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to raise one's right hand

1 hånd

рука

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hand

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subst. hand, handwriting (på tredje hånd) third hand, on third hand, at third hand (dø for egen hånd) take one's own life, die by one's own hand (en fast hånd) a steady hand, a firm hand (gi med rund hånd) give generously (gi noen en hjelpende hånd) lend someone a hand (gi noen sin hånd) give one's hand in marriage (gjøre noe for hånd) do something by hand (kortspill) (ha en sterk hånd) have a good hand (in a card game) (kortspill) (ha en svak hånd) have a bad hand (in a card game) (ha noen i sin hule hånd) have somebody in the palm of one's hands (knyttet hånd) fist, clenched fist (leselig hånd) legible hand (ligge på høyre hånd) be on the right-hand side (med kyndig hånd) skilfully, expertly (med sin frie hånd) with one's free hand (ekteskap til venstre hånd) morganatic marriage (på egen hånd) by oneself, on one's own (på første hånd) at first hand, on the best authority (på høyre hånd) on the right hand (side of something) (på venstre hånd) on the left hand (side of something) (på rede hånd) at hand (rekke frem hånd) offer to shake hands, hold out one's hand (rekke noen hånd) offer someone one's hand, shake hands with somebody (rekke opp hånd) raise one's hand (sikker hånd) firm hand (toe sine hender) wash one's hands (f.eks.
of a particular act
) (uleselig hånd) illegible handwriting (under hånden) secretly, underhandedly, privately, confidentially (uten å røre en hånd) without lifting a finger (være noens høyre hånd) be someone's right-hand (person)

Norsk-engelsk ordbok > hånd
2 raise

[reɪz]
1. verb

1) to move or lift to a high(er) position:

Raise your right hand

Raise the flag.
يَرْفَع
2) to make higher:

If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably

We'll raise that wall about 20 centimetres.
يَرْفَع إلى أعلى
3) to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food:

We don't raise pigs on this farm.
يَزْرَع
4) to rear, bring up (a child):

She has raised a large family.
يُرَبّي
5) to state (a question, objection etc which one wishes to have discussed):

Has anyone in the audience any points they would like to raise?
يُثير سُؤالا أو قَضِيَّةً للبَحْث
6) to collect; to gather:

We'll try to raise money

The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army.
يَجْمَع
7) to cause:

His remarks raised a laugh.
يُسَبِّب
8) to cause to rise or appear:

The car raised a cloud of dust.
يُثير، يَبْعَثُ
9) to build (a monument etc):

They've raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns.
يَبْني، يُقيمُ
10) to give (a shout etc).
يُطْلِقُ صَرْخَةً
11) to make contact with by radio:

I can't raise the mainland.
يُجْري إتِّصالا مع
2. noun

an increase in wages or salary:

I'm going to ask the boss for a raise.
زيادَه في الرّاتِب

Arabic-English dictionary > raise
3 δεξιόομαι

δεξιόομαι, [tense] impf.

A ἐδεξιούμην X.Cyr.7.3.38
, [dialect] Ep. [ per.] 3pl. δεξιόωντο h.Hom.6.16
, A.R.2.756: [tense] fut. - ώσομαι A.Ag. 852
, S.El. 976: [tense] aor. ἐδεξιωσάμην Lys.2.37
, X.Cyr.7.5.53, etc.:—[voice] Pass., [tense] aor. ἐδεξιώθην Pl.R. 468b
: ([etym.] δεξιά, δεξιός):—greet with the right hand, welcome, c. acc.pers., Ar.Pl. 753, Lys.2.37, X.Cyr.7.5.53; canvass, τὸν δῆμον Plu.Cat.Mi. 49
: but also c. dat. pers., δεξιοῦσθαι θεοῖς to raise one's right hand to the gods, pay greeting or honour to them, A.Ag. 852: also c. dat. modi, δ. χερσί h.Hom. l. c.; ἐπαίνοις S.El. 976
; δώροις Arist.Mu. 391b8
; λόγοις χρηστοῖς καὶ ἔργοις Paus.2.16.2
; στόματι Luc.Alex. 41
; ὀφθαλμοῖς Lib.Decl.4.18
: c. acc. rei, πυκνὴν ἄμυστιν δεξιούμενοι pledging one in many a bumper, E.Rh. 419:—[voice] Pass., Pl.l.c.;
ζῷα δεξιούμενα
with right hands joined, IG2.754.33
.

II δεξιώσασθαι· ἐγγίσασθαι γυναικί, Hsch.

Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > δεξιόομαι
4 levantar

v.

1 to raise.

levantar algo del suelo to pick something up off the ground

levantar a alguien del suelo to help somebody up off the ground

levantar a alguien de la cama to get somebody out of bed

levantar la vista o mirada to look up

no ha conseguido levantar cabeza (figurative) he's still not back to his old self

levantar el ánimo to cheer up

Ellos levantan la columna They raise the column.

2 to remove (quitar) (pintura, venda, tapa).

3 to build, to raise (to build) (edificio, muro).

4 to strike (retirar) (campamento).

5 to stir up (provocar) (protestas, polémica).

levantar a alguien contra to stir somebody up against

6 to lift (suprimir) (embargo, prohibición).

levantar el castigo a alguien to let somebody off

7 to bring to an end (sesión) (terminar).

si no hay más preguntas, se levanta la sesión if there are no more questions, that ends the meeting (en reunión)

8 to draw up (redactar) (acta, atestado).

9 to pinch, to swipe (informal) (robar).

10 to wake up.

11 to stir to rebellion.

La injusticia levanta a las masas Injustice stirs the masses to rebellion.

12 to lift up, to lift off, to lift, to elevate.

Ellos levantaron el auto They lifted up the car.

13 to suspend, to adjourn.

Ellos levantaron la sesión They suspended the session.

14 to construct, to build.

Ellos levantaron un rancho They constructed a ranch.

15 to cheer up, to bolster up.

16 to bear up, to put up, to upbear.

Ellos levantaron el estandarte They bore up the banner.

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levantar

► verbo transitivo

1 (alzar) to raise, lift

■ no lo puedo levantar, pesa mucho I can't lift it, it's heavy

■ la levantó con una sola mano he lifted her up with just one hand

■ levanta la tapa lift the lid up

■ que levanten la mano los que quieran venir all those who want to come, raise their hands

2 (construir) to erect, build

3 (empresa - hacer rentable) to get off the ground; (- establecer) to set up

4 (despegar) to loosen, unstick

■ la humedad ha levantado el papel the damp has made the wallpaper come off

■ el agua ha levantado el parqué the water lifted the parquet floor

5 (suprimir) to lift

■ levantaron la prohibición de fumar they lifted the ban on smoking

6 (cadáver) to remove

7 (causar) to cause

■ el ruido me ha levantado dolor de cabeza the noise has given me a headache

■ procura no levantar sospechas try not to arouse suspicion

8 (trazar, dibujar) to draw

9 (animal de caza) to flush out

► verbo intransitivo

1 (día) to brighten up; (nubes) to clear

■ si el día levanta, iremos a la playa if the weather brightens up, we'll go to the beach

► verbo pronominal levantarse

1 (alzarse) to rise

■ el rascacielos se levantaba ante nosotros the skyscraper rose up in front of us

2 (ponerse de pie) to stand up

3 (dejar la cama) to get up, get out of bed

4 (sublevarse) to rebel, rise up

5 (viento, oleaje) to get up

■ se levantó una tormenta violentísima a violent storm got up

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FRASEOLOGÍA

levantar el campamento to strike camp

levantar falsos testimonios contra alguien to bear false witness against somebody

levantar la moral a alguien to cheer somebody up, raise somebody's spirits

levantar la vista to look up

levantar la voz to raise one's voice

levantarse con el pie izquierdo figurado to get out of bed on the wrong side

se levanta la sesión court adjourned

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verb

1) to lift, raise

2) erect

3) arouse

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- levantarse

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1. VT

1) (=alzar)

a) [+ peso, objeto] to lift; [con una grúa] to hoist

¿puedes levantar un poco la silla? — can you lift the chair up a bit?

era imposible levantarlo del suelo — it was impossible to lift it off the floor

levantemos las copas por los novios — let's raise our glasses to the bride and groom

la grúa levantó el coche hasta la plataforma — the crane hoisted the car onto the platform

b) [+ pierna, cabeza, cejas] to raise

levanta la pierna derecha — raise your right leg

levantemos los corazones — let us lift up our hearts

• levantar la mano — to put one's hand up, raise one's hand

levantó la mano para pedir la vez — she put her hand up o raised her hand to ask for a turn

a mí no me levanta la mano nadie — nobody raises their hand to me

• levantar la mirada o los ojos o la vista — to look up

no levantó la mirada del libro cuando entramos — she didn't raise her eyes from her book o she didn't look up from the book when we came in

- si tu padre levantara la cabeza...

si su mujer levantara la cabeza y lo viera casado otra vez se volvería a morir — his wife would turn in her grave to see him married again
cabeza 1., 2), tapa 1)
c) [+ cortina, falda] to lift, lift up; [+ persiana, telón] to raise

el viento le levantó la falda — the wind lifted her skirt (up)

levantar polvo — to raise dust

2) (=poner de pie)

a)

levantar a algn — [del suelo] to lift sb, lift sb up; [de la cama] to get sb up

pesaba tanto que no pude levantarla del suelo — she was so heavy that I couldn't lift her off the ground

cuando se sienta en ese sofá no hay quien lo levante — once he sits on that sofa no one can get him off it

su actuación levantó al público de sus asientos — her performance brought the audience to their feet

b) [+ objeto caído] to pick up

3) (=erigir) [+ edificio, pared] to put up; [+ monumento] to erect, put up

4) (=fundar) [+ empresa, imperio] to found, establish

levantó un gran imperio comercial — he founded o established a great commercial empire

5) (=dar un empuje) to build up

todos los trabajadores ayudaron a levantar la empresa — all the workers helped to build up the company

tenemos que levantar de nuevo la economía — we've got to get the economy back on its feet

6) [+ ánimo, moral] to lift, raise

necesito algo que me levante la moral — I need something to lift o raise my spirits

7) [+ tono, volumen] to raise

levanta la voz, que no te oigo — speak up - I can't hear you

¡no levantes la voz! — keep your voice down!

a mí nadie me levanta la voz — nobody raises their voice to me

8) (=desmontar) [+ tienda de campaña] to take down

levantar el campamento — to strike camp

levantar la casa — to move out

levantar la mesa — LAm to clear the table

9) (=producir) [+ sospechas] to arouse; [+ dolor] to give; [+ rumor] to spark off

tantos gritos me levantan dolor de cabeza — all this shouting is giving me a headache

el reportaje ha levantado rumores de un posible divorcio — the report has sparked off rumours of a possible divorce

levantar falso testimonio — (Jur) to give false testimony; (Rel) to bear false witness
ampolla
10) (=terminar) [+ prohibición, embargo] to lift; [+ veda] to end

esta semana se levanta la veda — the close season ends this week

se ha levantado la prohibición de la caza de la ballena — the ban on whaling has been lifted

levantar el castigo a algn — to let sb off

se levantará el castigo a los que pidan perdón — those who apologize will be let off (their punishment)

11) (Jur)

a) [+ censo] to take; [+ atestado] to make; [+ sesión] to adjourn

se levanta la sesión — court is adjourned
acta 1)
b) [+ cadáver] to remove

12) (Arquit) [+ plano] to make, draw up

13) (Caza) to flush out
liebre 1), vuelo II, 1)
14) (Mil) [+ ejército] to raise

15) (=sublevar)
(Pol)
la corrupción política levantó al pueblo contra el gobierno — political corruption turned people against the government

16) (Naipes) (=coger) to pick; (=superar) to beat

17) * (=ganar) [+ dinero] to make, earn

18) * (=robar) to pinch *, swipe *

19) Ven ** (=arrestar) to nick **, arrest

20) Col, Perú, Ven * [+ mujer] to pick up *

2. VI

1) hum [persona]

no levanta del suelo más de metro y medio — she's no more than five foot from head to toe

2) (Naipes) to cut the pack

levanta, es tu turno — cut the pack, it's your turn

3.

See:

levantarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( del suelo) <bulto/peso> to lift, pick up

b) <tapadera/mantel> to lift; <cabeza/mano> to raise

levanta la alfombra — lift up the rug

levanté la mano para contestar — I put up o raised my hand to answer

c) < persiana> to pull up, raise

levantaron las copas para brindar — they raised their glasses in a toast

d)

sin levantar la vista del libro — without looking up from her book

levantó la mirada hacia el cielo — he raised his eyes to heaven

e) < voz> to raise; < polvo> to raise

f) (Jueg) < carta> to pick up

2)

a) < ánimo> to boost; < moral> to raise, boost

levanta el ánimo! — cheer up!

b) <industria/economía> to help... to pick up

conseguimos levantar este país — we got this country back on its feet

3) <estatua/muro/edificio> to erect, put up

4) <embargo/sanción> to lift; < huelga> to call off

le levantó el castigo — he let him off

se levanta la sesión — the meeting is adjourned

5) <rumor/protestas> to spark (off); < polémica> to cause

levantar sospechas — to arouse suspicion

6) (Der)

a) < acta> to prepare

levantar atestado de algo — to write a report on something

b) < cadáver> to remove

7) < censo> to take

8) (desmontar, deshacer): < campamento> to strike

levantar la cama — to strip the bed

levantar la mesa — (AmL) to clear the table

9)

a) ( en brazos) < niño> to pick up

b) ( de la cama) to get... out of bed

c) ( poner de pie) to get... up

ayúdame a levantarlo de la silla — help me to get him up out of the chair

el discurso levantó al público de sus asientos — the speech brought the audience to its feet

10) (fam)

a) ( robar) to lift (colloq)

me levantó la novia — he stole my girlfriend

b) (AmS) < mujer> to pick up (colloq)
2.
levantarse v pron

1)

a) ( de la cama) to get up; pie 1b

b) ( ponerse en pie) to stand up, to rise (frml)

¿me puedo levantar de la mesa? — may I leave the table?

2) polvareda to rise; temporal to brew

se levantó un viento muy fuerte — a strong wind began to blow

3) torre/edificio ( erguirse) to rise

4) pintura to peel

5) ( sublevarse) to rise (up)

6) (refl) <solapas/cuello> to turn up

7) (AmS fam) < mujer> to pick up (colloq)

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= erect, lift (up).

Ex. Other walls, where security and privacy are absolutely essential, are not structural and are designed to be easily demounted and erected elsewhere.

Ex. The scanner must, however, be lifted from the document at the end of each scan.

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* hacer que Algo levante el vuelo = get + Nombre + off the ground.

* levantar al hacer surcos = plough [plow, -USA].

* levantar ampollas = blister, rile, raise + Posesivo + hackles.

* levantar armas = take up + arms.

* levantar barreras = erect + boundaries.

* levantar barricadas = barricade.

* levantar campamento = pull + stakes.

* levantar con gato = jack up.

* levantar crítica = arouse + criticism, raise + criticism.

* levantar el ánimo = pep up.

* levantar el vuelo = get off + the ground.

* levantar haciendo palanca = pry.

* levantar hato = pull + stakes.

* levantar la cabeza = cock + Posesivo + head.

* levantar la liebre = spill + the beans, blow + the gaff, let + the cat out of the bag.

* levantar la mano = raise + Posesivo + hand.

* levantar la perdiz = blow + the gaff, spill + the beans, blow + the gaff, let + the cat out of the bag.

* levantar la polémica = spark + controversy.

* levantar la sesión = adjourn + meeting.

* levantar la vista = look up.

* levantar la voz = raise + Posesivo + voice.

* levantar los ánimos = lift + Posesivo + spirits up.

* levantarse con el pie izquierdo = wake up on + the wrong side of the bed, get up on + the wrong side of the bed.

* levantarse de un salto = spring up.

* levantarse en armas (contra) = take + arms against, rebel (against).

* levantarse en dos patas = buck.

* levantar una barrera = build + wall.

* levantar una prohibición = lift + ban, lift + restriction.

* levantar una sesión = adjourn + session.

* levantar un embargo = lift + embargo.

* levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* palabras para levantar la moral = pep talk.

* que levanta el ánimo = uplifting.

* que levanta el espíritu = uplifting.

* volver a levantar el sistema = restart.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( del suelo) <bulto/peso> to lift, pick up

b) <tapadera/mantel> to lift; <cabeza/mano> to raise

levanta la alfombra — lift up the rug

levanté la mano para contestar — I put up o raised my hand to answer

c) < persiana> to pull up, raise

levantaron las copas para brindar — they raised their glasses in a toast

d)

sin levantar la vista del libro — without looking up from her book

levantó la mirada hacia el cielo — he raised his eyes to heaven

e) < voz> to raise; < polvo> to raise

f) (Jueg) < carta> to pick up

2)

a) < ánimo> to boost; < moral> to raise, boost

levanta el ánimo! — cheer up!

b) <industria/economía> to help... to pick up

conseguimos levantar este país — we got this country back on its feet

3) <estatua/muro/edificio> to erect, put up

4) <embargo/sanción> to lift; < huelga> to call off

le levantó el castigo — he let him off

se levanta la sesión — the meeting is adjourned

5) <rumor/protestas> to spark (off); < polémica> to cause

levantar sospechas — to arouse suspicion

6) (Der)

a) < acta> to prepare

levantar atestado de algo — to write a report on something

b) < cadáver> to remove

7) < censo> to take

8) (desmontar, deshacer): < campamento> to strike

levantar la cama — to strip the bed

levantar la mesa — (AmL) to clear the table

9)

a) ( en brazos) < niño> to pick up

b) ( de la cama) to get... out of bed

c) ( poner de pie) to get... up

ayúdame a levantarlo de la silla — help me to get him up out of the chair

el discurso levantó al público de sus asientos — the speech brought the audience to its feet

10) (fam)

a) ( robar) to lift (colloq)

me levantó la novia — he stole my girlfriend

b) (AmS) < mujer> to pick up (colloq)
2.
levantarse v pron

1)

a) ( de la cama) to get up; pie 1b

b) ( ponerse en pie) to stand up, to rise (frml)

¿me puedo levantar de la mesa? — may I leave the table?

2) polvareda to rise; temporal to brew

se levantó un viento muy fuerte — a strong wind began to blow

3) torre/edificio ( erguirse) to rise

4) pintura to peel

5) ( sublevarse) to rise (up)

6) (refl) <solapas/cuello> to turn up

7) (AmS fam) < mujer> to pick up (colloq)

* * *

= erect, lift (up).

Ex: Other walls, where security and privacy are absolutely essential, are not structural and are designed to be easily demounted and erected elsewhere.

Ex: The scanner must, however, be lifted from the document at the end of each scan.

* hacer que Algo levante el vuelo = get + Nombre + off the ground.

* levantar al hacer surcos = plough [plow, -USA].

* levantar ampollas = blister, rile, raise + Posesivo + hackles.

* levantar armas = take up + arms.

* levantar barreras = erect + boundaries.

* levantar barricadas = barricade.

* levantar campamento = pull + stakes.

* levantar con gato = jack up.

* levantar crítica = arouse + criticism, raise + criticism.

* levantar el ánimo = pep up.

* levantar el vuelo = get off + the ground.

* levantar haciendo palanca = pry.

* levantar hato = pull + stakes.

* levantar la cabeza = cock + Posesivo + head.

* levantar la liebre = spill + the beans, blow + the gaff, let + the cat out of the bag.

* levantar la mano = raise + Posesivo + hand.

* levantar la perdiz = blow + the gaff, spill + the beans, blow + the gaff, let + the cat out of the bag.

* levantar la polémica = spark + controversy.

* levantar la sesión = adjourn + meeting.

* levantar la vista = look up.

* levantar la voz = raise + Posesivo + voice.

* levantar los ánimos = lift + Posesivo + spirits up.

* levantarse con el pie izquierdo = wake up on + the wrong side of the bed, get up on + the wrong side of the bed.

* levantarse de un salto = spring up.

* levantarse en armas (contra) = take + arms against, rebel (against).

* levantarse en dos patas = buck.

* levantar una barrera = build + wall.

* levantar una prohibición = lift + ban, lift + restriction.

* levantar una sesión = adjourn + session.

* levantar un embargo = lift + embargo.

* levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* palabras para levantar la moral = pep talk.

* que levanta el ánimo = uplifting.

* que levanta el espíritu = uplifting.

* volver a levantar el sistema = restart.

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levantar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹bulto/peso/piedra› to lift, pick up; ‹persiana› to pull up, raise

ayúdame a levantar este baúl help me to lift this trunk o pick this trunk up

levanta la alfombra lift up the rug

levantaron las copas para brindar they raised their glasses in a toast

2 ‹ojos/mirada/vista›

me contestó sin levantar los ojos or la vista del libro she answered me without looking up o without lifting her eyes from her book

levantó la mirada hacia el cielo he raised his eyes to heaven

3 ‹voz› to raise

levantar el tono to raise one's voice

¡a mí no me levantes la voz! don't raise your voice to me!

4 ‹polvo› to raise

el coche levantó una nube de polvo the car raised a cloud of dust

5 (en naipes) ‹carta› to pick up

B

1 ‹ánimos›

esto nos levantó los ánimos/la moral this raised our spirits/our morale

venga, levanta el ánimo come on, cheer up!

2 ‹industria/economía› to help … to pick up

a ver si conseguimos levantar este país let's see if we can get this country back on its feet

C ‹estatua/muro/edificio› to erect, put up

D ‹restricción/embargo/sanción› to lift; ‹huelga› to call off

la madre le levantó el castigo his mother let him off o lifted his punishment

levantar el asedio to raise o lift the siege

se levanta la sesión the meeting is adjourned

E ‹protestas› to cause, spark, spark off, give rise to; ‹polémica› to cause, arouse; ‹rumor› to give rise to, spark, spark off

su comportamiento levantó sospechas entre los vecinos her behavior aroused o caused suspicion among the neighbors

F ( Der)

1 ‹acta› to prepare

levantó atestado del accidente he wrote a report on the accident

2 ‹cadáver› to remove

G ‹censo› to take

H

(desmontar, deshacer): levantar (el) campamento to strike camp

levantar la cama to strip the bed

levantar la mesa ( AmL); to clear the table

I

1 (en brazos) ‹niño› to pick up

2 (de la cama) to get … up, get … out of bed

3

(poner de pie): ayúdame a levantar al abuelo de la silla help me to get grandpa up out of his chair

un discurso que levantó al público de sus asientos a speech which brought the audience to its feet

J ( fam) (robar) to lift ( colloq), to swipe ( colloq), to pinch ( BrE colloq)

me levantó la novia he went off with o stole o pinched my girlfriend ( colloq)

K ( AmS fam) ‹mujer› to pick up ( colloq)

■ levantarse

v pron

A

1 (de la cama) to get up

nunca se levanta antes de las diez he never gets up o gets out of bed before ten

¿a qué hora te levantas? what time do you get up?

ya se levanta un poco por la casa she can get up and move around the house a bit now, she's up and moving around the house a little now

2

(ponerse en pie): al entrar el monarca todos se levantaron everyone rose to their feet as the monarch entered ( frml)

intentó levantarse del suelo he tried to get up off the floor o to stand up

hasta que no terminemos todos no se levanta nadie de la mesa no one is getting up from (the) table until we've all finished

se levantó de su asiento para saludarme she stood up o got up o rose to greet me

B «polvareda» to rise; «temporal» to brew

se ha levantado un viento muy fuerte a strong wind has got up o picked up

C «torre/monumento/edificio» (erguirse) to rise

D «pintura» to peel off, peel, come off

E (sublevarse) to rise up, rise

la nación entera se levantó (en armas) para repeler la invasión the whole nation rose up (in arms) to repel the invasion

F ( refl) ‹solapas/cuello› to turn up

G ( AmS fam) ‹mujer›

1 (ligar) to pick up ( colloq)

2 (acostarse con) to score with ( colloq), to go to bed with

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levantar ( conjugate levantar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( del suelo) ‹bulto/peso› to lift, pick up

b) ‹tapadera/mantel› to lift (up);

‹cabeza/mano/copa› to raise;
‹ alfombra› to lift up
c) ‹ persiana› to pull up, raise

d) ( elevar) ‹ voz› to raise;

◊ sin levantar la vista del libro without looking up from her book

e) ‹ polvo› to raise

f) (Jueg) ‹ carta› to pick up

2
a) ‹ ánimo› to boost;

‹ moral› to raise, boost
b) ‹industria/economía› to help … to pick up

3 ‹estatua/muro/edificio› to erect, put up
4 ‹embargo/sanción› to lift;
◊ le levantó el castigo he let him off;

se levanta la sesión the meeting is adjourned
5 ‹rumor/protestas› to spark (off);
‹ polémica› to cause;
◊ levantar sospechas to arouse suspicion

6 ‹ campamento› to strike;
◊ levantar la mesa (AmL) to clear the table

7 ( en brazos) ‹ persona› to pick up;
( de la cama) to get … out of bed;
( poner de pie) to get … up
8 (AmS) ‹ mujer› to pick up (colloq)
levantarse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( de la cama) to get up

b) ( ponerse en pie) to stand up, to rise (frml);

◊ ¿me puedo levantar de la mesa? may I leave the table?

2 [ polvareda] to rise;
[ temporal] to brew;
[ viento] to begin to blow, rise
3 ( sublevarse) to rise (up)
4 ( refl) ‹solapas/cuello› to turn up
5 (AmS fam) ‹ mujer› to pick up (colloq)
levantar verbo transitivo
1 to lift
levantar los ojos, to look up
levantar la voz/mano, to raise one's voice/hand
2 (una construcción, un monumento) to erect
3 fig (el ánimo) to raise
(sublevar) to make rise: levantó a los mineros, he stirred up the miners
4 (poner fin) to lift: levantaron la prohibición, the ban was lifted ➣ Ver nota en raise
' levantar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acta
- ampolla
- atestado
- batir
- castillo
- cercado
- chillar
- espíritu
- liebre
- pulso
- sesión
- testimonio
- alzar
- animar
- apalancar
- cabeza
- castigo
- coger
- elevar
- mano
- mirada
- ojo
- recoger
- voz
- vuelo
English:
adjourn
- boost
- cat
- close
- cock
- erect
- get up
- haul up
- heave
- hoist
- hold up
- jack up
- keep down
- kick up
- lift
- lift up
- pick up
- prick up
- pull up
- put up
- raise
- rear
- set up
- sling
- stick up
- stir up
- swing
- take up
- throw up
- turn up
- up
- bolster
- buck
- clear
- dig
- get
- hold
- jack
- kick
- look
- pick
- prick
- pull
- put
- retract
- set
- stand
- stick
- strain
- take

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levantar

♦ vt

1. [alzar, elevar] to raise;
[objeto pesado, capó, trampilla] to lift (up); [persiana] to pull up;
levantar el telón to raise the curtain;

el que quiera venir conmigo que levante la mano anyone who wants to come with me should put their hand up;

levanta la tapa de la olla y verás qué bien huele lift the lid off the pot and you'll see how good it smells;

levantar algo del suelo to pick sth up off the ground;

levantar a alguien del suelo to help sb up off the ground;

levantó al bebé en alto she lifted the baby up in the air;

el juez ordenó levantar el cadáver the judge ordered the body to be removed;

los perros levantaron el zorro the dogs flushed out the fox;

levantaba polvo al barrer she was raising clouds of dust as she swept;

levantar la vista o [m5] mirada to look up;

levantar la voz to raise one's voice;

Comp

no ha conseguido levantar cabeza he's still not back to his old self

2. [de la cama]
levantar a alguien de la cama to get sb out of bed;

¿no te habré levantado? I hope I didn't wake o get you up

3. [enderezar]
levantar algo to stand sth upright;

levanta la papelera, que se ha vuelto a caer stand the wastepaper basket up, it's fallen over again

4. [construir] [edificio, muro] to build, to construct;
[estatua, monumento] to put up, to erect;
de la nada logró levantar un inmenso imperio empresarial she managed to build a huge business empire from nothing

5. [quitar] [pintura, venda, tapa] to remove

6. [retirar] [campamento] to strike;
[tienda de campaña, tenderete] to take down; [mantel] to take off;
Comp
RP Fam
levantar (el) campamento to hit the road, to make tracks

7. [causar] [protestas, polémica, rumores] to give rise to;

me levanta dolor de cabeza it makes my head ache;

esto levantó las sospechas de la policía this aroused the suspicions of the police

8. [poner fin a] [embargo, prohibición] to lift;
[asedio] to raise;
levantar el castigo a alguien to let sb off;

levantaron el embargo a la isla they lifted the embargo on the island;

el presidente levantó la sesión [terminarla] the chairman brought the meeting to an end;
[aplazarla] the chairman adjourned the meeting;
si no hay más preguntas, se levanta la sesión [en reunión] if there are no more questions, that ends the meeting

9. [realizar] [atestado, plano, mapa] to draw up;

el notario levantó acta del resultado del sorteo the notary recorded the result of the draw;

levantar las actas [de una reunión] to take the minutes

10. [dar un empuje a] [equipo, público] to lift;

el gol levantó al equipo the goal lifted the team;

no ha conseguido levantar la economía he hasn't managed to get the economy back on its feet;

levantar el ánimo to cheer up;

levantar la moral a alguien to boost sb's morale

11. [sublevar]
levantar a alguien contra to stir sb up against

12. Fam [robar] to pinch, to swipe;

levantarle algo a alguien to pinch o swipe sth off sb

13. RP, Ven Fam [ligar] to pick up, Br to pull

♦ vi
[niebla, nubes] to lift;
saldremos cuando levante el día we'll go out when it clears up

♦ See also the pronominal verb levantarse

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levantar

v/t

1raise; bulto lift (up); del suelo pick up;

levantar los ojos raise one’s eyes, look up;

levantar la voz raise one’s voice (a to);

¡levanta los ánimos! cheer up!;

levantar sospechas arouse suspicion;

levantar el vuelo de pájaro fly away, fly off; de avión take off

2 edificio, estatua put up, erect

3 embargo lift

4 fam ( robar) lift fam, Br tb

pinch fam

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levantar vt

1) alzar: to lift, to raise

2) : to put up, to erect

3) : to call off, to adjourn

4) : to give rise to, to arouse

levantar sospechas: to arouse suspicion

♦ See also the reflexive verb levantarse

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levantar vb

1. (alzar) to raise

levantó la mano she raised her hand

no levantes la voz don't raise your voice

2. (subir) to lift / to lift up

levanta los pies lift your feet up

levantar la vista / levantar los ojos to look up

Spanish-English dictionary > levantar
5 salute

[səˈluːt]
1. verb

1) ( especially in the forces) to raise the ( usually right) hand to the forehead to show respect:

They saluted their commanding officer.
يُحَيّي، يُسَلِّم على، يُؤَدّي السّلام العَسْكَري
2) to honour by firing eg large guns:

They saluted the Queen by firing one hundred guns.
يُحَيِّي بإطلاق الرَّصاص
2. noun

an act of saluting:

The officer gave a salute

a 21-gun salute.
تَحِيَّه بإطْلاق النّار

Arabic-English dictionary > salute
6 mano

f.

1 hand.

a mano by hand; (sin máquina) to hand, handy (cerca)

hecho a mano handmade

¿tienes el encendedor a mano? have you got your lighter handy o to hand?

votación a mano alzada show of hands

a mano armada armed

dar o estrechar la mano a alguien to shake hands with somebody

darse o estrecharse la mano to shake hands

lavarse las manos to wash one's hands

¡manos arriba!, ¡arriba las manos! hands up!

2 forefoot (zoology) (en general).

3 coat.

4 pestle.

5 game (partida de naipes).

ser mano to (be the) lead

6 series (serie, tanda).

7 handball (sport) (falta).

8 coat of paint.

9 dealer, hand, lead.

10 buddy, pal.

m.

pal(informal). ( Latin American Spanish salvo River Plate)

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: manar.

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mano

► nombre femenino

1 ANATOMÍA hand

2 ZOOLOGÍA (de caballo) forefoot; (de gato, perro, etc) paw

3 (lado) side

■ el lavabo está a mano derecha the toilet is on the right

4 (de reloj) hand

5 (de pintura) coat

6 (de jabón) soaping

7 (habilidad) skill

■ tienes muy buena mano con los niños you're very good with children

8 (influencia) influence

9 (ayuda) hand

10 (de mortero) pestle

11 (de naipes - jugada, conjunto de cartas) hand; (- jugador) leader

■ en esta jugada soy mano yo it's my lead this time

12 DEPORTE (en futból) handball

► nombre femenino plural manos

1 (poder) hands sing, power sing

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a mano (escrito) handwritten, by hand 2 (hecho) handmade, by hand 3 (lavado) by hand 4 (cerca) to hand, handy, near

abrir la mano to become more flexible, become more lenient

a mano armada armed

a manos llenas generously

alzar/levantar la mano a alguien to raise one's hand to somebody

bajo mano underhandedly

cogidos,-as de la mano hand-in-hand

con el corazón en la mano sincerely, with one's heart on one's sleeve

con las manos en la masa red-handed

con las manos vacías empty-handed

con una mano detrás y otra delante familiar without a penny to one's name

dar la mano a / tender la mano a (saludar) to shake hands with 2 (ayudar) to offer one's hand to

darse la mano (dos personas) to shake hands 2 (dos cosas) to be very similar

de primera mano (objeto) brand-new 2 (noticia) first-hand

dejar de la mano to abandon

echar mano de algo to resort to something, draw on something

echar una mano to give a hand, lend a hand

en buenas manos in good hands

estar en las manos de alguien to be in somebody's hands

hecho,-a a mano handmade

írsele la mano a alguien (no contenerse) to lose control 2 (exagerar) to go over the top

■ se le fue la mano al echarle sal al pescado he put too much salt on the fish

¡las manos quietas! familiar hands off!

lavarse las manos figurado to wash one's hands

llegar a las manos to come to blows

llevarse las manos a la cabeza to be horrified

mano sobre mano idle, twiddling one's thumbs

¡manos arriba! hands up!

meter la mano en algo to get involved in something, intervene in something

meter mano familiar (toquetear) to grope, touch up 2 (intervenir) to do something, take action

pedir la mano de alguien to ask for somebody's hand

ponerle la mano encima a alguien to lay a hand on somebody

poner la mano en el fuego por alguien to risk one's neck for somebody

poner manos a la obra to get down to work, get cracking

quedar algo muy a mano to be very near

ser la mano derecha de alguien to be somebody's right hand

ser mano de santo to work wonders

tener algo a mano to have something handy

tener buena mano para algo to have a knack for something, be a dab hand at something

tener buenas manos to be good with one's hands

tener la mano (muy) larga (para pegar) to be quick to lift a hand 2 (para robar) to be light-fingered, have sticky fingers

tener las manos limpias to be clean

tener mano de hierro to rule with an iron fist

tener mano izquierda to have a lot of tact

traerse algo entre manos to be planning something, be up to something

mano a mano (concurso) contest 2 (conversación) tête-a-tête

mano de cerdo pig's trotter

mano de obra labour

mano dura a firm hand

■ hay que tratarlos con mano dura you have to be firm with them

■ pidió mano dura con los gamberros he called for a firm hand to be taken with hooligans

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noun f.

1) hand

2) coat

•

- de primera mano
- mano de obra
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I
1. SUSTANTIVO FEMENINO
Para las expresiones manos arriba, al alcance de la mano, frotarse las manos, ver la otra entrada.
1) (Anat) hand

lo hice con mis propias manos — I made it with my own hands, I made it myself

el asesino salió con las manos en alto — the murderer came out with his hands up {o} with his hands in the air

• votar a mano [alzada] — to vote by a show of hands

• [dar] la mano a algn — [para saludar] to shake hands with sb; [para andar, apoyarse] to take sb by the hand

• [darse] la mano {o} las manos — to shake hands

• recibir algo [de] manos de algn — to receive sth from sb

• los dos iban [de la] mano — the two were walking hand-in-hand, the two were walking along holding hands

llevar a algn de la mano — to lead sb by the hand

• ¡manos a la [obra]! — [como orden] to work!; [para darse ánimo] let's get on with it!, (let's) get down to work!

• ¡las manos [quietas]! — hands off!, keep your hands to yourself!

• ¡[venga] esa mano! — shake!, put it there!
a mano (=sin máquina) by hand; (=cerca) handy, at hand; (=asequible) handy, to hand
cosió los pantalones a mano — she sewed the trousers by hand, she hand-sewed the trousers

escribir a mano — to write in longhand, write out (by hand)

escrito a mano — handwritten

bordado a mano — hand-embroidered

hecho a mano — handmade

¿tienes un bolígrafo a mano? — have you got a pen handy {o} to hand?

la tienda me queda {o} me pilla * muy a mano — the shop is very handy for me, the shop is very close {o} nearby
en mano
a entregar en mano — to deliver by hand

se presentó en el ayuntamiento pistola en mano — he turned up at the town hall with a gun in his hand

carta en mano — letter delivered by hand

piso disponible, llave en mano — [para alquilar] flat available for immediate occupancy; [para comprar] flat available for immediate possession
estrechar 1., 3), levantar 1., 1), b), robo 1)
2)

- abrir la mano

- a mano airada

- bajo mano

- cargar la mano

en ese colegio le cargan la mano — they ask too much of her {o} put too much pressure on her at that school

no cargues la mano con las especias — don't put too much spice in

- coger a algn con las manos en la masa

- dar de mano

- le das la mano y se toma el codo

- dar una mano a algn

- de manos a boca

- estar con una mano adelante y otra atrás

- estar mano sobre mano

- echar mano a

- echar mano de

- echar una mano a algn

- ganar a algn por la mano

- llegar a las manos

- a manos llenas

mano a mano —

se bebieron la botella mano a mano — they drank the bottle between (the two of) them

- meter mano a algn

meter mano a algo —

hay que meterle mano a la corrupción — we have to deal with {o} tackle corruption

tengo que meterle mano a las matemáticas — I need to get stuck into my maths *

- pasar la mano a algn

ponerle a algn la mano encima —

¡como me pongas la mano encima...! — if you lay one finger on me...!

poner la mano en el fuego —

yo no pondría la mano en el fuego por Juan — I wouldn't risk my neck for Juan, I wouldn't put myself on the line for Juan

yo pondría la mano en el fuego por su inocencia — I'd stake my life on his being innocent

- ¡qué mano!

- sentar la mano a algn

- tener las manos largas

- tener las manos libres

traerse algo entre manos —

¿qué os traéis entre manos? — what are you up to?

se trae entre manos varios asuntos a la vez — he's dealing with several matters at once

- untar la mano a algn

- con las manos vacías

se fue de las negociaciones con las manos vacías — he left the negotiations empty-handed

- vivir de la mano a la boca

mano derecha — right-hand man

Pedro es mi mano derecha — Pedro is my right-hand man

mano de santo — sure remedy

fue mano de santo — it came just right, it was just what the doctor ordered

mano dura — harsh treatment; (Pol) firm hand

manos de mantequilla — butterfingers

3) (=posesión) hand

• [cambiar] de manos — to change hands

la casa ha cambiado varias veces de mano — the house has changed hands several times, the house has had several owners

• de [primera] mano — (at) first-hand

conocemos la noticia de primera mano — we got the news first-hand

se ha comprado un coche de primera mano — he has bought a (brand) new car

• de [segunda] mano — second-hand

ropa de segunda mano — second-hand {o} used clothes

4) (=control)

está en tus manos — it's up to you

ha hecho cuanto ha estado en su mano — he has done all {o} everything in his power

• [de buena] mano — on good authority

• [en buenas] manos — in good hands
a manos de at the hands of
murió a manos de los mafiosos — he died at the hands of the mafia

la carta nunca llegó a manos del jefe — the letter never reached the boss, the letter never came into the hands of the boss
en manos de in the hands of
hemos puesto el asunto en manos del abogado — we have placed the matter in the hands of our lawyer

me pongo en tus manos — I place myself entirely in your hands

el armamento cayó en manos de los traficantes — the weapons fell into the hands of arms dealers

írsele a algn la mano con algo —

se te ha ido la mano con la sal — you overdid it with the salt

írsele algo de las manos a algn —

el asunto se le fue de las manos — he lost all control of the affair

- dejado de la mano de Dios

- tomarse la justicia por su mano

5) (=habilidad)

¡qué manos tiene! — he's so clever with his hands!

• tener [buena] mano, tiene buena mano para aparcar — she's good at parking

tener buena mano para la cocina — to be a good cook

tiene buena mano con los niños — she's good with children

tener (buena) mano para las plantas — to have green fingers

• tener [mala] mano — to be clumsy, be awkward

mano izquierda, tiene mano izquierda con los animales — he's got a way with animals

6) (=lado) side

a mano derecha — on the right-hand side

a mano izquierda — on the left-hand side

7) (=trabajadores)
pl manos hands, workers
contratar manos — to sign up {o} take on workers

mano de obra — labour, labor (EEUU), manpower

mano de obra directa — direct labour

mano de obra especializada — skilled labour

8) (Dep) handling, handball

¡mano! — handball!

9) (Zool) [de mono] hand; [de perro, gato, oso, león] front paw; [de caballo] forefoot, front hoof; [de ave] foot; (=trompa) trunk

manos de cerdo — (Culin) pig's trotters

10) (=instrumento) [de reloj] hand

mano de almirez, mano de mortero — pestle

11) (=capa) [de pintura] coat; [de jabón] wash, soaping

dar una mano de jabón a la ropa — to give the clothes a wash {o} soaping

12) (Juegos, Naipes) (=partida) round, game; (=conjunto de cartas) hand

echar una mano de mus — to have a game {o} round of mus

ser {o} tener la mano — to lead

soy mano — it's my lead

13) (=lote) lot, series; And, CAm, Cono Sur, Méx group of things of the same kind ; LAm [de plátanos] bunch, hand

le dio una mano de bofetadas — he punched him several times

una mano de papel — a quire of paper ( 24 or 25 sheets)

14) (Mús) scale

15) LAm (=desgracia) misfortune, mishap; (=suceso imprevisto) unexpected event

16) LAm (=suerte)

¡qué mano! — what a stroke of luck!

17) LAm (Aut) direction

mano única — one-way street

2.

SUSTANTIVO MASCULINO

mano a mano, hubo un mano a mano entre los dos políticos en el parlamento — the two politicians slogged it out between them in parliament

la corrida será un mano a mano entre los dos toreros — the bullfight will be a two-way contest with the two bullfighters
II
SM Méx [en conversación] mate *, pal *

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I
femenino

Sentido I

1)

a) (Anat) hand

tengo las manos sucias — my hands are dirty

le dijo or hizo adiós con la mano — he waved goodbye to her

con las dos manos — with both hands

entrégaselo en sus propias manos — give it to him in person

en su mano — (Corresp) by hand

levantar la mano — to raise one's hands, put one's hand up

lo hice yo, con mis propias manos — I did it myself, with my own two hands

salió con las manos en alto — he came out with his hands in the air o up

manos arriba! or arriba las manos! — hands up!

con la mano en el corazón — hand on heart

las manos quietas! — keep your hands to yourself!

su carta pasó de mano en mano — her letter was passed around

recibió el premio de manos del Rey — she received the prize from the King himself

darle la mano a alguien — ( para saludar) to shake hands with somebody, to shake somebody's hand; (para ayudar, ser ayudado) to give somebody one's hand

dame la manito or (Esp, Méx) manita — hold my hand

me tendió or me ofreció la mano — he held out his hand to me

hacerse las manos — to have a manicure

me leyó las manos — she read my palm

tocaron la pieza a cuatro manos — they played the piece as a duet

b) (Zool) (de oso, perro) paw; ( de mono) hand; (Equ) forefoot, front foot

2) (control, posesión) gen

manos — hands (pl)

ha cambiado de manos varias veces — it has changed hands several times

cayó en manos del enemigo — it fell into the hands of the enemy

ahora está en manos de los socialistas — it is now held by the socialists

el negocio está en buenas manos — the business is in good hands

haré todo lo que esté en mis manos or (RPl) de mi mano — I will do everything in my power

mi mensaje nunca llegó a sus manos — my message never reached him

su muerte a manos de la policía secreta — his death at the hands of the secret police

la situación se nos va de las manos — the situation is getting out of hand

la oportunidad se nos fue de las manos — we let the opportunity slip through our fingers

3) ( en fútbol) handball

4) ( del mortero) pestle

5)

a) ( de papel) quire

b) ( de plátanos) hand

6) (de pintura, barniz) coat

7) (Jueg)

a) (vuelta, juego) hand

¿nos echamos unas manos de dominó? — how about a game of dominoes?

b) ( conjunto de cartas) hand

c) ( jugador)

soy/eres mano — it's my/your lead

tener la mano — (Andes) to lead

ganarle por la mano or (RPl) de mano a alguien (fam): César me ganó por la mano — César just beat me to it (colloq)

8) (en locs)

a mano — ( no a máquina) by hand; ( cerca) at hand (AmE), to hand (BrE)

hecho a mano — handmade

escrito a mano — handwritten

un tapiz tejido a mano — a handwoven tapestry

las tiendas me quedan muy a mano — the shops are very close by o near o handy

siempre tengo un diccionario a mano — I always keep a dictionary by me o at hand o to hand

a mano — (AmL) ( en paz) all square, quits

a la mano — (AmL) close at hand

de mano — hand (before n)

en mano — <lápiz/copa> in hand

llave en mano — immediate possession

agarrar or (esp Esp) coger a alguien con las manos en la masa — to catch somebody red-handed

agarrarle or tomarle la mano a algo — (CS fam) to get the hang of something (colloq)

a mano alzada — < votación> by a show of hands; < dibujo> freehand; < dibujar> freehand

a manos llenas — < dar> generously; < gastar> lavishly

pedir/conceder la mano de alguien — to ask for/give somebody's hand in marriage

bajo mano — on the quiet, on the sly (colloq)

caérsele la mano a alguien — (Méx fam & pey) to be a fairy (colloq & pej)

cargar la mano — (fam) to overdo

no cargues la mano con la sal — don't overdo the salt

cargarle la mano a alguien — ( en el precio) to overcharge somebody; ( pegar) to hit somebody

con las manos vacías — empty-handed

con una mano atrás y otra delante — without a penny to one's name

dar la mano derecha por algo — to give one's right arm for something

darse la mano — ( para saludar) to shake hands; (para cruzar, jugar, etc) to hold hands; (reunirse, fundirse) to come together

dejado de la mano de Dios — godforsaken

se sentía totalmente dejado de la mano de Dios — he felt utterly forlorn

de la mano: me tomó de la mano she took me by the hand; iban (tomados) de la mano they walked hand in hand; de manos a boca suddenly, unexpectedly; de primera mano (at) first hand; de segunda mano < ropa> secondhand; < coche> used, secondhand; < información> secondhand; echar or dar una mano to give o lend a hand; echarle mano a alguien (fam) to lay o get one's hands on somebody (colloq); echar mano a algo (fam) to grab something; echar mano de algo to resort to something; echamos mano de nuestros ahorros we dipped into our savings; echarse or llevarse las manos a la cabeza ( literal) to put one's hands on one's head; ( horrorizarse) to throw up one's hands in horror; embarrarle la mano a alguien (Méx fam) to grease somebody's palm (colloq); ensuciarse las manos ( literal) to get one's hands dirty; (en un robo, crimen) to dirty one's hands; estar atado de manos or tener las manos atadas ( literal) to have one's hands tied; ( no poder actuar): la decisión es de ellos, yo tengo las manos atadas it's up to them, my hands are tied; estar/quedar a mano (AmL fam) to be even o quits (colloq); frotarse las manos ( literal) to rub one's hands together; ( regodearse) to rub one's hands with glee; írsele la mano a alguien: se te fue la mano con la sal you overdid the salt o put too much salt in; le cobré $1.000 - se te fue un poco la mano ¿no? I charged him $1,000 - that was a bit steep, wasn't it? (colloq); se te fue la mano al contestarle así you went too far answering her back like that; lavarse las manos to wash one's hands; les das la/una mano y se toman el brazo give them an inch and they'll take a mile; levantarle la mano a alguien to raise one's hand to somebody; llegar or irse or pasar a las manos to come to blows; meter la mano en la caja or lata to dip one's fingers in the till; meterle mano a alguien (fam) (magrear, tocar) to touch o feel somebody up (colloq); ( por un delito) to collar somebody (colloq); meterle mano a algo (fam) to get to work on something; poner la(s) mano(s) en el fuego por alguien to stick one's neck out for somebody; ponerle la mano encima a alguien to lay a hand o finger on somebody; ponerse manos a la obra to get down to work; por mi/tu/su mano: tomó la justicia or las cosas por su mano he took the law o he took things into his own hands; quitarle algo de las manos a alguien: me lo quitó de las manos she took it right out of my hands; tuvieron mucho éxito, nos las quitaron de las manos they were a great success, they sold like hotcakes (colloq); saber alguien dónde tiene la mano derecha to know what one is about; ser mano ancha (Arg) to be generous; ser mano de santo to work wonders; ser mano larga ( para pegar) to be free with one's hands; ( para robar) to be light-fingered; tenderle una mano a alguien to offer somebody a (helping) hand; tener algo entre manos to be dealing with o working on something; tener (la) mano larga or las manos largas (fam) ( para pegar) to be free with one's hands; ( para robar) to be light-fingered; tener la mano pesada to be heavy-handed; tener mano de seda to have a light touch; tener mano para algo to be good at something; traerse algo entre manos to be up to something (colloq); untarle la mano a alguien (fam) to grease somebody's palm (colloq); muchas manos en un plato hacen mucho garabato — too many cooks spoil the broth

- mano a mano

- mano de cerdo

- mano de obra

- mano derecha

- mano dura or de hierro

Sentido II

9)

a) ( lado) side

queda de esta mano — it's on this side of the street

la segunda calle a mano derecha — the second street on the right

b) (Auto) side of the road

Sentido III

10) manos masculino plural ( obreros) hands (pl)
II
- na masculino, femenino (AmL exc CS fam) ( apelativo) buddy (AmE colloq), mate (BrE colloq)

* * *
I
femenino

Sentido I

1)

a) (Anat) hand

tengo las manos sucias — my hands are dirty

le dijo or hizo adiós con la mano — he waved goodbye to her

con las dos manos — with both hands

entrégaselo en sus propias manos — give it to him in person

en su mano — (Corresp) by hand

levantar la mano — to raise one's hands, put one's hand up

lo hice yo, con mis propias manos — I did it myself, with my own two hands

salió con las manos en alto — he came out with his hands in the air o up

manos arriba! or arriba las manos! — hands up!

con la mano en el corazón — hand on heart

las manos quietas! — keep your hands to yourself!

su carta pasó de mano en mano — her letter was passed around

recibió el premio de manos del Rey — she received the prize from the King himself

darle la mano a alguien — ( para saludar) to shake hands with somebody, to shake somebody's hand; (para ayudar, ser ayudado) to give somebody one's hand

dame la manito or (Esp, Méx) manita — hold my hand

me tendió or me ofreció la mano — he held out his hand to me

hacerse las manos — to have a manicure

me leyó las manos — she read my palm

tocaron la pieza a cuatro manos — they played the piece as a duet

b) (Zool) (de oso, perro) paw; ( de mono) hand; (Equ) forefoot, front foot

2) (control, posesión) gen

manos — hands (pl)

ha cambiado de manos varias veces — it has changed hands several times

cayó en manos del enemigo — it fell into the hands of the enemy

ahora está en manos de los socialistas — it is now held by the socialists

el negocio está en buenas manos — the business is in good hands

haré todo lo que esté en mis manos or (RPl) de mi mano — I will do everything in my power

mi mensaje nunca llegó a sus manos — my message never reached him

su muerte a manos de la policía secreta — his death at the hands of the secret police

la situación se nos va de las manos — the situation is getting out of hand

la oportunidad se nos fue de las manos — we let the opportunity slip through our fingers

3) ( en fútbol) handball

4) ( del mortero) pestle

5)

a) ( de papel) quire

b) ( de plátanos) hand

6) (de pintura, barniz) coat

7) (Jueg)

a) (vuelta, juego) hand

¿nos echamos unas manos de dominó? — how about a game of dominoes?

b) ( conjunto de cartas) hand

c) ( jugador)

soy/eres mano — it's my/your lead

tener la mano — (Andes) to lead

ganarle por la mano or (RPl) de mano a alguien (fam): César me ganó por la mano — César just beat me to it (colloq)

8) (en locs)

a mano — ( no a máquina) by hand; ( cerca) at hand (AmE), to hand (BrE)

hecho a mano — handmade

escrito a mano — handwritten

un tapiz tejido a mano — a handwoven tapestry

las tiendas me quedan muy a mano — the shops are very close by o near o handy

siempre tengo un diccionario a mano — I always keep a dictionary by me o at hand o to hand

a mano — (AmL) ( en paz) all square, quits

a la mano — (AmL) close at hand

de mano — hand (before n)

en mano — <lápiz/copa> in hand

llave en mano — immediate possession

agarrar or (esp Esp) coger a alguien con las manos en la masa — to catch somebody red-handed

agarrarle or tomarle la mano a algo — (CS fam) to get the hang of something (colloq)

a mano alzada — < votación> by a show of hands; < dibujo> freehand; < dibujar> freehand

a manos llenas — < dar> generously; < gastar> lavishly

pedir/conceder la mano de alguien — to ask for/give somebody's hand in marriage

bajo mano — on the quiet, on the sly (colloq)

caérsele la mano a alguien — (Méx fam & pey) to be a fairy (colloq & pej)

cargar la mano — (fam) to overdo

no cargues la mano con la sal — don't overdo the salt

cargarle la mano a alguien — ( en el precio) to overcharge somebody; ( pegar) to hit somebody

con las manos vacías — empty-handed

con una mano atrás y otra delante — without a penny to one's name

dar la mano derecha por algo — to give one's right arm for something

darse la mano — ( para saludar) to shake hands; (para cruzar, jugar, etc) to hold hands; (reunirse, fundirse) to come together

dejado de la mano de Dios — godforsaken

se sentía totalmente dejado de la mano de Dios — he felt utterly forlorn

de la mano: me tomó de la mano she took me by the hand; iban (tomados) de la mano they walked hand in hand; de manos a boca suddenly, unexpectedly; de primera mano (at) first hand; de segunda mano < ropa> secondhand; < coche> used, secondhand; < información> secondhand; echar or dar una mano to give o lend a hand; echarle mano a alguien (fam) to lay o get one's hands on somebody (colloq); echar mano a algo (fam) to grab something; echar mano de algo to resort to something; echamos mano de nuestros ahorros we dipped into our savings; echarse or llevarse las manos a la cabeza ( literal) to put one's hands on one's head; ( horrorizarse) to throw up one's hands in horror; embarrarle la mano a alguien (Méx fam) to grease somebody's palm (colloq); ensuciarse las manos ( literal) to get one's hands dirty; (en un robo, crimen) to dirty one's hands; estar atado de manos or tener las manos atadas ( literal) to have one's hands tied; ( no poder actuar): la decisión es de ellos, yo tengo las manos atadas it's up to them, my hands are tied; estar/quedar a mano (AmL fam) to be even o quits (colloq); frotarse las manos ( literal) to rub one's hands together; ( regodearse) to rub one's hands with glee; írsele la mano a alguien: se te fue la mano con la sal you overdid the salt o put too much salt in; le cobré $1.000 - se te fue un poco la mano ¿no? I charged him $1,000 - that was a bit steep, wasn't it? (colloq); se te fue la mano al contestarle así you went too far answering her back like that; lavarse las manos to wash one's hands; les das la/una mano y se toman el brazo give them an inch and they'll take a mile; levantarle la mano a alguien to raise one's hand to somebody; llegar or irse or pasar a las manos to come to blows; meter la mano en la caja or lata to dip one's fingers in the till; meterle mano a alguien (fam) (magrear, tocar) to touch o feel somebody up (colloq); ( por un delito) to collar somebody (colloq); meterle mano a algo (fam) to get to work on something; poner la(s) mano(s) en el fuego por alguien to stick one's neck out for somebody; ponerle la mano encima a alguien to lay a hand o finger on somebody; ponerse manos a la obra to get down to work; por mi/tu/su mano: tomó la justicia or las cosas por su mano he took the law o he took things into his own hands; quitarle algo de las manos a alguien: me lo quitó de las manos she took it right out of my hands; tuvieron mucho éxito, nos las quitaron de las manos they were a great success, they sold like hotcakes (colloq); saber alguien dónde tiene la mano derecha to know what one is about; ser mano ancha (Arg) to be generous; ser mano de santo to work wonders; ser mano larga ( para pegar) to be free with one's hands; ( para robar) to be light-fingered; tenderle una mano a alguien to offer somebody a (helping) hand; tener algo entre manos to be dealing with o working on something; tener (la) mano larga or las manos largas (fam) ( para pegar) to be free with one's hands; ( para robar) to be light-fingered; tener la mano pesada to be heavy-handed; tener mano de seda to have a light touch; tener mano para algo to be good at something; traerse algo entre manos to be up to something (colloq); untarle la mano a alguien (fam) to grease somebody's palm (colloq); muchas manos en un plato hacen mucho garabato — too many cooks spoil the broth

- mano a mano

- mano de cerdo

- mano de obra

- mano derecha

- mano dura or de hierro

Sentido II

9)

a) ( lado) side

queda de esta mano — it's on this side of the street

la segunda calle a mano derecha — the second street on the right

b) (Auto) side of the road

Sentido III

10) manos masculino plural ( obreros) hands (pl)
II
- na masculino, femenino (AmL exc CS fam) ( apelativo) buddy (AmE colloq), mate (BrE colloq)

* * *

mano¹

¹ = hand.

Ex: Even with such a limitation and many later supplementations by various hands, by way of addition, correction and amplification, it falls far short of completeness.

* accionado a mano = hand-powered.

* agresión a mano armada = armed assault.

* ahorrar mano de obra = save + manpower.

* al alcance de la mano = within arm's reach, within easy reach.

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

* alargar la mano = reach out.

* alargar la mano para coger = reach for.

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

* a mano alzada = by a show of hands.

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

* a manos de = at the hands of.

* aparato de informática del tamaño de la palma de la mano = palm computing device.

* apretón de manos = handshake.

* arreglarse las manos = manicure.

* asalto a mano armada = armed robbery, armed assault, heist.

* asignado a mano = manually assigned.

* atar de pies y manos = hogtie.

* atraco a mano armada = armed robbery, heist, daylight robbery.

* batidora de mano = food mincer.

* bolsa de mano = flight bag, carryall bag, travelbag, soft bag.

* bomba de mano = hand pump.

* borrador escrito a mano = manuscript draft.

* caer en manos de = fall into + the hands of.

* caer en manos enemigas = fall into + enemy hands.

* cambiar de manos = change + hands.

* cambio de manos = change of hands.

* carretilla de mano = pushcart.

* coche de segunda mano = used car, second-hand car.

* codificar a mano = hand-code.

* coger a Alguien con las manos en la masa = catch + Nombre + red-handed, catch + Nombre + in the act.

* coger de la mano = hold + Posesivo + hand.

* coger la mano = take + Posesivo + hand.

* cogerse de la mano = hold + hands.

* cogerse la mano = join + hands.

* cogido a mano = hand-picked.

* confeccionar a mano = handcraft.

* con las dos manos = two handed [two-handed].

* con las manos muy largas = light-fingered.

* con las manos vacías = empty-handed.

* conocer Algo como la palma de + Posesivo + mano = know + Algo + like the back of + Posesivo + hand.

* conocer de primera mano = know + first-hand.

* con una mano delante y otra detrás = penniless, broke, skint.

* corregir a mano = hand-correct.

* costes de mano de obra = labour costs.

* crema de manos = hand cream.

* crema limpiadora de manos = handcleaner.

* croché a mano = hand crochet.

* cubrir Algo con la mano = cup + Posesivo + hand + over + Nombre.

* cultivado a mano = hand-reared.

* dar a Alguien una mano y te cogen el brazo = give + Pronombre + an inch and + Pronombre + take a mile.

* dar en mano = hand (over).

* dar la mano = extend + Posesivo + hand.

* dar la mano derecha = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* darse la mano = join + hands, shake + hand.

* darse un apretón de manos = clasp + hands.

* dar un apretón de manos = shake + hand.

* decir adiós con la mano = wave + goodbye.

* dedicación de mano de obra = expenditure of manpower.

* dejado de la mano de Dios = God-forsaken.

* dejar las manos de uno libres de = free + Posesivo + hands from.

* de mano = hand-held [handheld].

* de primera mano = at first hand, first-hand [firsthand], first-person.

* de segunda mano = second-hand [secondhand].

* despedir mano de obra = shed + jobs, axe + jobs, cut + jobs.

* de tercera mano = third-hand.

* de tirar la piedra y esconder la mano = hit-and-run.

* echarle una mano a = bat for, go to + bat for.

* echar mano a/de = leverage.

* echar mano a los ahorros = dip into + savings.

* echar mano de = fall back on, call into + play.

* echar una mano = lend + a (helping) hand, put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, muck in, pitch in.

* echar una mano a Alguien = give + Nombre + a hand.

* el mundo en la palma de la mano = the world in the palm of + Posesivo + hand.

* en buenas manos = in a safe place, in safekeeping.

* encaje de aguja a mano = needlepoint lace.

* en mano = in hand.

* en manos de = in the hands of.

* en manos de extranjeros = foreign-owned.

* en manos del enemigo = at the hands of enemies, at the hands of the enemy.

* en manos enemigas = at the hands of enemies, at the hands of the enemy.

* en + Posesivo + manos = at + Posesivo + hands.

* entre manos = at hand, in hand.

* equipaje de mano = carry-on luggage, cabin baggage, cabin luggage.

* escalera de mano = stepladder.

* escaparse de las manos de = slip beyond + the grasp of.

* escasez de mano de obra = labour shortage.

* escribir a mano = handletter.

* escrito a mano = handwritten [hand-written], in black and white, in handwriting, longhand [long-hand].

* escritura a mano = handwriting.

* estar al alcance de la mano = be at hand.

* estar a mano = be on hand, be around.

* estar en buenas manos = be in safe hands.

* estar en manos privadas = hold in + private hands.

* experiencia de primera mano = first-hand experience.

* extender la mano = put out + Posesivo + hand, reach out, put forth + Posesivo + hand.

* extender la mano para coger algo = hand + reach for.

* fabricado a mano = hand-made.

* falta de mano de obra = labour shortage.

* freno de mano = hand brake [handbrake].

* futuro + estar + en + Posesivo + manos = future + be + in + Posesivo + hands.

* ganarle la mano a Alguien = steal + a march on.

* ganchillo a mano = hand crochet.

* golpeo a mano = hand-beating.

* granada de mano = hand grenade.

* hacer a mano = handcraft.

* hacer todo lo que está en nuestras manos = pull out + all the stops.

* hecho a mano = hand-made, hand-drawn, handcrafted.

* hilado a mano = handspinning.

* impulsado a mano = hand-powered.

* ir de la mano = go + hand in hand (with), be hand in hand.

* írsele a Uno Algo de las manos = get out of + hand, get out of + hand.

* írsele la mano a Uno = overplay + Posesivo + hand.

* juego de manos = sleight-of-hand.

* juegos de manos = fingergame.

* labores de croché a mano = hand-crochet work.

* labores de ganchillo a mano = hand-crochet work.

* la mano que mece la cuna es la mano que domina el mundo = the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world, the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

* levantar la mano = raise + Posesivo + hand.

* mano amiga = helping hand.

* ¿mano blanda o mano dura? = the carrot vs. the stick, the carrot vs. the stick.

* mano blanda y mano dura = carrots and sticks.

* mano de hierro = iron fist, iron hand.

* mano de obra = labour [labor, -USA], manpower, manpower force, work-force [workforce], work-force, labour force, manual labour.

* mano de obra del campo = farm labour force.

* mano de obra extranjera = foreign labour.

* mano de obra infantil = child labour.

* mano de obra inmigrante = foreign labour.

* mano derecha = right hand.

* mano dura = iron fist, iron hand.

* mano fría de, la = cold hand of, the.

* mano invisible, la = invisible hand, the.

* mano negra = schemer.

* manos libres = free hand, hands-free.

* mantener a mano = keep to + hand.

* más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando = a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

* menos blandeces y más mano dura = less of the carrot, more of the stick.

* mercadillo de prendas de segunda mano = rummage sale.

* meter las manos en todo = have + a finger in every pie.

* meterle mano a = get + stuck into.

* meter mano = grope.

* meterse mano = pet.

* moder la mano del que + dar de comer = bite + the hand that feeds + Pronombre.

* no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.

* ofrecer la mano = put forth + Posesivo + hand.

* ordenador de mano = Palm Pilot.

* palma de la mano = palm of hand, palm.

* papel a mano-máquina = mouldmade paper.

* papel hecho a mano = hand-made paper.

* pillar a alguien con las manos en la masa = catch + Nombre + red-handed.

* pintado a mano = hand-painted.

* poner Algo a mano = put + Nombre + within reach.

* ponerle la mano encima a = lay + a finger on.

* ponerse manos a la obra = get down to + business, swing into + action.

* que necesita bastante mano de obra = labour-intensive [labour intensive].

* quitar de las manos = snap up.

* realizado a mano = hand-made.

* recogido a mano = hand-picked.

* relato de primera mano = eyewitness report, eyewitness account, first-hand account.

* repartir a manos llenas = dish out.

* retorcerse las manos = wring + Posesivo + hands.

* robo a mano armada = armed robbery, highway robbery.

* ropa de segunda mano = second-hand clothes.

* separar las manos = spread out + hands.

* ser torpe con las manos = be all thumbs.

* sierra de mano = handsaw.

* sistema de llave en mano = turnkey system, turnkey software system.

* situación + irse de las manos = things + get out of hand.

* tallado a mano = hand-carved.

* tener algo a mano = have + Nombre + at + Posesivo + fingertips.

* tener a mano = have at + Posesivo + touch, have + on call, have + to hand, keep within + reach, be to hand.

* tener buena mano con las plantas = have + a green thumb.

* tener entre manos = be up to.

* todos manos a la obra = all hands on deck, all hands to the pump(s).

* tomar la mano = take + Posesivo + hand.

* trabajo entre manos, el = work at hand, the.

* traerse algo malo entre manos = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* untar la mano = grease + Posesivo + palm, oil + Posesivo + palm.

* vendedor de coches de segunda mano = used-car dealer, second-hand car dealer.

mano²

² = coat.

Ex: We will not accomplish that by being timid or by giving our profession a fresh coat of paint.

* mano de pintura = paint job, lick of paint, coat of paint.

mano³

³ = quire.

Nota: Unidad de venta del papel compuesta de 25 pliegos o la vigésima parte de una resma.

Ex: The finished paper was sorted for imperfections and told out into quires and reams for sale.

* mano de papel = quire.

* * *

mano¹

feminine

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

Sentido I

A

1 Anatomía

2 Zoología: de un oso, perro

B indicando posesión, control

C en fútbol

D del mortero

E

1 de papel

2 de plátanos

F de pintura, cera, barniz

G

1 vuelta, juego

2 conjunto de cartas

3 jugador

H

Compuestos:

mano de cerdo

mano de hierro

mano de obra

mano de obra asalariada

mano derecha

mano dura

mano izquierda

mano negra

mano santa

manos muertas

Sentido II

1 lado

2 Automovilismo

Sentido III obreros

Sentido I

A

1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Anat) hand

tengo las manos sucias my hands are dirty

no tengo más que dos manos I only have one pair of hands

le dijo or hizo adiós con la mano he waved goodbye to her

con las dos manos with both hands

entrégaselo en sus propias manos give it to him in person

[ S ] en su mano ( Corresp) by hand

levanten la mano los que estén de acuerdo all those in favor raise their hands o please show ( frml)

los que hayan terminado que levanten la mano put your hand up if you've finished

lo hice yo, con mis propias manos I did it myself, with my own two hands

salió con las manos en alto he came out with his hands in the air o up

¡manos arriba! or ¡arriba las manos! hands up!

habla con las manos she talks with her hands

con la mano en el corazón hand on heart

se nota la mano de una mujer you can see the feminine touch

¡las manos quietas! keep your hands to yourself!

su carta pasó de mano en mano her letter was passed around

recibió el premio de manos del Rey she received the prize from the King himself

darle la mano a algn (para saludar) to shake hands with sb, to shake sb's hand; (para ayudar, ser ayudado) to give sb one's hand

dame la manito or (Esp, Méx) manita hold my hand

le estreché la mano I shook hands with him, I shook his hand

me tendió or me ofreció la mano he held out his hand to me

hacerse las manos to have a manicure

me leyó las manos she read my palm

tocaron la pieza a cuatro manos they played the piece as a duet

2 ( Zool) (de un oso, perro) paw; (de un mono) hand; ( Equ) forefoot, front foot

el perro se puso de manos the dog stood on its hind legs

B (posesión) gen

manos hands (pl)

ha cambiado de manos varias veces it has changed hands several times

cayó en manos del enemigo it fell into enemy hands o into the hands of the enemy

nueve de estas ciudades están en manos de los socialistas nine of these cities are held by the socialists

el asunto está en manos de mis abogados the matter is in the hands of my lawyers

el negocio está en buenas manos the business is in good hands

haré todo lo que esté en mis manos or ( RPl) de mi mano I will do everything in my power

mi mensaje nunca llegó a sus manos my message never reached him

la muerte de José Ruiz a manos de la policía secreta the death of José Ruiz at the hands of the secret police

la situación se nos va de las manos the situation is getting out of hand

¡qué oportunidad se nos ha ido de las manos! what an opportunity we let slip through our fingers!

C (en fútbol) handball

D (del mortero) pestle

E

1 (de papel) quire

2 (de plátanos) hand

F (de pintura, cera, barniz) coat

G ( Jueg)

1 (vuelta, juego) hand

no gané ni una mano I didn't win a single hand

¿nos echamos unas manos de dominó? how about a game of dominoes?

2 (conjunto de cartas) hand

me ha tocado una mano muy mala I've got a very bad hand o very bad cards

3

(jugador): soy/eres mano it's my/your lead

tener la mano ( Col); to lead

ganarle por la manoor (CS) de or la mano a algn ( fam): César me ganó por la mano César just beat me to it ( colloq)

H ( en locs):

a mano (no a máquina) by hand; (cerca) to hand

hecho a mano handmade

pintado a mano hand-painted

escrito a mano handwritten

un tapiz tejido a mano a handwoven tapestry

zapatos cosidos a mano hand-stitched shoes

tuve que batir las claras a mano I had to beat the egg whites by hand

las tiendas me quedan muy a mano the shops are very close by o near o handy

siempre tengo un diccionario a mano I always keep a dictionary handy o by me o ( BrE) to hand

a mano ( AmL) (en paz) all square, quits

a la mano ( AmL); close at hand

de mano hand ( before n)

en mano ‹lápiz/copa› in hand

cayó fusil en mano he fell gun in hand

[ S ] llave en mano immediate possession

doblar

agarrar or ( esp Esp) coger a algn con las manos en la masa to catch sb red-handed

agarrarle or tomarle la mano a algo (CS fam); to get the hang of sth ( colloq)

a mano alzada ‹votación› by a show of hands;

‹dibujo› freehand; ‹dibujar› freehand

a manos llenas ‹dar› generously;

‹gastar› lavishly

aspirar a/pedir/conceder la mano de algn to aspire to/ask for/give sb's hand in marriage

le concedió la mano de su hija en matrimonio he gave him his daughter's hand in marriage

bajo mano on the quiet, on the sly ( colloq)

caérsele la mano a algn ( Méx fam pey); to be a fairy ( colloq pej)

cargar la mano ( fam): si cargas la mano se corre la tinta if you press too hard the ink runs

no cargues la mano con la sal don't overdo the salt, go easy on the salt

me cargó la mano en el precio she overcharged me

le están cargando la mano en el trabajo they are asking too much of her o putting too much pressure on her at work

desde que me cargó la mano no le he vuelto a hablar I haven't spoken to him since he hit me

con las manos vacías (sin regalos) empty-handed; (sin éxito) empty-handed

con una mano atrás y otra delante without a penny to one's name

correrle mano a algn ( Chi vulg); to touch o feel sb up ( colloq)

dar la mano derecha por algo to give one's right arm for sth

darse la mano (para saludar) to shake hands; (para cruzar, jugar etc) to hold hands; (reunirse, fundirse) to come together

el cristianismo y el paganismo se dan la mano en estos ritos Christianity and paganism come together in these rites

dejado de la mano de Dios godforsaken

la miseria de aquellas tierras dejadas de la mano de Dios the poverty of that godforsaken o desolate region

se sentía totalmente dejado de la mano de Dios he felt utterly forlorn

de la mano: me tomó de la mano she took me by the hand, she took my hand

iban (cogidos) de la mano they walked hand in hand

de la mano de Mao under Mao's leadership

de manos a boca suddenly, unexpectedly

de primera mano (at) first hand

de segunda mano ‹ropa› secondhand;

‹coche› used, secondhand; ‹información› secondhand

echar or dar una mano to give o lend a hand

echarle mano a algn ( fam); to lay o get one's hands on sb ( colloq)

echar mano a algo ( fam); to grab sth

echar mano de algo: tuvimos que echar mano de nuestros ahorros we had to dip into our savings

la gente de quien podía echar mano the people I could turn to for help

echarse/darse una mano de gato (CS fam); to retouch one's makeup o ( colloq) face

echarse or llevarse las manos a la cabeza (literal) to put one's hands on one's head; (horrorizarse) to throw up one's hands in horror

embarrar la mano a algn ( Méx fam) (sobornar con dinero) to grease sb's palm ( colloq)

ensuciarse las manos (literal) to get one's hands dirty; (en un robo, crimen) to dirty one's hands

estar atado de manos or tener las manos atadas (literal) to have one's hands tied

(no poder actuar): la decisión es de ellos, yo tengo las manos atadas it's up to them, my hands are tied

estar/quedar a mano ( fam AmL); to be even o quits ( colloq)

frotarse las manos (literal) to rub one's hands together; (regodearse) to rub one's hands with glee

írsele or ( Chi) pasársele la mano a algn: se te fue la mano con la sal you overdid the salt o put too much salt in

le cobré $1.000 — se te fue un poco la mano ¿no? I charged him $1,000 — that was a bit steep, wasn't it? ( colloq)

se te fue la mano, no deberías haberle contestado así you went too far o ( colloq) a bit over the top, you shouldn't have answered her back like that

jugar a lo que hace la mano, hace la tras ( Méx); to play follow-the-leader

lavarse las manos (literal) to wash one's hands

yo me lavo las manos de todo este asunto I wash my hands of the whole affair

les das la/una mano y se toman el brazo give them an inch and they'll take a mile

levantarle la mano a algn to raise one's hand to sb

llegar or irse or pasar a las manos to come to blows

mano a mano: nos comimos cuatro raciones de setas, mano a mano we polished off four dishes of mushrooms, just the two of us o between the two of us

(ver tb mano a mano m)

meter la mano en la caja or lata to dip one's fingers in the till, put one's hand in the till ( BrE)

meterle mano a algn ( fam) (magrear, tocar) to touch o feel sb up ( colloq); (por un delito) to collar sb ( colloq)

meterle mano a algo ( fam); to get to work on sth

poner la(s) mano(s) en el fuego por algn to stick one's neck out for sb, put one's head on the block for sb

ponerle la mano encima a algn to lay a hand o finger on sb

poner manos a la obra to get down to work

¡manos a la obra! let's get down to it!

por mi/tu/su mano: tomó la justicia or las cosas por su mano he took the law o he took things into his own hands

quitarle algo de las manos a algn: me lo quitó de las manos she took it right out of my hands

tuvieron mucho éxito, nos las quitaron de las manos they were a great success, they sold like hotcakes ( colloq)

saber algn dónde tiene la mano derecha to know what one is about

ser mano ancha ( Arg); to be generous

ser mano de santo to work wonders

ser mano larga (para pegar) to be free with one's hands; (para robar) to be light-fingered

tenderle una mano a algn to offer sb a (helping) hand

tener algo entre manos to be dealing with o working on sth

tener (la) mano larga or las manos largas ( fam) (para pegar) to be free with one's hands; (para robar) to be light-fingered

tener la mano pesada to be heavy-handed

tener mano de seda to have a light touch

tener mano para algo to be good at sth

tiene mano para la cocina/el dibujo he's very good at cooking/drawing

traerse algo entre manos: los niños están muy callados, algo se traen entre manos the children are very quiet, they must be up to something ( colloq)

untarle la mano a algn ( fam); to grease somebody's palm ( colloq)

muchas manos en un plato hacen mucho garabato too many cooks spoil the broth

Compuestos:

● mano a mano

masculine ( Taur) bullfight with two bullfighters instead of three

en un mano a mano se terminaron una botella de ginebra ( fam); between the two of them they got through a bottle of gin

jugamos un mano a mano y gané yo it was him against me and I won

el debate se convirtió en un mano a mano entre los dos líderes the debate turned into a contest between the two leaders

ver tb mano a mano

● mano de cerdo

pig's foot ( AmE), pig's trotter ( BrE)

● mano de hierro

mano dura

● mano de obra

labor*

● mano de obra asalariada

wage labor, wage labour ( BrE)

● mano derecha

right-hand man/woman

● mano dura

firm hand

hay que tener mano dura con ellos you have to be firm with them

● mano izquierda

tiene mucha mano izquierda con sus hijos he knows how to handle his children

● mano negra

( Méx fam): no vale mano negra you're not allowed to help him ( o tell him the answer etc)

en esa quiebra hubo mano negra there was something fishy about the way that company went bankrupt ( colloq)

● mano santa

( Méx fam) child (or other neutral person) who draws the numbers in a lottery

● manos muertas

fpl:

tierras en manos muertas lands held in mortmain

Sentido II

1 (lado) side

¿queda de esta mano o tengo que cruzar? is it on this side of the street or do I have to cross?

tome la segunda calle a mano derecha take the second street on the right

la casa queda a mano derecha the house is on the right o on the right-hand side

2 ( Auto):

yo iba por mi mano I was on my side of the road, I was on the right side of the road

Sentido III manos mpl (obreros) hands (pl)

mano² -na

masculine, feminine

( AmL exc CS fam) (apelativo) buddy ( AmE colloq), mate ( BrE colloq)

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Del verbo manar: ( conjugate manar)

mano es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

manó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
manar
mano
manar ( conjugate manar) verbo intransitivo
to pour
mano 1 sustantivo femenino
1
a) (Anat) hand;

◊ tengo las manos sucias my hands are dirty;

levantar la mano to raise one's hands, put one's hand up;
¡manos arriba! or ¡arriba las manos! hands up!;
con la mano en el corazón hand on heart;
le hizo adiós con la mano he waved goodbye to her;
su carta pasó de mano en mano her letter was passed around;
darle la mano a algn ( para saludar) to shake hands with sb, to shake sb's hand;

(para ayudar, ser ayudado) to give sb one's hand;
◊ dame la mano hold my hand;

me tendió la mano he held out his hand to me;
me tomó de la mano she took me by the hand;
ir (tomados) de la mano to walk hand in hand;
mano de obra labor
b) (Zool) (de oso, perro) paw;

( de mono) hand;
(Equ) forefoot, front foot
2 (control, posesión) gen
◊ manos hands (pl);

ha cambiado de manos it has changed hands;
cayó en manos del enemigo it fell into the hands of the enemy;
haré todo lo que esté en mis manos I will do everything in my power;
la oportunidad se nos fue de las manos we let the opportunity slip through our fingers;
se tomó la justicia por su propia mano he took the law into his own hands
3 ( en fútbol) handball
4 ( del mortero) pestle
5 (de pintura, barniz) coat
6 (Jueg) (vuelta, juego) hand;
( conjunto de cartas) hand;
( jugador):
◊ soy/eres mano it's my/your lead

7 ( en locs)
◊ a mano ( no a máquina) by hand;

hecho a mano handmade;
escrito a mano handwritten;
tejido a mano handwoven;
las tiendas me quedan muy a mano the shops are very close by o near;
siempre tengo un diccionario a mano I always keep a dictionary by me;
a la mano (AmL) close at hand;
de mano hand ( before n);
en mano ‹lápiz/copa› in hand;
agarrar or (esp Esp) coger a algn con las manos en la masa to catch sb red-handed;
agarrarle or tomarle la mano a algo (CS fam) to get the hang of sth (colloq);
bajo mano on the quiet, on the sly (colloq);
con las manos vacías empty-handed;
darse la mano ( para saludar) to shake hands;

(para cruzar, jugar, etc) to hold hands;
◊ de segunda mano secondhand;

echar or dar una mano to give o lend a hand;
echar mano a algo (fam) to grab sth;
estar/quedar a mano (AmL fam) to be even o quits (colloq);
lavarse las manos to wash one's hands;
levantarle la mano a algn to raise one's hand to sb;
llegar or pasar a las manos to come to blows;
pedir la mano de algn to ask for sb's hand in marriage;
ser la mano derecha de algn to be sb's right-hand man/woman;
tenderle una mano a algn to offer sb a (helping) hand;
tener mano dura to have a firm hand;
tener mano para algo to be good at sth;
traerse algo entre manos to be up to sth (colloq)
8
a) ( lado) side;

◊ queda de esta mano it's on this side of the street;

a mano derecha on the right
b) (Auto) side of the road

mano 2
◊ -na sustantivo masculino, femenino (AmL fam) ( apelativo) buddy (AmE colloq), mate (BrE colloq)

manar
I verbo intransitivo to flow [de, from]
II verbo transitivo to flow with: la cañería está manando agua, the pipe is pouring with water
mano sustantivo femenino
1 hand
(de animal) forefoot
(de perro, gato) paw
(de cerdo) trotter
2 (autoría, estilo) influence: se ve su mano en el asunto, he obviously has a hand in this business
3 (maña) skill: tiene mucha mano con los niños, he's very good with children
4 (capa) coat
dos manos de pintura, two coats of paint
5 (lado) a mano derecha/izquierda, on the right/left (hand side)
6 (poder) (usu pl) hand: dejo todo en tus manos, I leave everything in your hands
está en su mano, it's in his power
7 (del almirez) pestle
8 mano de obra, labour (force)
♦ Locuciones: a mano, (sin máquina) by hand
(asequible) at hand
a mano alzada, by a show of hands
a mano armada, armed
de mano, hand: bolso de mano, hand luggage
de primera mano, fist-hand
de segunda mano, second-hand
echar una mano a alguien, to give sb a hand
estrechar la mano a alguien, to shake hands with sb
¡manos a la obra!, shoulders to the wheel!
¡manos arriba!, hands up!
meter mano, (a un problema) to tackle
vulgar to touch up
pillar a alguien con las manos en la masa, to catch sb red-handed

' mano' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- alzada
- alzado
- anda
- antes
- armada
- armado
- artesanía
- atraco
- azotar
- azote
- barrena
- caligrafía
- canto
- chocar
- cogerse
- cuenco
- dar
- dedo
- dejada
- dejado
- derecha
- echar
- esconder
- escrita
- escrito
- estrechar
- estrecharse
- extender
- fastidiarse
- freno
- fuego
- holgazanear
- imputar
- izquierda
- izquierdo
- justicia
- levantar
- literalmente
- manca
- mancha
- manco
- motricidad
- ortopédica
- ortopédico
- palma
- pañuelo
- peldaño
- picar
- proyectar
English:
add on
- armed robbery
- back
- bird
- bite
- blow-dry
- brake
- brush
- by
- cart
- catapult
- chronic
- circle
- clammy
- coat
- colour
- dip
- dip into
- extend
- finger
- first-hand
- fit into
- gash
- give
- godforsaken
- govern
- grip
- grope
- guitar
- hand
- hand-held
- hand-luggage
- handbrake
- handmade
- handwritten
- handy
- hankie
- hanky
- have
- heavy-handed
- hold
- hold on
- hold out
- hold up
- impression
- imprint
- inch
- join
- jumble
- junk shop

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mano¹

♦ nf

1. [de persona] hand;

dar o [m5] estrechar la mano a alguien to shake hands with sb;

darse o [m5] estrecharse la mano to shake hands;

le dije adiós con la mano I waved goodbye to him;

bolso de mano Br handbag, US purse;

equipaje de mano hand luggage;

paseaban de la mano they were walking along hand in hand;

ir de la mano [asuntos, problemas] to go hand in hand;

de mano en mano: la foto fue o [m5] pasó de mano en mano the photo was passed around;

entregar algo a alguien en mano to deliver sth to sb in person;

frotarse las manos [por frío, entumecimiento] to rub one's hands (together);
[regocijarse] to rub one's hands (with glee);
hecho a mano handmade;

lo tuve que hacer a mano I had to do it by hand;

lavarse las manos [literalmente] to wash one's hands;

¡yo me lavo las manos! [me desentiendo] I wash my hands of it!;

leerle la mano a alguien to read sb's palm;

¡manos arriba!, ¡arriba las manos! hands up!;

¡manos a la obra! let's get down to it!;

pedir la mano de una mujer to ask for a woman's hand (in marriage);

robo a mano armada armed robbery;

votación a mano alzada show of hands

Comp
mano derecha [persona] right-hand man/woman;
ser la mano derecha de alguien to be sb's right-hand man/woman;
Der manos muertas mortmain
2. [de animal] forefoot;
[de perro, gato] (front) paw; [de cerdo] (front) trotter
3. [de pintura, barniz] coat;

dar una mano de pintura a algo to give sth a coat o lick of paint

4. [de mortero] pestle

5. [de naipes] [partida] game;
[ronda] hand;
eres mano it's your lead

6. [en deportes] [falta] handball;

el árbitro pitó mano the referee blew for handball

7. [deporte] pelota [played with hand rather than with hand-held basket]

8. [serie, tanda] series

9. [lado]
a mano derecha/izquierda (de) on the right/left (of);

gire a mano derecha turn right

10. Andes, CAm, Méx [objetos] = group of four or five objects

11. Am [de plátanos] bunch

12. CAm, Chile, Méx [accidente] mishap, accident

13. RP [dirección] direction [of traffic];

calle de una/doble mano one-/two-way street

14. [influencia] influence;

tener mano con alguien to have influence with sb

15. [intervención] hand;

la mano de la CIA está detrás de todo esto you can see the hand of the CIA in this affair

Comp
mano negra hidden hand;
mano oculta hidden hand

16. [habilidad]
tener buena mano para algo to have a knack for sth;

¡que mano tienes para las plantas! you've really got Br green fingers o US a green thumb!

Comp
mano izquierda:
tener mano izquierda con algo/alguien to know how to deal with sth/sb

17. [poder, posesión]
a manos de at the hands of;

de manos de alguien: recibió la medalla de manos del ministro he received the medal from the minister himself;

cambiar de manos to change hands;

en manos de: caer en manos de alguien to fall into sb's hands;

dejar algo en manos de alguien to leave sth in sb's hands;

estar en manos de alguien to be in sb's hands;

estar en buenas manos to be in good hands;

haré lo que esté en mi mano I'll do everything within my power;

ponerse en manos de alguien to put oneself in sb's hands;

de primera mano [vehículo] brand new;
[noticias] first-hand;
de segunda mano second-hand

18.
manos [ayudantes] helpers;

nos van a hacer falta varias manos para mover el piano we're going to need several people to move the piano

19. Comp

abrir la mano to be more lenient;

alzar la mano contra alguien to raise one's hand to sb;
CSur
agarrar la mano a algo to get the hang of sth;

bajo mano secretly;

de manos a boca suddenly, unexpectedly;

cargar la mano to go over the top;
RP Fam
con una mano en la cintura: esto lo hago con una mano en la cintura I can do this with my hands tied behind my back;

con la mano en el corazón: te lo digo con la mano en el corazón I'm being perfectly honest with you;
Fam
con una mano delante y otra detrás: está en la ruina, con una mano delante y otra detrás he hasn't got a penny to his name;

estar dejado de la mano de Dios [lugar] to be godforsaken;
[persona] to be a total failure;
echar mano a algo: echó mano al bolso y se marchó she took her bag and left;

echar mano de algo [recurrir a] to make use of sth, to resort to sth;

echar mano de alguien [recurrir a] to turn to sb;

echar una mano a alguien to give sb a hand;

ensuciarse las manos to get one's hands dirty;

escaparse o [m5]irse de las manos: se me escapó o [m5] fue de las manos una oportunidad excelente an excellent chance slipped through my hands;

este proyecto se nos ha escapado o [m5] ido de las manos this project has got out of hand;

ganar por la mano o RP [m5] de mano a alguien to beat sb to it;

írsele la mano a alguien: se le fue la mano [perdió el control] she lost control;
[exageró] she went too far;
se me fue la mano con la sal I overdid the salt;

levantarle la mano a alguien to raise one's hand to sb;

llegar a las manos (por algo) to come to blows (over sth);

a manos llenas generously;

llevarse las manos a la cabeza [gesticular] to throw one's hands in the air (in horror);
[indignarse, horrorizarse] to be horrified;
con mano dura o [m5] de hierro with a firm hand;
Fam
mano a mano: se bebieron la botella mano a mano they drank the bottle between the two of them;

estar mano sobre mano to be sitting around doing nothing;
Esp
coger o Am [m5] agarrar a alguien con las manos en la masa to catch sb red-handed o in the act;
Fam
meter mano a alguien [investigar] to get onto sb;
[sobar sin consentimiento] to grope sb; [sobar con consentimiento] to pet sb; Fam
meter mano a algo to tackle sth;

meter la mano en algo [intervenir] to poke one's nose into sth, to meddle in sth;
RP Fam
meter la mano en el tarro o [m5] la lata to dip one's fingers in the till;

ponerle la mano encima a alguien: ¡como te ponga la mano encima…! if I lay o get my hands on you…!;

¡no me pongas las manos encima! don't you touch me o lay a finger on me!;

poner la mano en el fuego: creo que es así, pero no pondría la mano en el fuego I think that's the case, but I couldn't vouch for it;
Fam
ser mano de santo to work wonders;

tender una mano a alguien to give/offer sb one's hand;
Fam Hum
tener manos de árbol to be ham-fisted o ham-handed;

tengo las manos atadas my hands are tied;

tener las manos muy largas [aficionado a pegar] to be fond of a fight;
[aficionado a robar] to be light-fingered;
tener manos libres para hacer algo to have a free rein to do sth;

tengo las manos limpias my hands are clean;

tener manos de mantequilla to be butter-fingered;

traerse algo entre manos to be up to sth;

untarle la mano a alguien to grease sb's palm;

con las manos vacías empty-handed

Comp
mano de obra [trabajadores] labour, workers; [trabajo manual] labour;
la mano de obra barata atrae a los inversores investors are attracted by the cheap labour costs;

mano de obra cualificada skilled labour o workers;

mano de obra especializada skilled labour o workers;

mano de obra semicualificada semi-skilled labour o workers

♦ nmf

Comp
RP Fam
ser un mano abierta to be open-handed;

es un mano larga [toquetón] he's always poking around where he shouldn't;
[con las mujeres] he has wandering-hand trouble
♦ a mano loc adv

1. [cerca] at o to hand, handy;

¿tienes el encendedor a mano? have you got your lighter handy?;

el supermercado está o [m5] queda muy a mano the supermarket is very close by;

mi casa es muy a mano de todo my house is very handy for everything

2. Am [en paz]
estar o [m5] quedar a mano to be quits o all square

♦ mano a mano nm

un mano a mano entre los dos candidatos a head-to-head between the two candidates

♦ manos libres nm inv
[teléfono] hands free set
mano² nm
Am salvo RP Fam pal, Br mate, US buddy
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mano

I f

1 ANAT hand; de animal paw;

(dispositivo) manos libres TELEC hands-free (kit);

¡manos arriba! hands up!;

lo hicieron mano a mano they did it between them;

un mano a mano a contest;

de mano en mano from hand to hand;

a cuatro manos MÚS for four hands;

a mano derecha/izquierda on the right/ lefthand side;

a manos llenas fig generously;

con las manos vacías fig empty-handed;

ser mano de santo work wonders;

bajo mano on the quiet;

de segunda mano second-hand;

de primera mano first-hand;

ser la mano derecha de alguien fig be s.o.’s right hand;

tener mucha mano izquierda be very skillful o Br skilful;

atar las manos a alguien fig tie s.o.’s hands;

dejado de la mano de Dios fig godforsaken;

echar mano a fam grab;

echar mano de fig use, make use of;

echar una mano a alguien give s.o. a hand;

estar a manos L.Am. fam be even, be quits;

hecho a mano hand-made;

llegar o

venir a las manos come to blows;

pedir la mano de alguien ask for s.o.’s hand in marriage;

poner la mano en el fuego fig swear to it;

poner manos a la obra get down to work;

se le fue la mano con fig he overdid it with;

tender la mano a alguien fig hold out a helping hand to s.o.;

tener a mano have to hand;

tener buena/mala mano para (hacer) algo be good/bad at (doing) sth;

con mano dura o

de hierro with a firm hand o with an iron fist;

estar en buenas manos be in good hands;

lo dejo en sus manos I’ll leave it in your hands;

traerse algo entre manos be plotting sth;

alzar o

levantar la mano contra o

a alguien raise one’s hand to s.o.;

llevarse las manos a la cabeza fig throw up one’s hands (in horror);

andar cogidos de la mano walk hand in hand;

tomar a alguien de la mano take s.o. by the hand, take s.o.’s hand;

meter mano a alguien fam feel s.o. up fam, grope s.o. fam ;

dar la última mano a algo finish sth off

II m Méx fam

pal fam, buddy fam

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mano nf

1) : hand

2) : coat (of paint or varnish)

3)

a mano : by hand

4)

a mano or

a la mano : handy, at hand, nearby

5)

darse la mano : to shake hands

6)

de la mano : hand in hand

la política y la economía van de la mano: politics and economics go hand in hand

7)

de primera mano : firsthand, at firsthand

8)

de segunda mano : secondhand

ropa de segunda mano: secondhand clothing

9)

mano a mano : one-on-one

10)

mano de obra : labor, manpower

11)

mano de mortero : pestle

12)

echar una mano : to lend a hand

13)

mano negra Mex fam : shady dealings pl

mano, -na n, Mex fam : buddy, pal

¡oye, mano!: hey man!

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mano n

1. (en general) hand

dame la mano hold my hand

lávate las manos wash your hands

2. (de pintura) coat

a mano (cerca) to hand (manualmente) by hand

a mano derecha / a mano izquierda on the right / on the left

cogidos de la mano hand in hand

darse la mano to shake hands [pt. shook; pp. shaken]

de segunda mano second hand

echar una mano to lend a hand [pt. & pp. lent]

mano de obra labour

Spanish-English dictionary > mano
7 main

main [mɛ̃]

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1. feminine noun

2. adverb

3. compounds

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1. <

hand

• donner la main à qn to hold sb's hand

• donne-moi la main pour traverser give me your hand while we're crossing

• tenir la main de qn to hold sb's hand

• ils se tenaient par la main they were holding hands

• il m'a pris le plateau des mains he took the tray from me

• main dans la main hand in hand

• les mains dans les poches with one's hands in one's pockets ; ( = sans rien faire) without any effort

• les mains vides empty-handed

• être adroit de ses mains to be clever with one's hands

• si vous portez la main sur elle if you lay a hand on her

• on reconnaît la main de l'artiste it is easy to recognize the artist's touch

• il y a main ! (Football) hand ball!

• les mains en l'air ! hands up!

• haut les mains ! hands up!

• avoir tout sous la main to have everything to hand

• j'ai pris ce qui m'est tombé sous la main I took whatever came to hand

• laisser les mains libres à qn to give sb a free hand

• il n'y va pas de main morte he doesn't pull his punches

• demander la main d'une jeune fille to ask for a girl's hand in marriage

• une main de fer dans un gant de velours an iron hand in a velvet glove

• tomber aux mains de l'ennemi to fall into the hands of the enemy

• faire main basse sur qch to help o.s. to sth ; (et prendre la fuite) to run off with sth

• être entre les mains de qn to be in sb's hands

• se faire la main to get one's hand in

• garder la main to keep one's hand in

• perdre la main to lose one's touch

• à 65 ans, il est temps qu'il passe la main at 65 it's time he made way for someone else

► coup de main ( = aide) helping hand ; ( = habileté) knack ; ( = attaque) raid

• donne-moi un coup de main give me a hand

• avoir le coup de main (pour faire qch) to have the knack (of doing sth)► avoir + main(s)

• avoir la main ( = jouer le premier) to lead ; ( = distribuer les cartes) to deal

• avoir la haute main sur qch to have supreme control of sth

• il a eu la main heureuse he was lucky

• avoir les mains liées to have one's hands tied

• le juge a eu la main lourde the judge handed down a stiff sentence

• avoir la main verte to have green fingers (Brit) to have a green thumb (US)► mettre + main(s)

• il lui a mis la main aux fesses (inf) he groped her behind (inf)

• j'en mettrais ma main au feu I'd stake my life on it

• mettre la main à la pâte to lend a hand

• mettre la dernière main à qch to put the finishing touches to sth

• mettre la main sur to lay hands on

• ce livre n'est pas à mettre entre toutes les mains this book is not suitable for the general public► prendre + main

• il va prendre ma main sur la figure ! (inf) he's going to get a smack in the face!

• prendre qn par la main to take sb by the hand

• tu n'as qu'à te prendre par la main you'll just have to sort things out yourself

• on l'a pris la main dans le sac he was caught red-handed

• prendre qn/qch en main to take sb/sth in hand► à la main

• il entra le chapeau à la main he came in with his hat in his hand

• fait à la main handmade

• écrit à la main handwritten

• cousu à la main hand-sewn► à main armée

• attaque à main armée armed attack

• vol à main armée armed robbery► à main levée [vote] [voter] by a show of hands ; [dessin] [dessiner] freehand

► à mains nues [combattre] with one's bare hands ; [combat] bare-fisted

► de + main

• il me salua de la main he waved to me

• payer de la main à la main to pay cash in hand

• dessin de la main de Cézanne drawing by Cézanne

• c'était écrit de sa main it was in his handwriting

• une lettre signée de sa main a personally signed letter

• de main de maître masterfully

• de main en main [passer, circuler] from hand to hand

• de première main firsthand

• de seconde main secondhand

• acheter une voiture de première main to buy a car secondhand (which has only had one previous owner)► en + main(s)

• il se promenait, micro en main he walked around holding the microphone

• ce livre est en main ( = non disponible) this book is in use

• avoir une voiture bien en main to have the feel of a car

• avoir la situation bien en main to have the situation well in hand

• être en de bonnes mains to be in good hands

• il me l'a remis en mains propres he gave it to me personally

2. <

• fait main handmade

3. <

► main courante ( = câble) handrail

► mains libres invariable adjective

• kit mains libres hands-free kit

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mɛ̃
nom féminin

1) Anatomie hand

saluer quelqu'un de la main — to wave at somebody

la main dans la main — lit hand in hand

avoir les mains liées — lit, fig to have one's hands tied

haut les mains! — hands up!

se tenir la main — to hold hands

demander la main de quelqu'un — to ask for somebody's hand in marriage

ramasser quelque chose à pleines mains — to pick up handfuls of something

saisir quelque chose à pleines mains — to take a firm hold of something

avoir quelque chose bien en main(s) — lit to hold something firmly; fig to have something well in hand

être adroit de ses mains — to be good with one's hands

si tu lèves la main sur elle — if you lay a finger on her

faire quelque chose à la main — to do something by hand

fait main — [produit] handmade

tricoté main — hand-knitted

à la main — [régler] manually

jouer du piano à quatre mains — to play a duet on the piano

à main levée — [dessiner] freehand; [voter] by a show of hands

vol à main armée — armed robbery

donner un coup de main à quelqu'un — to give somebody a hand

dix secondes montre en main — ten seconds exactly; vilain

2) ( personne)

une main secourable — a helping hand

une main criminelle — someone with criminal intentions

3) (dénotant le contrôle, la possession)

changer de mains — to change hands

avoir quelque chose sous la main — to have something to hand

c'est ce que j'avais sous la main — it's what I had

cela m'est tombé sous la main — I just happened to come across it

mettre la main sur quelque chose — ( s'approprier) to get one's hands on something

je n'arrive pas à mettre la main dessus — I can't lay my hands on it

je l'ai eu entre les mains mais — I did have it but

être entre les mains de quelqu'un — [pouvoir, responsabilité] to be in the hands of somebody

prendre en mains — to take [something] in hand

se prendre par la main — ( soi-même) to take oneself in hand

prendre quelqu'un par la main — lit, fig to take somebody by the hand

avoir la main haute sur — to have control over

avoir les choses en main — to have things in hand

à ne pas mettre entre toutes les mains — [livre] not for general reading

tomber entre les mains de quelqu'un — to fall into somebody's hands

repartir avec un contrat en main(s) — to leave with a signed contract

elle est arrivée preuve en main — she had concrete proof

les mains vides — empty-handed

je le lui ai remis en mains propres — I gave it to him/her in person

de la main à la main — [vendre, acheter] privately

être payé de la main à la main — to be paid cash (in hand)

de seconde main — secondhand

de première main — ( dans une annonce) ‘one owner’

avoir des renseignements de première main — to have first-hand information; velours

4) ( origine)

écrit de la main du président — written by the president himself/herself

reconnaître la main d'un artiste — to recognize an artist's style

de ma plus belle main — ( écriture) in my best handwriting

5) ( dénotant l'habileté)

avoir le coup de main — to have the knack

il faut d'abord se faire la main — you have to learn how to do it first

avoir la main légère — to have a light touch

6) Zoologie ( de primate) hand

7) ( longueur)

une main — a hand's width

8) Sport ( au football) handball

9) Jeux ( cartes de chacun) hand; ( tour de jeu) deal

perdre la main — fig to lose one's touch

garder la main — fig to keep one's hand in

10) ( direction)

à main droite/gauche — on the right/left

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- main courante

••

j'en mettrais ma main au feu or à couper — I'd swear to it

d'une main de fer — [gouverner] with an iron rod

il n'y est pas allé de main morte! — (colloq) he didn't pull his punches!

avoir la main leste — to be always ready with a slap

laisser les mains libres à quelqu'un — to give somebody a free hand ou rein

passer la main — to step down (à in favour [BrE] of)

faire main basse sur — to help oneself to [biens]; to take over [marché]

en venir aux mains — to come to blows

avoir la main heureuse/malheureuse — to be lucky/unlucky

mettre la dernière main à — to put the finishing touches to

ils peuvent se donner la main — pej ( deux personnes) they're both the same

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mɛ̃ nf
1) (de primate) hand

à deux mains — with both hands

à la main [tenir] — in one's hand, [fabriquer, tricoter] by hand

à main droite — to the right

à main gauche — to the left

sous la main — to hand, at hand

Est-ce que tu as son adresse sous la main? — Have you got his address to hand?

la main dans la main — hand in hand

se donner la main — to hold hands

Donne-moi la main! — Give me your hand!

donner la main à qn; tendre la main à qn — to hold out one's hand to sb

se serrer la main — to shake hands

serrer la main à qn — to shake hands with sb

Les deux présidents se sont serré la main. — The two presidents shook hands.

2) (autres locutions)

haut les mains! — hands up!

à main levée ART — freehand

à mains levées [voter] — with a show of hands

attaque à main armée — armed attack

à remettre en mains propres (courrier, document) — to be delivered personally

de première main (renseignement) — first-hand, COMMERCE (voiture, article) with only one previous owner

faire main basse sur — to help o.s. to

mettre la dernière main à — to put the finishing touches to

mettre la main à la pâte fig — to lend a hand

avoir la main CARTES — to lead

passer la main CARTES — to hand over the lead, figto step down

s'en laver les mains — to wash one's hands of it

Je m'en lave les mains. — I wash my hands of the whole thing.

se faire la main — to get one's hand in

perdre la main — lose one's touch

avoir qch bien en main — to have got the hang of sth

en un tour de main — in the twinkling of an eye

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main ⇒ Le corps humain nf

1 Anat hand; main droite/gauche right/left hand; se laver les mains to wash one's hands; marcher les mains dans les poches to walk with one's hands in one's pockets; saluer qn de la main to wave at sb; d'un signe de la main elle indiqua que… with her hand she indicated that…; la main dans la main lit hand in hand; fig close together; avoir les mains liées lit, fig to have one's hands tied; haut les mains! hands up!; passer de main en main [objet, livre] to pass from hand to hand; tenir qch à la main to hold sth in one's hand; se tenir la main to hold hands; avoir une brûlure à la main to have a burn on one's hand; donne-moi la main ( pour être tenue) give me your hand; ( pour être serrée) let's shake hands; ( pour un soutien moral) hold my hand; demander la main de qn to ask for sb's hand (in marriage); prendre qch d'une (seule) main to pick sth up with one hand; prendre qch à deux mains to take sth with both hands; ramasser qch à pleines mains to pick up handfuls of sth; saisir qch à pleines mains to take a firm hold of sth; glisser or tomber des mains de qn to slip out of sb's hands; avoir qch bien en main(s) lit to hold sth firmly; fig to have sth well in hand; être adroit de ses mains to be good with one's hands; si tu portes or lèves la main sur elle if you lay a finger on her; faire qch à la main to do sth by hand; faire qch de ses propres mains to do sth with one's own hands; fait main [produit] handmade; cousu/tricoté main hand-sewn/- knitted; à la main ( sans machine) [contrôler, régler] manually; à mains nues [se battre] with one's bare hands; jouer du piano à quatre mains to play a duet on the piano; dessiner à main levée to draw freehand; voter à main levée to vote by a show of hands; se faire faire les mains to have a manicure; attaque/vol à main armée armed attack/robbery; avoir besoin d'un coup de main to need a hand; donner un coup de main à qn to give sb a hand; dix secondes montre or chronomètre en main ten seconds exactly; ⇒ courage, doigt, dos, uni, vilain;

2 ( personne) une main secourable a helping hand; une main criminelle avait saboté someone with criminal intentions had sabotaged;

3 (dénotant le contrôle, la possession) hand; la main de Dieu/du destin the hand of God/fate; changer de mains to change hands; avoir qch sous la main to have sth to hand; c'est ce que j'avais sous la main it's what I had; je n'ai rien sous la main pour recoudre ton bouton I've got nothing here to sew your button back on; cela m'est tombé sous la main I just happened to come across it; mettre la main sur qch ( retrouver) to lay one's hand on sth; ( trouver) to get one's hands on sth; je n'arrive pas à mettre la main dessus I can't lay my hands on it, I can't find it; après être passé par les mains de ma fille after my daughter had had it; je l'ai eu entre les mains mais I did have it but; être entre les mains de qn [pouvoir, responsabilité, entreprise] to be in the hands of sb; avoir/prendre qch en mains to have/to take sth in hand [affaire, tâche]; se prendre par la main ( soi-même) to take oneself in hand; prendre qn par la main lit, fig to take sb by the hand; être en (de) bonnes/mauvaises mains to be in good/not to be in good hands; avoir la main haute sur to have control over; avoir les choses en main to have things in hand; avoir qch bien en main to have sth well in hand; à ne pas mettre entre toutes les mains [livre] not for general reading; tomber entre les mains de qn to fall into sb's hands; repartir avec un contrat en main(s) to leave with a signed contract; elle est arrivée preuve en main she had concrete proof; avoir/arriver les mains vides to be/arrive empty-handed; je le lui ai remis en mains propres I gave it to him/her in person; de la main à la main [vendre, acheter] privately; être payé de la main à la main to be paid cash (in hand); de seconde main secondhand; de première main ( dans une annonce) ‘one owner’; avoir des renseignements de première main to have first-hand information; ⇒ innocent, velours;

4 ( origine) peinture de la main de Bosch original painting by Bosch; écrit de la main du président written by the president himself; reconnaître la main d'un auteur/d'un artiste to recognize a writer's/an artist's style; de ma plus belle main ( écriture) in my best handwriting;

5 ( dénotant l'habileté) avoir le coup de main to have the knack; il faut d'abord se faire la main you have to learn how to do it first; avoir la main légère to have a light touch;

6 Zool ( de primate) hand;

7 ( longueur approximative) une main a hand's width;

8 Imprim ( de papier) quire;

9 Sport ( au football) handball; il y a main! handball!;

10 Jeux ( cartes de chacun) hand; ( tour de jeu) deal; bonne/mauvaise main strong/weak hand; perdre la main lit to lose the deal; fig to lose one's touch; garder la main lit to keep one's hand; fig to keep one's hand in;

11 ( direction) à main droite/gauche on the right/left.

Composés

main chaude Jeux hot cockles (+ v sg); main courante Constr handrail; Compta daybook.

Idiomes

j'en mettrais ma main au feu or à couper I'd swear to it; d'une main de fer [gouverner, diriger] with an iron rod; il n'y est pas allé de main morte! he didn't pull his punches!; avoir la main leste to be always ready with a good hiding; laisser les mains libres à qn to give sb a free hand ou rein; passer la main to step down (à in favour^GB of); faire main basse sur to help oneself to [biens]; to take over [marché, pays]; en venir aux mains to come to blows; avoir la main heureuse/malheureuse to be lucky/unlucky; mettre la dernière main à to put the finishing touches to; il y en a autant que sur ma main○ there aren't any; ils peuvent se donner la main péj ( deux personnes) they're both the same; ( plusieurs personnes) they're all the same; mettre la main aux fesses○ de qn to feel sb up○; que ta main gauche ignore ce que fait ta main droite let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth.

[mɛ̃] nom féminin

1. ANATOMIE hand

donne-moi la main give me your hand, hold my hand

les enfants, tenez-vous par ou donnez-vous la main hold hands, children

ils peuvent se donner la main! (figuré) they're as bad as each other!

tenir la main de quelqu'un (figuré) to hold somebody's hand

lève la main [à l'école] put your hand up, raise your hand

levez la main droite et dites "je le jure" raise your right hand and say "I swear to God"

lever la main sur quelqu'un (figuré) to raise one's hand to somebody

tu veux ma main sur la figure? do you want a slap?, you're asking for a slap!

les mains en l'air!, haut les mains! hands up!

la tasse lui a échappé des mains the cup slipped ou fell from her hands

en main propre, en mains propres [directement] personally

2. [savoir-faire]

avoir la main to have the knack

garder ou s'entretenir la main to keep one's hand in

se faire la main to practise

perdre la main to lose one's touch

[intervention] hand

certains y voient la main des services secrets some people believe that the secret service had a hand in it

reconnaître la main de quelqu'un to recognize somebody's touch

3. (vieilli) [permission d'épouser]

demander/obtenir la main d'une jeune fille to ask for/to win a young lady's hand (in marriage)

elle m'a refusé sa main she refused my offer of marriage

m'accorderez-vous votre main? will you give me your hand (in marriage)?

4. CARTES

main pleine full house (at poker)

avoir la main

a. [faire la donne] to deal

b. [jouer le premier] to lead

céder ou passer la main

a. to pass the deal

b. (figuré) to step ou to stand down

5. [gant de cuisine] (oven) glove

6. COUTURE

petite main apprentice

7. COMMERCE & IMPRIMERIE [quantité] ≃ quire (of 25 sheets)

[tenue]

papier qui a de la main paper which has bulk ou substance

8. FOOTBALL

il y a main! handball!

9. CONSTRUCTION [poignée] handle

main courante handrail

10. (locution)

à main levée

a. [voter] by a show of hands

b. [dessiner] freehand

main libres [téléphone, kit] hands-free

à mains nues barehanded

grand comme la main tiny

main de fer: mener ou régenter quelque chose d'une main de fer to rule something with an iron hand

une main de fer dans un gant de velours an iron fist in a velvet glove

la main sur le cœur with one's hand on one's heart, in perfect good faith

main secourable: chercher une main secourable to look for a helping hand ou for help

aucune main secourable ne se présenta nobody came forward to help

de main de maître masterfully, brilliantly

la décision est entre les mains du juge the decision rests with ou is in the hands of the judge

ton fils est en (de) bonnes mains your son is in good hands

avoir/garder les mains libres (figuré) to have/to keep a free hand

j'ai les mains liées (figuré) my hands are tied

arriver/rentrer les mains vides to turn up/to go home empty-handed

les mains dans les poches (familier & figuré) with not a care in the world, free and easy

jeux de mains, jeux de vilains [à des enfants] no more horsing around or it'll end in tears

gagner haut la main to win hands down

avoir la haute main sur to have total ou absolute control over

avoir la main heureuse to be lucky

avoir la main légère

a. [être clément] to be lenient

b. [en cuisine] to underseason

avoir la main leste to be quick with one's hands

avoir la main lourde

a. [être sévère] to be harsh ou heavy-handed

b. [en cuisine] to be heavy-handed (with the seasoning)

avoir la main verte to have green fingers (UK) ou a green thumb (US)

avoir/garder quelque chose sous la main to have/to keep something at hand

en venir aux mains to come to blows

faire main basse sur

a. [palais] to raid, to ransack

b. [marchandises, documents] to get one's hands on

c'est toi qui as fait main basse sur les chocolats? (humoristique) are you the one who's been at the chocolates?

c'est lui, j'en mettrais ma main au feu that's him, I'd stake my life on it

il n'y est pas allé de main morte he didn't pull his punches

attention, la main me démange! watch it or you'll get a slap!

mettre la main à la poche to put one's hand into one's pocket

mettre la main à l'ouvrage ou à la pâte to put one's shoulder to the wheel

mettre ou prêter la main à to have a hand ou to take part in

mettre la main sur quelque chose to lay ou to put one's hands on something

je n'arrive pas à mettre la main dessus I can't find it, I can't lay my hands on it

c'est une photo à ne pas mettre entre toutes les mains this photo shouldn't be shown to just an ybody ou musn't fall into the wrong hands

prendre quelqu'un la main dans le sac to catch somebody red-handed

ah, ah, je te prends la maindans le sac! (humoristique) ha! I've caught you at it!

tu ne trouveras pas de travail si tu ne te prends pas par la main you won't find a job unless you get a grip on yourself ou (UK) you pull your socks up

tendre la main [faire l'aumône] to hold out one's hand, to beg

tendre la main à quelqu'un [lui pardonner] to hold out one's hand to somebody (in forgiveness)

tomber dans les ou aux mains de to fall into the hands ou clutches (péjoratif) of

la première chemise qui me tombe sous la main the first shirt that comes to hand

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[mɛ̃] adverbe

[fabriqué, imprimé] by hand

fait/tricoté/trié main hand-made/-knitted/-picked

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à la main locution adverbiale

1. [artisanalement]

fait à la main hand-made

2. [dans les mains]

avoir ou tenir quelque chose à la main to hold something in one's hand

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à main locution adjectivale

[levier, outil] hand (modificateur), manual

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à main droite locution adverbiale

on the right-hand side

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à main gauche locution adverbiale

on the left-hand side

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de la main locution adverbiale

with one's hand

saluer quelqu'un de la main

a. [pour dire bonjour] to wave (hello) to somebody

b. [pour dire au revoir] to wave (goodbye) to somebody, to wave somebody goodbye

de la main, elle me fit signe d'approcher she waved me over

de la main à la main locution adverbiale

directly, without any middleman

j'ai payé le plombier de la main à la main I paid the plumber cash in hand

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de la main de locution prépositionnelle

1. [fait par] by

la lettre est de la main même de Proust/de ma main the letter is in Proust's own hand/in my handwriting

2. [donné par] from (the hand of)

elle a reçu son prix de la main du président she received her award from the President himself

de main en main locution adverbiale

from hand to hand, from one person to the next

de première main locution adjectivale

[information] first-hand

[érudition, recherche] original

de première main locution adverbiale

nous tenons de première main que... we have it on the best authority that...

de seconde main locution adjectivale

[information, voiture] secondhand

d'une main locution adverbiale

[ouvrir, faire] with one hand

[prendre] with ou in one hand

donner quelque chose d'une main et le reprendre de l'autre to give something with one hand and take it back with the other

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en main locution adjectivale

l'affaire est en main the question is in hand ou is being dealt with

le livre est actuellement en main [il est consulté] the book is out on loan ou is being consulted at the moment

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en main locution adverbiale

avoir quelque chose en main (sens propre) to be holding something

avoir ou tenir quelque chose (bien) en main (figuré) to have something well in hand ou under control

quand tu auras la voiture bien en main when you've got the feel of the car

prendre quelque chose en main to take control of ou over something

prendre quelqu'un en main to take somebody in hand

la société a été reprise en main the company was taken over

la main dans la main locution adverbiale

[en se tenant par la main] hand in hand

(figuré) together

(péjoratif) hand in glove

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > main

8 subir

v.

1 to go/come up (ascender) (calle, escaleras).

subió las escaleras a toda velocidad she ran up o climbed the stairs as fast as she could

subir en ascensor to go/come up in the lift o (British) elevator (United States)

subir por la escalera to go/come up the stairs

2 to lift up (poner arriba).

ayúdame a subir la caja help me get the box up; (a lo alto) help me carry the box upstairs (al piso de arriba)

3 to put up, to increase (increase) (precio, peso).

La empresa sube los precios The company increases the prices.

Me subió la calentura My fever increased.

4 to raise (alzar) (mano, bandera, voz).

El chico sube la cama The boy raises the bed.

5 to raise the pitch of (Music).

6 to go up, to rise (increase) (precio, temperatura).

subir de categoría to improve; (mejorar) to be promoted (ser ascendido)

El elevador sube The elevator climbs.

7 to get on (montar) (en avión, barco).

sube al coche get into the car

8 to rise (cooking) (crecer).

9 to walk up, to climb.

Ella subió el sendero She walked up the path.

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subir

► verbo intransitivo

1 (ir hacia arriba - gen) to go up, come up; (- avión) to climb

2 (en un vehículo - coche) to get in; (autobús, avión, barco, tren) to get on, get onto

■ ¡venga, sube! go on, get in!

3 (montar - bicicleta) to get on; (- caballo) to get on, mount

4 (a un árbol) to climb up

5 figurado (elevarse, aumentar) to rise

6 figurado (categoría, puesto) to be promoted

7 figurado (cuenta) to come (a, to)

■ la deuda sube a dos mil euros the debt comes to two thoudsand euros

► verbo transitivo

1 (escaleras, calle) to go up, climb; (montaña) to climb

2 (mover arriba) to carry up, take up, bring up; (poner arriba) to put upstairs

■ súbelo arriba take it upstairs

3 (cabeza etc) to lift, raise

4 (pared) to raise

5 COSTURA to take up

■ subir un dobladillo to take up a hem

6 figurado (precio, salario, etc) to raise, put up

7 figurado (subir el volumen - voz) to raise; (- aparato) to turn up

8 figurado (color) to strengthen

► verbo pronominal subirse

1 (piso, escalera) to go up

2 (árbol, muro, etc) to climb up (a, -)

3 (en un vehículo - coche) to get in (a, -); (autobús) to get on (a, -); (avión, barco, tren) to get on (a, -), get onto (a,-)

■ ¡súbete, súbete al coche! get in, get into the car!

4 (en animales, bicicleta) to get on (a, -), mount

5 (ropa, calcetines) to pull up; (cremallera) to do up, zip up; (mangas) to roll up

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FRASEOLOGÍA

subir a bordo to get on board

subir al trono figurado to ascend to the throne

subir como la espuma familiar to spread like wildfire

subirse por las paredes figurado to hit the roof

subírsele a uno los humos a la cabeza figurado to become conceited

subírsele algo a la cabeza figurado to go to one's head

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verb

1) to increase, rise

2) raise

3) climb

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- subir a

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1. VT

1) (=levantar) [+ pierna, brazo, objeto] to lift, lift up, raise; [+ calcetines, pantalones, persianas] to pull up

sube los brazos — lift your arms (up), raise your arms

2) (=poner arriba) [llevando] to take up; [trayendo] to bring up

¿me puedes ayudar a subir las maletas? — can you help me to take up the cases?

voy a subir esta caja arriba — I'll take this box upstairs

¿puedes subir ese cuadro de abajo? — could you bring that picture up from down there?

lo subieron al portaequipajes — they put it up on the rack

lo subimos a un taxi — we put him in a taxi

3) (=ascender) [+ calle, cuesta, escalera, montaña] (=ir arriba) to go up; (=venir arriba) to come up

subió las escaleras de dos en dos — she went up the stairs two at a time

tenía problemas para subir las escaleras — he had difficulty getting up o climbing the stairs

4) (=aumentar) [+ precio, salario] to put up, raise, increase; [+ artículo en venta] to put up the price of

los taxistas han subido sus tarifas — taxi drivers have put their fares up o have raised their fares

van a subir la gasolina — they are going to put up o increase the price of petrol

5) (=elevar) [+ volumen, televisión, radio] to turn up; [+ voz] to raise

sube la radio, que no se oye — turn the radio up, I can't hear it

6) [en escalafón] [+ persona] to promote

7) (Arquit) to put up, build

subir una pared — to put up o build a wall

8) (Mús) to raise the pitch of

2. VI

1) (=ir arriba) to go up; (=venir arriba) to come up; [en un monte, en el aire] to climb

suba al tercer piso — go up to the third floor

sube, que te voy a enseñar unos discos — come up, I've got some records to show you

seguimos subiendo hasta la cima — we went on climbing till we reached the summit

estaba mirando como la mosca subía por la ventana — I watched the fly move slowly up the window

tuvimos que subir andando — we had to walk up

2) (Transportes) [en autobús, avión, tren, bicicleta, moto, caballo] to get on; [en coche, taxi] to get in

subir a un autobús/avión/tren — to get on(to) a bus/plane/train

subir a un coche — to get in(to) a car

subir a una bicicleta — to get on(to) a bike

subir a un caballo — to mount a horse, get on(to) a horse

subir a bordo — to go o get on board

3) [en el escalafón] to be promoted (a to)

nuestro objetivo es subir a primera división — our aim is to go up o be promoted to the First Division

4) (=aumentar) [precio, valor] to go up, rise; [temperatura] to rise

la gasolina ha vuelto a subir — (the price of) petrol has gone up again

sigue subiendo la bolsa — share prices are still rising

le ha subido la fiebre — her temperature has gone up o risen
tono 2)
5) (=aumentar de nivel) [río, mercurio] to rise; [marea] to come in

6) [cantidad]

subir a — to come to, total

3.

See:

subirse
SUBIR Otros verbos de movimiento ► Subir la cuesta/ la escalera {etc}, por regla general, se suele traducir por to come up o por to go up, según la dirección del movimiento (hacia o en sentido contrario al hablante), pero come y go se pueden reemplazar por otros verbos de movimiento si la oración española especifica la forma en que se sube mediante el uso de adverbios o construcciones adverbiales: Tim subió las escaleras a gatas Tim crept up the stairs El mes pasado los precios subieron vertiginosamente Prices shot up last month Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ascensor/persona ( alejándose) to go up; ( acercándose) to come up

hay que subir a pie — you have to walk up

ahora subo — I'll be right up

los autobuses que suben al pueblo — the buses that go up to the village

el camino sube hasta la cima — the path goes up to o leads to the top of the hill

b)

subir A algo — a autobús/tren/avión to get on o onto sth; a coche to get in o into sth; a caballo/bicicleta to get on o onto sth, to mount sth (frml)

subir a bordo — to go o get on board

c) ( de categoría) to go up; ( en el escalafón) to be promoted

han subido a primera división — they've been promoted to o they've gone up to the first division

d) ( en tenis)

subir a la red — to go up to the net

2)

a) marea to come in; aguas/río to rise

b) fiebre/tensión to go up, rise; temperatura to rise

c) leche materna to come in

3) precio/valor/cotización/salario to rise, go up
2.
subir vt

1) < montaña> to climb; < cuesta> to go up, climb; < escaleras> to go up, climb

subió corriendo la escalera — she ran upstairs

2)

a) <objeto/niño> ( llevar arriba - acercándose) to bring up; (- alejándose) to take up

voy a subir la compra — I'm just going to take the shopping upstairs

tengo que subir unas cajas al desván — I have to put some boxes up in the attic

b) <objeto/niño> ( poner más alto)

sube al niño al caballo — lift the child onto the horse

voy a subir un poco este cuadro — I'm going to put this picture up a bit higher

traía el cuello del abrigo subido — he had his coat collar turned up

c) <persiana/telón> to raise; < pantalones> to pull up

¿me subes la cremallera? — will you zip me up?, will you fasten my zipper (AmE) o (BrE) zip?

subió la ventanilla — she raised the window

d) < dobladillo> to take up; < falda> to take o turn up

3) (Inf) to upload

4)

a) <precios/salarios> to raise, put up

¿cuánto te han subido este año? — how much did your salary go up this year?

b) <volumen/radio> to turn up

sube un poco la calefacción — turn the heating o heat up a little
3.
subirse verbo pronominal

1)

a) (a coche, autobús, etc) verbo intransitivo 1 b

b) ( trepar) to climb

se subió al árbol/al muro — she climbed up the tree/(up) onto the walls

estaba subido a un árbol/caballo — he was up a tree/sitting on a horse

c) (a la cabeza, cara) (+ me/te/le etc)

el éxito se le subió a la cabeza — the success went to his head

se me subieron los colores — I went red o blushed

2) (refl) <calcetines/pantalones> to pull up

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= go up, move up, raise, rise, ascend, mount, walk up, elevate, climb, bring up, zip, move down, hike up, scale, spike, crank up, get + high, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch, ratchet up, mark + Nombre + up, amp up, turn up.

Ex. Since recall goes up as precision goes down, it is clearly not possible to achieve in general a system which gives full recall at the same time as full precision.

Ex. Now we move up the chain providing index entries for each of the potentially sought terms.

Ex. The speaker said that James estimated people function at only 20% of their capacity, and concluded that they could raise this percentage considerable if they knew how to manage their time more efficiently.

Ex. If suppliers are forced out of business, there will be less software to lend and prices will rise with the lack of competition.

Ex. As she ascended the staircase to the library director's office, she tried to fathom the reason for the imperious summons.

Ex. He fully expected the director to acquiesce, for his eyebrows mounted ever so slightly.

Ex. Some of the questions to ask ourselves are will people walk up or down stairs, across quadrangles, etc just to visit the library?.

Ex. Some of the things that are said about genuine bookselling do at times seem to elevate this occupation to a level far beyond mere commerce.

Ex. Stanton felt a bit like someone who, after boasting that she could dive into water from a great height has climbed to the height and dares not jump, but knows that she must jump.

Ex. Matrix and mould were pivoted and were brought up to the nozzle of a metal pump for the moment of casting, and then swung back to eject the new-made letter.

Ex. The study investigated the use of a video to teach 3 self-help skills (cleaning sunglasses, putting on a wristwatch, and zipping a jacket) to 3 elementary students with mental disabilities.

Ex. Of the 32 institutions indicating some change in status from July 1982 to January 1983, 19 moved down in status and 13 moved up.

Ex. The government has hiked up the rate of income tax being paid by oil multinationals.

Ex. You'll be scaling walls, jumping between rooftops, swinging on ropes, hanging from pipes, sliding under 4WDs and doing anything you can to avoid those zombies.

Ex. Baby boomers are desperately trying to hold onto their salad days -- plastic surgery, vitamins and drugs like Viagra have spiked in public demand.

Ex. Refiners are cranking up diesel output to meet rising global demand.

Ex. Yes, some people with thin blood or whose pulse and blood pressure get high enough will have a nose bleed when excited.

Ex. Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.

Ex. Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.

Ex. There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.

Ex. We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.

Ex. David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.

Ex. Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.

Ex. After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.

Ex. The health department has ratcheted up efforts to prevent or slow down the spread of swine flu in schools.

Ex. Determine how much it costs to make the item, how much it costs to market that item, and then mark it up by 15-30% or more.

Ex. In order to gain strength fast, you need to immediately begin amping up your strength thermostat in your mind.

Ex. Cytokines are small proteins used to communicate messages between the immune cells in the immune system to either turn up or down the immune response.

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* estar que + subirse + por las paredes = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* obligar a subir el precio = force up + prices.

* subir a = board.

* subir al poder = rise to + power.

* subir al trono = ascend (to) + the throne.

* subir a un barco = board + ship.

* subir de nivel = move it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.

* subir de precio = rise in + price.

* subir el listón = raise + the bar, move it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.

* subir el nivel = raise + standard, raise + the bar.

* subir el precio = push + cost + up, raise + price, jack up + the price, rack up + the price.

* subir el volumen = pump up + the volume.

* subir en = ride.

* subir en bici = ride + a bike.

* subir en bicicleta = ride + a bike.

* subir exageradamente = rise + steeply.

* subir la moral = boost + Posesivo + morale, lift + morale, increase + morale, improve + morale, boost + Posesivo + confidence, bolster + confidence.

* subirle la nota a Alguien = mark + Nombre + up.

* subir ligeramente = nudge up.

* subir los impuestos = push + taxes.

* subir repentinamente = shoot up.

* subirse al autobús = get on + the bus.

* subirse al tren = jump on + the bandwagon, ride + the hype, catch + the fever.

* subírsele a la cabeza = go to + Posesivo + head.

* subírsele los colores = go + bright red.

* subírsele los humos a la cabeza = get + too big for + Posesivo + boots, get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.

* subirse por las paredes = be beside + Reflexivo.

* subir y/o bajar = move up and/or down.

* telón + subir = curtain + rise.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ascensor/persona ( alejándose) to go up; ( acercándose) to come up

hay que subir a pie — you have to walk up

ahora subo — I'll be right up

los autobuses que suben al pueblo — the buses that go up to the village

el camino sube hasta la cima — the path goes up to o leads to the top of the hill

b)

subir A algo — a autobús/tren/avión to get on o onto sth; a coche to get in o into sth; a caballo/bicicleta to get on o onto sth, to mount sth (frml)

subir a bordo — to go o get on board

c) ( de categoría) to go up; ( en el escalafón) to be promoted

han subido a primera división — they've been promoted to o they've gone up to the first division

d) ( en tenis)

subir a la red — to go up to the net

2)

a) marea to come in; aguas/río to rise

b) fiebre/tensión to go up, rise; temperatura to rise

c) leche materna to come in

3) precio/valor/cotización/salario to rise, go up
2.
subir vt

1) < montaña> to climb; < cuesta> to go up, climb; < escaleras> to go up, climb

subió corriendo la escalera — she ran upstairs

2)

a) <objeto/niño> ( llevar arriba - acercándose) to bring up; (- alejándose) to take up

voy a subir la compra — I'm just going to take the shopping upstairs

tengo que subir unas cajas al desván — I have to put some boxes up in the attic

b) <objeto/niño> ( poner más alto)

sube al niño al caballo — lift the child onto the horse

voy a subir un poco este cuadro — I'm going to put this picture up a bit higher

traía el cuello del abrigo subido — he had his coat collar turned up

c) <persiana/telón> to raise; < pantalones> to pull up

¿me subes la cremallera? — will you zip me up?, will you fasten my zipper (AmE) o (BrE) zip?

subió la ventanilla — she raised the window

d) < dobladillo> to take up; < falda> to take o turn up

3) (Inf) to upload

4)

a) <precios/salarios> to raise, put up

¿cuánto te han subido este año? — how much did your salary go up this year?

b) <volumen/radio> to turn up

sube un poco la calefacción — turn the heating o heat up a little
3.
subirse verbo pronominal

1)

a) (a coche, autobús, etc) verbo intransitivo 1 b

b) ( trepar) to climb

se subió al árbol/al muro — she climbed up the tree/(up) onto the walls

estaba subido a un árbol/caballo — he was up a tree/sitting on a horse

c) (a la cabeza, cara) (+ me/te/le etc)

el éxito se le subió a la cabeza — the success went to his head

se me subieron los colores — I went red o blushed

2) (refl) <calcetines/pantalones> to pull up

* * *

= go up, move up, raise, rise, ascend, mount, walk up, elevate, climb, bring up, zip, move down, hike up, scale, spike, crank up, get + high, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch, ratchet up, mark + Nombre + up, amp up, turn up.

Ex: Since recall goes up as precision goes down, it is clearly not possible to achieve in general a system which gives full recall at the same time as full precision.

Ex: Now we move up the chain providing index entries for each of the potentially sought terms.

Ex: The speaker said that James estimated people function at only 20% of their capacity, and concluded that they could raise this percentage considerable if they knew how to manage their time more efficiently.

Ex: If suppliers are forced out of business, there will be less software to lend and prices will rise with the lack of competition.

Ex: As she ascended the staircase to the library director's office, she tried to fathom the reason for the imperious summons.

Ex: He fully expected the director to acquiesce, for his eyebrows mounted ever so slightly.

Ex: Some of the questions to ask ourselves are will people walk up or down stairs, across quadrangles, etc just to visit the library?.

Ex: Some of the things that are said about genuine bookselling do at times seem to elevate this occupation to a level far beyond mere commerce.

Ex: Stanton felt a bit like someone who, after boasting that she could dive into water from a great height has climbed to the height and dares not jump, but knows that she must jump.

Ex: Matrix and mould were pivoted and were brought up to the nozzle of a metal pump for the moment of casting, and then swung back to eject the new-made letter.

Ex: The study investigated the use of a video to teach 3 self-help skills (cleaning sunglasses, putting on a wristwatch, and zipping a jacket) to 3 elementary students with mental disabilities.

Ex: Of the 32 institutions indicating some change in status from July 1982 to January 1983, 19 moved down in status and 13 moved up.

Ex: The government has hiked up the rate of income tax being paid by oil multinationals.

Ex: You'll be scaling walls, jumping between rooftops, swinging on ropes, hanging from pipes, sliding under 4WDs and doing anything you can to avoid those zombies.

Ex: Baby boomers are desperately trying to hold onto their salad days -- plastic surgery, vitamins and drugs like Viagra have spiked in public demand.

Ex: Refiners are cranking up diesel output to meet rising global demand.

Ex: Yes, some people with thin blood or whose pulse and blood pressure get high enough will have a nose bleed when excited.

Ex: Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.

Ex: Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.

Ex: There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.

Ex: We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.

Ex: David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.

Ex: Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.

Ex: After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.

Ex: The health department has ratcheted up efforts to prevent or slow down the spread of swine flu in schools.

Ex: Determine how much it costs to make the item, how much it costs to market that item, and then mark it up by 15-30% or more.

Ex: In order to gain strength fast, you need to immediately begin amping up your strength thermostat in your mind.

Ex: Cytokines are small proteins used to communicate messages between the immune cells in the immune system to either turn up or down the immune response.

* estar que + subirse + por las paredes = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* obligar a subir el precio = force up + prices.

* subir a = board.

* subir al poder = rise to + power.

* subir al trono = ascend (to) + the throne.

* subir a un barco = board + ship.

* subir de nivel = move it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.

* subir de precio = rise in + price.

* subir el listón = raise + the bar, move it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.

* subir el nivel = raise + standard, raise + the bar.

* subir el precio = push + cost + up, raise + price, jack up + the price, rack up + the price.

* subir el volumen = pump up + the volume.

* subir en = ride.

* subir en bici = ride + a bike.

* subir en bicicleta = ride + a bike.

* subir exageradamente = rise + steeply.

* subir la moral = boost + Posesivo + morale, lift + morale, increase + morale, improve + morale, boost + Posesivo + confidence, bolster + confidence.

* subirle la nota a Alguien = mark + Nombre + up.

* subir ligeramente = nudge up.

* subir los impuestos = push + taxes.

* subir repentinamente = shoot up.

* subirse al autobús = get on + the bus.

* subirse al tren = jump on + the bandwagon, ride + the hype, catch + the fever.

* subírsele a la cabeza = go to + Posesivo + head.

* subírsele los colores = go + bright red.

* subírsele los humos a la cabeza = get + too big for + Posesivo + boots, get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.

* subirse por las paredes = be beside + Reflexivo.

* subir y/o bajar = move up and/or down.

* telón + subir = curtain + rise.

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subir [I1 ]

vi

A

1 «ascensor/persona» (alejándose) to go up; (acercándose) to come up

hay que subir a pie you have to walk up

ahora subo I'll be right up, I'm coming up now

voy a subir al caserío I'm going up to the farmhouse

los autobuses que suben al pueblo the buses that go up to the village

el camino sube hasta la cima the path goes up to o leads to the top of the hill

2 (a un coche) to get in; (a un autobús, etc) to get on subir A algo ‹a un autobús/un tren/un avión› to get ON o ONTO sth; ‹a un coche› to get IN o INTO sth; ‹a un caballo/una bicicleta› to get ON o ONTO sth, to mount sth ( frml)

subir a bordo to go/get on board

3 (de categoría) to go up

ha subido en el escalafón he has been promoted

han subido a primera división they've been promoted to o they've gone up to the first division

ha subido mucho en mi estima she has gone up a lot o ( frml) risen greatly in my estimation

4 ( Arg fam) to take up office/one's post

5

(en tenis): subir a la red to go up to the net

B

1 «marea» to come in; «aguas/río» to rise

las aguas no subieron de nivel the water level did not rise

2 «fiebre/tensión» to go up, rise

han subido las temperaturas temperatures have risen

3 ( Med) «leche» to come in, be produced

C «precio/valor/cotización» to rise, go up

la leche subió a 60 céntimos milk went up to sixty cents

el desempleo subió en 94.500 personas en el primer trimestre unemployment rose by 94,500 in the first quarter

ha subido el dólar con respecto al euro the dollar has risen against the euro

D ( Inf) to upload

■ subir

vt

A ‹montaña› to climb; ‹cuesta› to go up, climb

subió corriendo la escalera she ran upstairs

tiene problemas para subir la escalera he has trouble getting up o climbing the stairs

subió los escalones de dos en dos he went o walked up the stairs two at a time

B

1 ‹objeto/niño› (acercándose) to bring up; (alejándose) to take up

voy a subir la compra I'm just going to take the shopping upstairs

tengo que subir unas cajas al desván I have to put some boxes up in the attic

¿puedes subir las maletas? could you take the cases up?

sube al niño al caballo lift the child onto the horse

ese cuadro está muy bajo, ¿puedes subirlo un poco? that picture is very low, can you put it up a little higher?

traía el cuello del abrigo subido he had his coat collar turned up

2 ‹persiana/telón› to raise

¿me subes la cremallera? will you zip me up?, will you fasten my zipper ( AmE) o ( BrE) zip?

subió la ventanilla she wound the window up o closed o raised the window

ven que te suba los pantalones come here and let me pull your pants ( AmE) o ( BrE) trousers up for you

3 ‹dobladillo› to take up; ‹falda› to take o turn up

C

1 ‹precios/salarios› to raise, put up

¿cuánto te han subido este año? how much did your salary go up this year?

2 ‹volumen/radio› to turn up

sube el volumen turn the volume up

sube el tono que no te oigo speak up, I can't hear you

sube un poco la calefacción turn the heating o heat up a little

■ subirse

v pron

A

1 (a un coche, autobús, etc) subir vi A 2.

2 (trepar) to climb

se subió al muro she climbed (up) onto the wall

les encanta subirse a los árboles they love to climb trees

estaban subidos a un árbol they were up a tree

el niño se le subió encima the child climbed on top of him

3 (a la cabeza, cara) (+ me/te/le etc):

el vino enseguida se me subió a la cabeza the wine went straight to my head

el éxito se le ha subido a la cabeza success has gone to his head

noté que se me subían los colores (a la cara) I realized that I was going red o blushing

B ( refl) ‹calcetines/pantalones› to pull up

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subir ( conjugate subir) verbo intransitivo
1
a) [ascensor/persona/coche] ( ir arriba) to go up;

( venir arriba) to come up;
◊ hay que subir a pie you have to walk up;

ahora subo I'll be right up;
el camino sube hasta la cima the path goes up to o leads to the top of the hill
b) subir A algo ‹a autobús/tren/avión› to get on o onto sth;

‹ a coche› to get in o into sth;
‹a caballo/bicicleta› to get on o onto sth, to mount sth (frml);
◊ subir a bordo to go o get on board

c) ( de categoría) to go up;

( en el escalafón) to be promoted
2
a) [ marea] to come in;

[aguas/río] to rise
b) [fiebre/tensión] to go up, rise;

[ temperatura] to rise
3 [precio/valor/cotización/salario] to rise, go up
verbo transitivo
1 ‹ montaña› to climb;
‹escaleras/cuesta› to go up, climb
2
a) ‹objeto/niño› ( traer arriba) to bring up;

( llevar arriba) to take up;
◊ tengo que subir unas cajas al desván I have to put some boxes up in the attic

b) ( poner más alto) ‹ objeto› to put up … (higher);

‹ cuello de prenda› to turn up:
◊ sube al niño al caballo lift the child onto the horse

c) ‹persiana/telón/ventanilla› to raise;

‹ pantalones› to pull up;
◊ ¿me subes la cremallera? will you zip me up?, will you fasten my zipper (AmE) o (BrE) zip?

d) ‹ dobladillo› to take up;

‹ falda› to take o turn up
e) (Inf) to upload

3
a) ‹precios/salarios› to raise, put up

b) ‹volumen/radio/calefacción› to turn up

subirse verbo pronominal
1
a) (a coche, autobús, etc) See Also→ subir verbo intransitivo 1b

b) ( trepar) to climb;

◊ se subió al árbol/al muro she climbed up the tree/(up) onto the wall;

estaba subido a un árbol he was up a tree
c) ( a la cabeza) (+ me/te/le etc):

◊ el éxito se le subió a la cabeza the success went to his head

2 ( refl) ‹calcetines/pantalones› to pull up;
‹ cuello› to turn up
subir
I verbo transitivo
1 (una pendiente, las escaleras) to go up
(hacia el hablante) to come up
(una montaña) to climb
2 (llevar arriba) to take up: voy a subir las cajas, I'm going to take the boxes upstairs
(hacia el hablante) to bring up
3 (elevar) to raise: sube la mano izquierda, lift your left hand
(el sueldo, la temperatura, la voz, etc) to raise: sube (el volumen de) la radio, turn the radio up
II verbo intransitivo
1 (ascender) to go up: ¿por qué no subimos a verla?, why don't we go up to see her?
(acercándose al hablante) to come up ➣ Ver nota en ir 2 (a un avión, tren, autobús) to get on o onto: subimos al tren, we boarded the train
(a un coche) to get into o in
3 (la marea, las aguas) to rise
4 (la temperatura) to rise
5 (los precios, el sueldo, etc) to rise, go up
6 (de categoría) to go up
' subir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abrochar
- ascender
- bordo
- cajón
- cerrar
- cortante
- embarcación
- escena
- estrado
- irse
- trono
- abordar
- alto
- bien
- escalafón
- montar
- volumen
English:
aboard
- ascend
- board
- boarding card
- boarding pass
- climb
- come in
- come up
- curl
- elevate
- escalate
- flight
- get into
- get on
- go up
- hand up
- heave
- hoist
- increase
- jump on
- mount
- move up
- pile in
- push
- raise
- rise
- roll up
- send up
- sharply
- shoot up
- show up
- slope
- spiral up
- stair
- stand
- steeply
- tree
- turn up
- up
- volume
- walk up
- zip up
- air
- come
- do
- flow
- gain
- get
- go
- jump

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subir

♦ vt

1. [poner arriba] [libro, cuadro] to put up;
[telón] to raise; [persiana] to roll up; [ventanilla] to wind up, to close;
he subido la enciclopedia de la primera a la última estantería I've moved the encyclopedia up from the bottom shelf to the top one;

sube el cuadro un poco move the picture up a bit o a bit higher;

¿me ayudas a subir las bolsas? could you help me take the bags up?;

ayúdame a subir la caja [a lo alto] help me get the box up;
[al piso de arriba] help me carry the box upstairs
2. [montar]
subir algo/a alguien a to lift sth/sb onto

3. [alzar] [bandera] to raise;

subir la mano to put one's hand up, to raise one's hand

4. [ascender] [calle, escaleras] to go/come up;
[escalera de mano] to climb; [pendiente, montaña] to go up;
subió las escaleras a toda velocidad she ran up o climbed the stairs as fast as she could;

subió la calle a todo correr he ran up the street as fast as he could

5. [aumentar] [precio, impuestos] to put up, to increase;
[música, volumen, radio] to turn up;
subió la voz o [m5] el tono para que se le oyera she raised her voice so she could be heard;

sube la voz o [m5]el tono, no te oigo speak up, I can't hear you;

subir el fuego de la cocina to turn up the heat;

subir la moral a alguien to lift sb's spirits, to cheer sb up

6. [hacer ascender de categoría] to promote

7. Mús to raise the pitch of

8. Fam Informát to upload

♦ vi

1. [a piso, azotea] to go/come up;

¿podrías subir aquí un momento? could you come up here a minute?;

subo enseguida I'll be up in a minute;

subir corriendo to run up;

subir en ascensor to go/come up in the Br lift o US elevator;

subir por la escalera to go/come up the stairs;

subir (a) por algo to go up and get sth;

subir a la red [en tenis] to come (in) to the net

2. [montar] [en avión, barco] to get on;
[en coche] to get in; [en moto, bicicleta, tren] to get on; [en caballo] to get on, to mount; [en árbol, escalera de mano, silla] to climb up;
subir a [coche] to get in(to);
[moto, bicicleta, tren, avión] to get on; [caballo] to get on, to mount; [árbol, escalera de mano] to climb up; [silla, mesa] to get o climb onto; [piso] to go/come up to;
subir a bordo to go on board;

es peligroso subir al tren en marcha it is dangerous to board the train while it is moving

3. [aumentar] to rise, to go up;
[hinchazón, cauce] to rise; [fiebre] to raise, to go up;
los precios subieron prices went up o rose;

subió la gasolina the price of petrol went up o rose;

el euro subió frente a la libra the euro went up o rose against the pound;

las acciones de C & C han subido C & C share prices have gone up o risen;

han subido las ventas sales are up;

este modelo ha subido de precio this model has gone up in price, the price of this model has gone up;

el coste total no subirá del millón the total cost will not be more than o over a million;

no subirá de tres horas it will take three hours at most, it won't take more than three hours;

está subiendo la marea the tide is coming in;

el jefe ha subido mucho en mi estima the boss has gone up a lot in my estimation

4. [cuenta, importe]
subir a to come o amount to

5. Culin [crecer] to rise

6. Fam [ir, venir] to come/go up;

subiré a la capital la próxima semana I'll be going up to the capital next week;

¿por qué no subes a vernos este fin de semana? why don't you come up to see us this weekend?

7. [ascender de categoría] to be promoted (a to); Dep to be promoted, to go up (a to);
el Atlético subió de categoría Atlético went up

♦ See also the pronominal verb subirse

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subir

I v/t

1 cuesta, escalera go up, climb; montaña climb

2 objeto raise, lift; intereses, precio raise

II v/i

1 para indicar acercamiento come up; para indicar alejamiento go up

2 de precio rise, go up

3 a un tren, autobús get on; a un coche get in

4

:

subir al poder rise to power;

subir al trono ascend to the throne

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subir vt

1) : to bring up, to take up

2) : to climb, to go up

3) : to raise

subir vi

1) : to go up, to come up

2) : to rise, to increase

3) : to be promoted

4)

subir a : to get on, to mount

subir a un tren: to get on a train

♦ See also the reflexive verb subirse

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subir vb

1. (ir arriba) to go up

subí las escaleras I went up the stairs

¡sube! ¡la vista es fantástica! come up! the view is fantastic!

2. (escalar) to climb

subimos la montaña we climbed the mountain

3. (en un coche) to get in

sube al coche get in the car

4. (en un tren, autobús, avión) to get on

subió al tren he got on the train

5. (aumentar) to rise [pt. rose; pp. risen] / to go up

el precio ha subido the price has gone up

6. (llevar arriba) to take up [pt. took; pp. taken] / to put up [pt. & pp. put]

sube estos trastos al desván put these old things up in the loft

7. (incrementar) to put up [pt. & pp. put] / to raise

han subido el precio del pan they've put the price of bread up

8. (hacer más fuerte) to turn up

sube el volumen de la radio turn the radio up

Spanish-English dictionary > subir

9 heben

n; -s, kein Pl.; SPORT (Gewichtheben) weightlifting

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to lift; to rise; to raise; to go up; to heave;

sich heben

(Stimmung) to soar

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he|ben ['heːbn] pret hob [hoːp] ptp gehoben [gə'hoːbn]
1. vt

1) (= nach oben bewegen) to lift, to raise; Augenbraue, Kamera, Fernglas to raise

die Hand gegen jdn hében (geh) — to raise one's hand against sb

die Faust gegen jdn hében (geh) — to shake one's fist at sb

einen hében gehen (inf) — to go for a drink

er hebt gern einen (inf) — he likes or enjoys a drink

See:

→ auch gehoben

2) (= nach oben befördern, hochheben) to lift; Wrack to raise, to bring up; Schatz to dig up; (SPORT ) Gewicht to lift

er hob das Kind auf die Mauer/vom Baum — he lifted the child (up) onto the wall/ (down) from the tree

jdn auf die Schultern hében —

den Ball in den Strafraum/ins Tor hében — to lob the ball into the penalty area/goal

heb deine Füße! — pick your feet up!

3) (= verbessern) Farbe to bring out, to enhance; Selbstbewusstsein, Effekt to heighten; Ertrag to increase; Geschäft to increase, to boost; Stimmung, Wohlstand to improve; Niveau to raise, to increase; jds Ansehen to boost, to enhance

jds Stimmung hében — to cheer sb up

das hebt den Mut — that boosts or raises one's morale

4) (S Ger = halten) to hold

2. vr

1) (= sich nach oben bewegen) to rise; (Vorhang) to go up, to rise; (Nebel, Deckel) to lift

sich hében und senken (Schiff) — to rise and fall; (Busen) to heave

2) (geh = emporragen) to tower up, to rise up

3) (= sich bessern) (Stimmung, Konjunktur, Handel) to improve

da hob sich seine Stimmung — that cheered him up

4) (S Ger = sich halten) to hold on (
an +dat to)
3. vt impers

es hebt jdm den Magen (inf) — sb feels sick

es hebt mich or es hebt mir den Magen, wenn ich das sehe (inf) — seeing that makes me feel sick or turns my stomach (inf)

4. vi

1) (SPORT) to do weightlifting

2) (S Ger = haltbar sein) to hold; (Nahrungsmittel) to keep

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1) (to lift (something heavy): he hoisted the sack on to his back; He hoisted the child up on to his shoulders.) hoist

2) (to raise or lift by means of some apparatus, a rope etc: The cargo was hoisted on to the ship: They hoisted the flag.) hoist

3) (the act of heaving: He gave one heave and the rock moved; the heave of the waves.) heave

4) (to move or lift to a high(er) position: Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.) raise

5) (to raise or bring to a higher position: The box was so heavy I couldn't lift it.) lift

6) (the act of lifting: a lift of the eyebrows.) lift

7) (to raise (a hand etc).) put up

8) (to raise (the head etc): The snake reared its head.) rear

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he·ben

<hob, gehoben>

[ˈhe:bn̩]

I. vt

1. (in die Höhe)

▪ etw \heben to lift [or raise] sth; Hebezeug a. to hoist sth; (vom Boden) to pick up sth sep

hebt eure Füße! pick your feet up!

die Achseln [o Schultern] \heben to shrug [one's shoulders]

den Arm/das Bein/die Faust \heben to raise one's arm/leg/fist

die Augen \heben (geh) to look up

den Blick zu jdm/etw \heben (geh) to look up to sb/sth

die Brauen \heben to raise one's eyebrows [or an eyebrow]

die Hand gegen jdn \heben (geh) to raise one's hand to sb

den Kopf \heben to raise [or lift] one's head

50 kg/eine Last \heben to lift 50 kg/a load; Hebezeug a. to hoist 50 kg/a load

einen Rekord \heben SPORT to lift a record weight

die Stimme \heben (geh) to raise one's voice

2. (verlagern)

▪ jdn/etw irgendwohin \heben to lift sb/sth somewhere

den Ball [über jdn/etw] in etw akk \heben FBALL to lob the ball [over sb/sth] into sth

etw in die Höhe \heben to lift up sth sep

▪ jdn/etw auf etw akk \heben to lift sb/sth on [to] [or put sb/sth on] sth

jdn/etw auf die Schultern \heben to lift sb/sth [up] on [to] [or put sb/sth on] one's shoulders, to shoulder sth

▪ jdn/etw aus etw dat \heben to take sb/sth out of sth

eine Tür aus den Angeln \heben to take a door off its hinges

▪ jdn/etw über etw akk \heben to lift sb/sth over sth

▪ jdn/etw von etw dat \heben to lift sb/sth [down/up] from [or off] sth

3. (bergen)

▪ etw \heben to dig up sth sep

ein Wrack \heben to raise a wreck

4. (steigern)

▪ etw \heben to improve sth; Umsatz a. to increase sth; Moral to boost sth; Niveau to improve [or raise] sth; Ruf to enhance sth; Farbe, Detail to emphasize sth

jds Mut \heben to give sb courage

jds Stimmung \heben to lift [or improve] sb's mood, to cheer up sb sep

5. (fam: trinken)

einen \heben gehen to go for a drink

einen [auf etw akk] \heben to have a drink [to sth]

darauf müssen wir einen \heben! we'll have to drink to that!

gern einen \heben to like to have a drink

6. (fam: übel)

▪ jdn hebt es sb has to puke [ or esp AM barf] fam; (brechen) sb pukes [ or esp AM barfs] fam

es hebt mich, wenn ich es nur sehe just seeing it makes me want to puke [ or esp AM barf] fam

7. DIAL (halten)

▪ etw \heben to hold sth

8. DIAL (einziehen)

▪ etw \heben to levy [or impose] sth

II. vr

1. (hochgehen)

▪ sich akk \heben to rise; Vorhang a. to go up

sich akk \heben und senken to rise and fall; Schiff a. to pitch

2. (hochsteigen)

▪ sich akk [in etw akk/von etw dat] \heben to rise [into/from sth]; Nebel to lift

3. (zuziehen)

sich dat einen Bruch/Buckel \heben to get a hernia/bent back from lifting heavy loads

4. (geh: versetzen)

sich akk aus dem Sitz \heben to get [or stand] up

▪ sich akk auf die Zehenspitzen \heben to stand on tiptoe

5. (geh: aufragen)

▪ sich akk aus etw dat/in etw akk \heben to rise [up] from [or out of]/into sth

6. (steigern)

▪ sich akk \heben to improve; Niveau a. to rise; Handel to pick up

7. DIAL (festhalten)

▪ sich akk an jdm/etw \heben to hold on to sb/sth

8. MATH (veraltet: ausgleichen)

▪ sich akk \heben to cancel each other

neun gegen neun [das] hebt sich the two nines cancel each other

9. (poet: beginnen)

▪ sich akk \heben Stimme to ring out; Sturm to rise

III. vi

1. (arbeiten) to lift loads

er musste den ganzen Tag schwer \heben he had to do a lot of heavy lifting all day

2. SPORT to be a weightlifter, to do weightlifting

3. DIAL (halten) to hold

4. SÜDD (haltbar sein) to keep [or last]

bei dem Wetter hebt die Milch halt nicht the milk won't keep in this weather

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (nach oben bewegen) lift; raise; raise <baton, camera, glass>

eine Last heben — lift a load

die Hand/den Arm heben — raise one's hand/arm

schlurft nicht, hebt die Füße! — pick your feet up!

die Stimme heben — (geh.) raise one's voice

einen heben — (ugs.) have a drink

2) (an eine andere Stelle bringen) lift

jemanden auf die Schulter/von der Mauer heben — lift somebody [up] on to one's shoulders/[down] from the wall

3) (heraufholen) dig up <treasure etc.>; raise < wreck>

4) (verbessern) raise, improve < standard, level>; increase <turnover, self-confidence>; improve < mood>; enhance < standing>; boost < morale>

5) (unpers.)

es hebt jemandem den Magen — somebody's stomach heaves
2.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb

1) (geh.): (sich recken, sich erheben) rise

2) (hochgehen, hochsteigen) rise; < curtain> rise, go up; < mist, fog> lift

sich heben und senken — rise and fall; <sea, chest> rise and fall, heave

3) (sich verbessern) < mood> improve; < trade> pick up; < standard, level> rise, improve, go up

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heben; hebt, hob, hat gehoben

A. v/t

1. (Last, Gewichte etc) lift (auch Sport); (schwere Last) heave; (höher bewegen) (auch Augen, Hand, Glas) raise;

einen heben umg hoist one

2. TECH (hochwinden) hoist; (aufbocken) (Auto) jack up

3. (Schatz, Wrack) raise; (ausgraben) dig up

4.

sich (dat)

einen Bruch heben MED rupture o.s. (by lifting heavy objects);

heb dir bloß keinen Bruch iron don’t strain yourself!

5. fig (Niveau, Qualität, Stimme etc) raise; (vermehren) increase; (verbessern) improve; (Wirkung etc) add to;

jemandes Moral/Selbstbewusstsein heben boost sb’s morale/self-confidence

6. dial → halten A 1

7. unpers; umg:

es hebt mich, wenn ich Blut sehe I feel sick if …

B. v/r

1. rise, go up; Vorhang, Nebel etc: lift;

sich heben und senken rise and fall;

jemandem hebt sich der Magen sb’s stomach turns over, sb feels sick; → Angel², Himmel etc

2. Stimme: rise

3. fig (sich verbessern) improve

4. geh (emporragen) rise

5. dial → festhalten C

C. v/i dial → halten B 1, 2

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (nach oben bewegen) lift; raise; raise <baton, camera, glass>

eine Last heben — lift a load

die Hand/den Arm heben — raise one's hand/arm

schlurft nicht, hebt die Füße! — pick your feet up!

die Stimme heben — (geh.) raise one's voice

einen heben — (ugs.) have a drink

2) (an eine andere Stelle bringen) lift

jemanden auf die Schulter/von der Mauer heben — lift somebody [up] on to one's shoulders/[down] from the wall

3) (heraufholen) dig up <treasure etc.>; raise < wreck>

4) (verbessern) raise, improve <standard, level>; increase <turnover, self-confidence>; improve < mood>; enhance < standing>; boost < morale>

5) (unpers.)

es hebt jemandem den Magen — somebody's stomach heaves
2.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb

1) (geh.): (sich recken, sich erheben) rise

2) (hochgehen, hochsteigen) rise; < curtain> rise, go up; <mist, fog> lift

sich heben und senken — rise and fall; <sea, chest> rise and fall, heave

3) (sich verbessern) < mood> improve; < trade> pick up; <standard, level> rise, improve, go up

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v.

(§ p.,pp.: hob, gehoben)

= to heave v.

to hoist v.

to lift v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > heben

10 Heben

n; -s, kein Pl.; SPORT (Gewichtheben) weightlifting

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to lift; to rise; to raise; to go up; to heave;

sich heben

(Stimmung) to soar

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he|ben ['heːbn] pret hob [hoːp] ptp gehoben [gə'hoːbn]
1. vt

1) (= nach oben bewegen) to lift, to raise; Augenbraue, Kamera, Fernglas to raise

die Hand gegen jdn hében (geh) — to raise one's hand against sb

die Faust gegen jdn hében (geh) — to shake one's fist at sb

einen hében gehen (inf) — to go for a drink

er hebt gern einen (inf) — he likes or enjoys a drink

See:

→ auch gehoben

2) (= nach oben befördern, hochheben) to lift; Wrack to raise, to bring up; Schatz to dig up; (SPORT ) Gewicht to lift

er hob das Kind auf die Mauer/vom Baum — he lifted the child (up) onto the wall/ (down) from the tree

jdn auf die Schultern hében —

den Ball in den Strafraum/ins Tor hében — to lob the ball into the penalty area/goal

heb deine Füße! — pick your feet up!

3) (= verbessern) Farbe to bring out, to enhance; Selbstbewusstsein, Effekt to heighten; Ertrag to increase; Geschäft to increase, to boost; Stimmung, Wohlstand to improve; Niveau to raise, to increase; jds Ansehen to boost, to enhance

jds Stimmung hében — to cheer sb up

das hebt den Mut — that boosts or raises one's morale

4) (S Ger = halten) to hold

2. vr

1) (= sich nach oben bewegen) to rise; (Vorhang) to go up, to rise; (Nebel, Deckel) to lift

sich hében und senken (Schiff) — to rise and fall; (Busen) to heave

2) (geh = emporragen) to tower up, to rise up

3) (= sich bessern) (Stimmung, Konjunktur, Handel) to improve

da hob sich seine Stimmung — that cheered him up

4) (S Ger = sich halten) to hold on (
an +dat to)
3. vt impers

es hebt jdm den Magen (inf) — sb feels sick

es hebt mich or es hebt mir den Magen, wenn ich das sehe (inf) — seeing that makes me feel sick or turns my stomach (inf)

4. vi

1) (SPORT) to do weightlifting

2) (S Ger = haltbar sein) to hold; (Nahrungsmittel) to keep

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1) (to lift (something heavy): he hoisted the sack on to his back; He hoisted the child up on to his shoulders.) hoist

2) (to raise or lift by means of some apparatus, a rope etc: The cargo was hoisted on to the ship: They hoisted the flag.) hoist

3) (the act of heaving: He gave one heave and the rock moved; the heave of the waves.) heave

4) (to move or lift to a high(er) position: Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.) raise

5) (to raise or bring to a higher position: The box was so heavy I couldn't lift it.) lift

6) (the act of lifting: a lift of the eyebrows.) lift

7) (to raise (a hand etc).) put up

8) (to raise (the head etc): The snake reared its head.) rear

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he·ben

<hob, gehoben>

[ˈhe:bn̩]

I. vt

1. (in die Höhe)

▪ etw \heben to lift [or raise] sth; Hebezeug a. to hoist sth; (vom Boden) to pick up sth sep

hebt eure Füße! pick your feet up!

die Achseln [o Schultern] \heben to shrug [one's shoulders]

den Arm/das Bein/die Faust \heben to raise one's arm/leg/fist

die Augen \heben (geh) to look up

den Blick zu jdm/etw \heben (geh) to look up to sb/sth

die Brauen \heben to raise one's eyebrows [or an eyebrow]

die Hand gegen jdn \heben (geh) to raise one's hand to sb

den Kopf \heben to raise [or lift] one's head

50 kg/eine Last \heben to lift 50 kg/a load; Hebezeug a. to hoist 50 kg/a load

einen Rekord \heben SPORT to lift a record weight

die Stimme \heben (geh) to raise one's voice

2. (verlagern)

▪ jdn/etw irgendwohin \heben to lift sb/sth somewhere

den Ball [über jdn/etw] in etw akk \heben FBALL to lob the ball [over sb/sth] into sth

etw in die Höhe \heben to lift up sth sep

▪ jdn/etw auf etw akk \heben to lift sb/sth on [to] [or put sb/sth on] sth

jdn/etw auf die Schultern \heben to lift sb/sth [up] on [to] [or put sb/sth on] one's shoulders, to shoulder sth

▪ jdn/etw aus etw dat \heben to take sb/sth out of sth

eine Tür aus den Angeln \heben to take a door off its hinges

▪ jdn/etw über etw akk \heben to lift sb/sth over sth

▪ jdn/etw von etw dat \heben to lift sb/sth [down/up] from [or off] sth

3. (bergen)

▪ etw \heben to dig up sth sep

ein Wrack \heben to raise a wreck

4. (steigern)

▪ etw \heben to improve sth; Umsatz a. to increase sth; Moral to boost sth; Niveau to improve [or raise] sth; Ruf to enhance sth; Farbe, Detail to emphasize sth

jds Mut \heben to give sb courage

jds Stimmung \heben to lift [or improve] sb's mood, to cheer up sb sep

5. (fam: trinken)

einen \heben gehen to go for a drink

einen [auf etw akk] \heben to have a drink [to sth]

darauf müssen wir einen \heben! we'll have to drink to that!

gern einen \heben to like to have a drink

6. (fam: übel)

▪ jdn hebt es sb has to puke [ or esp AM barf] fam; (brechen) sb pukes [ or esp AM barfs] fam

es hebt mich, wenn ich es nur sehe just seeing it makes me want to puke [ or esp AM barf] fam

7. DIAL (halten)

▪ etw \heben to hold sth

8. DIAL (einziehen)

▪ etw \heben to levy [or impose] sth

II. vr

1. (hochgehen)

▪ sich akk \heben to rise; Vorhang a. to go up

sich akk \heben und senken to rise and fall; Schiff a. to pitch

2. (hochsteigen)

▪ sich akk [in etw akk/von etw dat] \heben to rise [into/from sth]; Nebel to lift

3. (zuziehen)

sich dat einen Bruch/Buckel \heben to get a hernia/bent back from lifting heavy loads

4. (geh: versetzen)

sich akk aus dem Sitz \heben to get [or stand] up

▪ sich akk auf die Zehenspitzen \heben to stand on tiptoe

5. (geh: aufragen)

▪ sich akk aus etw dat/in etw akk \heben to rise [up] from [or out of]/into sth

6. (steigern)

▪ sich akk \heben to improve; Niveau a. to rise; Handel to pick up

7. DIAL (festhalten)

▪ sich akk an jdm/etw \heben to hold on to sb/sth

8. MATH (veraltet: ausgleichen)

▪ sich akk \heben to cancel each other

neun gegen neun [das] hebt sich the two nines cancel each other

9. (poet: beginnen)

▪ sich akk \heben Stimme to ring out; Sturm to rise

III. vi

1. (arbeiten) to lift loads

er musste den ganzen Tag schwer \heben he had to do a lot of heavy lifting all day

2. SPORT to be a weightlifter, to do weightlifting

3. DIAL (halten) to hold

4. SÜDD (haltbar sein) to keep [or last]

bei dem Wetter hebt die Milch halt nicht the milk won't keep in this weather

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (nach oben bewegen) lift; raise; raise <baton, camera, glass>

eine Last heben — lift a load

die Hand/den Arm heben — raise one's hand/arm

schlurft nicht, hebt die Füße! — pick your feet up!

die Stimme heben — (geh.) raise one's voice

einen heben — (ugs.) have a drink

2) (an eine andere Stelle bringen) lift

jemanden auf die Schulter/von der Mauer heben — lift somebody [up] on to one's shoulders/[down] from the wall

3) (heraufholen) dig up <treasure etc.>; raise < wreck>

4) (verbessern) raise, improve < standard, level>; increase <turnover, self-confidence>; improve < mood>; enhance < standing>; boost < morale>

5) (unpers.)

es hebt jemandem den Magen — somebody's stomach heaves
2.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb

1) (geh.): (sich recken, sich erheben) rise

2) (hochgehen, hochsteigen) rise; < curtain> rise, go up; < mist, fog> lift

sich heben und senken — rise and fall; <sea, chest> rise and fall, heave

3) (sich verbessern) < mood> improve; < trade> pick up; < standard, level> rise, improve, go up

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Heben n; -s, kein pl; SPORT (Gewichtheben) weightlifting

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (nach oben bewegen) lift; raise; raise <baton, camera, glass>

eine Last heben — lift a load

die Hand/den Arm heben — raise one's hand/arm

schlurft nicht, hebt die Füße! — pick your feet up!

die Stimme heben — (geh.) raise one's voice

einen heben — (ugs.) have a drink

2) (an eine andere Stelle bringen) lift

jemanden auf die Schulter/von der Mauer heben — lift somebody [up] on to one's shoulders/[down] from the wall

3) (heraufholen) dig up <treasure etc.>; raise < wreck>

4) (verbessern) raise, improve <standard, level>; increase <turnover, self-confidence>; improve < mood>; enhance < standing>; boost < morale>

5) (unpers.)

es hebt jemandem den Magen — somebody's stomach heaves
2.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb

1) (geh.): (sich recken, sich erheben) rise

2) (hochgehen, hochsteigen) rise; < curtain> rise, go up; <mist, fog> lift

sich heben und senken — rise and fall; <sea, chest> rise and fall, heave

3) (sich verbessern) < mood> improve; < trade> pick up; <standard, level> rise, improve, go up

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v.

(§ p.,pp.: hob, gehoben)

= to heave v.

to hoist v.

to lift v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Heben

11 strecken

I v/t

1. stretch; seine Beine / Glieder / Arme strecken stretch one’s legs / limbs / arms; die Beine weit von sich strecken stretch one’s legs right out; die Hand / den Finger strecken put (stick umg.) one’s hand / finger up; den Kopf aus dem Fenster strecken stick one’s head out of the window; das gebrochene Bein strecken MED. straighten the broken leg; gestreckt, vier

2. (Suppe etc.) stretch; (rationieren, auch Geld, Vorräte etc.) make last, eke out; (verdünnen) thin, dilute; (Vortrag etc.) stretch, drag out; Heroin mit Mehl strecken dilute heroin with flour

3. die Waffen strecken lay down arms, surrender; fig. auch give in; jemanden zu Boden strecken floor s.o., lay s.o. low

4. Jägerspr. (erlegen) kill

II v/refl

1. stretch (o.s.); bei Müdigkeit: have a stretch; sich ins Gras strecken stretch out on the grass; der Torwart musste sich ganz schön strecken the goalkeeper had to be at full stretch; Decke, recken II

2. sich in die Länge strecken go on longer than expected, drag on pej.

III v/i bes. südd., in der Schule: (sich melden) put one’s hand up, Am. meist raise one’s hand

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das Strecken

(Dehnung) stretch;

(Metallbearbeitung) rolling

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strẹ|cken ['ʃtrɛkn]
1. vt

1) Arme, Beine, Oberkörper to stretch; Hals to crane; (SCH um sich zu melden) Finger, Hand to raise, to put up

die Zunge aus dem Mund strecken — to stick out one's tongue

den Kopf aus dem Fenster/durch die Tür strecken — to stick one's head out of the window/through the door

jdn zu Boden strecken — to knock sb to the floor

See:

→ Waffe

2) (im Streckverband) Bein, Arm to straighten

3) (METAL) Blech, Eisen to hammer out

4) (inf = absichtlich verlängern) Vorräte, Geld to eke out, to stretch; Arbeit to drag out (inf); Essen, Suppe to make go further; (= verdünnen) to thin down, to dilute

5)

See:

→ gestreckt

2. vr

1) (= sich recken) to have a stretch, to stretch; (inf = wachsen) to shoot up (inf)

sich ins Gras/aufs Bett strecken — to stretch out on the grass/the bed

2) (= sich hinziehen) to drag on

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das

(an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) stretch

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stre·cken

[ˈʃtrɛkn̩]

I. vt

1. (recken) to stretch

den Arm/die Beine \strecken to stretch one's arm/legs

den Kopf \strecken to crane one's neck

den Finger \strecken to raise [or stick up] one's finger; s.a. Boden

2. (fam: ergiebiger machen)

▪ etw \strecken to stretch sth, to make sth go further; Drogen etc. to thin down [or dilute

3. (fam: länger ausreichen lassen)

▪ etw [um etw akk] \strecken to eke sth out [for a certain time]

II. vr

▪ sich akk \strecken to [have a] stretch

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1.
transitives Verb

1) (gerade machen) stretch <arms, legs>

2) (dehnen) stretch [out] <arms, legs, etc.>

3) (lehnen) stick (coll.)

den Kopf aus dem Fenster strecken — stick one's head out of the window (coll.)

4) (größer, länger, breiter machen) stretch; hammer/roll out < metal>

5) (verdünnen) thin down

6) (rationieren) eke out <provisions, fuel, etc.>
2.
reflexives Verb stretch out

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strecken

A. v/t

1. stretch;

seine Beine/Glieder/Arme strecken stretch one’s legs/limbs/arms;

die Beine weit von sich strecken stretch one’s legs right out;

die Hand/den Finger strecken put (stick umg) one’s hand/finger up;

den Kopf aus dem Fenster strecken stick one’s head out of the window;

das gebrochene Bein strecken MED straighten the broken leg; → gestreckt, vier

2. (Suppe etc) stretch; (rationieren, auch Geld, Vorräte etc) make last, eke out; (verdünnen) thin, dilute; (Vortrag etc) stretch, drag out;

Heroin mit Mehl strecken dilute heroin with flour

3.

die Waffen strecken lay down arms, surrender; fig auch give in;

jemanden zu Boden strecken floor sb, lay sb low

4. JAGD (erlegen) kill

B. v/r

1. stretch (o.s.); bei Müdigkeit: have a stretch;

sich ins Gras strecken stretch out on the grass;

der Torwart musste sich ganz schön strecken the goalkeeper had to be at full stretch; → Decke, recken B

2.

sich in die Länge strecken go on longer than expected, drag on pej

C. v/i besonders südd, in der SCHULE (sich melden) put one’s hand up, US meist raise one’s hand

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1.
transitives Verb

1) (gerade machen) stretch <arms, legs>

2) (dehnen) stretch [out] <arms, legs, etc.>

3) (lehnen) stick (coll.)

den Kopf aus dem Fenster strecken — stick one's head out of the window (coll.)

4) (größer, länger, breiter machen) stretch; hammer/roll out < metal>

5) (verdünnen) thin down

6) (rationieren) eke out <provisions, fuel, etc.>
2.
reflexives Verb stretch out

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v.

to stretch v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > strecken

12 haut

haut, e [ˈo, ˈot]

━━━━━━━━━

1. adjective

2. masculine noun

3. plural masculine noun

4. feminine noun

5. adverb

6. compounds

━━━━━━━━━

1. <

   a. high ; [herbe, arbre, édifice] tall

• un mur haut de 3 mètres a wall 3 metres high

• une pièce haute de plafond a room with a high ceiling

• avoir une haute opinion de soi-même to have a high opinion of o.s.

• c'est du plus haut comique it's highly amusing

• être haut en couleur ( = rougeaud) to have a high colour ; ( = coloré, pittoresque) to be colourful

• la haute couture haute couture

• haut personnage high-ranking person

• la mer est haute the tide is in

• pousser des hauts cris to make a terrible fuss

• athlète de haut niveau top athlete

• discussions au plus haut niveau top-level discussions

   b. ( = ancien) le haut Moyen Âge the Early Middle Ages

   c. (Geography) le Haut Rhin the Upper Rhine

2. <

   a. ( = hauteur) le mur a 3 mètres de haut the wall is 3 metres high

• combien fait-il de haut ? how high is it?

   b. ( = partie supérieure) top

• le haut du visage the top part of the face

• « haut » "this way up"

   c. ( = vêtement) top

• je cherche un haut assorti à ce pantalon I'm looking for a top to go with these trousers

   d. (locutions)

► au plus haut

• être au plus haut (dans les sondages) [personne] to be riding high ; [cote, popularité] to be at its peak

• le prix de l'or était au plus haut the price of gold had reached a peak► de haut

• voir les choses de haut ( = avec détachement) to take a detached view of things

• prendre qch de haut ( = avec mépris) to react indignantly to sth

• prendre qn de haut to look down on sb► de haut en bas, du haut en bas [couvrir, fouiller] from top to bottom ; [s'ouvrir] from the top downwards

• regarder qn de haut en bas to look sb up and down

• couvert de graffitis de haut en bas covered in graffiti from top to bottom

• ça se lit de haut en bas it reads vertically

• du haut en bas de la hiérarchie at all levels of the hierarchy► du haut [tiroir, étagère, dents] top

• les pièces du haut the upstairs rooms

• les voisins du haut the neighbours upstairs

• du haut d'un arbre from the top of a tree

• parler du haut d'un balcon to speak from a balcony► d'en haut

• les chambres d'en haut the upstairs bedrooms

• des ordres qui viennent d'en haut orders from above► en haut ( = au sommet) at the top ; (dans un immeuble) upstairs

• il habite en haut he lives upstairs

• il habite tout en haut he lives right at the top

• écris l'adresse en haut à gauche write the address in the top left-hand corner

• son manteau était boutonné jusqu'en haut his coat was buttoned right up to the top

• en haut de [+ immeuble, escalier, côte, écran] at the top of

• en haut de l'échelle sociale high up the social ladder

3. <

hauts

• des hauts et des bas ups and downs

4. <

haute

• la haute (inf) the upper crust (inf)

• les gens de la haute (inf) the upper crust (inf)

5. <

   a. ( = en hauteur) [monter, sauter, voler] high

• mettez vos livres plus haut put your books higher up

• c'est lui qui saute le plus haut he can jump the highest

• haut les mains ! hands up!

   b. ( = fort) lire tout haut to read aloud

• penser tout haut to think aloud

• mettez la radio plus haut turn up the radio

• haut et fort loud and clear

   c. ( = dans les aigus) monter haut to hit the top notes

• chanter trop haut to sing sharp

   d. (socialement) des gens haut placés people in high places

   e. ( = en arrière) voir plus haut see above

• comme je l'ai dit plus haut as I said previously

6. <

► haut commandement high command

► le Haut commissariat des Nations unies pour les réfugiés the UN High Commission for Refugees

► haut débit broadband

► haut lieu

• un haut lieu de la musique a Mecca for music

• en haut lieu in high places ► haute trahison high treason

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1.

haute ’o, ’ot adjectif

1) [montagne, mur, talon] high; [arbre, monument] tall; [herbe] long, tall

attention, la première marche est haute — be careful, the first step is steep

2) ( situé en altitude) high

la partie haute d'un mur — the top part of a wall

l'étagère la plus haute — the top shelf

une robe à taille haute — a high-waisted dress

3) ( dans une échelle de valeurs) [température, salaires, précision] high; [note, ton] high, high-pitched

parler à haute voix — to speak loudly

lire à haute voix — to read out loud

au plus haut point — immensely

4) ( dans une hiérarchie) (before n) [personnage, poste] high-ranking; [clergé, magistrat] senior; [société] high; [responsabilités] big; [dirigeant, responsable] senior, high-ranking

haut Comité/Conseil — National Committee/Council

haute surveillance — close supervision

5) Géographie upper

la haute Égypte — Upper Egypt

6) Histoire

de la plus haute antiquité — from earliest antiquity

le haut Moyen Âge — the early Middle Ages

2.

adverbe

1) ( à un niveau élevé) [monter, voler] high

un personnage haut placé — a person in a high position

de haut — from above

2) ( dans le temps) far back

3) ( dans un texte)

plus haut — above

colle-le plus haut sur la page — stick it higher up on the page

4) ( fort) loudly

dire quelque chose bien haut — to say something loud(ly)

mettre la radio plus haut — to turn the radio up

tout haut — out loud

parler haut et clair — fig to speak unambiguously

n'avoir jamais un mot plus haut que l'autre — never to raise one's voice

3.

nom masculin

1) ( partie élevée) top

le haut du visage — the top part of the face

le haut du corps — the top half of the body

l'étagère du haut — the top shelf

les pièces du haut — the upstairs rooms

prendre quelque chose par le haut — to get hold of the top of something

parler du haut d'un balcon — to speak from a balcony

2) ( hauteur)

faire 50 mètres de haut — to be 50 metres [BrE] high

4.

en haut locution ( à l'étage supérieur) upstairs; ( à un étage supérieur) on an upper floor; (de rideau, mur, page) at the top; (le ciel, le paradis) above

passer par en haut — ( par la route) to take the top road

les voleurs sont entrés par en haut — ( par l'étage) the thieves got in upstairs

5.

hauts nom masculin pluriel Géographie heights

Phrasal Verbs:

- haut en couleur

- haut fait

- haut fonctionnaire

- haut lieu de

- haute mer

- hautes eaux

- hautes sphères

- hautes terres

••

marcher la tête haute — to walk with one's head held high

voir les choses de haut — ( avec sérénité) to have a detached view of things

tomber de haut — to be dumbfounded

regarder quelqu'un de haut en bas — to look somebody up and down

avoir or connaître des hauts et des bas — to have one's ups and downs

haut les mains! — hands up!

l'emporter or gagner or vaincre haut la main — to win hands down

prendre quelqu'un de haut — to look down one's nose at somebody; cri, pavé

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'o, 'ot haut, -e
1. adj

1) (situation) high

en haute montagne — in the high mountains

plus haut (en altitude, sur un mur) — higher up, further up, (dans un texte) above

2) (dimensions) (immeuble) tall, (paroi) high

haut de 10 mètres — 10 metres high

3) (son, ton, voix) high, high-pitched

à haute voix — aloud, out loud

4) (autres locutions)

en haut lieu — in high places

haut en couleur (chose) — colourful Grande-Bretagne colorful USA brightly coloured Grande-Bretagne brightly colored USA (personnage) colourful Grande-Bretagne colorful USA

2. adv

1) [situé, placé] high

en haut (dans une armoire, sur une pente) — at the top, (dans une maison) upstairs

La salle de bain est en haut. — The bathroom is upstairs.

en haut de — at the top of

Le nid est tout en haut de l'arbre. — The nest is right at the top of the tree.

tomber de haut — to fall from a height, figto come back to earth with a bump

prendre qch de haut — to react haughtily to sth

traiter qn de haut — to treat sb with disdain

2) (de manière résolue)

dire qch bien haut — to say sth loud and clear

parler haut — to have a loud voice

3) (de manière intelligible)

dire qch tout haut — to say sth aloud, to say sth out loud

penser tout haut — to think aloud

4)

haut les mains! — hands up!, stick 'em up! *

3. nm

1) (partie supérieure) top

Le haut de l'immeuble a été endommagé. — The top of the building was damaged., The upper floors of the building were damaged.

du haut de — from the top of

2) (hauteur)

de 3 m de haut — 3 m high

un mur de trois mètres de haut — a wall 3 metres high

3) (autres locutions)

de haut en bas (mouvement) — downwards, (en intégralité) from top to bottom

des hauts et des bas fig — ups and downs

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haut, haute

A adj

1 ⇒ Les mesures de longueur ( étendu verticalement) [montagne, mur, talon] high; [arbre, monument, bâtiment] tall; [herbe] long, tall; homme de haute taille tall man; un objet plus haut que large an object that is higher than it is wide; un bâtiment haut de 20 étages a building 20 storeys GB ou stories US high, a 20-storey GB ou 20-story US building; un mât haut de 10 mètres a mast ten metres^GB high, a ten-metre^GB mast; plus haut/moins haut que higher/lower than; l'immeuble dans lequel il habite est très haut he lives in a block of high-rise flats GB ou a high-rise apartment block US; attention, la première marche est haute be careful, the first step is steep;

2 ( situé en altitude) high; une haute branche a high branch; la partie haute d'un bâtiment/mur/arbre the top part of a building/wall/tree; l'étagère la plus haute the top shelf; une robe à taille haute a high-waisted dress;

3 ( dans une échelle de valeurs) [fréquence, pression, température, prix, capacité, précision] high; [note, ton] high, high-pitched; les hauts salaires/revenus high salaries/incomes; parler à haute voix to speak loudly; dire/lire qch à haute voix to say/read sth out loud; jouer une carte plus haute to play a higher card; être à haut risque to be very risky; être du plus haut ridicule to be highly ridiculous; au plus haut point immensely, intensely; aimer qch au plus haut point to like sth immensely; produit de haute qualité high-quality product; avoir une haute opinion de qn/soi-même to have a high opinion of sb/oneself; tenir qn en haute estime to hold sb in high esteem ou regard;

4 ( dans une hiérarchie) (before n) [personnage, situation, poste] high-ranking; [clergé, magistrat] senior; [société, rang] high; [responsabilités] big; [dirigeant, responsable] senior, high-ranking; les plus hautes instances the highest authorities; bénéficier de hautes protections to have friends in high places; le haut Comité/Conseil pour the National Committee/Council for; haute surveillance close supervision;

5 Géog upper; la haute Égypte Upper Egypt; le haut Nil the Upper Nile;

6 Hist dater de la plus haute antiquité to date from earliest antiquity; le haut Moyen Âge the early Middle Ages.

B adv

1 ( à un niveau élevé) [monter, s'élever, voler, sauter] high; voler très haut dans le ciel to fly high in the sky; un personnage haut placé a person in a high position; viser trop haut to aim too high; la lune est haut dans le ciel the moon is high up in the sky; haut perché sur perched high on; le plus haut the highest; sauter le plus haut to jump the highest; de haut from above;

2 ( dans le temps) far back; aussi haut qu'on remonte dans l'antiquité however far back in history we go;

3 ( dans un texte) plus haut above; comme indiqué plus haut as noted above; colle-le plus haut sur la page stick it higher up on the page; voir plus haut see above;

4 ( fort) loudly; parler haut to talk loudly; parlez moins haut! keep your voice down!; parlez plus haut! speak up!; dire qch bien haut to say sth loud(ly); mettre la radio plus haut to turn the radio up; tout haut out loud; parler haut et clair fig to speak unambiguously; ne dire or n'avoir jamais un mot plus haut que l'autre never to raise one's voice.

C nm

1 ( partie élevée) top; le haut du mur the top of the wall; le haut du visage the top part of the face; le haut du corps the top half of the body; dans le haut (de) at the top (of); l'appartement/l'étagère du haut the top flat/shelf; les pièces du haut the upstairs rooms; sur le haut de la colline/côte at the top of the hill/slope; commencer par le haut to start at the top; prendre qch par le haut to get hold of the top of sth; du haut de from the top of; de or du haut en bas from top to bottom; parler du haut d'un balcon/d'une tribune to speak from a balcony/a platform; le haut de son maillot de bain the top of her swimsuit;

2 ( hauteur) mesurer or faire 50 mètres de haut to be 50 metres^GB high; une tour de 35 m de haut a 35 m tower; être à son plus haut to be at its highest level.

D en haut loc ( à l'étage supérieur) upstairs; ( à un étage supérieur) on an upper floor; (de rideau, mur, page) at the top; (le ciel, le paradis) above; le bruit vient d'en haut the noise is coming from above; tout en haut right at the top; jusqu'en haut up to the top, right to the top; passer par en haut ( par la route) to take the top road; les voleurs sont entrés par en haut ( par l'étage) the thieves got in upstairs; ordre qui vient d'en haut order from the top; mettez la date en haut de la page à droite put the date in the top right-hand corner of the page.

E hauts nmpl Géog heights; les hauts de Meuse the heights of the Meuse.

F haute○ nf upper crust○; fréquenter les gens de la haute to rub shoulders with the upper crust.

Composés

haut en couleur [personnage, tableau, texte] colourful^GB; haut fait heroic deed; haut fonctionnaire senior civil servant; haut lieu de centre^GB of ou for; en haut lieu in high places; une décision prise en haut lieu a decision taken at a high level; haut plateau high plateau; haute définition TV high definition; télévision (à) haute définition high definition TV; écran à haute définition graphique Ordinat screen with high resolution graphics; haute école lit, Équit haute école, classical equitation; c'est un exercice de haute école fig it's a very advanced exercise; haute mer Naut open sea; Haute Cour (de Justice) High Court of Justice; hautes eaux high water (sg); hautes sphères high social circles; hautes terres Géog highlands; hautes voiles Naut upper sails; hauts fourneaux blast furnace.

Idiomes

marcher la tête haute to walk with one's head held high; prendre or regarder or voir les choses de haut ( sans s'arrêter aux détails) to see things in broad terms; ( avec sérénité) to have a detached view of things; tomber de haut to be dumbfounded; regarder qn de haut en bas to look sb up and down; avoir or connaître des hauts et des bas to have one's ups and downs; haut les mains! hands up!; l'emporter or gagner or vaincre haut la main to win hands down; prendre qn/qch de haut to look down one's nose at sb/sth; ⇒ cri, pavé.

( féminin haute) [ʼo, ʼot] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou h muet [ʼot]) adjectif

1. [de grande dimension] high, tall

les hautes colonnes du temple the lofty ou towering columns of the temple

les pièces sont hautes de plafond the rooms have high ceilings

BOTANIQUE [tige, tronc] tall

[qui a poussé] high

2. [d'une certaine dimension]

la maison est haute de trois mètres the house is three metres high

3. [situé en hauteur] high

le soleil est haut dans le ciel the sun is high (up) in the sky

la partie haute de l'arbre the top of the tree

le Haut Nil the upper (reaches of the) Nile

4. [extrême, intense] high

c'est de la plus haute importance it's of the utmost ou greatest importance

à haut risque high-risk

haute fréquence high frequency

haute technologie high technology

5. [dans une hiérarchie] high, top (avant nom)

de haut niveau top-level, high-level

des gens de haut niveau high-fliers

de hauts dignitaires eminent dignitaries

la haute coiffure haute coiffure, designer hairdressing

la haute cuisine haute cuisine

de hautes études commerciales/militaires advanced business/military studies

les hauts fonctionnaires top ou top-ranking civil servants

les hauts salaires the highest ou top salaries

6. [dans une échelle de valeurs] high

d'une haute intelligence highly intelligent

tenir quelqu'un/quelque chose en haute estime to hold somebody/something in high esteem

7. BOURSE & COMMERCE high

8. MUSIQUE & PHONÉTIQUE high

9. HISTOIRE

le haut Moyen Âge the Early Middle Ages

10. (littéraire) [noble] lofty, high-minded

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adverbe

1. [dans l'espace] high

levez haut la jambe raise your leg (up) high ou high up

2. [dans le temps] far (back)

[dans un livre]

voir plus haut see above

3. [fort, avec puissance]

(tout) haut aloud

parlez plus haut speak up, speak louder

dites-le haut et clair ou bien haut tell (it to) everyone, say it out loud

4. MUSIQUE high

5. [dans une hiérarchie] high

être haut placé to be highly placed, to hold high office

des amis haut placés friends in high places

nous l'avons toujours placé très haut dans notre estime (figuré) we've always held him in high regard

6. BOURSE & COMMERCE high

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nom masculin

1. [partie supérieure] top

[sur une caisse, un emballage]

‘haut’ ‘(this way ou side) up’

2. [vêtement & gén] top

[de robe] bodice

3. [hauteur]

un mur d'un mètre de haut a one metre (high) wall

tomber de tout son haut

a. [chuter] to fall headlong

b. [être déçu] to come down (to earth) with a bump

c. [être surpris] to be flabbergasted

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hauts nom masculin pluriel

1. [dans des noms de lieux] heights

2. (locution)

avoir ou connaître des hauts et des bas to have one's ups and downs

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haute nom féminin

(familier)

la haute the upper crust

les gens de la haute upper crust people

de haut locution adverbiale

1. [avec détachement] casually, unconcernedly

prendre ou regarder ou voir les choses de haut to look at things with an air of detachment

2. [avec mépris]

prendre quelque chose de haut to be high and mighty about something

regarder quelqu'un de haut to look down on somebody

traiter quelqu'un de haut to treat somebody high-handedly

3. (locution)

tomber de haut

a. [être surpris] to be flabbergasted

b. [être déçu] to come down (to earth) with a bump

de haut en bas locution adverbiale

1. [sans mouvement] from top to bottom

2. [avec mouvement, vers le bas] from top to bottom, downwards

3. [avec mépris]

regarder ou considérer quelqu'un de haut en bas to look somebody up and down

d'en haut locution adverbiale

1. [depuis la partie élevée] from above

d'en haut on voit la mer you can see the sea from up there

2. (figuré) from on high

le bon exemple doit venir d'en haut people in positions of authority must give the lead

du haut locution adjectivale

les gens du haut

a. [de la partie haute du village] the people up the top end (of the village)

b. [des étages supérieurs] the people upstairs

les chambres du haut the upstairs bedrooms

du haut de locution prépositionnelle

1. [depuis la partie élevée de - échelle, colline] from the top of

2. (figuré)

il nous regarde du haut de sa grandeur he looks down his nose at us

en haut locution adverbiale

1. [à l'étage supérieur] upstairs

2. [dans la partie élevée] at the top

nous sommes passés par en haut [par la route du haut] we came along the high road

3. [en l'air] up in the sky

en haut de locution prépositionnelle

at the top of

tout en haut d'une colline high up on a hill

regarde en haut de l'armoire look on top of the wardrobe

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > haut

13 рука

ж.

1) ( верхняя конечность) arm; ( кисть) hand

маха́ть руко́й — wave one's hand

вести́ за́ руку (вн.) — lead (d) by the hand

бра́ться за́ руки — join hands, take each other's hand, link arms

брать на́ руки (вн.) — take (d) in one's arms

держа́ть на рука́х (вн.) — hold (d) in one's arms

носи́ть на рука́х (вн.; держать на руках) — carry (d) in one's arms

брать кого́-л по́д руку — take smb's arm

идти́ по́д руку с кем-л — walk arm in arm with smb; walk with smb on one's arm

подава́ть ру́ку (дт.) — hold out one's hand (to); offer one's hand (to) (тж. даме)

я ему́ руки́ не пода́м — I'll never hold out my hand to him

пожима́ть ру́ку (дт.), здоро́ваться за́ руку (с тв.) — shake hands (with)

протя́гивать ру́ку (дт.) — stretch out [extend] one's hand (to)

заложи́ть ру́ки за́ спину — put one's hands behind one's back

рука́ о́б руку — hand in hand

ру́ки вверх! воен. (приказ) — hands up!

тро́гать рука́ми (вн.) — touch (d)

рука́ми не тро́гать! — please do not touch!

шить на рука́х — sew by hand

2) ( почерк) hand, handwriting

э́то не его́ рука́ — it is not his writing

3) тк. ед. разг. (блат, знакомство) protection, pull; a friend in high places

у него́ есть рука́ (в пр.) — he has a pull (in), he has a friend at court

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рука́ не дро́гнет у кого́-л (+ инф.) — smb will not hesitate / scruple (+ to inf)

рука́ не поднима́ется (+ инф.) — smb can't bring oneself (+ to inf)

рука́ ру́ку мо́ет погов. — ≈ you roll my log and I'll roll yours; it's a matter of give-and-take

руко́й пода́ть отку́да-л — it is but a step (from), it's a stone's throw (from)

брать по́д руку кого́-л — take smb by the arm, link arms with smb

брать / взять себя́ в ру́ки — pull oneself together, control oneself

быть в хоро́ших рука́х — be in good hands

быть в чьих-л рука́х — be in smb's hands

быть как без рук (без) — feel helpless (without), be lost (without)

быть на́ руку кому́-л — play into smb's hands; serve smb's purpose

быть пра́вой руко́й кого́-л — be smb's right hand

быть свя́занным по рука́м и нога́м — be bound hand and foot

в одни́ ру́ки (отпускать товар и т.п.) — per customer

в со́бственные ру́ки (надпись на конверте и т.п.) — personal; to be given into smb's own hands

взять в свои́ ру́ки (что-л) — take smth in hand, take smth into one's own hands

всё из рук ва́лится — см. валиться

выдава́ть на́ руки (вн. дт.) — hand (d i)

говори́ть по́д руку кому́-л — distract smb (while smb is doing something)

гуля́ть по́д руку с кем-л — walk arm in arm with smb

дава́ть во́лю рука́м разг. — = распуска́ть ру́ки (см. распускать)

дава́ть ру́ку на отсече́ние — ≈ stake one's life (on)

дать по рука́м кому́-л — give (i) a slap on the wrist

держа́ть в свои́х рука́х (вн.) — have (d) in one's hands, have (d) under one's thumb

знать что-л из ве́рных рук — know smth from a reliable source

игра́ть в четы́ре руки́ (с тв.) — play duets on the piano [pɪ'æ-] (with)

из пе́рвых [вторы́х] рук — at first [second] hand

из рук в ру́ки — from hand to hand

из рук вон пло́хо разг. — thoroughly bad

име́ть золоты́е ру́ки — have golden [great; a clever pair of] hands

как руко́й сня́ло разг. — it vanished as if by magic

лёгкая рука́ у кого́-л — 1) (о том, кто может принести удачу) he brings luck 2) (о том, кто умело делает что-л) he has a magic touch

лома́ть ру́ки — wring one's hands

мара́ть / па́чкать ру́ки (о вн.) — dirty / soil one's hands (on)

ма́стер на все ру́ки — Jack of all trades

он ма́стер на все ру́ки — he can turn his hand to anything; he is a Jack of all trades

махну́ть руко́й (на вн.) — give (d) up as lost / hopeless; give (d) up as a bad job, say goodbye (to) разг.

на рука́х — 1) (у кого́-л; на попечении) on smb's hands 2) (у кого́-л; при себе) on smb's person 3) (у кого́-л; во владении, в распоряжении у кого-л) in smb's possession 4) ( о библиотечной книге) be out on loan

на ско́рую ру́ку — off-hand; in rough-and-ready fashion

наби́ть ру́ку на чём-л — become a skilled hand at smth

наложи́ть на себя́ ру́ки — lay hands on oneself, take one's own life

не с руки́ (кому́-л + инф.) — 1) (неудобно, несподручно) it is uncomfortable for smb (+ to inf) 2) ( неприемлемо) it is inconvenient for smb (+ to inf) 3) ( не подобает) it is inappropriate for smb (+ to inf) 4) ( неудобно по времени) it's the wrong time for smb (+ to inf)

нечи́стый на́ руку — light-fingered

носи́ть на рука́х кого́-л — adore smb, put smb on a pedestal; неодобр. make a fuss over smb

отбива́ться рука́ми и нога́ми (от) — fight tooth and nail (against)

отда́ть в хоро́шие ру́ки (собаку и т.п.) — give (d) to a good home, find a good home (for)

передава́ть де́ло в чьи-л ру́ки — put the matter into smb's hands

перепи́сывать от руки́ (вн.) — copy (d) by hand

переходи́ть в други́е ру́ки — change hands

по рука́м! разг. — a bargain!; 'tis a bargain! / deal!, done!

по пра́вую [ле́вую] ру́ку — at the right [left] hand

под рука́ми — ready to hand

под руко́й — (near) at hand, within easy reach of one's hand

под горя́чую ру́ку — см. горячий

под пья́ную ру́ку — when drunk; under the influence

пода́ть ру́ку по́мощи (дт.) — lend / give (i) a helping hand

подня́ть ру́ку (на вн.) — raise one's hand (against)

пойти́ по рука́м (о женщине) — go from one man to another

положа́ ру́ку на́ сердце — with one's hand upon one's heart

получи́ть по рука́м — get one's wrist slapped

попа́сться в ру́ки кому́-л — fall into smb's hands

потира́ть ру́ки (от) — rub one's hands (with)

предлага́ть ру́ку кому́-л — 1) ( даме) offer smb one's hand 2) ( делать предложение) propose (marriage) to smb

прибра́ть к рука́м (кого́-л) — take smb in hand; ( что-л) appropriate smth, lay one's hands on smth; (украсть тж.) walk away with smth

приложи́ть ру́ку (к) — 1) ( принять участие) bear / take a hand (in); put one's hand (to) 2) уст. ( подписаться) sign (d), add one's signature (to)

проси́ть чьей-л руки́ уст. — seek smb's hand in marriage

пусти́ть по рука́м (вн.) — pass (d) from hand to hand

разводи́ть рука́ми — ≈ make a helpless gesture, lift one's hands (in dismay)

развяза́ть ру́ки кому́-л — untie smb's hands, give smb full scope

ру́ки не дохо́дят (до) — см. доходить

ру́ки опуска́ются у кого́-л — smb is losing heart

ру́ки прочь! — hands off!

ру́ки че́шутся у кого́-л (+ inf) — smb's fingers are itching (+ to inf)

с рука́ми оторва́ть (вн.) — snatch / grab (d) right up; be passed around

с пусты́ми рука́ми — empty-handed

с рук доло́й — off one's hands

сбыть с рук (вн.) — get (d) off one's hands

свои́ми (со́бственными) рука́ми — with one's own hands

свя́зывать / спу́тывать ру́ки кому́-л — tie smb's hands

сиде́ть сложа́ ру́ки разг. — be idle, sit by

сре́дней руки́ — ordinary, average

схвати́ть за́ руку кого́-л — catch smb red-handed; catch smb in the act

сходи́ть с рук: э́то ему́ не сойдёт с рук — he won't get away with it

твёрдая рука́ — a firm hand

тяжёлая рука́ у кого́-л (больно бьёт) — smb has a heavy hand

уда́рить по рука́м (прийти к соглашению) — strike hands, strike a bargain

уме́лые ру́ки — skillful hands

умыва́ть ру́ки — wash one's hands of it

ухвати́ться обе́ими рука́ми (за вн.) — 1) ( крепко держать) grab (d) 2) ( немедленно воспользоваться чем-л) jump (at), snatch (at)

ходи́ть по рука́м — 1) ( передаваться из рук в руки) pass from hand to hand 2) ( вести распутный образ жизни) go from one man to another

ходи́ть с протя́нутой руко́й — beg (in the streets); be panhandling

подвора́чиваться / попада́ться по́д руку — 1) ( оказываться поблизости - о предмете) come to hand; happen to be within reach 2) ( случайно встречаться - о человеке) happen along

Новый большой русско-английский словарь > рука

14 porter

porter [pɔʀte]

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1. transitive verb

   a. [+ parapluie, paquet, valise] to carry ; [+ responsabilité] to bear

• cette poutre porte tout le poids du plafond this beam bears the whole weight of the ceiling

   b. ( = apporter) to take

• porter qch à qn to take sth to sb

• porte-lui ce livre take him this book

• je vais porter la lettre à la boîte I'm going to take the letter to the postbox

• porter la main à son front to put one's hand to one's brow

• porter de l'argent à la banque to take some money to the bank

• porter l'affaire sur la place publique/devant les tribunaux to take the matter into the public arena/before the courts

• porter une œuvre à l'écran/à la scène to make a film/stage a play based on a work

   c. [+ vêtement, bague, laine, lunettes] to wear ; [+ barbe] to have ; [+ nom] to bear

• porter les cheveux longs to wear one's hair long

• elle porte bien son âge she looks good for her age

• on lui a fait porter le chapeau (inf) he took the rap (inf)

   d. ( = montrer) [+ signe, trace, blessure, inscription, date] to bear

   e. ( = inscrire) [+ nom] to put down

• porter de l'argent au crédit d'un compte to credit an account with some money

• se faire porter malade to go sick

• porté disparu reported missing

   f. ( = ressentir) [+ amour, haine] to feel (à for)

   g. (en soi) [+ enfant] to carry ; [+ graines, fruit] to bear

• porter ses fruits to bear fruit

   h. ( = conduire, amener) to carry ; ( = entraîner) [foi] to carry along

• porter qn au pouvoir to bring sb to power

• porter qch à sa perfection to bring sth to perfection

• cela porte le nombre de blessés à 20 that brings the number of casualties (up) to 20

   i. ( = inciter) porter qn à faire qch to lead sb to do sth

• tout (nous) porte à croire que... everything leads us to believe that...

2. intransitive verb

   a. [bruit, voix, canon] to carry

   b. [reproche, coup] to hit home

   c. ( = frapper) c'est la tête qui a porté his head took the blow

   d. ( = reposer) [poids] porter sur to be supported by

   e. ► porter sur ( = concerner) [débat, cours] to be about ; [revendications, objection] to concern ; [étude, effort] to be concerned with ; [accent] to fall on

3. reflexive verb

► se porter

   a. [personne]

se porter bien/mal to be well/unwell

• se porter comme un charme to be fighting fit

• et je ne m'en suis pas plus mal porté and I was no worse off for it

   b. ( = se présenter comme) se porter candidat to run as a candidate

• se porter acquéreur (de) to put in a bid (for)

   c. ( = aller) to go

• se porter sur ( = se diriger vers) [soupçon, choix] to fall on

   d. ( = être porté) [vêtement] les jupes se portent très courtes the fashion is for very short skirts

• ça ne se porte plus that's out of fashion

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pɔʀte
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( transporter) to carry [chose, personne]

porter quelqu'un sur son lit — to get somebody into bed

2) ( apporter)

porter quelque chose quelque part — to take something somewhere

porter des messages — to run messages

porter une affaire devant les tribunaux — to bring a case to court

3) ( soutenir) [mur, chaise] to carry, to bear [poids]

l'eau te portera — the water will hold you up

porter quelqu'un à bout de bras — fig to take on somebody's problems

porter l'espoir de millions d'hommes — to be the focus for the hopes of millions

4) ( avoir sur soi) to wear [robe, bijou, verres de contact]; to have [cheveux longs, moustache]

porter les armes — to bear arms

porter une arme — to be armed

5) ( avoir) to have [initiales, date, titre]; to bear [sceau]

portant le numéro 300 — with the number 300

le document porte la mention ‘secret’ — the document is marked ‘secret’

ils ne portent pas le même nom — they have different names

il porte bien son nom — the name suits him

bien porter son âge — to look good for one's age

porter des traces de sang — to be blood-stained

portant une expression de découragement — looking discouraged

porter en soi une grande volonté de réussir — to be full of ambition

6) ( produire) to bear [fleurs]

porter des fruits — lit

porter ses fruits — fig to bear fruit

l'enfant qu'elle porte — the child she is carrying

le roman qu'il porte en lui — his great unwritten novel

7) ( amener)

cela porte le prix du billet à... — this brings the price of the ticket to...

porter un taux à — to put a rate up to

porter la température de l'eau à 80°C — to heat the water to 80°C

porter quelqu'un au pouvoir — to bring somebody to power

8) ( diriger)

porter son regard vers — to look at

porter quelque chose à sa bouche — to raise something to one's lips

si tu portes la main sur elle — if you lay a finger on her

l'estime qu'elle te porte — her respect for you

porter ses efforts sur quelque chose — to devote one's energies to something

porter un jugement sur quelque chose — to pass judgment on something

9) ( inscrire)

porter quelque chose sur un registre — to enter something on a register

être porté disparu — to be reported missing

se faire porter malade or pâle — (colloq) to go (colloq) ou report sick

10) ( inciter)

porter quelqu'un à se méfier — to make somebody cautious

tout nous porte à croire que — everything leads us to believe that

11) (donner, causer)

porter bonheur or chance — to be lucky

porter malheur — to be unlucky

ça m'a porté bonheur — it brought me luck

ça m'a porté malheur — it was unlucky

2.

porter sur verbe transitif indirect

1) ( concerner)

porter sur — [débat, article] to be about; [mesure, interdiction] to apply to

2) ( reposer sur)

porter sur — [structure] to be resting on

3) ( heurter)

porter sur — to hit

3.

verbe intransitif

une voix qui porte — a voice that carries

le coup a porté — the blow hit home

un canon qui porte à 500 mètres — a cannon with a range of 500 metres [BrE]

4.

se porter verbe pronominal

1) ( se sentir)

se porter bien/mal — [personne] to be well/ill; [affaire] to be going well/badly

je ne m'en porte pas plus mal — I'm none the worse for it

je me porte à merveille — I'm absolutely fine

2) ( être mis)

cela se porte avec des chaussures plates — you wear it with flat shoes

cela ne se porte plus — it has gone out of fashion

3) ( se diriger)

se porter sur — [soupçon] to fall on

le choix se porta sur le vase — they/she etc chose the vase

tous les regards se sont portés vers le ciel/vers lui — everyone looked toward(s) the sky/in his direction

4) ( se propager)

se porter sur — to spread to

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pɔʀte
1. vt

1) [charge, sac, valise, colis] to carry

Il portait une valise. — He was carrying a suitcase.

2) (= apporter)

porter qch quelque part — to take sth somewhere

porter qch à qn — to take sth to sb

3) (sur soi) [vêtement, barbe, bague] to wear

Elle porte une jolie robe bleue. — She's wearing a lovely blue dress.

4) (= mettre)

porter la main à son chapeau — to raise one's hand to one's hat

porter qn au pouvoir — to bring sb to power

porter son effort sur — to direct one's efforts towards

porter un fait à la connaissance de qn — to bring a fact to sb's attention, to bring a fact to sb's notice

5) (= inciter)

porter qn à croire — to lead sb to believe

être porté à faire — to be inclined to do

6) [fruits, fleurs] [arbre] to bear

7) [enfant] [femme enceinte] to carry

8) [responsabilité] to bear, to carry

9) [inscription, titre] to bear

Elle portait le nom de Rosalie. — She went by the name of Rosalie.

10) (= inscrire)

porter qch sur [registre] — to write sth down in, to enter sth in

porter de l'argent au crédit d'un compte — to credit an account with money

se faire porter malade — to report sick

11) [jugement] to pass

porter jugement sur — to pass judgement on

porter jugement contre — to pass judgement against

12) (autres locutions)

porter un toast — to drink a toast

porter bonheur à qn — to bring sb luck

porter son âge — to look one's age

2. vi

1) [voix] to carry

2) [coup, argument] to hit home

3) (autres locutions)

porter sur [conférence] — to be about, (= peser) to rest on, [accent] to fall on, (= heurter) [choc] to strike

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porter verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( transporter) to carry [chose, personne]; porter qn sur son lit to get sb into bed; porter qn sur son dos to carry sb on one's back, to give sb a piggyback○; tu ne dois rien porter you mustn't carry anything heavy;

2 ( apporter) porter qch quelque part to take sth somewhere [lettre, paquet]; porter qch à qn to take sb sth, to bring sb sth US; porter des messages to run messages; porter la bonne nouvelle to spread the word; porter une affaire devant les tribunaux to bring a case to court;

3 ( soutenir) [mur, chaise] to carry, to bear [poids]; mes jambes ne me portent plus my legs are giving out; l'eau te portera the water will hold you up; être porté par le vent [sable, papier] to be blown along by the wind; porter qn à bout de bras fig to take on sb's problems; mes parents sont lourds à porter my parents are emotionally demanding; porter l'espoir de millions d'hommes to be the focus for the hopes of millions; être porté par un mouvement d'espoir to be carried along by a surge of optimism;

4 ( avoir sur soi) to wear [robe, bijou, verres de contact]; to have [cheveux longs, balafre]; to have, to wear [barbe, moustache]; porter les armes to bear arms; porter une arme to be armed;

5 ( avoir) to have [initiales, date, titre]; to bear [sceau]; ne pas porter de date not to have a date, to be undated; ne pas porter de titre not to have a title, to be untitled; portant le numéro 300 with the number 300; le document porte la mention ‘secret ’ the document is marked ‘secret’; ils ne portent pas le même nom they have different names; quel prénom porte-t-elle? what's her first name?; elle porte le nom de son mari she has taken her husband's name; le nom que je porte est celui de ma grand-mère I'm named after my grandmother; il porte bien son nom the name suits him; bien porter son âge to look good for one's age; porter des traces de sang to be blood-stained; l'arbre ne portait plus de feuilles the tree was bare of leaves; portant une expression de découragement sur son visage looking discouraged; porter en soi une grande volonté de réussir to be full of ambition; cela porter en soi quelques risques it's inherently risky;

6 ( produire) to bear [fleurs]; porter des fruits lit, fig to bear fruit; l'enfant qu'elle porte the child she is carrying; le roman qu'il porte en lui his great unwritten novel;

7 ( amener) porter qch à [situation, événement] to bring sth to; [personne, entreprise, administration] to put sth up to; cela porte la cotisation/le prix du billet d'avion/le nombre des victimes à… this brings the subscription/the price of the plane ticket/the death toll to…; porter un taux/une cotisation à to put a rate/a subscription up to; porter la température de l'eau à 80°C to heat the water to 80°C; porter qn au pouvoir to bring sb to power; porter qn à la tête d'une entreprise to take sb to the top of a company;

8 ( diriger) porter son regard vers to look at; porter qch à sa bouche to raise sth to one's lips; porter qch à son oreille to hold sth to one's ear; porter la main à son chapeau to lift one's hat; si tu portes la main sur elle if you lay a finger on her; porter de l'intérêt à qch to be interested in sth; l'estime/l'amour qu'elle te porte her respect/love for you; porter ses efforts sur qch to devote one's energies to sth; porter un jugement sur qch to pass judgment on sth; faire porter ses accusations sur to direct one's accusations at;

9 ( inscrire) porter qch sur un registre to enter sth on a register; porter une somme au crédit de qn to credit a sum to sb's account; être porté disparu to be reported missing; se faire porter malade or pâle○ to go○ ou report sick; porter témoignage to bear witness; porter plainte to lodge a complaint;

10 ( inciter) porter qn à être méfiant or à se méfier to make sb cautious; tout le porte à la méfiance everything inclines him to caution; tout nous porte à croire que everything leads us to believe that;

11 (donner, causer) porter partout la mort et la destruction to spread death and destruction; porter bonheur or chance to be lucky; porter malheur to be unlucky; ça m'a porté bonheur it brought me luck; ça m'a porté malheur it was unlucky; ⇒ nuit.

B porter sur vtr ind

1 ( concerner) porter sur [débat, article] to be about; [mesure, accord] to concern, to apply to; [interdiction] to apply to; l'impôt porte sur les objets de luxe the tax applies to luxury goods; l'accent porte sur la deuxième syllabe the accent is on the second syllable;

2 ( reposer sur) porter sur [structure] to be resting on;

3 ( heurter) porter sur to hit.

C vi une voix qui porte a voice that carries; des arguments qui portent convincing arguments; ta critique a porté your criticism hit home; le coup a porté the blow hit home; porter contre un mur to hit a wall; un canon qui porte à 500 mètres a cannon with a range of 500 metres^GB; les mortiers ne portent pas jusqu'ici we are out of mortar range.

D se porter vpr

1 ( se sentir) elle se porte bien/mal/mieux [personne] she is well/ill/better; [affaire] it's going well/badly/better; comment se porte votre femme? how is your wife?; je ne m'en porte pas plus mal I'm none the worse for it; je me porte à merveille I'm absolutely fine;

2 ( être mis) [vêtement, bijou, chapeau] cela se porte avec des chaussures plates you wear it with flat shoes; les jupes se portent juste au-dessus du genou cet hiver skirts are being worn just above the knee this year; cela ne se porte plus it has gone out of fashion;

3 (aller, se diriger) se porter à la rencontre de qn ( aller) to go to meet sb; ( venir) to come to meet sb; se porter sur [soupçon] to fall on; le choix se porta sur le vase bleu they/she etc chose the blue vase; tous les regards se sont portés vers le ciel/vers lui everyone looked toward(s) the sky/in his direction; se porter à des excès to overindulge;

4 ( se propager) se porter sur to spread to; ça s'est porté sur les poumons it spread to the lungs.

I

[pɔrte] verbe transitif

A.[TENIR, SUPPORTER]

1. [soutenir - colis, fardeau, meuble] to carry ; [ - bannière, pancarte, cercueil] to carry, to bear

deux piliers portent le toit two pillars take the weight of ou support the roof

la glace n'est pas assez épaisse pour nous porter the ice is too thin to bear our weight

porter quelqu'un sur son dos/dans ses bras to carry somebody on one's back/in one's arms

ses jambes ne la portaient plus her legs couldn't carry her anymore

se laisser porter par le courant to let oneself be carried (away) by the current

(en usage absolu)

l'eau de mer porte plus que l'eau douce sea water is more buoyant than fresh water

(figuré)

elle porte bien son âge she looks young for her age

porter la responsabilité de to bear (the) responsibility for

2. [soutenir moralement - suj: foi, religion] to give strength to, to support

c'est l'espoir de le retrouver qui la porte the hope of finding him again keeps her going

B.[METTRE, AMENER]

1. [amener] to take, to bring

porter quelque chose à quelqu'un to take something to somebody

porter des fleurs sur la tombe de quelqu'un to take flowers to somebody's grave

se faire porter un repas to have a meal brought (to one)

[mettre]

porter une œuvre à l'écran/à la scène to adapt a work for the screen/the stage

porter le débat sur la place publique to make the debate public

porter une affaire devant les tribunaux to take ou to bring a matter before the courts

porter quelqu'un/quelque chose à: porter quelqu'un au pouvoir to bring somebody to power

porter son art à la perfection to perfect one's art

cela porte le total à 506 euros that brings the total (up) to 506 euros

les frais d'inscription ont été portés à 25 euros the registration fees have been increased ou raised to 25 euros

porter quelque chose à ébullition CUISINE to bring something to the boil

porter quelque chose au rouge MÉTALLURGIE to heat something to red-heat

2. [diriger]

porter sa ou la main à sa tête to raise one's hand to one's head

il porta la main à sa poche he put his hand to his pocket

il porta la main à son revolver he reached for his gun

porter son regard vers ou sur to look towards ou in the direction of

porter ses pas vers to make one's way towards, to head for

3. [enregistrer - donnée] to write ou to put down (separable)

porter sa signature sur un registre to sign a register

porte ce point sur le graphique plot that point onto the graph

se faire porter absent/malade to go absent/sick

porter quelqu'un disparu to report somebody missing

porter 200 euros au crédit de quelqu'un to credit somebody's account with 200 euros, to credit 200 euros to somebody's account

porter 200 euros au débit de quelqu'un to debit 200 euros from somebody's account

4. [appliquer - effort, énergie] to direct, to bring, to bear

porter son attention sur to focus one's attention on, to turn one's attention to

porter son choix sur to choose

porter une accusation contre quelqu'un to bring a charge against somebody

il a fait porter tout son effort ou ses efforts sur la réussite du projet he did his utmost to make the project successful

porter ses vues sur quelqu'un

a. [pour accomplir une tâche] to have somebody in mind (for a job)

b. [pour l'épouser] to have one's eye on somebody

5. [inciter]

porter quelqu'un à quelque chose: mon intervention l'a portée à plus de clémence my intervention made her inclined ou prompted her to be more lenient

l'alcool peut porter les gens à des excès/à la violence alcohol can drive people to excesses/induce people to be violent

tout porte à croire que... everything leads one to believe that...

tous les indices portent à penser que c'est lui le coupable all the evidence suggests he is the guilty one

être porté à faire to be inclined to do

être porté sur: il est porté sur la boisson ou (familier) bouteille he likes a drink

être porté sur la chose (familier & euphémisme) to have a one-track mind

6. [éprouver]

porter de l'intérêt à quelqu'un/quelque chose to be interested in somebody/something

porter de l'admiration à quelqu'un to admire somebody

je lui porte beaucoup d'amitié I hold him very dear

l'amour qu'il lui portait the love he felt for her

la haine qu'il lui portait the hatred he felt towards her ou bore her

C.[AVOIR SUR SOI, EN SOI]

1. [bijou, chaussures, lunettes, vêtement] to wear, to have on (separable)

[badge, décoration] to wear

[barbe, couettes, moustache, perruque] to have

[cicatrice] to bear, to have, to carry

[pistolet, stylo] to carry

son cheval porte le numéro 5 his horse is number 5

elle porte toujours du noir she always dresses in ou wears black

porter les cheveux longs/courts/relevés to wear one's hair long/short/up

2. [laisser voir - trace] to show, to bear ; [ - date, inscription] to bear

l'étui portait ses initiales gravées the case was engraved with his initials

le couteau ne porte aucune empreinte there are no fingerprints on the knife

la signature que porte le tableau the signature (which) appears ou is on the painting

elle portait la résignation sur son visage resignation was written all over ou on her face

3. [nom, prénom, patronyme] to have

il porte le nom de Legrand he's called Legrand

elle porte le nom de son mari she has taken her husband's name

c'est un nom difficile à porter it's not an easy name to be called by

4. [en soi] to carry, to bear

l'espoir/la rancune que je portais en moi the hope/resentment I bore within me

5. MÉDECINE [virus] to carry

tous ceux qui portent le virus all carriers of the virus

6. [enfant, petit, portée] to carry

7. AGRICULTURE & HORTICULTURE [fruits] to bear

la tige porte trois feuilles there are three leaves on the stem

lorsque l'arbre porte ses fleurs when the tree's in bloom

porter ses fruits (figuré) to bear fruit

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[pɔrte] verbe intransitif

1. [son, voix] to carry

sa voix ne porte pas assez his voice doesn't carry well

aussi loin que porte la vue as far as the eye can see

[canon, fusil]

porter à to have a range of

le coup de feu a porté à plus de 2 km the shot carried more than 2 km

2. [faire mouche - critique, mot, plaisanterie] to hit ou to strike home ; [ - observation] to be heard ou heeded ; [ - coup] to hit home, to tell

3. [cogner]

c'est le crâne qui a porté the skull took the impact ou the full force

porter sur ou contre to hit

4. [dans l'habillement masculin]

porter à droite/gauche to dress on the right/left

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porter sur verbe plus préposition

1. [concerner - suj: discussion, discours, chapitre, recherches] to be about, to be concerned with ; [ - suj: critiques] to be aimed at ; [ - suj: loi, mesures] to concern ; [ - suj: dossier, reportage] to be about ou on

le détournement porte sur plusieurs millions d'euros the embezzlement concerns several million euros

2. [reposer sur - suj: charpente] to rest on

l'accent porte sur la deuxième syllabe LINGUISTIQUE the accent falls on the second syllable, the second syllable is stressed

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se porter verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

[bijou, chaussures, vêtement] to be worn

les manteaux se porteront longs cet hiver coats will be (worn) long this winter

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se porter verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [personne]

comment vous portez-vous? how do you feel?, how are you (feeling)?

à bientôt, portez-vous bien! see you soon, look after yourself!

il va bientôt s'en aller, je ne m'en porterai que mieux he's going to leave soon and I'll feel all the better for it

nos parents ne prenaient pas de congés et ne s'en portaient pas plus mal our parents never took time off and they were none the worse for it

2. [se proposer comme]

se porter acquéreur de quelque chose to offer to buy something

se porter candidat to put oneself up ou to stand (UK) ou to run (US) as a candidate

se porter caution to stand security

se porter volontaire pour faire to volunteer to do

3. [aller]

se porter au-devant de quelqu'un to go to meet somebody

se porter en tête d'une procession/course to take the lead in a procession/race

il s'est porté à l'avant du peloton he went to the head of the pack

tout son sang s'est porté à sa tête the blood rushed to his head

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se porter à verbe pronominal plus préposition

(soutenu) [se livrer à] to give oneself over to, to indulge in

comment a-t-il pu se porter à de telles extrémités? how could he go to such extremes?

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se porter sur verbe pronominal plus préposition

[choix, soupçon] to fall on

[conversation] to turn to

tous les regards se portèrent sur elle all eyes turned towards her

II

[pɔrte]

→ link=porté porté

III

[pɔrtɛr] nom masculin

[bière] porter

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > porter

15 ręka

- ki; -ce; dat sg -ce; loc sg -ce; gen pl rąk; instr pl -kami lub -koma; loc pl; - kach; f

hand; ( ramię) arm; ( dłoń) palm

na ręce lub do rąk... — care of...

od ręki — while you wait

pod ręką — (close lub near) at hand

to mi jest nie na rękę — it isn't convenient for me

własnymi rękoma — with one's own hands

z pierwszej ręki — (wiadomość, informacja) first-hand; (słyszeć, dowiedzieć się) at first hand

iść (pójść perf) komuś na rękę — to be accommodating with sb

z pustymi rękoma — empty-handed

siedzieć z założonymi rękoma — to sit on one's hands

ręce do góry! — hands up!

iść z kimś pod rękę — to walk arm in arm with sb

dawać (dać perf) komuś wolną rękę — to give sb a free hand

mieć związane ręce — (przen) to have one's hands tied

prosić kogoś o rękę — to propose to sb

wziąć coś w swoje ręce — to take sth into one's hands

precz z rękami! — hands off!

ręce przy sobie! — (keep your) hands off!

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ręka

f.

Loc. ręce l. ręku pl. ręce Gen. rąk Ins. - ami l. - oma

1. (= dłoń) hand; (= wewnętrzna część dłoni) palm; pot. (= kończyna górna) arm; bronić się przed czymś rękami i nogami resist sth with might and main; być w dobrych rękach be in good hands; dać komuś wolną rękę give sb a free hand; dostać kogoś/coś w swoje ręce get one's hands on sb/sth; dostać się w czyjeś ręce fall into the hands of sb; dostarczyć coś do rąk własnych deliver sth personally; gołymi rękami with one's bare hands; grać z ręki karty play from the hand; iść komuś na rękę be accommodating with sb; jak ręką odjął right away; jeść komuś z ręki eat out of sb's hand; lekką ręką (= bezmyślnie) recklessly; (= bez wysiłku, bez problemu) without batting an eyelid; machnąć na coś ręką let it go; mieć czyste ręce have clean hands; mieć dwie lewe ręce be all thumbs; mieć pełne ręce roboty have one's hands full; mieć związane ręce have one's hands tied; na cztery ręce muz. four-handed; na rękę (= po opodatkowaniu) net; na własną rękę on one's own; niech ręka boska broni! God forbid!; od ręki while you wait; patrzeć komuś na ręce breath down sb's neck; po lewej/prawej ręce on the left-/right-hand side; podnieść rękę na kogoś raise one's hand against sb; pod ręką (close l. near) at hand; prosić o czyjąś rękę propose to sb; przechodzić z rąk do rąk change hands; be passed from hand to hand; przyłożyć do czegoś rękę have a hand in sth; ręce do góry! hands up!; ręce przy sobie! (keep your) hands off!; ręce opadają it's disheartening; ręka boża the hand of God; ręka rękę myje you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours; siedzieć z założonymi rękami sit on one's hands; to jest mi (nie) na rękę this is (in)convenient for me; trzymać się za ręce hold hands; umywać (od czegoś) ręce wash one's hands (of sth); wszystko (jest) w twoich rękach everything's in your hands; wyjść z czegoś obronną ręką (z trudnej l. nieprzyjemnej sytuacji) get out of sth; (= mieć coś pod kontrolą) have the upper hand; wziąć coś w swoje ręce take sth into one's hands; zacierać ręce rub one's hands; (wiadomość) z pierwszej/drugiej ręki first-/second-hand (news); z pocałowaniem ręki gladly; z ręką na sercu hand on heart; żyć z pracy rąk live off the labor of the hands; brak rąk do pracy labor shortage; prawa ręka right hand; ręka sprawiedliwości arm of the law.

2. sport (= niedozwolone zagranie ręką) hand.

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > ręka

16 рука

ж.
1. ( кисть) hand; ( от кисти до плеча) arm

умелые руки — skilful hands

брать на руки (вн.) — take* in one's arms (d.)

держать на руках (вн.) — hold* in one's arms (d.)

носить на руках (вн.) — carry in one's arms (d.); (перен.) make* much (of), make* a fuss (over)

брать кого-л. под руку — take* smb.'s arm

идти под руку с кем-л. — walk arm-in-arm with smb., walk with smb. on one's arm

браться за руки — join hands, take* each other's hand, link arms

вести за руку (вн.) — lead* by the hand (d.)

из рук в руки — from hand to hand

махать рукой — wave one's hand

переписывать от руки (вн.) — copy by hand (d.)

подавать руку (дт.) — hold* out one's hand (to); offer one's hand (to) (тж. даме)

пожимать руку (дт.), здороваться за руку (с тв.) — shake* hands (with)

протягивать руку (дт.) — stretch out, или extend, one's hand (to)

рука об руку — hand in hand (тж. перен.)

руки вверх! — hands up!

трогать руками (вн.) — touch (d.)

руками не трогать! — please do not touch!

2. ( почерк) hand, handwriting

это не его рука — it is not his writing

♢ взять в свои руки (что-л.) — take* smth. in hand, take* smth. into one's own hands

брать себя в руки — pull oneself together, control oneself

попасться в руки кому-л. — fall* into smb.'s hands

прибрать к рукам кого-л. — take* smb. in hand

прибрать к рукам что-л. — appropriate smth., lay* one's hands on smth.

быть без чего-л., без кого-л. как без рук — feel* helpless without smth., smb., be lost without smth., smb.

держать в своих руках (вн.) — have in one's hands (d.), have under one's thumb (d.)

быть в чьих-л. руках — be in smb.'s hands

быть в хороших руках — be in good hands

быть правой рукой кого-л. — be smb.'s right hand

быть связанным по рукам и ногам — be bound hand foot

в собственные руки (надпись на конверте и т. п.) — personal

у него всё из рук валится — ( от неловкости) he is very awkward / clumsy; his fingers are all thumbs идиом.; (от бессилия, нежелания что-л. сделать) he has not the heart to do anything

выдавать на руки (вн.) — hand out (d.)

давать волю рукам разг. — be ready / free with one's hand / fists

давать руку на отсечение — stake one's life (on)

из первых, вторых рук — at first, second hand

знать что-л. из верных рук — know* smth. from good* authority

играть в четыре руки (с тв.) — play duets on the piano (with)

из рук вон плохо разг. — thoroughly bad

иметь на руках (вн.; на попечении) — have on one's hands (d.)

иметь золотые руки — be a handyman*, be master of one's craft, have a clever pair of hands

как рукой сняло разг. — it vanished as if by magic

ему и книги в руки разг. — he knows best; he knows the ropes

ломать руки — wring* one's hands

мастер на все руки — Jack of all trades:

он мастер на все руки — he can turn his hand to anything; he is a Jack of all trades идиом.

махнуть рукой (на вн.) — give* up as lost / hopeless (d.); give* up as a bad job (d.), say* goodbye (to) разг.

набить руку на чём-л. — become* a skilled hand at smth.

наложить на себя руки уст. — lay* hands on oneself, take* one's own life*

это ему на руку — that is playing into his hands; that serves his purpose

он на руку нечист — he is light-fingered

на скорую руку — off-hand; in rough-and-ready fashion

у него рука не дрогнет сделать это — he will not hesitate / scruple to do it

не поднимается рука (+ инф.) — one can't bring oneself (+ to inf.)

у него руки опускаются — he is losing heart

передавать дело и т. п. в чьи-л. руки — put* the matter, etc., into smb.'s hands

переходить в другие руки — change hands

подать руку помощи (дт.) — lend* / give* a helping hand (i.)

поднять руку (на вн.) — raise one's hand (against)

по правую, левую руку — at the right, left hand

по рукам! разг. — a bargain!, 'tis a bargain! / deal!, done!

ударить по рукам ( прийти к соглашению) — strike* hands, strike* a bargain

под рукой — (near) at hand, within easy reach of one's hand

под руками — ready to hand

под пьяную руку — under the influence of drink

приложить руку (к) — ( принять участие) bear* / take* a hand (in); put* one's hand (to); ( подписаться) sign (d.), add one's signature (to)

положа руку на сердце — with one's hand upon one's heart

потирать руки (от) — rub one's hands (with)

предлагать руку кому-л. — offer smb. one's hand; propose (marriage) to smb.

просить, домогаться чьей-л. руки — seek* smb.'s hand in marriage

разводить руками — make* a helpless gesture, lift one's hands (in dismay)

развязать руки кому-л. — untie smb.'s hands, give* smb. full scope

рука руку моет погов. — you roll my log and I'll roll yours; it's a matter of give-and-take

руки прочь! — hands off!

(отсюда) рукой подать — it is but a step from here, или a stone's throw from here

сидеть сложа руки разг. — be idle, sit* by

сон в руку — the dream has come true

с рук долой — off one's hands

сбыть с рук (вн.) — get* off one's hands (d.)

сойти с рук:

это ему не сойдёт с рук — he won't get away with it

умыть руки — wash one's hands of it

у него лёгкая рука разг. — he brings luck

у него руки чешутся (+ инф.) — his fingers are itching (+ to inf.)

что под руку попадётся — anything one can lay hands on / upon

шить на руках — sew* by hand

Русско-английский словарь Смирнитского > рука

17 qo’l

arm & hand; finger; writing, hand. qo’l soati wristwatch. qo’ldan chiqar to get off one’s hands; to put an end to, to free o.s. of. qo’l yozma handwritten; manuscript. o’rta qo’l topar a game of finding the middle finger hid behind other fingers. qo’l ostida under the directorship of. qo’li uzun powerful, influential. qo’li kalta/qo’lidan keladi He can manage it. so’l qo’l left hand side. o’ng qo’l right hand side; right arm (of). harom qo’l unclean, dirty (person). qo’l uchida or qo’l uchi bilan grudgingly, disinterestedly; unenthusiastically, coolly. qo’li ochiq or ochiq qo’l generous, open handed. qo’li Egri crooked. qo’l ber to devote o.s. to. qo’li bormaydi to not feel like doing. qo’l kel to be convenient, opportune, handy. qo’lga kir to (come to) belong to, to come under one’s ownership or jurisdiction. qo’l ko’tar to raise one’s hand; to raise one’s arms (in surrender); to rise up in arms. qo’yniga qo’l solib ko’r to feel out. qo’l tegiz /qo’l ushlashib/qo’lni yuvib qo?ltiqqa tiq /qo’l yuv to wash one’s hands of. qo’lga ol to win over by bribery; to capture; to subdue, to take control of. qo’lga tush to be caught. qo’lni bigiz qil to point one’s finger at. qo’lini sovuq suvga urmaydi too dainty or lazy to do work. qo’lni qo’lga ber to join arms. qo’li chiqdi His arm became dislocated. qo’l go’shti meat from the front leg of an animal. o’rta qo’lday good, fine. qo’lli bo’l to be passed from one person to another, to be used by many people. qo’lini ishkom qil to clasp one’s hands over one’s head

Uzbek-English dictionary > qo’l

18 ръка

1. hand

(от китката до лакьта) fore-arm

(от китката до рамото) arm

ръка за ръка hand-in-hand (с with)

с ръка with o.'s hands, with the hand

с шапка/револвер и пр. в ръка hat/revolver in hand

с ръце в джобовете with o.'s hands in o.'s pockets, hands in pockets

с ръце отзад with o.'s hands behind o.'s back

с голи ръце with bare hands

с празни ръце empty-handed

на ръка (саморъчно) by hand

нося/тъка/пиша на ръка carry/weave/write by hand

шито на ръка hand-sewn

нося (дреха) на ръка carry on o.'s arm

вдигам ръка hold up/raise o.'s hand

вземам/хващам за ръка take by the hand

водя за ръка lead by the hand

подавам ръка hold. out o.'s hand (на to), ( помагам) lend/give; a helping hand (на to)

слагам си ръката на ухото cup o.'s ear

хващам с ръка catch with the hand

хващам някого под ръка take s.o.'s arm. slip/draw o.'s arm through s.o.'s

хванати под ръка arm in arm

вземам/нося на ръце take/carry in o.'s arms

държа здраво в ръцете си hold tight in o.'s grasp

държим се за ръце hold hands

пипам с ръце handle

плясвам през ръцете rap over the knuckles

горе ръцете! hands up!

2. (обществено положение) standing, rank

средна ръка хора ordinary/middle-class people

хора от всякаква ръка people of all ranks

човек от първа ръка a man of high standing

3. мн. ч. (власт) hands

в ръцете на in the hands of, at the mercy of

е в ръцете на (зависи от) rests with, ( за право) resides in

в добри/сигурни ръце in safe hands

държа в ръцете си hold in the hollow of o.'s hand

оставям се в ръцете на put o.s. in s.o.'s hands

поемам работите в ръцете си take matters in hand

4. (беритба) priming

5. (карти) hand

(взятка) trick

(възможност за игра) entry

решаващата ръка the odd trick

на ръка (на разположение) at hand, ( на склад) on hand

имам пари на ръка have money at hand

на бърза ръка hastily, hurriedly

offhand. slapdash, ( много бързо) in no time

това е едно на ръка this is one thing certain; of course

плащам на ръка pay down/cash, pay (down) on the nail

под ръка (на разположение) near at hand, ready to hand, within easy, reach handy; easily available

от ръка на ръка from hand to hand

минавам от ръка на ръка pass from hand to hand, ( за имот) change hands

от първа/втора ръка at first/second hand; first-/second-hand (attr.)

знам от първа ръка have first-hand information, know first-hand

вдигам ръка върху lift a hand against

вдигам ръце (признавам се за побе-ден) hold up o.'s hands, throw up the sponge, throw in o.'s hand, ( отказвам се) give up

вдигам ръце от give up (as a bad job)

искам ръката на ask for s.o.'s hand, seek s.o. in marriage

подлагам ръка beg

слагам/турям ръка на lay (o.'s) hands on

махвам (с) ръка на lose all interest in

не мърся/цапам ръцете си keep o.'s hands clean

подписвам с две ръце be dead sure

развързвам ръцете на някого give s.o. a free hand

развързани ми са ръцете have a free hand

ръцете ме сърбят да my fingers itch to

измивам си ръцете wash o.'s hands (of)

имам дълги ръце be thievish

имам златни ръце have deft fingers, be good with o.'s hands

имам лека ръка be nimble-fingered, be lucky

отпускам ръце give in

оставил си ръцете he's bungled it, he's made a mess of it

плюя си на ръцете set to (with a will), roll up o.'s sleeves

потривам ръце rub o.'s hands, gloat (over)

скръствам ръце fold o.'s arms

стоя със скръстени ръце do nothing (about s.th.)

давам с едната ръка, вземам с другата give with one hand, take back with the other

спирам такси с ръка hail a taxi

дясна ръка

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ръка̀,

ж., -цѐ 1. hand; (от китката до лакътя) forearm; (от китката до рамото) arm; вземам/нося на \ръкаце take/carry in o.’s arms; вземам/хващам за \ръкака take by the hand; горе \ръкацете! hands up! държа здраво в \ръкацете си hold tight in o.’s grasp; държим се за \ръкаце hold hands; карам велосипед без \ръкаце ride a bicycle no hands; на \ръкака ( саморъчно) by hand; написано на \ръкака written in longhand; пипам с \ръкаце handle; плясвам през \ръкацете rap over the knuckles; подавам \ръкака hold out o.’s hand (на to), ( помагам) lend/give a (helping) hand (на to); \ръкака за \ръкака hand-in-hand (c with); с празни \ръкаце empty-handed; с шапка/револвер и пр. в \ръкака hat/revolver in hand; слагам си \ръкаката на ухото cup o.’s ear; хванати под \ръкака arm in arm; хващам някого под \ръкака take s.o.’s arm, slip/draw o.’s arm through s.o.’s; шито на \ръкака hand-sewn;

2. ( обществено положение) standing, rank; средна \ръкака хора ordinary/middle-class people; хора от всякаква \ръкака people of all ranks; човек от първа \ръкака a man of high standing;

3. само мн. ( власт) hands; в \ръкацете на in the hands of, at the mercy of; (за право) resides in; държа някого в \ръкацете си разг. have (s.o.) over a barrel; have (s.o.) by the short hairs; hold (s.o.) in the hollow; have s.o. eating out of o.’s hand; оставям се в \ръкацете на put o.s. in s.o.’s hands; поемам работите в \ръкацете си take matters in hand;

4. ( беритба) priming;

5. ( карти) hand; ( възможност за игра) entry; решаващата \ръкака the odd trick; • в добри \ръкаце in safe hands; вдигам \ръкаце ( признавам се за победен) hold up o.’s hands, throw up the sponge, throw in o.’s hand, ( отказвам се) give up; вдигам \ръкаце от give up (as a bad job); давам с едната \ръкака, вземам с другата give with one hand, take back with the other; дай \ръкака ( при пазарлък) done! it’s a bargain! дясна \ръкака на някого s.o.’s right-hand man; за четири \ръкаце муз. four-handed; имам дълги \ръкаце be thievish; имам златни \ръкаце have deft fingers, be good with o.’s hands; имам лека \ръкака

1. be nimble-fingered;

2. be lucky; искам \ръкаката на ask for s.o.’s hand, seek s.o. in marriage; махвам (с) \ръкака на lose all interest in; на бърза \ръкака hastily, hurriedly; offhand, slapdash, ( много бързо) in no time; на/под \ръкака (на разположение) at hand, (на склад) on hand; не мърся/цапам \ръкацете си keep o.’s hands clean; не са ми останали \ръкаце от работа I have worked/worn my fingers to the bone; нося на \ръкаце make much of; оставил си \ръкацете he’s bungled it, he’s made a mess of it; от първа/втора \ръкака at first/second hand; first-/second-hand (attr.); плащам на \ръкака pay down/cash, pay (down) on the nail; плюя си на \ръкацете roll up o.’s sleeves; под \ръкака (на разположение) near at hand, ready to hand, close at hand; within easy reach; close by/to; handy; easily available; at o.’s finger-tips; (за имот) change hands; подлагам \ръкака beg; подписвам с две \ръкаце be dead sure; потривам \ръкаце rub o.’s hands, gloat (over); работна \ръкака labour; hands; развързвам \ръкацете на някого give s.o. a free hand; \ръкацете ме сърбят да my fingers itch to; свирим на четири \ръкаце play duettes; скръствам \ръкаце fold o.’s arms; слагам \ръкака на lay (o.’s) hands on; спирам такси с \ръкака hail a taxi; това е едно на \ръкака this is one thing certain; of course; ще ми откъсне \ръкацете it weighs a ton.

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hand: We walk ръка in ръка. - Вървим ръка за ръка., with bare ръкаs - с голи ръце, Is your pullover knitted by ръка? - Пуловерът ти на ръка ли е плетен?, pass from ръка to ръка - предавам от ръка на ръка, I have some books in ръка. - Имам няколко книги под ръка., Your future is in your ръкаs. - Бъдещето ти е в твои ръце., shake ръкаs - стисваме си ръцете, information from first ръка - информация от първа ръка, a good ръка - добра ръка (при игра на карти), I hold up my ръкаs - вдигам ръце; arm (от рамото до китката): She carries the child in her ръкаs. - Тя носи детето си на ръце., They walked ръка in ръка. - Те вървяха хванати под ръка.; forearm (от китката до лакътя); mauley (жарг.)

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1. (беритба) priming 2. (взятка) trick 3. (възможност за игра) entry 4. (карти) hand 5. (обществено положение) standing, rank 6. (от китката до лакьта) fore-arm 7. (от китката до рамото) arm 8... е в ръцете на (зависи от)... rests with. (за право) resides in 9. 6) be nimble-fingered 10. 7) be lucky 11. hand 12. offhand. slapdash, (много бързо) in no time 13. РЪКА за РЪКА hand-in-hand (с with) 14. в добри/ сигурни ръце in safe hands 15. в ръцете на in the hands of, at the mercy of 16. вдигам РЪКА hold up/raise o.'s hand 17. вдигам РЪКА върху lift a hand against 18. вдигам ръце (признавам се за побе-ден) hold up o.'s hands, throw up the sponge, throw in o.'s hand, (отказвам се) give up 19. вдигам ръце от give up (as a bad job) 20. вземам/нося на ръце take/carry in o.'s arms 21. вземам/хващам за РЪКА take by the hand 22. водя за РЪКА lead by the hand 23. горе ръцете! hands up! 24. давам с едната РЪКА, вземам с другата give with one hand, take back with the other 25. държа в ръцете си hold in the hollow of o.'s hand 26. държа здраво в ръцете си hold tight in o.'s grasp 27. държим се за ръце hold hands 28. дясна РЪКА 29. знам от първа РЪКА have first-hand information, know first-hand 30. измивам си ръцете wash o.'s hands (of) 31. имам дълги ръце be thievish 32. имам златни ръце have deft fingers, be good with o.'s hands 33. имам лека РЪКА 34. имам пари на РЪКА have money at hand 35. искам РЪКАта на ask for s.o.'s hand, seek s.o. in marriage 36. махвам (с) РЪКА на lose all interest in 37. минавам от РЪКА на РЪКА pass from hand to hand, (за имот) change hands 38. мн. ч. (власт) hands 39. на РЪКА (на разположение) at hand, (на склад) on hand 40. на РЪКА (саморъчно) by hand 41. на бърза РЪКА hastily, hurriedly 42. не мърся/цапам ръцете си keep o.'s hands clean 43. нося (дреха) на РЪКА carry on o.'s arm 44. нося/тъка/пиша на РЪКА carry/weave/write by hand 45. оставил си ръцете he's bungled it, he's made a mess of it 46. оставям се в ръцете на put o.s. in s.o.'s hands 47. от РЪКА наРЪКА from hand to hand 48. от първа/втора РЪКА at first/second hand;first-/second-hand (attr,) 49. отпускам ръце give in 50. пипам с ръце handle 51. плащам на РЪКА pay down/cash, pay (down) on the nail 52. плюя си на ръцете set to (with a will), roll up o.'s sleeves 53. плясвам през ръцете rap over the knuckles 54. под РЪКА (на разположение) near at hand, ready to hand, within easy, reach handy;easily available 55. подавам РЪКА hold. out o.'s hand (на to), (помагам) lend/give: a helping hand (на to) 56. подлагам РЪКА beg 57. подписвам с две ръце be dead sure 58. поемам работите в ръцете си take matters in hand 59. потривам ръце rub o.'s hands, gloat (over) 60. развързани ми са ръцете have a free hand 61. развързвам ръцете на някого give s.o. a free hand 62. решаващата РЪКА the odd trick 63. ръцете ме сърбят да my fingers itch to 64. с РЪКА with o.'s hands, with the hand 65. с голи ръце with bare hands 66. с празни ръце empty-handed 67. с ръце в джобовете with o.'s hands in o.'s pockets, hands in pockets 68. с ръце отзад with o.'s hands behind o.'s back 69. с шапка/револвер и пр. в РЪКА hat/revolver in hand 70. скръствам ръце fold o.'s arms 71. слагам си РЪКАта на ухото cup o.'s ear 72. слагам/турямРЪКА на lay (o.'s) hands on 73. спирам такси с РЪКА hail a taxi 74. средна РЪКА хора ordinary/middle-class people 75. стоя със скръстени ръце do nothing (about s.th.) 76. това е едно на РЪКА this is one thing certain;of course 77. хванати под РЪКА arm in arm 78. хващам някого под РЪКА take s.o.'s arm. slip/draw o.'s arm through s.o.'s 79. хващам с РЪКА catch with the hand 80. хора от всякаква РЪКА people of all ranks 81. човек от първа РЪКА a man of high standing 82. шито на РЪКА hand-sewn

Български-английски речник > ръка

19 allein

I Adj. präd. und Adv.

1. (ohne andere Personen) alone, on one’s own, (all) by oneself; ganz allein all alone; er war allein da (war der Einzige) he was the only one there; kann ich dich allein lassen? will you be all right (Am. umg. alright) on your own?; kann ich mal mit dir allein sprechen? could I have a word with you in private?; allein leben live alone, live on one’s own; allein reisende Kinder unaccompanied minors; das kann ich nicht allein entscheiden I can’t make that decision on my own; allein stehend (ledig) single, unmarried, unattached; allein stehend sein (keine Verwandten haben) live alone; allein stehender Witwer widower without dependants; allein stehendes Haus detached house

2. (ohne Hilfe) alone, by oneself; allein erziehend single ( oder lone) parent etc.; ich kann das schon allein I can manage on my own; das hat sie alles allein geschafft she did everything (by) herself; das Kind kann schon ( ganz) allein gehen the child can walk (completely) independently ( oder on his / her own)

3. (einsam) lonely; sich sehr allein fühlen feel very lonely

4. (nur) only; nicht allein..., sondern auch... not only..., but also...; mit der linken Hand allein just with one’s left hand, with one’s left hand only; er allein kann das entscheiden he’s the only one who can decide that; das gehört mir ganz allein it’s (mine) all mine; Mut allein genügt nicht courage alone is not enough; die allein selig machende Kirche the only true redeeming church; etw. für allein selig machend halten iro. think s.th. is the be all and end all

5. (bereits) just, mere(ly), already; allein schon ihre Stimme regt mich auf just the sound of her voice is enough to get me going; ( schon) allein der Gedanke the mere thought (of it); allein letzte Woche hatten wir schon so viel Umsatz wie sonst in einem ganzen Monat last week alone the turnover was as high as a normal month’s

6. von allein by itself, (aus freien Stücken) of one’s own accord; die Tür ist ganz von allein aufgegangen the door opened of its own accord ( oder by itself)

II Konj. (jedoch) but, however

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lonely (Adj.); alone (Adv.); solely (Adv.); in private (Adv.); single-handed (Adj.); on one's own (Adv.); by oneself (Adv.); reclusively (Adv.); unescorted (Adj.); solitary (Adj.)

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al|lein [a'lain]
1. adj pred (esp inf)
alone; Gegenstand, Wort auch by itself, on its own; (= ohne Gesellschaft, Begleitung, Hilfe auch) by oneself, on one's own; (= einsam) lonely, lonesome
für sich alléín — by oneself, on one's own, alone

sie waren endlich alléín — they were alone (together) at last, they were on their own at last

von alléín — by oneself/itself

ich tue es schon von alléíne — I'll do that in any case

das weiß ich von alléín(e) — you don't have to tell me (that)

jdm ganz alléín gehören — to belong to sb alone, to belong completely to sb

alléín angewiesen sein — to be left to cope on one's own, to be left to one's own devices

2. adv
(= nur) alone
das ist alléín seine Verantwortung — that is his responsibility alone, that is exclusively or solely his responsibility

nicht alléín,... sondern auch — not only... but also

alléín schon der Gedanke, (schon) der Gedanke alléín... — the very or mere thought..., the thought alone...

das Porto alléín kostet... — the postage alone costs..., just the postage is...

die alléín selig machende Kirche — the one or only true church

der alléín selig machende Glauben — the one or only true faith

er betrachtet seine Lehre als die alléín selig machende — he considers his doctrine to be the only true one

See:

→ Alleinstehende(r)

3. conj
old = jedoch) however, but
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1) (with no-one else; by oneself: He lived alone; She is alone in believing that he is innocent.) alone

2) (alone: He was standing by himself at the bus-stop.) by oneself

3) (without help etc: She did it all by herself.) herself

4) (not part of a group, activity etc: I felt a bit out of it at the party.) out of it

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al·lein

[aˈlain]

al·lei·ne

[aˈlainə]

(fam)

I. adj pred

1. (ohne andere) alone

jdn \allein lassen to leave sb alone

wir sind jetzt endlich \allein we're on our own at last

sind Sie \allein oder in Begleitung? are you by yourself or with someone?

2. (einsam) lonely

3. (ohne Hilfe) on one's own

auf sich akk \allein angewiesen [o gestellt] sein to be on one's own, to be left to one's own resources

für sich \allein by oneself, on one's own

er arbeitet lieber für sich \allein he prefers to work alone

4.

▶ für sich \allein [genommen] in itself

dieser Vorfall ist, für sich \allein genommen, schon schwerwiegend genug this incident is in itself serious enough

II. adv

1. (bereits) just

\allein das Ausmaß der Schäden war schon schlimm genug the extent of the damage alone was bad enough

\allein der Gedanke daran the mere [or very] thought of it

2. (ausschließlich) exclusively

das ist ganz \allein dein Bier! that's up to you!

das ist \allein deine Entscheidung it's your decision [and yours alone]

die \allein selig machende [o seligmachende] Kirche/Lehre the only true church/teaching

\allein berechtigt JUR exclusively entitled

\allein berechtigt sein, etw zu tun JUR to have the exclusive right to do sth

3. (ohne Hilfe) single-handedly, on one's own, by oneself

unser Jüngster kann sich schon \allein anziehen our youngest can already dress himself [or get dressed by himself]

ein Kind \allein erziehen to bring up [or raise] a child on one's own

eine \allein erziehende Mutter/ein \allein erziehender Vater a single mother/a single father

\allein erziehend sein to be a single parent

von \allein by itself/oneself

ich wäre auch von \allein darauf gekommen I would have thought of it myself

4. (unbegleitet) unaccompanied; (isoliert) alone

das Haus liegt ganz für sich \allein the house is completely isolated

5.

▶ nicht \allein..., sondern auch... not only [or just]..., but also...

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1.
Adjektiv; nicht attr

1) (ohne andere, für sich) alone; on one's/its own; by oneself/itself

sie waren allein im Zimmer — they were alone in the room

ganz allein — all on one's/its own

jemanden allein lassen — leave somebody alone or on his/her own

2) (einsam) alone
2.
adverbial (ohne Hilfe) by oneself/itself; on one's/its own

sie kann allein schwimmen — she can swim by herself or on her own

etwas allein tun — do something oneself

eine allein erziehende Mutter — a single mother

eine allein stehende Frau — a woman living on her own or alone; (ledige Frau) a single woman

ich bin allein stehend — I live on my own or alone; (bin ledig) I am single

von allein — (ugs.) by oneself/itself
3.
Adverb

1) (geh.): (ausschließlich) alone

er allein trägt die Verantwortung — he alone bears responsibility

sie denkt allein an sich — she thinks solely or only of herself

nicht allein..., sondern auch... — not only..., but also...

2) (von allem anderen abgesehen)

[schon] allein der Gedanke/[schon] der Gedanke allein — the mere or very thought [of it]

allein die Nebenkosten — the additional costs alone

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allein

A. adj präd und adv

1. (ohne andere Personen) alone, on one’s own, (all) by oneself;

ganz allein all alone;

er war allein da (war der Einzige) he was the only one there;

kann ich dich allein lassen? will you be all right (US umg alright) on your own?;

kann ich mal mit dir allein sprechen? could I have a word with you in private?;

allein leben live alone, live on one’s own;

allein reisende Kinder unaccompanied minors;

das kann ich nicht allein entscheiden I can’t make that decision on my own;

allein stehend → alleinstehend;

allein Stehende → Alleinstehende;

2. (ohne Hilfe) alone, by oneself;

allein erziehend → alleinerziehend;

allein Erziehende → Alleinerziehende;

ich kann das schon allein I can manage on my own;

das hat sie alles allein geschafft she did everything (by) herself;

das Kind kann schon (ganz) allein gehen the child can walk (completely) independently ( oder on his/her own)

3. (einsam) lonely;

sich sehr allein fühlen feel very lonely

4. (nur) only;

nicht allein …, sondern auch … not only …, but also …;

mit der linken Hand allein just with one’s left hand, with one’s left hand only;

er allein kann das entscheiden he’s the only one who can decide that;

das gehört mir ganz allein it’s (mine) all mine;

Mut allein genügt nicht courage alone is not enough;

die allein selig machende Kirche the only true redeeming church;

etwas für allein selig machend halten iron think sth is the be all and end all

5. (bereits) just, mere(ly), already;

allein schon ihre Stimme regt mich auf just the sound of her voice is enough to get me going;

(schon) allein der Gedanke the mere thought (of it);

allein letzte Woche hatten wir schon so viel Umsatz wie sonst in einem ganzen Monat last week alone the turnover was as high as a normal month’s

6.

von allein by itself, (aus freien Stücken) of one’s own accord;

die Tür ist ganz von allein aufgegangen the door opened of its own accord ( oder by itself)

B. konj (jedoch) but, however

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1.
Adjektiv; nicht attr

1) (ohne andere, für sich) alone; on one's/its own; by oneself/itself

sie waren allein im Zimmer — they were alone in the room

ganz allein — all on one's/its own

jemanden allein lassen — leave somebody alone or on his/her own

2) (einsam) alone
2.
adverbial (ohne Hilfe) by oneself/itself; on one's/its own

sie kann allein schwimmen — she can swim by herself or on her own

etwas allein tun — do something oneself

eine allein erziehende Mutter — a single mother

eine allein stehende Frau — a woman living on her own or alone; (ledige Frau) a single woman

ich bin allein stehend — I live on my own or alone; (bin ledig) I am single

von allein — (ugs.) by oneself/itself
3.
Adverb

1) (geh.): (ausschließlich) alone

er allein trägt die Verantwortung — he alone bears responsibility

sie denkt allein an sich — she thinks solely or only of herself

nicht allein..., sondern auch... — not only..., but also...

2) (von allem anderen abgesehen)

[schon] allein der Gedanke/[schon] der Gedanke allein — the mere or very thought [of it]

allein die Nebenkosten — the additional costs alone

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adj.

alone adj. adv.

reclusively adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > allein

20 bras

bras [bʀα]

1. masculine noun

   a. ( = membre) arm

• être au bras de qn to be on sb's arm

• se donner le bras to link arms

• bras dessus, bras dessous arm in arm

• les bras croisés with one's arms folded

• rester les bras croisés (figurative) to sit idly by

• tendre or allonger le bras vers qch to reach out for sth

• tomber dans les bras de qn to fall into sb's arms

• le bras armé du parti the military arm of the party

   b. [de fauteuil] arm ; [d'électrophone] arm ; [de croix] limb ; [de fleuve] branch

   c. (locutions) en bras de chemise in shirt sleeves

• saisir qn à bras-le-corps to grab sb round the waist

• avoir le bras long to have a long arm

• à bras ouverts with open arms

• lever les bras au ciel to throw up one's arms

• les bras m'en tombent I'm stunned

• avoir or se retrouver avec qch/qn sur les bras (inf) to be landed (inf) with sth/sb

• faire un bras d'honneur à qn ≈ to put two fingers up at sb (inf) (Brit), ≈ to give sb the finger (inf) (US)

• manquer de bras to be short-handed to be short of manpower or labour

2. compounds

► bras droit (figurative) right-hand man

► bras de fer ( = jeu) arm-wrestling uncount ; (figurative) trial of strength

► bras de mer sound

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bʀa
nom masculin invariable

1) Anatomie arm

prendre quelqu'un dans ses bras — to take somebody in one's arms

avoir les bras en croix — to have one's arms outstretched

par le bras — [tenir, prendre] by the arm

au bras de quelqu'un — on somebody's arm

bras dessus bras dessous — lit, fig arm in arm

porter quelque chose à bout de bras — lit to carry something with one's arms straight out; fig to keep something afloat

baisser les bras — fig to give up

en bras de chemise — in one's shirtsleeves

rester les bras croisés — to stand idly

croiser les bras — lit to fold one's arms; fig to twiddle one's thumbs

2) ( main-d'œuvre) manpower, labour [BrE]

3) Géographie ( de fleuve) branch

4) Technologie (de fauteuil, d'électrophone, ancre) arm; ( de brancard) pole

5) ( de mollusque) tentacle

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Phrasal Verbs:

- bras droit

- bras de fer

- bras de mer

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les bras m'en tombent — I'm absolutely speechless

avoir le bras long — to have a lot of influence

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bʀɒ
1. nm

1) (= membre) arm

2) [fleuve] branch

3) (autres locutions)

bras dessus bras dessous — arm in arm

accueillir qn à bras ouverts — to welcome sb with open arms

rester les bras croisés — to sit idly by

dans les bras de Morphée — in the arms of Morpheus

à bras raccourcis — with fists flying

à tour de bras — with all one's might

baisser les bras — to give up

en bras de chemise — in shirt sleeves

2. bras nmpl

(= travailleurs) manpower sg hands

manquer de bras — to be short-handed, to be short of manpower

On manque de bras. — There's a shortage of manpower.

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bras ⇒ Le corps humain nm inv

1 Anat arm; lever/tendre le bras to raise/stretch one's arm; avoir les bras musclés/maigres to have muscular/thin arms; prendre qn dans ses bras to take sb in one's arms; se jeter/tomber dans les bras de qn to throw oneself/fall into sb's arms; se blottir dans les bras de qn to snuggle up in sb's arms; avoir les bras en croix to have one's arms outstretched; par le bras [tenir, prendre] by the arm; sous le bras under one's arm; au bras de qn on sb's arm; bras dessus bras dessous lit, fig arm in arm; donner le bras à qn to give sb one's arm; accueillir qn à bras ouverts to welcome sb with open arms; elle avait des paquets plein les bras her arms were full of parcels GB ou packages US; se retrouver avec or avoir qch/qn sur les bras fig to be lumbered with sth/sb; porter qch à bout de bras lit to carry sth with one's arms straight out; fig to keep sth afloat; baisser les bras lit to lower one's arms; fig to give up; en bras de chemise in one's shirtsleeves; les bras croisés with one's arms folded; rester les bras croisés to stand idly; croiser les bras lit to fold one's arms; fig to twiddle one's thumbs; viens dans mes bras! come and have a big hug!; ⇒ tour A 1;

2 ( main-d'œuvre) manpower, labour^GB; manquer de bras to be short of manpower; ⇒ gros;

3 Géog ( de fleuve) branch; un bras du Rhin a branch of the Rhine;

4 Tech (de fauteuil, d'électrophone, ancre) arm; ( de brancard) pole;

5 Zool ( de cheval) shoulder; ( de mollusque) tentacle.

Composés

bras cassé○ ( en parlant d'une personne) waste of space; bras droit fig right hand man; il est devenu le bras droit du ministre he has become the minister's right hand man; bras de fer ( épreuve physique) arm wrestling; ( lutte d'influence) trial of strength; faire un bras de fer or une partie de bras de fer avec qn to arm wrestle with sb; bras de levier Phys leverage; bras de mer sound; bras oscillant swing arm; le bras séculier the secular arm.

Idiomes

les bras m'en tombent I'm absolutely speechless; avoir le bras long to have a lot of influence; faire un bras d'honneur à qn ≈ to give sb the V sign GB ou the finger.

[bra] nom masculin

1. [membre] arm

ANATOMIE upper arm

son panier/épouse au bras his basket/wife on his arm

porter un enfant dans les ou ses bras to carry a child (in one's arms)

tomber dans les bras de quelqu'un to fall into somebody's arms

sous le bras under one arm

prendre le bras de quelqu'un to grab somebody's arm

donner ou offrir son bras à quelqu'un to offer somebody one's arm

serrer quelqu'un dans ses bras to hold somebody in one's arms, to hug somebody

tendre ou allonger le bras to stretch one's arm out

les bras en croix (with) arms outstretched ou outspread

bras droit right hand man ( feminine woman)

faire un bras de fer avec quelqu'un

a. (sens propre) to arm-wrestle with somebody

b. (figuré) to have a tussle with somebody

faire un bras d'honneur à quelqu'un ≃ to give somebody a V-sign (UK) ou the finger (US)

jouer les gros bras to throw one's weight around

tomber à bras raccourcis sur quelqu'un

a. [généralement] to lay into somebody

b. [physiquement] to beat somebody to a pulp

avoir le bras long to be influential

se jeter dans les bras de quelqu'un

a. (sens propre) to throw oneself into somebody's arms

b. (figuré) to fall an easy prey to somebody

les bras lui en sont tombés his jaw dropped ou fell

lever les bras [d'impuissance] to throw up one's arms (helplessly)

lever les bras au ciel to throw up one's arms in indignation

tendre les bras à quelqu'un

a. (sens propre) to hold out one's arms to somebody

b. (figuré) to offer somebody (moral) support

tendre les bras vers quelqu'un

a. (sens propre) to hold out one's arms to somebody

b. (figuré) to turn to somebody for help

2. ZOOLOGIE [du cheval] arm

[tentacule] arm, tentacle

3. [partie - d'une ancre, d'un électrophone, d'un moulin] arm ; [ - d'une charrette] arm, shaft ; [ - d'une grue] arm, jib ; [ - d'un fauteuil] arm, armrest ; [ - d'une brouette] handle ; [ - d'une manivelle] web, arm ; [ - d'un brancard] pole ; [ - d'une croix] arm

bras de levier lever arm ou crank

bras manipulateur computer-operated arm

4. [pouvoir]

le bras séculier the secular arm

le bras de la justice the long arm of the law

5. GÉOGRAPHIE [d'un delta] arm

bras de mer sound, arm of the sea

6. NAUTIQUE (anchor) arm

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[bra] nom masculin pluriel

[main-d'œuvre] workers

on a besoin de bras we're short-handed ou short-staffed

à bras ouverts locution adverbiale

[accueillir] with open arms

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au bras de locution prépositionnelle

on the arm of, arm in arm with

bras dessus, bras dessous locution adverbiale

arm in arm

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sur les bras locution adverbiale

avoir quelqu'un/quelque chose sur les bras to be stuck with somebody/something

je me suis retrouvé avec le projet sur les bras I got landed with the project

je n'ai plus mes enfants sur les bras my children are off my hands now

le loyer m'est resté sur les bras I was left with the rent to pay

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hand — [hand] n. [ME < OE, akin to Goth handus < base of hinthan, to seize (hence, basic sense “grasper”) < ? IE base * kent , ? to seize] I 1. the part of the human body attached to the end of the forearm, including the wrist, palm, fingers,… … English World dictionary

hand — See: AT HAND, BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH, BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS ONE, CLEAN HANDS, DIRTY ONE S HANDS, EAT OUT OF ONE S HAND, FORCE ONE S HAND, FREE HAND, FROM HAND TO HAND, GLAD HAND, HAM HANDED, HANG HEAVY or HANG HEAVY ON ONE S … Dictionary of American idioms

hand — See: AT HAND, BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH, BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS ONE, CLEAN HANDS, DIRTY ONE S HANDS, EAT OUT OF ONE S HAND, FORCE ONE S HAND, FREE HAND, FROM HAND TO HAND, GLAD HAND, HAM HANDED, HANG HEAVY or HANG HEAVY ON ONE S … Dictionary of American idioms

hand — See: at hand, bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, bite the hand that feeds one, clean hands, dirty one s hands, eat out of one s hand, force one s hand, free hand, from hand to hand, glad hand, ham handed, hang heavy or hang heavy on one s … Словарь американских идиом

Right- and left-hand traffic — countries with right hand traffic … Wikipedia

hand — hand1 W1S1 [hænd] n ↑finger, ↑fingernail, ↑thumb ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(part of body)¦ 2¦(help)¦ 3¦(control)¦ 4 get out of hand 5 on the other hand 6 hands off 7 in hand … Dictionary of contemporary English

raise — raise1 W1S2 [reız] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move higher)¦ 2¦(increase)¦ 3¦(collect money)¦ 4¦(improve)¦ 5¦(start a subject)¦ 6¦(cause a reaction)¦ 7¦(move eyes or face)¦ 8¦(move upright)¦ 9¦(children)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English

hand — /hænd / (say hand) noun 1. (in humans) the terminal, prehensile part of the arm, consisting of the palm and five digits. 2. the corresponding part of the forelimb in any of the higher vertebrates. 3. the terminal part of any limb when prehensile …

hand — n. & v. n. 1 a the end part of the human arm beyond the wrist, including the fingers and thumb. b in other primates, the end part of a forelimb, also used as a foot. 2 a (often in pl.) control, management, custody, disposal (is in good hands). b… … Useful english dictionary

One Tree Hill (TV series) — One Tree Hill Intertitle, seasons 1–4; 8 Genre Drama, Sports Format Teen drama … Wikipedia

One of Us, One of Them — Heroes episode Noah and his new partner deal with a hostage situation … Wikipedia

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