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1 to improve one's English

pilnveidot savu angļu valodu

English-Latvian dictionary > to improve one's English
2 ♦ English

♦ English /ˈɪŋglɪʃ/
A a.

1 inglese: English history, la storia inglese

2 di (lingua) inglese; inglese; dell'inglese; in inglese: English lessons, lezioni di inglese; English grammar, la grammatica inglese; English subtitles, sottotitoli in inglese; English speaker, chi parla inglese

B n.

1 [u] (la lingua) inglese: How do you say «vino» in English?, come si dice «vino» in inglese?; I have to learn English, devo imparare l'inglese; to improve one's English, migliorare il proprio inglese; British and American English, l'inglese parlato nel Regno Unito e quello parlato in America; l'inglese britannico e l'inglese americano NOTE DI CULTURA: English: l'inglese è la lingua ufficiale nel Regno Unito, in Irlanda, negli Stati Uniti, in Canada, Australia, Nuova Zelanda e in molti altri Stati: uno studio recente stima il numero di anglofoni madrelingua in più di 337 milioni. Storicamente è una lingua indoeuropea di ceppo germanico, ma il suo lessico è stato fortemente influenzato dal franco-normanno, dal latino e dal francese, e inoltre si è arricchito di apporti da molte altre lingue anche non indoeuropee

2 lingua e letteratura inglese ( come materia di studio)

3 – (collett.) the English, gli inglesi

4 [u] (tipogr.) corpo 14

5 (al pl.) varietà d'inglese

● English-born, inglese di nascita □ English breakfast, colazione all'inglese □ English Canadian, anglocanadese □ (geogr.) the English Channel, la Manica □ (mus.) English flute, flauto dolce □ (mus., USA) English horn, corno inglese □ ( USA) English muffin, focaccina soffice ( da mangiarsi calda e spalmata di burro) □ English rose, ( di ragazza) classica bellezza inglese □ English setter ( cane), setter inglese □ English-speaking, anglofono; di lingua inglese: English-speaking countries, i paesi di lingua inglese □ English studies, anglistica □ in plain English, chiaro e tondo; esplicitamente; senza tanti giri di parole.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ English
3 improve

1. I
abs

the situation (smb.'s business, etc.) is improving положение и т. д. улучшается /становится лучше/; things are improving дела налаживаются; his mathematics has improved он сделал успехи по математике; I hope his health has improved надеюсь, [что] ему лучше; I hope the weather will improve надеюсь, погода наладится
2. II
improve in some manner improve rapidly (gradually, tremendously, markedly, definitely, unquestionably, etc.) быстро и т. д. улучшаться /поправляться, налаживаться/
3. III
improve smth.

1) improve the situation (one's condition, the water-supply, the model, communication, etc.) улучшать положение и т. д., I'll improve the shape of the handle so that it is easier for you to use я переделаю форму ручки, чтобы вам было удобнее ею пользоваться; improve smb.'s manners исправлять чьи-л. манеры; improve traffic наладить уличное движение; improve one's gifts /one's talents/ (one's skill, one's abilities, nature, etc.) совершенствовать свой таланты и т. д., he improved his French (his knowledge of Russian) он сделал успехи во французском (в русском) языке; he is reading a lot to improve his mind он много читает для общего развития

2) book. improve each hour (every moment while you are young, the occasion, the opportunity, an event, an acquaintance, etc.) использовать каждый час и т. д.
4. IV
improve smth., smb. in some manner improve smth. greatly (very much, materially, artificially, etc.) значительно и т. д. улучшать /(усовершенствовать/ что-л.; the dress improves her greatly она гораздо лучше выглядит в этом платье. это платье ее красит
5. XI
be improved upon this tart (this pudding) cannot be improved upon этот торт (пудинг) лучше не сделаешь
6. XIV
improve on doing smth. the book improves on reading чем дальше читаешь, тем книга становится интереснее
7. XVI
1) improve in (by, with, through, etc.) smth. improve in health поправляться, выздоравливать; improve in strength окрепнуть, стать сильнее; improve in looks /in appearance/ похорошеть, выглядеть лучше; improve in skill приобретать навык, совершенствоваться; improve in one's Latin совершенствоваться в латыни; improve in one's financial position улучшить свое материальное положение; improve with age делаться лучше с возрастом; improve by degrees постепенно улучшаться; he is improving slowly from the effects of a fall он медленно оправляется после ушибов; he improved by /through/ study благодаря занятиям он достиг определенных успехов; he improved on acquaintance когда я его лучше узнал, он мне больше понравился

2) improve (ир)оп smth. improve on the plan (upon a tale, on smb.'s translation, on the invention, upon smb.'s ideas, etc.) усовершенствовать / делать лучше/ план и т. д.; surely you can improve on that ты наверняка можешь это сделать лучше; your complexion is wonderful, don't try to improve upon nature у вас прекрасный цвет лица, не пытайтесь подправить природу
8. XVIII
improve oneself in smth. improve oneself in drawing (in English, in translation, etc.) научиться лучше рисовать и т. д.; improve oneself in some manner improve oneself professionally повышать свою квалификацию
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1) improve smth. by smth. improve one's reading (one's English, one's piano, etc.) by practice /use/ усовершенствовать навыки чтения и т. д. упражнением; improve one's natural gifts by study развивать природные таланты занятиями; improve one's health by constant exercise укреплять здоровье /закалиться/ путем постоянной тренировки

2) improve smth. for smth. book. improve an attic for storage (the knowledge for one's own end, etc.) использовать чердак под склад и т. д.
10. XXII
improve smth. by doing smth.

1) improve the lot by building on it повышать цену на участок путем возведения на нем строений

2) book. improve the time by seeing the city (every spare moment by studying, etc.) использовать время для осмотра города и т. д.

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > improve
4 improve

{mi'pru:v}
1. подобрявам (се), усъвършенствувам (се), разширявам, обогатявам (знания), изтънчвам (вкус), увеличавам (благосъстояние)
to IMPROVE the appearance of разхубавявам
to IMPROVE in looks изглеждам по-добре
to IMPROVE in English показвам напредък по английски
2. оправям се, съвземам се, идвам на себе си, заяквам, укрепвам
3. използвам/възползвам се от случая
to IMPROVE one's time by studying използвам времето си да уча
to IMPROVE the opportunity използвам удобния случай (особ. за да поучавам, съвепюам някого)
to IMPROVE on acquaintance печеля при опознаване по-отблизо
to IMPROVE an acquaintance поддържам връзките си с някого
improve away съсипвам нещо, като се опитвам да го подобря, вместо да изпиша вежди, изваждам очи (и IMPROVE out of existence)
improve on/upon използвам за назидание, извличам поука от, подобрявам
to IMPROVE on the first attempt постигам по-голям успех при втори опит
to IMPROVE on a tale прибавям нещо от себе си към/украсявамразказ

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{mi'pru:v} v 1. подобрявам (се), усъвършенствувам (се); разши

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съвземам се; укрепвам; раста; облагородявам; оправям; възползвам се; заяквам;

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1. improve away съсипвам нещо, като се опитвам да го подобря, вместо да изпиша вежди, изваждам очи (и improve out of existence) 2. improve on/upon използвам за назидание, извличам поука от, подобрявам 3. to improve an acquaintance поддържам връзките си с някого 4. to improve in english показвам напредък по английски 5. to improve in looks изглеждам по-добре 6. to improve on a tale прибавям нещо от себе си към/украсявамразказ 7. to improve on acquaintance печеля при опознаване по-отблизо 8. to improve on the first attempt постигам по-голям успех при втори опит 9. to improve one's time by studying използвам времето си да уча 10. to improve the appearance of разхубавявам 11. to improve the opportunity използвам удобния случай (особ. за да поучавам, съвепюам някого) 12. използвам/възползвам се от случая 13. оправям се, съвземам се, идвам на себе си, заяквам, укрепвам 14. подобрявам (се), усъвършенствувам (се), разширявам, обогатявам (знания), изтънчвам (вкус), увеличавам (благосъстояние)
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improve[im´pru:v] v 1. подобрявам (се), усъвършенствам (се), разширявам, обогатявам ( знания); изтънчвам ( вкус), увеличавам ( благосъстоянието), ставам по-хубав (по-добър); to \improve an acquaintance поддържам връзки с; to \improve on acquaintance печеля при опознаване от по-близо; to \improve in looks изглеждам по-добре; to \improve on a previous achievement постигам още по-добър резултат, подобрявам предишно постижение; 2. оправям се, съвземам се, идвам на себе си, заяквам, укрепвам; 3. използвам, възползвам се от; to \improve o.'s time by reading използвам времето си да чета;

English-Bulgarian dictionary > improve
5 improve

/im'pru:v/ * ngoại động từ - cải tiến, cải thiện, cải tạo, trau dồi (tư tưởng), mở mang (kiến thức...) =to improve one's style of work+ cải tiến lề lối làm việc =to improve one's life+ cải thiện đời sống - lợi dụng, tận dụng =to improve the occasion+ tận dụng cơ hội * nội động từ - được cải tiến, được cải thiện, trở nên tốt hơn; tiến bộ =to improve in health+ sức khoẻ tốt hơn lên =her English improves very quickly+ cô ta tiến nhanh về tiếng Anh !to improve away - cải tiến để xoá bỏ (những cái chưa tốt...); loại trừ (những cái chưa tốt...) bằng cách cải tiến !to improve on (uopn) - làm tốt hơn, hoàn thiện hơn =this can hardly be improved on+ cái đó khó mà làm tốt hơn được

English-Vietnamese dictionary > improve
6 совершенствовать

несовер. - совершенствовать;
совер. - усовершенствовать( кого-л./что-л.) perfect, improve, polish up

, усовершенствовать (вн.) improve (smth.) ;
~ свои знания improve one`s knowledge;
~ новую машину make* improvements to a new car, perfect a new model;
~ся, усовершенствоваться improve oneself ;
усовершенствоваться в английском языке improve one`s English.

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > совершенствовать
7 practise

'præktis
verb

1) (to do exercises to improve one's performance in a particular skill etc: She practises the piano every day; You must practise more if you want to enter the competition.) entrenarse, ejercitarse

2) (to make (something) a habit: to practise self-control.) practicar, ejercer

3) (to do or follow (a profession, usually medicine or law): He practises (law) in London.) ejercer, practicar

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practise vb practicar

you won't get better if you don't practise no mejorarás si no practicas

A diferencia del inglés británico, en inglés americano el verbo se escribe igual que el nombre, practice

El gerundio de practise se escribe practising

practise

tr['præktɪs]

transitive verb

1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (do repeatedly - language, serve, scales) practicar; (song, act) ensayar

2 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (religion, belief, economy) practicar

■ you should practise what you preach deberías predicar con el ejemplo

3 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (profession) ejercer

intransitive verb

1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (gen) practicar

■ to practise law ejercer la abogacía

■ to practise medicine ejercer la medicina

2 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (sports team) entrenar; (actors) ensayar

3 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (professionally) ejercer (as, de/como)

= practice (US) ['præktɪs]
1. VI

1) (to improve skill) (Sport)entrenar; (Theat)ensayar; (Mus)practicar

he practises for two hours every evening — entrena/ensaya/practica durante dos horas todas las tardes

I've been practising with a ball on my own — he estado entrenando por mi cuenta con un balón

I need someone to practise on — necesito practicar con algn

2) (=work professionally)
[lawyer, doctor]ejercer
to practise as a doctor/lawyer — ejercer de {or} como médico/abogado

2. VT

1) (=put into practice)
[+ medicine]practicar; [+ law]ejercer; [+ self-denial, one's religion, method]practicar
- to practise what one preaches

2) (=work on) (Sport)practicar; [+ piano, language, technique]practicar; [+ song, speech]ensayar

I need to practise my backhand — necesito practicar el revés

practise giving your speech in front of a mirror — ensaye su discurso delante de un espejo

I practised my Spanish on her — practiqué el español con ella

English-spanish dictionary > practise
8 practise

1. transitive verb
1) (apply) anwenden; praktizieren

2) (be engaged in) ausüben [Beruf, Tätigkeit, Religion]

practise medicine — [als Arzt] praktizieren

3) (exercise oneself in) trainieren in (+ Dat.) [Sportart]

practise the piano/flute — Klavier/Flöte üben
2. intransitive verb
üben

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['præktis]
verb

1) (to do exercises to improve one's performance in a particular skill etc: She practises the piano every day; You must practise more if you want to enter the competition.) üben

2) (to make (something) a habit: to practise self-control.) ausüben

3) (to do or follow (a profession, usually medicine or law): He practises (law) in London.) praktizieren

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- academic.ru/57278/practised">practised

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prac·tise

[ˈpræktɪs]

AM prac·tice

I. vt

1. (rehearse)

▪ to \practise [doing] sth etw üben; (improve particular skill) an etw dat arbeiten

to \practise one's backhand die Rückhand trainieren

to \practise the flute/piano/violin Flöte/Klavier/Geige üben

to \practise one's German/English Deutsch/Englisch üben

to \practise a sonata/song eine Sonate/ein Lied proben

2. (do regularly)

▪ to \practise sth etw [üblicherweise] machen [o tun], etw praktizieren

I have started practising meditation ich habe angefangen zu meditieren

foot-binding is no longer \practised in China in China ist es nicht mehr üblich, den Mädchen die Füße zu binden

to \practise austerity ein einfaches Leben führen, bescheiden leben

to \practise birth control verhüten

to \practise black magic/sorcery/voodoo schwarze Magie/Zauberei/Voodoozauber betreiben

to \practise cannibalism Kannibalismus praktizieren

to \practise celibacy/monogamy/polygamy zölibatär/monogam/polygam leben

to \practise a custom einen Brauch befolgen

to \practise deceit [or deception] [gewohnheitsmäßig] betrügen

to \practise discrimination diskriminieren

to \practise a religion eine Religion ausüben

to \practise safe sex sicheren Sex [o Safer Sex] praktizieren

to \practise thrift sparsam leben

3. (work in)

▪ to \practise sth etw praktizieren

she \practised medicine for twenty years sie war zwanzig Jahre lang als Ärztin tätig

to \practise dentistry als Zahnarzt/Zahnärztin praktizieren

to \practise law als Anwalt/Anwältin praktizieren

to \practise medicine als Arzt/Ärztin praktizieren, den Arztberuf ausüben

4.

▶ to \practise what one preaches nach den Grundsätzen leben, die man anderen predigt

▶ to not \practise what one preaches Wasser predigen und Wein trinken prov

II. vi

1. (improve skill) üben; SPORT trainieren

2. (work in a profession) praktizieren, als etw tätig sein

he trained as a lawyer but he's no longer practising er ist Anwalt, übt seinen Beruf aber nicht mehr aus

to \practise as a doctor praktizierender Arzt/praktizierende Ärztin sein

to \practise as a lawyer praktizierender Anwalt/praktizierende Anwältin sein

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(US) ['prktɪs]
1. vt

1) thrift, patience etc üben; self-denial, Christian charity, torture praktizieren

to practise what one preaches (prov) — seine Lehren in die Tat umsetzen

2) (in order to acquire skill) üben; song, chorus proben

to practise the violin —

to practise the high jump/one's golf swing — Hochsprung/seinen Schlag im Golf üben or trainieren

to practise doing sth — etw üben

I'm practising my German on him — ich probiere mein Deutsch an ihm aus

3) (= follow, exercise) profession, religion ausüben, praktizieren

to practise law/medicine — als Anwalt/Arzt praktizieren

all a writer wants is peace to practise his art — alles, was ein Schriftsteller braucht, ist Ruhe, um sich seiner Kunst widmen zu können

2. vi

1) (in order to acquire skill) üben

2) (lawyer, doctor etc) praktizieren

to practise at the Bar — als Anwalt bei Gericht praktizieren

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practise besonders Br für practice C, D

practice [ˈpræktıs]

A s

1. Brauch m, Gewohnheit f, Praxis f, übliches Verfahren:

make a practice of sth sich etwas zur Gewohnheit machen;

don’t make a practice of it lass es nicht zur Gewohnheit werden oder einreißen;

it is the practice es ist üblich ( to do sth etwas zu tun; for sb to do sth dass jemand etwas tut);

it is common practice es ist allgemein üblich;

it is not the usual practice for him to get drunk es ist bei ihm nicht üblich, dass er sich betrinkt; üblicherweise betrinkt er sich nicht

2. a) Übung f ( auch MIL, MUS):

practice makes perfect (Sprichwort) Übung macht den Meister;

be in (out of) practice in (aus) der Übung sein;

keep in practice in der Übung bleiben

b) Motorsport etc: Training n

3. Praxis f (Ggs Theorie):

in practice in der Praxis;

put in(to) practice in die Praxis oder Tat umsetzen;

practice-orient(at)ed praxisorientiert

4. (Arzt- etc) Praxis f:

he has a large practice;

be in practice praktizieren, eine Praxis haben

5. a) Handlungsweise f, Praktik f

b) oft pl pej (unsaubere) Praktiken pl, Machenschaften pl, Schliche pl

6. JUR Verfahren(sregeln) n(pl), formelles Recht

7. TECH Verfahren n, Technik f:

welding practice Schweißtechnik

8. MATH welsche oder italienische Praktik (eine Rechnungsart)

B adj Übungs…:

practice alarm Probealarm m;

practice alert MIL Übungsalarm m;

practice ammunition Übungsmunition f;

practice cartridge Exerzierpatrone f;

practice flight FLUG Übungsflug m;

practice run AUTO Trainingsfahrt f

C v/t besonders Br practise [-tıs]

1. üben, (gewohnheitsmäßig) tun oder (be)treiben:

practice politeness höflich sein;

practice what you preach tue selbst, was du predigst

2. (als Beruf) ausüben, tätig sein als oder in (dat), ein Geschäft etc betreiben:

practice medicine (law) als Arzt (Anwalt) praktizieren

3. (ein)üben, sich üben in (dat), MUS etwas (auf einem Instrument) üben:

practice dancing sich im Tanzen üben;

practice a piece of music ein Musikstück (ein)üben

4. jemanden üben, schulen, ausbilden

5. verüben:

practice a fraud on sb jemanden arglistig täuschen

D v/i

1. handeln, tun, verfahren

2. praktizieren (as als Arzt, Jurist):

practicing (bes Br practising) Catholic praktizierender Katholik

3. (sich) üben:

practice on the piano (sich auf dem) Klavier üben

4. practice (up)on

a) jemanden bearbeiten umg,

b) jemandes Schwächen etc ausnützen, sich etwas zunutze machen, missbrauchen

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1. transitive verb
1) (apply) anwenden; praktizieren

2) (be engaged in) ausüben [Beruf, Tätigkeit, Religion]

practise medicine — [als Arzt] praktizieren

3) (exercise oneself in) trainieren in (+ Dat.) [Sportart]

practise the piano/flute — Klavier/Flöte üben
2. intransitive verb
üben

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(US) n.

Gepflogenheit f. (UK) v.

ausüben v.

betreiben v.

praktizieren v.

trainieren v.

English-german dictionary > practise
9 practise

['præktis]
verb

1) (to do exercises to improve one's performance in a particular skill etc: She practises the piano every day; You must practise more if you want to enter the competition.) vaditi

2) (to make (something) a habit: to practise self-control.) uriti se

3) (to do or follow (a profession, usually medicine or law): He practises (law) in London.) imeti prakso

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[praektis]
1.

transitive verb British English

vaditi, uriti; opravljati, vršiti, izvrševati, izpolnjevati; varati koga;

2.

intransitive verb

delati, ravnati; prakticirati, imeti prakso (zdravnik, advokat); vaditi se, uriti se; spletkariti

to practise (up)on — izrabiti koga, obrniti sebi v prid, zlorabiti

practise what you preach — delaj še sam tako, kot pridigaš drugim

English-Slovenian dictionary > practise
10 for

{fɔ:}
I. 1. предназначение за
a letter FOR you писмо за тебе
cure FOR the flu лек за/против грип
2. цел-с ger
в конструкцията for същ. /мест. inf за, за да
what FOR? защо? с каква цел? what's that FOR? за какво служи/е това? FOR sale за продан
to read FOR pleasure чета за удоволствие
mill FOR grinding coffee мелничка за (мелене на) кафе
to send FOR a doctor викам лекар, пращам да повикат лекар
I have brought these books FOR you to read донесох тези книги, за да ги четете
FOR our work to improve we must... за да се подобри работата ни, трябва да
3. цел на движението за, на
to go FOR a walk отивам на разходка
to make FOR home тръгвам за/поемам към дома
the train FOR London влакът за Лондон
4. на мястото на, вместо, представляващ, означаващ за, като, вместо, с
L FOR London Л като Лондон
what do your take me FOR? за какъв ме смятате? FOR example/instance например
what's the English FOR...? как e... на английски
5. замяна, размяна, съотношение за, с, на, срещу
to exchange one thing FOR another разменям/заменям едно за/с друго
to buy/sell something FOR 10 USD купувам/продавам нещо за 10 лв.
to play FOR penny points играя на едно пени (при хазартни игри)
FOR one enemy he has fifty friends срещу един неприятел той има петдесет приятели
6. в подкрепа, защита на, в полза на за, или не се превежда
to be FOR something за нещо съм, обявявам се в полза на нещо
I'm all FOR it поддържам изцяло
three cheers FOR the president! да живее председателят! judgement FOR the plaintiff решение в полза на ищеца
7. колкото до, доколкото, по отношение на, откъм, относно
hard up FOR money закъсал (за пари)
as FOR the rest колкото до другите
FOR myself/my part, I FOR one колкото до мене, аз например, мене, ако питат
8. времетраене за, през, в продължение на, от, след, или не се превежда
I'm going away FOR a few days заминавам за няколко дена
he'll stay FOR a week той ще остане една седмица
he won't be back FOR a week той ще се върне едва след една седмица
I've been here FOR three days от три дни съм тук
FOR the present, FOR the time being засега
9. определен момент за, от
to fix an appointment FOR three o'clock назначавам/определям среща за три часа
the Times FOR January 10 броят на в. Таймз от 10 януари
10. пространство, по протежение на със, или не се превежда
FOR miles and miles с километри
to run FOR a mile тичам една миля
we didn't see a house FOR ten miles в продължение на десет мили не видяхме къща
11. причина за, поради, по, от, в резултат на, след сравн. ст. не се превежда
FOR this reason по тази причина, to cry FOR joy плача от радост
FOR fear of... (с ger) от страх да не...
were it not/but/except FOR you ако не беше ти
even if..., you wouldn't be the happier FOR it дори да..., (от това) нямаше да си по-щастлив
12. след гл., същ., прил. и межд., изразяващи чувства, способност, качество, годност
след прил. и нар. с too, enough за, към, или не се превежда
to care FOR someone обичам някого
fit FOR nothing негоден за нищо
too beautiful FOR words неизразимо красиво
good enough FOR me за мене става/бива, и от това съм доволен, повече не искам
oh, FOR a cup of tea! де да имаше чаша чай! как ми се пие чаша чай
13. в конструкцията for... to с inf да
it is too late FOR us to start много e късно, за да тръгнем
it is useless FOR them to wait безсмислено е/няма смисъл да чакат
14. с гл. с двойно допълнение за, като, в качеството на
they chose him FOR their leader избраха го за водач
we left him FOR dead оставихме го, смятайки, че е мъртъв
15. предвид на за
tall FOR her age висока за годините си
not bad FOR a beginner за начинаещ не е лош
16. с all изразява пречка, спънка колкото и да, въпреки
FOR all that въпреки всичко
FOR all you say каквото и да казвате
FOR all his wealth, he is unhappy колкото и да e богат, той е нещастен
now FOR it! хайде, сега! карай! давай! I am (in) FOR it разг. сега ще загазя, има да патя
there is nothing FOR it нямам друг избор/възможност
there is nothing FOR it but to start now не остава нищо друго, освен да тръгнем сега
II. cj тъй като, защото

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{fъ:} prep 1. предназначение за; a letter for you писмо за тебе; cu(2) {fъ:} cj тъй като, защото.

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че; понеже; вместо; за;

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1. 1 в конструкцията for... to с inf да 2. 1 предвид на за 3. 1 причина за, поради, по, от, в резултат на, след сравн. ст. не се превежда 4. 1 с all изразява пречка, спънка колкото и да, въпреки 5. 1 с гл. с двойно допълнение за, като, в качеството на 6. 1 след гл., същ., прил. и межд., изразяващи чувства, способност, качество, годност 7. a letter for you писмо за тебе 8. as for the rest колкото до другите 9. cure for the flu лек за/против грип 10. even if..., you wouldn't be the happier for it дори да..., (от това) нямаше да си по-щастлив 11. fit for nothing негоден за нищо 12. for all his wealth, he is unhappy колкото и да e богат, той е нещастен 13. for all that въпреки всичко 14. for all you say каквото и да казвате 15. for fear of... (с ger) от страх да не.. 16. for miles and miles с километри 17. for myself/my part, i for one колкото до мене, аз например, мене, ако питат 18. for one enemy he has fifty friends срещу един неприятел той има петдесет приятели 19. for our work to improve we must... за да се подобри работата ни, трябва да 20. for the present, for the time being засега 21. for this reason по тази причина, to cry for joy плача от радост 22. good enough for me за мене става/бива, и от това съм доволен, повече не искам 23. hard up for money закъсал (за пари) 24. he won't be back for a week той ще се върне едва след една седмица 25. he'll stay for a week той ще остане една седмица 26. i have brought these books for you to read донесох тези книги, за да ги четете 27. i'm all for it поддържам изцяло 28. i'm going away for a few days заминавам за няколко дена 29. i've been here for three days от три дни съм тук 30. i. предназначение за 31. ii. cj тъй като, защото 32. it is too late for us to start много e късно, за да тръгнем 33. it is useless for them to wait безсмислено е/няма смисъл да чакат 34. l for london Л като Лондон 35. mill for grinding coffee мелничка за (мелене на) кафе 36. not bad for a beginner за начинаещ не е лош 37. now for it! хайде, сега! карай! давай! i am (in) for it разг. сега ще загазя, има да патя 38. oh, for a cup of tea! де да имаше чаша чай! как ми се пие чаша чай 39. tall for her age висока за годините си 40. the times for january 10 броят на в. Таймз от 10 януари 41. the train for london влакът за Лондон 42. there is nothing for it but to start now не остава нищо друго, освен да тръгнем сега 43. there is nothing for it нямам друг избор/възможност 44. they chose him for their leader избраха го за водач 45. three cheers for the president! да живее председателят! judgement for the plaintiff решение в полза на ищеца 46. to be for something за нещо съм, обявявам се в полза на нещо 47. to buy/sell something for 10 $ купувам/продавам нещо за 10$ 48. to care for someone обичам някого 49. to exchange one thing for another разменям/заменям едно за/с друго 50. to fix an appointment for three o'clock назначавам/определям среща за три часа 51. to go for a walk отивам на разходка 52. to make for home тръгвам за/поемам към дома 53. to play for penny points играя на едно пени (при хазартни игри) 54. to read for pleasure чета за удоволствие 55. to run for a mile тичам една миля 56. to send for a doctor викам лекар, пращам да повикат лекар 57. too beautiful for words неизразимо красиво 58. we didn't see a house for ten miles в продължение на десет мили не видяхме къща 59. we left him for dead оставихме го, смятайки, че е мъртъв 60. were it not/but/except for you ако не беше ти 61. what do your take me for? за какъв ме смятате? for example/instance например 62. what for? защо? с каква цел? what's that for? за какво служи/е това? for sale за продан 63. what's the english for... ? как e... на английски 64. в конструкцията for същ. /мест. inf за, за да 65. в подкрепа, защита на, в полза на за, или не се превежда 66. времетраене за, през, в продължение на, от, след, или не се превежда 67. замяна, размяна, съотношение за, с, на, срещу 68. колкото до, доколкото, по отношение на, откъм, относно 69. на мястото на, вместо, представляващ, означаващ за, като, вместо, с 70. определен момент за, от 71. пространство, по протежение на със, или не се превежда 72. след прил. и нар. с too, enough за, към, или не се превежда 73. цел на движението за, на 74. цел-с ger
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for[fɔ:, fə] I. prep 1. (предназначение, в полза, вреда на) за; \for the teachers за учителите; I did it \for you направих го за твое добро; to make a name \for o.s. спечелвам си име; to be operated on \for appendicitis опериран съм от апандисит; inoculate \for ваксинирам срещу (против); there is nothing \for it ( but) няма що; не остава нищо друго освен; 2. (в подкрепа, защита на) за; I'm all \for it поддържам изцяло; counsel \for the defence адвокат на подсъдимия; 3. (цел, намерение) за, заради; what \for? защо? what's that \for? за какво служи (е) това? \for sale за продан; to send \for a doctor викам (пращам да повикат) лекар; \for my sake заради мене; 4. (замяна, размяна, съотношение) за, срещу, с; to exchange one thing \for another разменям едно за друго, заменям едно с друго; word \for word дума по дума, буквално, дословно; 5. (на мястото на; представляващ; във вид на) за, вместо, като с; L \for London Л като Лондон; member (MP) \for Bristol депутат за град Бристол; reduced-calorie cheese is a substitute \for cream cheese нискокалоричното сирене е заместител на крема сиренето; what's the English \for...? как е... на английски?; \for example, \for instance например; to do s.th. \for правя нещо вместо ( някого); open the door \for me отвори ми вратата; 6. ( причина) за, поради, по, от (и след сравнителна степен); they couldn't sleep \for hunger не можаха да спят от глад; \for fear of... (с ger) от страх да не ...; famous \for o.'s voice прочут с гласа си; were it not \for (but \for, except \for) ако (да) не беше; she wept \for pure relief тя плака от облекчение; the worse \for drink пийнал; 7. (движение към) за; the train \for York влакът за Йорк; 8. колкото за, доколкото; що се отнася до; относно; откъм; \for the rest колкото до другите; иначе; \for myself; \for my part; I, \for one колкото за мене, аз например; ако ме питат мене; \for all ( aught) I know доколкото знам; знам ли аз; 9. (при пространство) на; по протежение на; и не се превежда; to run \for a mile тичам една миля; black smoke was rising \for several hundred feet or so черен дим се издигаше на около нeколкостотин фута; 10. ( времетраене) за, през, в продължение на, от, след; и не се превежда; \for the present, \for the time being засега; \for good завинаги; 11. (след гл., същ., прил. и межд., изразяващи чувства, способност, качество, годност; също след прил. и нар. с too, enough) за, към; и не се превежда; too beautiful ( stupid) \for words неизразимо хубаво (глупаво); oh, \for a cup of tea! де да имаше чашка чай, как ми се пие чашка чай; 12. (определен момент) за; the latest fashions \for autumn and winter последните модни тенденции на есенно-зимния сезон; the Times \for May 2 броят на в. "Таймс" от 2 май; 13. (предвид на) за; he was tall \for an eight-year-old беше твърде висок за 8-годишно момче; 14. колкото и да, въпреки (с all изразява пречка, спънка); \for all that въпреки всичко; \for all its beauty, the town is a bit depressing въпреки красотата си, градът е малко подтискащ; 15. (с гл. с двойно допълнение) за, като, в качеството на; we left him \for dead оставихме го, считайки го за мъртъв; I know (it) \for a fact знам с положителност; \for real в действителност, наистина; \for sure ( certain) със сигурност; 16. (за въвеждане на подлог към inf) it is not \for me to arrange this не аз трябва (не е моя работа) да уреждам това; that is \for him to say това той трябва да го каже; • you will be \for it if she catches you разг. ще си изпатиш, ако те хване; II. cj тъй като, защото.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > for
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prac·tise [ʼpræktɪs], (Am) prac·tice vt

1) ( rehearse)

to \practise [doing] sth etw üben;

( improve particular skill) an etw dat arbeiten;

to \practise one's backhand die Rückhand trainieren;

to \practise the flute/ piano/ violin Flöte/Klavier/Geige üben;

to \practise one's German/ English Deutsch/Englisch üben;

( verbally) mehr Deutsch/English sprechen;

to \practise a sonata/ song eine Sonate/ein Lied proben

2) ( do regularly)

to \practise sth etw [üblicherweise] machen [o tun], etw praktizieren;

I have started practising meditation ich habe angefangen zu meditieren;

foot-binding is no longer \practised in China in China ist es nicht mehr üblich, den Mädchen die Füße zu binden;

to \practise austerity ein einfaches Leben führen, bescheiden leben;

to \practise birth control verhüten;

to \practise black magic/ sorcery/ voodoo schwarze Magie/Zauberei/Voodoozauber betreiben;

to \practise cannibalism Kannibalismus praktizieren;

to \practise celibacy/ monogamy/ polygamy zölibatär/monogam/polygam leben;

to \practise a custom einen Brauch befolgen;

to \practise deceit [or deception] [gewohnheitsmäßig] betrügen;

to \practise discrimination diskriminieren;

to \practise a religion eine Religion ausüben;

to \practise safe sex sicheren Sex [o Safer Sex] praktizieren;

to \practise thrift sparsam leben

3) ( work in)

to \practise sth etw praktizieren;

she \practised medicine for twenty years sie war zwanzig Jahre lang als Ärztin tätig;

to \practise dentistry als Zahnarzt/Zahnärztin praktizieren;

to \practise law als Anwalt/Anwältin praktizieren;

to \practise medicine als Arzt/Ärztin praktizieren, den Arztberuf ausüben

PHRASES:

to \practise what one preaches nach den Grundsätzen leben, die man anderen predigt;

to not \practise what one preaches Wasser predigen und Wein trinken ( prov) vi

1) ( improve skill) üben; sports trainieren

2) ( work in a profession) praktizieren, als etw tätig sein;

he trained as a lawyer but he's no longer practising er ist Anwalt, übt seinen Beruf aber nicht mehr aus;

to \practise as a doctor praktizierender Arzt/praktizierende Ärztin sein;

to \practise as a lawyer praktizierender Anwalt/praktizierende Anwältin sein

English-German students dictionary > practise
12 line

I
1.
noun
1) ((a piece of) thread, cord, rope etc: She hung the washing on the line; a fishing-rod and line.) cuerda, cordel, sedal

2) (a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe: She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.) línea

3) (outline or shape especially relating to length or direction: The ship had very graceful lines; A dancer uses a mirror to improve his line.) línea

4) (a groove on the skin; a wrinkle.) arruga

5) (a row or group of objects or persons arranged side by side or one behind the other: The children stood in a line; a line of trees.) fila, hilera

6) (a short letter: I'll drop him a line.) cuatro líneas

7) (a series or group of persons which come one after the other especially in the same family: a line of kings.) linaje

8) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.) trazado

9) (the railway or a single track of the railway: Passengers must cross the line by the bridge only.) vía

10) (a continuous system (especially of pipes, electrical or telephone cables etc) connecting one place with another: a pipeline; a line of communication; All (telephone) lines are engaged.) cable, línea

11) (a row of written or printed words: The letter contained only three lines; a poem of sixteen lines.) línea

12) (a regular service of ships, aircraft etc: a shipping line.) compañía

13) (a group or class (of goods for sale) or a field of activity, interest etc: This has been a very popular new line; Computers are not really my line.) línea, gama

14) (an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight: fighting in the front line.) línea

2. verb
1) (to form lines along: Crowds lined the pavement to see the Queen.) ponerse en fila, hacer cola

2) (to mark with lines.) dibujar rayas

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- lineage
- linear

- lined

- liner

- lines
- linesman
- hard lines!
- in line for
- in
- out of line with
- line up
- read between the lines
II
verb
1) (to cover on the inside: She lined the box with newspaper.) llenar, forrar

2) (to put a lining in: She lined the dress with silk.) forrar, revestir

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- lined

- liner

- lining

line¹ n

1. línea / raya

a straight line una línea recta

paper with lines on it papel con rayas

2. fila / hilera

a line of trees una hilera de árboles

3. tendedero

hang the clothes on the line tiende la ropa en el tendedero

Cuando line significa tendedero, es la forma abreviada de clothes line o washing line

line² vb

1. ponerse en fila

the soldiers lined up los soldados se pusieron en fila

2. forrar

the jacket is lined with silk la americana está forrada de seda

line

tr[laɪn]

noun

1 (in general) línea

■ in a straight line en línea recta

■ draw a line under the correct answer subraye la respuesta correcta

■ along the usual lines en la línea habitual

■ he said something along those lines dijo algo por el estilo

■ hold the line, please un momento, por favor, no cuelgue

2 (drawn on paper) raya

3 (of text) línea, renglón nombre masculino; (of poetry) verso

■ new line punto y aparte

4 (row) fila, hilera

■ a line of trees una hilera de árboles

5 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (queue) cola

6 (wrinkle) arruga

7 (cord) cuerda, cordel nombre masculino; (fishing) sedal nombre masculino; (wire) cable nombre masculino

8 (route) vía

9 familiar (speciality) especialidad nombre femenino

■ that's not my line! ¡eso no es especialidad mía!

■ what's your line? ¿qué haces?, ¿de qué trabajas?

10 familiar (story) rollo

■ so then he gave me the usual line y entonces me vino con el rollo de siempre

11 slang (of cocaine) raya

transitive verb

1 (draw lines on) dibujar rayas en

2 (mark with wrinkles) arrugar

3 (form rows along) bordear

■ trees lined the country road la carretera rural estaba bordeada de árboles

■ the crowds lined the streets to greet the local hero la multitud se alineaba a lo largo de las calles para aclamar al héroe local

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

all along the line (from the beginning) desde el principio 2 (in detail) con todo detalle

hard lines! familiar ¡qué mala suerte!

in line with figurative use conforme a

to be in line for estar a punto de recibir

■ he's in line for a rise soon pronto le subirán el sueldo

to be on the right lines ir por buen camino

to be out of line figurative use no coincidir ( with, con)

to bring somebody into line familiar pararle los pies a alguien

to come to the end of the line llegar al final

to draw the line at something decir basta a algo

to drop somebody a line familiar mandar cuatro líneas a alguien

to fall into line cerrar filas

to know where to draw the line saber decir basta

to learn one's lines SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL aprenderse el papel

to read between the lines leer entre líneas

to stand in line SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL hacer cola

to step out of line salirse de la fila 2 figurative use saltarse las reglas

to take a tough line with somebody tener mano dura con alguien

dotted line línea de puntos

line drawing dibujo lineal

line of fire línea de fuego

line of vision campo visual

line printer impresora de líneas

line spacer interlineador nombre masculino

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line

tr[laɪn]

transitive verb

1 (with material) forrar; (pipes) revestir

2 (walls) llenar

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to line one's pockets familiar forrarse

line ['laɪn] v, lined ; lining vt

1) : forrar, cubrir

to line a dress: forrar un vestido

to line the walls: cubrir las paredes

2) mark: rayar, trazar líneas en

3) border: bordear

4) align: alinear

line vi

to line up : ponerse in fila, hacer cola

line n

1) cord, rope: cuerda f

2) wire: cable m

power line: cable eléctrico

3) : línea f (de teléfono)

4) row: fila f, hilera f

5) note: nota f, líneas fpl

drop me a line: mándame unas líneas

6) course: línea f

line of inquiry: línea de investigación

7) agreement: conformidad f

to be in line with: ser conforme a

to fall into line: estar de acuerdo

8) occupation: ocupación f, rama f, especialidad f

9) limit: línea f, límite m

dividing line: línea divisoria

to draw the line: fijar límites

10) service: línea f

bus line: línea de autobuses

11) mark: línea f, arruga f (de la cara)

line

n.

• andana s.f.

• cola s.f.

• cordel s.m.

• fila s.f.

• línea (Electrónica) s.f.

• línea s.f.

• ramo s.m.

• raya s.f.

• renglón s.m.

• retahila s.f.

• sarta s.f.

• trazo s.m.

• verso s.m.

v.

• aforrar v.

• alinear v.

• arrugar v.

• forrar v.

• frisar v.

• rayar v.

I laɪn
noun

1) c

a) (mark, trace) línea f, raya f; ( Math) recta f

to draw a line — trazar* una línea

to put o draw a line through something — tachar algo

to be on the line — (colloq) estar* en peligro, peligrar

to lay it on the line — (colloq) no andarse* con rodeos

to lay o put something on the line — (colloq) jugarse* algo; (before n)

line drawing — dibujo m lineal

b) (on face, palm) línea f; ( wrinkle) arruga f

2)

a) c (boundary, border) línea f

the county/state line — (AmE) (la línea de) la frontera del condado/estado

to draw the line (at something): I don't mind untidiness, but I draw the line at this no me importa el desorden, pero esto es intolerable or esto ya es demasiado; one has to draw the line somewhere — en algún momento hay que decir basta

b) c ( Sport) línea f; (before n)

line judge — juez mf de línea

c) c u ( contour) línea f

3)

a) c u (cable, rope) cuerda f; ( clothes o washing line) cuerda (de tender la ropa); ( fishing line) sedal m

power line — cable m eléctrico

b) c ( Telec) línea f

the lines are down — no hay línea

hold the line, please — no cuelgue or (CS tb) no corte, por favor

it's a very bad line — se oye muy mal

4) c ( Transp)

a) (company, service) línea f

shipping line — línea de transportes marítimos, (compañía f) naviera f

b) ( Rail) línea f; ( track) (BrE) vía f

5) u c

a) (path, direction) línea f

line of fire — línea de fuego

it was right in my line of vision — me obstruía la visual; resistance

b) (attitude, policy) postura f, línea f

to take a firm/hard line (with somebody/on something) — adoptar una postura or línea firme/dura (con algn/con respecto a algo)

she takes the line that... — su actitud es que...

to toe o (AmE also) hew the line — acatar la disciplina

c) (method, style)

line of inquiry — línea f de investigación

line of argument — argumento m

I was thinking of something along the lines of... — pensaba en algo del tipo de or por el estilo de...

we're thinking along similar lines — pensamos de la misma manera

6) c

a) ( row) fila f, hilera f; ( queue) (AmE) cola f

they formed a o fell into line behind their teacher — se pusieron en fila detrás del profesor

the soldiers fell into line — los soldados se alinearon

to wait in line — (AmE) hacer* cola

to get in line — (AmE) ponerse* en la cola

to cut in line — (AmE) colarse* (fam), brincarse* or saltarse la cola (Méx fam)

all/somewhere along the line: she's had bad luck all along the line ha tenido mala suerte desde el principio; we must have made a mistake somewhere along the line debemos de haber cometido un error en algún momento; in line with something: wages haven't risen in line with inflation los sueldos no han aumentado a la par de la inflación; the new measures are in line with government policy las nuevas medidas siguen la línea de la política del gobierno; out of line: that remark was out of line ese comentario estuvo fuera de lugar; their ideas were out of line with mine sus ideas no coincidían con las mías; to step out of line mostrar* disconformidad, desobedecer*; to bring somebody/something into line: he needs to be brought into line hay que llamarlo al orden or (fam) meterlo en vereda; the province was brought into line with the rest of the country la situación de la provincia se equiparó a la del resto del país; to fall in/into line: they had to fall in line with company policy tuvieron que aceptar or acatar la política de la compañía; to keep somebody in line — tener* a algn a raya; see also on line

b) ( series) serie f

he's the latest in a long line of radical leaders — es el último de una larga serie de dirigentes radicales

c) ( succession) línea f

the title passes through the female line — el título se transmite por línea materna

he's next in line to the throne — es el siguiente en la línea de sucesión al trono

7) c ( Mil) línea f

behind enemy lines — tras las líneas enemigas

8)

a) c ( of text) línea f, renglón m; ( of poem) verso m

the best line in the movie — la mejor frase de la película

new line — ( when dictating) punto y aparte

to read between the lines — leer* entre líneas

b) lines pl ( Theat)

to learn one's lines — aprenderse el papel

he forgot his lines — se olvidó de lo que le tocaba decir

c) ( note)

to drop somebody a line — escribirle* a algn unas líneas

9) c

a) ( area of activity)

what line are you in? — ¿a qué te dedicas?

in my line of business — en mi trabajo or profesión

b) ( of merchandise) línea f

II

transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<skirt/box\>\> forrar

b) ( form lining along) cubrir*

books lined the walls, the walls were lined with books — las paredes estaban cubiertas de libros

2) ( mark with lines) \<\<paper\>\> rayar

3) ( border)

the avenue is lined with trees — la avenida está bordeada de árboles

crowds lined the route — cientos de personas estaban alineadas a ambos lados del camino

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Phrasal Verbs:

- line up

- line up with

I [laɪn]
1. N

1) (gen) línea f; (drawn) raya f

• to draw a line — trazar una línea

• there's a fine or thin line between genius and madness — la línea que separa la genialidad de la locura es muy sutil

• line of latitude/ longitude — línea f de latitud/longitud

• to put a line through sth — tachar or (LAm) rayar algo

• the Line — (Geog) el ecuador

- draw the line at sth

one must draw the line somewhere — hay que fijar ciertos límites

- know where to draw the line

- draw a line under

to be on the line —

his job is on the line — su puesto está en peligro, se expone a perder su puesto

- lay it on the line

to lay or put one's reputation on the line — arriesgar su reputación

to put one's neck on the line ** —

to put one's ass on the line — (US) ** jugársela *

2) (=rope) cuerda f; (=fishing line) sedal m; (=clothes line, washing line) cuerda f para tender la ropa

they threw a line to the man in the sea — le lanzaron un cable or una cuerda al hombre que estaba en el agua

3) (=wrinkle) (on face etc) arruga f; (in palmistry) raya f, línea f

4) [of print, verse] renglón m, línea f

"new line" — (in dictation) "otra línea"

• drop me a line * — (fig) escríbeme

• to learn one's lines — (Theat) aprenderse el papel

- read between the lines

5) (=row) hilera f, fila f, línea f

line of traffic — fila f or cola f de coches

the traffic stretched for three miles in an unbroken line — había una caravana or cola de coches de tres millas

a line of winning numbers — (in bingo, lottery etc) una línea ganadora

• to be in line with — estar de acuerdo con, ser conforme a

to be in line for promotion — estar bajo consideración para un ascenso

public sector pay is in line to rise — está previsto que suban los salarios del sector público

to keep the party in line — mantener la disciplina del partido

to keep people in line — mantener a la gente a raya

• to bring sth into line with sth — poner algo de acuerdo con algo

to fall or get into line — (abreast) meterse en fila

to fall into line with sb — estar de acuerdo con algn

to fall into line with sth — ser conforme a algo

• to be out of line with — no ser conforme con

he was completely out of line to suggest that... * — estaba totalmente fuera de lugar que propusiera que...

- all along the line

somewhere along the line we went wrong — en algún punto nos hemos equivocado

- reach or come to the end of the line
step 2., 1)
6) (=series) serie f

the latest in a long line of tragedies — la última de una larga serie or lista de tragedias

7) (=lineage) linaje m

• line of descent — linaje m

• the title is inherited through the male/ female line — el título se hereda por línea paterna/materna

• he comes from a long line of artists — proviene de un extenso linaje de artistas

• the royal line — el linaje real

8) (=hierarchy)

• line of command — cadena f de mando

9) (Mil) línea f

• line of battle — línea de batalla

the (battle) lines are drawn — (fig) la guerra está declarada

• the first line of defence — (lit) la primera línea de retaguardia; (fig) el primer escudo protector

• behind enemy lines — tras las líneas enemigas

• ship of the line — navío m de línea
front 5.
10) (esp US) (=queue) cola f

• to form a line — hacer una cola

• to get into line — ponerse en la cola or a la cola

• to stand in line — hacer cola

11) (=direction) línea f

the main or broad lines — [of story, plan] las líneas maestras

• along or on the lines of — algo por el estilo de

something along those or the same lines — algo por el estilo

along or on political/racial lines — según criterios políticos/raciales

on the right lines — por buen camino

• line of argument — argumento m

• line of attack — (Mil) modo m de ataque; (fig) planteamiento m

• in the line of duty — en cumplimiento de sus deberes

it's all in the line of duty — es una parte normal del deber

• in the line of fire — (Mil) en la línea de fuego

• line of flight — [of bird] trayectoria f de vuelo; [of object] trayectoria f

• line of inquiry — línea f de investigación

• line of sight or vision — visual f

• line of thought — hilo m del pensamiento

12) (Elec) (=wire) cable m

to be/come on line — (Comput) estar/entrar en (pleno) funcionamiento

13) (Telec) línea f

can you get me a line to Chicago? — ¿me puede poner con Chicago?

• it's a very bad line — se oye muy mal

• lines of communication — líneas fpl de comunicación

to keep the lines of communication open with sb — mantener todas las líneas de comunicación abiertas con algn

• the line's gone dead — se ha cortado la línea

• the lines are down — no hay línea

• the line is engaged or (US) busy — está comunicando

• hold the line please — no cuelgue, por favor

• Mr. Smith is on the line (for you) — El Sr. Smith está al teléfono (y quiere hablar con usted)

• the lines are open from six o'clock onwards — las líneas están abiertas de seis en adelante
hot 4.
14) (=pipe) (for oil, gas) conducto m

15) (=shape) (usu pl)

the rounded lines of this car — la línea redondeada or el contorno redondeado de este coche

16) (=field, area)

what line (of business) are you in? — ¿a qué se dedica?

we're in the same line (of business) — nos dedicamos a lo mismo, trabajamos en el mismo campo

line of research — campo m de investigación

it's not my line — (=speciality) no es de mi especialidad

fishing's more (in) my line — me interesa más la pesca, de pesca sí sé algo

17) (=stance, attitude) actitud f

• to take a strong or firm line on sth — adoptar una actitud firme sobre algo

to take the line that... — ser de la opinión que...

what line is the government taking? — ¿cuál es la actitud del gobierno?

to follow or take the line of least resistance — conformarse con la ley del mínimo esfuerzo

this is the official line — esta es la versión oficial

- toe the line

to toe or follow the party line — conformarse a or seguir la línea del partido
hard 1., 5)
18) (Comm) (=product) línea f

a new/popular line — una línea nueva/popular

that line did not sell at all — esa línea de productos se vendió muy mal

we have a nice line in spring hats — tenemos un bonito surtido de sombreros para primavera

he's got a nice line in rude jokes — lo suyo son los chistes verdes

19) (Rail) (=route) línea f; (=track) vía f

down line — vía descendente

up line — vía ascendente

the line to Palencia — el ferrocarril de Palencia, la línea de Palencia

• to cross the line(s) — cruzar la vía

• to leave the line(s) — descarrilar

20) (also: shipping line) (=company) naviera f; (=route) línea f marítima, ruta f marítima

21) (=clue, lead) pista f

• to give sb a line on sth — poner a algn sobre la pista de algo

the police have a line on the criminal — la policía anda or está sobre la pista del delincuente

22) (=spiel)

- feed sb a line about sth
shoot 2., 4)
23) (Ind) (=assembly line) línea f

24) [of cocaine etc] raya f

2.

VT (=cross with lines) [+ paper] rayar; [+ field] surcar; [+ face] arrugar

3.

CPD

line dancing N — danza folclórica en que los que bailan forman líneas y filas

line drawing N — dibujo m lineal

line editing N — corrección f por líneas

line feed N — avance m de línea

line fishing N — pesca f con caña

line judge N — (Tennis) juez mf de fondo

line manager N — (Brit) (Ind) jefe(-a) m / f de línea

line printer N — impresora f de línea

- line up

II

[laɪn]
VT
1) (=put lining in) [+ garment] forrar ( with de); (Tech) revestir ( with de); [+ brakes] guarnecer; [bird] [+ nest] cubrir

eat something to line your stomach — come algo para no tener el estómago vacío
pocket 1., 1)
2) (=border)

streets lined with trees — calles fpl bordeadas de árboles

to line the route — alinearse a lo largo de la ruta

to line the streets — ocupar las aceras

portraits lined the walls — las paredes estaban llenas de retratos

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I [laɪn]
noun

1) c

a) (mark, trace) línea f, raya f; ( Math) recta f

to draw a line — trazar* una línea

to put o draw a line through something — tachar algo

to be on the line — (colloq) estar* en peligro, peligrar

to lay it on the line — (colloq) no andarse* con rodeos

to lay o put something on the line — (colloq) jugarse* algo; (before n)

line drawing — dibujo m lineal

b) (on face, palm) línea f; ( wrinkle) arruga f

2)

a) c (boundary, border) línea f

the county/state line — (AmE) (la línea de) la frontera del condado/estado

to draw the line (at something): I don't mind untidiness, but I draw the line at this no me importa el desorden, pero esto es intolerable or esto ya es demasiado; one has to draw the line somewhere — en algún momento hay que decir basta

b) c ( Sport) línea f; (before n)

line judge — juez mf de línea

c) c u ( contour) línea f

3)

a) c u (cable, rope) cuerda f; ( clothes o washing line) cuerda (de tender la ropa); ( fishing line) sedal m

power line — cable m eléctrico

b) c ( Telec) línea f

the lines are down — no hay línea

hold the line, please — no cuelgue or (CS tb) no corte, por favor

it's a very bad line — se oye muy mal

4) c ( Transp)

a) (company, service) línea f

shipping line — línea de transportes marítimos, (compañía f) naviera f

b) ( Rail) línea f; ( track) (BrE) vía f

5) u c

a) (path, direction) línea f

line of fire — línea de fuego

it was right in my line of vision — me obstruía la visual; resistance

b) (attitude, policy) postura f, línea f

to take a firm/hard line (with somebody/on something) — adoptar una postura or línea firme/dura (con algn/con respecto a algo)

she takes the line that... — su actitud es que...

to toe o (AmE also) hew the line — acatar la disciplina

c) (method, style)

line of inquiry — línea f de investigación

line of argument — argumento m

I was thinking of something along the lines of... — pensaba en algo del tipo de or por el estilo de...

we're thinking along similar lines — pensamos de la misma manera

6) c

a) ( row) fila f, hilera f; ( queue) (AmE) cola f

they formed a o fell into line behind their teacher — se pusieron en fila detrás del profesor

the soldiers fell into line — los soldados se alinearon

to wait in line — (AmE) hacer* cola

to get in line — (AmE) ponerse* en la cola

to cut in line — (AmE) colarse* (fam), brincarse* or saltarse la cola (Méx fam)

all/somewhere along the line: she's had bad luck all along the line ha tenido mala suerte desde el principio; we must have made a mistake somewhere along the line debemos de haber cometido un error en algún momento; in line with something: wages haven't risen in line with inflation los sueldos no han aumentado a la par de la inflación; the new measures are in line with government policy las nuevas medidas siguen la línea de la política del gobierno; out of line: that remark was out of line ese comentario estuvo fuera de lugar; their ideas were out of line with mine sus ideas no coincidían con las mías; to step out of line mostrar* disconformidad, desobedecer*; to bring somebody/something into line: he needs to be brought into line hay que llamarlo al orden or (fam) meterlo en vereda; the province was brought into line with the rest of the country la situación de la provincia se equiparó a la del resto del país; to fall in/into line: they had to fall in line with company policy tuvieron que aceptar or acatar la política de la compañía; to keep somebody in line — tener* a algn a raya; see also on line

b) ( series) serie f

he's the latest in a long line of radical leaders — es el último de una larga serie de dirigentes radicales

c) ( succession) línea f

the title passes through the female line — el título se transmite por línea materna

he's next in line to the throne — es el siguiente en la línea de sucesión al trono

7) c ( Mil) línea f

behind enemy lines — tras las líneas enemigas

8)

a) c ( of text) línea f, renglón m; ( of poem) verso m

the best line in the movie — la mejor frase de la película

new line — ( when dictating) punto y aparte

to read between the lines — leer* entre líneas

b) lines pl ( Theat)

to learn one's lines — aprenderse el papel

he forgot his lines — se olvidó de lo que le tocaba decir

c) ( note)

to drop somebody a line — escribirle* a algn unas líneas

9) c

a) ( area of activity)

what line are you in? — ¿a qué te dedicas?

in my line of business — en mi trabajo or profesión

b) ( of merchandise) línea f

II

transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<skirt/box\>\> forrar

b) ( form lining along) cubrir*

books lined the walls, the walls were lined with books — las paredes estaban cubiertas de libros

2) ( mark with lines) \<\<paper\>\> rayar

3) ( border)

the avenue is lined with trees — la avenida está bordeada de árboles

crowds lined the route — cientos de personas estaban alineadas a ambos lados del camino

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Phrasal Verbs:

- line up

- line up with

English-spanish dictionary > line
13 practice

I noun
1) (repeated exercise) Praxis, die; Übung, die

put in or do some/a lot of practice — üben/viel üben

practice makes perfect — (prov.) Übung macht den Meister

be out of practice, not be in practice — außer Übung sein

2) (spell) Übungen Pl.

piano practice — Klavierüben, das

3) (work or business of doctor, lawyer, etc.) Praxis, die; see also academic.ru/101863/general_practice">general practice

4) (habitual action) übliche Praxis; Gewohnheit, die

practice shows that... — die Erfahrung zeigt od. lehrt, dass...

good practice — (sound procedure) gutes Vorgehen

5) (action) Praxis, die

in practice — in der Praxis; in Wirklichkeit

put something into practice — etwas in die Praxis umsetzen

6) (custom) Gewohnheit, die

regular practice — Brauch, der
II
= practiced

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['præktis]
noun

1) (the actual doing of something, as opposed to the theory or idea: In theory the plan should work, but in practice there are a lot of difficulties.) die Praxis

2) (the usual way(s) of doing things; (a) habit or custom: It was his usual practice to rise at 6.00 a.m.) die Gewohnheit

3) (the repeated performance or exercise of something in order to learn to do it well: She has musical talent, but she needs a lot of practice; Have a quick practice before you start.) die Übung

4) (a doctor's or lawyer's business: He has a practice in Southampton.) die Praxis

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- be in / out of practice
- make a practice of
- put into practice
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prac·tice

[ˈpræktɪs]

I. n

1. no pl (preparation) Übung f

it will take a lot of \practice ich werde noch viel üben müssen

I've had plenty of \practice at answering difficult questions ich bin es gewohnt, schwierige Fragen zu beantworten

▪ to be out of/in \practice aus der/in Übung sein

2. (training session) [Übungs]stunde f; SPORT Training nt

choir \practice Chorprobe f

driving \practice Fahrstunde f

football/hockey \practice Fußball-/Hockeytraining nt

3. no pl (actual performance) Praxis f

▪ in \practice in der Praxis

to put sth into \practice etw [in die Praxis] umsetzen

to put a method/theory into \practice eine Methode/Theorie anwenden

to put a plan into \practice einen Plan verwirklichen [o ausführen

4. no pl (usual procedure) Praxis f

code of \practice Verhaltenskodex m

to be accepted [or normal] [or standard] \practice üblich sein; (to be good/bad practice) ratsam/inakzeptabel sein

it is very bad \practice to... es zeugt von schlechten Geschäftspraktiken, wenn man...

5. (regular activity) Praktik f, Gewohnheit f; (custom) Sitte f

business/working \practices Geschäfts-/Arbeitspraktiken pl

a cruel \practice eine grausame Sitte

traditional religious \practices traditionelle religiöse Praktiken

to make a \practice of sth etw zu einer Gewohnheit werden lassen

6. (business) Praxis f

dental/medical/veterinary \practice Zahnarzt-/Arzt-/Tierarztpraxis f

legal \practice [Rechtsanwalts]kanzlei f

private \practice [Privat]praxis f

7. no pl (work) Praktizieren nt

to go into private \practice eine eigene Praxis aufmachen

▪ to be in \practice praktizieren

8.

▶ \practice makes perfect ( prov) Übung macht den Meister! prov

II. n modifier (game, shot) Probe-; SPORT Trainings-

a \practice session ein Training

III. vt AM see practise

prac·tise

[ˈpræktɪs]

AM prac·tice

I. vt

1. (rehearse)

▪ to \practice [doing] sth etw üben; (improve particular skill) an etw dat arbeiten

to \practice one's backhand die Rückhand trainieren

to \practice the flute/piano/violin Flöte/Klavier/Geige üben

to \practice one's German/English Deutsch/Englisch üben

to \practice a sonata/song eine Sonate/ein Lied proben

2. (do regularly)

▪ to \practice sth etw [üblicherweise] machen [o tun], etw praktizieren

I have started practising meditation ich habe angefangen zu meditieren

foot-binding is no longer \practiced in China in China ist es nicht mehr üblich, den Mädchen die Füße zu binden

to \practice austerity ein einfaches Leben führen, bescheiden leben

to \practice birth control verhüten

to \practice black magic/sorcery/voodoo schwarze Magie/Zauberei/Voodoozauber betreiben

to \practice cannibalism Kannibalismus praktizieren

to \practice celibacy/monogamy/polygamy zölibatär/monogam/polygam leben

to \practice a custom einen Brauch befolgen

to \practice deceit [or deception] [gewohnheitsmäßig] betrügen

to \practice discrimination diskriminieren

to \practice a religion eine Religion ausüben

to \practice safe sex sicheren Sex [o Safer Sex] praktizieren

to \practice thrift sparsam leben

3. (work in)

▪ to \practice sth etw praktizieren

she \practiced medicine for twenty years sie war zwanzig Jahre lang als Ärztin tätig

to \practice dentistry als Zahnarzt/Zahnärztin praktizieren

to \practice law als Anwalt/Anwältin praktizieren

to \practice medicine als Arzt/Ärztin praktizieren, den Arztberuf ausüben

4.

▶ to \practice what one preaches nach den Grundsätzen leben, die man anderen predigt

▶ to not \practice what one preaches Wasser predigen und Wein trinken prov

II. vi

1. (improve skill) üben; SPORT trainieren

2. (work in a profession) praktizieren, als etw tätig sein

he trained as a lawyer but he's no longer practising er ist Anwalt, übt seinen Beruf aber nicht mehr aus

to \practice as a doctor praktizierender Arzt/praktizierende Ärztin sein

to \practice as a lawyer praktizierender Anwalt/praktizierende Anwältin sein

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['prktɪs]
1. n

1) (= habit, custom) (of individual) Gewohnheitf, Angewohnheitf; (of group, in country) Brauchm, Sittef; (= bad habit) Unsittef; (in business) Verfahrensweise, Praktikf

he opposes the practice of pubs being open on Sundays — er ist dagegen, dass Lokale am Sonntag geöffnet sind

this is normal business practice — das ist im Geschäftsleben so üblich

as is my (usual) practice — wie es meine Gewohnheit ist

to make a practice of doing sth, to make it a practice to do sth — es sich (dat)

Christian practice dictates... — das christliche Brauchtum verlangt...

it is the practice of this Court to... — es ist an diesem Gericht üblich, zu...

that's common practice — das ist allgemeine Praxis, das ist allgemein üblich

2) (= exercise, training) Übungf; (= rehearsal, trial run) Probef; (SPORT) Trainingnt; (= practice game) Trainingsspielnt

practice makes perfect (Prov) — Übung macht den Meister

Michael Schuhmacher had the fastest time in practice — Michael Schuhmacher fuhr im Training die schnellste Zeit

this piece of music needs a lot of practice — für dieses( Musik)stück muss man viel üben

you should do 10 minutes' practice each day — du solltest täglich 10 Minuten (lang) üben

to be out of practice — aus der Übung sein

that was just a practice run — das war nur mal zur Probe

to have a practice session — üben

the first practice session — die erste Übung/Probe/das erste Training

3) (= doing, as opposed to theory) Praxisf

in practice — in der Praxis

that won't work in practice — das lässt sich praktisch nicht durchführen

to put one's ideas into practice — seine Ideen in die Praxis umsetzen

4) (of doctor, lawyer etc) Praxisf

he returned to the practice of law/medicine — er praktizierte wieder als Rechtsanwalt/Arzt

to go into or set up in practice — eine Praxis aufmachen or eröffnen, sich als Arzt/Rechtsanwalt etc niederlassen

he's not in practice any more — er praktiziert nicht mehr

to retire from practice — sich aus der Praxis zurückziehen

a large legal practice — eine große Rechtsanwaltspraxis

2. vti (US)

See:

= practise

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practice [ˈpræktıs]

A s

1. Brauch m, Gewohnheit f, Praxis f, übliches Verfahren:

make a practice of sth sich etwas zur Gewohnheit machen;

don’t make a practice of it lass es nicht zur Gewohnheit werden oder einreißen;

it is the practice es ist üblich ( to do sth etwas zu tun; for sb to do sth dass jemand etwas tut);

it is common practice es ist allgemein üblich;

it is not the usual practice for him to get drunk es ist bei ihm nicht üblich, dass er sich betrinkt; üblicherweise betrinkt er sich nicht

2. a) Übung f ( auch MIL, MUS):

practice makes perfect (Sprichwort) Übung macht den Meister;

be in (out of) practice in (aus) der Übung sein;

keep in practice in der Übung bleiben

b) Motorsport etc: Training n

3. Praxis f (Ggs Theorie):

in practice in der Praxis;

put in(to) practice in die Praxis oder Tat umsetzen;

practice-orient(at)ed praxisorientiert

4. (Arzt- etc) Praxis f:

he has a large practice;

be in practice praktizieren, eine Praxis haben

5. a) Handlungsweise f, Praktik f

b) oft pl pej (unsaubere) Praktiken pl, Machenschaften pl, Schliche pl

6. JUR Verfahren(sregeln) n(pl), formelles Recht

7. TECH Verfahren n, Technik f:

welding practice Schweißtechnik

8. MATH welsche oder italienische Praktik (eine Rechnungsart)

B adj Übungs…:

practice alarm Probealarm m;

practice alert MIL Übungsalarm m;

practice ammunition Übungsmunition f;

practice cartridge Exerzierpatrone f;

practice flight FLUG Übungsflug m;

practice run AUTO Trainingsfahrt f

C v/t besonders Br practise [-tıs]

1. üben, (gewohnheitsmäßig) tun oder (be)treiben:

practice politeness höflich sein;

practice what you preach tue selbst, was du predigst

2. (als Beruf) ausüben, tätig sein als oder in (dat), ein Geschäft etc betreiben:

practice medicine (law) als Arzt (Anwalt) praktizieren

3. (ein)üben, sich üben in (dat), MUS etwas (auf einem Instrument) üben:

practice dancing sich im Tanzen üben;

practice a piece of music ein Musikstück (ein)üben

4. jemanden üben, schulen, ausbilden

5. verüben:

practice a fraud on sb jemanden arglistig täuschen

D v/i

1. handeln, tun, verfahren

2. praktizieren (as als Arzt, Jurist):

practicing (bes Br practising) Catholic praktizierender Katholik

3. (sich) üben:

practice on the piano (sich auf dem) Klavier üben

4. practice (up)on

a) jemanden bearbeiten umg,

b) jemandes Schwächen etc ausnützen, sich etwas zunutze machen, missbrauchen

* * *
I noun
1) (repeated exercise) Praxis, die; Übung, die

put in or do some/a lot of practice — üben/viel üben

practice makes perfect — (prov.) Übung macht den Meister

be out of practice, not be in practice — außer Übung sein

2) (spell) Übungen Pl.

piano practice — Klavierüben, das

3) (work or business of doctor, lawyer, etc.) Praxis, die; see also general practice

4) (habitual action) übliche Praxis; Gewohnheit, die

practice shows that... — die Erfahrung zeigt od. lehrt, dass...

good practice — (sound procedure) gutes Vorgehen

5) (action) Praxis, die

in practice — in der Praxis; in Wirklichkeit

put something into practice — etwas in die Praxis umsetzen

6) (custom) Gewohnheit, die

regular practice — Brauch, der
II
= practiced

* * *

n.

Gepflogenheit f.

Gewohnheit f.

Praxis -en f.

Routine -n f.

Übung -en f. (UK) v.

üben v. (US) v.

ausüben v.

betreiben v.

praktizieren v.

trainieren v.

üben v. (medicine) v.

praktizieren (Arzt) v. v.

seine Praxis ausüben ausdr.

English-german dictionary > practice
14 line

I 1. noun
1) ((a piece of) thread, cord, rope etc: She hung the washing on the line; a fishing-rod and line.) vrv

2) (a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe: She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.) črta

3) (outline or shape especially relating to length or direction: The ship had very graceful lines; A dancer uses a mirror to improve his line.) linija

4) (a groove on the skin; a wrinkle.) guba

5) (a row or group of objects or persons arranged side by side or one behind the other: The children stood in a line; a line of trees.) vrsta

6) (a short letter: I'll drop him a line.) kratko sporočilo

7) (a series or group of persons which come one after the other especially in the same family: a line of kings.) rod

8) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.) smer

9) (the railway or a single track of the railway: Passengers must cross the line by the bridge only.) tir

10) (a continuous system (especially of pipes, electrical or telephone cables etc) connecting one place with another: a pipeline; a line of communication; All (telephone) lines are engaged.) cevovod, omrežje

11) (a row of written or printed words: The letter contained only three lines; a poem of sixteen lines.) vrstica

12) (a regular service of ships, aircraft etc: a shipping line.) linija

13) (a group or class (of goods for sale) or a field of activity, interest etc: This has been a very popular new line; Computers are not really my line.) vrsta izdelkov; področje

14) (an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight: fighting in the front line.) bojna vrsta
2. verb
1) (to form lines along: Crowds lined the pavement to see the Queen.) postaviti se v vrsto

2) (to mark with lines.) začrtati

•

- lineage
- linear
- lined

- liner

- lines
- linesman
- hard lines!
- in line for
- in
- out of line with
- line up
- read between the lines II verb
1) (to cover on the inside: She lined the box with newspaper.) obložiti

2) (to put a lining in: She lined the dress with silk.) podložiti

•

- lined

- liner

- lining

* * *
I [lain]
noun

črta, linija, poteza; guba, brazda (na obrazu, roki); mathematics črta (zlasti premica); geography ekvator, poldnevnik, vzporednik; smer, pot (avtobusna, železniška) proga, tir; plural obris, kontura, oblika; plural načrt (ladje), osnutek, plan; plural načela, smernice, navodila; način, metoda, postopek; meja, mejna črta (tudi figuratively); vrsta, niz, rep (ljudi); soglasje; rod, veja, koleno, pokolenje; printing vrstica; kratko sporočilo, kratko pismo; stih, pesmica (upon s.th. to s.o.); plural British English latinski stihi, ki jih mora dijak prepisati za kazen, kazenska pismena naloga; plural theatre tekst vloge, vloga; plural colloquially poročni list; colloquially poročilo, pojasnilo; plural usoda; stroka, področje, panoga; telefonska, telegrafska linija; technical vod; economy sortiment, blago, predmet, plural serijsko blago; military (bojna) linija, vrsta, fronta, frontne čete, šotori ali barake v taboru; vrv, konopec; žica, kabel

the Line — ekvator

line of sight — kamor seže pogled

line of vision — horizont, obzorje; military vizirna črta

hung on the line — (slika) obešena v višini oči

figuratively all along the line — ali down the line — na celi črti

the line of least resistance — linija najmanjšega odpora

on the dotted line — v vrsti, ki je namenjena za podpis

on the line — na meji, politics na liniji

line of fate (fortune, heart, life) — črta usode (sreče, srca, življenja) na roki

to stand in line — stati v repu (vrsti)

British English up (down) line — (vlak) v (iz) London(a)

the Southern line — južna železnica

bus line — avtobusna proga

double line — dvotirna proga

single line — enotirna proga

main ( —ali trunk) — glavna proga

branch line — stranska proga

on the lines laid down by the chairman — po smernicah, ki jih je postavil predsedujoči

along these lines — po teh navodilih, smernicah

along general lines — po splošnih smernicah

line of argument — dokazni postopek

to take ( —ali keep to) one's own line — ukrepati po svoje, držati se svoje poti

to take a strong line — (with s.o.) biti čvrst, neomajen (do koga), vztrajati

to take the line that — zavzeti stališče, da; biti mišljenja, da

dont' take that line with me — z menoj ne ravnaj tako

lines of responsibility — pristojnosti

to take the line — postaviti se na stališče

in line of duty — pri opravljanju dolžnosti

out of line — iz črte, ne na črti; figuratively nesoglasen, nezdružljiv; iz ravnotežja

that's s.th. out of ( —ali not in) my line — to mi ne leži, ne spada v mojo stroko

to come ( —ali get, fall) into line — ( with) prilagoditi se (komu, čemu), ravnati se po

to overstep the line of good taste — prekoračiti mejo dobrega okusa

to draw the line — (at) povleči mejo (pri)

I draw the line at that — to se pri meni neha

to toe the line — spoštovati predpise; politics biti na liniji

to give s.o. line enough — popustiti uzde, pustiti komu proste roke

to go over the line — prekoračiti mejo, mero

in line — with skladno z

American figuratively to be in line for — pričakovati (službo), upati na

to be in line with — soglašati s, z

to bring s.o. into line — ( with) spraviti v sklad s, z

politics pridobiti koga k sodelovanju; American colloquially to go down the line for — zavezati se za kaj (na celi črti)

the male line — moški potomci

in the direct line — neposredni potomci

to read between the lines — brati med vrsticami

to drop s.o. a line — napisati komu par vrstic

to get a line on — dobiti poročilo o čem

theatre to study one's lines — učiti se vloge

marriage lines — poročni list

colloquially hard lines — težka usoda, "smola", nesreča

the line is engaged ( —ali busy) — telefonska linija je zasedena

to hold the line — ostati pri telefonu

American party line — dvojček (telefon)

on strictly commercial lines — na čisto komercialni bazi

economy line of goods — vrsta blaga, naročilo zanj

military line of fire — strelska bojna vrsta

military behind the enemy's lines — za sovražnikovimi vrstami

military line of battle — frontna linija

military line of defence — obrambna linija

military to go up the line — iti v frontno linijo

military to draw up in line — ali to form (wheel into) line — stopiti v vrsto

military the line — regularne čete

nautical line abreast — bojna linija vzporedno postavljenih ladij

nautical ship of the line — linijska ladja

physics line of force — magnetna silnica

in the line of — glede na

somewhere along the line — ob neki priliki, v gotovem trenutku

figuratively to keep to one's line — iti premočrtno

figuratively by (rule and) line — natančno, precizno

to get off the line — iztiriti

hook, line, and sinker — popoln(oma)

to have s.o. on a line — pustiti koga v negotovosti
II [lain]
1.

transitive verb

črtati, načrtati; začrtati, skicirati, zarisati, orisati; zbrazdati, zgubati (obraz); obrobi.ti, nasaditi (drevje); postaviti v vrste;

2.

intransitive verb

postaviti se v vrste, postrojiti se
III [lain]
transitive verb

podložiti (obleko)

technical (na notranji strani) prevleči, obložiti, opažiti, podložiti, zaliti; biti za podlogo; oblepiti hrbet knjige; napolniti; slang to line one's purse ( —ali pocket) — napolniti mošnjo, obogateti

to line one's stomack — najesti se
IV [lain]
transitive verb

pariti (pse)

English-Slovenian dictionary > line
15 Hadfield, Sir Robert Abbott

SUBJECT AREA: Metallurgy

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b. 28 November 1858 Attercliffe, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

d. 30 September 1940 Kingston Hill, Surrey, England

[br]

English metallurgist and pioneer in alloy steels.

[br]

Hadfield's father, Robert, set up a steelworks in Sheffield in 1872, one of the earliest to specialize in steel castings. After his education in Sheffield, during which he showed an interest in chemistry, Hadfield entered his father's works. His first act was to set up a laboratory, where he began systematically experimenting with alloy steels in order to improve the quality of the products of the family firm. In 1883 Hadfield found that by increasing the manganese content to 12.5 per cent, with a carbon content of 1.4 per cent, the resulting alloy showed extraordinary resistance to abrasive wear even though it was quite soft. It was soon applied in railway points and crossings, crushing and grinding machinery, and wherever great resistance to wear is required. Its lack of brittleness led to its use in steel helmets during the First World War. Hadfield's manganese steel was also non-magnetic, which was later of importance in the electrical industry. Hadfield's other great invention was that of silicon steel. Again after careful and systematic laboratory work, Hadfield found that a steel containing 3–4 per cent silicon and as little as possible of other elements was highly magnetic, which was to prove important in the electrical industry (e.g. reducing the weight and bulk of electrical transformers). Hadfield took over the firm on the death of his father in 1888, but he continued to lay great stress on the need for laboratory research to improve the quality and range of products. The steel-casting side of the business led to a flourishing armaments industry, and this, together with their expertise in alloy steels, made Hadfield's one of the great names in Sheffield and British steel until, sadly, it succumbed along with so many other illustrious names during the British economic recession of 1983. Hadfield had a keen interest in metallurgical history, particularly in his characteristically thorough examination of the alloys of iron prepared by Faraday at the Royal Institution. Hadfield was an enlightened employer and was one of the first to introduce the eight-hour day.

[br]

Principal Honours and Distinctions

Knighted 1908. Baronet 1917. FRS 1909.

Bibliography

A list of Hadfield's published papers and other works is published with a biographical account in Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society (1940) 10.

1925, Metallurgy and Its Influence on Modern Progress.

1931, Faraday and His Metallurgical Researches.

LRD

Biographical history of technology > Hadfield, Sir Robert Abbott
16 Smeaton, John

SUBJECT AREA: Civil engineering, Mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic engineering, Steam and internal combustion engines

[br]

b. 8 June 1724 Austhorpe, near Leeds, Yorkshire, England

d. 28 October 1792 Austhorpe, near Leeds, Yorkshire, England

[br]

English mechanical and civil engineer.

[br]

As a boy, Smeaton showed mechanical ability, making for himself a number of tools and models. This practical skill was backed by a sound education, probably at Leeds Grammar School. At the age of 16 he entered his father's office; he seemed set to follow his father's profession in the law. In 1742 he went to London to continue his legal studies, but he preferred instead, with his father's reluctant permission, to set up as a scientific instrument maker and dealer and opened a shop of his own in 1748. About this time he began attending meetings of the Royal Society and presented several papers on instruments and mechanical subjects, being elected a Fellow in 1753. His interests were turning towards engineering but were informed by scientific principles grounded in careful and accurate observation.

In 1755 the second Eddystone lighthouse, on a reef some 14 miles (23 km) off the English coast at Plymouth, was destroyed by fire. The President of the Royal Society was consulted as to a suitable engineer to undertake the task of constructing a new one, and he unhesitatingly suggested Smeaton. Work began in 1756 and was completed in three years to produce the first great wave-swept stone lighthouse. It was constructed of Portland stone blocks, shaped and pegged both together and to the base rock, and bonded by hydraulic cement, scientifically developed by Smeaton. It withstood the storms of the English Channel for over a century, but by 1876 erosion of the rock had weakened the structure and a replacement had to be built. The upper portion of Smeaton's lighthouse was re-erected on a suitable base on Plymouth Hoe, leaving the original base portion on the reef as a memorial to the engineer.

The Eddystone lighthouse made Smeaton's reputation and from then on he was constantly in demand as a consultant in all kinds of engineering projects. He carried out a number himself, notably the 38 mile (61 km) long Forth and Clyde canal with thirty-nine locks, begun in 1768 but for financial reasons not completed until 1790. In 1774 he took charge of the Ramsgate Harbour works.

On the mechanical side, Smeaton undertook a systematic study of water-and windmills, to determine the design and construction to achieve the greatest power output. This work issued forth as the paper "An experimental enquiry concerning the natural powers of water and wind to turn mills" and exerted a considerable influence on mill design during the early part of the Industrial Revolution. Between 1753 and 1790 Smeaton constructed no fewer than forty-four mills.

Meanwhile, in 1756 he had returned to Austhorpe, which continued to be his home base for the rest of his life. In 1767, as a result of the disappointing performance of an engine he had been involved with at New River Head, Islington, London, Smeaton began his important study of the steam-engine. Smeaton was the first to apply scientific principles to the steam-engine and achieved the most notable improvements in its efficiency since its invention by Newcomen, until its radical overhaul by James Watt. To compare the performance of engines quantitatively, he introduced the concept of "duty", i.e. the weight of water that could be raised 1 ft (30 cm) while burning one bushel (84 lb or 38 kg) of coal. The first engine to embody his improvements was erected at Long Benton colliery in Northumberland in 1772, with a duty of 9.45 million pounds, compared to the best figure obtained previously of 7.44 million pounds. One source of heat loss he attributed to inaccurate boring of the cylinder, which he was able to improve through his close association with Carron Ironworks near Falkirk, Scotland.

[br]

Principal Honours and Distinctions

FRS 1753.

Bibliography

1759, "An experimental enquiry concerning the natural powers of water and wind to turn mills", Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society.

Towards the end of his life, Smeaton intended to write accounts of his many works but only completed A Narrative of the Eddystone Lighthouse, 1791, London.

Further Reading

S.Smiles, 1874, Lives of the Engineers: Smeaton and Rennie, London. A.W.Skempton, (ed.), 1981, John Smeaton FRS, London: Thomas Telford. L.T.C.Rolt and J.S.Allen, 1977, The Steam Engine of Thomas Newcomen, 2nd edn, Hartington: Moorland Publishing, esp. pp. 108–18 (gives a good description of his work on the steam-engine).

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Biographical history of technology > Smeaton, John
17 provision

prə'viʒən
1. noun
1) (the act of providing: The government are responsible for the provision of education for all children.) provisión, abastecimiento; facilitación

2) (an agreed arrangement.) cláusula, disposición, estipulación

3) (a rule or condition.) condición

2. verb
(to supply (especially an army) with food.) abastecimiento, provisión, suministro

- provisional
- provisionally
- provisions
- make provision for

provision n provisión / suministro

the government is responsible for the provision of health care el gobierno es el responsable de la provisión de asistencia sanitaria

provisión sustantivo femenino
1 provision, supply
2 provisiones, (víveres) provisions pl ' provisión' also found in these entries: Spanish: prestación - suministro - aprovisionar - equipar English: provision - store - board - catering - housing - public - supply

provision

tr[prə'vɪʒən]

noun

1 (supply - gen) suministro, abastecimiento; (of funds) provisión nombre femenino

2 (preparation) previsiones nombre femenino plural

■ they made provision against bad weather tomaron precauciones por si hacía mal tiempo

3 SMALLLAW/SMALL (stipulation) disposición nombre femenino; (condition) condición nombre femenino

■ under the provisions of the agreement según lo que estipula el acuerdo

plural noun provisions

1 (food) provisiones nombre femenino plural, víveres nombre masculino plural

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to make provision for the future (gen) prever el futuro 2 (money) ahorrar para el futuro

to make provision for somebody atender las necesidades de alguien, asegurar el porvenir de alguien

with the provision that... con tal de que..., con la condición de que...

provision [prə'vɪʒən] vt

: aprovisionar, abastecer

provision n

1) providing: provisión f, suministro m

2) stipulation: condición f, salvedad f, estipulación f

3) provisions npl

: despensa f, víveres mpl, provisiones fpl

provision

n.

• apercibimiento s.m.

• avío s.m.

• disposición s.f.

• estipulación s.f.

• expediente s.m.

• guarnición s.f.

• provisión s.f.

• suministro s.m.

v.

• aprovisionar v.

• bastimentar v.

• vituallar v.

I 'prə'vɪʒən
noun

1) u

a) ( of funding) provisión f; (of food, supplies) suministro m, aprovisionamiento m

b) ( what is supplied)

how can we improve existing social provision? — ¿cómo podríamos mejorar los servicios or las prestaciones sociales existentes?

there is very good provision for the elderly — las necesidades de los ancianos están muy bien atendidas

2) u ( preparatory arrangements) previsiones fpl

to make provision for the future — hacer* previsiones para el futuro

she made no provision for him in her will — no le dejó nada en el testamento

3) c ( stipulation) (Govt, Law) disposición f

under o according to the provisions of the treaty... — según lo que estipula el tratado...

with the provision that... — con la condición de que..., con tal de que...

4) provisions pl provisiones fpl, víveres mpl

II

transitive verb abastecer*, aprovisionar

[prǝ'vɪʒǝn]
1. N

1) (=act of providing) [of funds, accommodation, jobs] provisión f ; [of food, water] suministro m, abastecimiento m ; [of service, care] prestación f

provision of adequate toilet facilities on the site is essential — es esencial que la obra esté provista de aseos adecuados

the provision of care for the elderly — la prestación de asistencia social a los ancianos

• to get in or lay in a provision of coal — abastecerse de carbón

2) (=amount, number provided)

nursery provision is usually poor in country areas — la provisión de guarderías es generalmente escasa en las zonas rurales, suele haber pocas guarderías en las zonas rurales

there is inadequate housing provision for the poor — la provisión de viviendas para los pobres es insuficiente

they have cut their provision of grants to research students — han reducido la cantidad de ayudas destinadas a la investigación

recent government policies have squeezed welfare provision — las recientes medidas gubernamentales han reducido las prestaciones en materia de bienestar social

3) (=arrangements)

a) (gen) previsiones fpl

• to make provision for sth/sb — hacer previsiones para algo/algn

• the government had made no provision for the refugees — el gobierno no había hecho previsiones para los refugiados

b) (=financial arrangements) provisiones fpl

• to make provision for sth/sb, you must make provision for your old age — debes hacer provisiones para la vejez

to make provision for one's family — asegurar el porvenir de su familia

she would find some way of making proper provision for her baby — ya encontraría alguna manera de proveer para su bebé

he has made financial provision for his son's education — ha hecho provisiones económicas para la educación de su hijo

the state makes provision for people without alternative resources — el estado hace provisiones para la gente que no tiene otras fuentes de ingreso

• he made no provision in his will for his only child Violet — no incluyó a su única hija, Violet, en el testamento

4) provisions (=food) provisiones fpl, víveres mpl

5) (=stipulation) estipulación f, disposición f

under or according to the provisions of the treaty — en virtud de las estipulaciones or disposiciones del tratado

• there is no provision for this in the rules, the rules make no provision for this — las reglas no disponen en previsión de esto

• it comes within the provisions of this law — está comprendido dentro de lo estipulado por esta ley, está comprendido dentro de las estipulaciones or disposiciones de esta ley

6) (=condition, proviso) condición f

• with the provision that — con la condición de que

she approved, with one provision: that... — dio su aprobación con una condición: que...

2.

VT aprovisionar, abastecer

• to be provisioned with sth — frm estar provisto de algo

* * *

I ['prə'vɪʒən]
noun

1) u

a) ( of funding) provisión f; (of food, supplies) suministro m, aprovisionamiento m

b) ( what is supplied)

how can we improve existing social provision? — ¿cómo podríamos mejorar los servicios or las prestaciones sociales existentes?

there is very good provision for the elderly — las necesidades de los ancianos están muy bien atendidas

2) u ( preparatory arrangements) previsiones fpl

to make provision for the future — hacer* previsiones para el futuro

she made no provision for him in her will — no le dejó nada en el testamento

3) c ( stipulation) (Govt, Law) disposición f

under o according to the provisions of the treaty... — según lo que estipula el tratado...

with the provision that... — con la condición de que..., con tal de que...

4) provisions pl provisiones fpl, víveres mpl

II

transitive verb abastecer*, aprovisionar

English-spanish dictionary > provision
18 Lister, Samuel Cunliffe, 1st Baron Masham

SUBJECT AREA: Textiles

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b. 1 January 1815 Calverly Hall, Bradford, England

d. 2 February 1906 Swinton Park, near Bradford, England

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English inventor of successful wool-combing and waste-silk spinning machines.

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Lister was descended from one of the old Yorkshire families, the Cunliffe Listers of Manningham, and was the fourth son of his father Ellis. After attending a school on Clapham Common, Lister would not go to university; his family hoped he would enter the Church, but instead he started work with the Liverpool merchants Sands, Turner \& Co., who frequently sent him to America. In 1837 his father built for him and his brother a worsted mill at Manningham, where Samuel invented a swivel shuttle and a machine for making fringes on shawls. It was here that he first became aware of the unhealthy occupation of combing wool by hand. Four years later, after seeing the machine that G.E. Donisthorpe was trying to work out, he turned his attention to mechanizing wool-combing. Lister took Donisthorpe into partnership after paying him £12,000 for his patent, and developed the Lister-Cartwright "square nip" comber. Until this time, combing machines were little different from Cartwright's original, but Lister was able to improve on this with continuous operation and by 1843 was combing the first fine botany wool that had ever been combed by machinery. In the following year he received an order for fifty machines to comb all qualities of wool. Further combing patents were taken out with Donisthorpe in 1849, 1850, 1851 and 1852, the last two being in Lister's name only. One of the important features of these patents was the provision of a gripping device or "nip" which held the wool fibres at one end while the rest of the tuft was being combed. Lister was soon running nine combing mills. In the 1850s Lister had become involved in disputes with others who held combing patents, such as his associate Isaac Holden and the Frenchman Josué Heilmann. Lister bought up the Heilmann machine patents and afterwards other types until he obtained a complete monopoly of combing machines before the patents expired. His invention stimulated demand for wool by cheapening the product and gave a vital boost to the Australian wool trade. By 1856 he was at the head of a wool-combing business such as had never been seen before, with mills at Manningham, Bradford, Halifax, Keighley and other places in the West Riding, as well as abroad.

His inventive genius also extended to other fields. In 1848 he patented automatic compressed air brakes for railways, and in 1853 alone he took out twelve patents for various textile machines. He then tried to spin waste silk and made a second commercial career, turning what was called "chassum" and hitherto regarded as refuse into beautiful velvets, silks, plush and other fine materials. Waste silk consisted of cocoon remnants from the reeling process, damaged cocoons and fibres rejected from other processes. There was also wild silk obtained from uncultivated worms. This is what Lister saw in a London warehouse as a mass of knotty, dirty, impure stuff, full of bits of stick and dead mulberry leaves, which he bought for a halfpenny a pound. He spent ten years trying to solve the problems, but after a loss of £250,000 and desertion by his partner his machine caught on in 1865 and brought Lister another fortune. Having failed to comb this waste silk, Lister turned his attention to the idea of "dressing" it and separating the qualities automatically. He patented a machine in 1877 that gave a graduated combing. To weave his new silk, he imported from Spain to Bradford, together with its inventor Jose Reixach, a velvet loom that was still giving trouble. It wove two fabrics face to face, but the problem lay in separating the layers so that the pile remained regular in length. Eventually Lister was inspired by watching a scissors grinder in the street to use small emery wheels to sharpen the cutters that divided the layers of fabric. Lister took out several patents for this loom in his own name in 1868 and 1869, while in 1871 he took out one jointly with Reixach. It is said that he spent £29,000 over an eleven-year period on this loom, but this was more than recouped from the sale of reasonably priced high-quality velvets and plushes once success was achieved. Manningham mills were greatly enlarged to accommodate this new manufacture.

In later years Lister had an annual profit from his mills of £250,000, much of which was presented to Bradford city in gifts such as Lister Park, the original home of the Listers. He was connected with the Bradford Chamber of Commerce for many years and held the position of President of the Fair Trade League for some time. In 1887 he became High Sheriff of Yorkshire, and in 1891 he was made 1st Baron Masham. He was also Deputy Lieutenant in North and West Riding.

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Principal Honours and Distinctions

Created 1st Baron Masham 1891.

Bibliography

1849, with G.E.Donisthorpe, British patent no. 12,712. 1850, with G.E. Donisthorpe, British patent no. 13,009. 1851, British patent no. 13,532.

1852, British patent no. 14,135.

1877, British patent no. 3,600 (combing machine). 1868, British patent no. 470.

1868, British patent no. 2,386.

1868, British patent no. 2,429.

1868, British patent no. 3,669.

1868, British patent no. 1,549.

1871, with J.Reixach, British patent no. 1,117. 1905, Lord Masham's Inventions (autobiography).

Further Reading

J.Hogg (ed.), c. 1888, Fortunes Made in Business, London (biography).

W.English, 1969, The Textile Industry, London; and C.Singer (ed.), 1958, A History of Technology, Vol. IV, Oxford: Clarendon Press (both cover the technical details of Lister's invention).

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19 step

step
1. noun
1) (one movement of the foot in walking, running, dancing etc: He took a step forward; walking with hurried steps.)

2) (the distance covered by this: He moved a step or two nearer; The restaurant is only a step (= a short distance) away.)

3) (the sound made by someone walking etc: I heard (foot) steps.)

4) (a particular movement with the feet, eg in dancing: The dance has some complicated steps.)

5) (a flat surface, or one flat surface in a series, eg on a stair or stepladder, on which to place the feet or foot in moving up or down: A flight of steps led down to the cellar; Mind the step!; She was sitting on the doorstep.)

6) (a stage in progress, development etc: Mankind made a big step forward with the invention of the wheel; His present job is a step up from his previous one.)

7) (an action or move (towards accomplishing an aim etc): That would be a foolish/sensible step to take; I shall take steps to prevent this happening again.)

2. verb
(to make a step, or to walk: He opened the door and stepped out; She stepped briskly along the road.)

- steps
- stepladder
- stepping-stones
- in
- out of step
- step aside
- step by step
- step in
- step out
- step up
- watch one's step

step¹ n

1. paso

I heard steps upstairs oí pasos en el piso de arriba

2. escalón / peldaño

mind the step cuidado con el escalón

we sat on the cathedral steps nos sentamos en las escaleras de la catedral

3. paso / medida

the first step is to open a bank account el primer paso es abrir una cuenta bancaria

step by step paso a paso

step² vb

1. dar un paso / andar

step this way, please pase por aquí, por favor

he stepped out of the car bajó del coche

2. pisar

he stepped on a banana skin pisó una piel de plátano

El pasado y participio pasado de step se escribe stepped; el gerundio se escribe stepping

step

tr[step]

noun

1 (gen) paso; (sound) paso, pisada

■ he walks with quick steps anda con paso rápido

■ she took a step forward dio un paso adelante

■ I heard steps outside oí pasos fuera

■ I retraced my steps volví sobre mis pasos

■ we're learning a new step at dancing classes estamos aprendiendo un nuevo paso en las clases de baile

2 (distance) paso

■ it's quite a step to the swimming pool hay una buena caminata hasta la piscina

■ it's only a step to the library from my house la biblioteca está a un paso de mi casa

3 (move, act) paso

■ what's the next step? ¿cuál es el próximo paso?

■ a step in the right direction un paso hacia adelante

■ the first step on the road to victory el primer paso hacia la victoria

■ a major step forward for mankind un paso gigantesco para la humanidad

4 (measure) medida; (formality) gestión nombre femenino, trámite nombre masculino

■ we've taken all the necessary steps hemos tomado todas las medidas necesarias

5 (degree on scale, stage in process) peldaño, escalón nombre masculino, paso

■ she's gone up another step on the career ladder ha ascendido otro peldaño en la escala profesional

6 (stair) escalón nombre masculino, peldaño, grada; (of ladder) escalón nombre masculino, travesaño; (of vehicle) estribo

■ mind the step cuidado con el escalón

intransitive verb

1 (move, walk) dar un paso, andar

■ step this way pase por aquí

■ he stepped into the house entró en la casa

■ she stepped off the plane se bajó del avión

2 (tread) pisar

■ he stepped in a puddle pisó un charco

■ you stepped on my foot me pisaste

plural noun steps

1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (stepladder) escalera de tijera

1 (outdoor) escalinata; (indoor) escalera; (of plane) escalerilla

■ a flight of steps un tramo de escalera

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

every step of the way en todo momento, desde principio a fin

step by step paso a paso, poco a poco

step on it!, step on the gas! ¡date prisa!, ¡pisa a fondo!

to be in step / keep in step (walking) llevar el paso 2 (dancing) llevar el compás

to be one step ahead llevar la ventaja

to be out of step (walking) no llevar el paso 2 (dancing) no llevar el compás

to step into somebody's shoes pasar a ocupar el puesto de alguien

to step into the breach llenar el hueco

to watch one's step (be careful) andar con cuidado 2 (when walking) mirar por dónde camina

a step up un ascenso

step ['stɛp] vi, stepped ; stepping

1) : dar un paso

step this way, please: pase por aquí, por favor

he stepped outside: salió

2)

to step on : pisar

step n

1) : paso m

step by step: paso por paso

2) stair: escalón m, peldaño m

3) rung: escalón m, travesaño m

4) measure, move: medida f, paso m

to take steps: tomar medidas

5) stride: paso m

with a quick step: con paso rápido

step

n.

• escalera s.f.

• escalón s.m.

• estribo s.m.

• estribo de un coche s.m.

• etapa s.f.

• gestión s.f.

• grada s.f.

• grado s.m.

• medida s.f.

• paso s.m.

• patada s.f.

• peldaño s.m.

• trámite s.m.

v.

• andar v.

(§pret: anduv-)

• escalonar v.

• medir a pasos v.

• pisar v.

I step
noun

1) c (footstep, pace) paso m

to take a step forward — dar* un paso adelante

to follow in somebody's steps — seguir* los pasos de alguien

to be/keep one step ahead: they're one step ahead of us nos llevan cierta ventaja; he tries to keep one step ahead of his students trata de que sus alumnos no lo aventajen; to watch one's step (be cautious, behave well) andarse* con cuidado or con pie de plomo; watch your step — ( when walking) mira por dónde caminas

2)

a) c ( of dance) paso m

b) u (in marching, walking) paso m

to be in/out of step — llevar/no llevar el paso; ( in dancing) llevar/no llevar el compás or el ritmo

to break step — romper* el paso

in/out of step with somebody/something: the leaders are out of step with the wishes of the majority — los líderes no sintonizan con los deseos de la mayoría

3) ( distance) (no pl)

it's only a step away — está a un paso

it's a fair step from here to the station — hay un buen trecho hasta la estación

4) c ( move) paso m; ( measure) medida f

a step in the right direction — un paso hacia adelante

to take steps (to + inf) — tomar medidas (para + inf)

5)

a) c ( on stair) escalón m, peldaño m; ( on ladder) travesaño m, escalón m

mind the step — cuidado con el escalón

the museum steps — la escalinata or las escaleras del museo

a flight of steps — un tramo m de escalera

b) steps pl ( stepladder) (BrE) escalera f ( de mano or de tijera)

6) c

a) ( degree in scale) peldaño m, escalón m

that would be a step up in her career — eso significaría un ascenso para ella

b) (AmE Mus)

whole step — tono m

half step — semitono m

II

intransitive verb - pp-

would you step inside/outside for a moment? — ¿quiere pasar/salir un momento?

to step off a plane — bajarse de un avión

she stepped over the threshold — atravesó el umbral

to step IN/ON something — pisar algo

sorry, I stepped on your toe — perdón, te pisé

to step on it o on the gas — (colloq) darse* prisa, apurarse (AmL), meterle (AmL fam)

Phrasal Verbs:

- step aside

- step back

- step down

- step forward

- step in

- step out

- step up

[step]
1. N

1) (=movement) (lit, fig) paso m; (=sound) paso m, pisada f

with slow steps — con pasos lentos

he heard steps outside — oyó pasos or pisadas fuera

• to take a step back — dar un paso atrás

• it's a big step for him — es un gran paso or salto para él

• step by step — (lit, fig) poco a poco

• to be a step closer to doing sth — estar más cerca de hacer algo

• at every step — (lit, fig) a cada paso

we'll keep you informed every step of the way — le mantendremos informado en todo momento

I'll fight this decision every step of the way — voy a oponerme a esta decisión hasta el final

• the first step is to decide... — el primer paso es decidir...

• to follow in sb's steps — seguir los pasos de algn

• it's a great step forward — es un gran paso or salto adelante

to take a step forward — dar un paso adelante

• I would go one step further and make all guns illegal — yo iría aún más lejos y prohibiría todo tipo de armas de fuego

• what's the next step? — ¿cuál es el siguiente paso?

• it's a step in the right direction — es un paso adelante

• a step towards peace — un paso hacia la paz

• to turn one's steps towards sth — dirigir los pasos hacia algo

• it's a step up in his career — es un ascenso en su carrera profesional

it's a bit of a step up from the house where I was born — es mucho mejor que la casa en la que nací

• to watch one's step — (lit, fig) ir con cuidado

- be one step ahead of sb

to keep one step ahead (of) — mantenerse en una posición de ventaja (con respecto a)

- it's a case of one step forward, two steps back
false 1., 1), spring 1., 4)
2) (in dancing, marching) paso m

• to break step — romper el paso

• he quickly fell into step beside me — no tardó en ajustar su paso al mío

• to be in step with sb — (lit) llevar el paso de algn

the party is in step with the country — el partido está en sintonía con el país

to be in step with public opinion — sintonizar con la opinión pública

the bright colours are perfectly in step with the current mood — los colores vivos reflejan perfectamente al clima actual

to be/keep in step (with) — (in marching) llevar el paso (de); (in dance) llevar el compás or ritmo (de)

• to be out of step — (in marching) no llevar el paso; (in dance) no llevar el compás or el ritmo

to get out of step — (in march) perder el paso; (in dance) perder el ritmo or compás

- be out of step with sth/sb

- fall or get out of step with sth/sb

3) (=distance) paso m

I'm just a step away if you need me — si me necesitas, solo estoy a un paso

the beach is just a step away (from the hotel) — la playa está a un paso (del hotel)

it's a good step or quite a step to the village * — el pueblo queda bastante lejos

4) (=footprint) huella f

5) (=measure) medida f

• to take steps — tomar medidas

we must take steps to improve things — tenemos que tomar medidas para mejorar la situación

6) (=stair) peldaño m, escalón m; (on bus) peldaño m, estribo m; (also: doorstep) escalón m de la puerta

mind the step — cuidado con el escalón

I'll meet you on the library steps — quedamos en los escalones or la escalinata de la biblioteca

• a flight of stone steps — un tramo de escalera or de escalones de piedra

7) steps (=stepladder) escalera f (de mano/de tijera)

8) (in scale) peldaño m, grado m

to get onto the next step in the salary scale — ascender un peldaño or subir de grado en la escala salarial

9) (also: step aerobics) step m

10) (US) (Mus) tono m

2. VI

1) (=walk)

• to step on board — subir a bordo

• won't you step inside? — ¿no quiere pasar?

• he stepped into the room — entró en la habitación

he stepped into his slippersousers — se puso las zapatillas/los pantalones

• to step off a bus/planeain — bajarse de un autobús/aviónen

• as he stepped onto the pavement... — al poner el pie en la acera...

• as she stepped out of the car — al bajar del coche

she looked as if she had stepped out of a fairytale — parecía recién salida de un cuento de hadas

she stepped out of her dress — se quitó el vestido (por abajo)

• I had to step outside for a breath of fresh air — tuve que salir fuera a tomar el aire

• to step over sth — pasar por encima de algo

• step this way — haga el favor de pasar por aquí

- step out of line
shoe
2) (=tread)

• to step in/on sth — pisar algo

don't step in that puddle — no te metas en ese charco

step on it! * — (=hurry up) ¡date prisa!, ¡ponte las pilas! *, ¡apúrate! (LAm); (Aut) ¡acelera!

to step on the accelerator (Brit) —

step on the gas — (US) pisar el acelerador
toe
3.

CPD

step aerobics N — step m

step change N — cambio m radical

- step aside

- step back

- step down

- step forward

- step in

- step out

- step up

* * *

I [step]
noun

1) c (footstep, pace) paso m

to take a step forward — dar* un paso adelante

to follow in somebody's steps — seguir* los pasos de alguien

to be/keep one step ahead: they're one step ahead of us nos llevan cierta ventaja; he tries to keep one step ahead of his students trata de que sus alumnos no lo aventajen; to watch one's step (be cautious, behave well) andarse* con cuidado or con pie de plomo; watch your step — ( when walking) mira por dónde caminas

2)

a) c ( of dance) paso m

b) u (in marching, walking) paso m

to be in/out of step — llevar/no llevar el paso; ( in dancing) llevar/no llevar el compás or el ritmo

to break step — romper* el paso

in/out of step with somebody/something: the leaders are out of step with the wishes of the majority — los líderes no sintonizan con los deseos de la mayoría

3) ( distance) (no pl)

it's only a step away — está a un paso

it's a fair step from here to the station — hay un buen trecho hasta la estación

4) c ( move) paso m; ( measure) medida f

a step in the right direction — un paso hacia adelante

to take steps (to + inf) — tomar medidas (para + inf)

5)

a) c ( on stair) escalón m, peldaño m; ( on ladder) travesaño m, escalón m

mind the step — cuidado con el escalón

the museum steps — la escalinata or las escaleras del museo

a flight of steps — un tramo m de escalera

b) steps pl ( stepladder) (BrE) escalera f ( de mano or de tijera)

6) c

a) ( degree in scale) peldaño m, escalón m

that would be a step up in her career — eso significaría un ascenso para ella

b) (AmE Mus)

whole step — tono m

half step — semitono m

II

intransitive verb - pp-

would you step inside/outside for a moment? — ¿quiere pasar/salir un momento?

to step off a plane — bajarse de un avión

she stepped over the threshold — atravesó el umbral

to step IN/ON something — pisar algo

sorry, I stepped on your toe — perdón, te pisé

to step on it o on the gas — (colloq) darse* prisa, apurarse (AmL), meterle (AmL fam)

Phrasal Verbs:

- step aside

- step back

- step down

- step forward

- step in

- step out

- step up

English-spanish dictionary > step
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1.
[ɒn]preposition

1) (position) auf (+ Dat.); (direction) auf (+ Akk.); (attached to) an (+ Dat./Akk.)

put something on the table — etwas auf den Tisch legen od. stellen

be on the table — auf dem Tisch sein

write something on the wall — etwas an die Wand schreiben

be hanging on the wall — an der Wand hängen

have something on one — etwas bei sich (Dat.) haben

on the bus/train — im Bus/Zug; (by bus/train) mit dem Bus/Zug

be on the board/committee — im Vorstand/Ausschuss sein

on Oxford 556767 — unter der Nummer Oxford 55 67 67

2) (with basis, motive, etc. of)

on the evidence — aufgrund des Beweismaterials

on the assumption/hypothesis that... — angenommen,...

3) in expressions of time an [einem Abend, Tag usw.]

on Sundays — sonntags

it's just on nine — es ist gerade neun

on [his] arrival — bei seiner Ankunft

on entering the room... — beim Betreten des Zimmers...

on time or schedule — pünktlich

4) expr. state etc

be on heroin — heroinabhängig sein

the drinks are on me — (coll.) die Getränke gehen auf mich

be on £20,000 a year — 20 000 Pfund im Jahr kriegen od. haben

5) (concerning, about) über (+ Akk.)
2. adverb
1)

with/without a hat/coat on — mit/ohne Hut/Mantel

have a hat on — einen Hut aufhaben

your hat is on crooked — dein Hut sitzt schief

boil something with/without the lid on — etwas in geschlossenem/offenem Topf kochen

the potatoes are on — die Kartoffeln sind aufgesetzt

2) (in some direction)

face on — mit dem Gesicht voran

on and on — immer weiter

3) (switched or turned on)

the light/radio etc. is on — das Licht/Radio usw. ist an

put the light on — das Licht anmachen

is there a gas tap on? — ist ein Gashahn aufgedreht?

4) (arranged)

is Sunday's picnic on? — findet das Picknick am Sonntag statt?

I have nothing of importance on — ich habe nichts Wichtiges vor

5) (being performed)

what's on at the cinema? — was gibt es od. was läuft im Kino?

his play is currently on in London — sein Stück wird zur Zeit in London aufgeführt od. gespielt

6) (on duty)

come/be on — seinen Dienst antreten/Dienst haben

7)

something is on (feasible) /not on — etwas ist möglich/ausgeschlossen

you're on! — (coll.): (I agree) abgemacht!; (making bet) die Wette gilt!

be on about somebody/something — (coll.) [dauernd] über jemanden/etwas sprechen

what is he on about? — was will er [sagen]?

be on at/keep on and on at somebody — (coll.) jemandem in den Ohren/dauernd in den Ohren liegen (ugs.)

on to, onto — auf (+ Akk.)

be on to something — (have discovered something) etwas ausfindig gemacht haben. See also academic.ru/62377/right">right 4. 4)

* * *
[on] 1. preposition
1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) auf, in

2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) in

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

4) (about: a book on the theatre.) über

5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) in

6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) auf

7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) auf

8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) in, an

9) (towards: They marched on the town.) zu

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

11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) auf, an

12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) mit

13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) als

14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) auf
2. adverb
1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.) auf

2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.) weiter

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

4) (( also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.) hinein

5) (( also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.) im Gange
3. adjective
1) (in progress: The game was on.) stattfinden

2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) stattfinden

•

- oncoming
- ongoing
- onwards
- onward
- be on to someone
- be on to
- on and on
- on time
- on to / onto
* * *

on

[ɒn, AM ɑ:n]

I. prep

1. (on top of) auf + dat

there are many books \on my desk auf meinem Tisch sind viele Bücher

look at that cat \on the chair! schau dir die Katze auf dem Stuhl an!

\on top of sth [ganz] oben auf etw dat

2. with verbs of motion (onto) auf + akk

put the pot \on the table! stell den Topf auf den Tisch!

he had to walk out \on the roof er musste auf das Dach hinauf

she hung their washing \on the line to dry sie hängte ihre Wäsche zum Trocknen auf die Leine

let's hang a picture \on the wall lass uns ein Bild an die Wand hängen

to get \on a horse auf ein Pferd aufsteigen, aufsitzen

3. (situated on) an + dat

, auf + dat

our house is \on Sturton Street unser Haus ist in der Sturton Street

they lay \on the beach sie lagen am Strand

the town is \on the island die Stadt ist auf der Insel

her new house is \on the river ihr neues Haus liegt am Fluss

\on the balcony/her estate auf dem Balkon/ihrem Gut

\on the border an der Grenze

the shop \on the corner der Laden an der Ecke

\on the hill/mountain auf dem Hügel/Berg

\on the left/right auf der linken/rechten Seite

\on platform three auf Bahnsteig [o SCHWEIZ Perron] drei m o nt

\on track two an Gleis zwei

4. (from) an + dat

several bird houses hung \on the branches an den Ästen hingen mehrere Nistkästen

a huge chandelier hung \on the ceiling ein großer Kronleuchter hing von der Decke herab

5. (clothing) an + dat

with shoes \on his feet mit Schuhen an den Füßen

the wedding ring \on the ring finger der Ehering am Ringfinger

6. (hurt by) an + dat

I hit my head \on the shelf ich habe mir den Kopf am Regal angestoßen

she tripped \on the wire sie blieb an dem Kabel hängen

he cut his foot \on some glass er hat sich den Fuß an einer Glasscherbe verletzt

to stumble \on sth über etw akk stolpern

7. (supported by a part of the body) auf + dat

to lie \on one's back auf dem Rücken liegen

to stand \on one's head auf dem Kopf stehen

8. (in possession of) bei + dat

to have sth \on one etw bei sich dat haben

I thought I had my driver's licence \on me ich dachte, ich hätte meinen Führerschein dabei

have you got a spare cigarette \on you? hast du eine Zigarette für mich übrig?

9. (marking surface of) auf + dat

how did you get that blood \on your shirt? wie kommt das Blut auf Ihr Hemd?

he had a scratch \on his arm er hatte einen Kratzer am Arm

there was a smile \on her face ein Lächeln lag auf ihrem Gesicht

10. (about) über + akk

a documentary \on volcanoes ein Dokumentarfilm über Vulkane

he needs some advice \on how to dress er braucht ein paar Tipps, wie er sich anziehen soll

essays \on a wide range of issues Aufsätze zu einer Vielzahl von Themen

he commented \on the allegations er nahm Stellung zu den Vorwürfen

he advised her \on her taxes er beriet sie [o gab ihr Ratschläge] in Sachen Steuern

I'll say more \on that subject later ich werde später mehr dazu sagen

they settled \on a price sie einigten sich auf einen Preis

to congratulate sb \on sth jdn zu etw dat gratulieren

to frown \on sth etw missbilligen

to have something/anything \on sb etw gegen jdn in der Hand haben

do the police have anything \on you? hat die Polizei etwas Belastendes gegen dich in der Hand?

11. (based on) auf + akk... hin

he reacted \on a hunch er reagierte auf ein Ahnung hin

he quit his job \on the principle that he did not want to work for an oil company er kündigte seine Stelle, weil er nicht für eine Ölgesellschaft arbeiten wollte

\on account of wegen + gen

they cancelled all flights \on account of the bad weather sie sagten alle Flüge wegen des schlechten Wetters ab

\on purpose mit Absicht, absichtlich

dependent/reliant \on sb/sth abhängig von jdm/etw

to be based \on sth auf etw dat basieren

to be based \on the ideas of freedom and equality auf den Ideen von Freiheit und Gleichheit basieren

to rely \on sb sich akk auf jdn verlassen

12. (as member of) in + dat

how many people are \on your staff? wie viele Mitarbeiter haben Sie?

have you ever served \on a jury? warst du schon einmal Mitglied in einer Jury?

whose side are you \on in this argument? auf welcher Seite stehst du in diesem Streit?

a writer \on a women's magazine eine Autorin bei einer Frauenzeitschrift

13. (against) auf + akk

the dog turned \on its own master der Hund ging auf seinen eigenes Herrchen los

the gangsters pulled a gun \on him die Gangster zielten mit der Pistole auf ihn

thousands were marching \on Cologne Tausenden marschierten auf Köln zu

don't be so hard \on him! sei nicht so streng mit ihm!

criticism has no effect \on him Kritik kann ihm nichts anhaben

he didn't know it but the joke was \on him er wusste nicht, dass es ein Witz über ihn war

two air raids \on Munich zwei Luftangriffe auf München

they placed certain restrictions \on large companies großen Unternehmen wurden bestimmte Beschränkungen auferlegt

there is a new ban \on the drug die Droge wurde erneut verboten

to place a limit \on sth etw begrenzen

to force one's will \on sb jdm seinen Willen aufzwingen

to cheat \on sb jdn betrügen

14. (through device of) an + dat

he's \on the phone er ist am Telefon

she weaved the cloth \on the loom sie webte das Tuch auf dem Webstuhl

Chris is \on drums Chris ist am Schlagzeug

we work \on flexitime wir arbeiten Gleitzeit

\on the piano am Klavier

15. (through medium of) auf + dat

I'd like to see that offer \on paper ich hätte dieses Angebot gerne schriftlich

I saw myself \on film ich sah mich selbst im Film

what's \on TV tonight? was kommt heute Abend im Fernsehen?

do you like the jazz \on radio? gefällt dir der Jazz im Radio?

I heard the story \on the news today ich habe die Geschichte heute in den Nachrichten gehört

a 10-part series \on Channel 3 eine zehnteilige Serie im 3. Programm

to be available \on cassette auf Kassette erhältlich sein

to store sth \on the computer etw im Computer speichern

to put sth down \on paper etw aufschreiben [o BRD, ÖSTERR zu Papier bringen]

to come out \on video als Video herauskommen

16. (in the course of) auf + dat

\on the way to town auf dem Weg in die Stadt

17. (travelling with) in + dat

, mit + dat

I love travelling \on buses/trains ich fahre gerne mit Bussen/Zügen

we went to France \on the ferry wir fuhren mit der Fähre nach Frankreich

he got some sleep \on the plane er konnte im Flugzeug ein wenig schlafen

\on foot/horseback zu Fuß/auf dem Pferd

18. (on day of) an + dat

many shops don't open \on Sundays viele Läden haben an Sonntagen geschlossen

what are you doing \on Friday? was machst du am Freitag?

we always go bowling \on Thursdays wir gehen donnerstags immer kegeln

my birthday's \on the 30th of May ich habe am 30. Mai Geburtstag

\on a very hot evening in July an einem sehr heißen Abend im Juli

\on Saturday morning/Wednesday evening am Samstagvormittag/Mittwochabend

19. (at time of) bei + dat

\on his brother's death beim Tod seines Bruders

\on the count of three, start running! bei drei lauft ihr los!

trains to London leave \on the hour every hour die Züge nach London fahren jeweils zur vollen Stunde

the professor entered the room at 1:00 \on the minute der Professor betrat den Raum auf die Minute genau um 13.00 Uhr

\on receiving her letter als ich ihren Brief erhielt

\on arriving at the station bei der Ankunft im Bahnhof

\on arrival/departure bei der Ankunft/Abreise

\on the dot [auf die Sekunde] pünktlich

to be finished \on schedule planmäßig fertig werden

20. (engaged in) bei + dat

we were \on page 42 wir waren auf Seite 42

he was out \on errands er machte ein paar Besorgungen

we made a big profit \on that deal wir haben bei diesem Geschäft gut verdient

\on business geschäftlich, beruflich

to work \on sth an etw dat arbeiten

21. (regularly taking)

▪ to be \on sth etw nehmen

my doctor put me \on antibiotics mein Arzt setzte mich auf Antibiotika

he lived \on berries and roots er lebte von Beeren und Wurzeln

Richard lives \on a diet of junk food Richard ernährt sich ausschließlich von Junkfood

to be \on drugs unter Drogen stehen, Drogen nehmen

to be \on medication Medikamente einnehmen

22. (paid by) auf + dat; BRIT

she wants it done \on the National Health Service sie möchte, dass die gesetzliche Krankenkasse die Kosten übernimmt

this meal is \on me das Essen bezahle ich

the drinks are \on me die Getränke gebe ich aus

to buy sth \on credit/hire purchase etw auf Kredit/Raten kaufen

23. (sustained by) mit + dat

, von + dat

does this radio run \on batteries? läuft dieses Radio mit Batterien?

I've only got £50 a week to live \on ich lebe von nur 50 Pfund pro Woche

they are living \on their savings sie leben von ihren Ersparnissen

to go \on the dole stempeln gehen

to live \on welfare von Sozialhilfe leben

24. (as payment for) für + akk

I've wasted a lot of money \on this car ich habe für dieses Auto eine Menge Geld ausgegeben

how much interest are you paying \on the loan? wie viel Zinsen zahlst du für diesen Kredit?

25. (added to) zusätzlich zu + dat

a few pence \on the electricity bill ein paar Pfennige mehr bei der Stromrechnung

26. (connected to) an + dat

dogs should be kept \on their leads Hunde sollten an der Leine geführt werden

to be \on the phone AUS, BRIT ans Telefonnetz angeschlossen sein, telefonisch erreichbar sein

we've just moved and we're not \on the phone yet wir sind gerade umgezogen und haben noch kein Telefon

27. (according to) auf + dat

\on the agenda/list auf der Tagesordnung/Liste

\on the whole im Ganzen, insgesamt

\on the whole, it was a good year alles in allem war es ein gutes Jahr

28. (burdening) auf + dat

it's been \on my mind ich muss immer daran denken

she had something \on her heart sie hatte etwas auf dem Herzen

that lie has been \on his conscience diese Lüge lastete auf seinem Gewissen

this is \on your shoulders das liegt in deiner Hand, die Verantwortung liegt bei dir

the future of the company is \on your shoulders du hast die Verantwortung für die Zukunft der Firma

29. (experiencing)

crime is \on the increase again die Verbrechen nehmen wieder zu

I'll be away \on a training course ich mache demnächst einen Ausbildungslehrgang

he's out \on a date with a woman er hat gerade eine Verabredung mit einer Frau

I was \on a long journey ich habe eine lange Reise gemacht

we're going \on vacation in two weeks wir fahren in zwei Wochen in Urlaub

to set sth \on fire etw anzünden

to be \on the go BRIT ( fig) auf Trab sein

did you know that she's got a new book \on the go? hast du gewusst, dass sie gerade ein neues Buch schreibt?

to be \on strike streiken

30. (compared with)

I can't improve \on my final offer dieses Angebot ist mein letztes Wort

sales are up \on last year der Umsatz ist höher als im letzten Jahr

to have nothing [or not have anything] \on sth kein Vergleich mit etw dat sein

my new bike has nothing \on the one that was stolen mein neues Fahrrad ist bei Weitem nicht so gut wie das, das mir gestohlen wurde

31. (by chance)

▪ \on sb ohne jds Verschulden

she was really worried when the phone went dead \on her sie machte sich richtig Sorgen, als das Telefon ausfiel, ohne dass sie etwas getan hatte

the fire went out \on me das Feuer ist mir einfach ausgegangen

to chance \on sb jdn [zufällig] treffen, jdm [zufällig] begegnen

32. after n (following)

the government suffered defeat \on defeat die Regierung erlitt eine Niederlage nach der anderen

wave \on wave of refugees has crossed the border immer neue Flüchtlingswellen strömten über die Grenze

33. AUS, BRIT SPORT (having points of)

Clive's team is \on five points while Joan's is \on seven das Team von Clive hat fünf Punkte, das von Joan hat sieben

34.

▶ to be \on sth BRIT, AUS etw verdienen

▶ \on the board in Planung

▶ to have time \on one's hands noch genug Zeit haben

▶ to be \on it AUS ( fam) sich akk volllaufen lassen fam, sich dat die Kanne geben BRD fam

▶ what are you \on? ( fam) bist du noch bei Sinnen? fam

II. adv inv

1. (in contact with) auf

make sure the lid's \on properly pass auf, dass der Deckel richtig zu ist

they sewed the man's ear back \on sie haben das Ohr des Mannes wieder angenäht

to screw sth \on etw anschrauben

I wish you wouldn't screw the lid \on so tightly schraube den Deckel bitte nicht immer so fest

2. (on body) an

put a jumper \on! zieh einen Pullover drüber!

get your shoes \on! zieh dir die Schuhe an!

to put clothes \on Kleider anziehen [o SCHWEIZ anlegen] fam

to have/try sth \on etw anhaben/anprobieren

with nothing \on nackt

3. (indicating continuance) weiter

to get \on with sth mit etw dat weitermachen

to keep \on doing sth etw weitermachen

if the phone's engaged, keep \on trying! wenn besetzt ist, probier es weiter!

\on and \on immer weiter

the noise just went \on and \on der Lärm hörte gar nicht mehr auf

he talked \on and \on er redete pausenlos

4. (in forward direction) vorwärts

would you pass it \on to Paul? würdest du es an Paul weitergeben?

time's getting \on die Zeit vergeht

from that day \on von diesem Tag an

they never spoke to each other from that day \on seit diesem Tag haben sie kein Wort mehr miteinander gewechselt

later \on später

what are you doing later \on? was hast du nachher vor?

to move \on (move forward) weitergehen; (transfer to another place) umziehen

to urge sb \on jdn anspornen

I'd never have managed this if my friend hadn't urged me \on ich hätte das nie geschafft, wenn mein Freund mich nicht dazu gedrängt hätte

5. (being shown)

▪ to be \on auf dem Programm stehen

are there any good films \on at the cinema this week? laufen in dieser Woche irgendwelche guten Filme im Kino?

what's \on at the festival? was ist für das Festival geplant?

there's a good film \on this afternoon heute Nachmittag kommt ein guter Film

6. (scheduled) geplant

is the party still \on for tomorrow? ist die Party noch für morgen geplant?

I've got nothing \on next week ich habe nächste Woche nichts vor

I've got a lot \on this week ich habe mir für diese Woche eine Menge vorgenommen

7. (functioning) an

the brakes are \on die Bremsen sind angezogen

is the central heating \on? ist die Zentralheizung an?

to put the kettle \on das Wasser aufsetzen

to leave the light \on das Licht anlassen

to switch/turn sth \on etw einschalten

could you switch \on the radio? könntest du das Radio anmachen?

8. (aboard)

the horse galloped off as soon as she was \on kaum war sie aufgesessen, da galoppierte das Pferd schon los

to get \on bus, train einsteigen; horse aufsitzen

9. (due to perform)

you're \on! du bist dran!

10.

▪ to be \on employee Dienst haben, im Dienst sein; actor auf der Bühne stehen, spielen

11. AM (performing well)

▪ to be \on gut drauf sein fam

12.

▶ to be \on about sth AUS, BRIT dauernd über etw akk reden

what are you \on about? wovon redest du denn nun schon wieder?

he knows what he's \on about er weiß, wovon er redet

I never understand what she's \on about ich verstehe nie, wovon sie es hat fam

▶ to be [or get] \on at sb jdm in den Ohren liegen

she's still \on at me to get my hair cut sie drängt mich dauernd, mir die Haare schneiden zu lassen

▶ to be \on AM aufpassen

▶ to hang \on warten

▶ head \on frontal

▶ that's not \on BRIT, AUS ( fam) das ist nicht in Ordnung

▶ \on and off, off and \on hin und wieder, ab und zu

▶ side [or sideways] \on AUS, BRIT seitlich

the bike hit our car side \on das Rad prallte von der Seite auf unser Auto

▶ to be \on to something ( fam) etw spitzgekriegt haben fam

▶ to be \on to sb ( fam) jds Absichten durchschauen

▶ this way \on AUS, BRIT auf diese Weise

▶ to be well \on spät sein

▶ to be well \on in years nicht mehr der Jüngste sein

▶ you're \on! einverstanden!, abgemacht! fam

III. adj inv, attr

1. AM (good) gut

this seems to be one of her \on days es scheint einer von ihren guten Tagen zu sein

2. ELEC, TECH

\on switch Einschalter m

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[ɒn]
1. PREPOSITION
When on is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg live on, lecture on, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg on the right, on request, on occasion, look up the other word.
1) indicating place, position auf (+dat); (with vb of motion) auf (+acc); (on vertical surface, part of body) an (+dat); (with vb of motion) an (+acc)

the book is on the table — das Buch ist auf dem Tisch

he put the book on the table — er legte das Buch auf den Tisch

it was on the blackboard — es stand an der Tafel

he hung it on the wall/nail — er hängte es an die Wand/den Nagel

a house on the coast/main road — ein Haus am Meer/an der Hauptstraße

on the bank of the river — am Flussufer

with a smile on her face — mit einem Lächeln auf den Lippen

a ring on his finger — ein Ring am Finger

her name is on the list — ihr Name ist auf der Liste

he hit his head on the table/on the ground — er hat sich (dat) den Kopf am Tisch/auf dem or am Boden angeschlagen

they came on(to) the stage — sie kamen auf die Bühne

they advanced on the fort — sie rückten zum Fort vor

on TV/the radio — im Fernsehen/Radio

on video — auf Video

held on computer — auf Computer (dat) gespeichert

who's on his show tonight? — wer ist heute in seiner Show?

I have no money on me — ich habe kein Geld bei mir

we had something to eat on the train — wir haben im Zug etwas gegessen

2)

= by means of, using we went on the train/bus — wir fuhren mit dem Zug/Bus

on a bicycle — mit dem ( Fahr)rad

on foot/horseback — zu Fuß/Pferd

the heating runs on oil — die Heizung wird mit Öl betrieben

to count sth on one's fingers — etw an den Fingern abzählen

3) = about, concerning über (+acc)

a book on German grammar we read Stalin on Marx — ein Buch über deutsche Grammatik wir lasen Stalins Ausführungen zu Marx

have you heard him on the subject? — haben Sie ihn zu diesem Thema gehört?

4) in expressions of time an (+dat)

on Sunday — (am) Sonntag

on Sundays — sonntags

on December the first — am ersten Dezember

stars visible on clear nights — Sterne, die in klaren Nächten sichtbar sind

on or about the twentieth — um den Zwanzigsten herum

on and after the twentieth — am Zwanzigsten und danach

5)

= earning, getting I'm on £18,000 a year — ich bekomme £ 18.000 im Jahr

how much are you on? — wie viel verdienst or bekommst du?

he retired on a good pension — er trat mit einer guten Rente in den Ruhestand

6) = at the time of bei (+dat)

on my arrival — bei meiner Ankunft

on examination — bei der Untersuchung

on hearing this he left — als er das hörte, ging er

7) = as a result of auf... (acc) hin

on receiving my letter — auf meinen Brief hin

8) indicating membership in (+dat)

he is on the committee/the board — er gehört dem Ausschuss/Vorstand an, er sitzt im Ausschuss/Vorstand

he is on the "Evening News" — er ist bei der "Evening News"

he is on the teaching staff — er gehört zum Lehrpersonal

9)

= doing to be on a course (Sch, Univ) — an einem Kurs teilnehmen

I am working on a new project — ich arbeite gerade an einem neuen Projekt

he was away on business — er war geschäftlich unterwegs

I am on overtime — ich mache Überstunden

we're on the past tense (Sch) — wir sind bei der Vergangenheit

we were on page 72 — wir waren auf Seite 72

10)

= at the expense of this round is on me — diese Runde geht auf meine Kosten

have it on me — das spendiere ich (dir), ich gebe (dir) das aus

See:

→ house

11) = compared with im Vergleich zu

prices are up on last year( 's) — im Vergleich zum letzten Jahr sind die Preise gestiegen

12)

= taking to be on drugs/the pill — Drogen/die Pille nehmen

what is he on? (inf) — er tickt wohl nicht ganz richtig! (inf)

13)

indicating repetition he made mistake on mistake — er machte einen Fehler nach dem anderen

14)

musical instrument he played (it) on the violin/trumpet — er spielte (es) auf der Geige/Trompete

on drums/piano — am Schlagzeug/Klavier

Roland Kirk on tenor sax — Roland Kirk, Tenorsaxofon

15) = according to nach (+dat)

on your theory — Ihrer Theorie nach or zufolge, nach Ihrer Theorie

2. ADVERB

1)

= in place, covering he screwed the lid on — er schraubte den Deckel drauf

she had nothing on —

what did he have on? — was hatte er an?

he had his hat on crooked — er hatte den Hut schief auf

he put his hat on — er setzte seinen Hut auf

he put his coat on — er zog seinen Mantel an

2)

indicating position put it this way on — stellen/legen Sie es so herum (darauf)

sideways on — längs

3)

indicating forward movement move on! — gehen Sie weiter!, weitergehen!

on! on! — weiter! weiter!

to pass a message on — eine Nachricht weitergeben

4)

indicating time from now on — von jetzt an

from that day on — von diesem Tag an

later on — später

it was well on in the night — es war zu vorgerückter Stunde, es war spät in der Nacht

it was well on into September — es war spät im September

early on in her career — schon früh in ihrer Karriere

5)

indicating continuation to keep on talking — immer weiterreden, in einem fort reden

they walked on in silence — sie gingen schweigend weiter

go on with your work — machen Sie Ihre Arbeit weiter

6)

set structures __diams; on and on they talked on and on — sie redeten und redeten, sie redeten unentwegt

the noise went on and on — der Lärm hörte überhaupt nicht auf

she went on and on — sie hörte gar nicht mehr auf __diams; to be on at sb

he's always on at me — er hackt dauernd auf mir herum, er meckert dauernd an mir herum (inf)

he's always on at me to get my hair cut — er liegt mir dauernd in den Ohren, dass ich mir die Haare schneiden lassen soll

he's been on at me about that several times — er ist mir ein paar Mal damit gekommen (inf) __diams; to be on about sth

she's always on about her experiences in Italy — sie kommt dauernd mit ihren Italienerfahrungen (inf)

what's he on about? —

he knows what he's on about — er weiß, wovon er redet

3. ADJECTIVE

1) = switched on, functioning lights, TV, radio an; brake angezogen; electricity, gas an(gestellt)

to leave the engine on — den Motor laufen lassen

the "on" switch — der Einschalter

in the "on" position —

it wasn't one of his on days (inf) — er war nicht gerade in Form

2) = in place lid, cover drauf

his hat/tie was on crookedly — sein Hut saß/sein Schlips hing schief

his hat/coat was already on — er hatte den Hut schon auf/den Mantel schon an

3)

= taking place there's a tennis match on at the moment — ein Tennismatch ist gerade im Gang

there's a tennis match on tomorrow — morgen findet ein Tennismatch statt

I have nothing on tonight — ich habe heute Abend nichts vor

what's on in London? —

there's never anything on in this town — in dieser Stadt ist nie was los

the search is on for a new managing director — jetzt wird nach einem neuen Geschäftsführer gesucht

4)

= being performed, performing to be on (in theatre, cinema) — gegeben or gezeigt werden; (on TV, radio) gesendet or gezeigt werden

still on? — läuft das Programm noch?

what's on tonight? — was ist or steht heute Abend auf dem Programm?

who's on tonight? (Theat, Film) — wer spielt heute Abend?, wer tritt heute Abend auf?; (TV) wer kommt heute Abend (im Fernsehen)?

you're on now (Theat, Rad, TV) — Ihr Auftritt!, Sie sind (jetzt) dran (inf)

tell me when the English team is on — sagen Sie mir, wenn die englische Mannschaft dran ist or drankommt

5)

indicating agreement, acceptability to be on (bet, agreement) — gelten

you're on! —

are you on? ( inf = are you with us ) —,, machst du mit?

are you on for dinner tonight? — sehen wir uns zum Abendessen?

you're/he's not on ( Brit inf ) — das ist nicht drin (inf)

his behaviour was really not on ( Brit inf ) — sein Benehmen war unmöglich

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on [ɒn; US auch ɑn]

A präp

1. meist auf (dat oder akk) ( siehe die mit on verbundenen Wörter)

2. (getragen von) auf (dat), an (dat), in (dat):

the scar on his face die Narbe in seinem Gesicht;

a ring on one’s finger ein Ring am Finger;

have you got a lighter on you? haben Sie ein Feuerzeug bei sich?;

find sth on sb etwas bei jemandem finden

3. (festgemacht oder sehr nahe) an (dat):

the dog is on the chain;

on the Thames

4. (Richtung, Ziel) auf (akk) … (hin), an (akk), zu:

a blow on the chin ein Schlag ans Kinn;

drop sth on the floor etwas auf den Fußboden oder zu Boden fallen lassen;

hang sth on a peg etwas an einen Haken hängen

5. fig (auf der Grundlage von) auf (akk) … (hin):

based on facts auf Tatsachen begründet;

live on air von (der) Luft leben;

this car runs on petrol dieser Wagen fährt mit Benzin;

a scholar on a foundation ein Stipendiat (einer Stiftung);

borrow on jewels sich auf Schmuck(stücke) Geld borgen;

a duty on silk (ein) Zoll auf Seide;

interest on one’s capital Zinsen auf sein Kapital

6. (aufeinanderfolgend) auf (akk), über (akk), nach:

loss on loss Verlust auf oder über Verlust, ein Verlust nach dem andern;

be on one’s second glass bei seinem zweiten Glas sein

7. (gehörig) zu, (beschäftigt) bei, in (dat), an (dat):

be on a committee (the jury, the general staff) zu einem Ausschuss (zu den Geschworenen, zum Generalstab) gehören;

be on the “Daily Mail” bei der „Daily Mail“ (beschäftigt) sein

8. (Zustand) in (dat), auf (dat):

be on sth etwas (ein Medikament etc) (ständig) nehmen;

be on pills tablettenabhängig oder -süchtig sein

9. (gerichtet) auf (akk):

an attack on sb (sth);

a joke on me ein Spaß auf meine Kosten;

shut (open) the door on sb jemandem die Tür verschließen (öffnen);

the strain tells severely on him die Anstrengung nimmt ihn sichtlich mit;

it’s on me umg das geht auf meine Rechnung, das zahle ich, (im Lokal auch) du bist eingeladen;

have nothing on sb umg

a) jemandem nichts voraus haben,

b) jemandem nichts anhaben können;

have sth on sb umg eine Handhabe gegen jemanden haben, etwas Belastendes über jemanden wissen

10. (Thema) über (akk):

an agreement (a lecture, an opinion) on sth;

talk on a subject

11. (Zeitpunkt) an (dat):

on Sunday, on the 1st of April, on April 1st;

on or after April 1st ab oder mit Wirkung vom 1. April;

on or before April 1st bis zum oder bis spätestens am 1. April;

on being asked als ich etc (danach) gefragt wurde

12. nachdem:

on leaving school, he … nachdem er die Schule verlassen hatte, …

13. gegenüber, im Vergleich zu:

losses were £100,000 down on the previous year

B adv

1. (a in Zusammensetzungen mit Verben) (dar)auf(…):

place ( screw, etc) on

2. besonders Kleidung:

a) an…:

have (put) a coat on

b) auf…:

keep one’s hat on

3. (a in Zusammensetzungen mit Verben) weiter(…):

talk ( walk, etc) on;

and so on und so weiter;

on and on immer weiter;

on and off

a) ab und zu,

b) ab und an, mit Unterbrechungen;

from that day on von dem Tage an;

on with the show! weiter im Programm!;

on to … auf (akk) … (hinauf oder hinaus)

C adj präd

1. be on

a) im Gange sein (Spiel etc), vor sich gehen:

what’s on? was ist los?;

what’s on in London? was ist in London los?, was tut sich in London?;

have you anything on tomorrow? haben Sie morgen etwas vor?;

that’s not on! das ist nicht drin! umg

b) an sein umg (Licht, Radio, Wasser etc), an-, eingeschaltet sein, laufen, auf sein umg (Hahn):

on - off TECH An - Aus;

the light is on das Licht brennt oder ist an(geschaltet);

the brakes are on die Bremsen sind angezogen;

the race is on SPORT das Rennen ist gestartet;

you are on! abgemacht!

c) THEAT gegeben werden (Stück), laufen (Film), ( RADIO, TV) gesendet werden (Programm)

d) d(a)ran (an der Reihe) sein

e) (mit) dabei sein, mitmachen

2. be on to umg etwas spitzgekriegt haben, über jemanden od etwas im Bilde sein

3. umg be a bit on einen Schwips haben;

be well on ganz schön blau sein

4. he’s always on at me umg er bearbeitet mich ständig, er liegt mir dauernd in den Ohren ( beide:

about wegen)

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1.
[ɒn]preposition

1) (position) auf (+ Dat.); (direction) auf (+ Akk.); (attached to) an (+ Dat./Akk.)

put something on the table — etwas auf den Tisch legen od. stellen

be on the table — auf dem Tisch sein

write something on the wall — etwas an die Wand schreiben

be hanging on the wall — an der Wand hängen

have something on one — etwas bei sich (Dat.) haben

on the bus/train — im Bus/Zug; (by bus/train) mit dem Bus/Zug

be on the board/committee — im Vorstand/Ausschuss sein

on Oxford 556767 — unter der Nummer Oxford 55 67 67

2) (with basis, motive, etc. of)

on the evidence — aufgrund des Beweismaterials

on the assumption/hypothesis that... — angenommen,...

3) in expressions of time an [einem Abend, Tag usw.]

on Sundays — sonntags

it's just on nine — es ist gerade neun

on [his] arrival — bei seiner Ankunft

on entering the room... — beim Betreten des Zimmers...

on time or schedule — pünktlich

4) expr. state etc

be on heroin — heroinabhängig sein

the drinks are on me — (coll.) die Getränke gehen auf mich

be on £20,000 a year — 20 000 Pfund im Jahr kriegen od. haben

5) (concerning, about) über (+ Akk.)
2. adverb
1)

with/without a hat/coat on — mit/ohne Hut/Mantel

have a hat on — einen Hut aufhaben

your hat is on crooked — dein Hut sitzt schief

boil something with/without the lid on — etwas in geschlossenem/offenem Topf kochen

the potatoes are on — die Kartoffeln sind aufgesetzt

2) (in some direction)

face on — mit dem Gesicht voran

on and on — immer weiter

3) (switched or turned on)

the light/radio etc. is on — das Licht/Radio usw. ist an

put the light on — das Licht anmachen

is there a gas tap on? — ist ein Gashahn aufgedreht?

4) (arranged)

is Sunday's picnic on? — findet das Picknick am Sonntag statt?

I have nothing of importance on — ich habe nichts Wichtiges vor

5) (being performed)

what's on at the cinema? — was gibt es od. was läuft im Kino?

his play is currently on in London — sein Stück wird zur Zeit in London aufgeführt od. gespielt

6) (on duty)

come/be on — seinen Dienst antreten/Dienst haben

7)

something is on (feasible) /not on — etwas ist möglich/ausgeschlossen

you're on! — (coll.): (I agree) abgemacht!; (making bet) die Wette gilt!

be on about somebody/something — (coll.) [dauernd] über jemanden/etwas sprechen

what is he on about? — was will er [sagen]?

be on at/keep on and on at somebody — (coll.) jemandem in den Ohren/dauernd in den Ohren liegen (ugs.)

on to, onto — auf (+ Akk.)

be on to something — (have discovered something) etwas ausfindig gemacht haben. See also right 4. 4)

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adj.

eingeschaltet adj.

in adj. prep.

an präp.

auf präp.

bei präp.

über präp.

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