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to reach its maximum point

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1 maximum

maximum [maksimɔm]

1. adjective

maximum

• la température maximum the maximum temperature

• j'en ai pour deux heures maximum I'll be two hours maximum

• dans un délai maximum de dix jours within ten days at the latest

2. masculine noun

maximum ; ( = peine) maximum sentence

• faire son maximum to do one's utmost ( pour to)

• atteindre son maximum [production] to reach its maximum ; [valeur] to reach its maximum point

• il y a un maximum de frais sur un bateau boats cost a fortune to run

► au maximum at the maximum

• sa radio était au maximum his radio was on full

• au maximum de ses capacités [employé, sportif] stretched to one's limits ; [usine, chaîne hi-fi] at maximum capacity

3. adverb

at the maximum

• à six heures maximum at six o'clock at the latest

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1.

pl maximums or maxima maksimɔm, maksima adjectif maximum

2.

nom masculin

1) ( limite supérieure) maximum

un prêt jusqu'à un maximum de... — a loan for a maximum amount of...

un maximum de 11 jours, 11 jours (au) maximum — eleven days at (the) most

au grand maximum — at the very most

au maximum — [travailler, développer] to the maximum; [réduire] as much as possible

détenir 20% du capital au maximum — to hold 20% of the capital at the outside ou at most

rouler au maximum — (colloq) to drive flat out (colloq)

obtenir le maximum d'avantages — to get as many advantages as possible

faire le maximum — to do one's utmost

atteindre son maximum — [bruit, inflation] to reach its peak; [douleur] to be at its worst

2) Météorologie

maximum (de température) — maximum temperature

3) (colloq) ( grande quantité)

un maximum — a lot

faire un maximum de bruit — to be as noisy as possible

coûter le or un maximum — to cost a bundle (colloq)

obtenir le or un maximum — ( dans une transaction) to get the best possible deal

4) Droit maximum sentence

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maksimɔm
1. adj

maximum

2. nm

maximum

atteindre son maximum — to reach its peak, to peak

Le chômage a atteint son maximum en 1999. — Unemployment reached its peak in 1999., Unemployment peaked in 1999.

au maximum (= le plus possible) — to the full, (= au plus) at the most

Ça va vous coûter deux cents euros au maximum. — It'll cost you 200 euros at the most.

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maximum, pl maximums ou maxima

A adj [température, rendement, vitesse, confort] maximum; 11 jours, c'est le délai maximum it will take 11 days at (the) most; cours maximum autorisé du DM DM's ceiling rate.

B nm

1 ( limite supérieure) maximum; contenir un maximum de deux grammes de sel par litre to contain a maximum of two grams of salt per litre^GB; obtenir un prêt jusqu'à un maximum de… to obtain a loan for a maximum amount of…; un maximum de 11 jours, 11 jours (au) maximum eleven days at (the) most; 10 euros au grand maximum 10 euros at the very most; au maximum [travailler, développer] to the maximum; [réduire] as much as possible; détenir 20% du capital au maximum to hold no more than 20 per cent of the capital; rouler au maximum○ to drive flat out○; obtenir le maximum d'avantages to get as many advantages as possible; faire le maximum to do one's utmost; atteindre son maximum [bruit, forme, inflation] to reach its peak; [douleur] to be at its worst;

2 Météo maximum (de température) maximum temperature;

3 ○( grande quantité) manger le or un maximum to stuff○ oneself; le or un maximum de problèmes a lot of problems; faire un maximum de bruit to be as noisy as possible; gagner/coûter le or un maximum to make/cost a packet○ GB ou bundle○; obtenir le or un maximum ( dans une transaction) to get the best possible deal;

4 Jur maximum sentence; requérir le maximum to recommend the maximum sentence.

C un maximum loc adv a lot; travailler un maximum to work flat out○ ou a lot; fumer un maximum to smoke a lot, to smoke like a trooper○; s'ennuyer un maximum to be bored stiff○.

[maksimɔm] ( pluriel maximums ou maxima [maksima]) adjectif

maximum

pressions maxima maximum pressures

vitesse maximum maximum ou top speed

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[maksimɔm] ( pluriel maximums ou maxima [maksima]) nom masculin

1. [le plus haut degré] maximum

le maximum saisonnier the maximum temperature for the season

en rentrant, on a mis le chauffage au maximum when we got home, we turned the heating on full

le thermostat est réglé sur le maximum the thermostat is on the highest setting

nous ferons le maximum le premier jour we'll do as much as we can on the first day

2. (familier) [en intensif]

un maximum de an enormous amount of

il y a eu un maximum de visiteurs le premier jour we had an enormous number of visitors the first day

pour ça il faut un maximum d'organisation that sort of thing needs a huge amount of ou needs loads of organization

on s'est amusés un maximum we had a really great time

on en fera un maximum le premier jour we'll do as much work as we can on the first day

3. [peine]

il a eu le maximum he got the maximum sentence

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[maksimɔm] adverbe

at the most ou maximum

il fait 3°C maximum the temperature is 3°C at the most ou at the maximum

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au maximum locution adverbiale

1. [au plus] at the most ou maximum

au grand maximum at the very most

2. [le plus possible]

un espace utilisé au maximum an area used to full advantage

je nettoie au maximum mais c'est quand même sale I do as much cleaning as possible but it's still dirty

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > maximum
2 culminer

culminer [kylmine]

➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb

   a. [sommet] le Mont Blanc culmine à 4 807 mètres Mont Blanc is 4,807 metres high

   b. [salaire, bénéfice, récession] to peak (à at)

   c. [astre] to reach its highest point

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kylmine
verbe intransitif

1) [sommet, massif]

culminer au-dessus de quelque chose — to tower above something

2) fig [inflation, chômage] to reach its peak; [crise, carrière] to reach its height; [soirée] to reach its climax

l'inflation a culminé à 5% en mai — inflation peaked at 5% in May

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kylmine vi
1) [sommet]

culminer à 4000 m — to be 4000 m at its highest point

Le Cervin culmine à 4478m. — The Matterhorn is 4,478m at its highest point.

2) [fréquentation, chiffre] to peak, to reach a peak

culminer à — to peak at

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culminer verb table: aimer vi

1 Géog [sommet, massif] culminer au-dessus de qch to tower above sth; l'Everest culmine à 8 848 mètres Everest reaches 8,848 metres^GB at its peak; les Alpes françaises culminent au mont Blanc Mont Blanc is the highest peak in the French Alps;

2 fig [inflation, chômage] to reach its peak, to peak; [fureur, crise, carrière] to reach its height ou peak; [soirée, festival] to reach its climax; l'inflation a culminé à 5% en mai inflation peaked at 5% in May;

3 Astron [astre] to reach culmination.

[kylmine] verbe intransitif

1. GÉOGRAPHIE

les plus hauts sommets culminent à plus de 8 000 mètres the highest peaks are more than 8,000 metres high

l'Everest culmine à 8 848 mètres Everest is 8,848 metres at its highest point

2. [être à son maximum] to reach its peak, to peak

3. ASTRONOMIE to culminate

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > culminer
3 límite

m.

1 limit, boundary, border, borderline.

2 breaking point.

3 limit, cap.

4 ora, edge.

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límite

► nombre masculino

1 (extremo) limit; (en un terreno) boundary

2 (frontera) boundary

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

sin límites boundless

todo tiene un límite there's a limit to everything

límite de velocidad speed limit

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noun m.

1) limit

2) border, boundary

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1. SM

1) [gen] limit

podrá presentarse cualquiera, sin límite de edad — anyone can apply, regardless o irrespective of age, anyone can apply, there's no age limit

eran exámenes larguísimos, sin límite de tiempo — the exams were very long, there was no time limit

• como o de límite, tenemos como o de límite el sábado para presentar el trabajo — the deadline for submitting our work is Saturday

• poner (un) límite a, han puesto un límite de participantes — they have put a limit o restriction on the number of participants

nos pusieron un límite de dinero para gastar — they put a restriction on o limited the amount of money we had to spend

quieren poner límite a sus ambiciones políticas — they want to limit his political ambitions

pretenden poner límite a la investigación sobre embriones — they aim to put tighter controls on research into embryos, they aim to restrict o curb research into embryos

• sin límites — limitless

• no tener límites — to know no bounds

límite de crédito — (Com) credit limit

límite de gastos — spending limit

límite de velocidad — speed limit

2) (Geog, Pol) boundary, border

límite forestal — tree line, timber line

3) (Inform)

límite de página — page break

4) (=final) end

2.

ADJ INV extreme, maximum

caso límite — extreme case

competición límite — out-and-out contest

concentración límite — maximum concentration

jornada límite semanal — maximum possible working week

sentencia límite — definitive ruling

situaciones límite — extreme situations

someter una máquina a pruebas límite — to test a machine to the limit

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masculino

1) (Geog, Pol) boundary

2)

a) ( cifra máxima) limit

el límite de velocidad — the speed limit

poner un límite a algo — to limit o restrict something

b) (tope, extremo) limit

no tener límite — to know no limits

bondad sin límites — unlimited o boundless goodness

la situación llegó a límites insostenibles — the situation became untenable

todo tiene un límite! — enough is enough!

3) (como adj inv)

tiempo límite — time limit

situación límite — extreme situation

fecha límite — deadline

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= bound, boundary, cut-off point, to what extent, borderline, frontier, confine, fringe, limit, cut off [cutoff], shore, breaking point, ceiling.

Ex. A subject which is perceived as being entirely contained within the bounds of another will have its 'circle' totally within the boundaries of the domain for the broader subject.

Ex. Note the different definitions, and the different boundaries for this one subject area.

Ex. The names of Muslim authors throughout the classical period, for which the cut-off point is around the year 1800, were made up of the following elements.

Ex. Clearly an index must permit access to a document by its central theme, but, to what extent should access be provided to secondary or subsidiary topics considered within a document?.

Ex. Both approaches have in common, however, the problem of establishing a borderline between public interest and private initiative.

Ex. Start afresh, think anew; the frontiers are boundless.

Ex. For a century we have been repeating inanities and keeping up this timid, non-committal retreat from society, but if we think of ourselves as communicating librarians we may see our inescapable involvement within the confines (but the illimitable confines) of our profession.

Ex. The university is located 15 miles from the center of town on the southern fringe.

Ex. The Catalogue Module has no limit on the length of a record, and a single field can be up to 200 characters in length.

Ex. It is assumed that the sum of those units receiving top priority status is less than the current budgeted amount and that a cut off will occur at some point.

Ex. People have employed this term to encompass programmes of study stretching from the furthest shores of technology-based activity to the vaguest and most nebulous-seeming courses of study in the arts/humanities areas.

Ex. Every night thousands of illegal aliens cross into Arizona and the people there are truly at the breaking point.

Ex. The Taiwan government is planning to lift the subsidy ceiling for solar equipment makers aiming to increase self-sufficiency to 80%.

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* alcanzar el límite de = reach + the limits of.

* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.

* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + posibilidades = reach + the limits of + Posesivo + potential.

* averiguar el límite de Algo = plumb + the depths of.

* confudir los límites entre = blur + the lines between.

* confundir los límites entre = blur + the boundaries between.

* con límites impuestos por uno mismo = self-limiting.

* dentro de los límites de = within the bounds of.

* dentro de unos límites = within limits.

* desaparición de los límites = blurring of boundaries.

* desdibujar los límites = blur + the lines between.

* establecer límites = draw + limits.

* establecer un límite = set + limit.

* exceder un límite = exceed + limit.

* fecha límite = cut-off date, closing date, deadline.

* fijar un límite = set + cut-off point.

* hasta el límite de = to the limits of.

* hasta el límite de las posibilidades de Algo = to + Posesivo + full potential.

* la imaginación no tiene límites = your imagination is the limit.

* límite de edad = age limit.

* límite de las nieves perpetuas = snowline.

* límite de tiempo = time limit.

* límite de velocidad = speed limit.

* límite fluctuante = moving wall.

* límite inferior = lower bound.

* límite máximo = upper limit.

* límite, punto de ruptura = breaking point.

* límites + desaparecer = boundaries + crumble.

* límites de una propiedad = metes and bounds.

* límite superior = upper limit, upper bound.

* llegar al límite = reach + the breaking point.

* llegar al límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.

* llevar a Alguien al límite = push + Alguien + over the edge, drive + Alguien + over the edge.

* llevar al límite = stretch.

* marcar los límites = mark out.

* no existir límites = there + be + no limit.

* no haber límites = there + be + no limit.

* no hay límite(s) = the sky is the limit.

* no tener límite = have + no limit.

* no tener límites = be boundless.

* pasarse del límite = overrun [over-run].

* ser el límite = be the limit.

* sin límite = without limit, without stint, interminably.

* sin límite(s) = unbounded, unfettered, unstinting, unstintingly, the sky is the limit.

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masculino

1) (Geog, Pol) boundary

2)

a) ( cifra máxima) limit

el límite de velocidad — the speed limit

poner un límite a algo — to limit o restrict something

b) (tope, extremo) limit

no tener límite — to know no limits

bondad sin límites — unlimited o boundless goodness

la situación llegó a límites insostenibles — the situation became untenable

todo tiene un límite! — enough is enough!

3) (como adj inv)

tiempo límite — time limit

situación límite — extreme situation

fecha límite — deadline

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= bound, boundary, cut-off point, to what extent, borderline, frontier, confine, fringe, limit, cut off [cutoff], shore, breaking point, ceiling.

Ex: A subject which is perceived as being entirely contained within the bounds of another will have its 'circle' totally within the boundaries of the domain for the broader subject.

Ex: Note the different definitions, and the different boundaries for this one subject area.

Ex: The names of Muslim authors throughout the classical period, for which the cut-off point is around the year 1800, were made up of the following elements.

Ex: Clearly an index must permit access to a document by its central theme, but, to what extent should access be provided to secondary or subsidiary topics considered within a document?.

Ex: Both approaches have in common, however, the problem of establishing a borderline between public interest and private initiative.

Ex: Start afresh, think anew; the frontiers are boundless.

Ex: For a century we have been repeating inanities and keeping up this timid, non-committal retreat from society, but if we think of ourselves as communicating librarians we may see our inescapable involvement within the confines (but the illimitable confines) of our profession.

Ex: The university is located 15 miles from the center of town on the southern fringe.

Ex: The Catalogue Module has no limit on the length of a record, and a single field can be up to 200 characters in length.

Ex: It is assumed that the sum of those units receiving top priority status is less than the current budgeted amount and that a cut off will occur at some point.

Ex: People have employed this term to encompass programmes of study stretching from the furthest shores of technology-based activity to the vaguest and most nebulous-seeming courses of study in the arts/humanities areas.

Ex: Every night thousands of illegal aliens cross into Arizona and the people there are truly at the breaking point.

Ex: The Taiwan government is planning to lift the subsidy ceiling for solar equipment makers aiming to increase self-sufficiency to 80%.

* alcanzar el límite de = reach + the limits of.

* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.

* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + posibilidades = reach + the limits of + Posesivo + potential.

* averiguar el límite de Algo = plumb + the depths of.

* confudir los límites entre = blur + the lines between.

* confundir los límites entre = blur + the boundaries between.

* con límites impuestos por uno mismo = self-limiting.

* dentro de los límites de = within the bounds of.

* dentro de unos límites = within limits.

* desaparición de los límites = blurring of boundaries.

* desdibujar los límites = blur + the lines between.

* establecer límites = draw + limits.

* establecer un límite = set + limit.

* exceder un límite = exceed + limit.

* fecha límite = cut-off date, closing date, deadline.

* fijar un límite = set + cut-off point.

* hasta el límite de = to the limits of.

* hasta el límite de las posibilidades de Algo = to + Posesivo + full potential.

* la imaginación no tiene límites = your imagination is the limit.

* límite de edad = age limit.

* límite de las nieves perpetuas = snowline.

* límite de tiempo = time limit.

* límite de velocidad = speed limit.

* límite fluctuante = moving wall.

* límite inferior = lower bound.

* límite máximo = upper limit.

* límite, punto de ruptura = breaking point.

* límites + desaparecer = boundaries + crumble.

* límites de una propiedad = metes and bounds.

* límite superior = upper limit, upper bound.

* llegar al límite = reach + the breaking point.

* llegar al límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.

* llevar a Alguien al límite = push + Alguien + over the edge, drive + Alguien + over the edge.

* llevar al límite = stretch.

* marcar los límites = mark out.

* no existir límites = there + be + no limit.

* no haber límites = there + be + no limit.

* no hay límite(s) = the sky is the limit.

* no tener límite = have + no limit.

* no tener límites = be boundless.

* pasarse del límite = overrun [over-run].

* ser el límite = be the limit.

* sin límite = without limit, without stint, interminably.

* sin límite(s) = unbounded, unfettered, unstinting, unstintingly, the sky is the limit.

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límite

masculine

A ( Geog, Pol) boundary

el límite norte del país the country's northern border o boundary

los límites de la propiedad the boundaries of the property

B

1 (cifra máxima) limit

el límite de edad es de 25 años the age limit is 25

no hay límite de tiempo there is no time limit

el límite de velocidad the speed limit

no puede gastar lo que quiera, tiene un límite she can't spend what she likes, she has to keep within a limit

pusieron un límite al número de llamadas they limited o restricted the number of calls

2 (tope, extremo) limit

mi paciencia ha llegado a su límite I've reached the limit of my patience

su generosidad no conoce límites his generosity knows no limits o bounds

bondad sin límites unlimited o boundless goodness

la situación está llegando a límites insostenibles the situation is becoming untenable

no te lo consiento, todo tiene un límite I won't allow it, enough is enough o there are limits

Compuestos:

● límite de crédito

credit limit

● límite de gastos

spending limit

● límite de peso

weight limit

● límite de tolerancia

tolerance level

C ( como adj inv):

tiempo límite time limit

situación límite extreme situation

es un caso límite it's a borderline case

fecha límite final date, deadline, closing date

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Del verbo limitar: ( conjugate limitar)

limité es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

limite es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
limitar
límite
limitar ( conjugate limitar) verbo transitivo ‹funciones/derechos› to limit, restrict
verbo intransitivo límite con algo [país/finca] to border on sth
limitarse verbo pronominal:
◊ el problema no se limita a las ciudades the problem is not confined o limited to cities;

me limité a repetir lo dicho I just repeated what was said
límite sustantivo masculino
1 (Geog, Pol) boundary
2 ( tope) limit;
◊ el límite de velocidad the speed limit;

su ambición no tiene límites his ambition knows no limits;
sin límites unlimited;
¡todo tiene un límite! enough is enough!
3 ( como adj inv):
◊ tiempo límite time limit;

situación límite extreme situation;
fecha límite deadline
limitar
I verbo transitivo to limit, restrict: tengo que limitar mis gastos, I have to limit my spending
II verbo intransitivo to border: limita al norte con Francia, at North it borders on France
límite sustantivo masculino
1 limit
2 Geog Pol boundary, border: está en el límite de lo legal, it is on the law borderline
II adjetivo
1 (tope) limit
fecha límite, deadline
(máximo) la temperatura límite es de 200 grados, the maximum temperature is 200 degrees
situación límite, extreme situation
' límite' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bordear
- estiramiento
- extrema
- extremo
- fecha
- freno
- hasta
- rebasar
- salirse
- sobrepasar
- techo
- tope
- traspasar
- umbral
- exceder
- limitar
- salir
English:
boundary
- ceiling
- cut-off
- deadline
- designate
- exceed
- limit
- limitless
- line
- obsession
- quota
- rope
- time limit
- border
- breaking
- closing
- credit
- cut
- dead
- sell
- speed

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límite nm

1. [tope] limit;

al límite at the limit;

dentro de un límite within limits;

tiene una amabilidad sin límites his kindness knows no bounds;

su pasión no tiene límite her passion knows no bounds;

está trabajando al límite de sus posibilidades she's working at full stretch;

estoy al límite de mis fuerzas I've reached the limit of my strength;

me dejan estar conectado a Internet sin límite de tiempo I have unlimited access to the Internet;

mi paciencia tiene un límite my patience has limits;

no hay límite de edad there's no age limit

Comp
Fin límite de crédito credit limit;
límite de velocidad speed limit

2. [confín] boundary;

el límite norte de la finca the northernmost boundary of the property

3. Mat limit

4. [como adjetivo] [precio, velocidad, edad] maximum;
[situación] extreme; [caso] borderline;
fecha límite de entrega: 15 de junio deadline for submissions: 15 June

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límite

I m

1 limit;

sin límites limitless

2 ( linea de separación) boundary

II adj

:

situación límite extreme situation;

caso límite borderline case

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límite nm

1) : boundary, border

2) : limit

el límite de mi paciencia: the limit of my patience

límite de velocidad: speed limit

3)

fecha límite : deadline

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límite n

1. (punto máximo) limit

límite de velocidad speed limit

hora límite deadline

2. (de territorio) boundary [pl. boundaries]

los límites de España Spain's boundaries

Spanish-English dictionary > límite
4 máximo

adj.

maximum, greatest, maximal, top.

m.

1 maximum, high point, peak.

2 Máximo.

3 maximum, acme of a process or disease.

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máximo

► adjetivo

1 (velocidad) maximum; (puntuación, condecoración) highest

■ el máximo dirigente del país the leader of the country

► nombre masculino máximo

1 maximum

■ tenéis una hora como máximo para acabar you must be finished in an hour

■ llegó a casa como máximo a las dos he was home by two o'clock at the latest

■ me tomé (como) máximo tres cervezas I had three beers at the most

■ pon la calefacción al máximo turn the heating up to the maximum

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máximo

► nombre masculino

1 maximum

■ tenéis una hora como máximo para acabar you must be finished in an hour

■ llegó a casa como máximo a las dos he was home by two o'clock at the latest

■ me tomé (como) máximo tres cervezas I had three beers at the most

■ pon la calefacción al máximo turn the heating up to the maximum

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1. noun m.
maximum

- al máximo
- como máximo 2. (f. - máxima)
adj.

maximum

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1.

ADJ [altura, temperatura, velocidad, carga] maximum

el máximo dirigente — the leader

máximo jefe o líder — esp LAm President, leader

llegar al punto máximo — to reach the highest point

lo máximo en ordenadores — the last word in computers

acortaron el viaje lo máximo posible — they shortened their journey as much as they could

2.

SM maximum

un máximo de 100 euros — a maximum of 100 euros

el máximo de tiempo que se te permite — the maximum time you're allowed

• al máximo — to the maximum

debemos aprovechar al máximo nuestros recursos — we must exploit our resources to the maximum, we must make the best of the resources we have

sube la calefacción al máximo — put the heating up as high as it'll go

• como máximo — (=como mucho) at the most, at the outside; (=como muy tarde) at the latest

te costará 5.000 como máximo — it'll cost you 5,000 at the most

llegaré a las nueve como máximo — I'll be there by nine o'clock at the latest

máximo histórico — all-time high

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I
- ma adjetivo <temperatura/velocidad> top (before n), maximum (before n); <carga/altura> maximum (before n); < punto> highest; < esfuerzo> greatest, maximum (before n)

el máximo galardón — the highest honor

era su máxima ilusión/ambición — it was her great dream/greatest ambition

el máximo dirigente francés — the French leader

lo máximo que puede ocurrir es... — the worst that can happen is...
II
masculino maximum

con un máximo de 20 folios — up to 20 pages long

como máximo — at the most

100 palabras como máximo — 100 words, maximum

aprovechar algo al máximo — to make the most of something

se esforzó al máximo — she did her utmost

rendir al máximo — < persona> to give a hundred percent; < máquina> to work to its full capacity

* * *

= maximum, utmost, peak, maximal, ultimate, upper bound.

Ex. When used by skilled abstractors this mixture of styles can achieve the maximum transmission of information, within a minimum length.

Ex. Indeed, he must take the utmost care never to jump to conclusions.

Ex. Peak use of the libraries occurs during lunch hours.

Ex. Summaries typically convey maximal information in minimal space.

Ex. The whole project is undeniably full of sentimental, cinephiliac rapture, but it provided the ultimate opportunity for filmmakers to talk feverishly about the basic nature of their medium.

Ex. It also provides a simple yet powerful mechanism for establishing the upper bound of the maximal substructural commonality of a series of compounds.

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* alcanzar el máximo = reach + a head.

* al máximo = to the full, to the utmost, to the hilt, to the extreme, at full stretch.

* a lo máximo = at best, at most, at the most.

* aprovechamiento al máximo = optimisation [optimization, -USA].

* aprovechar al máximo = maximise [maximize, -USA], optimise [optimize, -USA], realise + to its full potential, exploit + full potential, take + full advantage (of), get + the best out of, take + the best advantage, get + the most out of, realise + the potential, make + the best possible use of.

* aprovechar al máximo las oportunidades = maximise + opportunities.

* aprovecharse al máximo de = make + the best of.

* aspirar a lo máximo = shoot (for) + the moon.

* búsqueda por máxima proximidad = nearest neighbour searching.

* cargado al máximo = fully-loaded.

* coste máximo = maximum cost.

* de máxima categoría = top-class.

* de máxima seguridad = safety critical [safety-critical].

* disfrutar al máximo = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.

* enojado al máximo = mad as hell.

* esforzarse al máximo = do + Posesivo + utmost, stretch + Reflexivo, stretch + Nombre + to the limit, give + Posesivo + utmost, lean over + backwards, work + hard, give + Posesivo + best.

* estar al máximo = overstretch.

* explotar al máximo = realise + to its full potential, realise + the potential.

* funcionando al máximo = overstretched.

* funcionar al máximo = stretch + Nombre + to the limit.

* hasta el máximo de las posibilidades de Algo = to + Posesivo + full potential.

* hasta un máximo de + Número = up to + Número.

* lleno al máximo = packed to capacity, packed to the rafters.

* lo máximo = the be all and end all, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.

* máximo anotador = highest scorer, top scorer, leading scorer.

* máximo goleador = leading scorer, top scorer, highest scorer.

* máximo interés = maximum interest.

* nivel máximo del agua = high-water mark.

* obtener el máximo beneficio = reap + full potential.

* ofrecer lo máximo = shoot (for) + the moon.

* premio máximo = jackpot.

* producir el rendimiento máximo = come into + Posesivo + own.

* prueba de la máxima proximidad = nearest neighbour test.

* sacar el máximo partido = exploit + full potential, take + full advantage (of), take + the best advantage.

* sacar el máximo partido a = get + the most out of.

* sacar el máximo partido a Algo = reach + the full potential of.

* sacar el máximo partido de = make + the best of, harness + the power of.

* sacar el máximo partido de Algo = make + the most of.

* sacar el máximo provecho de = get + the most out of.

* sacar el máximo provecho de Algo = make + the most of.

* ser el máximo = be the limit.

* temperatura máxima = maximum temperature.

* utilizar al máximo = stretch + Nombre + to the limit.

* utilizar al máximo por medio del ordenador = explode.

* velocidad máxima = speed limit.

* velocidad máxima permitida = speed limit.

* vivir la vida al máximo = live + life to the full.

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I
- ma adjetivo <temperatura/velocidad> top (before n), maximum (before n); <carga/altura> maximum (before n); < punto> highest; < esfuerzo> greatest, maximum (before n)

el máximo galardón — the highest honor

era su máxima ilusión/ambición — it was her great dream/greatest ambition

el máximo dirigente francés — the French leader

lo máximo que puede ocurrir es... — the worst that can happen is...
II
masculino maximum

con un máximo de 20 folios — up to 20 pages long

como máximo — at the most

100 palabras como máximo — 100 words, maximum

aprovechar algo al máximo — to make the most of something

se esforzó al máximo — she did her utmost

rendir al máximo — < persona> to give a hundred percent; < máquina> to work to its full capacity

* * *

= maximum, utmost, peak, maximal, ultimate, upper bound.

Ex: When used by skilled abstractors this mixture of styles can achieve the maximum transmission of information, within a minimum length.

Ex: Indeed, he must take the utmost care never to jump to conclusions.

Ex: Peak use of the libraries occurs during lunch hours.

Ex: Summaries typically convey maximal information in minimal space.

Ex: The whole project is undeniably full of sentimental, cinephiliac rapture, but it provided the ultimate opportunity for filmmakers to talk feverishly about the basic nature of their medium.

Ex: It also provides a simple yet powerful mechanism for establishing the upper bound of the maximal substructural commonality of a series of compounds.

* alcanzar el máximo = reach + a head.

* al máximo = to the full, to the utmost, to the hilt, to the extreme, at full stretch.

* a lo máximo = at best, at most, at the most.

* aprovechamiento al máximo = optimisation [optimization, -USA].

* aprovechar al máximo = maximise [maximize, -USA], optimise [optimize, -USA], realise + to its full potential, exploit + full potential, take + full advantage (of), get + the best out of, take + the best advantage, get + the most out of, realise + the potential, make + the best possible use of.

* aprovechar al máximo las oportunidades = maximise + opportunities.

* aprovecharse al máximo de = make + the best of.

* aspirar a lo máximo = shoot (for) + the moon.

* búsqueda por máxima proximidad = nearest neighbour searching.

* cargado al máximo = fully-loaded.

* coste máximo = maximum cost.

* de máxima categoría = top-class.

* de máxima seguridad = safety critical [safety-critical].

* disfrutar al máximo = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.

* enojado al máximo = mad as hell.

* esforzarse al máximo = do + Posesivo + utmost, stretch + Reflexivo, stretch + Nombre + to the limit, give + Posesivo + utmost, lean over + backwards, work + hard, give + Posesivo + best.

* estar al máximo = overstretch.

* explotar al máximo = realise + to its full potential, realise + the potential.

* funcionando al máximo = overstretched.

* funcionar al máximo = stretch + Nombre + to the limit.

* hasta el máximo de las posibilidades de Algo = to + Posesivo + full potential.

* hasta un máximo de + Número = up to + Número.

* lleno al máximo = packed to capacity, packed to the rafters.

* lo máximo = the be all and end all, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.

* máximo anotador = highest scorer, top scorer, leading scorer.

* máximo goleador = leading scorer, top scorer, highest scorer.

* máximo interés = maximum interest.

* nivel máximo del agua = high-water mark.

* obtener el máximo beneficio = reap + full potential.

* ofrecer lo máximo = shoot (for) + the moon.

* premio máximo = jackpot.

* producir el rendimiento máximo = come into + Posesivo + own.

* prueba de la máxima proximidad = nearest neighbour test.

* sacar el máximo partido = exploit + full potential, take + full advantage (of), take + the best advantage.

* sacar el máximo partido a = get + the most out of.

* sacar el máximo partido a Algo = reach + the full potential of.

* sacar el máximo partido de = make + the best of, harness + the power of.

* sacar el máximo partido de Algo = make + the most of.

* sacar el máximo provecho de = get + the most out of.

* sacar el máximo provecho de Algo = make + the most of.

* ser el máximo = be the limit.

* temperatura máxima = maximum temperature.

* utilizar al máximo = stretch + Nombre + to the limit.

* utilizar al máximo por medio del ordenador = explode.

* velocidad máxima = speed limit.

* velocidad máxima permitida = speed limit.

* vivir la vida al máximo = live + life to the full.

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máximo¹ -ma

adjective

‹temperatura/velocidad› top ( before n), maximum ( before n); ‹carga/precio› maximum

le fue conferido el máximo galardón she was awarded the highest honor

su máxima ilusión/ambición es llegar a ser senadora her great dream/greatest ambition is to become a senator

el máximo dirigente francés the French leader

lo máximo que puede ocurrir es que llegue con retraso the worst that can happen is that she'll arrive late

Compuestos:

● máximo castigo

masculine ( period); penalty

● máximo común divisor

masculine highest common factor

máximo²

masculine

maximum

el máximo de tiempo que le concedieron para pagar fue un año he was given a maximum of one year in which to pay

el trabajo puede tener un máximo de 20 folios the piece can be up to 20 pages long

como máximo te costará mil pesetas it'll cost you a thousand pesetas at the most o at the outside

como máximo llegaremos a las once we'll get there at eleven at the latest

aprovechó las vacaciones al máximo he enjoyed his vacation to the full, he made the most of his vacation

las máquinas están rindiendo al máximo the machines are working flat out

se esforzó al máximo she did her utmost

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máximo 1
◊ -ma adjetivo ‹temperatura/velocidad› top ( before n), maximum ( before n);

‹carga/altura› maximum ( before n);
‹ punto› highest;
‹esfuerzo/ambición› greatest ( before n);
◊ el máximo dirigente francés the French leader

máximo 2 sustantivo masculino
maximum;
como máximo at the most;
aprovechar algo al máximo to make the most of sth;
se esforzó al máximo she did her utmost;
rendir al máximo [ persona] to give a hundred percent;

[ máquina] to work to its full capacity
máximo,-a
I adjetivo maximum, highest
carga máxima autorizada, maximum load allowed
el máximo esplendor del imperio, the most brilliant period of the empire
II m (tope) maximum: nos esforzamos al máximo, we did our utmost
un máximo de cinco personas, a maximum of five people
como máximo, (como mucho) at the most
(a más tardar) at the latest
' máximo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
límite
- máxima
- suma
- sumo
- tasar
- techo
- tope
English:
absolute
- aim
- level
- max
- maximum
- most
- N
- nth degree
- out
- peak
- top
- ultimate
- limit
- live
- load
- mileage
- outside
- stretch
- take
- utmost

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máximo, -a

♦ superlativo
ver grande
♦ adj
[capacidad, cantidad, temperatura] maximum; [honor, galardón] highest;
la máxima puntuación [posible] the maximum score;
[entre varias] the highest score;
el máximo goleador the top scorer;

soy el máximo responsable del proyecto I am the most senior person on the project;

los máximos responsables políticos del partido the party's senior politicians

Comp
Mat máximo común denominador highest common denominator; Mat máximo común divisor highest common factor
♦ nm

maximum;

trabajan un máximo de 35 horas they work a maximum of 35 hours;

al máximo to the utmost;

llegar al máximo to reach the limit;

pon la calefacción al máximo put the heating on maximum o as high as it will go;

están trabajando al máximo they're working flat out;

la libra alcanzó un máximo histórico frente al dólar the pound reached an all-time high against the dollar

♦ como máximo loc adv
[a más tardar] at the latest; [como mucho] at the most;
llegaremos como máximo a las seis we'll be there by six at the latest;

podemos gastar como máximo cinco millones we can spend up to a maximum of five million

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máximo

adj maximum

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máximo, -ma adj

: maximum, greatest, highest

máximo nm

1) : maximum

2)

al máximo : to the utmost

3)

como máximo : at the most, at the latest

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máximo¹ adj maximum

¿cuál es la velocidad máxima? what's the maximum speed?

la máxima puntuación es diez the maximum mark is ten

máximo² n maximum

la calefacción está al máximo the heating is on maximum

como máximo at most

tardaré como máximo tres horas it'll take me three hours at the most

Spanish-English dictionary > máximo
5 Spitze

umg.

I Adj. und Interj. great, super, magic

II Adv.: spitze aussehen look super ( stärker: sensational, stunning); sie hat spitze gespielt she played sensationally ( oder fantastically); das hast du spitze gemacht you did that brilliantly

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die Spitze

(Gewebe) lace;

(Zinke) prong; pike;

(oberes Ende) peak; apex; cusp; tip; point; top

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Spịt|ze ['ʃpɪtsə]
f -, -n

1) (= Schwertspitze, Nadelspitze, Pfeilspitze, Bleistiftspitze, Kinnspitze) point; (= Schuhspitze) toe; (= Fingerspitze, Nasenspitze, Bartspitze, Spargelspitze) tip; (= Zigarrenspitze, Haarspitze) end; (= Bergspitze, Felsspitze) peak, top; (= Baumspitze, Turmspitze, Giebelspitze) top; (= Pyramidenspitze) top, apex (form); (= Dreiecksspitze) top, vertex (form)

auf der Spitze stehen — to be upside down

etw auf die Spitze treiben — to carry sth too far or to extremes

die Spitze abbrechen or nehmen (fig) — to take the sting out of sth

2) (fig) (= Höchstwert) peak; (inf = Höchstgeschwindigkeit) top speed

dieser Sportwagen fährt 200 Spitze (inf) — ≈ this sports car has a top speed of 125

3) (= Führung) head; (= vorderes Ende) front; (ESP MIL von Kolonne etc) head; (= Tabellenspitze) top

die Spitzen der Gesellschaft — the leading lights of society

an der Spitze stehen — to be at the head; (auf Tabelle) to be (at the) top (of the table)

an der Spitze liegen (Sport, fig) — to be in front, to be in the lead

Ruritanien liegt im Lebensstandard an der Spitze — Ruritania has the highest standard of living

die Spitze halten (Sport, fig) — to keep the lead

sich an die Spitze setzen — to put oneself at the head; (in Wettbewerb etc, Sport) to go into or take the lead; (auf Tabelle) to go to the top (of the table); (im Pferderennen) to take up the running

er wurde an die Spitze des Unternehmens gestellt — he was put at the top or head of the company

4) (= Zigaretten-/Zigarrenhalter) (cigarette/cigar) holder

5) (fig = Stichelei) dig (esp Brit), cut (US)

das ist eine Spitze gegen Sie — that's a dig (esp Brit) or cut (US) at you, that's directed at you

die Spitze zurückgeben — to give tit for tat

6) (COMM = Überschuss) surplus

7) (Gewebe) lace

Höschen mit Spitzen — panties with lace borders

8)

das war einsame or absolute Spitze! (inf) — that was really great! (inf)

See:

→ auch spitze

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die

1) (the highest point or tip (of something): the apex of a triangle; the apex of a person's career.) apex

2) (at or in the very front: in the forefront of the battle.) in the forefront

3) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) head

4) (an extreme degree; the quality of being extreme: Their suffering reached such extremities that many died.) extremity

5) (delicate net-like decorative fabric made with fine thread: Her dress was trimmed with lace; ( also adjective) a lace shawl.) lace

6) (a tall, pointed tower, especially one built on the roof of a church.) spire

7) (the part of anything which is like a nose in shape or position: the nose of an aeroplane.) nose

8) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) point

9) (a hard, thin, pointed object (of wood, metal etc): The fence had long spikes on top.) spike

10) (the leaders in any movement: We're in the vanguard of the movement for reform!) vanguard

11) (the small or thin end, point or top of something: the tips of my fingers.) tip

12) (the front part of a shoe, sock etc: There's a hole in the toe of my sock.) toe

13) (the highest part of anything: the top of the hill; the top of her head; The book is on the top shelf.) top

14) (the position of the cleverest in a class etc: He's at the top of the class.) top

15) (something that forms a covering on top of something, especially food: a tart with a topping of cream.) topping

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Spit·ze¹

<-, -n>

[ˈʃpɪtsə]

f

1. (spitzes Ende o spitze Ecke) point; eines Berges peak, summit; eines Baumes top; eines Dreiecks top; eines Haars end; eines Turms spire; eines Fingers, der Nase tip; eines Schuhs pointed toe

2. (vorderster Teil) head, front; eines Zuges front

3. bes SPORT (erster Platz) top [position]

an der \Spitze liegen (in Rennen, Wettbewerb) to be in front [or a. fig in the lead]; (in Wertung) to be at the top

sich akk an die \Spitze setzen (in Rennen) to take the lead; (in Wertung) to move into [or take [over]] first place

an der \Spitze einer S. gen stehen to be at the head of sth

die \Spitze der Tabelle übernehmen to take over at the top of the table [or division] [or league

4. SPORT (Spieler in vorderster Position) striker

5. (Höchstwert) peak

die Temperaturen erreichten im August \Spitzen von 35, 36° C the temperature peaked at 35-36° C in August

6. (Höchstgeschwindigkeit) top speed

bei einer \Spitze von 250 km/h with a top speed of 250 km/h

7. ÖKON (führende Gruppe) management

8. pl (führende Leute)

▪ die \Spitzen the leaders pl; der Gesellschaft the top; eines Unternehmens the heads; der Wirtschaft the leaders

9. (fam: Zigarettenspitze) holder

10. (spitze Bemerkung) dig

diese \Spitze war gegen dich gezielt that was a dig at you

11.

▶ nur die \Spitze des Eisbergs sein to be only the tip of the iceberg

▶ etw dat die \Spitze nehmen (geh) to take the sting out of sth

▶ \Spitze sein (fam) to be great

▶ \Spitze! great!

▶ etw auf die \Spitze treiben, es [mit etw dat] auf die \Spitze treiben to take sth to extremes

Spit·ze²

<-, -en>

[ˈʃpɪtsə]

f MODE lace no pl

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die; Spitze, Spitzen

1) (NadelSpitze, BleistiftSpitze usw.) point; (PfeilSpitze, HornSpitze usw.) tip

2) (TurmSpitze, BaumSpitze, MastSpitze usw.) top; (eines Dreiecks, Kegels, einer Pyramide) top; apex; vertex (Math.); (eines Berges) summit; top

3) (ZigarrenSpitze, HaarSpitze, ZweigSpitze) end; (SchuhSpitze) toe; (FingerSpitze, NasenSpitze, SchwanzSpitze, FlügelSpitze, SpargelSpitze) tip

4) (vorderes Ende) front

an der Spitze liegen — (Sport) be in the lead or in front

5) (führende Position) top

an der Spitze [der Tabelle] stehen od. liegen — (Sport) be [at the] top [of the table]

sich an die Spitze [einer Bewegung] setzen — put oneself at the head [of a movement]

6) (einer Firma, Organisation usw.) head; (einer Hierarchie) top; (leitende Gruppe) management

die Spitzen der Gesellschaft — the leading figures of society

7) (Höchstwert) maximum; peak; (ugs.): (Spitzenzeit) peak period

das Auto fährt 160 km Spitze — the car has or does a top speed of 160 km. per hour

8)

[absolute/einsame] Spitze sein — (ugs.) be [absolutely] great (coll.)

9) (fig.): (Angriff) dig ( gegen at)

Spitzen austeilen — make pointed remarks

10) (Textilwesen) lace

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Spitze¹ f; -, -n

1. point; (Gipfel) peak, top, summit; (Baumspitze) top; (spitzes Ende) auch eines Fingers: tip; (Kinnspitze, Haarspitze) end; (Schuhspitze) toe; einer Feder: point; (Turmspitze) spire; einer Insel: tip;

die Spitze des Eisbergs auch fig the tip of the iceberg

2. (Zigarettenspitze) (cigarette) holder; (Pfeifenspitze) mouthpiece; (Zigarrenspitze) end, US butt

3. eines Zuges: front; einer Kolonne: head; MIL (Angriffsspitze) (spear)head; Sport (Führung) lead; Fußball: (Stürmer) striker;

die Wagen der 1. Klasse befinden sich an der Spitze des Zuges the first-class carriages (US cars) are at the front of the train;

an der Spitze des Staates/Konzerns etc at the head of the state/company etc;

an der Spitze sein beruflich etc: have reached the top of the ladder;

an die Spitze kommen SPORT take over the lead; POL take over the reins of power;

an der Spitze der Entwicklung etc

stehen be in the vanguard of progress etc;

an der Spitze der Tabelle at the top of the table;

an der Spitze liegen SPORT be in the lead; der Tabelle: be at the top;

sich an die Spitze setzen take the lead; der Tabelle: go to the top

4. (Höchstwert) peak, high; (Höchstgeschwindigkeit) top ( oder maximum) speed;

seine Spitze erreichen zahlenmäßig etc: peak, reach its peak;

die höchste Spitze erreichen Ausgaben etc: reach an all-time high;

etwas auf die Spitze treiben carry sth too far;

der Wagen fährt 200 Spitze umg the car does 125 (mph)

5. (Spitzenposition) top position; (Leitung eines Unternehmens etc) management; einer Partei: leadership;

Spitzen der Partei etc: top brass umg;

die Spitzen der Gesellschaft the leading figures (lights umg) of society

6. umg (großartig) brilliant, super;

es ist einsame Spitze it’s absolutely brilliant ( stärker: sensational);

sie ist absolute Spitze she’s the tops;

das war Spitze! that was great!; → auch spitze

7. (bissige Bemerkung) barb, sideswipe (

gegen at);

kannst du nicht deine dauernden Spitzen lassen? can’t you stop making these barbed remarks?

8. fig:

jemandem die Spitze bieten stand up to sb;

jemandes Worten die Spitze nehmen take the sting out of sb’s words;

jemandes Argumenten die Spitze abbrechen take the wind out of sb’s sails

Spitze² f; -, -n; (Gewebe) lace;

Brüsseler Spitzen Brussels lace sg

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die; Spitze, Spitzen

1) (NadelSpitze, BleistiftSpitze usw.) point; (PfeilSpitze, HornSpitze usw.) tip

2) (TurmSpitze, BaumSpitze, MastSpitze usw.) top; (eines Dreiecks, Kegels, einer Pyramide) top; apex; vertex (Math.); (eines Berges) summit; top

3) (ZigarrenSpitze, HaarSpitze, ZweigSpitze) end; (SchuhSpitze) toe; (FingerSpitze, NasenSpitze, SchwanzSpitze, FlügelSpitze, SpargelSpitze) tip

4) (vorderes Ende) front

an der Spitze liegen — (Sport) be in the lead or in front

5) (führende Position) top

an der Spitze [der Tabelle] stehen od. liegen — (Sport) be [at the] top [of the table]

sich an die Spitze [einer Bewegung] setzen — put oneself at the head [of a movement]

6) (einer Firma, Organisation usw.) head; (einer Hierarchie) top; (leitende Gruppe) management

die Spitzen der Gesellschaft — the leading figures of society

7) (Höchstwert) maximum; peak; (ugs.): (Spitzenzeit) peak period

das Auto fährt 160 km Spitze — the car has or does a top speed of 160 km. per hour

8)

[absolute/einsame] Spitze sein — (ugs.) be [absolutely] great (coll.)

9) (fig.): (Angriff) dig ( gegen at)

Spitzen austeilen — make pointed remarks

10) (Textilwesen) lace

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-n (Gewebe) f.

lace n. -n (Kinn-, Messer-) f.

point n. -n (Turm-) f.

spire n. -n (eines Berges) f.

peak n. -n (spitzes Ende) f.

tip n. -n f.

cusp n.

dig (at) n.

nib n.

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6 mínimo

adj.

minimal, lowest, least, minimum.

m.

minimum.

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mínimo

► adjetivo

1 minimum, lowest

■ con un esfuerzo mínimo ya habremos llegado if we try just a bit harder we'll get there

■ hemos llegado a temperaturas mínimas we've reached minimum temperatures

■ no me importa lo más mínimo I couldn't care less

► nombre masculino mínimo

1 minimum

■ pon el gas en el mínimo turn the gas right down

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FRASEOLOGÍA

como mínimo at least

ni la más mínima idea not the faintest (idea)

mínimo común múltiplo lowest common multiple

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mínimo

► nombre masculino

1 minimum

■ pon el gas en el mínimo turn the gas right down

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1. noun m.
minimum
2. (f. - mínima)
adj.

1) least, smallest

2) minimum

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1. ADJ

1) (=inferior) [nivel, cantidad] minimum

no llegaron a alcanzar el nivel mínimo exigido — they did not manage to reach the minimum level required

la temperatura mínima fue de 15 grados — the minimum temperature was 15 degrees

quería conseguirlo todo con el mínimo esfuerzo — he wanted to achieve everything with a o the minimum of effort

tarifa mínima: 2 euros — minimum fare: 2 euros

el tamaño mínimo del dibujo deberá ser de 20 x 30 centímetros — the drawing should not be less than 20 x 30 centimetres

• lo mínimo, es lo mínimo que podemos hacer — it's the least we can do

intente hablar lo mínimo posible — try and talk as little as possible

• lo más mínimo — the least o the slightest

el dinero no me interesa lo más mínimo — I'm not the least o the slightest bit interested in money

los sueldos no se verán afectados en lo más mínimo — salaries will not be affected in the least o in the slightest

• precio mínimo — minimum price

• en un tiempo mínimo — in no time at all

el microondas calienta la comida en un tiempo mínimo — the microwave heats up food in next to no time o in no time at all

mínimo común denominador — lowest common denominator
múltiplo 2., salario, servicio 1), c)
2) (=muy pequeño) [habitación, letra] tiny, minute; [detalle] minute; [gasto, beneficio] minimal

escribía con una letra mínima — his writing was tiny o minute

una habitación de tamaño mínimo — a tiny room

esto es solo una mínima parte de lo que hemos gastado — this is just a tiny fraction of what we have spent

este teléfono ocupa un espacio mínimo — this telephone takes up hardly any space

me contó hasta el más mínimo detalle — he told me everything in minute detail

un vehículo de consumo mínimo — a vehicle with minimal fuel consumption

3) [plazo]

no existe un plazo mínimo para entregar el trabajo — there's no set date for the work to be handed in

2. SM

1) (=cantidad mínima) minimum

¿cuál es el mínimo? — what is the minimum?

• bajo mínimos — Esp [credibilidad, moral] at rock bottom; [consumo, presupuesto] very low

el equipo salió al campo con la moral bajo mínimos — the team took to the field with their morale at rock bottom

su credibilidad se halla bajo mínimos — his credibility is at an all-time low

con el presupuesto bajo mínimos — with the budget cut back to a minimum, with a very low budget

• como mínimo — at least

eso costará, como mínimo, 40 euros — that will cost at least 40 euros

como mínimo te he llamado cinco veces — I've phoned you at least five times

• un mínimo de algo — a minimum of sth

necesitas hacer un mínimo de esfuerzo — you need to make a minimum of effort

necesitamos un mínimo de dos millones — we need a minimum of two million

si tuviera un mínimo de vergüenza no vendría más por aquí — if he had any shame at all he wouldn't come back here

necesito un mínimo de intimidad — I need a modicum of privacy

• reducir algo al mínimo — to keep o reduce sth to a minimum

han intentado reducir los gastos al mínimo — they have tried to keep o reduce expenditure to a minimum

2) (Econ) record low, lowest point

hoy se ha llegado en la bolsa al mínimo anual — today the stock exchange reached this year's record low o lowest point

mínimo histórico — all-time low

3) (Mat) [de una función] minimum

4) (Meteo)

mínimo de presión — low-pressure area, trough
mínima
5) Caribe (Aut) choke

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I
- ma adjetivo

a) <temperatura/peso> minimum (before n)

no le importa lo más mínimo — he couldn't care less

el trabajo no le interesa en lo más mínimo — he is not in the least (bit) o slightest (bit) interested in his work

no tengo la más mínima idea — I haven't the faintest o slightest idea

b) ( insignificante) < detalle> minor

los beneficios han sido mínimos — profits have been minimal

c) ( muy pequeño) minute, tiny

- mínimo común denominador/múltiplo
II
masculino minimum

con un mínimo de esfuerzo — with a o the minimum of effort

no tiene ni un mínimo de educación — she has absolutely no manners

con un mínimo de sentido común — with the least bit of (common) sense, with a modicum of sense (frml)

reducir algo al mínimo — to keep something to a minimum

como mínimo — at least

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= bare [barer -comp., barest -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], minimal, minimum, negligible, reduced, baseline [base line], monadic, lower bound, razor-thin, paltry [paltrier -comp., paltriest -sup.], measly [measlier -comp., measliest -sup.].

Ex. Those are just the bare beginnings.

Ex. Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.

Ex. The intellectual input at the indexing stage is minimal, even in systems where in the interest of enhanced consistency there is some intervention at the indexing stage.

Ex. When used by skilled abstractors this mixture of styles can achieve the maximum transmission of information, within a minimum length.

Ex. Microforms are obviously very compact, and the microforms themselves occupy negligible space.

Ex. The model shows that market concentration rises with inelastic demand, reduced marginal costs and efficient technology.

Ex. This article describes the development of the first baseline inventory of information resources at the U.S.

Ex. Modern economic theory, with its bias in favor of atomistic or monadic analysis, fails to take into account ethical questions.

Ex. The resulting cost and benefit models permit estimating a lower bound on benefits and the calculations of net benefits (benefits less costs).

Ex. Let's not squabble about the fact that Bush actually eked out a razor-thin victory in the popular vote.

Ex. And there is no guarantee that any of the paltry sums of extra money available will actually benefit the workers in the recipient countries.

Ex. Despite the Bank of England's base rate having risen by a full percentage point, the average savings rate is still ' measly'.

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* a un coste mínimo = at (a) minimum cost.

* como mínimo = at least, conservatively, at a minimum.

* como mínimo hasta que = minimally until.

* con sólo una mínima idea de = with only the sketchiest idea of.

* con unos costes mínimos = with minimum costs.

* coste mínimo = minimal cost, minimum cost.

* diferencia entre... y... es mínima = line between... and... is thin.

* en lo más mínimo = not in the least + Nombre Negativo.

* grupo mínimo relacionado = minimum zone cohort.

* lo más mínimo = so much as.

* lo mínimo = bare necessities, the.

* mantener Algo al mínimo = keep + Nombre + at a minimum.

* mínima parte = fraction.

* nivel mínimo del agua = low-water mark.

* no importar lo más mínimo = could not care less.

* no tener la más mínima idea sobre Algo = Negativo + have + the foggiest idea.

* precio mínimo = threshold price.

* reducción al mínimo = minimisation [minimization, -USA].

* reducido al mínimo = stripped down.

* reducir al mínimo = minimise [minimize, -USA], reduce to + a minimum, cut down to + a minimum, keep to + a (bare) minimum, cut to + the bone.

* reducir a lo mínimo = cut to + the bone.

* salario mínimo = living wage, minimum salary, poverty level.

* salario mínimo, el = minimum wage, the.

* ser mínimo = be at a minimum.

* servicios mínimos = skeleton staff.

* sin la más mínima de duda = without a shadow of a doubt.

* sin la más mínima duda = beyond a shadow of a doubt.

* temperatura mínima = minimum temperature.

* vivir con lo mínimo = live on + a shoestring (budget).

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I
- ma adjetivo

a) <temperatura/peso> minimum (before n)

no le importa lo más mínimo — he couldn't care less

el trabajo no le interesa en lo más mínimo — he is not in the least (bit) o slightest (bit) interested in his work

no tengo la más mínima idea — I haven't the faintest o slightest idea

b) ( insignificante) < detalle> minor

los beneficios han sido mínimos — profits have been minimal

c) ( muy pequeño) minute, tiny

- mínimo común denominador/múltiplo
II
masculino minimum

con un mínimo de esfuerzo — with a o the minimum of effort

no tiene ni un mínimo de educación — she has absolutely no manners

con un mínimo de sentido común — with the least bit of (common) sense, with a modicum of sense (frml)

reducir algo al mínimo — to keep something to a minimum

como mínimo — at least

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= bare [barer -comp., barest -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], minimal, minimum, negligible, reduced, baseline [base line], monadic, lower bound, razor-thin, paltry [paltrier -comp., paltriest -sup.], measly [measlier -comp., measliest -sup.].

Ex: Those are just the bare beginnings.

Ex: Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.

Ex: The intellectual input at the indexing stage is minimal, even in systems where in the interest of enhanced consistency there is some intervention at the indexing stage.

Ex: When used by skilled abstractors this mixture of styles can achieve the maximum transmission of information, within a minimum length.

Ex: Microforms are obviously very compact, and the microforms themselves occupy negligible space.

Ex: The model shows that market concentration rises with inelastic demand, reduced marginal costs and efficient technology.

Ex: This article describes the development of the first baseline inventory of information resources at the U.S.

Ex: Modern economic theory, with its bias in favor of atomistic or monadic analysis, fails to take into account ethical questions.

Ex: The resulting cost and benefit models permit estimating a lower bound on benefits and the calculations of net benefits (benefits less costs).

Ex: Let's not squabble about the fact that Bush actually eked out a razor-thin victory in the popular vote.

Ex: And there is no guarantee that any of the paltry sums of extra money available will actually benefit the workers in the recipient countries.

Ex: Despite the Bank of England's base rate having risen by a full percentage point, the average savings rate is still ' measly'.

* a un coste mínimo = at (a) minimum cost.

* como mínimo = at least, conservatively, at a minimum.

* como mínimo hasta que = minimally until.

* con sólo una mínima idea de = with only the sketchiest idea of.

* con unos costes mínimos = with minimum costs.

* coste mínimo = minimal cost, minimum cost.

* diferencia entre... y... es mínima = line between... and... is thin.

* en lo más mínimo = not in the least + Nombre Negativo.

* grupo mínimo relacionado = minimum zone cohort.

* lo más mínimo = so much as.

* lo mínimo = bare necessities, the.

* mantener Algo al mínimo = keep + Nombre + at a minimum.

* mínima parte = fraction.

* nivel mínimo del agua = low-water mark.

* no importar lo más mínimo = could not care less.

* no tener la más mínima idea sobre Algo = Negativo + have + the foggiest idea.

* precio mínimo = threshold price.

* reducción al mínimo = minimisation [minimization, -USA].

* reducido al mínimo = stripped down.

* reducir al mínimo = minimise [minimize, -USA], reduce to + a minimum, cut down to + a minimum, keep to + a (bare) minimum, cut to + the bone.

* reducir a lo mínimo = cut to + the bone.

* salario mínimo = living wage, minimum salary, poverty level.

* salario mínimo, el = minimum wage, the.

* ser mínimo = be at a minimum.

* servicios mínimos = skeleton staff.

* sin la más mínima de duda = without a shadow of a doubt.

* sin la más mínima duda = beyond a shadow of a doubt.

* temperatura mínima = minimum temperature.

* vivir con lo mínimo = live on + a shoestring (budget).

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mínimo¹ -ma

adjective

1 ‹temperatura/cantidad/peso› minimum ( before n)

los beneficios han sido mínimos profits have been minimal

no le importa lo más mínimo he couldn't care less, he doesn't care in the least

el trabajo no le interesa en lo más mínimo he is not in the least o slightest bit interested in his work

[ S ] consumición/tarifa mínima 2 euros minimum charge 2 euros

no tengo la más mínima idea I haven't the faintest o slightest idea

no se preocupa en lo más mínimo por su familia she doesn't show the slightest concern for her family

me contó hasta los detalles más mínimos de su experiencia he told me about his experience in minute detail

era lo mínimo que podía hacer it was the least I could do

2 (muy pequeño) minute, tiny

una casa de proporciones mínimas a tiny house, a house of minute proportions

Compuesto:

mínimo común denominador/múltiplo

lowest common denominator/multiple

mínimo²

masculine

la bolsa ha alcanzado el mínimo del año the stock exchange has reached its lowest point this year

pretende hacer todo con un mínimo de esfuerzo he tries to do everything with a minimum of effort o with as little effort as possible

gana un mínimo de $50.000 she earns a minimum of $50,000

no tiene ni un mínimo de educación she has absolutely no manners

al menos podría tener un mínimo de respeto he could at least show a little (bit of) o a modicum of respect

para hacer ese trabajo tiene que tener un mínimo de inteligencia a modicum of intelligence is required to do this job

si tuvieras un mínimo de sentido común, no habrías hecho eso if you had any sense at all o if you had a modicum of sense, you wouldn't have done that

tendrá, como mínimo, unos 40 años he must be at least forty

como mínimo podrías haberle dado las gracias you could at least have thanked him

habrá que reducir al mínimo los gastos costs will have to be kept to a minimum

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mínimo 1
◊ -ma adjetivo

a) ‹temperatura/peso› minimum ( before n);

◊ no le importa lo más mínimo he couldn't care less;

el trabajo no le interesa en lo más mínimo he is not in the slightest (bit) interested in his work;
no tengo la más mínima idea I haven't the faintest idea
b) ( insignificante) ‹ detalle› minor;

‹diferencia/beneficios› minimal
mínimo 2 sustantivo masculino
minimum;
◊ reducir los gastos al mínimo to keep costs to a minimum;

como mínimo at least
mínimo,-a
I adjetivo
1 (muy pequeño) minute, tiny
2 (muy escaso) minimal
3 (menor posible) minimum
sueldo mínimo, minimum wage/salary
II sustantivo masculino minimum
un mínimo de dos meses, a minimum of two months
mil pesetas como mínimo, a thousand pesetas at least

' mínimo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
baja
- bajo
- denominador
- ínfima
- ínfimo
- mínima
- mínimamente
- múltipla
- múltiplo
- salario
- tasar
- consumo
- minimizar
English:
bare
- cheap
- deposit
- least
- low
- lowest
- minimal
- minimum
- minimum wage
- say
- sense
- skeleton
- slight
- light
- lowest common denominator
- marginal
- minimize
- minute
- modicum
- quick
- scrap
- very

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mínimo, -a

♦ superlativo
ver pequeño
♦ adj

1. [lo más bajo posible o necesario] minimum;

la mínima puntuación para aprobar es el cinco you need a minimum score of five to pass;

salario o [m5] sueldo mínimo minimum wage;

lo mínimo que podría hacer es disculparse the least she could do is apologize

Comp
Mat mínimo común denominador lowest common denominator; Mat mínimo común múltiplo lowest common multiple
2. [muy pequeño] [efecto, importancia] minimal, very small;
[protesta, ruido] slightest;
no tengo la más mínima idea I haven't the slightest idea;

sus hijos no le importan lo más mínimo he couldn't care less about his children;

en este país no existe la más mínima libertad there's absolutely no freedom at all in this country;

en lo más mínimo in the slightest

♦ nm

minimum;

trabaja un mínimo de 10 horas she works a minimum of 10 hours;

al mínimo to a minimum;

pon la calefacción al mínimo put the heating at minimum;

la libra alcanzó un mínimo histórico frente al dólar the pound reached an all-time low against the dollar;

no tiene un mínimo de sentido común he hasn't an ounce of common sense;

si tuviera un mínimo de decencia la llamaría if he had an ounce of decency he'd call her;

Comp

estar bajo mínimos [de comida, gasolina] to have almost run out;

la popularidad del presidente se encuentra bajo mínimos the president's popularity is at rock bottom;

el equipo se presenta a la final bajo mínimos the team is going into the final well below strength o with a severely depleted side

♦ como mínimo loc adv
[como muy tarde] at the latest; [como poco] at the very least;
llegaremos como mínimo a las cinco we'll be there by five at the latest;

si te vas, como mínimo podrías avisar if you're going to leave, you could at least let me know

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mínimo

I adj minimum;

como mínimo at the very least;

no me interesa lo más mínimo I’m not in the least interested

II m minimum

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mínimo, -ma adj

1) : minimum

salario mínimo: minimum wage

2) : least, smallest

3) : very small, minute

mínimo nm

1) : minimum, least amount

2) : modicum, small amount

3)

como mínimo : at least

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mínimo¹ adj minimum

el más mínimo... the slightest...

mínimo² n minimum

como mínimo at least

Spanish-English dictionary > mínimo
7 точка

point
- бортовая заправочная — external servicing point
- верхняя мертвая (вмт, поршня пд) — top dead center (tdc
положение поршня и соответствующего кривошипа копенвапа в точке, наиболее удаленной от оси коленвапа, т.е. положение поршня в самой верхней точке хода (рис. 64). — the position of а piston and its crankshaft arm when the piston is at its farthest removed position from the center line of the crankshaft, i.e., it is at the top of stroke.
- весеннего равноденствия весны — vernal equinox
- выброски, беспосадочного десантирования (парашютистов, грузов) — (para) drop point /area/
- выхода из района (зоны) — exit fix
-, десятичная (на пульте управнения и индикации) — decimal point. all decimal points are illuminated.
- заземления (эл.) — ground connection
на схеме должны быть указаны внутренние перемычки и точки заземления, — internal jumpers and ground connections be shown in the wiring diagram.
- замера — measuring point
- замерзания — freezing point
- заправки водой (маслом, топливом) — water (oil, fuel) servicing point
- измерения — measuring point
-, исходная — origin, initial point
- касания — contact point
- касания самолета при посадке (рис. 116) — touchdown point
- кипения — boiling point (bp)
- кислородного питания (штуцер) — oxygen outlet
-, конечная — terminal point
-, контрольная (контрольный вывод в аппаратуре) (кг) — test point (тр). a number of strategically placed тр provides simple and rapid trouble-shooting.
- крепления — attachment /attach /point
- крепления страховочных строп — afety harness attach(ment) point /receptacle/
-, критическая (точка нулевой скорости в потоке, обтекающам тело) (рис. 142) — stagnation point. a point in а field of flow about а body where the air particles have zero velocity with respect to the body.
-, критическая (отказа двигателя при взлете) — critical point, critical engine failure point
точка, в которой при разбеге самолета предполагается отказ критического двигателя с цепью опредепения дистанции прерванного взлета и траектории взлета, — critical point is а selected point at which, for the purpose of determining the accelerate-stop distance and take-off path, failure of the critical power unit is assumed to occur.
-, мертвая (в системе управпения) — dead spot
зона нечувствительности у нейтрального положения в системе управления, в котарой незначительные перемещения исполнительного мехацизма не вызывают к-л. срабатывания системы. — in а control system, а region centered about the neutral control position where small movements of the actuator do not produce any response in the system.
- места местоположения (ла) — position (fix), pos
- минимальной высоты принятия решения идти на посадку — minimum landing commit point. do not attempt а go-around after the minimum commit point (1000 ft above airport elevation).
-, наведения (при заходе на посадку) — land point. fix а land point on the runway
- из впп, не обеспечивающая безопасности выполнения посадки — nо-land point (on runway)
- на поверхности земли — point on surface of the earth, point on the earth's surface
- на траектории — point on flight path
- на траектории, указанная в графике на рис. — point(s) on flight path plotted in fig.
- начала выброски (тнв, парашютистов, грузов) — drop initiation point (dip)
- начала выравнивания (при посадке) — flare-out point
- начала выравнивания (после набора высоты) — leveling-off point
- начала координат — origin of coordinates
- начала отсчета — datum point, origin, reference point
- начала отсчета дистанций (пo продольной оси ла) — station numbering origin
- начала отсчета (траектории начального взлета) — (takeoff flight path) reference zero
начало отсчета координат различных точек на траектории начального набора высоты, расположенное в конце взлетной дистанции на уровне 35 фт (10,7 м) ниже траектории взлета. — this is а reference to which the coordinates of the various points in the takeoff flight path are referred. it is defined as the end of the takeoff distance and 35 feet below the flight path at this point.
- начала разворота — initial point of turn, roll-in point, turn point
- начала шкалы (прибора) — scale origin point
-, нейтральная — neutral point
-, неподвижная — fixed point
- нечувствительности (в системe управления) — dead spot
-, нивелировочная — leveling mark /point/
контрольные точки на определенных местах конструкции самолета, служащие для нивелировки ла. — reference marks for leveling the airplane on the ground.
-, нижняя мертвая (нмт) — bottom dead center (bdc)
положение поршня пд при его максимальном удалении от головки цилиндра (рис. 64). — the crankshaft position when the piston of an engine is at the greatest possible distance from the cylinder head.
-, нулевая (напр., электрического соединения *звездой*) — neutral point
-, нулевая заземленная — grounded neutral point
-, нулевая незаземленная — ungrounded neutral point
- нулевой подъемной силы — zero lift point
- обслуживания туалетов (заправки водой, химжидкостью, слив) — lavatory servicing point
-, опорная (отсчета, привязки) — reference point
- опоры — fulcrum
точка, относительно которой поворачивается или совершает колебательные движения рычаг. — the pivot point about which а lever oscillates or turns.
- осени, осеннего равнодействия — autumn equinox
- отказа двигателя (при взлете — engine failure point
- отрыва воздушного потока — airflow separation point
точка, в которой происходит отрыв пограничного слоя потока.
- отрыва (срыва) возд. потока, точка начала турбулизации — burble point. the point in increasing angle of attack at which burble begins.
- отрыва при взлете — lift-off point
- отсчета, нулевая — reference zero, origin
- пересечения — paint of intersection
- перехода (рис. 142) — transition point
- питания кислородом (штуцер) — oxygen outlet
- повышенного внимания (при осмотре, контроле) — thorough-inspection point /area, zone/, point subject to thorough inspection
- подъема (такелажная) — lifting /hoist/ point
- полного торможения (лотока) — stagnation point
-, посадочная (на впп) — land point fix а land-no land point on the runway.
- прибытия (прилета) — point of destination
- приземления — touchdown point
- приложения вектора — point of vector application
- приложения нагрузки — point of load application
- приложения силы — point of force application
- принятия решения — decision point
- принятия решения идти на посадку (300 м над уровнем аэродрома) — landing commit point (1000 ft above airport elevation)
- прицеливания — aim(ing) point
- прицеливания, наведения (предполагаемого касания впп при посадке) — land point
- пятиминутного взлета — five minute power point
точка, достигаемая самалетом через 5 минут после на чала взлета. режим работы двигателей (после достижения этой точки) должен быть уменьшен до макс. продолжительного. — the point at which a time of 5 minutes has elapsed after start of takeoff. the power of the operative engines must then be reduced to maximum continuous.
- равноденствия (в астронавигации) — equinoctical point, equinox
-, радионавигационная (рнт) — radio navigation station
- разворота — turn point
-, реперная (для нивелировки) — leveling point /mark/
- росы — dewpoint
температура, до которой нужно охладить воздух, чтобы содержащийся в нем водяной пар достиг состояния насыщения, — the temperature to which a given parcel of air must be cooled at constant pressure and constant water-vapor content in order for saturation to occur.
-, световая (отметка на экране катодно-лучевой трубки) — blip. a spot of light on cathoderay tube display.
-, световая (от осветителя) — spot of light
- смазки (на карте смазки) — greasing point (on lubrication chart)
- сообщения о месте (местоположении) ла — reporting point
- соррикосновения — point of contact
- срабатывания — actuation point
-, средняя (трех-фазной сети с четвертым проводом, с возможным заземлением) — neutral point (of three-phase, four-wire system). the neutral point may be grounded.
- старта (при взлете) — start of takeoff
- старта (начала полета) — point of departure
-, створная — align point
-, такелажная — lifting/hoist/point

chart showing lifting and jacking points shall be provided.
-, такелажная (надпись) — hoist point, hoist here
-, тарируемая — calibrated point
- технического обслуживания (бортовая, на борту ла) — (external) servicing point
- траектории полета — flight path point
- четверти хорды — quarter-chord point
точка на хорде аэродинамического профиля, отстоящая на 1/4 длины хорды от передней кромки (рис. 8). — quarter-chord point is on the aerofoil section chord at one quarter of the chord length behind the leading edge.
- шарнирного крепления — hinge point
элерон крепится (подвешивается) в (з-х) точках, — aileron is hinged at (three) points.
-, швартовочная (груза в отсеке) — tie-down point
-, швартовочная (ла) (рис. 150) — mooring/picketing/point
- шкалы (прибора) — scale point /mark/
- шкалы (рис. 72) — scale dot
- шкалы, оцифрованная, числовая — scale point marked with figure, figure-marked scale point
в вмт (верхней мертвой точке) — at tdc. the piston of cylinder no.1 is at tdc.
в нмт (нижней мертвой точке) — at bdc
до вмт — before tdc
замер в т. "а" — measurement at point "а"
недоход поршня до верхней мертвой т. на...град. — piston failure to reach tdc by... degrees
после вмт — after /past/ tdc
доходить до вмт (о поршне) — reach tdc
не доходить до вмт — fail to reach tdc
рассчитывать т. разворота — calculate turn point

Русско-английский сборник авиационно-технических терминов > точка
8 pena

f.

1 shame, pity.

da pena no poder hacer nada it's a shame o pity we can't do anything

el pobre me da pena I feel sorry for the poor chap

¡qué pena! what a shame o pity!

2 sadness, sorrow (tristeza).

sentía una gran pena I felt terribly sad

3 problem, trouble (desgracia).

4 struggle.

a duras penas with great difficulty

5 punishment (castigo).

le cayó o le impusieron una pena de treinta años he was sentenced to o given thirty years

so o bajo pena de under penalty of

pena capital o de muerte death penalty

6 embarrassment. (Caribbean Spanish (Cuba, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Venezuela), Central American Spanish, Colombian Spanish, Mexican Spanish)

me da pena I'm embarrassed about it

7 grief, regret, sorrow, heartache.

8 penna, contour feather.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: penar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: penar.

* * *

pena

► nombre femenino

1 (castigo) sentence, punishment

■ lo han condenado a una pena de seis meses de cárcel he was sentenced to six months' imprisonment

2 (tristeza) grief, sorrow

■ me da pena verlo tan solo it makes me sad to see him so lonely

3 (lástima) pity

■ ¡qué pena que no podáis venir! it's a shame you can't make it!

4 (dificultad) hardship, trouble

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a duras penas with great difficulty

de pena familiar awful, terrible, pathetic

hecho,-a una pena familiar in a bad way

merecer la pena / valer la pena to be worth while, be worth it

sin pena ni gloria undistinguished

pena capital capital punishment

pena de muerte death penalty

* * *

noun f.

1) pity

2) sorrow

3) penalty, punishment

4) difficulty, trouble

5) shame

•

- valer la pena

* * *

SF

1) (=tristeza) sorrow

tenía mucha pena después de la muerte de su hijo — she grieved a lot o was extremely upset after her son's death

tengo una pena muy grande porque no está con nosotros — I'm very sad that he is not here with us

• alma en pena — lost soul

• dar pena, da pena verlos sufrir así — it's sad to see them suffer like that

me daba pena dejar España — I was sad o sorry to leave Spain

Pepe me da mucha pena — I feel very sorry for Pepe

• morir de (la) pena — to die of a broken heart

sin pena ni gloria —

ese año pasó sin pena ni gloria — it was an uneventful sort of year

la exposición pasó sin pena ni gloria — the exhibition went almost unnoticed

2) (=lástima) shame, pity

¿no podéis venir? ¡qué pena! — you can't come? what a shame o a pity!

¡es una pena que no tengamos más tiempo! — it's a shame o a pity that we haven't got more time!, it's too bad we haven't got more time! (EEUU)

mi habitación está que da pena verla — my room is in a terrible state *

• de pena, la economía va de pena — the economy is in a terrible state

el vestido le quedaba de pena — the dress looked terrible on her

• estar hecho una pena — to be in a sorry state

3) pl penas (=problemas)

cuéntame tus penas — tell me all your troubles

logramos superarlo con muchas penas — we had to struggle to overcome it

- ahogar las penas

- ¡allá penas!

- a duras penas

a duras penas consiguió alcanzar la orilla — he only managed to reach the shore with great difficulty

a duras penas llegamos a fin de mes — we can barely make ends meet

4) (=esfuerzo)

• ahorrarse la pena — to save o.s. the trouble, save o.s. the bother *

• merecer o valer la pena — to be worth

no merece la pena — it's not worth it

una película que vale la pena ver — a film that's worth seeing

¿merece la pena visitar la catedral? — is the cathedral worth a visit?

no vale la pena que perdamos el tiempo discutiendo eso — it's not worth wasting time arguing about it

5) (Jur) sentence

el juez le impuso una pena de tres años de prisión — the judge sentenced him to three years in prison

• bajo o so pena de — [+ castigo, multa, prisión] on o under penalty of

bajo pena de muerte — on pain of death, on o under penalty of death

tiene prohibido hacerlo, so pena de ser expulsado — he is forbidden to do it, on o under penalty of expulsion

pena capital — capital punishment

pena de muerte — death penalty

pena máxima — maximum sentence; (Ftbl) penalty

pena pecuniaria — fine

pena privativa de libertad — custodial sentence

6) Méx, And (=vergüenza) embarrassment

me da mucha pena — I'm very embarrassed

¡qué pena! — how embarrassing!

sentir o tener pena — to be o feel embarrassed, be o feel ill at ease

7) And (=fantasma) ghost

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( tristeza)

tenía/sentía mucha pena — he was o felt very sad

me da pena verlo — it upsets me o it makes me sad to see it

a mí la que me da pena es su mujer — it's his wife I feel sorry for

está que da pena — she's in a terrible state

me da pena tener que decírselo — it hurts me to have to tell him

lloraba con tanta pena — he was crying so bitterly

b) ( lástima) pity, shame

qué pena! — what a pity o shame!

es una pena que... — it's a pity (that)...

de pena — (Esp) terrible

estar hecho una pena — to be in a sorry o terrible state

sin pena ni gloria — almost unnoticed

vale or merece la pena — it's worth it

vale la pena leerlo/visitarlo — it's worth reading/a visit

no vale la pena intentar convencerlo — there's no point o it's not worth trying to persuade him

2) penas femenino plural

a) ( problemas) sorrows (pl)

ahogar las penas — to drown one's sorrows

me contó sus penas — he told me his troubles o (liter or hum) woes

a duras penas — ( apenas) hardly; ( con dificultad) with difficulty

b) ( penalidades) hardship

pasamos muchas penas — we suffered great hardship

3) (Der) sentence

la pena máxima — the maximum sentence

bajo or so pena de — (frml) on pain of (frml)

so pena de repetirme — at the risk of repeating myself

- pena capital or de muerte

4) (AmL exc CS) ( vergüenza) embarrassment

qué pena! — how embarrasing!

me da mucha pena pedírselo — I'm too embarrassed to ask him

quitado de la pena — (Méx) blithely, gaily

5) (Per) ( fantasma) ghost

* * *

= woe, distress, grief, regret, criminalisation [criminalization, -USA], grieving, woefulness, heartache, misery.

Ex. 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.

Ex. The reason for his distress seemed to have been twofold: he derived comfort from reading the roll and he would have found it very embarassing to admit at the end of his journey that he had lost it.

Ex. This paper discusses the ways in which books may be used to help bereaved children to understand death and other aspects of grief.

Ex. Spalding's regret is quite understandable, for few of those seeking to identify particular editions in the catalog will fail to be confused by the results of this decision.

Ex. In our opinion, it is more relevant to focus on the Cuban government's criminalization of the unauthorized ownership of computers and its effective banning of the World Wide Web.

Ex. The article 'Words of comfort: resources for the living and dying' reviews books on death and grieving for purposes of collection development in the area.

Ex. In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.

Ex. Lovelorn staff at a Japanese company can take paid time off after an upsetting break-up with a partner, with more ' heartache leave' offered as they get older.

Ex. Perhaps Jane Austen was aware of this, for having stated the fact of the elopement briefly, she says airily: 'Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery, I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can'.

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* a duras pena = with great difficulty.

* alegrías y penas = pleasures and pains.

* alma en pena = banshee.

* arreglárselas a duras penas = muddle through.

* avanzar a duras penas = flounder, grind on.

* causar pena = cause + hurt.

* chillar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.

* condenar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.

* contarle las penas a Alguien = sob + Posesivo + heart out to.

* de puta pena = appalling, deplorable.

* en pena = in grief.

* ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.

* gemir como alma en pena = wail like + a banshee.

* gritar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.

* merecer la pena = be worth + the effort, be worthwhile, be worth + Posesivo + time, be worth it.

* merecer la pena considerar más detalladamente = repay + full consideration.

* merecer la pena el esfuerzo = repay + effort.

* merecer la pena estudiar Algo = repay + study.

* merecer la pena + Infinitivo = be worth + Gerundio, be worthy of + Gerundio, it + be + worth + Gerundio.

* merecer la pena intentarlo = be worth a try.

* merecerle la pena a Uno = be worth + Posesivo + while.

* no merecer la pena = be no good.

* no valer la pena = be no good.

* parecer + merecer la pena + Infinitivo = seem + worth + Gerundio.

* pena capital = capital punishment.

* pena de muerte = death penalty, death row.

* pena de prisión = custodial sentence, jail sentence.

* que merece la pena = worthwhile.

* que vale la pena = worthwhile.

* salir adelante a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.

* sentenciar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.

* sentir pena por = feel + sorry for.

* valer la pena = be not for nothing, be worth it, be worthwhile, be worth + the effort, be worth + Posesivo + time.

* valer la pena leer Algo = repay + reading.

* valerle la pena a Uno = be worth + Posesivo + while.

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( tristeza)

tenía/sentía mucha pena — he was o felt very sad

me da pena verlo — it upsets me o it makes me sad to see it

a mí la que me da pena es su mujer — it's his wife I feel sorry for

está que da pena — she's in a terrible state

me da pena tener que decírselo — it hurts me to have to tell him

lloraba con tanta pena — he was crying so bitterly

b) ( lástima) pity, shame

qué pena! — what a pity o shame!

es una pena que... — it's a pity (that)...

de pena — (Esp) terrible

estar hecho una pena — to be in a sorry o terrible state

sin pena ni gloria — almost unnoticed

vale or merece la pena — it's worth it

vale la pena leerlo/visitarlo — it's worth reading/a visit

no vale la pena intentar convencerlo — there's no point o it's not worth trying to persuade him

2) penas femenino plural

a) ( problemas) sorrows (pl)

ahogar las penas — to drown one's sorrows

me contó sus penas — he told me his troubles o (liter or hum) woes

a duras penas — ( apenas) hardly; ( con dificultad) with difficulty

b) ( penalidades) hardship

pasamos muchas penas — we suffered great hardship

3) (Der) sentence

la pena máxima — the maximum sentence

bajo or so pena de — (frml) on pain of (frml)

so pena de repetirme — at the risk of repeating myself

- pena capital or de muerte

4) (AmL exc CS) ( vergüenza) embarrassment

qué pena! — how embarrasing!

me da mucha pena pedírselo — I'm too embarrassed to ask him

quitado de la pena — (Méx) blithely, gaily

5) (Per) ( fantasma) ghost

* * *

= woe, distress, grief, regret, criminalisation [criminalization, -USA], grieving, woefulness, heartache, misery.

Ex: 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.

Ex: The reason for his distress seemed to have been twofold: he derived comfort from reading the roll and he would have found it very embarassing to admit at the end of his journey that he had lost it.

Ex: This paper discusses the ways in which books may be used to help bereaved children to understand death and other aspects of grief.

Ex: Spalding's regret is quite understandable, for few of those seeking to identify particular editions in the catalog will fail to be confused by the results of this decision.

Ex: In our opinion, it is more relevant to focus on the Cuban government's criminalization of the unauthorized ownership of computers and its effective banning of the World Wide Web.

Ex: The article 'Words of comfort: resources for the living and dying' reviews books on death and grieving for purposes of collection development in the area.

Ex: In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.

Ex: Lovelorn staff at a Japanese company can take paid time off after an upsetting break-up with a partner, with more ' heartache leave' offered as they get older.

Ex: Perhaps Jane Austen was aware of this, for having stated the fact of the elopement briefly, she says airily: 'Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery, I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can'.

* a duras pena = with great difficulty.

* alegrías y penas = pleasures and pains.

* alma en pena = banshee.

* arreglárselas a duras penas = muddle through.

* avanzar a duras penas = flounder, grind on.

* causar pena = cause + hurt.

* chillar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.

* condenar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.

* contarle las penas a Alguien = sob + Posesivo + heart out to.

* de puta pena = appalling, deplorable.

* en pena = in grief.

* ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.

* gemir como alma en pena = wail like + a banshee.

* gritar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.

* merecer la pena = be worth + the effort, be worthwhile, be worth + Posesivo + time, be worth it.

* merecer la pena considerar más detalladamente = repay + full consideration.

* merecer la pena el esfuerzo = repay + effort.

* merecer la pena estudiar Algo = repay + study.

* merecer la pena + Infinitivo = be worth + Gerundio, be worthy of + Gerundio, it + be + worth + Gerundio.

* merecer la pena intentarlo = be worth a try.

* merecerle la pena a Uno = be worth + Posesivo + while.

* no merecer la pena = be no good.

* no valer la pena = be no good.

* parecer + merecer la pena + Infinitivo = seem + worth + Gerundio.

* pena capital = capital punishment.

* pena de muerte = death penalty, death row.

* pena de prisión = custodial sentence, jail sentence.

* que merece la pena = worthwhile.

* que vale la pena = worthwhile.

* salir adelante a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.

* sentenciar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.

* sentir pena por = feel + sorry for.

* valer la pena = be not for nothing, be worth it, be worthwhile, be worth + the effort, be worth + Posesivo + time.

* valer la pena leer Algo = repay + reading.

* valerle la pena a Uno = be worth + Posesivo + while.

* * *

pena

feminine

A

1

(tristeza): tenía mucha pena he was o felt very sad

me da pena ver a esos niños pidiendo limosna it upsets me o it makes me sad to see those children begging

a mí la que me da pena es su pobre mujer it's his poor wife I feel sorry for

está que da pena she's in a terrible state

no te imaginas la pena que me da tener que decírtelo you can't imagine how much it hurts me to have to tell you

lloraba con tanta pena he was crying so bitterly

sentí mucha pena cuando me enteré de su muerte I was very sad to hear of his death

2 (lástima) pity, shame

¡qué pena que no te puedas quedar! what a pity o a shame you can't stay!

es una pena que no hayas seguido sus consejos it's a pity you didn't take her advice

de pena ( Esp); terrible

ese vestido le queda de pena that dress looks terrible o awful o dreadful on her

en las fotos siempre salgo de pena I always look awful o terrible in photographs

¿cómo te fue en el examen? — de pena how was your exam? — awful o terrible, how did you get on in your exam? — really badly

estar hecho una pena to be in a sorry o terrible state, be in a bad way

sin pena ni gloria almost unnoticed

una película que pasó por las carteleras sin pena ni gloria a movie which came and went almost unnoticed

pasó por la universidad sin pena ni gloria he had an undistinguished university career

vale or merece la pena it's worth it

merece la pena leerlo it's worth reading

no vale la pena intentar convencerlo there's no point o it's not worth trying to persuade him

un museo que bien vale la pena visitar a museum which is well worth a visit o ( frml) which is worthy of a visit

bien merece la pena correr el riesgo it's well worth the risk

B penas fpl

1

(dolores, problemas): bebe para ahogar las penas she drinks to drown her sorrows

vino a contarme sus penas he came to tell me his problems o troubles o ( literor hum) woes

sus hijos no le han dado más que penas her children have caused her nothing but sorrow o heartache

a duras penas (apenas) hardly; (con dificultad) with difficulty

te oigo a duras penas I can scarcely o hardly o barely hear you

subió a duras penas las escaleras she had great difficulty climbing the stairs

llegaron a la meta, pero a duras penas they reached the finishing line, but only just o only with difficulty

2 (penurias, dificultades) hardship

pasamos muchas penas para pagarlo we suffered great hardship to pay for it

pasaron grandes penas durante la expedición they underwent great difficulties o hardship during the expedition

C ( Der) sentence

el juez le impuso la pena máxima the judge gave him the maximum sentence

bajo or so pena de ( frml); on pain of ( frml), under penalty of ( frml)

so pena de caer en repeticiones at the risk of repeating myself

Compuestos:

● pena aflictiva

afflictive punishment

● pena capital

death penalty

los que se oponen a la pena capital those opposed to the death penalty o to capital punishment

● pena corporal

corporal punishment

● pena de muerte

death penalty

● pena pecuniaria

fine

● pena privativa de libertad

custodial sentence

D ( AmL exc CS) (vergüenza) embarrassment

le da una pena horrible hablar en público she's terribly shy o embarrassed about speaking in public

me da pena molestarlos a esta hora de la noche I feel awful o terrible o embarrassed disturbing you at this time of night

me puse roja de la pena I went red with embarrassment

quitado de la pena ( Méx); blithely, gaily

E ( Per) (fantasma) ghost

* * *

Del verbo penar: ( conjugate penar)

pena es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
pena
penar
peña
pena sustantivo femenino
1
a) ( tristeza):

◊ tenía/sentía mucha peña he was o felt very sad;

me da peña verlo it upsets me o it makes me sad to see it;
a mí la que me da peña es su mujer it's his wife I feel sorry for;
está que da peña she's in a terrible state
b) ( lástima) pity, shame;

◊ ¡qué peña! what a pity o shame!;

es una peña que … it's a pity (that) …;
vale or merece la peña it's worth it;
vale la peña leerlo/visitarlo it's worth reading/a visit
2
◊ penas sustantivo femenino plural

a) ( problemas) sorrows (pl);

◊ ahogar las peñas to drown one's sorrows;

me contó sus peñas he told me his troubles;
a duras peñas ( apenas) hardly;

( con dificultad) with difficulty
b) ( penalidades) hardship

3 (Der) sentence;
◊ la peña máxima the maximum sentence;

peña capital or de muerte death penalty
4 (AmL exc CS) ( vergüenza) embarrassment;
◊ ¡qué peña! how embarrasing!;

me da mucha peña pedírselo I'm too embarrassed to ask him
peña sustantivo femenino
1 ( roca) crag, rock
2
a) ( grupo) circle, group;

◊ peña taurina bullfighting club

b) (AmL) tb

◊ peña folklórica folk club

pena sustantivo femenino
1 (castigo) punishment, penalty: fue condenado a pena de muerte, he was sentenced to death
2 (tristeza) grief, sorrow, sadness: es una pena que no vengas, it's a pity you're not coming
3 (dificultad) hardships pl, trouble
♦ Locuciones: estar hecho una pena, to be in a terrible state
merecer o valer la pena, to be worth: no merece la pena que lo hagas, it's not worth doing it
a duras penas, hardly
sin pena ni gloria, almost unnoticed
peña sustantivo femenino
1 rock, crag
2 (de socios, de amigos) club
3 fam (gente) people
(pandilla) gang
' peña' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ay
- cáliz
- capital
- cicatrizar
- compensar
- condonar
- conmutar
- dar
- desgarrador
- desgarradora
- garrote
- horda
- lamentable
- lastimosa
- lastimoso
- merecer
- mortificar
- mortificarse
- pena
- pesar
- rebajar
- sentimiento
- so
- valer
- aliviar
- castigar
- causar
- consumir
- dolor
- enorme
- gemido
- grande
- herida
- hondo
- imponer
- indultar
- indulto
- inmenso
- lástima
- mal
- mitigar
- presidio
- prisión
- severidad
- suspirar
English:
bother
- capital punishment
- carry
- dear
- death penalty
- grief
- grieve
- hassle
- heart
- jail
- mope about
- mope around
- numb
- opposed
- pay
- pay off
- penalty
- prostrate
- remission
- retribution
- sentence
- shame
- sorrow
- term
- trouble
- try
- wail
- worth
- worthwhile
- against
- ashamed
- broken
- capital
- community
- death
- effort
- embarrassed
- embarrassing
- embarrassment
- hurt
- mortified
- painfully
- pity
- sort
- suspended
- well

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pena nf

1. [lástima] shame, pity;

es una pena (que no puedas venir) it's a shame o pity (you can't come);

da pena no poder hacer nada it's a shame o pity we can't do anything;

el pobre me da pena I feel sorry for the poor guy;

me da pena ver lo pobres que son it's awful to see how poor they are;

me da pena tener que irme ya I hate to have to leave already;

¡qué pena! what a shame o pity!;

¡qué pena de hijo tengo! what a useless son I've got!

2. [tristeza] sadness, sorrow;

sentía una gran pena I felt terribly sad

3. [desgracia] problem, trouble;

bebe para olvidar o [m5] ahogar las penas he drinks to drown his sorrows;

me contó sus penas she told me her troubles o about her problems

4. [dificultad] struggle;

pasaron grandes penas durante la guerra they suffered great hardship during the war;

subimos el piano a duras penas we got the piano up the stairs with great difficulty;

con mi sueldo mantengo a duras penas a mi familia my salary is barely enough for me to support my family;

consiguieron llegar a duras penas they only just managed to get there

5. [castigo] punishment;

le cayó o [m5] le impusieron una pena de treinta años he was sentenced to o given thirty years;

cumplió pena en la prisión de Alcatraz he served his sentence in Alcatraz;
Formal
so o [m5] bajo pena de [bajo castigo de] under penalty of;
[a menos que] unless
Comp
pena capital death penalty;
pena de cárcel prison sentence;

pena máxima [jurídica] maximum sentence;
[en fútbol] penalty;
pena de muerte death penalty;

pena de reclusión prison sentence

6. CAm, Carib, Col, Méx [vergüenza] embarrassment;

me da pena I'm embarrassed about it;

me da pena molestar I'm terribly sorry to bother you;

tengo pena de hablar con ella I'm too embarrassed to talk to her

7. Comp
Esp Fam
de pena [muy mal] [m5] lo pasamos de pena we had an awful time;

dibuja/cocina de pena he can't draw/cook to save his life, he's useless at drawing/cooking;

ese peinado le queda de pena that haircut looks terrible on her;
Fam
hecho una pena in a real state;

(no) valer o [m5] merecer la pena (not) to be worthwhile o worth it;

una película que merece la pena a movie that's worth seeing;

vale la pena intentarlo it's worth a try;

no merece la pena que te preocupes tanto there's no point you getting so worried;

sin pena ni gloria without distinction;

un jugador que pasó por el equipo sin pena ni gloria a player who had an undistinguished career in the team;

el año acabó sin pena ni gloria it was a wholly unremarkable year

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pena

f

1 ( tristeza) sadness, sorrow;

da pena it’s sad

2 ( congoja) grief, distress

3 ( lástima) pity;

es una pena it’s a shame o pity;

¡qué pena! what a shame o pity!

4 L.Am. ( vergüenza) embarrassment;

me da pena I’m embarrassed

5 JUR sentence

6

:

no vale o

no merece la pena it’s not worth it;

a duras penas with great difficulty;

so pena de on pain of;

con más pena que gloria ingloriously;

sin pena ni gloria almost unnoticed

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pena nf

1) castigo: punishment, penalty

pena de muerte: death penalty

2) aflicción: sorrow, grief

morir de pena: to die of a broken heart

¡que pena!: what a shame!, how sad!

3) dolor: pain, suffering

4) dificultad: difficulty, trouble

a duras penas: with great difficulty

5) vergüenza: shame, embarrassment

6)

valer la pena : to be worthwhile

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pena n

1. (tristeza) grief / sorrow / sadness

sintió pena por los niños pobres she felt sorry for those poor children

me da mucha pena marcharme I'm very sad to leave

2. (lástima) shame / pity

es una pena que te tengas que ir ya it's a shame you've got to leave now

¡qué pena! what a pity!

3. (condena) sentence

lo han condenado a una pena de seis meses de cárcel he's been given a six months' prison sentence

4. (problema) trouble / problem

cada cual tiene sus penas everybody's got their problems

a duras penas with great difficulty

de pena terrible

merecer la pena / valer la pena to be worth it

no vale la pena it's not worth it

pena de muerte death penalty

Spanish-English dictionary > pena
9 alto

adj.

1 tall, elevated, high-rise.

2 high, upland.

3 tall.

4 high, steep.

Precios altos High (steep) prices

5 loud.

6 lofty.

adv.

1 loudly, aloud, high up.

2 high, in a high position.

intj.

stop, hold everything, halt, hold it.

m.

1 height.

2 stop, halt, interruption, pause.

3 hill, top of the hill, height.

4 upper floor.

5 high point, high, maximum.

6 Alto.

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alto

► adjetivo

1 (persona, edificio, árbol) tall

■ es una mujer muy alta she's a very tall woman

2 (montaña, pared, techo, precio) high

■ lleva zapatos de tacón alto she wears high-heeled shoes

■ la marea está alta it's high tide

■ tiene la presión alta he's got high blood pressure

3 (elevado) top, upper

■ viven en los pisos altos they live on the upper floors

4 (importancia) high, top

■ es un alto ejecutivo en la empresa he's a top executive in the company

5 (voz, sonido) loud

■ lo dijo en voz alta she said it aloud

■ pon la tele más alta turn the telly up

► adverbio alto

1 high (up)

■ colocaron los platos muy alto they put the dishes very high up

2 (voz) loud, loudly

■ ¿podrías hablar más alto? could you speak a bit louder?

► nombre masculino

1 (altura) height

■ sólo hace dos metres de alto it's only two metres high

2 (elevación) hill, high ground

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a altas horas de la noche late at night

en lo alto de on the top of

pasar por alto to pass over

por todo lo alto figurado in a grand way

tirando alto figurado at the most

alta cocina haute cuisine

alta sociedad high society

alta tecnología high technology

altas presiones high pressure sing

alto horno blast furnace

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alto

► adverbio

1 high (up)

■ colocaron los platos muy alto they put the dishes very high up

2 (voz) loud, loudly

■ ¿podrías hablar más alto? could you speak a bit louder?

► nombre masculino

1 (altura) height

■ sólo hace dos metres de alto it's only two metres high

2 (elevación) hill, high ground

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alto

► nombre masculino

1 (parada) stop

■ hicieron un alto para comer they stopped for lunch

► interjección

1 halt! (policía) stop!

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dar el alto a alguien MILITAR to order somebody to halt

alto el fuego cease-fire

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1. (f. - alta)
adj.

1) tall

2) high

3) loud
2. adv.
1) high

2) loudly
3. noun m.
1) height

2) halt, stop

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1. ADJ

1) [en altura]

a) [edificio, persona] tall; [monte] high

está muy alto para su edad — he is very tall for his age

los pisos altos tienen más luz natural — the top flats have more natural light

• jersey de cuello alto — polo neck jumper, turtleneck

• camino de alta montaña — high mountain path

• zapatos de tacón o Cono Sur, Perú taco alto — high-heeled shoes, high heels
mar I, 1)
b)

• lo alto, una casa en lo alto de la cuesta — a house on top of the hill

desde lo alto del árbol — from the top of the tree

• lanzar algo de o desde lo alto — to throw sth down, throw sth down from above

por todo lo alto —

lo celebraron por todo lo alto — they celebrated it in style

2) [en nivel] [grado, precio, riesgo] high; [clase, cámara] upper

se han alcanzado muy altas temperaturas — there have been very high temperatures

tiene la tensión alta — he has high blood pressure

los alumnos de los niveles más altos — the highest level students

la marea estaba alta — it was high tide, the tide was in

ha pagado un precio muy alto por su descaro — he paid a very high price for his cheekiness

una familia de clase alta — an upper class family

la cámara alta del Parlamento ruso — the upper house of the Russian parliament

ocupa una alta posición en el gobierno — he occupies a high-ranking position in the government

tiene un alto sentido del deber — he has a strong sense of duty

• alta burguesía — upper-middle class

• alto cargo — [puesto] high-ranking position; [persona] senior official, high-ranking official

• alta cocina — haute cuisine

• alto/a comisario/a — High Commissioner

• Alto Comisionado — High Commission

• alta costura — high fashion, haute couture

• de alta definición — high-definition antes de s

• alto/a ejecutivo/a — top executive

• alta escuela — (Hípica) dressage

un jugador de alta escuela — a top quality player

• altas esferas — upper echelons

• alta fidelidad — high fidelity, hi-fi

• altas finanzas — high finance

• alta frecuencia — high frequency

• alto funcionario — senior official, high-ranking official

• oficiales de alta graduación — senior officers, high-ranking officers

• altos hornos — blast furnace

• altos mandos — senior officers, high-ranking officers

• de altas miras, es un chico de altas miras — he is a boy of great ambition

• alta presión — (Téc, Meteo) high pressure

hoy continuarán las altas presiones — the high pressure system will continue today

• alta sociedad — high society

• alta tecnología — high technology

• temporada alta — high season

• alta tensión — high tension, high voltage

• alta traición — high treason

• alta velocidad — high speed

Alta Velocidad Española — Esp name given to high speed train system

3) [en intensidad]

el volumen está muy alto — the volume is very loud

la calefacción está muy alta — the heating is very high

• en voz alta — [leer] out loud; [hablar] in a loud voice

4) [en el tiempo]

hasta altas horas de la madrugada — until the early hours

5) [estilo] lofty, elevated

6) (=revuelto)

• estar alto — [río] to be high; [mar] to be rough

7) (Geog) upper

el Alto Rin — the Upper Rhine

8) (Mús) [nota] sharp; [instrumento, voz] alto

9) ( Hist, Ling) high

alto antiguo alemán — Old High German

la alta Edad Media — the high Middle Ages

2. ADV

1) (=arriba) high

sube un poco más alto — go up a little higher

ha llegado muy alto en su carrera profesional — he's reached the top in his professional career

lanzar algo alto — to throw sth high

2) (=en voz alta)

gritar alto — to shout out loud

hablar alto — (=en voz alta) to speak loudly; (=con franqueza) to speak out, speak out frankly

¡más alto, por favor! — louder, please!

pon la radio un poco más alto — turn the radio up a little

pensar (en) alto — to think out loud, think aloud
volar
3. SM

1) (=altura)

el muro tiene 5 metros de alto — the wall is 5 metres high

mide 1,80 de alto — he is 1.80 metres tall

• en alto, coloque los pies en alto — put your feet up

con las manos en alto — [en atraco, rendición] with one's hands up; [en manifestación] with one's hands in the air

dejar algo en alto —

el resultado deja muy en alto su reputación como el mejor del mundo — the result has boosted his reputation as the best in the world

estas cosas dejan en alto el buen nombre de un país — these things contribute to maintaining the country's good name

2) (Geog) hill

el pueblo está en un alto — the town lies on a hill

Altos del Golán — Golan Heights

3) (Arquit) upper floor

4) (Mús) alto

5)

altos y bajos — ups and downs

6)

• pasar por alto — [+ detalle, problema] to overlook

7) Chile [de ropa, cartas] pile

8) Chile [de tela] length

9)

los altos — Cono Sur, Méx [de casa] upstairs; (Geog) the heights

los altos de Jalisco — the Jalisco heights
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1. SM

1) (=parada) stop

• dar el alto a algn — to order sb to halt, stop sb

• hacer un alto — [en viaje] to stop off; [en actividad] to take a break

a este bar vienen los camioneros que hacen un alto en el camino — the lorry drivers stop off at this bar on the way

hicieron un alto en el trabajo para comer un bocadillo — they took a break from work to eat a sandwich

• poner el alto a algo — Méx to put an end to sth

alto el fuego — Esp ceasefire

2) (Aut) (=señal) stop sign; (=semáforo) lights pl

2.

EXCL

¡alto! — halt!, stop!

¡alto ahí! — stop there!

¡alto el fuego! — cease fire!

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- ta adjetivo

1)

a) [ser] <persona/edificio/árbol> tall; <pared/montaña> high

zapatos de tacones altos or (AmS) de taco alto — high-heeled shoes

una blusa de cuello alto — a high-necked blouse

b) [ESTAR]

qué alto estás! — haven't you grown!

está tan alta como yo — she's as tall as me now

2) (indicando posición, nivel)

a) [ser] high

los techos eran muy altos — the rooms had very high ceilings

un vestido de talle alto — a high-waisted dress

b) [estar]

el río está muy alto — the river is very high

la marea está alta — it's high tide, the tide's in

los pisos más altos — the top floors

salgan con los brazos en alto — come out with your hands in the air

eso dejó en alto su buen nombre — (CS) that really boosted his reputation

están con la moral bastante alta — they are in pretty high spirits

mantener alto el espíritu — to keep one's spirits up

en lo alto de la montaña/de un árbol — high up on the mountainside/in a tree

en lo alto del árbol — high up in the tree

por todo lo alto — in style

una boda por todo lo alto — a lavish wedding

3) (en cantidad, calidad) high

tiene la tensión or presión alta — she has high blood pressure

productos de alta calidad — high-quality products

embarazo de alto riesgo — high-risk pregnancy

tirando por lo alto — at the most

4)

a) [estar] ( en intensidad) <volumen/televisión> loud

pon la radio más alta — turn the radio up

b)

en alto or en voz alta — aloud, out loud

5) (delante del n) (en importancia, trascendencia) <ejecutivo/funcionario> high-ranking, top

un militar de alto rango — a high-ranking army officer

conversaciones de alto nivel — high-level talks

6) (delante del n) <ideales/opinión> high

un alto sentido del deber — a strong sense of duty

tiene un alto concepto de ti — he thinks very highly of you

7) (delante del n)

a) (Ling) high

el alto alemán — High German

b) (Geog) upper

el Alto Paraná — the Upper Paraná

•

- alta burguesía

- alta cocina

- alta costura

- alta Edad Media

- alta fidelidad

- alta mar

- altas esferas

- alta sociedad

- altas presiones

- alta tensión

- alto cargo

- alto comisionado

- alto horno

- alto mando
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adverbio

1) <volar/subir> high

2) < hablar> loud, loudly

habla más alto — speak up a little

pasar por alto — ver pasar I 6)
III
interjección halt!

alto (ahí)! — (Mil) halt!; ( dicho por un policía) stop!, stay where you are!

alto el fuego! — cease fire!

- alto el fuego
IV
masculino

1)

a) ( altura)

de alto — high

un muro de cuatro metros de alto — a four-meter high wall

tiene tres metros de alto — it's three meters high

b) ( en el terreno) high ground

2)

a) ( de edificio) top floor

viven en un alto — they live in a top floor apartment o (BrE) flat

b) los altos masculino plural (CS) ( en casa) upstairs

vivo en los altos del taller — I live above the workshop

3)

a) (parada, interrupción)

hacer un alto — to stop

b) (Méx) (Auto)

pasarse el alto — ( un semáforo) to run the red light (AmE), to jump the lights (BrE); ( un stop) to go through the stop sign

4) (Chi fam) ( de cosas) pile, heap

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I
- ta adjetivo

1)

a) [ser] <persona/edificio/árbol> tall; <pared/montaña> high

zapatos de tacones altos or (AmS) de taco alto — high-heeled shoes

una blusa de cuello alto — a high-necked blouse

b) [ESTAR]

qué alto estás! — haven't you grown!

está tan alta como yo — she's as tall as me now

2) (indicando posición, nivel)

a) [ser] high

los techos eran muy altos — the rooms had very high ceilings

un vestido de talle alto — a high-waisted dress

b) [estar]

el río está muy alto — the river is very high

la marea está alta — it's high tide, the tide's in

los pisos más altos — the top floors

salgan con los brazos en alto — come out with your hands in the air

eso dejó en alto su buen nombre — (CS) that really boosted his reputation

están con la moral bastante alta — they are in pretty high spirits

mantener alto el espíritu — to keep one's spirits up

en lo alto de la montaña/de un árbol — high up on the mountainside/in a tree

en lo alto del árbol — high up in the tree

por todo lo alto — in style

una boda por todo lo alto — a lavish wedding

3) (en cantidad, calidad) high

tiene la tensión or presión alta — she has high blood pressure

productos de alta calidad — high-quality products

embarazo de alto riesgo — high-risk pregnancy

tirando por lo alto — at the most

4)

a) [estar] ( en intensidad) <volumen/televisión> loud

pon la radio más alta — turn the radio up

b)

en alto or en voz alta — aloud, out loud

5) (delante del n) (en importancia, trascendencia) <ejecutivo/funcionario> high-ranking, top

un militar de alto rango — a high-ranking army officer

conversaciones de alto nivel — high-level talks

6) (delante del n) <ideales/opinión> high

un alto sentido del deber — a strong sense of duty

tiene un alto concepto de ti — he thinks very highly of you

7) (delante del n)

a) (Ling) high

el alto alemán — High German

b) (Geog) upper

el Alto Paraná — the Upper Paraná

•

- alta burguesía

- alta cocina

- alta costura

- alta Edad Media

- alta fidelidad

- alta mar

- altas esferas

- alta sociedad

- altas presiones

- alta tensión

- alto cargo

- alto comisionado

- alto horno

- alto mando
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adverbio

1) <volar/subir> high

2) < hablar> loud, loudly

habla más alto — speak up a little

pasar por alto — ver pasar I 6)
III
interjección halt!

alto (ahí)! — (Mil) halt!; ( dicho por un policía) stop!, stay where you are!

alto el fuego! — cease fire!

- alto el fuego
IV
masculino

1)

a) ( altura)

de alto — high

un muro de cuatro metros de alto — a four-meter high wall

tiene tres metros de alto — it's three meters high

b) ( en el terreno) high ground

2)

a) ( de edificio) top floor

viven en un alto — they live in a top floor apartment o (BrE) flat

b) los altos masculino plural (CS) ( en casa) upstairs

vivo en los altos del taller — I live above the workshop

3)

a) (parada, interrupción)

hacer un alto — to stop

b) (Méx) (Auto)

pasarse el alto — ( un semáforo) to run the red light (AmE), to jump the lights (BrE); ( un stop) to go through the stop sign

4) (Chi fam) ( de cosas) pile, heap

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alto¹

¹ = stop.

Ex: It is certainly no accident that in Finland, a country that circulates an average of 17 books per capita per year through 1500 public libraries and 18,000 mobile-library stops, its public libraries are supported by both national and local monies.

* alto del fuego = cease-fire.

* alto en el camino = stopover.

* echar por alto = bungle.

* pasar por alto = bypass [by-pass], gloss over, miss, obviate, overlook, short-circuit [shortcircuit], skip over, leapfrog, pass + Nombre/Pronombre + by, flout, close + the door on, skip.

* pasar por alto la autoridad de Alguien = go over + Posesivo + head.

* pasar por alto rápidamente = race + past.

* un alto en el camino = a stop on the road, a pit stop on the road.

alto²

² = alto.

Ex: The simultaneous interweaving of several melodic lines (usually four: soprano, alto, tenor, bass) in a musical composition is known as polyphony.

alto³

³ = height.

Ex: For a monograph the height of the book is normally given, in centimetres.

* altos y bajos = highs and lows, peaks and valleys.

* celebrar por todo lo alto = make + a song and dance about.

* con la frente en alto = stand + tall.

* en lo alto = on top.

* en lo alto de = on top of, atop.

* poner los pies en alto = put + Posesivo + feet up.

alto⁴

⁴ = heavy [heavier -comp., heaviest -sup.], high [higher -comp., highest -sup.], superior, tall [taller -comp., tallest -sup.], hefty [heftier -comp., heftiest -sup.].

Ex: In fact, the area was well served by a very good neighbourhood advice centre which had a heavy workload of advice and information-giving.

Ex: Lower specificity will be associated with lower precision but high recall.

Ex: Superior cataloguing may result, since more consistency and closer adherence to standard codes are likely to emerge with cataloguers who spend all of their time cataloguing, than with a librarian who tackles cataloguing as one of various professional tasks.

Ex: Occasionally, however, a differently shaped pyramid -- either taller or shorter, is more appropriate.

Ex: Research publication had to adopt the same economic model as trade publication, and research libraries the world over paid the hefty price = Las publicaciones científicas tuvieron que adoptar el mismo modelo económico que las publicaciones comerciales y las bibliotecas universitarias de todo el mundo pagaron un precio elevado.

* a alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.

* a altas horas de la noche = late at night.

* alcanzar cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights.

* alta burguesía, la = gentry, the.

* alta cocina = haute cuisine.

* alta costura = haute couture.

* Alta Edad Media, la = Early Middle Ages, the, High Middle Ages, the, Dark Ages, the.

* alta intensidad = high-rate.

* alta mar = high seas, the.

* alta posición = high estate.

* alta productividad = high yield.

* alta resolución = high resolution.

* altas esferas del poder, las = echelons of power, the.

* altas esferas, las = corridors of power, the.

* alta tecnología = high-tech, high-technology, hi-tech.

* alta traición = high treason.

* alta velocidad = high-rate.

* alto cargo = senior post, top official, senior position, top person [top people, -pl.], top executive, top position, senior manager, senior executive, high official, top manager, senior official.

* alto cargo público = senior public official.

* alto comisario = high commissioner.

* alto dignatario = high official.

* alto en fibras = high-fibre.

* alto funcionario = high official.

* alto horno = blast furnace.

* alto nivel = high standard.

* alto precio = costliness.

* alto rendimiento = high yield.

* alto riesgo = high stakes.

* altos cargos = people in high office.

* alto y débil = spindly [spindlier -comp., spindliest -sup.].

* alto y delgado = spindly [spindlier -comp., spindliest -sup.].

* amontonarse muy alto = be metres high.

* apuntar muy alto = reach for + the stars, shoot for + the stars.

* a un alto nivel = high level [high-level].

* cada vez más alto = constantly rising, steadily rising, steadily growing.

* clase alta = upper class.

* con un nivel de estudios alto = well educated [well-educated].

* cuando la marea está alta = at high tide.

* de alta alcurnia = well-born.

* de alta cuna = well-born.

* de alta fidelidad = hi-fi.

* de alta mar = offshore, sea-going, ocean-going.

* de alta potencia = high power.

* de alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.

* de alta resistencia = heavy-duty.

* de alta tecnología = high-technology.

* de alta tensión = heavy-current.

* de alta velocidad = high-speed.

* de alto abolengo = well-born.

* de alto ahorro energético = energy-saving.

* de alto nivel = high level [high-level], high-powered.

* de alto rango = highly placed.

* de alto rendimiento = high-performance, heavy-duty.

* de altos vuelos = high-flying, high-powered.

* de alto voltaje = high-voltage.

* de la gama alta = high-end.

* edificio alto = high-rise building.

* en alta mar = on the high seas.

* explosivo de alta potencia = high explosive.

* fijar precios altos = price + high.

* física de altas energías = high energy physics.

* forma de la curva estadística en su valor más alto = peak-shape.

* frente de altas presiones = ridge of high pressure.

* línea de alta tensión = power line.

* llevar a cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights, take + Nombre + to greater heights.

* mantener la cabeza alta = hold + Posesivo + head high.

* marea alta = high tide.

* música de alta fidelidad = hi-fi music.

* pagar un precio alto por Algo = pay + a premium price for.

* persecución en coche a alta velocidad = high-speed chase.

* persona de altos vuelos = high flyer [high flier, -USA].

* persona de la alta sociedad = socialite.

* poner un precio a Algo muy alto = overprice.

* por todo lo alto = grandly, on a grand scale.

* quimioterapia de altas dosis = high-dose chemotherapy.

* reparador de estructuras altas = steeplejack.

* ser muy alto = be metres high.

* sistema de altas presiones = high-pressure system, ridge of high pressure.

* temporada alta = high season.

* tener un alto contenido de = be high in.

* unaprobabilidad muy alta = a sporting chance.

* un + Nombre + a altas horas de la noche = a late night + Nombre.

alto⁵

⁵ = loud [louder -comp., loudest -sup.].

Ex: Visitors would be surprised by the loud creaking and groaning of the presses as the timbers gave and rubbed against each other.

* decir en voz alta = say + out loud, say in + a loud voice.

* en voz alta = loudly, out loud.

* hablar alto = be loud.

* hablar en voz alta = talk in + a loud voice.

* leer en voz alta = read + aloud, read + out loud.

* pensar en voz alta = think + out loud.

* sonido alto = loud noise.

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alto¹ -ta

adjective

A

1 [ SER] ‹persona/edificio/árbol› tall; ‹pared/montaña› high

zapatos de tacones altos or ( AmS) de taco alto high-heeled shoes

es más alto que su hermano he's taller than his brother

una blusa de cuello alto a high-necked blouse

2 [ ESTAR]:

¡qué alto estás! haven't you grown!

mi hija está casi tan alta como yo my daughter's almost as tall as me now o almost my height now

B (indicando posición, nivel)

1 [ SER] high

los techos eran muy altos the rooms had very high ceilings

un vestido de talle alto a high-waisted dress

2 [ ESTAR]:

ese cuadro está muy alto that picture's too high

ponlo más alto para que los niños no alcancen put it higher up so that the children can't reach

el río está muy alto the river is very high

la marea está alta it's high tide, the tide's in

los pisos más altos del edificio the top floors of the building

salgan con los brazos en alto come out with your hands up o with your hands in the air

eso deja muy en alto su buen nombre (CS); that has really boosted his reputation

últimamente están con or tienen la moral bastante alta they've been in pretty high spirits lately, their morale has been pretty high recently

a pesar de haber perdido, ha sabido mantener alto el espíritu he's managed to keep his spirits up despite losing

Dios te está mirando allá en lo alto God is watching you from on high

habían acampado en lo alto de la montaña they had camped high up on the mountainside

en lo alto del árbol high up in the tree, at the top of the tree

por todo lo alto in style

celebraron su triunfo por todo lo alto they celebrated their victory in style

una boda por todo lo alto a lavish wedding

C (en cantidad, calidad) high

tiene la tensión or presión alta she has high blood pressure

cereales de alto contenido en fibra high-fiber cereals

ha pagado un precio muy alto por su irreflexión he has paid a very high price for his rashness

productos de alta calidad high-quality products

[ S ] imprescindible alto dominio del inglés good knowledge of English essential

el nivel es bastante alto en este colegio the standard is quite high in this school

el alto índice de participación en las elecciones the high turnout in the elections

embarazo de alto riesgo high-risk pregnancy

tirando por lo alto at the most, at the outside

tirando por lo alto costará unas 200 libras it will cost about 200 pounds at the most o at the outside

D

1 [ ESTAR] (en intensidad) ‹volumen/radio/televisión› loud

pon la radio más alta turn the radio up

¡qué alta está la televisión! the television is so loud!

2

en voz alta or en alto aloud, out loud

estaba pensando en voz alta I was thinking aloud o out loud

E ( delante del n) (en importancia, trascendencia) ‹ejecutivo/dirigente/funcionario› high-ranking, top

un militar de alto rango a high-ranking army officer

uno de los más altos ejecutivos de la empresa one of the company's top executives

conversaciones de alto nivel high-level talks

F ( delante del n) ‹ideales› high

tiene un alto sentido del deber she has a strong sense of duty

es el más alto honor de mi vida it is the greatest honor I have ever had

tiene un alto concepto or una alta opinión de ti he has a high opinion of you, he thinks very highly of you

G ( delante del n)

1 ( Ling) high

el alto alemán High German

2 ( Geog) upper

el alto Aragón upper Aragon

el Alto Paraná the Upper Paraná

Compuestos:

● alta burguesía

feminine upper-middle classes (pl)

● alta cocina

feminine haute cuisine

● alta comedia

feminine high comedy

● alta costura

feminine haute couture, high fashion

● alta definición

feminine high definition

de or en altoa definición high-definition ( before n)

● alta Edad Media

feminine High Middle Ages (pl)

● alta escuela

feminine dressage

● alta fidelidad

feminine high fidelity, hi-fi

● alta frecuencia

feminine high frequency

● alta mar

masculine or feminine el pesquero fue apresado en (el or la) altoa mar the trawler was seized on the high sea(s)

se hundió cerca de la costa y no en (el or la) altoa mar it sank near the coast and not on the open sea o not out at sea

la flota de altoa mar the deep-sea fleet

● alta peluquería

feminine hairstyling

● altas esferas

fpl upper echelons (pl)

● altas finanzas

fpl:

las altoas finanzas high finance

● alta sociedad

feminine high society

● altas presiones

fpl high pressure

un sistema de altoas presiones a high-pressure system

● alta tecnología

feminine high technology

● alta tensión

feminine high tension o voltage

● alta traición

feminine high treason

● alto cargo

masculine (puesto) high-ranking position, important post; (persona) high-ranking official

● alto comisario, alta comisaria

masculine, feminine high commissioner

● alto comisionado or comisariado

masculine high commission

● alto horno

masculine blast furnace

● alto mando

masculine high-ranking officer

● alto relieve

masculine high relief, alto relievo

● Alta Velocidad Española

AVE

● alto voltaje

masculine high voltage o tension

alto²

adverb

A ‹volar/subir/tirar› high

tírala más alto throw it higher

B ‹hablar› loud, loudly

habla más alto que no te oigo can you speak up a little o speak a bit louder, I can't hear you

pasar por alto ver pasar vt Sense I F. (↑ pasar)

alto³

interjection

halt!

¡alto (ahí)! (dicho por un centinela) halt!; (dicho por un policía) stop!, stay where you are!

¡alto ahí! ¡eso sí que no estoy dispuesto a aceptarlo! hold on! I'm not taking that!

¡alto el fuego! cease fire!

Compuesto:

alto el fuego

masculine ( Esp) ( Mil) cease-fire

alto⁴

masculine

A

1

(altura): de alto high

un muro de cuatro metros de alto a four-meter high wall

tiene tres metros de alto por dos de ancho it's three meters high by two wide

2 (en el terreno) high ground

siempre se edificaban en un alto they were always built on high ground

B

1 (de un edificio) top floor

viven en un alto they live in a top floor apartment o ( BrE) flat

2 los altos mpl (CS) (en una casa) upstairs

viven en los altos del taller they live above the workshop

C

(parada, interrupción): hacer un alto to stop

hicieron un alto en el camino para almorzar they stopped off o they stopped on the way for lunch

dar el alto a algn ( Mil) to stop sb, to order sb to halt

D ( Méx) ( Auto)

1 (señal de pare) stop sign

pasarse el alto to go through the stop sign

2 (semáforo) stoplight

pasarse el alto to run the red light ( AmE), to jump the lights ( BrE)

E

1 ( Chi fam) (de cosas) pile, heap

2 ( Chi) (cantidad de tela) length

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alto 1
◊ -ta adjetivo

1
a) [ser] ‹persona/edificio/árbol› tall;

‹pared/montaña› high;
◊ una blusa de cuello alto a high-necked blouse

b) [ESTAR]:

◊ ¡qué alto estás! haven't you grown!;

está tan alta como yo she's as tall as me now
2 (indicando posición, nivel)
a) [ser] high;

◊ los techos eran muy altos the rooms had very high ceilings

b) [estar]:

◊ el río está muy alto the river is very high;

la marea está alta it's high tide;
los pisos más altos the top floors;
salgan con los brazos en alto come out with your hands in the air;
con la moral bastante alta in pretty high spirits;
en lo alto de la montaña high up on the mountainside;
en lo alto del árbol high up in the tree;
por todo lo alto in style
3 (en cantidad, calidad) high;
◊ el alto nivel de contaminación the high level of pollution;

productos de alta calidad high-quality products;
tirando por lo alto at the most
4
a) [estar] ( en intensidad) ‹volumen/televisión› loud;

◊ pon la radio más alta turn the radio up

b) en alto or en voz alta aloud, out loud

5 ( delante del n)
a) (en importancia, trascendencia) ‹ejecutivo/funcionario› high-ranking, top;

◊ conversaciones de alto nivel high-level talks

b) ‹ideales/opinión› high;

◊ un alto sentido del deber a strong sense of duty

c) ( en nombres compuestos)

◊ alta burguesía sustantivo femenino

upper-middle classes (pl);
alta costura sustantivo femenino
haute couture;
alta fidelidad sustantivo femenino
high fidelity, hi-fi;
alta mar sustantivo femenino: en alta mar on the high seas;
flota/pesca de alta mar deep-sea fleet/fishing;
alta sociedad sustantivo femenino
high society;
alta tensión sustantivo femenino
high tension o voltage;
alto cargo sustantivo masculino ( puesto) high-ranking position;

( persona) high-ranking official;
◊ alto mando sustantivo masculino

high-ranking officer
alto 2 adverbio
1 ‹volar/subir› high
2 ‹ hablar› loud, loudly;
◊ habla más alto speak up a little

alto 3 interjección
halt!;
◊ ¡alto el fuego! cease fire!

alto 4 sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( altura)

◊ de alto high;

tiene tres metros de alto it's three meters high
b) ( en el terreno) high ground;

◊ construido en un alto built on high ground

2
a) (parada, interrupción):

◊ hacer un alto to stop;

alto el fuego (Esp) (Mil) cease-fire
b) (Méx) (Auto):

◊ pasarse el alto ( un semáforo) to run the red light (AmE), to jump the lights (BrE);

( un stop) to go through the stop sign
alto,-a 2
I adjetivo
1 (que tiene altura: edificio, persona, ser vivo) tall
2 (elevado) high
3 (sonido) loud
en voz alta, aloud, in a loud voice
(tono) high-pitched
4 (precio, tecnología) high
alta tensión, high tension
5 (antepuesto al nombre: de importancia) high-ranking, high-level: es una reunión de alto nivel, it's a high-level meeting
alta sociedad, high society ➣ Ver nota en aloud II sustantivo masculino
1 (altura) height: ¿cómo es de alto?, how tall/high is it?
2 (elevación del terreno) hill
III adverbio
1 high, high up
2 (sonar, hablar, etc) loud, loudly: ¡más alto, por favor!, louder, please!
tienes que poner el horno más alto, you must turn the oven up ➣ Ver nota en high
♦ Locuciones: la boda se celebró por todo lo alto, the wedding was celebrated in style
alto 1 sustantivo masculino (interrupción) stop, break
' alto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alta
- así
- barrio
- caer
- colmo
- cómo
- ella
- fuerte
- horno
- listón
- medir
- media
- monte
- ojo
- pasar
- relativamente
- riesgo
- superior
- suprimir
- suspender
- tacón
- tono
- última
- último
- vida
- vocinglera
- vocinglero
- buzo
- contralto
- cuello
- funcionario
- grande
- hablar
- imaginar
- individuo
- lo
- nivel
- redondear
- saltar
- salto
- subir
- taco
- tanto
- todo
- torre
English:
above
- aloud
- alto
- arch
- atop
- blast-furnace
- brass
- ceasefire
- discount
- foreigner
- gloss over
- halt
- height
- high
- high-end
- high-level
- high-powered
- inflated
- labour-intensive
- laugh
- lifestyle
- loud
- omission
- overhead
- overlook
- pass down
- pass over
- peak
- polo neck
- second
- senior
- short
- sing up
- small
- soar
- speak up
- stop
- tall
- top
- top-level
- top-secret
- topmost
- tree-house
- turtleneck
- unemployment
- up
- upper
- uppermost
- world
- aloft

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alto, -a

♦ adj

1. [persona, árbol, edificio] tall;
[montaña] high;
es más alto que su compañero he's taller than his colleague;

el Everest es la montaña más alta del mundo Everest is the world's highest mountain;

¡qué alta está tu hermana! your sister's really grown!;

un jersey de cuello alto Br a polo neck, US a turtleneck;

tacones o Andes, RP [m5] tacos altos high heels;

lo alto [de lugar, objeto] the top;
Fig [el cielo] Heaven;
en lo alto de at the top of;

el gato se escondió en lo alto del árbol the cat hid up the tree;

Comp

hacer algo por todo lo alto to do sth in (great) style;

una boda por todo lo alto a sumptuous wedding

Comp
alto relieve high relief
2. [indica posición elevada] high;
[piso] top, upper;
tu mesa es muy alta para escribir bien your desk is too high for writing comfortably;

¡salgan con los brazos en alto! come out with your arms raised o your hands up;

aguántalo en alto un segundo hold it up for a second;

tienen la moral muy alta their morale is very high;

el portero desvió el balón por alto the keeper tipped the ball over the bar;

de alta mar deep-sea;

en alta mar out at sea;

le entusiasma la alta montaña she loves mountaineering;

equipo de alta montaña mountaineering gear;

Comp

mantener la cabeza bien alta to hold one's head high;

Comp

pasar algo por alto [adrede] to pass over sth;
[sin querer] to miss sth out;
esta vez pasaré por alto tu retraso I'll overlook the fact that you arrived late this time

3. [cantidad, intensidad] high;

de alta calidad high-quality;

tengo la tensión muy alta I have very high blood pressure;

tiene la fiebre alta her temperature is high, she has a high temperature;
Informát
un disco duro de alta capacidad a high-capacity hard disk;

un televisor de alta definición a high-definition TV;

una inversión de alta rentabilidad a highly profitable investment;

un tren de alta velocidad a high-speed train

Comp
alto horno blast furnace;
altos hornos [factoría] iron and steelworks;
Informát alta resolución high resolution;
alta temperatura high temperature;

alta tensión high voltage;
Der alta traición high treason;
alto voltaje high voltage

4. [en una escala]
la alta competición [en deporte] competition at the highest level;

de alto nivel [delegación] high-level;

un alto dirigente a high-ranking leader

Comp
Hist la alta aristocracia the highest ranks of the aristocracy;
alto cargo [persona] [de empresa] top manager;
[de la administración] top-ranking official; [puesto] top position o job;
los altos cargos del partido the party leadership;

los altos cargos de la empresa the company's top management;

alta cocina haute cuisine;

Alto Comisionado High Commission;

alta costura haute couture;
Mil alto mando [persona] high-ranking officer; [jefatura] high command;
alta sociedad high society

5. [avanzado] alta fidelidad high fidelity;

altas finanzas high finance;
Informát de alto nivel [lenguaje] high-level;
alta tecnología high technology

6. [sonido, voz] loud;

en voz alta in a loud voice;

el que no esté de acuerdo que lo diga en voz alta if anyone disagrees, speak up

7. [hora] late;

a altas horas de la noche late at night

8. Geog upper;

un crucero por el curso alto del Danubio a cruise along the upper reaches of the Danube;

el Alto Egipto Upper Egypt

Comp
Hist Alto Perú = name given to Bolivia during the colonial era; Antes Alto Volta Upper Volta
9. Hist High;

la alta Edad Media the High Middle Ages

10. [noble] [ideales] lofty

11. [crecido, alborotado] [río] swollen;
[mar] rough;
con estas lluvias el río va alto the rain has swollen the river's banks

♦ nm

1. [altura] height;

mide 2 metros de alto [cosa] it's 2 metres high;
[persona] he's 2 metres tall
2. [lugar elevado] height

Comp
los Altos del Golán the Golan Heights
3. [detención] stop;

hacer un alto to make a stop;

hicimos un alto en el camino para comer we stopped to have a bite to eat;

dar el alto a alguien to challenge sb

Comp
alto el fuego [cese de hostilidades] ceasefire;
¡alto el fuego! [orden] cease fire!

4. Mús alto

5. [voz alta]
no se atreve a decir las cosas en alto she doesn't dare say out loud what she's thinking

6. Andes, Méx, RP [montón] pile;

tengo un alto de cosas para leer I have a pile o mountain of things to read

7. CSur, Perú
altos [de casa] upstairs Br flat o US apartment [with its own front door];

vive en los altos de la tintorería she lives in a separate Br flat o US apartment above the dry cleaner's

8. Méx [señal] stop sign

♦ adv

1. [arriba] high (up);

volar muy alto to fly very high

2. [hablar] loud;

por favor, no hables tan alto please, don't talk so loud

♦ interj

halt!, stop!;

¡alto! ¿quién va? halt! who goes there?;

¡alto ahí! [en discusión] hold on a minute!;
[a un fugitivo] stop!
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alto

1

I adj persona tall; precio, número, montaña high;

en alta mar on the high seas;

el alto Salado the upper (reaches of the) Salado;

los pisos altos the top floors;

en voz alta out loud;

a altas horas de la noche in the small hours;

clase alta high class;

alta calidad high quality

II adv volar, saltar high;

hablar alto speak loudly;

pasar por alto overlook;

poner más alto TV, RAD turn up;

por todo lo alto fam lavishly;

en alto on high ground, high up;

llegar alto go far

III m

1 ( altura) height;

dos metros de alto two meters high

2 Chi

pile

3

:

los altos de Golán GEOG the Golan Heights

alto

2 m

1 halt;

¡alto! halt!;

dar el alto a alguien order s.o. to stop;

¡alto ahí! stop right there!

2 ( pausa) pause;

hacer un alto stop

* * *

alto adv

1) : high

2) : loud, loudly

alto, -ta adj

1) : tall, high

2) : loud

en voz alta: aloud, out loud

alto nm

1) altura: height, elevation

2) : stop, halt

3) altos nmpl

: upper floors

alto interj

: halt!, stop!

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alto¹ adj

1. (en general) high

la montaña más alta del mundo the highest mountain in the world

una puntuación muy alta a very high score

2. (persona, edificio, árbol) tall

soy más alto que tú I'm taller than you

3. (sonido, voz) loud

la música está muy alta the music is really loud

dilo en voz alta say it out loud

a altas horas de la noche late at night

pasar por alto to overlook

alto cargo senior official

alta fidelidad hi fi

alta mar high sea

alta sociedad high society

clase alta upper class

alto² adv

1. (volar, subir) high

los aviones vuelan muy alto aeroplanes fly very high

2. (hablar) loudly

no hables tan alto don't talk so loudly

alto³ n (altura) height

mide más de dos metros de alto he's over two metres tall

el muro tiene cinco metros de alto the wall is five metros high

alto el fuego ceasefire

Spanish-English dictionary > alto
10 угол (геометрический)

angle
- (кабины, панели) — corner
указатель установлен в верхнeм левом углу приборной доски. — the indicator is located on the upper left corner of the instrument panel.
- (при определении географических и навигационных параметров) — angle, angular distance
- (эл. сигнал, соответствующий угловой величине) — angular information the angular information is supplied to the stator windinq.
- азимута (e) — azimuth
-, азимутальный (в полярных координатах) — azimuth angle
угловая величина, отсчитываемая по часовой или против часовой стрелки от северного или южного направления от о град, до 90 или 180 град. — measured from 0о at the north or south reference direction clockwise or counterclockwise through 90о or 180о.
-, азимутальный (курс) — azimuth
- азимутальный (гироппатфор'мы), отсчитываемый от местного географического меридиана — stable platform azimuth angle measured from local geographic meridian
- азимутальный, направленно' гo луча антенны — azimuth angle of antenna beams
- атаки (а) — angle of attack (alpha, aat)
угол, заключенный между линией отсчета, жестко связанной с планером (крылом) самолета и направлением движения ла. — the angle between a referелее line fixed with respect to an airframe and a lipe in the direction of the aircraft.
лампа сигнализации выключенного обогрева автомата угпа атаки. (ауасп обогр. выкл.) — alpha off light
- атаки (англ. термин) — angle of incidence (british usage)
- атаки, индуктивный — induced angle of attack
составная часть любого текущего угла атаки, превышающая эффективный угол атаки. — а part of any given angle of attack over and above the effective angle of attack.
- атаки крыла (профиля) — wing angle оf attack
угол, заключенный между хордой профиля и направлением набегающего потока воздуха (рис.135). — the angle between the chord line of the wing (airfoil) and the relative airflow.
- атаки, большой — high angle of attack
- атаки, вызывающий срабатывание системы предотвращения сваливания (выхода на критический угол атаки) — stall barrier actuation angle of attack. the system suppresses the stall warning and barrier асtuation angles of attack to prevent stall overshoot.
- атаки, докритический — pre-stall(ing) angle of attack
- атаки, закритический — angle of attack beyond stall
- атаки, критический, — angle of sfall, stalling angle, stall
угол атаки, соответствующий максимальному значению коэффициента подъемной силы. — the angle of attack correspending to the maximum lift coefficient.
- атаки, местный — local angle of attack
- атаки нулевой подъемной силы — zero lift angle of attack
- атаки, отрицательный — negative angle of attack
- атаки, положительный — positive angle of attack
- атаки, средний — medium angle of attack
- атаки, текущий (a тем) — present angle of attack
- атаки, эффективный — effective angle of attack
-, боевой магнитный путевой (бмпу) — run-in magnetic track angle /course/
- бокового скольжения — angle of sideslip
- ветра (ув) — wind angle (u)
угол, заключенный между вектором путевой скорости и вектором ветра (рис. 124). — the angle between the true course and the direction from which the wind is blowing, measured from the true course toward the right or left, from 0 to 180°.
- ветра, курсовой — wind angle
- взмаха — flapping angle
острый угол, образованный продольной осью лопасти неcyщeгo винта вертолета и плоскостью вращения втулки винта при повороте лопасти относительно горизонтальногo шарнира. — the difference between the coning angle and the instantaneous angle of the span axis of a blade of a rotary wing system relative to the plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation.
- видимости аэронавигационного огня (ано) (рис. 97) — navigation light dihedral angle
- видимости левого ано (угол "л") — navigation light dihedral angle l (left)
- видимости правого ано (угол "п") — navigation light dihedral angle r (riqht)
- видимости хвостового ано (угол "x") — navigation light dihedral angle a (aft)
- визирования — sight angle, angle of sight
- возвышения — angle of elevation, elevation
угол в вертикальной плоскости между горизонталью и наклонной линией от наблюдателя до объекта (рис. 129). — the angle in a vertical plane between the local horizontal and ascending line, as from an observer to an object.
- волнового конуса — mach angle

the angle between a mach line and the direction of movement of undisturbed flow.
- вращения — angle of rotation
- выставки телеблока — telescope /telescopic/ - sensor alignment angle
- гироппатформы, азимутапьный (инерциальной системы) — stable platform azimuth
- глиссады — glide slope angle
угол в вертикальной плоскости между глиссадой и горизонталью (рис. 120). — angle in vertical plane between the glide slope and the horizontal.
-, гринвичский часовой — greenwich hour angle (gha)
угол к западу от астрономического гринвичского меридиана. — angular distance west of the greenwich celestial meridian.
- датчика (угла) гироскопа — gyro-pickoff angle
-, двугранный (ано) — dihedral angle
- действия (см. видимости) — navigation light dihedral angle
-, заданный путевой (зпу) (рис. 124) — desired track angle (dsrtk) (dtk)
- заклинения (установки несущей поверхности) — angle of setting, rigging angle of incidence
фиксированный угол между плоскостью хорды крыла (стабилизатора) и продольной осью самолета (осью тяги) при горизонтальном положении самолета (рис. 135). — а fixed angle between the plane of the wing chord and the line of thrust or any other longitudinal line which is level when the fuselage is level longitudinally.
- заклинения горизонтального оперения — angle of stabilizer setting
острый угоп между продольной осью самолета и хордой (горизонтального) стабилизатора. угол является положительным при превышении передней кромки стабилизатора над задней. — the acute angle between the line of thrust of an airplane and the chord of the stabillzer. the angle is positive when the leading edge is higher than the trailing edge.
- заклинения крыла — angle of wing setting
острый угол между плоскостью хорды крыла и продольной осью самолета. угол является положительным при превышении передней кромки крыла над задней. — the acute angle between the plane of the wing chord and the longitudinal axis of the airplane. the angle is positive when the leading edge is higher than the trailing edge.
- заклинения крыла у корня — angle of wing setting at root
- заклинения крыльев (биплана) — decalaqe
разность между углами установки верхнего и нижнего крыльев. острый угол между линиями хорд крыльев в плоскости, параллельной плоскости симметрии самолета. — a difference in the angles of setting of the wings of a biplane. the decalage is measured by the acute angle between tfle chords in a plane parallel to the plane of symmetry.
- застоя (картушки компаса) — angular friction error (of compass card)
- затенения (огня), телесный — solid angle of obstructed (light) visibility
- зрения — angle of view
-, исходный путевой — initial departure track angle
- кабины — corner ot cabin
- карты — drivation

the angle between the grid datum and the magnetic meridian.
- карты (в автоматическом навигационном планшете) — map /chart/ angle (ca)
задатчик ук устанавливается на заданный пеленг в каждой точке разворота. если дм (магн, склонение) = +8о то ум = 352о, если дм = -5о, то ук = 5о ук = мпу главной ортодромии — the map or chart angle selector is set to the appropriate bearing at each turning point.
- конусности (лопасти несущего винта) — coning angle
угол между продольной осью лопасти и плоскостью круга ометаемого законцовкой винта. — the angle between the longitudinal axis of а blade and the tip-path plane.
- крена (у) — angle of roll, bank (angle)
угол между поперечной осью самолета и горизонтальной плоскостью. угол считается положительным при правом крене (рис. 135). — the angle between the lateral axis and a horizontal plane. the angle of roll is considered positive if the roll is to starboard.
- крена, командный — commanded bank angle
- крена при (для) выходе (выхода) на заданный курс — roll steering bank angle (for smooth roll out on the selected heading)
- крена, текущий — present angle of roll, present bank
- крыла, установочный (рис. 135). — angle of wing setting
- курса (путевой угол) — track angle
- курса (самолета, ч) — heading (ч)
- курса (инерциальной системы) — azimuth
- курсовой (кур) — relative bearing (rb)
автоматический радиокомnac определяет курсовой угол радиостанции, а в сочетанин с компасом или курсовой системой - пеленг радиостанции, как сумму курса и курсового угла (рис. 127). — angle measurement in navigation, measured from the heading of an aircraft, as relative bearing.
-, курсовой (на экране рлс) — azimuth (relative to aircraft)

the indicator display shows targets in terms of range and azimuth relative to aircraft.
- лопасти (возд. винта) — blade angle
угол между нижней поверхностью части лопасти винта и плоскостью вращения, — the angle between the lower surface of an element of a propeller and plane of rotation.
- маневра (курс, крен, тангаж) — attitude change angle
- маха — mach angle
-, местный часовой — local hour angle (lha)
- набора высоты — angle of climb
угол между линией траектории полета набирающего высоту ла и горизонталью. — the angle between the flight path оf а climbing aircraft and local horizontal.
- наведения антенны (радиоастрономическсго корректора) — antenna pointing angle
- наведения астрокорректора — star tracker pointing angle

inertial navigation system provides an accurate azimuth and vertical reference for measurement of the star tracker pointing angles.
- наведения астротелескопа (телеблока) — star-telescope pointing angle
- наклона (подвижных элементов. напр., автомата перекоса) — tilt angle
- наклона скачка уплотнения — shock wave angle
- наклона траектории полета — flight path angle
угол между горизонталью и касательной к данной точке траектории. — the angle between the horizontal and а tangent to the flightpath at a point.
- "ножниц" (рассогласования) закрылков — flaps asymmetry /disagreement/ angle
- "ножниц" (рассогласования) стабилизатора — 'stabilizer (halves) asymmetry /disagreement/ angle
- образованный с... (между) — angle formed with... (between)
- обратной стреловидности (крыла) — sweepforward angle
- опережения зажигания — ignition advance angle
- ортодромии, путевой (пуо) — great circle track angle
- отворота, расчетный (при заходе на посадку) — estimated turn angle (eta)
- отклонения (от направления) — angle of deviation
- отклонения (поверхности управления) — angle of deflection, (control surface) angle
- отклонения закрылка (закрылков) — flap setting
- отклонения закрылков, взлетный — flap takeoff setting
- отклонения закрылков для захода на посадку — flap approach setting
- отклонения закрылков, посадочный — flap landing setting
- отклонения поверхности управления — control surface angle
угол между хордой поверхности управления и хордой несущей (или стабилизирующей) поверхности (крыло, киль, стабилизатор). — control surface angle is an angle between the chord of control surface and the chord of the corresponding fixed surface.
- отклонения руля высоты — elevator angle
- отклонения руля направления — rudder angle
- отклонения ручки (управления) — control stick displacement /deflection/ angle
- отклонения скачка уплотнения — shock wave deflection angle
- отклонения (переставного) стабилизатора — horizontal stabilizer (adjustable) setting
- отклонения элерона — aileron angle
- отрицательной стреловидности — sweepforward angle
- отсека — corner of compartment
- отсчета радиокомпаса (орк) — indicated /observed/ bearing (of radio station)
угол разворота рамочной антенны, отличающийся от курсового угла радиостанции (кур) в результате искажения общего электромагнитного поля металлическими частями самолета (т.е. наличием радиодевиации) (рис. 86). — bearing correction is true radio bearing minus indicated (or observed) radio bearing. plot bearing corrections against observed radio bearings.
-, отсчитываемый от... — angle measured from...
-, отсчитываемый (по часавой стрелке) от северного направления географическоro меридиана — angle measured (clockwise) from north reference direction of geographical meridian.
- пересечения курса (луча на маяк) — (localizer) course /radial/ intersection angle
- пикирования — angle of dive
- планирования — gliding angle
угол между горизонтом и глиссадой самолета (рис. 135). — the angle between the horizontal and the glide path of an aircraft.
- (гиро) платформы, азимутальный — platform azimuth
- поворота вала — shaft angle
- поворота переднего колеса (колес) — nose wheel steering angle
система управления передним колесом шасси обеспечивает угол поворота колec(a) ё45о. — the steering system gives the nose wheel steering angles up to plus or minus 45 deg.
- поворота рамы (гироскопа) — rotation angle (of gimbal)

the rotation angle of the gimbal about the output axis.
-, подаваемый на индикацию (прибор, счетчик) — angular information supplied to be displayed on (indicator, counter, etc.)
- положения — position angle
- поперечного "v", отрицательный (рис. 136) — anhedral (angle)
- поперечного "v" по линии носков, положительный (по передней кромке) — dihedral at leading edge (le)
- поперечного "v", положительный — dihedral angle
острый угол между перпендикуляром к плоскости симметрии самолета и продольной осью крыла в плоскости, перпендикулярной продольной оси самолета (рис. 136). — the acute angle between а line perpendicular to the plane of symmetry and the projection of the wing axis on а plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the airplane.
- поправки на ветер — wind correction angle (wca)

the stronger the wind, the greater the wca.
-, посадочный (самолета) — landing angle
- прицеливания — sighting /aiming/ angle
- проема (напр., аварийного выхода) — opening corner
-, промежуточный (шага винта) — (normal) flight low pitch (angle)
- пространственного положения (ла) — attitude angle
- путевой (пу) — track angle (тк), course angle) (crs)
угол, заключенный между северным направлением меридиана и вектором путевой скорости (линии пути), т.е. направлением движения самолета относительно земной поверхности (рис.124). — а direction of intended movement given as an angle from some reference direction, ordinarily given as a measurement clockwise from the true north or the magnetic north in degrees.
-, путевой, боевой (бпу) — run-in /attack/ track angle
-, путевой, боевой, магнитный (бмпу) — magnetic run-in /attack/ track angle
-, путевой, заданный (зпу) (рис.124) — desired track angle (dsrtk, dtk)
-, путевой, заданный магнитный (змпу) — desired magnetic track angle (dsrmtk, dmtk)
-, путевой истинный (рис.124). — true track angle, true track, true tk
-, путевой, исходный — initial departure track angle
-, путевой магнитный (мну) — magnetic track angle (mtk)
-, путевой, ортодромии (пуо) — great circle track angle
отсчитывается от сев. направления географического меридиана через точку мс до положения направления оси у по часовой стрелке.
-, путевой, при безветрии (при нулевом ветре) — zero-wind track angle
-, путевой, текущий (тпу) — present track angle
-, путевой, условный (рис.124). — grid track angle, grid track, rid tk
-, путевой, фактический — (actual) track angle (tk)
-, путевой, фактический магнитный (фмпу) — actual magnetic track angle
-, путевой, штилевой — zero wind track angle
- радиостанции, курсовой (кур) — relative bearing of radio station (rb)
угол между направлением продольной оси самолета и направлением на наземную радиостанцию, отсчитывается по часовой стрелке от о до 360 град (рис. 127). — the bearing of a radio station or object relative to the heading of an airplane.
- разворота — angle of turn
- разворота переднего колеса (колес) — nose wheel steering angle
- распыла (топлива в форсунке) — (fuel) spray pattern
- рассогласования — error angle
- рассогласования закрылков — flaps asymmetry /disagreement/ angle
- рассогласования по крену (курсу, тангажу) (в сельсинной передаче) — bank (azimuth, pitch) synchro error angle
- рассогласования предкрылков — (le) slats disagreement /asymmetry/ angle
- рыскания (ч) — angle of yaw
угол между продольной осью самолета и заданным направлением полета. угол считается положительным, если передний конец продольной оси самолета отклоняется вправо (рис.135). — the angle, as seen from above, between the longitudinal axis of an aircraft and a chosen reference direction. this angle is positive when the forward part of the longitudinal axis is directed to starboard.
- сближения (схождения) меридианов — earth convergency angle
- свеса (лопасти несущего винта) — droop angle
- скоса потока вверх — angle of upwash
- скоса потока вниз — angle of downwash
- снижения — angle of descent
угол между направлением траектории снижающегося самолета и горизонтом, — the angle between the flight path of a descending aircraft and the local horizontal.
- сноса (ус) — drift angle (da)
угол, заключенный между вектором воздушной скорости и вектором путевой скорости. если впс располагается правее ввс, углу сноса приписывается (+), если левee, тo (-) (рис. 124). — the horizontal angle between the longitudinal axis of an aircraft and its path relative to the ground, i.e. any angular difference existing between the heading and course (or track).
- сноса от измерителя дисс (доплеровского измерителя сноса и путевой скорости) — doppler drift angle (dad)
- солнца, гринвичский часовой — greenwich hour angle of sun (sun gha)
- срабатывания сигнализации — warning aetuation angle
- срабатывания сигнализации критического угла атаки — warning actuation angle of stall
- срабатывания системы предупреждения выхода на критический угол атаки — stall barrier actuation angle
- срыва ламинарного потока — burble point /angle/

а point reached in an increasing angle of attack at which burble begins.
-, стояночный. угол наклона продольной оси самолета относительно плоскости касания колес основного шасси и переднего (хвостового) колеса. — static ground angle (in pitch and bank)
- стреловидности — sweep angle
угол в плоскости крыла между линией, проходящей по размаху крыла (по четвертям хорд, передней или задней кромке) и перпендикуляром к плоскости симметрии самолета (рис. 8). — sweep is an angle in plan between the specified spanwise line (quarter-chord, le, те) along the aerofoil and the normal to the plane of the aircraft symmetry.
- стреловидности (отрицательный) — sweepforward angle
- стреловидности (прямой или положительный) — sweepback angle
- стреловидности по линии четвертей хорд — sweepback (angle) at quarterchord line /at 25 percent of chord/
- стреловидности по передней кромке — sweepback (angle) at leading edge, sweepback at le
- схождения меридианов угол между меридианом точки и вертикальной координатной линией. — earth /meridian/ convergence angle
- тангажа (v) — angle of pitch (v)
угол в вертикальной плоскости между продольной осью самолета и горизонтальной плоскостью. угол считается положительным при наклоне передней части продольной оси вверх (рис.135). — the angle, as seen from the side, between the longitudinal axis of an aircraft and a chosen reference line or plane, usually the horizontal plane. this angle is positive when the forward part of the longitudinal axis is directed above the reference line.
- тангажа на кабрирование — nose-up pitch angle
- тангажа на пикирование — nose-down pitch angle
- тангажа, текущий — present pitch angle, present angle of pitch
-, текущий путевой (тпу) — present track angle
- текущий путевой, запомненный (тзпу) — present stored track angle
- точки весеннего равноденствия, часовой, западный (астр.) — sidereal hour angle (sha) angular distance west of the vernal equinox.
-, тупой — obtuse angle
угол более 90о и менее 180о. — an obtuse angle is more than 90о but less than 180о.
- увлечения (картушки компаса) — compass card drift ang
- упреждения (для парирования сноса самолета при посадке) — drift-correction angle
- установки (см. угол заклинения аэродинамической поверхности) — setting angle
- установки горизонтального оперения — angle of stabilizer setting
- установки крыла (заклинение) — angle of wing setting, rigging angle of wing incidence
угол между корневой хордой крыла и базовой линией фюзеляжа (рис.135). — angle between the wing chord line and aircraft longitudinal axis.
- установки лопасти (винта) — blade angle
острый угол между хордой сечения лопасти возд.(или несущего, хвостового) винта и плоскостью перпендикулярной оси вращения (рис.58). — the acute angle between the chord of а section of a propeller, or of a rotary wing system, and a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation.
- установки рычага управл. двигателем (руд) — throttle setting
- установки стабилизатора (заклинение) — angle of stabilizer setting, rigging angle of horizontal stabilizer incidence
угол между корневой хордой стабилизатора и базовой линией фюзеляжа (рис. 135). — angle between the stabilizer root chord line and aircraft longitudinal axis.
- установки (переставного) стабилизатора — stabilizer (incidence) setting
- установки стабилизатора, взлетный — takeoff stabilizer setting
- установки стабилизатора, посадочный — landing stabilizer setting
-, установочный (крыла, стабилизатора) — (wing, stabilizer) setting angle
-, фактический путевой (рис. 124) — (actual) track angle (tk)
- цели, курсовой — (target) angle-off
-, часовой — hour angle

angular distance west of a celestial meridian or hour circle.
- часовой, западный, точки весеннего равноденствия (астр.) — sidereal hour angle (sha)
выход за критический у. атаки — stall (angle) overshoot
выход на критический у. атаки — reaching of stall(ing) angle
диапазон у. атаки — angle-of-attack range
под углом к... — at angle to...

enter downwind at 90 to reference line.
полет на критическом у. атаки — stall flight
поправка на у. сноса — crosswind correction
расположение (нескольких элементов) под углом... град — spacing... deg. apart the propeller blades are spaced l20 apart.
с автоматическим учетом у. сноса — with crosswind (drift) correction automatically computed
выходить на закритический у. атаки — exceed the stalling angle
выходить на критический у. атаки — reach the stalling angle
задавать путевой у. — select (desired) track angle
закруглять у. (детали) — round (off) the corner
изменять у. атаки — change angle of attack
образовывать у. с... — make angle with...

the cable makes an angle of 10 degrees with the vertical line.
отклонять на у. (-10 град.) — deflect /displace/ (approximately 10 deg.)
отсчитывать у. — read the angle
поворачиваться на у. — turn /rotate/ through аn angle
подавать у. (т.е. эл. сигнал, соответствующий к-л. угловой величине) на (статор сельсина) — supply /transmit/ angular information to (synchro stator)
располагаться под у. град. (вокруг оси) — be located /spaced/... degrees apart (about axis)
устанавливать (закрылки) на желаемый у. — set (flaps) at desired angle

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This was accomplished by extending the outer legs of the coils to a large radial distance.

This is usually accomplished by proper installation practices as described in reference [...].

While the resulting engine will not measure up to the full potential which today's technology could provide, the compromise is small.

The total solids burden passing into the second chamber amounted to 4207 mg/SCM.

Tighten the flange nuts alternately in small equal increments until one of the nuts reaches the minimum recommended torque.

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12 Preis

Preis m (Pr.) GEN charge, price, pr. • alles hat seinen Preis GEN, MGT (infrml) there is no such thing as a free lunch • die Preise frisieren BÖRSE (infrml) fake the marks, (infrml) doctor the prices • die Preise gaben nach GEN prices receded (Volumen) • die Preise sind herabgesetzt worden BÖRSE prices have been marked down • Preis (ist) Verhandlungssache rate to be agreed, r.t.b.a. • Preise hochschrauben V&M push up prices • Preise hochtreiben V&M push up prices • Preise reduzieren V&M cut prices, reduce prices, sink prices • sich durch zu hohe Preise vom Markt ausschließen V&M price oneself out of the market • sich nach dem besten Preis umsehen V&M shop around for the best price • unter Preis anbieten V&M underprice • unter Preis angeboten V&M underpriced • unter Preis verkaufen V&M undercut • zu Preisen zwischen x und y GEN at prices ranging from x to y
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m (Pr.) < Geschäft> charge, price (pr.) ■ alles hat seinen Preis <Geschäft, Mgmnt> there is no such thing as a free lunch infrml ■ die Preise frisieren infrml < Börse> fake the marks infrml, doctor the prices infrml ■ die Preise gaben nach < Geschäft> Volumen prices receded ■ die Preise sind herabgesetzt worden < Börse> prices have been marked down ■ Preise hochschrauben <V&M> push up prices ■ Preise hochtreiben <V&M> push up prices ■ Preise reduzieren <V&M> cut prices, reduce prices, sink prices ■ sich durch zu hohe Preise vom Markt ausschließen <V&M> price oneself out of the market ■ sich nach dem besten Preis umsehen <V&M> shop around for the best price ■ unter Preis anbieten <V&M> underprice ■ unter Preis angeboten <V&M> underpriced ■ unter Preis verkaufen <V&M> undercut ■ zu Preisen zwischen x und y < Geschäft> at prices ranging from x to y

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Preis
price, (Belohnung) reward, premium, (Fahrgeld) fare, (Gebühr) charge, fee, (Kosten) cost[s], expense, price, (Satz) rate, figure, (Summe) amount, sum, (Tarif) rate, tariff, charge, (Wert) value, (im Wettbewerb) prize, award;
• auf der Grundlage der Preise vom Jahr 2002 at 2002 survey prices;
• bei anziehenden Preisen in a rising market, with attractive prices;
• bei sinkenden Preisen by (with) declining prices, at prices dropping;
• bis zum Preise von as high as;
• durch überhöhte Preise aus dem Markt gedrängt priced out of the market;
• mit Preisen versehen priced, price-tagged;
• niedrig im Preis low-priced;
• um jeden Preis for love of money;
• unter [dem Selbstkosten] Preis priced below cost;
• zu erhöhten Preisen at a higher price;
• zu ermäßigten Preisen at reduced (cut) prices;
• zu bedeutend ermäßigten Preisen at a sweeping reduction;
• zu festem Preis at a firm rate;
• zu herabgesetztem Preis at a reduced price, reduced, cut-price, at reduced rates, (Taxpreis) at a damaged valuation;
• zu teuren Preisen at a high cost;
• zu überhöhten Preisen eingekauft dear-bought, bought at excessive cost;
• zu unerschwinglichen Preisen at prices beyond one’s means;
• zu unveränderten Preisen at unchanged prices;
• zu einem vereinbarten Preis at an arranged price;
• zu zurückgesetztem Preis at a reduced price;
• zu einem Preis von etwa 10 Pfund at a cost of roughly L 10;
• zum Preise von costing, at the charge (rate) of;
• zum ermäßigten Preis at a lower rate;
• zum festgesetzten Preis at the given price;
• zum amtlich festgesetzten Preis at the established price;
• zum halben Preis at half price, for half the price;
• zum niedrigsten Preis dirt-cheap;
• zum vereinbarten Preis at the understood price;
• in verbindlichen Angeboten abgegebene Preise prices quoted in tenders;
• [vertraglich] abgemachter (abgesprochener, abgestimmter) Preis settled (stipulated) price, price agreed upon [by arrangement];
• abweichende Preise diverging prices;
• von der Preisliste abweichender Preis irregular price;
• überhöhter, vom Kunden akzeptierter Preis class price;
• allerniedrigster Preis rock-bottom price;
• amtlicher Preis official price;
• nicht amtlicher Preis (Börse) sidewalk price (US);
• angebotener Preis price offered;
• verbindlich angebotene Preise prices quoted in tenders;
• angegebener (angesetzter) Preis quoted price;
• auf der Rechnung angegebener Preis invoice[d] price;
• angehobener Preis advanced price;
• angemessener Preis reasonable (fair, adequate, equitable) price;
• annehmbarer Preis fair rate (price), reasonable price (terms);
• ansteigende Preise increasing prices;
• anziehender Preis attractive price;
• nachstehend aufgeführte Preise prices specified below;
• augenblicklicher Preis market price;
• vertraglich ausbedungener Preis price agreed upon, contract price;
• ausgehandelte Preise prices negotiated;
• ausgemachter Preis settled price, price agreed upon;
• ausgesetzter Preis offered price;
• ausgezeichneter Preis marked price;
• auskömmlicher Preis paying price;
• äußerster Preis rock-bottom (close, bedrock) price, cut rate, lowest computation (possible price), (Auktion) knockdown price;
• künstlich beeinflusster Preis manipulated price;
• vor Verkaufsbeginn von der Konkurrenz bekannt gegebener Preis open price;
• äußerst niedrig berechneter Preis rock-bottom price;
• bescheidene Preise moderate prices;
• vom Hersteller bestimmte Preise prices laid down by the manufacturer;
• beweglicher Preis elastic (flexible) price;
• bewirtschafteter Preis administered price;
• billiger Preis budget (moderate, low) price;
• bisheriger Preis previous rate;
• cif-Preis cif price;
• davonlaufende Preise prices running away;
• Herstellungs- und Generalkosten deckender Preis overhead price;
• nicht die Selbstkosten deckender Preis losing price;
• stark divergierende Preise wide prices;
• doppelter Preis (Anzeige) double rate;
• durchschnittlicher Preis average price;
• echter Preis commercial price;
• effektiver Preis real (actual) price;
• eingefrorene Preise frozen prices, price rigidity;
• eingependelter Preis established price;
• einheitlicher Preis uniform (standard) price;
• empfohlener Preis reference (suggested, recommended) price;
• über das Lohnniveau emporschnellende Preis prices outsoaring the wages;
• enormer Preis huge (ruinous) price;
• erhöhter Preis increased (inflated, higher, enhanced) price;
• ermäßigter Preis reduced (short, cut) price;
• Sicherungsvorschuss erschöpfender Preis (Termingeschäft) exhaust price;
• [tatsächlich] erzielter Preis price obtained, actual price;
• exorbitanter Preis exorbitant price;
• fakturierter Preis invoice[d] price;
• fallende Preise dropping (sagging, declining, receding, falling-off) prices;
• feste Preise standing (fixed, flat, steady) prices, (Schaufenster) no abatement (discount, reduction);
• fester Preis fixed (firm, standing) price;
• künstlich festgelegter Preis administered price;
• vertraglich festgelegter Preis stipulated price;
• festgesetzter Preis stated (fixed) price;
• amtlich festgesetzter Preis administered (controlled) price, price as fixed by the authorities;
• vertraglich festgesetzter Preis fixed contract price;
• fingierter Preis fictitious price;
• Frei-Grenze-Preis free-at-frontier price;
• Preis freibleibend, freibleibender Preis price subject to change without notice;
• friedensmäßige Preise prices at peace-time level;
• früherer Preis previous price;
• gangbarer Preis prevailing price;
• gängiger Preis salable price;
• garantierter Preis guaranteed price;
• gebotener Preis offer, bid (offered) price;
• gebundener Preis fixed (fixed-selling, maintained, controlled) price, (Einzelhandel) fixed (minimum) resale price, (Kartell) fixed cartel price;
• geforderter Preis asked price, charge;
• gegenwärtiger Preis ruling (current, prevailing, actual, market) price;
• künstlich gehaltener Preis pegged price;
• mit einem Index gekoppelter Preis index-linked price;
• gelenkter Preis controlled price;
• geltender Preis prevailing (ruling) price;
• augenblicklich geltender Preis ruling (present, going, market, current) price;
• in der ganzen Industrie geltender Preis industry-wide price;
• genauester Preis nearest price;
• genehmigter Preis approved price;
• genormter Preis standardized price;
• gepfefferte Preise steep prices;
• zu geringer Preis underrated price;
• gestaffelter Preis graduated (scheduled) price;
• gesteuerter Preis manipulated price;
• gestoppter Preis stop price;
• gestützter Preis pegged (support[ed]) price;
• gesunkener Preis reduced (diminished, dropped, sagged) price;
• gewöhnlicher Preis customary charge, common price (charge);
• für den Fortschritt gezahlter Preis price paid for progress;
• gleitender Preis price subject to amendment, escalation (sliding-scale) price;
• [augenblicklich] gültiger Preis going (current, market) price;
• allgemein gültiger Preis allround price;
• im internen Verrechnungsverkehr gültiger Preis internal price;
• günstige Preise favo(u)rable terms (prices);
• günstiger Preis favo(u)rable (attractive) price;
• sehr günstiger Preis highly concessional price;
• halber Preis half price;
• handelsüblicher Preis market (ruling) price;
• herabgesetzter Preis reduced (marked-down, cut rate) price;
• nicht herabgesetzter Preis full price;
• heraufgesetzter Preis put-up (marked-up) price;
• hochgestochener Preis high-flying price;
• höchster Preis ceiling (maximum) price, price ceiling;
• hoher Preis long (high, advanced) price;
• besonders hoher Preis extra high price;
• entschieden zu hohe Preise definitely too high prices;
• unverhältnismäßig hoher Preis excessive price;
• inflationistische (inflationäre) Preise inflationary prices;
• inländischer Preis domestic (home-market) price;
• jetzige Preise current prices;
• kalkulierter Preis calculated price;
• äußerst kalkulierter Preis rock-bottom price;
• niedrigst kalkulierter Preis bargain level;
• scharf kalkulierter Preis price cut very fine, cut-rate (close) price;
• knappheitsbedingter Preis scarcity price;
• konkurrenzfähiger Preis competitive (keener) price;
• nicht konkurrenzfähiger Preis uncompetitive price;
• konkurrenzloser Preis unrival(l)ed (unmatched) price;
• konstante Preise constant prices, price stability;
• kostendeckender Preis price covering the costs of production;
• kriminelle Preise cutthroat prices;
• laufender Preis ruling price;
• zugrunde zu legender Preis price to be considered;
• leidlicher Preis fairly good price;
• letzte Preise previous rates;
• letzter Preis lowest limit (price);
• limitierter Preis limited price;
• lohnender (lukrativer) Preis remunerative (paying) price;
• manipulierter Preis managed (manipulated) price;
• marktentscheidender Preis key price;
• marktgängige Preise usual market prices;
• marktgemäßer (marktgerechter) Preis fair market price;
• marktkonformer Preis full economic price;
• mäßiger Preis moderate (reasonable) price;
• minimaler Preis minimum price;
• mittlerer Preis average price;
• mörderischer Preis cutthroat (ruinously high) price;
• nachbörsliche Preise street (kerb) prices (Br.), outside (curb, US) prices;
• nachfragebedingter Preis demand-led price;
• nachgebende Preise easing (falling, sagging, receding) prices;
• niedriger Preis low price, undercharge;
• äußerst niedrige Preise keen prices;
• niedrigster Preis bottom ( lowest possible, minimum) price, bargain level;
• nomineller Preis nominal price;
• notierter Preis market (quoted, listed, US) value;
• fortlaufend notierter Preis consecutively quoted price;
• obiger Preis above quotation;
• optischer Preis charm price;
• ortsüblicher Preis customary (local) price;
• populäre Preise popular prices;
• psychologische Preise psychological price [point];
• purzelnde Preise tumbling prices;
• reduzierter Preis reduced (short, cut) price;
• äußerst reduzierter Preis lowest [possible] rate;
• reeller Preis fair (moderate) price;
• regulärer Preis regular price;
• regulierter Preis administered price;
• richtiger Preis adequate price;
• rückgängige Preise dropping (sagging, declining) prices;
• rückläufige Preise retrograde (receding, declining, falling, drooping) prices;
• ruinöser Preis ruinous (cutthroat) price;
• saisonbedingter Preis seasonal price;
• in die Höhe schnellende Preise soaring prices;
• ganz schöner Preis smart price (coll.);
• schwacher Preis weak price;
• schwankende Preise varying (fluctuating) prices;
• sinkende Preise sagging (declining, falling) prices;
• solider Preis moderate (fair) price;
• spekulativer Preis speculative price;
• spottbilliger Preis ridiculously low price;
• stabiler Preis steady (stable, settled, stationary, firm, sticky, US) price;
• starrer Preis rigid price;
• stehender Preis fixed price;
• steigende Preise increasing (rising, advancing) prices;
• langsam steigende Preise creeping prices;
• schnell steigende Preise soaring (booming) prices;
• sprunghaft steigende Preise soaring prices;
• subventionierter Preis subsidized (support[ed], pegged) price;
• nicht subventionierter Preis full economic price;
• tatsächlicher Preis actual price;
• tragbarer Preis reasonable price;
• überhöhter Preis class (stiff, coll., excessive, exaggerated, prohibitive) price;
• künstlich überhöhte Preise inflated (artificially high) prices;
• übermäßiger Preis exorbitant price;
• übersetzter Preis exaggerated (overcharged) price;
• üblicher Preis market (current, customary) price, customer charge;
• unabhängiger Preis free price;
• vom Lieferort unabhängiger Preis uniform delivered price (US);
• unangemessener Preis unreasonable price;
• unbescheidener Preis unreasonable price;
• unbeschränkter Preis unlimited price;
• unelastischer Preis rigid price;
• unerhörter Preis fabulous price;
• unerschwinglicher Preis prohibitive price;
• ungebundener Preis free (uncontrolled) price;
• unterschiedliche Preise discriminating prices;
• unterschwelliger Preis submarginal price;
• untragbare Preise prohibitive prices;
• unveränderte Preise unchanged rates (prices);
• unverbindliche Preise prices subject to alteration (without commitment);
• unverschämter Preis steep (outrageous, exorbitant) price;
• völlig unzulänglicher Preis inadequate price;
• verbindlicher Preis operative price;
• [vertraglich] vereinbarter Preis price agreed upon [by arrangement], stipulated (agreed, contract) price;
• vertretbarer Preis comparable price;
• volkstümlicher Preis popular price;
• voller Preis full price;
• vorgeschriebener Preis administered price;
• vorheriger Preis previous price;
• vorteilhafte Preise attractive prices;
• weichende Preise sagging (declining, retroactive, falling) prices;
• wettbewerbsfähiger Preis competitive price;
• willkürlicher Preis arbitrary price;
• zivile Preise moderate (reasonable) prices, moderate charges;
• auf den Höchstpreis zurückgesetzter Preis rollback price (US);
• Preis bei der Anlieferung landed cost;
• Preis für eine doppelseitige Anzeige in Heftmitte center- (centre-, Br.) spread price;
• Preis für vierfarbige Anzeigen 4-colo(u)r rate;
• Preis laut gültigem Anzeigentarif rate-card price;
• Preis bei Barzahlung cash price;
• Preis in Bausch und Bogen allround (overhead) price;
• Preise einschließlich Bedienung (Restaurant) terms inclusive of service;
• Preise unter Berücksichtigung der Qualität prices adjusted to quality;
• Preis frei Bestimmungshafen landed cost (price);
• Preis zur Einführung eines Produktes early-bird price;
• Preis per Einheit unit price;
• Preis für den Endverbraucher price for the ultimate consumer;
• Preise für Endverbraucher incl. Mehrwertsteuer (Mwst.) prices inclusive of VAT;
• Preis ab Erzeuger factory price;
• Preise der Erzeugnisse product (producer’s) prices;
• Preise landwirtschaftlicher Erzeugnisse agricultural (farm) prices;
• Preis ab Fabrik factory-gate price;
• Preis des trockenen Gedecks (Hotel) price of the dinner excluding wine; Preis
• einschließlich Gemeinkosten overhead price;
• Preis frei Grenze (EU) free-to-frontier price;
• Preis für Güter und Dienstleistungen cost of goods and services;
• Preis zweiter Hand secondhand price;
• Preis frei Haus delivered-in price, in-the-mail price;
• Preis einschließlich aller Kosten allround price;
• Preis einschließlich (incl.) sämtlicher Kosten bis zum Schiff, Preis frei Längsseite Schiff free alongside ship price, price free alongside ship;
• Preis ab Lager ex-store price; Preis
• einschließlich Lieferkosten delivered price;
• Preis für künftige Lieferung forward (terminal, Br.) price;
• Preis bei sofortiger Lieferung price ex store, spot quotation;
• Preis eines Markenerzeugnisses brand price;
• Preise verstehen sich einschließlich Mehrwertsteuer prices include value-added tax (VAT);
• Preis für greifbare Mengen spot price;
• Preise bei Mengenabnahme prices shaded for quantities;
• Preis mit Mengenrabatt quantity (multi-unit, Br.) price;
• Preis einschließlich Porto und Verpackung price inclusive of postage and packing;
• Preise für eine Produktfamilie price combination (Br.);
• Preis bei Ratenzahlung hire-purchase (Br.) (time, deferred-payment, US) price;
• Preis außerhalb der Saison off-season price;
• Preis ab Schacht pithead price;
• Preis ab Speicher ex-warehouse price;
• Preis für Stromverbrauch electricity rate;
• Preis pro Stück unit price;
• Preise nach dem Tarif tariff rates;
• Preis für Termingeschäfte futures price (US);
• Preis für Übernachtung und Frühstück price for bed and breakfast;
• Preis unverzollt price ex tax;
• Preis ist Verhandlungssache price is a matter for negotiation;
• Preis ohne Verpackung price excluding packing;
• Preis ab Versandbahnhof at-station price;
• Preise für Vorsteuerabzugsberechtigte prices exclusive of VAT;
• Preis für unverzollte Ware im Zolllager in-bond price;
• Preis auf dem Weltmarkt world price;
• Preis ab Werk price ex works, trade (factory) price;
• Preis unter dem Wert underprice;
• Preis für Wiederverkäufer discount price;
• Preis ab Zeche pithead price;
• Preise in Zeiten der Hochkonjunktur boomtime prices;
• Preise abbauen to cut (reduce) prices;
• Preis abflachen to flatten prices;
• vom Preis abhandeln to obtain a reduction;
• zum alten Preis ablassen to charge the old price;
• Preise absprechen to settle prices;
• jem. einen Preis für etw. abverlangen to charge s. o. a price for s. th.;
• auf die Preise abwälzen to pass on prices;
• vom Preis abziehen to knock off the price;
• Preise angeben to quote (state) prices;
• äußersten Preis angeben to quote the outside price;
• Preise auch in Euro angeben to mark prices also in euros;
• Preise wahrheitsgemäß angeben to state prices truthfully;
• Preise angleichen to adjust prices;
• Preise schrittweise angleichen (EU) to approximate prices progressively;
• Preise anheben to jack up (coll.) (increase) prices;
• Preise anpassen to adjust (align) prices;
• Preis ansetzen to price;
• im Preis aufschlagen to go (run) higher, to put on the price;
• hohe Preise aufzwingen to corner;
• Preis aushandeln to negotiate a price;
• Preis ausmachen to agree upon a price;
• Preis aussetzen to put a premium (prize) on;
• Preis für jds. Kopf aussetzen to put a price on s. one’s head;
• mit einem Preis auszeichnen to distinguish with a prize;
• mit einem höheren Preis auszeichnen to mark up;
• Preise beeinflussen to influence prices;
• seinen Preis beibehalten to hold its price;
• in einem Wettbewerb den ersten Preis bekommen to obtain the first prize in a competition;
• etw. zu einem exorbitanten Preis bekommen to obtain s. th. at a ransom price;
• Preis berechnen to arrive at (calculate) a price;
• alten Preis berechnen to charge the old price;
• jem. einen zu hohen Preis berechnen to overcharge s. o.;
• niedrige Preise berechnen to ask moderate prices;
• Preis bestimmen to fix (go into, determine) a price;
• angemessenen Preis für etw. bezahlen to buy s. th. for what it is worth;
• doppelten Preis bezahlen to pay double the price;
• Preis bieten to offer a price;
• angemessenen Preis bieten to bid a fair price;
• Preise durcheinander bringen to put a crimp in prices (sl.);
• Preis davontragen to carry the day (away the bell), to take the cake;
• Preise drücken to bring (run, beat, coll.) down (bang) prices, to cut off prices;
• Preise einfrieren to freeze prices (US);
• sich auf einen Preis einigen to agree upon a price;
• Preis empfehlen to recommend (suggest) a price;
• sich durch überhöhte Preise den Markt entfremden to price o. s. out of the market;
• Preis erfragen to enquire about the price;
• Preis erhöhen to advance (raise, put up, increase, spike) a price;
• Preise sprunghaft erhöhen to jump prices;
• Preise immer weiter erhöhen to pyramid prices;
• sich nach dem Preis erkundigen to ask (enquire about) the price;
• Preis ermäßigen to bring down (decrease) a price;
• Preis ermitteln to arrive at a price;
• Preis erreichen (erzielen) to realize (obtain, reach) a price;
• bessere Preise erzielen to secure higher prices;
• im Preis fallen to sag in price, to depreciate;
• um den Preis feilschen to haggle over (about) the price;
• Preis festlegen (festsetzen, feststellen) to price, to quote (determine, make, arrive at, ascertain, name, fix, lay down) a price, to tariff;
• Preis amtlich festlegen (festsetzen) to establish a price;
• Preise entsprechend dem amtlichen Preisindex festsetzen to gear prices to formulas based on government price indexes;
• als Preis fordern to charge (name) a price, to tax (US);
• nach dem Preis fragen to enquire about (ask) the price;
• Preise freigeben to release (decontrol) prices;
• Preis genehmigen to approve of a price;
• Preis gewinnen to obtain (win) a prize;
• ersten Preis auf einer Landwirtschaftsausstellung gewinnen to take the first prize at an agricultural show;
• höchste Preise bei einem Wettbewerb gewinnen to win top hono(u)rs in a competition;
• seinen Preis haben to have a certain value;
• Auswirkungen auf die Preise haben to have repercussions on prices;
• verschiedene Preise haben to differ in price;
• auf Preise halten to stick to prices;
• sich weitgehend an die festgesetzten Preise halten to keep as near as possible to the prices quoted;
• sich im Preis halten to hold up its price;
• Preis auf einer amtlich festgesetzten Höhe halten to freeze a price (US);
• Preise niedrig halten to keep prices down, to hold down prices
• Preise stabil halten to hold the line on prices;
• Preis herabdrücken to bring (force) down (depress, send, squeeze down) the price;
• Preis herabsetzen to abate (sink, bring down, mark down) a price, to cheapen;
• Preise stark herabsetzen to chop prices;
• Preise stillschweigend herabsetzen to cut prices on the quiet;
• Preis heraufsetzen to put up (increase) a price;
• Preise herauftreiben to jump up prices;
• Preise herunterdrücken to bring (force, send, squeeze) down (screw) prices;
• mit dem Preis heruntergehen to reduce the price;
• Preis herunterhandeln to get a price reduced, to beat down a price (coll.);
• Preise hinaufschrauben to level (screw, send) up prices, to rig the market;
• Preise hinauftreiben to boost prices;
• Preise hochhalten to keep prices up;
• Preis hochschrauben to screw up (lift) prices;
• Preise hochtreiben to boost (puff up) prices, to bull (rig, Br.) the market;
• sich einen Preis holen to land a prize (coll.);
• Preis kalkulieren to arrive at (make out, calculate) a price;
• Preise schärfstens kalkulieren to cut prices to the minimum;
• Preis sehr vorsichtig kalkulieren to establish a price at a low level;
• zu festen Preisen kaufen to buy firm (on the scale);
• etw. zu herabgesetzten Preis kaufen to buy s. th. at a bargain;
• unter Preis kaufen to underbuy;
• völlig unsinnigen Preis kosten to cost prohibitively high;
• Preise lenken to control prices;
• unter dem Preis losschlagen to sell under value, to let go under price;
• zu jedem Preis losschlagen to sell at a sacrifice;
• Preis mindern to reduce a price;
• [vom] Preis nachlassen to take off the (make an allowance upon, make a reduction in, abate a) price;
• Preis nennen to indicate (name) a price;
• mit der Ladenkasse den Preis notieren to ring up the price;
• Preis realisieren to obtain a price;
• Preis reduzieren to lower (reduce) a price;
• Preis regulieren to control a price;
• nicht auf den Preis sehen not to consider the price;
• mit einem Preis einverstanden sein to be willing to pay a price;
• im Preis konkurrenzfähig sein to be competitively priced;
• Preis senken to lower (reduce) a price;
• Preis drastisch senken to slash a price dramatically;
• Preise durch Subventionsmaßnahmen senken to roll back prices (US);
• im Preise sinken to look down[wards], to run off;
• Preise stabilisieren to stabilize prices;
• im Preis stehen to be worth;
• hoch im Preis stehen to command a high price;
• im Preis steigen to increase (advance, enhance, go up) in price, to get (run) up, to bull;
• im Preis steigern to raise price;
• Preise stützen to peg (buttress, support, US) prices;
• Preise in die Höhe treiben to drive up the prices, to bid up [prices], to rig the market;
• Preise überbieten to outbid prices;
• amtlich festgelegten Preis überschreiten to sell s. th. above the established price;
• Preise unterbieten (verderben) to undercut (cut s. one’s) prices;
• Preis vereinbaren to agree upon (negotiate) a price;
• über einen Preis verhandeln to negotiate a price;
• zu einem festen Preis verkaufen to sell at a fixed price;
• etw. zum halben Preis verkaufen to sell s. th. half-price;
• zu höheren als den amtlich festgesetzten Preisen verkaufen to sell above the established prices;
• zu niedrigerem Preis verkaufen to sell under value, to undersell;
• über Preis verkaufen to sell s. th. above the established price;
• unter Preis verkaufen to sell under price;
• zu einem vernünftigen Preis verkaufen to sell at a reasonable rate;
• Preis verlangen to demand a price;
• zu hohen Preis verlangen to overprice;
• während der Saison enorm hohe Preise verlangen to stick it on during the busy season;
• zu hohe Preise für eine Lieferung verlangen to overcharge goods;
• mit einem Preis versehen to price;
• Preise verteilen to distribute (present) the prizes;
• im Preise billiger werden to decline in price;
• zu wettbewerbsfähigen Preisen von der landwirtschaftlichen Bevölkerung erzeugt werden to be produced at competitive prices by the farming population;
• durch hohe Preise vom Markt verdrängt werden to be priced out of the market;
• ermäßigte Preise durch große Umsätze wettmachen to sell at a low price and recoup o. s. by large sales;
• vollen Preis zahlen to pay full fare;
• im Preis zurückgehen to be on the decline;
• Preise gelten nur bei postwendender Bestellung prices valid subject to immediate acceptance;
• Frühstück ist im Preis einbezogen the terms are inclusive of breakfast;
• die Preise sind ins Bodenlose gesunken the bottom has fallen out of the market;
• der Preis spielt keine Rolle price is no object;
• der Preis unterliegt einem Rabatt von fünf Prozent the price is subject to a discount of five percent;
• Preise ziehen heftig (kräftig) an prices rise sharply;
• Preisabbau price cut, cut in (cutting of, fall in, decline in, reduction of, lowering of) prices;
• Preisabfall decline in prices;
• Preis abkommen, Preisabmachung price[-fixing] agreement;
• staatliches Preisabkommen price code (Br.);
• Preis- und Förderungsabkommen (OPEC) agreement on pricing and production;
• Preisabnahme fall (drop, decline) in prices;
• Preisabrede price [-fixing] agreement, pricing arrangement;
• Preisabschlag discount, allowance, price deduction (reduction), abatement;
• jem. einen Preisabschlag einräumen (gewähren) to allow a reduced price to s. o., to make an allowance on the (a reduction in) price;
• durchschnittlicher Preisabschlag von 3% bei hundert Grundnahrungsmitteln erzwingen to trim 3% on average off the prices of some 100 basic items;
• Preisabschwächung easing (sagging) of prices, price weakness;
• Preisabsprache price agreement (arrangement, scheme), (Kartell) price fixing;
• verbotene Preisabsprache illegal price fixing;
• Preisabstand disparity in prices, margin;
• Preisabstufung graduation of prices;
• Preisabweichung price (value) variance, price difference;
• Preisaktion price action;
• Preisänderung price change (variance, modifications, alterations), alteration in price;
• Preisänderungen vorbehalten subject to alterations, prices subject to change without notice;
• relative Preisänderung proportionate change in price;
• Preisänderungsklausel repricing clause;
• Preisänderungsmitteilung price-change slip;
• Preisanfrage inquiry as to price, price inquiry, request for quotation.

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