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to hide the truth from

1 hide the truth from someone

hide the truth from someone

de waarheid voor iemand verbergen

English-Dutch dictionary > hide the truth from someone
2 hide

hide [haɪd] (pt hid [hɪd], pp hidden ['hɪdən])

1 transitive verb

(a) (conceal → person, thing) cacher; (→ disappointment, dismay, fright) dissimuler;

∎ to hide sth from sb (ball, letter) cacher qch à qn; (emotion) dissimuler qch à qn;

∎ we have nothing to hide nous n'avons rien à cacher ou à dissimuler;

∎ the boy hid himself behind the door le garçon s'est caché derrière la porte;

∎ she hid her face elle s'est caché le visage;

∎ he hid it from sight il l'a dissimulé ou l'a dérobé aux regards;

∎ they hid him from the police ils l'ont caché pour que la police ne le trouve pas;

∎ figurative to hide one's light under a bushel cacher ses talents;

∎ she doesn't hide her light under a bushel ce n'est pas la modestie qui l'étouffe;

∎ American to hide one's head (in shame) baisser la tête (de honte)

(b) (keep secret) taire, dissimuler;

∎ to hide the truth (from sb) taire ou dissimuler la vérité (à qn)

(c) Computing (files, records) cacher

2 intransitive verb

se cacher;

∎ to hide from sb se cacher de qn;

∎ have you been hiding from me? tu te caches?;

∎ he's hiding from the police il se cache de la police;

∎ figurative to hide behind an excuse/statistics prétexter une excuse/les statistiques;

∎ figurative the ambassador hid behind his diplomatic immunity l'ambassadeur s'est réfugié derrière son immunité diplomatique

3 noun

(a) British (place) cachette f; (in hunting) affût m

(b) (animal skin → raw) peau f; (→ tanned) cuir m

(c) familiar figurative (of person) peau^□ f;

∎ to tan sb's hide tanner le cuir à qn;

∎ I'll have your hide for that tu vas me le payer cher;

∎ I haven't seen hide nor hair of them je n'ai eu aucune nouvelle d'eux

4 adjective

de ou en cuir

➲ hide away

1 intransitive verb

se cacher;

∎ to hide away (from sb/sth) se cacher (de qn/ qch)

2 separable transitive verb

cacher

➲ hide out intransitive verb

se tenir caché;

∎ he's hiding out from the police il se cache de la police

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > hide
3 ♦ from

♦ from /frɒm, frəm/
prep.

1 (provenienza, derivazione, origine, allontanamento) da; da parte di (q.): to start from London, partire da Londra; to be absent from school, essere assente da scuola; DIALOGO → - Discussing university- Where are you from?, di dove sei?; da dove vieni?; I'm from Italy, sono italiano; I'm from Macclesfield, sono di Macclesfield; a fall from a horse, una caduta da cavallo; to be far from home, essere lontano da casa; to go away from home, andarsene da casa; to translate from French, tradurre dal francese; Tell him from me that…, ditegli da parte mia che…; You will hear from my solicitor, avrete notizie da parte del mio avvocato; vi contatterà il mio avvocato; There were from twenty to thirty people in the room, nella stanza c'erano dalle venti alle trenta persone; DIALOGO → - Refusing a call- It's Dave Fox from Cooper and Cooper, sono Dave Fox della Cooper and Cooper

2 (sottrazione, esclusione) a; (separazione) da: to take st. from sb., portare via (o prendere, togliere) qc. a q.; to separate st. from st., separare qc. da qc.; to hide the truth from sb., nascondere la verità a q.; to keep a secret from others, nascondere un segreto agli altri; to require st. from sb., richiedere qc. a q.; esigere qc. da q.; to prevent sb. from doing st., impedire a q. di fare qc.

3 (causa) per; a causa di; di: to speak from experience, parlare per esperienza; to suffer from hunger [from rheumatism], soffrire per la fame [di reumatismi]; to tremble from fear, tremare di (o dalla o per la) paura

4 (tempo) da; a partire da: from next Monday, da lunedì prossimo

5 (differenza): She was different from her classmates, era diversa dai suoi compagni; to tell (o to know) one thing from another, distinguere una cosa da un'altra

6 ( mezzo o materia) con; di: Flour is made from wheat, la farina si fa col grano; a box made from wood, una scatola fatta di legno

7 (limitazione) a giudicare da; a: from what I saw, a giudicare da quello che vidi; from what he tells me, a quanto mi dice (o asserisce)

● from A to B, da un punto all'altro □ from A to Z, dall'A alla Z; (fig.) da cima a fondo: to know st. from A to Z, sapere qc. a menadito □ from above, dal disopra; di sopra □ from bad to worse, di male in peggio □ from behind, dal didietro; da dietro □ from beneath, dal disotto; da sotto □ from day to day, di giorno in giorno; da un giorno all'altro □ from hand to hand, di mano in mano □ from long ago, da un tempo remoto □ from mouth to mouth, di bocca in bocca □ from over, dal disopra; da sopra □ from my point of view, dal mio punto di vista □ from time to time, di quando in quando; di tanto in tanto □ from top to toe, da cima a fondo □ (fam. USA) from way back, da molto tempo; da tempo immemorabile □ to paint from life, dipingere dal vero □ (mus.) to play from memory, suonare a memoria.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ from
4 hide

1. I
abs

you had better hide вам лучше бы спрятаться /скрыться/; where is he hiding? где он прячется?, почему его нигде не видно?; I have nothing to hide мне нечего скрывать
2. III
hide smth. hide a letter (a boot, money, a treasure, etc.) (спрятать письмо и т. д.; the clouds hid the sun тучи закрыли солнце, солнце спряталось за тучи; hide the truth (the facts, one's plans, one's views, one's emotions, one's tears, one's embarrassment, etc.) скрывать правду и т. д., she tried to hide her feelings она пыталась не показывать своих чувств; hide smb. hide a criminal (an outlaw, a refugee, a friend, etc.) прятать /укрывать/ преступника и т. д.
3. IV
hide smth., smb. in some manner hide smth., smb. well (skilfully, cunningly, deliberately, badly, etc.) хорошо и т. д. прятать /скрывать/ что-л., кого-л.
4. XI
be hidden by smth. the sun was hidden by the clouds тучи закрыли солнце; the walls are hidden by the ivy под плющом стены не видны; the author's meaning is hidden by the ambiguity of his style смысл сказанного скрыт [от читателя] из-за туманного стиля автора; be hidden from smb. the future is hidden from us будущее скрыто от нас
5. XVI
hide in (under, behind, etc.) smth. hide in caves (in the bushes, in a cellar, in a garret, etc.) прятаться /скрываться/ в пещерах и т. д., hide under the table (under the tree, under the boat, etc.) прятаться под столом и т. д.; hide behind a door (behind a curtain, behind a jutting rock, etc.) прятаться за дверью и т. д., the moon was hiding behind a cloud луна скрылась за тучу; hide behind his authority прикрываться его авторитетом; hide from smb. hide from the police (from the pursuers, from the grown-ups, etc.) прятаться от полиции и т. д.
6. XVIII
hide oneself quick, hide yourself! прячься быстрее!; hide oneself behind (under, in, etc.) smth. the little boy hid himself behind a tree (under the table, in the cellar, etc.) мальчик спрятался /притаился/ за деревом и т. д.
7. XXI1
hide smth. in (under, behind, etc.) smth. hide smth. in a drawer (in one's pocket, in one's house, in a haystack, behind one's back, under the table-cloth, etc.) прятать что-л. в ящике стола и т. д., he hid his face in his hands он закрыл лицо руками; hide smth. from smb. hide one's money from them (a matchbox from the children, the car from the police, etc.) прятать деньги от них и т. д.; he hid his blushed face from us он спрятал покрасневшее лицо от наших взоров; he deliberately hid the facts from the jury он намеренно скрыл /утаил/ факты от присяжных; you can't hide the truth from her от нее правды не утаишь

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > hide
5 hide

n. verbergplaats; huid (van een dier)
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v. verbergen; verstoppen, niet laten zien

hide¹

[ hajd] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉

1 (dieren)huid ⇒ vel

♦voorbeelden:

¶ not find hide (n)or hair of something • geen spoor van iets ontdekken

     save one's (own) hide • zijn eigen hachje redden

     〈 informeel〉 tan someone's hide • iemand een pak rammel geven

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hide²

〈in betekenis I en II 0.1 hid [ hid], hidden [hidn]〉

I 〈 onovergankelijk werkwoord〉

1 zich verbergen

♦voorbeelden:

1   hide away/out/ 〈 Amerikaans-Engels〉 up • zich schuil houden

II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉

1 verbergen ⇒ verschuilen

2 〈 informeel〉 aframmelen ⇒ afrossen

♦voorbeelden:

1   hidden reserves • geheime reserves

     hide the truth from someone • de waarheid voor iemand verbergen

     hide from view • aan het oog onttrekken

English-Dutch dictionary > hide
6 hide

hide

1. hide [haɪd] n

( skin) of animal Haut f; ( with fur) Fell nt; ( leather) Leder nt; ( fig hum); of person Haut f ( fam), Fell nt ( hum) ( fam)

calf \hide Kalbsleder nt;

to save one's [own] \hide die eigene Haut retten

PHRASES:

neither \hide nor hair [rein gar] nichts;

I've seen neither \hide nor hair of Katey today ich habe Katey heute noch gar nicht gesehen;

to have a thick \hide ein dickes Fell haben;

to skin [or tan] [or whip] sb's \hide jdm das Fell gerben

2. hide [haɪd] n (Brit, Aus) Versteck nt; hunt Ansitz m fachspr vt <hid, hidden>

1) ( keep out of sight)

to \hide sb/sth [from sb/sth] jdn/etw [vor jdm/etw] verstecken;

to \hide sb/ sth curtain, cloth jdn/etw verhüllen

2) ( keep secret)

to \hide sth [from sb] emotions, qualities etw [vor jdm] verbergen; facts, reasons etw [vor jdm] verheimlichen;

she's hiding something in her past from me sie verheimlicht mir etwas aus ihrer Vergangenheit;

to \hide the truth die Wahrheit verheimlichen;

to have nothing to \hide nichts zu verbergen haben

3) ( block)

to \hide sth etw verdecken;

to be hidden from view nicht zu sehen sein

PHRASES:

to \hide one's head von der Bildfläche verschwinden ( fam)

don't \hide your light under a bushel ( under a bushel) stell dein Licht nicht unter den Scheffel! ( prov) vi <hid, hidden>

to \hide [from sb/sth] sich akk [vor jdm/etw] verstecken [o verbergen];

you can't \hide from the truth du musst der Wahrheit ins Auge sehen;

don't try to \hide behind that old excuse! ( fam) komm mir nicht wieder mit dieser alten Ausrede! ( fam)

English-German students dictionary > hide
7 hide

I 1. transitive verb,
hid, hidden

1) verstecken [Gegenstand, Person usw.] ( from vor + Dat.)

hide one's face in one's hands — sein Gesicht in den Händen bergen

2) (keep secret) verbergen [Gefühle, Sinn, Freude usw.] ( from vor + Dat.); verheimlichen [Tatsache, Absicht, Grund usw.] ( from Dat.)

have nothing to hide — nichts zu verbergen haben

3) (obscure) verdecken

hide something [from view] — etwas verstecken; (by covering) etwas verdecken; [Nebel, Rauch usw.:] etwas einhüllen
2. intransitive verb,
hid, hidden sich verstecken od. verbergen ( from vor + Dat.)
3. noun
(Brit.) Versteck, das; (hunter's hide) Ansitz, der (Jägerspr.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/87815/hide_away">hide away

- hide out
II noun
(animal's skin) Haut, die; (of furry animal) Fell, das; (dressed) Leder, das; (joc.): (human skin) Haut, die; Fell, das

tan somebody's hide — jemandem das Fell gerben od. versohlen (salopp)

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I 1. past tense - hid; verb
(to put (a person, thing etc) in a place where it cannot be seen or easily found: I'll hide the children's presents; You hide, and I'll come and look for you; She hid from her father; He tries to hide his feelings.) verstecken
2. noun
(a small concealed hut etc from which birds etc can be watched, photographed etc.) das Versteck

- hidden
- hide-and-seek
- hide-out
- hiding

- hiding-place
II noun
(the skin of an animal: He makes coats out of animal hides; cow-hide.) die Haut

- hiding

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hide¹

[haɪd]

n (skin) of animal Haut f; (with fur) Fell nt; (leather) Leder nt; ( fig hum) of person Haut f fam, Fell nt hum fam

calf \hide Kalbsleder nt

to save one's [own] \hide die eigene Haut retten

▶ neither \hide nor hair [rein gar] nichts

I've seen neither \hide nor hair of Katey today ich habe Katey heute noch gar nicht gesehen

▶ to have a thick \hide ein dickes Fell haben

▶ to skin [or tan] [or whip] sb's \hide jdm das Fell gerben

hide²

[haɪd]

I. n BRIT, AUS Versteck nt; HUNT Ansitz m fachspr

II. vt

<hid, hidden>

1. (keep out of sight)

▪ to \hide sb/sth [from sb/sth] jdn/etw [vor jdm/etw] verstecken

▪ to \hide sb/sth curtain, cloth jdn/etw verhüllen

2. (keep secret)

▪ to \hide sth [from sb] emotions, qualities etw [vor jdm] verbergen; facts, reasons etw [vor jdm] verheimlichen

she's hiding something in her past from me sie verheimlicht mir etwas aus ihrer Vergangenheit

to \hide the truth die Wahrheit verheimlichen

to have nothing to \hide nichts zu verbergen haben

3. (block)

▪ to \hide sth etw verdecken

to be hidden from view nicht zu sehen sein

4.

▶ to \hide one's head von der Bildfläche verschwinden fam

▶ don't \hide your light under a bushel ( prov) stell dein Licht nicht unter den Scheffel! prov

III. vi

<hid, hidden>

▪ to \hide [from sb/sth] sich akk [vor jdm/etw] verstecken [o verbergen]

you can't \hide from the truth du musst der Wahrheit ins Auge sehen

don't try to \hide behind that old excuse! ( fam) komm mir nicht wieder mit dieser alten Ausrede! fam

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I [haɪd] vb: pret hid [hɪd] ptp hid or hidden ['hɪdn]
1. vt
verstecken (from vor +dat); truth, tears, grief, feelings, face verbergen (from vor +dat); (= obstruct from view) moon, rust verdecken; (COMPUT) tagging, comments etc ausblenden
hidden from view —

the building was hidden by trees he's hiding something in his pocket — das Gebäude war hinter Bäumen versteckt er hat etwas in seiner Tasche versteckt

I have nothing to hide — ich habe nichts zu verbergen

his words had a hidden meaning — seine Worte hatten eine verborgene or versteckte Bedeutung

they have a hidden agenda — sie führen etwas im Schilde

there is a hidden agenda — da steckt noch etwas anderes dahinter

hidden earnings (of politician etc) — Schatteneinkommen

you're hiding something from me (truth etc) — Sie verheimlichen mir etwas, Sie verbergen etwas vor mir

he tried to hide his excitement — er versuchte, seine Aufregung nicht zu zeigen

2. vi
sich verstecken, sich verbergen (from sb vor jdm)
quick! hide in the cupboard — schnell, versteck dich im Schrank!

he was hiding in the cupboard — er hielt sich im Schrank versteckt or verborgen

he's hiding behind a pseudonym — er verbirgt sich hinter einem Pseudonym

he's hiding behind his office (fig) — er benutzt sein Amt als Vorwand

3. n
Versteck nt II
n
(of animal) Haut f; (on furry animal) Fell nt; (processed) Leder nt; (fig, of person) Haut f, Fell nt
the bags are made out of rhino hide — die Taschen sind aus Nashornleder

to save one's own hide — die eigene Haut retten

I haven't seen hide nor hair of him for weeks (inf) — den habe ich in den letzten Wochen nicht mal von Weitem gesehen

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hide¹ [haıd]

A v/t prät hid [hıd], pperf hidden [ˈhıdn], hid (from) verbergen (dat oder vor dat):

a) verstecken (dat oder vor dat)

b) verheimlichen (dat oder vor dat):

have nothing to hide nichts zu verbergen haben

c) verhüllen, verdecken:

hide sth from view etwas den Blicken entziehen;

the mountains were hidden from view in the mist wegen des Nebels konnte man die Berge nicht sehen

B v/i auch hide out (bes US up) sich verbergen, sich verstecken (a. fig):

he is hiding behind his boss;

where is he (the letter) hiding? wo hat er sich (sich der Brief) versteckt?, wo steckt er (der Brief) bloß?

C s JAGD Br Deckung f

hide² [haıd]

A s Haut f, Fell n (beide auch fig):

have a hide like a rhinoceros, have a thick hide ein dickes Fell haben umg;

save one’s own hide die eigene Haut retten;

I haven’t seen hide or hair of her for two weeks umg ich hab sie schon seit zwei Wochen nicht einmal aus der Ferne gesehen;

tan sb’s hide, tan the hide off sb umg jemandem das Fell gerben (jemanden verprügeln)

B v/t

1. abhäuten

2. umg jemanden durchbläuen, verprügeln

hide³ [haıd] s altes englisches Feldmaß (zwischen 60 und 120 Acres)

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I 1. transitive verb,
hid, hidden

1) verstecken [Gegenstand, Person usw.] ( from vor + Dat.)

hide one's face in one's hands — sein Gesicht in den Händen bergen

2) (keep secret) verbergen [Gefühle, Sinn, Freude usw.] ( from vor + Dat.); verheimlichen [Tatsache, Absicht, Grund usw.] ( from Dat.)

have nothing to hide — nichts zu verbergen haben

3) (obscure) verdecken

hide something [from view] — etwas verstecken; (by covering) etwas verdecken; [Nebel, Rauch usw.:] etwas einhüllen
2. intransitive verb,
hid, hidden sich verstecken od. verbergen ( from vor + Dat.)
3. noun
(Brit.) Versteck, das; (hunter's hide) Ansitz, der (Jägerspr.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- hide away

- hide out
II noun
(animal's skin) Haut, die; (of furry animal) Fell, das; (dressed) Leder, das; (joc.): (human skin) Haut, die; Fell, das

tan somebody's hide — jemandem das Fell gerben od. versohlen (salopp)

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v.

(§ p.,p.p.: hid, hidden)

= sich verbergen v.

verbergen v.

verheimlichen v.

verstecken v.

English-german dictionary > hide
8 hide

hide¹ n piel (de animal)

hide² vb

1. esconder / ocultar

I hid the presents from the children escondí los regalos para que no los encontraran los niños

2. esconderse / ocultarse

he hid in the garden se escondió en el jardín

El pasado de hide es hid y el participio pasado es hidden; el gerundio se escribe hiding

hide

tr[haɪd]

noun

1 (concealed place) puesto de observación, escondrijo, escondite nombre masculino

transitive verb (pt hid tr[hɪd], pp hid tr[hɪð] o hidden tr['hɪdən])

1 (conceal) esconder; (obscure) ocultar, tapar

■ he's good at hiding his feelings sabe muy bien cómo ocultar sus sentimientos

■ the clouds hid the sun all day las nubes taparon el sol todo el día

intransitive verb

1 esconderse, ocultarse

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hide

tr[haɪd]

noun

1 piel nombre femenino, cuero

2 figurative use (of a person) pellejo

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to see neither hide nor hair of somebody figurative use no haberle visto el pelo a alguien

to have a hide like an elephant figurative use tener la sensibilidad de un paquidermo

hide ['haɪd] v, hid ['hɪd] ; hidden ['hɪdə n] or hid ; hiding vt

1) conceal: esconder

2) : ocultar

to hide one's motives: ocultar uno sus motivos

3) screen: tapar, no dejar ver

hide vi

: esconderse

hide n

: piel f, cuero m

to save one's hide: salvar el pellejo

hide

n.

• cuero s.m.

• pelleja s.f.

• pellejo s.m.

• piel s.f.

• trepa s.f.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: hid, hidden) = agazaparse v.

• desaparecer v.

• disimular v.

• emboscar v.

• encubrir v.

• esconder v.

• esconderse v.

• hurtar v.

• ocultar v.

• recatar v.

• sobresanar v.

• solapar v.

• tapar v.

• velar v.

• zambucar v.

• zampar v.

I
1. haɪd
(past hid hɪd; past p hidden or (arch) hid) transitive verb

a) ( conceal) esconder

to hide something FROM somebody: she hid the money from the police escondió el dinero para que no lo encontrara la policía; to hide oneself — esconderse

b) ( keep secret) \<\<feelings/thoughts\>\> ocultar

to hide something FROM somebody — ocultarle algo a alguien

c) (mask, screen) tapar

she hid her face in her hands — se tapó la cara con las manos

some trees hid the house from view — unos árboles no dejaban ver la casa

2.

vi esconderse

where've you been hiding all these weeks? — ¿dónde has estado metido todas estas semanas?

Phrasal Verbs:

- hide away

- hide out

II

noun

1) c u ( of animal - raw) piel f; (- tanned) cuero m

not to see hide nor hair of somebody — (colloq) no verle* el pelo a alguien (fam)

to tan somebody's hide — (colloq) curtir a alguien a palos (fam)

2) c (in bird-watching, hunting) (BrE) paranza f, puesto m

I [haɪd] (pt hid) (pp hidden)
1.

VT (gen) esconder ( from de); [+ grief] ocultar, disimular

to hide sth from sb — esconder algo de algn

to hide one's face in one's hands — taparse la cara con las manos

to hide the truth — encubrir la verdad

I have nothing to hide — no tengo nada que ocultar

2.

VI esconderse, ocultarse ( from de)

he's hiding behind his illness — se ampara en su enfermedad

he's hiding behind his boss — está buscando la protección de su jefe

- hide away

- hide out

II

[haɪd]
N (=skin) piel f, pellejo m ; (tanned) cuero m
- save one's hide

- I haven't seen hide nor hair of him

- tan sb's hide

III

[haɪd]
N (Hunting) paranza f, trepa f ; (Orn) observatorio m
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I
1. [haɪd]
(past hid [hɪd]; past p hidden or (arch) hid) transitive verb

a) ( conceal) esconder

to hide something FROM somebody: she hid the money from the police escondió el dinero para que no lo encontrara la policía; to hide oneself — esconderse

b) ( keep secret) \<\<feelings/thoughts\>\> ocultar

to hide something FROM somebody — ocultarle algo a alguien

c) (mask, screen) tapar

she hid her face in her hands — se tapó la cara con las manos

some trees hid the house from view — unos árboles no dejaban ver la casa

2.

vi esconderse

where've you been hiding all these weeks? — ¿dónde has estado metido todas estas semanas?

Phrasal Verbs:

- hide away

- hide out

II

noun

1) c u ( of animal - raw) piel f; (- tanned) cuero m

not to see hide nor hair of somebody — (colloq) no verle* el pelo a alguien (fam)

to tan somebody's hide — (colloq) curtir a alguien a palos (fam)

2) c (in bird-watching, hunting) (BrE) paranza f, puesto m

English-spanish dictionary > hide
9 hide ***

I [haɪd] hid pt hidden pp
1. vt

(gen) nascondere, (feelings, truth) dissimulare

Paula hid the present — Paula ha nascosto il regalo

the clouds hid the sun — le nuvole hanno nascosto or coperto il sole

to hide sth from sb — nascondere qc a qn

2. vi

nascondersi

he hid behind a bush — si è nascosto dietro ad un cespuglio

he's hiding behind his illness — si trincera dietro la sua malattia

to hide one's light under a bushel fig — tenere nascoste le proprie virtù

•

- hide away

- hide out
II [haɪd] n
(skin) pelle f, (leather) cuoio

English-Italian dictionary > hide ***
10 to hide one's feelings from smb

to hide one's feelings (the truth) from smb скрывать от кого-либо свои чувства (правду)

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > to hide one's feelings from smb
11 ocultar

v.

1 to hide.

ocultar algo a alguien to hide something from somebody

le ocultaron la verdad they concealed the truth from him

Ilse cubre la verdad Ilse covers up the truth.

2 to cover up (delito).

3 to hush, to hide.

Ilse cubre la verdad Ilse covers up the truth.

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ocultar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to hide, conceal

■ se ocultó en un árbol he hid in a tree

■ me ocultó la verdad he hid the truth from me

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verb

to conceal, hide

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1. VT

1) [+ objeto, mancha] to hide (a, de from)
conceal (a, de from)
2) [+ sentimientos, intenciones] to hide, conceal

2.

See:

ocultarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) <noticia/verdad>

ocultarle algo A alguien — to conceal something from somebody

b) <sentimientos/intenciones> to conceal, hide

c) ( de la vista) to conceal, hide
2.
ocultarse v pron

a) persona to hide

b) ( estar oculto) to hide, lie hidden

tras esa sonrisa se oculta una mala intención — behind that smile there lie dishonest intentions

c) sol to disappear

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= bury, cover, disguise, hide, obscure, withhold, ensconce, conceal, mask, secrete, tuck away, dissimulate, whitewash, hide out, blot out, dissemble, cache.

Ex. All of the early works on rock music are buried under the heading for JAZZ, and the early works on linguistics are buried under the heading LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGES.

Ex. Kitano burst out laughing to cover her obvious blushing embarrassment, and she was soon encircled with laughter.

Ex. But when the other approaches were examined and analyzed with care, it turned out that another 16 percent were disguised subject searches.

Ex. These complications were not hidden or implicit; they were clearly set out at the beginning of the volume under 'Rules for the Compilation of the Catalog'.

Ex. A pseudonym is the name assumed by an author to conceal or obscure his or her identity.

Ex. It was agreed to withhold supplies from booksellers who offered new books at a discount greater than the 10 per cent usually allowed for cash.

Ex. The foreman ensconced in one of the cages and the master-printer in the other.

Ex. He merely said, striving to conceal his anger: 'I'll see what I can do'.

Ex. The categories available for classifying legal problems simply mask the incoherency and indeterminacy of legal doctrine, inhibit the growth of the law and create injustice by causing unequal situations to be treated as if they were equal.

Ex. Motion picture loops can be expensive and small enough to secrete.

Ex. It is rumoured to be, at least in part, tucked away in one of the attics of the Science Library, a forgotten monument to a great but unsuccessful idea = Se rumorea que se encuentra oculto, al menos en parte, en uno de los áticos de la Biblioteca de Ciencias, monumento olvidado a una gran idea pero sin éxito.

Ex. He highlights the fact that the amount of time spent lying, dissimulating, and conforming in matters of religious faith was a huge issue in the 16th century.

Ex. A number of volumes whitewashing this fascist wartime state were published in 2001.

Ex. It tells the story of a young detective who stumbles across a stash of jewel thieves hiding out in an abandoned house.

Ex. Las Vegas was once notorious for loose morals, fast living and financial transactions murky enough to blot out the desert sun.

Ex. On Sunday it was Vice President Cheney who dissembled about the impact of the tax cuts on the federal budget deficit and the relative size of the deficit.

Ex. Previous studies in which squirrels were provisioned with an abundant supply of food found a reduction in the rate of caching.

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* no ocultar las preferencias de Uno sobre Algo = make + no bones about + Algo.

* ocultar Algo a = keep + Nombre + a secret from.

* ocultar la identidad = conceal + identity.

* ocultar las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.

* ocultar los sentimientos de Uno = bury + Posesivo + feelings.

* ocultarse = go into + hiding.

* ocultarse detrás de = hide behind.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) <noticia/verdad>

ocultarle algo A alguien — to conceal something from somebody

b) <sentimientos/intenciones> to conceal, hide

c) ( de la vista) to conceal, hide
2.
ocultarse v pron

a) persona to hide

b) ( estar oculto) to hide, lie hidden

tras esa sonrisa se oculta una mala intención — behind that smile there lie dishonest intentions

c) sol to disappear

* * *

= bury, cover, disguise, hide, obscure, withhold, ensconce, conceal, mask, secrete, tuck away, dissimulate, whitewash, hide out, blot out, dissemble, cache.

Ex: All of the early works on rock music are buried under the heading for JAZZ, and the early works on linguistics are buried under the heading LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGES.

Ex: Kitano burst out laughing to cover her obvious blushing embarrassment, and she was soon encircled with laughter.

Ex: But when the other approaches were examined and analyzed with care, it turned out that another 16 percent were disguised subject searches.

Ex: These complications were not hidden or implicit; they were clearly set out at the beginning of the volume under 'Rules for the Compilation of the Catalog'.

Ex: A pseudonym is the name assumed by an author to conceal or obscure his or her identity.

Ex: It was agreed to withhold supplies from booksellers who offered new books at a discount greater than the 10 per cent usually allowed for cash.

Ex: The foreman ensconced in one of the cages and the master-printer in the other.

Ex: He merely said, striving to conceal his anger: 'I'll see what I can do'.

Ex: The categories available for classifying legal problems simply mask the incoherency and indeterminacy of legal doctrine, inhibit the growth of the law and create injustice by causing unequal situations to be treated as if they were equal.

Ex: Motion picture loops can be expensive and small enough to secrete.

Ex: It is rumoured to be, at least in part, tucked away in one of the attics of the Science Library, a forgotten monument to a great but unsuccessful idea = Se rumorea que se encuentra oculto, al menos en parte, en uno de los áticos de la Biblioteca de Ciencias, monumento olvidado a una gran idea pero sin éxito.

Ex: He highlights the fact that the amount of time spent lying, dissimulating, and conforming in matters of religious faith was a huge issue in the 16th century.

Ex: A number of volumes whitewashing this fascist wartime state were published in 2001.

Ex: It tells the story of a young detective who stumbles across a stash of jewel thieves hiding out in an abandoned house.

Ex: Las Vegas was once notorious for loose morals, fast living and financial transactions murky enough to blot out the desert sun.

Ex: On Sunday it was Vice President Cheney who dissembled about the impact of the tax cuts on the federal budget deficit and the relative size of the deficit.

Ex: Previous studies in which squirrels were provisioned with an abundant supply of food found a reduction in the rate of caching.

* no ocultar las preferencias de Uno sobre Algo = make + no bones about + Algo.

* ocultar Algo a = keep + Nombre + a secret from.

* ocultar la identidad = conceal + identity.

* ocultar las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.

* ocultar los sentimientos de Uno = bury + Posesivo + feelings.

* ocultarse = go into + hiding.

* ocultarse detrás de = hide behind.

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ocultar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹noticia/verdad› ocultarle algo A algn to conceal sth FROM sb

¿por qué me lo ocultaste? why did you conceal it from me?

2 (disimular) ‹sentimientos/intenciones› to conceal, hide

3 (de la vista) to conceal, hide

■ ocultarse

v pron

«persona» to hide

el sol se ocultó detrás de las nubes the sun disappeared behind the clouds

tras esa sonrisa se oculta una mala intención behind that smile there lie dishonest intentions

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ocultar ( conjugate ocultar) verbo transitivo ( en general) to conceal, hide;
‹ persona› to hide;
ocultarle algo A algn to conceal o hide sth from sb
ocultarse verbo pronominal
a) [ persona] to hide

b) ( estar oculto) to hide, lie hidden

c) [ sol] to disappear

ocultar verbo transitivo to conceal, hide: no nos ocultes la verdad, don't hide the truth from us
' ocultar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pantalla
- silenciar
- solapar
- soterrar
- tapar
- disfrazar
- escamotear
English:
blot out
- conceal
- dark
- hide
- hold back
- impatience
- keep from
- mask
- obscure
- screen
- secret
- secrete
- suppress
- withhold
- cover
- disguise
- keep

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ocultar

♦ vt

1. [esconder] to conceal, to hide;

ocultar algo a alguien to conceal o hide sth from sb

2. [información, noticia] to conceal, to hide;

ocultar algo a alguien to conceal o hide sth from sb;

le ocultaron la verdad they concealed the truth from him

3. [sorpresa, irritación] to conceal, to hide;

oculté mis verdaderos sentimientos I concealed my true feelings

4. [delito] to cover up

♦ See also the pronominal verb ocultarse

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ocultar

v/t hide, conceal

* * *

ocultar vt

esconder: to conceal, to hide

♦ See also the reflexive verb ocultarse

* * *

ocultar vb to hide [pt. hid; pp. hidden]

se ocultó detrás de un árbol he hid behind a tree

Spanish-English dictionary > ocultar
12 oculto

adj.

1 occult, hidden, secret, concealed.

2 masked.

3 larval.

4 occult, supernatural, esoteric.

5 latent.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: ocultar.

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oculto

► adjetivo

1 (escondido) hidden

■ quedaba oculto tras las ramas it was hidden behind the branches

2 (misterioso) cryptic; (esotérico) occult

* * *

(f. - oculta)

adj.

concealed, hidden

* * *

ADJ

1) (=escondido) hidden, concealed

permanecer oculto — to stay hidden

2) (=misterioso) [gen] mysterious; [pensamiento] inner, secret; [motivo] ulterior

3) [poderes] occult
ciencia 2)
* * *

- ta adjetivo

a) [ESTAR] ( escondido) hidden

permanecer oculto — to stay hidden

b) [SER] ( misterioso) <razón/designio> mysterious, occult

* * *

= veiled, disguised, in disguise, undisclosed, unrevealed, buried.

Ex. The question of ideological thought (in the sense of a veiled interest-determined trend of thought) is again rearing its head in present times.

Ex. One great danger in budgeting is the problem of disguised needs.

Ex. The author addresses the question of whether a metadata specialist is really a cataloguer in disguise.

Ex. These records reveal facts about individuals and business entities that the parties concerned might prefer undisclosed.

Ex. More than half the paintings in the exhibition represented groups of people watching interesting spectacles, some of which were unrevealed.

Ex. This new signal processing technique improves the detectability of buried anti-personnel land mines using a ground penetrating radar.

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* cámara oculta = hidden camera.

* cara oculta, la = dark side, the.

* lugar oculto = hidden storage place, secret storage location, secret storage place, secret holding location, secret cell.

* mantener oculto = keep + Nombre + under wraps.

* no hay nada oculto = what you see is what you get.

* oculto = lie + hidden.

* palabra oculta = hidden word.

* peligro oculto = hidden danger.

* placer oculto = guilty pleasure.

* subdivisión jerárquica oculta = hidden link.

* web oculta, la = hidden Web, the.

* yacer oculto = lie + hidden.

* * *

- ta adjetivo

a) [ESTAR] ( escondido) hidden

permanecer oculto — to stay hidden

b) [SER] ( misterioso) <razón/designio> mysterious, occult

* * *

= veiled, disguised, in disguise, undisclosed, unrevealed, buried.

Ex: The question of ideological thought (in the sense of a veiled interest-determined trend of thought) is again rearing its head in present times.

Ex: One great danger in budgeting is the problem of disguised needs.

Ex: The author addresses the question of whether a metadata specialist is really a cataloguer in disguise.

Ex: These records reveal facts about individuals and business entities that the parties concerned might prefer undisclosed.

Ex: More than half the paintings in the exhibition represented groups of people watching interesting spectacles, some of which were unrevealed.

Ex: This new signal processing technique improves the detectability of buried anti-personnel land mines using a ground penetrating radar.

* cámara oculta = hidden camera.

* cara oculta, la = dark side, the.

* lugar oculto = hidden storage place, secret storage location, secret storage place, secret holding location, secret cell.

* mantener oculto = keep + Nombre + under wraps.

* no hay nada oculto = what you see is what you get.

* oculto = lie + hidden.

* palabra oculta = hidden word.

* peligro oculto = hidden danger.

* placer oculto = guilty pleasure.

* subdivisión jerárquica oculta = hidden link.

* web oculta, la = hidden Web, the.

* yacer oculto = lie + hidden.

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oculto -ta

adjective

1 [ ESTAR] (escondido) hidden

permanecieron ocultos hasta que pasó el peligro they stayed hidden until the danger had passed

2 [ SER] (misterioso) ‹razón/designio› mysterious, secret, occult ciencia

* * *

Del verbo ocultar: ( conjugate ocultar)

oculto es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

ocultó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
ocultar
oculto
ocultar ( conjugate ocultar) verbo transitivo ( en general) to conceal, hide;
‹ persona› to hide;
ocultole algo A algn to conceal o hide sth from sb
ocultarse verbo pronominal
a) [ persona] to hide

b) ( estar oculto) to hide, lie hidden

c) [ sol] to disappear

oculto
◊ -ta adjetivo

a) [ESTAR] ( escondido) hidden

b) [SER] ( misterioso) ‹razón/designio› mysterious, secret

ocultar verbo transitivo to conceal, hide: no nos ocultes la verdad, don't hide the truth from us
oculto,-a adjetivo concealed, hidden
' oculto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
descubrir
- oculta
- disimulado
- esconder
- escondido
- ocultar
English:
bug
- concealed
- hidden
- low
- occult
- secret
- ulterior
- bury
- keep
- unseen

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oculto, -a adj

1. [escondido] hidden

2. [que se desconoce] secret, hidden;

su objetivo oculto his secret goal

3. [sobrenatural] occult;

las ciencias ocultas the occult sciences, the occult;

lo oculto the occult

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oculto

adj

1 hidden

2 ( sobrenatural) occult;

las ciencias ocultas the occult

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oculto, -ta adj

1) escondido: hidden, concealed

2) : occult

* * *

oculto adj hidden / concealed

Spanish-English dictionary > oculto
13 ocultar

ocultar ( conjugate ocultar) verbo transitivo ( en general) to conceal, hide; ‹ persona› to hide; ocultarle algo A algn to conceal o hide sth from sb ocultarse verbo pronominal
a) [ persona] to hide

b) ( estar oculto) to hide, lie hidden

c) [ sol] to disappear

ocultar verbo transitivo to conceal, hide: no nos ocultes la verdad, don't hide the truth from us ' ocultar' also found in these entries: Spanish: pantalla - silenciar - solapar - soterrar - tapar - disfrazar - escamotear English: blot out - conceal - dark - hide - hold back - impatience - keep from - mask - obscure - screen - secret - secrete - suppress - withhold - cover - disguise - keep

English-spanish dictionary > ocultar
14 oculta

adj.

hidden (escondite), concealed, occult (ciencia), secret (pensamiento), clandestine.

De oculto incognito

En oculto secretly, in secret

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: ocultar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: ocultar.

* * *

f., (m. - oculto)

* * *

Del verbo ocultar: ( conjugate ocultar)

oculta es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
oculta
ocultar
ocultar ( conjugate ocultar) verbo transitivo ( en general) to conceal, hide;
‹ persona› to hide;
ocultale algo A algn to conceal o hide sth from sb
ocultarse verbo pronominal
a) [ persona] to hide

b) ( estar oculto) to hide, lie hidden

c) [ sol] to disappear

oculto,-a adjetivo concealed, hidden
ocultar verbo transitivo to conceal, hide: no nos ocultes la verdad, don't hide the truth from us
' oculta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
intríngulis
English:
conceal

Spanish-English dictionary > oculta
15 oculta

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries: oculta ocultar
ocultar ( conjugate ocultar) verbo transitivo ( en general) to conceal, hide; ‹ persona› to hide; ocultale algo A algn to conceal o hide sth from sb ocultarse verbo pronominal
a) [ persona] to hide

b) ( estar oculto) to hide, lie hidden

c) [ sol] to disappear

oculto,-a adjetivo concealed, hidden
ocultar verbo transitivo to conceal, hide: no nos ocultes la verdad, don't hide the truth from us ' oculta' also found in these entries: Spanish: intríngulis English: conceal

English-spanish dictionary > oculta
16 oculto

Del verbo ocultar: ( conjugate ocultar) \ \
oculto es: \ \
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

ocultó es: \ \
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries: ocultar oculto
ocultar ( conjugate ocultar) verbo transitivo ( en general) to conceal, hide; ‹ persona› to hide; ocultole algo A algn to conceal o hide sth from sb ocultarse verbo pronominal
a) [ persona] to hide

b) ( estar oculto) to hide, lie hidden

c) [ sol] to disappear

oculto

◊ -ta adjetivo

a) [ESTAR] ( escondido) hidden

b) [SER] ( misterioso) ‹razón/designio› mysterious, secret

ocultar verbo transitivo to conceal, hide: no nos ocultes la verdad, don't hide the truth from us
oculto,-a adjetivo concealed, hidden ' oculto' also found in these entries: Spanish: descubrir - oculta - disimulado - esconder - escondido - ocultar English: bug - concealed - hidden - low - occult - secret - ulterior - bury - keep - unseen

English-spanish dictionary > oculto
17 aveugler

aveugler [avœgle]

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1. transitive verb

to blind

2. reflexive verb

► s'aveugler

• s'aveugler sur qn to be blind to sb's defects

• s'aveugler sur qch to be blind to sth

* * *
avœgle
1.

verbe transitif ( rendre aveugle) lit, fig to blind; ( éblouir) lit, fig to dazzle, to blind

2.

s'aveugler verbe pronominal to hide the truth from oneself

* * *
avœɡle vt
to blind

* * *

aveugler verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( rendre aveugle) lit, fig to blind; ( éblouir) lit, fig to dazzle, to blind; la passion les aveugle they're blinded by passion;

2 Constr to block up [fenêtre]; to stop up [voie d'eau].

B s'aveugler vpr to hide the truth from oneself; s'aveugler sur ses défauts/possibilités to be blind to one's shortcomings/limitations.

[avɶgle] verbe transitif

[priver de la vue] to blind

l'accident qui l'a aveuglée the accident which blinded her ou deprived her of her sight

[éblouir] to blind

la haine l'aveugle (figuré) she's blinded by hatred

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s'aveugler sur verbe pronominal plus préposition

to close one's eyes to

ne vous aveuglez pas sur vos chances de réussite don't overestimate your chances of success

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > aveugler
18 prendre

prendre [pʀɑ̃dʀ]

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1. transitive verb

2. intransitive verb

3. reflexive verb

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► Lorsque prendre fait partie d'une locution comme prendre en photo, prendre en charge, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.

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1. <

   a. to take ( dans out of)

• il l'a pris dans le tiroir he took it out of the drawer

• il prit un journal sur la table he took a newspaper off the table

• il a pris le bleu he took the blue one

• prendre qn par le bras to take sb by the arm

• c'est toujours ça de pris that's something at least

• c'est à prendre ou à laisser take it or leave it

• avec lui, il faut en prendre et en laisser you can't believe half of what he says

• je prends (dans un jeu) I'll answer

• tiens, prends ce marteau here, use this hammer

• si tu sors, prends ton parapluie if you go out, take your umbrella

• j'ai pris l'avion/le train de 4 heures I caught the 4 o'clock plane/train

• je prends quelques jours à Noël I'm taking a few days off at Christmas

• cela me prend tout mon temps it takes up all my time

• la réparation a pris des heures the repair took hours

• il prend une commission sur la vente he takes a commission on the sale

• il a pris sur son temps pour venir m'aider he gave up some of his time to help me

• je prends du 38 I take a size 38

   b. ( = aller chercher) [+ chose] to get ; [+ personne] to pick up ; ( = emmener) to take

• passer prendre qn à son bureau to pick sb up at his office

• je passerai les prendre chez toi I'll come and get them from your place

   c. ( = s'emparer de, surprendre) [+ poisson, voleur] to catch

• se faire prendre [voleur] to be caught

• il fut pris d'un doute he suddenly had a doubt

• qu'est-ce qui te prend ? (inf) what's the matter with you?

• ça te prend souvent ? (inf) are you often like this?

• je vous y prends ! caught you!

• si je t'y prends don't let me catch you doing that

• prendre qn sur le fait to catch sb in the act

   d. ( = duper) to take in

• on ne m'y prendra plus I won't be had a second time (inf)

   e. ( = manger, boire) [+ aliment, boisson] to have ; [+ médicament] to take

• prenez-vous du sucre ? do you take sugar?

• est-ce que vous prendrez du café ? would you like some coffee?

• à prendre avant les repas to be taken before meals

• il n'a rien pris depuis hier he hasn't eaten anything since yesterday

   f. ( = acheter) [+ billet, essence] to get ; ( = réserver) [+ couchette, place] to book

• peux-tu me prendre du pain ? can you get me some bread?

   g. ( = accepter) [+ client, locataire] to take ; [+ passager] to pick up

• l'école ne prend plus de pensionnaires the school no longer takes boarders

   h. ( = noter) [+ renseignement, adresse, nom, rendez-vous] to write down ; [+ mesures, température, empreintes] to take

• prendre des notes to take notes

   i. ( = adopter) [+ air, ton] to put on ; [+ décision, risque, mesure] to take

• il prit un ton menaçant his voice took on a threatening tone

   j. ( = acquérir) prendre de l'autorité to gain authority

• cela prend un sens particulier it takes on a particular meaning

   k. ( = faire payer) to charge

• ce spécialiste prend très cher this specialist charges very high fees

   l. ( = subir) (inf) [+ coup, choc] to get

• il a pris la porte en pleine figure the door hit him right in the face

• qu'est-ce qu'on a pris ! (reproches) we really got it in the neck! (inf) ; (averse) we got drenched!

• il a pris pour les autres he took the rap (inf)

   m. ( = réagir à) [+ nouvelle] to take

• si vous le prenez ainsi if that's how you want it

• il a bien pris la chose he took it well

• il l'a bien pris he took it well

• il a mal pris la chose he took it badly

• il l'a mal pris he took it badly

• il a mal pris ce que je lui ai dit he took exception to what I said to him

• prendre qch avec bonne humeur to take sth in good part

• prendre les choses comme elles sont to take things as they come

• prendre la vie comme elle vient to take life as it comes

   n. ( = manier) [+ personne] to handle ; [+ problème] to deal with

• elle sait le prendre she knows how to handle him

   o. (locutions)

► prendre qn/qch pour ( = considérer comme) to take sb/sth for ; ( = utiliser comme) to take sb/sth as

• pour qui me prenez-vous ? what do you take me for?

• prendre qch pour prétexte to take sth as a pretext

• prendre qch pour cible to make sth a target► prendre sur soi ( = se maîtriser) to grin and bear it ; ( = assumer) to take responsibility

• savoir prendre sur soi to keep a grip on o.s.

• prendre sur soi de faire qch to take it upon o.s. to do sth► à tout prendre on the whole

2. <

   a. ( = durcir) [ciment, pâte, crème] to set

   b. ( = réussir) [mouvement, mode] to catch on

• le lilas a bien pris the lilac's doing really well

• avec moi, ça ne prend pas (inf) it doesn't work with me (inf)

   c. ( = commencer à brûler) [feu] to take ; (accidentellement) to start ; [allumette] to light ; [bois] to catch fire

• le feu ne veut pas prendre the fire won't burn

   d. ( = passer) to go

• prendre par les petites rues to keep to the side streets

3. <

► se prendre

   a. ( = se considérer)

il se prend pour un intellectuel he thinks he's an intellectual

• pour qui se prend-il ? who does he think he is?

• se prendre au sérieux to take o.s. seriously

   b. ( = accrocher, coincer) to catch

• mon manteau s'est pris dans la porte my coat got caught in the door

   c. (locutions)

► s'en prendre à ( = passer sa colère sur) to take it out on ; ( = blâmer) to put the blame on ; ( = attaquer) to attack

• tu ne peux t'en prendre qu'à toi you've only got yourself to blame► s'y prendre to go about it

• il ne sait pas s'y prendre he doesn't know how to go about it

• je ne sais pas comment tu t'y prends I don't know how you manage it

• il faut s'y prendre à l'avance you have to do it in advance

• il s'y est mal pris he went about it the wrong way

• savoir s'y prendre avec qn to handle sb the right way

• il sait s'y prendre avec les enfants he really knows how to deal with children

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pʀɑ̃dʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( saisir) to take

prendre un vase sur l'étagère/dans le placard — to take a vase off the shelf/out of the cupboard

2) (se donner, acquérir)

prendre un accent — ( involontairement) to pick up an accent; ( volontairement) to put on an accent

prendre une habitude — to develop ou pick up a habit

prendre une voix grave — to adopt a solemn tone

prendre un rôle — to assume a role

3) ( dérober) to take

on m'a pris tous mes bijoux — I had all my jewellery GB ou jewelry US stolen

la guerre leur a pris deux fils — they lost two sons in the war

4) ( apporter) to bring

je n'ai pas pris assez d'argent — I haven't brought enough money

5) ( emporter) to take

j'ai pris ton parapluie — I took your umbrella

6) ( retirer)

prendre de l'argent au distributeur — to get some money out of the cash dispenser

prendre de l'eau au puits — to get water from the well

prendre quelques livres à la bibliothèque — to get a few books out of the library

7) ( consommer) to have [boisson, aliment, repas]; to take [médicament, drogue]

je vais prendre du poisson — I'll have fish

aller prendre un café/une bière — to go for a coffee/a beer

je prends des calmants depuis la guerre — I've been on tranquillizers [BrE] since the war

je ne prends jamais d'alcool — I never touch alcohol

8) ( s'accorder) to take

prendre un congé — to take some time off

je vais prendre mon mercredi — (colloq) I'm going to take Wednesday off

9) ( choisir) to take [objet]; to choose [sujet, question]

j'ai pris la question sur Zola — I chose the question on Zola

prendre quelqu'un pour époux/épouse — to take somebody to be one's husband/wife

10) ( faire payer) to charge

elle prend combien de l'heure? — how much does she charge an hour?

il prend 15% au passage — (colloq) he takes a cut of 15%

11) ( nécessiter) to take [temps]; ( user) to take up [espace, temps]

mes enfants me prennent tout mon temps — my children take up all my time

12) (acheter, réserver, louer) to get [aliments, essence, place]

prendre une chambre en ville — to get a room in town

13) ( embaucher) ( durablement) to take [somebody] on [employé, assistant, apprenti]; ( pour une mission) to engage [personne]

ils ne m'ont pas pris — they didn't take me on

prendre quelqu'un comme nourrice — to take somebody on as a nanny

prendre un avocat/guide — to engage a lawyer/guide

14) ( accueillir) to take

ils ont pris la petite chez eux — they took the little girl in

prendre un client — [taxi] to pick up a customer

15) ( ramasser au passage) to pick up [personne, pain, clé, journal, ticket]

prendre les enfants à l'école — to collect the children from school

16) ( emmener) to take [personne]

je peux te prendre — ( en voiture) I can give you a lift

17) ( attraper) to catch [personne, animal]

elle s'est fait prendre en train de voler — she got caught stealing

prendre un papillon avec ses doigts — to pick up a butterfly

je vous y prends! — (colloq) caught you!

on ne m'y prendra plus! — (colloq) ( à faire) you won't catch me doing that again!; ( à croire) I won't be taken in (colloq) again!

je ne me suis pas laissé prendre — ( tromper) I wasn't going to be taken in (colloq)

18) (colloq) ( assaillir)

qu'est-ce qui te prend? — what's the matter with you?

ça te/leur prend souvent? — are you/they often like this?

19) ( captiver) to involve [spectateur, lecteur]

être pris par un livre/film — to get involved in a book/film

20) ( subir) to get [gifle, coup de soleil, décharge, contravention]; to catch [rhume]

j'ai pris le marteau sur le pied — the hammer hit me on the foot

21) ( utiliser) to take [autobus, métro, train, ferry, autoroute]

22) ( envisager) to take

prenons par exemple Nina — take Nina, for example

à tout prendre — all in all

23) ( considérer) to take

ne le prends pas mal — don't take it the wrong way

pour qui me prends-tu? — ( grossière erreur) what do you take me for?; ( manque de respect) who do you think you're talking to?

excusez-moi, je vous ai pris pour quelqu'un d'autre — I'm sorry, I thought you were someone else

24) ( traiter) to handle

il est très gentil quand on sait le prendre — he's very nice when you know how to handle him

25) ( mesurer) to take [mensurations, température, tension, pouls]

26) ( noter) to take down

je vais prendre votre adresse — let me just take down your address

27) ( apprendre)

prendre que — to get the idea (that)

où a-t-il pris qu'ils allaient divorcer? — where did he get the idea they were going to get divorced?

28) ( accepter) to take

il faut prendre les gens comme ils sont — you must take people as you find them

29) ( endosser) to take over [direction, pouvoir]; to assume [contrôle, poste]

je prends ça sur moi — I'll see to it

prendre sur soi de faire — to take it upon oneself to do, to undertake to do

30) ( accumuler) to put on [poids]; to gain [avance]

prendre des forces — to build up one's strength

31) ( contracter) to take on [bail]; to take [emploi]

32) ( défier) to take [somebody] on [concurrent]

je prends le gagnant — I'll take on the winner

33) ( conquérir) Armée to take, to seize [ville, forteresse]; to capture [navire, tank]; Jeux to take [pièce, carte]

2.

verbe intransitif

1) ( aller)

prendre à gauche/vers le nord — to go left/north

prenez tout droit — keep straight on

prendre par le littoral — to follow the coast

2) ( s'enflammer) [feu, bois, mèche] to catch; [incendie] to break out

3) ( se solidifier) [gelée, flan, glace, ciment, plâtre, colle] to set; [blancs d'œufs] to stiffen; [mayonnaise] to thicken

4) ( réussir) [grève, innovation] to be a success; [idée, mode] to catch on; [teinture, bouture, vaccination, greffe] to take; [leçon] to sink in

5) ( prélever)

prendre sur son temps libre pour traduire un roman — to translate a novel in one's spare time

6) ( se contraindre)

j'ai pris sur moi pour les écouter — I made myself listen to them

j'ai pris sur moi pour ne pas les insulter — I kept myself from insulting them

7) (colloq) ( être cru)

ça ne prend pas! — it won't wash (colloq) ou work!

8) (colloq) ( subir)

c'est toujours moi qui prends! — I'm always the one who gets it in the neck! (colloq)

il en a pris pour 20 ans — he got 20 years

3.

se prendre verbe pronominal

1) (devoir être saisi, consommé, mesuré)

un marteau se prend par le manche — you hold a hammer by the handle

en Chine le thé se prend sans sucre — in China they don't put sugar in their tea

la vitamine C se prend de préférence le matin — vitamin C is best taken in the morning

2) ( pouvoir être acquis)

les mauvaises habitudes se prennent vite — bad habits are easily picked up

3) ( se tenir l'un l'autre)

se prendre par la taille — to hold each other around the waist

4) ( se coincer)

se prendre les doigts dans la porte — to catch one's fingers in the door

mon écharpe s'est prise dans les rayons — my scarf got caught in the spokes

5) (colloq) ( recevoir)

il s'est pris une gifle — he got a slap in the face

je me suis pris une averse — I got caught in a shower

6) ( commencer)

se prendre à faire — to find oneself doing

se prendre de sympathie pour quelqu'un — to take to somebody

7) ( se considérer)

elle se prend pour un génie — she thinks she's a genius

8)

s'en prendre à — ( par des reproches ou des critiques) to attack [personne, presse, parti]; ( pour passer sa colère) to take it out on [personne]; ( agresser verbalement ou physiquement) to go for [personne]; ( blâmer) to blame [personne, groupe, institution]

il ne pourra s'en prendre qu'à lui-même — he will have only himself to blame

9) ( se comporter)

savoir s'y prendre avec — to have a way with [enfants, femmes, vieux]; to know how to handle [employés, élèves]

10) ( agir)

il faut s'y prendre à l'avance pour avoir des places — you have to book ahead to get seats

tu t'y es pris trop tard — you left it too late

il s'y est pris à plusieurs fois — he tried several times

regarde comment elle s'y prend — look how she's doing it

elle s'y prend bien/mal — she goes about it the right/wrong way

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c'est à prendre ou à laisser — take it or leave it

tel est pris qui croyait prendre — the tables are turned

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pʀɑ̃dʀ
1. vt

1) (= saisir) to take

Prends tes affaires et va-t'en! — Take your things and go!

prendre qch à qn — to take sth from sb

Il m'a pris mon stylo! — He took my pen!

2) (= se procurer) to get

J'ai pris du lait en rentrant. — I got some milk on the way home.

J'ai pris des places pour le concert. — I got some tickets for the concert.

3) (= aller chercher) to get, to fetch Grande-Bretagne, [passager] to pick up

passer prendre — to pick up, to go and fetch

Je passerai te prendre. — I'll come and pick you up., I'll come and fetch you.

Je dois passer prendre Richard. — I have to pick Richard up., I have to go and fetch Richard.

4) [train, bus] to take

Nous avons pris le train de huit heures. — We took the eight o'clock train.

Je prends toujours le train pour aller à Paris. — I always go to Paris by train., I always take the train when I go to Paris.

5) (= prélever) [pourcentage, argent] to take off

6) (= acquérir) [du poids] to put on, to gain

prendre de la valeur — to gain in value

prendre goût à qch — to develop a taste for sth, to acquire a taste for sth

7) (= adopter) [voix, ton] to put on

8) (= attraper) [malfaiteur, poisson] to catch

tel est pris qui croyait prendre — it's a case of the biter bit

9) [personnel] to take on, [locataire] to take in

10) (= s'y prendre avec) [enfant, problème] to handle

11) (autres locutions)

prendre qn pour — to take sb for

prendre qn en sympathie — to get to like sb

prendre qn en horreur — to get to loathe sb

prendre sur soi de faire qch — to take it upon o.s. to do sth

à tout prendre — all things considered

prendre sa source [rivière] — to rise, to have its source

prendre qn à partie — to take sb to task

être pris à partie par qn (= interpellé par qn) — to be taken to task by sb

être violemment pris à partie par qn (= molesté par qn) — to be violently set upon by sb

2. vi

1) [liquide, ciment] to set

2) [greffe, vaccin] to take

3) [ruse] to be successful

4) [feu] to go, [incendie] to start, [allumette] to light

5) (= se diriger)

prendre à gauche — to turn left

Prenez à gauche en arrivant au rond-point. — Turn left at the roundabout.

6) * (= être preneur)

je prends — count me in

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prendre verb table: prendre

A vtr

1 ( saisir) to take; prendre un vase sur l'étagère/dans le placard to take a vase off the shelf/out of the cupboard; prendre le bras de son mari to take one's husband's arm; prendre qn par la taille ( des deux mains) to take sb by the waist; ( d'un bras) to put one's arm around sb's waist; puis-je prendre votre manteau? may I take your coat?; prenez donc une chaise do have ou take a seat; ⇒ clique, courage, jambe;

2 (se donner, acquérir) prendre un air/une expression to put on an air/an expression; prendre le nom de son mari to take one's husband's name; prendre une identité to assume an identity; prendre un accent ( involontairement) to pick up an accent; ( volontairement) to put on an accent; prendre une habitude to develop ou pick up a habit; prendre une voix grave to adopt a solemn tone; prendre un rôle to assume a role; ta remarque prend tout son sens you comment begins to make sense; prendre une nuance to take on a particular nuance;

3 ( dérober) to take; prendre de l'argent dans la caisse/à ses parents to take money from the till GB ou cash register/from one's parents; on m'a pris tous mes bijoux I had all my jewellery GB ou jewelry US stolen; il m'a pris ma petite amie he stole my girlfriend; la guerre leur a pris deux fils they lost two sons in the war; la guerre leur a pris tout ce qui leur était cher the war robbed them of all they held most dear;

4 ( apporter) to bring; n'oublie pas de prendre des bottes don't forget to bring boots; je n'ai pas pris assez d'argent I haven't brought enough money;

5 ( emporter) to take; j'ai pris ton parapluie I took your umbrella; ne prends rien sans demander don't take anything without asking; prends ton écharpe, il fait froid take your scarf, it's cold;

6 ( retirer) prendre de l'argent au distributeur to get some money out of the cash dispenser; prendre de l'eau au puits to get water from the well; prendre quelques livres à la bibliothèque to get a few books out of the library;

7 ( consommer) to have [boisson, aliment, repas]; to take [médicament, drogue]; vous prendrez bien quelque chose/un peu de gâteau? won't you have something to eat or drink/some cake?; je vais prendre du poisson I'll have fish; mais tu n'as rien pris! you've hardly taken any!; aller prendre un café/une bière to go for a coffee/a beer; je prends des calmants depuis la guerre I've been on tranquillizers^GB since the war; le médecin me fait prendre des antibiotiques the doctor has put me on antibiotics; je ne prends jamais d'alcool/de drogue I never touch alcohol/take drugs;

8 ( s'accorder) to take; prendre un congé to take a vacation; je vais prendre mon mercredi○ I'm going to take Wednesday off; ⇒ temps;

9 ( choisir) to take [objet]; to choose [sujet, question]; prendre la rouge/le moins cher des deux/la chambre double to take the red one/the cheaper one/the double room; j'ai pris la question sur Zola I chose the question on Zola; la romancière a pris comme sujet une histoire vraie the writer based her novel on a true story; prendre qn pour époux/épouse to take sb to be one's husband/wife;

10 ( faire payer) to charge; elle prend combien de l'heure/pour une coupe? how much does she charge an hour/for a cut?; on m'a pris très cher I was charged a lot; il prend 15% au passage he takes a cut of 15%;

11 ( nécessiter) to take [temps]; ( user) to take up [espace, temps]; le voyage m'a pris moins de deux heures the trip took me less than two hours; tes livres prennent trop de place your books take up too much room; mes enfants me prennent tout mon temps/toute mon énergie my children take up all my time/all my energy;

12 (acheter, réserver, louer) to get [aliments, essence, place]; prends aussi du jambon get some ham too; j'ai pris deux places pour ce soir I've got two tickets for tonight; prendre une chambre en ville to get a room in town; j'en prendrai un kilo I'll have a kilo;

13 ( embaucher) ( durablement) to take [sb] on [employé, assistant, apprenti]; ( pour une mission) to engage [personne]; ils ne m'ont pas pris they didn't take me on; prendre qn comme nourrice to take sb on as a nanny; prendre un avocat/guide to engage a lawyer/guide; être pris chez or par Hachette to get a job with Hachette; prendre une maîtresse to take a mistress;

14 ( accueillir) to take; ils ont pris la petite chez eux they took the little girl in; l'école n'a pas voulu la prendre the school wouldn't take her; ce train ne prend pas de voyageurs this train doesn't take passengers; prendre un client [taxi] to pick up a customer; [prostituée] to pick up a client; [coiffeur] to take a customer; prendre un patient [médecin] to see a patient; prendre un nouveau patient [médecin, dentiste] to take on a new patient; prendre un élève [professeur] to take on a student;

15 ( ramasser au passage) to pick up [personne, pain, clé, journal, ticket]; je passe te prendre à midi I'll come and pick you up at 12; prendre un auto-stoppeur to pick up a hitchhiker; prendre les enfants à l'école to collect the children from school;

16 ( emmener) to take [personne]; je prends les enfants cet après-midi I'll take the children this afternoon; je peux te prendre ( en voiture) I can give you a lift;

17 ( attraper) to catch [personne, animal]; elle s'est fait prendre en train de voler she got caught stealing; prendre un papillon avec ses doigts to pick up a butterfly; prendre un papillon entre ses mains to cup a butterfly in one's hands; je vous y prends○! caught you!; on ne m'y prendra plus○! I won't be taken in○ again!; se laisser prendre par un attrape-nigauds/une histoire to fall for a trick/a story; je ne me suis pas laissé prendre ( tromper) I wasn't going to be taken in○; se laisser prendre dans une bagarre to get drawn into a fight; se faire prendre par l'ennemi to be captured by the enemy; prendre un poisson to catch a fish; ⇒ flagrant, sac, taureau, vinaigre;

18 ( assaillir) une douleur le prit he felt a sudden pain; qu'est-ce qui te prend○? what's the matter with you?; ça te/leur prend souvent○? are you/they often like this? ça te prend souvent de gueuler○ comme ça? do you often yell○ like that?;

19 ( captiver) to involve [spectateur, lecteur]; être pris par un livre/film to be involved in a book/film;

20 ( subir) to get [gifle, coup de soleil, décharge, contravention]; to catch [rhume]; j'ai pris le marteau sur le pied the hammer hit me on the foot; qu'est-ce qu'ils ont pris○! (coups, défaite) what a beating○ they got!; ( reproches) what a telling-off○ they got!; prendre une quinte de toux to have a coughing fit;

21 Transp ( utiliser) to take [autobus, métro, train, ferry, autoroute]; prendre le train/la voiture/l'avion to take the train/the car/the plane; prendre le or un taxi to take a taxi; il a pris l'avion pour aller à Bruxelles he went to Brussels by air; je ne prends plus la voiture pour aller à Paris I've given up driving to Paris; s'il fait beau, je prendrai la bicyclette if the weather's nice, I'll cycle; en général je prends mon vélo pour aller travailler I usually cycle to work;

22 ( envisager) to take; prenons par exemple Nina take Nina, for example; si je prends une langue comme le chinois/un pays comme la Chine if we take a language like Chinese/a country like China; à tout prendre all in all;

23 ( considérer) to take; ne le prends pas mal don't take it the wrong way; il a plutôt bien pris ta remarque he took your comment rather well; il me prend pour un imbécile he takes me for a fool; pour qui me prends-tu? ( grossière erreur) what do you take me for?; ( manque de respect) who do you think you're talking to?; tu me prends pour ton esclave? I'm not your slave, you know!; excusez-moi, je vous ai pris pour quelqu'un d'autre I'm sorry, I thought you were someone else; ⇒ argent, canard, vessie;

24 ( traiter) to handle; il est très gentil quand on sait le prendre he's very nice when you know how to handle him; savoir prendre son enfant to know how to handle one's child; on ne sait jamais par où la prendre○ you never know how to handle her;

25 ( mesurer) to take [mensurations, température, tension, pouls]; je vais prendre votre pointure let me measure your foot;

26 ( noter) to take down; je vais prendre votre adresse let me just take down your address; il s'est enfui mais j'ai pris le numéro de sa voiture he drove off but I took down his registration GB ou license US number;

27 ( apprendre) prendre que to get the idea (that); où a-t-il pris qu'ils allaient divorcer? where did he get the idea they were going to get divorced?;

28 ( accepter) to take; prendre les cartes de crédit to take credit cards; il a refusé de prendre l'argent he refused to take the money; il faut prendre les gens comme ils sont you must take people as you find them; prendre les choses comme elles sont to take things as they come; à 1 500, je prends, mais pas plus at 1,500, I'll take it, but that's my best offer;

29 ( endosser) to take over [direction, pouvoir]; to assume [contrôle, poste]; je prends ça sur moi I'll see to it; prendre sur soi de faire to take it upon oneself to do, to undertake to do; elle a pris sur elle de leur parler/de leur cacher la vérité she took it upon herself to talk to them/to hide the truth from them; je prends sur moi tes dépenses I'll cover your expenses;

30 ( accumuler) to put on [poids]; to gain [avance]; prendre trois minutes (d'avance) to gain three minutes; prendre des forces to build up one's strength;

31 ( contracter) to take on [bail]; to take [emploi];

32 ( défier) to take [sb] on [concurrent]; je prends le gagnant/le perdant I'll take on the winner/the loser;

33 ( conquérir) Mil to take, to seize [ville, forteresse]; to capture [navire, tank]; Jeux to take [pièce, carte];

34 ( posséder sexuellement) to take [femme].

B vi

1 ( aller) prendre à gauche/vers le nord to go left/north; prenez tout droit keep straight on; prendre à travers champs to strike out GB ou head off across the fields; prendre au plus court to take the shortest route; prendre par le littoral to follow the coast;

2 ( s'enflammer) [feu, bois, mèche] to catch; [incendie] to break out;

3 ( se solidifier) [gelée, flan, glace, ciment, plâtre, colle] to set; [blancs d'œufs] to stiffen; [mayonnaise] to thicken;

4 ( réussir) [grève, innovation] to be a success; [idée, mode] to catch on; [teinture, bouture, vaccination, greffe] to take; [leçon] to sink in;

5 ( prélever) prendre sur ses économies pour entretenir un neveu to draw on one's savings to support a nephew; prendre sur son temps libre pour traduire un roman to translate a novel in one's spare time;

6 ( se contraindre) prendre sur soi to take a hold on oneself; prendre sur soi pour faire to make oneself do; prendre sur soi pour ne pas faire to keep oneself from doing; j'ai pris sur moi pour les écouter I made myself listen to them; j'ai pris sur moi pour ne pas les insulter I kept myself from insulting them;

7 ○( être cru) ça ne prend pas! it won't wash○ ou work!; ton explication ne prendra pas avec moi that explanation won't wash with me○;

8 ○( subir) prendre pour qn to take the rap○ for sb; c'est toujours moi qui prends! I'm always the one who gets it in the neck○!; tu vas prendre! you'll catch it○!; il en a pris pour 20 ans he got 20 years.

C se prendre vpr

1 (devoir être saisi, consommé, mesuré) un marteau se prend par le manche you hold a hammer by the handle; les pâtes ne se prennent pas avec les doigts you don't eat pasta with your fingers; en Chine le thé se prend sans sucre in China they don't put sugar in their tea; la vitamine C se prend de préférence le matin vitamin C is best taken in the morning; la température se prend le matin your temperature should be taken in the morning;

2 (pouvoir être acquis, conquis, utilisé, attrapé) les mauvaises habitudes se prennent vite bad habits are easily picked up; le roi ne se prend jamais ( aux échecs) the king can't be taken; un avion ne se prend pas sans réservation you can't take a plane without making reservation;

3 ( s'attraper) se prendre le pied gauche avec la main droite to take one's left foot in one's right hand; certains singes se prennent aux arbres avec leur queue some monkeys can swing from trees by their tails;

4 ( se tenir l'un l'autre) se prendre par la taille to hold each other around the waist;

5 ( se coincer) se prendre les doigts dans la porte to catch one's fingers in the door; mon écharpe s'est prise dans les rayons my scarf got caught in the spokes;

6 ○( recevoir) il s'est pris quinze jours de prison/une gifle he got two weeks in prison/a smack in the face; tu vas te prendre l'étagère sur la tête the shelf is going to come down on your head; je me suis pris une averse I got caught in a shower;

7 ( commencer) se prendre à faire to find oneself doing; elle s'est prise à aimer she found herself falling in love; se prendre de sympathie pour qn to take to sb;

8 ( se considérer) elle se prend pour un génie she thinks she's a genius; il se prend pour James Dean he fancies himself as James Dean; pour qui est-ce que tu te prends? who do you think you are?; ⇒ Dieu;

9 ( agresser) s'en prendre à qn ( par des reproches ou des coups) to set about sb; ( pour passer sa colère) to take it out on sb; s'en prendre à qch ( habituellement) to carry on about sth; ( à l'occasion) to lay into sth;

10 ( se comporter) savoir s'y prendre avec to have a way with [enfants, femmes, vieux]; to know how to handle [employés, élèves];

11 ( agir) il faut s'y prendre à l'avance pour avoir des places you have to book ahead to get seats; tu t'y es pris trop tard you left it too late (pour faire to do); il s'y est pris à plusieurs fois he tried several times; ils s'y sont pris à trois contre lui it was three against one; on s'y est pris à trois pour faire it took the three of us to do; regarde comment elle s'y prend look how she's doing it; elle s'y prend bien/mal she sets ou goes about it the right/wrong way; j'aime bien ta façon de t'y prendre I like the way you go about it; comment vas-tu t'y prendre? how will you go about it?; comment vas-tu t'y prendre pour les convaincre? how will you go about convincing them?

Idiomes

c'est toujours ça de pris○ that's something at least; il y a à prendre et à laisser it's like the curate's egg; c'est à prendre ou à laisser take it or leave it; tel est pris qui croyait prendre the tables are turned; bien m'en a pris○ it was a good job○; mal m'en a pris○ it was a mistake.

[prɑ̃dr] verbe transitif

A.[SAISIR, ACQUÉRIR]

1. [saisir] to take

la chatte prend ses chatons par la peau du cou the cat picks up her kittens by the scruff of the neck

prends la casserole par le manche pick the pan up by the handle

il prit son manteau à la patère he took his coat off the hook

prends le livre qui se trouve sur la table take the book on the table

prendre quelque chose des mains de quelqu'un to take something off somebody

[saisir et garder] to take (hold of), to hold

prendre sa tête entre ses mains to hold one's head in one's hands

prenez cette médaille qui vous est offerte par tous vos collègues accept this medal as a gift from all your colleagues

prendre un siège to take a seat, to sit down

2. [emporter - lunettes, document, en-cas] to take

tu as pris tes papiers (avec toi)? have you got your papers (with you)?

inutile de prendre un parapluie there's no need to take ou no need for an umbrella

quand prendrez-vous le colis? when will you collect the parcel?

[emmener] to take (along)

(passer) prendre quelqu'un: je suis passé la prendre chez elle à midi I picked her up at ou collected her from her home at midday

prendre quelqu'un en voiture to give somebody a lift

3. [trouver] to get

où as-tu pris ce couteau? where did you get that knife (from)?

où as-tu pris cette idée/cette citation/ces manières? where did you get that idea/this quotation/those manners?

4. [se procurer]

prendre des renseignements to get some information

5. [acheter - nourriture, billet de loterie] to get, to buy ; [ - abonnement, assurance] to take out (separable)

[réserver - chambre d'hôtel, place de spectacle] to book

j'ai pris des artichauts pour ce soir I've got ou bought some artichokes for tonight

je vais vous prendre un petit poulet aujourd'hui I'll have ou take a small chicken today

6. [demander - argent] to charge

je prends une commission de 3 % I take a 3% commission

mon coiffeur ne prend pas cher (familier) my hairdresser isn't too expensive ou doesn't charge too much

je prends 30 euros de l'heure I charge 30 euros per hour

elle l'a réparé sans rien nous prendre she fixed it free of charge ou without charging us (anything) for it

7. [retirer]

les impôts sont pris à la source tax is deducted at source

prendre de l'argent sur son compte to withdraw money from one's account, to take money out of one's account

B.[AVOIR RECOURS À, SE SERVIR DE]

1. [utiliser - outil] to use

prends un marteau, ce sera plus facile use a hammer, you'll find it's easier

[emprunter] to take, to borrow

je peux prendre ta voiture? can I take ou borrow your car?

2. [consommer - nourriture] to eat ; [ - boisson] to drink, to have ; [ - médicament] to take ; [ - sucre] to take

je ne prends jamais de somnifères I never take sleeping pills

nous en discuterons en prenant le café we'll discuss it over a cup of coffee

qu'est-ce que tu prends? what would you like to drink, what will it be?

je prendrais bien une bière I could do with a beer

si on allait prendre un verre? how about (going for) a drink?

à prendre matin, midi et soir to be taken three times a day

tu lui as fait prendre ses médicaments? did you make sure he took his medicine?

[comme ingrédient] to take

prendre 50 g de beurre et 200 g de farine take 50 g of butter and 200 g of flour

3. [se déplacer en] to take, to go ou to travel by (inseparable)

prendre l'avion to take the plane, to fly

prendre le bateau to take the boat, to sail, to go by boat

prendre le bus/le train to take the bus/train, to go by bus/train

prendre un taxi to take a taxi

je ne prends jamais la voiture I never use the car

4. [monter dans - bus, train] to catch, to get on (inseparable)

5. [louer]

on a pris une chambre dans un petit hôtel we took a room in a small hotel

j'ai pris un petit studio I rented a little studio flat

6. [suivre - voie] to take

prends la première à droite take the first (on the) right

prenez la direction de Lille follow the signs for Lille

j'ai pris un sens interdit I drove ou went down a one-way street

C.[PRENDRE POSSESSION DE, CONTRÔLER]

1. [retenir par la force - fugitif] to capture ; [ - prisonnier] to take ; [ - animal] to catch

MILITAIRE [ville, position] to take

prendre quelqu'un en otage to take somebody hostage

2. [voler] to take

il a tout pris dans la maison he took everything in the house

prendre une citation dans un livre [sans permission] to lift ou to poach a quotation from a book

prendre quelque chose à quelqu'un: combien vous a-t-on pris? how much was taken ou stolen from you?

elle m'a pris mon tour she took my turn

elle m'a pris mon idée/petit ami she stole my idea/boyfriend

3. [occuper - temps] to take (up), to require (soutenu) ; [ - place] to take (up)

pousse-toi, tu prends toute la place move up, you're taking up all the space

ça (m')a pris deux heures it took (me) two hours

ça prend du temps de chercher un appartement it takes time to find a flat, flat-hunting is time-consuming

4. [envahir - suj: malaise, rage] to come over (inseparable) ; [ - suj: peur] to seize, to take hold of

quand ses quintes de toux le prennent when he has a bout of coughing

l'envie le ou lui prit d'aller nager he felt like going for a swim

qu'est-ce qui te prend? what's wrong with ou what's the matter with ou what's come over you?

qu'est-ce qui le ou lui prend de ne pas répondre? why on earth isn't he answering?

ça te prend souvent? (familier & humoristique) are you often like this?

quand ça le ou lui prend, il casse tout (familier) when he gets into this state, he just smashes everything in sight

(tournure impersonnelle)

il me prend parfois le désir de tout abandonner I sometimes feel like giving it all up

il est rentré chez lui et bien/mal lui en a pris he went home and it was just as well he did/, but he'd have done better to stay where he was

prendre la tête à quelqu'un (très familier) : ça me prend la tête it's a real hassle

arrête de me prendre la tête stop being such a pain

5. [surprendre - voleur, tricheur] to catch

si tu veux le voir, il faut le prendre au saut du lit if you want to see him, you must catch him as he gets up

prendre quelqu'un à faire quelque chose to catch somebody doing something

je t'y prends, petit galopin! caught ou got you, you little rascal!

6. JEUX [pion, dame] to take

demain, je te prends aux échecs (familier) tomorrow I'll take you on at ou play you at chess

(en usage absolu) CARTES

je prends I'll try it

j'ai pris à cœur I went hearts

7. SPORT

prendre le service de quelqu'un to break somebody's service

il est venu prendre la deuxième place

a. [pendant la course] he moved into second place

b. [à l'arrivée] he came in second

D.[ADMETTRE, RECEVOIR]

1. [recevoir]

le docteur ne pourra pas vous prendre avant demain the doctor won't be able to see you before tomorrow

après 22 heures, nous ne prenons plus de clients after 10 pm, we don't let anymore customers in

2. [cours] to take

3. [accueillir - pensionnaire] to take in (separable) ; [ - passager] to take

[admettre par règlement] to take, to allow

[engager - employé, candidat] to take on (separable)

nous ne prenons pas les cartes de crédit/les bagages en cabine we don't take credit cards/cabin baggage

prendre un comptable to take on ou to hire an accountant

prendre quelqu'un comme stagiaire to take somebody on as a trainee

4. [acquérir, gagner]

prendre de l'avance/du retard to be earlier/later than scheduled

j'ai pris trois centimètres de tour de taille I've put on three centimetres round the waist

quand le gâteau commence à prendre une jolie couleur dorée when the cake starts to take on a nice golden colour

le projet commence à prendre forme ou tournure the project's starting to take shape

[terminaison] to take

le a prend un accent circonflexe there's a circumflex on the a

5. [subir] to get

prendre un coup de soleil to get sunburnt

prendre froid ou (vieilli) du mal to catch ou to get a cold

j'ai pris la tuile en plein sur la tête the tile hit me right on the head

c'est elle qui a tout pris

a. (familier) [coups, reproches] she got the worst ou took the brunt of it

b. [éclaboussures] she got most ou the worst of it

qu'est-ce qu'on a pris! (familier) , on a pris quelque chose! (familier)

a. [averse] we got soaked ou drenched!

b. [réprimande] we got a real dressing down!

c. [critique] we got panned!

d. [défaite] we got thrashed!

(en usage absolu)

c'est toujours les mêmes qui prennent! (familier) they always pick on the same ones, it's always the same ones who get it in the neck!

il en a pris pour 15 ans (familier) he got 15 years, he got put away for 15 years

E.[CONSIDÉRER DE TELLE MANIÈRE]

1. [accepter] to take

il a essayé de le prendre avec le sourire ou en souriant he tried to pass it off with a smile

bien/mal prendre quelque chose to take something well/badly

[interpréter]

ne prends pas ça pour toi [ne te sens pas visé] don't take it personally

prendre quelque chose en bien/en mal to take something as a compliment/badly

elle a pris mon silence pour de la désapprobation she took my silence as a criticism

2. [considérer] to take, to consider

prenons un exemple let's take ou consider an example

prendre quelqu'un/quelque chose en: prendre quelqu'un en amitié to grow fond of somebody

prendre quelqu'un en pitié to take pity on somebody

prendre quelque chose/quelqu'un pour

a. [par méprise] to mistake something/somebody for

b. [volontairement] to take something/somebody for, to consider something/somebody to be

on me prend souvent pour ma sœur I'm often mistaken for my sister

pour qui me prenez-vous? what do you take me for?, who do you think I am?

elle va me prendre pour un idiot she'll think I'm a fool

prendre quelque chose/quelqu'un comme to take something/somebody as

à tout prendre all in all, by and large, all things considered

3. [traiter - quelqu'un] to handle, to deal with (inseparable)

prendre quelqu'un par la douceur to use gentle persuasion on somebody

prendre l'ennemi de front/à revers MILITAIRE (figuré) to tackle the enemy head on/from the rear

F.[ENREGISTRER]

1. [consigner - notes] to take ou to write down (separable) ; [ - empreintes, mesures, température, tension] to take

2. PHOTOGRAPHIE

prendre quelque chose/quelqu'un (en photo) to take a picture ou photo ou photograph of something/somebody

G.[DÉCIDER DE, ADOPTER]

1. [s'octroyer - vacances] to take, to have ; [ - bain, douche] to have, to take

prendre un jour de congé to take ou to have the day off

prendre le temps de faire quelque chose to take the time to do something

prendre son temps to take one's time

prendre un amant to take a lover

tu n'as pas le droit! — je le prends! you've no right! — that's what you think!

2. [s'engager dans - mesure, risque] to take

prendre une décision

a. [généralement] to make a decision

b. [après avoir hésité] to make up one's mind, to come to a decision

prendre la décision de to make up one's mind to, to decide to

prendre l'initiative de quelque chose to initiate something

prendre l'initiative de faire quelque chose to take the initiative in doing something, to take it upon oneself to do something

prendre de bonnes résolutions pour l'avenir to resolve to do better in the future

prendre la résolution de to resolve to

3. [choisir - sujet d'examen, cadeau] to take, to choose, to have

j'ai pris le docteur Valiet comme médecin I chose Dr Valiet to be ou as my GP

qu'est-ce qu'on lui prend comme glace? which ice cream shall we get him?

ils n'ont pris que les 20 premiers they only took ou selected the top 20

c'est à prendre ou à laisser (you can) take it or leave it

il y a à prendre et à laisser dans son livre his book is a bit of a curate's egg (UK) ou is good in parts

4. [se charger de - poste] to take, to accept

prendre ses fonctions to start work

j'ai un appel pour toi, tu le prends? I've got a call for you, will you take it?

5. [adopter - air] to put on (separable), to assume ; [ - ton] to assume

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[prɑ̃dr] verbe intransitif

1. [se fixer durablement - végétal] to take (root) ; [ - bouture, greffe, vaccin] to take ; [ - mode, slogan] to catch on

la peinture ne prend pas sur le plastique the plastic won't take the paint

ça ne prendra pas avec elle [mensonge] it won't work with her, she won't be taken in

2. [durcir - crème, ciment, colle] to set ; [ - lac, étang] to freeze (over) ; [ - mayonnaise] to thicken

3. [passer]

prends à gauche [tourne à gauche] turn left

tu peux prendre par Le Mans you can go via Le Mans

prendre à travers bois/champs to cut through the woods/fields

4. [commencer] to start, to get going

je n'arrive pas à faire prendre le feu/les brindilles I can't get the fire going/the twigs to catch

5. MUSIQUE & THÉÂTRE

prenons avant la sixième mesure/à la scène 2 let's take it from just before bar six/from scene 2

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prendre sur verbe plus préposition

1. [entamer] to use (some of)

je ne prendrai pas sur mon week-end pour finir le travail! I'm not going to give up ou to sacrifice part of my weekend to finish the job!

2. (locution)

prendre sur soi to grin and bear it

prendre sur soi de faire quelque chose to take (it) upon oneself to do something

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se prendre verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

ces cachets se prennent avant les repas the tablets should be taken before meals

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se prendre verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)

ils se sont pris pour époux they were united in matrimony

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se prendre verbe pronominal intransitif

to get caught ou trapped

le foulard s'est pris dans la portière the scarf got caught ou shut in the door

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se prendre verbe pronominal transitif

1. [se coincer]

attention, tu vas te prendre les doigts dans la charnière! careful, you'll trap your fingers ou get your fingers caught in the hinge!

se prendre les pieds dans quelque chose to trip over something

2. (familier) [choisir]

prends-toi un gâteau get yourself a cake

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se prendre à verbe pronominal plus préposition

1. [se laisser aller à]

se prendre à faire quelque chose to find oneself starting to do something

se prendre à rêver to find oneself dreaming

2. (locution)

s'y prendre: comment pourrions-nous nous y prendre? how could we go about it?

tu t'y prends un peu tard pour t'inscrire! you've left it a bit late to enrol!

il faut s'y prendre deux mois à l'avance pour avoir des places you have to book two months in advance to be sure of getting seats

elle s'y est prise à trois fois pour faire démarrer la tondeuse she made three attempts before the lawn mower would start

s'y prendre bien/mal: s'y prendre bien/mal avec quelqu'un to handle somebody the right/wrong way

elle s'y prend bien ou sait s'y prendre avec les enfants she's good with children

je n'arrive pas à repasser le col — c'est parce que tu t'y prends mal I can't iron the collar properly — that's because you're going about it the wrong way ou doing it wrong

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se prendre de verbe pronominal plus préposition

se prendre d'amitié pour quelqu'un to grow fond of somebody, to feel a growing affection for somebody

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se prendre pour verbe pronominal plus préposition

il ne se prend pas pour rien ou pour n'importe qui he thinks he's God's gift to humanity

tu te prends pour qui pour me parler sur ce ton? who do you think you are, talking to me like that?

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s'en prendre à verbe pronominal plus préposition

s'en prendre à quelqu'un/quelque chose

a. [l'attaquer] to attack somebody/something

b. [le rendre responsable] to put the blame on somebody/something

pourquoi faut-il toujours que tu t'en prennes à moi? why do you always take it out on me?

ne t'en prends qu'à toi-même you've only (got) yourself to blame

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19 sadly

adverb

1) (with sorrow) traurig

2) (unfortunately) leider

3) (deplorably) erbärmlich (abwertend)

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adverb He stared sadly at the ruins of his house.) traurig

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sad·ly

[ˈsædli]

adv

1. (unhappily) traurig, betrübt, bekümmert

to shake one's head \sadly traurig den Kopf schütteln

2. (regrettably) bedauerlicherweise, leider

\sadly, they have no more tickets leider haben sie keine Karten mehr

3. (badly) arg

her garden looks \sadly neglected ihr Garten sieht ganz schön verwahrlost aus

you will be \sadly missed by us all wir werden dich alle schmerzlich vermissen

4. (completely) völlig

they are \sadly lacking tactfulness ihnen fehlt jedes Taktgefühl

to be \sadly mistaken völlig danebenliegen fam

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['sdlɪ]
adv

1) (= sorrowfully) traurig

she will be sadly missed — sie wird (uns/ihnen) allen sehr fehlen

2) (= unfortunately) bedauerlicherweise, leider

sadly ( enough) he has... sadly for the dolphins, there are no regulations to protect them — bedauerlicherweise hat er... leider gibt es keine Bestimmungen zum Schutz der Delfine or Delphine

3) (= regrettably, woefully) bedauerlicherweise

he is sadly lacking in any sensitivity — ihm fehlt absolut jegliches Feingefühl

the house had been sadly neglected — es war traurig, wie vernachlässigt das Haus war

to be sadly in need of sth — etw dringend benötigen or brauchen

to be sadly mistaken —

if you think you can hide the truth from us, you are sadly mistaken — wenn du glaubst, dass du uns die Wahrheit verheimlichen kannst, hast du dich sehr getäuscht

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sadly [ˈsædlı] adv

1. traurig, betrübt

2. unglücklicher-, bedauerlicherweise, leider

3. arg, äußerst:

he will be sadly missed by all of us er wird uns allen sehr fehlen, wir werden ihn alle schmerzlich vermissen

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adverb

1) (with sorrow) traurig

2) (unfortunately) leider

3) (deplorably) erbärmlich (abwertend)

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adv.

traurig adv.

English-german dictionary > sadly

20 inguru

[from Lat. "in gyrum"] iz.

1.

a. ( giroa) ambience, atmosphere, surroundings; haren usain gozoak \inguru guztia urrindu zuen its sweet smell left a scent all around

b. outskirts; etsaia Mosku \ingurura iritsi zen the enemy reached the outskirts of Moscow

c. \inguruak environs, surroundings; \inguru haietako basoetan in the words of that vicinity

d. area, vicinity; eta haren omena hedatu zen \inguru hartako leku guztietara his fame spread to every place of around there; \inguru hartako herrietakoak ziren they were from villages in that area

2.

a. ( barrutia, ingurunea) perimeter, peri-phery; Gipuzkoako \inguru guztia hogeita hamahiru legoa da gutxi gora behera the total periphery of Gipuzkoa is approximately thirty-three leagues; hiriaren \inguruak badu bi orduko bidea the perimeter of the city is a two hour drive; ontziaren \inguru guztian ur handia zen all around the ship was deep water

b. ( zirkunferentzia) circumference; bere adarren \ingurua 90 metro da the circumference of its branches is 90 metres

3.

a. ( intzulingurua, toki batetik bestera, zuzena baina luzeagoa den bidea) to go around; inor ohar ez zedin \inguru bat eginez isilka sartu nintzen etxean so that nobody would notice I went around and sneaked into the house

b. Kir. lap; bigarren \ingurua hastera doa he's going to start a second time around | he's going on his second lap

c. ( bira, itzulia) stroll, walk, tour; soldadu guztiek fusilak hartu eta eman zioten \inguru bat herriari all of the soldiers took their rifles and strolled around the town; hori jakiteko aski duzu \inguru bat egitea gure eskualdean to find that out you only need to take a tour around our region

4. ( harira jo gabe) circle; \inguru mintzaten zen egia gordetzeko he talked around in circles to hide the truth; esan \inguru gabe! don't beat around the bush

5. ( pertsonari d.) \inguru handiko gizona da he's a well-connected man post.

1. ( orduekin) around, about; bostak \inguru around five o'clock; zazpi t'erdiak \inguru ziren it was around half past seven

2. around, about; orain dela berrogeita hamar urte \inguru some fifty years ago; berrogei urte \inguru ditu she's around forty; bost metro \inguru ditu it's about five metres long; gutxienez baziren han berrehun mila lagun \inguru there were at least some two hundred thousand people

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