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lose [lu:z]

(preterite, past participle lost)

1. transitive verb

   a. perdre

• there's no time to lose il n'y a pas de temps à perdre

• there's not a minute to lose il n'y a pas une minute à perdre

• you've got nothing to lose tu n'as rien à perdre

• you've got nothing to lose by helping him tu n'as rien à perdre à l'aider

• to lose weight perdre du poids

• to lose one's life perdre la vie

• 100 men were lost 100 hommes ont perdu la vie

• 20 lives were lost in the explosion 20 personnes ont trouvé la mort dans l'explosion

• he didn't lose any sleep over it ça ne l'a pas empêché de dormir

• don't lose any sleep over it! ne vous en faites pas !

• to lose one's voice avoir une extinction de voix

• to lose interest in sth se désintéresser de qch

• he's lost his licence ( = been disqualified from driving) on lui a retiré son permis de conduire

• the ship was lost with all hands le navire a sombré corps et biens

• this was not lost on him cela ne lui a pas échappé

• to lose ten minutes a day [watch, clock] retarder de dix minutes par jour

• you've lost me there (inf) je ne vous suis plus

• that will lose you your job cela va vous coûter votre place

• that lost us the war cela nous a fait perdre la guerre

► to get lost [person] se perdre

• he got lost in the wood il s'est perdu dans la forêt

• to get lost in the post être égaré par la poste

• get lost! (inf!) barre-toi ! (inf !)► to lose it (inf) disjoncter (inf)

   b. ( = make redundant) licencier

• they had to lose 100 workers ils ont dû licencier 100 employés

   c. ( = shake off) semer

• he managed to lose the detective who was following him il a réussi à semer le détective qui le suivait

2. intransitive verb

• they lost 6-1 ils ont perdu 6 à 1

• they lost to the new team ils se sont fait battre par la nouvelle équipe

• he lost on the deal il a été perdant dans l'affaire

• you can't lose! (inf) tu n'as rien à perdre !

► lose out intransitive verb être perdant

• to lose out on a deal être perdant dans une affaire

• he lost out on it il a été perdant

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transitive verb (prét, pp lost)

1) ( mislay) perdre [object, person]

2) ( not have any longer) perdre

3) (miss, waste) manquer [chance]; perdre [time]

4) ( be defeated in) gen, Jur, Politics, Sport perdre [war, race, bet, election]; avoir le dessous dans [argument]; perdre en [appeal]

5) ( lose sight of) perdre [quelque chose] de vue [moving object]; fig

6) (shake off, get rid of) se débarrasser de [habit]; semer (colloq) [pursuer]

7) ( go slow) [clock] retarder de [minutes, seconds]

8) ( cause to forfeit)

intransitive verb (prét, pp lost)

1) ( be defeated) se faire battre (to par)

2) (be worse off, deteriorate) perdre

3) [clock, watch] retarder

reflexive verb (prét, pp lost)

- lose out

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lose

A vtr ( prét, pp lost)

1 ( mislay) perdre [object, person] ; to lose one's way lit se perdre, perdre son chemin ; fig s'égarer ;

2 ( be deprived of) perdre ; the poem has lost something in translation le poème a perdu quelque chose à la traduction ; to lose interest in sth se désintéresser de qch ; to lose touch (with person, reality, situation) perdre contact (with avec) ; to lose the use of perdre l'usage de [limb, muscle] ; to lose one's life mourir ; many lives were lost il y a eu de nombreuses victimes ; 200 jobs will be lost 200 emplois vont être supprimés ; to lose one's breath s'essouffler ; to lose one's figure s'épaissir ; he's losing his looks il n'est plus aussi beau qu'autrefois ; we are losing a lot of business to our competitors nous avons perdu beaucoup d'affaires au profit de nos concurrents ; they lost both sons in the war ils ont perdu leurs deux fils pendant la guerre ; to be lost at sea périr en mer ; to have nothing/little to lose ○ n'avoir rien/pas grand-chose à perdre ; try it, you've nothing to lose ○ ! essaie, tu n'as rien à perdre! ; you've nothing to lose by applying tu ne risques rien en posant ta candidature ; I daren't, I've got too much to lose je n'ose pas, c'est trop risqué ;

3 (miss, waste) manquer [chance] ; perdre [time] ; there's no time/not a moment to lose il n'y a pas de temps/un instant à perdre ; stopping meant losing vital seconds s'arrêter représentait une perte de secondes capitales ; he lost no time in replying il n'a pas perdu de temps pour répondre ; this allusion was not lost on him cette allusion ne lui a pas échappé ;

4 ( be defeated in) gen, Jur, Pol, Sport perdre [fight, war, match, game, race, case, bet, election, vote] ; avoir le dessous dans [argument, debate] ; perdre en [appeal] ;

5 ( not hear or understand) manquer [remark, word] ; ( not see) perdre [qch] de vue [moving object] ; you've lost me there ○ ! je ne vous suis plus! ; their cries were lost in the din leurs cris ont été étouffés par le vacarme ;

6 (shake off, get rid of) se débarrasser de [habit, unwanted person or object] ; semer ○ [pursuer] ; supprimer [job] ; licencier [worker] ;

7 ( go slow) [clock, watch] retarder de [minutes, seconds] ;

8 ( cause to forfeit) to lose sb sth faire perdre qch à qn ; his speech lost the party a million votes son discours a fait perdre au parti un million de voix.

B vi ( prét, pp lost)

1 ( be defeated) perdre (to sb devant qn) ; they lost to the French team ils se sont fait battre par l'équipe française ;

2 (be worse off, deteriorate) perdre ; they lost on the sale of the house ils ont vendu la maison à perte ; the novel loses in translation le roman y perd à la traduction ; try it, you can't lose! essaie, tu n'as rien à perdre! ;

3 [clock, watch] retarder.

C v refl ( prét, pp lost) to lose oneself in se plonger dans [book] ; se perdre dans [contemplation].

to lose it (totally) ○ péter les plombs ○.

■ lose out être perdant ; to lose out on perdre dans [deal] ; manquer, rater ○ [chance, opportunity, bargain] ; to lose out to sb se faire dépasser par qn.

one [wʌn]

un/une ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (e)-(h) seul ⇒ 1 (c) même ⇒ 1 (d) on ⇒ 2B

1 adjective

(a) (in expressions of age, date, measurement etc) un (une);

∎ one dollar un dollar;

∎ one pound une livre;

∎ one and a half kilos un kilo et demi;

∎ twenty-one apples vingt et une pommes;

∎ one million un million;

∎ one thousand mille;

∎ at one o'clock à une heure;

∎ he'll be one (year old) in June il aura un an en juin;

∎ on page one (of book) (à la) page un; (of newspaper) à la une;

∎ one fifty (a hundred and fifty) cent cinquante; (one pound and fifty pence) une livre cinquante (pence); (one dollar fifty cents) un dollar cinquante (cents); (time) deux heures moins dix, une heure cinquante;

∎ one or two (a few) un/une ou deux;

∎ a million or a thousand and one (a lot) un millier de;

∎ the odds are (at) ten to one la cote est à dix contre un;

∎ it's ten to one that or American one will get you ten that he's at the office je parie (à) dix contre un qu'il est au bureau

(b) (referring to a single object or person) un (une);

∎ one American in two un Américain sur deux;

∎ only one answer is correct il n'y a qu'une seule bonne réponse;

∎ at any one time au même moment;

∎ one car looks much like another to me pour moi, toutes les voitures se ressemblent;

∎ take one half and give him the other prends-en une moitié et donne-lui l'autre;

∎ one member one vote = système de scrutin "un homme, une voix"

(c) (only, single) seul, unique;

∎ my one mistake ma seule erreur;

∎ the one woman who knows la seule femme qui soit au courant;

∎ no one man should have that responsibility c'est trop de responsabilité pour un seul homme;

∎ not one family was spared pas une (seule) famille ne fut épargnée

(d) (same) même;

∎ they all arrived on the one day ils sont tous arrivés le même jour;

∎ the two wanted men are in fact one and the same person les deux hommes recherchés sont en fait une seule et même personne;

∎ to be of one mind (with sb on sth) être du même avis (que qn sur qch);

∎ it's all one to me ça m'est égal

(e) (instead of "a")

∎ if there's one thing I hate it's rudeness s'il y a une chose que je n'aime pas, c'est bien la grossièreté;

∎ for one thing it's too late d'abord, c'est trop tard;

∎ one thing at a time chaque chose en son temps;

∎ one thing you'll need to know is… il y a quelque chose qu'il vous faudra savoir…;

∎ we had one customer once who wouldn't leave une fois on a eu un client qui ne voulait pas partir

(f) (a certain)

∎ I was introduced to one Ian Bell on m'a présenté un certain Ian Bell

(g) (indicating indefinite time)

∎ one day you'll understand un jour, tu comprendras;

∎ one evening in July un soir de juillet;

∎ early one morning un matin de bonne heure

(h) familiar (as intensifier)

∎ that's one fine car! c'est une sacrée bagnole!;

∎ the room was one big mess! il y avait une de ces pagailles dans la pièce!;

∎ it's been one hell of a day! quelle journée!^□

2 pronoun

A.

(a) (person, thing)

∎ which one lequel (laquelle) m,f;

∎ this one celui-ci (celle-ci) m,f;

∎ that one celui-là (celle-là) m,f;

∎ the other one l'autre mf;

∎ the right one le (la) bon (bonne);

∎ the wrong one le (la) mauvais(e);

∎ which one do you prefer? lequel (laquelle) préférez-vous?;

∎ which ones? lesquels?;

∎ these ones ceux-ci (celles-ci) mpl, fpl;

∎ those ones ceux-là (celles-là) mpl, fpl;

∎ which dog? - the one that's barking quel chien? - celui qui aboie;

∎ which cars? - the ones you like quelles voitures? - celles que tu aimes;

∎ the one I spoke of celui dont j'ai parlé;

∎ he's the one who did it c'est lui qui l'a fait;

∎ one of my colleagues is sick (l')un de mes collègues est malade;

∎ one of the bulbs has fused (l')une des ampoules a grillé;

∎ one of them l'un d'entre eux, l'un d'eux;

∎ give me one of them donnez-m'en un;

∎ she's one of us elle est des nôtres;

∎ any one of us n'importe lequel d'entre nous;

∎ that's one of my favourite restaurants c'est (l')un de mes restaurants préférés;

∎ he's one of my many admirers c'est un de mes nombreux admirateurs;

∎ I've only got one je n'en ai qu'un;

∎ there's only one left il n'en reste qu'un;

∎ I was the only one there j'étais le seul à me trouver là;

∎ have you seen one? en avez-vous vu un?;

∎ two for the price of one deux pour le prix d'un;

∎ one or other l'un d'eux;

∎ one after the other l'un après l'autre;

∎ you can't have one without the other l'un ne va pas sans l'autre;

∎ take the new one prends le nouveau;

∎ the scheme was a good one on paper le plan était excellent en théorie;

∎ she's eaten all the ripe ones elle a mangé tous ceux qui étaient mûrs/toutes celles qui étaient mûres;

∎ our loved or dear ones ceux qui nous sont chers;

∎ the mother and her little ones la mère et ses petits;

∎ she's my littlest one c'est ma plus jeune ou ma petite dernière;

∎ he's a strange one, that boy il est bizarre, ce garçon;

∎ British familiar ooh, you are a one! toi, alors!;

∎ British familiar he's a right one he is! lui alors!;

∎ familiar I'm not much of a one or I'm not a great one for cheese je ne raffole pas du fromage;

∎ she's a great one for computers c'est une mordue d'informatique;

∎ she's one in a million or thousand c'est une perle rare;

∎ I'm not one to gossip but… je ne suis pas du genre commère mais…;

∎ I want the opinion of one better able to judge je voudrais avoir l'opinion de quelqu'un qui soit plus capable de juger;

∎ familiar there's one born every minute! comment peut-on être aussi stupide!^□ ;

∎ one and all tous (sans exception);

∎ one at a time un à la fois;

∎ proverb one for all and all for one un pour tous et tous pour un;

∎ familiar to get one over on sb avoir l'avantage sur qn^□

(b) (joke, story, question etc)

∎ have you heard the one about the two postmen? tu connais celle des deux facteurs?;

∎ that's a good one! elle est bien bonne celle-là!;

∎ that's a hard one (a difficult question) vous me posez une colle;

∎ that's an easy one c'est facile;

∎ the question is one of great importance cette question est d'une grande importance;

∎ you'll have to solve this one yourself il faudra que tu règles ça tout seul

(c) familiar (drink)

∎ do you fancy a quick one? on prend un verre en vitesse?^□ ;

∎ to have had one too many avoir bu un coup de trop

(d) familiar (blow)

∎ to hit or thump or belt sb one en coller une à qn

(e) British familiar

∎ to go into one (lose one's temper) péter les plombs, péter une durite

(f) very familiar

∎ to give sb one (have sex with) en glisser une paire à qn

(g) Knitting

∎ to make one faire une augmentation, augmenter d'une maille

(h) Stock Exchange unité f;

∎ to issue shares in ones émettre des actions en unités

B.

(a) formal (as subject) on; (as object or after preposition) vous;

∎ if one loses one's or American his temper si on se met en colère;

∎ one can only do one's or American his best on fait ce qu'on peut;

∎ it is enough to make one weep il y a de quoi vous faire pleurer;

∎ it certainly makes one think ça fait réfléchir, c'est sûr

(b) (with infinitive forms)

∎ to wash one's hands se laver les mains;

∎ to put one's hands in one's pockets mettre ses ou les mains dans les poches

3 at one adverb

∎ formal to be at one with sb/sth être en harmonie avec qn/qch;

∎ she felt at one with the world elle se sentait en harmonie avec le monde

4 for one adverb

∎ I for one am disappointed pour ma part, je suis déçu;

∎ I know that Gillian for one is against it je sais que Gillian est contre en tout cas

5 in one adverb

(a) (combined)

∎ all in one à la fois;

∎ she's a writer, actress and director (all) in one elle est à la fois scénariste, actrice et metteur en scène;

∎ two volumes in one deux volumes en un;

∎ a useful three-in-one kitchen knife un couteau de cuisine très utile avec ses trois fonctions

(b) (at one attempt) du premier coup;

∎ he did it in one il l'a fait en un seul coup;

∎ familiar got it in one! du premier coup!^□

6 in ones and twos adverb

∎ they arrived in ones and twos ils arrivèrent les uns après les autres;

∎ people stood around in ones and twos les gens se tenaient là par petits groupes

7 one another pronoun

(two people) l'un l'autre (l'une l'autre) m,f; (more than two people) les uns les autres (les unes les autres) mpl, fpl;

∎ they didn't dare talk to one another ils n'ont pas osé se parler;

∎ we love one another nous nous aimons;

∎ the group meet in one another's homes le groupe se réunit chez l'un ou chez l'autre;

∎ they respect one another (two people) ils ont du respect l'un pour l'autre; (more than two people) ils se respectent les uns les autres;

∎ you can copy one another's notes (two people) vous pouvez copier vos notes l'un sur l'autre; (more than two people) vous pouvez copier vos notes les uns sur les autres

8 one by one adverb

un par un (une par une)

►► the One Thousand Guineas = course de chevaux qui se déroule à Newmarket en Angleterre

verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. lost)

1) (mislay) perdere [object, person]

2) (be deprived of) perdere

3) (miss, waste) perdere, sprecare [chance, time]

4) (be defeated in) dir. pol. sport perdere [war, race, bet, election]; avere la peggio in [ argument]; perdere (una causa) in [ appeal]

5) (not see) perdere (di vista) [ moving object]

6) (shake off) perdere [ habit]; seminare [ pursuer]; eliminare [ post]

7) (go slow) [ clock] rimanere, andare indietro di [minutes, seconds]

8) (cause to forfeit)

verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. lost)

1) (be defeated) perdere (to sb. con, contro qcn.)

2) (be worse off, deteriorate) perderci, rimetterci

3) [ watch] rimanere indietro, andare indietro

verbo riflessivo (pass., p.pass. lost)

- lose out

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1) (to stop having; to have no longer: She has lost interest in her work; I have lost my watch; He lost hold of the rope.) perdere

2) (to have taken away from one (by death, accident etc): She lost her father last year; The ship was lost in the storm; He has lost his job.) perdere

3) (to put (something) where it cannot be found: My secretary has lost your letter.) perdere

4) (not to win: I always lose at cards; She lost the race.) perdere

5) (to waste or use more (time) than is necessary: He lost no time in informing the police of the crime.) perdere

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- loser

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verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. lost)

1) (mislay) perdere [object, person]

2) (be deprived of) perdere

3) (miss, waste) perdere, sprecare [chance, time]

4) (be defeated in) dir. pol. sport perdere [war, race, bet, election]; avere la peggio in [ argument]; perdere (una causa) in [ appeal]

5) (not see) perdere (di vista) [ moving object]

6) (shake off) perdere [ habit]; seminare [ pursuer]; eliminare [ post]

7) (go slow) [ clock] rimanere, andare indietro di [minutes, seconds]

8) (cause to forfeit)

verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. lost)

1) (be defeated) perdere (to sb. con, contro qcn.)

2) (be worse off, deteriorate) perderci, rimetterci

3) [ watch] rimanere indietro, andare indietro

verbo riflessivo (pass., p.pass. lost)

- lose out

I

1. терять

2. затерять, не находить

3. 1) утратить, потерять, не сохранить

2) избавиться, освободиться

4. недослышать, не разглядеть

5. 1) упустить, не воспользоваться

2) пропустить, опоздать (на поезд и т. п.)

6. 1) проигрывать

2) не получить

7. 1) нести убыток, потери; терпеть ущерб

2) лишать; причинять ущерб

8. 1) потерять, лишиться ( вследствие смерти)

2) преим. pass погибнуть, исчезнуть

9. отставать ( о часах)

II Б

1. to lose oneself in smth.

1) углубиться, погрузиться во что-л.

2) затеряться где-л.

2. to be lost in smth.

1) исчезнуть, затеряться в чём-л.

2) быть погружённым во что-л., с головой уйти во что-л.

3. to be lost to smth. не чувствовать, не испытывать чего-л.

4. to be lost on /upon/ smb. пропасть даром для кого-л., не достигнуть цели

1) (to stop having; to have no longer: She has lost interest in her work; I have lost my watch; He lost hold of the rope.) perder

2) (to have taken away from one (by death, accident etc): She lost her father last year; The ship was lost in the storm; He has lost his job.) perder

3) (to put (something) where it cannot be found: My secretary has lost your letter.) perder

4) (not to win: I always lose at cards; She lost the race.) perder

5) (to waste or use more (time) than is necessary: He lost no time in informing the police of the crime.) perder

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- loser

lose vb perder

El pasado y participio pasado de lose es lost; el gerundio se escribe losing

tr[lʊːz]

transitive verb (pt & pp lost tr[lɒst], ger losing)

1 (in general) perder

■ he's lost his car keys ha perdido las llaves del coche

■ he lost himself in the middle of his explanation se perdió a mitad de la explicación

2 (immerse) sumergir (in, en)

■ she lost herself in the novel estaba absorta en la novela

3 (clock) atrasar

■ this watch loses 5 minutes a day este reloj atrasa 5 minutos por día

intransitive verb

1 (in general) perder

■ Liverpool lost to United el Liverpool perdió ante el United

2 (clock) atrasarse

\

to have nothing to lose familiar no tener nada que perder

to lose one's head perder la cabeza

to lose one's heart (to somebody) enamorarse (de alguien)

to lose one's life perder la vida, perecer

to lose one's way perderse

to lose sight of something perder algo de vista

to lose weight adelgazar, perder peso

lose ['lu:z] v, lost ['lɔst] ; losing ['lu:-zɪŋ] vt

1) : perder

I lost my umbrella: perdí mi paraguas

to lose blood: perder sangre

to lose one's voice: quedarse fónico

to have nothing to lose: no tener nada que perder

to lose no time: no perder tiempo

to lose weight: perder peso, adelgazar

to lose one's temper: perder los estribos, enojarse, enfadarse

to lose sight of: perder de vista

2) : costar, hacer perder

the errors lost him his job: los errores le costaron su empleo

3) : atrasar

my watch loses 5 minutes a day: mi reloj atrasa 5 minutos por día

to lose oneself : perderse, ensimismarse

lose vi

1) : perder

we lost to the other team: perdimos contra el otro equipo

2) : atrasarse

the clock loses time: el reloj se atrasa

(§ p.,p.p.: lost) = palmar v.

• perder v.

1) transitive verb (past & past p lost)

2) ( mislay) perder*

3) ( be deprived of) \<\<sight/territory/right\>\> perder*

4)

a) ( fail to keep) \<\<customers/popularity/speed\>\> perder*

b) ( rid oneself of) \<\<inhibitions\>\> perder*

5)

a) ( shake off) \<\<pursuer\>\> deshacerse* de

b) ( lose sight of) perder* de vista

6) ( confuse) confundir

7) ( cause to lose) costar*, hacer* perder

8)

a) ( miss) \<\<train/flight/connection\>\> perder*

b) ( let pass) \<\<time/opportunity\>\> perder*

9) ( fail to win) \<\<game/battle/election\>\> perder*

1)

a) ( be beaten) \<\<team/contestant/party\>\> perder*

b) losing pres p <team/party> perdedor

2)

a) ( suffer losses) perder*

b) ( be less effective) perder*

3) \<\<watch/clock\>\> atrasar, atrasarse

v refl

- lose out

1. VT

1) (=mislay, fail to find) perder

2) (=be deprived of) perder

3) (=fail to keep) perder

- lose it

4) (=fail to win) [+ game, war, election] perder

5) (=miss)

6) (=waste) perder

7) * (=get rid of) [+ unwanted companion] deshacerse de; [+ pursuers] zafarse de

8) (=fall behind) [watch, clock] atrasarse

9) (=cause loss of)

10) * (=confuse) confundir

11)

2. VI

1) [player, team] perder

2) [watch, clock] atrasarse

- lose out

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1) transitive verb (past & past p lost)

2) ( mislay) perder*

3) ( be deprived of) \<\<sight/territory/right\>\> perder*

4)

a) ( fail to keep) \<\<customers/popularity/speed\>\> perder*

b) ( rid oneself of) \<\<inhibitions\>\> perder*

5)

a) ( shake off) \<\<pursuer\>\> deshacerse* de

b) ( lose sight of) perder* de vista

6) ( confuse) confundir

7) ( cause to lose) costar*, hacer* perder

8)

a) ( miss) \<\<train/flight/connection\>\> perder*

b) ( let pass) \<\<time/opportunity\>\> perder*

9) ( fail to win) \<\<game/battle/election\>\> perder*

1)

a) ( be beaten) \<\<team/contestant/party\>\> perder*

b) losing pres p <team/party> perdedor

2)

a) ( suffer losses) perder*

b) ( be less effective) perder*

3) \<\<watch/clock\>\> atrasar, atrasarse

v refl

- lose out

lose one's good looks (дурнеть)

lose one's looks (дурнеть)

1 to make ugly, to scar.

afear a alguien su conducta to condemn somebody's behavior (criticar)

Su actitud afea sus facciones Her attitude makes her features ugly.

2 to reproach.

El profesor afea al copiador The teacher reproaches the copycat.

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► verbo transitivo

1 to make ugly, disfigure

2 figurado (vituperar) to reproach

■ mi padre me afeaba la conducta my father reproached me for my behaviour

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1) (=hacer feo) to make ugly, disfigure

2) (=censurar) to condemn, censure

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verbo transitivo

a) < persona> to make... look ugly; < paisaje> to spoil

b) < conducta> to criticize

afearse v pron to lose one's looks

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= disfigure, deface.

Ex. Whichever he chooses he will still have to sift out and categorize the numerous errors that disfigure all the early texts of the play.

Ex. Do not write or scribble in books or otherwise deface them.

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verbo transitivo

a) < persona> to make... look ugly; < paisaje> to spoil

b) < conducta> to criticize

afearse v pron to lose one's looks

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afear [A1 ]

1 ‹persona› to make … look ugly; ‹paisaje› to spoil

esos grandes hoteles que afean la costa those big hotels which spoil the coastline

los anteojos no lo afean glasses don't look bad on him

2 ‹conducta› to criticize

to lose one's looks

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a) ‹ persona› to make … look ugly;

b) ‹ conducta› to criticize

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♦ vt

1. [volver feo] to make ugly;

ese peinado la afea that hairstyle doesn't do her any favours;

las líneas de alta tensión afean el paisaje power lines spoil the landscape

2. [criticar]

♦ See also the pronominal verb afearse

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afear algo/a alguien make sth/s.o. look ugly

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afear vt

: to make ugly, to disfigure

1 to spoil.

2 to go downhill, to deteriorate.

El virus desmejora su salud The virus deteriorates his health.

3 to damage, to harm.

El clima desmejora los muros The weather damages the walls.

4 to lose quality, to decline to an inferior state, to downgrade, to retrograde.

La pintura desmejora con el tiempo Paint loses quality with time.

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► verbo transitivo

1 to spoil, make worse, damage

► verbo intransitivo

1 to deteriorate, get worse, go downhill

► verbo pronominal desmejorarse

1 to deteriorate, get worse, go downhill

\

estar desmejorado,-a to look unwell, look worse

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1. VT

1) (=dañar) to spoil

2) (Med) to weaken

desmejorarse

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verbo intransitivo

a) ( de salud) to get worse, to deteriorate

b) ( de atractivo) to lose one's looks

a) <salud/enfermo> ( debilitar) to weaken; ( empeorar) to make... worse

b) ( de atractivo) to make... look less attractive

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verbo intransitivo

a) ( de salud) to get worse, to deteriorate

b) ( de atractivo) to lose one's looks

a) <salud/enfermo> ( debilitar) to weaken; ( empeorar) to make... worse

b) ( de atractivo) to make... look less attractive

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desmejorar [A1 ]

(en cuanto a la salud): sigue desmejorando, pero no quiere ir al médico she's getting worse, but she refuses to go to the doctor

había desmejorado mucho he was looking much worse

2 (en cuanto al atractivo) to lose one's looks

1 ‹salud/enfermo› (debilitar) to weaken; (empeorar) to make … worse

2 (en cuanto al atractivo) to make … look less attractive

tanto maquillaje la desmejora mucho wearing so much makeup makes her look less attractive o spoils her looks

3 ‹economía› to damage; ‹condiciones sociales› to make … worse

desmejorar vi

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♦ vt

to spoil;

ese peinado la desmejora mucho that hairstyle does absolutely nothing for her

♦ vi

1. [enfermar] to deteriorate, to get worse;

empezó a desmejorar en el verano his health began to deteriorate over the summer

2. [perder cualidades, atractivo] to go downhill, to deteriorate;

desmejoró mucho con la edad he really went downhill as he got older

♦ See also the pronominal verb desmejorarse

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I v/t spoil

II v/i MED get worse, go downhill;

ha desmejorado mucho con la edad he’s lost a lot of his good looks as he’s got older

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desmejorar vt

: to weaken, to make worse

desmejorar vi

: to decline (in health), to get worse

[luk]

affairs took on an ugly look дела пошли плохо look to указывать на; the evidence looks to acquittal судя по свидетельским показаниям, его оправдают; look toward = look to look вид, наружность; good looks красота; миловидность look взгляд; to have (или to take) a look at посмотреть на; ознакомиться с look выражать (взглядом, видом); he looked his thanks весь его вид выражал благодарность look upon смотреть как на; считать за; he was looked upon as an authority на него смотрели как на авторитет, его считали авторитетом to lose one's looks дурнеть; I don't like the look of him мне не нравится его вид look towards: I look towards you пью за ваше здоровье to look like выглядеть как, походить на, быть похожим на; it looks like rain(-ing) похоже, что будет дождь look смотреть, глядеть; осматривать; перен. быть внимательным, следить; to look ahead смотреть вперед (в будущее); look ahead! берегись!; осторожно! look смотреть, глядеть; осматривать; перен. быть внимательным, следить; to look ahead смотреть вперед (в будущее); look ahead! берегись!; осторожно! look ahead упреждение look at посмотреть (в чем дело), проверить; one's way of looking at things (чьи-л.) взгляды; (чья-л.) манера смотреть на вещи look at смотреть (на что-л., на кого-л.) to look at home обратиться к своей совести, заглянуть себе в душу; to look at him судя по его виду to look at home обратиться к своей совести, заглянуть себе в душу; to look at him судя по его виду look back вспоминать, оглядываться на прошлое look back оглядываться look before you leap не будьте опрометчивы; look here! послушайте!; look sharp! живей!; смотри(те) в оба! look down ком. падать (в цене) look down смотреть свысока, презирать (on, upon) look for искать look for ожидать, надеяться на look for a job искать работу look before you leap не будьте опрометчивы; look here! послушайте!; look sharp! живей!; смотри(те) в оба! look in заглянуть (к кому-л.) look in смотреть телепередачу look into заглядывать look into исследовать look on = look upon look on наблюдать to look one's age выглядеть не старше своих лет to look oneself again принять обычный вид, оправиться look out быть настороже; look out! осторожнее!, берегись! look out быть настороже; look out! осторожнее!, берегись! look out выглядывать (откуда-л.) look out иметь вид, выходить (on, over - на что-л.) look out подыскивать; to look out for a house присматривать (для покупки) дом look out подыскивать; to look out for a house присматривать (для покупки) дом look over не заметить look over просматривать look over простить look round взвесить все (прежде чем действовать) look round оглядываться кругом look before you leap не будьте опрометчивы; look here! послушайте!; look sharp! живей!; смотри(те) в оба! sharp: look look! живей! look look! смотри(те) в оба! to look things in the face смотреть опасности в глаза look through видеть (кого-л.) насквозь look through просматривать (что-л.) look through смотреть в (окно и т. п.) through: I have read the book look я прочел всю книгу; to get through пройти; to look through просмотреть to look through blue-coloured (rose-coloured) glasses видеть все в непривлекательном (привлекательном) свете look to заботиться о, следить за; look to it that this doesn't happen again смотрите, чтобы это не повторилось look to надеяться на look to рассчитывать на look to стремиться, быть направленным (к чему-л., на что-л.); иметь склонность (к чему-л.) look to указывать на; the evidence looks to acquittal судя по свидетельским показаниям, его оправдают; look toward = look to look to указывать на; the evidence looks to acquittal судя по свидетельским показаниям, его оправдают; look toward = look to look to заботиться о, следить за; look to it that this doesn't happen again смотрите, чтобы это не повторилось look to указывать на; the evidence looks to acquittal судя по свидетельским показаниям, его оправдают; look toward = look to look towards: I look towards you пью за ваше здоровье look up искать (что-л. в справочнике) look up вчт. искать look up разг. навещать (кого-л.) look up повышаться (в цене) look up смотреть вверх, поднимать глаза; to look up and down смерить взглядом; to look up (to smb.) смотреть почтительно (на кого-л.); уважать (кого-л.); считаться (с кем-л.) look up смотреть вверх, поднимать глаза; to look up and down смерить взглядом; to look up (to smb.) смотреть почтительно (на кого-л.); уважать (кого-л.); считаться (с кем-л.) look up разг. улучшаться (о делах); things are looking up положение улучшается look up смотреть вверх, поднимать глаза; to look up and down смерить взглядом; to look up (to smb.) смотреть почтительно (на кого-л.); уважать (кого-л.); считаться (с кем-л.) look on = look upon look upon смотреть как на; считать за; he was looked upon as an authority на него смотрели как на авторитет, его считали авторитетом look как глагол-связка в составном именном сказуемом выглядеть, казаться; to look well (ill) выглядеть хорошо (плохо); to look big принимать важный вид to lose one's looks дурнеть; I don't like the look of him мне не нравится его вид look выходить на..., быть обращенным на...; my room looks south моя комната выходит на юг new look новая мода (о фасонах) not to have a look in (with smb.) быть хуже, чем (кто-л.), не сравниться (с кем-л.) look at посмотреть (в чем дело), проверить; one's way of looking at things (чьи-л.) взгляды; (чья-л.) манера смотреть на вещи to cast a look бросить взгляд, посмотреть; to steal a look украдкой посмотреть look up разг. улучшаться (о делах); things are looking up положение улучшается upon the look в поисках look выражение (глаз, лица); a vacant look отсутствующий взгляд

1) взгляд, взор

- quick look

- give a look

- give a last look round

2) вид, видимость, положение вещей

- neglected look

3) выражение лица

- strange look

4) (обыкновенно pl looks) внешность, вид

- good looks

1) смотреть, глядеть

- look in some manner

- look up

- look out of the window

2) выглядеть, иметь какой-либо вид, казаться

- look well

3) ухаживать, смотреть, присматривать, заботиться

- look after smb

4) искать

- look for smb, smth

5) считать

- look upon smb, smth as smb, smth

6) брать пример, считать примером

- look up to smb

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