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1 praeclarus

prae-clārus, a, um, adj., very clear, very bright.
I.
Lit. (only poet. and very rare):
lux,
Lucr. 2, 1032:
sol,
id. 5, 120:
iaspis,
Juv. 5, 42.—
II.
Transf., very beautiful (physically or morally), magnificent, honorable, splendid, noble, remarkable, distinguished, excellent, famous, celebrated (class.):
vultus,
Lucr. 4, 1033: urbs situ praeclaro ad aspectum, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 52, § 117: aries praeclarior, Att. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 22, 44:
homo praeclarā virtute et formā,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 2, 51:
praeclaris operibus laetari,
Cic. Fam. 1, 7, 7:
praeclara indoles ad dicendum,
id. de Or. 1, 29, 131:
genus dicendi magnificum atque praeclarum,
id. ib. 2, 21, 82:
eximia et praeclara,
id. Off. 1, 20, 67:
praeclara et magnifica,
id. Or. 4, 15:
multi praeclari in philosophiā et nobiles,
id. de Or. 1, 11, 46:
gens bello praeclara,
Verg. A. 8, 480; 12, 347:
nec quicquam est praeclarius aut praestantius,
Cic. Fam. 10, 5, 2:
praeclarissimum facinus,
Nep. Tim. 1, 5:
praeclarum est popularem me esse in populi salute,
Cic. ad Brut. 1, 3, 2 fin.:
res,
distinguished wealth, opulence, Hor. S. 2, 5, 46.— Of medicines that operate well, excellent, efficacious, etc.:
rubrica in medicinā res praeclara habetur,
Plin. 35, 6, 14, § 33; 20, 7, 26, § 61; 27, 4, 14, § 31; cf.
usus,
id. 23, 3, 36, § 73:
utilitas,
id. 22, 24, 51, § 110.—Ironically:
illa praeclara tua patientia famis,
Cic. Cat. 1, 10, 26; cf.:
praeclaram populo Romano refers gratiam,
id. ib. 1, 11, 28.—In a bad sense, noted, notorious:
sceleribus suis ferox atque praeclarus,
Sall. J. 14, 21.—
(β).
With gen.:
T. Livius, eloquentiae ac fidei praeclarus in primis,
Tac. A. 4, 34.—Hence, adv., in two forms, praeclare and praeclariter.
A.
Form praeclārē.
1.
Very clearly, very plainly:
praeclare aliquid explicare,
Cic. Ac. 1, 9, 33:
praeclare intellego,
id. Fam. 13, 7, 1:
praeclare memini,
id. ib. 4, 7, 2:
invenire,
Plin. Ep. 3, 13, 3:
praeclare et apposite et facete scribere,
Gell. 2, 23, 11.—
2.
Excellently, admirably, very well:
praeclare nobiscum actum iri, si, etc.,
Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 4, § 9; cf.:
omnino praeclare te habes, cum, etc.,
id. ib. 2, 2, 61, §
149: simulacrum praeclare factum e marmore,
id. ib. 2, 4, 44, §
96: praeclare facitis, qui, etc.,
id. Phil. 3, 10, 25:
praeclare dicere aliquid,
id. Rosc. Am. 13, 37:
gerere negotium,
id. Rosc. Com. 10, 34:
praeclarissime aliquid facere,
id. Mil. 35, 96.—Of medicines that operate well, excellently, efficaciously, etc.:
radix caeliacis praeclare facit,
Plin. 22, 19, 22, § 48; 26, 15, 90, § 161; 29, 4, 25, § 78;
32, 4, 14, § 35.—As an expression of assent: pacem vult M. Lepidus: praeclare, si, etc.,
very good, very well, Cic. Phil. 13, 4, 8 sq. —
B.
Form prae-clārĭter, excellently: rebus praeclariter gestis, Quadrig. ap. Non. 516, 12; Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 1010 P. (Enn. p. 180 Vahl.).

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > praeclarus
2 dar

v.

1 to give.

dar algo a alguien to give something to somebody, to give somebody something

se lo di a mi hermano I gave it to my brother

Ella me da dinero She gives me money.

Su elogio da ánimos His praise gives encouragement.

El negocio da muchas ganancias The business yields much profit.

2 to give, to produce.

la salsa le da un sabor muy bueno the sauce gives it a very pleasant taste, the sauce makes it taste very nice

3 to have, to hold (fiesta, cena).

dar una cena en honor de alguien to hold o give a dinner in someone's honor

4 to turn or switch on (luz, agua, gas) (encender).

5 to show (Cine, Teatro & TV).

dan una película del oeste they're showing a western, there's a western on

6 to show.

dar muestras de sensatez to show good sense

7 to teach.

dar inglés/historia to teach English/history

8 to deal (repartir) (en naipes).

9 to strike (horas).

dieron las tres en el reloj three o'clock struck

10 to get, to catch.

11 to deliver, to render, to allot, to confer.

12 to feel.

Me da alegría I feel joy.

13 to be given, to be granted, to be offered, to be handed in.

Se nos dio una buena casa We were given a good house.

14 to give forth, to burst out.

Ella dio un grito She gave forth a cry.

15 to make one feel.

Eso da asco That makes one feel revolt.

16 to hit.

Da duro el sol en este lugar The sun hits hard in this place

17 to give up.

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DAR

CONJUGACIÓN

Present Indicative

doy, das, da, damos, dais, dan.

Past Indicative

di, diste, dio, dimos, disteis, dieron.

Present Subjunctive

dé, des, dé, demos, deis, den.

Imperfect Subjunctive

diera, dieras, diera, diéramos, dierais, dieran;

diese, dieses, diese, diésemos, dieseis, diesen.

Future Subjunctive

diere, dieres, diere, diéremos, diereis, dieren.

Imperative

da (tú), dé (él/Vd.), demos (nos.), dad (vos.), den (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to give

2) hit, strike

3) hand over, deliver

4) produce, yield

5) be enough

•

- dar a
- dar con
- dar contra
- dar por
- darse a
- darse de sí
- dárselas de
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Para las expresiones dar importancia, dar ejemplo, dar las gracias, dar clases, dar a conocer, dar a entender, darse prisa, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=entregar, conceder) [+ objeto, mensaje, permiso] to give; [+ naipes] to deal (out); [+ noticias] to give, tell

le dio un bocadillo a su hijo — he gave his son a sandwich

se lo di a Blanca — I gave it to Blanca

me dieron un diploma por mi buen comportamiento — I was given a diploma for good conduct

le dieron el primer premio — he was awarded {o} given first prize

déme dos kilos — I'll have two kilos, two kilos, please

• ir dando [cuerda] — to pay out rope

• dar los buenos [días] a algn — to say good morning to sb, say hello to sb

2) (=realizar) [+ paliza] to give; [+ paso] to take

dar un alarido — to shriek

dar una bofetada a algn — to slap sb

dar un golpe a algn — to hit sb

dio un golpe en la mesa — he banged on the table

dar un grito — to let out a cry, give a cry

dar un paseo — to go for a walk, take a walk

dar un suspiro — to heave {o} give a sigh, sigh

3) (=celebrar) [+ fiesta] to have, throw

la embajada dará una recepción — the embassy will hold a reception

4) (=encender) [+ luz] to turn on

¿has dado el gas? — have you turned on the gas?

5) (=presentar) [+ obra de teatro] to perform, put on; [+ película] to show, screen

dan una película de Almodóvar — there's an Almodóvar film on, they're showing {o} screening an Almodóvar film

¿qué dan hoy en la tele? — what's on TV tonight?

6) (=hacer sonar) [reloj] to strike

el reloj dio las tres — the clock struck three

ya han dado las ocho — it's past {o} gone eight o'clock

7) (=producir) [+ fruto] to bear; [+ ganancias, intereses] to yield

dar flores — to flower

este negocio da mucho dinero — there's a lot of money in this business

una inversión que da un 7% de interés — an investment that pays {o} yields 7% interest

8) (=tener como resultado)

el cálculo dio 99 — the sum worked out at 99

el atleta dio positivo en el control antidoping — the athlete tested positive for drugs

9) (=hacer sentir) [+ placer] to give

me dio mucha alegría verla — I was very pleased to see her

las babosas me dan asco — I find slugs disgusting {o} revolting

este jersey me da demasiado calor — this jumper is too hot, I'm too hot in this jumper

da gusto hablar con él — he's really nice to talk to

tu padre me da miedo — I'm scared {o} frightened of your father

me da pena tener que tirarlo — it's a pity to have to throw it away

el vino me da sueño — wine makes me sleepy

10) * (=fastidiar) to ruin

vinieron a visitarme y me dieron la tarde — they came to visit and ruined my afternoon

¡me estás dando las vacaciones! — you're ruining the holiday for me!

11) dar por (=considerar) to consider

doy el asunto por concluido — I consider the matter settled, I regard the matter as settled

le dieron por desaparecido — they gave him up for lost

doy el dinero por bien empleado — I consider it money well spent

lo daba por seguro — he was sure {o} certain of it

lo podemos dar por terminado — we can consider it finished

12)

- ¡y dale!

- estar/seguir dale que dale o dale que te pego o dale y dale

la vecina está dale que dale al piano — our neighbour is pounding away at the piano

estoy dale que dale a este problema — I've been bashing away at this problem *

- a mí no me la das

- ¡ahí te las den todas!

- por si vienen mal dadas

para dar y tomar —

tenemos botellas para dar y tomar — we've got loads {o} stacks of bottles

aquí hay basura para dar y tomar — there's tons of rubbish here

- me da que...

me da que no va a venir — I have a feeling (that) he's not going to come

2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) (=entregar) to give

dame, yo te lo arreglo — give it here, I'll fix it for you

- a quien dan no escoge

2) (=entrar)

me dieron ganas de vomitar — I felt like being sick

si te da un mareo siéntate — if you feel giddy, sit down

le dio un fuerte dolor en el costado — he felt a sudden sharp pain in his side

le dio un infarto — he had a heart attack

3) (=importar)

¡qué más da!, ¡da igual! — it doesn't matter!, never mind!

¿qué más te da? — what does it matter to you?

¿qué más da un sitio que otro? — surely one place is as good as another!, it doesn't make any difference which place we choose

lo mismo da — it makes no difference {o} odds

me da igual, lo mismo me da, tanto me da — it's all the same to me, I don't mind

4) [seguido de preposición]
dar a (=estar orientado) [cuarto, ventana] to look out onto, overlook; [fachada] to face
mi habitación da al jardín — my room looks out onto {o} overlooks the garden
darle a (=hacer funcionar) [+ botón] to press; (=golpear) to hit; [+ balón] to kick
dale a la tecla roja — hit {o} press the red key

darle a la bomba — to pump, work the pump

dale más fuerte a la bomba — pump harder

¡dale! — hit him!

no es capaz de darle al balón de cabeza — he can't head the ball
dar con (=encontrar) [+ persona] to find; [+ idea, solución] to hit on, come up with
dimos con él dos horas más tarde — we found him two hours later

al final di con la solución — I finally hit on the solution, I finally came up with the solution

no doy con el nombre — I can't think of the name

• dar [consigo] en — to end up in

dio consigo en la cárcel — he ended up in jail
dar contra (=golpear) to hit
el barco dio contra el puente — the ship hit the bridge
dar de
dar de palos a algn — to give sb a beating

dar de puñetazos a algn — to punch sb

dar de barniz a algo — to varnish sth

• dar de [beber] a algn — to give sb something to drink

• dar de [comer] a algn — to feed sb

• dar de [sí] — [comida, bebida] to go a long way

lo que cada uno puede dar de sí — what each person can contribute
dar en [+ blanco, suelo] to hit; [+ solución] to hit on, come up with
el sol me da en la cara — the sun is in my eyes

• dar en [hacer] algo — to take to doing sth

han dado en llamarle Boko — they've taken to calling him Boko
darle a algn por hacer algo
le ha dado por no venir a clase — he has taken to cutting classes

les dio por venir a vernos — they took it into their heads to come and see us

últimamente le ha dado por el golf — he's taken up golf lately

al chico le daba por dormirse en la clase — the boy was always falling asleep in class

la casa que a alguien le dio por llamar Miramar — the house that someone had the bright idea of calling Miramar
dar para (=ser suficiente) to be enough for
con eso da para cuatro personas — this is enough for four people

mi pobre cabeza no da para más hoy — I don't think my poor head can take any more today

5) dar que hablar to set people talking

una película que da en qué pensar — a thought-provoking film, a film which gives you a lot to think about

3.

See:

darse

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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1) ( entregar) to give

dale las llaves a Pedro — give the keys to Pedro

se las di a Jaime — I gave them to Jaime

déme un kilo de peras — can I have a kilo of pears?

500 dólares ¿quién da más? — any advance on 500 dollars?; conocer verbo transitivo 3b, entender verbo transitivo 2b

2) (regalar, donar) to give

¿me lo prestas? - te lo doy, no lo necesito — can I borrow it? - you can keep it, I don't need it

qué no daría por que así fuera! — I'd give anything for that to be the case

donde las dan las toman — two can play at that game

tener para dar y vender — to have plenty to spare

3) <cartas/mano> to deal

4)

a) ( proporcionar) <fuerzas/valor/esperanza> to give

eso me dio la idea — that's where I got the idea from

si le dan la ocasión — if he's given the chance

pide que te den más información — ask them to give you more information

b) (Mús) to give

¿me das el la? — can you give me an A?

5) (conferir, aportar) <sabor/color/forma> to give

las luces le daban un ambiente festivo — the lights gave a festive atmosphere

6)

a) ( aplicar) to give

dale otra capa de barniz — give it another coat of varnish

hay que darle cera al piso — the floor needs waxing

dale una puntada para sujetarlo — put a stitch in to hold it

b) <sedante/masaje> to give

7)

a) ( conceder) <prórroga/permiso> to give

el dentista me dio hora para el miércoles — I have an appointment with the dentist on Wednesday

dan facilidades de pago — they offer easy repayment facilities o terms

nos dieron un premio — we won o got a prize

me dieron un diploma — I got a diploma

no le doy ni un mes a esa relación — I don't think they'll last more than a month together

b) (RPl) ( calcular)

¿qué edad le das? — how old do you think he is?

8)

a) (expresar, decir)

¿le diste las gracias? — did you thank him?, did you say thank you?

no me dio ni los buenos días — she didn't even say hello

dales saludos — give/send them my regards

darle la bienvenida a alguien — to welcome somebody

me dio su parecer or opinión — she gave me her opinion

tuve que darle la noticia — I was the one who had to break the news to him

b) (señalar, indicar)

me da ocupado or (Esp) comunicando — the line's busy o (BrE) engaged

el reloj dio las cinco — the clock struck five

Sentido II

9) ( producir) <fruto/flor> to bear

estos campos dan mucho grano — these fields have a high grain yield

este negocio da mucho dinero — there's a lot of money in this business

esos bonos dan un 7% — those bonds yield 7%

10)

a) ( rendir)

ha dado todo lo que esperaba de él — he has lived up to my/his expectations

ese jugador lo da todo — that player puts everything into the game

b) (AmL) ( alcanzar hasta)

¿cuánto da ese coche? — how fast can that car go?

da 150 kilómetros por hora — it can do o go 150 kilometers an hour

venía a todo lo que daba — it was traveling at full speed

ponen la radio a todo lo que da — they turn the radio on full blast

11) (causar, provocar)

la comida muy salada da sed — salty food makes you thirsty

estos niños dan tanto trabajo! — these kids are such hard work!; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿no te da calor esa camisa? — aren't you too warm in that shirt?

el vino le había dado sueño — the wine had made him sleepy

me da mucha pena verla tan triste — it hurts me to see her so sad

qué susto me has dado! — you gave me such a fright!

este coche no me ha dado problemas — this car hasn't given me any trouble; ver tb asco, hambre, miedo, etc

dar que + inf: el jardín da muchísimo que hacer there's always such a lot to do in the garden; lo que dijo me dio que pensar — what he said gave me plenty to think about; ver tb dar III 1)

Sentido III

12) ( presentar) < concierto> to give

¿qué dan esta noche en la tele? — what's on TV tonight? (colloq)

ayer daban una obra de Calderón — there was a Calderón play on yesterday

¿dónde están dando esa película? — where's that film showing?

13)

a) < fiesta> to give; <baile/banquete> to hold

b) < conferencia> to give; < discurso> (AmL) to make

c) (CS) < examen> to take o (BrE) sit; ver tb clase 5)

Sentido IV

14) ( realizar la acción que se indica)

dar lectura a un comunicado — to read out a communiqué

dar un grito/un suspiro — to give a shout/heave a sigh

dar un paso atrás/adelante — to take a step back/forward

dame un beso/abrazo — give me a kiss/hug; ver tb golpe, paseo, vuelta, etc

Sentido V

15) ( considerar)

dar algo/a alguien por algo: lo dieron por muerto they gave him up for dead; doy por terminada la sesión I declare the session closed; ese tema lo doy por sabido I'm assuming you've already covered that topic; puedes dar por perdido el dinero you can say goodbye to that money; dalo por hecho! consider it done!; si apruebo daré el tiempo por bien empleado — if I pass it will have been time well spent
2.
dar vi

Sentido I

1)

a) ( entregar)

no puedes con todo, dame que te ayudo — you'll never manage all that on your own, here, let me help you

¿me das para un helado? — can I have some money for an ice cream?

b) ( en naipes) to deal

te toca dar a ti — it's your deal

2) (ser suficiente, alcanzar)

dar para algo/alguien: este pollo da para dos comidas this chicken will do for two meals; con una botella no da para todos one bottle's not enough to go round; (+ me/te/le etc) eso no te da ni para un chicle you can't even buy a piece of chewing gum with that; no me dio (el) tiempo I didn't have time; dar de sí to stretch; qué poco dan de sí mil pesetas! a thousand pesetas doesn't go very far!; no dar para más: su inteligencia no da para más that's as much as his brain can cope with; lo que gano no da para más what I earn doesn't go any further; la fiesta no daba para más — the party was beginning to wind down

3) dar a

a) puerta to give onto, open onto; ventana to look onto, give onto

b) fachada/frente ( estar orientado hacia) to face

la terraza da al mar — the balcony overlooks o faces the sea

c) ( llegar hasta) río to flow into, go into; calle to lead to

4) ( arrojar un resultado)

el análisis le dio positivo/negativo — her test was positive/negative

¿cuánto da la cuenta? — what does it come to?

a mí me dio 247 — I made it (to be) 247

5) ( importar)

da lo mismo, ya iremos otro día — it doesn't matter, we'll go another day

qué más da! — what does it matter!

¿qué más da un color que otro? — what difference does it make what color it is?; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿el jueves o el viernes? - me da igual — Thursday or Friday? - I don't mind o it doesn't make any difference to me

¿y a ti qué más te da si él viene? — what's it to you if he comes? (colloq)

Sentido II

6)

a) (pegar, golpear)

darle a alguien — to hit somebody; ( como castigo) to smack somebody

le dio en la cabeza/con un palo — he hit him on the head/with a stick

dale al balón con fuerza — kick the ball hard

te voy a dar (de palos) — I'm going to give you a good beating

el balón dio en el poste — the ball hit the post

b) (fam) (a tarea, asignatura)

darle a algo: me pasé todo el verano dándole al inglés I spent the whole summer working on my English; cómo le da al vino! he really knocks back o (AmE) down the wine (colloq); cómo le han dado al queso! ya casi no queda! — they've certainly been at the cheese, there's hardly any left! (colloq)

c) ( acertar) to hit

dar en el blanco/el centro — to hit the target/the bull's-eye

7) (accionar, mover)

darle a algo — a botón/tecla to press something; a interruptor to flick something; a manivela to turn something; (+ compl)

dale al volante hacia la derecha — turn the wheel to the right

dale a esa palanca hacia arriba — push that lever up

dale para atrás — back up

8)

a) (fam) ( indicando insistencia)

y dale! ya te he dicho que no voy — there you go again! I've told you I'm not going (colloq)

y dale con lo de su edad! — stop going on about her age!

dale que dale or (Esp) dale que te pego! — (fam)

he estado todo el día dale que dale — I've been hard at it all day

dale que dale con lo mismo! — stop going on about it!

b) (RPl fam) ( instando a hacer algo) come on

dale, prestámelo — come on o go on, lend it to me

9) dar con ( encontrar) < persona> to find; < solución> to hit upon, find; < palabra> to come up with

Sentido III

10) (acometer, sobrevenir) (+ me/te/le etc)

le dio un mareo — she felt dizzy

le dio un infarto — he had a heart attack

me va a dar algo — (fam) I'm going to have a fit (colloq); ver tb dar verbo transitivo II 3, escalofrío, frío, gana, etc

11) (hablando de manías, ocurrencias)

darle a alguien por + inf — to take to -ing

le ha dado por pintar — he's taken to painting

le ha dado por decir que... — he's started saying that...

le ha dado por el yoga — she's got into yoga

le ha dado con que me conoce — she's got it into her head that she knows me

12) sol/viento/luz

aquí da el sol toda la mañana — you get the sun all morning here

en esa playa da mucho el viento — it's very windy on that beach

la luz le daba de lleno en los ojos — the light was shining right in his eyes
3.
1) darse v pron

Sentido I

2) ( producirse) to grow

en esta zona se da bien el trigo — wheat grows well in this area

3) ( presentarse) oportunidad/ocasión to arise

se dio el caso que iba pasando por ahí — it so happened that I was passing by

4) ( resultar) (+ me/te/le etc)

se le dan los idiomas — she's good at languages

¿cómo se te da a ti la costura? — are you any good at sewing?

Sentido II

5)

a) (dedicarse, entregarse)

darse a algo: se dio a la bebida she took to drink; se ha dado por entero a su familia/a la causa — she has devoted herself entirely to her family/to the cause

b) (CS, Ven) ( ser sociable)

darse con alguien — to get on with somebody

no se da con los suegros — she doesn't have much to do with her in-laws

Sentido III

6)

a) (refl) ( realizar la acción que se indica)

me di una ducha — I took o had a shower

darse un banquete — to have a feast

dárselas de algo: se las da de que sabe mucho he likes to make out he knows a lot; dárselas de listo to act smart; ¿y de qué se las da ése? — who does he think he is?

b) (golpearse, pegarse)

se dio con el martillo en el dedo — he hit his finger with the hammer

no te vayas a dar con la cabeza contra el techo — don't hit o bang your head on the ceiling

se dieron contra un árbol — they crashed into a tree

se dio dar un golpe en la rodilla — he hit his knee

c) (recípr)

se estaban dando (de) patadas/puñetazos — they were kicking/punching each other

Sentido IV

7) ( considerarse)

darse por algo: con eso me daría por satisfecha I'd be quite happy with that; darse por vencido — to give up; ver tb aludir a, enterado 1

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= allow, give, issue, pitch, hand over, pass over, give away, give out, get + free.

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Ex. Eventually, teachers should be able to ' hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.

Ex. She also indicated in passing that in future authors would not automatically pass over the copyright of research results in papers to publishers.

Ex. This must be done in a fully commercial way, not by giving away machines or paper, nor by giving away imported books.

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Ex. Most people know 'earbuds' as the cheap-o earphones you get free with a cell phone.

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* acción de dar un nombre a Algo = naming.

* antes de darse cuenta = before + Pronombre + know what + happen, before + Pronombre + know it.

* con la sabiduría que da la experiencia = with the benefit of hindsight.

* cosas que dan miedo = things that go bump in the night.

* da la casualidad = as it happens.

* dale alas a tu imaginación = let + your imagination fly!.

* dando sacudidas = jerkily.

* dar el esquinazo a = give + Nombre + a wide berth.

* dar a = look onto, give onto, overlook.

* dar a Algo el nombre de = earn + Nombre + the name of.

* dar a Algo más importancia de la que tiene = oversell.

* dar a Algo una nueva dimensión = take + Nombre + into a new dimension.

* dar a Algo una nueva perspectiva = give + Nombre + a new twist.

* dar a Alguien el beneficio de la duda = give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.

* dar a Alguien una mano y te cogen el brazo = give + Pronombre + an inch and + Pronombre + take a mile, give + Pronombre + an inch and + Pronombre + take a mile.

* dar a Alguien una oportunidad de triunfar = give + Nombre + a fighting chance.

* dar a Alguien una palmada en la espalda = pat + Alguien + on the back for + Algo.

* dar a Alguien una palmadita en la espalda = pat + Alguien + on the back for + Algo.

* dar a Alguien una puñalada por la espalda = stab + Alguien + in the back.

* dar a Alguien una puñalada trapera = stab + Alguien + in the back.

* dar a Alguien un margen de confianza = give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.

* dar abasto = cope.

* dar abasto con = cope with.

* dar acceso = provide + access.

* dar acceso a = give + access to.

* dar a conocer = bring to + the attention, communicate, publicise [publicize, -USA], report, articulate, make + known.

* dar a conocer la presencia de = make + Posesivo + presence known.

* dar a entender = give to + understand, hint, send + a clear signal that, lull + Nombre + into thinking, insinuate, intimate.

* dar agua = lose + water, leak.

* dar a la calle = give onto + the street.

* dar a la caza de = chase down.

* dar Algo a conocer = get + the word out.

* dar alguna esperanza = give + some cause for hope.

* dar al traste con los planes = upset + the applecart.

* dar al traste con + Posesivo + planes = upset + Posesivo + plans, ruin + Posesivo + plans.

* dar al traste con todo = upset + the applecart.

* dar a luz = birth, deliver.

* dar a luz a = give + birth to.

* dar ánimos = give + a word of encouragement, hearten.

* dar apoyo = give + support, support, provide + support.

* dar asco = stink, disgust.

* dar aullidos = caterwaul.

* dar autoría = lend + authoritativeness.

* dar autoridad a Algo = lend + authority to.

* dar bandazos = lurch.

* dar bastante importancia a = place + great store on.

* dar brillo a = buff, buff up.

* dar buen uso a Algo = put to + good use.

* dar cabida a = accommodate, include, hold, take, make + room (for), leave + room for, leave + room for.

* dar cabida al crecimiento = accommodate + growth.

* dar caladas = puff.

* dar calidad = deliver + value.

* dar caprichos = pamper.

* dar cera = wax.

* dar chillidos = shriek.

* dar cien mil vueltas = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* dar clase = give + a lesson, teach + class, teach + lesson, hold + class.

* dar coba = toady, fawn (on/upon/over).

* dar comienzo a = give + a start to.

* dar como ejemplo = cite + as an example.

* dar como norma = rule.

* dar como resultado = add up to, result (in), lead to.

* dar con = hit on/upon, put + Posesivo + finger on, stumble on.

* dar conferencia = lecture.

* dar consejo sobre = give + advice on.

* dar consentimiento = give + licence.

* dar con una esponja húmeda = sponging.

* dar con una idea = hit on/upon + idea.

* dar con una solución = come up with + solution.

* dar coraje = peeve.

* dar corte = self-conscious, feel + shy.

* dar credibilidad = give + credence, lend + credence, bestow + credibility, provide + credibility.

* dar crédito = give + credence.

* dar cualquier cosa por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* dar cuenta = render + an account of.

* dar cuenta de = account for.

* dar cuenta de Algo = be held to account.

* dar cuerda a un reloj = wind + clock.

* dar cuerpo = give + substance.

* dar cuerpo a = flesh out.

* dar cuerpo y forma a = lend + substance and form to.

* dar datos de = give + details of.

* dar de alta = discharge from + hospital.

* dar de baja = take out of + circulation.

* dar de cara a = front.

* dar de comer = feed.

* dar de lado = short-circuit [shortcircuit], give + Nombre + the cold shoulder.

* dar de lleno = hit + home.

* dar de mala gana = begrudge, grudge.

* dar de mamar = breast-feeding [breastfeeding].

* dar de mamar a = breast-feed [breastfeed].

* dar demasiada información y muy rápidamente = trot out.

* dar de qué hablar = raise + eyebrows, fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* dar de quilla = keel over.

* dar derecho a = entitle to.

* dar descanso de = give + relief from.

* dar de sí = stretch out.

* dar detalles de = give + details of.

* dar de Uno mismo = give of + Reflexivo.

* dar dinero = pay + money, donate + Posesivo + money.

* dar dirección = lend + direction.

* dar directrices = give + guidance, provide + guidance.

* dar duro = pack + a wallop.

* dar ejemplo = set + an example, lead by + example.

* dar ejemplo de = illustrate.

* dar el brazo a torcer = give in to.

* dar el brazo derecho = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar el do de pecho = do + Posesivo + best, pull out + all the stops, do + Posesivo + utmost.

* dar el efecto de = give + the effect of.

* dar el esquinazo = dodge.

* dar el esquinazo a = steer + clear of, steer away from.

* dar el golpe de gracia = administer + the coup de grace, deliver + the coup de grace.

* dar el nombre = label.

* dar el oro y el moro = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar el pecho = breast-feed [breastfeed].

* dar el pésame = pass + Posesivo + condolences.

* dar el pistoletazo de salida = fire + the starting gun.

* dar el primer paso = make + a start, take + the first step.

* dar el puntillazo a = put + an end to, bring + an end to, bring to + an end.

* dar el salto = make + the leap.

* dar el todo por el todo = give + Posesivo + all.

* dar el último empujón = go + the last mile, go + the extra mile.

* dar el último repaso = tie + the pieces together.

* dar el visto bueno = approve, clear, give + green light, give + the go-ahead.

* dar el visto bueno a una factura = clear + invoice.

* dar el/un espectáculo = make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.

* dar empujones = shove.

* dar en el blanco = hit + the bull's eye, strike + home, put + Posesivo + finger on, hit + the truth, hit + home.

* dar en el clavo = hit + the nail on the head, be spot on, strike + home, put + Posesivo + finger on, hit + the truth.

* dar en el larguero = hit + the crossbar, hit + the crossbar.

* dar en el travesaño = hit + the crossbar.

* dar energía = energise [energize, -USA].

* dar énfasis = give + emphasis, place + stress, give + stress.

* dar énfasis a = place + emphasis on.

* dar en garantía = pawn.

* dar en la diana = hit + home.

* dar en mano = hand (over).

* dar entrada = enter.

* dar esperanza = nurture + hope, give + hope, bring + visions of.

* dar esperanzas = raise + expectations, raise + hopes.

* dar estímulo = provide + boost.

* dar evasivas = stonewall, play for + time.

* dar evidencia = furnish with + evidence.

* dar fe = attest, certify.

* dar fe de = testify (to/of), vouch (for), be testimony to.

* dar fe de que = attest to + the fact that.

* dar fin = bring to + a close, draw to + a close, wind down.

* dar forma = become + cast, give + shape, shape, mould [mold, -USA], inform.

* dar forma cuadrada = square.

* dar fruto = bear + fruit, come to + fruition.

* dar fuerte = pack + a wallop.

* dar fuerza = empower, bring + strength.

* dar gato por liebre = buy + a pig in a poke, pass off + a lemon.

* dar golpes = pound.

* dar gracias por lo que Uno tiene = count + Posesivo + blessings.

* dar gritos = shriek, shout.

* dar guerra = act up, play up.

* dar gustirrinín = tickle + Posesivo + fancy.

* dar gusto = oblige, bring + pleasure, flavour [flavor, -USA].

* dar hipo = hiccup.

* dar ideas = offer + clues.

* da rienda suelta a tu imaginación = let + your imagination fly!.

* dar ímpetu = lend + force, give + impetus.

* dar importancia = attach + importance, give + prominence, stress, give + pre-eminence, give + relevance, place + importance, give + importance.

* dar importancia a = give + weight to, place + emphasis on, attach + weight to, create + a high profile for, give + a high profile, place + weight on.

* dar importancia a Algo = put + Algo + on the agenda, be on the agenda.

* dar indicios de = show + signs of.

* dar indicios y pistas = drop + hints and clues.

* dar información = provide + information, give + information, release + information.

* dar información adicional = give + further details.

* dar información de = give + details of.

* dar interés = spice up, add + spice.

* dar la alarma = sound + alarm.

* dar la apariencia de = place + a veneer of.

* dar la bienvenida = welcome.

* dar la casualidad que + Indicativo = happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo.

* dar la cuenta atrás = count + Nombre + out.

* dar la enhorabuena = give + congratulations.

* dar la entrada para = make + a deposit on.

* dar la espalda = turn + aside.

* dar la idea = give + the impression that.

* dar la imagen = give + the impression that.

* dar la impresión = convey + impression, strike + Pronombre Personal, give + the impression that, confer + impression, come off as.

* dar la impresión de = contrive, conjure up + a picture of, come across as.

* dar la impresión de seriedad en el trabajo = appear + businesslike.

* dar la la lata = nag (at).

* dar la lata = play up.

* dar la mano = extend + Posesivo + hand.

* dar la mano derecha = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar la murga = be a pest.

* dar la noticia = give + the news.

* dar la opinión sobre = give + opinion on.

* dar la oportunidad = give + chance.

* dar la oportunidad de = present with + opportunities for, allow + the opportunity to.

* dar la oportunidad de expresarse libremente = give + voice to.

* dar la oportunidad de opinar = give + voice to.

* dar la puntilla a = put + an end to, bring + an end to, bring to + an end.

* dar largas = stonewall, play for + time, fob + Alguien + off with + Algo.

* dar las cosas masticadas = spoon-feeding [spoonfeeding], spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed].

* dar la sensación = give + a sense.

* dar la sensación de = give + the effect of.

* dar la señal = give + the word, give + the signal.

* dar la señal de alarma = sound + the clarion.

* dar la señal de alerta = sound + the clarion.

* dar la señal de estar listo = prompt.

* dar lástima = feel + sorry for, pity.

* dar la talla = be up to the mark, be up to scratch, measure up (to), be up to snuff, make + the cut.

* dar latigazos = lash.

* dar la vida = lay down + Posesivo + life, give + Posesivo + life.

* dar la vuelta = turn + Nombre + (a)round, flip, swing around, swing back, turn (a)round.

* dar la vuelta a = round, turn on + its head.

* dar la vuelta en el aire = give + a toss.

* darle a Alguien carta blanca = give + Nombre + a blank cheque.

* darle a Alguien un cheque en blanco = give + Nombre + a blank cheque.

* darle a la botella = booze.

* darle a la lengua = shoot + the breeze, shoot + the bull.

* darle a la manivela de arranque = turn + the crank.

* darle alas a Alguien = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

* darle al palique = gas.

* darle a Uno escalofríos por Algo desagradable = make + Nombre + flinch.

* darle caña = hurry up, get + a move on, put + pressure on.

* darle caña a = have + a go at, get + stuck into.

* dar lecciones = give + lessons.

* darle cien mil vueltas a Alguien = knock + spots off + Nombre.

* darle el puntillazo = nail it.

* darle la razón a Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.

* darle largas = play + Nombre + along.

* darle largas a Algo = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels.

* darle la vuelta a la tortilla = turn + the tables (on).

* darle sopas con hondas a Alguien = knock + spots off + Nombre.

* darle una interpretación = give + interpretation.

* darle una lección a Alguien = school.

* darle una paliza a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners, give + Nombre + a beating, school.

* darle un buen repaso a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.

* darle un repaso a = buff up on, brush up on.

* darle un repaso a Alguien = school.

* darle vueltas a = dwell on/upon.

* darle vueltas a Algo = mull over, agonise over [agonize, -USA].

* darle vueltas a la idea = toy with, toy with + idea of.

* darle vueltas a la idea de = flirt with + the idea of.

* darle vueltas a un asunto = chew + the cud.

* darle vueltas a un problema = puzzle over + problem.

* dar libertad = give + licence.

* dar libertad a un esclavo = manumit.

* dar libertad para + Infinitivo = afford + the freedom to + Infinitivo.

* dar lo mejor de Uno mismo = give of + Posesivo + best.

* dar los pasos necesarios = take + steps.

* dar los primeros pasos en = venture into.

* dar los últimos retoques a = put + the finishing touches on.

* dar lugar = produce.

* dar lugar a = cause, generate, give + rise to, mean, result (in), leave + room for, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

* dar lugar a la reflexión = provide + food for thought.

* dar lugar a problemas = give + rise to problems.

* dar lugar a queja = evoke + complaint.

* dar lugar a rumores = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* dar luz verde = give + green light, give + the go-ahead.

* dar mala impresión = look + bad.

* dar marcha atrás = do + an about-face, back up, backpedal [back-pedal].

* dar masaje = massage.

* dar más de sí = go further.

* dar más explicaciones = elaborate on.

* dar materia para la reflexión = provide + food for thought.

* dar mayor importancia a = give + pride of place to.

* dar media vuelta = do + an about-face.

* dar mejora (en) = give + improvement (in).

* dar menos de lo debido = shortchange.

* dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.

* dar mucho en qué pensar = give + Nombre + much to think about, give + Nombre + a lot to think about.

* dar mucho valor a Algo = value + Nombre + highly.

* dar muestras de = show + signs of.

* dar + Nombre + una oportunidad = give + Nombre + a fair chance.

* dar notoriedad a = create + a high profile for, give + a high profile.

* dar nueva forma = reformat [re-format].

* dar nueva vida = give + Nombre + new life, give + a second life.

* dar opción = give + option.

* dar origen = mother.

* dar origen a = give + rise to, bring about, lead to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

* dar otro paso muy importante = reach + another milestone.

* dar pábulo a = fuel, spark off.

* dar pábulo a rumores = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* dar palos de ciego = grope (for/toward).

* dar pánico = scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, dread, scare + the hell out of.

* dar parte de = report.

* dar paso (a) = give + way (to), yield to, make + way (for).

* dar patadas en el estómago = stick in + Posesivo + craw.

* dar pavor = be scared stiff, be frightened to death, be petrified of, be terrified, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, scare + the hell out of.

* dar pecho = breast-feeding [breastfeeding].

* dar pereza = can't/couldn't be bothered.

* dar permiso = give + permission, give + time off, grant + Alguien + leave.

* dar permiso en el trabajo = give + time off work.

* dar pie a = spark off, give + rise to, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

* dar pisotones = stomp.

* dar pistas = throw + hints.

* dar pistas falsas = throw out + false leads.

* dar placer = give + pleasure, give + enjoyment.

* dar poderes = give + powers.

* dar por = tickle + Posesivo + fancy.

* dar por concluido = put to + bed, close + the book on.

* dar por culo = piss + Nombre + off.

* dar por descontado = take for + granted, discount.

* dar por hecho = take for + granted.

* dar por perdido = be past praying for, write off.

* dar por saldado = close + the book on.

* dar por seguro que = rest + assured that.

* dar por sentado = take for + granted.

* dar por sentado Algo que realmente no lo está = beg + the question.

* dar + Posesivo + vida = give + Posesivo + all.

* dar preferencia = give + preference.

* dar prestigio = lend + authoritativeness.

* dar prioridad = award + priority, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], give + priority, give + precedence, assign + priority, give + preference.

* dar prioridad a = give + pride of place to, place + emphasis on, prioritise [prioritize, -USA].

* dar prioridad a algo = make + a priority.

* dar problemas = play up.

* dar propina = tipping.

* dar pruebas = provide + evidence.

* dar publicidad = publicise [publicize, -USA], give + publicity.

* dar puntapiés = kick + Posesivo + feet.

* dar punzadas = throb, twinge.

* dar quebraderos de cabeza = give + headaches.

* dar que hablar = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours, raise + eyebrows.

* dar quehacer = make + trouble.

* dar rabia = incense, gall, peeve.

* dar razón de ser = bring + purpose.

* dar recompensa = mete out + reward.

* dar registro = accession.

* dar relevancia = give + relevance.

* dar relevancia a = create + a high profile for, give + a high profile.

* dar relevancia a Algo = put + Algo + on the agenda.

* dar resoplidos = chug.

* dar respuesta = provide + answer, elicit + answer, develop + answer.

* dar resultado = be successful, give + result, work, pay off, be a success, pay.

* dar resultados = produce + results.

* dar rienda suelta = unleash.

* dar rienda suelta a = give + free rein to, allow + vent for, give + vent to, vent.

* dar rienda suelta a + Nombre = let + Nombre + run riot.

* dar riqueza a = add + richness to.

* dar risitas = giggle.

* dar sabor = spice up, add + spice.

* dar salida a = vent.

* dar saltitos = hop, skip.

* dar sangre = donate + Posesivo + blood.

* darse = appear, occur.

* darse a = lend + Reflexivo + to.

* darse aires = strut.

* darse aires de grandeza = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.

* darse a la fuga = flee, lam (it), go into + hiding, make + a quick getaway, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

* darse a los demás = give of + Reflexivo.

* darse con un canto en los dientes = count + Reflexivo + lucky, think + Reflexivo + lucky, consider + Reflexivo + lucky.

* darse cuenta = become + aware, dawn on, detect, perceive, find, note, make + aware, come to + realise, wise up, reach + understanding, eye + catch, strike + home, suss (out), hit + home.

* darse cuenta de = be aware of, be cognisant of, realise [realize, -USA], sense, wake up to, sink in, become + cognisant of, see through.

* darse cuenta del peligro que = see + the danger that.

* darse cuenta de un problema = alight on + problem.

* darse de baja de una suscripción = unsubscribe.

* darse el caso que + Indicativo = happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo.

* darse el gusto de = indulge in.

* darse el gusto de comprar = splurge on.

* darse el lote = snog, neck.

* darse el lujo de = splurge on.

* darse golpes de pecho = beat + Posesivo + breast.

* darse golpes en el pecho = beat + Posesivo + breast.

* darse la mano = join + hands, shake + hand.

* dárselas de = fancy + Reflexivo.

* dársele Algo bien a Uno = be good at.

* dársele a Uno bien las plantas = have + a green thumb, have + green fingers.

* dársele a Uno mejor Algo = be better at.

* dársele mejor a Uno = do + best.

* darse media vuelta = turn on + Posesivo + heel.

* darse (muchos) aires = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.

* dar sentido = make + sense (out) of, make + sense of life.

* dar sentido a = make + meaningful, give + meaning to.

* dar sentido a las cosas = sense-making, meaning making.

* dar sentido a la vida = give + meaning to life.

* dar sentido a + Posesivo + vida = make + sense of + Posesivo + life.

* dar señales de = show + signs of.

* dar señales de vida = show + signs of life.

* darse por afortunado = count + Reflexivo + lucky, think + Reflexivo + lucky, consider + Reflexivo + lucky.

* darse por aludido = take + things personally, take + a hint, take + things personally, get + a hint.

* darse por derrotado = sound + note of defeat.

* darse por vencido = throw in + the towel, throw in/up + the sponge.

* darse prisa = hurry, hurry up, get on + Posesivo + running shoes, shake + a leg, hot-foot it to, make + haste, rattle + Posesivo + dags, get + a wiggle on, put + Posesivo + skates on, get + Posesivo + skates on, get + a move on.

* darse prisa con calma = make + haste slowly.

* dar servicio = service.

* darse una comilona = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).

* darse una leche = come + a cropper.

* darse un apretón de manos = clasp + hands.

* darse una situación más esperanzadora = sound + a note of hope.

* darse un atracón = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on), stuff + Posesivo + face.

* darse una transacción económica = cash + change hands.

* darse una tripotada = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).

* darse una vacante = occur + vacancy.

* darse un baño de sol = sunbathe.

* darse un chapuzón = take + a dip.

* darse un descanso = give + Reflexivo + a break, rest on + Posesivo + oars.

* darse un festín de = feast on.

* darse un garbeo = mosey.

* darse un porrazo = come + a cropper.

* darse un respiro = lie on + Posesivo + oars, rest on + Posesivo + oars.

* darse un tortazo = come + a cropper.

* dar significado = imbue with + meaning.

* dar sombra = shade.

* dar su conformidad a = assent to.

* dar sugerencias = give + suggestions.

* dar terror = scare + the living daylights out of.

* dar testimonio = bear + witness, give + testimony.

* dar tiempo = give + time, donate + Posesivo + time.

* dar tiempo a Alguien = give + Nombre + some time.

* dar título = title.

* dar todo de Uno mismo = give of + Posesivo + best.

* dar todo el oro del mundo = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar tono = tone.

* dar trabajo = present + burden.

* dar una advertencia = raise + caveat, issue + warning.

* dar una apariencia de = provide + a semblance of, give + a semblance of.

* dar una azotaina = spank.

* dar una bofetada = cuff, slap.

* dar una bofetada a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar una buena paliza = whitewash, thrash.

* dar una cabezadita = nap, catching 10, napping.

* dar una carcajada = give + a laugh, let out + a laugh.

* dar una charla = give + address, give + a talk, give + a presentation, give + speech.

* dar una conferencia = deliver + talk, make + a speech, give + speech, deliver + lecture, give + a lecture.

* dar una contractura muscular = pull + a muscle.

* dar una cornada = gore.

* dar una excusa = give + excuse.

* dar una explicación = present + explanation.

* dar una falsa impresión = keep up + facade, put on + an act.

* dar una fiesta = give + a party.

* dar una galleta = slap.

* dar una guantada = slap.

* dar una idea = give + idea, give + glimpse, provide + an understanding.

* dar una idea de = give + a feel for, give + indication, provide + a glimpse of, give + a flavour of, be indicative of, provide + insight into, give + a picture, give + an insight into, give + an inkling of.

* dar una idea general = put in + the picture, give + a general picture, paint + a broad picture.

* dar una imagen = convey + image, present + picture, paint + a picture, present + an image, present + a picture.

* dar una imagen de = give + an impression of.

* dar una impresión = make + an impression, leave + an impression, present + an image.

* dar una impresión de = give + an impression of.

* dar una impresión equivocada = send + the wrong signals.

* dar una lección de humildad = humble.

* dar una llamada de atención = sound + a wake-up call.

* dar una norma = give + prescription.

* dar una opinión = offer + opinion.

* dar una oportunidad = give + opportunity, provide + opportunity, grant + opportunity, present + an opportunity, create + opportunity.

* dar una oportunidad a Alguien = give + Nombre + a head start.

* dar una orden = issue + command, issue + instruction.

* dar una paliza = clobber, pummel, slaughter, knock + the living daylights out of, knock + the hell out out of, whip, whitewash, thrash, wallop, lick, baste, take + a pounding, take + a beating, belt, trounce, beat + Nombre + (all) hollow.

* dar una paliza a Alguien = beat + Nombre + up, beat + Nombre + black and blue.

* dar una patada = kick, boot.

* dar una pista = give + a hint.

* dar una posibilidad = afford + opportunity.

* dar un apretón de manos = shake + hand.

* dar una rabieta = throw + a tantrum.

* dar una razón = give + reason.

* dar una respuesta = furnish + answer, frame + response.

* dar una sacudida = give + a shake, give + a jerk.

* dar una segunda oportunidad = give + a second chance.

* dar una segunda vida = give + a second life.

* dar una solución = provide + solution, develop + solution.

* dar una solución por buena que realmente no lo es = beg + the solution.

* dar un aspecto + Adjetivo = give + a + Adjetivo + look.

* dar un ataque de nervios = have + an attack of hysterics.

* dar una torta = slap.

* dar una torta a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar una tunda = trounce.

* dar una ventaja = give + Nombre + an edge.

* dar una ventaja a Alguien = give + Nombre + a head start.

* dar una visión = present + view, provide + an understanding.

* dar una visión general = give + a general picture.

* dar una visión global = give + overview, present + an overview, present + an overall picture, give + an overall picture, overview.

* dar una visión total = give + a complete picture.

* dar un aviso = make + warning.

* dar una voltereta = somersault, do + a somersault, summersault.

* dar una voz = holler.

* dar una vuelta de campana = capsize, somersault, do + a somersault, summersault.

* dar una vuelta en coche = go out for + a drive.

* dar un berrinche = throw + a tantrum.

* dar un beso de despedida = kiss + Nombre + goodbye.

* dar un bocado a = take + a bite out of.

* dar un bofetón = cuff, slap.

* dar un bofetón a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar un cachete = spank, cuff, slap.

* dar un cachete a Alguien = slap + Nombre + on the wrist.

* dar un calambre = cramp.

* dar un chillido = holler.

* dar un comienzo a = give + a start to.

* dar un coscorrón = cuff.

* dar un ejemplo = give + example.

* dar un empujón = give + a boost.

* dar un golpe = knock.

* dar un golpe por detrás = rear-end.

* dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.

* dar un grito = holler.

* dar un guantazo = slap.

* dar un hachazo = hack.

* dar un hervor = parboil.

* dar un impulso = kick-start [kickstart].

* dar un lavado de cara = spruce up.

* dar un manotazo = swat at, cuff, slap.

* dar un manotazo a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar un nivel de prioridad alto = put + Nombre + high on + Posesivo + list of priorities.

* dar un nuevo acabado = refinish.

* dar un nuevo impulso = pep up.

* dar un nuevo nombre = rename.

* dar un ojo de la cara por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* dar unos azotes = spank.

* dar un paseo = take + a stroll.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1) ( entregar) to give

dale las llaves a Pedro — give the keys to Pedro

se las di a Jaime — I gave them to Jaime

déme un kilo de peras — can I have a kilo of pears?

500 dólares ¿quién da más? — any advance on 500 dollars?; conocer verbo transitivo 3b, entender verbo transitivo 2b

2) (regalar, donar) to give

¿me lo prestas? - te lo doy, no lo necesito — can I borrow it? - you can keep it, I don't need it

qué no daría por que así fuera! — I'd give anything for that to be the case

donde las dan las toman — two can play at that game

tener para dar y vender — to have plenty to spare

3) <cartas/mano> to deal

4)

a) ( proporcionar) <fuerzas/valor/esperanza> to give

eso me dio la idea — that's where I got the idea from

si le dan la ocasión — if he's given the chance

pide que te den más información — ask them to give you more information

b) (Mús) to give

¿me das el la? — can you give me an A?

5) (conferir, aportar) <sabor/color/forma> to give

las luces le daban un ambiente festivo — the lights gave a festive atmosphere

6)

a) ( aplicar) to give

dale otra capa de barniz — give it another coat of varnish

hay que darle cera al piso — the floor needs waxing

dale una puntada para sujetarlo — put a stitch in to hold it

b) <sedante/masaje> to give

7)

a) ( conceder) <prórroga/permiso> to give

el dentista me dio hora para el miércoles — I have an appointment with the dentist on Wednesday

dan facilidades de pago — they offer easy repayment facilities o terms

nos dieron un premio — we won o got a prize

me dieron un diploma — I got a diploma

no le doy ni un mes a esa relación — I don't think they'll last more than a month together

b) (RPl) ( calcular)

¿qué edad le das? — how old do you think he is?

8)

a) (expresar, decir)

¿le diste las gracias? — did you thank him?, did you say thank you?

no me dio ni los buenos días — she didn't even say hello

dales saludos — give/send them my regards

darle la bienvenida a alguien — to welcome somebody

me dio su parecer or opinión — she gave me her opinion

tuve que darle la noticia — I was the one who had to break the news to him

b) (señalar, indicar)

me da ocupado or (Esp) comunicando — the line's busy o (BrE) engaged

el reloj dio las cinco — the clock struck five

Sentido II

9) ( producir) <fruto/flor> to bear

estos campos dan mucho grano — these fields have a high grain yield

este negocio da mucho dinero — there's a lot of money in this business

esos bonos dan un 7% — those bonds yield 7%

10)

a) ( rendir)

ha dado todo lo que esperaba de él — he has lived up to my/his expectations

ese jugador lo da todo — that player puts everything into the game

b) (AmL) ( alcanzar hasta)

¿cuánto da ese coche? — how fast can that car go?

da 150 kilómetros por hora — it can do o go 150 kilometers an hour

venía a todo lo que daba — it was traveling at full speed

ponen la radio a todo lo que da — they turn the radio on full blast

11) (causar, provocar)

la comida muy salada da sed — salty food makes you thirsty

estos niños dan tanto trabajo! — these kids are such hard work!; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿no te da calor esa camisa? — aren't you too warm in that shirt?

el vino le había dado sueño — the wine had made him sleepy

me da mucha pena verla tan triste — it hurts me to see her so sad

qué susto me has dado! — you gave me such a fright!

este coche no me ha dado problemas — this car hasn't given me any trouble; ver tb asco, hambre, miedo, etc

dar que + inf: el jardín da muchísimo que hacer there's always such a lot to do in the garden; lo que dijo me dio que pensar — what he said gave me plenty to think about; ver tb dar III 1)

Sentido III

12) ( presentar) < concierto> to give

¿qué dan esta noche en la tele? — what's on TV tonight? (colloq)

ayer daban una obra de Calderón — there was a Calderón play on yesterday

¿dónde están dando esa película? — where's that film showing?

13)

a) < fiesta> to give; <baile/banquete> to hold

b) < conferencia> to give; < discurso> (AmL) to make

c) (CS) < examen> to take o (BrE) sit; ver tb clase 5)

Sentido IV

14) ( realizar la acción que se indica)

dar lectura a un comunicado — to read out a communiqué

dar un grito/un suspiro — to give a shout/heave a sigh

dar un paso atrás/adelante — to take a step back/forward

dame un beso/abrazo — give me a kiss/hug; ver tb golpe, paseo, vuelta, etc

Sentido V

15) ( considerar)

dar algo/a alguien por algo: lo dieron por muerto they gave him up for dead; doy por terminada la sesión I declare the session closed; ese tema lo doy por sabido I'm assuming you've already covered that topic; puedes dar por perdido el dinero you can say goodbye to that money; dalo por hecho! consider it done!; si apruebo daré el tiempo por bien empleado — if I pass it will have been time well spent
2.
dar vi

Sentido I

1)

a) ( entregar)

no puedes con todo, dame que te ayudo — you'll never manage all that on your own, here, let me help you

¿me das para un helado? — can I have some money for an ice cream?

b) ( en naipes) to deal

te toca dar a ti — it's your deal

2) (ser suficiente, alcanzar)

dar para algo/alguien: este pollo da para dos comidas this chicken will do for two meals; con una botella no da para todos one bottle's not enough to go round; (+ me/te/le etc) eso no te da ni para un chicle you can't even buy a piece of chewing gum with that; no me dio (el) tiempo I didn't have time; dar de sí to stretch; qué poco dan de sí mil pesetas! a thousand pesetas doesn't go very far!; no dar para más: su inteligencia no da para más that's as much as his brain can cope with; lo que gano no da para más what I earn doesn't go any further; la fiesta no daba para más — the party was beginning to wind down

3) dar a

a) puerta to give onto, open onto; ventana to look onto, give onto

b) fachada/frente ( estar orientado hacia) to face

la terraza da al mar — the balcony overlooks o faces the sea

c) ( llegar hasta) río to flow into, go into; calle to lead to

4) ( arrojar un resultado)

el análisis le dio positivo/negativo — her test was positive/negative

¿cuánto da la cuenta? — what does it come to?

a mí me dio 247 — I made it (to be) 247

5) ( importar)

da lo mismo, ya iremos otro día — it doesn't matter, we'll go another day

qué más da! — what does it matter!

¿qué más da un color que otro? — what difference does it make what color it is?; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿el jueves o el viernes? - me da igual — Thursday or Friday? - I don't mind o it doesn't make any difference to me

¿y a ti qué más te da si él viene? — what's it to you if he comes? (colloq)

Sentido II

6)

a) (pegar, golpear)

darle a alguien — to hit somebody; ( como castigo) to smack somebody

le dio en la cabeza/con un palo — he hit him on the head/with a stick

dale al balón con fuerza — kick the ball hard

te voy a dar (de palos) — I'm going to give you a good beating

el balón dio en el poste — the ball hit the post

b) (fam) (a tarea, asignatura)

darle a algo: me pasé todo el verano dándole al inglés I spent the whole summer working on my English; cómo le da al vino! he really knocks back o (AmE) down the wine (colloq); cómo le han dado al queso! ya casi no queda! — they've certainly been at the cheese, there's hardly any left! (colloq)

c) ( acertar) to hit

dar en el blanco/el centro — to hit the target/the bull's-eye

7) (accionar, mover)

darle a algo — a botón/tecla to press something; a interruptor to flick something; a manivela to turn something; (+ compl)

dale al volante hacia la derecha — turn the wheel to the right

dale a esa palanca hacia arriba — push that lever up

dale para atrás — back up

8)

a) (fam) ( indicando insistencia)

y dale! ya te he dicho que no voy — there you go again! I've told you I'm not going (colloq)

y dale con lo de su edad! — stop going on about her age!

dale que dale or (Esp) dale que te pego! — (fam)

he estado todo el día dale que dale — I've been hard at it all day

dale que dale con lo mismo! — stop going on about it!

b) (RPl fam) ( instando a hacer algo) come on

dale, prestámelo — come on o go on, lend it to me

9) dar con ( encontrar) < persona> to find; < solución> to hit upon, find; < palabra> to come up with

Sentido III

10) (acometer, sobrevenir) (+ me/te/le etc)

le dio un mareo — she felt dizzy

le dio un infarto — he had a heart attack

me va a dar algo — (fam) I'm going to have a fit (colloq); ver tb dar verbo transitivo II 3, escalofrío, frío, gana, etc

11) (hablando de manías, ocurrencias)

darle a alguien por + inf — to take to -ing

le ha dado por pintar — he's taken to painting

le ha dado por decir que... — he's started saying that...

le ha dado por el yoga — she's got into yoga

le ha dado con que me conoce — she's got it into her head that she knows me

12) sol/viento/luz

aquí da el sol toda la mañana — you get the sun all morning here

en esa playa da mucho el viento — it's very windy on that beach

la luz le daba de lleno en los ojos — the light was shining right in his eyes
3.
1) darse v pron

Sentido I

2) ( producirse) to grow

en esta zona se da bien el trigo — wheat grows well in this area

3) ( presentarse) oportunidad/ocasión to arise

se dio el caso que iba pasando por ahí — it so happened that I was passing by

4) ( resultar) (+ me/te/le etc)

se le dan los idiomas — she's good at languages

¿cómo se te da a ti la costura? — are you any good at sewing?

Sentido II

5)

a) (dedicarse, entregarse)

darse a algo: se dio a la bebida she took to drink; se ha dado por entero a su familia/a la causa — she has devoted herself entirely to her family/to the cause

b) (CS, Ven) ( ser sociable)

darse con alguien — to get on with somebody

no se da con los suegros — she doesn't have much to do with her in-laws

Sentido III

6)

a) (refl) ( realizar la acción que se indica)

me di una ducha — I took o had a shower

darse un banquete — to have a feast

dárselas de algo: se las da de que sabe mucho he likes to make out he knows a lot; dárselas de listo to act smart; ¿y de qué se las da ése? — who does he think he is?

b) (golpearse, pegarse)

se dio con el martillo en el dedo — he hit his finger with the hammer

no te vayas a dar con la cabeza contra el techo — don't hit o bang your head on the ceiling

se dieron contra un árbol — they crashed into a tree

se dio dar un golpe en la rodilla — he hit his knee

c) (recípr)

se estaban dando (de) patadas/puñetazos — they were kicking/punching each other

Sentido IV

7) ( considerarse)

darse por algo: con eso me daría por satisfecha I'd be quite happy with that; darse por vencido — to give up; ver tb aludir a, enterado 1

* * *

= allow, give, issue, pitch, hand over, pass over, give away, give out, get + free.

Ex: Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.

Ex: An abstract of a bibliography can be expected to note whether author affiliations are given = Es de esperar que el resumen de una bibliografía indique si se incluyen los lugares de trabajo de los autores.

Ex: Once a user is registered, a password will be issued which provides access to all or most of the data bases offered by the host as and when the user wishes.

Ex: Thus pitching instructions at the right level can be difficult.

Ex: Eventually, teachers should be able to ' hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.

Ex: She also indicated in passing that in future authors would not automatically pass over the copyright of research results in papers to publishers.

Ex: This must be done in a fully commercial way, not by giving away machines or paper, nor by giving away imported books.

Ex: Similarly, equipment such as this can often give out quite a lot of heat which has to be adequately dissipated.

Ex: Most people know 'earbuds' as the cheap-o earphones you get free with a cell phone.

* acción de dar un nombre a Algo = naming.

* antes de darse cuenta = before + Pronombre + know what + happen, before + Pronombre + know it.

* con la sabiduría que da la experiencia = with the benefit of hindsight.

* cosas que dan miedo = things that go bump in the night.

* da la casualidad = as it happens.

* dale alas a tu imaginación = let + your imagination fly!.

* dando sacudidas = jerkily.

* dar el esquinazo a = give + Nombre + a wide berth.

* dar a = look onto, give onto, overlook.

* dar a Algo el nombre de = earn + Nombre + the name of.

* dar a Algo más importancia de la que tiene = oversell.

* dar a Algo una nueva dimensión = take + Nombre + into a new dimension.

* dar a Algo una nueva perspectiva = give + Nombre + a new twist.

* dar a Alguien el beneficio de la duda = give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.

* dar a Alguien una mano y te cogen el brazo = give + Pronombre + an inch and + Pronombre + take a mile, give + Pronombre + an inch and + Pronombre + take a mile.

* dar a Alguien una oportunidad de triunfar = give + Nombre + a fighting chance.

* dar a Alguien una palmada en la espalda = pat + Alguien + on the back for + Algo.

* dar a Alguien una palmadita en la espalda = pat + Alguien + on the back for + Algo.

* dar a Alguien una puñalada por la espalda = stab + Alguien + in the back.

* dar a Alguien una puñalada trapera = stab + Alguien + in the back.

* dar a Alguien un margen de confianza = give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.

* dar abasto = cope.

* dar abasto con = cope with.

* dar acceso = provide + access.

* dar acceso a = give + access to.

* dar a conocer = bring to + the attention, communicate, publicise [publicize, -USA], report, articulate, make + known.

* dar a conocer la presencia de = make + Posesivo + presence known.

* dar a entender = give to + understand, hint, send + a clear signal that, lull + Nombre + into thinking, insinuate, intimate.

* dar agua = lose + water, leak.

* dar a la calle = give onto + the street.

* dar a la caza de = chase down.

* dar Algo a conocer = get + the word out.

* dar alguna esperanza = give + some cause for hope.

* dar al traste con los planes = upset + the applecart.

* dar al traste con + Posesivo + planes = upset + Posesivo + plans, ruin + Posesivo + plans.

* dar al traste con todo = upset + the applecart.

* dar a luz = birth, deliver.

* dar a luz a = give + birth to.

* dar ánimos = give + a word of encouragement, hearten.

* dar apoyo = give + support, support, provide + support.

* dar asco = stink, disgust.

* dar aullidos = caterwaul.

* dar autoría = lend + authoritativeness.

* dar autoridad a Algo = lend + authority to.

* dar bandazos = lurch.

* dar bastante importancia a = place + great store on.

* dar brillo a = buff, buff up.

* dar buen uso a Algo = put to + good use.

* dar cabida a = accommodate, include, hold, take, make + room (for), leave + room for, leave + room for.

* dar cabida al crecimiento = accommodate + growth.

* dar caladas = puff.

* dar calidad = deliver + value.

* dar caprichos = pamper.

* dar cera = wax.

* dar chillidos = shriek.

* dar cien mil vueltas = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* dar clase = give + a lesson, teach + class, teach + lesson, hold + class.

* dar coba = toady, fawn (on/upon/over).

* dar comienzo a = give + a start to.

* dar como ejemplo = cite + as an example.

* dar como norma = rule.

* dar como resultado = add up to, result (in), lead to.

* dar con = hit on/upon, put + Posesivo + finger on, stumble on.

* dar conferencia = lecture.

* dar consejo sobre = give + advice on.

* dar consentimiento = give + licence.

* dar con una esponja húmeda = sponging.

* dar con una idea = hit on/upon + idea.

* dar con una solución = come up with + solution.

* dar coraje = peeve.

* dar corte = self-conscious, feel + shy.

* dar credibilidad = give + credence, lend + credence, bestow + credibility, provide + credibility.

* dar crédito = give + credence.

* dar cualquier cosa por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* dar cuenta = render + an account of.

* dar cuenta de = account for.

* dar cuenta de Algo = be held to account.

* dar cuerda a un reloj = wind + clock.

* dar cuerpo = give + substance.

* dar cuerpo a = flesh out.

* dar cuerpo y forma a = lend + substance and form to.

* dar datos de = give + details of.

* dar de alta = discharge from + hospital.

* dar de baja = take out of + circulation.

* dar de cara a = front.

* dar de comer = feed.

* dar de lado = short-circuit [shortcircuit], give + Nombre + the cold shoulder.

* dar de lleno = hit + home.

* dar de mala gana = begrudge, grudge.

* dar de mamar = breast-feeding [breastfeeding].

* dar de mamar a = breast-feed [breastfeed].

* dar demasiada información y muy rápidamente = trot out.

* dar de qué hablar = raise + eyebrows, fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* dar de quilla = keel over.

* dar derecho a = entitle to.

* dar descanso de = give + relief from.

* dar de sí = stretch out.

* dar detalles de = give + details of.

* dar de Uno mismo = give of + Reflexivo.

* dar dinero = pay + money, donate + Posesivo + money.

* dar dirección = lend + direction.

* dar directrices = give + guidance, provide + guidance.

* dar duro = pack + a wallop.

* dar ejemplo = set + an example, lead by + example.

* dar ejemplo de = illustrate.

* dar el brazo a torcer = give in to.

* dar el brazo derecho = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar el do de pecho = do + Posesivo + best, pull out + all the stops, do + Posesivo + utmost.

* dar el efecto de = give + the effect of.

* dar el esquinazo = dodge.

* dar el esquinazo a = steer + clear of, steer away from.

* dar el golpe de gracia = administer + the coup de grace, deliver + the coup de grace.

* dar el nombre = label.

* dar el oro y el moro = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar el pecho = breast-feed [breastfeed].

* dar el pésame = pass + Posesivo + condolences.

* dar el pistoletazo de salida = fire + the starting gun.

* dar el primer paso = make + a start, take + the first step.

* dar el puntillazo a = put + an end to, bring + an end to, bring to + an end.

* dar el salto = make + the leap.

* dar el todo por el todo = give + Posesivo + all.

* dar el último empujón = go + the last mile, go + the extra mile.

* dar el último repaso = tie + the pieces together.

* dar el visto bueno = approve, clear, give + green light, give + the go-ahead.

* dar el visto bueno a una factura = clear + invoice.

* dar el/un espectáculo = make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.

* dar empujones = shove.

* dar en el blanco = hit + the bull's eye, strike + home, put + Posesivo + finger on, hit + the truth, hit + home.

* dar en el clavo = hit + the nail on the head, be spot on, strike + home, put + Posesivo + finger on, hit + the truth.

* dar en el larguero = hit + the crossbar, hit + the crossbar.

* dar en el travesaño = hit + the crossbar.

* dar energía = energise [energize, -USA].

* dar énfasis = give + emphasis, place + stress, give + stress.

* dar énfasis a = place + emphasis on.

* dar en garantía = pawn.

* dar en la diana = hit + home.

* dar en mano = hand (over).

* dar entrada = enter.

* dar esperanza = nurture + hope, give + hope, bring + visions of.

* dar esperanzas = raise + expectations, raise + hopes.

* dar estímulo = provide + boost.

* dar evasivas = stonewall, play for + time.

* dar evidencia = furnish with + evidence.

* dar fe = attest, certify.

* dar fe de = testify (to/of), vouch (for), be testimony to.

* dar fe de que = attest to + the fact that.

* dar fin = bring to + a close, draw to + a close, wind down.

* dar forma = become + cast, give + shape, shape, mould [mold, -USA], inform.

* dar forma cuadrada = square.

* dar fruto = bear + fruit, come to + fruition.

* dar fuerte = pack + a wallop.

* dar fuerza = empower, bring + strength.

* dar gato por liebre = buy + a pig in a poke, pass off + a lemon.

* dar golpes = pound.

* dar gracias por lo que Uno tiene = count + Posesivo + blessings.

* dar gritos = shriek, shout.

* dar guerra = act up, play up.

* dar gustirrinín = tickle + Posesivo + fancy.

* dar gusto = oblige, bring + pleasure, flavour [flavor, -USA].

* dar hipo = hiccup.

* dar ideas = offer + clues.

* da rienda suelta a tu imaginación = let + your imagination fly!.

* dar ímpetu = lend + force, give + impetus.

* dar importancia = attach + importance, give + prominence, stress, give + pre-eminence, give + relevance, place + importance, give + importance.

* dar importancia a = give + weight to, place + emphasis on, attach + weight to, create + a high profile for, give + a high profile, place + weight on.

* dar importancia a Algo = put + Algo + on the agenda, be on the agenda.

* dar indicios de = show + signs of.

* dar indicios y pistas = drop + hints and clues.

* dar información = provide + information, give + information, release + information.

* dar información adicional = give + further details.

* dar información de = give + details of.

* dar interés = spice up, add + spice.

* dar la alarma = sound + alarm.

* dar la apariencia de = place + a veneer of.

* dar la bienvenida = welcome.

* dar la casualidad que + Indicativo = happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo.

* dar la cuenta atrás = count + Nombre + out.

* dar la enhorabuena = give + congratulations.

* dar la entrada para = make + a deposit on.

* dar la espalda = turn + aside.

* dar la idea = give + the impression that.

* dar la imagen = give + the impression that.

* dar la impresión = convey + impression, strike + Pronombre Personal, give + the impression that, confer + impression, come off as.

* dar la impresión de = contrive, conjure up + a picture of, come across as.

* dar la impresión de seriedad en el trabajo = appear + businesslike.

* dar la la lata = nag (at).

* dar la lata = play up.

* dar la mano = extend + Posesivo + hand.

* dar la mano derecha = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar la murga = be a pest.

* dar la noticia = give + the news.

* dar la opinión sobre = give + opinion on.

* dar la oportunidad = give + chance.

* dar la oportunidad de = present with + opportunities for, allow + the opportunity to.

* dar la oportunidad de expresarse libremente = give + voice to.

* dar la oportunidad de opinar = give + voice to.

* dar la puntilla a = put + an end to, bring + an end to, bring to + an end.

* dar largas = stonewall, play for + time, fob + Alguien + off with + Algo.

* dar las cosas masticadas = spoon-feeding [spoonfeeding], spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed].

* dar la sensación = give + a sense.

* dar la sensación de = give + the effect of.

* dar la señal = give + the word, give + the signal.

* dar la señal de alarma = sound + the clarion.

* dar la señal de alerta = sound + the clarion.

* dar la señal de estar listo = prompt.

* dar lástima = feel + sorry for, pity.

* dar la talla = be up to the mark, be up to scratch, measure up (to), be up to snuff, make + the cut.

* dar latigazos = lash.

* dar la vida = lay down + Posesivo + life, give + Posesivo + life.

* dar la vuelta = turn + Nombre + (a)round, flip, swing around, swing back, turn (a)round.

* dar la vuelta a = round, turn on + its head.

* dar la vuelta en el aire = give + a toss.

* darle a Alguien carta blanca = give + Nombre + a blank cheque.

* darle a Alguien un cheque en blanco = give + Nombre + a blank cheque.

* darle a la botella = booze.

* darle a la lengua = shoot + the breeze, shoot + the bull.

* darle a la manivela de arranque = turn + the crank.

* darle alas a Alguien = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

* darle al palique = gas.

* darle a Uno escalofríos por Algo desagradable = make + Nombre + flinch.

* darle caña = hurry up, get + a move on, put + pressure on.

* darle caña a = have + a go at, get + stuck into.

* dar lecciones = give + lessons.

* darle cien mil vueltas a Alguien = knock + spots off + Nombre.

* darle el puntillazo = nail it.

* darle la razón a Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.

* darle largas = play + Nombre + along.

* darle largas a Algo = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels.

* darle la vuelta a la tortilla = turn + the tables (on).

* darle sopas con hondas a Alguien = knock + spots off + Nombre.

* darle una interpretación = give + interpretation.

* darle una lección a Alguien = school.

* darle una paliza a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners, give + Nombre + a beating, school.

* darle un buen repaso a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.

* darle un repaso a = buff up on, brush up on.

* darle un repaso a Alguien = school.

* darle vueltas a = dwell on/upon.

* darle vueltas a Algo = mull over, agonise over [agonize, -USA].

* darle vueltas a la idea = toy with, toy with + idea of.

* darle vueltas a la idea de = flirt with + the idea of.

* darle vueltas a un asunto = chew + the cud.

* darle vueltas a un problema = puzzle over + problem.

* dar libertad = give + licence.

* dar libertad a un esclavo = manumit.

* dar libertad para + Infinitivo = afford + the freedom to + Infinitivo.

* dar lo mejor de Uno mismo = give of + Posesivo + best.

* dar los pasos necesarios = take + steps.

* dar los primeros pasos en = venture into.

* dar los últimos retoques a = put + the finishing touches on.

* dar lugar = produce.

* dar lugar a = cause, generate, give + rise to, mean, result (in), leave + room for, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

* dar lugar a la reflexión = provide + food for thought.

* dar lugar a problemas = give + rise to problems.

* dar lugar a queja = evoke + complaint.

* dar lugar a rumores = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* dar luz verde = give + green light, give + the go-ahead.

* dar mala impresión = look + bad.

* dar marcha atrás = do + an about-face, back up, backpedal [back-pedal].

* dar masaje = massage.

* dar más de sí = go further.

* dar más explicaciones = elaborate on.

* dar materia para la reflexión = provide + food for thought.

* dar mayor importancia a = give + pride of place to.

* dar media vuelta = do + an about-face.

* dar mejora (en) = give + improvement (in).

* dar menos de lo debido = shortchange.

* dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.

* dar mucho en qué pensar = give + Nombre + much to think about, give + Nombre + a lot to think about.

* dar mucho valor a Algo = value + Nombre + highly.

* dar muestras de = show + signs of.

* dar + Nombre + una oportunidad = give + Nombre + a fair chance.

* dar notoriedad a = create + a high profile for, give + a high profile.

* dar nueva forma = reformat [re-format].

* dar nueva vida = give + Nombre + new life, give + a second life.

* dar opción = give + option.

* dar origen = mother.

* dar origen a = give + rise to, bring about, lead to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

* dar otro paso muy importante = reach + another milestone.

* dar pábulo a = fuel, spark off.

* dar pábulo a rumores = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* dar palos de ciego = grope (for/toward).

* dar pánico = scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, dread, scare + the hell out of.

* dar parte de = report.

* dar paso (a) = give + way (to), yield to, make + way (for).

* dar patadas en el estómago = stick in + Posesivo + craw.

* dar pavor = be scared stiff, be frightened to death, be petrified of, be terrified, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, scare + the hell out of.

* dar pecho = breast-feeding [breastfeeding].

* dar pereza = can't/couldn't be bothered.

* dar permiso = give + permission, give + time off, grant + Alguien + leave.

* dar permiso en el trabajo = give + time off work.

* dar pie a = spark off, give + rise to, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

* dar pisotones = stomp.

* dar pistas = throw + hints.

* dar pistas falsas = throw out + false leads.

* dar placer = give + pleasure, give + enjoyment.

* dar poderes = give + powers.

* dar por = tickle + Posesivo + fancy.

* dar por concluido = put to + bed, close + the book on.

* dar por culo = piss + Nombre + off.

* dar por descontado = take for + granted, discount.

* dar por hecho = take for + granted.

* dar por perdido = be past praying for, write off.

* dar por saldado = close + the book on.

* dar por seguro que = rest + assured that.

* dar por sentado = take for + granted.

* dar por sentado Algo que realmente no lo está = beg + the question.

* dar + Posesivo + vida = give + Posesivo + all.

* dar preferencia = give + preference.

* dar prestigio = lend + authoritativeness.

* dar prioridad = award + priority, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], give + priority, give + precedence, assign + priority, give + preference.

* dar prioridad a = give + pride of place to, place + emphasis on, prioritise [prioritize, -USA].

* dar prioridad a algo = make + a priority.

* dar problemas = play up.

* dar propina = tipping.

* dar pruebas = provide + evidence.

* dar publicidad = publicise [publicize, -USA], give + publicity.

* dar puntapiés = kick + Posesivo + feet.

* dar punzadas = throb, twinge.

* dar quebraderos de cabeza = give + headaches.

* dar que hablar = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours, raise + eyebrows.

* dar quehacer = make + trouble.

* dar rabia = incense, gall, peeve.

* dar razón de ser = bring + purpose.

* dar recompensa = mete out + reward.

* dar registro = accession.

* dar relevancia = give + relevance.

* dar relevancia a = create + a high profile for, give + a high profile.

* dar relevancia a Algo = put + Algo + on the agenda.

* dar resoplidos = chug.

* dar respuesta = provide + answer, elicit + answer, develop + answer.

* dar resultado = be successful, give + result, work, pay off, be a success, pay.

* dar resultados = produce + results.

* dar rienda suelta = unleash.

* dar rienda suelta a = give + free rein to, allow + vent for, give + vent to, vent.

* dar rienda suelta a + Nombre = let + Nombre + run riot.

* dar riqueza a = add + richness to.

* dar risitas = giggle.

* dar sabor = spice up, add + spice.

* dar salida a = vent.

* dar saltitos = hop, skip.

* dar sangre = donate + Posesivo + blood.

* darse = appear, occur.

* darse a = lend + Reflexivo + to.

* darse aires = strut.

* darse aires de grandeza = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.

* darse a la fuga = flee, lam (it), go into + hiding, make + a quick getaway, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

* darse a los demás = give of + Reflexivo.

* darse con un canto en los dientes = count + Reflexivo + lucky, think + Reflexivo + lucky, consider + Reflexivo + lucky.

* darse cuenta = become + aware, dawn on, detect, perceive, find, note, make + aware, come to + realise, wise up, reach + understanding, eye + catch, strike + home, suss (out), hit + home.

* darse cuenta de = be aware of, be cognisant of, realise [realize, -USA], sense, wake up to, sink in, become + cognisant of, see through.

* darse cuenta del peligro que = see + the danger that.

* darse cuenta de un problema = alight on + problem.

* darse de baja de una suscripción = unsubscribe.

* darse el caso que + Indicativo = happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo.

* darse el gusto de = indulge in.

* darse el gusto de comprar = splurge on.

* darse el lote = snog, neck.

* darse el lujo de = splurge on.

* darse golpes de pecho = beat + Posesivo + breast.

* darse golpes en el pecho = beat + Posesivo + breast.

* darse la mano = join + hands, shake + hand.

* dárselas de = fancy + Reflexivo.

* dársele Algo bien a Uno = be good at.

* dársele a Uno bien las plantas = have + a green thumb, have + green fingers.

* dársele a Uno mejor Algo = be better at.

* dársele mejor a Uno = do + best.

* darse media vuelta = turn on + Posesivo + heel.

* darse (muchos) aires = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.

* dar sentido = make + sense (out) of, make + sense of life.

* dar sentido a = make + meaningful, give + meaning to.

* dar sentido a las cosas = sense-making, meaning making.

* dar sentido a la vida = give + meaning to life.

* dar sentido a + Posesivo + vida = make + sense of + Posesivo + life.

* dar señales de = show + signs of.

* dar señales de vida = show + signs of life.

* darse por afortunado = count + Reflexivo + lucky, think + Reflexivo + lucky, consider + Reflexivo + lucky.

* darse por aludido = take + things personally, take + a hint, take + things personally, get + a hint.

* darse por derrotado = sound + note of defeat.

* darse por vencido = throw in + the towel, throw in/up + the sponge.

* darse prisa = hurry, hurry up, get on + Posesivo + running shoes, shake + a leg, hot-foot it to, make + haste, rattle + Posesivo + dags, get + a wiggle on, put + Posesivo + skates on, get + Posesivo + skates on, get + a move on.

* darse prisa con calma = make + haste slowly.

* dar servicio = service.

* darse una comilona = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).

* darse una leche = come + a cropper.

* darse un apretón de manos = clasp + hands.

* darse una situación más esperanzadora = sound + a note of hope.

* darse un atracón = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on), stuff + Posesivo + face.

* darse una transacción económica = cash + change hands.

* darse una tripotada = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).

* darse una vacante = occur + vacancy.

* darse un baño de sol = sunbathe.

* darse un chapuzón = take + a dip.

* darse un descanso = give + Reflexivo + a break, rest on + Posesivo + oars.

* darse un festín de = feast on.

* darse un garbeo = mosey.

* darse un porrazo = come + a cropper.

* darse un respiro = lie on + Posesivo + oars, rest on + Posesivo + oars.

* darse un tortazo = come + a cropper.

* dar significado = imbue with + meaning.

* dar sombra = shade.

* dar su conformidad a = assent to.

* dar sugerencias = give + suggestions.

* dar terror = scare + the living daylights out of.

* dar testimonio = bear + witness, give + testimony.

* dar tiempo = give + time, donate + Posesivo + time.

* dar tiempo a Alguien = give + Nombre + some time.

* dar título = title.

* dar todo de Uno mismo = give of + Posesivo + best.

* dar todo el oro del mundo = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar tono = tone.

* dar trabajo = present + burden.

* dar una advertencia = raise + caveat, issue + warning.

* dar una apariencia de = provide + a semblance of, give + a semblance of.

* dar una azotaina = spank.

* dar una bofetada = cuff, slap.

* dar una bofetada a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar una buena paliza = whitewash, thrash.

* dar una cabezadita = nap, catching 10, napping.

* dar una carcajada = give + a laugh, let out + a laugh.

* dar una charla = give + address, give + a talk, give + a presentation, give + speech.

* dar una conferencia = deliver + talk, make + a speech, give + speech, deliver + lecture, give + a lecture.

* dar una contractura muscular = pull + a muscle.

* dar una cornada = gore.

* dar una excusa = give + excuse.

* dar una explicación = present + explanation.

* dar una falsa impresión = keep up + facade, put on + an act.

* dar una fiesta = give + a party.

* dar una galleta = slap.

* dar una guantada = slap.

* dar una idea = give + idea, give + glimpse, provide + an understanding.

* dar una idea de = give + a feel for, give + indication, provide + a glimpse of, give + a flavour of, be indicative of, provide + insight into, give + a picture, give + an insight into, give + an inkling of.

* dar una idea general = put in + the picture, give + a general picture, paint + a broad picture.

* dar una imagen = convey + image, present + picture, paint + a picture, present + an image, present + a picture.

* dar una imagen de = give + an impression of.

* dar una impresión = make + an impression, leave + an impression, present + an image.

* dar una impresión de = give + an impression of.

* dar una impresión equivocada = send + the wrong signals.

* dar una lección de humildad = humble.

* dar una llamada de atención = sound + a wake-up call.

* dar una norma = give + prescription.

* dar una opinión = offer + opinion.

* dar una oportunidad = give + opportunity, provide + opportunity, grant + opportunity, present + an opportunity, create + opportunity.

* dar una oportunidad a Alguien = give + Nombre + a head start.

* dar una orden = issue + command, issue + instruction.

* dar una paliza = clobber, pummel, slaughter, knock + the living daylights out of, knock + the hell out out of, whip, whitewash, thrash, wallop, lick, baste, take + a pounding, take + a beating, belt, trounce, beat + Nombre + (all) hollow.

* dar una paliza a Alguien = beat + Nombre + up, beat + Nombre + black and blue.

* dar una patada = kick, boot.

* dar una pista = give + a hint.

* dar una posibilidad = afford + opportunity.

* dar un apretón de manos = shake + hand.

* dar una rabieta = throw + a tantrum.

* dar una razón = give + reason.

* dar una respuesta = furnish + answer, frame + response.

* dar una sacudida = give + a shake, give + a jerk.

* dar una segunda oportunidad = give + a second chance.

* dar una segunda vida = give + a second life.

* dar una solución = provide + solution, develop + solution.

* dar una solución por buena que realmente no lo es = beg + the solution.

* dar un aspecto + Adjetivo = give + a + Adjetivo + look.

* dar un ataque de nervios = have + an attack of hysterics.

* dar una torta = slap.

* dar una torta a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar una tunda = trounce.

* dar una ventaja = give + Nombre + an edge.

* dar una ventaja a Alguien = give + Nombre + a head start.

* dar una visión = present + view, provide + an understanding.

* dar una visión general = give + a general picture.

* dar una visión global = give + overview, present + an overview, present + an overall picture, give + an overall picture, overview.

* dar una visión total = give + a complete picture.

* dar un aviso = make + warning.

* dar una voltereta = somersault, do + a somersault, summersault.

* dar una voz = holler.

* dar una vuelta de campana = capsize, somersault, do + a somersault, summersault.

* dar una vuelta en coche = go out for + a drive.

* dar un berrinche = throw + a tantrum.

* dar un beso de despedida = kiss + Nombre + goodbye.

* dar un bocado a = take + a bite out of.

* dar un bofetón = cuff, slap.

* dar un bofetón a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar un cachete = spank, cuff, slap.

* dar un cachete a Alguien = slap + Nombre + on the wrist.

* dar un calambre = cramp.

* dar un chillido = holler.

* dar un comienzo a = give + a start to.

* dar un coscorrón = cuff.

* dar un ejemplo = give + example.

* dar un empujón = give + a boost.

* dar un golpe = knock.

* dar un golpe por detrás = rear-end.

* dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.

* dar un grito = holler.

* dar un guantazo = slap.

* dar un hachazo = hack.

* dar un hervor = parboil.

* dar un impulso = kick-start [kickstart].

* dar un lavado de cara = spruce up.

* dar un manotazo = swat at, cuff, slap.

* dar un manotazo a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar un nivel de prioridad alto = put + Nombre + high on + Posesivo + list of priorities.

* dar un nuevo acabado = refinish.

* dar un nuevo impulso = pep up.

* dar un nuevo nombre = rename.

* dar un ojo de la cara por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* dar unos azotes = spank.

* dar un paseo = take + a stroll, t

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dar [ A25 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ dar (verbo transitivo)

Sentido I

A entregar

B regalar, donar

C en naipes

D

1 proporcionar

2 Música

E conferir, aportar

F

1 aplicar capa de barniz etc

2 dar: inyección etc

G

1 conceder prórroga etc

2 atribuir

3 pronosticando duración

4 dar: edad, años

H

1 expresar, decir

2 señalar, indicar

Sentido II

A producir

B rendir, alcanzar hasta

C causar, provocar

D arruinar, fastidiar

Sentido III

A presentar

B ofrecer, celebrar

C dar: conferencia

Sentido IV

A realizar la acción indicada

B dar: limpiada etc

Sentido V considerar

■ dar (verbo intransitivo)

Sentido I

A

1 entregar

2 en naipes

B ser suficiente, alcanzar

C

1 dar a: puerta etc

2 llegar hasta

3 estar orientado hacia

D comunicar

E arrojar un resultado

F importar

Sentido II

A

1 pegar, golpear

2 darle a algo: tarea

3 darle a algo: hacer uso de

4 acertar

B

1 darle a algo: accionar

2 mover

C

1 indicando insistencia

2 instando a alguien a hacer algo

D dar con

Sentido III

A acometer, sobrevenir

B

1 darle a alguien por algo

2 darle a alguien con algo

C dar en

D dar: sol, viento, luz

E acabar

■ darse (verbo pronominal)

Sentido I

A producirse

B ocurrir

C resultar

Sentido II

A dedicarse, entregarse

B tratarse, ser sociable

Sentido III

A realizar la acción indicada

B

1 golpearse, pegarse

2 darse (de) golpes

3 darse (de) patadas etc

Sentido IV considerarse

vt

Sentido I

A (entregar) to give

dale las llaves a Jaime give the keys to Jaime, give Jaime the keys

se las di a Jaime I gave them to Jaime

dale esto a tu madre de mi parte give this to your mother from me

deme un kilo de peras can I have a kilo of pears?

500 dólares ¿quién da más? any advance on 500 dollars?

dar algo A + INF:

da toda la ropa a planchar/lavar she sends all her clothes to be ironed/washed, she has all her ironing/washing done for her

comer¹ vi A 2. (↑ comer (1)), conocer, entender¹ vt A 2. (↑ entender (1)), mamar

B (regalar, donar) to give

¿me lo prestas? — te lo doy, yo no lo necesito can I borrow it? — you can have it o keep it, I don't need it

a mí nunca nadie me dio nada nobody's ever given me anything

daría cualquier cosa por que así fuera I'd give anything o ( colloq) I'd give my right arm for that to be the case

donde las dan las toman two can play at that game

estarlas dando ( Chi fam): entremos sin pagar, aquí las están dando let's just walk in without paying, they're asking for it ( colloq)

con ese profesor las están dando they get away with murder with that teacher ( colloq)

para dar y tomar or vender: coge los que quieras, tengo para dar y tomar or vender take as many as you want, I have plenty to spare o ( colloq) I've stacks of them

C (en naipes) to deal

¡me has dado unas cartas horribles! you've dealt o given me a terrible hand

D

1 (proporcionar) ‹fuerzas/valor/esperanza› to give

sus elogios me han dado ánimos his praise has given me encouragement o has encouraged me

eso me dio la idea para el libro that's where I got the idea for the book, that's what gave me the idea for the book

me dio un buen consejo she gave me some useful advice

mi familia no pudo darme una carrera my family weren't in a position to send me to o put me through university o to give me a university education

es capaz de robar si le dan la ocasión given the chance he's quite capable of stealing

pide que te den un presupuesto/más información ask them to give you o supply you with an estimate/more information

2 ( Música) to give

¿me das el la? can you give me an A?

E (conferir, aportar) ‹sabor/color/forma› to give

las luces le daban un ambiente festivo a la plaza the lights gave the square a very festive atmosphere, the lights lent a very festive atmosphere to the square

les dio forma redondeada a las puntas he rounded off the ends

necesita algo que le dé sentido a su vida he needs something that will give his life some meaning

F

1 (aplicar) ‹capa de barniz/mano de pintura› to give

dale otra capa de barniz/otra mano de pintura give it another coat of varnish/paint

hay que darle cera al piso we have to wax the floor

dale una puntada para sujetarlo put a stitch in to hold it

2 ‹inyección/lavativa/sedante› to give, administer ( frml); ‹masaje› to give

G

1 (conceder) ‹prórroga/permiso› to give

te doy hasta el jueves I'll give you until Thursday

¿quién te ha dado permiso para entrar allí? who gave you permission to go in there?, who said you could go in there?

si usted nos da permiso with your permission, if you will allow us

el dentista me ha dado hora para el miércoles I have an appointment with the dentist on Wednesday

dan facilidades de pago they offer easy repayment facilities o terms

nos dieron el tercer premio we won o got third prize, we were awarded third prize

al terminar el cursillo te dan un diploma when you finish the course you get a diploma

2

(atribuir): no le des demasiada importancia don't attach too much importance to it

yo le doy otra interpretación a ese pasaje I see o interpret that passage in a different way

tuvieron que darme la razón they had to admit I was right

3 (pronosticando duración) to give

no le dan ni dos meses de vida they've given him less than two months to live

no le doy ni un mes a esa relación I don't think they'll last more than a month together

4

( RPl) ‹edad/años› ¿cuántos años or qué edad le das? how old do you think o reckon she is?

yo no le daba más de 28 I didn't think he was more than 28

H

1

(expresar, decir): ¿le diste las gracias? did you thank him?, did you say thank you?

no me dio ni los buenos días she didn't even say hello

dales recuerdos de mi parte give/send them my regards

darle la bienvenida a algn to welcome sb

tenemos que ir a darles el pésame we must go and offer our condolences

me gustaría que me dieras tu parecer or opinión I'd like you to give me your opinion

le doy mi enhorabuena I'd like to congratulate you

¿me da la hora, por favor? have you got the time, please?

me tocó a mí darle la noticia I was the one who had to break the news to him

te han dado una orden you've been given an order, that was an order

han dado orden de desalojar el edificio they've ordered that the building be vacated

2

(señalar, indicar): me da ocupado or ( Esp) comunicando the line's busy o ( BrE) engaged

el reloj dio las cinco the clock struck five

muestra

Sentido II

A

(producir): estos campos dan mucho grano these fields have a high grain yield

esta estufa da mucho calor this heater gives out a lot of heat

esta clase de negocio da mucho dinero there's a lot of money in this business

esos bonos dan un 7% those bonds give a yield of 7%

los árboles han empezado a dar fruto the trees have begun to bear fruit

no le pudo dar un hijo she was unable to bear o give him a child

B

(rendir, alcanzar hasta): ¿cuánto da ese coche? how fast can that car go?

da 150 kilómetros por hora it can do o go 150 kilometers an hour

ha dado todo lo que el público esperaba de él he has lived up to the public's expectations of him

el coche venía a todo lo que daba the car was traveling at full speed

ponen la radio a todo lo que da they turn the radio on full blast

C

(causar, provocar): la comida muy salada da sed salty food makes you thirsty

¡estos críos dan tanto trabajo! these kids are such hard work!

(+ me/te/le etc): ¿no te da calor esa camisa? aren't you too warm in that shirt?

el vino le había dado sueño the wine had made him sleepy

me da mucha pena verla tan triste I can't bear o it hurts me to see her so sad

¡qué susto me has dado! you gave me such a fright!

me da no sé qué que se tenga que quedar sola I feel a bit funny about leaving her on her own

este coche no me ha dado problemas this car hasn't given me any trouble

ver tb asco, hambre, miedo, etc dar QUE + INF:

el jardín da muchísimo que hacer there's always such a lot to do in the garden

los niños dan que hacer children are a lot of work

lo que dijo me dio que pensar what he said gave me plenty of food for thought o plenty to think about

ver tb dar vi Sense III A.

D ( Esp fam) (arruinar, fastidiar) to spoil, ruin

Isabelita nos dio la noche we had an awful night thanks to little Isabel

Sentido III

A

(presentar): ¿qué dan esta noche en la tele? what's on TV tonight? ( colloq)

en el cine Avenida dan una película buenísima there's a really good movie on at the Avenida, they're showing a really good movie at the Avenida

ayer fuimos al teatro, daban una obra de Calderón we went to the theater yesterday, it was a play by Calderón

va a dar un concierto el mes que viene he's giving a concert next month

deja de gritar así, estás dando un espectáculo stop shouting like that, you're making a spectacle of yourself

B (ofrecer, celebrar) ‹fiesta› to give; ‹baile/banquete› to hold

C ‹conferencia› to give

dar examen (CS); to take o ( BrE) sit an exam

ver tb clase¹ f E. (↑ clase (1))

Sentido IV

A

(realizar la acción indicada): dieron lectura al comunicado they read out the communiqué

estuvo dando cabezadas durante toda la película he kept nodding off all through the film

dio un grito/un suspiro she shouted/sighed, she gave a shout/heaved a sigh

dio un paso atrás/adelante he took a step back/forward

(+ me/te/le etc): dame un beso/abrazo give me a kiss/hug

me dio un tirón del pelo he pulled my hair

golpe, paseo, vuelta, etc

dársela a algn ( Esp fam); to take sb in, put one over on sb

dárselas a algn ( Chi fam); to beat sb up

B

‹limpiada/barrida/planchazo› con que le des una enjuagada alcanza just a quick rinse will do

hay que darle una barrida al suelo de la cocina the kitchen floor needs a sweep o needs sweeping

quiero darle otra leída a este capítulo ( AmL); I want to run o read through this chapter again

Sentido V (considerar) dar algo/a algn POR algo:

lo dieron por muerto they gave him up for dead

doy por terminada la sesión I declare the session closed

ese tema lo doy por sabido I'm assuming you've already covered that topic

si le has prestado dinero ya lo puedes dar por perdido if you've lent him money you can kiss it goodbye

¿eso es lo que quieres? ¡dalo por hecho! is that what you want? consider it done! o ( AmE colloq) you got it!

si apruebo daré el tiempo por bien empleado if I pass it will have been time well spent

sentado

■ dar

vi

Sentido I

A

1

(entregar): dame, yo te lo coso let me have it o give it here, I'll sew it for you

no puedes con todo, dame que te ayudo you'll never manage all that on your own, here, let me help you

¿me das para un helado? can I have some money for an ice cream?

2 (en naipes) to deal

te toca dar a ti it's your deal, it's your turn to deal

B (ser suficiente, alcanzar) dar PARA algo/algn:

este pollo da para dos comidas this chicken is enough o will do for two meals

con una botella no da para todos one bottle's not enough to go round

da para hablar horas y horas you could talk about it for hours

(+ me/te/le etc): eso no te da ni para un chicle you can't even buy a piece of chewing gum with that

no le da la cabeza para la física he hasn't much of a head for physics

no me dio (el) tiempo I didn't have time

dar de sí to stretch

me quedan un poco ajustados, pero ya darán de sí they're a bit tight on me, but they'll stretch o give

¡cuánto ha dado de sí esa botella de jerez! that bottle of sherry's gone a long way!

¡qué poco dan de sí seis euros! six euros don't go very far!

el pobre ya no da más de sí the poor guy's fit to drop

no dar para más: su inteligencia no da para más that's as much as his brain can cope with

yo me voy, esto ya no da para más I'm leaving, this is a waste of time

ya no da para más or (CS) ya no da más de tanto trabajar he's worked himself into the ground

estoy que no doy más I'm all in ( colloq), I'm shattered o dead beat ( colloq), I'm pooped ( AmE colloq)

C dar a

1 «puerta/habitación» (comunicar con) to give on to

la puerta trasera da a un jardín/a la calle Palmar the back door opens o gives onto a garden/onto Palmar Street

todas las habitaciones dan a un patio all the rooms look onto o give onto a courtyard

2 (llegar hasta) «río» to go o flow into; «camino/sendero» to lead to

la calle va a dar directamente a la playa the street goes right down o leads straight to the beach

3 «fachada/frente» (estar orientado hacia) to face

la fachada principal da al sur the main facade faces south

la terraza da al mar the balcony overlooks o faces the sea

D

( RPl) (comunicar) darle a algn CON algn: ¿me das con Teresa, por favor? can I speak to Teresa, please?

en seguida le doy con el señor Seco I'll just put you through to Mr Seco

E

(arrojar un resultado): ¿cuánto da la cuenta? what does it come to?

a mí me dio 247 ¿y a ti? I made it (to be) 247, how about you?

el análisis le dio positivo/negativo her test was positive/negative

F

(importar): ¿cuál prefieres? — da igual which do you prefer? — I don't mind

da lo mismo, ya iremos otro día it doesn't matter, we'll go another day

(+ me/te/le etc): ¿el jueves o el viernes? — a mí me da igual Thursday or Friday? — I don't mind o it doesn't matter o it doesn't make any difference to me o it's all the same to me

la sopa se ha enfriado un poco — ¡qué más da! the soup's gone a bit cold — never mind o it doesn't matter

¿qué más da un color que otro? surely one color is as good as another!, what difference does it make what color it is?

(+ me/te/le etc): ¡qué más le da a él que otros tengan que hacer su trabajo! what does he care if others have to do his work?

¿y a ti qué más te da si él viene? what difference does it make to you if he comes?, what's it to you if he comes? ( colloq)

no quiere venir — tanto da she doesn't want to come — it makes no difference o so what?

(+ me/te/le etc): ¿a qué hora quieren cenar? — tanto nos da what time do you want to have dinner? — it's all the same to us o whenever

Sentido II

A

1 (pegar, golpear) (+ me/te/le etc):

le dio en la cabeza it hit him on the head

dale al balón con fuerza kick the ball hard

¡te voy a dar yo a ti como no me obedezcas! you're going to get it from me if you don't do what I say ( colloq)

le dio con la regla en los nudillos she rapped his knuckles with the ruler

cuando te agarren te van a dar de palos when they get you they're going to give you a good beating

2 ( fam) (a una tarea, asignatura) darle A algo:

me pasé todo el verano dándole al inglés I spent the whole summer working on o studying my English ( colloq)

vas a tener que darle más fuerte si quieres aprobar you're going to have to push yourself harder o put more effort into it if you want to pass

quiero darle un poco más a esta traducción antes de irme I want to do a bit more work on this translation before I go

3 ( fam) (hacer uso de) darle A algo:

¡cómo le da al vino! he really knocks back o ( AmE) down the wine ( colloq)

¡cómo le han dado al queso! ¡ya casi no queda! they've certainly been at the cheese, there's hardly any left! ( colloq)

¡cómo les has dado a estos zapatos! you've really been hard on these shoes!, you've worn these shoes out quickly!

lengua

4 (acertar) to hit

dar en el blanco/el centro to hit the target/the bull's-eye

clavo

B

1 (accionar) darle A algo:

dale a esa palanca hacia arriba push that lever up

le dio al interruptor she flicked the switch

le di a la manivela I turned the handle

dale al pedal press the pedal

tienes que darle a este botón/esta tecla you have to press this button/key

2 (mover) (+ compl):

dale al volante hacia la derecha turn the wheel to the right

dale para atrás ( Auto) back up

C

1 ( fam)

(indicando insistencia): ¡y dale! ya te he dicho que no voy there you go again! I've told you I'm not going ( colloq)

estuvo todo el día dale que dale con el clarinete he spent the whole day blowing away on his clarinet

¡y dale con lo de la edad! ¿qué importa eso? stop going on about her age! what does it matter?

¡dale que te pego! ( fam): he estado toda la mañana dale que te pego con esto I've been slaving away at this all morning

yo quiero olvidarlo y él ¡dale que te pego con lo mismo! I want to forget about it and he keeps on and on about it o he keeps banging on about it

2

( RPl fam) (instando a algn a hacer algo): dale, metete, el agua está lindísima come on, get in, the water's lovely

dale, prestámelo come on o go on, lend it to me

D dar con (encontrar) to find

por mucho que buscaron no dieron con él although they searched high and low they couldn't find him

creo que ya he dado con la solución I think I've hit upon o found the solution

cuando uno no da con la palabra adecuada when you can't come up with o find the right word

Sentido III

A (acometer, sobrevenir) (+ me/te/le etc):

le dio un mareo she felt dizzy

le dio un infarto he had a heart attack

como no se calle, me va a dar algo ( fam); if you don't shut up, I'm going to have a fit ( colloq)

¡me da una indignación cuando hace esas cosas …! I feel so angry when he does those things!

me da que ya no vienen ( fam); I have a (funny o sneaky) feeling they're not coming ( colloq)

ver tb dar vt Sense II C., escalofrío, frío² m B. (↑ frío (2)), gana, impresión, etc

B (hablando de ocurrencias, manías)

1 darle a algn POR algo:

le ha dado por decir que ya no lo quiero he's started saying that I don't love him any more

le ha dado por beber he's taken to drink, he's started drinking

le ha dado por el yoga she's got into yoga

¡menos mal que me dio por preguntar por cuánto saldría! it's just as well it occurred to me to ask o I thought to ask how much it would be!

darle a algn por ahí ( fam): ¿ahora hace pesas? — sí, le ha dado por ahí is he doing weights now? — yes, that's his latest craze o that's what he's into now

¿por qué lo hiciste? — no sé, me dio por ahí why did you do it? — I don't know, I just felt like it

cualquier día le da por ahí y la deja one of these days he'll just up and leave her

2 darle a algn CON algo:

le ha dado con que me conoce he's got it into his head he knows me

C dar en

(tender a): ha dado en salir acompañada por galanes jóvenes she has taken to being escorted in public by handsome young men

ha dado en esta locura she has got this crazy idea into her head

lo que se ha dado en llamar `drogodependencia' what has come to be known as `drug-dependence'

D

«sol/viento/luz»: aquí da el sol toda la mañana you get the sun all morning here

siéntate aquí, donde da el sol sit down here in the sun

en esa playa da mucho el viento it's very windy on that beach

la luz le daba de lleno en los ojos the light was shining right in his eyes

E

(acabar): ir/venir a dar: la pelota había ido a dar al jardín de al lado the ball had ended up in the next door garden

¿cómo habrá venido a dar esto aquí? how on earth did this get here?

■ darse

v pron

Sentido I

A (producirse) to grow

en esta zona se da bien el trigo wheat grows well in this area

B

(ocurrir) «caso/situación»: bien podría darse una situación así this kind of situation could well arise o occur

se dio la circunstancia de que la alarma estaba desconectada the alarm happened to be disconnected

para esto se tienen que dar las siguientes circunstancias this requires the following conditions

¿qué se da? ( fam); what's going on o happening? ( colloq)

C (resultar) (+ me/te/le etc):

se le dan muy bien los idiomas she's very good at languages

¿cómo se te da a ti la costura? how are you at sewing?, how's your sewing?

Sentido II

A (dedicarse, entregarse) darse A algo:

se dio a la bebida she took to drink, she hit the bottle ( colloq)

se da a la buena vida he spends his time having fun o living it up

se ha dado por entero a su familia/a la causa she has devoted herself entirely to her family/to the cause

B

( RPl) (tratarse, ser sociable) darse CON algn: no se da con la familia del marido she doesn't have much to do with her husband's family

Sentido III

A ( refl)

(realizar la acción indicada): voy a darme una ducha I'm going to take o have a shower

vamos a darnos un banquete we're going to have a feast

dárselas de algo: se las da de que sabe mucho he likes to make out he knows a lot

va dándoselas de rico y no tiene un duro he makes out he's rich but he hasn't got a penny

¿pero ése de qué se las da? si es un obrero como tú y yo who does he think he is? he's just another worker like you and me

no te las des de listo don't act so smart

B

1

(golpearse, pegarse): se dio con el martillo en el dedo he hit his finger with the hammer

no te vayas a dar con la cabeza contra el techo don't hit o bang your head on the ceiling

se dieron contra un árbol they crashed o went into a tree

se va a dar un golpe en la cabeza/espalda he's going to hit o bump his head/hit his back

se dio con la nariz or de narices contra la puerta he ran/walked straight into the door, he went smack into the door ( colloq)

2 ( refl):

darse (de) golpes to hit oneself

¡podría darme (de) patadas! I could kick myself!

3 ( recípr):

se estaban dando (de) patadas/tortazos en plena calle they were kicking/punching each other right there on the street

Sentido IV (considerarse) darse POR algo:

con eso me daría por satisfecha I'd be quite happy with that

no se dará por vencida hasta que lo consiga she won't give up until she gets it

puedes darte por contento de haber salido con vida you can count yourself lucky you weren't killed

no quiere darse por enterado he doesn't want to know

aludir vi 1. (↑ aludir)

* * *

dar ( conjugate dar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( entregar) to give;

◊ dale las llaves a Pedro give the keys to Pedro;

déme un kilo de peras can I have a kilo of pears?;
See Also→ conocer verbo transitivo 3 b, entender verbo transitivo
b) ‹cartas/mano› to give

2
a) (donar, regalar) ‹sangre/limosna› to give;

◊ me dio su reloj she gave me her watch

b) ( proporcionar) ‹fuerzas/valor/esperanza› to give;

‹información/idea› to give
3
a) (conferir, aportar) ‹sabor/color/forma› to give

b) ( aplicar) ‹mano de pintura/barniz› to give

c) ‹sedante/masaje› to give

4 ( conceder) ‹prórroga/permiso› to give;
◊ el dentista me dio hora para el miércoles I have an appointment with the dentist on Wednesday;

nos dieron un premio we won o got a prize
5
a) (expresar, decir) ‹parecer/opinón› to give;

◊ ¿le diste las gracias? did you thank him?, did you say thank you?;

dales saludos give/send them my regards;
tuve que darle la noticia I was the one who had to break the news to him
b) (señalar, indicar): me da ocupado or (Esp) comunicando the line's busy o (BrE) engaged;

◊ el reloj dio las cinco the clock struck five

1
a) ( producir) ‹fruto/flor› to bear;

‹ dividendos› to pay;
◊ un negocio que da mucho dinero a business which makes a lot of money

b) (AmL) ( alcanzar hasta):

◊ da 150 kilómetros por hora it can do o go 150 kilometres an hour;

venía a todo lo que daba it was travelling at full speed;
ponen la radio a todo lo que da they turn the radio on full blast
2 (causar, provocar) ‹placer/susto› to give;
‹ problemas› to cause;
◊ dar trabajo to be hard work;

el calor le dio sueño/sed the heat made him sleepy/thirsty
1 ( presentar) ‹ concierto› to give;
◊ ¿qué dan esta noche en la tele? what's on TV tonight? (colloq);

¿dónde están dando esa película? where's that film showing?
2
a) ‹fiesta/conferencia› to give;

‹baile/banquete› to hold;
‹ discurso› (AmL) to make
b) (CS) ‹ examen› to take o (BrE) sit;

ver tb clase 4
( realizar la accion que se indica) ‹ grito› to give;
◊ dar un paso atrás to take a step back;

dame un beso give me a kiss;
ver tb golpe, paseo, vuelta, etc
( considerar) dar algo/a algn por algo:
◊ lo dieron por muerto they gave him up for dead;

ese tema lo doy por sabido I'm assuming you've already covered that topic;
¡dalo por hecho! consider it done!
verbo intransitivo
1
◊ dar a [ puerta] to give onto, open onto;

[ventana/balcón] to look onto, give onto;
[fachada/frente] to face
2 (ser suficiente, alcanzar) dar para algo/algn to be enough for sth/sb;
◊ no me dio (el) tiempo I didn't have time;

dar de sí ‹zapatos/jersey› to stretch
3 ( arrojar un resultado):
◊ el análisis le dio positivo her test was positive;

¿cuánto da la cuenta? what does it come to?;
a mí me dio 247 I made it (to be) 247
4 ( importar):
◊ da lo mismo it doesn't matter;

¡qué más da! what does it matter!;
¿qué más da? what difference does it make?;
me da igual I don't mind
5 ( en naipes) to deal
1
a) (pegar, golpear): darle a algn to hit sb;

( como castigo) to smack sb;
◊ dale al balón kick the ball;

el balón dio en el poste the ball hit the post
b) ( acertar) to hit;

◊ dar en el blanco to hit the target

2 (accionar, mover) darle a algo ‹a botón/tecla› to press sth;
‹ a interruptor› to flick sth;
‹a manivela/volante› to turn sth
3
◊ dar con ( encontrar) ‹ persona› to find;

‹ solución› to hit upon, find;
‹ palabra› to come up with
4 (hablando de manías, ocurrencias) darle a algn por hacer algo ‹por pintar/cocinar› to take to doing sth;
◊ le ha dado por decir que … he's started saying that …

5 [sol/luz]:
◊ aquí da el sol toda la mañana you get the sun all morning here;

la luz le daba de lleno en los ojos the light was shining right in his eyes
darse verbo pronominal
1 ( producirse) [fruta/trigo] to grow
2 ( presentarse) [oportunidad/ocasión] to arise
3 ( resultar) (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ se le dan los idiomas she's good at languages

a) ( refl) ( realizar lo que se indica) ‹ducha/banquete› to have;

◊ dárselas de algo: se las da de valiente/de que sabe mucho he likes to make out he's brave/he knows a lot;

dárselas de listo to act smart
b) (golpearse, pegarse):

◊ se dio con el martillo en el dedo he hit his finger with the hammer;

se dieron contra un árbol they crashed into a tree;
se dio dar un golpe en la rodilla he hit his knee
( considerarse) darse por algo:
◊ con eso me daría por satisfecha I'd be quite happy with that;

ver tb aludir a, enterado 1
dar
I verbo transitivo
1 to give: dame la mano, hold my hand
2 (conceder) to give: mi padre me dio permiso, my father gave me permission
le doy toda la razón, I think he is quite right
3 (transmitir una noticia) to tell
(un recado, recuerdos) to pass on, give
dar las gracias, to thank
4 (retransmitir u ofrecer un espectáculo) to show, put on
5 (organizar una fiesta) to throw, give
6 (producir lana, miel, etc) to produce, yield
(fruto, flores) to bear
(beneficio, interés) to give, yield
7 (causar un dolor, malestar) dar dolor de cabeza, to give a headache
(un sentimiento) dar pena, to make sad
le da mucha vergüenza, he's very embarrassed
8 (proporcionar) to provide: su empresa da trabajo a cincuenta personas, his factory gives work to fifty people
9 (una conferencia, charla) to give
(impartir clases) to teach
(recibir una clase) to have
US to take
10 (presentir) me da (en la nariz/en el corazón) que eso va a salir bien, I have a feeling that everything is going to turn out well
11 (estropear) to ruin: me dio la noche con sus ronquidos, he spoilt my sleep with his snoring
12 (abrir el paso de la luz) to switch on
(del gas, agua) to turn on
13 (propinar una bofetada, un puntapié, etc) to hit, give
14 (aplicar una mano de pintura, cera) to apply, put on
(un masaje, medicamento) to give
15 (considerar) dar por, to assume, consider: lo dieron por muerto, he was given up for dead
ese dinero lo puedes dar por perdido, you can consider that money lost
dar por supuesto/sabido, to take for granted, to assume
16 (la hora, un reloj) to strike: aún no habían dado las ocho, it was not yet past eight o'clock
17 (realizar la acción que implica el objeto) dar un abrazo/susto, to give a hug/fright
dar un paseo, to go for a walk
dar una voz, to give a shout
II verbo intransitivo
1 (sobrevenir) le dio un ataque de nervios, she had an attack of hysterics
2 dar de comer/cenar, to provide with lunch/dinner 3 dar a, (mirar, estar orientado a) to look out onto, to overlook
(una puerta) to open onto, lead to: esa puerta da al jardín, this door leads out onto the garden 4 dar con, (una persona, objeto) to come across: no fuimos capaces de dar con la contraseña, we couldn't come up with the password
dimos con él, we found him 5 dar de sí, (una camiseta, bañador) to stretch, give 6 dar en, to hit: el sol me daba en los ojos, the sun was (shining) in my eyes 7 dar para, to be enough o sufficient for: ese dinero no me da para nada, this money isn't enough for me
♦ Locuciones: dar a alguien por: le dio por ponerse a cantar, she decided to start singing
le dio por nadar, he got it into his head to go swimming
dar a entender a alguien que..., to make sb understand that...
dar la mano a alguien, to shake hands with sb
dar para: el presupuesto no da para más, the budget will not stretch any further
dar que hablar, to set people talking
dar que pensar: el suceso dio que pensar, the incident gave people food for thought
dar a conocer, (noticia) to release
' dar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abasto
- abrigar
- acelerón
- acertar
- acogerse
- acomodar
- acreditar
- admitir
- aflojar
- agradecer
- alarma
- albergue
- alcance
- alerta
- alimentar
- alojamiento
- alta
- amagar
- apetecer
- apurar
- armar
- asesorar
- atinar
- baño
- batalla
- blanca
- blanco
- bola
- bote
- brazo
- brinco
- buena
- bueno
- cabezada
- cabida
- cada
- calabaza
- calentar
- callar
- callada
- callo
- campanada
- cancha
- cante
- cara
- carpetazo
- carrete
- casar
- chivatazo
- citar
English:
about-face
- about-turn
- act up
- advance
- amplify
- announce
- around
- attach
- attest
- back
- backpedal
- barge into
- bear
- beat
- beat up
- beg
- begrudge
- birth
- block
- bluster
- bolster
- bop
- boss about
- boss around
- bother
- bounce
- bound
- breast-feed
- brief
- buff
- bull's-eye
- butt
- call
- chase down
- checkmate
- cheer
- chime
- circle
- clout
- coach
- come across
- credence
- day
- deal
- death
- deliver
- deposit
- direct
- discharge
- disgust

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dar

♦ vt

1. [entregar, otorgar] to give;

dar algo a alguien to give sth to sb, to give sb sth;

da parte de sus ingresos a los necesitados she gives o donates part of her income to the poor;

dame el azúcar, por favor could you pass o give me the sugar, please?;

¡dámelo! give it to me!, give me it!;

se lo di a mi hermano I gave it to my brother;

daría cualquier cosa por saber lo que piensa I'd give anything to know what he's thinking

2. [pagar] to give;
[ofrecer en pago] to offer;
¿cuánto te dieron por la casa? how much did they give you for the house?;

el concesionario me da 2.000 euros por la moto vieja the dealer's offering 2,000 euros for my old motorbike;

300 dólares, ¿quién da más? [en subasta] is there any advance on 300 dollars?

3. [proporcionar] to give, to provide with;

la salsa le da un sabor muy bueno the sauce gives it a very pleasant taste, the sauce makes it taste very nice;

este color le da un aspecto diferente a la habitación this colour makes the room look different;

le di instrucciones de cómo llegar a casa I gave her directions for getting to my house;

no nos dio ninguna explicación sobre su ausencia he didn't give us o provide us with any explanation for his absence;

le dimos ánimos para que siguiera con su trabajo we encouraged her to continue with her work;

su familia hizo un gran esfuerzo por darle estudios universitarios his family went to a great deal of effort to enable him to go to university

4. [conceder] to give;

le han dado el Premio Nobel she has been awarded o given the Nobel Prize;

le dieron una beca he was awarded o given a grant;

yo no le daría demasiada importancia I wouldn't attach too much importance to it;

al final me dieron la razón in the end they accepted that I was right;

le dieron una semana más para presentar el informe they gave o allowed him one more week to hand in the report;

me dieron permiso para ir al médico I got o was allowed time off work to go to the doctor;

¿da su permiso para entrar? may I come in?;

nos dieron facilidades de pago they offered us easy payment terms;

los médicos no le dan más de seis meses de vida the doctors don't give him more than six months (to live);

¿qué interpretación das a este descubrimiento? how would you interpret this discovery?

5. [decir]
dar los buenos días to say hello;

dar la bienvenida a alguien to welcome sb;

le di las gracias por su ayuda I thanked her for her help;

fuimos a darles el pésame we went to offer them our condolences;

dale recuerdos de mi parte give him my regards, say hello to him from me;

dale la enhorabuena give her my congratulations;

me dio su opinión al respecto he gave me his opinion on the matter;

¿quién le dará la noticia? who's going to tell o give her the news?

6. [producir] to give, to produce;
[frutos, flores] to bear; [beneficios, intereses] to yield;
estas vacas dan mucha leche these cows produce a lot of milk;

esta cuenta da un 5 por ciento de interés this account offers a 5 percent interest rate, this account bears interest at 5 percent;

esta lámpara da mucha luz this light is very bright;

le dio tres hijos she bore him three children

7. [provocar] to give;

me da vergüenza/pena it makes me ashamed/sad;

me da risa it makes me laugh;

me da miedo it frightens me;

¡me da una rabia que me traten así! it infuriates me that they should treat me in this way!;

me dio un susto tremendo she gave me a real fright;

el viaje me dio mucho sueño the journey made me really sleepy;

da gusto leer un libro tan bien escrito it's a pleasure to read such a well-written book;

los cacahuetes dan mucha sed peanuts make you very thirsty;

este paseo me ha dado hambre this walk has made me hungry o given me an appetite;

estas botas dan mucho calor these boots are very warm

8. [luz, agua, gas] [encender] to turn o switch on;
[suministrar por primera vez] to connect; [suministrar tras un corte] to turn back on
9. [fiesta, cena] to have, to hold;

dar una cena en honor de alguien to hold o give a dinner in sb's honour;

darán una recepción después de la boda there will be a reception after the wedding

10. [en naipes] [repartir] to deal

11. [sujeto: reloj] to strike;

el reloj dio las doce the clock struck twelve

12. Cine, Teatro & TV to show;
[concierto, interpretación] to give;
¿qué dan esta noche en la tele? – dan una película del oeste what's on the TV tonight? – they're showing a western o there's a western on;

dieron la ceremonia en directo they broadcast the ceremony live

13. [propinar]
le di una bofetada I slapped him, I gave him a slap;

dio una patada a la pelota he kicked the ball;

darle un golpe/una puñalada a alguien to hit/stab sb

14. [untar con, aplicar]
dar una capa de pintura al salón to give the living-room a coat of paint;

dar barniz a una silla to varnish a chair

15. [señales, indicios] to show;

dar pruebas de sensatez to show good sense;

dar señales de vida to show signs of life

16. [enseñar] to teach;
[conferencia] to give;
dar inglés/historia to teach English/history;

dio una clase muy interesante she gave a very interesting class;

mañana no daremos clase there won't be a class tomorrow

17. Esp [recibir] [clase] to have;

doy clases de piano con una profesora francesa I have piano classes with a French piano teacher;

doy dos clases de francés a la semana I have two French classes a week

18. [expresa acción]
dar un grito to give a cry;

dar un suspiro to sigh, to give a sigh;

dar un vistazo a to have a look at;

dio lectura a los resultados de la elección she read out the election results;

cuando se enteró de la noticia, dio saltos de alegría when he heard the news, he jumped for joy;

voy a dar un paseo I'm going (to go) for a walk

19. Esp Fam [fastidiar] to ruin;

es tan pesado que me dio la tarde he's so boring that he ruined the afternoon for me;

el bebé nos da las noches con sus lloros the baby never lets us get a decent night's sleep

20. [considerar]
dar algo por to consider sth as;

eso lo doy por hecho I take that for granted;

doy por sentado que vendrás a la fiesta I take it for granted that o I assume you'll be coming to the party;

doy por explicado este periodo histórico that's all I want to say about this period of history;

doy esta discusión por terminada I consider this discussion to be over;

dar a alguien por muerto to give sb up for dead

21. Fam [presentir]
me da que no van a venir I have a feeling they're not going to come

22. RP [inyección] to give

23. Comp

donde las dan las toman you get what you deserve;

no dar una to get everything wrong

♦ vi

1. [en naipes] [repartir] to deal;

me toca dar a mí it's my deal

2. [entregar]
dame, que ya lo llevo yo give it to me, I'll carry it

3. [horas] to strike;

dieron las tres three o'clock struck

4. [golpear]
le dieron en la cabeza they hit him on the head;

la piedra dio contra el cristal the stone hit the window;

como no te portes bien, te voy a dar if you don't behave, I'll smack you

5. [accionar]
dar a [llave de paso] to turn;
[botón, timbre] to press;
dale al control remoto hit the remote control;

dale al pedal press down on the pedal;
Informát
dale a la tecla de retorno hit o press return;

dale a la manivela turn the handle

6. [estar orientado]
dar a [sujeto: ventana, balcón] to look out onto, to overlook;
[sujeto: pasillo, puerta] to lead to; [sujeto: casa, fachada] to face;
todas las habitaciones dan al mar all the rooms look out onto o face the sea

7. [sujeto: luz, viento]
el sol daba de lleno en la habitación the sunlight was streaming into the room;

la luz me daba directamente en la cara the light was shining directly in my face;

aquí da mucho viento it's very windy here

8. [encontrar]
dar con algo/alguien to find sth/sb;

he dado con la solución I've hit upon the solution

9. [proporcionar]
dar de beber a alguien to give sb something to drink;

da de mamar a su hijo she breast-feeds her son

10. [ser suficiente]
dar para to be enough for;

Comp

no dar ni para pipas: ¡eso no te da ni para pipas! that's not even enough to buy a bag of peanuts!

11. [motivar]
esta noticia va a dar mucho que hablar this news will set people talking;

aquello me dio que pensar that made me think

12. [importar]
¡y a ti qué más te da! what's it to you?;

me da igual o [m5] lo mismo it's all the same to me, I don't mind o care;

no vamos a poder ir al cine – ¡qué más da! we won't be able to go to the cinema – never mind!;

y si no lo conseguimos, ¿qué más da? if we don't manage it, so what?;

¡qué más da quién lo haga con tal de que lo haga bien! what does it matter o what difference does it make who does it as long as they do it properly?;

lo siento, no voy a poder ayudar – da igual, no te preocupes I'm sorry but I won't be able to help – it doesn't matter, don't worry;

¿vamos o nos quedamos? – da lo mismo should we go or should we stay? – it doesn't make any difference

13. [acertar]
dio en el blanco she hit the target;

diste en el blanco, hay que intentar reducir las pérdidas you hit the nail on the head, we have to try and reduce our losses

14. [tomar costumbre]
le ha dado por el yoga he's decided to go in for yoga;

ahora le ha dado por no comer fruta now she's decided not to eat fruit;

le dio por ponerse a cantar en medio de la clase he took it into his head to start singing in the middle of the class;

¿está aprendiendo ruso? – sí, le ha dado por ahí is she learning Russian? – yes, that's her latest thing;
Formal
dar en hacer algo to take to doing sth;

el viejo dio en leer libros de caballería the old man took to reading books on chivalry

15. [expresa repetición]
le dieron de palos they beat him repeatedly with sticks

16. [afectar]
le dio un infarto he had a heart attack

17.
dar de sí [ropa, calzado] to give, to stretch;

no dar más de sí o [m5] para más [persona, animal] not to be up to much any more;

este sueldo da mucho de sí this salary goes a long way;

estos zapatos no dan para más these shoes have had it;

es un poco tonto, no da para más he's a bit stupid, he's not up to anything else

18. [expresa enfado]
te digo que pares y tú, ¡dale (que dale)! I've told you to stop, but you just carry on and on!;

¡y dale con la música! there he goes again, playing loud music!;

te hemos dicho que no menciones el tema, y tú, dale que te pego we've told you not to mention the subject, but you just carry on regardless o but here you are, bringing it up again;

¡y dale! te lo he dicho bien claro, no voy a ir how many times do I have to tell you? o I've said it once and I'll say it again, I'm not going

19. RP [comunicar]
¿me darías con tu madre? could I speak to your mother?, could you put your mother on?;

le doy con el Sr. Hualde I'll put you through to Mr Hualde

20. Comp
Fam
para dar y tomar: había cerveza para dar y tomar there was loads of beer;
Fam
darle a: ¡cómo le da a la cerveza! he certainly likes his beer!;
Fam
darle algo a alguien: si no se calla me va a dar algo if he doesn't shut up soon, I'll go mad;

si sigues trabajando así te va a dar algo you can't go on working like that;
Esp muy Fam
¡que le den!: ¿que no quiere cooperar? ¡que le den! he doesn't want to co-operate? well, stuff him!

♦ See also the pronominal verb darse

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dar

<part dado>

I v/t

1 give; fiesta give, have;

dar un salto/una patada jump/kick, give a jump/kick;

dar miedo a frighten;

el jamón me dio sed the ham made me thirsty;

dar de comer/beber a alguien give s.o. something to eat/drink

2 fruta bear; luz give off; beneficio yield

3 película show, screen

4

:

el reloj dio las tres the clock struck three

5

:

¡dale (que dale)! fam don’t keep on! fam ;

y siguió dale que te pego fam and he kept on and on

II v/i

1 give; de cartas en juego deal;

dame give it to me, give me it

2

:

dar a de ventana look onto

3

:

dar con algo/alguien come across sth/s.o., find sth/s.o.;

no di con el nombre I couldn’t think of the name

4

:

dar de sí de material stretch, give;

dar para be enough for;

no da para más it’s past its best

5

:

le dio por insultar a su madre fam she started insulting her mother

6

:

¡qué más da! what does it matter!;

da igual it doesn’t matter

7

:

dar contra o

en algo hit sth;

el sol le daba en la cara he had the sun in his eyes, the sun was in his eyes

8

:

dar por muerto a alguien give s.o. up for dead

9

:

dar que hablar give people something to talk about;

da que pensar it makes you think, it gives you something to think about

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dar {22} vt

1) : to give

2) entregar: to deliver, to hand over

3) : to hit, to strike

4) : to yield, to produce

5) : to perform

6) : to give off, to emit

7)

dar como or

dar por : to regard as, to consider

dar vi

1) alcanzar: to suffice, to be enough

no me da para dos pasajes: I don't have enough for two fares

2)

dar a or

dar sobre : to overlook, to look out on

3)

dar con : to run into

4)

dar con : to hit upon (an idea)

5)

dar de sí : to give, to stretch

♦ See also the reflexive verb darse

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dar vb

1. (en general) to give [pt. gave; pp. given]

dale esta carta a tu madre give this letter to your mother

me has dado una idea you've given me an idea

me dio permiso para ir a la excursión he gave me permission to go on the trip

¿cuánto me das por lavarte el coche? how much will you give me for washing your car?

2. (poner en las manos) to pass

me puedes ayudar dándome los libros you can help me by passing me the books

3. (pedir en una tienda)

¿me da un kilo de naranjas, por favor? could I have a kilo of oranges, please?

4. (poner en la televisión) to be on

esta noche dan una película estupenda en la tele there's a great film on TV tonight

5. (ofrecer fiesta) to have

los García dan una fiesta the Garcías are having a party

6. (impartir clases) to teach [pt. & pp. taught]

da clases de inglés she teaches English

7. (tener ataque, enfermedad) to have

le ha dado un ataque de asma she had an asthma attack

8. (producir fruto, flores) to bear [pt. bore; pp. borne]

el peral da peras the pear tree bears pears

9. (sonar las horas) to strike [pt. & pp. struck]

el reloj dio las ocho the clock struck eight

ya han dado las diez it's gone ten o'clock

10. (encender, conectar) to turn on

¿has dado el gas? have you turned the gas on?

11. (chocar, golpear) to hit [pt. & pp. hit]

la pelota dio contra el cristal the ball hit the window

12. (decir) to say [pt. & pp. said]

me dio las buenas noches he said goodnight to me / he wished me goodnight

le di las gracias I thanked him

dar a to overlook / to look onto

esta habitación da a la calle this room overlooks the street

dar a entender to imply [pt. & pp. implied]

dar a luz to give birth [pt. gave; pp. given]

dio a luz a una niña preciosa she gave birth to a beautiful little girl

dar de comer to feed [pt. & pp. fed]

dar igual not to matter / not to mind

da igual it doesn't matter

me da igual I don't mind

¿qué más da? what difference does it make?

Spanish-English dictionary > dar
3 bellus

bellus, a, um, adj. [as if for benulus, from benus = bonus, Prisc. p. 556 P.].
I.
In gen.
A.
Of persons, pretty, handsome, charming, fine, lovely, neat, pleasant, agreeable, etc. (of persons, things, actions, etc.; most freq. in the ante-class. per. and in the poets; in Cic. mostly in his epistt.): uxor, Varr. ap. Non. p. 248, 17: nimis bella es atque amabilis, Plaut. As. 3, 3, 84; id. Rud. 2, 5, 6; Cat. 8, 16; 43, 6:
puella,
id. 69, 8; 78, 4; Ov. Am. 1, 9, 6; Mart. 1, 65; 2, 87:
Piliae et puellae Caeciliae bellissimae salutem dices,
Cic. Att. 6, 4, 3: fui ego bellus ( civil, courtly, polite), lepidus, bonus vir numquam, Plaut. Capt. 5, 2, 3:
hospes,
id. Bacch. 2, 3, 111; Cat. 24, 7; 78, 3; 81, 2:
durius accipere hoc mihi visus est quam homines belli solent,
Cic. Att. 1, 1, 4:
homo et bellus et humanus,
id. Fin. 2, 31, 102:
Cicero bellissimus tibi salutem plurimam dicit,
id. Fam. 14, 7, 3.—Also active, brisk, lively, as the effect of health, etc., Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 20:
fac bellus revertare,
Cic. Fam. 16, 18, 1.—
B.
Of things, places, etc.: socius es hostibus, socius bellum ita geris, ut bella omnia ( every thing beautiful, costly) domum auferas, Varr. ap. Non. p. 248, 19: unum quicquid, quod quidem erit bellissimum, Carpam, * Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 51:
vinum bellissimum,
Col. 12, 19, 2:
nimis hic bellus atque ut esse maxume optabam locu'st,
Plaut. Bacch. 4, 4, 74:
illum pueris locum esse bellissimum duximus,
Cic. Att. 5, 17, 3:
bella copia,
id. Rep. 2, 40, 67:
recordor, quam bella paulisper nobis gubernantibus civitas fuerit,
in what a pleasant condition the State was, id. Att. 4, 16, 10:
malae tenebrae Orci, quae omnia bella devoratis,
Cat. 3, 14:
subsidium bellissimum existimo esse senectuti otium,
Cic. de Or. 1, 60, 255:
(epistula) valde bella,
id. Att. 4, 6, 4:
occasio bellissima,
Petr. 25: fama, * Hor. S. 1, 4, 114:
quam sit bellum cavere malum,
how delightful, pleasant it is, Cic. de Or 1, 58, 247: bellissimum putaverunt dicere amissas (esse litteras), thought it best, i. e. safest, most plausible, id. Fl. 17, 39; cf.:
bella haec pietatis et quaestuosa simulatio,
fine, plausible, id. Verr. 2, 2, 59, § 145:
mihi jampridem venit in mentem, bellum esse, aliquo exire,
id. Fam. 9, 2, 3; id. Att. 13, 49, 2; Cod. 6, 35, 11.—
II.
Esp.
A.
Gallant, etc.:
illam esse amicam tui viri bellissimi,
Plaut. Merc. 4, 1, 27; cf.:
Gallus homo'st bellus: nam dulces jungit amores,
Cat. 78, 3.—
B.
For bonus, good: venio nunc ad alterum genus testamenti, quod dicitur physicon, in quo Graeci belliores quam Romani nostri, Varr. ap. Non. p. 77, 30 (Sat. Menipp. 87, 3).—Hence, bellē, adv., prettily, neatly, becomingly, finely, excellently, well, delightfully, etc.: quare bene et praeclare, quamvis nobis saepe dicatur;
belle et festive, nimium saepe nolo,
Cic. de Or. 3, 26, 101; cf. id. Quint. 30, 93; so Plaut. Truc. 2, 2, 35; * Lucr. 1, 644; Cic. Att. 1, 1, 5; 16, 3, 4; Quint. 6, 3, 48 al.:
quod honeste aut sine detrimento nostro promittere non possumus... belle negandum est,
in a courtly, polite manner, Q. Cic. Pet. Cons. 11, 45; so Publ. Syr. ap. Gell. 17, 14, 10:
belle se habere,
Cic. Att. 12, 37: belle habere (cf.: eu, kalôs echein), to be in good health, be well, id. Fam. 9, 9, 1; so,
bellissime esse,
id. Att. 14, 14, 1:
facere, in medical lang.,
to operate well, to have a good effect, Cato, R. R. 157; Scrib. Comp. 136; 150 (cf. the uses of bene). —With bellus:
i sane, bella belle,
Plaut. As. 3, 8, 86; id. Curc. 4, 2, 35 (cf.: kalê kalôs, Av. Ach. 253).—Ellipt., belle, for belle habere: sed ut ad epistolas tuas redeam, cetera belle, illud miror, the others are well or right, Cic. Fam. 7, 18, 2.— Sup.:
haec ipsa fero equidem fronte, ut puto, et voltu bellissime, sed angor intimis sensibus,
Cic. Att. 5, 10, 3; id. Fam. 14, 14, 1:
navigare,
id. ib. 16, 9, 1 al. ( comp. perh. not in use).

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > bellus
4 bedienen

I v/t

1. (auch Kunden) serve; im Restaurant: auch wait on; gut bedient werden im Restaurant etc.: get good service; dort wird man immer freundlich bedient the service is very friendly there; werden Sie schon bedient? can I help you?; im Restaurant auch: are you being served?; zu Hause lässt er sich gern bedienen he likes to be waited on at home; jemanden von vorn und hinten bedienen ( müssen) umg. (have to) wait on s.o. hand and foot

2. fig.: ich bin damit gut bedient mit Gegenstand: it’s serving me well, it’s doing a good job umg.; mit Rat: it’s a good piece of advice; damit wärst du schlecht bedient I don’t think it would serve you very well; mit diesem Rat war ich schlecht bedient it was a bad piece of advice; damit wärst du besser bedient you’d be better off with that (one); ich bin bedient! umg. iro. I’ve had enough

3. (Maschine) work, operate

4.

a) (versorgen) mit öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln sind wir hier gut bedient we have a good bus and train service here;

b) (Flugroute) serve; eine Strecke täglich bedienen offer daily flights ( oder service) on a route

5. umg. SPORT pass (the ball) to

6. Karten: du musst Herz bedienen you’ve got to play a heart, you’ve got to follow suit in hearts

7. (entsprechen) cater for (Vorstellungen); ein Bedürfnis bedienen cater for a need

II v/i

1. bei Tisch: serve; wer bedient an diesem Tisch? who’s serving (at) this table?

2. Karten: (Farbe bedienen) follow suit; falsch bedienen revoke

III v/refl

1. bei Tisch: help o.s.; bedien dich! / bedient euch! help yourself / yourselves

2. sich jemandes / einer Sache bedienen use ( oder make use of) s.o. / s.th., avail o.s. of s.o. / s.th.; sich einer List bedienen use a stratagem

* * *

(Gäste) to serve; to attend;

(Maschine) to operate; to tend;

sich bedienen

to help oneself

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be|die|nen ptp bedient
1. vt

1) (Verkäufer) to serve, to attend to; (Kellner, Diener etc) to wait on, to serve

werden Sie schon bedient? — are you being attended to or served?

hier wird man gut bedient — the service is good here

er lässt sich gern bedíénen — he likes to be waited on

mit diesem Ratschlag war ich schlecht bedient — I was ill-served by that advice

mit dieser Ware/damit sind Sie sehr gut bedient — these goods/that should serve you very well

ich bin bedient! (inf) — I've had enough, I've had all I can take; (Aus sl) I'm pissed (Brit inf) or smashed (inf)

2) (Verkehrsmittel) to serve

diese Flugroute wird von X bedient — X operate ( on) this route

3) (= handhaben) Maschine, Geschütz etc to operate; Telefon to answer

4) (FIN) Schulden to service

5) (SPORT) to pass or feed (the ball) to

6) (CARDS)

(eine) Farbe bedíénen — to follow suit

Karo bedíénen — to follow suit in diamonds

2. vi

1) (in Geschäft, bei Tisch) to serve; (Kellner auch) to wait (at table (Brit) or a table (US)); (als Beruf) to wait, to be a waiter/waitress

2) (CARDS)

du musst bedíénen —

falsch bedíénen — to revoke, to fail to follow suit

3. vr

1) (bei Tisch) to help or serve oneself (mit to)

bitte bedíénen Sie sich — please help or serve yourself

2) (geh = gebrauchen)

sich jds/einer Sache bedíénen — to use sb/sth

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((with on) to serve dishes, drinks etc (at table): This servant will wait on your guests; He waits at table.) wait

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be·die·nen *

I. vt

1. (im Restaurant)

▪ jdn \bedienen to serve [or wait on] sb

sich akk [von jdm] \bedienen lassen to be waited on [by sb]

2. (im Geschäft)

einen Kunden \bedienen to serve a customer

werden Sie schon bedient? are you being served?

3. (bei jdm Dienste leisten)

▪ jdn \bedienen to serve sb

4. (sich alles bringen lassen)

sich akk [von jdm] [von vorne bis hinten] \bedienen lassen to be waited on hand and foot [by sb]

5. (benutzen)

▪ etw \bedienen to operate sth

6. (beliefern)

▪ jdn \bedienen to serve sb

7. (gebietlich abdecken, versorgen)

▪ etw \bedienen Bus, Zug to serve sth; Flugzeug to operate to

8. FIN (die Zinsen von etw zahlen)

einen Kredit \bedienen to service [or pay interest on] a loan

9. KARTEN

▪ etw \bedienen to play

eine Farbe \bedienen to follow suit

10. (pej fam: fördern)

▪ etw \bedienen Klischee, Vorurteil, Ressentiment to encourage sth

11.

▶ mit etw dat gut/schlecht bedient sein to be well-/ill-served by sth

▶ bedient sein (fam) to have had enough

II. vi

1. (sich um den Gast kümmern) to serve

wird hier nicht bedient? is there no-one serving here?

2. (Kartenspiel) to follow suit

III. vr

1. (sich Essen nehmen)

▪ sich akk \bedienen to serve oneself

\bedienen Sie sich! help yourself!

2. (geh: gebrauchen)

▪ sich akk einer S. gen \bedienen to make use of sth

sich akk eines Menschen \bedienen to use sb

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1.
transitives Verb

1) wait on; <waiter, waitress> wait on, serve; < sales assistant> serve

jemanden vorn und hinten bedienen — (ugs.) wait on somebody hand and foot

werden Sie schon bedient? — are you being served?

2) operate < machine>

3)

[mit etwas] gut/schlecht bedient sein — (ugs.) be well-served/illserved [by something]

bedient sein — (salopp) have had enough

4) (Kartenspiel) play

Kreuz/Trumpf bedienen — play a club/trump
2.
intransitives Verb

1) serve

wer bedient hier? — who is serving here?

2) (Kartenspiel) follow suit
3.
reflexives Verb

1) help oneself

sich selbst bedienen — (im Geschäft, Restaurant usw.) serve oneself

2)

sich einer Sache (Gen.) bedienen — (geh.) make use of something; use something

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bedienen

A. v/t

1. (auch Kunden) serve; im Restaurant: auch wait on;

gut bedient werden im Restaurant etc: get good service;

dort wird man immer freundlich bedient the service is very friendly there;

werden Sie schon bedient? can I help you?; im Restaurant auch: are you being served?;

zu Hause lässt er sich gern bedienen he likes to be waited on at home;

jemanden von vorn und hinten bedienen (müssen) umg (have to) wait on sb hand and foot

2. fig:

ich bin damit gut bedient mit Gegenstand: it’s serving me well, it’s doing a good job umg; mit Rat: it’s a good piece of advice;

damit wärst du schlecht bedient I don’t think it would serve you very well;

mit diesem Rat war ich schlecht bedient it was a bad piece of advice;

damit wärst du besser bedient you’d be better off with that (one);

ich bin bedient! umg iron I’ve had enough

3. (Maschine) work, operate

4. (versorgen)

mit öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln sind wir hier gut bedient we have a good bus and train service here; (Flugroute) serve;

eine Strecke täglich bedienen offer daily flights ( oder service) on a route

5. umg SPORT pass (the ball) to

6. Karten:

du musst Herz bedienen you’ve got to play a heart, you’ve got to follow suit in hearts

7. (entsprechen) cater for (Vorstellungen);

ein Bedürfnis bedienen cater for a need

B. v/i

1. bei Tisch: serve;

wer bedient an diesem Tisch? who’s serving (at) this table?

2. Karten: (Farbe bedienen) follow suit;

falsch bedienen revoke

C. v/r

1. bei Tisch: help o.s.;

bedien dich!/bedient euch! help yourself/yourselves

2.

sich jemandes/einer Sache bedienen use ( oder make use of) sb/sth, avail o.s. of sb/sth;

sich einer List bedienen use a stratagem

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1.
transitives Verb

1) wait on; <waiter, waitress> wait on, serve; < sales assistant> serve

jemanden vorn und hinten bedienen — (ugs.) wait on somebody hand and foot

werden Sie schon bedient? — are you being served?

2) operate < machine>

3)

[mit etwas] gut/schlecht bedient sein — (ugs.) be well-served/illserved [by something]

bedient sein — (salopp) have had enough

4) (Kartenspiel) play

Kreuz/Trumpf bedienen — play a club/trump
2.
intransitives Verb

1) serve

wer bedient hier? — who is serving here?

2) (Kartenspiel) follow suit
3.
reflexives Verb

1) help oneself

sich selbst bedienen — (im Geschäft, Restaurant usw.) serve oneself

2)

sich einer Sache (Gen.) bedienen — (geh.) make use of something; use something

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v.

to attend v.

to attend to v.

to handle v.

to operate v.

to serve v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > bedienen
5 schneiden

das Schneiden

crosscutting

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schnei|den ['ʃnaidn] pret schni\#tt [ʃnɪt] ptp geschni\#tten [gə'ʃnɪtn]
1. vi
to cut; (MED) to operate; (bei Geburt) to do an episiotomy
jdm ins Gesicht/in die Hand etc schnéíden — to cut sb on the face/on the hand etc

der Wind schneidet — the wind is biting

die Kälte schneidet —

jdm ins Herz or in die Seele schnéíden — to cut sb to the quick

2. vt

1) Papier etc, Haare, Hecke to cut; Getreide to mow, to cut; (= klein schneiden) Schnittlauch, Gemüse etc to chop; (SPORT ) Ball to slice, to cut; (= schnitzen) Namen, Figuren to carve; (MATH) to intersect with, to cut; (Weg) to cross

eine Kurve schnéíden — to cut a corner

jdn schnéíden (beim Überholen) — to cut in on sb

sein schön/scharf geschnittenes Gesicht — his clean-cut/sharp features or face

Gesichter or Grimassen schnéíden — to make or pull faces

die Luft ist zum Schneiden (dick) (fig inf) — the air is very bad

die Atmosphäre ist zum Schneiden (fig inf) — you could cut the atmosphere with a knife

weit/eng geschnitten sein (Sew) — to be cut wide/narrow

2) Film, Tonband to edit

3) (inf = operieren) to operate on; Furunkel to lance

jdn schnéíden — to cut sb open (inf); (bei Geburt) to give sb an episiotomy

geschnitten werden (bei Geburt) — to have an episiotomy

4) (fig = meiden) to cut

3. vr

1) (Mensch) to cut oneself

sich in den Finger etc schnéíden — to cut one's finger etc

See:

→ Fleisch

2) (inf = sich täuschen)

da hat er sich aber geschnitten! — he's made a big mistake, he's very mistaken

3) (Linien, Straßen etc) to intersect

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1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) cut

2) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) cut

3) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) cut

4) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) cut

5) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) cut

6) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) cut

7) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) cut

8) (the act of intersecting.) intersection

9) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) nip

10) (to cut and gather (corn etc): The farmer is reaping the wheat.) reap

11) ((past tense shorn: often with off) to cut (hair) off: All her curls have been shorn off.) shear

12) ((past tense shorn: especially with of) to cut hair from (someone): He has been shorn (of all his curls).) shear

13) (to cut (as) with a sharp blade or knife: The blade slipped and sliced off the tip of his forefinger.) slice

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schnei·den

<schnitt, geschnitten>

[ˈʃnaidn̩]

I. vt

▪ etw \schneiden

1. (zerteilen) to cut sth

Wurst in die Suppe \schneiden to slice sausage into the soup

2. (kürzen) to cut [or trim] sth

einen Baum \schneiden to prune a tree

das Gras \schneiden to cut [or mow] the grass

jdm die Haare \schneiden to cut sb's hair

sie hat sich die Haare ganz kurz \schneiden lassen she has had her hair cut really short

3. (gravieren) to carve sth

ein markant geschnittenes Gesicht craggy features

mit mandelförmig geschnittenen Augen almond-eyed

4. (einschneiden) to cut sth

ein Loch in den Stoff \schneiden to cut a hole in the material

5. AUTO (knapp einscheren) to cut sth

▪ jdn \schneiden to cut sb

6. (kreuzen) to cut [or intersect] [or cross] sth

7. FILM (cutten) to edit sth

8. (fam: operieren)

▪ jdn/etw \schneiden to cut sb/sth open fam, to operate [on sb/sth]

einen Furunkel/Karbunkel \schneiden to lance a boil/carbuncle

9. MODE (zuschneiden) to cut sth out

zu eng/zu weit geschnitten sein to be cut too tight/too loose

eine gut geschnittene Wohnung a well-designed flat [or AM apartment

10. (meiden)

▪ jdn \schneiden to cut [or snub] sb; s.a. Fratze, Grimasse, Kurve, Luft

II. vr

1. (sich mit einer Schneide verletzen)

▪ sich akk \schneiden to cut oneself

sich dat o akk in den Finger \schneiden to cut one's finger

sich akk an einer Glasscherbe \schneiden to cut oneself on a piece of broken glass; s.a. Fleisch

2. (sich kreuzen)

▪ sich akk \schneiden to intersect [or cross

3.

▶ sich akk [gründlich] geschnitten haben (fam) to have made a [big] mistake

III. vi

1. MED (operieren) to operate

2. (zerteilen) to cut

das Messer schneidet gut the knife cuts well

3. (geh: schneidend sein)

▪ etw schneidet sth is biting

▪ jdm [irgendwohin] \schneiden to hit sb [somewhere]

der eisige Wind schnitt ihr ins Gesicht the icy wind hit her in the face; s.a. Herz

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1.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) cut (in + Akk. into)

2) (Medizinerjargon) operate

3)

schneidend — biting <wind, cold, voice, sarcasm>
2.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) cut; cut, reap <corn etc.>; cut, mow < grass>; (in Scheiben) slice <bread, sausage, etc.>; (klein schneiden) cut up, chop <wood, vegetables>; (zuschneiden) cut out < dress>; (stutzen) prune <tree, bush>; trim < beard>

sich (Dat.) von jemandem die Haare schneiden lassen — have one's hair cut by somebody

hier ist eine Luft zum Schneiden — (fig.) there's a terrible fug in here (coll.)

ein eng/weit/gut geschnittenes Kleid — a tight-fitting/loose-fitting/well-cut dress

2) (Medizinerjargon): (aufschneiden) operate on < patient>; cut [open] <tumour, ulcer, etc.>; lance <boil, abscess>

3) (Film, Rundf., Ferns.): (cutten) cut, edit <film, tape>

4) (beim Fahren)

eine Kurve schneiden — cut a corner

jemanden/einen anderen Wagen schneiden — cut in on somebody/another car

5) (kreuzen) <line, railway, etc.> intersect, cross

die Linien/Straßen schneiden sich — the lines/roads intersect

6) (Tennis usw.) slice, put spin on < ball>; (Fußball) curve <ball, free kick>; (Billard) put side on < ball>

7)

eine Grimasse schneiden — grimace

8) (ignorieren)

jemanden schneiden — cut somebody dead; send somebody to Coventry (Brit.)
3.
reflexives Verb

ich habe mir od. mich in den Finger geschnitten — I've cut my finger

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schneiden; schneidet, schnitt, hat geschnitten

A. v/t

1. cut (

aus out of); (Gras mähen) auch mow; (Braten) carve; MED cut; (jemanden) operate on;

in Stücke schneiden cut into pieces, cut up;

in (dünne) Scheiben schneiden cut into (thin) slices, slice (thinly); GASTR auch chop (finely);

in zwei Teile schneiden cut in two;

seinen Namen in den Stamm schneiden carve one’s name in the trunk;

der Abszess/Furunkel muss geschnitten werden MED the abscess/boil must be lanced

2. fig:

hier ist eine Luft zum Schneiden! umg it’s really stuffy in here, Br auch there’s a terrible fug in here;

man konnte die Luft schneiden umg you could cut the atmosphere with a knife

3. (anschneiden) (Ball) spin; Billard: put side on; Fußball: curve;

er schneidet jeden Ball Tennis: he slices ( oder puts spin on) every ball

4.

eine Kurve schneiden cut a corner;

jemanden schneiden beim Überholen: cut in on sb

5. (kreuzen)

sich schneiden Linien: intersect;

wo die Bahnlinie die Straße schneidet where the railway line (US railroad) and the road cross ( oder intersect)

6. RADIO

(auf Tonband) schneiden tape, record; TV (Film etc) edit

7. umg (ignorieren)

jemanden schneiden (nicht grüßen) cut sb dead;

sie wird von den Dorfbewohnern geschnitten she is ostracized by the villagers; → Gesicht¹, Grimasse, Haar 1 etc

B. v/r cut o.s.; → Finger;

da schneidet er sich aber (gewaltig) umg, fig he’s very much mistaken there

C. v/i

1. Wind: cut right through one; MED operate;

das Messer schneidet gut/schlecht this knife cuts well/doesn’t cut well;

in die Hand schneiden Band: cut into one’s hand;

gut schneiden Friseur: be a good hairdresser ( oder barber);

jemandem ins Herz schneiden Trauer etc: cut sb to the quick

2. (Ball mit Effet spielen) put spin ( Billard: side) on the ball;

er schneidet immer he always uses spin ( Billard: side); → geschnitten, schneidend

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1.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) cut (in + Akk. into)

2) (Medizinerjargon) operate

3)

schneidend — biting <wind, cold, voice, sarcasm>
2.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) cut; cut, reap <corn etc.>; cut, mow < grass>; (in Scheiben) slice <bread, sausage, etc.>; (klein schneiden) cut up, chop <wood, vegetables>; (zuschneiden) cut out < dress>; (stutzen) prune <tree, bush>; trim < beard>

sich (Dat.) von jemandem die Haare schneiden lassen — have one's hair cut by somebody

hier ist eine Luft zum Schneiden — (fig.) there's a terrible fug in here (coll.)

ein eng/weit/gut geschnittenes Kleid — a tight-fitting/loose-fitting/well-cut dress

2) (Medizinerjargon): (aufschneiden) operate on < patient>; cut [open] <tumour, ulcer, etc.>; lance <boil, abscess>

3) (Film, Rundf., Ferns.): (cutten) cut, edit <film, tape>

4) (beim Fahren)

eine Kurve schneiden — cut a corner

jemanden/einen anderen Wagen schneiden — cut in on somebody/another car

5) (kreuzen) <line, railway, etc.> intersect, cross

die Linien/Straßen schneiden sich — the lines/roads intersect

6) (Tennis usw.) slice, put spin on < ball>; (Fußball) curve <ball, free kick>; (Billard) put side on < ball>

7)

eine Grimasse schneiden — grimace

8) (ignorieren)

jemanden schneiden — cut somebody dead; send somebody to Coventry (Brit.)
3.
reflexives Verb

ich habe mir od. mich in den Finger geschnitten — I've cut my finger

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n.

crosscutting n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > schneiden
6 manejar

v.

1 to operate.

2 to handle (datos).

maneja varios lenguajes de programación she can use several programming languages

manejan información de primera mano they use primary sources

3 to manage, to run (negocio).

Ella maneja el negocio She manages the business.

4 to boss about.

maneja a su novio a su antojo she can twist her fiancé round her little finger

5 to drive. ( Latin American Spanish)

Ellos manejan muy rápido They drive very fast.

Ella maneja su automóvil She drives her car.

6 to control, to handle, to drive.

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manejar

► verbo transitivo

1 (manipular) to handle, operate, use

■ maneja muy bien el bisturí he's an expert with the scalpel

2 (dirigir) to run, manage

3 (manipular) to manipulate

4 ESPAÑOL AMERICANO to drive

► verbo intransitivo

1 ESPAÑOL AMERICANO to drive

► verbo pronominal manejarse

1 to manage, get by

■ se las maneja muy bien sola she manages very well by herself

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verb

1) to handle

2) manage

3) manipulate

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1. VT

1) (=usar) [+ herramienta, arma] to handle, use; [+ máquina] to operate; [+ idioma] to use

2) (=dirigir) [+ negocio, empresa] to run; [+ asuntos] to look after

3) [+ dinero] to handle

manejan cifras elevadísimas — they handle huge sums (of money)

4)

manejar a algn: mi tía maneja a su marido — my aunt keeps her husband under her thumb

5) LAm (Aut) to drive

2. VI

1)

manejar con cuidado — handle with care

2) LAm (Aut) to drive

el examen de manejar — the driving test

3.

See:

manejarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( usar) <herramienta/arma> to use; < máquina> to use, operate; < diccionario> to use; < explosivos> to handle

2) (dirigir, llevar) <negocio/empresa> to manage; < asuntos> to manage, handle

3) ( manipular) to manipulate

4) (AmL) < auto> to drive
2.
manejar vi (AmL) to drive
3.
manejarse v pron

1) ( desenvolverse) to get by, manage

2) (Col) ( comportarse) to behave

manéjese bien — behave yourself

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( usar) <herramienta/arma> to use; < máquina> to use, operate; < diccionario> to use; < explosivos> to handle

2) (dirigir, llevar) <negocio/empresa> to manage; < asuntos> to manage, handle

3) ( manipular) to manipulate

4) (AmL) < auto> to drive
2.
manejar vi (AmL) to drive
3.
manejarse v pron

1) ( desenvolverse) to get by, manage

2) (Col) ( comportarse) to behave

manéjese bien — behave yourself

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manejar¹

¹ = handle, manage, manipulate, wield, find + Posesivo + way (a)round/through + Complemento.

Ex: An author's name is usually shorter than a title, and thus is arguably easier to handle and remember.

Ex: In the same way, files of item record cards can be difficult to manage if the file size exceeds, say, 2000 cards.

Ex: Different stores offer access to distinct types of information or data and permit the information to be manipulated to varying extents.

Ex: Not so long ago, books in British Libraries were always issued by a Library Assistant wielding a rubber date stamp and storing cards in trays.

Ex: Those familiar with conventional lists of subject headings will have no difficulty in finding their way around a typical thesaurus.

* acostumbrarse a manejar Algo = get + the hang of.

* aprender a manejar Algo = get + the hang of.

* capacidad de manejar la información = information handling.

* difícil de manejar = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], unwieldy.

* manejar con cuidado = handle + with caution.

* manejar descuidadamente = toss about.

* manejar indebidamente = tamper (with).

* manejar mal = mishandle.

* volver a manejar = rehandle.

manejar²

² = drive, drive along.

Ex: Tomás Hernández drove cautiously in the torrential rain, trying not to swerve on the slick pavement of the turnpike.

Ex: A motorist who drove along 20ft of a railway line told police officers his sat nav had directed him to turn on to the track.

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manejar [A1 ]

vt

A (usar) ‹herramienta/arma› to use; ‹máquina› to use, operate; ‹diccionario› to use; ‹explosivos› to handle

manejan conceptos que me resultan incomprensibles they use concepts that I find incomprehensible

B (dirigir, llevar) ‹negocio/empresa› to manage; ‹asuntos› to manage, handle

no sabe manejar el dinero he doesn't know how to handle money

C (manipular) ‹persona› to manipulate

estos periódicos manejan la información a su antojo these newspapers manipulate information just as they please

D ( AmL) ( Auto) to drive

■ manejar

vi

( AmL) to drive

maneja muy bien she drives very well

■ manejarse

v pron

A (desenvolverse) to get by, manage

se maneja muy bien con el inglés he gets by very well in English

estuvo viajando solo por Europa y se manejó muy bien he was traveling around Europe on his own and he managed very well

B ( Col) (comportarse) to behave

¿cómo se manejaron los niños? how did the children behave?

manéjese bien behave yourself

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manejar ( conjugate manejar) verbo transitivo
1 ( usar) ‹herramienta/arma/diccionario› to use;
‹ máquina› to use, operate
2 (dirigir, llevar) ‹negocio/empresa› to manage;
‹ asuntos› to manage, handle
3 ( manipular) to manipulate
4 (AmL) ‹ auto› to drive
verbo intransitivo (AmL) to drive
manejarse verbo pronominal
1 ( desenvolverse) to get by, manage
2 (Col) ( comportarse) to behave
manejar
I verbo transitivo
1 (manipular) to handle, operate: no sé manejar la grúa, I can't operate the crane
2 (dirigir, controlar) to handle: sabrá manejar la situación, she'll be able to handle the situation
(a alguien) Irma maneja a las personas, Irma manipulates people
si la manejas bien, es un encanto, if you know how to handle her, she's charming
3 (administrar) to manage: maneja mucho dinero, he handles lots of money
4 LAm (automóvil) to drive
II vi LAm to drive
' manejar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enseñar
- examen
- tocar
- clase
- jugar
- licencia
English:
control
- drive
- erratic
- foolproof
- fumble
- handle
- literate
- manage
- mishandle
- on
- operate
- purse
- pushover
- work
- come
- deal
- driver's license
- driving
- fool
- left
- ply
- right
- unwieldy

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manejar

♦ vt

1. [máquina, mandos] to operate;
[herramienta] to use; [arma] to handle; [caballo, bicicleta] to ride
2. [datos] to handle;
[conocimientos] to use, to marshal;
maneja varios lenguajes de programación she can use several programming languages;

manejan información de primera mano they use primary sources

3. [negocio] to manage, to run;
[gente] to handle
4. [dominar] to boss about;

maneja a su novio a su antojo she can twist her fiancé round her little finger

5. Am [conducir] to drive

♦ vi
Am [conducir] to drive
♦ See also the pronominal verb manejarse

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manejar

I v/t

1 handle

2 máquina operate

3 negocio manage, run

4 L.Am.
AUTO drive
II v/i L.Am.
AUTO drive
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manejar vt

1) conducir: to drive (a car)

2) operar: to handle, to operate

3) : to manage

4) : to manipulate (a person)

manejar vi

: to drive

♦ See also the reflexive verb manejarse

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manejar vb

1. (dinero, instrumento, arma) to handle

su mujer maneja el dinero his wife handles the money

2. (máquina) to operate / to use

¿sabes manejar el fax? do you know how to use the fax?

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I v/i

1. Person: work; (berufstätig sein) auch be in work; geistig / körperlich arbeiten do mental / phsyical work; arbeiten als Gärtner etc. work as a gardener etc.; arbeiten an be working on; arbeiten bei oder für (angestellt sein) work for; für oder gegen Geld arbeiten work for money; arbeiten für / gegen (sich einsetzen) work for / against; arbeiten für zwei do the work of two; im Akkord arbeiten do piece work; die Zeit arbeitet für / gegen uns fig. we’ve got time on our side / against us; arbeiten mit einem Werkzeug, Material: work with; einer Firma: deal with, do business with; arbeiten über (+ Akk) (schreiben) work ( oder write) on; arbeiten wie ein Pferd / Wilder umg. work like a Trojan / like mad

2. (funktionieren) work; Organ auch: function; Maschine etc. auch: operate, run

3. Holz etc.: expand and contract; Teig: rise; Wein etc.: work

4. WIRTS. Kapital etc.: work ( mit Gewinn at a profit); sein Geld arbeiten lassen invest

5. SPORT: (trainieren) train (an + Dat oder mit on oder with); arbeiten mit einem Pferd, Hund (dressieren) train

6. an sich (Dat) arbeiten (work to) improve o.s.; sie hat den Erfolg verdient - sie hat hart an sich gearbeitet she deserves every success - she worked hard to achieve it; man sah, wie es in ihm arbeitete you could almost see it churning around inside him

II v/refl

1. (sich mühen): sich durch den Schnee / einen Roman arbeiten work ( oder plough, Am. plow) one’s way through the snow / a novel; sich durch den Schlamm arbeiten labo(u)r (oder umg. slog) through the mud; sich nach oben oder an die Spitze arbeiten work one’s way up to the top; er wird sich da nicht krank arbeiten he won’t overdo himself; sich müde / krank etc. arbeiten work until one is tired / ill, work o.s. into the ground; sich zu Tode oder tot arbeiten work o.s to death / ruin o.s.

2. unpers.: hier / mit dir arbeitet es sich schlecht it’s difficult to work here / with you

III v/t

1. (anfertigen) make, fashion; eine Statue in oder aus Bronze arbeiten make ( oder work) a statue in bronze; das Kleid ist sorgfältig gearbeitet the dress is beautifully made ( oder finished)

2. (tun) do; was arbeitet er? what is he doing?; höchste Zeit, dass du mal was arbeitest! it’s high time for you to get to work ( oder do something oder do some work)!

3. sich (Dat) die Hände wund / den Buckel krumm arbeiten umg. work one’s hands raw / work o.s. into the ground

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das Arbeiten

working

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ạr|bei|ten ['arbaitn]
1. vi

1) (= sich betätigen) to work (
an +dat on)
gearbeitet — the singer has worked hard or has done a lot of work

arbeiten wie ein Pferd/Wilder (inf) — to work like a Trojan or horse/like mad (inf)

die Zeit arbeitet für uns — we have time on our side, time is on our side

die Zeit arbeitet gegen uns — time is against us

er arbeitet für zwei (inf) — he does the work of two, he does enough work for two

er arbeitet über Schiller — he's working on Schiller

er arbeitet mit Ölfarben — he works in or uses oils

2) (= funktionieren) (Organ, Maschine) to function, to work

die Anlage arbeitet automatisch — the plant is automatic

die Anlage arbeitet elektrisch/mit Kohle — the plant runs or operates on electricity/coal

3) (= berufstätig sein) to work

seine Frau arbeitet auch — his wife works too, his wife goes out to work too

für eine or bei einer Firma/Zeitung arbeiten — to work for a firm/newspaper

die arbeitende Bevölkerung — the working population

4) (= in Bewegung sein) to work; (Most etc) to ferment; (Holz) to warp

in meinem Magen arbeitet es — my stomach's rumbling

in seinem Kopf arbeitet es — his mind is at work

in ihm begann es zu arbeiten — he started to react, it began to work on him

2. vr

1)

sich krank/müde arbeiten — to make oneself ill/tire oneself out with work

sich krüpplig arbeiten (inf) — to work oneself silly (inf)

sich zu Tode arbeiten — to work oneself to death

die Hände wund arbeiten — to work one's fingers to the bone

2) (= sich fortbewegen) to work oneself (
in +acc into, durch through, zu to)
sich in die Höhe or nach oben/an die Spitze arbeiten (fig) — to work one's way up/(up) to the top

3) impers

es arbeitet sich gut/schlecht — you can/can't work well

es arbeitet sich hier auch nicht besser — it's no better working here either

mit ihr arbeitet es sich angenehm — it's nice working with her

3. vt

1) (= herstellen) to make

2) (= tun) to do

was arbeitest du dort? — what are you doing there?; (beruflich) what do you do there?

ich habe heute noch nichts gearbeitet — I haven't done any work or anything today

du kannst auch ruhig mal was arbeiten! (inf) — it wouldn't hurt you to do some work either!

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1) (to be employed to do hard and unskilled work: He spends the summer labouring on a building site.) labour

2) (to act or work: The sewing-machine isn't operating properly.) operate

3) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) work

4) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) work

5) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) work

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ar·bei·ten

[ˈarbaitn̩]

I. vi

1. (tätig sein) to work

stör mich nicht, ich arbeite gerade! don't disturb me, I'm working!

▪ an etw dat \arbeiten to be working on sth

Helene arbeitet an der Fertigstellung ihres Erstromans Helen is working on the completion of her first novel

▪ über jdn/etw \arbeiten to work on sb/sth

er arbeitet über Goethe he's working on Goethe

für zwei \arbeiten (fam) to do the work of two [people]

2. (berufstätig sein)

▪ [bei jdm/für jdn/an etw dat] \arbeiten to work [for sb/on sth]

\arbeiten gehen to have a job

3. TECH (funktionieren) to work

▪ [mit etw dat] \arbeiten to operate [on sth]

das System arbeitet vollautomatisch the system is fully automatic

unsere Heizung arbeitet mit Gas our heating operates [or runs] on gas

alle Systeme \arbeiten nach Vorschrift all systems are working according to regulations

4. MED (funktionieren) to function

Ihre Leber arbeitet nicht mehr richtig your liver is not functioning properly anymore

5. (sich bewegen) Holz, Balken to warp

6. (gären) Hefe, Most etc. to ferment

7. impers (sich innerlich mit etw beschäftigen) to work

▪ in jdm arbeitet es sb is reacting

man sah, wie es in ihm arbeitete you could see his mind working

lass mich nachdenken, in meinem Kopf arbeitet es jetzt! let me think, my mind is starting to work!

8. MODE (schneidern)

bei jdm \arbeiten lassen to have sth made somewhere/by sb

Ihr Anzug sitzt ja ganz ausgezeichnet! wo/bei wem lassen Sie \arbeiten? your suit fits wonderfully! where do you have your clothes made [or who makes your clothes for you]?

II. vr

1. (gelangen)

▪ sich akk irgendwohin \arbeiten to work one's way somewhere

die Bergarbeiter arbeiteten sich weiter nach unten the miners worked their way further down

sich akk [langsam] nach oben [o an die Spitze] \arbeiten to work one's way [slowly] to the top

2. (durchdringen)

▪ sich akk [durch etw akk] [durch] \arbeiten to work oneself [through sth]

der Bohrer musste sich durch das Gestein \arbeiten the drill had to work through the stonework

3. (bewältigen)

▪ sich akk durch etw akk \arbeiten to work one's way through sth

es wird Wochen brauchen, bis ich mich durch all die Aktenberge gearbeitet habe it will take me weeks to work my way through the stacks of papers

4. impers (zusammenarbeiten)

▪ es lässt sich [mit jdm] arbeiten there's co-operation [with sb]

es arbeitet sich gut/schlecht mit jdm you can/can't work well with sb

mit willigen Mitarbeitern arbeitet es sich besser als mit störrischen it's better to work with willing colleagues than with stubborn ones; (umgehen) to work

es arbeitet sich gut/schlecht auf etw dat/mit etw dat you can/can't work well on sth/with sth

mit dem alten Computer arbeitet es sich nicht so gut you can't work as well on the old computer

5. (sich in einen Zustand arbeiten)

sich akk halb tot \arbeiten to work oneself to death

sich akk krank \arbeiten to work till one drops

sich akk müde \arbeiten to tire oneself out with work, to work oneself silly; s.a. Tod

III. vt

1. (herstellen) to make

▪ etw [aus etw dat] \arbeiten to make sth [from sth]

von Hand \arbeiten to make sth by hand

der Schmuck ist ganz aus 18-karätigem Gold gearbeitet the jewellery is made entirely from 18-carat gold

2. (tun)

▪ etwas/nichts \arbeiten to do sth/nothing

ich habe heute noch nichts gearbeitet I haven't managed to do anything yet today

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1.
intransitives Verb

1) work

zu arbeiten haben — have work to do

an etwas (Dat.) arbeiten — work on something

bei jemandem/einer Firma usw. arbeiten — work for somebody/a company etc.

seine Frau arbeitet — (ist berufstätig) his wife has a job or works

die Zeit arbeitet für/gegen uns — time is on our side/against us

2) (funktionieren) <heart, lungs, etc.> work, function; < machine> work, operate

3) (sich verändern) < wood> warp; < must> ferment; < dough> rise
2.
transitives Verb

1) (herstellen) make; (in Ton, Silber, usw.) work; make; fashion

2) (tun) do

was arbeiten Sie? — what are you doing?; (beruflich) what do you do for a living?; what's your job?
3.
reflexives Verb

1)

sich müde/krank arbeiten — tire oneself out/make oneself ill with work

sich zu Tode arbeiten — work oneself to death

sich (Dat.) die Hände wund arbeiten — work one's fingers to the bone

2) (Strecke zurücklegen)

sich durch etwas/in etwas (Akk.) arbeiten — work one's way through/into something

sich nach oben arbeiten — (fig.) work one's way up

3) unpers

hier arbeitet es sich gut — this is a good place to work

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arbeiten

A. v/i

1. Person: work; (berufstätig sein) auch be in work;

geistig/körperlich arbeiten do mental/phsyical work;

arbeiten als Gärtner etc work as a gardener etc;

arbeiten an be working on;

arbeiten bei oder

für (angestellt sein) work for;

für oder

gegen Geld arbeiten work for money;

arbeiten für/gegen (sich einsetzen) work for/against;

arbeiten für zwei do the work of two;

im Akkord arbeiten do piece work;

die Zeit arbeitet für/gegen uns fig we’ve got time on our side/against us;

arbeiten mit einem Werkzeug, Material: work with; einer Firma: deal with, do business with;

arbeiten über (+akk) (schreiben) work ( oder write) on;

arbeiten wie ein Pferd/Wilder umg work like a Trojan/like mad

2. (funktionieren) work; Organ auch: function; Maschine etc auch: operate, run

3. Holz etc: expand and contract; Teig: rise; Wein etc: work

4. WIRTSCH Kapital etc: work (

mit Gewinn at a profit);

sein Geld

arbeiten lassen invest

5. SPORT: (trainieren) train (

an +dat oder

mit on oder with);

arbeiten mit einem Pferd, Hund (dressieren) train

6.

an sich (dat)

arbeiten (work to) improve o.s.;

sie hat den Erfolg verdient - sie hat hart an sich gearbeitet she deserves every success - she worked hard to achieve it;

man sah, wie es in ihm arbeitete you could almost see it churning around inside him

B. v/r

1. (sich mühen):

sich durch den Schnee/einen Roman arbeiten work ( oder plough, US plow) one’s way through the snow/a novel;

sich durch den Schlamm arbeiten labo(u)r (oder umg slog) through the mud;

sich nach oben oder

an die Spitze arbeiten work one’s way up to the top;

sich müde arbeiten work until one is tired, work o.s. into the ground;

sich zu Tode arbeiten work o.s to death/ruin o.s.

2. unpers:

hier/mit dir arbeitet es sich schlecht it’s difficult to work here/with you

C. v/t

1. (anfertigen) make, fashion;

eine Statue in oder

aus Bronze arbeiten make ( oder work) a statue in bronze;

das Kleid ist sorgfältig gearbeitet the dress is beautifully made ( oder finished)

2. (tun) do;

was arbeitet er? what is he doing?;

höchste Zeit, dass du mal was arbeitest! it’s high time for you to get to work ( oder do something oder do some work)!

3.

sich (dat)

die Hände wund arbeiten umg work one’s hands raw

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1.
intransitives Verb

1) work

zu arbeiten haben — have work to do

an etwas (Dat.) arbeiten — work on something

bei jemandem/einer Firma usw. arbeiten — work for somebody/a company etc.

seine Frau arbeitet — (ist berufstätig) his wife has a job or works

die Zeit arbeitet für/gegen uns — time is on our side/against us

2) (funktionieren) <heart, lungs, etc.> work, function; < machine> work, operate

3) (sich verändern) < wood> warp; < must> ferment; < dough> rise
2.
transitives Verb

1) (herstellen) make; (in Ton, Silber, usw.) work; make; fashion

2) (tun) do

was arbeiten Sie? — what are you doing?; (beruflich) what do you do for a living?; what's your job?
3.
reflexives Verb

1)

sich müde/krank arbeiten — tire oneself out/make oneself ill with work

sich zu Tode arbeiten — work oneself to death

sich (Dat.) die Hände wund arbeiten — work one's fingers to the bone

2) (Strecke zurücklegen)

sich durch etwas/in etwas (Akk.) arbeiten — work one's way through/into something

sich nach oben arbeiten — (fig.) work one's way up

3) unpers

hier arbeitet es sich gut — this is a good place to work

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v.

to act v.

to work v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > arbeiten
8 intervenir

v.

1 to tap.

El tipo interviene el proyecto The guy tap the project.

2 to seize (incautarse de).

3 to audit (finance) (cuentas).

La contraloría interviene a la empresa The comptroller audits the company.

4 to take part.

intervino en varias películas cómicas (en discusión, debate) she appeared in several comedy films

en la evolución de la economía intervienen muchos factores several different factors play a part in the state of the economy

después del presidente intervino el Sr. Ramírez Mr Ramirez spoke after the president

5 to intervene (interferir, imponer el orden).

El juez interviene a veces The judge intervenes sometimes.

6 to operate on, to perform surgery on, to make an intervention on.

Te interviene el Dr. Pérez Dr. Perez makes an operation on you.

7 to take over, to take control of, to take over the operation of.

El socio interviene la empresa The associate takes over the operation of..

8 to confiscate, to seize.

La corte interviene sus bienes The court seized his belongings.

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intervenir

Conjugation model [ VENIR], like link=venir venir

► verbo intransitivo

1 (tomar parte) to take part (en, in); (mediar) to intervene

2 (interrumpir) to intervene

3 (hablar) to speak (en, at)

► verbo transitivo

1 MEDICINA to operate on

2 (alijo, mercancía) to seize

3 (teléfono) to tap

4 (cuentas) to audit

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verb

1) to intervene

2) take part

3) operate

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1. VI

1) (=tomar parte) to take part

no intervino en el debate — he did not take part in the debate

la reyerta en la que intervino el acusado — the brawl in which the defendant took part o was involved

2) (=injerirse) to intervene

España rehusó intervenir militarmente — Spain refused to intervene militarily

la policía intervino para separar a las dos pandillas — the police intervened to separate the two gangs

3) (=mediar)

el presidente intervino para que se pudiera llegar a un acuerdo — the president mediated o interceded so that an agreement could be reached

intervino para que los sacaran de la cárcel — he used his influence to get them out of prison

las circunstancias que intervinieron en mi dimisión — the circumstances that influenced my resignation

él no intervino en la decisión — he did not have a hand in the decision

2. VT

1) (=controlar) to take over, take control of

la junta militar intervino todas las cadenas estatales — the junta took over o took control of all the state-run channels

el gobierno intervino a los ferroviarios — the government took over o took control of the railworkers' union

2) (Com) [+ cuenta] to audit; [+ banco, empresa] to take into administration; [+ cuenta, bienes] to freeze

3) (Med) to operate on

lo intervinieron quirúrgicamente — he was operated on

4) [+ droga, armas, patrimonio, bienes] to confiscate, seize

5) [+ teléfono] to tap

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1.
verbo intransitivo

a) (en debate, operación) to take part; ( en espectáculo) to appear, perform

b) ( mediar) to intervene, intercede (frml)

en mi decisión intervinieron muchos factores — there were many factors involved in my decision

c) ( tomar parte) to intervene

tuvieron que intervenir en la pelea — they had to intervene to stop the fight

no quiso intervenir en la pelea — he didn't want to get involved in the fight
2.
intervenir vt

1)

a) < teléfono> to tap

b) ( tomar control de) < empresa> to place... in administration

c) ( inspeccionar) < cuentas> to audit, inspect

d) <armas/droga> to seize, confiscate

e) (AmL) <universidad/emisora> to take over the running of, take control of

2) ( operar) to operate on

fue intervenido en una clínica privada — he underwent surgery in a private clinic

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= go into, have + a hand in, step in, intervene, jump in, obtrude (into), cut in, mediate, intersect, come into + play, call into + play, wiretap [wire-tap], weigh in, chime in.

Ex. As something you may or may not know, every item going into the processing stream is assigned a priority, and our judgment will in many cases be different from yours, as our needs will be different from yours.

Ex. For the benefit of all users of the thesaurus who have not had a hand in its initial compilation some written record describing the anticipated use of the thesaurus is valuable.

Ex. Furthermore, children can be misled by group influences into reading truly pernicious material (hard core ponography, for example) and when this happens adults have a clear responsibility to step in and do something about it.

Ex. And again, this is a point at which the teacher may need to intervene to provide examples.

Ex. The unhappy tendency among teachers -- an occupational neurosis -- is to jump in too early and too often, especially if the talk wanders from direct comments about books under consideration.

Ex. The librarian will provide whatever help is required without obtruding into the process.

Ex. 'I'm not sure what 'arbitrary and capricious' means,' Stanton cut in reasonably.

Ex. School library media professionals who mediate in the learning experiences of students must be well informed critical thinkers.

Ex. Contingency plans can be devised to intersect at several points on this time continuum.

Ex. There are, of course, all sorts of other considerations which come into play in determining the income which a publisher might obtain from a book.

Ex. Ethical principles are called into play when deliberating about values, particularly when values run into conflict.

Ex. The implementation of this system would enable law enforcement agencies to wiretap all digital communication.

Ex. If Division VIII is best positioned to weigh in on terminology, Division VIII should do so and the rest of us should follow that lead.

Ex. A few members of this list have done this, so wait for them to chime in here.

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* intervenir con = chime in with.

* intervenir en un conflicto = enter + conflict.

* que intervienen = at play.

* si no intervienen otros factores = ceteris paribus, all (other) things being equal.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

a) (en debate, operación) to take part; ( en espectáculo) to appear, perform

b) ( mediar) to intervene, intercede (frml)

en mi decisión intervinieron muchos factores — there were many factors involved in my decision

c) ( tomar parte) to intervene

tuvieron que intervenir en la pelea — they had to intervene to stop the fight

no quiso intervenir en la pelea — he didn't want to get involved in the fight
2.
intervenir vt

1)

a) < teléfono> to tap

b) ( tomar control de) < empresa> to place... in administration

c) ( inspeccionar) < cuentas> to audit, inspect

d) <armas/droga> to seize, confiscate

e) (AmL) <universidad/emisora> to take over the running of, take control of

2) ( operar) to operate on

fue intervenido en una clínica privada — he underwent surgery in a private clinic

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= go into, have + a hand in, step in, intervene, jump in, obtrude (into), cut in, mediate, intersect, come into + play, call into + play, wiretap [wire-tap], weigh in, chime in.

Ex: As something you may or may not know, every item going into the processing stream is assigned a priority, and our judgment will in many cases be different from yours, as our needs will be different from yours.

Ex: For the benefit of all users of the thesaurus who have not had a hand in its initial compilation some written record describing the anticipated use of the thesaurus is valuable.

Ex: Furthermore, children can be misled by group influences into reading truly pernicious material (hard core ponography, for example) and when this happens adults have a clear responsibility to step in and do something about it.

Ex: And again, this is a point at which the teacher may need to intervene to provide examples.

Ex: The unhappy tendency among teachers -- an occupational neurosis -- is to jump in too early and too often, especially if the talk wanders from direct comments about books under consideration.

Ex: The librarian will provide whatever help is required without obtruding into the process.

Ex: 'I'm not sure what 'arbitrary and capricious' means,' Stanton cut in reasonably.

Ex: School library media professionals who mediate in the learning experiences of students must be well informed critical thinkers.

Ex: Contingency plans can be devised to intersect at several points on this time continuum.

Ex: There are, of course, all sorts of other considerations which come into play in determining the income which a publisher might obtain from a book.

Ex: Ethical principles are called into play when deliberating about values, particularly when values run into conflict.

Ex: The implementation of this system would enable law enforcement agencies to wiretap all digital communication.

Ex: If Division VIII is best positioned to weigh in on terminology, Division VIII should do so and the rest of us should follow that lead.

Ex: A few members of this list have done this, so wait for them to chime in here.

* intervenir con = chime in with.

* intervenir en un conflicto = enter + conflict.

* que intervienen = at play.

* si no intervienen otros factores = ceteris paribus, all (other) things being equal.

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intervenir [ I31 ]

vi

1 (en un debate) to take part; (en un espectáculo) to appear, perform; (en una operación) to take part

2 (mediar) to intervene, intercede ( frml)

intervino ante el director a nuestro favor she intervened o interceded on our behalf with the director

en mi decisión han intervenido muchos factores many factors have had a bearing on my decision

3 (involucrarse, inmiscuirse) to intervene, get involved

no pensamos intervenir en los problemas internos de otros países we do not intend intervening o getting involved in the internal affairs of other countries

los profesores tuvieron que intervenir en la pelea the teachers had to intervene to stop the fight

no quiso intervenir en la pelea he didn't want to get involved in the fight

■ intervenir

vt

A

1 ‹teléfono› to tap

2 (tomar control de) ‹empresa› to place … in administration

3 (inspeccionar) ‹cuentas› to audit, inspect

4 ‹armas/droga› to seize, confiscate

5 ( AmL) ‹universidad/emisora› to take over the running of, take control of

B (operar) to operate on

fue intervenido en una clínica privada he had his operation o he was operated on o he underwent surgery in a private clinic

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intervenir ( conjugate intervenir) verbo intransitivo
a) (en debate, operación) to take part;

( en espectáculo) to appear, perform
b) ( mediar) to intervene, intercede (frml);

◊ en mi decisión intervinieron muchos factores there were many factors involved in my decision;

intervenir en una pelea to intervene o step in to stop a fight;

( involucrarse) to get involved in a fight
verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹ teléfono› to tap

b) ( tomar control de) ‹ empresa› to place … in administration

c) ( inspeccionar) ‹ cuentas› to audit, inspect

d) ‹armas/droga› to seize, confiscate

2 ( operar) to operate on;
◊ fue intervenido en una clínica privada he underwent surgery in a private clinic

intervenir
I vi (mediar) to intervene [en, in]
(participar) to take part [en, in]: me gustaría intervenir en el debate, I'd like to take part in the debate
II verbo transitivo
1 (un alijo de droga, etc) to confiscate, to seize: la policía ha intervenido la droga en la frontera, the police seized the drugs at the border
2 (bloquear una cuenta bancaria) to block o freeze: el juez ha intervenido su cuenta, the judge froze his bank account
(auditar) to audit
3 (un teléfono) to tap: me parece que la línea está intervenida, I think they put a tap on our phone
4 Med (a un paciente) to operate on: le van a intervenir mañana a las nueve, they're performing her surgery tomorrow at nine o'clock
' intervenir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mediar
- terciar
English:
intervene
- join in
- step in
- interest
- move
- operate
- step
- tap

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intervenir

♦ vt

1. [operar]
intervenir (quirúrgicamente) to operate on

2. Com [cuentas] to audit

3. [teléfono, línea] to tap;
[correspondencia] to open
4. [incautarse de] to seize

5. Am [institución privada] to put into administration

♦ vi

1. [participar] to take part (en in); [en pelea, discusión] to get involved (en in);
intervino en varias películas cómicas she appeared in several comedy films;

en la evolución de la economía intervienen muchos factores several different factors play a part in the state of the economy;

después del presidente intervino el Sr. Ramírez Mr Ramirez spoke after the president;

yo quisiera intervenir para decir que no estamos de acuerdo con la propuesta I would just like to say something: we do not agree with the proposal;

¿alguien más quisiera intervenir sobre esta cuestión? would anyone else like so say something on this issue?

2. [interferir, imponer el orden] to intervene (en in);
la policía tuvo que intervenir para separar a las dos aficiones the police had to intervene to separate the two groups of fans

3. [mediar] to intervene, to intercede;

su padre intervino ante su madre para que lo dejara salir his father spoke to his mother to persuade her to let him go out;

la ONU intervino para lograr un acuerdo the UN intervened o interceded in order to get an agreement

4. [operar]
intervenir (quirúrgicamente) to operate

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intervenir

I v/i intervene; en debate, congreso take part, participate; en película, espectáculo appear

II v/t

1 TELEC tap

2 contrabando seize

3 MED operate on

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intervenir {87} vi

1) : to take part

2) interceder: to intervene, to intercede

intervenir vt

1) : to control, to supervise

2) : to audit

3) : to operate on

4) : to tap (a telephone)

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intervenir vb

1. (interponerse) to intervene

tuvo que intervenir el profesor the teacher had to intervene

2. (tomar parte) to take part [pt. took; pp. taken]

en esa película intervino mucha gente a lot of people took part in the film

3. (operar) to operate on

tuvieron que intervenirlo de urgencia he had to be operated on urgently

Spanish-English dictionary > intervenir
9 вървя

1. (ходя) go

(пеша, обикновен ход) walk (по on, along)

вървя бързо/бавно walk fast/slowly

те вървяха бързо they were walking along quickly

все вървя и вървя walk on and on

вървя надясно/наляво keep to the right/the left

вървя направо keep straight on

вървя напред go forward

вървя пред други lead the way

вървя напред назад go to and fro/backwards and forwards

вървя все подир follow s.o. about

вървя след follow

прен. follow the lead of

вървя с големи крачки stride, walk with big strides

вървя с дребни крачки mince

вървя пеша go on foot

разг. leg it, foot it

вървя последен bring up the rear

вървя на пръсти walk on tiptoe, tiptoe

вървя по реда си (за събитие) follow o.'s course

вървя по пътя си go o.'s way

вървя по своя собствен път прен. go o.'s own way, follow o.'s own road, keep o.'s own path

по стария път прен. not change o.'s ways, go in the old channel

вървя по същия път go the same way (и прен.),прен.. и follow the same path, tread the same road

вървя по ръба прен. tread a knife-edge, пол. follow a policy of brinkmanship

вървя неотклонно по своя път steer/tread a steady course

вървя по правия път прен. steer/tread the right course

2. (движа се, работя) go, work, function, operate, run

(за кола и) roll along

(за превозно средство) go, travel, run

(в превозно средство) go; drive; journey (along)

вървя с електричество и пр. go by/run on (electricity etc.)

влаковете вървят по релси trains run on rails

днес влаковете не вървят trains are not running today, there is no train service today

машината върви добре the engine runs well/is in good running order

машината не вървя the machine will not work

часовникът върви добре/отлично the watch keeps good/excellent time

часовникът не върви добре the watch keeps bad time

3. (напредвам, развивам се) go, progress, work

вървя добре go well. make good progress

(за преговори и пр. и) go on well

вървя зле go badly

времето върви time passes

времето върви бързо time is running fast

времето вървя бавно time drags

детето върви добре the child is doing well

вървя на добре be improving, go on well

вървя гладко/нормално (за работа) go smoothly/without a hitch, go on as usual

работата ми върви I am doing well in business

разговорът не върви the conversation is flagging

търговията не върви trade is slack

работите вървят добре things are going on all right

както вървят работите as things are going

как върви работата? how's' business?

(как сте) how are you? how's everything?

как върви учението? how are you getting on at school?

(за брак и пр.) be a success

не върви добре not too successful, not be much of a success

4. (струвам, харча се) cost; sell

захарта върви по 90 стотинки килото sugar sells at 90 stotinki the kilo

как вървят яйцата? what are the egg selling at?

как върви книгата? how is the book selling?

парите вървят много бързо money goes like anything/like water

стоки, които не вървят unsaleable goods

5. (минавам за път и пр.) go, run, lead, pass, lie

пътят върви покрай реката the road runs along/follows the river

този път върви за this road leads to

6. (отивам, подхождам на) go well with, match, suit

тая връзка върви добре с костюма this tie matches the suit, this tie goes well with the suit

7. (намирам се в обращение) be in circulation

тия пари не вървя т this money is out of circulation/no longer current

тая банкнота не върви this banknote-will not pass

всичко върви като по вода everything is going on swimmingly

вървя като по часовник go like

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вървя̀,

гл.

1. ( ходя) go; ( пеша, обикновен ход) walk (по on, along); все \вървя и \вървя walk on and on; \вървя на пръсти walk on tiptoe, tiptoe; \вървя надясно/наляво keep to the right/the left; \вървя направо keep straight on; \вървя напред go forward; \вървя напред- назад go to and fro/backwards and forwards; \вървя неотклонно по своя път steer/tread a steady course; \вървя пеша go on foot; разг. leg it, foot it; \вървя по пътя си go o.’s way; \вървя по правия път прен. steer/tread the right course; \вървя по реда си (за събитие) follow o.’s course; \вървя по ръба прен. tread a knife-edge, полит. follow a policy of brinkmanship; \вървя по своя собствен път прен. go o.’s own way, follow o.’s own road, keep o.’s own path; \вървя по стария път прен. not change o.’s ways, go in the old channel; \вървя по същия път go the same way (и прен.), прен. follow the same path, tread the same road; \вървя подир follow s.o. about; \вървя последен bring up the rear; \вървя пред други lead the way; \вървя с големи крачки stride, walk with big strides; \вървя с дребни крачки mince; \вървя след follow; прен. follow the lead of;

2. ( движа се, работя) go, work, function, operate, run; (за кола и пр.) roll along; (за превозно средство) go, travel, run; (в превозно средство) go; drive; journey (along); влаковете вървят по релси trains run on rails; \вървя с електричество и пр. go by/run on electricity, etc.; машината върви добре the engine runs well/is in good running order; часовникът върви добре/отлично the watch keeps good/excellent time;

3. ( напредвам, развивам се) go, progress, work; времето върви time passes; времето върви бавно time drags; времето върви бързо time is running fast; \вървя гладко/нормално (за работа) go smoothly/without a hitch, go on as usual; \вървя добре go well, make good progress; (за преговори и пр.) go on well; \вървя зле go badly; \вървя към ( предстои ми) be in line for; \вървя на добре be improving, go on well; детето върви добре the child is doing well; как върви работата? how’s business? ( как сте) how are you? how’s everything? как върви учението? how are you getting on at school? не върви (it’s) no go; не върви добре not to be successful, not be much of a success; работата ми върви I am doing well in business; разговорът не върви the conversation is flagging; търговията не върви trade is slack;

4. ( струвам, харча се) cost, sell (по at); как върви книгата? how is the book selling? как вървят яйцата? what are the eggs selling at? парите вървят много бързо money goes like anything/like water; стоки, които не вървят unsaleable goods;

5. ( минавам за път и пр.) go, run, lead, pass, lie;

6. ( отивам, подхождам на) go well with, match, suit;

7. ( намирам се в обращение) be in circulation; тази банкнота не върви this banknote will not pass; тези пари не вървят this money is out of circulation/no longer current; • всичко върви като по вода everything is going on swimmingly; върви го гони and that will be the last I will see of him; върви ми be lucky; play a winning game; (за дадено време) be in luck; разг. be on a roll; амер. play big luck, hit a winning streak; върви ми на ( карти и пр.) be lucky (in); ( все ми се случва) keep having; \вървя като по часовник go like clockwork; не ми върви have no luck, be out of luck, strike a bad patch; play a losing game; амер. play hard luck; така върви светът so runs the world; (това) не върви it’s not on; трябва да си \вървя I must be off/be going.

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go; pass; proceed; run{rXn} (за машина); walk: I'm вървяing down the street. - Вървя надолу по улицата.; walk (ходом за кон)

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1. (в превозно средство) go;drive;journey (along) 2. (движа се, работя) go, work, function, operate, run 3. (за брак и пр.) be a success 4. (за кола и) roll along: (за превозно средство) go, travel, run 5. (за преговори и пр. и) go on well 6. (как сте) how are you?how's everything? 7. (минавам за път и пр.) go, run, lead, pass, lie 8. (намирам се в обращение) be in circulation 9. (напредвам, развивам се) go, progress, work 10. (отивам, подхождам на) go well with, match, suit 11. (пеша, обикновен ход) walk (по on, along) 12. (струвам, харча се) cost;sell 13. (ходя) go 14. 5 стотинки килото sugar sells at 15. 6 stotinki the kilo 16. ВЪРВЯ бързо/бавно walk fast/slowly 17. ВЪРВЯ все подир follow s. o. about 18. ВЪРВЯ гладко/нормално (за работа) go smoothly/without a hitch, go on as usual 19. ВЪРВЯ добре go well. make good progress 20. ВЪРВЯ зле go badly 21. ВЪРВЯ като по часовник go like 22. ВЪРВЯ на добре be improving, go on well 23. ВЪРВЯ на пръсти walk on tiptoe, tiptoe 24. ВЪРВЯ надясно/наляво keep to the right/ the left 25. ВЪРВЯ направо keep straight on 26. ВЪРВЯ напред go forward 27. ВЪРВЯ напред назад go to and fro/backwards and forwards 28. ВЪРВЯ неотклонно по своя път steer/tread a steady course 29. ВЪРВЯ пo правия път прен. steer/tread the right course 30. ВЪРВЯ пo пътя си go o.'s way 31. ВЪРВЯ пo реда си (за събитие) follow o.'s course 32. ВЪРВЯ пo ръба прен. tread a knife-edge, пол. follow a policy of brinkmanship 33. ВЪРВЯ пo своя собствен път прен, go o.'s own way, follow o.'s own road, keep o.'s own path 34. ВЪРВЯ пo същия път go the same way (и прен.),прен.. и follow the same path, tread the same road 35. ВЪРВЯ пеша go on foot 36. ВЪРВЯ последен bring up the rear 37. ВЪРВЯ пред други lead the way 38. ВЪРВЯ с големи крачки stride, walk with big strides 39. ВЪРВЯ с дребни крачки mince 40. ВЪРВЯ с електричество и пр. go by/run on (electricity etc.) 41. ВЪРВЯ след follow 42. влаковете ВЪРВЯт по релси trains run on rails 43. времето върви time passes 44. времето върви бързо time is running fast 45. времето вървя бавно time drags 46. все ВЪРВЯ и ВЪРВЯ walk on and on 47. всичко върви като по вода everything is going on swimmingly 48. детето върви добре the child is doing well 49. днес влаковете не ВЪРВЯт trains are not running today, there is no train service today 50. захарта върви по 51. как ВЪРВЯт яйцата? what are the egg» selling at? 52. как върви книгата? how is the book selling? 53. как върви работата? how's' business? 54. как върви учението? how are you getting on at school? 55. както вървят работите as things are going 56. машината върви добре the engine runs well/is in good running order 57. машината не вървя the machine will not work 58. не върви добре not too successful, not be much of a success 59. пo стария път прен. not change o.'s ways, go in the old channel 60. парите ВЪРВЯт много бързо money goes like anything/like water 61. прен. follow the lead of 62. пътят върви покрай реката the road runs along/ follows the river 63. работата ми върви I am doing well in business 64. работите вървят добре things are going on all right 65. разг. leg it, foot it 66. разговорът не върви the conversation is flagging 67. стоки, които не вървят unsaleable goods 68. тая банкнота не върви this banknote-will not pass 69. тая връзка върви добре с костюма this tie matches the suit, this tie goes well with the suit 70. те вървяха бързо they were walking along quickly 71. тия пapи не ВЪРВЯ т this money is out of circulation/no longer current 72. този път върви за this road leads to 73. търговията не върви trade is slack 74. часовникът върви добре/ отлично the watch keeps good/excellent time 75. часовникът не върви добре the watch keeps bad time

Български-английски речник > вървя
10 funktionieren

v/i work; TECH. auch function, be functioning; es funktioniert nicht allg. it doesn’t work; momentan: it’s not working, it’s out of order; gut funktionieren work well; (ablaufen) auch go well; Organisation: be efficient

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das Funktionieren

working; operation

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funk|ti|o|nie|ren [fʊŋktsio'niːrən] ptp funktioniert
vi
to work; (Maschine etc auch) to function, to operate; (inf = gehorchen) to obey
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1) ((of a machine etc) to work; to operate: This typewriter isn't functioning very well.) function

2) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) work

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funk·ti·o·nie·ren *

[fʊŋktsi̯oˈni:rən]

vi

1. (betrieben werden, aufgebaut sein) to work

wie funktioniert dieses Gerät? how does this device work?; Maschine a. to operate, to function

2. (reibungslos ablaufen, intakt sein) to work out; Organisation to run smoothly

3. (fam: gehorchen) to obey [without question]

4. (fam: möglich sein)

wie soll denn das \funktionieren? how [on earth] is that going to work?

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intransitives Verb work; function

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funktionieren v/i work; TECH auch function, be functioning;

es funktioniert nicht allg it doesn’t work; momentan: it’s not working, it’s out of order;

gut funktionieren work well; (ablaufen) auch go well; Organisation: be efficient

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intransitives Verb work; function

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adj.

worked adj. v.

to act v.

to function v.

to go v.

(§ p.,p.p.: went, gone)

to perform v.

to work v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > funktionieren
11 mantener

v.

1 to keep.

mantener algo en buen estado to keep something in good condition

mantener una promesa to keep a promise

mantener la calma to stay calm

Los mantengo trabajando I keep them working.

Ellos mantienen el proyecto They maintain the project.

2 to support (with scaffold, columns).

mantén los brazos en alto keep your arms in the air

3 to support.

con su sueldo mantiene a toda la familia he has to support o keep his whole family with his wages

4 to have (relationships, conversations).

mantener relaciones con alguien to have a relationship with somebody

5 to stick to (to defend) (conviction).

mantiene su inocencia she maintains that she is innocent

mantiene que no la vió he maintains that he didn't see her

6 to maintain, to keep, to conserve, to hold.

Ellos mantienen unas mantas They maintain some bedcovers.

Mantiene sus mismas creencias de antes He keeps his old views.

Ellos mantienen su opinión They maintain their opinion.

María mantiene a su hijo Mary maintains=provides for her son.

Ella mantiene su declaración She maintains her declaration.

7 to claim to, to hold to, to maintain to.

Ellos mantienen haber limpiado They claim to have cleaned.

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mantener

Conjugation model [ TENER], like link=tener tener

► verbo transitivo

1 (conservar) to keep

■ la policía mantiene el orden público the police keep law and order

■ la nevera mantiene los alimentos en buenas condiciones the fridge keeps food fresh

■ 'Mantenga Zamora limpia' "Keep Zamora tidy"

2 (tener) to keep

■ 'Mantener en posición vertical' "Keep vertical"

■ 'Mantener fuera del alcance de los niños' "Keep out of the reach of children"

3 (sostener) to support, hold up, hold

■ estos pilares mantienen el techo these pillars support the roof

■ no sé como se mantiene en pie con lo que ha bebido I don't know how he can stand up after having drunk so much

4 (sustentar) to support, maintain

■ ella sola mantiene a toda la familia she supports the whole family by herself

5 (afirmación etc) to maintain

■ pues yo mantengo que no es verdad well, I maintain that it is not true

6 (conversación, relaciones) to have; (reunión) to hold, have; (correspondencia) to keep up; (promesa, palabra) to keep

■ afirma que no mantuvieron relaciones sexuales he states that they did not have sexual intercourse

■ mantuvieron una larga correspondencia they kept up a lengthy correspondence

■ mantuvimos una reunión en su despacho we held a meeting in her office

► verbo pronominal mantenerse

1 (sostenerse) to remain, stand

2 (continuar en un estado, una posición) to keep

■ se mantuvo a distancia she kept her distance

■ se mantiene firme en sus creencias he remains firm in his beliefs

3 (sustenerse) to manage, maintain oneself, support oneself

4 (alimentarse) to eat, live

■ se mantiene a base de fruta she lives on fruit, she eats only fruit

■ no nos mantenemos del aire we can't live on air

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FRASEOLOGÍA

mantener algo en secreto to keep something secret

mantenerse aparte to stay out of it, not get involved

mantenerse en contacto con to stay in contact with

mantenerse en forma to keep in shape, keep in trim, keep fit

mantenerse en pie to stand, remain standing

mantenerse en sus trece to stick to one's guns

mantenerse vivo,-a to stay alive

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verb

1) to keep

2) maintain

3) hold

4) support

5) sustain

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1. VT

1) (=sostener) [gen] to hold; [+ puente, techo] to support

mantén la caja un momento — hold the box a minute

los pilares que mantienen el puente — the pillars which support the bridge

2) (=preservar)

a) [en un lugar] to store, keep

una vez abierto manténgase refrigerado — once opened keep in a refrigerator

"manténgase en un lugar fresco y seco" — "store in a cool dry place"

b) [en un estado o situación] to keep

la ilusión es lo único que lo mantiene vivo — hope is the only thing that keeps him alive o going

hay que mantener actualizada la base de datos — we have to keep the database up to date

para mantener el motor en buen estado — to keep the engine in good condition

mantenga limpia su ciudad — keep your city clean

manténgase fuera del alcance de los niños — keep out of the reach of children

• mantener algo caliente — to keep sth hot

• mantener algo en equilibrio — to balance sth, keep sth balanced

• mantener algo en secreto — to keep sth a secret

mantuvo en secreto que tenía dos hijos — she kept her two children a secret
raya I, 1)
3) (=conservar) [+ opinión] to maintain, hold; [+ costumbre, ideales] to keep up, maintain; [+ disciplina] to maintain, keep; [+ promesa] to keep

un alto porcentaje mantenía su opinión sobre la crisis — a high percentage maintained o held their opinion about the crisis

me marcho manteniendo mi opinión — I'm leaving, but I stand by my opinion

una civilización que lucha por mantener sus tradiciones — a civilization struggling to uphold o maintain its traditions

eran partidarios de mantener el antiguo orden social — they were in favour of preserving the old social order

mantener el orden público — to keep the peace

• al conducir hay que mantener la distancia de seguridad — you have to keep (at) a safe distance when driving

• mantener el equilibrio — to keep one's balance

le cuesta mantener el equilibrio — he finds it difficult to keep his balance

hemos conseguido mantener el equilibrio entre ingresos y gastos — we have managed to maintain a balance between income and expenditure

• mantener el fuego — to keep the fire going

• mantener la línea — to keep one's figure, keep in shape

• mantener la paz — to keep the peace, maintain peace

- mantenella y no emendalla
calma, distancia
4) [económicamente] to support, maintain

ahora tiene una familia que mantener — now he has a family to support o maintain

ya no pienso mantenerla más — I refuse to keep o support o maintain her any longer

5) [+ conversación, contacto] to maintain, hold

es incapaz de mantener una conversación coherente — he is incapable of maintaining o holding a coherent conversation

en las conversaciones que hemos mantenido con el presidente — in the talks we have held with the president

¿han mantenido ustedes relaciones sexuales? — have you had sexual relations?
correspondencia 2)
6) (=afirmar) to maintain

siempre he mantenido lo contrario — I've always maintained the opposite

2.

See:

mantenerse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( económicamente) <familia/persona> to support, maintain; < perro> to keep; < amante> to keep

2)

a) (conservar, preservar) to keep

mantener la calma/la compostura — to keep calm/one's composure

para mantener su peso actual — to maintain his present weight

mantener las viejas tradiciones — to keep up the old traditions

el euro ha mantenido su valor — the euro has held its value

b) (cierto estado, cierta situación) (+ compl) to keep

mantener el equilibrio — to keep one's balance

mantener algo en equilibrio — to balance sth

mantenga limpia su ciudad — keep Norwich (o York etc) tidy

3)

a) < conversaciones> to have; < contactos> to maintain, keep up; < correspondencia> to keep up; < relaciones> to maintain

las negociaciones mantenidas en Ginebra — the negotiations held in Geneva

b) ( cumplir) <promesa/palabra> to keep

4) (afirmar, sostener) to maintain
2.
mantenerse verbo pronominal

1) ( sustentarse económicamente) to support oneself

2) (en cierto estado, cierta situación) (+ compl) to keep

se mantuvieron en primera división — they kept their place in the first division

la torre aún se mantiene en pie — the tower is still standing

mantenerse a distancia — to keep one's distance

mantenerse en contacto con algn — to keep in touch with sb

se mantuvo neutral en la disputa — he remained neutral in the dispute

3) ( alimentarse)

mantenerse a base de latas — to live off tinned food

se mantiene a base de vitaminas — he lives on vitamin pills

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= hold together, keep, maintain, maintain, preserve, retain, store, support, sustain, uphold, hold, service, carry on, keep + Nombre + going, operate, hold on to.

Ex. The organization was trembling on the brink of financial disaster, and only the journal, American Documentation, was holding it together.

Ex. Guard book or scrapbook type arrangement, with possibly a loose-leaf format, is suitable for organising and keeping cuttings, letters and other small items.

Ex. Expressiveness can be difficult to maintain as new subjects are added.

Ex. They maintain, in an article written for Library Resources and Technical Services (LRTS) 'that automated cataloging systems have addressed only half of the problems of maintaining a library catalog'.

Ex. The concepts are organised into facets, and the facets are arranged and applied in such a way that the general to special order is preserved.

Ex. At an earlier stage, the Library of Congress had decided to retain certain pre-AACR headings, in order to avoid the expense of extensive recataloguing.

Ex. The records in a computer data base are structured in order to suit the information that is being stored for various applications.

Ex. In order to support these three elements, and to ensure that schemes are updated it is important to have some organisation which takes responsibility for revision and publication.

Ex. Publishers in the United Stated benefit from a larger home market which serves to sustain the production of an information tool.

Ex. It's about time that we go back to these principles and make sure that the quality of cataloging is upheld.

Ex. Some theorists hold that one stage must be completely worked through before the next stage can be entered.

Ex. Special storage facilities have been constructed which are at present serviced manually but will soon be computerised.

Ex. If a child detects that no very strong value is placed on reading then he feels no compulsion to develop his own reading skill beyond the minimal, functional level we all need simply to carry on our daily lives in our print-dominated society.

Ex. The author explains how libraries can keep their services going without being slaves to the job.

Ex. These references operate in a similar fashion whether they are used to link authors' names or subject headings.

Ex. The girls were swept away by the water as they failed to hold on to the bus stand.

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* capacidad de mantener la atención = attention span.

* debate + mantenerse = debate + rage.

* de mantener una conversación = conversational.

* el que mantiene a la familia = breadwinner [bread winner].

* mantener a Alguien alerta = keep + Nombre + on + Posesivo + toes.

* mantener a Alguien atento = keep + Nombre + on + Posesivo + toes.

* mantener a Alguien en vilo = keep + Nombre + on + Posesivo + toes.

* mantener a Alguien informado de = keep + Nombre + posted on.

* mantener activo = keep + Nombre + going.

* mantener a flote = keep + afloat.

* mantener a la par de = keep up with.

* mantener alejado = keep away, keep + Nombre + out.

* mantener Algo abierto = hold + Nombre + open.

* mantener Algo activo = keep + Nombre + at the fore.

* mantener Algo alejado = keep + Nombre + at arm's length.

* mantener Algo al mínimo = keep + Nombre + at a minimum.

* mantener Algo a salvo = keep + Nombre + out of harm's way.

* mantener Algo controlado = keep + Nombre + in check.

* mantener Algo en el buen camino = keep + Nombre + on track.

* mantener Algo en equilibrio = keep + Nombre + in balance.

* mantener Algo en la dirección correcta = keep + Nombre + on track.

* mantener Algo en orden = keep + Nombre + in order.

* mantener Algo fuera de peligro = keep + Nombre + out of harm's way.

* mantener Algo ordenado = keep + Nombre + tidy, keep + Nombre + in order.

* mantener Algo vivo = keep + the flame alive, keep + Nombre + at the fore.

* mantener al ralentí = idle.

* mantener a mano = keep to + hand.

* mantener aparte = keep + separate.

* mantener a raya = keep at + bay, hold off, keep + Nombre + in line, hold at + bay.

* mantener bajo control = keep + a rein on.

* mantener bajo vigilancia = keep under + observation.

* mantener constancia de = keep + record of.

* mantener contacto = maintain + contact.

* mantener control = hold + the reins of control.

* mantener cooperación = maintain + cooperation.

* mantener dentro = keep + Nombre + in.

* mantener el control = stay in + control.

* mantener el ímpetu = maintain + momentum.

* mantener el interés = hold + the interest.

* mantener el orden = keep + order, police.

* mantener el orden público = maintain + public order.

* mantener el ritmo = keep + pace.

* mantener el tipo = keep + a stiff upper lip.

* mantener en observación = hold under + observation, keep under + observation.

* mantener en privado = be out of the public eye.

* mantener en reserva = keep on + reserve, keep in + reserve.

* mantener en secreto = keep + secret, keep + hush hush, keep + confidential, keep + Nombre + under wraps.

* mantener en sintonía = keep in + step.

* mantener firme = keep + steady, hold in + line, hold + steady.

* mantener informado = keep + informed.

* mantener junto = keep together.

* mantener la atención de Alguien = hold + Posesivo + attention.

* mantener la boca cerrada = keep + Posesivo + mouth shut.

* mantener la bola rodando = keep + the ball rolling.

* mantener la cabeza = keep + Posesivo + head, keep + Posesivo + head together.

* mantener la cabeza alta = hold + Posesivo + head high.

* mantener la cabeza fría = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* mantener la calma = keep + Posesivo + head, keep + Posesivo + head together, keep + Pronombre + cool, remain + cool-headed, keep + a cool head, play it + cool.

* mantener la coherencia = maintain + consistency.

* mantener la compostura = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* mantener la condición (de) = retain + Posesivo + status (as).

* mantener la continuidad = maintain + continuity.

* mantener la delantera = keep + ahead.

* mantener la disciplina = maintain + discipline.

* mantener la palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* mantener la posición = hold + the line.

* mantener las apariencias = keep up + appearances.

* mantener las cosas en marcha = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantener las cosas en movimiento = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantener las cosas funcionando = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantener las cuentas = keep + Posesivo + accounts.

* mantener las distancias con = keep + Nombre + at arm's length.

* mantener la serenidad = keep + Pronombre + cool, keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* mantener la tradición = keep with + tradition.

* mantener la vida = sustain + life.

* mantener libre de = keep + free of.

* mantener los ojos bien abiertos = keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.

* mantener los precios = hold + prices down.

* mantener oculto = keep + Nombre + under wraps.

* mantener ocupado = keep + busy.

* mantener ordenado = keep + Nombre + neat and tidy.

* mantener presente = keep before.

* mantener presionado = hold down.

* mantener registro de = keep + record of.

* mantener relaciones = maintain + contact, maintain + relationships, maintain + relations.

* mantener relaciones comerciales = do + business.

* mantenerse actualizado = keep up to + date (with).

* mantenerse actualizado de = keep + abreast of.

* mantenerse a distancia = stand off.

* mantenerse a flote = keep + Posesivo + head above the water, keep + the wolves from the door, stay + afloat, stay in + business.

* mantenerse aislado = keep to + Reflexivo.

* mantenerse a la cabeza = stay + ahead of the pack.

* mantenerse a la escucha = stay + tuned.

* mantenerse al corriente = keep + current.

* mantenerse al corriente de = keep + abreast of, stay + abreast of, keep + track of.

* mantenerse al día = keep up to + date (with), keep up with + the current scene, keep + current.

* mantenerse al día de = keep + abreast of, keep + pace with, keep up with, stay + abreast of, keep + a finger on the pulse of, stay in + step with, keep in + step with, keep + step with.

* mantenerse al día de las noticias = keep up with + the news.

* mantenerse al día de los avances = track + developments.

* mantenerse alejado = stay away, remain + aloof.

* mantenerse alejado de = stay away from, steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.

* mantenerse alejado de la mirada del público = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* mantenerse alejado de la mirada pública = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* mantenerse alejado de + Nombre = keep + Nombre + at a distance.

* mantenerse alerta = keep + alert, keep + an eye open, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* mantenerse al frente = keep + ahead.

* mantenerse al margen = keep to + Reflexivo, take + a back seat, stand by, remain on + the sidelines.

* mantenerse al margen de = remain + uninvolved in, hold + Reflexivo + apart from.

* mantenerse al margen de Algo = stay above + Algo.

* mantenerse al tanto = stay + tuned.

* mantenerse al tanto de = keep in + sync, keep + a finger on the pulse of, keep + track of, stay in + step with, keep in + step with, keep + step with.

* mantenerse al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* mantenerse al tanto de las noticias = keep up with + the news.

* mantenerse al tanto de los avances = track + developments.

* mantenerse atento = keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* mantenerse atento a lo que ocurre alrededor = have + an ear to the ground, keep + Posesivo + ear to the ground.

* mantenerse bien = keep + well.

* mantenerse caliente = keep + warm.

* mantenerse callado = keep + quiet.

* mantenerse callado y pensativo con cierto resentimiento = brood.

* mantenerse como válido = hold up.

* mantener secreto = keep + secret.

* mantenerse despierto = keep + alert, stay + awake.

* mantenerse en buen estado físico = keep + fit.

* mantenerse en contacto = stay + tuned.

* mantenerse en contacto (con) = keep in + touch (with), stay in + touch (with).

* mantenerse en espera = stay + tuned.

* mantenerse en forma = keep + fit.

* mantenerse en línea con = keep in + line with.

* mantenerse en pie = hold + Posesivo + own.

* mantenerse en + Posesivo + trece = stick to + Posesivo + guns.

* mantenerse en sincronía = keep in + sync.

* mantenerse en su sitio = stand + Posesivo + ground.

* mantenerse en sus trece = stand + Posesivo + ground.

* mantenerse fiel a = stick with.

* mantenerse fiel a los principios de Uno = stick to + Posesivo + principles.

* mantenerse firme = stand + Posesivo + ground, stick to + Posesivo + guns.

* mantenerse impasible = keep + a stiff upper lip.

* mantenerse informado = keep up to + date (with), keep + current.

* mantenerse informado de = keep + abreast of.

* mantenerse lejos de = steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.

* mantenerse líder = stay + ahead of the pack.

* mantener(se) ocupado = keep + busy.

* mantener separado = keep apart.

* mantenerse por delante = keep + ahead.

* mantenerse por delante de la competencia = keep + one step ahead of the game, keep + one step ahead of the competition.

* mantenerse unidos = stick together.

* mantenerse vigente = hold + Posesivo + own.

* mantener silencio = keep + silent, keep + silence.

* mantener sincronizado = keep in + step.

* mantener suspenso en el aire = suspend.

* mantener todo controlado = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* mantener una actitud = hold + attitude.

* mantener una actitud abierta = be open-minded.

* mantener una apariencia de = maintain + a semblance of.

* mantener una conversación = hold + conversation.

* mantener una opinión = hold + view, hold + opinion.

* mantener una promesa = keep + Posesivo + promise.

* mantener una relación con = carry on + relationship with.

* mantener un concepto = hold + concept.

* mantener un control férreo sobre = hold + an iron grip on.

* mantener un debate = hold + discussion.

* mantener un equilibrio = balance, maintain + a balance, keep + a balance.

* mantener un estándar = uphold + standard.

* mantener un interés = pursue + interest.

* mantener un registro = keep + log.

* mantener un registro de = keep + track of, record.

* mantener un sistema de turnos = hold + a rota of.

* mantener vigente = keep + alive.

* mantener vivo = keep + alive, maintain + momentum, keep + Nombre + going.

* máquina que mantiene las constantes vitales = life-support system.

* para mantener(se) ocupado = keep-busy.

* voluntad de mantener Algo en secreto = secretiveness.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( económicamente) <familia/persona> to support, maintain; < perro> to keep; < amante> to keep

2)

a) (conservar, preservar) to keep

mantener la calma/la compostura — to keep calm/one's composure

para mantener su peso actual — to maintain his present weight

mantener las viejas tradiciones — to keep up the old traditions

el euro ha mantenido su valor — the euro has held its value

b) (cierto estado, cierta situación) (+ compl) to keep

mantener el equilibrio — to keep one's balance

mantener algo en equilibrio — to balance sth

mantenga limpia su ciudad — keep Norwich (o York etc) tidy

3)

a) < conversaciones> to have; < contactos> to maintain, keep up; < correspondencia> to keep up; < relaciones> to maintain

las negociaciones mantenidas en Ginebra — the negotiations held in Geneva

b) ( cumplir) <promesa/palabra> to keep

4) (afirmar, sostener) to maintain
2.
mantenerse verbo pronominal

1) ( sustentarse económicamente) to support oneself

2) (en cierto estado, cierta situación) (+ compl) to keep

se mantuvieron en primera división — they kept their place in the first division

la torre aún se mantiene en pie — the tower is still standing

mantenerse a distancia — to keep one's distance

mantenerse en contacto con algn — to keep in touch with sb

se mantuvo neutral en la disputa — he remained neutral in the dispute

3) ( alimentarse)

mantenerse a base de latas — to live off tinned food

se mantiene a base de vitaminas — he lives on vitamin pills

* * *

= hold together, keep, maintain, maintain, preserve, retain, store, support, sustain, uphold, hold, service, carry on, keep + Nombre + going, operate, hold on to.

Ex: The organization was trembling on the brink of financial disaster, and only the journal, American Documentation, was holding it together.

Ex: Guard book or scrapbook type arrangement, with possibly a loose-leaf format, is suitable for organising and keeping cuttings, letters and other small items.

Ex: Expressiveness can be difficult to maintain as new subjects are added.

Ex: They maintain, in an article written for Library Resources and Technical Services (LRTS) 'that automated cataloging systems have addressed only half of the problems of maintaining a library catalog'.

Ex: The concepts are organised into facets, and the facets are arranged and applied in such a way that the general to special order is preserved.

Ex: At an earlier stage, the Library of Congress had decided to retain certain pre-AACR headings, in order to avoid the expense of extensive recataloguing.

Ex: The records in a computer data base are structured in order to suit the information that is being stored for various applications.

Ex: In order to support these three elements, and to ensure that schemes are updated it is important to have some organisation which takes responsibility for revision and publication.

Ex: Publishers in the United Stated benefit from a larger home market which serves to sustain the production of an information tool.

Ex: It's about time that we go back to these principles and make sure that the quality of cataloging is upheld.

Ex: Some theorists hold that one stage must be completely worked through before the next stage can be entered.

Ex: Special storage facilities have been constructed which are at present serviced manually but will soon be computerised.

Ex: If a child detects that no very strong value is placed on reading then he feels no compulsion to develop his own reading skill beyond the minimal, functional level we all need simply to carry on our daily lives in our print-dominated society.

Ex: The author explains how libraries can keep their services going without being slaves to the job.

Ex: These references operate in a similar fashion whether they are used to link authors' names or subject headings.

Ex: The girls were swept away by the water as they failed to hold on to the bus stand.

* capacidad de mantener la atención = attention span.

* debate + mantenerse = debate + rage.

* de mantener una conversación = conversational.

* el que mantiene a la familia = breadwinner [bread winner].

* mantener a Alguien alerta = keep + Nombre + on + Posesivo + toes.

* mantener a Alguien atento = keep + Nombre + on + Posesivo + toes.

* mantener a Alguien en vilo = keep + Nombre + on + Posesivo + toes.

* mantener a Alguien informado de = keep + Nombre + posted on.

* mantener activo = keep + Nombre + going.

* mantener a flote = keep + afloat.

* mantener a la par de = keep up with.

* mantener alejado = keep away, keep + Nombre + out.

* mantener Algo abierto = hold + Nombre + open.

* mantener Algo activo = keep + Nombre + at the fore.

* mantener Algo alejado = keep + Nombre + at arm's length.

* mantener Algo al mínimo = keep + Nombre + at a minimum.

* mantener Algo a salvo = keep + Nombre + out of harm's way.

* mantener Algo controlado = keep + Nombre + in check.

* mantener Algo en el buen camino = keep + Nombre + on track.

* mantener Algo en equilibrio = keep + Nombre + in balance.

* mantener Algo en la dirección correcta = keep + Nombre + on track.

* mantener Algo en orden = keep + Nombre + in order.

* mantener Algo fuera de peligro = keep + Nombre + out of harm's way.

* mantener Algo ordenado = keep + Nombre + tidy, keep + Nombre + in order.

* mantener Algo vivo = keep + the flame alive, keep + Nombre + at the fore.

* mantener al ralentí = idle.

* mantener a mano = keep to + hand.

* mantener aparte = keep + separate.

* mantener a raya = keep at + bay, hold off, keep + Nombre + in line, hold at + bay.

* mantener bajo control = keep + a rein on.

* mantener bajo vigilancia = keep under + observation.

* mantener constancia de = keep + record of.

* mantener contacto = maintain + contact.

* mantener control = hold + the reins of control.

* mantener cooperación = maintain + cooperation.

* mantener dentro = keep + Nombre + in.

* mantener el control = stay in + control.

* mantener el ímpetu = maintain + momentum.

* mantener el interés = hold + the interest.

* mantener el orden = keep + order, police.

* mantener el orden público = maintain + public order.

* mantener el ritmo = keep + pace.

* mantener el tipo = keep + a stiff upper lip.

* mantener en observación = hold under + observation, keep under + observation.

* mantener en privado = be out of the public eye.

* mantener en reserva = keep on + reserve, keep in + reserve.

* mantener en secreto = keep + secret, keep + hush hush, keep + confidential, keep + Nombre + under wraps.

* mantener en sintonía = keep in + step.

* mantener firme = keep + steady, hold in + line, hold + steady.

* mantener informado = keep + informed.

* mantener junto = keep together.

* mantener la atención de Alguien = hold + Posesivo + attention.

* mantener la boca cerrada = keep + Posesivo + mouth shut.

* mantener la bola rodando = keep + the ball rolling.

* mantener la cabeza = keep + Posesivo + head, keep + Posesivo + head together.

* mantener la cabeza alta = hold + Posesivo + head high.

* mantener la cabeza fría = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* mantener la calma = keep + Posesivo + head, keep + Posesivo + head together, keep + Pronombre + cool, remain + cool-headed, keep + a cool head, play it + cool.

* mantener la coherencia = maintain + consistency.

* mantener la compostura = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* mantener la condición (de) = retain + Posesivo + status (as).

* mantener la continuidad = maintain + continuity.

* mantener la delantera = keep + ahead.

* mantener la disciplina = maintain + discipline.

* mantener la palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* mantener la posición = hold + the line.

* mantener las apariencias = keep up + appearances.

* mantener las cosas en marcha = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantener las cosas en movimiento = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantener las cosas funcionando = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantener las cuentas = keep + Posesivo + accounts.

* mantener las distancias con = keep + Nombre + at arm's length.

* mantener la serenidad = keep + Pronombre + cool, keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* mantener la tradición = keep with + tradition.

* mantener la vida = sustain + life.

* mantener libre de = keep + free of.

* mantener los ojos bien abiertos = keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.

* mantener los precios = hold + prices down.

* mantener oculto = keep + Nombre + under wraps.

* mantener ocupado = keep + busy.

* mantener ordenado = keep + Nombre + neat and tidy.

* mantener presente = keep before.

* mantener presionado = hold down.

* mantener registro de = keep + record of.

* mantener relaciones = maintain + contact, maintain + relationships, maintain + relations.

* mantener relaciones comerciales = do + business.

* mantenerse actualizado = keep up to + date (with).

* mantenerse actualizado de = keep + abreast of.

* mantenerse a distancia = stand off.

* mantenerse a flote = keep + Posesivo + head above the water, keep + the wolves from the door, stay + afloat, stay in + business.

* mantenerse aislado = keep to + Reflexivo.

* mantenerse a la cabeza = stay + ahead of the pack.

* mantenerse a la escucha = stay + tuned.

* mantenerse al corriente = keep + current.

* mantenerse al corriente de = keep + abreast of, stay + abreast of, keep + track of.

* mantenerse al día = keep up to + date (with), keep up with + the current scene, keep + current.

* mantenerse al día de = keep + abreast of, keep + pace with, keep up with, stay + abreast of, keep + a finger on the pulse of, stay in + step with, keep in + step with, keep + step with.

* mantenerse al día de las noticias = keep up with + the news.

* mantenerse al día de los avances = track + developments.

* mantenerse alejado = stay away, remain + aloof.

* mantenerse alejado de = stay away from, steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.

* mantenerse alejado de la mirada del público = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* mantenerse alejado de la mirada pública = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* mantenerse alejado de + Nombre = keep + Nombre + at a distance.

* mantenerse alerta = keep + alert, keep + an eye open, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* mantenerse al frente = keep + ahead.

* mantenerse al margen = keep to + Reflexivo, take + a back seat, stand by, remain on + the sidelines.

* mantenerse al margen de = remain + uninvolved in, hold + Reflexivo + apart from.

* mantenerse al margen de Algo = stay above + Algo.

* mantenerse al tanto = stay + tuned.

* mantenerse al tanto de = keep in + sync, keep + a finger on the pulse of, keep + track of, stay in + step with, keep in + step with, keep + step with.

* mantenerse al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* mantenerse al tanto de las noticias = keep up with + the news.

* mantenerse al tanto de los avances = track + developments.

* mantenerse atento = keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* mantenerse atento a lo que ocurre alrededor = have + an ear to the ground, keep + Posesivo + ear to the ground.

* mantenerse bien = keep + well.

* mantenerse caliente = keep + warm.

* mantenerse callado = keep + quiet.

* mantenerse callado y pensativo con cierto resentimiento = brood.

* mantenerse como válido = hold up.

* mantener secreto = keep + secret.

* mantenerse despierto = keep + alert, stay + awake.

* mantenerse en buen estado físico = keep + fit.

* mantenerse en contacto = stay + tuned.

* mantenerse en contacto (con) = keep in + touch (with), stay in + touch (with).

* mantenerse en espera = stay + tuned.

* mantenerse en forma = keep + fit.

* mantenerse en línea con = keep in + line with.

* mantenerse en pie = hold + Posesivo + own.

* mantenerse en + Posesivo + trece = stick to + Posesivo + guns.

* mantenerse en sincronía = keep in + sync.

* mantenerse en su sitio = stand + Posesivo + ground.

* mantenerse en sus trece = stand + Posesivo + ground.

* mantenerse fiel a = stick with.

* mantenerse fiel a los principios de Uno = stick to + Posesivo + principles.

* mantenerse firme = stand + Posesivo + ground, stick to + Posesivo + guns.

* mantenerse impasible = keep + a stiff upper lip.

* mantenerse informado = keep up to + date (with), keep + current.

* mantenerse informado de = keep + abreast of.

* mantenerse lejos de = steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.

* mantenerse líder = stay + ahead of the pack.

* mantener(se) ocupado = keep + busy.

* mantener separado = keep apart.

* mantenerse por delante = keep + ahead.

* mantenerse por delante de la competencia = keep + one step ahead of the game, keep + one step ahead of the competition.

* mantenerse unidos = stick together.

* mantenerse vigente = hold + Posesivo + own.

* mantener silencio = keep + silent, keep + silence.

* mantener sincronizado = keep in + step.

* mantener suspenso en el aire = suspend.

* mantener todo controlado = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* mantener una actitud = hold + attitude.

* mantener una actitud abierta = be open-minded.

* mantener una apariencia de = maintain + a semblance of.

* mantener una conversación = hold + conversation.

* mantener una opinión = hold + view, hold + opinion.

* mantener una promesa = keep + Posesivo + promise.

* mantener una relación con = carry on + relationship with.

* mantener un concepto = hold + concept.

* mantener un control férreo sobre = hold + an iron grip on.

* mantener un debate = hold + discussion.

* mantener un equilibrio = balance, maintain + a balance, keep + a balance.

* mantener un estándar = uphold + standard.

* mantener un interés = pursue + interest.

* mantener un registro = keep + log.

* mantener un registro de = keep + track of, record.

* mantener un sistema de turnos = hold + a rota of.

* mantener vigente = keep + alive.

* mantener vivo = keep + alive, maintain + momentum, keep + Nombre + going.

* máquina que mantiene las constantes vitales = life-support system.

* para mantener(se) ocupado = keep-busy.

* voluntad de mantener Algo en secreto = secretiveness.

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mantener [ E27 ]

vt

A (sustentar económicamente) ‹familia/persona› to support, maintain

cuesta una fortuna mantener a ese perro tan grande it costs a fortune to keep that enormous dog

¡y pretende que ella lo mantenga! and he expects her to support o keep him!

B

1 (conservar, preservar) to keep

mantener la calma/la compostura to keep calm/one's composure

mantener el orden to keep o ( frml) maintain order

para mantener la paz in order to keep the peace

mantener su peso actual to maintain his present weight

mantener las viejas tradiciones to keep up the old traditions

2 (en cierto estado, cierta situación) (+ compl) to keep

los postes mantienen la viga en posición the posts keep the beam in position

mantener el equilibrio to keep one's balance

lo mantiene en equilibrio sobre la punta de la nariz he balances it on the end of his nose

los militares lo mantuvieron en el poder the military kept him in power

todos los medicamentos deben mantenerse fuera del alcance de los niños all medicines should be kept out of reach of children

[ S ] mantenga limpia su ciudad keep Norwich ( o York etc) tidy

[ S ] una vez abierto manténgase refrigerado keep refrigerated once open

no mantiene su coche en buenas condiciones he doesn't keep his car in good condition, he doesn't maintain his car very well

sigue manteniendo vivos sus ideales he still keeps his ideals alive

C

1 ‹conversaciones› to have; ‹contactos› to maintain, keep up; ‹correspondencia› to keep up; ‹relaciones› to maintain

durante las negociaciones mantenidas en Ginebra during the negotiations held in Geneva

2 (cumplir) ‹promesa/palabra› to keep

D (afirmar, sostener) to maintain

mantiene que es inocente he maintains that he is innocent

■ mantenerse

v pron

A (sustentarse económicamente) to support o maintain o keep oneself

B (en cierto estado, cierta situación) (+ compl) to keep

se mantuvieron en primera división they kept their place o they stayed in the first division

mantenerse en forma to keep in shape, to keep fit

lo único que se mantiene en pie es la torre all that remains is the tower, only the tower is still standing

se mantiene al día she keeps up to date

siempre se mantuvo a distancia he always kept his distance

se mantuvo en contacto con sus amigos de la infancia he kept in touch with o kept up with his childhood friends

se mantuvo neutral en la disputa he remained neutral in the dispute

C

(alimentarse): nos mantuvimos a base de latas we lived off tinned food

se mantiene a base de vitaminas he lives on vitamin pills

* * *

mantener ( conjugate mantener) verbo transitivo
1 ( económicamente) ‹familia/persona› to support, maintain;
‹ amante› to keep
2 (conservar, preservar) to keep;
◊ mantener la calma to keep calm;

mantener el equilibrio to keep one's balance;
mantener algo en equilibrio to balance sth;
para mantener su peso actual to maintain his present weight
3
a) ‹ conversaciones› to have;

‹ contactos› to maintain, keep up;
‹ correspondencia› to keep up;
‹ relaciones› to maintain
b) ( cumplir) ‹promesa/palabra› to keep

4 (afirmar, sostener) to maintain
mantenerse verbo pronominal
1 ( sustentarse económicamente) to support oneself
2 (en cierto estado, cierta situación) to keep;
◊ mantenerse en forma to keep fit;

la torre aún se mantiene en pie the tower is still standing;
mantenerse en contacto (con algn) to keep in touch (with sb)
3 ( alimentarse):
◊ mantenerse a base de latas to live off tinned food

mantener verbo transitivo
1 (conservar) to keep: ella mantiene vivo su recuerdo, she keeps his memory alive
mantén la calma, keep calm
2 (sostener) to have: mantuvimos una conversación muy seria, we had a very serious talk
(una teoría, hipótesis) to defend, maintain
3 (alimentar, sustentar) to support, feed: no podían mantener las dos casas, they couldn't keep up both houses
4 (peso) to support, hold up
' mantener' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
callarse
- conchabarse
- conservar
- conservarse
- continuismo
- escribirse
- ir
- hilo
- línea
- raya
- sustentar
- tener
- tipo
- ahuyentar
- alerta
- calma
- correspondencia
- corriente
- disciplina
- flote
- guardar
- llevar
- mantiene
- mantuve
- orden
- preservar
- sujetar
English:
balance
- bay
- buoy
- captive
- carry on
- cherish
- cool
- fire
- hold
- hold off
- house
- hygiene
- image
- keep
- keep away
- keep down
- keep up
- maintain
- order
- preserve
- provide for
- retain
- secrecy
- stall
- support
- suspense
- sustain
- swear
- track
- unionist
- uphold
- weight-watching
- white elephant
- carry
- clear
- conduct
- correspond
- credit
- door
- go
- head
- inform
- occupy
- peace
- police
- provide
- segregate
- stand
- stick
- struggle

* * *

mantener

♦ vt

1. [económicamente] to support;

con su sueldo mantiene a toda la familia he has to support o keep his whole family with his wages

2. [sostener] to keep;

un andamio mantiene el edificio en pie a scaffold supports the building o keeps the building from falling down;

mantén los brazos en alto keep your arms in the air

3. [conservar] to keep;
[ritmo, nivel, presión] to keep up;
mantener las amistades to keep up one's friendships;

mantener algo en buen estado to keep sth in good condition;

mantener la calma to stay calm;

mantener el orden to keep order;

mantener la línea to keep one's figure;

mantener una promesa/la palabra to keep a promise/one's word;

mantenga limpia su ciudad [en letrero] keep your city tidy;

manténgase en un lugar seco [en etiqueta] keep in a dry place;

manténgase fuera del alcance de los niños [en medicamento, producto tóxico] keep out of the reach of children;

es incapaz de mantener la boca cerrada he can't keep his mouth shut

4. [tener] [conversación] to have;
[negociaciones, diálogo] to hold;
mantener correspondencia con alguien to correspond with sb;

mantener relaciones con alguien to have a relationship with sb;

mantener contactos con alguien to be in contact with sb

5. [defender] [convicción, idea] to stick to;
[candidatura] to refuse to withdraw;
mantiene su inocencia she maintains that she is innocent;

mantiene que no la vio he maintains that he didn't see her

♦ See also the pronominal verb mantenerse

* * *

mantener

v/t

1 ( sujetar) hold; techo etc hold up

2 ( preservar) keep

3 conversación, relación have

4 económicamente support

5 ( afirmar) maintain

* * *

mantener {80} vt

1) sustentar: to support, to feed

mantener uno su familia: to support one's family

2) conservar: to keep, to preserve

3) continuar: to keep up, to sustain

mantener una correspondencia: to keep up a correspondence

4) afirmar: to maintain, to affirm

♦ See also the reflexive verb mantenerse

* * *

mantener vb

1. (en general) to keep [pt. & pp. kept]

la nevera mantiene los alimentos fríos the fridge keeps food cold

he mantenido mi promesa I've kept my promise

2. (económicamente) to support

su hijo mantiene a toda la familia their son supports the whole family

3. (afirmar) to maintain

mantengo lo que dije el mes pasado I maintain what I said last month

4. (sujetar) to hold [pt. & pp. held]

mantén bien sujeto el cuadro hold the picture tight

Spanish-English dictionary > mantener
12 operar

v.

1 to bring about, to produce (cambio).

Esto operará un gran cambio This will bring about a great change.

2 to operate.

El motor opera bien The motor runs well.

El doctor opera por la mañana The doctor operates in the morning.

3 to operate on.

Un gran cirujano opera a Ricardo A great surgeon operates on Richard.

4 to manage, to direct, to operate.

Operar la empresa Manage the company

5 to conduct business, to do business.

* * *

operar

► verbo transitivo

1 MEDICINA to operate (a, on)

■ ¿quién te operó? who operated on you?

2 (producir) to bring about

► verbo intransitivo

1 (actuar) to operate

2 (negociar) to deal ( con, with)

► verbo pronominal operarse

1 MEDICINA to have an operation

■ se ha operado del corazón he has had a heart operation

2 (producirse) to come about

■ se han operado grandes cambios en el país the country has undergone many changes

* * *

verb

to operate

- operarse

* * *

1. VT

1) (=producir) [+ cambio] to produce, bring about; [+ cura] to effect; [+ milagro] to work

2) (Med) [+ paciente] to operate on

operar a algn de apendicitis — to operate on sb for appendicitis

3) [+ máquina] to operate, use

4) (=dirigir) [+ negocio] to manage, run; [+ mina] to work, exploit

2. VI

1) (tb Mat) to operate

2) (Com) to deal, do business

hoy no se ha operado en la bolsa — there has been no dealing o trading on the stock exchange today

3.

See:

operarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) (Med) to operate on

tuvieron que operarla de urgencia — she had to have an emergency operation

me van a operar de la vesícula — I'm having a gallbladder operation

lo operaron de apendicitis — he had his appendix taken out

2) (frml) <cambio/transformación> to produce, bring about

3) (Méx) < máquina> to operate
2.
operar vi

1)

a) (Mat) to operate

b) (Med) to operate

2) (frml) (funcionar, actuar) to operate

este vuelo operará todos los martes — this flight will operate every Tuesday

3) (frml) ( negociar) to deal, do business
3.
operarse v pron

1) (Med) (caus) to have an operation

operarse del corazón — to have a heart operation

2) (frml) cambio/transformación to take place

* * *

= operate, perform + surgery.

Ex. These references operate in a similar fashion whether they are used to link authors' names or subject headings.

Ex. The Philippines is renowned for its faith healers, who often perform surgery without knives.

----

* operarse = go under + the knife.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) (Med) to operate on

tuvieron que operarla de urgencia — she had to have an emergency operation

me van a operar de la vesícula — I'm having a gallbladder operation

lo operaron de apendicitis — he had his appendix taken out

2) (frml) <cambio/transformación> to produce, bring about

3) (Méx) < máquina> to operate
2.
operar vi

1)

a) (Mat) to operate

b) (Med) to operate

2) (frml) (funcionar, actuar) to operate

este vuelo operará todos los martes — this flight will operate every Tuesday

3) (frml) ( negociar) to deal, do business
3.
operarse v pron

1) (Med) (caus) to have an operation

operarse del corazón — to have a heart operation

2) (frml) cambio/transformación to take place

* * *

= operate, perform + surgery.

Ex: These references operate in a similar fashion whether they are used to link authors' names or subject headings.

Ex: The Philippines is renowned for its faith healers, who often perform surgery without knives.

* operarse = go under + the knife.

* * *

operar [A1 ]

vt

A ( Med) to operate on

la tuvieron que operar de urgencia she had to have an emergency operation

operar a algn DE algo:

me van a operar de la vesícula I'm having a gallbladder operation

lo operaron de apendicitis he had his appendix taken out

B ( frml); ‹cambio/transformación› to produce, bring about

C (Chi, Méx) ‹máquina› to operate

■ operar

vi

A ( Med) to operate

B ( frml) (funcionar, actuar) to operate

la protección no operará hasta que el asegurado haya pagado la prima cover will not become effective until the insured party has paid the premium

este vuelo operará todos los martes y jueves this flight will operate every Tuesday and Thursday

las tropas que operan en la frontera the troops operating along the border

C ( frml) (negociar) to deal, do business

D ( Mat) to operate

■ operarse

v pron

A ( Med) ( caus) to have an operation operarse DE algo:

tiene que operarse del corazón he has to have a heart operation

B ( frml); «cambio/transformación» to take place

* * *

operar ( conjugate operar) verbo transitivo
1 (Med) to operate on;
◊ me van a operar de la vesícula I'm having a gallbladder operation;

lo operaron de apendicitis he had his appendix taken out
2 (frml) ‹cambio/transformación› to produce, bring about
3 (Chi, Méx) ‹ máquina› to operate
verbo intransitivo
a) (Med) to operate

b) (frml) [servicio/vuelo] to operate

operarse verbo pronominal
1 (Med) ( caus) to have an operation;
◊ operarse del corazón to have a heart operation

2 (frml) [cambio/transformación] to take place
operar
I verbo transitivo
1 Med to operate [a, on]
2 (llevar a cabo, efectuar) to bring about
II verbo intransitivo
1 (actuar) to operate: Al Capone operaba en Chicago, Al Capone operated in Chicago
2 Fin to deal, do business [con, with]
' operar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
vida
- intervenir
English:
collude
- operate
- run
- computer

* * *

operar

♦ vt

1. [enfermo]
operar a alguien (de algo) to operate on sb (for sth);

ese es el médico que la operó that's the surgeon who operated on her;

casi me tienen que operar de urgencia I almost needed an emergency operation;

lo operaron del hígado he had a liver operation;

la han operado de cáncer de pecho she's had an operation for breast cancer;

de pequeño lo operaron de las amígdalas he had his tonsils removed when he was a child

2. [cambio] to bring about, to produce

3. Am [máquina] to operate

♦ vi

1. [realizar una actividad] to operate;

el ladrón operaba en esta zona the thief operated in this area;

el técnico operó con gran precisión the technician operated o worked with great precision

2. Com & Fin to deal

3. Mat to operate

4. Mil to operate

♦ See also the pronominal verb operarse

* * *

operar

I v/t

1 MED operate on

2 cambio bring about

3 L.Am.

manejar operate

II v/i

1 operate

2 COM do business ( con with)

* * *

operar vt

1) : to produce, to bring about

2) intervenir: to operate on

3) Mex : to operate, to run (a machine)

operar vi

1) : to operate, to function

2) : to deal, to do business

♦ See also the reflexive verb operarse

* * *

operar vb to operate

han operado a su padre del corazón his father has had a heart operation

me han operado de apendicitis I've had my appendix out

Spanish-English dictionary > operar
13 модульный центр обработки данных (ЦОД)
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Data Centers are a hot topic these days. No matter where you look, this once obscure aspect of infrastructure is getting a lot of attention. For years, there have been cost pressures on IT operations and this, when the need for modern capacity is greater than ever, has thrust data centers into the spotlight. Server and rack density continues to rise, placing DC professionals and businesses in tighter and tougher situations while they struggle to manage their IT environments. And now hyper-scale cloud infrastructure is taking traditional technologies to limits never explored before and focusing the imagination of the IT industry on new possibilities.

В настоящее время центры обработки данных являются широко обсуждаемой темой. Куда ни посмотришь, этот некогда малоизвестный аспект инфраструктуры привлекает все больше внимания. Годами ИТ-отделы испытывали нехватку средств и это выдвинуло ЦОДы в центр внимания, в то время, когда необходимость в современных ЦОДах стала как никогда высокой. Плотность серверов и стоек продолжают расти, все больше усложняя ситуацию для специалистов в области охлаждения и организаций в их попытках управлять своими ИТ-средами. И теперь гипермасштабируемая облачная инфраструктура подвергает традиционные технологии невиданным ранее нагрузкам, и заставляет ИТ-индустрию искать новые возможности.

At Microsoft, we have focused a lot of thought and research around how to best operate and maintain our global infrastructure and we want to share those learnings. While obviously there are some aspects that we keep to ourselves, we have shared how we operate facilities daily, our technologies and methodologies, and, most importantly, how we monitor and manage our facilities. Whether it’s speaking at industry events, inviting customers to our “Microsoft data center conferences” held in our data centers, or through other media like blogging and white papers, we believe sharing best practices is paramount and will drive the industry forward. So in that vein, we have some interesting news to share.

В компании MicroSoft уделяют большое внимание изучению наилучших методов эксплуатации и технического обслуживания своей глобальной инфраструктуры и делятся результатами своих исследований. И хотя мы, конечно, не раскрываем некоторые аспекты своих исследований, мы делимся повседневным опытом эксплуатации дата-центров, своими технологиями и методологиями и, что важнее всего, методами контроля и управления своими объектами. Будь то доклады на отраслевых событиях, приглашение клиентов на наши конференции, которые посвящены центрам обработки данных MicroSoft, и проводятся в этих самых дата-центрах, или использование других средств, например, блоги и спецификации, мы уверены, что обмен передовым опытом имеет первостепенное значение и будет продвигать отрасль вперед.

Today we are sharing our Generation 4 Modular Data Center plan. This is our vision and will be the foundation of our cloud data center infrastructure in the next five years. We believe it is one of the most revolutionary changes to happen to data centers in the last 30 years. Joining me, in writing this blog are Daniel Costello, my director of Data Center Research and Engineering and Christian Belady, principal power and cooling architect. I feel their voices will add significant value to driving understanding around the many benefits included in this new design paradigm.

Сейчас мы хотим поделиться своим планом модульного дата-центра четвертого поколения. Это наше видение и оно будет основанием для инфраструктуры наших облачных дата-центров в ближайшие пять лет. Мы считаем, что это одно из самых революционных изменений в дата-центрах за последние 30 лет. Вместе со мной в написании этого блога участвовали Дэниел Костелло, директор по исследованиям и инжинирингу дата-центров, и Кристиан Белади, главный архитектор систем энергоснабжения и охлаждения. Мне кажется, что их авторитет придаст больше веса большому количеству преимуществ, включенных в эту новую парадигму проектирования.

Our “Gen 4” modular data centers will take the flexibility of containerized servers—like those in our Chicago data center—and apply it across the entire facility. So what do we mean by modular? Think of it like “building blocks”, where the data center will be composed of modular units of prefabricated mechanical, electrical, security components, etc., in addition to containerized servers.

Was there a key driver for the Generation 4 Data Center?

Наши модульные дата-центры “Gen 4” будут гибкими с контейнерами серверов – как серверы в нашем чикагском дата-центре. И гибкость будет применяться ко всему ЦОД. Итак, что мы подразумеваем под модульностью? Мы думаем о ней как о “строительных блоках”, где дата-центр будет состоять из модульных блоков изготовленных в заводских условиях электрических систем и систем охлаждения, а также систем безопасности и т.п., в дополнение к контейнеризованным серверам.
Был ли ключевой стимул для разработки дата-центра четвертого поколения?

If we were to summarize the promise of our Gen 4 design into a single sentence it would be something like this: “A highly modular, scalable, efficient, just-in-time data center capacity program that can be delivered anywhere in the world very quickly and cheaply, while allowing for continued growth as required.” Sounds too good to be true, doesn’t it? Well, keep in mind that these concepts have been in initial development and prototyping for over a year and are based on cumulative knowledge of previous facility generations and the advances we have made since we began our investments in earnest on this new design.

Если бы нам нужно было обобщить достоинства нашего проекта Gen 4 в одном предложении, это выглядело бы следующим образом: “Центр обработки данных с высоким уровнем модульности, расширяемости, и энергетической эффективности, а также возможностью постоянного расширения, в случае необходимости, который можно очень быстро и дешево развертывать в любом месте мира”. Звучит слишком хорошо для того чтобы быть правдой, не так ли? Ну, не забывайте, что эти концепции находились в процессе начальной разработки и создания опытного образца в течение более одного года и основываются на опыте, накопленном в ходе развития предыдущих поколений ЦОД, а также успехах, сделанных нами со времени, когда мы начали вкладывать серьезные средства в этот новый проект.

One of the biggest challenges we’ve had at Microsoft is something Mike likes to call the ‘Goldilock’s Problem’. In a nutshell, the problem can be stated as:

The worst thing we can do in delivering facilities for the business is not have enough capacity online, thus limiting the growth of our products and services.

Одну из самых больших проблем, с которыми приходилось сталкиваться Майкрософт, Майк любит называть ‘Проблемой Лютика’. Вкратце, эту проблему можно выразить следующим образом:

Самое худшее, что может быть при строительстве ЦОД для бизнеса, это не располагать достаточными производственными мощностями, и тем самым ограничивать рост наших продуктов и сервисов.

The second worst thing we can do in delivering facilities for the business is to have too much capacity online.

А вторым самым худшим моментом в этой сфере может слишком большое количество производственных мощностей.

This has led to a focus on smart, intelligent growth for the business — refining our overall demand picture. It can’t be too hot. It can’t be too cold. It has to be ‘Just Right!’ The capital dollars of investment are too large to make without long term planning. As we struggled to master these interesting challenges, we had to ensure that our technological plan also included solutions for the business and operational challenges we faced as well.
So let’s take a high level look at our Generation 4 design

Это заставило нас сосредоточиваться на интеллектуальном росте для бизнеса — refining our overall demand picture. Это не должно быть слишком горячим. И это не должно быть слишком холодным. Это должно быть ‘как раз, таким как надо!’ Нельзя делать такие большие капиталовложения без долгосрочного планирования. Пока мы старались решить эти интересные проблемы, мы должны были гарантировать, что наш технологический план будет также включать решения для коммерческих и эксплуатационных проблем, с которыми нам также приходилось сталкиваться.
Давайте рассмотрим наш проект дата-центра четвертого поколения

Are you ready for some great visuals? Check out this video at Soapbox. Click here for the Microsoft 4th Gen Video.

It’s a concept video that came out of my Data Center Research and Engineering team, under Daniel Costello, that will give you a view into what we think is the future.

From a configuration, construct-ability and time to market perspective, our primary goals and objectives are to modularize the whole data center. Not just the server side (like the Chicago facility), but the mechanical and electrical space as well. This means using the same kind of parts in pre-manufactured modules, the ability to use containers, skids, or rack-based deployments and the ability to tailor the Redundancy and Reliability requirements to the application at a very specific level.

Посмотрите это видео, перейдите по ссылке для просмотра видео о Microsoft 4th Gen:

Это концептуальное видео, созданное командой отдела Data Center Research and Engineering, возглавляемого Дэниелом Костелло, которое даст вам наше представление о будущем.

С точки зрения конфигурации, строительной технологичности и времени вывода на рынок, нашими главными целями и задачами агрегатирование всего дата-центра. Не только серверную часть, как дата-центр в Чикаго, но также системы охлаждения и электрические системы. Это означает применение деталей одного типа в сборных модулях, возможность использования контейнеров, салазок, или стоечных систем, а также возможность подстраивать требования избыточности и надежности для данного приложения на очень специфичном уровне.

Our goals from a cost perspective were simple in concept but tough to deliver. First and foremost, we had to reduce the capital cost per critical Mega Watt by the class of use. Some applications can run with N-level redundancy in the infrastructure, others require a little more infrastructure for support. These different classes of infrastructure requirements meant that optimizing for all cost classes was paramount. At Microsoft, we are not a one trick pony and have many Online products and services (240+) that require different levels of operational support. We understand that and ensured that we addressed it in our design which will allow us to reduce capital costs by 20%-40% or greater depending upon class.

Нашими целями в области затрат были концептуально простыми, но трудно реализуемыми. В первую очередь мы должны были снизить капитальные затраты в пересчете на один мегаватт, в зависимости от класса резервирования. Некоторые приложения могут вполне работать на базе инфраструктуры с резервированием на уровне N, то есть без резервирования, а для работы других приложений требуется больше инфраструктуры. Эти разные классы требований инфраструктуры подразумевали, что оптимизация всех классов затрат имеет преобладающее значение. В Майкрософт мы не ограничиваемся одним решением и располагаем большим количеством интерактивных продуктов и сервисов (240+), которым требуются разные уровни эксплуатационной поддержки. Мы понимаем это, и учитываем это в своем проекте, который позволит нам сокращать капитальные затраты на 20%-40% или более в зависимости от класса.

For example, non-critical or geo redundant applications have low hardware reliability requirements on a location basis. As a result, Gen 4 can be configured to provide stripped down, low-cost infrastructure with little or no redundancy and/or temperature control. Let’s say an Online service team decides that due to the dramatically lower cost, they will simply use uncontrolled outside air with temperatures ranging 10-35 C and 20-80% RH. The reality is we are already spec-ing this for all of our servers today and working with server vendors to broaden that range even further as Gen 4 becomes a reality. For this class of infrastructure, we eliminate generators, chillers, UPSs, and possibly lower costs relative to traditional infrastructure.

Например, некритичные или гео-избыточные системы имеют низкие требования к аппаратной надежности на основе местоположения. В результате этого, Gen 4 можно конфигурировать для упрощенной, недорогой инфраструктуры с низким уровнем (или вообще без резервирования) резервирования и / или температурного контроля. Скажем, команда интерактивного сервиса решает, что, в связи с намного меньшими затратами, они будут просто использовать некондиционированный наружный воздух с температурой 10-35°C и влажностью 20-80% RH. В реальности мы уже сегодня предъявляем эти требования к своим серверам и работаем с поставщиками серверов над еще большим расширением диапазона температур, так как наш модуль и подход Gen 4 становится реальностью. Для подобного класса инфраструктуры мы удаляем генераторы, чиллеры, ИБП, и, возможно, будем предлагать более низкие затраты, по сравнению с традиционной инфраструктурой.

Applications that demand higher level of redundancy or temperature control will use configurations of Gen 4 to meet those needs, however, they will also cost more (but still less than traditional data centers). We see this cost difference driving engineering behavioral change in that we predict more applications will drive towards Geo redundancy to lower costs.

Системы, которым требуется более высокий уровень резервирования или температурного контроля, будут использовать конфигурации Gen 4, отвечающие этим требованиям, однако, они будут также стоить больше. Но все равно они будут стоить меньше, чем традиционные дата-центры. Мы предвидим, что эти различия в затратах будут вызывать изменения в методах инжиниринга, и по нашим прогнозам, это будет выражаться в переходе все большего числа систем на гео-избыточность и меньшие затраты.

Another cool thing about Gen 4 is that it allows us to deploy capacity when our demand dictates it. Once finalized, we will no longer need to make large upfront investments. Imagine driving capital costs more closely in-line with actual demand, thus greatly reducing time-to-market and adding the capacity Online inherent in the design. Also reduced is the amount of construction labor required to put these “building blocks” together. Since the entire platform requires pre-manufacture of its core components, on-site construction costs are lowered. This allows us to maximize our return on invested capital.

Еще одно достоинство Gen 4 состоит в том, что он позволяет нам разворачивать дополнительные мощности, когда нам это необходимо. Как только мы закончим проект, нам больше не нужно будет делать большие начальные капиталовложения. Представьте себе возможность более точного согласования капитальных затрат с реальными требованиями, и тем самым значительного снижения времени вывода на рынок и интерактивного добавления мощностей, предусматриваемого проектом. Также снижен объем строительных работ, требуемых для сборки этих “строительных блоков”. Поскольку вся платформа требует предварительного изготовления ее базовых компонентов, затраты на сборку также снижены. Это позволит нам увеличить до максимума окупаемость своих капиталовложений.
Мы все подвергаем сомнению

In our design process, we questioned everything. You may notice there is no roof and some might be uncomfortable with this. We explored the need of one and throughout our research we got some surprising (positive) results that showed one wasn’t needed.

В своем процессе проектирования мы все подвергаем сомнению. Вы, наверное, обратили внимание на отсутствие крыши, и некоторым специалистам это могло не понравиться. Мы изучили необходимость в крыше и в ходе своих исследований получили удивительные результаты, которые показали, что крыша не нужна.
Серийное производство дата центров

In short, we are striving to bring Henry Ford’s Model T factory to the data center. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Ford#Model_T. Gen 4 will move data centers from a custom design and build model to a commoditized manufacturing approach. We intend to have our components built in factories and then assemble them in one location (the data center site) very quickly. Think about how a computer, car or plane is built today. Components are manufactured by different companies all over the world to a predefined spec and then integrated in one location based on demands and feature requirements. And just like Henry Ford’s assembly line drove the cost of building and the time-to-market down dramatically for the automobile industry, we expect Gen 4 to do the same for data centers. Everything will be pre-manufactured and assembled on the pad.

Мы хотим применить модель автомобильной фабрики Генри Форда к дата-центру. Проект Gen 4 будет способствовать переходу от модели специализированного проектирования и строительства к товарно-производственному, серийному подходу. Мы намерены изготавливать свои компоненты на заводах, а затем очень быстро собирать их в одном месте, в месте строительства дата-центра. Подумайте о том, как сегодня изготавливается компьютер, автомобиль или самолет. Компоненты изготавливаются по заранее определенным спецификациям разными компаниями во всем мире, затем собираются в одном месте на основе спроса и требуемых характеристик. И точно так же как сборочный конвейер Генри Форда привел к значительному уменьшению затрат на производство и времени вывода на рынок в автомобильной промышленности, мы надеемся, что Gen 4 сделает то же самое для дата-центров. Все будет предварительно изготавливаться и собираться на месте.
Невероятно энергоэффективный ЦОД

And did we mention that this platform will be, overall, incredibly energy efficient? From a total energy perspective not only will we have remarkable PUE values, but the total cost of energy going into the facility will be greatly reduced as well. How much energy goes into making concrete? Will we need as much of it? How much energy goes into the fuel of the construction vehicles? This will also be greatly reduced! A key driver is our goal to achieve an average PUE at or below 1.125 by 2012 across our data centers. More than that, we are on a mission to reduce the overall amount of copper and water used in these facilities. We believe these will be the next areas of industry attention when and if the energy problem is solved. So we are asking today…“how can we build a data center with less building”?

А мы упоминали, что эта платформа будет, в общем, невероятно энергоэффективной? С точки зрения общей энергии, мы получим не только поразительные значения PUE, но общая стоимость энергии, затраченной на объект будет также значительно снижена. Сколько энергии идет на производство бетона? Нам нужно будет столько энергии? Сколько энергии идет на питание инженерных строительных машин? Это тоже будет значительно снижено! Главным стимулом является достижение среднего PUE не больше 1.125 для всех наших дата-центров к 2012 году. Более того, у нас есть задача сокращения общего количества меди и воды в дата-центрах. Мы думаем, что эти задачи станут следующей заботой отрасли после того как будет решена энергетическая проблема. Итак, сегодня мы спрашиваем себя…“как можно построить дата-центр с меньшим объемом строительных работ”?
Строительство дата центров без чиллеров

We have talked openly and publicly about building chiller-less data centers and running our facilities using aggressive outside economization. Our sincerest hope is that Gen 4 will completely eliminate the use of water. Today’s data centers use massive amounts of water and we see water as the next scarce resource and have decided to take a proactive stance on making water conservation part of our plan.

Мы открыто и публично говорили о строительстве дата-центров без чиллеров и активном использовании в наших центрах обработки данных технологий свободного охлаждения или фрикулинга. Мы искренне надеемся, что Gen 4 позволит полностью отказаться от использования воды. Современные дата-центры расходуют большие объемы воды и так как мы считаем воду следующим редким ресурсом, мы решили принять упреждающие меры и включить экономию воды в свой план.

By sharing this with the industry, we believe everyone can benefit from our methodology. While this concept and approach may be intimidating (or downright frightening) to some in the industry, disclosure ultimately is better for all of us.

Делясь этим опытом с отраслью, мы считаем, что каждый сможет извлечь выгоду из нашей методологией. Хотя эта концепция и подход могут показаться пугающими (или откровенно страшными) для некоторых отраслевых специалистов, раскрывая свои планы мы, в конечном счете, делаем лучше для всех нас.

Gen 4 design (even more than just containers), could reduce the ‘religious’ debates in our industry. With the central spine infrastructure in place, containers or pre-manufactured server halls can be either AC or DC, air-side economized or water-side economized, or not economized at all (though the sanity of that might be questioned). Gen 4 will allow us to decommission, repair and upgrade quickly because everything is modular. No longer will we be governed by the initial decisions made when constructing the facility. We will have almost unlimited use and re-use of the facility and site. We will also be able to use power in an ultra-fluid fashion moving load from critical to non-critical as use and capacity requirements dictate.

Проект Gen 4 позволит уменьшить ‘религиозные’ споры в нашей отрасли. Располагая базовой инфраструктурой, контейнеры или сборные серверные могут оборудоваться системами переменного или постоянного тока, воздушными или водяными экономайзерами, или вообще не использовать экономайзеры. Хотя можно подвергать сомнению разумность такого решения. Gen 4 позволит нам быстро выполнять работы по выводу из эксплуатации, ремонту и модернизации, поскольку все будет модульным. Мы больше не будем руководствоваться начальными решениями, принятыми во время строительства дата-центра. Мы сможем использовать этот дата-центр и инфраструктуру в течение почти неограниченного периода времени. Мы также сможем применять сверхгибкие методы использования электрической энергии, переводя оборудование в режимы критической или некритической нагрузки в соответствии с требуемой мощностью.
Gen 4 – это стандартная платформа

Finally, we believe this is a big game changer. Gen 4 will provide a standard platform that our industry can innovate around. For example, all modules in our Gen 4 will have common interfaces clearly defined by our specs and any vendor that meets these specifications will be able to plug into our infrastructure. Whether you are a computer vendor, UPS vendor, generator vendor, etc., you will be able to plug and play into our infrastructure. This means we can also source anyone, anywhere on the globe to minimize costs and maximize performance. We want to help motivate the industry to further innovate—with innovations from which everyone can reap the benefits.

Наконец, мы уверены, что это будет фактором, который значительно изменит ситуацию. Gen 4 будет представлять собой стандартную платформу, которую отрасль сможет обновлять. Например, все модули в нашем Gen 4 будут иметь общепринятые интерфейсы, четко определяемые нашими спецификациями, и оборудование любого поставщика, которое отвечает этим спецификациям можно будет включать в нашу инфраструктуру. Независимо от того производите вы компьютеры, ИБП, генераторы и т.п., вы сможете включать свое оборудование нашу инфраструктуру. Это означает, что мы также сможем обеспечивать всех, в любом месте земного шара, тем самым сводя до минимума затраты и максимальной увеличивая производительность. Мы хотим создать в отрасли мотивацию для дальнейших инноваций – инноваций, от которых каждый сможет получать выгоду.
Главные характеристики дата-центров четвертого поколения Gen4

To summarize, the key characteristics of our Generation 4 data centers are:

Scalable
Plug-and-play spine infrastructure
Factory pre-assembled: Pre-Assembled Containers (PACs) & Pre-Manufactured Buildings (PMBs)
Rapid deployment
De-mountable
Reduce TTM
Reduced construction
Sustainable measures

Ниже приведены главные характеристики дата-центров четвертого поколения Gen 4:

Расширяемость;
Готовая к использованию базовая инфраструктура;
Изготовление в заводских условиях: сборные контейнеры (PAC) и сборные здания (PMB);
Быстрота развертывания;
Возможность демонтажа;
Снижение времени вывода на рынок (TTM);
Сокращение сроков строительства;
Экологичность;

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We hope you join us on this incredible journey of change and innovation!

Long hours of research and engineering time are invested into this process. There are still some long days and nights ahead, but the vision is clear. Rest assured however, that we as refine Generation 4, the team will soon be looking to Generation 5 (even if it is a bit farther out). There is always room to get better.

Использование систем электропитания постоянного тока.

Мы надеемся, что вы присоединитесь к нам в этом невероятном путешествии по миру изменений и инноваций!

На этот проект уже потрачены долгие часы исследований и проектирования. И еще предстоит потратить много дней и ночей, но мы имеем четкое представление о конечной цели. Однако будьте уверены, что как только мы доведем до конца проект модульного дата-центра четвертого поколения, мы вскоре начнем думать о проекте дата-центра пятого поколения. Всегда есть возможность для улучшений.

So if you happen to come across Goldilocks in the forest, and you are curious as to why she is smiling you will know that she feels very good about getting very close to ‘JUST RIGHT’.

Generations of Evolution – some background on our data center designs

Так что, если вы встретите в лесу девочку по имени Лютик, и вам станет любопытно, почему она улыбается, вы будете знать, что она очень довольна тем, что очень близко подошла к ‘ОПИМАЛЬНОМУ РЕШЕНИЮ’.
Поколения эволюции – история развития наших дата-центров

We thought you might be interested in understanding what happened in the first three generations of our data center designs. When Ray Ozzie wrote his Software plus Services memo it posed a very interesting challenge to us. The winds of change were at ‘tornado’ proportions. That “plus Services” tag had some significant (and unstated) challenges inherent to it. The first was that Microsoft was going to evolve even further into an operations company. While we had been running large scale Internet services since 1995, this development lead us to an entirely new level. Additionally, these “services” would span across both Internet and Enterprise businesses. To those of you who have to operate “stuff”, you know that these are two very different worlds in operational models and challenges. It also meant that, to achieve the same level of reliability and performance required our infrastructure was going to have to scale globally and in a significant way.

Мы подумали, что может быть вам будет интересно узнать историю первых трех поколений наших центров обработки данных. Когда Рэй Оззи написал свою памятную записку Software plus Services, он поставил перед нами очень интересную задачу. Ветра перемен двигались с ураганной скоростью. Это окончание “plus Services” скрывало в себе какие-то значительные и неопределенные задачи. Первая заключалась в том, что Майкрософт собиралась в еще большей степени стать операционной компанией. Несмотря на то, что мы управляли большими интернет-сервисами, начиная с 1995 г., эта разработка подняла нас на абсолютно новый уровень. Кроме того, эти “сервисы” охватывали интернет-компании и корпорации. Тем, кому приходится всем этим управлять, известно, что есть два очень разных мира в области операционных моделей и задач. Это также означало, что для достижения такого же уровня надежности и производительности требовалось, чтобы наша инфраструктура располагала значительными возможностями расширения в глобальных масштабах.

It was that intense atmosphere of change that we first started re-evaluating data center technology and processes in general and our ideas began to reach farther than what was accepted by the industry at large. This was the era of Generation 1. As we look at where most of the world’s data centers are today (and where our facilities were), it represented all the known learning and design requirements that had been in place since IBM built the first purpose-built computer room. These facilities focused more around uptime, reliability and redundancy. Big infrastructure was held accountable to solve all potential environmental shortfalls. This is where the majority of infrastructure in the industry still is today.

Именно в этой атмосфере серьезных изменений мы впервые начали переоценку ЦОД-технологий и технологий вообще, и наши идеи начали выходить за пределы общепринятых в отрасли представлений. Это была эпоха ЦОД первого поколения. Когда мы узнали, где сегодня располагается большинство мировых дата-центров и где находятся наши предприятия, это представляло весь опыт и навыки проектирования, накопленные со времени, когда IBM построила первую серверную. В этих ЦОД больше внимания уделялось бесперебойной работе, надежности и резервированию. Большая инфраструктура была призвана решать все потенциальные экологические проблемы. Сегодня большая часть инфраструктуры все еще находится на этом этапе своего развития.

We soon realized that traditional data centers were quickly becoming outdated. They were not keeping up with the demands of what was happening technologically and environmentally. That’s when we kicked off our Generation 2 design. Gen 2 facilities started taking into account sustainability, energy efficiency, and really looking at the total cost of energy and operations.

Очень быстро мы поняли, что стандартные дата-центры очень быстро становятся устаревшими. Они не поспевали за темпами изменений технологических и экологических требований. Именно тогда мы стали разрабатывать ЦОД второго поколения. В этих дата-центрах Gen 2 стали принимать во внимание такие факторы как устойчивое развитие, энергетическая эффективность, а также общие энергетические и эксплуатационные.

No longer did we view data centers just for the upfront capital costs, but we took a hard look at the facility over the course of its life. Our Quincy, Washington and San Antonio, Texas facilities are examples of our Gen 2 data centers where we explored and implemented new ways to lessen the impact on the environment. These facilities are considered two leading industry examples, based on their energy efficiency and ability to run and operate at new levels of scale and performance by leveraging clean hydro power (Quincy) and recycled waste water (San Antonio) to cool the facility during peak cooling months.

Мы больше не рассматривали дата-центры только с точки зрения начальных капитальных затрат, а внимательно следили за работой ЦОД на протяжении его срока службы. Наши объекты в Куинси, Вашингтоне, и Сан-Антонио, Техас, являются образцами наших ЦОД второго поколения, в которых мы изучали и применяли на практике новые способы снижения воздействия на окружающую среду. Эти объекты считаются двумя ведущими отраслевыми примерами, исходя из их энергетической эффективности и способности работать на новых уровнях производительности, основанных на использовании чистой энергии воды (Куинси) и рециклирования отработанной воды (Сан-Антонио) для охлаждения объекта в самых жарких месяцах.

As we were delivering our Gen 2 facilities into steel and concrete, our Generation 3 facilities were rapidly driving the evolution of the program. The key concepts for our Gen 3 design are increased modularity and greater concentration around energy efficiency and scale. The Gen 3 facility will be best represented by the Chicago, Illinois facility currently under construction. This facility will seem very foreign compared to the traditional data center concepts most of the industry is comfortable with. In fact, if you ever sit around in our container hanger in Chicago it will look incredibly different from a traditional raised-floor data center. We anticipate this modularization will drive huge efficiencies in terms of cost and operations for our business. We will also introduce significant changes in the environmental systems used to run our facilities. These concepts and processes (where applicable) will help us gain even greater efficiencies in our existing footprint, allowing us to further maximize infrastructure investments.

Так как наши ЦОД второго поколения строились из стали и бетона, наши центры обработки данных третьего поколения начали их быстро вытеснять. Главными концептуальными особенностями ЦОД третьего поколения Gen 3 являются повышенная модульность и большее внимание к энергетической эффективности и масштабированию. Дата-центры третьего поколения лучше всего представлены объектом, который в настоящее время строится в Чикаго, Иллинойс. Этот ЦОД будет выглядеть очень необычно, по сравнению с общепринятыми в отрасли представлениями о дата-центре. Действительно, если вам когда-либо удастся побывать в нашем контейнерном ангаре в Чикаго, он покажется вам совершенно непохожим на обычный дата-центр с фальшполом. Мы предполагаем, что этот модульный подход будет способствовать значительному повышению эффективности нашего бизнеса в отношении затрат и операций. Мы также внесем существенные изменения в климатические системы, используемые в наших ЦОД. Эти концепции и технологии, если применимо, позволят нам добиться еще большей эффективности наших существующих дата-центров, и тем самым еще больше увеличивать капиталовложения в инфраструктуру.

This is definitely a journey, not a destination industry. In fact, our Generation 4 design has been under heavy engineering for viability and cost for over a year. While the demand of our commercial growth required us to make investments as we grew, we treated each step in the learning as a process for further innovation in data centers. The design for our future Gen 4 facilities enabled us to make visionary advances that addressed the challenges of building, running, and operating facilities all in one concerted effort.

Это определенно путешествие, а не конечный пункт назначения. На самом деле, наш проект ЦОД четвертого поколения подвергался серьезным испытаниям на жизнеспособность и затраты на протяжении целого года. Хотя необходимость в коммерческом росте требовала от нас постоянных капиталовложений, мы рассматривали каждый этап своего развития как шаг к будущим инновациям в области дата-центров. Проект наших будущих ЦОД четвертого поколения Gen 4 позволил нам делать фантастические предположения, которые касались задач строительства, управления и эксплуатации объектов как единого упорядоченного процесса.

Тематики
- ЦОДы (центры обработки данных)
Синонимы
- модульный ЦОД
EN
- modular data center
Русско-английский словарь нормативно-технической терминологии > модульный центр обработки данных (ЦОД)
14 bueno

adj.

1 good, fine, okay.

2 good-hearted, decent, kind, good.

3 good, suitable, wholesome.

4 favorable, good.

intj.

1 okay.

2 now then.

3 hello.

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bueno

► adjetivo

1 (gen) good

■ es una película muy buena it's a very good film

■ los niños buenos obedecen a sus padres good children obey their parents

■ lo que necesitas es una buena taza de café what you need is a nice cup of coffee

2 (persona - amable) kind; (- agradable) nice, polite

3 (tiempo) good, nice

■ hizo un día muy bueno the weather was very good

4 (apropiado) right, suitable; (correcto) right

■ no es bueno para los niños pequeños it's not suitable for small children

■ esta llave no es la buena this key isn't the right one

5 (de salud) well

■ ¿ya estás buena? are you better now?

6 (grande) big; (considerable) considerable

■ un buen número de participantes quite a few participants

► interjección ¡bueno!

1 (sorpresa) well, very well; (de acuerdo) all right!

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de buenas a primeras familiar all of a sudden, just like that

estar bueno,-a to be in good health 2 familiar to be good-looking

estar de buen ver to be good-looking

por la buenas willingly

¡ésta sí que es buena! familiar that's a good one!

buen humor good humour (US humor)

buenas noches good evening

buenas tardes good afternoon

buenos días good morning

la buena mesa good food

la buena vida the good life Table 1 NOTA See also buen/Table 1

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(f. - buena)

adj.

1) good

2) kind, nice

3) large, considerable

4) healthy, well

* * *
bueno, -a
1. ADJ
( antes de sm sing buen)
1) [gen] good; [tiempo] fine, good, fair

es un buen libro — it's a good book

está muy bueno este bizcocho — this sponge cake is lovely o really good

tiene buena voz — she has a good voice

les gusta la buena vida — they like the good life

es buen traductor — he's a good translator

hace buen tiempo — the weather's fine o good o fair

los buenos tiempos — the good old days

la mano buena — hum the right hand

¡bueno está! — LAm that's enough!

¡qué bueno! — esp LAm excellent!, great!

lo bueno es que... — the best thing is that..., the best part is that...

lo bueno fue que ni siquiera quiso venir — the best thing o part was that he didn't even want to come

- lo bueno, si breve, dos veces bueno

2) (=bondadoso) [persona] kind, good

fue muy bueno conmigo — he was very kind o good to me

es usted muy bueno — you are very kind

sé bueno — be good

es buena persona — he's a nice person, he's a good sort

- es más bueno que el pan

3) (=apropiado) good

este es un buen momento para comprar — this is a good time to buy

no es bueno que esté solo — it's not good for him to be alone

ser bueno para — to be good for

esta bebida es buena para la salud — this drink is good for your health

4) [de salud]

estar bueno — to be well

ponerse bueno — to get better

5) * (=atractivo)

está muy bueno — he's a bit of all right *, he's gorgeous *

6) (=considerable) good, large

un buen número de... — a good o large number of...

una buena cantidad de dinero — a large amount of money

un buen trozo de... — a nice big piece of...

le eché un buen rapapolvo — I gave him a good telling-off

le di un buen susto — I gave him a real fright

ganó buenos duros — she earned a good deal of money

7) iró

¡buen conductor! — a fine driver you are!, some driver you are!

¡esa sí que es buena! — that's a good one!

¡buena la has liado o hecho! — you've really gone and done it now!

¡en buen lío me he metido! — I've got myself into a fine mess!

¡estaría bueno! — * I should hope not!

estaría bueno que... — it would be just great if...

luego verás lo que es bueno — * then you'll see

le pusieron bueno — * (=lo pegaron) they beat the living daylights out of him *; (=lo criticaron) they slagged him off *

le dio un tortazo de los buenos — he gave him a hell of a thump *

8) [en saludos]

¡buenas! — hello!

buenos días — good morning

buenas tardes — [a primera hora] good afternoon; [más tarde] good evening

¿qué hay de bueno? — what's new?

9)

- estar de buenas

- estar en la buena

- hacer algo a la buena de Dios

por las buenas —

resolver algo por las buenas — to settle sth amicably

irás por las buenas o por las malas — you'll go whether you like it or not

si no me obedeces por las buenas, tendrás que hacerlo por las malas — you can either do as I say willingly, or I'll have to force you to do it

- de buenas a primeras

decir una noticia a algn de buenas a primeras — to spring a piece of news on sb

2.

ADV

¡bueno! — all right!, O.K.!; Méx (Telec) hello!

bueno, pues... — well...

bueno, resulta que... — well, it so happens that...

bueno, ¿y qué? — well, so what?, well?

¡pero bueno, cómo puedes ser tan bruto! — honestly, how can you be so stupid!

pero bueno, no nos vamos a meter en historias — but anyway, let's not go into this

3. SM / F

1)

el bueno — [de la película] the goody *, the good guy *

2)

el bueno de Manolo — good old Manolo

* * *
I
- na adjetivo

[ buen is used before masculine singular nouns]

Sentido I

1)

a) [ser] ( de calidad) <hotel/producto> good

tiene buena memoria — she has a good memory

ropa buena — good-quality clothes

hizo un buen trabajo — she did a good job

lo bueno si breve dos veces bueno — brevity is the soul of wit

b) ( valioso) good

qué buena idea! — what a good idea!

buenos consejos — good o useful advice

c) (válido, correcto) <razón/excusa> good

bueno está lo bueno (pero no lo demasiado) — (fam) you can have too much of a good thing

2)

a) [ser] ( competente) <médico/alumno> good

ser bueno en algo — to be good at something

es muy buena en francés — she's very good at French

ser bueno para algo: es muy buena para los negocios — she's got a very good head for business

b) <padre/marido/amigo> good

c) (eficaz, efectivo) <remedio/método> good

es bueno para la gripe/los dolores de cabeza — it's good for the flu/headaches

3) ( favorable) <oferta/suerte> good

buenas noticias — good news

la novela tuvo muy buena(s) crítica(s) — the novel got very good reviews

están en buena posición económica — they're comfortably off

en las buenas — (CS) in the good times

estar de buenas — ( de buen humor) (fam) to be in a good mood; ( afortunado) (Col fam) to be lucky

por las buenas — willingly

4) [ser] ( conveniente) good

no es buena hora para llamar — it's not a good time to phone

sería bueno que hablaras con él — it would be a good idea if you spoke to him

no es bueno comer tanto — it isn't good to eat so much

5) (ingenioso, divertido) <chiste/idea> good, great (colloq)

lo bueno fue que... — the funny thing was...

6)

a) ( agradable) nice

hace muy buen tiempo — the weather's lovely

b) ( agradable al paladar - en general)

ser bueno — to be good, be nice; (- de algo en particular)

estar bueno — to be good, be nice

el guacamole es buenísimo — guacamole is really good

qué buena está la carne! — the meat is delicious

c)

qué bueno! — (AmL) great!

qué bueno que lo trajiste! — it's a good thing you brought it

7) [estar] ( en buen estado)

esta leche no está buena — this milk is off o sour

¿este pescado estará bueno? — do you think this fish is all right?

8) [estar] (fam) ( sexualmente atractivo)

está muy buena — she's gorgeous (colloq)

está buenísimo — he's really gorgeous o hunky (colloq)

9) (saludable, sano) <costumbre/alimentación> good

tiene muy buen semblante — she looks very well

bueno y sano — (Chi) ( sin novedad) safe and sound; ( sobrio) sober

10) (en fórmulas, saludos) good

buenos días! or (RPl) buen día! — good morning

buenas tardes! — ( temprano) good afternoon; ( más tarde) good evening

buenas noches! — ( al llegar) good evening; ( al despedirse) good night

dale las buenas noches a la abuela — say good night to Grandma

buen viaje! — have a good trip!

buen provecho! — enjoy your meal, bon appetit

de buenas a primeras — ( de repente) suddenly

Sentido II

11)

a) [ser] ( en sentido ético) good

fueron muy buenos conmigo — they were very good to me

b) [ser] < niño> good

sé bueno — behave (yourself)

Sentido III

12) (iró & fam)

estaría bueno que ahora dijera que no! — it'd be just great if he said no now! (iro & colloq)

en buena nos hemos metido! — this is a fine mess we've got(ten) ourselves into

de los buenos/de las buenas — (fam)

nos echó un sermón de los buenos — she gave us a real dressing down (colloq)

13) (delante del n) ( uso enfático)

se llevó un buen susto — she got a terrible fright

se metió en un buen lío — he got himself into a fine mess

todavía nos falta un buen trecho — we still have a fair way to go

una buena cantidad — a fair amount

14)

un buen día — one day

un buen día se va a cansar y... — one day o one of these days she's going to get fed up and...

un buen día llegó y dijo... — one (fine) day she came home and said...

•

- buena forma

- buena mesa

- buena pieza
II
- na masculino, femenino

a) (hum o leng infantil) (en películas, cuentos) goody (colloq)

los buenos y los malos — the good guys and the bad guys (colloq)

b) (bonachón, buenazo)

el bueno de Juan/la buena de Pilar — good old Juan/Pilar
III
interjección

1)

a) (expresando conformidad, asentimiento) OK (colloq), all right

¿un café? - bueno — coffee? - OK o all right

b) (expresando duda, indecisión, escepticismo) well

bueno... ¿qué quieres que te diga? — well... what can I say?

c) ( expresando resignación)

bueno, otra vez será — never mind, maybe next time

2)

a) ( expresando irritación)

bueno, se acabó a la cama! — right, that's it, bed!

pero, bueno ¿lo quiere o no? — well, do you want it or not?

y bueno! ¿qué querías que hiciera? — (RPl) well, what did you expect me to do?

b) (expresando sorpresa, desagrado) (well) really!

bueno! esto era lo único que faltaba — (iró) oh, great! that's all we needed (iro)

3)

a) ( introduciendo o reanudando un tema) now then, right then

bueno, ¿dónde estábamos? — now (then) o right (then), where were we?

b) ( calificando lo expresado) well

no es un lugar turístico, bueno, no lo era — it isn't a tourist resort, well o at least, it didn't use to be

4) (Méx) ( al contestar el teléfono)

bueno! — hello

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= fantastic, good [better -comp., best -sup.], neat [neater -comp., neatest -sup.], nice, sound [sounder -comp., soundest -sup.], seemly, decent, creditable, fantastical, good-natured, good-hearted, kind [kinder -comp., kindest -sup.].

Ex. GODORT has done a fantastic job of dealing with and solving documents problems.

Ex. A good thesaurus is a list that has been compiled to serve in the retrieval environment in which it is called upon to operate.

Ex. What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.

Ex. One time he showed me a photograph in an art book of a woman's bare breasts and said ' Nice tits, uh?'.

Ex. Thus the scheme has a sound organisational backing.

Ex. They were the first cloth bindings that were intended to compete with paper boards as seemly but inexpensive covers for ordinary books.

Ex. At present, the Internet's international expansion is hampered by the lack of a good supporting infrastructure, namely a decent telephone system.

Ex. Maybe there is not creditable model, but a lot of publishers are trying to be the onw who discovers the best approach.

Ex. Adorno's distinction between fantastical thought & the commodification of fantasy in the form of literature is addressed.

Ex. The illustrations were projected on a large screen and the children were able to see that it was a locus amoenus and a reflection of the character of the good-natured host.

Ex. Relaxing, joking and just being around guys and gals who are good-hearted people was just the ticket we needed.

Ex. I would like to extend my thanks to our host who was kind enough to invite me.

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* a buen recaudo = in a safe place, in safekeeping.

* acabarse la buena racha = the good times + run out.

* acabarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.

* actuar de buena fe = act in + good faith.

* a la buena de Dios = out in the cold.

* algo bueno = a good thing.

* amante de la buena bebida = drink enthusiast.

* amante de la buena mesa = food enthusiast.

* apartarse del buen camino = go off + the rails, stray from + the straight and narrow.

* buen = good [better -comp., best -sup.].

* buena calidad = goodness.

* buena causa = good cause.

* buena comida, la = good food.

* buena compañía = good company.

* buena compra = good buy.

* buena condición física = physical fitness.

* buena decisión = good judgement.

* buena disposición = good nature, goodwill [good will], readiness.

* Posesivo + buena estrella = Posesivo + lucky star.

* buena fama = well respected, good repute, good reputation.

* buena fe = goodwill [good will].

* buena forma física = fitness, physical fitness.

* buena fortuna = good fortune.

* buena idea = cool idea.

* buena influencia = good influence.

* buen ajuste = good fit.

* buen amigo = good friend.

* buena oferta = good deal.

* buena racha = winning streak.

* buena relación = rapport.

* buena relación calidad-precio = value for money.

* buena reputación = well respected, good repute, good reputation.

* buena salud = good health.

* buenas costumbres = propriety, mores, decorum.

* buenas noticas, las = good word, the.

* buenas noticias = glad tidings.

* buenas prácticas = best practices.

* buena suerte = good luck!, good fortune, good luck.

* ¡buena suerte! = break a leg!.

* buena suma de dinero = hefty sum of money.

* buenas vibraciones = vibrations, good vibes.

* buena tierra = good soil.

* buena vecindad = neighbourliness [neighborliness, -USA].

* buena vida = good life.

* buena voluntad = goodwill [good will].

* buen camino, el = straight and narrow (path), the.

* buen carácter = good humour.

* buen comedor = hearty eater.

* buen estado físico = fitness, physical fitness.

* buen funcionamiento = smooth-running.

* buen gusto, el = good taste.

* buen humor = cheerfulness, good humour.

* buen juicio = good judgement.

* bueno de la película, el = good guy, the.

* bueno, el = good guy, the.

* Buenos Aires = Buenos Aires.

* buenos días = good morning.

* buenos, los = goodies, the.

* buenos propósitos de Año Nuevo = New Year's resolution.

* buenos tiempos = good times.

* buen partido = eligible party, eligible bachelor.

* buen ritmo de aprendizaje = learning curve.

* buen rollo = good vibes.

* buen samaritano = good samaritan.

* buen sitio para pescar = fishing spot.

* buen tiempo = fair weather.

* buen tirador = good shot.

* buen tocho de dinero = hefty sum of money.

* buen trabajador = hard worker.

* causar buena impresión = impress, come across.

* causar una buena primera impresión = make + a good first impression.

* código de buenas prácticas = code of practice, code of good practice.

* comenzar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* comenzar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing.

* con buena fama = respected.

* con buena reputación = respected, reputable.

* con buenas conexiones = well-connected.

* con buenas intenciones = in good faith, well-intentioned, well-intended, well-meaning.

* con buen gusto = tastefully.

* con buen humor = good-humouredly.

* con buenos contactos = well-connected.

* con buenos modales = politely.

* conseguir una buena formación en = get + a good grounding on.

* con tan buenos resultados = to such good effect.

* contar con el visto bueno = meet with + approval.

* contar con + Posesivo + visto bueno = meet + Posesivo + approval.

* continuar con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* con una buena financiación = well-funded.

* con una buena plantilla = well-staffed.

* con un buen nivel = fluent.

* cosecha extraordinariamente buena = bumper crop.

* crear una buena impresión en = make + a good impression on.

* dar buen uso a Algo = put to + good use.

* dar el visto bueno = approve.

* dar el visto bueno a una factura = clear + invoice.

* darle un buen repaso a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.

* dar una buena paliza = whitewash, thrash.

* de buena calidad = good-quality.

* de buena disposición = good-natured.

* de buena fama = of good repute.

* de buena fe = bona fide, in good faith.

* de buena manera = good-humouredly, good-humoured.

* de buena reputación = of good repute.

* de buenas = on good terms.

* de buenas a primeras = right off the bat, suddenly, without warning, all of a sudden, just like that.

* de buena vecindad = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].

* de buena voluntad = in good faith.

* de buen corazón = kind-hearted, good-hearted, big-hearted.

* de buen grado = willing, good-humouredly, good-humoured, good-naturedly.

* de buen gusto = tasteful.

* de buen humor = good-humouredly, good-humoured, in good humour.

* de buenos modales = well-mannered.

* de buen vecino = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].

* de buen ver = good looking.

* dejar a la buena de Dios = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.

* dejar (un) buen sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* desempeñar una buena función = produce + the goods.

* desviarse del buen camino = go off + the rails.

* difundir buena imagen de = earn + credit for.

* disfrutar de buena salud = be in good health.

* echar una buena bronca = give + Nombre + a good roasting.

* el bueno de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.

* el cielo rojo al atardecer augura buen tiempo, el cielo rojo al amanecer aug = red sky at night, (shepherd/sailor)'s delight, red sky in the morning, (shepherd/sailor)'s warning.

* empezar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* empezar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing, hit + the ground running.

* en buena condición = in good condition, in good shape, in good nick.

* en buena forma = in good nick.

* en buena parte = for the most part.

* en buenas condiciones para navegar = seaworthy.

* en buenas manos = in a safe place, in safekeeping.

* en buen estado = in good condition, in good working condition, in good shape, in good nick.

* en buen estado de funcionamiento = in good working condition.

* en estado de buena esperanza = pregnant, in the family way.

* en sus buenos tiempos = in + Posesivo + heyday.

* entrar con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* estar de buen humor = be high.

* estar en buenas manos = be in safe hands.

* estar en estado de buena esperanza = have + a bun in the oven, be up the spout.

* estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer = moreish.

* estudiante con buenas notas = high achiever.

* ganar un buen sueldo = make + good money, earn + good money.

* hacer buenas migas = hit it off.

* hacer buen uso de Algo = put to + good use.

* hacer un buen trabajo = do + a good job.

* ir por buen camino = be on the right track.

* ir por el buen camino = be right on track.

* la buena noticia = the good news.

* llever a buen término = bring to + a close.

* lo bueno de = the beauty of.

* lo bueno es que = the good news is (that)..., on the positive side, on the bright side.

* lo bueno viene en frascos pequeños = small is beautiful.

* lo bueno y lo malo = the rights and wrongs.

* lo que es bueno para uno es bueno para otro = what's good for the goose is good for the gander, what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

* los buenos tiempos = the good old days.

* luchar por una buena causa = fight + the good fight.

* mamá pija y tía buena = yummy mummy.

* mantener Algo en el buen camino = keep + Nombre + on track.

* mantenerse en buen estado físico = keep + fit.

* más bueno que un pan = as good as gold.

* más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer = better the devil you know (than the devil you don't).

* no andar en nada bueno = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* no apartarse del buen camino = keep on + the right track.

* no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.

* no ser lo suficientemente bueno = not be good enough.

* no ser tan bueno como se dice = not + it's cracked up to be.

* no tan bueno = not-so-good.

* no tener noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.

* no ver buenos ojos = not take + kindly to.

* obrar de buena fe = act in + good faith.

* obras son amores y no buenas razones = actions speak louder than words.

* otro bueno + Nombre = the next best + Nombre.

* parecer bueno = look + good.

* Participio Pasado + bastante bueno = decently + Participio Pasado.

* pasar un buen rato = disport + Reflexivo.

* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.

* por buena dirección = a step in the right direction.

* por buen camino = a step in the right direction.

* por las buenas o por las malas = by hook or by crook.

* presentar un buen aspecto = look + good.

* provisto de buenos fondos = stockholding.

* que no haya noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.

* quitarse un (buen) peso de encima = get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest.

* racha de buena suerte = winning streak.

* realizar una buena labor = produce + the goods.

* recibir + Posesivo + visto bueno = meet + Posesivo + approval.

* saber de buena boca = have + it on good word.

* saber de buena tinta = have + it on good word.

* seguir con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* seguir el buen camino = keep on + the right track, keep on + the straight and narrow.

* seguir por el buen camino = keep out of + trouble, keep on + the right track.

* ser algo bueno = be a good thing.

* ser buenísimo + Gerundio = be terrific at + Gerundio.

* ser bueno = make + good + Nombre.

* ser bueno en = be good at.

* ser bueno para Alguien = be to + Posesivo + advantage.

* ser muy buena señal = bode + well.

* ser tan buen momento como cualquier otro = be as good a time as any.

* ser una buena época = be a good time.

* ser una buena ocasión para + Infinitivo = be a good time to + Infinitivo.

* ser un buen chico = be a sport.

* ser un buen comedor = be a hearty eater.

* ser un momento tan bueno como cualqu = be as good a time as any.

* si hace buen tiempo = weather permitting.

* tan bueno como ningún otro = as good as any.

* tener buena mano con las plantas = have + a green thumb, have + green fingers.

* tener buen apetito = have + a good appetite.

* tener buenas intenciones = be well-intentioned, mean + well.

* tener buenas perspectivas para = be well-placed to.

* tener buen ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a good judge of character.

* tener una buena disposición = be well disposed.

* tener un buen aspecto = look + good.

* tener un buen concepto de Alguien = hold in + high regard.

* tener un buen día = have + a good day.

* tener un buen saque = be a hearty eater.

* terminarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.

* tía buena = hottie [hotty], crumpet.

* tierra buena = good soil.

* tío bueno = stud, hunk, hunk of a man, hottie [hotty].

* tomarse Algo de buen grado = take + Nombre + in good humour.

* una buena alternativa a = the next best thing to.

* una buena cantidad de = a fair amount of.

* una buena cosa = a good thing.

* una buena forma de empezar = a good way to start.

* una buena parte de = a large measure of, a good deal of, a great deal of.

* una buena pesca = a good catch.

* un buen lugar de partida = a good place to start.

* un buen número de = a good number of.

* un buen partido = a good catch.

* usar Algo con buen provecho = use + Nombre + to good advantage.

* venir con buenas intenciones = come in + peace.

* visto bueno = approval, endorsement, seal of approval.

* * *
I
- na adjetivo

[ buen is used before masculine singular nouns]

Sentido I

1)

a) [ser] ( de calidad) <hotel/producto> good

tiene buena memoria — she has a good memory

ropa buena — good-quality clothes

hizo un buen trabajo — she did a good job

lo bueno si breve dos veces bueno — brevity is the soul of wit

b) ( valioso) good

qué buena idea! — what a good idea!

buenos consejos — good o useful advice

c) (válido, correcto) <razón/excusa> good

bueno está lo bueno (pero no lo demasiado) — (fam) you can have too much of a good thing

2)

a) [ser] ( competente) <médico/alumno> good

ser bueno en algo — to be good at something

es muy buena en francés — she's very good at French

ser bueno para algo: es muy buena para los negocios — she's got a very good head for business

b) <padre/marido/amigo> good

c) (eficaz, efectivo) <remedio/método> good

es bueno para la gripe/los dolores de cabeza — it's good for the flu/headaches

3) ( favorable) <oferta/suerte> good

buenas noticias — good news

la novela tuvo muy buena(s) crítica(s) — the novel got very good reviews

están en buena posición económica — they're comfortably off

en las buenas — (CS) in the good times

estar de buenas — ( de buen humor) (fam) to be in a good mood; ( afortunado) (Col fam) to be lucky

por las buenas — willingly

4) [ser] ( conveniente) good

no es buena hora para llamar — it's not a good time to phone

sería bueno que hablaras con él — it would be a good idea if you spoke to him

no es bueno comer tanto — it isn't good to eat so much

5) (ingenioso, divertido) <chiste/idea> good, great (colloq)

lo bueno fue que... — the funny thing was...

6)

a) ( agradable) nice

hace muy buen tiempo — the weather's lovely

b) ( agradable al paladar - en general)

ser bueno — to be good, be nice; (- de algo en particular)

estar bueno — to be good, be nice

el guacamole es buenísimo — guacamole is really good

qué buena está la carne! — the meat is delicious

c)

qué bueno! — (AmL) great!

qué bueno que lo trajiste! — it's a good thing you brought it

7) [estar] ( en buen estado)

esta leche no está buena — this milk is off o sour

¿este pescado estará bueno? — do you think this fish is all right?

8) [estar] (fam) ( sexualmente atractivo)

está muy buena — she's gorgeous (colloq)

está buenísimo — he's really gorgeous o hunky (colloq)

9) (saludable, sano) <costumbre/alimentación> good

tiene muy buen semblante — she looks very well

bueno y sano — (Chi) ( sin novedad) safe and sound; ( sobrio) sober

10) (en fórmulas, saludos) good

buenos días! or (RPl) buen día! — good morning

buenas tardes! — ( temprano) good afternoon; ( más tarde) good evening

buenas noches! — ( al llegar) good evening; ( al despedirse) good night

dale las buenas noches a la abuela — say good night to Grandma

buen viaje! — have a good trip!

buen provecho! — enjoy your meal, bon appetit

de buenas a primeras — ( de repente) suddenly

Sentido II

11)

a) [ser] ( en sentido ético) good

fueron muy buenos conmigo — they were very good to me

b) [ser] < niño> good

sé bueno — behave (yourself)

Sentido III

12) (iró & fam)

estaría bueno que ahora dijera que no! — it'd be just great if he said no now! (iro & colloq)

en buena nos hemos metido! — this is a fine mess we've got(ten) ourselves into

de los buenos/de las buenas — (fam)

nos echó un sermón de los buenos — she gave us a real dressing down (colloq)

13) (delante del n) ( uso enfático)

se llevó un buen susto — she got a terrible fright

se metió en un buen lío — he got himself into a fine mess

todavía nos falta un buen trecho — we still have a fair way to go

una buena cantidad — a fair amount

14)

un buen día — one day

un buen día se va a cansar y... — one day o one of these days she's going to get fed up and...

un buen día llegó y dijo... — one (fine) day she came home and said...

•

- buena forma

- buena mesa

- buena pieza
II
- na masculino, femenino

a) (hum o leng infantil) (en películas, cuentos) goody (colloq)

los buenos y los malos — the good guys and the bad guys (colloq)

b) (bonachón, buenazo)

el bueno de Juan/la buena de Pilar — good old Juan/Pilar
III
interjección

1)

a) (expresando conformidad, asentimiento) OK (colloq), all right

¿un café? - bueno — coffee? - OK o all right

b) (expresando duda, indecisión, escepticismo) well

bueno... ¿qué quieres que te diga? — well... what can I say?

c) ( expresando resignación)

bueno, otra vez será — never mind, maybe next time

2)

a) ( expresando irritación)

bueno, se acabó a la cama! — right, that's it, bed!

pero, bueno ¿lo quiere o no? — well, do you want it or not?

y bueno! ¿qué querías que hiciera? — (RPl) well, what did you expect me to do?

b) (expresando sorpresa, desagrado) (well) really!

bueno! esto era lo único que faltaba — (iró) oh, great! that's all we needed (iro)

3)

a) ( introduciendo o reanudando un tema) now then, right then

bueno, ¿dónde estábamos? — now (then) o right (then), where were we?

b) ( calificando lo expresado) well

no es un lugar turístico, bueno, no lo era — it isn't a tourist resort, well o at least, it didn't use to be

4) (Méx) ( al contestar el teléfono)

bueno! — hello

* * *

el bueno

(n.) = good guy, the

Ex: From the viewpoint of periodical prices, learned society publishers are the ' good guys' and libraries should switch from commercial publishers to learned society publishers in order to reduce costs.

= fantastic, good [better -comp., best -sup.], neat [neater -comp., neatest -sup.], nice, sound [sounder -comp., soundest -sup.], seemly, decent, creditable, fantastical, good-natured, good-hearted, kind [kinder -comp., kindest -sup.].

Ex: GODORT has done a fantastic job of dealing with and solving documents problems.

Ex: A good thesaurus is a list that has been compiled to serve in the retrieval environment in which it is called upon to operate.

Ex: What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.

Ex: One time he showed me a photograph in an art book of a woman's bare breasts and said ' Nice tits, uh?'.

Ex: Thus the scheme has a sound organisational backing.

Ex: They were the first cloth bindings that were intended to compete with paper boards as seemly but inexpensive covers for ordinary books.

Ex: At present, the Internet's international expansion is hampered by the lack of a good supporting infrastructure, namely a decent telephone system.

Ex: Maybe there is not creditable model, but a lot of publishers are trying to be the onw who discovers the best approach.

Ex: Adorno's distinction between fantastical thought & the commodification of fantasy in the form of literature is addressed.

Ex: The illustrations were projected on a large screen and the children were able to see that it was a locus amoenus and a reflection of the character of the good-natured host.

Ex: Relaxing, joking and just being around guys and gals who are good-hearted people was just the ticket we needed.

Ex: I would like to extend my thanks to our host who was kind enough to invite me.

* a buen recaudo = in a safe place, in safekeeping.

* acabarse la buena racha = the good times + run out.

* acabarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.

* actuar de buena fe = act in + good faith.

* a la buena de Dios = out in the cold.

* algo bueno = a good thing.

* amante de la buena bebida = drink enthusiast.

* amante de la buena mesa = food enthusiast.

* apartarse del buen camino = go off + the rails, stray from + the straight and narrow.

* buen = good [better -comp., best -sup.].

* buena calidad = goodness.

* buena causa = good cause.

* buena comida, la = good food.

* buena compañía = good company.

* buena compra = good buy.

* buena condición física = physical fitness.

* buena decisión = good judgement.

* buena disposición = good nature, goodwill [good will], readiness.

* Posesivo + buena estrella = Posesivo + lucky star.

* buena fama = well respected, good repute, good reputation.

* buena fe = goodwill [good will].

* buena forma física = fitness, physical fitness.

* buena fortuna = good fortune.

* buena idea = cool idea.

* buena influencia = good influence.

* buen ajuste = good fit.

* buen amigo = good friend.

* buena oferta = good deal.

* buena racha = winning streak.

* buena relación = rapport.

* buena relación calidad-precio = value for money.

* buena reputación = well respected, good repute, good reputation.

* buena salud = good health.

* buenas costumbres = propriety, mores, decorum.

* buenas noticas, las = good word, the.

* buenas noticias = glad tidings.

* buenas prácticas = best practices.

* buena suerte = good luck!, good fortune, good luck.

* ¡buena suerte! = break a leg!.

* buena suma de dinero = hefty sum of money.

* buenas vibraciones = vibrations, good vibes.

* buena tierra = good soil.

* buena vecindad = neighbourliness [neighborliness, -USA].

* buena vida = good life.

* buena voluntad = goodwill [good will].

* buen camino, el = straight and narrow (path), the.

* buen carácter = good humour.

* buen comedor = hearty eater.

* buen estado físico = fitness, physical fitness.

* buen funcionamiento = smooth-running.

* buen gusto, el = good taste.

* buen humor = cheerfulness, good humour.

* buen juicio = good judgement.

* bueno de la película, el = good guy, the.

* bueno, el = good guy, the.

* Buenos Aires = Buenos Aires.

* buenos días = good morning.

* buenos, los = goodies, the.

* buenos propósitos de Año Nuevo = New Year's resolution.

* buenos tiempos = good times.

* buen partido = eligible party, eligible bachelor.

* buen ritmo de aprendizaje = learning curve.

* buen rollo = good vibes.

* buen samaritano = good samaritan.

* buen sitio para pescar = fishing spot.

* buen tiempo = fair weather.

* buen tirador = good shot.

* buen tocho de dinero = hefty sum of money.

* buen trabajador = hard worker.

* causar buena impresión = impress, come across.

* causar una buena primera impresión = make + a good first impression.

* código de buenas prácticas = code of practice, code of good practice.

* comenzar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* comenzar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing.

* con buena fama = respected.

* con buena reputación = respected, reputable.

* con buenas conexiones = well-connected.

* con buenas intenciones = in good faith, well-intentioned, well-intended, well-meaning.

* con buen gusto = tastefully.

* con buen humor = good-humouredly.

* con buenos contactos = well-connected.

* con buenos modales = politely.

* conseguir una buena formación en = get + a good grounding on.

* con tan buenos resultados = to such good effect.

* contar con el visto bueno = meet with + approval.

* contar con + Posesivo + visto bueno = meet + Posesivo + approval.

* continuar con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* con una buena financiación = well-funded.

* con una buena plantilla = well-staffed.

* con un buen nivel = fluent.

* cosecha extraordinariamente buena = bumper crop.

* crear una buena impresión en = make + a good impression on.

* dar buen uso a Algo = put to + good use.

* dar el visto bueno = approve.

* dar el visto bueno a una factura = clear + invoice.

* darle un buen repaso a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.

* dar una buena paliza = whitewash, thrash.

* de buena calidad = good-quality.

* de buena disposición = good-natured.

* de buena fama = of good repute.

* de buena fe = bona fide, in good faith.

* de buena manera = good-humouredly, good-humoured.

* de buena reputación = of good repute.

* de buenas = on good terms.

* de buenas a primeras = right off the bat, suddenly, without warning, all of a sudden, just like that.

* de buena vecindad = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].

* de buena voluntad = in good faith.

* de buen corazón = kind-hearted, good-hearted, big-hearted.

* de buen grado = willing, good-humouredly, good-humoured, good-naturedly.

* de buen gusto = tasteful.

* de buen humor = good-humouredly, good-humoured, in good humour.

* de buenos modales = well-mannered.

* de buen vecino = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].

* de buen ver = good looking.

* dejar a la buena de Dios = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.

* dejar (un) buen sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* desempeñar una buena función = produce + the goods.

* desviarse del buen camino = go off + the rails.

* difundir buena imagen de = earn + credit for.

* disfrutar de buena salud = be in good health.

* echar una buena bronca = give + Nombre + a good roasting.

* el bueno de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.

* el cielo rojo al atardecer augura buen tiempo, el cielo rojo al amanecer aug = red sky at night, (shepherd/sailor)'s delight, red sky in the morning, (shepherd/sailor)'s warning.

* empezar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* empezar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing, hit + the ground running.

* en buena condición = in good condition, in good shape, in good nick.

* en buena forma = in good nick.

* en buena parte = for the most part.

* en buenas condiciones para navegar = seaworthy.

* en buenas manos = in a safe place, in safekeeping.

* en buen estado = in good condition, in good working condition, in good shape, in good nick.

* en buen estado de funcionamiento = in good working condition.

* en estado de buena esperanza = pregnant, in the family way.

* en sus buenos tiempos = in + Posesivo + heyday.

* entrar con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* estar de buen humor = be high.

* estar en buenas manos = be in safe hands.

* estar en estado de buena esperanza = have + a bun in the oven, be up the spout.

* estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer = moreish.

* estudiante con buenas notas = high achiever.

* ganar un buen sueldo = make + good money, earn + good money.

* hacer buenas migas = hit it off.

* hacer buen uso de Algo = put to + good use.

* hacer un buen trabajo = do + a good job.

* ir por buen camino = be on the right track.

* ir por el buen camino = be right on track.

* la buena noticia = the good news.

* llever a buen término = bring to + a close.

* lo bueno de = the beauty of.

* lo bueno es que = the good news is (that)..., on the positive side, on the bright side.

* lo bueno viene en frascos pequeños = small is beautiful.

* lo bueno y lo malo = the rights and wrongs.

* lo que es bueno para uno es bueno para otro = what's good for the goose is good for the gander, what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

* los buenos tiempos = the good old days.

* luchar por una buena causa = fight + the good fight.

* mamá pija y tía buena = yummy mummy.

* mantener Algo en el buen camino = keep + Nombre + on track.

* mantenerse en buen estado físico = keep + fit.

* más bueno que un pan = as good as gold.

* más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer = better the devil you know (than the devil you don't).

* no andar en nada bueno = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* no apartarse del buen camino = keep on + the right track.

* no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.

* no ser lo suficientemente bueno = not be good enough.

* no ser tan bueno como se dice = not + it's cracked up to be.

* no tan bueno = not-so-good.

* no tener noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.

* no ver buenos ojos = not take + kindly to.

* obrar de buena fe = act in + good faith.

* obras son amores y no buenas razones = actions speak louder than words.

* otro bueno + Nombre = the next best + Nombre.

* parecer bueno = look + good.

* Participio Pasado + bastante bueno = decently + Participio Pasado.

* pasar un buen rato = disport + Reflexivo.

* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.

* por buena dirección = a step in the right direction.

* por buen camino = a step in the right direction.

* por las buenas o por las malas = by hook or by crook.

* presentar un buen aspecto = look + good.

* provisto de buenos fondos = stockholding.

* que no haya noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.

* quitarse un (buen) peso de encima = get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest.

* racha de buena suerte = winning streak.

* realizar una buena labor = produce + the goods.

* recibir + Posesivo + visto bueno = meet + Posesivo + approval.

* saber de buena boca = have + it on good word.

* saber de buena tinta = have + it on good word.

* seguir con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* seguir el buen camino = keep on + the right track, keep on + the straight and narrow.

* seguir por el buen camino = keep out of + trouble, keep on + the right track.

* ser algo bueno = be a good thing.

* ser buenísimo + Gerundio = be terrific at + Gerundio.

* ser bueno = make + good + Nombre.

* ser bueno en = be good at.

* ser bueno para Alguien = be to + Posesivo + advantage.

* ser muy buena señal = bode + well.

* ser tan buen momento como cualquier otro = be as good a time as any.

* ser una buena época = be a good time.

* ser una buena ocasión para + Infinitivo = be a good time to + Infinitivo.

* ser un buen chico = be a sport.

* ser un buen comedor = be a hearty eater.

* ser un momento tan bueno como cualqu = be as good a time as any.

* si hace buen tiempo = weather permitting.

* tan bueno como ningún otro = as good as any.

* tener buena mano con las plantas = have + a green thumb, have + green fingers.

* tener buen apetito = have + a good appetite.

* tener buenas intenciones = be well-intentioned, mean + well.

* tener buenas perspectivas para = be well-placed to.

* tener buen ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a good judge of character.

* tener una buena disposición = be well disposed.

* tener un buen aspecto = look + good.

* tener un buen concepto de Alguien = hold in + high regard.

* tener un buen día = have + a good day.

* tener un buen saque = be a hearty eater.

* terminarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.

* tía buena = hottie [hotty], crumpet.

* tierra buena = good soil.

* tío bueno = stud, hunk, hunk of a man, hottie [hotty].

* tomarse Algo de buen grado = take + Nombre + in good humour.

* una buena alternativa a = the next best thing to.

* una buena cantidad de = a fair amount of.

* una buena cosa = a good thing.

* una buena forma de empezar = a good way to start.

* una buena parte de = a large measure of, a good deal of, a great deal of.

* una buena pesca = a good catch.

* un buen lugar de partida = a good place to start.

* un buen número de = a good number of.

* un buen partido = a good catch.

* usar Algo con buen provecho = use + Nombre + to good advantage.

* venir con buenas intenciones = come in + peace.

* visto bueno = approval, endorsement, seal of approval.

* * *

bueno¹ -na

adjective

[ The form buen is used before masculine singular nouns. buen]

Sentido I

A

1 [ SER] (de calidad) ‹hotel/producto› good

tiene buena memoria she has a good memory

siempre lleva ropa buena he always wears good-quality clothes

hizo un buen trabajo she did a good job

¿es bueno o de bisutería? is it real or imitation?

lo bueno si breve dos veces bueno brevity is the soul of wit

2 (valioso) good

¡qué buena idea! what a good idea!

me dio muy buenos consejos she gave me (some) very good o useful advice

3 (válido, correcto) ‹razón/excusa› good

¿tienes buena hora or hora buena? do you have the right o correct time?

la bola fue buena the ball was in

bueno está lo bueno (pero no lo demasiado) ( fam); you can have too much of a good thing

B

1 [ SER] (competente) ‹médico/alumno› good

como secretaria es muy buena she's a very good secretary

es muy buena en francés she's very good at French

2 ‹padre/marido/amigo› good

3 (eficaz, efectivo) ‹remedio/método› good ser bueno PARA algo to be good for sth

es bueno para el hígado it's good for the liver

C (favorable) ‹oferta/suerte› good

traigo buenas noticias I have good news (for you)

la novela tuvo muy buena crítica the novel got very good reviews o was very well reviewed

están en buena posición económica they're comfortably off

en las buenas (CS); in the good times

estar de buenas (de buen humor) ( fam) to be in a good mood; (afortunado) ( Col fam) to be lucky

estar en la buena (CS); to be having a lucky streak, be on a run of good luck

hoy no estoy en la buena it's not my lucky day

por las buenas: si no lo hace por las buenas … if he won't do it willingly …

intenta convencerlo por las buenas try persuading him nicely

D [ SER] (conveniente) good

no es buena hora para llamar it's not a good time to phone

sería bueno que hablaras con él it would be a good idea o thing if you spoke to him

no es bueno comer tanto it isn't good for you to eat so much

E (ingenioso, divertido) ‹chiste/idea› good, great ( colloq)

lo bueno fue que ella tampoco tenía ni idea the funny thing was she didn't have a clue either

F

1 (agradable) nice

¡qué buena pinta tiene esa ensalada! that salad looks delicious o really good

hace muy buen tiempo the weather's lovely o very nice

hace bueno ( Esp); it's a nice day

2 (agradable al paladar — en general) ser bueno; to be delicious, be nice (— de algo en particular) estar bueno; to be good, be delicious, be nice

el guacamole es buenísimo guacamole is delicious o really nice

¡qué buena está la carne/esta pera! the meat/this pear is delicious

la paella no te quedó or salió tan buena como la última vez the paella didn't turn out as well as last time

3

¡qué bueno! ( AmL); great!

¡qué bueno que se te ocurrió traerlo! it's a good thing you thought of bringing it

G [ ESTAR]

(en buen estado): esta leche no está buena this milk is off o has gone off

estos zapatos todavía están buenos these shoes are still OK o still have some wear in them

¿este pescado estará bueno? do you think this fish is all right?

H [ ESTAR] ( fam)

(sexualmente atractivo): está muy buena she's quite a looker (sl), she's gorgeous ( colloq), she's a bit of all right ( BrE sl)

está buenísimo he's really gorgeous o dishy o hunky ( colloq), he's a real looker (sl), he's a bit of all right ( BrE sl)

I

(saludable, sano): tiene muy buen semblante she looks very well

háblale por el oído bueno speak to him in his good ear

aún no está bueno del todo ( Esp); he still hasn't recovered completely o isn't completely better

bueno y sano ( Chi) (sin novedad) safe and sound; (sobrio) sober

J (en fórmulas, saludos) good

¡buenos días! or ( RPl) ¡buen día! good morning

¡buenas tardes! (temprano) good afternoon; (más tarde) good evening

¡buenas noches! (al llegar) good evening; (al despedirse) good night

dale las buenas noches a la abuela say good night to Grandma

¡buenas! ¿qué tal? ( fam); hi! o hullo! how are things? ( colloq)

¡buen viaje! have a good journey!

¡buen provecho! enjoy your meal, bon appetit

de buenas a primeras (de repente) suddenly, all of a sudden, without warning

no lo puedo decidir así, de buenas a primeras I can't make up my mind just like that

Sentido II

A [ SER] (en sentido ético) ‹persona› good; ‹conducta/obra/acción› good

fueron muy buenos conmigo they were very good to me

un buen hombre a good man

dígame, buen hombre … tell me, my good man …

B [ SER] ‹niño› good

sé buenito y no hagas ruido be a good little boy and don't make any noise

Sentido III

A ( iró fam):

¡estás tú buena si crees que te va a ayudar! you must be crazy if you think he's going to help you

¡estaría bueno que ahora dijera que no! it'd be just great if he said no now! ( iro colloq)

¡en buena nos hemos metido! this is a fine mess we've got(ten) ourselves into

darle una buena a algn ( fam); to give sb a good hiding ( colloq)

de los buenos/de las buenas ( fam): nos echó un sermón de los buenos she gave us a real dressing-down ( colloq)

B ( delante del n)

(uso enfático): se llevó un buen susto she got a terrible fright

lo que necesita es una buena paliza what he needs is a good thrashing

se metió en un buen lío he got himself into a fine mess

todavía nos falta un buen trecho we still have a fair way to go

una buena cantidad a lot, a fair amount

C

un buen día one day

un buen día se va a cansar y … one day o one of these days she's going to get fed up and …

un buen día llegó y dijo … one (fine) day she came home and said …

Compuestos:

● buena forma

feminine physical fitness

está en muy buenoa forma she's very fit, she's in very good shape

● buena mesa

feminine:

la buenoa mesa good cooking

es un amante de la buenoa mesa he's a lover of good food o cooking

● Buena Nueva

feminine:

la Buenoa Nueva the Good News

● buena pieza

feminine ( fam):

¡buenoa pieza resultó ser Ernesto! a fine one o a right one Ernesto turned out to be! ( colloq)

● buena vida

feminine:

la buenoa vida the good life

● buen nombre

masculine good name

● Buen Pastor

masculine:

el Buen Pastor the good Shepherd

bueno² -na

masculine, feminine

1 ( hum o leng infantil) (en películas, cuentos) goody ( colloq)

los buenos y los malos the goodies and the baddies ( colloq hum), the good guys and the bad guys ( colloq)

2

(bonachón, buenazo): el bueno de Juan/la buena de Pilar good old Juan/Pilar

bueno³

interjection

A

1 (expresando conformidad, asentimiento) OK ( colloq), all right

¿un café? — bueno coffee? — OK o all right

2 (expresando duda, indecisión) well

3

(expresando resignación): bueno, otra vez será never mind, maybe next time

4 (expresando escepticismo) well

5 (intentando calmar a algn) okay, all right

bueno, bueno, tranquilízate okay, okay, calm down o all right, calm down

B

1

(expresando irritación): bueno, se acabó, ¡a la cama! right, that's it, bed!

¡bueno, ya está bien! ¡os calláis los dos! right, that's enough, be quiet the pair of you!

pero, bueno, ¿lo quiere o no lo quiere? well, do you want it or not?

¡y bueno! ¿qué querías que hiciera? ( RPl); well, what did you expect me to do?

2 (expresando sorpresa, desagrado) (well) really!

¡bueno!, ¿qué manera de hablar es ésa? really! that's no way to talk!

¡bueno! esto era lo único que faltaba ( iró); oh, great! that's all we needed ( iro)

C

1 (introduciendo o reanudando un tema) now then, right then

bueno, ¿dónde estábamos? now (then) o right (then), where were we?

2

(calificando lo expresado): no es un lugar turístico, bueno, no lo era it isn't a tourist resort, well o at least o at any rate, it didn't use to be

era amarillo, bueno, más bien naranja it was yellow; well, actually it was more like orange

D

( Méx) (al contestar el teléfono) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ¡bueno! hello

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bueno 1
◊ -na adjetivo buen is used before masculine singular nouns

1 [ser]
a) ‹hotel/producto/trabajo› good;

◊ ropa buena good-quality clothes;

la buena mesa good cooking
b) ‹remedio/método› good;

◊ es bueno para la gripe/los dolores de cabeza it's good for the flu/headaches

c) ‹médico/alumno› good;

◊ un buen padre/amigo he's a good father/friend;

es muy buena en francés she's very good at French;
es buena para los negocios she's got a good head for business
d) (amable, bondadoso) good, kind;

◊ fueron muy buenos conmigo they were very good o kind to me

e) (conveniente, correcto) good;

◊ no es buena hora it's not a good time;

no es bueno comer tanto it isn't good to eat so much;
es bueno para la salud it's good for your health;
su inglés es bueno her English is good
2
a) ( agradable) nice;

◊ hace muy buen tiempo the weather is nice

b) ‹ comida› ( en general)

◊ ser bueno to be good, be nice;

( en particular)
◊ estar bueno to be good, be nice;

el guacamole es buenísimo guacamole is really good;
esta sopa está muy buena this soup is very good
c) ( favorable) ‹oferta/crítica› good;

◊ una buena noticia a piece of good news

3 [estar]
a) ( en buen estado) ‹leche/pescado› fresh;

◊ esta leche no está buena this milk is off o sour

b) (fam) ( sexualmente atractivo):

◊ está buenísimo he's really gorgeous

4 (saludable, sano) ‹costumbre/alimentación› good;
◊ estar en buena forma to be in good shape

5
a) (en fórmulas, saludos) good;

◊ ¡buenos días! good morning;

¡buenas tardes! ( temprano) good afternoon;

( más tarde) good evening;
◊ ¡buenas noches! ( al llegar) good evening;

( al despedirse) good night;
◊ ¡buen viaje! have a good trip!;

¡buen provecho! enjoy your meal
b) ( delante del n) ( uso enfático) ‹ susto› terrible;

◊ una buena cantidad a fair amount;

un buen día one day
c)

◊ ¡qué bueno! (AmL) great

d)

◊ de buenas a primeras suddenly;

por las buenas willingly
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
a) (hum o leng infantil) (en películas, cuentos) goody (colloq);

◊ los buenos y los malos the good guys and the bad guys (colloq)

b) (bonachón, buenazo):

◊ el bueno de Juan/la buena de Pilar good old Juan/Pilar

bueno 2 interjección
1
a) ( expresando — duda) well;

(— conformidad) OK (colloq), all right;
◊ ¿un café? — bueno coffee? — OK o all right

b) ( expresando resignación):

◊ bueno, otra vez será never mind, maybe next time

c) ( expresando irritación):

◊ bueno, se acabó ¡a la cama! right, that's it, bed!;

¡y bueno! ¿qué querías que hiciera? (RPl) well, what did you expect me to do?
2 (Méx) ( al contestar el teléfono)
◊ ¡bueno! hello

bueno,-a
I adjetivo
1 good
un café muy bueno, a very good coffee
2 (bondadoso, bonachón) good, kind: es muy buena persona, she's a very kind soul
3 (saludable) well, in good health: el niño se pondrá bueno en unos días, the child will be well again in a few days
4 Meteor (apacible) good
hoy hace muy buena noche, it's a lovely night tonight
5 (rico, sabroso) good, nice: la cena estaba muy buena, the dinner was delicious
6 (conveniente, provechoso) good: no es bueno que leas con esa luz, it's not good for you to read in this light
sería bueno que nos reuniéramos los lunes, it would be a good idea if we met on Mondays
7 (grande) considerable: un buen montón de dinero, a considerable amount of money
8 fam (macizo) gorgeous, sexy: Javier está muy bueno, Javier's gorgeous
9 irón fine, real: armó un buen jaleo, he kicked up quite a fuss
¡en buen lío nos hemos metido!, that's a fine mess we've got ourselves into!
II sustantivo masculino y femenino (cándido, buenazo) el bueno de Pedro, good old Pedro
III exclamación ¡bueno!, (vale) all right, OK
(sorpresa) ¡bueno!, no me digas que te vas a casar, well!, don't tell me you're getting married!
♦ Locuciones: ¡buena la hemos hecho!, that's done it!
¡buenas!, hello!
dar algo por bueno, to approve sthg
estar de buenas, to be in a good mood
¡estaría bueno!, I should jolly well hope not!
librarse de una buena, to get off scot free
de buenas a primeras, suddenly, all at once
por las buenas, willingly
' bueno' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
admitir
- buen
- buena
- campeonato
- canela
- en
- enrollada
- enrollado
- estar
- estival
- excedente
- fantástica
- fantástico
- formidable
- infravalorar
- infravalorarse
- inmejorable
- magistral
- más
- mejor
- pan
- redundar
- saber
- saludable
- vista
- visto
- antología
- cara
- conmigo
- decir
- igualmente
- ir
- malo
- rollo
- ser
- súper
- y
English:
anyhow
- approval
- as
- assent
- beauty
- bright
- brilliant
- censor
- clear
- conducive
- connotation
- crush
- decent
- devil
- endorse
- endorsement
- fair
- fine
- good
- hot
- hunk
- indifferent
- nearly
- nice
- OK
- okay
- quite
- reasonable
- right
- satisfying
- seal
- short
- so
- something
- such
- sweet
- thick
- tick
- to
- upside
- well
- wind
- worthy
- allow
- all right
- anyway
- be
- better
- bill
- charitable

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bueno, -a buen is used instead of bueno before masculine singular nouns (e.g. buen hombre good man). The comparative form of bueno is mejor (better), and the superlative form is el mejor (masculine) or la mejor (feminine) (the best).

♦ adj

1. [en general] good;

tu hijo es muy buen estudiante your son's a very good student;

hacer ejercicio es bueno para la salud exercise is good for your health;

la cena estaba muy buena the meal was very good;

una buena oportunidad a good opportunity;

los buenos tiempos the good times;

¿tienes hora buena? do you have the right time?;

el juez de silla señaló que la bola fue/no fue buena the umpire said the ball was good/called the ball out;

golpeó la pelota con la pierna buena he struck the ball with his stronger foot;

tener buena acogida to be well received;

tener buen aspecto [persona] to look well;
[cosa] to look good;
ir por buen camino to be on the right track;

tener buen concepto de to think highly of;

creo que éste no es un buen momento para decírselo I don't think this is a good time to tell her;

Prov

lo bueno si breve dos veces bueno you can have too much of a good thing

Comp
el buen salvaje the noble savage;
el buen samaritano the Good Samaritan

2. [bondadoso, amable] kind, good;

ser bueno con alguien to be good to sb;

¡sé bueno! be good!

3. [curado, sano] well, all right;

ya estoy bueno I'm all right now;

todavía no estoy bueno del todo I'm not completely better o recovered yet;

ponerse bueno to get well

4. [apacible] nice, fine;

buen tiempo good o fine weather;

hizo buen tiempo the weather was good;
Esp
¿hace bueno ahí fuera? is it nice out?

5. [aprovechable] all right;
[comida] fresh;
esta lecha no está buena this milk is bad o off

6. [uso enfático]
ese buen hombre that good man;

una buena cantidad de comida a good o considerable amount of food;

tiene una buena cantidad de libros she has a large amount of books, she has quite a few books;

un buen susto a real fright;

un buen lío a real o fine mess;

un buen día se va a llevar un disgusto one of these days she's going to get a nasty shock;

le cayó una buena reprimenda he got a stern ticking-off;

le pegó un puñetazo de los buenos he punched her really hard, he gave her an almighty punch

7. Fam [atractivo]
estar bueno to be gorgeous o Br a bit of all right o Br tasty;

¡qué bueno está tu vecino! your neighbour's gorgeous o a real hunk!

8. Irónico [muy malo] fine;

¡bueno es lo bueno! enough's enough!;

¡bueno está! that's enough!;

¡buen amigo te has echado! some friend he is!;

¡buen granuja estás hecho! you rascal!, you're a real rascal!;

¡buena la has armado o [m5] hecho! you've really gone and done it now!;

librarse de una buena to have a lucky o narrow escape;

de buena te libraste you had a lucky o narrow escape;

¡si te pillo no te librarás de una buena! if I catch you, you'll be in for it!;

estaría bueno that would really cap it all;

si te crees que va a aceptar, estás bueno you're kidding yourself if you think she's going to accept;

estamos buenos como tengamos que esperarle if we have to wait for him we've had it;

te has metido en una buena this is a fine mess you've got o US gotten yourself into!;

poner bueno a alguien to criticize sb harshly

9. [en saludos]
¡buenas! hello!;

¡buenas!, ¿qué tal? hi o hello, how are you?;

¡buenos días!, RP [m5]¡buen día! good morning!;

¡buenas tardes! [hasta las cinco] good afternoon!;
[después de las cinco] good evening!;
¡buenas noches! good night!;

no me dio ni los buenos días she didn't even say good morning to me

10. [en frases]
¡buen provecho! enjoy your meal!;

¡buen viaje! have a good trip!;

de buen ver good-looking, attractive;

de buena gana willingly;

¡me comería un bocadillo de buena gana! I'd really like o Br I really fancy a sandwich!;

lo hizo, y de buena gana he did it willingly;

lo haría de buena gana, pero estoy ocupado I'd be pleased o more than happy to do it, but I'm busy;

dar algo por bueno to approve sth;
Am Fam
estar en la buena to be on a roll;

lo bueno es que… the best thing about it is that…;

prueba este pastel y verás lo que es bueno try this cake, it's excellent;
Irónico
como no me lo des, verás lo que es bueno if you don't give it to me, you'll be in for it

♦ nm,f

1. Cine
el bueno the goody;

los buenos siempre ganan the good guys always win

2. [bonachón]
el bueno de tu hermano your good old brother

♦ adv

1. [vale, de acuerdo] all right, O.K.;

¿te acompaño hasta la esquina? – bueno would you like me to walk up to the corner with you? – O.K.;

le pregunté si quería ayuda y me dijo que bueno I asked her if she needed any help and she said all right;

¿quieres venir con nosotros? – bueno do you want to come with us? – if you like o sure;

bueno, yo ya me voy right, I'm off now;

¡te has equivocado! – bueno ¿y qué? you were wrong – yeah, so what?

2. [pues] well;

bueno, el caso es que… well, the thing is…

3. Am [bien]
¡qué bueno! (that's) great!;

¡qué bueno que vinieron! I'm so glad that you could come!

♦ interj

1. [expresa sorpresa]
¡bueno!, ¡qué alegría verte por aquí! hey, how nice to see you!;

¡bueno, mira quien está aquí! well, look who's here!

2. [expresa irritación]
¡bueno!, ¡lo que faltaba! great, that's just what we needed!

3. Col, Méx [al teléfono] hello

♦ buenas nfpl

Comp

estar de buenas [bien dispuesto] to be in a good mood;

de buenas a primeras [de repente] all of a sudden;
[a simple vista] at first sight, on the face of it;
así, de buenas a primeras, no sé qué decir I'm not sure I know what to say without thinking about it first;

por las buenas willingly;

intentamos persuadirlo por las buenas we tried to convince him the nice way;

lo hará por las buenas o por las malas she'll do it whether she likes it or not;

¿quieres hacerlo por las buenas o por las malas? do you want to do it the easy or the hard way?

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bueno

I adj

1 good;

buena voluntad goodwill;

lo bueno es que … the best thing about it is that …;

estar de buenas be in a good mood;

ponerse bueno get well;

dar algo por bueno approve sth;

ahora viene lo bueno irón here comes the good bit;

¡ésta sí que es buena! irón fam that’s a good one!;

¡estaría bueno! irón fam oh, terrific!;

lo bueno, si breve, dos veces bueno brevity is the soul of wit

2 ( bondadoso) kind;

ser buena gente be nice

3 ( sabroso) nice

4

:

por las buenas willingly;

por las buenas o por las malas whether we/they/etc like it or not;

de buenas a primeras without warning;

a la buena de Dios any which way, Br any old how

II int

:

¡bueno! well!;

¿bueno? Méx hello;

¡buenas! hello!;

buenos días, Rpl

bueno día good morning;

buenas noches good evening;

buenas tardes good evening

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bueno, -na adj, ( buen before masculine singular nouns)

1) : good

una buena idea: a good idea

2) bondadoso: nice, kind

3) apropiado: proper, appropriate

4) sano: well, healthy

5) : considerable, goodly

una buena cantidad: a lot

6)

buenos días : hello, good day

7)

buenas tardes : good afternoon

8)

buenas noches : good evening, good night

bueno interj

1) : OK!, all right!

2) Mex : hello! (on the telephone)

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bueno¹ adj

1. (en general) good [comp. better; superl. best]

los niños buenos good children

un buen coche a good car

2. (agradable) nice

hace un día muy bueno it's a really nice day

es buena persona he's a nice person

¡estas fresas están buenas! these strawberries are nice!

3. (atractivo) gorgeous / good looking

ese tío está muy bueno that guy's gorgeous

4. (sano) better

cuando te pongas bueno, podrás salir a la calle you'll be able to go out when you get better

5. (uso intensivo) big [comp. bigger; superl. biggest] / huge

cayó un buen chaparrón there was a huge downpour

una buena ración de croquetas a nice big portion of croquettes

estar de buenas to be in a good mood

por las buenas willingly

bueno² adv (de acuerdo) OK / all right

bueno³ n (en una película) good guy

Spanish-English dictionary > bueno
15 mal

adj.

1 bad, evil.

2 bad, poor.

3 bad, deficient, low-quality.

adv.

1 wrong (incorrectamente).

hacer algo mal to do something wrong

has escrito mal esta palabra you've spelled that word wrong

hiciste mal en decírselo it was wrong of you to tell him

portarse mal to behave badly

2 badly (inadecuadamente).

la conferencia/reunión salió mal the talk/meeting went badly

mal vestido badly dressed

oigo/veo mal I can't hear/see very well

esta puerta cierra mal this door doesn't shut properly

Haces las cosas mal siempre! You always do things badly!

3 hardly.

mal puede saberlo si no se lo cuentas he's hardly going to know it if you don't tell him

4 barely, hardly.

Mal pudimos dormir esa noche We could barely sleep that night.

m.

1 harm, damage (daño).

no te hará ningún mal salir un rato it won't harm you o it won't do you any harm to go out for a while

mal de ojo evil eye

2 illness.

mal de altura o montaña altitude o mountain sickness

el mal de las vacas locas mad cow disease

3 evil.

4 wrong.

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mal

► nombre masculino

1 evil

■ el bien y el mal good and evil

■ luchar contra el mal to fight against evil

2 (daño) harm

3 (enfermedad) sickness

► adjetivo

1 (forma apocopada de malo) bad

■ este ha sido mal año de fresas this has been a bad year for strawberries

► adverbio

1 (no adecuadamente) badly

■ se portó mal con nosotros he treated us badly

2 (enfermo) ill, sick

■ me encuentro mal I feel ill, I don't feel well

3 (incorrectamente) wrong

■ lo has hecho mal you've done it wrong

4 (difícilmente) hardly, scarcely

■ veo muy mal desde aquí I can hardly see from here

5 (desagradablemente) bad

■ aquí huele mal it smells bad in here

■ como sigas así, acabarás mal if you keep on like that, you'll end up in trouble

6 (en frases negativas) bad, badly

■ la película no está mal the film's not bad

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a grandes males, grandes remedios desperate situations call for desperate measures

de mal en peor from bad to worse

estar a mal con alguien to be on bad terms with somebody

mal que bien one way or another

mal que les (te, etc) pese whether they (you, etc) like it or not

menos mal que... it's a good job that..., thank God that...

no hay mal que cien años dure nothing goes on forever

no hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver lining

mal de altura altitude sickness

mal de ojo evil eye

mal de la rosa pellagra

mal de la tierra homesickness

mal francés syphilis

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1. adv.
1) badly, poorly

2) hardly

3) wrong
2. noun m.
1) evil

2) wrong

3) harm

4) misfortune

5) illness, disease
3. adj.
(see malo. Used before masculine singular nouns)

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1. ADV

1) (=imperfectamente) badly

el negocio les va mal — their business is doing badly

está muy mal escrito — it's very badly written

han escrito mal mi apellido — they've spelt my surname wrong

me entendió mal — he misunderstood me

creo que me expliqué mal — I don't think I explained what I meant properly

oigo/veo mal — I can't hear/see well

lo hice lo menos mal que pude — I did it as well as I could

si mal no recuerdo — if my memory serves me right, if I remember correctly

mal puedo hablar yo de este asunto — I'm hardly the right person to talk to about this

2) (=reprobablemente)

se portó muy mal con su mejor amiga — she behaved very badly towards her best friend

• hacer mal, hace mal en mentir — he is wrong to lie

3) (=insuficientemente) poorly

la habitación estaba mal iluminada — the room was poorly lit

este disco se vendió muy mal — this record sold very poorly, this record had very poor sales

sus hijos estaban mal alimentados — her children were underfed

un trabajo mal pagado — a badly paid job

• comer mal, en este restaurante se come mal — the food isn't very good in this restaurant

la niña come mal — the girl isn't eating properly, the girl is off her food

por falta de dinero comemos mal — we aren't able to eat properly because we don't have enough money

4) (=sin salud) ill

su padre está bastante mal — her father's pretty ill

encontrarse o sentirse mal — to feel ill

5) (=desagradablemente)

lo pasé muy mal en la fiesta — I had a very bad time at the party

les fue muy mal en Inglaterra — things went very badly for them in England

¡no está mal este vino! — this wine isn't bad!

no estaría mal ir mañana de excursión — I wouldn't mind going on a trip tomorrow

• caer mal algn, me cae mal su amigo — I don't like his friend

• decir o hablar mal de algn — to speak ill of sb

• llevarse mal, me llevo mal con él — I don't get on with him

los dos hermanos se llevan muy mal — the two brothers don't get on at all

• oler mal, esta habitación huele mal — this room smells (bad)

• pensar mal de algn — to think badly of sb

• saber mal, sabe mal — it doesn't taste nice

6) [otras locuciones]

• estar a mal con algn — to be on bad terms with sb

• ¡ menos mal! — thank goodness!

menos mal que... — it's just as well (that)..., it's a good job (that)...

• ir de mal en peor — to go from bad to worse

• mal que bien — more or less, just about

mal que bien lo hemos solucionado — we've more or less o just about managed to solve it

mal que bien vamos tirando — we're just about managing to get by

• tomarse algo (a) mal — to take sth the wrong way

2.

CONJ

mal que le pese — whether he likes it or not

3.

ADJ ver malo 1.

4. SM

1) (=maldad)

el mal — evil

el bien y el mal — good and evil

caer en el mal — to fall into evil ways

combatir el mal — frm to fight against evil

echar algo a mal — to despise sth

2) (=perjuicio) harm

no le deseo ningún mal — I don't wish him any harm o ill

hacer mal a algn — to do sb harm

el mal ya está hecho — the harm o damage is done now

no hay ningún mal — there's no harm done

¡mal haya quien...! — frm a curse on whoever...!

• dar mal a algn — to make sb suffer

• darse mal — to torment o.s.

• un mal menor — the lesser of two evils

rebajamos los precios, como mal menor — we cut the prices, as the lesser of two evils

esa solución no me satisface, pero es un mal menor — I'm not happy with that solution, but it could have been worse

• parar en mal — to come to a bad end

- no hay mal que por bien no venga

- mal de muchos consuelo de tontos

3) (=problema) ill

los males de la economía — the ills afflicting the economy

4) (Med) disease, illness

mal caduco — epilepsy

mal de altura — altitude sickness

mal de amores — lovesickness

sufre mal de amores — she's lovesick

mal de Chagas — Chagas' disease

mal de la tierra — homesickness

mal de mar — seasickness

mal francés — ( Hist) syphilis

5)

mal de ojo — evil eye

le echaron el mal de ojo — they gave him the evil eye

6) LAm (Med) epileptic fit

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I
adjetivo: ver malo
II
adjetivo invariable

1)

a) (enfermo, con mal aspecto)

estar mal — to be bad o ill; ( anímicamente) to be in a bad way (colloq)

me siento mal — I don't feel well, I feel ill

andar mal del estómago — to have trouble with one's stomach

éste está mal de la cabeza! — he's not right in the head

esas cosas me ponen mal — things like that really upset me

b) (incómodo, a disgusto)

tú allí estás mal — you aren't comfortable there

¿tan mal estás aquí que te quieres ir? — are you so unhappy here that you want to leave?

2) (fam) (en frases negativas) ( refiriéndose al atractivo sexual)

no está nada mal — he's/she's not at all bad (colloq)

3) ( desagradable) <oler/saber> bad

aquí huele mal — there's a horrible smell o it smells in here

esta leche huele mal — this milk smells bad o off

4) ( insatisfactorio)

estoy or salí muy mal en esta foto — I look awful in this photograph

le queda mal ese color — that color doesn't suit her

el arroz siempre me queda mal — my rice never turns out right

la casa no está mal, pero es cara — the house isn't bad, but it's expensive

sacarme un millón no estaría nada mal — I wouldn't mind winning a million

5) ( incorrecto) wrong

está muy mal no decírselo — it's very wrong o bad not to tell her

estuviste muy mal en no ayudarlo — it was wrong of you not to help him

6) ( indicando escasez)

estar mal de algo — to be short of something

estamos mal de arroz — we're low on o almost out of rice
III
adverbio

1) ( de manera no satisfactoria) <hecho/vestido> badly; <cantar/escribir> badly

se expresó mal — he didn't express himself very well, he expressed himself badly

te oigo muy mal — I can hardly hear you

en el colegio se come muy mal — the food's terrible at school

le fue mal en los exámenes — his exams went badly

de mal en peor — from bad to worse

2) ( desventajosamente)

se casó muy mal — she made a bad marriage

vendieron muy mal la casa — they got a terrible price for the house

el negocio marcha mal — the business isn't doing well

3) ( desfavorablemente) badly, ill

hablar mal de alguien — to speak badly o ill of somebody

piensa mal de todo el mundo — he thinks ill of everyone

4)

a) (de manera errónea, incorrecta) wrong, wrongly

lo has hecho mal — you've done it wrong

te han informado mal — you've been badly o wrongly informed

te entendí mal — I misunderstood you

b) ( de manera reprensible) badly

obró mal — he acted wrongly o badly

haces mal en no ir a verla — it's wrong of you not to go and see her

me contestó muy mal — she answered me very rudely o in a very rude manner

portarse mal — to behave badly, to misbehave

5) ( difícilmente)

mal puedes saber si te gusta si no lo has probado — you can hardly say whether you like it when you haven't even tried it

6) (en locs)

hacer mal — (AmL) ( a la salud)

esto hace mal al hígado — this is bad for the liver

comí algo que me hizo mal — I ate something which didn't agree with me; ver tb mal IV 2)

mal que bien — (fam) somehow or other

mal que me/te/nos pese — whether I/you/we like it or not

menos mal: menos mal! thank goodness!; menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!; menos mal que no se enteró! it's a good thing she didn't find out! (colloq); estar a mal con alguien to be on bad terms with somebody; tomarse algo a mal — to take something to heart

•

- mal nacido -da
IV
masculino

1) (Fil) evil

el bien y el mal — good and evil, right and wrong

2) (daño, perjuicio)

el mal que me hizo — the wrong she did me

le estás haciendo un mal consintiéndole todo — you're not doing her any good by giving in to her all the time

el divorcio de sus padres le hizo mucho mal — her parents' divorce did her a lot of harm

lo que dijo me hizo mucho mal — what he said really hurt me; ver tb mal III 6)

3) (inconveniente, problema)

los males que aquejan a nuestra sociedad — the ills afflicting our society

uno de los males de nuestro tiempo — one of the evils of our time

a grandes males grandes remedios — desperate situations call for desperate measures

no hay mal que cien años dure — nothing goes on for ever

no hay mal que por bien no venga — every cloud has a silver lining

mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos:... pero yo no soy la única - mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos —... but I'm not the only one - well, if that makes you feel better about it (iro)

- mal menor

4) (Med)

a) (liter) ( enfermedad) illness

b) ( epilepsia)

el mal — ( enfermedad) epilepsy

cuando le da el mal — when she has a fit

- mal de amores

- mal de altura

- mal de ojo

- mal de Parkinson

5) ( pena) trouble

* * *

= ill, malaise, ailment, evil, affliction, wrong, out of sorts, woe, woefulness.

Ex. Americans, convinced that education could be the panacea for all their ills, answered with vigorous action.

Ex. He interprets 'alienation' as the ' malaise that affects all of us, leaving us in some measure unable to operate in humane, supportive ways'.

Ex. In the two years that followed Woodforde had various other ailments, including an inflammation of the eyelid.

Ex. It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.

Ex. In the Netherlands there are currently some 20,000 sufferers from this affliction.

Ex. Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.

Ex. For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.

Ex. 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.

Ex. In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.

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* eje del mal = axis of evil.

* el dinero es el origen de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.

* el dinero es la fuente de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.

* evitar el mal = shun + evil.

* fuente de todos los males, la = root of all evil, the.

* hacer el mal = do + evil.

* mal de amores = heartache, lovesick.

* mal de Parkinson = Parkinson's disease.

* males de la guerra, los = evils of war, the.

* origen de todos males, el = root of all evil, the.

* para colmo de males = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* tener mal de amores = be lovesick.

* * *
I
adjetivo: ver malo
II
adjetivo invariable

1)

a) (enfermo, con mal aspecto)

estar mal — to be bad o ill; ( anímicamente) to be in a bad way (colloq)

me siento mal — I don't feel well, I feel ill

andar mal del estómago — to have trouble with one's stomach

éste está mal de la cabeza! — he's not right in the head

esas cosas me ponen mal — things like that really upset me

b) (incómodo, a disgusto)

tú allí estás mal — you aren't comfortable there

¿tan mal estás aquí que te quieres ir? — are you so unhappy here that you want to leave?

2) (fam) (en frases negativas) ( refiriéndose al atractivo sexual)

no está nada mal — he's/she's not at all bad (colloq)

3) ( desagradable) <oler/saber> bad

aquí huele mal — there's a horrible smell o it smells in here

esta leche huele mal — this milk smells bad o off

4) ( insatisfactorio)

estoy or salí muy mal en esta foto — I look awful in this photograph

le queda mal ese color — that color doesn't suit her

el arroz siempre me queda mal — my rice never turns out right

la casa no está mal, pero es cara — the house isn't bad, but it's expensive

sacarme un millón no estaría nada mal — I wouldn't mind winning a million

5) ( incorrecto) wrong

está muy mal no decírselo — it's very wrong o bad not to tell her

estuviste muy mal en no ayudarlo — it was wrong of you not to help him

6) ( indicando escasez)

estar mal de algo — to be short of something

estamos mal de arroz — we're low on o almost out of rice
III
adverbio

1) ( de manera no satisfactoria) <hecho/vestido> badly; <cantar/escribir> badly

se expresó mal — he didn't express himself very well, he expressed himself badly

te oigo muy mal — I can hardly hear you

en el colegio se come muy mal — the food's terrible at school

le fue mal en los exámenes — his exams went badly

de mal en peor — from bad to worse

2) ( desventajosamente)

se casó muy mal — she made a bad marriage

vendieron muy mal la casa — they got a terrible price for the house

el negocio marcha mal — the business isn't doing well

3) ( desfavorablemente) badly, ill

hablar mal de alguien — to speak badly o ill of somebody

piensa mal de todo el mundo — he thinks ill of everyone

4)

a) (de manera errónea, incorrecta) wrong, wrongly

lo has hecho mal — you've done it wrong

te han informado mal — you've been badly o wrongly informed

te entendí mal — I misunderstood you

b) ( de manera reprensible) badly

obró mal — he acted wrongly o badly

haces mal en no ir a verla — it's wrong of you not to go and see her

me contestó muy mal — she answered me very rudely o in a very rude manner

portarse mal — to behave badly, to misbehave

5) ( difícilmente)

mal puedes saber si te gusta si no lo has probado — you can hardly say whether you like it when you haven't even tried it

6) (en locs)

hacer mal — (AmL) ( a la salud)

esto hace mal al hígado — this is bad for the liver

comí algo que me hizo mal — I ate something which didn't agree with me; ver tb mal IV 2)

mal que bien — (fam) somehow or other

mal que me/te/nos pese — whether I/you/we like it or not

menos mal: menos mal! thank goodness!; menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!; menos mal que no se enteró! it's a good thing she didn't find out! (colloq); estar a mal con alguien to be on bad terms with somebody; tomarse algo a mal — to take something to heart

•

- mal nacido -da
IV
masculino

1) (Fil) evil

el bien y el mal — good and evil, right and wrong

2) (daño, perjuicio)

el mal que me hizo — the wrong she did me

le estás haciendo un mal consintiéndole todo — you're not doing her any good by giving in to her all the time

el divorcio de sus padres le hizo mucho mal — her parents' divorce did her a lot of harm

lo que dijo me hizo mucho mal — what he said really hurt me; ver tb mal III 6)

3) (inconveniente, problema)

los males que aquejan a nuestra sociedad — the ills afflicting our society

uno de los males de nuestro tiempo — one of the evils of our time

a grandes males grandes remedios — desperate situations call for desperate measures

no hay mal que cien años dure — nothing goes on for ever

no hay mal que por bien no venga — every cloud has a silver lining

mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos:... pero yo no soy la única - mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos —... but I'm not the only one - well, if that makes you feel better about it (iro)

- mal menor

4) (Med)

a) (liter) ( enfermedad) illness

b) ( epilepsia)

el mal — ( enfermedad) epilepsy

cuando le da el mal — when she has a fit

- mal de amores

- mal de altura

- mal de ojo

- mal de Parkinson

5) ( pena) trouble

* * *

= ill, malaise, ailment, evil, affliction, wrong, out of sorts, woe, woefulness.

Ex: Americans, convinced that education could be the panacea for all their ills, answered with vigorous action.

Ex: He interprets 'alienation' as the ' malaise that affects all of us, leaving us in some measure unable to operate in humane, supportive ways'.

Ex: In the two years that followed Woodforde had various other ailments, including an inflammation of the eyelid.

Ex: It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.

Ex: In the Netherlands there are currently some 20,000 sufferers from this affliction.

Ex: Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.

Ex: For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.

Ex: 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.

Ex: In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.

* eje del mal = axis of evil.

* el dinero es el origen de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.

* el dinero es la fuente de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.

* evitar el mal = shun + evil.

* fuente de todos los males, la = root of all evil, the.

* hacer el mal = do + evil.

* mal de amores = heartache, lovesick.

* mal de Parkinson = Parkinson's disease.

* males de la guerra, los = evils of war, the.

* origen de todos males, el = root of all evil, the.

* para colmo de males = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* tener mal de amores = be lovesick.

* * *

mal¹

adjective

ver malo¹ (↑ malo (1))

mal²

adj inv

A

1 (enfermo, con mal aspecto) estar mal to be bad o ill; (anímicamente) to be o feel low ( colloq), to be o feel down ( colloq)

me siento mal I don't feel well, I feel ill

hace días que ando mal del estómago I've been having trouble with my stomach for some days now

lo encontré muy mal, pálido y desmejorado he didn't seem at all well, he looked pale and sickly

está muy mal, no se ha repuesto de lo del marido she's in a bad way, she hasn't got over what happened to her husband

¡éste está mal de la cabeza! he's not right in the head

esas cosas me ponen mal things like that really upset me

2

(incómodo, a disgusto): ¿tan mal estás aquí que te quieres ir? are you so unhappy here that you want to leave?

tú allí estás mal you aren't comfortable there

B ( fam) ( en frases negativas)

(refiriéndose al atractivo sexual): no está nada mal he's/she's not at all bad ( colloq)

C (desagradable) ‹oler/saber› bad

aquí huele mal there's a horrible smell in here, it smells in here

no sabe tan mal it doesn't taste that bad

esta leche huele mal this milk smells bad o off

D

(insatisfactorio): los soufflés siempre me quedan mal my soufflés never turn out right

estoy or quedé or salí muy mal en esta foto I look awful in this photo

le queda mal ese peinado that hairstyle doesn't suit her

la casa no está mal, pero es cara the house isn't bad o is quite nice but it's expensive

sacarnos un millón no estaría nada mal I wouldn't mind winning a million

E (incorrecto) wrong

la fecha está mal the date is wrong

creo que está muy mal no decírselo I think it's very wrong o bad not to tell her

está mal que le hables en ese tono it's wrong (of you) to speak to him in that tone

estuviste muy mal en no ayudarlo it was wrong of you not to help him

F (indicando escasez) estar mal DE algo:

estamos mal de dinero we're hard up ( colloq), we're short of money

estamos mal de arroz we have hardly any rice (left), we're low on o almost out of rice

mal³

adverb

A (de manera no satisfactoria) ‹hecho/organizado/pintado/vestido› badly

canta muy mal she sings very badly, she's a very bad singer, she's very bad at singing

se expresó mal he didn't express himself very well, he expressed himself badly

te oigo muy mal I can hardly hear you, I can't hear you very well

en el colegio se come muy mal the food's terrible at school

le fue mal en los exámenes his exams went badly

de mal en peor from bad to worse

B

(desventajosamente): se casó muy mal she made a bad marriage

vendieron muy mal la casa they got a terrible price for the house

el negocio marcha mal the business isn't doing very well

C (desfavorablemente) badly, ill

no hables mal de ella don't speak badly o ill of her

piensa mal de todo el mundo he thinks ill of everyone

D

1 (de manera errónea, incorrecta) wrong, wrongly

lo has hecho mal you've done it wrong

mi nombre está mal escrito my name has been misspelt, my name is spelt/has been spelt wrong(ly)

te han informado mal you've been badly o wrongly informed

te entendí mal I misunderstood you, I didn't understand you properly

2 (de manera reprensible) badly

obró or procedió mal he acted wrongly o badly

haces mal en no ir a verla it's wrong of you not to go and see her

me contestó muy mal she answered me very rudely o in a very rude manner

si te portas mal no te traigo más if you behave badly o if you misbehave I won't bring you again

E

(difícilmente): mal puedes saber si te gusta si no lo has probado you can hardly say o I don't see how you can say whether you like it when you haven't even tried it

F ( en locs):

hacer mal ( AmL) (a la salud): los fritos hacen mal al hígado fried food is bad for the liver

comí algo que me hizo mal I ate something which didn't agree with me o which made me feel bad o ill

ver tb mal⁴ m B. (↑ mal (4))

mal que bien or ( Chi) mal que mal ( fam); somehow or other

mal que me/te/nos pese whether I/you/we like it or not

menos mal: aceptaron tu solicitud — ¡menos mal! they've accepted your application — thank goodness!

¡menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!

¡menos mal que no se enteró! it's a good thing o ( BrE) a good job she didn't find out! ( colloq)

estar a mal con algn to be on bad terms with sb

tomarse algo a mal to take sth to heart

traer vt B. (↑ traer)

Compuesto:

mal nacido, mal nacida

masculine, feminine swine ( colloq), rat ( colloq) ver tb maleducado¹ (↑ maleducado (1)), maleducado² (↑ maleducado (2))

mal⁴

masculine

A ( Fil) evil

el bien y el mal good and evil, right and wrong

líbranos del mal deliver us from evil

B

(daño, perjuicio): no le perdono todo el mal que me hizo I can't forgive her all the wrong she did me

le estás haciendo un mal consintiéndole todo you're doing her a disservice o you're not doing her any good by giving in to her all the time

el divorcio de sus padres le hizo mucho mal her parents' divorce did her a lot of harm

lo que me dijo me hizo mucho mal what he said hurt me deeply o really hurt me

ver tb mal³ adv F. (↑ mal (3))

C

(inconveniente, problema): los males que aquejan a nuestra sociedad the ills afflicting our society

la contaminación es uno de los males de nuestro tiempo pollution is one of the evils of our time

a grandes males grandes remedios desperate situations call for desperate measures

no hay mal que cien años dure nothing goes on for ever

no hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver lining

mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos: … pero a mucha gente le pasó lo mismo — mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos … but the same thing happened to a lot of other people — so that makes you feel better, does it? ( iro)

todos mis amigos suspendieron también, así que mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos all my friends failed too, so that's some consolation, I suppose o so that makes things a bit better, I suppose

quien canta sus males espanta problems don't seem so bad if you keep cheerful

Compuesto:

mal menor

(entre dos alternativas) lesser of two evils

eso fue un mal menor porque se podría haber matado in fact he was lucky o he can count himself lucky, he could have been killed

D ( Med)

1 ( liter) (enfermedad) illness

2

(epilepsia): el mal (enfermedad) epilepsy

cuando le da el mal when she has a fit

Compuestos:

● mal de Alzheimer

Alzheimer's disease

● mal de amores

( fam):

tiene mal de amores he's lovesick

● mal de Chagas

Chagas' disease

● mal de (las) altura(s)

altitude sickness, mountain sickness

● mal de ojo

evil eye

le echó el mal de ojo or (CS) le hizo mal de ojo she gave him the evil eye

● mal de Parkinson

Parkinson's disease

● mal francés

( euf); syphilis

E (pena) trouble

no me vengas a contar tus males don't come to me with your troubles

* * *

mal adjetivo: ver
◊ malo

■ adjetivo invariable
1 [estar] ( enfermo) ill;
( anímicamente) in a bad way (colloq);
( incómodo) uncomfortable;
◊ andar mal del estómago to have trouble with one's stomach;

¡este está mal de la cabeza! he's not right in the head;
esas cosas me ponen mal things like that really upset me
2 (fam) ( en frases negativas) ( refiriéndose al aspecto):
◊ no está nada mal she's/he's/it's not at all bad (colloq)

3 ( insatisfactorio): estoy or salí muy mal en esta foto I look awful in this photograph;
◊ le queda mal ese color that color doesn't suit her

4 [estar] ( incorrecto) wrong
5 ( indicando escasez) estar or ir mal de algo ‹de dinero/tiempo› to be short of sth
■ adverbio
1 ( de manera no satisfactoria) ‹vestir/cantar/jugar› badly;
◊ le fue mal en los exámenes his exams went badly;

te oigo muy mal I can hardly hear you;
el negocio marcha mal the business isn't doing well;
de mal en peor from bad to worse
2 ( desfavorablemente) badly, ill;
◊ hablar mal de algn to speak badly o ill of sb

3
a) ( de manera errónea) wrong, wrongly;

◊ te han informado mal you've been badly o wrongly informed;

te entendí mal I misunderstood you
b) ( de manera reprensible) ‹obrar/partarse› badly;

◊ haces mal en no ir a verla it's wrong of you not to go and see her;

me contestó muy mal she answered me very rudely
4 ( desagradable) ‹oler/saber› bad;
◊ aquí huele mal there's a horrible smell o it smells in here

5 ( en locs)
◊ hacer mal (AmL) ( a la salud): esto hace mal al hígado this is bad for the liver;

el pescado me hizo mal the fish didn't agree with me;
menos mal: ¡menos mal! thank goodness!;
¡menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!;
tomarse algo a mal to take sth to heart
■ sustantivo masculino
1 (Fil) evil;
◊ el bien y el mal good and evil, right and wrong

2 (daño, perjuicio):
◊ el divorcio de sus padres le hizo mucho mal her parents' divorce did her a lot of harm

3 ( cosa dañina) ill, evil;
◊ los males sociales the social ills;

no hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver lining
4 (Med) (liter) ( enfermedad) illness;
◊ tiene mal de amores (fam) he's lovesick;

mal de (las) altura(s) altitude sickness, mountain sickness
5 ( pena) trouble
mal
I adj (delante de sustantivo masculino) bad
un mal momento, (inoportuno) a bad time: está atravesando un mal momento, he's going through a bad patch ➣ malo,-a
II sustantivo masculino
1 evil, wrong
más allá del bien y del mal, beyond good and evil
2 (perjuicio) harm: me ha hecho mucho mal, it really hurt me
mal de ojo, the evil eye
3 (dolencia) illness, disease: padece un mal incurable, she suffers from an incurable disease
III adverbio
1 (de mala manera, incorrectamente) badly, wrong: oye muy mal, she can hardly hear
todo me sale mal, everything I do turns out badly
me siento mal del estómago, I've got an upset stomach
menos mal que estás aquí, it's a good job you are here
2 (difícilmente) scarcely, hardly: si no me lo cuentas, mal puedo yo ayudarte, if you don't tell me I can scarcely help you
♦ Locuciones: llevar uno mal algo, to take sthg badly: lleva muy mal la muerte de su padre, he took the death of his father really badly
mal que, even if: tendremos que ir mal que nos pese, whether we like it or not, we'll have to go
mal que bien, somehow or other: mal que bien vamos tirando, we're managing quite well somehow or other
ponerse a mal con alguien, to fall out with sb
tomar uno a mal, to take sthg badly: no te lo tomes a mal, don't take it badly
' mal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agüero
- añadidura
- apestar
- apestosa
- apestoso
- atufar
- avenida
- avenido
- azotea
- berrear
- bicho
- bien
- caber
- cabeza
- caer
- café
- calcular
- caldo
- camino
- cantar
- carácter
- cardo
- chabacana
- chabacano
- chapuza
- comportarse
- comunicada
- comunicado
- conservarse
- contraluz
- contraria
- contrario
- criada
- criado
- daño
- desastre
- desencajada
- desencajado
- deslucir
- despertar
- día
- dinero
- educada
- educado
- efecto
- empañarse
- encajar
- encaminada
- encaminado
- encontrar
English:
abuse
- acquit
- act up
- agree
- along
- amulet
- astray
- bad
- bad-tempered
- badly
- barring
- best
- bile
- cheap
- cloud
- come off
- condition
- deal
- deliver
- disagree
- disapprove
- disrepair
- do
- do with
- doom
- downhill
- embody
- evil
- evil eye
- fit
- flare up
- foolish
- foot
- frown on
- gnawing
- go
- go down
- go off
- god
- going
- good
- greasy
- grief
- grim
- grin
- grumpy
- half-baked
- hash
- health
- hinder

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mal

♦ adj
ver malo
♦ nm

1. [maldad]
el mal evil;
Literario
las fuerzas del mal the forces of darkness o evil

2. [daño] harm, damage;

nadie sufrió ningún mal no one was harmed, no one suffered any harm;

¿no le hará mal al bebé tanta agua? all that water can't be good for the baby;

no te hará ningún mal salir un rato it won't harm you o it won't do you any harm to go out for a while;

todas aquellas habladurías le hicieron mucho mal all the gossip hurt her deeply

Comp
mal de ojo evil eye;
echarle o CSur [m5] hacerle (el) mal de ojo a alguien to give sb the evil eye;
Arquit el mal de la piedra = the problem of crumbling masonry caused by pollution etc
3. [enfermedad] illness;
Fig
esto te curará todos los males this will make you feel better;

tener mal de amores to be lovesick

Comp
mal de (las) altura(s) altitude sickness;
mal de montaña mountain sickness;
Ven mal de páramo altitude sickness; Fam el mal de las vacas locas mad cow disease
4. [problema, inconveniente] bad thing;

el hambre y la pobreza son males que afectan al Tercer Mundo hunger and poverty are problems o ills which affect the Third World;

entre las dos opciones, es el mal menor it's the lesser of two evils;

un mal necesario a necessary evil

5. Comp

del mal, el menos it's the lesser of two evils;

la crisis pasará, no hay mal que cien años dure the recession will end sooner or later, these things never last forever;

Prov

a grandes males, grandes remedios drastic situations demand drastic action;

Prov

mal de muchos, consuelo de todos o [m5]de tontos: he suspendido, pero también mis compañeros – mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos o [m5] de todos I failed, but so did my classmates – it doesn't make it all right, just because they did too;

lo mismo pasa en otros países – mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos o [m5] de todos the same thing happens in other countries – that doesn't make it any better, though;

Prov

no hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver lining

♦ adv

1. [incorrectamente] wrong;

obrar mal to do wrong;

portarse mal to behave badly;

juzgar mal a alguien to misjudge sb;

está mal hecho [un informe, un trabajo] it hasn't been done properly;
[un producto, un aparato] it's badly made;
eso está mal hecho, no debían haberlo aceptado it was wrong of them, they shouldn't have accepted it;

está mal eso que has hecho what you've done is wrong;

hacer algo mal to do sth wrong;

has escrito mal esta palabra you've spelt that word wrong;

hiciste mal en decírselo it was wrong of you to tell him;

está mal que yo lo diga, pero esta sopa esta buenísima this soup is delicious, although I say so myself

2. [inadecuadamente, insuficientemente] badly;

creo que me he explicado mal I'm not sure I've explained myself clearly;

oigo/veo mal I can't hear/see very well;

el niño come bastante mal the boy isn't eating properly o very well;

calculé mal el tiempo I miscalculated the time;

canta muy mal she sings terribly, she's a terrible singer;

esta puerta cierra mal this door doesn't shut properly;

andar mal de dinero to be short of money;

andamos mal de azúcar we're running out of sugar;

la empresa/el equipo va mal the company/team isn't doing very well;

va mal en la universidad she's not doing very well at university;

le fue mal en la entrevista his interview didn't go very well;

el sueldo no está nada mal the pay's pretty good, the pay isn't at all bad;

ese chico no está nada mal that boy's not bad o pretty nice;

la reparación quedó mal it wasn't repaired properly;

me quedó mal el retrato my portrait didn't come out right;

la conferencia/reunión salió mal the talk/meeting went badly;

la fiesta salió mal the party was a failure

3. [desagradablemente, desfavorablemente]
encontrarse mal [enfermo] to feel ill;
[incómodo] to feel uncomfortable;
estar mal [de salud] to be o feel ill;
[de calidad] to be bad;
hablar mal de alguien to speak ill of sb;

oler mal to smell bad;

¡qué mal huele! what a smell!;
Fam Fig
esto me huele mal this smells fishy to me;

pasarlo mal to have a bad time;

pensar mal de alguien to think ill of sb;

saber mal to taste bad;
Fig
me supo mal que no vinieses a despedirme I was a bit put out that you didn't come to see me off;

me sabe muy mal que hablen a mis espaldas I don't like it that they talk behind my back;

sentar mal a alguien [ropa] not to suit sb;
[comida] to disagree with sb; [comentario, actitud] to upset sb
4. [difícilmente] hardly;

mal puede saberlo si no se lo cuentas he's hardly going to know if you don't tell him, how's he supposed to know if you don't tell him?

5. Comp

estar a mal con alguien to have fallen out with sb;

ir de mal en peor to go from bad to worse;

no estaría mal que… it would be nice if…;

tomar algo a mal to take sth the wrong way

♦ mal que loc conj

although, even though;

mal que te pese, las cosas están así whether you like it or not, that's the way things are;

mal que bien somehow or other

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mal

I adj → malo

II adv badly;

mal que bien one way or the other;

¡no está mal! it isn’t bad!;

¡menos mal! thank goodness!;

no hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver lining;

hacer mal en hacer algo be wrong to do sth;

ir de mal en peor go from bad to worse;

estar a mal con alguien be on bad terms with s.o.;

hablar mal de alguien speak ill of s.o.;

poner mal a alguien criticize s.o.;

ponerse a mal con alguien fall out with s.o.;

tomarse algo a mal take sth badly;

ponerse mal get sick

III m MED illness;

el mal menor the lesser of two evils

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mal adv

1) : badly, poorly

baila muy mal: he dances very badly

2) : wrong, incorrectly

me entendió mal: she misunderstood me

3) : with difficulty, hardly

mal puedo oírte: I can hardly hear you

4)

de mal en peor : from bad to worse

5)

menos mal : it could have been worse

mal adj malo

mal nm

1) : evil, wrong

2) daño: harm, damage

3) desgracia: misfortune

4) enfermedad: illness, sickness

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mal¹ adj bad [comp. worse; superl. worst]

un mal día a bad day

mal² adv

1. (en general) badly [comp. worse; superl. worst]

jugaron muy mal they played very badly

se portó mal he behaved badly

2. (de manera desagradable) bad [comp. worse; superl. worst]

lo pasé muy mal I had a terrible time

3. (enfermo) ill [comp. worse; superl. worst]

me encuentro mal I don't feel well / I feel ill

4. (de forma incorrecta) wrong

lo has hecho mal you've done it wrong

5. (en frases negativas) bad

el piso no está mal the flat isn't bad

andar mal de algo to be short of something

ir de mal en peor to get worse and worse

mal³ n

1. (daño) harm / wrong

el mal ya está hecho the harm's already been done

2. (maldad) evil

el bien y el mal good and evil

3. (problema) problem

se pasa el día quejándose de sus males she moans about her problems all day long

Spanish-English dictionary > mal
16 führen

I v/t

1. lead (nach, zu to); (geleiten) auch take, escort; zu einem Platz: auch usher; (jemandem den Weg zeigen) lead, guide; (zwangsweise) escort; an oder bei der Hand führen take s.o. by the hand; an der Leine / am Zügel führen walk on the lead / lead by the reins; Besucher in ein Zimmer führen show ( oder lead oder usher) into a room; jemanden durch die Firma / Wohnung führen show s.o. (a)round the firm (Am. company) / the apartment (Brit. auch flat); die Polizei auf jemandes Spur führen fig. put the police on s.o.’s track; was führt dich zu mir? fig. what brings you here?; meine Reise führte mich nach Spanien fig. my trip took me to Spain; Versuchung

2. (irgendwohin gelangen lassen): jemandem die Hand führen guide s.o.’s hand (auch fig.); zum Mund führen raise to one’s lips; ein Kabel durch ein Rohr führen pass a cable through a pipe; eine Straße um einen Ort führen take a road (a)round a place, bypass a place

3. (handhaben) handle, wield; sie führt den Ball sicher Basketball etc.: she’s got good ball control

4. Amtsspr. (Auto, Zug etc.) drive; (Flugzeug etc.) pilot, fly; (Schiff) navigate

5. bei oder mit sich führen have on one, carry; (Fracht, Ladung etc.) carry; Erz führen bear ( oder contain) ore; Strom führen ETECH. be live; (leiten) conduct current; der Fluss führt Sand ( mit sich) the river carries sand with it; Hochwasser

6. (anführen) lead, head; (Leitung haben) be in charge of; MIL. auch command; (Geschäft, Haushalt etc.) manage, run; (lenkend beeinflussen) guide; eine Armee in den Kampf / zum Sieg führen lead an army into battle / to victory; in den Ruin führen (Firma etc.) lead to ruin; eine Klasse zum Abitur führen take a class through to the Abitur exam; er führt seine Mitarbeiter mit fester Hand he manages his colleagues with a firm hand; Aufsicht, geführt, Kommando, Vorsitz etc.

7. (Gespräch, Verhandlung etc.) carry on, have; (Telefongespräch) make; (Prozess) conduct; (Buch, Liste, Protokoll etc.) keep; (Konto) manage; ein geruhsames etc. Leben führen lead ( oder live) a peaceful etc. life; sie führen eine gute Ehe they’re happily married, they have a good (husband-and-wife) relationship; etw. zu Ende führen finish s.th.; Beweis, Krieg, Regie etc.

8. (Namen) bear, go by ( oder under) the name of; (Nummer, Wappen) have; (Flagge) carry, fly; (Titel) Person: hold; Buch etc.: have; den Titel... führen Buch: auch be entitled...

9. (Ware) auf Lager: stock; zum Verkauf: auch sell, have; führen Sie Campingartikel? do you have ( oder sell oder stock) camping gear?; auf oder in einer Liste führen list, make a list of; ( auf oder in einer Liste) geführt werden appear on a list, be listed; als vermisst geführt werden be posted as missing

10. (Reden, Sprache) use; ständig im Munde führen be constantly talking about; (Wendung) be constantly using

11. fig. Feld, Schild2 1 etc.

II v/i

1. lead (nach, zu to); Tal, Tür etc.: auch open (into); unser Weg führte durch einen Wald / über eine Brücke our route led ( oder passed) through a wood / over a bridge

2. beim Tanzen: lead, steer

3. SPORT: führen über (+ Akk) (dauern) last; der Kampf führt über zehn Runden the fight is over ten rounds

4. (führend sein) lead; SPORT auch be in the lead; mit zwei Toren führen be two goals ahead, have a two-goal lead; mit 3:1 führen be 3-1 up; mit 3:1 gegen X führen lead X by 3-1

5. fig.: durch das Programm / den Abend führt X your guide ( oder presenter) for the program(me) / evening is X; führen zu lead to, end in; (zur Folge haben) result in; das führt zu nichts that won’t get you ( oder us etc.) anywhere; das führt zu keinem Ergebnis that won’t produce a result; das führt zu weit that’s ( oder that would be) going too far; wohin soll das noch führen? where will all this lead ( oder end up)?

III v/refl conduct o.s.; bes. Schüler: behave (o.s.); sich gut führen behave (well)

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(befördern) to carry;

(herumführen) to guide;

(im Sortiment haben) to carry;

(leiten) to lead; to shepherd; to conduct;

(lenken) to drive; to pilot; to steer

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füh|ren ['fyːrən]
1. vt

1) (= geleiten) to take; (= vorangehen, - fahren) to lead

eine alte Dame über die Straße fǘhren — to help an old lady over the road

sie hat uns den richtigen Weg geführt — she showed us the right way

er führte uns durch das Schloss — he showed us (a)round the castle

er führte uns durch Italien — he was our guide in Italy

eine Klasse zum Abitur fǘhren — ≈ to see a class through to A-levels (Brit) or to their high school diploma (US)

jdn zum (Trau)altar fǘhren — to lead sb to the altar

2) (= leiten) Geschäft, Betrieb etc to run; Gruppe, Expedition etc to lead, to head; Schiff to captain; Armee etc to command

3) (= in eine Situation bringen) to get (inf), to lead; (= veranlassen zu kommen/gehen) to bring/take

der Hinweis führte die Polizei auf die Spur des Diebes — that tip put the police on the trail of the thief

das führt uns auf das Thema... — that brings or leads us (on)to the subject...

was führt Sie zu mir? (form) — what brings you to me?

ein Land ins Chaos fǘhren — to reduce a country to chaos

4) (= registriert haben) to have a record of

wir fǘhren keinen Meier in unserer Kartei — we have no( record of a) Meier on our files

5) (= handhaben) Pinsel, Bogen, Kamera etc to wield

den Löffel zum Mund/das Glas an die Lippen fǘhren —

die Hand an die Mütze fǘhren — to touch one's cap

6) (= entlangführen) Leitung, Draht to carry

7) (form = steuern) Kraftfahrzeug to drive; Flugzeug to fly, to pilot; Kran, Fahrstuhl to operate; Schiff to sail

8) (= transportieren) to carry; (= haben) Autokennzeichen, Wappen, Namen to have, to bear; Titel to have; (= selbst gebrauchen) to use

Geld/seine Papiere bei sich fǘhren (form) — to carry money/one's papers on one's person

der Fluss führt Hochwasser — the river is running high

9) (= im Angebot haben) to stock, to carry (spec), to keep

etw ständig im Munde fǘhren — to be always talking about sth

er führt diesen Spruch ständig im Munde — he is always using that phrase

2. vi

1) (= in Führung liegen) to lead; (bei Wettkämpfen) to be in the lead, to lead

die Mannschaft führt mit 10 Punkten Vorsprung — the team has a lead of 10 points, the team is in the lead or is leading by 10 points

die Firma XY führt in Videorekordern — XY is the leading firm for video recorders

2) (= verlaufen) (Straße) to go; (Kabel, Pipeline etc) to run; (Spur) to lead

das Rennen führt über 10 Runden/durch ganz Frankreich — the race takes place over 10 laps/covers France

die Straße führt nach Kiel/am Rhein entlang — the road goes to Kiel/runs or goes along the Rhine

die Brücke führt über die Elbe — the bridge crosses or spans the Elbe

der Waldweg führt zu einem Gasthof — the forest path leads or goes to an inn

3)

(= als Ergebnis haben) zu etw fǘhren — to lead to sth, to result in sth

das führt zu nichts — that will come to nothing

es führte zu dem Ergebnis, dass er entlassen wurde — it resulted in or led to his being dismissed

das führt dazu, dass noch mehr Stellen abgebaut werden — it'll lead to or end in further staff reductions or job cuts

wohin soll das alles nur fǘhren? — where is it all leading (us)?

3. vr
form = sich benehmen) to conduct oneself, to deport oneself (form)
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1) (to turn or fork: The road bears left here.) bear

2) (to lead or guide: We were conducted down a narrow path by the guide; He conducted the tour.) conduct

3) (to lead to: Where does this road go?) go

4) (to lead, direct or show the way: I don't know how to get to your house - I'll need someone to guide me; Your comments guided me in my final choice.) guide

5) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) keep

6) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) lead

7) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) lead

8) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) lead

9) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) lead

10) (to keep a supply of for sale: Does this shop stock writing-paper?) stock

11) ((often with around, in, out etc) to guide or lead carefully: He shepherded me through a maze of corridors.) shepherd

12) (to lead, escort: The waiter ushered him to a table.) usher

13) (to carry on or engage in (especially a war): The North waged war on/against the South.) wage

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füh·ren

[ˈfy:rən]

I. vt

1. (bringen, begleiten)

▪ jdn aus etw dat/in etw akk \führen to lead sb into/out of sth

jdn in einen Raum \führen to lead [or usher] sb into a room

▪ jdn durch/über etw akk \führen to lead sb through/across [or over] sth

eine alte Dame über die Straße \führen to help an old lady across [or over] the road

▪ jdn zu etw/jdm \führen (hinbringen) to take sb to sth/sb; (herbringen) to bring sb to sth/sb; (vorangehen) to lead sb to sth/sb

was führt Sie zu mir? (geh) what brings you to me? form

jdn zu seinem Platz \führen to lead [or usher] sb to their seat

jdn zum Traualtar \führen to lead sb to the altar

2. (umherführen, den Weg zeigen)

▪ jdn \führen to guide sb

einen Blinden \führen to guide a blind person

jdn durch ein Museum/ein Schloss/eine Stadt \führen to show sb round a museum/a castle/a town

er führte uns durch London he was our guide in London

3. (leiten)

▪ jdn \führen to lead sb/sth

eine Armee \führen to command an army

eine Expedition/eine Gruppe/eine Mannschaft \führen to lead an expedition/a group/a team

▪ etw \führen to run sth

einen Betrieb/ein Geschäft \führen to run [or manage] a company/a business

4. (anleiten)

▪ jdn \führen to lead sb

er führt seine Angestellten mit fester Hand he leads [or directs] his employees with a firm hand

sie weiß die Schüler zu \führen she knows how to lead the students

5. (bringen, lenken)

▪ jdn auf etw akk \führen to lead sb to sth

der Hinweis führte die Polizei auf die Spur des Diebes the tip put the police on the trail of the thief

das führt uns auf das Thema... that brings [or leads] us on[to] the subject...

jdn auf Abwege \führen to lead sb astray

etw zu Ende \führen to complete sth

6. (laufend ergänzen)

eine Liste/ein Verzeichnis \führen to keep a list/a register

7. (registriert haben)

jdn/etw auf einer Liste/in einem Verzeichnis \führen to have a record of sb/sth on a list/in a register

wir \führen keinen Schmidt in unserer Kartei we have no [record of a] Schmidt on our files

8. (bewegen)

einen Bogen [über die Saiten] \führen to wield a bow [across the strings]

die Kamera [an etw akk] \führen to guide the camera [towards sth]; (durch Teleobjektiv) to zoom in [on sth]

die Kamera ruhig \führen to operate the camera with a steady hand

etw zum Mund[e] \führen to raise sth to one's mouth

sie führte ihr Glas zum Mund she raised her glass to her lips

einen Pinsel [über etw akk] \führen to wield a brush [over sth]

9. (entlangführen)

▪ etw durch/über etw akk \führen to lay sth through/across [or over] sth

er führte das Satellitenkabel durch die Wand he laid [or fed] the satellite cable through the wall

10. (geh: steuern)

ein Flugzeug \führen to fly a plane

ein Kraftfahrzeug/einen Zug \führen to drive a motor vehicle/a train

einen Kran/eine Maschine \führen to operate a crane/a machine

11. (geh: tragen)

einen Namen \führen to go by [or form to bear] a name

verheiratete Frauen \führen oft ihren Mädchennamen weiter married women often retain [or still go by] their maiden name

welchen Namen wirst du nach der Hochzeit \führen? which name will you use when you're married?

unser Mann führt den Decknamen ‚Hans‘ our man goes by the alias of ‘Hans’

einen Titel \führen to hold [or form bear] a title

etw im Wappen \führen to bear sth on one's coat of arms form

12. (geh: haben)

Gepäck bei [o mit] sich dat \führen to be carrying luggage

seine Papiere/eine Schusswaffe bei [o mit] sich dat \führen to carry one's papers/a firearm on one, to carry around one's papers/a firearm sep

13. (im Angebot haben)

▪ etw \führen to stock [or spec carry] sth; (verkaufen) to sell sth

14. (durchführen)

einen Prozess/Verhandlungen \führen to conduct a case/negotiations

II. vi

1. (in Führung liegen) to be in the lead

mit drei Punkten/einer halben Runde \führen to have a lead of [or to be in the lead by] three points/half a lap

2. (verlaufen) to lead, to go

wohin führt diese Straße/dieser Weg? where does this road/this path lead [or go] to?

die Straße führt am Fluss entlang the road runs [or goes] along the river

▪ durch/über etw akk \führen Weg to lead [or go] through/over sth; Straße to lead [or go] [or run] through/over sth; Kabel, Pipeline to run through/over sth; Spuren to lead through/across sth

die Brücke führt über den Rhein the bridge crosses [over] [or spans] the Rhine [or goes over

3. (als Ergebnis haben)

▪ zu etw dat \führen to lead to sth, to result in sth

das führte dazu, dass er entlassen wurde this led to [or resulted in] his [or him] being dismissed

[all] das führt [euch/uns] doch zu nichts that will [all] get you/us nowhere

III. vr (geh: sich benehmen)

▪ sich akk \führen to conduct oneself form

sich akk gut/schlecht \führen to conduct oneself well/badly [or to misbehave]

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1.
transitives Verb

1) lead

ein Tier an der Leine führen — walk an animal on a lead

jemanden durch eine Stadt führen — show somebody around a town

durch das Programm führt [Sie] Klaus Frank — Klaus Frank will present the programme

jemanden auf die richtige Spur führen — put somebody on the right track

2) (Kaufmannsspr.) stock, sell < goods>

3) (durchführen)

Gespräche führen — hold conversations

ein Orts-/Ferngespräch führen — make a local/long-distance call

ein unruhiges Leben führen — lead a turbulent life

eine glückliche Ehe führen — be happily married

einen Prozess [gegen jemanden] führen — take legal action [against somebody]

4) (verantwortlich leiten) manage, run <company, business, pub, etc.>; lead < party, country>; command < regiment>; chair < committee>

eine Reisegruppe führen — be courier to a group of tourists

5) (gelangen lassen) <journey, road> take

was führt Sie zu mir? — what brings you to me?

6) (Amtsspr.) drive <train, motor, vehicle>; navigate < ship>; fly < aircraft>

7) (verlaufen lassen) take <road, cable, etc.>

8) (als Kennzeichnung, Bezeichnung haben) bear

einen Titel/Künstlernamen führen — have a title/use a stage name

den Titel ‘Professor’ führen — use the title of professor

9) (angelegt haben) keep <diary, list, file>

10) (befördern) carry

der Zug führt einen Speisewagen — the train has a dining car

der Fluss führt Hochwasser — the river is in flood

11) (registriert haben)

jemanden in einer Kartei führen — have somebody on file

12) (tragen)

etwas bei od. mit sich führen — have something on one

eine Waffe bei sich führen — carry a weapon
2.
intransitives Verb

1) lead

die Straße führt nach.../durch.../über... — the road leads or goes to.../goes through.../goes over...

das würde zu weit führen — (fig.) that would be taking things too far

2) (an der Spitze liegen) lead; be ahead

nach Punkten führen — be ahead on points

in der Tabelle führen — be the league leaders; be at the top of the league

3)

zu etwas führen — (etwas bewirken) lead to something

zum Ziel führen — bring the desired result

das führt zu nichts — (ugs.) that won't get you/us etc. anywhere (coll.)
3.
reflexives Verb

sich gut/schlecht führen — conduct oneself or behave well/badly

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führen

A. v/t

1. lead (

nach, zu to); (geleiten) auch take, escort; zu einem Platz: auch usher; (jemandem den Weg zeigen) lead, guide; (zwangsweise) escort;

an oder

bei der Hand führen take sb by the hand;

an der Leine/am Zügel führen walk on the lead/lead by the reins;

Besucher

in ein Zimmer führen show ( oder lead oder usher) into a room;

jemanden durch die Firma/Wohnung führen show sb (a)round the firm (US company)/the apartment (Br auch flat);

die Polizei auf jemandes Spur führen fig put the police on sb’s track;

was führt dich zu mir? fig what brings you here?;

meine Reise führte mich nach Spanien fig my trip took me to Spain; → Versuchung

2. (irgendwohin gelangen lassen):

jemandem die Hand führen guide sb’s hand (auch fig);

zum Mund führen raise to one’s lips;

ein Kabel durch ein Rohr führen pass a cable through a pipe;

eine Straße um einen Ort führen take a road (a)round a place, bypass a place

3. (handhaben) handle, wield;

sie führt den Ball sicher Basketball etc: she’s got good ball control

4. ADMIN (Auto, Zug etc) drive; (Flugzeug etc) pilot, fly; (Schiff) navigate

5.

bei oder

mit sich führen have on one, carry; (Fracht, Ladung etc) carry;

Erz führen bear ( oder contain) ore;

Strom führen ELEK be live; (leiten) conduct current;

der Fluss führt Sand (mit sich) the river carries sand with it; → Hochwasser

6. (anführen) lead, head; (Leitung haben) be in charge of; MIL auch command; (Geschäft, Haushalt etc) manage, run; (lenkend beeinflussen) guide;

eine Armee in den Kampf/zum Sieg führen lead an army into battle/to victory;

in den Ruin führen (Firma etc) lead to ruin;

eine Klasse zum Abitur führen take a class through to the Abitur exam;

er führt seine Mitarbeiter mit fester Hand he manages his colleagues with a firm hand; → Aufsicht, geführt, Kommando, Vorsitz etc

7. (Gespräch, Verhandlung etc) carry on, have; (Telefongespräch) make; (Prozess) conduct; (Buch, Liste, Protokoll etc) keep; (Konto) manage;

ein geruhsames etc

Leben führen lead ( oder live) a peaceful etc life;

sie führen eine gute Ehe they’re happily married, they have a good (husband-and-wife) relationship;

etwas zu Ende führen finish sth; → Beweis, Krieg, Regie etc

8. (Namen) bear, go by ( oder under) the name of; (Nummer, Wappen) have; (Flagge) carry, fly; (Titel) Person: hold; Buch etc: have;

den Titel … führen Buch: auch be entitled …

9. (Ware) auf Lager: stock; zum Verkauf: auch sell, have;

führen Sie Campingartikel? do you have ( oder sell oder stock) camping gear?;

auf oder

in einer Liste führen list, make a list of;

(

auf oder

in einer Liste)

geführt werden appear on a list, be listed;

als vermisst geführt werden be posted as missing

10. (Reden, Sprache) use;

ständig im Munde führen be constantly talking about; (Wendung) be constantly using

11. fig → Feld, Schild² 1 etc

B. v/i

1. lead (

nach, zu to); Tal, Tür etc: auch open (into);

unser Weg führte durch einen Wald/über eine Brücke our route led ( oder passed) through a wood/over a bridge

2. beim Tanzen: lead, steer

3. SPORT:

führen über (+akk) (dauern) last;

der Kampf führt über zehn Runden the fight is over ten rounds

4. (führend sein) lead; SPORT auch be in the lead;

mit zwei Toren führen be two goals ahead, have a two-goal lead;

mit 3:1 führen be 3-1 up;

mit 3:1 gegen X führen lead X by 3-1

5. fig:

durch das Programm/den Abend führt X your guide ( oder presenter) for the program(me)/evening is X;

führen zu lead to, end in; (zur Folge haben) result in;

das führt zu nichts that won’t get you ( oder us etc) anywhere;

das führt zu keinem Ergebnis that won’t produce a result;

das führt zu weit that’s ( oder that would be) going too far;

wohin soll das noch führen? where will all this lead ( oder end up)?

C. v/r conduct o.s.; besonders Schüler: behave (o.s.);

sich gut führen behave (well)

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1.
transitives Verb

1) lead

ein Tier an der Leine führen — walk an animal on a lead

jemanden durch eine Stadt führen — show somebody around a town

durch das Programm führt [Sie] Klaus Frank — Klaus Frank will present the programme

jemanden auf die richtige Spur führen — put somebody on the right track

2) (Kaufmannsspr.) stock, sell < goods>

3) (durchführen)

Gespräche führen — hold conversations

ein Orts-/Ferngespräch führen — make a local/long-distance call

ein unruhiges Leben führen — lead a turbulent life

eine glückliche Ehe führen — be happily married

einen Prozess [gegen jemanden] führen — take legal action [against somebody]

4) (verantwortlich leiten) manage, run <company, business, pub, etc.>; lead <party, country>; command < regiment>; chair < committee>

eine Reisegruppe führen — be courier to a group of tourists

5) (gelangen lassen) <journey, road> take

was führt Sie zu mir? — what brings you to me?

6) (Amtsspr.) drive <train, motor, vehicle>; navigate < ship>; fly < aircraft>

7) (verlaufen lassen) take <road, cable, etc.>

8) (als Kennzeichnung, Bezeichnung haben) bear

einen Titel/Künstlernamen führen — have a title/use a stage name

den Titel ‘Professor’ führen — use the title of professor

9) (angelegt haben) keep <diary, list, file>

10) (befördern) carry

der Zug führt einen Speisewagen — the train has a dining car

der Fluss führt Hochwasser — the river is in flood

11) (registriert haben)

jemanden in einer Kartei führen — have somebody on file

12) (tragen)

etwas bei od. mit sich führen — have something on one

eine Waffe bei sich führen — carry a weapon
2.
intransitives Verb

1) lead

die Straße führt nach.../durch.../über... — the road leads or goes to.../goes through.../goes over...

das würde zu weit führen — (fig.) that would be taking things too far

2) (an der Spitze liegen) lead; be ahead

nach Punkten führen — be ahead on points

in der Tabelle führen — be the league leaders; be at the top of the league

3)

zu etwas führen — (etwas bewirken) lead to something

zum Ziel führen — bring the desired result

das führt zu nichts — (ugs.) that won't get you/us etc. anywhere (coll.)
3.
reflexives Verb

sich gut/schlecht führen — conduct oneself or behave well/badly

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v.

to conduct v.

to go v.

(§ p.,p.p.: went, gone)

to guide v.

to lead v.

(§ p.,p.p.: led)

to steer v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > führen
17 desenvolverse

desenvolverse

► verbo pronominal

1 (desembalarse) to come unwrapped

2 (transcurrir) to develop, go

3 (manejarse) to manage, cope

■ se desenvuelve muy bien en los negocios he manages very well in business

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VPR

1) [persona] to manage, cope

se desenvuelve muy bien en público — he comes across really well in public

2) [acción, suceso] (=suceder) to go off; (=desarrollarse) to develop

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(v.) = operate, find + Posesivo + way round/through, pick + Posesivo + way, navigate

Ex. These references operate in a similar fashion whether they are used to link authors' names or subject headings.

Ex. This is obviously not a practical means of finding our way round the library.

Ex. In their search for information, they had until this time been able to pick their way by relying on the handlists or catalogues provided by the librarian.

Ex. Peter was trying to convince himself that it wasn't his fault as he navigated the glistening slippery streets.

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(v.) = operate, find + Posesivo + way round/through, pick + Posesivo + way, navigate

Ex: These references operate in a similar fashion whether they are used to link authors' names or subject headings.

Ex: This is obviously not a practical means of finding our way round the library.

Ex: In their search for information, they had until this time been able to pick their way by relying on the handlists or catalogues provided by the librarian.

Ex: Peter was trying to convince himself that it wasn't his fault as he navigated the glistening slippery streets.

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■desenvolverse verbo reflexivo
1 (una persona) to manage, cope
2 (un acontecimiento) to develop
' desenvolverse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ir
- valerse
- desenvolver
- manejar

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vpr

1. [asunto, proceso] to progress;
[trama] to unfold; [entrevista] to pass off;
la reunión se desenvolvió con cordialidad the meeting passed off very amicably

2. [persona] to cope, to manage;

desenvolverse en la vida to cope with o get along in life;

no te preocupes, sabe desenvolverse ella sola don't worry, she can cope o manage by herself;

se desenvuelve muy bien en su nuevo trabajo she's getting along fine in her new job;

se sabe desenvolverse bastante bien en inglés he can get along pretty well in English

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desenvolverse

v/r fig

cope

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vr

1) : to unfold, to develop

2) : to manage, to cope

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desenvolverse vb to get on / to manage

¿qué tal se desenvuelve con sus compañeros de clase? how does she get on with her classmates?

Spanish-English dictionary > desenvolverse
18 trabajar

v.

1 to work (en empleo, tarea) (hierro, barro, tierra).

¿de qué trabaja? what does she do (for a living)?

trabajar de/en to work as/in

trabajar en una empresa to work for a firm

ponerse a trabajar to get to work

Ellos trabajan hoy They work today.

Ellos trabajan la madera They work the wood.

2 to act (Cine & Teatro).

¡qué bien trabajan todos! the acting is really good!

3 to sell, to stock (vender) (producto, género, marca).

4 to work on or at.

5 to run.

Eso trabaja con gasolina That runs on gasoline.

6 to operate.

El condensador trabaja The condenser operates.

7 to work out for.

Me trabajó el diagrama The diagram worked out for me.

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trabajar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (gen) to work

■ trabaja mucho she works hard

■ trabaja en una cafetería she works in a coffee shop

2 (en obra, película) to act, perform

■ ¿quién trabaja en la obra? who's in the play?

3 figurado (soportar) to be under stress

■ esta cuerda trabaja mucho this rope is under stress

► verbo transitivo

1 (materiales) to work (on)

2 (idea, idioma, etc) to work on

3 (la tierra) to till

4 COCINA (pasta) to knead

► verbo pronominal trabajarse

1 (idea, idioma, etc) to work on

2 figurado (a alguien) to persuade

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

trabajar a alguien para que haga algo to talk somebody into doing something, try to persuade somebody to do something

trabajar a destajo to do piecework

trabajar como un,-a condenado,-a / trabajar como una bestia familiar to slave away

trabajar de to be, work as

■ trabaja de profesor he's a teacher

trabajar de balde to work for nothing

trabajar el hierro / trabajar la madera to work iron / work wood

trabajar en balde familiar to work in vain

trabajar por horas to be paid by the hour

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verb

1) to work

2) labor

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1. VI

1) [persona] to work

trabaja en las afueras — she works on the outskirts of town

no trabajes tanto — don't work so hard

ahora trabajo más que antes — I work harder now than I used to

se mata trabajando para alimentar a su familia — he works himself to death to feed his family

llevo una semana sin trabajar — I haven't done any work for a week

ese actor trabaja muy bien — that actor's very good

• trabajar de algo — to work as sth

trabajo de camarero — I work as a waiter

• trabajar en algo, ¿en qué trabajas? — what's your job?

¿ha trabajado antes en diseño gráfico? — do you have any previous work experience in graphic design?

trabajan en una compañía aérea — they work for an airline

• trabajar por horas — to work by the hour

• trabajar jornada completa — to work full-time

trabajar media jornada — to work half-days

• trabajar por hacer algo, estamos trabajando por conseguir nuestros derechos — we are working towards getting our rights

• trabajar a tiempo parcial — to work part-time

- trabajar como un buey o como una mula

- trabajar como un condenado o un negro

2) (=funcionar) [fábrica] to work; [máquina] to run, work

la fábrica trabaja día y noche — the factory works day and night

para que el cerebro trabaje — for the brain to work (properly)

el sistema inmunitario trabaja para vencer las infecciones — the immune system works to overcome infections

el tiempo trabaja a nuestro favor — time is on our side

• hacer trabajar, si quiere hacer trabajar su dinero llámenos — if you want to make your money work for you, give us a call

3) [tierra, árbol] to bear, yield

2. VT

1) [+ tierra, cuero, madera] to work; [+ masa] to knead; [+ ingredientes] to mix in

2) [+ detalle, proyecto] to work on; [+ mente] to exercise

hay que trabajar un poco más los números musicales — we need to do a bit more work on the musical numbers

el pintor ha trabajado muy bien los árboles — the painter has put a lot of work into the trees

3) (Com) (=vender) to sell

es mi colega quien trabaja ese género — it is my colleague who sells o handles that line

nosotros no trabajamos esa marca — we don't sell o stock that brand

4) [+ caballo] to train

3.

See:

trabajarse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( en empleo) to work

trabajar por cuenta propia — to be self-employed

trabajar jornada completa or a tiempo completo — to work full-time

trabajar media jornada or (AmL) medio tiempo or (Esp) a tiempo parcial — to work part-time

trabaja bien — she does her job well

trabajar mucho — to work hard

¿en qué trabajas? — what do you do (for a living)?

trabaja en publicidad — she works o is in advertising

trabajar DE or COMO algo — to work as something

2) (en tarea, actividad) to work

deja de perder el tiempo y ponte a trabajar — stop wasting time and start doing some work

estoy trabajando en una novela — I'm working on a novel

trabajar por la paz — to promote peace

trabajar como una bestia or un negro or (un) chino — to work like a slave

3) ( actuar) to act, perform

¿quién trabaja en la película? — who are the actors o who's in the movie?

4) (operar, funcionar) to work

la fábrica está trabajando a tope — the factory is working o operating at full capacity

haga trabajar su dinero — make your money work for you

hacer trabajar el cerebro — to exercise one's mind
2.
trabajar vt

1)

a) <campo/tierra> to work

b) <madera/cuero> to work

c) < masa> ( con las manos) to knead, work; ( con tenedor) to mix

2) <género/marca> to sell, stock

3) (perfeccionar, pulir) to work on

4) (fam) ( intentar convencer) < persona> to work on (colloq)
3.
trabajarse v pron (fam)

a) <premio/ascenso> to work for

b) (enf) (fam) < persona> to work on (colloq)

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= function, work.

Ex. The DOBIS/LIBIS allows both the library and the computer center to function efficiently and at a lower cost by sharing one system.

Ex. He represents how much can be accomplished by someone who has worked from the outside.

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* acabar de trabajar = clock off + work.

* dejar de trabajar temporalmente = career break.

* dejarse el pellejo trabajando = work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.

* dejarse la piel trabajando = work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.

* deslomarse trabajando = work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.

* empezar a trabajar = take + job.

* en edad de trabajar = working-age.

* espacio para trabajar = workspace.

* estudiante que trabaja como auxiliar = student assistant, student aid.

* familia en la que los dos miembros trabajan = two-parent working family.

* forma de trabajar = working practice, work practice, business model.

* hacer que Alguien trabaje exhaustivamente = work + Nombre + to death.

* manera de trabajar = work practice.

* matarse trabajando = work + Reflexivo + to death, work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.

* menú de herramientas para trabajar con gráficos = tool palette.

* mientras se trabaja = on-the-job.

* ponerse a trabajar en serio = get on with + Posesivo + work, buckle down to, pull up + Posesivo + socks, pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out.

* ponerse a trabajar por cuenta propia = strike out on + Posesivo + own.

* que trabaja desde casa = home-based.

* que trabajan para él = in its employ.

* seguir trabajando aceptando una limitación = work (a)round + limitation, work (a)round + constraints.

* seguir trabajando aceptando un defecto = work (a)round + shortcoming.

* seguir trabajando así = keep up + the good work.

* seguir trabajando bien = keep up + the good work.

* terminar de trabajar = clock off + work.

* trabajando = in post.

* trabajando con ahínco = hard at work.

* trabajando intensamente = hard at work.

* trabajando mucho = hard at work.

* trabajar a cambio de nada = work for + nothing.

* trabajar a distancia = telecommute.

* trabajar a horas fuera de lo normal = work + unsocial hours.

* trabajar a horas intespestivas = work + unsocial hours.

* trabajar Algo exhaustivamente = work + Nombre + to death.

* trabajar al propio ritmo de Uno = work at + Posesivo + own pace.

* trabajar a partir de = work forward.

* trabajar como persona en prácticas = intern.

* trabajar como prostituta en la calle = work + the streets.

* trabajar como residente = intern.

* trabajar como una hormiguita = beaver away.

* trabajar como un bellaco = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.

* trabajar como un loco = work off + Posesivo + shoes.

* trabajar con = operate to, get into.

* trabajar conjuntamente = work + back to back, interwork.

* trabajar con plazos de entrega estrictos = work to + deadlines.

* trabajar con tesón = work + hard.

* trabajar de = serve as.

* trabajar de aprendiz con Alguien = apprentice.

* trabajar de día y de noche = work + day and night.

* trabajar de sol a sol = burn + the candle at both ends, work (a)round + the clock.

* trabajar día y noche = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death, work (a)round + the clock.

* trabajar durante un período de tiempo = serve + stint.

* trabajar duro = labour [labor, -USA], toil, slave away.

* trabajar en = make + a life's work of.

* trabajar en colaboración = team, interwork.

* trabajar en colaboración (con) = team up (with).

* trabajar en común = interwork, pull together.

* trabajar en equipo = work as + a team.

* trabajar en grupo = team.

* trabajar en grupo (con) = team up (with).

* trabajar en red = network.

* trabajar estrechamente = work + closely together.

* trabajar hacia atrás = work backward.

* trabajar hacia delante = work forward.

* trabajar hasta caer muerto = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.

* trabajar hasta muy tarde = burn + the midnight oil.

* trabajar horas extraordinarias = work + overtime.

* trabajar horas extras = work + overtime.

* trabajar intensamente = work + hard.

* trabajar juntos = work together, pull together.

* trabajar las veinticuatro horas del día = work (a)round + the clock.

* trabajar mejor = work + best.

* trabajar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.

* trabajar mucho = work + hard.

* trabajar noche y día = work + day and night.

* trabajar para = in the employ of, act for.

* trabajar por debajo de su potencia ideal = underload.

* trabajar por turnos = work on + a rota, work on + a rota system, work + shifts.

* trabajar sin descanso = work off + Posesivo + shoes, work (a)round + the clock.

* trabajar sin parar = work (a)round + the clock.

* trabajar sin preocupaciones = work along.

* trabajar sin respiro = work at + full tilt.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( en empleo) to work

trabajar por cuenta propia — to be self-employed

trabajar jornada completa or a tiempo completo — to work full-time

trabajar media jornada or (AmL) medio tiempo or (Esp) a tiempo parcial — to work part-time

trabaja bien — she does her job well

trabajar mucho — to work hard

¿en qué trabajas? — what do you do (for a living)?

trabaja en publicidad — she works o is in advertising

trabajar DE or COMO algo — to work as something

2) (en tarea, actividad) to work

deja de perder el tiempo y ponte a trabajar — stop wasting time and start doing some work

estoy trabajando en una novela — I'm working on a novel

trabajar por la paz — to promote peace

trabajar como una bestia or un negro or (un) chino — to work like a slave

3) ( actuar) to act, perform

¿quién trabaja en la película? — who are the actors o who's in the movie?

4) (operar, funcionar) to work

la fábrica está trabajando a tope — the factory is working o operating at full capacity

haga trabajar su dinero — make your money work for you

hacer trabajar el cerebro — to exercise one's mind
2.
trabajar vt

1)

a) <campo/tierra> to work

b) <madera/cuero> to work

c) < masa> ( con las manos) to knead, work; ( con tenedor) to mix

2) <género/marca> to sell, stock

3) (perfeccionar, pulir) to work on

4) (fam) ( intentar convencer) < persona> to work on (colloq)
3.
trabajarse v pron (fam)

a) <premio/ascenso> to work for

b) (enf) (fam) < persona> to work on (colloq)

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= function, work.

Ex: The DOBIS/LIBIS allows both the library and the computer center to function efficiently and at a lower cost by sharing one system.

Ex: He represents how much can be accomplished by someone who has worked from the outside.

* acabar de trabajar = clock off + work.

* dejar de trabajar temporalmente = career break.

* dejarse el pellejo trabajando = work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.

* dejarse la piel trabajando = work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.

* deslomarse trabajando = work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.

* empezar a trabajar = take + job.

* en edad de trabajar = working-age.

* espacio para trabajar = workspace.

* estudiante que trabaja como auxiliar = student assistant, student aid.

* familia en la que los dos miembros trabajan = two-parent working family.

* forma de trabajar = working practice, work practice, business model.

* hacer que Alguien trabaje exhaustivamente = work + Nombre + to death.

* manera de trabajar = work practice.

* matarse trabajando = work + Reflexivo + to death, work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.

* menú de herramientas para trabajar con gráficos = tool palette.

* mientras se trabaja = on-the-job.

* ponerse a trabajar en serio = get on with + Posesivo + work, buckle down to, pull up + Posesivo + socks, pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out.

* ponerse a trabajar por cuenta propia = strike out on + Posesivo + own.

* que trabaja desde casa = home-based.

* que trabajan para él = in its employ.

* seguir trabajando aceptando una limitación = work (a)round + limitation, work (a)round + constraints.

* seguir trabajando aceptando un defecto = work (a)round + shortcoming.

* seguir trabajando así = keep up + the good work.

* seguir trabajando bien = keep up + the good work.

* terminar de trabajar = clock off + work.

* trabajando = in post.

* trabajando con ahínco = hard at work.

* trabajando intensamente = hard at work.

* trabajando mucho = hard at work.

* trabajar a cambio de nada = work for + nothing.

* trabajar a distancia = telecommute.

* trabajar a horas fuera de lo normal = work + unsocial hours.

* trabajar a horas intespestivas = work + unsocial hours.

* trabajar Algo exhaustivamente = work + Nombre + to death.

* trabajar al propio ritmo de Uno = work at + Posesivo + own pace.

* trabajar a partir de = work forward.

* trabajar como persona en prácticas = intern.

* trabajar como prostituta en la calle = work + the streets.

* trabajar como residente = intern.

* trabajar como una hormiguita = beaver away.

* trabajar como un bellaco = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.

* trabajar como un loco = work off + Posesivo + shoes.

* trabajar con = operate to, get into.

* trabajar conjuntamente = work + back to back, interwork.

* trabajar con plazos de entrega estrictos = work to + deadlines.

* trabajar con tesón = work + hard.

* trabajar de = serve as.

* trabajar de aprendiz con Alguien = apprentice.

* trabajar de día y de noche = work + day and night.

* trabajar de sol a sol = burn + the candle at both ends, work (a)round + the clock.

* trabajar día y noche = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death, work (a)round + the clock.

* trabajar durante un período de tiempo = serve + stint.

* trabajar duro = labour [labor, -USA], toil, slave away.

* trabajar en = make + a life's work of.

* trabajar en colaboración = team, interwork.

* trabajar en colaboración (con) = team up (with).

* trabajar en común = interwork, pull together.

* trabajar en equipo = work as + a team.

* trabajar en grupo = team.

* trabajar en grupo (con) = team up (with).

* trabajar en red = network.

* trabajar estrechamente = work + closely together.

* trabajar hacia atrás = work backward.

* trabajar hacia delante = work forward.

* trabajar hasta caer muerto = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.

* trabajar hasta muy tarde = burn + the midnight oil.

* trabajar horas extraordinarias = work + overtime.

* trabajar horas extras = work + overtime.

* trabajar intensamente = work + hard.

* trabajar juntos = work together, pull together.

* trabajar las veinticuatro horas del día = work (a)round + the clock.

* trabajar mejor = work + best.

* trabajar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.

* trabajar mucho = work + hard.

* trabajar noche y día = work + day and night.

* trabajar para = in the employ of, act for.

* trabajar por debajo de su potencia ideal = underload.

* trabajar por turnos = work on + a rota, work on + a rota system, work + shifts.

* trabajar sin descanso = work off + Posesivo + shoes, work (a)round + the clock.

* trabajar sin parar = work (a)round + the clock.

* trabajar sin preocupaciones = work along.

* trabajar sin respiro = work at + full tilt.

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trabajar [A1 ]

vi

A (en un empleo) to work

empiezo a trabajar mañana I start work tomorrow

¿a qué hora entras a trabajar ? what time do you start work?

el lunes no se trabaja Monday is a holiday

trabajar por su cuenta or por cuenta propia to be self-employed

los que trabajamos jornada completa or a tiempo completo those of us who work full-time

trabajar fuera (de casa) or ( AmL) trabajar afuera to go out to work

trabajar en las minas/en el campo to work in o down the mines/on the land

trabaja para una compañía extranjera she works for a foreign company

trabajan a jornal fijo they are paid a fixed daily rate

trabaja bien aunque le falta experiencia she does her job well o she's a good worker although she lacks experience

los ponían a trabajar desde niños they were sent out to work from an early age

trabajar EN algo:

¿en qué trabajas? what do you do (for a living)?, what line are you in?, what sort of work do you do?

trabaja en publicidad she works in o she is in advertising

trabajar DE or COMO algo to work AS sth

trabaja de camarero por las noches he works as a waiter in the evenings

B (en una tarea, actividad) to work

deja de perder el tiempo y ponte a trabajar stop wasting time and start doing some work o get working

voy a ir a trabajar un poco a la biblioteca I'm going to go and do some work in the library

trabajó mucho he worked hard

nos han tenido trabajando todo el día they've kept us (hard) at it all day ( colloq)

trabajar EN algo to work ON sth

estoy trabajando en una novela I'm working on a novel

trabajamos en la búsqueda de una solución we are working on o working to find a solution

trabajar EN CONTRA DE/ POR algo:

trabajamos en contra de la aprobación de la ley we are working to prevent o we are trying to stop the law being passed

siempre ha trabajado por la paz she has always worked for peace o to promote peace

trabajar como una bestia or un negro or un enano or un chino ( fam); to work like a slave, to work one's butt off ( AmE colloq), to slog one's guts out ( BrE colloq)

C (actuar) to act, perform

¿quién trabaja en la película? who's in the movie?, who are the actors in the movie?

ella trabaja muy bien she's a very good performer o actress o she's very good

trabajó en una película de Saura he was in one of Saura's films

D

(operar, funcionar): la empresa trabaja a pérdida the company is running o operating at a loss

la fábrica está trabajando a tope the factory is working o operating at full capacity

tienen mucha maquinaria ociosa, sin trabajar they have a lot of spare machinery standing idle

los motores trabajan al máximo al despegar the engines work o operate o run at full throttle during take off

haga trabajar su dinero make your money work for you

hemos logrado que las mareas trabajen para nosotros we have succeeded in harnessing the tides

el tiempo trabaja en contra nuestra/en nuestro favor time is (working) against us/is on our side

un problema que hace trabajar el cerebro a problem which exercises the mind

■ trabajar

vt

A

1 ‹masa› (con las manos) to knead, work; (con un tenedor) to mix

2 ‹madera/cuero/oro› to work

3 ‹campo/tierra› to work

B ‹género/marca› to sell, stock

C (perfeccionar, pulir) to work on

hay que trabajar la escena final we must work on the last scene

tengo que trabajarlo un poco más I have to work on it a bit more o do some more work on it

D ( fam) (intentar convencer) to work on ( colloq)

■ trabajarse

v pron

( fam)

1 ‹premio/ascenso› to work for

2 ( enf) ( fam); ‹persona› to work on ( colloq)

todavía me lo estoy trabajando I'm still working on him

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trabajar ( conjugate trabajar) verbo intransitivo
1 ( en general) to work;
◊ trabajar por cuenta propia to be self-employed;

trabajar jornada completa or a tiempo completo to work full-time;
trabajar media jornada to work part-time;
trabajar mucho to work hard;
¿en qué trabajas? what do you do (for a living)?;
estoy trabajando en una novela I'm working on a novel;
trabajar DE or COMO algo to work as sth
2 ( actuar) to act, perform;
◊ ¿quién trabaja en la película who's in the movie?

verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹campo/tierra/madera› to work

b) ‹ masa› ( con las manos) to knead, work

2 (perfeccionar, pulir) to work on
trabajar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to work: trabaja de secretaria, she works as a secretary
trabaja en los astilleros, she works in the shipyard
trabaja bien, he's a good worker
2 Cine (actuar) to act: en esta película trabaja mi actriz favorita, my favourite actress is in this movie
II verbo transitivo
1 (pulir, ejercitar, estudiar) to work on: tienes que trabajar más el estilo, you have to work on your style
2 (la madera) to work
(un metal) to work
(la tierra) to work, till
(cuero) to emboss
2 (comerciar) to trade, sell: nosotros no trabajamos ese artículo, we don't stock that item
' trabajar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ánimo
- bestia
- bregar
- cuenta
- equipo
- hecha
- hecho
- herniarse
- hormiguita
- pausa
- por
- señorito
- seria
- serio
- vida
- aunque
- balde
- bartola
- burro
- campo
- chequeo
- clandestinidad
- comisión
- deber
- demasiado
- deprisa
- desgana
- desmayo
- destajo
- duro
- exceder
- exceso
- firme
- grupo
- huevada
- ir
- jornada
- jornal
- junto
- justificar
- mucho
- noche
- rápido
- servir
- sistema
English:
act
- agree
- attuned to
- away
- beaver away
- bone
- branch out
- burn
- bustle
- clock
- cut out
- done
- dungarees
- entitlement
- exercise
- expect
- face
- finger
- fit
- flag
- for
- free
- get down to
- graft
- habit
- hard
- hindrance
- keep at
- knock off
- knuckle down
- labour
- mad
- mean
- midnight
- model
- must
- nonstop
- object
- often
- overwork
- pack up
- plod
- probation
- pull together
- ridesharing
- set
- settle down
- shift
- slave
- slog

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trabajar

♦ vi

1. [tener un empleo] to work;

no trabajes tanto you shouldn't work so hard;

trabajar a tiempo parcial/completo to work part time/full time;

¿de qué trabaja? what does she do (for a living)?;

trabaja de o [m5] como taxista he's a taxi driver, he works as a taxi driver;

trabajar de autónomo to be self-employed;

trabajar de voluntario to do voluntary work;

trabajar en una empresa to work for a firm;

trabaja en personal she works in personnel;

trabaja para una multinacional she works for a multinational;

trabajar por horas to work by the hour;

trabajar por cuenta propia/ajena to be self-employed/an employee;
Am
trabajar afuera to work outside the home;
Am
trabajar en casa to work at o from home

2. [realizar una tarea] to work;

tiene que trabajar más si quiere aprobar she has to work harder if she wants to pass;

ponerse a trabajar to get to work;

está trabajando en un nuevo guión he's working on a new script;

trabajamos mucho con empresas japonesas we do a lot of business with Japanese companies

3. [actor] to act;

trabajaba en “Vértigo” she was in “Vertigo”;

¡qué bien trabajan todos! the acting is really good!

4. [funcionar] to work;

la central nuclear trabaja ya a pleno rendimiento the nuclear power station is now operating at maximum capacity;

los pulmones son los que trabajan it demands a lot of your lungs;

hacer trabajar una máquina to load a machine;

hacer trabajar un músculo to exercise a muscle

♦ vt

1. [hierro, barro, madera, cuero] to work;
[la tierra, el campo] to work; [masa] to knead
2. [vender] [producto, género, marca] to sell, to stock;

sólo trabajamos esta marca we only sell o stock this brand

3. [mejorar] to work on o at;

debes trabajar la pronunciación you need to work on o at your pronunciation;

trabajar los músculos to build up one's muscles

4. Fam [convencer]
trabajar a alguien (para que haga algo) to work on sb (to get them to do sth)

♦ See also the pronominal verb trabajarse

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trabajar

I v/i work;

trabajar de camarero work as a waiter

II v/t work; tema, músculos work on;

trabajar media jornada work part-time

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trabajar vi

1) : to work

trabaja mucho: he works hard

trabajo de secretaria: I work as a secretary

2) : to strive

trabajan por mejores oportunidades: they're striving for better opportunities

3) : to act, to perform

trabajar en una película: to be in a movie

trabajar vt

1) : to work (metal)

2) : to knead

3) : to till

4) : to work on

tienes que trabajar el español: you need to work on your Spanish

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trabajar vb to work

trabaja de camarero he works as a waiter

trabaja mucho he works hard

¿de qué trabajas? what do you do?

Spanish-English dictionary > trabajar
19 управлявам

govern (и грам.); rule (over)

(предприятие и пр.) manage, control, run, superintend

(машина) operate, run, work

(автомобил) drive

(кораб) steer

(самолет) fly

кола, която лесно се управлява a car that steers well

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управля̀вам,

гл. govern (и език.); rule (over); ( предприятие и пр.) manage, control, run, superintend; ( машина) operate, run, work; ( автомобил) drive, steer; ( кораб) steer; ( самолет) fly; кола, която лесно се управлява a car that steers well.

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rule: She is управлявамd by her passions. - Тя е управлявана от страстите си.; govern (и държава); administer ; administrate ; direct {dairekt}; manage (предприятие, фирма); run ; guide ; handle ; operate {xupxreit}; superintend ; drive {draiv} (автомобил); steer (кораб); fly (самолет)

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1. (автомобил) drive 2. (кораб) steer 3. (машина) operate, run, work 4. (предприятие и пр.) manage, control, run, superintend 5. (самолет) fly 6. govern (и грам.);rule (over) 7. кола, която лесно се управлява a car that steers well

Български-английски речник > управлявам
20 fahren

das Fahren

driving

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fah|ren ['faːrən] pret fuhr [fuːɐ] ptp gefahren [gə'faːrən]
1. INTRANSITIVES VERB

1) = sich fortbewegen (aux sein) (Fahrzeug, Fahrgast) to go; (Autofahrer) to drive; (Zweiradfahrer) to ride; (Schiff) to sail; (Kran, Kamera, Rolltreppe etc) to move

mit dem Auto fahren — to go by car

mit dem Zug fahren — to go by train or rail

mit dem Rad fahren — to cycle, to go by bike

mit dem Motorrad/Taxi fahren — to go by motorbike/taxi

mit dem Bus fahren — to go by bus, to ride the bus (US)

mit dem Aufzug fahren — to take the lift, to ride or take the elevator (US)

ich fuhr mit dem Fahrrad/Auto in die Stadt — I cycled/drove into town, I went into town on my bike/in the car

möchtest du lieber mit dem Fahrrad oder mit dem Auto fahren? — would you rather go by bike or by car?

wir sind mit dem Auto gekommen, und meine Frau ist gefahren — we came by car and my wife drove

wollen wir fahren oder zu Fuß gehen? — shall we go by car or walk?

links/rechts fahren — to drive on the left/right

wie lange fährt man von hier nach Basel? — how long does it take to get to Basle from here?

ich fahre mit dem Auto nach Schweden — I'm taking the car to Sweden, I'm going to Sweden by car

mein Chor fährt nächstes Jahr wieder nach Schottland — next year my choir is going to Scotland again

wie fährt man von hier zum Bahnhof? — how do you get to the station from here?

wie fährt man am schnellsten zum Bahnhof? — what is the quickest way to the station?

ich fahre lieber in der Stadt — I prefer driving or to drive in town

zweiter Klasse fahren — to travel or go second class

per Anhalter or Autostopp fahren — to hitch(hike)

gegen einen Baum fahren — to drive or go into a tree

über den See fahren — to cross the lake

die Lok fährt elektrisch/mit Dampf — the engine is powered by electricity/is steam-driven

der Wagen fährt sehr ruhig — the car is very quiet

gen Himmel fahren (liter) — to ascend into heaven

zur Hölle fahren (liter) — to descend into hell

fahr zur Hölle or zum Teufel! (old) — the devil take you! (old)

2) = losfahren (aux sein) (Verkehrsmittel, Fahrer, Mitfahrer) to go, to leave

wann fährt der nächste Bus nach Bamberg? — when does the next bus to Bamberg go or leave?

wann fährst du morgen nach Glasgow? fährst du früh? — when are you leaving for Glasgow tomorrow? are you leaving early in the morning?

einen fahren lassen (inf) — to let off (inf)

3)

= verkehren (aux sein) es fahren täglich zwei Fähren — there are two ferries a day

fahren da keine Züge? — don't any trains go there?

fahren Sie bis Walterplatz? — do you go as far as Walterplatz?

der Bus fährt alle fünf Minuten — there's a bus every five minutes

4)

= rasen, schießen (aux sein) es fuhr ihm durch den Kopf, dass... — the thought flashed through his mind that...

was ist ( denn) in dich gefahren? — what's got into you?

in die Kleider fahren — to throw on one's clothes

ich bin hastig in die Kleider gefahren — I hastily pulled on my clothes

der Blitz fuhr in die Eiche — the lightning struck the oak

die Katze fuhr ihm ins Gesicht — the cat leapt or sprang at his face

der Hexenschuss fuhr ihm durch den Rücken — a twinge of lumbago shot up his back

5)

= zurechtkommen (aux sein) (mit jdm) gut fahren — to get on well (with sb)

mit etw gut fahren — to be OK with sth (inf)

mit ihm sind wir gut/schlecht gefahren — we made a good/bad choice when we picked him

mit diesem teuren Modell fahren Sie immer gut — you'll always be OK with this expensive model (inf)

mit der Billigreise nach Tunesien sind wir schlecht gefahren — the cheap trip to Tunisia turned out badly

(bei etw) gut/schlecht fahren — to do well/badly (with sth)

du fährst besser, wenn... — you would do better if...

6)

= streichen (aux sein or haben) er fuhr mit der Hand/einem Tuch über den Tisch — he ran his hand/a cloth over the table

ihre Hand fuhr sanft über sein Haar — she gently ran her hand over his hair

jdm/sich durchs Haar fahren — to run one's fingers through sb's/one's hair

mit der Hand über die Stirn fahren — to pass one's hand over one's brow

7) FILM (aux haben) (= eine Kamerafahrt machen) to track

die Kamera fuhr auf seine Hand — the camera tracked to his hand

2. TRANSITIVES VERB

1) = lenken (aux haben) Auto, Bus, Zug etc to drive; Fahrrad, Motorrad to ride

schrottreif or zu Schrott fahren (durch Unfall) — to write off; (durch Verschleiß) to drive into the ground

2) = benutzen: Straße, Strecke etc (aux sein) to take

welche Strecke fährt die Linie 59? — which way does the number 59 go?

einen Umweg fahren — to go a long way round, to go out of one's way

wir sind die Umleitung gefahren — we followed the diversion or detour

ich fahre lieber Autobahn — I prefer (driving on) motorways (Brit) or freeways (US)

diesen steilen Berg musst du im ersten Gang fahren — you have to go up or take this steep hill in first gear

eine so gebirgige Strecke darfst du im Winter nicht ohne Schneeketten fahren — you shouldn't drive such a mountainous route in winter without snow chains

3) = benutzen: Kraftstoff etc (aux haben) to use; Reifen to drive on

4) = befördern (aux haben) to take; (= hierherfahren) to bring; Personen to drive, to take

Kinder in die Schule fahren — to take children to school

jemanden ins Krankenhaus fahren — to take sb to hospital

die Spedition fährt Fisch von der Nordsee nach Nürnberg — the haulage firm transports or takes fish from the North Sea to Nuremberg

wer hat Sie hierher ins Krankenhaus gefahren? — who brought you to the hospital?

ich fahre dich nach Hause — I'll take or drive you home

jdn in den Tod fahren (geh) — to kill sb

5) Geschwindigkeit (aux sein) to do

er fuhr über 80 km/h — he did over 80 km/h, he drove at over 80 km/h

in der Stadt darf man nur Tempo 50 fahren — in town the speed limit is 50 km/h

6) SPORT (aux haben or sein) Rennen to take part in; Runde etc to do; Zeit, Rekord etc to clock up

7) TECH (aux haben) (= steuern, betreiben) to run; (= senden) to broadcast; (= durchführen) Überstunden to do, to work; Angriff to launch

ein Experiment fahren — to run an experiment

einen Versuch fahren — to run a test

eine Sonderschicht fahren — to put on an extra shift

Überstunden fahren — to do overtime

eine Aufnahme fahren — to do a shot

einen harten Kurs fahren (fig) — to take a hard line

3. REFLEXIVES VERB

diams; sich gut fahren mit diesem Wagen fährt es sich gut — it's good driving this car

bei solchem Wetter/auf dieser Straße fährt es sich gut — it's good driving in that kind of weather/on this road

der neue Wagen fährt sich gut —

mit dem neuen Belag fährt sich die Straße gut — the road is good to drive on since it's been resurfaced

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1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) drive

2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) drive

3) (to travel by car: We motored down to my mother's house at the weekend.) motor

4) (to sail in a particular direction: We put out to sea; The ship put into harbour for repairs.) put

5) (to travel in a car etc: We were rolling along merrily when a tyre burst.) roll

6) (to travel or be carried (in a car, train etc or on a bicycle, horse etc): He rides to work every day on an old bicycle; The horsemen rode past.) ride

7) (to (be able to) ride on and control (a horse, bicycle etc): Can you ride a bicycle?) ride

8) (to move smoothly: Trains run on rails.) run

9) (to drive (someone); to give (someone) a lift: He ran me to the station.) run

10) (to go from place to place; to journey: I travelled to Scotland by train; He has to travel a long way to school.) travel

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fah·ren

[ˈfa:rən]

I. INTRANSITIVES VERB

1.

<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>

Hilfsverb: sein (sich fortbewegen: als Fahrgast) to go

mit dem Bus/der Straßenbahn/dem Taxi/dem Zug \fahren to go by bus/tram/taxi/train

erster/zweiter Klasse \fahren to travel [or go] first/second class; (als Fahrer) to drive

zur Arbeit \fahren to drive to work; (mit dem Fahrrad) to cycle to work

mit dem Auto \fahren to drive, to go by car

mit dem [Fahr]rad/Motorrad fahren to cycle/motorcycle, to go by bike/motorcycle

links/rechts \fahren to drive on the left/right

gegen einen Baum/eine Wand \fahren to drive [or go] into a tree/wall

wie fährt man von hier am besten zum Bahnhof? what's the best way to the station from here?

wer fährt? who's driving?

\fahren Sie nach Heidelberg/zum Flughafen? are you going to Heidelberg/to the airport?

\fahren wir oder laufen wir? shall we go by car/bus etc. or walk?

wie lange fährt man von hier nach München? how long does it take to get to Munich from here?; (auf Karussell, Achterbahn)

ich will nochmal \fahren! I want to have another ride!

fahr doch bitte langsamer! please slow down!

sie fährt gut she's a good driver

ich fahre lieber auf der Autobahn I prefer to drive on the motorway

mein Auto fährt nicht my car won't go

heutzutage \fahren alle Bahnen elektrisch all railways are electrified these days

die Rolltreppe fährt bis in den obersten Stock the escalator goes up to the top floor; s.a. Teufel

2.

<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>

Hilfsverb: sein (losfahren) to go, to leave

wir \fahren in 5 Minuten we'll be going [or leaving] in 5 minutes

wann fährst du morgen früh? when are you leaving tomorrow morning?

3.

<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>

Hilfsverb: sein (verkehren) to run

wann fährt der nächste Zug nach Berlin? when is the next train to Berlin?

der nächste Bus fährt [erst] in 20 Minuten the next bus [only] leaves in twenty minutes

die Bahn fährt alle 20 Minuten the train runs [or goes] every 20 minutes

von Lübeck nach Travemünde \fahren täglich drei Busse there are three busses a day from Lübeck to Travemünde

diese Fähre fährt zwischen Ostende und Dover this ferry runs between Ostend and Dover

auf der Strecke Berlin-Bremen fährt ein ICE a high speed train runs between Berlin and Bremen

dieser Bus fährt nur bis Hegelplatz this bus only goes as far as Hegelplatz

der Intercity 501 fährt heute nur bis Köln the intercity 501 will only run as far as Cologne today

4.

<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>

Hilfsverb: sein (reisen)

in [den] Urlaub \fahren to go on holiday

ins Wochenende \fahren to leave for the weekend; (tatsächlich wegfahren) to go away for the weekend

fährst du mit dem Auto nach Italien? are you taking the car to Italy?, are you going to Italy by car?

fahrt ihr nächstes Jahr wieder nach Norwegen? are you going to Norway again next year?

5.

<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>

Hilfsverb: sein (bestimmtes Fahrverhalten haben)

dieser Wagen fährt sehr schnell this car can go very fast, this car is a real goer fam

das Auto hier fährt sehr ruhig this car is a very quiet runner

6.

<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>

Hilfsverb: sein (blitzschnell bewegen)

aus dem Bett \fahren to leap out of bed

in die Höhe \fahren to jump up with a start

jdm an die Kehle fahren Hund to leap at sb's throat

in die Kleider \fahren to dress hastily

aus dem Schlaf \fahren to wake with a start

blitzartig fuhr es ihm durch den Kopf, dass... the thought suddenly flashed through his mind that...

diese Idee fuhr mir durch den Kopf, als ich die Bilder sah that idea came to me when I saw the pictures

der Schreck fuhr ihr durch alle Glieder the shock made her tremble all over

was ist denn in dich gefahren? what's got into you?

es fuhr mir in den Rücken suddenly I felt a stabbing pain in my back

der Blitz fuhr in den Baum the lightning struck the tree; s.a. Mund, Haut

7.

<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>

Hilfsverb: sein o haben (streichen, wischen)

sich dat mit der Hand über die Stirn \fahren to pass one's hand over one's brow

sie fuhr mit dem Tuch über den Tisch she ran the cloth over the table

sie fuhr sich mit der Hand durchs Haar she run her fingers through her hair

8.

<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>

Hilfsverb: sein (zurechtkommen)

[mit etw dat] gut/schlecht \fahren to do well/badly [with sth]

mit dieser Methode sind wir immer gut gefahren this method has always worked well for us

mit jdm gut \fahren to get on all right with sb, to fare well with sb

mit jdm schlecht \fahren to not fare [or get on] very well with sb

mit ihr sind wir ganz schlecht gefahren she was a total loser

II. TRANSITIVES VERB

1.

<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>

Hilfsverb: haben (lenken)

▪ etw \fahren to drive sth

ein Auto \fahren to drive a car

ein Fahrrad/Motorrad \fahren to ride a bicycle/motorbike

wer von Ihnen hat das Auto gefahren? who drove?

sie fährt einen roten Jaguar she drives a red Jaguar

2.

<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>

Hilfsverb: sein (sich mit etw fortbewegen)

▪ etw \fahren to drive sth

Auto \fahren to drive [a car]

Bus \fahren to ride on a bus

Fahrrad/Motorrad \fahren to ride a bicycle/motorbike

Schlitten \fahren to go tobogganing

Schlittschuh fahren to skate

Ski \fahren to ski

Zug \fahren to go on a train

3.

<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>

Hilfsverb: haben (verwenden)

▪ etw \fahren Kraftstoff to use sth

ich fahre nur Diesel I only use diesel

fährst du noch immer Sommerreifen? are you still using [or driving on] normal tyres

4.

<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>

Hilfsverb: haben (befördern, mitnehmen)

▪ jdn \fahren to take [or drive] sb

jdn ins Krankenhaus \fahren to take sb to hospital

ich fahre noch schnell die Kinder in die Schule I'll just take the kids to school

ich fahr' dich nach Hause I'll take [or drive] you home, I'll give you a lift home

▪ etw \fahren Sand, Mist, Waren to take [or transport] sth

5.

<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>

Hilfsverb: sein (eine Strecke zurücklegen)

Autobahn \fahren to drive on a motorway BRIT [or AM freeway]

eine Umleitung \fahren to follow a diversion

einen Umweg \fahren to make a detour

der 84er fährt jetzt eine andere Strecke the 84 takes a different route now

diese Strecke darf man nur mit Schneeketten \fahren you need snow chains to drive on this route

6.

<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>

Hilfsverb: sein (mit bestimmter Geschwindigkeit)

90 km/h \fahren to be doing 90 km/h

hier darf man nur 30 km/h \fahren the speed limit here is 30 km/h

dieser Wagen hier fährt 240 km/h this car will do 240 km/h

was/wie viel fährt der Wagen denn Spitze? what's the car's top speed?

7.

<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>

Hilfsverb: sein o haben SPORT

ein Rennen \fahren to take part in a race

die beste Zeit \fahren to do [or clock] the best time

mit nur 4 Stunden fuhr er Bestzeit his time of only four hours was the best

die Rennfahrerin fuhr einen neuen Weltrekord the racing driver set a new world record

die Wagen \fahren jetzt die achte Runde the cars are now on the eighth lap

8.

<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>

Hilfsverb: haben TECH

▪ etw \fahren to operate sth

einen Hochofen \fahren to control a blast furnace

9.

<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>

Hilfsverb: haben (fachspr sl: ablaufen lassen)

ein Angebot/Sortiment nach oben/unten \fahren to increase/reduce an offer/a product range

die Produktion mit 50 % \fahren to run production at 50%

die Produktion nach oben/unten \fahren to step up/cut down production

ein neues Programm \fahren to start [or launch] a new programme [or AM -gram

10.

<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>

Hilfsverb: haben (sl: arbeiten)

eine Sonderschicht in der Fabrik \fahren to put on an extra shift at the factory

Überstunden \fahren to do overtime

11.

<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>

Hilfsverb: haben RADIO

▪ etw \fahren to broadcast sth

12.

<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>

Hilfsverb: haben (kaputt machen)

eine Beule in etw akk \fahren to dent sth

13.

▶ einen harten Kurs \fahren to take a hard line

▶ einen \fahren lassen (fam) to let [one] off fam

III. REFLEXIVES VERB

<fährt, fuhr, gefahren>

Hilfsverb: haben

▪ etw fährt sich akk ...:

dieser Wagen/dieses Fahrrad fährt sich gut [o mit diesem Wagen/Fahrrad fährt es sich gut] it's nice to drive this car/to ride this bicycle

bei solch einem Wetter fährt es sich herrlich it's wonderful to drive in that kind of weather

mit einer Servolenkung fährt es sich viel leichter it's much easier to drive with power steering

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1.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein

1) (als Fahrzeuglenker) drive; (mit dem Fahrrad, Motorrad usw.) ride

mit dem Auto fahren — drive; (herfahren auch) come by car; (hinfahren auch) go by car

mit dem Fahrrad/Motorrad fahren — cycle/motorcycle; come/go by bicycle/motorcycle

mit 80 km/h fahren — drive/ride at 80 k.p.h.

links/rechts fahren — drive on the left/right; (abbiegen) bear or turn left/right

langsam fahren — drive/ride slowly

gegen etwas fahren — go into something

2) (mit dem Auto usw. als Mitfahrer; mit öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln usw./als Fahrgast) go ( mit by); (mit dem Aufzug/der Rolltreppe/der Seilbahn/dem Skilift) take the lift (Brit.) or (Amer.) elevator/escalator/cable-car/ski lift; (mit der Achterbahn, dem Karussell usw.) ride (auf + Dat. on); (per Anhalter) hitch-hike

erster/zweiter Klasse/zum halben Preis fahren — travel or go first/second class/at half-price

ich fahre nicht gern [im] Auto/Bus — I don't like travelling in cars/buses

fährst du mit mir? — are you coming with me?

3) (reisen) go

in Urlaub fahren — go on holiday

4) (losfahren) go; leave

5) < motor vehicle, train, lift, cable-car> go; < ship> sail

mein Auto fährt nicht — my car won't go

der Aufzug fährt heute nicht — the lift (Brit.) or (Amer.) elevator is out of service today

6) (verkehren) run

der Bus fährt alle fünf Minuten/bis Goetheplatz — the bus runs or goes every five minutes/goes to Goetheplatz

von München nach Passau fährt ein D-Zug — there's a fast train from Munich to Passau

7) (betrieben werden)

mit Diesel/Benzin fahren — run on diesel/petrol (Brit.) or (Amer.) gasoline

mit Dampf/Atomkraft fahren — be steam-powered/atomicpowered

8) (schnelle Bewegungen ausführen)

in die Kleider fahren — leap into one's clothes

in die Höhe fahren — jump up [with a start]

der Blitz ist in einen Baum gefahren — the lightning struck a tree

jemandem an die Kehle fahren — leap at somebody's throat

sich (Dat.) mit der Hand durchs Haar fahren — run one's fingers through one's hair

was ist denn in dich gefahren? — (fig.) what's got into you?

der Schreck fuhr ihm in die Glieder — (fig.) the shock went right through him

jemandem über den Mund fahren — (fig.) shut somebody up

aus der Haut fahren — (ugs.) blow one's top (coll.)

etwas fahren lassen — (loslassen) let something go; (fig.): (aufgeben) abandon something

9) (Erfahrungen machen)

gut/schlecht mit jemandem/einer Sache fahren — get on well/badly with somebody/something
2.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (fortbewegen) drive <car, lorry, train, etc.>; ride <bicycle, motorcycle>

ein Boot fahren — sail a boat

Auto/Motorrad/Roller fahren — drive [a car]/ride a motorcycle/scooter

Bahn/Bus usw. fahren: go by train/bus — etc.

Kahn od. Boot/Kanu fahren — go boating/canoeing

Ski fahren — ski

Schlitten fahren — toboggan

Rollschuh fahren — [roller-]skate

Schlittschuh fahren — [ice-]skate

Aufzug/Rolltreppe fahren — take the lift (Brit.) or (Amer.) elevator/use the escalator

Sessellift fahren — ride in a/the chairlift

U-Bahn fahren — ride on the underground (Brit.) or (Amer.) subway

Karusell fahren — ride on the merry-go-round

2) mit sein ([als Strecke] zurücklegen) drive; (mit dem Motorrad, Fahrrad) ride; take < curve>

einen Umweg/eine Umleitung fahren — make a detour/follow a diversion

der Zug fährt jetzt eine andere Strecke — the train takes a different route now

3) (befördern) drive, take < person>; take < thing>; < vehicle> take; <ship, lorry, etc.> carry < goods>; (zum Sprecher) drive, bring < person>; bring < thing>; < vehicle> bring

4) mit sein

80 km/h fahren — do 80 k.p.h.

hier muss man 50 km/h fahren — you've got to keep to 50 k.p.h. here

5) meist mit sein

ein Rennen fahren — take part in a race

6) meist mit sein

einen Rekord fahren — set a record

1:23:45/eine gute Zeit fahren — do or clock 1.23.45/a good time

7)

ein Auto schrottreif fahren — write off a car; (durch lange Beanspruchung) run or drive a car into the ground

eine Beule in den Kotflügel fahren — dent the wing

8) (als Treibstoff benutzen) use < diesel, regular>
3.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb

1)

sich gut fahren — < car> handle well, be easy to drive

2) unpers

in dem Wagen/mit dem Zug fährt es sich bequem — the car gives a comfortable ride/it is comfortable travelling by train

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fahren; fährt, fuhr, gefahren

A. v/i (ist)

1. Person: (auch reisen) go (

mit by); längere Strecke: travel (by); auf Schiff: sail;

mit dem Aufzug/Bus etc

fahren auch take the lift (US elevator)/a ( oder the) bus etc;

ich fahre öffentlich (mit öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln) I use ( oder go by) public transport (US transportation);

fahr rechts (bleib rechts) keep to the right; (bieg rechts ab) turn right;

an den Straßenrand fahren pull over to the side of the road;

nach Köln fährt man sieben Stunden mit dem Auto: it’s a seven-hour drive to Cologne; mit dem Zug: it’s a seven-hour train journey to Cologne, it’s seven hours on the train to Cologne;

langsamer/schneller fahren slow down/accelerate;

über einen Fluss/Platz etc

fahren cross a river/square etc;

ich will noch mal fahren auf Karussell etc: I want another ride

2. (abfahren) leave, go;

wir fahren in fünf Minuten we’re leaving in five minutes

3. (in Fahrt sein) be moving; → fahrend B 1

4. selbst lenkend: drive; auf Fahrrad, Motorrad: ride;

sie fährt gut/schlecht she’s a good/bad driver

5. (verkehren) run;

das Boot/der Zug fährt zweimal am Tag the boat/train goes twice a day, there are two sailings/two trains a day

6. AUTO etc (funktionieren) go, run;

das Auto fährt nicht (ist kaputt)

/fährt wieder (ist repariert) the car isn’t going ( oder won’t go)/is going again;

das Auto fährt ruhig the car is quiet(-running);

mit Benzin/Diesel fahren Fahrzeug: run on petrol (US gas)/diesel; Person: have a petrol-(US gas)/diesel-engine car;

elektrisch oder

mit Strom fahren be driven by electric power;

mit Dampf fahren be steam-driven

7.

mit der Hand etc

durch/über etwas (akk)

fahren run one’s hand etc through/over sth

8.

in etwas (akk)

fahren Kugel, Messer etc: go into sth; Blitz: hit ( oder strike) sth;

in die Kleider fahren slip into ( oder slip on) one’s clothes;

aus dem Bett/in die Höhe fahren jump ( oder leap) out of bed/in the air;

der Hund fuhr ihm an die Kehle the dog leapt at his throat; → Himmel, Hölle etc

9.

etwas fahren lassen (loslassen) let go of sth;

alle Hoffnung etc

fahren lassen fig give up ( oder abandon) all hope;

einen fahren lassen umg let one go, fart vulg

10. BERGB:

in die Grube/aus der Grube fahren go down the pit/coe up out of the pit

11. fig:

gut/schlecht mit oder

bei etwas fahren do well/badly out of sth;

er ist sehr gut/schlecht damit gefahren he did very well/badly out of it;

was ist nur in ihn gefahren? what’s got into him?;

mir fuhr der Gedanke durch den Kopf, dass … it suddenly occurred to me that …;

der Schreck fuhr ihm in die Glieder he froze with terror; → Haut, Mund etc

B. v/t

1. (hat) (lenken, besitzen) drive; (Fahrrad, Motorrad) ride;

er hat das Auto gegen den Zaun gefahren he drove the car into the fence;

ein Auto zu Schrott fahren drive a car into the ground; bei einem Unfall: write a car off, US total a car;

ein Schiff auf Grund fahren run a ship aground;

jemanden über den Haufen fahren umg knock sb down, run sb over

2. (hat) (befördern) take, drive; (Güter) auch transport; → spazieren

3. (ist) (Aufzug, Skilift) ride in; (Karussell, U-Bahn etc) ride on; (Segelboot) sail; (Ruderboot) row;

Boot fahren go boating;

Rad fahren cycle;

Roller fahren scooter; (Motorroller) ride a scooter;

Rollschuh fahren roller-skate;

Schlittschuh fahren skate;

Schlitten fahren (rodeln) toboggan; (Pferdeschlitten) ride in a sledge (US sleigh);

Ski fahren ski

4. (hat oder ist) (Strecke) cover, travel; (Kurve, anderen Weg etc) take; (Umleitung) follow; (Rennen) take part in;

einen Umweg fahren make a detour;

sie fuhren eine andere Strecke they took a different route;

Kurven fahren weave about (US back and forth);

Slalom fahren do a slalom

5. (hat oder ist) (Zeit) record, clock; (Rekord) set;

wir fuhren gerade 100 km/h, als … we were doing 62 mph when …;

das Auto fährt 200 km/h (leistet) the car will do ( oder can reach) 124 mph

6. (hat) (Normal, Super) use, run on

7. TECH (Hochofen) operate; IT (Programm) run

8. (Sonderschicht) work

C. v/r (hat):

dieser Wagen fährt sich gut this car is pleasant to drive ( oder handles well); unpers:

auf dieser Straße fährt es sich gut this is a good road to drive on

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1.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein

1) (als Fahrzeuglenker) drive; (mit dem Fahrrad, Motorrad usw.) ride

mit dem Auto fahren — drive; (herfahren auch) come by car; (hinfahren auch) go by car

mit dem Fahrrad/Motorrad fahren — cycle/motorcycle; come/go by bicycle/motorcycle

mit 80 km/h fahren — drive/ride at 80 k.p.h.

links/rechts fahren — drive on the left/right; (abbiegen) bear or turn left/right

langsam fahren — drive/ride slowly

gegen etwas fahren — go into something

2) (mit dem Auto usw. als Mitfahrer; mit öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln usw./als Fahrgast) go ( mit by); (mit dem Aufzug/der Rolltreppe/der Seilbahn/dem Skilift) take the lift (Brit.) or (Amer.) elevator/escalator/cable-car/ski lift; (mit der Achterbahn, dem Karussell usw.) ride (auf + Dat. on); (per Anhalter) hitch-hike

erster/zweiter Klasse/zum halben Preis fahren — travel or go first/second class/at half-price

ich fahre nicht gern [im] Auto/Bus — I don't like travelling in cars/buses

fährst du mit mir? — are you coming with me?

3) (reisen) go

in Urlaub fahren — go on holiday

4) (losfahren) go; leave

5) <motor vehicle, train, lift, cable-car> go; < ship> sail

mein Auto fährt nicht — my car won't go

der Aufzug fährt heute nicht — the lift (Brit.) or (Amer.) elevator is out of service today

6) (verkehren) run

der Bus fährt alle fünf Minuten/bis Goetheplatz — the bus runs or goes every five minutes/goes to Goetheplatz

von München nach Passau fährt ein D-Zug — there's a fast train from Munich to Passau

7) (betrieben werden)

mit Diesel/Benzin fahren — run on diesel/petrol (Brit.) or (Amer.) gasoline

mit Dampf/Atomkraft fahren — be steam-powered/atomicpowered

8) (schnelle Bewegungen ausführen)

in die Kleider fahren — leap into one's clothes

in die Höhe fahren — jump up [with a start]

der Blitz ist in einen Baum gefahren — the lightning struck a tree

jemandem an die Kehle fahren — leap at somebody's throat

sich (Dat.) mit der Hand durchs Haar fahren — run one's fingers through one's hair

was ist denn in dich gefahren? — (fig.) what's got into you?

der Schreck fuhr ihm in die Glieder — (fig.) the shock went right through him

jemandem über den Mund fahren — (fig.) shut somebody up

aus der Haut fahren — (ugs.) blow one's top (coll.)

etwas fahren lassen — (loslassen) let something go; (fig.): (aufgeben) abandon something

9) (Erfahrungen machen)

gut/schlecht mit jemandem/einer Sache fahren — get on well/badly with somebody/something
2.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (fortbewegen) drive <car, lorry, train, etc.>; ride <bicycle, motorcycle>

ein Boot fahren — sail a boat

Auto/Motorrad/Roller fahren — drive [a car]/ride a motorcycle/scooter

Bahn/Bus usw. fahren: go by train/bus — etc.

Kahn od. Boot/Kanu fahren — go boating/canoeing

Ski fahren — ski

Schlitten fahren — toboggan

Rollschuh fahren — [roller-]skate

Schlittschuh fahren — [ice-]skate

Aufzug/Rolltreppe fahren — take the lift (Brit.) or (Amer.) elevator/use the escalator

Sessellift fahren — ride in a/the chairlift

U-Bahn fahren — ride on the underground (Brit.) or (Amer.) subway

Karusell fahren — ride on the merry-go-round

2) mit sein ([als Strecke] zurücklegen) drive; (mit dem Motorrad, Fahrrad) ride; take < curve>

einen Umweg/eine Umleitung fahren — make a detour/follow a diversion

der Zug fährt jetzt eine andere Strecke — the train takes a different route now

3) (befördern) drive, take < person>; take < thing>; < vehicle> take; <ship, lorry, etc.> carry < goods>; (zum Sprecher) drive, bring < person>; bring < thing>; < vehicle> bring

4) mit sein

80 km/h fahren — do 80 k.p.h.

hier muss man 50 km/h fahren — you've got to keep to 50 k.p.h. here

5) meist mit sein

ein Rennen fahren — take part in a race

6) meist mit sein

einen Rekord fahren — set a record

1:23:45/eine gute Zeit fahren — do or clock 1.23.45/a good time

7)

ein Auto schrottreif fahren — write off a car; (durch lange Beanspruchung) run or drive a car into the ground

eine Beule in den Kotflügel fahren — dent the wing

8) (als Treibstoff benutzen) use <diesel, regular>
3.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb

1)

sich gut fahren — < car> handle well, be easy to drive

2) unpers

in dem Wagen/mit dem Zug fährt es sich bequem — the car gives a comfortable ride/it is comfortable travelling by train

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v.

(§ p.,pp.: fuhr, ist/hat gefahren)

= to drive v.

(§ p.,p.p.: drove, driven)

to navigate v.

to ply between expr.

to ride v.

(§ p.,p.p.: rode, ridden)

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