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to put about or spread a rumour

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1 put about

put about mar. virare di bordo; put [sth.] about, put about [sth.]

1) (spread) mettere in giro [rumour, story]

it is being put about that — gira voce che

2) mar. invertire la rotta di, fare virare di bordo [ vessel]

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(to spread (news etc).) diffondere

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1. vt + adv

(circulate: news, rumour) mettere in giro

2. vi + adv

Naut virare di bordo, invertire la rotta

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put about mar. virare di bordo; put [sth.] about, put about [sth.]

1) (spread) mettere in giro [rumour, story]

it is being put about that — gira voce che

2) mar. invertire la rotta di, fare virare di bordo [ vessel]

English-Italian dictionary > put about
2 put about

1. transitive verb
(circulate) verbreiten; in Umlauf bringen

it was put about that... — man munkelte (ugs.) od. es hieß, dass...
2. intransitive verb
(Naut.) den Kurs ändern

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(to spread (news etc).) verbreiten

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◆ put about

I. vt

1. (scatter within)

▪ to \put about sth about sth etw in etw dat verteilen

she \put about the balloons about the room sie verteilte die Ballons im Zimmer

2. (spread rumour)

▪ to \put about sth about etw verbreiten [o herumerzählen]

he has been \put aboutting it about that I'm having an affair er hat überall herumerzählt, dass ich eine Affäre habe

3. BRIT ( fam: be promiscuous)

▪ to \put about it [or oneself] about mit jedem/jeder ins Bett gehen

4. ( fam: be extroverted)

▪ to \put about oneself about sich akk in Szene setzen

II. vi NAUT wenden, stagen fachspr, umlegen fachspr

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put about

A v/t

1. SCHIFF den Kurs eines Schiffs ändern

2. ein Gerücht verbreiten, in Umlauf setzen:

it’s being put about that … man munkelt, dass … umg

3. meist passiv

a) beunruhigen

b) ärgern

c) aus der Fassung bringen

d) quälen

4. put o.s. about Br umg sexuell sehr aktiv sein

B v/i SCHIFF den Kurs ändern

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1. transitive verb
(circulate) verbreiten; in Umlauf bringen

it was put about that... — man munkelte (ugs.) od. es hieß, dass...
2. intransitive verb
(Naut.) den Kurs ändern

English-german dictionary > put about
3 put about

vt

1) ( scatter within)

to \put about sth about sth etw in etw dat verteilen;

she \put about the balloons about the room sie verteilte die Ballons im Zimmer

2) ( spread rumour)

to \put about sth about etw verbreiten [o herumerzählen];

he has been \put aboutting it about that I'm having an affair er hat überall herumerzählt, dass ich eine Affäre habe

3) ( Brit) (fam: be promiscuous)

to \put about it [or oneself] about mit jedem/jeder ins Bett gehen

4) (fam: be extroverted)

to \put about oneself about sich in Szene setzen vi naut wenden, stagen fachspr, umlegen fachspr

English-German students dictionary > put about
4 put about

(to spread (news etc).) hacer correr

1) v + o + adv

a) ( Naut) \<\<ship\>\> hacer* virar en redondo

b) ( spread) (colloq) \<\<story/rumor\>\> hacer* correr or circular

to put it about that... — hacer* correr la voz de que...

2) v + adv ( Naut) virar en redondo, cambiar de borda

1. VT + ADV

1) (esp Brit) [+ rumour] hacer correr

to put it about that... — hacer correr el rumor de que...

2) (Naut) [+ ship] hacer virar

3) *

he's putting it about a bit — (sexually) se está ofreciendo a todo quisque *

to put o.s. about — (=make o.s. noticed) hacerse notar

2.

VI + ADV (Naut) cambiar de rumbo, virar

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1) v + o + adv

a) ( Naut) \<\<ship\>\> hacer* virar en redondo

b) ( spread) (colloq) \<\<story/rumor\>\> hacer* correr or circular

to put it about that... — hacer* correr la voz de que...

2) v + adv ( Naut) virar en redondo, cambiar de borda

English-spanish dictionary > put about
5 put about

1. vi ( NAUT)
zmieniać (zmienić perf) kurs na przeciwny
2. vt
rumour rozpuszczać (rozpuścić perf)

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(to spread (news etc).) rozpowszechniać

English-Polish dictionary > put about
6 put

put [pʊt]

mettre ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c)-(f), 1 (i) dire ⇒ 1 (g) soumettre ⇒ 1 (h) placer ⇒ 1 (i), 1 (l) investir ⇒ 1 (k), 1 (l) miser ⇒ 1 (m)

(pt & pp put, cont putting)

1 transitive verb

(a) (into specified place or position) mettre;

∎ put the saucepan on the shelf mets la casserole sur l'étagère;

∎ she put her hand on my shoulder elle a mis sa main sur mon épaule;

∎ put the chairs nearer the table approche les chaises de la table;

∎ he put his arm around my shoulders il passa son bras autour de mes épaules;

∎ she put her arms around him elle l'a pris dans ses bras;

∎ to put one's head round the door/through the window passer la tête par la porte/par la fenêtre;

∎ did you put any salt in? as-tu mis du sel (dedans)?;

∎ put some more water on to boil remettez de l'eau à chauffer;

∎ he put another brick on the pile il a mis une autre brique sur la pile;

∎ to put a coin/a letter/a gun into sb's hand glisser ou mettre une pièce/une lettre/un revolver dans la main de qn;

∎ she put a match to the wood elle a allumé le bois;

∎ to put an advert in the paper mettre une annonce dans le journal;

∎ they want to put me in an old folks' home ils veulent me mettre dans une maison pour les vieux;

∎ to put a child to bed mettre un enfant au lit, coucher un enfant;

∎ to put a man on the moon envoyer un homme sur la lune;

∎ he put the telescope to his eye il a porté la longue-vue à son œil;

∎ to put honour before riches préférer l'honneur à l'argent;

∎ to put a play on the stage monter une pièce;

∎ to put a guard on the door faire surveiller la porte;

∎ figurative I didn't know where to put myself! je ne savais plus où me mettre!;

∎ put yourself in my position or place mettez-vous à ma place;

∎ to put oneself into sb's hands s'en remettre à qn;

∎ put it out of your mind or head sors-le-toi de la tête;

∎ I had long put this thought out of my mind ça faisait longtemps que je m'étais sorti cette idée de la tête;

∎ we put a lot of emphasis on creativity nous mettons beaucoup l'accent sur la créativité;

∎ don't put too much trust in what he says ne te fie pas trop à ce qu'il dit;

∎ familiar put it there! (shake hands) tope-là!, serrons-nous la pince!

(b) (push or send forcefully)

∎ he put his fist through the window il a passé son poing à travers le carreau;

∎ he put a bullet through his head il s'est mis une balle dans la tête;

∎ she put her pen through the whole paragraph elle a rayé tout le paragraphe d'un coup de stylo

(c) (impose → limit, responsibility, tax) mettre;

∎ to put a ban on sth interdire qch;

∎ it puts an extra burden on our department c'est un fardeau de plus pour notre service;

∎ the new tax will put 5p on a packet of cigarettes la nouvelle taxe augmentera de 5 pence le prix d'un paquet de cigarettes

(d) (into specified state) mettre;

∎ you're putting me in an awkward position vous me mettez dans une situation délicate;

∎ I hope I've not put you to too much trouble j'espère que je ne vous ai pas trop dérangé;

∎ music always puts him in a good mood la musique le met toujours de bonne humeur;

∎ the new rules will be put into effect next month le nouveau règlement entrera en vigueur le mois prochain;

∎ to put sb out of a job mettre qn au chômage;

∎ to put a prisoner on bread and water mettre un prisonnier au pain sec et à l'eau;

∎ the money will be put to good use l'argent sera bien employé;

∎ to put sb to sleep endormir qn;

∎ euphemism the dog had to be put to sleep il a fallu piquer le chien

(e) (write down) mettre, écrire;

∎ I forgot to put my address j'ai oublié de mettre mon adresse;

∎ what date shall I put? quelle date est-ce que je mets?

(f) (bring about)

∎ to put an end or a stop to sth mettre fin ou un terme à qch

(g) (say, express) dire, exprimer;

∎ I wouldn't put it quite like that je ne dirais pas cela;

∎ I don't know how to put it je ne sais comment dire;

∎ to put one's thoughts into words exprimer sa pensée, s'exprimer;

∎ let me put it this way laissez-moi l'exprimer ainsi;

∎ it was, how shall I put it, rather long c'était, comment dirais-je, un peu long;

∎ to put it another way,… en d'autres termes,…;

∎ he put it better than that il l'a dit ou formulé mieux que ça;

∎ you could have put that better tu aurais pu tourner cela un peu mieux;

∎ she put it politely but firmly elle l'a dit poliment mais clairement;

∎ as Churchill once put it comme l'a dit Churchill un jour;

∎ to put it briefly or simply, they refused bref ou en un mot, ils ont refusé;

∎ to put it bluntly pour parler franc;

∎ putting it in terms you'll understand… plus simplement, pour que vous compreniez…

(h) (present, submit → suggestion, question) soumettre; (→ motion) proposer, présenter;

∎ to put a proposal to the board présenter une proposition au conseil d'administration;

∎ he put his case very well il a très bien présenté son cas;

∎ I have a question to put to the Prime Minister j'ai une question à soumettre au Premier ministre;

∎ Law I put it to you that… n'est-il pas vrai que…?;

∎ I put it to the delegates that now is the time to act je tiens à dire aux délégués que c'est maintenant qu'il faut agir

(i) (class, rank) placer, mettre;

∎ I wouldn't put them in the same class as the Beatles je ne les mettrais ou placerais pas dans la même catégorie que les Beatles;

∎ I put my family above my job je fais passer ma famille avant mon travail

(j) (set to work)

∎ to put sb to work mettre qn au travail;

∎ they put her on the Jones case ils l'ont mise sur l'affaire Jones

(k) (devote → effort) investir, consacrer;

∎ to put a lot of time/energy into sth consacrer beaucoup de temps/d'énergie à qch, investir beaucoup de temps/d'énergie dans qch;

∎ she puts more into their relationship than he does elle s'investit plus que lui dans leur relation;

∎ to put a lot of work into sth/doing sth beaucoup travailler à qch/pour faire qch;

∎ Sport he put everything he had into his first service il a tout mis dans son premier service

(l) (invest → money) placer, investir;

∎ she had put all her savings into property elle avait investi ou placé toutes ses économies dans l'immobilier

(m) (bet) miser, parier;

∎ to put money on a horse miser ou parier sur un cheval;

∎ he put all his winnings on the red il misa tous ses gains sur le rouge

(n) Sport

∎ to put the shot lancer le poids

(o) Nautical

∎ to put a ship into port rentrer un bateau au port

2 intransitive verb

∎ Nautical to put to sea lever l'ancre, appareiller;

∎ they had to put back into harbour ils ont dû rentrer au port;

∎ we put into port at Bombay nous avons relâché ou fait relâche à Bombay

3 noun

(a) Sport lancer m (du poids);

∎ his third put son troisième lancer

(b) Stock Exchange option f de vente, put m;

∎ put and call stellage m, double option f

►► Stock Exchange put band période f de validité d'une option de vente;

Stock Exchange put bond emprunt m à fenêtre;

Stock Exchange put option option f de vente;

Stock Exchange put warrant warrant m à la vente

➲ put about

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (spread → gossip, story) faire courir; (→ rumour) faire circuler;

∎ to put it about that… faire circuler le bruit que…;

∎ it is being put about that he intends resigning le bruit court qu'il a l'intention de démissionner

(b) Nautical

∎ to put a boat about virer de bord

(c) familiar

∎ to put it or oneself about (be promiscuous) coucher à droite à gauche

2 intransitive verb

Nautical virer de bord

➲ put across separable transitive verb

(a) (communicate → gen) faire comprendre; (→ feeling) communiquer;

∎ to put sth across to sb faire comprendre qch à qn;

∎ I don't know how to put the argument across to them je ne sais pas comment leur faire comprendre cet argument;

∎ she knows how to put her ideas across elle sait bien faire passer ses idées;

∎ she's good at putting herself across elle sait se mettre en valeur

(b) British familiar

∎ to put one across on sb avoir qn, rouler qn;

∎ don't try putting anything across on me! ne me prends pas pour un imbécile!

➲ put around separable transitive verb

= put about separable transitive verb (a)

➲ put aside separable transitive verb

(a) (book, piece of work) mettre de côté, poser

(b) (disregard, ignore) écarter, laisser de côté;

∎ let's put aside our differences of opinion for the moment laissons nos différends de côté pour le moment;

∎ put aside all gloomy thoughts oublie toutes ces pensées maussades

(c) (save, keep) mettre de côté;

∎ we have a little money put aside nous avons un peu d'argent de côté

➲ put at separable transitive verb

(estimate) estimer;

∎ they put the cost of repairs to the bridge at around $10,000 ils estiment le montant des réparations du pont à environ 10 000 dollars;

∎ I wouldn't have put her (age) at more than twenty-five je ne lui aurais pas donné plus de vingt-cinq ans;

∎ what would you put it at? quelle est votre estimation?

➲ put away separable transitive verb

(a) (tidy) ranger; (return to its place) remettre à sa place; (car) garer;

∎ put your toys away! range tes jouets!;

∎ put your money/wallet away (I'm paying) range ton argent/ton portefeuille

(b) (save) mettre de côté;

∎ I have a few pounds put away j'ai un peu d'argent de côté, j'ai quelques économies;

∎ to put something away for one's old age mettre quelque chose de côté pour sa retraite

(c) familiar (lock up → in prison) coffrer; (→ in mental home) enfermer^□

(d) familiar (eat) enfourner, s'envoyer; (drink) descendre, écluser;

∎ he can really put it away! (food) il a un sacré appétit!; (drink) qu'est-ce qu'il descend!

➲ put back

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (replace, return) remettre;

∎ put that record back where you found it! remets ce disque où tu l'as trouvé!

(b) (postpone) remettre;

∎ the meeting has been put back to Thursday la réunion a été repoussée ou remise à jeudi

(c) (slow down, delay) retarder;

∎ the strike has put our schedule back at least a month la grève nous a fait perdre au moins un mois sur notre planning

(d) (turn back → clock) retarder;

∎ we put the clocks back next weekend le week-end prochain, on passe à l'heure d'hiver;

∎ figurative this decision has put the clock back cette décision nous a ramenés en arrière

(e) familiar (drink) descendre, écluser

2 intransitive verb

∎ Nautical to put back (to port) rentrer au port

➲ put by separable transitive verb

(save → money) mettre de côté; (→ supplies) mettre en réserve;

∎ have you got anything put by? avez-vous un peu d'argent de côté?

➲ put down

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (on table, floor etc) poser;

∎ put that knife down at once! pose ce couteau tout de suite!;

∎ put me down! lâche-moi!;

∎ put that down! laisse (ça)!;

∎ to put the phone down raccrocher;

∎ he put the phone down on me il m'a raccroché au nez;

∎ it's one of those books you just can't put down c'est un de ces livres que tu ne peux pas poser avant de l'avoir fini;

∎ I couldn't put it down (book) je l'ai lu d'un trait

(b) (drop off → passenger) déposer, laisser

(c) (write down) écrire, inscrire; (enrol, enter on list) inscrire;

∎ put down your name and address écrivez votre nom et votre adresse;

∎ she put us down as Mr and Mrs Smith elle nous a inscrits sous le nom de M. et Mme Smith;

∎ it's never been put down in writing ça n'a jamais été mis par écrit;

∎ I can put it down as expenses je peux le faire passer dans mes notes de frais

(d) (on agenda) inscrire à l'ordre du jour;

∎ to put down a motion of no confidence déposer une motion de censure

(e) (quell) réprimer, étouffer;

∎ the revolt was put down by armed police la révolte a été réprimée par les forces de police

(f) (belittle) rabaisser, critiquer;

∎ he's always putting students down il passe son temps à critiquer les étudiants;

∎ you shouldn't put yourself down tu ne devrais pas te sous-estimer

(g) British euphemism (kill)

∎ to have a cat/dog put down faire piquer un chat/chien

(h) (pay as deposit) verser;

∎ I've already put £50 down on the sofa j'ai déjà versé 50 livres pour le canapé

(i) (store → wine) mettre en cave

(j) (put to bed → baby) coucher

(k) (land → plane) poser

(l) (close → umbrella) fermer

2 intransitive verb

(land → plane, pilot) atterrir, se poser

➲ put down as separable transitive verb

classer parmi;

∎ I think they'd put me down as a mere amateur je crois qu'ils me classeraient parmi les simples amateurs

➲ put down for separable transitive verb

inscrire pour;

∎ put me down for £20 inscrivez-moi pour 20 livres;

∎ I'll put you down for Thursday at three o'clock je vous mets jeudi à trois heures;

∎ they've already put their son down for public school ils ont déjà inscrit leur fils dans une école privée

➲ put down to separable transitive verb

mettre sur le compte de;

∎ you can't put all the country's problems down to inflation vous ne pouvez pas mettre tous les problèmes du pays sur le compte de l'inflation;

∎ I put it down to her stubbornness je mets ça sur le compte de son entêtement;

∎ we'll have to put it down to experience au moins on a appris quelque chose

➲ put forth inseparable transitive verb

(a) literary (sprout → shoots, leaves) produire

(b) formal (state → argument, reason) avancer

➲ put forward separable transitive verb

(a) (suggest → proposal, idea, hypothesis) avancer; (→ candidate) proposer;

∎ she put her name forward for the post of treasurer elle a posé sa candidature au poste de trésorière;

∎ to put one's best foot forward (walk faster) presser le pas; figurative se mettre en devoir de faire de son mieux

(b) (turn forward → clock, hands of clock) avancer;

∎ we put the clocks forward next weekend le week-end prochain, on passe à l'heure d'été

(c) (bring forward) avancer;

∎ the meeting has been put forward to early next week la réunion a été avancée au début de la semaine prochaine

➲ put in

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (place inside bag, container, cupboard etc) mettre dans;

∎ he put the eggs in the fridge il a mis les œufs dans le réfrigérateur;

∎ to put one's contact lenses in mettre ses lentilles de contact;

∎ to put one's head in at the window passer la tête par la fenêtre;

∎ Sport (in rugby) to put the ball in remettre la balle en jeu

(b) (insert, include) insérer, inclure;

∎ have you put in the episode about the rabbit? as-tu inclus l'épisode du lapin?

(c) (interject) placer;

∎ her name was Alicia, the woman put in elle s'appelait Alicia, ajouta la femme

(d) (install) installer;

∎ we're having central heating put in nous faisons installer le chauffage central;

∎ the voters put the Tories in les électeurs ont mis les conservateurs au pouvoir;

∎ they've put in a new manager at the factory ils ont nommé un nouveau directeur à l'usine

(e) (devote → time) passer;

∎ I've put in a lot of work on that car j'ai beaucoup travaillé sur cette voiture;

∎ I put in a few hours' revision before supper j'ai passé quelques heures à réviser avant le dîner;

∎ to put in an hour's work faire une heure de travail;

∎ to put in a full day at the office passer toute la journée au bureau;

∎ you only get out what you put in on ne récolte que ce qu'on sème

(f) (submit → request, demand) déposer, soumettre;

∎ they put in a claim for a 10 percent pay rise ils ont déposé une demande d'augmentation de salaire de 10 pour cent;

∎ to put in an application for a job déposer sa candidature pour ou se présenter pour un emploi

2 intransitive verb

Nautical relâcher, faire relâche;

∎ we put in at Wellington nous avons relâché ou fait relâche à Wellington

➲ put in for

1 separable transitive verb

présenter;

∎ we're putting him in for the 500 metres nous le présentons pour le 500 mètres;

∎ to put pupils in for an examination présenter des élèves à un examen

2 inseparable transitive verb

∎ to put in for sth (post) poser sa candidature pour qch; (leave, promotion) faire une demande de qch, demander qch;

∎ she put in for a transfer to Florida elle a demandé à être mutée en Floride

➲ put off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (drop off → passenger) déposer, laisser;

∎ just put me off at the corner vous n'avez qu'à me laisser ou me déposer au coin

(b) (postpone → meeting, appointment) remettre à plus tard, repousser; (→ decision, payment) remettre à plus tard, différer; (→ work) remettre à plus tard; (→ guests) décommander;

∎ the meeting has been put off until tomorrow la réunion a été renvoyée ou remise à demain;

∎ I kept putting off telling him the truth je continuais à repousser le moment de lui dire la vérité;

∎ I can't put him off again je ne peux pas encore annuler un rendez-vous avec lui

(c) (dissuade)

∎ once he's made up his mind nothing in the world can put him off une fois qu'il a pris une décision, rien au monde ne peut le faire changer d'avis

(d) (distract) déranger, empêcher de se concentrer;

∎ he deliberately tries to put his opponent off il fait tout pour empêcher son adversaire de se concentrer;

∎ the noise put her off her service le bruit l'a gênée ou dérangée pendant son service

(e) (repel) dégoûter, rebuter;

∎ it's the smell that puts me off c'est l'odeur qui me rebute;

∎ don't be put off by his odd sense of humour ne te laisse pas rebuter par son humour un peu particulier;

∎ it put me off skiing for good ça m'a définitivement dégoûté du ski;

∎ it put me off my dinner ça m'a coupé l'appétit

(f) (switch off → television, radio etc) éteindre

2 intransitive verb

Nautical déborder du quai, pousser au large;

∎ to put off from the shore quitter la côte, prendre le large

➲ put on separable transitive verb

(a) (clothes, make-up, ointment) mettre;

∎ put your hat on mets ton chapeau;

∎ to put on one's make-up se maquiller

(b) (present, stage → play, opera) monter; (→ poetry reading, slide show etc) organiser;

∎ why can't they put something decent on for a change? (on TV, radio) ils ne pourraient pas passer quelque chose d'intéressant pour une fois?

(c) (lay on, provide → train) mettre en service;

∎ they put on excellent meals on Sundays ils servent d'excellents repas le dimanche;

∎ they have put on twenty extra trains ils ont ajouté vingt trains

(d) (gain → speed, weight) prendre;

∎ I've put on a few pounds j'ai pris quelques kilos

(e) (turn on, cause to function → light, radio, gas) allumer; (→ record, tape) mettre; (→ handbrake) mettre, serrer;

∎ put the heater on mets ou allume le chauffage;

∎ he put on some Vivaldi/the news il a mis du Vivaldi/les informations;

∎ I've put the kettle on for tea j'ai mis de l'eau à chauffer pour le thé;

∎ to put on the brakes freiner

(f) (start cooking) mettre (à cuire);

∎ I forgot to put the peas on j'ai oublié de mettre les petits pois à cuire

(g) (bet) parier;

∎ I put £10 on the favourite j'ai parié 10 livres sur le favori

(h) (assume) prendre;

∎ to put on airs prendre des airs;

∎ he put on a silly voice il a pris une voix ridicule;

∎ to put on an act jouer la comédie;

∎ familiar don't worry, he's just putting it on ne t'inquiète pas, il fait du cinéma ou du chiqué

(i) familiar (tease) faire marcher;

∎ you're putting me on! là, tu me fais marcher!

(j) (apply → pressure) exercer

(k) (add) ajouter;

∎ the tax increase will put another 10p on a gallon of petrol l'augmentation de la taxe va faire monter le prix du gallon d'essence de 10 pence

(l) (impose) imposer;

∎ new restrictions have been put on bringing animals into the country de nouvelles restrictions ont été imposées à l'importation d'animaux dans le pays

(m) (attribute)

∎ it's hard to put a price on it c'est difficile d'en évaluer ou estimer le prix

(n) (advance → clock) avancer

(o) (on telephone)

∎ could you put him on, please? pouvez-vous me le passer, s'il vous plaît?

➲ put onto separable transitive verb

(help find) indiquer à;

∎ I'll put you onto a good solicitor je vous donnerai le nom d'un ou je vous indiquerai un bon avocat;

∎ she's put me onto quite a few bargains elle m'a indiqué plusieurs bonnes affaires;

∎ to put the police/taxman onto sb dénoncer qn à la police/au fisc;

∎ what put you onto the butler, detective inspector? qu'est-ce qui vous a amené à soupçonner le maître d'hôtel, commissaire?

➲ put out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (place outside) mettre dehors, sortir;

∎ have you put the dustbin out? as-tu sorti la poubelle?;

∎ I'll put the washing out (to dry) je vais mettre le linge (dehors) à sécher;

∎ to put a cow out to grass mettre une vache en pâture

(b) (remove)

∎ to put sb's eye out éborgner qn;

∎ you almost put my eye out! tu as failli m'éborgner!

(c) (issue → apology, announcement) publier; (→ story, rumour) faire circuler; (→ new record, edition, model etc) sortir; (→ appeal, request) faire; (broadcast) émettre;

∎ police have put out a description of the wanted man la police a publié une description de l'homme qu'elle recherche;

∎ to put out an SOS lancer un SOS

(d) (extinguish → fire, light, candle) éteindre; (→ cigarette) éteindre, écraser; (→ gas) fermer;

∎ don't forget to put the light out when you leave n'oubliez pas d'éteindre (la lumière) en partant

(e) (lay out, arrange) sortir;

∎ the valet had put out a suit for me le valet de chambre m'avait sorti un costume

(f) (stick out, stretch out → arm, leg) étendre, allonger; (→ hand) tendre; (→ tongue) tirer;

∎ she walked up to me and put out her hand elle s'approcha de moi et me tendit la main;

∎ she put out a foot to trip him up elle a mis un pied en avant pour le faire trébucher

(g) (dislocate)

∎ to put one's back/shoulder out se démettre le dos/l'épaule;

∎ I've put my back out je me suis déplacé une vertèbre

(h) (annoy, upset)

∎ to be put out about sth être fâché à cause de qch;

∎ he seems quite put out about it on dirait que ça l'a vraiment contrarié

(i) (inconvenience) déranger;

∎ I hope I haven't put you out j'espère que je ne vous ai pas dérangé;

∎ she's always ready to put herself out for other people elle est toujours prête à rendre service

(j) (sprout → shoots, leaves) produire

(k) (make unconscious → with drug, injection) endormir

(l) (subcontract) sous-traiter;

∎ we put most of our work out nous confions la plus grande partie de notre travail à des sous-traitants

(m) Horticulture (plant out) repiquer

2 intransitive verb

(a) Nautical prendre le large;

∎ to put out to sea faire appareiller

(b) American familiar (woman) accepter de coucher ( for avec);

∎ everyone knows she puts out tout le monde sait qu'elle est prête à coucher;

∎ did she put out? est-ce qu'elle a bien voulu coucher?;

∎ she'd put out for anybody elle coucherait avec le premier venu

➲ put over = put across

➲ put round separable transitive verb

(spread → gossip, story) faire courir

➲ put through separable transitive verb

(a) Telecommunications (connect) passer la communication à;

∎ hold on, I'll try to put you through ne quittez pas, je vais essayer de vous le/la passer;

∎ put the call through to my office passez-moi la communication dans mon bureau;

∎ I'll put you through to Mrs Powell je vous passe Mme Powell

(b) (carry through, conclude) conclure;

∎ we finally put through the necessary reforms nous avons fini par faire passer les réformes nécessaires

(c) (subject to) soumettre à;

∎ he was put through a whole battery of tests on l'a soumis à toute une série d'examens;

∎ I'm sorry to put you through this je suis désolé de vous imposer ça;

∎ have you any idea what you're putting him through? as-tu la moindre idée de ce que tu lui fais subir?;

∎ familiar to put sb through it en faire voir de toutes les couleurs à qn; (at interview) faire passer un mauvais quart d'heure à qn;

∎ he really put me through it il m'en a vraiment fait voir (de toutes les couleurs)

(d) (pay for)

∎ he put himself through college il a payé ses études

➲ put together separable transitive verb

(a) (place side by side → two objects) mettre côte à côte; (→ facts) rapprocher, comparer;

∎ he's more trouble than the rest of them put together il nous crée plus de problèmes à lui seul que tous les autres réunis

(b) (kit, furniture, engine) monter, assembler; (meal) préparer, confectionner; (menu) élaborer; (dossier) réunir; (proposal, report) préparer; (story, facts) reconstituer; (show, campaign) organiser, monter;

∎ to put sth (back) together again remonter qch;

∎ we're trying to put together enough evidence to convict him nous essayons de réunir assez de preuves pour le faire condamner;

∎ to put together a convincing picture of what happened reconstituer une idée convaincante de ce qui s'est passé;

∎ the programme is nicely put together ce programme est bien fait;

∎ I'll just put a few things together (in my bag) je vais faire rapidement ma valise

➲ put under separable transitive verb

(with drug, injection) endormir

➲ put up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (raise → hand) lever; (→ flag) hisser; (→ hood) relever; (→ umbrella) ouvrir; (→ one's hair, coat collar) relever;

∎ could all those going put up their hands? que tous ceux qui y vont lèvent la main;

∎ put your hands up! haut les mains!;

∎ familiar put 'em up! (in surrender) haut les mains!; (to fight) défends-toi!;

∎ I'm going to put my feet up for a few minutes je vais me reposer un peu

(b) (erect → tent) dresser, monter; (→ house, factory) construire; (→ monument, statue) ériger; (→ scaffolding) installer, monter; (→ ladder) dresser;

∎ they put up a statue to her ils érigèrent une statue en son honneur

(c) (install, put in place) mettre; (curtains) poser, accrocher; (wallpaper) poser;

∎ they've already put up the Christmas decorations ils ont déjà installé les décorations de Noël;

∎ the shopkeeper put up the shutters le commerçant a baissé le rideau de fer

(d) (send up → rocket, satellite) lancer

(e) (display → sign) mettre; (→ poster) afficher;

∎ the results will be put up tomorrow les résultats seront affichés demain

(f) (show → resistance) offrir, opposer;

∎ to put up a good show bien se défendre;

∎ to put up a struggle se défendre, se débattre

(g) (present → argument, proposal) présenter;

∎ he puts up a good case for abstention il a des arguments convaincants en faveur de l'abstention

(h) (offer for sale)

∎ to put sth up for sale/auction mettre qch en vente/aux enchères

(i) (put forward → candidate) présenter; (→ person, name) proposer (comme candidat);

∎ we are not putting up any candidates nous ne présentons aucun candidat

(j) familiar (provide → capital) fournir;

∎ who's putting the money up for the new business? qui finance la nouvelle entreprise?;

∎ we put up our own money nous sommes auto-financés

(k) (increase) faire monter, augmenter;

∎ this will put up the price of meat ça va faire augmenter ou monter le prix de la viande

(l) (give hospitality to) loger, héberger;

∎ to put sb up for the night coucher qn

(m) (urge, incite)

∎ to put sb up to (doing) sth pousser qn à (faire) qch

(n) archaic (put away → sword, pistol) rengainer

2 intransitive verb

(a) British

∎ to put up at a hotel descendre dans un hôtel;

∎ where are you putting up? où est-ce que tu loges?; (in hotel) où es-tu descendu?;

∎ I'm putting up at Gary's for the moment je loge chez Gary pour le moment

(b) (stand → in election) se présenter, se porter candidat;

∎ she put up as a Labour candidate elle s'est présentée comme candidate du parti travailliste

(c) familiar

∎ put up or shut up! assez parlé, agissez!

➲ put upon inseparable transitive verb

(usu passive) to put upon sb (abuse) abuser de qn; (exploit) exploiter qn;

∎ you shouldn't let yourself be put upon like that! tu ne devrais pas te laisser marcher sur les pieds comme ça!

➲ put up with inseparable transitive verb

supporter, tolérer;

∎ I refuse to put up with this noise any longer! je ne supporterai pas ce bruit une minute de plus!;

∎ we'll have to put up with it il faut l'accepter ou nous y résigner

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A n Fin = put option.

B vtr ( p prés - tt- ; prét, pp put)

1 ( place) mettre [object] ; put them here please mettez-les ici s'il vous plaît ; to put sth on/under/around etc mettre qch sur/sous/autour de etc ; to put a stamp on a letter mettre un timbre sur une lettre ; to put a lock on the door/a button on a shirt mettre une serrure sur la porte/un bouton sur une chemise ; to put one's arm around sb mettre son bras autour de qn ; to put one's hands in one's pockets mettre les mains dans ses poches ; to put sth in a safe place mettre qch en lieu sûr ; to put sugar in one's tea mettre du sucre dans son thé ; to put more sugar in one's tea ajouter du sucre dans son thé ; to put more soap in the bathroom remettre du savon dans la salle de bains ;

2 ( cause to go or undergo) to put sth through glisser qch dans [letterbox] ; passer qch par [window] ; faire passer qch à [mincer] ; to put one's head through the window passer la tête par la fenêtre ; to put one's fist through the window casser la fenêtre d'un coup de poing ; to put sth through the books Accts faire passer qch dans les frais généraux ; to put sth through a test faire passer un test à qch ; to put sth through a process faire suivre un processus à qch ; to put sb through envoyer qn à [university, college] ; faire passer qn par [suffering, ordeal] ; faire passer [qch] à qn [test] ; faire suivre [qch] à qn [course] ; after all you've put me through après tout ce que tu m'as fait subir ; to put sb through hell faire souffrir mille morts à qn ; to put one's hand/finger to porter la main/le doigt à [mouth] ;

3 ( cause to be or do) mettre [person] ; to put sb in prison/on a diet mettre qn en prison/au régime ; to put sb on the train mettre qn dans le train ; to put sb in goal/in defence GB mettre qn dans les buts/en défense ; to put sb in a bad mood/in an awkward position mettre qn de mauvaise humeur/dans une situation délicate ; to put sb to work mettre qn au travail ; to put sb to mending/washing sth faire réparer/laver qch à qn ;

4 (devote, invest) to put money/energy into sth investir de l'argent/son énergie dans qch ; if you put some effort into your work, you will improve si tu fais des efforts, ton travail sera meilleur ; to put a lot into s'engager à fond pour [work, project] ; sacrifier beaucoup à [marriage] ; to put a lot of effort into sth faire beaucoup d'efforts pour qch ; she puts a lot of herself into her novels il y a beaucoup d'éléments autobiographiques dans ses romans ;

5 ( add) to put sth towards mettre qch pour [holiday, gift, fund] ; put it towards some new clothes dépense-le en nouveaux vêtements ; to put tax/duty on sth taxer/imposer qch ; to put a penny on income tax GB augmenter d'un pourcent l'impôt sur le revenu ;

6 ( express) how would you put that in French? comment dirait-on ça en français? ; how can I put it? comment dirai-je? ; it was-how can I put it-unusual c'était-comment dire-original ; that's one way of putting it! iron on peut le dire comme ça! ; as Sartre puts it comme le dit Sartre ; to put it simply pour le dire simplement ; to put it bluntly pour parler franchement ; let me put it another way laissez-moi m'exprimer différemment ; that was very well ou nicely put c'était très bien tourné ; to put one's feelings/one's anger into words trouver les mots pour exprimer ses sentiments/sa colère ; to put sth in writing mettre qch par écrit ;

7 ( offer for consideration) présenter [argument, point of view, proposal] ; to put sth to soumettre qch à [meeting, conference, board] ; to put sth to the vote mettre qch au vote ; I put it to you that Jur j'ai la présomption que ;

8 (rate, rank) placer ; where would you put it on a scale of one to ten? où est-ce que tu placerais cela sur une échelle allant de un à dix? ; to put sb in the top rank of artists placer qn au premier rang des artistes ; I put a sense of humour before good looks je place le sens de l'humour avant la beauté ; I put a sense of humour first pour moi le plus important c'est le sens de l'humour ; to put children/safety first faire passer les enfants/la sécurité avant tout ; to put one's family before everything faire passer sa famille avant tout ;

9 ( estimate) to put sth at évaluer qch à [sum] ; to put the value of sth at estimer la valeur de qch à [sum] ; I'd put him at about 40 je lui donnerais à peu près 40 ans ;

10 Sport lancer [shot] ;

11 Agric ( for mating) to put a heifer/mare to amener une génisse/jument à [male].

C v refl ( p prés - tt- ; prét, pp put) to put oneself in a strong position/in sb's place se mettre dans une position de force/à la place de qn.

Idioms

I didn't know where to put myself je ne savais pas où me mettre ; I wouldn't put it past him! je ne pense pas que ça le gênerait! (to do de faire) ; I wouldn't put anything past her! je la crois capable de tout! ; put it there ○ ! ( invitation to shake hands) tope là! ; to put it about a bit ◑ péj coucher à droite et à gauche ◑ ; to put one over ou across GB on sb ○ faire marcher qn ○.

Phrasal verbs

■ put about:

▶ put about Naut virer de bord ;

▶ put [sth] about, put about [sth]

1 ( spread) faire circuler [rumour, gossip, story] ; to put (it) about that faire courir le bruit que ; it is being put about that le bruit court que ;

2 Naut faire virer de bord [vessel].

■ put across:

▶ put across [sth], put [sth] across communiquer [idea, message, concept, case, point of view] ; mettre [qch] en valeur [personality] ; to put oneself across se mettre en valeur.

■ put aside:

▶ put aside [sth], put [sth] aside mettre [qch] de côté [money, article, differences, divisions, mistrust].

■ put away:

▶ put away [sth], put [sth] away

1 ( tidy away) ranger [toys, dishes] ;

2 ( save) mettre [qch] de côté [money] ;

3 ○ ( consume) avaler [food] ; descendre ○ [drink] ;

▶ put away [sb] ○, put [sb] away ○

1 ( in mental hospital) enfermer ; he had to be put away il a fallu l'enfermer ;

2 ( in prison) boucler ○ [person] (for pour).

■ put back:

▶ put back [sth], put [sth] back

1 (return, restore) remettre [object] ; to put sth back where it belongs remettre qch à sa place ;

2 ( postpone) remettre, repousser [meeting, departure] (to à ; until jusqu'à) ; repousser [date] ;

3 retarder [clock, watch] ; remember to put your clocks back an hour n'oubliez pas de retarder votre pendule d'une heure ;

4 ( delay) retarder [project, production, deliveries] (by de) ;

5 ○ ( knock back) descendre ○ [drink, quantity].

■ put by GB:

▶ put [sth] by, put by [sth] mettre [qch] de côté [money] ; to have a bit (of money) put by avoir un peu d'argent de côté.

■ put down:

▶ put down ( land) [aircraft] atterrir (on sur) ;

▶ put [sth] down, put down [sth]

1 (on ground, table) poser [object, plane] (on sur) ; mettre [rat poison etc] ;

2 ( suppress) réprimer [uprising, revolt, opposition] ;

3 ( write down) mettre (par écrit) [date, time, name] ; put down whatever you like mets ce que tu veux ;

4 ( ascribe) to put sth down to mettre qch sur le compte de [incompetence, human error etc] ; to put sth down to the fact that imputer qch au fait que ;

5 ( charge) to put sth down to mettre qch sur [account] ;

6 Vet ( by injection) piquer ; ( by other method) abattre ; to have a dog put down faire piquer un chien ;

7 (advance, deposit) to put down a deposit verser des arrhes ; to put £50 down on sth verser 50 livres d'arrhes sur qch ;

8 (lay down, store) mettre [qch] en cave [wine] ; affiner [cheese] ;

9 ( put on agenda) inscrire [qch] à l'ordre du jour [motion] ;

▶ put [sb] down, put down [sb]

1 ( drop off) déposer [passenger] ; to put sb down on the corner déposer qn au coin de la rue ;

2 ○ ( humiliate) rabaisser [person] ;

3 gen Sch ( into lower group) faire descendre [pupil, team] (from de ; to, into à) ;

4 (classify, count in) to put sb down as considérer qn comme [possibility, candidate, fool] ; I'd never have put you down as a Scotsman! je ne t'aurais jamais pris pour un Écossais! ; to put sb down for ( note as wanting or offering) compter [qch] pour qn [contribution] ; ( put on waiting list) inscrire qn sur la liste d'attente pour [school, club] ; put me down for a meal compte un repas pour moi ; to put sb down for £10 compter 10 livres pour qn ; to put sb down for three tickets réserver trois billets pour qn.

■ put forth littér:

▶ put forth [sth], put [sth] forth

1 présenter [shoots, leaves, buds] ;

2 fig émettre [idea, theory].

■ put forward:

▶ put forward [sth], put [sth] forward

1 ( propose) avancer [idea, theory, name] ; soumettre [plan, proposal, suggestion] ; émettre [opinion] ;

2 ( in time) avancer [meeting, date, clock] (by de ; to à) ; don't forget to put your clocks forward one hour n'oubliez pas d'avancer votre pendule d'une heure ;

▶ put [sb] forward, put forward [sb] présenter la candidature de (for pour) ;

▶ put sb forward as présenter qn comme [candidate] ; to put oneself forward présenter sa candidature, se présenter ; to put oneself forward as a candidate présenter sa candidature ; to put oneself forward for se présenter pour [post].

■ put in:

▶ put in

1 [ship] faire escale (at à ; to dans ; for pour) ;

2 ( apply) to put in for [person] postuler pour [job, promotion, rise] ; demander [transfer, overtime] ;

▶ put in [sth], put [sth] in

1 (fit, install) installer [central heating, shower, kitchen] ; to have sth put in faire installer qch ;

2 ( make) faire [request, claim, offer, bid] ; to put in an application for déposer une demande de [visa, passport] ; poser sa candidature pour [job] ; to put in a protest protester ; to put in an appearance faire une apparition ;

3 ( contribute) passer [time, hours, days] ; contribuer pour [sum, amount] ; they are each putting in £1 m chacun apporte une contribution d'un million de livres ; to put in a lot of time doing consacrer beaucoup de temps à faire ; to put in a good day's work avoir une bonne journée de travail ; to put in a lot of work se donner beaucoup de mal ; thank you for all the work you've put in merci pour tout le mal que tu t'es donné ;

4 ( insert) mettre [paragraph, word, reference] ; to put in that mettre que ; to put in how/why expliquer comment/pourquoi ;

5 ( elect) élire ; that puts the Conservatives in again les conservateurs ont donc été élus encore une fois ;

▶ put [sb] in for présenter [qn] pour [exam, scholarship] ; poser la candidature de [qn] pour [promotion, job] ; recommander [qn] pour [prize, award] ; to put oneself in for poser sa candidature pour [job, promotion].

■ put off:

▶ put off Naut partir ;

▶ put off from s'éloigner de [quay, jetty] ;

▶ put off [sth], put [sth] off

1 (delay, defer) remettre [qch] (à plus tard) [wedding, meeting] ; to put sth off until June/until after Christmas remettre qch à juin/à après Noël ; I should see a doctor, but I keep putting it off je devrais voir un médecin, mais je remets toujours ça à plus tard ; to put off visiting sb/doing one's homework remettre à plus tard une visite chez qn/ses devoirs ;

2 ( turn off) éteindre [light, radio] ; couper [radiator, heating] ;

▶ put off [sb], put [sb] off

1 (fob off, postpone seeing) décommander [guest] ; dissuader [person] ; to put sb off coming with an excuse trouver une excuse pour dissuader qn de venir ; to be easily put off se décourager facilement ;

2 ( repel) [appearance, smell, colour] dégoûter ; [manner, person] déconcerter ; to put sb off sth dégoûter qn de qch ; don't be put off by the colour-it tastes delicious! ne te laisse pas dégoûter par la couleur-c'est délicieux! ;

3 GB ( distract) distraire ; stop trying to put me off! arrête de me distraire! ; you're putting me off my work tu me distrais de mon travail ;

4 ( drop off) déposer [passenger].

■ put on:

▶ put on [sth], put [sth] on

1 mettre [garment, hat, cream, lipstick] ;

2 (switch on, operate) allumer [light, gas, radio, heating] ; mettre [record, tape, music] ; to put the kettle on mettre de l'eau à chauffer ; to put the brakes on freiner ;

3 ( gain) prendre [weight, kilo] ;

4 ( add) rajouter [extra duty, tax] ;

5 ( produce) monter [play, exhibition] ;

6 (assume, adopt) prendre [air, accent, look, expression] ; he's putting it on il fait semblant ;

7 (lay on, offer) ajouter [extra train, bus service] ; proposer [meal, dish] ;

8 ( put forward) avancer [clock] ;

9 Turf ( bet) parier [amount] ; to put a bet on faire un pari ;

▶ put [sb] on

1 Telecom ( connect) passer ; I'll put him on je vous le passe ;

2 ○ US faire marcher ○ [person] ;

3 ( recommend) to put sb on to sth indiquer qch à qn ; who put you on to me? qui vous a envoyé à moi? ;

4 ( put on track of) to put sb on to mettre qn sur la piste de [killer, criminal, runaway].

■ put out:

▶ put out

1 Naut partir (from de) ; to put out to sea mettre à la mer ;

2 ◑ US péj coucher avec n'importe qui ○ ;

▶ put out [sth], put [sth] out

1 ( extend) tendre [hand, arm, foot, leg] ; to put out one's tongue tirer la langue ;

2 ( extinguish) éteindre [fire, cigarette, candle, light] ;

3 ( take outside) sortir [bin, garbage] ; faire sortir [cat] ;

4 ( issue) diffuser [description, report, warning] ; faire [statement] ; propager [rumour] ;

5 (make available, arrange) mettre [food, dishes, towels etc] ;

6 ( sprout) déployer [shoot, bud, root] ;

7 ( cause to be wrong) fausser [figure, estimate, result] ;

8 ( dislocate) se démettre [shoulder, ankle] ;

9 ( subcontract) confier [qch] en sous-traitance [work] (to à) ;

▶ put [sb] out

1 ( inconvenience) déranger ; to put oneself out se mettre en quatre ○ (to do pour faire) ; to put oneself out for sb se donner beaucoup de mal pour qn ; don't put yourself out for us ne vous dérangez pas pour nous ;

2 ( annoy) contrarier ; he looked really put out il avait l'air vraiment contrarié ;

3 ( evict) expulser.

■ put over = put across.

■ put through:

▶ put [sth] through, put through [sth]

1 ( implement) faire passer [reform, bill, amendment, plan, measure] ;

2 Telecom ( transfer) passer [call] (to à) ; she put through a call from my husband elle m'a passé mon mari ○ ;

▶ put [sb] through Telecom passer [caller] (to à) ; I'm just putting you through je vous le/la passe ; I was put through to another department on m'a passé un autre service.

■ put together:

▶ put [sb/sth] together, put together [sb/sth]

1 ( assemble) assembler [pieces, parts] ; to put sth together again, to put sth back together reconstituer qch ; more/smarter than all the rest put together plus/plus intelligent que tous les autres réunis ;

2 ( place together) mettre ensemble [animals, objects, people] ;

3 ( form) former [coalition, partnership, group, team, consortium] ;

4 (edit, make) constituer [file, portfolio, anthology] ; rédiger [newsletter, leaflet] ; établir [list] ; faire [film, programme, video] ;

5 ( concoct) improviser [meal] ;

6 ( present) constituer [case] ; construire [argument, essay].

■ put up:

▶ put up

1 ( stay) to put up at sb's se faire héberger par qn ; to put up in a hotel descendre à l'hôtel ;

2 to put up with ( tolerate) supporter [behaviour, person] ; to have a lot to put up with avoir beaucoup de choses à supporter ;

▶ put up [sth] opposer [resistance] ; to put up a fight/struggle combattre ; to put up a good performance [team, competitor] bien se défendre ;

▶ put [sth] up, put up [sth]

1 ( raise) hisser [flag, sail] ; relever [hair] ; to put up one's hand/leg lever la main/la jambe ; put your hands up! ( in class) levez le doigt! ; put 'em up ○ ! ( to fight) bats-toi! ; ( to surrender) haut les mains! ;

2 ( post up) mettre [sign, poster, notice, plaque, decorations] ; afficher [list] ; to put sth up on the wall/on the board afficher qch sur le mur/au tableau ;

3 (build, erect) dresser [fence, barrier, tent] ; construire [building, memorial] ;

4 (increase, raise) augmenter [rent, prices, tax] ; faire monter [temperature, pressure] ;

5 ( provide) fournir [money, amount, percentage] (for pour ; to do pour faire) ;

6 ( present) soumettre [proposal, argument] ; to put sth up for discussion soumettre qch à la discussion ;

7 ( put in orbit) placer [qch] en orbite [satellite, probe] ;

▶ put [sb] up, put up [sb]

1 ( lodge) héberger ;

2 ( as candidate) présenter [candidate] ; to put sb up for proposer qn comme [leader, chairman] ; proposer qn pour [promotion, position] ; to put oneself up for se proposer comme [chairman] ; se proposer pour [post] ;

3 ( promote) faire passer [qn] au niveau supérieur [pupil] ; to be put up [pupil, team] monter (to dans) ;

4 ( incite) to put sb up to sth/to doing pousser [qn] à/à faire ; somebody must have put her up to it quelqu'un a dû l'y pousser.

■ put upon:

▶ put upon [sb] abuser de [person] ; to be put upon se faire marcher sur les pieds ; to feel put upon avoir l'impression de se faire marcher sur les pieds ; I won't be put upon any more je ne me ferai plus jamais avoir ○.

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8 spread

1. transitive verb,
spread

1) ausbreiten [Tuch, Landkarte] (on auf + Dat.); streichen [Butter, Farbe, Marmelade]

2) (cover)

spread a roll with marmalade/butter — ein Brötchen mit Marmelade/Butter bestreichen

the sofa was spread with a blanket — auf dem Sofa lag eine Decke [ausgebreitet]

3) (fig.): (display)

a magnificent view was spread before us — uns (Dat.) bot sich eine herrliche Aussicht

4) (extend range of) verbreiten

5) (distribute) verteilen; (untidily) verstreuen; streuen [Dünger]; verbreiten [Zerstörung, Angst, Niedergeschlagenheit]

6) (make known) verbreiten

spread the word — (tell news) es weitersagen

7) (separate) ausbreiten [Arme]
2. intransitive verb,
spread

1) sich ausbreiten

a smile spread across or over his face — ein Lächeln breitete sich (geh.) über sein Gesicht

margarine spreads easily — Margarine lässt sich leicht streichen

spread like wildfire — sich in od. mit Windeseile verbreiten

2) (scatter, disperse) sich verteilen

the odour spreads through the room — der Geruch breitet sich im ganzen Zimmer aus

3) (circulate) [Neuigkeiten, Gerücht, Kenntnis usw.:] sich verbreiten
3. noun
1) (expanse) Fläche, die

2) (span) (of tree) Kronendurchmesser, der; (of wings) Spann[weite], die

3) (breadth)

have a wide spread — [Interessen, Ansichten:] breit gefächert sein

4) (extension) Verbreitung, die; (of city, urbanization, poverty) Ausbreitung, die

5) (diffusion) Ausbreitung, die; (of learning, knowledge) Verbreitung, die; Vermittlung, die

6) (distribution) Verteilung, die

7) (coll.): (meal) Festessen, das

8) (paste) Brotaufstrich, der; [Rindfleisch-, Lachs]paste, die; [Käse-, Erdnuss-, Schokoladen]krem, die

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/120845/spread_about">spread about

- spread out

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past tense, past participle; see spread

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spread

[spred]

I. n

1. (act of spreading) Verbreitung f

2. (range) Vielfalt f

\spread of opinion Meinungsvielfalt f

3. JOURN Doppelseite f

4. (soft food to spread) Aufstrich m

5. AM (ranch) Ranch f; (farm) Farm f

6. BRIT, AUS ( dated fam: meal) Mahl nt

to lay [or put] on a \spread ein Festessen auftischen

7. FIN Differenz f; STOCKEX Kursunterschiede pl, Marge f, Spanne f

II. vi

<spread, spread>

1. (extend over larger area) fire sich akk ausbreiten; news, panic sich akk verbreiten

to \spread like wildfire sich akk wie ein Lauffeuer verbreiten

2. (stretch) sich akk erstrecken

3. FOOD streichbar sein, sich akk streichen lassen

III. vt

<spread, spread>

▪ to \spread sth

1. (open, extend) arms, legs, blanket, papers, wings etw ausbreiten

to \spread a net ein Netz auslegen

2. (cover with spread)

to \spread toast with jam Toast mit Marmelade bestreichen

to \spread a layer of jam on the toast Marmelade auf den Toast streichen

3. (distribute) sand etw verteilen; fertilizer etw streuen; disease etw übertragen

to \spread a civilization/culture eine Zivilisation/Kultur verbreiten

to \spread panic Panik verbreiten

4. (make known)

to \spread a rumour ein Gerücht verbreiten

to \spread the word es allen mitteilen

5.

▶ to \spread one's wings sich akk auf neues Terrain vorwagen

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[spred] vb: pret, ptp spread
1. n

1) (of wings) Spannweite f, Flügelspanne f; (= range, of marks) Verteilung f, Streuung f; (of prices) Spanne f; (of ideas, interests) Spektrum nt; (= distribution of wealth) Verteilung f; (= scope of theory, ideas) Umfang m

middle-age spread — Fülligkeit f, Altersspeck m (inf)

Gerry's beginning to suffer from middle-age spread — Gerry setzt langsam Speck an (inf)

2) (= growth) Ausbreitung f, Verbreitung f; (spatial) Ausdehnung f

the spread of nuclear weapons — die zunehmende Verbreitung von Atomwaffen

3) (inf of food etc) Festessen nt, Festschmaus m

that was an excellent spread — das war prima, was du etc da aufgetischt hast

4) (= cover) Decke f

5) (for bread) (Brot)aufstrich m

anchovy spread — Sardellenpaste f

cheese spread — Streichkäse m

6) (PRESS, TYP: two pages) Doppelseite f

a full-page/double spread — ein ganz-/zweiseitiger Bericht

a picture spread — ein ganzseitiger Bildbericht

the centre spread of a paper — die Mittelseite einer Zeitung

2. vt

1) (= open or lay out also spread out) rug, nets, hay, wings, arms ausbreiten; fan öffnen; goods ausbreiten, auslegen; hands, legs spreizen

the peacock spread its tail — der Pfau schlug ein Rad

he was lying with his arms and legs spread out — er lag mit ausgestreckten Armen und Beinen da

the fields were spread ( out) below us —

the view which was spread (out) before us the yacht spread its sails — die Sicht, die sich uns bot die Segel des Bootes blähten sich

2) bread, canvas, surface bestreichen; butter, paint etc (ver- or auf)streichen; table decken

spread the paint evenly — verteilen Sie die Farbe gleichmäßig

he spread the plaster over the wall — er verstrich den Gips auf der Wand

to spread a cloth/blanket over sth — ein Tuch/eine Decke über etw (acc) breiten

the table was spread with food — der Tisch war reichlich or üppig gedeckt

3) (= distribute also spread out) forces, writing, objects, payments, risk verteilen; sand, fertilizer, muck streuen; (in time) verteilen (over über +acc)

our resources are spread very thin — unsere Mittel sind maximal beansprucht

4) (= disseminate) news, knowledge, panic, disease, smell verbreiten; rumour ausstreuen, verbreiten

I'll spread the news to everyone in the office — ich werde es allen im Büro mitteilen

3. vi

1) (= extend spatially) sich erstrecken, sich ausdehnen (over, across über +acc with movement, weeds, liquid, fire, smile, industry) sich ausbreiten (over, across über +acc); (towns, settlements) sich ausdehnen; (knowledge, fear etc, smell) sich verbreiten; (disease, trouble, fire) sich verbreiten, um sich greifen

the course spreads over four months — der Kurs erstreckt sich über vier Monate

to spread to sth — etw erreichen; (disease etc) auf etw (acc) übergreifen

to spread into sth — sich in etw (acc) erstrecken; (in time) sich bis in etw (acc)

under the spreading trees he's worried about his spreading stomach (inf) — unter den ausladenden Bäumen er macht sich Sorgen, weil er in die Breite geht (inf)

See:

→ wildfire

2) (butter etc) sich streichen or schmieren (inf) lassen

4. vr

to spread oneself (physically) — sich ausstrecken

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spread [spred]

A v/t prät und pperf spread

1. oft spread out

a) die Flügel, einen Teppich etc ausbreiten:

spread o.s. out sich ausbreiten oder breitmachen;

spread its tail ein Rad schlagen (Pfau)

b) die Arme ausstrecken: → table A 2, wing A 1

2. oft spread out die Beine etc spreizen

3. oft spread out ausdehnen

4. bedecken, übersäen, -ziehen ( alle:

with mit)

5. ausbreiten, verteilen, streuen: the picture is spread over two pages geht über zwei Seiten

6. Butter etc (auf)streichen, Farbe, Mörtel etc auftragen ( alle:

on auf akk)

7. Brot streichen, schmieren

8. breit drücken oder auseinanderdrücken

9. breitschlagen

10. einen Geruch, eine Krankheit etc verbreiten

11. eine Nachricht verbreiten, ein Gerücht auch ausstreuen, -sprengen, kolportieren: → abroad 3

12. (zeitlich) verteilen ( over über eine Zeitspanne)

B v/i

1. auch spread out sich ausbreiten oder verteilen ( over über akk)

2. sich ausbreiten (Fahne etc; auch Lächeln etc), sich entfalten

3. sich (räumlich oder zeitlich) erstrecken ( over über akk):

his interests spread over many subjects seine Interessen erstrecken sich auf viele Gebiete

4. besonders TECH sich strecken oder dehnen lassen (Werkstoff etc)

5. sich streichen oder auftragen lassen (Butter, Farbe etc)

6. sich ver- oder ausbreiten (Geruch, Krankheit, Gerücht, etc), übergreifen (to auf akk) (Feuer, Epidemie etc): → abroad 3

7. breit oder auseinander gedrückt werden

C s

1. Ausbreitung f, -dehnung f

2. Ver-, Ausbreitung f

3. Ausdehnung f, Breite f, Weite f, Umfang m

4. Körperfülle f:

middle-age(d) spread Speck m der mittleren Jahre umg

5. (weite) Fläche:

a spread of land

6. FLUG, ORN (Flügel)Spanne f, Spannweite f

7. (Zwischen)Raum m, Abstand m, Lücke f (auch fig)

8. Dehnweite f

9. MATH, PHYS, auch Ballistik: Streuung f

10. ( auch Zeit)Spanne f

11. (Bett- etc) Decke f, (-)Tuch n

12. umg fürstliches Mahl

13. (Brot)Aufstrich m

14. TYPO Doppelseite f

15. Statistik: Abweichung f

16. WIRTSCH Spread m, Stellagegeschäft n (an der Börse)

17. WIRTSCH Spread m, Marge f, (Verdienst)Spanne f, Differenz f

D adj

1. ausgebreitet

2. gedeckt (Tisch)

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1. transitive verb,
spread

1) ausbreiten [Tuch, Landkarte] (on auf + Dat.); streichen [Butter, Farbe, Marmelade]

2) (cover)

spread a roll with marmalade/butter — ein Brötchen mit Marmelade/Butter bestreichen

the sofa was spread with a blanket — auf dem Sofa lag eine Decke [ausgebreitet]

3) (fig.): (display)

a magnificent view was spread before us — uns (Dat.) bot sich eine herrliche Aussicht

4) (extend range of) verbreiten

5) (distribute) verteilen; (untidily) verstreuen; streuen [Dünger]; verbreiten [Zerstörung, Angst, Niedergeschlagenheit]

6) (make known) verbreiten

spread the word — (tell news) es weitersagen

7) (separate) ausbreiten [Arme]
2. intransitive verb,
spread

1) sich ausbreiten

a smile spread across or over his face — ein Lächeln breitete sich (geh.) über sein Gesicht

margarine spreads easily — Margarine lässt sich leicht streichen

spread like wildfire — sich in od. mit Windeseile verbreiten

2) (scatter, disperse) sich verteilen

the odour spreads through the room — der Geruch breitet sich im ganzen Zimmer aus

3) (circulate) [Neuigkeiten, Gerücht, Kenntnis usw.:] sich verbreiten
3. noun
1) (expanse) Fläche, die

2) (span) (of tree) Kronendurchmesser, der; (of wings) Spann[weite], die

3) (breadth)

have a wide spread — [Interessen, Ansichten:] breit gefächert sein

4) (extension) Verbreitung, die; (of city, urbanization, poverty) Ausbreitung, die

5) (diffusion) Ausbreitung, die; (of learning, knowledge) Verbreitung, die; Vermittlung, die

6) (distribution) Verteilung, die

7) (coll.): (meal) Festessen, das

8) (paste) Brotaufstrich, der; [Rindfleisch-, Lachs]paste, die; [Käse-, Erdnuss-, Schokoladen]krem, die

Phrasal Verbs:

- spread about

- spread out

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(on bread) n.

Brotaufstrich m. (bread) n.

Aufstrich (Brot-) m. n.

Ausbreitung f.

Spannweite f. (out) v.

auftragen v.

ausbreiten v.

verschmieren v.

verteilen v.

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9 spread

spread

A n

1 ( dissemination) (of disease, drugs) propagation f ; (of news, information) diffusion f ; (of democracy, infection, weapons) progression f ; ( of education) généralisation f ; the spread of sth to l'extension f de qch à [group, area, place] ;

2 (extent, range) (of wings, branches) envergure f ; ( of arch) ouverture f, portée f ; (of products, services) éventail m ; the spread in terms of age in the class is quite wide les membres de la classe sont d'âge varié ; the spread of the festival is enormous le programme du festival est très étendu ; spread of sail ou canvas Naut déploiement m de voile ;

3 Journ a three-column spread trois colonnes fpl ; double-page spread page f double ;

4 Culin pâte f à tartiner ; chocolate spread pâte f à tartiner au chocolat ; salmon/shrimp spread beurre m de saumon/crevette ; low-fat spread ( margarine) margarine f allégée ; fruit spread confiture f à teneur en sucre réduite ;

5 ( assortment of dishes) festin m ; they laid on a magnificent spread ils ont servi un véritable festin ;

6 US Agric grand ranch m.

B adj Ling [lips] rétracté.

C vtr ( prét, pp spread)

1 (open out, unfold) étendre [cloth, map, rug, newspaper] (on, over sur) ; ( lay out) étaler [cloth, newspaper, map] (on, over sur) ; ( put) mettre [cloth, sheet, newspaper] ; we spread dust sheets over the furniture nous avons mis des housses sur les meubles ; to spread a cloth on the table mettre une nappe sur la table ; she spread her arms wide in greeting elle a ouvert grand les bras en signe de bienvenue ; the peacock spread its tail/its wings le paon a fait la roue/a déployé ses ailes ; spread 'em ○ ! ( police command) écartez les bras et les jambes! ; ⇒ wing ;

2 ( apply in layer) étaler [butter, jam, paste, glue] (on, over sur) ; spread the butter thinly on the bread étaler une mince couche de beurre sur le pain ;

3 ( cover with layer) to spread some bread with jam tartiner du pain avec de la confiture ; to spread a surface with glue enduire une surface de colle ; a biscuit spread with honey un biscuit recouvert de miel ; the table was spread for lunch la table était mise pour le déjeuner ; the path had been spread with gravel le chemin avait été recouvert de gravillons ;

4 ( distribute over area) disperser [forces, troops] ; étaler [cards, documents] ; épandre [fertilizer] ; répartir, partager [workload, responsibility] ; to spread grit ou sand sabler ; to spread mud everywhere mettre de la boue partout ; the resources must be evenly spread between the two projects les ressources doivent être réparties or partagées de façon égale entre les deux projets ; we have to spread our resources very thin(ly) nous devons ménager nos ressources ; my interests are spread over several historical periods je m'intéresse à plusieurs périodes historiques ;

5 ( also spread out) (distribute in time, space out) étaler, échelonner [payments, meetings, visits, cost] (over sur) ; I'd like to spread the course (out) over two years j'aimerais étaler les cours sur deux ans ;

6 (diffuse, cause to proliferate) propager [disease, infection, germs, fire] ; propager [religion] ; répandre, semer [fear, confusion, panic] ; faire courir, faire circuler [rumour, story, lie, scandal] ; a strong wind helped to spread the blaze un vent fort a contribué à propager l'incendie ; to spread sth to sb transmettre [qch] à qn [infection, news] ; wind spread the fire to neighbouring buildings le vent a poussé l'incendie vers les bâtiments voisins ; can you spread the word? tu peux faire passer? ; to spread the word that annoncer que ; word had been spread among the staff that le bruit courait parmi les membres du personnel que ; to spread the Word Relig prêcher la bonne parole.

D vi ( prét, pp spread)

1 [butter, margarine, jam, glue] s'étaler ; ‘spreads straight from the fridge’ ‘s'étale facilement même au sortir du réfrigérateur’ ;

2 (cover area or time, extend) [forest, desert, drought, network] s'étendre (over sur) ; [experience] s'étendre (over sur) ; training can spread over several months la formation peut s'étendre sur plusieurs mois ;

3 (proliferate, become more widespread) [disease, infection, germs] se propager, gagner du terrain ; [fire] s'étendre, gagner du terrain ; [fear, confusion, panic] se propager ; [rumour, story, scandal] circuler, se répandre ; [stain] s'étaler ; [pain] se propager ; the rumour was spreading that le bruit courait que ; to spread over sth [epidemic, disease] se propager dans, s'étendre à [area] ; the news spread rapidly over the whole town la nouvelle s'est vite répandue dans toute la ville ; the stain/the damp has spread over the whole wall la tache/l'humidité s'est étalée sur tout le mur ; to spread to [fire, disease, rioting, strike] s'étendre à, gagner [building, region] ; the panic spread to the people in the street la panique a gagné les gens qui se trouvaient dans la rue ; the fire spread from one room to another l'incendie s'est propagé d'une pièce à l'autre ; the disease spread from the liver to the kidney la maladie s'est propagée du foie aux reins ; the weeds spread from the garden to the path les mauvaises herbes du jardin ont gagné le chemin ; rain will spread to the north/to most regions during the night la pluie va s'étendre vers le nord/à la plupart des régions pendant la nuit.

E v refl ( prét, pp spread) to spread oneself ( take up space) prendre ses aises ; (talk, write at length) s'étendre ; he spread himself over the sofa il s'est étalé sur le canapé ; to spread oneself too thin fig faire trop de choses à la fois.

Phrasal verbs

■ spread around, spread about:

▶ spread [sth] around faire circuler [rumour] ; he's been spreading it around that il a fait courir le bruit que.

■ spread out:

▶ spread out [group] se disperser (over sur) ; [wings, tail] se déployer ; [landscape, town, woods] s'étendre ; spread out! dispersez-vous! ;

▶ spread [sth] out, spread out [sth]

1 (open out, unfold) étendre [cloth, map, rug, newspaper] (on, over sur) ; (lay, flatten out) étaler [cloth, newspaper, map] (on, over sur) ; she lay spread out on the carpet elle était étendue (de tout son long) sur la moquette ; the whole town was spread out below them la ville tout entière s'étendait à leurs pieds ;

2 ( distribute over area) étaler [cards, maps, trinkets] ; disperser [forces, troops] ; the houses were spread out all over the valley les maisons étaient dispersées or disséminées dans toute la vallée ; you're too spread out, I can't get you all in the photo vous êtes trop éloignés les uns des autres, vous n'êtes pas tous dans le cadre.

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10 put down

1. transitive verb
1) (set down) (vertically) hinstellen; (horizontally) hinlegen; auflegen [Hörer]

put something down on something — etwas auf etwas (Akk.) stellen/legen

put down a deposit — eine Anzahlung machen

2) (suppress) niederwerfen, -schlagen [Revolte, Rebellion, Aufruhr]

3) (humiliate) herabsetzen; (snub) eine Abfuhr erteilen (+ Dat.)

4) (kill painlessly) töten

5) (write) notieren; aufschreiben

put something down in writing — etwas schriftlich niederlegen

put somebody's name down on a list — jemanden od. jemandes Namen auf eine Liste setzen

put somebody down for — für jemanden reservieren [Lose]; jemanden notieren für [Dienst, Arbeit]; jemanden anmelden bei [Schule, Verein usw.]

6) (fig.): (classify)

put somebody/something down as... — jemanden/etwas halten für od. einschätzen als...

7) (attribute)

put something down to something — etwas auf etwas (Akk.) zurückführen

8) (cease to read) weglegen, aus der Hand legen [Buch]. See also academic.ru/22067/down">down III 1. 6)
2. intransitive verb
(Aeronaut.) niedergehen

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1) (to lower: The teacher asked the pupil to put his hand down.) herunternehmen

2) (to place on the floor or other surface, out of one's hands: Put that knife down immediately!) hinlegen

3) (to subdue (a rebellion etc).) niederwerfen

4) (to kill (an animal) painlessly when it is old or very ill.) den Gnadentod geben

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◆ put down

I. vt

1. (set down)

▪ to \put down sth ⇆ down etw ablegen [o abstellen]

to not be able to \put down a book down ( fig) ein Buch nicht aus der Hand legen können

2. (put to bed)

to \put down a child down ein Kind ins Bett bringen

I think I'll \put down little Jane down for her nap ich bringe die kleine Jane ins Bett, damit sie ein bisschen schläft

3. (lower)

▪ to \put down sth ⇆ down arm, feet etw herunternehmen

to \put down down the car roof das Dach runterkurbeln

to \put down down the [tele]phone [or the receiver] [den Hörer] auflegen

▪ to \put down sb ⇆ down jdn runterlassen

4. (drop off)

▪ to \put down down ⇆ sb jdn rauslassen [o absetzen]

this bus will \put down you down right at the train station dieser Bus hält direkt am Bahnhof

5. (spread)

to \put down down poison Gift auslegen

to \put down down roots ( also fig) Wurzeln schlagen a. fig

6. (write)

▪ to \put down down ⇆ sth etw aufschreiben

we'll \put down your name down on the waiting list wir setzen Ihren Namen auf die Warteliste

\put down the date of the party down in your diary schreib das Datum der Party in deinen Kalender

to \put down sth down on paper etw aufschreiben; (sign up for)

▪ to \put down sb down for sth jdn für etw akk eintragen

to \put down one's name down for sth sich akk für etw akk in eine Liste eintragen

7. ECON (leave as deposit)

▪ to \put down sth down money etw anzahlen

to \put down down a deposit eine Anzahlung machen

8. (stop)

▪ to \put down down ⇆ sth rebellion etw niederschlagen; crime etw besiegen; rumour etw zum Verstummen bringen

▪ to \put down down ⇆ sb rebels jdn niederwerfen; critics jdn zum Schweigen bringen

9. (deride)

▪ to \put down down ⇆ sb/oneself jdn/sich akk schlechtmachen

10. (assume to be)

▪ to \put down sb down as sb/sth jdn [fälschlicherweise] für jdn/etw halten

I'd \put down her down as about 40 ich würde sie auf etwa 40 schätzen

11. (have killed)

▪ to \put down an animal down ein Tier einschläfern lassen

12. (give as cause)

▪ to \put down sth down to sth den Grund für etw akk bei etw dat sehen, etw auf etw akk zurückführen

to \put down sth down to experience etw als Erfahrung mitnehmen

II. vi AVIAT landen

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put down

A v/t

1. a) hin-, niederlegen, -stellen, -setzen, absetzen:

put down the receiver TEL (den Hörer) auflegen; → foot A 1

b) ein Messer etc weglegen, -stecken

c) Boxen: zu Boden schlagen, auf die Bretter schicken

2. jemanden (auf der Fahrt) absetzen, aussteigen lassen

3. ein Flugzeug aufsetzen, landen

4. a) einkellern

b) einen Weinkeller anlegen

5. jemanden (von einem Posten) absetzen

6. a) jemanden ducken, demütigen

b) jemanden herabsetzen, schlechtmachen

7. einen Kritiker etc zum Schweigen bringen

8. einen Aufstand niederschlagen

9. einen Missstand beseitigen, ausmerzen

10. ein Tier einschläfern

11. Br etwas aufgeben

12. notieren, aufschreiben, schriftlich niederlegen oder festhalten

13. WIRTSCH anschreiben (to dat):

put sth down to sb’s account jemandem etwas auf die Rechnung setzen

14. WIRTSCH

a) Preise heruntersetzen

b) Ausgaben beschränken

15. jemanden eintragen oder vormerken ( for für):

put o.s. down sich eintragen; → list¹ A 1

16. zuschreiben (to dat):

I put it down to his inexperience

17. schätzen (at, for auf akk)

18. (as, for) jemanden einschätzen (als), halten (für)

19. PARL eine Resolution etc einbringen, vorlegen

B v/i FLUG landen, aufsetzen

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1. transitive verb
1) (set down) (vertically) hinstellen; (horizontally) hinlegen; auflegen [Hörer]

put something down on something — etwas auf etwas (Akk.) stellen/legen

put down a deposit — eine Anzahlung machen

2) (suppress) niederwerfen, -schlagen [Revolte, Rebellion, Aufruhr]

3) (humiliate) herabsetzen; (snub) eine Abfuhr erteilen (+ Dat.)

4) (kill painlessly) töten

5) (write) notieren; aufschreiben

put something down in writing — etwas schriftlich niederlegen

put somebody's name down on a list — jemanden od. jemandes Namen auf eine Liste setzen

put somebody down for — für jemanden reservieren [Lose]; jemanden notieren für [Dienst, Arbeit]; jemanden anmelden bei [Schule, Verein usw.]

6) (fig.): (classify)

put somebody/something down as... — jemanden/etwas halten für od. einschätzen als...

7) (attribute)

put something down to something — etwas auf etwas (Akk.) zurückführen

8) (cease to read) weglegen, aus der Hand legen [Buch]. See also down III 1. 6)
2. intransitive verb
(Aeronaut.) niedergehen

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adj.

abgestellt adj. v.

absetzen v.

niederschreiben v.

niederstellen v.

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11 put down

vt

1) ( set down)

to \put down sth <-> down etw ablegen [o abstellen];

to not be able to \put down a book down ( fig) ein Buch nicht aus der Hand legen können

2) ( put to bed)

to \put down a child down ein Kind ins Bett bringen;

I think I'll \put down little Jane down for her nap ich bringe die kleine Jane ins Bett, damit sie ein bisschen schläft

3) ( lower)

to \put down sth <-> down arm, feet etw herunternehmen;

to \put down down the car roof das Dach runterkurbeln;

to \put down down the [tele]phone [or the receiver] [den Hörer] auflegen;

to \put down sb <-> down jdn runterlassen

4) ( drop off)

to \put down down <-> sb jdn rauslassen [o absetzen];

this bus will \put down you down right at the train station dieser Bus hält direkt am Bahnhof

5) ( spread)

to \put down down poison Gift auslegen;

to \put down down roots (a. fig) Wurzeln schlagen (a. fig)

6) ( write)

to \put down down <-> sth etw aufschreiben;

we'll \put down your name down on the waiting list wir setzen Ihren Namen auf die Warteliste;

\put down the date of the party down in your diary schreib das Datum der Party in deinen Kalender;

to \put down sth down on paper etw aufschreiben;

( sign up for)

to \put down sb down for sth jdn für etw akk eintragen;

to \put down one's name down for sth sich akk für etw akk in eine Liste eintragen

7) econ ( leave as deposit)

to \put down sth down money etw anzahlen;

to \put down down a deposit eine Anzahlung machen

8) ( stop)

to \put down down <-> sth rebellion etw niederschlagen; crime etw besiegen; rumour etw zum Verstummen bringen;

to \put down down <-> sb rebels jdn niederwerfen; critics jdn zum Schweigen bringen

9) ( deride)

to \put down down <-> sb/ oneself jdn/sich akk schlechtmachen

10) ( assume to be)

to \put down sb down as sb/ sth jdn [fälschlicherweise] für jdn/etw halten;

I'd \put down her down as about 40 ich würde sie auf etwa 40 schätzen

11) ( have killed)

to \put down an animal down ein Tier einschläfern lassen

12) ( give as cause)

to \put down sth down to sth den Grund für etw akk bei etw dat sehen, etw auf etw akk zurückführen;

to \put down sth down to experience etw als Erfahrung mitnehmen vi aviat landen

English-German students dictionary > put down
12 Welt

f; -, -en

1. nur Sg. world (auch fig.); auf der Welt in the world; aus der ganzen Welt from all over ( oder all four corners of) the world; die Welt kennen lernen see the world; in der Welt herumkommen get around; in der ganzen Welt herumkommen go (a)round the world; die Dritte Welt the Third World; die Vierte Welt the Fourth World; die Alte / Neue Welt the Old / New World

2. nur Sg.; (Leben): auf die Welt kommen be born; Kinder in die Welt setzen bring into the world; iro. Mann: sire; zur Welt bringen give birth to; er war damals noch gar nicht auf der Welt he wasn’t even born at that time; allein auf der Welt sein be all alone in the world; ich verstehe die Welt nicht mehr I don’t understand the world any more; aus der Welt schaffen get rid of; (Problem, Streit) settle; das ist der Lauf der Welt that’s the way of the world; mit sich und der Welt zufrieden sein be at peace with (oneself and) the world, be content with life; ihre Familie ist ihre ganze Welt her family is all the world to her

3. nur Sg.; (Gesamtheit der Menschen): alle Welt everybody; vor aller Welt for all the world to see; von aller Welt verlassen completely forlorn; das hat die Welt noch nicht gesehen umg. nobody’s ever ( oder you’ve never) seen the like of it; ich könnte die ganze Welt umarmen I’d like to hug everyone in sight

4. nur Sg.; fig.: was / wo etc. in aller Welt...? umg. what / where etc. on earth ( oder in the world)...?; nicht um alles in der Welt! not on your life!, not for the world!; das ist nicht aus der Welt umg. it isn’t 'that far away; für sie brach eine Welt zusammen the bottom fell out of her world; ( eine) verkehrte Welt a topsy-turvy world; die Welt erobern take the world by storm; was kostet die Welt? umg. what’s to stop him ( oder her etc.)?; es kostet doch nicht die Welt it won’t cost the earth; da ist die Welt mit Brettern vernagelt umg. that really is the end of the road; am Ende der Welt umg., wohnen etc.: at the back of beyond, out in the sticks, Am. auch in the boondocks; Arsch 1

5. ASTRON. world; in fernen Welten on distant worlds; Welten trennen sie fig. they’re worlds apart; eine Welt für sich fig. a world apart ( oder of its own); er lebt in einer anderen Welt fig. he lives in another world ( oder a world of his own)

6. nur Sg.; (feine Gesellschaft): ein Mann / eine Dame von Welt a man / woman of the world; Brett 1, Dorf, Geld 2, Gott 2, Nabel, untergehen 3 etc.

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die Welt

earth; world

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Wẹlt [vɛlt]
f -, -en (lit, fig)
world
die Welt im Kleinen — the microcosm

die Welt im Großen — the macrocosm

die (große) weite Welt — the big wide world

der höchste Berg der Welt — the highest mountain in the world, the world's highest mountain

die Welt von heute/morgen — the world of today/tomorrow, today's/tomorrow's world

die Welt der Oper/des Kindes — the world of opera/the child, the operatic/child's world

die Alte/Neue/freie/Dritte Welt — the Old/New/Free/Third World

die große or vornehme Welt — high society

alle Welt, Gott und die Welt — everybody, the whole world, the world and his wife (hum)

eine Welt brach für ihn zusammen — his whole world collapsed about (Brit) or around him or his ears, the bottom fell out of his world

das ist doch nicht die Welt — it isn't as important as all that

davon or deswegen geht die Welt nicht unter (inf) — it isn't the end of the world

das kostet doch nicht die Welt — it won't cost the earth (Brit) or a fortune

zwischen uns/ihnen liegen Welten (fig) — we/they are worlds apart

auf der Welt — in the world

davon gibt es noch mehr auf der Welt — there are plenty of those around

etw mit auf die Welt bringen — to be born with sth

aus aller Welt — from all over the world

aus der Welt schaffen — to eliminate

aus der Welt scheiden (geh) — to depart this life (liter)

in aller Welt — all over the world

in alle Welt zerstreut — scattered all over the world or globe

warum/wer in aller Welt...? — why/who on earth...?, why/who in the world...?

so geht es nun mal in der Welt — that's the way of the world, that's the way things go

in einer anderen Welt leben — to live in a different world

in seiner eigenen Welt leben — to live in a world of one's own

um nichts in der Welt, nicht um alles in der Welt, um keinen Preis der Welt — not for love (n)or money, not at any price, not for all the tea in China (inf)

ein Kind in die Welt setzen — to bring a child into the world

ein Gerücht in die Welt setzen — to put about or spread a rumour (Brit) or rumor (US)

ein Mann/eine Frau von Welt — a man/woman of the world

die beste Frau etc (von) der Welt — the best woman etc in the world

vor aller Welt — publicly, in front of everybody, openly

zur Welt bringen — to give birth to, to bring into the world

auf die or zur Welt kommen — to come into the world, to be born

See:

→ Brett, Ende

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die

1) (the planet Earth: every country of the world.) world

2) (the people who live on the planet Earth: The whole world is waiting for a cure for cancer.) world

3) (any planet etc: people from other worlds.) world

4) (a state of existence: Many people believe that after death the soul enters the next world; Do concentrate! You seem to be living in another world.) world

5) (an area of life or activity: the insect world; the world of the international businessman.) world

6) (the lives and ways of ordinary people: He's been a monk for so long that he knows nothing of the (outside) world.) world

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Welt

<-, -en>

[vɛlt]

f

1. kein pl (unsere Erde)

▪ die/unsere \Welt the/our world

eine Reise um die \Welt a round-the-world tour

der höchste Berg der \Welt the highest mountain in the world, the world's highest mountain

Touristen aus aller \Welt tourists from all over the world [or from every corner of the globe]

so geht es nun mal in der \Welt that's the way of the world, that's the way things go

die \Welt ist klein (hum) it's a small world

so was hat die \Welt noch nicht gesehen! it is/was fantastic [or incredible]!

auf der \Welt in the world

das ist auf der ganzen \Welt bekannt that's known all over the world

in alle \Welt zerstreut scattered all over the world [or globe]

die ganze \Welt the whole world

2. ASTRON (erdähnlicher Planet) world

3. (Bereich) world

die \Welt des Films/Theaters the world of film/theatre, the film/theatre world

die gelehrte \Welt the world of scholars

die \Welt von heute/morgen the world of today/tomorrow, today's/tomorrow's world

die \Welt des Kindes the child's world

die \Welt der Mode the world of fashion

die \Welt des Sports the sporting world

die vornehme \Welt high society

4. kein pl ASTRON (das Weltall)

▪ die \Welt the world [or cosmos] [or universe]

Theorien über die Entstehung der \Welt theories of how the universe began

die \Welt im Großen/Kleinen the microcosm/macrocosm

5.

▶ alle \Welt, Gott und die Welt the whole world, everybody, the world and his wife hum

▶ um alles in der \Welt for heaven's sake

▶ vor aller \Welt in front of everybody, publicly

▶ was/warum/wer/wo in aller \Welt...? what/why/where/who on earth...?

▶ die Alte/Neue \Welt the Old/New World

▶ in einer anderen \Welt leben to live on another planet, in a different world

▶ nicht aus der \Welt sein to not be on the other side of the world

▶ eine \Welt bricht für jdn zusammen sb's whole world collapses about sb

eine \Welt brach für ihn zusammen his whole world collapsed about him, the bottom fell out of his world

▶ etw mit auf die \Welt bringen to be born with sth

▶ jdn zur \Welt bringen to bring sb into the world, to give birth to sb

▶ er/sie ist nicht von dieser \Welt he/she is not of this world

▶ die Dritte/Vierte \Welt the Third/Fourth World

▶ in seiner eigenen \Welt leben to live in a world of one's own

▶ die \Welt erblicken (geh) to come into the world liter

▶ davon [o deswegen] geht die \Welt nicht unter it's not the end of the world

▶ eine heile \Welt an ideal [or a perfect] world

▶ auf die [o zur] \Welt kommen to be born

▶ das kostet nicht die \Welt it won't cost the earth

▶ das ist doch nicht die \Welt! it isn't as important as all that!

▶ um nichts in der \Welt, nicht um alles in der \Welt not [or never] for the world, not for all the tea in china

▶ nobel geht die \Welt zugrunde (prov) there's nothing like going out with a bang fam

▶ da prallen \Welten aufeinander this is where worlds collide

▶ etw aus der \Welt schaffen to eliminate sth

▶ etw in die \Welt setzen to spread sth

ein Gerücht in die \Welt setzen to spread a rumour

Kinder in die \Welt setzen to have children

▶ sie/uns trennen \Welten they/we are worlds apart

▶ eine Dame/ein Mann von \Welt a woman/man in the world

▶ eine verkehrte \Welt a topsy-turvy world

▶ die [große] weite \Welt the big wide world

▶ mit sich dat und der \Welt zufrieden sein to be happy all around [or BRIT a. round]; s.a. Brett, Ende, Kind

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die; Welt, Welten

1) o. Pl. world

auf der Welt — in the world

in der ganzen Welt bekannt sein — be known worldwide or all over the world

die schönste Frau der Welt — the most beautiful woman in the world

nicht die Welt kosten — (ugs.) not cost the earth (coll.)

davon geht die Welt nicht unter — (ugs.) it's not the end of the world

auf die od. zur Welt kommen — be born

auf der Welt sein — have been born

aus aller Welt — from all over the world

in aller Welt — throughout the world; all over the world

in alle Welt — all over the world

um nichts in der Welt, nicht um alles in der Welt — not for anything in the world or on earth

um alles in der Welt — (ugs.) for heaven's sake

die ganze Welt — (fig.) the whole world

alle Welt — (fig. ugs.) the whole world; everybody

eine verkehrte Welt — a topsy-turvy world

Kinder in die Welt setzen — (ugs.) have children

zur Welt bringen — bring into the world; give birth to

eine Dame/ein Mann von Welt — a woman/man of the world

2) (Weltall) universe

uns trennen Welten — (fig.) we are worlds apart

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Welt f; -, -en

1. nur sg world (auch fig);

auf der Welt in the world;

aus der ganzen Welt from all over ( oder all four corners of) the world;

die Welt kennenlernen see the world;

in der Welt herumkommen get around;

in der ganzen Welt herumkommen go (a)round the world;

die Dritte Welt the Third World;

die Vierte Welt the Fourth World;

die Alte/Neue Welt the Old/New World

2. nur sg; (Leben):

auf die Welt kommen be born;

Kinder

in die Welt setzen bring into the world; iron Mann: sire;

zur Welt bringen give birth to;

er war damals noch gar nicht auf der Welt he wasn’t even born at that time;

allein auf der Welt sein be all alone in the world;

ich verstehe die Welt nicht mehr I don’t understand the world any more;

aus der Welt schaffen get rid of; (Problem, Streit) settle;

das ist der Lauf der Welt that’s the way of the world;

mit sich und der Welt zufrieden sein be at peace with (oneself and) the world, be content with life;

ihre Familie ist ihre ganze Welt her family is all the world to her

3. nur sg; (Gesamtheit der Menschen):

alle Welt everybody;

vor aller Welt for all the world to see;

von aller Welt verlassen completely forlorn;

das hat die Welt noch nicht gesehen umg nobody’s ever ( oder you’ve never) seen the like of it;

ich könnte die ganze Welt umarmen I’d like to hug everyone in sight

4. nur sg; fig:

was/wo etc

in aller Welt …? umg what/where etc on earth ( oder in the world) …?;

nicht um alles in der Welt! not on your life!, not for the world!;

das ist nicht aus der Welt umg it isn’t 'that far away;

für sie brach eine Welt zusammen the bottom fell out of her world;

(eine) verkehrte Welt a topsy-turvy world;

die Welt erobern take the world by storm;

was kostet die Welt? umg what’s to stop him ( oder her etc)?;

es kostet doch nicht die Welt it won’t cost the earth;

da ist die Welt mit Brettern vernagelt umg that really is the end of the road;

am Ende der Welt umg, wohnen etc: at the back of beyond, out in the sticks, US auch in the boondocks; → Arsch 1

5. ASTRON world;

in fernen Welten on distant worlds;

Welten trennen sie fig they’re worlds apart;

eine Welt für sich fig a world apart ( oder of its own);

er lebt in einer anderen Welt fig he lives in another world ( oder a world of his own)

6. nur sg; (feine Gesellschaft):

ein Mann/eine Dame von Welt a man/woman of the world; → Brett 1, Dorf, Geld 2, Gott 2, Nabel, untergehen 3 etc

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die; Welt, Welten

1) o. Pl. world

auf der Welt — in the world

in der ganzen Welt bekannt sein — be known worldwide or all over the world

die schönste Frau der Welt — the most beautiful woman in the world

nicht die Welt kosten — (ugs.) not cost the earth (coll.)

davon geht die Welt nicht unter — (ugs.) it's not the end of the world

auf die od. zur Welt kommen — be born

auf der Welt sein — have been born

aus aller Welt — from all over the world

in aller Welt — throughout the world; all over the world

in alle Welt — all over the world

um nichts in der Welt, nicht um alles in der Welt — not for anything in the world or on earth

um alles in der Welt — (ugs.) for heaven's sake

die ganze Welt — (fig.) the whole world

alle Welt — (fig. ugs.) the whole world; everybody

eine verkehrte Welt — a topsy-turvy world

Kinder in die Welt setzen — (ugs.) have children

zur Welt bringen — bring into the world; give birth to

eine Dame/ein Mann von Welt — a woman/man of the world

2) (Weltall) universe

uns trennen Welten — (fig.) we are worlds apart

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-en f.

earth n.

world n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Welt
13 Umlauf

m

1. nur Sg.; PHYS., TECH. rotation, revolution

2. ASTRON., RAUMF. (Umkreisung) orbit; Springreiten: round; die Erde braucht für einen Umlauf um die Sonne ein Jahr the earth takes a year to revolve around the sun

3. nur Sg.; des Geldes: circulation; in Umlauf bringen oder setzen put in circulation, circulate, issue; (Kapital) float; (Gerücht) start; ein Gerücht in Umlauf setzen auch get a rumo(u)r going; im Umlauf sein be in circulation; Gerücht: auch be going (a)round

4. (Rundschreiben) circular (letter); als Überschrift: please circulate

5. MED. (Entzündung) whitlow

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der Umlauf

whitlow; currency

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Ụm|lauf
m

1) (von Erde etc) revolution; (Sport, auf Parcours etc) round; (= das Kursieren) circulation (auch fig)

im Umlauf sein — to be circulating, to be in circulation

in Umlauf bringen or setzen — to circulate; Geld auch to put in circulation; Gerücht auch to put about, to spread

2) (= Rundschreiben) circular

3) (MED = Fingerentzündung) whitlow

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Um·lauf

<-s, -läufe>

[ˈʊmlauf, pl -lɔyfə]

m

1. ASTRON (Umkreisung) rotation

2. ADMIN (internes Rundschreiben) circular

etw in \Umlauf bringen [o setzen] to circulate sth, to put sth into circulation; Gerücht, Lüge, Parole to spread sth, to put about sth sep; ÖKON (etw kursieren lassen) Banknoten, Geld, Falschgeld to put into circulation

im \Umlauf sein to be in circulation a. fig

3. TECH rotation

Umläufe pro Minute rotations per minute, rpm

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der

1) rotation

ein Umlauf [der Erde um die Sonne] dauert ein Jahr — one revolution [of the earth around the sun] takes a year

2) o. Pl. (Zirkulation) circulation

in od. im Umlauf sein — <magazine, report, etc.> be circulating; <coin, banknote> be in circulation

in Umlauf bringen od. setzen — circulate <report, magazine, etc.>; circulate, put about, start < rumour>; bring <coin, banknote> into circulation

3) (Rundschreiben) circular

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Umlauf m

1. nur sg; PHYS, TECH rotation, revolution

2. ASTRON, RAUMF (Umkreisung) orbit; Springreiten: round;

die Erde braucht für einen Umlauf um die Sonne ein Jahr the earth takes a year to revolve around the sun

3. nur sg; des Geldes: circulation;

in Umlauf bringen oder

setzen put in circulation, circulate, issue; (Kapital) float; (Gerücht) start;

ein Gerücht in Umlauf setzen auch get a rumo(u)r going;

im Umlauf sein be in circulation; Gerücht: auch be going (a)round

4. (Rundschreiben) circular (letter); als Überschrift: please circulate

5. MED (Entzündung) whitlow

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der

1) rotation

ein Umlauf [der Erde um die Sonne] dauert ein Jahr — one revolution [of the earth around the sun] takes a year

2) o. Pl. (Zirkulation) circulation

in od. im Umlauf sein — <magazine, report, etc.> be circulating; <coin, banknote> be in circulation

in Umlauf bringen od. setzen — circulate <report, magazine, etc.>; circulate, put about, start < rumour>; bring <coin, banknote> into circulation

3) (Rundschreiben) circular

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-¨e m.

circulation n.

currency n.

tour n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Umlauf
14 spargere

spread

lagrime, sangue shed

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spargere v.tr.

1 to scatter, to strew*: spargere fiori, to strew flowers: spargere semi, to sow seed; spargere ghiaia, to scatter gravel; spargere zucchero, sale, to sprinkle sugar, salt // spargere denari a piene mani, to throw money around // spargere sentinelle lungo il confine, to post sentries along the border

2 ( divulgare) to spread*: spargere notizie, to spread news // spargere ai quattro venti, to throw to the winds // spargere una voce, to spread a rumour // spargere zizzania, (fig.) to spread discord

3 ( versare) to shed*: spargere lacrime, sangue, to shed tears, blood

4 ( luce) to shed*: il lume spargeva una luce fioca, the lamp shed a dim light.

◘ spargersi v.intr.pron.

1 to scatter, to disperse, to spread*: si sparsero per la campagna, they scattered (o dispersed) through the countryside

2 ( diffondersi) to spread*: il fumo si è sparso nella valle, the smoke spread along the valley; la notizia si sparse in un baleno, the news spread like wildfire; si sparse la voce che..., the rumour spread that...

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1. ['spardʒere]
vb irreg vt
1) (sparpagliare) to scatter

i miei fogli erano sparsi sulla scrivania — my papers were scattered over the desk

2) (versare: vino) to spill, (sangue, lacrime) to shed

3) (diffondere: notizia) to spread, (luce) to give off (o out)

2. vip (spargersi)

(persone) to scatter, (voce, notizia) to spread

si è sparsa una voce sul suo conto — there is a rumour going round about him

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['spardʒere] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) (spandere) to scatter [semi, oggetti]; to spread* [sabbia, terra]; to strew* [ fiori]

spargere il sale su una strada — to put salt on o to salt a road

2) (versare) to shed* [lacrime, sangue]

3) (emanare) to give* off [ calore]

4) (diffondere) to spread* [ calunnie]

spargere la voce — to spread the news
2.
verbo pronominale spargersi

1) (sparpagliarsi) [persone, animali] to scatter

2) (diffondersi) [ notizia] to get* about, to travel

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spargere

/'spardʒere/ [19]

I verbo transitivo

1 (spandere) to scatter [ semi, oggetti]; to spread* [ sabbia, terra]; to strew* [ fiori]; spargere il sale su una strada to put salt on o to salt a road

2 (versare) to shed* [ lacrime, sangue]

3 (emanare) to give* off [ calore]

4 (diffondere) to spread* [ calunnie]; spargere la voce to spread the news

II spargersi verbo pronominale

1 (sparpagliarsi) [ persone, animali] to scatter

2 (diffondersi) [ notizia] to get* about, to travel.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > spargere
15 correr

v.

1 to run (persona, animal).

me gusta correr todas las mañanas I like to go for a run every morning

¡corre a pedir ayuda! run for help!

a todo correr at full speed o pelt

María corrió hacia la casa Mary ran towards the house.

El agua corre libremente Water runs free.

Ellos corren riesgos They run risks.

Pedro corre el programa en su computadora Peter runs the program on his...

2 to drive fast.

3 to flow.

4 to pass, to go by (time).

esta última semana ha pasado corriendo this last week has flown by

5 to spread (noticia).

corre el rumor de que… there's a rumor that…

Los rumores corren sin tregua Rumors circulate relentlessly.

6 to cover (recorrer) (una distancia).

corrió los 100 metros he ran the 100 meters

7 to move or pull up (mover) (mesa, silla).

corre la cabeza, que no veo move your head out of the way, I can't see

Ricardo corrió los muebles Richard moved the furniture.

8 to run (informal) (computing) (programa, aplicación).

9 to operate, to run.

Los programas corren sin problema The programs run without a problem.

10 to fire, to dismiss, to boot out.

María corrió al jardinero Mary fired the gardener.

11 to expand, to propagate, to spread.

El fuego corrió por toda la selva The fire spread throughout the jungle.

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correr

► verbo intransitivo

1 (gen) to run

■ se marchó corriendo she ran off

2 (darse prisa) to rush, hurry

■ ¡corre, es tarde! hurry up, it's late!

3 (viento) to blow

4 (agua) to flow, run

5 (tiempo) to pass, fly

6 (noticias) to spread, circulate

■ el rumor corría por la ciudad the rumour spread throughout the city

7 (conductor) to drive fast

■ Juan corre mucho Juan drives very fast

8 (coche) to go fast

9 (sueldo, interés) to be payable

10 (puerta, ventana) to slide

11 (moneda) to be legal tender

► verbo transitivo

1 (distancia) to cover; (país) to travel through

2 (carrera) to run; (caballo) to race, run

3 (echar) to close; (cortina) to draw; (cerrojo) to bolt

4 (mover) to pull up, move, draw up

■ corre la mesa move the table

5 (estar expuesto) to run

■ correr un peligro to run a risk

6 (aventura) to have

7 (avergonzar) to make ashamed

8 (turbar) to make embarrassed

► verbo pronominal correrse

1 (persona) to move over; (objeto) to shift, slide

2 (color, tinta) to run

3 (media) to ladder

4 (avergonzarse) to blush, go red

5 tabú (tener orgasmo) to come

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a todo correr at full speed

correr a cargo de alguien (ocuparse) to take care of something 2 (pagar) to pay for something

■ la cena corre a mi cargo I'll pay for the dinner

correr con algo to be responsible for something

correr con los gastos to foot the bill

corre la voz de que... rumour has it that...

correr mundo to be a globe-trotter

correr un peligro to be in danger

correrla familiar to live it up

dejar correr algo to let something drop, let something ride

deprisa y corriendo in a hurry

el mes que corre the current month

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verb

1) to run,

2) rush

3) flow

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1. VI

1) (=ir deprisa) [persona, animal] to run; [vehículo] to go fast

tuve que correr para alcanzar el autobús — I had to run to catch the bus

se me acercó corriendo — he ran up to me

subió las escaleras corriendo — he ran up the stairs

corrió a decírselo — he ran to tell him

¡cómo corre este coche! — this car's really fast!, this car can really go some!

no corras tanto, que hay hielo en la carretera — don't go so fast, the road's icy

• echar a correr — to start running, break into a run

el ladrón echó a correr — the thief ran off

- correr como un galgo o gamo

2) (=darse prisa) to hurry, rush

¡corre! — hurry (up)!

corre que llegamos tarde — hurry (up) or we'll be late

no corras que te equivocarás — don't rush it or you'll make a mistake

me voy corriendo, que sale el tren dentro de diez minutos — I must dash, the train leaves in ten minutes

llega el jefe, más vale que te vayas corriendo — the boss is coming so you'd better get out of here

• hacer algo a todo correr — to do sth as fast as one can

salieron a todo correr — they rushed out as fast as they could

3) (=fluir) [agua] to run, flow; [aire] to flow; [grifo, fuente] to run

el río corre muy crecido — the river is running very high

corre mucho viento — there's a strong wind blowing, it's very windy

voy a cerrar la ventana porque corre un poco de aire — I'm going to shut the window because there's a bit of a draught o draft (EEUU)

el camino corre por un paisaje pintoresco — the road runs o goes through picturesque countryside

han corrido ríos de tinta sobre el asunto — reams and reams have been written on the subject

por sus venas corre sangre china — he has Chinese blood

• correr paralelo a, una cadena montañosa que corre paralela a la costa — a chain of mountains that runs parallel to the coast

la historia de los ordenadores corre paralela a los adelantos en materia de semiconductores — the history of computers runs parallel to advances in semiconductor technology

- dejar las cosas correr

4) [tiempo]

el tiempo corre — time is getting on o pressing

¡cómo corre el tiempo! — time flies!

el mes que corre — the current month, the present month

corría el año 1965 — it was 1965

al o con el correr del tiempo — over the years

en estos o los tiempos que corren — nowadays, these days

en los tiempos que corren es difícil encontrar personas tan honradas — it's hard to find people as honest as him these days o nowadays

es un tipo demasiado sensible para los tiempos que corren — he's too sensitive for this day and age

5) (=moverse) [rumor] to go round; [creencia] to be widespread

el dinero corre con fluidez — money is constantly changing hands

las noticias corren muy deprisa — news travels fast

corre por ahí un documento muy interesante — there's a very interesting document going around

la noticia corría de boca en boca — the news was on everyone's lips

la noticia corrió como la pólvora — the news spread like wildfire

6) (=hacerse cargo)

eso corre de mi cuenta — I'll take care of that

• correr a cargo de algn, eso corre a cargo de la empresa — the company will take care of that

la entrega del premio corrió a cargo del ministro de Cultura — the prize was presented by the Minister for Culture

la música corrió a cargo de la RPO — the music was provided by the RPO

la traducción ha corrido a cargo de Cortázar — the translation is by Cortázar

• correr con algo, correr con los gastos — to meet o bear the expenses

el inversor corre con los riesgos — the investor bears the risk

correr con la casa — to run the house, manage the house

7) (Econ) [sueldo] to be payable; [moneda] to be valid

su sueldo correrá desde el primer día del mes — his salary will be payable from the first of the month

8)

correr a o por — (=venderse) to sell at

2. VT

1) (Dep) [+ distancia] to run; [+ prueba] to compete in

corre cinco kilómetros diarios — she runs five kilometres a day

corrí 50 metros hasta alcanzar la carretera — I ran for 50 metres until I reached the road

Carl Lewis ha decidido no correr los 100 metros — Carl Lewis has decided not to run (in) o compete in the 100 metres

corrió la Vuelta a España — he competed in the Tour of Spain

ha corrido medio mundo — he's been round half the world

2) (=desplazar) [+ objeto] to move along; [+ silla] to move; [+ balanza] to tip; [+ nudo] to adjust; [+ vela] to unfurl

corre un poco la silla para allá — move the chair (along) that way a little

corrió el pestillo — she bolted the door

corre la cortina — draw the curtain
velo 1)
3) (=hacer correr) [+ caballo] to run, race; [+ caza] to chase, pursue

correr un toro — to run in front of and avoid being gored by a charging bull for sport

4) (=tener) [+ riesgo] to run; [+ suerte] to suffer, undergo

corren el riesgo de ser encarcelados — they run the risk of being sent to prison

no quería correr la misma suerte de su amigo — he didn't want to suffer o undergo the same fate as his friend

no corréis peligro — you're not in (any) danger

el acuerdo no parece correr peligro — the agreement doesn't seem to be in danger
prisa
5) (=extender)

el agua corrió la pintura — the water made the paint run

las lágrimas le corrieron el maquillaje — her tears made her make-up run

has corrido la tinta por toda la página — you've smeared the ink across the page

6) (Mil) (=invadir) to raid; (=destruir) to lay waste

7) (Com) to auction

8) (=abochornar) to embarrass

9) esp LAm * (=expulsar) to chuck out *

lo corrieron de la casa con gritos y patadas — they chucked him kicking and screaming out of the house *

10)

correrla — * (=ir de juerga) to live it up *

3.

See:

correrse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) to run

bajó/subió las escaleras corriendo — she ran down/up the stairs

salieron corriendo del banco — they ran out of the bank

echó a correr — he started to run, he broke into a run

corrió a su encuentro — she ran to meet him

a todo correr — at top speed

salió a todo correr — he went/came shooting out

b) (Dep) atleta to run; caballo to run

sale a correr todas las mañañas — she goes for a run every morning

c) (Auto, Dep) piloto/conductor to race

2)

a) ( apresurarse)

llevo todo el día corriendo de un lado para otro — I've been rushing around all day long

corre, ponte los zapatos! — hurry o quick, put your shoes on!

rellénalo corriendo y entrégalo — fill it in quickly and hand it in

no corras tanto que te equivocarás — don't rush it o don't do it so quickly, you'll only make mistakes

corrí a llamarte/a escribirte — I rushed to call you/write to you

me tengo que ir corriendo — I have to rush off

se fueron corriendo al hospital — they rushed to the hospital

b) (fam) (ir, moverse) (+ compl) vehículo/conductor

corre mucho — he drives too/very fast

esa moto corre mucho — that motorcycle is o goes really fast

3)

a) (+ compl) cordillera/carretera to run; río to run, flow

b) agua to flow, run; sangre to flow

corría una brisa suave — there was a gentle breeze

corre mucho viento hoy — it's very windy today

dejar correr algo — to let something go

c) rumor

corre el rumor de que... — there is a rumor going around that..., rumor has it that...

corrió la voz de que... — there was a rumor that...

d) polea to run; puerta to slide

la cremallera no corre — the zipper (AmE) o (BrE) zip is stuck

el pestillo no corre — I can't bolt/unbolt the door

4) tiempo

a) (pasar, transcurrir)

corren tiempos difíciles — these are difficult times

corría el año 1939 cuando... — it was in 1939 that...

con el correr de los años — as time went/goes by

el mes que corre — in the current month (frml)

b) ( pasar de prisa) to fly

5) sueldo/alquiler to be payable

6) ( hacerse cargo)

correr con algo — < con gastos> to pay something; < con organización> to be responsible for something
2.
correr vt

1)

a) (Dep) < maratón> to run

corrió los 1.500 metros — he ran the 1,500 meters

b) (Auto, Dep) <prueba/gran premio> to race in

2)

a) (fam) (echar, expulsar) to kick... out (colloq), to chuck... out (colloq)

b) (fam) ( perseguir) to run after

3)

a) ( exponerse a)

no quiero correr riesgos — I don't want to take any risks

corres el riesgo de perderlo — you run the risk of losing it

aquí no corres peligro — you're safe here

b) ( experimentar)

ambos corrieron parecida suerte — they both suffered a similar fate

juntos corrimos grandes aventuras — we had some great adventures together

4) ( mover)

a) <botón/ficha/silla> to move

b) < cortina> ( cerrar) to draw o close; ( abrir) to open o pull back

corre el cerrojo — bolt the door

c) (Inf) < texto> to scroll
3.
correrse v pron

1) ( moverse)

a) silla/cama to move; pieza/carga to shift

b) (fam) persona to move up o over

2)

a) tinta to run; rímel/maquillaje to run, smudge; (+ me/te/le etc)

se me corrió el rímel — my mascara ran

b) (AmL) media to ladder

3) (Esp arg) ( llegar al orgasmo) to come (colloq)

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= flow, race, running, jogging, course.

Ex. At this disclosure, a flush flowed from Leforte's cheeks to her neck.

Ex. These companies have been racing to define the information superhighway for themselves, and to stake a claim in what they view as the economic engine of the information age.

Ex. Thus in games, manipulatory skills are often exercised and extended, as for example in games that involve running, climbing or making objects -- bows and arrows, catapults, clothes for dolls, and so on.

Ex. Major risk factors for cardiovascular disease are discussed, as well as how development of coronary disease can be attenuated or arrested by a prolonged routine of jogging.

Ex. The disease is called temporal arteritis because the temporal arteries, which course along the sides of the head just in front of the ears (to the temples), often become inflamed.

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* con el correr del tiempo = over the years, in the process of time, with the passage of time.

* corre el rumor de que = rumour has it that.

* corre la voz de que = rumour has it that.

* correr a cargo de = be the responsibility of.

* correr a toda velocidad = sprint.

* correr como alma que lleva el diablo = run for + Posesivo + life.

* correr con los gastos = bear + the cost(s), pick up + the tab, pay + the piper.

* correr de acá para allá = rush around.

* correr de aquí para allá = rush around, run + here and there.

* correr de la cuenta de Alguien = be on + Pronombre.

* correr desaforadamente = run for + Posesivo + life.

* correr de un sitio para otro = rush around.

* correr el peligro de = be in danger (of), run + the danger of.

* correr el riesgo = risk, face + the risk, chance, take + Posesivo + chances.

* correr la impresión = slur + impression.

* correr la voz = spread + the news, spread + the word.

* correr más deprisa que = outrun [out-run].

* correr mundo = see + life, see + the world.

* correr peligro = be at risk.

* correr que se las pela = run for + Posesivo + life.

* correr ríos de tinta = spill + vast quantities of ink, a lot + be written about, much + be written about.

* correrse = come.

* correrse dormido = wet dream.

* correrse una juerga = have + a ball, have + a great time.

* correr un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.

* correr un riesgo = run + risk, take + risks, take + chances (on).

* correr un tupido velo sobre = draw + a veil over.

* correr un velo sobre las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.

* corría el rumor de que = rumour had it that.

* corría la voz de que = rumour had it that.

* corriendo con los gastos = at + Posesivo + own expense.

* de bulla y corriendo = in a rush.

* dejar el agua correr = let bygones be bygones.

* echar a correr = bolt, make + a bolt for, take off + running, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

* entrar y salir corriendo = run in and out.

* gastos + correr a cuenta de = bear + the cost(s).

* hacer correr la voz = spread + the word, spread + the good word, pass on + the good word, spread + the news.

* ir corriendo = hot-foot it to.

* ir corriendo a = dash off to, run off to.

* irse corriendo = dash off, shoot off.

* llevar al hospital de bulla y corriendo = rush + Nombre + to hospital.

* máquina de andar o correr estática = treadmill.

* no correr prisa = there + be + no hurry.

* salir corriendo = leg it, run off, run away, bolt, make + a bolt for, dash off, take off, shoot off, take off + running, take to + Posesivo + heels.

* salir corriendo a la calle = run into + the street.

* volver corriendo = scurry back.

* zapatilla de correr = running shoe.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) to run

bajó/subió las escaleras corriendo — she ran down/up the stairs

salieron corriendo del banco — they ran out of the bank

echó a correr — he started to run, he broke into a run

corrió a su encuentro — she ran to meet him

a todo correr — at top speed

salió a todo correr — he went/came shooting out

b) (Dep) atleta to run; caballo to run

sale a correr todas las mañañas — she goes for a run every morning

c) (Auto, Dep) piloto/conductor to race

2)

a) ( apresurarse)

llevo todo el día corriendo de un lado para otro — I've been rushing around all day long

corre, ponte los zapatos! — hurry o quick, put your shoes on!

rellénalo corriendo y entrégalo — fill it in quickly and hand it in

no corras tanto que te equivocarás — don't rush it o don't do it so quickly, you'll only make mistakes

corrí a llamarte/a escribirte — I rushed to call you/write to you

me tengo que ir corriendo — I have to rush off

se fueron corriendo al hospital — they rushed to the hospital

b) (fam) (ir, moverse) (+ compl) vehículo/conductor

corre mucho — he drives too/very fast

esa moto corre mucho — that motorcycle is o goes really fast

3)

a) (+ compl) cordillera/carretera to run; río to run, flow

b) agua to flow, run; sangre to flow

corría una brisa suave — there was a gentle breeze

corre mucho viento hoy — it's very windy today

dejar correr algo — to let something go

c) rumor

corre el rumor de que... — there is a rumor going around that..., rumor has it that...

corrió la voz de que... — there was a rumor that...

d) polea to run; puerta to slide

la cremallera no corre — the zipper (AmE) o (BrE) zip is stuck

el pestillo no corre — I can't bolt/unbolt the door

4) tiempo

a) (pasar, transcurrir)

corren tiempos difíciles — these are difficult times

corría el año 1939 cuando... — it was in 1939 that...

con el correr de los años — as time went/goes by

el mes que corre — in the current month (frml)

b) ( pasar de prisa) to fly

5) sueldo/alquiler to be payable

6) ( hacerse cargo)

correr con algo — < con gastos> to pay something; < con organización> to be responsible for something
2.
correr vt

1)

a) (Dep) < maratón> to run

corrió los 1.500 metros — he ran the 1,500 meters

b) (Auto, Dep) <prueba/gran premio> to race in

2)

a) (fam) (echar, expulsar) to kick... out (colloq), to chuck... out (colloq)

b) (fam) ( perseguir) to run after

3)

a) ( exponerse a)

no quiero correr riesgos — I don't want to take any risks

corres el riesgo de perderlo — you run the risk of losing it

aquí no corres peligro — you're safe here

b) ( experimentar)

ambos corrieron parecida suerte — they both suffered a similar fate

juntos corrimos grandes aventuras — we had some great adventures together

4) ( mover)

a) <botón/ficha/silla> to move

b) < cortina> ( cerrar) to draw o close; ( abrir) to open o pull back

corre el cerrojo — bolt the door

c) (Inf) < texto> to scroll
3.
correrse v pron

1) ( moverse)

a) silla/cama to move; pieza/carga to shift

b) (fam) persona to move up o over

2)

a) tinta to run; rímel/maquillaje to run, smudge; (+ me/te/le etc)

se me corrió el rímel — my mascara ran

b) (AmL) media to ladder

3) (Esp arg) ( llegar al orgasmo) to come (colloq)

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= flow, race, running, jogging, course.

Ex: At this disclosure, a flush flowed from Leforte's cheeks to her neck.

Ex: These companies have been racing to define the information superhighway for themselves, and to stake a claim in what they view as the economic engine of the information age.

Ex: Thus in games, manipulatory skills are often exercised and extended, as for example in games that involve running, climbing or making objects -- bows and arrows, catapults, clothes for dolls, and so on.

Ex: Major risk factors for cardiovascular disease are discussed, as well as how development of coronary disease can be attenuated or arrested by a prolonged routine of jogging.

Ex: The disease is called temporal arteritis because the temporal arteries, which course along the sides of the head just in front of the ears (to the temples), often become inflamed.

* con el correr del tiempo = over the years, in the process of time, with the passage of time.

* corre el rumor de que = rumour has it that.

* corre la voz de que = rumour has it that.

* correr a cargo de = be the responsibility of.

* correr a toda velocidad = sprint.

* correr como alma que lleva el diablo = run for + Posesivo + life.

* correr con los gastos = bear + the cost(s), pick up + the tab, pay + the piper.

* correr de acá para allá = rush around.

* correr de aquí para allá = rush around, run + here and there.

* correr de la cuenta de Alguien = be on + Pronombre.

* correr desaforadamente = run for + Posesivo + life.

* correr de un sitio para otro = rush around.

* correr el peligro de = be in danger (of), run + the danger of.

* correr el riesgo = risk, face + the risk, chance, take + Posesivo + chances.

* correr la impresión = slur + impression.

* correr la voz = spread + the news, spread + the word.

* correr más deprisa que = outrun [out-run].

* correr mundo = see + life, see + the world.

* correr peligro = be at risk.

* correr que se las pela = run for + Posesivo + life.

* correr ríos de tinta = spill + vast quantities of ink, a lot + be written about, much + be written about.

* correrse = come.

* correrse dormido = wet dream.

* correrse una juerga = have + a ball, have + a great time.

* correr un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.

* correr un riesgo = run + risk, take + risks, take + chances (on).

* correr un tupido velo sobre = draw + a veil over.

* correr un velo sobre las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.

* corría el rumor de que = rumour had it that.

* corría la voz de que = rumour had it that.

* corriendo con los gastos = at + Posesivo + own expense.

* de bulla y corriendo = in a rush.

* dejar el agua correr = let bygones be bygones.

* echar a correr = bolt, make + a bolt for, take off + running, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

* entrar y salir corriendo = run in and out.

* gastos + correr a cuenta de = bear + the cost(s).

* hacer correr la voz = spread + the word, spread + the good word, pass on + the good word, spread + the news.

* ir corriendo = hot-foot it to.

* ir corriendo a = dash off to, run off to.

* irse corriendo = dash off, shoot off.

* llevar al hospital de bulla y corriendo = rush + Nombre + to hospital.

* máquina de andar o correr estática = treadmill.

* no correr prisa = there + be + no hurry.

* salir corriendo = leg it, run off, run away, bolt, make + a bolt for, dash off, take off, shoot off, take off + running, take to + Posesivo + heels.

* salir corriendo a la calle = run into + the street.

* volver corriendo = scurry back.

* zapatilla de correr = running shoe.

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correr [E1 ]

vi

A

1 to run

tuve que correr para no perder el tren I had to run or I'd have missed the train

bajó las escaleras corriendo she ran down the stairs

los atracadores salieron corriendo del banco the robbers ran out of the bank

iba corriendo y se cayó she was running and she fell over

corrían tras el ladrón they were running after the thief

echó a correr he started to run, he broke into a run

cuando lo vio corrió a su encuentro when she saw him she rushed o ran to meet him

a todo correr at top speed, as fast as I/he could

salió a todo correr he went/came shooting out

corre que te corre: se fueron, corre que te corre, para la playa they went tearing o racing off to the beach

el que no corre vuela you have to be quick off the mark

2 ( Dep) «atleta» to run; «caballo» to run

sale a correr todas las mañanas she goes out running o jogging every morning, she goes for a run every morning

corre en la maratón he's running in the marathon

3 ( Auto, Dep) «piloto/conductor» to race

corre con una escudería italiana he races o drives for an Italian team

B

1

(apresurarse): llevo todo el día corriendo de un lado para otro I've been rushing around all day long, I've been on the go all day long ( colloq)

¡corre, ponte los zapatos! hurry o quick, put your shoes on!

no corras tanto que te equivocarás don't rush it o don't do it so quickly, you'll only make mistakes

en cuanto me enteré corrí a llamarte/a escribirle as soon as I heard, I rushed to call you/write to him

vino pero se fue corriendo he came but he rushed off o raced off again

se fueron corriendo al hospital they rushed to the hospital

2 ( fam) (ir, moverse) (+ compl):

corre mucho he drives too/very fast

esa moto corre mucho that motorcycle is o goes really fast

C

1 (+ compl) «cordillera/carretera» to run; «río» to run, flow

corre paralela a la costa it runs parallel to the coast

el río corre por un valle abrupto the river runs o flows through a steep-sided valley

2 «agua» to flow, run; «sangre» to flow

corría una brisa suave there was a gentle breeze, a gentle breeze was blowing

corre mucho viento hoy it's very windy today

el champán corría como agua the champagne flowed like water

3

«rumor»: corre el rumor de que … there is a rumor going around that …, word o rumor has it that …

corrió la voz de que se había fugado there was a rumor that she had escaped

4 «polea» to run

la cremallera no corre the zipper ( AmE) o ( BrE) zip is stuck o won't do up/undo

el pestillo no corre I can't bolt/unbolt the door, the bolt won't move o slide

D «días/meses/años»

1

(pasar, transcurrir): corren tiempos difíciles these are difficult times

corría el año 1939 cuando … it was in 1939 that …

con el correr de los años as time went/goes by, as years passed/pass

el mes que corre this month, in the current month ( frml)

2 (pasar de prisa) to fly

¡cómo corre el tiempo! how time flies!

los días pasan corriendo the days fly by o go by in a flash

E

1 «sueldo/alquiler» to be payable

2 (ser válido) to be valid

las nuevas tarifas empezarán a correr a partir de mañana the new rates come into effect from tomorrow

ya sabes que esas excusas aquí no corren (CS); you know you can't get away with excuses like that here, you know excuses like that won't wash with me/us ( colloq)

estos bonos ya no corren these vouchers are no longer valid

3 (venderse) correr A or POR algo to sell AT o FOR sth

F correr con ‹gastos› to pay

la empresa corrió con los gastos de la mudanza the firm paid the removal expenses o the moving expenses o met the cost of the removal

el Ayuntamiento corrió con la organización del certamen the town council organized o was responsible for organizing the competition

■ correr

vt

A

1 ( Dep) ‹maratón› to run

corrió los 1.500 metros he ran the 1,500 meters

correrla ( fam); to go out on the town ( colloq)

2 ( Auto, Dep) ‹prueba/gran premio› to race in

B

1 ( fam) (echar, expulsar) to kick … out ( colloq), to chuck … out ( colloq)

lo corrieron del pueblo they ran him out of town

2 ( fam) (perseguir) to chase, run after

acaba de salir, si la corres, la alcanzas (Col, RPl); she's just gone out, if you run you'll catch her (up)

C

1

(exponerse a): quiero estar seguro, no quiero correr riesgos I want to be sure, I don't want to take any risks

corres el riesgo de perderlo/de que te lo roben you run the risk of o you risk losing it/having it stolen

aquí no corres peligro you're safe here o you're not in any danger here

2

(experimentar): ambos corrieron parecida suerte they both suffered a similar fate

juntos corrimos grandes aventuras we lived through o had great adventures together

prisa

D (mover)

1 ‹botón/ficha/silla› to move

2 ‹cortina› to draw

corre el cerrojo bolt the door, slide the bolt across/back

corra la pesa hasta que se equilibre slide the weight along until it balances

velo

3 ( Inf) ‹texto› to scroll

E ( ant); ‹territorio› to raid

F

( Chi fam) (propinar): córreles palo give them a good beating

les corrió balas a todos he sprayed them all with bullets

■ correrse

v pron

A (moverse)

1 «pieza» to shift, move; «carga» to shift

2 ( fam); «persona» to move up o over, shift up o over ( colloq)

3 ( Chi fam) (escurrirse, escabullir) to slip away

B

1 «tinta» to run; «rímel/maquillaje» (+ me/te/le etc) to run, smudge

2 ( AmL) «media» to ladder, run

se me corrió un punto del suéter I pulled a thread in my sweater and it ran

C ( Esp arg) (llegar al orgasmo) to come ( colloq)

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correr ( conjugate correr) verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( en general) to run;

◊ bajó/subió las escaleras corriendo she ran down/up the stairs;

salieron corriendo del banco they ran out of the bank;
echó a correr he started to run
b) (Auto, Dep) [piloto/conductor] to race

2
a) ( apresurarse):

◊ ¡corre, ponte los zapatos! hurry o quick, put your shoes on!;

no corras tanto que te equivocarás don't do it so quickly, you'll only make mistakes ;
corrí a llamarte I rushed to call you;
me tengo que ir corriendo I have to rush off
b) (fam) [ vehículo] to go fast;

[ conductor] to drive fast
3
a) [carretera/río] to run;

[ agua] to run;
[ sangre] to flow;
◊ corría una brisa suave there was a gentle breeze

b) [ rumor]:

◊ corre el rumor/la voz de que … there is a rumor going around that …

4 (pasar, transcurrir):
◊ corría el año 1973 cuando … it was 1973 when …;

con el correr de los años as time went/goes by;
¡cómo corre el tiempo! how time flies!
5 ( hacerse cargo) correr con algo ‹ con gastos› to pay sth;
‹ con organización› to be responsible for sth
verbo transitivo
1
a) (Dep) ‹ maratón› to run

b) (Auto, Dep) ‹prueba/gran premio› to race in

2 ( exponerse a):
◊ corres el riesgo de perderlo you run the risk of losing it;

aquí no corres peligro you're safe here
3
a) ‹botón/ficha/silla› to move;

‹ cortina› ( cerrar) to draw, close;
( abrir) to open, pull back;
◊ corre el cerrojo bolt the door

b) (Inf) ‹ texto› to scroll

correrse verbo pronominal
1
a) [silla/cama] to move;

[pieza/carga] to shift
b) (fam) [ persona] to move up o over

2
a) [ tinta] to run;

[rímel/maquillaje] to run, smudge;
◊ se me corrió el rímel my mascara ran

b) (AmL) [ media] to ladder

correr
I verbo intransitivo
1 to run
(ir deprisa) to go fast
(al conducir) to drive fast
2 (el viento) to blow
(un río) to flow
3 (darse prisa) to hurry: corre, que no llegamos, hurry up or we'll be late
figurado corrí a hablar con él, I rushed to talk to him
4 (estar en situación de) correr peligro, to be in danger
correr prisa, to be urgent
II verbo transitivo
1 (estar expuesto a) to have
correr el riesgo, to run the risk
2 (una cortina) to draw
(un cerrojo) to close
3 (un mueble) to pull up, draw up
♦ Locuciones: corre a mi cargo, I'll take care of it
correr con los gastos, to foot the bill
' correr' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bola
- cargo
- colorada
- colorado
- echar
- liebre
- pareja
- parejo
- pestillo
- prisa
- riesgo
- tinta
- velo
- voz
- Y
- agua
- condenado
- condición
- corretear
- dejar
- desaforado
- desplazar
- peligro
- soler
- tropezar
- viento
English:
about
- afford
- bear
- charge
- danger
- dash
- draw
- gamble
- go about
- meet
- outrun
- pelt
- pound
- pour
- pull
- race
- race along
- ride
- risk
- run
- run with
- running
- rush
- rush around
- scurry
- streak
- tear along
- trickle
- unleash
- as
- budge
- caper
- cover
- flow
- fly
- go
- hell
- jog
- like
- mad
- move
- put
- shift
- slide
- smudge
- spread
- sweep
- throw
- wind

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correr

♦ vi

1. [persona, animal] to run;

me gusta correr todas las mañanas I like to go for a run every morning;

se fue corriendo he ran off o away;

miles de fans corrieron al encuentro del cantante thousands of fans ran to greet o meet the singer;

¡corre a pedir ayuda! run for help!;

varias personas corrieron tras el asaltante several people ran after the robber;

echar a correr to start running;

Comp
Fam
corre que se las pela she runs like the wind;

Comp
Fam
el que no corre, vuela you've got to be on your toes o quick around here

2. [apresurarse]
¡corre, que vamos a perder el autobús! hurry up, we're going to miss the bus!;

no corras, que te vas a equivocar don't rush yourself, or you'll make a mistake;

cuando me enteré del accidente, corrí a visitarla when I heard about the accident I went to visit her as soon as I could o I rushed to visit her;

estoy agotado, toda la mañana corriendo de aquí para allá I'm exhausted, I've been rushing o running around all morning;

corre, que va a empezar la película quick, the film's about to start;

Comp

a todo correr: hay que acabar este trabajo a todo correr we have to finish this job as quickly as possible;

cuando se enteró de la noticia, vino a todo correr when she heard the news she came as quickly as she could

3. [competir] [atleta, caballo] to run;
[ciclista] to ride;
corre con una moto japonesa he rides a Japanese motorbike;

corre con un coche italiano he drives an Italian car

4. [conductor] to drive fast;

no corras tanto, que vamos a tener un accidente slow down o stop driving so fast, we're going to have an accident

5. [vehículo]
el nuevo modelo corre todavía más the new model is o goes even faster;

esta moto no corre nada this motorbike can't go very fast at all

6. [fluido] [río] to flow;
[agua del grifo] to run;
la sangre corre por las venas blood flows through the veins;

deja correr el agua (del grifo) leave the Br tap o US faucet running

7. [viento] to blow;

corría una ligera brisa there was a gentle breeze, a gentle breeze was blowing

8. [el tiempo, las horas] to pass, to go by;

esta última semana ha pasado corriendo this last week has flown by

9. [transcurrir]
corría el principio de siglo cuando… it was around the turn of the century when…;

en los tiempos que corren nadie tiene un trabajo seguro no one is safe in their job these days o in this day and age

10. [noticia] to spread;

corre el rumor de que… there's a rumour going about that…

11. [encargarse de]
correr con [los gastos] to bear;
[la cuenta] to pay;
la organización de la cumbre corrió a cargo de las Naciones Unidas the United Nations organized the summit, the United Nations took care of the organization of the summit;

la comida corre a cargo de la empresa the meal is on the company;

esta ronda corre de mi cuenta this round is on me, this is my round

12. [sueldo, renta] to be payable;

el alquiler corre desde principios de cada mes the rent is payable at the beginning of each month

13. [venderse] to sell;

este vino corre a diez euros la botella this wine sells for ten euros a bottle

14. Informát [uso crítico] to run;

el nuevo sistema operativo no correrá en modelos antiguos the new operating system won't run on older models

♦ vt

1. [prueba, carrera] [a pie, a caballo] to run;
[en coche, moto] to take part in;
corrió los 100 metros he ran the 100 metres;

correrá el Tour de Francia he will be riding in the Tour de France

2. [mover] [mesa, silla] to move o pull up;

corre la cabeza, que no veo move your head out of the way, I can't see

3. [cerrar] [cortinas] to draw, to close;
[llave] to turn;
correr el cerrojo o [m5] pestillo to bolt the door/gate/ etc

4. [abrir] [cortinas] to draw, to open

5. [experimentar]
correr aventuras to have adventures;

correr peligro to be in danger;

si dejas la caja ahí, corre el peligro de que alguien tropiece con ella if you leave the box there, (there's a danger o risk that) someone might trip over it;

correr el riesgo de (hacer) algo to run the risk of (doing) sth;

no quiero correr ningún riesgo I don't want to take any risks;

no sabemos la suerte que correrá el proyecto we don't know what is to become of the project, we don't know what the project's fate will be;

no se sabe todavía qué suerte han corrido los desaparecidos the fate of the people who are missing is still unknown

6. [noticia] to spread;

corrieron el rumor sobre su dimisión they spread the rumour of her resignation;

correr la voz to pass it on

7. [pintura, colores]
la lluvia corrió la capa de pintura the rain made the paint run

8. Informát [uso crítico] [programa, aplicación] to run;

no consigo correr este programa I can't get this program to run properly

9. Com to auction, to sell at auction

10. Taurom [torear] to fight

11. Am Fam [despedir] to throw out

12. Am Fam [ser válido] to be in use;

las ideas progresistas allá no corren progressive ideas don't get much of a hearing there

13. Am [perseguir] to chase (after);

los perros iban corriendo a la liebre the dogs chased after the hare

14. Méx, Ven [funcionar] to be running;

hoy no corren los trenes the trains aren't running today

15. Comp
Fam
correrla to go out on the town;
RP Fam
correr la coneja to scrimp and save

♦ See also the pronominal verb correrse

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correr

I v/i

1 run;

a todo correr at top speed

2 ( apresurarse) rush

3 de tiempo pass

4 de agua run, flow

5 fig

:

correr con los gastos pay the expenses;

correr con algo meet the cost of sth;

correr a cargo de alguien be s.o.’s responsibility, be down to s.o. fam II v/t

1 run

2 cortinas draw; mueble slide, move

3

:

correr la misma suerte suffer the same fate

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correr vi

1) : to run, to race

2) : to rush

3) : to flow

correr vt

1) : to travel over, to cover

2) : to move, to slide, to roll, to draw (curtains)

3)

correr un riesgo : to run a risk

♦ See also the reflexive verb correrse

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correr vb

1. (en general) to run [pt. ran; pp. run]

corre cinco kilómetros diarios he runs five kilometres every day

tuve que correr para coger el tren I had to run to catch the train

2. (darse prisa) to hurry [pt. & pp. hurried] / to rush

¡corre! hurry up!

3. (vehículo) to go fast

¡cómo corre este coche! this car goes really fast!

4. (conducir) to drive fast [pt. drove; pp. driven]

corre demasiado he drives too fast

no corras tanto slow down a bit

5. (noticia, etc) to go round

corre el rumor de que dimitirá there's a rumour going round that he's going to resign

6. (mover) to move

corre un poco la silla para que pueda pasar move the chair over a bit so that I can get past

7. (participar en una carrera) to compete

¿correrás la carrera? will you compete in the race?

correr con los gastos to meet the costs [pt. & pp. met]

correr el pestillo / correr el cerrojo to bolt the door

correr la cortina to draw the curtain [pt. drew; pp. drawn]

correr mundo to get around

correr peligro to be in danger

correr un riesgo to run a risk [pt. ran; pp. run]

Spanish-English dictionary > correr
16 rumor

m.

1 murmur (ruido sordo).

un rumor de voces the sound of voices

2 rumor (chisme).

corre un rumor there's a rumor going round

corre el rumor de que va a dimitir it is rumored that he's going to resign

3 noise, rumbling.

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rumor

► nombre masculino

1 (murmullo) murmur

2 (noticia, voz) rumour (US rumor)

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

corre el rumor de que... rumour (US rumor) has it that...

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noun m.

rumor

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SM

1) (=noticia vaga) rumour, rumor (EEUU)

circula o corre el rumor de que... — there's a rumour going round that...

2) (=murmullo) murmur; [de voces] buzz

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masculino

a) ( murmuración) rumor*

circulan rumores de que... — rumors are circulating that..., rumor has it that...

b) ( sonido) murmur

el rumor del agua — the murmur of the water

* * *

= rumour [rumor, -USA], rumblings, whisper.

Ex. There have even been rumours of plans to scrap most of the industrial side of its work and disperse key elements, such as the work on regional and industrial aid, to the provinces.

Ex. The world was becoming smaller & more claustrophobic with the rumblings of war in Europe.

Ex. Some of them were conversing together in soundless whispers.

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* circulaba el rumor de que = rumour had it that.

* circula el rumor de que = rumour has it that.

* corre el rumor de que = rumour has it that.

* corría el rumor de que = rumour had it that.

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

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

* desmentir un rumor = scoff at + the idea, dismiss + speculation.

* difundir un rumor = spread + rumour.

* difusión de rumores = rumour mongering.

* enterarse por rumores = hear about it + via the grapevine, learn + it on/through the grapevine, hear it + on/through the grapevine.

* negar un rumor = scoff at + the idea.

* por rumores = grapevine.

* rumor + circular = rumour + circulate.

* rumores = grapevine, hearsay, scuttlebutt.

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masculino

a) ( murmuración) rumor*

circulan rumores de que... — rumors are circulating that..., rumor has it that...

b) ( sonido) murmur

el rumor del agua — the murmur of the water

* * *

= rumour [rumor, -USA], rumblings, whisper.

Ex: There have even been rumours of plans to scrap most of the industrial side of its work and disperse key elements, such as the work on regional and industrial aid, to the provinces.

Ex: The world was becoming smaller & more claustrophobic with the rumblings of war in Europe.

Ex: Some of them were conversing together in soundless whispers.

* circulaba el rumor de que = rumour had it that.

* circula el rumor de que = rumour has it that.

* corre el rumor de que = rumour has it that.

* corría el rumor de que = rumour had it that.

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

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

* desmentir un rumor = scoff at + the idea, dismiss + speculation.

* difundir un rumor = spread + rumour.

* difusión de rumores = rumour mongering.

* enterarse por rumores = hear about it + via the grapevine, learn + it on/through the grapevine, hear it + on/through the grapevine.

* negar un rumor = scoff at + the idea.

* por rumores = grapevine.

* rumor + circular = rumour + circulate.

* rumores = grapevine, hearsay, scuttlebutt.

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rumor

masculine

1 (murmuración) rumor*

circulan rumores de que … rumors are circulating that …, rumor has it that …

empiezan a correr rumores sobre su dimisión there are already rumors going around about his resignation

2 (sonido) murmur

el rumor del agua/viento the murmur of the water/wind

a lo lejos se oía un rumor de voces the murmur o low hum of conversation could be heard in the distance

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rumor sustantivo masculino
a) ( murmuración) rumor^{( conjugate rumor)};

◊ circulan rumores de que … rumors are circulating that …, rumor has it that …

b) ( sonido) murmur

rumor sustantivo masculino
1 (noticia imprecisa) rumour: se extendió el rumor de que iban a asociarse, a rumor went around about their going into partnership
2 (sonido) murmur
' rumor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
circular
- eco
- expandirse
- expansión
- extendida
- extendido
- habladuría
- sembrar
- atajar
- copucha
- correr
- crecer
- cundir
- desmentir
- difundir
- difusión
- esparcir
- levantar
- llegar
- malo
- negar
- rumorear
English:
buzz
- circulate
- foundation
- go about
- gossip
- murmur
- put about
- report
- rumor
- rumour
- run
- spread
- talk
- ugly
- unnamed
- whisper
- word
- feed
- get
- go
- put
- suggest
- swish
- vicious

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rumor nm

1. [ruido sordo] murmur;

el rumor de las olas the murmur of the waves;

un rumor de voces the sound of voices

2. [chisme] rumour;

corre un rumor there's a rumour going round;

corre el rumor de que va a dimitir it is rumoured that he's going to resign

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rumor

m rumor, Br

rumour

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rumor nm

1) : rumor

2) : murmur

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rumor n

1. (noticia) rumour

corre el rumor de que está embarazada there's a rumour that she's pregnant

2. (ruido) murmur

se oye un rumor de voces en el piso de abajo the murmur of conversation can be heard from the flat below

Spanish-English dictionary > rumor
17 courir

courir [kuʀiʀ]

➭ TABLE 11

1. intransitive verb

   a. to run ; (Automobiles, cycling) to race

• entrer/sortir en courant to run in/out

• courir sur Ferrari to race with Ferrari

• le voleur court toujours the thief is still at large

   b. ( = se précipiter) to rush

• courir chez le docteur to rush to the doctor's

• ce spectacle fait courir tout Paris all Paris is rushing to see the show

• faire qch en courant to do sth in a rush

• elle est toujours en train de courir she's always rushing about

• courir partout pour trouver qch to hunt everywhere for sth

• tu peux toujours courir ! (inf) you can whistle for it! (inf)

• pour enlever les taches, tu peux toujours courir (inf) if you think you'll get rid of those stains you've got another think coming (inf)

   c. (locutions) courir à l'échec to be heading for failure

• courir à sa perte to be on the road to ruin

• courir à la catastrophe to be rushing headlong into disaster

• courir après un ballon to run after a ball

• les épinards, je ne cours pas après (inf) I'm not that keen on spinach

• courir après qn to run after sb

• courir sur le système or le haricot à qn (inf!) to get on sb's nerves (inf)

   d. [nuages, reflets] to race ; [eau] to rush

• sa plume courait sur le papier his pen was racing across the paper

   e. ( = se répandre) le bruit court que... rumour has it that...

• laisser courir (inf) to let things alone

• laisse courir ! (inf) forget it! (inf)

   f. [intérêt] to accrue ; [bail] to run

2. transitive verb

   a. (Sport) [+ épreuve] to compete in

• courir un 100 mètres to run in a 100 metres race

• courir le Grand Prix to race in the Grand Prix

   b. ( = s'exposer à) courir de grands dangers to be in great danger

• courir un risque to run a risk

• c'est un risque à courir it's a risk we'll have to take

• courir sa chance to try one's luck

   c. ( = parcourir) [+ magasins, bureaux] to go round

• des gens comme lui, ça ne court pas les rues (inf) there aren't many like him

   d. ( = fréquenter) courir les filles to chase the girls

   e. ( = ennuyer) (inf!) courir qn to bug sb (inf!)

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kuʀiʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) Sport to compete in [épreuve]

2) ( parcourir en tous sens)

courir la campagne/les océans/le monde — to roam the countryside/the oceans/the world

j'ai couru tout Paris pour trouver ton cadeau — I searched the whole of Paris for your present

3) ( fréquenter)

courir les théâtres — to do the round of the theatres

courir les boutiques — to go round the shops GB ou stores US

4) ( s'exposer à)

courir un (grand) danger — to be in (great) danger

faire courir un (grand) danger à quelqu'un/quelque chose — to put somebody/something in (serious) danger

courir un (gros) risque — to run a (big) risk

faire courir un risque à quelqu'un — to put somebody at risk

c'est un risque à courir — it's a risk one has to take

5) (colloq) ( chercher à séduire)

courir les filles/garçons — to chase after girls/boys

2.

verbe intransitif

1) gén [personne, animal] to run

sortir en courant — to run out

‘va chercher ton frère’ - ‘j'y cours’ — ‘go and get your brother’ - ‘I'm going’

tout le monde court voir leur spectacle — everybody is rushing to see their show

les voleurs courent toujours — fig the thieves are still at large

2) Sport ( à pied) [athlète, cheval] to run; (en vélo, voiture, moto) to race

courir sur une balle — ( au tennis) to run for a ball

3) ( se presser) [personne] to rush

en courant — hastily, in a rush

courir (tout droit) à la catastrophe/faillite — to be heading (straight) for disaster/bankruptcy

4) ( chercher à rattraper)

courir après quelqu'un/quelque chose — gén to run after somebody/something; ( poursuivre) to chase after [voleur, gloire]

s'il ne veut pas me voir je ne vais pas lui courir après — fig if he doesn't want to see me I'm not going to go chasing after him

5) ( se mouvoir rapidement) [ruisseau] to rush ( dans through); [nuages, flammes] to race ( dans across)

6) ( parcourir)

courir le long de — [sentier] to run along; [veine] to run down

7) ( se propager) [rumeur] to go around

c'est un bruit qui court — it's a rumour [BrE]

faire courir un bruit — to spread a rumour [BrE]

8) ( être en vigueur) [intérêts] to accrue; [bail, contrat] to run ( jusqu'à to)

9) ( s'écouler)

le mois/l'année qui court — the current ou present month/year

10) [navire] to run, to sail

••

tu peux toujours courir! — (colloq) you can go whistle for it! (colloq)

laisser courir — (colloq) to let things ride

laisse courir! — (colloq) forget it!

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kuʀiʀ
1. vi

1) (pour fuir, par jeu) to run

Elle a traversé la rue en courant. — She ran across the street.

courir après qn — to run after sb, to chase sb

2) (en compétition) to run

3) (se dépêcher) to rush

Ça ne sert à rien de courir. — There's no point in rushing.

faire courir qn — to make sb run around

4) [rumeurs] to go round

le bruit court que — there's a rumour going round that

5) COMMERCE, [intérêt] to accrue

6) (autres locutions)

par les temps qui courent — at the present time

laisser courir — to let things alone

tu peux courir!; tu peux toujours courir! — you've got a hope!

2. vt

1) SPORT, [épreuve] to compete in

2) [risque] to run, [danger] to face

3)

courir les cafés — to do the rounds of the cafés

courir les bals — to do the rounds of the dances

courir les filles — to chase the girls

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courir verb table: courir

A vtr

1 Sport [athlète] to run (in) [épreuve, marathon]; [cycliste] to ride in [épreuve]; [pilote] to drive in [rallye, course]; [cheval] to run in [épreuve]; courir le relais/100 mètres to run (in) the relay/100 metres^GB;

2 ( parcourir en tous sens) courir la campagne/les océans/le monde to roam the countryside/the oceans/the world; j'ai couru tout Paris pour trouver ton cadeau I searched the whole of Paris for your present; courir les boutiques to go round the shops GB ou stores US;

3 ( fréquenter) courir les cocktails/bals/théâtres to do the rounds of the cocktail parties/dances/theatres^GB;

4 ( s'exposer à) courir un (grand) danger to be in (great) danger; faire courir un (grand) danger à qn/qch to put sb/sth in (serious) danger; courir un (gros) risque to run a (big) risk; je ne veux courir aucun risque I don't want to run any risks; courir le risque de faire to run the risk of doing; faire courir un risque à qn to put sb at risk; c'est un risque à courir it's a risk one has to take;

5 ◑( agacer) courir qn to get on sb's nerves ou wick○ GB; tu nous cours avec tes histoires! you're getting on our nerves with your stories!;

6 ○( chercher à séduire) courir les filles/garçons to chase after girls/boys; ⇒ lièvre.

B vi

1 gén [personne, animal] to run; courir dans le couloir/dans les escaliers to run in the corridor/on the stairs; courir à travers champs/à travers bois to run across the fields/through the woods; courir vite ( ponctuellement) to run fast; ( en général) to be a fast runner; je ne cours pas vite I can't run very fast; ils courent tous les samedis ( en jogging) they go for a run ou go jogging every Saturday; sortir en courant to run out; se mettre à courir to start running; courir vers or à qn to run toward(s) sb; cours chercher de l'aide/ton père run and get help/your father; je cours leur dire/les prévenir I'll run and tell them/warn them; ‘va chercher ton frère’-‘j'y cours’ ‘go and get your brother’-‘I'm going’; tout le monde court voir leur spectacle everybody is rushing to see their show; qu'est-ce qui vous fait courir? fig what makes you tick○?; les voleurs courent toujours fig the thieves are still at large;

2 Sport ( en athlétisme) to run; ( en cyclisme) to ride, to race; (en voiture, moto) to race; ( en équitation) to run; courir sur to race with [nom de marque]; to race on [nom de véhicule]; courir au grand prix du Japon to race in the Japanese Grand Prix; on court à Vincennes cet après-midi Turf there's a race meeting at Vincennes this afternoon; courir sur une balle ( au tennis) to run for a ball;

3 ( se presser) [personne] to rush; j'ai couru toute la journée I've been rushing about all day; elle court sans arrêt she's always rushing about, she's always on the go; courir au secours de qn to rush to sb's aid; en courant hastily, in a rush; courir (tout droit) à la catastrophe/faillite to be heading (straight) for disaster/bankruptcy;

4 ( chercher à rattraper) courir après qn/qch gén to run after sb/sth; ( poursuivre) to chase after sb/sth; ton chien m'a couru après your dog chased after me; courir après un voleur to chase after a thief; s'il ne veut pas me voir je ne vais pas lui courir après fig if he doesn't want to see me I'm not going to go chasing after him; ⇒ valoir;

5 ( essayer d'obtenir) courir après qch to chase after sth; courir après les honneurs/le succès/la gloire to chase after honour^GB/success/glory;

6 ○( essayer de séduire) courir après qn to chase after sb; il te court après he's chasing after you;

7 ○( apprécier) ne pas courir après qch not to be wild about sth○; le chou, je ne cours pas après I'm not wild about cabbage○;

8 ( se mouvoir rapidement) [ruisseau, torrent] to rush, to run (dans through); [flammes] to run, to race; [nuages] to race (dans across); ses doigts courent sur le clavier his/her fingers race over the keyboard; ma plume court sur la feuille my pen is racing across the page; laisser courir sa plume or son stylo (sur le papier) to let one's pen run ou race across the page;

9 ( parcourir) courir le long de [sentier] to run along [bois, pré]; [veine, varice] to run down [jambe]; les lignes qui courent sur la paume de la main the lines that run across the palm;

10 ( se propager) [rumeur, bruit] to go around; il y a un bruit qui court à leur sujet there's a rumour^GB going around about them; le bruit court que rumour^GB has it (that), there's a rumour^GB that; c'est un bruit qui court it's a rumour^GB; faire courir un bruit to spread a rumour^GB;

11 ( être en vigueur) [intérêts] to accrue; [bail, contrat] to run (jusqu'à to);

12 ( s'écouler) le mois/l'année qui court the current ou present month/year;

13 Naut [navire] to run, to sail.

C se courir vpr

1 ( avoir lieu) [tiercé, course à pied] to be run; [course de voiture, moto] to take place;

2 ( chercher à se rattraper) se courir après to chase (after) each other; arrêtez de vous courir après dans la maison! stop chasing each other around the house!;

3 ○( se chercher) se courir après to look for each other.

Idiomes

tu peux toujours courir○! you can go whistle for it○!; laisser courir○ to let things ride; laisse courir, tu vois bien qu'il le fait exprès forget it, can't you see he's doing it on purpose?; rien ne sert de courir il faut partir à point Prov slow and steady wins the race Prov.

[kurir] verbe intransitif

1. [généralement] to run

[sportif, lévrier] to run, to race

entrer/sortir/traverser en courant to run in/out/across

monter/descendre l'escalier en courant to run up/down the stairs

partir en courant to run off

j'ai couru à fond de train ou à toutes jambes I ran as fast as my legs could carry me

courir tête baissée (vers) to rush headlong (towards)

courir après quelqu'un to run after somebody

elle a fait courir son cheval dans le Grand Prix she entered her horse in the Grand Prix

courir comme un lièvre to run like a hare

2. [se déplacer - nuée] to race along ou by ; [ - eau] to rush, to run

ses doigts couraient sur les touches his fingers ran up and down the keyboard

laisser courir sa plume to let one's pen run freely

3. [se précipiter] to rush, to run

j'y cours I'll rush over

j'ai couru toute la journée I've been in a rush ou I've been run off my feet all day

qu'est-ce qui le fait courir? (figuré) what drives him?

la pièce qui fait courir tout Paris the play all Paris is flocking to see

4. [se propager - rumeur, idée]

un bruit qui court a rumour that's going round

le bruit court que... rumour has it that...

5. [temps]

l'année qui court the current year

le contrat court jusqu'au 25 the contract runs until the 25th

par les temps qui courent nowadays

6. [s'étendre]

courir le long de [rivière, voie ferrée] to run ou to stretch along

7. FINANCE [intérêt] to accrue

laisser courir des intérêts to allow interest to accrue

8. (locution)

tu peux (toujours) courir! (familier) no way!

l'épouser? il peut toujours courir! (familier) marry her? he doesn't have a hope in hell!

laisser courir (familier) [abandonner] to give up

laisse courir! drop it!, forget it!

courir sur le système (très familier) ou le haricot (très familier) à quelqu'un [l'énerver] to get up somebody's nose (UK) ou on somebody's nerves

il commence à me courir! (familier) he's beginning to get up my nose (UK) ou to tick me off (US)

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[kurir] verbe transitif

1. SPORT [course] to compete in, to run

2. [sillonner - ville, mers] to roam, to rove

cela court les rues [idée, style] it's run-of-the-mill

quelqu'un comme ça, ça ne court pas les rues people like that are hard to come by

3. [fréquenter] to go round

elle court les musées she's an inveterate museum-goer

courir les filles/les garçons to chase girls/boys

courir le jupon ou le cotillon to be a womaniser

courir la gueuse ou le guilledou ou la prétentaine (humoristique & vieilli) to go wenching

4. [rechercher - honneurs, poste] to seek

[encourir]

courir un risque to run a risk

faire courir un risque ou danger à quelqu'un to put somebody at risk

[tenter]

courir sa chance to try one's luck

5. CHASSE to hunt

il ne faut pas courir deux lièvres à la fois (proverbe) if you run after two hares you will catch neither (proverbe)

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courir à verbe plus préposition

[faillite, désastre] to be heading for

elle court à sa perte she's on the road to ruin

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courir après verbe plus préposition

[rechercher]

courir après quelqu'un (familier) to bug somebody

courir après un poste to be after a job

courir après la célébrité to strive for recognition

il court toujours après le temps he's always short of time

elle ne court pas après l'argent she's not after money

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courir sur verbe plus préposition

[approcher de]

courir sur ses 60 ans to be approaching 60

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se courir verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

le tiercé se court à Enghien aujourd'hui today's race is being run at Enghien

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > courir
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I v/t spread; im Rundfunk etc.: broadcast (auch umg., Neuigkeit, Geheimnis etc.); (Ideen) spread, disseminate; (Zeitschrift etc.) circulate; (Licht, Geruch) give off; (Wärme) auch emit, radiate; (Ruhe etc.) radiate; (verursachen) cause, bring about; pornographische etc. Schriften verbreiten circulate pornographic etc. material; Entsetzen etc. unter den Menschen verbreiten fill everyone with horror etc.; musst du das überall verbreiten? umg. do you have to spread it around everywhere?, do you have to tell the world?

II v/refl spread; fig.: sich verbreiten über ein Thema etc.: expatiate on, hold forth on; Lauffeuer

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to propagate; to vulgarize; to distribute; to spread; to broadcast; to promulgate; to diffuse; to bruit; to disseminate;

sich verbreiten

to propagate; to enlarge; to expatiate

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ver|brei|ten [fɛɐ'braitn] ptp verbreitet
1. vt
to spread; Ideen, Lehre auch to disseminate; Zeitung to distribute, to circulate; (= ausstrahlen) Wärme to radiate; Licht to shed; Ruhe to radiate
eine (weit) verbreitete Ansicht — a widely or commonly held opinion

eine verbreitete Zeitung — a newspaper with a large circulation or a wide distribution

2. vr

1) (= sich ausbreiten) to spread

2)

sich über ein Thema verbréíten — to expound on or hold forth on a subject

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1) (to make (something) widely known.) broadcast

2) (to (cause to) reach a wider area, affect a larger number of people etc: The news spread through the village very quickly.) spread

3) (to spread (news etc).) propagate

4) (to spread (news etc).) put about

5) (to send out (light etc): The torch shed a bright light on the path ahead.) shed

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ver·brei·ten *

I. vt

1. (ausstreuen)

▪ etw \verbreiten to spread sth

falsche Informationen/Propaganda \verbreiten to spread [or disseminate] false information/propaganda

2. MEDIA (vertreiben)

▪ etw \verbreiten to sell [or distribute] sth

3. (sich ausbreiten lassen)

▪ etw \verbreiten to spread sth

ein Virus/eine Krankheit \verbreiten to spread a virus/a disease [or an illness

4. (erwecken)

▪ etw \verbreiten to spread sth

eine gute/schlechte Stimmung \verbreiten to radiate a good/bad atmosphere

II. vr

1. (umgehen)

▪ sich akk [in etw dat] \verbreiten to spread [through sth] [or circulate [[a]round sth]] [or get [a]round [sth]]

schlechte Nachrichten \verbreiten sich immer am schnellsten bad news always gets around the quickest

2. (sich ausbreiten)

▪ sich akk [in etw dat] \verbreiten to spread [through sth]

▪ eine gute/schlechte Stimmung verbreitet sich a good/bad atmosphere spreads through the place

3. AGR, HORT (das Wachstum ausdehnen)

▪ sich akk [in etw dat] \verbreiten to spread [through sth]

4. MED (um sich greifen)

▪ sich akk \verbreiten to spread

5. (geh: sich auslassen)

▪ sich akk [über etw akk] \verbreiten to hold forth [on sth]

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1.
transitives Verb

1) (bekannt machen) spread <rumour, lies, etc.>

etwas über den Rundfunk verbreiten — broadcast something on the radio

2) (weiter tragen) spread <disease, illness, etc.>

3) (erwecken) radiate <optimism, happiness, calm, etc.>; spread < fear>
2.
reflexives Verb

1) (bekannt werden) < rumour> spread

2) (sich ausbreiten) <smell, illness, religion, etc.> spread

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verbreiten

A. v/t spread; im Rundfunk etc: broadcast (auch umg, Neuigkeit, Geheimnis etc); (Ideen) spread, disseminate; (Zeitschrift etc) circulate; (Licht, Geruch) give off; (Wärme) auch emit, radiate; (Ruhe etc) radiate; (verursachen) cause, bring about;

pornografische etc

Schriften verbreiten circulate pornographic etc material;

Entsetzen etc

unter den Menschen verbreiten fill everyone with horror etc;

musst du das überall verbreiten? umg do you have to spread it around everywhere?, do you have to tell the world?

B. v/r spread; fig:

sich verbreiten über ein Thema etc: expatiate on, hold forth on; → Lauffeuer

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1.
transitives Verb

1) (bekannt machen) spread <rumour, lies, etc.>

etwas über den Rundfunk verbreiten — broadcast something on the radio

2) (weiter tragen) spread <disease, illness, etc.>

3) (erwecken) radiate <optimism, happiness, calm, etc.>; spread < fear>
2.
reflexives Verb

1) (bekannt werden) < rumour> spread

2) (sich ausbreiten) <smell, illness, religion, etc.> spread

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(Gerüchte) v.

to hawk about (around) expr. (unter) v.

to distribute (among) v. v.

to bandy v.

to bruit v.

to diffuse v.

to disseminate v.

to propagate v.

to vulgarise (UK) v.

to vulgarize (US) v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > verbreiten
19 circular

adj.

1 circular.

Su forma es circular Its shape is circular.

2 orbicular.

f.

leaflet, circular, circular letter, flier.

Ella me entregó la circular ayer She gave me the leaflet yesterday.

v.

1 to flow or circulate.

este autobús no circula hoy (persona)(vehículos) this bus doesn't run today

2 to circulate.

El sospechoso circuló mucho tiempo The suspect circulated a long time.

La prensa circuló el rumor The press circulated=spread the rumor.

3 to go round.

4 to be spread, to go round.

El rumor circula desde ayer The rumor was spread since yesterday.

5 to distribute, to circulate, to deal out, to hand around.

Ella circuló las invitaciones She circulated=handed out the invitations.

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circular

► adjetivo

1 circular

► nombre femenino

1 (carta) circular, circular letter

► verbo intransitivo

1 (gen) to circulate, move, go round

■ los billetes falsos todavía circulan the false notes are still going around

2 (líquido, electricidad) to circulate, flow

■ la sangre no puede circular the blood can't flow

3 (coche) to drive; (trenes, autobuses) to run; (peatón) to walk

■ circular por la izquierda to drive on the left

4 figurado (rumor etc) to spread, get round

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FRASEOLOGÍA

'Circule por la derecha' "Keep to the right"

¡circulen! move along!

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1. noun f. adj.
circular
2. verb
1) to circulate

2) run

3) walk

4) flow

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1. VI

1) [vehículo] to run

el metro no circula los domingos — the underground does not run on Sundays, there is no underground service on Sundays

este tren circula a muy alta velocidad — this train goes o travels o runs at very high speeds

mañana circularán muchos vehículos por las carreteras — there will be many vehicles on the roads tomorrow

circule por la izquierda — drive on the left

2) [peatón] to walk

por favor, circulen por la acera — please walk on the pavement

¡circulen! — move along!

3) [ciudadano, mercancía] to move around

los españoles pueden circular libremente por la UE — Spaniards can move around freely o have free movement within the EU

4) [moneda] to be in circulation

5) [sangre] to circulate; [agua] to flow

6) [rumor] to go round, circulate

2.

VT to circulate

3.

ADJ (=redondo) circular

un edificio circular — a circular building

un salón con o de forma circular — a circular o round hall

el autobús tiene un recorrido circular — the bus follows o has a circular route

una carta circular — a circular

4.

SF (=carta) circular

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I
adjetivo circular

de forma circular — circular
II 1.
verbo intransitivo

1) sangre/savia to circulate, flow; agua/corriente to flow

2)

a) transeúnte/peatón to walk; conductor

circulan por la izquierda — they drive on the left

circulen, por favor! — move along please!

b) autobús/tren ( estar de servicio) to run, operate

3) dinero/billete/sello to be in circulation

4) noticia/rumor/memo to circulate, go around
2.
circular vt to circulate
III
femenino circular

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I
adjetivo circular

de forma circular — circular
II 1.
verbo intransitivo

1) sangre/savia to circulate, flow; agua/corriente to flow

2)

a) transeúnte/peatón to walk; conductor

circulan por la izquierda — they drive on the left

circulen, por favor! — move along please!

b) autobús/tren ( estar de servicio) to run, operate

3) dinero/billete/sello to be in circulation

4) noticia/rumor/memo to circulate, go around
2.
circular vt to circulate
III
femenino circular

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circular¹

¹ = memo [memorandum], memorandum [memoranda -pl.; memo -abr.], news-sheet [newsheet], newsletter, circular letter.

Ex: In most cases there was little substitution of e-mail for letters, memos, telephone calls, meetings or travel.

Ex: Among the documents that are worthy of consideration for abstracting are those which convey information that is likely to be difficult to access, such as foreign documents or internal reports and memoranda and other documents which a limited circulation.

Ex: Short abstracts comprising only one or two sentences, for instance, may be valuable in commercial information services, or local government news-sheets of the type produced by public libraries.

Ex: A newsletter is a serial publication consisting of one or a few printed sheets containing news and/or information of interest to a special group.

Ex: The computer is also programmed to print out circular letters and address labels to obtain up-dated information, which are sent to agencies every six months.

circular²

² = roundabout, circular, rotary, cyclic.

Ex: 'I think that's about it, isn't it, Malcolm?' she said, rubbing her hands with a roundabout motion.

Ex: Products under threat include; greeting cards, circulars, information sheets, newspapers and magazines.

Ex: In 1895 a good London bindery would have the following machines: hand-fed folding machines, sewing machines, nipping machines (for pressing the sewn books before casing-in), cutting machines, rounding machines, backing machines, straight-knife trimming machines (guillotines), rotary board-cutting machines, power blocking presses, and hydraulic standing presses.

Ex: This algorithm handles cyclic graphs without unfolding the cycles nor looping through them.

* bandeja circular para diapositivas = carousel.

* presentación circular de títulos = wrap-around.

* sierra circular = buzz saw, circular saw.

* tesauro circular = circular thesaurus.

circular³

³ = make + the rounds, range, pump, cruise, drive, drive along.

Ex: You may have seen the lines making the rounds of library e-mail: 'A Zen librarian searched for 'nothing' on the Internet and received 28 million hits'.

Ex: We will be bringing scholars from all over the world both to range widely in our multiform collections and put things together rather than just take them apart.

Ex: All air entering the building should be pumped through tanks of water to remove pollutants.

Ex: The system also has an add-on, which allows users with low vision to cruise the Internet using a low vision interface.

Ex: Tomás Hernández drove cautiously in the torrential rain, trying not to swerve on the slick pavement of the turnpike.

Ex: A motorist who drove along 20ft of a railway line told police officers his sat nav had directed him to turn on to the track.

* apto para circular = roadworthy.

* circulaba el rumor de que = rumour had it that.

* circula el rumor de que = rumour has it that.

* circular de uno a otro = flow + back and forth.

* circular libremente = wander + at large.

* circular por = navigate (through).

* dejar de circular = drop out of + circulation.

* hacer circular = pass around.

* hacer circular por = circulate round.

* rumor + circular = rumour + circulate.

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circular¹

adjective

1 ‹movimiento› circular

de forma circular circular, round

2 ‹ruta› circular

circular² [A1 ]

vi

A «sangre/savia» to circulate, flow; «agua/corriente» to flow

B

1 «transeúnte/peatón» to walk

el tráfico circulaba a 25 km/h the traffic was traveling at 25 kph

circulan por la izquierda they drive on the left

apenas circulaba gente por las calles there was hardly anybody (walking) in the streets

¡circulen, por favor! move along please!

2 «autobús/tren» (estar de servicio) to run, operate

el autobús que circula entre estas dos poblaciones the bus which runs o operates between these two towns

C «dinero/billete/sello» to be in circulation

D «noticia/rumor» to circulate, go around ( colloq)

circulan rumores sobre su divorcio there are rumors going around o circulating about their divorce

■ circular

vt

to circulate

circular³

feminine

circular

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circular 1 adjetivo
circular;
◊ de forma circular circular

■ sustantivo femenino
circular
circular 2 ( conjugate circular) verbo intransitivo
a) [sangre/savia] to circulate, flow;

[agua/corriente] to flow
b) [transeúnte/peatón] to walk;

( referido al tráfico):
◊ circulan por la izquierda they drive on the left

c) [autobús/tren] ( estar de servicio) to run, operate

d) [dinero/billete/sello] to be in circulation

e) [noticia/rumor/memo] to circulate, go around

verbo transitivo
to circulate
circular
I adj (con forma de círculo) circular
II f (notificación) circular
III verbo intransitivo
1 (la sangre) to circulate
(un líquido, el aire) to flow
2 (tren, autobús) to run: los coches circulaban a gran velocidad, the cars were being driven very fast
(un peatón) to walk: peatón, circule por la izquierda, (en letrero) pedestrians, keep left
3 fig (difundirse un rumor) to go round
(moneda) to be in circulation
' circular' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rotonda
- redondel
English:
bandy about
- circular
- circulate
- flow
- get about
- go about
- move along
- move on
- pass round
- pie chart
- put about
- roadworthy
- run
- disk
- mingle
- move
- road
- round
- socialize

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circular

♦ adj

circular

♦ nf

circular

♦ vi

1. [líquido] to flow, to circulate ( por through); [aire] to circulate;

abre la ventana para que circule el aire open the window to let some air in

2. [persona] to move, to walk ( por around);
¡por favor, circulen! move along, please!

3. [vehículos] to drive ( por along);
este autobús no circula hoy this bus isn't running today;

el tren de alta velocidad circula a 200 km/h the high-speed train travels at 200 km/h;

en el Reino Unido se circula por la izquierda they drive on the left in the United Kingdom

4. [moneda] to be in circulation

5. [capital, dinero] to circulate

6. [difundirse] to go round;

circula el rumor de que ha muerto there's a rumour going round that he's died;

la noticia circuló rápidamente the news quickly got round

♦ vt
[de mano en mano] to circulate;
hicieron circular un documento secreto entre los periodistas they had a secret document circulated among the press

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circular

I adj circular

II f circular

III v/i

1 circulate

2 AUTO drive, travel

3 de persona move (along);

¡circulen! move along!

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circular vi

1) : to circulate

2) : to move along

3) : to drive

circular adj

: circular

circular nf

: circular, flier

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circular vb

1. (sangre) to circulate

la sangre circula por las venas blood circulates through the veins

2. (coche) to drive [pt. drove; pp. driven]

circulen con precaución drive carefully

circulan muchos coches por esta calle a lot of cars use this street / this is a very busy street

3. (tren, autobús) to run [pt. ran; pp. run] / to operate

1.700 autobuses circulan por la capital there are 1,700 buses operating in the capital

los trenes circulan a 100 kilómetros por hora the trains travel at a 100 kilometres per hour

4. (rumor) to go round

según rumores que circulan por los pasillos del Parlamento according to the rumours going round Parliament

Spanish-English dictionary > circular
20 voz

f.

1 voice (sonido, habla, tono).

a media voz in a low voice, under one's breath

a voz en grito at the top of one's voice

aclarar o aclararse la voz to clear one's throat

alzar o levantar la voz a alguien to raise one's voice to somebody

de viva voz by word of mouth

en voz alta aloud

en voz baja softly, in a low voice

mudó la voz his voice broke

tener la voz tomada to be hoarse

la voz de la conciencia the voice of conscience

voz en off (Cine) voice-over

2 shout (grito).

decir algo a voces to shout something

dar voces to shout

dar la voz de alerta to raise the alarm

voz de mando order, command

3 say, voice.

la voz de la experiencia/del pueblo the voice of experience/of the people

no tener ni voz ni voto to have no say in the matter

4 rumor.

corre la voz de que va a dimitir people are saying that she's going to resign

¡corre la voz! pass it on!

5 voice (cantante).

una de las mejores voces del país one of the best voices in the country

6 word (vocablo).

7 voice (grammar).

voz activa/pasiva active/passive voice

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voz

► nombre femenino (pl voces)

1 (sonido) voice

2 (grito) shout

3 (vocablo, palabra) word

4 GRAMÁTICA voice

■ voz activa active voice

5 MÚSICA (de instrumento) tone; (cantante) voice

■ canción a tres voces three-part song

6 figurado (rumor) rumour (US rumor)

7 figurado (en asamblea - facultad de hablar) voice, say; (- voto) vote

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a media voz in a low voice, softly

a voces shouting

a voz en cuello / a voz en grito at the top of one's voice

aclararse la voz to clear one's throat

alzar la voz / levantar la voz to raise one's voice

corre la voz que... rumour has it that...

dar la voz de alarma to raise the alarm

dar una voz a alguien to give somebody a shout

dar voces to shout

en voz alta aloud

en voz baja in a low voice

estar pidiendo algo a voces figurado to be crying out for something

llevar la voz cantante to sing the leading part 2 figurado to rule the roost

mudarle la voz to break

■ se le está mudando la voz his voice is breaking

ser voz pública to be common knowledge

tener voz y voto familiar to have a say 2 formal to be a voting member

* * *

noun f.

1) voice

2) word

* * *

SF

1) (=sonido humano) voice

con la voz entrecortada o empañada — in a voice choked with emotion

me temblaba la voz — my voice was trembling o shaking

• aclararse la voz — to clear one's throat

• ahuecar la voz — to deepen one's voice

• en voz alta — (=de forma audible) aloud, out loud; (=con tono potente) loudly

leyó el poema en voz alta — he read the poem aloud o out loud

soñar en voz alta — to think aloud o out loud

¿me lo puedes repetir en voz alta? — can you say that again louder?

• en voz baja — in a low voice, in a whisper

me lo dijo en voz baja — she whispered it to me, she told me in a whisper o in a low voice

algunos comentaban, en voz baja, que sería mejor que dimitiera — some were whispering that it would be best if he resigned

le canta en voz baja para que se duerma — he sings softly to her to put her to sleep

• está empezando a cambiarom udar la voz — his voice is beginning to break

• forzar la voz — to strain one's voice

• a media voz — in a whisper

estábamos hablando a media voz en la oscuridad — we were whispering in the dark

• perder la voz, [quedarse] sin voz — (temporalmente) to lose one's voice; (definitivamente) to lose the power of speech

• tener la voz tomada — to be hoarse

• a una voz — with one voice

• de viva voz — aloud

la votación se realizó de viva voz — people voted aloud

me lo dijo de viva voz — he told me himself o personally o in person

- decir algo a voz en cuello o a voz en grito

- ser la voz de su amo

voz argentina — silvery voice

voz en off — (TV, Cine) voice-over

voz humana — human voice
anudarse 3), desanudar, levantar 1., 7), torrente 2)
2) (Mús)

a) (=sonido) [de instrumento] sound

la voz del órgano — the sound oliterthe strains of the organ

b) (=persona) voice

canción a cuatro voces — song for four voices, four-part song

cantar a dos voces — to sing a duet

• llevar la voz cantante — (en un grupo de pop, rock) to be the lead singer; (en un concierto clásico) to be the lead soprano/tenor etc
(fig) to call the tune
c) (=habilidad para el canto) voice

tiene muy buena voz — she has a very good voice

estar en voz — to be in good voice

3) (=aviso) voice

la voz de la conciencia — the promptings o voice of conscience

hay que escuchar también la voz del corazón — you must listen to your heart as well

• dar la voz de alarma — to raise the alarm

los consumidores han dado la voz de alarma — consumers have raised the alarm

• dar una voz a algn — to give sb a shout

cuando hayas terminado, dame una voz — give me a shout when you've finished *

voz de mando — (Mil) command

formaron a la voz de mando — they lined up at the command

Patricia parece llevar la voz de mando en este asunto — Patricia is the boss when it comes to this matter

4) (=rumor) rumour, rumor (EEUU)

• circulaoc orre la voz de que... — there is a rumour going round that..., the word is that...

• hacer circular o correr la voz de que... — to spread the rumour o word that...

voz común — hearsay, gossip

5) (Pol) (=opinión) voice

la voz del pueblo — the voice of the people

• tener voz y voto — to have full voting rights

miembro con voz y voto — full member

nosotros no tenemos ni voz ni voto en este asunto — we have no say whatsoever in this matter

- no tener voz en capítulo

voz pública — public opinion

sus equivocaciones no suelen salir a la voz pública — their mistakes are never made public

6) pl voces (=gritos) shouting [sing]

se oían voces a lo lejos — there was shouting in the distance

•a voces, discutir a voces — to argue noisily o loudly

estuve llamando a voces pero no me abrieron la puerta — I called out o shouted but they didn't open the door

su boda es un secreto a voces — their marriage is a well-known secret

• darop egar voces — to shout

- dar cuatro voces a algn
pedir 1., 6)
7) (en el juego) call

8) (Ling)

a) (=vocablo) word

una voz de origen árabe — a word of Arabic origin

b) [del verbo] voice

voz activa — active voice

voz media — middle voice

voz pasiva — passive voice

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( sonido) voice

le temblaba la voz — her voice shook

levantar la voz — to raise one's voice

aclararse la voz — to clear one's throat

tener la voz tomada — to be hoarse

hablar en voz baja — to speak quietly

en voz alta — < hablar> loudly; < leer> aloud, out loud

me lo dijo a media voz — he whispered it to me

la voz de la conciencia — the voice of one's conscience

a voz en grito or cuello — at the top of one's voice

de viva voz — personally, in person

b) ( capacidad de hablar) voice

quedarse sin voz — to lose one's voice

2) ( opinión) voice

la voz del pueblo — the voice of the people

no tener ni voz ni voto: no tiene ni voz ni voto en esto — he has no say in the matter

3)

a) voces femenino plural ( gritos) shouting, shouts (pl)

a voces: hablar a voces to talk in loud voices; llamar a voces to call out, to shout; pedir algo a voces to cry out for something; dar la voz de alarma — to raise the alarm

b) ( rumor) rumor*

corre la voz de que... — word o rumor has it that...

4) (Mús)

a) ( persona) voice

b) ( línea melódica)

una pieza a cuatro voces — a piece for four voices, a four-part piece

cantar a dos voces — to sing a duet

llevar la voz cantante — (fam) to call the tune o shots (colloq)

5) (Ling)

a) (frml) ( palabra) word

b) ( forma verbal) voice

•

- voz activa/pasiva

* * *

= voice.

Ex. There are networks which have been designed for transmitting information to and from computers, rather than transmitting people's voices.

----

* acallar la voz de + Posesivo + conciencia = salve + the conscience.

* activado por voz = speech-controlled.

* a viva voz = open outcry.

* a voces = vociferously, vociferous, open outcry.

* a voz en cuello = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.

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

* bajar la voz = lower + Posesivo + voice.

* buzón de voz = voice mail.

* con una voz + Adjetivo = in a + Adjetivo + voice.

* con una voz cantarina = in sing-song.

* conversión de texto a voz = text-to-speech conversion.

* con voz = talking.

* con voz entrecortada = hesitantly, falteringly, haltingly, jerkily.

* con voz suave = soft-spoken, softly-spoken.

* corre la voz de que = rumour has it that.

* correr la voz = spread + the news.

* corría la voz de que = rumour had it that.

* corte de voz = voice insert.

* dar una voz = holler.

* decir con voz + adjetivo = say in + a + Adjetivo + voice.

* decir en voz alta = say + out loud, say in + a loud voice.

* decir en voz baja = say under + Posesivo + breath, say in + a low voice, say in + a quiet voice.

* de viva voz = orally, word-of-mouth, by word of mouth.

* de voz suave = soft-spoken, softly-spoken.

* dispositivo de entrada de información mediante la voz = voice input device.

* en voz alta = loudly, aloud, out loud.

* escuchar la voz de la conciencia = listen to + the voice within.

* escuchar la voz de la experiencia = listen to + the voice of experience.

* escuchar la voz de la razón = listen to + the voice of reason.

* escuchar la voz interior = listen to + the voice within.

* hablar en voz alta = talk in + a loud voice.

* hablar en voz baja = whisper, speak + low.

* hacer correr la voz = spread + the word, spread + the good word, pass on + the good word, spread + the news.

* identificación mediante la voz = voice-print identification.

* información a través de la voz = voice information.

* insultar a voces = scream + abuse (at).

* la voz de = the voice of.

* la voz de la conciencia = the voice within.

* la voz de la experiencia = the voice of experience.

* la voz de la razón = the voice of reason.

* la voz del odio = the voice of hate.

* la voz interior = the voice within.

* lectura de obra de teatro en voz alta = play-reading [play reading].

* lectura en voz alta = reading aloud.

* leer en voz alta = read + aloud, read + out loud.

* levantar la voz = raise + Posesivo + voice.

* llevar la voz cantante = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost, set + the agenda.

* mensaje de voz = voice message.

* método de pensamiento en voz alta = thinking aloud method.

* no tener ni voz ni voto en = have + no say in.

* pensar en voz alta = think + aloud, think + out loud.

* perder la voz = lose + Posesivo + voice.

* quedarse sin voz = lose + Posesivo + voice.

* que habla en voz baja = quietly spoken.

* reconocimiento de la voz = voice input and output.

* reconocimiento de voz = voice recognition.

* secreto a voces = open secret.

* sintetizador de voz = voice synthesiser.

* sistema de conversión de texto a voz = text-to-speech system.

* tecnología para el reconocimiento de voz = voice recognition technology.

* tono de voz = tone of voice.

* transmisión de información a través de la voz = voice transmission.

* voz + adquirir + tono = voice + take on + quality.

* voz artificial = voice output, synthesised speech.

* voz de la conciencia, la = voice of conscience, the.

* voz digital = digital voice.

* voz humana sintetizada = synthesised speech.

* voz interior = inner voice.

* voz por Internet = voice over IP (VoIP).

* voz sobre IP (VoIP) = voice over IP (VoIP).

* voz unánime = unified voice.

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( sonido) voice

le temblaba la voz — her voice shook

levantar la voz — to raise one's voice

aclararse la voz — to clear one's throat

tener la voz tomada — to be hoarse

hablar en voz baja — to speak quietly

en voz alta — < hablar> loudly; < leer> aloud, out loud

me lo dijo a media voz — he whispered it to me

la voz de la conciencia — the voice of one's conscience

a voz en grito or cuello — at the top of one's voice

de viva voz — personally, in person

b) ( capacidad de hablar) voice

quedarse sin voz — to lose one's voice

2) ( opinión) voice

la voz del pueblo — the voice of the people

no tener ni voz ni voto: no tiene ni voz ni voto en esto — he has no say in the matter

3)

a) voces femenino plural ( gritos) shouting, shouts (pl)

a voces: hablar a voces to talk in loud voices; llamar a voces to call out, to shout; pedir algo a voces to cry out for something; dar la voz de alarma — to raise the alarm

b) ( rumor) rumor*

corre la voz de que... — word o rumor has it that...

4) (Mús)

a) ( persona) voice

b) ( línea melódica)

una pieza a cuatro voces — a piece for four voices, a four-part piece

cantar a dos voces — to sing a duet

llevar la voz cantante — (fam) to call the tune o shots (colloq)

5) (Ling)

a) (frml) ( palabra) word

b) ( forma verbal) voice

•

- voz activa/pasiva

* * *

= voice.

Ex: There are networks which have been designed for transmitting information to and from computers, rather than transmitting people's voices.

* acallar la voz de + Posesivo + conciencia = salve + the conscience.

* activado por voz = speech-controlled.

* a viva voz = open outcry.

* a voces = vociferously, vociferous, open outcry.

* a voz en cuello = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.

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

* bajar la voz = lower + Posesivo + voice.

* buzón de voz = voice mail.

* con una voz + Adjetivo = in a + Adjetivo + voice.

* con una voz cantarina = in sing-song.

* conversión de texto a voz = text-to-speech conversion.

* con voz = talking.

* con voz entrecortada = hesitantly, falteringly, haltingly, jerkily.

* con voz suave = soft-spoken, softly-spoken.

* corre la voz de que = rumour has it that.

* correr la voz = spread + the news.

* corría la voz de que = rumour had it that.

* corte de voz = voice insert.

* dar una voz = holler.

* decir con voz + adjetivo = say in + a + Adjetivo + voice.

* decir en voz alta = say + out loud, say in + a loud voice.

* decir en voz baja = say under + Posesivo + breath, say in + a low voice, say in + a quiet voice.

* de viva voz = orally, word-of-mouth, by word of mouth.

* de voz suave = soft-spoken, softly-spoken.

* dispositivo de entrada de información mediante la voz = voice input device.

* en voz alta = loudly, aloud, out loud.

* escuchar la voz de la conciencia = listen to + the voice within.

* escuchar la voz de la experiencia = listen to + the voice of experience.

* escuchar la voz de la razón = listen to + the voice of reason.

* escuchar la voz interior = listen to + the voice within.

* hablar en voz alta = talk in + a loud voice.

* hablar en voz baja = whisper, speak + low.

* hacer correr la voz = spread + the word, spread + the good word, pass on + the good word, spread + the news.

* identificación mediante la voz = voice-print identification.

* información a través de la voz = voice information.

* insultar a voces = scream + abuse (at).

* la voz de = the voice of.

* la voz de la conciencia = the voice within.

* la voz de la experiencia = the voice of experience.

* la voz de la razón = the voice of reason.

* la voz del odio = the voice of hate.

* la voz interior = the voice within.

* lectura de obra de teatro en voz alta = play-reading [play reading].

* lectura en voz alta = reading aloud.

* leer en voz alta = read + aloud, read + out loud.

* levantar la voz = raise + Posesivo + voice.

* llevar la voz cantante = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost, set + the agenda.

* mensaje de voz = voice message.

* método de pensamiento en voz alta = thinking aloud method.

* no tener ni voz ni voto en = have + no say in.

* pensar en voz alta = think + aloud, think + out loud.

* perder la voz = lose + Posesivo + voice.

* quedarse sin voz = lose + Posesivo + voice.

* que habla en voz baja = quietly spoken.

* reconocimiento de la voz = voice input and output.

* reconocimiento de voz = voice recognition.

* secreto a voces = open secret.

* sintetizador de voz = voice synthesiser.

* sistema de conversión de texto a voz = text-to-speech system.

* tecnología para el reconocimiento de voz = voice recognition technology.

* tono de voz = tone of voice.

* transmisión de información a través de la voz = voice transmission.

* voz + adquirir + tono = voice + take on + quality.

* voz artificial = voice output, synthesised speech.

* voz de la conciencia, la = voice of conscience, the.

* voz digital = digital voice.

* voz humana sintetizada = synthesised speech.

* voz interior = inner voice.

* voz por Internet = voice over IP (VoIP).

* voz sobre IP (VoIP) = voice over IP (VoIP).

* voz unánime = unified voice.

* * *

voz

feminine

A

1 (sonido) voice

le temblaba la voz her voice shook

tiene una voz de trueno he has a thundering o booming voice

a mí no me levantes la voz don't raise your voice to me

todavía no ha cambiado or mudado la voz his voice hasn't broken yet

se aclaró la voz she cleared her throat

tiene la voz tomada he's hoarse

hablaban en voz baja they were speaking quietly, they were speaking in low voices o in hushed tones

léelo en voz alta read it aloud o out loud

me lo dijo a media voz he whispered it to me

con esa vocecita no se le oye nada you can't hear a thing she says, she speaks so quietly o she has such a quiet voice

no le hizo caso a la voz de la conciencia he took no notice of the voice of his conscience

a voz en grito or cuello at the top of one's voice

de viva voz personally, in person

2 (capacidad de hablar) voice

no te conviene forzar la voz you shouldn't strain your voice

quedarse sin voz to lose one's voice

Compuesto:

voz de mando

( Mil) command

B (opinión) voice

la voz del pueblo the voice of the people

no tener ni voz ni voto: no tiene ni voz ni voto en esto he has no say o he doesn't have any say in the matter

C voces fpl

1 (gritos) shouting, shouts (pl)

¿qué pasa? ¿qué son esas voces? what's happening? what's all that shouting?

¡tenías que haber oído las voces que daba! you should have heard him shouting!

a voces: hablaban a voces they were talking in loud voices, they were talking loudly o shouting

estuve llamando a voces, pero nadie me oyó I called out o shouted, but nobody heard me

un problema que pide a voces una solución rápida a problem that is crying out for a quick solution

dar la voz de alarma to raise the alarm

2 (rumor) rumor*

corre la voz de que se van a divorciar word o rumor has it that they are going to get divorced, there is a rumor going around that they are going to get divorced

D ( Mús)

1 (persona) voice

2

(línea melódica): una pieza a cuatro voces a piece for four voices, a four-part piece

cantaban a dos voces they were singing a duet

llevar la voz cantante ( fam); to call the tune o the shots ( colloq)

3

(habilidad para cantar): tiene buena voz he has a good voice

4 (de un instrumento) sound

E ( Ling)

1 ( frml) (palabra) word

una voz de origen hebreo a word of Hebrew origin

2 (forma verbal) voice

Compuestos:

● voz activa

active, active voice

● voz pasiva

passive, passive voice

* * *

voz sustantivo femenino
1 ( en general) voice;
◊ levantar la voz to raise one's voice;

tener la voz tomada to be hoarse;
hablar en voz baja to speak quietly;
en voz alta ‹ hablar› loudly;

‹ leer› aloud, out loud;
◊ quedarse sin voz to lose one's voice;

una pieza a cuatro voces (Mús) a piece for four voices, a four-part piece;
voz activa/pasiva (Ling) active/passive voice
2
◊ voces sustantivo femenino plural ( gritos) shouting, shouts (pl);

hablar a voces to talk in loud voices
voz sustantivo femenino
1 (sonido) voice
a media voz, in a low voice, softly
de viva voz, verbally
en voz alta, aloud, out loud
en voz baja, in a low voice, quietly
Rad TV (grabación) voz en off, voice-over
2 (grito) shout: dales una voz, give them a shout
a voces, shouting
3 (opinión) no tener ni voz ni voto, to have no say in the matter
4 Ling (palabra) voice
(forma verbal) voice
5 Mús (persona que canta) voice
a tres voces, for three voices
♦ Locuciones: (divulgar una noticia) correr la voz: corre la voz para que se entere todo el mundo, spread the rumours so that everybody finds out about it
figurado llevar la voz cantante, to rule the roost o to call the shots
pedir algo a voces, to be crying out for sthg
a voz en grito/a voz en cuello, at the top of one's voice
figurado secreto a voces, open secret
' voz' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- acre
- aguardentosa
- aguardentoso
- aguda
- agudo
- ahuecar
- alarma
- alta
- alto
- apagada
- apagado
- bajar
- bajinis
- cadenciosa
- cadencioso
- cantante
- casarse
- cascada
- cascado
- chillar
- chillón
- chillona
- dar
- desconocida
- desconocido
- desgarrada
- desgarrado
- despacio
- educar
- entrecortada
- entrecortado
- escala
- gallo
- grave
- grito
- hueca
- hueco
- inflexión
- levantar
- llamada
- modular
- mortecina
- mortecino
- nasal
- operarse
- penetrante
- permitirse
- quebrarse
- quiebro
English:
A
- aback
- abrasive
- active
- aloud
- angry
- be
- bear
- belt out
- break
- breath
- breathe
- broken
- carry
- catch
- convulse
- crack
- croak
- deep
- deepen
- doubtful
- drone
- drop
- echo
- evenly
- faint
- falter
- gasp out
- get
- grating
- grave
- groom
- gruff
- harsh
- have
- hollow
- indistinct
- lay up
- level
- light
- loud
- menace
- miss
- muffled
- nasal
- offstage
- out
- piping
- quaver
- quiet

* * *

voz nf

1. [sonido, habla] voice;

tiene la voz aguda she has a shrill voice;

tiene muy buena voz she has a fine o very good voice;

la voz de la conciencia the voice of conscience;

canta bien pero le falta voz she's a good singer, but her voice lacks power;

mudó la voz his voice broke;

me quedé sin voz I lost my voice;

tener la voz tomada to be hoarse;

le temblaba la voz her voice was trembling;

aclarar o [m5] aclararse la voz to clear one's throat

Comp
voz en off Cine voice-over; Teatro voice offstage
2. [tono]
en voz alta aloud;

en voz baja softly, in a low voice;

hablaban en voz baja they spoke in a low voice;

muchos comentan, en voz baja, que ha sido un fracaso many people are saying under their breath that it's been a failure;

a voz en cuello o [m5] grito at the top of one's voice;

alzar la voz (a alguien) to raise one's voice (to sb);

bajar la voz to lower one's voice;

levantar la voz a alguien to raise one's voice to sb;

¡levanta la voz! speak up!;

a media voz in a low voice, under one's breath;

de viva voz: informó de viva voz a los periodistas he told the journalists personally;

quiero agradecérselo de viva voz I want to thank her in person

Comp
voz de mando order, command
3. [grito] shout;

dar una voz a alguien to give sb a shout;

¡qué voces! ¿por qué hablan tan alto? what a racket! why do they have to speak so loud?;

dar voces to shout;

decir algo a voces to shout sth;

llamar a alguien a voces to shout to sb;

dar la voz de alarma o [m5] alerta to raise the alarm;

Comp

estar pidiendo algo a voces to be crying out for sth

4. [opinión] voice;
[derecho a opinar] say;
cada vez se oyen más voces discrepantes more and more voices are being raised in disagreement;

la voz de la experiencia/del pueblo the voice of experience/of the people;

tener voz y voto to have a say;

Comp

no tener ni voz ni voto to have no say in the matter;

Comp
Fam
la voz de su amo: han acusado a la televisión pública de no ser más que la voz de su amo public television has been accused of being little more than a mouthpiece for the government

5. [cantante] voice;

una de las mejores voces del país one of the best voices in the country;

una pieza para dos voces a piece for two voices;

Comp

llevar la voz cantante to call the tune

6. [rumor] rumour;

corre la voz de que va a dimitir people are saying that she's going to resign;

¡corre la voz! pass it on!

7. [vocablo] word

8. Gram voice

Comp
voz activa active voice;
voz pasiva passive voice

* * *

voz

f

1 voice;

a media voz in a hushed o low voice;

a voz en grito at the top of one’s voice;

en voz alta aloud;

en voz baja in a low voice;

levantar o

alzar la voz a alguien raise one’s voice to s.o.;

conocer a alguien en la voz recognize s.o.’s voice;

a una voz with one voice, as one;

quería contártelo de viva voz he wanted to tell you in person;

llevar la voz cantante fig call the tune, call the shots;

no tener voz ni voto fig not have a say;

tener voz y voto POL have full voting rights;

dar voces shout;

estar pidiendo a voces algo be crying out for sth;

hacer correr la voz spread the word;

a dos voces MÚS for two voices

2 fig

rumor, Br

rumour

* * *

voz nf, pl voces

1) : voice

2) : opinion, say

3) grito: shout, yell

4) : sound

5) vocablo: word, term

6) : rumor

7)

a voz en cuello : at the top of one's lungs

8)

dar voces : to shout

9)

en voz alta : aloud, in a loud voice

10)

en voz baja : softly, in a low voice

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voz n

1. (en general) voice

no me levantes la voz don't raise your voice to me

habla en voz baja speak quietly

2. (grito) shout

¡no me des esas voces! don't shout!

en voz alta out loud / aloud

léelo en voz alta read it out loud

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