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1 pick up

1. transitive verb
1) (take up) [in die Hand] nehmen [Brief, Buch usw.]; hochnehmen [Baby]; [wieder] aufnehmen [Handarbeit]; aufnehmen [Masche]; auffinden [Fehler]; (after dropping) aufheben

pick something up from the table — etwas vom Tisch nehmen

pick a child up in one's arms — ein Kind auf den Arm nehmen

pick up the telephone — den [Telefon]hörer abnehmen

pick up the pieces — (lit. or fig.) die Scherben aufsammeln

2) (collect) mitnehmen; (by arrangement) abholen (at, from von); (obtain) holen

pick up something on the way home — etwas auf dem Nachhauseweg abholen

3) (become infected by) sich (Dat.) einfangen od. holen (ugs.) [Virus, Grippe]

4) (take on board) [Bus, Autofahrer:] mitnehmen

pick somebody up at or from the station — jemanden vom Bahnhof abholen

5) (rescue from the sea) [aus Seenot] bergen

6) (coll.): (earn) einstreichen (ugs.)

7) (coll.): (make acquaintance of) aufreißen (ugs.)

8) (find and arrest) festnehmen

9) (receive) empfangen [Signal, Funkspruch usw.]

10) (obtain casually) sich (Dat.) aneignen; bekommen [Sache]

pick up languages easily — mühelos Sprachen lernen

11) (obtain) auftreiben (ugs.)

12) (resume) wieder aufnehmen [Erzählung, Gespräch]

13) (regain) wieder finden [Spur, Fährte]; wieder aufnehmen [Witterung]

14) (pay)

pick up the bill etc. for something — die Kosten od. die Rechnung usw. für etwas übernehmen
2. intransitive verb
[Gesundheitszustand, Befinden, Stimmung, Laune, Wetter:] sich bessern; [Person:] sich erholen; [Markt, Geschäft:] sich erholen od. beleben; [Gewinne:] steigen, zunehmen
3. reflexive verb
pick oneself up — wieder aufstehen; (fig.) sich aufrappeln (ugs.)

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1) (to learn gradually, without formal teaching: I never studied Italian - I just picked it up when I was in Italy.) aufschnappen

2) (to let (someone) into a car, train etc in order to take him somewhere: I picked him up at the station and drove him home.) auflesen

3) (to get (something) by chance: I picked up a bargain at the shops today.) erstehen

4) (to right (oneself) after a fall etc; to stand up: He fell over and picked himself up again.) sich erheben

5) (to collect (something) from somewhere: I ordered some meat from the butcher - I'll pick it up on my way home tonight.) mitnehmen

6) ((of radio, radar etc) to receive signals: We picked up a foreign broadcast last night.) reinkriegen

7) (to find; to catch: We lost his trail but picked it up again later; The police picked up the criminal.) auf-, hochnehmen

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◆ pick up

I. vt

1. (lift)

▪ to \pick up up ⇆ sth/sb etw/jdn aufheben

to \pick up up the phone [den Hörer] abnehmen; (make phone call) anrufen

2. (stand up)

▪ to \pick up oneself up aufstehen; (collect oneself) sich akk aufrappeln fam

to \pick up oneself up off the floor ( fig) sich akk [langsam] erholen, sich akk wieder aufrappeln fam

3. (acquire)

▪ to \pick up up ⇆ sth etw erwerben

she \pick uped up an American accent while she was working in Boston sie hat sich, während sie in Boston gearbeitet hat, einen amerikanischen Akzent angeeignet

I \pick uped up some useful ideas at the seminar aus dem Seminar habe ich einige gute Ideen mitgenommen

where did she \pick up up the information? woher hat sie diese Informationen?

to \pick up up a bargain [or good buy] ein Schnäppchen machen

to \pick up up an illness eine Krankheit fangen fam, sich akk mit einer Krankheit anstecken

to \pick up up a prize einen Preis verliehen bekommen

4. (learn)

▪ to \pick up up ⇆ sth etw aufschnappen [o mitkriegen] fam

5. (collect)

▪ to \pick up up ⇆ sb/sth jdn/etw abholen

do you mind \pick uping me up from the station? würde es dir etwas ausmachen, mich vom Bahnhof abzuholen?

I \pick uped up the dry-cleaning while I was in town während ich in der Stadt war, holte ich die Sachen von der Reinigung ab

the crew of the sinking tanker were \pick uped up by helicopter die Besatzung des sinkenden Tankers wurde von einem Hubschrauber an Bord genommen

to \pick up up passengers Fahrgäste [o Passagiere] aufnehmen

6. ( fam: for sexual purposes)

▪ to \pick up up ⇆ sb jdn abschleppen [o aufreißen] fam

7. (detect)

▪ to \pick up up ⇆ sth etw wahrnehmen

he's awfully quick to \pick up up any mistakes in your grammar er reagiert immer wie der Blitz darauf, wenn man einen grammatischen Fehler macht

to \pick up up the scent Witterung aufnehmen

to \pick up up the whiff of a fox einen Fuchs wittern

8. (on radio)

can you \pick up up Moscow on your radio? kannst du mit deinem Radio den Moskauer Sender empfangen?

to \pick up up a signal ein Signal empfangen; ( fig)

I'm \pick uping up signals that it's time we were on our way ich glaube, mir wird da signalisiert, dass wir uns jetzt auf den Weg machen sollten

9. (increase)

to \pick up up speed [or momentum] schneller werden; ( fig) sich akk verstärken

her career began to \pick up up speed mit ihrer Karriere ging es steil bergauf

10. ( fam: stop)

▪ to \pick up up ⇆ sb jdn schnappen fam

she was \pick uped up by the police for speeding sie wurde von der Polizei wegen überhöhter Geschwindigkeit angehalten

11. BRIT, AUS (correct)

▪ to \pick up sb up on sth jdn auf etw akk aufmerksam machen

the teacher \pick uped him up on his pronunciation der Lehrer verbesserte seine Aussprache

12. ( fam: earn)

to \pick up up £300 300 Pfund verdienen

he can \pick up up $100 an evening just in tips er kann am Abend allein in Trinkgeldern bis zu 100 Dollar machen

13. (resume)

▪ to \pick up up ⇆ sth an etw akk anknüpfen, auf etw akk zurückkommen

we \pick uped up the conversation again more or less where we had left off the previous evening wir setzten die Unterhaltung mehr oder weniger da fort, wo wir gestern Abend stehen geblieben waren

14.

▶ to \pick up up the bill [or tab] [or AM also check] ( fam) [die Rechnung] [be]zahlen

the consumer will be forced to \pick up up the bill for this scheme am Ende wird der Verbraucher für dieses Programm zur Kasse gebeten werden

▶ to \pick up up the pieces die Scherben kitten

▶ to \pick up up the threads den Faden wieder aufnehmen

they \pick uped up the threads of their conversation/discussion sie nahmen den Faden ihres Gesprächs/ihrer Diskussion wieder auf

they \pick uped up the threads of their marriage sie haben in ihrer Ehe einen Neuanfang gemacht

II. vi

1. (improve) sich akk bessern, besser werden; numbers steigen; market sich erholen

his spirits began to \pick up up seine Laune begann sich zu bessern

my interest \pick uped up when the film became centred on the trial proceedings mein Interesse erwachte wieder, als der Film sich auf die Gerichtsverhandlung konzentrierte

2. (resume)

to \pick up up where one left off da weitermachen, wo man aufgehört hat

3. (notice)

▪ to \pick up up on sb/sth jdn/etw bemerken [o wahrnehmen]; (react to) auf etw akk reagieren

4. esp AM (clean up) aufräumen

▪ to \pick up up after sb jdm hinterherräumen

5. esp BRIT (come into contact)

▪ to \pick up up with sb mit jdm Bekanntschaft schließen

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1. vt sep

1) (= take up) aufheben; (= lift momentarily) hochheben; stitch aufnehmen

to pick up a child in one's arms — ein Kind auf den Arm nehmen

pick up your feet when you walk! — heb deine Füße (beim Gehen)!

to pick oneself up — aufstehen

as soon as he picks up a book — sobald er ein Buch in die Hand nimmt

it's the sort of book you can pick up when you have a free minute — das ist so ein Buch, das man mal zwischendurch lesen kann

to pick up the phone — (den Hörer) abnehmen

you just have to pick up the phone — du brauchst nur anzurufen

to pick up a story — mit einer Geschichte fortfahren

to pick up the pieces (lit, fig) —

to pick up the thread of a lecture — den Faden (eines Vortrags) wiederfinden

to pick up the threads of one's life — die Scherben seines Lebens wieder zusammenkitten

the interviewer picked up this reference and... — der Interviewer nahm diese Bemerkung auf or knüpfte an diese Bemerkung an und...

2) (= get) holen; (= buy) bekommen; (= acquire) habit sich (dat) angewöhnen; news, gossip aufschnappen; illness sich (dat) holen or zuziehen; (= earn) verdienen; medal bekommen, erhalten

to pick sth up at a sale — etw im Ausverkauf erwischen

to pick up speed —

you never know what you'll pick up (= what illness etc) — man weiß nie, was man sich (dat) da holen or zuziehen kann

he picked up a few extra points — er hat ein paar Extrapunkte gemacht

he picked up a reputation as a womanizer — er geriet in den Ruf eines Frauenhelden

3) (= learn) skill etc sich (dat) aneignen; language lernen; accent, word aufschnappen; information, tips etc herausbekommen; idea aufgreifen

you'll soon pick it up — du wirst das schnell lernen

where did you pick up that idea? — wo hast du denn die Idee her?

4) (= collect) person, goods abholen

I'll come and pick you up — ich hole dich ab, ich komme dich abholen

5) (bus etc) passengers aufnehmen; (in car) mitnehmen

6) (= rescue: helicopter, lifeboat) bergen

7) (= arrest, catch) wanted man, criminal schnappen (inf)

they picked him up for questioning — sie haben ihn geholt, um ihn zu vernehmen

8) (inf) girl aufgabeln (inf)

she got picked up at a party — die ist auf einer Party (von einem) abgeschleppt or aufgegabelt worden (inf)

9) (= find) road finden

to pick up the trail ( Hunt, fig ) — die Fährte or Spur aufnehmen

10) (RAD) station hereinbekommen, (rein)kriegen (inf); message empfangen, auffangen; (= see) beacon etc ausmachen, sichten; (on radar) ausmachen; (record stylus) sound aufnehmen

the surface was clearly picked up by the satellite's cameras —

we picked up a rabbit in the car headlights — wir sahen ein Kaninchen im Scheinwerferlicht

11) (Brit: correct, put right) korrigieren

he picked me up on my bad grammar — er wies auf meine schlechte Grammatik hin

he picked me up for mispronouncing it — er hat meine falsche Aussprache korrigiert

12) (= restore to health) wieder auf die Beine stellen

13) (= spot, identify) mistakes finden

14) (US inf = tidy) room auf Vordermann bringen (inf)

2. vi

1) (= improve) besser werden; (appetite) zunehmen; (currency) sich erholen; (business after slump) sich erholen; (engine) rund laufen; (= accelerate) schneller werden

2) (= continue) weitermachen

to pick up where one left off — da weitermachen, wo man aufgehört hat

3) (inf)

to pick up with sb (= get to know) he has picked up with a rather strange crowd — jds Bekanntschaft machen er hat mit merkwürdigen Leuten Umgang

to pick up on a point — einen Punkt aufgreifen

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pick up

A v/t

1. den Boden aufhacken

2. a) aufheben, -nehmen, -lesen, in die Hand nehmen, packen, ergreifen, SPORT einen Pass aufnehmen

b) aufpicken (Vogel):

pick up things after sb hinter jemandem herräumen; → academic.ru/30597/gauntlet">gauntlet¹ 2

3. umg

a) aufnehmen:

the train stops to pick up passengers

b) jemanden abholen ( at the station vom Bahnhof)

c) etwas (ab)holen ( from von)

4. umg

a) ein Mädchen aufgabeln, auflesen

b) jemanden aus dem Wasser ziehen

c) sich eine Krankheit etc holen oder einfangen

d) einen Anhalter mitnehmen

5. umg jemanden aufgreifen, hochnehmen (verhaften)

6. eine Spur aufnehmen

7. Strickmaschen aufnehmen

8. umg einen Rundfunksender bekommen, (rein)kriegen

9. eine Sendung empfangen, (ab)hören, einen Funkspruch etc auffangen

10. in Sicht bekommen

11. in den Schweinwerfer bekommen

12. ergattern, erstehen, aufgabeln:

pick up a few dollars sich (mit Gelegenheitsarbeiten etc) ein paar Dollar verdienen

13. mitbekommen, mitkriegen, zufällig erfahren oder hören, aufschnappen:

pick up a knowledge of French ein bisschen Französisch lernen

14. Mut, Kraft etc wiedererlangen:

pick up courage Mut fassen

15. gewinnen, einheimsen umg:

pick up profit Profit machen;

pick up victories besonders SPORT (ständig) Siege ernten oder einheimsen

16. gewinnen oder zunehmen an Macht, Stärke etc:

pick up speed → B 4

17. pick o.s. up sich hochrappeln umg:

a) aufstehen

b) (wieder) hochkommen, sich erholen

18. eine Erzählung etc wieder aufnehmen: → thread A 6

19. umg mitgehen lassen (stehlen)

20. US umg eine Rechnung übernehmen (u. bezahlen)

B v/i

1. pick up after sb hinter jemandem herräumen

2. fig

a) wieder auf die Beine kommen, auch WIRTSCH sich (wieder) erholen

b) besser werden (Wetter etc)

3. Bekanntschaft schließen, sich anfreunden ( beide:

with mit)

4. Geschwindigkeit aufnehmen, schneller werden, auf Touren oder in Fahrt kommen

5. fig stärker werden (Wind etc)

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1. transitive verb
1) (take up) [in die Hand] nehmen [Brief, Buch usw.]; hochnehmen [Baby]; [wieder] aufnehmen [Handarbeit]; aufnehmen [Masche]; auffinden [Fehler]; (after dropping) aufheben

pick something up from the table — etwas vom Tisch nehmen

pick a child up in one's arms — ein Kind auf den Arm nehmen

pick up the telephone — den [Telefon]hörer abnehmen

pick up the pieces — (lit. or fig.) die Scherben aufsammeln

2) (collect) mitnehmen; (by arrangement) abholen (at, from von); (obtain) holen

pick up something on the way home — etwas auf dem Nachhauseweg abholen

3) (become infected by) sich (Dat.) einfangen od. holen (ugs.) [Virus, Grippe]

4) (take on board) [Bus, Autofahrer:] mitnehmen

pick somebody up at or from the station — jemanden vom Bahnhof abholen

5) (rescue from the sea) [aus Seenot] bergen

6) (coll.): (earn) einstreichen (ugs.)

7) (coll.): (make acquaintance of) aufreißen (ugs.)

8) (find and arrest) festnehmen

9) (receive) empfangen [Signal, Funkspruch usw.]

10) (obtain casually) sich (Dat.) aneignen; bekommen [Sache]

pick up languages easily — mühelos Sprachen lernen

11) (obtain) auftreiben (ugs.)

12) (resume) wieder aufnehmen [Erzählung, Gespräch]

13) (regain) wieder finden [Spur, Fährte]; wieder aufnehmen [Witterung]

14) (pay)

pick up the bill etc. for something — die Kosten od. die Rechnung usw. für etwas übernehmen
2. intransitive verb
[Gesundheitszustand, Befinden, Stimmung, Laune, Wetter:] sich bessern; [Person:] sich erholen; [Markt, Geschäft:] sich erholen od. beleben; [Gewinne:] steigen, zunehmen
3. reflexive verb
pick oneself up — wieder aufstehen; (fig.) sich aufrappeln (ugs.)

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(telephone) v.

abnehmen v. v.

aufheben v.

auflesen v.

aufnehmen v.

aufsammeln v.

mitnehmen v.

English-german dictionary > pick up
2 pick up

pick up

1) (improve) [trade, market] essere in ripresa; [weather, performance, health] migliorare; [ sick person] ristabilirsi

2) (resume) riprendere

to pick up (from) where one left off — riprendere da dove ci si era fermati; pick [sb., sth.] up, pick up [sb., sth.]

3) (lift, take hold of) (to tidy) raccogliere; (to examine) prendere (in mano) [ object]; (after fall) tirare su; (for cuddle) prendere fra le braccia [ person]

to pick up the telephone — alzare la cornetta (del telefono)

to pick up the bill — pagare il conto

4) (collect) dare un passaggio a [ hitcher]; caricare [ cargo]; fare salire [ passenger]; (andare a) ritirare [ticket, keys]

could you pick me up? — puoi venirmi a prendere? pick [sth.] up, pick up [sth.]

5) (buy) prendere, comprare [milk, bread, newspaper]

to pick up a bargain — fare un (buon) affare

6) (learn, acquire) imparare [ language]; prendere [habit, accent]; sviluppare [ skill]

7) (catch) prendere [ illness]

8) (notice, register) [ person] scovare, trovare [ error]; [ machine] rilevare [ defect]

9) (detect) [person, animal] trovare [trail, scent]; [searchlight, radar] segnalare la presenza di, individuare [aircraft, person, object]; rad. tel. captare [ signal]

10) (gain, earn) guadagnare [ point]; aumentare di [ size]

to pick up a reputation — farsi una brutta fama

to pick up speed — prendere velocità

11) (resume) riprendere [conversation, career]

you'll soon pick up your Italian again — ricomincerai in fretta a parlare italiano; pick [sb.] up, pick up [sb.]

12) (rescue) soccorrere, portare in salvo [ person]

13) (arrest) arrestare [ suspect]

14) (meet) spreg. abbordare [ person]; rimorchiare [ partner]; caricare (in macchina) [ prostitute]

15) (find fault with) riprendere, fare delle critiche a [ person] (on su); pick oneself up

16) (get up) alzarsi

17) fig. (recover) riprendersi, rimettersi

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1) (to learn gradually, without formal teaching: I never studied Italian - I just picked it up when I was in Italy.) imparare

2) (to let (someone) into a car, train etc in order to take him somewhere: I picked him up at the station and drove him home.) prendere su

3) (to get (something) by chance: I picked up a bargain at the shops today.) trovare

4) (to right (oneself) after a fall etc; to stand up: He fell over and picked himself up again.) rialzarsi

5) (to collect (something) from somewhere: I ordered some meat from the butcher - I'll pick it up on my way home tonight.) prendere

6) ((of radio, radar etc) to receive signals: We picked up a foreign broadcast last night.) ricevere

7) (to find; to catch: We lost his trail but picked it up again later; The police picked up the criminal.) ritrovare; prendere

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1. vt + adv

1) (lift: sth dropped) raccogliere, raccattare, (sb fallen) tirar su

could you help me pick up the toys? — mi aiuti a raccogliere i giocattoli?

to pick o.s. up — rialzarsi

to pick up a child — prendere in braccio un bambino

to pick up the phone — alzare il ricevitore

to pick up the bill fig — pagare (il conto)

to pick sb up for having made a mistake — riprendere qn per aver fatto uno sbaglio

2) (collect: goods, person) passare a prendere

we'll come to the airport to pick you up — veniamo a prenderti all'aeroporto, (subj : bus etc) far salire, caricare, (rescue) raccogliere, (from sea) ripescare, (arrest) arrestare

the car picked up speed — la macchina ha acquistato velocità or ha accelerato

3) (acquire: sale bargain) trovare, (information, points in exam, germ) prendere, (learn: habit, ideas) prendere, (skill, language, tricks) imparare

they picked up a nasty infection — si sono presi una brutta infezione

can you pick up some information while you're there? — puoi prendere delle informazioni mentre sei lì?

I picked up some Spanish during my holiday — ho imparato un po' di spagnolo in vacanza

he picked up a girl at the disco fam — ha rimorchiato una ragazza in discoteca

4) Radio TV Telec captare

2. vi + adv

1) (improve: gen) migliorare, (wages) aumentare, (invalid, business) riprendersi, (weather) rimettersi

things are picking up — le cose stanno migliorando

2) (continue) continuare, riprendere

to pick up where one left off — riprendere dal punto in cui ci si era fermati

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pick up

1) (improve) [trade, market] essere in ripresa; [weather, performance, health] migliorare; [ sick person] ristabilirsi

2) (resume) riprendere

to pick up (from) where one left off — riprendere da dove ci si era fermati; pick [sb., sth.] up, pick up [sb., sth.]

3) (lift, take hold of) (to tidy) raccogliere; (to examine) prendere (in mano) [ object]; (after fall) tirare su; (for cuddle) prendere fra le braccia [ person]

to pick up the telephone — alzare la cornetta (del telefono)

to pick up the bill — pagare il conto

4) (collect) dare un passaggio a [ hitcher]; caricare [ cargo]; fare salire [ passenger]; (andare a) ritirare [ticket, keys]

could you pick me up? — puoi venirmi a prendere? pick [sth.] up, pick up [sth.]

5) (buy) prendere, comprare [milk, bread, newspaper]

to pick up a bargain — fare un (buon) affare

6) (learn, acquire) imparare [ language]; prendere [habit, accent]; sviluppare [ skill]

7) (catch) prendere [ illness]

8) (notice, register) [ person] scovare, trovare [ error]; [ machine] rilevare [ defect]

9) (detect) [person, animal] trovare [trail, scent]; [searchlight, radar] segnalare la presenza di, individuare [aircraft, person, object]; rad. tel. captare [ signal]

10) (gain, earn) guadagnare [ point]; aumentare di [ size]

to pick up a reputation — farsi una brutta fama

to pick up speed — prendere velocità

11) (resume) riprendere [conversation, career]

you'll soon pick up your Italian again — ricomincerai in fretta a parlare italiano; pick [sb.] up, pick up [sb.]

12) (rescue) soccorrere, portare in salvo [ person]

13) (arrest) arrestare [ suspect]

14) (meet) spreg. abbordare [ person]; rimorchiare [ partner]; caricare (in macchina) [ prostitute]

15) (find fault with) riprendere, fare delle critiche a [ person] (on su); pick oneself up

16) (get up) alzarsi

17) fig. (recover) riprendersi, rimettersi

English-Italian dictionary > pick up
3 up

[ʌp] adv

inv

1) ( to higher position) nach oben, hinauf;

hands \up! Hände hoch!;

the water had come \up to the level of the windows das Wasser war bis auf Fensterhöhe gestiegen;

our flat is four flights \up from here unsere Wohnung ist vier Etagen höher;

bottom \up mit der Unterseite nach oben;

to jump \up aufspringen;

to pick sth \up etw aufheben

2) ( erect)

just lean it \up against the wall lehnen Sie es einfach gegen die Wand;

to stand \up aufstehen, sich akk erheben ( geh)

was she standing \up or sitting down? stand sie oder saß sie?

3) ( out of bed) auf[gestanden];

they're not \up yet sie sind noch nicht auf[gestanden];

to get \up aufstehen

4) ( above horizon)

what time does the sun come \up today? wann geht heute die Sonne auf?

5) ( northwards)

on Tuesday she'll be travelling \up to Newcastle from Birmingham am Dienstag wird sie von Birmingham nach Newcastle hinauffahren;

she comes \up from Washington about once a month on the train sie kommt ungefähr einmal im Monat mit dem Zug aus Washington herauf

6) ( at higher place) oben;

\up in the hills/ on the fifth floor oben in den Bergen/im fünften Stock

7) ( Brit) ( towards city)

I'll be \up in London this weekend ich fahre an diesem Wochenende nach London

8) ( Brit) ( at university)

is he \up at Cambridge yet? hat er schon [mit seinem Studium] in Cambridge angefangen?

9) ( toward sb) heran;

a limousine drew \up to where we were standing eine Limousine kam auf uns zu;

she went \up to the counter sie ging zum Schalter;

to run \up to sb jdm entgegenlaufen;

to walk \up to sb auf jdn zugehen

10) ( at stronger position) hoch, nach oben;

as a composer he was \up there with the best als Komponist gehörte er zur Spitze;

to move \up aufsteigen;

to turn the music \up die Musik lauter stellen

11) ( at higher level) höher, gestiegen;

last year the company's turnover was £240 billion, \up 3% on the previous year letztes Jahr lag der Umsatz der Firma bei 240 Milliarden Pfund, das sind 3% mehr als im Jahr davor;

items on this rack are priced £50 \up [or from £50 \up] die Waren in diesem Regal kosten ab 50 Pfund aufwärts;

this film is suitable for children aged 13 and \up dieser Film ist für Kinder ab 13 Jahren geeignet;

the river is \up der Fluss ist angeschwollen;

to go \up steigen;

to push the number of unit sales \up die Verkaufszahlen steigern;

to get the price \up den Preis in die Höhe treiben

12) ( to point of)

\up until [or till] [or to] bis +akk;

\up until last week, we didn't know about it bis letzte Woche wussten wir nichts davon;

\up to yesterday bis gestern;

\up to ( to the limit of) bis zu;

he can overdraw \up to £300 er kann bis zu 300 Pfund überziehen

13) ( leading) in Führung;

Manchester is two goals \up Manchester liegt mit zwei Toren in Führung

14) ( completely)

they used \up all their money on food sie gaben ihr ganzes Geld für Essen aus;

when are you going to pay \up the money you owe me? wann zahlst du das Geld zurück, das du mir schuldest?;

to burn \up [ganz] abbrennen;

to finish sth \up etw aufbrauchen;

to fold \up a piece of paper ein Stück Papier zusammenfalten;

to tear \up a letter einen Brief zerreißen;

to wrap \up sich akk warm anziehen

15) ( informed)

to be \up in sth sich akk mit etw dat auskennen;

how well \up are you in Spanish? wie fit bist du in Spanisch? ( fam)

16) law ( on trial) unter Anklage;

he'll be \up before the magistrate er wird sich vor Gericht verantworten müssen;

to be \up for sth sich akk wegen einer S. gen vor Gericht verantworten müssen

17) ( in opposition to)

to come \up against sth/sb es mit etw/jdm zu tun haben, sich akk mit etw/jdm konfrontiert sehen;

the company came \up against some problems die Firma stand vor einigen Problemen [o sah sich mit einigen Problemen konfrontiert];

18) (Am) ( apiece) pro Person;

the score was 3 \up at half-time bei Halbzeit stand es 3 [für] beide

19) ( in baseball)

now Boston's best batter is \up jetzt ist Bostons bester Schläger am Schlag

20) ((dated) fam: yes for)

\up with sth/sb hoch lebe jd/etw!;

\up with freedom! es lebe die Freiheit!

PHRASES:

to be \up with the clock gut in der Zeit liegen;

to be all \up with sb das Aus für jdn bedeuten;

to be \up against it in Schwierigkeiten sein;

to be \up for sth für etw akk vorgesehen sein; terms zur Debatte stehen;

the house is \up for sale das Haus steht zum Verkauf;

to be \up to sb von jdm abhängen;

I'll leave it \up to you... ich überlasse dir die Entscheidung,...;

to be \up to sb to do sth jds Aufgabe sein, etw zu tun;

to be \up to sth ( contrive) etw vorhaben [o im Schilde führen]; ( be adequate) etw dat gewachsen sein, bei etw dat mithalten können;

he's \up to no good er führt nichts Gutes im Schilde prep

1) ( to higher position)

\up sth etw akk hinauf;

\up the mountain den Berg hinauf;

he walked \up the hill er lief den Hang hinauf;

we followed her \up the stairs wir folgten ihr die Treppe hinauf;

he climbed \up the ladder er stieg die Leiter hinauf

2) ( along)

\up sth etw akk hinauf;

walk \up the road die Straße hinauflaufen [o entlanglaufen];

just \up the road ein Stück die Straße hinauf, weiter oben in der Straße;

\up and down auf und ab;

he was running \up and down the path er rannte den Pfad auf und ab;

strolling \up and down the corridor auf dem Gang auf und ab schlendern;

( all over)

cinemas \up and down the country Kinos überall im Land

3) ( against flow)

\up sth etw akk aufwärts;

rowing \up the river is very hard work flussaufwärts [zu] rudern ist Schwerstarbeit;

to swim \up the stream stromauf[wärts] schwimmen;

a cruise \up the Rhine eine Fahrt den Rhein aufwärts

4) ( at top of) oben auf +dat;

\up the stairs am Ende der Treppe;

he's \up that ladder er steht dort oben auf der Leiter

5) (Aus, Brit) (fam: to)

are you going \up the club tonight? gehst du heute Abend in den Club?;

we are going \up the Palais wir gehen tanzen [o in den Tanzsaal]; (at)

I'll see you \up the pub later ich treffe dich [o wir sehen uns] später in der Kneipe

PHRASES:

be \up the creek [or ( vulg sl) \up shit creek] [without a paddle] [schön] in der Klemme [o ( derb) Scheiße] sitzen;

\up hill and down dale bergauf und bergab;

he led me \up hill and down dale till my feet were dropping off ich latschte mit ihm überall in der Gegend herum, bis mir fast die Füße abfielen;

a man with nothing much \up top ( Brit) ( fam) ein Mann mit nicht viel im Kopf [o Hirnkasten];

\up yours! ( vulg) ihr könnt mich mal! ( derb) adj

inv

1) attr ( moving upward) nach oben;

the \up escalator der Aufzug nach oben

2) attr ( Brit) (dated: travelling toward the city)

what time does the next \up train leave? wann fährt der nächste Zug in die Stadt ab?;

\up platform Bahnsteig, von dem die Züge in die nächstgelegene Stadt abfahren

3) attr phys

\up quark Up-Quark nt

4) pred (Brit, Aus) ( being repaired) road aufgegraben;

the council has got the road \up der Stadtrat hat die Straße aufgraben lassen

5) pred ( in horseracing) zu Pferd

6) pred ( happy) high (sl), obenauf;

to be \up about [or on] [or for [doing]] sth von etw dat begeistert sein;

I'm really \up for spending a posh weekend in Paris ich freue mich total darauf, ein tolles Wochenende in Paris zu verbringen

7) pred ( Brit) (dated: frothy) schäumend

8) pred ( functioning properly) funktionstüchtig;

do you know when the network will be \up again? weißt du, wann das Netz wieder in Betrieb ist?;

this computer is down more than it's \up dieser Computer ist öfter gestört, als dass er läuft;

to be \up and running funktionstüchtig [o in Ordnung] sein;

to get sth \up and running etw wieder zum Laufen bringen

9) pred ( finished) vorbei;

when the two hours were \up... als die zwei Stunden um waren,...;

the soldier's leave will be \up at midnight der Ausgang des Soldaten endet um Mitternacht;

your time is \up! Ihre Zeit ist um!

10) pred (fam: happening)

sth is \up irgendetwas ist im Gange;

what's \up? was ist los?

11) ( interested in)

to be \up for sth;

I think I'm \up for a walk ich glaube, ich habe Lust spazieren zu gehen [o auf einen Spaziergang];

I'm \up for going out to eat ich möchte essen gehen

12) ( in opposition to)

to be \up against sth/sb gegen etw/jdn stehen;

in this case, we're \up against the law in diesem Fall stehen wir gegen das Gesetz [o kommen wir mit dem Gesetz in Konflikt] n (fam: good period) Hoch nt;

unfortunately, we won't always have \ups leider gibt es für uns nicht immer nur Höhen

PHRASES:

to be on the \up and \up (Brit, Aus) (fam: be improving) im Aufwärtstrend begriffen sein;

her career has been on the \up and \up since she moved into sales seit sie im Vertrieb ist, geht es mit ihrer Karriere stetig aufwärts;

( esp Am) ( be honest) sauber sein ( fam)

is this deal on the \up and \up? ist das ein sauberes Geschäft? vi <- pp- ( fam);

to \up and do sth etw plötzlich tun;

after dinner they just \upped and went without saying goodbye nach dem Abendessen gingen sie einfach weg, ohne auf Wiedersehen zu sagen vt <- pp->

to \up sth

1) ( increase) capacity etw erhöhen;

to \up the ante [or stakes] den Einsatz erhöhen;

to \up a price/ tax rate einen Preis/Steuersatz anheben

2) ( raise) etw erheben;

they \upped their glasses and toasted the host sie erhoben das Glas und brachten einen Toast auf den Gastgeber aus interj auf!, los, aufstehen!

English-German students dictionary > up
4 handle

handle

A n

1 (on door, drawer) poignée f ; (on bucket, cup, basket) anse f ; (on bag, suitcase) poignée f ; ( on piece of cutlery) manche m ; (on frying pan, saucepan) queue f ; (on hammer, screwdriver) manche m ; (on broom, spade) manche m ; (on wheelbarrow, pump) bras m ; a knife with a wooden handle un couteau à manche de bois ; to pick sth up by the handle prendre qch par la poignée or par le manche ; to hold sth by the handle tenir qch par la poignée or par le manche ;

2 fig ( hold) to get a handle on sb comprendre qn fig ; to use sth as a handle against sb se servir de qch comme d'une arme contre qn ;

3 ○ ( title) titre m ; to have a handle to one's name avoir un titre ;

4 ○ ( on CB radio) indicatif m.

B vtr

1 ( touch) manipuler [explosives, samples, food] ; to handle sb gently/roughly traiter qn gentiment/rudement ; to handle sth gently/roughly manier qch délicatement/brutalement ; to handle stolen goods faire du trafic de marchandises volées ; to handle drugs faire du trafic de drogue ; to handle a gun manier un pistolet ; ‘handle with care’ ‘fragile’ ; ‘please do not handle (the goods)’ ‘prière de ne pas toucher (à la marchandise)’ ; to handle the ball ( in football) faire une faute de main ;

2 ( manage) manier [horse] ; manœuvrer [car] ; to know how to handle children/clients savoir s'y prendre avec les enfants/les clients ; he's hard to handle il n'a pas un caractère facile ; this car handles bends well cette voiture tient bien la route dans les virages ;

3 ( deal with) traiter [grievances, case, negotiations] ; affronter, faire face à [emergency, crisis] ; supporter [stress] ; he couldn't handle the pace/pressure il n'a pas supporté le rythme/la pression ; she handled the situation very well elle a très bien fait face à la situation ; I can't handle any more problems at the moment! j'ai assez de problèmes comme ça en ce moment! ; can you handle another sausage/drink ○ ? hum est-ce que tu peux encore avaler une saucisse/un verre? ; leave it to me, I can handle it laisse-moi faire, je peux m'en occuper ;

4 ( process) [organization] traiter [money, clients, order] ; [airport, port] accueillir [traffic, passengers, cargo] ; [factory] traiter [waste, pesticides] ; [person] manier [information, money, accounts] ; [person] examiner [job application] ; [computer] manipuler [graphics, information] ; [department, official] s'occuper de [complaints, immigration, enquiries] ; [agent] s'occuper de [sale] ; [lawyer] s'occuper de [case] ;

5 ( artistically) traiter [theme, narrative, rhythms].

C vi Aut the car handles well/badly la voiture manœuvre bien/mal ; it handles well on bends/on wet surfaces elle prend bien les virages/elle tient bien la route sur chaussée humide.

Idioms

to fly off the handle ○ piquer une crise ○ ; to be too hot to handle ( of situation) être trop risqué.

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5 bone

I 1. [bəʊn]
nome

1) (of human, animal) osso m.; (of fish) lisca f., spina f.

made of bone — d'osso

chicken on, off the bone — pollo con l'osso, disossato

to break every bone in one's body — spezzarsi tutte le ossa

2) (in corset) stecca f.
2.
nome plurale bones (animal skeleton) ossa f., scheletro m.sing.; (human remains) resti m. umani, scheletro m.sing.

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bone of contention — oggetto del contendere o pomo della discordia

to be a bag of bones — essere pelle e ossa

close to the bone — (wounding) offensivo; (racy) sconcio

to cut sth. to the bone — ridurre qcs. all'osso

to feel sth. in one's bones — sentirsi qcs. nelle ossa

to have a bone to pick with sb. — avere una questione da sistemare con qcn.

to make no bones about sth. — non farsi scrupoli di qcs.

sticks and stones may break my bones (but words will never harm me) — prov. raglio d'asino non sale al cielo

to work one's fingers to the bone — lavorare sodo, sgobbare
II [bəʊn]
verbo transitivo disossare [joint, chicken]; spinare, togliere le lische a [ fish]

- bone up on

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[bəun] 1. noun
1) (the hard substance forming the skeleton of man, animals etc: Bone decays far more slowly than flesh.) osso; lisca, spina

2) (a piece of this substance: She broke two of the bones in her foot.) osso
2. verb
(to take the bones out of (fish etc).) disossare; togliere le spine

- bony
- bone china
- bone idle
- a bone of contention
- have a bone to pick with someone
- have a bone to pick with
- to the bone
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I 1. [bəʊn]
nome

1) (of human, animal) osso m.; (of fish) lisca f., spina f.

made of bone — d'osso

chicken on, off the bone — pollo con l'osso, disossato

to break every bone in one's body — spezzarsi tutte le ossa

2) (in corset) stecca f.
2.
nome plurale bones (animal skeleton) ossa f., scheletro m.sing.; (human remains) resti m. umani, scheletro m.sing.

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bone of contention — oggetto del contendere o pomo della discordia

to be a bag of bones — essere pelle e ossa

close to the bone — (wounding) offensivo; (racy) sconcio

to cut sth. to the bone — ridurre qcs. all'osso

to feel sth. in one's bones — sentirsi qcs. nelle ossa

to have a bone to pick with sb. — avere una questione da sistemare con qcn.

to make no bones about sth. — non farsi scrupoli di qcs.

sticks and stones may break my bones (but words will never harm me) — prov. raglio d'asino non sale al cielo

to work one's fingers to the bone — lavorare sodo, sgobbare
II [bəʊn]
verbo transitivo disossare [joint, chicken]; spinare, togliere le lische a [ fish]

- bone up on

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6 up

I [ʌp]
avverbio

1) (high)

up here — quassù

up there — lassù

up in the tree — in cima all'albero

up on the top shelf — sullo scaffale più in alto

up in the clouds — tra le nuvole

up in London — (su) a Londra

up to o in Scotland (su) in Scozia; up North (su) a Nord; four floors up from here quattro piani più su; I live two floors up abito due piani di sopra; on the second shelf up sul secondo scaffale dal basso; I'm on my way up sto salendo; all the way up — fino in cima

2) (ahead) avanti

to be four points up (on sb.) — avere quattro punti di vantaggio (su qcn.)

they were two goals up — erano in vantaggio di due reti

he's 40-15 up — (in tennis) è in vantaggio per 40-15

3) (upwards)

t-shirts from Ј2 up — magliette a partire da due sterline

from (the age of) 7 up — dai 7 anni in su

4) (at, to high status)

to be up with o among the best essere tra i migliori; up the workers! — viva i lavoratori!

5) up above sopra; relig. lassù

up above sth. — sopra qcs

6) up against

up against the wall — contro il muro

to be o come up against opposition fig. incontrare resistenza; they're up against a very strong team devono affrontare una squadra molto forte; it helps to know what you are up against aiuta sapere con che cosa hai a che fare; we're really up against it — siamo alle prese con un bel problema

7) up for

he's up for election — si presenta alle elezioni

the subject up for discussion — l'argomento su cui si discuterà

8) up to fino a

up to here — fino a qui

up to there — fino là

I was up to my knees in water — l'acqua mi arrivava alle ginocchia

up to 5 people, 8 dollars — fino a 5 persone, 8 dollari

reductions of up to 50% — sconti fino al 50%

up to 9 pm — fino alle 9 di sera

up to now — fino ad ora

I'm not up to it — (not capable) non sono in grado di farlo; (not well enough) non me la sento di farlo

the play wasn't up to much — lo spettacolo non è stato un granché

that piece of work wasn't up to your usual standard — quel lavoro non era al tuo solito livello

it's up to him to do — (expressing responsibility) spetta o sta a lui fare

"shall I leave?" - "it's up to you!" — "devo andare via?" - "vedi un po' tu!"

if it were up to me — se dipendesse da me

what is he up to? — cosa sta facendo?

they're up to something — stanno combinando qualcosa

9) up and down

to walk o pace up and down (to and fro) fare o andare su e giù; he's a bit up and down at the moment — (depressed) ultimamente è un po' giù di corda; (ill) in questo periodo sta poco bene
II [ʌp]
preposizione

1) (at, to higher level)

up the tree — sull'albero

up a ladder — su una scala

up the stairs — in cima alle scale

he ran up the stairs — corse su per le scale

the road up the mountain — la strada che s'inerpica su per la montagna

2) (in direction)

the shops are up the road — i negozi sono più avanti sulla strada

he lives up that road there — abita su per quella strada

he lives just up the road — abita appena più avanti lungo la strada

he walked up the road singing — camminava per la strada cantando

she's got water up her nose — le è andata l'acqua nel naso

he put it up his sleeve — se l'è infilato nella manica

3) up and down (to and fro)

he was walking up and down the garden — stava camminando su e giù per il giardino; (throughout)

up and down the country — per tutta la nazione

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up yours! — pop. fottiti!
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Note:

Up appears frequently in English as the second element of phrasal verbs ( get up, pick up etc.): for translations, consult the appropriate verb entry ( get, pick etc.)
III [ʌp]
aggettivo

1) (out of bed)

she's up — è alzata

they're often up early — si alzano spesso presto

we were up very late last night — siamo rimasti alzati fino a tardi ieri sera

2) (higher in amount, level)

shares are up — le azioni sono in rialzo

production is up (by) 5% — la produzione è aumentata del 5%

his temperature is up 2 degrees — gli è salita la febbre di due linee

oranges are up again — le arance sono di nuovo aumentate

prices are 6% up on last year — i prezzi sono aumentati del 6% rispetto all'anno scorso

3) colloq. (wrong)

what's up? — cosa c'è (che non va)?

what's up with him? — cosa gli prende?

there's something up — c'è qualcosa che non va

what's up with the TV? — cos'ha il televisore?

there's something up with the brakes — i freni hanno qualcosa che non va

4) (erected, affixed)

the notice is up on the board — l'avviso è affisso in bacheca

is the tent up? — è montata la tenda?

the building will soon be up — il palazzo sarà presto finito

he had his hand up for five minutes — ha tenuto la mano alzata per cinque minuti

5) (open)

he had his umbrella up — aveva l'ombrello aperto

the hood of the car was up — la macchina aveva il cofano tirato su

the blinds were up — le tapparelle erano alzate

when the lever is up the machine is off — quando la leva è alzata la macchina è spenta

6) (finished)

"time's up!" — "tempo scaduto!"

his leave is almost up — la sua licenza è quasi terminata

it's all up with him — colloq. ormai è spacciato

7) (facing upwards)

"this side up" — (on parcel, box) "alto"

face up — a faccia in su

8) (rising)

the river is up — il fiume si sta ingrossando

the wind is up — si sta alzando il vento

his colour's up — è tutto rosso

his blood's up — fig. gli è andato il sangue alla testa

9) (pinned up)

her hair was up — aveva i capelli tirati su

10) (cheerful)

he's up at the moment — adesso come adesso è molto allegro

11) (being repaired)

the road is up — la strada è in riparazione

"road up" — "lavori in corso"

12) (in upward direction)

the up escalator — la scala mobile che sale

13) (on trial)

to be up before a judge — comparire davanti a un giudice

he's up for fraud — è accusato di truffa

14) (in tennis, badminton)

not up! — fallo!

15) up and about (out of bed) in piedi, alzato; (after illness)

to be up and about again — essere di nuovo in piedi

16) up and running

to be up and running — [company, project] bene avviato; [ system] pienamente funzionante

to get sth. up and running — fare funzionare qcs

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to be (well) up on — essere ferrato in [art, history]; essere aggiornato su [news, developments]
IV [ʌp]
nome

the ups and downs — gli alti e bassi

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the company is on the up and up — BE la ditta sta andando a gonfie vele

to be one up on sb. — avere vantaggio su qcn
V 1. [ʌp]
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-) aumentare [price, wages]
2.
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-) colloq.

he upped and left — all'improvviso prese e se ne andò

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(to become covered (as if) with mist: The mirror misted over; The windscreen misted up.) appannarsi, annebbiarsi

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I [ʌp]
avverbio

1) (high)

up here — quassù

up there — lassù

up in the tree — in cima all'albero

up on the top shelf — sullo scaffale più in alto

up in the clouds — tra le nuvole

up in London — (su) a Londra

up to o in Scotland (su) in Scozia; up North (su) a Nord; four floors up from here quattro piani più su; I live two floors up abito due piani di sopra; on the second shelf up sul secondo scaffale dal basso; I'm on my way up sto salendo; all the way up — fino in cima

2) (ahead) avanti

to be four points up (on sb.) — avere quattro punti di vantaggio (su qcn.)

they were two goals up — erano in vantaggio di due reti

he's 40-15 up — (in tennis) è in vantaggio per 40-15

3) (upwards)

t-shirts from Ј2 up — magliette a partire da due sterline

from (the age of) 7 up — dai 7 anni in su

4) (at, to high status)

to be up with o among the best essere tra i migliori; up the workers! — viva i lavoratori!

5) up above sopra; relig. lassù

up above sth. — sopra qcs

6) up against

up against the wall — contro il muro

to be o come up against opposition fig. incontrare resistenza; they're up against a very strong team devono affrontare una squadra molto forte; it helps to know what you are up against aiuta sapere con che cosa hai a che fare; we're really up against it — siamo alle prese con un bel problema

7) up for

he's up for election — si presenta alle elezioni

the subject up for discussion — l'argomento su cui si discuterà

8) up to fino a

up to here — fino a qui

up to there — fino là

I was up to my knees in water — l'acqua mi arrivava alle ginocchia

up to 5 people, 8 dollars — fino a 5 persone, 8 dollari

reductions of up to 50% — sconti fino al 50%

up to 9 pm — fino alle 9 di sera

up to now — fino ad ora

I'm not up to it — (not capable) non sono in grado di farlo; (not well enough) non me la sento di farlo

the play wasn't up to much — lo spettacolo non è stato un granché

that piece of work wasn't up to your usual standard — quel lavoro non era al tuo solito livello

it's up to him to do — (expressing responsibility) spetta o sta a lui fare

"shall I leave?" - "it's up to you!" — "devo andare via?" - "vedi un po' tu!"

if it were up to me — se dipendesse da me

what is he up to? — cosa sta facendo?

they're up to something — stanno combinando qualcosa

9) up and down

to walk o pace up and down (to and fro) fare o andare su e giù; he's a bit up and down at the moment — (depressed) ultimamente è un po' giù di corda; (ill) in questo periodo sta poco bene
II [ʌp]
preposizione

1) (at, to higher level)

up the tree — sull'albero

up a ladder — su una scala

up the stairs — in cima alle scale

he ran up the stairs — corse su per le scale

the road up the mountain — la strada che s'inerpica su per la montagna

2) (in direction)

the shops are up the road — i negozi sono più avanti sulla strada

he lives up that road there — abita su per quella strada

he lives just up the road — abita appena più avanti lungo la strada

he walked up the road singing — camminava per la strada cantando

she's got water up her nose — le è andata l'acqua nel naso

he put it up his sleeve — se l'è infilato nella manica

3) up and down (to and fro)

he was walking up and down the garden — stava camminando su e giù per il giardino; (throughout)

up and down the country — per tutta la nazione

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up yours! — pop. fottiti!
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Note:

Up appears frequently in English as the second element of phrasal verbs ( get up, pick up etc.): for translations, consult the appropriate verb entry ( get, pick etc.)
III [ʌp]
aggettivo

1) (out of bed)

she's up — è alzata

they're often up early — si alzano spesso presto

we were up very late last night — siamo rimasti alzati fino a tardi ieri sera

2) (higher in amount, level)

shares are up — le azioni sono in rialzo

production is up (by) 5% — la produzione è aumentata del 5%

his temperature is up 2 degrees — gli è salita la febbre di due linee

oranges are up again — le arance sono di nuovo aumentate

prices are 6% up on last year — i prezzi sono aumentati del 6% rispetto all'anno scorso

3) colloq. (wrong)

what's up? — cosa c'è (che non va)?

what's up with him? — cosa gli prende?

there's something up — c'è qualcosa che non va

what's up with the TV? — cos'ha il televisore?

there's something up with the brakes — i freni hanno qualcosa che non va

4) (erected, affixed)

the notice is up on the board — l'avviso è affisso in bacheca

is the tent up? — è montata la tenda?

the building will soon be up — il palazzo sarà presto finito

he had his hand up for five minutes — ha tenuto la mano alzata per cinque minuti

5) (open)

he had his umbrella up — aveva l'ombrello aperto

the hood of the car was up — la macchina aveva il cofano tirato su

the blinds were up — le tapparelle erano alzate

when the lever is up the machine is off — quando la leva è alzata la macchina è spenta

6) (finished)

"time's up!" — "tempo scaduto!"

his leave is almost up — la sua licenza è quasi terminata

it's all up with him — colloq. ormai è spacciato

7) (facing upwards)

"this side up" — (on parcel, box) "alto"

face up — a faccia in su

8) (rising)

the river is up — il fiume si sta ingrossando

the wind is up — si sta alzando il vento

his colour's up — è tutto rosso

his blood's up — fig. gli è andato il sangue alla testa

9) (pinned up)

her hair was up — aveva i capelli tirati su

10) (cheerful)

he's up at the moment — adesso come adesso è molto allegro

11) (being repaired)

the road is up — la strada è in riparazione

"road up" — "lavori in corso"

12) (in upward direction)

the up escalator — la scala mobile che sale

13) (on trial)

to be up before a judge — comparire davanti a un giudice

he's up for fraud — è accusato di truffa

14) (in tennis, badminton)

not up! — fallo!

15) up and about (out of bed) in piedi, alzato; (after illness)

to be up and about again — essere di nuovo in piedi

16) up and running

to be up and running — [company, project] bene avviato; [ system] pienamente funzionante

to get sth. up and running — fare funzionare qcs

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to be (well) up on — essere ferrato in [art, history]; essere aggiornato su [news, developments]
IV [ʌp]
nome

the ups and downs — gli alti e bassi

••

the company is on the up and up — BE la ditta sta andando a gonfie vele

to be one up on sb. — avere vantaggio su qcn
V 1. [ʌp]
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-) aumentare [price, wages]
2.
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-) colloq.

he upped and left — all'improvviso prese e se ne andò

English-Italian dictionary > up
7 take

take [teɪk]

prendre ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (b), 1B (a), 1B (c)-(e), 1C (b), 1D (a), 1D (b), 1E (a), 1F (a), 1G (a), 1G (b), 1G (d), 1H (a), 1H (b), 1I (a), 1I (c), 1I (d), 1I (f), 1I (g), 2 (a)-(c) porter ⇒ 1B (a) mener ⇒ 1B (b) conduire ⇒ 1C (a) recevoir ⇒ 1D (c) croire ⇒ 1F (b) supporter ⇒ 1F (d) supposer ⇒ 1G (c) contenir ⇒ 1I (e) passer ⇒ 1I (i)

(pt took [tʊk], pp taken ['teɪkən])

1 transitive verb

A.

(a) (get hold of) prendre; (seize) prendre, saisir;

∎ let me take your coat donnez-moi votre manteau;

∎ she took the book from him elle lui a pris le livre;

∎ to take sb's hand prendre qn par la main;

∎ she took his arm elle lui a pris le bras;

∎ Peter took her in his arms Peter l'a prise dans ses bras;

∎ the wolf took its prey by the throat le loup a saisi sa proie à la gorge

(b) (get control of, capture → person) prendre, capturer; (→ fish, game) prendre, attraper; Military prendre, s'emparer de;

∎ they took the town that night ils prirent ou s'emparèrent de la ville cette nuit-là;

∎ to take sb prisoner faire qn prisonnier;

∎ to take sb alive prendre ou capturer qn vivant;

∎ I took his queen with my rook j'ai pris sa reine avec ma tour;

∎ to take control of a situation prendre une situation en main;

∎ we took our courage in both hands nous avons pris notre courage à deux mains;

∎ you're taking your life in your hands doing that c'est ta vie que tu risques en faisant cela;

∎ to take the lead in sth (in competition) prendre la tête de qch; (set example) être le premier à faire qch

B.

(a) (carry from one place to another) porter, apporter; (carry along, have in one's possession) prendre, emporter;

∎ she took her mother a cup of tea elle a apporté une tasse de thé à sa mère;

∎ he took the map with him il a emporté la carte;

∎ she took some towels up(stairs)/down(stairs) elle a monté/descendu des serviettes;

∎ don't forget to take your camera n'oubliez pas (de prendre) votre appareil photo;

∎ figurative the committee wanted to take the matter further le comité voulait mener l'affaire plus loin;

∎ the devil take it! que le diable l'emporte!;

∎ you can't take it with you (money when you die) tu ne l'emporteras pas avec toi dans la tombe

(b) (person → lead) mener, emmener; (→ accompany) accompagner;

∎ her father takes her to school son père l'emmène à l'école;

∎ could you take me home? pourriez-vous me ramener ou me raccompagner?;

∎ to take sb across the road faire traverser la rue à qn;

∎ may I take you to dinner? puis-je vous inviter à dîner ou vous emmener dîner?;

∎ he offered to take them to work in the car il leur a proposé de les emmener au bureau en voiture ou de les conduire au bureau;

∎ to take oneself to bed aller se coucher;

∎ please take me with you emmène-moi, s'il te plaît;

∎ humorous I can't take you anywhere tu n'es pas sortable;

∎ the estate agent took them over the house l'agent immobilier leur a fait visiter la maison;

∎ he took her round the museum il lui a fait visiter le musée;

∎ she used to take me along to meetings (avant,) elle m'emmenait aux réunions;

∎ this road will take you to the station cette route vous mènera ou vous conduira à la gare;

∎ I don't want to take you out of your way je ne veux pas vous faire faire un détour;

∎ her job took her all over Africa son travail l'a fait voyager dans toute l'Afrique;

∎ that's what first took me to Portugal c'est ce qui m'a amené au Portugal;

∎ whatever took him there? qu'allait-il faire là-bas?;

∎ the record took her to number one in the charts le disque lui a permis d'être première au hit-parade

(c) (obtain from specified place) prendre, tirer; (remove from specified place) prendre, enlever;

∎ she took a handkerchief from her pocket elle a sorti un mouchoir de sa poche;

∎ I took a chocolate from the box j'ai pris un chocolat dans la boîte;

∎ take a book from the shelf prenez un livre sur l'étagère;

∎ take your feet off the table enlève tes pieds de la table;

∎ he took the saucepan off the heat il a ôté ou retiré la casserole du feu

(d) (appropriate, steal) prendre, voler;

∎ to take sth from sb prendre qch à qn;

∎ someone's taken my wallet on a pris mon portefeuille;

∎ his article is taken directly from my book le texte de son article est tiré directement de mon livre

(e) (draw, derive) prendre, tirer;

∎ a passage taken from a book un passage extrait d'un livre;

∎ a phrase taken from Latin une expression empruntée au latin;

∎ the title is taken from the Bible le titre vient de la Bible;

∎ to take a print from a negative tirer une épreuve d'un négatif

C.

(a) (of bus, car, train etc) conduire, transporter;

∎ the ambulance took him to hospital l'ambulance l'a transporté à l'hôpital;

∎ this bus will take you to the theatre ce bus vous conduira au théâtre;

∎ will this train take me to Cambridge? est-ce que ce train va à ou passe par Cambridge?

(b) (bus, car, plane, train) prendre; (road) prendre, suivre;

∎ American take a right prenez à droite

D.

(a) (have → attitude, bath, holiday) prendre; (make → nap, trip, walk) faire; (→ decision) prendre;

∎ she took a quick look at him elle a jeté un rapide coup d'œil sur lui;

∎ American familiar let's take five soufflons cinq minutes^□ ;

∎ he took a flying leap il a bondi;

∎ American vulgar to take a shit or a dump chier;

∎ archaic or literary to take a wife prendre femme

(b) Photography

∎ to take a photo or a picture prendre une photo;

∎ she took his picture or a picture of him elle l'a pris en photo;

∎ we had our picture taken nous nous sommes fait photographier ou prendre en photo;

∎ familiar he takes a good photo (is photogenic) il est photogénique^□

(c) (receive, get) recevoir; (earn, win → prize) remporter, obtenir; (→ degree, diploma) obtenir, avoir;

∎ he took the blow on his arm il a pris le coup sur le bras;

∎ you can take the call in my office vous pouvez prendre l'appel dans mon bureau;

∎ the bookstore takes about $3,000 a day la librairie fait à peu près 3000 dollars (de recette) par jour;

∎ how much does he take home a month? quel est son salaire mensuel net?;

∎ Cards we took all the tricks nous avons fait toutes les levées;

∎ their team took the match leur équipe a gagné ou remporté le match

E.

(a) (assume, undertake) prendre;

∎ to take the blame for sth prendre la responsabilité de qch;

∎ you'll have to take the consequences c'est vous qui en subirez les conséquences;

∎ she takes all the credit for our success elle s'attribue tout le mérite de notre réussite;

∎ I take responsibility for their safety je me charge de leur sécurité;

∎ to take the part of Hamlet jouer (le rôle d')Hamlet

(b) (commit oneself to)

∎ he took my side in the argument il a pris parti pour moi dans la dispute;

∎ the boy took an oath or a vow to avenge his family le garçon a fait serment ou a juré de venger sa famille;

∎ American to take the Fifth (Amendment) invoquer le Cinquième Amendement (pour refuser de répondre)

(c) (allow oneself)

∎ may I take the liberty of inviting you to dinner? puis-je me permettre de vous inviter à dîner?;

∎ he took the opportunity to thank them or of thanking them il a profité de l'occasion pour les remercier

F.

(a) (accept → job, gift, payment) prendre, accepter; (→ cheque, bet) accepter;

∎ the doctor only takes private patients le docteur ne prend pas les patients du service public;

∎ the owner won't take less than $100 for it le propriétaire en veut au moins 100 dollars;

∎ does this machine take pound coins? cette machine accepte-t-elle les pièces d'une livre?;

∎ to take a bribe se laisser acheter ou corrompre;

∎ you'll have to take me as I am il faut me prendre comme je suis;

∎ take things as they come prenez les choses comme elles viennent;

∎ I won't take "no" for an answer pas question de refuser;

∎ it's my last offer, (you can) take it or leave it c'est ma dernière offre, c'est à prendre ou à laisser;

∎ I'll take it from here je prends la suite;

∎ I'll take it from there je verrai à ce moment-là

(b) (accept as valid) croire;

∎ to take sb's advice suivre les conseils de qn;

∎ take it from me, he's a crook croyez-moi, c'est un escroc

(c) (deal with)

∎ let's take things one at a time prenons les choses une par une;

∎ the mayor took their questions calmly le maire a entendu leurs questions avec calme;

∎ how did she take the questioning? comment a-t-elle réagi à ou pris l'interrogatoire?;

∎ they took the news well or in their stride ils ont plutôt bien pris la nouvelle;

∎ to take sth badly prendre mal qch;

∎ familiar to take things easy or it easy se la couler douce;

∎ familiar take it easy! (don't get angry) du calme!^□

(d) (bear, endure → pain, heat, pressure, criticism) supporter; (→ damage, loss) subir;

∎ don't take any nonsense! ne te laisse pas faire!;

∎ your father won't take any nonsense ton père ne plaisante pas avec ce genre de choses;

∎ she can take it elle tiendra le coup;

∎ esp American I'm not taking any! je ne marche pas!;

∎ we couldn't take any more on n'en pouvait plus;

∎ I can't take much more of this je commence à en avoir assez, je ne vais pas supporter cela bien longtemps;

∎ I find his constant sarcasm rather hard to take je trouve ses sarcasmes perpétuels difficiles à supporter;

∎ don't expect me to take this lying down ne comptez pas sur moi pour accepter ça sans rien dire;

∎ those shoes have taken a lot of punishment ces chaussures en ont vu de toutes les couleurs;

∎ to take heavy loads (crane, engine etc) supporter de lourdes charges;

∎ it won't take your weight ça ne supportera pas ton poids

(e) (experience, feel)

∎ to take fright prendre peur;

∎ to take an interest in sb/sth s'intéresser à qn/qch;

∎ don't take offence ne vous vexez pas, ne vous offensez pas;

∎ no offence taken il n'y a pas de mal;

∎ we take pleasure in travelling nous prenons plaisir à voyager;

∎ she takes pride in her work elle est fière de ce qu'elle fait;

∎ to take pride in one's appearance prendre soin de sa personne

G.

(a) (consider, look at) prendre, considérer;

∎ take Einstein (for example) prenons (l'exemple d')Einstein;

∎ take the case of Colombia prenons le cas de la Colombie;

∎ taking everything into consideration tout bien considéré;

∎ to take sb/sth seriously prendre qn/qch au sérieux

(b) (consider as)

∎ do you take me for an idiot? vous me prenez pour un idiot?;

∎ what do you take me for? pour qui me prenez-vous?;

∎ I took you for an Englishman je vous croyais anglais;

∎ he took me for somebody else il m'a pris pour quelqu'un d'autre;

∎ to take the news as or to be true tenir la nouvelle pour vraie;

∎ how old do you take her to be? quel âge est-ce que tu lui donnes?

(c) (suppose, presume) supposer, présumer;

∎ he's never been to Madrid, I take it si je comprends bien, il n'a jamais été à Madrid;

∎ I take it you're his mother je suppose que vous êtes sa mère

(d) (interpret, understand) prendre, comprendre;

∎ we never know how to take his jokes on ne sait jamais comment prendre ses plaisanteries;

∎ don't take that literally ne le prenez pas au pied de la lettre;

∎ he was slow to take my meaning il lui a fallu un moment avant de comprendre ce que je voulais dire

H.

(a) (require) prendre, demander;

∎ how long will it take to get there? combien de temps faudra-t-il pour y aller?;

∎ the flight takes three hours le vol dure trois heures;

∎ it will take you ten minutes vous en avez pour dix minutes;

∎ it took him a minute to understand il a mis une minute avant de comprendre;

∎ it took us longer than I expected cela nous a pris plus de temps que je ne pensais;

∎ it takes time to learn a language il faut du temps pour apprendre une langue;

∎ what kind of batteries does it take? quelle sorte de piles faut-il?;

∎ my car takes unleaded ma voiture roule au sans-plomb;

∎ he took a bit of coaxing before he accepted il a fallu le pousser un peu pour qu'il accepte;

∎ it took four people to stop the brawl ils ont dû se mettre à quatre pour arrêter la bagarre;

∎ it takes a clever man to do that bien malin ou habile qui peut le faire;

∎ it takes courage to admit one's mistakes il faut du courage pour admettre ses erreurs;

∎ it takes patience to work with children il faut de la patience ou il faut être patient pour travailler avec les enfants;

∎ one glance was all it took un regard a suffi;

∎ the job took some doing la tâche n'a pas été facile;

∎ that will take some explaining voilà qui va demander des explications;

∎ her story takes some believing son histoire n'est pas facile à croire;

∎ to have what it takes to do/to be sth avoir les qualités nécessaires pour faire/être qch;

∎ we need someone with leadership qualities - she has what it takes il nous faut quelqu'un qui ait des qualités de dirigeant - ce n'est pas ce qui lui manque;

∎ familiar he's so lazy - it takes one to know one! il est vraiment paresseux - tu peux parler!

(b) Grammar

∎ "falloir" takes the subjunctive "falloir" est suivi du subjonctif;

∎ noun that takes an "s" in the plural nom qui prend un "s" au pluriel

I.

(a) (food, drink etc) prendre;

∎ do you take milk in your coffee? prenez-vous du lait dans votre café?;

∎ how do you take your coffee? qu'est-ce que tu prends dans ton café?;

∎ I invited him to take tea je l'ai invité à prendre le thé;

∎ she refused to take any food elle a refusé de manger (quoi que ce soit);

∎ to take drugs se droguer;

∎ how many pills has he taken? combien de comprimés a-t-il pris ou absorbé?;

∎ not to be taken internally (on packaging) (à) usage externe;

∎ to be taken twice a day (on packaging) à prendre deux fois par jour;

∎ to take the air prendre l'air

(b) (wear) faire, porter;

∎ she takes a size 10 elle prend du 38;

∎ what size shoe do you take? quelle est votre pointure?

(c) (pick out, choose) prendre, choisir; (buy) prendre, acheter; (rent) prendre, louer;

∎ I'll take it je le prends;

∎ what newspaper do you take? quel journal prenez-vous?;

∎ take your partners (at dance) invitez vos partenaires

(d) (occupy → chair, seat) prendre, s'asseoir sur;

∎ take a seat asseyez-vous;

∎ take your seats! prenez vos places!;

∎ is this seat taken? cette place est-elle occupée ou prise?

(e) (hold → of container, building etc) contenir, avoir une capacité de;

∎ this bus takes fifty passengers c'est un car de cinquante places

(f) (ascertain, find out) prendre;

∎ to take sb's pulse/temperature prendre le pouls/la température de qn;

∎ to take a reading from a meter lire ou relever un compteur

(g) (write down → notes, letter) prendre;

∎ he took a note of her address il a noté son adresse

(h) (subtract) soustraire, déduire;

∎ they took 10 percent off the price ils ont baissé le prix de 10 pour cent;

∎ take 4 from 9 and you have 5 ôtez 4 de 9, il reste 5

(i) School & University (exam) passer, se présenter à; (course) prendre, suivre;

∎ I took Latin and Greek at A level ≃ j'ai pris latin et grec au bac;

∎ she took her degree last year elle a obtenu son diplôme l'an dernier;

∎ she takes us for maths on l'a en maths

(j) (be in charge of) Religion

∎ to take a service célébrer un office;

∎ the assistant director took the rehearsals l'assistant réalisateur s'est occupé des répétitions

(k) (contract, develop)

∎ to take a chill, to take cold prendre froid;

∎ to take sick, to be taken ill tomber malade;

∎ I was taken with a fit of the giggles j'ai été pris d'un fou rire;

∎ she took an instant dislike to him elle l'a tout de suite pris en aversion

(l) (direct, aim)

∎ she took a swipe at him elle a voulu le gifler;

∎ Football to take a penalty tirer un penalty

(m) (refer)

∎ she takes all her problems to her sister elle raconte tous ses problèmes à sa sœur;

∎ he took the matter to his boss il a soumis la question à son patron;

∎ Law they intend to take the case to the High Court ils ont l'intention d'en appeler à la Cour suprême

(n) (have recourse to)

∎ he took an axe to the door il a donné des coups de hache dans la porte;

∎ take the scissors to it vas-y avec les ciseaux;

∎ his father took a stick to him son père lui a donné des coups de bâton;

∎ Law they took legal proceedings against him ils lui ont intenté un procès

(o) (catch unawares) prendre, surprendre;

∎ to take sb by surprise or off guard surprendre qn, prendre qn au dépourvu;

∎ his death took us by surprise sa mort nous a surpris

(p) (negotiate → obstacle) franchir, sauter; (→ bend in road) prendre, négocier

(q) familiar (deceive, cheat) avoir, rouler;

∎ they took him for every penny (he was worth) ils lui ont pris jusqu'à son dernier sou

(r) archaic or literary (have sex with) prendre

2 intransitive verb

(a) (work, have desired effect) prendre;

∎ did the dye take? est-ce que la teinture a pris?;

∎ it was too cold for the seeds to take il faisait trop froid pour que les graines germent

(b) (become popular) prendre, avoir du succès

(c) (fish) prendre, mordre

3 noun

(a) (capture) prise f

(b) Cinema, Photography & Television prise f de vue; Radio enregistrement m, prise f de son; (of record etc) enregistrement m

(c) American (interpretation) interprétation f;

∎ what's your take on her attitude? comment est-ce que tu interprètes son attitude?

(d) American familiar (takings) recette^□ f; (share) part^□ f;

∎ to be on the take toucher des pots-de-vin^□, palper

➲ take aback separable transitive verb

(astonish) étonner, ébahir; (disconcert) déconcerter;

∎ her question took him aback sa question l'a déconcerté;

∎ I was taken aback by the news la nouvelle m'a beaucoup surpris

➲ take after inseparable transitive verb

ressembler à, tenir de;

∎ she takes after her mother in looks physiquement, elle tient de sa mère

➲ take apart separable transitive verb

(a) (dismantle) démonter;

∎ figurative they took the room apart looking for evidence ils ont mis la pièce sens dessus dessous pour trouver des preuves

(b) (criticize) critiquer

➲ take aside separable transitive verb

prendre à part, emmener à l'écart;

∎ the boss took her aside for a chat le patron l'a prise à part pour discuter

➲ take away separable transitive verb

(a) (remove) enlever, retirer;

∎ take that knife away from him enlevez-lui ce couteau;

∎ they took away his pension ils lui ont retiré sa pension;

∎ they took their daughter away from the club ils ont retiré leur fille du club;

∎ his work took him away from his family for long periods son travail le tenait éloigné de sa famille pendant de longues périodes;

∎ euphemism the police took his father away son père a été arrêté par la police;

∎ it takes away the fun ça gâche tout

(b) (carry away → object) emporter; (→ person) emmener;

∎ British sandwiches to take away (sign) sandwiches à emporter;

∎ not to be taken away (in library) à consulter sur place

(c) Mathematics soustraire, retrancher;

∎ nine take away six is three neuf moins six font trois

➲ take away from inseparable transitive verb

(detract from)

∎ that doesn't take away from his achievements as an athlete ça n'enlève rien à ses exploits d'athlète;

∎ to take away from the pleasure/value of sth diminuer le plaisir/la valeur de qch

➲ take back separable transitive verb

(a) (after absence, departure) reprendre;

∎ she took her husband back elle a accepté que son mari revienne vivre avec elle;

∎ the factory took back the workers l'usine a repris les ouvriers

(b) (gift, unsold goods, sale item etc) reprendre

(c) (return) rapporter; (accompany) raccompagner;

∎ take it back to the shop rapporte-le au magasin;

∎ he took her back home il l'a raccompagnée ou ramenée chez elle

(d) (retract, withdraw) retirer, reprendre;

∎ I take back everything I said je retire tout ce que j'ai dit;

∎ all right, I take it back! d'accord, je n'ai rien dit!

(e) (remind of the past)

∎ that takes me back to my childhood ça me rappelle mon enfance;

∎ that song takes me back forty years cette chanson me ramène quarante ans en arrière;

∎ it takes you back a bit, doesn't it? ça ne nous rajeunit pas tout ça, hein?

(f) Typography transférer à la ligne précédente

➲ take down

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (carry, lead downstairs → object) descendre; (→ person) faire descendre;

∎ the lift took us down to the 4th floor l'ascenseur nous a amenés au 4ème étage

(b) (lower) descendre;

∎ she took the book down from the shelf elle a pris le livre sur l'étagère;

∎ can you help me take the curtains down? peux-tu m'aider à décrocher les rideaux?;

∎ she took his picture down from the wall elle a enlevé sa photo du mur;

∎ he took his trousers down il a baissé son pantalon

(c) (note) prendre, noter;

∎ he took down the registration number il a relevé le numéro d'immatriculation;

∎ to take down a letter in shorthand prendre une lettre en sténo

(d) (dismantle → scaffolding, circus tent) démonter

2 intransitive verb

se démonter

➲ take in separable transitive verb

(a) (lead → person) faire entrer; (carry → washing, harvest etc) rentrer

(b) (bring into one's home → person) héberger; (→ boarder) prendre; (→ orphan, stray animal) recueillir;

∎ she takes in ironing elle fait du repassage à domicile

(c) (place in custody)

∎ the police took him in la police l'a mis ou placé en garde à vue

(d) (air, water, food etc)

∎ she can only take in food intravenously on ne peut la nourrir que par intraveineuse;

∎ whales take in air through their blowhole les baleines respirent par l'évent

(e) (understand, perceive) saisir, comprendre;

∎ he was sitting taking it all in il était là, assis, écoutant tout ce qui se disait;

∎ he didn't take in the real implications of her announcement il n'a pas saisi les véritables implications de sa déclaration;

∎ I can't take in the fact that I've won je n'arrive pas à croire que j'ai gagné;

∎ she took in the situation at a glance elle a compris la situation en un clin d'œil

(f) (make smaller → garment) reprendre; (→ in knitting) diminuer;

∎ you'd better take in the slack on the rope tu ferais bien de tendre ou retendre la corde;

∎ Nautical to take in a sail carguer ou serrer une voile

(g) (cover → several countries etc) comprendre, englober; (→ questions, possibilities) embrasser;

∎ the tour takes in all the important towns l'excursion passe par toutes les villes importantes

(h) (attend, go to) aller à;

∎ to take in a show aller au théâtre;

∎ she took in the castle while in Blois elle a visité le château pendant qu'elle était à Blois;

∎ they took in the sights in Rome ils ont fait le tour des sites touristiques à Rome

(i) familiar (cheat, deceive) tromper^□, rouler;

∎ don't be taken in by him ne vous laissez pas rouler par lui;

∎ I'm not going to be taken in by your lies je ne suis pas dupe de tes mensonges^□ ;

∎ he was completely taken in il marchait complètement

➲ take off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (remove → clothing, lid, make-up, tag) enlever;

∎ the boy took his clothes off le garçon a enlevé ses vêtements ou s'est déshabillé;

∎ she took her glasses off elle a enlevé ses lunettes;

∎ he often takes the phone off the hook il laisse souvent le téléphone décroché;

∎ to take sb off a list rayer qn d'une liste;

∎ the surgeon had to take her leg off le chirurgien a dû l'amputer de la jambe;

∎ Cars to take off the brake desserrer le frein (à main);

∎ figurative he didn't take his eyes off her all night il ne l'a pas quittée des yeux de la soirée;

∎ I tried to take her mind off her troubles j'ai essayé de lui changer les idées ou de la distraire de ses ennuis;

∎ familiar his retirement has taken ten years off him sa retraite l'a rajeuni de dix ans^□ ;

∎ to take sth off sb's hands débarrasser qn de qch;

∎ I'll take the baby off your hands for a few hours je vais garder le bébé pendant quelques heures, ça te libérera

(b) (deduct) déduire, rabattre;

∎ the teacher took one point off her grade le professeur lui a retiré un point;

∎ the manager took 10 percent off the price le directeur a baissé le prix de 10 pour cent

(c) (lead away) emmener;

∎ she was taken off to hospital on l'a transportée à l'hôpital;

∎ the murderer was taken off to jail on a emmené l'assassin en prison;

∎ her friend took her off to dinner son ami l'a emmenée dîner;

∎ she took herself off to Italy elle est partie en Italie;

∎ to take the passengers off (by boat from a ship) débarquer les passagers;

∎ the injured man was taken off the ship by helicopter le blessé a été évacué du bateau par hélicoptère

(d) (time)

∎ to take some time off prendre un congé;

∎ take a few days off prenez quelques jours de vacances ou de congé;

∎ she takes Thursdays off elle ne travaille pas le jeudi

(e) familiar (copy) imiter^□ ; (mimic) imiter^□, singer

(f) (discontinue → train, bus etc) supprimer; (→ show, programme) annuler

2 intransitive verb

(a) (aeroplane) décoller;

∎ they took off for or to Heathrow ils se sont envolés pour Heathrow

(b) familiar (person → depart) partir^□ ; (hurriedly) se barrer, se tirer;

∎ he took off without telling us il est parti sans nous avertir

(c) familiar (become successful) décoller

➲ take on

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (accept, undertake) prendre, accepter;

∎ to take on the responsibility for sth se charger de qch;

∎ don't take on more than you can handle ne vous surchargez pas;

∎ she took it on herself to tell him elle a pris sur elle de le lui dire;

∎ he took the job on (position) il a accepté le poste; (task) il s'est mis au travail;

∎ to take on a bet accepter un pari

(b) (contend with, fight against) lutter ou se battre contre; (compete against) jouer contre;

∎ the unions took on the government les syndicats se sont attaqués ou s'en sont pris au gouvernement;

∎ I shouldn't like to take him on je n'aimerais pas avoir affaire à lui;

∎ he took us on at poker il nous a défiés au poker

(c) (acquire, assume) prendre, revêtir;

∎ her face took on a worried look elle a pris un air inquiet;

∎ the word takes on another meaning le mot prend une autre signification

(d) (load) prendre, embarquer

(e) (hire) embaucher, engager

2 intransitive verb

familiar (fret, carry on) s'en faire;

∎ don't take on so! ne t'en fais pas!

➲ take out separable transitive verb

(a) (remove → object) prendre, sortir; (→ stain) ôter, enlever; (extract → tooth) arracher;

∎ take the cheese out of the refrigerator sors le fromage du réfrigérateur;

∎ he took the knife out of his pocket il a sorti le couteau de sa poche;

∎ take your hands out of your pockets enlève les mains de tes poches;

∎ they took their children out of school ils ont retiré leurs enfants de l'école;

∎ Medicine to take out sb's appendix/tonsils enlever l'appendice/les amygdales à qn;

∎ figurative to take the food out of sb's mouth retirer le pain de la bouche de qn

(b) (carry, lead outside → object) sortir; (→ person) faire sortir; (escort) emmener;

∎ to take sb out to dinner/to the movies emmener qn dîner/au cinéma;

∎ I took her out for a bike ride je l'ai emmenée faire un tour à vélo;

∎ would you take the dog out? tu veux bien sortir le chien ou aller promener le chien?

(c) (food) emporter;

∎ American sandwiches to take out (sign) sandwiches à emporter

(d) (obtain → subscription) prendre; (→ insurance policy) souscrire à, prendre; (→ licence) se procurer; (→ patent) prendre;

∎ to take out a mortgage faire un emprunt immobilier

(e) familiar (destroy → factory, town) détruire^□ ;

∎ to take sb out (kill) buter qn, zigouiller qn, refroidir qn;

∎ the planes took the factory out by bombing les avions ont détruit l'usine (en la bombardant)

(f) Cards

∎ to take out one's partner changer la couleur annoncée par son partenaire

(g) (idioms)

∎ to take sb out of himself/herself changer les idées à qn;

∎ familiar working as an interpreter takes a lot out of you le travail d'interprète est épuisant^□ ;

∎ familiar the operation really took it out of him l'opération l'a mis à plat;

∎ familiar it takes the fun out of it ça gâche tout^□ ;

∎ familiar to take it out on sb s'en prendre à qn^□ ;

∎ familiar he took his anger out on his wife il a passé sa colère sur sa femme^□ ;

∎ familiar don't take it out on me! ne t'en prends pas à moi!^□

➲ take over

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (assume responsibility of) reprendre;

∎ he wants his daughter to take over the business il veut que sa fille reprenne l'affaire;

∎ she took over my classes elle a pris la suite de mes cours;

∎ will you be taking over his job? est-ce que vous allez le remplacer (dans ses fonctions)?

(b) (gain control of, invade) s'emparer de;

∎ the military took over the country l'armée a pris le pouvoir;

∎ she takes the place over (by being bossy etc) elle joue les despotes;

∎ fast-food restaurants have taken over Paris les fast-foods ou French Canadian restaurants-minute ont envahi Paris

(c) Finance (buy out) absorber, racheter;

∎ they were taken over by a Japanese firm ils ont été rachetés par une entreprise japonaise

(d) (carry across) apporter; (escort across) emmener;

∎ I'll take you over by car je vais vous y conduire en voiture;

∎ the boat took us over to Seattle le bateau nous a emmenés jusqu'à Seattle

(e) Typography transférer à la ligne suivante

2 intransitive verb

(a) (as replacement)

∎ who will take over now that the mayor has stepped down? qui va prendre la relève maintenant que le maire a donné sa démission?;

∎ I'll take over when he leaves je le remplacerai quand il partira;

∎ will he allow her to take over? va-t-il lui céder la place?;

∎ compact discs have taken over from records le (disque) compact a remplacé le (disque) vinyle

(b) (army, dictator) prendre le pouvoir

➲ take to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (have a liking for → person) se prendre d'amitié ou de sympathie pour, prendre en amitié; (→ activity, game) prendre goût à;

∎ I think he took to you je crois que vous lui avez plu;

∎ we took to one another at once nous avons tout de suite sympathisé;

∎ she didn't take to him il ne lui a pas plu;

∎ we've really taken to golf nous avons vraiment pris goût au golf

(b) (acquire as a habit) se mettre à;

∎ to take to drink or to the bottle se mettre à boire;

∎ to take to doing sth se mettre à faire qch;

∎ she took to wearing black elle s'est mise à s'habiller en noir

(c) (make for, head for)

∎ he's taken to his bed with the flu il est alité avec la grippe;

∎ the rebels took to the hills les insurgés se sont réfugiés dans les collines;

∎ they took to the woods ils se sont enfuis dans les bois;

∎ to take to the road prendre la route;

∎ to take to the boats monter dans les canots de sauvetage

➲ take up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (carry, lead upstairs → object) monter; (→ person) faire monter;

∎ the lift took us up to the 25th floor l'ascenseur nous a amenés au 25ème étage

(b) (pick up → object) ramasser, prendre; (→ passenger) prendre; (→ paving stones, railway tracks) enlever;

∎ she took up the notes from the table elle a ramassé ou pris les notes sur la table;

∎ they're taking up the street la rue est en travaux;

∎ we finally took up the carpet nous avons enfin enlevé la moquette

(c) (absorb) absorber

(d) (shorten) raccourcir;

∎ you'd better take up the slack in that rope tu ferais mieux de retendre ou tendre cette corde

(e) (fill, occupy → space) prendre, tenir; (→ time) prendre, demander;

∎ this table takes up too much room cette table prend trop de place ou est trop encombrante;

∎ moving house took up the whole day le déménagement a pris toute la journée;

∎ her work takes up all her attention son travail l'absorbe complètement

(f) (begin, become interested in → activity, hobby) se mettre à; (→ job) prendre; (→ career) commencer, embrasser;

∎ when did you take up Greek? quand est-ce que tu t'es mis au grec?;

∎ I've taken up gardening je me suis mis au jardinage

(g) (continue, resume) reprendre, continuer;

∎ I took up the tale where Susan had left off j'ai repris l'histoire là où Susan l'avait laissée;

∎ she took up her knitting again elle a repris son tricot

(h) (adopt → attitude) prendre, adopter; (→ method) adopter; (→ place, position) prendre; (→ idea) adopter;

∎ they took up residence in town ils se sont installés en ville;

∎ to take up one's duties entrer en fonctions

(i) (accept → offer) accepter; (→ advice, suggestion) suivre; (→ challenge) relever

(j) (discuss) discuter, parler de; (bring up) aborder;

∎ take it up with the boss parlez-en au patron

(k) (shares, stock) souscrire à

(l) Finance (option) lever, consolider; (bill) honorer, retirer

2 intransitive verb

reprendre, continuer

➲ take upon separable transitive verb

∎ he took it upon himself to organize the meeting il s'est chargé d'organiser la réunion

➲ take up on separable transitive verb

(a) (accept offer, advice of)

∎ his daughter took him up on his advice sa fille a suivi ses conseils;

∎ he might take you up on that someday! il risque de vous prendre au mot un jour!;

∎ she took him up on his promise elle a mis sa parole à l'épreuve

(b) (ask to explain)

∎ I'd like to take you up on that point j'aimerais revenir sur ce point avec vous

➲ take up with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (befriend)

∎ to take up with sb se lier d'amitié avec qn, prendre qn en amitié;

∎ she took up with a bad crowd elle s'est mise à fréquenter des vauriens

(b) (preoccupy)

∎ to be taken up with doing sth être occupé à faire qch;

∎ she's very taken up with him elle ne pense qu'à lui;

∎ she's taken up with her business elle est très prise par ses affaires;

∎ meetings were taken up with talk about the economy on passait les réunions à parler de l'économie

✾ Film 'Take the Money and Run' Allen 'Prends l'oseille et tire-toi'

✾ Film 'You Can't Take It With You' Capra 'Vous ne l'emporterez pas avec vous'

ⓘ Take me to your leader Il s'agit de la formule prononcée par les extra-terrestres fraîchement débarqués sur terre dans les vieux films de science-fiction et adressée au premier terrien rencontré. On emploie cette phrase ("menez-moi jusqu'à votre chef") de façon humoristique lorsque, dans une situation donnée, on désire parler au responsable.

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8 stop

stop
1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb
1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) impedir, evitar, detener

2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.)

3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) parar

4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) tapar(se)

5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) apretar, cubrir

6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) quedarse, permanecer

2. noun
1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) parada, alto, interrupción

2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) parada

3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) punto

4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) registro, llave

5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) tope

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- stoppage
- stopper
- stopping
- stopcock
- stopgap
- stopwatch
- put a stop to
- stop at nothing
- stop dead
- stop off
- stop over
- stop up

stop¹ n parada

the bus stop la parada de autobús

stop² vb

1. parar / detener

does the number 35 bus stop here? ¿para aquí el autobús número 35?

2. dejar / parar

she never stops talking no para de hablar

3. interrumpir

rain stopped play la lluvia interrumpió el juego

4. impedir

they stopped me going out of the door me impidieron salir por la puerta

stop it! ¡basta ya!

El pasado y participio pasado de stop se escribe stopped; el gerundio se escribe stopping

stop /(e)s'top/ sustantivo masculino ( disco) stop sign
stop m Auto stop sign ' stop' also found in these entries: Spanish: alto - aparte - atajar - bajar - calentarse - callar - callarse - calzo - cascar - cesar - chorrada - consistir - coto - cuestión - dejar - dejarse - despreocuparse - detener - detenerse - discrecional - encontrarse - enrollarse - erradicación - escala - escampar - extemporánea - extemporáneo - gallina - garantizar - hoy - impedir - instar - ladrón - ladrona - lamentarse - lengua - macarra - mamarrachada - mariposear - ombligo - paliza - pamplina - parar - parada - paralizar - pararse - pedigüeña - pedigüeño - próxima - próximo English: be - blurt out - bus stop - by - daydream - dead - do - door stop - door stopper - draw - earth - fast - fiddle about with - full stop - get at - gloat - halt - harp on - jerk - mooch - must - nervous - next - now - pick on - pit stop - play around - request stop - rot - short - stand about - stand around - stop - stop by - stop off - stop out - stop over - stop sign - stop up - stop-off - stop-press - take out - tamper - threaten - time-wasting - urge - waste - way - whine - abruptly

stop

tr[stɒp]

noun

1 (halt) parada, alto

■ the vehicle came to a stop el vehículo se paró

■ work has been at a stop for weeks hace semanas que el trabajo está parado

2 (stopping place) parada

■ bus stop parada de autobús

■ which stop do you want to get off at? ¿dónde quieres bajar?

3 (on journey) parada; (break, rest) descanso, pausa

■ we make two stops on this route hacemos dos paradas en este recorrido

■ let's make a stop for lunch hagamos una parada para comer

■ our first stop was in Paris nuestra primera parada fue en París

4 (punctuation mark) punto; (in telegram) stop nombre masculino

5 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL (on organ) registro; (knob) botón nombre masculino de registro; (on wind instrument) llave nombre femenino

6 (in camera) diafragma nombre masculino

transitive verb (pt & pp stopped, ger stopping)

1 (halt - vehicle, person) parar, detener; (- machine, ball) parar

■ he stopped the car outside the station detuvo el coche delante de la estación

■ she stopped a passing taxi paró un taxi que pasaba

■ he was stopped by police at the airport la policía lo detuvo en el aeropuerto

■ stop that man! he's taken my bag! ¡detened a ese hombre! ¡me ha robado el bolso!

2 (end, interrupt - production) parar, paralizar; (- inflation, advance) parar, contener; (- conversation, play) interrumpir; (- pain etc) poner fin a, poner término a, acabar con

3 (pay, match, holidays) suspender; (cheque) cancelar; (money from wages) retener

■ the referee stopped the match el árbitro suspendió el partido

■ they stopped £10 from my wages me retuvieron £10 del sueldo

4 (cease) dejar de, parar de

■ has it stopped raining? ¿ha dejado de llover?

■ he stopped smoking dejó de fumar

■ she stopped work to have a baby dejó de trabajar para tener un niño

■ stop crying! ¡para de llorar!

■ do you ever stop talking? ¿no paras de hablar jamás?

■ stop it! ¡basta ya!

5 (prevent) impedir, evitar

■ they tried to stop me (from) going trataron de impedir que fuera

■ no-one could stop her (from) seeing him nadie pudo impedir que lo viera

■ the students stopped the theatre being closed los estudiantes impidieron que se cerrara el teatro

■ nothing can stop us now nada nos puede parar ahora

■ what's stopping you? ¿por qué no lo haces?, ¿qué te lo impide?

■ you must stop the bleeding hay que parar la hemorragia

6 (block - hole) tapar, taponar (up, -); (- gap) rellenar (up, -); (- tooth) empastar (up, -)

■ I've got to stop a leak in the pipe tengo que taponar un escape en la cañería

7 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL (string, key) apretar; (hole) cubrir

intransitive verb

1 (halt) parar, pararse, detener, detenerse

■ does this bus stop at the station? ¿este autobús para en la estación?

■ the train stopped in a tunnel el tren se paró en un túnel

■ we stopped for a rest paramos para descansar

■ she stopped to look in a shop window paró para mirar en un escaparate

■ my watch has stopped se me ha parado el reloj

■ his heart stopped se le paró el corazón

■ she never stops no para nunca

2 (cease) acabarse, terminar, cesar

■ the shouting suddenly stopped de repente se acabaron los gritos

■ the fighting has stopped han cesado los combates

■ the rain has stopped ha dejado de llover, ya no llueve

3 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL familiar (stay) quedarse

■ no, I'm not stopping long no, no me quedo mucho rato

■ are you stopping for lunch? ¿te quedas a comer?

■ we stopped at a hotel nos quedamos en un hotel

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

stop thief! ¡al ladrón!

to come to a stop pararse, hacer un alto

to pull out all the stops tocar todos los registros

to put a stop to something poner fin a algo

to stop a bullet recibir un balazo

to stop at nothing (to do something) no pararse en barras (para hacer algo), no tener miramientos (para hacer algo)

to stop dead in one's tracks pararse en seco

to stop oneself contenerse

to stop short pararse en seco

to stop short of something no llegar a

■ he insulted him, but he stopped short of hitting him lo insultó, pero no llegó a pegarle

to stop the rot cortar por lo sano

to stop the show causar sensación

to stop to think detenerse a pensar

without stopping sin parar, sin cesar

stop press noticias nombre femenino plural de última hora

stop sign stop nombre masculino

stop ['stɑp] v, stopped ; stopping vt

1) plug: tapar

2) prevent: impedir, evitar

she stopped me from leaving: me impidió que saliera

3) halt: parar, detener

4) cease: dejar de

he stopped talking: dejó de hablar

stop vi

1) halt: detenerse, parar

2) cease: cesar, terminar

the rain won't stop: no deja de llover

3) stay: quedarse

she stopped with friends: se quedó en casa de unos amigos

4)

to stop by : visitar

stop n

1) stopper: tapón m

2) halt: parada f, alto m

to come to a stop: pararse, detenerse

to put a stop to: poner fin a

3) : parada f

bus stop: parada de autobús

stop

expr.

• alto expr.

n.

• cesación s.f.

• chazador s.m.

• estación s.f.

• estada s.f.

• fiador s.m.

• fin s.m.

• parada s.f.

• retén s.m.

• tope s.m.

v.

• acabar v.

• cesar v.

• detener v.

(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-

fut/c: -tendr-•)

• escampar v.

• hospedar v.

• impedir v.

• parar v.

• pararse v.

• poner fin a v.

• represar v.

• suspender v.

• terminar v.

stɑːp, stɒp
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noun

1) ( halt)

to work without a stop — trabajar sin parar

to bring something to a stop — \<\<train/car\>\> detener* or parar algo; \<\<conversation/proceedings\>\> poner* fin a or interrumpir algo

to come to a stop — \<\<vehicle/aircraft\>\> detenerse*; \<\<production/conversation\>\> interrumpirse

to put a stop to something — \<\<to mischief/malpractice\>\> poner* fin a algo

2)

a) ( break on journey) parada f

we made a stop at a service station — paramos en una estación de servicio

after an overnight stop in Madrid — después de hacer noche or de pasar la noche en Madrid

b) ( stopping place) parada f, paradero m (AmL exc RPl)

3) ( punctuation mark) (esp BrE) punto m; ( in telegrams) stop m; see also full stop

4) ( Mus) ( on organ) registro m

to pull out all the stops — tocar* todos los registros

II
1.

- pp- transitive verb

1)

a) ( halt) \<\<taxi/bus\>\> parar; \<\<person\>\> parar, detener*

we were stopped by the police — nos paró la policía

I stopped the car and got out — paré or detuve el coche y me bajé

b) ( switch off) \<\<machine/engine\>\> parar

2)

a) (bring to an end, interrupt) \<\<decline/inflation\>\> detener*, parar; \<\<discussion/abuse\>\> poner* fin a, acabar con

stop that noise! — deja de hacer ruido!

the trial was stopped — se suspendió el juicio

rain stopped play — la lluvia interrumpió el partido

b) ( cease)

stop what you're doing and listen to me — deja lo que estás haciendo y escúchame

stop it! — basta ya!

stop that nonsense! — déjate de tonterías!

to stop -ING — dejar de + inf

stop arguing! — dejen de discutir!

I couldn't stop laughing — no podía parar de reírme

he never stops talking — habla sin parar

3) ( prevent)

what's stopping you? — ¿qué te lo impide?

I had to tell him, I couldn't stop myself — tuve que decírselo, no pude contenerme

to stop somebody (FROM) -ING — (esp BrE) impedirle* a alguien + inf, impedir* que alguien (+ subj)

they locked him up to stop him (from) escaping — lo encerraron para impedir que se escapara

to stop something -ING — impedir* que algo (+ subj)

to stop something happening — impedir* que ocurra algo

4)

a) (cancel, withhold) \<\<subscription\>\> cancelar; \<\<payment\>\> suspender

to stop (payment of) a check — dar* orden de no pagar un cheque

b) ( deduct) (BrE) descontar*, retener*

the boss stopped £30 out of my wages — el jefe me descontó or me retuvo 30 libras del sueldo

5) ( block) \<\<hole\>\> tapar; \<\<gap\>\> rellenar; \<\<tooth\>\> empastar

6) ( parry) \<\<blow/punch\>\> parar, detener*

2.

vi

1)

a) ( halt) \<\<vehicle/driver\>\> parar, detenerse*

stop, thief! — al ladrón!

stop or I'll shoot! — alto o disparo!

to stop at nothing — estar* dispuesto a hacer cualquier cosa, no pararse en barras

b) ( interrupt journey) \<\<train/bus\>\> parar

let's stop here and have a rest — hagamos un alto or paremos aquí para descansar

c) ( cease operating) \<\<watch/clock/machine\>\> pararse

2)

a) ( cease)

the rain has stopped — ha dejado or parado de llover, ya no llueve

the pain/bleeding has stopped — ya no le (or me etc) duele/sale sangre

the noise stopped — dejó de oírse el ruido

this squandering of funds must stop — este derroche de fondos tiene que terminar

b) ( interrupt activity) parar

she never stops — no para un minuto

I didn't stop to think — no me detuve a pensar

3) (colloq) ( stay) quedarse

I can't stop — no me puedo quedar

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Phrasal Verbs:

- stop by

- stop in

- stop off

- stop out

- stop over

- stop up

[stɒp]
1. N

1) (=halt) parada f, alto m

• to be at a stop — [+ vehicle] estar parado; [+ production, process] quedar paralizado

• to bring to a stop — [+ vehicle] parar, detener; [+ production, process] paralizar, interrumpir

• to come to a stop — [vehicle] parar(se), detenerse; [production, progress] interrumpirse

to come to a dead or sudden stop — pararse en seco, detenerse repentinamente

to come to a full stop — [negotiations, discussions] paralizarse, quedar detenido en un punto muerto

• to put a stop to sth — poner fin or término a algo, acabar con algo

2) (=break, pause) descanso m, pausa f; (overnight) estancia f, estadía f (LAm), estada f (LAm); (for refuelling) escala f

• a stop for coffee — un descanso para tomar café

• to make a stop at Bordeaux — hacer escala en Burdeos

• a stop of a few days — una estancia de unos días

• without a stop — sin parar

3) (=stopping place) (for bus etc) parada f; (Aer, Naut) escala f

4) (Typ) (also: full stop) punto m

5) (Mus) (on organ) registro m; [of guitar] traste m; [of other instrument] llave f

- pull out all the stops

6) (Mech) tope m, retén m

7) (Phon) (also: stop consonant) (consonante f) oclusiva f

2. VT

1) (=block) [+ hole] tapar; [+ leak, flow of blood] restañar; [+ tooth] empastar

• to stop one's ears — taparse los oídos

• to stop a gap — tapar un agujero; (fig) llenar un vacío

• the curtains stop the light — las cortinas impiden la entrada de la luz

• the walls stop some of the noise — las paredes absorben parte del ruido

2) (=arrest movement of) [+ runaway engine, car] detener, parar; [+ blow, punch] parar

- stop a bullet

3) (=put an end to) [+ rumour, abuse, activity, injustice] poner fin a, poner término a, acabar con; [+ conversation] interrumpir, suspender; [+ aggression] rechazar, contener; [+ production] (permanently) terminar; (temporarily) interrumpir

4) (=prevent) evitar; (=forbid) prohibir, poner fin a

this should stop any further trouble — esto debería evitar cualquier dificultad en el futuro

to stop sth (from) happening — evitar que algo ocurra

to stop sb (from) doing sth — (=prevent) impedir a algn hacer algo, impedir que algn haga algo; (=forbid) prohibir a algn hacer algo, prohibir a algn que haga algo

can't you stop him? — ¿no le puedes impedir que lo haga?

there is nothing to stop him — y no hay nada que se lo impida

to stop o.s. (from doing sth) — abstenerse (de hacer algo)

I can't seem to stop myself doing it — parece que no puedo dejar de hacerlo

I stopped myself in time — me detuve a tiempo

5) (=cease)

to stop doing sth — dejar de hacer algo

• stop it! — ¡basta ya!

I just can't stop it — (=help it) ¡qué remedio!, ¡qué le vamos a hacer!

• stop that noise! — ¡basta ya de ruido!

• stop that nonsense! — ¡déjate de tonterías!

• it has stopped raining — ha dejado de llover, ya no llueve

• I'm trying to stop smoking — estoy intentando dejar de fumar

• she never stops talking — habla sin parar

• to stop work — dejar de trabajar

6) (=suspend) [+ payments, wages, subscription] suspender; [+ cheque] invalidar; [+ supply] cortar, interrumpir

• to stop sb's electricity — cortar la electricidad a algn

• all leave is stopped — han sido cancelados todos los permisos

• to stop the milk for a fortnight — (Brit) pedir al lechero que no traiga leche durante quince días

• to stop sb's wages — suspender el pago del sueldo de algn

to stop ten pounds from sb's wages — retener diez libras del sueldo de algn

3. VI

1) (=stop moving) [person, vehicle] pararse, detenerse; [clock, watch] pararse

the car stopped — se paró el coche

where does the bus stop? — ¿dónde para el autobús?

the clock has stopped — el reloj se ha parado

stop! — ¡pare!

stop, thief! — ¡al ladrón!

2) (=pause, take a break) parar, hacer alto

to stop to do sth — detenerse a hacer algo

• without stopping — sin parar

3) (=cease, come to an end) terminar, acabar(se); [supply etc] cortarse, interrumpirse; [process, rain etc] terminar, cesar

• payments have stopped — (temporarily) se han suspendido los pagos; (permanently) han terminado los pagos

• when the programme stops — cuando termine el programa

• the rain has stopped — ha dejado de llover

• he seems not to know when to stop — parece no saber cuándo conviene hacer alto

- stop at nothing

4) * (=stay)

to stop (at/with) — hospedarse or alojarse (con)

she's stopping with her aunt — se hospeda en casa de su tía

I'm not stopping — no me quedo

did you stop till the end? — ¿te quedaste hasta el final?

4.

CPD

stop button N — botón m de parada

stop press N — noticias fpl de última hora

stop press — (as heading) al cierre de la edición

stop sign N — (Aut) stop m, señal f de stop

- stop away

- stop behind

- stop by

- stop in

- stop off

- stop out

- stop over

- stop up

* * *
[stɑːp, stɒp]
I

noun

1) ( halt)

to work without a stop — trabajar sin parar

to bring something to a stop — \<\<train/car\>\> detener* or parar algo; \<\<conversation/proceedings\>\> poner* fin a or interrumpir algo

to come to a stop — \<\<vehicle/aircraft\>\> detenerse*; \<\<production/conversation\>\> interrumpirse

to put a stop to something — \<\<to mischief/malpractice\>\> poner* fin a algo

2)

a) ( break on journey) parada f

we made a stop at a service station — paramos en una estación de servicio

after an overnight stop in Madrid — después de hacer noche or de pasar la noche en Madrid

b) ( stopping place) parada f, paradero m (AmL exc RPl)

3) ( punctuation mark) (esp BrE) punto m; ( in telegrams) stop m; see also full stop

4) ( Mus) ( on organ) registro m

to pull out all the stops — tocar* todos los registros

II
1.

- pp- transitive verb

1)

a) ( halt) \<\<taxi/bus\>\> parar; \<\<person\>\> parar, detener*

we were stopped by the police — nos paró la policía

I stopped the car and got out — paré or detuve el coche y me bajé

b) ( switch off) \<\<machine/engine\>\> parar

2)

a) (bring to an end, interrupt) \<\<decline/inflation\>\> detener*, parar; \<\<discussion/abuse\>\> poner* fin a, acabar con

stop that noise! — deja de hacer ruido!

the trial was stopped — se suspendió el juicio

rain stopped play — la lluvia interrumpió el partido

b) ( cease)

stop what you're doing and listen to me — deja lo que estás haciendo y escúchame

stop it! — basta ya!

stop that nonsense! — déjate de tonterías!

to stop -ING — dejar de + inf

stop arguing! — dejen de discutir!

I couldn't stop laughing — no podía parar de reírme

he never stops talking — habla sin parar

3) ( prevent)

what's stopping you? — ¿qué te lo impide?

I had to tell him, I couldn't stop myself — tuve que decírselo, no pude contenerme

to stop somebody (FROM) -ING — (esp BrE) impedirle* a alguien + inf, impedir* que alguien (+ subj)

they locked him up to stop him (from) escaping — lo encerraron para impedir que se escapara

to stop something -ING — impedir* que algo (+ subj)

to stop something happening — impedir* que ocurra algo

4)

a) (cancel, withhold) \<\<subscription\>\> cancelar; \<\<payment\>\> suspender

to stop (payment of) a check — dar* orden de no pagar un cheque

b) ( deduct) (BrE) descontar*, retener*

the boss stopped £30 out of my wages — el jefe me descontó or me retuvo 30 libras del sueldo

5) ( block) \<\<hole\>\> tapar; \<\<gap\>\> rellenar; \<\<tooth\>\> empastar

6) ( parry) \<\<blow/punch\>\> parar, detener*

2.

vi

1)

a) ( halt) \<\<vehicle/driver\>\> parar, detenerse*

stop, thief! — al ladrón!

stop or I'll shoot! — alto o disparo!

to stop at nothing — estar* dispuesto a hacer cualquier cosa, no pararse en barras

b) ( interrupt journey) \<\<train/bus\>\> parar

let's stop here and have a rest — hagamos un alto or paremos aquí para descansar

c) ( cease operating) \<\<watch/clock/machine\>\> pararse

2)

a) ( cease)

the rain has stopped — ha dejado or parado de llover, ya no llueve

the pain/bleeding has stopped — ya no le (or me etc) duele/sale sangre

the noise stopped — dejó de oírse el ruido

this squandering of funds must stop — este derroche de fondos tiene que terminar

b) ( interrupt activity) parar

she never stops — no para un minuto

I didn't stop to think — no me detuve a pensar

3) (colloq) ( stay) quedarse

I can't stop — no me puedo quedar

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Phrasal Verbs:

- stop by

- stop in

- stop off

- stop out

- stop over

- stop up

English-spanish dictionary > stop
9 get

ɡet
past tense - got; verb

1) (to receive or obtain: I got a letter this morning.) recibir

2) (to bring or buy: Please get me some food.) traer, ir a buscar, procurar; comprar

3) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) ir, cruzar, atravesar; tomar

4) (to cause to be in a certain condition etc: You'll get me into trouble.) meter, arrastrar, poner

5) (to become: You're getting old.) hacerse (por ej. mayor), volverse, convertirse

6) (to persuade: I'll try to get him to go.) convencer, persuadir

7) (to arrive: When did they get home?) llegar

8) (to succeed (in doing) or to happen (to do) something: I'll soon get to know the neighbours; I got the book read last night.) conseguir, llegar a, lograr

9) (to catch (a disease etc): She got measles last week.) coger, pillar, cazar, agarrar, contraer

10) (to catch (someone): The police will soon get the thief.) atrapar, coger

11) (to understand: I didn't get the point of his story.) coger, pillar, comprender, entender

•

- getaway
- get-together
- get-up
- be getting on for
- get about
- get across
- get after
- get ahead
- get along
- get around
- get around to
- get at
- get away
- get away with
- get back
- get by
- get down
- get down to
- get in
- get into
- get nowhere
- get off
- get on
- get on at
- get out
- get out of
- get over
- get round
- get around to
- get round to
- get there
- get through
- get together
- get up
- get up to

get vb

1. comprar

I'll get some cheese from the supermarket compraré queso en el supermercado

2. coger / tomar

he gets the five o'clock train coge el tren de las cinco

3. recibir / conseguir

we got a postcard from Helen recibimos una postal de Helen

he got a violin for Christmas le regalaron un violín para Navidad

4. llevarse

I got a surprise when I opened the door me llevé una sorpresa cuando abrí la puerta

5. hacer / ponerse

it's getting late se está haciendo tarde

he got angry se puso furioso

she soon got better enseguida se puso mejor

we're all getting older todos nos estamos haciendo más viejos

6. traer

could you get me a coffee, please? ¿me puedes traer un café, por favor?

7. buscar / recoger

I'm going to get the car from the garage voy a buscar el coche al taller

8. llegar

what time did you get home? ¿a qué hora llegaste a casa?

how do you get to the restaurant? ¿cómo se va al restaurante?

to get dressed vestirse

to get lost perderse

to get married casarse

to get old envejecer

to get ready prepararse

to get somebody to do something conseguir que alguien haga algo

she got him to help her when she moved flat consiguió que la ayudara cuando se mudó de piso

to get to know someone llegar a conocer a alguien

to get used to something acostumbrarse a algo

to get wet mojarse

El pasado y participio pasado de get es got; el gerundio se escribe getting

get

tr[get]

transitive verb (pt got tr[gɒt], pp got tr[gɒt] (|us| gotten tr['gɒtən]), ger getting)

1 obtener, conseguir

■ I want to get a job quiero conseguir un trabajo

■ she got £1,000 for her car le dieron mil libras por su coche

■ he got a bank loan le concedieron un crédito bancario

■ what did you get in maths? ¿qué sacaste en mates?

2 recibir

■ I got your letter yesterday recibí tu carta ayer

■ I got a bike for my birthday me regalaron una bici para mi cumpleaños

■ I got the sack me despidieron

■ he got a life sentence for murder le echaron cadena perpetua por asesinato

■ how did you get that cut? ¿cómo te hiciste ese corte?

3 comprar

■ where did you get your jeans? ¿dónde compraste tus vaqueros?

■ I've got him a CD le he comprado un compact

■ she got herself a new dress se compró un vestido nuevo

4 traer

■ get the car traiga el coche

■ get the fire brigade llama a los bomberos

■ I've got to go and get Liam tengo que ir a buscar a Liam

5 coger

■ she got the flu cogió la gripe

■ he always gets a taxi when it rains siempre coge un taxi cuando llueve

6 captar, recibir, coger

7 pedir, decir; persuadir, convencer

■ get your brother to help you pídele a tu hermano que te ayude

■ get him to phone me dile que me llame

■ can you get her to lend us the money? ¿puedes convencerla para que nos deje el dinero?

8 preparar

■ can I get you something to eat? ¿te preparo algo para comer?

9 familiar entender, captar, coger

■ I don't get it no lo entiendo

10 familiar poner nervioso,-a, fastidiar

■ what really gets me is his laziness lo que me fastidia es su pereza

■ this bad weather gets on my nerves este mal tiempo me pone de mal humor

11 ganar, cobrar

■ he gets a good salary gana un buen sueldo

12 poner con; contestar, atender, coger; abrir

■ can you get me the Embassy Hotel? ¿me puede poner con el Hotel Embassy?

13 conseguir, lograr

■ I can't get the car to start no consigo arrancar el coche

14 hacer algo a uno

■ she loves getting her hair done le encanta que le arreglen el pelo

■ he got his car repaired in no time le repararon el coche en un santiamén

15 dar, alcanzar

■ she got hit by a stray bullet le alcanzó una bala perdida

intransitive verb

1 ponerse, volverse

■ she gets very angry if we're late se pone furiosa si llegamos tarde

2 ir

■ how do you get there? ¿cómo se va hasta allí?

■ can you get there by bus? ¿se puede ir en autobús?

transitive verb

1 figurative use ir, llevar

■ this isn't getting us anywhere esto no nos lleva a ninguna parte

■ where do you think she's got to? ¿dónde crees que se ha metido?

intransitive verb

1 llegar

■ we'll get there soon pronto llegaremos

■ how did you get home? ¿cómo llegaste a casa?

2 llegar a

■ you'll get to like it in the end acabará gustándote

■ I got to know him very well llegué a conocerlo muy bien

3 llegar a

■ we never got to visiting the museum no llegamos a visitar el museo

■ I get to travel quite a bit in my job tengo la oportunidad de viajar bastante en mi trabajo

4 empezar a

■ we got talking empezamos a hablar, nos pusimos a hablar

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

get along with you! ¡déjate de bobadas!, ¡no seas bobo,-a!

to get along without something pasar sin algo

■ we can get along without a dishwasher nos podemos pasar sin un lavaplatos

to get better mejorar

to get dark oscurecer

to get dirty ensuciarse

to get divorced divorciarse

to get down on one's knees arrodillarse

to get dressed vestirse

to get drunk emborracharse

to get into trouble meterse en un lío

to get late hacerse tarde

to get lost perderse

to get married casarse

to get old hacerse mayor, envejecer

to get on somebody's nerves irritar a alguien, poner nervioso,-a a alguien

to get one's own way salirse con la suya

to get paid cobrar

to get ready preparar, prepararse

to get rid of deshacerse de

to get tired cansarse

to get wet mojarse

to get worse empeorar

get ['gɛt] v, got ['gɑt] ; got or gotten ['gɑtə n] ; getting vt

1) obtain: conseguir, obtener, adquirir

2) receive: recibir

to get a letter: recibir una carta

3) earn: ganar

he gets $10 an hour: gana $10 por hora

4) fetch: traer

get me my book: tráigame el libro

5) catch: tomar (un tren, etc.), agarrar (una pelota, una persona, etc.)

6) contract: contagiarse de, contraer

she got the measles: le dio el sarampión

7) prepare: preparar (una comida)

8) persuade: persuadir, mandar a hacer

I got him to agree: logré convencerlo

9) (to cause to be)

to get one's hair cut: cortarse el pelo

10) understand: entender

now I get it!: ¡ya entiendo!

11)

to have got : tener

I've got a headache: tengo un dolor de cabeza

12)

to have got to : tener que

you've got to come: tienes que venir

get vi

1) become: ponerse, volverse, hacerse

to get angry: ponerse furioso, enojarse

2) go, move: ir, avanzar

he didn't get far: no avanzó mucho

3) arrive: llegar

to get home: llegar a casa

4)

to get to be : llegar a ser

she got to be the director: llegó a ser directora

5)

to get ahead : adelantarse, progresar

6)

to get along : llevarse bien (con alguien), congeniar

7)

to get by manage: arreglárselas

8)

to get over overcome: superar, consolarse de

9)

to get together meet: reunirse

10)

to get up : levantarse

get (s.o.) down

expr.

• desmoralizar v. (Profits, etc.)

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: got) or p.p.: gotten•) = lucrarse v. (Understand)

v.

• comprender v.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: got) or p.p.: gotten•) = adquirir v.

• alcanzar v.

• buscar v.

• coger v.

• ganar v.

• lograr v.

• obtener v.

(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-

fut/c: -tendr-•)

• procurar v.

• recibir v.

• sacar v.

• tomar v.

get
1.

1) (pres p getting; past got; past p got or AmE also gotten) transitive verb

Sense I

2)

a) ( obtain) \<\<money/information\>\> conseguir*, obtener*; \<\<job/staff\>\> conseguir*; \<\<authorization/loan\>\> conseguir*, obtener*; \<\<idea\>\> sacar*

where did you get that beautiful rug? — ¿dónde conseguiste or encontraste esa alfombra tan preciosa?

these pears are as good as you'll get, I'm afraid — estas peras son de lo mejorcito que hay (fam)

the public can't get enough of her — el público no se cansa de ella

to get something from somebody/something: we get our information from official sources sacamos la información de fuentes oficiales; you can get any information from my secretary — mi secretaria le podrá dar toda la información que necesite

b) ( buy) comprar

to get something from somebody/something: I get my bread from the local baker le compro el pan al panadero del barrio; I got it from Harrods lo compré en Harrods; we get them from Italy — ( they supply our business) los traen de Italia

c) (achieve, win) \<\<prize/grade\>\> sacar*, obtener* (frml); \<\<majority\>\> obtener* (frml), conseguir*

he gets results — consigue or logra lo que se propone

d) ( by calculation)

divide 27 by 3 and you get 9 — si divides 27 por 3 te dará 9

got it! — ya sé!

e) ( on the telephone) \<\<person\>\> lograr comunicarse con

I got the wrong number — me equivoqué de número; ( having dialled correctly) me salió un número equivocado

3)

a) ( receive) \<\<letter/reward/reprimand\>\> recibir

I got a stereo for my birthday — me regalaron un estéreo para mi cumpleaños

do I get a kiss, then? — ¿entonces me das un beso?

he got 12 years for armed robbery — lo condenaron a or (fam) le cayeron 12 años por robo a mano armada

to get something from somebody: all I ever get from you is criticism lo único que haces es criticarme; she got a warm reception from the audience el público le dio una cálida bienvenida; I do all the work and she gets all the credit yo hago todo el trabajo y ella se lleva la fama; I seldom get the chance rara vez se me presenta la oportunidad; the kitchen doesn't get much sun — en la cocina no da mucho el sol

b) (Rad, TV) \<\<station\>\> captar, recibir, coger* (esp Esp fam), agarrar (CS fam)

c) ( be paid) \<\<salary/pay\>\> ganar

I got £200 for the piano — me dieron 200 libras por el piano

d) ( experience) \<\<shock/surprise\>\> llevarse

I get the feeling that... — tengo or me da la sensación de que...

e) ( suffer)

how did you get that bump on your head? — ¿cómo te hiciste ese chichón en la cabeza?

she got a splinter in her finger — se clavó una astilla en el dedo

he got the full force of the blast — recibió todo el impacto de la explosión

4) (find, have) (colloq)

you don't get elephants in America — en América no hay elefantes

we get mainly students in here — nuestros clientes (or visitantes etc) son mayormente estudiantes

5) ( fetch) \<\<hammer/scissors\>\> traer*, ir* a buscar; \<\<doctor/plumber\>\> llamar

get your coat — anda or vete a buscar tu abrigo

she got herself a cup of coffee — se sirvió (or se hizo etc) una taza de café

6)

a) ( reach) alcanzar*

b) ( take hold of) agarrar, coger* (esp Esp)

c) (catch, trap) pillar (fam), agarrar (AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

d) (assault, kill) (colloq)

I'll get you yet! — ya me las vas a pagar! (fam)

the sharks must have got him — se lo deben de haber comido los tiburones (fam)

7) ( contract) \<\<cold/flu\>\> agarrar, pescar* (fam), pillar (fam), coger* (esp Esp)

she got chickenpox from her sister — la hermana le contagió or (fam) le pegó la varicela

8) ( catch) \<\<busain\>\> tomar, coger* (Esp)

9) (colloq)

a) ( irritate) fastidiar

b) ( arouse pity)

it gets you right there — (set phrase) te conmueve, te da mucha lástima

c) ( puzzle)

what gets me is how... — lo que no entiendo es cómo...

10)

a) ( understand) (colloq) entender*

don't get me wrong — no me malentiendas or malinterpretes

get it? — ¿entiendes?, ¿agarras or (Esp) coges la onda? (fam)

b) (hear, take note of) oír*

I didn't get your name — no entendí tu nombre

did you get the number? — ¿tomaste nota del número?

11) ( answer) (colloq) \<\<phone\>\> contestar, atender*, coger* (Esp); \<\<door\>\> abrir*

12) ( possess)

to have got — see have

Sense II

13) (bring, move, put) (+ adv compl)

we'll get it there by two o'clock — lo tendremos allí antes de las dos

just wait till I get you home! — ya vas a ver cuando lleguemos a casa!

they couldn't get it up the stairs — no lo pudieron subir por las escaleras; see also get across, get in

14) ( cause to be) (+ adj compl)

he got the children ready — preparó a los niños

I can't get the window open/shut — no puedo abrir/cerrar la ventana

they got their feet wet/dirty — se mojaron/se ensuciaron los pies

15) to get somebody/something + pp

a) ( with action carried out by subject)

we must get some work done — tenemos que trabajar un poco

it's about time they got themselves organized — ya va siendo hora de que se organicen

b) ( with action carried out by somebody else)

he got the house painted — hizo pintar la casa

I must get this watch fixed — tengo que llevar a or (AmL tb) mandar (a) arreglar este reloj

16) (arrange, persuade, force)

to get somebody/something to + inf: I'll get him to help you ( order) le diré que te ayude; ( ask) le pediré que te ayude; ( persuade) lo convenceré de que te ayude; she could never get him to understand no podría hacérselo entender; you'll never get them to agree to that no vas a lograr que acepten eso; I can't get it to work — no puedo hacerlo funcionar

17) ( cause to start)

to get somebody/something -ing: it's the sort of record that gets everybody dancing es el tipo de disco que hace bailar a todo el mundo or que hace que todo el mundo baile; can you get the pump working? — ¿puedes hacer funcionar la bomba?

2.

get vi

1) ( reach) (+ adv compl) llegar*

I got here yesterday — llegué ayer

can you get there by train? — ¿se puede ir en tren?

how do you get to work? — ¿cómo vas al trabajo?

can anyone remember where we'd got to? — ¿alguien se acuerda de dónde habíamos quedado?

to get nowhere, not to get anywhere — see nowhere I 1), anywhere I 1) b)

to get somewhere — avanzar*, adelantar

we're finally getting somewhere! — por fin estamos sacando algo en limpio!

to get there: it's not perfect, but we're getting there — perfecto no es, pero poco a poco...

2)

a) ( become)

to get married — casarse

to get dressed — vestirse*

your dinner's getting cold — se te está enfriando la cena

he got very angry — se puso furioso

they get tired easily — se cansan con facilidad

b) (be) (colloq)

she gets invited to lots of parties — la invitan a muchas fiestas

her bike got stolen — le robaron la bicicleta

3) to get to + inf

a) ( come to) llegar* a + inf

I never really got to know him — nunca llegué a conocerlo de verdad

you'll get to like it eventually — vas a ver como termina por gustarte

b) ( have opportunity to)

in this job you get to meet many interesting people — en este trabajo uno tiene la oportunidad de conocer a mucha gente interesante

when do we get to open the presents? — ¿cuándo podemos abrir los regalos?

4) ( start)

to get -ing — empezar* a + inf, ponerse* a + inf

right, let's get moving! — bueno, pongámonos en acción (or en marcha etc)!

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- get about

- get above

- get across

- get ahead

- get along

- get around

- get around to

- get at

- get away

- get away with

- get back

- get back at

- get back to

- get behind

- get by

- get down

- get down to

- get in

- get in on

- get into

- get in with

- get off

- get off on

- get off with

- get on

- get on for

- get onto

- get out

- get out of

- get over

- get past

- get round

- get through

- get to

- get together

- get up

- get up to

[ɡet] (pt, pp got) (US) (pp gotten) When get is part of a set combination, eg get the sack, get hold of, get sth right, look up the other word.
1. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=obtain) [+ information, money, visa, divorce] conseguir; [+ benefit] sacar, obtener

I'll get the money somehow — conseguiré el dinero de alguna forma

he had trouble getting a hotel room — tuvo dificultades para conseguir una habitación de hotel

that's what got him the rise — eso fue lo que le consiguió el aumento

• he got it for me — él me lo consiguió

• you need to get permission off or from the owner — tienes que conseguir el permiso del dueño

I got the idea off ** or from a TV programme — saqué la idea de un programa de televisión

he gets all his clothes off ** or from his elder brother — hereda toda la ropa de su hermano mayor

where did you get that idea from? — ¿de dónde sacaste esa idea?

• we shan't get anything out of him — no lograremos sacarle nada

you won't get any money out of me — no vas a sacarme dinero

what are you going to get out of it? — ¿qué vas a sacar de or ganar con ello?

a good coach knows how to get the best out of his players — un buen entrenador sabe cómo sacar lo mejor de sus jugadores

she gets a lot of pleasure out of gardening — disfruta mucho con la jardinería

you may get some fun out of it — puede que te resulte divertido

2) (=have) tener

I go whenever I get the chance — voy siempre que tengo ocasión

to get something to eat — comer algo

3) (=receive)

a) [+ letter, phone call] recibir; [+ wage] ganar, cobrar; [+ TV station, radio station] coger, captar

she gets a good salary — gana or cobra un buen sueldo

not everyone gets a pension — no todo el mundo cobra una pensión

I got lots of presents — me hicieron muchos regalos

I think he got the wrong impression — creo que se ha llevado una impresión equivocada

• how much did you get for it? — ¿cuánto te dieron por él?

he got 15 years for murder — le condenaron a 15 años por asesinato

• he gets his red hair from his mother — el pelo rojizo lo ha heredado de su madre

I didn't get much from the film — la película no me dijo gran cosa

I don't get much from his lectures — saco poco provecho de sus clases
neck 1., 1)
b)
Some get + noun combinations are translated using a more specific Spanish verb. If in doubt, look up the noun.
• I never got an answer — no me contestaron, no recibí nunca una respuesta

• they get lunch at school — les dan de comer en el colegio

• this area doesn't get much rain — en esta área no llueve mucho

• I got a shock/ surprise — me llevé un susto/una sorpresa

• this room gets a lot of sun — a esta habitación le da mucho el sol
fine II, 1., sentence 1., 2)
4) (=buy) comprar

I went out to get some milk — salí a comprar leche

where did you get those shoes? — ¿dónde te has comprado esos zapatos?

• I got it cheap in a sale — lo conseguí barato en unas rebajas

5) (=fetch) [+ glasses, book] ir a buscar, traer; [+ person] ir a buscar, ir a por; (=pick up) [+ goods, person] recoger

would you mind getting my glasses? — ¿te importaría ir a buscarme or traerme las gafas?

can you get my coat from the cleaner's? — ¿puedes recogerme el abrigo de la tintorería?

I'll get some lettuce from the garden — voy a coger un poco de lechuga del jardín

quick, get help! — ¡rápido, ve a buscar ayuda!

to get sth for sb, to get sb sth — ir a buscar algo a algn, traer algo a algn

could you get me the scissors please? — ¿puedes ir a buscarme or me puedes traer las tijeras, por favor?

can I get you a drink? — ¿te apetece beber or tomar algo?, ¿quieres beber or tomar algo?

• to go/ come and get sth/sb, I'll go and get it for you — voy a buscártelo, voy a traértelo

go and get Jane will you? — vete a buscar a Jane, ve a por Jane

phone me when you arrive and I'll come and get you — cuando llegues llama por teléfono y te iré a buscar or recoger

6) (=call) [+ doctor, plumber] llamar

please get the doctor — por favor llame al médico

7) (=answer) [+ phone] contestar

can you get the phone? — ¿puedes contestar el teléfono?

I'll get it! — (telephone) ¡yo contesto!; (door) ¡ya voy yo!

8) (=gain, win) [+ prize] ganar, llevarse, conseguir; [+ goal] marcar; [+ reputation] ganarse

she got first prize — ganó or se llevó or consiguió el primer premio

correct, you get 5 points — correcto, gana or consigue 5 puntos

he's in it for what he can get — lo único que quiere es sacarle provecho

Jackie got good exam results — Jackie sacó buenas notas en los exámenes

he got a pass/an A in French — sacó un aprobado/un sobresaliente en francés

I have to get my degree first — antes tengo que acabar la carrera or conseguir mi diplomatura

9) (=find) [+ job, flat] encontrar, conseguir

he got me a job — me encontró or consiguió un trabajo

you get all sorts in this job — te encuentras con todo tipo de gente en este trabajo

you don't get bears in this country — en este país no hay osos

10) (=catch) [+ ball, disease, person] coger, agarrar (LAm); [+ thief] coger, atrapar (LAm); [+ bus] coger, tomar (LAm); [+ fish] pescar

I'm getting the bus into town — voy a coger el autobús al centro

got you! * — ¡te pillé! *, ¡te cacé! *, ¡te agarré! (LAm)

got you at last! — ¡por fin te he pillado or cazado! *

• I've been trying to get him alone — he estado intentando verle a solas

• to get sb by the throat/arm — agarrar or coger a algn de la garganta/del brazo

• I didn't get the details — no oí los detalles

• sorry, I didn't get your name — perdone, ¿cómo dice que se llama?, perdone, no me he enterado de su nombre

• did you get his (registration) number? — ¿viste el número de matrícula?

• you've got me there! * — ahí sí que me has pillado *

to get it from sb —

he really got it from the teacher * — el profesor le echó un rapapolvo *
bad 3., religion
11) (=reach, put through to)

get me Mr Jones, please — (Telec) póngame or (esp LAm) comuníqueme con el Sr. Jones, por favor

• you'll get him at home if you phone this evening — si le llamas esta tarde lo pillarás * or encontrarás en casa

• you can get me on this number — puedes contactar conmigo en este número

• I've been trying to get you all week — he estado intentando hablar contigo toda la semana

12) * (=attack, take revenge on)

I feel like everyone is out to get me — siento que todo el mundo va contra mí

I'll get you for that! — ¡esto me lo vas a pagar!

they're out to get him — van a cargárselo *

13) (=hit) [+ target] dar en

the bullet got him in the leg — la bala le dio en la pierna

it got him on the head — le dio en la cabeza

14) (=finish)

the drink will get him in the end — la bebida acabará con él al final

15) (=take, bring)

• how can we get it home? — (speaker not at home) ¿cómo podemos llevarlo a casa?; (speaker at home) ¿cómo podemos traerlo a casa?

• I tried to get the blood off my shirt — intenté quitar la sangre de mi camisa

get the knife off him! — ¡quítale ese cuchillo!

• I couldn't get the stain out of the tablecloth — no podía limpiar la mancha del mantel

• to get sth past customs — conseguir pasar algo por la aduana

• we'll get you there somehow — le llevaremos de una u otra manera

• we can't get it through the door — no lo podemos pasar por la puerta

• to get sth to sb — hacer llegar algo a algn

to get the children to bed — meter a los niños en la cama

• where will that get us? — ¿de qué nos sirve eso?

- that will get you/him nowhere

16) (=prepare) [+ meal] preparar, hacer

to get breakfast — preparar or hacer el desayuno

17) with adjective
This construction is often translated using a specific Spanish verb. Look up the relevant adjective.
• he got his leg broken — se rompió la pierna

• to get one's hands dirty — ensuciarse las manos

• to get sb drunk — emborrachar a algn

• to get one's feet wet — mojarse los pies

• you're getting me worried — estás haciendo que me preocupe

18) with infinitive/present participle

to get sb to do sth — (=persuade) conseguir que algn haga algo, persuadir a algn a hacer algo; (=tell) decir a algn que haga algo

we eventually got her to change her mind — por fin conseguimos que cambiase de idea, por fin le persuadimos a cambiar de idea

I'll get him to ring you — le diré que te llame

can you get someone to photocopy these — puedes decirle or mandarle a alguien que me haga una fotocopia de estos

I can't get the door to open — no puedo abrir la puerta, no logro que se abra la puerta

I couldn't get the washing machine to work — no pude or no logré poner la lavadora en marcha

I couldn't get the car going or to go — no pude poner el coche en marcha, no pude arrancar el coche

to get a fire going — conseguir encender un fuego

to get a conversation going — conseguir iniciar una conversación

19) ("get sth done" construction)

a) (=do oneself)

• you'll get yourself arrested looking like that — vas a acabar en la cárcel con esas pintas

• to get the washing/dishes done — lavar la ropa/fregar los platos

we got no work done that day — no hicimos nada de trabajo ese día

• when do you think you'll get it finished? — ¿cuándo crees que lo vas a acabar?

• you'll get yourself killed driving like that — te vas a matar si conduces de esa forma

b) (=get someone to do)

• to get one's hair cut — cortarse el pelo, hacerse cortar el pelo

• he knows how to get things done — sabe organizar muy bien a la gente

• to get sth fixed — arreglar or reparar algo

I've got to get my car fixed this week — tengo que arreglar or reparar el coche esta semana, tengo que llevar el coche a arreglar or reparar esta semana

I should get my teeth fixed — tendría que arreglarme los dientes

• we're going to get central heating put in — vamos a poner or instalar calefacción central

• I must get my car serviced — tengo que llevar el coche a una revisión

20) * (=understand) entender

I don't get you — no te entiendo

(do you) get it? — ¿entiendes?; [+ joke] ¿lo coges?, ¿ya caes? *

I've got it! — [+ joke] ¡ya caigo!, ¡ya lo entiendo!; [+ solution] ¡ya tengo la solución!, ¡ya he dado con la solución!, ¡ya lo tengo!
point 1., 7), wrong
21) * (=annoy) molestar, fastidiar

what gets me is the way he always assumes he's right — lo que me molesta or fastidia es que siempre da por hecho que tiene razón

what really gets me is his total indifference — lo que me molesta or fastidia es su total indiferencia

22) * (=thrill) chiflar *

this tune really gets me — esta melodía me chifla *, esta melodía me apasiona

23)

• to have got sth — (Brit) (=have) tener algo

what have you got there? — ¿qué tienes ahí?

I've got toothache — tengo dolor de muelas

2. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=reach, go) llegar

how do you get there? — ¿como se llega?

he got there late — llegó tarde

how did you get here? — ¿cómo viniste or llegaste?

how did that box get here? — ¿cómo ha venido a parar esta caja aquí?

• I've got as far as page 10 — he llegado hasta la página 10

• he won't get far — no llegará lejos

• to get from A to B — ir de A a B, trasladarse de A a B

• to get home — llegar a casa

• to get to — llegar a

how do you get to the cinema? — ¿cómo se llega al cine?

I'll make sure it gets to you by tomorrow — me aseguraré de que te llegue mañana

where did you get to? — (=where were you?) ¿dónde estabas?, ¿dónde te habías metido?

where can he have got to? — ¿dónde se puede haber metido?

it's a place that's difficult to get to — es un lugar de difícil acceso

not to get anywhere —

you won't get anywhere with him — no conseguirás nada con él

you won't get anywhere if you behave like that — no vas a conseguir nada comportándote así

to get nowhere —

we're getting absolutely nowhere, we're getting nowhere fast — no estamos llegando a ningún sitio

to get somewhere —

now we're getting somewhere — ahora empezamos a hacer progresos

to get there —

"how's your thesis going?" - "I'm getting there" — -¿qué tal va tu tesis? -va avanzando

- get to sb

don't let it get to you * — (=affect) no dejes que te afecte; (=annoy) no te molestes por eso

the whisky has got to him * — el whisky le ha afectado
lane 1., 3)
2) (=become, be) ponerse, volverse, hacerse
As expressions with get + adjective, such as get old, get drunk etc, are often translated by a specific verb, look up the adjective.
• it's getting late — se está haciendo tarde

• how did it get like that? — ¿cómo se ha puesto así?

how do people get like that? — ¿cómo puede la gente volverse así?

• this is getting ridiculous — esto roza los límites de lo ridículo

• how stupid can you get? — ¿hasta qué punto llega tu estupidez?, ¿cómo puedes ser tan estúpido?

• to get used to sth — acostumbrarse a algo

- get with it

you'd better get with it or we'll lose this contract * — espabílate o perderemos este contrato

See:

BECOME, GO, GET in become

3) with past participle

a) (=be)

• he often gets asked for his autograph — a menudo le piden autógrafos

• we got beaten 3-2 — perdimos 3 a 2

• several windows got broken — se rompieron varias ventanas

• to get killed — morir, matarse

I saw her the night she got killed — (accidentally) la vi la noche que murió or se mató; (=murdered) la vi la noche que la asesinaron

do you want to get killed! — ¡¿es que quieres matarte?!

• to get paid — cobrar

• he got run over as he was coming out of his house — lo atropellaron al salir de casa

b) (reflexive action)

• to get shaved — afeitarse

• to get washed — lavarse

4) (=begin) with gerund empezar a + infin, ponerse a + infin

• let's get going — vamos a ponernos en marcha

get going! — ¡muévete!, ¡a menearse!

once she gets going on that subject she never stops — una vez que empieza con ese tema no para

after midnight the party really got going — después de medianoche la fiesta empezó a animarse

• let's get moving — vamos a ponernos en marcha

• we got talking — empezamos a hablar or charlar

• I got to thinking that... * — me di cuenta de que..., empecé a pensar que...

5) (=come)
with infinitive
to get to do sth — llegar a hacer algo

• he eventually got to be prime minister — al final llegó a ser primer ministro

I got to be quite good at it — llegué a hacerlo bastante bien

• when do we get to eat? — ¿cuándo comemos?

• to get to know sb — llegar a conocer a algn

• he got to like her despite her faults — le llegó a gustar a pesar de sus defectos

• so when do I get to meet this friend of yours? — ¿cuándo me vas a presentar a este amigo tuyo?

• I never get to drive the car — nunca tengo oportunidad de conducir el coche

• to get to see sth/sb — lograr ver algo/a algn

6) * (=go)

get! — ¡lárgate! *

7)

to have got to do sth — (expressing obligation) tener que hacer algo

you've got to tell the police — tienes que denunciarlo a la policía

why have I got to? — ¿por qué tengo que hacerlo?

- get about

- get above

- get across

- get after

- get ahead

- get along

- get around

- get at

- get away

- get away with

- get back

- get back at

- get behind

- get by

- get down

- get down to

- get in

- get in on

- get into

- get in with

- get off

- get off on

- get off with

- get on

- get on at

- get on to

- get out

- get out of

- get over

- get round

- get through

- get together

- get under

- get up

- get up to

* * *
[get]
1.

1) (pres p getting; past got; past p got or AmE also gotten) transitive verb

Sense I

2)

a) ( obtain) \<\<money/information\>\> conseguir*, obtener*; \<\<job/staff\>\> conseguir*; \<\<authorization/loan\>\> conseguir*, obtener*; \<\<idea\>\> sacar*

where did you get that beautiful rug? — ¿dónde conseguiste or encontraste esa alfombra tan preciosa?

these pears are as good as you'll get, I'm afraid — estas peras son de lo mejorcito que hay (fam)

the public can't get enough of her — el público no se cansa de ella

to get something from somebody/something: we get our information from official sources sacamos la información de fuentes oficiales; you can get any information from my secretary — mi secretaria le podrá dar toda la información que necesite

b) ( buy) comprar

to get something from somebody/something: I get my bread from the local baker le compro el pan al panadero del barrio; I got it from Harrods lo compré en Harrods; we get them from Italy — ( they supply our business) los traen de Italia

c) (achieve, win) \<\<prize/grade\>\> sacar*, obtener* (frml); \<\<majority\>\> obtener* (frml), conseguir*

he gets results — consigue or logra lo que se propone

d) ( by calculation)

divide 27 by 3 and you get 9 — si divides 27 por 3 te dará 9

got it! — ya sé!

e) ( on the telephone) \<\<person\>\> lograr comunicarse con

I got the wrong number — me equivoqué de número; ( having dialled correctly) me salió un número equivocado

3)

a) ( receive) \<\<letter/reward/reprimand\>\> recibir

I got a stereo for my birthday — me regalaron un estéreo para mi cumpleaños

do I get a kiss, then? — ¿entonces me das un beso?

he got 12 years for armed robbery — lo condenaron a or (fam) le cayeron 12 años por robo a mano armada

to get something from somebody: all I ever get from you is criticism lo único que haces es criticarme; she got a warm reception from the audience el público le dio una cálida bienvenida; I do all the work and she gets all the credit yo hago todo el trabajo y ella se lleva la fama; I seldom get the chance rara vez se me presenta la oportunidad; the kitchen doesn't get much sun — en la cocina no da mucho el sol

b) (Rad, TV) \<\<station\>\> captar, recibir, coger* (esp Esp fam), agarrar (CS fam)

c) ( be paid) \<\<salary/pay\>\> ganar

I got £200 for the piano — me dieron 200 libras por el piano

d) ( experience) \<\<shock/surprise\>\> llevarse

I get the feeling that... — tengo or me da la sensación de que...

e) ( suffer)

how did you get that bump on your head? — ¿cómo te hiciste ese chichón en la cabeza?

she got a splinter in her finger — se clavó una astilla en el dedo

he got the full force of the blast — recibió todo el impacto de la explosión

4) (find, have) (colloq)

you don't get elephants in America — en América no hay elefantes

we get mainly students in here — nuestros clientes (or visitantes etc) son mayormente estudiantes

5) ( fetch) \<\<hammer/scissors\>\> traer*, ir* a buscar; \<\<doctor/plumber\>\> llamar

get your coat — anda or vete a buscar tu abrigo

she got herself a cup of coffee — se sirvió (or se hizo etc) una taza de café

6)

a) ( reach) alcanzar*

b) ( take hold of) agarrar, coger* (esp Esp)

c) (catch, trap) pillar (fam), agarrar (AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

d) (assault, kill) (colloq)

I'll get you yet! — ya me las vas a pagar! (fam)

the sharks must have got him — se lo deben de haber comido los tiburones (fam)

7) ( contract) \<\<cold/flu\>\> agarrar, pescar* (fam), pillar (fam), coger* (esp Esp)

she got chickenpox from her sister — la hermana le contagió or (fam) le pegó la varicela

8) ( catch) \<\<bus/train\>\> tomar, coger* (Esp)

9) (colloq)

a) ( irritate) fastidiar

b) ( arouse pity)

it gets you right there — (set phrase) te conmueve, te da mucha lástima

c) ( puzzle)

what gets me is how... — lo que no entiendo es cómo...

10)

a) ( understand) (colloq) entender*

don't get me wrong — no me malentiendas or malinterpretes

get it? — ¿entiendes?, ¿agarras or (Esp) coges la onda? (fam)

b) (hear, take note of) oír*

I didn't get your name — no entendí tu nombre

did you get the number? — ¿tomaste nota del número?

11) ( answer) (colloq) \<\<phone\>\> contestar, atender*, coger* (Esp); \<\<door\>\> abrir*

12) ( possess)

to have got — see have

Sense II

13) (bring, move, put) (+ adv compl)

we'll get it there by two o'clock — lo tendremos allí antes de las dos

just wait till I get you home! — ya vas a ver cuando lleguemos a casa!

they couldn't get it up the stairs — no lo pudieron subir por las escaleras; see also get across, get in

14) ( cause to be) (+ adj compl)

he got the children ready — preparó a los niños

I can't get the window open/shut — no puedo abrir/cerrar la ventana

they got their feet wet/dirty — se mojaron/se ensuciaron los pies

15) to get somebody/something + pp

a) ( with action carried out by subject)

we must get some work done — tenemos que trabajar un poco

it's about time they got themselves organized — ya va siendo hora de que se organicen

b) ( with action carried out by somebody else)

he got the house painted — hizo pintar la casa

I must get this watch fixed — tengo que llevar a or (AmL tb) mandar (a) arreglar este reloj

16) (arrange, persuade, force)

to get somebody/something to + inf: I'll get him to help you ( order) le diré que te ayude; ( ask) le pediré que te ayude; ( persuade) lo convenceré de que te ayude; she could never get him to understand no podría hacérselo entender; you'll never get them to agree to that no vas a lograr que acepten eso; I can't get it to work — no puedo hacerlo funcionar

17) ( cause to start)

to get somebody/something -ing: it's the sort of record that gets everybody dancing es el tipo de disco que hace bailar a todo el mundo or que hace que todo el mundo baile; can you get the pump working? — ¿puedes hacer funcionar la bomba?

2.

get vi

1) ( reach) (+ adv compl) llegar*

I got here yesterday — llegué ayer

can you get there by train? — ¿se puede ir en tren?

how do you get to work? — ¿cómo vas al trabajo?

can anyone remember where we'd got to? — ¿alguien se acuerda de dónde habíamos quedado?

to get nowhere, not to get anywhere — see nowhere I 1), anywhere I 1) b)

to get somewhere — avanzar*, adelantar

we're finally getting somewhere! — por fin estamos sacando algo en limpio!

to get there: it's not perfect, but we're getting there — perfecto no es, pero poco a poco...

2)

a) ( become)

to get married — casarse

to get dressed — vestirse*

your dinner's getting cold — se te está enfriando la cena

he got very angry — se puso furioso

they get tired easily — se cansan con facilidad

b) (be) (colloq)

she gets invited to lots of parties — la invitan a muchas fiestas

her bike got stolen — le robaron la bicicleta

3) to get to + inf

a) ( come to) llegar* a + inf

I never really got to know him — nunca llegué a conocerlo de verdad

you'll get to like it eventually — vas a ver como termina por gustarte

b) ( have opportunity to)

in this job you get to meet many interesting people — en este trabajo uno tiene la oportunidad de conocer a mucha gente interesante

when do we get to open the presents? — ¿cuándo podemos abrir los regalos?

4) ( start)

to get -ing — empezar* a + inf, ponerse* a + inf

right, let's get moving! — bueno, pongámonos en acción (or en marcha etc)!

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- get about

- get above

- get across

- get ahead

- get along

- get around

- get around to

- get at

- get away

- get away with

- get back

- get back at

- get back to

- get behind

- get by

- get down

- get down to

- get in

- get in on

- get into

- get in with

- get off

- get off on

- get off with

- get on

- get on for

- get onto

- get out

- get out of

- get over

- get past

- get round

- get through

- get to

- get together

- get up

- get up to

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10 arrange

1. transitive verb
1) (order) anordnen; (adjust) in Ordnung bringen

2) (Mus., Radio, etc.): (adapt) bearbeiten

3) (settle beforehand) ausmachen [Termin]

4) (plan) planen [Urlaub]; aufstellen [Stundenplan]

don't arrange anything for tomorrow — nimm dir für morgen nichts vor
2. intransitive verb
1) (plan) sorgen (about, for für)

arrange for somebody/something to do something — veranlassen od. dafür sorgen, dass jemand/etwas etwas tut

can you arrange to be at home? — kannst du es so einrichten, dass du zu Hause bist?

2) (agree)

they arranged to meet the following day — sie verabredeten sich für den nächsten Tag

arrange with somebody about something — sich mit jemandem über etwas (Akk.) einigen

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verb

1) (to put in some sort of order: Arrange these books in alphabetical order; She arranged the flowers in a vase.) ordnen

2) (to plan or make decisions (about future events): We have arranged a meeting for next week; I have arranged to meet him tomorrow.) vereinbaren

3) (to make (a piece of music) suitable for particular voices or instruments: music arranged for choir and orchestra.) bearbeiten

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ar·range

[əˈreɪnʤ]

I. vt

▪ to \arrange sth

1. (organize) etw arrangieren

to \arrange a date einen Termin vereinbaren

to \arrange a marriage eine Heirat zuwege bringen

to \arrange matters die Angelegenheit regeln

to \arrange a meeting ein Treffen in die Wege leiten

2. (put in order) etw ordnen

they \arranged themselves according to height sie stellten sich der Größe nach auf

to \arrange flowers Blumen arrangieren

3. MUS (adapt) etw arrangieren

to \arrange a piece for an instrument ein Stück für ein Instrument einrichten

II. vi festlegen

▪ to \arrange [with sb] to do sth etw [mit jdm] vereinbaren

▪ to \arrange for sb to do/have sth etw für jdn organisieren

she's \arranged for her son to have swimming lessons sie hat ihren Sohn zum Schwimmunterricht angemeldet

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[ə'reIndZ]
vt

1) (= order) ordnen; furniture, objects aufstellen, hinstellen; items in a collection, books in library etc anordnen; flowers arrangieren; room einrichten; (fig) thoughts ordnen

I don't want you arranging my life for me — ich will nicht, dass du mein Leben planst

2) (= fix, see to) vereinbaren, ausmachen; details regeln; party arrangieren

to arrange a mortgage for sb — jdm eine Hypothek beschaffen

I'll arrange for you to meet him — ich arrangiere für Sie ein Treffen mit ihm

I have arranged for a car to pick you up — ich habe Ihnen einen Wagen besorgt, der Sie mitnimmt

can you arrange an interview with the President for me? — können Sie mir ein Interview mit dem Präsidenten besorgen?

we need some more glasses – I'll arrange that — es sind nicht genug Gläser da – das mache or reg(e)le (inf) ich

his manager wants to arrange another fight next month — sein Manager will nächsten Monat noch einen Kampf ansetzen

to arrange a sale/marriage — einen Verkauf/die Ehe vereinbaren

an arranged marriage —

I'll arrange the drinks, you get the food — ich besorge die Getränke, und du kümmerst dich um das Essen

if you could arrange to be ill that morning/there at five — wenn du es so einrichten kannst, dass du an dem Morgen krank/um fünf Uhr da bist

I think I could arrange that — ich glaube, das lässt sich machen or einrichten

that's easily arranged — das lässt sich leicht einrichten or arrangieren (inf)

how can we arrange it so it looks like an accident? — wie können wir es machen or drehen (inf),

they'd obviously arranged things between themselves before the meeting started — sie hatten die Dinge offenbar vor Beginn des Treffens untereinander abgesprochen

3) (= settle, decide on) vereinbaren, abmachen

nothing definite has been arranged yet — es ist noch nichts Verbindliches vereinbart worden

a meeting has been arranged for next month — nächsten Monat ist ein Treffen angesetzt

good, that's arranged then — gut, das ist abgemacht!

I don't like having things arranged for me — ich habe es nicht gern, wenn man Dinge für mich entscheidet

but you arranged to meet me! — aber du wolltest dich doch mit mir treffen!

4) (MUS) bearbeiten, arrangieren

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arrange [əˈreındʒ]

A v/t

1. arrangieren, (an)ordnen, aufstellen, in Ordnung bringen, (ein)richten:

arrange one’s affairs seine Angelegenheiten ordnen oder regeln;

arrange in layers TECH schichten;

arranged in tandem TECH hintereinander angeordnet

2. auch MATH gliedern, gruppieren, einteilen:

be arranged sich gliedern

3. a) festsetzen, -legen

b) vorbereiten, planen

4. Vorkehrungen treffen für, in die Wege leiten, arrangieren:

if it can be arranged wenn es sich einrichten oder ermöglichen lässt

5. verabreden, vereinbaren, ausmachen:

as arranged wie vereinbart

6. etwas erledigen, durchführen:

that can be arranged das lässt sich machen

7. einen Streit schlichten, beilegen

8. arrange o.s. sich einrichten oder vorbereiten ( for auf akk)

9. MUS arrangieren, auch THEAT etc einrichten, bearbeiten ( alle:

for für)

B v/i

1. sich verständigen oder einigen, ins Reine kommen, JUR einen Vergleich schließen ( alle:

with mit;

about über akk):

arrange with a creditor about one’s debts

2. Vorkehrungen treffen ( for für; to inf zu inf), sorgen ( for für), es einrichten, dafür sorgen ( that dass):

I will arrange for the car to be there ich werde dafür sorgen, dass der Wagen dort ist

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1. transitive verb
1) (order) anordnen; (adjust) in Ordnung bringen

2) (Mus., Radio, etc.): (adapt) bearbeiten

3) (settle beforehand) ausmachen [Termin]

4) (plan) planen [Urlaub]; aufstellen [Stundenplan]

don't arrange anything for tomorrow — nimm dir für morgen nichts vor
2. intransitive verb
1) (plan) sorgen (about, for für)

arrange for somebody/something to do something — veranlassen od. dafür sorgen, dass jemand/etwas etwas tut

can you arrange to be at home? — kannst du es so einrichten, dass du zu Hause bist?

2) (agree)

they arranged to meet the following day — sie verabredeten sich für den nächsten Tag

arrange with somebody about something — sich mit jemandem über etwas (Akk.) einigen

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v.

abmachen v.

anordnen v.

arrangieren v.

einfädeln v.

einrichten v.

hinstellen v.

ordnen v.

sortieren v.

vereinbaren v.

übereinkommen v.

English-german dictionary > arrange
11 come

[kʌm] 1.
verbo transitivo (pass. came; p.pass. come) (travel) percorrere [ distance]
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. came; p.pass. come)

1) (arrive) [person, day, success] venire; [bus, letter, news, rains, winter] arrivare

to come after sb. — (follow) seguire qcn.; (chase) inseguire qcn.

to come down, up — scendere, salire [ stairs]; seguire, percorrere [ street]

to come from — (pro)venire da [airport, hospital]

to come into — entrare in [ room]

to come past — [car, person] passare

to come through — [ person] attraversare [town centre, tunnel]; [water, object] entrare da [ window]

to come to the door — venire ad aprire (la porta)

to come running — venire correndo o di corsa

to come crashing to the ground — [ structure] crollare, schiantarsi al suolo

the time has come to do — è venuto o arrivato il momento di fare

I'm coming! — sto arrivando! arrivo!

to come and go — andare e venire

fashions come and go — le mode vanno e vengono

come next year — il prossimo anno

come summer — in estate, quando verrà l'estate

for some time to come — per qualche tempo

there's still the speech to come — c'è ancora il discorso

2) (approach) venire, avvicinarsi

to come and see, help sb. — venire a vedere, ad aiutare qcn.

to come to sb. for money — venire a chiedere soldi a qcn.

I could see it coming — (of accident) l'ho visto o me lo sono visto arrivare

don't come any closer — non avvicinatevi oltre

to come close o near to doing — riuscire quasi a fare

3) (visit) [dustman, postman] passare; [ cleaner] venire

I've come about — sono venuto per o a proposito di

I've come for — sono venuto a cercare

my sister is coming for me at 8 am — mia sorella viene a prendermi alle 8

4) (attend) venire

to come to — venire a [meeting, party]

5) (reach)

to come (up, down) to — [water, dress, curtain] arrivare (fino) a

6) (happen)

how did you come to do? — come hai fatto o sei riuscito a fare?

that's what comes of doing — ecco quello che succede a fare

how come? — com'è potuto succedere?

come what may — accada quel che accada

to take things as they come — prendere le cose come vengono

come to think of it, you're right — a pensarci bene, hai ragione

7) (begin)

to come to believe, hate — finire per credere, odiare

8) (originate)

to come from — [ person] venire da, essere (origi nario) di [city, country]; [word, legend] venire da [language, country]; [ substance] essere ricavato da [ raw material]; [coins, stamps, product] provenire da [ place]; [smell, sound] (pro)venire da [ place]

9) (be available)

to come in — essere disponibile in [sizes, colours]

to come with a radio — [ car] essere dotato di radio

to come with chips — [ food] essere servito con (contorno di) patatine

10) (tackle)

to come to — venire a, affrontare [problem, subject]

I'll come to that in a moment — ci arrivo subito

11) (develop)

it comes with practice — si impara con la pratica

wisdom comes with age — la saggezza viene con l'età

12) (in time, list, importance)

to come after — venire dopo, seguire

to come before — venire prima di, precedere

to come first, last — [ athlete] arrivare (per) primo, (per) ultimo

where did you come? — come sei arrivato o ti sei piazzato?

my family comes first — la mia famiglia viene prima di tutto il resto

don't let this come between us — non permettere che questo si frapponga tra noi

to come between two people — intromettersi tra due persone

13) (be due)

the house comes to me when they die — dopo la loro morte la casa spetta a me

they got what was coming to them — colloq. hanno avuto quello che si meritavano

14) (be a question of)

when it comes to sth., to doing — quando si tratta di qcs., di fare

15) (have orgasm) colloq. venire
3.
interiezione (reassuringly)

come (now)! — dai! su!

come, come! — (in warning, reproach) andiamo!

- come about

- come across

- come along

- come apart

- come around

- come at

- come away

- come back

- come by

- come down

- come forward

- come in

- come into

- come off

- come on

- come out

- come over

- come round

- come through

- come to

- come under

- come up

- come up against

- come up with

- come upon

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come again? — colloq. come(, scusa)?

I don't know if I'm coming or going — non so più quello che sto facendo

he's as stupid as they come — è molto stupido

come to that o if it comes to that, you may be right su o per questo, potresti aver ragione; to come as a shock — essere uno shock

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1. past tense - came; verb
1) (to move etc towards the person speaking or writing, or towards the place being referred to by him: Come here!; Are you coming to the dance?; John has come to see me; Have any letters come for me?) venire, arrivare

2) (to become near or close to something in time or space: Christmas is coming soon.) avvicinarsi

3) (to happen or be situated: The letter `d' comes between `c' and è' in the alphabet.) venire

4) ((often with to) to happen (by accident): How did you come to break your leg?) succedere

5) (to arrive at (a certain state etc): What are things coming to? We have come to an agreement.) arrivare

6) ((with to) (of numbers, prices etc) to amount (to): The total comes to 51.) essere
2. interjection
(expressing disapproval, drawing attention etc: Come, come! That was very rude of you!) suvvia!, (ma va!), (andiamo!)

- comer
- coming
- comeback
- comedown
- come about
- come across
- come along
- come by
- come down
- come into one's own
- come off
- come on
- come out
- come round
- come to
- come to light
- come upon
- come up with
- come what may
- to come
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come /kʌm/
n.

(volg.) sperma eiaculato; sborra (volg.).
♦ (to) come /kʌm/
(pass. came, p. p. come)

A v. i.

1 arrivare; venire; giungere: The police came, è arrivata (o è giunta) la polizia; Mary hasn't come yet, Mary non è ancora arrivata; The letter came on Friday, la lettera è arrivata venerdì; When will my turn come?, quando verrà il mio turno?; ( I'm) coming!, sto arrivando!; arrivo!; vengo!; Someone's coming, viene (o sta venendo) qualcuno; arriva (o sta arrivando) qualcuno; when the time comes, quando verrà il momento; to come running, arrivare (o venire) di corsa; arrivare correndo; to come by car [on foot], venire (o arrivare) in macchina [a piedi]; Where are you coming from?, da dove vieni (o arrivi)?; We came to a clearing, siamo arrivati a una radura; I've come to the chapter where…, sono arrivato al capitolo in cui…; to come to the door, venire ad aprire (la porta); to come to the surface, venire in superficie; salire in superficie; to come to an agreement, raggiungere (o venire a) un accordo; to come to a conclusion [a decision], giungere (o arrivare) a una conclusione [una decisione]; I'll come to that point in a moment, toccherò questo punto tra un momento; to come at the truth, arrivare alla (o scoprire la) verità; There's still the dessert to come, deve venire ancora il dolce NOTA D'USO: - arrivare-

2 venire ( con uno scopo): She came for lunch, è venuta a pranzo; I've come to pick up the trunk, sono venuto a prendere il baule; Come and help me, vieni ad aiutarmi; Come and see for yourself, vieni a vedere tu stesso; I've come to see Martin, sono venuto per vedere Martin; ( anche) sono venuto a trovare Martin; Come sailing with me, vieni in barca a vela con me; I've come about the flat on sale, sono venuto per l'appartamento in vendita; Tom has come for the bike, Tom è venuto a prendere la bici NOTA D'USO: - go to / go and-

3 venire; provenire; ( di cosa, anche) derivare, essere ricavato: Where do you come from?, da dove vieni?; di dove sei?; Where does this money come from?, da dove viene questo denaro?; I come from Greece, sono greco; Music was coming from the room, dalla stanza veniva della musica; These sculptures come from the Barnes collection, queste sculture provengono dalla collezione Barnes; to come from a good family, venire da una (o essere di) buona famiglia; «Master» comes from the Latin «magister», «master» deriva dal latino «magister»

4 arrivare, giungere (a fare qc., come conclusione); finire per: I have come to believe he is wrong, sono giunto a credere che abbia torto; She came to think of the cat as her own, ha finito per considerare il gatto come suo

5 arrivare ( in altezza, lunghezza); salire; scendere: The water came up to here, l'acqua arrivava fin qui; Her hair came down to her waist, i capelli le arrivavano (o scendevano fino) alla vita

6 venire ( in un ordine di priorità); arrivare, classificarsi ( in un esame, una gara, ecc.): My children come first, i miei figli vengono prima di tutto; He came second in the exam, nell'esame è arrivato secondo

7 venire ( per diritto, eredità, ecc.): This house will come to you, questa casa verrà a te

8 accadere; succedere; avvenire: No harm will come to him, non gli succederà niente di male; How did she come to be there? (o How come she was there?), com'è successo che lei si trovasse là?; come mai lei si trovava la?; come what may, accada quel che accada; succeda quello che deve succedere; to take things as they come, prendere le cose come vengono

9 (seguito da agg. o part. pass.) diventare; farsi ( ma spesso in ital. corrisponde un verbo specifico): to come alive, animarsi; ravvivarsi; vivacizzarsi; to come loose, allentarsi; ( di porta, ecc.) to come open, aprirsi; to come undone, slacciarsi; sbottonarsi; ( di nodo, ecc.) sciogliersi; to come untied, slegarsi; to come true, avverarsi; realizzarsi

10 (fam.) costare; venire: to come expensive, costare (o essere) caro; Fast cars don't come cheap, le auto veloci non costano poco

11 (comm.: di articolo) essere disponibile; esistere; essere venduto: DIALOGO → - Clothes 4- Do they come in any other colours?, sono disponibili in altri colori?; This model comes in several colours, questo modello è disponibile in diversi colori

12 ( di portata) essere servito: The steak comes with roast potatoes and mushrooms, la bistecca è servita con patate arrosto e funghi

13 (volg.) raggiungere l'orgasmo; ( di uomo) eiaculare; venire (volg.)

14 (all'imper.) andiamo!; su!; suvvia!; dài! (fam.); ( anche) ma no!, figurati!: Come, that's silly!, andiamo, che sciocchezza!; Come, come, there's no need to thank me!, ma no, non devi ringraziarmi!

B v. t.

1 percorrere; fare: I have come ten miles, ho percorso dieci miglia; ( anche fig.) He had come a long way, aveva fatto molta strada

2 (fam., rif. all'età) andare per: My daughter is coming twelve, mia figlia va per i dodici

3 (fam.) – to come the, fare il (o la): Don't come the bully with ( o over) me, non fare il prepotente con me!

● come (seguito da indicazione di tempo), ora di, quando verrà: come next year, ora dell'anno prossimo; l'anno prossimo; come spring, ora della primavera; quando verrà la primavera; a primavera □ to come and go, andare e venire □ to come after, venire dopo; esserci dopo; seguire; venire dietro: What comes after?, che cosa viene dopo?; che c'è dopo?; Come after me, seguitemi; venitemi dietro □ to come again, ritornare; tornare: Please come again!, tornate (a trovarci)! □ (fam.) Come again?, come hai detto?; come?; scusa? □ (fam.) Come and get it!, è pronto; a tavola! □ to come as a disappointment, deludere; essere deludente □ to come as a relief, essere un sollievo; tranquillizzare □ to come as a surprise, giungere inatteso □ to come as a shock, essere uno shock; scioccare □ to come before, venire prima di; precedere; ( anche) comparire davanti a: «Major» comes before «captain», «maggiore» viene prima di «capitano»; to come before the judge, comparire davanti al giudice □ (fam.) to come clean, dire tutta la verità; confessare tutto □ to come close to, essere lì lì per; essere a un passo dal: to come close to winning, essere lì lì per vincere; sfiorare la vittoria □ to come closer, avvicinarsi; farsi più vicino □ to come easily, essere facile (per q.); venire facile: Speaking in public didn't come easily to him, non gli veniva facile parlare in pubblico □ ( sport) to come from behind, rimontare e vincere □ (fam.) to come good, riscattarsi □ to come home, tornare a casa; rientrare; ( sport: nelle corse) tagliare il traguardo □ to come home to sb., diventare chiaro a q.: At last it came home to him that I had no money, finalmente ha capito che non avevo soldi □ (fam.) to come it a bit strong, esagerare; metterla giù un po' dura □ (fam.) Don't come it with me!, non darti delle arie con me! □ to come naturally, essere naturale (a q.); venire naturale □ to come near to = to come close to ► sopra □ (leg.) to come of age, uscire di minorità; diventare maggiorenne □ (comm.) to come on offer, essere offerto: (fin.) Intercom shares came on offer at £5, le azioni della Intercom furono offerte a 5 sterline □ (fam.) to come on the scene, arrivare (sulla scena); comparire; fare la propria comparsa □ to come on top of st., aggiungersi a qc. ( di spiacevole) □ ( di veicolo) to come past, passare □ to come right, andare a posto; aggiustarsi □ (naut.) to come to anchor, ancorarsi □ to come to be, diventare: He came to be a famous painter, diventò un pittore famoso □ to come to blows, venire alle mani □ to come to an end, giungere al termine; finire □ to come to light, venire alla luce; scoprirsi □ to come to life, rinvenire, riprendere conoscenza; dimostrare interesse, interessarsi □ to come to like, imparare ad apprezzare; arrivare a trovare simpatico: I've never come to like whisky, non sono mai riuscita a farmi piacere il whisky; I came to like him in the end, finii per trovarlo simpatico; alla fine arrivò a piacermi □ to come to no harm, non patire; non subire danni: I don't want her to come to any harm, non voglio che le succeda nulla □ to come to nothing, non approdare a nulla; non portare a nulla; finire in niente □ (lett.) to come to pass, avvenire; accadere □ It comes to the same thing, è lo stesso; la cosa non cambia □ to come to one's senses, rinvenire; tornare in sé □ (fig. fam.) to come to stay, venire a stare (da q.); ( anche) prendere piede; affermarsi □ to come to a standstill, fermarsi; arrestarsi □ to come to terms with, accettare (qc. di spiacevole o doloroso); farsi una ragione di □ It might not come to that, è possibile che non si arrivi a questo (o a questi punti); potrebbe non verificarsi; potrebbe non essere necessario; He didn't believe her, nor, come to that, did I, lui non le credette, e in realtà nemmeno io □ when you come to think of it, a pensarci bene; riflettendoci: ( Now I) come to think of it, he was out the whole day yesterday, ora che ci penso, ieri lui è stato fuori tutto il giorno □ to come with practice [age, ecc.], venire [essere appreso, raggiunto, ecc.] con la pratica [l'età] □ to come within earshot of, giungere a portata d'orecchi di □ to come within range, arrivare a tiro ( di fucile, ecc.) □ to come within sight of, giungere in vista di □ ‘Coming soon’ ( cartello), ‘torno presto’ □ as… as they come, enormemente: as rich as they come, ricchissimo; as silly as they come, stupidissimo; stupido come pochi □ (iron.) He's got a big surprise coming to him!, avrò (o lo aspetta) una bella sorpresa □ (fam.) She only got what was coming to her, ha avuto solo quello che si è meritata; ben le sta □ (fam.) You had it coming, ( di punizione, ecc.) hai avuto quello che ti meritavi; te lo sei meritato □ (fam.) How come?, perché?; come mai?: How come you didn't join the party?, come mai non ti sei unito alla comitiva? □ (fig.) I don't know whether I'm coming or going, non so più quello che sto facendo; sto perdendo la testa □ ( slang) Let'em all come!, s'accomodino, vengano pure ( e avranno quello che si meritano)! □ I could see it come, me l'aspettavo □ (dopo espressioni di tempo) to come, futuro; nel futuro; a venire: generations to come, generazioni future; in years to come, negli anni a venire □ when it comes to, quando si tratta di; in fatto di □ where sb. is coming from, che tipo è q.; come la pensa q.; che cosa ha in mente q.: I couldn't work out where he was coming from, non ruiscivo a capire che cosa avesse in mente.

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[kʌm] 1.
verbo transitivo (pass. came; p.pass. come) (travel) percorrere [ distance]
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. came; p.pass. come)

1) (arrive) [person, day, success] venire; [bus, letter, news, rains, winter] arrivare

to come after sb. — (follow) seguire qcn.; (chase) inseguire qcn.

to come down, up — scendere, salire [ stairs]; seguire, percorrere [ street]

to come from — (pro)venire da [airport, hospital]

to come into — entrare in [ room]

to come past — [car, person] passare

to come through — [ person] attraversare [town centre, tunnel]; [water, object] entrare da [ window]

to come to the door — venire ad aprire (la porta)

to come running — venire correndo o di corsa

to come crashing to the ground — [ structure] crollare, schiantarsi al suolo

the time has come to do — è venuto o arrivato il momento di fare

I'm coming! — sto arrivando! arrivo!

to come and go — andare e venire

fashions come and go — le mode vanno e vengono

come next year — il prossimo anno

come summer — in estate, quando verrà l'estate

for some time to come — per qualche tempo

there's still the speech to come — c'è ancora il discorso

2) (approach) venire, avvicinarsi

to come and see, help sb. — venire a vedere, ad aiutare qcn.

to come to sb. for money — venire a chiedere soldi a qcn.

I could see it coming — (of accident) l'ho visto o me lo sono visto arrivare

don't come any closer — non avvicinatevi oltre

to come close o near to doing — riuscire quasi a fare

3) (visit) [dustman, postman] passare; [ cleaner] venire

I've come about — sono venuto per o a proposito di

I've come for — sono venuto a cercare

my sister is coming for me at 8 am — mia sorella viene a prendermi alle 8

4) (attend) venire

to come to — venire a [meeting, party]

5) (reach)

to come (up, down) to — [water, dress, curtain] arrivare (fino) a

6) (happen)

how did you come to do? — come hai fatto o sei riuscito a fare?

that's what comes of doing — ecco quello che succede a fare

how come? — com'è potuto succedere?

come what may — accada quel che accada

to take things as they come — prendere le cose come vengono

come to think of it, you're right — a pensarci bene, hai ragione

7) (begin)

to come to believe, hate — finire per credere, odiare

8) (originate)

to come from — [ person] venire da, essere (origi nario) di [city, country]; [word, legend] venire da [language, country]; [ substance] essere ricavato da [ raw material]; [coins, stamps, product] provenire da [ place]; [smell, sound] (pro)venire da [ place]

9) (be available)

to come in — essere disponibile in [sizes, colours]

to come with a radio — [ car] essere dotato di radio

to come with chips — [ food] essere servito con (contorno di) patatine

10) (tackle)

to come to — venire a, affrontare [problem, subject]

I'll come to that in a moment — ci arrivo subito

11) (develop)

it comes with practice — si impara con la pratica

wisdom comes with age — la saggezza viene con l'età

12) (in time, list, importance)

to come after — venire dopo, seguire

to come before — venire prima di, precedere

to come first, last — [ athlete] arrivare (per) primo, (per) ultimo

where did you come? — come sei arrivato o ti sei piazzato?

my family comes first — la mia famiglia viene prima di tutto il resto

don't let this come between us — non permettere che questo si frapponga tra noi

to come between two people — intromettersi tra due persone

13) (be due)

the house comes to me when they die — dopo la loro morte la casa spetta a me

they got what was coming to them — colloq. hanno avuto quello che si meritavano

14) (be a question of)

when it comes to sth., to doing — quando si tratta di qcs., di fare

15) (have orgasm) colloq. venire
3.
interiezione (reassuringly)

come (now)! — dai! su!

come, come! — (in warning, reproach) andiamo!

- come about

- come across

- come along

- come apart

- come around

- come at

- come away

- come back

- come by

- come down

- come forward

- come in

- come into

- come off

- come on

- come out

- come over

- come round

- come through

- come to

- come under

- come up

- come up against

- come up with

- come upon

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come again? — colloq. come(, scusa)?

I don't know if I'm coming or going — non so più quello che sto facendo

he's as stupid as they come — è molto stupido

come to that o if it comes to that, you may be right su o per questo, potresti aver ragione; to come as a shock — essere uno shock

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