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to have a thirst for sth

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1 thirst

Ɵə:st
1. noun
1) (a feeling of dryness (in the mouth) caused by a lack of water or moisture: I have a terrible thirst.) sed

2) (a strong and eager desire for something: thirst for knowledge.) sed

2. verb
(to have a great desire for: He's thirsting for revenge.) tener sed

- thirsty
- thirstily
- thirstiness

thirst n sed

thirst

tr[ɵɜːst]

noun

1 sed nombre femenino

2 figurative use ansias nombre femenino plural, afán nombre masculino, sed nombre femenino

thirst ['ɵərst] vi

1) : tener sed

2)

to thirst for desire: tener sed de, estar sediento de

thirst n

: sed f

thirst

n.

• deseo s.m.

• sed s.f.

v.

• tener sed v.

I θɜːrst, θɜːst
mass noun sed f

thirst for vengeance/excitement — sed or ansia(s) f(pl) de venganza/emociones

II

intransitive verb

to thirst FOR o (liter) after something — tener* sed or ansias de algo, estar* sediento de algo (liter)

[θɜːst]
1.

N sed f

to have a thirst for sth — (fig) tener sed or ansias de algo

the thirst for knowledge — la sed or el afán de saber

I've got a real thirst (on me) * — ¡me muero de sed! *

2.

VI

to thirst after or for sth — (fig) tener sed or ansias de algo, estar sediento de algo liter

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I [θɜːrst, θɜːst]
mass noun sed f

thirst for vengeance/excitement — sed or ansia(s) f(pl) de venganza/emociones

II

intransitive verb

to thirst FOR o (liter) after something — tener* sed or ansias de algo, estar* sediento de algo (liter)

English-spanish dictionary > thirst
2 thirst

thirst [θɜ:st]

1 noun

also figurative soif f;

∎ all that hard work has given me a thirst ça m'a donné soif de travailler dur comme ça;

∎ he has a thirst for adventure il a soif d'aventure;

∎ to have a thirst for knowledge avoir soif de connaissances

2 intransitive verb also figurative to thirst for sth avoir soif de qch;

∎ he was thirsting for a beer il avait envie d'une bière;

∎ a jealous husband thirsting for revenge un mari jaloux assoiffé de vengeance;

∎ to thirst for knowledge être avide de connaissances

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > thirst
3 thirst

1. noun
Durst, der

die of thirst — verdursten; (fig.): (be very thirsty) vor Durst sterben (ugs.)

thirst for knowledge — Wissensdurst, der
2. intransitive verb
thirst for revenge/knowledge — nach Rache/Wissen dürsten (geh.)

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[Ɵə:st] 1. noun
1) (a feeling of dryness (in the mouth) caused by a lack of water or moisture: I have a terrible thirst.) der Durst

2) (a strong and eager desire for something: thirst for knowledge.) der Durst
2. verb
(to have a great desire for: He's thirsting for revenge.) dürsten

- academic.ru/74625/thirsty">thirsty
- thirstily
- thirstiness
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thirst

[θɜ:st, AM θɜ:rst]

I. n no pl

1. (need for a drink) Durst m

they collapsed from \thirst and hunger sie brachen vor Hunger und Durst zusammen

raging \thirst schrecklicher Durst

to die of \thirst verdursten

to quench [or slake] one's \thirst seinen Durst löschen [o liter stillen

2. ( fig: strong desire) Verlangen nt, Gier f

to have a \thirst for adventure abenteuerlustig sein

\thirst after fame Ruhmsucht f

\thirst for knowledge Wissensdurst m

\thirst for power Machthunger m, Machtgier f

II. vi ( fig liter)

▪ to \thirst after [or for] sth nach etw dat verlangen [o liter dürsten]

I was \thirsting after new experiences ich wollte unbedingt neue Erfahrungen machen

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[ɵɜːst]
1. n
Durst m
thirst for knowledge — Wissensdurst m

thirst for adventure — Abenteuerlust

he's got a real thirst on him (inf) — er hat einen noblen Durst (am Leibe) (inf)

to die of thirst — verdursten

2. vi

1) (old)

I thirst — es dürstet or durstet mich

2) (fig)

to thirst for revenge/knowledge etc — nach Rache/Wissen etc dürsten

the plants were thirsting for water — die Pflanzen dürsteten nach Wasser

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thirst [θɜːst; US θɜrst]

A s

1. Durst m:

thirst-quenching durstlöschend, -stillend;

thirst strike Durststreik m

2. fig Durst m, Gier f, Verlangen n ( alle:

for nach):

thirst for blood Blutdurst;

thirst for knowledge Wissensdurst;

thirst for power Machtgier

B v/i

1. dursten, dürsten, durstig sein, Durst haben

2. fig dürsten, lechzen ( beide:

for, after nach):

he thirsts for revenge auch es dürstet ihn nach Rache;

thirst to do sth darauf brennen, etwas zu tun

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1. noun
Durst, der

die of thirst — verdursten; (fig.): (be very thirsty) vor Durst sterben (ugs.)

thirst for knowledge — Wissensdurst, der
2. intransitive verb
thirst for revenge/knowledge — nach Rache/Wissen dürsten (geh.)

* * *

n.

Durst nur sing. m. v.

dürsten v.

English-german dictionary > thirst
4 thirst

[ɵɜ:st, Am ɵɜ:rst] n

no pl

1) ( need for a drink) Durst m;

they collapsed from \thirst and hunger sie brachen vor Hunger und Durst zusammen;

raging \thirst schrecklicher Durst;

to die of \thirst verdursten;

to quench [or slake] one's \thirst seinen Durst löschen [o ( liter) stillen];

2) (fig: strong desire) Verlangen nt, Gier f;

to have a \thirst for adventure abenteuerlustig sein;

\thirst after fame Ruhmsucht f;

\thirst for knowledge Wissensdurst m;

\thirst for power Machthunger m, Machtgier f vi; ( fig) ( liter);

to \thirst after [or for] sth nach etw dat verlangen [o ( liter) dürsten];

I was \thirsting after new experiences ich wollte unbedingt neue Erfahrungen machen

English-German students dictionary > thirst
5 sed

Del verbo ser: ( conjugate ser) \ \
sed es: \ \
2ª persona plural (vosotros) imperativo
Multiple Entries: sed ser
sed sustantivo femenino thirst;
◊ el agua le quitó la sed the water quenched his thirst;
tengo sed I'm thirsty; me da sed it makes me (feel) thirsty; su sed de venganza/riqueza her thirst for vengeance/riches
ser ( conjugate ser) cópula 1 ( seguido de adjetivos) to be
◊ ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in estar 1 cópula 1 es bajo/muy callado he's short/very quiet;
es sorda de nacimiento she was born deaf; es inglés/católico he's English/(a) Catholic; era cierto it was true; sé bueno, estate quieto be a good boy and keep still; que seas muy feliz I hope you'll be very happy; (+ me/te/le etc)
◊ siempre le he sido fiel I've always been faithful to her;
ver tb imposible, difícil etc 2 ( hablando de estado civil) to be;
◊ el mayor es casado the oldest is married;
es viuda she's a widow; ver tb estar 1 cópula 2 3 (seguido de nombre, pronombre) to be;
◊ soy abogada I'm a lawyer;
ábreme, soy yo open the door, it's me 4 (con predicado introducido por `de'):
◊ esos zapatos son de plástico those shoes are (made of) plastic;
soy de Córdoba I'm from Cordoba; es de los vecinos it belongs to the neighbors, it's the neighbors'; no soy de aquí I'm not from around here 5 (hipótesis, futuro):
◊ será un error it must be a mistake;
¿será cierto? can it be true? verbo intransitivo 1
a) ( existir) to be

b) (liter) ( en cuentos):

◊ érase una vez … once upon a time there was …
2
a) (tener lugar, ocurrir):

◊ la fiesta va a sed en su casa the party is going to be (held) at her house;
¿dónde fue el accidente? where did the accident happen?
b) ( en preguntas):

◊ ¿qué habrá sido de él? I wonder what happened to o what became of him;
¿qué es de Marisa? (fam) what's Marisa up to (these days)? (colloq); ¿qué va a ser de nosotros? what will become of us? 3 ( sumar):
◊ ¿cuánto es (todo)? how much is that (altogether)?;
son 3.000 pesos that'll be o that's 3,000 pesos; somos diez en total there are ten of us altogether 4 (indicando finalidad, adecuación) sed para algo to be for sth;
◊ este agua es para beber this water is for drinking
( en locs)
◊ a no ser que (+ subj) unless;
¿cómo es eso? why is that?, how come? (colloq); como/cuando/donde sea: tengo que conseguir ese trabajo como sea I have to get that job no matter what; hazlo como sea, pero hazlo do it any way o however you want but get it done; el lunes o cuando sea next Monday or whenever; puedo dormir en el sillón o donde sea I can sleep in the armchair or wherever you like o anywhere you like; de ser así (frml) should this be so o the case (frml); ¡eso es! that's it!, that's right!; es que …: ¿es que no lo saben? do you mean to say they don't know?; es que no sé nadar the thing is I can't swim; lo que sea: cómete una manzana, o lo que sea have an apple or something; estoy dispuesta a hacer lo que sea I'm prepared to do whatever it takes; o sea: en febrero, o sea hace un mes in February, that is to say a month ago; o sea que no te interesa in other words, you're not interested; o sea que nunca lo descubriste so you never found out; (ya) sea …, (ya) sea … either …, or …; sea como sea at all costs; sea cuando sea whenever it is; sea donde sea no matter where; sea quien sea whoever it is; si no fuera/hubiera sido por … if it wasn't o weren't/hadn't been for … ( en el tiempo) to be;
◊ ¿qué fecha es hoy? what's the date today?, what's today's date;
serían las cuatro cuando llegó it must have been (about) four (o'clock) when she arrived; ver tb v impers sed v impers to be;
◊ era primavera it was spring(time)
sed v aux ( en la voz pasiva) to be; fue construido en 1900 it was built in 1900 ■ sustantivo masculino 1
a) ( ente) being;

◊ sed humano/vivo human/living being

b) (individuo, persona):

◊ un sed querido a loved one
2 ( naturaleza):
◊ desde lo más profundo de mi sed from the bottom of my heart

sed sustantivo femenino
1 thirst: tengo mucha sed, I'm thirsty
calmar la sed, to quench one's thirst
2 fig (de justicia, libertad) hunger, thirst
tener sed de justicia, to be hungry o thirsty for justice
3 fig (deseo intenso, ambición desmedida) la sed de poder le puede llevar al fracaso, an insatiable thirst for power can lead to failure
ser
I sustantivo masculino
1 being: es un ser despreciable, he's despicable
ser humano, human being
ser vivo, living being
2 (esencia) essence: eso forma parte de su ser, that is part of him
II verbo intransitivo
1 (cualidad) to be: eres muy modesto, you are very modest
2 (fecha) to be: hoy es lunes, today is Monday
ya es la una, it's one o'clock
3 (cantidad) eran unos cincuenta, there were about fifty people (al pagar) ¿cuánto es?, how much is it?
son doscientas, it is two hundred pesetas Mat dos y tres son cinco, two and three make five
4 (causa) aquella mujer fue su ruina, that woman was his ruin
5 (oficio) to be a(n): Elvira es enfermera, Elvira is a nurse
6 (pertenencia) esto es mío, that's mine
es de Pedro, it is Pedro's
7 (afiliación) to belong: es del partido, he's a member of the party
es un chico del curso superior, he is a boy from the higher year
8 (origen) es de Málaga, she is from Málaga
¿de dónde es esta fruta? where does this fruit come from?
9 (composición, material) to be made of: este jersey no es de lana, this sweater is not (made of) wool
10 ser de, (afinidad, comparación) lo que hizo fue de tontos, what she did was a foolish thing
11 (existir) Madrid ya no es lo que era, Madrid isn't what it used to be
12 (suceder) ¿qué fue de ella?, what became of her?
13 (tener lugar) to be: esta tarde es el entierro, the funeral is this evening 14 ser para, (finalidad) to be for: es para pelar patatas, it's for peeling potatoes (adecuación, aptitud) no es una película para niños, the film is not suitable for children
esta vida no es para ti, this kind of life is not for you
15 (efecto) era para llorar, it was painful
es (como) para darle una bofetada, it makes me want to slap his face
no es para tomárselo a broma, it is no joke
16 (auxiliar en pasiva) to be: fuimos rescatados por la patrulla de la Cruz Roja, we were rescued by the Red Cross patrol
17 ser de (+ infinitivo) era de esperar que se marchase, it was to be expected that she would leave Locuciones: a no ser que, unless
como sea, anyhow
de no ser por..., had it not been for
es más, furthermore
es que..., it's just that...
lo que sea, whatever
o sea, that is (to say)
sea como sea, in any case o be that as it may
ser de lo que no hay, to be the limit ' sed' also found in these entries: Spanish: apagar - engañar - matar - pasar - quitar - saciar - tener - aplacar - calmar - dar - insaciable - mitigar - sentir English: aforementioned - aforesaid - dry - parched - quench - said - sedative - sedentary - sediment - thirst - thirsty - unbiased - unbiassed - be - feel - make

English-spanish dictionary > sed
6 thirsty

adjective

1) durstig

be thirsty — Durst haben

somebody is thirsty for something — (fig.) jemand od. jemanden dürstet nach etwas (dichter.)

2) (coll.): (causing thirst) durstig machend

this is thirsty work — diese Arbeit macht durstig

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adjective

1) (suffering from thirst: I'm so thirsty - I must have a drink.) durstig

2) (causing a thirst: Digging the garden is thirsty work.) Durst verursachend

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thirsty

[ˈθɜ:sti, AM ˈθɜ:rsti]

adj durstig

gardening is \thirsty work Gartenarbeit macht durstig

▪ to be \thirsty for sth ( fig) nach etw dat hungern [o liter dürsten]

he was \thirsty for power er war machtgierig

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['ɵɜːstɪ]
adj (+er)

1) durstig

to be/feel thirsty —

it made me thirsty — das machte mich durstig, das machte mir Durst

to get thirsty — durstig werden, Durst bekommen

thirsty for praise — begierig auf Lob

thirsty for love/revenge/knowledge/blood — nach Liebe/Rache/Wissen/Blut dürstend or lechzend

the land is thirsty for rain — das Land dürstet nach Regen

2) (fig inf) car mit hohem Benzinverbrauch, durstig (inf)

3)

(= causing thirst) it's thirsty work — diese Arbeit macht durstig

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thirsty adj (adv thirstily)

1. durstig (auch Motor etc):

gardening makes you thirsty Gartenarbeit macht Durst;

be thirsty → academic.ru/74623/thirst">thirst B 1

2. AGR dürr, trocken (Boden, Jahreszeit)

3. umg trocken:

thirsty work (eine) Arbeit, die Durst macht;

be thirsty work Durst machen

4. fig durstig, (be)gierig ( beide:

for nach):

thirsty for blood (knowledge, power) blutdürstig (wissensdurstig, machtgierig);

be thirsty for sth nach etwas dürsten oder lechzen;

the fields are thirsty for rain die Felder brauchen dringend Regen

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adjective

1) durstig

be thirsty — Durst haben

somebody is thirsty for something — (fig.) jemand od. jemanden dürstet nach etwas (dichter.)

2) (coll.): (causing thirst) durstig machend

this is thirsty work — diese Arbeit macht durstig

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adj.

durstig adj.

English-german dictionary > thirsty
7 die

I 1. intransitive verb,
dying

1) sterben; [Tier, Pflanze:] eingehen, (geh.) sterben; [Körperteil:] absterben

be dying — sterben

die from or of something — an etwas (Dat.) sterben

die of a heart attack/a brain tumour — einem Herzanfall/ Hirntumor erliegen

die from one's injuries — seinen Verletzungen erliegen

somebody would die rather than do something — um nichts in der Welt würde jemand etwas tun

never say die — (fig.) nur nicht den Mut verlieren

2) (fig.)

be dying for something — etwas unbedingt brauchen

be dying for a cup of tea — nach einer Tasse Tee lechzen

be dying to do something — darauf brennen, etwas zu tun

be dying of boredom — vor Langeweile sterben

die with or of shame — sich zu Tode schämen

3) (disappear) in Vergessenheit geraten; [Gefühl, Liebe, Ruhm:] vergehen; [Ton:] verklingen; [Flamme:] verlöschen
2. transitive verb,
dying

die a natural/violent death — eines natürlichen/gewaltsamen Todes sterben

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/20347/die_down">die down

- die off

- die out
II noun
, pl. dice (formal) Würfel, der

the die is cast — die Würfel sind gefallen

as straight or true as a die — schnurgerade [Weg, Linie]

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I present participle - dying; verb
1) (to lose life; to stop living and become dead: Those flowers are dying; She died of old age.) sterben

2) (to fade; to disappear: The daylight was dying fast.) verschwinden

3) (to have a strong desire (for something or to do something): I'm dying for a drink; I'm dying to see her.) sehnen

•

- diehard
- die away
- die down
- die hard
- die off
- die out II noun
(a stamp or punch for making raised designs on money, paper etc.) der Prägstempel
III see dice
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die¹

[daɪ]

n

1.

<pl dice>

(for games) Würfel m

2. TECH (for shaping) [Press]form f, Matrize f; (for forging) Gesenk nt, Kokille f; (for cutting) Schneidwerkzeug nt; (for stamping) [Press]stempel m; ELEC Rohchip m

3.

▶ the \die is cast die Würfel sind gefallen

▶ as straight [or true] as a \die grundehrlich

die²

<- y->

[daɪ]

I. vi

1. (cease to live) sterben, umkommen

she said she would finish the race or \die in the attempt sie sagte, sie werde das Rennen tot oder lebend beenden

I'd rather \die than... lieber sterbe ich, als dass...

to almost \die of boredom/embarrassment/laughter ( fam) vor Langeweile/Scham/Lachen fast sterben fam

we almost \died laughing wir hätten uns fast totgelacht

to \die of [or from] cancer/Aids an Krebs/Aids sterben

to \die by one's own hand ( liter) Hand an sich akk legen euph geh

to \die of hunger verhungern, hungers sterben geh

to \die in one's sleep [sanft] entschlafen euph geh

to \die young jung sterben, einen frühen Tod finden geh

▪ to \die for sth für etw akk sterben

to \die for one's beliefs für seine Überzeugungen in den Tod gehen geh

2. ( fig: end) vergehen, [dahin]schwinden, erlöschen geh; love sterben

the secret will \die with her sie wird das Geheimnis mit ins Grab nehmen

3. ( fam: stop functioning) kaputtgehen fam; engine stehen bleiben, verrecken pej sl; battery leer werden; flames, lights [v]erlöschen, ausgehen

he wore his jeans until they \died AM er trug seine Jeans, bis sie völlig hinüber waren fam

4.

▶ do or \die:

to get the job I'll do or \die ich werde alles geben, um die Stelle zu kriegen fam

it's do or \die in this business venture bei diesem Geschäftsvorhaben geht es ums Ganze

▶ to be dying to do sth darauf brennen, etw zu tun

▶ to be dying for sth großes Verlangen nach etw dat haben

I'm dying for a cup of tea ich hätte jetzt zu gern eine Tasse Tee

I'm dying to hear the news ich bin wahnsinnig gespannt, die Neuigkeiten zu erfahren fam

▶ to \die hard (person) nicht aufgeben; (beliefs, customs) nicht totzukriegen sein hum fam; (rumour) sich akk lange halten

▶ never say \die nur nicht aufgeben

▶ to be something to \die for ( fam) unwiderstehlich gut sein

this chocolate cake is something to \die for diese Schokoladentorte ist einfach köstlich

II. vt

to \die a lonely death einsam sterben

to \die a natural/violent death eines natürlichen/gewaltsamen Todes sterben

▶ to \die the death BRIT THEAT ( fam) ein totaler Flop sein fam

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I [daɪ]
1. vi

1) (lit) sterben; (soldier) fallen, sterben; (motor, engine) absterben; (planet) vergehen

to die of or from hunger/pneumonia/grief —

to die for one's country — für sein Land sterben

he died from his injuries — er erlag seinen Verletzungen

to die by one's own hand — von eigener Hand sterben, Hand an sich (acc) legen

he died of a broken heart — er starb an einem gebrochenen Herzen

he died happy/a hero — er starb glücklich/als Held

to be dying — im Sterben liegen

never say die! — nur nicht aufgeben!

to die laughing (inf) — sich totlachen (inf)

I'd rather or sooner die! (inf) — lieber würde ich sterben!

a dress to die for (inf) — ein unwiderstehliches or umwerfendes (inf) Kleid

2) (fig inf

= long) to be dying to do sth — darauf brennen, etw zu tun, brennend gern etw tun wollen

I'm dying to know what happened —

he's dying to meet you she's dying to get home — er möchte Sie brennend gern kennenlernen sie brennt darauf, heimzukommen

I'm dying for a cigarette — ich brauche jetzt unbedingt eine Zigarette

I'm dying of thirst — ich verdurste fast

I'm dying for him to visit — ich kann seinen Besuch kaum noch abwarten

3) (fig love) vergehen, ersterben (geh), erlöschen (geh); (memory) (ver)schwinden; (custom) aussterben; (empire) untergehen

the secret died with him — er nahm das Geheimnis mit ins Grab

old habits die hard — alte Gewohnheiten legt man nur schwer ab

2. vt

to die a hero's/a violent death —

to die the death (plan etc) — sterben (inf)
II
n

1) pl dice ( form) Würfel m

the die is cast (prov) — die Würfel sind gefallen

See:

→ also dice

2) pl - s (TECH) Gesenk nt, Gussform f; (in minting) Prägestempel m

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die¹ [daı]

A v/i ppr dying [ˈdaııŋ]

1. sterben:

die by one's own hand von eigener Hand sterben;

die of old age an Altersschwäche sterben;

die of hunger (thirst) verhungern (verdursten);

die for one’s country für sein (Vater)Land sterben;

die from a wound an einer Verwundung sterben, einer Verwundung erliegen;

die of boredom fig vor Langeweile (fast) umkommen;

die of ( oder with) laughter fig sich totlachen;

die game kämpfend sterben (a. fig);

die hard

a) zählebig sein (auch Sache), nicht tot zu kriegen sein umg,

b) fig nicht nachgeben wollen;

die in one’s boots ( oder shoes), die with one’s boots ( oder shoes) on

a) MIL im Kampf fallen,

b) in den Sielen sterben;

never say die! nur nicht nach- oder aufgeben!;

his secret died with him er nahm sein Geheimnis mit ins Grab; → ditch A 1, fly² 1, harness A 1 a, martyr A 1, A 2

2. eingehen (Pflanze, Tier), verenden (Tier)

3. besonders fig vergehen, erlöschen, ausgelöscht werden, aufhören

4. → die away 1

5. → die out 2

6. vergessen werden, in Vergessenheit geraten

7. nachlassen, schwächer werden, abflauen (Wind etc)

8. absterben (Motor)

9. (to, unto) sich lossagen (von), den Rücken kehren (dat):

die to the world;

die unto sin sich von der Sünde lossagen

10. (dahin)schmachten

11. meist be dying ( for; to do sth) schmachten, sich sehnen (nach; danach, etwas zu tun), brennen (auf akk; darauf, etwas zu tun):

he was dying for a drink er brauchte unbedingt etwas zu trinken;

I am dying to see it ich möchte es schrecklich gern sehen;

I am not exactly dying to do it ich reiße mich nicht darum, es zu tun;

be dying for sb to do sth darauf brennen, dass jemand etwas tut

B v/t eines Todes sterben: → natural A 1, violent 2

die² [daı] pl (1 und 2) dice [daıs] oder (3 und 4) dies s

1. Würfel m:

the die is cast fig die Würfel sind gefallen;

play (at) dice würfeln, knobeln;

(as) straight as a die

a) schnurgerade,

b) fig grundehrlich, -anständig;

venture on the cast of a die auf einen Wurf setzen;

no die! bes US umg nichts zu machen!, da läuft nichts!; → load B 7, loaded 2, shoot B 13 c, throw B 11 a

2. besonders GASTR Würfel m, würfelförmiges Stück

3. ARCH Würfel m (eines Sockels)

4. TECH

a) TYPO Prägestock m, -stempel m

b) Schneideisen n, -kluppe f

c) (Draht)Zieheisen n

d) Gesenk n, Gussform f, Kokille f: ( female oder lower) die Matrize f;

upper die Patrize f

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I 1. intransitive verb,
dying

1) sterben; [Tier, Pflanze:] eingehen, (geh.) sterben; [Körperteil:] absterben

be dying — sterben

die from or of something — an etwas (Dat.) sterben

die of a heart attack/a brain tumour — einem Herzanfall/ Hirntumor erliegen

die from one's injuries — seinen Verletzungen erliegen

somebody would die rather than do something — um nichts in der Welt würde jemand etwas tun

never say die — (fig.) nur nicht den Mut verlieren

2) (fig.)

be dying for something — etwas unbedingt brauchen

be dying for a cup of tea — nach einer Tasse Tee lechzen

be dying to do something — darauf brennen, etwas zu tun

be dying of boredom — vor Langeweile sterben

die with or of shame — sich zu Tode schämen

3) (disappear) in Vergessenheit geraten; [Gefühl, Liebe, Ruhm:] vergehen; [Ton:] verklingen; [Flamme:] verlöschen
2. transitive verb,
dying

die a natural/violent death — eines natürlichen/gewaltsamen Todes sterben

Phrasal Verbs:

- die down

- die off

- die out
II noun
, pl. dice (formal) Würfel, der

the die is cast — die Würfel sind gefallen

as straight or true as a die — schnurgerade [Weg, Linie]

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(mould) n.

Gussform -en f. n.

Modellform f.

Mundstück n.

Pressform f.

Prägestempel m. (of, from) v.

sterben (an) v. v.

eingehen (Pflanze, Tier) v.

krepieren v.

umkippen (Gewässer) v.

umkommen v.

verenden v.

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8 paso

Del verbo pasar: ( conjugate pasar) \ \
paso es: \ \
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

pasó es: \ \
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries: pasar paso
pasar ( conjugate pasar) verbo intransitivo 1
a) ( ir por un lugar) to come/go past;

◊ no ha pasado ni un taxi not one taxi has come/gone past;
los otros coches no podían paso the other cars weren't able to get past; no dejan paso a nadie they're not letting anyone through; paso de largo to go right o straight past; paso por la aduana to go through customs; es un vuelo directo, no pasa por Miami it's a direct flight, it doesn't go via Miami; ¿este autobús pasa por el museo? does this bus go past the museum?; pasamos por delante de su casa we went past her house; pasaba por aquí y … I was just passing by o I was in the area and …
b) ( deteniéndose en un lugar):

◊ ¿podríamos paso por el banco? can we stop off at the bank?;
pasa un día por casa why don't you drop o come by the house sometime?; puede paso a recogerlo mañana you can come and pick it up tomorrow
c) ( atravesar) to cross;

◊ paso de un lado a otro [persona/barco] to go o cross from one side to the other;
[ humedad] to go through from one side to the other
d) ( caber):

◊ no pasoá por la puerta it won't go through the door
2 ( entrar — acercándose al hablante) to come in; (— alejándose del hablante) to go in;
◊ pase, por favor please, do come in;
¡que pase el siguiente! next, please!; haga paso al Sr Díaz show Mr Díaz in please 3
a) (transmitirse, transferirse) [corona/título] to pass;

◊ pasó de mano en mano it was passed around (to everyone)

b) ( comunicar):

◊ te paso con Javier ( en el mismo teléfono) I'll hand o pass you over to Javier;
( en otro teléfono) I'll put you through to Javier 4
a) (Educ) to pass;

◊ paso de curso to get through o pass one's end-of-year exams

b) ( ser aceptable):

◊ no está perfecto, pero puede paso it's not perfect, but it'll do;
por esta vez, (que) pase I'll let it pass o go this time 5
◊ pasar por

a) ( ser tenido por):

◊ podrían paso por hermanas they could pass for sisters;
ver tb hacerse II 3
b) ( experimentar) to go through;

◊ paso por una crisis to go through a crisis
( suceder) to happen;
◊ cuéntame lo que pasó tell me what happened;
lo que pasa es que… the thing o the problem is …; pase lo que pase whatever happens, come what may; siempre pasa igual or lo mismo it's always the same; ¿qué pasa? what's the matter?, what's up? (colloq); ¿qué te pasa? what's the matter with you?; ¿qué te pasó en el ojo? what happened to your eye?; ¿qué le pasa a la tele? what's wrong with the TV?; eso le pasa a cualquiera that can happen to anybody; no le pasó nada nothing happened to him 1 ( transcurrir) [tiempo/años] to pass, go by;
◊ pasoon muchos años many years went by o passed;
ya han pasado dos horas it's been two hours now; un año pasa muy rápido a year goes very quickly; ¡cómo pasa el tiempo! doesn't time fly! 2 ( cesar) [crisis/mal momento] to be over; [ efecto] to wear off; [ dolor] to go away 3 ( arreglárselas) paso sin algo to manage without sth verbo transitivo 1
a) (cruzar, atravesar) ‹ frontera› to cross;
‹pueblo/ciudad› to go through
b) ( dejar atrás) ‹edificio/calle› to go past

c) (adelantar, sobrepasar) to overtake
2
a) ( hacer atravesar) paso algo POR algo to put sth through sth;

◊ paso la salsa por un tamiz to put the sauce through a sieve

b) (por la aduana —legalmente) to take through;
(— ilegalmente) to smuggle 3 ( hacer recorrer):
◊ paso la aspiradora to vacuum, to hoover (BrE);
pásale un trapo al piso give the floor a quick wipe; hay que pasole una plancha it needs a quick iron 4 (exhibir, mostrar) ‹película/anuncio› to show 5 ‹examen/prueba› to pass 6 ‹página/hoja› to turn;
◊ paso por alto ‹falta/error› to overlook;
‹tema/punto› to leave out, omit 1 (entregar, hacer llegar):
◊ pásaselo a Miguel pass it on to Miguel;
¿me pasas el martillo? can you pass me the hammer? 2 ( contagiar) to give, to pass on 1
a) ‹ tiempo› to spend;

◊ pasamos las Navidades en casa we spent Christmas at home;
fuimos a Toledo a paso el día we went to Toledo for the day
b) ( con idea de continuidad):

◊ pasé toda la noche en vela I was awake all night;
pasa todo el día al teléfono she spends all day on the phone
c) pasarlo or pasarla bien to have a good time;

◊ ¿qué tal lo pasaste en la fiesta? did you have a good time at the party?, did you enjoy the party?;
lo pasé mal I didn't enjoy myself 2 (sufrir, padecer) ‹penalidades/desgracias› to go through, to suffer;
◊ pasé mucho miedo/frío I was very frightened/cold
pasarse verbo pronominal 1 ( cambiarse):
◊ pasose al enemigo to go over to the enemy
2
a) ( ir demasiado lejos) to go too far;

◊ nos pasamos de estación we went past our station;
esta vez te has pasado (fam) you've gone too far this time
b) ( enf) (fam) (ir):

◊ pásate por casa come round;
¿podrías pasote por el mercado? could you go down to the market? 3
a) [peras/tomates] to go bad, get overripe;
[carne/pescado] to go off, go bad; [ leche] to go off, go sour
b) (recocerse) [arroz/pasta] to get overcooked
1
a) ( desaparecer) [ efecto] to wear off;
[ dolor] to go away; (+ me/te/le etc)
◊ ya se me pasó el dolor the pain's gone o eased now;
espera a que se le pase el enojo wait until he's calmed o cooled down
b) ( transcurrir):

◊ el año se ha pasado muy rápido this year has gone very quickly;
ver tb pasar verbo transitivo III 1 2 (+ me/te/le etc)
a) ( olvidarse):

◊ se me pasó su cumpleaños I forgot his birthday

b) ( dejar escapar):

◊ se me pasó la oportunidad I missed the opportunity

paso sustantivo masculino 1
a) ( acción):

◊ el paso del tren the passing of the train;
el paso del tiempo the passage of time; el paso de la dictadura a la democracia the transition from dictatorship to democracy; de paso: están de paso they're just visiting o just passing through; me pilla de paso it's on my way; y dicho sea de paso … and incidentally …
b) (camino, posibilidad de pasar) way;

◊ abrir/dejar paso (a algn/algo) to make way (for sth/sb);
me cerró el paso she blocked my way; dejen el paso libre leave the way clear; ( on signs) ceda el paso yield ( in US), give way ( in UK); ( on signs) prohibido el paso no entry;
◊ paso de cebra zebra crossing;
paso de peatones crosswalk (AmE), pedestrian crossing (BrE); paso a nivel grade (AmE) o (BrE) level crossing; paso elevado or (Méx) a desnivel overpass (AmE), flyover (BrE); paso subterráneo ( para peatones) underpass, subway (BrE); ( para vehículos) underpass;
◊ abrirse paso to make one's way;
( a codazos) to elbow one's way;
◊ salir al paso de algn ( abordar) to waylay sb;
( detener) to stop sb 2 (Geog) ( en montaña) pass;
◊ salir del paso to get out of a (tight) spot o (AmE) crack (colloq)
3
a) (al andar, bailar) step;

◊ dio un paso para atrás he took a step backward(s);
oyó pasos she heard footsteps; entró con paso firme he came in purposefully; paso a paso step by step; seguirle los pasos a algn to tail sb; seguir los pasos de algn to follow in sb's footsteps
b) ( distancia corta):

◊ vive a dos pasos de mi casa he lives a stone's throw (away) from my house;
está a un paso de aquí it's just around the corner/down the road from here
c) ( avance) step forward;

◊ eso ya es un paso (adelante) that's a step forward in itself

d) ( de gestión) step
4 (ritmo, velocidad):
◊ apretó/aminoró el paso he quickened his pace/he slowed down;
a este paso … at this rate …; a paso de hormiga or tortuga at a snail's pace; marcar el paso to mark time 5 ( en contador) unit
pasar
I verbo transitivo
1 to pass
2 (trasladar) to move
3 (dar) to pass, give: no me pasó el recado, he didn't give me the message
4 (hojas de libro) to turn
5 (el tiempo, la vida) to spend, pass
6 (soportar, sufrir) to suffer, endure: está pasando una crisis personal, she's going through a personal crisis
pasamos sed y calor, we suffered thirst and heat
7 (río, calle, frontera) to cross
8 (tragar) to swallow
9 (tolerar, aguantar) to bear
10 (introducir) to insert, put through
11 (un examen, una eliminatoria) to pass
12 Cine to run, show: este sábado pasan Ben Hur, they're putting Ben Hur on this Saturday
II verbo intransitivo
1 to pass: ¿a qué hora pasa el tren?, what time does the train pass?
Cervantes pasó por aquí, Cervantes passed this way
ya pasó, it has already passed
pasar de largo, to go by (without stopping)
2 (entrar) to come in
3 (ser tolerable) to be acceptable: no está mal, puede pasar, it isn't bad, it will do
4 (exceder) to surpass: no pases de los 70 km/h, don't exceed 70 km/h
5 (a otro asunto) to go on to
pasar a ser, to become
6 (tiempo) to pass, go by
7 (arreglarse, apañarse) pasar sin, to do without: puedo pasar sin coche, I can manage without a car
8 fam (no tener interés, prescindir) pasa de lo que digan, don't mind what they say
paso de ir al cine, I'll give the cinema a miss
9 (suceder) to happen: ¿qué pasa?, what's going on?
¿qué le pasa?, what's the matter with him?
pase lo que pase, whatever happens o come what may Locuciones: pasar algo a limpio, to make a fair copy of sthg
pasarlo bien/mal, to have a good/difficult time
pasar por, to put up with: paso por que me digas que estoy gorda, pero no pienso tolerar que me amargues cada comida, I can handle you calling me fat, but I'm not having you ruin every single meal for me
pasar por alto, to overlook: pasaré por alto esa observación, I'll just ignore that remark
paso sustantivo masculino
1 step: caminaban a paso ligero, they walked quickly (sonido de pisadas) footstep (de un baile) step
2 (camino, pasillo) passage, way Auto ceda el paso, give way
paso a nivel, level o US grade crossing
paso de cebra, zebra crossing
paso de peatones, pedestrian crossing, US crosswalk
paso subterráneo, (para peatones) subway (para vehículos) underpass
prohibido el paso, no entry
3 (acción) passage, passing: estamos de paso en la ciudad, we are just passing through the town
a su paso por la Universidad, when he was at University
el lento paso de las horas, the slow passing of the hours
4 Tel unit
5 Geol (entre montañas) mountain pass
6 Náut strait Locuciones: abrirse paso, (entre la multitud, maleza) to make one's way, (en la vida) to get ahead
salir del paso, to get out of trouble
a cada paso, constantly, every other minute ' paso' also found in these entries: Spanish: apretar - arramblar - atravesar - bando - bloquear - cabeza - cada - calamidad - cebra - ceder - cerrar - converger - cortar - dar - dado - desvirtuar - disfraz - esclarecimiento - estela - filtración - franca - franco - impedir - infierno - ligera - ligero - lista - llave - magín - mayor - nivel - obstaculizar - pasar - pasarse - patata - peatonal - por - prohibida - prohibido - rebote - rito - segura - seguro - sino - subterránea - subterráneo - testigo - tránsito - ver - vela English: ahead - amok - arrogant - bar - battle - begrudge - block - block in - break through - breakthrough - brisk - by - childhood - clarify - clear - coast - come over - crossing - crosswalk - dizzy - dwindle - evaluation - explanation - false move - faux pas - float - flyover - footstep - give - go by - going - graze - grow out of - hysterical - lazy - level crossing - life - lively - mop - move - nail - obstruction - ocean - overboard - overpass - pace - pass - pass along - pass by - pass through

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9 thirsty

adjective

1) (suffering from thirst: I'm so thirsty - I must have a drink.) sediento

2) (causing a thirst: Digging the garden is thirsty work.) que da/provoca sed

thirsty adj sediento

to be thirsty tener sed

I'm very thirsty tengo mucha sed

El comparativo de thirsty se escribe thirstier; el superlativo se escribe thirstiest

thirsty

tr['ɵɜːstɪ]

adjective (comp thirstier, superl thirstiest)

1 sediento,-a

■ I'm thirsty tengo sed

2 (work etc) que da sed

3 figurative use (eager) ansioso,-a ( for, por)

thirsty ['ɵərsti] adj, thirstier ; - est : sediento, que tiene sed

I'm thirsty: tengo sed

thirsty

adj.

• sediento, -a adj.

'θɜːrsti, 'θɜːsti
adjective -tier, -tiest

a) <person/animal> que tiene sed, sediento (liter)

to be thirsty — tener* sed

b) ( causing thirst) < work> que da sed

['θɜːstɪ]
ADJ (compar thirstier) (superl thirstiest)
1) (lit) [person, animal] que tiene sed, sediento liter

to be thirsty — tener sed

• I suddenly felt very thirsty — de pronto me entró mucha sed

• to be thirsty for sth — (fig) tener sed or ansias de algo, estar sediento de algo liter

• I'm getting thirsty — me está entrando or dando sed

• all this work is making me thirsty — todo este trabajo me está dando sed

• gardening is thirsty work — hum trabajar en el jardín da sed

2) (fig) [land, fields] sediento; [car] que consume mucha gasolina

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['θɜːrsti, 'θɜːsti]
adjective -tier, -tiest

a) <person/animal> que tiene sed, sediento (liter)

to be thirsty — tener* sed

b) ( causing thirst) < work> que da sed

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10 weak

adjective

1) (lit. or fig.) schwach; matt [Lächeln]; schwach ausgeprägt [Kinn]; jämmerlich [Kapitulation]; (easily led) labil [Charakter, Person]

go/feel weak at the knees — weiche Knie kriegen/haben

the weaker sex — das schwache Geschlecht

weak eyes or sight — schlechte Augen

a weak stomach — ein empfindlicher Magen

be weak in the head — schwachsinnig sein

his French/maths is rather weak, he's rather weak in French/maths — in Französisch/Mathematik ist er ziemlich schwach

somebody's weak side or point — jemandes schwache Seite od. schwacher Punkt od. Schwachpunkt

he has only a weak case — seine Sache steht auf schwachen Füßen

2) (watery) schwach [Kaffee, Tee]; wässrig, wässerig [Suppe]; dünn [Bier, Suppe, Kaffee, Tee]

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[wi:k]
adjective

1) (lacking in physical strength: Her illness has made her very weak.) schwach

2) (not strong in character: I'm very weak when it comes to giving up cigarettes.) schwach

3) ((of a liquid) diluted; not strong: weak tea.) dünn

4) ((of an explanation etc) not convincing.) schwach

5) ((of a joke) not particularly funny.) schwach

•

- academic.ru/81470/weakly">weakly
- weaken
- weakling
- weakness
- have a weakness for
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weak

[wi:k]

adj

1. (not strong) schwach; coffee, tea schwach, dünn

to be/feel as \weak as a kitten ganz matt sein/sich akk ganz schlapp fühlen fam

to be/go \weak at the knees weiche Knie haben/bekommen

to be \weak with desire/hunger/thirst schwach vor Begierde/Hunger/Durst sein

to feel \weak sich akk schwach fühlen

\weak chin schwach ausgeprägtes Kinn

\weak link ( fig) schwaches Glied fig

\weak spot ( fig) schwache Stelle fig

the \weaker sex das schwache Geschlecht fig

2. (ineffective) leader unfähig, schwach; argument, attempt schwach

▪ to be \weak [on sth] [in etw dat] schwach sein

the report is strong on criticism but rather \weak on suggestions for improvement der Bericht übt scharfe Kritik, bietet aber kaum Verbesserungsvorschläge

3. (below standard) schwach

he was always \weak at languages but strong at science er war schon immer schwach in Sprachen, dafür aber gut in Naturwissenschaften

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[wiːk]
1. adj (+er)
schwach; character labil; tea, solution etc dünn; stomach empfindlich
he was weak from hunger — ihm war schwach vor Hunger

to go/feel weak at the knees (after illness) — sich wackelig fühlen, wackelig or schwach auf den Beinen sein (inf); (with fear, excitement etc) weiche Knie haben/bekommen

the weaker sex — das schwache Geschlecht

he must be a bit weak in the head (inf) — er ist wohl nicht ganz bei Trost (inf)

her maths is weak, she is weak at or in maths — sie ist schwach in Mathe

the dollar is weak against the pound — der Dollar steht schwach zum Pfund

what are his weak points? — wo liegen seine Schwächen?

the weak link (in the chain) — das schwache Glied in der Kette

2. n

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weak [wiːk] adj (adv weakly)

1. allg schwach (Argument, Stimme, Widerstand etc):

weak from hunger hungergeschwächt;

be weak at the knees umg weiche Knie haben;

weak in ( oder at) Latin schwach in Latein;

weak at home SPORT heimschwach; → sex A 2

2. MED schwach:

a) empfindlich (Magen etc): → nerve A 1

b) kränklich

3. (charakter)schwach, haltlos, labil: → point A 24

4. schwach, dünn (Tee etc)

5. LING schwach (Akzent):

weak ending LIT proklitisches Versende;

weak inflection (bes Br inflexion) schwache Flexion

6. WIRTSCH schwach, flau (Markt etc)

7. FOTO schwach, weich (Negativ)

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adjective

1) (lit. or fig.) schwach; matt [Lächeln]; schwach ausgeprägt [Kinn]; jämmerlich [Kapitulation]; (easily led) labil [Charakter, Person]

go/feel weak at the knees — weiche Knie kriegen/haben

the weaker sex — das schwache Geschlecht

weak eyes or sight — schlechte Augen

a weak stomach — ein empfindlicher Magen

be weak in the head — schwachsinnig sein

his French/maths is rather weak, he's rather weak in French/maths — in Französisch/Mathematik ist er ziemlich schwach

somebody's weak side or point — jemandes schwache Seite od. schwacher Punkt od. Schwachpunkt

he has only a weak case — seine Sache steht auf schwachen Füßen

2) (watery) schwach [Kaffee, Tee]; wässrig, wässerig [Suppe]; dünn [Bier, Suppe, Kaffee, Tee]

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adj.

energielos adj.

schwach adj.

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11 knowledge

knowledge n

1 ( awareness) connaissance f ; to bring sth to sb's knowledge porter qch à la connaissance de qn ; it has come to our knowledge that il a été porté à notre connaissance que fml, nous avons appris que ; to my/your knowledge à ma/ta connaissance ; with the full knowledge of sb au vu et au su de qn ; to have knowledge of avoir connaissance de ; he has no knowledge of what happened il ne sait pas ce qui s'est passé ; to my certain knowledge he… je sais de façon certaine qu'il… ; without sb's knowledge à l'insu de qn ;

2 ( factual wisdom) gen connaissances fpl ; ( of specific field) connaissance f ; knowledge of the subject connaissance du sujet ; human/technical knowledge connaissances humaines/techniques ; a thirst for knowledge une soif de connaissances ; knowledge of computing/Monet's work connaissance de l'informatique/des œuvres de Monet ; all branches of knowledge toutes les branches de la connaissance.

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12 work

work [wɜ:k]

travail ⇒ 1 (a)-(e), 1 (g) œuvre ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (f) besogne ⇒ 1 (b) emploi ⇒ 1 (c) ouvrage ⇒ 1 (f) recherches ⇒ 1 (g) travailler ⇒ 2A (a)-(e), 3A (b), 3A (c), 3A (e), 3C (a) fonctionner ⇒ 2B (a) marcher ⇒ 2B (a), 2B (b) réussir ⇒ 2B (b) agir ⇒ 2B (c), 2B (d) faire travailler ⇒ 3A (a) faire marcher ⇒ 3B (a) façonner ⇒ 3C (a) mécanisme ⇒ 4 1 (a) travaux ⇒ 4 1 (b) usine ⇒ 4 2 (a)

1 noun

(a) (effort, activity) travail m, œuvre f;

∎ computers take some of the work out of filing les ordinateurs facilitent le classement;

∎ this report needs more work il y a encore du travail à faire sur ce rapport, ce rapport demande plus de travail;

∎ she's done a lot of work for charity elle a beaucoup travaillé pour des associations caritatives;

∎ it will take a lot of work to make a team out of them ça va être un drôle de travail de faire d'eux une équipe;

∎ keep up the good work! continuez comme ça!;

∎ nice or good work! c'est du bon travail!, bravo!;

∎ that's fine work or a fine piece of work c'est du beau travail;

∎ your work has been useful vous avez fait du travail utile;

∎ work on the tunnel is to start in March (existing tunnel) les travaux sur le tunnel doivent commencer en mars; (new tunnel) la construction du tunnel doit commencer en mars;

∎ work in progress Administration travail en cours; Accountancy travaux mpl en cours, inventaire m de production; (sign) travaux en cours;

∎ she put a lot of work into that book elle a beaucoup travaillé sur ce livre;

∎ to make work for sb compliquer la vie à qn;

∎ to start work, to set to work se mettre au travail;

∎ she set or she went to work on the contract elle a commencé à travailler sur le contrat;

∎ he set to work undermining their confidence il a entrepris de saper leur confiance;

∎ I set him to work (on) painting the kitchen je lui ai donné la cuisine à peindre;

∎ they put him to work in the kitchen ils l'ont mis au travail dans la cuisine;

∎ let's get (down) to work! (mettons-nous) au travail!;

∎ proverb all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy beaucoup de travail et peu de loisirs ne réussissent à personne

(b) (duty, task) travail m, besogne f;

∎ I've got loads of work to do j'ai énormément de travail à faire;

∎ she gave us too much work elle nous a donné trop de travail;

∎ he's trying to get some work done il essaie de travailler un peu;

∎ they do their work well ils travaillent bien, ils font du bon travail;

∎ it's hard work c'est du travail, ce n'est pas facile;

∎ it's thirsty work ça donne soif;

∎ to make short or light work of sth expédier qch;

∎ figurative to make short work of sb ne faire qu'une bouchée de qn;

∎ familiar it's nice work if you can get it! c'est une bonne planque, encore faut-il la trouver!

(c) (paid employment) travail m, emploi m;

∎ what (kind of) work do you do? qu'est-ce que vous faites dans la vie?, quel travail faites-vous?;

∎ I do translation work je suis traducteur, je fais des traductions;

∎ to find work trouver du travail;

∎ to look for work chercher du travail ou un emploi;

∎ to be in work travailler, avoir un emploi;

∎ to be out of work être au chômage ou sans travail ou sans emploi;

∎ he had a week off work (holiday) il a pris une semaine de vacances; (illness) il n'est pas allé au travail pendant une semaine;

∎ to take time off work prendre des congés;

∎ she's off work today elle ne travaille pas aujourd'hui;

∎ to do a full day's work faire une journée entière de travail;

∎ people out of work (gen) les chômeurs mpl; Administration & Economics les inactifs mpl

(d) (place of employment) travail m; Administration lieu m de travail;

∎ I go to work by bus je vais au travail en bus;

∎ I'm late for work je suis en retard pour le travail;

∎ he's a friend from work c'est un collègue;

∎ where is your (place of) work? où travaillez-vous?, quel est votre lieu de travail?;

∎ on her way home from work en rentrant du travail

(e) (papers, material etc being worked on) travail m;

∎ to take work home prendre du travail à la maison;

∎ her work was all over the table son travail était étalé sur la table

(f) (creation, artefact etc) œuvre f; (on smaller scale) ouvrage m; Sewing ouvrage m;

∎ it's all my own work j'ai tout fait moi-même;

∎ it's an interesting piece of work (gen) c'est un travail intéressant; Art, Literature & Music c'est une œuvre intéressante;

∎ very detailed/delicate work (embroidery, carving etc) ouvrage très détaillé/délicat;

∎ these formations are the work of the wind ces formations sont l'œuvre du vent;

∎ the silversmith sells much of his work to hotels l'orfèvre vend une grande partie de ce qu'il fait ou de son travail à des hôtels;

∎ the complete works of Shakespeare les œuvres complètes ou l'œuvre de Shakespeare;

∎ a new work on Portugal un nouvel ouvrage sur le Portugal;

∎ a work of art une œuvre d'art;

∎ works of fiction des ouvrages de fiction

(g) (research) travail m, recherches fpl;

∎ there hasn't been a lot of work done on the subject peu de travail a été fait ou peu de recherches ont été faites sur le sujet

(h) (deed) œuvre f, acte m;

∎ good works bonnes œuvres fpl;

∎ each man will be judged by his works chaque homme sera jugé selon ses œuvres;

∎ charitable works actes mpl de charité, actes mpl charitables;

∎ the murder is the work of a madman le meurtre est l'œuvre d'un fou

(i) (effect) effet m;

∎ wait until the medicine has done its work attendez que le médicament ait agi ou ait produit son effet

(j) Physics travail m

2 intransitive verb

A.

(a) (exert effort on a specific task, activity etc) travailler;

∎ we worked for hours cleaning the house nous avons passé des heures à faire le ménage;

∎ they worked in the garden ils ont fait du jardinage;

∎ we work hard nous travaillons dur;

∎ she's working on a novel just now elle travaille à un roman en ce moment;

∎ a detective is working on this case un détective est sur cette affaire;

∎ he works at or on keeping himself fit il fait de l'exercice pour garder la forme;

∎ we have to work to a deadline nous devons respecter des délais dans notre travail;

∎ we have to work to a budget nous devons travailler avec un certain budget;

∎ I've worked with the handicapped before j'ai déjà travaillé avec les handicapés;

∎ I work with the Spanish on that project je travaille (en collaboration) avec les Espagnols sur ce projet

(b) (be employed) travailler;

∎ he works as a teacher il a un poste d'enseignant;

∎ I work in advertising je travaille dans la publicité;

∎ who do you work for? chez qui est-ce que vous travaillez?;

∎ she works in or for a bank elle travaille dans ou pour une banque;

∎ I work a forty-hour week je travaille quarante heures par semaine, je fais une semaine de quarante heures;

∎ to work for a living travailler pour gagner sa vie;

∎ Industry to work to rule faire la grève du zèle

(c) (strive for a specific goal or aim)

∎ to work for a good cause travailler pour une bonne cause;

∎ they're working for better international relations ils s'efforcent d'améliorer les relations internationales

(d) (study) travailler, étudier;

∎ you're going to have to work if you want to pass the exam il va falloir que tu travailles ou que tu étudies si tu veux avoir ton examen

(e) (use a specified substance) travailler;

∎ this sculptor works in or with copper ce sculpteur travaille avec le cuivre;

∎ she has always worked in or with watercolours elle a toujours travaillé avec de la peinture à l'eau

B.

(a) (function, operate → machine, brain, system) fonctionner, marcher;

∎ the lift doesn't work at night l'ascenseur ne marche pas la nuit;

∎ the lift never works l'ascenseur est toujours en panne;

∎ the radio works off batteries la radio fonctionne avec des piles;

∎ a pump worked by hand une pompe actionnée à la main ou manuellement;

∎ they soon got or had it working ils sont vite parvenus à le faire fonctionner;

∎ she sat still, her brain or her mind working furiously elle était assise immobile, le cerveau en ébullition;

∎ figurative everything worked smoothly tout s'est déroulé comme prévu;

∎ your idea just won't work ton idée ne peut pas marcher;

∎ this relationship isn't working cette relation ne marche pas;

∎ that argument works both ways ce raisonnement est à double tranchant;

∎ how does the law work exactly? comment la loi fonctionne-t-elle exactement?

(b) (produce results, succeed) marcher, réussir;

∎ it worked brilliantly ça a très bien marché;

∎ their scheme didn't work leur complot a échoué;

∎ that/flattery won't work with me ça/la flatterie ne prend pas avec moi

(c) (drug, medicine) agir, produire ou faire son effet

(d) (act) agir;

∎ the acid works as a catalyst l'acide agit comme ou sert de catalyseur;

∎ events have worked against us/in our favour les événements ont agi contre nous/en notre faveur;

∎ I'm working on the assumption that they'll sign the contract je pars du principe qu'ils signeront le contrat

C.

(a) (reach a condition or state gradually)

∎ to work loose se desserrer;

∎ to work free se libérer;

∎ the nail worked through the sole of my shoe le clou est passé à travers la semelle de ma chaussure

(b) (face, mouth) se contracter, se crisper

(c) (ferment) fermenter

3 transitive verb

A.

(a) (worker, employee, horse) faire travailler;

∎ the boss works his staff hard le patron exige beaucoup de travail de ses employés;

∎ you work yourself too hard tu te surmènes;

∎ to work oneself to death se tuer à la tâche;

∎ to work one's fingers to the bone s'user au travail

(b) (pay for with labour or service)

∎ they worked their passage to India ils ont payé leur passage en Inde en travaillant;

∎ I worked my way through college j'ai travaillé pour payer mes études à l'université

(c) (carry on activity in)

∎ he works the southern sales area il travaille pour le service commercial de la région sud;

∎ the pollster worked both sides of the street le sondeur a enquêté des deux côtés de la rue;

∎ figurative the candidate worked the crowd le candidat s'efforçait de soulever l'enthousiasme de la foule;

∎ a real-estate agent who works the phones un agent immobilier qui fait de la prospection par téléphone;

∎ she works the bars (prostitute) elle travaille dans les bars

(d) (achieve, accomplish)

∎ the new policy will work major changes la nouvelle politique opérera ou entraînera des changements importants;

∎ the story worked its magic or its charm on the public l'histoire a enchanté le public;

∎ to work a spell on sb jeter un sort à qn;

∎ to work miracles faire ou accomplir des miracles;

∎ to work wonders faire merveille;

∎ she has worked wonders with the children elle a fait des merveilles avec les enfants

(e) (make use of, exploit → land) travailler, cultiver; (→ mine, quarry) exploiter, faire valoir

B.

(a) (operate) faire marcher, faire fonctionner;

∎ this switch works the furnace ce bouton actionne ou commande la chaudière;

∎ he knows how to work the drill il sait se servir de la perceuse

(b) (manoeuvre)

∎ I worked the handle up and down j'ai remué la poignée de haut en bas;

∎ to work one's hands free parvenir à dégager ses mains;

∎ she worked the ropes loose elle a réussi à desserrer les cordes petit à petit

(c) (by slow progression)

∎ I worked my way along the ledge j'ai longé la saillie avec précaution;

∎ he worked his way down/up the cliff il a descendu/monté la falaise lentement;

∎ the beggar worked his way towards us le mendiant s'est approché de nous;

∎ they worked their way through the list ils ont traité chaque élément de la liste tour à tour;

∎ he's worked his way through the whole grant il a épuisé toute la subvention;

∎ a band of rain working its way across the country un front de pluie qui traverse le pays;

∎ they have worked themselves into a corner ils se sont mis dans une impasse

(d) familiar (contrive) s'arranger;

∎ she managed to work a few days off elle s'est arrangée ou s'est débrouillée pour avoir quelques jours de congé;

∎ I worked it or worked things so that she's never alone j'ai fait en sorte qu'elle ou je me suis arrangé pour qu'elle ne soit jamais seule

C.

(a) (shape → leather, metal, stone) travailler, façonner; (→ clay, dough) travailler, pétrir; (→ object, sculpture) façonner; Sewing (design, initials) broder;

∎ she worked the silver into earrings elle a travaillé l'argent pour en faire des boucles d'oreilles;

∎ she worked a figure out of the wood elle a sculpté une silhouette dans le bois;

∎ the flowers are worked in silk les fleurs sont brodées en soie;

∎ work the putty into the right consistency travaillez le mastic pour lui donner la consistance voulue

(b) (rub)

∎ gently work the cream into your hands massez-vous les mains pour faire pénétrer la crème;

∎ work the dye into the surface of the leather faites pénétrer la teinture dans le cuir

(c) (excite, provoke)

∎ the orator worked the audience into a frenzy l'orateur a enflammé ou a galvanisé le public;

∎ she worked herself into a rage elle s'est mise dans une colère noire

4 works

1 plural noun

(a) (mechanism) mécanisme m, rouages mpl; (of clock) mouvement m;

∎ familiar to foul up or to gum up the works tout foutre en l'air

(b) Building industry travaux mpl; (installation) installations fpl;

∎ road works travaux mpl; (sign) travaux;

∎ Minister/Ministry of Works ministre m/ministère m des Travaux publics

2 noun

(a) Industry (factory) usine f;

∎ a printing works une imprimerie;

∎ a gas works une usine à gaz;

∎ price ex works prix m sortie usine

(b) familiar (everything)

∎ the (whole) works tout le bataclan ou le tralala;

∎ they had eggs, bacon, toast, the works ils mangeaient des œufs, du bacon, du pain grillé, tout, quoi!;

∎ American to shoot the works jouer le grand jeu;

∎ American we shot the works on the project nous avons mis le paquet sur le projet;

∎ to give sb the works (special treatment) dérouler le tapis rouge pour qn; (beating) passer qn à tabac

5 at work

1 adjective

(a) (person)

∎ to be at work on sth/(on) doing sth travailler (à) qch/à faire qch;

∎ he's at work on a new book il travaille à un nouveau livre;

∎ they're hard at work painting the house ils sont en plein travail, ils repeignent la maison

(b) (having an effect)

∎ there are several factors at work here il y a plusieurs facteurs qui entrent en jeu ou qui jouent ici;

∎ there are evil forces at work des forces mauvaises sont en action

2 adverb

(at place of work)

∎ she's at work (gen) elle est au travail; (office) elle est au bureau; (factory) elle est à l'usine;

∎ I'll phone you at work je t'appellerai au travail;

∎ we met at work on s'est connus au travail

►► work area (in school, home) coin m de travail; Computing zone f de travail;

works band fanfare m (d'une entreprise);

work camp (prison) camp m de travail; (voluntary) chantier m de travail;

American work coat blouse f;

works committee, works council comité m d'entreprise;

work ethic = exaltation des valeurs liées au travail;

work experience stage m (en entreprise);

∎ the course includes two months' work experience le programme comprend un stage en entreprise de deux mois;

American work farm = camp de travail forcé où les détenus travaillent la terre;

Computing work file fichier m de travail;

work flow déroulement m des opérations;

work group groupe m de travail;

works manager directeur(trice) m,f d'usine;

work party (of soldiers) escouade f; (of prisoners) groupe m de travail;

work permit permis m de travail;

Computing work sheet feuille f de travail;

work space (at home) coin-travail m; (in office) & Computing espace m de travail;

∎ I need more work space j'ai besoin de plus d'espace pour travailler;

work surface surface f de travail;

American work week semaine f de travail

➲ work away intransitive verb

travailler;

∎ while he worked away at fixing the furnace tandis qu'il travaillait à réparer la chaudière;

∎ we worked away all evening nous avons passé la soirée à travailler

➲ work down intransitive verb

glisser;

∎ her socks had worked down around her ankles ses chaussettes étaient tombées sur ses chevilles

➲ work in separable transitive verb

(a) (incorporate) incorporer;

∎ work the ointment in thoroughly faites bien pénétrer la pommade;

∎ Cookery work the butter into the flour incorporez le beurre à la farine

(b) (insert) faire entrer ou introduire petit à petit;

∎ he worked in a few sly remarks about the boss il a réussi à glisser quelques réflexions sournoises sur le patron;

∎ I'll try and work the translation in some time this week (into schedule) j'essayerai de (trouver le temps de) faire la traduction dans le courant de la semaine

➲ work off separable transitive verb

(a) (dispose of → fat, weight) se débarrasser de, éliminer; (→ anxiety, frustration) passer, assouvir;

∎ I worked off my excess energy chopping wood j'ai dépensé mon trop-plein d'énergie en cassant du bois;

∎ he worked off his tensions by running il s'est défoulé en faisant du jogging;

∎ to work off one's anger on sb passer sa colère sur qn

(b) (debt, obligation)

∎ it took him three months to work off his debt il a dû travailler trois mois pour rembourser son emprunt

➲ work on

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (person) essayer de convaincre;

∎ we've been working on him but he still won't go nous avons essayé de le persuader mais il ne veut toujours pas y aller;

∎ I'll work on her je vais m'occuper d'elle

(b) (task, problem)

∎ the police are working on who stole the jewels la police s'efforce de retrouver celui qui a volé les bijoux;

∎ he's been working on his breaststroke/emotional problems il a travaillé sa brasse/essayé de résoudre ses problèmes sentimentaux;

∎ have you got any ideas? - I'm working on it as-tu des idées? - je cherche

(c) (use as basis)

∎ have you any data to work on? avez-vous des données sur lesquelles vous fonder?

2 intransitive verb

(continue to work) continuer à travailler

➲ work out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (discharge fully) acquitter en travaillant;

∎ to work out one's notice faire son préavis

(b) (calculate → cost, distance, sum) calculer; (→ answer, total) trouver;

∎ I work it out at £22 d'après mes calculs, ça fait 22 livres

(c) (solve → calculation, problem) résoudre; (→ puzzle) faire, résoudre; (→ code) déchiffrer;

∎ have they worked out their differences? est-ce qu'ils ont réglé ou résolu leurs différends?;

∎ I'm sure we can work this thing out (your problem) je suis sûr que nous pouvons arranger ça; (our argument) je suis sûr que nous finirons par nous mettre d'accord;

∎ things will work themselves out les choses s'arrangeront toutes seules ou d'elles-mêmes

(d) (formulate → idea, plan) élaborer, combiner; (→ agreement, details) mettre au point;

∎ to work out a solution trouver une solution;

∎ have you worked out yet when it's due to start? est-ce que tu sais quand ça doit commencer?;

∎ she had it all worked out elle avait tout planifié;

∎ we worked out an easier route nous avons trouvé un itinéraire plus facile

(e) (figure out) arriver à comprendre;

∎ I finally worked out why he was acting so strangely j'ai enfin découvert ou compris pourquoi il se comportait si bizarrement;

∎ the dog had worked out how to open the door le chien avait compris comment ouvrir la porte;

∎ I can't work her out je n'arrive pas à la comprendre;

∎ I can't work their relationship out leurs rapports me dépassent

(f) (mine, well) épuiser

2 intransitive verb

(a) (happen) se passer;

∎ it depends on how things work out ça dépend de la façon dont les choses se passent;

∎ the trip worked out as planned le voyage s'est déroulé comme prévu;

∎ I wonder how it will all work out je me demande comment tout cela va s'arranger;

∎ it all worked out for the best tout a fini par s'arranger pour le mieux;

∎ but it didn't work out that way mais il en a été tout autrement;

∎ it worked out badly for them les choses ont mal tourné pour eux

(b) (have a good result → job, plan) réussir; (→ problem, puzzle) se résoudre;

∎ she worked out fine as personnel director elle s'est bien débrouillée comme directeur du personnel;

∎ are things working out for you OK? est-ce que ça se passe bien pour toi?;

∎ did the new job work out? ça a marché pour le nouveau boulot?;

∎ it didn't work out between them les choses ont plutôt mal tourné entre eux;

∎ their project didn't work out leur projet est tombé à l'eau

(c) (amount to)

∎ how much does it all work out at? ça fait combien en tout?;

∎ the average price for an apartment works out to or at $5,000 per square metre le prix moyen d'un appartement s'élève ou revient à 5000 dollars le mètre carré;

∎ that works out at three hours a week ça fait trois heures par semaine;

∎ electric heating works out expensive le chauffage électrique revient cher

(d) (exercise) faire de l'exercice; (professional athlete) s'entraîner

➲ work over separable transitive verb

(a) American (revise) revoir, réviser

(b) familiar (beat up) tabasser, passer à tabac

➲ work round

1 intransitive verb

(a) (turn) tourner;

∎ the wind worked round to the north le vent a tourné au nord petit à petit

(b) figurative (in conversation)

∎ he finally worked round to the subject of housing il a fini par aborder le sujet du logement;

∎ what's she working round to? où veut-elle en venir?

2 separable transitive verb

∎ (bring round) I worked the conversation round to my salary j'ai amené la conversation sur la question de mon salaire

➲ work through

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (insert) faire passer à travers

(b) (progress through)

∎ we worked our way through the crowd nous nous sommes frayé un chemin à travers la foule;

∎ he worked his way through the book il a lu le livre du début à la fin;

∎ figurative I worked the problem through j'ai étudié le problème sous tous ses aspects

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (continue to work)

∎ she worked through lunch elle a travaillé pendant l'heure du déjeuner

(b) (resolve)

∎ he worked through his emotional problems il a réussi à assumer ses problèmes affectifs

➲ work up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (stir up, rouse) exciter, provoquer;

∎ he worked up the crowd il a excité la foule;

∎ he worked the crowd up into a frenzy il a rendu la foule frénétique;

∎ he works himself up or he gets himself worked up over nothing il s'énerve pour rien;

∎ she had worked herself up into a dreadful rage elle s'était mise dans une rage terrible

(b) (develop) développer;

∎ I want to work these ideas up into an article je veux développer ces idées pour en faire un article;

∎ to work up an appetite se mettre en appétit;

∎ we worked up a sweat/a thirst playing tennis jouer au tennis nous a donné chaud/soif;

∎ I can't work up any enthusiasm for this work je n'arrive pas à avoir le moindre enthousiasme pour ce travail;

∎ he tried to work up an interest in the cause il a essayé de s'intéresser à la cause

(c) (idiom)

∎ to work one's way up faire son chemin;

∎ she worked her way up from secretary to managing director elle a commencé comme secrétaire et elle a fait son chemin jusqu'au poste de P-DG;

∎ I worked my way up from nothing je suis parti de rien

2 intransitive verb

(a) (clothing) remonter

(b) (build up)

∎ the film was working up to a climax le film approchait de son point culminant;

∎ things were working up to a crisis une crise se préparait, on était au bord d'une crise;

∎ she's working up to what she wanted to ask elle en vient à ce qu'elle voulait demander;

∎ what are you working up to? où veux-tu en venir?

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13 stay

1. noun
1) Aufenthalt, der; (visit) Besuch, der

during her stay with us — während sie bei uns zu Besuch war

come/go for a short stay with somebody — jemanden kurz besuchen

have a week's stay in London — eine Woche in London verbringen

2) (Law)

stay [of execution] — Aussetzung [der Vollstreckung]; (fig.) Galgenfrist, die
2. intransitive verb
1) (remain) bleiben

be here to stay, have come to stay — sich fest eingebürgert haben; [Arbeitslosigkeit, Inflation:] zum Dauerzustand geworden sein; [Modeartikel:] in Mode bleiben

stay for or to dinner/for the party — zum Essen/zur Party bleiben

stay put — (coll.) [Ball, Haar:] liegen bleiben; [Hut:] fest sitzen; [Bild:] hängen bleiben; [Person:] bleiben[, wo man ist]

2) (dwell temporarily) wohnen

stay abroad — im Ausland leben

stay the night in a hotel — die Nacht in einem Hotel verbringen

stay at somebody's or with somebody for the weekend — das Wochenende bei jemandem verbringen

3) (Sport) durchhalten
3. transitive verb
1) (arch./literary): (stop) aufhalten

stay somebody's hand — (fig.) jemanden zurückhalten

2) (endure)

stay the course or distance — die [ganze] Strecke durchhalten; (fig.) durchhalten

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/92065/stay_away">stay away

- stay back

- stay behind

- stay down

- stay in

- stay off

- stay on

- stay out

- stay up

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[stei] 1. verb
1) (to remain (in a place) for a time, eg while travelling, or as a guest etc: We stayed three nights at that hotel / with a friend / in Paris; Aunt Mary is coming to stay (for a fortnight); Would you like to stay for supper?; Stay and watch that television programme.) bleiben

2) (to remain (in a particular position, place, state or condition): The doctor told her to stay in bed; He never stays long in any job; Stay away from the office till your cold is better; Why won't these socks stay up?; Stay where you are - don't move!; In 1900, people didn't realize that motor cars were here to stay.) bleiben
2. noun
(a period of staying (in a place etc): We had an overnight stay / a two days' stay in London.) der Aufenthalt

- stay behind
- stay in
- stay out
- stay put
- stay up
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stay¹

[steɪ]

n

1. NAUT, TRANSP Stütztau nt, Stag nt fachspr

2. ARCHIT Strebe f, Verspannung f

stay²

[steɪ]

I. n

1. (act of remaining) Aufenthalt m

a \stay with one's family ein Familienbesuch m

overnight \stay Übernachtung f

2. LAW (postponement) Aussetzung f, Vollstreckungsaufschub m

\stay of death penalty Hinrichtungsaufschub m

\stay of execution Aussetzung f der Zwangsvollstreckung, Gewährung f von Vollstreckungsschutz

\stay of proceedings Ruhen nt des Verfahrens

3. ( hist: corset)

▪ \stays pl Korsett nt, Mieder nt

to lace/unlace one's \stays sein Mieder schnüren/aufschnüren

II. vi

1. (remain present) bleiben

\stay until the rain has stopped bleib doch, bis der Regen aufgehört hat

why don't you \stay for dinner? warum bleibst du nicht zum Abendessen?

fax machines are here to \stay Faxgeräte haben Einzug gehalten

he is convinced that computer-aided design has come to \stay er ist überzeugt, dass CAD auf Dauer unverzichtbar ist

to \stay at home/in bed zu Hause/im Bett bleiben

to \stay home esp AM zu Hause bleiben

to \stay on message ( fig) aufmerksam bleiben

to \stay put ( fam: keep standing) stehen bleiben; (not stand up) sitzen bleiben; (not move) sich akk nicht vom Fleck rühren

2. (persevere)

▪ to \stay with sth an etw dat dranbleiben, bei der Sache bleiben

you have to \stay with a language and practise it regularly Sprachkenntnisse muss man pflegen und regelmäßig anwenden

3. (reside temporarily) untergebracht sein, wohnen

where are you \staying while you're in town? wo wohnen Sie während Ihres Aufenthaltes in der Stadt?

the children usually \stay with their grandparents for a week in the summer die Kinder verbringen gewöhnlich im Sommer eine Woche bei ihren Großeltern

to \stay overnight [or the night] übernachten, über Nacht bleiben

can we \stay with you overnight? können wir bei Ihnen übernachten?

to come to \stay zu Besuch kommen

4. + n, adj (remain) bleiben

the shops \stay open until 9 p.m. die Läden haben bis 21 Uhr geöffnet

how can we get this post to \stay upright? was müssen wir tun, damit dieser Pfosten stehen bleibt?

this far north it \stays light until 10 p.m. in high summer so hoch im Norden ist es im Hochsommer bis um 10 Uhr abends hell

he's decided not to \stay in teaching er hat sich entschieden, nicht mehr zu unterrichten

to \stay within budget im Rahmen des Budgets bleiben

to \stay friends Freunde bleiben

to \stay in touch [or contact] in Verbindung [o Kontakt] bleiben

to \stay awake/cool/healthy wach/ruhig/gesund bleiben

to \stay tuned RADIO, TV, MEDIA am Apparat bleiben

\stay tuned — we'll be right back bleiben Sie dran — wir sind gleich wieder da

III. vt

1. (assuage)

to \stay one's hunger/thirst seinen Hunger/Durst stillen

2. ( dated liter: curb)

▪ to \stay sth etw in Schranken halten

to \stay one's hand sich akk zurückhalten

3. LAW (postpone)

to \stay proceedings das Verfahren aussetzen

4.

▶ to \stay the course [or distance] durchhalten

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I [steɪ]
1. n

1) Aufenthalt m

come for a longer stay next year — komm nächstes Jahr für länger

a short stay in hospital — ein kurzer Krankenhausaufenthalt

2) (JUR) Aussetzung f

stay of execution — Aussetzung f, Vollstreckungsaufschub m; (fig) Galgenfrist f; (of death penalty) Hinrichtungsaufschub m

2. vt

1) (old, liter: stop) Einhalt gebieten (+dat) (geh); hunger stillen

to stay one's/sb's hand — sich/jdn zurückhalten

2) (JUR) order, sentence aussetzen

3)

to stay the course (lit, fig) — durchhalten

4)

to stay the night (with sb/in a hotel) — (bei jdm/in einem Hotel) übernachten

3. vi

1) (= remain) bleiben

to stay for or to supper — zum Abendessen bleiben

to have come to stay (fashion etc) — sich halten

is unemployment here to stay? — ist die Arbeitslosigkeit nun ein Dauerzustand?

if it stays fine — wenn es schön bleibt

if he can stay with the others — wenn er mit den anderen mithalten kann

stay with it! — nicht aufgeben!

See:

→ put

2) (= reside) wohnen; (at youth hostel etc) übernachten

to stay at a hotel — im Hotel wohnen or übernachten

I stayed in Italy for a few weeks — ich habe mich ein paar Wochen in Italien aufgehalten

when I/Goethe was staying in Italy — als ich/Goethe in Italien war or weilte (liter)

where are you staying? — wo wohnen Sie?

he is staying at Chequers for the weekend — er verbringt das Wochenende in Chequers

he went to stay in the country for a while — er ist für einige Zeit aufs Land gefahren

we would stay at a different resort each year — wir waren jedes Jahr an einem anderen Urlaubsort

it's a nice place to stay in the summer — dort kann man gut den Sommer verbringen

my brother came to stay for a week — mein Bruder ist für eine Woche gekommen

my brother came to stay — mein Bruder ist zu Besuch gekommen

3) (old

= wait) stay! — stehen bleiben!

stay, wanderer! — halt inne, Wanderer! (old, liter)
II
n

1) (= guy-rope) Stütztau nt, Halteseil nt; (NAUT) Stag nt

the stay of one's old age (fig) — die Stütze seines Alters

2) pl (old: corsets) Korsett nt

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stay¹ [steı]

A v/i prät und pperf stayed, obs staid [steıd]

1. bleiben ( with sb bei jemandem):

stay around in der Nähe bleiben;

stay away (from) fernbleiben (dat), wegbleiben (von);

stay behind

a) zurückbleiben,

b) noch dableiben;

come to stay (für immer) bleiben;

a fashion that has come ( oder is here) to stay eine Mode, die bleiben oder sich halten wird;

stay in

a) auch stay indoors zu Hause oder drinnen bleiben

b) SCHULE nachsitzen;

stay on (noch länger) bleiben;

he is staying on as chairman er bleibt (noch weiter) Präsident;

stay out

a) draußen bleiben (auch Wäsche etc), wegbleiben, nicht heimkommen,

b) WIRTSCH weiterstreiken;

stay up

a) aufbleiben, wach bleiben,

b) hängen bleiben (Bild etc),

c) über Wasser bleiben,

d) SPORT oben bleiben (nicht absteigen);

stay for ( oder to) dinner zum Essen bleiben;

stay off meiden, sich von Alkohol fernhalten;

stay out of sich heraushalten aus;

stay! halt!; → late B 1, put B, B, true A 3

2. sich (vorübergehend) aufhalten, wohnen ( beide:

at, in in dat;

with sb bei jemandem)

3. verweilen

4. stehen bleiben

5. warten ( for sb auf jemanden)

6. besonders SPORT umg durchhalten

7. stay with besonders SPORT US umg mithalten (können) mit

B v/t

1. a) aufhalten, Halt gebieten (dat), hemmen

b) anhalten

c) zurückhalten ( from von)

d) (fest)halten:

stay one’s hand sich zurückhalten

2. JUR

a) die Urteilsvollstreckung, ein Verfahren aussetzen

b) ein Verfahren, die Zwangsvollstreckung einstellen

3. jemandes Hunger etc stillen

4. stay the course SPORT durchhalten (a. fig); → distance A 4

5. stay out

a) überleben,

b) länger bleiben als

6. auch stay up

a) stützen (a. fig),

b) fig jemandem den Rücken steifen

7. TECH

a) absteifen

b) ab-, verspannen

c) verankern

C s

1. (vorübergehender) Aufenthalt:

make a long stay in London sich längere Zeit in London aufhalten

2. a) Halt m, Stockung f

b) Hemmnis n (on für):

put a stay on seine Gedanken etc zügeln

3. JUR Aussetzung f, Einstellung f, (Vollstreckungs)Aufschub m:

he was given a stay of execution seine Hinrichtung wurde aufgeschoben

4. umg Ausdauer f, Stehvermögen n

5. TECH

a) Stütze f

b) Strebe f

c) Verspannung f

d) Verankerung f

6. pl besonders Br Korsett n

7. fig Stütze f

stay² [steı] SCHIFF

A s Stag n:

be (hove) in stays → C;

miss the stays das Wenden verfehlen

B v/t

1. den Mast stagen

2. das Schiff durch oder gegen den Wind wenden

C v/i über Stag gehen, wenden

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1. noun
1) Aufenthalt, der; (visit) Besuch, der

during her stay with us — während sie bei uns zu Besuch war

come/go for a short stay with somebody — jemanden kurz besuchen

have a week's stay in London — eine Woche in London verbringen

2) (Law)

stay [of execution] — Aussetzung [der Vollstreckung]; (fig.) Galgenfrist, die
2. intransitive verb
1) (remain) bleiben

be here to stay, have come to stay — sich fest eingebürgert haben; [Arbeitslosigkeit, Inflation:] zum Dauerzustand geworden sein; [Modeartikel:] in Mode bleiben

stay for or to dinner/for the party — zum Essen/zur Party bleiben

stay put — (coll.) [Ball, Haar:] liegen bleiben; [Hut:] fest sitzen; [Bild:] hängen bleiben; [Person:] bleiben[, wo man ist]

2) (dwell temporarily) wohnen

stay abroad — im Ausland leben

stay the night in a hotel — die Nacht in einem Hotel verbringen

stay at somebody's or with somebody for the weekend — das Wochenende bei jemandem verbringen

3) (Sport) durchhalten
3. transitive verb
1) (arch./literary): (stop) aufhalten

stay somebody's hand — (fig.) jemanden zurückhalten

2) (endure)

stay the course or distance — die [ganze] Strecke durchhalten; (fig.) durchhalten

Phrasal Verbs:

- stay away

- stay back

- stay behind

- stay down

- stay in

- stay off

- stay on

- stay out

- stay up

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n.

Aufenthalt m.

Halt -e m.

Stehbolzen m.

Strebe -n f. (abroad) v.

sich aufhalten (im Ausland) v. v.

bleiben v.

(§ p.,pp.: blieb, ist geblieben)

sich aufhalten v.

warten v.

English-german dictionary > stay
14 pasar

pasar ( conjugate pasar) verbo intransitivo 1
a) ( ir por un lugar) to come/go past;

◊ no ha pasado ni un taxi not one taxi has come/gone past;
los otros coches no podían pasar the other cars weren't able to get past; no dejan pasar a nadie they're not letting anyone through; pasar de largo to go right o straight past; pasar por la aduana to go through customs; es un vuelo directo, no pasa por Miami it's a direct flight, it doesn't go via Miami; ¿este autobús pasa por el museo? does this bus go past the museum?; pasamos por delante de su casa we went past her house; pasaba por aquí y … I was just passing by o I was in the area and …
b) ( deteniéndose en un lugar):

◊ ¿podríamos pasar por el banco? can we stop off at the bank?;
pasa un día por casa why don't you drop o come by the house sometime?; puede pasar a recogerlo mañana you can come and pick it up tomorrow
c) ( atravesar) to cross;

◊ pasar de un lado a otro [persona/barco] to go o cross from one side to the other;
[ humedad] to go through from one side to the other
d) ( caber):

◊ no pasará por la puerta it won't go through the door
2 ( entrar — acercándose al hablante) to come in; (— alejándose del hablante) to go in;
◊ pase, por favor please, do come in;
¡que pase el siguiente! next, please!; haga pasar al Sr Díaz show Mr Díaz in please 3
a) (transmitirse, transferirse) [corona/título] to pass;

◊ pasó de mano en mano it was passed around (to everyone)

b) ( comunicar):

◊ te paso con Javier ( en el mismo teléfono) I'll hand o pass you over to Javier;
( en otro teléfono) I'll put you through to Javier 4
a) (Educ) to pass;

◊ pasar de curso to get through o pass one's end-of-year exams

b) ( ser aceptable):

◊ no está perfecto, pero puede pasar it's not perfect, but it'll do;
por esta vez, (que) pase I'll let it pass o go this time 5
◊ pasar por

a) ( ser tenido por):

◊ podrían pasar por hermanas they could pass for sisters;
ver tb hacerse II 3
b) ( experimentar) to go through;

◊ pasar por una crisis to go through a crisis
( suceder) to happen;
◊ cuéntame lo que pasó tell me what happened;
lo que pasa es que… the thing o the problem is …; pase lo que pase whatever happens, come what may; siempre pasa igual or lo mismo it's always the same; ¿qué pasa? what's the matter?, what's up? (colloq); ¿qué te pasa? what's the matter with you?; ¿qué te pasó en el ojo? what happened to your eye?; ¿qué le pasa a la tele? what's wrong with the TV?; eso le pasa a cualquiera that can happen to anybody; no le pasó nada nothing happened to him 1 ( transcurrir) [tiempo/años] to pass, go by;
◊ pasaron muchos años many years went by o passed;
ya han pasado dos horas it's been two hours now; un año pasa muy rápido a year goes very quickly; ¡cómo pasa el tiempo! doesn't time fly! 2 ( cesar) [crisis/mal momento] to be over; [ efecto] to wear off; [ dolor] to go away 3 ( arreglárselas) pasar sin algo to manage without sth verbo transitivo 1
a) (cruzar, atravesar) ‹ frontera› to cross;
‹pueblo/ciudad› to go through
b) ( dejar atrás) ‹edificio/calle› to go past

c) (adelantar, sobrepasar) to overtake
2
a) ( hacer atravesar) pasar algo POR algo to put sth through sth;

◊ pasar la salsa por un tamiz to put the sauce through a sieve

b) (por la aduana —legalmente) to take through;
(— ilegalmente) to smuggle 3 ( hacer recorrer):
◊ pasar la aspiradora to vacuum, to hoover (BrE);
pásale un trapo al piso give the floor a quick wipe; hay que pasarle una plancha it needs a quick iron 4 (exhibir, mostrar) ‹película/anuncio› to show 5 ‹examen/prueba› to pass 6 ‹página/hoja› to turn;
◊ pasar por alto ‹falta/error› to overlook;
‹tema/punto› to leave out, omit 1 (entregar, hacer llegar):
◊ pásaselo a Miguel pass it on to Miguel;
¿me pasas el martillo? can you pass me the hammer? 2 ( contagiar) to give, to pass on 1
a) ‹ tiempo› to spend;

◊ pasamos las Navidades en casa we spent Christmas at home;
fuimos a Toledo a pasar el día we went to Toledo for the day
b) ( con idea de continuidad):

◊ pasé toda la noche en vela I was awake all night;
pasa todo el día al teléfono she spends all day on the phone
c) pasarlo or pasarla bien to have a good time;

◊ ¿qué tal lo pasaste en la fiesta? did you have a good time at the party?, did you enjoy the party?;
lo pasé mal I didn't enjoy myself 2 (sufrir, padecer) ‹penalidades/desgracias› to go through, to suffer;
◊ pasé mucho miedo/frío I was very frightened/cold
pasarse verbo pronominal 1 ( cambiarse):
◊ pasarse al enemigo to go over to the enemy
2
a) ( ir demasiado lejos) to go too far;

◊ nos pasamos de estación we went past our station;
esta vez te has pasado (fam) you've gone too far this time
b) ( enf) (fam) (ir):

◊ pásate por casa come round;
¿podrías pasarte por el mercado? could you go down to the market? 3
a) [peras/tomates] to go bad, get overripe;
[carne/pescado] to go off, go bad; [ leche] to go off, go sour
b) (recocerse) [arroz/pasta] to get overcooked
1
a) ( desaparecer) [ efecto] to wear off;
[ dolor] to go away; (+ me/te/le etc)
◊ ya se me pasó el dolor the pain's gone o eased now;
espera a que se le pase el enojo wait until he's calmed o cooled down
b) ( transcurrir):

◊ el año se ha pasado muy rápido this year has gone very quickly;
ver tb pasar verbo transitivo III 1 2 (+ me/te/le etc)
a) ( olvidarse):

◊ se me pasó su cumpleaños I forgot his birthday

b) ( dejar escapar):

◊ se me pasó la oportunidad I missed the opportunity

pasar
I verbo transitivo
1 to pass
2 (trasladar) to move
3 (dar) to pass, give: no me pasó el recado, he didn't give me the message
4 (hojas de libro) to turn
5 (el tiempo, la vida) to spend, pass
6 (soportar, sufrir) to suffer, endure: está pasando una crisis personal, she's going through a personal crisis
pasamos sed y calor, we suffered thirst and heat
7 (río, calle, frontera) to cross
8 (tragar) to swallow
9 (tolerar, aguantar) to bear
10 (introducir) to insert, put through
11 (un examen, una eliminatoria) to pass
12 Cine to run, show: este sábado pasan Ben Hur, they're putting Ben Hur on this Saturday
II verbo intransitivo
1 to pass: ¿a qué hora pasa el tren?, what time does the train pass?
Cervantes pasó por aquí, Cervantes passed this way
ya pasó, it has already passed
pasar de largo, to go by (without stopping)
2 (entrar) to come in
3 (ser tolerable) to be acceptable: no está mal, puede pasar, it isn't bad, it will do
4 (exceder) to surpass: no pases de los 70 km/h, don't exceed 70 km/h
5 (a otro asunto) to go on to
pasar a ser, to become
6 (tiempo) to pass, go by
7 (arreglarse, apañarse) pasar sin, to do without: puedo pasar sin coche, I can manage without a car
8 fam (no tener interés, prescindir) pasa de lo que digan, don't mind what they say
paso de ir al cine, I'll give the cinema a miss
9 (suceder) to happen: ¿qué pasa?, what's going on?
¿qué le pasa?, what's the matter with him?
pase lo que pase, whatever happens o come what may Locuciones: pasar algo a limpio, to make a fair copy of sthg
pasarlo bien/mal, to have a good/difficult time
pasar por, to put up with: paso por que me digas que estoy gorda, pero no pienso tolerar que me amargues cada comida, I can handle you calling me fat, but I'm not having you ruin every single meal for me
pasar por alto, to overlook: pasaré por alto esa observación, I'll just ignore that remark ' pasar' also found in these entries: Spanish: achicharrarse - ahorrar - amarga - amargo - aro - blanca - blanco - bondad - cabalgata - cadáver - calor - cocerse - colar - desapercibida - desapercibido - desfilar - deslizar - entretenerse - historia - inadvertida - inadvertido - inri - mayor - meneo - noche - penalidad - posibilidad - privación - rato - relámpago - revista - rozar - salvar - suceder - superar - suplantar - suprimir - tamiz - tener - tesorería - tirarse - torniquete - trago - verter - vestidura - vicaría - vida - vivir - adiós - alcanzar English: ask in - bootleg - bring in - brush - buck - by - call - clamber - clear - come - come by - come on to - decide on - discount - do without - drag - dread - drive-through - elapse - embarrassment - envisage - envision - fashion - fill in - fly - fore - gallop past - get by - get on to - get onto - get past - get through - gloss over - go - go along - go by - go on - go out - go through - go under - graze - hand on - hang out - happen - have - hibernate - hideous - holiday - Hoover - hungry

English-spanish dictionary > pasar
15 pasa

Del verbo pasar: ( conjugate pasar) \ \
pasa es: \ \
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries: pasa pasar
pasa sustantivo femenino raisin
pasar ( conjugate pasar) verbo intransitivo 1
a) ( ir por un lugar) to come/go past;

◊ no ha pasado ni un taxi not one taxi has come/gone past;
los otros coches no podían pasa the other cars weren't able to get past; no dejan pasa a nadie they're not letting anyone through; pasa de largo to go right o straight past; pasa por la aduana to go through customs; es un vuelo directo, no pasa por Miami it's a direct flight, it doesn't go via Miami; ¿este autobús pasa por el museo? does this bus go past the museum?; pasamos por delante de su casa we went past her house; pasaba por aquí y … I was just passing by o I was in the area and …
b) ( deteniéndose en un lugar):

◊ ¿podríamos pasa por el banco? can we stop off at the bank?;
pasa un día por casa why don't you drop o come by the house sometime?; puede pasa a recogerlo mañana you can come and pick it up tomorrow
c) ( atravesar) to cross;

◊ pasa de un lado a otro [persona/barco] to go o cross from one side to the other;
[ humedad] to go through from one side to the other
d) ( caber):

◊ no pasaá por la puerta it won't go through the door
2 ( entrar — acercándose al hablante) to come in; (— alejándose del hablante) to go in;
◊ pase, por favor please, do come in;
¡que pase el siguiente! next, please!; haga pasa al Sr Díaz show Mr Díaz in please 3
a) (transmitirse, transferirse) [corona/título] to pass;

◊ pasó de mano en mano it was passed around (to everyone)

b) ( comunicar):

◊ te paso con Javier ( en el mismo teléfono) I'll hand o pass you over to Javier;
( en otro teléfono) I'll put you through to Javier 4
a) (Educ) to pass;

◊ pasa de curso to get through o pass one's end-of-year exams

b) ( ser aceptable):

◊ no está perfecto, pero puede pasa it's not perfect, but it'll do;
por esta vez, (que) pase I'll let it pass o go this time 5
◊ pasar por

a) ( ser tenido por):

◊ podrían pasa por hermanas they could pass for sisters;
ver tb hacerse II 3
b) ( experimentar) to go through;

◊ pasa por una crisis to go through a crisis
( suceder) to happen;
◊ cuéntame lo que pasó tell me what happened;
lo que pasa es que… the thing o the problem is …; pase lo que pase whatever happens, come what may; siempre pasa igual or lo mismo it's always the same; ¿qué pasa? what's the matter?, what's up? (colloq); ¿qué te pasa? what's the matter with you?; ¿qué te pasó en el ojo? what happened to your eye?; ¿qué le pasa a la tele? what's wrong with the TV?; eso le pasa a cualquiera that can happen to anybody; no le pasó nada nothing happened to him 1 ( transcurrir) [tiempo/años] to pass, go by;
◊ pasaon muchos años many years went by o passed;
ya han pasado dos horas it's been two hours now; un año pasa muy rápido a year goes very quickly; ¡cómo pasa el tiempo! doesn't time fly! 2 ( cesar) [crisis/mal momento] to be over; [ efecto] to wear off; [ dolor] to go away 3 ( arreglárselas) pasa sin algo to manage without sth verbo transitivo 1
a) (cruzar, atravesar) ‹ frontera› to cross;
‹pueblo/ciudad› to go through
b) ( dejar atrás) ‹edificio/calle› to go past

c) (adelantar, sobrepasar) to overtake
2
a) ( hacer atravesar) pasa algo POR algo to put sth through sth;

◊ pasa la salsa por un tamiz to put the sauce through a sieve

b) (por la aduana —legalmente) to take through;
(— ilegalmente) to smuggle 3 ( hacer recorrer):
◊ pasa la aspiradora to vacuum, to hoover (BrE);
pásale un trapo al piso give the floor a quick wipe; hay que pasale una plancha it needs a quick iron 4 (exhibir, mostrar) ‹película/anuncio› to show 5 ‹examen/prueba› to pass 6 ‹página/hoja› to turn;
◊ pasa por alto ‹falta/error› to overlook;
‹tema/punto› to leave out, omit 1 (entregar, hacer llegar):
◊ pásaselo a Miguel pass it on to Miguel;
¿me pasas el martillo? can you pass me the hammer? 2 ( contagiar) to give, to pass on 1
a) ‹ tiempo› to spend;

◊ pasamos las Navidades en casa we spent Christmas at home;
fuimos a Toledo a pasa el día we went to Toledo for the day
b) ( con idea de continuidad):

◊ pasé toda la noche en vela I was awake all night;
pasa todo el día al teléfono she spends all day on the phone
c) pasarlo or pasarla bien to have a good time;

◊ ¿qué tal lo pasaste en la fiesta? did you have a good time at the party?, did you enjoy the party?;
lo pasé mal I didn't enjoy myself 2 (sufrir, padecer) ‹penalidades/desgracias› to go through, to suffer;
◊ pasé mucho miedo/frío I was very frightened/cold
pasarse verbo pronominal 1 ( cambiarse):
◊ pasase al enemigo to go over to the enemy
2
a) ( ir demasiado lejos) to go too far;

◊ nos pasamos de estación we went past our station;
esta vez te has pasado (fam) you've gone too far this time
b) ( enf) (fam) (ir):

◊ pásate por casa come round;
¿podrías pasate por el mercado? could you go down to the market? 3
a) [peras/tomates] to go bad, get overripe;
[carne/pescado] to go off, go bad; [ leche] to go off, go sour
b) (recocerse) [arroz/pasta] to get overcooked
1
a) ( desaparecer) [ efecto] to wear off;
[ dolor] to go away; (+ me/te/le etc)
◊ ya se me pasó el dolor the pain's gone o eased now;
espera a que se le pase el enojo wait until he's calmed o cooled down
b) ( transcurrir):

◊ el año se ha pasado muy rápido this year has gone very quickly;
ver tb pasar verbo transitivo III 1 2 (+ me/te/le etc)
a) ( olvidarse):

◊ se me pasó su cumpleaños I forgot his birthday

b) ( dejar escapar):

◊ se me pasó la oportunidad I missed the opportunity

pasa f Culin raisin
pasa de Corinto, currant
pasar
I verbo transitivo
1 to pass
2 (trasladar) to move
3 (dar) to pass, give: no me pasó el recado, he didn't give me the message
4 (hojas de libro) to turn
5 (el tiempo, la vida) to spend, pass
6 (soportar, sufrir) to suffer, endure: está pasando una crisis personal, she's going through a personal crisis
pasamos sed y calor, we suffered thirst and heat
7 (río, calle, frontera) to cross
8 (tragar) to swallow
9 (tolerar, aguantar) to bear
10 (introducir) to insert, put through
11 (un examen, una eliminatoria) to pass
12 Cine to run, show: este sábado pasan Ben Hur, they're putting Ben Hur on this Saturday
II verbo intransitivo
1 to pass: ¿a qué hora pasa el tren?, what time does the train pass?
Cervantes pasó por aquí, Cervantes passed this way
ya pasó, it has already passed
pasar de largo, to go by (without stopping)
2 (entrar) to come in
3 (ser tolerable) to be acceptable: no está mal, puede pasar, it isn't bad, it will do
4 (exceder) to surpass: no pases de los 70 km/h, don't exceed 70 km/h
5 (a otro asunto) to go on to
pasar a ser, to become
6 (tiempo) to pass, go by
7 (arreglarse, apañarse) pasar sin, to do without: puedo pasar sin coche, I can manage without a car
8 fam (no tener interés, prescindir) pasa de lo que digan, don't mind what they say
paso de ir al cine, I'll give the cinema a miss
9 (suceder) to happen: ¿qué pasa?, what's going on?
¿qué le pasa?, what's the matter with him?
pase lo que pase, whatever happens o come what may Locuciones: pasar algo a limpio, to make a fair copy of sthg
pasarlo bien/mal, to have a good/difficult time
pasar por, to put up with: paso por que me digas que estoy gorda, pero no pienso tolerar que me amargues cada comida, I can handle you calling me fat, but I'm not having you ruin every single meal for me
pasar por alto, to overlook: pasaré por alto esa observación, I'll just ignore that remark ' pasa' also found in these entries: Spanish: adivinar - alterna - alterno - apoltronarse - así - atusarse - barriga - ciruela - contrabando - le - limpia - limpio - olímpicamente - pasar - trastada - uva - cháchara - colgar - entender - fuera - mentira - mijo - parte - por - que - te - tesoro - tiempo - trácala - ver English: about - come over - couch potato - currant - dust - give - gripe - half - happen - harm - hell - hiatus - joke - jump out - loaf - matter - moon over sb - mope about - mope around - outdoorsman - overdo - pass - passing - prune - raisin - step inside - sultana - tick away - trouble - under - up - what - wrong - amiss - by - do - get - go - hurt - inside - problem - sit - something - thing - wait

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16 pasado

Del verbo pasar: ( conjugate pasar) \ \
pasado es: \ \
el participio
Multiple Entries: pasado pasar
pasado 1

◊ -da adjetivo
1 ( en expresiones de tiempo):
◊ el año/sábado pasado last year/Saturday;
pasados dos días after two days; son las cinco pasadas it's after o past five o'clock; pasado mañana the day after tomorrow 2 ( anticuado) tb
◊ pasado de moda old-fashioned
3 ‹ fruta› overripe; ‹arroz/pastas› overcooked; ‹ leche› sour;
◊ el pescado está pasado the fish is bad;
el filete muy pasado, por favor I'd like my steak well done
pasado 2 sustantivo masculino
a) ( época pasada) past

b) (Ling) past (tense)

pasar ( conjugate pasar) verbo intransitivo 1
a) ( ir por un lugar) to come/go past;

◊ no ha pasado ni un taxi not one taxi has come/gone past;
los otros coches no podían pasado the other cars weren't able to get past; no dejan pasado a nadie they're not letting anyone through; pasado de largo to go right o straight past; pasado por la aduana to go through customs; es un vuelo directo, no pasa por Miami it's a direct flight, it doesn't go via Miami; ¿este autobús pasa por el museo? does this bus go past the museum?; pasamos por delante de su casa we went past her house; pasaba por aquí y … I was just passing by o I was in the area and …
b) ( deteniéndose en un lugar):

◊ ¿podríamos pasado por el banco? can we stop off at the bank?;
pasa un día por casa why don't you drop o come by the house sometime?; puede pasado a recogerlo mañana you can come and pick it up tomorrow
c) ( atravesar) to cross;

◊ pasado de un lado a otro [persona/barco] to go o cross from one side to the other;
[ humedad] to go through from one side to the other
d) ( caber):

◊ no pasadoá por la puerta it won't go through the door
2 ( entrar — acercándose al hablante) to come in; (— alejándose del hablante) to go in;
◊ pase, por favor please, do come in;
¡que pase el siguiente! next, please!; haga pasado al Sr Díaz show Mr Díaz in please 3
a) (transmitirse, transferirse) [corona/título] to pass;

◊ pasó de mano en mano it was passed around (to everyone)

b) ( comunicar):

◊ te paso con Javier ( en el mismo teléfono) I'll hand o pass you over to Javier;
( en otro teléfono) I'll put you through to Javier 4
a) (Educ) to pass;

◊ pasado de curso to get through o pass one's end-of-year exams

b) ( ser aceptable):

◊ no está perfecto, pero puede pasado it's not perfect, but it'll do;
por esta vez, (que) pase I'll let it pass o go this time 5
◊ pasar por

a) ( ser tenido por):

◊ podrían pasado por hermanas they could pass for sisters;
ver tb hacerse II 3
b) ( experimentar) to go through;

◊ pasado por una crisis to go through a crisis
( suceder) to happen;
◊ cuéntame lo que pasó tell me what happened;
lo que pasa es que… the thing o the problem is …; pase lo que pase whatever happens, come what may; siempre pasa igual or lo mismo it's always the same; ¿qué pasa? what's the matter?, what's up? (colloq); ¿qué te pasa? what's the matter with you?; ¿qué te pasó en el ojo? what happened to your eye?; ¿qué le pasa a la tele? what's wrong with the TV?; eso le pasa a cualquiera that can happen to anybody; no le pasó nada nothing happened to him 1 ( transcurrir) [tiempo/años] to pass, go by;
◊ pasadoon muchos años many years went by o passed;
ya han pasado dos horas it's been two hours now; un año pasa muy rápido a year goes very quickly; ¡cómo pasa el tiempo! doesn't time fly! 2 ( cesar) [crisis/mal momento] to be over; [ efecto] to wear off; [ dolor] to go away 3 ( arreglárselas) pasado sin algo to manage without sth verbo transitivo 1
a) (cruzar, atravesar) ‹ frontera› to cross;
‹pueblo/ciudad› to go through
b) ( dejar atrás) ‹edificio/calle› to go past

c) (adelantar, sobrepasar) to overtake
2
a) ( hacer atravesar) pasado algo POR algo to put sth through sth;

◊ pasado la salsa por un tamiz to put the sauce through a sieve

b) (por la aduana —legalmente) to take through;
(— ilegalmente) to smuggle 3 ( hacer recorrer):
◊ pasado la aspiradora to vacuum, to hoover (BrE);
pásale un trapo al piso give the floor a quick wipe; hay que pasadole una plancha it needs a quick iron 4 (exhibir, mostrar) ‹película/anuncio› to show 5 ‹examen/prueba› to pass 6 ‹página/hoja› to turn;
◊ pasado por alto ‹falta/error› to overlook;
‹tema/punto› to leave out, omit 1 (entregar, hacer llegar):
◊ pásaselo a Miguel pass it on to Miguel;
¿me pasas el martillo? can you pass me the hammer? 2 ( contagiar) to give, to pass on 1
a) ‹ tiempo› to spend;

◊ pasamos las Navidades en casa we spent Christmas at home;
fuimos a Toledo a pasado el día we went to Toledo for the day
b) ( con idea de continuidad):

◊ pasé toda la noche en vela I was awake all night;
pasa todo el día al teléfono she spends all day on the phone
c) pasarlo or pasarla bien to have a good time;

◊ ¿qué tal lo pasaste en la fiesta? did you have a good time at the party?, did you enjoy the party?;
lo pasé mal I didn't enjoy myself 2 (sufrir, padecer) ‹penalidades/desgracias› to go through, to suffer;
◊ pasé mucho miedo/frío I was very frightened/cold
pasarse verbo pronominal 1 ( cambiarse):
◊ pasadose al enemigo to go over to the enemy
2
a) ( ir demasiado lejos) to go too far;

◊ nos pasamos de estación we went past our station;
esta vez te has pasado (fam) you've gone too far this time
b) ( enf) (fam) (ir):

◊ pásate por casa come round;
¿podrías pasadote por el mercado? could you go down to the market? 3
a) [peras/tomates] to go bad, get overripe;
[carne/pescado] to go off, go bad; [ leche] to go off, go sour
b) (recocerse) [arroz/pasta] to get overcooked
1
a) ( desaparecer) [ efecto] to wear off;
[ dolor] to go away; (+ me/te/le etc)
◊ ya se me pasó el dolor the pain's gone o eased now;
espera a que se le pase el enojo wait until he's calmed o cooled down
b) ( transcurrir):

◊ el año se ha pasado muy rápido this year has gone very quickly;
ver tb pasar verbo transitivo III 1 2 (+ me/te/le etc)
a) ( olvidarse):

◊ se me pasó su cumpleaños I forgot his birthday

b) ( dejar escapar):

◊ se me pasó la oportunidad I missed the opportunity

pasado,-a
I adjetivo
1 (último) last
2 (sin actualidad, trasnochado) old-fashioned: le di un número pasado de la revista, I gave him a back number of the magazine
3 (estropeado, podrido) bad: creo que esta carne está pasada, I think this meat is off
4 Culin cooked
un filete poco pasado, a rare steak 5 pasado mañana, the day after tomorrow
II sustantivo masculino past: no puede recordar el pasado más reciente, he's got a bad short-term memory
tiene un oscuro pasado, his past is a mystery
pasar
I verbo transitivo
1 to pass
2 (trasladar) to move
3 (dar) to pass, give: no me pasó el recado, he didn't give me the message
4 (hojas de libro) to turn
5 (el tiempo, la vida) to spend, pass
6 (soportar, sufrir) to suffer, endure: está pasando una crisis personal, she's going through a personal crisis
pasamos sed y calor, we suffered thirst and heat
7 (río, calle, frontera) to cross
8 (tragar) to swallow
9 (tolerar, aguantar) to bear
10 (introducir) to insert, put through
11 (un examen, una eliminatoria) to pass
12 Cine to run, show: este sábado pasan Ben Hur, they're putting Ben Hur on this Saturday
II verbo intransitivo
1 to pass: ¿a qué hora pasa el tren?, what time does the train pass?
Cervantes pasó por aquí, Cervantes passed this way
ya pasó, it has already passed
pasar de largo, to go by (without stopping)
2 (entrar) to come in
3 (ser tolerable) to be acceptable: no está mal, puede pasar, it isn't bad, it will do
4 (exceder) to surpass: no pases de los 70 km/h, don't exceed 70 km/h
5 (a otro asunto) to go on to
pasar a ser, to become
6 (tiempo) to pass, go by
7 (arreglarse, apañarse) pasar sin, to do without: puedo pasar sin coche, I can manage without a car
8 fam (no tener interés, prescindir) pasa de lo que digan, don't mind what they say
paso de ir al cine, I'll give the cinema a miss
9 (suceder) to happen: ¿qué pasa?, what's going on?
¿qué le pasa?, what's the matter with him?
pase lo que pase, whatever happens o come what may Locuciones: pasar algo a limpio, to make a fair copy of sthg
pasarlo bien/mal, to have a good/difficult time
pasar por, to put up with: paso por que me digas que estoy gorda, pero no pienso tolerar que me amargues cada comida, I can handle you calling me fat, but I'm not having you ruin every single meal for me
pasar por alto, to overlook: pasaré por alto esa observación, I'll just ignore that remark ' pasado' also found in these entries: Spanish: año - añorar - antigua - antiguo - atrincherarse - caduca - caduco - desempolvar - devengar - enfado - exposición - exterior - fecha - guerrear - honrosa - honroso - huevo - inspección - mañana - moda - oscura - oscuro - pasada - poder - preferir - recién - recordar - renegar - revolver - romper - soler - trasnochada - trasnochado - volver - ya - accidentado - atrasado - calamidad - comparación - el - hurgar - luego - lunes - menos - mes - olvidar - participio - pasar - remover - rosca English: after - ago - appreciate - beyond - block out - break with - bumper - bygone - clarify - climbing - come out - dated - day - day off - deprivation - dissociate - disturbance - do - downturn - expatriate - forget - free - glance - go - go over to - go through - guess - hand down - lie - move away - murky - notice - now - old-fashioned - on - ordeal - out - outmoded - part - past - public - rake up - recapture - remember - remnant - retrace - shady - sit about - sit around - soggy

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17 pase

Del verbo pasar: ( conjugate pasar) \ \
pasé es: \ \
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

pase es: \ \
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries: pasar pase
pasar ( conjugate pasar) verbo intransitivo 1
a) ( ir por un lugar) to come/go past;

◊ no ha pasado ni un taxi not one taxi has come/gone past;
los otros coches no podían pase the other cars weren't able to get past; no dejan pase a nadie they're not letting anyone through; pase de largo to go right o straight past; pase por la aduana to go through customs; es un vuelo directo, no pasa por Miami it's a direct flight, it doesn't go via Miami; ¿este autobús pasa por el museo? does this bus go past the museum?; pasamos por delante de su casa we went past her house; pasaba por aquí y … I was just passing by o I was in the area and …
b) ( deteniéndose en un lugar):

◊ ¿podríamos pase por el banco? can we stop off at the bank?;
pasa un día por casa why don't you drop o come by the house sometime?; puede pase a recogerlo mañana you can come and pick it up tomorrow
c) ( atravesar) to cross;

◊ pase de un lado a otro [persona/barco] to go o cross from one side to the other;
[ humedad] to go through from one side to the other
d) ( caber):

◊ no paseá por la puerta it won't go through the door
2 ( entrar — acercándose al hablante) to come in; (— alejándose del hablante) to go in;
◊ pase, por favor please, do come in;
¡que pase el siguiente! next, please!; haga pase al Sr Díaz show Mr Díaz in please 3
a) (transmitirse, transferirse) [corona/título] to pass;

◊ pasó de mano en mano it was passed around (to everyone)

b) ( comunicar):

◊ te paso con Javier ( en el mismo teléfono) I'll hand o pass you over to Javier;
( en otro teléfono) I'll put you through to Javier 4
a) (Educ) to pass;

◊ pase de curso to get through o pass one's end-of-year exams

b) ( ser aceptable):

◊ no está perfecto, pero puede pase it's not perfect, but it'll do;
por esta vez, (que) pase I'll let it pass o go this time 5
◊ pasar por

a) ( ser tenido por):

◊ podrían pase por hermanas they could pass for sisters;
ver tb hacerse II 3
b) ( experimentar) to go through;

◊ pase por una crisis to go through a crisis
( suceder) to happen;
◊ cuéntame lo que pasó tell me what happened;
lo que pasa es que… the thing o the problem is …; pase lo que pase whatever happens, come what may; siempre pasa igual or lo mismo it's always the same; ¿qué pasa? what's the matter?, what's up? (colloq); ¿qué te pasa? what's the matter with you?; ¿qué te pasó en el ojo? what happened to your eye?; ¿qué le pasa a la tele? what's wrong with the TV?; eso le pasa a cualquiera that can happen to anybody; no le pasó nada nothing happened to him 1 ( transcurrir) [tiempo/años] to pass, go by;
◊ paseon muchos años many years went by o passed;
ya han pasado dos horas it's been two hours now; un año pasa muy rápido a year goes very quickly; ¡cómo pasa el tiempo! doesn't time fly! 2 ( cesar) [crisis/mal momento] to be over; [ efecto] to wear off; [ dolor] to go away 3 ( arreglárselas) pase sin algo to manage without sth verbo transitivo 1
a) (cruzar, atravesar) ‹ frontera› to cross;
‹pueblo/ciudad› to go through
b) ( dejar atrás) ‹edificio/calle› to go past

c) (adelantar, sobrepasar) to overtake
2
a) ( hacer atravesar) pase algo POR algo to put sth through sth;

◊ pase la salsa por un tamiz to put the sauce through a sieve

b) (por la aduana —legalmente) to take through;
(— ilegalmente) to smuggle 3 ( hacer recorrer):
◊ pase la aspiradora to vacuum, to hoover (BrE);
pásale un trapo al piso give the floor a quick wipe; hay que pasele una plancha it needs a quick iron 4 (exhibir, mostrar) ‹película/anuncio› to show 5 ‹examen/prueba› to pass 6 ‹página/hoja› to turn;
◊ pase por alto ‹falta/error› to overlook;
‹tema/punto› to leave out, omit 1 (entregar, hacer llegar):
◊ pásaselo a Miguel pass it on to Miguel;
¿me pasas el martillo? can you pass me the hammer? 2 ( contagiar) to give, to pass on 1
a) ‹ tiempo› to spend;

◊ pasamos las Navidades en casa we spent Christmas at home;
fuimos a Toledo a pase el día we went to Toledo for the day
b) ( con idea de continuidad):

◊ pasé toda la noche en vela I was awake all night;
pasa todo el día al teléfono she spends all day on the phone
c) pasarlo or pasarla bien to have a good time;

◊ ¿qué tal lo pasaste en la fiesta? did you have a good time at the party?, did you enjoy the party?;
lo pasé mal I didn't enjoy myself 2 (sufrir, padecer) ‹penalidades/desgracias› to go through, to suffer;
◊ pasé mucho miedo/frío I was very frightened/cold
pasarse verbo pronominal 1 ( cambiarse):
◊ pasese al enemigo to go over to the enemy
2
a) ( ir demasiado lejos) to go too far;

◊ nos pasamos de estación we went past our station;
esta vez te has pasado (fam) you've gone too far this time
b) ( enf) (fam) (ir):

◊ pásate por casa come round;
¿podrías pasete por el mercado? could you go down to the market? 3
a) [peras/tomates] to go bad, get overripe;
[carne/pescado] to go off, go bad; [ leche] to go off, go sour
b) (recocerse) [arroz/pasta] to get overcooked
1
a) ( desaparecer) [ efecto] to wear off;
[ dolor] to go away; (+ me/te/le etc)
◊ ya se me pasó el dolor the pain's gone o eased now;
espera a que se le pase el enojo wait until he's calmed o cooled down
b) ( transcurrir):

◊ el año se ha pasado muy rápido this year has gone very quickly;
ver tb pasar verbo transitivo III 1 2 (+ me/te/le etc)
a) ( olvidarse):

◊ se me pasó su cumpleaños I forgot his birthday

b) ( dejar escapar):

◊ se me pasó la oportunidad I missed the opportunity

pase sustantivo masculino 1
a) ( permiso) pass;

◊ pase de abordar (Méx) boarding pass;
pase de periodista press pass
b) ( para espectáculo) tb

◊ pase de favor complimentary ticket

c) (Col) ( licencia de conducción) license^{( conjugate license)}
2
a) (Dep) (en fútbol, baloncesto, rugby) pass;
( en esgrima) feint
b) (Taur) pass

c) ( en magia) sleight of hand

pasar
I verbo transitivo
1 to pass
2 (trasladar) to move
3 (dar) to pass, give: no me pasó el recado, he didn't give me the message
4 (hojas de libro) to turn
5 (el tiempo, la vida) to spend, pass
6 (soportar, sufrir) to suffer, endure: está pasando una crisis personal, she's going through a personal crisis
pasamos sed y calor, we suffered thirst and heat
7 (río, calle, frontera) to cross
8 (tragar) to swallow
9 (tolerar, aguantar) to bear
10 (introducir) to insert, put through
11 (un examen, una eliminatoria) to pass
12 Cine to run, show: este sábado pasan Ben Hur, they're putting Ben Hur on this Saturday
II verbo intransitivo
1 to pass: ¿a qué hora pasa el tren?, what time does the train pass?
Cervantes pasó por aquí, Cervantes passed this way
ya pasó, it has already passed
pasar de largo, to go by (without stopping)
2 (entrar) to come in
3 (ser tolerable) to be acceptable: no está mal, puede pasar, it isn't bad, it will do
4 (exceder) to surpass: no pases de los 70 km/h, don't exceed 70 km/h
5 (a otro asunto) to go on to
pasar a ser, to become
6 (tiempo) to pass, go by
7 (arreglarse, apañarse) pasar sin, to do without: puedo pasar sin coche, I can manage without a car
8 fam (no tener interés, prescindir) pasa de lo que digan, don't mind what they say
paso de ir al cine, I'll give the cinema a miss
9 (suceder) to happen: ¿qué pasa?, what's going on?
¿qué le pasa?, what's the matter with him?
pase lo que pase, whatever happens o come what may Locuciones: pasar algo a limpio, to make a fair copy of sthg
pasarlo bien/mal, to have a good/difficult time
pasar por, to put up with: paso por que me digas que estoy gorda, pero no pienso tolerar que me amargues cada comida, I can handle you calling me fat, but I'm not having you ruin every single meal for me
pasar por alto, to overlook: pasaré por alto esa observación, I'll just ignore that remark
pase sustantivo masculino
1 pass, permit
2 Cine showing ' pase' also found in these entries: Spanish: apuro - archivo - caja - calar - delante - encargarse - pasar - valedera - valedero - vencida - vencido - adelantado - aquí - aspiradora - atajar - espantoso - estupendo - interceptar - nomás - olímpico - rato - siguiente - vela - ver English: after - alone - come - come in - do - fashion show - let through - may - model - overhead - pain - pass - rain - renew - set - showing - wait - boarding - call - cross - driver's license - enjoy - just - stop

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18 work

work [wɜ:k]

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1. noun

2. intransitive verb

3. transitive verb

4. compounds

5. Phrasal Verbs

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1. noun

   a. (gen) travail m

• to start work se mettre au travail

• he does his work well il travaille bien

• she put a lot of work into it elle y a consacré beaucoup de travail

• I'm trying to get some work done j'essaie de travailler

• work has begun on the new bridge ( = building it) on a commencé la construction du nouveau pont

• you'll have your work cut out for you vous allez avoir du travail

• office work travail m de bureau

• good work! ( = well done) bravo !

   b. ( = employment, place of employment) travail m

• he's looking for work il cherche du travail

• to go to work aller au travail

• on her way to work en allant à son travail

• he is in regular work il a un emploi régulier

► at work ( = at place of work) au travail

► out of work

• to be out of work être au chômage

• an increase in the numbers out of work une augmentation du nombre des demandeurs d'emploi► off work

• he's off work today il ne travaille pas aujourd'hui

• he has been off work for three days il est absent depuis trois jours

• I'll have to take time off work il va falloir que je prenne un congé

   c. ( = product) œuvre f

• his life's work l'œuvre f de sa vie

• it's obviously the work of a professional c'est manifestement un travail de professionnel

   d. (Art, literature, music) œuvre f ; ( = book on specific subject) ouvrage m

• the complete works of Shakespeare les œuvres fpl complètes de Shakespeare

• works of fiction ouvrages mpl de fiction

2. intransitive verb

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► For work + preposition/adverb combinations see also phrasal verbs.

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   a. (gen) travailler

• to work hard travailler dur

• he is working at his German il travaille son allemand

• he works in publishing il travaille dans l'édition

► to work on

• he worked on the car all morning il a travaillé sur la voiture toute la matinée

• have you solved the problem? -- we're working on it avez-vous résolu le problème ? -- on y travaille

• I've been working on him but haven't yet managed to persuade him j'ai bien essayé de le convaincre, mais je n'y suis pas encore parvenu► to work towards sth œuvrer pour qch

• we are working towards a solution nous essayons de parvenir à une solution

   b. ( = function) [machine, car, scheme] marcher ; [medicine] agir

• the lift isn't working l'ascenseur ne marche pas

• it works off the mains ça marche sur (le) secteur

• this may work in our favour ça pourrait jouer en notre faveur

3. transitive verb

   a. ( = cause to work) [+ person, staff] faire travailler ; [+ lever, pump] actionner ; [+ machine] faire marcher

• I don't know how to work the video je ne sais pas comment faire marcher le magnétoscope

► to work o.s.

• he works himself too hard il travaille trop

   b. ( = bring about) to work wonders [person] faire des merveilles ; [drug, medicine] faire merveille

   c. ( = arrange for) (inf) can you work it so she can come too? pouvez-vous faire en sorte qu'elle vienne aussi ?

   d. ( = manoeuvre) he worked his hands free il est parvenu à libérer ses mains

► to work one's way

• rescuers are working their way towards the trapped men les sauveteurs se fraient un passage jusqu'aux hommes qui sont bloqués

• he worked his way up from nothing il est parti de rien

• he worked his way up from office boy to managing director il est devenu PDG après avoir commencé comme garçon de bureau

   e. ( = shape) [+ metal, wood, dough, clay] travailler

4. compounds

► work area noun espace m de travail

► work ethic noun déontologie f

► work experience noun expérience f professionnelle

► work file noun (Computing) fichier m de travail

► work/life balance noun équilibre m entre vie professionnelle et vie privée

► work load noun charge f de travail

• his work load is too heavy il a trop de travail ► work of art noun œuvre f d'art

► work permit noun permis m de travail

► work prospects plural noun [of student] perspectives fpl

► work space noun espace m de travail

► work station noun poste m de travail

► work surface noun plan m de travail

► work-to-rule noun (British) grève f du zèle

5. Phrasal Verbs

► work out

1. intransitive verb

   a. [plan, arrangement] marcher

• it's all working out as planned tout se déroule comme prévu

• things didn't work out (well) for her les choses ont plutôt mal tourné pour elle

• it will work out all right in the end tout finira par s'arranger

   b. [amount] it works out at $50 per child il faut compter 50 dollars par enfant

   c. ( = exercise) faire de la musculation

2. separable transitive verb

( = figure out) [+ problem, equation] résoudre ; [+ total] trouver ; [+ plan] mettre au point

• I'll have to work it out (counting) il faut que je calcule

• he finally worked out why she'd gone il a fini par comprendre pourquoi elle était partie

• I can't work him out (inf) je n'arrive pas à comprendre comment il fonctionne► work through inseparable transitive verb

( = resolve emotionally) assumer

► work up

1. intransitive verb

• the book works up to a dramatic ending le roman s'achemine progressivement vers un dénouement spectaculaire

• I thought he was working up to asking me for a divorce je croyais qu'il préparait le terrain pour demander le divorce

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = rouse) he worked the crowd up into a frenzy il a déchaîné l'enthousiasme de la foule

• to get worked up s'énerver

• he worked himself up into a rage il s'est mis dans une colère noire

   b. ( = develop) [+ trade, business] développer

• he worked this small firm up into a major company il a réussi à faire de cette petite société une grande entreprise

• I worked up an appetite/thirst carrying all those boxes ça m'a mis en appétit/m'a donné soif de porter toutes ces caisses

• I can't work up much enthusiasm for the plan j'ai du mal à m'enthousiasmer pour ce projet

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[wɜːk] 1.
noun

1) ( physical or mental activity) travail m (on sur)

to be at work on something — être en train de travailler à quelque chose

to go ou set ou get to work — se mettre au travail

to set to work doing — se mettre à faire

to put a lot of work into — travailler [essay, speech]; passer beaucoup de temps sur [meal, preparations]

to put ou set somebody to work — faire travailler quelqu'un

we put him to work doing — nous lui avons donné pour tâche de faire

it was hard work doing — ça a été dur de faire

to be hard at work — travailler consciencieusement

your essay needs more work — tu dois travailler davantage ta rédaction

to make short ou light work of something — expédier quelque chose

to make short work of somebody — envoyer promener quelqu'un

it's all in a day's work — c'est une question d'habitude

it's hot/thirsty work — ça donne chaud/soif

2) ( occupation) travail m

to be in work — avoir du travail or un emploi

place of work — lieu m de travail

to be off work — ( on vacation) être en congé

to be off work with flu — être en arrêt de travail parce qu'on a la grippe

to be out of work — être au chômage

3) ( place of employment) ( office) bureau m; ( factory) usine f

to go to work — aller au travail

don't phone me at work — ne me téléphone pas à mon travail

4) (building, construction) travaux mpl (on sur)

5) ( papers)

to take one's work home — lit emporter du travail chez soi; fig ramener ses soucis professionnels à la maison

6) (achievement, product) (essay, report) travail m; (artwork, novel, sculpture) œuvre f (by de); ( study) ouvrage m (by de; on sur)

is this all your own work? — est-ce que vous l'avez fait tout seul?

to mark students' work — noter les devoirs des étudiants

a work of genius — une œuvre de génie

a work of reference — un ouvrage de référence

this attack is the work of professionals — l'attaque est l'œuvre de professionnels

7) ( research) recherches fpl (on sur)

8) ( effect)

to go to work — [drug, detergent] agir
2.
works plural noun

1) ( factory) usine f

works canteen — cantine f de l'usine

2) ( building work) travaux mpl

3) (colloq) ( everything)

the (full ou whole) works — toute la panoplie (colloq)
3.
noun modifier [ clothes, shoes] de travail; [ phone number] au travail
4.
transitive verb

1) ( drive)

to work somebody hard — surmener quelqu'un

2) ( labour)

to work shifts — travailler en équipes (de travail posté)

to work days/nights — travailler de jour/de nuit

to work one's way through university — travailler pour payer ses études

to work one's way through a book — lire péniblement un livre, venir à bout (colloq) d'un livre

to work a 40 hour week — faire la semaine de 40 heures

3) ( operate) se servir de

4) ( exploit commercially) exploiter

5) ( have as one's territory) couvrir [region]

6) ( consume)

to work one's way through — ( use) utiliser [amount, quantity]

7) ( bring about)

to work wonders — lit, fig faire des merveilles

8) ( use to one's advantage)

to work the system — profiter du système

how did you manage to work it? — comment as-tu pu arranger ça?

I've worked things so that... — j'ai arrangé les choses de sorte que...

9) ( fashion) travailler [clay, metal]

10) ( embroider) broder

11) ( manœuvre)

to work something into — introduire quelque chose dans [slot, hole]

to work a lever up and down — actionner un levier

12) ( exercise) faire travailler [muscles]

13) ( move)

to work one's way through — se frayer un passage à travers [crowd]

to work one's way along — avancer le long de [ledge]

to work one's hands free — se libérer les mains

it worked its way ou itself loose — cela s'est desserré peu à peu

to work its way into — passer dans

start at the top and work your way down — commencez par le haut et continuez jusqu'en bas
5.
intransitive verb

1) ( engage in activity) travailler ( doing à faire)

to work at home — travailler à domicile

to work for a living — gagner sa vie

to work in oils — [painter] travailler à l'huile

2) ( strive) lutter ( against contre; for pour; to do pour faire)

to work towards — se diriger vers [solution]; s'acheminer vers [compromise]; négocier [agreement]

3) ( function) fonctionner

to work on electricity — marcher or fonctionner à l'électricité

to work off the mains — marcher sur secteur

the washing machine isn't working — la machine à laver est en panne

4) (act, operate)

it doesn't ou things don't work like that — ça ne marche pas comme ça

to work on the assumption that — présumer que

to work in somebody's favour —

to work to somebody's advantage — tourner à l'avantage de quelqu'un

to work against somebody —

to work to somebody's disadvantage — jouer en la défaveur de quelqu'un

5) ( be successful) [treatment] avoir de l'effet; [detergent, drug] agir; [plan] réussir; [argument] tenir debout

flattery won't work with me — la flatterie ne marche pas avec moi

the adaptation really works — l'adaptation est vraiment réussie

6) [face, features] se contracter
6.
reflexive verb

1) ( labour)

to work oneself too hard — se surmener

to work oneself to death — se tuer à la tâche

2)

to work oneself into a rage — se mettre en colère

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Phrasal Verbs:

- work around

- work in

- work off

- work on

- work out

- work over

- work to

- work up

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to work one's way up — gravir tous les échelons

to work one's way up the company — faire son chemin dans l'entreprise

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19 stay

stay

1. stay [steɪ] n

naut, transp Stütztau nt, Stag nt fachspr

2. stay [steɪ] n

1) ( act of remaining) Aufenthalt m;

a \stay with one's family ein Familienbesuch m;

overnight \stay Übernachtung f

2) jur Aussetzung f;

\stay of death penalty Hinrichtungsaufschub m;

\stay of execution Aussetzung f der Zwangsvollstreckung Gewährung f von Vollstreckungsschutz;

\stay of proceedings Ruhen nt des Verfahrens

3) (hist: corset)

\stays pl Korsett nt, Mieder nt;

to lace/unlace one's \stays sein Mieder schnüren/aufschnüren vi

1) ( remain present) bleiben;

\stay until the rain has stopped bleib doch, bis der Regen aufgehört hat;

why don't you \stay for dinner? warum bleibst du nicht zum Abendessen?;

fax machines are here to \stay Faxgeräte haben Einzug gehalten;

he is convinced that computer-aided design has come to \stay er ist überzeugt, dass CAD auf Dauer unverzichtbar ist;

to \stay at home/ in bed zu Hause/im Bett bleiben;

to \stay home ( esp Am) zu Hause bleiben;

to \stay on message ( fig) aufmerksam bleiben;

to \stay put (fam: keep standing) stehen bleiben;

( not stand up) sitzen bleiben;

( not move) sich akk nicht vom Fleck rühren

2) ( persevere)

to \stay with sth an etw dat dranbleiben, bei der Sache bleiben;

you have to \stay with a language and practise it regularly Sprachkenntnisse muss man pflegen und regelmäßig anwenden

3) ( reside temporarily) untergebracht sein, wohnen;

where are you \staying while you're in town? wo wohnen Sie während Ihres Aufenthaltes in der Stadt?;

the children usually \stay with their grandparents for a week in the summer die Kinder verbringen gewöhnlich im Sommer eine Woche bei ihren Großeltern;

to \stay overnight [or the night] übernachten, über Nacht bleiben;

can we \stay with you overnight ? können wir bei Ihnen übernachten?;

to come to \stay zu Besuch kommen

4) + n or adj ( remain) bleiben;

the shops \stay open until 9 p.m. die Läden haben bis 21 Uhr geöffnet;

how can we get this post to \stay upright? was müssen wir tun, damit dieser Pfosten stehen bleibt?;

this far north it \stays light until 10 p.m. in high summer so hoch im Norden ist es im Hochsommer bis um 10 Uhr abends hell;

he's decided not to \stay in teaching er hat sich entschieden, nicht mehr zu unterrichten;

to \stay within budget im Rahmen des Budgets bleiben;

to \stay friends Freunde bleiben;

to \stay in touch [or contact] in Verbindung [o Kontakt] bleiben;

to \stay awake/ cool/ healthy wach/ruhig/gesund bleiben;

to \stay tuned radio, tv, media am Apparat bleiben;

\stay tuned - we'll be right back bleiben Sie dran - wir sind gleich wieder da vt

1) ( assuage)

to \stay one's hunger/ thirst seinen Hunger/Durst stillen

2) ((dated) liter: curb)

to \stay sth etw in Schranken halten;

to \stay one's hand sich akk zurückhalten

3) jur

to \stay proceedings das Verfahren aussetzen

PHRASES:

to \stay the course [or distance] durchhalten

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20 suffer

suffer ['sʌfə(r)]

1 intransitive verb

(a) (feel pain) souffrir;

∎ to suffer in silence souffrir en silence;

∎ he drank too much and suffered for it next day il a trop bu et, le lendemain, il a payé ses excès;

∎ figurative I'll make you suffer for this! tu vas me payer ça!, je te revaudrai ça!

(b) (be ill, afflicted)

∎ to suffer from (serious disease) souffrir de; (cold, headache) avoir;

∎ to suffer from rheumatism souffrir de ou avoir des rhumatismes;

∎ to suffer from diabetes être diabétique;

∎ he's still suffering from the effects of the anaesthetic il ne s'est pas encore tout à fait remis des suites de l'anesthésie;

∎ to suffer from a speech defect avoir un défaut de prononciation;

∎ they're still suffering from shock ils sont encore sous le choc;

∎ she suffers from an inferiority complex elle fait un complexe d'infériorité

(c) (be affected) souffrir;

∎ it's the children who suffer in a marriage break-up ce sont les enfants qui souffrent lors d'une séparation;

∎ there was a fall in investment and the company's profits suffered les investissements ont baissé et les bénéfices s'en sont ressenti;

∎ the low-paid will be the first to suffer les petits salaires seront les premiers touchés;

∎ the schools suffer from a lack of funding les établissements scolaires manquent de crédits;

∎ she became severely depressed and her work began to suffer elle a sombré dans la dépression et son travail a commencé à s'en ressentir;

∎ her health is suffering under all this stress sa santé se ressent de tout ce stress;

∎ the business really suffered when he left l'affaire a beaucoup souffert de son départ;

∎ in the wake of government cutbacks, safety standards are beginning to suffer la sécurité commence à se ressentir ou à souffrir des réductions effectuées par le gouvernement

2 transitive verb

(a) (experience → thirst) souffrir de; (→ hardship) souffrir, subir; (→ loss, indignity, consequence) subir;

∎ she suffered a lot of pain elle a beaucoup souffert;

∎ familiar I suffered agonies! j'ai souffert le martyre!;

∎ our scheme has suffered a serious setback notre projet a subi ou essuyé un grave revers;

∎ you'll have to suffer the consequences vous devrez en subir les conséquences;

∎ his popularity suffered a decline sa cote de popularité a baissé

(b) (stand, put up with) tolérer, supporter;

∎ I won't suffer him another minute je ne le supporterai pas une minute de plus;

∎ he doesn't suffer fools gladly il ne supporte pas les imbéciles

(c) literary (allow) permettre, literary souffrir;

∎ to suffer sb to do sth souffrir que qn fasse qch;

∎ Bible suffer the little children to come unto me laissez venir à moi les petits enfants

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