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meet [mi:t](preterite, past participle met)a. [+ person] (by chance) rencontrer ; (coming in opposite direction) croiser ; (by arrangement) retrouver ; ( = go to meet) aller chercher ; ( = come to meet) venir chercher• I'm due back at 10 o'clock, can you meet me off the plane? je reviens à 10 heures, peux-tu venir me chercher ?b. ( = make acquaintance of) faire la connaissance dec. ( = encounter) [+ opponent, obstacle] rencontrer ; [+ danger] faire face àd. [+ expenses] régler ; [+ responsibilities] faire face à, s'acquitter de ; [+ objective] atteindre ; [+ demand] répondre à ; [+ condition] remplira. [people] (by chance) se rencontrer ; (by arrangement) se retrouver ; (more than once) se voir ; ( = become acquainted) faire connaissance• have you met before? vous vous connaissez ?b. [parliament, committee] se réunirc. [lines, roads] se croiser ; [rivers] confluer3. nouna. ( = sporting event) meeting ma. [+ difficulties, resistance, obstacles] rencontrer* * *[miːt] 1.1) Sport rencontre f (sportive)track meet — US rencontre f d'athlétisme
2) GB ( in hunting) rendez-vous m de chasseurs2.transitive verb (prét, pp met)1) ( encounter) rencontrer [person, team, enemy]2) ( make acquaintance of) faire la connaissance de [person]Paul, meet Frances — ( as introduction) Paul, je vous présente Frances
she went to meet them — elle est allée les attendre or chercher
to meet somebody off GB ou at US the plane — attendre quelqu'un à l'aéroport
4) ( come into contact with) rencontrer5) ( fulfil) satisfaire [order]; répondre à, satisfaire à [criteria, standards, needs]; payer [bills, costs]; couvrir [debts, overheads]; compenser [loss]; faire face à [obligations, commitments]; remplir [conditions]6) ( rise to) se montrer à la hauteur de [challenge]7) ( respond to) répondre à [criticism]3.intransitive verb (prét, pp met)1) ( come together) [people, teams] se rencontrer; [committee, parliament] se réunir; [cars] se croiserto meet again — [people] se revoir
goodbye, till we meet again! — au revoir! à la prochaine fois!
2) ( make acquaintance) [people] faire connaissance3) ( come into contact) [lips, roads] se rencontrer•Phrasal Verbs:- meet up•• -
2 meet
1. transitive verb,1) (come face to face with or into the company of) treffenI have to meet my boss at 11 a.m. — ich habe um 11 Uhr einen Termin beim Chef
arrange to meet somebody — sich mit jemandem verabreden
I'll meet your train — ich hole dich vom Zug ab
meet somebody halfway — (fig.) jemandem [auf halbem Wege] entgegenkommen
3) (make the acquaintance of) kennen lernenI'd like you to meet my wife — ich möchte Sie gern meiner Frau vorstellen od. mit meiner Frau bekannt machen
pleased to meet you — [sehr] angenehm; sehr erfreut
4) (reach point of contact with) treffen auf (+ Akk.)meet the eye/somebody's eye[s] — sich den/jemandes Blicken darbieten
meet the ear/somebody's ears — das/jemandes Ohr treffen
there's more to it than meets the eye — da ist od. steckt mehr dahinter, als man zuerst denkt
5) (experience) stoßen auf (+ Akk.) [Widerstand, Problem]; ernten [Gelächter, Drohungen]meet [one's] death or one's end/disaster/one's fate — den Tod finden (geh.) /von einer Katastrophe/seinem Schicksal ereilt werden (geh.)
6) (satisfy) entsprechen (+ Dat.) [Forderung, Wunsch]; einhalten [Termin, Zeitplan]7) (pay) decken [Kosten, Auslagen]; bezahlen [Rechnung]2. intransitive verb,2) (assemble) [Komitee, Ausschuss usw.:] tagen3) (come together) [Bahnlinien, Straßen usw.:] aufeinander treffen; [Flüsse] zusammenfließenPhrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/89078/meet_up">meet up* * *[mi:t] 1. past tense, past participle - met; verb1) (to come face to face with (eg a person whom one knows), by chance: She met a man on the train.) treffen2) ((sometimes, especially American, with with) to come together with (a person etc), by arrangement: The committee meets every Monday.) zusammenkommen4) (to join: Where do the two roads meet?) sich schneiden5) (to be equal to or satisfy (eg a person's needs, requirements etc): Will there be sufficient stocks to meet the public demand?) gerecht werden6) (to come into the view, experience or presence of: A terrible sight met him / his eyes when he opened the door.) (ins Auge) fallen, treffen auf7) (to come to or be faced with: He met his death in a car accident.) finden, gegenübertreten8) ((with with) to experience or suffer; to receive a particular response: She met with an accident; The scheme met with their approval.) erleiden, stoßen auf9) (to answer or oppose: We will meet force with greater force.) erwidern2. noun(a gathering, especially of sportsmen: The local huntsmen are holding a meet this week.) die Jagdgesellschaft- meeting- meet someone halfway
- meet halfway* * *[mi:t]I. nII. vt<met, met>1. (by chance)▪ to \meet sb jdn treffenI met her in the street ich bin ihr auf der Straße begegnetI happened to \meet him ich habe ihn zufällig getroffenour car met another car on the narrow road auf der engen Straße kam unserem Auto ein anderes entgegento \meet sb face to face jdm persönlich begegnen\meet me in front of the library at five warte um fünf vor der Bibliothek auf michI arranged to \meet her on Thursday ich verabredete mich mit ihr für Donnerstag3. (collect)▪ to \meet sb jdn abholenI went to the airport to \meet my brother ich fuhr zum Flughafen, um meinen Bruder abzuholena bus \meets every train zu jedem Zug gibt es einen Anschlussbus▪ to \meet sb jdn kennenlernenI'd like you to \meet my best friend Betty ich möchte dir meine beste Freundin Betty vorstellenFrank, \meet Dorothy Frank, darf ich dir Dorothy vorstellen?[it's] a pleasure to \meet you sehr erfreut, Sie kennenzulernenI've never met anyone quite like her ich habe noch nie so jemanden wie sie getroffenhis eyes met hers ihre Blicke trafen sichI met his gaze ich hielt seinem Blick standit's where Front Street \meets Queen Street es ist da, wo die Front Street auf die Queen Street stößtwhere the mountains \meet the sea wo das Meer an die Berge heranreichtto \meet sb's glance jds Blick erwidern6. (fulfil)▪ to \meet sth etw erfüllento \meet a deadline einen Termin einhaltento \meet [the] demand die Nachfrage befriedigento \meet sb's expenses für jds Kosten aufkommento \meet an obligation einer Verpflichtung nachkommen7. (deal with)they had to \meet the threat posed by the Austrians sie mussten auf die Bedrohung durch die Österreicher reagierento \meet a challenge sich akk einer Herausforderung stellento \meet objections Einwände widerlegen8. (experience)these are the kind of difficulties you \meet on the road to success dies sind die Schwierigkeiten, die dir auf dem Weg zum Erfolg begegnenthe troops met stiff opposition die Truppen stießen auf starke Gegenwehr9. (fight)to \meet an enemy in battle einem Feind in der Schlacht begegnen10.▶ to \meet one's death den Tod finden▶ to go to \meet one's maker das Zeitliche segnen▶ to \meet sb halfway jdm auf halbem Weg entgegenkommen▶ to make ends \meet über die Runden kommen▶ to \meet one's match seinen Meister finden▶ there's more to this than \meets the eye es steckt mehr dahinter, als es den Anschein hatIII. vi<met, met>we met in the street wir sind uns auf der Straße begegnetno, we haven't met nein, wir kennen uns noch nichtI've mistrusted him from the day we met ich habe ihm vom ersten Tag [unserer Bekanntschaft] an misstraut4. (congregate) zusammenkommenCongress will \meet next week der Kongress wird nächsten Monat tagenthe children's club \meets every Thursday afternoon der Kinderklub trifft sich jeden Donnerstagnachmittagthe committee is \meeting to discuss the issue tomorrow der Ausschuss tritt morgen zusammen, um über die Frage zu beraten5. SPORT aufeinandertreffen, gegeneinander antretenthe curtains don't \meet die Vorhänge gehen nicht zusammentheir hands met under the table ihre Hände begegneten sich unter dem Tischour eyes met unsere Blicke trafen sichtheir lips met in a passionate kiss ihre Lippen trafen sich zu einem leidenschaftlichen Kuss* * *I [miːt]adj (obs)geziemend (liter)it is meet that... — es ist billig or (ge)ziemt sich (liter, old), dass...
II [miːt] vb: pret, ptp metto be meet for — sich (ge)ziemen für (liter, old)
1. vt1) (= encounter) person treffen, begegnen (+dat); (by arrangement) treffen, sich treffen mit; difficulty stoßen auf (+acc); (SPORT) treffen auf (+acc)he met his guests at the door —
he met him in a duel — er duellierte sich mit ihm
he met his death in 1800 —
to meet a challenge — sich einer Herausforderung (dat) stellen
the last time the two teams met there was a riot — bei der letzten Begegnung zwischen beiden Teams kam es zu heftigen Auseinandersetzungen
there's more to it than meets the eye — da steckt mehr dahinter, als man auf den ersten Blick meint
2) (= get to know) kennenlernen; (= be introduced to) bekannt gemacht werden mityou don't know him? come and meet him — du kennst ihn nicht? komm, ich mache dich mit ihm bekannt
pleased to meet you! — guten Tag/Abend, sehr angenehm! (form)
3) (= await arrival, collect) abholen (at an +dat, von); (= connect with) train, boat etc Anschluss haben an (+acc)I'll meet your train —
the car will meet the train — der Wagen wartet am Bahnhof or steht am Bahnhof bereit
4) (= join, run into) treffen or stoßen auf (+acc); (= converge with) sich vereinigen mit; (river) münden or fließen in (+acc); (= intersect) schneiden; (= touch) berühren5) expectations, target, obligations, deadline erfüllen; requirement, demand, wish entsprechen (+dat), gerecht werden (+dat); deficit, expenses, needs decken; debt bezahlen, begleichen; charge, objection, criticism begegnen (+dat)2. vi1) (= encounter) (people) sich begegnen; (by arrangement) sich treffen; (society, committee etc) zusammenkommen, tagen; (SPORT) aufeinandertreffen; (in duel) sich duellierenkeep it until we meet again — behalten Sie es, bis wir uns mal wiedersehen
until we meet again! — bis zum nächsten Mal!
2) (= become acquainted) sich kennenlernen; (= be introduced) bekannt gemacht werdenhaven't we met before somewhere? — sind wir uns nicht schon mal begegnet?, kennen wir uns nicht irgendwoher?
3) (= join) sich treffen, aufeinanderstoßen; (= converge) sich vereinigen; (rivers) ineinanderfließen; (= intersect) sich schneiden; (= touch) sich berühren; (fig = come together) sich treffen3. n (Brit HUNT)Jagd(veranstaltung) f; (US) (ATHLETICS) Sportfest nt; (SWIMMING) Schwimmfest nt* * *meet [miːt]A v/t prät und pperf met [met]1. a) begegnen (dat), zusammentreffen mit, treffen (auf akk), antreffen:meet each other einander begegnen, sich treffen;well met obs schön, dass wir uns treffen!b) treffen, sich treffen mit2. jemanden kennenlernen:when I first met him als ich seine Bekanntschaft machte, als ich ihn kennenlernte;pleased to meet you umg sehr erfreut(, Sie kennenzulernen)!;meet Mr. Brown bes US darf ich Ihnen Herrn Brown vorstellen?3. jemanden abholen:meet sb at the station, meet sb off the train, meet sb’s train jemanden von der Bahn oder vom Bahnhof abholen;come (go) to meet sb jemandem entgegenkommen (-gehen)5. gegenübertreten (dat) (auch fig)6. (feindlich) zusammentreffen oder -stoßen mit, begegnen (dat), SPORT auch antreten gegen, auf einen Gegner treffen: → fate 27. fig entgegentreten (dat):a) einer Sache abhelfenmeet the competition der Konkurrenz begegnen8. fig (an)treffen, finden, erfahren10. a) berührenb) münden in (akk) (Straße etc)meet sb’s eye jemandem ins Auge fallen oder auffallen;she met his eyes ihre Blicke trafen sich;meet sb’s eyes jemandem in die Augen sehen;meet the eye auffallen;there is more to it than meets the eye da steckt mehr dahinter11. versammeln (besonders passiv):be met sich zusammengefunden haben, beisammen sein12. den Anforderungen etc entsprechen, gerecht werden (dat), übereinstimmen mit, Bedarf, Nachfrage etc decken:the supply meets the demand das Angebot entspricht der Nachfrage;be well met gut zusammenpassen;that won’t meet my case das löst mein Problem nicht, damit komme ich nicht weiter13. jemandes Wünschen entgegenkommen oder entsprechen, eine Forderung erfüllen, einen Termin einhalten, einer Verpflichtung nachkommen, Unkosten bestreiten oder decken, eine Rechnung begleichen:a) einer Forderung nachkommen,b) eine Nachfrage befriedigen;meet sb’s expenses jemandes Auslagen decken;meet a bill WIRTSCH einen Wechsel honorierenB v/i1. zusammenkommen, -treffen, -treten, sich versammeln, tagen2. sich begegnen, sich (auch verabredungsgemäß) treffen:their eyes met ihre Blicke trafen sich;we have met (before) wir kennen uns schon;have we met before? kennen wir uns?;meet again sich wiedersehen4. sich kennenlernen5. a) sich vereinigen (Straßen etc)b) sich berühren, in Berührung kommen (auch Interessen etc)7. meet witha) zusammentreffen mit,b) sich treffen mit,c) (an)treffen, finden, (zufällig) stoßen auf (akk),d) erleben, erleiden, erfahren, betroffen oder befallen werden von, erhalten, bekommen:meet with an accident einen Unfall erleiden oder haben, verunglücken;meet with (sb’s) approval (jemandes) Billigung oder Beifall finden;meet with a refusal auf Ablehnung stoßen;meet with success Erfolg haben;meet with a kind reception freundlich aufgenommen werdenC s1. besonders USa) Treffen n (von Zügen etc)2. JAGD besonders Bra) Jagdtreffen n (zur Fuchsjagd)b) Jagdgesellschaft fc) Sammelplatz mD adj obs1. passend2. angemessen, geziemend:it is meet that … es schickt sich, dass …* * *1. transitive verb,I have to meet my boss at 11 a.m. — ich habe um 11 Uhr einen Termin beim Chef
2) (go to place of arrival of) treffen; (collect) abholenmeet somebody halfway — (fig.) jemandem [auf halbem Wege] entgegenkommen
3) (make the acquaintance of) kennen lernenI'd like you to meet my wife — ich möchte Sie gern meiner Frau vorstellen od. mit meiner Frau bekannt machen
pleased to meet you — [sehr] angenehm; sehr erfreut
4) (reach point of contact with) treffen auf (+ Akk.)meet the eye/somebody's eye[s] — sich den/jemandes Blicken darbieten
meet the ear/somebody's ears — das/jemandes Ohr treffen
there's more to it than meets the eye — da ist od. steckt mehr dahinter, als man zuerst denkt
5) (experience) stoßen auf (+ Akk.) [Widerstand, Problem]; ernten [Gelächter, Drohungen]meet [one's] death or one's end/disaster/one's fate — den Tod finden (geh.) /von einer Katastrophe/seinem Schicksal ereilt werden (geh.)
6) (satisfy) entsprechen (+ Dat.) [Forderung, Wunsch]; einhalten [Termin, Zeitplan]7) (pay) decken [Kosten, Auslagen]; bezahlen [Rechnung]2. intransitive verb,2) (assemble) [Komitee, Ausschuss usw.:] tagen3) (come together) [Bahnlinien, Straßen usw.:] aufeinander treffen; [Flüsse] zusammenfließenPhrasal Verbs:- meet up* * *adj.begegnen adj.entsprechen adj. v.(§ p.,p.p.: met)= begegnen (+Dat.) v.begegnen v.sich treffen v.sich versammeln v.treffen v.(§ p.,pp.: traf, getroffen) -
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1. past tense, past participle - met; verb1) (to come face to face with (eg a person whom one knows), by chance: She met a man on the train.) encontrar, encontrarse con2) ((sometimes, especially American, with with) to come together with (a person etc), by arrangement: The committee meets every Monday.) enocontar, reunirse con, citarse, quedar3) (to be introduced to (someone) for the first time: Come and meet my wife.) conocer4) (to join: Where do the two roads meet?) unirse5) (to be equal to or satisfy (eg a person's needs, requirements etc): Will there be sufficient stocks to meet the public demand?) satisfacer6) (to come into the view, experience or presence of: A terrible sight met him / his eyes when he opened the door.) encontrar7) (to come to or be faced with: He met his death in a car accident.) encontrar8) ((with with) to experience or suffer; to receive a particular response: She met with an accident; The scheme met with their approval.) sufrir; recibir9) (to answer or oppose: We will meet force with greater force.) responder (a)
2. noun(a gathering, especially of sportsmen: The local huntsmen are holding a meet this week.) encuentro- meeting- meet someone halfway
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meet vb1. encontrarse con2. conocer3. reunirse / verse4. quedartr[miːt]1 (by chance) encontrar, encontrarse con; (in street) cruzar con, topar con■ guess who I met today! ¡a que no sabes con quién he topado hoy!2 (by arrangement) encontrar, reunirse con, citarse, quedar con; (formally) entrevistarse con; (informally) ver3 (meet for first time) conocer■ have you met my wife? ¿conoces a mi mujer?■ all the family were there to meet her at the airport toda la familia fue a recibirla al aeropuerto5 (face - danger, difficulty) encontrar; (- problem) hacer frente a6 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (opponent) enfrentarse con7 (touch) tocar8 (fulfil - standards, demands, wishes) satisfacer; (- obligations, deadline) cumplir con; (- requirements) reunir, cumplir1 (by chance) encontrarse2 (by arrangement) reunirse, verse, quedar, encontrarse; (formally) entrevistarse■ where shall we meet? ¿dónde quedamos?, ¿dónde nos encontramos?3 (get acquainted) conocerse■ where did you meet? ¿dónde os conocisteis?4 SMALLSPORT/SMALL enfrentarse1 SMALLSPORT/SMALL encuentro2 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (hunting) partida de caza\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be more to something than meets the eye ser más complicado,-a de lo que pareceto make ends meet familiar llegar a fin de mesto meet one's death encontrar la muerte, morirto meet one's Maker morirseto meet somebody's eye mirar a alguien a la carato meet somebody halfway llegar a un acuerdo con alguien1) encounter: encontrarse con2) join: unirse con3) confront: enfrentarse a4) satisfy: satisfacer, cumplir conto meet costs: pagar los gastos5) : conocerI met his sister: conocí a su hermanameet viassemble: reunirse, congregarsemeet n: encuentro mn.• concurso s.m.adj.• conveniente adj.v.(§ p.,p.p.: met) = carear v.• confluir v.• conocer v.(§pres: conozco, conoces...)• empalmar v.• encontrar v.• encontrarse v.• enfrentar v.• juntar v.
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1. miːt(past & past p met) transitive verb1)a) ( encounter) encontrarse* conto meet somebody halfway o in the middle — llegar* a un arreglo con alguien
b) ( welcome) recibir; ( collect on arrival) ir* a buscarhe met me off the train — me fue a buscar or a esperar a la estación
c) ( oppose) \<\<opponent/enemy\>\> enfrentarse a2) ( make acquaintance of) conocer*John, meet Mr Clark — (frml) John, le presento al señor Clark
pleased to meet you — encantado de conocerlo, mucho gusto
3)a) (come up against, experience) encontrar*, toparse conto be met BY/WITH something — encontrarse* con algo
b) (counter, respond to)4) \<\<demands/wishes\>\> satisfacer*; \<\<deadline/quota\>\> cumplir con; \<\<debt\>\> satisfacer*, pagar*; \<\<obligation\>\> cumplir con; \<\<requirements\>\> reunir*, cumplir; \<\<cost\>\> hacerse* cargo dehis income is inadequate to meet his needs — su salario le es insuficiente para hacer frente a sus necesidades
5)a) (come together with, join)she could not meet his eye o gaze — no se atrevía a mirarlo a la cara
b) ( strike) dar* contra
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vi1)a) ( encounter each other) encontrarse*where shall we meet? — ¿dónde nos encontramos?, ¿dónde quedamos? (esp Esp)
b) ( hold meeting) \<\<club\>\> reunirse*; \<\<heads of state/ministers\>\> entrevistarsec) ( make acquaintance) conocerse*have you two already met? — ¿ya se conocen?, ¿ya los han presentado?
d) ( as opponents) enfrentarse2) ( come into contact)the vehicles met head on — los vehículos chocaron or se dieron de frente
where the three roads meet — en el empalme or en la confluencia de las tres carreteras
•Phrasal Verbs:- meet up
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a) (AmE Sport) encuentro mb) ( in hunting) partida f (de caza)
I [miːt] (pt, pp met)1. VT1) (by arrangement) quedar con, verse con; (by chance) encontrarse con, tropezarse conI had arranged to meet her in town — había quedado con ella en el centro, había acordado en verla en el centro
you'll never guess who I met on the bus today! — ¿a que no sabes con quién me encontré or me tropecé hoy en el autobús?
we will be meeting the ambassador tomorrow to discuss the situation — mañana tendremos un encuentro or una reunión con el embajador para discutir la situación, mañana nos entrevistaremos or nos reuniremos con el embajador para discutir la situación
2) (=go/come to get) ir/venir a buscar; (=welcome) recibirhalfway 1., 1)the bus for Aix meets the ten o'clock train — el autobús que va a Aix conecta con el tren de las diez
3) (=get to know, be introduced to) conocernice to have met you! — ¡encantado de conocerlo!
pleased to meet you! — ¡mucho gusto!, ¡encantado de conocerlo!
4) (=come together with)her eyes met her sister's across the table — tropezó con la mirada de su hermana al otro lado de la mesa
eye 1., 1)what a scene met my eyes! — ¡el escenario que se presentó ante mis ojos!
5) (=come across) [+ problem] encontrarse conalmost all retired people meet this problem — casi todos los jubilados se encuentran con este problema
he met his death or his end in 1800 — halló or encontró la muerte en 1800
to meet sth head-on — enfrentarse de lleno con algo, hacer frente or plantar cara directamente a algo
match II, 1., 3)this suggestion was met with angry protests — la gente reaccionó con protestas de indignación ante la sugerencia
7) (=satisfy) [+ need] satisfacer, cubrir; [+ demand] atender a, satisfacer; [+ wish] satisfacer; [+ requirement] cumplir con; [+ debt] pagar; [+ expense, cost] correr con, hacer frente a; [+ obligation] atender a, cumplir con; [+ target, goal] alcanzar; [+ challenge] hacer frente a; [+ expectations] estar a la altura dedeadlinehe offered to meet the full cost of the repairs — se ofreció a correr con or hacer frente a todos los gastos de la reparación
2. VI1) (=encounter each other) (by arrangement) quedar, verse; (by chance) encontrarse; (=hold meeting) reunirse; [ambassador, politician] (with interested parties) entrevistarse, reunirsewe could meet for a drink after work — podríamos vernos or quedar para tomar una copa después del trabajo
what time shall we meet? — ¿a qué hora quieres que quedemos or nos veamos?
the two ministers met to discuss the treaty — los dos ministros se entrevistaron or se reunieron para discutir el tratado
until we meet again! — ¡hasta la vista!, ¡hasta pronto!
2) (=convene) [Parliament, club, committee] reunirse3) (=get to know one another, be introduced) conocersehave we met? — ¿nos conocemos de antes?
4) (=come together, join) [two ends] unirse; [rivers] confluir; [roads] empalmarend 1., 1), twain5) (=confront each other) [teams, armies] enfrentarseBilbao and Valencia will meet in the final — el Bilbao se enfrentará con el Valencia en la final, Bilbao y Valencia se disputarán la final
3.N (Hunting) cacería f ; (esp US) (Sport) encuentro m- meet up
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[miːt]ADJ [liter] conveniente, apropiadoit is meet that... — conviene que... + subjun
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1. [miːt](past & past p met) transitive verb1)a) ( encounter) encontrarse* conto meet somebody halfway o in the middle — llegar* a un arreglo con alguien
b) ( welcome) recibir; ( collect on arrival) ir* a buscarhe met me off the train — me fue a buscar or a esperar a la estación
c) ( oppose) \<\<opponent/enemy\>\> enfrentarse a2) ( make acquaintance of) conocer*John, meet Mr Clark — (frml) John, le presento al señor Clark
pleased to meet you — encantado de conocerlo, mucho gusto
3)a) (come up against, experience) encontrar*, toparse conto be met BY/WITH something — encontrarse* con algo
b) (counter, respond to)4) \<\<demands/wishes\>\> satisfacer*; \<\<deadline/quota\>\> cumplir con; \<\<debt\>\> satisfacer*, pagar*; \<\<obligation\>\> cumplir con; \<\<requirements\>\> reunir*, cumplir; \<\<cost\>\> hacerse* cargo dehis income is inadequate to meet his needs — su salario le es insuficiente para hacer frente a sus necesidades
5)a) (come together with, join)she could not meet his eye o gaze — no se atrevía a mirarlo a la cara
b) ( strike) dar* contra
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vi1)a) ( encounter each other) encontrarse*where shall we meet? — ¿dónde nos encontramos?, ¿dónde quedamos? (esp Esp)
b) ( hold meeting) \<\<club\>\> reunirse*; \<\<heads of state/ministers\>\> entrevistarsec) ( make acquaintance) conocerse*have you two already met? — ¿ya se conocen?, ¿ya los han presentado?
d) ( as opponents) enfrentarse2) ( come into contact)the vehicles met head on — los vehículos chocaron or se dieron de frente
where the three roads meet — en el empalme or en la confluencia de las tres carreteras
•Phrasal Verbs:- meet up
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a) (AmE Sport) encuentro mb) ( in hunting) partida f (de caza) -
4 meet
mi:t 1. past tense, past participle - met; verb1) (to come face to face with (eg a person whom one knows), by chance: She met a man on the train.) møte, treffe, ta imot2) ((sometimes, especially American, with with) to come together with (a person etc), by arrangement: The committee meets every Monday.) møtes, treffes, (for)samles3) (to be introduced to (someone) for the first time: Come and meet my wife.) bli presentert (for)4) (to join: Where do the two roads meet?) møtes, løpe/flyte sammen5) (to be equal to or satisfy (eg a person's needs, requirements etc): Will there be sufficient stocks to meet the public demand?) tilfredsstille6) (to come into the view, experience or presence of: A terrible sight met him / his eyes when he opened the door.) slå imot, møte7) (to come to or be faced with: He met his death in a car accident.) møte8) ((with with) to experience or suffer; to receive a particular response: She met with an accident; The scheme met with their approval.) oppleve, bli utsatt for; vinne bifall9) (to answer or oppose: We will meet force with greater force.) besvare, møte2. noun(a gathering, especially of sportsmen: The local huntsmen are holding a meet this week.) samling, stevne- meeting- meet someone halfway
- meet halfwayetterkomme--------møte--------møtesIsubst. \/miːt\/1) ( jakt) møte, samling, møteplass, jaktselskap• where's the meet?2) (sport, også meeting) stevneII1) møte, treffe, støte på, råke2) møtes, treffes, komme sammen, ses, omgås, finne hverandre, treffe hverandre3) ta imot, hente, møte, komme og hente, gå for å møtejeg møter\/henter deg på stasjonen4) hilse på, bli forestilt for, bli presentert for• meet Mr. Smith5) ( kamp eller sportslig oppgjør) møte6) ( om gruppe) komme sammen, samles, forsamles, tre sammen, holde møte (med)7) (krav, behov) svare til, tilfredsstille, etterkomme, dekke, ivareta, oppfylle, innfri, møte, oppveie, utfylle, avhjelpe• will the computer meet the requirements?8) (kritikk, innvendinger) svare på, imøtegå, imøtekomme, besvare, gjendrive• can you meet their criticism?9) (plikter, forventet adferd) møte, overholde, tilfredsstille11) (utfordringer, vanskeligheter) ta, ta imot, overvinne12) vokse sammen13) (elver, veier) møtes, løpe sammen, gå sammen, komme sammen, flyte sammen (om elver), renne sammen (om elver)14) (berøring, kontakt) gå igjen, nå sammen, være mulig å lukke, la seg lukke, slutte sammen, finne hverandremake (both) ends meet få endene til å møtesmeet a bill løse inn en veksel, innfri en vekselmeet misfortunes with a smile møte motgang med et smilmeet one's death finne sin dødmeet one's former self møte seg selv i dørenmeet somebody's eye møte blikket til noenmeet someone halfway møte noen på halvveienmeet the case være tilstrekkelig, være fullgodt, holde• will £10 meet the case?er det nok med 10 pund? \/ holder det med 10 pund?det holder ikke for meg \/ det er ikke tilstrekkelig for megmeet the ear være hørbar, komme for øre• if this should meet the ear of Mrs. Smithmeet the eye være synligmeet up with treffe, møtemeet with støte på, havne ut for, komme ut for, oppleve, erfare, bli utsatt for, få(amer., om person) møte, treffe, ha et møte medmeet with approval høste bifallthere is more to something\/somebody than meets the eye (om noe\/noen som er mer sammensatt enn først antatt) det ligger noe under her, her ligger det noe mer bak, det ligger en hund begravet herwell met! ( gammeldags) vel møtt!IIIadj. \/miːt\/(litterært, gammeldags) passende, sømmelig, tilbørligas is meet (and proper) som seg hør og bør -
5 need
need [ni:d]1. nounbesoin m► in need• no need to rush! il n'y a pas le feu ! (inf)• no need to worry! inutile de s'inquiéter !a. ( = require) [person, thing] avoir besoin de• have you got all you need? vous avez tout ce qu'il vous faut ?• a much needed holiday des vacances dont on a (or dont j'ai etc) grand besoinb. ( = demand) demander3. modal verba. (indicating obligation) need he go? est-il obligé d'y aller ?• need we go into all this now? faut-il discuter de tout cela maintenant ?• I need hardly say that... inutile de dire que...• need I say more? ai-je besoin d'en dire plus ?b. (indicating logical necessity) need that be true? est-ce nécessairement vrai ?• it need not follow that... il ne s'ensuit pas nécessairement que...4. compounds* * *Note: When need is used as a verb meaning to require or to want it is generally translated by avoir besoin de in French: I need help = j'ai besoin d'aideWhen need is used as a verb to mean must or have to it can generally be translated by devoir + infinitive or by il faut que + subjunctive: I need to leave = je dois partir, il faut que je parteWhen need is used as a modal auxiliary in the negative to say that there is no obligation it is generally translated by ne pas être obligé de + infinitive: you needn't finish it today = tu n'es pas obligé de le finir aujourd'huiWhen needn't is used as a modal auxiliary to say that something is not worthwhile or necessary it is generally translated by ce n'est pas la peine de + infinitive or ce n'est pas la peine que + subjunctive: I needn't have hurried = ce n'était pas la peine de me dépêcher or ce n'était pas la peine que je me dépêcheFor examples of the above and further uses of need, see the entry below[niːd] 1.modal auxiliary1) (must, have to)‘I waited’ - ‘you needn't have’ — ‘j'ai attendu’ - ‘ce n'était pas la peine’
need he reply? — est-ce qu'il faut qu'il réponde?, est-ce qu'il doit répondre?
I hardly need say that... — inutile de dire que...
did you need to be so unpleasant to him? — est-ce que tu avais besoin d'être si désagréable avec lui?
‘previous applicants need not apply’ — ‘les candidats ayant déjà répondu à l'annonce sont priés de ne pas se représenter’
2) ( be logically inevitable)2.transitive verb1) ( require)my shoes need to be polished —
I gave it a much-needed clean — je l'ai nettoyé, il en avait grand besoin
you don't need me to tell you that... — vous n'êtes pas sans savoir que...
2) ( have to)3.there's no need, I've done it — inutile, c'est fait
2) (want, requirement) besoin m ( for de)energy needs — besoins mpl en énergie
3) (adversity, distress)4) ( poverty) besoin m -
6 need
1. nounif need arise/be — nötigenfalls; falls nötig
there's no need for that — (as answer) [das ist] nicht nötig
there's no need to do something — es ist nicht nötig od. notwendig, etwas zu tun
there is no need to worry/get angry — es besteht kein Grund zur Sorge/sich zu ärgern
be in need of something — etwas brauchen od. nötig haben
there's no need for you to apologize — du brauchst dich nicht zu entschuldigen
feel the need to do something — sich gezwungen od. genötigt sehen, etwas zu tun
feel the need to confide in somebody — das Bedürfnis haben, sich jemandem anzuvertrauen
have need of somebody/something — jemanden/etwas brauchen od. nötig haben
in case of need — im Notfall
in times of need — in Notzeiten
those in need — die Notleidenden od. Bedürftigen; see also academic.ru/29500/friend">friend 1)
3) (thing) Bedürfnis, das2. transitive verb1) (require) brauchensomething that urgently needs doing — etwas, was dringend gemacht werden muss
that's all I needed! — (iron.) auch das noch!; das hat mir gerade noch gefehlt!
it needs a coat of paint — es muss gestrichen werden
2) (expr. necessity) müssenit needs/doesn't need to be done — es muss getan werden/es braucht nicht getan zu werden
I don't need to be reminded — du brauchst/ihr braucht mich nicht daran zu erinnern
he needs cheering up — er muss [ein bisschen] aufgeheitert werden
you shouldn't need to be told — das solltest od. müsstest du eigentlich wissen
she needs everything [to be] explained to her — man muss ihr alles erklären
you need only ask — du brauchst nur zu fragen
don't be away longer than you need [be] — bleib nicht länger als nötig weg
3) pres. he need,neg. need not or (coll.) needn't (expr. desirability) müssen; with neg. brauchen zuI need hardly or hardly need say that... — ich brauche wohl kaum zu sagen, dass...
he needn't be told — (let's keep it secret) das braucht er nicht zu wissen
we needn't or need not have done it, if... — wir hätten es nicht zu tun brauchen, wenn...
that need not be the case — das muss nicht so sein od. der Fall sein
* * *[ni:d] 1. negative short form - needn't; verb1) (to require: This page needs to be checked again; This page needs checking again; Do you need any help?) benötigen2) (to be obliged: You need to work hard if you want to succeed; They don't need to come until six o'clock; She needn't have given me such an expensive present.) müssen2. noun1) (something essential, that one must have: Food is one of our basic needs.) dringende Notwendigkeit2) (poverty or other difficulty: Many people are in great need.) die Not3) (a reason: There is no need for panic.) der Grund•- needless- needlessly
- needy
- a need for
- in need of* * *[ni:d]I. nthere is an urgent \need for doctors Ärzte werden dringend gebrauchtyour \need is greater than mine du brauchst es dringender als ich\need to act Handlungsbedarf m\need to catch up Nachholbedarf mas the \need arises bei Bedarfat \need ( dated) bei Bedarfto be [badly] in \need of sth etw [dringend] brauchenin \need of reform reformbedürftigto have no \need of sth etw nicht brauchenthere's no \need to get so angry es besteht kein Grund, so wütend zu werdenthere was no \need for you to walk from the station du hättest doch nicht vom Bahnhof herlaufen müssenthere is no \need for you to get up early tomorrow es ist nicht nötig, dass du morgen früh aufstehstthere is no \need to cry deshalb muss man doch nicht weinenif \need be falls nötigthere's always food in the freezer if \need be notfalls ist immer noch etwas zum Essen im Gefrierschrankshe had \need of company sie hatte das Bedürfnis nach Gesellschaftbasic \needs Grundbedürfnisse plto fulfil emotional \needs emotionale Bedürfnisse befriedigento have/feel the \need to do sth das Bedürfnis haben/verspüren, etw zu tunto identify/satisfy a \need ein Bedürfnis erkennen/befriedigento meet sb's \needs jds Bedürfnisse erfüllenshe helped him in his hour of \need sie hat ihm in der Stunde der Not geholfenchildren in \need Kinder in Notto be in great \need große Not leidenthose in \need die NotleidendenII. vt1. (require)▪ to \need sth/sb etw/jdn brauchenhe \needs help er braucht Hilfeyou won't be \needing your coat today deinen Mantel brauchst du heute nichtwhat I \need now is a cup of coffee soup was ich jetzt brauche, ist eine Tasse Kaffeewho \needs a car? I've got my bike wer braucht schon ein Auto? ich habe ja mein FahrradI \need you to advise me on... ich brauche deinen Rat zu...your trousers \need washing [or to be washed] deine Hose müsste mal gewaschen werdenthis room \needs a bit of brightening-up dieses Zimmer muss man mal ein bisschen freundlicher machenshe \needs that car seeing to sie sollte das Auto mal zur Werkstatt bringenyou \need [to have] your brains examined! du hast nicht mehr alle Tassen im Schrank!2. (must)▪ to \need to do sth etw tun müssenthey \need to win the match sie müssen das Spiel gewinnen; AMyou didn't \need to invite him — he was sent an invitation weeks ago du hättest ihn nicht einladen müssen — er hat schon vor Wochen eine Einladung zugeschickt bekommen▪ to not \need sth etw nicht brauchen könnenI \need this like I \need a hole in the head ( fam) das ist ja das Letzte, was ich [jetzt auch noch] gebrauchen kann famIII. aux vb▪ sb/sth \needs do sth:all you \need bring are sheets Sie müssen nur Laken mitbringen\need we take your mother? müssen wir deine Mutter mitnehmen?if you want anything, you \need only ask wenn du etwas willst, brauchst du nur zu [o musst du nur] fragen\need I say more? muss ich noch mehr sagen?you \needn't worry du brauchst dir keine Gedanken zu machenand it \needn't cost very much und es muss noch nicht mal viel kostenI \need hardly say... ich brauche wohl kaum zu erwähnen...I \need hardly tell you that the work is dangerous ich brauche dir wohl kaum zu sagen, dass die Arbeit gefährlich ist▪ sb/sth \needn't have done sth jd/etw hätte etw nicht tun müssenyou \needn't have washed all those dishes du hättest nicht das ganze Geschirr abwaschen müssenthis accident \needn't have happened if he'd only driven more carefully dieser Unfall hätte nicht passieren müssen, wenn er nur vorsichtiger gefahren wäreyou \needn't laugh! du brauchst gar nicht [so] zu lachen!* * *[niːd]1. n1) no pl (= necessity) Notwendigkeit f (for +gen)if need be — nötigenfalls, wenn nötig
in case of need — notfalls, im Notfall
(there is) no need for sth — etw ist nicht nötig
(there is) no need to do sth — etw braucht nicht or muss nicht unbedingt getan werden
there is no need for sb to do sth — jd braucht etw nicht zu tun
there was no need to send it immediately —
those most in need of help — diejenigen, die Hilfe am nötigsten brauchen
2) no pl (= misfortune) Not fin time(s) of need —
3) no pl (= poverty) Not fthose in need — die Notleidenden pl, die Not Leidenden pl
4) (= requirement) Bedürfnis nta list of all your needs — eine Aufstellung all dessen, was Sie brauchen
there is a great need for... — es besteht ein großer Bedarf an (+dat)...
2. vt1) (= require) brauchenhe needed no second invitation — man musste ihn nicht zweimal bitten
that's/you're all I needed (iro) — das hat/du hast mir gerade noch gefehlt
it needs a service/a coat of paint/careful consideration — es muss gewartet/gestrichen/gründlich überlegt werden
is a visa needed to enter the USA? —
it needed a revolution to change that it needed an accident to make him drive carefully — es bedurfte einer Revolution, um das zu ändern er musste erst einen Unfall haben, bevor er vernünftig fuhr
2)he needs watching/cheering up — man muss ihn beobachten/aufheitern, er muss beobachtet/aufgeheitert werden
3. vb aux1) (indicating obligation: in positive contexts) müssenI need hardly say that... — ich brauche wohl kaum zu erwähnen, dass...
2) (indicating obligation: in negative contexts) brauchenwe needn't have come/gone — wir hätten gar nicht kommen/gehen brauchen
I/you needn't have bothered — das war nicht nötig
3)(indicating logical necessity)
need that be true? — ist das notwendigerweise wahr?it need not follow that... — daraus folgt nicht unbedingt, dass...
* * *need [niːd]A s1. (of, for) Bedürfnis n (nach), Bedarf m (an dat):in need of help hilfs-, hilfebedürftig;in need of repair reparaturbedürftig;have no need to do sth kein Bedürfnis haben, etwas zu tun ( → A 3);fill a need einem Bedürfnis entgegenkommen2. Mangel m (of, for an dat), Fehlen n:3. (dringende) Notwendigkeit:there is no need for you to come es ist nicht notwendig oder nötig, dass du kommst; du brauchst nicht zu kommen;have no need to do sth keinen Grund haben, etwas zu tun ( → A 1);have need to do sth etwas tun müssen;the need for victory das unbedingte Gewinnenmüssen4. Not(lage) f:in case of need, if need be, if need arise nötigenfalls, im Notfall5. Armut f, Not f:in need in Not6. pl Erfordernisse pl, Bedürfnisse plB v/t1. benötigen, nötig haben, brauchen, bedürfen (gen):that’s all I need iron das fehlt mir gerade noch!, auch das noch!;your hair needs cutting du musst dir wieder einmal die Haare schneiden lassen;feel needed das Gefühl haben, gebraucht zu werden;“chains needed” AUTO „Ketten erforderlich“2. erfordern:C v/i obs meist unpers nötig sein:there needs no excuse eine Entschuldigung ist nicht nötigD v/aux1. müssen, brauchen:it needs to be done es muss getan werden;it needs but to become known obs es braucht nur bekannt zu werden2. (vor einer Verneinung und in Fragen, ohne to;3. sg präs need) brauchen, müssen:she need not do it sie braucht es nicht zu tun;you need not have come du hättest nicht zu kommen brauchen;need he do it? muss er es tun?* * *1. nounif need arise/be — nötigenfalls; falls nötig
there's no need for that — (as answer) [das ist] nicht nötig
there's no need to do something — es ist nicht nötig od. notwendig, etwas zu tun
there is no need to worry/get angry — es besteht kein Grund zur Sorge/sich zu ärgern
be in need of something — etwas brauchen od. nötig haben
feel the need to do something — sich gezwungen od. genötigt sehen, etwas zu tun
feel the need to confide in somebody — das Bedürfnis haben, sich jemandem anzuvertrauen
have need of somebody/something — jemanden/etwas brauchen od. nötig haben
those in need — die Notleidenden od. Bedürftigen; see also friend 1)
3) (thing) Bedürfnis, das2. transitive verb1) (require) brauchensomething that urgently needs doing — etwas, was dringend gemacht werden muss
that's all I needed! — (iron.) auch das noch!; das hat mir gerade noch gefehlt!
2) (expr. necessity) müssenit needs/doesn't need to be done — es muss getan werden/es braucht nicht getan zu werden
I don't need to be reminded — du brauchst/ihr braucht mich nicht daran zu erinnern
he needs cheering up — er muss [ein bisschen] aufgeheitert werden
you shouldn't need to be told — das solltest od. müsstest du eigentlich wissen
she needs everything [to be] explained to her — man muss ihr alles erklären
don't be away longer than you need [be] — bleib nicht länger als nötig weg
3) pres. he need,neg. need not or (coll.) needn't (expr. desirability) müssen; with neg. brauchen zuI need hardly or hardly need say that... — ich brauche wohl kaum zu sagen, dass...
he needn't be told — (let's keep it secret) das braucht er nicht zu wissen
we needn't or need not have done it, if... — wir hätten es nicht zu tun brauchen, wenn...
that need not be the case — das muss nicht so sein od. der Fall sein
* * *n.Bedarf -e m.Bedürfnis n.Not ¨-e f. v.bedürfen v.benötigen v.brauchen v. -
7 tailor
1. noun 2. transitive verb1) schneidern2) (fig.)tailored to or for somebody/something — für jemanden/etwas maßgeschneidert
* * *['teilə] 1. noun(a person who cuts and makes suits, overcoats etc: He has his clothes made by a London tailor.) der/die Schneider(in)2. verb2) (to make (something) fit the circumstances; to adapt: He tailored his way of living to his income.) zuschneiden•* * *tai·lor[ˈteɪləʳ, AM -ɚ]\tailor's chalk Schneiderkreide f\tailor's dummy Schneiderpuppe fII. vt▪ to \tailor sth for sb1. (make clothes) etw für jdn [nach Maß] schneidernto \tailor sth to sb's needs [or requirements] etw auf jds Bedürfnisse [o Anforderungen] abstimmen* * *['teɪlə(r)]1. nSchneider( in) m(f)2. vt1) dress etc schneidernthe dress was tailored to show off her figure — das Kleid war so geschnitten, dass es ihre Figur betonte
2) (fig) plans, insurance, holiday, message, policy, testimony zuschneiden (to auf +acc); products, salary structure abstimmen (to auf +acc)tailored to meet his needs — auf seine Bedürfnisse abgestimmt
* * *tailor [ˈteılə(r)]A s Schneider(in):tailor’s chalk Schneiderkreide fB v/t1. schneidern2. für jemanden schneidern3. jemanden kleiden, ausstaffieren4. nach Maß zuschneiden oder arbeitenC v/i schneidern* * *1. noun 2. transitive verb1) schneidern2) (fig.)tailored to or for somebody/something — für jemanden/etwas maßgeschneidert
* * *n.Schneider m. v.schneidern v. -
8 see
I si: past tense - saw; verb1) (to have the power of sight: After six years of blindness, he found he could see.) ver2) (to be aware of by means of the eye: I can see her in the garden.) ver3) (to look at: Did you see that play on television?) ver4) (to have a picture in the mind: I see many difficulties ahead.) ver, imaginarse5) (to understand: She didn't see the point of the joke.) comprender, entender, ver6) (to investigate: Leave this here and I'll see what I can do for you.) ver7) (to meet: I'll see you at the usual time.) ver8) (to accompany: I'll see you home.) acompañar•- seeing that
- see off
- see out
- see through
- see to
- I
- we will see
II si: noun(the district over which a bishop or archbishop has authority.) sedesee vb1. verturn the light on, I can't see anything enciende la luz; no veo nadahave you seen Lesley recently? ¿has visto a Lesley últimamente?2. entender / ver3. quedar / verI'll see you at ten quedamos a las diez / nos vemos a las diez4. ir / vermy tooth hurts, I'll have to see a dentist me duele una muela, tendré que ir al dentistalet's see a ver / vamos a vertr[siː]1 SMALLRELIGION/SMALL sede nombre femenino————————tr[siː]1 (gen) ver■ did you see who it was? ¿has visto quién era?■ have you seen any good films lately? ¿has visto una buena película últimamente?■ she could see that he hadn't listened to a single word veía que no había escuchado ni una sola palabra■ guess who I saw on Saturday? ¿a que no sabes a quién vi el sábado?3 (understand) comprender, entender, ver■ do you see what I mean? ¿entiendes lo que quiero decir?4 (visualize, imagine) imaginarse, ver; (envisage) creer5 (find out, discover) ver; (learn) oír, leer■ I see in the paper that Major did badly in the local elections he leído que a Major le fueron mal las elecciones locales6 (ensure, check) asegurarse de, procurar■ could you see that all the doors are locked? ¿podría asegurarse de que todas las puertas estén cerradas con llave?7 (accompany) acompañar8 (in cards) ver, ir1 (gen) ver2 (find out, discover) ver3 (understand) entender, ver■ oh, I see ah, ya veo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLI'll be seeing you! ¡hasta luego!let me see/let's see a ver, vamos a verseeing is believing ver para creersee you around ya nos veremossee you later/soon/Monday! ¡hasta luego/pronto/el lunes!to be seeing things ver visionesto have seen better days haber conocido tiempos mejoresto see for oneself comprobarlo uno,-a mismo,-ato see a lot of somebody ver a alguien a menudoto see one's way (clear) to doing something poder hacer algo, estar dispuesto,-a a hacer algoto see reason ver la razónto see red ponerse rojo,-a (de ira)to see stars ver las estrellasto see the back/last of somebody perder a alguien de vistato see the joke verle la gracia, entender el chisteto see the light ver la luznot to see the point no ver el sentido, no ver para quéwe'll soon see about that! ¡ya lo veremos!1) : verI saw a dog: vi un perrosee you later!: ¡hasta luego!2) experience: ver, conocer3) understand: ver, entender4) ensure: asegurarsesee that it's correct: asegúrese de que sea correcto5) accompany: acompañar6)to see off : despedir, despedirse desee vi1) : verseeing is believing: ver para creer2) understand: entender, vernow I see!: ¡ya entiendo!3) consider: verlet's see: vamos a ver4)to see to : ocuparse desee n: sede fthe Holy See: la Santa Seden.• sede s.f.v.(§ p.,p.p.: saw, seen) = observar v.• percibir v.• ver v.(§pres: veo, ves...) imp. ve-•)
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1. siː2)a) ver*to see somebody/something + inf: I didn't see her arrive no la vi llegar; we'll be sorry to see her go nos va a dar pena que se vaya; to see somebody/something -ing: I can see somebody coming this way veo venir a alguien; I thought I was seeing things pensé que estaba viendo visiones; I'll believe it when I see it hasta que no lo vea no lo creo; to be glad to see the back of somebody — alegrarse de que alguien se vaya
b) \<\<film/play\>\> ver*c) (look at, inspect) ver*may I see your ticket? — ¿me permite su entrada (or boleto etc)?
3)a) (perceive, notice) ver*I don't know what she sees in him — no sé qué es lo que le ve or qué es lo que ve en él
b) (learn from reading, hearing)I see from your application form that... — he leído en su solicitud que...
4) ( understand) ver*do you see what I mean? — ¿entiendes?, ¿te das cuenta?
I can see (that) you're in a difficult position, but... — me doy cuenta de or comprendo que estás en una situación difícil, pero...
5) (consider, regard) ver*the way I see it, as I see it — a mi modo de ver, tal como yo lo veo
6)a) ( visualize)can you see him as a teacher? — ¿te lo imaginas de profesor?
b) (envisage, foresee)to see something/somebody -ING: I can't see it working no creo que vaya a funcionar; I can see her working abroad — la imagino trabajando en el extranjero
c) ( accept) (AmE colloq)we could move Johnson over to Sales - OK, I can see that — podríamos pasar a Johnson a Ventas - bueno, eso me parece bien
7)a) (find out, determine) ver*b) ( ensure)to see that: see that it doesn't happen again — que no vuelva a suceder
8)a) (experience, undergo)I doubt if I'll live to see it — no creo que yo llegue a verlo or que yo llegue a ver el día
b) ( be the occasion of) (journ)in a week which has seen the start of... — en una semana que ha visto el inicio de...
next Thursday sees the launch of the new model — el próximo jueves es la fecha señalada para el lanzamiento del nuevo modelo
9)a) ( meet) ver*when can I see you again? — ¿cuándo nos podemos volver a ver?
b) ( go out with) (colloq) salir* conc) ( saying goodbye) (colloq)see you! — hasta luego!, hasta la vista!
see you later/tonight/soon/on Saturday! — hasta luego/esta noche/pronto/el sábado!
10) ( visit)a) ( socially) ver*b) ( for consultation) ver*you should see a specialist — deberías ver a or ir a un especialista
I want to see the manager — quisiera ver al gerente or hablar con el gerente
to see somebody about something: can I see you about something privately? — ¿podría hablar con usted de un asunto privado?
11) ( receive) ver*, atender*the doctor will see you now — el doctor lo verá or lo atenderá ahora
12) (escort, accompany) acompañar
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vi1)a) ver*b) (look, inspect) ver*2) (understand, realize) ver*can't you see he loves you? — ¿no te das cuenta de or no ves que te quiere?
I see — ( expressing realization) ya veo; ( accepting explanation) entiendo
3) (consider, think) ver*let's see — vamos a ver, veamos
I'll see, but I can't promise anything — voy a ver, pero no te puedo prometer nada
4) ( find out) ver*will it work? - try it and see — ¿funcionará? - prueba a ver
what's going on? - you'll soon see — ¿qué pasa? - ya lo verás
•Phrasal Verbs:- see in- see off- see out- see over- see to
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[siː](pt saw) (pp seen) VT VI1) (gen) verto see sb do or doing sth — ver a algn hacer algo
did you see that Queen Anne is dead? — ¿has oído que ha muerto la reina Ana?
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there was nobody to be seen — no se veía ni nadie•
as you can see — como ves•
I'll see him damned first — antes le veré colgado•
I never thought I'd see the day when... — nunca pensé ver el día en que...•
this dress isn't fit to be seen — este vestido no se puede ver•
see for yourself — velo tú•
I'll go and see — voy a ver•
now see here! — (in anger) ¡mira!, ¡oiga!, ¡escuche!•
I see nothing wrong in it — no le encuentro nada maloI see in the paper that... — sale en el periódico que...
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we'll not see his like again — no veremos otro como él•
he's seen a lot of the world — ha visto mucho mundo•
so I see — ya lo veo•
I can't see to read — no veo lo suficiente para leer•
can you see your way to helping us? — (fig) ¿nos hace el favor de ayudarnos?•
we'll see — ya veremos, a ver•
I'll see what I can do — veré si puedo hacer algo•
she won't see 40 again — los 40 ya no los cumple2) (=visit, meet) ver, visitar; (=have an interview with) tener una entrevista con, entrevistarse conthe minister saw the Queen yesterday — el ministro se entrevistó or tuvo una entrevista con la Reina ayer
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I want to see you about my daughter — quiero hablar con usted acerca de mi hijawhat did he want to see you about? — ¿qué asunto quería discutir contigo?, ¿qué motivo tuvo su visita?
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to see the doctor — ir a ver al médico, consultar al médicoyou need to see a doctor — tienes que ir a ver or consultar a un médico
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to go and see sb — ir a ver a algn; (a friend) visitar a algn•
we don't see much of them nowadays — ahora les vemos bastante poco•
see you! * — chau *see you on Sunday! — ¡hasta el domingo!
see you tomorrow! — ¡hasta mañana!
see you later! — ¡hasta luego!
see you soon! — ¡hasta pronto!
3) (=understand, perceive) entenderthis is how I see it — este es mi modo de entenderlo, yo lo entiendo así
I saw only too clearly that... — percibí claramente que...
it's all over, see? * — se acabó, ¿entiendes?
I don't see it, myself — yo no creo que sea posible
he's dead, don't you see? — está muerto, ¿me entiendes?
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the Russians see it differently — los rusos lo miran desde otro punto de vista, el criterio de los rusos es distinto•
I fail to see how — no comprendo or entiendo cómo•
as far as I can see — por lo visto, por lo que yo veo•
the way I see it — a mi parecer4) (=accompany) acompañarmay I see you home? — ¿puedo acompañarte a casa?
5) (=try) procurarsee if... — ve a ver si..., mira a ver si...
6) (=imagine) imaginarseI don't see her as a minister — no la veo or no me la imagino de ministra
7) (=ensure)to see (to it) that — procurar que + subjun
- see in- see into- see off- see out- see over- see to
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[siː]N (Rel) sede f ; [of archbishop] arzobispado m ; [of bishop] obispado m* * *
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1. [siː]2)a) ver*to see somebody/something + inf: I didn't see her arrive no la vi llegar; we'll be sorry to see her go nos va a dar pena que se vaya; to see somebody/something -ing: I can see somebody coming this way veo venir a alguien; I thought I was seeing things pensé que estaba viendo visiones; I'll believe it when I see it hasta que no lo vea no lo creo; to be glad to see the back of somebody — alegrarse de que alguien se vaya
b) \<\<film/play\>\> ver*c) (look at, inspect) ver*may I see your ticket? — ¿me permite su entrada (or boleto etc)?
3)a) (perceive, notice) ver*I don't know what she sees in him — no sé qué es lo que le ve or qué es lo que ve en él
b) (learn from reading, hearing)I see from your application form that... — he leído en su solicitud que...
4) ( understand) ver*do you see what I mean? — ¿entiendes?, ¿te das cuenta?
I can see (that) you're in a difficult position, but... — me doy cuenta de or comprendo que estás en una situación difícil, pero...
5) (consider, regard) ver*the way I see it, as I see it — a mi modo de ver, tal como yo lo veo
6)a) ( visualize)can you see him as a teacher? — ¿te lo imaginas de profesor?
b) (envisage, foresee)to see something/somebody -ING: I can't see it working no creo que vaya a funcionar; I can see her working abroad — la imagino trabajando en el extranjero
c) ( accept) (AmE colloq)we could move Johnson over to Sales - OK, I can see that — podríamos pasar a Johnson a Ventas - bueno, eso me parece bien
7)a) (find out, determine) ver*b) ( ensure)to see that: see that it doesn't happen again — que no vuelva a suceder
8)a) (experience, undergo)I doubt if I'll live to see it — no creo que yo llegue a verlo or que yo llegue a ver el día
b) ( be the occasion of) (journ)in a week which has seen the start of... — en una semana que ha visto el inicio de...
next Thursday sees the launch of the new model — el próximo jueves es la fecha señalada para el lanzamiento del nuevo modelo
9)a) ( meet) ver*when can I see you again? — ¿cuándo nos podemos volver a ver?
b) ( go out with) (colloq) salir* conc) ( saying goodbye) (colloq)see you! — hasta luego!, hasta la vista!
see you later/tonight/soon/on Saturday! — hasta luego/esta noche/pronto/el sábado!
10) ( visit)a) ( socially) ver*b) ( for consultation) ver*you should see a specialist — deberías ver a or ir a un especialista
I want to see the manager — quisiera ver al gerente or hablar con el gerente
to see somebody about something: can I see you about something privately? — ¿podría hablar con usted de un asunto privado?
11) ( receive) ver*, atender*the doctor will see you now — el doctor lo verá or lo atenderá ahora
12) (escort, accompany) acompañar
2.
vi1)a) ver*b) (look, inspect) ver*2) (understand, realize) ver*can't you see he loves you? — ¿no te das cuenta de or no ves que te quiere?
I see — ( expressing realization) ya veo; ( accepting explanation) entiendo
3) (consider, think) ver*let's see — vamos a ver, veamos
I'll see, but I can't promise anything — voy a ver, pero no te puedo prometer nada
4) ( find out) ver*will it work? - try it and see — ¿funcionará? - prueba a ver
what's going on? - you'll soon see — ¿qué pasa? - ya lo verás
•Phrasal Verbs:- see in- see off- see out- see over- see to
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9 gear
ɡiə1) ((usually in plural) a set of toothed wheels which act together to carry motion: a car with automatic gears.) engranaje2) (a combination of these wheels, eg in a car: The car is in first gear.) marcha3) (a mechanism used for a particular purpose: an aeroplane's landing-gear.) mecanismo4) (the things needed for a particular job, sport etc: sports gear.) equipo; bártulos, trastos•- gearbox- gear lever/change/stick
gear n1. marcha / velocidad2. equipo / cosas / ropahave you brought your squash gear? ¿has traído tu equipo de squash?tr[gɪəSMALLr/SMALL]1 SMALLTECHNICAL/SMALL engranaje nombre masculino2 SMALLAUTOMOBILES/SMALL marcha, velocidad nombre femenino3 (equipment) equipo4 familiar (belongings) efectos nombre masculino plural personales, cosas nombre femenino plural, pertenencias nombre femenino plural; (clothes) ropa\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto gear somebody up with something suministrar algo a alguien, dar algo a alguien■ they geared me up with boots, skis and sticks me dieron botas, esquis y bastonesgear lever palanca de cambiogear ['gɪr] vtadapt, orient: adaptar, ajustar, orientara book geared to children: un libro adaptado a los niñosgear vito gear up : prepararsegear n1) clothing: ropa f2) belongings: efectos mpl personales3) equipment, tools: equipo m, aparejo m, herramientas fplfishing gear: aparejo de pescarlanding gear: tren de aterrizaje4) cogwheel: rueda f dentada5) : marcha f, velocidad f (de un vehículo)to put in gear: poner en marchato change gear(s): cambiar de velocidadn.• herramientas s.f.pl.n.• aparato s.m.• arnés s.m.• arreo s.m.• dentado s.m.• engranaje s.m.• marcha (Automóvil) s.f.• mecanismo s.m.• velocidad (Marcha) (•Automóvil•) s.f.v.• aparejar v.• encajar v.• engranar v.
I gɪr, 'gɪə(r)to shift o (BrE) change gear — cambiar de marcha, cambiar de velocidad, hacer* un cambio
2) ua) ( equipment) equipo m; ( tools) herramientas fpl; ( fishing gear) aparejo(s) m(pl) de pescab) ( miscellaneous items) (colloq) cosas fpl, bártulos mpl (fam)c) ( Clothing) (colloq) ropa f
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a) ( orient) orientar(to be) geared TO/TOWARD something/somebody — (estar*) dirigido a algo/alguien
our policy is geared to o toward achieving this aim — nuestra política está dirigida or encaminada a lograr este objetivo
materials geared to the needs of different students — materiales orientados/dirigidos a las necesidades de diferentes alumnos
b) ( prepare)to gear something/somebody FOR something — preparar algo/a alguien para algo
Phrasal Verbs:- gear up[ɡɪǝ(r)]1. N1) (Aut) marcha f, velocidad ffirst/second gear — primera f /segunda f (velocidad)
top or (US) high gear — (=fifth) quinta velocidad, superdirecta f ; (=fourth) cuarta velocidad, directa f
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the election campaign moved into high gear this week — la campaña electoral se intensificó esta semana•
in gear — embragado•
he helped her get her life back into gear after the divorce — la ayudó a poner su vida de nuevo en marcha tras el divorcio•
out of gear — desembragadoto get one's arse or ass in gear (US) *** — mover el culo *
2) * (=equipment) equipo m ; (=tools) herramientas fpl ; (for fishing) aparejo m ; (=belongings) cosas fpl, bártulos mpl ; (=clothing) ropa f3) (Mech) engranaje m ; (=machinery) mecanismo m, aparato m ; landing 2.2.VT(fig) (=adapt)•
the book is geared to adult students — el libro está dirigido a estudiantes adultosthe factory was not geared to cope with an increase in production — la fábrica no estaba preparada para hacer frente a un aumento de la producción
the service is geared to meet the needs of the disabled — el servicio está pensado para satisfacer las necesidades de los minusválidos
3.CPD= gear levergear change N — (=act) cambio m de marcha (US) (=control)
gear lever, gear stick N — palanca f de cambios
gear ratio N — [of cycle] proporción f entre plato y piñón
- gear up* * *
I [gɪr, 'gɪə(r)]to shift o (BrE) change gear — cambiar de marcha, cambiar de velocidad, hacer* un cambio
2) ua) ( equipment) equipo m; ( tools) herramientas fpl; ( fishing gear) aparejo(s) m(pl) de pescab) ( miscellaneous items) (colloq) cosas fpl, bártulos mpl (fam)c) ( Clothing) (colloq) ropa f
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a) ( orient) orientar(to be) geared TO/TOWARD something/somebody — (estar*) dirigido a algo/alguien
our policy is geared to o toward achieving this aim — nuestra política está dirigida or encaminada a lograr este objetivo
materials geared to the needs of different students — materiales orientados/dirigidos a las necesidades de diferentes alumnos
b) ( prepare)to gear something/somebody FOR something — preparar algo/a alguien para algo
Phrasal Verbs:- gear up -
10 satisfaction
noun2) no pl. (feeling of gratification) Befriedigung, die (at, with über + Akk.); Genugtuung, die (at, with über + Akk.)job satisfaction — Befriedigung in der Arbeit
what satisfaction can it give you? — was befriedigt dich daran?
meet with somebody's or give somebody [complete] satisfaction — jemanden [in jeder Weise] zufriedenstellen
to somebody's satisfaction, to the satisfaction of somebody — zu jemandes Zufriedenheit
4) (instance of gratification) Befriedigung, dieit is a great satisfaction to me that... — es erfüllt mich mit großer Befriedigung, dass...
have the satisfaction of doing something — das Vergnügen haben, etwas zu tun
* * *[-'fækʃən]1) (the act of satisfying or state of being satisfied: the satisfaction of desires.) die Befriedigung2) (pleasure or contentment: Your success gives me great satisfaction.) die Befriedigung* * *sat·is·fac·tion[ˌsætɪsˈfækʃən, AM ˌsæt̬-]n no plsb derives [or obtains] \satisfaction from [or out of] [doing] sth etw bereitet jdm [große] Befriedigung▪ to do sth to sb's \satisfaction etw zu jds Zufriedenheit tun\satisfaction guaranteed or your money back! Geld-zurück-Garantie bei Unzufriedenheit!sth has its \satisfactions etw verschafft Befriedigung▪ to be a \satisfaction [to sb] [jdm] eine Genugtuung seinto my great \satisfaction zu meiner großen Genugtuung▪ to the \satisfaction of sb zu jds Zufriedenheitto the \satisfaction of the court zur Zufriedenstellung des Gerichtsto demand \satisfaction Genugtuung fordernin \satisfaction of a claim/debt in Erfüllung eines Anspruchs/in Begleichung einer Schuldaccord and \satisfaction vergleichsweise Erfüllungmemorandum of \satisfaction Löschungsbewilligung f* * *["stIs'fkSən]n1) (= act) (of person, needs, creditors, curiosity etc) Befriedigung f; (of debt) Begleichung f, Tilgung f; (of employer etc) Zufriedenstellung f; (of ambition) Verwirklichung f; (of conditions, contract) Erfüllung f2) Zufriedenheit f (at mit)the satisfaction at or of having solved a difficult problem — die Genugtuung or das befriedigende Gefühl, ein schwieriges Problem gelöst zu haben
to feel a sense of satisfaction at sth — Genugtuung über etw (acc) empfinden
at least you have the satisfaction of seeing him pay — Sie haben wenigstens die Genugtuung, dass er zahlen muss
she would not give him the satisfaction of seeing how annoyed she was — sie wollte ihm nicht die Genugtuung geben, ihren Ärger zu sehen
he did it just for the satisfaction of seeing her suffer — er tat es nur, um sie leiden zu sehen
we hope the meal was to your complete satisfaction — wir hoffen, Sie waren mit dem Essen zufrieden or das Essen ist zu Ihrer vollen Zufriedenheit ausgefallen (form)
has it been done to your satisfaction? — sind Sie damit zufrieden?, ist es zu Ihrer Zufriedenheit erledigt worden? (form)
if anything in the hotel is not to your satisfaction —
our aim, your satisfaction — bei uns ist der Kunde König
the machine is guaranteed to give complete satisfaction —
it gives me much satisfaction to introduce... — es ist mir eine besondere Freude,... vorstellen zu können
to get satisfaction out of sth — Befriedigung in etw (dat) finden
I can't get any satisfaction — ich bin unbefriedigt
he gets satisfaction out of his job — seine Arbeit befriedigt ihn
he proved to my satisfaction that... — er hat überzeugend bewiesen, dass...
he has shown to the examiners' satisfaction that... — der Prüfungsausschuss hat befunden, dass er...
she has shown to the court's satisfaction that... — sie hat dem Gericht überzeugend dargelegt, dass...
3)(= satisfying thing)
your son's success must be a great satisfaction to you —one of her greatest satisfactions comes from her work with children — eines der Dinge, die sie am meisten befriedigt, ist ihre Arbeit mit Kindern
it is no satisfaction to me to know that... — es ist kein Trost (für mich) zu wissen, dass...
to demand/obtain satisfaction from sb — Genugtuung or Satisfaktion (old)
* * *satisfaction [ˌsætısˈfækʃn] s1. Befriedigung f, Zufriedenstellung f:find satisfaction in Befriedigung finden in (dat);give satisfaction befriedigen ( → 4)2. (at, with) Zufriedenheit f (mit), Befriedigung f, Genugtuung f (über akk):to the satisfaction of all zur Zufriedenheit aller;with satisfaction zufrieden;“satisfaction or money back” „bei Nichtgefallen Geld zurück“3. REL Sühne f4. Satisfaktion f, Genugtuung f (Duell etc):a) Befriedigung f (eines Anspruchs, eines Gläubigers)b) Erfüllung f (einer Bedingung, eines Urteils), Bezahlung f (einer Schuld):in satisfaction of zur Befriedigung etc (gen)6. Überzeugung f, Gewissheit f:show to the court’s satisfaction JUR einwandfrei glaubhaft machen* * *noun2) no pl. (feeling of gratification) Befriedigung, die (at, with über + Akk.); Genugtuung, die (at, with über + Akk.)3) no pl. (gratified state)meet with somebody's or give somebody [complete] satisfaction — jemanden [in jeder Weise] zufriedenstellen
to somebody's satisfaction, to the satisfaction of somebody — zu jemandes Zufriedenheit
4) (instance of gratification) Befriedigung, dieit is a great satisfaction to me that... — es erfüllt mich mit großer Befriedigung, dass...
have the satisfaction of doing something — das Vergnügen haben, etwas zu tun
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11 serve
1. transitive verb1) (work for) dienen (+ Dat.)2) (be useful to) dienlich sein (+ Dat.)this car served us well — dieses Auto hat uns gute Dienste getan
if my memory serves me right — wenn mich mein Gedächtnis nicht täuscht
3) (meet needs of) nutzen (+ Dat.)serve a/no purpose — einen Zweck erfüllen/keinen Zweck haben
serve its purpose or turn — seinen Zweck erfüllen
4) (go through period of) durchlaufen [Lehre]; absitzen, verbüßen [Haftstrafe]serve [one's] time — (undergo apprenticeship) seine Lehrzeit durchmachen; (undergo imprisonment) seine Zeit absitzen
6) (render obedience to) dienen (+ Dat.) [Gott, König, Land]7) (attend) bedienen8) (supply) versorgenserves three — (in recipe) für drei Personen od. Portionen
9) (provide with food) bedienen10) (make legal delivery of) zustellen12)2. intransitive verbserve[s] or it serves him right! — (coll.) [das] geschieht ihm recht!
1) (do service) dienenserve as chairman — das Amt des Vorsitzenden innehaben
serve on a jury — Geschworener/Geschworene sein
3) (be of use)serve to do something — dazu dienen, etwas zu tun
serve for or as — dienen als
4) (serve food)6) (Eccl.) ministrieren7) (Tennis etc.) aufschlagen3. nounit's your turn to serve — du hast Aufschlag
see academic.ru/66102/service">service 1. 8)Phrasal Verbs:- serve up* * *[sə:v] 1. verb1) (to work for a person etc eg as a servant: He served his master for forty years.) servieren2) (to distribute food etc or supply goods: She served the soup to the guests; Which shop assistant served you (with these goods)?) dienen3) (to be suitable for a purpose: This upturned bucket will serve as a seat.) dienen4) (to perform duties, eg as a member of the armed forces: He served (his country) as a soldier for twenty years; I served on the committee for five years.) dienen5) (to undergo (a prison sentence): He served (a sentence of) six years for armed robbery.) absitzen6) (in tennis and similar games, to start the play by throwing up the ball etc and hitting it: He served the ball into the net; Is it your turn to serve?) aufschlagen2. noun(act of serving (a ball).) der Aufschlag- server- serving
- it serves you right
- serve an apprenticeship
- serve out
- serve up* * *[sɜ:v, AM sɜ:rv]II. vt1. (in hotel, restaurant, shop)▪ to \serve sb jdn bedienenare you being \served, madam? werden Sie schon bedient, gnädige Frau?2. (present food, drink)what's a good wine to \serve with this dish? welchen Wein kann man zu diesem Gericht reichen?dinner is \served es ist angerichtetto \serve alcohol Alkohol ausschenkento \serve a meal ein Essen servieren3. (be enough for)▪ to \serve sb für jdn reichenall recipes will \serve 4 to 5 people alle Rezepte ergeben 4 bis 5 Portionen4. (work for)she \served the church faithfully for many years sie war jahrelang im Dienst der Kirche aktivto \serve sb's interests jds Interessen dienento \serve the public im Dienste der Öffentlichkeit stehen5. (complete due period)▪ to \serve sth etw ableistento \serve one's apprenticeship seine Lehrzeit absolvierento \serve five years as president eine fünfjährige Amtszeit als Präsident/Präsidentin durchlaufento \serve terms in office Amtszeiten durchlaufen6. (provide for)▪ to \serve sth etw versorgen7. (perform a function)to \serve a purpose einen Zweck erfüllenthis does not \serve any useful purpose das hat keinen praktischen Wertif my memory \serves me right wenn ich mich recht erinnere8. SPORTto \serve the ball Aufschlag haben; (in volleyball) Angabe habento \serve sb with papers jdm Papiere zustellen10.III. vi1. (provide food, drink) servieren\serve hot or cold kalt oder warm servieren2. (work for) dienen▪ to \serve as sth als etw fungierenshe \served as an interpreter sie fungierte als Dolmetscherinto \serve in the army in der Armee dienento \serve on a committee einem Ausschuss angehörento \serve on the council im Stadtrat sein, ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ sitzento \serve on a jury Geschworene(r) f(m) sein3. (function)are these boxes sturdy enough to \serve as tables? sind diese Kisten stabil genug, um als Tische zu dienen?to \serve as a reminder/warning als Erinnerung/Mahnung dienenthis old penknife will \serve dieses alte Taschenmesser tut's fam* * *[sɜːv]1. vt1) (= work for) dienen (+dat); (= be of use) dienlich sein (+dat), nützen (+dat)he served his country/the company well — er hat sich um sein Land/die Firma verdient gemacht
he has served our cause faithfully — er hat sich um unsere Sache verdient gemacht, er hat unserer Sache treue Dienste geleistet
to serve sb's purpose — jds Zwecken (dat) dienen
it serves no useful purpose —
that will serve my needs — das ist genau (das), was ich brauche
this box has served us as a table — diese Kiste hat uns (dat) als Tisch gedient
2) (= work out) abdienen, ableisten; term of office durchlaufen; apprenticeship durchmachen; sentence verbüßen, absitzen (inf)3) (= supply) transport, gas etc versorgen4) (in shop) bedienento serve sb with 5 kilos of potatoes — jdm 5 kg Kartoffeln bringen or geben
I'm being served, thank you — danke, ich werde schon bedient or ich bekomme schon (inf)
5) (esp in restaurant) food, drink servieren; (= put on plate) aufgeben; guests bedienen; (waiter) bedienen, servieren (+dat); (= pour drink for) einschenken (+dat); wine etc einschenken; rations verteilen (to an +acc)dinner is served (butler) — das Essen or es ist aufgetragen; (host, hostess) darf ich zu Tisch bitten?
"serves three" (on packet etc) — "(ergibt) drei Portionen"
6) Mass, Communion ministrieren bei7) (TENNIS ETC) ball aufschlagento serve a summons on sb, to serve sb with a summons — jdn vor Gericht laden
the landlord served notice (to quit) on his tenants (esp Brit) — der Vermieter kündigte den Mietern
9) (old: treat) behandelnto serve sb ill — jdm einen schlechten Dienst erweisen, jdm übel mitspielen
(it) serves you right! (inf) — das geschieht dir( ganz) recht!
it serves him right for being so greedy (inf) — das geschieht ihm ganz recht, was muss er auch so gierig sein!
it would have served you right if... (inf) — es wäre dir ganz recht geschehen, wenn...
10) (stallion etc) decken2. vi1) (= do duty) dienento serve on the jury — Geschworene(r) mf sein
to serve on the council — Ratsmitglied nt sein
4)to serve as, to serve for — dienen als
it serves to show/explain... — das zeigt/erklärt...
these facts merely serve to prove my point — diese Fakten dienen lediglich dazu, mein Argument zu beweisen
3. n (TENNIS ETC)Aufschlag m* * *A v/iwith bei):serve under sb MIL unter jemandem dienen2. servieren, bedienen3. fungieren, amtieren ( beide:as als):serve on a committee einem Ausschuss angehören;serve on a jury als Geschworener fungieren4. dienen, nützen:it serves to do sth es dient dazu, etwas zu tun;it serves to show his cleverness daran kann man seine Klugheit erkennen5. genügen:it will serve das wird genügen oder den Zweck erfüllen;nothing serves but … hier hilft nichts als …6. günstig sein, passen:as occasion serves bei passender Gelegenheit7. dienen (as, for als):8. WIRTSCH bedienen:9. a) Tennis etc: aufschlagen, servieren:XY to serve Aufschlag XY;serve for the set (match) zum Satzgewinn (Matchgewinn) aufschlagen;serve to sb’s forehand ( into [ oder at] sb’s body) jemandem auf die Vorhand (auf den Körper) aufschlagenb) Volleyball: aufgeben10. KATH ministrierenB v/t3. seine Dienstzeit ( auch MIL) ableisten, seine Lehre machen, JUR (auch Eishockey etc) eine Strafe verbüßen, absitzen4. a) ein Amt innehaben, ausübenb) Dienst tun in (dat), ein Gebiet, einen Personenkreis betreuen, versorgenit serves no purpose es dient keinem Zweck;serve some private ends privaten Zwecken dienen“serves four” „ergibt vier Portionen“dinner is served! es ist serviert oder angerichtet!;serve sth up fig umg etwas auftischen9. MIL ein Geschütz etc bedienen10. versorgen ( with mit):11. umga) jemanden schändlich etc behandelnb) jemandem etwas zufügen:serve sb a trick jemandem einen Streich spielen;serve sb out es jemandem besorgen umg oder heimzahlen;(it) serves him right! (das) geschieht ihm ganz recht!12. befriedigen:serve one’s desire seiner Begierde frönen;serve the time sich der Zeit anpassen14. ZOOL eine Stute etc decken15. Tennis etc: den Ball aufschlagen:serve an ace ein Ass servieren17. TECH umwickeln* * *1. transitive verb1) (work for) dienen (+ Dat.)2) (be useful to) dienlich sein (+ Dat.)3) (meet needs of) nutzen (+ Dat.)serve a/no purpose — einen Zweck erfüllen/keinen Zweck haben
serve its purpose or turn — seinen Zweck erfüllen
4) (go through period of) durchlaufen [Lehre]; absitzen, verbüßen [Haftstrafe]serve [one's] time — (undergo apprenticeship) seine Lehrzeit durchmachen; (undergo imprisonment) seine Zeit absitzen
5) (dish up) servieren; (pour out) einschenken (to Dat.)6) (render obedience to) dienen (+ Dat.) [Gott, König, Land]7) (attend) bedienen8) (supply) versorgenserves three — (in recipe) für drei Personen od. Portionen
9) (provide with food) bedienen10) (make legal delivery of) zustellen11) (Tennis etc.) aufschlagen12)2. intransitive verbserve[s] or it serves him right! — (coll.) [das] geschieht ihm recht!
1) (do service) dienenserve on a jury — Geschworener/Geschworene sein
2) (be employed; be soldier etc.) dienen3) (be of use)serve to do something — dazu dienen, etwas zu tun
serve for or as — dienen als
4) (serve food)5) (attend in shop etc.) bedienen6) (Eccl.) ministrieren7) (Tennis etc.) aufschlagen3. nounPhrasal Verbs:- serve up* * *n.Aufschlag (Tennis) m. v.aufschlagen (Tennis) v.bedienen v.dienen v.servieren v. -
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keə
1. noun1) (close attention: Do it with care.) cuidado2) (keeping; protection: Your belongings will be safe in my care.) cuidado3) ((a cause for) worry: free from care; all the cares of the world.) preocupación4) (treatment: medical care; skin care.) cuidado, tratamiento
2. verb1) (to be anxious or concerned: Don't you care if you fail?; I couldn't care less (= It's of no importance to me); She really cares about her career.) preocuparse2) (to be willing (to): Would you care to have dinner with me?) querer, gustar•- careful- carefully
- carefulness
- careless
- carelessly
- carelessness
- carefree
- caregiver
- caretaker
- careworn
- care for
- care of
- take care
- take care of
care1 n1. cuidado2. preocupación3. asistenciato take care tener cuidado / vigilartake care if you go swimming here ¡ten cuidado si nadas aquí!care2 vb importarI don't care what happens! ¡no me importa lo que pase!tr[keəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (attention, carefulness) cuidado, atención nombre femenino2 (sympathetic concern, protection) cuidado, atención nombre femenino3 (charge, protection, responsibility) cuidado■ we are responsible for children in our care somos responsables de los niños que están a nuestro cargo1 (be worried, be concerned) preocuparse ( about, por), importar■ don't you care about the environment? ¿no te preocupa el medio ambiente?■ I don't care no me importa, me da igual■ see if I care! ¡me trae sin cuidado!, ¡me da igual!■ who cares! ¡y a mí qué!1 (feel concern, mind) importar2 formal use (like, want) gustar■ would you care to dance? ¿te gustaría bailar?\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLcare of... (on envelopes)■ Judith Brown, care of Mrs M. Wells Sra. M. Wells (a la atención de Judith Brown)'Handle with care' "Frágil"not to care less importarle a uno un bledo, traerle a uno sin cuidadoto take care of oneself cuidarseto take care of somebody (child) cuidar a/de alguien, estar al cuidado de alguien 2 (patient) atender a, cuidar deto take care of something (business, matters, etc) ocuparse de algo, encargarse de algo 2 (pet, plant, car, etc) cuidarto take somebody into care internar a alguien en un centro de protección de menoresmedical care asistencia médica1) : importarle a unothey don't care: no les importa2) : preocuparse, inquietarseshe cares about the poor: se preocupa por los pobres3)to care for tend: cuidar (de), atender, encargarse de4)to care for cherish: querer, sentir cariño por5)to care for like: gustarle (algo a uno)I don't care for your attitude: tu actitud no me agradacare vtwish: desear, quererif you care to go: si deseas ircare n1) anxiety: inquietud f, preocupación f2) carefulness: cuidado m, atención fhandle with care: manejar con cuidado3) charge: cargo m, cuidado m4)to take care of : cuidar (de), atender, encargarse den.• cargo s.m.• cuidado s.m.• cuita s.f.• detenimiento s.m.• guardia s.f.• miramiento s.m.• primor s.m.• pulso s.m.• recaudo s.m.• solicitud s.f.v.• cuidar v.ker, keə(r)
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1) u (attention, carefulness) cuidado m, atención fto take care — tener* cuidado
to take care over o with something — poner* cuidado en algo, cuidar algo
he took care that all the figures were correct — se aseguró de que todas las cifras eran las correctas
2) u ( of people)medical care — asistencia f médica; (of animals, things) cuidado m
her children were taken into care — (BrE Soc Admin) le quitaron la patria potestad
in care of — (AmE)
care of — (BrE) ( on letters) en casa de
3) to take care of somebody/somethinga) ( look after) \<\<of patient\>\> atender* a alguien, cuidar de alguien; \<\<of children\>\> cuidar a or de alguien, ocuparse or encargarse* de alguien; \<\<of pet/plant/machine\>\> cuidar algotake care! — ( saying goodbye) cuídate!, que estés bien!; ( as a warning) ten cuidado!
b) ( deal with) ocuparse or encargarse* de alguien/algothat takes care of that! — listo!, eso ya está!
4) c u ( worry) preocupación f
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to care (ABOUT something/somebody) — preocuparse (por algo/alguien)
I don't care — no me importa, me es or me da igual
2.
vta) ( feel concern) (usu neg, interrog)I couldn't care less what he does — me tiene or me trae sin cuidado lo que haga, no me importa en absoluto lo que haga
who cares what she thinks? — ¿y a quién le importa lo que ella piense?
b) ( wish) (frml)to care to + INF: would you care to join us for dinner? ¿le gustaría cenar con nosotros?; he needs her more than he cares to admit — la necesita más de lo que está dispuesto a reconocer
Phrasal Verbs:- care for[kɛǝ(r)]1. N1) (=anxiety) preocupación f, inquietud f•
full of cares — lleno de inquietudes2) (=carefulness) cuidado m, atención f•
have a care, sir! — † ¡mire usted lo que está diciendo!•
to take care — tener cuidadotake care! — (as warning) ¡cuidado!, ¡ten cuidado!; (as good wishes) ¡cuídate!
to take care to — + infin cuidar de que + subjun, asegurarse de que + subjun
to take care not to — + infin guardarse de + infin
take care not to drop it! — ¡cuidado no lo vayas a dejar caer!, ¡procura no soltarlo!
"with care" — "¡atención!", "¡con cuidado!"; (on box) "frágil"
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convicted of driving without due care and attention — declarado culpable de conducir sin la debida precaución3) (=charge) cargo m, cuidado m ; (Med) asistencia f, atención f médica•
to be in the care of — estar bajo la custodia dehe is in the care of Dr Wood — le asiste or atiende el doctor Wood
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the child has been taken into care — pusieron al niño en un centro de protección de menoresI'll take care of him! * — ¡yo me encargo de él!
I'll take care of this — (bill etc) esto corre de mi cuenta
to take good care of o.s. — cuidarse mucho
2.we need more people who care — necesitamos más gente que se preocupe por los demás, necesitamos más personas que se interesen por el prójimo
I don't care — no me importa, me da igual or lo mismo
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for all I care, you can go — por mí, te puedes ir•
as if I cared! — ¿y a mí qué?•
who cares? — ¿qué me importa?, ¿y qué?3. VT1) (=be concerned)what do I care? — ¿a mí qué me importa?
I don't care twopence or a fig or a hoot! — ¡me importa un comino!
I couldn't care less, I could care less — (US) eso me trae sin cuidado
2) frm (=like)•
to care to, I shouldn't care to meet him — no me gustaría conocerlewould you care to tell me? — ¿quieres decírmelo?
would you care to take a walk? — ¿te apetece dar un paseo?
would you care to come this way? — si no tiene inconveniente en pasar por aquí, por aquí si es tan amable or (LAm) si gusta
4.CPDcare assistant N — (Brit) auxiliar mf de enfermería
care giver N — (professional) cuidador(a) m / f (de atención domiciliaria) ; (=relative, friend) persona que cuida de un incapacitado
care label N — (on garment) etiqueta f de instrucciones de lavado
care order N — (Brit) (Jur, Social Work) orden judicial para la puesta de un niño bajo tutela estatal
care worker N — asistente mf social, cuidador(a) m / f
- care for* * *[ker, keə(r)]
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1) u (attention, carefulness) cuidado m, atención fto take care — tener* cuidado
to take care over o with something — poner* cuidado en algo, cuidar algo
he took care that all the figures were correct — se aseguró de que todas las cifras eran las correctas
2) u ( of people)medical care — asistencia f médica; (of animals, things) cuidado m
her children were taken into care — (BrE Soc Admin) le quitaron la patria potestad
in care of — (AmE)
care of — (BrE) ( on letters) en casa de
3) to take care of somebody/somethinga) ( look after) \<\<of patient\>\> atender* a alguien, cuidar de alguien; \<\<of children\>\> cuidar a or de alguien, ocuparse or encargarse* de alguien; \<\<of pet/plant/machine\>\> cuidar algotake care! — ( saying goodbye) cuídate!, que estés bien!; ( as a warning) ten cuidado!
b) ( deal with) ocuparse or encargarse* de alguien/algothat takes care of that! — listo!, eso ya está!
4) c u ( worry) preocupación f
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to care (ABOUT something/somebody) — preocuparse (por algo/alguien)
I don't care — no me importa, me es or me da igual
2.
vta) ( feel concern) (usu neg, interrog)I couldn't care less what he does — me tiene or me trae sin cuidado lo que haga, no me importa en absoluto lo que haga
who cares what she thinks? — ¿y a quién le importa lo que ella piense?
b) ( wish) (frml)to care to + INF: would you care to join us for dinner? ¿le gustaría cenar con nosotros?; he needs her more than he cares to admit — la necesita más de lo que está dispuesto a reconocer
Phrasal Verbs:- care for -
13 serve
serve [sɜ:v]a. ( = work for) servir• it will serve my (or your etc) purpose cela fera l'affaired. (in shop, restaurant) servir• are you being served? est-ce qu'on s'occupe de vous ?• "serves five" « pour cinq personnes »f. [library, hospital] desservir ; [utility] alimenterg. ( = work out) to serve one's apprenticeship (as) faire son apprentissage (de)a. servir• that table is not exactly what I want but it will serve cette table n'est pas exactement ce que je veux mais elle fera l'affaire• it serves to show/explain... cela sert à montrer/expliquer...• Murray to serve au service, Murray3. nouna. [+ meal, soup] servirb. [+ term of office, contract] finir ; [+ prison sentence] purger* * *[sɜːv] 1.noun Sport service m2.transitive verb1) ( work for) servir [country, cause, public]; travailler au service de [employer, family]to serve somebody/something well — rendre de grands services à quelqu'un/quelque chose
2) ( attend to customers) servir3) Culinary servirserves four — ( in recipe) pour quatre personnes
4) ( provide facility) [public utility, power station, reservoir] alimenter; [public transport, library, hospital] desservir5) ( satisfy) servir [interests]; satisfaire [needs]6) ( function) être utile àto serve a purpose ou function — être utile
to serve the ou somebody's purpose — faire l'affaire
7) ( spend time)to serve a term — Politics remplir un mandat
to serve one's time — ( in prison) purger sa peine
8) Lawto serve notice of something on somebody — Law, fig signifier quelque chose à quelqu'un
9) Sport servir3.1) (in shop, church) servir; ( at table) faire le service2) (on committee, in government) exercer ses fonctions (as de)to serve on — être membre de [committee, jury]
3) Military servir4) ( meet a need) faire l'affaire5) Sport servirBruno to serve — au service, Bruno
•Phrasal Verbs:- serve up•• -
14 satisfy
transitive verb1) (content) befriedigen; zufrieden stellen [Kunden, Publikum]; entsprechen (+ Dat.) [Vorliebe, Empfinden, Meinung, Zeitgeist]; erfüllen [Hoffnung, Erwartung]3) (convince)satisfy somebody [of something] — jemanden [von etwas] überzeugen
satisfy oneself of or as to — sich überzeugen von [Wahrheit, Ehrlichkeit]; sich (Dat.) Gewissheit verschaffen über (+ Akk.) [Motiv]
4) (adequately deal with) ausräumen [Einwand, Zweifel]; erfüllen [Bitte, Forderung, Bedingung]5) (fulfil) erfüllen [Vertrag, Verpflichtung, Forderung]* * *1) (to give (a person) enough of what is wanted or needed to take away hunger, curiosity etc: The apple didn't satisfy my hunger; I told him enough to satisfy his curiosity.) stillen2) (to please: She is very difficult to satisfy.) befriedigen•- academic.ru/64283/satisfaction">satisfaction- satisfactory
- satisfactorily
- satisfied
- satisfying* * *sat·is·fy<- ie->[ˈsætɪsfaɪ, AM ˈsæt̬-]I. vt1. (meet needs)▪ to \satisfy sb jdn zufriedenstellento \satisfy sb's curiosity jds Neugier befriedigen [o stillen]to \satisfy a need/passion/an urge ein Bedürfnis/eine Leidenschaft/ein Verlangen befriedigen2. (fulfil)to \satisfy a demand ECON eine Nachfrage befriedigento \satisfy requirements Anforderungen genügen3. (comply with)to \satisfy a condition/criteria/a demand/requirements eine Bedingung/Kriterien/eine Forderung/Anforderungen erfüllen4. (convince)▪ to \satisfy sb that... jdn überzeugen, dass...she satisfied the court that she was innocent sie überzeugte das Gericht von ihrer Unschuld5. (pay off)to \satisfy one's creditors seine Gläubiger/Gläubigerinnen befriedigento \satisfy a debt eine Schuld begleichento \satisfy a loan einen Kredit tilgen6.* * *['stIsfaɪ]1. vt1) (= make contented) befriedigen; employer, customers etc zufriedenstellen; (meal) person sättigen; hunger stillenthat won't satisfy the boss — damit wird der Chef nicht zufrieden sein
one glass of water didn't satisfy him/his thirst — das eine Glas Wasser hat ihm nicht gereicht/hat seinen Durst nicht gelöscht
2) needs, wishes, lust, demand, curiosity, person befriedigen; (sexually) befriedigen; hunger stillen; contract, conditions erfüllen; requirements genügen (+dat); ambitions verwirklichento do sth to satisfy one's pride — etw nur aus reinem Stolz tun
3) (= convince) überzeugenif you can satisfy him that... — wenn Sie ihn davon überzeugen können, dass...
X has satisfied the examiners that... —
X has satisfied the examiners in the following subjects — X hat in den folgenden Fächern die Prüfung bestanden
2. vrto satisfy oneself that... — sich davon überzeugen, dass...
3. vi(meal) sättigenwe aim to satisfy —
pleasures which no longer satisfy — Genüsse, die einen nicht mehr befriedigen
* * *satisfy [ˈsætısfaı]A v/t1. (auch sexuell) befriedigen, zufriedenstellen, ausfüllen:be satisfied with sth mit etwas zufrieden sein;rest satisfied sich zufriedengeben;a satisfied customer ein zufriedener Kunde;if not satisfied bei Nichtgefallen2. a) jemanden sättigenb) seinen Appetit, auch seine Neugier stillenc) einen Wunsch etc erfüllen, ein Bedürfnis, eine Nachfrage, auch einen Trieb befriedigen3. a) eine Frage etc hinreichend beantwortenI am satisfied that … ich bin davon ( oder ich habe mich [davon]) überzeugt, dass …;satisfy o.s. that … sich überzeugen oder vergewissern, dass …a) einen Anspruch befriedigenc) eine Bedingung, ein Urteil erfüllend) einen Gläubiger befriedigen5. a) jemanden entschädigenb) etwas wiedergutmachen6. einer Anforderung entsprechen, genügen7. MATH eine Bedingung, eine Gleichung erfüllen, befriedigenB v/i1. befriedigen, zufriedenstellend sein2. REL obs Buße tun* * *transitive verb1) (content) befriedigen; zufrieden stellen [Kunden, Publikum]; entsprechen (+ Dat.) [Vorliebe, Empfinden, Meinung, Zeitgeist]; erfüllen [Hoffnung, Erwartung]3) (convince)satisfy somebody [of something] — jemanden [von etwas] überzeugen
satisfy oneself of or as to — sich überzeugen von [Wahrheit, Ehrlichkeit]; sich (Dat.) Gewissheit verschaffen über (+ Akk.) [Motiv]
4) (adequately deal with) ausräumen [Einwand, Zweifel]; erfüllen [Bitte, Forderung, Bedingung]5) (fulfil) erfüllen [Vertrag, Verpflichtung, Forderung]* * *v.abgelten (Ansprüche) v.befriedigen v.sättigen v.zufrieden stellen ausdr. -
15 see
see [si:]a. voir• I've seen some things in my time but... j'en ai vu (des choses) dans ma vie mais...• can you see your way to helping us? est-ce que vous voyez un moyen de nous aider ?b. ( = understand) voir• do you see what I mean? vous voyez ce que je veux dire ?• I don't see why not (granting permission) je n'y vois aucune objection ; (not understanding sb's refusal) je ne vois pas pourquoic. ( = look) aller voird. ( = have an opinion) trouvere. ( = meet) voir• how nice to see you! ça me fait plaisir de vous voir !f. ( = visit) voir• see you later! (inf) à tout à l'heure !• see you some time! (inf) à un de ces jours !• see you soon! à bientôt !i. ( = experience) 1963 saw the assassination of John F. Kennedy l'année 1963 a été marquée par l'assassinat de John F. Kennedy• since becoming a social worker she's certainly seen life depuis qu'elle est assistante sociale elle a pu se rendre compte de ce que c'est que la viej. ( = accompany) accompagner• to see sb home/to the door raccompagner qn jusque chez lui/jusqu'à la portek. ( = allow to be) I couldn't see her left alone je ne pouvais pas supporter qu'on la laisse subj toute seulel. ( = ensure) s'assurerm. ( = imagine) voir• can you see him as a father? est-ce que vous l'imaginez père de famille ?• I can just see her! je l'imagine tout à fait !• to see in/out/through voir à l'intérieur/à l'extérieur/à travers• I see! je vois !• ... you see (in explanations)... voyez-vous• we'll soon see if... nous saurons bientôt si...• can I go out? -- we'll see est-ce que je peux sortir ? -- on verra3. compoundsa. ( = deal with)b. ( = consider) can I go? -- we'll see about it je peux y aller ? -- on verra• he said he wouldn't do it -- we'll see about that! il a dit qu'il ne le ferait pas -- c'est ce qu'on va voir ![+ person] faire entrer• I saw him off at the station/airport je l'ai accompagné à la gare/à l'aéroport[+ person] raccompagner à la porte[+ behaviour, promises] ne pas se laisser abuser par[+ project, deal] mener à terme• $50 should see you through 50 dollars devraient vous suffire• to see to it that... veiller à ce que... + subj* * *[siː] 1. 2.1) (perceive, look at) voirthere was going to be trouble: I could see it coming ou I could see it a mile off — il allait y avoir des problèmes: je le sentais venir
I don't know what you see in him — (colloq) je ne sais pas ce que tu lui trouves (colloq)
2) ( visit) voir [expert, country, building]see you! — (colloq) salut! (colloq)
see you next week! — (colloq) à la semaine prochaine!
3) ( receive) recevoir4) ( understand) voir [advantage, problem]; comprendre [joke]5) ( consider) voirto see somebody as — considérer quelqu'un comme [leader, hero]
it remains to be seen whether ou if — reste à voir si
6) ( envisage)I can't see somebody/something doing — je ne pense pas que quelqu'un/quelque chose puisse faire
I can see a time when this country will be independent — je peux imaginer qu'un jour ce pays sera indépendant
7) ( make sure)to see (to it) that — veiller à ce que (+ subj)
8) ( witness) voir; ( experience) connaître [poverty, war]9) ( accompany)3.to see somebody home — raccompagner quelqu'un chez lui/elle
1) ( with eyes) voir2) ( understand) voirnow I see — maintenant, je comprends
3) (check, find out)4) (think, consider)4.let's see —
to see oneself — lit, fig se voir
I can't see myself as ou being... — je ne pense pas que je vais être...
Phrasal Verbs:- see off- see out- see to••I'll see you right — (colloq) je ne te laisserai pas tomber (colloq)
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fiks
1. verb1) (to make firm or steady: He fixed the post firmly in the ground; He fixed his eyes on the door.) fijar, clavar2) (to attach; to join: He fixed the shelf to the wall.) fijar, clavar3) (to mend or repair: He has succeeded in fixing my watch.) arreglar4) (to direct (attention, a look etc) at: She fixed all her attention on me.) fijar, clavar, poner5) ((often with up) to arrange; to settle: to fix a price; We fixed (up) a meeting.) fijar6) (to make (something) permanent by the use of certain chemicals: to fix a photgraphic print.) fijar7) (to prepare; to get ready: I'll fix dinner tonight.) arreglar, organizar
2. noun(trouble; a difficulty: I'm in a terrible fix!) apuro, aprieto- fixation- fixed
- fixedly
- fixture
- fix on
- fix someone up with something
- fix up with something
- fix someone up with
- fix up with
fix vb1. sujetar / fijar2. arreglar / reparar3. decidir / fijarhave you fixed a price for the house? ¿habéis fijado el precio de la casa?tr[fɪks]1 familiar (difficult situation) apuro, aprieto2 (position of ship, aircraft) posición nombre femenino3 (dishonest arrangement) tongo■ it's a fix! ¡hay tongo!1 (fasten) fijar, sujetar■ could you fix this sign on the door? ¿podrías sujetar este letrero en la puerta?2 figurative use (stick) fijar, grabar3 (direct - eyes, attention) fijar, clavar, poner4 (decide) decidir; (date, meeting, etc) fijar■ we just need to fix the time of the next meeting sólo nos falta fijar la hora de la próxima reunión5 (organize) arreglar, organizar■ do you want me to fix you a date? ¿quieres que te arregle una cita?6 (dishonestly) amañar7 (repair) arreglar■ can you fix this tap? ¿puedes arreglar este grifo?8 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (prepare) preparar9 (tidy) arreglar10 (photo) fijar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto fix the blame on somebody echarle la culpa a alguienfix ['fɪks] vt1) attach, secure: sujetar, asegurar, fijar2) establish: fijar, concretar, establecer3) repair: arreglar, reparar4) prepare: prepararto fix dinner: preparar la cena5) : arreglar, amañarto fix a race: arreglar una carrera6) rivet: fijar (los ojos, la mirada, etc.)fix n1) predicament: aprieto m, apuro m2) : posición fto get a fix on: establecer la posición dev.• arreglar v.• fijar v.• reparar v.
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1. fɪks2)a) ( secure) \<\<plank/shelf\>\> sujetar, asegurarto fix a notice on a door — poner* un anuncio en una puerta
b) ( implant)3)a) ( direct steadily)b) ( look at)4)a) ( establish) \<\<date/time/price\>\> fijar; \<\<details\>\> concretarb) ( organize) arreglarhow are you fixed for next weekend? — ¿qué planes tienes para el fin de semana?
5) ( repair) (colloq) \<\<car/clock/kettle\>\> arreglar6) (esp AmE)a) ( prepare) (colloq) prepararb) ( make presentable)to fix one's hair/face — arreglarse el pelo/pintarse
7) (colloq) \<\<election/contest\>\> amañar (fam), arreglar (fam)
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vi (make plans, intend) (AmE)Phrasal Verbs:- fix on- fix up- fix upon
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1) ( predicament) (colloq) aprieto m, apuro m3) (Aviat, Naut) posición f[fɪks]to get a fix on something — \<\<sailor/airman\>\> establecer* la posición de algo
1. VT1) (=position) fijar, asegurarto fix sth in place — fijar or asegurar algo en su sitio
to fix a stake in the ground — clavar or fijar una estaca en el suelo
2) (=attach)to fix sth to sth: fix the mirror to the wall — fije el espejo a la pared
the chairs and desks are fixed to the floor — las sillas y mesas están sujetas or atornilladas al suelo
they fixed the two pieces of bone together with a metal plate — unieron los dos trozos de hueso con una placa de metal
b) [+ bayonet] calar3) (fig) (=set firmly)to fix sth in one's memory/mind — grabar algo en la memoria/la mente
the image of her was now firmly fixed in his mind — su imagen estaba ahora firmemente grabada en su mente
4) (=lay)5) (=arrange, settle) [+ date, time] fijar; [+ meeting] fijar, convenirnothing's been fixed yet — todavía no se ha decidido or acordado nada
how are you fixed for this evening? — ¿tienes planes para esta noche?
how are we fixed for money? — ¿qué tal andamos de dinero?
how are we fixed for time? — ¿cómo vamos de tiempo?
6) (=set)a) (honestly) [+ price, rate] fijarb) (=rig) [+ fight, race, election] amañar; [+ price] fijar7) (=rivet) [+ eyes, gaze] fijar, clavar; [+ attention] fijarshe fixed her eyes on him — le clavó los ojos, fijó la mirada en él
she had fixed all her hopes on passing the exam — tenía todas sus esperanzas puestas en aprobar el examen
8) (=repair) [+ car, appliance] arreglar, repararto get or have sth fixed — arreglar or reparar algo
I've got to get my car fixed this week — tengo que arreglar or reparar el coche esta semana, tengo que llevar el coche a arreglar or reparar esta semana
9) (=solve) [+ problem] solucionar10) * (=deal with) encargarse de *; (=kill) cargarse a *I'll soon fix him! — ¡ya me encargo yo de él! *, ¡ya le ajustaré las cuentas! *
11) (=prepare) [+ meal, drink] preparar12) (esp US) (=tidy up) [+ hair, makeup] arreglar13) (=make permanent) [+ film, colour, dye] fijar14) * (=neuter) [+ animal] operar2. VI(US)1) (=intend) tener intención deI'm fixing to go to graduate school — tengo intención de or tengo pensado hacer estudios de postgraduado
2) (=arrange)3. N1) * (=predicament) apuro m, aprieto mto be in/get into a fix — estar/meterse en un apuro or un aprieto
to give o.s. a fix — pincharse *, chutarse (Sp) **
3) (Aer, Naut) posición fto get a fix on sth — (lit) establecer la posición de algo, localizar algo
it's been hard to get a fix on what's going on — (fig) ha sido difícil entender lo que pasa
4) * (=set-up) tongo * mthe fight/result was a fix — hubo tongo en la pelea/el resultado *
5) * (=solution) arreglo m, apaño * mthere is no quick-fix solution to this problem — no existe un arreglo or apaño * rápido para este problema
- fix on- fix up* * *
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1. [fɪks]2)a) ( secure) \<\<plank/shelf\>\> sujetar, asegurarto fix a notice on a door — poner* un anuncio en una puerta
b) ( implant)3)a) ( direct steadily)b) ( look at)4)a) ( establish) \<\<date/time/price\>\> fijar; \<\<details\>\> concretarb) ( organize) arreglarhow are you fixed for next weekend? — ¿qué planes tienes para el fin de semana?
5) ( repair) (colloq) \<\<car/clock/kettle\>\> arreglar6) (esp AmE)a) ( prepare) (colloq) prepararb) ( make presentable)to fix one's hair/face — arreglarse el pelo/pintarse
7) (colloq) \<\<election/contest\>\> amañar (fam), arreglar (fam)
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vi (make plans, intend) (AmE)Phrasal Verbs:- fix on- fix up- fix upon
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1) ( predicament) (colloq) aprieto m, apuro m3) (Aviat, Naut) posición fto get a fix on something — \<\<sailor/airman\>\> establecer* la posición de algo
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1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.)2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.)3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.)4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.)5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.)6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.)7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.)8) (to divide (a pack of cards).)9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!')10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.)11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.)12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.)13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.)2. noun1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) klipp, kutt, snitt2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) fasong, snitt3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) kjøttstykke•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) skjærende, skarp, sårende- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) aggressiv, hensynsløs- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
- cut shortklipping--------kutt--------redusere--------skjære--------snittIsubst. \/kʌt\/1) kutt, snitt2) (snitt)sår3) flenge, hugg4) slag, rapp, snert5) ( om film e.l.) klipp, utdrag6) ( musikk) kutt, spor7) klipping, hårklipp, klipp8) ( om landskap) skår, innskjæring, (inn)hakk, gjennomgraving, gjennomskjæring9) utsnitt, utskjæring, utskåret stykke, avklipt stykke11) avling, høst, produksjon12) nedsettelse, reduksjon, nedskjæring15) type, slag, sort16) kritisk bemerkning, forklaring: sårende bemerkning eller handling17) (slang, om utbytte) andel24) (teater, film) forkortelse, kutt29) (veterinærfag, om hest) strykningbe a cut above somebody\/something være bedre\/finere enn noen\/noe, være vanskeligere enn noe, være hevet over noen\/noe, være hakket bedre enn noen, være hakket over noencold cuts pålegg, koldtbordcut and thrust ordveksling, livlig diskusjon (tidligere, i sverdkamp) forklaring: bruk av både egg og spiss på sverdgive somebody the cut ignorere noen, overse noen, gi noen en kald skulderII1) skjære, kutte, snitte2) skjære av, kutte av, hugge av, klippe av, skjære over3) avskjære4) beskjære5) ( også om landskap) skjære igjennom, gjennomskjære, (gjennom)grave6) skjære opp, sprette7) skjære til, klippe tilklippe\/skjære til en kåpe8) skjære ut9) klippe, stusse10) slå, rappe11) slå, meie• cut hay12) felle, hugge, kappe13) hugge til, hugge ut14) lage hakk i (f.eks. fil e.l.)15) dele16) redusere, skjære ned17) begrense, forkorte, skjære ned på18) holde opp med, slutte med, sløyfe, kutte ut19) stryke, utelate20) (geometri, om linjer) skjære22) ( om klesplagg) stramme, ta23) behandle som luft, ikke kjennes ved, ignorere, overse, gi en kald skulder24) skulke25) fare, stikke, stikke av26) bråsnu, svinge brått27) fortynne, tynne ut, spe ut\/opp, løse opp31) (om smykker, stener og glass) slipe32) (maleri, om farge) tre sterkt frem33) (jernbane, om vogner) koble fra34) (biljard, cricket) snitte35) (sport, tennis) kutte38) (mekanikk, om motor e.l.) koble ut, stoppe, stanse40) ( veterinærfag) stryke (gi minuspoeng for feil ved dyr på utstilling)41) ( veterinærfag) gjelde, kastrerebe cut off ( om å dø) rives bortbe cut out for være (som) skåret ut for, være (som) skåret ut til, være (som) skapt for, være (som) skapt tilcut! ( film) kutt! (når opptak skal avsluttes)cut across gå tvers over ( overført) gå på tvers avta en snarvei over\/gjennom, gå tvers over\/gjennomcut after sette etter, løpe ettercut along ( hverdagslig) stikke (av), pigge av, skynde seg avgårdecut and come again det er mer der det kommer fracut and run ( hverdagslig) skynde seg unna, ta bena på nakken, stikke av (fra ubehagelig eller farlig situasjon)• when the police came, the thieves cut and randa politiet kom, tok tyvene bena på nakken( sjøfart) kappe fortøyningene (og dra)cut back kutte av, korte av, beskjære (busker e.l.), skjære ned redusere, skjære ned (på), foreta innskrenkningergå tilbake (til en tidligere scene i en film), gjøre et tilbakeblikk ( kjemi) fortynne ( sport) plutselig skifte retningcut down hugge (ned), felle, meie ned, sable ned, skjære ( hverdagslig) slå begrense, skjære ned på, kutte ned på, knappe inn på, innskrenke, redusere, minskesy inn, ta inn, legge oppcut in skjære inn, hugge inn, gravere klippe inn, sette inn, felle inn føye til, sette inn (om samtale, også cut into) blande seg i, forstyrre, avbryte( samferdsel) trenge seg inn i en (bil)kø ( på telefon) tyvlytte ( spill) gå inn, komme med ( teknikk) koble(s) inncut in on someone eller cut in ( i dans) ta noens partner, overta noens partner, tyvdanse med noens partner• do you mind if I cut in on you?cut into gjøre innhugg i, gjøre inngrep i skjære seg inn i legge beslag påcut it fine ( hverdagslig) komme i siste liten, ha minst mulig margin• you cut it fine this morning!cut it out! legg av!, slutt!, hold opp!cut loose ( også overført) gjøre seg fri, slite seg løs, frigjøre seg slå seg løs ( sjøfart) kappe fortøyningenecut off hugge av, hugge over, klippe av, klippe over, kappe av, kappe over avskjæreisolere, avstenge, lukke ute, stenge utegjøre slutt på, stoppe, inndra (av)bryte, sperre av, stenge (av)avspise, avfeiecut out skjære ut, klippe ut, hugge ut, stanse uthugge seg en sti \/ bane seg veiklippe til, skjære til, ringe ut (en kjole e.l.), forme (overført) ( hverdagslig) skjære vekk, stryke, utelate, hoppe over, kutte ut, sløyfe, holde opp med• cut out the noise!( om rival) slå (ut), danke utforklaring: å skille ut (et dyr) fra flokken\/bølingen( om tann) komme frem berøve, snyte( om planter) tynne ut ( samferdsel) bryte ut av (bil)kø ( elektronikk) kople fra, bryte ( om motor) kople ut, stanseskygge for, stå i veien forcut over ( skogbruk) snauhugge ta en snarvei, gå tvers igjennom, gå tvers over ( mekanikk) skifte overcut round opptre demonstrativtcut someone dead ( hverdagslig) behandle noen som luft, ikke kjennes ved noen, gi noen en kald skulder, overse noen totaltcut someone down ( hverdagslig) prute noen ned, få noen til å slå av på prisen• I cut him down by £20cut someone\/something down to size sette noen på plass, forklaring: redusere eller minske noens\/noes betydning eller innflytelsehan likte ikke holdningen hennes, så han satte henne på plasscut someone in dele fortjeneste med noen, dele overskudd med noencut someone\/something short avbryte noen, avbryte noecut through ta en snarvei, gå tvers gjennom, gå tvers overcut to pieces skjære i stykker, klippe i stykker (overført, om motstander e.l.) ødelegge, knuse, kritisere sønder og sammencut under (handel, hverdagslig) underbycut up skjære i stykker, klippe i stykker, skjære opp, skjære ut, kappe opp, kutte oppklippe til, skjære tilrykke opp( militærvesen) rive opp, sprenge, tilføye store taphugge i stykker, sage i stykker, dele opp ( overført) knuse, splintre ( hverdagslig) kritisere sønder og sammen, slakte( hverdagslig) såre dypt, krenke, støtebedrøve, opprøre(hverdagslig, spesielt amer.) bære seg, bråke, skøye, spille bajascut up mischief (amer.) gjøre rampestreker, gjøre ugagncut up rough\/nasty begynne å bråke, hisse seg opp, sette seg på bakbeinaIIIadj. \/kʌt\/1) skåret, oppskåret, oppkuttet, opphugget, oppkappet, oppdelt, avskåret, avkappet, avhugget, oppsprettet2) forkortet, utelatt, strøket, nedsatt, redusert, begrenset3) ( veterinærfag) gjeldet, kastrert4) slipt, filt, frest, gravert, meisletcut and dried fiks ferdig, klappet og klart -
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1. top noun1) (the highest part of anything: the top of the hill; the top of her head; The book is on the top shelf.) cumbre, lo alto2) (the position of the cleverest in a class etc: He's at the top of the class.) a la cabeza, en primer lugar3) (the upper surface: the table-top.) lo alto de, sobre4) (a lid: I've lost the top to this jar; a bottle-top.) tapadera, (botella) tapón5) (a (woman's) garment for the upper half of the body; a blouse, sweater etc: I bought a new skirt and top.) blusa (corta), camiseta, top
2. adjective(having gained the most marks, points etc, eg in a school class: He's top (of the class) again.) mejor, primero
3. verb1) (to cover on the top: She topped the cake with cream.) cubrir, recubrir2) (to rise above; to surpass: Our exports have topped $100,000.) superar, sobrepasar3) (to remove the top of.) quitar la parte de encima•- topless- topping
- top hat
- top-heavy
- top-secret
- at the top of one's voice
- be/feel on top of the world
- from top to bottom
- the top of the ladderee
- top up
II top noun(a kind of toy that spins.) peonzatop1 adj1. superior / de más arriba / último2. más altotop2 n1. cima / cumbre / lo alto2. tapón / tapa3. parte de arriba4. camiseta / blusatr[tɒp]1 (highest/upper part) parte nombre femenino superior, parte nombre femenino de arriba, parte nombre femenino más alta■ an attic is the room at the top of a house el desván es el cuarto en la parte más alta de una casa3 (of mountain) cumbre nombre masculino4 (of tree) copa5 (surface) superficie nombre femenino■ who's the top of the organization? ¿quién es el jefe de la organización?8 (of list) cabeza■ who's at the top of the league? ¿quién encabeza la liga?■ what's top of the list? ¿qué es lo primero de la lista?9 (of car) capota11 (beginning) principio12 (gear) directa1 (highest) de arriba, superior, más alto,-a2 (best, highest, leading) mejor, principal■ only the top graduates get the top jobs sólo los mejores licenciados consiguen los mejores trabajos3 (highest, maximum) principal, máximo,-a1 (cover) cubrir, rematar2 (remove top of plant/fruit) quitar los rabillos4 (come first, head) encabezar5 (better, surpass, exceed) superar1 (of plant) hojas nombre femenino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat the top of the tree figurative use en el cumbreat the top of one's voice a voz en gritoat top speed a toda velocidadfrom top to bottom de arriba abajofrom top to toe de cabeza a pieson top encima de, sobreon top of encima de■ do you get commission on top of your salary? ¿ganas una comisión además de tu sueldo?on top of it all / to top it all para colmoto be on top of the world estar en la gloria, estar contento,-a y felizto be over the top (excessive) ser demasiadoto blow one's top perder los estribosto come out on top salir ganandoto get on top of somebody agobiar a alguiento go over the top pasarsetop copy original nombre masculinotop dog gallitotop gear directatop hat chistera, sombrero de copa————————tr[tɒp]1 peonza\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto sleep like a top dormir como un tronco, dormir como un lirón1) cover: cubrir, coronar2) surpass: sobrepasar, superar3) clear: pasar por encima detop adj: superiorthe top shelf: la repisa superiorone of the top lawyers: uno de los mejores abogadostop n1) : parte f superior, cumbre f, cima f (de un monte, etc.)to climb to the top: subir a la cumbre2) cover: tapa f, cubierta f3) : trompo m (juguete)4)on top of : encima dev.• desmochar v.• rematar v.adj.• cimera adj.• culminante adj.• máximo, -a adj.• superior adj.n.• baca s.f.• cabeza s.f.• cima s.f.• cofa s.f.• coronilla s.f.• cumbre s.f.• morra s.f.• moño s.m.• parte superior s.m.• peón s.m.• tapa s.f.• tapadera s.f.• tejadillo s.m.• tope s.m.• trompo s.m.• vértice s.m.• ápice s.m.tɑːp, tɒp
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1)a) ( highest part) parte f superior or de arriba; ( of mountain) cima f, cumbre f, cúspide f; ( of tree) copa f; ( of page) parte f superior; ( of head) coronilla fhis name is at the top of the list — su nombre es el primero de la lista or encabeza la lista
off the top of one's head: I can't think of any of them off the top of my head — no se me ocurre ninguno en este momento
b) (BrE) ( of road) final m2) ( of hierarchy) (highest rank, position)3)a) ( upper part)the top of the milk — (BrE) crema que se acumula en el cuello de la botella de leche
to float/rise to the top — salir* a la superficie
b) (rim, edge) borde m4) ( Clothing)a blue top — una blusa (or un suéter or un top etc) azul
5)he's getting a bit thin on top — (colloq) se está quedando calvo or (AmC, Méx fam) pelón or (CS fam) pelado
to come out on top — salir* ganando
6)it's just been one thing on top of another — ha sido una cosa detrás de otra or una cosa tras otra
to feel on top of the world — estar* contentísimo
and on top of it all o on top of all that, she lost her job — y encima or para colmo or como si esto fuera poco, se quedó sin trabajo
7)over the top — ( exaggerated) (esp BrE colloq)
8) (cover, cap - of jar, box) tapa f, tapón m (Esp); (- of pen) capuchón m, capucha f; ( cork) tapón mto blow one's top — (colloq) explotar (fam)
9) top (gear) (BrE Auto) directa f10) ( spinning top) trompo m, peonza f; sleep II
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adjective (before n)1)a) ( uppermost) <layer/shelf> de arriba, superior; <step/coat of paint> último; < note> más altob) ( maximum) <speed/temperature> máximo, tope2)a) ( best)to be top quality — ser* de primera calidad
b) ( in ranked order)our top priority is... — nuestra prioridad absoluta es...
the Top 40 — ( Mus) los 40 discos más vendidos, ≈los 40 principales ( en Esp)
c) (leading, senior) <scientists/chefs> más destacado
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- pp- transitive verb1) (exceed, surpass) \<\<offer/achievement\>\> superarunemployment topped the 3 million mark — el índice de desempleo superó or rebasó los 3 millones
to top it all — para coronarlo, para colmo, (más) encima
2) ( beat) (AmE)the Tigers topped the Mariners 6-2 — (AmE) los Tigers se impusieron a los Mariners por 6 a 2
3) ( head) \<\<list/league\>\> encabezar*4) ( cover) \<\<column/building\>\> rematar, coronartopped with chocolate/cheese — con chocolate/queso por encima
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v refl1) ( surpass oneself) (AmE colloq) superarse2) ( commit suicide) (BrE sl) matarse, suicidarse•Phrasal Verbs:- top off- top out- top up
I [tɒp]1. N1) (=highest point, peak) cumbre f, cima f ; [of hill] cumbre f ; [of tree] copa f ; [of head] coronilla f ; [of building] remate m ; [of wall] coronamiento m ; [of wave] cresta f ; [of stairs, ladder] lo alto; [of page] cabeza f ; [of list, table, classification] cabeza f, primer puesto m, primera posición fto reach the top, make it to the top — [of career etc] alcanzar la cumbre (del éxito)
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the men at the top — (fig) los que mandan•
executives who are at the top of their careers — ejecutivos que están en la cumbre de sus carreras•
top of the charts — (Mus) el número uno•
to be at the top of the class — (Scol) ser el/la mejor de la claseblow II, 1., 3)•
top of the range — (Comm) lo mejor de la gama2) (=upper part) parte f superior, parte f de arriba; [of bus] piso m superior; [of turnip, carrot, radish] rabillo m, hojas fpl3) (=surface) superficie foil comes or floats or rises to the top — el aceite sube a la superficie
4) (=lid) [of pen, bottle, jar] tapa f, cubierta f, tapón m5) (=blouse) blusa fpyjama top — parte f de arriba del pijama
6) (Brit)(Aut) = top gear7) (US) (Aut) capota f8) (Naut) cofa f9)on top — encima, arriba
to be on top — estar encima; (fig) (=winning etc) llevar ventaja, estar ganando
seats on top! — (on bus) ¡hay sitio arriba!
let's go up on top — (Naut) vamos a (subir a) cubierta
thin on top * — con poco pelo, medio calvo
on top of — sobre, encima de
on top of (all) that — (=in addition to that) y encima or además de (todo) eso
on top of which — y para colmo, más encima
to be/get on top of things — estar/ponerse a la altura de las cosas
- come out on top- be/feel on top of the world10)tops: it's (the) tops * — es tremendo *, es fabuloso *
11) (in phrases)this proposal is really over the top — (Brit) esta propuesta pasa de la raya
to go over the top — (Mil) lanzarse al ataque (saliendo de las trincheras); (Brit) * (fig) pasarse (de lo razonable), desbordarse
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he doesn't have much up top * — (=stupid) no es muy listo que digamos; (=balding) tiene poco pelo, se le ven las ideas *she doesn't have much up top * — (=flat-chested) está lisa (basilisa) *
speaking off the top of my head, I would say... — hablando así sin pensarlo, yo diría que...
2. ADJ1) (=highest) [drawer, shelf] de arriba, más alto; [edge, side, corner] superior, de arriba; [floor, step, storey] último•
at the top end of the scale — en el extremo superior de la escalaat the top end of the range — (Comm) en el escalón más alto de la gama
2) (=maximum) [price] máximo•
at top speed — a máxima velocidad, a toda carrera3) (in rank etc) más importante•
a top executive — un(a) alto(-a) ejecutivo*, (-a)4) (=best, leading) mejorthe top 10/20/30 — (Mus) los 10/20/30 mejores éxitos, el hit parade de los 10/20/30 mejores
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to come top — ganar, ganar el primer puesto5) (=final) [coat of paint] último•
the top layer of skin — la epidermis6) (=farthest) superior•
the top end of the field — el extremo superior del campo3.ADVtops * — (=maximum, at most) como mucho
4. VT1) (=form top of) [+ building] coronar; [+ cake] cubrir, recubrira cake topped with whipped cream — una tarta cubierta or recubierta de nata or (LAm) crema
2) (=be at top of) [+ class, list] encabezar, estar a la cabeza de•
to top the bill — (Theat) encabezar el reparto•
to top the charts — (Mus) ser el número uno de las listas de éxitos or de los superventas•
the team topped the league all season — el equipo iba en cabeza de la liga toda la temporada3) (=exceed, surpass) exceder, superarprofits topped £50,000 last year — las ganancias excedieron (las) 50.000 libras el año pasado
we have topped last year's takings by £200 — hemos recaudado 200 libras más que el año pasado, los ingresos exceden a los del año pasado en 200 libras
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and to top it all... — y para colmo..., como remate..., y para rematar las cosas...•
how are you going to top that? — (joke, story etc) ¿cómo vas a superar eso?, te han puesto el listón muy alto4) [+ vegetables, fruit, plant] descabezar; [+ tree] desmochar5) (=reach summit of) llegar a la cumbre de6) ** (=kill) colgarto top o.s. — suicidarse
5.CPDtop banana * N — (US) pez m gordo *
top dog * N —
top dollar * N (esp US) —
top-drawerthe top drawer N — (fig) la alta sociedad, la crema
top dressing N — (Hort, Agr) abono m (aplicado a la superficie)
top floor N — último piso m
top gear N — (Brit) (Aut) directa f
in top gear — (four-speed box) en cuarta, en la directa; (five-speed box) en quinta, en la directa
top spin N — (Tennis) efecto m alto, efecto m liftado
top ten NPL (=songs) —
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the top ten — el top diez, los diez primerostop thirty NPL —
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the top thirty — el top treinta, los treinta primeros- top off- top up
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[tɒp]N* * *[tɑːp, tɒp]
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1)a) ( highest part) parte f superior or de arriba; ( of mountain) cima f, cumbre f, cúspide f; ( of tree) copa f; ( of page) parte f superior; ( of head) coronilla fhis name is at the top of the list — su nombre es el primero de la lista or encabeza la lista
off the top of one's head: I can't think of any of them off the top of my head — no se me ocurre ninguno en este momento
b) (BrE) ( of road) final m2) ( of hierarchy) (highest rank, position)3)a) ( upper part)the top of the milk — (BrE) crema que se acumula en el cuello de la botella de leche
to float/rise to the top — salir* a la superficie
b) (rim, edge) borde m4) ( Clothing)a blue top — una blusa (or un suéter or un top etc) azul
5)he's getting a bit thin on top — (colloq) se está quedando calvo or (AmC, Méx fam) pelón or (CS fam) pelado
to come out on top — salir* ganando
6)it's just been one thing on top of another — ha sido una cosa detrás de otra or una cosa tras otra
to feel on top of the world — estar* contentísimo
and on top of it all o on top of all that, she lost her job — y encima or para colmo or como si esto fuera poco, se quedó sin trabajo
7)over the top — ( exaggerated) (esp BrE colloq)
8) (cover, cap - of jar, box) tapa f, tapón m (Esp); (- of pen) capuchón m, capucha f; ( cork) tapón mto blow one's top — (colloq) explotar (fam)
9) top (gear) (BrE Auto) directa f10) ( spinning top) trompo m, peonza f; sleep II
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adjective (before n)1)a) ( uppermost) <layer/shelf> de arriba, superior; <step/coat of paint> último; < note> más altob) ( maximum) <speed/temperature> máximo, tope2)a) ( best)to be top quality — ser* de primera calidad
b) ( in ranked order)our top priority is... — nuestra prioridad absoluta es...
the Top 40 — ( Mus) los 40 discos más vendidos, ≈los 40 principales ( en Esp)
c) (leading, senior) <scientists/chefs> más destacado
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- pp- transitive verb1) (exceed, surpass) \<\<offer/achievement\>\> superarunemployment topped the 3 million mark — el índice de desempleo superó or rebasó los 3 millones
to top it all — para coronarlo, para colmo, (más) encima
2) ( beat) (AmE)the Tigers topped the Mariners 6-2 — (AmE) los Tigers se impusieron a los Mariners por 6 a 2
3) ( head) \<\<list/league\>\> encabezar*4) ( cover) \<\<column/building\>\> rematar, coronartopped with chocolate/cheese — con chocolate/queso por encima
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v refl1) ( surpass oneself) (AmE colloq) superarse2) ( commit suicide) (BrE sl) matarse, suicidarse•Phrasal Verbs:- top off- top out- top up -
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aim at the stars, but keep your feet on the ground all are not thieves that dogs bark at all cats are grey in the dark all roads lead to Rome always lend a helping hand among the blind the one-eyed man is king as the days grow longer, the storms are stronger at a round table, there is no dispute of place a bad excuse is better than none a bad vessel is seldom broken be just before you're generous be just to all, but trust not all the best things come in small packages the best way to resist temptation is to give in to it better alone than in bad company better an empty house than a bad tenant better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion better ride an ass that carries me than a horse that throws me better to beg than to steal, but better to work than to beg better a tooth out than always aching between two stools one goes to the ground a bird may be known by its flight a bird never flew on one wing a bit in the morning is better than nothing all day a bleating sheep loses a bite a blind man would be glad to see a blind man needs no looking glass bread always falls buttered side down a burden which one chooses is not felt butter to butter is no relish cast no dirt in the well that gives you water the chain is no stronger than its weakest link a change is as good as a rest Christmas comes but once a year circumstances after cases cleanliness is next to godliness the cobbler's wife is the worst shod a cold hand, a warm heart comparisons are odious consistency is a jewel consideration is half of conversation a creaking door hangs long on its hinges desperate diseases must have desperate remedies the devil looks after his own diamond cut diamond dirt shows the quickest on the cleanest cotton discontent is the first step in progress do as you would be done by dog does not eat dog a dog that will fetch a bone will carry a bone a dog will not cry if you beat him with a bone do not spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar do not throw pearls before swine do your best and leave the rest with God do your duty and be afraid of none don't be a yes-man don't cut off your nose to spite your face don't drown yourself to save a drowning man don't look a gift horse in the mouth don't spur a willing horse don't strike a man when he is down don't swap the witch for the devil eagles don't catch flies eagles fly alone, but sheep flock together the English are a nation of shopkeepers even a stopped clock is right twice a day every cock sings in his own way every fish that escapes seems greater than it is every man is a pilot in a calm sea every medal has its reverse side every thing comes to a man who does not need it every tub smells of the wine it holds evil communications corrupt good manners the exception proves the rule exchange is no robbery extremes meet facts are stubborn things familiarity breeds contempt fast bind, fast find fields have eyes, and woods have ears fight fire with fire figure on the worst but hope for the best fingers were made before forks the fire which lights us at a distance will burn us when near the first shall be last and the last, first follow your own star forbearance is no acquittance the fox knows much, but more he that catches him from the day you were born till you ride in a hearse, there's nothing so bad but it might have been worse from the sweetest wine, the tartest vinegar fruit is golden in the morning, silver at noon, and lead at night gambling is the son of avarice and the father of despair the game is not worth the candles a gentleman never makes any noise the gift bringer always finds an open door the giver makes the gift precious a good horse cannot be of a bad colour a good tale is none the worse for being twice told good riddance to bad rubbish the greatest right in the world is the right to be wrong the half is more than the whole half a loaf is better than no bread half an orange tastes as sweet as a whole one hawk will not pick out hawk's eyes the heart has arguments with which the understanding is unacquainted he may well swim that is held up by the chin he that doesn't respect, isn't respected he that lies down with dogs must rise with fleas he that would live at peace and rest must hear and see and say the best he who is absent is always in the wrong he who follows is always behind the higher the climb, the broader the view history is a fable agreed upon hitch your wagon to a star the ideal we embrace is our better self if a bee didn't have a sting, he couldn't keep his honey if a sheep loops the dyke, all the rest will follow I fear Greeks even when bringing gifts if each would sweep before his own door, we should have a clean city if the cap fits, wear it if the mountain will not come to Mohammed, Mohammed must go to the mountain if you cannot bite, never show your teeth if you cannot have the best, make the best of what you have if you cannot speak well of a person, don't speak of him at all if you leave your umbrella at home, it is sure to rain if you wish to see the best in others, show the best of yourself ill news travels fast ill weeds grow apace an inch breaks no square it always pays to be a gentleman it costs nothing to ask it is easier to descend than ascend it is easier to pull down than to build up it is good fishing in troubled waters it is idle to swallow the cow and choke on the tail it is the last straw that breaks the camel's back it is sometimes best to burn your bridges behind you it is well to leave off playing when the game is at the best it is not clever to gamble, but to stop playing it's a small world it takes all sorts to make a world it takes a thief to catch a thief jealousy is a green-eyed monster jealousy is a proof of self-love keep a dress seven years and it will come back into style keep no more cats than will catch mice kindle not a fire that you cannot extinguish kissing goes by favor jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today a joy that's shared is a joy made double justice is blind lay not the load on the lame horse learn to creep before you leap let the cock crow or not, the day will come the longest road is sometimes the shortest way home lookers-on see most of the game man does not live by bread alone many are called but few are chosen many go out for wool and come home shorn many stumble at a straw and leap over a block men cease to interest us when we find their limitations a misty morn may have a fine day the mob has many heads but no brains the moon is not seen when the sun shines the more the merrier mountain has brought forth a mouse much water runs by the mill that the miller knows not of name not a halter in his house that hanged himself the nearer the bone, the sweeter the meat never be the first by whom the new is tried nor yet the last to lay the old aside never do anything yourself you can get somebody else to do never is a long time never let your left hand know what your right hand is doing never make a bargain with the devil on a dark day never quarrel with your bread and butter never tell tales out of school a nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse no joy without alloy no man is a hero to his valet no mud can soil us but the mud we throw no names, no pack-drill no news good news no one but the wearer knows where the shoe pinches none is so blind as they who will not see none of us is perfect nothing is certain but the unforeseen nothing is easy to the unwilling nothing is so good but it might have been better nothing is stolen without hands nothing new under the sun nothing seems quite as good as new after being broken an old poacher makes the best keeper once is no rule one dog barks at nothing, the rest bark at him one good turn deserves another one half of the world does not know how the other half lives one hand washes the other one man's meat is another man's poison one picture is worth ten thousand words one volunteer is worth two pressed men one whip is good enough for a good horse; for a bad one, not a thousand opposites attract each other the orange that is squeezed too hard yields a bitter juice other people's burdens killed the ass out of the mire into the swamp painted flowers have no scent paper is patient: you can put anything on it people condemn what they do not understand pigs might fly the pitcher goes often to the well please ever; tease never plenty is no plague the porcupine, whom one must handle gloved, may be respected but is never loved the proof of the pudding is in the eating the remedy is worse than the disease reopen not the wounds once healed a rolling stone gathers no moss the rotten apple injures its neighbors scratch my back and I shall scratch yours the sea refuses no river seize what is highest and you will possess what is in between seldom seen, soon forgotten silence scandal by scandal the sharper the storm, the sooner it's over the sheep who talks peace with a wolf will soon be mutton since we cannot get what we like, let us like what we can get small faults indulged in are little thieves that let in greater solitude is at times the best society some people are too mean for heaven and too good for hell the soul of a man is a garden where, as he sows, so shall he reap sour grapes can never make sweet wine sow a thought and reap an act the sow loves bran better than roses a stick is quickly found to beat a dog with still waters run deep stoop low and it will save you many a bump through life a straw shows which way the wind blows a stream cannot rise above its source the style is the man the sun loses nothing by shining into a puddle the sun shines on all the world the sun will shine down our street too sunday plans never stand suspicion may be no fault, but showing it may be a great one sweetest nuts have the hardest shells the tail cannot shake the dog take things as they are, not as you'd have them tastes differ there are more ways of killing a dog than hanging it there is always room at the top there is life in the old dog yet there is no rose without a thorn there is small choice in rotten apples there is truth in wine there's as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it they need much whom nothing will content they that dance must pay the fiddler they walk with speed who walk alone those who hide can find three removals are as bad as a fire to the pure all things are pure to work hard, live hard, die hard, and go to hell after all would be hard indeed too far east is west translation is at best an echo a tree is known by its fruit a tree often transplanted neither grows nor thrives two can play at that game two dogs over one bone seldom agree venture a small fish to catch a great one the voice with a smile always wins wear my shoes and you'll know where they pitch we weep when we are born, not when we die what can you have of a cat but her skin what can't be cured must be endured what matters to a blind man that his father could see what you lose on the swings, you gain on the roundabouts when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail when a dog is drowning, everyone offers him drink when in doubt, do nowt when interest is lost, memory is lost when a man lays the foundation of his own ruin, others will build on it when a river does not make a noise, it is either empty or very full when the devil is dead, he never lacks a chief mourner when two ride on one horse one must sit behind where bees are, there is honey where it is weakest, there the thread breaks who seeks what he should not finds what he would not why keep a dog and bark yourself? a wonder lasts but nine days the worth of a thing is best known by its want the world is a ladder for some to go up and some down would you persuade, speak of interest, not of reason you buy land, you buy stones; you buy meat, you buy bones you can take a horse to the water, but you cannot make him drink you can tell the day by the morning you cannot lose what you never had you cannot touch pitch and not be defiled you can't put new wine in old bottles you can't walk and look at the stars if you have a stone in your shoe your looking glass will tell you what none of your friends will zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse
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