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to pace out a room

1 pace out

to measure by walking along, across etc with even steps:

She paced out the room.
يَقيس بالخُطْوَه

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2 misurare

"to measure;

Messen;

medir"

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measure

vestito try on

misurare le spese limit one's spending

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misurare v.tr.

1 to measure; (la capacità, il contenuto, il calibro) to gauge: misurare la dimensione di qlco., to measure the size of sthg.; misurare la lunghezza di una stoffa, to measure the length of a piece of cloth; misurare un terreno, to survey a piece of land; misurare la pioggia, to measure (o to gauge) the rainfall; misurare la stanza a occhio, to take a rough measurement of the room; misurare la distanza a occhio, to gauge (o to judge) the distance with one's eye; misurare la temperatura a qlcu., to take s.o.'s temperature // misurare le scale, (scherz.) (ruzzolare) to fall headlong down the stairs; misurare la stanza, (scherz.) (cadere) to fall flat on one's face // misurare un ceffone a qlcu., (darglielo) to give s.o. a slap

2 (provare facendo indossare) to fit s.o. for (sthg.); (provare indossando) to try on (sthg.): ieri il sarto mi ha misurato l'abito, yesterday the tailor fitted me for the suit; misurare un cappello, i guanti, to try on a hat, the gloves; misurati le scarpe prima di comprarle, try on the shoes before you buy them

3 (valutare, giudicare) to estimate, to evaluate, to judge: misurare le difficoltà, gli ostacoli, to estimate the difficulties, the obstacles; misurare le difficoltà di un progetto, to evaluate the difficulties of a plan; misurare la gravità di una situazione, to judge the gravity of a situation; misurare le proprie forze, to try one's strength

4 (limitare) to limit, to moderate, to keep* within limits; (razionare) to ration; (soppesare) to weigh: cercò di misurare le spese, he tried to limit his expenses (o to keep his expenses down); mi misurano il pane, they keep me short of bread; misurare il cibo a qlcu., to ration s.o.'s food // misurare le parole, i termini, to weigh one's words

5 (percorrere a passi eguali) to pace: misurò la stanza tutta la notte, he paced (up and down) the room all night

◆ v. intr. to measure: questa stanza misura quindici piedi di larghezza, this room measures fifteen feet across (o is fifteen feet wide); questo libro misura dodici centimetri per otto, this book measures twelve centimetres by eight; quanto misura quell'armadio?, how much does that wardrobe measure?

◘ misurarsi v.rifl.

1 (contenersi) to limit oneself; to ration oneself: misurare nello spendere, to limit oneself in spending; il dottore mi ha detto di misurarmi nel mangiare, the doctor told me to ration myself in eating

2 (cimentarsi) to measure oneself; (competere) to compete: non ardisco misurarmi con lui, I dare not compete (o measure myself) with him; misurare in una gara, to compete in a race

3 (venire alle mani) to come to blows.

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[mizu'rare]
1. vt

1) (gen) to measure, (vista, udito) to test, (valore) to estimate, (capacità) to judge, (terreno) to survey

misurare a occhio — to measure roughly, give a rough estimate

misura la distanza fra questi due punti — measure the distance between these two points

misurare a passi una stanza — to pace out a room

2) (fig : limitare: spese) to limit

misurare le parole — to weigh one's words

3)

(provare) misurare o misurarsi qc — (abito, scarpe, cappotto) to try sth on

2. vi

(aus avere) to measure

quanto misura questa stanza? — how big is this room?, what are the measurements of this room?

3. vr (misurarsi)

1) (contenersi, regolarsi)

misurarsi nel bere — to control one's drinking

2) (provare le proprie forze)

misurarsi con qn — to compete with sb, pit o.s. against sb

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[mizu'rare] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) to measure [lunghezza, altezza, peso, oggetto]; to gauge [diametro, distanza]; to meter [elettricità, gas, acqua]; to take* [temperatura, pressione]

misurare 2 metri di tessuto — to measure off 2 metres of fabric

2) (provare) to try on [ vestito]

3) (percorrere)

misurare una stanza a grandi passi — to pace (up and down) a room

4) fig. (valutare) to measure [valore, efficacia, rischi]

misurare la propria forza contro o con qcn. — to pit one's strength against sb

5) (contenere)

misurare le parole — to weigh one's words

6) (razionare)

misurare il cibo a qcn. — to ration sb.'s food
2.
verbo intransitivo (aus. avere) to measure

misurare 2 metri di altezza, larghezza — to measure 2 metres in height, width o to be 2 metres high, wide

misurare 20 metri di profondità — to be 20 metres deep

misurare 1 metro e 70 — [ persona] to be 1.70 metre tall
3.
verbo pronominale misurarsi

1) (contenersi)

- rsi nel bere — to drink moderately o in moderation

2) (confrontarsi)

-rsi con qcn. — to measure o pit oneself against sb.

- rsi con un problema — to tackle a problem

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misurare

/mizu'rare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

1 to measure [lunghezza, altezza, peso, oggetto]; to gauge [diametro, distanza]; to meter [elettricità, gas, acqua]; to take* [temperatura, pressione]; misurare 2 metri di tessuto to measure off 2 metres of fabric

2 (provare) to try on [ vestito]

3 (percorrere) misurare una stanza a grandi passi to pace (up and down) a room

4 fig. (valutare) to measure [valore, efficacia, rischi]; misurare la propria forza contro o con qcn. to pit one's strength against sb.

5 (contenere) misurare le parole to weigh one's words

6 (razionare) misurare il cibo a qcn. to ration sb.'s food

II verbo intransitivo

(aus. avere) to measure; misurare 2 metri di altezza, larghezza to measure 2 metres in height, width o to be 2 metres high, wide; misurare 20 metri di profondità to be 20 metres deep; misurare 1 metro e 70 [ persona] to be 1.70 metre tall

III misurarsi verbo pronominale

1 (contenersi) - rsi nel bere to drink moderately o in moderation

2 (confrontarsi) -rsi con qcn. to measure o pit oneself against sb.; - rsi con un problema to tackle a problem.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > misurare
3 misurare

[mizu'rare]
1. vt

1) (gen) to measure, (vista, udito) to test, (valore) to estimate, (capacità) to judge, (terreno) to survey

misurare a occhio — to measure roughly, give a rough estimate

misura la distanza fra questi due punti — measure the distance between these two points

misurare a passi una stanza — to pace out a room

2) (fig : limitare: spese) to limit

misurare le parole — to weigh one's words

3)

(provare) misurare o misurarsi qc — (abito, scarpe, cappotto) to try sth on

2. vi

(aus avere) to measure

quanto misura questa stanza? — how big is this room?, what are the measurements of this room?

3. vr (misurarsi)

1) (contenersi, regolarsi)

misurarsi nel bere — to control one's drinking

2) (provare le proprie forze)

misurarsi con qn — to compete with sb, pit o.s. against sb

Nuovo dizionario Italiano-Inglese > misurare
4 habitación

f.

1 room, chamber, hall.

2 habitation, domicile, dwelling, house.

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habitación

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) room

2 (dormitorio) bedroom

3 BIOLOGÍA habitat

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FRASEOLOGÍA

habitación doble double room

habitación individual single room

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noun f.

1) room

2) bedroom

3) habitation, dwelling

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SF

1) (=cuarto) room

habitación de matrimonio, habitación doble — double room

habitación individual — single room

habitación para invitados — guest room

2) (Bio) habitat, habitation

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femenino

a) ( cuarto) room; ( dormitorio) bedroom

habitación individual/doble — single/double room

habitación con baño — room with bath

b) ( acción) habitation; ( hábitat) habitat

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= room, suite.

Ex. The open-plan flexible library can be enonomical since overseeing is facilitated by the openness rather than be dividing the building into rooms or halls, thereby requiring less staff.

Ex. The centre includes information in many formats, computers, audiovisual facilities, a recording studio and an editing suite.

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* alquilar habitaciones = take in + lodgers.

* comida y habitación = board and lodging.

* compañero de habitación = roommate.

* en habitación doble = double occupancy.

* en habitación individual = single occupancy.

* en la misma habitación = ensuite.

* en la propia habitación = ensuite.

* habitación con cama doble = double room.

* habitación de estudio = private study, study facilities.

* habitación de hotel = guest room.

* habitación de matrimonio = double room.

* habitación de residencia de estudiantes = dorm room.

* habitación doble = twin room, double bedroom.

* habitación llena de = roomful.

* habitación para cambiar bebés = baby changing room.

* habitación para practicar con instrumentos musicales = room for music-making.

* habitación sencilla = single room.

* precio de la habitación = room rate.

* reservar una habitación = book + room.

* servicio de habitaciones = room service.

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femenino

a) ( cuarto) room; ( dormitorio) bedroom

habitación individual/doble — single/double room

habitación con baño — room with bath

b) ( acción) habitation; ( hábitat) habitat

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= room, suite.

Ex: The open-plan flexible library can be enonomical since overseeing is facilitated by the openness rather than be dividing the building into rooms or halls, thereby requiring less staff.

Ex: The centre includes information in many formats, computers, audiovisual facilities, a recording studio and an editing suite.

* alquilar habitaciones = take in + lodgers.

* comida y habitación = board and lodging.

* compañero de habitación = roommate.

* en habitación doble = double occupancy.

* en habitación individual = single occupancy.

* en la misma habitación = ensuite.

* en la propia habitación = ensuite.

* habitación con cama doble = double room.

* habitación de estudio = private study, study facilities.

* habitación de hotel = guest room.

* habitación de matrimonio = double room.

* habitación de residencia de estudiantes = dorm room.

* habitación doble = twin room, double bedroom.

* habitación llena de = roomful.

* habitación para cambiar bebés = baby changing room.

* habitación para practicar con instrumentos musicales = room for music-making.

* habitación sencilla = single room.

* precio de la habitación = room rate.

* reservar una habitación = book + room.

* servicio de habitaciones = room service.

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habitación

feminine

1 (cuarto) room; (dormitorio) bedroom

cinco habitaciones, cocina y baño five rooms, plus kitchen and bathroom

comparto la habitación con mi hermana I share the room with my sister

[ S ] habitaciones libres vacancies

¿tienen habitaciones libres? do you have any rooms free?

habitación individual/doble single/double room

habitación con baño room with bath

2 (acción) habitation

habitación humana human habitation

3 (hábitat) habitat

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habitación sustantivo femenino ( cuarto) room;
( dormitorio) bedroom;
◊ habitación individual single room

habitación f (pieza de una casa) room
(dormitorio) bedroom: alquilan habitaciones, they rent rooms
reservé una habitación doble, I booked a double room

' habitación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abuhardillada
- abuhardillado
- acomodar
- alquiler
- arreglar
- cámara
- cocina
- comedor
- comedora
- compañera
- compañero
- comunicar
- comunicarse
- cuarta
- cuarto
- deprimente
- desorden
- en
- encerrarse
- estancia
- fondo
- húmeda
- humedad
- húmedo
- leonera
- luminosa
- luminoso
- menor
- ordenar
- pestazo
- recargar
- salir
- sencilla
- sencillo
- tálamo
- templar
- tener
- triste
- vacante
- acogedor
- adaptar
- adecentar
- adornar
- alegrar
- alegre
- altillo
- aposento
- aspiradora
- caldear
- calentar
English:
adjoining
- air
- airy
- area
- bare
- barge into
- be
- book into
- brighten up
- bug
- burst
- can
- centre
- clean
- clean out
- clear out
- cloak
- complement
- coop up
- cramped
- cubbyhole
- curious
- dash out
- dim
- dingy
- double room
- downstairs
- empty
- except
- far
- flamboyant
- floor
- flourish
- free
- habitation
- illuminate
- immaculate
- instantly
- march out
- messy
- mindless
- musty
- next
- occupy
- overcrowded
- pace out
- plunge
- push aside
- room
- roommate

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habitación nf
[cuarto] room; [dormitorio] bedroom;
quisiera una habitación con baño I'd like an en-suite room o a room with a bath

Comp
habitación doble [con cama de matrimonio] double room; [con dos camas] twin room;
habitación individual single room;

habitación de invitados spare room;

habitación sencilla single room;

habitación simple single room

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habitación

f room; ( dormitorio) bedroom

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habitación nf, pl - ciones

1) cuarto: room

2) dormitorio: bedroom

3) : habitation, occupancy

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habitación n

1. (en general) room

2. (dormitorio) bedroom

Spanish-English dictionary > habitación
5 abschreiten

v/t (unreg., trennb., -ge-)

1. (hat) (abmessen) pace off

2. (hat/ist) die Front abschreiten inspect the troops

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to step off

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ạb|schrei|ten
vt sep

1) (= entlanggehen) to walk along; (hin und zurück) to walk up and down; Gelände to patrol; (= inspizieren) Front to inspect

2) (= messen) to pace out

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(to measure by walking along, across etc with even steps: She paced out the room.) pace out

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ab|schrei·ten

vt irreg (geh)

▪ etw \abschreiten

1. (durch Schritte abmessen) to pace sth off [or out

2. (gehend inspizieren) to inspect sth

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abschreiten v/t (irr, trennb, -ge-)

1. (hat) (abmessen) pace off

2. (hat/ist)

die Front abschreiten inspect the troops

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v.

to pace off v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > abschreiten
6 cambiar

v.

1 to change (alterarse) (modificar).

cambiar de to change

cambiar de casa to move (house)

cambiar de trabajo to move o change jobs

María cambió la enagua y se ve bien Mary changed the skirt and it looks nice.

El dolor cambió a Pedro Grief changed Peter.

María cambió los tragos Mary changed the drinks.

2 to change gear (automobiles) (de marchas).

3 to exchange, to barter, to switch, to change.

María cambió la enagua y se ve bien Mary changed the skirt and it looks nice.

El dolor cambió a Pedro Grief changed Peter.

María cambió los tragos Mary changed the drinks.

Ella cambió lugares con la mesera She exchanged places with the waitress.

Todo cambia Everything changes.

4 to get change.

Ricardo cambió para el teléfono Richard got change for the phone.

5 to change on.

Me cambió toda la perspectiva The whole perspective changed on me.

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CAMBIAR

CONJUGACIÓN

(unstressed i)

Present Indicative

cambio, cambias, cambia, cambiamos, cambiáis, cambian.

Present Subjunctive

cambie, cambies, cambie, cambiemos, cambiéis, cambien.

Imperative

cambia (tú), cambie (él/Vd.), cambiemos (nos.), cambiad (vos.), cambien (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to change

2) exchange, swap

3) move

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1. VT

1) (=modificar) to change

tendremos que cambiar el color de nuestro logotipo — we'll need to change the colour of our logo

eso no cambia mucho las cosas — that doesn't change things much

2) (=intercambiar) to exchange, swap *

te cambio el rotulador verde por el rojo — I'll exchange my green pen for that red one, I'll swap you the green pen for the red one *

¿me cambias el sitio? — can we change places?, can we swap places? *

3) (=reemplazar) to change

¿les has cambiado el agua a los peces? — have you changed the water in the fish tank?

ha ido a cambiarle los pañales al niño — she's gone to change the baby's nappy

¿me lo puede cambiar por otra talla? — could I change o exchange this for another size?

4) (=trasladar) to move

van a cambiar la oficina al piso de arriba — they are going to move the office up a floor

nos van a cambiar de aula — they are moving us to another classroom

5) (Econ, Com) to change

tengo que cambiar 800 euros en o LAm a libras — I have to change 800 euros into pounds

¿tienes para cambiarme 50 euros? — have you got change for a 50-euro note?

2. VI

1) (=volverse diferente) [persona, situación] to change; [voz] to break

desde que te fuiste nada ha cambiado — nothing has changed since you left

nada lo hará cambiar — nothing will make him change

si es así, la cosa cambia — if it's true, that changes things, well that's a different story then

con doce años ya le había cambiado la voz — his voice had already broken at the age of twelve

2)

• cambiar de — [+ actitud, canal, dirección] to change; [+ casa] to move

cuando no le interesa algo, cambia de tema — whenever he isn't interested in something, he changes the subject

su vida cambió de rumbo 180 grados — the course of her life changed completely

tú lo que necesitas es cambiar de aires — what you need is a change of scene

• cambiar de dueño — to change hands

• cambiar de idea u opinión — to change one's mind

• cambiar para mejor/peor — to change for the better/worse
camisa 1), tercio 2)
3) (Transportes) to change

tienes que cambiar en King's Cross — you have to change at King's Cross

4) (Radio)

¡cambio! — over!

¡cambio y corto!, ¡cambio y fuera! — over and out!

3.

See:

cambiarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (alterar, modificar) <horario/imagen/persona> to change

eso no cambia nada — that doesn't change anything

b) (de lugar, posición)

cambiar algo/a alguien DE algo: cambiar los muebles de lugar to move the furniture around; nos van a cambiar de oficina they're going to move us to another office; cambié las flores de florero — I put the flowers in a different vase

c) ( reemplazar) <pieza/fecha/sábanas> to change

le cambió la pila al reloj — she changed the battery in the clock

cambiarle el nombre a algo — to change the name of something

d) <niño/bebé> to change

2) ( canjear) <sellos/estampas> to swap, to trade (esp AmE); < compra> to exchange, change

si no le queda bien lo puede cambiar — if it doesn't fit, you can exchange o change it

cambiar algo por algo — <sellos/estampas> to swap o (esp AmE) trade something for something; < compra> to exchange o change something for something

te cambio este libro por tu pluma — I'll swap you o trade this book for your pen

cambiarle algo a alguien: ¿quieres que te cambie el lugar? — do you want me to swap o change places with you?

3) (Fin) to change

¿me puedes cambiar este billete? — can you change this bill (AmE) o (BrE) note for me?

cambiar algo a or (Esp) en algo — to change something into something

cambié 100 libras a or (Esp) en dólares — I changed 100 pounds into dollars
2.
cambiar vi

1)

a) ciudad/persona ( alterarse) to change

cambiar para peor/mejor — to change for the worse/better

está/lo noto muy cambiado — he's changed/he seems to have changed a lot

así la cosa cambia — oh well, that's different

le está cambiando la voz — his voice is breaking

b) (Auto) to change gear

c) ( hacer transbordo) to change

d) ( en transmisiones)

cambio — over

cambio y corto or fuera — over and out

2) cambiar de to change

cambiar de color — to change color

cambiar de idea or opinión — to change one's mind

cambiar de marcha — to change gear

no cambies de tema — don't change the subject

cambió de canal — he changed channel(s)
3.
cambiarse v pron

a) (refl) ( de ropa) to change, to get changed

b) (refl) <camisa/nombre/peinado> to change

¿te cambiaste los calcetines? — did you change your socks?

c)

cambiarse por alguien — to change places with somebody

d) (recípr) <sellos/estampas> to swap, to trade (esp AmE)

e) cambiarse de to change

me cambié de sitio — I changed places

cambiarse de casa — to move house

cámbiate de camisa — change your shirt

f) (CS) ( mudarse de casa) to move

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= alter, change, reshape [re-shape], reverse, revolutionise [revolutionize, -USA], shift, turn into, undergo + transformation, amend, redraw [re-draw], swing, morph, reengineer [re-engineer], metamorphose, refashion, move along, reschedule, convert, take + a turn, turn + Nombre + (a)round, shunt between, switch.

Ex. Even the same collection some years on will have altered, and the device, in order to remain effective, must evolve in keeping with the development of the collection.

Ex. A scheme should permit changes in terminology as subjects change their names.

Ex. I do not think I am alone in believing there is a need for significant change, for reshaping our educational programs as well as our institutional goals and philosophies.

Ex. Entry of the number '11' reverses the present blacklisting status.

Ex. It was pointed out that the practices of the profession were not being totally revolutionized overnight.

Ex. In general, then, a post-co-ordinate index is simpler to produce than a pre-co-ordinate index, because it shifts the responsibility for co-ordination of index terms to the searcher.

Ex. But the incompleteness of information can be turned into an asset by challenging students to specify what additional information they would like and how they would attempt to get it.

Ex. This is because names of women authors frequently undergo transformations as a result of marriage and divorce; political jurisdictions also are annexed or gain independence and sometimes a new name; etc.

Ex. This article shows how to amend and cancel orders and how to arrange delivery by telefacsimile.

Ex. the Internet has fundamentally redrawn the way in which people can organize themselves.

Ex. The article has the title 'The pendulum swings to the right: censorship in the eighties'.

Ex. The librarians have the capabilities to morph sucessfully to keep in sync, so to speak, with the new technologies.

Ex. Libraries in general, and the corporate library in particular, must reengineer to take their rightful place in the new age.

Ex. Each of these three standards metamorphosed and had an impact far beyond the anticipation of all but the most far-sighted.

Ex. The basic thesis of the book under review is that throughout his career Rembrandt restlessly fashioned and refashioned his self.

Ex. As university libraries move along this continuum they will become evolutionary, non-hierarchical, entrepreneurial and horizontal.

Ex. The 2005 second edition originally slated for 4th of May 2005 has been rescheduled for 2-4 August 2005.

Ex. All listings for the final thesaurus must be converted to the format appropriate for typing, printing or input to a computer data base.

Ex. All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.

Ex. When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.

Ex. Till then, he will continue living out of a suitcase and shunt between the two continents.

Ex. Role reversal seeks to answer some of these questions by having ordinary men and women switch genders for a month.

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* actitud + cambiar = attitude + go.

* ansias de cambiar de sitio = itchy feet.

* cambiando = a-changing.

* cambiando de asunto = on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* cambiando de tema = on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* cambiar a = switch over, switch to, transmute into, move to, change over to.

* cambiar a la situación anterior = reverse.

* cambiar Algo en Otra Cosa = turn + Nombre + into.

* cambiar Algo para bien = turn + Nombre + into a good thing.

* cambiar con el paso del tiempo = change over + time.

* cambiar con el tiempo = change over + time.

* cambiar con el transcurso del tiempo = change over + time.

* cambiar de... a... = switch from... to....

* cambiar de actitud = change + attitude.

* cambiar de aire = move on to + pastures new.

* cambiar de aires = change + scenery.

* cambiar de ambiente = change + scenery.

* cambiar de cantinela = change + Posesivo + tune.

* cambiar de cara = arrange + countenance.

* cambiar de dueño = change + hands.

* cambiar de entorno = change + scenery.

* cambiar de estrategia = change + tack.

* cambiar de fondos = turn over.

* cambiar de forma = shape-shift.

* cambiar de forma de vivir = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* cambiar de formato = reformat [re-format].

* cambiar de lugar = relocate, resite [re-site].

* cambiar de manos = change + hands.

* cambiar de marcha = gear.

* cambiar de nuevo al estado anterior = change back.

* cambiar de opinión = change + Posesivo + mind, change + feet, change + Posesivo + tune.

* cambiar de opinión a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de orientación = reposition [re-position].

* cambiar de parecer = change + Posesivo + mind, change + Posesivo + tune.

* cambiar de parecer a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de política a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de posición = transpose, reposition [re-position].

* cambiar de postura = reconsider + position.

* cambiar de propietario = change + hands.

* cambiar de proveedor = churn.

* cambiar de residencia = relocate.

* cambiar de rumbo = branch off + on a side trail, change + tack.

* cambiar de servicio = churn.

* cambiar de sitio = shuffle.

* cambiar de táctica = change + tack.

* cambiar de una vez a otra = change from + time to time, vary + from time to time.

* cambiar de velocidad = gear.

* cambiar dirección = change + direction.

* cambiar el decorado = change + the scenery.

* cambiar el énfasis = shift + focus, shift + emphasis.

* cambiar el paisaje = change + the scenery.

* cambiar el precio = reprice.

* cambiar el ritmo = change + the pace.

* cambiar el techo de un edificio = re-roof.

* cambiar el título = retitle.

* cambiar el tono = modulate.

* cambiar la instalación eléctrica = rewire.

* cambiar las cosas desde dentro = change + things from the inside.

* cambiar las espadas por arados = turn + swords into ploughshares.

* cambiar la situación = change + the course of events.

* cambiar las prioridades de... a... = shift + emphasis from... to....

* cambiar las tornas = turn + the tables (on).

* cambiar la vida = change + life.

* cambiarle el agua al canario = pee, take + a leak, have + a leak.

* cambiar lo acontencido = change + the course of events.

* cambiar marchas = shift + gears.

* cambiar para bien = change for + the better.

* cambiar para mejor = change for + the better.

* cambiar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* cambiar radicalmente de postura = do + an about-face.

* cambiar rápidamente = jump.

* cambiarse de casa = move + house.

* cambiarse de ropa = change.

* cambiarse rápidamente = slip into + Posesivo + clothes.

* cambiar tanto que resulta irreconocible = change + beyond (all) recognition.

* cambiar velocidades = gear.

* cosas + cambiar inesperadamente = things + take a turn for the unexpected.

* dejar sin cambiar = leave + unchanged.

* habitación para cambiar bebés = baby changing room.

* hacer cambiar = swing + Persona.

* hacer cambiar las cosas = turn + the tide on.

* las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.

* la suerte + cambiar = the tide + turn.

* no cambiar = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work, stand + pat.

* que cambia con el tiempo = ever-changing [ever changing], time-variant, ever-shifting.

* que cambia la vida = life-changing, life-altering.

* que se puede cambiar de tamaño = resizeable [re-sizeable].

* sala para cambiar bebés = baby changing room.

* situación + cambiar = tide + turn.

* vida + cambiar por completo = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (alterar, modificar) <horario/imagen/persona> to change

eso no cambia nada — that doesn't change anything

b) (de lugar, posición)

cambiar algo/a alguien DE algo: cambiar los muebles de lugar to move the furniture around; nos van a cambiar de oficina they're going to move us to another office; cambié las flores de florero — I put the flowers in a different vase

c) ( reemplazar) <pieza/fecha/sábanas> to change

le cambió la pila al reloj — she changed the battery in the clock

cambiarle el nombre a algo — to change the name of something

d) <niño/bebé> to change

2) ( canjear) <sellos/estampas> to swap, to trade (esp AmE); < compra> to exchange, change

si no le queda bien lo puede cambiar — if it doesn't fit, you can exchange o change it

cambiar algo por algo — <sellos/estampas> to swap o (esp AmE) trade something for something; < compra> to exchange o change something for something

te cambio este libro por tu pluma — I'll swap you o trade this book for your pen

cambiarle algo a alguien: ¿quieres que te cambie el lugar? — do you want me to swap o change places with you?

3) (Fin) to change

¿me puedes cambiar este billete? — can you change this bill (AmE) o (BrE) note for me?

cambiar algo a or (Esp) en algo — to change something into something

cambié 100 libras a or (Esp) en dólares — I changed 100 pounds into dollars
2.
cambiar vi

1)

a) ciudad/persona ( alterarse) to change

cambiar para peor/mejor — to change for the worse/better

está/lo noto muy cambiado — he's changed/he seems to have changed a lot

así la cosa cambia — oh well, that's different

le está cambiando la voz — his voice is breaking

b) (Auto) to change gear

c) ( hacer transbordo) to change

d) ( en transmisiones)

cambio — over

cambio y corto or fuera — over and out

2) cambiar de to change

cambiar de color — to change color

cambiar de idea or opinión — to change one's mind

cambiar de marcha — to change gear

no cambies de tema — don't change the subject

cambió de canal — he changed channel(s)
3.
cambiarse v pron

a) (refl) ( de ropa) to change, to get changed

b) (refl) <camisa/nombre/peinado> to change

¿te cambiaste los calcetines? — did you change your socks?

c)

cambiarse por alguien — to change places with somebody

d) (recípr) <sellos/estampas> to swap, to trade (esp AmE)

e) cambiarse de to change

me cambié de sitio — I changed places

cambiarse de casa — to move house

cámbiate de camisa — change your shirt

f) (CS) ( mudarse de casa) to move

* * *

= alter, change, reshape [re-shape], reverse, revolutionise [revolutionize, -USA], shift, turn into, undergo + transformation, amend, redraw [re-draw], swing, morph, reengineer [re-engineer], metamorphose, refashion, move along, reschedule, convert, take + a turn, turn + Nombre + (a)round, shunt between, switch.

Ex: Even the same collection some years on will have altered, and the device, in order to remain effective, must evolve in keeping with the development of the collection.

Ex: A scheme should permit changes in terminology as subjects change their names.

Ex: I do not think I am alone in believing there is a need for significant change, for reshaping our educational programs as well as our institutional goals and philosophies.

Ex: Entry of the number '11' reverses the present blacklisting status.

Ex: It was pointed out that the practices of the profession were not being totally revolutionized overnight.

Ex: In general, then, a post-co-ordinate index is simpler to produce than a pre-co-ordinate index, because it shifts the responsibility for co-ordination of index terms to the searcher.

Ex: But the incompleteness of information can be turned into an asset by challenging students to specify what additional information they would like and how they would attempt to get it.

Ex: This is because names of women authors frequently undergo transformations as a result of marriage and divorce; political jurisdictions also are annexed or gain independence and sometimes a new name; etc.

Ex: This article shows how to amend and cancel orders and how to arrange delivery by telefacsimile.

Ex: the Internet has fundamentally redrawn the way in which people can organize themselves.

Ex: The article has the title 'The pendulum swings to the right: censorship in the eighties'.

Ex: The librarians have the capabilities to morph sucessfully to keep in sync, so to speak, with the new technologies.

Ex: Libraries in general, and the corporate library in particular, must reengineer to take their rightful place in the new age.

Ex: Each of these three standards metamorphosed and had an impact far beyond the anticipation of all but the most far-sighted.

Ex: The basic thesis of the book under review is that throughout his career Rembrandt restlessly fashioned and refashioned his self.

Ex: As university libraries move along this continuum they will become evolutionary, non-hierarchical, entrepreneurial and horizontal.

Ex: The 2005 second edition originally slated for 4th of May 2005 has been rescheduled for 2-4 August 2005.

Ex: All listings for the final thesaurus must be converted to the format appropriate for typing, printing or input to a computer data base.

Ex: All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.

Ex: When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.

Ex: Till then, he will continue living out of a suitcase and shunt between the two continents.

Ex: Role reversal seeks to answer some of these questions by having ordinary men and women switch genders for a month.

* actitud + cambiar = attitude + go.

* ansias de cambiar de sitio = itchy feet.

* cambiando = a-changing.

* cambiando de asunto = on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* cambiando de tema = on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* cambiar a = switch over, switch to, transmute into, move to, change over to.

* cambiar a la situación anterior = reverse.

* cambiar Algo en Otra Cosa = turn + Nombre + into.

* cambiar Algo para bien = turn + Nombre + into a good thing.

* cambiar con el paso del tiempo = change over + time.

* cambiar con el tiempo = change over + time.

* cambiar con el transcurso del tiempo = change over + time.

* cambiar de... a... = switch from... to....

* cambiar de actitud = change + attitude.

* cambiar de aire = move on to + pastures new.

* cambiar de aires = change + scenery.

* cambiar de ambiente = change + scenery.

* cambiar de cantinela = change + Posesivo + tune.

* cambiar de cara = arrange + countenance.

* cambiar de dueño = change + hands.

* cambiar de entorno = change + scenery.

* cambiar de estrategia = change + tack.

* cambiar de fondos = turn over.

* cambiar de forma = shape-shift.

* cambiar de forma de vivir = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* cambiar de formato = reformat [re-format].

* cambiar de lugar = relocate, resite [re-site].

* cambiar de manos = change + hands.

* cambiar de marcha = gear.

* cambiar de nuevo al estado anterior = change back.

* cambiar de opinión = change + Posesivo + mind, change + feet, change + Posesivo + tune.

* cambiar de opinión a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de orientación = reposition [re-position].

* cambiar de parecer = change + Posesivo + mind, change + Posesivo + tune.

* cambiar de parecer a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de política a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de posición = transpose, reposition [re-position].

* cambiar de postura = reconsider + position.

* cambiar de propietario = change + hands.

* cambiar de proveedor = churn.

* cambiar de residencia = relocate.

* cambiar de rumbo = branch off + on a side trail, change + tack.

* cambiar de servicio = churn.

* cambiar de sitio = shuffle.

* cambiar de táctica = change + tack.

* cambiar de una vez a otra = change from + time to time, vary + from time to time.

* cambiar de velocidad = gear.

* cambiar dirección = change + direction.

* cambiar el decorado = change + the scenery.

* cambiar el énfasis = shift + focus, shift + emphasis.

* cambiar el paisaje = change + the scenery.

* cambiar el precio = reprice.

* cambiar el ritmo = change + the pace.

* cambiar el techo de un edificio = re-roof.

* cambiar el título = retitle.

* cambiar el tono = modulate.

* cambiar la instalación eléctrica = rewire.

* cambiar las cosas desde dentro = change + things from the inside.

* cambiar las espadas por arados = turn + swords into ploughshares.

* cambiar la situación = change + the course of events.

* cambiar las prioridades de... a... = shift + emphasis from... to....

* cambiar las tornas = turn + the tables (on).

* cambiar la vida = change + life.

* cambiarle el agua al canario = pee, take + a leak, have + a leak.

* cambiar lo acontencido = change + the course of events.

* cambiar marchas = shift + gears.

* cambiar para bien = change for + the better.

* cambiar para mejor = change for + the better.

* cambiar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* cambiar radicalmente de postura = do + an about-face.

* cambiar rápidamente = jump.

* cambiarse de casa = move + house.

* cambiarse de ropa = change.

* cambiarse rápidamente = slip into + Posesivo + clothes.

* cambiar tanto que resulta irreconocible = change + beyond (all) recognition.

* cambiar velocidades = gear.

* cosas + cambiar inesperadamente = things + take a turn for the unexpected.

* dejar sin cambiar = leave + unchanged.

* habitación para cambiar bebés = baby changing room.

* hacer cambiar = swing + Persona.

* hacer cambiar las cosas = turn + the tide on.

* las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.

* la suerte + cambiar = the tide + turn.

* no cambiar = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work, stand + pat.

* que cambia con el tiempo = ever-changing [ever changing], time-variant, ever-shifting.

* que cambia la vida = life-changing, life-altering.

* que se puede cambiar de tamaño = resizeable [re-sizeable].

* sala para cambiar bebés = baby changing room.

* situación + cambiar = tide + turn.

* vida + cambiar por completo = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* * *

cambiar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (alterar, modificar) ‹horario/imagen› to change

eso no cambia nada that doesn't change anything

esa experiencia lo cambió mucho that experience changed him greatly

2 (de lugar, posición) cambiar algo/a algn DE algo:

cambiar los muebles de lugar to move the furniture around

voy a cambiar el sofá de lugar I'm going to put the sofa somewhere else o move the sofa

nos van a cambiar de oficina they're going to move us to another office

me cambiaron de clase they put me in another class, they changed me to o moved me into another class

cambié las flores de florero I put the flowers in a different vase

3 (reemplazar) ‹pieza/rueda/bombilla/sábanas› to change

han cambiado la fecha del examen they've changed the date of the exam

cambiarle algo A algo:

le cambió la pila al reloj she changed the battery in the clock

le han cambiado el nombre a la tienda they've changed the name of the shop

cámbiale el pañal a la niña change the baby's diaper ( AmE) o ( BrE) nappy

4 ‹niño/bebé› to change

B (canjear) ‹sellos/estampas› to trade ( AmE), to swap ( BrE)

si no le queda bien lo puede cambiar if it doesn't fit, you can change it

cambiar algo POR algo ‹sellos/estampos› to swap or ( esp AmE) trade sth FOR sth ‹compra› to exchange or change sth FOR sth:

quiero cambiar esta blusa por otra or una más grande I'd like to change o exchange this blouse for a larger size

te cambio este libro por tus lápices de colores I'll trade this book for your crayons, I'll swap you this book for your crayons

cambiarle algo A algn:

¿quieres que te cambie el sitio? do you want to trade o swap o change o ( frml) exchange places?, do you want me to swap o change o ( frml) exchange places with you?

C ( Fin) to change

¿dónde puedo cambiar dinero? where can I change money?

¿me puedes cambiar este billete? can you change this bill ( AmE) o ( BrE) note for me?

cambiar algo A or ( Esp) EN algo to change sth INTO sth

quiero cambiar estas libras a or en dólares I'd like to change these pounds into dollars

■ cambiar

vi

A

1 «ciudad/persona» (variar, alterarse) to change

ha cambiado para peor/mejor he's changed for the worse/better

está/lo noto muy cambiado he's changed/he seems to have changed a lot

ya verás como la vida te hace cambiar you'll change as you get older

así la cosa cambia oh well, that's different o that changes things

le está cambiando la voz his voice is breaking

2 ( Auto) to change gear

3 (hacer transbordo) to change

4

(en transmisiones): cambio over

cambio y corto or fuera over and out

B cambiar de to change

cambiar de color to change color

la tienda ha cambiado de dueño the shop has changed hands

he cambiado de idea or opinión or parecer I've changed my mind

el avión cambió de rumbo the plane changed course

cambiar de marcha to change gear

no cambies de tema don't change the subject

cambió de canal he changed channel(s)

chaqueta

■ cambiarse

v pron

1 ( refl) (de ropa) to change, to get changed

2 ( refl) ‹camisa/nombre/peinado› to change

¿te has cambiado los calcetines? have you changed your socks?

3 cambiarse POR algn to change places WITH sb

no me cambiaría por ella I wouldn't change places with her, I wouldn't trade ( AmE) o ( BrE) swap places with her ( colloq)

4 ( recípr) ‹estampas/sellos› to trade ( AmE), to swap ( BrE)

nos hemos cambiado los relojes we've traded o swapped watches

5 cambiarse de to change

me cambié de sitio I changed places

cambiarse de casa to move house

cámbiate de camisa change your shirt

6 (CS) (mudarse de casa) to move

* * *

cambiar ( conjugate cambiar) verbo transitivo
1
a) (alterar, modificar) ‹horario/imagen/persona› to change

b) (de lugar, posición):

◊ cambiar los muebles de lugar to move the furniture around;

cambié las flores de florero I put the flowers in a different vase
c) ( reemplazar) ‹pieza/fecha/sábanas› to change;

◊ le cambió la pila al reloj she changed the battery in the clock;

cambiarle el nombre a algo to change the name of sth
d) ‹niño/bebé› to change

e) (Fin) to change;

cambié 100 libras a or (Esp) en dólares I changed 100 pounds into dollars
2 ( canjear) ‹sellos/estampas› to swap, to trade (esp AmE);
cambiar algo por algo ‹sellos/estampas› to swap o (esp AmE) trade sth for sth;
‹ compra› to exchange o change sth for sth;
◊ ¿quieres que te cambie el lugar? do you want me to swap o change places with you?

verbo intransitivo
a) [ciudad/persona] to change;

◊ cambiar para peor to change for the worse;

le está cambiando la voz his voice is breaking
b) (Auto) to change gear

c) ( hacer transbordo) to change;

◊ cambiar de avión/tren to change planes/train

d) cambiar de algo ‹de tema/canal/color› to change sth;

◊ cambiar de idea to change one's mind;

cambiar de sentido to make (AmE) o (BrE) do a U-turn
cambiarse verbo pronominal
a) ( refl) ( de ropa) to change, get changed

b) ( refl) ‹camisa/nombre/peinado› to change;

cambiarse de algo ‹de camisa/zapatos› to change sth;
◊ me cambié de sitio I changed places;

cambiarse de casa to move house;
cámbiate de camisa change your shirt
c) cambiarse por algn to change places with sb

d) ( recípr) ‹sellos/estampas› to swap, to trade (esp AmE)

e) (CS) ( mudarse de casa) to move

cambiar
I verbo transitivo
1 to change
2 (cromos, etc) to swap, (en un comercio) exchange
3 (un tipo de moneda por otro) to change
II verbo intransitivo to change
cambiar de casa, to move (house)
cambiar de idea, to change one's mind
cambiar de sitio, to move
cambiar de trabajo, to get another job
cambiar de velocidad, to change gear
' cambiar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bando
- camisa
- chaqueta
- desnaturalizar
- girar
- idea
- impresión
- infranqueable
- lucha
- parecer
- torna
- tornar
- trasladar
- volverse
- arrepentirse
- color
- lado
- lugar
- marcha
- mudar
- reubicar
- tema
- transformar
- tren
- variar
- voltear
- vuelta
English:
about-face
- about-turn
- abruptly
- alter
- anyhow
- change
- change around
- change over
- dead
- debate
- doctor
- frame
- gear
- hold
- into
- lighting
- mind
- modify
- move
- move about
- move around
- move on
- prerogative
- rearrange
- replace
- reverse
- shift
- shift about
- shift around
- stationary
- steadily
- subject
- swap
- swap for
- swap round
- swing
- switch
- switch over
- tack
- think
- tune
- vary
- barter
- break
- budge
- course
- disguise
- exchange
- get
- hand

* * *

cambiar

♦ vt

1. [alterar, modificar] to change;

han cambiado la fecha de salida they've changed o altered the departure date;

quiere cambiar su imagen she wants to change her image;

el divorcio lo ha cambiado por completo the divorce has changed him completely, he has changed completely since the divorce;

cambió su sonrisa en llanto her smile turned to tears;

tus disculpas no cambian nada your apologies don't change anything

2. [trasladar] to move;

tenemos que cambiar las sillas de lugar we have to move the chairs;

cambiaron la sede central a Buenos Aires they moved their headquarters to Buenos Aires;

lo van a cambiar a otro colegio they're going to move him to another school

3. [reemplazar] [rueda, sábanas] to change;

tenemos que cambiar la lavadora we have to get a new washing machine;

tengo que cambiar el agua del acuario I have to change the water in the fish tank, I have to put some fresh water in the fish tank;

cambiar un artículo defectuoso to exchange a faulty item;

si no está satisfecho, lo puede cambiar if you're not satisfied with it, you can change it;

tuve que cambiarle una rueda al coche I had to change one of the wheels on the car;

cambiaré este tornillo por otro más largo I'll swap this screw for a longer one;

Comp
Fam
¡cambia el disco o [m5]rollo, que ya aburres! you're getting boring! can't you talk about anything else?

4. [intercambiar] to swap;

cambiar cromos/sellos to swap picture cards/stamps;

cambiar impresiones to compare notes, to exchange views;

cambiar algo por algo to exchange sth for sth;

cambié mi reloj por el suyo I swapped watches with him;

he cambiado mi turno con un compañero I swapped shifts with a colleague;

¿te importaría cambiarme el sitio? would you mind swapping o changing places with me?

5. [dinero] to change;

en aquel banco cambian dinero they change money at that bank;

¿me podría cambiar este billete en monedas, por favor? could you give me change for this note in coins, please?;

cambiar dólares en euros to change dollars into euros

6. [bebé] to change

♦ vi

1. [alterarse] to change;

ha cambiado mucho desde el accidente she has changed a lot since the accident;

la situación no ha cambiado mucho there has been little change in the situation;

algunas personas no cambian nunca some people never change;

ya crecerá y cambiará she'll change as she gets older;

cambiar a mejor/peor to change for the better/worse;

en ese caso, la cosa cambia that's different, that changes everything;

le ha cambiado la voz his voice has broken

2.
cambiar de to change;

cambiar de autobús/tren to change buses/trains;
Fig
cambiar de camisa/chaqueta to change one's shirt/jacket;

cambiar de canal [de TV] to turn over, to change channels;

cambiar de casa to move (house);

cambiar de color to change colour;

cambiar de dueño to change hands;

cambiar de idea/intención to change one's mind/plans;

cambiar de manos [dinero, vehículo] to change hands;

cambiar de ritmo to change pace;

cambiar de rumbo to change course;

cambiar de sexo to have a sex change;

cambiar de sitio to change place, to move;

cambiar de táctica to change one's tactics;

cambiar de trabajo to move o change jobs

3. Aut [de marchas]
cambiar (de marcha) to change gear;

cambiar a segunda to change into second gear

4. Meteo to change, to shift;

el viento cambió the wind changed

♦ See also the pronominal verb cambiarse

* * *

cambiar

I v/t change ( por for); compra exchange ( por for)

II v/i change;

cambiar de lugar change places;

cambiar de marcha AUTO shift gear, Br change gear;

cambiar de domicilio move house;

cambiar de tren change trains;

cambiar de coche get a new car;

cambiar de opinión o

parecer change one’s mind

* * *

cambiar vt

1) alterar, modificar: to change

2) : to exchange, to trade

cambiar vi

1) : to change

2)

cambiar de velocidad : to shift gears

♦ See also the reflexive verb cambiarse

* * *

cambiar vb

1. (en general) to change

ha cambiado el tiempo the weather has changed

si no te va bien, te lo cambiaremos if it doesn't fit, we'll change it

¿dónde puede cambiar las libras en euros? where can I change my pounds into euros?

2. to exchange / to swap [pt. & pp. swapped]

te cambio el libro por estos cromos I'll swap you the book for these picture cards

cambiar de casa to move house

han cambiado de piso they've moved flat

cambiar algo de sitio to move something

cambiar de opinión / parecer to change your mind

cambiar de trabajo to change jobs

Spanish-English dictionary > cambiar
7 a

prep.

1 to.

voy a Madrid I'm going to Madrid

me voy al extranjero I'm going abroad

llegó a Buenos Aires/a la fiesta he arrived in Buenos Aires/at the party

2 at (moment).

a las siete at seven o'clock

a los once años at the age of eleven

al caer la noche at nightfall

al oír la noticia se desmayó on hearing the news, she fainted

Llegué al amanecer I arrived at dawn.

3 per, every (frecuency).

40 horas a la semana 40 hours per o a week

tres veces al día three times a day

4 to.

dáselo a Ricardo give it to Ricardo

dile a Ricardo que venga tell Ricardo to come

5 to.

entró a pagar he came in to pay

aprender a nadar to learn to swim

6 by, about to, for.

* * *

A, a

► nombre femenino (pl as o aes)

1 (la letra) A, a

————————

A

► abreviatura

1 ( Alteza) Highness; (abreviatura) H

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A

► abreviatura

1 ( autopista) motorway; (abreviatura) M

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A

► símbolo

1 ( amperio) ampere, amp; (símbolo) A

* * *

prep.

1) to

2) into

3) in

4) at

5) on

6) with

* * *

SF = a (=letra) A, a

* * *

a femenino (pl aes) ( read as [a]) the letter A, a

* * *

= for, per, to.

Ex. The fine policy matrix corresponds to the loan policy matrix, cell for cell.

Ex. Indexing can thus be achieved at a detailed level, with often many terms per document, with almost no indexing effort.

Ex. Accessibility to the documents stored in files is an important factor, so the physical storage is important.

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* a + Adjetivo + escala = on a + Adjetivo + scale.

* a alguna parte = someplace.

* a alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.

* a altas horas de la noche = late at night.

* a ambas orillas del Atlántico = on both sides of the ocean, on both sides of the Atlantic.

* a ambos lados de = on either side of.

* a ambos lados del Altántico = on both sides of the ocean, on both sides of the Atlantic.

* a ambos lados de + Lugar = on both sides of + Lugar.

* a años luz de = light years away from.

* a bajas temperaturas = at low temperature.

* a bajo coste = low-cost.

* a bajo costo = low-cost.

* a bajo nivel = low-level.

* a bajo precio = lower-cost, at a low price, on the cheap.

* a base de = in the form of, on a diet of.

* a base de carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].

* a base de cometer errores = the hard way.

* a base de errores = the hard way.

* a boca de jarro = at close range.

* a bocajarro = point blank.

* a bombo y platillo = fanfare, with a bang.

* a bordo = aboard, on board ship.

* a bordo de = aboard, onboard.

* a bordo de un barco = shipboard, on board ship.

* a buen recaudo = in a safe place, in safekeeping.

* a caballo = on horseback, astride.

* a caballo entre = astride... and..., midway between.

* a caballo entre... y... = half way between... and....

* a caballo regalado no se le mira el diente = never look a gift horse in the mouth.

* a cada rato = every so often, every now and then, every now and again, every once in a while.

* a cambio = in return.

* a cambio de = in exchange for, in return for.

* a cambio de nada = for nothing.

* a cántaros = cats and dogs.

* a cargo = in the saddle.

* a cargo (de) = charged with, in charge (of), at the helm (of).

* a cargo de Alguien = under supervision.

* a cargo de las riendas = in the saddle.

* a cargo del ayuntamiento = local authority-run.

* a cargo del gobierno = government-operated, government-run.

* a cargo de una sola persona = one-man band.

* a cargo de voluntarios = volunteer-run.

* a chorros = profusely.

* a ciegas = blindfold, blindly, blindfolded, in the dark.

* a ciencia cierta = for sure, for certain.

* a cierta distancia = some distance away.

* a cierta distancia de = off.

* a cierta distancia de la costa = offshore.

* a cierta distancia del litoral = offshore.

* a cobro revertido = reverse charges.

* a color = multi-colour [multi-color -USA].

* a comienzos de + Expresión Temporal = early + Expresión Temporal, the.

* a comienzos de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha, in the early part of + Fecha.

* a comienzos de + Período de Tiempo = by the turn of + Período de Tiempo, at the turn of + Período de Tiempo.

* a conciencia = deliberately, wilfully [willfully, -USA], by design, on purpose.

* a condición de que + Subjuntivo = provided (that), providing (that), as long as.

* a contenido enriquecido = content-enriched.

* a continuación = next, then, in the following, herewith.

* a continuación se enumeran = given below.

* a contracorriente = against the grain.

* a contraluz = against the light.

* a contrapelo = against the grain, against the nap.

* a coro = with one voice, in unison.

* a corto plazo = before very long, short term [short-term], in the short run, short-range, at short notice, in the short term, short-run.

* a costa de = at the cost of, at the expense of, at + Nombre's + expense, at cost of.

* a costa de mucho = at (a) great expense.

* a costa de otro = at someone else's expense.

* a costa de otros = at other people's expense.

* a criterio de = at the discretion of.

* a cualquier hora = anytime, around the clock.

* a cualquier hora del día o de la noche = at any hour of the day or night, at any time of the day or night.

* a cualquier precio = at any cost, at all costs, at any price.

* a cuatro aguas = hipped.

* a cuatro patas = on all fours, on four legs.

* a cuenta de = at the expense of.

* a cuenta de la empresa = at company expense.

* a cuenta de otro = at someone else's expense.

* a cuenta de otros = at other people's expense.

* a cuenta propia = at + Posesivo + expense, at + Posesivo + own expense.

* a cuerpo de rey = the lap of luxury.

* a cuestas = in tow.

* a decir de todos = by all accounts.

* a decir verdad = to tell the truth, if the truth be known, if the truth be told, in all truth, in truth, fact is, the fact is (that), to be fair.

* a decir verdad... = the fact of the matter is that....

* a demanda = pro re nata.

* a deshora(s) = at odd times, out of hours.

* a día de hoy = as of today.

* a diario = every day.

* a diestro y siniestro = like there's no tomorrow.

* a dieta = on a diet.

* a diferencia de = apart from, as opposed to, in contradistinction to, as contrasted with, in contrast (to/with), quite apart from, in sharp contrast (with).

* a diferencia de + Nombre = unlike + Nombre.

* a diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].

* a discreción = at will, no holds barred.

* a disgusto = unwillingly, reluctantly.

* a disposición de = at the disposal of.

* a distancia = remote, remotely, distantly.

* a doble espacio = double-spaced.

* a domicilio = domiciliary.

* ¿a dónde se dirige(n)...? = whither?.

* ¿a dónde va(n)...? = whither?.

* ¿a dónde vas? = quo vadis, whither thou goest.

* a dos niveles = two-tier.

* a dos velas = skint, penniless, broke.

* a duras penas = with great difficulty.

* a efectos de = in terms of, for the purpose of + Nombre.

* a efectos prácticos = to all intents and purposes, for all practical purposes, for all intents and purposes, to all intents.

* a él = him.

* a ellos = them.

* a escala = drawn-to-scale.

* a escala industrial = on an industrial scale, industrial-scale.

* a escala mundial = globally, on a global scale.

* a escala natural = full-scale.

* a escondidas = by stealth, stealthily, furtively, on the quiet, on the sly.

* a eso = thereto.

* a espaldas de = out of sight of.

* a estas alturas = by now.

* a este fin = to this end.

* a este paso = at this rate.

* a este respecto = in this respect.

* a este ritmo = at this rate.

* a estrenar = brand new.

* a examen = under the microscope.

* a excepción de = barring, except for, excepting, other than, with the exception of, short of.

* a excepción de que = except that.

* a excepción de uno = with one exception.

* a expensas de = at the expense of, at + Nombre's + expense.

* a expensas de otro = at someone else's expense.

* a expensas de otros = at other people's expense.

* a + Expresión Temporal = as of + Expresión Temporal.

* a falta de = for want of, in the absence of, in default of, for lack of, short of.

* a favor = in favour.

* a favor de = in favour of.

* a favor de la decisión personal sobre el aborto = pro-choice.

* a favor de la esclavitud = pro-slavery.

* a favor de la raza negra = pro-black [problack].

* a favor de la vida humana = pro-life.

* a favor y en contra = pro and con.

* a + Fecha = as per + Fecha.

* a finales de = by the end of, at the close of + Expresión Temporal.

* a finales de + Expresión Temporal = as of late + Expresión Temporal, at the end of + Expresión Temporal, by the close of + Expresión Temporal.

* a finales de + Fecha = in the late + Fecha, in late + Fecha.

* a finales de los + Década = late + Década, the.

* a finales del + Siglo = late + Siglo, late period of + Siglo.

* a fin de cuentas = at the end of the day, in the end, in the final count, in the grand scheme of things, when all is said and done, after all is said and done.

* a fondo = fully, thoroughly, full-scale.

* a fondo perdido = non-refundable.

* ¡a freír espárragos! = on your bike!.

* a fuerza de = by dint of.

* a fuerza de cometer errores = the hard way.

* a fuerza de errores = the hard way.

* a gas = gas-powered.

* a gatas = on all fours.

* a grandes rasgos = broadly, rough draft.

* a granel = in bulk.

* a gran escala = large scale [large-scale], massive, on a wide scale, high-volume, wide-scale, on a broad scale, in a big way, on a grand scale.

* a gran velocidad = at great speed.

* a grito limpio = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.

* a grito pelado = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.

* a gritos = vociferously.

* a groso modo = crudely.

* a grosso modo = roughly, rough draft.

* a gusto = at ease, at leisure.

* a gusto de = to the liking of, at the pleasure of.

* a horcajadas = astride.

* a hurtadillas = surreptitiously, by stealth, stealthily, furtively, on the sly.

* a imitación de lo clásico = classicising [classicizing, -USA], classicised [classicized, -USA].

* a iniciativa de = at the initiative of.

* a iniciativas del gobierno = government-led.

* a instancia de = at the urging of.

* a instancias de = at the instigation of, at the behest of, under the auspices of.

* a intervalos = at intervals.

* a intervalos + Adjetivo = at + Adjetivo + intervals.

* a intervalos semanales = at weekly intervals.

* a invitación de = at the invitation of.

* a jabón = soapy [soapier -comp., soapiest -sup.].

* a juicio = on trial.

* a juicio público = in the public eye.

* a juzgar por = to judge by, judging by, judging from.

* a la acuarela = water-coloured [water-colored, -USA].

* a la alcaldía = mayoral.

* a la altura de = of the stature of, equal to.

* a la altura de la cintura = waist high, waist deep.

* a la altura de la rodilla = knee-high.

* a la altura de los hombros = shoulder-high.

* a la anchura de los hombros = shoulder-width.

* a la anochecida = at nightfall.

* a la antigua = old-style.

* a la antigua usanza = old-style.

* a la atención de = c/o (care of).

* a la baja = on the wane.

* a la brasa = grilled.

* a la buena de Dios = out in the cold.

* a la cabeza de = in the forefront of/in.

* a la caída de la noche = at nightfall, at twilight.

* a la caída de la tarde = at twilight.

* a la carta = a la carte.

* a la defensiva = on the defensive.

* a la derecha = at the right.

* a la derecha de = on the right side of, on the right-hand side of.

* a la deriva = rudderless.

* a la discreción de = at the discretion of.

* a la disposición de Alguien = at + Posesivo + disposal.

* a la expectativa de = on the lookout for, on the alert for.

* a la + Expresión Temporal = a + Expresión Temporal.

* a la fuerza = forcefully, of necessity, forcibly, compulsorily.

* a la fuga = on the run, on the lam.

* a la hora de + Infinitivo = when it came to + Gerundio, when it comes to + Gerundio.

* a la hora de la verdad = when push comes to shove, if it comes to the crunch, when it comes to the crunch, when the worst comes to the worst, if the worst comes to the worst, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.

* a la hora del café = at coffee.

* a la intemperie = in the open, exposed.

* a la inversa = mirror-fashion, mirror image, in reverse.

* a la izquierda = at the left.

* a la larga = in the long term, over the long term, in the end, eventually, for the long pull, over a period of time, over the long haul, in the far term, ultimately, by and by.

* a la ligera = lightly.

* a la luz de = in light of, in the light of.

* a la luz de la luna = by moonlight, in the moonlight, moonlit.

* a la luz de las estrellas = by starlight.

* a la luz de las velas = by candlelight, candlelight, candlelit.

* a la luz del día = in the light of day.

* a la luz de una lámpara de gas = by gaslight.

* a la mano de = available at the fingertips of.

* a la misma altura que = in the same league as.

* a la moda = trendy [trendier -comp., trendiest -sup.].

* a la onda = in the know.

* a la opinión pública = in the public eye.

* a la par = in concert, in tandem, neck and neck, in a tandem fashion, in parallel.

* a la par que = in tandem with, hand in hand (with), as the same time as.

* a la parrilla = grilled, on the grill.

* a la perfección = superbly.

* a la plancha = griddled, on the griddle, on the hotplate.

* a largo plazo = in the long term, over the long term, long-range, in the long run, long-term, over the long run, over the long haul, long-run, in the far term, far-term.

* a la salida = on the way out.

* a la sazón = at that time.

* a las doce del mediodía = at high noon.

* a la semana = a week, per week.

* a las mil maravillas = marvellously [marvelously, -USA], famously, like a house on fire.

* a la sombra de = in the shadow of.

* a las puertas de = on the threshold of.

* a la última = hip [hipper -comp., hippest -sup.], on the fast track, hipped.

* a la vanguardia = on the cutting edge, on the leading edge, in the fast lane, on the fast track, at the leading edge, on the bleeding edge.

* a la vanguardia de = in the vanguard of, at the forefront of, in the forefront of/in, at the vanguard of.

* a la velocidad de la luz = at the speed of light.

* a la velocidad del rayo = at the speed of lightning.

* a la velocidad del sonido = at the speed of sound.

* a la venta = on release.

* a la vez = at once, at one time, at similar times, at the same time, concurrently, side-by-side, simultaneously, at the same instant, in parallel, in tandem, at the one time, in a tandem fashion, at a time, in unison.

* a la vez que = hand in hand (with), cum, in conjunction with, in unison with.

* a la vista = in sight, within sight.

* a la vista de = in light of, in the light of.

* a la vuelta de = on the return leg of.

* a la zaga = not far behind, in tow.

* al azar = lucky draw, lucky dip.

* al extremo norte = northernmost.

* al extremo oeste = westernmost.

* al hacer esto = in doing so.

* al norte del estado = upstate.

* a lo extremo = to the extreme.

* a lo grande = in a big way, big time, grandly, on a grand scale.

* a lo hecho, pecho = no use crying over spilt/spilled milk, you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.

* a lo largo de = along, down, throughout.

* a lo largo de + Expresión Temporal = sometime + Expresión Temporal.

* a lo largo de la historia = over time.

* a lo largo de la ruta = along the way.

* a lo largo del tiempo = longitudinal, longitudinally.

* a lo largo de todo = the entire length of.

* a lo largo y ancho del país = countrywide [country-wide].

* a lo largo y ancho de + Lugar = up and down + Lugar.

* a lo lejos = in the distance.

* a lo loco = helter-skelter, like there's no tomorrow.

* a lo máximo = at best, at most, at the most.

* a lo mejor = perhaps.

* a lo que salga = come what may.

* a los ojos de = in the eyes of.

* a lo sumo = at best, at most, at the most.

* al otro lado del atlántico = across the pond.

* al otro lado del charco = across the pond.

* al otro lado del océano = across the pond.

* a lo zombi = zombielike.

* a mano = by hand, manually, nearby [near-by], handy, within reach, within easy reach.

* a mano alzada = by a show of hands.

* a mano derecha de = on the right side of, on the right-hand side of.

* a manojos = by the handful.

* a manos de = at the hands of.

* a marchas forzadas = in a rush, against the clock.

* a mares = cats and dogs.

* a más largo plazo = longer-term.

* a más..., más... = the + Comparativo..., the + Comparativo....

* a más tardar = at the latest.

* a mata caballo = in a hurry, hurried, hurriedly, helter-skelter.

* a media asta = at half-mast, at half staff.

* a mediados de = in the middle decades of.

* a mediados de + Fecha = in the mid + Fecha.

* a mediados de semana = midweek.

* a media jornada = half-time [half time].

* a media mañana = mid-morning.

* a medianoche = at midnight.

* a medias = half-hearted [halfhearted], qualified.

* a medias entre... y... = betwixt and between.

* a medida = custom, bespoke.

* a medida que + avanzar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + avanzar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* a medida que pasaba el tiempo = as time passed (by), as time went by.

* a medida que pasa el tiempo = as time passes (by).

* a medida que pasa + Expresión Temporal = as + Expresión Temporal + go by.

* a medida que + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* a medida que se necesite = on demand, on request, as required.

* a medida que + transcurrir + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + transcurrir + el día = as the day + wear on.

* a medio abrir = half-opened.

* a medio camino = halfway [half-way/half way].

* a medio comprender = half-understood.

* a medio formar = half-formed.

* a medio fuego = medium heat.

* a medio hacer = halfway done, half done.

* a medio plazo = medium-term, near-term, in the medium term, in the mid-term, mid-term [midterm].

* a medio rimar = half-rhymed.

* a medio vestir = half dressed.

* a menor escala = at a reduced rate.

* a menos que = unless, short of.

* a menudo = oftentimes [often times], ofttimes [oft-times].

* a merced de = at the mercy of.

* a mí = me.

* a mi entender = to my mind.

* a mi modo de ver = in my books.

* a mi parecer = to my mind, methinks, in my books.

* a mitad de = half way through, halfway through.

* a mitad de camino = halfway [half-way/half way].

* a mitad de camino entre... y... = midway between, half way between... and....

* a mitad de camino entre... y... = astride... and....

* a mitad de precio = at half price.

* a mí también me gustaría tener la misma oportunidad = turnabout is fair play.

* a modo de = by way of, in the vein of, as a kind of.

* a modo de aclaración = in parenthesis, on a sidenote.

* a modo de advertencia = cautionary.

* a modo de ejemplo = by way of illustration.

* a modo de explicación = parenthetically.

* a modo de ilustración = by way of illustration.

* a modo de inciso = in passing, by the way of (a) digression.

* a modo de paréntesis = parenthetical.

* a modo de prólogo = prefatory.

* a modo de resumen = wrap-up.

* a mogollón = aplenty [a-plenty].

* a montón = aplenty [a-plenty].

* a montones = in droves, by the sackful.

* a muchos niveles = many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].

* a muerte = bitter, bitterly.

* a nadie le importa nada = nobody + gives a damn.

* a nivel de barrio = neighbourhood-based.

* a nivel de calle = on the ground level.

* a nivel de la calle = at ground level.

* a nivel del suelo = at ground level.

* a nivel estatal = statewide [state-wide].

* a nivel federal = federally, federally.

* a nivel individual = privately.

* a nivel local = locally, domestically.

* a nivel multicultural = multi-culturally [multiculturally].

* a nivel mundial = worldwide [world-wide], globally.

* a nivel nacional = nationally, domestically, countrywide [country-wide].

* a nivel privado = privately.

* a nivel regional = regionally.

* a nombre de = payable to.

* a no ser que = unless.

* a nosotros = us.

* a ojo = ocular.

* a ojos vista = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes.

* a orillas del océano = oceanfront.

* a orillas del río = riverfront.

* a orillas de un lago = lakeside, lakefront, by the lakeside.

* a otro sitio = somewhere else.

* a pares = in pairs.

* a partes iguales = share and share alike, in equal measure(s).

* a partir de = on the basis of, based on, working from, from, on a diet of, in response to.

* a partir de ahora = from now on, from this point on, henceforth, as of now.

* a partir de ahora y durante + Cuantificador + años = for + Cuantificador + years to come.

* a partir de aquí = hereupon.

* a partir de ello = therefrom.

* a partir de entonces = from this time on, hereafter, thereafter, whereafter, from then on, thenceforth, henceforth, from that moment on.

* a partir de ese momento = from that moment on.

* a partir de este momento = hereinafter.

* a partir de esto = on this basis, on that basis.

* a partir de + Fecha = from + Fecha, effective + Fecha.

* a partir de hoy = as from today.

* a partir de la medianoche = late night.

* a partir de los títulos = title-based.

* a paso de tortuga = at a snail's pace.

* a paso ligero = on the double.

* a pasos agigantados = at an exponential rate, at exponential rates, by leaps and bounds.

* a pedir de boca = without a hitch.

* a pequeña escala = in a small way, small scale [small-scale].

* a perpetuidad = in perpetuity.

* a pesar de (que) = albeit (that), despite, in spite of, notwithstanding, although, despite the fact that, in spite of the fact that.

* a pesar de todo = all the same, in spite of everything, despite everything, despite it all, in spite of it all, all this said.

* a pesar de todo + Posesivo + Nombre = for all + Posesivo + Nombre.

* a petición de = at the request of, at the urging of, at the behest of.

* a petición del usuario = on demand, on request.

* a petición popular = by popular demand.

* a pie = on foot, afoot, dismounted.

* a pilas = battery-operated.

* a pique = sinking.

* a placer = at will.

* a plena luz del día = in broad daylight.

* a poca distancia = not far behind.

* a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.

* a pocos minutos andando = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a pocos minutos a pie = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a porrillo = by the handful.

* a + Posesivo + aire = to + Posesivo + heart's content.

* a + Posesivo + alcance = in the ballpark for + Pronombre, in + Posesivo + ballpark range.

* a + Posesivo + costa = at + Posesivo + expense.

* a + Posesivo + cuidado = in + Posesivo + safekeeping.

* a + Posesivo + discreción = at will, at + Posesivo + discretion.

* a + Posesivo + disposición = at + Posesivo + disposal.

* a + Posesivo + entender = to the best of + Posesivo + belief.

* a + Posesivo + espaldas = behind + Posesivo + back.

* a + Posesivo + expensas = at + Posesivo + expense.

* a + Posesivo + favor = in + Posesivo + favour, to + Posesivo + credit.

* a + Posesivo + juicio = in + Posesivo + estimation.

* a + Posesivo + manera = in + Posesivo + own way.

* a + Posesivo + saber = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge.

* a + Posesivo + saber y entender = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge and belief.

* a + Posesivo + servicio = at + Posesivo + service.

* a + Posesivo + sorprender = much to + Posesivo + surprise.

* a + Posesivo + vista = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes.

* a posteriori = reactive, in retrospect, after-the-fact, hindsight, with hindsight, a posteriori, in hindsight.

* a precio de coste = at cost price, at cost.

* a precio de costo = at cost price, at cost.

* a precio de ganga = at a steal.

* a precio especial = at reduced cost, discounted, cut-rate, cut-price.

* a precio razonable = at reasonable cost(s).

* a precio reducido = at a discount.

* a precios competitivos = competitively priced.

* a precios especiales = at reduced rates, at preferential rates.

* a precios razonables = at affordable prices.

* a presión = pressurised [pressurized, -USA].

* a primera hora de la mañana = first thing in the morning.

* a primera hora de + Período del Día = first thing + Período del Día.

* a primeras horas de la tarde = late afternoon.

* a primera vista = on first acquaintance, at first sight, on first inspection, on the face of it, at first blush, at first glance, on the surface, prima facie, first-blush.

* a primeros de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha.

* a principios de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha.

* a principios de los + Década = early + Década, the.

* a priori = proactive [pro-active], foresight, a priori, on the surface.

* a prisa = quickly.

* a propósito = deliberate, for the record, incidentally, intentionally, by the way, in passing, anecdotally, purposely, by design, on purpose, wilfully [willfully, -USA], on a sidenote, studiously, by the way of (a) digression, by the by(e), speaking of which, designedly.

* a propósito de = apropos of.

* a propósito de nada = for no specific reason, for no particular reason.

* a prueba = on trial.

* a prueba de bombas = ruggedised [ruggedized, -USA], bomb-proof.

* a prueba de conejos = rabbit-proof.

* a prueba de fallos = fail-safe.

* a prueba de incendios = fireproof [fire-proof].

* a prueba de niños = childproof.

* a prueba de robos = theft proof.

* a prueba de tornados = tornado proof.

* a prueba de un tratamiento duro = ruggedised [ruggedized, -USA].

* a prueba de viento = windproof.

* a puerta cerrada = behind closed doors.

* a punta de pistola = at gunpoint.

* a punto de = on the verge of, a heartbeat away from.

* a punto de + Infinitivo = about to + Infinitivo.

* a punto de irse a pique = on the rocks.

* a punto de morir = on + Posesivo + deathbed.

* a puñados = by the sackful, by the handful.

* a quemarropa = point blank.

* a quien madruga, Dios le ayuda = the early bird catches the worm.

* a quienquiera que = whomever.

* a rachas = by fits and starts.

* a ráfagas = in bursts.

* a raíz de = in the wake of.

* a rajatabla = to the letter.

* a ras de = flush with.

* a ras de la calle = ground-floor.

* a ras del suelo = at ground level.

* a rastras = in tow.

* a ratos = intermittently.

* a reacción = jet-assisted.

* a rebosar (de) = jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.

* a regañadientes = grudgingly, grudging, begrudgingly, unwillingly, reluctantly.

* a régimen = on a diet.

* a remolque = in tow.

* a reventar (de) = jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.

* a saber = namely, viz, to wit.

* a sabiendas = knowing, knowingly, wilfully [willfully, -USA].

* a sabiendas de que = on the understanding that.

* a sacudidas = jerkily.

* a saltitos = jerky [jerkier -comp., jerkiest -sup.].

* a salvo = in a safe place, in safekeeping, out of harm's way.

* a sangre fría = cold-blooded.

* a ser posible = if possible.

* a simple vista = by the naked eye, superficially, on first thought.

* a solas = all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo.

* a su debido tiempo = in due course, timely, in due time.

* a sueldo = paid.

* a su precio normal = at full price.

* a su propio ritmo = at an individual pace.

* a su tiempo = in a timely fashion, in due course, in a timely manner.

* a su vez = Verbo + further, in turn, in its/their turn.

* a tal efecto = to this effect.

* a tales efectos = hereto.

* a tarifa reducida = at reduced cost.

* a tarifas especiales = at reduced rates, at preferential rates.

* a temperatura ambiente = at room temperature.

* a tener en cuenta en el futuro = for future reference.

* a tenor de = in light of, in the face of, in the light of, in view of.

* a ti = you, thee.

* a tiempo = in timely fashion, on time, promptly, timely, just in time, in time.

* a tiempo completo = full-time.

* a tiempo parcial = part-time.

* a tientas = in the dark.

* a tientas y a ciegas = blindly, in the dark.

* a ti mismo = yourself, thyself.

* a tiro = within gunshot, within range.

* a tirones = jerky [jerkier -comp., jerkiest -sup.].

* a título de = by way of, for the sake of.

* a título gratuito = gratuitous.

* a título personal = in a personal capacity, in a private capacity.

* a toda costa = absolutely, at all costs, come what may, at any cost, at any price.

* a toda máquina = in the fast lane, fast lane, full steam ahead, at full tilt, full-tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.

* a toda marcha = at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.

* a toda mecha = at a rate of knots, full steam ahead, at full blast, at full throttle, at top speed, at full speed, at full stretch.

* a toda pasta = at a rate of knots.

* a toda pastilla = in the fast lane, on the fast track, fast lane, overdrive, full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at a rate of knots, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.

* a toda prueba = unswerving.

* a todas horas = at all hours, around the clock.

* a todas luces = patently.

* a todas partes = far and wide.

* a toda velocidad = full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.

* a todo alrededor = all round.

* a todo color = full-colour, in full colour.

* a todo gas = full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.

* a todo lo largo de = the length of.

* a todo meter = full steam ahead, at full stretch, at full speed, at full blast, at top speed, at full throttle.

* a todo ritmo = in full swing, in full force, in full gear.

* a todos lados = far and wide.

* a todos los efectos = to all intents and purposes, to all intents, for all practical purposes, for all intents and purposes.

* a todos los niveles = at all levels.

* a todos nosotros = us all.

* a todos por igual = one size fits all.

* a todo vapor = full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.

* a todo volumen = at full blast.

* a tontas y a ciegas = headlong, runaway.

* a tontas y locas = like there's no tomorrow, without rhyme or reason.

* a tope = packed to capacity, in the fast lane, fast lane, choc-a-block, chock-full, in full swing, in full gear, packed to the rafters.

* a trancas y barrancas = with great difficulty, by fits and starts.

* a través de = by way of, in the form of, through, via, out of, through the agency of.

* a través de Internet = Internet-based, Web-based, Web-supported.

* a través de la historia = over time.

* a través de la TI = IT-enabled.

* a través de la web = Web-based, Web-supported.

* a través de los años = over the years, down the years.

* a través de los ojos de = through the eyes of.

* a través de los siglos = over the centuries.

* a través del teléfono = call-in.

* a través del tiempo = over time.

* a través de operador = operator-assisted.

* a tres bandas = three pronged.

* a tres niveles = three-tiered.

* a troche y moche = like there's no tomorrow.

* a trompicones = by fits and starts.

* a tropezones = falteringly, hesitantly, haltingly, jerkily.

* a trozos = piecewise.

* ¡A tu salud! = Here's to you!.

* a última hora = at the last minute, at the eleventh hour, last minute [last-minute], at the very last minute, at the very last moment, at the very last.

* a últimas horas de la tarde = late evening.

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* a + Adjetivo + escala = on a + Adjetivo + scale.

* a alguna parte = someplace.

* a alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.

* a altas horas de la noche = late at night.

* a ambas orillas del Atlántico = on both sides of the ocean, on both sides of the Atlantic.

* a ambos lados de = on either side of.

* a ambos lados del Altántico = on both sides of the ocean, on both sides of the Atlantic.

* a ambos lados de + Lugar = on both sides of + Lugar.

* a años luz de = light years away from.

* a bajas temperaturas = at low temperature.

* a bajo coste = low-cost.

* a bajo costo = low-cost.

* a bajo nivel = low-level.

* a bajo precio = lower-cost, at a low price, on the cheap.

* a base de = in the form of, on a diet of.

* a base de carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].

* a base de cometer errores = the hard way.

* a base de errores = the hard way.

* a boca de jarro = at close range.

* a bocajarro = point blank.

* a bombo y platillo = fanfare, with a bang.

* a bordo = aboard, on board ship.

* a bordo de = aboard, onboard.

* a bordo de un barco = shipboard, on board ship.

* a buen recaudo = in a safe place, in safekeeping.

* a caballo = on horseback, astride.

* a caballo entre = astride... and..., midway between.

* a caballo entre... y... = half way between... and....

* a caballo regalado no se le mira el diente = never look a gift horse in the mouth.

* a cada rato = every so often, every now and then, every now and again, every once in a while.

* a cambio = in return.

* a cambio de = in exchange for, in return for.

* a cambio de nada = for nothing.

* a cántaros = cats and dogs.

* a cargo = in the saddle.

* a cargo (de) = charged with, in charge (of), at the helm (of).

* a cargo de Alguien = under supervision.

* a cargo de las riendas = in the saddle.

* a cargo del ayuntamiento = local authority-run.

* a cargo del gobierno = government-operated, government-run.

* a cargo de una sola persona = one-man band.

* a cargo de voluntarios = volunteer-run.

* a chorros = profusely.

* a ciegas = blindfold, blindly, blindfolded, in the dark.

* a ciencia cierta = for sure, for certain.

* a cierta distancia = some distance away.

* a cierta distancia de = off.

* a cierta distancia de la costa = offshore.

* a cierta distancia del litoral = offshore.

* a cobro revertido = reverse charges.

* a color = multi-colour [multi-color -USA].

* a comienzos de + Expresión Temporal = early + Expresión Temporal, the.

* a comienzos de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha, in the early part of + Fecha.

* a comienzos de + Período de Tiempo = by the turn of + Período de Tiempo, at the turn of + Período de Tiempo.

* a conciencia = deliberately, wilfully [willfully, -USA], by design, on purpose.

* a condición de que + Subjuntivo = provided (that), providing (that), as long as.

* a contenido enriquecido = content-enriched.

* a continuación = next, then, in the following, herewith.

* a continuación se enumeran = given below.

* a contracorriente = against the grain.

* a contraluz = against the light.

* a contrapelo = against the grain, against the nap.

* a coro = with one voice, in unison.

* a corto plazo = before very long, short term [short-term], in the short run, short-range, at short notice, in the short term, short-run.

* a costa de = at the cost of, at the expense of, at + Nombre's + expense, at cost of.

* a costa de mucho = at (a) great expense.

* a costa de otro = at someone else's expense.

* a costa de otros = at other people's expense.

* a criterio de = at the discretion of.

* a cualquier hora = anytime, around the clock.

* a cualquier hora del día o de la noche = at any hour of the day or night, at any time of the day or night.

* a cualquier precio = at any cost, at all costs, at any price.

* a cuatro aguas = hipped.

* a cuatro patas = on all fours, on four legs.

* a cuenta de = at the expense of.

* a cuenta de la empresa = at company expense.

* a cuenta de otro = at someone else's expense.

* a cuenta de otros = at other people's expense.

* a cuenta propia = at + Posesivo + expense, at + Posesivo + own expense.

* a cuerpo de rey = the lap of luxury.

* a cuestas = in tow.

* a decir de todos = by all accounts.

* a decir verdad = to tell the truth, if the truth be known, if the truth be told, in all truth, in truth, fact is, the fact is (that), to be fair.

* a decir verdad... = the fact of the matter is that....

* a demanda = pro re nata.

* a deshora(s) = at odd times, out of hours.

* a día de hoy = as of today.

* a diario = every day.

* a diestro y siniestro = like there's no tomorrow.

* a dieta = on a diet.

* a diferencia de = apart from, as opposed to, in contradistinction to, as contrasted with, in contrast (to/with), quite apart from, in sharp contrast (with).

* a diferencia de + Nombre = unlike + Nombre.

* a diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].

* a discreción = at will, no holds barred.

* a disgusto = unwillingly, reluctantly.

* a disposición de = at the disposal of.

* a distancia = remote, remotely, distantly.

* a doble espacio = double-spaced.

* a domicilio = domiciliary.

* ¿a dónde se dirige(n)...? = whither?.

* ¿a dónde va(n)...? = whither?.

* ¿a dónde vas? = quo vadis, whither thou goest.

* a dos niveles = two-tier.

* a dos velas = skint, penniless, broke.

* a duras penas = with great difficulty.

* a efectos de = in terms of, for the purpose of + Nombre.

* a efectos prácticos = to all intents and purposes, for all practical purposes, for all intents and purposes, to all intents.

* a él = him.

* a ellos = them.

* a escala = drawn-to-scale.

* a escala industrial = on an industrial scale, industrial-scale.

* a escala mundial = globally, on a global scale.

* a escala natural = full-scale.

* a escondidas = by stealth, stealthily, furtively, on the quiet, on the sly.

* a eso = thereto.

* a espaldas de = out of sight of.

* a estas alturas = by now.

* a este fin = to this end.

* a este paso = at this rate.

* a este respecto = in this respect.

* a este ritmo = at this rate.

* a estrenar = brand new.

* a examen = under the microscope.

* a excepción de = barring, except for, excepting, other than, with the exception of, short of.

* a excepción de que = except that.

* a excepción de uno = with one exception.

* a expensas de = at the expense of, at + Nombre's + expense.

* a expensas de otro = at someone else's expense.

* a expensas de otros = at other people's expense.

* a + Expresión Temporal = as of + Expresión Temporal.

* a falta de = for want of, in the absence of, in default of, for lack of, short of.

* a favor = in favour.

* a favor de = in favour of.

* a favor de la decisión personal sobre el aborto = pro-choice.

* a favor de la esclavitud = pro-slavery.

* a favor de la raza negra = pro-black [problack].

* a favor de la vida humana = pro-life.

* a favor y en contra = pro and con.

* a + Fecha = as per + Fecha.

* a finales de = by the end of, at the close of + Expresión Temporal.

* a finales de + Expresión Temporal = as of late + Expresión Temporal, at the end of + Expresión Temporal, by the close of + Expresión Temporal.

* a finales de + Fecha = in the late + Fecha, in late + Fecha.

* a finales de los + Década = late + Década, the.

* a finales del + Siglo = late + Siglo, late period of + Siglo.

* a fin de cuentas = at the end of the day, in the end, in the final count, in the grand scheme of things, when all is said and done, after all is said and done.

* a fondo = fully, thoroughly, full-scale.

* a fondo perdido = non-refundable.

* ¡a freír espárragos! = on your bike!.

* a fuerza de = by dint of.

* a fuerza de cometer errores = the hard way.

* a fuerza de errores = the hard way.

* a gas = gas-powered.

* a gatas = on all fours.

* a grandes rasgos = broadly, rough draft.

* a granel = in bulk.

* a gran escala = large scale [large-scale], massive, on a wide scale, high-volume, wide-scale, on a broad scale, in a big way, on a grand scale.

* a gran velocidad = at great speed.

* a grito limpio = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.

* a grito pelado = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.

* a gritos = vociferously.

* a groso modo = crudely.

* a grosso modo = roughly, rough draft.

* a gusto = at ease, at leisure.

* a gusto de = to the liking of, at the pleasure of.

* a horcajadas = astride.

* a hurtadillas = surreptitiously, by stealth, stealthily, furtively, on the sly.

* a imitación de lo clásico = classicising [classicizing, -USA], classicised [classicized, -USA].

* a iniciativa de = at the initiative of.

* a iniciativas del gobierno = government-led.

* a instancia de = at the urging of.

* a instancias de = at the instigation of, at the behest of, under the auspices of.

* a intervalos = at intervals.

* a intervalos + Adjetivo = at + Adjetivo + intervals.

* a intervalos semanales = at weekly intervals.

* a invitación de = at the invitation of.

* a jabón = soapy [soapier -comp., soapiest -sup.].

* a juicio = on trial.

* a juicio público = in the public eye.

* a juzgar por = to judge by, judging by, judging from.

* a la acuarela = water-coloured [water-colored, -USA].

* a la alcaldía = mayoral.

* a la altura de = of the stature of, equal to.

* a la altura de la cintura = waist high, waist deep.

* a la altura de la rodilla = knee-high.

* a la altura de los hombros = shoulder-high.

* a la anchura de los hombros = shoulder-width.

* a la anochecida = at nightfall.

* a la antigua = old-style.

* a la antigua usanza = old-style.

* a la atención de = c/o (care of).

* a la baja = on the wane.

* a la brasa = grilled.

* a la buena de Dios = out in the cold.

* a la cabeza de = in the forefront of/in.

* a la caída de la noche = at nightfall, at twilight.

* a la caída de la tarde = at twilight.

* a la carta = a la carte.

* a la defensiva = on the defensive.

* a la derecha = at the right.

* a la derecha de = on the right side of, on the right-hand side of.

* a la deriva = rudderless.

* a la discreción de = at the discretion of.

* a la disposición de Alguien = at + Posesivo + disposal.

* a la expectativa de = on the lookout for, on the alert for.

* a la + Expresión Temporal = a + Expresión Temporal.

* a la fuerza = forcefully, of necessity, forcibly, compulsorily.

* a la fuga = on the run, on the lam.

* a la hora de + Infinitivo = when it came to + Gerundio, when it comes to + Gerundio.

* a la hora de la verdad = when push comes to shove, if it comes to the crunch, when it comes to the crunch, when the worst comes to the worst, if the worst comes to the worst, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.

* a la hora del café = at coffee.

* a la intemperie = in the open, exposed.

* a la inversa = mirror-fashion, mirror image, in reverse.

* a la izquierda = at the left.

* a la larga = in the long term, over the long term, in the end, eventually, for the long pull, over a period of time, over the long haul, in the far term, ultimately, by and by.

* a la ligera = lightly.

* a la luz de = in light of, in the light of.

* a la luz de la luna = by moonlight, in the moonlight, moonlit.

* a la luz de las estrellas = by starlight.

* a la luz de las velas = by candlelight, candlelight, candlelit.

* a la luz del día = in the light of day.

* a la luz de una lámpara de gas = by gaslight.

* a la mano de = available at the fingertips of.

* a la misma altura que = in the same league as.

* a la moda = trendy [trendier -comp., trendiest -sup.].

* a la onda = in the know.

* a la opinión pública = in the public eye.

* a la par = in concert, in tandem, neck and neck, in a tandem fashion, in parallel.

* a la par que = in tandem with, hand in hand (with), as the same time as.

* a la parrilla = grilled, on the grill.

* a la perfección = superbly.

* a la plancha = griddled, on the griddle, on the hotplate.

* a largo plazo = in the long term, over the long term, long-range, in the long run, long-term, over the long run, over the long haul, long-run, in the far term, far-term.

* a la salida = on the way out.

* a la sazón = at that time.

* a las doce del mediodía = at high noon.

* a la semana = a week, per week.

* a las mil maravillas = marvellously [marvelously, -USA], famously, like a house on fire.

* a la sombra de = in the shadow of.

* a las puertas de = on the threshold of.

* a la última = hip [hipper -comp., hippest -sup.], on the fast track, hipped.

* a la vanguardia = on the cutting edge, on the leading edge, in the fast lane, on the fast track, at the leading edge, on the bleeding edge.

* a la vanguardia de = in the vanguard of, at the forefront of, in the forefront of/in, at the vanguard of.

* a la velocidad de la luz = at the speed of light.

* a la velocidad del rayo = at the speed of lightning.

* a la velocidad del sonido = at the speed of sound.

* a la venta = on release.

* a la vez = at once, at one time, at similar times, at the same time, concurrently, side-by-side, simultaneously, at the same instant, in parallel, in tandem, at the one time, in a tandem fashion, at a time, in unison.

* a la vez que = hand in hand (with), cum, in conjunction with, in unison with.

* a la vista = in sight, within sight.

* a la vista de = in light of, in the light of.

* a la vuelta de = on the return leg of.

* a la zaga = not far behind, in tow.

* al azar = lucky draw, lucky dip.

* al extremo norte = northernmost.

* al extremo oeste = westernmost.

* al hacer esto = in doing so.

* al norte del estado = upstate.

* a lo extremo = to the extreme.

* a lo grande = in a big way, big time, grandly, on a grand scale.

* a lo hecho, pecho = no use crying over spilt/spilled milk, you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.

* a lo largo de = along, down, throughout.

* a lo largo de + Expresión Temporal = sometime + Expresión Temporal.

* a lo largo de la historia = over time.

* a lo largo de la ruta = along the way.

* a lo largo del tiempo = longitudinal, longitudinally.

* a lo largo de todo = the entire length of.

* a lo largo y ancho del país = countrywide [country-wide].

* a lo largo y ancho de + Lugar = up and down + Lugar.

* a lo lejos = in the distance.

* a lo loco = helter-skelter, like there's no tomorrow.

* a lo máximo = at best, at most, at the most.

* a lo mejor = perhaps.

* a lo que salga = come what may.

* a los ojos de = in the eyes of.

* a lo sumo = at best, at most, at the most.

* al otro lado del atlántico = across the pond.

* al otro lado del charco = across the pond.

* al otro lado del océano = across the pond.

* a lo zombi = zombielike.

* a mano = by hand, manually, nearby [near-by], handy, within reach, within easy reach.

* a mano alzada = by a show of hands.

* a mano derecha de = on the right side of, on the right-hand side of.

* a manojos = by the handful.

* a manos de = at the hands of.

* a marchas forzadas = in a rush, against the clock.

* a mares = cats and dogs.

* a más largo plazo = longer-term.

* a más..., más... = the + Comparativo..., the + Comparativo....

* a más tardar = at the latest.

* a mata caballo = in a hurry, hurried, hurriedly, helter-skelter.

* a media asta = at half-mast, at half staff.

* a mediados de = in the middle decades of.

* a mediados de + Fecha = in the mid + Fecha.

* a mediados de semana = midweek.

* a media jornada = half-time [half time].

* a media mañana = mid-morning.

* a medianoche = at midnight.

* a medias = half-hearted [halfhearted], qualified.

* a medias entre... y... = betwixt and between.

* a medida = custom, bespoke.

* a medida que + avanzar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + avanzar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* a medida que pasaba el tiempo = as time passed (by), as time went by.

* a medida que pasa el tiempo = as time passes (by).

* a medida que pasa + Expresión Temporal = as + Expresión Temporal + go by.

* a medida que + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* a medida que se necesite = on demand, on request, as required.

* a medida que + transcurrir + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + transcurrir + el día = as the day + wear on.

* a medio abrir = half-opened.

* a medio camino = halfway [half-way/half way].

* a medio comprender = half-understood.

* a medio formar = half-formed.

* a medio fuego = medium heat.

* a medio hacer = halfway done, half done.

* a medio plazo = medium-term, near-term, in the medium term, in the mid-term, mid-term [midterm].

* a medio rimar = half-rhymed.

* a medio vestir = half dressed.

* a menor escala = at a reduced rate.

* a menos que = unless, short of.

* a menudo = oftentimes [often times], ofttimes [oft-times].

* a merced de = at the mercy of.

* a mí = me.

* a mi entender = to my mind.

* a mi modo de ver = in my books.

* a mi parecer = to my mind, methinks, in my books.

* a mitad de = half way through, halfway through.

* a mitad de camino = halfway [half-way/half way].

* a mitad de camino entre... y... = midway between, half way between... and....

* a mitad de camino entre... y... = astride... and....

* a mitad de precio = at half price.

* a mí también me gustaría tener la misma oportunidad = turnabout is fair play.

* a modo de = by way of, in the vein of, as a kind of.

* a modo de aclaración = in parenthesis, on a sidenote.

* a modo de advertencia = cautionary.

* a modo de ejemplo = by way of illustration.

* a modo de explicación = parenthetically.

* a modo de ilustración = by way of illustration.

* a modo de inciso = in passing, by the way of (a) digression.

* a modo de paréntesis = parenthetical.

* a modo de prólogo = prefatory.

* a modo de resumen = wrap-up.

* a mogollón = aplenty [a-plenty].

* a montón = aplenty [a-plenty].

* a montones = in droves, by the sackful.

* a muchos niveles = many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].

* a muerte = bitter, bitterly.

* a nadie le importa nada = nobody + gives a damn.

* a nivel de barrio = neighbourhood-based.

* a nivel de calle = on the ground level.

* a nivel de la calle = at ground level.

* a nivel del suelo = at ground level.

* a nivel estatal = statewide [state-wide].

* a nivel federal = federally, federally.

* a nivel individual = privately.

* a nivel local = locally, domestically.

* a nivel multicultural = multi-culturally [multiculturally].

* a nivel mundial = worldwide [world-wide], globally.

* a nivel nacional = nationally, domestically, countrywide [country-wide].

* a nivel privado = privately.

* a nivel regional = regionally.

* a nombre de = payable to.

* a no ser que = unless.

* a nosotros = us.

* a ojo = ocular.

* a ojos vista = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes.

* a orillas del océano = oceanfront.

* a orillas del río = riverfront.

* a orillas de un lago = lakeside, lakefront, by the lakeside.

* a otro sitio = somewhere else.

* a pares = in pairs.

* a partes iguales = share and share alike, in equal measure(s).

* a partir de = on the basis of, based on, working from, from, on a diet of, in response to.

* a partir de ahora = from now on, from this point on, henceforth, as of now.

* a partir de ahora y durante + Cuantificador + años = for + Cuantificador + years to come.

* a partir de aquí = hereupon.

* a partir de ello = therefrom.

* a partir de entonces = from this time on, hereafter, thereafter, whereafter, from then on, thenceforth, henceforth, from that moment on.

* a partir de ese momento = from that moment on.

* a partir de este momento = hereinafter.

* a partir de esto = on this basis, on that basis.

* a partir de + Fecha = from + Fecha, effective + Fecha.

* a partir de hoy = as from today.

* a partir de la medianoche = late night.

* a partir de los títulos = title-based.

* a paso de tortuga = at a snail's pace.

* a paso ligero = on the double.

* a pasos agigantados = at an exponential rate, at exponential rates, by leaps and bounds.

* a pedir de boca = without a hitch.

* a pequeña escala = in a small way, small scale [small-scale].

* a perpetuidad = in perpetuity.

* a pesar de (que) = albeit (that), despite, in spite of, notwithstanding, although, despite the fact that, in spite of the fact that.

* a pesar de todo = all the same, in spite of everything, despite everything, despite it all, in spite of it all, all this said.

* a pesar de todo + Posesivo + Nombre = for all + Posesivo + Nombre.

* a petición de = at the request of, at the urging of, at the behest of.

* a petición del usuario = on demand, on request.

* a petición popular = by popular demand.

* a pie = on foot, afoot, dismounted.

* a pilas = battery-operated.

* a pique = sinking.

* a placer = at will.

* a plena luz del día = in broad daylight.

* a poca distancia = not far behind.

* a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.

* a pocos minutos andando = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a pocos minutos a pie = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a porrillo = by the handful.

* a + Posesivo + aire = to + Posesivo + heart's content.

* a + Posesivo + alcance = in the ballpark for + Pronombre, in + Posesivo + ballpark range.

* a + Posesivo + costa = at + Posesivo + expense.

* a + Posesivo + cuidado = in + Posesivo + safekeeping.

* a + Posesivo + discreción = at will, at + Posesivo + discretion.

* a + Posesivo + disposición = at + Posesivo + disposal.

* a + Posesivo + entender = to the best of + Posesivo + belief.

* a + Posesivo + espaldas = behind + Posesivo + back.

* a + Posesivo + expensas = at + Posesivo + expense.

* a + Posesivo + favor = in + Posesivo + favour, to + Posesivo + credit.

* a + Posesivo + juicio = in + Posesivo + estimation.

* a + Posesivo + manera = in + Posesivo + own way.

* a + Posesivo + saber = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge.

* a + Posesivo + saber y entender = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge and belief.

* a + Posesivo + servicio = at + Posesivo + service.

* a + Posesivo + sorprender = much to + Posesivo + surprise.

* a + Posesivo + vista = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes.

* a posteriori = reactive, in retrospect, after-the-fact, hindsight, with hindsight, a posteriori, in hindsight.

* a precio de coste = at cost price, at cost.

* a precio de costo = at cost price, at cost.

* a precio de ganga = at a steal.

* a precio especial = at reduced cost, discounted, cut-rate, cut-price.

* a precio razonable = at reasonable cost(s).

* a precio reducido = at a discount.

* a precios competitivos = competitively priced.

* a precios especiales = at reduced rates, at preferential rates.

* a precios razonables = at affordable prices.

* a presión = pressurised [pressurized, -USA].

* a primera hora de la mañana = first thing in the morning.

* a primera hora de + Período del Día = first thing + Período del Día.

* a primeras horas de la tarde = late afternoon.

* a primera vista = on first acquaintance, at first sight, on first inspection, on the face of it, at first blush, at first glance, on the surface, prima facie, first-blush.

* a primeros de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha.

* a principios de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha.

* a principios de los + Década = early + Década, the.

* a priori = proactive [pro-active], foresight, a priori, on the surface.

* a prisa = quickly.

* a propósito = deliberate, for the record, incidentally, intentionally, by the way, in passing, anecdotally, purposely, by design, on purpose, wilfully [willfully, -USA], on a sidenote, studiously, by the way of (a) digression, by the by(e), speaking of which, designedly.

* a propósito de = apropos of.

* a propósito de nada = for no specific reason, for no particular reason.

* a prueba = on trial.

* a prueba de bombas = ruggedised [ruggedized, -USA], bomb-proof.

* a prueba de conejos = rabbit-proof.

* a prueba de fallos = fail-safe.

* a prueba de incendios = fireproof [fire-proof].

* a prueba de niños = childproof.

* a prueba de robos = theft proof.

* a prueba de tornados = tornado proof.

* a prueba de un tratamiento duro = ruggedised [ruggedized, -USA].

* a prueba de viento = windproof.

* a puerta cerrada = behind closed doors.

* a punta de pistola = at gunpoint.

* a punto de = on the verge of, a heartbeat away from.

* a punto de + Infinitivo = about to + Infinitivo.

* a punto de irse a pique = on the rocks.

* a punto de morir = on + Posesivo + deathbed.

* a puñados = by the sackful, by the handful.

* a quemarropa = point blank.

* a quien madruga, Dios le ayuda = the early bird catches the worm.

* a quienquiera que = whomever.

* a rachas = by fits and starts.

* a ráfagas = in bursts.

* a raíz de = in the wake of.

* a rajatabla = to the letter.

* a ras de = flush with.

* a ras de la calle = ground-floor.

* a ras del suelo = at ground level.

* a rastras = in tow.

* a ratos = intermittently.

* a reacción = jet-assisted.

* a rebosar (de) = jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.

* a regañadientes = grudgingly, grudging, begrudgingly, unwillingly, reluctantly.

* a régimen = on a diet.

* a remolque = in tow.

* a reventar (de) = jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.

* a saber = namely, viz, to wit.

* a sabiendas = knowing, knowingly, wilfully [willfully, -USA].

* a sabiendas de que = on the understanding that.

* a sacudidas = jerkily.

* a saltitos = jerky [jerkier -comp., jerkiest -sup.].

* a salvo = in a safe place, in safekeeping, out of harm's way.

* a sangre fría = cold-blooded.

* a ser posible = if possible.

* a simple vista = by the naked eye, superficially, on first thought.

* a solas = all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo.

* a su debido tiempo = in due course, timely, in due time.

* a sueldo = paid.

* a su precio normal = at full price.

* a su propio ritmo = at an individual pace.

* a su tiempo = in a timely fashion, in due course, in a timely manner.

* a su vez = Verbo + further, in turn, in its/their turn.

* a tal efecto = to this effect.

* a tales efectos = hereto.

* a tarifa reducida = at reduced cost.

* a tarifas especiales = at reduced rates, at preferential rates.

* a temperatura ambiente = at room temperature.

* a tener en cuenta en el futuro = for future reference.

* a tenor de = in light of, in the face of, in the light of, in view of.

* a ti = you, thee.

* a tiempo = in timely fashion, on time, promptly, timely, just in time, in time.

* a tiempo completo = full-time.

* a tiempo parcial = part-time.

* a tientas = in the dark.

* a tientas y a ciegas = blindly, in the dark.

* a ti mismo = yourself, thyself.

* a tiro = within gunshot, within range.

* a tirones = jerky [jerkier -comp., jerkiest -sup.].

* a título de = by way of, for the sake of.

* a título gratuito = gratuitous.

* a título personal = in a personal capacity, in a private capacity.

* a toda costa = absolutely, at all costs, come what may, at any cost, at any price.

* a toda máquina = in the fast lane, fast lane, full steam ahead, at full tilt, full-tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.

* a toda marcha = at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.

* a toda mecha = at a rate of knots, full steam ahead, at full blast, at full throttle, at top speed, at full speed, at full stretch.

* a toda pasta = at a rate of knots.

* a toda pastilla = in the fast lane, on the fast track, fast lane, overdrive, full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at a rate of knots, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.

* a toda prueba = unswerving.

* a todas horas = at all hours, around the clock.

* a todas luces = patently.

* a todas partes = far and wide.

* a toda velocidad = full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.

* a todo alrededor = all round.

* a todo color = full-colour, in full colour.

* a todo gas = full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.

* a todo lo largo de = the length of.

* a todo meter = full steam ahead, at full stretch, at full speed, at full blast, at top speed, at full throttle.

* a todo ritmo = in full swing, in full force, in full gear.

* a todos lados = far and wide.

* a todos los efectos = to all intents and purposes, to all intents, for all practical purposes, for all intents and purposes.

* a todos los niveles = at all levels.

* a todos nosotros = us all.

* a todos por igual = one size fits all.

* a todo vapor = full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.

* a todo volumen = at full blast.

* a tontas y a ciegas = headlong, runaway.

* a tontas y locas = like there's no tomorrow, without rhyme or reason.

* a tope = packed to capacity, in the fast lane, fast lane, choc-a-block, chock-full, in full swing, in full gear, packed to the rafters.

* a trancas y barrancas = with great difficulty, by fits and starts.

* a través de = by way of, in the form of, through, via, out of, through the agency of.

* a través de Internet = Internet-based, Web-based, Web-supported.

* a través de la historia = over time.

* a través de la TI = IT-enabled.

* a través de la web = Web-based, Web-supported.

* a través de los años = over the years, down the years.

* a través de los ojos de = through the eyes of.

* a través de los siglos = over the centuries.

* a través del teléfono = call-in.

* a través del tiempo = over time.

* a través de operador = operator-assisted.

* a tres bandas = three pronged.

* a tres niveles = three-tiered.

* a troche y moche = like there's no tomorrow.

* a trompicones = by fits and starts.

* a tropezones = falteringly, hesitantly, haltingly, jerkily.

* a trozos = piecewise.

* ¡A tu salud! = Here's to you!.

* a última hora = at the last minute, at the eleventh hour, last minute [last-minute], at the very last minute, at the very last moment, at the very last.

* a últimas horas de la tarde = late evening.

* a últ

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a

prep

La preposición a suele emplearse precedida de ciertos verbos como empezar, ir, oler, sonar etc, en cuyo caso ver bajo el respectivo verbo.

No se traduce cuando introduce el complemento directo de persona (ser humano, pronombres personales que lo representan como quien, alguien, etc) o un nombre con un objeto o animal personalizado: amo a mi patria = I love my country, pasear al perro = to walk the dog.

En los casos en que precede al artículo definido el para formar la contracción al, ver bajo la siguiente entrada, donde también se encontrarán otros ejemplos y usos de a.

A (en relaciones de espacio, lugar)

1 (indicando dirección) to

voy a México/a la fiesta I'm going to Mexico/to the party

voy a casa I'm going home

dobla a la derecha turn right

se cayó al río she fell into the river

ver tb entrar, llegar, etc

2 (indicando posición) at

estaban sentados a la mesa they were sitting at the table

a orillas del Ebro on the banks of the Ebro

se sentó al sol he sat in the sun

se sentó a mi derecha he sat down to the right of me o on my right

a la vuelta de la esquina around the corner

queda al norte de Toledo it's (to the) north of Toledo

ver tb costado, lado

3

(indicando distancia): está a diez kilómetros de aquí it's ten kilometers from here, it's ten kilometers away

está a unos 20 minutos de aquí it takes o it's about 20 minutes from here, it's a 20 minute drive ( o walk etc) from here

B (en relaciones de tiempo)

1 (señalando hora, momento, fecha) at

abren a las ocho they open at eight o'clock

¿a qué hora vengo? what time shall I come?

a eso de las dos at around o about two o'clock

a la hora del almuerzo at lunchtime

a mediados de abril in mid-April

hoy estamos a 20 it's the 20th today

al día siguiente the next o following day

empezó a hablar a los diez meses he started talking when he was ten months old o at ten months

llegó a la mañana/noche ( RPl); he arrived in the morning/at night

2 al + INF:

se cayó al bajar del autobús she fell as she was getting off the bus

al verlo me di cuenta de que ya no lo quería when I saw him o on seeing him, I realized that I no longer loved him

al salir de la estación torcí a la izquierda I turned left out of the station

3

(indicando distancia en el tiempo): a escasos minutos de su llegada (después) just a few minutes after she arrived; (antes) just a few minutes before she arrived

trabajan de lunes a viernes/de una a cinco they work (from) Monday to Friday/from one to five

a los diez minutos del primer tiempo ten minutes into the first half o after ten minutes of the first half

estaré en París de martes a jueves I'll be in Paris from Tuesday until Thursday, I'll be in Paris Tuesday through Thursday ( AmE)

C

(en relaciones de proporción, equivalencia): tres veces al día/a la semana three times a day/a week

sale a 2.000 euros por cabeza it works out at 2,000 euros per person

iban a 100 kilómetros por hora they were going (at) 100 kilometers per hour

nos ganaron cinco a tres they beat us by five points to three, they beat us five three o ( AmE) five to three

D

(indicando modo, estilo): fuimos a pie/a caballo we walked/rode, we went on foot/on horseback

pollo al horno/a la brasa roast/barbecued chicken

un peinado a lo Rodolfo Valentino a Rudolph Valentino hairstyle

a crédito on credit

ilustraciones a todo color full-color illustrations

una tela a rayas a piece of striped material

E (en complementos verbales)

1

(introduciendo el complemento directo de persona): ¿viste a José? did you see José?

la policía está buscando al asesino the police are looking for the murderer

no he leído a Freud I haven't read (any) Freud

[ the personal a is only used when a specific person or persons are involved

busca una secretaria bilingüe he's looking for a bilingual secretary

]

2

(introduciendo el complemento indirecto): le escribió una carta a su padre he wrote a letter to his father, he wrote his father a letter

dáselo/dáselos a ella give it/them to her

les enseña inglés a mis hijos she teaches my children English

suave al tacto soft to the touch

agradable al oído pleasing to the ear

3

(indicando procedencia): se lo compré a una gitana I bought it from o ( colloq) off a gipsy

F

1 (en complementos de finalidad) to

enséñale a nadar teach him to swim

fue a preguntar he went to ask

a que + SUBJ:

los instó a que participaran he urged them to take part

voy a ir a que me hagan un chequeo I'm going to go and have a checkup

2 ( fam)

(para): ¿a qué tanta ceremonia? what's all the fuss for?

¿a qué le fuiste a decir eso? what did you go and tell him that for?

3

a por ( Esp fam): bajo a por pan I'm going down to get some bread o for some bread ( colloq)

¿quién va a ir a por los niños? who's going to fetch o get the children?

¡a por ello! go for it!

G (señalando una acción que ha de realizarse) a + INF:

los puntos a tratar en la reunión de mañana the points to be discussed at tomorrow's meeting

es una idea a tener en cuenta it's an idea to bear in mind o that should be borne in mind

total a pagar total payable

horario a convenir hours to be arranged

H

1

(en órdenes): ¡a la cama, niños! off to bed, children!

¡a callar! shut up! ( colloq)

vamos ¡a trabajar! come on, let's get some work done!

2 (con valor condicional) a + INF:

a decir verdad to tell you the truth

a juzgar por lo que tú dices judging from what you say

3 ( fam)

(en cuanto a): a tozudo no hay quien le gane when it comes to being stubborn there's nobody like him

4

(indicando causa): a petición del interesado ( frml); at the request of the interested party

al + INF:

al no saber idiomas está en desventaja as he doesn't speak any languages he is at a disadvantage, he's at a disadvantage not speaking any languages

5

(expresando desafío): ¿a que no sabes qué nota me puso? you'll never guess what mark she gave me!

tú no te atreverías — ¿a que sí? you wouldn't dare — do you want to o a bet? ( colloq)

¡a que no puedes! bet you can't! ( colloq)

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Multiple Entries:
A
a
A,
◊ a sustantivo femenino (pl aes) (read as /a/) the letter A, a

a preposición Nota:
La preposición a suele emplearse precedida de ciertos verbos como empezar, ir, oler, sonar etc, en cuyo caso ver bajo el respectivo verbo.No se traduce cuando introduce el complemento directo de persona (ser humano, pronombres personales que lo representan, como quien, alguien, algún etc) o un nombre con un objeto o animal personalizado: amo a mi patria = I love my country, paseo a mi perro = I walk my dog.En los casos en que precede al artículo definido el para formar la contracción al, ver bajo la siguiente entrada, donde también se encontrarán otros ejemplos y usos de a.
1
a) ( indicando dirección) to;

◊ voy a México/la tienda I'm going to Mexico/to the shop;

voy a casa I'm going home;
se cayó al río she fell into the river
b) ( indicando posición):

◊ estaban sentados a la mesa they were sitting at the table;

a orillas del Ebro on the banks of the Ebro;
se sentó al sol he sat in the sun;
se sentó a mi derecha he sat down on my right
c) ( indicando distancia):

◊ a diez kilómetros de aquí ten kilometers from here

2
a) (señalando hora, momento) at;

◊ a las ocho at eight o'clock;

a la hora de comer at lunch time;
¿a qué hora vengo? what time shall I come?;
a mediados de abril in mid-April;
al día siguiente the next o following day
b) ( señalando fecha):

◊ hoy estamos a lunes/a 20 today is Monday/it's the 20th today

c) al + inf:

◊ se cayó al bajar del tren she fell as she was getting off the train;

al enterarse de la noticia when he learnt o on learning the news
d) ( indicando distancia en el tiempo):

◊ a escasos minutos de su llegada ( después) a few minutes after she arrived;

( antes) a few minutes before she arrived;
◊ de lunes a viernes (from) Monday to Friday

3 (en relaciones de proporción, equivalencia):
◊ tres veces al día three times a day;

sale a 100 euros cada uno it works out at 100 euros each;
a 100 kilómetros por hora (at) 100 kilometers per hour;
nos ganaron cinco a tres they beat us five three o (AmE) five to three
4 (indicando modo, medio, estilo):
◊ a pie/a caballo on foot/on horseback;

a crédito on credit;
funciona a pilas it runs on batteries;
a mano by hand;
a rayas striped;
vestirse a lo punk to wear punk clothes
5
a) ( introduciendo el complemento directo de persona):

◊ ¿viste a José? did you see José?;

no he leído a Freud I haven't read (any) Freud
b) ( introduciendo el complemento indirecto) to;

◊ le escribió una carta a su padre he wrote a letter to his father, he wrote his father a letter;

dáselo a ella give it to her;
les enseña inglés a mis hijos she teaches my children English;
le echó (la) llave a la puerta she locked the door
c) ( indicando procedencia):

◊ se lo compré a una gitana I bought it from o (colloq) off a gipsy

A, a f (letra) A
'A' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
a. C.
- a.m.
- abajeña
- abajeño
- abanderada
- abanderado
- abandonar
- abandonada
- abandonado
- abanico
- abarquillada
- abarquillado
- abarrotada
- abarrotado
- abasto
- abatida
- abatido
- abatirse
- abdicar
- aberración
- abertura
- abierta
- abierto
- abigarrada
- abigarrado
- abigarrar
- ablandar
- ablusada
- ablusado
- abnegada
- abnegado
- abobada
- abobado
- abocada
- abocado
- abogacía
- abogada
- abogado
- abombada
- abombado
- abonar
- abonada
- abonado
- abonarse
- abono
- abordar
- abordaje
- aborregar
- abortar
- abortiva
English:
A
- A-level
- a.m.
- abandon
- abandoned
- abide by
- ability
- abject
- abnormal
- aboard
- aborigine
- abortion
- abortive
- about
- above
- above-board
- above-mentioned
- abrasive
- abreast
- abridged
- abrupt
- absent
- absent-minded
- absolute
- absolutely
- absorbed
- abstemious
- abstract
- absurd
- abundant
- abuse
- abusive
- abysmal
- academic
- academy
- accede
- accent
- acceptable
- access
- accident-prone
- accidental
- accidentally
- acclimatized
- accommodate
- accommodation
- accomplish
- accomplished
- account
- account for
- accountable

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A

1. (abrev de autopista) Br M, US freeway

2. (abrev de alfil) [en notación de ajedrez] B

A, a [a] nf
[letra] A, a;
Comp

si por a o por be… if for any reason…

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a

prp

1 dirección to;

al este de to the east of;

a casa home;

ir a la cama/al cine go to bed/to the movies;

¡a trabajar! get to work!;

vamos a Buenos Aires we’re going to Buenos Aires;

voy a casa de Marta I’m going to Marta’s (house)

2 situación at;

a la mesa at the table;

al lado de next to;

a la derecha on the right;

al sol in the sun;

a treinta kilómetros de Cuzco thirty kilometers from Cuzco;

está a cinco kilómetros it’s five kilometers away

3 tiempo

:

¿a qué hora llegas? what time do you arrive?;

a las tres at three o’clock;

de once a doce from eleven (o’clock) to twelve;

estamos a quince de febrero it’s February fifteenth;

a los treinta años at the age of thirty;

a la llegada del tren when the train arrives

4 modo

:

a la española the Spanish way;

a mano by hand;

a pie on foot;

a 50 kilómetros por hora at fifty kilometers an hour

5 precio

:

¿a cómo o

cuánto está? how much is it?;

están a dos pesos el kilo they are two pesos a kilo

6 objeto indirecto

:

dáselo a tu hermano give it to your brother

7 objeto directo

:

vi a mi padre I saw my father

8 en perífrasis verbal

:

empezar a begin to;

jugar a las cartas play cards;

decidirse a hacer algo decide to do sth;

voy a comprarlo I’m going to buy it;

a decir verdad to tell the truth

9 para introducir pregunta

:

¿a que no lo sabes? I bet you don’t know;

a ver OK, right;

a ver lo que pasa ahora let’s see what happens now

(a)

abr (= alias) aka (= also known as)

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a nf

: first letter of the Spanish alphabet

a prep

1) : to

nos vamos a México: we're going to Mexico

2) (used before direct or indirect objects referring to persons)

¿llamaste a tu papá?: did you call your dad?

como a usted le guste: as you wish

3) : in the manner of

papas a la francesa: french fries

4) : on, by means of

a pie: on foot

5) : per, each

tres pastillas al día: three pills per day

6) (with infinitive)

enséñales a leer: teach them to read

problemas a resolver: problems to be solved

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a prep

1. (dirección) to

voy al colegio I'm going to school

fueron al cine they went to the cinema

vamos a casa let's go home

gira a la derecha turn right

2. (posición) at

te esperaré a la salida I'll wait for you at the exit

hay un buzón al final de la calle there's a postbox at the end of the road

está a la izquierda it's on the left

3. (distancia) away

está a un kilómetro de aquí it's one kilometre from here / it's one kilometre away

vivimos a 20 kilómetros we live 20 kilometres away

4. (tiempo) at

llegaron a las cinco they arrived at 5 o'clock

a la hora de comer at lunchtime

estamos a 17 it's the 17th today

abrimos de 9 a 5 we open from 9 to 5

5. (distribución, cantidad, medida, precio) a / at

dos veces al año twice a year

a 120 kilómetros por hora at 120 kilometres per hour

tocamos a 1.000 cada uno it works out at 1,000 each

las fresas están a 400 pesetas el kilo strawberries are 400 pesetas a kilo

ganaron dos a uno they won two one

6. (modo)

fui a pie I walked / I went on foot

escrito a máquina typewritten

hecho a mano handmade / made by hand

7. (complemento directo)

llama a tu hermano phone your brother

¿has visto a Iván? have you seen Iván?

8. (complemento indirecto en general) to

he escrito una carta a mi amiga I've written a letter to my friend

dámelo a mí give it to me

9. (para) for

les compré unos caramelos a los niños I bought some sweets for the children

10. (de) from

se lo compré a mi vecino I bought it from my neighbour

Spanish-English dictionary > a
8 aller

aller [ale]

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1. intransitive verb

2. impersonal verb

3. auxiliary verb

4. reflexive verb

5. masculine noun

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► aller is conjugated with être.

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   a. (déplacement) to go

• où vas-tu ? where are you going?

• vas-y ! go on!

• on y va ? (avant un départ) shall we go? ; (avant d'agir) shall we start?

• allons-y ! let's go!

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► aller se traduit souvent par un verbe plus spécifique en anglais.

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• j'allais par les rues désertes I wandered through the empty streets

• aller quelque part en voiture to drive somewhere

• aller quelque part en avion to fly somewhere

► aller et venir (entre deux endroits) to come and go ; (dans une pièce) to pace up and down

► aller + préposition

• aller à to go to

• il est allé à Caen he went to Caen

• ils sont allés à la campagne they went to the country

• aller à l'école to go to school

• l'argent ira à la restauration du clocher the money will go towards restoring the bell tower

• aller chez le boucher to go to the butcher's

• aller chez un ami to go to a friend's

• aller en France to go to France

• je vais sur or vers Lille (en direction de) I'm going towards Lille ; (but du voyage) I'm going to Lille

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► Lorsque être allé à/en signifie avoir visité, il se traduit par to have been to.

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• je ne suis jamais allé à New York I've never been to New York

• étiez-vous déjà allés en Sicile ? had you been to Sicily before?

   b. (évolution) on va à la catastrophe we're heading for disaster

• aller sur ses 30 ans to be getting on for 30 (Brit) to be going on 30 (US)

► plus ça va

• plus ça va, plus les gens s'inquiètent people are getting more and more worried

• plus ça va, plus je me dis que j'ai eu tort the more I think about it, the more I realize how wrong I was► aller en + participe présent

• aller en empirant to get worse and worse

• aller en augmentant to keep increasing

   c. ( = durer) l'abonnement va jusqu'en juin the subscription lasts till June

• la période qui va du 22 mai au 15 juillet the period from 22 May to 15 July

   d. (état, santé) comment allez-vous ? how are you?

• il va bien he's fine

• il va mal he's in a bad way

• comment ça va ? -- ça va how are you doing? -- fine

• ça va mieux maintenant I'm feeling better now

• non mais ça va pas ! (inf) are you out of your mind? (inf)

• comment vont les affaires ? -- elles vont bien how's business? -- fine

• ça va mal en Russie Russia is in a bad way

• ça va mal aller si tu continues there's going to be trouble if you carry on like that

• l'économie va mieux the economy is doing better

   e. ( = convenir) ça ira comme ça ? is it all right like that?

• aller avec to go well with

• aller bien ensemble [couleurs, styles] to go well together

• ils vont bien ensemble [personnes] they make a nice couple

► aller à qn (forme, mesure) to fit sb ; (style, genre) to suit sb

• cette robe te va très bien (couleur, style) that dress really suits you ; (taille) that dress fits you perfectly

• rendez-vous demain 4 heures ? -- ça me va (inf) tomorrow at 4? -- OK, fine (inf)

• ça lui va mal de critiquer les autres he's got a nerve (inf) criticizing other people

   f. (exclamations) allons !

• allez ! go on!

• allez la France ! come on France!

• allons, allons, il ne faut pas pleurer come on, don't cry

• ce n'est pas grave, allez ! come on, it's not so bad!

• va donc, eh crétin ! you stupid idiot! (inf)

• allez-y, c'est votre tour go on, it's your turn

• allez-y, vous ne risquez rien go on, you've nothing to lose

• non mais vas-y, insulte-moi ! (inf) go on, insult me!

► allons bon !

• allons bon ! qu'est-ce qui t'est encore arrivé ? now what's happened?

• allons bon, j'ai oublié mon sac ! oh dear, I've left my bag behind!► ça va ! (inf) ( = assez) that's enough! ; ( = d'accord) OK, OK! (inf)

• tes remarques désobligeantes, ça va comme ça ! I've had just about enough of your nasty comments!

• alors, tu viens ? -- ça va, j'arrive ! are you coming then? -- OK, OK (inf), I'm coming!

• ça fait dix fois que je te le dis -- ça va, je vais le faire ! I've told you ten times -- look, I'll do it, OK? (inf)► va pour (inf)

va pour 30 € ! OK, 30 euros then!

• j'aimerais aller à Tokyo -- alors va pour Tokyo ! I'd like to go to Tokyo -- Tokyo it is then!

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• il y va de votre vie your life is at stake

• il en va de même pour tous les autres the same goes for all the others

• ça y va le whisky chez eux ! they certainly get through a lot of whisky!

• ça y allait les insultes ! you should have heard the abuse!

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► aller + infinitif

   a. (futur)

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► Lorsque aller + infinitif sert à exprimer le futur, il se traduit par will + infinitif ; will est souvent abrégé en 'll.

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• il va descendre dans une minute he'll come down in a minute

• je vais le faire tout de suite I'll do it right away

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► La forme du futur to be going to s'utilise pour mettre qn en garde.

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• tu vas être en retard you're going to be late

• je vais le dire à ton père I'll tell your father ; ( = menace) I'm going to tell your father

   b. (intention) il est allé se renseigner he's gone to get some information ; (a obtenu les informations) he went and got some information

• aller voir qn à l'hôpital to go and visit sb in hospital

   c. (locutions) n'allez pas vous imaginer que... don't you go imagining that...

• allez savoir ! (inf) who knows?

• va lui expliquer ça, toi ! you try explaining that to him!

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► s'en aller

   a. ( = partir) to go

• bon, je m'en vais right, I'm going

• elle s'en va en vacances demain she is going on holiday tomorrow

• va-t'en ! go away!

   b. ( = disparaître) [tache] to come off ; (sur tissu) to come out

• ça s'en ira au lavage [boue] it'll wash off ; [tache] it'll wash out

5. <

   a. ( = billet) single (ticket) (Brit), one-way ticket (US)

   b. ( = trajet) outward journey

• l'aller s'est bien passé the outward journey went well

• trois allers (simples) pour Tours three singles (Brit) or one-way tickets (US) to Tours

► aller et retour return (ticket) (Brit) round-trip ticket (US)

• l'aller et retour Paris-New York coûte 2 500 € Paris-New York is 2,500 euros return (Brit) or round-trip (US)

• je ne fais que l'aller et retour I'm just going there and back

• j'ai fait plusieurs allers et retours entre chez moi et la pharmacie I made several trips to the chemist's

• le dossier a fait plusieurs allers et retours entre nos services the file has been shuttled between departments

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I
1. ale
verbe auxiliaire

1) ( marque le futur)

je vais rentrer chez moi — I'm going home

j'allais partir — I was just leaving

j'allais partir quand il est arrivé — I was about to leave when he arrived

l'homme qui allait inventer la bombe atomique — the man who was to invent the atomic bomb

il va le regretter — he'll regret it

ça va aller mal — (colloq) there'll be trouble

tu vas me laisser tranquille? — will you please leave me alone!

2) ( marque le futur programmé)

je vais leur dire ce que je pense — I'm going to tell them what I think

3) ( marque le mouvement)

aller rouler de l'autre côté de la rue — to go rolling across the street

aller atterrir (colloq) sur mon bureau — to end up on my desk

4) ( marque l'inclination)

va savoir! — who knows?

qu'es-tu allé te mettre en tête? — where did you pick up that idea?

qui irait le soupçonner? — who would suspect him?

pourquoi es-tu allé faire ça? — why did you have to go and do that?

allez-y comprendre quelque chose! — just try and work that out!

5) ( marque l'évolution)

la situation va (en) se compliquant — the situation is getting more and more complicated

aller (en) s'améliorant — to be improving

la tristesse ira (en) s'atténuant — the grief will diminish

2.

verbe intransitif

1) (se porter, se dérouler, fonctionner)

comment vas-tu, comment ça va? — how are you?

ça va (bien) — I'm fine

les enfants vont bien? — are the children all right?

comment va la santé? — how are you keeping?

aller beaucoup mieux — to be much better

bois ça, ça ira mieux — drink this, you'll feel better

tout va bien? — is everything going all right?

vous êtes sûr que ça va? — are you sure you're all right?

les affaires vont bien — business is good

ça va l'école? — how are things at school?

ça ne va pas très fort — ( ma santé) I'm not feeling very well; ( la vie) things aren't too good; ( le moral) I'm feeling a bit low

ça va mal entre eux — things aren't too good between them

qu'est-ce qui ne va pas? — what's the matter?

la voiture a quelque chose qui ne va pas — there's something wrong with the car

tout est allé si vite! — it all happened so quickly!

ne pas aller sans peine or mal — not to be easy

ça va de soi or sans dire — it goes without saying

l'amour ne va jamais de soi — love is never straightforward

ça va tout seul — ( c'est facile) it's a doddle (colloq) GB, it's easy as pie

les choses vont très vite — things are moving fast

on fait aller — (colloq) struggling on (colloq)

ça peut aller — (colloq)

ça ira — (colloq) could be worse (colloq)

ça va pas, non (colloq) or la tête? — (colloq) are you mad (colloq) GB ou crazy? (colloq)

2) ( se déplacer) to go

allez tout droit — go straight ahead

aller et venir — ( dans une pièce) to pace up and down; ( d'un lieu à l'autre) to run in and out

la liberté d'aller et venir — the freedom to come and go at will

les nouvelles vont vite — news travels fast

où vas-tu? — where are you going?, where are you off (colloq) to?

aller en Pologne/au marché — to go to Poland/to the market

je suis allé de Bruxelles à Anvers — I went from Brussels to Antwerp

allons-y! — let's go!

je l'ai rencontré en allant au marché — I met him on the way to the market

aller sur or vers Paris — to head for Paris

aller vers le nord — to head north

va-t-on vers une nouvelle guerre? — are we heading for another war?

j'y vais — ( je m'en occupe) I'll get it; ( je pars) (colloq) I'm going, I'm off (colloq)

où va-t-il? — where is he off to? (colloq)

où va-t-on? — (colloq)

où allons-nous? — (colloq) fig what are things coming to?, what's the world coming to?

3) ( pour se livrer à une activité)

aller au travail — to go to work

aller à la chasse — to go hunting

aller au pain — (colloq) to go and get the bread

aller aux courses (colloq) or commissions — (colloq) to go shopping

aller aux nouvelles — to go and see if there's any news

4) ( s'étendre dans l'espace)

la route va au village — the road leads to the village

la rue va de la gare à l'église — the street goes from the station to the church

5) ( convenir)

ma robe, ça va? — is my dress all right?

ça va, ça peut aller — (colloq) ( en quantité) that'll do; ( en qualité) it'll do

ça va comme ça — it's all right as it is

ça ne va pas du tout — that's no good at all

la traduction n'allait pas — the translation was no good

une soupe, ça (te) va? — how about some soup?

va pour une soupe — (colloq) soup is okay (colloq)

ça va si je porte un jean? — can I wear jeans?

si le contrat ne te va pas, ne le signe pas — don't sign the contract if you're not happy with it

si ça va pour toi, ça va pour moi — (colloq) if it's okay by you, it's okay by me (colloq)

ma scie ne va pas pour le métal — my saw is no good for metal

ça te va bien de faire la morale — (colloq) iron you're hardly the person to preach

6) (être de la bonne taille, de la bonne forme)

aller à quelqu'un — to fit somebody

7) (flatter, mettre en valeur)

aller à quelqu'un — to suit somebody

ta cravate ne va pas avec ta chemise — your tie doesn't go with your shirt

les meubles vont bien ensemble — the furniture all matches

je trouve que ta sœur et son petit ami vont très bien ensemble — I think your sister and her boyfriend are ideally suited

8) ( se ranger) to go

les assiettes vont dans le placard — the plates go in the cupboard

9) ( faculté)

pouvoir aller dans l'eau — to be waterproof

le plat ne va pas au four — the dish is not ovenproof

10) ( dans une évaluation)

la voiture peut aller jusqu'à 200 km/h — the car can do up to 200 kph

certains modèles peuvent aller jusqu'à 1000 francs — some models can cost up to 1,000 francs

11) ( en arriver à)

aller jusqu'au président — to take it right up to the president

aller jusqu'à tuer — to go as far as to kill

leur amour est allé jusqu'à la folie — their love bordered on madness

12) ( dans le temps)

aller jusqu'en 1914 — to go up to 1914

la période qui va de 1918 à 1939 — the period between 1918 and 1939

le contrat allait jusqu'en 1997 — the contract ran until 1997

aller sur ses 17 ans — to be going on 17

13) (agir, raisonner)

vas-y doucement, le tissu est fragile — careful, the fabric is delicate

tu vas trop vite — you're going too fast

vas-y, demande-leur! — ( incitation) go on, ask them!

vas-y, dis-le! — ( provocation) come on, out with it!

allons, allez! — (pour encourager, inciter) come on!

si tu vas par là, rien n'est entièrement vrai — if you take that line, nothing is entirely true

14) ( contribuer)

y aller de sa petite larme — to shed a little tear

y aller de son petit discours — to do one's party piece

y aller de ses économies — to dip into one's savings

y aller de sa personne — to pitch in

15) (colloq) ( se succéder)

ça y va la vodka avec lui — he certainly gets through the vodka

ça y allait les coups — the fur was flying (colloq)

16) ( servir)

l'argent ira à la réparation de l'église — the money will go toward(s) repairing the church

l'argent est allé dans leurs poches — they pocketed the money

17) ( enfreindre)

aller contre la loi — [personne] to break the law; [acte] to be against the law

je ne peux pas aller contre ce qu'il a décidé — I can't go against his decision

3.

s'en aller verbe pronominal

1) (partir, se rendre)

il faut que je m'en aille — I must go ou leave

va-t'en! — go away!

s'en aller au travail — to go off to work

2) ( disparaître)

les nuages vont s'en aller — the clouds will clear away

la tache ne s'en va pas — the stain won't come out

avec le temps, tout s'en va — everything fades with time

3) fml ( mourir) to pass away

4) (avoir l'intention de, essayer)

je m'en vais leur dire ce que je pense — I'm going to tell them what I think

va-t'en savoir! — who knows?

4.

verbe impersonnel

1) ( être en jeu)

il y va de ta santé — your health is at stake

2) ( se passer)

il en va souvent ainsi — that's often what happens

il en va de même pour toi — that goes for you too

il en va autrement en Corée — things are different in Korea

3) Mathématique

40 divisé par 12 il y va 3 fois et il reste 4 — 12 into 40 goes 3 times with 4 left over

II ale
nom masculin

1) ( trajet)

j'ai fait une escale à l'aller — I made a stopover on the way out

j'ai pris le bus à l'aller — ( en allant là) I took the bus there; ( en venant ici) I took the bus here

l'aller a pris trois heures — the journey there took three hours

il n'arrête pas de faire des allers et retours entre chez lui et son bureau — he keeps running to and fro from his house to the office

billet aller — gén single ticket GB, one-way ticket US; ( d'avion) one-way ticket

billet aller (et) retour — return ticket GB, round trip (ticket) US

match aller — first leg

2) ( ticket)

aller (simple) — single (ticket) GB, one-way ticket ( pour to)

aller (et) retour — return ticket

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Lorsque aller fait partie d'une expression figée comme aller dans le sens de, aller de pair avec etc, l'expression est traitée sous l'entrée sens, pair etc

On notera les différentes traductions de aller verbe de mouvement indiquant: un déplacement unique dans le temps: je vais au théâtre ce soir = I'm going to the theatre [BrE] this evening; ou une habitude: je vais au théâtre tous les lundis = I go to the theatre [BrE] every Monday

aller + infinitif

la traduction dépend du temps: je vais apprendre l'italien = I'm going to learn Italian; il est allé voir l'exposition = he went to see the exhibition; j'allais me marier quand la guerre a éclaté = I was going to get married when the war broke out; va voir = go and see; va leur parler = go and speak to them; j'irai voir l'exposition demain = I'll go and see the exhibition tomorrow; je vais souvent m'asseoir au bord de la rivière = I often go and sit by the river; il ne va jamais voir une exposition = he never goes to see exhibitions

On notera que pour les activités sportives on peut avoir: aller nager/faire du vélo = to go swimming/cycling ou to go for a swim/on a bike ride

On trouvera ci-dessous des exemples et des exceptions illustrant aller dans ses différentes fonctions verbales

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ale
1. nm

1) (= trajet) outward journey

L'aller nous a pris trois heures. — The journey there took us three hours., The outward journey took us three hours.

2) (= billet) single Grande-Bretagne ticket, one-way ticket

Je voudrais un aller pour Angers. — I'd like a single to Angers.

2. vi

1) (déplacement) to go

Je suis allé à Londres. — I went to London.

Elle ira le voir. — She'll go and see him.

La boulangerie? Je dois justement y aller. — The baker's? That's just where I need to go.

aller à la chasse — to go hunting

aller à la pêche — to go fishing

aller voir qn — to go and see sb

aller chercher qn — to go and get sb

pour aller à Conflans? — how do I get to Conflans?

2) (= convenir)

aller à qn [couleur, style] — to suit sb, [forme, pointure] to fit sb, [dispositions, date] to suit sb

cela me va [couleur, vêtement] — it suits me, (pointure, taille) it fits me, [projet, dispositions] it suits me, that's OK by me

Cette robe te va bien. — That dress suits you.

aller avec qch [couleurs, style] — to go with sth

bien aller avec qch — to go well with sth

3) (= se sentir)

"Comment allez-vous? " - - "Je vais bien." — "How are you?" - - "I'm fine."

Il va bien. — He's fine.

Il va mal. — He's not well.

aller mieux — to be better

4) (= marcher, se passer)

comment ça va? — how are you?, how are things?

"ça va?" - - "oui ça va!" — "how are things?" - - "fine!"

ça va bien — things are going well

ça va mal — things aren't going well

tout va bien — everything's fine

cela ne va pas sans difficultés — it's not without difficulties

5) (exhortation)

allez! (encouragement) — go on!, (avec impatience) come on!

Allez! Dépêche-toi! — Come on, hurry up!

allez, au revoir — OK then, bye-bye

6) (autres locutions)

y aller; allons-y! — let's go!

vas-y! — go on!

Je dois y aller. — I've got to go.

y aller un peu fort — to go a bit far

Tu y vas un peu fort. — You're going a bit too far., You're going a bit far.

il y va de leur vie — their lives are at stake

aller jusqu'à — to go as far as

Nous sommes allés jusqu'à Angers. — We went as far as Angers.

J'irais jusqu'à dire qu'il est trop tard. — I would go so far as to say that it's too late.

se laisser aller — to let o.s. go

ça va de soi; ça va sans dire — that goes without saying

ça va comme ça (= c'est suffisant) — that's fine, (impatience) that's enough

3. vb aux

(futur immédiat)

Je vais le faire. — I'm going to do it.

Je vais me fâcher. — I'm going to get angry.

Je vais écrire à mes cousins. — I'm going to write to my cousins.

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I.

aller ⇒ Note d'usage verb table: aller

A v aux

1 ( marque le futur) je vais partir I'm leaving; je vais rentrer chez moi/me coucher I'm going home/to bed; j'allais partir I was just leaving; j'allais partir quand il est arrivé I was about to leave when he arrived; l'homme qui allait inventer la bombe atomique the man who was to invent the atomic bomb; il allait le regretter he was to regret it; il va le regretter he'll regret it; elle va avoir un an she'll soon be one; il va faire nuit it'll soon be dark; ça va aller mal○ there'll be trouble; tu vas me laisser tranquille? will you please leave me alone!;

2 ( marque le futur programmé) je vais leur dire ce que je pense I'm going to tell them what I think; elle va peindre sa cuisine en bleu she's going to paint her kitchen blue; j'allais te le dire I was just going to tell you;

3 ( marque le mouvement) aller rouler de l'autre côté de la rue to go rolling across the street; aller valser○ à l'autre bout de la pièce to go flying across the room; aller atterrir○ en plein champ/sur mon bureau to end up in the middle of a field/on my desk;

4 (marque l'inclination, l'initiative) qu'est-ce que tu vas imaginer là? what a ridiculous idea!; va savoir! who knows?; va or allez (donc) savoir ce qui s'est passé who knows what happened?; qu'es-tu allé te mettre en tête? where did you pick up that idea?; qui irait le soupçonner? who would suspect him?; vous n'iriez pas leur dire ça? you're not going to go and say that, are you?; pourquoi es-tu allé faire ça? why did you have to go and do that?; n'allez pas croire une chose pareille! ( pour réfuter) don't you believe it!; ( pour tempérer l'enthousiasme) don't get carried away!; allez y comprendre quelque chose! just try and work that out!;

5 ( marque l'évolution) la situation va (en) se compliquant the situation is getting more and more complicated; aller (en) s'améliorant/s'aggravant to be improving/getting worse; la tristesse ira (en) s'atténuant the grief will diminish.

B vi

1 (se porter, se dérouler, fonctionner) comment vas-tu, comment ça va? how are you?; ça va (bien) I'm fine; les enfants vont bien? are the children all right?; et ta femme/ton épaule, comment ça va? how's your wife/your shoulder?; comment va la santé? how are you keeping?; ça va la vie○? how's life○?; ça va les amours○? how's the love life going?; aller beaucoup mieux to be much better; bois ça, ça ira mieux drink this, you'll feel better; tout va bien pour toi? is everything going all right?; si tout va bien if everything goes all right; vous êtes sûr que ça va? are you sure you're all right?; les affaires vont bien/mal business is good/bad; ça va l'école? how are things at school?; ça ne va pas très fort or bien ( ma santé) I'm not feeling very well; ( la vie) things aren't too good; ( le moral) I'm feeling a bit low; ça pourrait aller mieux, ça va plus ou moins ( réponse) so-so; ça va mal entre eux things aren't too good between them; qu'est-ce qui ne va pas? what's the matter?; la voiture a quelque chose qui ne va pas there's something wrong with the car; tout va pour le mieux everything's fine; tout est allé si vite! it all happened so quickly!; ne pas aller sans peine or mal not to be easy; ne pas aller sans hésitations to take some thinking about; ça va de soi or sans dire it goes without saying; ça devrait aller de soi it should be obvious; ainsi vont les choses that's the way it goes; ainsi va le monde that's the way of the world; ainsi allait la France this was the state of affairs in France; l'amour ne va jamais de soi love is never straightforward; ça va tout seul ( c'est facile) it's a doddle○ GB, it's as easy as pie; ça ne va pas tout seul it's not that easy, it's no picnic○; les choses vont très vite things are moving fast; on fait aller○ struggling on○; ça peut aller○, ça ira○ could be worse○; ça va pas, non○ or la tête○? are you mad○ GB ou crazy○?; ça va pas, non, de crier or gesticuler comme ça○? what's the matter with you, carrying on like that○?; ⇒ pis;

2 ( se déplacer) to go; tu vas trop vite you're going too fast; allez tout droit go straight ahead; aller et venir ( dans une pièce) to pace up and down; ( d'un lieu à l'autre) to run in and out; la liberté d'aller et venir the freedom to come and go at will; je préfère aller à pied/en avion I'd rather walk/fly; les nouvelles vont vite news travels fast; aller d'un pas rapide to walk quickly; je sais aller à bicyclette/cheval I can ride a bike/horse; où vas-tu? where are you going?, where are you off○ to?; je vais en Pologne I'm going to Poland; aller au marché/en ville to go to the market/into town; aller chez le médecin/dentiste to go to the doctor's/dentist's; va dans ta chambre go to your room; je suis allé de Bruxelles à Anvers I went from Brussels to Antwerp; je suis allé jusqu'en Chine/au marché ( et pas plus loin) I went as far as China/the market; ( et c'était loin) I went all the way to China/the market; je préfère ne pas y aller I'd rather not go; allons-y! let's go!; je l'ai rencontré en allant au marché I met him on the way to the market; aller vers le nord to head north; j'y vais ( je m'en occupe) I'll get it; ( je pars)○ I'm going, I'm off○; où va-t-il encore? where is he off to now○?; aller sur or vers Paris to head for Paris; où va-t-on○?, où allons-nous○? fig what are things coming to?, what's the world coming to?; va donc, eh, abruti○! get lost○, you idiot!; ⇒ cruche;

3 (pour se livrer à une activité, chercher un produit) aller à l'école/au travail to go to school/to work; aller à la chasse/pêche to go hunting/fishing; allez-vous à la piscine? do you go to the swimming pool?; il est allé au golf/tennis he's gone to play golf/tennis; aller aux champignons/framboises to go mushroom-/raspberry-picking; aller au pain○ to go and get the bread; dans quelle boulangerie allez-vous? which bakery do you go to?; aller aux courses○ or commissions○ to go shopping; aller au ravitaillement to go and stock up; aller aux nouvelles or informations to go and see if there's any news;

4 ( s'étendre dans l'espace) la route va au village the road leads to the village; la rue va de la gare à l'église the street goes from the station to the church;

5 ( convenir) ma robe/la traduction, ça va? is my dress/the translation all right?; ça va, ça ira○, ça peut aller○ ( en quantité) that'll do; ( en qualité) it'll do; ça va comme ça it's all right as it is; ça ne va pas du tout that's no good at all; ça ne va pas du tout, tu dois mettre une cravate you can't go like that, you have to wear a tie; la traduction n'allait pas the translation was no good; lundi ça (te) va? would Monday suit you ou be okay○?; une soupe, ça (te) va? how about some soup?; va pour une soupe○ soup is okay○; ça irait si on se voyait demain? would it it be all right if we met tomorrow?; ça va si je porte un jean? can I wear jeans?; si le contrat ne te va pas, ne le signe pas don't sign the contract if you're not happy with it; si ça va pour toi, ça va pour moi○ or ça me va○ if it's okay by you, it's okay by me○; ça n'irait pas du tout ( inacceptable) that would never do; ma scie ne va pas pour le métal my saw is no good for metal; ça te va bien de faire la morale/parler comme ça○ iron you're hardly the person to preach/make that sort of remark;

6 (être de la bonne taille, de la bonne forme) aller à qn to fit sb; tes chaussures sont trop grandes, elles ne me vont pas your shoes are too big, they don't fit me; cette vis/clé ne va pas this screw/key doesn't fit;

7 (flatter, mettre en valeur) aller à qn to suit sb; le rouge ne me va pas or me va mal red doesn't suit me; sa robe lui allait (très) bien her dress really suited her; le rôle t'irait parfaitement the part would suit you perfectly; ta cravate ne va pas avec ta chemise your tie doesn't go with your shirt; les tapis vont bien ensemble the rugs go together well; les meubles vont bien ensemble the furniture all matches; je trouve que ta sœur et son petit ami vont très bien ensemble I think your sister and her boyfriend are ideally suited;

8 ( se ranger) to go; les assiettes vont dans le placard the plates go in the cupboard; la chaise pliante va derrière la porte de la cuisine the folding chair goes behind the kitchen door;

9 ( faculté) pouvoir aller dans l'eau to be waterproof; le plat ne va pas au four the dish is not ovenproof;

10 ( dans une évaluation) la voiture peut aller jusqu'à 200 km/h the car can do up to 200 km/h; certains modèles peuvent aller jusqu'à 1 000 euros some models can cost up to 1,000 euros; une peine allant jusqu'à cinq ans de prison a sentence of up to five years in prison;

11 ( en arriver à) aller jusqu'au président to take it right up to the president; aller jusqu'à mentir/tuer to go as far as to lie/kill; leur amour est allé jusqu'à la folie their love bordered on madness;

12 ( dans le temps) aller jusqu'en 1914 to go up to 1914; pendant la période qui va du 8 février au 13 mars between 8 February and 13 March; la période qui va de 1918 à 1939 the period between 1918 and 1939; l'offre va jusqu'à jeudi the offer lasts until Thursday; le contrat allait jusqu'en 1997 the contract ran until 1997; va-t-on vers une nouvelle guerre? are we heading for another war?; aller sur ses 17 ans to be going on 17;

13 (agir, raisonner) vas-y doucement or gentiment, le tissu est fragile careful, the fabric is delicate; ils n'y sont pas allés doucement avec les meubles○ they were rather rough with the furniture; tu vas trop vite you're going too fast; vas-y, demande-leur! ( incitation) go on, ask them!; vas-y, dis-le! ( provocation) come on, out with it!; allons, allez! (pour encourager, inciter) come on!; j'y vais○ ( je vais agir) here we go!; si tu vas par là or comme ça, rien n'est entièrement vrai if you take that line, nothing is entirely true;

14 ( contribuer) y aller de sa petite larme to shed a little tear; y aller de sa petite chanson to do one's party piece; y aller de ses économies to dip into one's savings; y aller de sa personne to pitch in; y aller de 100 euros Jeux to put in 100 euros;

15 ○( se succéder) ça y va la vodka avec lui he certainly gets through the vodka; ça y allait les coups the fur was flying○;

16 ( servir) où est allé l'argent? where has the money gone?; l'argent ira à la réparation de l'église the money will go toward(s) repairing the church; l'argent est allé dans leurs poches they pocketed the money;

17 ( enfreindre) aller contre la loi [personne] to break the law; [acte] to be against the law; je ne peux pas aller contre ce qu'il a décidé I can't go against his decision.

C s'en aller vpr

1 (partir, se rendre) il faut que je m'en aille I must go ou leave; je m'en vais en Italie cet été I'm going to Italy this summer; je m'en vais du Japon l'année prochaine I'll be leaving Japan next year; va-t'en! go away!; s'en aller faire les courses/en vacances/au travail to go off to do the shopping/on vacation/to work; ils s'en allaient chantant† they went off singing;

2 ( disparaître) les nuages vont s'en aller the clouds will clear away; la tache ne s'en va pas the stain won't come out; avec le temps, tout s'en va everything fades with time; les années s'en vont the years go by;

3 fml ( mourir) to pass away;

4 (avoir l'intention de, essayer) je m'en vais leur dire ce que je pense I'm going to tell them what I think; ne t'en va pas imaginer une chose pareille ( pour réfuter) don't you believe it!; ( pour tempérer l'enthousiasme) don't get carried away!; va-t'en savoir ce qu'il a voulu dire! who knows what he meant?

D v impers

1 ( être en jeu) il y va de ma réputation my reputation is at stake; il y va de ta santé your health is at stake, you're putting your health at risk;

2 ( se passer) il en va souvent ainsi that's often what happens; tout le monde doit aider et il en va de même pour toi everyone must help, and that goes for you too; il en ira de même pour eux the same goes for them; il en va autrement en Corée things are different in Korea; il en ira de lui comme de ses prédécesseurs he'll go the same way as his predecessors;

3 Math 40 divisé par 12 il y va 3 fois et il reste 4 12 into 40 goes 3 times with 4 left over.

II.

aller nm

1 ( trajet) j'ai fait une escale à l'aller I made a stopover on the way out; j'ai pris le bus à l'aller ( en allant là) I took the bus there; ( en venant ici) I took the bus here; l'aller a pris trois heures the journey there took three hours; il n'arrête pas de faire des allers et retours entre chez lui et son bureau he keeps running to and fro from his house to the office; je suis pressé, je ne fais que l'aller et le retour○ I'm in a hurry, I've just popped in○; billet aller gén single ticket GB, one-way ticket US; ( d'avion) one-way ticket; billet aller (et) retour return ticket GB, round trip (ticket) US;

2 ( ticket) aller (simple) single (ticket); deux allers (pour) Lille two singles to Lille; aller (et) retour return ticket;

3 Sport ( match) first leg; à l'aller in the first leg; match or rencontre aller first leg.

I

[ale] nom masculin

1. [voyage] outward journey

je suis passé les voir à l'aller I dropped in to see them on the way (there)

l'avion était en retard à l'aller et au retour the flight was delayed both ways

un aller (et) retour a round trip

faire des allers et retours [personne, document] to go back and forth, to shuttle back and forth

ne faire qu'un ou que l'aller et retour: je vais à la banque mais je ne fais qu'un aller et retour I'm going to the bank, but I'll be right back

2. [billet]

aller (simple) single (ticket) (UK), one-way ticket (US)

aller (et) retour return (UK) ou round-trip (US) (ticket)

3. (familier)

aller et retour [gifle] slap

II

[ale] verbe auxiliaire

1. (suivi de l'infinitif) [exprime le futur proche] to be going ou about to

tu vas tomber! you're going to fall!, you'll fall!

attendez-le, il va arriver wait for him, he'll be here any minute now

j'allais justement te téléphoner I was just going to phone you, I was on the point of phoning you

il va être 5 h it's going on 5

[pour donner un ordre]

tu vas faire ce que je te dis, oui ou non? will you do as I say or won't you?

2. (suivi de l'infinitif) [en intensif] to go

ne va pas croire/penser que... don't go and believe/think that...

tu ne vas pas me faire croire que tu ne savais rien! you can't fool me into thinking that you didn't know anything!

que n'iront-ils pas s'imaginer! God knows what they'll think!

où est-elle? — allez savoir! where is she? — God knows!

allez expliquer ça à un enfant de 5 ans! try and explain ou try explaining that to a 5-year-old!

3. [exprime la continuité] (suivi du gérondif)

aller en: aller en s'améliorant to get better and better, to improve

aller en augmentant to keep increasing

aller en diminuant: le bruit allait en diminuant the noise was getting fainter and fainter

(suivi du participe présent)

aller croissant

a. [tension] to be rising

b. [nombre] to be rising ou increasing

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[ale] verbe intransitif

A.[EXPRIME LE MOUVEMENT]

1. [se déplacer] to go

qui va là? who goes there?

va vite!

a. hurry up!

b. [à un enfant] run along (now)!

vous alliez à plus de 90 km/h [en voiture] you were driving at ou doing more than 90 km/h

aller (et) venir

a. [de long en large] to pace up and down

b. [entre deux destinations] to come and go, to go to and fro

je n'ai fait qu'aller et venir toute la matinée I was in and out all morning

2. [se rendre - personne]

aller à to go to

en allant à Limoges on the way to Limoges

aller à la mer/à la montagne to go to the seaside/mountains

aller à l'université

a. [bâtiment] to go to the university

b. [institution] to go to university ou college

aller à la chasse/pêche to go hunting/fishing

où vas-tu? where are you going?

comment y va-t-on? how do you get there?

y aller: il y est allé en courant he ran there

on y va! let's go!

j'irai en avion/voiture I'll fly/drive, I'll go by plane/car

aller chez: aller chez un ami to go to see a friend, to go to a friend's

tu n'iras plus chez eux, tu m'entends? you will not visit them again, do you hear me?

aller dans: il a peur d'aller dans l'eau he's afraid to go into the water

je vais dans les Pyrénées I'm going to the Pyrenees

aller en: aller en Autriche to go ou to travel to Austria

aller en haut/bas to go up/down

aller vers: j'allais vers le nord I was heading ou going north

3. (suivi de l'infinitif) [pour se livrer à une activité]

aller faire quelque chose to go and do something, to go do something (US)

je vais faire mes courses tous les matins I go shopping every morning

va ramasser les poires dans le jardin go and pick the pears in the garden

va voir là-bas si j'y suis! (très familier) push off!, clear off!

va te faire voir (très familier) ou te faire foutre! (vulgaire) get lost! ou (UK) stuffed! (très familier), go to hell!

4. [mener - véhicule, chemin] to go

cette rue va vers le centre this street leads towards the city centre

aller droit au cœur de quelqu'un to go straight to somebody's heart

5. [fonctionner - machine] to go, to run ; [ - moteur] to run ; [ - voiture, train] to go

6. [se ranger - dans un contenant] to go, to belong ; [ - dans un ensemble] to fit

7. [être remis]

aller à to go to

l'argent collecté ira à une œuvre the collection will go ou be given to a charity

B.[S'ÉTENDRE]

1. [dans l'espace]

aller de... à...: leur propriété va de la rivière à la côte their land stretches from the river to the coast

le passage qui va de la page 35 à la page 43 the passage which goes from page 35 to page 43

aller jusqu'à

a. [vers le haut] to go ou to reach up to

b. [vers le bas] to go ou to reach down to

c. [en largeur, en longueur] to go to, to stretch as far as

2. [dans le temps]

aller de... à... to go from... to...

aller jusqu'à [bail, contrat] to run till

3. [dans une série]

aller de... à... to go ou to range from... to...

aller jusqu'à: les prix vont jusqu'à 8.000 euros prices go as high as 8,000 euros

C.[PROGRESSER]

1. [se dérouler]

aller vite/lentement to go fast/slow

plus ça va...: plus ça va, moins je comprends la politique the more I see of politics, the less I understand it

plus ça va, plus je l'aime I love her more each day

2. [personne]

aller jusqu'à: j'irai jusqu'à 1.000 euros pour le fauteuil I'll pay ou go up to 1,000 euros for the armchair

j'irais même jusqu'à dire que... I would even go so far as to say that...

sans aller jusque-là without going that far

aller sur ou vers [approcher de]: il va sur ou vers la cinquantaine he's getting on for ou going on 50

elle va sur ses cinq ans she's nearly ou almost five, she'll be five soon

aller à la faillite/l'échec to be heading for bankruptcy/failure

aller à sa ruine to be on the road to ruin

où va-t-on ou allons-nous s'il faut se barricader chez soi? what's the world coming to if people have to lock themselves in nowadays?

allons (droit) au fait let's get (straight) to the point

aller au plus pressé to do the most urgent thing first

D.[ÊTRE DANS TELLE OU TELLE SITUATION]

1. [en parlant de l'état de santé]

bonjour, comment ça va? — ça va hello, how are you? — all right

comment va la santé?, comment va? (familier) how are you keeping?

ça va? [après un choc] are you all right?

ça ne va pas du tout I'm not at all well

aller bien: je vais bien I'm fine ou well

ça va bien? are you OK?

aller mieux: elle va beaucoup mieux she's (feeling) much better

aller mal: il va mal he's not at all well, he's very poorly

ça va pas (bien) ou la tête!, ça va pas, non? (familier) you're off your head!, you must be mad!

ça va? — on fait aller (familier) ou il faut faire aller (familier) how are you? — mustn't grumble

2. [se passer]

comment vont les affaires? — elles vont bien how's business? — (it's doing) OK ou fine

ça va de moins en moins bien entre eux things have gone from bad to worse between them

les choses vont ou ça va mal things aren't too good ou aren't going too well

obéis-moi ou ça va mal aller (pour toi)! do as I say or you'll be in trouble!

comment ça va dans ton nouveau service? how are you getting on ou how are things in the new department?

quelque chose ne va pas? is there anything wrong ou the matter?

ça ne va pas tout seul ou sans problème it's not an ou it's no easy job

et le travail, ça va comme tu veux? (familier) is work going all right?

E.[EXPRIME L'ADÉQUATION]

1. [être seyant]

aller (bien) à quelqu'un

a. [taille d'un vêtement] to fit somebody

b. [style d'un vêtement] to suit somebody

le bleu lui va blue suits her, she looks good in blue

ça ne te va pas de parler vulgairement coarse language doesn't suit ou become you

ça te va bien de donner des conseils! (ironique) you're a fine one to give advice!

cela te va à ravir ou à merveille that looks wonderful on you, you look wonderful in that

2. [être en harmonie]

aller avec: aller avec quelque chose to go with ou to match something

j'ai acheté un chapeau pour aller avec ma veste I bought a hat to go with ou to match my jacket

aller ensemble

a. [couleurs, styles] to go well together, to match

b. [éléments d'une paire] to belong together

ils vont bien ensemble, ces deux-là! those two make quite a pair!

je trouve qu'ils vont très mal ensemble I think (that) they're an ill-matched couple ou they make a very odd pair

3. [convenir]

la clé de 12 devrait aller spanner number 12 should do (the job)

nos plats vont au four our dishes are oven-proof

tu veux de l'aide? — non, ça ira! do you want a hand? — no, I'll manage ou it's OK!

tu ne rajoutes pas de crème? — ça ira comme ça don't you want to add some cream? — that'll do (as it is) ou it's fine like this

ça ira pour aujourd'hui that'll be all for today, let's call it a day

pour un studio, ça peut aller as far as bedsits (UK) ou studio apartments (US) go, it's not too bad

aller à quelqu'un: on dînera après le spectacle — ça me va we'll go for dinner after the show — that's all right ou fine by me ou that suits me (fine)

F.[LOCUTIONS]

allez, un petit effort come on, put some effort into it

allez, je m'en vais! right, I'm going now!

zut, j'ai cassé un verre! — et allez (donc), le troisième en un mois! damn! I've broken a glass! — well done, that's the third in a month!

allez ou allons donc! [tu exagères] go on ou get away (with you)!,come off it!

allez-y! go on!, off you go!

allons-y! let's go!

allons-y, ne nous gênons pas! (ironique) don't mind me!

allons bon, j'ai perdu ma clef maintenant! oh no, now I've lost my key!

allons bon, voilà qu'il recommence à pleurer! here we go, he's crying again!

c'est mieux comme ça, va! it's better that way, you know!

(espèce de) frimeur, va! (familier) you show-off!

va donc, eh minable! (familier) get lost, you little creep!

ça va (familier) , ça va bien (familier) , ça va comme ça (familier) OK

je t'aurai prévenu! — ça va, ça va! don't say I didn't warn you! — OK, OK!

ça va comme ça hein, j'en ai assez de tes jérémiades! just shut up will you, I'm fed up with your moaning!

y aller (familier) : une fois que tu es sur le plongeoir, il faut y aller! once you're on the diving board, you've got to jump!

quand faut y aller, faut y aller when you've got to go, you've got to go

y aller [le faire]: vas-y doucement, c'est fragile gently ou easy does it, it's fragile

vas-y mollo avec le vin! (familier) go easy on the wine!

comme tu y vas (familier) /vous y allez (familier) : j'en veux 30 euros — comme tu y vas! I want 30 euros for it — isn't that a bit much?

ça y va: (familier) ça y va, les billets de 10 euros! 10 euro notes are going as if there was no tomorrow!

y aller de: aux réunions de famille, il y va toujours d'une ou de sa chansonnette every time there's a family gathering, he sings a little song

elle y est allée de sa petite larme (humoristique) she had a little cry

il ou cela ou ça va de soi (que) it goes without saying (that)

il ou cela ou ça va sans dire (que) it goes without saying (that)

il y va de: il y va de ta vie/carrière/réputation your life/career/reputation is at stake

il en va de... comme de...: il en va de la littérature comme de la peinture it's the same with literature as with painting

il en va de même pour: il n'en va pas de même pour toi the same doesn't apply to you

il en va autrement: il en irait autrement si ta mère était encore là things would be very different if your mother was still here

va pour le Saint-Émilion! (familier) all right ou OK then, we'll have the Saint-Emilion!

tout le monde est égoïste, si tu vas par là! everybody's selfish, if you look at it like that!

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s'en aller verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [partir - personne] to go

je lui donnerai la clé en m'en allant I'll give him the key on my way out

va-t'en! go away!

tous les jeunes s'en vont du village all the young people are leaving the village

va-t'en de là! get away from there!

2. [se défaire, se détacher] to come undone

3. (soutenu) [mourir - personne] to die, to pass away

4. [disparaître - tache] to come off, to go (away) ; [ - son] to fade away ; [ - forces] to fail ; [ - jeunesse] to pass ; [ - lumière, soleil, couleur] to fade (away) ; [ - peinture, vernis] to come off

ça s'en ira au lavage/avec du savon it'll come off in the wash/with soap

leur dernière lueur d'espoir s'en est allée their last glimmer of hope has gone ou vanished

5. (suivi de l'infinitif) [en intensif]

il s'en fut trouver le magicien off he went to find the wizard

je m'en vais lui dire ses quatre vérités! (familier) I'm going to tell her a few home truths!

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > aller

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I Präp.

1. (+ Dat) räumlich, als Ortsangabe: on, in; auf dem Tisch on the table; auf der Welt in the world; nirgends auf der Welt nowhere in the (whole wide) world; auf der Straße in (Am. auch on) the street; (Fahrbahn) on the road; auf dem Feld in the field; auf See at sea; auf Malta in Malta; auf der Insel on the island; auf dem Rücken liegen etc. on one’s back; auf seiner Seite at ( oder by) his side; liegen etc.: on his side; auf Seite 15 on page 15; er ist auf seinem Zimmer he is in his room; (etw.) auf der Geige etc. spielen play (s.th. on) the violin etc.; auf einem Auge blind blind in one eye; auf einem Ohr taub deaf in one ear; das Wort endet auf t the word ends with ( oder in) a t; auf der Stelle fig. on the spot

2. (+ Akk) räumlich, als Richtungsangabe: on(to); to; towards; up; auf den Tisch legen etc. on the table; auf die Erde fallen fall (on)to the ground; auf die Post etc. gehen go to the post office etc.; auf sein Zimmer gehen go to one’s room; auf die Straße gehen go (out) into the street; auf einen Berg klettern climb up a mountain; ein Fenster auf die Straße a window (giving on, Am. looking on)to the street; sie ging auf ihn zu she walked toward(s) him

3. (+ Dat) Aufenthalt: at, by; (während) during, on; auf der Ausstellung ( Post) at the exhibition (post office); auf einer Party (Schule, Universität) at a party (school, university); auf dem Markt at the market; auf Reisen ( sein) (be) travel(l)ing, on a trip; auf einem Spaziergang entdeckte sie... she discovered... during ( oder on) a walk; auf Besuch sein be visiting

4. (+ Akk) Aufenthalt (beginnen): auf eine höhere Schule kommen / gehen move / go up to a secondary (Am. auch high) school; sie geht aufs Gymnasium etwa she goes to grammar (Am. auch grade, high) school; auf Reisen gehen go travel(l)ing; auf die Jagd gehen go hunting, auf das Land ziehen move to the country

5. (+ Akk) Zeitraum: (für) for; auf Jahre hinaus for years to come; auf Monate ( hinaus) ausgebucht booked ( oder sold) out (for) months ahead ( oder in advance); auf ( immer und) ewig for ever (and ever); auf Zeit for a period ( oder time); auf unbestimmte Zeit ( verreisen) (go away on a trip) for an indefinite period of time; auf vier Jahre gewählt elected for four years; ich bleibe noch auf eine Tasse Tee I’ll stay for a cup of tea

6. (+ Akk) Reihenfolge: Monat auf Monat verging months went by; er macht Fehler auf Fehler he makes one mistake after the other; in der Nacht vom 1. auf den 2. Mai in the night from the 1st to the 2nd of May (Am. auch from May 1 to 2); sie hat es von einem Tag auf den anderen vergessen she forgot (about) it from one day to the next

7. (+ Akk) Zeitpunkt: es geht auf neun ( Uhr) it’s getting on for (Am. getting close to) nine; er geht auf die Siebzig zu he’s getting on for (Am. getting close to, umg. pushing) seventy; den Wecker auf 7 ( Uhr) stellen set the alarm for 7 (o’clock); bis auf den heutigen Tag until today ( oder the present day); auf morgen! see you tomorrow!; auf bald! see you soon!

8. (+ Akk) Entfernung: auf eine Entfernung von... at a distance of...; ( noch) auf 100 Meter zu erkennen / verstehen sein be recognizable / comprehensible from ( oder at a distance of) 100 met|res (Am. -ers); sie kam ( bis) auf zwei Schritte heran she came up (to) within a yard

9. (+ Dat/Akk) Art und Weise: auf (in) direktem Wege (in)directly; auf dem Seeweg by sea; auf Englisch in English; auf diese Weise in this way; auf meine Kosten on me; jemanden auf das oder aufs Äußerste oder äußerste reizen push s.o. to the limit; er hat sie auf das oder aufs Übelste oder übelste betrogen he deceived her in the most despicable way

10. (+ Akk) Folge: auf seinen Antrag ( hin) following his application; auf ihren Rat ( hin) following her advice; auf vielfachen Wunsch upon repeated request; den Ausweis auf Verlangen vorzeigen show identification upon request ( oder when requested); auch auf die Gefahr ( hin), dass... even if it means risking that...

11. (+ Akk) (hinsichtlich) auf Mängel ( hin) überprüfen / untersuchen inspect / examine for faults

12. (+ Akk) Ziel, Zweck: auf Zeit spielen play for time; auf jemanden anstoßen / trinken drink to s.o.(‘s health); auf dein Wohl! (here’s) to you ( oder your health)!; auf ein gutes Gelingen! (here’s) to our, your etc. success ( oder a successful outcome)!; auf jemanden / etw. aus sein be out for ( oder to get) s.o. / s.th.

13. (+ Akk) (im Verhältnis zu) to, per, for; drei Eier auf ein Pfund Mehl three eggs to one ( oder for every) pound of flour; durchschnittlich ein Fehler auf zehn Zeilen on average one mistake (in) every ten lines

14. er kam um 6, auf die Minute genau he came at 6 o’clock on the dot; das stimmt auf den Pfennig / Zentimeter ( genau) that’s right down to the last penny / centimet|re (Am. -er)

15. es hat was auf sich there’s something to it; es hat nichts auf sich, dass... the fact that... doesn’t mean anything; das Gerücht hat nichts auf sich there’s nothing in ( oder to) the rumo(u)r; ich frage mich, was es mit... auf sich hat I wonder what’s behind...

16.

a) (+ Akk): eifersüchtig auf jealous of; sich freuen auf look forward to; hoffen auf hope for; mit Rücksicht auf... in consideration of..., taking... into consideration; stolz sein auf be proud of; es besteht Verdacht auf Schädelbruch etc. there is a suspected skull fracture; im Vertrauen auf seine Pünktlichkeit etc. counting on ( oder trusting [to]) his punctuality; das Bier geht auf mich fig. the beer’s on me ( oder my treat); in Pub: I’ll get this umg.;

b) (+ Dat): beharren auf insist on; beruhen auf be based on; auf dem Fuße folgen follow at s.o.’s heels; etc.; Anhieb, bis, einmal und die mit „auf“ verbundenen Adjektive, Verben und Substantive

II Adv.

1. umg. (offen) open; Mund auf! open wide!; Tür auf! open the door!; ist die Bank schon auf? is the bank open yet ( oder already open)?; komm rein, die Tür ist auf come (on) in, the door’s open ( oder not locked)

2. umg.: auf sein (nicht im Bett sein) be up; auf! (get) up!

3. umg.: Helm auf! helmets on!

4. (los) auf (geht’s)! antreibend: up!, get up!, let’s get going!; anfeuernd: come on!; auffordernd: let’s go!; Glück auf! (Bergmannsgruß) good luck!

5. auf und ab oder nieder up and down, back and forth; im Zimmer etc. auf und ab gehen walk ( oder pace) up and down ( oder to and fro, Am. back and forth); mit ihrer Beziehung geht es auf und ab she’s having ups and downs in her relationship

6. sich auf und davon machen clear off; bugger off umg.; und schon war sie auf und davon and she’d already taken off ( oder disappeared)

III Konj.: auf dass (in order) that; auf dass nicht that not, for fear that, to avoid that; lest geh.

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onto (Präp.); unto (Präp.); on (Präp.); upon (Präp.); at (Präp.); to (Präp.); at the top of (Präp.);

(offen) open (Adj.)

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[auf]
nt inv

das Áúf und Ab or Nieder — the up and down; (fig) the ups and downs

das Áúf und Ab des Kolbens — the up(ward) and down(ward) movement of the piston

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1) at

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

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

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

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

6) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) on

7) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.) on

8) (on: He sat upon the floor; Please place it upon the table; Upon arrival, they went in search of a hotel.) upon

9) to

10) (erect: Sit/Stand up; He got up from his chair.) up

11) (out of bed: What time do you get up?; I'll be up all night finishing this work.) up

12) (into the presence, or consideration, of a person, group of people etc: He brought up the subject during the conversation.) up

13) (to or at a higher level on: He climbed up the tree.) up

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Auf

[auf]

nt

▶ das/ein \Auf und Ab up and down, to and fro; (ständiger Wechsel zwischen gut und schlecht) up and down

in jedem Leben ist es doch immer ein \Auf und Ab every life has its ups and downs

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1.
Präposition mit Dat

1) on

auf See — at sea

auf dem Baum — in the tree

auf der Erde — on earth

auf der Welt — in the world

auf der Straße — in the street

auf dem Platz — in the square

auf meinem Konto — in my account

auf beiden Augen blind — blind in both eyes

das Thermometer steht auf 15° — the thermometer stands at or reads 15°

2) (in) at < post office, town hall, police station>

auf seinem Zimmer — (ugs.) in his room

auf der Schule/Uni — at school/university

3) (bei) at < party, wedding>; on <course, trip, walk, holiday, tour>

4)

was hat es damit auf sich? — what's it all about?
2.
Präposition mit Akk

1) on; on to

sich auf einen Stuhl setzen — sit down on a chair

sich auf das Bett legen — lie down on the bed

er nahm den Rucksack auf den Rücken — he lifted the rucksack up on to his back

auf einen Berg steigen — climb up a mountain

sich (Dat.) einen Hut auf den Kopf setzen — put a hat on [one's head]

auf den Mond fliegen — fly to the moon

jemandem auf den Fuß treten — step on somebody's foot

auf die Straße gehen — go [out] into the street

jemanden auf den Rücken legen — lay somebody on his/her back

jemanden auf den Rücken drehen — turn somebody on to his/her back

etwas auf ein Konto überweisen — transfer something to an account

das Thermometer ist auf 0° gefallen — the thermometer has fallen to 0°

auf ihn! — (ugs.) get him!

2) (zu) to

auf die Schule/Uni gehen — go to school/university

auf einen Lehrgang gehen — go on a course

3) (bei Entfernungen)

auf 10 km [Entfernung] — for [a distance of] 10 km

wir näherten uns der Hütte [bis] auf 30 m — we approached to within 30 m of the hut

4) (zeitlich) for

auf Jahre [hinaus] — for years [to come]

etwas auf nächsten Mittwoch festlegen/verschieben — arrange something for/postpone something until next Wednesday

die Nacht von Sonntag auf Montag — Sunday night

das fällt auf einen Montag — it falls on a Monday

wir verschieben es auf den 3. Mai — we'll postpone it to 3 May

5) (zur Angabe der Art und Weise)

auf diese Art und Weise — in this way

auf die Tour erreichst du bei mir nichts — (ugs.) you won't get anywhere with me like that

auf deutsch — in German

auf das sorgfältigste/herzlichste — (geh.) most carefully/warmly

auf a enden — end in a

6) (auf Grund)

auf Wunsch — on request

auf vielfachen Wunsch [hin] — in response to numerous requests

auf meine Bitte — at my request

auf seine Initiative — on his initiative

auf Befehl — on command

auf meinen Vorschlag [hin] — at my suggestion

7) (sonstige Verwendungen)

ein Teelöffel auf einen Liter Wasser — one teaspoon to one litre of water

das Bier geht auf mich — (ugs.) the beer's on 'me (coll.)

auf wen geht die Cola? — who's paying for the Coke?

Welle auf Welle brandete ans Ufer — wave upon wave broke on the shore

jemanden auf Tb untersuchen — examine somebody for TB

jemanden auf seine Eignung prüfen — test somebody's suitability

auf die Sekunde [genau] — [precise] to the second

auf ein gutes Gelingen — to our/your success

auf deine Gesundheit — your health

auf bald/morgen! — (bes. südd.) see you soon/tomorrow

auf 10 zählen — (bes. südd.) count [up] to 10; s. auch einmal 1. 1); machen 3. 6)
3.
Adverb

1) (Aufforderung, sich zu erheben)

auf! — up you get!; (zu einem Hund) up!

2)

sie waren längst auf und davon — they had made off long before

3) (bes. südd.): (Aufforderung, zu handeln)

auf! — come on

4) (Aufforderung, sich aufzumachen)

auf ins Schwimmbad! — come on, off to the swimming pool!

5)

auf und ab — up and down; (hin und her) up and down; to and fro

6) (Aufforderung, sich etwas aufzusetzen)

Helm/Hut/Brille auf! — helmet/hat/glasses on!

7) (ugs.): (offen) open

Fenster/Türen/Mund auf! — open the window/doors/your mouth!

8) (nicht im Bett) up
4.
auf dass — Konjunktion (veralt.) so that

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auf

A. präp

1. (+dat) räumlich, als Ortsangabe: on, in;

auf dem Tisch on the table;

auf der Welt in the world;

nirgends auf der Welt nowhere in the (whole wide) world;

auf der Straße in (US auch on) the street; (Fahrbahn) on the road;

auf dem Feld in the field;

auf See at sea;

auf Malta in Malta;

auf der Insel on the island;

auf dem Rücken liegen etc on one’s back;

auf seiner Seite at ( oder by) his side; liegen etc: on his side;

auf Seite 15 on page 15;

er ist auf seinem Zimmer he is in his room;

(etwas) auf der Geige etc

spielen play (sth on) the violin etc;

auf einem Auge blind blind in one eye;

auf einem Ohr taub deaf in one ear;

das Wort endet auf t the word ends with ( oder in) a t;

auf der Stelle fig on the spot

2. (+akk) räumlich, als Richtungsangabe: on(to); to; towards; up;

auf den Tisch legen etc on the table;

auf die Erde fallen fall (on)to the ground;

auf die Post etc

gehen go to the post office etc;

auf sein Zimmer gehen go to one’s room;

auf die Straße gehen go (out) into the street;

auf einen Berg klettern climb up a mountain;

ein Fenster auf die Straße a window (giving on, US looking on)to the street;

sie ging auf ihn zu she walked toward(s) him

3. (+dat) Aufenthalt: at, by; (während) during, on;

auf der Ausstellung (Post) at the exhibition (post office);

auf einer Party (Schule, Universität) at a party (school, university);

auf dem Markt at the market;

auf Reisen (sein) (be) travel(l)ing, on a trip;

auf einem Spaziergang entdeckte sie … she discovered … during ( oder on) a walk;

auf Besuch sein be visiting

4. (+akk) Aufenthalt (beginnen):

auf eine höhere Schule kommen/gehen move/go up to a secondary (US auch high) school;

sie geht aufs Gymnasium etwa she goes to grammar (US auch grade, high) school;

auf Reisen gehen go travel(l)ing;

auf die Jagd gehen go hunting,

auf das Land ziehen move to the country

5. (+akk) Zeitraum: (für) for;

auf Jahre hinaus for years to come;

auf Monate (hinaus) ausgebucht booked ( oder sold) out( for) months ahead ( oder in advance);

auf (immer und) ewig for ever (and ever);

auf Zeit for a period ( oder time);

auf unbestimmte Zeit (verreisen) (go away on a trip) for an indefinite period of time;

auf vier Jahre gewählt elected for four years;

ich bleibe noch auf eine Tasse Tee I’ll stay for a cup of tea

6. (+akk) Reihenfolge:

Monat auf Monat verging months went by;

er macht Fehler auf Fehler he makes one mistake after the other;

in der Nacht vom 1. auf den 2. Mai in the night from the 1st to the 2nd of May (US auch from May 1 to 2);

sie hat es von einem Tag auf den anderen vergessen she forgot (about) it from one day to the next

7. (+akk) Zeitpunkt:

es geht auf neun (Uhr) it’s getting on for (US getting close to) nine;

er geht auf die Siebzig zu he’s getting on for (US getting close to, umg pushing) seventy;

den Wecker auf 7 (Uhr) stellen set the alarm for 7 (o’clock);

bis auf den heutigen Tag until today ( oder the present day);

auf morgen! see you tomorrow!;

auf bald! see you soon!

8. (+akk) Entfernung:

auf eine Entfernung von … at a distance of …;

(noch) auf 100 Meter zu erkennen/verstehen sein be recognizable/comprehensible from ( oder at a distance of) 100 metres (US -ers);

sie kam (bis) auf zwei Schritte heran she came up (to) within a yard

9. (+dat/akk) Art und Weise:

auf (in)direktem Wege (in)directly;

auf dem Seeweg by sea;

auf Englisch in English;

auf diese Weise in this way;

auf meine Kosten on me;

jemanden auf das oder

aufs Äußerste oder

äußerste reizen push sb to the limit;

er hat sie auf das oder

aufs Übelste oder

übelste betrogen he deceived her in the most despicable way

10. (+akk) Folge:

auf seinen Antrag (hin) following his application;

auf ihren Rat (hin) following her advice;

auf vielfachen Wunsch upon repeated request;

den Ausweis auf Verlangen vorzeigen show identification upon request ( oder when requested);

auch auf die Gefahr (hin), dass … even if it means risking that …

11. (+akk) (hinsichtlich)

auf Mängel (hin) überprüfen/untersuchen inspect/examine for faults

12. (+akk) Ziel, Zweck:

auf Zeit spielen play for time;

auf jemanden anstoßen/trinken drink to sb(’s health);

auf dein Wohl! (here’s) to you ( oder your health)!;

auf ein gutes Gelingen! (here’s) to our, your etc success ( oder a successful outcome)!;

auf jemanden/etwas aus sein be out for ( oder to get) sb/sth

13. (+akk) (im Verhältnis zu) to, per, for;

drei Eier auf ein Pfund Mehl three eggs to one ( oder for every) pound of flour;

durchschnittlich ein Fehler auf zehn Zeilen on average one mistake (in) every ten lines

14.

er kam um 6, auf die Minute genau he came at 6 o’clock on the dot;

das stimmt auf den Pfennig/Zentimeter (genau) that’s right down to the last penny/centimetre (US -er)

15.

es hat was auf sich there’s something to it;

es hat nichts auf sich, dass … the fact that … doesn’t mean anything;

das Gerücht hat nichts auf sich there’s nothing in ( oder to) the rumo(u)r;

ich frage mich, was es mit … auf sich hat I wonder what’s behind …

16. (+akk):

eifersüchtig auf jealous of;

sich freuen auf look forward to;

hoffen auf hope for;

mit Rücksicht auf … in consideration of …, taking … into consideration;

stolz sein auf be proud of;

es besteht Verdacht auf Schädelbruch etc there is a suspected skull fracture;

im Vertrauen auf seine Pünktlichkeit etc counting on ( oder trusting [to]) his punctuality;

das Bier geht auf mich fig the beer’s on me ( oder my treat); in Pub: I’ll get this umg; (+dat):

beharren auf insist on;

beruhen auf be based on;

auf dem Fuße folgen follow at sb’s heels; etc; → Anhieb, bis, einmal und die mit „auf“ verbundenen Adjektive, Verben und Substantive

B. adv

1. umg (offen) open;

Mund auf! open wide!;

Tür auf! open the door!;

ist die Bank schon auf? is the bank open yet ( oder already open)?;

komm rein, die Tür ist auf come (on) in, the door’s open ( oder not locked)

2. umg:

auf sein (nicht im Bett sein) be up;

auf! (get) up!

3. umg:

Helm auf! helmets on!

4. (los)

auf (geht’s)! antreibend: up!, get up!, let’s get going!; anfeuernd: come on!; auffordernd: let’s go!;

Glück auf! (Bergmannsgruß) good luck!

5.

auf und ab oder

nieder up and down, back and forth;

im Zimmer etc

auf und ab gehen walk ( oder pace) up and down ( oder to and fro, US back and forth);

mit ihrer Beziehung geht es auf und ab she’s having ups and downs in her relationship

6.

sich auf und davon machen clear off; bugger off umg;

und schon war sie auf und davon and she’d already taken off ( oder disappeared)

C. konj:

auf dass (in order) that;

auf dass nicht that not, for fear that, to avoid that; lest geh

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1.
Präposition mit Dat

1) on

auf See — at sea

auf dem Baum — in the tree

auf der Erde — on earth

auf der Welt — in the world

auf der Straße — in the street

auf dem Platz — in the square

auf meinem Konto — in my account

auf beiden Augen blind — blind in both eyes

das Thermometer steht auf 15° — the thermometer stands at or reads 15°

2) (in) at <post office, town hall, police station>

auf seinem Zimmer — (ugs.) in his room

auf der Schule/Uni — at school/university

3) (bei) at <party, wedding>; on <course, trip, walk, holiday, tour>

4)

was hat es damit auf sich? — what's it all about?
2.
Präposition mit Akk

1) on; on to

sich auf einen Stuhl setzen — sit down on a chair

sich auf das Bett legen — lie down on the bed

er nahm den Rucksack auf den Rücken — he lifted the rucksack up on to his back

auf einen Berg steigen — climb up a mountain

sich (Dat.) einen Hut auf den Kopf setzen — put a hat on [one's head]

auf den Mond fliegen — fly to the moon

jemandem auf den Fuß treten — step on somebody's foot

auf die Straße gehen — go [out] into the street

jemanden auf den Rücken legen — lay somebody on his/her back

jemanden auf den Rücken drehen — turn somebody on to his/her back

etwas auf ein Konto überweisen — transfer something to an account

das Thermometer ist auf 0° gefallen — the thermometer has fallen to 0°

auf ihn! — (ugs.) get him!

2) (zu) to

auf die Schule/Uni gehen — go to school/university

auf einen Lehrgang gehen — go on a course

3) (bei Entfernungen)

auf 10 km [Entfernung] — for [a distance of] 10 km

wir näherten uns der Hütte [bis] auf 30 m — we approached to within 30 m of the hut

4) (zeitlich) for

auf Jahre [hinaus] — for years [to come]

etwas auf nächsten Mittwoch festlegen/verschieben — arrange something for/postpone something until next Wednesday

die Nacht von Sonntag auf Montag — Sunday night

das fällt auf einen Montag — it falls on a Monday

wir verschieben es auf den 3. Mai — we'll postpone it to 3 May

5) (zur Angabe der Art und Weise)

auf diese Art und Weise — in this way

auf die Tour erreichst du bei mir nichts — (ugs.) you won't get anywhere with me like that

auf deutsch — in German

auf das sorgfältigste/herzlichste — (geh.) most carefully/warmly

auf a enden — end in a

6) (auf Grund)

auf Wunsch — on request

auf vielfachen Wunsch [hin] — in response to numerous requests

auf meine Bitte — at my request

auf seine Initiative — on his initiative

auf Befehl — on command

auf meinen Vorschlag [hin] — at my suggestion

7) (sonstige Verwendungen)

ein Teelöffel auf einen Liter Wasser — one teaspoon to one litre of water

das Bier geht auf mich — (ugs.) the beer's on 'me (coll.)

auf wen geht die Cola? — who's paying for the Coke?

Welle auf Welle brandete ans Ufer — wave upon wave broke on the shore

jemanden auf Tb untersuchen — examine somebody for TB

jemanden auf seine Eignung prüfen — test somebody's suitability

auf die Sekunde [genau] — [precise] to the second

auf ein gutes Gelingen — to our/your success

auf deine Gesundheit — your health

auf bald/morgen! — (bes. südd.) see you soon/tomorrow

auf 10 zählen — (bes. südd.) count [up] to 10; s. auch einmal 1. 1); machen 3. 6)
3.
Adverb

1) (Aufforderung, sich zu erheben)

auf! — up you get!; (zu einem Hund) up!

2)

sie waren längst auf und davon — they had made off long before

3) (bes. südd.): (Aufforderung, zu handeln)

auf! — come on

4) (Aufforderung, sich aufzumachen)

auf ins Schwimmbad! — come on, off to the swimming pool!

5)

auf und ab — up and down; (hin und her) up and down; to and fro

6) (Aufforderung, sich etwas aufzusetzen)

Helm/Hut/Brille auf! — helmet/hat/glasses on!

7) (ugs.): (offen) open

Fenster/Türen/Mund auf! — open the window/doors/your mouth!

8) (nicht im Bett) up
4.
auf dass — Konjunktion (veralt.) so that

* * *

(per) Knopfdruck ausdr.

at the touch of a button expr. adv.

up adv. präp.

at prep.

in prep.

on prep.

onto prep.

to prep.

up prep.

upon prep.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > auf

10 problema

m.

1 problem.

el problema del terrorismo the terrorist problem, the problem of terrorism

los niños no causan más que problemas children cause nothing but trouble o problems

el problema es que no nos queda tiempo the problem o thing is that we don't have any time left

2 glitch, bug.

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problema

► nombre masculino

1 problem

■ el dinero no trae más que problemas money brings nothing but problems

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

dar problemas to cause problems

tener problemas con to have trouble with

* * *

noun m.

problem

* * *

1. SM

1) (=dificultad) problem

el problema del paro — the problem of unemployment

el problema es que no tengo tiempo — the problem is I don't have time

si hay algún problema dímelo — let me know if there is any problem

¿tienes problemas de dinero? — do you have any money worries o financial problems?

este coche nunca me ha dado problemas — this car has never given me any trouble

no quiero problemas — I don't want any trouble

2) (Mat) problem

3) Méx (=accidente) accident, mishap

2.

ADJ INV (=problemático) problem antes de s

niño problema — problem child

* * *

masculino problem

resolver/solucionar un problema — to solve a problem

nos está creando muchos problemas — it is causing us a lot of problems o a lot of trouble

problemas económicos — financial difficulties o problems

los coches viejos dan muchos problemas — old cars give a lot of trouble

si se enteran, vas a tener problemas — if they find out, you'll be in trouble

no te hagas problema — (AmL) don't worry about it

* * *

= dilemma, issue, problem, rough spot, snag, bug, hitch, mischief, trouble spot, tyranny, catch, tribulation, show-stopper [showstopper], hassle, rub, kink, kicker.

Ex. Unfortunately documents which present dilemmas in the selection of author headings are present in even the smallest library collections.

Ex. These issues are reviewed more thoroughly in chapter 10.

Ex. When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.

Ex. But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress.

Ex. Another snag was the existence of entrenched divergent cataloguing habits among the multinational staff, not to mention their fear of the unknown = Otro problema era la existencia de hábitos de catalogación divergentes y ya arraigados entre el personal multinacional, por no mencionar su miedo hacia lo desconocido.

Ex. A bug is an error in a program or an equipment malfunction.

Ex. Keeping pace with these changes may well mean more work than the seven year hitch experienced by DC users.

Ex. The author discusses the characteristics of programs designed specifically to cause mischief to computer owners who download and run the programs = El autor analiza las características de los programas diseñados específicamente para causar problemas a los propietarios de ordenadores que los descargan y ejecutan.

Ex. The statistics collected served as an early warning signal for trouble spots.

Ex. Information access, such as satellites, overcomes the tyranny of distance for students, teachers and researchers in Australasia.

Ex. Whilst these achievements are commendable, there is a catch in them -- there can be used to 'intensify' the economic exploitation of women.

Ex. The author discusses the tribulations of equipment selection.

Ex. In engineering use, a show-stopper is usually some aspect of a project that is so bad that it threatens to cancel the project unless it is corrected.

Ex. The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.

Ex. But as elegant and efficient as this seems, this strategy has a rub - you've got to have technology to track shipments, since you're ultimately responsible for purchases, warranties and returns.

Ex. However, like any emerging technology, there are still a few kinks in the system.

Ex. The kicker is that this type of money transfer service is less convenient and no safer than many online money transfers.

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* abordar un problema = address + problem.

* acción de averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooting [trouble shooting].

* aclarar un problema = clear up + problem.

* acometer un problema = attack + problem.

* acosado por problemas = beset with + problems.

* acotar un problema = delineate + problem.

* acuciado por problemas = embattled.

* acumular problemas = build up + problems.

* afrontar los problemas cotidianos = grapple with + life's problems.

* afrontar un problema = face + issue, confront + problem.

* agobiado por problemas = beset with + problems.

* agravar un problema = compound + problem.

* ahí está el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.

* anticipar un problema = anticipate + problem.

* aprendizaje a través de solución de problemas = problem based learning.

* aquejado de problemas = troubled, ailing.

* arreglar un problema = fix + problem.

* asediado por problemas = embattled.

* atajar un problema = grapple with + problem.

* ausencia de problemas = smoothness.

* averiguar un problema = investigate + problem.

* buscar problemas = ask for + trouble, court + disaster, make + trouble.

* capacidad de resolver problemas = problem-solving ability.

* causar problemas = cause + problems, cause + trouble, make + trouble.

* combatir un problema = combat + problem.

* complicar un problema = compound + problem.

* con problemas = in hot water.

* con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled.

* con problemas de lectura = print disabled.

* con problemas de vista = vision impaired.

* con problemas visuales = vision impaired.

* considerar un problema = consider + problem.

* convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.

* corregir un problema = correct + problem.

* crear problemas = make + waves, build up + problems, make + trouble.

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

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

* dar problemas = play up.

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

* debatir un problema = discuss + problem.

* decisión precipitada ante un problema = crisis decision.

* dedicar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.

* definición del problema = problem statement.

* definir un problema = delineate + problem.

* delimitar un problema = isolate + problem.

* desarrollarse sin problemas = go + smoothly.

* detectar un problema = spot + problem, spot + trouble.

* diagnosticar el problema = diagnose + problem.

* dirigir + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.

* el final de los problemas = the light at the end of the tunnel.

* eliminar un problema = sweep away + problem, work out + kink.

* el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* el problema obvio = the elephant in the room.

* el único problema = a fly in the soup, the fly in the ointment.

* el verdadero problema = the elephant in the room.

* encontrar el modo de paliar un problema = find + way (a)round + problem.

* encontrarse con problemas = run into + trouble.

* encontrarse con un problema = encounter + problem, meet with + problem, run up against + issue, come across + problem.

* enfrentarse a un problema = challenge + threat, confront + question, cope with + problem, face + issue, face + issue, face + problem, come up against + problem, struggle with + issue, wrestle with + problem, deal with + issue.

* enfrentarse un problema = confront + problem, experience + problem.

* enunciado del problema = problem statement.

* esbozar un problema = outline + problem.

* ese es el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.

* esquivar el problema = sidestep + the problem.

* esquivar un problema = duck + issue.

* estar lleno de problemas = bristle with + problems.

* evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.

* evitar un problema = avoid + problem.

* exarcerbar un problema = inflame + problem.

* exteriorizar un problema = externalise + problem.

* forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.

* franquear un problema = negotiate + problem.

* hacer frente a un problema = attack + problem, combat + problem, wrestle with + problem.

* identificar un problema = outline + problem, identify + problem, isolate + problem.

* ilustrar un problema = illustrate + problem.

* investigar un problema = investigate + problem.

* libre de problemas = problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free].

* lleno de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-ridden.

* llevarse los problemas a casa = bring + problems home.

* mencionar un problema = bring + problem up.

* meterse en problemas = get into + trouble.

* mitigar un problema = alleviate + problem.

* no haber problemas = be fine.

* no tener ningún problema con = be okay with.

* no terminar nunca de tener problemas con = have + no end of problems with.

* obtener el enunciado del problema = elicit + problem statement.

* ocasionar problemas = cause + problems.

* orientado hacia la resolución de problemas = problem-orientated, problem-oriented.

* paliar problemas = minimise + problems.

* paliar un problema = solve + problem.

* percatarse de un problema = alight on + problem.

* persona con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled person.

* persona o mecanismo que resuelve problemas = solver.

* persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.

* personas con problemas de lectura = print handicapped people, print handicapped, the.

* personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa = print disabled people.

* personas con problemas de vista, las = visually impaired, the, visually disabled, the, visually handicapped, the, visually impaired people (VIPs), visually challenged, the.

* personas con problemas mentales = disturbed people.

* persona sin problemas de vista = sighted person.

* plagado de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-wracked [problem-racked].

* plagar de problemas = bedevil.

* plantear un problema = pose + dilemma, pose + problem, raise + question, raise + concern, raise + issue, raise + problem, articulate + problem.

* presentar problemas = present + problems.

* presentar un problema = pose + problem, air + problem.

* prestar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.

* problema + acosar = problem + dog.

* problema acuciante = pressing problem.

* problema + acuciar = problem + beset.

* problema + afectar = problem + afflict, problem + plague.

* problema + afligir = problem + afflict.

* problema + agravar = problem + exacerbate.

* problema alimenticio = eating problem.

* problema asociado = attending problem.

* problema auditivo = hearing problem.

* problema + avecinarse = problem + lie ahead.

* problema cada vez mayor = growing problem.

* problema con el alcohol = drinking problem.

* problema con los niños de la llave = latchkey problem.

* problema cotidiano = daily problem.

* problema de comportamiento = behaviour problem, behavioural problem.

* problema de espacio = space problem.

* problema de imagen = image problem.

* problema de peso = weight problem.

* problema de salud = health problem.

* problema + desaparecer = problem + go away.

* problema de seguridad = security problem.

* problema diario = daily problem.

* problema difícil = thorny problem, poser.

* problema difícil de resolver = tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack, brain tickler.

* problema doméstico = domestic problem.

* problema económico = economic problem, financial problem.

* problema + encontrarse = problem + lie.

* problema en la escuela = school problem.

* problema escolar = school problem.

* problema espinoso = knotty problem, thorny problem, thorny issue, thorny question.

* problema + estar = problem + lie, problem + come with.

* problema familiar = family problem.

* problema informático = computing problem.

* problema inicial = startup problem.

* problema insoluble = insoluble problem.

* problema monetario = monetary problem.

* problema motriz = motor disability.

* problema peliagudo = thorny problem, thorny issue, thorny question.

* problema pequeño = a cloud no bigger than a man's hand.

* problema + persistir = problem + persist.

* problema personal = personal problem.

* problema + plantearse = problem + come with.

* problema práctico = practical problem.

* problema racial = racial conflict, ethnic conflict.

* problema + radicar = trouble + lie.

* problema real = real problem.

* problema + residir = problem + reside, problem + lie, problem + come with.

* problemas = trouble, crisis [crises, -pl.], problem areas, trials and tribulations, trouble at mill.

* problemas auditivos = impaired hearing, hearing impairment, hearing disability.

* problemas cada vez mayores = mounting problems.

* problemas con el alcohol = problem drinking.

* problemas con la bebida = problem drinking.

* problemas con la vista = poor eyesight.

* problemas de la vida = life problems [life-problems].

* problemas del crecimiento = growing pains.

* problemas de lectura = reading difficulties.

* problemas dentales = dental disease.

* problemas de oído = poor hearing.

* problema seguro = accident waiting to happen.

* problemas familiares = family crisis.

* problemas + girar en torno a = problems + turn on, problems + revolve around.

* problemas inherentes al crecimiento = growing pains.

* problemas iniciales = teething problems, teething troubles, growing pains.

* problema siquiátrico = psychiatric problem.

* problema social = societal problem, social problem.

* problemas sociales = social crisis.

* problema + surgir = problem + arise, problem + surface, problem + come with.

* problemas visuales = visual impairment.

* problema técnico = glitch, technical difficulty, technical problem.

* problema técnico desconocido = gremlin.

* quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.

* raíz del problema, la = root of the problem, the.

* resolución de problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].

* resolver los problemas = iron out + the bugs.

* resolver un problema = resolve + issue, resolve + problem, solve + problem, work out + problem, unlock + problem, settle + problem, sort out + problem, clear up + problem, work + problem + through, address + limitation, straighten out + problem, iron out + problem, work out + kink.

* sacar a colación un problema = bring + problem up.

* salvar un problema = circumvent + problem, negotiate + problem.

* ser un problema = be at issue.

* sin meterse en problemas = keep out of + trouble.

* sin problemas = smoothly, smooth [smoother -comp., smoothest -sup.], problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free], without a hitch, unproblematically, carefree, without difficulty, in good standing.

* sin problemas de vista = sighted.

* solución a problemas = problem solution.

* solucionar los problemas = put + things right.

* solucionar problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].

* solucionar un problema = solve + problem, settle + problem, iron out + problem.

* subproblema = sub-problem [subproblem].

* subsanar un problema = remedy + problem.

* superar el problema de credibilidad = overcome + credibility gap.

* superar un problema = surmount + problem, conquer + problem, get over + problem.

* surgir un problema de credibilidad = credibility gap + arise.

* suscitar un problema = provoke + problem, raise + problem, raise + concern.

* tener problema con Algo = experience + trouble with.

* tener problemas = have + problems.

* tener problemas con = fall + foul of, run + afoul of problems, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.

* tener problemas con la ley = fall + foul of the law, go + afoul of the law, fall + afoul of the law.

* tener un problema = experience + problem.

* tener un problema medio resuelto = have + problem half licked.

* tocar un problema = touch on/upon + problem.

* toparse con un problema = encounter + problem, come across + problem.

* tratar un problema = address + problem, deal with + problem, handle + problem, tackle + problem, address + limitation, grapple with + problem, treat + problem, address + concern.

* tratar un problema de pasada = touch on/upon + problem.

* trivializar un problema = trivialise + trouble.

* tropezar con problemas = run into + problems.

* * *

masculino problem

resolver/solucionar un problema — to solve a problem

nos está creando muchos problemas — it is causing us a lot of problems o a lot of trouble

problemas económicos — financial difficulties o problems

los coches viejos dan muchos problemas — old cars give a lot of trouble

si se enteran, vas a tener problemas — if they find out, you'll be in trouble

no te hagas problema — (AmL) don't worry about it

* * *

= dilemma, issue, problem, rough spot, snag, bug, hitch, mischief, trouble spot, tyranny, catch, tribulation, show-stopper [showstopper], hassle, rub, kink, kicker.

Ex: Unfortunately documents which present dilemmas in the selection of author headings are present in even the smallest library collections.

Ex: These issues are reviewed more thoroughly in chapter 10.

Ex: When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.

Ex: But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress.

Ex: Another snag was the existence of entrenched divergent cataloguing habits among the multinational staff, not to mention their fear of the unknown = Otro problema era la existencia de hábitos de catalogación divergentes y ya arraigados entre el personal multinacional, por no mencionar su miedo hacia lo desconocido.

Ex: A bug is an error in a program or an equipment malfunction.

Ex: Keeping pace with these changes may well mean more work than the seven year hitch experienced by DC users.

Ex: The author discusses the characteristics of programs designed specifically to cause mischief to computer owners who download and run the programs = El autor analiza las características de los programas diseñados específicamente para causar problemas a los propietarios de ordenadores que los descargan y ejecutan.

Ex: The statistics collected served as an early warning signal for trouble spots.

Ex: Information access, such as satellites, overcomes the tyranny of distance for students, teachers and researchers in Australasia.

Ex: Whilst these achievements are commendable, there is a catch in them -- there can be used to 'intensify' the economic exploitation of women.

Ex: The author discusses the tribulations of equipment selection.

Ex: In engineering use, a show-stopper is usually some aspect of a project that is so bad that it threatens to cancel the project unless it is corrected.

Ex: The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.

Ex: But as elegant and efficient as this seems, this strategy has a rub - you've got to have technology to track shipments, since you're ultimately responsible for purchases, warranties and returns.

Ex: However, like any emerging technology, there are still a few kinks in the system.

Ex: The kicker is that this type of money transfer service is less convenient and no safer than many online money transfers.

* abordar un problema = address + problem.

* acción de averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooting [trouble shooting].

* aclarar un problema = clear up + problem.

* acometer un problema = attack + problem.

* acosado por problemas = beset with + problems.

* acotar un problema = delineate + problem.

* acuciado por problemas = embattled.

* acumular problemas = build up + problems.

* afrontar los problemas cotidianos = grapple with + life's problems.

* afrontar un problema = face + issue, confront + problem.

* agobiado por problemas = beset with + problems.

* agravar un problema = compound + problem.

* ahí está el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.

* anticipar un problema = anticipate + problem.

* aprendizaje a través de solución de problemas = problem based learning.

* aquejado de problemas = troubled, ailing.

* arreglar un problema = fix + problem.

* asediado por problemas = embattled.

* atajar un problema = grapple with + problem.

* ausencia de problemas = smoothness.

* averiguar un problema = investigate + problem.

* buscar problemas = ask for + trouble, court + disaster, make + trouble.

* capacidad de resolver problemas = problem-solving ability.

* causar problemas = cause + problems, cause + trouble, make + trouble.

* combatir un problema = combat + problem.

* complicar un problema = compound + problem.

* con problemas = in hot water.

* con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled.

* con problemas de lectura = print disabled.

* con problemas de vista = vision impaired.

* con problemas visuales = vision impaired.

* considerar un problema = consider + problem.

* convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.

* corregir un problema = correct + problem.

* crear problemas = make + waves, build up + problems, make + trouble.

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

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

* dar problemas = play up.

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

* debatir un problema = discuss + problem.

* decisión precipitada ante un problema = crisis decision.

* dedicar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.

* definición del problema = problem statement.

* definir un problema = delineate + problem.

* delimitar un problema = isolate + problem.

* desarrollarse sin problemas = go + smoothly.

* detectar un problema = spot + problem, spot + trouble.

* diagnosticar el problema = diagnose + problem.

* dirigir + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.

* el final de los problemas = the light at the end of the tunnel.

* eliminar un problema = sweep away + problem, work out + kink.

* el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* el problema obvio = the elephant in the room.

* el único problema = a fly in the soup, the fly in the ointment.

* el verdadero problema = the elephant in the room.

* encontrar el modo de paliar un problema = find + way (a)round + problem.

* encontrarse con problemas = run into + trouble.

* encontrarse con un problema = encounter + problem, meet with + problem, run up against + issue, come across + problem.

* enfrentarse a un problema = challenge + threat, confront + question, cope with + problem, face + issue, face + issue, face + problem, come up against + problem, struggle with + issue, wrestle with + problem, deal with + issue.

* enfrentarse un problema = confront + problem, experience + problem.

* enunciado del problema = problem statement.

* esbozar un problema = outline + problem.

* ese es el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.

* esquivar el problema = sidestep + the problem.

* esquivar un problema = duck + issue.

* estar lleno de problemas = bristle with + problems.

* evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.

* evitar un problema = avoid + problem.

* exarcerbar un problema = inflame + problem.

* exteriorizar un problema = externalise + problem.

* forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.

* franquear un problema = negotiate + problem.

* hacer frente a un problema = attack + problem, combat + problem, wrestle with + problem.

* identificar un problema = outline + problem, identify + problem, isolate + problem.

* ilustrar un problema = illustrate + problem.

* investigar un problema = investigate + problem.

* libre de problemas = problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free].

* lleno de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-ridden.

* llevarse los problemas a casa = bring + problems home.

* mencionar un problema = bring + problem up.

* meterse en problemas = get into + trouble.

* mitigar un problema = alleviate + problem.

* no haber problemas = be fine.

* no tener ningún problema con = be okay with.

* no terminar nunca de tener problemas con = have + no end of problems with.

* obtener el enunciado del problema = elicit + problem statement.

* ocasionar problemas = cause + problems.

* orientado hacia la resolución de problemas = problem-orientated, problem-oriented.

* paliar problemas = minimise + problems.

* paliar un problema = solve + problem.

* percatarse de un problema = alight on + problem.

* persona con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled person.

* persona o mecanismo que resuelve problemas = solver.

* persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.

* personas con problemas de lectura = print handicapped people, print handicapped, the.

* personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa = print disabled people.

* personas con problemas de vista, las = visually impaired, the, visually disabled, the, visually handicapped, the, visually impaired people (VIPs), visually challenged, the.

* personas con problemas mentales = disturbed people.

* persona sin problemas de vista = sighted person.

* plagado de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-wracked [problem-racked].

* plagar de problemas = bedevil.

* plantear un problema = pose + dilemma, pose + problem, raise + question, raise + concern, raise + issue, raise + problem, articulate + problem.

* presentar problemas = present + problems.

* presentar un problema = pose + problem, air + problem.

* prestar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.

* problema + acosar = problem + dog.

* problema acuciante = pressing problem.

* problema + acuciar = problem + beset.

* problema + afectar = problem + afflict, problem + plague.

* problema + afligir = problem + afflict.

* problema + agravar = problem + exacerbate.

* problema alimenticio = eating problem.

* problema asociado = attending problem.

* problema auditivo = hearing problem.

* problema + avecinarse = problem + lie ahead.

* problema cada vez mayor = growing problem.

* problema con el alcohol = drinking problem.

* problema con los niños de la llave = latchkey problem.

* problema cotidiano = daily problem.

* problema de comportamiento = behaviour problem, behavioural problem.

* problema de espacio = space problem.

* problema de imagen = image problem.

* problema de peso = weight problem.

* problema de salud = health problem.

* problema + desaparecer = problem + go away.

* problema de seguridad = security problem.

* problema diario = daily problem.

* problema difícil = thorny problem, poser.

* problema difícil de resolver = tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack, brain tickler.

* problema doméstico = domestic problem.

* problema económico = economic problem, financial problem.

* problema + encontrarse = problem + lie.

* problema en la escuela = school problem.

* problema escolar = school problem.

* problema espinoso = knotty problem, thorny problem, thorny issue, thorny question.

* problema + estar = problem + lie, problem + come with.

* problema familiar = family problem.

* problema informático = computing problem.

* problema inicial = startup problem.

* problema insoluble = insoluble problem.

* problema monetario = monetary problem.

* problema motriz = motor disability.

* problema peliagudo = thorny problem, thorny issue, thorny question.

* problema pequeño = a cloud no bigger than a man's hand.

* problema + persistir = problem + persist.

* problema personal = personal problem.

* problema + plantearse = problem + come with.

* problema práctico = practical problem.

* problema racial = racial conflict, ethnic conflict.

* problema + radicar = trouble + lie.

* problema real = real problem.

* problema + residir = problem + reside, problem + lie, problem + come with.

* problemas = trouble, crisis [crises, -pl.], problem areas, trials and tribulations, trouble at mill.

* problemas auditivos = impaired hearing, hearing impairment, hearing disability.

* problemas cada vez mayores = mounting problems.

* problemas con el alcohol = problem drinking.

* problemas con la bebida = problem drinking.

* problemas con la vista = poor eyesight.

* problemas de la vida = life problems [life-problems].

* problemas del crecimiento = growing pains.

* problemas de lectura = reading difficulties.

* problemas dentales = dental disease.

* problemas de oído = poor hearing.

* problema seguro = accident waiting to happen.

* problemas familiares = family crisis.

* problemas + girar en torno a = problems + turn on, problems + revolve around.

* problemas inherentes al crecimiento = growing pains.

* problemas iniciales = teething problems, teething troubles, growing pains.

* problema siquiátrico = psychiatric problem.

* problema social = societal problem, social problem.

* problemas sociales = social crisis.

* problema + surgir = problem + arise, problem + surface, problem + come with.

* problemas visuales = visual impairment.

* problema técnico = glitch, technical difficulty, technical problem.

* problema técnico desconocido = gremlin.

* quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.

* raíz del problema, la = root of the problem, the.

* resolución de problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].

* resolver los problemas = iron out + the bugs.

* resolver un problema = resolve + issue, resolve + problem, solve + problem, work out + problem, unlock + problem, settle + problem, sort out + problem, clear up + problem, work + problem + through, address + limitation, straighten out + problem, iron out + problem, work out + kink.

* sacar a colación un problema = bring + problem up.

* salvar un problema = circumvent + problem, negotiate + problem.

* ser un problema = be at issue.

* sin meterse en problemas = keep out of + trouble.

* sin problemas = smoothly, smooth [smoother -comp., smoothest -sup.], problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free], without a hitch, unproblematically, carefree, without difficulty, in good standing.

* sin problemas de vista = sighted.

* solución a problemas = problem solution.

* solucionar los problemas = put + things right.

* solucionar problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].

* solucionar un problema = solve + problem, settle + problem, iron out + problem.

* subproblema = sub-problem [subproblem].

* subsanar un problema = remedy + problem.

* superar el problema de credibilidad = overcome + credibility gap.

* superar un problema = surmount + problem, conquer + problem, get over + problem.

* surgir un problema de credibilidad = credibility gap + arise.

* suscitar un problema = provoke + problem, raise + problem, raise + concern.

* tener problema con Algo = experience + trouble with.

* tener problemas = have + problems.

* tener problemas con = fall + foul of, run + afoul of problems, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.

* tener problemas con la ley = fall + foul of the law, go + afoul of the law, fall + afoul of the law.

* tener un problema = experience + problem.

* tener un problema medio resuelto = have + problem half licked.

* tocar un problema = touch on/upon + problem.

* toparse con un problema = encounter + problem, come across + problem.

* tratar un problema = address + problem, deal with + problem, handle + problem, tackle + problem, address + limitation, grapple with + problem, treat + problem, address + concern.

* tratar un problema de pasada = touch on/upon + problem.

* trivializar un problema = trivialise + trouble.

* tropezar con problemas = run into + problems.

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problema

masculine

1 ( Mat) problem

resolver un problema to solve a problem

2 (dificultad, preocupación) problem

nos está creando muchos problemas it is causing us a lot of problems o a lot of trouble

problemas económicos financial difficulties o problems

me gustaría ir, el problema es que no tengo dinero I'd like to go, the snag o trouble o problem o thing is I don't have any money

los coches viejos siempre dan muchos problemas old cars always give a lot of trouble, old cars always play up a lot ( colloq)

si se enteran, vas a tener problemas if they find out, you'll be in trouble

no te hagas problema ( AmL); don't worry about it

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problema sustantivo masculino
problem;
◊ resolver/solucionar un problema to solve a problem;

los coches viejos dan muchos problemas old cars give a lot of trouble;
no te hagas problema (AmL) don't worry about it
problema sustantivo masculino problem: les está dando muchos problemas, it is giving them a lot of trouble
problemas económicos, financial difficulties

' problema' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abordar
- acotar
- circunscribirse
- comprensión
- conciencia
- concienciarse
- conjuntamente
- contingente
- deforestación
- desarrollo
- desforestación
- desmenuzar
- diferente
- drogodependencia
- eficacia
- encarar
- endemoniada
- endemoniado
- enfocar
- enfocada
- enfocado
- enfoque
- enrevesada
- enrevesado
- enunciado
- inconveniente
- intrincada
- intrincado
- magnitud
- mano
- orden
- plantear
- presentarse
- profundizar
- profundidad
- radicar
- raíz
- remediar
- remontar
- replantear
- resolución
- resolver
- robar
- rompecabezas
- salida
- sencilla
- sencillez
- sencillo
- sensibilizar
- sinsabor
English:
answer
- appreciate
- appreciation
- approach
- approachable
- arithmetic
- attack
- avenue
- awkward
- bit
- bypass
- can
- care
- central
- come up
- compound
- deal with
- define
- devil
- difficulty
- emerge
- emotional
- form
- formidable
- graft
- grapple
- growing
- hard
- hassle
- ignore
- issue
- knotty
- knowledge
- land
- lie
- magnitude
- major
- matter
- meditate
- meet with
- nut
- object
- outstanding
- overcome
- pin down
- pose
- present
- problem
- question
- relation

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problema nm

1. [dificultad] problem;

el problema del terrorismo the terrorist problem, the problem of terrorism;

los niños no causan más que problemas children cause nothing but trouble o problems;

no quiero más problemas I don't want any more trouble;

el problema es que no nos queda tiempo the problem o thing is that we don't have any time left;
Am
no te hagas problema don't worry about it

2. [matemático] problem;

resolver un problema to solve a problem

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problema

m problem;

sin problema without difficulty, without any problems

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problema nm

: problem

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problema n problem

Spanish-English dictionary > problema

11 Schritt

Imperf. schreiten

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der Schritt

footstep; footfall; gait; step; pace; stride

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Schrịtt [ʃrɪt]
m -(e)s, -e

1) (lit, fig) step (zu towards); (weit ausholend) stride; (hörbar) footstep

mit schnellen/langsamen Schritten — quickly/slowly, with quick/slow steps

mit schleppenden Schritten — dragging one's feet, with dragging feet

sie näherte sich ihm mit trippelnden Schritten — she tripped towards him

einen Schritt zurücktreten — to step back

einen Schritt zur Seite gehen — to step aside or to one side

Schritt vor Schritt setzen — to put one foot in front of the other

ein paar Schritte spazieren gehen — to go for or take a short walk or stroll

einen Schritt machen or tun — to take a step

kleine or kurze/große or lange Schritte machen — to take small steps/long strides

ich habe seit Wochen keinen/kaum einen Schritt aus dem Haus getan — I haven't/have hardly set foot outside the house for weeks

die ersten Schritte machen or tun — to take one's first steps; (fig) to take the first step

den ersten Schritt tun (fig) — to make the first move

den zweiten Schritt vor dem ersten tun (fig) — to put the cart before the horse

den Schritt tun (fig) — to take the plunge

Schritte gegen jdn/etw unternehmen — to take steps against sb/sth

ein großer Schritt sein hin zu... (fig) — to be a huge step towards...

ich würde sogar noch einen Schritt weiter gehen und behaupten... — I would go even further and maintain...

im gleichen Schritt und Tritt (lit, fig) — in step

auf Schritt und Tritt (lit, fig) — wherever or everywhere one goes

Schritt für or um Schritt — step by step; (fig auch) little by little, gradually

Politik der kleinen Schritte — step-by-step or gradualistic policy

ein Schritt in Richtung Frieden — a step towards peace

2) (= Gang) walk, gait; (= Tempo) pace

Schritt halten (lit, fig) — to keep pace, to keep up

mit der Zeit Schritt halten — to keep abreast of the times

haben — to walk quickly/incredibly quickly

gemessenen/leichten/langsamen Schrittes (geh) — with measured/light/slow step(s) or tread

seinen Schritt or seine Schritte beschleunigen/verlangsamen (geh) —

den Schritt anhalten — to stop

3) (= Schrittgeschwindigkeit) walking pace

(im) Schritt fahren — to go at a crawl, to drive at walking speed

"Schritt fahren" — "dead slow" (Brit), "slow"

im Schritt reiten/gehen — to go at a walk

4) (Maßangabe) ≈ yard

mit zehn Schritt or Schritten Abstand — at a distance of ten paces

jdn drei Schritt(e) vom Leib halten (inf) — to keep sb at arm's length

5) (= Hosenschritt) crotch; (= Schrittweite) crotch measurement

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der

1) (the sound of a foot: She heard his footsteps on the stairs.) footstep

2) (a step: He took a pace forward.) pace

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

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

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

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

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

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

9) (a long step: He walked with long strides.) stride

10) (a way of walking or putting one's feet: I heard his heavy tread.) tread

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Schritt

<-[e]s, -e>

[ʃrɪt]

m

1. (Tritt) step; (weit ausholend) stride; (hörbar) footstep

er machte einen \Schritt zur Tür he took a step towards the door

ich gehe nur ein paar \Schritte spazieren I'm only going for a short walk

sie hat seit Wochen kaum einen \Schritt aus dem Haus getan she has hardly set foot outside the house for weeks

mit zwei \Schritten durchquerte er das Zimmer he crossed the room in two strides

sie kam mit trippelnden \Schritten auf mich zu she tripped towards me

der Schnee knirschte unter seinen \Schritten the snow crunched under his footsteps

jds \Schritte beflügeln to hasten sb's step

die Freude beflügelte meine \Schritte joy gave me wings

seine \Schritte beschleunigen/verlangsamen to quicken one's pace [or walk faster]/to slow one's pace [or stride]

die ersten \Schritte machen [o tun] to take one's first steps

mit großen/kleinen \Schritten in big strides/small steps

lange [o große] \Schritte machen to take long [or big] strides

langsame/schnelle \Schritte machen to walk slowly/quickly

mit langsamen/schnellen \Schritten slowly/quickly

mit schleppenden \Schritten dragging one's feet

einen \Schritt zur Seite gehen/zurücktreten to step aside/back

er trat einen \Schritt von der Bahnsteigkante zurück he took a step back from the edge of the platform; s.a. Politik

2. kein pl (Gangart) walk, gait

seinen \Schritt beschleunigen/verlangsamen to quicken one's pace [or walk faster]/to slow one's pace [or stride]

eines beschwingten \Schrittes (geh) with a spring [or bounce] in one's step

jdn am \Schritt erkennen to recognize sb by his/her walk [or gait]

einen flotten [o ziemlichen] \Schritt am Leibe haben to be walking quickly [or at a fair pace]

der hat aber auch einen \Schritt am Leibe! he seems to be in a bit of a hurry!

gemessenen/langsamen/leichten \Schrittes with measured/slow/light steps

eines würdevollen \Schrittes with dignity in one's step

3. (als Maßangabe) pace

nur ein paar \Schritte entfernt only a few yards away from us

in etwa 50 \Schritt[en] Entfernung at a distance of about 50 paces

mit 5 \Schritt[en] Abstand at a distance of five paces; (fig)

sie ist der Konkurrenz immer ein paar \Schritte voraus she is always a few steps ahead of the competition

sich dat jdn drei \Schritt[e] vom Leib halten (fig) to keep sb at arm's length

jdn einen großen [o guten] \Schritt voranbringen (fig) to take sb a lot further

einen \Schritt weiter gehen (fig) to go a step further

einen \Schritt zu weit gehen (fig) to go too far, to overstep the mark

4. kein pl (Gleichschritt)

im \Schritt gehen to walk in step

aus dem \Schritt kommen to get out of step

5. kein pl (beim Pferd) walk

sie ritt im \Schritt auf ihn zu she walked her horse towards him

im Schritt \Schritt to walk

6. kein pl MODE (Teil der Hose) crotch

7. kein pl (fam: Schritttempo) walking pace

„\Schritt fahren“ “dead slow”

8. (Maßnahme) measure, step

den ersten \Schritt [zu etw dat] tun to take the first step [in sth]; (mit etw beginnen) to take the first step; (als Erster handeln) to make the first move

gerichtliche \Schritte einleiten to initiate judicial proceedings

\Schritte [gegen jdn/etw] unternehmen to take steps [against sb/sth]

\Schritte in die Wege leiten to arrange for steps [or measures] to be taken

9.

▶ \Schritt für \Schritt step by step, little by little

▶ [mit jdm/etw] \Schritt halten to keep up [with sb/sth]

mit der Zeit \Schritt halten to keep abreast of the times

▶ auf \Schritt und Tritt everywhere one goes, every move one makes

sie folgte ihm auf \Schritt und Tritt she followed him wherever she went

sie wurde auf \Schritt und Tritt von ihm beobachtet he watched her every move

▶ den zweiten \Schritt vor dem ersten tun to run before one can walk, to put the cart before the horse

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der; Schritt[e]s, Schritte

1) step

einen Schritt zur Seite machen od. tun — take a step sideways

Schritt für Schritt — (auch fig.) step by step

den ersten Schritt machen od. tun — (fig.) (den Anfang machen) take the first step; (als erster handeln) make the first move

auf Schritt und Tritt — wherever one goes; at every step

2) Plural (Geräusch) footsteps

3) (Entfernung) pace

nur ein paar Schritte von uns entfernt — only a few yards away from us

4) (GleichSchritt)

aus dem Schritt kommen od. geraten — get out of step

im Schritt gehen — walk in step

5) o. Pl. (des Pferdes) walk

im Schritt — at a walk

6) o. Pl. (Gangart) walk

seinen Schritt verlangsamen/beschleunigen — slow/quicken one's pace

[mit jemandem/etwas] Schritt halten — (auch fig.) keep up or keep pace [with somebody/something]

7) (Schrittgeschwindigkeit) walking pace

[im] Schritt fahren — go at walking pace or a crawl

‘Schritt fahren’ — ‘dead slow’

8) (fig.): (Maßnahme) step; measure

9) (Teil der Hose, Genitalbereich) crotch

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Schritt m; -(e)s, -e

1. step (auch Tanzschritt), pace (auch als Maß); langer: stride; hörbarer: (foot)step;

mit schnellen Schritten with quick steps, briskly;

einen Schritt zur Seite tun step aside;

Schritt für Schritt step by step; fig auch little by little, gradually;

auf Schritt und Tritt (überall) at every turn;

jemandem auf Schritt und Tritt folgen dog sb’s footsteps;

es sind nur ein paar Schritte it’s not far;

wegen der paar Schritte nehme ich nicht das Auto I’m not taking the car to go those few yards;

jemandem drei Schritt vom Leibe bleiben umg give sb a wide berth

2. fig (Maßnahme) step, move, besonders pl measures;

Politik der kleinen Schritte step-by-step policy;

rechtliche Schritte erwägen/einleiten consider/take legal action;

der erste Schritt zur Besserung the first step on the road to improvement;

mit großen Schritten with giant strides ( oder steps);

den ersten Schritt tun take the first step; vor jemand anderem: make the first move;

den zweiten Schritt vor dem ersten tun put the cart before the horse;

den entscheidenden Schritt tun take the decisive step ( oder the plunge);

wir sind keinen Schritt weitergekommen we haven’t made the slightest progress ( oder any headway at all);

einen Schritt zu weit gehen overstep the mark;

ich möchte noch einen Schritt weiter gehen I’d like to go one step further; → Selbsterkenntnis

3. nur sg; (Gang) step;

jemanden am Schritt erkennen recognize sb by (the sound of) his etc step

4. nur sg; (Tempo) pace;

im Schritt at a walking pace;

Schritt fahren! dead slow;

ein Pferd (im) Schritt gehen lassen make a horse go at a walk;

einen schnellen Schritt am Leib haben umg be a fast walker;

der hat aber einen (schnellen) Schritt am Leib! auch you’ve got to run to keep up with him;

Schritt halten mit keep up ( oder keep pace) with; fig auch keep abreast of

5. meist sg; Hose, auch umg ANAT crotch;

die Hose spannt im Schritt the trousers are tight in the crotch

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der; Schritt[e]s, Schritte

1) step

einen Schritt zur Seite machen od. tun — take a step sideways

Schritt für Schritt — (auch fig.) step by step

den ersten Schritt machen od. tun — (fig.) (den Anfang machen) take the first step; (als erster handeln) make the first move

auf Schritt und Tritt — wherever one goes; at every step

2) Plural (Geräusch) footsteps

3) (Entfernung) pace

nur ein paar Schritte von uns entfernt — only a few yards away from us

4) (GleichSchritt)

aus dem Schritt kommen od. geraten — get out of step

im Schritt gehen — walk in step

5) o. Pl. (des Pferdes) walk

im Schritt — at a walk

6) o. Pl. (Gangart) walk

seinen Schritt verlangsamen/beschleunigen — slow/quicken one's pace

[mit jemandem/etwas] Schritt halten — (auch fig.) keep up or keep pace [with somebody/something]

7) (Schrittgeschwindigkeit) walking pace

[im] Schritt fahren — go at walking pace or a crawl

‘Schritt fahren’ — ‘dead slow’

8) (fig.): (Maßnahme) step; measure

9) (Teil der Hose, Genitalbereich) crotch

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-e m.

footfall n.

footstep n.

pace n.

pas n.

step n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Schritt

12 schritt

Imperf. schreiten

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der Schritt

footstep; footfall; gait; step; pace; stride

* * *
Schrịtt [ʃrɪt]
m -(e)s, -e

1) (lit, fig) step (zu towards); (weit ausholend) stride; (hörbar) footstep

mit schnellen/langsamen Schritten — quickly/slowly, with quick/slow steps

mit schleppenden Schritten — dragging one's feet, with dragging feet

sie näherte sich ihm mit trippelnden Schritten — she tripped towards him

einen Schritt zurücktreten — to step back

einen Schritt zur Seite gehen — to step aside or to one side

Schritt vor Schritt setzen — to put one foot in front of the other

ein paar Schritte spazieren gehen — to go for or take a short walk or stroll

einen Schritt machen or tun — to take a step

kleine or kurze/große or lange Schritte machen — to take small steps/long strides

ich habe seit Wochen keinen/kaum einen Schritt aus dem Haus getan — I haven't/have hardly set foot outside the house for weeks

die ersten Schritte machen or tun — to take one's first steps; (fig) to take the first step

den ersten Schritt tun (fig) — to make the first move

den zweiten Schritt vor dem ersten tun (fig) — to put the cart before the horse

den Schritt tun (fig) — to take the plunge

Schritte gegen jdn/etw unternehmen — to take steps against sb/sth

ein großer Schritt sein hin zu... (fig) — to be a huge step towards...

ich würde sogar noch einen Schritt weiter gehen und behaupten... — I would go even further and maintain...

im gleichen Schritt und Tritt (lit, fig) — in step

auf Schritt und Tritt (lit, fig) — wherever or everywhere one goes

Schritt für or um Schritt — step by step; (fig auch) little by little, gradually

Politik der kleinen Schritte — step-by-step or gradualistic policy

ein Schritt in Richtung Frieden — a step towards peace

2) (= Gang) walk, gait; (= Tempo) pace

Schritt halten (lit, fig) — to keep pace, to keep up

mit der Zeit Schritt halten — to keep abreast of the times

haben — to walk quickly/incredibly quickly

gemessenen/leichten/langsamen Schrittes (geh) — with measured/light/slow step(s) or tread

seinen Schritt or seine Schritte beschleunigen/verlangsamen (geh) —

den Schritt anhalten — to stop

3) (= Schrittgeschwindigkeit) walking pace

(im) Schritt fahren — to go at a crawl, to drive at walking speed

"Schritt fahren" — "dead slow" (Brit), "slow"

im Schritt reiten/gehen — to go at a walk

4) (Maßangabe) ≈ yard

mit zehn Schritt or Schritten Abstand — at a distance of ten paces

jdn drei Schritt(e) vom Leib halten (inf) — to keep sb at arm's length

5) (= Hosenschritt) crotch; (= Schrittweite) crotch measurement

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der

1) (the sound of a foot: She heard his footsteps on the stairs.) footstep

2) (a step: He took a pace forward.) pace

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

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

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

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

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

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

9) (a long step: He walked with long strides.) stride

10) (a way of walking or putting one's feet: I heard his heavy tread.) tread

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Schritt

<-[e]s, -e>

[ʃrɪt]

m

1. (Tritt) step; (weit ausholend) stride; (hörbar) footstep

er machte einen \Schritt zur Tür he took a step towards the door

ich gehe nur ein paar \Schritte spazieren I'm only going for a short walk

sie hat seit Wochen kaum einen \Schritt aus dem Haus getan she has hardly set foot outside the house for weeks

mit zwei \Schritten durchquerte er das Zimmer he crossed the room in two strides

sie kam mit trippelnden \Schritten auf mich zu she tripped towards me

der Schnee knirschte unter seinen \Schritten the snow crunched under his footsteps

jds \Schritte beflügeln to hasten sb's step

die Freude beflügelte meine \Schritte joy gave me wings

seine \Schritte beschleunigen/verlangsamen to quicken one's pace [or walk faster]/to slow one's pace [or stride]

die ersten \Schritte machen [o tun] to take one's first steps

mit großen/kleinen \Schritten in big strides/small steps

lange [o große] \Schritte machen to take long [or big] strides

langsame/schnelle \Schritte machen to walk slowly/quickly

mit langsamen/schnellen \Schritten slowly/quickly

mit schleppenden \Schritten dragging one's feet

einen \Schritt zur Seite gehen/zurücktreten to step aside/back

er trat einen \Schritt von der Bahnsteigkante zurück he took a step back from the edge of the platform; s.a. Politik

2. kein pl (Gangart) walk, gait

seinen \Schritt beschleunigen/verlangsamen to quicken one's pace [or walk faster]/to slow one's pace [or stride]

eines beschwingten \Schrittes (geh) with a spring [or bounce] in one's step

jdn am \Schritt erkennen to recognize sb by his/her walk [or gait]

einen flotten [o ziemlichen] \Schritt am Leibe haben to be walking quickly [or at a fair pace]

der hat aber auch einen \Schritt am Leibe! he seems to be in a bit of a hurry!

gemessenen/langsamen/leichten \Schrittes with measured/slow/light steps

eines würdevollen \Schrittes with dignity in one's step

3. (als Maßangabe) pace

nur ein paar \Schritte entfernt only a few yards away from us

in etwa 50 \Schritt[en] Entfernung at a distance of about 50 paces

mit 5 \Schritt[en] Abstand at a distance of five paces; (fig)

sie ist der Konkurrenz immer ein paar \Schritte voraus she is always a few steps ahead of the competition

sich dat jdn drei \Schritt[e] vom Leib halten (fig) to keep sb at arm's length

jdn einen großen [o guten] \Schritt voranbringen (fig) to take sb a lot further

einen \Schritt weiter gehen (fig) to go a step further

einen \Schritt zu weit gehen (fig) to go too far, to overstep the mark

4. kein pl (Gleichschritt)

im \Schritt gehen to walk in step

aus dem \Schritt kommen to get out of step

5. kein pl (beim Pferd) walk

sie ritt im \Schritt auf ihn zu she walked her horse towards him

im Schritt \Schritt to walk

6. kein pl MODE (Teil der Hose) crotch

7. kein pl (fam: Schritttempo) walking pace

„\Schritt fahren“ “dead slow”

8. (Maßnahme) measure, step

den ersten \Schritt [zu etw dat] tun to take the first step [in sth]; (mit etw beginnen) to take the first step; (als Erster handeln) to make the first move

gerichtliche \Schritte einleiten to initiate judicial proceedings

\Schritte [gegen jdn/etw] unternehmen to take steps [against sb/sth]

\Schritte in die Wege leiten to arrange for steps [or measures] to be taken

9.

▶ \Schritt für \Schritt step by step, little by little

▶ [mit jdm/etw] \Schritt halten to keep up [with sb/sth]

mit der Zeit \Schritt halten to keep abreast of the times

▶ auf \Schritt und Tritt everywhere one goes, every move one makes

sie folgte ihm auf \Schritt und Tritt she followed him wherever she went

sie wurde auf \Schritt und Tritt von ihm beobachtet he watched her every move

▶ den zweiten \Schritt vor dem ersten tun to run before one can walk, to put the cart before the horse

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der; Schritt[e]s, Schritte

1) step

einen Schritt zur Seite machen od. tun — take a step sideways

Schritt für Schritt — (auch fig.) step by step

den ersten Schritt machen od. tun — (fig.) (den Anfang machen) take the first step; (als erster handeln) make the first move

auf Schritt und Tritt — wherever one goes; at every step

2) Plural (Geräusch) footsteps

3) (Entfernung) pace

nur ein paar Schritte von uns entfernt — only a few yards away from us

4) (GleichSchritt)

aus dem Schritt kommen od. geraten — get out of step

im Schritt gehen — walk in step

5) o. Pl. (des Pferdes) walk

im Schritt — at a walk

6) o. Pl. (Gangart) walk

seinen Schritt verlangsamen/beschleunigen — slow/quicken one's pace

[mit jemandem/etwas] Schritt halten — (auch fig.) keep up or keep pace [with somebody/something]

7) (Schrittgeschwindigkeit) walking pace

[im] Schritt fahren — go at walking pace or a crawl

‘Schritt fahren’ — ‘dead slow’

8) (fig.): (Maßnahme) step; measure

9) (Teil der Hose, Genitalbereich) crotch

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schritt imperf → schreiten

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der; Schritt[e]s, Schritte

1) step

einen Schritt zur Seite machen od. tun — take a step sideways

Schritt für Schritt — (auch fig.) step by step

den ersten Schritt machen od. tun — (fig.) (den Anfang machen) take the first step; (als erster handeln) make the first move

auf Schritt und Tritt — wherever one goes; at every step

2) Plural (Geräusch) footsteps

3) (Entfernung) pace

nur ein paar Schritte von uns entfernt — only a few yards away from us

4) (GleichSchritt)

aus dem Schritt kommen od. geraten — get out of step

im Schritt gehen — walk in step

5) o. Pl. (des Pferdes) walk

im Schritt — at a walk

6) o. Pl. (Gangart) walk

seinen Schritt verlangsamen/beschleunigen — slow/quicken one's pace

[mit jemandem/etwas] Schritt halten — (auch fig.) keep up or keep pace [with somebody/something]

7) (Schrittgeschwindigkeit) walking pace

[im] Schritt fahren — go at walking pace or a crawl

‘Schritt fahren’ — ‘dead slow’

8) (fig.): (Maßnahme) step; measure

9) (Teil der Hose, Genitalbereich) crotch

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-e m.

footfall n.

footstep n.

pace n.

pas n.

step n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > schritt

13 ganar

v.

1 to win.

ganaron por tres a uno they won three one

Ricardo gana siempre Richard wins always.

Ricardo ganó el premio Richard won the prize.

2 to earn (sueldo, dinero).

¿cuánto ganas? how much do you earn?

María gMaría dinero Mary earns money.

3 to gain.

ganar fama to achieve fame

en tren ganas una hora you save an hour by taking the train

Ricardo ganó reconocimiento Richard gained renown.

4 to beat.

te voy a ganar I'm going to beat you

5 to reach, to make it to (llegar a) (place).

6 to take, to capture.

7 to obtain profits, to come out with profits, to win, to realize profits.

La empresa ganó The company obtained profits.

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ganar

► verbo transitivo

1 (partido, concurso, premio) to win

■ ganaron el partido they won the match

2 (dinero) to earn

■ ¿cuánto ganas al año? how much do you earn a year?

3 (conquistar) to capture

■ ganaron la ciudad a los árabes they captured the city from the Arabs

4 (alcanzar) to reach

■ ganaron la cima they reached the summit

5 (lograr) to win

■ finalmente ganaron la amistad de sus vecinos they finally won the friendship of their neighbours

► verbo intransitivo

1 (mejorar) to improve

■ ha ganado mucho con los años it has improved greatly with age

2 (cambiar favorablemente) to gain

■ ganamos con el cambio we gained with the change

► verbo pronominal ganarse

1 to earn

■ me gano mil euros al mes I earn a thousand euros a month

■ se gana bien la vida he makes a good living

2 (ser merecedor) to deserve

■ se lo han ganado they deserve it

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FRASEOLOGÍA

ganar a alguien en algo to be better than somebody at something

■ me ganas en inglés you're better at English than I am

■ ella le gana en inteligencia she's much more intelligent than he is

ganar terreno to gain ground

llevar las de ganar figurado to hold the winning card, hold all the cards

no ganar para disgustos figurado to be one thing after another

salir ganando to gain, benefit, do well out of it

ganarse la vida to earn a living, earn one's living

ganarse el pan familiar to earn one's bread and butter

¡te la vas a ganar! familiar you're going to get it!

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verb

1) to win

2) earn

3) gain

4) profit

5) make

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1. VT

1) [+ sueldo] to earn

¿cuánto ganas al mes? — how much do you earn o make a month?

ha ganado mucho dinero — she has made a lot of money

2) [+ competición, partido, premio, guerra] to win

le ganó cien euros a Rosa — he won a hundred euros from Rosa

¿quién ganó la carrera? — who won the race?

si te toca puedes ganar un millón — if you win you could get a million

ganar unas oposiciones para un puesto — to obtain a post by public examination

3) [+ contrincante] to beat

¡les ganamos! — we beat them!

ganamos al Olimpic tres a cero — we beat Olimpic three-nil

no hay quien le gane — there's nobody who can beat him, he's unbeatable

como orador no hay quien le gane o no le gana nadie — as a speaker there is no one to touch him, no one outdoes him at speaking

4) (=conseguir) [+ tiempo, peso, terreno] to gain

¿qué gano yo con todo esto? — what do I gain o get from all this?

con eso no ganas nada — that won't get you anywhere

tierras ganadas al mar — land reclaimed o won from the sea

ganar popularidad — to win o earn popularity

5) (=alcanzar) [+ objetivo] to achieve, attain

ganar la orilla — to reach the shore

ganar la orilla nadando — to swim to the shore

6) (=convencer) to win over

dejarse ganar por algo — to allow o.s. to be won over by sth

7) (=aventajar)

te gana en inteligencia — he's more intelligent than you

me gana en pericia — he has more expert knowledge than me

te gana trabajando — he's a better worker than you

8) (Mil) [+ plaza, pueblo] to take, capture

2. VI

1) [trabajando] to earn

no gano para comprar un piso — I don't earn enough to buy a flat

- no ganamos para sustos

2) [en competición, guerra] to win

ganaron por cuatro a dos — they won four-two

ganaron por 40 votos — they won by 40 votes

lo importante no es ganar — winning isn't the most important thing

nuestras ideas terminaron ganando — our ideas won out in the end

• dejarse ganar — [con trampas] to lose on purpose

se deja ganar por el niño — he lets the kid beat him

3) (=mejorar) to benefit, improve

la película ganaría mucho si se cortase — the film would greatly benefit from being cut, the film would be greatly improved if it was cut

hemos ganado con el cambio — we've greatly benefited from the change

• ha ganado mucho en salud — his health has greatly improved

su juego ha ganado en confianza — her play has become more confident

• salir ganando — to do well

saldrás ganando — you'll do well out of it

salí ganando con la venta del coche — I did well out of the sale of the car

3.

See:

ganarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < sueldo> to earn

¿cuánto ganas al mes? — how much do you earn a month?

lo único que quiere es ganar dinero — all he's interested in is making money

b) ( conseguir) to gain

no ganas nada con preocuparte — there's no point worrying (about it)

2)

a) <partido/guerra/elecciones> to win

le gané la apuesta — I won my bet with him

b) <premio/dinero> to win

3) ( adquirir) < experiencia> to gain

ganó fama y fortuna — she won fame and fortune

4)

a) ( conquistar)

ganar a alguien para algo — to win somebody over to something

lo ganó para su causa — she won him over to her cause

b) ( reclamar) to reclaim

las tierras ganadas al mar — the land that has been reclaimed from the sea

5) (liter) < meta> to attain (frml); <cumbre/orilla> to gain (liter)
2.
ganar vi

1) ( mediante el trabajo) to earn

2)

a) ( vencer) to win

que gane el mejor — may the best man win

van ganando 2 a 1 — they're winning 2-1

b)

ganarle a alguien — to beat somebody

nos ganaron por cuatro puntos — they beat us by four points

a mentiroso nadie le gana or no hay quien le gane — when it comes to lying there's noone to touch him

3) ( aventajar)

ganarle a alguien en algo: le ganas en estatura you're taller than him; me gana en todo — he beats me on every count

4)

a) ( mejorar)

el salón ha ganado mucho con estos cambios — these changes have really improved the living room

ha ganado mucho con el nuevo peinado — her new hairstyle has really done a lot for her

b) (obtener provecho, beneficiarse) to gain

ganó mucho con su estancia en Berlín — he gained a lot from o got a lot out of his stay in Berlin

salir ganando: es el único que salió ganando con el trato/en ese asunto he's the only one who did well out of the deal/who came out well in that business; al final salí ganando — in the end I came out of it better off
3.
ganarse v pron

1) (enf) ( mediante el trabajo) to earn

2) (enf) <premio/apuesta> to win

3) <afecto/confianza> to win; < persona> to win... over

supo ganarse el respeto de todos — she managed to win o earn everyone's respect

4) ( ser merecedor de) < descanso> to earn oneself

ganarse algo a pulso — to earn something

ganársela — (Esp fam)

se la va a ganar — she's going to get it o she's for it (colloq)

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= earn, conquer, win, win out, prevail, go + one better.

Ex. The article 'Women in industry: where and how they administrate' concludes that there are fewer women in management than men and they earn less.

Ex. The tools and technologies provided by the Internet enable scholars to communicate or disseminate information in ways which conquer the barriers of time and space.

Ex. Those who perform in this manner can be characterized as those who would 'rather fight than win'.

Ex. It remains to be seen which approach will win out, in the current tug-of-war.

Ex. The emphasis on title entry came from the specialized libraries, primarily the technical libraries, that were small but had the money and the power behind them to see that their view prevails.

Ex. I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.

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* actuar con la intención de ganarse la admiració = play to + Nombre.

* actuar con la intención de ganarse la admiración de Alguie = play to + Nombre.

* dinero que tanto ha costado ganar = hard-earned money.

* ganar a Alguien sin apenas hacer ningún esfuerzo = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar adeptos = gain + currency.

* ganar bastante dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.

* ganar cada vez más importancia, ir viento en popa, ir cada vez mejor = go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, go from + strength to strength.

* ganar cómodamente = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar con dificultar = eke out.

* ganar confianza en uno mismo = gain + confidence (with/in).

* ganar cuando todo parece estar perdido = victory from the jaws of defeat.

* ganar de forma abrumadora = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar de forma aplastante = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down, win by + a landslide.

* ganar de forma arrolladora = win by + a landslide.

* ganar dinero = make + money, make + Dinero, earn + money.

* ganar el pulso = the nod + go to.

* ganar enemigos = make + enemies.

* ganar fácilmente = coast + home, coast to + victory, beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar fama = win + fame.

* ganar fuerza = gather + strength, gather + steam.

* ganar ímpetu = gather + momentum, gain + impetus, gather + strength, gather + steam, gather + pace.

* ganar importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + strength, gain + prominence, grow in + significance, gain + significance, gain in + importance.

* ganar la partida a = outmanoeuvre [outmaneuver, -USA].

* ganarle la mano a Alguien = steal + a march on.

* ganarle la partida = out-think [outthink].

* ganarle la partida a = outfox, outwit, outsmart.

* ganarle la vez a = outdo, trump.

* ganar mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.

* ganar peso = put on + weight, gain + weight.

* ganar popularidad = gain in + popularity, gain + popularity, increase in + popularity.

* ganar prestigio = gain in + ascendancy.

* ganar prosélitos = proselytise [proselytize, -USA].

* ganar protagonismo = gain in + importance.

* ganar reconocimiento = gain + credit.

* ganar resistencia = grow in + stamina.

* ganarse = win over, propitiate.

* ganarse a Alguien = win + Nombre + heart.

* ganarse a la gente = win + hearts and minds.

* ganarse el apoyo = earn + support.

* ganarse el aprecio = earn + appreciation.

* ganarse el cariño = endear.

* ganarse el corazón de Alguien = win + Nombre + heart.

* ganarse el favor de = win + the favour of.

* ganarse el pan = get + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread and butter.

* ganarse el pan con el sudor de la frente = earn + Posesivo + daily bread with the sweat of + Posesivo + brow.

* ganarse el pan de cada día = get + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread and butter.

* ganarse el respeto = earn + respect.

* ganarse el sueldo = earn + Posesivo + salary.

* ganarse la confianza = earn + trust.

* ganarse la confianza de = achieve + credibility with, gain + the confidence of, win + the confidence of.

* ganarse la existencia = earn + a living, earn + Posesivo + living.

* ganarse la fama de = earn + a reputation as.

* ganarse la vida = earn + a living, make + a living, earn + income, earn + Posesivo + living, make + Posesivo + living, Verbo + for a living.

* ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.

* ganarse partidarios = gather + a following, win + Nombre + a following, gain + a following.

* ganarse seguidores = gather + a following, win + Nombre + a following, gain + a following.

* ganarse una reputación = achieve + reputation, secure + reputation.

* ganarse un lugar en el corazón de Alguien = win + a place in + heart.

* ganarse unos ingresos = earn + income.

* ganar sin ninguna dificultad = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar sobradamente = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar terreno = gain + ground, make + headway.

* ganar tiempo = win + time, buy + time, free up + time.

* ganar una batalla = win + battle.

* ganar una elección = win + election.

* ganar una guerra = win + war.

* ganar un asalto = win + round.

* ganar un buen sueldo = make + good money, earn + good money.

* ganar un premio = win + prize, win + award, earn + an award.

* ganar un título = win + title.

* ganar vigencia = gain + currency.

* haber ganado la mitad de la batalla = be half the battle.

* haber ganado sólo la mitad de la ba = be only half the battle.

* hacer que Alguien se lo gane a pulso = give + Nombre + a run for + Posesivo + money.

* intentar ganar tiempo = play for + time, temporise [temporize, -USA].

* interés por ganar dinero = profit motive.

* lo que se gana por un lado se pierde por otro = swings and roundabouts.

* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

* ni ganar ni perder = break + even.

* no se ganó Zamora en una hora = Rome wasn't built in a day.

* ¡que gane el mejor! = may the best man win!, may the best man win!.

* quien nada arriesga nada gana = nothing ventured, nothing gained.

* salir ganando = make + a profit, compare + favourably, be better off, win + the day, win out, be better served by, come out on + top.

* salir sin ganar ni perder = break + even.

* se pierda o se gane = win or lose.

* tener ganada la mitad de la batalla = be half the battle.

* tener ganada sólo la mitad de la batalla = be only half the battle.

* tratar de ganar tiempo = temporise [temporize, -USA], play for + time.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < sueldo> to earn

¿cuánto ganas al mes? — how much do you earn a month?

lo único que quiere es ganar dinero — all he's interested in is making money

b) ( conseguir) to gain

no ganas nada con preocuparte — there's no point worrying (about it)

2)

a) <partido/guerra/elecciones> to win

le gané la apuesta — I won my bet with him

b) <premio/dinero> to win

3) ( adquirir) < experiencia> to gain

ganó fama y fortuna — she won fame and fortune

4)

a) ( conquistar)

ganar a alguien para algo — to win somebody over to something

lo ganó para su causa — she won him over to her cause

b) ( reclamar) to reclaim

las tierras ganadas al mar — the land that has been reclaimed from the sea

5) (liter) < meta> to attain (frml); <cumbre/orilla> to gain (liter)
2.
ganar vi

1) ( mediante el trabajo) to earn

2)

a) ( vencer) to win

que gane el mejor — may the best man win

van ganando 2 a 1 — they're winning 2-1

b)

ganarle a alguien — to beat somebody

nos ganaron por cuatro puntos — they beat us by four points

a mentiroso nadie le gana or no hay quien le gane — when it comes to lying there's noone to touch him

3) ( aventajar)

ganarle a alguien en algo: le ganas en estatura you're taller than him; me gana en todo — he beats me on every count

4)

a) ( mejorar)

el salón ha ganado mucho con estos cambios — these changes have really improved the living room

ha ganado mucho con el nuevo peinado — her new hairstyle has really done a lot for her

b) (obtener provecho, beneficiarse) to gain

ganó mucho con su estancia en Berlín — he gained a lot from o got a lot out of his stay in Berlin

salir ganando: es el único que salió ganando con el trato/en ese asunto he's the only one who did well out of the deal/who came out well in that business; al final salí ganando — in the end I came out of it better off
3.
ganarse v pron

1) (enf) ( mediante el trabajo) to earn

2) (enf) <premio/apuesta> to win

3) <afecto/confianza> to win; < persona> to win... over

supo ganarse el respeto de todos — she managed to win o earn everyone's respect

4) ( ser merecedor de) < descanso> to earn oneself

ganarse algo a pulso — to earn something

ganársela — (Esp fam)

se la va a ganar — she's going to get it o she's for it (colloq)

* * *

= earn, conquer, win, win out, prevail, go + one better.

Ex: The article 'Women in industry: where and how they administrate' concludes that there are fewer women in management than men and they earn less.

Ex: The tools and technologies provided by the Internet enable scholars to communicate or disseminate information in ways which conquer the barriers of time and space.

Ex: Those who perform in this manner can be characterized as those who would 'rather fight than win'.

Ex: It remains to be seen which approach will win out, in the current tug-of-war.

Ex: The emphasis on title entry came from the specialized libraries, primarily the technical libraries, that were small but had the money and the power behind them to see that their view prevails.

Ex: I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.

* actuar con la intención de ganarse la admiració = play to + Nombre.

* actuar con la intención de ganarse la admiración de Alguie = play to + Nombre.

* dinero que tanto ha costado ganar = hard-earned money.

* ganar a Alguien sin apenas hacer ningún esfuerzo = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar adeptos = gain + currency.

* ganar bastante dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.

* ganar cada vez más importancia, ir viento en popa, ir cada vez mejor = go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, go from + strength to strength.

* ganar cómodamente = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar con dificultar = eke out.

* ganar confianza en uno mismo = gain + confidence (with/in).

* ganar cuando todo parece estar perdido = victory from the jaws of defeat.

* ganar de forma abrumadora = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar de forma aplastante = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down, win by + a landslide.

* ganar de forma arrolladora = win by + a landslide.

* ganar dinero = make + money, make + Dinero, earn + money.

* ganar el pulso = the nod + go to.

* ganar enemigos = make + enemies.

* ganar fácilmente = coast + home, coast to + victory, beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar fama = win + fame.

* ganar fuerza = gather + strength, gather + steam.

* ganar ímpetu = gather + momentum, gain + impetus, gather + strength, gather + steam, gather + pace.

* ganar importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + strength, gain + prominence, grow in + significance, gain + significance, gain in + importance.

* ganar la partida a = outmanoeuvre [outmaneuver, -USA].

* ganarle la mano a Alguien = steal + a march on.

* ganarle la partida = out-think [outthink].

* ganarle la partida a = outfox, outwit, outsmart.

* ganarle la vez a = outdo, trump.

* ganar mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.

* ganar peso = put on + weight, gain + weight.

* ganar popularidad = gain in + popularity, gain + popularity, increase in + popularity.

* ganar prestigio = gain in + ascendancy.

* ganar prosélitos = proselytise [proselytize, -USA].

* ganar protagonismo = gain in + importance.

* ganar reconocimiento = gain + credit.

* ganar resistencia = grow in + stamina.

* ganarse = win over, propitiate.

* ganarse a Alguien = win + Nombre + heart.

* ganarse a la gente = win + hearts and minds.

* ganarse el apoyo = earn + support.

* ganarse el aprecio = earn + appreciation.

* ganarse el cariño = endear.

* ganarse el corazón de Alguien = win + Nombre + heart.

* ganarse el favor de = win + the favour of.

* ganarse el pan = get + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread and butter.

* ganarse el pan con el sudor de la frente = earn + Posesivo + daily bread with the sweat of + Posesivo + brow.

* ganarse el pan de cada día = get + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread and butter.

* ganarse el respeto = earn + respect.

* ganarse el sueldo = earn + Posesivo + salary.

* ganarse la confianza = earn + trust.

* ganarse la confianza de = achieve + credibility with, gain + the confidence of, win + the confidence of.

* ganarse la existencia = earn + a living, earn + Posesivo + living.

* ganarse la fama de = earn + a reputation as.

* ganarse la vida = earn + a living, make + a living, earn + income, earn + Posesivo + living, make + Posesivo + living, Verbo + for a living.

* ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.

* ganarse partidarios = gather + a following, win + Nombre + a following, gain + a following.

* ganarse seguidores = gather + a following, win + Nombre + a following, gain + a following.

* ganarse una reputación = achieve + reputation, secure + reputation.

* ganarse un lugar en el corazón de Alguien = win + a place in + heart.

* ganarse unos ingresos = earn + income.

* ganar sin ninguna dificultad = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar sobradamente = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar terreno = gain + ground, make + headway.

* ganar tiempo = win + time, buy + time, free up + time.

* ganar una batalla = win + battle.

* ganar una elección = win + election.

* ganar una guerra = win + war.

* ganar un asalto = win + round.

* ganar un buen sueldo = make + good money, earn + good money.

* ganar un premio = win + prize, win + award, earn + an award.

* ganar un título = win + title.

* ganar vigencia = gain + currency.

* haber ganado la mitad de la batalla = be half the battle.

* haber ganado sólo la mitad de la ba = be only half the battle.

* hacer que Alguien se lo gane a pulso = give + Nombre + a run for + Posesivo + money.

* intentar ganar tiempo = play for + time, temporise [temporize, -USA].

* interés por ganar dinero = profit motive.

* lo que se gana por un lado se pierde por otro = swings and roundabouts.

* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

* ni ganar ni perder = break + even.

* no se ganó Zamora en una hora = Rome wasn't built in a day.

* ¡que gane el mejor! = may the best man win!, may the best man win!.

* quien nada arriesga nada gana = nothing ventured, nothing gained.

* salir ganando = make + a profit, compare + favourably, be better off, win + the day, win out, be better served by, come out on + top.

* salir sin ganar ni perder = break + even.

* se pierda o se gane = win or lose.

* tener ganada la mitad de la batalla = be half the battle.

* tener ganada sólo la mitad de la batalla = be only half the battle.

* tratar de ganar tiempo = temporise [temporize, -USA], play for + time.

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ganar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (mediante el trabajo) to earn

gana un buen sueldo she earns o she's on a good salary

¿cuánto ganas al mes? how much do you earn a month?

lo único que quiere es ganar dinero all he's interested in is making money

2 (conseguir) to gain

¿y qué ganas con eso? and what do you gain by (doing) that?

no ganamos nada con ponernos nerviosos getting all worked-up won't get us anywhere

B

1 ‹carrera/competición/partido› to win; ‹elecciones› to win; ‹guerra/batalla› to win; ‹juicio› to win

ganaron el campeonato they won the championship

le gané la apuesta I won my bet with him

ganarle el quién vive a algn ( Chi fam); to beat sb to it ( colloq), to get in first ( colloq)

2 (en un juego, concurso) ‹premio/dinero› to win

¿cuánto ganaste en las carreras de caballos? how much did you win on the horses?

ha ganado mucho dinero al póquer she's won a lot of money at o playing poker

C

(adquirir): ganó fama y fortuna she won fame and fortune

su partido ha ido ganando popularidad his party has been gaining in popularity

ha ganado importancia en los últimos años it has grown in importance in recent years

D

1 ‹persona› ganar a algn PARA algo to win sb over TO sth

lo ganó para su causa she won him over to her cause

2 (reclamar) to reclaim

las tierras ganadas al mar the land that has been reclaimed from the sea

E ( liter); ‹meta› to attain ( frml), to reach; ‹cumbre/frontera/orilla› to gain ( liter), to reach

■ ganar

vi

A (mediante el trabajo) to earn

apenas gana para vivir she hardly earns enough to live on

no ganar para disgustos/sustos to have nothing but trouble

B

1 (vencer) to win

que gane el mejor may the best man win

ganaron los Republicanos the Republicans won o were victorious

van ganando 2 a 1 they're winning 2-1, they're 2-1 up o ahead

2

ganarle a algn to beat sb

nos ganaron por cuatro puntos they beat us by four points

siempre que juega al ajedrez con su hijo se deja ganar she always lets her son beat her at chess, whenever she plays chess with her son she lets him win

me ha vuelto a ganar she's beaten me again

a mentiroso nadie le gana or no hay quien le gane when it comes to lying there's no one to touch him

se dejó ganar por el abatimiento he allowed his depression to get the better of him

C (aventajar) ganarle a algn EN algo:

le ganas en estatura you're taller than him

habla mejor inglés, es más guapo … la verdad es que me gana en todo he speaks better English, he's better looking … the truth is he beats me on every count

D

(mejorar, obtener provecho): ha ganado mucho con el nuevo peinado her new hairstyle has really done a lot for her

con estas modificaciones el texto ha ganado en claridad the text has become much clearer o has gained in clarity with these changes

el salón ha ganado mucho con estos cambios these changes have really improved the living room

ganó mucho con su estancia en Berlín he gained a lot from o got a lot out of his stay in Berlin

salir ganando: es el único que salió ganando de la mudanza he's the only one who benefited o gained from the move

no lo esperaba pero al final salí ganando I didn't expect to but in the end I came out of it better off o I did well out of it, I didn't expect to but I ended up better off

saldrán ganando de esta reestructuración they will benefit from o they stand to gain from this restructuring

E

( Méx fam) (dirigirse): ganar para un lugar to go off toward(s) somewhere

F

(Ur arg) (con el sexo opuesto): estás ganando con aquél/aquélla you're well in with that guy/girl over there ( colloq)

■ ganarse

v pron

A ( enf) (mediante el trabajo) to earn

se ganó mil dólares en una semana she earned (herself) a thousand dollars in one week

B ( enf) (en una rifa, un juego) to win

C ‹afecto› to win; ‹amistad/confianza› to win, gain; ‹persona› to win … over

ha sabido ganarse el respeto de todos she has managed to win o earn everyone's respect

sabe ganarse a los amigos he knows how to make friends

D

(ser merecedor de): te has ganado unas buenas vacaciones you've earned yourself a good vacation ( AmE) o ( BrE) holiday

te estás ganando una paliza you're going to get a good thrashing, you're asking for a good thrashing

ganarse algo a pulso to earn sth

el ascenso se lo ha ganado a pulso he's really worked (hard) for o he's really earned this promotion

ganársela ( Esp fam): como no te calles te la vas a ganar if you don't shut up, you're going to get it o you're for it ( colloq)

E

( Chi fam) (acercarse): se ganó muy a la orilla y se cayó he went too near the edge and fell in

gánate para acá come over here o come closer

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ganar ( conjugate ganar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹ sueldo› to earn;

◊ lo único que quiere es ganar dinero all he's interested in is making money

b) ‹ tiempo› to gain;

◊ ¿qué ganas con eso? what do you gain by (doing) that?

c) ( adquirir) ‹ experiencia› to gain

2 ‹partido/guerra/premio› to win;
◊ le gané la apuesta I won my bet with him

verbo intransitivo
a) ( vencer) to win;

◊ van ganando 2 a 1 they're winning 2-1;

ganarle a algn to beat sb;
nos ganaron por cuatro puntos they beat us by four points
b) ( aventajar):

◊ le ganas en estatura you're taller than him;

me gana en todo he beats me on every count;
salir ganando: salió ganando con el trato he did well out of the deal;
al final salí ganando in the end I came out of it better off
ganarse verbo pronominal
1 ( enf) ( mediante el trabajo) to earn;
◊ ganarse la vida to earn a/one's living

2 ( enf) ‹premio/apuesta› to win
3 ‹afecto/confianza› to win;
◊ se ganó el respeto de todos she won o earned everyone's respect

4 ‹ descanso› to earn oneself;
◊ te lo has ganado you've earned it, you deserve it

ganar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un salario) to earn
2 (un premio) to win
3 (superar) to beat: le gana en estatura, she is taller than him
4 (al contrincante) to beat
5 (una cima, una orilla) to reach
ganar la cumbre, to reach the peak
II verbo intransitivo
1 (vencer) to win
2 (mejorar) improve: ganó en simpatía, she became more and more charming
ganas mucho cuando sonríes, you look nicer when you smile
' ganar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- actual
- baño
- contender
- flexibilizar
- llevar
- óptima
- óptimo
- peso
- probabilidad
- redoblar
- savia
- terrena
- terreno
- todavía
- chance
- expectativa
- hacer
- interés
- meta
- premio
- sensación
- tiempo
- tratar
- triunfar
- valer
English:
actual
- amateurish
- beat
- break
- bring in
- buck
- catch on
- chance
- close-run
- comfortably
- day
- default
- earn
- even
- exert
- fact
- fair
- fluke
- gain
- gain on
- gather
- get
- ground
- hand
- key
- killing
- make
- money
- one-upmanship
- optimistic
- outsider
- rig
- score
- speed
- take
- ultimate
- win
- case
- certainly
- clinch
- deliver
- expect
- height
- odds
- premium
- run
- stand
- toss
- yet

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ganar

♦ vt

1. [premio, competición] to win;

ganaron las elecciones they won the elections;

ganó un millón en la lotería he won a million on the lottery

2. [obtener] [sueldo, dinero] to earn;

gana dos millones al año she earns o she's on two million a year;

¿cuánto ganas? how much do you earn?

3. [obtener] [peso, tiempo] to gain;

ganar fama to achieve fame;

ganar importancia to grow in importance;

ganar terreno [avanzar] to gain ground;

en tren ganas una hora you save an hour by taking the train;

ganaron nuevos adeptos para la causa they won over new converts to the cause

4. [conseguir]
¿qué gano yo con eso? what's in it for me?, what do I stand to gain from that?;

llorando no ganas nada it's no use crying, crying won't change anything

5. [derrotar] to beat;

te voy a ganar I'm going to beat you;

Comp
RP Fam
ganar de mano a alguien to beat sb to it

6. [aventajar]
me gana en velocidad he's faster than me;

me gana en hermosura pero no en inteligencia she's prettier than me, but not as intelligent;
Fam
a tonto no hay quien le gane he's as thick as they come

7. [alcanzar] to reach, to make it to;

ganó la orilla a nado she made it to o gained the shore

8. [conquistar] to take, to capture;

los aliados ganaron la playa tras una dura batalla the Allies took o captured the beach after a hard battle

9. [recuperar]
han ganado terreno al desierto they have reclaimed land from the desert

♦ vi

1. [vencer] to win;

ganaron por tres a uno they won Br three one o US three to one;

ganaron por penalties they won on penalties;

ganan de cuatro puntos they're winning by four points, they're four points ahead;

no es justo, te has dejado ganar it's not fair, you let me beat you o you lost on purpose;

que gane el mejor may the best man win

2. [lograr dinero] to earn money;
Am
ganar bien to be well paid;

ganar mal not to earn very much, to be badly paid;

sólo gana para subsistir she earns only enough to live on;

Comp
Fam
no gano para disgustos o [m5] sustos I've more than enough worries o troubles

3. [mejorar] to benefit ( con from);
gana mucho con la barba he looks a lot better with a beard;

ha ganado con el cambio de trabajo he has benefited from changing jobs;

ganar en algo to gain in sth;

ha ganado en amplitud [parece mayor] it looks bigger;

hemos salido ganando con el cambio we've benefited from the change

4. Urug Fam [con hombre, mujer]
¿viste como te mira? estás ganando have you seen her looking at you? she fancies you o you're well in there

♦ See also the pronominal verb ganarse

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ganar

I v/t

1 win;

le gané cincuenta dólares I won fifty dollars off him;

ganar a alguien beat s.o.

2 mediante el trabajo earn

II v/i

1 mediante el trabajo earn

2 ( vencer) win;

ganar por dos sets a uno win (by) two sets to one

3 ( mejorar) improve;

salir ganando con algo be better off with sth

4 ( aventajar)

:

le gano en velocidad/inteligencia I’m faster/more intelligent than him o than he is

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ganar vt

1) : to win

2) : to gain

ganar tiempo: to buy time

3) : to earn

ganar dinero: to make money

4) : to acquire, to obtain

ganar vi

1) : to win

2) : to profit

salir ganando: to come out ahead

♦ See also the reflexive verb ganarse

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ganar vb

1. (un premio, concurso) to win [pt. & pp. won]

ganó el premio a la mejor actriz she won the award for best actress

¿quién ganó el torneo? who won the tournament?

2. (un sueldo) to earn

todos ganan la misma cantidad de dinero they all earn the same amount of money

¿cuánto ganas al mes? how much do you earn a month?

3. (a un contrincante) to beat [pt. beat; pp. beaten]

Bruguera ganó a Costa en tres sets Bruguera beat Costa in three sets

4. (un trabajo) to get

todos los candidatos aspiran ganar una plaza all the candidates hope to get a place

5. (superar a alguien) to be better

a mí me ganas en deportes you're better at sports than I am

ganar el pan to earn your living

ganar tiempo to save time

ganarse la vida to earn one's living

salir ganando to do well

Spanish-English dictionary > ganar

14 ходить

гл.

1. to go; 2. to walk; 3. to go/to travel on foot; 4. to stride; 5. to march; 6. to pace; 7. to stroll; 8. to amble; 9. to saunter; 10. to trudge; 11. to plod; 12. to hobble; 13. to shuffle; 14. to shamble; 15. to tiptoe; 16. to sneak; 17. to stagger; 18. to stumble; 19. to lurch; 20. to swagger; 21. to strut; 22. to wander; 23. to prowl; 24. to wade; 25. to pick one's way; 26. to edge

Русский глагол ходить используется в разных ситуациях; относится к движению людей, работе механизмов, внешнему виду человека. Русский глагол ходить не уточняет, как осуществляется движение и при каких сопутствующих обстоятельствах. В английском языке эти аспекты уточняются значениями отдельных слов. В русском языке любые уточнения способов движения передаются, как правило, словосочетаниями с глаголом ходить.

1. to go — (как и русский глагол ходить, английский глагол to go многозначен и относится как к живым существам, так и к неодушевленным предметам, машинам и механизмам): a) ходить, ездить, передвигаться (предполагает передвижение живых существ любыми способами — ногами, транспортными средствами и т. п.; обычно сопровождается определениями: как, когда, куда, каким образом): to go in pairs (arm-in-arm) — ходить парами (под руку); to go shopping — ходить за покупками; to go to the theatre (to the cinema, to concerts) — ходить в театр (в кино, на концерты); to go there right now — пойти туда сейчас же; to go by train — ездить поездом; to go by boat — плыть пароходом; to go by air — лететь самолетом; to go out to work — ходить на работу/ ходить на службу; to go swimming (skiing) — ходить плавать/купаться (ходить на лыжах) In summer he goes for a swim in all sorts of weather. — Летом он ходит купаться в любую погоду. On Saturday we usually go shopping. — По субботам мы обычно ходим за покупками. We don't often go to museums. — Мы редко ходим в музеи. My father liked to go into the mountains and he often took us kids with him. — Отец любил ходить в горы и часто брал нас, детей, с собой. b) ходить, функционировать, работать (описывает функционирование неодушевленных предметов, главным образом машин и механизмов): This watch doesn't go. — Эти часы не ходят. The bus goes there twice a day. — Автобус ходит туда два раза в день. Cars can't go along such roads. — Машины по таким дорогам не ездят./ Машины по таким дорогам ездить не могут. The train went at full speed. — Поезд шел полным ходом. Buses don't go along these streets. — По этим улицам автобусы не ходят/не ездят.

2. to walk — ходить, гулять, прогуливаться, ходить пешком, прохаживаться, переступать ногами ( двигаться вперед с обычной скоростью): Lena and Ann always walk to school together. — Лена и Аня всегда идут в школу вместе. Shall we walk or take a taxi? — Пойдем пешком или возьмем такси? Ben learned to walk at ten months. — Бен научился ходить, когда ему было десять месяцев./Бен пошел, когда ему было десять месяцев. On the final day we walked over twenty miles. — В последний день мы прошли более двадцати миль. We walked around the market for a while, before going to the beach. — Мы немного походили по рынку прежде чем пойти на пляж. I keep seeing these two strange men walking around, I'm sure they are up to something. — Я все время вижу этих двух незнакомцев, которые ходят вокруг, я уверен, они что-то замышляют. The doctor told Sam to walk as much as possible — it was good for his heart. — Доктор посоветовал Сэму побольше ходить — это полезно для его сердца./Доктор посоветовал Сэму побольше двигаться — ему это полезно для сердца. Ellyn is up at six every morning to walk along the beach. — Эллин встает в шесть часов каждое утро, чтобы походить/погулять по пляжу. I like to go walking in the woods, just to breathe the air. — Я люблю ходить по лесу, просто чтобы подышать свежим воздухом. We are going to walk for a while before dinner. — Мы пошли до обеда немного погулять.

3. to go/to travel on foot — ходить пешком: It is not far, it will take you about ten minutes on foot. — Это недалеко, всего минут десять пешком. They planned to travel partly by boat and the rest of the way on foot. — Они планировали проплыть на лодке часть пути, а остальной путь проделать пешком.

4. to stride — шагать, ходить большими шагами (двигаться быстро, особенно если вы чувствуете неуверенность, сердитесь или торопитесь): Не strode along the beach. — Он шагал по пляжу./Он вышагивал по пляжу. Не strode on/off. — Он зашагал дальше. The interviewer strode confidently towards me and shook my hand. — Журналист уверенно шагнул ко мне и протянул руку, здороваясь со мной. I saw Max striding angrily away. — Я видел, как Макс в гневе зашагал прочь. She strode quickly and purposefully into the room, with her head upright. — С высоко поднятой головой и явным намерением что-то сделать она быстро шагнула/вошла в комнату.

5. to march — маршировать, ходить строевым шагом, двигаться решительно, двигаться твердым шагом (двигаться быстро, уверенными шагами, особенно под влиянием гнева или решимости что-либо сделать): Sheila marched into the office to demand an apology. — Шейла уверенно вошла в контору потребовать, чтобы перед ней извинились. «I'll never forgive you for this», Margosaid marching off. — «Я тебе этого никогда не прощу», — сказала Марго и вышла. The soldiers marched through the town in two straight columns. — Солдаты прошли строем через город двумя стройными колоннами./Соддаты промаршировали через городдвумя стройными колоннами. At the army training camp the new recruits will learn how to march and shoot. — В военно-учебных лагерях новобранцы научатся ходить строем и стрелять. The prisoners were made to march around the court yard. — Узников заставляли маршировать по тюремному двору.

6. to pace — ходить взад и вперед (обычно в небольшом пространстве, особенно если вы нервничаете, раздражены или рассержены): Sheila paced back and forth along the corridor, waiting for the doctor to come back. — В ожидании возвращения врача Шейла нервно ходила взад и вперед по коридору. «We are going to be late», Jordan said irritably pacing up and down the room. — «Мы опаздываем», — раздраженно сказал Джордан, меряя шагами комнату./«Мы опаздываем», — сказал Джордан, шагая взад и вперед по комнате. A lion paced up and down the cage. — Лев ходил по клетке взад и вперед.

7. to stroll — прогуливаться ( ходить ради удовольствия): 1 strolled along the beach with the warm sun on my face. — Я медленно прогуливался по пляжу, теплое солнце светило мне в лицо. The young couple strolled through the park, arm-in-arm. — Молодая пара под руку прогуливалась по парку. In the evening Madrid fills with people strolling unhurridly from bar to bar. — По вечерам Мадрид наполняют гуляющие пары, которые не спеша переходят от бара к бару.

8. to amble — двигаться мелкими шагами, семенить; идти неторопливым шагом, брести, бесцельно бродить; идти иноходью ( о лошади): An old man appeared from behind the house and ambled across the yard. — Из-за дома показался старик, который бесцельно бродил по двору. We ambled around the town. — Мы бродили по городу. One of the horses, the white one, slowly ambled toward me. — Одна из лошадей — белая — иноходью приблизилась ко мне.

9. to saunter — прогуливаться, прохаживаться, фланировать (ходить с гордым видом, что нередко у других вызывает раздражение): We sauntered up and down the street. — Мы прогуливались/прохаживались вверх и вниз по улице. «Shouldn't you be in class?» — the teacher asked the girls who were sauntering down the corridor. — «Вы разве не должны быть в классе?» — спросил преподаватель девочек, спокойно прогуливающихся по коридору. I sauntered into the garden, where some friends were chatting near the fire. — Я медленно прошел в сад, где у костра болтали несколько моих друзей. As usual, he sauntered into the class twenty minutes late. — Он с независимым видом вошел в класс как обычно с двадцатиминутным опозданием.

10. to trudge — устало ходить, тяжело ступать, тащиться (тяжело двигаться медленными шагами, потому что вы устали): Mother walked for four miles to the nearest store trudging back home with her bag of groceries. — Мать ходила в магазин в четырех милях от дома, а потом устало тащилась домой с тяжелой сумкой продуктов. Trudging through the sand was exhausting. — Тащиться по песку было тяжело. He trudged the streets all day. — Он таскался по улицам целый день. Не trudged wearily up the hill. — Он устало тащился в гору.

11. to plod — брести ( с трудом), тащиться, медленно плестись, устало плестись (еле-еле передвигая ноги из-за усталости или потому что вы несете что-либо тяжелое): Не plodded wearily home. — Он устало плелся домой. The travelers plodded through deep snow at the side of the railroad. — Путешественники устало плелись по глубокому снегу вдоль железнодорожного полотна./Путешественники медленно брели по глубокому снегу вдоль железнодорожного полотна. The donkey was plodding slowly along underthc heavy load. — Ослик еле плелся под тяжестью поклажи.

12. to hobble — ковылять, прихрамывать: Не hobbled along. — Он шел прихрамывая. The man hobbled along on his crutches. — Мужчина ковылял на костылях.

13. to shuffle — ходить шаркая ногами (двигаться медленно и с шумом, не поднимая ног от пола на должную высоту): Не shuffled to the bar across the room. — Он пошел шаркающей походкой к бару. Supporting herself on Ann's arm the old woman shuffled towards the door. — Опираясь на руку Анны, старушка шаркая шла к двери. I heard Bob shuffling around the kitchen. — Я слышала, как Боб шаркая ногами тяжело двигался по кухне.

14. to shamble — ходить вразвалку; ходить волоча ноги (медленно и неуклюже, ленивой походкой двигаться, наклоняясь вперед): The old man shambled off. — Старик, волоча ноги, пошел прочь. Не shambled into the room and up lo the window. — Он ввалился в комнату и вразвалку подошел к окну. Looking tired, Parker shambled to the stage and started playing. — С усталым видом Паркер медленно прошел на сиену и начал играть.

15. to tiptoe — ходить на цыпочках ( стараться быть незамеченным или не производить шума): Bobby tiptoed past his daughter's bedroom so as not to wake her. — Бобби на цыпочках прошел мимо спальни дочери, чтобы не разбудить ее. They tiptoed from room to room, afraid to speak above a whisper. — Они ходили на цыпочках из комнаты в комнату и говорили только шепотом.

16. to sneak — ходить крадучись, красться (тихо двигаться прячась от кого-либо, особенно если вы делаете что-либо плохое и не хотите быть пойманным): The thieves sneaked in when the guard had his back turned. — Воры крадучись пробрались внутрь, когда охранник стоял к ним спиной. Polly sneaked in through back yard so that her parents wouldn't wake up and see how late it was. — Полли крадучись вошла со двора так, чтобы не разбудить родителей и не дать им понять, как поздно она пришла.

17. to stagger — ходить хромая, ходить шатаясь, шататься (двигаться неуверенной походкой, шатаясь из стороны в сторону, почти падая, особенно из-за того, что вы устали, пьяны или ранены): I was hit on the head and just managed to stagger out of the room. — Меня ударили по голове, и я с трудом, шатаясь выбрался из комнаты. My father was staggering under weight of a huge parcel. — Мой отец шел пошатываясь под тяжестью огромного пакета.

18. to stumble — спотыкаться, ходить спотыкаясь (неуверенно двигаться, натыкаясь на то, что под ногами, или потому, что вы устали или пьяны): The room was dark and Sten nearly fell over a chair as he stumbled to the corner. — В комнате было темно, и Стэн споткнулся о стул и чуть не упал, идя в угол комнаты. Having drunk half a bottle of whisky I stumbled upstairs and to bed. — Выпив с полбутылки виски, я спотыкаясь поднялся наверх и лег в кровать.

19. to lurch — идти нетвердой походкой, пошатываться, неуверенно двигаться: Не lurched sideways two steps as the stone rolled by. — Он уклонился на два шага в сторону, когда камень прокатился мимо. Harry lurched to the bathroom clutching his stomach in pain. — Гарри шатаясь побрел в ванную комнату, хватаясь от боли за живот.

20. to swagger — расхаживать, ходить с гордым/важным видом, самоуверенно ( идти двигая всем корпусом): Paul swaggered arrogantly into (he boxing ring, as if he had already won the fight. — Павел с гордым видом вышел на ринг так, как будто он уже одержал победу. Sally's boyfriend came swaggering down the steps with his hands in his jackets. — Дружок Салли, засунув руки в карманы, с гордым видом спускался по ступенькам лестницы. Ben left the room swaggering clearly pleased with himself. — Бен гордо вышел из комнаты, весьма довольный собой.

21. to strut — ходить с важным видом, выхаживать, вышагивать (ходить с гордо поднятой головой, грудью вперед, всем видом показывая свою важность): Look at him strutting across the office, he thinks he is so important. — Посмотри, как он вышагивает по офису, он думает, что он очень важная птица. During the mating season the male bird will strut in front of the female. — Во время сезона спаривания самец гордо вышагивает перед самкой.

22. to wander — бродить, бесцельно ходить (часто по местам, которые вы не знаете): Tom spent most of his free time wandering about in the woods. — Большую часть своего свободного времени Том бродил по лесам. For an hour and a half we were wandering around the old city, completely lost. — Совершенно заблудившись, часа полтора мы бродили по старому городу.

23. to prowl — рыскать, идти крадучись (тихо передвигаться, оставаясь незамеченным, особенно при попытке что-либо украсть или напасть на кого-либо): The nurse said that she could hear someone prowling in the garden. — Няня сказала, что она слышала, как кто-то крадучись ходил по саду. Several wolves prowled around the camp, but they were kept at bay by the fire. — Несколько волков рыскали у лагеря, но их остановил огонь костра. The police have warned the public the killer may be prowling the streets. — Полиция предупредила население, что убийца еще может бродить по улицам.

24. to wade — ходить по воде, шлепать: Ellen waded into the water then started swimming across the river. — Эллен вошла в воду и поплыла на тот берег реки. The rescuers worked wading waist deep in the muddy water. — Спасатели работали по грудь в грязной воде. The fisherman got out of the boat and waded ashore. — Рыбак вышел из лодки и вброд пошел к берегу.

25. to pick one's way — осторожно ходить (идти, выбирая дорогу, обходя опасные места): The boys began to pick their way over the rocks towards the ocean. — Мальчики начали осторожно двигаться по камням в сторону океана. Gathering her skirt she began to pick her way through the puddles. — Подобрав юбку, она начала пробираться, обходя дождевые лужи.

26. to edge — ходить пробираясь боком; ходить по краю (медленно и осторожно, двигаясь боком через небольшое, узкое пространство, которое не позволяет идти нормальным шагом): Ben edged sideways through the front door, which seemed to be stuck. — Бэн протиснулся через парадную дверь, которую по-видимому заело. Edging my way through the crowd I eventually managed to get to the bar. — Пробравшись боком через толпу, я наконец смог добраться до бара.

Русско-английский объяснительный словарь > ходить

15 in

prep in

moto a luogo to

in casa at home

è in Scozia he is in Scotland

va in Inghilterra he is going to England

in italiano in Italian

in campagna in the country

essere in viaggio be travelling

viaggiare in macchina travel by car

nel 1999 in 1999

una giacca in pelle a leather jacket

in vacanza on holiday

se fossi in te if I were you, if I were in your place

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in prep.

1 (stato in luogo, posizione) in, at; (dentro) inside; (su, sopra) on: in Italia, negli Stati Uniti, in Italy, in the United States; abitano in città, in campagna, in centro, in periferia, they live in town, in the country, in the centre, on the outskirts; in ufficio, at the office; in casa, in chiesa, at home, at church; nell'aria, in the air; la casa editrice ha sede in Milano, the publishing house has its headquarters in Milan; la statua sorge nel centro della piazza, the statue stands in the centre of the square; mio padre lavora in banca, my father works in a bank; stanotte dormiremo in albergo, we'll sleep in a hotel tonight; è stato due anni in prigione, he spent two years in prison; prendevano il sole in giardino, they were sunbathing in the garden; nel cielo erano apparse le prime stelle, the first stars had appeared in the sky; i fazzoletti sono nel primo cassetto, the handkerchieves are in the top drawer; nella stanza c'era molto fumo, there was a lot of smoke in the room; c'era gran festa nelle strade e nelle piazze, there were great celebrations in the streets and squares; siamo rimasti chiusi in casa tutto il giorno, we stayed in the house (o indoors) all day; ti aspetto in macchina, I'll wait for you in the car; non c'è niente in tavola?, isn't there anything on the table?; leggo sempre in treno, I always read on the train; hanno una casa proprio in riva al mare, they have a house right on the sea front; la notizia è apparsa in prima pagina, the news was on the front page; gli diede un bacio in fronte, she kissed him on the forehead; teneva in braccio un bambino, she was holding a baby in her arms; che cos'hai in mano?, what have you got in your hands?; ho sempre in mente le sue parole, his words are still in my mind; in lui ho trovato un vero amico, I found a real friend in him; questa espressione ricorre spesso in Dante, this expression often appears in Dante; nel lavoro non trova alcuna soddisfazione, he gets no satisfaction from his job // in fondo a, at the bottom of // in primo piano, in the foreground (o up close) // in bella mostra, in a prominent position // nel bel mezzo, right in the middle: s'interruppe nel bel mezzo del discorso, he stopped right in the middle of his speech // (non) avere fiducia in se stesso, (not) to be self-confident // credere in Dio, to believe in God

2 (moto a luogo, direzione) to; (verso l'interno) into: è andato in Francia per lavoro, he went to France on business; domani andremo in campagna, we'll go to the country tomorrow; vorrei tornare in America, I'd like to go back to America; devo scendere in cantina, I must go down to the cellar; quando rientrerete in città?, when are you returning to town?; la nave era appena entrata in porto, the ship had just come into dock; la gente si riversò nelle strade, people poured into the streets; abbiamo mandato i bambini in montagna, we've sent the children to the mountains; questa merce va spedita in Germania, these goods are to be sent to Germany; non sporgerti troppo dalla barca, puoi cadere in acqua, don't lean too far out of the boat, you might fall in the water; puoi venire nel mio ufficio un attimo?, can you come into my office for a moment?; mise la mano in tasca e tirò fuori il portafoglio, he put his hand in his pocket and took out his wallet; rimetti quelle pratiche nel cassetto, put those papers back in the drawer; vai subito nella tua stanza!, go to your room at once!; hanno arrestato il ladro e l'hanno messo in prigione, the thief was arrested and put in prison; in quale direzione andate?, which way are you going?; sulle scale m'imbattei in uno sconosciuto, I bumped into a stranger on the stairs; ho inciampato in un gradino e sono caduto, I tripped over a step and fell down; si è messo in mente di fare l'attore, he's got it into his head that he wants to become an actor

3 (moto per luogo) through, across: ha viaggiato molto in Europa, he has done a lot of travelling across Europe; il corteo sfilò nelle strade principali, the procession wound its way through the main streets; correre nei campi, to run across the fields; tanti pensieri le passavano nella mente, many thoughts went through her mind

4 (cambiamento, passaggio, trasformazione) into: tradurre dall'inglese in italiano, to translate from English into Italian; convertire gli euro in dollari, to change euros into dollars; la proprietà è stata divisa in due, the property has been divided in half (o into two); il vaso cadde e andò in frantumi, the vase fell and broke into pieces // si è fatto in quattro per aiutarci, he bent over backwards to help us // il maltempo ha mandato in fumo tutti i nostri progetti, the bad weather put paid to all our plans // di bene in meglio, better and better; di male in peggio, from bad to worse // di tre in tre, in threes // Anita Rossi in De Marchi, (di donna coniugata) Anita De Marchi, née Rossi // andare in rovina, to go to (rack and) ruin (anche fig.) // andare in estasi, to be overjoyed // montare in collera, to fly into a rage

5 (tempo) in; on; at: in marzo, in primavera, in March, in spring; in pieno inverno, in the middle of winter; in una mattina d'estate, one (o on a) summer morning; in quel giorno, on that day; in questo (preciso) momento, at this (very) moment; in tutta la mia vita, in all my life; nel pomeriggio, in the afternoon; si è laureato nel 1980, he graduated in 1980; tornerò a casa nel mese di settembre, I'll return home in September; nell'era atomica, in the atomic age; in gioventù, in (one's) youth; in tempo di guerra, di pace, in wartime, in peacetime; in epoca vittoriana, in the Victorian age; esamineranno otto candidati in un giorno, they will examine eight candidates in one day; ha fatto tutto il lavoro in due ore, he got through all the work in two hours; viene in Italia tre volte in un anno, he comes to Italy three times a year // arriverò in giornata, I'll arrive some time in the day // in serata, during the evening // nello stesso tempo, at the same time // nel frattempo, in the meantime // in un attimo, in un batter d'occhio, in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye // in men che non si dica, quick as a flash // in quattro e quattr'otto, in less than no time // di ora in ora, di giorno in giorno, from time to time, from day to day

6 (modo, maniera) in; on: il pubblico ascoltava in silenzio, the audience listened in silence; mi guardava in un modo strano, he looked at me in a strange way (o strangely); parla in perfetto italiano, he speaks perfect Italian; scrivere in penna, in matita, in corsivo, in versi, to write in pen, in pencil, in italics, in verse; le istruzioni erano scritte in tedesco, the instructions were written in German; camminava in fretta, he was walking in a hurry; rispose in tono sgarbato, he answered rudely; entrammo in punta di piedi, we entered on tiptoe; procedevano in fila indiana, they walked single file; preferì rimanere in disparte, he preferred to stay on his own; stare in piedi, to stand on one's feet; tutti erano in abito da sera, they were all in evening dress; uscì in pantofole sul pianerottolo, he went on to the landing in his slippers // (resto) in attesa di una vostra cortese risposta, (nelle lettere) awaiting your reply // (comm.) assegno in bianco, blank cheque; pagare in contanti, in assegni, to pay cash, by cheque; 10.000 euro in biglietti da 10, 10,000 euros in 10 euro notes // una riproduzione in miniatura, a reproduction in miniature (o a miniature reproduction); trasmettere in diretta, to broadcast live // una partita in casa, in trasferta, a home, an away match // pomodori in insalata, tomato salad; pollo in gelatina, chicken in aspic

7 (stato, condizione, circostanza) in, at: essere in pace, in guerra con qlcu., to be at peace, at war with s.o.; mi piace stare in compagnia, I like company; vivere nell'angoscia, to live in anxiety; in salute e in malattia, in sickness and in health; morì in miseria, he died in poverty; la sua vita era in pericolo, her life was in danger; ero in una situazione imbarazzante, I was in an embarrassing position; siamo nei pasticci!, we're in a mess!; ben presto si trovò nei guai fino al collo, he soon found himself up to his neck in trouble; non sono in condizioni di pagare una cifra simile, I'm not in a position to pay such a sum (of money) // essere in odio, in simpatia a qlcu., to be liked, to be hated by s.o.

8 (limitazione, misura) in, at: (la) laurea in lingue, a degree in languages; dottore in legge, doctor of law; è bravo in matematica, ma è debole in francese, he's good at maths, but poor at French; un terzo della classe è stato rimandato in chimica, a third of the class is having to repeat chemistry; ha conseguito il diploma in ragioneria, he got a diploma in bookkeeping; ha intenzione di specializzarsi in pediatria, he is going to specialize in pediatrics; la nostra ditta commercia in pellami, our firm deals in leather goods; mio fratello è campione di salto in alto, my brother is high jump champion; la stanza era 5 metri in lunghezza, the room was 5 metres long

9 (materia): una statua in bronzo, a bronze statue; una borsa in pelle, a leather handbag; rivestimento in legno, wood panelling; abito in puro cotone, an all cotton dress; poltrone in velluto, velvet armchairs; incisione in rame, copperplate engraving; un vassoio in argento, a silver tray ∙ Come si nota dagli esempi, in questo significato si usa spesso in inglese la forma aggettivale in luogo del compl. introdotto dalla prep. in

10 (mezzo) by; in; on: viaggiare in treno, in aereo, in macchina, to travel by train, by air, by car; sei venuto a piedi o in autobus?, have you come on foot or by bus?; abbiamo fatto una gita in barca, we went out on the boat; pagare in euro, in dollari, in assegni, to pay in euros, in dollars, by cheque

11 (fine, scopo): ho avuto in dono una macchina fotografica, I've been presented with a camera; il vincitore riceverà in premio un milione di dollari, the winner will receive a prize of a million dollars; mi ha dato in prestito la sua macchina per qualche giorno, he has lent me his car for a few days; mi hanno mandato in visione il primo volume dell'opera, they sent me the first volume of the work to look at; la festa era in onore del sindaco, the party was in honour of the mayor; parlare in difesa di qlcu., to speak in s.o.'s defence

12 (seguito da inf.): nell'entrare mi accorsi subito che qualcosa non andava, on entering I realized at once there was something wrong; l'ho incontrato nel tornare, I met him on the way back; nel salire in macchina mi sono cadute le chiavi, I dropped my keys while getting into the car; il bicchiere si è rotto nel lavarlo, the glass broke while it was being washed; nel dire ciò fu preso da commozione, in saying this he was overcome by emotion

13 (predicativo; in ingl. non si traduce): siamo rimasti in due, only two of us were left; fra tutti eravamo in quaranta, there were forty of us in all; erano in molti, in pochi, there were many of them, few of them; se fossi in te, if I were you; dipingere qlco. in rosso, to paint sthg. red.

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: in alto, up there; up (above); in basso, down there; down (below); in giù, downward (s); in su, upward (s) // in cerca di, in search of // in dettaglio, in detail; in forse, in doubt // in particolare, in particular // in quanto, in so far as: in quanto a ciò, as for that // in tutti i modi, in any case; in virtù di, as... // in rapporto a, as regards // in qualità di, in (one's) capacity as // nel caso che, (se, qualora) if; (nell'eventualità che) in case: portati l'ombrello, nel caso che piova, take your umbrella with you in case it rains; nel caso che torni prima di me, fatti dare le chiavi dal portinaio, if you should get back before I do, get the keys from the custodian // in fede, yours faithfully // in coscienza, truthfully // in lungo e in largo, far and wide.

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[in]
1. prep in + il = nel, in + lo = nello, in + l'= nell', in + la = nella, in + i = nei, in + gli = negli, in + le = nelle

1) (stato in luogo) in, (all'interno) inside

sono rimasto in casa — I stayed at home, I stayed indoors

è nell' editoria/nell' esercito — he is in publishing/in the army

è in fondo all'armadio — it is at the back of the wardrobe

è bravo in latino — he's good at Latin

dottore in legge — doctor of law

in lei ho trovato una sorella — I found a sister in her

in lui non c'era più speranza — there was no hope left in him

nell' opera di Shakespeare — in Shakespeare's works

vivo in Scozia — I live in Scotland

aveva le mani in tasca — he had his hands in his pockets

il pranzo è in tavola — lunch is on the table

se fossi in te — if I were you

un giornale diffuso in tutta Italia — a newspaper read all over o throughout Italy

2) (moto a luogo) to, (dentro) into

andare in campagna/in montagna — to go into the country/to the mountains

andrò in Francia — I'm going to France

entrare in casa — to go into the house

entrare in macchina — to get into the car

gettare qc in acqua — to throw sth into the water

inciampò in una radice — he tripped over a root

l'ho messo là in alto/basso — I put it up/down there

spostarsi di città in città — to move from town to town

3)

(moto per luogo) il corteo è passato in piazza — the procession passed through the square

sta facendo un viaggio in Egitto — he's travelling in o around Egypt

4) (tempo) in

negli anni ottanta — in the eighties

nel 1960 — in 1960

è cambiata molto in un anno — she has changed a lot in a year

in autunno — in autumn

di giorno in giorno — from day to day

in gioventù — in one's youth

in questo istante — at the moment

in luglio, nel mese di luglio — in July

lo farò in settimana — I'll do it within the week

5) (mezzo) by

mi piace viaggiare in aereo — I like travelling by plane, I like flying

pagare in contanti/in dollari — to pay cash/in dollars

ci andremo in macchina — we'll go there by car, we'll drive there

siamo andati in treno — we went by train

6) (modo, maniera) in

in abito da sera — in evening dress

tagliare in due — to cut in two

in fiamme — on fire, in flames

in gruppo — in a group

in guerra — at war

tradurre in italiano — to translate into Italian

parlare in italiano — to speak Italian

nell' oscurità — in the darkness

in piedi — standing, on one's feet

in prosa — in prose

in silenzio — in silence

scrivere in stampatello — to write in block letters

in versi — in verse

Maria Bianchi in Rossi — Maria Rossi née Bianchi

7) (materia) made of

in marmo — made of marble, marble attr

braccialetto in oro — gold bracelet

lo stesso modello in seta — the same model in silk

8)

(fine, scopo) spende tutto in divertimenti — he spends all his money on entertainment

me lo hanno dato in dono — they gave it to me as a gift

in favore di — in favour of

in onore di — in honour of

9) (misura) in

in altezza — in height

arrivarono in gran numero — they arrived in large numbers

in lunghezza — in length

siamo in quattro — there are four of us

in tutto — in all

10)

(con infinito) ha sbagliato nel rispondere male — he was wrong to be rude

si è fatto male nel salire sull'autobus — he hurt himself as he was getting onto the bus

nell' udire la notizia — on hearing the news

2. avv

essere in — (di moda, attuale) to be in

3. agg inv

la gente in — the in-crowd

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[in]
preposizione (artcl. nel, nello, nella, nell'; pl. nei, negli, nelle)

1) (stato in luogo) in; (all'interno) in, inside; (sopra) on

abito in via Roma — I live in BE o on AE via Roma

vivere in Italia, in città, in campagna — to live in Italy, in town, in the country

stare in casa — to stay at home

essere in un taxi — to be in a taxi

in televisione — on TV

in questa storia — in this story

nel suo discorso — in his speech

che cosa ti piace in un uomo? — what do you like in a man?

un tema ricorrente in Montale — a recurrent theme in Montale's work

2) (moto a luogo) to

andare in Francia, in città, in campagna — to go to France, to town, to the country

andare in vacanza — to go on holiday

vado in macelleria — I'm going to the butcher's

entrare in una stanza — to go into a room

il treno sta per entrare in stazione — the train is arriving at the station

salire in macchina — to get into the car

3) (moto per luogo)

passeggiare in centro — to walk in the city centre BE o around downtown AE

viaggiare in Cina, negli Stati Uniti — to travel around o through Cina, the United States

correre nei prati — to run across the fields

infilare il dito nella fessura — to stick one's finger through the slit

4) (tempo) (durante)

in inverno — in winter

nel 1991 — in 1991

nel Medio Evo — in the Middle Ages

negli ultimi giorni — over the last few days

in settimana mangio alla mensa — during the week I eat at the canteen; (entro)

l'ho fatto in due giorni — I did it in two days

lo farò in settimana — I'll do it within the week

5) (mezzo) by

sono venuto in taxi — I came here by taxi

abbiamo fatto un giro in barca — we went out on the boat

6) (modo, maniera)

un'opera in versi, inglese, tre volumi — a work in verse, in English, in three volumes

parlare in spagnolo — to speak Spanish

in piena forma — in great shape

in contanti — (in) cash

7) (fine)

ho avuto questo libro in regalo — this book was given to me as a present

in vendita — for sale

8) (trasformazione)

tradurre in italiano — to translate into Italian

cambiare delle sterline in dollari — to change pounds in dollars

9) (per indicare relazione di matrimonio)

Enza Bianchi in Rossi — Enza Rossi, née Bianchi

10) (materia)

è in oro — it's made of gold

un anello in oro — a gold ring

11) (limitazione)

laurea in filosofia — degree in philosophy

laureato in lettere — arts graduate

essere bravo in storia — to be good at history

malattia frequente nei bovini — common disease in cattle

in politica — in politics

12) (misura)

il muro misura tre metri in altezza e sei in lunghezza — the wall is three metres high and six metres long

13) (quantità)

erano in venti — there were twenty of them

siamo in pochi — there are few of us

abbiamo fatto il lavoro in due — two of us did the job

14) (davanti a un infinito)

nel tornare a casa,... — on my way home,...

nel dire così,... — saying this

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in

/in/

preposizione

(artcl. nel, nello, nella, nell'; pl. nei, negli, nelle)

1 (stato in luogo) in; (all'interno) in, inside; (sopra) on; abito in via Roma I live in BE o on AE via Roma; vivere in Italia, in città, in campagna to live in Italy, in town, in the country; stare in casa to stay at home; essere in un taxi to be in a taxi; in televisione on TV; in questa storia in this story; nel suo discorso in his speech; che cosa ti piace in un uomo? what do you like in a man? un tema ricorrente in Montale a recurrent theme in Montale's work

2 (moto a luogo) to; andare in Francia, in città, in campagna to go to France, to town, to the country; andare in vacanza to go on holiday; vado in macelleria I'm going to the butcher's; entrare in una stanza to go into a room; il treno sta per entrare in stazione the train is arriving at the station; salire in macchina to get into the car

3 (moto per luogo) passeggiare in centro to walk in the city centre BE o around downtown AE; viaggiare in Cina, negli Stati Uniti to travel around o through Cina, the United States; correre nei prati to run across the fields; infilare il dito nella fessura to stick one's finger through the slit

4 (tempo) (durante) in inverno in winter; nel 1991 in 1991; nel Medio Evo in the Middle Ages; negli ultimi giorni over the last few days; in settimana mangio alla mensa during the week I eat at the canteen; (entro) l'ho fatto in due giorni I did it in two days; lo farò in settimana I'll do it within the week

5 (mezzo) by; sono venuto in taxi I came here by taxi; abbiamo fatto un giro in barca we went out on the boat

6 (modo, maniera) un'opera in versi, inglese, tre volumi a work in verse, in English, in three volumes; parlare in spagnolo to speak Spanish; in piena forma in great shape; in contanti (in) cash

7 (fine) ho avuto questo libro in regalo this book was given to me as a present; in vendita for sale

8 (trasformazione) tradurre in italiano to translate into Italian; cambiare delle sterline in dollari to change pounds in dollars

9 (per indicare relazione di matrimonio) Enza Bianchi in Rossi Enza Rossi, née Bianchi

10 (materia) è in oro it's made of gold; un anello in oro a gold ring

11 (limitazione) laurea in filosofia degree in philosophy; laureato in lettere arts graduate; essere bravo in storia to be good at history; malattia frequente nei bovini common disease in cattle; in politica in politics

12 (misura) il muro misura tre metri in altezza e sei in lunghezza the wall is three metres high and six metres long

13 (quantità) erano in venti there were twenty of them; siamo in pochi there are few of us; abbiamo fatto il lavoro in due two of us did the job

14 (davanti a un infinito) nel tornare a casa,... on my way home,...; nel dire così,... saying this,...

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16 tenir

tenir [t(ə)niʀ]

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1. transitive verb

2. intransitive verb

3. indirect transitive verb

4. impersonal verb

5. reflexive verb

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► Lorsque tenir fait partie d'une locution comme tenir compagnie, tenir chaud, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.

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1. <

   a. (avec les mains) to hold

• la clé qu'il tient à la main the key that he's holding

• la clé qu'il tient dans sa main the key that he's holding

• il tient son fils par la main he's holding his son's hand

• tenir la porte à qn to hold the door open for sb

   b. ( = maintenir dans un certain état) to keep

• tenir les yeux ouverts to keep one's eyes open

• le café le tient éveillé coffee keeps him awake

• tenir qch en place to keep sth in place

• tenir une note (Music) to hold a note

   c. ( = gérer) [+ hôtel, magasin, comptes, maison, ménage] to keep

   d. ( = détenir) to have

• si je le tenais ! just let me get my hands on him!

• nous le tenons we've got him

• parfait, je tiens mon article great, now I have my article

• qu'est-ce qu'il tient ! (inf) ( = il est ivre) he's plastered (inf!) ; ( = il est idiot) he's such an idiot!

• en tenir pour qn (inf) ( = l'aimer) to have a crush on sb (inf)

   e. ( = contrôler) [+ enfant, classe] to have under control

   f. ( = organiser) [+ séance, réunion, conférence] to hold

   g. ( = occuper) [+ place, largeur] to take up ; [+ rôle] to have ; [+ emploi] to hold

• ça tient trop de place it takes up too much room

• il tenait sa droite [conducteur] he was keeping to the right

• elle a bien tenu son rôle de chef she was a good manager

• elle tient le rôle d'Ophélie she plays the role of Ophelia

   h. ( = contenir) [récipient] to hold

   i. ( = résister à) tenir l'alcool (inf) to be able to hold one's drink

• tenir le coup [personne] to survive ; [chose] to last

• avec tout ce travail, est-ce qu'il pourra tenir le coup ? with all that work will he be able to cope?

   j. ( = respecter) [+ promesse, pari, planning] to keep to

• tenir le rythme to keep up the pace

   k. (locutions)

► tenir qn/qch pour ( = considérer comme) to regard sb/sth as

• je le tenais pour un imbécile I regarded him as an idiot

• elle le tient pour responsable de l'accident she holds him responsible for the accident► tenir qch de qn to get sth from sb

• il tient cela de son père he gets that from his father► tiens ! (en donnant) here you are!

• tiens, voilà mon frère ! oh, there's my brother!

• tiens, tiens ! well, well!

2. <

   a. ( = rester en place) [objet fixe, nœud, clou] to hold ; [objets empilés, échafaudage] to stay up

• ce chapeau ne tient pas sur ma tête this hat won't stay on my head

• la branche est cassée mais elle tient encore the branch is broken but it's still attached to the tree

• il tient bien sur ses jambes he's very steady on his legs

   b. ( = durer) [accord, beau temps, coiffure] to hold ; [couleur] to be fast ; [mariage, fleurs] to last

• ça tient toujours, notre pique-nique ? (inf) is our picnic still on?

• il n'y a pas de match qui tienne there's no question of going to any match

   c. ( = résister) to hold out

• tenir bon to hold out

• il fait trop chaud, on ne tient plus ici it's too hot - we can't stand it here any longer

   d. ( = pouvoir être contenu) to fit ( dans into)

• ils ne tiendront pas dans la voiture they won't fit into the car

• à cette table, on peut tenir à huit this table can seat eight

• son discours tient en quelques pages his speech is just a few pages long

3. <

• tenir à ( = être attaché à) [+ réputation, opinion de qn] to care about ; [+ objet, personne] to be fond of ; ( = avoir pour cause) to be due to

• il ne tenait plus à la vie he had lost his will to live

• tu veux aller au cinéma ? -- je n'y tiens pas do you want to go to the cinema? -- not particularly

• il tient beaucoup à vous connaître he's very anxious to meet you

• elle tenait absolument à parler she insisted on speaking

• il tient à ce que nous sachions... he is anxious that we should know...

• tu viens avec nous ? -- si tu y tiens are you coming with us? -- if you really want me to

• ça tient au climat it's because of the climate

• son succès tient à peu de chose his success hangs on very little

• à quoi ça tient ? why is that?

• tenir de ( = ressembler à) [+ parent] to take after

• il tient de son père he takes after his father

• il a de qui tenir it runs in the family

4. <

( = dépendre de) to depend

• il ne tient qu'à vous de décider it's up to you to decide

► qu'à cela ne tienne ! no problem!

5. <

   a. (avec les mains) to hold

• il se tenait le ventre de douleur he was holding his stomach in pain

• se tenir à qch to hold onto sth

• ils se tenaient par la main they were holding hands

• ils se tenaient par la taille they had their arms round each other's waists

   b. ( = être dans une position) se tenir debout to be standing up

• tiens-toi droit (debout) stand up straight ; (assis) sit up straight

• redresse-toi, tu te tiens mal stand up straight, you're slouching

• tenez-vous prêts à partir be ready to leave

• elle se tenait à sa fenêtre she was standing at her window

   c. ( = se conduire) to behave

• il ne sait pas se tenir he doesn't know how to behave

• se tenir tranquille to be quiet

• tiens-toi tranquille keep still

• se tenir mal (à table) to have bad table manners ; (en société) to behave badly

• il n'a qu'à bien se tenir ! he'd better behave himself!

   d. ( = avoir lieu) [conférence, réunion] to be held ; [festival] to take place

   e. ( = être cohérent) [raisonnement] to hold together

• tout se tient it's all connected

   f. (locutions)

► tiens-toi bien ! wait till you hear the next bit!

• tu sais combien elle a gagné ? tiens-toi bien: 3 millions ! do you know how much she won? you won't believe it! - 3 million!► s'en tenir à ( = se limiter à) to confine o.s. to ; ( = se satisfaire de) to content o.s. with

• nous nous en tiendrons là pour aujourd'hui we'll leave it at that for today

• il aimerait savoir à quoi s'en tenir he'd like to know where he stands

• je sais à quoi m'en tenir sur son compte I know the sort of man he is► se tenir pour ( = se considérer comme)

il se tient pour responsable he holds himself responsible

• tenez-vous-le pour dit ! (avertissement) you've been warned!

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təniʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( serrer) to hold

tiens-moi ça — hold this (for me)

tenir quelqu'un par la main — to hold somebody's hand

tenir la rampe — to hold onto the banisters

tiens! — ( voici) here you are!; ( écoute-moi) look!

tiens! c'est pour toi — ( voici un cadeau) here, it's for you; ( voici une gifle) take that!

si je le tenais! — if I could get my hands on him!

bien tenir — to hold on to

2) ( avoir sous son contrôle) to keep [somebody] under control

il nous tient — he's got a hold on us

3) Armée to hold

4) ( avoir attrapé) to hold

je te tiens! — I've caught ou got you!

pendant que je te tiens — fig whilst I've got you

tenir une grippe — (colloq) to have flu GB ou the flu US

5) ( posséder) to have [renseignements]

de qui tenez-vous ce renseignement? — where did you get that information?

elle tient ses bijoux de sa mère — she inherited her jewels from her mother

6) ( avoir la charge de) to hold [emploi]; to run [boutique, maison, journal]; to be in charge of [standard, bureau d'accueil]

bien tenir sa maison — to keep one's house spick and span

tenir la comptabilité — to keep the books

7) ( garder) to keep

tenir quelqu'un occupé — to keep somebody busy

‘tenir hors de portée des enfants’ — ‘keep out of reach of children’

tenir une note — Musique to hold a note

8) ( conserver une position)

tenir sa tête droite — to hold one's head upright

tenir les yeux baissés — to keep one's eyes lowered

9) ( maintenir en place) to hold down [chargement]; to hold up [pantalon, chaussettes]

tenir la porte fermée avec son pied — to hold the door shut with one's foot

10) ( ne pas s'écarter de) to keep to [trajectoire]

11) ( résister)

tenir la mer — [navire] to be seaworthy

tenir le coup — (physiquement, moralement) to hold out

tenir le choc — [matériel] to withstand the impact; [personne] to stand the strain

12) ( contenir) to hold [quantité, litres]

13) ( occuper) [objet] to take up [espace, volume]; [personne] to hold [rôle, position]

14) ( considérer)

tenir quelqu'un/quelque chose pour responsable — to hold somebody/something responsible

je tiens mes renseignements pour exacts — I consider my information to be correct

tenir quelqu'un pour mort — to give somebody up for dead

tenir pour certain que — to regard it as certain that

2.

tenir à verbe transitif indirect

1) ( avoir de l'attachement pour)

tenir à — to be fond of, to like

tenir à sa réputation/à la vie — to value one's reputation/one's life

il tient à son argent — he can't bear to be parted from his money

tenir à son indépendance — to like one's independence

2) ( vouloir)

j'y tiens — I insist

tenir à faire — to want to do

je ne tiens pas à faire — I'd rather not do

tenir à ce que quelqu'un fasse — to insist that somebody should do

je ne tiens pas à ce qu'elle y aille — I'd rather she didn't go

je tiens beaucoup à la revoir — I'd really like to see her again

nous tenons absolument à vous avoir à dîner bientôt — you really must come to dinner soon

3) ( être dû à)

tenir à — to be due to

3.

tenir de verbe transitif indirect

1) ( ressembler à)

tenir de — to take after

il a de qui tenir — (colloq) you can (just) see who he takes after ou where he gets it from

de qui peut-elle tenir pour être si méchante? — where does she get her nastiness from?

2) ( s'apparenter à)

tenir de — to border on

4.

verbe intransitif

1) ( rester en place) [attache, corde, étagère, barrage, soufflé] to hold; [timbre, colle, sparadrap] to stick (à to); [assemblage, bandage] to stay in place; [coiffure] to stay tidy; [mise en plis] to stay in

ces chaussures ne me tiennent pas aux pieds — these shoes won't stay on my feet

2) ( résister)

tenir (bon) — ( surmonter les conditions) to hold out; ( refuser de capituler) gén to hang on; Armée to hold out; ( ne pas relâcher sa prise) [personne] to hang on

tenir sans cigarettes jusqu'à la fin de la réunion — to last without cigarettes till the end of the meeting

j'espère que ma voiture va tenir (bon) — I hope my car will last out

il n'y a pas de télévision qui tienne — (colloq) there's no question of watching television

3) ( durer)

le plan tient-il toujours? — is the plan still on?

la neige tient — the snow is settling

les fleurs n'ont pas tenu — the flowers didn't last long

la couleur n'a pas tenu — the colour [BrE] has faded

4) ( rester valable) [théorie, argument] to hold good; [alibi] to stand up

5) ( être contenu) [personnes, objets] to fit ( dans into)

faire tenir six personnes dans une voiture — to fit six people into a car

mon article tient en trois pages — my article takes up only three pages

tenir en hauteur/largeur/longueur — to be short enough/narrow enough/short enough ( dans for)

tenir en hauteur dans une pièce — to fit into a room (heightwise)

ne pas tenir en hauteur — to be too tall ( dans for)

5.

se tenir verbe pronominal

1) ( soi-même) to hold

se tenir la tête de douleur — to hold one's head in pain

2) ( l'un l'autre)

se tenir par le bras — to be arm in arm

ils se tenaient par la taille — they had their arms around each other's waists

se tenir par la main — to hold hands

3) ( s'accrocher) to hold on

se tenir par les pieds — to hold on with one's feet

tiens-toi or tenez-vous bien — (colloq) fig prepare yourself for a shock

4) ( demeurer)

se tenir accroupi/allongé — to be squatting/stretched out

se tenir sans bouger — to stay still

se tenir prêt — to be ready

se tenir tranquille — ( immobile) to keep still; ( silencieux) to keep quiet; ( dans la légalité) to behave oneself

se tenir immobile — ( debout) to stand still

5) ( se comporter) to behave

savoir se tenir — to know how to behave

tiens-toi bien! — behave yourself!

6) ( avoir une posture)

se tenir bien/mal — to have (a) good posture/(a) bad posture

tiens-toi droit! — ( debout) stand up straight!; ( assis) sit straight!

7) ( avoir lieu) [manifestation, exposition] to be held

8) ( être liés) [événements] to fit together

9) ( être cohérent) [raisonnement, œuvre] to hold together

ça se tient — it makes sense

10) ( se considérer)

se tenir pour — to consider oneself to be

tenez-vous le pour dit! — (colloq) I don't want to have to tell you again!

11) ( être fidèle)

s'en tenir à — to stand by

12) ( se limiter)

s'en tenir à — to keep to

s'en tenir aux ordres — to stick to orders

s'en tenir là — to leave it there

ne pas savoir à quoi s'en tenir avec — not to know what to make of

6.

verbe impersonnel

il ne tient qu'à toi de partir — it's up to you to decide whether to leave

qu'à cela ne tienne! — never mind!

7.

tiens exclamation oh!

tiens (donc), vous voilà! — oh, there you are!

tiens, vous croyez? — do you think so?

tiens donc! — iron fancy that!

tiens tiens (tiens)! — well, well!

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t(ə)niʀ
1. vt

1) (avec sa main) to hold

Tu peux tenir la lampe, s'il te plaît? — Can you hold the torch, please?

Il tenait un enfant par la main. — He was holding a child by the hand.

2) (= gérer) [magasin, hôtel] to run

tenir les comptes — to keep the books

tenir un rôle — to play a part

3) [promesse, engagement] to keep

4) (= considérer)

tenir qn pour — to take sb for

5) (= occuper)

tenir de la place — to take up space

6) (= résister à)

tenir l'alcool — to be able to hold a drink

tenir le coup — to hold out

7) (= garder, maintenir)

tenir sa langue fig — to hold one's tongue

tenir au chaud — to keep hot

tenir à l'abri — to keep under cover

tenir prêt — to have ready

Tenez votre chien en laisse. — Keep your dog on the lead.

8) (= avoir reçu)

tenir qch de qn [histoire] — to have heard sth from sb, [qualité, défaut] to have inherited sth from sb, to have got sth from sb

2. vi

1) (= ne pas se défaire) [noeud, joint] to hold

2) (= ne pas disparaître) [neige, gel] to last

3) (= résister) (= survivre) to survive

tenir bon — to stand fast

tenir 3 jours — to last 3 days

4) (en donnant quelque chose)

tiens, voilà le stylo! — there's the pen!

5) (exclamatif)

Tiens, c'est Alain là-bas! — Look, that's Alain over there!

tiens? (surprise) — really?

6)

tenir à [ami, objet] — to be attached to, to care for

Il tient beaucoup à elle. — He's very attached to her., (= avoir pour cause) to be due to, to stem from, (= dépendre de)

ça ne tient qu'à lui — it is entirely up to him

tenir à faire — to really want to do, to be determined to do

Elle tient à y aller. — She's determined to go.

tenir à ce que qn fasse qch — to really want sb to do sth

7)

tenir de (= relever de) — to partake of, (= ressembler à) to take after

Il tient de son père. — He takes after his father.

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tenir verb table: venir

A vtr

1 ( serrer) to hold [objet, personne, animal]; tiens-moi ça hold this (for me); tiens-moi hold me; tiens-moi la main hold my hand; tenir qn par la main/le bras to hold sb's hand/arm; tenir un enfant contre sa poitrine to hold a child to one's breast; tenir qch à la main/dans ses mains to hold sth in one's hand/in one's hands; tenir un couteau par le manche to hold a knife by the handle; tenir la rampe to hold onto the banister; tenir son chien to hold one's dog; tenir fermement qch to hold sth firmly ou tightly; tenir qch serré sous le bras to hold sth firmly ou tightly under one's arm; tiens!, tenez! ( voici) here you are!; ( écoutez-moi) look!; tiens! c'est pour toi ( voici un cadeau) here, it's for you; ( voici une gifle) take that!; si je le tenais! if I could get or lay my hands on him!; bien tenir to hold on to [portefeuille, chien]; faire tenir une lettre/un message à qn† to dispatch a letter/a message to sb; ⇒ deux;

2 ( avoir sous son contrôle) to keep [sb] under control [élèves, enfants]; tenir sa classe to control one's class well; tenir son cheval Équit to keep one's horse well in hand; il nous tient he's got a hold on us;

3 Mil (occuper, contrôler) to hold [colline, pont, ville]; tenir la première place Sport to be in first place;

4 ( avoir attrapé) to hold [animal, coupable, meurtrier]; je te tiens! I've caught ou got you!; pendant que je te tiens fig whilst I've got you; tenir une grippe○ to have flu GB ou the flu US;

5 ( posséder) to have [preuves, renseignements]; il tient le sujet de son prochain roman he's got the subject of his next novel; tenir qch de qn to get sth from sb [trait physique, caractère, information]; il tient ses yeux bleus de son père he gets his blue eyes from his father; il tient ses informations d'un ami he got his information from a friend; je tiens cette nouvelle de Paul I got this news from Paul; d'où or de qui tenez-vous ce renseignement? where did you get that information?; d'où tenez-vous cette certitude? what makes you so certain?; elle tient ses bijoux de sa mère she inherited her jewels from her mother;

6 ( avoir la charge de) to hold [emploi, poste, assemblée]; to run [café, boutique, maison, journal, municipalité]; to be in charge of, to be on duty on [standard, bureau d'accueil]; bien tenir sa maison to keep one's house spick and span; tenir la comptabilité to keep the books;

7 ( garder) to keep; tenir qn occupé to keep sb busy; tenir sa chambre propre to keep one's room tidy; tenir les aliments au frais to keep food in a cool place; ‘tenir hors de portée des enfants’ ‘keep out of reach of children’; tenir un accord secret to keep an agreement secret; tenir la porte fermée to keep the door closed; tenir une note Mus to hold a note; tenir un article† to carry an item; tenir les cours† Fin to maintain prices;

8 ( conserver une position) tenir sa tête droite/immobile to hold one's head upright/still; tenir les bras écartés to hold one's arms apart; tenir les mains/les bras en l'air to hold up one's hands/one's arms; tenir les yeux ouverts/baissés to keep one's eyes open/lowered; tenir les poings serrés to keep one's fists clenched;

9 ( maintenir en place) to hold down [chargement]; to hold up [pantalon, chaussettes]; tenir la porte fermée avec son pied to hold the door shut with one's foot;

10 ( ne pas s'écarter de) to keep to [trajectoire]; to keep [rythme] ; tenir sa droite/sa gauche to keep to the right/to the left; tenir le large to stay in open waters;

11 ( résister) ne pas tenir la comparaison not to bear comparison; tenir l'eau to be waterproof; tenir la mer [navire] to be seaworthy; tenir le coup (physiquement, moralement) to hold out; tenir le choc lit [matériel, appareil, verre] to withstand the impact; [personne] to stand the strain;

12 ( contenir) to hold [quantité]; tenir vingt litres to hold twenty litres^GB; ma voiture ne tient que deux personnes there's room for only two people in my car;

13 ( occuper) [objet] to take up [espace, place, volume]; [personne] to hold [rôle, position]; tenir peu de place not to take up much room; tenir la place de deux personnes to take up as much room as two people; le monument tient le centre de la place the monument stands in the centre^GB of the square;

14 ( considérer) tenir qch pour sacré to hold sth sacred; tenir qn pour responsable to hold sb responsible; je le tiens pour un lâche I consider him (to be) a coward; je tiens mes renseignements pour exacts I consider my information to be correct; tenir qn pour mort to give sb up for dead; tenir pour certain que to regard it as certain that.

B tenir à vtr ind

1 ( avoir de l'attachement pour) tenir à to be fond of, to like [personne, objet]; tenir à sa réputation/à la vie to value one's reputation/one's life; il tient à son argent he can't bear to be parted from his money; tenir à son indépendance to like one's independence; tenir au corps [aliment] to be nourishing;

2 ( vouloir) j'y tiens I insist; si vous y tenez if you insist; tenir à faire to want to do; elle tient à vous parler she insists on speaking to you; je ne tiens pas à faire I'd rather not do; tenir à ce que qn fasse to insist that sb should do; je ne tiens pas à ce qu'elle fasse I'd rather she didn't do; je tiens beaucoup à la revoir I'd really like to see her again; il tient à rentrer avant la nuit he's anxious to get home before dark; nous tenons absolument à vous avoir à dîner bientôt you really must come to dinner soon; ne reste pas si tu n'y tiens pas don't stay if you don't want to;

3 ( être dû à) tenir à to be due to; la mauvaise récolte tient au manque d'eau the poor harvest is due to a lack of water; tes erreurs tiennent à ton inexpérience your mistakes are due to your lack of experience.

C tenir de vtr ind

1 ( ressembler à) tenir de to take after; tenir de sa mère/son père to take after one's mother/one's father; il a de qui tenir○ you can (just) see who he takes after ou where he gets it from; de qui peut-elle tenir pour être si méchante? where does she get her nastiness from?;

2 ( s'apparenter à) tenir de to border on; tenir du délire to border on madness.

D vi

1 ( rester en place) [clou, attache, corde, étagère, barrage, soufflé] to hold; [timbre, colle, sparadrap] to stick; [assemblage, bandage] to stay in place; [coiffure] to stay tidy; [mise en plis] to stay in; tenir au mur avec de la colle/des épingles ( adhérer) to stick to the wall with glue/pins; tenir sur une jambe/un pied to stand on one leg/one foot; ces chaussures ne me tiennent pas aux pieds these shoes won't stay on my feet;

2 ( résister) tenir (bon) ( surmonter les conditions) [personne, matériel] to hold out; ( refuser de capituler) gén to hang on, to hold out; Mil to hold out; ( ne pas relâcher sa prise) [personne] to hang on; tenir sans cigarettes jusqu'à la fin de la réunion to last ou go without cigarettes till the end of the meeting; tenir jusqu'à la fin de la réunion to hold out until the end of the meeting; tenir économiquement to hold ou last out in economic terms; j'espère que ma voiture va tenir (bon) I hope my car will last out; on a voulu me renvoyer mais j'ai tenu (bon) they wanted to fire me but I hung on; je ne peux plus (y) tenir I can't stand it any longer; il n'y a pas de télévision qui tienne○ there's no question of watching television;

3 ( durer) le plan tient-il toujours? is the plan still on?; leur mariage tient encore their marriage is still holding together; le soleil n'a pas tenu longtemps the sun didn't last long; la neige tient/ne tient pas the snow is settling/is not settling; les fleurs n'ont pas tenu the flowers didn't last long; la couleur n'a pas tenu the colour^GB has faded; tenir au lavage [couleur] not to run in the wash GB ou laundry US;

4 ( rester valable) [théorie, argument] to hold good; ton alibi ne tient plus your alibi no longer stands up; ‘ça tient toujours pour demain?’ ‘is it still all right for tomorrow?’;

5 ( être contenu) [personnes, véhicule, meubles, objets] to fit (dans into); mes vêtements tiendront dans une valise my clothes will fit into one suitcase; tenir à six dans une voiture to fit six into a car; faire tenir six personnes dans une voiture to fit six people into a car; mon article tient en trois pages my article takes up only three pages; tenir en hauteur/largeur/longueur to be short enough/narrow enough/short enough (dans for); tenir en hauteur dans une pièce to fit into a room (heightwise); ne pas tenir en hauteur/largeur/longeur to be too tall/wide/long (dans for); ne pas tenir en largeur dans un espace to be too wide for a space.

E se tenir vpr

1 ( soi-même) [personne] to hold [tête, ventre, bras]; se tenir la tête de douleur to hold one's head in pain; se tenir la tête à deux mains to hold one's head in one's hands;

2 ( l'un l'autre) se tenir par le bras [personnes] to be arm in arm; ils se tenaient par la taille they had their arms around each other's waists; se tenir par la main [personnes] to hold hands;

3 ( s'accrocher) to hold on; se tenir par les pieds to hold on with one's feet; se tenir à une branche/à la rampe to hold onto a branch/onto the banisters; se tenir d'une main à qch to hold onto sth with one hand; tiens-toi or tenez-vous bien○ fig prepare yourself for a shock;

4 ( demeurer) se tenir accroupi/allongé/penché/courbé/à genoux to be squatting/stretched out/leaning/bent over/kneeling; se tenir au milieu/à la porte ( debout) to be standing in the middle/at the door; se tenir caché/sans bouger/au chaud to stay hidden/still/in the warm; se tenir prêt to be ready; se tenir tranquille ( immobile) to keep still; ( silencieux) to keep quiet; ( dans la légalité) to behave oneself; se tenir immobile ( debout) to stand still;

5 ( se comporter) to behave; se tenir bien/mal to behave well/badly; savoir se tenir to know how to behave; tiens-toi bien! behave yourself!;

6 ( avoir une posture) se tenir droit or bien/mal to have (a) good posture/(a) bad posture; tiens-toi droit! ( debout) stand up straight!; ( assis) sit straight!;

7 ( avoir lieu) [manifestation, exposition] to be held; la réunion se tiendra au Caire the meeting will be held in Cairo;

8 ( être liés) [événements] to fit together;

9 ( être cohérent) [exposé, raisonnement, œuvre] to hold together; il n'y a rien à dire, tout se tient there's nothing to be said, it all holds together; ça se tient it makes sense;

10 ( se considérer) se tenir pour to consider oneself to be; je me tiens pour satisfait des résultats I consider myself to be satisfied with the results; tenez-vous le pour dit○! I don't want to have to tell you again!;

11 ( être fidèle) s'en tenir à to stand by; je m'en tiendrai à ma promesse/notre accord/leur décision I will stand by my promise/our agreement/their decision;

12 ( se limiter) s'en tenir à to keep to; s'en tenir au minimum/au sujet to keep to a minimum/to the point; s'en tenir aux ordres to stick to orders; s'en tenir là to leave it there; ne pas savoir à quoi s'en tenir avec qn/qch not to know what to make of sb/sth.

F v impers il ne tient qu'à toi de partir it's up to you to decide whether to leave; qu'à cela ne tienne! never mind!

G tiens excl oh!; tiens (donc), vous voilà! oh, there you are!; tiens, je parie que c'est ta mère! oh! I bet it's your mother; tiens, vous croyez? do you think so?; tiens, tu es invité aussi? oh! so you've been invited as well?; tiens, tu n'étais pas au courant? didn't you know?; tiens donc! iron fancy that!; tiens tiens (tiens)! well, well!

Idiome

en tenir pour qn to have a crush on sb.

[tənir] verbe transitif

A.[AVOIR DANS LES MAINS]

1. [retenir] to hold (on to)

tenir la main de quelqu'un to hold somebody's hand

je tenais mal la bouteille et elle m'a échappé I wasn't holding the bottle tightly enough and it slipped

2. [manier] to hold

tu tiens mal ta raquette/ton arc you're not holding your racket/your bow properly

B.[CONSERVER]

1. [maintenir - dans une position] to hold, to keep ; [ - dans un état] to keep

enlève les vis qui tiennent le panneau undo the screws which hold the panel in place

tiens-lui la porte, il est chargé hold the door open for him, he's got his hands full

tenez-lui la tête hors de l'eau hold her head above the water

elle tient ses chiens attachés she keeps her dogs tied up

tenir chaud to keep warm

je veux une robe qui tienne chaud I'd like a warm dress

tenez-le prêt (à partir) make sure he's ready (to leave)

2. [garder - note] to hold

tenir l'accord to stay in tune

‘tenez votre droite’

a. [sur la route] ‘keep (to the) right’

b. [sur un Escalator] ‘keep to the right’

3. (vieilli) [conserver - dans un lieu] to keep

4. (Belgique) [collectionner] to collect

C.[POSSÉDER]

1. [avoir reçu]

tenir quelque chose de quelqu'un [par hérédité] to get something from somebody

les propriétés que je tenais de ma mère [par héritage] the properties I'd inherited from my mother

2. [avoir capturé] to have caught, to have got hold of

[avoir à sa merci] to have got

ah, ah, petit coquin, je te tiens! got you, you little devil!

si je tenais celui qui a défoncé ma portière! just let me get ou lay my hands on whoever smashed in my car door!

elle m'a tenu une heure avec ses histoires de divorce I had to listen to her going on about her divorce for a whole hour

pendant que je vous tiens (au téléphone), pourrais-je vous demander un service? since I'm speaking to you (on the phone), may I ask you a favour?

3. [détenir - indice, information, preuve] to have ; [ - contrat] to have, to have won ; [ - réponse, solution] to have (found) ou got

je crois que je tiens un scoop! I think I've got a scoop!

tenir quelque chose de [l'apprendre] to have (got) something from

il a eu des troubles psychologiques — de qui tenez-vous cela? he's had psychological problems — who told you that?

nous tenons de source sûre/soviétique que... we have it on good authority/we hear from Soviet sources that...

tenir quelque chose de [le tirer de]: je tiens mon autorité de l'État I derive my power from the state

qu'est-ce que je tiens comme rhume! (familier) I've got a stinking (UK) ou horrible cold!

elle en tient une couche! (familier) she's as thick as two short planks (UK), what a dumb bell! (US)

il en tient une bonne ce soir (familier) he's had a skinful (UK) ou he's three sheets to the wind tonight

qu'est-ce qu'il tient!

a. (familier) [il est stupide] what a twit (UK) ou blockhead!

b. [il est ivre] he's really plastered!

c. [il est enrhumé] he's got a stinking (UK) ou horrible cold!

4. [transmettre]

nous vous ferons tenir une copie des documents (soutenu) we will make sure you receive a copy of the documents

D.[CONTRÔLER, AVOIR LA RESPONSABILITÉ DE]

1. [avoir prise sur, dominer] to hold

quand la colère le tient, il peut être dangereux he can be dangerous when he's angry

la jalousie le tenait jealousy had him in its grip, he was gripped by jealousy

ce rhume me tient depuis deux semaines I've had this cold for two weeks

MILITAIRE to control

[avoir de l'autorité sur - classe, élève] to (keep under) control

2. [diriger, s'occuper de - commerce, maison, hôtel] to run ; [ - comptabilité, registre] to keep

tenir la caisse to be at the cash desk, to be the cashier

elle tient la rubrique artistique à "Madame" she has a regular Arts column in "Madame"

le soir, il tenait le bar at night he used to serve behind the bar

tenir la marque JEUX & SPORT to keep score

3. [donner - assemblée, conférence, séance] to hold, to have

le tribunal tiendra audience dans le nouveau bâtiment the court hearings will be held in the new building

4. [prononcer - discours] to give ; [ - raisonnement] to have ; [ - langage] to use

il me tint à peu près ce langage La Fontaine (allusion) here's roughly what he said to me

tenir des propos désobligeants/élogieux to make offensive/appreciative remarks

comment peux-tu tenir un tel raisonnement? how can you possibly think this way?

5. [astreint à]

être tenu à quelque chose: être tenu au secret professionnel to be bound by professional secrecy

nous sommes tenus à la discrétion we're obliged to be very discreet

je me sens tenu de la prévenir I feel morally obliged ou duty-bound to warn her

6. THÉÂTRE [rôle] to play, to have

tenir un rôle dans (figuré) to play a part in

7. ÉQUITATION [cheval] to keep in hand

E.[EXPRIME UNE MESURE]

1. [occuper] to take up (separable), to occupy

le fauteuil tient trop de place the armchair takes up too much room

tenir une place importante to have ou to hold an important place

2. [contenir] to hold

F.[ÊTRE CONSTANT DANS]

1. [résister à] (to be able) to take

il tient l'alcool he can take (especially UK) ou hold his drink

tenir le coup

a. (familier) [assemblage, vêtements] to hold out

b. [digue] to hold (out)

c. [personne] (to be able) to take it

le soir, je ne tiens pas le coup I can't take late nights

tenir la route [véhicule] to have good road-holding (UK), to hold the road well

ton raisonnement ne tient pas la route (figuré) your argument doesn't stand up to scrutiny

2. [respecter] to keep to, to stand by, to uphold

tenir une promesse to keep ou to fulfil a promise

[s'engager dans - pari]

je tiens la gageure ou le pari! I'll take up the challenge!

tenu!, je tiens! JEUX you're on!

G.[CONSIDÉRER] (soutenu) to hold, to consider

tenir quelqu'un/quelque chose pour to consider somebody/something to be, to look upon somebody/something as

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[tənir] verbe intransitif

1. [rester en position - attache] to hold ; [ - chignon] to stay up, to hold ; [ - bouton, trombone] to stay on ; [ - empilement, tas] to stay up

tenir en place to stay in place

mets du gel, tes cheveux tiendront mieux use gel, your hair'll hold its shape better

la porte du placard ne tient pas fermée the cupboard door won't stay shut

tout ça tient avec de la colle all this is held together with glue

le porridge vous tient au corps ou à l'estomac porridge keeps you going

faire tenir quelque chose avec de la colle/des clous to glue/to nail something into position

tenir à

a. [être fixé à] to be fixed on ou to

b. [être contigu à] to be next to

[personne]

il ne tient pas encore bien sur sa bicyclette/ses skis/ses jambes he's not very steady on his bike/his skis/his legs yet

je ne tiens plus sur mes jambes [de fatigue] I can hardly stand up any more

cet enfant ne tient pas sur sa chaise this child can't sit still ou is always fidgeting in his chair

elle ne tient pas en place she can't sit still

2. [résister - union] to last, to hold out ; [ - chaise, vêtements] to hold ou to last out ; [ - digue] to hold out ; [ - personne] to hold ou to last out

je ne tiens plus au soleil, je rentre I can't stand the sun any more, I'm going in

le cœur ne tiendra pas his heart won't take it

tes arguments ne tiendront pas longtemps face à la réalité your arguments won't hold for very long when faced with reality

tenir bon ou ferme

a. [s'agripper] to hold firm ou tight

b. [ne pas céder] to hold out

tenez bon, les secours arrivent hold ou hang on, help's on its way

il me refusait une augmentation, mais j'ai tenu bon he wouldn't give me a rise but I held out ou stood my ground

le dollar tient toujours bon the dollar is still holding firm

ne pas y tenir, ne (pas) pouvoir y tenir: n'y tenant plus, je l'appelai au téléphone unable to stand it any longer, I phoned him

ça sent si bon le chocolat, je ne vais pas pouvoir y tenir there's such a gorgeous smell of chocolate, I just won't be able to resist it

3. [durer, ne pas s'altérer - fleurs] to keep, to last ; [ - tissu] to last (well) ; [ - beau temps] to last, to hold out ; [ - bronzage] to last ; [ - neige] to settle, to stay

aucun parfum ne tient sur moi perfumes don't stay on me

4. [être valable, être d'actualité - offre, pari, rendez-vous] to stand ; [ - promesse] to hold

ça tient toujours pour demain? is it still on for tomorrow?

il n'y a pas de... qui tienne: il n'y a pas de congé qui tienne there's no question of having leave

il n'y a pas de "mais ma tante" qui tienne, tu vas te coucher! there's no "but Auntie" about it, off to bed with you!

5. [pouvoir être logé] to fit

le compte rendu tient en une page the report takes up one page

tenir en hauteur/largeur (dans) to fit vertically/widthwise (in)

on tient facilement à cinq dans la barque the boat sits five in comfort

son histoire tient en peu de mots his story can be summed up in a few words

6. (locution)

en tenir pour quelqu'un (familier) to have a crush on somebody

en tenir pour quelque chose

a. (familier) [aimer] to be hooked on something

b. [ne considérer que] to stick to something

elle en tient vraiment pour l'hypothèse de l'assassinat she seems convinced it was murder

tiens, tenez [en donnant quelque chose] here

tiens, tenez [pour attirer l'attention, pour insister]: tiens, le tonnerre gronde listen, it's thundering

tiens, rends-toi utile here, make yourself useful

tenez, je ne vous ferai même pas payer l'électricité look, I won't even charge you for the electricity

s'il est intéressé par le salaire? tiens, bien sûr que oui! is he interested in the salary? you bet he is!

tiens, tenez [exprime la surprise, l'incrédulité]: tiens, Bruno! que fais-tu ici? (hello) Bruno, what are you doing here?

tiens, je n'aurais jamais cru ça de lui well, well, I'd never have expected it of him

elle a refusé? tiens donc! (familier & ironique) she said no? you amaze me! ou surprise, surprise!

un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras (proverbe) a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (proverbe)

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tenir à verbe plus préposition

1. [être attaché à - personne] to care for, to be very fond of ; [ - objet] to be attached to ; [ - réputation] to care about ; [ - indépendance, liberté] to value

si tu tiens à la vie... if you value your life...

2. [vouloir]

tenir à faire quelque chose to be eager to do ou to be keen on doing something

je tiens à être présent à la signature du contrat I insist on being there when the contract is signed

tu veux lui parler? — je n'y tiens pas vraiment would you like to talk to him? — not really ou not particularly

tenir à ce que: je tiens à ce qu'ils aient une bonne éducation I'm most concerned that they should have a good education

tiens-tu à ce que cela se sache? do you really want it to become known?

je voudrais t'aider — je n'y tiens pas I'd like to help you — I'd rather you didn't

venez dîner, j'y tiens absolument! come and have dinner, I insist!

3. [résulter de] to stem ou to result from, to be due to, to be caused by

le bonheur tient parfois à peu de chose sometimes it's the little things that give people the most happiness

à quoi ça tient? (familier) what's the reason for it?, what's it due to?

qu'à cela ne tienne never mind, fear not (humoristique)

4. (tournure impersonnelle) [être du ressort de]

il ne tient qu'à toi de mettre fin à ce désordre it's entirely up to you to sort out this shambles

s'il ne tenait qu'à moi if it was up to me ou my decision

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tenir de verbe plus préposition

1. [ressembler à] to take after

ce chien tient à la fois de l'épagneul et du setter this dog is a sort of cross between a spaniel and a setter

elle est vraiment têtue/douée — elle a de qui tenir! she's so stubborn/gifted — it runs in the family!

2. [relever de]

sa guérison tient du miracle his recovery is something of a miracle

des propos qui tiennent de l'injure remarks verging on the insulting

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se tenir verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)

ils marchaient en se tenant la main they were walking hand in hand

se tenir par le cou/la taille to have one's arms round each other's shoulders/waists

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se tenir verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

[se dérouler - conférence] to be held, to take place ; [ - festival, foire] to take place

le festival se tient en plusieurs endroits there are several venues for the festival

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se tenir verbe pronominal transitif

se tenir la tête à deux mains to hold ou to clutch one's head in one's hands

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se tenir verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [se retenir] to hold on (tight)

se tenir à

a. to hold on to

b. [fortement] to cling to, to clutch, to grip

2. [se trouver - en position debout] to stand, to be standing ; [ - en position assise] to sit, to be sitting ou seated

se tenir (légèrement) en retrait to stand back (slightly)

se tenir debout to be standing (up)

se tenir droit

a. [debout] to stand up straight

b. [assis] to sit up straight

tiens-toi mieux sur ta chaise sit properly on your chair

c'est parce que tu te tiens mal que tu as mal au dos you get backaches because of bad posture

se tenir aux aguets to be on the lookout, to watch out

se tenir coi to remain silent

3. [se conduire] to behave

bien se tenir to behave oneself

mal se tenir to behave oneself badly

4. [être cohérent]

se tenir (bien)

a. [argumentation, intrigue] to hold together, to stand up

b. [raisonnement] to hold water, to hold together

je voudrais trouver un alibi qui se tienne I'm looking for a plausible excuse

[coïncider - indices, événements] to hang together, to be linked

5. (locution)

s'en tenir à: tenez-vous-en aux ordres confine yourself to carrying out orders

d'abord ingénieur puis directrice d'usine, elle ne s'en est pas tenue là she started out as an engineer, then became a factory manager, but she didn't stop there

je ne m'en tiendrai pas à ses excuses I won't be content with a mere apology from him

ne pas se tenir de [joie, impatience] to be beside oneself with

on ne se tenait plus de rire we were in absolute fits (of laughter)

tiens-toi bien, tenez-vous bien: ils ont détourné, tiens-toi bien, deux millions d'euros! they embezzled, wait for it, 2 million euros!

elle a battu le record, tenez-vous bien, de plus de deux secondes! she broke the previous record and by over two seconds, would you believe!

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se tenir pour verbe pronominal plus préposition

1. [se considérer comme]

je ne me tiens pas encore pour battu I don't reckon I'm ou I don't consider myself defeated yet

se tenir pour satisfait to feel satisfied

je ne me tiens pas pour un génie I don't regard myself as ou think of myself as ou consider myself a genius

2. (locution)

je ne supporterai pas tes insolences, tiens-le-toi pour dit! I'll say this only once, I won't put up with your rudeness!

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > tenir

17 schreiten

v/i; schreitet, schritt, ist geschritten

1. step (zu up to); mit langen Schritten: stride; feierlich: walk; stolz: stalk; im Zimmer auf und ab schreiten pace up and down the room

2. fig. (beginnen) zu etw. schreiten proceed to s.th.; zur Abstimmung schreiten proceed to the vote; zum Äußersten schreiten take drastic action; zur Tat schreiten set to work, get cracking umg.

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to tread; to stride; to pace; to step

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schrei|ten ['ʃraitn] pret schri\#tt [ʃrɪt] ptp geschri\#tten [gə'ʃrɪtn]
vi aux sein (geh)
(= schnell gehen) to stride; (= feierlich gehen) to walk; (vorwärts) to proceed; (= stolzieren) to strut, to stalk
im Zimmer auf und ab schréíten — to stride or pace up and down the room

zu etw schréíten (fig) — to get down to sth, to proceed with sth

es wird Zeit, dass wir zur Tat schréíten — it's time we got down to work or action

zum Äußersten schréíten — to take extreme measures

zur Abstimmung/Wahl schréíten — to proceed or go to a vote

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1) (to walk backwards and forwards (across): He paced up and down.) pace

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

3) (to walk with long steps: He strode along the path; He strode off in anger.) stride

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schrei·ten

<schritt, geschritten>

[ˈʃraitn̩]

vi Hilfsverb: sein

1. (geh: gehen)

▪ [irgendwohin] \schreiten to stride [somewhere]

2. (geh: etw in Angriff nehmen)

▪ [zu etw dat] \schreiten to proceed [with sth]

zur Tat \schreiten to get down to action [or work]

zur Abstimmung \schreiten to go to a vote; s.a. äußerste(r, s), Urne, Wahlurne

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unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein (geh.)

1) walk; (mit großen Schritten) stride; (marschieren) march

auf und ab schreiten — pace up and down

2)

zu etwas schreiten — (fig.) proceed to something

zur Tat schreiten — go into action/get down to work

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schreiten v/i; schreitet, schritt, ist geschritten

1. step (

zu up to); mit langen Schritten: stride; feierlich: walk; stolz: stalk;

im Zimmer auf und ab schreiten pace up and down the room

2. fig (beginnen)

zu etwas schreiten proceed to sth;

zur Abstimmung schreiten proceed to the vote;

zum Äußersten schreiten take drastic action;

zur Tat schreiten set to work, get cracking umg

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unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein (geh.)

1) walk; (mit großen Schritten) stride; (marschieren) march

auf und ab schreiten — pace up and down

2)

zu etwas schreiten — (fig.) proceed to something

zur Tat schreiten — go into action/get down to work

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v.

(§ p.,pp.: schritt, ist geschritten)

= to stride v.

(§ p.,p.p.: strode, stridden)

to tread v.

(§ p.,p.p.: trod, trodden)

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > schreiten

18 poco

adj.

not much, a small amount of, a small quantity of, little.

adv.

little, not very, not much.

m.

little.

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poco

► adjetivo

1 little (plural) few, not many

■ hago muy poco ejercicio últimamente I do very little exercise these days

■ somos pocos para tanto trabajo there are too few of us for so much work

■ pocas Navidades salimos de viaje we don't often travel at Christmas

► pronombre poco

1 little (en plural) not many

■ lo poco que aprendí se me ha olvidado what little I learned I've forgotten

■ pocos conocen la importancia del descubrimiento not many people realize the importance of the discovery

► adverbio

1 little, not much

■ voy poco por allí I rarely go there, I go there very little

■ bebí muy poco I didn't drink much

► nombre masculino un poco

1 a little, a bit

■ ¿me das un poco? could you give me a little?

■ échale un poco de sal add a bit of salt

■ espera un poco wait a bit

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a poco de shortly after

dentro de poco soon, presently

hace poco not long ago

pocas veces rarely, not often, seldom

poco a poco slowly, gradually, bit by bit

poco antes shortly before

poco después shortly afterwards

poco después de shortly after

poco más o menos more or less

poco menos que almost, nearly

por poco nearly

por si fuera poco as if that weren't enough, to top it all, on top of everything

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poco

► pronombre

1 little (en plural) not many

■ lo poco que aprendí se me ha olvidado what little I learned I've forgotten

■ pocos conocen la importancia del descubrimiento not many people realize the importance of the discovery

► adverbio

1 little, not much

■ voy poco por allí I rarely go there, I go there very little

■ bebí muy poco I didn't drink much

► nombre masculino

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1. adv.
little, few

- poco a poco
- por poco 2. (f. - poca)
pron.

little, few
3. (f. - poca)
adj.

little, few, not much

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1. ADJ

1) [en singular] little, not much

tenemos poco tiempo — we have little time, we don't have much time

hay muy poco queso — there's very little cheese, there's hardly any cheese

de poco interés — of little interest

con poco respeto — with little respect, with scant respect

el provecho es poco — the gain is small, there isn't much to gain

• poca cosa, no te preocupes por tan poca cosa — don't worry about such a little thing

poca cosa se podría haber hecho — there wasn't much we could have done

comemos, jugamos a cartas, leemos y poca cosa más — we eat, play cards, read and do little else o and that's about it

es poca cosa — (=no mucho) it's not much; (=no importante) it's nothing much

somos tan poca cosa — we're so insignificant

es muy guapa pero poca cosa — she's very pretty, but there isn't much to her

• y por si fuera poco — and as if that weren't enough, and to cap it all

2) [en plural] few, not many

pocos niños saben que... — few o not many children know that...

tiene pocos amigos — he has few friends, he hasn't got many friends

pocos días después — a few days later

compré unos pocos libros — I bought a few books

me quedan pocas probabilidades — I don't have much chance

todas las medidas son pocas — no measure will be enough

2. PRON

1) [en singular]

a) (=poca cosa)

la reforma servirá para poco — the reform won't do much good o won't be much use

una hora da para poco — you can't get much done in an hour

con lo poco que me quedaba — with what little I had left

ya sabes lo poco que me interesa — you know how little it interests me

b)

• un poco — a bit, a little

-¿tienes frío? -un poco — "are you cold?" - "a bit o a little"

he bebido un poco, pero no estoy borracho — I've had a bit to drink, but I'm not drunk

voy a dormir un poco — I am going to have a little sleep

le conocía un poco — I knew him a bit o slightly

necesito descansar un poco — I need to rest for a while

espera un poco — wait a minute o moment

estoy un poco triste — I am rather o a little sad

es un poco lo que yo comentaba — that's more or less what I was saying

• un poco como, es un poco como su padre — he's rather o a bit like his father

lo hice un poco como protesta — I did it partly as a protest

• un poco de, un poco de dinero — a little money

dame un poco de vino — can I have some wine?

¡un poco de silencio! — let's have some quiet here!

c) [referido a tiempo] not long

tardaron poco en hacerlo — it didn't take them long to do it, they didn't take long to do it

lleva poco trabajando aquí — he hasn't been working here long

• a poco de — shortly after

a poco de haberlo firmado — shortly after signing it

• cada poco — every so often

• dentro de poco — shortly, soon

• poco después — shortly after

• hace poco — not long ago

fuimos a verla hace poco — we visited her not long ago, we visited her quite recently

tu hermana ha llamado hace poco — your sister called a short while ago

la conozco desde hace poco — I haven't known her long, I've only known her for a short while

hasta hace poco — until recently

2) [en plural] few

pocos son los que... — there are few who...

ya somos pocos los que nos sentimos así — there are now very few of us who feel this way

pocos de entre ellos — few of them

como hay pocos —

es tonto como hay pocos — he's as stupid as they come

3. ADV

1) [con verbos] not much, little

cuesta poco — it doesn't cost much, it costs very little

habla poco — he doesn't say much

ahora trabaja poco — he doesn't work much now

vamos poco a Madrid — we don't go to Madrid much, we hardly ever go to Madrid

lo estiman poco — they hardly value it at all, they value it very little

2) [con adjetivos: se traduce a menudo por medio de un prefijo]

poco dispuesto a ayudar — disinclined to help

poco amable — unkind

poco probable — unlikely

poco inteligente — unintelligent, not very intelligent

sus libros son poco conocidos aquí — his books are not very well known here

3) [otras locuciones]

poco a poco — little by little

¡poco a poco! — steady on!, easy does it!

a poco Méx —
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¿a poco? — never!, you don't say!

¡a poco no! — not much! *

¿a poco no? — (well) isn't it?

¿a poco crees que...? — do you really imagine that...?

• de a poco — LAm gradually

• tener en poco, tiene en poco a su jefe — she doesn't think much of her boss

tiene la vida en poco — he doesn't value his life

• poco más o menos — more or less

• por poco — almost, nearly

por poco me ahogo — I almost o nearly drowned

• a poco que, a poco que pueda — if at all possible

a poco que corras, lo alcanzas — if you run now you'll catch it

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es muy poco agradecido — he is very ungrateful

un autor muy poco conocido — a very little-known author

me resultó poco interesante — I didn't find it very interesting

habla poco — he doesn't say much o a lot

viene muy poco por aquí — he hardly ever comes around

... con lo poco que le gusta el arroz —... and he doesn't even like rice; para locs ver poco III 4)
II
- ca adjetivo ( con sustantivos no numerables) little; ( en plural) few

muy poco vino — very little wine

muy pocos niños — very few children

qué poco sentido común tienes! — you don't have much common sense, do you?

tengo muy poca ropa — I have very few clothes

éramos demasiado pocos — there were too few of us

fue asombroso, todo lo que te pueda decir es poco — it was amazing, I can't (even) begin to tell you

todo le parece poco — she is never satisfied
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- ca pronombre

1) (poca cantidad, poca cosa)

le serví sopa pero comió poca — I gave her some soup but she didn't eat much

por poco que gane... — no matter how little o however little she earns...

se conforma con poco — he's easily satisfied

poco faltó para que me pegara — he nearly hit me

lo poco que gana se lo gasta en vino — he spends the little o what little he earns on wine

compra más lentejas, nos quedan muy pocas — buy some more lentils, we've hardly any left

es un profesor como pocos — there aren't many teachers like him

pocos pueden permitirse ese lujo — not many people can afford to do that

2) poco ( refiriéndose a tiempo)

lo vi hace poco — I saw him recently o not long ago

hace muy poco que lo conoce — she hasn't known him for very long

tardó poco en hacerlo — it didn't take him long to do it

falta poco para las navidades — it's not long till Christmas

a poco de venir él — soon o shortly after he came

dentro de poco — soon

poco antes de que... — a short while o shortly before...

3) un poco

a) ( refiriéndose a cantidades) a little; ( refiriéndose a tiempo) a while

espera un poquito — wait a little while

todavía le duele un poco — it still hurts him a little o a bit

es un poco lo que está pasando en Japón — it's rather like what's happening in Japan

un poco porque me dio lástima — partly because I felt sorry for him

b)

un poco de: un poco de pimienta/vino a little (bit of) pepper/wine; come un poco de jamón — have a bit of ham

c)

un poco + adj/adv: un poco caro/tarde — a bit o a little expensive/late

4) (en locs)

a poco — (Méx)

¿a poco no lees los periódicos? — don't you read the newspapers?

a poco no está fabuloso Acapulco! — isn't Acapulco just fantastic!

a poco ganaron! — don't tell me they won!

de a poco — (AmL) gradually

agrégale la leche de a poquito — add the milk gradually o a little at a time

de a poquito se lo fue comiendo — little by little she ate it all up

en poco: en poco estuvo que no viniéramos we almost didn't come; tienen en poco la vida ajena they set little value on other people's lives; me tienes bien en poco si crees que... you can't think very highly o much of me if you think...; poco a poco gradually; poco más o menos approximately, roughly; poco menos que nearly; poco menos que la mata (fam) he almost killed her; poco menos que los echan a patadas (fam) they practically kicked them out; por poco — nearly

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= little [less -comp., least -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], scant, trifle, tad, little in the way of.

Ex. Explanatory references give a little more explanation as to why the link between two names is being made in the catalogue or index.

Ex. Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.

Ex. Scant attention is paid to evaluation and the needs of users.

Ex. She had been a trifle nervous until it was formally announced that the position was hers.

Ex. Williams is one of those rare poets who satisfies the yearning that many of us have for the memorable phrase we wish we had said were our perceptions a tad keener.

Ex. Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.

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* abultar poco = be skimpy.

* acercarse poco a poco (a) = edge (toward(s)).

* actuar con poca consideración hacia = play + fast and loose with.

* agua poco profunda = shallow water.

* aguas poco profundas = shallows.

* alimentos poco saludables = unhealthy foods.

* a poca distancia = not far behind.

* a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.

* a pocos minutos andando = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a pocos minutos a pie = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* avanzar poco a poco (hacia) = edge (toward(s)).

* cada pocos años = every few years.

* comida poco saludable = unhealthy foods.

* comportamiento poco cívico = uncivic behaviour.

* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].

* con muy poca antelación = at (a) very short notice.

* con muy poca anticipación = at (a) very short notice.

* con muy poca frecuencia = all too seldom.

* con muy pocas excepciones = with few exceptions.

* con muy pocos medios = on a shoestring (budget).

* con poca claridad = indistinctly.

* con poca exactitud = loosely.

* con poca experiencia = inexperienced.

* con poca iluminación = dimly illuminated.

* con poca imaginación = unimaginatively.

* con poca naturalidad = stiltedly.

* con poca población = thinly populated.

* con pocas habilidades = poor-ability.

* con poca visión de futuro = short-sighted [shortsighted].

* con poco dinero = on the cheap.

* con poco entusiasmo = half-heartedly.

* con pocos recursos = under-resourced.

* con pocos recursos económicos = low-budget.

* consumir poco a poco = eat away at.

* con tan poca antelación = at such short notice.

* con tan poca anticipación = at such short notice.

* correr poco a poco = eat away at.

* cuestiones poco claras = grey area [gray area].

* de forma poco ética = unethically.

* de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.

* de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.

= petty criminal.

Ex. When the security services carry out acts of terror, they employ patsies who often are petty criminals or people who are mentally backward or mentally unstable.

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* de manera poco ética = unethically.

* de manera poco profesional = unprofessionally.

* demasiado poco común = all too rare.

* de modo poco imaginativo = unimaginatively.

* dentro de poco = before long.

* de población poco densa = sparsely populated.

* de poca importancia = menial, small-time.

* de poca monta = hack, small-time.

* de pocas luces = dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], dim-witted [dimwitted].

* de poco impacto = low impact [low-impact].

* de poco peso = pat, feeble.

* de poco provecho = fruitless.

* de poco uso = low-use.

* de poco valor = a dime a dozen.

* desaparecer poco a poco = fade into + the sunset.

* de todo un poco = about this and that and everything else, about this and that.

* de un modo poco constructivo = unconstructively.

* de un modo poco económico = wastefully.

* de un modo poco natural = unnaturally.

* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.

* durar poco = be short term.

* echar poco a poco = dribble.

* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.

* en el caso poco probable de que = in the unlikely case (that).

* en muy poco tiempo = before long.

* en pocas palabras = simply put, in brief, to say the least, to put it (quite) simply, in short, to cut a long story short, bottom line, the, put simply, to make a long story short, the short story + be, simply stated.

* en poco tiempo = before very long, in quite a short time, in a short time, in a short span of time.

* en unos pocos años = within a few years.

* estar poco dispuesto = be reluctant.

* estar poco representado = underrepresent [under-represent].

* estar un poco anticuado = be some years old.

* excusa poco convincente = lame excuse.

* faltar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).

* faltar un poco = be some way off.

* gente de poca importancia = small fry, the.

* haber poca duda de que = there + be + little doubt that.

* hace muy poco tiempo = a short time ago.

* hace poco tiempo = a short time ago.

* hacer poca distinción entre... y... = make + little distinction between... and....

* hacer poco = do + little.

* hacer que sea poco probable = render + unlikely.

* hace unos pocos años = a few years ago.

* hace unos pocos días = a few days ago.

* hasta hace muy poco = until recently, up until recently.

* hasta hace relativamente poco tiempo = until relatively recently.

* horas de poca actividad = slack hours.

* horas de poco movimiento = slack hours.

* introducirse poco a poco = ease + Reflexivo + in.

* ir poco más allá de + Infinitivo = go little further than + Gerundio.

* llegar poco a poco = dribble in.

* lo poco común = rarity, rareness.

* mucho ruido para pocas nueces = much ado about nothing.

* mucho ruido y pocas nueces = storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.

* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.

* muy poco = minimally.

* ofrecer poco = low-ball.

* operación de poca monta = one-room, one-person operation.

* pagando un poco más = at additional cost.

* parece tener poco sentido que = there + seem + little point in.

* pasar poco a poco = slide into.

* período de poca actividad = slack time.

* perro ladrador, poco mordedor = barking dogs seldom bite, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.

* poca cantidad = trickle.

* poca cosa = small fry, the.

* poca iluminación = poor lighting.

* poca importancia = unimportance, low profile.

* poca notoriedad = low profile.

* poca probabilidad = slim chance.

* poca severidad = lenience, leniency.

* pocas expectativas = low expectation.

* poca utilidad = unhelpfulness.

* poco abundante = light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.].

* poco accesible = unapproachable.

* poco acertado = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], injudicious.

* poco acogedor = inhospitable.

* poco aconsejable = unwise, inadvisable.

* poco adecuado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.

* poco + Adjetivo = slightly + Adjetivo, less than + Adjetivo.

* poco afortunado = unhappy, ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].

* poco agraciado = ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].

* poco amable = off-putting, surly [surlier -comp., surliest -sup.], crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], unkind.

* poco americano = un-American.

* poco amistoso = off-putting, unfriendly.

* poco antes de + Fecha = shortly before + Fecha.

* poco a poco = gradually, piecemeal, slowly, incrementally, at a snail's pace, little by little, bit by bit.

* poco apreciado = unappreciated.

* poco apropiado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.

* poco apto = inapt.

* poco arriesgado = low-risk.

* poco asequible = unapproachable.

* poco atractivo = off-putting, unattractive, unglamorous, uninviting, unappealing.

* poco atrevido = unadventurous.

* poco audaz = unadventurous.

* poco aventurero = unadventurous.

* poco cabelleroso = ungentlemanlike.

* poco cálido = lukewarm.

* poco científico = hit-or-miss, unscientific.

* poco cívico = uncivic.

* poco claro = confusing, fuzzy [fuzzier - comp., fuzziest -sup.], indistinct, obscure, unclear, untidy, hazy, inconclusive, slurred, clouded, blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], undistinguished, uncleared, indistinctive, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].

* poco colaborador = unresponsive.

* poco comercial = uncommercial.

* poco competitivo = uncompetitive.

* poco complicado = uncomplicated, uncomplicatedly.

* poco comprensivo = unsympathetic.

* poco común = rare, unfamiliar, unusual, uncommon, unordinary, out of the ordinary.

* poco comunicativo = uncommunicative, reserved.

* poco confortable = uncomfortable.

* poco conocido = obscure, little known.

* poco convencido = unconvinced.

* poco convencional = unconventional.

* poco convincente = unconvincing, inconclusive, pat, feeble.

* poco convincentemente = unconvincingly.

* poco correcto = ungentlemanlike.

* poco cortés = impolite, ungentlemanlike.

* poco culto = unenlightened.

* poco decidido = half-hearted [halfhearted].

* poco definido = blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].

* poco denso = rarefied.

* poco deportivo = unsportsmanlike.

* poco después = soon afterwards, shortly afterwards, shortly after, not long after.

* poco después de = soon after (that), shortly after.

* poco después de que = shortly after.

* poco diestro = poor-ability.

* poco diplomático = indiscreet.

* poco dispuesto = disinclined.

* poco dispuesto a colaborar = uncooperative.

* poco ducho en las nuevas tecnologías = technologically challenged.

* poco económico = uneconomical.

* poco efectivo = ineffectual.

* poco eficaz = non-efficient.

* poco elegante = inelegant, awkward, dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].

* poco embarazoso = unembarrassing.

* poco entusiasta = half-hearted [halfhearted], lukewarm.

* poco envidiable = unenviable.

* poco estable = unsettled.

* poco estético = unaesthetic.

* poco estimulador = unchallenging.

* poco estimulante = unexciting, uninspiring, unmoving.

* poco estricto = lax.

* poco ético = unethical.

* poco evidente = unnoticed, unnoted.

* poco exigente = untaxing, undemanding.

* poco favorable = unpromising.

* poco favorecedor = unflattering.

* poco fiable = unreliable, undependable, flaky [flakey].

* poco firme = tenuous, rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.].

* poco flexible = monolithic, inelastic.

* poco frecuente = infrequent.

* poco fructífero = unfruitful.

* poco gratificante = unrewarding, unsatisfying.

* poco grato = unwelcome.

* poco hábil = poor-ability.

* poco habitual = unaccustomed.

* poco halagador = unflattering.

* poco halagüeño = unflattering.

* poco hospitalario = inhospitable.

* poco idóneo = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.

* poco iluminado = dimly illuminated.

* poco imaginativo = unimaginative.

* poco importante = menial, small-time.

* poco impresionado = unimpressed.

* poco informativo = uninformative.

* poco intelectual = lowbrow [low-brow].

* poco inteligente = unintelligent.

* poco intenso = light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.].

* poco interesante = dull, jackdaw, uninteresting, uninspiring, unremarkable.

* poco juicioso = injudicious.

* poco justificado = ill-justified.

* poco listo = underprepared.

* poco maduro = underripe.

* poco más = little else.

* poco materialista = unworldly.

* poco memorable = forgettable.

* poco mundano = unwordly.

* poco natural = unnatural, stilted.

* poco nítido = untidy.

* poco normal = unnatural, unordinary, out of the ordinary.

* poco novedoso = trite.

* poco original = unoriginal.

* poco ortodoxo = unorthodox.

* poco poblado = thinly populated.

* poco práctico = impractical, awkward.

* poco preparado = underprepared.

* poco probable = unlikely, far-fetched [farfetched].

* poco productivo = unproductive.

* poco profesional = amateurish, unprofessional.

* poco profundo = shallow [shallower -comp., shallowest -sup.].

* poco prometedor = bleak, unpromising.

* poco propicio = unpromising, unpromising.

* poco provechoso = fruitless, unrewarding.

* poco prudente = ill-advised, ill-judged.

* poco pulido = unpolished.

* poco razonable = unreasonable.

* poco realista = unrealistic, unreal, unwordly, way out in left field, airy-fairy.

* poco recomendable = inadvisable.

* poco refinado = unrefined, unpolished.

* poco rentable = uneconomical.

* poco representativo = unrepresentative.

* poco romántico = unromantic.

* poco sabido = little known.

* poco saludable = unwholesome, insalubrious.

* poco sano = unwholesome, insalubrious.

* poco seguro = dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.].

* poco sensato = ill-advised, injudicious, ill-judged.

* poco sentimental = unsentimental.

* poco serio = flippant.

* poco sincero = insincere.

* poco sistemático = sloppy [sloppier -comp., sloppiest -sup.].

* poco social = unsocial.

* poco sofisticado = elementary, unsophisticated, corn-fed.

* poco sólido = insubstantial.

* poco tiempo = short while, short time.

* poco tiempo después = shortly afterwards.

* poco tradicional = untraditional.

* poco unido = loosely knit.

* poco uniforme = patchy [patchier -comp., patchiest -sup.].

* poco usado = little-used.

* poco usual = unusual.

* poco útil = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], unhelpful.

* poquito a poco = little by little.

* por mencionar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.

* por mencionar uno pocos = just to name a few.

* por nombrar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.

* por nombrar unos pocos = to name a few.

* por poco dinero = cheaply.

* por poco o nada = at little or no extra cost.

* por si era poco = for good measure.

* por si fuera poco = to boot, for good measure, to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* prestar poca atención a = give + little thought to.

* pretexto poco convincente = lame excuse.

* quedar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).

* quedar un poco = be some way off.

* quedar un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.

* que ocupa poco espacio = space-saving.

* qué poco común = how odd.

* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.

* reducirse poco a poco = dribble off.

* resultar poco fructífero = prove + unfruitful.

* roer poco a poco = eat away at.

* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.

* sacar poco a poco = tease out.

* salir un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.

* sangre poco espesa = thin blood.

* ser algo muy poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo poco común = be the exception rather than the rule.

* ser algo poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser algo poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser de poco valor = be of little use, be of little value.

* ser muy poco probable = be remote.

* ser poco = be under-provided.

* ser poco agradecido = be thankless.

* ser poco eficaz = do + little.

* ser poco reconocido = be thankless.

* ser pocos = be few in number, be small in number.

* ser un hecho poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser un hecho poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* servir de poco = be of little use.

* servir de poco o nada = be of little or no avail.

* solución poco real = pie in the sky solution.

* tener poca información = be information poor.

* tener pocas luces = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, knucklehead.

* tener pocas posibilidades de = have + little recourse.

* tener poco que ver = have + little to do.

* tener poco valor = be of little value.

* trabajo de poca monta = odd-job.

* un hombre de pocas palabras = a man of few words.

* unos pocos elegidos = a select few.

* un poco = a bit, somewhat, slightly, something of, a little bit, kinda [kind of].

* un poco áspero = roughish.

* un poco como = kind of like.

* un poco de = a measure of, a touch (of), a bit of, a piece of, a spot of, a splash of, a hint of.

* un poco + Nombre = a shade + Nombre.

* un poco obscuro = dusky.

* un poco perdido = a bit at sea.

* un poco rugoso = roughish.

* usado con poca frecuencia = seldom used [seldom-used].

* usuario que hace poco uso del préstamo = light borrower.

* utilizar poco = underutilise/under-utilise [underutilize/under-utilize, -USA].

* vivienda poco digna = poor housing.

* y poco más = and little more.

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es muy poco agradecido — he is very ungrateful

un autor muy poco conocido — a very little-known author

me resultó poco interesante — I didn't find it very interesting

habla poco — he doesn't say much o a lot

viene muy poco por aquí — he hardly ever comes around

... con lo poco que le gusta el arroz —... and he doesn't even like rice; para locs ver poco III 4)
II
- ca adjetivo ( con sustantivos no numerables) little; ( en plural) few

muy poco vino — very little wine

muy pocos niños — very few children

qué poco sentido común tienes! — you don't have much common sense, do you?

tengo muy poca ropa — I have very few clothes

éramos demasiado pocos — there were too few of us

fue asombroso, todo lo que te pueda decir es poco — it was amazing, I can't (even) begin to tell you

todo le parece poco — she is never satisfied
III
- ca pronombre

1) (poca cantidad, poca cosa)

le serví sopa pero comió poca — I gave her some soup but she didn't eat much

por poco que gane... — no matter how little o however little she earns...

se conforma con poco — he's easily satisfied

poco faltó para que me pegara — he nearly hit me

lo poco que gana se lo gasta en vino — he spends the little o what little he earns on wine

compra más lentejas, nos quedan muy pocas — buy some more lentils, we've hardly any left

es un profesor como pocos — there aren't many teachers like him

pocos pueden permitirse ese lujo — not many people can afford to do that

2) poco ( refiriéndose a tiempo)

lo vi hace poco — I saw him recently o not long ago

hace muy poco que lo conoce — she hasn't known him for very long

tardó poco en hacerlo — it didn't take him long to do it

falta poco para las navidades — it's not long till Christmas

a poco de venir él — soon o shortly after he came

dentro de poco — soon

poco antes de que... — a short while o shortly before...

3) un poco

a) ( refiriéndose a cantidades) a little; ( refiriéndose a tiempo) a while

espera un poquito — wait a little while

todavía le duele un poco — it still hurts him a little o a bit

es un poco lo que está pasando en Japón — it's rather like what's happening in Japan

un poco porque me dio lástima — partly because I felt sorry for him

b)

un poco de: un poco de pimienta/vino a little (bit of) pepper/wine; come un poco de jamón — have a bit of ham

c)

un poco + adj/adv: un poco caro/tarde — a bit o a little expensive/late

4) (en locs)

a poco — (Méx)

¿a poco no lees los periódicos? — don't you read the newspapers?

a poco no está fabuloso Acapulco! — isn't Acapulco just fantastic!

a poco ganaron! — don't tell me they won!

de a poco — (AmL) gradually

agrégale la leche de a poquito — add the milk gradually o a little at a time

de a poquito se lo fue comiendo — little by little she ate it all up

en poco: en poco estuvo que no viniéramos we almost didn't come; tienen en poco la vida ajena they set little value on other people's lives; me tienes bien en poco si crees que... you can't think very highly o much of me if you think...; poco a poco gradually; poco más o menos approximately, roughly; poco menos que nearly; poco menos que la mata (fam) he almost killed her; poco menos que los echan a patadas (fam) they practically kicked them out; por poco — nearly

* * *

= little [less -comp., least -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], scant, trifle, tad, little in the way of.

Ex: Explanatory references give a little more explanation as to why the link between two names is being made in the catalogue or index.

Ex: Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.

Ex: Scant attention is paid to evaluation and the needs of users.

Ex: She had been a trifle nervous until it was formally announced that the position was hers.

Ex: Williams is one of those rare poets who satisfies the yearning that many of us have for the memorable phrase we wish we had said were our perceptions a tad keener.

Ex: Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.

* abultar poco = be skimpy.

* acercarse poco a poco (a) = edge (toward(s)).

* actuar con poca consideración hacia = play + fast and loose with.

* agua poco profunda = shallow water.

* aguas poco profundas = shallows.

* alimentos poco saludables = unhealthy foods.

* a poca distancia = not far behind.

* a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.

* a pocos minutos andando = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a pocos minutos a pie = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* avanzar poco a poco (hacia) = edge (toward(s)).

* cada pocos años = every few years.

* comida poco saludable = unhealthy foods.

* comportamiento poco cívico = uncivic behaviour.

* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].

* con muy poca antelación = at (a) very short notice.

* con muy poca anticipación = at (a) very short notice.

* con muy poca frecuencia = all too seldom.

* con muy pocas excepciones = with few exceptions.

* con muy pocos medios = on a shoestring (budget).

* con poca claridad = indistinctly.

* con poca exactitud = loosely.

* con poca experiencia = inexperienced.

* con poca iluminación = dimly illuminated.

* con poca imaginación = unimaginatively.

* con poca naturalidad = stiltedly.

* con poca población = thinly populated.

* con pocas habilidades = poor-ability.

* con poca visión de futuro = short-sighted [shortsighted].

* con poco dinero = on the cheap.

* con poco entusiasmo = half-heartedly.

* con pocos recursos = under-resourced.

* con pocos recursos económicos = low-budget.

* consumir poco a poco = eat away at.

* con tan poca antelación = at such short notice.

* con tan poca anticipación = at such short notice.

* correr poco a poco = eat away at.

* cuestiones poco claras = grey area [gray area].

* de forma poco ética = unethically.

* de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.

* de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.

= petty criminal.

Ex: When the security services carry out acts of terror, they employ patsies who often are petty criminals or people who are mentally backward or mentally unstable.

* de manera poco ética = unethically.

* de manera poco profesional = unprofessionally.

* demasiado poco común = all too rare.

* de modo poco imaginativo = unimaginatively.

* dentro de poco = before long.

* de población poco densa = sparsely populated.

* de poca importancia = menial, small-time.

* de poca monta = hack, small-time.

* de pocas luces = dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], dim-witted [dimwitted].

* de poco impacto = low impact [low-impact].

* de poco peso = pat, feeble.

* de poco provecho = fruitless.

* de poco uso = low-use.

* de poco valor = a dime a dozen.

* desaparecer poco a poco = fade into + the sunset.

* de todo un poco = about this and that and everything else, about this and that.

* de un modo poco constructivo = unconstructively.

* de un modo poco económico = wastefully.

* de un modo poco natural = unnaturally.

* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.

* durar poco = be short term.

* echar poco a poco = dribble.

* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.

* en el caso poco probable de que = in the unlikely case (that).

* en muy poco tiempo = before long.

* en pocas palabras = simply put, in brief, to say the least, to put it (quite) simply, in short, to cut a long story short, bottom line, the, put simply, to make a long story short, the short story + be, simply stated.

* en poco tiempo = before very long, in quite a short time, in a short time, in a short span of time.

* en unos pocos años = within a few years.

* estar poco dispuesto = be reluctant.

* estar poco representado = underrepresent [under-represent].

* estar un poco anticuado = be some years old.

* excusa poco convincente = lame excuse.

* faltar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).

* faltar un poco = be some way off.

* gente de poca importancia = small fry, the.

* haber poca duda de que = there + be + little doubt that.

* hace muy poco tiempo = a short time ago.

* hace poco tiempo = a short time ago.

* hacer poca distinción entre... y... = make + little distinction between... and....

* hacer poco = do + little.

* hacer que sea poco probable = render + unlikely.

* hace unos pocos años = a few years ago.

* hace unos pocos días = a few days ago.

* hasta hace muy poco = until recently, up until recently.

* hasta hace relativamente poco tiempo = until relatively recently.

* horas de poca actividad = slack hours.

* horas de poco movimiento = slack hours.

* introducirse poco a poco = ease + Reflexivo + in.

* ir poco más allá de + Infinitivo = go little further than + Gerundio.

* llegar poco a poco = dribble in.

* lo poco común = rarity, rareness.

* mucho ruido para pocas nueces = much ado about nothing.

* mucho ruido y pocas nueces = storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.

* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.

* muy poco = minimally.

* ofrecer poco = low-ball.

* operación de poca monta = one-room, one-person operation.

* pagando un poco más = at additional cost.

* parece tener poco sentido que = there + seem + little point in.

* pasar poco a poco = slide into.

* período de poca actividad = slack time.

* perro ladrador, poco mordedor = barking dogs seldom bite, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.

* poca cantidad = trickle.

* poca cosa = small fry, the.

* poca iluminación = poor lighting.

* poca importancia = unimportance, low profile.

* poca notoriedad = low profile.

* poca probabilidad = slim chance.

* poca severidad = lenience, leniency.

* pocas expectativas = low expectation.

* poca utilidad = unhelpfulness.

* poco abundante = light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.].

* poco accesible = unapproachable.

* poco acertado = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], injudicious.

* poco acogedor = inhospitable.

* poco aconsejable = unwise, inadvisable.

* poco adecuado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.

* poco + Adjetivo = slightly + Adjetivo, less than + Adjetivo.

* poco afortunado = unhappy, ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].

* poco agraciado = ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].

* poco amable = off-putting, surly [surlier -comp., surliest -sup.], crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], unkind.

* poco americano = un-American.

* poco amistoso = off-putting, unfriendly.

* poco antes de + Fecha = shortly before + Fecha.

* poco a poco = gradually, piecemeal, slowly, incrementally, at a snail's pace, little by little, bit by bit.

* poco apreciado = unappreciated.

* poco apropiado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.

* poco apto = inapt.

* poco arriesgado = low-risk.

* poco asequible = unapproachable.

* poco atractivo = off-putting, unattractive, unglamorous, uninviting, unappealing.

* poco atrevido = unadventurous.

* poco audaz = unadventurous.

* poco aventurero = unadventurous.

* poco cabelleroso = ungentlemanlike.

* poco cálido = lukewarm.

* poco científico = hit-or-miss, unscientific.

* poco cívico = uncivic.

* poco claro = confusing, fuzzy [fuzzier - comp., fuzziest -sup.], indistinct, obscure, unclear, untidy, hazy, inconclusive, slurred, clouded, blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], undistinguished, uncleared, indistinctive, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].

* poco colaborador = unresponsive.

* poco comercial = uncommercial.

* poco competitivo = uncompetitive.

* poco complicado = uncomplicated, uncomplicatedly.

* poco comprensivo = unsympathetic.

* poco común = rare, unfamiliar, unusual, uncommon, unordinary, out of the ordinary.

* poco comunicativo = uncommunicative, reserved.

* poco confortable = uncomfortable.

* poco conocido = obscure, little known.

* poco convencido = unconvinced.

* poco convencional = unconventional.

* poco convincente = unconvincing, inconclusive, pat, feeble.

* poco convincentemente = unconvincingly.

* poco correcto = ungentlemanlike.

* poco cortés = impolite, ungentlemanlike.

* poco culto = unenlightened.

* poco decidido = half-hearted [halfhearted].

* poco definido = blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].

* poco denso = rarefied.

* poco deportivo = unsportsmanlike.

* poco después = soon afterwards, shortly afterwards, shortly after, not long after.

* poco después de = soon after (that), shortly after.

* poco después de que = shortly after.

* poco diestro = poor-ability.

* poco diplomático = indiscreet.

* poco dispuesto = disinclined.

* poco dispuesto a colaborar = uncooperative.

* poco ducho en las nuevas tecnologías = technologically challenged.

* poco económico = uneconomical.

* poco efectivo = ineffectual.

* poco eficaz = non-efficient.

* poco elegante = inelegant, awkward, dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].

* poco embarazoso = unembarrassing.

* poco entusiasta = half-hearted [halfhearted], lukewarm.

* poco envidiable = unenviable.

* poco estable = unsettled.

* poco estético = unaesthetic.

* poco estimulador = unchallenging.

* poco estimulante = unexciting, uninspiring, unmoving.

* poco estricto = lax.

* poco ético = unethical.

* poco evidente = unnoticed, unnoted.

* poco exigente = untaxing, undemanding.

* poco favorable = unpromising.

* poco favorecedor = unflattering.

* poco fiable = unreliable, undependable, flaky [flakey].

* poco firme = tenuous, rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.].

* poco flexible = monolithic, inelastic.

* poco frecuente = infrequent.

* poco fructífero = unfruitful.

* poco gratificante = unrewarding, unsatisfying.

* poco grato = unwelcome.

* poco hábil = poor-ability.

* poco habitual = unaccustomed.

* poco halagador = unflattering.

* poco halagüeño = unflattering.

* poco hospitalario = inhospitable.

* poco idóneo = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.

* poco iluminado = dimly illuminated.

* poco imaginativo = unimaginative.

* poco importante = menial, small-time.

* poco impresionado = unimpressed.

* poco informativo = uninformative.

* poco intelectual = lowbrow [low-brow].

* poco inteligente = unintelligent.

* poco intenso = light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.].

* poco interesante = dull, jackdaw, uninteresting, uninspiring, unremarkable.

* poco juicioso = injudicious.

* poco justificado = ill-justified.

* poco listo = underprepared.

* poco maduro = underripe.

* poco más = little else.

* poco materialista = unworldly.

* poco memorable = forgettable.

* poco mundano = unwordly.

* poco natural = unnatural, stilted.

* poco nítido = untidy.

* poco normal = unnatural, unordinary, out of the ordinary.

* poco novedoso = trite.

* poco original = unoriginal.

* poco ortodoxo = unorthodox.

* poco poblado = thinly populated.

* poco práctico = impractical, awkward.

* poco preparado = underprepared.

* poco probable = unlikely, far-fetched [farfetched].

* poco productivo = unproductive.

* poco profesional = amateurish, unprofessional.

* poco profundo = shallow [shallower -comp., shallowest -sup.].

* poco prometedor = bleak, unpromising.

* poco propicio = unpromising, unpromising.

* poco provechoso = fruitless, unrewarding.

* poco prudente = ill-advised, ill-judged.

* poco pulido = unpolished.

* poco razonable = unreasonable.

* poco realista = unrealistic, unreal, unwordly, way out in left field, airy-fairy.

* poco recomendable = inadvisable.

* poco refinado = unrefined, unpolished.

* poco rentable = uneconomical.

* poco representativo = unrepresentative.

* poco romántico = unromantic.

* poco sabido = little known.

* poco saludable = unwholesome, insalubrious.

* poco sano = unwholesome, insalubrious.

* poco seguro = dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.].

* poco sensato = ill-advised, injudicious, ill-judged.

* poco sentimental = unsentimental.

* poco serio = flippant.

* poco sincero = insincere.

* poco sistemático = sloppy [sloppier -comp., sloppiest -sup.].

* poco social = unsocial.

* poco sofisticado = elementary, unsophisticated, corn-fed.

* poco sólido = insubstantial.

* poco tiempo = short while, short time.

* poco tiempo después = shortly afterwards.

* poco tradicional = untraditional.

* poco unido = loosely knit.

* poco uniforme = patchy [patchier -comp., patchiest -sup.].

* poco usado = little-used.

* poco usual = unusual.

* poco útil = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], unhelpful.

* poquito a poco = little by little.

* por mencionar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.

* por mencionar uno pocos = just to name a few.

* por nombrar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.

* por nombrar unos pocos = to name a few.

* por poco dinero = cheaply.

* por poco o nada = at little or no extra cost.

* por si era poco = for good measure.

* por si fuera poco = to boot, for good measure, to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* prestar poca atención a = give + little thought to.

* pretexto poco convincente = lame excuse.

* quedar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).

* quedar un poco = be some way off.

* quedar un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.

* que ocupa poco espacio = space-saving.

* qué poco común = how odd.

* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.

* reducirse poco a poco = dribble off.

* resultar poco fructífero = prove + unfruitful.

* roer poco a poco = eat away at.

* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.

* sacar poco a poco = tease out.

* salir un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.

* sangre poco espesa = thin blood.

* ser algo muy poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo poco común = be the exception rather than the rule.

* ser algo poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser algo poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser de poco valor = be of little use, be of little value.

* ser muy poco probable = be remote.

* ser poco = be under-provided.

* ser poco agradecido = be thankless.

* ser poco eficaz = do + little.

* ser poco reconocido = be thankless.

* ser pocos = be few in number, be small in number.

* ser un hecho poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser un hecho poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* servir de poco = be of little use.

* servir de poco o nada = be of little or no avail.

* solución poco real = pie in the sky solution.

* tener poca información = be information poor.

* tener pocas luces = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, knucklehead.

* tener pocas posibilidades de = have + little recourse.

* tener poco que ver = have + little to do.

* tener poco valor = be of little value.

* trabajo de poca monta = odd-job.

* un hombre de pocas palabras = a man of few words.

* unos pocos elegidos = a select few.

* un poco = a bit, somewhat, slightly, something of, a little bit, kinda [kind of].

* un poco áspero = roughish.

* un poco como = kind of like.

* un poco de = a measure of, a touch (of), a bit of, a piece of, a spot of, a splash of, a hint of.

* un poco + Nombre = a shade + Nombre.

* un poco obscuro = dusky.

* un poco perdido = a bit at sea.

* un poco rugoso = roughish.

* usado con poca frecuencia = seldom used [seldom-used].

* usuario que hace poco uso del préstamo = light borrower.

* utilizar poco = underutilise/under-utilise [underutilize/under-utilize, -USA].

* vivienda poco digna = poor housing.

* y poco más = and little more.

* * *

poco¹

adverb

[ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

es muy poco agradecido he is very ungrateful, he isn't at all grateful

es un autor muy poco conocido he is a very little-known author

me resultó poco interesante I didn't find it very interesting, I found it rather uninteresting

habla poco he doesn't say much o a lot

duerme poquísimo she sleeps very little, she doesn't sleep very much

viene muy poco por aquí he hardly ever comes around

poco y nada me ayudaron they hardly helped me at all

… con lo poco que le gusta el arroz … and he doesn't even like rice

para locs ver poco³ pron D. (↑ poco (3))

poco² -ca

adjective

[ Grammar notes (Spanish) ] (con sustantivos no numerables) little; (en plural) few

muy poco vino very little wine

muy pocos niños very few children

hemos tenido muy poca suerte we've been very unlucky, we've had very little luck

¡qué poco sentido común tienes! you don't have much common sense, do you?

tengo muy poca ropa I have hardly any clothes, I have very few clothes

a poca gente se le presenta esa oportunidad not many people get that opportunity

hay muy pocas mujeres en el gremio there are very few women in the trade

éramos demasiado pocos there were too few of us, there weren't enough of us

fue asombroso, todo lo que te pueda decir es poco it was amazing, I can't begin to tell you

a esta mujer todo le parece poco this woman is never satisfied

me he olvidado del poco francés/de las pocas palabras que sabía I've forgotten the little French/the few words I knew

le dio unos pocos pesos she gave him a few pesos

poco³ -ca

pronoun

[ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

A

(poca cantidad, poca cosa): le serví sopa pero comió poca I gave her some soup but she only ate a little o she didn't eat much

sírvele poco, desayunó muy tarde don't give him (too) much, he had a late breakfast

por poco que gane, siempre es otro sueldo no matter how little o however little she earns o even if she doesn't earn much, it's still another salary coming in

se conforma con poco he's easily satisfied

poco faltó para que me pegara he nearly hit me

poco y nada saqué en limpio de lo que dijo what he said made little or no sense to me

lo poco que gana se lo gasta en vino he spends the little o what little he earns on wine

compra más lentejas, nos quedan muy pocas buy some more lentils, we've hardly any left o we have very few left

es un profesor como pocos there aren't many teachers like him

pocos pueden permitirse ese lujo not many people can afford to do that

B

poco (refiriéndose a tiempo): lo vi hace poco I saw him recently o not long ago

hace muy poco que lo conoce she hasn't known him for very long, she's only known him a little while

tardó poco en pintar la cocina it didn't take him long to paint the kitchen

falta poco para las navidades it's not long till Christmas, Christmas isn't far off

a poco de terminar el bombardeo soon o shortly after the bombing stopped

dentro de poco sale otro tren there'll be another train soon o shortly

poco antes de que ella se fuera a short while o shortly before she left

C

un poco

1 (refiriéndose a cantidades) a little; (refiriéndose a tiempo) a while

¿te sirvo un poco? would you like a little o some?

descansemos un poco let's rest for a while, let's have a little rest

espera un poquito wait a little while

todavía le duele un poquitín or poquitito it still hurts him a little

2

un poco de: ponle un poco de pimienta/vino add a little (bit of) pepper/wine

tiene un poco de fiebre he has a slight fever, he has a bit of a temperature o a slight temperature ( BrE)

come un poco de jamón have a bit of o some o a little ham

3

un poco (hasta cierto punto): es un poco lo que está pasando en Japón it's rather like what's happening in Japan

un poco porque me dio lástima partly because I felt sorry for him

4 un poco + ADJ/ADV:

un poco caro/tarde a bit o a little expensive/late

me queda un poco corto it's a bit short o a little short o slightly too short (for me)

habla un poco más fuerte speak up a bit o a little

D ( en locs):

a poco ( Méx): ¿a poco no lees los periódicos? don't you read the newspapers?

¡a poco no está fabuloso Acapulco! isn't Acapulco just fantastic!

¡a poco ganaron! don't tell me they won!

nos sacamos el gordo de la lotería — ¡a poco ! we won the big lottery prize — you didn't!

de a poco ( AmL); gradually

agrégale la leche de a poquito add the milk gradually o a little at a time

de a poquito se lo fue comiendo little by little o slowly she ate it all up

en poco: en poco estuvo que nos ganaran they came very close to beating us, they very nearly beat us

en poco estuvo que no viniéramos we almost didn't come

tienen en poco la vida ajena they set little value on other people's lives

me tienes bien en poco si me crees capaz de eso you can't think very highly o much of me if you think I could do such a thing

poco a poco or ( Méx) a poquito gradually

poco a poco la fueron arreglando they gradually fixed it up, they fixed it up little by little

poco más o menos approximately, roughly

habrán gastado unos dos millones, poco más o menos they must have spent in the neighborhood o ( BrE) region of two million

poco menos que nearly

es poco menos que imposible it's well-nigh o almost o very nearly impossible

le pegó una paliza que poco menos que la mata ( fam); he gave her such a beating he almost o nearly killed her

poco menos que los echan a patadas ( fam); they practically kicked them out

por poco nearly

por poco nos descubren we were nearly found out

* * *

poco 1 adverbio:
◊ habla poco he doesn't say much o a lot;

es muy poco agradecido he is very ungrateful;
un autor muy poco conocido a very little-known author;
viene muy poco por aquí he hardly ever comes around;
para locs ver poco 2 4
poco 2 -ca adjetivo ( con sustantivos no numerables) little;

( en plural) few;
◊ muy poco vino very little wine;

muy pocos niños very few children;
había poquísimos coches there were hardly any cars
■ pronombre
1 (poca cantidad, poca cosa):
◊ había poco que hacer there was little to do;

por poco que gane … no matter how little o however little she earns …;
se conforma con poco he's easily satisfied;
todo le parece poco she is never satisfied;
pocos quisieron ayudar few were willing to help;
pocos pueden permitirse ese lujo not many people can afford to do that
2
◊ poco ( refiriéndose a tiempo): lo vi hace poco I saw him recently o not long ago;

hace muy poco que lo conoce she hasn't known him for very long;
tardó poco en hacerlo it didn't take him long to do it;
falta poco para las navidades it's not long till Christmas;
a poco de venir él soon o shortly after he came;
dentro de poco soon;
poco antes de que … a short while o shortly before …
3
◊ un poco

a) ( refiriéndose a cantidades) a little;

( refiriéndose a tiempo) a while;
◊ dame un poco I'll have some o a little;

espera un poco wait a while
b)

◊ un poco de a little, a bit of

c) un poco + adj/adv:

◊ un poco caro/tarde a bit o a little expensive/late

4 ( en locs)
◊ a poco (Méx): ¡a poco no está fabuloso Acapulco! isn't Acapulco just fantastic!;

¡a poco ganaron! don't tell me they won!;
de a poco (AmL) gradually, little by little;
poco a poco gradually;
poco más o menos approximately, roughly;
por poco nearly
poco,-a
I adjetivo
1 (con el sustantivo en singular) not much, little: tengo poco apetito, I haven't got much appetite
2 (con el sustantivo en plural) not many, few: conozco pocos lugares de Italia, I don't know many places in Italy
II pron (singular) little, not much
(plural) (objetos) few, not many
(personas) few people, not many people ➣ Ver nota en few
III adverbio
1 (con verbo) not (very) much, little: entiendo poco del tema, I don't understand much about the issue
2 (con adjetivo) not very: está poco claro, it's not very clear
3 (de tiempo) hace poco que nos conocemos, we met a short time ago
IV sustantivo masculino
1 (acompañado de adjetivo o adverbio) lo noté un poco molesto, I thought he was a bit annoyed
tendré que hacerlo un poco después, I'll have to do it a little later
2 (acompañando a un sustantivo) dame un poco de agua, give me a little water ➣ Ver nota en little
♦ Locuciones: a poco de, shortly after
dentro de poco, soon
poco a poco, little by little, gradually
poco antes/después, shortly before/afterwards
por poco, almost
' poco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abreviar
- aclimatarse
- adelgazar
- aguantar
- ahora
- alcornoque
- alentador
- alentadora
- algo
- antes
- apercibirse
- bagatela
- baja
- bajo
- brusca
- brusco
- bruta
- bruto
- buscar
- calentar
- cargada
- cargado
- cascada
- cascado
- cerebral
- chapucera
- chapucero
- chispa
- clara
- claro
- común
- cruda
- crudo
- cualquiera
- de
- dentro
- descuidada
- descuidado
- descuidarse
- desigual
- desmoronada
- desmoronado
- despatarrarse
- despistada
- despistado
- despreciable
- después
- desvaído
- disipar
- dudosa
English:
accomplice
- add to
- adjust
- aerial
- after
- afterwards
- along
- aloof
- amateurish
- balding
- bark
- belly
- bit
- black
- blind
- blow up
- boot
- by
- can
- careless
- chat
- comedown
- confusing
- cowboy
- degree
- derivative
- desultory
- disagreement
- disingenuous
- diving
- do
- dodgy
- doubtful
- dowdy
- earthy
- easy-going
- edge
- effect
- element
- evasion
- exist
- expect
- fall apart
- far-fetched
- fine
- flippant
- forge
- furnish
- fuzzy
- gradually

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poco, -a

♦ adj
(singular) little, not much; (plural) few, not many;
de poca importancia of little importance;

poca agua not much water;

pocas personas lo saben few o not many people know it;

hay pocos árboles there aren't many trees;

tenemos poco tiempo we don't have much time;

hace poco tiempo not long ago;

dame unos pocos días give me a few days;

esto ocurre pocas veces this rarely happens, this doesn't happen often;

tengo pocas ganas de ir I don't really o much feel like going;

poca sal me parece que le estás echando I don't think you're putting enough salt in, I think you're putting too little salt in;

con lo poco que le gusta la ópera, y la han invitado a La Traviata it's ironic, considering how she dislikes opera, that they should have invited her to see La Traviata

♦ pron

1. [escasa cantidad] (singular) little, not much;

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poco

I adj sg little, not much; pl few, not many;

un poco de a little;

unos pocos a few

II adv little;

trabaja poco he doesn’t work much;

ahora se ve muy poco it’s seldom seen now;

estuvo poco por aquí he wasn’t around much;

poco conocido little known;

poco a poco little by little;

dentro de poco soon, shortly;

hace poco a short time ago, not long ago;

desde hace poco (for) a short while;

por poco nearly, almost;

¡a poco no lo hacemos! Méx don’t tell me we’re not doing it;

de a poco me fui tranquilizando Rpl little by little I calmed down;

por si fuera poco as if that weren’t o wasn’t enough

III m

:

un poco a little, a bit

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poco adv

1) : little, not much

poco probable: not very likely

come poco: he doesn't eat much

2) : a short time, a while

tardaremos poco: we won't be very long

3)

poco antes : shortly before

4)

poco después : shortly after

poco, -ca adj

1) : little, not much, (a) few

tengo poco dinero: I don't have much money

en no pocas ocasiones: on more than a few occasions

poca gente: few people

2)

pocas veces : rarely

poco, -ca pron

1) : little, few

le falta poco para terminar: he's almost finished

uno de los pocos que quedan: one of the remaining few

2)

un poco : a little, a bit

un poco de vino: a little wine

un poco extraño: a bit strange

3)

a poco Mex (used to express disbelief)

¿a poco no se te hizo difícil?: you mean you didn't find it difficult?

4)

de a poco : little by little

5)

hace poco : not long ago

6)

poco a poco : little by little

7)

dentro de poco : shortly, in a little while

8)

por poco : nearly, almost

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poco¹ adj

1. (singular) not much

hay poco café there's not much coffee

has comido poco arroz you haven't eaten much rice

2. (plural) few / not many

tiene pocos amigos he has few friends / he hasn't got many friends

muy poco very little

hay muy poco té there's very little tea

poco² adv

1. (con verbos) not much

trabaja poco he doesn't work much

2. (no mucho tiempo) not long

estuve con él hace poco I was with him not long ago

llegó poco después she arrived not long after

3. (con adjetivos) not very

es poco simpática she's not very friendly

poco a poco little by little

por poco nearly

por poco se cae he nearly fell

por poco pierdo el tren I nearly missed the train

poco³ n a little / a bit

un poco de pan a bit of bread

un poco de agua a little water

tengo de sobra, toma un poco I've got plenty, take a little

poco⁴ pron

1. (singular) not much

compra café, que queda muy poco buy some coffee, there's not much left

2. (plural) few / not many

¿cuántos vinieron? pocos how many came? not many

Spanish-English dictionary > poco

19 lasciare

leave

( abbandonare) give up

( concedere) let

( smettere di tenere) let go

lascia andare!, lascia perdere! forget it!

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lasciare v.tr.

1 (andar via da) to leave*; (abbandonare) to abandon; to desert, to quit; (rinunciare) to give* up: lasciammo Londra una settimana prima di te, we left London a week before you; ha lasciato l'ufficio verso mezzogiorno, he left the office towards midday; lo lasciammo che lavorava in giardino, we left him working in the garden; ha lasciato il lavoro per unirsi a un gruppo rock, he quit (o left) his job to join a rock group; ha dovuto lasciare l'università per motivi di salute, he had to leave (o give up) university because of ill-health; la ditta lascerà la vecchia sede, the firm will move out of its former premises; i medici avevano lasciato ogni speranza di salvarlo, the doctors had given up all hope of saving him; ha lasciato la famiglia per seguire quella donna, he has left (o deserted o abandoned) his family for the sake of that woman; lasciò la fidanzata, he left his fiancée // ci ha lasciati l'anno scorso, (è morto) he left us last year

2 (far rimanere) to leave*; (lasciar dietro di sé) to leave* behind: ha lasciato moglie e figli in Italia, he left his wife and children in Italy; non posso lasciare a casa i bambini, I can't leave the children at home; lascia la finestra aperta per piacere, leave the window open, please; quando morì lasciò moglie e due figli, when he died he left a wife and two children behind him; la ferita mi ha lasciato una cicatrice, the wound has left me with a scar; mi lasciò senza una lira, he left me penniless; questa medicina mi ha lasciato la bocca amara, this medicine has left a bitter taste in my mouth; ha lasciato tutto com'era, he left everything as it was; ha lasciato un buon ricordo di sé, he left behind a good memory of himself; l'assassino ha lasciato molte tracce, the murderer left a load of clues behind; è partito senza lasciare istruzioni, he went off without leaving any instructions // lasciare fuori, to leave out // lasciare da parte, to leave aside // lasciare solo, in pace, to leave alone, in peace

3 (posare, deporre) to leave*, to put*; (far scendere) to drop off: ti lascerò il pacchetto sulla scrivania, I'll leave (o put) the packet on your desk; lascialo pure sulla sedia, you can put it on the chair; ti lascerò davanti al supermercato, I'll drop you off (o leave you) opposite the supermarket

4 (dimenticare, non prendere con sé) to leave*, to forget*: ho lasciato gli occhiali a casa, I have left my glasses at home; ho lasciato l'ombrello sull'autobus, I've forgotten the umbrella on the bus; ha lasciato la finestra aperta ed è entrato un ladro, he left the window open and a thief got in

5 (rimetterci) to leave*, to lose*: in quell'incidente ci lasciò la vita, he lost his life in that accident; per poco ci lasciai la salute, I nearly ruined my health; ci ha lasciato la vita, it cost him his life

6 (in eredità) to leave*, to bequeath, to will: gli ha lasciato tutto il patrimonio, he left all his property to him; lasciare una proprietà a un ente assistenziale, to bequeath an estate to a charitable institution

7 (permettere, fare) to let* (s.o. do), to allow (s.o. to do): chi ti ha lasciato entrare?, who let you in?; lascialo fare a me, let me do it; lascia che me ne occupi io, leave it to me; questa fessura lascia passare molta aria, this crack lets in a lot of air; non lasciare cadere quel vaso, don't drop that vase; l'hanno lasciato morire senza far niente, they let him die without doing anything; non lascia uscire suo figlio da solo, he doesn't allow his son to go out on his own; non gli lascia guidare la sua auto, he doesn't let him drive his car

8 (serbare) to keep*, to leave*: lasciami questa carne per cena, keep this meat for my supper; puoi lasciarmi qualcosa da mangiare?, can you leave (o keep) me something to eat?; lasciami un po' di birra, leave me a drop of beer

9 (affidare, dare) to leave*, to trust, to give*; (cedere) to let* have: lasciami tuo figlio fino a questa sera, leave your son with me until tonight; non voglio lasciargli il mio orologio, ho paura che me lo rompa, I don't want to trust my watch to him (o to give him my watch), I'm afraid he may break it; te lo lascerò per 50 euro, you can have it for 50 euros; hai lasciato la mancia al cameriere?, did you tip the waiter? (o did you leave a tip for the waiter?)

10 (allentare) to let* go; (liberare) to release; to set* free, to free: lascia la corda, let go of the rope; il cane lasciò la presa, the dog loosened its grip; lasciarono il prigioniero in libertà, they released the prisoner

◆ v. intr. (smettere, cessare di) (non com.) to stop, to leave* off: non lascia di brontolare, she doesn't stop grumbling.

◘ lasciarsi v.rifl. to let* oneself: non mi lascerò truffare, I'm not going to be cheated; non si lasciò vedere per tutta una settimana, he didn't appear for a whole week; si lasciò andare su una poltrona, he sank into an armchair; si lasciò trasportare dall'ira, he let himself be carried away by anger; lasciare guidare dall'esperienza, to let oneself be guided by experience; non si lascia avvicinare da nessuno, he doesn't let anyone get close to him; si è lasciato convincere facilmente, he let himself be convinced easily // lasciati andare, (rilassati) let yourself go (o relax); dopo che lei lo ha abbandonato si è completamente lasciato andare, after she left him he let himself go completely; non lasciarti prendere dall'emozione, dal panico, don't let yourself get carried away, don't panic

◆ v.rifl.rec. to part, to leave* each other: si sono lasciati dopo nove anni di fidanzamento, they left each other after a nine-year engagement; si lasciarono all'alba, they parted at daybreak.

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: prendere o lasciare, take it or leave it // è meglio lasciare perdere, we'd better forget (o leave) it // ho deciso di lasciare correre, I decided to forget (o leave) it // lascia stare, non è affar tuo!, leave it, it's none of your business! // lasciare detto qlco. a qlcu., to leave a word with s.o. // la sua condotta lascia molto a desiderare, his behaviour leaves a lot to be desired // lascialo dire, let him talk // ''Com'è il tuo dolce?'' ''Si lascia mangiare'', ''What's your cake like?'' ''Not bad''.

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[laʃ'ʃare]
1. vt

1) (gen) to leave

lasciare qc a qn — to leave sb sth o sth to sb

ha lasciato Roma nel '76 — he left Rome in '76

ho lasciato i soldi a casa — I've left my money at home

devo lasciare l'università — I have to leave university, I have to give up university

ha lasciato la scuola a 16 anni — he left school at 16

lasciare la stanza — to vacate the room

lasciare la porta aperta — to leave the door open

lasciare qn solo (a casa) — to leave sb (at home) alone

ha lasciato la moglie — he's left his wife

lascia la moglie e due bambini — he leaves a wife and two children

lasciare qn erede — to make sb one's heir

lasciare qn perplesso/confuso — to leave sb perplexed/confused

2)

(permettere) lasciare qn fare qc o che qn faccia qc — to let sb do sth, allow sb to do sth

mio padre non mi lascia uscire fino a tardi — my father doesn't let me stay out late

lascia fare a me — let me do it

lascia stare o correre o perdere — let it drop, forget it

3) (deporre: cose) to leave, deposit, (persone) to leave, drop (off)

ti lascio all'angolo — I'll drop you off at the corner

4) (dare, concedere) to give, let have

mi puoi lasciare la macchina oggi? — can you let me have the car today?

lasciami il tempo di farlo — give me time to do it

5) (omettere) to leave out, forget

non lasciare tutti i particolari interessanti — don't leave out all the interesting bits

6) (serbare) to leave, keep

lasciami un po' di vino — leave some wine for me

7)

lasciare stare qn — to let sb be, leave sb alone

lasciare stare qc — to leave sth alone

lascia stare quel povero gatto! — leave that poor cat alone!

lascia stare, ci penso io — leave it, I'll see to it

lascialo stare, non vale la pena di arrabbiarsi — just ignore him, it's not worth getting annoyed

lascia stare, offro io — it's all right, I'm paying o it's on me

è meglio lasciar stare certi argomenti — it's better not to bring up certain subjects

volevo insistere ma poi ho lasciato stare — I was going to insist but then I decided to let it go

8)

lasciarsi sfruttare — to let o.s. be exploited

lasciarsi andare — to let o.s. go

9)

(fraseologia) lasciare in bianco — to leave blank

lasciare (molto) a desiderare — to leave much o a lot to be desired

lasciare detto o scritto (a qn) — to leave word (for sb)

lasciare qn indifferente — to leave sb unmoved

non lascia mai niente al caso — he never leaves anything to chance

lasciami in pace — leave me alone o in peace

lasciare la presa — to lose one's grip

lasciare il segno (su qc) — to mark (sth), fig to leave one's o a mark (on sth)

ci ha lasciato la vita — it cost him his life

2. vr (lasciarsi)

(uso reciproco) to part (from each other), (coniugi) to leave each other, split up

si sono lasciati all'aeroporto — they left each other at the airport, they said goodbye at the airport

ci siamo lasciati un anno fa — we split up a year ago

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[laʃ'ʃare] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) (smettere di tenere) to let* go of [oggetto, corda]; (fare cadere) to drop

lasciami! — get off me!

2) (separarsi da) to leave* [persona, famiglia, fidanzato]

3) (andare via da) to leave* [luogo, paese, ufficio]

devo lasciarvi, ho una riunione — I must go now, I have a meeting

4) (dimenticare) to leave* (behind), to forget* [ombrello, chiavi, portafoglio]

5) (fare restare) to leave* [traccia, impronta]

lasciami alla stazione — drop me (off) at the station

lasciare qcn. nel dubbio — to leave sb. in a state of uncertainty

lasciare le cose come stanno — to leave well enough alone, to let the matter lie

lasciare in pace qcn. — to leave sb. alone

6) (rinunciare a) to leave* [lavoro, partito, azienda]; to leave*, to give* up [ studi]

7) (cedere, prestare) to leave*

lasciare il posto a qcn. — to let sb. have one's seat

8) (affidare) to leave* (a qcn. with sb.)

9) (dare)

lasciare [qcs.] a qcn. — to give sb. [mancia, tempo, scelta]

10) (rendere)

lasciare perplesso qcn. to puzzle sb.; mi lasciò indifferente it left me cold; lasciare libero un animale — to let an animal go

11) (vendere)

glielo lascio per 50 euro — I'll let you have it for 50 euros

12) (mantenere) to leave*

lasciare la porta chiusa, una luce accesa — to leave the door shut, a light on

13) (conservare)

lasciami qualcosa da mangiare — leave o keep me something to eat

14) (in eredità) to leave* [denaro, proprietà]

15) (permettere)

lasciare che qcn., qcs. faccia — to let sb., sth. do

lasciare fare qcs. a qcn. — to let sb. do sth.

lascia fare a me — leave it to me, let me (do that)

lasciare cadere qcs. — to let sth. fall

16) lasciare stare (non disturbare)

lascialo stare — leave him alone, let him be; (smettere di toccare)

lascia stare quella bici — leave that bike alone; (lasciare perdere)

no, lascia stare, pago io! — no, no it's my treat!

lascia stare, è un fastidio troppo grosso — leave it, it's too much trouble
2.
verbo pronominale lasciarsi

1) (separarsi) [ persone] to part; [ coppia] to split* up, to break* up

-rsi da buoni amici, molto male — to part the best of friends, on angry terms

2) (farsi)

- rsi cullare dalle onde — to be lulled by the waves

non è certo il tipo che si lascia fregare — he won't be pushed around

- rsi sfuggire — to let slip, to come out with [frase, bestemmia]

3) (abbandonarsi)

- rsi andare alla disperazione — to give in to despair

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lasciar detto, scritto a qcn. che... — to give o leave sb. a message that...

lasciarci una gamba, un mucchio di soldi — to lose an arm, a lot of money

lasciar correre o perdere to let sth. pass; prendere o lasciare take it or leave it; -rsi qcs. alle spalle to leave sth. behind; lasciare a molto desiderare to leave much to be desired; -rsi andare to let oneself go; lasciare il segno [personaggio, avvenimento] to set one's stamp; lascia il tempo che trova — = it makes no difference

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lasciare

/la∫'∫are/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

1 (smettere di tenere) to let* go of [ oggetto, corda]; (fare cadere) to drop; lasciami! get off me!

2 (separarsi da) to leave* [ persona, famiglia, fidanzato]

3 (andare via da) to leave* [ luogo, paese, ufficio]; devo lasciarvi, ho una riunione I must go now, I have a meeting

4 (dimenticare) to leave* (behind), to forget* [ ombrello, chiavi, portafoglio]

5 (fare restare) to leave* [ traccia, impronta]; lasciami alla stazione drop me (off) at the station; lasciare qcn. nel dubbio to leave sb. in a state of uncertainty; lasciare le cose come stanno to leave well enough alone, to let the matter lie; lasciare in pace qcn. to leave sb. alone

6 (rinunciare a) to leave* [ lavoro, partito, azienda]; to leave*, to give* up [ studi]

7 (cedere, prestare) to leave*; lasciare il posto a qcn. to let sb. have one's seat

8 (affidare) to leave* ( a qcn. with sb.)

9 (dare) lasciare [qcs.] a qcn. to give sb. [ mancia, tempo, scelta]

10 (rendere) lasciare perplesso qcn. to puzzle sb.; mi lasciò indifferente it left me cold; lasciare libero un animale to let an animal go

11 (vendere) glielo lascio per 50 euro I'll let you have it for 50 euros

12 (mantenere) to leave*; lasciare la porta chiusa, una luce accesa to leave the door shut, a light on

13 (conservare) lasciami qualcosa da mangiare leave o keep me something to eat

14 (in eredità) to leave* [ denaro, proprietà]

15 (permettere) lasciare che qcn., qcs. faccia to let sb., sth. do; lasciare fare qcs. a qcn. to let sb. do sth.; lascia fare a me leave it to me, let me (do that); lasciare cadere qcs. to let sth. fall

16 lasciare stare (non disturbare) lascialo stare leave him alone, let him be; (smettere di toccare) lascia stare quella bici leave that bike alone; (lasciare perdere) no, lascia stare, pago io! no, no it's my treat! lascia stare, è un fastidio troppo grosso leave it, it's too much trouble

II lasciarsi verbo pronominale

1 (separarsi) [ persone] to part; [ coppia] to split* up, to break* up; -rsi da buoni amici, molto male to part the best of friends, on angry terms

2 (farsi) - rsi cullare dalle onde to be lulled by the waves; non è certo il tipo che si lascia fregare he won't be pushed around; - rsi sfuggire to let slip, to come out with [ frase, bestemmia]

3 (abbandonarsi) - rsi andare alla disperazione to give in to despair

IDIOMS

lasciar detto, scritto a qcn. che... to give o leave sb. a message that...; lasciarci una gamba, un mucchio di soldi to lose an arm, a lot of money; lasciar correre o perdere to let sth. pass; prendere o lasciare take it or leave it; -rsi qcs. alle spalle to leave sth. behind; lasciare a molto desiderare to leave much to be desired; - rsi andare to let oneself go; lasciare il segno [ personaggio, avvenimento] to set one's stamp; lascia il tempo che trova = it makes no difference.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > lasciare

20 шаг

муж.

1) step прям. и перен.; stride (большой); pace ( походка)

шаг на пути к — step on the road to

большой шаг на пути (к) — a major step (toward), a great stride (toward)

идти тихим шагом — to walk slowly; to walk at a slow pace

идти быстрым шагом — to walk quickly; to walk with a rapid step, to walk with hurried steps

ни шагу дальше — not a step further, stay where you are!

шире шаг! — step out, take bigger strides!; get a move on! перен.

шагом марш! — forward, march!

он живет в двух шагах — it is but a step to his house

в двух шагах от, в нескольких шагах от — two steps away (from), a few steps away (from), within a few steps, near by

это шаг вперед по сравнению (с) — it is an advance (over), it is a step forward

брюки узки в шагу — the trousers are tight in the seat

двигаться беглым шагом — воен. to double

быстрый шаг — quick march, brisk pace, fast pace, rapid pace

большой шаг — stride

беглый шаг — double-quick time

беглым шагом — at the double

большими шагами, гигантскими шагами, семимильными шагами — with long/rapid/great strides

гигантские шаги — giant('s) stride ед.; спорт

делать шаг — to take a step

держать шаг — to keep in step

дробный шаг — rhythmic step

прибавлять шагу — to mend/quicken one's pace

ровный шаг — even stride

строевой шаг — ceremonial step

твердым шагом — with resolute step

тихим шагом — slowly, with a slow step

топот шагов — tramping

ускорять шаг — to mend/increase one's pace, to quicken one's steps

чеканить шаг — to measure out one's pace

черепашьим шагом — at a snail's pace

шаг за шагом — step by step, little by little

шаг на месте — marking time

- замедлять шаг

2) тех. pitch, spacing

шаг резьбы винта — screw pitch тех.

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делать первый шаг, делать шаг навстречу — (к примирению т.п.) to take the first step (to make up with smb.)

дипломатический шаг — diplomatic step/move; demarche франц.

на каждом шагу — at every step/turn; everywhere, on end, all around, all over the place

неверный шаг — false step, wrong move, misstep

первые шаги — the first steps, first move

с первых шагов — from it's first/earliest steps/stages, from the very beginning, from the outse

быть на шаг от — to be one step away from doing smth.

ловкий шаг — clever move

не давать кому-л. шагу шагнуть/ступить — not let smb. take a single step on smb.'s own

не отпускать кого-л. ни на шаг (от) — not let smb. stray one step (from); not let smb. stir a step from one's side

не отступать ни на шаг — not go back a step, not retreat a step

не отходить ни на шаг от кого-л., не делать ни шагу без кого-л. — not move/stir a step from smb.'s side

не продвинуться ни на шаг — not forward matter by a single step, not move forward in the least

она ни на шаг без кого-л./чего-л. — she is lost/helpless without smb./smth.

сделать первый шаг — (навстречу кому-л./чему-л.) to break the ice

сделать решительный шаг — to take a decisive step

шагу негде/некуда ступить — there is no room to move

шагу ступить нельзя — one can't do anything

- ложный шаг

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