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1 preen
preen [pri:n]∎ the bird was preening its feathers or was preening itself l'oiseau se lissait les plumes;∎ figurative to preen oneself (of person) se faire beau, se pomponner∎ to preen oneself on sth s'enorgueillir de qch;∎ he preened himself on his success il s'enorgueillissait ou tirait fierté de son succès -
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1. transitive verb[Vogel:] putzen [Federn, Gefieder]2. reflexive verb[Vogel:] sich putzen; [Person:] sich herausputzen* * *[pri:n]1) ((of birds) to arrange (the feathers): The sea-gulls were preening themselves / their feathers.) putzen2) (used unkindly, meaning to attend to one's appearance: The woman was preening herself in front of the mirror.) sich herausputzen* * *[pri:n]I. viII. vt1. (of bird)▪ to \preen its feathers sein Gefieder putzenpoliticians like nothing more than an opportunity to \preen themselves Politiker lieben nichts mehr als eine Gelegenheit zur Selbstdarstellung* * *[priːn]1. vtfeathers putzen2. vi(bird) sich putzen3. vrto preen oneself (bird) — sich putzen;
* * *preen [priːn] v/t1. sich das Gefieder etc putzen:2. preen o.s. sich etwas einbilden (on auf akk)* * *1. transitive verb[Vogel:] putzen [Federn, Gefieder]2. reflexive verb[Vogel:] sich putzen; [Person:] sich herausputzen -
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[pri:n] vi1) ( of bird)to \preen its feathers sein Gefieder putzen;politicians like nothing more than an opportunity to \preen themselves Politiker lieben nichts mehr als eine Gelegenheit zur Selbstdarstellung; -
4 zugutehalten
zu|gu|te|hal|tenvt sep1)jdm etw zugútehalten — to grant sb sth
Sie waren monatelang krank, das haben wir Ihnen zugutegehalten — you were ill for some months and we've made allowances for that
2)etwas zugútehalten (geh) — to pride or preen oneself on sth
* * *zu·gu·te|hal·tenRR▪ jdm etw \zugutehalten to make allowances for sb's sth* * *zugutehalten v/t (irr, trennb, hat -ge-)1.jemandem etwas zugutehalten (positiv anrechnen) give sb credit for sth; (Verständnis haben) make allowances for sth;jemandem seine Jugend/Unerfahrenheit zugutehalten make allowances for sb’s age/lack of experience2.sich (dat) -
5 plume
noun2)plume of smoke/steam — Rauchwolke od. -fahne, die/Dampfwolke, die
* * *[plu:m](a large decorative feather: She wore a plume in her hat.) die Feder* * *[plu:m]I. nostrich \plume Straußenfeder f2. (cloud)\plume of smoke Rauchwolke f\plume of dust Staubwolke f\plume of steam Dunstglocke f3.II. vt* * *[pluːm]1. nFeder f; (on helmet) Federbusch mplume of smoke — Rauchwolke f, Rauchfahne f
2. vr1) (bird) sich putzen2)to plume oneself on sth — auf etw (acc) stolz sein wie ein Pfau
* * *plume [pluːm]A s1. große Feder:plume of an ostrich Straußenfeder;borrowed plumes fig fremde Federn2. (Hut-, Schmuck)Feder f3. Feder-, Helmbusch m4. poeta) Feder fb) Federkleid n, Gefieder n5. Siegesfeder f:win the plume den Sieg davontragen (a. fig)6. fig federähnliches Gebilde:B v/t1. mit Federn schmücken* * *noun2)plume of smoke/steam — Rauchwolke od. -fahne, die/Dampfwolke, die
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7 plume
plume [plu:m]1 noun∎ ostrich plume plume f d'autruche;∎ the swan plumed itself or its feathers le cygne se lissait les plumes∎ to plume oneself on sth se glorifier de qch►► Entomology plume moth alucite f -
8 putzen
I vt/i clean (auch Gemüse); (Schuhe) auch polish, Am. shine; (Silber) clean; (polieren) polish; (schmücken) decorate; (die Putzarbeit machen) clean, do the cleaning; putzen gehen work as a cleaner; sich (Dat) die Nase putzen blow ( oder wipe) one’s nose; sich (Dat) die Zähne putzen brush one’s teeth; die putzen wir SPORT, umg. we’ll blow them away, we’ll knock ‘em dead; Platte 10* * *to preen; to polish; to snuff; to plume; to furbish; to wipe; to clean* * *pụt|zen ['pʊtsn]1. vt1) (= säubern) to clean; (= polieren) to polish; (= wischen) to wipe; Pferd to brush down, to groom; Docht to trimdie Zähne putzen — to clean (Brit) or brush one's teeth
einem Baby den Hintern/die Nase putzen — to wipe a baby's bottom/nose
putzen gehen — to work as a cleaner
2) (dated = schmücken) to decorate3) Mauer to roughcast, to plaster4) (Aus = chemisch reinigen) to dry-clean2. vr1) (= sich säubern) to wash or clean oneself2) (dated = sich schmücken) to dress or do oneself up* * *1) ((of birds) to arrange (the feathers): The sea-gulls were preening themselves / their feathers.) preen2) (to snip off the burnt part of the wick of (a candle or lamp).) snuff* * *put·zen[ˈpʊtsn̩]I. vt1. (säubern)seine Schuhe \putzen to clean [or polish] [or shine] one's shoesdie Brille \putzen to clean one's glassesein Pferd \putzen to groom a horsedie Treppe/Wohnung \putzen to clean the steps/flatSpinat \putzen to wash and prepare spinach▪ etw \putzen to decorateden Christbaum \putzen to decorate the Christmas treeeine Urkunde putzte die Wand a certificate adorned the wall3. (wischen)putz dir den Dreck von den Schuhen! wipe the mud off your shoes!II. vi\putzen gehen to work as a cleaner* * *transitives Verb1) (blank reiben) polish[sich (Dat.)] die Zähne/die Nase putzen — clean or brush one's teeth/blow one's nose
sich putzen — < cat> wash itself; < bird> preen itself
3) auch itr. (bes. rhein., südd., schweiz.): (sauber machen) clean <room, shop, etc.>putzen gehen — work as a cleaner or (Brit.) char[woman]
4) (zum Kochen vorbereiten) wash and prepare < vegetables>* * *A. v/t & v/i clean (auch Gemüse); (Schuhe) auch polish, US shine; (Silber) clean; (polieren) polish; (schmücken) decorate; (die Putzarbeit machen) clean, do the cleaning;putzen gehen work as a cleaner;sich (dat)die Nase putzen blow ( oder wipe) one’s nose;sich (dat)die Zähne putzen brush one’s teeth;* * *transitives Verb1) (blank reiben) polish[sich (Dat.)] die Zähne/die Nase putzen — clean or brush one's teeth/blow one's nose
sich putzen — < cat> wash itself; < bird> preen itself
3) auch itr. (bes. rhein., südd., schweiz.): (sauber machen) clean <room, shop, etc.>putzen gehen — work as a cleaner or (Brit.) char[woman]
4) (zum Kochen vorbereiten) wash and prepare < vegetables>* * *(Gemüse) v.to clean v. (Schuhe) v.to polish v.to shine (US) v. v.to buff v.to clean v.to furbish v.to plaster a wall expr. -
9 arreglarse
1 (componerse) to get ready, dress up; (cabello) to do2 (solucionarse) to get sorted out, work out; (pareja) to get back together again* * ** * *VPR1) (=acicalarse) to get o.s. ready; [+ pelo, manos] to do2) (=ponerse de acuerdo) to come to an agreementno consiguieron arreglarse en el precio — they didn't manage to come to an agreement about the price
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arreglarse a algo — to conform to sthlas leyes deben arreglarse a los principios fundamentales — laws should conform to fundamental principles
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arreglarse con algn, me he arreglado con ella para cambiar los turnos — I've arranged to swap shifts with her3) [novios] (=reconciliarse) to make up; (=empezar a salir) † to start courting †estuvieron un tiempo peleados, pero ya se han arreglado — they fell out for a while, but now they've made (it) up
4) (=mejorarse) to improvesi las cosas no se arreglan la empresa tendrá que cerrar — if things don't improve the firm will have to close down
si el tiempo se arregla, iremos a la playa — if the weather improves we'll go to the beach
5) (=apañarse) to managecon este dinero me arreglo — I can get by o I can manage on this money
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arreglarse con/ sin algo — to manage with/without sth¿cómo os arregláis sin el coche? — how do you manage without the car?
para comer me arreglo con un bocadillo — at lunch, I make do with a sandwich, I manage on a sandwich for lunch
¿cómo te las arreglas para trabajar tanto y no cansarte? — how do you manage to work so hard and not get tired?
no sé cómo se las arregla para salir adelante con ese sueldo — I don't know how he manages to get by on that salary
* * *(v.) = get + readyEx. For ages men have known that women take forever to get ready and now there is proof.* * *(v.) = get + readyEx: For ages men have known that women take forever to get ready and now there is proof.
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■arreglarse verbo reflexivo
1 (ponerse elegante) to get ready
2 (reconciliarse) to make up
♦ Locuciones: arréglatelas como puedas, sort it out as best you can
' arreglarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aderezarse
- pasar
- acomodar
- apañar
- arreglar
- asear
- uña
English:
do
- smarten up
- manage
- pedicure
- preen
- ready
* * *vpr1. [asunto, problema] to sort itself out;no llores, todo se arreglará don't cry, it'll all sort itself out o work out in the end2. [tiempo] to improve, to get better;si se arregla el día saldremos de excursión if the weather improves o gets better we can go on a trip somewhere3. [apañarse] to make do ( con algo with sth);es muy austero, con poca cosa se arregla he's very austere, he makes do with very little;no me prepares nada especial, me arreglo con un café don't make anything special for me, a coffee will do fine;arreglárselas (para hacer algo) to manage (to do sth);nos las arreglamos como pudimos we did the best we could;¡arréglatelas como puedas! that's your problem!;siempre se las arregla para conseguir lo que quiere she always manages to get what she wants;no sé cómo te las arreglas para perder siempre I don't know how you always manage to lose4. [acicalarse] to smarten up;no he tenido tiempo para arreglarme I didn't have time to get ready;se pasa la mañana arreglándose she spends all morning doing herself up¿no estaban peleadas? -- sí, pero ya nos arreglamos hadn't you fallen out? -- yes, but we've made up nowhace dos meses que nos arreglamos we started going out two months ago* * *v/r1 get (o.s.) ready2 de problema get sorted out;¡todo se arreglará! everything will work out3:el tiempo se arregla it’s clearing up4 ( apañarse) manage;arreglárselas manage;¡arréglate como puedas! you’ll just have to manage!, you’ll just have to sort something out!;arreglarse con algo get by with sth, make do with sth* * *vr1) : to get dressed (up)arreglarse el pelo: to get one's hair done2)arreglárselas fam : to get by, to manage* * *arreglarse vb1. (persona) to get ready2. (apañarse) to manage / to get by3. (solucionarse) to work outarreglárselas to manage / to cope
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