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to leave sb in charge of sth

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1 charge

1. noun
1) (price) Preis, der; (payable to telephone company, bank, authorities, etc., for services) Gebühr, die

is there a charge for it? — kostet das etwas?

2) (care) Verantwortung, die; (task) Auftrag, der; (person entrusted) Schützling, der

be in charge of a child — ein Kind betreuen

the patients in or under her charge — die ihr anvertrauten Patienten

be under somebody's charge — unter jemandes Obhut stehen

the officer/teacher in charge — der Dienst habende Offizier/der verantwortliche Lehrer

be in charge — die Verantwortung haben

be in charge of something — für etwas die Verantwortung haben; (be the leader) etwas leiten

put somebody in charge of something — jemanden mit der Verantwortung für etwas betrauen

take charge — die Verantwortung übernehmen

take charge of something — (become responsible for) etwas übernehmen

3) (Law): (accusation) Anklage, die

make a charge against somebody — jemanden beschuldigen

bring a charge of something against somebody — jemanden wegen etwas beschuldigen/verklagen

press charges — Anzeige erstatten

on a charge of — wegen

4) (allegation) Beschuldigung, die

5) (attack) Angriff, der; Attacke, die

6) (of explosives etc.) Ladung, die

7) (of electricity) Ladung, die

put the battery on charge — die Batterie an das Ladegerät anschließen
2. transitive verb
1) (demand payment of or from)

charge somebody something, charge something to somebody — jemandem etwas berechnen

charge somebody £1 for something — jemandem ein Pfund für etwas berechnen

charge something [up] to somebody's account — jemandes Konto mit etwas belasten

2) (Law): (accuse) anklagen

charge somebody with something — jemanden wegen etwas anklagen

3) (formal): (entrust)

charge somebody with something — jemanden mit etwas betrauen

4) (load) laden [Gewehr]

5) (Electr.) laden; [auf]laden [Batterie]

charged with emotion — (fig.) voller Gefühl

6) (rush at) angreifen

7) (formal): (command) befehlen

charge somebody to do something — jemandem befehlen, etwas zu tun
3. intransitive verb
1) (attack) angreifen

charge! — Angriff!; Attacke!

charge at somebody/something — jemanden/etwas angreifen

he charged into a wall — (fig.) er krachte gegen eine Mauer

2) (coll.): (hurry) sausen

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1. verb
1) (to ask as the price (for something): They charge 50 cents for a pint of milk, but they don't charge for delivery.) berechnen

2) (to make a note of (a sum of money) as being owed: Charge the bill to my account.) berechnen

3) ((with with) to accuse (of something illegal): He was charged with theft.) beschuldigen

4) (to attack by moving quickly (towards): We charged (towards) the enemy on horseback.) angreifen

5) (to rush: The children charged down the hill.) stürmen

6) (to make or become filled with electricity: Please charge my car battery.) laden

7) (to make (a person) responsible for (a task etc): He was charged with seeing that everything went well.) laden
2. noun
1) (a price or fee: What is the charge for a telephone call?) der Preis

2) (something with which a person is accused: He faces three charges of murder.) die Anklage

3) (an attack made by moving quickly: the charge of the Light Brigade.) der Sturm

4) (the electricity in something: a positive or negative charge.) die Ladung

5) (someone one takes care of: These children are my charges.) der Schützling

6) (a quantity of gunpowder: Put the charge in place and light the fuse.) die Sprengladung

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- in charge of
- in someone's charge
- take charge
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charge

[tʃɑ:ʤ, AM tʃɑ:rʤ]

I. n

1. (for goods, services) Gebühr f

is there a \charge for children or do they go free? kosten Kinder [auch] etwas oder sind sie frei?

what's the \charge [for it/this]? was [o wie viel] kostet es/das?

what's the \charge for transfering the money? was [o wie viel] kostet es, das Geld zu überweisen?

admission \charge Eintritt m, Eintrittsgeld nt

there is an admission \charge of £5 der Eintritt kostet 5 Pfund

at no \charge kostenlos, kostenfrei

for an extra \charge gegen Aufpreis

free of \charge kostenlos, gebührenfrei

for a small \charge gegen eine geringe Gebühr

\charges forward ECON, FIN Gebühr bezahlt Empfänger

2. LAW (accusation) Anklage f (of wegen + gen); ( fig) Vorwurf m (of + gen), Beschuldigung f (of wegen + gen); (counts)

▪ \charges pl Anklagepunkte pl; (in civil cases) Ansprüche pl

there were \charges from within the party that... in der Partei wurden Vorwürfe laut, dass...

this left her open to the \charge of positive support for the criminals dadurch kam der Verdacht auf, dass sie die Gewalttäter unterstütze

\charge sheet polizeiliches Anklageblatt

to be/be put on a \charge of shoplifting wegen Ladendiebstahls angeklagt sein/werden

holding \charge Nebenbeschuldigung f (um jdn während der Hauptermittlungen in Haft zu halten)

to answer \charges sich akk [wegen eines Vorwurfs] verantworten; (in court also) sich akk vor Gericht verantworten

he has to answer \charges for acting against the electoral law er muss sich wegen des Vorwurfs verantworten, gegen das Wahlgesetz verstoßen zu haben

to have to answer \charges for murder/tax evasion sich akk wegen Mordes/des Vorwurfs der Steuerhinterziehung verantworten müssen

to be arrested on a \charge of sth wegen Verdachts auf etw akk festgenommen werden

he was arrested on a \charge of murder er wurde wegen Mordverdachts festgenommen

to bring \charges against sb Anklage gegen jdn erheben

to drop [or withdraw] \charges [against sb] die Anklage gegen jdn zurückziehen [o fallenlassen]

to face \charges [of sth] [wegen einer S. gen] unter Anklage stehen, sich akk [wegen einer S. gen] vor Gericht verantworten müssen

she will be appearing in court next month where she will face criminal \charges sie muss kommenden Monat vor Gericht [erscheinen], wo sie sich in einem Strafprozess verantworten muss

to press \charges against sb gegen jdn Anzeige erstatten

3. LAW (instructions from a judge) Rechtsbelehrung f

4. no pl (responsibility) Verantwortung f; (care) Obhut f

to be in [or under] sb's \charge unter jds Obhut stehen, sich akk unter jds Obhut befinden

the children under [or in] her \charge die Kinder in ihrer Obhut, die ihr anvertrauten Kinder; (when childminding) die Kinder, die sie betreut

to place sb in sb's \charge jdn in jds Obhut geben

to be in \charge die Verantwortung tragen [o haben]

who's in \charge here? wer ist hier zuständig?

she's in \charge of the department sie leitet die Abteilung

she's in \charge here hier hat sie das Sagen

you're in \charge until I get back Sie haben bis zu meiner Rückkehr die Verantwortung

in \charge of a motor vehicle ( form) als Führer eines Kraftfahrzeuges form

to have/take [sole] \charge of sb/sth (take responsibility) für jdn/etw die [alleinige] Verantwortung tragen/übernehmen; (care) sich akk um jdn kümmern

they need a nanny to have [or take] sole \charge of the children while they are at work sie brauchen ein Kindermädchen, das, während sie bei der Arbeit sind, die Kinder betreut

to leave sb in \charge of sth jdm für etw akk die Verantwortung übertragen

5. ECON, FIN (financial burden) Belastung f

\charge on land [or over property] Grundschuld f

\charge by way of legal mortgage formelle Hypothekenbestellung fachspr

fixed \charge Fixbelastung f

floating \charge variable Belastung

to be a \charge on sb jdm zur Last fallen

6. FIN

Class F \charge Steuergruppe F

7. no pl ELEC Ladung f

the battery has a full \charge die Batterie ist voll [aufgeladen]

to be on \charge aufgeladen werden

to leave/put sth on \charge BRIT etw aufladen

8. (explosive) [Spreng]ladung f

9. no pl (feeling) Emotionsgeladenheit f

the emotional \charge of the piano piece made me cry das emotionsgeladene Klavierstück brachte mich zum Weinen

10. (attack) Angriff m, Attacke f

to sound the \charge zum Angriff blasen

11. ( dated: person) Schützling m; (ward) Mündel nt

12. ( dated form: task) Auftrag m, Aufgabe f

13. (in heraldry) Wappen[bild] nt

14. AM ( fam: kick) Kick m fam

sb gets a real \charge out of sth etw gibt jdm einen richtigen Kick fam

II. vi

1. (for goods, services)

▪ to \charge [for sth] eine Gebühr [für etw akk] verlangen

to \charge for admission Eintritt verlangen

to \charge like a wounded bull AUS für etw akk maßlos viel Geld verlangen

2. ELEC laden, [sich] aufladen

3. (attack) [vorwärts]stürmen, angreifen

\charge! (battle cry) vorwärts!

▪ to \charge at sb auf jdn losgehen; MIL jdn angreifen

4. (move quickly) stürmen

we \charged at the enemy wir näherten uns dem Feind

the children \charged down the stairs die Kinder stürmten die Treppe hinunter

to \charge up the staircase die Treppe hinaufstürmen

to \charge [or come charging] into a room in ein Zimmer stürmen

III. vt

1. (for goods, services)

▪ to \charge sth etw berechnen

how much do you \charge for a wash and cut? was [o wie viel] kostet bei Ihnen Waschen und Schneiden?

to \charge sth to sb's account etw auf jds Rechnung setzen

to \charge commission Provision verlangen

▪ to \charge sth to sb, to \charge sb [with] sth jdm etw berechnen [o in Rechnung stellen]

to \charge the packing to the customer [or the customer with the packing] dem Kunden die Verpackungskosten in Rechnung stellen

▪ to \charge sb for sth jdm Geld [o etwas] für etw akk berechnen

the school didn't \charge me for the certificate die Schule hat mir nichts [o kein Geld] für das Zertifikat berechnet

we were not \charged [for it] wir mussten nichts [dafür] bezahlen

2. LAW (accuse)

▪ to \charge sb [with sth] jdn [wegen einer S. gen] anklagen, jdn [einer S. gen] beschuldigen

to \charge sb with murder jdn des Mordes anklagen

he has been \charged with murder/theft er ist des Mordes/wegen Diebstahls angeklagt

to \charge sb with doing sth jdn beschuldigen etw getan zu haben

she has been \charged with murdering her husband sie wird beschuldigt ihren Ehemann ermordet zu haben

the report \charged her with using the company's money for her own purposes sie wurde in dem Bericht beschuldigt, Firmengelder für eigene Zwecke missbraucht zu haben

3. ECON, FIN (take as guarantee)

▪ to \charge sth etw als Sicherheit für einen Kredit belasten

4. ELEC

▪ to \charge sth etw aufladen

\charged particle PHYS geladenes Teilchen, Ladungsträger m

5. usu passive ( fig: fill with emotion)

▪ to be \charged [auf]geladen sein fig

emotionally \charged [or \charged with emotions] emotionsgeladen

a highly \charged atmosphere eine hochgradig geladene Atmosphäre

the room was \charged with hatred Hass erfüllte den Raum

6. BRIT ( form: fill)

to \charge a glass ein Glas füllen

please \charge your glasses and drink a toast to the bride and groom! lasst uns unsere Gläser füllen und auf die Braut und den Bräutigam anstoßen!

7. MIL (load)

to \charge a gun ein Gewehr laden

8. (attack) MIL

▪ to \charge sb jdn angreifen; (animal) auf jdn losgehen fam

9. (make an assertion)

▪ to \charge that... behaupten, dass...

10. ( dated form: entrust)

▪ to \charge sb to do [or with doing] sth jdn [damit] beauftragen [o betrauen], etw zu tun

▪ to \charge sb with sth jdn mit etw dat beauftragen [o betrauen

11. usu passive (in heraldry)

▪ to be \charged with sth mit etw dat als Wappen versehen sein

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[tʃAːdZ]
1. n

1) (JUR: accusation) Anklage f (of wegen)

convicted on all three charges — in allen drei Anklagepunkten für schuldig befunden

to bring a charge against sb — gegen jdn Anklage erheben, jdn unter Anklage stellen

to press charges (against sb) — (gegen jdn) Anzeige erstatten

what is the charge? —

to be on a murder charge — unter Mordanklage stehen

he was arrested on a charge of murder — er wurde wegen or unter Mordverdacht festgenommen

to give sb in charge (form) — jdn in polizeilichen Gewahrsam bringen

it was laid to his charge (form) — es wurde ihm angelastet or zur Last gelegt

to be on a charge (soldier) — eine Disziplinarstrafe verbüßen

to put a soldier on a charge — über einen Soldaten eine Disziplinarstrafe verhängen, einen Soldaten verknacken

you're on a charge, Smith! — das gibt eine Disziplinarstrafe, Smith!

2) (= attack of soldiers, bull etc) Angriff m; (= trumpet call) Signal nt

to sound the charge — zum Angriff blasen

3) (= fee) Gebühr f

what's the charge? — was kostet das?

what's your charge? — was verlangen Sie?

to make a charge (of £5) for sth — (£ 5 für) etw berechnen or in Rechnung stellen

he made no charge for mending my watch — er hat mir für die Reparatur der Uhr nichts berechnet

there's an extra charge for delivery — die Lieferung wird zusätzlich berechnet

his charges are quite reasonable — seine Preise sind ganz vernünftig

free of charge — kostenlos, gratis

delivered free of charge — Lieferung frei Haus

4) (= explosive charge) (Spreng)ladung f; (in firearm, ELEC, PHYS) Ladung f

to put a battery on charge — eine Batterie aufladen

to be on charge — aufgeladen werden

it still gives me a charge (fig inf) — das macht mir noch immer Spaß

5) (= position of responsibility) Verantwortung f (of für)

to be in charge — verantwortlich sein, die Verantwortung haben

who is in charge here? —

look, I'm in charge here — hören Sie mal zu, hier bestimme ich!

to be in charge of sth — für etw die Verantwortung haben; of department etw leiten

to put sb in charge of sth — jdm die Verantwortung für etw übertragen; of department jdm die Leitung von etw übertragen

while in charge of a motor vehicle (form) — am Steuer eines Kraftfahrzeuges

the man in charge — der Verantwortliche, die verantwortliche Person

the children were placed in their aunt's charge — die Kinder wurden der Obhut der Tante anvertraut

the children in or under her charge — die ihr anvertrauten Kinder

to take charge of sth — etw übernehmen

to take charge — das Kommando übernehmen

he took charge of the situation — er nahm die Sache in die Hand

I've been given charge of this class — diese Klasse wurde mir anvertraut

6) (= ward) (= child) Schützling m; (of authorities) Mündel nt; (= patient) Patient(in) m(f)

7)

(= financial burden) to be a charge on sb — jdm zur Last fallen

2. vt

1) (with +gen) (JUR) anklagen; (fig) beschuldigen

to charge sb with doing sth — jdm vorwerfen, etw getan zu haben

to find sb guilty/not guilty as charged — jdn im Sinne der Anklage für schuldig/nicht schuldig befinden

2) (= attack) stürmen; troops angreifen; (bull etc) losgehen auf (+acc); (SPORT) goalkeeper, player angehen

the forwards charged the defence — die Stürmer griffen die Deckung an

3) (= ask in payment) berechnen

I won't charge you for that — das kostet Sie nichts, ich berechne Ihnen nichts dafür

4) (= record as debt) in Rechnung stellen

charge it to the company — stellen Sie das der Firma in Rechnung, das geht auf die Firma (inf)

please charge all these purchases to my account — bitte setzen Sie diese Einkäufe auf meine Rechnung

5) firearm laden; (PHYS, ELEC) battery (auf)laden

6) (form

= command) to charge sb to do sth — jdn beauftragen or anweisen (form), etw zu tun

7) (form

= give as responsibility) to charge sb with sth — jdn mit etw beauftragen

3. vi

1) (= attack) stürmen; (at people) angreifen (at sb jdn); (bull) losgehen (at sb auf jdn)

charge! — vorwärts!

2) (inf: rush) rennen

he charged into a brick wall — er rannte gegen eine Mauer

he charged into the room/upstairs — er stürmte ins Zimmer/die Treppe hoch

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charge [tʃɑː(r)dʒ]

A v/t

1. beladen, (auch fig sein Gedächtnis etc) belasten

2. a) TECH beschicken

b) obs ein Glas etc füllen ( with mit)

3. ein Gewehr etc laden:

the atmosphere was charged with excitement die Atmosphäre war spannungsgeladen

4. ELEK eine Batterie etc (auf)laden

5. CHEM sättigen, ansetzen ( beide:

with mit)

6. charge with fig jemandem etwas aufbürden

7. jemanden beauftragen ( with mit):

charge sb with a task jemanden mit einer Aufgabe betrauen;

charge sb with doing ( oder to do) sth jemanden beauftragen, etwas zu tun;

charge sb to be careful jemandem einschärfen, vorsichtig zu sein

8. belehren, jemandem Weisungen geben:

charge the jury JUR den Geschworenen Rechtsbelehrung erteilen

9. (with) jemandem (etwas) zur Last legen oder vorwerfen oder anlasten, auch JUR jemanden (einer Sache) beschuldigen oder anklagen oder bezichtigen:

he has been charged gegen ihn ist Anklage erhoben worden;

he has been charged with murder er steht unter Mordanklage;

charge sb with being negligent jemandem vorwerfen, nachlässig (gewesen) zu sein;

guilty as charged schuldig im Sinne der Anklage

10. a) (with) WIRTSCH jemanden belasten (mit einem Betrag), jemandem (etwas) in Rechnung stellen:

charge an amount to sb’s account jemandes Konto mit einem Betrag belasten

b) besonders US etwas mit Kreditkarte kaufen

11. berechnen, verlangen ( beide:

for für):

charge sb for sth jemandem etwas berechnen;

how much do you charge for it? wie viel berechnen oder verlangen Sie dafür?, was kostet das bei Ihnen?;

he charged me 3 dollars for it er berechnete mir 3 Dollar dafür, er berechnete es mir mit 3 Dollar;

charged at berechnet mit; → admission 2

12. a) MIL angreifen, allg auch losgehen auf (akk)

b) MIL stürmen

13. SPORT einen Gegenspieler angehen, rempeln

14. MIL eine Waffe zum Angriff fällen

B v/i

1. ELEK sich aufladen

2. stürmen:

charge at sb auf jemanden losgehen

C s

1. besonders fig Last f, Belastung f, Bürde f

2. Fracht(ladung) f

3. TECH

a) Beschickung(sgut) f(n), METALL Charge f, Gicht f

b) Ladung f (einer Schusswaffe, Batterie etc), (Pulver-, Spreng-, Schrot- etc) Ladung f:

a charge of shot

4. fig Explosivkraft f, Dynamik f:

emotional charge

5. (finanzielle) Belastung oder Last:

charge on an estate Grundstücksbelastung, Grundschuld f

6. fig (on, upon) Anforderung f (an akk), Beanspruchung f (gen):

be a charge on sth etwas beanspruchen

7. a) Preis m, Kosten pl

b) Forderung f, in Rechnung gestellter Betrag

c) Gebühr f

d) auch pl Unkosten pl, Spesen pl:

charge for admission Eintrittspreis;

at sb’s charge auf jemandes Kosten;

free of charge kostenlos, gratis;

what is the charge? was kostet es?;

there is no charge es kostet nichts

8. WIRTSCH Belastung f ( to an account eines Kontos)

9. Beschuldigung f, Vorwurf m, JUR auch (Punkt m der) Anklage f:

be on a charge of murder unter Mordanklage stehen;

there are no charges against him es liegt nichts gegen ihn vor;

bring charges (against sb)

a) (gegen jemanden) Anzeige erstatten,

b) (gegen jemanden) Anklage erheben;

bring a charge of sth against sb

a) gegen jemanden wegen einer Sache Anzeige erstatten,

b) gegen jemanden wegen einer Sache Anklage erheben;

drop the charge

a) die Anzeige zurückziehen,

b) die Anklage fallen lassen;

press charges Anzeige erstatten;

return to the charge fig auf das alte Thema zurückkommen

10. MIL

a) Angriff m

b) Sturm m

11. MIL Signal n zum Angriff:

sound the charge zum Angriff blasen

12. Verantwortung f:

a) Aufsicht f, Leitung f

b) Obhut f, Verwahrung f:

the person in charge die verantwortliche Person, der oder die Verantwortliche;

who is in charge around here? wer ist hier der Chef?;

be in charge of verantwortlich sein für, die Aufsicht oder den Befehl führen über (akk), leiten, befehligen (akk);

be in charge of a case einen Fall bearbeiten;

be in ( oder under) sb’s charge unter jemandes Obhut stehen, von jemandem betreut werden;

have charge of in Obhut oder Verwahrung haben, betreuen;

place ( oder put) sb in charge (of) jemandem die Leitung (gen) oder Aufsicht (über akk) übertragen;

take charge die Leitung etc übernehmen, die Sache in die Hand nehmen; → drunk B 1

13. Br (polizeilicher) Gewahrsam:

give sb in charge jemanden der Polizei übergeben

14. a) Schützling m ( auch SPORT eines Trainers), Pflegebefohlene(r) m/f(m), Mündel m/n

b) jemandem anvertraute Sache

c) REL Gemeinde(glied) f(n) (eines Seelsorgers), Schäflein n oder pl umg

15. Befehl m, Anweisung f

16. JUR Rechtsbelehrung f (an die Geschworenen)

17. Heraldik: Wappenbild n

chg. abk

1. change

2. WIRTSCH charge

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1. noun
1) (price) Preis, der; (payable to telephone company, bank, authorities, etc., for services) Gebühr, die

is there a charge for it? — kostet das etwas?

2) (care) Verantwortung, die; (task) Auftrag, der; (person entrusted) Schützling, der

be in charge of a child — ein Kind betreuen

the patients in or under her charge — die ihr anvertrauten Patienten

be under somebody's charge — unter jemandes Obhut stehen

the officer/teacher in charge — der Dienst habende Offizier/der verantwortliche Lehrer

be in charge — die Verantwortung haben

be in charge of something — für etwas die Verantwortung haben; (be the leader) etwas leiten

put somebody in charge of something — jemanden mit der Verantwortung für etwas betrauen

take charge — die Verantwortung übernehmen

take charge of something — (become responsible for) etwas übernehmen

3) (Law): (accusation) Anklage, die

make a charge against somebody — jemanden beschuldigen

bring a charge of something against somebody — jemanden wegen etwas beschuldigen/verklagen

press charges — Anzeige erstatten

on a charge of — wegen

4) (allegation) Beschuldigung, die

5) (attack) Angriff, der; Attacke, die

6) (of explosives etc.) Ladung, die

7) (of electricity) Ladung, die

put the battery on charge — die Batterie an das Ladegerät anschließen
2. transitive verb
1) (demand payment of or from)

charge somebody something, charge something to somebody — jemandem etwas berechnen

charge somebody £1 for something — jemandem ein Pfund für etwas berechnen

charge something [up] to somebody's account — jemandes Konto mit etwas belasten

2) (Law): (accuse) anklagen

charge somebody with something — jemanden wegen etwas anklagen

3) (formal): (entrust)

charge somebody with something — jemanden mit etwas betrauen

4) (load) laden [Gewehr]

5) (Electr.) laden; [auf]laden [Batterie]

charged with emotion — (fig.) voller Gefühl

6) (rush at) angreifen

7) (formal): (command) befehlen

charge somebody to do something — jemandem befehlen, etwas zu tun
3. intransitive verb
1) (attack) angreifen

charge! — Angriff!; Attacke!

charge at somebody/something — jemanden/etwas angreifen

he charged into a wall — (fig.) er krachte gegen eine Mauer

2) (coll.): (hurry) sausen

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(accusation) n.

Anklage -n f. n.

Amt ¨-er n.

Angriff -e m.

Aufladung f.

Füllung -en f.

Ladung -en f.

Preis -e m.

Tarif -e (Gebühr) m. v.

beladen v.

belasten v.

berechnen v.

füllen v.

laden v.

(§ p.,pp.: lud, geladen)

English-german dictionary > charge
2 leave

Ⅰ.

leave¹ [li:v]

partir ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b) quitter ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (b), 2 (d) laisser ⇒ 2 (c), 2 (d)-(h), 2 (j), 2 (l) oublier ⇒ 2 (g) léguer ⇒ 2 (n) congé ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (c) permission ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (b)

(pt & pp left [left])

1 intransitive verb

(a) (depart) partir;

∎ my flight leaves at ten mon avion part à dix heures;

∎ when did you leave? quand est-ce que vous êtes partis?;

∎ we're leaving for Mexico tomorrow nous partons pour le Mexique demain;

∎ which station do you leave from? vous partez de quelle gare?;

∎ he's just left for lunch il vient de partir déjeuner;

∎ if you'd rather I left... si vous voulez que je vous laisse...

(b) (quit) partir;

∎ half of the staff have left la moitié du personnel est partie;

∎ fewer schoolchildren are now leaving at sixteen les élèves sont aujourd'hui moins nombreux à quitter l'école à seize ans

(c) (end relationship)

∎ Charles, I'm leaving! Charles, je te quitte!

2 transitive verb

(a) (depart from → place) quitter;

∎ she left London yesterday elle est partie de ou elle a quitté Londres hier;

∎ he left the room il est sorti de ou il a quitté la pièce;

∎ I leave home at 8 o'clock every morning je pars ou je sors de chez moi tous les matins à 8 heures;

∎ she never leaves the house elle ne sort jamais de la maison;

∎ to leave the table se lever de table;

∎ may I leave the table? est-ce que je peux sortir de table?;

∎ the boat finally left port at 6 o'clock le bateau quitta finalement le port à 6 heures;

∎ his brakes failed and the car left the road ses freins ont lâché et la voiture a quitté la route;

∎ the train left the rails le train a déraillé;

∎ his eyes never left her il ne la quittait pas des yeux

(b) (quit → job, institution) quitter;

∎ she left the firm last year elle a quitté l'entreprise l'année dernière;

∎ I left home at eighteen je suis parti de chez moi ou de chez mes parents à dix-huit ans;

∎ to leave school quitter l'école;

∎ he left Oxford without finishing his studies il a quitté Oxford sans avoir terminé ses études;

∎ Military to leave the service quitter le service

(c) (in specified place or state) laisser;

∎ you can't leave them alone for a minute on ne peut pas les laisser seuls une minute;

∎ he left her asleep on the sofa elle était endormie sur le canapé lorsqu'il la quitta;

∎ I left him to his reading je l'ai laissé à sa lecture;

∎ I left him to himself je l'ai laissé seul;

∎ left to himself, who knows what he'd do? qui sait ce qu'il ferait s'il était livré à lui-même?;

∎ just leave me alone! laissez-moi tranquille!;

∎ let's leave it at that, we'll leave it at that (not do any more work) arrêtons-nous là; (not argue any more) n'en parlons plus

(d) (abandon → person) quitter; (take leave of → person) laisser;

∎ she left him for another man elle l'a quitté pour un autre;

∎ the prisoners were left to die les prisonniers furent abandonnés à une mort certaine;

∎ it's getting late, I must leave you now il se fait tard, je dois vous laisser;

∎ you may leave us now vous pouvez disposer maintenant

(e) (deposit, set down) laisser;

∎ it's no trouble to leave you at the station ça ne me dérange pas de vous laisser ou déposer à la gare

(f) (for someone's use, information etc) laisser;

∎ I've left your dinner in the oven for you je t'ai laissé de quoi dîner dans le four;

∎ leave your name with the receptionist laissez votre nom à la réception;

∎ he's out, do you want to leave (him) a message? il n'est pas là, voulez-vous (lui) laisser un message?;

∎ she left word for you to call her back elle a demandé que vous la rappeliez

(g) (forget) laisser, oublier;

∎ I must have left my gloves at the café j'ai dû oublier mes gants au café

(h) (allow or cause to remain) laisser;

∎ leave some cake for your brother laisse du gâteau pour ton frère;

∎ if you don't like your dinner, then leave it si tu n'aimes pas ton dîner, laisse-le;

∎ leave enough space for the address laissez assez de place pour l'adresse;

∎ leave the stew to cook for two hours laissez mijoter le ragoût pendant deux heures;

∎ leave yourself an hour to get to the airport prévoyez une heure pour aller à l'aéroport;

∎ I only left myself £20 a week to live on je n'avais plus que 20 livres par semaine pour me nourrir;

∎ don't leave things to the last minute n'attendez pas la dernière minute (pour faire ce que vous avez à faire);

∎ he left his work unfinished il n'a pas terminé son travail;

∎ he left his dinner untouched il ne toucha pas à son dîner;

∎ please leave the windows closed veuillez laisser les fenêtres fermées;

∎ to leave sth unsaid passer qch sous silence;

∎ their behaviour leaves a lot to be desired leur conduite laisse beaucoup à désirer;

∎ her words left me curious to know more le peu qu'elle a dit m'a donné l'envie d'en savoir plus;

∎ the decision leaves me in a bit of a quandary cette décision me place devant un dilemme;

∎ I want to be left on/off the list je veux que mon nom reste/je ne veux pas que mon nom figure sur la liste;

∎ I was left with the bill c'est moi qui ai dû payer l'addition;

∎ she had been left a widow at thirty elle s'était retrouvée veuve à l'âge de trente ans;

∎ the flood has left thousands homeless les inondations ont fait des milliers de sans-abri

(i) (passive use) to be left (remain) rester;

∎ we finished what was left of the cake on a fini ce qui restait du gâteau;

∎ there's nothing left il ne reste (plus) rien;

∎ there wasn't enough left to go round il n'en restait pas assez pour tout le monde;

∎ I've got £10/10 minutes left il me reste 10 livres/10 minutes;

∎ there's no doubt left in my mind il n'y a plus le moindre doute dans mon esprit;

∎ he had nothing left to do but lock up the house il ne lui restait (plus) qu'à fermer la maison

(j) (mark, trace) laisser;

∎ the wine left a stain le vin a fait une tache

(k) (allow)

∎ can I leave you to deal with it, then? vous vous en chargez, alors?;

∎ she leaves me to get on with things elle me laisse faire;

∎ to leave sb in charge of sth confier la responsabilité de qch à qn;

∎ right then, I'll leave you to it bon, eh bien, je te laisse

(l) (entrust) laisser, confier;

∎ can I leave my suitcase with you for a few minutes? puis-je vous confier ma valise quelques instants?;

∎ she left the detailed arrangements to her secretary elle a laissé à sa secrétaire le soin de régler les détails;

∎ you should leave such tasks to a specialist vous devriez laisser ou confier ce genre de travail à un spécialiste;

∎ nothing was left to chance on avait paré à toutes les éventualités;

∎ I'll leave it to you to finish it off je vous laisse (le soin de) finir;

∎ leave it to me! je m'en occupe!, je m'en charge!;

∎ leave it with me laissez-moi faire, je m'en charge

(m) British Mathematics

∎ 9 from 16 leaves 7 16 moins 9 égale 7;

∎ what does 29 from 88 leave? 29 ôté de 88 égale combien?

(n) (bequeath) léguer;

∎ she left all her money to charity elle légua toute sa fortune à des œuvres de charité

(o) (be survived by)

∎ he leaves a wife and two children il laisse une femme et deux enfants

3 noun

(a) (from work) congé m; Military permission f;

∎ to be/to go on leave (gen) être/partir en congé; Military être/partir en permission

(b) (permission) permission f, autorisation f;

∎ he asked leave to address the meeting il a demandé la permission de prendre la parole devant l'assemblée;

∎ by or with your leave avec votre permission;

∎ without so much as a by your leave sans même en demander la permission

(c) (farewell) congé m;

∎ to take one's leave (of sb) prendre congé (de qn);

∎ to take leave of sb prendre congé de qn;

∎ figurative to take leave of one's senses perdre la tête ou la raison

►► leave of absence congé m (exceptionnel); (without pay) congé m sans solde; Military permission f exceptionnelle

➲ leave about, leave around separable transitive verb

laisser traîner;

∎ he leaves his stuff around everywhere il laisse traîner ses affaires partout

➲ leave aside separable transitive verb

laisser de côté;

∎ leaving aside the question of cost for the moment si on laisse de côté pour le moment la question du coût

➲ leave behind separable transitive verb

(a) (not take) laisser;

∎ it's hard to leave all your friends and relations behind c'est dur de laisser tous ses amis et sa famille derrière soi;

∎ they left me behind ils sont partis sans moi

(b) (forget) laisser, oublier;

∎ somebody left their watch behind quelqu'un a laissé ou oublié sa montre

(c) (leave as trace) laisser;

∎ the cyclone left behind a trail of destruction le cyclone a tout détruit sur son passage

(d) (outstrip) distancer, devancer;

∎ she soon left the other runners behind elle a vite distancé tous les autres coureurs;

∎ if you don't work harder you'll soon get left behind si tu ne travailles pas plus, tu vas vite te retrouver loin derrière les autres

➲ leave in separable transitive verb

(word, paragraph) garder, laisser

➲ leave off

1 intransitive verb

(stop) s'arrêter;

∎ we'll carry on from where we left off nous allons reprendre là où nous nous étions arrêtés;

∎ British familiar leave off, will you! arrête, tu veux!

2 inseparable transitive verb

British familiar (stop)

∎ to leave off doing sth arrêter de faire qch^□ ;

∎ if it leaves off raining, we'll go for a walk s'il s'arrête de pleuvoir ou si la pluie cesse, nous irons nous promener

3 separable transitive verb

(a) (not put on) ne pas remettre;

∎ who left the top of the toothpaste off? qui a laissé le tube de dentifrice débouché?;

∎ you can leave your jacket off ce n'est pas la peine de remettre ta veste

(b) (not switch or turn on → tap, gas) laisser fermé; (→ light) laisser éteint; (not plug in → appliance) laisser débranché;

∎ we left the heating off while we were away nous avons arrêté ou coupé le chauffage pendant notre absence

➲ leave on separable transitive verb

(a) (not take off → garment) garder; (→ top, cover) laisser;

∎ don't leave the price tag on enlève l'étiquette

(b) (not switch or turn off → tap, gas) laisser ouvert; (→ light) laisser allumé; (not unplug → appliance) laisser branché;

∎ I hope I didn't leave the gas on j'espère que j'ai éteint le gaz

➲ leave out separable transitive verb

(a) (omit) omettre;

∎ several names have been left out plusieurs noms ont été omis;

∎ leave out any reference to her husband in your article dans votre article, évitez toute allusion à son mari

(b) (exclude) exclure;

∎ I felt completely left out at the party j'ai eu le sentiment d'être totalement tenu à l'écart ou exclu de leur petite fête;

∎ leave her out of this! laissez-la en dehors de ça!, ne la mêlez pas à ça!

(c) (not put away → by accident) ne pas ranger; (→ on purpose) laisser sorti, ne pas ranger;

∎ he left a meal out for the children il a laissé un repas tout prêt pour les enfants;

∎ leave the disks out where I can see them laisse les disquettes en évidence;

∎ who left the milk out overnight? qui a oublié de mettre le lait au frigo hier soir?

(d) (leave outdoors) laisser dehors;

∎ to leave the washing out to dry mettre le linge à sécher (dehors)

(e) British familiar (idiom)

∎ leave it out! arrête!

➲ leave over separable transitive verb

(allow or cause to remain) laisser;

∎ to be left over rester;

∎ there are still one or two left over il en reste encore un ou deux

Ⅱ.

leave² [li:v] (pt & pp leaved, cont leaving)

intransitive verb

Botany (produce leaves) feuiller

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3 charge

[tʃɑ:ʤ, Am tʃɑ:rʤ] n

1) (for goods, services) Gebühr f;

is there a \charge for kids? kosten Kinder [auch] etwas?;

free of \charge kostenlos, gebührenfrei;

for a small \charge gegen eine geringe Gebühr

2) law Anklage f; ( fig) Vorwurf m, Beschuldigung f;

she was put on a \charge of shoplifting sie wurde wegen Ladendiebstahls angeklagt;

there were \charges from within the party that... in der Partei wurden Vorwürfe laut, dass...;

this left her open to the \charge of positive support for the criminals dadurch kam der Verdacht auf, dass sie die Gewalttäter unterstütze;

to be arrested on a \charge of sth wegen Verdachts auf etw akk festgenommen werden;

to be arrested on a \charge of murder wegen Mordverdachts festgenommen werden;

to bring \charges against sb gegen jdn Anklage erheben;

to drop \charges against sb die Anklage gegen jdn fallen lassen;

to face \charges [of sth] [wegen einer S. gen] unter Anklage stehen, sich akk [wegen einer S. gen] vor Gericht verantworten müssen ( geh)

to press \charges against sb gegen jdn Anzeige erstatten

3) mil Angriff m, Attacke f

4) no pl ( responsibility) Verantwortung f;

the child under [or in] her \charge die Kinder, die sie betreut;

to be in \charge die Verantwortung tragen [o haben];

who's in \charge here? wer ist hier zuständig?;

she's in \charge of the department sie leitet die Abteilung;

she's in \charge here hier hat sie das Sagen;

you're in \charge until I get back Sie haben bis zu meiner Rückkehr die Verantwortung;

in \charge of a motor vehicle ( form) am Steuer eines Kraftfahrzeuges;

to have [sole] \charge of sb/ sth für jdn/etw die [alleinige] Verantwortung tragen;

to take [sole] \charge of sb/ sth für jdn/etw die [alleinige] Verantwortung übernehmen;

to leave sb in \charge of sth jdm für etw akk die Verantwortung übertragen

5) (dated: person) Schützling m; ( ward) Mündel nt

6) ((dated) form: command) Auftrag m

7) no pl elec Ladung f;

the battery has a full \charge die Batterie ist voll aufgeladen;

to put sth on \charge ( Brit) etw aufladen

8) ( explosive) [Spreng]ladung f vi

1) (for goods, services) eine Gebühr verlangen;

to \charge for admission Eintritt verlangen;

to \charge like a wounded bull ( Aus) für etw akk maßlos viel Geld verlangen;

to \charge up <-> sth etw in Rechnung stellen

2) mil [vorwärts] stürmen, angreifen;

to \charge at sb auf jdn losgehen ( fam)

\charge! ( battle cry) vorwärts!

3) elec [auf]laden vt

1) (for goods, services)

to \charge [sb] sth [jdm] etw berechnen;

how much do they \charge for a wash and cut? was kostet bei ihnen Waschen und Schneiden?;

to \charge sth to sb's account etw auf jds Rechnung f setzen;

to \charge commission Provision verlangen

2) law

to \charge sb jdn beschuldigen [o ( geh) anklagen];

to be \charged with sth wegen einer S. gen angeklagt sein;

she's been \charged with murder sie wurde des Mordes angeklagt

3) ( attack) mil

to \charge sb jdn angreifen;

( animal) auf jdn losgehen ( fam)

4) ((dated) form: command)

to \charge sb to do sth [or with doing sth] jdn beauftragen, etw zu tun;

to \charge sb with sth jdn mit etw dat beauftragen

5) elec

to \charge sth [up] etw aufladen

6) mil ( load)

to \charge a gun ein Gewehr laden

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4 charge

charge [tʃɑ:dʒ]

frais ⇒ 1 (a) inculpation ⇒ 1 (b) accusation ⇒ 1 (c) responsabilité ⇒ 1 (d) charge ⇒ 1 (e), 1 (g), 1 (h) faire payer ⇒ 2 (a) accuser ⇒ 2 (c) inculper ⇒ 2 (d) charger ⇒ 2 (e), 2 (g)-(i), 3 (b), 3 (c)

1 noun

(a) Commerce & Finance (fee, cost) frais mpl; (to an account) imputation f;

∎ administrative charges frais mpl de dossier;

∎ postal/telephone charges frais mpl postaux/téléphoniques;

∎ there's a charge of one pound for use of the locker il faut payer une livre pour utiliser la consigne automatique;

∎ is there any extra charge for a single room? est-ce qu'il faut payer un supplément pour une chambre à un lit?;

∎ what's the charge for delivery? la livraison coûte combien?;

∎ there's no charge for children c'est gratuit pour les enfants;

∎ it's free of charge c'est gratuit;

∎ there's a small admission charge to the museum il y a un petit droit d'entrée au musée;

∎ American will that be cash or charge? vous payez comptant ou vous le portez à votre compte?

(b) Law (accusation) chef m d'accusation, inculpation f; (judge's address to the jury) réquisitoire m;

∎ he was arrested on a charge of conspiracy il a été arrêté sous l'inculpation d'association criminelle;

∎ you are under arrest - on what charge? vous êtes en état d'arrestation - pour quel motif?;

∎ to bring or file charges against sb porter plainte ou déposer une plainte contre qn;

∎ a charge of drunk driving was brought against the driver le conducteur a été mis en examen pour conduite en état d'ivresse;

∎ the judge threw out the charge le juge a retiré l'inculpation;

∎ she was acquitted on both charges elle a été acquittée des deux chefs d'inculpation;

∎ some of the charges may be dropped certains des chefs d'accusation pourraient être retirés;

∎ he pleaded guilty to the charge of robbery il a plaidé coupable à l'accusation de vol;

∎ they will have to answer or face charges of fraud ils auront à répondre à l'accusation d'escroquerie;

∎ she's laying herself open to charges of favouritism on risque de l'accuser de favoritisme

(c) (allegation) accusation f;

∎ the government rejected charges that it was mismanaging the economy le gouvernement a rejeté l'accusation selon laquelle il gérait mal l'économie;

∎ charges of torture have been brought or made against the regime des accusations de torture ont été portées contre le régime

(d) (command, control)

∎ who's (the person) in charge here? qui est le responsable ici?;

∎ she's in charge of public relations elle s'occupe des relations publiques;

∎ can I leave you in charge of the shop? puis-je vous laisser la responsabilité du magasin?;

∎ she was in charge of consumer protection elle était responsable de la protection des consommateurs;

∎ I was put in charge of the investigation on m'a confié la responsabilité de l'enquête;

∎ he was put in charge of 100 men on a mis 100 hommes sous sa responsabilité;

∎ to take charge of sth prendre en charge qch, prendre ou assumer la direction de qch;

∎ she took charge of organizing the festival elle a pris en charge l'organisation du festival;

∎ he took charge of his nephew il a pris son neveu en charge;

∎ he had a dozen salesmen under his charge il avait une douzaine de vendeurs sous sa responsabilité

(e) formal (burden)

∎ to be a charge on sb être une charge pour qn;

∎ she refused to be a charge on her family/the State elle refusa d'être une charge pour sa famille/d'être à la charge de l'État

(f) formal (dependent) = personne confiée à la garde d'une autre; (pupil) élève mf;

∎ the governess instructed her two charges in French and Italian la gouvernante apprit le français et l'italien à ses deux élèves;

∎ the nanny is out for a walk with her charges la nourrice est partie se promener avec les enfants qu'elle garde ou dont elle a la charge

(g) (duty, mission) charge f;

∎ he was given the charge of preparing the defence on l'a chargé de préparer la défense;

∎ Law the judge's charge to the jury les recommandations du juge au jury

(h) Military (attack) charge f;

∎ soldiers made several charges against the demonstrators les soldats ont chargé les manifestants à plusieurs reprises

(i) Electricity & Physics charge f;

∎ the battery needs a charge la batterie a besoin d'être chargée;

∎ I left it on charge all night je l'ai laissé charger toute la nuit;

∎ American familiar figurative to get a charge out of sth/doing sth (thrill) s'éclater ou prendre son pied avec qch/en faisant qch

(j) Military charge f;

∎ British History the Charge of the Light Brigade la Charge de la brigade légère

(k) Heraldry meuble m

2 transitive verb

(a) Commerce & Finance (person) faire payer; (sum) faire payer, prendre; (commission) prélever;

∎ the doctor charged her $90 for a visit le médecin lui a fait payer ou lui a pris 90 dollars pour une consultation;

∎ how much would you charge to take us to the airport? combien prendriez-vous pour nous emmener à l'aéroport?;

∎ they didn't charge us for the coffee ils ne nous ont pas fait payer les cafés;

∎ you will be charged for postage les frais postaux seront à votre charge

(b) Commerce & Finance (defer payment of)

∎ charge the bill to my account mettez le montant de la facture sur mon compte;

∎ I charged all my expenses to the company j'ai mis tous mes frais sur le compte de la société;

∎ American can I charge this jacket? (with a credit card) puis-je payer cette veste avec ma carte (de crédit)?;

∎ American charge it mettez-le sur mon compte

(c) (allege)

∎ to charge that sb has done sth accuser qn d'avoir fait qch;

∎ the Opposition spokesman charged that the Employment Secretary had falsified the figures le porte-parole de l'opposition a accusé le ministre du Travail ou de l'Emploi d'avoir falsifié les chiffres;

∎ he charged his partner with having stolen thousands of pounds from the firm il a accusé son associé d'avoir volé des milliers de livres à l'entreprise

(d) Law inculper;

∎ I'm charging you with the murder of X je vous inculpe du meurtre de X;

∎ he was charged with assaulting a policeman il a été inculpé de voies de fait sur un agent de police

(e) (attack) charger;

∎ the police charged the crowd les forces de l'ordre ont chargé la foule;

∎ the troops charged the building les troupes donnèrent l'assaut au bâtiment

(f) formal (command, entrust)

∎ I was charged with guarding the prisoner je fus chargé de la surveillance du prisonnier;

∎ I charge you to find the stolen documents je vous confie la tâche de retrouver les documents dérobés;

∎ she was charged with the task of interviewing applicants on lui confia la tâche d'interroger les candidats;

∎ Law the judge charged the jury le juge a fait ses recommandations au jury

(g) Electricity charger

(h) Military charger

(i) formal (fill) charger;

∎ to charge sb's glass remplir le verre de qn

3 intransitive verb

(a) (demand in payment) demander, prendre;

∎ how much do you charge? combien demandez-vous ou prenez-vous?;

∎ do you charge for delivery? est-ce que vous faites payer la livraison?;

∎ he doesn't charge il ne demande ou prend rien

(b) (rush → person) se précipiter; (→ animal) charger;

∎ the rhino suddenly charged tout d'un coup le rhinocéros a chargé;

∎ the crowd charged across the square la foule s'est ruée à travers la place;

∎ suddenly two policemen charged into the room tout d'un coup deux policiers ont fait irruption dans la pièce;

∎ she charged into/out of her office elle entra dans son/sortit de son bureau au pas de charge

(c) Military (attack) charger, donner l'assaut;

∎ charge! à l'assaut!

(d) Electricity se charger ou recharger;

∎ this battery won't charge cette batterie ne veut pas se charger ou recharger

►► American Commerce & Finance charge account compte m crédit d'achats, compte m accréditif;

Commerce & Finance charge card carte f de paiement;

British charge hand sous-chef m d'équipe;

British charge nurse infirmier(ère) m,f en chef;

British Law charge sheet procès-verbal m (établi par la police avant le passage d'un prévenu devant un tribunal)

➲ charge down separable transitive verb

Sport (ball) contrer

➲ charge off separable transitive verb

American Finance (capital) amortir, imputer à l'exercice;

∎ we were obliged to charge off the whole operation il a fallu imputer l'intégralité du coût de l'opération à l'exercice

➲ charge up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) Finance & Commerce (bill)

∎ to charge sth up to sb's account mettre qch sur le compte de qn;

∎ could you charge it up? pourriez-vous le mettre sur mon compte?;

∎ she charged everything up to her account elle a mis tous les frais sur son compte

(b) Electricity charger, recharger

2 intransitive verb

(battery) se (re)charger

✾ Poem 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' Tennyson 'La Charge de la brigade légère'

ⓘ THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE Ce célèbre poème de lord Tennyson fut inspiré par un épisode de la guerre de Crimée, en 1854: une poignée de soldats britanniques se sacrifièrent pour sauver le port de Balaklava (tenu par les Anglais, les Français et les Turcs) d'une attaque par les Russes.

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5 leave

leave [li:v]

(verb: preterite, past participle left)

1. noun

   a. ( = holiday) congé m ; (for soldier) permission f

• how much leave do you get? vous avez droit à combien de jours de congé ?

• six weeks' leave congé m de six semaines

• to be on leave être en congé

• on leave of absence en congé exceptionnel ; (soldier) en permission spéciale

   b. ( = consent) permission f

• to ask leave (from sb) to do sth demander (à qn) la permission de faire qch

   c. ( = departure) to take one's leave (of sb) prendre congé (de qn)

• have you taken leave of your senses? avez-vous perdu la tête ?

2. transitive verb

   a. ( = go away from) quitter

• to leave home/school quitter la maison/l'école

• they were left to starve on les a laissés mourir de faim

• to leave the rails [train] dérailler

   b. ( = forget) oublier

• he left his umbrella on the train il a oublié son parapluie dans le train

   c. ( = deposit) laisser

• he left the children with a neighbour il a laissé les enfants à un voisin

• he leaves a widow and one son il laisse une veuve et un orphelin

• to leave a message for sb laisser un message à qn

• to leave the waiter a tip laisser un pourboire au garçon

• can I leave my camera with you? puis-je vous confier mon appareil photo ?

• I was left feeling very disappointed ça m'a beaucoup déçu

• this will leave them with huge debts ils vont se retrouver avec de grosses dettes

   d. ( = allow to remain) laisser

• leave it where it is laisse-le où il est

• it left me free for the afternoon cela m'a laissé l'après-midi de libre

• he left it lying on the floor il l'a laissé traîner par terre

• I'll leave it to you to decide je te laisse décider

• I'll leave you to judge je vous laisse juger

• I'll leave the matter in your hands je vous confie l'affaire

• shall we go via Paris? -- I'll leave it to you et si on passait par Paris ? -- c'est vous qui décidez

• leave it to me! laissez-moi faire !

• I'll leave you to it (inf) je vous laisse

• I wanted to leave myself at least £80 a week je voulais garder au moins 80 livres par semaine

• let's leave it at that tenons-nous-en là

• it left a good impression on me cela m'a fait bonne impression

• to leave sb in charge of a house/shop laisser à qn la garde d'une maison/d'une boutique

   e. (Mathematics) three from six leaves three six moins trois égalent trois

• if you take four from seven, what are you left with? si tu soustrais quatre à sept, qu'est-ce qui te reste ?

   f. (in will) laisser (to à)

3. intransitive verb

partir

• to leave for Paris partir pour Paris

• it's time we left il est l'heure de partir

► leave behind separable transitive verb

   a. ( = not take) (deliberately) laisser ; (accidentally) oublier

• he left the children behind in Paris il a laissé les enfants à Paris

• you'll get left behind if you don't hurry up on va te laisser là si tu ne te dépêches pas

   b. [+ opponent in race] distancer ; [+ fellow students] dépasser

► leave in separable transitive verb

[+ paragraph, words] garder ; [+ plug] laisser

• leave the cake in for 50 minutes laisser cuire le gâteau pendant 50 minutes► leave off

1. intransitive verb

( = stop) (inf) s'arrêter

• where did we leave off? (in work, reading) où nous sommes-nous arrêtés ?

• leave off! ça suffit ! (inf)

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = stop) (inf) arrêter ( doing sth de faire qch)

   b. ( = not put back on) ne pas remettre

   c. [+ gas, heating, tap] laisser fermé ; [+ light] laisser éteint

   d. ( = not add to list) (deliberately) exclure ; (accidentally) oublier

► leave on separable transitive verb

   a. [+ one's hat, coat] garder ; [+ lid] laisser

   b. [+ gas, heating, tap] laisser ouvert ; [+ light] laisser allumé

► leave out separable transitive verb

   a. ( = omit) (accidentally) oublier ; (deliberately) exclure ; [+ line in text] sauter

• they left him out ils l'ont tenu à l'écart

• I'm feeling left out j'ai l'impression d'être tenu à l'écart

• leave it out! (inf!) arrête ! (inf)

   b. ( = not put back) laisser sorti ; ( = leave visible) [+ food, note] laisser

• I left the box out on the table j'ai laissé la boîte sortie sur la table

• to leave sth out in the rain laisser qch dehors sous la pluie

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[liːv] 1.
noun

1) (also leave of absence) ( time off) gen congé m; Military permission f

to take three days' leave — prendre trois jours de congé

2) ( permission) autorisation f

to give somebody leave to do — donner à quelqu'un l'autorisation de faire

by ou with your leave — avec votre permission

3) ( departure)

to take leave of somebody — prendre congé de quelqu'un

he took his leave — il a pris congé
2.
transitive verb (prét, pp left)

1) ( depart from) gen partir de [house, station etc]; ( more permanently) quitter [country, city etc]; ( by going out) sortir de [room, building]

he left home early — il est parti tôt de chez lui

to leave school — ( permanently) quitter l'école

to leave the road/table — quitter la route/table

to leave the track — [train] dérailler

to leave the ground — [plane] décoller

to leave one's seat — se lever

I left him cleaning his car — quand je suis parti, il nettoyait sa voiture

the smile left her face — fig son sourire s'est effacé

2) ( leave behind) ( forgetfully) laisser [person]; oublier [object]; ( deliberately) quitter [partner]; laisser [key, instructions, name, tip] ( for pour; with à); ( permanently) abandonner [animal, family]

to leave somebody something — laisser quelque chose à quelqu'un

to leave somebody/something in somebody's care — confier quelqu'un/quelque chose à quelqu'un

3) ( let remain) laisser [food, drink, gap]

you leave me no choice ou alternative but to... — vous ne me laissez pas d'autre choix que de...

he left us in no doubt as to ou about his feelings — il ne nous a laissé aucun doute quant à ses sentiments

to leave something lying around — laisser traîner quelque chose

to leave something tidy — laisser quelque chose en ordre

there are/we have five minutes left — il reste/il nous reste cinq minutes

he was left short of money — il ne lui restait plus beaucoup d'argent

the accident left him an orphan/a cripple — l'accident a fait de lui un orphelin/un invalide

the attack left her with a scar — elle garde une cicatrice de l'agression

where does that leave me? — qu'est-ce que je vais devenir?

4) ( allow to do)

to leave something to somebody — laisser [quelque chose] à quelqu'un [job, task]

to leave it (up) to somebody to do — laisser à quelqu'un le soin de faire

to leave the decision (up) to somebody — laisser à quelqu'un le soin de décider

leave him to sleep — laisse-le dormir

to leave somebody to it — ( to do something) laisser quelqu'un se débrouiller; ( to be alone) laisser quelqu'un tranquille

to leave somebody to himself —

to leave somebody be — (colloq) laisser quelqu'un tranquille

leave it to ou with me — je m'en occupe

5) ( result in) [oil, wine] faire [stain]; [cup, plate etc] laisser [stain, mark]; faire [hole, dent]

6) ( postpone) laisser [task, homework]

leave it till tomorrow/the end — laisse ça pour demain/la fin

7) ( stop and agree)

to leave it that — convenir que

to leave it at that — en rester là

8) Law ( bequeath) léguer ( to somebody à quelqu'un)

9) ( pass)

to leave something on one's left/right — passer quelque chose à gauche/à droite
3.
intransitive verb (prét, pp left) partir ( for pour)
4.
reflexive verb (prét, pp left)

to leave oneself (with) — se réserver [time, money]

Phrasal Verbs:

- leave about

- leave aside

- leave behind

- leave go

- leave off

- leave on

- leave out

- leave over

English-French dictionary > leave
6 leave

I [liːv]
nome

1) (anche leave of absence) (time off) permesso m., congedo m.; mil. licenza f.

to take three days' leave — prendere tre giorni di ferie

on leave — in congedo; mil. in licenza

2) (permission) permesso m., autorizzazione f.

to give sb. leave to do — dare a qcn. il permesso di fare

by o with your leave — con il vostro permesso

3) (departure)

to take leave of sb. — prendere congedo da qcn.

he took his leave — prese congedo
II 1. [liːv]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. left)

1) (depart from) partire da [house, station etc.]; (more permanently) lasciare [country, city etc.]; (by going out) uscire da [room, building]

he left home early — è uscito di casa presto

to leave school — (permanently) lasciare la scuola

to leave the table — alzarsi da tavola

to leave the track — [ train] deragliare

to leave the ground — [ plane] staccarsi da terra, decollare

to leave one's seat — lasciare il proprio posto, alzarsi

I left him cleaning his car — l'ho lasciato che stava lavando la sua auto

the smile left her face — fig. il sorriso scomparve dal suo volto

2) (leave behind) (forgetfully) lasciare [ person]; lasciare, dimenticare [ object]; (deliberately) lasciare [ partner]; lasciare [key, instructions]; (permanently) abbandonare [animal, family]

to leave sb. sth. — lasciare qcs. a qcn.

to leave sb., sth. in sb.'s care — affidare qcn., qcs. alle cure di qcn

3) (let remain) lasciare [food, drink, gap]

you leave me no choice but to... non mi lasci altra scelta che...; to leave sth. tidy lasciare qcs. in ordine; we have five minutes left abbiamo ancora cinque minuti; he was left short of money rimase a corto di denaro; the accident left him an orphan l'incidente lo rese orfano; the attack left her with a scar l'aggressione le procurò una cicatrice; where does that leave me? — che ne sarà di me?

4) (allow to do)

to leave sth. to sb. — lasciare qcs. a qcn. [ task]

to leave it (up) to sb. to do — lasciare a qcn. il compito di fare

to leave the decision (up) to sb. — lasciare la decisione a qcn.

leave him to sleep — lascialo dormire

to leave sb. to it — (to do something) lasciare che qcn. se la sbrogli; (to be alone) lasciare perdere qcn.

to leave sb. to himself to leave sb. be colloq. lasciare stare qcn.; leave it to o with me — lascia fare a me

5) (result in) [oil, wine, cup] lasciare [ stain]; fare, lasciare [hole, dent]

6) (postpone) lasciare stare [task, homework]

leave it till tomorrow — lascia stare fino a domani

7) (stop and agree)

to leave it that — convenire che

to leave it at that — lasciare stare o restare (d'accordo) così

8) (bequeath) lasciare in eredità [money, property] (to a)

9) (pass)

to leave sth. on one's right — lasciare qcs. alla propria destra
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. left) partire, andarsene
3.
verbo riflessivo (pass., p.pass. left)

to leave oneself (with) — tenersi [time, money]

- leave about

- leave aside

- leave behind

- leave go

- leave off

- leave on

- leave out

- leave over

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I [li:v] past tense, past participle - left; verb
1) (to go away or depart from, often without intending to return: He left the room for a moment; They left at about six o'clock; I have left that job.)

2) (to go without taking: She left her gloves in the car; He left his children behind when he went to France.)

3) (to allow to remain in a particular state or condition: She left the job half-finished.)

4) (to let (a person or a thing) do something without being helped or attended to: I'll leave the meat to cook for a while.)

5) (to allow to remain for someone to do, make etc: Leave that job to the experts!)

6) (to make a gift of in one's will: She left all her property to her son.)

•

- leave alone
- leave out
- left over II [li:v] noun
1) (permission to do something, eg to be absent: Have I your leave to go?)

2) ((especially of soldiers, sailors etc) a holiday: He is home on leave at the moment.)

•

- take one's leave of
- take one's leave
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leave /li:v/
n. [u]

1 permesso; licenza; autorizzazione: (form.) to beg leave, chiedere il permesso; You have my leave to go out, Le do il permesso d'uscire; by your leave, col vostro permesso

2 (= leave of absence) permesso; licenza; congedo; aspettativa: to ask for leave, chiedere un permesso; to be on leave, essere in congedo (o in permesso); (mil.) essere in licenza; a two weeks' leave, due settimane di congedo; paid leave (o leave with pay) permesso (o congedo) retribuito

3 congedo; commiato; partenza; sick leave, congedo per motivi di salute; (mil.) licenza di convalescenza; maternity leave, congedo per maternità; study leave, congedo per studio

4 periodo di vacanza; ferie: annual leave, ferie che spettano in un anno: He still had one week's annual leave, aveva ancora una settimana di ferie ( da godere)

● leave-breaker, impiegato (o militare, ecc.) che non si ripresenta allo scadere del congedo □ (leg.) leave of the court, autorizzazione del giudice □ a leave on full [on half] salary (o wages), un congedo con trattamento economico pieno [dimezzato] □ (form.) leave-taking, commiato; congedo □ extended leave, congedo prolungato; aspettativa □ (mil.) short leave, libera uscita □ to take one's leave, accomiatarsi; congedarsi □ to take leave of sb., accomiatarsi (o congedarsi) da q. □ (fig.) to take leave of one's senses, perdere il ben dell'intelletto; uscire di senno □ (fam., antiq.) without so much as a «with your leave» (o a «by your leave»), senza nemmeno chiedere il permesso.
♦ (to) leave (1) /li:v/
(pass. e p. p. left)

A v. t.

1 lasciare; abbandonare; lasciare in eredità; dimenticare; partire da; uscire da; affidare; consegnare; cedere: We left him alone, lo abbiamo lasciato solo; The film left me cold, il film mi ha lasciato indifferente; We left Rome yesterday, siamo partiti da Roma ieri; DIALOGO → - Putting the heating on- What time are you leaving the house tomorrow?, a che ora esci di casa domani?; I always leave home at 8 o'clock, esco sempre di casa alle 8; DIALOGO → - Arranging a meeting- I was thinking of leaving work early on Friday, pensavo di uscire prima dal lavoro venerdì; I left my bag on the train, ho dimenticato (o lasciato) la borsa in treno; I'll leave the matter in your hands, affiderò a te la faccenda; The victim leaves a widow and three children, la vittima lascia la moglie e tre bambini; She left her husband, ha lasciato (o ha abbandonato) il marito; to leave nothing but debts, non lasciare che debiti; to leave one's job, abbandonare (o lasciare) il proprio lavoro; We left him quite well an hour ago, l'abbiamo lasciato un'ora fa e stava benissimo; Leave it to me!, lascialo a me!; ( anche) lascia fare a me!; Leave him to me!, lascialo a me!; lo sistemo io!

2 (mat.) fare; restare: Ten minus two leaves eight, dieci meno due fa otto; togliendo due da dieci resta otto

3 ( slang) lasciare; permettere: Leave us go now, lasciaci andare, ora!

B v. i.

1 partire; andarsene: They are leaving tomorrow, partono domani

2 (spec. USA) interrompersi; smettere

● to leave alone, lasciar stare, non tirare in ballo □ to leave sb. alone, lasciar stare q.; lasciare in pace q. □ to leave the army for the Church, abbandonare la carriera militare per il sacerdozio □ to leave sb. be, lasciare stare q.; lasciare in pace q. □ (leg.) to leave by will, legare per testamento □ to leave one's card with sb., lasciare il proprio biglietto da visita a q. □ (fig.) to leave the chair, togliere la seduta; ( anche) lasciare la presidenza □ ( sport) to leave the court (o the field), uscire dal campo; ( anche) essere espulso □ to leave sb. for dead, lasciare q. per morto □ to leave for a place, dirigersi verso (o partire per) un luogo □ (fam.) to leave go, lasciar andare; abbandonare la presa □ to leave hold of, lasciar andare; abbandonare la presa; non trattenere più □ to leave home, ( anche) andarsene da casa; scappare da casa □ to leave sb. in charge of st. (o to leave st. in sb. 's charge), affidare (la custodia di) qc. a q. □ to leave sb. in the lurch, lasciare q. nei guai (o nelle peste); piantare in asso q. □ (fig.) to leave no stone unturned, non lasciar nulla d'intentato; fare tutto il possibile □ (naut.) to leave port, uscire dal porto; salpare □ (ferr.) to leave the rails (o the track), deragliare □ (autom.) to leave the road, uscire di strada □ to leave school, finire la scuola (o gli studi); ( anche) non andare più a scuola, abbandonare gli studi □ (fam.) to leave sb. standing, lasciare q. a bocca aperta (fig.); ( sport: nelle corse, ecc.) staccare, bruciare ( un concorrente) □ to leave the table, alzarsi da tavola □ to leave st. to chance, affidare qc. alla sorte; lasciar decidere qc. al caso □ to leave sb. to himself (o to his own devices), lasciare che q. faccia a modo suo; lasciare q. in balia di sé stesso □ (fam.) to leave sb. to it, lasciar perdere q. □ ( sport) to leave unmarked, lasciare smarcato ( un avversario) □ to leave st. unsaid, trascurare di dire qc.; passare qc. sotto silenzio □ to leave well ( USA: well enough) alone, non pretendere di far meglio; contentarsi ( del risultato raggiunto): Leave well alone!, non cercare di far meglio!; non voler strafare! (cfr. prov. ital. ‘il meglio è nemico del bene’) □ to leave word, lasciar detto: He has left word with my secretary that he'll come tomorrow, ha lasciato detto alla mia segretaria che passerà domani □ (fam.) Let's leave it at that, lasciamo perdere!; non parliamone più □ I leave it to you, mi rimetto a te □ I was left broke, rimasi al verde □ I have only one pound left, mi resta (o mi è rimasta) solo una sterlina.
(to) leave (2) /li:v/
► to leaf.

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I [liːv]
nome

1) (anche leave of absence) (time off) permesso m., congedo m.; mil. licenza f.

to take three days' leave — prendere tre giorni di ferie

on leave — in congedo; mil. in licenza

2) (permission) permesso m., autorizzazione f.

to give sb. leave to do — dare a qcn. il permesso di fare

by o with your leave — con il vostro permesso

3) (departure)

to take leave of sb. — prendere congedo da qcn.

he took his leave — prese congedo
II 1. [liːv]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. left)

1) (depart from) partire da [house, station etc.]; (more permanently) lasciare [country, city etc.]; (by going out) uscire da [room, building]

he left home early — è uscito di casa presto

to leave school — (permanently) lasciare la scuola

to leave the table — alzarsi da tavola

to leave the track — [ train] deragliare

to leave the ground — [ plane] staccarsi da terra, decollare

to leave one's seat — lasciare il proprio posto, alzarsi

I left him cleaning his car — l'ho lasciato che stava lavando la sua auto

the smile left her face — fig. il sorriso scomparve dal suo volto

2) (leave behind) (forgetfully) lasciare [ person]; lasciare, dimenticare [ object]; (deliberately) lasciare [ partner]; lasciare [key, instructions]; (permanently) abbandonare [animal, family]

to leave sb. sth. — lasciare qcs. a qcn.

to leave sb., sth. in sb.'s care — affidare qcn., qcs. alle cure di qcn

3) (let remain) lasciare [food, drink, gap]

you leave me no choice but to... non mi lasci altra scelta che...; to leave sth. tidy lasciare qcs. in ordine; we have five minutes left abbiamo ancora cinque minuti; he was left short of money rimase a corto di denaro; the accident left him an orphan l'incidente lo rese orfano; the attack left her with a scar l'aggressione le procurò una cicatrice; where does that leave me? — che ne sarà di me?

4) (allow to do)

to leave sth. to sb. — lasciare qcs. a qcn. [ task]

to leave it (up) to sb. to do — lasciare a qcn. il compito di fare

to leave the decision (up) to sb. — lasciare la decisione a qcn.

leave him to sleep — lascialo dormire

to leave sb. to it — (to do something) lasciare che qcn. se la sbrogli; (to be alone) lasciare perdere qcn.

to leave sb. to himself to leave sb. be colloq. lasciare stare qcn.; leave it to o with me — lascia fare a me

5) (result in) [oil, wine, cup] lasciare [ stain]; fare, lasciare [hole, dent]

6) (postpone) lasciare stare [task, homework]

leave it till tomorrow — lascia stare fino a domani

7) (stop and agree)

to leave it that — convenire che

to leave it at that — lasciare stare o restare (d'accordo) così

8) (bequeath) lasciare in eredità [money, property] (to a)

9) (pass)

to leave sth. on one's right — lasciare qcs. alla propria destra
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. left) partire, andarsene
3.
verbo riflessivo (pass., p.pass. left)

to leave oneself (with) — tenersi [time, money]

- leave about

- leave aside

- leave behind

- leave go

- leave off

- leave on

- leave out

- leave over

English-Italian dictionary > leave
7 leave

leave

A n

1 ( also leave of absence) ( time off) gen congé m ; Mil permission f ; to take leave prendre des congés ; to take three days' leave prendre trois jours de congé ; I've taken all my leave for this year j'ai pris tous mes congés pour cette année ; to be granted 24 hours' leave Mil recevoir une permission de 24 heures ; to be on leave gen être en congé ; Mil être en permission ; to come home on leave Mil rentrer en permission ;

2 ( permission) autorisation f ; to give sb leave to do donner à qn l'autorisation de faire ; to have sb's leave to do avoir l'autorisation de qn de faire ; to ask sb's leave to do, to ask leave of sb (to do) sout demander à qn l'autorisation de faire ; by ou with your leave avec votre permission ; without so much as a by your leave sans autre forme de procès ;

3 ( departure) to take leave of sb prendre congé de qn ; he took his leave il a pris congé.

B vtr ( prét, pp left)

1 ( depart from) gen partir de [house, station etc] ; ( more permanently) quitter [country, city etc] ; ( by going out) sortir de [room, building] ; he left home early il est parti tôt de chez lui ; to leave school ( permanently) quitter l'école ; the plane/train leaves Paris for Nice at 9.00 l'avion/le train pour Nice part de Paris à 9 heures ; to leave the road/table quitter la route/table ; to leave France to live in Canada quitter la France pour aller vivre au Canada ; to leave the track [train] dérailler ; to leave the ground [plane] décoller ; to leave one's seat se lever ; I left him cleaning his car quand je suis parti, il nettoyait sa voiture ; the smile left her face fig son sourire s'est effacé ; as soon as the words left her lips… à peine eut-elle fini de parler… ;

2 ( leave behind) ( forgetfully) laisser [person] ; oublier [object] ; ( deliberately) quitter [partner] ; laisser [key, instructions, name, tip, address] (for pour ; with chez) ; ( permanently) abandonner [animal, children, family] ; he left his umbrella on the train il a oublié son parapluie dans le train ; the kittens had been left in a sack on avait abandonné les chatons dans un sac ; she's left her husband elle a quitté son mari ; to leave sb sth laisser qch à qn ; I've left him some instructions/the key je lui ai laissé des instructions/la clé ; to leave sb/sth in sb's care confier qn/qch à qn ;

3 ( let remain) laisser [food, drink, gap, choice] ; he left his vegetables/wine il a laissé ses légumes/son vin ; you leave me no choice ou alternative but to… vous ne me laissez pas d'autre choix que de… ; he left us in no doubt as to ou about his feelings il ne nous a laissé aucun doute quant à ses sentiments ; to leave sth lying around laisser traîner qch ; to leave sth tidy/open/in ruins laisser qch en ordre/ouvert/en ruines ; to leave sb homeless laisser qn sans domicile ; to be left homeless se retrouver sans domicile ; there are/we have five minutes left il reste/il nous reste cinq minutes ; he was left short of money/time il ne lui restait plus beaucoup d'argent/de temps ; he stared at what was left of the house il a regardé longuement ce qui restait de la maison ; ten minus seven leaves three Math sept ôtés de dix, il reste trois ; the accident left him an orphan/a cripple l'accident a fait de lui un orphelin/un invalide ; the attack left her with a scar/a broken nose elle a gardé une cicatrice/un nez cassé après l'agression ; where does that leave me? qu'est-ce que je vais devenir? ;

4 ( allow to do) to leave sth to sb laisser [qch] à qn [job, task] ; to leave it (up) to sb to do laisser à qn le soin de faire ; it will be left to him to do it on lui laissera le soin de le faire ; to leave the decision/choice (up) to sb laisser à qn le soin de décider/choisir ; to leave it up to sb where/how etc to do laisser qn décider où/comment etc faire ; to leave sb to do laisser qn faire ; leave him to sleep laisse-le dormir ; to leave sb to it ( to do something) laisser qn se débrouiller ; ( to be alone) laisser qn tranquille ; to leave sb to himself, to leave sb be ○ laisser qn tranquille ; leave him/me alone laisse-le/-moi tranquille ; leave it to ou with me je m'en occupe, je m'en charge ; leave everything to me! je m'en occupe, je me charge de tout! ;

5 ( result in) [oil, wine, tea] faire [stain] ; [cup, plate etc] laisser [stain, mark] ; [cup, heel, chair] faire [hole, dent] ; the operation will leave a scar vous garderez une cicatrice de l'opération ;

6 ( postpone) laisser [task, homework, housework] ; leave it till tomorrow/Friday/the end laisse ça pour demain/vendredi/la fin ;

7 ( stop and agree) to leave it that convenir que ; to leave it at that en rester là ;

8 Jur ( bequeath) laisser, léguer [money, property] ; to leave sth to sb, to leave sb sth léguer qch à qn ;

9 ( be survived by) laisser [widow, son, daughter] ;

10 ( pass) to leave sth on one's left/right passer qch à gauche/à droite.

C vi ( prét, pp left) partir ; to leave for partir pour [airport, France] ; to leave for work partir travailler ; to leave for another company partir dans une autre société ; he left for a career in advertising il est parti pour faire carrière dans la publicité.

D v refl ( prét, pp left) to leave oneself (with) se réserver [time, money] ; to leave oneself short of money/time ne pas prévoir assez d'argent/de temps.

Phrasal verbs

■ leave about, leave around:

▶ leave [sth] around ( carelessly) laisser traîner [books, papers, toys] ; ( deliberately) disposer [cushions, books, magazines].

■ leave aside:

▶ leave [sth] aside, leave aside [sth] laisser [qch] de côté ; leaving aside the question of ( ignoring for now) si on laisse de côté la question de ; ( not mentioning) sans parler du problème de.

■ leave behind:

▶ leave [sb/sth] behind

1 ( go faster than) distancer [person, competitor] ; fig (in business, intellectually) distancer [person, competitor] ; the teacher left the students behind les étudiants n'arrivaient pas à suivre le professeur ;

2 ( move away from) [vehicle, plane] s'éloigner de [coast, country, ground] ; [traveller] laisser [qch] derrière soi [town, country] ; [person] quitter [family, husband] ; fig en finir avec, tirer un trait sur [past, problems, relationship] ;

3 ( fail to bring) ( accidentally) oublier, laisser [object, child, animal] ; ( deliberately) laisser [object, child, animal] ;

▶ leave [sth] behind ( cause to remain) [person] laisser [chaos, problems, bitterness] ; [earthquake, storm, flood] faire [damage] ; to leave chaos behind laisser la pagaille ○ ; the army/tornado left a trail of destruction behind it l'armée/la tornade a tout détruit sur son passage ; to be ou get left behind ( not keep up) ( physically) [person] se faire distancer ; ( intellectually) ne pas suivre, être largué ○ ; ( in business) [country, company] se laisser distancer ; ( not be taken) ( accidentally) être oublié ; ( deliberately) the plants were left behind on a laissé les plantes.

■ leave go, leave hold ( usage critiqué) lâcher ; to leave go ou hold of sb/sth lâcher qn/qch.

■ leave in:

▶ leave [sth] in laisser [object, paragraph, quote].

■ leave off:

▶ leave off [rain] cesser ; [person] s'interrompre ; to carry on ou continue where one left off reprendre là où on en était ; where did we leave off? où en étions-nous? ; leave off ○ ! arrête ○ ! ;

▶ leave off doing ( stop) cesser or arrêter de faire ;

▶ leave [sth] off, leave off [sth]

1 ( not put on) ne pas mettre [coat, tie, hat, lid, blanket] ; ( not put back on) ne pas remettre [coat, tie, hat, lid, blanket] ;

2 ( not switch on) ne pas allumer [light, TV] ; ne pas brancher [iron, kettle] ; ( leave switched off) laisser [qch] éteint [light, central heating, TV] ; laisser [qch] débranché [iron, kettle] ;

3 ( omit) omettre [name, item, letter] ; ( by mistake) oublier [name, item, letter] ; to leave sth off a list omettre qch d'une liste.

■ leave on:

▶ leave [sth] on

1 ( not remove) garder [coat, tie, hat] ; laisser [lid, blanket, bandage, label] ;

2 ( not switch off) laisser [qch] allumé [light, TV, central heating] ; laisser [qch] branché [iron] ; laisser [qch] ouvert [gas, tap] ; laisser [safety catch].

■ leave out:

▶ leave [sb/sth] out, leave out [sb/sth]

1 ( fail to include) ( accidentally) omettre, oublier [word, line, name, fact] ; oublier [ingredient, object, person] ( deliberately) omettre [name, fact, reference] ; ne pas mettre [ingredient, object] ; (from social group, activity) tenir [qn] à l'écart ; to feel left out se sentir tenu à l'écart ; leave it out ○ ! arrête ○ ! ; to leave sth out of omettre qch de [text] ; to leave sb out of exclure qn de [group] ; leave me out of it! ne me mêlez pas à ça! ; to leave sth out of one's calculations ne pas tenir compte de qch dans ses calculs ;

2 ( let remain outdoors) laisser [qch] dehors [bicycle, washing, milk] ;

3 ( not put away) laisser [qch] dehors [clothes] ;

4 ( not put in) ne pas mettre [contact lenses, plug] ; ( not put back) ne pas remettre [contact lenses, plug].

■ leave over:

▶ leave [sth] over

1 ( cause to remain) laisser [food, drink] ; there is/we have some money left over il reste/il nous reste de l'argent ;

2 ( postpone) remettre [qch] à plus tard [discussion, meeting].

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8 charge

1. verb
1) (to ask as the price (for something): They charge 50 cents for a pint of milk, but they don't charge for delivery.) cobrar

2) (to make a note of (a sum of money) as being owed: Charge the bill to my account.) poner en la cuenta

3) ((with with) to accuse (of something illegal): He was charged with theft.) acusar

4) (to attack by moving quickly (towards): We charged (towards) the enemy on horseback.) cargar contra, embestir, arremeter

5) (to rush: The children charged down the hill.) irrumpir

6) (to make or become filled with electricity: Please charge my car battery.) cargar

7) (to make (a person) responsible for (a task etc): He was charged with seeing that everything went well.) cargar

2. noun
1) (a price or fee: What is the charge for a telephone call?) precio

2) (something with which a person is accused: He faces three charges of murder.) acusación

3) (an attack made by moving quickly: the charge of the Light Brigade.) carga

4) (the electricity in something: a positive or negative charge.) carga

5) (someone one takes care of: These children are my charges.) cargo (a cargo de), cuidado

6) (a quantity of gunpowder: Put the charge in place and light the fuse.) carga

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- charger
- in charge of
- in someone's charge
- take charge

charge¹ n

1. cobro / precio

there is no charge for the use of the pool el uso de la piscina es gratuito

2. acusación / cargo

a charge of murder una acusación de asesinato

3. ataque / carga

the soldiers made a charge los soldados atacaron

to be in charge mandar / ser el encargado

to take charge hacerse cargo

charge² vb

1. cobrar

he charged me ten pounds me cobró diez libras

2. acusar

they charged her with murder la acusaron de asesinato

3. embestir

the bull charged the fence el toro embistió contra la valla

4. irrumpir / entrar corriendo

people charged into the store looking for bargains la gente irrumpió en la tienda en busca de gangas

El gerundio de charge se escribe charging

charge

tr[ʧɑːʤ]

noun

1 (price) precio; (fee(s)) honorarios nombre masculino plural

2 (responsibility) cargo

■ my husband has charge of the children at weekends mi marido se hace cargo de los niños los fines de semana

■ who is in charge? ¿quién es la persona encargada?

■ I'm leaving you in charge dejo todo a tu cargo

3 SMALLLAW/SMALL cargo, acusación nombre femenino

■ he was on a murder charge fue acusado de asesinato

4 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL (attack) carga

5 (explosive) carga explosiva

6 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL carga

transitive verb

1 (ask as a price - customer, amount) cobrar; (record as debit) cargar

■ they charged me £20 for a haircut me cobraron £20 por un corte de pelo

■ how much do you charge? ¿cuánto cobras?

■ charge it to my account cárguelo en mi cuenta

2 SMALLLAW/SMALL acusar ( with, de)

■ she's been charged with stealing la han acusado de robo

3 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL cargar

4 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL cargar contra, atacar

intransitive verb

1 (ask in payment) cobrar

■ we don't charge for delivery el reparto es gratis

2 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL cargar

3 (soldiers, police, etc) cargar (at, contra), arremeter (at, contra), atacar; (animal) arremeter (at, contra), embestir

■ charge! ¡al ataque!, ¡a la carga!

4 (rush) irrumpir

■ he came charging into the office irrumpió en la oficina

■ the children charged off los niños salieron corriendo

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be in charge of estar al cargo de

to bring a charge against somebody formular una acusación contra alguien

to charge somebody to do something ordenar a alguien que haga algo

to drop charges retirar la acusación, retirar los cargos

to take charge of something hacerse cargo de algo

admission charge / entry charge entrada

charge account cuenta de crédito

charge card tarjeta de pago

charge hand encargado,-a

charge nurse enfermero,-a jefe

charge sheet atestado policial

charge ['ʧɑrʤ] v, charged ; charging vt

1) : cargar

to charge the batteries: cargar las pilas

2) entrust: encomendar, encargar

3) command: ordenar, mandar

4) accuse: acusar

charged with robbery: acusado de robo

5) : cargar a una cuenta, comprar a crédito

charge vi

1) : cargar (contra el enemigo)

charge!: ¡a la carga!

2) : cobrar

they charge too much: cobran demasiado

charge n

1) : carga f (eléctrica)

2) burden: carga f, peso m

3) responsibility: cargo m, responsabilidad f

to take charge of: hacerse cargo de

4) accusation: cargo m, acusación f

5) cost: costo m, cargo m, precio m

6) attack: carga f, ataque m

charge (Firearms)

n.

• munición s.f.

n.

• acusación s.f.

• adeudo s.m.

• capítulo s.m.

• carga s.f.

• cargo s.m.

• cometido s.m.

• embestida s.f.

• encargo s.m.

• encomienda s.f.

• exhorto s.m.

• gasto s.m.

• gravamen s.m.

• precio s.m.

v.

• acometer v.

• acusar v.

• adeudar v.

• cargar v.

• cobrar v.

• embestir v.

• encargar v.

tʃɑːrdʒ, tʃɑːdʒ
I

noun

1) c ( Law) cargo m, acusación f

he's being tried on a charge of murder — se lo juzga por homicidio

to bring o press charges against somebody — formular or presentar cargos contra alguien

to drop charges — retirar la acusación or los cargos

2) c ( price) precio m; ( fee) honorario m

there is no charge for the service — no se cobra por el servicio, el servicio es gratis

free of o without charge — gratuitamente, gratis, sin cargo

at no extra charge — sin cargo adicional

electricity charges are going up again — las tarifas eléctricas vuelven a subir

3)

a) c (command, commission) orden f, instrucción f

b) ( responsibility)

who is in charge? — ¿quién es el/la responsable?

I left Paul in charge — dejé a Paul a cargo

to be in charge of something/somebody — tener* algo/a alguien a su (or mi etc) cargo

in the charge of somebody in somebody's charge a cargo de alguien; to take charge of somebody/something/-ing: she took charge of the situation se hizo cargo de la situación; Sarah took charge of the guests/of buying the food — Sarah se encargó de los invitados/de comprar la comida

c) c ( somebody entrusted)

a nanny with her young charges — una niñera con los niños a su cargo or cuidado

4) c u (Elec, Phys) carga f

5) c ( of explosive) carga f

6) c

a) ( attack) carga f

b) ( in US football) ofensiva f ( en la que se gana mucho terreno)

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( accuse)

to charge somebody WITH something/-ING — acusar a alguien de algo/+ inf

2) ( ask payment) cobrar

they charged him $15 for a haircut — le cobraron 15 dólares por el corte de pelo

3) ( obtain on credit)

she never carries cash, she just charges everything — (AmE) nunca lleva dinero, lo compra todo con tarjeta (de crédito)/lo carga todo a su cuenta

to charge something TO somebody — cargar* algo a la cuenta de alguien

4)

a) ( entrust) (frml)

to charge somebody WITH something/-ING — encomendarle* a alguien algo/que (+ subj)

b) ( command) (liter)

to charge somebody to + INF — ordenarle a alguien + inf or que (+ subj)

c) ( allege) (AmE) aducir*

5) ( attack) ( Mil) cargar* contra; \<\<animal\>\> embestir* or arremeter contra

6) ( Elec) \<\<battery\>\> cargar*

2.

vi

a)

to charge (AT something/somebody) — ( Mil) cargar* (contra algo/alguien); \<\<animal\>\> arremeter or embestir* (contra algo/alguien)

charge! — al ataque!, a la carga!

b) ( rush) (colloq) (+ adv compl)

he charged straight into me — se abalanzó hacía mí

don't all charge off at the end of the lesson — no salgan en estampida al acabar la clase

[tʃɑːdʒ]
1. NOUN

1) (=accusation) (Jur) cargo m, acusación f ; (fig) acusación f

the charges were dropped — retiraron los cargos or la acusación

what is the charge? — ¿de qué se me acusa?

the charge was murder — lo acusaron de asesinato

to lay o.s. open to the charge of... — exponerse a que le acusen de...

• to bring a charge against sb — formular or presentar cargos contra algn

• he will appear in court on a charge of murder or murder charge — comparecerá ante el tribunal acusado de asesinato

he was arrested on a charge of murder or murder charge — lo detuvieron bajo acusación de asesinato
press 2., 9)
2) (Mil)

• to put sb on a charge — arrestar a algn

3) (=fee) precio m ; (professional) honorarios mpl
(Telec) charges tarifa fsing
charge for admission — precio m de entrada

is there a charge? — ¿hay que pagar (algo)?

is there a charge for delivery? — ¿se paga el envío?

there's no charge — es gratis

no charge for admission — entrada gratis, entrada gratuita

• extra charge — recargo m, suplemento m

• free of charge — gratis

• interest charges — cargos mpl en concepto de interés

• to make a charge for (doing) sth — cobrar por (hacer) algo

• for a small charge, we can supply... — por una pequeña cantidad, podemos proporcionarle...
prescription 2., reverse 3., 3), service 3.
4) (US) (=charge account)

• cash or charge? — ¿al contado o a crédito?

5) (=responsibility)

I've been given charge of this class — han puesto a esta clase a mi cargo

• to have charge of sb/sth — hacerse cargo de algn/algo

• the patients under her charge — los pacientes a su cargo
in charge
the person in charge — el/la encargado(-a)

who is in charge here? — ¿quién es el encargado aquí?

look, I'm in charge here! — ¡oye, aquí mando yo!
in charge of
to be in charge of — [+ department, operation] estar al frente or al cargo de

he's in charge of the shop when I'm out — se encarga de la tienda cuando yo no estoy

it is illegal for anyone under 16 to be left in charge of young children — es ilegal dejar a niños pequeños a cargo or al cuidado de alguien menor de 16 años
to put sb in charge of [+ department, operation] poner a algn al frente or al cargo de; [+ ship, plane] poner a algn al mando de
to put sb in charge of doing sth — encargar a algn que haga algo
to take charge (of firm, project) hacerse cargo (of de)
he took charge of the situation at once — se hizo cargo de la situación inmediatamente

will you take charge of the situation while I'm away? — ¿te puedes hacer cargo de la situación mientras no esté yo?

6) (=person)

the teacher and her charges — la maestra y los alumnos a su cargo

the nurse and her charges — la enfermera y los enfermos a su cargo

7) (electrical) carga f

there is no charge left in the battery — la batería está descargada

to get a charge out of sth —

I got a big charge out of working with the Philharmonic Orchestra — disfruté muchísimo trabajando con la Orquesta Filarmónica

8) (=explosive) carga f

9) (=attack) (by people, army) carga f, ataque m ; (by bull) embestida f ; sound I, 2., 1)

10) (=financial burden) carga f

• to be a charge on... — ser una carga para...

11) (Heraldry) blasón m

2. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) (Jur) (also fig) (=accuse) acusar ( with de)

he was charged with stealing a car — lo acusaron del robo de un coche

to find sb guilty/not guilty as charged — declarar a algn culpable/inocente de los delitos que se le imputan

he charged the minister with lying about the economy — acusó al ministro de mentir acerca de la economía

to charge that — (US) alegar que

2) (=ask for) [+ price] cobrar

what did they charge you for it? — ¿cuánto te cobraron?

what are they charging for the work? — ¿cuánto cobran or piden por el trabajo?

to charge 3% commission — cobrar un 3% de comisión

3) (=record as debt)

to charge sth (up) to sb, charge sth (up) to sb's account — cargar algo en la cuenta de algn

charge it (up) to my card — cárguelo a mi tarjeta

4) (=attack) [person, army] cargar contra, atacar; [bull etc] embestir

5) (Elec) (also: charge up) [+ battery] cargar

6) (=order)

to charge sb to do sth — ordenar a algn hacer or que haga algo

to charge sb with a mission — confiar una misión a algn

I am charged with the task of modernizing the company — me han encargado la tarea de modernizar la empresa

7) (US) (in library)

to charge a book — [reader] rellenar la ficha del préstamo; [librarian] registrar un libro como prestado

3. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=ask for a fee) cobrar

they'll mend it but they'll charge! — lo arreglarán, pero ¡te va a salir caro!

2) (=attack) [person, army] atacar; [bull] embestir

charge! — ¡a la carga!

he charged into the room — irrumpió en la habitación

3) (Elec) (also: charge up) [battery] cargarse

leave the battery to charge (up) for a couple of hours — deja que la batería se cargue durante un par de horas

4.

COMPOUNDS

charge account N — (US) cuenta f de crédito

charge card N — (Brit) (Comm) tarjeta f (de) cliente; (US) (=credit card) tarjeta f de crédito

charge nurse N — (Brit) enfermero(-a) m / f jefe

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[tʃɑːrdʒ, tʃɑːdʒ]
I

noun

1) c ( Law) cargo m, acusación f

he's being tried on a charge of murder — se lo juzga por homicidio

to bring o press charges against somebody — formular or presentar cargos contra alguien

to drop charges — retirar la acusación or los cargos

2) c ( price) precio m; ( fee) honorario m

there is no charge for the service — no se cobra por el servicio, el servicio es gratis

free of o without charge — gratuitamente, gratis, sin cargo

at no extra charge — sin cargo adicional

electricity charges are going up again — las tarifas eléctricas vuelven a subir

3)

a) c (command, commission) orden f, instrucción f

b) ( responsibility)

who is in charge? — ¿quién es el/la responsable?

I left Paul in charge — dejé a Paul a cargo

to be in charge of something/somebody — tener* algo/a alguien a su (or mi etc) cargo

in the charge of somebody in somebody's charge a cargo de alguien; to take charge of somebody/something/-ing: she took charge of the situation se hizo cargo de la situación; Sarah took charge of the guests/of buying the food — Sarah se encargó de los invitados/de comprar la comida

c) c ( somebody entrusted)

a nanny with her young charges — una niñera con los niños a su cargo or cuidado

4) c u (Elec, Phys) carga f

5) c ( of explosive) carga f

6) c

a) ( attack) carga f

b) ( in US football) ofensiva f ( en la que se gana mucho terreno)

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( accuse)

to charge somebody WITH something/-ING — acusar a alguien de algo/+ inf

2) ( ask payment) cobrar

they charged him $15 for a haircut — le cobraron 15 dólares por el corte de pelo

3) ( obtain on credit)

she never carries cash, she just charges everything — (AmE) nunca lleva dinero, lo compra todo con tarjeta (de crédito)/lo carga todo a su cuenta

to charge something TO somebody — cargar* algo a la cuenta de alguien

4)

a) ( entrust) (frml)

to charge somebody WITH something/-ING — encomendarle* a alguien algo/que (+ subj)

b) ( command) (liter)

to charge somebody to + INF — ordenarle a alguien + inf or que (+ subj)

c) ( allege) (AmE) aducir*

5) ( attack) ( Mil) cargar* contra; \<\<animal\>\> embestir* or arremeter contra

6) ( Elec) \<\<battery\>\> cargar*

2.

vi

a)

to charge (AT something/somebody) — ( Mil) cargar* (contra algo/alguien); \<\<animal\>\> arremeter or embestir* (contra algo/alguien)

charge! — al ataque!, a la carga!

b) ( rush) (colloq) (+ adv compl)

he charged straight into me — se abalanzó hacía mí

don't all charge off at the end of the lesson — no salgan en estampida al acabar la clase

English-spanish dictionary > charge
9 free

1. adjective,
freer, freest

1) frei

get free — freikommen; sich befreien

go free — (escape unpunished) straffrei ausgehen

let somebody go free — (leave captivity) jemanden freilassen; (unpunished) jemanden freisprechen

set free — freilassen; (fig.) erlösen

free of something — (without) frei von etwas

free of charge/cost — gebührenfrei/kostenlos

free and easy — ungezwungen; locker (ugs.)

give free rein to something — einer Sache (Dat.) freien Lauf lassen

2) (having liberty)

somebody is free to do something — es steht jemandem frei, etwas zu tun

you're free to choose — du kannst frei [aus]wählen

leave somebody free to do something — es jemandem ermöglichen, etwas zu tun

feel free! — nur zu! (ugs.)

feel free to correct me — du darfst mich gerne korrigieren

it's a free country — (coll.) wir leben in einem freien Land

free from something — frei von etwas

free from pain/troubles — schmerz-/sorgenfrei

3) (provided without payment) kostenlos; frei [Überfahrt, Unterkunft, Versand, Verpflegung]; Frei[karte, -exemplar, -fahrt]; Gratis[probe, -vorstellung]

‘admission free’ — "Eintritt frei"

have a free ride on the train — umsonst mit der Bahn fahren

for free — (coll.) umsonst

4) (not occupied, not reserved, not being used) frei

free time — Freizeit, die

when would you be free to start work? — wann könnten Sie mit der Arbeit anfangen?

he's free in the mornings — er hat morgens Zeit

5) (generous)

be free with something — mit etwas großzügig umgehen

6) (frank, open) offen; freimütig

7) (not strict) frei [Übersetzung, Interpretation, Bearbeitung usw.]
2. adverb
(without cost or payment) gratis; umsonst
3. transitive verb
(set at liberty) freilassen; (disentangle) befreien (of, from von)

free somebody/oneself from — jemanden/sich befreien von [Tyrannei, Unterdrückung, Tradition]; jemanden/sich befreien aus [Gefängnis, Sklaverei, Umklammerung]

free somebody/oneself of — jemanden/sich befreien od. freimachen von

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[fri:] 1. adjective
1) (allowed to move where one wants; not shut in, tied, fastened etc: The prison door opened, and he was a free man.) frei

2) (not forced or persuaded to act, think, speak etc in a particular way: free speech; You are free to think what you like.) frei

3) ((with with) generous: He is always free with his money/advice.) freigiebig

4) (frank, open and ready to speak: a free manner.) frei

5) (costing nothing: a free gift.) kostenlos

6) (not working or having another appointment; not busy: I shall be free at five o'clock.) frei

7) (not occupied, not in use: Is this table free?) frei

8) ((with of or from) without or no longer having (especially something or someone unpleasant etc): She is free from pain now; free of charge.) ohne, frei
2. verb
1) (to make or set (someone) free: He freed all the prisoners.) freilassen, befreien

2) ((with from or of) to rid or relieve (someone) of something: She was able to free herself from her debts by working at an additional job.) entlasten

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- academic.ru/29289/freedom">freedom
- freely
- free-for-all
- freehand
- freehold
- freelance 3. verb
(to work in this way: He is freelancing now.) freiberuflich tätig sein

- Freepost
- free skating
- free speech
- free trade
- freeway
- freewheel
- free will
- a free hand
- set free
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free

[fri:]

I. adj

1. (not physically impeded) frei

to break \free [of [or from] sth] ( also fig) sich akk [aus etw dat] befreien

to break [or cut] \free [of [or from] sb] ( also fig) sich akk [von jdm] losreißen a. fig

to roam/run \free frei herumlaufen

to set sb/an animal \free ( also fig) jdn/ein Tier freilassen

2. (not confined) frei

she left the court a \free woman sie verließ das Gericht als freie Frau

to go [or walk] \free straffrei ausgehen

3. (not under compulsion) frei

you are \free to come and go as you please Sie können kommen und gehen, wann Sie wollen

you're \free to refuse es steht Ihnen frei abzulehnen

am I \free to leave now? kann ich jetzt gehen?

did you do this of your own \free will? haben Sie das aus freiem Willen getan?

\free choice freie Wahl

to feel \free sich dat keinen Zwang antun

can I get myself a drink? — feel \free kann ich mir etwas zu trinken nehmen? — bedienen Sie sich nur

feel \free to interrupt me unterbrechen Sie mich ruhig

4. (without obstruction) frei

\free movement of capital freier Kapitalverkehr

\free movement of labour Freizügigkeit f für Arbeitnehmer und Selbstständige

\free play MECH Spielraum m

to allow [or give] one's emotions \free play [or \free play to one's emotions] seinen Gefühlen freien Lauf lassen

5. (disposable) frei

\free capital freies Kapital

\free reserves freie Rücklagen

6. POL elections, press frei

it's a \free country! das ist ein freies Land!

\free speech Redefreiheit f

7. pred (rid of) frei (of/from von + dat)

to be \free of [or from] a disease eine Krankheit nicht haben

my doctor told me I would never be completely \free of the disease mein Arzt sagte mir, dass ich die Krankheit niemals ganz loswerden würde fam

\free of charge kostenlos

to be \free of [or from] customs/tax zoll-/steuerfrei sein

\free of [or from] dirt schmutzfrei

\free of pain schmerzfrei

▪ to be \free of sb jdn los sein fam

8. inv (not attached or entangled) lose

I want the bookcase to stand \free of the wall ich will, dass der Bücherschrank nicht an der Wand steht

to get/pull sth \free etw freibekommen/losreißen

to work [itself/sth] \free [sich/etw akk] lösen

9. pred (not busy) person

to leave sb \free to do sth es jdm ermöglichen, etw zu tun

▪ to be \free [to do sth] Zeit haben[, etw zu tun]

10. inv (without appointments) time frei

I've got a \free evening next Monday ich habe nächsten Montag einen freien Abend

\free time Freizeit f

11. inv (not occupied) object frei; seat unbesetzt

excuse me, is this seat \free? Entschuldigung, ist dieser Platz frei?

if you take these bags that will give me a free hand to open the door wenn Sie diese Tüten nehmen, habe ich die Hand frei, um die Türe zu öffnen

to leave sth \free etw freilassen

12. inv (costing nothing) gratis, unentgeltlich

admission is \free der Eintritt ist frei

entrance is \free for pensioners Rentner haben freien Eintritt

\free copy Freiexemplar nt

\free issue STOCKEX Emission f von Gratisaktien

\free ticket Freikarte f

13. (generous) freigiebig

▪ to be \free with sth mit etw dat großzügig sein

to make \free with sth mit etw dat großzügig umgehen

don't her parents mind her making \free with their house while they're on holiday? haben ihre Eltern nichts dagegen, dass sie so frei über ihr Haus verfügt, während sie im Urlaub sind?

14. (inexact) frei, nicht wörtlich

\free translation freie Übersetzung

15. (frank) offen; (casual) manners ungezwungen; ( pej) unverschämt

16. (public) library öffentlich

17. LIT, MUS, SPORT (not restricted by convention) frei

\free section Kür f

18. CHEM oxygen, radical frei, nicht gebunden

19.

▶ to be as \free as the air [or a bird] frei wie ein Vogel sein

▶ the best things in life are \free ( saying) das Beste im Leben ist umsonst

▶ \free and easy entspannt, locker

▶ there's no such thing as a \free lunch nichts ist umsonst

II. adv inv frei, gratis

\free of charge kostenlos

\free, gratis, and for nothing ( hum) gratis und umsonst

for \free ( fam) gratis, umsonst

III. vt

1. (release)

▪ to \free sb/an animal jdn/ein Tier freilassen

▪ to \free sb/an animal [from sth] jdn/ein Tier [von [o aus] etw dat] befreien

▪ to \free sth [from sth] part of the body etw [von etw dat] frei machen

he tried to \free his hands from the rope er versuchte, seine Hände aus dem Seil zu befreien

2. (relieve)

▪ to \free sb/sth/oneself from [or of] sth jdn/etw/sich von etw dat befreien [o frei machen]

to \free sb from a contract jdn aus einem Vertrag entlassen

3. (make available)

▪ to \free sth etw frei machen

I need to \free the afternoon to write this report ich muss mir den Nachmittag frei machen, um diesen Bericht zu schreiben

to \free funds Gelder flüssigmachen

to \free a space Platz schaffen

▪ to \free sb to do sth jdm Freiraum geben, etw zu tun

4. (loosen)

▪ to \free sth rusty bolt, cog, tap etw lösen

we managed to \free the propeller from the rope wir konnten den Propeller vom Seil losmachen

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[friː]
1. adj (+er)

1) (= at liberty, unrestricted) person, animal, state, activity, translation, choice frei

as free as a bird or (the) air —

to set a prisoner free — einen Gefangenen freilassen or auf freien Fuß setzen

he is free to go — es steht ihm frei zu gehen

you're free to choose — die Wahl steht Ihnen frei

you're free to come too — Sie können ruhig auch kommen

you're free to go now — Sie können jetzt gehen(, wenn Sie wollen)

you're free to decide — Sie können das selbst entscheiden

I'm not free to do it — es steht mir nicht frei, es zu tun

(do) feel free to help yourself/ask questions — nehmen Sie sich/fragen Sie ruhig

feel free! (inf) — bitte, gern(e)!

to give sb a free hand — jdm freie Hand lassen

he left one end of the rope free — er ließ ein Ende des Seils lose

free elections — freie Wahlen pl

See:

→ rein

2)

(+prep) free from worry — sorgenfrei

free from blame/responsibility — frei von Schuld/Verantwortung

free of sth — frei von etw

free of or from pain — schmerzfrei

free of violence — gewaltlos

free of fear — ohne Angst

a world free of nuclear weapons — eine Welt ohne Atomwaffen

at last I was free of her — endlich war ich sie los

3) (= costing nothing) kostenlos, Gratis-; (COMM) gratis

free shares — Gratisaktien pl

it's free — das kostet nichts

admission free — Eintritt frei

to get sth free — etw umsonst bekommen

we got in free or for free (inf) —

free, gratis and for nothing — gratis und umsonst

I can tell you that for free (inf) — das kann ich dir gratis sagen

free delivery — (porto)freier Versand

free alongside ship (Comm) — frei Kai

free on board (Comm) — frei Schiff

4) (= not occupied) room, seat, hour, person frei

a few seats are kept free — einige Plätze werden frei gehalten

I wasn't free earlier —

this leaves our hands free for other issues — dadurch haben wir für andere Dinge Zeit

if you've got a free hand could you carry this? — wenn du eine Hand frei hast, kannst du mir das tragen?

5) (= lavish, profuse) großzügig, freigebig; (= licentious, improper) language, behaviour frei, lose; (= overfamiliar) plumpvertraulich

to be free with one's money — großzügig mit seinem Geld umgehen

to be free with one's advice — Ratschläge erteilen

to make free with other people's property — sich großzügig anderer Leute Sachen (gen) bedienen

2. vt
prisoner (= release) freilassen; (= help escape) befreien; caged animal freilassen; nation befreien; (= untie) person losbinden; tangle (auf)lösen; pipe frei machen; rusty screw, caught fabric lösen; (= make available) person frei machen
to free sb from pain — jdn von seinen Schmerzen befreien

to free oneself from sth — sich von etw frei machen

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free [friː]

A adj (adv freely)

1. allg frei:

a) unabhängig

b) selbstständig

c) ungebunden

d) ungehindert

e) uneingeschränkt

f) in Freiheit (befindlich):

he left the court a free man, he walked free from court er verließ das Gericht als freier Mann;

he’s always free SPORT er ist immer anspielbar;

he is free to go, it is free for him to go es steht ihm frei zu gehen;

please be free to ask questions Sie können gerne Fragen stellen;

it’s ( oder this is) a free country umg ist das etwa verboten?, hier kann jeder tun und lassen, was er will;

mind if I sit here? - it’s a free country ich kann dich nicht daran hindern;

give sb a free hand jemandem freie Hand lassen; → set C 2, swing C 1, will² A 3

2. frei:

a) unbeschäftigt:

he is free after 5 o’clock

b) ohne Verpflichtungen (Abend etc)

c) nicht besetzt:

this room is free

3. frei:

a) nicht wörtlich:

a free translation

b) nicht an Regeln gebunden:

free verse;

free practice (Motorsport) freies Training;

free skating (Eis-, Rollkunstlauf) Kür(laufen) f(n);

free skater Kürläufer(in);

free technique (Skilanglauf) freie Technik

c) frei gestaltet (Version etc)

4. (from, of) frei (von), ohne (akk):

free of alcohol alkoholfrei;

free of damage WIRTSCH unbeschädigt;

free from error fehlerfrei;

free from infection MED frei von ansteckenden Krankheiten;

stay free of injury SPORT von Verletzungen verschont bleiben;

free from prejudice ( oder bias) vorurteilsfrei, unvoreingenommen;

the judge wasn’t free from prejudice JUR der Richter war befangen

5. frei, befreit ( beide:

from, of von):

free from contradiction widerspruchsfrei;

free of debt schuldenfrei;

free from distortion TECH verzerrungsfrei;

free of income tax einkommensteuerfrei;

free of pain schmerzfrei;

free of taxes steuerfrei;

free and unencumbered JUR unbelastet, hypothekenfrei; → charge C 7

6. gefeit, im’mun, gesichert ( alle:

from gegen)

7. CHEM nicht gebunden, frei

8. los(e), frei:

get one’s arm free seinen Arm freibekommen

9. frei (stehend oder schwebend)

10. ungezwungen, natürlich, unbefangen:

free manners; → easy A 11

11. a) offen(herzig), freimütig

b) unverblümt

c) dreist, plump-vertraulich:

make free with sich Freiheiten herausnehmen gegen jemanden; sich (ungeniert) gütlich tun an einer Sache

12. allzu frei:

free talk lockere Reden pl

13. freigebig, großzügig:

be free with großzügig sein oder umgehen mit

14. reichlich: → flow A 1

15. leicht, flott, zügig

16. a) (kosten-, gebühren)frei, kostenlos, unentgeltlich, gratis:

free admission freier Eintritt;

free copy Freiexemplar n;

free fares pl Nulltarif m;

free gift (Werbe)Geschenk n, Zugabe f;

free sample Gratisprobe f;

free ticket Freikarte f, BAHN etc Freifahrkarte f, -schein m;

free transport Beförderung f zum Nulltarif;

for free umg umsonst;

get sth for free umg etwas geschenkt bekommen; → pass C 2 b

b) TEL gebührenfrei, zum Nulltarif

17. WIRTSCH frei (Handelsklausel):

free alongside ship frei Längsseite Schiff;

free on board frei an Bord;

free on rail frei Waggon;

free domicile frei Haus

18. WIRTSCH zoll- oder genehmigungsfrei (Importe etc)

19. WIRTSCH frei verfügbar (Vermögenswerte etc)

20. öffentlich, allen zugänglich:

free library Volksbücherei f;

be (made) free of sth freien Zutritt zu etwas haben

21. willig, bereit ( beide:

to do zu tun)

22. Turnen: ohne Geräte:

free gymnastics Freiübungen

23. (frei) beweglich:

free balloon Freiballon m;

be free of the harbo(u)r aus dem Hafen heraus sein

24. TECH leer (Maschine):

run free leerlaufen

25. LING

a) in einer offenen Silbe stehend (Vokal)

b) frei, nicht fest (Wortakzent)

B v/t

1. befreien ( from von, aus) (auch fig):

free o.s. sich befreien;

free o.s. of sich frei machen von

2. freilassen

3. entlasten (from, of von)

4. auch free up WIRTSCH Preise freigeben

C adv allg frei:

call us free on … rufen Sie uns gebührenfrei oder zum Nulltarif an unter …;

go free SCHIFF raumschots segeln

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1. adjective,
freer, freest

1) frei

get free — freikommen; sich befreien

go free — (escape unpunished) straffrei ausgehen

let somebody go free — (leave captivity) jemanden freilassen; (unpunished) jemanden freisprechen

set free — freilassen; (fig.) erlösen

free of something — (without) frei von etwas

free of charge/cost — gebührenfrei/kostenlos

free and easy — ungezwungen; locker (ugs.)

give free rein to something — einer Sache (Dat.) freien Lauf lassen

2) (having liberty)

somebody is free to do something — es steht jemandem frei, etwas zu tun

you're free to choose — du kannst frei [aus]wählen

leave somebody free to do something — es jemandem ermöglichen, etwas zu tun

feel free! — nur zu! (ugs.)

feel free to correct me — du darfst mich gerne korrigieren

it's a free country — (coll.) wir leben in einem freien Land

free from something — frei von etwas

free from pain/troubles — schmerz-/sorgenfrei

3) (provided without payment) kostenlos; frei [Überfahrt, Unterkunft, Versand, Verpflegung]; Frei[karte, -exemplar, -fahrt]; Gratis[probe, -vorstellung]

‘admission free’ — "Eintritt frei"

have a free ride on the train — umsonst mit der Bahn fahren

for free — (coll.) umsonst

4) (not occupied, not reserved, not being used) frei

free time — Freizeit, die

when would you be free to start work? — wann könnten Sie mit der Arbeit anfangen?

he's free in the mornings — er hat morgens Zeit

5) (generous)

be free with something — mit etwas großzügig umgehen

6) (frank, open) offen; freimütig

7) (not strict) frei [Übersetzung, Interpretation, Bearbeitung usw.]
2. adverb
(without cost or payment) gratis; umsonst
3. transitive verb
(set at liberty) freilassen; (disentangle) befreien (of, from von)

free somebody/oneself from — jemanden/sich befreien von [Tyrannei, Unterdrückung, Tradition]; jemanden/sich befreien aus [Gefängnis, Sklaverei, Umklammerung]

free somebody/oneself of — jemanden/sich befreien od. freimachen von

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adj.

frei adj.

offenherzig adj.

umsonst adj. (from) v.

befreien (von) v. v.

befreien v.

freigeben v.

English-german dictionary > free
10 set

1.
[set]transitive verb, -tt-, set

1) (put) (horizontally) legen; (vertically) stellen

set somebody ashore — jemanden an Land setzen

set the proposals before the board — (fig.) dem Vorstand die Vorschläge unterbreiten od. vorlegen

set something against something — (balance) etwas einer Sache (Dat.) gegenüberstellen

2) (apply) setzen

set pen to paper — etwas zu Papier bringen

set a match to something — ein Streichholz an etwas (Akk.) halten

3) (adjust) einstellen (at auf + Akk.); aufstellen [Falle]; stellen [Uhr]

set the alarm for 5.30 a.m. — den Wecker auf 5.30 Uhr stellen

4)

be set — (have location of action) [Buch, Film:] spielen

set a book/film in Australia — ein Buch/einen Film in Australien spielen lassen

5) (specify) festlegen [Bedingungen]; festsetzen [Termin, Ort usw.] ( for auf + Akk.)

set the interest rate at 10 % — die Zinsen auf 10 % festsetzen

set limits — Grenzen setzen

6) (bring into specified state)

set something/things right or in order — etwas/die Dinge in Ordnung bringen

set somebody laughing — jemanden zum Lachen bringen

set a dog barking — einen Hund anschlagen lassen

set somebody thinking that... — jemanden auf den Gedanken bringen, dass...

the news set me thinking — die Nachricht machte mich nachdenklich

7) (put forward) stellen [Frage, Aufgabe]; aufgeben [Hausaufgabe]; vorschreiben [Textbuch, Lektüre]; (compose) zusammenstellen [Rätsel, Fragen]

set somebody a task/problem — jemandem eine Aufgabe stellen/jemanden vor ein Problem stellen

set [somebody/oneself] a target — [jemandem/sich] ein Ziel setzen

8) (turn to solid) fest werden lassen

is the jelly set yet? — ist das Gelee schon fest?

9) (lay for meal) decken [Tisch]; auflegen [Gedeck]

10) (establish) aufstellen [Rekord, Richtlinien]

11) (Med.): (put into place) [ein]richten; einrenken [verrenktes Gelenk]

12) (fix) legen [Haare]

set eyes on somebody/something — jemanden/etwas sehen

13) (Printing) setzen

14)

set somebody in charge of something — jemanden mit etwas betrauen

set a dog on somebody — einen Hund auf jemanden hetzen

set the police after somebody — die Polizei auf jemanden hetzen

set somebody against somebody — jemanden gegen jemanden aufbringen

15)

be set on a hill — [Haus:] auf einem Hügel stehen
2. intransitive verb,
-tt-, set

1) (solidify) fest werden

has the jelly set yet? — ist das Gelee schon fest?

2) (go down) [Sonne, Mond:] untergehen
3. noun
1) (group) Satz, der

set [of two] — Paar, das

a set of chairs — eine Sitzgruppe

a complete set of Dickens' novels — eine Gesamtausgabe der Romane von Dickens

chess set — Schachspiel, das

2) see academic.ru/66102/service">service 1. 9)

3) (section of society) Kreis, der

racing set — Rennsportfreunde od. -fans

the fast set — die Lebewelt

4) (Math.) Menge, die

5)

set [of teeth] — Gebiss, das

6) (radio or TV receiver) Gerät, das; Apparat, der

7) (Tennis) Satz, der

8) (of hair) Frisieren, das; Einlegen, das

9) (Cinemat., film): (built-up scenery) Szenenaufbau, der; Dekoration, die

10) (acting area for film)

on the set — bei den Dreharbeiten
4. adjective
1) (fixed) starr [Linie, Gewohnheit, Blick, Lächeln]; fest [Absichten, Zielvorstellungen, Zeitpunkt]

be set in one's ways or habits — in seinen Gewohnheiten festgefahren sein

deep-set eyes — tief liegende Augen

2) (assigned for study) vorgeschrieben [Buch, Text]

be a set book — Pflichtlektüre sein

3) (according to fixed menu)

set meal or menu — Menü, das

4) (ready)

something is set to increase — etwas wird bald steigen

be/get set for something — zu etwas bereit sein/sich zu etwas fertig machen

be/get set to leave — bereit sein/sich fertig machen zum Aufbruch

all set? — (coll.) alles klar od. fertig?

be all set to do something — bereit sein, etwas zu tun

5) (determined)

be set on something/doing something — zu etwas entschlossen sein/entschlossen sein, etwas zu tun

be [dead] set against something — [absolut] gegen etwas sein

Phrasal Verbs:

- set about

- set apart

- set aside

- set back

- set by

- set down

- set forth

- set in

- set off

- set on

- set out

- set to

- set up

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[set] 1. present participle - setting; verb
1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) stellen, legen, setzen

2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) decken

3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) festlegen

4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) stellen

5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) veranlassen

6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) untergehen

7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) festwerden

8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) einstellen

9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) herrichten

10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) fassen

11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) richten
2. adjective
1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) das Set

2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.)

3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) wohlüberlegt

4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) starr

5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) fest

6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) eingefaßt
3. noun
1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) der Satz

2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) das Gerät

3) (a group of people: the musical set.) der Kreis

4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) das Legen

5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) der Szenenaufbau

6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) der Satz

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- setting
- setback
- set phrase
- set-square
- setting-lotion
- set-to
- set-up
- all set
- set about
- set someone against someone
- set against someone
- set someone against
- set against
- set aside
- set back
- set down
- set in
- set off
- set something or someone on someone
- set on someone
- set something or someone on
- set on
- set out
- set to
- set up
- set up camp
- set up house
- set up shop
- set upon
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set

[set]

I. ADJECTIVE

1. pred (ready) bereit, fertig

▪ to be [all] \set [for sth] [für etw akk] bereit sein

be \set to leave by 8 a.m. um 8 Uhr solltest du startklar sein

to get \set to do sth sich akk darauf vorbereiten, etw zu tun

ready, get \set, go! auf die Plätze, fertig, los!

we were just getting \set to leave when... wir wollten gerade gehen, als...

2. (fixed) pattern, time fest[gesetzt]

\set expression [or phrase] feststehender Ausdruck

\set meal Stammessen nt, Stammgericht nt ÖSTERR; (dish of the day) Tagesgericht nt

\set menu Tageskarte f

\set price Festpreis m, Fixpreis m

at \set times zu festen Zeiten

3. (expression of face) starr

her face took on a \set expression ihre Miene erstarrte

\set smile aufgesetztes Lächeln

4. (unlikely to change)

to have a \set idea about sth eine feste Vorstellung von etw dat haben

to have become a \set habit zur festen Gewohnheit geworden sein

to be \set in one's ways in seinen Gewohnheiten festgefahren sein

5. (likely)

Manchester United looks \set for victory es sieht ganz so aus, als würde Manchester United gewinnen

the rain is \set to continue all week der Regen wird wohl noch die ganze Woche andauern

6. attr, inv (assigned) number, pattern vorgegebene(r, s); subject also bestimmte(r, s)

\set book [or text] Pflichtlektüre

7. (determined)

▪ to be [dead] \set against sth [vollkommen] gegen etw akk sein

▪ to be [dead] \set on sth zu etw akk [wild] entschlossen sein

II. NOUN

1. (collection, group) of glasses, stamps etc. Satz m; (of two items) Paar nt; of clothes etc. Set nt, Garnitur f

he's got a complete \set of Joyce's novels er hat eine Gesamtausgabe von Joyce

box[ed] \set Box-Set nt (ein komplettes Set etwa von CDs oder Videokassetten, das in einem Schuber o.Ä. erhältlich ist)

chemistry \set Chemiekasten m

chess \set Schachspiel nt

a \set of chromosomes ein Chromosomensatz m

\set of encyclopaedias Enzyklopädiereihe f

\set of lectures Vortragsreihe f

\set of rules Regelwerk nt

tea \set Teeservice nt

\set of teeth Gebiss nt

tool \set Werkzeugsatz m

\set of twins Zwillingspaar nt

2. + sing/pl vb (group of people) [Personen]kreis m, Clique f fam

she's got in with a very arty \set sie bewegt sich neuerdings in sehr ausgewählten Künstlerkreisen

the fashion \set die Modefreaks pl sl

the literary \set die Literaten pl

the smart \set die Schickeria meist pej

3. BRIT SCH (class) Kurs f

4. THEAT Bühnenbild nt, Bühnenausstattung f; FILM Szenenaufbau m; (film location) Drehort m

on the \set bei den Dreharbeiten; (location) am Set

5. (appliance) Gerät nt; (television) Fernsehgerät nt, Fernseher m; (radio) Radio[gerät] nt

colour \set Farbfernseher m

an electric fondue \set ein elektrisches Fonduegerät

6. SPORT Satz m

to win a \set einen Satz gewinnen

7. MATH Menge f

\set theory Mengenlehre f

8. MUS Block m

9. COMPUT

data \set Datensatz m; (file) Datei f

10. TYPO (width of character) Set nt o m fachspr

11. BOT (young plant) Setzling m; (bulb) Knolle f

12. (coat of plaster) Feinputz m

13. (sett) Bau m

14. no pl of eyes, jaw Stellung f; of shoulders Haltung f

15. no pl (hair arrangement)

to have a shampoo and \set sich dat die Haare waschen und legen lassen

16. no pl see mindset

17. no pl of the current, tide Richtung f, Lauf m

18. no pl AUS, NZ ( fam: grudge)

to get a \set on sb [die] Wut auf jdn kriegen fam

19. no pl HUNT Vorstehen nt fachspr

20. no pl TECH of the teeth of a saw Schränkung f fachspr

21. no pl TECH (in metal, wood, etc.) Durchbiegung f fachspr

22.

▶ to make a \set at sb BRIT sich akk an jdn ranmachen fam

III. TRANSITIVE VERB

<set, set>

1. (place)

▪ to \set sb/sth somewhere jdn/etw irgendwohin stellen; (on its side) jdn/etw irgendwohin legen

the cat \set a dead mouse in front of us die Katze legte uns eine tote Maus vor

\set the bricks one on top of the other setze einen Klotz auf den anderen

to \set a chair by the bed/window einen Stuhl ans Bett/Fenster stellen

to \set sb on his/her way ( fig) jdn losschicken

I \set her above all others für mich ist sie die Allergrößte

2. usu passive (take place in, be located)

▪ to be \set somewhere:

‘West Side Story’ is \set in New York ‚West Side Story‘ spielt in New York

their house is \set on a hill ihr Haus liegt auf einem Hügel

the novel is \set in the 16th century der Roman spielt im 16. Jahrhundert

3. (cause to be, start)

to \set a boat afloat ein Boot zu Wasser lassen

to \set sth on fire etw in Brand setzen

to \set sth in motion etw in Bewegung setzen [o fig a. ins Rollen bringen]

▪ to \set sb doing sth jdn veranlassen [o dazu bringen], etw zu tun

his remarks \set me thinking seine Bemerkungen gaben mir zu denken

to \set sb loose [or free] jdn freilassen [o auf freien Fuß setzen]

to \set sth right etw [wieder] in Ordnung bringen

to \set sb straight jdn berichtigen

these changes will \set the country on the road to economic recovery diese Änderungen werden das Land zum wirtschaftlichen Aufschwung führen

the noise \set the dog barking wegen des Lärms fing der Hund an zu bellen

4. (release) CHEM

to \set sth free etw freisetzen

5. (adjust, prepare)

▪ to \set sth etw einstellen; (prepare) etw vorbereiten

to \set the alarm for 7.00 a.m. den Wecker auf 07.00 Uhr stellen

to \set a clock/watch eine Uhr/Armbanduhr stellen

to \set the margin TYPO den Rand einstellen

to \set the table den Tisch decken

to \set a thermostat/timer einen Thermostat/Zeitmesser einstellen

to \set a trap eine Falle aufstellen

6. (fix)

▪ to \set sth etw festsetzen

to \set the budget das Budget festlegen

to \set a date/time einen Termin/eine Zeit ausmachen

they still haven't \set a date for their wedding sie haben immer noch keinen Termin für die Hochzeit festgesetzt

to \set a deadline for sb jdm eine Frist setzen

to \set oneself a goal sich dat ein Ziel setzen

to \set a limit eine Grenze setzen

to \set a norm eine Norm festlegen

to \set a price [on sth] einen Preis [für etw akk] festsetzen

to \set one's teeth die Zähne zusammenbeißen

... she said, \setting her jaw firmly... sagte sie mit versteinerter Miene

7. (establish)

to \set a good example to sb jdm ein Vorbild sein

to \set the pace das Tempo angeben [o bestimmen]

to \set a record einen Rekord aufstellen

8. ANAT

▪ to \set sth etw einrenken

to \set a broken bone einen gebrochenen Knochen einrichten fachspr

9. (arrange)

to \set sb's hair jdm die Haare legen

to have one's hair \set sich dat die Haare legen lassen

10. (adorn)

▪ to \set sth with sth etw mit etw dat besetzen

a watch \set with sapphires eine mit Saphiren besetzte Uhr

11. (insert)

▪ to \set sth in[to] sth etw in etw akk einlassen [o fassen]

a bracelet with rubies \set in gold ein Armband mit in Gold gefassten Rubinen

12. MUS

to \set a poem/words etc. to music ein Gedicht/einen Text etc. vertonen

13. esp BRIT, AUS (assign)

to \set sb in charge of sth jdn mit etw dat betrauen

to \set homework Hausaufgaben [o ÖSTERR a. eine Hausübung] aufgeben

to \set a task for sb [or sb a task] jdm eine Aufgabe stellen

to \set sb to work jdm Arbeit zuweisen

14. COMPUT

▪ to \set sth (give variable a value) etw setzen; (define value) etw einstellen

15. TYPO (compose)

to \set a text einen Text setzen

to be \set in Times Roman in Times Roman gesetzt sein

16. (keep watch on)

to \set a guard on sb jdn bewachen lassen

17.

to \set the scene [or stage] for sth (create conditions) die Bedingungen für etw akk schaffen; (facilitate) den Weg für etw akk frei machen

the scene is \set for the summit next week die Vorbereitungen für das Gipfeltreffen nächste Woche sind unter Dach und Fach

18. (sail)

to \set course for sth auf etw akk Kurs nehmen

to \set sail ( also fig) die Segel setzen

to \set sail for/from... nach/von... losfahren

19. (see)

to \set eyes on sb/sth jdn/etw sehen

20. (enter)

to \set foot in [or on] sth etw betreten

21. (calm)

to \set one's mind at ease sich akk beruhigen

22.

to \set one's mind to [or on] sth (concentrate on) sich akk auf etw akk konzentrieren; (approach with determination) etw entschlossen angehen

23.

▶ to \set the world [or the Thames] ablaze [or on fire] [or alight] die Welt aus den Angeln heben

IV. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<set, set>

1. (grow together) bones, limbs zusammenwachsen

2. (become firm) concrete, jelly fest werden

the glue has \set hard der Klebstoff ist ausgehärtet

3. (sink) moon, sun untergehen

4. (have a specified direction) river, stream

to \set to the north/westwards nach Norden/Westen verlaufen

5. HUNT dog vorstehen fachspr

6. (become fixed) eyes verharren; features sich akk versteinern

7. BOT Frucht ansetzen

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(INTERNET) abbr SET m
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set [set]

A s

1. Satz m (Briefmarken, Dokumente, Werkzeuge etc), (Möbel-, Toiletten- etc) Garnitur f, (Speise- etc) Service n:

a set of agreements POL ein Vertragswerk;

a set of colo(u)rs ein Farbensortiment n;

a set of drills ein Satz Bohrer;

set of values Wertanschauung f

2. (Häuser- etc) Gruppe f, (Zimmer) Flucht f:

a set of houses (rooms)

3. WIRTSCH Kollektion f

4. Sammlung f, besonders

a) mehrbändige Ausgabe (eines Autors)

b) (Schriften) Reihe f, (Artikel) Serie f

5. TECH

a) (Maschinen) Satz m, (-)Anlage f, Aggregat n

b) RADIO etc Gerät n, Apparat m

6. a) THEAT Bühnenausstattung f

b) FILM Szenenaufbau m

7. Tennis etc: Satz m

8. MATH

a) Zahlenreihe f

b) Menge f

9. set of teeth Gebiss n

10. (Personen)Kreis m:

a) Gesellschaft(sschicht) f, (literarische etc) Welt

b) pej Clique f

c) SCHULE Unterrichtsgruppe f:

the chic set die Schickeria

11. Sitz m, Schnitt m (von Kleidern)

12. a) Form f

b) Haltung f

13. Richtung f, (Ver)Lauf m (einer Strömung etc):

the set of public opinion der Meinungstrend

14. fig Neigung f, Tendenz f ( beide:

toward[s] zu)

15. PSYCH (innere) Bereitschaft ( for zu)

16. (Sonnen- etc) Untergang m:

the set of day poet das Tagesende

17. TECH Schränkung f (einer Säge)

18. TECH → setting 10

19. ARCH Feinputz m

20. BOT

a) Ableger m, Setzling m

b) Fruchtansatz m

21. Kontertanz:

a) Tänzer(zahl) pl(f), -paare pl

b) Tour f, Hauptfigur f:

first set Quadrille f

22. MUS Serie f, Folge f, Zyklus m

23. JAGD Vorstehen n (des Hundes):

make a dead set at fig

a) jemanden scharf aufs Korn nehmen umg, herfallen über jemanden,

b) es auf einen Mann abgesehen haben (Frau)

24. JAGD (Dachs- etc) Bau m

B adj

1. festgesetzt (Tag etc):

set meal Menü n

2. a) bereit

b) fest entschlossen (on, upon doing zu tun):

all set startklar;

be all set for vorbereitet oder eingestellt sein auf (akk)

3. vorgeschrieben, festgelegt (Regeln etc):

set books pl ( oder reading) SCHULE Pflichtlektüre f

4. wohlüberlegt, einstudiert (Rede etc)

5. feststehend (Redewendungen etc)

6. fest (Meinung): → purpose Bes Redew

7. starr:

a set face ein unbewegtes Gesicht

8. US halsstarrig, stur

9. konventionell, formell (Party etc)

10. zusammengebissen (Zähne)

11. (ein)gefasst (Edelstein)

12. TECH eingebaut (Rohr etc)

13. set fair beständig (auf dem Barometer)

14. → hard-set

15. (in Zusammensetzungen) … gebaut, … gestaltet:

well-set gut gebaut

C v/t prät und pperf set

1. setzen, stellen, legen:

set the glass to one’s lips das Glas an die Lippen setzen;

set a match to ein Streichholz halten an (akk), etwas in Brand stecken (siehe a. die Verbindungen mit anderen entsprechenden Substantiven)

2. in einen Zustand (ver)setzen, bringen:

set sb free jemanden auf freien Fuß setzen, jemanden freilassen; → ease A 2, liberty Bes Redew, right A 5, B 5, etc

3. veranlassen zu:

set a party laughing eine Gesellschaft zum Lachen bringen;

set going in Gang setzen;

set sb thinking

a) jemanden nachdenklich machen, jemandem zu denken geben,

b) jemandem Denkanstöße oder einen Denkanstoß geben; → roar C 1

4. ein-, herrichten, (an)ordnen, zurechtmachen, besonders

a) THEAT die Bühne aufbauen, (Skisport) die Strecke abstecken

b) den Tisch decken

c) TECH (ein)stellen, (-)richten, regulieren

d) die Uhr, den Wecker stellen (by nach dem Radio etc):

set the alarm (clock) for five o’clock den Wecker auf 5 Uhr stellen

e) eine Säge schränken

f) ein Messer abziehen, schärfen

g) MED einen Bruch, Knochen (ein)richten

h) das Haar legen

5. MUS

a) vertonen

b) arrangieren

6. TYPO absetzen

7. AGR

a) Setzlinge (an)pflanzen

b) den Boden bepflanzen

8. a) die Bruthenne setzen

b) Eier unterlegen

9. a) einen Edelstein (ein)fassen

b) mit Edelsteinen etc besetzen

10. eine Wache aufstellen

11. eine Aufgabe, Frage stellen

12. jemanden anweisen ( to do sth etwas zu tun), jemanden an eine Sache setzen

13. a) etwas vorschreiben, bestimmen

b) einen Zeitpunkt festlegen, -setzen, ansetzen

c) ein Beispiel etc geben, eine Regel etc aufstellen

d) einen Rekord aufstellen: → fashion A 1, pace¹ A 1

14. einen Hund etc hetzen (on auf jemanden):

set spies on sb jemanden bespitzeln lassen, auf jemanden Spitzel ansetzen

15. Flüssiges fest werden lassen, Milch gerinnen lassen

16. die Zähne zusammenbeißen

17. den Wert bestimmen, festsetzen

18. einen Preis aussetzen (on auf akk)

19. Geld, sein Leben etc riskieren, aufs Spiel setzen

20. fig legen, setzen:

set one’s hopes on seine Hoffnung setzen auf (akk);

the scene is set in Rome der Schauplatz oder Ort der Handlung ist Rom, das Stück etc spielt in Rom;

the novel is set in Spain der Roman spielt in Spanien

D v/i

1. untergehen (Sonne etc):

his star has set fig sein Stern ist untergegangen

2. a) auswachsen (Körper)

b) ausreifen (Charakter)

3. beständig werden (Wetter etc): → B 13

4. a) fest werden (Flüssiges), erstarren (auch Gesicht, Muskel)

b) TECH abbinden (Zement etc)

c) gerinnen (Milch)

d) sich absetzen (Rahm)

5. brüten (Glucke)

6. gut etc sitzen (Kleidungsstück)

7. fig passen ( with zu)

8. sich bewegen, fließen, strömen:

the current sets to the north die Stromrichtung ist Nord

9. wehen, kommen ( from aus, von) (Wind)

10. sich neigen oder richten:

opinion is setting against him die Meinung richtet sich gegen ihn

11. BOT Frucht ansetzen (Blüte, Baum)

12. ZOOL sich festsetzen (Austern)

13. TECH sich verbiegen

14. JAGD vorstehen (Hund)

15. MED sich einrenken

s. abk

1. second ( seconds pl) s, Sek.

2. section

3. see s.

4. series

5. set

6. HIST Br shilling ( shillings pl)

7. sign

8. signed gez.

9. singular Sg.

10. son

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1.
[set]transitive verb, -tt-, set

1) (put) (horizontally) legen; (vertically) stellen

set somebody ashore — jemanden an Land setzen

set the proposals before the board — (fig.) dem Vorstand die Vorschläge unterbreiten od. vorlegen

set something against something — (balance) etwas einer Sache (Dat.) gegenüberstellen

2) (apply) setzen

set pen to paper — etwas zu Papier bringen

set a match to something — ein Streichholz an etwas (Akk.) halten

3) (adjust) einstellen (at auf + Akk.); aufstellen [Falle]; stellen [Uhr]

set the alarm for 5.30 a.m. — den Wecker auf 5.30 Uhr stellen

4)

be set — (have location of action) [Buch, Film:] spielen

set a book/film in Australia — ein Buch/einen Film in Australien spielen lassen

5) (specify) festlegen [Bedingungen]; festsetzen [Termin, Ort usw.] ( for auf + Akk.)

set the interest rate at 10 % — die Zinsen auf 10 % festsetzen

set limits — Grenzen setzen

6) (bring into specified state)

set something/things right or in order — etwas/die Dinge in Ordnung bringen

set somebody laughing — jemanden zum Lachen bringen

set a dog barking — einen Hund anschlagen lassen

set somebody thinking that... — jemanden auf den Gedanken bringen, dass...

the news set me thinking — die Nachricht machte mich nachdenklich

7) (put forward) stellen [Frage, Aufgabe]; aufgeben [Hausaufgabe]; vorschreiben [Textbuch, Lektüre]; (compose) zusammenstellen [Rätsel, Fragen]

set somebody a task/problem — jemandem eine Aufgabe stellen/jemanden vor ein Problem stellen

set [somebody/oneself] a target — [jemandem/sich] ein Ziel setzen

8) (turn to solid) fest werden lassen

is the jelly set yet? — ist das Gelee schon fest?

9) (lay for meal) decken [Tisch]; auflegen [Gedeck]

10) (establish) aufstellen [Rekord, Richtlinien]

11) (Med.): (put into place) [ein]richten; einrenken [verrenktes Gelenk]

12) (fix) legen [Haare]

set eyes on somebody/something — jemanden/etwas sehen

13) (Printing) setzen

14)

set somebody in charge of something — jemanden mit etwas betrauen

set a dog on somebody — einen Hund auf jemanden hetzen

set the police after somebody — die Polizei auf jemanden hetzen

set somebody against somebody — jemanden gegen jemanden aufbringen

15)

be set on a hill — [Haus:] auf einem Hügel stehen
2. intransitive verb,
-tt-, set

1) (solidify) fest werden

has the jelly set yet? — ist das Gelee schon fest?

2) (go down) [Sonne, Mond:] untergehen
3. noun
1) (group) Satz, der

set [of two] — Paar, das

a set of chairs — eine Sitzgruppe

a complete set of Dickens' novels — eine Gesamtausgabe der Romane von Dickens

chess set — Schachspiel, das

2) see service 1. 9)

3) (section of society) Kreis, der

racing set — Rennsportfreunde od. -fans

the fast set — die Lebewelt

4) (Math.) Menge, die

5)

set [of teeth] — Gebiss, das

6) (radio or TV receiver) Gerät, das; Apparat, der

7) (Tennis) Satz, der

8) (of hair) Frisieren, das; Einlegen, das

9) (Cinemat., film): (built-up scenery) Szenenaufbau, der; Dekoration, die

10) (acting area for film)

on the set — bei den Dreharbeiten
4. adjective
1) (fixed) starr [Linie, Gewohnheit, Blick, Lächeln]; fest [Absichten, Zielvorstellungen, Zeitpunkt]

be set in one's ways or habits — in seinen Gewohnheiten festgefahren sein

deep-set eyes — tief liegende Augen

2) (assigned for study) vorgeschrieben [Buch, Text]

be a set book — Pflichtlektüre sein

3) (according to fixed menu)

set meal or menu — Menü, das

4) (ready)

something is set to increase — etwas wird bald steigen

be/get set for something — zu etwas bereit sein/sich zu etwas fertig machen

be/get set to leave — bereit sein/sich fertig machen zum Aufbruch

all set? — (coll.) alles klar od. fertig?

be all set to do something — bereit sein, etwas zu tun

5) (determined)

be set on something/doing something — zu etwas entschlossen sein/entschlossen sein, etwas zu tun

be [dead] set against something — [absolut] gegen etwas sein

Phrasal Verbs:

- set about

- set apart

- set aside

- set back

- set by

- set down

- set forth

- set in

- set off

- set on

- set out

- set to

- set up

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(sport) n.

Satz ¨-e m. adj.

festgelegt adj.

festgesetzt adj. n.

Garnitur -en f.

Menge -n (Mathematik) f.

Reihe -n f.

Zusammenstellung f. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: set)

= aufstellen v.

einstellen v.

erstarren v.

fest werden ausdr.

festlegen v.

festsetzen v.

legen v.

setzen v.

stellen v.

veranlassen v.

English-german dictionary > set
11 free

[fri:] adj

1) ( not physically impeded) frei;

she left the court a \free woman sie verließ das Gericht als freie Frau;

to break \free [of [or from] sth] (a. fig) sich akk [aus etw dat] befreien;

to break [or cut] \free [of [or from] sb] (a. fig) sich akk [von jdm] losreißen (a. fig)

to go [or walk] \free straffrei ausgehen;

to roam/run \free frei herumlaufen;

to set sb/an animal \free (a. fig) jdn/ein Tier freilassen

2) ( not restricted) frei;

am I \free to leave now? kann ich jetzt gehen?;

did you do this of your own \free will? haben Sie das aus freiem Willen getan?;

can I get myself a drink? - feel \free kann ich mir etwas zu trinken nehmen? - bedienen Sie sich;

\free choice freie Wahl;

\free play mech Spielraum m;

to allow [or give] one's emotions \free play [or \free play to one's emotions] seinen Gefühlen freien Lauf lassen

3) pol frei;

it's a \free country! das ist ein freies Land!;

\free elections freie Wahlen;

\free press freie Presse;

\free speech Redefreiheit f

4) pred ( unaffected) frei (of/ from von +dat);

to be \free of [or from] a disease eine Krankheit losgeworden sein ( fam)

to be \free of sb jdn los sein ( fam)

5) inv ( not attached or entangled) lose;

when the tide rose, the boat floated \free of the sandbank als die Flut einsetzte, kam das Boot von der Sandbank los;

to get/pull sth \free etw freibekommen/losreißen;

to work [itself/sth] \free [sich/etw akk] lösen

6) pred ( not busy) person;

to leave sb \free to do sth es jdm ermöglichen, etw zu tun;

to be \free [to do sth] Zeit haben[, etw zu tun]

7) inv ( not busy) of time frei;

I've got a \free evening next Monday ich habe nächsten Montag einen freien Abend

8) inv ( not occupied) of object frei, unbesetzt;

excuse me, is this seat \free? Entschuldigung, ist dieser Platz frei?;

to leave sth \free etw freilassen

9) phys ( independent) frei, nicht gebunden

10) inv ( costing nothing) gratis;

admission is \free der Eintritt ist frei;

entrance is \free for pensioners Rentner haben freien Eintritt;

\free of charge kostenlos;

to be \free of [or from] customs/ tax zoll-/steuerfrei sein;

\free ticket Freikarte f

11) ( generous) freigiebig;

to be \free with sth mit etw dat großzügig sein;

to make \free with sth mit etw dat großzügig umgehen;

( help oneself) sich akk großzügig einer S. gen bedienen

12) ( inexact) frei, nicht wörtlich;

\free translation/ version freie Übersetzung

13) ( frank) offen

PHRASES:

to be as \free as the air [or a bird] frei wie ein Vogel sein;

the best things in life are \free (are \free) das Beste im Leben ist umsonst;

there's no such thing as a \free lunch nichts ist umsonst;

\free and easy entspannt, locker adv

inv frei, gratis;

\free of charge kostenlos;

\free, gratis, and for nothing ( hum) gratis und umsonst;

for \free ( fam) gratis, umsonst vt

1) ( release)

to \free sb hostage jdn freilassen;

to \free sb [from sth] trapped person jdn [von [o aus] etw dat] befreien;

to \free sth [from sth] part of the body etw [von etw dat] frei machen;

he tried vainly to \free his hands from the rope er versuchte vergebens, seine Hände aus dem Seil zu befreien

2) ( relieve)

to \free sb/ sth/ oneself from [or of] sth jdn/etw/sich von etw dat befreien [o frei machen];

to \free sb from a contract jdn aus einem Vertrag entlassen

3) ( make available)

to \free funds/ a space Gelder flüssigmachen/Platz schaffen;

to \free sb to do sth jdm Freiraum geben, etw zu tun

4) ( give free movement to)

to \free sth rusty bolt, cog, tap etw lösen;

we managed to \free the propeller from the rope wir konnten den Propeller vom Seil losmachen

English-German students dictionary > free
12 put

put
present participle - putting; verb

1) (to place in a certain position or situation: He put the plate in the cupboard; Did you put any sugar in my coffee?; He put his arm round her; I'm putting a new lock on the door; You're putting too much strain on that rope; When did the Russians first put a man into space?; You've put me in a bad temper; Can you put (=translate) this sentence into French?) poner, colocar

2) (to submit or present (a proposal, question etc): I put several questions to him; She put her ideas before the committee.) presentar

3) (to express in words: He put his refusal very politely; Children sometimes have such a funny way of putting things!) expresar

4) (to write down: I'm trying to write a letter to her, but I don't know what to put.) poner; escribir

5) (to sail in a particular direction: We put out to sea; The ship put into harbour for repairs.) echar al mar

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- put-on
- a put-up job
- put about
- put across/over
- put aside
- put away
- put back
- put by
- put down
- put down for
- put one's feet up
- put forth
- put in
- put in for
- put off
- put on
- put out
- put through
- put together
- put up
- put up to
- put up with

put vb

1. poner / colocar

she put the money on the table puso el dinero sobre la mesa

2. meter

he put his hand in his pocket metió la mano en el bolsillo

El pasado y participio pasado de put es put; el gerundio se escribe putting

put

tr[pʊt]

transitive verb (pt & pp put, ger putting)

1 (gen) poner; (place) colocar; (add) echar, añadir; (place inside) meter, poner

■ where did you put the matches? ¿dónde has puesto las cerillas?

■ she put the vase on the table puso el florero en la mesa

■ don't put too much salt in it no le eches demasiada sal

■ I put the letter in the envelope metí la carta en el sobre

■ she put her arms round him lo abrazó

■ Fred put his head round the door Fred asomó la cabeza por la puerta

2 (write, mark) poner, apuntar, escribir

■ what did you put for number six? ¿qué pusiste en el número seis?

3 (cause to be) poner

■ this puts me in a difficult position esto me pone en una situación difícil

■ he put other people's lives in danger puso la vida de otras personas en peligro

■ what's put you in such a bad mood ¿qué te ha puesto de tan mal humor?

4 (rate, classify) poner

■ I'd put him among the top ten cyclists yo lo pondría entre los diez mejores ciclistas

■ she puts her family before her job antepone su familia al trabajo

5 (express) expresar, decir

■ how shall I put it? ¿cómo te lo diría?

■ you put that very well lo has expresado muy bien

6 (calculate, estimate) calcular

■ I'd put the cost at 100 pounds yo diría que cuesta 100 libras

■ she put his age at 50 le echó 50 años

7 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (shot) lanzar

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be hard put to do something serle difícil a uno hacer algo

to not know where to put oneself no saber dónde ponerse, no saber dónde esconderse

to put an end to something acabar con algo, poner fin a algo

to put in a good word for somebody recomendar a alguien

to not put it past somebody (to do something) creer a alguien muy capaz (de hacer algo)

to put one over on somebody engañar a alguien

to put paid to something estropear algo

to put something right arreglar algo

to put somebody on the train, plane, etc acompañar a alguien al tren, al avión, etc

to put somebody to bed acostar a alguien

to put somebody to death ejecutar a alguien

to put somebody up to something incitar a alguien a hacer algo

to put something out to contract subcontratar algo

to put something to good use hacer buen uso de algo

to put the blame on somebody echar la culpa a alguien

to put two and two together atar cabos

to put something up for sale poner algo en venta

to stay put quedarse quieto,-a

put ['pʊt] v, put ; putting vt

1) place: poner, colocar

put it on the table: ponlo en la mesa

2) insert: meter

3) (indicating causation of a state or feeling) : poner

it put her in a good mood: la puso de buen humor

to put into effect: poner en práctica

4) impose: imponer

they put a tax on it: lo gravaron con un impuesto

5) subject: someter, poner

to put to the test: poner a prueba

to put to death: ejecutar

6) express: expresar, decir

he put it simply: lo dijo sencillamente

7) apply: aplicar

to put one's mind to something: proponerse hacer algo

8) set: poner

I put him to work: lo puse a trabajar

9) attach: dar

to put a high value on: dar gran valor a

10) present: presentar, exponer

to put a question to someone: hacer una pregunta a alguien

put vi

1)

to put to sea : hacerse a la mar

2)

to put up with : aguantar, soportar

put

adj.

• puesto, -a adj.

pret., p.p.

(Preterito definido y participio pasivo de "to put")

• colocar v.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: put) = lanzar v.

• meter v.

• poner v.

(§pres: pongo, pones...) pret: pus-

pp: puesto

fut/c: pondr-•)

• situar v.

pʊt
1.

1) (pres p putting; past & past p put) transitive verb

Sense I

2)

a) ( place) poner*; (with care, precision etc) colocar*, poner*; ( inside something) meter, poner*

to put something in the oven — poner* or meter algo en el horno

did you put salt in it? — ¿le pusiste or le echaste sal?

he put it in his mouth — se lo puso en la boca

I put myself on the list — me apunté or me puse en la lista

put yourself in my place — ponte en mi lugar

she put the bottle to her lips — se llevó la botella a los labios

I put her on the train — la acompañé hasta el tren

not to know where to put oneself o (AmE also) one's face (colloq) — no saber* dónde ponerse or meterse

to put something behind one — olvidar or superar algo

b) (install, fit) poner*

we put a shower in the bathroom — pusimos una ducha en el baño

3)

a) ( thrust)

he put his arms around her — la abrazó

she put her head around the door/out of the window — asomó la cabeza por la puerta/por la ventana

b) (send, propel)

he put the ball into the net — lanzó la pelota a la red

c) ( Sport)

to put the shot — lanzar* el peso

4)

a) ( rank) poner*

she puts herself first — se pone ella primero or en primer lugar

to put something above/before something: I put honesty above all other virtues para mí la honestidad está por encima de todas las demás virtudes or por encima de todo; he puts his art before everything else — antepone su arte a todo

b) (in competition, league)

this victory puts them in o into the lead — con esta victoria pasan a ocupar la delantera

c) ( estimate)

he puts the cost somewhat higher — calcula que el costo sería algo mayor

to put something at something: I'd put the figure at closer to $40,000 — yo diría que la cifra es más cercana a los 40.000 dólares

Sense II

5) ( cause to be) poner*

the doctor put me on a diet — el doctor me puso a régimen

it's not easy to put it into English — no es fácil traducirlo al inglés

to put something to good use — \<\<time/ability/object\>\> hacer* buen uso de algo

6) (make undergo, cause to do)

to put somebody to something: I don't want to put you to any trouble no quiero causarle ninguna molestia; I put her to work — la puse a trabajar; death, shame I 1), test I 1) b) etc

Sense III

7)

a) (attribute, assign)

to put something on something: I couldn't put a price on it no sabría decir cuánto vale; I put a high value on our friendship — valoro mucho nuestra amistad

b) ( impose)

to put something on something/somebody: they put a special duty on these goods gravaron estos artículos con un impuesto especial; to put the blame on somebody echarle la culpa a algn, culpar a algn; it put a great strain on their relationship — eso sometió su relación a una gran tensión

8)

a) (instill, infect)

to put something in(to) something: who put that idea into your head? — ¿quién te metió esa idea en la cabeza?

b) ( cause to have)

to put something in(to) something: the fresh air put some color into his cheeks — el aire fresco les dio un poco de color a sus mejillas

9)

a) ( invest)

to put something into something — \<\<money\>\> invertir* algo en algo

I've put a lot of time into it — le he dedicado mucho tiempo

she had put a lot of thought into it — lo había pensado mucho

b) (bet, stake)

to put something on something — \<\<money\>\> apostar* or jugarse* algo a algo

c) ( contribute)

to put something toward something — contribuir* con algo a algo, poner* algo para algo

10) (fix, repose)

to put something in something/somebody: I put my trust in you puse or (liter) deposité mi confianza en ti; I don't put much faith in conventional medicine — no le tengo mucha fe a la medicina convencional

Sense IV

11) ( present) \<\<views/case\>\> exponer*, presentar; \<\<proposal\>\> presentar

to put something to somebody: to put a question to somebody hacerle* una pregunta a algn; the employers' offer will be put to a mass meeting la oferta de la patronal será sometida a votación en una asamblea; I put it to you that... — (frml) mi opinión es que...

12) (write, indicate, mark) poner*

what shall I put? — ¿qué pongo?

she put a line through the word — tachó la palabra

13) ( express) decir*

how shall I put it? — cómo te diría?

(let me) put it this way: I wouldn't invite him again — te digo lo siguiente: no lo volvería a invitar

to put something well/badly — expresar algo bien/mal

2.

put vi ( Naut)

to put to sea — hacerse* a la mar, zarpar

Phrasal Verbs:

- put about

- put across

- put aside

- put away

- put back

- put by

- put down

- put forward

- put in

- put off

- put on

- put out

- put over

- put past

- put through

- put together

- put under

- put up

- put up to

- put up with

[pʊt] (pt, pp put)
1. TRANSITIVE VERB
For set combinations consisting of put + noun, eg put a price on, put a strain on, put an end to, put at risk, put out of business, put in touch with look up the noun. For put + adverb/preposition combinations, see also phrasal verbs.
1) (=place, thrust)

a) (physically) poner; (with precision) colocar; (=insert) meter, introducir more frm; (=leave) dejar

• I put a serviette by each plate — puse or coloqué una servilleta junto a cada plato

• put it in the drawer — ponlo en el cajón

she put the chairs in a circle — puso or colocó las sillas en círculo

shall I put milk in your coffee? — ¿te pongo leche en el café?

you haven't put any salt in it — no le has puesto nada de sal

to put an advertisement in the paper — poner un anuncio en el periódico

he put a coin in the slot — puso or metió or more frm introdujo una moneda en la ranura

he put the letter in his pocket — se metió la carta en el bolsillo

he put the ball in the net — metió el balón en la red

to put sb in a home — ingresar a algn en una residencia

you should put your money in a bank — deberías poner or more frm depositar el dinero en un banco

• I put a sheet of paper into the typewriter — puse or coloqué una hoja de papel en la máquina de escribir

I put my hand into the sack — metí la mano en el saco

• he put his keys on the table — puso or dejó las llaves en la mesa

I put some more coal on the fire — puse or eché más carbón en el fuego

she put her head on my shoulder — apoyó or recostó la cabeza en mi hombro

my brother put me on the train — mi hermano me dejó en el tren

to put a button on a shirt — coser un botón en una camisa

• she put her head out of the window — asomó la cabeza por la ventana

• he put his hand over his mouth — se tapó la boca con la mano, se puso la mano en la boca

• he put his head round the door — asomó la cabeza por la puerta

• put it there! * — (handshake) ¡chócala! *

• I put my fist through the window — rompí la ventana con el puño

she put a bullet through his head — le metió una bala por la cabeza

• he put the shell to his ear — se puso or se acercó la concha al oído

- put yourself in my place

- I didn't know where to put myself
bed 1., 1), flight II, stay I, 1., 1), a)
b) (with abstract nouns)
Some put + noun combinations require a more specific Spanish verb. For very set combinations look up the noun.
• the syllabus puts a lot of emphasis on languages — el programa (de estudios) hace or pone mucho énfasis en los idiomas

• I wouldn't put any faith in what he says — yo no creería lo que dice, yo no tendría ninguna confianza en lo que dice

• you can put that idea out of your head — ya te puedes quitar esa idea de la cabeza

• this puts the responsibility on drivers to be aware of the law — esto responsabiliza a los conductores de estar enterados de la ley
blame 1., figure 1., 6), trust 1., 1), tax 1., 1)
2) (=cause to be) poner

• to put sb in a good/bad mood — poner a algn de buen/mal humor

this puts me in a very awkward position — esto me pone or deja en una situación muy difícil

his win today puts him in second place overall — la victoria de hoy le pone or coloca en segunda posición en la clasificación general

to put sb in charge of sth — poner a algn a cargo de algo

• to put sb on a diet — poner a algn a dieta or a régimen

the doctor has put me on antibiotics — el doctor me ha recetado antibióticos

3) (=cause to undertake)

• to put sb to sth: it put us to a lot of extra expense — nos supuso muchos gastos adicionales

• I don't want to put you to any trouble — no quiero causarte ninguna molestia

• she put him to work immediately — lo puso a trabajar en seguida

4) (=express) decir

I don't quite know how to put this — la verdad, no sé cómo decir esto

you can put all that in two words — todo eso se puede decir en dos palabras

• as Shakespeare puts it — como dice Shakespeare

• to put it bluntly — para decirlo claramente, hablando en plata *

• I find it hard to put into words — me resulta difícil expresarlo con palabras

to put sth into French — traducir algo al francés

• how shall I put it? — ¿cómo lo diría?

let me put it this way... — digámoslo de esta manera..., por decirlo de alguna manera...

to put it another way, it'll save you three hours — por decirlo de otra manera, te ahorrará tres horas

try putting it another way — trata de decirlo de otra manera

• to put it simply — para decirlo sencillamente

5) (=write) poner, escribir

what do you want me to put? — ¿qué quieres que ponga or escriba?

put your name at the top of the paper — ponga or escriba su nombre en la parte superior del papel

put the title in capital letters — pon or escribe el título en letras mayúsculas

to put sth in writing — poner algo por escrito

• I've put you on the waiting list — le he puesto en la lista de espera

put it on my account — (Comm) cárguelo a mi cuenta

• he put a line through the offending paragraph — tachó el párrafo controvertido

• to put one's signature to sth — firmar algo

6) (=invest) invertir

• to put money into a company — invertir dinero en una compañía

he put all his savings into the project — invirtió todos sus ahorros en el proyecto

I put most of the money into shares — invertí la mayor parte del dinero en acciones

I've put a lot of time and effort into this — he invertido un montón de tiempo y esfuerzo en esto, le he dedicado a esto mucho tiempo y esfuerzo

she has put a lot into the relationship — se ha esforzado mucho en su relación

"I'm not getting much out of this course" - "well, you're not putting much into it, are you?" — -no estoy sacando mucho de este curso -tampoco es que te estés esforzando mucho, ¿no?

7) (=contribute)

• to put sth towards sth — contribuir (con) algo hacia algo

I'll pay for the bike but you'll have to put something towards it — yo pagaré la bici pero tú tienes que contribuir con algo

I'm going to put the money towards a holiday — voy a poner or guardar el dinero para unas vacaciones

8) (=expound, submit) [+ views] expresar, exponer

this will give people an opportunity to put their views — esto dará a la gente la oportunidad de expresar or exponer sus puntos de vista

he puts the case for a change in the law — plantea or expone argumentos a favor de un cambio en la ley

she puts a convincing case — presenta or da argumentos convincentes

• the proposal was put before Parliament — la propuesta se presentó ante el parlamento

• to put sth to sb, how will you put it to him? — ¿cómo se lo vas a decir or comunicar?

put it to him gently — díselo suavemente

I put it to you that... — les sugiero que...

to put a question to sb — hacer una pregunta a algn

the chairman put the proposal to the committee — el presidente sometió la propuesta a votación en el comité

we shall have to put it to our members — tendremos que someterlo a la votación de nuestros miembros

9) (=estimate)

• they put the loss at around £50,000 — calcularon or valoraron las pérdidas en unas 50.000 libras

his fortune is put at 3 billion — se calcula or valora su fortuna en 3 billones

the number of dead was put at 6,000 — se calculó or estimó el número de muertos en 6.000

I would put him at 40 — diría que tiene unos 40 años

• some put the figure as high as 20,000 — algunos estiman que la cifra llega hasta 20.000

10) (=rank)

• he put himself above the law — creía estar por encima de la ley

• I wouldn't put him among the greatest poets — yo no le pondría entre los más grandes poetas

• we should never put money before happiness — no deberíamos nunca anteponer el dinero a la felicidad

I put the needs of my children before anything else — para mí las necesidades de mis hijos van por delante de todo lo demás or son más importantes que todo lo demás

• she has always put her career first — para ella su carrera siempre ha sido lo primero

11) (=set)

• she put my brother against me — puso a mi hermano en contra mía

• to put a watch to the right time — poner un reloj en hora

to put the words to music — poner música a la letra

12) (=throw)

• to put the shot — (Sport) lanzar el peso

13) (St Ex) (=offer to sell) [+ stock, security] declararse vendedor de

14) (=bet)
see put on
2.

INTRANSITIVE VERB
(Naut)
• to put into port — entrar a puerto

the ship put into Southampton — el barco entró a or en Southampton

• to put to sea — hacerse a la mar

3.

COMPOUND

put option N — (St Ex) opción f de venta a precio fijado

- put about

- put across

- put aside

- put away

- put back

- put back on

- put behind

- put by

- put down

- put down as

- put down to

- put forth

- put forward

- put in

- put in for

- put off

- put on

- put onto

- put out

- put over

- put through

- put together

- put up

- put upon

- put up to

- put up with

* * *
[pʊt]
1.

1) (pres p putting; past & past p put) transitive verb

Sense I

2)

a) ( place) poner*; (with care, precision etc) colocar*, poner*; ( inside something) meter, poner*

to put something in the oven — poner* or meter algo en el horno

did you put salt in it? — ¿le pusiste or le echaste sal?

he put it in his mouth — se lo puso en la boca

I put myself on the list — me apunté or me puse en la lista

put yourself in my place — ponte en mi lugar

she put the bottle to her lips — se llevó la botella a los labios

I put her on the train — la acompañé hasta el tren

not to know where to put oneself o (AmE also) one's face (colloq) — no saber* dónde ponerse or meterse

to put something behind one — olvidar or superar algo

b) (install, fit) poner*

we put a shower in the bathroom — pusimos una ducha en el baño

3)

a) ( thrust)

he put his arms around her — la abrazó

she put her head around the door/out of the window — asomó la cabeza por la puerta/por la ventana

b) (send, propel)

he put the ball into the net — lanzó la pelota a la red

c) ( Sport)

to put the shot — lanzar* el peso

4)

a) ( rank) poner*

she puts herself first — se pone ella primero or en primer lugar

to put something above/before something: I put honesty above all other virtues para mí la honestidad está por encima de todas las demás virtudes or por encima de todo; he puts his art before everything else — antepone su arte a todo

b) (in competition, league)

this victory puts them in o into the lead — con esta victoria pasan a ocupar la delantera

c) ( estimate)

he puts the cost somewhat higher — calcula que el costo sería algo mayor

to put something at something: I'd put the figure at closer to $40,000 — yo diría que la cifra es más cercana a los 40.000 dólares

Sense II

5) ( cause to be) poner*

the doctor put me on a diet — el doctor me puso a régimen

it's not easy to put it into English — no es fácil traducirlo al inglés

to put something to good use — \<\<time/ability/object\>\> hacer* buen uso de algo

6) (make undergo, cause to do)

to put somebody to something: I don't want to put you to any trouble no quiero causarle ninguna molestia; I put her to work — la puse a trabajar; death, shame I 1), test I 1) b) etc

Sense III

7)

a) (attribute, assign)

to put something on something: I couldn't put a price on it no sabría decir cuánto vale; I put a high value on our friendship — valoro mucho nuestra amistad

b) ( impose)

to put something on something/somebody: they put a special duty on these goods gravaron estos artículos con un impuesto especial; to put the blame on somebody echarle la culpa a algn, culpar a algn; it put a great strain on their relationship — eso sometió su relación a una gran tensión

8)

a) (instill, infect)

to put something in(to) something: who put that idea into your head? — ¿quién te metió esa idea en la cabeza?

b) ( cause to have)

to put something in(to) something: the fresh air put some color into his cheeks — el aire fresco les dio un poco de color a sus mejillas

9)

a) ( invest)

to put something into something — \<\<money\>\> invertir* algo en algo

I've put a lot of time into it — le he dedicado mucho tiempo

she had put a lot of thought into it — lo había pensado mucho

b) (bet, stake)

to put something on something — \<\<money\>\> apostar* or jugarse* algo a algo

c) ( contribute)

to put something toward something — contribuir* con algo a algo, poner* algo para algo

10) (fix, repose)

to put something in something/somebody: I put my trust in you puse or (liter) deposité mi confianza en ti; I don't put much faith in conventional medicine — no le tengo mucha fe a la medicina convencional

Sense IV

11) ( present) \<\<views/case\>\> exponer*, presentar; \<\<proposal\>\> presentar

to put something to somebody: to put a question to somebody hacerle* una pregunta a algn; the employers' offer will be put to a mass meeting la oferta de la patronal será sometida a votación en una asamblea; I put it to you that... — (frml) mi opinión es que...

12) (write, indicate, mark) poner*

what shall I put? — ¿qué pongo?

she put a line through the word — tachó la palabra

13) ( express) decir*

how shall I put it? — cómo te diría?

(let me) put it this way: I wouldn't invite him again — te digo lo siguiente: no lo volvería a invitar

to put something well/badly — expresar algo bien/mal

2.

put vi ( Naut)

to put to sea — hacerse* a la mar, zarpar

Phrasal Verbs:

- put about

- put across

- put aside

- put away

- put back

- put by

- put down

- put forward

- put in

- put off

- put on

- put out

- put over

- put past

- put through

- put together

- put under

- put up

- put up to

- put up with

English-spanish dictionary > put
13 take

I [teɪk]
nome

1) cinem. ripresa f.

2) (catch) (of fish) pesca f.; (of game) carniere m.

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to be on the take — colloq. prendere bustarelle
II 1. [teɪk]
verbo transitivo (pass. took; p.pass. taken)

1) (take hold of) prendere [object, money]

to take sb. by the hand — prendere qcn. per (la) mano

to take sth. from — prendere qcs. da [ shelf]; prendere qcs. in [ drawer]

to take sth. out of — tirare fuori qcs. da [ box]

to take a knife to sb. — vibrare coltellate contro qcn

2) (have) fare [bath, shower]; fare, prendersi [ holiday]; prendere [milk, pills]

to take drugs — fare uso di droga

I'll take some apples, please — vorrei delle mele, per favore

take a seat! — accomodatevi!

3) (carry along) portare [ object]

to take sb. sth. to take sth. to sb. portare qcs. a qcn.; to take the car to the garage portare la macchina dal meccanico; did he take an umbrella (with him)? — ha preso l'ombrello?

4) (accompany, lead)

to take sb. to school — accompagnare qcn. a scuola

to take sb. to — [ bus] portare qcn. in [ place]; [ road] portare o condurre qcn. a [ place]

I'll take you up to your room — ti accompagno alla tua camera

you can't take him anywhere! — scherz. non si può andare in giro con uno così!

I'll take you through the procedure — vi illustrerò la procedura

his work takes him to many different countries — il suo lavoro lo porta a viaggiare in molti paesi

what took you to Rome? — cosa ti ha portato a Roma?

5) (go by) prendere [bus, plane]; prendere, imboccare [ road]

take the first turn on the right — prendi la prima (svolta) a destra

6) (negotiate) [ driver] prendere [ bend]; girare [ corner]; [ horse] saltare [ fence]

7) (accept) [ machine] prendere [ coin]; [ shop] accettare [ credit card]; [ person] accettare, prendere [ bribe]; prendere [patients, pupils]; accettare [ job]; prendere [ phone call]; sopportare [pain, criticism]; accettare [ punishment]

will you take Ј10 for the radio? — vi vanno bene 10 sterline per la radio?

take it or leave it! — prendere o lasciare!

vodka? I can take it or leave it! — la vodka? mi è indifferente

he just sat there and took it! — è stato lì e ha incassato senza battere ciglio!

he can't take a joke — non accetta le battute, non sta allo scherzo

I can't take any more! — non ce la faccio più!

8) (require) [activity, course of action] richiedere [skill, courage]

it takes patience to do — ci vuole pazienza per fare

it takes two hours to do — ci vogliono due ore per fare

it won't take long — non ci vorrà molto

it took her 5 minutes to repair it — ci ha impiegato 5 minuti a ripararlo

the wall won't take long to build — costruire il muro non prenderà tanto tempo

it will take some doing! — sarà dura!

he'll take some persuading — ci vorrà del bello e del buono per convincerlo

9) ling. reggere [object, case]

10) (react to)

to take sth. well, badly, seriously — prendere qcs. bene, male, sul serio

11) (adopt) adottare [measures, steps]

to take the view o attitude that — essere dell'avviso che

12) (assume)

I take it that — suppongo che

to take sb. for o to be sth. prendere qcn. per; what do you take me for? per chi mi prendi? what do you take this poem to mean? — che significato dai a questa poesia?

13) (consider) fare [ example]; prendere (in esempio) [person, case]

take John (for example),... — prendi John (per esempio)

14) (record) prendere [ notes]; prendere nota di [ statement]; misurare [temperature, blood pressure]; prendere, sentire [ pulse]

to take sb.'s measurements — (for clothes) prendere le misure a qcn

15) (hold) [hall, bus, tank, container] (potere) contenere

the suitcase won't take any more clothes — nella valigia non ci stanno più vestiti

16) (wear) (in clothes) portare, avere [ size]

to take a size 4 — (in shoes) portare il 37

17) fot. prendere, fare [ photograph]

18) mat. (subtract) sottrarre [ number]

19) scol. univ. (study) studiare, prendere [ subject]; seguire [ course]; prendere [ lessons] (in di); (sit) dare [ exam]; fare [ test]; (teach) [ teacher] fare lezione a [ students]

to take sb. for French — fare lezione di francese a qcn

20) (officiate at) [ priest] celebrare [ service]

21) (capture) [ army] prendere, espugnare [fortress, city]; (in chess) [ player] mangiare [ piece]; (in cards) [ person] prendere, vincere [ prize]

to take a trick — fare un punto
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. took; p.pass. taken) (have desired effect) [ drug] fare effetto; [ dye] prendere; (grow successfully) [ plant] attecchire

- take aback

- take after

- take against

- take along

- take apart

- take aside

- take away

- take back

- take down

- take hold

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take over

- take part

- take place

- take to

- take up

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to take it o a lot out of sb. chiedere tanto a qcn.; to take it upon oneself to do farsi carico di fare; to take sb. out of himself fare distrarre o divertire qcn.; you can take it from me,... — credimi

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(to take or keep (someone) as a hostage: The police were unable to attack the terrorists because they were holding three people hostage.) prendere/tenere in ostaggio

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take /teɪk/
n.

1 il prendere; presa

2 quantità di selvaggina (di pesce, ecc.) presa; carniere (fig.): It was an excellent take, siamo tornati (sono tornati, ecc.) col carniere pieno; a great take of fish, una pesca eccezionale

3 incasso, introito (di cinema, teatr., ecc.)

4 (cinem., TV) ripresa

5 (fam.) guadagno; profitto; ricavo

6 (fisc.) gettito: the tax take, il gettito delle imposte

7 (fam.) bottino; parte ( del bottino, del malloppo)

8 (fam.) bustarella; pizzo; tangente

9 (fam. USA) punto di vista; interpretazione; teoria; opinione

● (fam.) to be on the take, prendere la bustarella (o il pizzo); farsi corrompere.
♦ (to) take /teɪk/
(pass. took, p. p. taken)

A v. t.

1 prendere; pigliare; afferrare; cogliere, sorprendere; catturare; conquistare, impadronirsi di; conquistare; guadagnare; ricevere; comprare; sottrarre; togliere; rubare: Will you take a glass of wine?, prendi (o vuoi) un bicchiere di vino?; to take st. (up) with one's hands, prendere qc. con le mani; to take sb. 's hand, prendere (o afferrare) la mano a q.; Let me take your coat!, posso prenderti il cappotto? ( lo metto a posto io, ecc.); I took the flat for a year, presi l'appartamento (in affitto) per un anno; Take what you like, piglia quello che vuoi!; He was taken in the act, è stato colto (o preso) in flagrante; The fortress was taken by the enemy, la fortezza fu conquistata (o presa) dal nemico; to take a Senate seat, conquistare un seggio al Senato (in Italia, ecc.); He takes three hundred pounds a month, guadagna (o prende) trecento sterline al mese; The thief took all the silver, il ladro ha rubato tutta l'argenteria; The shopkeeper took 10 p off the price, il negoziante tolse dieci penny dal prezzo; We take two newspapers daily, compriamo due giornali tutti i giorni

2 prendere con sé; portare via; portare; condurre; accompagnare: Take your umbrella with you, prenditi l'ombrello!; Take these parcels to the post office, will you?, mi porti questi pacchi alla posta?; This path will take you to the river, questo sentiero ti porterà al fiume; I took my guest home, accompagnai a casa l'ospite; Take the children for a walk, porta i bambini a fare una passeggiata! NOTA D'USO: - to bring o to take?-

3 prendere; accettare; assumere; accollarsi: Do you take credit cards?, accettate le carte di credito?; DIALOGO → - Paying 1- Which credit cards do you take?, quali carte di credito accettate?; to take holy orders, prendere gli ordini sacri; to take one's degree, prendere la laurea; They won't take our advice, non accettano i nostri consigli; He took the job, ha accettato il posto; They cannot take defeat, non riescono ad accettare la sconfitta; to take the blame, accollarsi (o assumersi) la colpa

4 prendere; assumere; ingerire: to take a medicine, prendere una medicina; to take one's meals at a restaurant, prendere i pasti (o mangiare) al ristorante; to take drugs, assumere droga; drogarsi

5 prendere; prendere in esame; considerare; giudicare; ritenere; reputare; valutare; supporre: to take sb. at his word, prendere q. in parola; to take st. as done, considerare qc. come già fatto; to take sb. as a swindler, prendere q. per un imbroglione; Let's take John, for instance, prendiamo John, per esempio; to take sb. at his face value, valutare q. per quello che sembra; I take it you're the person in charge here, se non sbaglio è lei che comanda qui; DIALOGO → - Wedding- I take it she said yes then?, suppongo che abbia detto di sì, quindi

6 comprendere, intendere: Do you take my meaning?, intendi quel che voglio dire?

7 portare: Take him another glass of wine, portagli un altro bicchiere di vino!

8 fare: to take a walk [a bath], fare una passeggiata [un bagno]; to take a nap, fare un sonnellino; to take a picture (o a photograph) fare una fotografia; to take an exam, fare (o dare, sostenere) un esame; (stat.) to take a census, fare un censimento; The horse took the jump, il cavallo ha fatto il salto ( non ha rifiutato l'ostacolo)

9 attirare; attrarre; trasportare (fig.); incantare; cattivarsi; affascinare: I was not much taken by ( o with) his behaviour, sono stato tutt'altro che attratto dal suo comportamento; This author takes his readers with him, quest'autore affascina (o trasporta) i lettori

10 (spesso impers.) impiegare; metterci; volerci; richiedere; occorrere: I took three days to finish my work, impiegai tre giorni per finire il mio lavoro; DIALOGO → - Building work- The builders said the job would take six to eight weeks, max, i muratori dicono che per i lavori ci vorranno da sei a otto settimane al massimo; How long did it take you to go there?, quanto tempo ci hai messo per andare là?; These things take time, ci vuol tempo per queste cose; It takes a lot of patience, ci vuole molta pazienza

11 resistere a; reggere (a); sostenere; sopportare: to take a thrust, reggere una spinta

12 (cinem., TV) riprendere; girare: to take a scene, riprendere una scena

13 prendere; possedere ( una donna)

14 (comm., leg.) prendere; accettare ( in pagamento)

15 (gramm.) reggere; prendere: Transitive verbs take a direct object, i verbi transitivi reggono il complemento oggetto

16 provare; sentire: to take pleasure in st. [in doing st.], provare piacere in qc. [a fare qc.]

17 misurare; rilevare; prendere: to take sb. 's temperature, misurare la temperatura (fam.: la febbre) a q.

18 afferrare; cogliere: to take an opportunity, cogliere un'occasione

19 ( di un recipiente, un locale, un veicolo) contenere; portare: This bottle only takes half a litre, questa bottiglia contiene solo mezzo litro; The hall can take 200 people, la sala può contenere 200 persone; The coach takes (up) 50 passengers, il pullman porta 50 passeggeri

20 tirare, sferrare; dare: to take a shot at a bird, tirare un colpo (o sparare) a un uccello; to take a punch at sb., tirare (o sferrare) un pugno a q.

21 portare ( una misura d'indumento): What size do you take, madam?, che misura (o numero) porta, signora?

22 ( sport) vincere: ( boxe) to take nearly every round, vincere quasi tutte le riprese; ( tennis) to take the set, vincere il set

23 (a dama, a scacchi) mangiare ( una pedina, un pezzo)

24 (fam.) darle (o suonarle) a (q.); battere (q.) ( a pugni, o in una gara): The champion took the challenger in the first round, il detentore del titolo batté lo sfidante nel primo round

25 ( boxe) incassare ( colpi): He can take blows well, incassa bene i colpi; è un buon incassatore

26 ( calcio, ecc.) fare, effettuare, eseguire ( un tiro, una rimessa, ecc.); dare ( un calcio); battere; segnare ( un gol, un canestro): to take a penalty, tirare (o battere) un rigore; ( cricket) to take a run, effettuare una corsa ( verso il wicket); to take a free kick, battere (o tirare) una punizione

27 (fam.) imbrogliare; truffare; fregare (fam.): The salesman tried to take me, il commesso ha cercato di fregarmi

28 (fam.; al passivo) defraudare; derubare: The old lady was taken for all her money, la vecchia signora è stata derubata di tutti i soldi

B v. i.

1 ( anche mecc.) prendere; far presa; attaccare: This gear won't take, quest'ingranaggio non prende (o non fa presa); The fire took rapidly, il fuoco prese subito; This paint takes well, questa vernice attacca bene

2 avere successo; attecchire; I don't think it will take, non credo che attecchirà

3 agire; funzionare; avere effetto: The vaccine did not take, il vaccino non ha agito

4 (fam.) essere fotogenico; venire bene: She does not take well, non viene bene ( in fotografia)

5 ( di pesce) abboccare ( all'amo)

● to take advantage of, approfittare di; sfruttare □ (mil.) to take aim, prendere la mira; mirare; puntare □ to take all the fun out of st., guastare la festa; rovinare tutto □ to take sb. 's arm, prendere il braccio di q.; prender q. per il braccio □ to take st. as read, dare qc. per letto □ (fig.) to take a back seat, occupare un posto di scarsa importanza; accontentarsi di un ruolo secondario □ (leg.) to take bankruptcy, accettare di essere messo in fallimento □ (autom., ecc.) to take a bend, prendere una curva: to take a bend as tightly as possible, stringere una curva al massimo □ to take bets, accettare scommesse □ (fig.) to take the bit between one's teeth, stringere i denti (fig.) □ to take breath, prendere (o ripigliare) fiato □ to take by surprise, cogliere di sorpresa; prendere (o conquistare) di sorpresa □ to take care, stare attento; fare attenzione; badare; guardarsi: Take care what you say, fa' attenzione a quel che dici!; Take care not to break it, bada di non romperlo! □ to take care of, badare a; prendersi cura di, aver cura di; (fam. eufem.) sistemare, eliminare, uccidere: Who will take care of the baby?, chi si prenderà cura del bambino?; Take care of yourself! abbi cura di te!; riguardati! □ (fig.) to take the chair, assumere la presidenza; presiedere una seduta □ to take a chair, prendere posto; accomodarsi; sedersi □ to take a chance, correre un rischio; tentare la sorte □ to take one's chances, correre il rischio; arrischiare, azzardare; tentare la sorte; stare al gioco (fig.) □ to take no chances, non volere correre rischi; andare sul sicuro □ to take charge of st., prendere in consegna qc.; occuparsi di qc.; assumere il comando (la direzione) di qc.: The new commander took charge of the garrison, il nuovo comandante assunse (o prese) il comando della guarnigione □ to take command, prendere il comando □ (relig.) to take communion, fare la comunione □ to take courage, farsi coraggio; farsi animo □ to take a deep breath, tirare un lungo respiro □ to take a different view, essere di tutt'altro avviso; essere di parere contrario □ to take effect, ( di una medicina, ecc.) avere (o fare) effetto; ( di una legge e sim.) entrare in vigore; essere attuato; andare in porto (fig.): The new law takes effect as of July 1st, la nuova legge entra in vigore dal primo di luglio □ to take a fever, contrarre una febbre ( malarica, ecc.) □ to take fright, prendersi paura; spaventarsi □ to take hold of sb., impadronirsi di q.: A great tenderness took hold of him, una grande tenerezza si è impadronita di lui □ to take hold of st., afferrare qc.: He took hold of the bar, ha afferrato la sbarra □ to take a holiday, andare in vacanza □ to take st. in hand, prendere in mano qc. (fig.); intraprendere qc. □ to take an interest in st., interessarsi a qc. □ to take into account, tener presente; tener conto di; prendere in considerazione: We must take his youth into account, dobbiamo tener conto della sua giovinezza □ to take sb. into one's confidence, concedere a q. la propria fiducia; mettere q. a parte dei propri segreti □ (fam.) to take it, tener duro; non batter ciglio □ to take it easy, prendersela comoda, non strapazzarsi; ( anche) non prendersela, restare calmo □ to take it into one's head (o mind), mettersi in testa, figgersi in capo ( un'idea, ecc.) □ to take a joke in earnest, prender sul serio uno scherzo □ to take a leap (o a jump), fare un salto □ to take leave of sb., prendere congedo (o commiato) da q.; accomiatarsi da q. □ to take leave of one's senses, impazzire □ (leg.) to take legal action, adire le vie legali □ to take legal advice, consultare un avvocato; rivolgersi a un legale per un parere □ to take a letter, ( anche) battere una lettera sotto dettatura □ to take sb. 's life, togliere la vita a q.; uccidere q. □ (fam.) to take one's life in one's hands, rischiare la vita □ to take a look at st., dare un'occhiata a qc. □ to take a look round, dare un'occhiata in giro; guardarsi attorno (o intorno) □ (fam.) to take the mickey out of sb., prendere in giro q.; sfottere q. (fam.) □ to take minutes, mettere a verbale; verbalizzare □ to take the nonsense out of sb., togliere i grilli dalla testa a q. □ to take notes, prendere appunti □ to take notice of st., fare attenzione a qc.; occuparsi (o interessarsi) di qc.; rendersi conto di qc. □ to take an oath, fare (o prestare) un giuramento □ to take offence, offendersi □ to take other people's ideas, appropriarsi delle idee altrui □ to take pains, darsi (o prendersi) pena (di fare qc.); sforzarsi; darsi da fare; fare il possibile: to take pains to do a job well, sforzarsi di fare bene un lavoro □ to take part in st., prendere parte, partecipare a qc. □ to take place, aver luogo; accadere; avvenire; verificarsi □ (polit.) to take power, salire al potere; andare al governo □ to take pride in st., andare orgoglioso di qc. □ (mil.) to take sb. prisoner, far prigioniero q. □ ( boxe) to take punishment, subire una punizione; incassare colpi durissimi □ (fam.) to take the rap, essere incolpato (spec. per colpe altrui); prendersi la colpa □ to take refuge, trovar rifugio; rifugiarsi; riparare □ to take a seat, prendere posto; mettersi a sedere; accomodarsi □ to take sides with sb., parteggiare per q.; schierarsi con q. □ to take stock, (comm.) fare l'inventario; (fig.) valutare la situazione (e sim.) □ to take things as they are, prendere il mondo come viene □ to take things coolly, conservare il sangue freddo; mantenere la calma; non agitarsi □ to take things easy, prender le cose alla leggera; tirare a campare; fare il proprio comodo; prendersela comoda □ to take things seriously, prender le cose sul serio □ to take one's time, prendersela comoda; andare adagio: He took his time over the job, se la prese comoda col lavoro □ to take its toll on sb. [st.], farsi sentire su q. [qc.] ( in senso negativo) □ to take the train, prendere il treno; servirsi del treno ( e non dell'autobus, ecc.): DIALOGO → - Asking about routine 2- I usually take the bus, but sometimes I go by train, di solito prendo l'autobus, ma a volte vado in treno □ to take the trouble to do st., prendersi il disturbo di fare qc.; darsi la pena di fare qc. □ to take turns, fare a turno, alternarsi: (autom.) to take turns at the wheel, alternarsi al volante □ to take a vow, fare un voto □ to take a wife, prender moglie □ to take wing, levarsi a volo □ to be taken ill, ammalarsi; sentirsi male □ (fam.) to be taken short, avere un bisognino ( un bisogno impellente) □ It took a lot of doing, ci volle del bello e del buono □ Take your seats!, seduti!, a posto!; ( anche, ferr.) in carrozza! □ How old do you take me to be?, quanti anni mi dai? □ (fam.) I can take him or leave him, non mi è né simpatico né antipatico; mi lascia indifferente □ Take it or leave it!, prendere o lasciare! □ (fam.) I am not taking any, grazie, no!; ( anche) non ci sto!
NOTA D'USO: - to take o to get?-
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I [teɪk]
nome

1) cinem. ripresa f.

2) (catch) (of fish) pesca f.; (of game) carniere m.

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to be on the take — colloq. prendere bustarelle
II 1. [teɪk]
verbo transitivo (pass. took; p.pass. taken)

1) (take hold of) prendere [object, money]

to take sb. by the hand — prendere qcn. per (la) mano

to take sth. from — prendere qcs. da [ shelf]; prendere qcs. in [ drawer]

to take sth. out of — tirare fuori qcs. da [ box]

to take a knife to sb. — vibrare coltellate contro qcn

2) (have) fare [bath, shower]; fare, prendersi [ holiday]; prendere [milk, pills]

to take drugs — fare uso di droga

I'll take some apples, please — vorrei delle mele, per favore

take a seat! — accomodatevi!

3) (carry along) portare [ object]

to take sb. sth. to take sth. to sb. portare qcs. a qcn.; to take the car to the garage portare la macchina dal meccanico; did he take an umbrella (with him)? — ha preso l'ombrello?

4) (accompany, lead)

to take sb. to school — accompagnare qcn. a scuola

to take sb. to — [ bus] portare qcn. in [ place]; [ road] portare o condurre qcn. a [ place]

I'll take you up to your room — ti accompagno alla tua camera

you can't take him anywhere! — scherz. non si può andare in giro con uno così!

I'll take you through the procedure — vi illustrerò la procedura

his work takes him to many different countries — il suo lavoro lo porta a viaggiare in molti paesi

what took you to Rome? — cosa ti ha portato a Roma?

5) (go by) prendere [bus, plane]; prendere, imboccare [ road]

take the first turn on the right — prendi la prima (svolta) a destra

6) (negotiate) [ driver] prendere [ bend]; girare [ corner]; [ horse] saltare [ fence]

7) (accept) [ machine] prendere [ coin]; [ shop] accettare [ credit card]; [ person] accettare, prendere [ bribe]; prendere [patients, pupils]; accettare [ job]; prendere [ phone call]; sopportare [pain, criticism]; accettare [ punishment]

will you take Ј10 for the radio? — vi vanno bene 10 sterline per la radio?

take it or leave it! — prendere o lasciare!

vodka? I can take it or leave it! — la vodka? mi è indifferente

he just sat there and took it! — è stato lì e ha incassato senza battere ciglio!

he can't take a joke — non accetta le battute, non sta allo scherzo

I can't take any more! — non ce la faccio più!

8) (require) [activity, course of action] richiedere [skill, courage]

it takes patience to do — ci vuole pazienza per fare

it takes two hours to do — ci vogliono due ore per fare

it won't take long — non ci vorrà molto

it took her 5 minutes to repair it — ci ha impiegato 5 minuti a ripararlo

the wall won't take long to build — costruire il muro non prenderà tanto tempo

it will take some doing! — sarà dura!

he'll take some persuading — ci vorrà del bello e del buono per convincerlo

9) ling. reggere [object, case]

10) (react to)

to take sth. well, badly, seriously — prendere qcs. bene, male, sul serio

11) (adopt) adottare [measures, steps]

to take the view o attitude that — essere dell'avviso che

12) (assume)

I take it that — suppongo che

to take sb. for o to be sth. prendere qcn. per; what do you take me for? per chi mi prendi? what do you take this poem to mean? — che significato dai a questa poesia?

13) (consider) fare [ example]; prendere (in esempio) [person, case]

take John (for example),... — prendi John (per esempio)

14) (record) prendere [ notes]; prendere nota di [ statement]; misurare [temperature, blood pressure]; prendere, sentire [ pulse]

to take sb.'s measurements — (for clothes) prendere le misure a qcn

15) (hold) [hall, bus, tank, container] (potere) contenere

the suitcase won't take any more clothes — nella valigia non ci stanno più vestiti

16) (wear) (in clothes) portare, avere [ size]

to take a size 4 — (in shoes) portare il 37

17) fot. prendere, fare [ photograph]

18) mat. (subtract) sottrarre [ number]

19) scol. univ. (study) studiare, prendere [ subject]; seguire [ course]; prendere [ lessons] (in di); (sit) dare [ exam]; fare [ test]; (teach) [ teacher] fare lezione a [ students]

to take sb. for French — fare lezione di francese a qcn

20) (officiate at) [ priest] celebrare [ service]

21) (capture) [ army] prendere, espugnare [fortress, city]; (in chess) [ player] mangiare [ piece]; (in cards) [ person] prendere, vincere [ prize]

to take a trick — fare un punto
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. took; p.pass. taken) (have desired effect) [ drug] fare effetto; [ dye] prendere; (grow successfully) [ plant] attecchire

- take aback

- take after

- take against

- take along

- take apart

- take aside

- take away

- take back

- take down

- take hold

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take over

- take part

- take place

- take to

- take up

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to take it o a lot out of sb. chiedere tanto a qcn.; to take it upon oneself to do farsi carico di fare; to take sb. out of himself fare distrarre o divertire qcn.; you can take it from me,... — credimi

English-Italian dictionary > take
14 account

noun

1) (Finance) Rechnung, die

keep accounts/the accounts — Buch/die Bücher führen

settle or square accounts with somebody — (lit. or fig.) mit jemandem abrechnen

on account — auf Rechnung; a conto

on one's [own] account — auf eigene Rechnung; (fig.) von sich aus

2) (at bank, shop) Konto, das

pay something into one's account — etwas auf sein Konto einzahlen

draw something out of one's account — etwas von seinem Konto abheben

on account — auf Rechnung

3) (statement of facts) Rechenschaft, die

give or render an account for something — über etwas (Akk.) Rechenschaft ablegen

call somebody to account — jemanden zur Rechenschaft ziehen

give a good account of oneself — seinen Mann stehen

4) (consideration)

take account of something, take something into account — etwas berücksichtigen

take no account of something/somebody, leave something/somebody out of account — etwas/jemanden unberücksichtigt lassen od. nicht berücksichtigen

don't change your plans on my account — ändert nicht meinetwegen eure Pläne

on account of — wegen

on no account, not on any account — auf [gar] keinen Fall

5) (importance)

of little/no account — von geringer/ohne Bedeutung

6) (report)

an account [of something] — ein Bericht [über etwas (Akk.)]

give a full account of something — ausführlich über etwas (Akk.) berichten

by or from all accounts — nach allem, was man hört

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/83952/account_for">account for

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noun

1) (an arrangement by which a person keeps his money in a bank: I have( opened) an account with the local bank.) die Rechnung

2) (a statement of money owing: Send me an account.) Geschaftsbücher

3) (a description or explanation (of something that has happened): a full account of his holiday.) das Konto

4) (an arrangement by which a person makes a regular (eg monthly) payment instead of paying at the time of buying: I have an account at Smiths.) Kundenkonto

5) ((usually in plural) a record of money received and spent: You must keep your accounts in order; ( also adjective) an account book.) der Bericht

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- accountancy
- accountant
- account for
- on account of
- on my/his etc account
- on my/his account
- on no account
- take something into account
- take into account
- take account of something
- take account of
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ac·count

[əˈkaʊnt]

I. n

1. (description) Bericht m

by [or from] all \accounts nach allem, was man so hört

by his own \account eigenen Aussagen zufolge

to give [or ( form) render] an \account of sth Bericht über etw akk erstatten, etw schildern

2. (with a bank) Konto nt

bank/ BRIT building society \account Bank-/Bausparkassenkonto nt

to have an \account with a bank ein Konto bei einer Bank haben

to draw money out of [or withdraw money from] an \account Geld von einem Konto abheben

savings [or BRIT deposit] \account Sparkonto nt

current BRIT [or AM checking] \account (personal) Girokonto nt; (business) Kontokorrentkonto nt fachspr

joint \account Gemeinschaftskonto nt

securities \account Depot nt

NOW \account AM zinstragendes Konto

statement of \account Kontoauszug m

to be on one's \account money auf dem Konto sein

to open/close an \account [with sb] ein Konto [bei jdm] eröffnen/auflösen

to pay sth into [or AM, AUS deposit sth in] an \account etw auf ein Konto überweisen; (in person) etw auf ein Konto einzahlen

3. (credit) [Kunden]kredit m

will that be cash or \account? zahlen Sie bar oder geht das auf Rechnung?

to buy sth on \account BRIT etw auf Kredit kaufen

to have an \account with sb bei jdm auf Rechnung kaufen

to pay sth on \account BRIT ( dated) etw anzahlen, eine Anzahlung auf etw akk leisten

to put sth on [or charge sth to] sb's \account etw auf jds Rechnung setzen, jdm etw in Rechnung stellen

4. (bill) Rechnung f

to settle [or pay] an \account eine Rechnung bezahlen [o geh begleichen

5. ECON (records)

▪ \accounts pl [Geschäfts]bücher pl

\accounts payable Kreditoren pl, Verbindlichkeiten pl

\accounts receivable Forderungen pl, Außenstände pl

capital \account Darstellung f des Kapitalverkehrs mit dem Ausland

current \account balance of payments Saldo m der Leistungsbilanz

period of \account FIN, ECON Geschäftsjahr nt

to keep the \accounts esp BRIT die Buchhaltung machen

to keep an \account of sth über etw akk Buch führen

6. STOCKEX

trading [or dealing] for the \account [or \account trading] Wertpapiergeschäfte, bei denen Auslieferung und Abrechnung der Papiere am nächsten Abrechnungstermin erfolgt

rolling \account Erfüllung von Börsengeschäften zu einem späteren, entweder feststehenden oder vereinbarten Termin

7. (customer) Kunde, Kundin m, f, [Kunden]vertrag m

8. no pl (consideration)

to take sth into \account [or to take \account of sth] etw berücksichtigen [o in Betracht ziehen]

to take into \account that... berücksichtigen [o in Betracht ziehen], dass...

to take no \account of sth [or to leave sth out of [the] \account] etw nicht berücksichtigen, etw außer Acht lassen

9. (reason)

on that \account I think... aus diesem Grund schlage ich vor,...

▪ on \account of sth aufgrund einer S. gen

on my/her/his \account meinet-/ihret-/seinetwegen

on no [or not on any] \account auf keinen Fall, unter keinen Umständen

10. no pl ( form: importance)

to be of little \account von geringer Bedeutung sein

to be of no \account keinerlei Bedeutung haben

11. no pl (responsibility)

on one's own \account auf eigenes Risiko

12. LAW Klage f auf Auskunft und Rechenschaftslegung

action for an \account Rechnungslegungklage f

13.

▶ to be called [or brought] to \account [for sth] [für etw akk] zur Verantwortung [o Rechenschaft] gezogen werden

▶ to give a good \account of oneself eine gute Figur abgeben; (in a fight, competition) sich akk wacker schlagen

▶ to settle [or square] \accounts with sb mit jdm abrechnen

▶ to turn sth to [good] \account ( form) aus etw dat seinen Vorteil ziehen

II. vt ( form)

to \account oneself fortunate sich akk glücklich schätzen

I would \account it an honour if... es wäre mir eine Ehre,...

III. vi

1. (explain)

▪ to \account for sth etw erklären, über etw akk Rechenschaft ablegen

there's no \accounting for taste[s] über Geschmack lässt sich streiten

2. (locate)

▪ to \account for sth den Verbleib einer S. gen erklären

▪ to \account for sb jds Verbleib klären

3. (make up)

▪ to \account for sth:

students \account for the majority of our customers Studenten machen den größten Teil unserer Kundschaft aus

4. (bill)

▪ to \account for sth etw mit einberechnen

5. ( dated: defeat)

▪ to \account for sb jdn zur Strecke bringen geh

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[ə'kaʊnt]
1. n

1) Darstellung f; (= report) Bericht m

to keep an account of one's expenses/experiences — über seine Ausgaben Buch führen/seine Erlebnisse schriftlich festhalten

by or from all accounts —

by your own account — nach Ihrer eigenen Darstellung, nach Ihren eigenen Angaben

to give an account of sth — über etw (acc) Bericht erstatten

to give an account of oneself — Rede und Antwort stehen

to give a good account of oneself — sich gut schlagen

to call or hold sb to account — jdn zur Rechenschaft ziehen

to be called or held to account for sth — über etw (acc) Rechenschaft ablegen müssen

2)

(= consideration) to take account of sb/sth, to take sb/sth into account — jdn/etw in Betracht ziehen

to take no account of sb/sth, to leave sb/sth out of account — jdn/etw außer Betracht lassen

on no account, not on any account — auf (gar) keinen Fall

on this/that account — deshalb, deswegen

on account of him — seinetwegen

on account of the weather — wegen or aufgrund des Wetters

on my/his/their account — meinet-/seinet-/ihretwegen

on one's own account — für sich (selbst)

3) (= benefit) Nutzen m

to turn sth to (good) account — (guten) Gebrauch von etw machen, etw (gut) nützen

4)

(= importance) of little account — von geringer Bedeutung

of no account — ohne Bedeutung

5) (FIN, COMM) (at bank, shop) Konto nt (with bei); (= client) Kunde m, Kundin f; (= bill) Rechnung f

to win sb's account — jdn als Kunden gewinnen

to buy sth on account — etw auf (Kunden)kredit kaufen

please charge it to my account — stellen Sie es mir bitte in Rechnung

£50 on account — £ 50 als Anzahlung

account(s) department (for customer accounts) — Kreditbüro nt

to settle or square accounts or one's account with sb (fig) —

the duel squared all accounts between them — das Duell bereinigte alles zwischen ihnen

account payee only (Brit) — nur zur Verrechnung

6) pl (of company, club) (Geschäfts)bücher pl; (of household) Einnahmen und Ausgaben pl

to keep the accounts — die Bücher führen, die Buchführung machen

2. vt
(form: consider) erachten als
to account oneself lucky — sich glücklich schätzen

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account [əˈkaʊnt]

A v/t ansehen oder betrachten als, halten für:

account o.s. lucky sich glücklich schätzen;

be accounted a genius als Genie gelten

B v/i

1. account (to sb) for (jemandem) Rechenschaft ablegen über (akk), sich (jemandem gegenüber) verantworten für

2. die Verantwortung tragen, verantwortlich sein ( beide:

for für)

3. erklären, begründen ( beide:

for akk):

how do you account for that? wie erklären Sie sich das?;

that accounts for it das erklärt die Sache;

there is no accounting for tastes über (den) Geschmack lässt sich nicht streiten, die Geschmäcker sind verschieden

4. account for (zahlenmäßig) ausmachen:

this region alone accounts for some 20% of the whole population

C s

1. WIRTSCH

a) Berechnung f, Rechnung f

b) pl Geschäftsbücher pl

c) pl (Rechnungs-, Jahres)Abschluss m

d) Konto n:

have no money in one’s account kein Geld auf dem Konto haben;

hold an account with ein Konto haben bei;

pay sth into one’s account etwas auf sein Konto einzahlen;

balance ( oder settle, square) accounts with fig abrechnen mit;

transaction for the account (Börse) Br Termingeschäft n; → Bes Redew

2. Rechenschaft f, Rechenschaftsbericht m:

bring ( oder call) sb to account

a) jemanden zur Rechenschaft ziehen ( for wegen),

b) mit jemandem abrechnen ( for wegen);

give (an) account of Rechenschaft ablegen über (akk)( → C 3);

give a good account of etwas gut erledigen, einen Gegner abfertigen;

give a good (bad) account of o.s.

a) sich von seiner guten (schlechten) Seite zeigen,

b) gut (schlecht) abschneiden;

he gave a good account of himself auch er hat sich gut oder tapfer geschlagen

3. Bericht m, Darstellung f, Beschreibung f, auch (künstlerische) Interpretation:

by ( oder from) all accounts nach allem, was man hört;

give an account of Bericht erstatten über (akk)( → C 2)

4. Liste f, Verzeichnis n:

keep an account of Buch führen über (akk)

5. Erwägung f, Berücksichtigung f:

leave out of account außer Betracht lassen;

take account of, take into account Rechnung tragen (dat), in Betracht oder Erwägung ziehen, einkalkulieren, berücksichtigen;

on account of wegen, aufgrund von (od gen);

on his account seinetwegen;

on my mother’s account wegen meiner Mutter, mit Rücksicht auf meine Mutter;

on one’s own account von sich aus (→ Bes Redew);

on no account, not on any account auf keinen Fall, unter keinen Umständen;

on all accounts auf jeden Fall, unbedingt

6. Wert m, Wichtigkeit f, Bedeutung f, Ansehen n, Geltung f:

of no account unbedeutend, ohne Bedeutung, wertlos

7. Gewinn m, Vorteil m:

find one’s account in sth bei etwas profitieren oder auf seine Kosten kommen;

put ( oder turn) sth to (good) account sich etwas zunutze machen, Kapital schlagen aus etwas, Nutzen ziehen aus etwasBesondere Redewendungen: account carried forward Vortrag m auf neue Rechnung;

account current → current account;

accounts payable Verbindlichkeiten, (Bilanz) US Kreditoren;

accounts receivable Außenstände, (Bilanz) US Debitoren;

buy for the account (Börse) auf Termin kaufen;

carry to account in Rechnung stellen;

carry to a new account auf neue Rechnung vortragen;

for account only nur zur Verrechnung;

for the account of another auf fremde Rechnung;

for one’s own account auf eigene Rechnung;

for the account and risk of für Rechnung und Gefahr von (od gen);

on account

a) auf Rechnung,

b) auf Abschlag, als Anzahlung;

on one’s own account

a) auf eigene Rechnung,

b) auf eigene Gefahr;

payment per account Saldozahlung f;

place ( oder put) sth to sb’s account jemandem etwas berechnen oder in Rechnung stellen; → render A 10

a/c abk WIRTSCH account (account current) Kontokorrent n, Girokonto n

acc. abk

1. TECH acceleration

2. WIRTSCH acceptance

3. according

4. WIRTSCH account

5. LING accusative

acct. abk

1. WIRTSCH account

2. accountant

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noun

1) (Finance) Rechnung, die

keep accounts/the accounts — Buch/die Bücher führen

settle or square accounts with somebody — (lit. or fig.) mit jemandem abrechnen

on account — auf Rechnung; a conto

on one's [own] account — auf eigene Rechnung; (fig.) von sich aus

2) (at bank, shop) Konto, das

pay something into one's account — etwas auf sein Konto einzahlen

draw something out of one's account — etwas von seinem Konto abheben

on account — auf Rechnung

3) (statement of facts) Rechenschaft, die

give or render an account for something — über etwas (Akk.) Rechenschaft ablegen

call somebody to account — jemanden zur Rechenschaft ziehen

give a good account of oneself — seinen Mann stehen

4) (consideration)

take account of something, take something into account — etwas berücksichtigen

take no account of something/somebody, leave something/somebody out of account — etwas/jemanden unberücksichtigt lassen od. nicht berücksichtigen

don't change your plans on my account — ändert nicht meinetwegen eure Pläne

on account of — wegen

on no account, not on any account — auf [gar] keinen Fall

5) (importance)

of little/no account — von geringer/ohne Bedeutung

6) (report)

an account [of something] — ein Bericht [über etwas (Akk.)]

give a full account of something — ausführlich über etwas (Akk.) berichten

by or from all accounts — nach allem, was man hört

Phrasal Verbs:

- account for

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n.

Berechnung f.

Bericht -e m.

Konto -s n.

Rechnung -en f.

Wert -e m.

English-german dictionary > account
15 mind

1. noun
1) (remembrance)

bear or keep something in mind — an etwas (Akk.) denken; etwas nicht vergessen

have in mind to do something — vorhaben, etwas zu tun

bring something to mind — etwas in Erinnerung rufen

something comes into somebody's mind — jemandem fällt etwas ein

it went out of my mind — ich habe es vergessen; es ist mir entfallen

put something/somebody out of one's mind — etwas/jemanden aus seinem Gedächtnis streichen

2) (opinion)

give somebody a piece of one's mind — jemandem gründlich die Meinung sagen

in or to my mind — meiner Meinung od. Ansicht nach

be of one or of the same mind, be in one mind — einer Meinung sein

be in two minds about something — [sich (Dat.)] unschlüssig über etwas (Akk.) sein

change one's mind — seine Meinung ändern

have a mind of one's own — seinen eigenen Kopf haben

I have a good mind/half a mind to do that — ich hätte große Lust/nicht übel Lust, das zu tun

make up one's mind, make one's mind up — sich entscheiden

make up one's mind to do something — sich entschließen, etwas zu tun

read somebody's mind — jemandes Gedanken lesen

3) (direction of thoughts)

his mind is on other things — er ist mit den Gedanken woanders

give or put or turn one's mind to — sich konzentrieren auf (+ Akk.) [Arbeit, Aufgabe, Angelegenheit]

I have had somebody/something on my mind — jemand/etwas hat mich beschäftigt; (worried) ich habe mir Sorgen wegen jemandem/etwas gemacht

she has a lot of things on her mind — sie hat viele Sorgen

something preys or weighs on somebody's mind — etwas macht jemandem zu schaffen

take somebody's mind off something — jemanden von etwas ablenken

keep one's mind on something — sich auf etwas (Akk.) konzentrieren

close one's mind to something — sich einer Sache (Dat.) verschließen (geh.)

4) (way of thinking and feeling) Denkweise, die

frame of mind — [seelische] Verfassung

state of mind — [Geistes]zustand, der

be in a frame of mind to do something — in der Verfassung sein, etwas zu tun

have a logical mind — logisch denken

5) (seat of consciousness, thought, volition) Geist, der

it's all in the mind — es ist alles nur Einstellung

in one's mind — im stillen

in my mind's eye — vor meinem geistigen Auge; im Geiste

nothing could be further from my mind than... — nichts läge mir ferner, als...

6) (intellectual powers) Verstand, der; Intellekt, der

have a very good mind — einen klaren od. scharfen Verstand haben

great minds think alike — (joc.) große Geister denken [eben] gleich

7) (normal mental faculties) Verstand, der

lose or go out of one's mind — den Verstand verlieren

be out of one's mind — den Verstand verloren haben

in one's right mind — bei klarem Verstand
2. transitive verb
1) (heed)

don't mind what he says — gib nichts auf sein Gerede

mind what I say — glaub mir

let's do it, and never mind the expense — machen wir es doch, egal, was es kostet

2) (concern oneself about)

he minds a lot what people think of him — es ist für ihn sehr wichtig, was die Leute von ihm denken

I can't afford a bicycle, never mind a car — ich kann mir kein Fahrrad leisten, geschweige denn ein Auto

never mind him/that — (don't be anxious) er/das kann dir doch egal sein (ugs.)

never mind how/where... — es tut nichts zur Sache, wie/wo...

don't mind me — nimm keine Rücksicht auf mich; (don't let my presence disturb you) lass dich [durch mich] nicht stören; (iron.) nimm bloß keine Rücksicht auf mich

mind the doors! — Vorsicht an den Türen!

mind one's P's and Q's — sich anständig benehmen

3) usu. neg. or interrog. (object to)

did he mind being woken up? — hat es ihm was ausgemacht, aufgeweckt zu werden?

would you mind opening the door? — würdest du bitte die Tür öffnen?

do you mind my smoking? — stört es Sie od. haben Sie etwas dagegen, wenn ich rauche?

I wouldn't mind a walk — ich hätte nichts gegen einen Spaziergang

4) (remember and take care)

mind you don't leave anything behind — denk daran, nichts liegen lassen!

mind how you go! — pass auf! sei vorsichtig!; (as general farewell) mach's gut! (ugs.)

mind you get this work done — sieh zu, dass du mit dieser Arbeit fertig wirst!

5) (have charge of) aufpassen auf (+ Akk.)

mind the shop or (Amer.) the store — (fig.) sich um den Laden kümmern (ugs.)
3. intransitive verb
1)

mind! — Vorsicht!; Achtung!

2) usu. in imper. (take note)

follow the signposts, mind, or... — denk daran und halte dich an die Wegweiser, sonst...

I didn't know that, mind, or... — das habe ich allerdings nicht gewusst, sonst...

3) (care, object)

do you mind? — (may I?) hätten Sie etwas dagegen?; (please do not) ich muss doch sehr bitten

he doesn't mind about your using the car — er hat nichts dagegen, wenn Sie den Wagen benutzen

if you don't mind — wenn es dir recht ist

4) (give heed)

never [you] mind — (it's not important) macht nichts; ist nicht schlimm; (it's none of your business) sei nicht so neugierig

never mind: I can do it — schon gut - das kann ich machen

never mind about that now! — lass das jetzt mal [sein/liegen]!

never mind about him - what happened to her? — er interessiert mich nicht - was ist ihr passiert?

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/89159/mind_out">mind out

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1.
(the power by which one thinks etc; the intelligence or understanding: The child already has the mind of an adult.) der Verstand
2. verb
1) (to look after or supervise (eg a child): mind the baby.) aufpassen

2) (to be upset by; to object to: You must try not to mind when he criticizes your work.) sich etwas machen aus

3) (to be careful of: Mind (= be careful not to trip over) the step!) sich in Acht nehmen

4) (to pay attention to or obey: You should mind your parents' words/advice.) beachten
3. interjection
(be careful!: Mind! There's a car coming!) Achtung!

- -minded
- mindful
- mindless
- mindlessly
- mindlessness
- mindreader
- at/in the back of one's mind
- change one's mind
- be out of one's mind
- do you mind! - have a good mind to
- have half a mind to
- have a mind to
- in one's mind's eye
- in one's right mind
- keep one's mind on
- know one's own mind
- make up one's mind
- mind one's own business
- never mind
- on one's mind
- put someone in mind of
- put in mind of
- speak one's mind
- take/keep one's mind off
- to my mind
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mind

[maɪnd]

I. n

1. (brain, intellect) Geist m, Verstand m

she's one of the greatest \minds of today sie ist einer der größten Köpfe unserer Zeit

it's a question of \mind over matter das ist eine reine Willensfrage

he's got the \mind of a four-year-old! er hat den Verstand eines Vierjährigen!

it was a triumph of \mind over matter hier war der Wille stärker

in one's \mind eyes vor seinem geistigen Auge

frame of \mind seelische Verfassung

a fine \mind ein großer Geist

to have a good \mind einen klaren Verstand haben

to have a logical \mind logisch denken können

to the Victorian \mind nach der viktorianischen Denkweise

to use one's \mind seinen Verstand gebrauchen

2. (sanity) Verstand m

to be in one's right \mind noch ganz richtig im Kopf sein

to be out of one's \mind den Verstand verloren haben

to drive sb out of his/her \mind jdn wahnsinnig machen

to lose [or go out of] one's \mind den Verstand verlieren

3. (thoughts) Gedanken pl

the idea never entered my \mind auf diesen Gedanken wäre ich gar nicht gekommen

it went out of my \mind ich hab's vergessen

you put that out of your \mind! das kannst du dir aus dem Kopf schlagen!

I can't get that song out of my \mind das Lied will mir einfach nicht mehr aus dem Kopf gehen!

sorry, my \mind is on other things tut mir leid, ich bin mit den Gedanken ganz woanders

to be on one's \mind einen beschäftigen

you're always on my \mind ich denke die ganze Zeit an dich

what's on your \mind? woran denkst du?

what's on your \mind! woran du nur wieder denkst!

to be in the back of sb's \mind in jds Hinterkopf sein

to bear [or keep] sth in \mind etw nicht vergessen

bearing in \mind that... angesichts der Tatsache, dass...

to bring [or call] sth to \mind (remember) sich akk etw in Erinnerung rufen; (remind) an etw akk erinnern

to come [or spring] to sb's \mind jdm einfallen

to have sb/sth in \mind an jdn/etw denken

did you have anything special in \mind? dachten Sie an etwas Bestimmtes?

to have a lot of things on one's \mind viele Sorgen haben

to keep one's \mind on sth one's work sich akk auf etw akk konzentrieren

sth puts sb in \mind of sth esp BRIT etw erinnert jdn an etw akk

to put sb out of one's \mind jdn aus seinem Gedächtnis streichen

to read sb's \mind jds Gedanken lesen

to set one's \mind to do sth sich akk auf etw akk konzentrieren

to take sb's \mind off sth jdn auf andere Gedanken bringen [o von etw dat ablenken

4. (intention)

nothing could be further from my \mind than... nichts läge mir ferner als...

to have in \mind to do sth vorhaben, etw zu tun

to know one's [own] \mind wissen, was man will

to make up one's \mind sich akk entscheiden

my \mind is made up! ich habe einen Entschluss gefasst!

to set one's \mind on sth sich dat etw in den Kopf setzen

5. usu sing (opinion) Meinung f, Ansicht f

to my \mind... meiner Meinung nach...

to give sb a piece of one's \mind jdm seine Meinung sagen

to be of the same \mind der gleichen Meinung [o derselben Ansicht] sein

I'm of the same \mind as you ich bin deiner Meinung

to be in [or of] two \minds about sth sich dat über etw akk nicht im Klaren sein

to change one's \mind es sich dat anders überlegen

to have a \mind of one's own seinen eigenen Kopf haben

6. (inclination)

to have half a [good] \mind to... gute Lust haben,...

to be of a \mind to do sth ( form) geneigt sein, etw zu tun

7.

▶ to be bored out of one's \mind sich akk zu Tode langweilen

▶ great \minds think alike ah, ich sehe, wir verstehen uns!

II. vt

1. (be careful of)

▪ to \mind sth auf etw akk aufpassen

\mind your head [or that you don't bang your head] pass auf, dass du dir nicht den Kopf stößt

\mind your head Vorsicht mit dem Kopf!

here, \mind, he said when she trod on his foot passen Sie doch auf, sagte er, als sie ihm auf den Fuß trat

\mind the step! Vorsicht Stufe!

\mind how you go pass doch auf!; (as farewell) pass auf dich auf!

\mind your language! ( dated) pass auf, was du sagst!

2. (care about)

▪ to \mind sb sich akk um jdn kümmern

don't \mind me kümmer dich nicht um mich

don't \mind what she says kümmer dich nicht darum, was sie sagt

and never \mind the expense und vergiss jetzt einfach mal die Kosten

never \mind them — what about me? was kümmern mich die — was ist mit mir?

never \mind her! vergiss sie doch einfach!

never \mind how you got there... ist doch egal, wie du da hinkamst,...

\mind your own business! kümmer dich um deine eigenen Angelegenheiten!

I don't \mind the heat die Hitze macht mir nichts aus!

I don't \mind what she does es ist mir egal, was sie macht!

3. (make certain)

▪ to \mind that... denk daran, dass...

\mind you close the door when you leave vergiss nicht, die Tür zuzumachen, wenn du gehst

\mind you get this done before she gets home sieh zu, dass du damit fertig wirst, bevor sie nach Hause kommt

4. (look after)

▪ to \mind sb/sth auf jdn/etw aufpassen; ( fig)

I'm \minding the shop ich kümmere mich hier um den Laden

5. ( fam: object)

▪ to not \mind sth nichts gegen etw akk [einzuwenden] haben

would you \mind holding this for me? würden Sie das [kurz] für mich halten?

do you \mind my asking you a question? darf ich Ihnen eine Frage stellen?

do you \mind calling me a taxi? würde es dir was ausmachen, mir ein Taxi zu rufen?

do you \mind my smoking? stört es Sie, wenn ich rauche?

I don't \mind her ich habe nichts gegen sie

I wouldn't \mind a new car/a cup of tea gegen ein neues Auto/eine Tasse Tee hätte ich nichts einzuwenden!

6.

▶ to \mind one's p's and q's sich akk gut benehmen

▶ \mind you allerdings

\mind you, I'd love to have a cup of tea! also, gegen eine Tasse Tee hätte ich jetzt nichts einzuwenden!

\mind you, she did try immerhin hat sie es versucht!

III. vi

1. (care) sich dat etwas daraus machen

I don't \mind das ist mir egal

sometime I wish he \minded a little more manchmal wünsche ich mir, dass es ihm ein bisschen mehr ausmachen würde

never \mind! [ist doch] egal!

never \mind, I'll do it myself! vergiss es, ich mach's selbst!

never \mind, one day... mach dir nichts draus — eines Tages...

never \mind about that mistake vergiss den Fehler einfach!

never \mind about that now vergiss das jetzt mal

never \mind about her — what about you? jetzt vergiss sie doch mal — was ist mit dir?

never you \mind! jetzt kümmer dich mal nicht drum!

2. (object) etwas dagegen haben

do you \mind if I...? stört es Sie, wenn ich...?

do you \mind! (don't!) ich muss doch sehr bitten!; (may I?) darf ich?

nobody will \mind das wird niemanden stören

if you don't \mind... wenn du nichts dagegen hast,...

if you don't \mind me saying so,... ich hoffe, es macht dir nichts aus, dass ich dir das jetzt sage, aber...

I don't \mind if I do ich hätte nichts dagegen

3.

▶ never \mind... geschweige denn...

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[maɪnd]
1. NOUN

1) = intellect Geist m (ALSO PHILOS), Verstand m

things of the mind — Geistiges nt

the conscious and unconscious mind — das Bewusste und das Unbewusste

to have a good mind —

one of the finest minds of our times — einer der großen Geister unserer Zeit

it's all in the mind —

in one's mind's eye — vor seinem geistigen Auge, im Geiste

to blow sb's mind (inf) — jdn umwerfen (inf); (drugs) jdn high machen (inf) → boggle, great, improve

it's a question of mind over matter — es ist eine Willenssache or -frage

a triumph of mind over matter — ein Triumph des Geistes or Willens über den Körper

2) = way of thinking Denkweise f; (= type of mind) Geist m, Kopf m

to the child's/Victorian mind — in der Denkweise des Kindes/der viktorianischen Zeit

he has that kind of mind — er ist so veranlagt

to have a literary/logical etc mind — literarisch/logisch etc veranlagt sein

he has the mind of a five-year old — er verhält sich wie ein Fünfjähriger

in the public mind prostitution is immoral — nach dem Empfinden der Öffentlichkeit ist Prostitution unmoralisch

state or frame of mind — (seelische) Verfassung, (Geistes)zustand m

3) = thoughts Gedanken pl

to be clear in one's mind about sth — sich (dat) über etw im Klaren sein

if you put or set your mind to it — wenn du dich anstrengst

he had something on his mind — ihn beschäftigte etwas

I've a lot on my mind — ich muss mich um (so) viele Dinge kümmern

you are always on my mind — ich denke ständig an dich

keep your mind on the job — bleib mit den Gedanken or dem Kopf bei der Arbeit

she couldn't get or put the song/him out of her mind —

you can put that idea out of your mind! — den Gedanken kannst du dir aus dem Kopf schlagen!

to take sb's mind off things — jdn auf andere Gedanken bringen

to take sb's mind off sth — jdn etw vergessen lassen

my mind isn't on my work — ich kann mich nicht auf meine Arbeit konzentrieren

don't let your mind dwell on the problem — grüble nicht über dieses Problem nach

he can't keep his mind off sex — er denkt nur an Sex or an nichts anderes als Sex

the idea never entered my mind — daran hatte ich überhaupt nicht gedacht

it's been going through my mind — es ging mir im Kopf herum

nothing was further from my mind — nichts lag mir ferner

his mind is set on that — er hat sich (dat) das in den Kopf gesetzt

he guessed what was in my mind — er erriet meine Gedanken

in my mind's eye — vor meinem inneren Auge

4) = memory Gedächtnis nt

it went right out of my mind — daran habe ich überhaupt nicht mehr gedacht

that quite put it out of my mind — dadurch habe ich es vergessen

to bring or call sth to mind — etw in Erinnerung rufen, an etw (acc) erinnern

5) = inclination Lust f; (= intention) Sinn m, Absicht f

I've half a mind/a good mind to... —

to be of a mind to do sth — geneigt sein, etw zu tun (geh)

6) = opinion Meinung f, Ansicht f

to change one's mind — seine Meinung ändern (about über +acc ), es sich (dat) anders überlegen

to be in two minds about sth — sich (dat) über etw (acc) nicht im Klaren sein

to be of one or of the same mind — eines Sinnes (geh) or gleicher Meinung sein

I'm of the same mind as you — ich denke wie du, ich bin deiner Meinung

with one mind —

to my mind he's wrong — meiner Ansicht nach or nach meiner Meinung irrt er sich

7) = sanity Verstand m, Sinne pl

his mind was wandering (out of boredom etc) — seine Gedanken wanderten umher

to lose one's mind — verrückt werden, den Verstand verlieren

nobody in his right mind —

while the balance of his mind was disturbed (Jur) — wegen Verlusts des seelischen Gleichgewichts

8)

set structures __diams; in mind to bear or keep sth in mind — etw nicht vergessen; facts also, application etw im Auge behalten

to bear or keep sb in mind — an jdn denken; applicant also jdn im Auge behalten

with this in mind... — mit diesem Gedanken im Hinterkopf...

to have sb/sth in mind — an jdn/etw denken

to have in mind to do sth — vorhaben or im Sinn haben, etw zu tun

to have it in mind to do sth — beabsichtigen or sich (dat) vorgenommen haben, etw zu tun

it puts me in mind of sb/sth — es weckt in mir Erinnerungen an jdn/etw

to go out of one's mind — verrückt werden, den Verstand verlieren

to be out of one's mind — verrückt sein

to go out of one's mind with worry/grief — vor Sorge/Trauer den Verstand verlieren

to drive sb out of his mind — jdn um den Verstand bringen, jdn wahnsinnig machen

I'm bored out of my mind — ich langweile mich zu Tode

2. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) = look after aufpassen auf (+acc); sb's chair, seat frei halten

I'm minding the shop (fig) — ich sehe nach dem Rechten

2) = be careful of aufpassen auf (+acc); (= pay attention to) achten auf (+acc); (= act in accordance with) beachten

mind what you're doing! —

mind what you're doing with that car mind what I say! (= do as I tell you) — pass mit dem Auto auf lass dir das gesagt sein hör auf das, was ich dir sage

mind how you go — passen Sie auf, wo Sie hintreten

mind your language! — drück dich anständig aus!

mind the step! (Brit) — Vorsicht Stufe!

mind your head! (Brit) — Kopf einziehen (inf), Vorsicht, niedrige Tür/Decke etc

mind your feet! (Brit) (when sitting) — zieh die Füße ein!; (when moving) pass auf, wo du hintrittst!

mind your own business — kümmern Sie sich um Ihre eigenen Angelegenheiten

3) = care about sich kümmern um; (= object to) etwas haben gegen

she minds/doesn't mind it — es macht ihr etwas/nichts aus

I don't mind the cold — die Kälte macht mir nichts aus

I don't mind what he does —

I don't mind four but six is too many — ich habe nichts gegen vier, aber sechs sind zu viel

do you mind coming with me? — würde es dir etwas ausmachen mitzukommen?

would you mind opening the door? — wären Sie so freundlich, die Tür aufzumachen?

do you mind my smoking? —

I don't mind telling you, I was shocked — ich war schockiert, das kannst du mir glauben

I hope you don't mind my asking you/sitting here — ich hoffe, Sie haben nichts dagegen, wenn ich Sie frage/dass ich hier sitze

don't mind me — lass dich (durch mich) nicht stören; (iro) nimm auf mich keine Rücksicht

I wouldn't mind a cup of tea — ich hätte nichts gegen eine Tasse Tee

never mind the expense — (es ist) egal, was es kostet

never mind that now — das ist jetzt nicht wichtig, lass das doch jetzt

never mind your back, I'm worried about... — dein Rücken ist mir doch egal, ich mache mir Sorgen um...

never mind him — kümmere dich nicht um ihn

3. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) = care, worry sich kümmern, sich (dat) etwas daraus machen; (= object) etwas dagegen haben

he doesn't seem to mind about anything —

I wish he minded a little — ich wünschte, es würde ihm etwas ausmachen or ihn ein bisschen kümmern

nobody seemed to mind — es schien keinem etwas auszumachen, niemand schien etwas dagegen zu haben

I'd prefer to stand, if you don't mind — ich würde lieber stehen, wenn es Ihnen recht ist

do you mind? — macht es Ihnen etwas aus?

do you mind! (iro) —

do you mind if I open or would you mind if I opened the window? — macht es Ihnen etwas aus, wenn ich das Fenster öffne?

I don't mind if I do — ich hätte nichts dagegen __diams; never mind macht nichts, ist doch egal; (in exasperation) ist ja auch egal, schon gut

never mind, you'll find another — mach dir nichts draus, du findest bestimmt einen anderen

oh, never mind, I'll do it myself — ach, lass (es) or schon gut, ich mache es selbst

never mind about that now! —

never mind about what you said to him, what did he say to you? — es ist doch egal or unwichtig, was du zu ihm gesagt hast, was hat er zu dir gesagt?

never mind about that mistake — mach dir nichts aus dem Fehler

never mind about your shoes (in exasperation) — deine Schuhe sind mir doch egal

I'm not going to finish school, never mind go to university — ich werde die Schule nicht beenden und schon gar nicht zur Universität gehen __diams; never you mind! kümmere du dich mal nicht darum

2) = be sure aufpassen

mind and see if... — sieh zu, ob...

mind you get that done — sieh zu, dass du das fertig bekommst

I'm not saying I'll do it, mind — ich will damit aber nicht sagen, dass ich es tue

he's not a bad lad, mind, just... — er ist eigentlich kein schlechter Junge, nur...

he didn't do it, mind — er hat es (ja) nicht getan __diams; mind you

mind you, I'd rather not go — ich würde eigentlich or allerdings lieber nicht gehen

it was raining at the time, mind you — allerdings hat es da geregnet

mind you, he did try/ask — er hat es immerhin versucht/hat immerhin gefragt

he's quite good, mind you — er ist eigentlich ganz gut

4. PHRASAL VERB

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mind [maınd]

A s

1. Sinn m, Gemüt n, Herz n:

his mind was on her all time er musste die ganze Zeit an sie denken;

go through sb’s mind jemandem durch den Kopf gehen;

have sth on one’s mind etwas auf dem Herzen haben;

that might take his mind off his worries das lenkt ihn vielleicht von seinen Sorgen ab;

his mind was not fully on the job er war nicht ganz bei der Sache; → weight A 7

2. Seele f, Verstand m, Geist m:

before one’s mind’s eye vor seinem geistigen Auge;

see sth in one’s mind’s eye etwas im Geiste vor sich sehen;

be of sound mind, be in one’s right mind bei (vollem) Verstand sein;

anybody in their right mind jeder halbwegs Normale;

it is all in the mind das ist rein seelisch bedingt oder reine Einbildung (Krankheit etc);

of sound mind and memory JUR im Vollbesitz seiner geistigen Kräfte;

of unsound mind geistesgestört, unzurechnungsfähig;

be out of one’s mind nicht (recht) bei Sinnen sein, verrückt sein;

drive ( oder send) sb out of their mind jemanden verrückt machen;

lose one’s mind den Verstand verlieren;

close ( oder shut) one’s mind to sth sich gegen etwas verschließen;

have an open mind unvoreingenommen sein;

keep an open mind sich noch nicht festlegen;

cast back one’s mind sich zurückversetzen (to nach, in akk);

enter sb’s mind jemandem in den Sinn kommen;

give ( oder put, set) one’s mind to sth sich mit einer Sache befassen, sich einer Sache widmen;

pay no mind to nicht achten auf (akk);

put sth out of one’s mind sich etwas aus dem Kopf schlagen;

read sb’s mind jemandes Gedanken lesen;

set one’s mind on sth sich etwas in den Kopf setzen;

set one’s mind on doing sth es sich in den Kopf setzen, etwas zu tun;

it has slipped (from) my mind es ist mir entfallen; → blow¹ C 7, presence 1

3. Geist m ( auch PHIL):

the human mind;

things of the mind geistige Dinge;

his is a fine mind er hat einen feinen Verstand, er ist ein kluger Kopf;

one of the greatest minds of his time fig einer der größten Geister seiner Zeit;

the best minds in the country die klügsten Köpfe im Lande;

(the triumph of) mind over matter der Sieg des Geistes über die Materie; → history 1

4. Meinung f, Ansicht f:

in ( oder to) my mind

a) meiner Ansicht nach, meines Erachtens,

b) nach meinem Sinn oder Geschmack;

be of sb’s mind jemandes Meinung sein;

change one’s mind sich anders besinnen, es sich anders überlegen;

change one’s mind about seine Meinung ändern über (akk);

speak one’s mind (freely) seine Meinung frei äußern;

give sb a piece ( oder bit) of one’s mind jemandem gründlich die Meinung sagen;

know one’s (own) mind wissen, was man will;

be in (US of) two minds about mit sich selbst nicht einig sein über (akk);

there can be no two minds about it darüber kann es keine geteilte Meinung geben;

be of one mind einer Meinung sein (about, on über akk);

many men, many minds (Sprichwort) viele Köpfe, viele Sinne

5. Neigung f, Lust f, Absicht f:

have a good (half a) mind to do sth gute (nicht übel) Lust haben, etwas zu tun;

have sth in mind etwas im Sinn haben;

this is exactly what I had in mind das ist genau das, was mir vorschwebte oder was ich mir vorstellte;

I have you in mind ich denke (dabei) an dich;

have it in mind to do sth beabsichtigen, etwas zu tun;

make up one’s mind

a) sich entschließen, einen Entschluss fassen,

b) zu dem Schluss oder zu der Überzeugung kommen ( that dass), sich klar werden ( about über akk);

have you made up your mind yet? (im Restaurant) haben Sie schon gewählt?;

I can’t make up your mind! du musst deine Entscheidung(en) schon selbst treffen!

6. Erinnerung f, Gedächtnis n:

bear ( oder keep) sth in mind (immer) an eine Sache denken, etwas nicht vergessen, etwas bedenken, etwas im Auge halten;

bring back ( oder call) sth to mind

a) etwas ins Gedächtnis zurückrufen, an eine Sache erinnern,

b) sich etwas ins Gedächtnis zurückrufen, sich an eine Sache erinnern;

I can’t get it out of my mind ich muss ständig daran denken, es beschäftigt mich ständig;

it went ( right, umg clean) out of his mind er hat es (ganz oder total) vergessen;

put sb in mind of sth jemanden an etwas erinnern;

nothing comes to mind nichts fällt einem (dabei) ein;

from time out of mind seit undenklichen Zeiten; → erase 3, wipe out 2

7. Christian Science: Gott m

B v/t

1. beachten, achtgeben oder achten auf (akk):

mind you write umg denk daran oder vergiss nicht zu schreiben

2. achtgeben auf (akk), sich hüten vor (dat):

mind your head! stoß dir den Kopf nicht an!; → step A 1, A 7, A 9

3. sorgen für, sehen nach:

mind the fire nach dem Feuer sehen;

mind the children sich um die Kinder kümmern, die Kinder hüten oder beaufsichtigen;

mind your own business kümmere dich um deine eigenen Dinge!;

never mind him kümmere dich nicht um ihn!;

never you mind what … umg es geht dich gar nichts an, was …;

don’t mind me lassen Sie sich durch mich nicht stören!

4. etwas haben gegen, etwas nicht gern sehen oder mögen, sich stoßen an (dat):

do you mind my smoking? haben Sie etwas dagegen oder stört es Sie, wenn ich rauche?;

would you mind coming? würden Sie so freundlich sein zu kommen?;

she was, she didn’t mind admitting, very lonely sie war, wie sie unumwunden oder freimütig zugab, sehr einsam;

I don’t mind it ich habe nichts dagegen, meinetwegen, von mir aus (gern);

I would not mind a cup of coffee ich hätte nichts gegen eine Tasse Kaffee

5. schott sich erinnern an (akk)

C v/i

1. aufpassen:

mind (you)

a) wohlgemerkt,

b) allerdings;

he’s very nice, mind you, but … er ist eigentlich sehr nett, aber …;

never mind lass es gut sein!, es hat nichts zu sagen!, macht nichts!, schon gut! ( → C 2)

2. etwas dagegen haben:

I don’t mind ich habe nichts dagegen, meinetwegen, von mir aus (gern);

I don’t mind if he goes meinetwegen kann er gehen;

do you mind if I smoke? haben Sie etwas dagegen oder stört es Sie, wenn ich rauche?;

I don’t mind if I do umg

a) ja, ganz gern oder ich möchte schon,

b) ich bin so frei;

nobody seemed to mind es schien niemandem etwas auszumachen;

do you mind!

a) ich muss doch sehr bitten!,

b) passen Sie doch auf!;

do you mind!, can’t you see I’m busy? sehen Sie (denn) nicht, dass ich beschäftigt bin?;

he minds a great deal es macht ihm sehr viel aus, es stört ihn sehr;

never mind mach dir nichts draus! ( → C 1)

3. mind out Br aufpassen ( for auf akk)

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1. noun
1) (remembrance)

bear or keep something in mind — an etwas (Akk.) denken; etwas nicht vergessen

have in mind to do something — vorhaben, etwas zu tun

bring something to mind — etwas in Erinnerung rufen

something comes into somebody's mind — jemandem fällt etwas ein

it went out of my mind — ich habe es vergessen; es ist mir entfallen

put something/somebody out of one's mind — etwas/jemanden aus seinem Gedächtnis streichen

2) (opinion)

give somebody a piece of one's mind — jemandem gründlich die Meinung sagen

in or to my mind — meiner Meinung od. Ansicht nach

be of one or of the same mind, be in one mind — einer Meinung sein

be in two minds about something — [sich (Dat.)] unschlüssig über etwas (Akk.) sein

change one's mind — seine Meinung ändern

have a mind of one's own — seinen eigenen Kopf haben

I have a good mind/half a mind to do that — ich hätte große Lust/nicht übel Lust, das zu tun

make up one's mind, make one's mind up — sich entscheiden

make up one's mind to do something — sich entschließen, etwas zu tun

read somebody's mind — jemandes Gedanken lesen

3) (direction of thoughts)

his mind is on other things — er ist mit den Gedanken woanders

give or put or turn one's mind to — sich konzentrieren auf (+ Akk.) [Arbeit, Aufgabe, Angelegenheit]

I have had somebody/something on my mind — jemand/etwas hat mich beschäftigt; (worried) ich habe mir Sorgen wegen jemandem/etwas gemacht

she has a lot of things on her mind — sie hat viele Sorgen

something preys or weighs on somebody's mind — etwas macht jemandem zu schaffen

take somebody's mind off something — jemanden von etwas ablenken

keep one's mind on something — sich auf etwas (Akk.) konzentrieren

close one's mind to something — sich einer Sache (Dat.) verschließen (geh.)

4) (way of thinking and feeling) Denkweise, die

frame of mind — [seelische] Verfassung

state of mind — [Geistes]zustand, der

be in a frame of mind to do something — in der Verfassung sein, etwas zu tun

have a logical mind — logisch denken

5) (seat of consciousness, thought, volition) Geist, der

it's all in the mind — es ist alles nur Einstellung

in one's mind — im stillen

in my mind's eye — vor meinem geistigen Auge; im Geiste

nothing could be further from my mind than... — nichts läge mir ferner, als...

6) (intellectual powers) Verstand, der; Intellekt, der

have a very good mind — einen klaren od. scharfen Verstand haben

great minds think alike — (joc.) große Geister denken [eben] gleich

7) (normal mental faculties) Verstand, der

lose or go out of one's mind — den Verstand verlieren

be out of one's mind — den Verstand verloren haben

in one's right mind — bei klarem Verstand
2. transitive verb
1) (heed)

don't mind what he says — gib nichts auf sein Gerede

mind what I say — glaub mir

let's do it, and never mind the expense — machen wir es doch, egal, was es kostet

2) (concern oneself about)

he minds a lot what people think of him — es ist für ihn sehr wichtig, was die Leute von ihm denken

I can't afford a bicycle, never mind a car — ich kann mir kein Fahrrad leisten, geschweige denn ein Auto

never mind him/that — (don't be anxious) er/das kann dir doch egal sein (ugs.)

never mind how/where... — es tut nichts zur Sache, wie/wo...

don't mind me — nimm keine Rücksicht auf mich; (don't let my presence disturb you) lass dich [durch mich] nicht stören; (iron.) nimm bloß keine Rücksicht auf mich

mind the doors! — Vorsicht an den Türen!

mind one's P's and Q's — sich anständig benehmen

3) usu. neg. or interrog. (object to)

did he mind being woken up? — hat es ihm was ausgemacht, aufgeweckt zu werden?

would you mind opening the door? — würdest du bitte die Tür öffnen?

do you mind my smoking? — stört es Sie od. haben Sie etwas dagegen, wenn ich rauche?

I wouldn't mind a walk — ich hätte nichts gegen einen Spaziergang

4) (remember and take care)

mind you don't leave anything behind — denk daran, nichts liegen lassen!

mind how you go! — pass auf! sei vorsichtig!; (as general farewell) mach's gut! (ugs.)

mind you get this work done — sieh zu, dass du mit dieser Arbeit fertig wirst!

5) (have charge of) aufpassen auf (+ Akk.)

mind the shop or (Amer.) the store — (fig.) sich um den Laden kümmern (ugs.)
3. intransitive verb
1)

mind! — Vorsicht!; Achtung!

2) usu. in imper. (take note)

follow the signposts, mind, or... — denk daran und halte dich an die Wegweiser, sonst...

I didn't know that, mind, or... — das habe ich allerdings nicht gewusst, sonst...

3) (care, object)

do you mind? — (may I?) hätten Sie etwas dagegen?; (please do not) ich muss doch sehr bitten

he doesn't mind about your using the car — er hat nichts dagegen, wenn Sie den Wagen benutzen

if you don't mind — wenn es dir recht ist

4) (give heed)

never [you] mind — (it's not important) macht nichts; ist nicht schlimm; (it's none of your business) sei nicht so neugierig

never mind: I can do it — schon gut - das kann ich machen

never mind about that now! — lass das jetzt mal [sein/liegen]!

never mind about him - what happened to her? — er interessiert mich nicht - was ist ihr passiert?

Phrasal Verbs:

- mind out

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n.

Absicht -en f.

Ansicht -en f.

Geist -er m.

Gemüt -er n.

Meinung -en f.

Phantasie -n f.

Sinn -e m.

Verstand -¨e m. v.

beachten v.

English-german dictionary > mind
16 have

I 1. [ forma debole həv] [ forma forte hæv]
verbo transitivo (3 ^a persona sing. pres. has; pass., p.pass. had)

1) (possess) avere

he has (got) a dog — ha un cane

2) (consume)

to have a sandwich — mangiare un panino

to have a whisky — bere un whisky

to have a cigarette — fumare una sigaretta

to have breakfast — fare colazione

to have dinner — cenare

I had some more cake — presi ancora un po' di torta

3) (want) volere, prendere

what will you have? — cosa desidera?

she won't have him back — non vuole riprenderlo con sé

I wouldn't have him any other way — non mi piacerebbe se fosse diverso

4) (receive, get) ricevere [letter, parcel]; avere, ricevere [news, information]

to let sb. have sth. — lasciare prendere qcs. a qcn

5) (hold) fare [party, meeting, enquiry]; organizzare [competition, exhibition]; avere [ conversation]

6) (exert, exhibit) avere [effect, courage, courtesy] ( to do di fare); avere, esercitare [ influence]

7) (spend) passare, trascorrere

to have a nice day — passare una bella giornata

to have a good time — divertirsi

8) (be provided with)

to have sth. to do — avere qcs. da fare

I have o I've got letters to write — devo scrivere delle lettere

9) (undergo, suffer) avere

to have (the) flu, a heart attack — avere l'influenza, un infarto

to have (a) toothache — avere mal di denti

he had his car stolen — gli hanno rubato la macchina

they like having stories read to them — gli piace farsi leggere delle storie

10) (cause to be done)

to have sth. done — far fare qcs.

to have the house painted — fare tinteggiare la casa

to have one's hair cut — farsi tagliare i capelli

to have an injection — farsi fare un'iniezione

to have sb. do sth. — fare fare qcs. a qcn.

she had him close the door — gli fece chiudere la porta

they would have us believe that — ci volevano fare credere che

I would have you know that — vorrei che sapessi che

he had them laughing — li fece ridere

11) (cause to become)

he had his camera ready — aveva la macchina fotografica pronta

if you're not careful you'll have that glass over — se non fai attenzione rovescerai quel bicchiere

I had it finished by 5 o'clock — l'avevo finito per le cinque

12) (allow) permettere, tollerare

I won't have this kind of behaviour! — non tollererò questo tipo di comportamento!

I won't have it! — non mi va!

I won't have them exploit him — non lascerò che lo sfruttino

I won't have him hurt — non permetterò che si faccia male

we can't have them staying in a hotel — non possiamo permettere che stiano in albergo

13) (physically hold) tenere

she had the glass in her hand — teneva in mano il bicchiere

she had him by by the arm — lo teneva per il braccio

he had his hands over his eyes — si teneva le mani davanti agli occhi

14) (give birth to) [woman, animal] avere [child, young]

has she had it yet? — ha già partorito?

15) (as impersonal verb)

over here, we have a painting by Picasso — qui abbiamo un dipinto di Picasso

what we have here is a group of extremists — quello con cui abbiamo a che fare è un gruppo di estremisti

16) (have at one's mercy)

I've got you now! — ti ho preso!

I'll have you! — ora ti faccio vedere io!
2.
verbo modale (3 ^a persona sing. pres. has; pass., p.pass. had)

1) (must)

I have (got) to leave now — ora devo andare

2) (need to)

you don't have to o you haven't got to leave so early non è necessario che te ne vada così presto; did you have to spend so much money? era necessario che spendessi così tanti soldi? something had to be done — si doveva fare qualcosa

3) (for emphasis)

this has (got) to be the most difficult decision I've ever made — questa è proprio la decisione più difficile che abbia mai preso
3.
ausiliare (3 ^a persona sing. pres. has; pass., p.pass. had)

1) avere; (with movement and reflexive verbs) essere

she has lost her bag — ha perso la borsa

she has already left — è già partita

she has hurt herself — si è fatta male

2) (in tag questions etc.)

you've seen the film, haven't you? — hai visto il film, vero?

you haven't seen the film, have you? — non hai visto il film, vero?

you haven't seen my bag, have you? — hai per caso visto la mia borsa?

"he's already left" - "has he indeed!" — "è già andato via" - "davvero?"

"you've never met him" - "yes I have!" — "non l'hai mai incontrato" - "invece sì!"

3) (in time clauses)

having finished his breakfast, he went out — finito di fare colazione, uscì

4) (because)

having already won twice, he's a favourite — dato che ha già vinto due volte, è uno dei favoriti

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- have around

- have back

- have in

- have on

- have over

- have up

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to have done with sth. — finire (di usare qcs.) o finire con qcs.

this TV has had it — colloq. questa televisione ha fatto il suo tempo

when your father finds out, you've had it! — colloq. quando tuo padre lo viene a sapere, sei rovinato!

I can't do any more, I've had it! — colloq. non ne posso più, sono stremato!

I've had it (up to here) — colloq. non ne posso più

to have it in for sb. — colloq. avercela (a morte) con qcn.

she has, doesn't have it in her to do — sarebbe, non sarebbe mai capace di fare

he will have it that — sostiene che

I've got it! — ci sono! ho capito!

you have o you've got me there! mi hai colto in fallo! o toccato! and the ayes, noes have it i sì, i no sono in maggioranza; and what have you...eccetera,...e quant'altro; there are no houses to be had — non c'è modo di trovare delle case
II [hæv]
nome

the haves and the have-nots — i ricchi e i poveri

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(to have or keep (something) in case or until it is needed: If you go to America please keep some money in reserve for your fare home.) tenere di riserva

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have /hæv/
n. (fam.)

1 (antiq. GB) imbroglio; inganno; fregatura (fam.)

2 (solo al pl.) abbienti; benestanti; ricchi; nazioni ricche: the haves and have-nots, i ricchi e i poveri; chi ha e chi non ha.
♦ (to) have /hæv, həv/
(pass. e p. p. had; 3^a pers. sing. indic. pres. has), v. t.

1 (ausiliare, nella voce attiva) avere; essere: «Have you seen it?» «Yes, I have [No, I haven't]», «l'hai visto?» «sì, l'ho visto [no, non l'ho visto]»; He had come back, era ritornato

2 avere; possedere; ottenere; ricevere: The school has a large playing field, la scuola ha un grande campo di gioco; He has a moustache, ha i baffi; I've got ( USA: I have) a cold, ho il raffreddore; We had fine weather all the time, abbiamo sempre avuto tempo buono; He hasn't (fam.: hasn't got; USA: doesn't have) much time, non ha molto tempo; How much money have you got? ( USA: do you have)?, quanto denaro (fam.: quanti soldi) hai?; I had some work to do, avevo un po' di lavoro da fare; I've always wanted to have a sports car, ho sempre desiderato (avere) un'auto sportiva

3 prendere; possedere: Have some more biscuits!, prendi degli altri biscotti!; Have a drink!, prendi qualcosa da bere!; bevi qualcosa!

4 (in varie loc.) fare: to have a walk [a ride, a swim, a bath, a dance, a dream, a game], fare una passeggiata [una cavalcata, una nuotata, un bagno, un ballo, un sogno, una partita]; They're having a meeting, stanno facendo una riunione

5 (causativo: seguito da un p. p.) fare (più un inf.): I must have my hair cut, devo farmi tagliare i capelli; I had my watch repaired, feci riparare l'orologio

6 (causativo: seguito da un inf. o da una forma in - ing) fare (più un inf.): I'll have the plumber do it, lo farò fare all'idraulico; He had us all laughing at his story, con la sua storiella ci fece ridere tutti

7 (seguito da un p. p.) subire ( l'azione specificata): Frank has had his leg broken, Frank si è rotto la gamba (o ha subito la rottura della gamba); I had my car stolen yesterday, ieri mi hanno rubato la macchina

8 ( anche to have got) avere da; dovere; toccare (impers.): I have to go to the dentist's, devo andare dal dentista; DIALOGO → - Going for an interview- What time do you have to be there?, a che ora devi essere là?; We only fight because we have to, ci battiamo soltanto perché dobbiamo farlo (o perché è nostro dovere); DIALOGO → - At the station 2- Do the children have to pay?, i bambini pagano il biglietto?

9 permettere; sopportare; tollerare: I won't have bad behaviour, non permetto che ci si comporti male; I won't have it!, non lo permetto!; non l'accetto!

10 farsi; subire: to have a kidney operation, farsi operare (o subire un'operazione) ai reni

11 avere alla propria mercé; tenere in pugno (fig.); avere la meglio su (q.)

12 (fam., di solito al passivo) fregare (fam.); imbrogliare; ingannare; farla a (q.): I have been had!, mi sono fatto fregare! (o me l'hanno fatta!)

13 (seguito da it) dire; scrivere; asserire; sostenere: The newspapers have it that the firm will go bankrupt, i giornali scrivono che la ditta è sull'orlo del fallimento

14 (form.) conoscere; sapere; parlare: He has little [no] English, conosce poco [non sa (o non parla)] l'inglese

15 prendere; mangiare; bere; fumare: I had a sandwich for lunch, ho mangiato un panino a pranzo; DIALOGO → - Ordering drinks- What are you having?, che prendi?; DIALOGO → - Ordering drinks- I'll have a pint of cider, prendo un bicchiere di sidro

16 (fam.) corrompere; comprare (fam.)

17 (idiom.; per es., in:) Let me have a try [a look]!, fammi provare [dare un'occhiata]!; I offered it to him, but he wouldn't have it, glielo offrii, ma lo rifiutò; Have your homework done in an hour!, che i tuoi compiti siano finiti entro un'ora!

● (leg.) to have and to hold, avere (o possedere) a pieno titolo ( di proprietà) □ ( slang) to have a ball, divertirsi un sacco □ to have charge of sb., avere la responsabilità (o essere responsabile) di q. □ to have charge of st., avere in custodia qc.; custodire qc. □ to have to do with, avere (a) che fare (o a che vedere) con: I don't want to have anything to do with him, non voglio aver nulla a che fare con lui □ to have done with, cessare, smettere (di fare qc.); averla fatta finita con, non volerne più sapere di □ to have done with it, finirla, farla finita; non pensarci più □ (fam. GB) to have a down on sb., avercela con q. □ to have fun, divertirsi; spassarsela □ to have a good time, divertirsi, spassarsela: DIALOGO → - At the airport- Have a good time, divertiti; divertitevi □ (fam.) to have had it, essere finito (o rovinato, spacciato); ( di persona o macchina) non farcela più; ( di un indumento, ecc.) essere logoro (o consumato, consunto) □ (fam.) to have had one too many, avere alzato un po' il gomito (fig.); essere un po' brillo □ ( in una votazione) to have it, vincere, avere la maggioranza: The ayes have it, vincono i sì □ ( slang volg. GB) to have it away with sb. = to have it off with sb. ► have off □ to have ( got) it coming, tirarsi addosso un guaio; meritare ( una punizione, ecc.); meritarsela, cercarsela (fam.): He had it coming!, se l'è meritata (o cercata)! □ to have it one's ( own) way, fare a modo proprio; averla vinta: In the end she had it her way, alla fine l'ha avuta vinta lei □ (fam.) Have it your (own) way!, va bene, facciamo come vuoi tu!; hai vinto! □ to have sex with sb., fare sesso (o andare a letto) con q. □ to have st. [sb.] ( all) to oneself, avere qc. [q.] tutto per sé □ to let sb. have st., fare avere (o dare) qc. a q.: Let me have your lighter, dammi il tuo accendino □ (fam.) to let sb. have it, dire a q. il fatto suo; non mandargliela a dire; ( anche) attaccare, dare addosso a q.: Let him have it!, (dagli) addosso! □ (fam.) I have it! (o I've got it), ci sono!; ho capito!; ( anche) lo so!, so rispondere! □ (fam. USA) to have what it takes, avere quel che ci vuole; avere le qualità necessarie (per fare qc.) □ You have me (o you've got me) there!, mi hai preso in castagna!; un punto a tuo favore!; ( anche) non lo so (proprio)!; mi arrendo! (fig.) □ to be not having any, non accettare; non volerne sapere: I tried to convince her, but she wasn't having any, tentai di convincerla, ma lei non voleva nemmeno sentirne parlare □ I [you] had better, farei [faresti] meglio; sarebbe meglio che io [tu] (più inf. senza to): You'd better go home at once, faresti meglio ad andare subito a casa NOTA D'USO: - had better- □ ( slang USA) Have a good (o a nice) one!, ciao!; stammi bene! □ (fam. scherz.) Have a heart!, abbi pietà!; sii buono!
NOTA D'USO: - to have- NOTA D'USO: - to have breakfast (lunch, dinner, ecc.)-
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I 1. [ forma debole həv] [ forma forte hæv]
verbo transitivo (3 ^a persona sing. pres. has; pass., p.pass. had)

1) (possess) avere

he has (got) a dog — ha un cane

2) (consume)

to have a sandwich — mangiare un panino

to have a whisky — bere un whisky

to have a cigarette — fumare una sigaretta

to have breakfast — fare colazione

to have dinner — cenare

I had some more cake — presi ancora un po' di torta

3) (want) volere, prendere

what will you have? — cosa desidera?

she won't have him back — non vuole riprenderlo con sé

I wouldn't have him any other way — non mi piacerebbe se fosse diverso

4) (receive, get) ricevere [letter, parcel]; avere, ricevere [news, information]

to let sb. have sth. — lasciare prendere qcs. a qcn

5) (hold) fare [party, meeting, enquiry]; organizzare [competition, exhibition]; avere [ conversation]

6) (exert, exhibit) avere [effect, courage, courtesy] ( to do di fare); avere, esercitare [ influence]

7) (spend) passare, trascorrere

to have a nice day — passare una bella giornata

to have a good time — divertirsi

8) (be provided with)

to have sth. to do — avere qcs. da fare

I have o I've got letters to write — devo scrivere delle lettere

9) (undergo, suffer) avere

to have (the) flu, a heart attack — avere l'influenza, un infarto

to have (a) toothache — avere mal di denti

he had his car stolen — gli hanno rubato la macchina

they like having stories read to them — gli piace farsi leggere delle storie

10) (cause to be done)

to have sth. done — far fare qcs.

to have the house painted — fare tinteggiare la casa

to have one's hair cut — farsi tagliare i capelli

to have an injection — farsi fare un'iniezione

to have sb. do sth. — fare fare qcs. a qcn.

she had him close the door — gli fece chiudere la porta

they would have us believe that — ci volevano fare credere che

I would have you know that — vorrei che sapessi che

he had them laughing — li fece ridere

11) (cause to become)

he had his camera ready — aveva la macchina fotografica pronta

if you're not careful you'll have that glass over — se non fai attenzione rovescerai quel bicchiere

I had it finished by 5 o'clock — l'avevo finito per le cinque

12) (allow) permettere, tollerare

I won't have this kind of behaviour! — non tollererò questo tipo di comportamento!

I won't have it! — non mi va!

I won't have them exploit him — non lascerò che lo sfruttino

I won't have him hurt — non permetterò che si faccia male

we can't have them staying in a hotel — non possiamo permettere che stiano in albergo

13) (physically hold) tenere

she had the glass in her hand — teneva in mano il bicchiere

she had him by by the arm — lo teneva per il braccio

he had his hands over his eyes — si teneva le mani davanti agli occhi

14) (give birth to) [woman, animal] avere [child, young]

has she had it yet? — ha già partorito?

15) (as impersonal verb)

over here, we have a painting by Picasso — qui abbiamo un dipinto di Picasso

what we have here is a group of extremists — quello con cui abbiamo a che fare è un gruppo di estremisti

16) (have at one's mercy)

I've got you now! — ti ho preso!

I'll have you! — ora ti faccio vedere io!
2.
verbo modale (3 ^a persona sing. pres. has; pass., p.pass. had)

1) (must)

I have (got) to leave now — ora devo andare

2) (need to)

you don't have to o you haven't got to leave so early non è necessario che te ne vada così presto; did you have to spend so much money? era necessario che spendessi così tanti soldi? something had to be done — si doveva fare qualcosa

3) (for emphasis)

this has (got) to be the most difficult decision I've ever made — questa è proprio la decisione più difficile che abbia mai preso
3.
ausiliare (3 ^a persona sing. pres. has; pass., p.pass. had)

1) avere; (with movement and reflexive verbs) essere

she has lost her bag — ha perso la borsa

she has already left — è già partita

she has hurt herself — si è fatta male

2) (in tag questions etc.)

you've seen the film, haven't you? — hai visto il film, vero?

you haven't seen the film, have you? — non hai visto il film, vero?

you haven't seen my bag, have you? — hai per caso visto la mia borsa?

"he's already left" - "has he indeed!" — "è già andato via" - "davvero?"

"you've never met him" - "yes I have!" — "non l'hai mai incontrato" - "invece sì!"

3) (in time clauses)

having finished his breakfast, he went out — finito di fare colazione, uscì

4) (because)

having already won twice, he's a favourite — dato che ha già vinto due volte, è uno dei favoriti

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- have around

- have back

- have in

- have on

- have over

- have up

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to have done with sth. — finire (di usare qcs.) o finire con qcs.

this TV has had it — colloq. questa televisione ha fatto il suo tempo

when your father finds out, you've had it! — colloq. quando tuo padre lo viene a sapere, sei rovinato!

I can't do any more, I've had it! — colloq. non ne posso più, sono stremato!

I've had it (up to here) — colloq. non ne posso più

to have it in for sb. — colloq. avercela (a morte) con qcn.

she has, doesn't have it in her to do — sarebbe, non sarebbe mai capace di fare

he will have it that — sostiene che

I've got it! — ci sono! ho capito!

you have o you've got me there! mi hai colto in fallo! o toccato! and the ayes, noes have it i sì, i no sono in maggioranza; and what have you...eccetera,...e quant'altro; there are no houses to be had — non c'è modo di trovare delle case
II [hæv]
nome

the haves and the have-nots — i ricchi e i poveri

English-Italian dictionary > have
17 home

1. noun
1) Heim, das; (flat) Wohnung, die; (house) Haus, das; (household) [Eltern]haus, das

my home is in Leeds — ich bin in Leeds zu Hause od. wohne in Leeds

a home of one's own — ein eigenes Zuhause

leave/have left home — aus dem Haus gehen/sein

live at home — im Elternhaus wohnen

they had no home/homes [of their own] — sie hatten kein Zuhause

at home — zu Hause; (not abroad) im Inland

be/feel at home — (fig.) sich wohl fühlen

make somebody feel at home — es jemandem behaglich machen

make yourself at home — fühl dich wie zu Hause

he is quite at home in French — er ist im Französischen ganz gut zu Hause

home from home — zweites Zuhause

2) (fig.)

to take an example nearer home,... — um ein Beispiel zu nehmen, das uns näher liegt,...

3) (native country) die Heimat

at home — zu Hause; in der Heimat

4) (institution) Heim, das; (coll.): (mental home) Anstalt, die (salopp)
2. adjective
1) (connected with home) Haus-; Haushalts[gerät usw.]

2) (done at home) häuslich; Selbst[backen, homebrauen usw.]

3) (in the neighbourhood of home) nahe gelegen

4) (Sport) Heim[spiel, -sieg, -mannschaft]; [Anhänger, Spieler] der Heimmannschaft

home ground — eigener Platz

5) (not foreign) [ein]heimisch; inländisch
3. adverb
1) (to home) nach Hause

on one's way home — auf dem Weg nach Hause od. Nachhauseweg

he takes home £200 a week after tax — er verdient 200 Pfund netto in der Woche

nothing to write home about — (coll.) nichts Besonderes od. Aufregendes

2) (arrived at home) zu Hause

be home and dry — (fig.) aus dem Schneider sein (ugs.)

3) (as far as possible)

push home — [ganz] hineinschieben [Schublade]; ausnutzen [Vorteil]

press home — [ganz] hinunterdrücken [Hebel]; forcieren [Angriff]; [voll] ausnutzen [Vorteil]

drive home — [ganz] einschlagen [Nagel]

4)

come or get home to somebody — (become fully realized) jemandem in vollem Ausmaß bewusst werden; see also academic.ru/62935/roost">roost 1.
4. intransitive verb
1) [Vogel usw.:] zurückkehren

2) (be guided)

these missiles home [in] on their targets — diese Flugkörper suchen sich (Dat.) ihr Ziel

3)

home in/on something — (fig.) etwas herausgreifen

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[həum] 1. noun
1) (the house, town, country etc where a person etc usually lives: I work in London but my home is in Bournemouth; When I retire, I'll make my home in Bournemouth; Africa is the home of the lion; We'll have to find a home for the kitten.) die Heimat

2) (the place from which a person, thing etc comes originally: America is the home of jazz.) die Heimat

3) (a place where children without parents, old people, people who are ill etc live and are looked after: an old folk's home; a nursing home.) das Heim

4) (a place where people stay while they are working: a nurses' home.) das Heim

5) (a house: Crumpy Construction build fine homes for fine people; He invited me round to his home.) die Wohnung
2. adjective
1) (of a person's home or family: home comforts.) häuslich

2) (of the country etc where a person lives: home produce.) einheimisch

3) ((in football) playing or played on a team's own ground: the home team; a home game.) Heim-...
3. adverb
1) (to a person's home: I'm going home now; Hallo - I'm home!) nach, zu Hause

2) (completely; to the place, position etc a thing is intended to be: He drove the nail home; Few of his punches went home; These photographs of the war brought home to me the suffering of the soldiers.) bis ans Ziel, jemandem etwas klarmachen

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- homeless
- homely
- homeliness
- homing
- home-coming
- home-grown
- homeland
- home-made
- home rule
- homesick
- homesickness
- homestead
- home truth
- homeward
- homewards
- homeward
- homework
- at home
- be/feel at home
- home in on
- leave home
- make oneself at home
- nothing to write home about
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home

[həʊm, AM hoʊm]

I. n

1. (abode) Zuhause nt

haven't you got a \home to go to? ( iron) hast du [denn] kein Zuhause? iron

away from \home auswärts

to be away from \home von zu Hause weg sein

to come straight from \home direkt von zu Hause kommen

to be a \home from [or AM, AUS away from] \home ein zweites Zuhause sein

to be \home to sb/sth:

the city is \home to about 700 refugees in der Stadt wohnen ca. 700 Flüchtlinge

the museum is \home to a large collection of manuscripts das Museum besitzt eine große Manuskriptensammlung

to be not at \home to sb für jdn nicht zu sprechen sein

to give sb/an animal a \home jdm/einem Tier ein Zuhause geben

to leave \home ausziehen; child das Elternhaus verlassen, von zu Hause ausziehen

to make a country/town one's \home sich in einer Stadt/einem Land niederlassen

to make oneself at \home es sich dat gemütlich machen

to set up \home sich akk häuslich niederlassen

to work from \home zu Hause [o von zu Hause aus] arbeiten

at \home, in one's [own] \home, in the \home zu Hause, zuhause ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ

2. (house) Haus nt; (flat) Wohnung f

luxury \home Luxusheim nt

starter \home erstes eigenes Heim

to move \home umziehen

3. (family) Zuhause nt kein pl

to come from a broken \home aus zerrütteten Familienverhältnissen stammen, aus einem kaputten Zuhause kommen fam

to come from a good \home aus gutem Hause kommen geh

happy \home glückliches Zuhause

4. (institute) Heim nt

old people's \home Altersheim nt

5. (place of origin) Heimat f; (of people also) Zuhause nt kein pl

England feels like \home to me now ich fühle mich inzwischen in England zu Hause

at \home in der Heimat, zu Hause

at \home and abroad im In- und Ausland

6. SPORT (home ground)

to loose/win away from \home auswärts verlieren/gewinnen

to play at \home zu Hause spielen

7. (finish) Ziel nt

8. (win) Heimsieg m

9. no pl COMPUT (for the cursor) Ausgangsstellung f; (on the key)

“\home” „Pos. 1“

10.

▶ who's he/she when he's/she's at \home? ( fam) wer, bitteschön, ist er/sie [denn] überhaupt?

▶ charity begins at \home ( prov) man muss zuerst an die eigene Familie denken

▶ to be close [or near] to \home:

that remark was close to \home das hat richtig gesessen fam

▶ to eat sb out of house and \home ( fam) jdm die Haare vom Kopf fressen fam

▶ an Englishman's \home is his castle ( prov) dem Engländer bedeutet sein Zuhause sehr viel

▶ to be [or feel] at \home with sb sich akk bei jdm wohl fühlen

▶ \home is where the heart is ( prov) Zuhause ist, wo das Herz zu Hause ist

▶ there's no place like \home ( prov) daheim ist's doch am schönsten

▶ \home sweet \home ( saying) trautes Heim, Glück allein

II. adv inv

1. (at one's abode) zu Hause, zuhause ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ, daheim bes SÜDD, ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ; (to one's abode) nach Hause, nachhause ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ

are you \home this afternoon? bist du heute Nachmittag zu Hause?

hello! I'm \home! hallo! ich bin wieder da!

on my way \home auf dem Nachhauseweg

to come/go \home nach Hause kommen/gehen

2. (to one's origin)

to go/return \home in seine Heimat zurückgehen/zurückkehren

to send sb \home jdn zurück in die [o seine] Heimat schicken

3. (to sb's understanding)

the danger really came \home to me when I... die Gefahr wurde mir erst richtig bewusst, als ich...

to bring sth \home [to sb] [jdm] etw klarmachen

to drive [or hammer] [or ram] it \home that... unmissverständlich klarmachen, dass...

she really drove \home the message that we need to economize sie machte uns unmissverständlich klar, dass wir sparen müssen

sth hit [or went] \home etw hat gesessen fam

her remarks really hit \home ihre Bemerkungen haben echt gesessen! fam

to push [or press] \home ⇆ sth etw dat [besonderen] Nachdruck verleihen

4. (to a larger extent)

she pressed \home her attack on his bishop sie verstärkte den Angriff auf seinen Läufer

to push \home an advantage [or an advantage \home] einen Vorteil ausnutzen

5. (to its final position)

to push the bolt \home den Türriegel vorschieben

to hit [or strike] \home missile das Ziel treffen

to press/screw sth \home etw gut festdrücken/festschrauben

6. SPORT (finish)

to get \home das Ziel erreichen

7.

▶ to bring \home the bacon ( fam) die Brötchen verdienen fam

▶ until [or till] the cows come \home ( fam) bis in alle Ewigkeit

I could drink this wine till the cows come \home diesen Wein könnte ich endlos weitertrinken fam

▶ to be \home and dry [or AUS hosed], AM to be \home free seine Schäfchen ins Trockene gebracht haben fig fam

▶ it's nothing to write \home about es ist nicht gerade umwerfend [o haut einen nicht gerade vom Hocker] fam

▶ \home, James[, and don't spare the horses]! ( dated or hum) so schnell wie nur möglich nach Hause!

III. vi ( fam)

1. (find its aim) [selbstständig] sein Ziel finden; (move) sein Ziel ansteuern

▪ to \home in on sth (find its aim) sich [selbstständig] auf etw akk ausrichten; (move) genau auf etw akk zusteuern

2. (focus)

▪ to \home in on sth [sich dat] etw herausgreifen

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[həʊm]
1. n

1) (= where one lives) Zuhause nt, Heim nt; (= house) Haus nt; (= country, area etc) Heimat f

a loving/good home — ein liebevolles/gutes Zuhause

gifts for the home — Geschenke pl für das Haus or die Wohnung

a useful gadget to have in your home — ein sehr praktisches Gerät für den Haushalt

his home is in Brussels — er ist in Brüssel zu Hause

Bournemouth is his second home — Bournemouth ist seine zweite Heimat (geworden)

haven't you got a home to go to? — hast du kein Zuhause?

he invited us round to his home — er hat uns zu sich (nach Hause) eingeladen

away from home — von zu Hause weg

a long way from home — weit von zu Hause weg or entfernt; (in different country also) weit von der Heimat entfernt

to live away from home — nicht zu Hause wohnen

he worked away from home — er hat auswärts gearbeitet

let's concentrate on problems closer to home — wir sollten uns auf unsere eigenen Probleme konzentrieren

to have a home of one's own — ein eigenes Heim or Zuhause haben

to find a home for sb/an animal — ein Zuhause für jdn/ein Tier finden

does this hammer have a home? (hum) —

I'll give that picture a home — bei mir wird das Bild einen guten Platz finden or haben

it's a home from home — es ist wie zu Hause

at home — zu Hause; (Comm) im Inland; (Sport) auf eigenem Platz

the next match will be at home —

Miss Hooper is not at home today Miss Hooper is not at home to anyone today — Frau Hooper ist heute nicht zu Hause or nicht da Frau Hooper ist heute für niemanden zu Hause or zu sprechen

who's he when he's at home? (inf) — wer in aller Welt ist er?

to be or feel at home with sb — sich in jds Gegenwart (dat) wohlfühlen

he doesn't feel at home with English — er fühlt sich im Englischen nicht sicher or zu Hause

I don't feel at home with this new theory yet — ich komme mit dieser neuen Theorie noch nicht ganz zurecht

to make oneself at home — es sich (dat) gemütlich or bequem machen

to make sb feel at home — es jdm gemütlich machen

to leave home — von zu Hause weggehen

Scotland is the home of the haggis — Schottland ist die Heimat des Haggis, das Haggis ist in Schottland zu Hause

the city/this building is home to some 1,500 students — in dieser Stadt/diesem Gebäude wohnen etwa 1.500 Studenten or sind etwa 1.500 Studenten zu Hause

there's no place like home (Prov) — daheim ist daheim (prov), eigener Herd ist Goldes wert (Prov)

home sweet home (Prov) — trautes Heim, Glück allein (Prov)

2) (= institution) Heim nt; (for orphans) Waisenhaus nt, Heim nt; (for blind) Heim nt, Anstalt f → nursing home

See:

→ nursing home

3) (ZOOL, BOT) Heimat f

4) (SPORT) (= base) Mal nt; (RACING) Ziel nt

2. adv

1) (position) zu Hause, zuhause (Aus, Sw), daheim; (with verb of motion) nach Hause, nachhause (Aus, Sw), heim

to go home (to house) — nach Hause or (Aus, Sw) nachhause gehen/fahren; (to country) heimfahren

on the way home —

the first runner home — der Erste, der durchs Ziel geht

the first runner home was Fred — Fred ging als Erster durchs Ziel

to get home — nach Hause or (Aus, Sw) nachhause kommen, heimkommen; (in race) durchs Ziel gehen

I have to get home before ten — ich muss vor zehn zu Hause or (Aus, Sw) zuhause or daheim sein

to return home from abroad — aus dem Ausland zurückkommen

2)

(= to the mark) to drive a nail home — einen Nagel einschlagen

he nudged the ball home (Ftbl) — er schob den Ball ins Tor

to bring or get sth home to sb — jdm etw klarmachen or beibringen

it came home to him that... — es wurde ihm klar, dass...

to strike home (torpedo etc) — treffen; ( fig : remark ) ins Schwarze treffen, sitzen (inf)

See:

→ drive home, hammer home, hit, press, push

3. vi
(pigeons) heimkehren
* * *

home [həʊm]

A s

1. Heim n:

a) Haus n, (eigene) Wohnung

b) Zuhause n, Daheim n

c) Elternhaus n:

at home zu Hause, daheim (beide, auch SPORT)( → A 2);

at home in ( oder on, with) zu Hause in (einem Fachgebiet etc), bewandert in (dat), vertraut mit;

be at home in London in London zu Hause sein;

not be at home (to sb) nicht zu sprechen sein (für jemanden);

feel at home sich wie zu Hause fühlen;

make o.s. at home es sich bequem machen; tun, als ob man zu Hause wäre;

he made his home at er ließ sich in (dat) nieder;

leave home von zu Hause fortgehen;

work from home von zu Hause aus arbeiten;

away from home abwesend, verreist, besonders SPORT auswärts;

a home from home, US a home away from home ein Ort, an dem man sich wie zu Hause fühlt;

pleasures of home häusliche Freuden

2. Heimat f ( auch BOT, ZOOL und fig), Geburts-, Vaterland n:

the US is the home of baseball die USA sind die Heimat des Baseball;

at home

a) im Lande, in der Heimat,

b) im Inland, daheim,

c) im (englischen) Mutterland ( → A 1);

at home and abroad im In- und Ausland;

Paris is his second home Paris ist seine zweite Heimat;

a letter from home ein Brief aus der Heimat oder von zu Hause

3. (ständiger oder jetziger) Wohnort, Heimatort m:

he has made London his home er hat sich in London niedergelassen

4. Zufluchtsort m:

last ( oder long) home letzte Ruhestätte

5. Heim n:

home for the aged Alters-, Altenheim;

home for the blind Blindenheim, -anstalt f; → children, orphan A

6. SPORT Ziel n

7. SPORT

a) Heimspiel n

b) Heimsieg m

B adj

1. Heim…:

a) häuslich

b) zu Haus ausgeübt:

home banking COMPUT etc Homebanking n (Abwicklung von Bankgeschäften von zu Hause aus);

home circle Familienkreis m;

home computer Homecomputer m (kleinerer Computer für den häuslichen Anwendungsbereich);

home cooking das Kochen zu Hause;

home difficulties häusliche Schwierigkeiten;

home life häusliches Leben, Familienleben n;

home mechanic Bastler(in), Heimwerker(in);

home remedy Hausmittel n

2. Heimat…:

home city;

home port;

home address Heimat- oder Privatanschrift f;

home fleet SCHIFF Flotte f in Heimatgewässern;

home forces MIL im Heimatland stationierte Streitkräfte;

home waters SCHIFF heimatliche Gewässer

3. einheimisch, inländisch, Inlands…, Binnen…:

home affairs POL innere Angelegenheiten, Innenpolitik f;

home demand WIRTSCH Inlandsbedarf m;

home market WIRTSCH Inlands-, Binnenmarkt m;

home trade WIRTSCH Binnenhandel m

4. SPORT

a) Heim…:

home advantage (defeat, game, team, win, etc);

home record Heimbilanz f;

home strength Heimstärke f;

home weakness Heimschwäche f

b) Ziel…: → home straight

5. TECH Normal…:

home position

6. Rück…:

home freight

7. a) gezielt, wirkungsvoll (Schlag etc)

b) fig treffend, beißend (Bemerkung etc):

home question gezielte oder peinliche Frage; → home thrust, home truth

C adv

1. heim, nach Hause:

the way home der Heimweg;

go home heimgehen, nach Hause gehen ( → C 3);

take home netto verdienen oder bekommen;

that’s nothing to write home about umg das ist nichts Besonderes oder nicht so toll oder nicht gerade berauschend, darauf brauchst du dir nichts einzubilden; → come home, get C 1

2. zu Hause, daheim:

welcome home!;

be home and dry Br umg

a) in Sicherheit sein,

b) hundertprozentig sicher sein

3. fig

a) ins Ziel oder Schwarze

b) im Ziel, im Schwarzen

c) bis zum Ausgangspunkt

d) so weit wie möglich, ganz:

bring ( oder drive) sth home to sb jemandem etwas klarmachen oder beibringen oder zum Bewusstsein bringen oder vor Augen führen;

bring a charge home to sb jemanden überführen;

drive a nail home einen Nagel fest einschlagen;

go ( oder get, strike) home sitzen umg, treffen, seine Wirkung tun ( → C 1);

the thrust went home der Hieb saß

D v/i

1. besonders ZOOL zurückkehren

2. FLUG

a) (mittels Leitstrahl) das Ziel anfliegen:

home on ( oder in) a beam einem Leitstrahl folgen

b) automatisch auf ein Ziel zusteuern (Rakete):

home in on ein Ziel automatisch ansteuern, fig sich sofort etwas herausgreifen

E v/t ein Flugzeug (mittels Radar) einweisen, herunterholen umg

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1. noun
1) Heim, das; (flat) Wohnung, die; (house) Haus, das; (household) [Eltern]haus, das

my home is in Leeds — ich bin in Leeds zu Hause od. wohne in Leeds

a home of one's own — ein eigenes Zuhause

leave/have left home — aus dem Haus gehen/sein

live at home — im Elternhaus wohnen

they had no home/homes [of their own] — sie hatten kein Zuhause

at home — zu Hause; (not abroad) im Inland

be/feel at home — (fig.) sich wohl fühlen

make somebody feel at home — es jemandem behaglich machen

make yourself at home — fühl dich wie zu Hause

he is quite at home in French — er ist im Französischen ganz gut zu Hause

home from home — zweites Zuhause

2) (fig.)

to take an example nearer home,... — um ein Beispiel zu nehmen, das uns näher liegt,...

3) (native country) die Heimat

at home — zu Hause; in der Heimat

4) (institution) Heim, das; (coll.): (mental home) Anstalt, die (salopp)
2. adjective
1) (connected with home) Haus-; Haushalts[gerät usw.]

2) (done at home) häuslich; Selbst[backen, homebrauen usw.]

3) (in the neighbourhood of home) nahe gelegen

4) (Sport) Heim[spiel, -sieg, -mannschaft]; [Anhänger, Spieler] der Heimmannschaft

home ground — eigener Platz

5) (not foreign) [ein]heimisch; inländisch
3. adverb
1) (to home) nach Hause

on one's way home — auf dem Weg nach Hause od. Nachhauseweg

he takes home £200 a week after tax — er verdient 200 Pfund netto in der Woche

nothing to write home about — (coll.) nichts Besonderes od. Aufregendes

2) (arrived at home) zu Hause

be home and dry — (fig.) aus dem Schneider sein (ugs.)

3) (as far as possible)

push home — [ganz] hineinschieben [Schublade]; ausnutzen [Vorteil]

press home — [ganz] hinunterdrücken [Hebel]; forcieren [Angriff]; [voll] ausnutzen [Vorteil]

drive home — [ganz] einschlagen [Nagel]

4)

come or get home to somebody — (become fully realized) jemandem in vollem Ausmaß bewusst werden; see also roost 1.
4. intransitive verb
1) [Vogel usw.:] zurückkehren

2) (be guided)

these missiles home [in] on their targets — diese Flugkörper suchen sich (Dat.) ihr Ziel

3)

home in/on something — (fig.) etwas herausgreifen

* * *

adj.

heimwärts adj.

nach Hause ausdr. adv.

nach Hause ausdr. n.

Haus Häuser n.

Heim -e n.

Zuhause n.

English-german dictionary > home
18 account

noun

1) (an arrangement by which a person keeps his money in a bank: I have (opened) an account with the local bank.) cuenta

2) (a statement of money owing: Send me an account.) factura

3) (a description or explanation (of something that has happened): a full account of his holiday.) relato

4) (an arrangement by which a person makes a regular (eg monthly) payment instead of paying at the time of buying: I have an account at Smiths.) cuenta

5) ((usually in plural) a record of money received and spent: You must keep your accounts in order; (also adjective) an account book.) cuentas

•

- accountancy
- accountant
- account for
- on account of
- on my/his etc account
- on my/his account
- on no account
- take something into account
- take into account
- take account of something
- take account of

account n cuenta

he opened a current account abrió una cuenta corriente

on account of por / a causa de

to take something into account tener algo en cuenta

account

tr[ə'kaʊnt]

noun

1 (in bank) cuenta

■ my account is in the red mi cuenta está en números rojos

2 (report) relación nombre femenino, relato, informe nombre masculino

■ he gave us an account of his experiences nos contó sus experiencias

■ Ted's account differs significantly from yours el relato de Ted difiere sensiblemente del tuyo

3 (importance) importancia

■ it is of no account no tiene importancia

plural noun accounts

1 cuentas nombre femenino plural

■ who did these accounts? ¿quién ha hecho estas cuentas?

■ I keep the accounts myself llevo las cuentas yo mismo

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

by all accounts al decir de todos

on account a cuenta

on account of por, a causa de

■ don't leave on my account no te vayas por mí

on no account bajo ningún concepto

on one's own account por su propia cuenta y riesgo

there's no accounting for tastes sobre gustos no hay nada escrito

to bring somebody to account, to call somebody to account pedir cuentas a alguien

to give a good account of oneself quedar en buen lugar, quedar bien

to take into account tener en cuenta

to turn something to (good) account sacar (buen) provecho de algo

accounts department sección nombre femenino de contabilidad

account [ə'kaʊnt] vt

: considerar, estimar

he accounts himself lucky: se considera afortunado

account vi

to account for : dar cuenta de, explicar

account n

1) : cuenta f

savings account: cuenta de ahorros

2) explanation: versión f, explicación f

3) report: relato m, informe m

4) importance: importancia f

to be of no account: no tener importancia

5)

on account of because of: a causa de, debido a, por

6)

on no account : de ninguna manera

account

n.

• crónica s.f.

• cuenta (Comercio) s.f.

• cálculo s.m.

• estado de cuentas s.m.

• importancia s.f.

• informe s.m.

• memoria s.f.

• monta s.f.

• narración s.f.

• razón s.f.

• referencia s.f.

• relación s.f.

v.

• dar cuenta v.

• juzgar v.

I ə'kaʊnt
1) noun

Sense I

2) ( explanation) explicación f; ( version) versión f; ( report) informe m

by his own account — según él mismo cuenta

by all accounts — a decir de todos, por lo que dicen todos

to bring o call somebody to account for something — pedirle* cuentas a alguien sobre algo

to give a good account of oneself — dar* lo mejor de sí

to hold somebody to account for something — responsabilizar* a alguien de algo

3) ( consideration)

to take something into account — tener* algo en cuenta

4) ( importance) (frml)

to be of no/little account (to somebody): it's of no account no tiene importancia; it is of little account (to me) whether he agrees or not — a mí me importa muy poco que esté o no de acuerdo

5) (in phrases)

on account of — (as prep) debido a

on account of his being too old — debido a que es demasiado mayor

on this/that account — por esta/esa razón

on account of she was late — (as conj) (AmE colloq) debido a que llegó tarde

on no account, not on any account — de ningún modo, de ninguna manera, bajo ningún concepto

on one's own account — ( for oneself) por cuenta propia

on somebody's account — por alguien

Sense II

6) ( Fin)

(with bank, at shop) cuenta f

checking o (BrE) current account — cuenta f corriente

savings o deposit account — cuenta f de ahorros

put it on/charge it to my account — cárguelo a mi cuenta

I gave her $200 on account — le di 200 dólares a cuenta or de anticipo

to have an account with o at a bank — tener* una cuenta en un banco

to keep (an) account of something — llevar (la) cuenta de algo

to settle one's account — pagar* or saldar su (or mi etc) cuenta

to put o turn something to (good) account — sacar* (buen) provecho de algo

to settle o square an account with somebody — ajustarle (las) cuentas a alguien

7) accounts

a) (Busn, Fin) (+ pl vb) contabilidad f

to keep the accounts — llevar la contabilidad or las cuentas

b) (BrE) (+ sing vb) ( department) contaduría f

II

transitive verb (frml) considerar

Phrasal Verbs:

- account for

[ǝ'kaʊnt]
1. N

1) (Comm, Econ) (at shop) cuenta f ; (=invoice) factura f ; (=bank account) cuenta f (bancaria)

they have the Blotto account — (Advertising) ellos hacen la publicidad de Blotto

• cash or account? — ¿en metálico o a cuenta?

• to charge sth to sb's account — cargar algo en cuenta a algn

• to close an account — liquidar una cuenta

• payment on account — pago m a cuenta

to get £50 on account — recibir 50 libras anticipadas

to put £50 down on account — cargar 50 libras a la cuenta

to buy sth on account — comprar algo a cuenta

• to open an account — abrir una cuenta

• account payable — cuenta f por pagar

• "account payee only" — "únicamente en cuenta del beneficiario"

• account receivable — cuenta f por cobrar

• to render an account — pasar factura

• account rendered — cuenta f pasada

• to settle an account — liquidar una cuenta

to settle accounts (with) — (fig) ajustar cuentas (con)

• statement of account — estado m de cuenta

• the Account — (St Ex) periodo m (de 15 días) al fin del cual se ajustan las cuentas
current, deposit 3., joint 4.
2) accounts (Comm) (=calculations) cuentas fpl ; (=department) (sección f de) contabilidad f

• to keep the accounts — llevar las cuentas

3) (=report) informe m

• by all accounts — a decir de todos, según se dice

• by or according to her own account — por lo que dice ella

• to give an account of — dar cuenta de, informar sobre

• to keep an account of — [+ events] guardar relación de; [+ amounts] llevar cuentas de

4) (=consideration) consideración f

• on no account, not on any account — de ninguna manera, bajo ningún concepto

on that account — por eso

on his account — por él, en su nombre

on his own account — por cuenta propia

on account of — (=because of) a causa de; (esp US) * (=because) porque, debido a que

I couldn't do it on account of my back's sore * — no he podido hacerlo porque me duele la espalda

• to leave sth out of account — no tomar algo en consideración or cuenta

• to take account of sth, take sth into account — tener algo en cuenta or consideración, tener algo presente

to take no account of — no tomar or no tener en cuenta

5) (=importance) importancia f

• of no or little or small account — de poca importancia

of some account — de cierta importancia, de alguna consideración

6) (=explanation)

• to bring or call sb to account — pedir cuentas a algn

• to give an account of o.s. — justificar su conducta

to give a good account of oneself — (=perform well) tener una buena actuación; (=make good impression) causar buena impresión

• to be held to account for sth — ser obligado a rendir cuentas por algo

7) (=benefit)

to put or turn sth to (good) account — aprovechar algo, sacar provecho de algo

2.

VT frm considerar, creer

I account him a fool — lo considero un tonto

I account myself lucky — me considero afortunado

he is accounted an expert — se le considera un experto

I should account it a favour if... — agradecería que...

3.

CPD

account balance N — saldo m de la cuenta

account book N — libro m de cuentas

account day N — día m de liquidación

account holder N — titular mf de cuenta, cuentahabiente mf (Mex)

account number N — (at bank etc) número m de cuenta

accounts department N — sección f de contabilidad, departamento m de contabilidad

- account for

* * *

I [ə'kaʊnt]
1) noun

Sense I

2) ( explanation) explicación f; ( version) versión f; ( report) informe m

by his own account — según él mismo cuenta

by all accounts — a decir de todos, por lo que dicen todos

to bring o call somebody to account for something — pedirle* cuentas a alguien sobre algo

to give a good account of oneself — dar* lo mejor de sí

to hold somebody to account for something — responsabilizar* a alguien de algo

3) ( consideration)

to take something into account — tener* algo en cuenta

4) ( importance) (frml)

to be of no/little account (to somebody): it's of no account no tiene importancia; it is of little account (to me) whether he agrees or not — a mí me importa muy poco que esté o no de acuerdo

5) (in phrases)

on account of — (as prep) debido a

on account of his being too old — debido a que es demasiado mayor

on this/that account — por esta/esa razón

on account of she was late — (as conj) (AmE colloq) debido a que llegó tarde

on no account, not on any account — de ningún modo, de ninguna manera, bajo ningún concepto

on one's own account — ( for oneself) por cuenta propia

on somebody's account — por alguien

Sense II

6) ( Fin)

(with bank, at shop) cuenta f

checking o (BrE) current account — cuenta f corriente

savings o deposit account — cuenta f de ahorros

put it on/charge it to my account — cárguelo a mi cuenta

I gave her $200 on account — le di 200 dólares a cuenta or de anticipo

to have an account with o at a bank — tener* una cuenta en un banco

to keep (an) account of something — llevar (la) cuenta de algo

to settle one's account — pagar* or saldar su (or mi etc) cuenta

to put o turn something to (good) account — sacar* (buen) provecho de algo

to settle o square an account with somebody — ajustarle (las) cuentas a alguien

7) accounts

a) (Busn, Fin) (+ pl vb) contabilidad f

to keep the accounts — llevar la contabilidad or las cuentas

b) (BrE) (+ sing vb) ( department) contaduría f

II

transitive verb (frml) considerar

Phrasal Verbs:

- account for

English-spanish dictionary > account
19 take

(to take or keep (someone) as a hostage: The police were unable to attack the terrorists because they were holding three people hostage.) tomar/coger a alguien como rehén

take vb

1. coger

take your umbrella, it's raining coge el paraguas, que está lloviendo

we took a taxi cogimos un taxi

2. llevar

could you take this to the post office? ¿podrías llevar esto a la oficina de correos?

she took me to the airport me llevó al aeropuerto

3. llevarse

someone's taken my bicycle! ¡alguien se ha llevado mi bicicleta!

burglars took all their furniture los ladrones se llevaron todos los muebles

4. tomar

take two tablets three times a day toma dos pastillas tres veces al día

5. llevar / tardar / durar

the flight takes nine hours el vuelo dura nueve horas

it took me eight hours to paint the room tardé ocho horas en pintar la habitación

to take a seat sentarse

to take care of someone cuidar de alguien

to take something for granted dar algo por sentado

to take place tener lugar / ocurrir

El pasado de take es took y el participio pasado es taken; el gerundio se escribe taking

take

tr[teɪk]

noun

1 SMALLCINEMA/SMALL toma

transitive verb (pt took tr[tʊk], pp taken tr['teɪkən])

1 (carry, bring) llevar

■ take your umbrella, it might rain lleva el paraguas, puede que llueva

■ she took her grandson a cup of tea le llevó una taza de té a su nieto

2 (drive, escort) llevar

■ shall I take you to the station? ¿quieres que te lleve a la estación?

■ they took their children to the cinema llevaron a sus hijos al cine

3 (remove) llevarse, quitar, coger

■ who's taken my pencil? ¿quién ha cogido mi lápiz?

■ I think someone's taken my wallet creo que alguien me ha quitado la cartera

■ she took a chocolate cogió un bombón

4 (hold, grasp) tomar, coger

■ do you want me to take your suitcase? ¿quieres que te coja la maleta?

■ he took her by the hand la cogió de la mano

5 (accept - money etc) aceptar, coger; (- criticism, advice, responsibility) aceptar, asumir; (- patients, clients) aceptar

■ do you take cheques? ¿aceptáis cheques?

■ he decided not to take the job decidió no aceptar el trabajo

■ he'll take it better coming from you se lo tomará mejor si se lo dices tú

■ the machine only takes pound coins la máquina sólo admite monedas de una libra

6 (win prize, competition) ganar; (earn) ganar, hacer

■ how much have we taken today? ¿cuánto hemos hecho hoy de caja?

7 (medicine, drugs) tomar

■ have you ever taken drugs? ¿has tomado drogas alguna vez?

■ do you take sugar? ¿te pones azúcar?

8 (subject) estudiar; (course of study) seguir, cursar

■ I'm taking history this year estudio historia este curso

■ he took a degree in politics se licenció en ciencias políticas

9 (teach) dar clase a

■ she takes my son for French ella da clases de francés a mi hijo

10 (bus, train, etc) tomar, coger

■ she took a taxi because she was late cogió un taxi porque llegaba tarde

■ take the second on the left coja la segunda a la izquierda

■ my job takes me all over the world mi trabajo me lleva por todo el mundo

11 (capture) tomar, capturar; (in board games) comer

■ the soldiers have taken the city los soldados han tomado la ciudad

■ ten men were taken prisoners apresaron a diez hombres

12 (time) tardar, llevar

■ how long does it take to get to Madrid? ¿cuánto se tarda en llegar a Madrid?

■ it takes two hours to cook tarda dos horas en cocerse

■ it took her half an hour to make it hacerlo le llevó media hora

13 (hold, contain) tener cabida, acoger

■ this plane takes 500 passengers este avión tiene cabida para 500 pasajeros

■ how many people does your car take? ¿cuántas personas caben en tu coche?

14 (size of clothes) usar, gastar; (size of shoes) calzar

■ what size do you take? ¿qué talla usas?, ¿cuál es tu talla?

■ what size shoe does he take? ¿qué número calza?

15 (measurement, temperature, etc) tomar; (write down) anotar

16 (need, require) requerir, necesitar

■ it will take two people to carry the fridge se necesitarán dos personas para llevar la nevera

■ it doesn't take much to frighten her no hace falta mucho para que se asuste

■ that will take some explaining te costará trabajo explicar esto

17 (buy) quedarse con, llevar(se)

■ I'll take it me lo quedo

■ I'll take the red one me quedaré con el rojo

■ she takes The Guardian compra The Guardian

18 (bear) aguantar, soportar

■ I can't take any more no aguanto más

■ you can't take a joke no sabes aguantar una broma

19 (react) tomarse; (interpret) interpretar

■ she took it the wrong way lo interpretó mal, se lo tomó a mal

■ he took the news very badly se tomó la noticia muy mal

20 (perform, adopt) tomar, adoptar; (exercise) hacer

■ they had to take drastic measures tuvieron que tomar medidas drásticas

■ don't take any notice no hagas caso

■ she takes the view that... opina que...

21 (have) tomar(se)

■ let's take a break tomemos un descanso

22 (suppose) suponer

■ I take it that... supongo que...

23 (consider) considerar, mirar

24 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL regir

■ transitive verbs take a direct object los verbos transitivos rigen objeto directo

25 (rent) alquilar

■ they have taken a flat in London han alquilado un piso en Londres

intransitive verb

1 (work - dye) coger; (- fire) prender; (- cutting) prender; (- seed) germinar

2 (fish) picar

3 (in draughts etc) comer

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

not to take no for an answer no aceptar una respuesta negativa

take it from me escucha lo que te digo

take it or leave it lo tomas o lo dejas

take my word for it créeme

to be hard to take ser difícil de aceptar

to be on the take dejarse sobornar

to have what it takes tener lo que hace falta

to take five descansar cinco minutos

to take it out of somebody dejar a uno sin ganas de nada

to take somebody out of himself hacer que alguien se olvide de sus propias penas

to take something as read dar algo por sentado,-a

take ['teɪk] v, took ['tʊk] ; taken ['teɪkə n] ; taking vt

1) capture: capturar, apresar

2) grasp: tomar, agarrar

to take the bull by the horns: tomar al toro por los cuernos

3) catch: tomar, agarrar

taken by surprise: tomado por sorpresa

4) captivate: encantar, fascinar

5) ingest: tomar, ingerir

take two pills: tome dos píldoras

6) remove: sacar, extraer

take an orange: saca una naranja

7) : tomar, coger (un tren, un autobús, etc.)

8) need, require: tomar, requirir

these things take time: estas cosas toman tiempo

9) bring, carry: llevar, sacar, cargar

take them with you: llévalos contigo

take the trash out: saca la basura

10) bear, endure: soportar, aguantar (dolores, etc.)

11) accept: aceptar (un cheque, etc.), seguir (consejos), asumir (la responsabilidad)

12) suppose: suponer

I take it that...: supongo que...

13) (indicating an action or an undertaking)

to take a walk: dar un paseo

to take a class: tomar una clase

14)

to take place happen: tener lugar, suceder, ocurrir

take vi

: agarrar (dícese de un tinte), prender (dícese de una vacuna)

take n

1) proceeds: recaudación f, ingresos mpl, ganancias fpl

2) : toma f (de un rodaje o una grabación)

take

n.

• taquilla s.f.

• toma (Film) s.f.

• toma s.f. (time)

expr.

• tardar expr.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: took, taken) = aceptar v.

• asir v.

• calzar v.

• cautivar v.

• coger v.

• ganar v.

• llevar v.

• quedarse con v.

• tener v.

(§pres: tengo, tienes...tenemos) pret: tuv-

fut/c: tendr-•)

• tomar v.

I
1. teɪk
1) (past took; past p taken) transitive verb

Sense I

2) (carry, lead, drive) llevar

take an umbrella — lleva un paraguas

shall I take the chairs inside/upstairs? — ¿llevo las sillas adentro/arriba?, ¿meto/subo las sillas?

to take the garbage out — sacar la basura

we took him home — lo llevamos a (su) casa

she took us into her office — nos hizo pasar a su oficina

I'll take you up/down to the third floor — subo/bajo contigo al tercer piso, te llevo al tercer piso

to take the dog (out) for a walk — sacar* el perro a pasear

this path takes you to the main road — este camino lleva or por este camino se llega a la carretera

her job often takes her to Paris — va con frecuencia a París por motivos de trabajo

if you decide to take the matter further — si decide proseguir con el asunto

Sense II

3)

a) \<\<train/plane/bus/taxi\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp)

are you taking the car? — ¿vas a ir en coche?

I had to take the bus back — tuve que volver en autobús

we took the elevator (AmE) o (BrE) lift to the restaurant — tomamos or (esp Esp) cogimos el ascensor para subir/bajar al restaurante

b) \<\<road/turning\>\> tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

I took the wrong road — me equivoqué de camino

c) \<\<bend\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp); \<\<fence\>\> saltar

4)

a) (grasp, seize) tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

he took her by the hand — la tomó or (esp AmL) la agarró or (esp Esp) la cogió de la mano

he took the opportunity — aprovechó la oportunidad

he took control of the situation — se hizo dueño de la situación

she took the knife from him — le quitó el cuchillo

b) ( take charge of)

may I take your coat? — ¿me permite el abrigo?

would you mind taking the baby for a moment? — ¿me tienes al niño un momento?

c) ( occupy)

take a seat — siéntese, tome asiento (frml)

this chair is taken — esta silla está ocupada

5) (remove, steal) llevarse

somebody's taken my purse! — alguien se me ha llevado el monedero!

6) ( catch)

it took us by surprise — nos sorprendió

he was taken completely unawares — lo agarró or (esp Esp) lo cogió completamente desprevenido

to be taken ill — caer* enfermo

7)

a) ( capture) \<\<town/fortress/position\>\> tomar; \<\<pawn/piece\>\> comer

b) ( win) \<\<prize/title\>\> llevarse, hacerse* con; \<\<game/set\>\> ganar

c) ( receive as profit) hacer*, sacar*

8) \<\<medicine/drugs\>\> tomar

have you taken your tablets? — ¿te has tomado las pastillas?

I don't take sugar in my coffee — no le pongo azúcar al café

9)

a) (buy, order) llevar(se)

I'll take this pair — (me) llevo este par

I'll take 12 ounces — déme or (Esp tb) póngame 12 onzas

b) ( buy regularly) comprar

we take The Globe — nosotros compramos or leemos The Globe

c) ( rent) \<\<cottage/apartment\>\> alquilar, coger* (Esp)

10)

a) ( acquire) \<\<lover\>\> buscarse*

to take a wife/husband — casarse

b) ( sexually) (liter) \<\<woman\>\> poseer*

Sense III

11) ( of time) \<\<job/task\>\> llevar; \<\<process\>\> tardar; \<\<person\>\> tardar, demorar(se) (AmL)

it took longer than expected — llevó or tomó más tiempo de lo que se creía

the flight takes two hours — el vuelo dura dos horas

it took weeks for him to recover — tardó semanas en recuperarse

the letter took a week to arrive — la carta tardó or (AmL tb) se demoró una semana en llegar

it took me a long time to do it — me llevó mucho tiempo hacerlo

12) ( need)

it takes courage to do a thing like that — hay que tener or hace falta or se necesita valor para hacer algo así

it took four men to lift it — se necesitaron cuatro hombres para levantarlo

to have (got) what it takes — (colloq) tener* lo que hay que tener or lo que hace falta

13)

a) ( wear)

what size shoes do you take? — ¿qué número calzas?

she takes a 14 — usa la talla or (RPl) el talle 14

b) ( Auto)

this car takes diesel — este coche consume diesel

c) ( Ling) construirse* con, regir*

Sense IV

14) ( accept) \<\<money/bribes/job\>\> aceptar

do you take checks? — ¿aceptan cheques?

take it or leave it — (set phrase) lo tomas o lo dejas

you'll have to take my word for it — vas a tener que fiarte de mi palabra

take it from me — hazme caso

I won't take no for an answer — no me voy a dar por vencido así como así

take that, you scoundrel! — (dated) toma, canalla!

15)

a) (hold, accommodate)

the tank takes/will take 42 liters — el tanque tiene una capacidad de 42 litros

we can take up to 50 passengers — tenemos cabida para un máximo de 50 pasajeros

b) (admit, receive) \<\<patients/pupils\>\> admitir, tomar, coger* (Esp)

they take lodgers — alquilan habitaciones

we don't take telephone reservations o (BrE) bookings — no aceptamos reservas por teléfono

16)

a) (withstand, suffer) \<\<strain/weight\>\> aguantar; \<\<beating/blow\>\> recibir

b) (tolerate, endure) aguantar

I can't take it any longer! — no puedo más!, ya no aguanto más!

he can't take a joke — no sabe aceptar or no se le puede hacer una broma

c) ( bear)

how is he taking it? — ¿qué tal lo lleva?

she's taken it very badly/well — lo lleva muy mal/bien; see also heart 2), 3)

17)

a) (understand, interpret) tomarse

she took it the wrong way — se lo tomó a mal, lo interpretó mal

don't take it personally — no te lo tomes como algo personal

to take something as read/understood — dar* algo por hecho/entendido

I take it that you didn't like him much — por lo que veo no te cayó muy bien; see also take for

b) ( consider) (in imperative) mirar

take Japan, for example — mira el caso del Japón, por ejemplo

Sense V

18)

a) \<\<steps/measures\>\> tomar; \<\<exercise\>\> hacer*

to take a walk/a step forward — dar* un paseo/un paso adelante

take a look at this! — mira esto!

b) (supervise, deal with)

would you take that call, please? — ¿puede atender esa llamada por favor?

19) ( Educ)

a) ( teach) (BrE) darle* clase a

she takes us for Chemistry — nos da clase de química

b) ( learn) \<\<subject\>\> estudiar, hacer*; \<\<course\>\> hacer*

to take an exam — hacer* or dar* or (CS) rendir* or (Méx) tomar un examen, examinarse (Esp)

20)

a) ( record) tomar

we took regular readings — tomamos nota de la temperatura (or presión etc) a intervalos regulares

b) ( write down) \<\<notes\>\> tomar

he took my name and address — me tomó el nombre y la dirección

21) ( adopt)

he takes the view that... — opina que..., es de la opinión de que...

she took an instant dislike to him — le tomó antipatía inmediatamente; see also liking a), offense 2) b), shape I 1) a)

2.

vi

1)

a) \<\<seed\>\> germinar; \<\<cutting\>\> prender

b) \<\<dye\>\> agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

2) ( receive) recibir

all you do is take, take, take — no piensas más que en ti

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- take aback

- take after

- take along

- take apart

- take around

- take aside

- take away

- take away from

- take back

- take down

- take for

- take from

- take home

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take out on

- take over

- take round

- take through

- take to

- take up

- take upon

- take up on

- take up with

II

noun

1) ( Cin) toma f

2)

a) ( earnings) ingresos mpl, recaudación f

b) ( share) parte f; ( commission) comisión f

[teɪk] (vb: pt took) (pp taken)
1. VT

1) (=remove) llevarse; (=steal) robar, llevarse

who took my beer? — ¿quién se ha llevado mi cerveza?

someone's taken my handbag — alguien se ha llevado mi bolso, alguien me ha robado el bolso

• I picked up the letter but he took it from me — cogí la carta pero él me la quitó

to take a book from a shelf — sacar un libro de un estante

to take a passage from an author — tomar un pasaje de un autor

take 37 from 121 — resta 37 de 121

2) (=take hold of, seize) tomar, coger, agarrar (LAm)

she took the spade and started digging — cogió la pala y empezó a excavar

I took him by the scruff of the neck — le cogí por el pescuezo

let me take your case/coat — permíteme tu maleta/abrigo

I'll take the blue one, please — me llevaré el azul

• to take sb's arm — tomar del brazo a algn

to take sb in one's arms — abrazar a algn

• the devil take it! — ¡maldición! †

• take five! * — ¡hagan una pausa!, ¡descansen un rato!

• take your partners for a waltz — saquen a su pareja a bailar un vals

• to take sb into partnership — tomar a algn como socio

• please take a seat — tome asiento, por favor

is this seat taken? — ¿está ocupado este asiento?

• it took me by surprise — me cogió desprevenido, me pilló or agarró desprevenido (LAm)

• take ten! — (US) * ¡hagan una pausa!, ¡descansen un rato!

• to take a wife — † casarse, contraer matrimonio

3) (=lead, transport) llevar

to take sth to sb — llevar algo a algn

I took her some flowers — le llevé unas flores

her work took her to Bonn — su trabajó la destinó or llevó a Bonn

• we took her to the doctor — la llevamos al médico

• he took me home in his car — me llevó a casa en su coche

• they took me over the factory — me mostraron la fábrica, me acompañaron en una visita a la fábrica

• he took his suitcase upstairs — subió su maleta

• to take sb for a walk — llevar a algn de paseo

• it took us out of our way — nos hizo desviarnos

4) [+ bus, taxi] (=travel by) ir en; (at specified time) coger, tomar (esp LAm); [+ road, short cut] ir por

I took a taxi because I was late — fui en taxi porque llegaba tarde

we decided to take the train — decidimos ir en tren

we took the five o'clock train — cogimos or tomamos el tren de las cinco

take the first on the right — vaya por or tome la primera calle a la derecha

we took the wrong road — nos equivocamos de camino

5) (=capture) [+ person] coger, agarrar (LAm); [+ town, city] tomar; (Chess) comer

• to take sb hostage — tomar or (LAm) agarrar a algn como rehén

• to take sb prisoner — tomar preso a algn

6) (=obtain, win) [+ prize] ganar, llevarse; [+ 1st place] conseguir, obtener; [+ trick] ganar, hacer

we took £500 today — (Brit) (Comm) hoy hemos ganado 500 libras

7) (=accept, receive) [+ money] aceptar; [+ advice] seguir; [+ news, blow] tomar, recibir; [+ responsibility] asumir; [+ bet] aceptar, hacer

take my advice, tell her the truth — sigue mi consejo or hazme caso y dile la verdad

he took the ball full in the chest — el balón le dio de lleno en el pecho

what will you take for it? — ¿cuál es tu mejor precio?

• he took it badly — le afectó mucho

• London took a battering in 1941 — Londres recibió una paliza en 1941, Londres sufrió terriblemente en 1941

• will you take a cheque? — ¿aceptaría un cheque?

• he can certainly take his drink — tiene buen aguante para la bebida

• you must take us as you find us — nos vas a tener que aceptar tal cual

• take it from me! — ¡escucha lo que te digo!

you can take it from me that... — puedes tener la seguridad de que...

• losing is hard to take — es difícil aceptar la derrota

• it's £50, take it or leave it! — son 50 libras, lo toma o lo deja

whisky? I can take it or leave it — ¿el whisky? ni me va ni me viene

• I won't take no for an answer — no hay pero que valga

• I take your point — entiendo lo que dices

• he took a lot of punishment — (fig) le dieron muy duro

• take that! — ¡toma!

8) (=rent) alquilar, tomar; (=buy regularly) [+ newspaper] comprar, leer

we shall take a house for the summer — alquilaremos una casa para el verano

9) (=have room or capacity for) tener cabida para; (=support weight of) aguantar

a car that takes five passengers — un coche con cabida para or donde caben cinco personas

can you take two more? — ¿puedes llevar dos más?, ¿caben otros dos?

it won't take any more — no cabe(n) más

it takes weights up to eight tons — soporta pesos hasta de ocho toneladas

10) (=wear) [+ clothes size] gastar, usar (LAm); [+ shoe size] calzar

what size do you take? — (clothes) ¿qué talla usas?; (shoes) ¿qué número calzas?

11) (=call for, require) necesitar, requerir

it took three policemen to hold him down — se necesitaron tres policías para sujetarlo

it takes a lot of courage — exige or requiere gran valor

it takes a brave man to do that — hace falta que un hombre tenga mucho valor para hacer eso

• that will take some explaining — a ver cómo explicas eso

• it takes two to make a quarrel — uno solo no puede reñir

• she's got what it takes — tiene lo que hace falta

12) (of time)

it takes an hour to get there — se tarda una hora en llegar

a letter takes four days to get there — una carta tarda cuatro días en llegar allá

it will only take me five minutes — solo tardo cinco minutos

the job will take a week — el trabajo llevará una semana

• I'll just iron this, it won't take long — voy a planchar esto, no tardaré or no me llevará mucho tiempo

however long it takes — el tiempo que sea

• it takes time — lleva tiempo

take your time! — ¡despacio!

13) (=conduct) [+ meeting, church service] presidir; (=teach) [+ course, class] enseñar; [+ pupils] tomar; (=study) [+ course] hacer; [+ subject] dar, estudiar; (=undergo) [+ exam, test] presentarse a, pasar

what are you taking next year? — ¿qué vas a hacer or estudiar el año que viene?

the teacher who took us for economics — el profesor que nos daba clase de económicas

he is not taking any more pupils at the moment — en este momento no está cogiendo a más estudiantes

• to take a degree in — licenciarse en

• to take (holy) orders — ordenarse de sacerdote

14) (=record) [+ sb's name, address] anotar, apuntar; [+ measurements] tomar

to take notes — tomar apuntes

15) (=understand, assume)

I take it that... — supongo que..., me imagino que...

am I to take it that you refused? — ¿he de suponer que te negaste?

I take her to be about 30 — supongo que tiene unos 30 años

how old do you take him to be? — ¿cuántos años le das?

• I took him for a doctor — lo tenía por médico, creí que era médico

what do you take me for? — ¿por quién me has tomado?

• I don't quite know how to take that — no sé muy bien cómo tomarme eso

16) (=consider) [+ case, example] tomar

now take Ireland, for example — tomemos, por ejemplo, el caso de Irlanda, pongamos como ejemplo Irlanda

let us take the example of a family with three children — tomemos el ejemplo de una familia con tres hijos

take John, he never complains — por ejemplo John, él nunca se queja

taking one thing with another... — considerándolo todo junto..., considerándolo en conjunto...

17) (=put up with, endure) [+ treatment, climate] aguantar, soportar

we can take it — lo aguantamos or soportamos todo

• I can't take any more! — ¡no aguanto más!, ¡no soporto más!

• I won't take any nonsense! — ¡no quiero oír más tonterías!

18) (=eat) comer; (=drink) tomar

will you take sth before you go? — ¿quieres tomar algo antes de irte?

to be taken three times a day — a tomar tres veces al día

not to be taken (internally) — para uso externo

• to take drugs — (narcotics) tomar drogas

• he took no food for four days — estuvo cuatro días sin comer

• don't forget to take your medicine — no te olvides de tomar la medicina

• he takes sugar in his tea — toma or pone azúcar en el té

• to take a tablet — tomar una pastilla

• to take tea (with sb) — † tomar té (con algn)

19) (=negotiate) [+ bend] tomar; [+ fence] saltar, saltar por encima de

20) (=acquire)

• to take against sb, take a dislike to sb — tomar antipatía a algn

• to take fright — asustarse (at de)

• to be taken ill — ponerse enfermo, enfermar

• he took great pleasure in teasing her — se regodeaba tomándole el pelo

• I do not take any satisfaction in knowing that... — no experimento satisfacción alguna sabiendo que...

21) (Ling) [+ case] regir

that verb takes the dative — ese verbo rige el dativo

22)

• to be taken with sth/sb (=attracted) —

he's very taken with her — le gusta mucho

I'm not at all taken with the idea — la idea no me gusta nada or no me hace gracia

23) † liter (=have sexual intercourse with) tener relaciones sexuales con

24) (as function verb) [+ decision, holiday] tomar; [+ step, walk] dar; [+ trip] hacer; [+ opportunity] aprovechar

• to take a bath — bañarse

• to take a photograph — sacar una fotografía

2. VI

1) (=be effective) [dye] coger, agarrar (LAm); [vaccination, fire] prender; [glue] pegar

2) (Bot) [cutting] arraigar

3) (=receive)

she's all take, take, take — ella mucho dame, dame, pero luego no da nada
give
3. N

1) (Cine) toma f

2) (=takings) ingresos mpl ; (=proceeds) recaudación f ; (US) (Comm) caja f, ventas fpl del día

3)

- be on the take

4) (=share) parte f ; (=commission) comisión f, tajada * f

5) * (=opinion) opinión f

what's your take on the new government? — ¿qué piensas de or qué opinión te merece el nuevo gobierno?

- take aback

- take after

- take along

- take apart

- take aside

- take away

- take back

- take down

- take from

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take over

- take to

- take up

- take upon
TAKE Both t ardar and llevar can be used to translate take with {time}. ► Use tar dar (en + ((infinitive))) to describe how long someone or something will take to do something. The subject of tardar is the person or thing that has to complete the activity or undergo the process:
How long do letters take to get to Spain? ¿Cuánto (tiempo) tardan las cartas en llegar a España?
How much longer will it take you to do it? ¿Cuánto más vas a tardar en hacerlo?
It'll take us three hours to get to Douglas if we walk Tardaremos tres horas en llegar a Douglas si vamos andando ► Use lle var to describe how long an activity, task or process takes to complete. The subject of llevar is the activity or task:
The tests will take at least a month Las pruebas llevarán por lo menos un mes
How long will it take? ¿Cuánto tiempo llevará? ► Compare the different focus in the alternative translations of the following example:
It'll take me two more days to finish this job Me llevará dos días más terminar este trabajo, Tardaré dos días más en terminar este trabajo For further uses and examples, see main entry
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I
1. [teɪk]
1) (past took; past p taken) transitive verb

Sense I

2) (carry, lead, drive) llevar

take an umbrella — lleva un paraguas

shall I take the chairs inside/upstairs? — ¿llevo las sillas adentro/arriba?, ¿meto/subo las sillas?

to take the garbage out — sacar la basura

we took him home — lo llevamos a (su) casa

she took us into her office — nos hizo pasar a su oficina

I'll take you up/down to the third floor — subo/bajo contigo al tercer piso, te llevo al tercer piso

to take the dog (out) for a walk — sacar* el perro a pasear

this path takes you to the main road — este camino lleva or por este camino se llega a la carretera

her job often takes her to Paris — va con frecuencia a París por motivos de trabajo

if you decide to take the matter further — si decide proseguir con el asunto

Sense II

3)

a) \<\<train/plane/bus/taxi\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp)

are you taking the car? — ¿vas a ir en coche?

I had to take the bus back — tuve que volver en autobús

we took the elevator (AmE) o (BrE) lift to the restaurant — tomamos or (esp Esp) cogimos el ascensor para subir/bajar al restaurante

b) \<\<road/turning\>\> tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

I took the wrong road — me equivoqué de camino

c) \<\<bend\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp); \<\<fence\>\> saltar

4)

a) (grasp, seize) tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

he took her by the hand — la tomó or (esp AmL) la agarró or (esp Esp) la cogió de la mano

he took the opportunity — aprovechó la oportunidad

he took control of the situation — se hizo dueño de la situación

she took the knife from him — le quitó el cuchillo

b) ( take charge of)

may I take your coat? — ¿me permite el abrigo?

would you mind taking the baby for a moment? — ¿me tienes al niño un momento?

c) ( occupy)

take a seat — siéntese, tome asiento (frml)

this chair is taken — esta silla está ocupada

5) (remove, steal) llevarse

somebody's taken my purse! — alguien se me ha llevado el monedero!

6) ( catch)

it took us by surprise — nos sorprendió

he was taken completely unawares — lo agarró or (esp Esp) lo cogió completamente desprevenido

to be taken ill — caer* enfermo

7)

a) ( capture) \<\<town/fortress/position\>\> tomar; \<\<pawn/piece\>\> comer

b) ( win) \<\<prize/title\>\> llevarse, hacerse* con; \<\<game/set\>\> ganar

c) ( receive as profit) hacer*, sacar*

8) \<\<medicine/drugs\>\> tomar

have you taken your tablets? — ¿te has tomado las pastillas?

I don't take sugar in my coffee — no le pongo azúcar al café

9)

a) (buy, order) llevar(se)

I'll take this pair — (me) llevo este par

I'll take 12 ounces — déme or (Esp tb) póngame 12 onzas

b) ( buy regularly) comprar

we take The Globe — nosotros compramos or leemos The Globe

c) ( rent) \<\<cottage/apartment\>\> alquilar, coger* (Esp)

10)

a) ( acquire) \<\<lover\>\> buscarse*

to take a wife/husband — casarse

b) ( sexually) (liter) \<\<woman\>\> poseer*

Sense III

11) ( of time) \<\<job/task\>\> llevar; \<\<process\>\> tardar; \<\<person\>\> tardar, demorar(se) (AmL)

it took longer than expected — llevó or tomó más tiempo de lo que se creía

the flight takes two hours — el vuelo dura dos horas

it took weeks for him to recover — tardó semanas en recuperarse

the letter took a week to arrive — la carta tardó or (AmL tb) se demoró una semana en llegar

it took me a long time to do it — me llevó mucho tiempo hacerlo

12) ( need)

it takes courage to do a thing like that — hay que tener or hace falta or se necesita valor para hacer algo así

it took four men to lift it — se necesitaron cuatro hombres para levantarlo

to have (got) what it takes — (colloq) tener* lo que hay que tener or lo que hace falta

13)

a) ( wear)

what size shoes do you take? — ¿qué número calzas?

she takes a 14 — usa la talla or (RPl) el talle 14

b) ( Auto)

this car takes diesel — este coche consume diesel

c) ( Ling) construirse* con, regir*

Sense IV

14) ( accept) \<\<money/bribes/job\>\> aceptar

do you take checks? — ¿aceptan cheques?

take it or leave it — (set phrase) lo tomas o lo dejas

you'll have to take my word for it — vas a tener que fiarte de mi palabra

take it from me — hazme caso

I won't take no for an answer — no me voy a dar por vencido así como así

take that, you scoundrel! — (dated) toma, canalla!

15)

a) (hold, accommodate)

the tank takes/will take 42 liters — el tanque tiene una capacidad de 42 litros

we can take up to 50 passengers — tenemos cabida para un máximo de 50 pasajeros

b) (admit, receive) \<\<patients/pupils\>\> admitir, tomar, coger* (Esp)

they take lodgers — alquilan habitaciones

we don't take telephone reservations o (BrE) bookings — no aceptamos reservas por teléfono

16)

a) (withstand, suffer) \<\<strain/weight\>\> aguantar; \<\<beating/blow\>\> recibir

b) (tolerate, endure) aguantar

I can't take it any longer! — no puedo más!, ya no aguanto más!

he can't take a joke — no sabe aceptar or no se le puede hacer una broma

c) ( bear)

how is he taking it? — ¿qué tal lo lleva?

she's taken it very badly/well — lo lleva muy mal/bien; see also heart 2), 3)

17)

a) (understand, interpret) tomarse

she took it the wrong way — se lo tomó a mal, lo interpretó mal

don't take it personally — no te lo tomes como algo personal

to take something as read/understood — dar* algo por hecho/entendido

I take it that you didn't like him much — por lo que veo no te cayó muy bien; see also take for

b) ( consider) (in imperative) mirar

take Japan, for example — mira el caso del Japón, por ejemplo

Sense V

18)

a) \<\<steps/measures\>\> tomar; \<\<exercise\>\> hacer*

to take a walk/a step forward — dar* un paseo/un paso adelante

take a look at this! — mira esto!

b) (supervise, deal with)

would you take that call, please? — ¿puede atender esa llamada por favor?

19) ( Educ)

a) ( teach) (BrE) darle* clase a

she takes us for Chemistry — nos da clase de química

b) ( learn) \<\<subject\>\> estudiar, hacer*; \<\<course\>\> hacer*

to take an exam — hacer* or dar* or (CS) rendir* or (Méx) tomar un examen, examinarse (Esp)

20)

a) ( record) tomar

we took regular readings — tomamos nota de la temperatura (or presión etc) a intervalos regulares

b) ( write down) \<\<notes\>\> tomar

he took my name and address — me tomó el nombre y la dirección

21) ( adopt)

he takes the view that... — opina que..., es de la opinión de que...

she took an instant dislike to him — le tomó antipatía inmediatamente; see also liking a), offense 2) b), shape I 1) a)

2.

vi

1)

a) \<\<seed\>\> germinar; \<\<cutting\>\> prender

b) \<\<dye\>\> agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

2) ( receive) recibir

all you do is take, take, take — no piensas más que en ti

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Phrasal Verbs:

- take aback

- take after

- take along

- take apart

- take around

- take aside

- take away

- take away from

- take back

- take down

- take for

- take from

- take home

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take out on

- take over

- take round

- take through

- take to

- take up

- take upon

- take up on

- take up with

II

noun

1) ( Cin) toma f

2)

a) ( earnings) ingresos mpl, recaudación f

b) ( share) parte f; ( commission) comisión f

English-spanish dictionary > take
20 rush

I noun
(Bot.) Binse, die
II 1. noun
1) (rapid moving forward)

make a rush for something — sich auf etwas (Akk.) stürzen

the holiday rush — der [hektische] Urlaubsverkehr

2) (hurry) Eile, die

what's all the rush? — wozu diese Hast?

be in a [great] rush — in [großer] Eile sein; es [sehr] eilig haben

3) (surging) Anwandlung, die (of von)

a rush of blood [to the head] — (fig. coll.) eine [plötzliche] Anwandlung

4) (period of great activity) Hochbetrieb, der

there is a rush on — es herrscht Hochbetrieb (ugs.)

a rush of new orders — eine Flut von neuen Aufträgen

5) (heavy demand) Ansturm, der (for, on auf + Akk.)

6) in pl. (Cinemat.) [Bild]muster; Musterkopien
2. transitive verb
1) (convey rapidly)

rush somebody/something somewhere — jemanden/etwas auf schnellstem Wege irgendwohin bringen

rush through Parliament — im Parlament durchpeitschen (ugs. abwertend) [Gesetz]

be rushed — (have to hurry) in Eile sein

2) (cause to act hastily)

rush somebody into doing something — jemanden dazu drängen, etwas zu tun

she hates to be rushed — sie kann es nicht ausstehen, wenn sie sich [ab]hetzen muss

3) (perform quickly) auf die Schnelle erledigen; (perform too quickly)

rush it — zu schnell machen

4) (Mil. or fig.): (charge) stürmen; überrumpeln [feindliche Gruppe]
3. intransitive verb
1) (move quickly) eilen; [Hund, Pferd:] laufen

she rushed into the room — sie stürzte ins Zimmer

rush through Customs/the exit — durch den Zoll/Ausgang stürmen

2) (hurry unduly) sich zu sehr beeilen

don't rush! — nur keine Eile!

3) (flow rapidly) stürzen

rush past — vorbeistürzen

4)

the blood rushed to his face — das Blut schoß ihm ins Gesicht

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/120684/rush_about">rush about

- rush into

- rush up

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I 1. verb
(to (make someone or something) hurry or go quickly: He rushed into the room; She rushed him to the doctor.) stürzen,treiben
2. noun
1) (a sudden quick movement: They made a rush for the door.) der Sturm

2) (a hurry: I'm in a dreadful rush.) die Hetze

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- rush hour
II noun
(a tall grass-like plant growing in or near water: They hid their boat in the rushes.) die Binse

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rush¹

[rʌʃ]

n BOT Binse f

\rush mat Binsenmatte f

to not be worth a \rush ( fig pej) keinen Pfifferling [o ÖSTERR Groschen] wert sein pej fam

rush²

[rʌʃ]

I. n

1. (hurry) Eile f

slow down! what's the \rush? mach langsam! wozu die Eile?

to be in a \rush in Eile sein, es eilig haben

to leave in a \rush sich akk eilig auf den Weg machen

2. (rapid movement) Losstürzen nt, Losstürmen nt, Ansturm m ( for auf + akk); (press) Gedränge nt, Gewühl nt; (demand) lebhafter Andrang, stürmische [o rege] Nachfrage

at the outbreak of the fire there was a mad \rush for the emergency exits als das Feuer ausbrach, stürmte alles wie wild auf die Notausgänge zu

I hate driving during the afternoon \rush ich hasse das Autofahren im nachmittäglichen Verkehrsgewühl

there's been a \rush for tickets es gab eine stürmische Nachfrage nach Karten

the Christmas \rush der Weihnachtstrubel

\rush of customers Kundenandrang m

to make a \rush at sb sich akk auf jdn stürzen

3. ( also fig: surge) Schwall m, Woge f; of emotions [plötzliche] Anwandlung, Anfall m

the memory of who he was came back to him with a \rush mit einem Schlag fiel ihm wieder ein, wer er war

she became light-headed as a result of a sudden \rush of blood to the head ihr wurde schwindlig, nachdem ihr auf einmal das Blut in den Kopf geschossen war

a \rush of air ein Luftstoß m

a \rush of dizziness ein Schwindelanfall m

a \rush of sympathy eine Woge des Mitgefühls

a \rush of tears ein plötzlicher Tränenausbruch

a \rush of water ein Wasserschwall m

4. (migration)

gold \rush Goldrausch m

5. (in American football) Lauf[spiel]angriff m, Durchbruchsversuch m, Durchstoßversuch m

II. vi

1. (hurry) eilen, hetzen

stop \rushing! hör auf zu hetzen!

she's \rushing to help the others sie eilt den anderen zu Hilfe

we \rushed to buy tickets for the show wir besorgten uns umgehend Karten für die Show

we shouldn't \rush to blame them wir sollten sie nicht voreilig beschuldigen

▪ to \rush about [or around] herumhetzen

▪ to \rush in hineinstürmen, hineinstürzen

to \rush into sb's mind ( fig) jdm plötzlich in den Sinn kommen [o durch den Kopf schießen]

▪ to \rush out hinauseilen, hinausstürzen; water herausschießen

▪ to \rush through sth work etw eilig [o hastig] erledigen

▪ to \rush towards sb auf jdn zueilen [o zustürzen]

to \rush up the hill/the stairs den Berg/die Treppe hinaufeilen

to \rush into sb's mind jdm plötzlich in den Sinn kommen [o durch den Kopf schießen

2. (hurry into)

▪ to \rush into sth decision, project etw überstürzen [o übereilen]

we shouldn't \rush into things wir sollten die Dinge nicht überstürzen

to \rush into a marriage überstürzt heiraten

to \rush into a war einen Krieg vom Zaun brechen

3. (in Am football) einen Lauf[spiel]angriff [o Durchbruchsversuch] unternehmen

he has \rushed for over 100 yards er hat den Ball über 100 Yards im Lauf nach vorn getragen

III. vt

1. (send quickly)

▪ to \rush sb/sth [to a place] jdn/etw schnell [an einen Ort] bringen

she was \rushed to hospital sie wurde auf schnellstem Weg ins Krankenhaus gebracht

the United Nations has \rushed food to the famine zone die Vereinten Nationen haben eilends Lebensmittel in die Hungerregion geschickt

2. (pressure)

▪ to \rush sb [into sth] jdn [zu etw dat] treiben [o drängen]

they tried to \rush me into joining sie versuchten, mich zu einem schnellen Beitritt zu bewegen

he \rushed her into marrying him er drängte sie zu einer schnellen Heirat

don't \rush me! dräng mich nicht!

3. (do hurriedly)

to \rush one's food [or supper] das Essen hinunterschlingen, hastig essen

to \rush a job eine Arbeit hastig [o in aller Eile] erledigen

let's not \rush things lass uns nichts überstürzen

▪ to \rush sth through [sth] etw schnell [durch etw akk] durchbringen

the new government \rushed several bills through Parliament die neue Regierung peitschte mehrere Gesetzesvorlagen durch das Parlament

4. (charge)

▪ to \rush sb sich akk auf jdn stürzen, über jdn herfallen

▪ to \rush sth etw stürmen

to \rush the enemy's defences die feindlichen Verteidigungsstellungen stürmen

to \rush the stage auf die Bühne stürmen

5. BRIT (sl: overcharge)

▪ to \rush sb jdn schröpfen [o neppen] BRD, ÖSTERR fam

how much did they \rush you for that? wie viel haben sie dir dafür abgeknöpft? fam

6. AM UNIV (enter fraternity or sorority)

▪ to \rush sth am Aufnahmeritual zu etw dat teilnehmen

7.

▶ to [not] \rush one's fences BRIT die Sache [nicht] überstürzen

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I [rʌʃ]
1. n

1) (= rapid movement of crowd) Andrang m, Gedränge nt; (of air) Stoß m

he was caught in the rush for the door — die zur Tür drängende Menge riss ihn mit

they made a rush for the door — sie drängten zur Tür

there was a rush for the empty seats — alles stürzte sich auf die leeren Sitze

there's been a rush on these goods — diese Waren sind rasend weggegangen

we have a rush on in the office just now — bei uns im Büro herrscht zurzeit Hochbetrieb

the Christmas rush — der Weihnachtsbetrieb

we've had a rush of orders — wir hatten eine Flut von Aufträgen

there was a rush of water —

water streamed out in a rush — das Wasser schoss in einem Schwall heraus

a rush of blood to the head — Blutandrang m im Kopf

a rush of panic — eine plötzliche Panik

a rush of emotion — eine Gefühlsaufwallung

See:

→ gold rush

2) (= hurry) Eile f; (stronger) Hetze f, Hast f

the rush of modern life — die Hetze des modernen Lebens

to be in a rush — in Eile sein

I had a rush to get here on time — ich musste ganz schön hetzen, um rechtzeitig hier zu sein

I did it in a rush — ich habe es sehr schnell or hastig gemacht

what's ( all) the rush? — wozu die Eile/Hetzerei?

is there any rush for this? — eilt das?

it all happened in such a rush — das ging alles so plötzlich

3) pl (FILM) erste Kopie

2. vi
(= hurry) eilen; (stronger) hetzen, hasten; (= run) stürzen; (wind) brausen; (water) schießen, stürzen; (= make rushing noise) rauschen
they rushed to help her — sie eilten ihr zu Hilfe

I rushed to her side — ich eilte an ihre Seite

I'm rushing to finish it — ich beeile mich, es fertig zu machen

don't rush, take your time — überstürzen Sie nichts, lassen Sie sich Zeit

you shouldn't just go rushing into things — Sie sollten die Dinge nicht so überstürzen

to rush into marriage — überstürzt heiraten

to rush through (book) — hastig lesen; meal hastig essen; museum, town hetzen durch; work hastig erledigen

to rush past (person) — vorbeistürzen; (vehicle) vorbeischießen

to rush in/out/back etc — hinein-/hinaus-/zurückstürzen or -stürmen etc

the ambulance rushed to the scene — der Krankenwagen raste zur Unfallstelle

or defense (US) (lit, fig) —

to rush into print — vorzeitig veröffentlichen

the blood rushed to his face —

memories rushed into his mind — Erinnerungen schossen ihm durch den Kopf

3. vt

1)

to rush sb to hospital — jdn schnellstens ins Krankenhaus bringen

they rushed more troops to the front —

they rushed him out (of the room) — sie brachten ihn eilends aus dem Zimmer

they rushed the bill through Parliament — sie peitschten die Gesetzesvorlage durch das Parlament

to rush a book into print — ein Buch eilends in Druck geben

2) (= force to hurry) hetzen, drängen

don't rush me! —

he won't be rushed — er lässt sich nicht drängen or treiben

to be rushed off one's feet — dauernd auf Trab sein (inf)

to rush sb off his feet — jdn dauernd auf Trab halten (inf)

to rush sb into a decision — jdn zu einer hastigen Entscheidung treiben

to rush sb into doing sth — jdn dazu treiben, etw überstürzt zu tun

3) (= charge at) stürmen; fence zustürmen auf (+acc)

the mob rushed the line of policemen — der Mob stürmte auf den Polizeikordon zu

to rush one's fences (fig) — die Sache überstürzen

4) (= do hurriedly) job, task hastig machen, schnell machen; (= do badly) schludern bei (pej)

you can't rush this sort of work — für solche Arbeit muss man sich (dat) Zeit lassen

5) (inf: charge exorbitantly) schröpfen (inf)

what were you rushed for it? — wie viel haben sie dir dafür abgeknöpft? (inf)
II
n (BOT)
Binse f
in the rushes — im Schilf

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rush¹ [rʌʃ]

A v/i

1. stürmen, jagen, rasen, stürzen:

rush about ( oder around) herumhetzen, -hasten;

rush at sb auf jemanden losstürzen;

rush in hereinstürzen, -stürmen;

rush into certain death in den sicheren Tod rennen;

rush into extremes ins Extrem verfallen;

rush into marriage überstürzt heiraten;

an idea rushed into my mind ( oder upon me) ein Gedanke schoss mir durch den Kopf;

blood rushed to her face das Blut schoss ihr ins Gesicht;

rush through

a) hetzen oder hasten durch,

b) ein Buch etc hastig lesen,

c) eine Mahlzeit hastig essen,

d) eine Arbeit hastig erledigen; → conclusion 3, print C 4

2. dahinbrausen, -fegen (Wind)

B v/t

1. (an)treiben, drängen, hetzen:

I refuse to be rushed ich lasse mich nicht drängen;

rush up prices WIRTSCH US die Preise in die Höhe treiben;

be rushed for time umg unter Zeitdruck stehen; → foot A 1

2. schnell oder auf dem schnellsten Wege (hin)bringen oder (-)schaffen:

rush sb to hospital auch jemanden mit Blaulicht ins Krankenhaus bringen

3. eine Arbeit etc hastig erledigen:

rush a bill (through) eine Gesetzesvorlage durchpeitschen

4. überstürzen, -eilen, übers Knie brechen umg

5. losstürmen auf (akk), angreifen, anrennen gegen ( auch SPORT):

rush the goal

6. im Sturm nehmen (auch fig), erstürmen

7. über ein Hindernis hinwegsetzen

8. US sl mit Aufmerksamkeiten überhäufen, umwerben

9. Br umg jemanden neppen (£5 um 5 Pfund):

how much did they rush you for it? wie viel haben sie dir dafür abgeknöpft?

C s

1. (Vorwärts)Stürmen n, Dahinschießen n, -jagen n

2. Brausen n (des Windes)

3. Eile f:

at a rush, on the rush umg in aller Eile, schnellstens;

with a rush plötzlich;

there’s no rush es hat keine Eile, es eilt nicht

4. fig

a) (An)Sturm m ( for auf akk) ( auch WIRTSCH)

b) (Massen-)Andrang m

c) besonders WIRTSCH stürmische Nachfrage (on, for nach):

make a rush for losstürzen auf (akk)

5. MED (Blut)Andrang m

6. fig

a) plötzlicher Ausbruch (of von Tränen etc)

b) plötzliche Anwandlung, Anfall m ( beide:

of von Mitleid etc)

c) sl ([wie] durch Drogen erzeugter) Euphorieschub oder Gefühlskick

7. a) Drang m (der Geschäfte), Hetze f umg

b) Hochbetrieb m, -druck m

c) Überhäufung f (of mit Arbeit etc)

8. SCHULE US (Wett)Kampf m

9. pl FILM Schnellkopie f

D adj

1. eilig, dringend, Eil…

2. geschäftig, Hochbetriebs…

rush² [rʌʃ]

A s

1. BOT Binse f

2. koll Binsen pl

3. ORN Binsenhuhn n

4. fig Deut m:

not worth a rush keinen Pfifferling wert umg;

I don’t care a rush es ist mir völlig schnurz umg

B adj Binsen…:

rush-bottomed chair Binsenstuhl m

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I noun
(Bot.) Binse, die
II 1. noun
1) (rapid moving forward)

make a rush for something — sich auf etwas (Akk.) stürzen

the holiday rush — der [hektische] Urlaubsverkehr

2) (hurry) Eile, die

what's all the rush? — wozu diese Hast?

be in a [great] rush — in [großer] Eile sein; es [sehr] eilig haben

3) (surging) Anwandlung, die (of von)

a rush of blood [to the head] — (fig. coll.) eine [plötzliche] Anwandlung

4) (period of great activity) Hochbetrieb, der

there is a rush on — es herrscht Hochbetrieb (ugs.)

a rush of new orders — eine Flut von neuen Aufträgen

5) (heavy demand) Ansturm, der (for, on auf + Akk.)

6) in pl. (Cinemat.) [Bild]muster; Musterkopien
2. transitive verb
1) (convey rapidly)

rush somebody/something somewhere — jemanden/etwas auf schnellstem Wege irgendwohin bringen

rush through Parliament — im Parlament durchpeitschen (ugs. abwertend) [Gesetz]

be rushed — (have to hurry) in Eile sein

2) (cause to act hastily)

rush somebody into doing something — jemanden dazu drängen, etwas zu tun

she hates to be rushed — sie kann es nicht ausstehen, wenn sie sich [ab]hetzen muss

3) (perform quickly) auf die Schnelle erledigen; (perform too quickly)

rush it — zu schnell machen

4) (Mil. or fig.): (charge) stürmen; überrumpeln [feindliche Gruppe]
3. intransitive verb
1) (move quickly) eilen; [Hund, Pferd:] laufen

she rushed into the room — sie stürzte ins Zimmer

rush through Customs/the exit — durch den Zoll/Ausgang stürmen

2) (hurry unduly) sich zu sehr beeilen

don't rush! — nur keine Eile!

3) (flow rapidly) stürzen

rush past — vorbeistürzen

4)

the blood rushed to his face — das Blut schoß ihm ins Gesicht

Phrasal Verbs:

- rush about

- rush into

- rush up

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n.

Andrang -¨e m.

Eile -n f. v.

drängen v.

hetzen v.

rasen v.

stürzen v.

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drive sb out of sth — UK US drive sb/sth out (of sth) Phrasal Verb with drive({{}}/draɪv/ verb [T] (drove, driven) ► to force someone or something to leave or stop doing something: »Critics say the company is trying to drive out competition and charge high royalties.… … Financial and business terms
drive sb/sth out — UK US drive sb/sth out (of sth) Phrasal Verb with drive({{}}/draɪv/ verb [T] (drove, driven) ► to force someone or something to leave or stop doing something: »Critics say the company is trying to drive out competition and charge high royalties.… … Financial and business terms
drive sth out — UK US drive sb/sth out (of sth) Phrasal Verb with drive({{}}/draɪv/ verb [T] (drove, driven) ► to force someone or something to leave or stop doing something: »Critics say the company is trying to drive out competition and charge high royalties.… … Financial and business terms
check sth in — UK US check sth in Phrasal Verb with check({{}}/tʃek/ verb ► UK TRANSPORT to leave a bag or case with an official when you arrive at an airport, so that you do not have to carry it onto the plane: »Passengers will be allowed to check in one… … Financial and business terms
subject to sth — ► likely to have or experience a particular thing, especially something unpleasant: be subject to a charge/fee/tariff »You may be subject to additional bank charges for currency conversion. »The company could be subject to a hostile takeover.… … Financial and business terms

Словари и энциклопедии на Академике

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to leave sb in charge of sth

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to leave sb in charge of sth

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