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1 présenter
présenter [pʀezɑ̃te]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verbb. [+ billet, passeport] to showc. ( = proposer au public) [+ marchandises, pièce, émission, jeux] to presentd. ( = exposer) [+ problème] to explain ; [+ idées] to presente. ( = exprimer) [+ excuses, condoléances, félicitations] to offerf. ( = comporter) [+ avantage, intérêt] to have ; [+ différences] to reveal ; [+ risque, difficulté] to entailg. ( = soumettre) [+ note, facture, devis, bilan, projet de loi] to present ; [+ thèse] to submit• à l'examen, il a présenté un texte de Camus [élève] he chose a text by Camus for the exam2. intransitive verb[personne] présenter bien to come over well3. reflexive verba. ( = se rendre) to appear• « ne pas écrire, se présenter » (dans une annonce) "applicants should apply in person"c. ( = se faire connaître) to introduce o.s. (à to)e. ( = apparaître) l'affaire se présente bien/mal things are looking good/aren't looking good• comment se présente le problème ? what exactly is the problem?* * *pʀezɑ̃te
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1) ( faire connaître) to introduce (à to); ( de manière officielle) to present ( à quelqu'un to somebody)je vous présente mon fils — this is my son, may I introduce my son?
2) ( montrer) to show [ticket, carte, menu]‘présentez armes!’ — ‘present arms!’
3) ( proposer au public) to present [spectacle, vedette, rétrospective, collection]; Radio, Télévision to present [journal, émission]; Commerce to display [marchandises]4) ( soumettre) to present [facture, addition]; to submit [devis, rapport]; to table [motion]; to introduce [proposition, projet de loi]présenter quelqu'un à — to put somebody forward for [poste, élection]
5) ( exposer) to present [situation, budget]; to expound, to present [théorie]; to set out [point de vue]6) ( exprimer) to offer [condoléances] (à to)7) ( comporter) to involve, to present [risque, difficulté]; to show [différences, trace]; to show, to present [symptôme]; to offer [avantage]; to have [aspect, particularité, défaut]présenter un grand intérêt/peu d'intérêt — to be of great interest/of little interest
8) ( orienter)présenter le flanc à l'ennemi — Armée to offer its flank to the enemy
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verbe intransitif
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se présenter verbe pronominalse présenter à l'audience — Droit to appear in court
en arrivant, il faut se présenter à la réception — when you arrive you must go ou report to reception
2) ( se faire connaître) to introduce oneself (à to)se présenter comme le or en libérateur du pays — to make oneself out to be the country's saviour
3) ( se porter candidat)se présenter à — to take [examen, concours]; to stand for [élections]
se présenter sur la même liste que — to stand GB ou run alongside somebody
4) ( survenir) [occasion, difficulté, problème] to arise, to present itself; [solution] to emergelire/manger tout ce qui se présente — to read/to eat anything that comes along
5) ( exister) [médicament, produit]se présenter en, se présenter sous forme de — to come in the form of
6) ( s'annoncer)7) Médecine* * *pʀezɑ̃te1. vt1) [personne] to introduceIl m'a présenté à sa sœur. — He introduced me to his sister.
Marc, je te présente Anaïs. — Marc, this is Anaïs.
2) [spectacle, émission] to presentIl présentait le spectacle. — He presented the show.
3) (= montrer) [billet, pièce d'identité] to show, to produce4) (= faire inscrire) [candidat] to put forward5) (= exprimer) [félicitations, condoléances] to offer6) (= soumettre) [bilan, facture, loi] to submit7) (= comporter) [avantage, inconvénients] to have, [risque] to presentCela présente des inconvénients. — It has some disadvantages.
2. vi* * *présenter verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( faire connaître) to introduce (à to); ( de manière officielle) to present (à qn to sb); présenter un conférencier à l'auditoire to introduce a speaker to the audience; permettez-moi de vous présenter mon collègue fml may I introduce my colleague?; je vous présente mon fils this is my son, may I introduce my son?; on vous a présentés? have you been introduced?; il l'a présentée comme sa secrétaire he introduced her as his secretary; il n'est pas nécessaire de vous présenter Pierre Pierre needs no introduction from me; être présenté au roi/à la cour to be presented to the king/at court;2 ( montrer) to show [ticket, carte, menu]; présenter une troupe à to parade troops before; ‘présentez armes!’ ‘present arms!’;3 ( proposer au public) to present [spectacle, vedette, rétrospective, collection]; Radio, TV to present [journal, émission]; Comm to display [marchandises];4 ( soumettre) to present [chèque, facture, addition]; to submit [devis, rapport, thèse]; to table [motion]; to introduce [proposition, projet de loi]; présenter qn à to put sb forward for [poste, élection]; to enter sb for [examen, concours]; présenter une liste pour les élections to put forward a list (of candidates) for the elections; présenter une proposition à un comité to put a proposal to a committee; présenter sa candidature à un poste to apply ou put in an application for a job; présenter un enfant au baptême to have a child christened;5 ( exposer) to present [situation, faits, budget, conclusions]; to expound, to present [théorie]; to present, to set out [idée]; to set out [objections, point de vue]; rapport mal/bien présenté badly-/well-presented report; présenter qn comme (étant) un monstre to portray sb as a monster; être présenté comme miraculeux to be described as miraculous; être présenté comme un modèle to be held up as a model; être présenté comme une simple mesure provisoire to be described as just a temporary measure; présenter la victoire comme acquise to speak of victory as already won; comment allez-vous leur présenter l'affaire? how are you going to put the matter to them?; présenter une affaire devant les tribunaux to take a case to court; présenter la note or l'addition to present the bill GB ou check US;7 ( comporter) to involve, to present [risque, difficulté]; to show [différences, signe, trace]; to show, to present [symptôme]; to offer [avantage]; to have [aspect, particularité, défaut]; un coffret qui présente des incrustations de nacre a box set with mother of pearl; présenter un grand intérêt/peu d'intérêt to be of great interest/of little interest;8 ( orienter) présenter son visage au soleil to turn one's face to the sun; présenter le flanc à l'ennemi to turn the flank to the enemy; présenter les voiles au vent to set the sails into the wind.C se présenter vpr1 ( paraître) to appear; ( aller) to go; ( venir) to come; tu ne peux pas te présenter dans cette tenue you can't appear dressed like that; se présenter à l'audience Jur to appear in court; en arrivant, il faut se présenter à la réception when you arrive you must go ou report to reception; personne ne s'est présenté nobody came ou appeared ou turned up○; présentez-vous à 10 heures come at 10; quand il s'est présenté chez le directeur when he presented himself sout at the manager's office; on ne se présente pas chez les gens à minuit you don't call on people at midnight; comment oses-tu te présenter chez moi? how dare you show your face at my house?; ‘ne pas écrire, se présenter’ ‘please apply in person’;2 ( se faire connaître) to introduce oneself (à to); je me présente, Jacques Roux may I introduce myself? Jacques Roux; il s'est présenté (à moi) comme (un) employé de la banque he introduced himself (to me) as a bank employee; se présenter comme le or en libérateur du pays to make oneself out to be the country's saviour;3 ( se porter candidat) se présenter à to take [examen, concours]; to stand for [élections]; se présenter aux élections présidentielles to stand in the presidential elections, to run for president US; en 1988 il ne s'est pas présenté in 1988 he didn't stand; se présenter sur la même liste que to stand GB ou run US alongside sb; se présenter pour un emploi to put in ou apply for a post;4 ( survenir) [occasion, difficulté, problème] to arise, to present itself; [solution] to emerge; peu d'occasions se sont présentées there were few opportunities; lire/manger tout ce qui se présente to read/eat anything that comes along; les difficultés qui se présentent à nous the difficulties with which we are faced ou confronted; les possibilités qui se présentent à nous the possibilities available to us; cette idée s'était présentée à mon esprit the idea had crossed my mind; un spectacle étonnant se présenta à mes yeux an amazing sight met my eyes;5 ( exister) [médicament, produit] se présenter en, se présenter sous forme de to come in the form of; se présenter sous forme de cachets/en sirop/en granulés to come ou be available in tablet form/as a syrup GB ou sirup US/in the form of granules;6 ( s'annoncer) l'affaire se présente bien/mal things are looking good/bad; comment se présente la situation sur le front? what is the situation at the front?;7 Méd comment se présente l'enfant? how is the baby presenting?; le bébé se présente par le siège the baby is in the breech position.[prezɑ̃te] verbe transitif1. [faire connaître] to introduceje te présente ma sœur Blanche this is ou let me introduce my sister Blancheon ne vous présente plus [personne célèbre] you need no introduction from meprésenter quelqu'un à la Cour/au Roi to present somebody at Court/to the King4. [montrer publiquement] to presentles Ballets de la Lune (vous) présentent... the Moon Ballet Company presents...bouteille/vitrine joliment présentée attractively packaged bottle/dressed window7. [soumettre - démission] to present, to submit, to hand in (separable) ; [ - pétition] to put in (separable), to submit ; [ - projet de loi] to present, to introduce[dans un festival] to present[dans un concours] to enterpourquoi présentez-vous votre film hors festival? why aren't you showing your film as part of the festival?il a présenté un de ses élèves au Conservatoire he has entered one of his pupils for the Conservatoire entrance exama. [à un concours] to enter a candidatevous avez présenté votre cas de manière fort convaincante you have set out ou stated your case most convincingly9. [dans des formules de politesse] to offerje vous présente mes condoléances please accept ou I'd like to offer my condolences10. [comporter - anomalie, particularité] to present (soutenu), to have ; [ - symptômes, traces, signes] to show ; [ - difficulté, risque] to involveles deux systèmes présentent peu de différences the two systems present (soutenu) ou display very few differences11. [offrir]présenter des petits fours to offer ou to pass round petit fours12. MILITAIRE [armes] to present————————[prezɑ̃te] verbe intransitifil présente bien, ton ami your friend looks good————————se présenter verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)[décliner son identité] to introduce oneself————————se présenter verbe pronominal (emploi passif)————————se présenter verbe pronominal intransitif1. [se manifester] to appearelle s'est présentée à son entretien avec une heure de retard she arrived one hour late for the interviewse présenter chez quelqu'un to call on somebody, to go to somebody's houseaprès cette soirée, il n'a pas osé se présenter chez elle after the party, he didn't dare show his face at her placeil ne s'est présenté aucun acheteur/volontaire no buyer/volunteer has come forward2. [avoir telle tournure]l'affaire se présente sous un jour nouveau the matter can be seen ou appears in a new light3. [être candidat]se présenter à un concours de beauté to go in for ou to enter a beauty contest4. [survenir] to arisej'attends que quelque chose d'intéressant se présente I'm waiting for something interesting to turn up ou to come my wayle bébé se présente par le siège the baby is in a breech position, it's a breech babyle bébé se présente par la tête the baby's presentation is normal, the baby's in a head position -
2 typer
tipeverbe transitif [auteur, dramaturge] to portray [somebody] as a type [personnage]; [acteur] to play [somebody] as a type [personnage]* * *typer verb table: aimer vtr [auteur, dramaturge] to portray [sb] as a type [personnage]; [acteur] to play [sb] as a type [personnage]. -
3 portrait
portrait [pɔʀtʀε]masculine nouna. ( = peinture) portrait ; ( = photo) photographb. ( = description) [de personne] description ; [de situation] picture* * *pɔʀtʀɛnom masculin1) Art, Photographie portrait2) gén, Littérature ( description) description, picture3) ( réplique)4) (colloq) ( visage) face* * *pɔʀtʀɛ nm1) (= peinture, photographie) portrait2) lit portrait3) fig* * *portrait nm1 Art, Phot portrait; c'est un portrait fidèle it's a good likeness; un portrait peu flatteur an unflattering portrait; portrait de famille family portrait;2 gén, Littérat ( description) description, picture; faire le portrait de qn/qch to paint a picture of sb/sth;3 ( réplique) spitting image; tu es tout le portrait de ton père you're the spitting image of your father;4 ○( visage) face; s'abîmer le portrait to smash one's face up; se faire abîmer or rectifier le portrait to have one's face bashed○ in ou smashed○ in; se faire tirer le portrait to have one's photo taken.[pɔrtrɛ] nom masculin1. [dessin, peinture, photo] portraita. [dessinateur] to draw somebody's portraitb. [peintre] to paint somebody's portrait‘votre portrait en 5 minutes’ [photo] ‘your photo in 5 minutes’être tout le portrait ou le portrait vivant de quelqu'un to be the spitting image of somebody2. ARTl'art du portrait, le portrait portraiture3. (familier) [figure]faire ou tracer le portrait de quelqu'un to portray somebody -
4 darstellen
(trennb., hat -ge-)I v/t1. (schildern) describe; (Tatsachen etc.) present; falsch darstellen misrepresent; Fakten verzerrt darstellen distort facts; negativ darstellen portray in a negative light2. grafisch etc.: represent; MATH. describe; in Umrissen: outline, sketch; in einem Diagramm darstellen draw a graph of3. künstlerisch: show, depict, portray; was soll dieses Bild darstellen? what is this picture supposed to represent?5. (bedeuten) be, represent, constitute; was stellt das eigentlich dar? what is it supposed to be?; was stellt dieses Zeichen dar? what does this symbol stand for ( oder represent)?; dieses Ereignis stellt einen großen Fortschritt dar this event is a major step forward; er stellt etwas dar umg., fig. he’s somebody, Brit. auch he looks the partII v/refl Sache: present itself, appear; Person: present ( oder portray) o.s.; sich darstellen als (sich erweisen als) show o.s. to be* * *to represent; to picture; to impersonate* * *dar|stel|len ['daːɐ-] sep1. vt1) (= abbilden) to show; (= ein Bild entwerfen von) to portray, to depict; (THEAT) to portray; Rolle to play; (= beschreiben) to describe; (auf Bildschirm) to display, to showetw in einem möglichst günstigen Licht dárstellen — to show sth in the best possible light
etw kurz or knapp dárstellen — to give a short description of sth
was sollen diese verworrenen Striche dárstellen? — what are these confused lines supposed to show or (in Zeichnung) be?
er stellt etwas/nichts dar (fig) — he has a certain air/doesn't have much of an air about him
dárstellende Geometrie — projective geometry
3) (= bedeuten) to constitute, to represent2. vr(= Eindruck vermitteln) to appear (jdm to sb); (= sich erweisen) to show oneselfdie Sache stellte sich ( als) sehr fragwürdig dar —
bei dem Talentwettbewerb stellte er sich als begabter Sänger dar — at the talent competition he showed himself to be a gifted singer
* * *1) (to give or have a part (especially an important one): That film features the best of the British actresses.) feature2) (to copy the behaviour etc of or pretend to be (another person), sometimes in order to deceive: The comedian impersonated the prime minister.) impersonate3) (to be a sign, symbol, picture etc of: In this play, the man in black represents Death and the young girl Life.) represent* * *dar|stel·len[ˈda:ɐ̯ʃtɛlən]I. vt1. (wiedergeben)etw blau/rot \darstellen to depict sth in blue/red formwas sollen diese Zeichen \darstellen? what do these symbols mean? [or stand for?2. THEAT▪ jdn \darstellen to portray [or play the part of] sbeine Rolle \darstellen to play a roleetw ausführlich/kurz [o knapp] \darstellen to give a detailed/brief description of sth4. (bedeuten)nichts \darstellen (keinen Eindruck machen) to be a nobodynichts im Leben \darstellen to be nothing in life5. CHEM▪ etw \darstellen to obtain sthII. vr1. (zeigen)die Sache stellt sich als sehr schwierig dar the matter appears [to be] very difficult2. (ausgeben als)* * *1.transitives Verb1) depict; portray2) (verkörpern) play; act2.etwas/nichts darstellen — make [a bit of] an impression/not make any sort of an impression; < gift etc.> look good/not look anything special
reflexives Verb1) (sich erweisen, sich zeigen) prove [to be]; turn out to besich jemandem als... darstellen — appear to somebody as...
* * *darstellen (trennb, hat -ge-)A. v/tfalsch darstellen misrepresent;Fakten verzerrt darstellen distort facts;negativ darstellen portray in a negative lightin einem Diagramm darstellen draw a graph of3. künstlerisch: show, depict, portray;was soll dieses Bild darstellen? what is this picture supposed to represent?5. (bedeuten) be, represent, constitute;was stellt das eigentlich dar? what is it supposed to be?;was stellt dieses Zeichen dar? what does this symbol stand for ( oder represent)?;dieses Ereignis stellt einen großen Fortschritt dar this event is a major step forward;sich darstellen als (sich erweisen als) show o.s. to be* * *1.transitives Verb1) depict; portray2) (verkörpern) play; actetwas/nichts darstellen — make [a bit of] an impression/not make any sort of an impression; <gift etc.> look good/not look anything special
4) (sein, bedeuten) represent; constitute2.reflexives Verb1) (sich erweisen, sich zeigen) prove [to be]; turn out to besich jemandem als... darstellen — appear to somebody as...
2) (sich selbst schildern) portray oneself* * *v.to depict v.to personate v.to picture v.to represent v. -
5 camper
camper [kɑ̃pe]➭ TABLE 11. intransitive verb2. transitive verb[+ caractère, personnage] to portray3. reflexive verb• se camper devant qn to plant o.s. in front of sb* * *kɑ̃pe
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verbe transitif ( décrire) to portray [personnage]; to depict [paysage, scène]
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verbe intransitif to campcamper sur ses positions — fig to stand firm
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se camper verbe pronominalse camper devant quelque chose/quelqu'un — to stand squarely in front of something/somebody
* * *kɑ̃pe1. vi2. vt[personnage, situation] to portray* * *camper verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( décrire) to portray [personnage]; to depict [paysage, scène]; personnage bien campé well-portrayed character; récit bien campé well-constructed story;2 ○( quitter) il m'a campé là he dumped me there○.C se camper vpr se camper devant qch/qn to stand squarely in front of sth/sb; bien campé sur ses jambes standing firm; se campant sur ses jambes, il… standing firm, he…[kɑ̃pe] verbe intransitifb. (figuré) to stand one's ground, to stick to one's guns3. [habiter temporairement]je campe chez un copain en attendant meanwhile, I'm camping (out) at a friend's————————[kɑ̃pe] verbe transitif1. THÉÂTRE [personnage] to play the part of3. [par un écrit - personnage] to portray4. [placer]————————se camper verbe pronominal intransitif -
6 kennzeichnen
(untr., hat ge-)I v/t1. mark, identify; (etikettieren) label; (Weg) signpost; (Tiere, Vögel) tag; mit Brandzeichen: (Vieh) brand2. (charakteristisch sein für) be typical of, typify; jemanden kennzeichnen als show s.o. to be, mark s.o. out as3. (charakterisieren) characterize; (darstellen) describe; (jemanden) auch portray; dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass... characterized in that...* * *to characterize; to mark; to label; to designate; to denote; to earmark* * *kẹnn|zeich|nen insep1. vt1) (= markieren) to mark, to indicate; (durch Etikett) to label; Weg etc to mark, to signpost; (Logik) to denote2) (= charakterisieren) to characterizejdn als etw kennzeichnen — to show sb to be sth, to mark sb out as sth
2. vrto be characterized* * *1) (to be the obvious feature of: The giraffe is characterized by its long neck.) characterize2) (to be the obvious feature of: The giraffe is characterized by its long neck.) characterise* * *kenn·zeich·nen[ˈkɛntsaiçnən]I. vt1. (markieren)▪ etw [als etw] \kennzeichnen to mark [or label] sth [as sth]▪ etw/ein Tier [durch etw akk/mit etw dat] \kennzeichnen to mark sth [with [or by [means of]] sth] [or label sth [with sth]]/tag an animal [with sth]Pakete mit Gläsern müssen als „zerbrechlich“ gekennzeichnet werden packages containing glasses must be marked “fragile”▪ jdn als jdn/etw \kennzeichnen to characterize [or describe] sb as sb/sthII. vrihre Kunstwerke \kennzeichnen sich durch Präzision precision is a hallmark of her works of art* * *transitives Verb1) mark; label < container, goods, etc.>; mark, signpost < way>; tag <bird, animal>etwas als... kennzeichnen — mark or identify something as...
2) (charakterisieren) characterizejemanden als... kennzeichnen — characterize somebody as...
3) (in seiner Eigenart erkennen lassen) typifyjemanden als... kennzeichnen — mark somebody out as...
* * *kennzeichnen (untrennb, hat ge-)A. v/t1. mark, identify; (etikettieren) label; (Weg) signpost; (Tiere, Vögel) tag; mit Brandzeichen: (Vieh) brand2. (charakteristisch sein für) be typical of, typify;jemanden kennzeichnen als show sb to be, mark sb out asdadurch gekennzeichnet, dass … characterized in that …B. v/r be characterized (durch by)* * *transitives Verb1) mark; label <container, goods, etc.>; mark, signpost < way>; tag <bird, animal>etwas als... kennzeichnen — mark or identify something as...
2) (charakterisieren) characterizejemanden als... kennzeichnen — characterize somebody as...
3) (in seiner Eigenart erkennen lassen) typifyjemanden als... kennzeichnen — mark somebody out as...
* * *v.to denote v.to distinguish v.to earmark v.to flag v.to indicate v.to label v.to mark v.to signify v. -
7 catch
1. transitive verb,catch somebody by the arm — jemanden am Arm packen od. fassen
catch hold of somebody/something — jemanden/etwas festhalten; (to stop oneself falling) sich an jemandem/etwas festhalten
2) (intercept motion of) auffangen; fangen [Ball]get something caught or catch something on/in something — mit etwas an/in etwas (Dat.) hängen bleiben
I got my finger caught or caught my finger in the door — ich habe mir den Finger in der Tür eingeklemmt
get caught on/in something — an/in etwas (Dat.) hängen bleiben
3) (travel by) nehmen; (manage to see) sehen; (be in time for) [noch] erreichen; [noch] kriegen (ugs.) [Bus, Zug]; [noch] erwischen (ugs.) [Person]did you catch her in? — hast du sie zu Hause erwischt? (ugs.)
4) (surprise)catch somebody at/doing something — jemanden bei etwas erwischen (ugs.) /[dabei] erwischen, wie er etwas tut (ugs.)
I caught myself thinking how... — ich ertappte mich bei dem Gedanken, wie...
5) (become infected with, receive) sich (Dat.) zuziehen od. (ugs.) holencatch [a] cold — sich erkälten/sich (Dat.) einen Schnupfen holen; (fig.) übel dran sein
catch it — (fig. coll.) etwas kriegen (ugs.)
you'll catch it from me — du kannst von mir was erleben (ugs.)
6) (arrest)catch somebody's fancy — jemandem gefallen; jemanden ansprechen
catch the Speaker's eye — (Parl.) das Wort erhalten
catch somebody's eye — jemandem auffallen; [Gegenstand:] jemandem ins Auge fallen; (be impossible to overlook) jemandem ins Auge springen
7) (hit)catch somebody on/in something — jemanden auf/in etwas (Akk.) treffen
catch somebody a blow [on/in something] — jemandem einen Schlag [auf/in etwas (Akk.)] versetzen
8) (grasp in thought) verstehen; mitbekommendid you catch his meaning? — hast du verstanden od. mitbekommen, was er meint?
9) see academic.ru/11419/catch_out">catch out 1)2. intransitive verb,1) (begin to burn) [anfangen zu] brennen3. nounmy coat caught on a nail — ich blieb mit meinem Mantel an einem Nagel hängen
make [several] good catches — [mehrmals] gut fangen
2) (amount caught, lit. or fig.) Fang, der3) (trick, difficulty) Haken, der (in an + Dat.)the catch is that... — der Haken an der Sache ist, dass...
it's catch-22 — (coll.) es ist ein Teufelskreis
6) (catcher)Phrasal Verbs:- catch on- catch up* * *[kæ ] 1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) fangen2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) erreichen5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) einklemmen6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) treffen7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) mitkriegen8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) Feuer fangen2. noun1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) das Fangen2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) der Griff4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) der Haken•- catching- catchy
- catch-phrase
- catch-word
- catch someone's eye
- catch on
- catch out
- catch up* * *[kætʃ]I. n<pl -es>to make/take a good \catch gut fangento miss a \catch den Ball nicht fangenhe's missed three easy \catches; if he misses another \catch, he's out! er hat drei leichte Bälle nicht gefangen, wenn er nochmal nicht fängt, ist er draußenwindow \catch Fensterverriegelung fall the window \catches were tightly closed alle Fenster waren fest verschlossenher new boyfriend is not much of a \catch mit ihrem neuen Freund hat sie keinen besonders guten Fang gemacht famshe made quite a \catch sie hat einen guten Fang gemacht fam; (in marriage also) sie hat eine gute Partie gemachtwhat's the \catch? wo ist der Haken [an der Sache]? famwith a \catch in one's voice mit stockender Stimmethe kids were running around playing \catch die Kinder rannten herum und spielten FangenI only got some \catches of their conversation ich bekam nur einige Gesprächsfetzen von ihnen mitII. vt<caught, caught>1. (intercept)▪ to \catch sb jdn [o jds Fall] auffangen2. (grab)to \catch sb by the arm/hand jdn am Arm/bei der Hand fassento \catch sb's arm/hand jds Arm/Hand ergreifento \catch hold of sth etw zu fassen bekommen3. (capture)the virus was caught in time das Virus wurde rechtzeitig erkannt4. (surprise, get hold of)he was caught with 10 kg of heroin er wurde mit 10 kg Heroin erwischt famyou won't \catch her at work after four o'clock nach vier wirst du sie kaum noch bei der Arbeit antreffen [o fam erwischen]you caught me at a bad time Sie haben einen schlechten Zeitpunkt erwischt famhave I caught you at a bad time? komme ich ungelegen?you won't \catch me in that shop! in dem Laden wirst du mich niemals findento \catch sb in the act jdn auf frischer Tat ertappencaught in the act! auf frischer Tat ertappt!ah, caught you! ah, hab ich dich erwischt! famto be caught in a thunderstorm von einem Gewitter überrascht werdento \catch sb red-handed jdn auf frischer Tat ertappenI even caught myself feeling sorry for the thief zuletzt ertappte ich mich sogar dabei, dass [o wie] mir der Dieb auch noch leid tat5. (meet)▪ to \catch sb jdn treffenI'll \catch you later bis später6.▪ to \catch sth (contract) sich dat etw einfangen; ( fig: be influenced by) sich akk von etw dat anstecken lassento \catch a cold sich akk erkältenhe was caught by Jones er schied durch Jones aus8.▪ to \catch sth in sth (trap) etw in etw akk einklemmen; (entangle) mit etw dat in etw dat hängen bleibenhe caught his foot in the rope sein Fuß verfing sich im Seilshe caught her hair in the bushes ihre Haare verhedderten sich im GesträuchI caught my hand in the door ich habe mir die Hand in der Tür eingeklemmtto be caught in the crossfire ins Kreuzfeuer geraten; ( fig) zwischen zwei Lager geratento be caught between two things/people zwischen zwei Dingen/Menschen hin und her gerissen seinshe's caught between taking the job or travelling around the world sie ist [innerlich] hin und her gerissen, ob sie die Stelle annehmen oder um die Welt reisen soll10.to \catch the bus/train (take) den Bus/Zug nehmen; (be on time) den Bus/Zug kriegen [o SCHWEIZ, ÖSTERR erwischen] fam11. (collect)12. (depict)▪ to \catch sth mood, atmosphere etw festhalten [o einfangen13. (attract)to \catch sb's attention [or eye] jds Aufmerksamkeit erregento \catch sb's fancy jdm gefallento \catch the imagination die Fantasie anregen [o geh beflügeln]to \catch sb's interest jds Interesse weckenwe rushed to \catch the show wir beeilten uns, um die Show nicht zu verpassenfinish the letter so we can \catch the post schreib den Brief fertig, damit er noch mit der Post wegkommt15. (get)to \catch the light das Licht einfangen gehthe necklace caught the light die Kette reflektiert das Lichtto \catch a few [or some] rays ( fam) sich akk ein bisschen die Sonne auf den Bauch scheinen lassen famto \catch the sun ( fam) place viel Sonnenlicht [ab]bekommen; person: get a suntan braun werden; (get sunburn) einen [leichten] Sonnenbrand bekommen16. (notice)▪ to \catch sth etw erfassen18. (hit)to \catch sb on the arm/chin jdn am Arm/Kinn treffenhe was caught on the chin with a left hook er wurde von einem linken Haken am Kinn getroffento \catch sb a blow in the stomach jdm einen Schlag in die Magengrube versetzen19. (bump)she caught her head on the mantelpiece sie schlug mit dem Kopf auf den [o dem] Kaminsims auf20. (bump into)his head caught the edge of the table er schlug mit dem Kopf auf die [o der] Tischkante auf21. (burn)to \catch fire [or light] Feuer fangen22.▶ to \catch one's breath nach Luft schnappen; (stop breathing) die Luft anhalten; (breath normally again) verschnaufenJoe really caught it from Sam Sam hat's Joe mal so richtig gegeben famIII. vi<caught, caught>to \catch at sb's sleeve jdn am Ärmel zupfenmy foot caught in the rope mein Fuß verfing sich im Seilcareful, your jumper has caught on a nail! pass auf, du bist mit deinem Pulli an einem Nagel hängen geblieben!* * *[ktʃ] vb: pret, ptp caught1. n1)to make a (good) catch — (gut) fangenhe's a good catch (fig inf) — er ist ein guter Fang; (for marriage also) er ist eine gute Partie
3) (= children's game) Fangen nt4) (= trick, snag) Haken mwhere's the catch? — wo liegt or ist (da) der Haken?
there's a catch in it somewhere! — die Sache hat irgendwo einen Haken, da ist irgendwo ein Haken dabei
6) (= break in voice) Stocken nt8) (= fragment) Bruchstück nt2. vt2) fish, mice fangen; thief, offender fassen, schnappen (inf), erwischen (inf); escaped animal (ein)fangen; (inf = manage to see) erwischen (inf)to catch sb's arm, to catch sb by the arm —
glass which catches the light — Glas, in dem sich das Licht spiegelt
to catch sight/a glimpse of sb/sth — jdn/etw erblicken or zu sehen kriegen (inf)
to catch sb's attention/eye — jdn auf sich (acc) aufmerksam machen
to be caught between two people/alternatives —
he was caught between envy and admiration — er war zwischen Neid und Bewunderung hin und her gerissen
3) (= take by surprise) erwischen, ertappenI caught him flirting with my wife — ich habe ihn (dabei) erwischt, wie er mit meiner Frau flirtete
I caught myself feeling sorry for him — ich habe mich dabei ertappt, dass er mir leidtat
(you won't) catch me doing that again! (inf) you won't catch me falling for that trick again (inf) aha, caught you (with question) — das mache ich bestimmt nicht wieder! auf den Trick falle ich nicht noch einmal herein hab ich dich doch erwischt (inf) ha ha, reingefallen (inf)
caught in the act — auf frischer Tat ertappt; (sexually) in flagranti erwischt
4) (= take) bus, train etc nehmen5) (= be in time for) train, bus erreichen, kriegen (inf)if you want to catch the 4 o'clock post... — wenn das mit der Vieruhrleerung mitsoll...
if I hurry I'll catch the end of the film — wenn ich mich beeile kriege ich das Ende des Films noch mit (inf)
6) (= become entangled) hängen bleiben mit7) (with stitches) mit ein paar Stichen befestigen8) (= understand, hear) mitkriegen (inf)9)to catch an illness — sich (dat) eine Krankheit zuziehen or holen (inf)
you'll catch your death (of cold)! — du holst dir den Tod! (inf)
10) (= portray) mood, atmosphere etc einfangen11)to catch one's breath (after exercise etc) — Luft holen, verschnaufen
the blow/ball caught him on the arm —
you'll catch it! ( Brit inf ) — es setzt was! (inf), du kannst (aber) was erleben!
he caught it all right! ( Brit inf ) (physically) (verbally) — der hat vielleicht eine Abreibung bekommen! (inf) der hat aber was zu hören bekommen! (inf)
3. vi1) (with ball) fangen3) (= get stuck) klemmen, sich verklemmen; (= get entangled) hängen bleiben, sich verfangen* * *catch [kætʃ]A s1. Fangen n:play catch sich den Ball zuwerfen (Kinder)2. Fang m, Beute f (beide auch fig):no catch kein gutes Geschäft3. there was a catch in his voice seine Stimme stockte4. Halt m, Griff m5. TECHa) Haken m, Schnäpper m, (Tür) Klinke f:catch of a lock Schließhakenb) Sperre f, Sicherung f, Verschluss m (einer Brosche etc)c) Knagge f, Mitnehmer md) ARCH Halter m6. fig umg Haken m:there must be a catch somewhere die Sache muss irgendwo einen Haken haben;the catch is that … der Haken an der Sache ist, dass …7. fig Brocken m, Bruchstück n:catches of a conversation Gesprächsfetzen8. AGR US Keimen n, Ausschlagen nB v/t prät und pperf caught [kɔːt]1. a) einen Ball etc fangen, auch einen Blick auffangen, (er)haschen, ein Tier etc (ein)fangen, Flüssigkeiten auffangenb) allg bekommen, kriegen umg, erwischen umg:catch a thief einen Dieb fassen oder umg schnappen;get caught gefasst werden;catch a train einen Zug (noch) kriegen oder erwischen; → breath 1, cold A 8, crab1 A 1, glimpse A 1, sight A 2, Tartar1 A 22. jemanden einholensb at sth jemanden bei etwas;sb doing sth jemanden dabei, wie er etwas tut):catch sb stealing jemanden beim Stehlen ertappen;catch o.s. thinking that … sich bei dem Gedanken ertappen, dass …;let me catch you at it again! lass dich ja nicht mehr dabei erwischen!;they were ( oder got) caught in a storm sie wurden vom Sturm überrascht, sie gerieten in ein Unwetter;catch me (doing that)! Br umg (das) fällt mir nicht im Traum ein!, denkste!;catch him! er lässt sich nicht erwischen!;he caught himself er hielt plötzlich inne (beim Sprechen), er fing sich (gerade noch); → act A 1, nap1 A 2, unawares 24. packen, ergreifen, erfassen (alle auch fig):she caught her child to herself sie riss ihr Kind an sich;the fire caught the curtains das Feuer erfasste die Vorhänge;he caught ( oder was caught with) the general enthusiasm er wurde von der allgemeinen Begeisterung erfasst oder angesteckt; → hold2 A 15. fig die Fantasie ansprechen:catch sb’s ear jemandem ans Ohr dringen;catch sb’s eye jemandem ins Auge fallen;catch sb’s eye ( oder attention) jemandes Aufmerksamkeit auf sich lenken, jemanden auf sich aufmerksam machen;6. erfassen, verstehen, mitkriegen umg:7. fig einfangen:caught from life dem Leben abgelauscht8. sich eine Krankheit etc holen, sich eine Erkältung etc, auch eine Strafe etc zuziehen, bekommen:catch (a) cold sich erkälten ( skiing beim Skifahren);catch a bullet in one’s leg einen Schuss ins Bein abbekommen;9. fig eine Gewohnheit, Aussprache annehmencatch one’s foot in sth mit dem Fuß in etwas hängen bleiben;my fingers were caught in the door ich klemmte mir die Finger in der Tür11. slb) treffen:C v/i1. fassen, greifen:catch at greifen oder schnappen nach, (fig eine Gelegenheit gern) ergreifen; → shadow A 5, straw A 13. sich verfangen, hängen bleiben ( beide:in in dat;on an dat):4. klemmen, festsitzen:5. sich ausbreiten (Feuer)6. anspringen (Motor)7. GASTR anbrennen8. US AGR keimen, ausschlagen* * *1. transitive verb,1) (capture) fangen; (lay hold of) fassen; packencatch somebody by the arm — jemanden am Arm packen od. fassen
catch hold of somebody/something — jemanden/etwas festhalten; (to stop oneself falling) sich an jemandem/etwas festhalten
2) (intercept motion of) auffangen; fangen [Ball]get something caught or catch something on/in something — mit etwas an/in etwas (Dat.) hängen bleiben
I got my finger caught or caught my finger in the door — ich habe mir den Finger in der Tür eingeklemmt
get caught on/in something — an/in etwas (Dat.) hängen bleiben
3) (travel by) nehmen; (manage to see) sehen; (be in time for) [noch] erreichen; [noch] kriegen (ugs.) [Bus, Zug]; [noch] erwischen (ugs.) [Person]4) (surprise)catch somebody at/doing something — jemanden bei etwas erwischen (ugs.) /[dabei] erwischen, wie er etwas tut (ugs.)
I caught myself thinking how... — ich ertappte mich bei dem Gedanken, wie...
5) (become infected with, receive) sich (Dat.) zuziehen od. (ugs.) holencatch [a] cold — sich erkälten/sich (Dat.) einen Schnupfen holen; (fig.) übel dran sein
catch it — (fig. coll.) etwas kriegen (ugs.)
6) (arrest)catch somebody's fancy — jemandem gefallen; jemanden ansprechen
catch the Speaker's eye — (Parl.) das Wort erhalten
catch somebody's eye — jemandem auffallen; [Gegenstand:] jemandem ins Auge fallen; (be impossible to overlook) jemandem ins Auge springen
7) (hit)catch somebody on/in something — jemanden auf/in etwas (Akk.) treffen
catch somebody a blow [on/in something] — jemandem einen Schlag [auf/in etwas (Akk.)] versetzen
8) (grasp in thought) verstehen; mitbekommen2. intransitive verb,did you catch his meaning? — hast du verstanden od. mitbekommen, was er meint?
1) (begin to burn) [anfangen zu] brennen2) (become fixed) hängen bleiben; [Haar, Faden:] sich verfangen3. noun1) (of ball)make [several] good catches — [mehrmals] gut fangen
2) (amount caught, lit. or fig.) Fang, der3) (trick, difficulty) Haken, der (in an + Dat.)the catch is that... — der Haken an der Sache ist, dass...
it's catch-22 — (coll.) es ist ein Teufelskreis
5) (Cricket etc.) ≈ Fang, der; Abfangen des Balles, das den Schlagmann aus dem Spiel bringt6) (catcher)Phrasal Verbs:- catch on- catch up* * *n.Fang ¨-e m.Raste -n f.Schnappverschluss m. (at) v.ertappen (bei) v.erwischen v. v.(§ p.,p.p.: caught)= auffangen v.erwischen v.fangen v.(§ p.,pp.: fing, gefangen)fassen v.verstehen v. -
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rendre [ʀɑ̃dʀ]➭ TABLE 411. transitive verba. ( = restituer) to give back ; [+ marchandises défectueuses, bouteille vide] to return ; [+ argent] to pay back ; (School) [+ copie] to hand inb. [+ jugement, arrêt] to render ; [+ verdict] to returnc. ( = donner en retour) [+ invitation, salut, coup, baiser] to return• il la déteste, et elle le lui rend bien he hates her and she feels exactly the same way about him• il m'a donné 10 € et je lui en ai rendu 5 he gave me 10 euros and I gave him 5 euros change• c'est à vous rendre fou ! it's enough to drive you mad!e. [+ mot, expression, atmosphère] to renderf. [+ liquide] to give out ; [+ son] to produce• ça ne rend pas grand-chose [photo, décor, musique] it's a bit disappointingg. ( = vomir) to bring upi. (locutions) rendre l'âme or le dernier soupir [personne] to breathe one's last2. intransitive verba. ( = vomir) to be sickb. ( = produire un effet) la pendule rendrait mieux dans l'entrée the clock would look better in the hall3. reflexive verba. [soldat, criminel] to surrenderb. ( = aller) se rendre à to go to• il se rend à son travail à pied/en voiture he walks/drives to workc. (avec adjectif) se rendre utile/indispensable to make o.s. useful/indispensable* * *ʀɑ̃dʀ
1.
1) ( retourner) ( pour restituer) to give back, to return (à to); ( pour refuser) to return, to give back [cadeau] (à to); to return [article défectueux] (à to); ( pour s'acquitter) to repay, to pay back [somme] (à to); to return [salut, invitation] (à to)prête-moi 20 euros, je te les rendrai demain — lend me 20 euros, I'll pay you back tomorrow
2) ( redonner)rendre la santé/vue à quelqu'un — to restore somebody's health/sight
3) ( faire devenir)4) ( remettre) [élève, étudiant] to hand in, to give in [copie, devoir] (à to)5) ( produire) [terre, champ] to yield [récolte, quantité]6) (exprimer, traduire) [auteur, mots] to convey [pensée, atmosphère]; to convey, to render [nuance]; [traduction, tableau] to convey [atmosphère, style]rendre l'expression d'un visage — [peintre, photographe] to capture the expression on a face
un poème chinois merveilleusement rendu en anglais — a Chinese poem beautifully translated ou rendered into English
ça ne rendra rien en couleurs — it won't come out in colour [BrE]
7) (colloq) ( vomir) to bring up [aliment, bile]8) ( prononcer) to pronounce [jugement, sentence, arrêt]; to return [verdict]; to pronounce [oracle]9) ( émettre) [instrument, objet creux] to give off [son]10) ( exsuder)11) Sport [concurrent]rendre du poids — to have a weight handicap (à compared with)
rendre 10 mètres à quelqu'un — to give somebody a 10-metre [BrE] handicap
2.
verbe intransitif1) ( produire)rendre (bien) — [terre] to be productive; [plante] to produce a good crop; [activité, commerce] to be profitable
2) (colloq) ( vomir) to be sick, to throw up (colloq)
3.
se rendre verbe pronominal1) ( aller) to gose rendre à Rome/en Chine — to go to Rome/to China
2) ( devenir)3) ( capituler) [criminel] to give oneself up (à to); [armée, ville] to surrender (à to)4) ( se soumettre)se rendre à quelque chose — to bow to [argument, avis]; to yield to [prières, supplique]; to answer [appel]
••rendre l'âme or l'esprit — to pass away
* * *ʀɑ̃dʀ vt1) (= restituer) [livre, argent] to give back, to return, [otages] to freeJ'ai rendu ses disques à Christine. — I've given Christine her records back.
J'ai rendu mes livres à la bibliothèque. — I've taken my books back to the library.
2) (= faire devenir)3) [visite] to returnrendre la politesse à qn fig — to repay sb, to return the favour Grande-Bretagne to return the favor USA
5) [honneurs] to pay6) [sang, aliments] to bring up7) [sons] [instrument] to produce, to make8) (= exprimer, traduire) to renderElle a su rendre ce texte en français avec une grande sensibilité. — She managed to render this text in French with great sensitivity.
* * *rendre verb table: rendreA vtr1 ( retourner) ( pour restituer) to give back, to return [objet emprunté] (à to); to take back [objet consigné] (à to); to return [otage, territoire annexé] (à to); ( pour refuser) to return, to give back [cadeau] (à to); to return [article défectueux] (à to); ( pour s'acquitter) to repay, to pay back [emprunt, somme, dette] (à to); to return [salut, invitation] (à to); elle m'a rendu mon livre she gave me back my book; je dois rendre la voiture à mon père/à l'agence de location I have to give the car back to my father/take the car back to the car hire GB ou rental US agency; ils ont rendu les tableaux volés au musée they returned the stolen paintings to the museum; l'enfant sera rendu contre rançon the child will be returned for a ransom; prête-moi 100 euros, je te les rendrai demain lend me 100 euros, I'll pay you back tomorrow; elle m'a rendu mon baiser she kissed me back; elle ne m'a pas rendu la monnaie she didn't give me my change; rendre la pareille à qn to pay sb back; il la déteste mais elle le lui rend bien he hates her and she feels the same about him; ⇒ César, monnaie;2 ( redonner) rendre la santé/vue à qn to restore sb's health/sight; rendre l'espoir à qn to give sb hope again; rendre le sourire à qn to put the smile back on sb's face; rendre son indépendance à un pays to restore a country's independence; rendre des locaux à leur utilisation première to return premises to their original use; une nouvelle méthode de relaxation qui vous rendra le sommeil a new relaxation method that will help you sleep;3 ( faire devenir) to make; rendre qn heureux/célèbre to make sb happy/famous; rendre qch possible/difficile/obligatoire to make sth possible/difficult/compulsory; l'éclairage rend la chambre lugubre the lighting makes the room look gloomy; rendre qn fou to drive sb mad; ce bruit rend fou that noise is enough to drive you mad ou crazy○;4 ( remettre) [élève, étudiant] to hand in, to give in [copie, devoir] (à to); ne rends pas tes devoirs en retard don't hand ou give your homework in late; il a rendu (une) copie blanche à son examen he handed ou gave in a blank paper at the end of his exam;5 ( produire) [terre, champ] to yield [récolte, quantité]; ferme qui rend 50 000 euros par an farm which brings in 50,000 euros a year; rendre peu not to produce much;6 (exprimer, traduire) [auteur, mots] to convey [pensée, sentiment, atmosphère]; [traducteur] to translate, to render [texte, terme]; to convey, to render [nuance]; [peintre] to depict [lumière, relief, scène]; [traduction, tableau] to convey [atmosphère, style]; résumé/traduction qui ne rend pas la subtilité/le rythme de l'original summary/translation that fails to catch the subtlety/the rhythm of the original; savoir rendre une émotion/un personnage [acteur] to be good at putting across ou over an emotion/a character; rendre l'expression d'un visage [peintre, photographe] to capture the expression on a face; un poème chinois merveilleusement rendu en anglais a Chinese poem beautifully translated into English, a marvellousGB translation into English of a Chinese poem; rendre un mot par une périphrase to paraphrase a word; ça rend mieux/ne rendra rien en couleurs it comes out better/won't come out in colourGB;7 ( vomir) to bring up [aliment, déjeuner, bile];8 ( prononcer) to pronounce [jugement, sentence, arrêt, décision, décret]; to return [verdict]; to pronounce [oracle];9 ( émettre) [instrument, objet creux] to give off [son];10 ( exsuder) les tomates rendent de l'eau (à la cuisson) tomatoes give out water when cooked; rendre du jus to be juicy; saler les concombres pour leur faire rendre l'eau salt the cucumbers to draw out the water;11 Sport [concurrent] rendre du poids to have a weight handicap (à compared with); rendre de la distance à qn to give sb a (distance) handicap; rendre 3 kilos to carry 3 kilos ou a 3 kilo-handicap; rendre 10 mètres à qn to give sb a 10-metreGB handicap; il vous rendrait des points he's more than a match for you.B vi1 ( produire) rendre (bien) [terre] to be productive; [plante] to produce a good crop, to be productive; [culture, céréale] to do well; [activité, commerce] to be profitable;2 ( vomir) to be sick, to throw up○; le médicament m'a fait rendre the medicine made me sick; avoir envie de rendre to feel sick GB ou nauseous.C se rendre vpr1 ( aller) to go; se rendre à Rome/en Chine/en ville to go to Rome/to China/to town; se rendre à Vienne en voiture/avion to go to Vienna by car/plane, to drive/fly to Vienna; se rendre chez des amis to go to see friends; en me rendant à Lima on my way to Lima; ⇒ bagage;2 ( devenir) to make oneself; se rendre indispensable/malade to make oneself indispensable/ill; se rendre ridicule to make a fool of oneself;3 ( capituler) [criminel] to give oneself up (à to); [troupe, armée, ville] to surrender (à to); rendez-vous, vous êtes cernés! give yourselves up, you're surrounded!;4 ( se soumettre) se rendre à qch to bow to [argument, avis]; to yield to [prières, supplique]; to answer [appel]; il ne se rend jamais ( dans une discussion) he never gives in.rendre l'âme or l'esprit to pass away; rendre le dernier soupir or souffle to breathe one's last; le bon Dieu te le rendra au centuple your reward will be great in Heaven.[rɑ̃dr] verbe transitif1. [restituer - objet prêté ou donné] to give back (separable), to return ; [ - objet volé] to give back (separable), to return ; [ - objet défectueux] to take back (separable), to return ; [ - somme] to pay back (separable) ; [ - réponse] to givedonne-moi trente euros, je te les rendrai demain give me thirty euros, I'll pay you back ou I'll give it back to you tomorrowa. [élève] to hand ou to give in a piece of workb. [professeur] to hand ou to give back a piece of workrendre un otage to return ou to hand over a hostage2. [donner en retour] to returnrendre le bien pour le mal/coup pour coup to return good for evil/blow for blowelle me méprise, mais je le lui rends bien she despises me, but the feeling's mutual3. (suivi d'un adjectif) [faire devenir] to makea. (sens propre) to make somebody (go) blind, to blind somebodyrendre quelqu'un fou to drive ou to make somebody mad4. [faire recouvrer]rendre l'ouïe/la santé/la vue à quelqu'un to restore somebody's hearing/health/sight, to give somebody back his hearing/health/sightl'opération ne lui a pas rendu l'usage de la parole/de son bras the operation did not give him back the power of speech/the use of his arm5. [exprimer - personnalité] to portray, to capture ; [ - nuances, pensée] to convey, to render (soutenu), to expressvoyons comment il a rendu cette scène à l'écran [metteur en scène] let's see how he transferred this scene to the screenl'enregistrement ne rend pas la qualité de sa voix the recording doesn't do justice to the quality of her voice6. [produire]ça ne rend rien ou pas grand-chose [décor, couleurs] it doesn't look muchmes recherches n'ont encore rien rendu my research hasn't come up with anything yet ou hasn't produced any results yetrendre une sentence to pass ou to pronounce sentence————————[rɑ̃dr] verbe intransitifles vignes ont bien rendu the vineyards have given a good yield ou have produced wellcette terre ne rend pas this land is unproductive ou yields no return2. [ressortir] to be effectivece tapis rend très bien/ne rend pas très bien avec les rideaux this carpet looks really good/doesn't look much with the curtains————————se rendre verbe pronominal intransitif[ville] to surrenderrendez-vous! give yourself up!, surrender!2. (suivi d'un adjectif) [devenir] to make oneself3. [aller] to goje me rends à l'école à pied/à vélo/en voiture I walk/ride (my bike)/drive to school, I go to school on foot/by bike/by caril s'y rend en train he goes ou gets ou travels there by trainles pompiers se sont rendus sur les lieux the fire brigade went to ou arrived on the scene————————se rendre à verbe pronominal plus préposition[accepter] to yield toa. [être lucide] to face factsb. [reconnaître les faits] to acknowledge ou to recognize the facts -
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I 'preznt adjective1) (being here, or at the place, occasion etc mentioned: My father was present on that occasion; Who else was present at the wedding?; Now that the whole class is present, we can begin the lesson.) presente2) (existing now: the present moment; the present prime minister.) presente3) ((of the tense of a verb) indicating action now: In the sentence `She wants a chocolate', the verb is in the present tense.) presente•- the present
- at present
- for the present
II pri'zent verb1) (to give, especially formally or ceremonially: The child presented a bunch of flowers to the Queen; He was presented with a gold watch when he retired.) entregar, hacer entrega de2) (to introduce: May I present my wife (to you)?) presentar (a)3) (to arrange the production of (a play, film etc): The Elizabethan Theatre Company presents `Hamlet', by William Shakespeare.) presentar4) (to offer (ideas etc) for consideration, or (a problem etc) for solving: She presents (=expresses) her ideas very clearly; The situation presents a problem.) presentar5) (to bring (oneself); to appear: He presented himself at the dinner table half an hour late.) presentarse•- presentable
- presentation
- present arms
III 'preznt noun(a gift: a wedding present; birthday presents.) regalo, presente, obsequiopresent1 adj1. presenteis Janet present? ¿está Janet?2. actualpresent2 n regaloat present en este momento / actualmentepresent3 vb presentar / entregarthe president presented the medals to the winners el presidente presentó las medallas a los ganadorestr['prezənt]1 (in attendance) presente2 (current) actual3 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL presente1 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL presente nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat present actualmente, en este momentofor the present de momento, por el momento, por ahorapresent company excepted exceptuando a los presentesthere's no time like the present no dejes para mañana lo que puedas hacer hoy————————2 (offer - report, petition, bill, cheque) presentar; (- argument, ideas, case) presentar, exponer4 (give - difficulty, problem) plantear; (constitute) suponer, constituir, ser; (provide) presentar, ofrecer5 (introduce) presentar■ may I present Mr Brown? le presento al Sr. Brown6 (play) representar; (programme) presentar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto make somebody a present of something regalar algo a alguiento present itself (opportunity) presentarseto present oneself presentarsepresent [pri'zɛnt] vt1) introduce: presentarto present oneself: presentarse2) : presentar (una obra de teatro, etc.)3) give: entregar (un regalo, etc.), regalar, obsequiar4) show: presentar, ofrecerit presents a lovely view: ofrece una vista muy lindapresent ['prɛzənt] adj1) : actualpresent conditions: condiciones actuales2) : presenteall the students were present: todos los estudiantes estaban presentespresent ['prɛzənt] n1) gift: regalo m, obsequio m2) : presente mat present: en este momentoadj.• actual adj.• circunstante adj.• concurrente adj.• corriente adj.• presente adj.n.• actualidad s.f.• cortesía s.f.• cumplido s.m.• dádiva s.f.• oferta s.f.• presente s.m.• regalo s.m.v.• deparar v.• obsequiar v.• ofrecer v.• presentar v.
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1. prɪ'zent1)a) (give, hand over)to present something to somebody — entregarle* algo a alguien, hacerle* entrega de algo a alguien (frml)
to present somebody WITH something — obsequiar a alguien con algo (frml), obsequiarle algo a alguien (esp AmL frml)
b) ( confront)to present somebody WITH something: it presents me with a whole host of problems esto me plantea toda una serie de problemas; we were presented with a very difficult situation — nos vimos frente a una situación muy difícil
2) \<\<ticket/passport/account/motion/bill\>\> presentar; \<\<ideas\>\> presentar, exponer*3)a) ( constitute) ser*, constituir*b) ( provide) \<\<view/perspective\>\> presentar, ofrecer*4) (Cin, Theat, Rad, TV) presentar5) ( introduce) (frml) presentar6) ( Mil)
2.
v refla) ( arise) \<\<problem/opportunity\>\> presentarse, surgir*b) ( appear) (frml) \<\<person\>\> presentarsec) (display, show) presentarse
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vi ( Med) \<\<patient/disease\>\> presentarse
II 'prezṇt1) ( at scene) (pred)to be present — estar* presente
how many were present? — ¿cuántas personas había?
2) (before n)a) ( current) actualat the present time o moment — en este momento
b) ( Ling)
III 'prezṇt1) ua) ( current time)at present — en este momento, actualmente
for the present — por ahora, por el momento
there's no time like the present — (set phrase) no dejes para mañana lo que puedas hacer hoy
b) ( Ling)2) c ( gift) regalo mto give somebody a present — regalarle algo a alguien, hacerle* un regalo a alguien
I ['preznt]1. ADJ1) [person]to be present — (in place) estar presente; (at function) asistir, estar presente
he insisted on being present — se empeñó en estar presente or en asistir
how many others were present? — ¿cuántos más había?, ¿cuántos más estuvieron presentes?
nobody else was present — no había nadie más, nadie más estuvo presente
is there a doctor present? — ¿hay un médico (presente)?
present! — ¡presente!
ssh! there are ladies present — ¡sss! hay señoras delante
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to be present at — [+ function] asistir a, estar presente en; [+ scene, accident] presenciar•
present company excepted — exceptuando a los presentes•
all present and correct — (Mil) todos presentes; hum somos todos los que estamos y estamos todos los que somos•
those present — los presentes2)to be present — [thing, substance] encontrarse
in some areas, fluoride is naturally present in the water supply — en algunas zonas, el flúor se encuentra de forma natural en el agua
3) (=current) actualhow long have you been in your present job? — ¿cuánto tiempo llevas en tu puesto actual?
a solution to the problems of the present day — una solución a los problemas actuales or de nuestros días
present-day(up) to the present time — hasta nuestros días, hasta los tiempos actuales
4) (Gram) presente2. N1) (=present time)•
for the present — de momento, por lo prontothat will be all for the present — de momento or por lo pronto esto es todo
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up to the present — hasta ahora- live for the present- no time like the present2)at present — (=at this instant) en este momento; (=currently) ahora, actualmente
Mr Young isn't here at present — el Sr. Young no está aquí en este momento
as things are at present — como están las cosas ahora, como están las cosas actualmente
3) (Gram) (tiempo m) presente m4) (Jur)3.CPDpresent participle N — participio m activo, participio m (de) presente
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['preznt]N (=gift) regalo m, obsequio m frm, presente m frm, literbirthday, Christmas, weddingto make sb a present of sth — regalar algo a algn; (fig) dar algo a algn medio regalado, servir algo a algn en bandeja
III [prɪ'zent]1. VT1) (=give)a) [+ prize, award] entregar, hacer entrega deto present sth to sb — entregar algo a algn, hacer entrega de algo a algn
they have presented a petition to Parliament — han hecho entrega de or han presentado una petición al parlamento
b) [+ gift]to present sb with sth, present sth to sb — regalar algo a algn, obsequiar a algn con algo more frm, obsequiar algo a algn (LAm)
2) (=introduce) presentarmay I present Miss Clark?, allow me to present Miss Clark — frm permítame presentarle a or le presento a la Srta. Clark
it gives me great pleasure to present... — es para mí un honor or placer presentarles a...
to be presented at court — (Brit) ser presentada en la corte
3) (=offer formally)•
to present one's apologies (to sb) — presentar sus excusas (ante algn)•
to present one's compliments (to sb) — presentar or ofrecer sus saludos (a algn)4) (=show) [+ documents, tickets] presentar, mostrar5) (=put forward, communicate) [+ report, proposal, evidence] presentar; [+ case, argument] exponer; (Parl) [+ bill] presentar•
the party has to present a more professional image — el partido debe presentar or proyectar una imagen más profesional•
she presented her plan to the meeting — expuso su proyecto a la reunión6) (=pose) [+ challenge] representar; [+ opportunity] presentar, ofrecer; [+ sight] ofrecerif you are old, getting fit can present a challenge — si es usted mayor, ponerse en forma puede representar un reto
7) (=provide, confront)to present sb with sth: the author presents us with a vivid chronicle of contemporary America — el autor nos brinda or ofrece una vívida crónica de la América contemporánea
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she bought a new car and presented me with the bill — se compró un coche nuevo y me pasó la factura8) (=represent, portray) presentar9) (Comm) (=tender, submit) [+ bill] presentar, pasar; [+ cheque] presentar10) (Rad, TV) [+ programme] presentar; (Theat) [+ play] presentar, ofrecer el montaje de; (Art) [+ exhibition] exponer, presentar11) (Mil)present arms! — ¡presenten armas!
12)to present o.s. — [person] presentarse
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to present o.s. as sth, he presents himself as a moderate, but he's not — se define a sí mismo como un moderado, pero no lo es13)to present itself — [opportunity, problem] surgir, presentarse
a problem has presented itself — ha surgido or se ha presentado un problema
2.VI(Med)to present with sth — [patient] presentarse con algo
to present with or as sth — [condition] presentarse en forma de algo
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1. [prɪ'zent]1)a) (give, hand over)to present something to somebody — entregarle* algo a alguien, hacerle* entrega de algo a alguien (frml)
to present somebody WITH something — obsequiar a alguien con algo (frml), obsequiarle algo a alguien (esp AmL frml)
b) ( confront)to present somebody WITH something: it presents me with a whole host of problems esto me plantea toda una serie de problemas; we were presented with a very difficult situation — nos vimos frente a una situación muy difícil
2) \<\<ticket/passport/account/motion/bill\>\> presentar; \<\<ideas\>\> presentar, exponer*3)a) ( constitute) ser*, constituir*b) ( provide) \<\<view/perspective\>\> presentar, ofrecer*4) (Cin, Theat, Rad, TV) presentar5) ( introduce) (frml) presentar6) ( Mil)
2.
v refla) ( arise) \<\<problem/opportunity\>\> presentarse, surgir*b) ( appear) (frml) \<\<person\>\> presentarsec) (display, show) presentarse
3.
vi ( Med) \<\<patient/disease\>\> presentarse
II ['prezṇt]1) ( at scene) (pred)to be present — estar* presente
how many were present? — ¿cuántas personas había?
2) (before n)a) ( current) actualat the present time o moment — en este momento
b) ( Ling)
III ['prezṇt]1) ua) ( current time)at present — en este momento, actualmente
for the present — por ahora, por el momento
there's no time like the present — (set phrase) no dejes para mañana lo que puedas hacer hoy
b) ( Ling)2) c ( gift) regalo mto give somebody a present — regalarle algo a alguien, hacerle* un regalo a alguien
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10 make
make [meɪk]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━3. noun4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► vb: pret, ptp made━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a. ( = produce) faire ; [+ machines] fabriquer• how much does that make (altogether)? combien ça fait (en tout) ?► made + preposition• this car wasn't made to carry eight people cette voiture n'est pas faite pour transporter huit personnes• he makes $400 a week il gagne 400 dollars par semaine• the company made $1.4 million last year la société a réalisé un bénéfice net de 1,4 millions de dollars l'année dernière• the deal made him £500 cette affaire lui a rapporté 500 livresc. [+ destination] arriver à ; [+ train, plane] avoir• will we make Paris before lunch? est-ce que nous arriverons à Paris avant le déjeuner ?d. ( = reckon) what time do you make it? quelle heure as-tu ?e. ( = ensure success of) the beautiful pictures make the book ce livre doit beaucoup à ses magnifiques imagesf. ( = be, constitute) faire• what made you believe that...? qu'est-ce qui vous a fait croire que... ?• I don't know what makes him do it je ne sais pas ce qui le pousse à faire ça► to make sb sth ( = choose as)• what did you make of the film? que penses-tu de ce film ?• what do you make of him? qu'est-ce que tu penses de lui ?► to make sb + adjective• to make o.s. useful se rendre utile• to make sb happy/unhappy rendre qn heureux/malheureux━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Look up other combinations, eg make sb thirsty, make o.s. ridiculous, at the adjective.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• let's make believe we're on a desert island imaginons que nous sommes sur une île déserte► to make do ( = manage) se débrouiller• you'll have to make do with me ( = be satisfied) tu vas devoir te contenter de moi► to make it ( = come) venir ; ( = arrive) arriver ; ( = succeed) réussir• can you make it by 3 o'clock? est-ce que tu peux y être pour 3 heures ?► to make it + time, date, amount• I'm coming tomorrow -- okay, can you make it the afternoon? je viendrai demain -- d'accord, mais est-ce que tu peux venir dans l'après-midi ?( = act)• she made as if to protest, then hesitated elle parut sur le point de protester, puis hésita3. nouna. ( = brand) marque f• what make of car do you drive? qu'est-ce que vous avez comme voiture ?b. ► to be on the make (inf) ( = trying to make money) chercher à se remplir les poches (inf) ; ( = trying to get power) avoir une ambition dévorante4. compounds• she lives in a world of make-believe elle vit dans un monde d'illusions adjective• his story is pure make-believe son histoire est pure fantaisie ► make-or-break (inf) adjective décisifa. ( = go to)b. ( = produce) produire ; ( = contribute to) contribuer à• happy parents make for a happy child des parents heureux font des enfants heureux► make off (inf) intransitive verb se tirer (inf)► make outa. ( = manage) (inf) se débrouillerb. (US = have sex) (inf!) s'envoyer en l'air (inf !)• how do you make that out? qu'est-ce qui vous fait penser cela ?b. ( = claim, pretend) prétendre ; ( = portray as) présenter commec. [+ cheque] libeller ; [+ will] fairea. ( = assign) [+ money, land] transférer (to à)a. ( = become friends again) se réconcilierb. ( = apply cosmetics) se maquillera. [+ story, excuse] inventer• you're making it up! tu l'inventes (de toutes pièces) !b. ( = put together) [+ parcel] faire ; [+ dish, medicine] préparer• have you made up the beds? as-tu fait les lits ?c. [+ deficit] compenser ; [+ sum of money, numbers] compléter• they made up the number with five amateurs ils ont complété l'effectif en faisant appel à cinq amateursd. ( = repay) to make sth up to sb revaloir qch à qne. [+ dispute] mettre fin à ; [+ differences] réglerf. ( = apply cosmetics to) maquiller• to make o.s. up se maquillerg. ( = compose) composer ; ( = represent) constituer• they make up 6% of the population ils constituent 6 % de la population► make up for inseparable transitive verb compenser• he tried to make up for all the trouble he'd caused il essaya de se faire pardonner les ennuis qu'il avait causés• he made up for all the mistakes he'd made il s'est rattrapé pour toutes les erreurs qu'il avait commises* * *[meɪk] 1. 2.transitive verb (prét, pp made)1) ( create) faire [cake, film, noise]to make something for somebody —
to make room/the time for something — trouver de la place/du temps pour quelque chose
made in France/by Macron — fabriqué en France/par Macron
2) (cause to be or become, render) se faire [friends, enemies]to make something bigger/better/worse — agrandir/améliorer/aggraver quelque chose
to make passing exams easier —
to make it possible to do — [person] faire en sorte qu'il soit possible de faire
3) ( cause to do)to make something work — [person] réussir à faire marcher quelque chose [machine]
to make something grow — [person] réussir à faire pousser quelque chose; [chemical, product] faire pousser quelque chose
4) (force, compel)to make somebody do — obliger or forcer quelqu'un à faire
to make somebody wait/talk — faire attendre/parler quelqu'un
5) ( turn into)to make somebody something —
to make something something —
to make a habit/an issue of something — faire de quelque chose une habitude/une affaire
it's been made into a film — on en a fait or tiré un film
6) (add up to, amount to) faire7) ( earn) gagner [salary, amount]8) (reach, achieve) arriver jusqu'à [place, position]; atteindre [ranking, level]; faire [speed, distance]to make the first team/the charts — entrer dans la première équipe/au hit-parade
to make six spades — ( in bridge) faire six piques
9) (estimate, say)10) ( cause success of) assurer la réussite de [holiday, meal, day]it really makes the room — [feature, colour] ça rend bien
11) Electricity fermer [circuit]to make a trick — ( win) faire une levée
•Phrasal Verbs:- make do- make for- make off- make out- make up••to be on the make — (colloq) ( for profit) avoir les dents longues; ( for sex) être en chasse (colloq)
to make it — (colloq) (in career, life) y arriver; (to party, meeting) réussir à venir; ( be on time for train etc) y être
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11 present
I 1. adjective1) anwesend, (geh.) zugegen (at bei)be present in the air/water/in large amounts — in der Luft/im Wasser/in großen Mengen vorhanden sein
all present and correct — (joc.) alle sind da
2) (being dealt with) betreffendin the present case — im vorliegenden Fall
3) (existing now) gegenwärtig; jetzig, derzeitig [Bischof, Chef usw.]4) (Ling.)2. nounpresent tense — Präsens, das; Gegenwart, die; see also academic.ru/53737/participle">participle
1)the present — die Gegenwart
up to the present — bis jetzt; bisher
2) (Ling.) Präsens, das; Gegenwart, dieII 1.['prezənt] noun (gift) Geschenk, dasparting present — Abschiedsgeschenk, das
2.make a present of something to somebody, make somebody a present of something — jemandem etwas zum Geschenk machen; see also give 1. 2)
[prɪ'zent] transitive verb1) schenken; überreichen [Preis, Medaille, Geschenk]present something to somebody or somebody with something — jemandem etwas schenken/überreichen
present somebody with difficulties/a problem — jemanden vor Schwierigkeiten/ein Problem stellen
he was presented with an opportunity that... — ihm bot sich eine Gelegenheit, die...
2) (deliver) überreichen [Gesuch] (to bei); vorlegen [Scheck, Bericht, Rechnung] (to Dat.)3) (exhibit) zeigen; bereiten [Schwierigkeit]; aufweisen [Aspekt]4) (introduce) vorstellen (to Dat.)5) (to the public) geben, aufführen [Theaterstück]; zeigen [Film]; moderieren [Sendung]; bringen [Fernsehserie, Schauspieler in einer Rolle]; vorstellen [Produkt usw.]; vorlegen [Abhandlung]6)3. reflexive verbpresent arms! — (Mil.) präsentiert das Gewehr!
[Problem:] auftreten; [Möglichkeit:] sich ergebenpresent oneself for interview/an examination — zu einem Gespräch/einer Prüfung erscheinen
* * *I ['preznt] adjective1) (being here, or at the place, occasion etc mentioned: My father was present on that occasion; Who else was present at the wedding?; Now that the whole class is present, we can begin the lesson.) anwesend2) (existing now: the present moment; the present prime minister.) gegenwärtig3) ((of the tense of a verb) indicating action now: In the sentence `She wants a chocolate', the verb is in the present tense.) das Präsens•- presently- the present
- at present
- for the present II [pri'zent] verb1) (to give, especially formally or ceremonially: The child presented a bunch of flowers to the Queen; He was presented with a gold watch when he retired.) überreichen3) (to arrange the production of (a play, film etc): The Elizabethan Theatre Company presents `Hamlet', by William Shakespeare.) vorführen4) (to offer (ideas etc) for consideration, or (a problem etc) for solving: She presents (=expresses) her ideas very clearly; The situation presents a problem.) vorbringen5) (to bring (oneself); to appear: He presented himself at the dinner table half an hour late.) erscheinen•- presenter- presentable
- presentation
- present arms III ['preznt] noun(a gift: a wedding present; birthday presents.) das Geschenk* * *pres·ent1[ˈprezənt]I. n▪ the \present die Gegenwartthe play is set [or takes place] in the \present das Stück spielt in der Gegenwartto live for the \present im Hier und Jetzt lebento refuse to think beyond the \present nicht an die Zukunft denken wollenat \present zurzeit, gegenwärtigfor the \present vorläufigthat's all [or that will be all] for the \present das ist vorläufig [o zunächst einmal] allesup to the \present bis jetzt, bislangthe verbs are all in the \present die Verben stehen alle im Präsens3. LAWthese \presents vorliegende Urkundeby these \presents hierdurch, durch diese Urkunde4.▶ there's no time like the \present ( prov) was du heute kannst besorgen, das verschiebe nicht auf morgen provwhen do you want me to leave? — no time like the \present wann möchtest du, dass ich gehe? — am besten sofortII. adjsb's \present address jds derzeitige Adressedown to the \present day bis zum heutigen Tagduration of \present employment Dauer f der gegenwärtigen Beschäftigungthe \present generation die heutige Generationat the \present moment im Moment [o Augenblick]the \present month der laufende Monatat the \present time zurzeit, gegenwärtigthat's not relevant to the \present matter das ist für diese Sache nicht von Bedeutungin the \present case im vorliegenden Fallin the \present connection in diesem Zusammenhangall \present and correct BRIT\present company excepted Anwesende ausgenommencounting those \present Anwesende eingeschlossenall those \present alle Anwesendenhow many people will be \present at the ceremony? wie viele Personen werden an der Feier teilnehmen?are there certain chemicals \present in the air? sind in der Luft bestimmte Chemikalien enthalten?traces of arsenic were \present in the body im Körper konnten Spuren von Arsen nachgewiesen werdenthe patient was weak, fever was also \present der Patient war schwach, Fieber war auch aufgetretenpres·ent2[ˈprezənt]as a retirement \present she was given a week's vacation to the Caribbean zur Pensionierung schenkte man ihr einen einwöchigen Urlaub in der Karibikbirthday/Christmas/wedding \present Geburtstags-/Weihnachts-/Hochzeitsgeschenk ntto give sth to sb [or sb sth] as a \present jdm etw schenkento make sb a \present of sth jdm etw schenkenpre·sent3[prɪˈzent]I. vt▪ to \present sth [to sb/sth] gift [jdm/etw] etw schenken; award, medal, diploma [jdm/etw] etw überreichenhe is going to \present the town with a new hospital er wird der Stadt ein neues Krankenhaus stiften2. (express)the major \presents his apologies, but he is unable to attend der Bürgermeister lässt sich entschuldigen, aber er kann leider nicht teilnehmenMr Barney \presents his compliments Herr Barney lässt Grüße ausrichtenplease \present my compliments to the chef mein Kompliment an den Kochto \present one's thoughts/view seine Gedanken/Ansichten darlegen▪ to \present sth [to sb/sth] [jdm/etw] etw vorlegen [o präsentieren]she \presented her passport at the checkpoint sie zeigte ihren Reisepass am Kontrollpunkt vorto \present a bill for £3000 eine Rechnung über 3000 Pfund präsentieren [o vorlegen]to \present a cheque for payment einen Scheck einreichento \present one's credentials sich akk ausweisento \present a petition ein Gesuch einreichento \present proof of payment einen Zahlungsnachweis erbringen4. (put forward)▪ to \present sth [to sb/sth] [jdm/etw] etw präsentierento \present an argument ein Argument anführento \present a bill LAW einen Gesetzentwurf einbringen [o zur Zahlung vorlegen]to \present a motion einen Antrag stellento \present a motion of no confidence einen Misstrauensantrag einbringento \present a paper/report eine Arbeit/einen Bericht vorlegento \present a plan/theory einen Plan/eine Theorie darlegento \present a proposal einen Vorschlag unterbreitento \present sb with a challenge jdn vor eine Herausforderung stellento \present sb with [the] facts jdm die Fakten vor Augen führento be \presented with different options verschiedene Wahlmöglichkeiten geboten bekommento \present sb with a problem jdn vor ein Problem stellento \present sb with an ultimatum jdm ein Ultimatum stellen6.use of these chemicals may \present a fire risk die Verwendung dieser Chemikalien könnte ein Brandrisiko darstellenthe classroom \presented a cheerful atmosphere to the visitor das Klassenzimmer bot den Besuchern eine freundliche Atmosphäreto \present a challenge to sb eine Herausforderung für jdn seinto \present difficulties for sb jdm Schwierigkeiten bereitento \present a problem for sb jdn vor ein Problem stellen▪ to \present sb [to sb] jdn [jdm] vorstellenmay I \present Professor Carter? darf ich Professor Carter vorstellen?allow me to \present Mrs Richards to you darf ich Ihnen Frau Richards vorstellen?8. (compère)to \present a programme eine Sendung moderieren; (show)to \present a film einen Film zeigento \present a play ein Stück aufführento \present a product ein Produkt vorstellento \present a TV-series eine Fernsehserie bringen [o zeigen▪ to \present sb/sth [as sb/sth] jdn/etw [als jdn/etw] präsentierento \present sb/sth in a favourable light jdn/etw in einem günstigen Licht präsentieren [o zeigen]you need to \present yourself better du musst dich besser präsentierenhe likes to \present himself as an intellectual er gibt sich gerne als Intellektueller10. MILto \present arms das Gewehr präsentieren\present arms! präsentiert das Gewehr!11. (appear)you will be asked to \present yourself for an interview man wird Sie bitten, zu einem Vorstellungsgespräch zu kommento \present oneself in court vor Gericht erscheinento \present oneself at the doctor's sich akk beim Arzt vorstellen12. (arise)the opportunity to work in Boston \presented itself quite out of the blue die Gelegenheit, in Boston zu arbeiten, kam aus heiterem Himmel13. MED1. patientthe patient \presented with a serious case of TB der Patient zeigte Anzeichen einer schweren Tuberkulose2. fetus ausgetrieben werdenthe fetus \presented to the birth canal feet first der Fötus trat mit den Füßen zuerst in den Geburtskanal3. illness sich zeigen, auftretento bring the rifle down to the \present das Gewehr in Anschlag bringen* * *I ['preznt]1. adj1) (= in attendance) anwesend2) (= existing in sth) vorhandena quality present in all great men — eine Eigenschaft, die man bei allen großen Männern findet
3)at the present time — gegenwärtig, derzeitig, augenblicklich; year, season etc laufend; century gegenwärtig, jetzig
of the present day — heutig, modern
till or to or until the present day — bis zum heutigen Tag, bis auf den heutigen Tag
in the present case —
the present writer (form) — der Autor des hier vorliegenden Werkes
4) (GRAM)in the present tense — in der Gegenwart, im Präsens
present participle — Partizip nt Präsens, Mittelwort nt der Gegenwart
present perfect (tense) — zweite Vergangenheit, Perfekt nt
2. n1) Gegenwart fat present — zur Zeit, im Moment or Augenblick, derzeit
up to the present — bislang, bis jetzt
there's no time like the present (prov) — was du heute kannst besorgen, das verschiebe nicht auf morgen (Prov)
IIpresent continuous/simple — erweitertes/einfaches Präsens, aktuelles/generelles Präsens
1. n(= gift) Geschenk ntto make sb a present of sth — jdm etw schenken (also fig), jdm etw zum Geschenk machen (form)
2. vt[prɪ'zent]1) (= hand over formally) medal, prize etc übergeben, überreichen; (= give as a gift) art collection, book etc schenken, zum Geschenk machen (form)to present sb with sth, to present sth to sb — jdm etw übergeben or überreichen; (as a gift)
they presented us with a hefty bill she presented him with a son — sie präsentierten or überreichten uns (dat) eine gesalzene Rechnung sie schenkte ihm einen Sohn
2) (= put forward) vorlegen; cheque (for payment) präsentieren; proof vorlegen, erbringen (of sth für etw); proposal vorlegen, unterbreitenshe asked me to present her apologies/compliments (form) please present my apologies to your mother (form) — sie bat mich, ihre Entschuldigung/Komplimente weiterzuleiten bitte entschuldigen Sie mich bei Ihrer Mutter
his report presents the matter in another light — sein Bericht zeigt die Angelegenheit in anderem Licht or stellt die Angelegenheit in anderem Licht dar
3) (= offer, provide) target, view, opportunity bietento present a brave face to the world — sich (dat) nichts anmerken lassen
4) (RAD, TV) präsentieren; (THEAT) zeigen, aufführen; (commentator) moderierenpresenting, in the blue corner... — in der blauen Ecke des Rings...
5) (= introduce) vorstellento present Mr X to Miss Y — Herrn X Fräulein Y (dat) vorstellen
may I present Mr X? (form) — erlauben Sie mir, Herrn X vorzustellen (form)
3. vr[prɪ'zent] (opportunity, problem etc) sich ergebenhow you present yourself is very important — es ist sehr wichtig, wie man sich präsentiert
he was asked to present himself for interview —
* * *present1 [ˈpreznt]1. gegenwärtig, anwesend ( beide:in a place an einem Ort;were you present? warst du da(bei)?;those present, present company die Anwesenden;present! (bei Namensaufruf) hier!2. gegenwärtig, augenblicklich, derzeitig, jetzig, momentan:it is present to my mind es ist mir gegenwärtig5. vorliegend:the present writer der Schreiber oder Verfasser (dieser Zeilen)present perfect Perfekt n, zweite Vergangenheit;B s1. Gegenwart f:at present im Augenblick, augenblicklich, gegenwärtig, zum gegenwärtigen Zeitpunkt, momentan;for the present vorläufig, für den Augenblick, einstweilen2. LING (Verb n im) Präsens n, (Zeitwort n in der) Gegenwart fby these presents hiermit, hierdurch;know all men by these presents that … hiermit wird allen kundgetan, dass …present2 [prıˈzent]A v/tpresent sb with sth jemandem etwas schenken oder verehren;present sb with a problem jemanden vor ein Problem stellen;be presented with a prize einen Preis (überreicht) bekommen2. darbieten, (über)reichen, etwas schenken:present sth to sb jemandem etwas schenken;present a message eine Botschaft überbringen;present one’s compliments to sb sich jemandem empfehlenpresent o.s.a) sich vorstellen,b) sich einfinden, erscheinen, sich melden ( alle:for zu),c) fig sich bieten (Möglichkeit etc)4. bei Hof vorstellen oder einführen:5. present no difficulty to sb jemandem keine Schwierigkeit bieten;present a problem (a threat) ein Problem (eine Bedrohung) darstellen;present an appearance (of) erscheinen (als);present a smiling face ein lächelndes Gesicht zeigen6. WIRTSCH einen Wechsel, Scheck (zur Zahlung) vorlegen, präsentieren:present a bill for acceptance einen Wechsel zum Akzept vorlegen7. ein Gesuch, eine Klage einreichen, vorlegen, unterbreiten8. eine Bitte, Klage, ein Argument etc vorbringen, einen Gedanken, Wunsch äußern, unterbreiten:present a case einen Fall vortragen oder vor Gericht vertreten9. JURa) Klage oder Anzeige erstatten gegenb) ein Vergehen anzeigen10. ein Theaterstück, einen Film etc darbieten, geben, zeigen, auch eine Sendung bringen, eine Sendung moderieren11. eine Rolle spielen, verkörpern12. fig vergegenwärtigen, vor Augen führen, schildern, darstellen13. jemanden (für ein Amt) vorschlagen14. MILa) das Gewehr präsentierenB s MILa) Präsentiergriff mb) (Gewehr)Anschlag m:at the present in Präsentierhaltung;present arms Präsentierstellung fpresent3 [ˈpreznt] s Geschenk n, Präsent n, Gabe f:make sb a present of sth, make a present of sth to sb jemandem etwas zum Geschenk machen oder schenken;what do you want for a present? was willst du als Geschenk?pres. abk1. present2. presidency* * *I 1. adjective1) anwesend, (geh.) zugegen (at bei)be present in the air/water/in large amounts — in der Luft/im Wasser/in großen Mengen vorhanden sein
all present and correct — (joc.) alle sind da
2) (being dealt with) betreffend3) (existing now) gegenwärtig; jetzig, derzeitig [Bischof, Chef usw.]4) (Ling.)2. nounpresent tense — Präsens, das; Gegenwart, die; see also participle
1)up to the present — bis jetzt; bisher
2) (Ling.) Präsens, das; Gegenwart, dieII 1.['prezənt] noun (gift) Geschenk, dasparting present — Abschiedsgeschenk, das
2.make a present of something to somebody, make somebody a present of something — jemandem etwas zum Geschenk machen; see also give 1. 2)
[prɪ'zent] transitive verb1) schenken; überreichen [Preis, Medaille, Geschenk]present something to somebody or somebody with something — jemandem etwas schenken/überreichen
present somebody with difficulties/a problem — jemanden vor Schwierigkeiten/ein Problem stellen
he was presented with an opportunity that... — ihm bot sich eine Gelegenheit, die...
2) (deliver) überreichen [Gesuch] (to bei); vorlegen [Scheck, Bericht, Rechnung] (to Dat.)3) (exhibit) zeigen; bereiten [Schwierigkeit]; aufweisen [Aspekt]4) (introduce) vorstellen (to Dat.)5) (to the public) geben, aufführen [Theaterstück]; zeigen [Film]; moderieren [Sendung]; bringen [Fernsehserie, Schauspieler in einer Rolle]; vorstellen [Produkt usw.]; vorlegen [Abhandlung]6)3. reflexive verbpresent arms! — (Mil.) präsentiert das Gewehr!
[Problem:] auftreten; [Möglichkeit:] sich ergebenpresent oneself for interview/an examination — zu einem Gespräch/einer Prüfung erscheinen
* * *adj.derzeitig (jetzig) adj.gegenwärtig adj.präsent adj.vorhanden adj. n.Geschenk -e n.Präsent -e n. v.aufweisen v.beschenken v.präsentieren v.vorführen v.vorlegen v.vorstellen v.überreichen v. -
12 picture
'pik ə
1. noun1) (a painting or drawing: This is a picture of my mother.) pintura, cuadro, retrato2) (a photograph: I took a lot of pictures when I was on holiday.) fotografía3) (a cinema film: There's a good picture on at the cinema tonight.) película, filme4) ((with the) a symbol or perfect example (of something): She looked the picture of health/happiness.) imagen5) ((with a) a beautiful sight: She looked a picture in her new dress.) (estar) guapísimo/precioso6) (a clear description: He gave me a good picture of what was happening.) descripción
2. verb(to imagine: I can picture the scene.) imaginar, figurarse- put someone / be in the picture- put / be in the picture
- the pictures
picture1 n dibujo / retrato / cuadro / ilustraciónpicture2 vb imaginarsehow do you picture life in the future? ¿cómo te imaginas la vida en el futuro?tr['pɪkʧəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (painting) pintura, cuadro; (portrait) retrato; (drawing) dibujo, grabado; (illustration) ilustración nombre femenino, lámina; (photograph) fotografía, foto nombre femenino2 (account, description) descripción nombre femenino; (mental picture) imagen nombre femenino, idea, impresión nombre femenino4 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (film) película1 (imagine) imaginarse, verse1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL el cine\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be a picture of health rebosar saludto be (as pretty as) a picture ser precioso,-ato be pictured (in press) aparecer en la fototo get the picture entender, enterarseto put somebody in the picture poner a alguien al corrientepicture book libro ilustradopicture frame marcopicture postcard tarjeta postalpicture window ventanal nombre masculino1) depict: representar2) imagine: imaginarsecan you picture it?: ¿te lo puedes imaginar?picture n1) : cuadro m (pintado o dibujado), ilustración f, fotografía f2) description: descripción f3) image: imagen fhe's the picture of his father: es la viva imagen de su padre4) movie: película fn.• cuadro s.m.• escena s.f.• fotografía s.f.• grabado s.m.• gráfico s.m.• ilustración s.f.• imagen s.f.• película s.f.• pintura s.f.• retrato s.m.v.• dibujar v.• pintar v.
I 'pɪktʃər, 'pɪktʃə(r)1)a) ( illustration) ilustración f; ( drawing) dibujo m; ( painting) cuadro m, pintura f; ( print) cuadro m, lámina f; ( portrait) retrato mto draw a picture of something — hacer* un dibujo de algo, dibujar algo
to paint a picture of something/somebody — pintar algo/a alguien
the book paints a gloomy picture of... — el libro pinta un cuadro sombrío de...
to be as pretty as a picture — ser* precioso: (before n)
picture frame — marco m
picture gallery — ( museum) pinacoteca f, museo m; ( shop) galería f de arte
b) ( photo) foto fto take a picture of something/somebody — sacarle* or tomarle or (Esp tb) hacerle* una foto a algo/alguien
2) ( situation) panorama mto get the picture — (colloq)
you're not welcome here, get the picture? — aquí no eres bienvenido ¿entiendes or te enteras?
to put somebody in the picture — poner* a alguien al tanto (de la situación)
3) ( idea) idea f4) (TV) imagen f5) ( Cin)a) ( movie) película f6)a) ( embodiment) imagen fb) ( beautiful sight) espectáculo mdoesn't she look a picture? — ¿no está preciosa?
II
a) ( imagine) imaginarseb) ( depict) (usu pass)['pɪktʃǝ(r)]the minister, pictured here next to... — el ministro, que aparece en la foto junto a...
1. N1) (Art) (=print, engraving) cuadro m; (=drawing) dibujo m; (=painting) cuadro m, pintura f; (=portrait) retrato m•
to draw a picture (of sth/sb) — hacer un dibujo (de algo/algn)•
to paint a picture (of sth/sb) — pintar un cuadro (de algo/algn)pretty 1., 1)to paint sb's picture — pintar un retrato de algn, pintar a algn
2) (=photo) foto f, fotografía f•
to take a picture of sth/sb — hacer or (esp LAm) sacar una foto a algo/algnwe all had our pictures taken — todos nos hicimos or (esp LAm) sacamos fotos
4) (=personification)5) (=wonderful sight)his face was a picture — ¡vaya cara que puso!, ¡vieras or hubieras visto su cara! (LAm)
6) (=situation) panorama myou have to look at the whole picture — tienes que considerar la situación or el panorama en conjunto
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where do I come or fit into the picture? * — ¿qué pinto yo or dónde encajo yo en todo esto? *, ¿cuál es mi papel en todo esto?do you get the picture? — ¿te enteras? *, ¿lo captas? *
he was a bit unsure in the job at first but he soon got the picture — al principio no se sentía muy seguro de cómo hacer su trabajo pero pronto le cogió el truco *
•
to put sb in the picture (about sth) — poner a algn al corriente or al tanto (de algo)7) (=idea)these figures give the general picture — estas cifras ofrecen una idea general or una visión de conjunto
I have a picture in my mind of how I want it to look — tengo una imagen mental del aspecto que quiero que tenga
8) (TV) imagen f9) (esp US) (Cine) película f(Brit) † motion 4.2. VT1) (=imagine) imaginarseI never pictured you as a family man — nunca te imaginé or te vi como hombre de familia
2) (=portray) (in painting, film, novel) representar(in photograph)his wife, pictured with him above — su mujer, que figura con él en la foto de arriba
the documentary pictured the police as good-natured fools — el documental pintaba a la policía como si fueran un hatajo de tontos con buen corazón, el documental representaba a la policía como un hatajo de tontos con buen corazón
3.CPDpicture book N — libro m ilustrado
picture frame N — marco m
picture gallery N — (=shop) galería f de arte; (=museum) museo m de pintura, pinacoteca f; (in stately home) galería f de cuadros
picture hat N — pamela f
picture house † N — cine m
picture library N — biblioteca f fotográfica
picture message N — mensaje m con foto
picture messaging N — (envío m de) mensajes mpl con foto
picture palace † N — cine m
picture phone N — teléfono m con cámara
picture postcard N — (tarjeta f) postal f
picture rail N — moldura para colgar cuadros
picture tube N — (TV) tubo m de imagen
picture window N — ventanal m
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I ['pɪktʃər, 'pɪktʃə(r)]1)a) ( illustration) ilustración f; ( drawing) dibujo m; ( painting) cuadro m, pintura f; ( print) cuadro m, lámina f; ( portrait) retrato mto draw a picture of something — hacer* un dibujo de algo, dibujar algo
to paint a picture of something/somebody — pintar algo/a alguien
the book paints a gloomy picture of... — el libro pinta un cuadro sombrío de...
to be as pretty as a picture — ser* precioso: (before n)
picture frame — marco m
picture gallery — ( museum) pinacoteca f, museo m; ( shop) galería f de arte
b) ( photo) foto fto take a picture of something/somebody — sacarle* or tomarle or (Esp tb) hacerle* una foto a algo/alguien
2) ( situation) panorama mto get the picture — (colloq)
you're not welcome here, get the picture? — aquí no eres bienvenido ¿entiendes or te enteras?
to put somebody in the picture — poner* a alguien al tanto (de la situación)
3) ( idea) idea f4) (TV) imagen f5) ( Cin)a) ( movie) película f6)a) ( embodiment) imagen fb) ( beautiful sight) espectáculo mdoesn't she look a picture? — ¿no está preciosa?
II
a) ( imagine) imaginarseb) ( depict) (usu pass)the minister, pictured here next to... — el ministro, que aparece en la foto junto a...
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13 retrato
m.1 portrait (dibujo).ser el vivo retrato de alguien to be the spitting image of somebodyretrato robot Identikit® picture, Photofit® picture (British)2 portrayal.3 picture, photograph, photo.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: retratar.* * *1 (pintura) portrait2 (foto) photograph3 figurado (descripción) description, depiction, portrayal\ser el vivo retrato de alguien to be the spitting image of somebodyretrato robot Identikit picture, Photofit picture* * *noun m.1) portrait2) photograph3) depiction* * *SM1) (Arte) portrait; (Fot) photograph, portraitretrato hablado — LAm Identikit picture
2) (=descripción) portrayal, depiction, description* * *a) (Art, Fot) portraitb) ( descripción) depiction, portrayal* * *= portrait, portrait painting.Ex. All types of documents from local collections are being included: manuscript miniatures, prints, maps, portraits, etc.Ex. Historical evidence includes portrait paintings, fashion plates and magazines, photographs, literary sources, pattern books, and trade catalogues.----* colección de retratos = portrait collection.* pintor de retratos = portraitist.* retrato fotográfico = photographic portrait.* retrato robot = photofit.* retratos = portraiture.* ser un vivo retrato de = be a dead ringer for.* * *a) (Art, Fot) portraitb) ( descripción) depiction, portrayal* * *= portrait, portrait painting.Ex: All types of documents from local collections are being included: manuscript miniatures, prints, maps, portraits, etc.
Ex: Historical evidence includes portrait paintings, fashion plates and magazines, photographs, literary sources, pattern books, and trade catalogues.* colección de retratos = portrait collection.* pintor de retratos = portraitist.* retrato fotográfico = photographic portrait.* retrato robot = photofit.* retratos = portraiture.* ser un vivo retrato de = be a dead ringer for.* * *un retrato de cuerpo entero/de medio cuerpo a full-length/head-and-shoulders portraitser el vivo retrato de algn to be the (spitting) image of sb ( colloq)2 (descripción) depiction, portrayalsi trazamos el retrato del votante de cada partido if we draw up a profile of each party's typical voterCompuestos:( AmL) videofit( Esp) videofit* * *
Del verbo retratar: ( conjugate retratar)
retrato es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
retrató es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
retratar
retrato
retrató
retratar ( conjugate retratar) verbo transitivo
( fotografiar) to photograph
retrato sustantivo masculinoa) (Art, Fot) portrait;◊ ser el vivo retrato de algn to be the (spitting) image of sb (colloq)
retratar verbo transitivo
1 Fot to take a photograph of
(en un cuadro, dibujo) to paint a portrait of
2 (hacer una descripción fiel) to describe
retrato sustantivo masculino
1 Arte portrait
Fot photograph
retrato robot, identikit‚ picture
2 (descripción) portrayal
♦ Locuciones: ser el vivo retrato de alguien, to be the spitting image of sb
' retrato' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cuerpo
- fotografía
- logrado
English:
composite
- exact
- flatter
- full-length
- identikit
- image
- likeness
- locket
- model
- Photofit
- picture
- portrait
- portrayal
- spit
- unflattering
- anything
- Identikit
- photo
* * *retrato nm1. [dibujo, pintura] portrait;retrato de medio cuerpo head-and-shoulders portrait;retrato de cuerpo entero full-length portrait;ser el vivo retrato de alguien to be the spitting image of sbAndes, RP retrato hablado Identikit® picture, Br Photofit® picture;retrato robot Identikit® picture, Br Photofit® picture2. [fotografía] portrait (photograph)3. [descripción] portrayal;hace un retrato muy fiel de las costumbres de entonces she paints a very accurate picture of the customs of the time* * *m picture;retrato-robot composite photo, E-Fit®;ser el vivo retrato de alguien be the spitting image of s.o.* * *retrato nm1) : depiction, portrayal2) : portrait, photograph* * *retrato n1. (cuadro) portrait2. (fotografía) photograph -
14 light
I
1.
noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) luz2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) luz, lámpara3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) fuego4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) perspectiva
2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) claro, luminoso2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) claro
3. lit verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) iluminar2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) encender•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to
II
1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) ligero2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) leve3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) ligero4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) más ligero5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) ligero6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) ágil7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) ligero8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) fino9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) arenoso•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light
III
= light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)light1 adj1. claro2. ligero / que pesa poco3. luminoso / claro4. suavelight2 n1. luz2. fuegohave you got a light? ¿tienes fuego?light3 vb1. encender / prender2. iluminar / alumbrar
light /lajt/ adjetivo invariable ‹ cigarrillos› low-tar; ‹ alimentos› low-calorie; ‹ refresco› diet ( before n)
light adj inv (cigarrillos) fuma Camel Light(tm), he smokes Camel Lights(tm) ' light' also found in these entries: Spanish: aeroplano - alumbrar - amanecer - año - aplique - avioneta - barrio - bombilla - buena - bueno - caballería - candela - cegador - cegadora - clara - claridad - claro - contraluz - deslumbrar - disco - duermevela - encender - enfocar - esclarecer - foco - fotómetro - fuego - iluminar - interruptor - leve - ligera - ligero - lumbre - luminosa - luminoso - luz - penumbra - piloto - pluma - precisa - preciso - prender - semáforo - sueño - tenue - tonadilla - trasluz - vaporosa - vaporoso - velomotor English: beam - blink - chink - deflect - fall - feather - flash - flicker - fluorescent light - go on - hand - infrared - light - light bulb - light switch - light up - light year - light-headed - light-hearted - off - pilot light - red light - red light district - see - shed - sleeper - strip light - tail-light - tone - traffic light - traffic lights - warning light - watt - absorb - admit - beacon - blind - block - bright - brighten - brilliant - bulb - candle - cast - come - dark - day - dazzle - dazzling - diettr[laɪt]■ as light as a feather ligero,-a como una pluma2 (sentence, wound) leve3 (head) mareado,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be light on something familiar andar mal de algoto be light on one's feet ser ligero,-a de piesto have light fingers tener los dedos largos, tener los dedos rápidosto make light of something dar poca importancia a algoto travel light viajar con poco equipajewith a light heart con el corazón alegrelight aircraft avionetalight ale cerveza claralight opera operetalight reading lectura fácil————————tr[laɪt]————————tr[laɪt]1 (gen) luz nombre femenino3 (for cigarette, fire) fuego■ could you give me a light, please? ¿tiene fuego, por favor?1 (ignite) encender2 (illuminate) iluminar, alumbrar1 encenderse1 (colour) claro,-a; (complexion) blanco,-a2 (bright) con mucha claridad\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLaccording to one's own lights formal use según su propio criterioin (the) light of SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL en vista de, teniendo en cuentato bring something to light sacar algo a la luzto come to light salir a luzto go out like a light familiar quedarse roqueto see the light at the end of the tunnel ver la luz al final del túnelto see things in a new light ver las cosas bajo otro aspectoto shed light on something aclarar algo, arrojar luz sobre algoto show somebody in a bad light hacer quedar mal a alguiento throw light on something aclarar algo, arrojar luz sobre algolight bulb bombillalight industry industria ligeralight meter fotómetrolight year año luz1) illuminate: iluminar, alumbrar2) ignite: encender, prenderle fuego alight vi: encenderse, prender1) land, settle: posarse2) dismount: bajarse, apearselight ['laɪt] adv1) lightly: suavemente, ligeramente2)to travel light : viajar con poco equipajelight adj1) lightweight: ligero, liviano, poco pesado2) easy: fácil, ligero, livianolight reading: lectura fácillight work: trabajo liviano3) gentle, mild: fino, suave, levea light breeze: una brisa suavea light rain: una lluvia fina4) frivolous: de poca importancia, superficial5) bright: bien iluminado, claro6) pale: claro (dícese de los colores), rubio (dícese del pelo)light n1) illumination: luz f2) daylight: luz f del día3) dawn: amanecer m, madrugada f4) lamp: lámpara fto turn on off the light: apagar la luz5) aspect: aspecto min a new light: con otros ojosin the light of: en vista de, a la luz de6) match: fósforo m, cerillo m7)to bring to light : sacar a (la) luzadj.• airoso, -a adj.• blondo, -a adj.• claro, -a adj.• ingrávido, -a adj.• leve adj.• ligero, -a adj.• liviano, -a adj.• luz adj.• rubio, -a adj.• suelto, -a adj.• sutil adj.• tenue adj.n.• candela s.f.• claro s.m.• fuego s.m.• lumbre s.f.• lumbrera s.f.• luz s.f.• lámpara s.f.v.(§ p.,p.p.: lit) = alumbrar v.• brillar v.• cebar v.• encender v.laɪt
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1) u luz flight and shade — luz y sombra; ( Art) claroscuro m
hold it up to the light — ponlo al trasluz or a contraluz
in o by the cold light of day it didn't seem such a good idea — al pensarlo mejor or en frío, no parecía tan buena idea
at first light — al clarear (el día), con las primeras luces
to bring something to light — sacar* algo a la luz
to come to light — salir* a la luz
to hide one's light under a bushel — ser* modesto
to see the light — abrir* los ojos, comprender las cosas
to see (the) light at the end of the tunnel — vislumbrar el fin de sus (or mis etc) problemas
to see the light (of day) — ver* la luz (del día)
to throw o cast o shed light on something — arrojar luz sobre algo; (before n)
light meter — fotómetro m
2) ca) ( source of light) luz f; ( lamp) lámpara fto turn the light off — apagar* la luz
to turn the light on — encender* or (AmL tb) prender or (Esp tb) dar* la luz
warning light — señal f luminosa
to go out like a light — (colloq) ( become unconscious) caer(se)* redondo; ( fall asleep) dormirse* como un tronco, caer* como piedra (AmL fam); (before n)
b) (of car, bicycle) luz fc) ( traffic light) semáforo m3)a) ( aspect) (no pl)to see something/somebody in a good/bad/new o different light — ver* algo/a alguien con buenos/malos/otros ojos
b)in the light of o (AmE also) in light of — (as prep) a la luz de, en vista de
4) c ( for igniting)have you got a light? — ¿tienes fuego?
to put a o set light to something — prender fuego a algo
II
1) adjective -er, -estit's lighter than the other one — pesa menos que el otro, es más ligero or (esp AmL) liviano que el otro
she's a very light sleeper — tiene el sueño muy ligero or (esp AmL) liviano
3)a) ( Meteo) <breeze/wind> suavelight rain — llovizna f
b) ( sparse)the losses were fairly light — las pérdidas fueron de poca consideración or de poca monta
c) ( not strenuous) <work/duties> ligero, liviano (esp AmL)d) ( not severe) < sentence> leve4) ( not serious) <music/comedy/reading> ligeroto make light of something — quitarle or restarle importancia a algo
5)a) ( pale) <green/brown> clarob) ( bright)it gets light very early these days — ahora amanece or aclara muy temprano
it's already light — ya es de día, ya está claro
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IV
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1) (past & past p lighted or lit) ( set alight) encender*, prender2) (past & past p lit) ( illuminate) \<\<room/scene\>\> iluminardimly/brightly lit — poco/muy iluminado
2.
Phrasal Verbs:- light up
I [laɪt] (vb: pt, pp lit or lighted)1. N1) (=not darkness) luz fshe was sitting with her back to the light or with the light behind her — estaba sentada de espaldas a la luz
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against the light — al trasluzto hold sth against the light — acercar algo a la luz, mirar algo al trasluz
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by the light of the moon/a candle — a la luz de la luna/de una vela•
at first light — al rayar el día•
you're (standing) in my light — me quitas la luz, me haces sombra•
to hold sth up to the light — acercar algo a la luz, mirar algo al trasluz- see a light at the end of the tunnel- bring sth to light- shed or throw or cast light on sth- come to light- light dawned on him/her- hide one's light- see the light- see the light of dayleading 2.2) (=lamp) luz fto switch on or turn on the light — encender la luz
to switch off or turn off the light — apagar la luz
- go out like a lightbright 3., runway3) (=electricity) luz felectric light — luz f eléctrica
4) (Aut) (on vehicle) luz f5) (=traffic signal) semáforo ma red/green/amber light — un semáforo en rojo/verde/ámbar
green 4.the lights were at or on red — el semáforo estaba en rojo
6) (=viewpoint)•
according to or by sb's lights — frm según el parecer de algn•
to see things/look at sth in a different or new light — ver las cosas/mirar algo con una perspectiva distinta or desde otro punto de vista•
in the light of what you have said... — en vista de or a la luz de lo que has dicho...7) (=glint, twinkle) brillo m8) (=flame)strike 2., 3)9) (Archit) cristal m, vidrio m2. ADJ(compar lighter) (superl lightest)1) (=bright) [room, hallway] con bastante luzwhile it's still light — mientras es de día or hay luz
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to get light — hacerse de día2) (=pale) [colour] claro; [hair] rubio, güero (CAm, Mex); [skin] blancolight blue/green — azul/verde claro
3. VT1) (=illuminate) iluminarto be lit up * — estar achispado *
2) (=ignite) [+ match, candle, fire] encender, prender; [+ cigarette] encender4.VI (=ignite) encenderse, prenderthe fire wouldn't light — el fuego no se encendía, el fuego no prendía
5.CPDlight bulb N — bombilla f, foco m (And), bombillo m (Col, Ven)
light fitting N — instalación eléctrica donde se colocan bombillas, tubos fluorescentes etc
light meter N — (Phot) fotómetro m
light show N — espectáculo m de luces
lights out N — hora f de apagar las luces
what time is lights out? — ¿a qué hora se apagan las luces?
light switch N — interruptor m
light wave N — onda f luminosa
light year N — año m luz
- light up
II [laɪt]1. ADJ(compar lighter) (superl lightest)•
you need a light touch to make good pastry — necesitas manos de seda para conseguir una buena masa2) (=scanty, slight) [breeze] leve, suave; [shower] ligero3) (Culin) [meal, food, cake] ligero, liviano (LAm)4) (=low-alcohol) de bajo contenido alcohólico, de bajo contenido en alcohol; (=low-calorie) light, bajo en calorías; (=low-tar) light, de bajo contenido en alquitrán5) (=soft) [sound] leve; [voice] suave6) (=not demanding) [work, duties] ligero- make light work of sth7) (=not serious) [novel, music] ligero•
to make light of sth — quitar importancia a algo8) (=not harsh) [sentence] leve9) (=shallow)10) (=loose) [soil] poco denso2.ADV•
to travel light — viajar con poco equipaje3. N1) lights (Culin) † pulmones mpl2) (=cigarette) cigarrillo m light, cigarrillo m de bajo contenido en alquitrán4.CPDlight aircraft N — avión m ligero
light ale, light beer (US) N — cerveza f rubia, cerveza f clara
light cream N — (US) (=single cream) nata f líquida
light entertainment N — (TV) programas mpl de variedades
light heavyweight N — (=cruiserweight) peso m semipesado
light industry N — industria f ligera
light infantry N — infantería f ligera
light opera N — (=show) opereta f; (=genre) género m lírico
light verse N — poesías fpl festivas
III
[laɪt](pt, pp lit or lighted) VIto light on sth — liter dar con algo, tropezar con algo, encontrar algo
* * *[laɪt]
I
1) u luz flight and shade — luz y sombra; ( Art) claroscuro m
hold it up to the light — ponlo al trasluz or a contraluz
in o by the cold light of day it didn't seem such a good idea — al pensarlo mejor or en frío, no parecía tan buena idea
at first light — al clarear (el día), con las primeras luces
to bring something to light — sacar* algo a la luz
to come to light — salir* a la luz
to hide one's light under a bushel — ser* modesto
to see the light — abrir* los ojos, comprender las cosas
to see (the) light at the end of the tunnel — vislumbrar el fin de sus (or mis etc) problemas
to see the light (of day) — ver* la luz (del día)
to throw o cast o shed light on something — arrojar luz sobre algo; (before n)
light meter — fotómetro m
2) ca) ( source of light) luz f; ( lamp) lámpara fto turn the light off — apagar* la luz
to turn the light on — encender* or (AmL tb) prender or (Esp tb) dar* la luz
warning light — señal f luminosa
to go out like a light — (colloq) ( become unconscious) caer(se)* redondo; ( fall asleep) dormirse* como un tronco, caer* como piedra (AmL fam); (before n)
b) (of car, bicycle) luz fc) ( traffic light) semáforo m3)a) ( aspect) (no pl)to see something/somebody in a good/bad/new o different light — ver* algo/a alguien con buenos/malos/otros ojos
b)in the light of o (AmE also) in light of — (as prep) a la luz de, en vista de
4) c ( for igniting)have you got a light? — ¿tienes fuego?
to put a o set light to something — prender fuego a algo
II
1) adjective -er, -estit's lighter than the other one — pesa menos que el otro, es más ligero or (esp AmL) liviano que el otro
she's a very light sleeper — tiene el sueño muy ligero or (esp AmL) liviano
3)a) ( Meteo) <breeze/wind> suavelight rain — llovizna f
b) ( sparse)the losses were fairly light — las pérdidas fueron de poca consideración or de poca monta
c) ( not strenuous) <work/duties> ligero, liviano (esp AmL)d) ( not severe) < sentence> leve4) ( not serious) <music/comedy/reading> ligeroto make light of something — quitarle or restarle importancia a algo
5)a) ( pale) <green/brown> clarob) ( bright)it gets light very early these days — ahora amanece or aclara muy temprano
it's already light — ya es de día, ya está claro
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1) (past & past p lighted or lit) ( set alight) encender*, prender2) (past & past p lit) ( illuminate) \<\<room/scene\>\> iluminardimly/brightly lit — poco/muy iluminado
2.
Phrasal Verbs:- light up -
15 spille
act, put on an act, bet, enact, gamble, impersonate, perform, play, portray, show* * *vb play ( fx a sonata, the piano, the violin, billiards, cards, football, half-back);( opføre) act, perform,( give sig ud for at være) pretend to be ( fx a doctor), act ( fx the hero);[ hvad spiller de?]( uden objekt) play ( fx he plays well; the organ is playing),( optræde) play, appear ( fx in Hamlet),(fig) pretend to be ( fx angry, ill, stupid);( spille hasard) gamble ( fx he gambles);( om lys) play ( fx the sunlight played on the water),( om flammer) play, flicker;( funkle) sparkle;[ med sb:][ spille en film] show a film;[ spille en grammofonplade] play a record;[ spille herre] play the master, lord it;[ spille hovedrollen] take the principal part, play the lead;[ spille klovn] play the clown;[ med præp & adv:][ spille noget bort] gamble something away;[ spille fallit] go bankrupt, fail;[ spille falsk]( i musik) play out of tune,( i kortspil) cheat (at cards);[ spille for én] play for (el. to) somebody;[ spille ind]( spille en rolle) enter into it ( fx I think jealousy enters into it), play a part;( gøre sig gældende) make itself felt;( indbringe) bring in,(se også indspille);( deltage) join in the game,( i kortspil) take a hand;[ spille med én] play with somebody;[ spille med musklerne] ripple one's muscles;(fig) flex one's muscles;[ spille mod] play (against) ( fx Denmark is to play (against) Norway);[ spille om noget] play for something;[ der spillede et smil om hans mund] a smile played (el. hovered) on his lips;[ spille op]( om orkester) strike up;( om børn: lave ballade) play up;[ spille en formue op] gamble away a fortune;[ spille sig op] warm up, get into one's stride;( om skuespiller) play up to;(flirte etc) make up to;( om musik) strike up ( fx a waltz);( om farver) shade into ( fx green shading into blue);[ spille på]( generelt) play ( fx the flute, the piano),( om bestemt instrument) play on ( fx it is the best piano I ever played on; he was playing on a drum);(fig) play on ( fx their fear);[ spille ud]( i kortspil) lead;(fig) make the first move;[ du spiller ud!] (it is) your lead!(fig) come up with a proposal;[ spille den ene stat ud mod den anden] play off one state against another. -
16 stroke
/strouk/ * danh từ - cú, cú đánh, đòn =to receive 20 strokes+ bị đòn =stroke of sword+ một nhát gươm =killed by a stroke of lightning+ bị sét đánh chết =finishing stroke+ đòn kết liễu - (y học) đột quỵ =a stroke of apoplexy+ đột quỵ ngập máu - sự cố gắng =he has not done a stroke of work+ nó không gắng làm một tí việc gì cả =to row a fast stroke+ chèo nhanh - nước bài, nước đi, "cú", "miếng", "đòn" ; sự thành công lớn =to invent a new stroke in cricket+ phát minh ra một "cú" mới cong crickê =a stroke of genius+ một ý kiến độc đáo =a stroke of business+ sự buôn may bán lời; một món phát tài =a stroke of luck+ dịp may bất ngờ - lối bơi, kiểu bơi - nét (bút) =up stroke+ nép lên =down stroke+ nét xuống =to portray with a few strokes+ vẽ bằng một vài nét =I could do it with a stroke of the pen+ tôi chỉ gạch một nét bút là xong việc ấy =finishing strokes+ những nét sửa sang cuối cùng, những nét trau chuốt cuối cùng - tiếng chuông đồng hồ =it is on the stroke of nine+ đồng hồ đánh chín giờ =to arrive on the stroke [of time]+ đến đúng giờ - tiếng đập của trái tim - người đứng lái làm chịch (ở cuối thuyền) ((cũng) stroke oar (hiếm)) - cái vuốt ve; sự vuốt ve * ngoại động từ - đứng lái (để làm chịch) - vuốt ve !to stroke somebody down - làm ai nguôi giận !to stroke somebody ['s hair] the wrong way - làm ai phát cáu -
17 present
1. adjectivea. ( = in attendance) présent (at à)• who was present? qui était là ?b. ( = existing now) actuel2. nouna. ( = present time) présent m• there's no time like the present! il ne faut jamais remettre au lendemain ce que l'on peut faire le jour même !b. ( = gift) cadeau m• to present sth to sb [+ prize, medal] remettre qch à qnb. [+ tickets, documents] présenter ; [+ plan, account, proposal] soumettre ; [+ report] remettre ; [+ complaint] déposer ; [+ proof, evidence] apporter• to present o.s. se présenter• how you present yourself is very important la manière dont vous vous présentez est très importantec. ( = constitute) [+ problem, difficulties, features] présenter ; [+ opportunity] donner ; [+ challenge] constituerd. [+ play, film, programme] passer ; ( = act as presenter of) présenter• we are proud to present... nous sommes heureux de vous présenter...4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✦ Lorsque present est un adjectif ou un nom, l'accent tombe sur la première syllabe: ˈpreznt, lorsque c'est un verbe, sur la seconde: prɪˈzent.* * *1. ['preznt]1) ( gift) cadeau m2)the present — ( now) le présent
for the present — pour le moment, pour l'instant
3) Linguistics (also present tense) présent m2. ['preznt]1) ( attending) présent2) ( current) actuel/-elleat the present time ou moment — actuellement
3) Linguistics présent3. 4. [prɪ'zent]transitive verb1) ( raise) présenter [problem, challenge, risk]; offrir [chance, opportunity]2) (proffer, show) présenter3) ( submit for consideration) présenter [plan, figures, petition]; fournir [evidence]4) ( formally give) remettre [prize, certificate]; présenter [apologies, respects, compliments]5) ( portray) présenter [person, situation] (as comme étant)6) Television, Radio, Theatre présenter [programme, show]; donner [production, play, concert]7) Military présenter [arms]5.intransitive verb Medicine [patient, baby] se présenter; [symptom, condition] apparaître6.1)2)to present itself — [opportunity, thought] se présenter
••there is no time like the present — il ne faut jamais remettre au lendemain ce que l'on peut faire le jour même
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18 prikazivati se
vr impf appear; manifest itself; present/portray oneself as; (kao druga osoba) impersonate somebody
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