur ziehen

4. spielen oder Vorstellungen geben in (dat):

play the larger cities

5. ein Geschütz, einen Scheinwerfer, einen Licht- oder Wasserstrahl etc richten (on auf akk):

play a hose on sth etwas bespritzen;

play colo(u)red lights on sth etwas bunt anstrahlen

6. FUSSB the ball played him das war angeschossene Hand

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1. noun
1) (Theatre) [Theater]stück, das

put on a play — ein Stück aufführen

2) (recreation) Spielen, das; Spiel, das

at play — beim Spielen

say/do something in play — etwas aus od. im od. zum Spaß sagen/tun

play [up]on words — Wortspiel, das

3) (Sport) Spiel, das; (Amer.): (manoeuvre) Spielzug, der

a good piece of play — ein guter Spielzug

be in/out of play — [Ball:] im Spiel/aus [dem Spiel] sein

make a play for somebody/something — (fig. coll.) hinter jemandem/etwas her sein (ugs.); es auf jemanden/etwas abgesehen haben

4)

come into play, be brought or called into play — ins Spiel kommen

make [great] play with something — viel Wesen um etwas machen

5) (freedom of movement) Spiel, das (Technik); (fig.) Spielraum, der

give full play to one's emotions/imagination — etc. (fig.) seinen Gefühlen/seiner Fantasie usw. freien Lauf lassen

6) (rapid movement)

the play of light on water — das Spiel des Lichts auf Wasser
2. intransitive verb
1) spielen

play for money — um Geld spielen

have no one to play with — niemanden zum Spielen haben

play [up]on words — Wortspiele/ein Wortspiel machen

not have much time to play with — (coll.) zeitlich nicht viel Spielraum haben

play into somebody's hands — (fig.) jemandem in die Hand od. Hände arbeiten

play safe — sichergehen; auf Nummer Sicher gehen (ugs.)

play for time — Zeit gewinnen wollen

2) (Mus.) spielen (on auf + Dat.)
3. transitive verb
1) (Mus.): (perform on) spielen

play the violin — etc. Geige usw. spielen

play something on the piano — etc. etwas auf dem Klavier usw. spielen

play something by ear — etwas nach dem Gehör spielen

play it by ear — (fig.) es dem Augenblick/der Situation überlassen

2) spielen [Grammophon, Tonbandgerät]; abspielen [Schallplatte, Tonband]; spielen lassen [Radio]

3) (Theatre; also fig.) spielen

play a town — in einer Stadt spielen

play the fool/innocent — den Clown/Unschuldigen spielen

4) (execute, practise)

play a trick/joke on somebody — jemanden hereinlegen (ugs.) /jemandem einen Streich spielen

5) (Sport, Cards) spielen [Fußball, Karten, Schach usw.]; spielen od. antreten gegen [Mannschaft, Gegner]

play a match — einen Wettkampf bestreiten; (in team games) ein Spiel machen

he played me at chess/squash — er war im Schach/Squash mein Gegner

play it safe — auf Nummer Sicher gehen

6) (Sport) ausführen [Schlag]; (Cricket etc.) schlagen [Ball]

7) (Cards) spielen

play one's cards right — (fig.) es richtig anfassen (fig.)

8) (coll.): (gamble on)

play the market — spekulieren (in mit od. Wirtsch. in + Dat.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- play about

- play along

- play around

- play at

- play back

- play down

- play off

- play on

- play up

- play upon

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(theatre) n.

Stück -e n.

Theaterstück n. n.

Schauspiel n.

Spiel -e (mechanisch) n.

Spiel -e n. (at) cards expr.

Karten spielen ausdr. v.

spielen v.

English-german dictionary > play
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1. verb
1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) jugar

2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) jugar (a)

3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) representar, actuar

4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) ser representado

5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) tocar

6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) gastar una broma (a alguien)

7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) jugar contra

8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) rielar, bailar

9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) dirigir

10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) jugar

2. noun
1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) diversión

2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) obra

3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) partido

4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) juego

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- player
- playable
- playful
- playfully
- playfulness
- playboy
- playground
- playing-card
- playing-field
- playmate
- playpen
- playschool
- plaything
- playtime
- playwright
- at play
- bring/come into play
- child's play
- in play
- out of play
- play at
- play back
- play down
- play fair
- play for time
- play havoc with
- play into someone's hands
- play off
- play off against
- play on
- play a
- no part in
- play safe
- play the game
- play up

play¹ n

1. obra de teatro

there's a Shakespeare play on at the local theatre representan una obra de Shakespeare en el teatro de la ciudad

2. juego

play is important for learning el juego es importante para aprender

play² vb

1. jugar

he is playing with his friends está jugando con sus amigos

she plays tennis and squash juega a tenis y a squash

2. tocar

he plays the trumpet toca la trompeta

play

tr[pleɪ]

noun

1 (recreation) juego

■ all work and no play mucho trabajo y nada de diversión

■ children at play niños jugando

2 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (action) juego; (match) partido; (move) jugada

■ rain has stopped play la lluvia ha interrumpido el juego

3 SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL obra (de teatro), pieza (teatral)

4 (free and easy movement, slack) juego

5 (action, effect, interaction) juego

transitive verb

1 (game, sport) jugar a

■ some played cards while the others played football algunos jugamos a cartas mientras otros jugaron a fútbol

■ do you play the Stock Exchange? ¿juegas a la Bolsa?

2 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (compete against) jugar contra; (in position) jugar de; (ball) pasar; (card) jugar; (piece) mover

■ Arsenal are playing Manchester tomorrow el Arsenal juega contra el Manchester mañana

■ have you played David at tennis? ¿has jugado al tenis con David?

3 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL tocar

■ she plays the piano toca el piano

■ play us something on the guitar tócanos algo a la guitarra

noun

1 (joke, trick) gastar, hacer

■ they played a dirty trick on me me jugaron una mala pasada

transitive verb

1 SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL (part) hacer el papel de, hacer de; (play) representar, dar

■ she plays the part of Juliet hace de Julieta

■ they're playing King Lear at the Royal representan el Rey Lear en el Royal

2 (record, song, tape) poner

3 (direct - light, water) dirigir

intransitive verb

1 (amuse oneself) jugar (at, a), ( with, con)

2 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (at game) jugar

■ he plays for England juega con la selección inglesa

3 SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL (cast) actuar, trabajar; (show) ser representado,-a

4 (pretend) pretender, jugar a

■ what are you playing at? ¿qué pretendes?, ¿a qué estás jugando?

5 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL tocar

6 (move) recorrer

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

a play on words un juego de palabras

to be in play estar dentro de juego

to be out of play estar fuera de juego

to be played out estar agotado,-a, estar rendido,-a

to bring something into play poner algo en juego

to come into play entrar en juego

to give full play to something dar rienda suelta a algo

to make a play for something/somebody intentar conseguir algo/conquistar a alguien

to play by ear (music) tocar de oído

to play dead hacerse el/la muerto,-a

to play for time tratar de ganar tiempo

to play hard to get hacerse de rogar, hacerse el/la interesante

to play into somebody's hands hacerle el juego a alguien

to play it by ear (improvise) decidir sobre la marcha, improvisar

to play it cool hacer como si nada

to play one's cards right jugar bien sus cartas

to play safe / play it safe ir a lo seguro, no arriesgarse

to play the fool hacer el indio, hacer el tonto

to play the game jugar limpio

to play truant hacer novillos, hacer campana

to play with an idea dar vueltas a una idea

to play with fire jugar con fuego

fair play / foul play juego limpio / juego sucio

play ['pleɪ] vi

1) : jugar

to play with a doll: jugar con una muñeca

to play with an idea: darle vueltas a una idea

2) fiddle, toy: jugar, juguetear

don't play with your food: no juegues con la comida

3) : tocar

to play in a band: tocar en un grupo

4) : actuar (en una obra de teatro)

play vt

1) : jugar (un deporte, etc.), jugar a (un juego), jugar contra (un contrincante)

2) : tocar (música o un instrumento)

3) perform: interpretar, hacer el papel de (un carácter), representar (una obra de teatro)

she plays the lead: hace el papel principal

play n

1) game, recreation: juego m

children at play: niños jugando

a play on words: un juego de palabras

2) action: juego m

the ball is in play: la pelota está en juego

to bring into play: poner en juego

3) drama: obra f de teatro, pieza f (de teatro)

4) movement: juego m (de la luz, una brisa, etc.)

5) slack: juego m

there's not enough play in the wheel: la rueda no da lo suficiente

play

n.

• drama s.m.

• holgura s.f.

• huelgo s.m.

• juego s.m.

• jugada s.f.

• obra dramática s.f.

• pieza s.f.

• recreo s.m. (A role)

v.

• desempeñar v. (An instrument)

v.

• tocar v. (To drum)

v.

• tañer v.

v.

• divertirse v.

• jugar v.

• juguetear v.

• representar v.

• reproducir (Electrónica) v.

• sonar v.

pleɪ
I

noun

1)

a) u ( recreation) juego m

she watched them at play — los observaba mientras jugaban

b) u ( Sport) juego m

play was interrupted — se interrumpió el juego or el partido

to bring something/come into play — poner* algo/entrar en juego

c) c (AmE Sport) ( maneuver) jugada f

to make a play for somebody/something — (also BrE)

he made a play for her — trató de ganársela or de conquistársela

the company made a play for ownership of ABC Industries — la compañía intentó hacerse con ABC Industries

2) u ( interplay) juego m

the play of light and shadow — el juego de luces y sombras

3) u ( slack) ( Tech) juego m

4) c ( Theat) obra f (de teatro), pieza f (teatral), comedia f

radio play — obra f radiofónica

5) c ( pun)

a play on words — un juego de palabras

II
1.

1) transitive verb

Sense I

2)

a) \<\<cards/hopscotch\>\> jugar* a

let's play a game — vamos a jugar

to play a jokeick on somebody — hacerle* or gastarle una broma/una jugarreta a alguien

b) \<\<football/chess\>\> jugar* (AmL exc RPl), jugar* a (Esp, RPl)

3)

a) ( compete against) \<\<opponent\>\> jugar* contra

to play somebody AT something: I used to play her at chess — jugaba ajedrez or (Esp, RPl) al ajedrez con ella

b) \<\<ball\>\> pasar; \<\<card\>\> tirar, jugar*; \<\<piece\>\> mover*

c) ( in particular position) jugar* de

d) ( use in game) \<\<reserve\>\> alinear, sacar* a jugar

4) ( gamble on) jugar* a

to play the market — ( Fin) jugar* a la bolsa

Sense II

5) ( Theat)

a) \<\<villain/Hamlet\>\> representar el papel de, hacer* de, actuar* de

to play the innocent — hacerse* el inocente

b) \<\<scene\>\> representar

to play it cool — hacer* como si nada

to play (it) safe — ir* a la segura, no arriesgarse*

to play (it) straight — ser* sincero or honesto

c) \<\<theater/town\>\> actuar* en

6) ( Mus) \<\<instrument/note\>\> tocar*; \<\<piece\>\> tocar*, interpretar (frml)

7) ( Audio) \<\<tape/record\>\> poner*

Sense III

8) ( move) (+ adv compl)

they played the hoses over the blaze — movían las mangueras sobre las llamas

2.

1) vi

Sense I

2) ( amuse oneself) \<\<children\>\> jugar*

to play AT something — jugar* a algo

what are you playing at? — ¿a qué estás jugando?, ¿qué es lo que te propones?

to play WITH something/somebody — jugar* con algo/alguien

we don't have much time to play with — no disponemos de mucho tiempo

to play with oneself — (euph) toquetearse (euf)

3) (Games, Sport) jugar*

to play fair — jugar* limpio

to play fair with somebody — ser* justo con alguien

Sense II

4)

a) ( Theat) \<\<cast\>\> actuar*, trabajar; \<\<show\>\> ser* representado

the musical has been playing to packed houses — el musical ha estado llenando las salas

b) ( pretend)

to play dead — hacerse* el muerto

to play hard to get — hacerse* el (or la etc) interesante

5) ( Mus) \<\<musician\>\> tocar*

music was playing in the background — se escuchaba una música de fondo

Sense III

6) ( move)

lights played across the sky — un juego de luces recorrió el cielo

a smile played about his lips — un atisbo de sonrisa rondaba sus labios

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Phrasal Verbs:

- play about

- play along

- play around

- play back

- play down

- play off

- play on

- play out

- play up

- play upon

[pleɪ]
1. N

1) (=recreation) juego m

• to be at play — estar jugando

• to do/say sth in play — hacer/decir algo en broma

2) (Sport) juego m; (=move, manoeuvre) jugada f, movida f

neat play — una bonita jugada

a clever piece of play — una hábil jugada

play began at three o'clock — el partido empezó a las tres

to be in play — [ball] estar en juego

to be out of play — [ball] estar fuera de juego
fair I, 1., 1), foul 5.
3) (Theat) obra f (de teatro), pieza f
plays teatro msing
the plays of Lope — las obras dramáticas de Lope, el teatro de Lope

radio/television play — obra f para radio/televisión

to be in a play — [actor] actuar en una obra
radio
4) (Tech etc) juego m

there's not enough play in the rope — la cuerda no da lo suficiente

there's too much play in the clutch — el embrague tiene demasiada holgura or va demasiado suelto

5) (fig) (=interaction)

the play of light on the water — el rielar de la luz sobre el agua

the play of light and dark in this picture — el efecto de luz y sombra en este cuadro

the free play of market forces — la libre interacción de los mercados

the play of ideas in the film is fascinating — el abanico de ideas en la película es fascinante

6) (figurative phrases)

• to bring or call into play — poner en juego

• to come into play — entrar en juego

• to make a play for sth/sb — intentar conseguir algo/conquistar a algn

to make (a) great play of sth — insistir en algo, hacer hincapié en algo

• a play on words — un juego de palabras

2. VT

1) [+ football, tennis, chess, bridge, cards, board game etc] jugar a; [+ game, match] jugar, disputar

do you play football? — ¿juegas al fútbol?

what position does he play? — ¿de qué juega?

to play centre-forward/centre-half etc — jugar de delantero centro/medio centro etc

they played him in goal — lo pusieron en la portería

• to play a game of tennis — jugar un partido de tenis

to play a game of cards (with sb) — echar una partida de cartas (con algn)

the children were playing a game in the garden — los niños estaban jugando (a un juego) en el jardín

don't play games with me! — (fig) ¡no me vengas con jueguecitos!, ¡no trates de engañarme!

- play the field

- play the game

2) [+ team, opponent] jugar contra

I played him twice — jugué contra él dos veces

last time we played Sunderland... — la última vez que jugamos contra Sunderland...

• to play sb at chess — jugar contra algn al ajedrez

I'll play you for the drinks — quien pierde paga

3) [+ card] jugar; [+ ball] golpear; [+ chess piece etc] mover; [+ fish] dejar que se canse, agotar

• he played the ball into the net — (Tennis) estrelló or golpeó la pelota contra la red

• to play the market — (St Ex) jugar a la bolsa

- play one's cards right or well

- he played his ace

- play ball

4) (=perform) [+ role, part] hacer, interpretar; [+ work] representar; (=perform in) [+ town] actuar en

what part did you play? — ¿qué papel tuviste?

when we played "Hamlet" — cuando representamos "Hamlet"

when I played Hamlet — cuando hice el papel de Hamlet

we shall be playing the West End — pondremos la obra en el West End

when we last played Blackpool — cuando actuamos la última vez en Blackpool

let's play it for laughs — hagámoslo de manera burlesca

to play the peacemaker/the devoted husband — (fig) hacer el papel de pacificador/de marido amantísimo

we could have played it differently — (fig) podríamos haber actuado de otra forma

- play it cool

- play it safe
book 1., 1), fool, trick 1., 1)
5) (Mus etc) [+ instrument, note] tocar; [+ tune, concerto] tocar, interpretar more frm; [+ tape, CD] poner, tocar

to play the piano/violin — tocar el piano/el violín

they played the 5th Symphony — tocaron or more frm interpretaron la Quinta Sinfonía

they were playing Beethoven — tocaban or more frm interpretaban algo de Beethoven

I can't play a note — no tengo ni idea de música

6) (=direct) [+ light, hose] dirigir

to play hoses on a fire — dirigir mangueras sobre un incendio

to play a searchlight on an aircraft — dirigir un reflector hacia un avión, hacer de un avión el blanco de un reflector

3. VI

1) (=amuse o.s.) [child] jugar; [puppy, kitten etc] jugar, juguetear

to go out to play — salir a jugar

to play with a stick — juguetear con un palo

to play with an idea — dar vueltas a una idea, barajar una idea

to play with one's food — comiscar

to play with fire — (fig) jugar con fuego

he's got money to play with — tiene dinero de sobra

how much time/money do we have to play with? — ¿con cuánto tiempo/dinero contamos?, ¿de cuánto tiempo/dinero disponemos?

he's just playing with you — se está burlando de ti

to play with o.s. * — euph tocarse, masturbarse

2) (Sport) (at game, gamble) jugar

play! — ¡listo!

who plays first? — ¿quién juega primero?

are you playing today? — ¿tu juegas hoy?

I've not played for a long time — hace mucho tiempo que no juego

• England are playing against Scotland in the final — Inglaterra jugará contra or se enfrentará a Escocia en la final

• to play at chess — jugar al ajedrez

they're playing at soldiers — están jugando a (los) soldados

he's just playing at it — lo hace para pasar el tiempo nada más

the little girl plays at being a woman — la niña juega a ser mujer

what are you playing at? * — pero ¿qué haces?, ¿qué te pasa?

• to play by the rules — (fig) acatar las normas

• to play fair — jugar limpio

• he plays for Liverpool — juega en el Liverpool

to play for money — jugar por dinero

to play for high stakes — (lit) apostar muy alto; (fig) poner mucho en juego

• to play in defence/goal — (Sport) jugar de defensa/de portero

• he played into the trees — (Golf) mandó la bola a la zona de árboles

- play for time

- play into sb's hands

- play to one's strengths

3) (Mus) [person] tocar; [instrument, record etc] sonar

do you play? — ¿sabes tocar?

a record was playing in the background — de fondo sonaba un disco

when the organ plays — cuando suena el órgano

• will you play for us? — ¿nos tocas algo?

• to play on the piano — tocar el piano

• to play to sb — tocar para algn

4) (Theat, Cine) (=act) actuar

to play in a film — trabajar en una película

we have played all over the South — hemos representado en todas partes del Sur

the film now playing at the Odeon — la película que se exhibe or proyecta en el Odeon

- play hard to get

- play dead
gallery
5) (=move about, form patterns) correr

the sun was playing on the water — rielaba el sol sobre el agua

a smile played on his lips — una sonrisa le bailaba en los labios

6) [fountain] correr, funcionar

4.

CPD

play clothes NPL — ropa f para jugar

play reading N — lectura f (de una obra dramática)

- play about

- play along

- play around

- play back

- play down

- play in

- play off

- play on

- play out

- play over

- play up

- play upon

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[pleɪ]
I

noun

1)

a) u ( recreation) juego m

she watched them at play — los observaba mientras jugaban

b) u ( Sport) juego m

play was interrupted — se interrumpió el juego or el partido

to bring something/come into play — poner* algo/entrar en juego

c) c (AmE Sport) ( maneuver) jugada f

to make a play for somebody/something — (also BrE)

he made a play for her — trató de ganársela or de conquistársela

the company made a play for ownership of ABC Industries — la compañía intentó hacerse con ABC Industries

2) u ( interplay) juego m

the play of light and shadow — el juego de luces y sombras

3) u ( slack) ( Tech) juego m

4) c ( Theat) obra f (de teatro), pieza f (teatral), comedia f

radio play — obra f radiofónica

5) c ( pun)

a play on words — un juego de palabras

II
1.

1) transitive verb

Sense I

2)

a) \<\<cards/hopscotch\>\> jugar* a

let's play a game — vamos a jugar

to play a joke/trick on somebody — hacerle* or gastarle una broma/una jugarreta a alguien

b) \<\<football/chess\>\> jugar* (AmL exc RPl), jugar* a (Esp, RPl)

3)

a) ( compete against) \<\<opponent\>\> jugar* contra

to play somebody AT something: I used to play her at chess — jugaba ajedrez or (Esp, RPl) al ajedrez con ella

b) \<\<ball\>\> pasar; \<\<card\>\> tirar, jugar*; \<\<piece\>\> mover*

c) ( in particular position) jugar* de

d) ( use in game) \<\<reserve\>\> alinear, sacar* a jugar

4) ( gamble on) jugar* a

to play the market — ( Fin) jugar* a la bolsa

Sense II

5) ( Theat)

a) \<\<villain/Hamlet\>\> representar el papel de, hacer* de, actuar* de

to play the innocent — hacerse* el inocente

b) \<\<scene\>\> representar

to play it cool — hacer* como si nada

to play (it) safe — ir* a la segura, no arriesgarse*

to play (it) straight — ser* sincero or honesto

c) \<\<theater/town\>\> actuar* en

6) ( Mus) \<\<instrument/note\>\> tocar*; \<\<piece\>\> tocar*, interpretar (frml)

7) ( Audio) \<\<tape/record\>\> poner*

Sense III

8) ( move) (+ adv compl)

they played the hoses over the blaze — movían las mangueras sobre las llamas

2.

1) vi

Sense I

2) ( amuse oneself) \<\<children\>\> jugar*

to play AT something — jugar* a algo

what are you playing at? — ¿a qué estás jugando?, ¿qué es lo que te propones?

to play WITH something/somebody — jugar* con algo/alguien

we don't have much time to play with — no disponemos de mucho tiempo

to play with oneself — (euph) toquetearse (euf)

3) (Games, Sport) jugar*

to play fair — jugar* limpio

to play fair with somebody — ser* justo con alguien

Sense II

4)

a) ( Theat) \<\<cast\>\> actuar*, trabajar; \<\<show\>\> ser* representado

the musical has been playing to packed houses — el musical ha estado llenando las salas

b) ( pretend)

to play dead — hacerse* el muerto

to play hard to get — hacerse* el (or la etc) interesante

5) ( Mus) \<\<musician\>\> tocar*

music was playing in the background — se escuchaba una música de fondo

Sense III

6) ( move)

lights played across the sky — un juego de luces recorrió el cielo

a smile played about his lips — un atisbo de sonrisa rondaba sus labios

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Phrasal Verbs:

- play about

- play along

- play around

- play back

- play down

- play off

- play on

- play out

- play up

- play upon

English-spanish dictionary > play
11 bet

I [bet]
nome

1) (gamble) scommessa f.

to make a bet — scommettere, fare una scommessa ( with con)

to have a bet on — fare una scommessa in [ race]; scommettere su [ horse]

to place o put o lay a bet on puntare su [horse, dog, number, colour]; to make a bet that scommettere che; to do sth. for a bet fare qcs. per scommessa; "place your bets!" (in roulette) "faites vos jeux!"; this car is supposed to be a good o safe bet con questa automobile non dovrebbero esserci rischi; your best bet is to take the motorway — la cosa migliore è che tu prenda l'autostrada

2) (guess)

my bet is that — penso che

3) (stake) scommessa f.; (in casino) puntata f.
II 1. [bet]
verbo transitivo ( forma in -ing - tt-; pass., p.pass. bet o betted) scommettere (on su); (in gambling) scommettere, puntare

to bet that — scommettere che

I bet you 100 dollars (that) I win — scommetto 100 dollari che vinco

bet you can, can't! — (between children) scommetto che ci riesci, non ci riesci!
2.
verbo intransitivo ( forma in -ing - tt-; pass., p.pass. bet o betted) scommettere (on su); (in casino) scommettere, puntare

to bet on a horse — scommettere o puntare su un cavallo

to bet on a race — fare una scommessa in una corsa

to bet on sth. happening — scommettere che succederà qcs.

something will go wrong, you can bet on it — qualcosa andrà storto, puoi scommetterci

I wouldn't bet on it! — non ci metterei la mano sul fuoco!

I'll bet! — (in agreement) ci credo! credo bene! (ironically) come no!

you bet! — eccome! ci puoi scommettere!

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[bet] 1. past tense, past participles - bet, betted; verb
((often with on) to gamble (usually with money) eg on a racehorse: I'm betting on that horse.) scommettere su
2. noun
1) (an act of betting: I won my bet.) scommessa

2) (a sum of money betted: Place your bets.) scommessa, puntata

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- an even bet
- take a bet
- you bet
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bet /bɛt/
n.

1 scommessa: to have (o to make) a bet, fare una scommessa; to place a bet with a bookmaker, fare una scommessa con un allibratore; to take (o to accept) a bet on st., accettare una scommessa su qc.; to do st. for a bet, fare qc. per scommessa

2 puntata; posta

● (fam.) all bets are off, la partita è chiusa; non se ne fa niente □ (fam.) a bad bet, una cosa (o una persona) che non dà affidamento; un rischio: He's a bad bet for marriage, non dà nessun affidamento come marito □ (fam.) one's best bet, la cosa migliore da farsi: DIALOGO → - Car problems 2- That's your best bet, è la cosa migliore che puoi fare □ (fam.) to call off all bets, sospendere tutto; non farne più niente □ (fam.) a good bet, una scelta sicura; (la) scelta (o la soluzione) migliore □ to hedge one's bets, giocare su più fronti ( per minimizzare il rischio); tenersi equidistante; tenere il piede in due staffe; barcamenarsi □ (fam.) a safe bet, una cosa quasi sicura (o molto probabile): It's a safe bet that…, è probabile che…; ci puoi scommettere che… □ a sure bet to do st., una cosa (o persona) che farà sicuramente qc.: Bill's a sure bet to win, Bill vincerà sicuramente □ (fam.) My bet is that…, scommetto che… □ It's anyone's bet!, chi lo sa!; vattelapesca!
♦ (to) bet /bɛt/
(pass. e p. p. bet, betted), v. t. e i.

scommettere; puntare: to bet on horses, scommettere sui cavalli (o alle corse); I bet ten pounds on Astra, scommisi dieci sterline su Astra; I'm ready to bet against him winning, sono pronto a scommettere che lui non vincerà; I bet you twenty dollars she won't accept, scommettiamo venti dollari che lei non accetta?; I bet you he didn't know, scommetto che lui non lo sapeva; vuoi scommetterci che lui non lo sapeva?; DIALOGO → - At the museum- I bet you'll enjoy yourselves, secondo me vi divertirete

● (fam.) to bet one's boots (o one's bottom dollar, one's shirt), scommettere qualunque cifra; scommetterci la camicia □ (fam.) I wouldn't bet on it, io non ne sarei così sicuro; io non ci giurerei □ ( slang) You bet!, altro che!; eccome no!; ci puoi scommettere!; lo credo bene! □ (fam.) Want to bet?, scommettiamo?

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I [bet]
nome

1) (gamble) scommessa f.

to make a bet — scommettere, fare una scommessa ( with con)

to have a bet on — fare una scommessa in [ race]; scommettere su [ horse]

to place o put o lay a bet on puntare su [horse, dog, number, colour]; to make a bet that scommettere che; to do sth. for a bet fare qcs. per scommessa; "place your bets!" (in roulette) "faites vos jeux!"; this car is supposed to be a good o safe bet con questa automobile non dovrebbero esserci rischi; your best bet is to take the motorway — la cosa migliore è che tu prenda l'autostrada

2) (guess)

my bet is that — penso che

3) (stake) scommessa f.; (in casino) puntata f.
II 1. [bet]
verbo transitivo ( forma in -ing - tt-; pass., p.pass. bet o betted) scommettere (on su); (in gambling) scommettere, puntare

to bet that — scommettere che

I bet you 100 dollars (that) I win — scommetto 100 dollari che vinco

bet you can, can't! — (between children) scommetto che ci riesci, non ci riesci!
2.
verbo intransitivo ( forma in -ing - tt-; pass., p.pass. bet o betted) scommettere (on su); (in casino) scommettere, puntare

to bet on a horse — scommettere o puntare su un cavallo

to bet on a race — fare una scommessa in una corsa

to bet on sth. happening — scommettere che succederà qcs.

something will go wrong, you can bet on it — qualcosa andrà storto, puoi scommetterci

I wouldn't bet on it! — non ci metterei la mano sul fuoco!

I'll bet! — (in agreement) ci credo! credo bene! (ironically) come no!

you bet! — eccome! ci puoi scommettere!

English-Italian dictionary > bet
12 pay off

1) (to pay in full and discharge (workers) because they are no longer needed: Hundreds of steel-workers have been paid off.) liquidar el sueldo, dar el finiquito, pagar y despedir

2) (to have good results: His hard work paid off.) valer la pena, dar resultado, ser rentable, compensar

pay off

v.

• amortizar v.

1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o

a) (settle, repay) \<\<debt\>\> cancelar, saldar, liquidar, pagar*; \<\<creditor\>\> pagarle* a

b) \<\<worker\>\> liquidarle el sueldo (or jornal etc) a ( al despedirlo)

c) ( bribe) (colloq) untarle la mano a (fam), coimear (CS, Per fam), darle* una mordida a (Méx fam)

2) v + adv ( prove worthwhile) valer* or merecer* la pena, tener* su compensación; \<\<gamble\>\> resultar

1. VT + ADV

1) [+ debt] liquidar, saldar; [+ mortgage] amortizar

to pay sth off in instalments — pagar algo a plazos

to pay off old scores — ajustar cuentas

2) (=discharge) [+ workers, crew] pagar y despedir

2.

VI + ADV merecer or valer la pena

the gamble paid off — mereció or valió la pena arriesgarse

his efforts paid off — sus esfuerzos merecieron or valieron la pena

the investment paid off handsomely — la inversión bien mereció la pena or dio muy buenos frutos

when do you think it will begin to pay off? — ¿cuándo piensas que empezará a dar resultado?

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1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o

a) (settle, repay) \<\<debt\>\> cancelar, saldar, liquidar, pagar*; \<\<creditor\>\> pagarle* a

b) \<\<worker\>\> liquidarle el sueldo (or jornal etc) a ( al despedirlo)

c) ( bribe) (colloq) untarle la mano a (fam), coimear (CS, Per fam), darle* una mordida a (Méx fam)

2) v + adv ( prove worthwhile) valer* or merecer* la pena, tener* su compensación; \<\<gamble\>\> resultar

English-spanish dictionary > pay off
13 chance

1. n случайность; случай

rare chance — редкий случай

by chance — случайно

by a lucky chance — по счастливой случайности

by what chance? — какими судьбами?

is he, by any chance, behind this scheme? — не он, случайно, выдвинул этот план?

it was a chance that they met on the road — они встретились на дороге случайно

he goes as chance directs him — он идёт, куда глаза глядят

to let a chance slip — упустить удобный случай

to snatch at a chance — воспользоваться случаем

necessity and chance — необходимость и случайность

to leave smth. to chance — предоставить дело случаю

splendid chance for escape — прекрасный случай скрыться

2. n удобный случай, возможность

to lose the chance — упустить возможность

prevent all chance — предотвращать всякую возможность

he danced away his chance — он упустил возможность

to leap at the chance — ухватиться за возможность

give a chance — предоставлять возможность

he muffed his chance — он упустил случай

3. n счастливый случай, удача, счастье

chance cannot be calculated on — на счастливый случай нельзя рассчитывать

purely by chance — чисто случайно

chance upon — случайно найти

4. n шанс, вероятность, возможность

to have a good chance — иметь много шансов

to stand little chance of success — иметь мало шансов на успех

not the slightest chance — ни малейшей надежды

there is a chance of success — есть надежда на успех

his chance of success is one to ten — у него один шанс из десяти

even chances — равные шансы

he has every chance — он имеет все основания; у него есть все шансы

real chance — реальный шанс

treble chance — тройной шанс

bare chance — минимальный шанс

missed a chance — упустил шанс

remote chance — небольшой шанс

5. n риск

games of chance — азартные игры

taking a chance — рискующий; риск

they took an awful chance — они пошли на огромный риск

6. n билет вещевой лотереи

7. n книжн. судьба; превратности судьбы

to await no gifts from Chance — не ждать милостей от судьбы

bludgeonings of Chance — удары судьбы

to bear stoutly the chances of fortune — спокойно переносить все превратности судьбы

all the changes and chances of this mortal life — все превратности и случайности нашей бренной жизни

to have an eye to the main chance — чуять, где можно поживиться ; ловить момент

let chance decide — будь что будет!

8. a случайный

chance encounter — случайная встреча

chance error — случайная ошибка; несистематическая ошибка

chance variability — случайная изменчивость

chance fluctuation — случайное отклонение

chance variable — случайная переменная

chance mutation — случайная мутация

9. v рискнуть

10. v случиться, случайно произойти

it chanced that he lost — вышло так, что он проиграл

it chanced that I was out when he called — случилось так, что, когда он пришёл, меня не было дома

chance failure — случайный сбой

chance gain — случайный выигрыш

chance meeting — случайная встреча

11. v случайно наткнуться на; обнаружить, найти

I chanced upon an old friend in a bar — в баре я случайно столкнулся со старым знакомым

Синонимический ряд:

1. accidental (adj.) accidental; casual; coincidental; contingent; fluky; fortuitous; haphazard; inadvertent; incidental; lucky; odd; unintentional; unplanned

2. random (adj.) arbitrary; capricious; random; whimsical; wilful

3. risky (adj.) chancy; hazardous; risky; speculative; uncertain; venturesome

4. accident (noun) accident; coincidence; fluke; fortuity; hap; happenstance

5. fate (noun) bad luck; destiny; fate; fortuitousness; fortune; good luck; luck; outcome; throw

6. opportunity (noun) adventure; break; look-in; occasion; opening; opportunity; shot; show; squeak; time

7. outlook (noun) contingency; likelihood; likeliness; odds; outlook; possibility; probability; prospect

8. risk (noun) danger; gamble; hazard; jeopardy; peril; risk; speculation; venture; wager

9. gamble (verb) adventure; gamble; hazard; plunge; risk; speculate; venture; wager

10. happen (verb) betide; break; bump; come; come off; develop; do; fall out; give; go; hap; happen; hit; light; luck; meet; pass; rise; stumble; transpire; tumble

11. occur (verb) arrive; befall; come about; light upon; occur; take place; turn up

Антонимический ряд:

assurance; certainty; consequence; design; foreseen; inevitability; intention; law; necessity; plan; purpose; rule; scheme; secure; sequence

English-Russian base dictionary > chance
14 bet

1. transitive verb,
-tt-, bet or betted

1) wetten

I bet him £10 — ich habe mit ihm um 10 Pfund gewettet

he bet £10 on that horse — er hat 10 Pfund auf das Pferd gesetzt

2) (coll.): (be confident) wetten

I bet he's late — wetten, dass er zu spät kommt?

bet [you] I can — und ob ich kann

you bet [I am/he will etc.] — und ob; allerdings
2. intransitive verb,
-tt-, bet or betted wetten

bet on something — auf etwas (Akk.) setzen

[do you] want to bet? — [wollen wir] wetten?
3. noun
1) Wette, die; (sum) Wetteinsatz, der

make or have a bet with somebody on something — mit jemandem über etwas (Akk.) wetten

2) (fig. coll.): (choice) Tipp, der

be a bad/good/safe bet — ein schlechter/guter/sicherer Tipp sein

be somebody's best bet — das beste sein

my bet is that... — ich wette, dass...

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[bet] 1. past tense, past participles - bet, betted; verb
((often with on) to gamble (usually with money) eg on a racehorse: I'm betting on that horse.) wetten
2. noun
1) (an act of betting: I won my bet.) die Wette

2) (a sum of money betted: Place your bets.) die Wette

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- academic.ru/115056/an_even_bet">an even bet
- take a bet
- you bet
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bet

[bet]

I. n

1. (gamble) Wette f

to lay [or make] [or place] a \bet on sth wetten, dass etw passiert, auf etw akk wetten

to make a \bet with sb mit jdm wetten

2. ( fig: guess) Tipp m

all \bets are off alles ist möglich

it's a safe \bet that he won't remember my birthday tomorrow ich könnte wetten, dass er morgen meinen Geburtstag vergisst

to be a good \bet ein guter Tipp sein

II. vt

<-tt-, bet or -ted, bet or -ted>

to \bet £10/$20 on sb/sth auf jdn/etw 10 Pfund/20 Dollar setzen [o wetten]

I \bet you £25 that... ich wette mit dir um 25 Pfund, dass...

I'll \bet him anything he likes that he won't pass the exams ich gehe jede Wette mit ihm [darauf] ein, dass er die Prüfungen nicht bestehen wird

to \bet two to one on sb/sth zwei zu eins auf jdn/etw wetten

▶ you can \bet your boots [or bottom dollar] [or shirt] [or AM (fam!) ass] that... du kannst deinen Kopf [o dein Hemd] darauf verwetten, dass...

▶ you \bet! ( fam) das kannst du mir aber glauben!, aber sicher!

III. vi wetten

▪ to \bet on sb/sth ( fam) auf jdn/etw wetten [o setzen]

I wouldn't \bet on it ich würde nicht darauf wetten

do you want to \bet? wollen wir wetten?

I'll \bet! (as a reply) und ob!

to \bet heavily hoch wetten

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[bet] vb: pret, ptp bet
1. n
Wette f (on auf +acc); (= money etc staked) Wetteinsatz m
to make or have a bet with sb — mit jdm wetten, mit jdm eine Wette eingehen

I have a bet (on) with him that... — ich habe mit ihm gewettet, dass...

it's a good or safe/bad bet — das ist ein sicherer/schlechter Tip

it's a good or safe bet he'll be in the bar — er ist bestimmt or garantiert in der Kneipe

Liverpool look a good or safe bet for the championship —

he's a bad bet for the job — er ist nichts für diese Arbeit (inf)

all bets are off (fig) — es ist unmöglich vorauszusagen, was passieren wird

2. vt

1) (GAMBLING) wetten, setzen (against gegen/on auf +acc)

I bet him £5 — ich habe mit ihm (um) £ 5 gewettet

to bet ten to one — zehn gegen eins wetten

2) (inf: wager) wetten

I bet he'll come! — wetten, dass er kommt! (inf)

I'll bet you anything (you like) — ich gehe mit dir jede Wette (darauf) ein

bet you! — wetten! (inf)

you can bet your boots or your bottom dollar that... — Sie können Gift darauf nehmen, dass... (inf)

bet you I can! (inf) — wetten, dass ich das kann! (inf)

3. vi
wetten
to bet on a horse/horses — auf ein Pferd/Pferde setzen or wetten, Pferdewetten abschließen

don't bet on it — darauf würde ich nicht wetten

you bet! (inf) — und ob! (inf)

(do you) want to bet? — (wollen wir) wetten?

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bet [bet]

A s

1. Wette f:

make a bet eine Wette eingehen;

make a bet that … wetten oder eine Wette abschließen, dass ….;

make ( oder lay) a bet on wetten oder setzen auf (akk);

do you want a bet? wollen wir wetten?

2. Gegenstand der Wette:

my bet is that … ich wette, dass …;

he’s a safe bet er ist ein sicherer Tipp;

your best bet is to inf umg das Beste ist, Sie …

3. Wetteinsatz m:

a £10 bet eine Wette über 10 Pfund

B v/t & v/i prät und pperf bet, betted wetten, setzen ( beide:

on auf akk), einsetzen:

do you want to bet? wollen wir wetten?;

I bet you ten pounds ich wette mit Ihnen (um) zehn Pfund;

I(’ll) bet that … wetten, dass …?;

you bet! umg und ob!, aber sicher!;

you bet I’m going there umg und ob ich dort hingehe!;

you can bet your boots ( oder bottom dollar, life, shirt) on that! umg darauf kannst du Gift nehmen!

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1. transitive verb,
-tt-, bet or betted

1) wetten

I bet him £10 — ich habe mit ihm um 10 Pfund gewettet

he bet £10 on that horse — er hat 10 Pfund auf das Pferd gesetzt

2) (coll.): (be confident) wetten

I bet he's late — wetten, dass er zu spät kommt?

bet [you] I can — und ob ich kann

you bet [I am/he will etc.] — und ob; allerdings
2. intransitive verb,
-tt-, bet or betted wetten

bet on something — auf etwas (Akk.) setzen

[do you] want to bet? — [wollen wir] wetten?
3. noun
1) Wette, die; (sum) Wetteinsatz, der

make or have a bet with somebody on something — mit jemandem über etwas (Akk.) wetten

2) (fig. coll.): (choice) Tipp, der

be a bad/good/safe bet — ein schlechter/guter/sicherer Tipp sein

be somebody's best bet — das beste sein

my bet is that... — ich wette, dass...

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n.

Wette -n f.

Wetteinsatz m. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: bet)

= wetten v.

English-german dictionary > bet
15 play

play [pleɪ]

jeu ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (e), 1 (f), 1 (h), 1 (i) tour ⇒ 1 (c) stratagème ⇒ 1 (d) pièce (de théâtre) ⇒ 1 (g) intérêt ⇒ 1 (j) jouer à ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (h) jouer ⇒ 2 (b), 2 (c), 2 (e)-(g), 2 (i)-(k), 3 (a)-(e), 3 (h) faire jouer ⇒ 2 (d) jouer de ⇒ 2 (m) mettre ⇒ 2 (n) s'amuser ⇒ 3 (a) se jouer ⇒ 3 (f)

1 noun

(a) (fun, recreation) jeu m;

∎ I like to watch the children at play j'aime regarder les enfants jouer;

∎ the aristocracy at play l'aristocratie en train de se détendre;

∎ to say sth in play dire qch en plaisantant ou pour rire;

∎ play on words jeu m de mots, calembour m

(b) Sport

∎ play starts at one o'clock le match commence à une heure;

∎ play on the centre court is starting le match sur le court central commence;

∎ after some very boring play in the first half… après une première mi-temps très ennuyeuse…;

∎ there was some nice play from Brooks Brooks a réussi de belles actions ou a bien joué;

∎ to keep the ball in play garder la balle en jeu;

∎ out of play sorti, hors jeu;

∎ rain stopped play la partie a été interrompue par la pluie;

∎ American she scored off a passing play elle a marqué un but après une combinaison de passes;

∎ American the coach calls the plays l'entraîneur choisit les combinaisons

(c) (turn) tour m;

∎ whose play is it? c'est à qui de jouer?

(d) (manoeuvre) stratagème m;

∎ it was a play to get money/their sympathy c'était un stratagème pour obtenir de l'argent/pour s'attirer leur sympathie;

∎ he is making a play for the presidency il se lance dans la course à la présidence;

∎ she made a play for my boyfriend elle a fait des avances à mon copain

(e) (gambling) jeu m;

∎ I lost heavily at last night's play j'ai perdu gros au jeu hier soir

(f) (activity, interaction) jeu m;

∎ the result of a complex play of forces le résultat d'un jeu de forces complexe;

∎ to come into play entrer en jeu;

∎ to bring sth into play mettre qch en jeu

(g) Theatre pièce f (de théâtre);

∎ Shakespeare's plays les pièces fpl ou le théâtre de Shakespeare;

∎ to be in a play jouer dans une pièce;

∎ it's been ages since I've seen or gone to see a play ça fait des années que je ne suis pas allé au théâtre;

∎ radio play pièce f radiophonique;

∎ television play dramatique f

(h) Technology (slack, give) jeu m;

∎ there's too much play in the socket il y a trop de jeu dans la douille;

∎ give the rope more play donnez plus de mou à la corde;

∎ figurative to give or to allow full play to sth donner libre cours à qch

(i) (of sun, colours) jeu m;

∎ I like the play of light and shadow in his photographs j'aime les jeux d'ombre et de lumière dans ses photos

(j) familiar (attention, interest) intérêt^□ m;

∎ the summit meeting is getting a lot of media play les médias font beaucoup de tapage ou battage autour de ce sommet;

∎ in my opinion she's getting far too much play à mon avis, on s'intéresse beaucoup trop à elle^□ ;

∎ they made a lot of play or a big play about his war record ils ont fait tout un plat de son passé militaire

2 transitive verb

(a) (games, cards) jouer à;

∎ to play football/tennis jouer au football/tennis;

∎ to play poker/chess jouer au poker/aux échecs;

∎ to play hide-and-seek jouer à cache-cache;

∎ the children were playing dolls/soldiers les enfants jouaient à la poupée/aux soldats;

∎ how about playing some golf after work? si on faisait une partie de golf après le travail?;

∎ do you play any sports? pratiquez-vous un sport?;

∎ squash is played indoors le squash se pratique en salle;

∎ to play the game Sport jouer selon les règles; figurative jouer le jeu;

∎ I won't play his game je ne vais pas entrer dans son jeu;

∎ she's playing games with you elle te fait marcher;

∎ familiar to play it cool ne pas s'énerver^□, garder son calme^□ ;

∎ American to play favorites faire du favoritisme;

∎ to play sb for a fool rouler qn;

∎ familiar the meeting's next week, how shall we play it? la réunion aura lieu la semaine prochaine, quelle va être notre stratégie?^□ ;

∎ to play it safe ne pas prendre de risque, jouer la sécurité

(b) (opposing player or team) jouer contre, rencontrer;

∎ Italy plays Brazil in the finals l'Italie joue contre ou rencontre le Brésil en finale;

∎ I played him at chess j'ai joué aux échecs avec lui;

∎ he will play Karpov il jouera contre Karpov;

∎ I'll play you for the drinks je vous joue les consommations

(c) (match) jouer, disputer;

∎ to play a match against sb disputer un match avec ou contre qn;

∎ how many tournaments has he played this year? à combien de tournois a-t-il participé cette année?;

∎ the next game will be played on Sunday la prochaine partie aura lieu dimanche

(d) (include on the team → player) faire jouer;

∎ the coach didn't play her until the second half l'entraîneur ne l'a fait entrer (sur le terrain) qu'à la deuxième mi-temps

(e) (card, chess piece) jouer;

∎ to play spades/trumps jouer pique/atout;

∎ how should I play this hand? comment devrais-je jouer cette main?;

∎ she played her ace elle a joué son as; figurative elle a abattu sa carte maîtresse;

∎ figurative he plays his cards close to his chest il cache son jeu

(f) (position) jouer;

∎ he plays winger/defence il joue ailier/en défense

(g) (shot, stroke) jouer;

∎ she played a chip shot to the green elle a fait un coup coché jusque sur le green;

∎ try playing your backhand more essayez de faire plus de revers;

∎ to play a six iron (in golf) jouer un fer numéro six;

∎ he played the ball to me il m'a envoyé la balle

(h) (gamble on → stock market, slot machine) jouer à;

∎ to play the horses jouer aux courses;

∎ to play the property market spéculer sur le marché immobilier;

∎ he played the red/the black il a misé sur le rouge/le noir

(i) (joke, trick)

∎ to play a trick/joke on sb jouer un tour/faire une farce à qn;

∎ your memory's playing tricks on you votre mémoire vous joue des tours

(j) Cinema & Theatre (act → role, part) jouer, interpréter;

∎ Cressida was played by Joan Dobbs le rôle de Cressida était interprété par Joan Dobbs;

∎ who played the godfather in Coppola's movie? qui jouait le rôle du parrain dans le film de Coppola?;

∎ figurative to play a part or role in sth prendre part ou contribuer à qch;

∎ an affair in which prejudice plays its part une affaire dans laquelle les préjugés entrent pour beaucoup ou jouent un rôle important

(k) Cinema & Theatre (perform at → theatre, club)

∎ they played Broadway last year ils ont joué à Broadway l'année dernière;

∎ 'Othello' is playing the Strand for another week 'Othello' est à l'affiche du Strand pendant encore une semaine;

∎ he's now playing the club circuit il se produit maintenant dans les clubs

(l) (act as)

∎ to play the fool faire l'idiot ou l'imbécile;

∎ some doctors play God il y a des médecins qui se prennent pour Dieu sur terre;

∎ to play host to sb recevoir qn;

∎ to play the hero jouer les héros;

∎ one played the heavy while the other asked the questions l'un jouait les méchants tandis que l'autre posait les questions;

∎ don't play the wise old professor with me! ce n'est pas la peine de jouer les grands savants avec moi!;

∎ British familiar play the white man! sois sympa!

(m) (instrument) jouer de; (note, melody, waltz) jouer;

∎ to play the violin jouer du violon;

∎ to play the blues jouer du blues;

∎ they're playing our song/Strauss ils jouent notre chanson/du Strauss;

∎ to play scales on the piano faire des gammes au piano

(n) (put on → record, tape) passer, mettre; (→ radio) mettre, allumer; (→ tapedeck, jukebox) faire marcher;

∎ don't play the stereo so loud ne mets pas la chaîne si fort;

∎ he's in his room playing records il écoute des disques dans sa chambre;

∎ can you play some Pink Floyd? tu peux mettre quelque chose des Pink Floyd?;

∎ I'll play the first side British again or American over for you je vous repasse ou je vous fais réécouter la première face

(o) (direct → beam, nozzle) diriger (on sur);

∎ he played his torch over the cave walls il promena le faisceau de sa lampe sur les murs de la grotte

(p) (fish) fatiguer

(q) American (idiom)

∎ to play both ends against the middle jouer sur les deux tableaux

3 intransitive verb

(a) (amuse oneself) jouer, s'amuser; (frolic → children, animals) folâtrer, s'ébattre;

∎ I like to work hard and play hard quand je travaille, je travaille, quand je m'amuse, je m'amuse;

∎ he didn't mean to hurt you, he was only playing il ne voulait pas te faire de mal, c'était juste pour jouer;

∎ don't play on the street! ne jouez pas dans la rue!;

∎ to play with dolls/with guns jouer à la poupée/à la guerre

(b) Sport jouer;

∎ to play well/badly/regularly jouer bien/mal/régulièrement;

∎ to play against sb/a team jouer contre qn/une équipe;

∎ to play in goal être goal;

∎ it's her (turn) to play c'est à elle de jouer, c'est (à) son tour;

∎ to play in a tournament participer à un tournoi;

∎ he plays in the Italian team il joue dans l'équipe d'Italie;

∎ she played into the left corner elle a envoyé la balle dans l'angle gauche;

∎ try playing to his backhand essayez de jouer son revers;

∎ to play high/low (in cards) jouer une forte/basse carte;

∎ do you play? est-ce que tu sais jouer?;

∎ to play to win jouer pour gagner;

∎ to play dirty ne pas jouer franc jeu; figurative ne pas jouer le jeu;

∎ to play fair jouer franc jeu; figurative jouer le jeu;

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

∎ you're playing right into his hands! tu entres dans son jeu!;

∎ to play for time essayer de gagner du temps;

∎ to play safe ne pas prendre de risques, jouer la sécurité

(c) (gamble) jouer;

∎ to play high or for high stakes jouer gros (jeu);

∎ to play for drinks/for money jouer les consommations/de l'argent

(d) Music (person, band, instrument) jouer; (record) passer;

∎ I heard a guitar playing j'entendais le son d'une guitare;

∎ music played in the background (recorded) des haut-parleurs diffusaient de la musique d'ambiance; (band) un orchestre jouait en fond sonore;

∎ is that Strauss playing? est-ce que c'est du Strauss que l'on entend?;

∎ a radio was playing upstairs on entendait une radio en haut;

∎ the stereo was playing full blast on avait mis la chaîne à fond

(e) Cinema & Theatre (act) jouer;

∎ the last movie she played in le dernier film dans lequel elle a joué

(f) Cinema & Theatre (show, play, movie) se jouer;

∎ Hamlet is playing tonight on joue Hamlet ce soir;

∎ the movie is playing to full or packed houses le film fait salle comble;

∎ the same show has been playing there for five years cela fait cinq ans que le même spectacle est à l'affiche;

∎ now playing at all Park Cinemas actuellement dans toutes les salles (de cinéma) Park;

∎ what's playing at the Rex? qu'est-ce qui passe au Rex?;

∎ the company will be playing in the provinces la compagnie va faire une tournée en province

(g) (feign) faire semblant;

∎ to play dead faire le mort;

∎ to play innocent or familiar dumb faire l'innocent, jouer les innocents;

∎ familiar to play hard to get se faire désirer^□

(h) (breeze, sprinkler, light)

∎ to play (on) jouer (sur);

∎ sun played on the water le soleil jouait sur l'eau;

∎ a smile played on or about or over his lips un sourire jouait sur ses lèvres;

∎ lightning played across the sky le ciel était zébré d'éclairs

►► play area aire f de jeux

➲ play about intransitive verb

British (have fun → children) jouer, s'amuser; (frolic) s'ébattre, folâtrer;

∎ it's time he stopped playing about and settled down il est temps qu'il arrête de s'amuser et qu'il se fixe

➲ play about with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (fiddle with, tamper with)

∎ to play about with sth jouer avec ou tripoter qch;

∎ stop playing about with the aerial arrête de jouer avec ou de tripoter l'antenne;

∎ I don't think we should be playing about with genes à mon avis, on ne devrait pas s'amuser à manipuler les gènes

(b) (juggle → statistics, figures) jouer avec; (consider → possibilities, alternatives) envisager, considérer;

∎ I'll play about with the figures and see if I can come up with something more reasonable je vais jouer un peu avec les chiffres et voir si je peux suggérer quelque chose de plus raisonnable;

∎ she played about with several endings for her novel elle a essayé plusieurs versions pour le dénouement de son roman

(c) familiar (trifle with)

∎ to play about with sb faire marcher qn

➲ play along

1 separable transitive verb

(tease, deceive) faire marcher

2 intransitive verb

(cooperate) coopérer;

∎ to play along with sb or with sb's plans entrer dans le jeu de qn;

∎ you'd better play along tu as tout intérêt à te montrer coopératif

➲ play around intransitive verb

(a) = play about

(b) familiar (have several lovers) coucher à droite et à gauche

➲ play around with = play about with

➲ play at inseparable transitive verb

(a) (of child) jouer à;

∎ to play at cops and robbers jouer aux gendarmes et aux voleurs;

∎ familiar just what do you think you're playing at? à quoi tu joues exactement?

(b) (dabble in → politics, journalism) faire en dilettante;

∎ you're just playing at being an artist tu joues les artistes;

∎ you can't play at being a revolutionary tu ne peux pas t'improviser révolutionnaire

➲ play back separable transitive verb

(cassette, film) repasser;

∎ play the last ten frames back repassez les dix dernières images

➲ play by separable transitive verb

familiar

∎ play it by me again reprenez votre histoire depuis le début^□

➲ play down separable transitive verb

(role, victory) minimiser; (problem) dédramatiser;

∎ we've been asked to play down the political aspects of the affair on nous a demandé de ne pas insister sur le côté politique de l'affaire;

∎ her book rightly plays down the conspiracy theory son livre minimise à juste titre la thèse du complot

➲ play in separable transitive verb

(a) (in basketball)

∎ to play the ball in remettre la balle en jeu

(b) British figurative

∎ to play oneself in s'habituer, se faire la main

(c) (with music) accueillir en musique

➲ play off intransitive verb

(teams, contestants) disputer un match de barrage

➲ play off against separable transitive verb

∎ he played Neil off against his father il a monté Neil contre son père;

∎ he played his enemies off against each other il a monté ses ennemis l'un contre l'autre

➲ play on

1 inseparable transitive verb

(weakness, naivety, trust, feelings) jouer sur;

∎ his political strength comes from playing on people's fears il tire sa force politique de sa capacité à jouer sur la peur des gens;

∎ the waiting began to play on my nerves l'attente commençait à me porter sur les nerfs;

∎ the title plays on a line from Shakespeare le titre est un jeu de mots sur une phrase de Shakespeare

2 intransitive verb

continuer à jouer;

∎ the referee waved them to play on l'arbitre leur fit signe de continuer à jouer

➲ play out separable transitive verb

(a) (enact → scene) jouer; (→ fantasy) satisfaire;

∎ the events being played out on the world's stage les événements qui se déroulent dans le monde;

∎ the drama was played out between rioters and police les incidents ont eu lieu entre les émeutiers et les forces de police

(b) (usu passive) familiar (exhaust) to be played out (person, horse etc) être vanné ou éreinté^□ ; (idea) être vieux jeu^□ ou démodé^□ ; (story) avoir perdu tout intérêt^□

(c) (with music)

∎ they were played out to the strains of… leur départ a été accompagné par l'air de…

➲ play through intransitive verb

Golf dépasser d'autres joueurs;

∎ may we play through? vous permettez que nous vous dépassions?

➲ play up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (exaggerate → role, importance) exagérer; (stress) souligner, insister sur;

∎ in the interview, play up your sales experience pendant l'entretien, mettez en avant ou insistez sur votre expérience de la vente;

∎ his speech played up his working-class background son discours mettait l'accent sur ses origines populaires;

∎ the press played up her divorce la presse a monté son divorce en épingle

(b) British familiar (bother) tracasser^□ ;

∎ my back is playing me up mon dos me joue encore des tours;

∎ don't let the kids play you up ne laissez pas les enfants vous marcher sur les pieds

2 intransitive verb

British familiar (car, child, TV, machine etc) faire des siennes;

∎ my back is playing up mon dos me joue encore des tours

➲ play up to inseparable transitive verb

familiar

∎ to play up to sb (flatter) faire de la lèche à qn

➲ play upon inseparable transitive verb

= play on¹

➲ play with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (toy with → pencil, hair) jouer avec;

∎ he was playing with the radio dials il jouait avec les boutons de la radio;

∎ he only played with his food il a à peine touché à son assiette;

∎ figurative to play with fire jouer avec le feu

(b) (manipulate → words) jouer sur; (→ rhyme, language) manier;

∎ she plays with language in bold and startling ways elle manipule la langue avec une audace saisissante

(c) (consider → idea) caresser;

∎ he played with the idea for weeks before rejecting it il a caressé l'idée pendant des semaines avant de l'abandonner;

∎ we're playing with the idea of buying a house nous pensons à acheter une maison;

∎ here are a few suggestions to play with voici quelques suggestions que je soumets à votre réflexion

(d) (treat casually)

∎ to play with sb's affections jouer avec les sentiments de qn;

∎ don't you see he's just playing with you? tu ne vois pas qu'il se moque de toi ou qu'il te fait marcher?

(e) (have available → money, time) disposer de;

∎ how much time have we got to play with? de combien de temps disposons-nous?;

∎ they've got $2 million to play with ils disposent de deux millions de dollars

(f) familiar

∎ to play with oneself (masturbate) se toucher

ⓘ Play it again Sam Cette formule célèbre ("joue-le encore, Sam"), que l'on attribue au film Casablanca, n'est en fait pas prononcée dans le film. Le personnage incarné par Ingrid Bergman dit au pianiste du Rick's Bar play it once Sam, for old times' sake ("joue-le une fois, Sam, en souvenir du bon vieux temps"). Aujourd'hui on utilise cette formule en allusion au film lorsque l'on demande à quelqu'un de refaire quelque chose, et particulièrement lorsqu'il s'agit de rejouer un air de musique.

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16 back

[bæk] 1. noun
1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) ryg

2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) ryg

3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) bagside; bagerste del

4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) back
2. adjective
(of or at the back: the back door.) bag-
3. adverb
1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) tilbage

2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) tilbage; væk

3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) tilbage

4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) igen

5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) tilbage til
4. verb
1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) bakke

2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) støtte

3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) satse (penge) på; holde på

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- backer
- backbite
- backbiting
- backbone
- backbreaking
- backdate
- backfire
- background
- backhand 5. adverb
(using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) stejlskrift

- backlog
- back-number
- backpack
- backpacking: go backpacking
- backpacker
- backside
- backslash
- backstroke
- backup
- backwash
- backwater
- backyard
- back down
- back of
- back on to
- back out
- back up
- have one's back to the wall
- put someone's back up
- take a back seat
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[bæk] 1. noun
1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) ryg

2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) ryg

3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) bagside; bagerste del

4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) back
2. adjective
(of or at the back: the back door.) bag-
3. adverb
1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) tilbage

2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) tilbage; væk

3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) tilbage

4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) igen

5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) tilbage til
4. verb
1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) bakke

2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) støtte

3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) satse (penge) på; holde på

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- backer
- backbite
- backbiting
- backbone
- backbreaking
- backdate
- backfire
- background
- backhand 5. adverb
(using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) stejlskrift

- backlog
- back-number
- backpack
- backpacking: go backpacking
- backpacker
- backside
- backslash
- backstroke
- backup
- backwash
- backwater
- backyard
- back down
- back of
- back on to
- back out
- back up
- have one's back to the wall
- put someone's back up
- take a back seat

English-Danish dictionary > back
17 high

1. adjective
1) hoch [Berg, Gebäude, Mauer]

2) (above normal level) hoch [Stiefel]

the river/water is high — der Fluss/das Wasser steht hoch

be left high and dry — (fig.) auf dem trock[e]nen sitzen (ugs.)

3) (far above ground or sea level) hoch [Gipfel, Punkt]; groß [Höhe]

4) (to or from far above the ground) hoch [Aufstieg, Sprung]

high diving — Turmspringen, das; see also academic.ru/5412/bar">bar 1. 2)

5) (of exalted rank) hoch [Beamter, Amt, Gericht]

a higher court — eine höhere Instanz

high and mighty — (coll.): (highhanded) selbstherrlich; (coll.): (superior) hochnäsig (ugs.)

be born or destined for higher things — zu Höherem geboren od. bestimmt sein

those in high places — die Oberen

6) (great in degree) hoch; groß [Gefallen, Bedeutung]; stark [Wind]

be held in high regard/esteem — hohes Ansehen/hohe Wertschätzung genießen

high blood pressure — Bluthochdruck, der

have a high opinion of somebody/something — eine hohe Meinung von jemandem/etwas haben (geh.); viel von jemandem/etwas halten

7) (noble, virtuous) hoch [Ideal, Ziel, Prinzip, Berufung]; edel [Charakter]

of high birth — von hoher Geburt (geh.)

8) (of time, season)

it is high time you left — es ist od. wird höchste Zeit, dass du gehst

high noon — Mittag

high summer — Hochsommer, der

9) (luxurious, extravagant) üppig [Leben]

10) (enjoyable)

have a high [old] time — sich bestens amüsieren

11) (coll.): (on a drug) high nicht attr. (ugs.) (on von)

get high on — sich anturnen mit (ugs.) [Haschisch, LSD usw.]

12) (in pitch) hoch [Ton, Stimme, Lage, Klang usw.]

13) (slightly decomposed) angegangen (landsch.) [Fleisch]

14) (Cards) hoch

ace is high — As ist hoch
2. adverb
1) (in or to a high position) hoch

high on our list of priorities — weit oben auf unserer Prioritätenliste

search or hunt or look high and low — überall suchen

2) (to a high level) hoch

prices have gone too high — die Preise sind zu stark gestiegen

I'll go as high as two thousand pounds — ich gehe bis zweitausend Pfund
3. noun
1) (highest level/figure) Höchststand, der; see also all-time

2) (high position)

on high — hoch oben od. (geh., südd., österr.) droben; (in heaven) im Himmel

3) (Meteorol.) Hoch, das

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1. adjective
1) (at, from, or reaching up to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: a high mountain; a high dive; a dive from the high diving-board.) hoch

2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) hoch

3) (great; large; considerable: The car was travelling at high speed; He has a high opinion of her work; They charge high prices; high hopes; The child has a high fever/temperature.) hoch

4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) Haupt-...

5) (noble; good: high ideals.) hoch

6) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) stark

7) ((of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range: a high note.) hoch

8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) hoch

9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) angegangen

10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) hoch
2. adverb
(at, or to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: The plane was flying high in the sky; He'll rise high in his profession.) hoch

- highly
- highness
- high-chair
- high-class
- higher education
- high fidelity
- high-handed
- high-handedly
- high-handedness
- high jump
- highlands
- high-level
- highlight 3. verb
(to draw particular attention to (a person, thing etc).) hervorheben

- highly-strung
- high-minded
- high-mindedness
- high-pitched
- high-powered
- high-rise
- highroad
- high school
- high-spirited
- high spirits
- high street
- high-tech 4. adjective
((also hi-tech): high-tech industries.)

- high tide
- high treason
- high water
- highway
- Highway Code
- highwayman
- high wire
- high and dry
- high and low
- high and mighty
- the high seas
- it is high time
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high

[haɪ]

I. adj

1. (altitude) hoch präd, hohe(r, s) attr

he lives on the \highest floor er wohnt im obersten Stockwerk

I knew him when he was only so \high ich kannte ihn schon als kleines Kind

the river is \high der Fluss führt Hochwasser

she wore a dress with a \high neckline sie trug ein hochgeschlossenes Kleid

to fly at a \high altitude in großer Höhe fliegen

the rooms in our flat have \high ceilings unsere Wohnung hat hohe Räume

thirty centimetres/one metre \high dreißig Zentimeter/ein Meter hoch

\high cheekbones hohe Wangenknochen

to do a \high dive einen Kopfsprung aus großer Höhe machen

\high forehead hohe Stirn

\high latitude GEOG hohe Breite

2. (above average) hohe(r, s) attr, hoch präd

she got very \high marks sie bekam sehr gute Noten

the job demands a \high level of concentration die Tätigkeit erfordert hohe Konzentration

to have \high hopes sich dat große Hoffnungen machen

to have \high hopes for sb für jdn große Pläne haben

to have a \high IQ einen hohen IQ haben

a \high-scoring match ein Match nt mit vielen Treffern

to have a \high opinion of sb von jdm eine hohe Meinung haben

to be full of \high praise [for sb/sth] [für jdn/etw] voll des Lobes sein

to pay a \high price for sth ( also fig) für etw akk einen hohen Preis bezahlen a. fig

to drive at \high speed mit hoher Geschwindigkeit fahren

to demand \high standards from sb/sth hohe Ansprüche [o Anforderungen] an jdn/etw stellen

3. (of large numerical value)

the casualty toll from the explosion was \high die Explosion forderte viele Opfer

\high calibre [or AM caliber] gun großkalibrige Waffe

of the \highest calibre [or AM caliber] ( fig) hervorragend

the \highest common denominator der größte gemeinsame Nenner

\high number hohe [o große] Zahl

4. (important)

safety is \high on my list of priorities Sicherheit steht weit oben auf meiner Prioritätenliste

to have sth on the \highest authority ( esp hum) etw aus zuverlässiger Quelle wissen

\high crimes schwere Vergehen

to hold/resign from \high office ein hohes Amt innehaben/niederlegen

to have friends in \high places wichtige Freunde haben

of \high rank hochrangig

5. (noble)

to be of \high birth adliger Abstammung sein

to have \high principles hohe Prinzipien haben

6. ( pej: arrogant) arrogant

to be \high and mighty ( pej) herablassend sein

7. (intense)

to have a \high complexion ein gerötetes Gesicht haben

to be \high drama hochdramatisch sein

\high wind starker Wind

8. MED

\high blood-pressure hoher Blutdruck

\high fever hohes Fieber

9. FOOD (rich)

\high in calories kalorienreich

to be \high in calcium/iron viel Kalzium/Eisen enthalten

10. (intoxicated, euphoric) high a. fig fam

to be \high on drugs mit Drogen vollgepumpt sein

to be [as] \high as a kite ( fam: euphoric) total high sein sl; (drunk) stockbesoffen sein sl

11. (shrill)

to sing in a \high key in einer hohen Tonlage singen

a \high note ein hoher Ton

a \high voice eine schrille Stimme

12. LING

\high vowel hoher Vokal

13. pred (gone off)

▪ to be \high food riechen; game Hautgout haben

14.

▶ with one's head held \high hoch erhobenen Hauptes

▶ come hell or \high water um jeden Preis

come hell or \high water, I'm going to get this finished by midnight und wenn die Welt untergeht, bis Mitternacht habe ich das fertig

▶ to leave sb \high and dry jdn auf dem Trockenen sitzen lassen

▶ to stink to \high heaven (smell awful) wie die Pest stinken sl; (be very suspicious) zum Himmel stinken fig sl

▶ sb's stock is \high jds Aktien stehen gut fig, jd steht hoch im Kurs

▶ \high time höchste Zeit

II. adv

1. (position) hoch

you have to throw the ball \high du musst den Ball in die Höhe werfen

▪ \high up hoch oben

2. (amount) hoch

the prices are running \high die Preise liegen hoch

he said he would go as \high as 500 dollars er meinte, er würde maximal 500 Dollar ausgeben

3. (intensity)

the sea was running \high das Meer tobte; ( fig)

feelings were running \high die Gemüter erhitzten sich

4.

▶ to hold one's head \high stolz sein

▶ \high and low überall

to look [or search] for sth \high and low das Unterste nach oben kehren fig

▶ to live \high on [or off] the hog fürstlich leben

III. n

1. (high point) Höchststand m

to reach an all-time [or a record] \high einen historischen Höchststand erreichen

2. METEO Hoch nt

3. (exhilaration)

\highs and lows Höhen und Tiefen fig

to be on a \high high sein sl

4. (heaven)

on \high im Himmel, in der Höhe poet

God looked down from on \high Gott blickte vom Himmel herab; ( hum fig fam)

the orders came from on \high die Befehle kamen von höchster Stelle

5. AUTO höchster Gang

to move into \high den höchsten Gang einlegen

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[haɪ]
1. adj (+er)

1) mountain, wall, forehead, building hoch pred, hohe(r, s) attr

high building — ein 80 Meter hohes Gebäude

high — das Gebäude ist 80 Meter hoch

a high dive — ein Kopfsprung m aus großer Höhe

on one of the higher floors — in einem der oberen Stockwerke

he lives on a higher floor — er wohnt weiter oben

the highest floor — die oberste Etage

at high tide or water — bei Flut or Hochwasser

the river is quite high — der Fluss führt ziemlich viel Wasser

high and dry (boat) — auf dem Trockenen

to be left high and dry — auf dem Trockenen sitzen (inf)

he left her high and dry with four young children — er hat sie mit vier kleinen Kindern sitzen lassen

I knew him when he was only so high — ich kannte ihn, als er nur SO groß war or noch so klein war

See:

→ also high ground

2) (= important, superior) hoch pred, hohe(r, s) attr

high office — hohes Amt

on the highest authority — von höchster Stelle

to be high and mighty — erhaben tun

to be on one's high horse (fig) —

O Lord most high (Bibl) — erhabener Gott

3) (= considerable, extreme, great) opinion, speed, temperature, fever, pressure, salary, price, rate, density, sea hoch pred, hohe(r, s) attr; reputation ausgezeichnet, hervorragend; altitude groß; wind stark; complexion, colour (hoch)rot

/quality — von bestem Format/bester Qualität

casualties were high — es gab viele Opfer; (Mil) es gab hohe Verluste

the temperature was in the high twenties — die Temperatur lag bei fast 30 Grad

to pay a high price for sth (lit, fig) — etw teuer bezahlen

to put a high value on sth —

the highest common factor — der größte gemeinsame Teiler

to the highest degree — im höchsten Grad or Maß

to have high expectations of sb/sth — hohe Erwartungen an jdn/etw stellen

in (very) high spirits — in Hochstimmung, in äußerst guter Laune

high in fat — fettreich

to have a high old time (inf) — sich prächtig amüsieren, mächtig Spaß haben (inf)

it was high drama — es war hochdramatisch

4) (= good, admirable) ideals, principles hoch

a man of high character — ein Mann von Charakter

5)

(of time) high noon — zwölf Uhr mittags

it's high time you went home — es ist or wird höchste Zeit, dass du nach Hause gehst

6) sound, note hoch; (= shrill) schrill

7) (inf on drugs) high (inf); (on drink) blau (inf)

to get high on alcohol — sich (mit Alkohol) besaufen (inf)

to get high on cocaine — sich mit Kokain anturnen (sl)

8) meat angegangen

9) (CARDS) hoch pred, hohe(r, s) attr

aces high — Ass ist die höchste (Stich)karte

2. adv (+er)

1) hoch

high up (position) — hoch oben; (motion) hoch hinauf

birds circling very high up — Vögel, die ganz weit oben kreisen

higher up the hill was a small farm — etwas weiter oben am Berg lag ein kleiner Bauernhof

high (up) on the agenda — ganz oben auf der Tagesordnung

high up in the organization — weit oben in der Organisationsstruktur

one floor higher — ein Stockwerk höher

to throw sth high in(to) the air — etw hoch in die Luft werfen

2)

to go as high as £200 — bis zu £ 200 (hoch) gehen

inflation is climbing higher and higher —

the sea is running high — das Meer ist sehr stürmisch

feelings ran high — die Gemüter erhitzten sich

to search high and low — überall suchen

3. n

1)

God on high — Gott in der Höhe or im Himmel

the orders have come from on high (hum inf) — der Befehl kommt von oben

2)

unemployment/the pound has reached a new high — die Arbeitslosenzahlen haben/das Pfund hat einen neuen Höchststand erreicht

sales have reached an all-time high — die Verkaufszahlen sind so hoch wie nie zuvor

the highs and lows of my career — die Höhen und Tiefen pl meiner Laufbahn

3) (MET) Hoch nt

4) (US AUT

= top gear) in high —

he moved into high — er schaltete hoch or in den höchsten Gang

5) (US inf = high school) Penne f (inf)

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high [haı]

A adj (adv → highly)( → higher, highest)

1. hoch:

ten feet high zehn Fuß hoch;

at high altitudes in großen Höhen; → beam A 6, horse A 1

2. hoch (gelegen):

High Asia Hochasien n

3. GEOG hoch (nahe den Polen):

high latitude hohe Breite

4. hoch (Grad):

high prices;

high temperature;

high expectations große oder hohe Erwartungen;

high favo(u)r hohe Gunst;

high hopes große Hoffnungen;

high praise großes Lob;

keep the pace high SPORT das Tempo hoch halten;

high speed

a) hohe Geschwindigkeit,

b) SCHIFF hohe Fahrt, äußerste Kraft;

high starting number SPORT hohe Startnummer;

be high in calories viele Kalorien haben;

be high in fat fettreich sein; → gear A 3

5. stark, heftig:

high passion wilde Leidenschaft;

high wind starker Wind;

high words heftige oder scharfe Worte

6. hoch (im Rang), Hoch…, Ober…, Haupt…:

a high official ein hoher Beamter;

the Most High der Allerhöchste (Gott)

7. bedeutend, hoch, wichtig:

high aims hohe Ziele;

high politics pl (oft als sg konstruiert) hohe Politik

8. hoch (Stellung), vornehm, edel:

of high birth von hoher oder edler Geburt, hochgeboren;

high society High Society f, gehobene Gesellschaftsschicht; → standing A 1

9. hoch, erhaben, edel:

high spirit erhabener Geist

10. hoch, gut, erstklassig (Qualität etc):

high performance hohe Leistung

11. hoch, Hoch… (auf dem Höhepunkt stehend):

High Middle Ages pl Hochmittelalter n;

high period Glanzzeit f (eines Künstlers etc)

12. hoch, fortgeschritten (Zeit):

high summer Hochsommer m;

it is high day es ist heller Tag; → high time 1, noon A 1

13. (zeitlich) fern, tief:

in high antiquity tief im Altertum

14. LING

a) Hoch… (Sprache)

b) hoch (Laut):

high tone Hochton m

15. hoch (im Kurs), teuer:

land is high Land ist teuer

16. → high-and-mighty

17. extrem, eifrig (Sozialdemokrat etc)

18. a) hoch, hell (Ton etc)

b) schrill, laut (Stimme etc)

19. lebhaft (Farben):

high complexion rosiger Teint

20. erregend, spannend (Abenteuer etc)

21. a) gehoben, heiter: → jinks, spirit A 8

b) umg blau (betrunken)

c) umg high (im Drogenrausch)

d) umg high (in euphorischer Stimmung)

22. umg scharf, erpicht ( beide:

on auf akk)

23. GASTR angegangen, mit Hautgout (Wild):

be high Hautgout haben

24. SCHIFF hoch am Wind

B adv

1. hoch:

aim high fig sich hohe Ziele setzen oder stecken;

lift high in die Höhe heben, hochheben;

run high

a) hochgehen (See, Wellen),

b) fig toben (Gefühle);

feelings ran high die Gemüter erhitzten sich;

search high and low überall suchen, etwas wie eine Stecknadel suchen

2. stark, heftig, in hohem Grad oder Maß

3. teuer:

pay high teuer bezahlen

4. hoch, mit hohem Einsatz:

play ( oder gamble) high

5. üppig:

live high in Saus und Braus leben

6. SCHIFF hoch am Wind

C s

1. (An)Höhe f, hoch gelegener Ort:

on high

a) hoch oben, droben,

b) hoch hinauf,

c) im oder zum Himmel;

from on high

a) von oben,

b) vom Himmel

2. METEO Hoch(druckgebiet) n

3. TECH

a) hochübersetztes oder hochuntersetztes Getriebe (an Fahrzeugen), besonders Geländegang m

b) höchster Gang:

move ( oder shift) into high den höchsten Gang einlegen

4. fig Höchststand m:

food prices have reached a new high;

his life was full of highs and lows sein Leben war voller Höhen und Tiefen

5. umg für high school

6. he’s still got his high umg er ist noch immer blau oder high

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1. adjective
1) hoch [Berg, Gebäude, Mauer]

2) (above normal level) hoch [Stiefel]

the river/water is high — der Fluss/das Wasser steht hoch

be left high and dry — (fig.) auf dem trock[e]nen sitzen (ugs.)

3) (far above ground or sea level) hoch [Gipfel, Punkt]; groß [Höhe]

4) (to or from far above the ground) hoch [Aufstieg, Sprung]

high diving — Turmspringen, das; see also bar 1. 2)

5) (of exalted rank) hoch [Beamter, Amt, Gericht]

a higher court — eine höhere Instanz

high and mighty — (coll.): (highhanded) selbstherrlich; (coll.): (superior) hochnäsig (ugs.)

be born or destined for higher things — zu Höherem geboren od. bestimmt sein

those in high places — die Oberen

6) (great in degree) hoch; groß [Gefallen, Bedeutung]; stark [Wind]

be held in high regard/esteem — hohes Ansehen/hohe Wertschätzung genießen

high blood pressure — Bluthochdruck, der

have a high opinion of somebody/something — eine hohe Meinung von jemandem/etwas haben (geh.); viel von jemandem/etwas halten

7) (noble, virtuous) hoch [Ideal, Ziel, Prinzip, Berufung]; edel [Charakter]

of high birth — von hoher Geburt (geh.)

8) (of time, season)

it is high time you left — es ist od. wird höchste Zeit, dass du gehst

high noon — Mittag

high summer — Hochsommer, der

9) (luxurious, extravagant) üppig [Leben]

10) (enjoyable)

have a high [old] time — sich bestens amüsieren

11) (coll.): (on a drug) high nicht attr. (ugs.) (on von)

get high on — sich anturnen mit (ugs.) [Haschisch, LSD usw.]

12) (in pitch) hoch [Ton, Stimme, Lage, Klang usw.]

13) (slightly decomposed) angegangen (landsch.) [Fleisch]

14) (Cards) hoch

ace is high — As ist hoch
2. adverb
1) (in or to a high position) hoch

high on our list of priorities — weit oben auf unserer Prioritätenliste

search or hunt or look high and low — überall suchen

2) (to a high level) hoch

prices have gone too high — die Preise sind zu stark gestiegen

I'll go as high as two thousand pounds — ich gehe bis zweitausend Pfund
3. noun
1) (highest level/figure) Höchststand, der; see also all-time

2) (high position)

on high — hoch oben od. (geh., südd., österr.) droben; (in heaven) im Himmel

3) (Meteorol.) Hoch, das

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adj.

hoch adj.

hoh adj. n.

Hoch nur sing. n.

Höchststand m.

English-german dictionary > high
18 _різне

aim at the stars, but keep your feet on the ground all are not thieves that dogs bark at all cats are grey in the dark all roads lead to Rome always lend a helping hand among the blind the one-eyed man is king as the days grow longer, the storms are stronger at a round table, there is no dispute of place a bad excuse is better than none a bad vessel is seldom broken be just before you're generous be just to all, but trust not all the best things come in small packages the best way to resist temptation is to give in to it better alone than in bad company better an empty house than a bad tenant better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion better ride an ass that carries me than a horse that throws me better to beg than to steal, but better to work than to beg better a tooth out than always aching between two stools one goes to the ground a bird may be known by its flight a bird never flew on one wing a bit in the morning is better than nothing all day a bleating sheep loses a bite a blind man would be glad to see a blind man needs no looking glass bread always falls buttered side down a burden which one chooses is not felt butter to butter is no relish cast no dirt in the well that gives you water the chain is no stronger than its weakest link a change is as good as a rest Christmas comes but once a year circumstances after cases cleanliness is next to godliness the cobbler's wife is the worst shod a cold hand, a warm heart comparisons are odious consistency is a jewel consideration is half of conversation a creaking door hangs long on its hinges desperate diseases must have desperate remedies the devil looks after his own diamond cut diamond dirt shows the quickest on the cleanest cotton discontent is the first step in progress do as you would be done by dog does not eat dog a dog that will fetch a bone will carry a bone a dog will not cry if you beat him with a bone do not spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar do not throw pearls before swine do your best and leave the rest with God do your duty and be afraid of none don't be a yes-man don't cut off your nose to spite your face don't drown yourself to save a drowning man don't look a gift horse in the mouth don't spur a willing horse don't strike a man when he is down don't swap the witch for the devil eagles don't catch flies eagles fly alone, but sheep flock together the English are a nation of shopkeepers even a stopped clock is right twice a day every cock sings in his own way every fish that escapes seems greater than it is every man is a pilot in a calm sea every medal has its reverse side every thing comes to a man who does not need it every tub smells of the wine it holds evil communications corrupt good manners the exception proves the rule exchange is no robbery extremes meet facts are stubborn things familiarity breeds contempt fast bind, fast find fields have eyes, and woods have ears fight fire with fire figure on the worst but hope for the best fingers were made before forks the fire which lights us at a distance will burn us when near the first shall be last and the last, first follow your own star forbearance is no acquittance the fox knows much, but more he that catches him from the day you were born till you ride in a hearse, there's nothing so bad but it might have been worse from the sweetest wine, the tartest vinegar fruit is golden in the morning, silver at noon, and lead at night gambling is the son of avarice and the father of despair the game is not worth the candles a gentleman never makes any noise the gift bringer always finds an open door the giver makes the gift precious a good horse cannot be of a bad colour a good tale is none the worse for being twice told good riddance to bad rubbish the greatest right in the world is the right to be wrong the half is more than the whole half a loaf is better than no bread half an orange tastes as sweet as a whole one hawk will not pick out hawk's eyes the heart has arguments with which the understanding is unacquainted he may well swim that is held up by the chin he that doesn't respect, isn't respected he that lies down with dogs must rise with fleas he that would live at peace and rest must hear and see and say the best he who is absent is always in the wrong he who follows is always behind the higher the climb, the broader the view history is a fable agreed upon hitch your wagon to a star the ideal we embrace is our better self if a bee didn't have a sting, he couldn't keep his honey if a sheep loops the dyke, all the rest will follow I fear Greeks even when bringing gifts if each would sweep before his own door, we should have a clean city if the cap fits, wear it if the mountain will not come to Mohammed, Mohammed must go to the mountain if you cannot bite, never show your teeth if you cannot have the best, make the best of what you have if you cannot speak well of a person, don't speak of him at all if you leave your umbrella at home, it is sure to rain if you wish to see the best in others, show the best of yourself ill news travels fast ill weeds grow apace an inch breaks no square it always pays to be a gentleman it costs nothing to ask it is easier to descend than ascend it is easier to pull down than to build up it is good fishing in troubled waters it is idle to swallow the cow and choke on the tail it is the last straw that breaks the camel's back it is sometimes best to burn your bridges behind you it is well to leave off playing when the game is at the best it is not clever to gamble, but to stop playing it's a small world it takes all sorts to make a world it takes a thief to catch a thief jealousy is a green-eyed monster jealousy is a proof of self-love keep a dress seven years and it will come back into style keep no more cats than will catch mice kindle not a fire that you cannot extinguish kissing goes by favor jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today a joy that's shared is a joy made double justice is blind lay not the load on the lame horse learn to creep before you leap let the cock crow or not, the day will come the longest road is sometimes the shortest way home lookers-on see most of the game man does not live by bread alone many are called but few are chosen many go out for wool and come home shorn many stumble at a straw and leap over a block men cease to interest us when we find their limitations a misty morn may have a fine day the mob has many heads but no brains the moon is not seen when the sun shines the more the merrier mountain has brought forth a mouse much water runs by the mill that the miller knows not of name not a halter in his house that hanged himself the nearer the bone, the sweeter the meat never be the first by whom the new is tried nor yet the last to lay the old aside never do anything yourself you can get somebody else to do never is a long time never let your left hand know what your right hand is doing never make a bargain with the devil on a dark day never quarrel with your bread and butter never tell tales out of school a nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse no joy without alloy no man is a hero to his valet no mud can soil us but the mud we throw no names, no pack-drill no news good news no one but the wearer knows where the shoe pinches none is so blind as they who will not see none of us is perfect nothing is certain but the unforeseen nothing is easy to the unwilling nothing is so good but it might have been better nothing is stolen without hands nothing new under the sun nothing seems quite as good as new after being broken an old poacher makes the best keeper once is no rule one dog barks at nothing, the rest bark at him one good turn deserves another one half of the world does not know how the other half lives one hand washes the other one man's meat is another man's poison one picture is worth ten thousand words one volunteer is worth two pressed men one whip is good enough for a good horse; for a bad one, not a thousand opposites attract each other the orange that is squeezed too hard yields a bitter juice other people's burdens killed the ass out of the mire into the swamp painted flowers have no scent paper is patient: you can put anything on it people condemn what they do not understand pigs might fly the pitcher goes often to the well please ever; tease never plenty is no plague the porcupine, whom one must handle gloved, may be respected but is never loved the proof of the pudding is in the eating the remedy is worse than the disease reopen not the wounds once healed a rolling stone gathers no moss the rotten apple injures its neighbors scratch my back and I shall scratch yours the sea refuses no river seize what is highest and you will possess what is in between seldom seen, soon forgotten silence scandal by scandal the sharper the storm, the sooner it's over the sheep who talks peace with a wolf will soon be mutton since we cannot get what we like, let us like what we can get small faults indulged in are little thieves that let in greater solitude is at times the best society some people are too mean for heaven and too good for hell the soul of a man is a garden where, as he sows, so shall he reap sour grapes can never make sweet wine sow a thought and reap an act the sow loves bran better than roses a stick is quickly found to beat a dog with still waters run deep stoop low and it will save you many a bump through life a straw shows which way the wind blows a stream cannot rise above its source the style is the man the sun loses nothing by shining into a puddle the sun shines on all the world the sun will shine down our street too sunday plans never stand suspicion may be no fault, but showing it may be a great one sweetest nuts have the hardest shells the tail cannot shake the dog take things as they are, not as you'd have them tastes differ there are more ways of killing a dog than hanging it there is always room at the top there is life in the old dog yet there is no rose without a thorn there is small choice in rotten apples there is truth in wine there's as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it they need much whom nothing will content they that dance must pay the fiddler they walk with speed who walk alone those who hide can find three removals are as bad as a fire to the pure all things are pure to work hard, live hard, die hard, and go to hell after all would be hard indeed too far east is west translation is at best an echo a tree is known by its fruit a tree often transplanted neither grows nor thrives two can play at that game two dogs over one bone seldom agree venture a small fish to catch a great one the voice with a smile always wins wear my shoes and you'll know where they pitch we weep when we are born, not when we die what can you have of a cat but her skin what can't be cured must be endured what matters to a blind man that his father could see what you lose on the swings, you gain on the roundabouts when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail when a dog is drowning, everyone offers him drink when in doubt, do nowt when interest is lost, memory is lost when a man lays the foundation of his own ruin, others will build on it when a river does not make a noise, it is either empty or very full when the devil is dead, he never lacks a chief mourner when two ride on one horse one must sit behind where bees are, there is honey where it is weakest, there the thread breaks who seeks what he should not finds what he would not why keep a dog and bark yourself? a wonder lasts but nine days the worth of a thing is best known by its want the world is a ladder for some to go up and some down would you persuade, speak of interest, not of reason you buy land, you buy stones; you buy meat, you buy bones you can take a horse to the water, but you cannot make him drink you can tell the day by the morning you cannot lose what you never had you cannot touch pitch and not be defiled you can't put new wine in old bottles you can't walk and look at the stars if you have a stone in your shoe your looking glass will tell you what none of your friends will zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse

English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _різне
19 chance

1. noun
1) (luck or fortune: It was by chance that I found out the truth.) suerte, by chance: por casualidad

2) (an opportunity: Now you have a chance to do well.) oportunidad, ocasión

3) (a possibility: He has no chance of winning.) posibilidades

4) ((a) risk: There's an element of chance in this business deal.) riesgo

2. verb
1) (to risk: I may be too late but I'll just have to chance it.) arriesgar

2) (to happen accidentally or unexpectedly: I chanced to see him last week.) suceder algo por casualidad

3. adjective
(happening unexpectedly: a chance meeting.) fortuito, casual

- chancy
- chance on
- upon
- by any chance
- by chance
- an even chance
- the chances are

chance n

1. casualidad

we met by chance nos encontramos por casualidad

2. posibilidad

you have no chance of winning no tienes ninguna posibilidad de ganar

3. oportunidad

give me a chance, I won't disappoint you dame una oportunidad, no te decepcionaré

4. riesgo

I'm not taking any chances no voy a correr ningún riesgo

chance f or m (AmL) ( oportunidad) chance;
◊ dar chance a algn to give sb the chance;
tiene pocas chances de ganar he doesn't have o stand much chance of winning
chance sustantivo masculino LAm opportunity ' chance' also found in these entries: Spanish: accidental - accidente - asomo - azar - casual - casualidad - casualmente - chiripa - cielo - coincidir - destinada - destinado - encuentro - entrever - fortuita - fortuito - inesperada - inesperado - juego - malograr - mía - mío - momento - ninguna - ninguno - ocasión - ocasional - opción - oportunidad - presentarse - primera - primero - probabilidad - resquicio - suerte - terciarse - última - último - una - uno - arriesgar - carambola - coincidencia - facilidad - hablar - posibilidad English: avail - blow - bungle - by - cat - chance - encounter - fact - fair - fifty - fighting chance - forfeit - game - hang back - happy - jump at - last - lifetime - off-chance - outside - parting - remote - second - accident - accidentally - any - bump - casual - fifty-fifty - grab - have - jump - leave - life - miss - muff - now - off - pass - proper - providence - purely - seize - slight - slim - to

chance

tr[ʧɑːns]

noun

1 (fate, fortune) azar nombre masculino, casualidad nombre femenino

■ it was pure chance that I saw you te vi por pura casualidad

■ we left nothing to chance no dejamos nada al azar

2 (opportunity) oportunidad nombre femenino, ocasión nombre femenino

■ I never miss a chance to travel nunca desperdicio una oportunidad de viajar

■ the chance of a lifetime una oportunidad única en la vida

■ you won't get another chance like this no se te presentará otra oportunidad como ésta

3 (possibility, likelihood) posibilidad nombre femenino

■ any chance of a lift? no me podrías llevar, ¿verdad?

■ what are our chances of winning? ¿qué posibilidades tenemos de ganar?

■ he's got no chance lo tiene muy difícil

4 (risk, gamble) riesgo

■ that's a chance I'll have to take es un riesgo que tendré que correr

adjective

1 (meeting, discovery, occurrence) fortuito,-a, casual

transitive verb

1 (risk) arriesgar

■ let's chance it arriesguémonos

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

as chance would have it da la casualidad

by any chance por casualidad

by chance por casualidad

chance would be a fine thing ¡ojalá!

no chance ¡ni en broma!

on the (off) chance por si acaso

(the) chances are that... lo más posible es que...

to chance on something encontrar algo por casualidad

to chance to do something hacer algo por casualidad

to have/stand a good chance of doing something tener muchas posibilidades de hacer algo

to take chances arriesgarse, correr riesgos

game of chance juego de azar

chance meeting encuentro casual

chance ['ʧænts] v, chanced ; chancing vi

1) happen: ocurrir por casualidad

2)

to chance upon : encontrar por casualidad

chance vt

risk: arriesgar

chance adj

: fortuito, casual

a chance encounter: un encuentro casual

chance n

1) fate, luck: azar m, suerte f, fortuna f

2) opportunity: oportunidad f, ocasión f

3) probability: probabilidad f, posibilidad f

4) risk: riesgo m

5) : boleto m (de una rifa o lotería)

6)

by chance : por casualidad

chance

adj.

• casual adj.

• fortuito, -a adj.

n.

• acaso s.m.

• albur s.m.

• aventura s.f.

• azar s.m.

• carambola s.f.

• caso s.m.

• casualidad s.f.

• ocasión s.f.

• oportunidad s.f.

• posibilidad s.f.

• probibilidad s.f.

• riesgo s.m.

• suerte s.f.

• vaivén s.m.

v.

• arriesgar v.

I tʃæns, tʃɑːns
noun

1) u ( fate) casualidad f, azar m

it was pure chance that we met — nos encontramos de or por pura casualidad

to leave nothing to chance — no dejar nada (librado) al azar

by chance — por or de casualidad

have you seen my hat, by any chance? — ¿has visto mi sombrero por casualidad?; (before n) <meeting, occurrence> casual, fortuito

2) c ( risk) riesgo m

don't take any chances — no te arriesgues, no corras riesgos

3) c

a) ( opportunity) oportunidad f, ocasión f

to jump o leap at the chance — aprovechar or no dejar escapar la oportunidad or ocasión

the chance of a lifetime — la oportunidad de su (or mi etc) vida

finished yet? - give me a chance! — ¿has acabado ya? - espera un poco!

give them half a chance and they'll fleece you — en cuanto te descuidas te despluman

b) ( raffle ticket) (AmE) número m, boleto m

4) c ( likelihood) posibilidad f, chance f or m (esp AmL)

they don't stand much of a chance — lo tienen (bien) difícil

not a o no chance! — (colloq) ni de casualidad or ni en broma! (fam)

it's a million-to-one chance o a chance in a million — las posibilidades son muy remotas

(the) chances are (that)... — (colloq) lo más probable es que...

to be in with a chance — (BrE) tener* posibilidades or chances

II

transitive verb

a) ( risk)

to chance it — arriesgarse*, correr el riesgo

b) ( happen)

to chance to + INF: I just chanced to be passing your office — pasaba por tu oficina por casualidad

Phrasal Verbs:

- chance on

[tʃɑːns]
1. N

1) (=fate) azar m; (=coincidence) casualidad f

• by chance — por casualidad

we met by chance in Paris — nos encontramos por casualidad en París

do you have a room available, by any chance? — ¿no tendrá por casualidad una habitación libre?, ¿por casualidad tiene una habitación libre?

• to leave nothing to chance — no dejar nada al azar or a la casualidad, no dejar ningún cabo suelto or por atar

• to trust sth to chance — dejar algo al azar
game I, 1., 1), a)
2) (=opportunity) oportunidad f, ocasión f

• chance would be a fine thing! * — ¡ojalá!, ¡ya quisiera yo!

• you'll never get another chance like this — nunca se te presentará otra oportunidad or ocasión como esta

all those eligible will get a chance to vote — todas las personas que cumplan los requisitos podrán votar

• to give sb a chance, he didn't give me a chance to say anything — no me dio (la) oportunidad de decir nada

give me a chance, I've only just got here! — ¡espera un ratito, acabo de llegar!

• he never had a chance in life — nunca tuvo suerte en la vida

• given half a chance he'd eat the lot * — si se le dejara, se lo comería todo

• you always wanted to ride a horse, and here's your chance — siempre quisiste montar a caballo, ahora tienes la oportunidad

• to jump or leap at the chance — aprovechar la oportunidad or ocasión, no dejar escapar la oportunidad or ocasión

• it's the chance of a lifetime — es la oportunidad de mi/tu/su etc vida

• to have an eye on or to the main chance * — pej estar a la que salta *

• to miss one's chance — perder la or su oportunidad

• she's gone out, now's your chance! — ha salido, ¡ésta es tu oportunidad!

• they decided to give me a second chance — decidieron darme una segunda oportunidad

3) (=possibility) posibilidad f

his chances of survival are slim — tiene escasas posibilidades de sobrevivir, sus posibilidades de sobrevivir son escasas

the chances are that... — lo más probable es que...

it has a one in 11,000 chance (of winning) — tiene una posibilidad entre 11.000 (de ganar)

• to have a good chance of success — tener bastantes posibilidades de éxito

• to be in with a chance — (Brit) * tener muchas posibilidades

• I had very little chance of winning — tenía muy pocas posibilidades de ganar

• he has no chance of winning — no tiene ninguna posibilidad de ganar, no tiene posibilidad alguna de ganar

no chance! * — (refusing) ¡ni hablar! *; (dismissing a possibility) ¡qué va! *

• there is a slight chance she may still be there — puede que exista una pequeña posibilidad de que todavía esté allí

• they don't stand a chance (of winning) — no tienen ninguna posibilidad or posibilidad alguna (de ganar)

he never stood a chance, the truck went straight into him — no pudo hacer nada, el camión se fue derecho a él
fat 1., 5)
4) (=risk) riesgo m

I'll take that chance — correré ese riesgo, me arriesgaré

• I'm not taking any chances — no quiero arriesgarme

you shouldn't take any chances where your health is concerned — no deberías correr riesgos or arriesgarte cuando se trata de tu salud

• we decided to take a chance on the weather — decidimos arriesgarnos con el tiempo

2. VT

1) (=run the risk of) [+ rejection, fine] arriesgarse a

to chance doing sth — arriesgarse a hacer algo

to chance it * — jugársela, arriesgarse

- chance one's arm or one's luck

2) frm (=happen)

to chance to do sth — hacer algo por casualidad

she chanced to look up at that moment — en ese momento dio la casualidad de que levantó la vista or levantó la vista por casualidad

I chanced to catch sight of her as she passed — la vi por casualidad cuando pasaba

3.

CPD

chance meeting N — encuentro m fortuito or casual

chance remark N — comentario m casual

- chance on

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I [tʃæns, tʃɑːns]
noun

1) u ( fate) casualidad f, azar m

it was pure chance that we met — nos encontramos de or por pura casualidad

to leave nothing to chance — no dejar nada (librado) al azar

by chance — por or de casualidad

have you seen my hat, by any chance? — ¿has visto mi sombrero por casualidad?; (before n) <meeting, occurrence> casual, fortuito

2) c ( risk) riesgo m

don't take any chances — no te arriesgues, no corras riesgos

3) c

a) ( opportunity) oportunidad f, ocasión f

to jump o leap at the chance — aprovechar or no dejar escapar la oportunidad or ocasión

the chance of a lifetime — la oportunidad de su (or mi etc) vida

finished yet? - give me a chance! — ¿has acabado ya? - espera un poco!

give them half a chance and they'll fleece you — en cuanto te descuidas te despluman

b) ( raffle ticket) (AmE) número m, boleto m

4) c ( likelihood) posibilidad f, chance f or m (esp AmL)

they don't stand much of a chance — lo tienen (bien) difícil

not a o no chance! — (colloq) ni de casualidad or ni en broma! (fam)

it's a million-to-one chance o a chance in a million — las posibilidades son muy remotas

(the) chances are (that)... — (colloq) lo más probable es que...

to be in with a chance — (BrE) tener* posibilidades or chances

II

transitive verb

a) ( risk)

to chance it — arriesgarse*, correr el riesgo

b) ( happen)

to chance to + INF: I just chanced to be passing your office — pasaba por tu oficina por casualidad

Phrasal Verbs:

- chance on

English-spanish dictionary > chance
20 back

1.
[bæk]noun

1) (of person, animal) Rücken, der

stand back to back — Rücken an Rücken stehen

as soon as my back was turned — (fig.) sowie ich den Rücken gedreht hatte

turn one's back on somebody — jemandem den Rücken zuwenden; (fig.): (abandon somebody) jemanden im Stich lassen

turn one's back on something — (fig.) sich um etwas nicht kümmern

get or put somebody's back up — (fig.) jemanden wütend machen

be glad to see the back of somebody/something — (fig.) froh sein, jemanden/etwas nicht mehr sehen zu müssen

have one's back to the wall — (fig.) mit dem Rücken zur Wand stehen

get off my back — (fig. coll.) lass mich zufrieden

have somebody/something on one's back — (fig.) jemanden/etwas am Hals haben (ugs.)

put one's back into something — (fig.) sich für etwas mit allen Kräften einsetzen

2) (outer or rear surface) Rücken, der; (of vehicle) Heck, das; (inside car) Rücksitz, der

the car went into the back of me — (coll.) das Auto ist mir hinten reingefahren (ugs.)

with the back of one's hand — mit dem Handrücken

know something like the back of one's hand — (fig.) etwas wie seine Westentasche kennen

the back of one's/the head — der Hinterkopf

the back of the leg — die Wade

3) (of book) (spine) [Buch]rücken, der; (final pages) Ende, das

at the back [of the book] — hinten [im Buch]

4) (of dress) Rücken, der; (of knife) [Messer]rücken, der

5) (more remote part) hinterer Teil

at the back [of something] — hinten [in etwas (Dat.)]; im hinteren Teil [von etwas]

6) (of chair) [Rücken]lehne, die; (of house, cheque) Rückseite, die; (back wall) Rückseite, die; Rückwand, die

back to front — verkehrt rum

please get to the back of the queue — bitte, stellen Sie sich hinten an

in back of something — (Amer.) hinter etwas (Dat.)

7) (Sport): (player) Verteidiger, der

8) (of ship) Kiel, der
2. adjective, no compar.; superl.
backmost ['bækməʊst]

1) (situated behind) hinter...

2) (of the past) früher

back issue — alte Ausgabe

3) (overdue) rückständig [Lohn, Steuern]
3. adverb
1) (to the rear) zurück

step back — zurücktreten

2) (behind) zurück; weiter hinten

we passed a pub two miles back — wir sind vor zwei Meilen an einem Pub vorbeigefahren

back and forth — hin und her

back of something — (Amer.) hinter etwas (Dat.)

3) (at a distance)

the house stands a long way back from the road — das Haus steht weit von der Straße zurück

4) (to original position, home) [wieder] zurück

I got my letter back — ich habe meinen Brief zurückbekommen

the journey back — die Rückfahrt/der Rückflug

there and back — hin und zurück

5) (to original condition) wieder

6) (in the past) zurück

go a long way back — weit zurückgehen

a week/month back — vor einer Woche/vor einem Monat

7) (in return) zurück

I got a letter back — er/sie hat mir wiedergeschrieben
4. transitive verb
1) (assist) helfen (+ Dat.); unterstützen [Person, Sache]

2) (bet on) wetten od. setzen auf (+ Akk.) [Pferd, Gewinner, Favorit]

back the wrong/right horse — (lit. or fig.) aufs falsche/richtige Pferd setzen (ugs.)

3) (cause to move back) zurücksetzen [mit] [Fahrzeug]; rückwärts gehen lassen [Pferd]

4) (put or act as a back to) [an der Rückseite] verstärken

5) (endorse) indossieren [Wechsel, Scheck]

6) (lie at the back of)

back something — hinten an etwas (Akk.) grenzen

7) (Mus.) begleiten
5. intransitive verb
zurücksetzen

back into/out of something — rückwärts in etwas (Akk.)/aus etwas fahren

back on to something — hinten an etwas (Akk.) grenzen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/4912/back_down">back down

- back out

- back up

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[bæk] 1. noun
1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) der Rücken

2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) der Rücken

3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) die Rückseite

4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) der/die Verteidiger/-in
2. adjective
(of or at the back: the back door.) rückwärtig
3. adverb
1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) zurück

2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!)

3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) zurück

4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) zurück

5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) zurück
4. verb
1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) (sich) rückwärts bewegen

2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) unterstützen, Rückhalt bieten

3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) setzen auf

•

- backer
- backbite
- backbiting
- backbone
- backbreaking
- backdate
- backfire
- background
- backhand 5. adverb
(using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) Schlag mit der Rückhand

- backlog
- back-number
- backpack
- backpacking: go backpacking
- backpacker
- backside
- backslash
- backstroke
- backup
- backwash
- backwater
- backyard
- back down
- back of
- back on to
- back out
- back up
- have one's back to the wall
- put someone's back up
- take a back seat
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back

[bæk]

I. n

1. (of body) Rücken m

to be on one's \back (be ill) daniederliegen geh, flachliegen sl

behind sb's \back ( fig) hinter jds Rücken

to lie on one's \back auf dem Rücken liegen

to put [or throw] one's \back out sich akk verheben [o ÖSTERR verreißen] [o SCHWEIZ überlüpfen]

to slap sb on the \back jdm auf den Rücken klopfen

\back to \back Rücken an Rücken

2. (not front) of building, page Rückseite f; of car Heck nt; of chair Lehne f; (in car) Rücksitz[e] m[pl], Fond m fachspr

we sat at the \back of the theatre wir saßen ganz hinten im Theater

Ted is out [or BRIT, AUS round] the \back [or AM out \back] Ted ist draußen hinter dem [o fam hinterm] Haus

at [or in] the \back [of the bus/book] hinten [im Bus/Buch]

in the \back of the car auf dem Rücksitz [o fachspr im Fond]

\back to front verkehrt herum

\back of the hand/head/leg Handrücken m/Hinterkopf m/Wade f

3. SPORT (player) Verteidiger(in) m(f)

4.

▶ at sb's \back (supporting) hinter jdm; (pursuing) hinter jdm her fam

▶ at the \back of beyond am Ende der Welt hum, jwd hum fam

▶ to do sth on the \back of sth etw auf der Basis [o aufgrund] einer S. gen tun

▶ to get off sb's \back jdn in Ruhe lassen

▶ to get [or put] sb's \back up jdn in Rage bringen [o versetzen], jdn wütend machen

▶ to be glad to see the \back of sb froh sein, jdn los zu sein

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

▶ to know sth \back to front etw im Schlaf [o fam vorwärts und rückwärts] können

▶ to know sth like the \back of one's hand etw in- und auswendig [o wie seine Westentasche] kennen fam

▶ in [or at] the \back of one's mind im Hinterkopf

▶ to have sb/sth on one's \back jdn/etw am [o auf dem] Hals haben fam

the cops are on my \back ich habe die Bullen am Hals fam

▶ to put sb on sb's \back jdm jdn auf den Hals schicken [o hetzen] fam

▶ to put one's \back into sth sich akk in etw akk hineinknien fam

▶ to ride on the \back of sth im Fahrwasser einer S. gen mitschwimmen fam

▶ to stab sb in the \back jdm in den Rücken fallen

▶ to turn one's \back on sb (reject) sich akk von jdm abwenden; (ignore) jdm den Rücken [zu]kehren; (let down) jdn im Stich lassen

II. adj attr, inv

1.

< backmost>

(rear) Hinter-

\back door Hintertür f

\back entrance Hintereingang m

\back leg Hinterbein nt

\back pocket Gesäßtasche f

\back seat Rücksitz m

\back tooth Backenzahn m

2. (of body) pain, problems Rücken-

3. (old) alt

\back issue alte Ausgabe

\back orders Auftragsrückstand m

4.

▶ to be on the \back burner ( fam) auf Eis liegen fam

▶ to put sth on the \back burner ( fam) etw auf Eis legen fam

III. adv inv

1. (to previous place) [wieder] zurück, SCHWEIZ a. [wieder] retour

there and \back hin und zurück

to be \back [wieder] zurück [o wieder da] sein

I'll be \back ich komme wieder

to bring \back memories Erinnerungen wecken

to come \back zurückkommen, SCHWEIZ a. retour kommen

to come \back [into fashion] wieder in Mode kommen

to put sth \back etw zurücklegen

to want sb/sth \back jdn/etw zurück[haben] [o SCHWEIZ a. retour [haben]] wollen fam

2. (to rear)

\back and forth hin und her

to hold sb \back ( fig) jdn zurückhalten

don't let anything hold you \back lass dich durch nichts aufhalten

to lie \back sich akk zurücklegen

to look \back zurückblicken a. fig

to sit \back sich akk zurücklehnen

to stand [well] \back zurücktreten, Abstand halten

to throw \back one's head den Kopf zurückwerfen

▪ \back of sb/sth AM (to rear) hinter jdn/etw; (at rear) hinter jdm/etw

3. (in return)

to call \back zurückrufen

to fight [or hit] \back zurückschlagen

to pay sth \back etw zurückzahlen

to write \back zurückschreiben

4. (to past)

as far \back as I can remember so weit ich zurückdenken kann

that was \back in 1950 das war [schon] 1950

two months/years \back vor zwei Monaten/Jahren

5. AM (losing)

we were two points \back wir waren zwei Punkte hinter dem Gegner

6.

▶ to get [or pay] sb \back [or get \back at sb] [for sth] jdm etw heimzahlen

IV. vt

1. (support)

▪ to \back sth idea, plan, proposal etw unterstützen [o befürworten]

▪ to \back sb jdn unterstützen; (encourage) jdm den Rücken stärken

to \back a bill FIN [als Dritter] einen Wechsel unterzeichnen; LAW einen Gesetzesentwurf unterstützen

to \back a horse auf ein Pferd setzen

2. (drive)

she \backed the car into the garage sie fuhr rückwärts in die Garage

3. (accompany)

▪ to \back sb/sth concert, band jdn/etw begleiten

4. TECH (line)

▪ to \back sth etw mit einem Rücken versehen

5.

▶ to \back the wrong horse aufs falsche Pferd setzen fam

V. vi car zurücksetzen

the car \backed down the hill das Auto fuhr rückwärts den Berg hinunter

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[bk]
1. n

1) (of person, animal, book) Rücken m; (of chair) (Rücken)lehne f

with one's back to the engine (Brit) —

to be on one's back (= be ill) — auf der Nase liegen (inf), krank sein

to wear one's hair down one's back — überschulterlange Haare haben

to break one's back (lit) — sich (dat) das Rückgrat brechen; (fig) sich abrackern, sich abmühen

we've broken the back of the job (Brit) — wir sind mit der Arbeit über den Berg (inf)

behind sb's back (fig) — hinter jds Rücken (dat)

to put one's back into sth (fig) — sich bei etw anstrengen, bei etw Einsatz zeigen

to put or get sb's back up — jdn gegen sich aufbringen

to turn one's back on sb (lit) — jdm den Rücken zuwenden; (fig) sich von jdm abwenden

when I needed him he turned his back on me —

get these people off my back (inf) — schaff mir diese Leute vom Hals! (inf)

get off my back! (inf) — lass mich endlich in Ruhe!

he's got the boss on his back all the time — er hat dauernd seinen Chef auf dem Hals

the rich have always lived off the backs of the poor — die Reichen haben immer auf Kosten der Armen gelebt

to have one's back to the wall (fig) — in die Enge getrieben sein/werden

I was pleased to see the back of them (inf) — ich war froh, sie endlich los zu sein (inf)

2) (as opposed to front) Rück- or Hinterseite f; (of hand, dress) Rücken m; (of house, page, coin, cheque) Rückseite f; (of material) linke Seite

I know London like the back of my hand — ich kenne London wie meine Westentasche

the index is at the back of the book — das Verzeichnis ist hinten im Buch

he drove into the back of me — er ist mir hinten reingefahren (inf)

on the back of his hand — auf dem Handrücken

the back of one's head — der Hinterkopf

at/on the back of the bus — hinten im/am Bus

in the back (of a car) —

one thing was at the back of my mind — ich hatte dabei eine Überlegung im Hinterkopf

there's one other worry at the back of my mind — da ist noch etwas, das mich beschäftigt

right at the back of the cupboard — ganz hinten im Schrank

at the back of the stage — im Hintergrund der Bühne

at the back of the garage (inside) — hinten in der Garage; (outside) hinter der Garage

at the back of beyond — am Ende der Welt, jwd (hum)

in back (US) — hinten

3) (FTBL) Verteidiger(in) m(f); (RUGBY) Hinterspieler(in) m(f)

2. adj
Hinter-; rent ausstehend, rückständig
back wheel — Hinterrad nt

3. adv

1)

(= to the rear) (stand) back! — zurück(treten)!, (treten Sie) zurück!

back and forth — hin und her

2) (= in return) zurück

to pay sth back — etw zurückzahlen

3) (= returning) zurück

to come/go back — zurückkommen/-gehen

to fly to London and back — nach London und zurück fliegen

there and back — hin und zurück

4) (= again) wieder

he went back several times — er fuhr noch öfters wieder hin

I'll never go back — da gehe ich nie wieder hin

she is back at work — sie arbeitet wieder

back in London — zurück in London

5)

(= ago in time phrases) a week back — vor einer Woche

back in March, 1987 —

far back in the past — vor langer, langer Zeit, vor Urzeiten

4. prep (US)

back of — hinter

5. vt

1) (= support) unterstützen

I will back you whatever you do — egal was du tust, ich stehe hinter dir

if the bank won't back us — wenn die Bank nicht mitmacht

to back a bill (Fin) — einen Wechsel indossieren

2) (BETTING) setzen or wetten auf (+acc)

the horse was heavily backed — auf das Pferd wurden viele Wetten abgeschlossen

3) (= cause to move) car zurückfahren or -setzen; cart zurückfahren; horse rückwärts gehen lassen

he backed his car into the tree/garage — er fuhr rückwärts gegen den Baum/in die Garage

to back water (Naut) — rückwärts rudern

4) (MUS) singer begleiten

5) (= put sth behind) picture mit einem Rücken versehen, unterlegen; (= stick on) aufziehen

6. vi

1) (= move backwards car, train) zurücksetzen or -fahren

the car backed into the garage — das Auto fuhr rückwärts in die Garage

she backed into me — sie fuhr rückwärts in mein Auto

2) (NAUT wind) drehen

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back¹ [bæk]

A s

1. ANAT, ZOOL

a) Rücken m

b) Rückgrat n, Kreuz n:

at the (US in) back of hinter (dat);

be at the back of sth hinter etwas stecken;

behind sb’s back

a) hinter jemandes Rücken (a. fig),

b) fig in jemandes Abwesenheit;

on one’s back

a) auf dem Leib (Kleidungsstück),

b) auch flat on one’s back bettlägerig, krank

c) auch flat on one’s back hilflos, aufgeschmissen umg;

carry sth on one’s back etwas auf dem Rücken tragen;

have sb on one’s back jemanden auf dem Hals haben;

with one’s back to the wall mit dem Rücken zur Wand;

have one’s back to the wall mit dem Rücken zur Wand stehen;

spend every penny on one’s back sein ganzes Geld für Kleidung ausgeben;

break one’s back sich abplagen;

break sb’s back

a) jemandem das Kreuz brechen (a. fig),

b) fig jemanden zugrunde richten oder umg fertigmachen;

break the back of sth das Schwierigste einer Sache hinter sich bringen;

put ( oder get) sb’s back up jemanden auf die Palme bringen;

put one’s back into sth sich bei einer Sache ins Zeug legen, sich in eine Sache hineinknien;

be glad ( oder pleased) to see the back of sb froh sein, jemanden los zu sein;

I hope I’ve seen the back of him hoffentlich sehe ich den Kerl nie wieder;

turn one’s back on sb

a) jemandem den Rücken zuwenden,

b) fig jemandem den Rücken kehren, sich von jemandem abkehren;

make a back einen Buckel machen, sich bücken;

back to back

a) Rücken an Rücken,

b) bes US nacheinander;

he has a strong back er hat einen breiten Rücken oder Buckel (a. fig); → scratch C 2

2. Hinter-, Rückseite f (des Kopfes, Hauses, Briefes, einer Tür etc), Unterseite f (eines Blattes), (Buch-, Berg-, Messer- etc) Rücken m, Kehrseite f (eines Bildes etc), (Rück)Lehne f (eines Stuhls), linke Seite (des Tuches), Boden m (eines Saiteninstruments):

back of one’s ( oder the) hand Handrücken;

know sth back to front etwas in- und auswendig kennen;

know a place like the back of one’s hand einen Ort wie seine Hosentasche kennen;

run into the back of sb AUTO jemandem hinten reinfahren;

he ran into the back of another car er hatte einen Auffahrunfall

3. hinterer oder rückwärtiger oder entfernt gelegener Teil, Hintergrund m:

back of the head Hinterkopf m:

back of the house rückwärtiger oder hinterer Teil des Hauses;

at ( oder in) the back of beyond fig bes Br wo sich Fuchs und Hase gute Nacht sagen, am Ende oder sl Arsch der Welt;

his name was (somewhere) at ( oder in) the back of my mind ich erinnerte mich dunkel an seinen Namen;

have sth at the back of one’s mind insgeheim an etwas denken;

at the back of the stage im Hintergrund der Bühne;

at the back of the plane hinten im Flugzeug;

in the back of the car auf dem Rücksitz oder im Fond des Autos

4. Rückenteil m (eines Kleidungsstückes):

have one’s pullover on back to front den Pullover verkehrt herum anhaben

5. Hinterstück n:

back of a roe GASTR Rehziemer m

6. ARCH Hauptdachbalken m

7. → backyard

8. SPORT Verteidiger(in)

B adj

1. rückwärtig, letzt(er, e, es), hinter(er, e, es), Hinter…, Rück…, Nach…:

back entrance Hintereingang m;

back pass SPORT

a) Rückpass m,

b) Rückgabe f (zum Tormann)

2. fern, abgelegen:

back country Hinterland n;

back province finster(st)e Provinz

3. LING hinten im Mund geformt:

a back vowel ein dunkler Vokal

4. rückläufig:

back flow Rückfluss m

5. rückständig (Miete etc):

back tax Steuerrückstände pl

6. alt, zurückliegend:

back copy → back number 1;

back issue alte Ausgabe (einer Zeitung etc)

C adv

1. zurück, rückwärts:

a) back and forth hin und her

b) vor und zurück;

two miles back zwei Meilen zurück oder weiter hinten; (siehe die Verbindungen mit den entsprechenden Verben)

2. (wieder) zurück:

he is back (again) er ist wieder da;

back home

a) wieder zu Hause,

b) US daheim, bei uns (zu Lande);

be back in fashion wieder modern sein; → nature 1 d

3. zurück, vorher:

20 years back vor 20 Jahren;

back in 1900 (damals oder noch oder schon) im Jahre 1900

4. umg zurück, im Rückstand:

be back in one’s rent mit der Miete im Rückstand sein

D v/t

1. a) auch back up jemanden od etwas unterstützen, eintreten für, jemandem den Rücken stärken, jemanden decken, etwas bekräftigen, untermauern, belegen, WIRTSCH die Währung etc stützen, Noten decken

b) back up COMPUT Daten sichern

2. auch back up zurückbewegen, einen Wagen, eine Maschine, ein Pferd etc rückwärts fahren oder laufen lassen:

back one’s car up mit dem Auto rückwärts fahren oder zurückstoßen;

back the car out of the garage den Wagen rückwärts aus der Garage fahren;

back water

a) SCHIFF ein Schiff rückwärts rudern, rückwärts fahren,

b) US umg einen Rückzieher machen

3. wetten oder setzen auf (akk): → horse A 1

4. a) ein Pferd etc besteigen

b) ein Pferd zureiten

5. auch back up ein Buch etc mit einem Rücken versehen, an der Rückseite verstärken, einen Stuhl mit einer Lehne oder Rückenverstärkung versehen

6. TECH beschichten, mit einem Überzug versehen

7. TECH, auch ein Kleidungsstück füttern ( with mit)

8. WIRTSCH einen Scheck indossieren, gegenzeichnen, einen Wechsel als Bürge unterschreiben, avalieren

9. auf der Rückseite beschreiben oder bedrucken

10. den Hintergrund (gen) bilden, hinten grenzen an (akk)

11. umg auf dem Rücken tragen, auf den Rücken nehmen

12. JAGD hinter und mit dem Leithund (vor)stehen (Meute)

E v/i

1. oft back up sich zurückbewegen, sich rückwärts bewegen, zurückgehen oder -treten oder -fahren, AUTO auch zurückstoßen:

back out rückwärts herausfahren (of aus)

2. links umspringen, rückdrehen (Wind)

3. back and fill

a) SCHIFF back und voll brassen, lavieren,

b) fig unschlüssig sein

4. back onto hinten angrenzen an (akk)

back² [bæk] s Bottich m, Kufe f

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1.
[bæk]noun

1) (of person, animal) Rücken, der

stand back to back — Rücken an Rücken stehen

as soon as my back was turned — (fig.) sowie ich den Rücken gedreht hatte

turn one's back on somebody — jemandem den Rücken zuwenden; (fig.): (abandon somebody) jemanden im Stich lassen

turn one's back on something — (fig.) sich um etwas nicht kümmern

get or put somebody's back up — (fig.) jemanden wütend machen

be glad to see the back of somebody/something — (fig.) froh sein, jemanden/etwas nicht mehr sehen zu müssen

have one's back to the wall — (fig.) mit dem Rücken zur Wand stehen

get off my back — (fig. coll.) lass mich zufrieden

have somebody/something on one's back — (fig.) jemanden/etwas am Hals haben (ugs.)

put one's back into something — (fig.) sich für etwas mit allen Kräften einsetzen

2) (outer or rear surface) Rücken, der; (of vehicle) Heck, das; (inside car) Rücksitz, der

the car went into the back of me — (coll.) das Auto ist mir hinten reingefahren (ugs.)

with the back of one's hand — mit dem Handrücken

know something like the back of one's hand — (fig.) etwas wie seine Westentasche kennen

the back of one's/the head — der Hinterkopf

the back of the leg — die Wade

3) (of book) (spine) [Buch]rücken, der; (final pages) Ende, das

at the back [of the book] — hinten [im Buch]

4) (of dress) Rücken, der; (of knife) [Messer]rücken, der

5) (more remote part) hinterer Teil

at the back [of something] — hinten [in etwas (Dat.)]; im hinteren Teil [von etwas]

6) (of chair) [Rücken]lehne, die; (of house, cheque) Rückseite, die; (back wall) Rückseite, die; Rückwand, die

back to front — verkehrt rum

please get to the back of the queue — bitte, stellen Sie sich hinten an

in back of something — (Amer.) hinter etwas (Dat.)

7) (Sport): (player) Verteidiger, der

8) (of ship) Kiel, der
2. adjective, no compar.; superl.
backmost ['bækməʊst]

1) (situated behind) hinter...

2) (of the past) früher

back issue — alte Ausgabe

3) (overdue) rückständig [Lohn, Steuern]
3. adverb
1) (to the rear) zurück

step back — zurücktreten

2) (behind) zurück; weiter hinten

we passed a pub two miles back — wir sind vor zwei Meilen an einem Pub vorbeigefahren

back and forth — hin und her

back of something — (Amer.) hinter etwas (Dat.)

3) (at a distance)

the house stands a long way back from the road — das Haus steht weit von der Straße zurück

4) (to original position, home) [wieder] zurück

I got my letter back — ich habe meinen Brief zurückbekommen

the journey back — die Rückfahrt/der Rückflug

there and back — hin und zurück

5) (to original condition) wieder

6) (in the past) zurück

go a long way back — weit zurückgehen

a week/month back — vor einer Woche/vor einem Monat

7) (in return) zurück

I got a letter back — er/sie hat mir wiedergeschrieben
4. transitive verb
1) (assist) helfen (+ Dat.); unterstützen [Person, Sache]

2) (bet on) wetten od. setzen auf (+ Akk.) [Pferd, Gewinner, Favorit]

back the wrong/right horse — (lit. or fig.) aufs falsche/richtige Pferd setzen (ugs.)

3) (cause to move back) zurücksetzen [mit] [Fahrzeug]; rückwärts gehen lassen [Pferd]

4) (put or act as a back to) [an der Rückseite] verstärken

5) (endorse) indossieren [Wechsel, Scheck]

6) (lie at the back of)

back something — hinten an etwas (Akk.) grenzen

7) (Mus.) begleiten
5. intransitive verb
zurücksetzen

back into/out of something — rückwärts in etwas (Akk.)/aus etwas fahren

back on to something — hinten an etwas (Akk.) grenzen

Phrasal Verbs:

- back down

- back out

- back up

* * *

adj.

retour adj.

zurück adj. n.

Heck -e n.

Kehrseite f.

Rücken - m.

Rückseite f. v.

unterstützen v.

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