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1 to give something or somebody the flick is to get rid of it or him/her
Australian slang: flickУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > to give something or somebody the flick is to get rid of it or him/her
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2 débarrasser
débarrasser [debaʀαse]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb2. reflexive verb* * *debaʀase
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1) ( vider) to clear out [pièce, placard]; to clear [bureau, table, jardin]débarrasser (la table) — ( après le repas) to clear the table
2) ( libérer)débarrasser quelqu'un de — to free somebody from [complexe]; to release somebody from [obligation]; to rid somebody of [dictateur]
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2.
se débarrasser verbe pronominal1) ( se séparer)2)••débarrasser le plancher — (colloq) to clear off (colloq)
* * *debaʀɒse1. vt1) [grenier, armoire] to clear, [vieilleries] to get rid ofTu peux débarrasser la table, s'il te plaît? — Can you clear the table please?
débarrasser qch de [fouillis] — to clear sth of
2)débarrasser qn de [vêtements, paquets] — to relieve sb of, [ennemi] to free sb of, [habitude] to break sb of
2. vi(= enlever le couvert) to clear away* * *débarrasser verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( vider) to clear out [pièce, placard]; to clear [bureau, table, jardin]; débarrasser une pièce/un placard de qch to clear sth out of a room/a cupboard; débarrasser un bureau/une table de qch to clear sth off a desk/a table; débarrasser (la table) ( après le repas) to clear the table;2 ( libérer) débarrasser qn de ses préjugés/complexes to free sb from ou of their prejudices/complexes; débarrasser qn d'une obligation/d'une corvée to release sb from an obligation/from a chore; débarrasser un pays d'un dictateur to rid a country of a dictator; débarrasser un chien de ses puces to get rid of a dog's fleas; si tu as besoin de vieux journaux, sers-toi, ça me débarrasse if you need some old papers, help yourself, it'll get them out of my way; débarrasser votre peau de ses impuretés to rid your skin of impurities; les murs ont été débarrassés des vieux papiers peints the walls have been stripped of the old wallpaper;3 débarrasser qn (de son manteau) to take sb's coat; je peux vous débarrasser can I take your coat?B se débarrasser vpr1 ( se séparer) se débarrasser de to get rid of; se débarrasser des déchets to dispose of waste; débarrassez-vous du travail en retard d'abord get rid of the backlog first; se débarrasser d'un rhume to shake off a cold;2 se débarrasser (de son manteau) to take off one's coat;3 ( tuer) se débarrasser de to get rid of.débarrasser le plancher○ to clear off○.[debarase] verbe transitif1. [nettoyer - table] to clear[enlever - assiette] to clear (away)2. [désencombrer]il m'a demandé de le débarrasser de sa vieille table he asked me to take his old table off his handsdébarrasser la ville de ses voyous to rid the city of its hooligans, to flush the hooligans out of the cityje fais le nettoyage maintenant pour en être débarrassé (plus tard) I'll do the cleaning now to get it out of the way————————se débarrasser de verbe pronominal plus préposition1. [se défaire de] to get rid of2. [éloigner - importun] to get rid of ; [ - serviteur] to get rid of, to dismiss3. [veste, gants] to take off, to remove[sac à main, éventail] to put downdébarrasse-toi tu vas avoir trop chaud take your coat ou jacket off, you'll be too hot -
3 défaire
défaire [defεʀ]➭ TABLE 601. transitive verbto undo ; [+ valise] to unpack2. reflexive verb► se défaire [nœud, coiffure, couture] to come undone► se défaire de ( = se débarrasser de) [+ gêneur] to get rid of ; [+ image, idée] to put out of one's mind ; [+ habitude] to break ; [+ défaut] to cure o.s. of* * *defɛʀ
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1) ( ce qui est fait) to undo [paquet, chignon, ourlet, couture, assemblage]; to unwind [pelote]; to unravel [tricot, écheveau]; to break [something] up [puzzle]; to unpack [valise]2) ( détacher) to undo [cravate, bouton, ceinture, soutien-gorge]; to untie [lacet, nœud]3) ( casser) to break up [union, alliance]4) ( infliger une défaite) to defeat [armée, adversaire]5) ( délivrer)défaire quelqu'un de — to free somebody from [liens]; to rid somebody of [habitudes, préjugés, illusions]
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se défaire verbe pronominal1) ( ce qui était fait) [nœud, ourlet] to come undone2) ( se casser) [alliance, amitié] to break up3) ( se débarrasser)se défaire de — ( volontairement) to get rid of [objet, animal, importun]; to rid oneself of [croyance, habitude]; ( à regret) to part with [objet, animal]
4) ( se troubler) [visage, mine] to fall* * *defɛʀ vt1) [installation, échafaudage] to take down, to dismantle2) [paquet, nœud, vêtement] to undo, [bagages] to unpack, [ouvrage] to undo, to unpickdéfaire ses bagages — to unpack, to unpack one's bags
3) [cheveux] to undo4)défaire le lit (pour changer les draps) — to strip the bed, (pour se coucher) to turn down the bedclothes
* * *défaire verb table: faireA vtr1 ( ce qui est fait) to undo [paquet, chignon, ourlet, couture, assemblage]; to unwind [pelote]; to unravel [tricot, écheveau]; to break [sth] up [puzzle]; to muddle up [classement]; je n'ai pas encore défait mon sac I haven't unpacked (my bag) yet; défaire le lit de qn ( mettre en désordre) to mess up sb's bed; ( changer les draps) to strip sb's bed; arrête! tu défais tout mon lit stop it, you're messing up my bed!; le lit n'était pas défait the bed hadn't been slept in; tout ce que je fais il le défait he undoes everything I do;2 ( détacher) to undo [cravate, bouton, ceinture, soutien-gorge]; to untie [lacet, chaussure, nœud]; ta jupe est défaite your skirt has come undone;4 ( infliger une défaite) to defeat, to rout littér [armée, ennemi, pays]; to defeat [équipe, adversaire];5 ( délivrer) liter défaire qn de to deliver ou free sb from [chaînes, liens]; fig to rid sb of [habitudes, préjugés, illusions].B se défaire vpr1 ( ce qui était fait) [nœud, coiffure, jupe, bouton, ourlet, collier] to come undone; [couture] to come apart; ta couture s'est défaite your seam has come undone;2 ( se casser) [alliance, amitié, liaison] to break up;3 ( se débarrasser) se défaire de ( volontairement) to get rid of; ( à regret) to part with [objet, voiture, animal] ; to get [sth] out of one's mind [pensée, idée]; to rid oneself of [croyance, habitude]; to overcome [faiblesse]; to get rid of [gêneur, importun];4 ( se troubler) [visage, mine] to fall; son visage s'est défait en apprenant la nouvelle his/her face fell when he/she heard the news.[defɛr] verbe transitif1. [détacher - nœud] to untie, to unfasten ; [ - fermeture] to undo, to unfasten ; [ - cravate] to undo, to untiea. [pas encore arrangés] with her hair undone, with tousled hairb. [que l'on a dérangés] with her hair messed up3. [démonter - décor de théâtre] to take down (separable), to dismantle ; [ - maquette] to take apart (separable), to disassemble ; [ - tente] to take down (separable)5. [mettre en désordre]a. [pour changer les draps] to strip the bedb. [en jouant] to rumple the bedclothesle lit défait [pas encore fait] the unmade bed6. [détruire]7. (littéraire) [délivrer]8. (littéraire) [armée] to defeat————————se défaire verbe pronominal intransitif1. [se détacher - nœud] to come loose ou undone ; [ - coiffure, paquet] to come undone ; [ - tricot] to fray, to come undone, to unravel2. [être détruit - gouvernement, amitié] to break ; [ - destinée] to come apart3. [se décomposer]a. [de chagrin] he looked distraughtb. [de déception] his face fell————————se défaire de verbe pronominal plus préposition[idée] to put out of one's mind[habitude] to break -
4 délivrer
délivrer [delivʀe]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verba. [+ prisonnier] to set freeb. [+ passeport, reçu, ordonnance] to issue ; [+ lettre, marchandise] to deliver ; [+ médicament] [pharmacien] to dispense━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━+1! to deliver n'est pas la traduction la plus courante de délivrer.* * *delivʀe
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1) ( libérer) to free [captif]; to liberate [pays, peuple]délivrer quelqu'un de — to free somebody from [chaînes]; to release somebody from [obligation]; to relieve somebody of [souci]; to rid somebody of [obsession]
délivre-nous du mal — Religion deliver us from evil
2) ( donner) to issue document; to award [diplôme, prix]; to provide [soins]
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se délivrer verbe pronominal ( se libérer) [captif] to free oneselfse délivrer de — to free oneself from [chaînes, obligation]; to rid oneself of [angoisse]
* * *delivʀe vt1) [passeport, certificat] to issue2) (= libérer) [prisonnier] to release, [pays] to set freedélivrer qn de [ennemis] — to rid sb of
3) figdélivrer qn de [poids, tourment, douleur, trouble] — to release sb from
... ne nous laissez pas succomber à la tentation mais délivrez-nous du mal, amen. —... lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, amen.
* * *délivrer verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( libérer) to free [captif, otage]; to liberate [pays, peuple]; délivrer qn de to free sb from [chaînes]; to release sb from [obligation]; to relieve sb from [angoisse, obsession]; délivrer qn de qn liter to free sb from sb; vous me délivrez d'un grand poids you have taken a great weight off my shoulders; délivre-nous du mal Relig deliver us from evil;2 ( remettre) to issue [certificat, brevet, passeport]; to award [diplôme, prix]; to deliver [marchandises]; to issue [ordonnance, reçu];3 ( dispenser) [hôpital] to provide [soins].B se délivrer vpr1 ( se libérer) [captif, otage] to free oneself; se délivrer de to free oneself from [chaînes, obligation]; to rid oneself of [angoisse, obsession]; le pays s'est délivré du joug de l'occupant the country threw off the occupier's yoke;2 ( être remis) [document] to be issued.[delivre] verbe transitif2. [soulager] to relieveainsi délivré de ses incertitudes, il décida de... thus freed from doubt, he decided to...3. [visa, titre] to issue -
5 skaffe
bring, come by, fix (someone) up with (something), procure, put up, raise* * *I. vb( få fat i) get ( fx I'll try to get you a job; get a taxi (, tickets) for them),F obtain ( fx I have been unable to obtain the book for you; hisability obtained him the post),( om noget eftertragtet) secure,( ved særlige anstrengelser) procure ( fx tickets (, seats) for them);T put in the way of ( fx he put me in the way of a good job (, offer));( finde, fx om penge) find ( fx a job, a buyer; I have to find $2,000),( om penge også) raise ( fx we hope to raise $5,000);( levere) provide ( fx accommodation; they had to provide their own food; he provided me with information), supply;(fig: vinde etc) gain ( fx this gained him the job (, a nickname)), win;( volde) cause ( fx it caused me endless worry);( transportere) get ( fx get him out of the country);[ med sb:][ skaffe én bryderier] give somebody (a lot of) trouble;[ skaffe lindring] bring relief;[ skaffe plads] find room;[ med præp, adv:][ skaffe én af med noget] get rid of something for somebody,F rid somebody of something;[ skaffe én af vejen] get somebody out of the way,( dræbe) put somebody out of the way;[ skaffe noget af vejen] remove something, take something away; get rid of something;[ jeg vil ikke have noget at skaffe med dem] I will have nothing to do with them;[( ikke) til at skaffe] (un)obtainable;[ skaffe til veje] get (hold of),F obtain,( med særligt besvær) procure;[ med sig:][ skaffe sig] get,F obtain, secure, procure,(se ovf);[ skaffe sig adgang] gain admission,(om tyv etc) gain entry;[ skaffe sig af med] get rid of;[ skaffe sig fjender] make enemies;[ skaffe sig at vide] find out,F ascertain;(se også II. ret, ørenlyd).II. vb(mar) eat, mess;(mar) pipe dinner. -
6 corriger
corriger [kɔʀiʒe]➭ TABLE 3 transitive verbb. [+ erreur, défaut] to correct ; [+ abus] to remedy ; [+ manières] to improve ; [+ trajectoire, vue] to correctc. corriger qn de [+ défaut] to cure sb ofd. ( = punir) to thrash* * *kɔʀiʒe
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1) ( éliminer les erreurs) gén to correct [texte]; to proofread [manuscrit, texte]; to read [épreuves]2) ( redresser) to correct [erreur, défaut, jugement]; to redress [situation]; to improve [manières]; to correct [trajectoire, instrument]; ( adapter) to adjust [position, chiffre]; to modify [théorie]corriger le tir — Armée to alter one's aim; fig to adjust ou modify one's tactics
3) École to mark GB, to grade US [copie, examen]
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se corriger verbe pronominal1) ( en parlant) to correct oneself2) ( s'améliorer) to mend one's ways* * *kɔʀiʒe vt1) ÉDUCATION (= donner une note à) [devoir, copie] to mark Grande-Bretagne to grade USA (correction en classe) to go overLe prof n'a pas encore corrigé nos copies. — The teacher hasn't marked our papers yet.
2) [texte] to correct, to emend3) [hypothèse, itinéraire] to modify, [estimation] to adjust4) [erreur, défaut] to correct, to put right5) (= réprimander)corriger qn de [défaut] — to cure sb of
6) (= rouer de coups) to thrash* * *corriger verb table: mangerA vtr1 ( éliminer les erreurs) gén to correct [texte]; Édition to proofread [manuscrit, texte]; to read, to correct [épreuves]; édition revue et corrigée revised edition;2 ( redresser) to correct [erreur, défaut, jugement, observation]; to redress [situation]; to improve [manières]; to correct [trajectoire, instrument]; ( adapter) to adjust [position, chiffre]; to modify [théorie]; corriger qn d'un défaut/vice to cure ou rid sb of a fault/vice; corriger le tir Mil to alter one's aim; fig to adjust ou modify one's tactics; en données corrigées des variations saisonnières taking account of seasonally adjusted figures;4 ( tempérer) to soften [effet]; to alleviate [symptômes]; to mitigate [influence]; to dampen [espoirs]; ( neutraliser) to counter [effet, influence]; corriger la sévérité d'un vêtement par une note de couleur to brighten up an otherwise severe outfit; pour corriger les injustices/inégalités sociales to remedy social injustice/inequality;B se corriger vpr1 ( en parlant) to correct oneself;2 ( s'améliorer) to mend one's ways; se corriger d'un défaut to cure oneself of a fault.[kɔriʒe] verbe transitif3. [punir] to punish4. [modifier - vice] to cure ; [ - mauvaise habitude] to break ; [ - posture] to correct ; [ - comportement] to improve5. [débarrasser]a. [vice, mauvaise posture] to cure somebody ofb. [mauvaise habitude] to rid somebody of6. [adoucir - agressivité] to mitigate ; [ - parole dure] to soften7. ARMEMENT————————se corriger verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)1. [élève, auteur] to correct one's (own) work[orateur, présentateur] to correct oneself2. [devenir - plus sage] to improve (one's behaviour) ; [ - moins immoral] to mend one's ways3. [se guérir]a. [avarice, paranoïa] to cure oneself ofb. [mauvaise habitude] to rid oneself of————————se corriger verbe pronominal (emploi passif)[être rectifié] to be put right -
7 desembarazar
v.1 to clear.desembarazar a alguien de algo to rid somebody of something2 to disembarrass, to disentangle, to clear, to disencumber.* * *1 (dejar libre) to free2 (desocupar) to empty, clear1 (librarse) to rid oneself (de, of), get rid (de, of)* * *1. VT1) [+ camino, cuarto] to clear2)2.See:* * *= rid.Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio rid.Ex. This function can be used to rid access-point files of unused entries.----* desembarazarse de = extricate + Reflexivo + from, rid of.* * *= rid.Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio rid.Ex: This function can be used to rid access-point files of unused entries.
* desembarazarse de = extricate + Reflexivo + from, rid of.* * *♦ vt[habitación, camino] to clear;desembarazar a alguien de algo to rid sb of sth* * *v/t clear -
8 befreien
I v/t1. free, set free (auch Tier), release ( aus from); (Land etc.) liberate, free ( von from); (retten) rescue ( aus from); jemanden aus einem Auto etc. befreien get s.o. out of a car etc.; mit großen Schwierigkeiten: extricate s.o. from a car etc.; etw. von seiner Verpackung befreien unwrap s.th., unpack s.th., remove the wrapping from s.th.2. (freistellen) behördlich: exempt; von Verbindlichkeiten, Haftpflicht: auch release; von einer Pflicht: relieve; vom Unterricht: excuse ( alle von from); vom Wehrdienst befreit sein be exempt from military service3. (erlösen) von Schmerzen, Last, Sorge: relieve ( von from); von etw. Lästigem: rid (of); sie wird niemals von diesem Leiden befreit sein she’ll have to live with the illness etc. for the rest of her life4. geh. (reinigen) free ( von of); etw. von Rost etc. befreien take the rust etc. off s.th., get rid of the rust etc. on s.th.; etw. von Schmutz etc. befreien clean (the dirt etc. off) s.th., get rid of the dirt etc. on ( oder in) s.th.; die Parkwege von Eis befreien clear the ice from the paths in the park; Pflanzen von Ungeziefer befreien rid plants of pestsII v/refl free o.s. ( von of); aus Schwierigkeiten: extricate o.s. ( aus from); von Tradition, Vorurteil auch: get rid of, rid o.s. of* * *to liberate; to relieve; to free; to disburden; to emancipate; to rescue; to exorcize; to uncage; to lib; to rid; to release; to exempt; to unfetter; to enfranchise; to affranchise; to unshackle* * *be|frei|en ptp befreit1. vt1) (= frei machen) to free, to release; Volk, Land to liberate, to free; (= freilassen) Gefangenen, Tier, Vogel to set free, to freejdn aus einer schwierigen Lage befréíen — to rescue sb from a tricky situation, to get sb out of a tricky situation
2) (= freistellen)(von from) to excuse; (von Militärdienst, Steuern) to exempt; (von Eid etc) to absolve; (von Pflicht) to releasesich vom Religionsunterricht befréíen lassen — to be excused religious instruction
3) (=erlösen von Schmerz etc) to release, to freejdn von einer Last befréíen — to take a weight off sb's mind
ein befréíendes Lachen — a healthy or an unrepressed laugh
See:→ auch befreit4) (= reinigen)(von of) (von Ungeziefer etc) to rid; (von Schnee, Eis) to freeseine Schuhe von Schmutz befréíen — to remove the dirt from one's shoes
2. vrsich aus einer schwierigen Lage befréíen — to get oneself out of a difficult situation
2) (= erleichtern) to rid oneself (von of), to free oneself (von from)* * *1) (to come to the help of (a town etc which is under siege or attack).) relieve2) (to set free from slavery or other strict or unfair control.) emancipate3) (to set free: He extricated her from her difficulties.) extricate4) (to free (someone) from a task, duty etc: May I be excused from writing this essay?) excuse5) (to free (a person) from a duty that other people have to carry out: He was exempted from military service.) exempt6) free7) ((with of); to free (someone etc) from: We must try to rid the town of rats.) rid* * *be·frei·en *I. vt1. (freilassen)▪ jdn/ein Tier [aus [o von] etw] \befreien to free [or set free sep] [or release] sb/an animal [from sth]2. (unabhängig machen)▪ jdn/etw [von jdm/etw] \befreien to liberate sb/sth [from sb/sth]3. (von etw Störendem frei machen)seine Schuhe vom Dreck \befreien to remove the dirt from one's shoes4. (erlösen)jdn von Schmerzen \befreien to free [or rid] sb of painjdn von seinem Leiden \befreien to release sb from their sufferingjdn vom Wehrdienst \befreien to exempt sb from military servicevon Steuern befreit tax-exempt6. (jdm etw abnehmen)II. vr1. (freikommen)2. (etw abschütteln)3. (etw überwinden)* * *1.transitives Verbjemanden aus den Händen seiner Entführer befreien — rescue somebody from the hands of his/her abductors
2) (freistellen) exemptjemanden vom Turnunterricht/Wehrdienst/von einer Pflicht befreien — excuse somebody [from] physical education/exempt somebody from military service/release somebody from an obligation
3) (erlösen)von seinen Leiden befreit werden — (durch den Tod) be released from one's sufferings
2.ein befreiendes Lachen — a laugh which breaks/broke the tension
reflexives Verb free oneself ( von from)* * *A. v/t1. free, set free (auch Tier), release (aus from); (Land etc) liberate, free (aus from);etwas von seiner Verpackung befreien unwrap sth, unpack sth, remove the wrapping from sth2. (freistellen) behördlich: exempt; von Verbindlichkeiten, Haftpflicht: auch release; von einer Pflicht: relieve; vom Unterricht: excuse ( allevon from);vom Wehrdienst befreit sein be exempt from military service3. (erlösen) von Schmerzen, Last, Sorge: relieve (von from); von etwas Lästigem: rid (of);sie wird niemals von diesem Leiden befreit sein she’ll have to live with the illness etc for the rest of her life4. geh (reinigen) free (von of);etwas von Rost etcdie Parkwege von Eis befreien clear the ice from the paths in the park;Pflanzen von Ungeziefer befreien rid plants of pestsB. v/r free o.s. (von of); aus Schwierigkeiten: extricate o.s. (aus from); von Tradition, Vorurteil auch: get rid of, rid o.s. of* * *1.transitives Verbjemanden aus den Händen seiner Entführer befreien — rescue somebody from the hands of his/her abductors
2) (freistellen) exemptjemanden vom Turnunterricht/Wehrdienst/von einer Pflicht befreien — excuse somebody [from] physical education/exempt somebody from military service/release somebody from an obligation
3) (erlösen)von seinen Leiden befreit werden — (durch den Tod) be released from one's sufferings
2.ein befreiendes Lachen — a laugh which breaks/broke the tension
reflexives Verb free oneself ( von from)* * *(von) v.to deliver (from) v.to free (from) v. v.to deliver v.to dispense (from) v.to enfranchise v.to extricate v.to free v.to liberate v.to prune (of) v.to release v.to relieve v.to rid v.(§ p.,p.p.: rid)to uncage v.to unfetter v.to unshackle v. -
9 quitar
v.1 to remove.quitarle algo a alguien to take something away from somebodyquita tus cosas de en medio clear your things up (out of the way)2 to take away, to relieve.María quita los muebles Mary removes the furniture.el aperitivo me ha quitado el hambre I don't feel hungry after that snack3 to take up (time).me quitan mucho tiempo los niños the children take up a lot of my time4 to take, to steal.me han quitado la cartera someone has taken o stolen my wallet5 to switch off.6 to eliminate, to suppress, to abstract.María quita el reglamento Mary eliminates the rules.* * *1 (separar) to remove, take off3 (apartar) to take away, take off■ si lo comes te quitará el apetito if you eat it, it will spoil your appetite5 (despojar) to take; (robar) to steal6 (restar) to subtract; (descontar) to take off7 (prohibir) to forbid, rule out8 (impedir) to prevent9 (disminuir) to take away10 familiar (radio, agua, etc) to turn off1 (desaparecer) to go away, come out2 quitarse de (del juego, bebida, etc) to give up\¡quita/quítate de ahí! move!, get away!quitando... except...quitar de delante to clear awayquitar el hipo figurado to take one's breath awayquitar importancia a algo to play something downquitar la mesa to clear the tablequitar las ganas a alguien to put somebody offquitarse algo/a alguien de encima to get rid of something/somebodyquitarse años figurado to lie about one's age* * *verb1) to remove2) take off3) clear4) rob•- quitarse- quitarse a alguien
- quitarse algo de encima* * *1. VT1) (=sacar) [gen] to remove; [+ ropa, zapatos] to take off; [+ póster, estantes] to take downle quitaron las vendas — they took her bandages off, they removed her bandages
tardaron dos días en quitar los escombros — it took two days to clear o remove the rubble
quitaron las banderas de los balcones — they took the flags down from the balconies, they removed the flags from the balconies
2) (=arrebatar) [gen] to take away; [para robar] to take, steal; [+ vida] to takele quitaron la cartera en el tren — someone took his wallet on the train, he had his wallet stolen on the train
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quitar el sitio a algn — to steal sb's place3) (=eliminar) [+ mancha] to remove, get rid of; [+ dolor] to relieve, stop; [+ felicidad, ilusión, ganas] to take away; [+ preocupaciones, temores] to allay•
quitar el hambre, un par de rodajas deben quitar el hambre — a couple of slices should stop you feeling hungryno alimenta mucho, pero quita el hambre — it's not very nutritious, but it's filling
el vino no quita la sed — wine doesn't quench your thirst, wine isn't thirst-quenching
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quitar el sueño, el café me quita el sueño — coffee stops me sleeping4) (=restar)eso le quita la razón — that shows he's wrong, that proves him wrong
quiero quitar unos cuantos centímetros a mi cintura — I want to lose a few centimetres from around the waist
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quitar importancia a algo — to play sth down•
quitando el postre comimos bien — apart o aside from the dessert we had a good mealquitando tres o cuatro, van a ir todos — except for three or four (people), everybody is going
5) (=impedir)quitar a algn de hacer algo — to stop o prevent sb (from) doing sth
6) (Mat) to take away, subtract7) [+ golpe] to ward off; (Esgrima) to parry8) ** [+ dinero] to make2.VI¡quita!, ¡quita de ahí! — (=¡aparta!) get out of the way!; (=¡qué va!) get away!, come off it!
eso no quita —
quitaeso no quita para que me ayudes — that doesn't stop o prevent you helping me, that doesn't mean you can't help me
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (apartar, retirar)quítalo de aquí! — get o take it out of here!
quitar la mesa — (Esp) to clear the table; (+ me/te/le etc)
b) <prenda/anillo> (+ me/te/le etc) to take off2) (+ me/te/le etc)a) ( de las manos)le quitó la pistola al ladrón — he got o took the gun off the thief
b) ( privar de)c) ( robar)me quitaron la cartera del bolsillo — someone took o stole my wallet from my pocket
3) ( restar) (+ me/te/le etc)le quita valor/credibilidad — it detracts from its value/credibility
4) ( hacer desaparecer) < mancha> to remove, get... out; < dolor> to relieve, get rid of; < sed> to quench; < apetito> to take away; (+ me/te/le etc)5) quitando (ger) (fam) except for2.quitar vi1) (Esp fam)quita ya! eso no se lo cree nadie! — oh come off it, nobody believes that!
2) (en locs)de quita y pon — <funda/etiqueta> removable
3.eso no quita que...: pero eso no quita que se pueda hacer de otra manera but that doesn't mean that there aren't other ways of doing it; ni quitar ni poner (fam): yo aquí ni quito ni pongo I don't count o my opinion doesn't count around here; quien quita y... (Méx fam): quien quita y me saco la lotería maybe I'll even win the lottery; quien quita y lo encontramos — we might still find it
quitarse v pron1) ( desaparecer) mancha to come out; dolor go (away); viento to die down; (+ me/te/le etc)2) (apartarse, retirarse) to get out of the way3) (refl)a) <prenda/alhaja/maquillaje> to take offb) <dolor/resfriado> to get rid of; < miedo> to overcome, get overse quita años or la edad — she lies about her age
quitarse algo DE algo: quítate el dedo de la nariz! stop picking your nose!; quítate las manos de los bolsillos! take your hands out of your pockets!; quitarse algo/a alguien de encima/en medio to get rid of something/somebody; te has quitado veinte años de encima — you look twenty years younger
* * *= remove, take off, take away, strip away, roll back, strip, trim off, strip off, take down, commandeer, get off.Ex. Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.Ex. For example, books close to the door and the circulation desk may be intended for the user who merely wishes to make a swift selection of items to take away and read elsewhere.Ex. Like its predecessor, it wants to strip away the sentimentality surrounding male-female relationships and reveal the ugly, unvarnished truth.Ex. Some Russia specialists say President Putin is rolling back liberal economic and political reforms ushered in by his predecessor.Ex. Pluto, scorned by astronomers who considered it too dinky and distant, was unceremoniously stripped of its status as a planet Thursday.Ex. If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.Ex. They gathered a whole sackful, stripped off the husks, and filled the sack again.Ex. State officials urge people to take down bird feeders after recent reports of sick and dead birds, according to a news release.Ex. He was left without a scratch and pursued the shooter on foot until the gunman commandeered a passing car.Ex. The full-length, two-direction zipper makes it easy to get on and off, and the bottom is easy to unzip for diaper changes.----* de quita y pon = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up, removable.* hablar a calzón quitado = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.* hasta el cuarenta de mayo no te quites el sayo = cast no clout till May is out.* no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza = can't get it out of my mind.* pala de quitar nieve = snow shovel.* pala para quitar nieve = snow shovel.* poner y quitar = get on and off.* que se puede quitar = detachable, removable.* quita o pon = give or take.* quitar Algo = take + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + hands.* quitar con pala = shovel.* quitar con un cepillo = brush away.* quitar con un golpe = knock off.* quitar de las manos = snap up.* quitar el deseo = suffocate + desire.* quitar el estigma = destigmatise [destigmatize, -USA].* quitar el interés = take + the shine off things.* quitar el mérito a Algo = belittle.* quitar el poder = disempower.* quitar el polvo = dust.* quitar el sufijo a una palabra = strip + suffix.* quitar el valor = render + valueless.* quitar frotando = rub off, rub.* quitar importancia = de-emphasise [de-emphasize, -USA], understate, trivialise [trivialize, -USA], minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal.* quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.* quitar la credibilidad = destroy + credence.* quitar la humedad = dehumidify.* quitar la idea = wipe away + idea.* quitar la marca = unmark.* quitar la mesa = clear away + the things, clear + the table.* quitar las escamas = scale.* quitar las ganas de = kill + the momentum.* quitar las telarañas = dust off + the cobwebs.* quitarle el sentido = render + meaningless.* quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.* quitarle mérito = obscure + fact.* quitar mérito = detract from.* quitar pintura mediante chorro de arena a presión = sandblast.* quitar puestos de trabajo = shed + jobs, axe + jobs, cut + jobs.* quitarse = take off, doff, take off.* quitarse a Alguien de encima = keep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back, get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back.* quitarse de encima = shake off.* quitarse de en medio = take + Nombre + out.* quitarse del medio = run for + cover.* quitarse el sombrero ante = hats off to + Nombre, take + Posesivo + hat off to.* quitar(se) la ropa = undress.* quitarse la vida = take + Posesivo + (own) life.* quitársele a Uno las ganas = put off.* quitarse una mala reputación = clean up + bad reputation.* quitarse un (buen) peso de encima = get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest.* quitarse un peso de encima = take + a weight off + Posesivo + mind, take + a load off + Posesivo + mind.* quitar una preocupación = allay + concern.* quitar un peso de encima = remove + burden from shoulders.* quitar un peso de encima a Alguien = lift + a weight off + Posesivo + shoulders.* quitar valor = devalue, deflate.* tener + que quitarse el sombrero = have to hand it to + Nombre.* ya lo quitas, ya lo pones = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (apartar, retirar)quítalo de aquí! — get o take it out of here!
quitar la mesa — (Esp) to clear the table; (+ me/te/le etc)
b) <prenda/anillo> (+ me/te/le etc) to take off2) (+ me/te/le etc)a) ( de las manos)le quitó la pistola al ladrón — he got o took the gun off the thief
b) ( privar de)c) ( robar)me quitaron la cartera del bolsillo — someone took o stole my wallet from my pocket
3) ( restar) (+ me/te/le etc)le quita valor/credibilidad — it detracts from its value/credibility
4) ( hacer desaparecer) < mancha> to remove, get... out; < dolor> to relieve, get rid of; < sed> to quench; < apetito> to take away; (+ me/te/le etc)5) quitando (ger) (fam) except for2.quitar vi1) (Esp fam)quita ya! eso no se lo cree nadie! — oh come off it, nobody believes that!
2) (en locs)de quita y pon — <funda/etiqueta> removable
3.eso no quita que...: pero eso no quita que se pueda hacer de otra manera but that doesn't mean that there aren't other ways of doing it; ni quitar ni poner (fam): yo aquí ni quito ni pongo I don't count o my opinion doesn't count around here; quien quita y... (Méx fam): quien quita y me saco la lotería maybe I'll even win the lottery; quien quita y lo encontramos — we might still find it
quitarse v pron1) ( desaparecer) mancha to come out; dolor go (away); viento to die down; (+ me/te/le etc)2) (apartarse, retirarse) to get out of the way3) (refl)a) <prenda/alhaja/maquillaje> to take offb) <dolor/resfriado> to get rid of; < miedo> to overcome, get overse quita años or la edad — she lies about her age
quitarse algo DE algo: quítate el dedo de la nariz! stop picking your nose!; quítate las manos de los bolsillos! take your hands out of your pockets!; quitarse algo/a alguien de encima/en medio to get rid of something/somebody; te has quitado veinte años de encima — you look twenty years younger
* * *= remove, take off, take away, strip away, roll back, strip, trim off, strip off, take down, commandeer, get off.Ex: Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.
Ex: For example, books close to the door and the circulation desk may be intended for the user who merely wishes to make a swift selection of items to take away and read elsewhere.Ex: Like its predecessor, it wants to strip away the sentimentality surrounding male-female relationships and reveal the ugly, unvarnished truth.Ex: Some Russia specialists say President Putin is rolling back liberal economic and political reforms ushered in by his predecessor.Ex: Pluto, scorned by astronomers who considered it too dinky and distant, was unceremoniously stripped of its status as a planet Thursday.Ex: If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.Ex: They gathered a whole sackful, stripped off the husks, and filled the sack again.Ex: State officials urge people to take down bird feeders after recent reports of sick and dead birds, according to a news release.Ex: He was left without a scratch and pursued the shooter on foot until the gunman commandeered a passing car.Ex: The full-length, two-direction zipper makes it easy to get on and off, and the bottom is easy to unzip for diaper changes.* de quita y pon = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up, removable.* hablar a calzón quitado = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.* hasta el cuarenta de mayo no te quites el sayo = cast no clout till May is out.* no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza = can't get it out of my mind.* pala de quitar nieve = snow shovel.* pala para quitar nieve = snow shovel.* poner y quitar = get on and off.* que se puede quitar = detachable, removable.* quita o pon = give or take.* quitar Algo = take + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + hands.* quitar con pala = shovel.* quitar con un cepillo = brush away.* quitar con un golpe = knock off.* quitar de las manos = snap up.* quitar el deseo = suffocate + desire.* quitar el estigma = destigmatise [destigmatize, -USA].* quitar el interés = take + the shine off things.* quitar el mérito a Algo = belittle.* quitar el poder = disempower.* quitar el polvo = dust.* quitar el sufijo a una palabra = strip + suffix.* quitar el valor = render + valueless.* quitar frotando = rub off, rub.* quitar importancia = de-emphasise [de-emphasize, -USA], understate, trivialise [trivialize, -USA], minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal.* quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.* quitar la credibilidad = destroy + credence.* quitar la humedad = dehumidify.* quitar la idea = wipe away + idea.* quitar la marca = unmark.* quitar la mesa = clear away + the things, clear + the table.* quitar las escamas = scale.* quitar las ganas de = kill + the momentum.* quitar las telarañas = dust off + the cobwebs.* quitarle el sentido = render + meaningless.* quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.* quitarle mérito = obscure + fact.* quitar mérito = detract from.* quitar pintura mediante chorro de arena a presión = sandblast.* quitar puestos de trabajo = shed + jobs, axe + jobs, cut + jobs.* quitarse = take off, doff, take off.* quitarse a Alguien de encima = keep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back, get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back.* quitarse de encima = shake off.* quitarse de en medio = take + Nombre + out.* quitarse del medio = run for + cover.* quitarse el sombrero ante = hats off to + Nombre, take + Posesivo + hat off to.* quitar(se) la ropa = undress.* quitarse la vida = take + Posesivo + (own) life.* quitársele a Uno las ganas = put off.* quitarse una mala reputación = clean up + bad reputation.* quitarse un (buen) peso de encima = get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest.* quitarse un peso de encima = take + a weight off + Posesivo + mind, take + a load off + Posesivo + mind.* quitar una preocupación = allay + concern.* quitar un peso de encima = remove + burden from shoulders.* quitar un peso de encima a Alguien = lift + a weight off + Posesivo + shoulders.* quitar valor = devalue, deflate.* tener + que quitarse el sombrero = have to hand it to + Nombre.* ya lo quitas, ya lo pones = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up.* * *quitar [A1 ]vtA1(apartar, retirar): ¡quita esa silla de en medio! get that chair out of the way!quita tus cosas de mi escritorio take o get your things off my deskquitó todos los obstáculos de mi camino he removed all the obstacles from my pathquitar la mesa ( Esp); to clear the table(+ me/te/le etc): ¡quítame las manos de encima! take o get your hands off me!le quitó la piel al pollo he skinned the chickenme quitó una pelusa del hombro she picked a bit of fluff off my shoulderno le puedo quitar la tapa I can't get the top off2 ‹prenda/anillo› (+ me/te/le etc) to take offquítale los zapatos take his shoes offB ‹juguete/dinero› (+ me/te/le etc):le quité el cuchillo I took the knife (away) from herla policía le quitó el pasaporte the police took his passport awayme quitaron la cartera del bolsillo someone took o stole my wallet from my pocketle quitó la pistola al ladrón he got o took the gun off the thiefse lo quitó de un manotazo she swiped it out of his handC (restar) (+ me/te/le etc):quítale 26 a 84 take 26 away from 84no me quites autoridad delante de los niños don't undermine my authority in front of the childrenlos niños me quitan mucho tiempo the children take up a lot of my timeno es que quiera quitarte la razón pero … I'm not saying you're wrong but …no le quites méritos give him his dueese peinado te quita años that hairstyle takes years off youhay que quitarle un poco de ancho it needs to be taken in a bittrataba de quitarle importancia al asunto he tried to play the matter downle quita valor a la casa it detracts from the value of the houseD (hacer desaparecer) ‹mancha› to remove, get … out; ‹dolor› to relieve, get rid of(+ me/te/le etc): te quita el hambre pero no te alimenta it stops you feeling hungry but it isn't very nourishingte voy a quitar las ganas de volver a mentirme when I've finished with you, you'll think twice about lying to me againa ver si le quitas esa idea de la cabeza why don't you try to get that idea out of his head?el médico me ha quitado la sal/el vino the doctor's told me I mustn't have any salt on my food/I mustn't drink winequitando a los más chicos todos pueden entrar they can all go in except for the very youngest onesquitando que tuvimos que esperar mucho rato apart from the fact that we had to wait a long time■ quitarviA¡quita ya! ¡eso no se lo cree nadie! oh come off it, nobody believes that!B ( en locs):de quita y pon ‹funda/etiqueta› removabletiene una capucha de quita y pon it has a detachable hoodeso no quita que …: yo lo hago así, eso no quita que se pueda hacer de otra manera I do it like this but that doesn't mean that there aren't other ways of doing itni quitar ni poner ( fam): pregúntaselo a él, yo aquí ni quito ni pongo ask him about it, I don't count o my opinion doesn't count around hereen ese asunto él ni quita ni pone he doesn't have any say in that matter■ quitarseA (desaparecer) «mancha» to come out; «dolor» to go, go away; «viento» to die down(+ me/te/le etc): no hay forma de que se me quite este dolor de cabeza I just can't get rid of this headacheya se me han quitado las ganas de ir I don't feel like going any moreB (apartarse, retirarse) to get out of the way¡quítate de mi vista! get out of my sight!he vendido el negocio, quiero quitarme de problemas I've sold the business, I want to be rid of all this trouble o ( colloq) to be shot of all this hassleC ( refl)1 ‹prenda/alhaja/maquillaje› to take offquítate la chaqueta take your jacket off2 (deshacerse de) ‹dolor› to get rid ofse quitaban el frío saltando they jumped up and down to warm themselves up o to get warmme tengo que quitar este miedo ridículo a los aviones I have to overcome o get over this ridiculous fear of flying3 (retirar) quitarse algo DE algo:me tuve que quitar una pestaña del ojo I had to get an eyelash out of my eye¡quítate el dedo de la nariz! stop picking your nose!¡quítate las manos de los bolsillos! take your hands out of your pockets!quitarse a algn de en medio to get rid of sb4 ‹años›te has quitado veinte años de encima you look twenty years youngerse quita años or la edad she lies about her age* * *
quitar ( conjugate quitar) verbo transitivo
1 (apartar, retirar):◊ ¡quítalo de aquí! get it out of here!;
quité la silla de en medio I got the chair out of the way;
quita tus cosas de mi escritorio take your things off my desk;
quitar la mesa (Esp) to clear the table;
¡quítame las manos de encima! take your hands off me!;
no le puedo quitar la tapa I can't get the top off;
le quitó los zapatos she took his shoes off
2 (+ me/te/le etc)a) ( de las manos):◊ le quitó la pistola al ladrón he got o took the gun off the thief;
le quité el cuchillo I took the knife (away) from her
‹asiento/lugar› to take
3 ( restar) (+ me/te/le etc):
quitarle años a algn to take years off sb;
quitarle importancia a algo to play sth down;
le quita valor it detracts from its value
4 ( hacer desaparecer) ‹ mancha› to remove, get … out;
‹ dolor› to relieve, get rid of;
‹ sed› to quench;
‹ apetito› to take away;
(+ me/te/le etc)
hay que quitarle esa idea de la cabeza we must get that idea out of his head
5
verbo intransitivo
1 (Esp fam):◊ ¡quita (de ahí)! get out of the way!
2 ( en locs)
eso no quita que … that doesn't mean that …
quitarse verbo pronominal
1 ( desaparecer) [ mancha] to come out;
[ dolor] to go (away);
2 (apartarse, retirarse) to get out of the way;◊ ¡quítate de mi vista! get out of my sight!
3 ( refl)
‹ miedo› to overcome, get over;
quitarse algo/a algn de encima to get rid of sth/sb
quitar
I verbo transitivo
1 (retirar, separar) to remove: quita todas esas cajas de aquí, get all those boxes out of here
quitar la mesa, to clear the table
2 (ropa, gafas, etc) to take off
3 (eliminar) (la sed) to quench
(el hambre) to take away: el té me quita el sueño, tea keeps me awake
4 (una mancha) to remove, get out
5 (el dolor) to relieve
6 (arrebatar, privar de) le quitó el lápiz, he took the pencil away from him
nos quitaron el asiento, they took our seats
(robar) to steal
7 Mat (restar) to substract
figurado quitar importancia a algo, to play sthg down
figurado quitar las ganas a alguien, to put sb off
figurado le quita mucho tiempo, it takes up a lot of her time
II verbo intransitivo ¡quita!, get away
♦ Locuciones: de quita y pon, removable
fam (excepción hecha de) quitando, except for
' quitar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aclarar
- aligerar
- allanar
- careta
- desenmascarar
- desollar
- despejar
- despepitar
- despintar
- despuntar
- hipo
- restar
- sueño
- truco
- alisar
- arrebatar
- aspereza
- coger
- cortar
- desarmar
- descuidar
- espabilar
- espátula
- mancha
- manchar
- minimizar
- polvo
- retirar
- sacar
- soplete
English:
bleach
- bone
- brush off
- clear
- clear away
- clutter
- de-ice
- discourage
- dust
- fillet
- flick
- from
- get off
- get out
- graffiti
- mess
- peel off
- play down
- pull off
- push off
- removable
- remove
- scrub away
- scrub off
- shift
- snatch
- spoil
- strip
- strip off
- sweat off
- table
- take
- take away
- take off
- take out
- trim
- upstage
- wash away
- wash off
- wash out
- whatsit
- whip off
- wipe off
- wrestle
- brush
- clean
- detach
- detachable
- dull
- get
* * *♦ vt1. [retirar, extraer, apartar] to remove;[ropa, zapatos] to take off; Espquitar la mesa [despejar] to clear the table;al quitar la tapa de la olla salió un delicioso olor when she took the lid off the pot, a delicious smell came out;le han quitado un tumor del pecho they've removed a tumour from her breast;quita tus cosas de la cama take your things off the bed;quita tus cosas de en medio clear your things up (out of the way);voy a quitar el polvo de los muebles I'm going to dust the furniture;quitarle algo a alguien [arrebatar, privar de] to take sth away from sb;me quitó la carta de las manos she took the letter from my hands;durante la guerra le quitaron la casa they took her house away from her during the war;le han quitado la custodia de los niños they've taken away custody of the children from her;eso fue lo que dijo, sin quitar ni poner nada that's what he said, word for word;por un quítame allá esas pajas for no reason, over nothing;Méxno quitar el dedo del renglón to keep coming back to the same point2. [eliminar, suprimir] to remove;quité la mancha con jabón I removed the stain o got the stain out with soap;han quitado mi programa favorito de la tele they've taken my favourite programme off the TV;ese ministerio lo han quitado they've done away with o got rid of that ministry;el médico me ha quitado el tabaco [prohibido] the doctor has told me to stop smoking3. [robar] to take, to steal;me han quitado la cartera someone has taken o stolen my wallet;le quitaron el puesto they've taken his job away from him4. [mitigar del todo] [dolor, ansiedad] to take away, to relieve;[sed] to quench;el aperitivo me ha quitado el hambre I don't feel hungry after that snack5. [ocupar] [tiempo, espacio] to take up;me quitan mucho tiempo los niños the children take up a lot of my time;el trabajo me quita tiempo para el deporte my job doesn't leave me much time for sport;el armario va a quitar mucho sitio ahí the wardrobe's going to take up a lot of space there6. [restar] to take away;a esa cifra quítale el 20 por ciento take away 20 percent from that figure;no quiero quitar mérito o [m5] valor a lo que ha hecho I don't want to take away from o detract from what she has done;le quitó importancia al hecho he played it downque me mude de ciudad no quita que nos sigamos viendo just because I'm moving to another city doesn't mean we won't still be able to see each other8. [exceptuar]quitando el queso, me gusta todo apart from cheese, I like everything9. [desconectar] [aparato] to switch off;quita el gas antes de salir turn the gas off before leaving♦ vi1. [apartarse] to get out of the way;¡quita (de ahí), que no veo! get out of the way, I can't see!2.de quita y pon [asa, tapa, capucha] removable¿casarme yo? ¡quita, quita, estoy muy bien como estoy! me, get married? you must be joking, I'm quite happy as I am!;¡quita, yo no me lo creo! pull the other one o come off it, you don't expect me to believe that, do you?* * *quitar el polvo dust;quitar algo a alguien take sth (away) from s.o.;quitar la mesa clear the table;de quita y pon fam removableII v/i:¡quita! get out of the way!* * *quitar vt1) : to remove, to take away2) : to take off (clothes)3) : to get rid of, to relieve* * *quitar vb2. (eliminar manchas) to get out / to remove¿quién me ha cogido el lápiz? who's taken my pencil?¡quita! / ¡quita de ahí! get out of the way! -
10 encima
adv.1 on top (arriba).pásame el de encima pass me the top one o the one on topel vecino de encima the upstairs neighborvivo encima de tu casa I live upstairs from youel pan está encima de la nevera the bread is on (top of) the fridgevive por encima de sus posibilidades he lives beyond his meanspor encima de todo more than anything else2 on top of that.encima de no hacerlo bien… on top of not doing it well…encima de ser tonto, es feo on top of being stupid, he's also uglypres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: encimar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: encimar.* * *► adverbio1 (más arriba) above, overhead; (sobre) on top2 (ropa etc) on, on top■ ¿llevas cambio encima? do you have any change on you?4 (además) in addition, besides5 familiar (por si fuera poco) what's more, on top of that, besides\de encima top, on top, aboveestar alguien encima de otro familiar to be on somebody's back, be breathing down somebody's neckpor encima de todo above allquitarse algo de encima / quitarse a alguien de encima figurado to get rid of something / get rid of somebodytener algo encima figurado to be just round the corner* * *adv.1) above, on top2) upon•* * *ADV1) [en el espacio]•
encima de — [con contacto] on top of; [sin contacto] above•
venirse encima de algn — [animal, vehículo] to come (straight) at sb, bear down on sb; [peso, mueble] to fall on (top of) sbno sabía lo que se le venía encima cuando llegara a casa — he didn't know what was going to hit him when he got home
con su actitud se echó encima a todos sus compañeros — he got on the wrong side of all his colleagues because of his attitude
tengo que estar siempre encima de mis hijos para que estudien — I always have to stand over my children to make them work
- hacerse encimamundo 5)2) [en el tiempo] upontenían ya la guerra encima — war was imminent o upon them
se nos echó la noche encima — it grew dark, night fell
se nos viene encima la fecha de la boda — the wedding is nearly upon us, the wedding is just around the corner
3)•
por encima —a) (=por lo alto) over•
por encima de — overha nevado por encima de los 2.500m — there is snow above o over 2,500 metres
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estar por encima de algo — [en cantidad, nivel] to be above sth; [en preferencia] to come before sthestoy por encima de él en categoría — I'm higher in rank o level than him
b) (=superficialmente)4) (=además) on top of thatte lo envían a casa y encima te regalan un libro — they send it to your house and you get a free book too o as well
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encima de — besides, as well asy luego, encima de todo lo que dijo, se fue sin disculparse — and then, as well as o on top of saying all that, he left without apologizing
5) esp Cono Sur•
encima mío/tuyo/ etc — above me/you/etc* * *1) ( en el espacio)2) ( en el tiempo)3) ( además)y encima no me lo devolvió — and on top of that, he didn't give it back
4) (en locs)encima de: encima de la mesa on the table; encima del armario on top of the cupboard; llevaba un chal encima de la chaqueta she wore a shawl over her jacket; viven encima de la tienda they live over o above the shop; encima de caro es feo not only is it expensive, it's also ugly; echarse algo encima < deuda> to saddle o land oneself with something; < problema> to take... upon oneself; echarse encima a alguien (AmL): se echó encima a todos los profesores he turned all the teachers against him; estar encima de alguien or estarle encima a alguien (fam) to be on at somebody (colloq); hacerse encima (fam & euf) ( orinarse) to wet oneself; ( hacerse caca): todavía se hace encima he still messes his pants; por encima: esparcir las almendras por encima sprinkle the almonds over it o on top; volaban por encima del pueblo they flew over the town; está por encima del jefe de sección she's higher up than o she's above the head of department; temperaturas por encima de lo normal above-average temperatures; lo leí por encima I just skimmed through it; le eché un vistazo muy por encima I just looked over it very quickly; una limpieza por encima a quick clean; por encima de todo: por encima de todo, que no se entere él above all o most important, he mustn't find out; pone su carrera por encima de todo she puts her career before anything else; quitarse or sacarse algo de encima <problema/tarea> to get something out of the way; quitarse or sacarse a alguien de encima — to get rid of somebody
* * *= on top, thereupon [thereon].Ex. Built for King Frederick William II. in 1788-91 with the Quadriga on top, a four-horse chariot driven by the goddess of Victory, holding the symbols of victory.Ex. The inspector may enter, inspect and examine an amusement park and the amusement devices and structures contained thereupon.----* actuar por encima de {Posesivo} capacidades = punch above + Posesivo + weight.* destacar por encima de los demás = stand out from + the rest, stand out above + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.* echar por encima = top with.* echarse encima de = bear down on.* écharsele a Uno el día encima = make + hay while the sun shines.* encima de = on top of, above, atop.* estar de pie por encima de = stand over.* estar por encima de = overlay, overlie.* justo encima de = smack right on top of.* leer por encima = browse, skim, skim read.* leer rápidamente por encima = skim through.* mirar por encima = eyeball.* mirar por encima del hombre = look down + Posesivo + nose at.* mirar por encima del hombro = look over + Posesivo + shoulders, look down on/upon.* muy por encima de todo = over and above all.* pasar por encima = pass over.* pasar por encima de la cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.* pasar rápidamente por encima de = sweep across, swing over.* poner encima = top with.* ponerle la mano encima a = lay + a finger on.* por encima = overhead.* por encima de = across, beyond, beyond all, over, over and above, beyond the range of, well over + Expresión Numérica, overarching, above.* por encima de + Cantidad = in excess of + Cantidad.* por encima de eso = beyond that.* por encima del 10 por ciento = double digit, double figure.* por encima de la tierra = aboveground.* por encima de toda crítica = beyond reproach, above reproach.* por encima de toda duda = beyond reproach, above reproach.* por encima de toda sospecha = above suspicion.* por encima de todo = at all costs, at any cost, at any price.* quitarse a Alguien de encima = keep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back, get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back.* quitarse de encima = shake off.* quitarse un (buen) peso de encima = get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest.* quitarse un peso de encima = take + a weight off + Posesivo + mind, take + a load off + Posesivo + mind.* quitar un peso de encima = remove + burden from shoulders.* quitar un peso de encima a Alguien = lift + a weight off + Posesivo + shoulders.* sacudirse de encima = shake off.* sobresalir por encima de los demás = stand out from + the rest, a cut above the rest, stick up above + the rest, stick out above + the rest, a cut above, stand out above + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.* ¡tener + que pasar por encima de + Posesivo + cadáver! = over + Posesivo + dead body.* tratar muy por encima = scratch + the surface of, scrape + the surface.* y encima = into the bargain.* * *1) ( en el espacio)2) ( en el tiempo)3) ( además)y encima no me lo devolvió — and on top of that, he didn't give it back
4) (en locs)encima de: encima de la mesa on the table; encima del armario on top of the cupboard; llevaba un chal encima de la chaqueta she wore a shawl over her jacket; viven encima de la tienda they live over o above the shop; encima de caro es feo not only is it expensive, it's also ugly; echarse algo encima < deuda> to saddle o land oneself with something; < problema> to take... upon oneself; echarse encima a alguien (AmL): se echó encima a todos los profesores he turned all the teachers against him; estar encima de alguien or estarle encima a alguien (fam) to be on at somebody (colloq); hacerse encima (fam & euf) ( orinarse) to wet oneself; ( hacerse caca): todavía se hace encima he still messes his pants; por encima: esparcir las almendras por encima sprinkle the almonds over it o on top; volaban por encima del pueblo they flew over the town; está por encima del jefe de sección she's higher up than o she's above the head of department; temperaturas por encima de lo normal above-average temperatures; lo leí por encima I just skimmed through it; le eché un vistazo muy por encima I just looked over it very quickly; una limpieza por encima a quick clean; por encima de todo: por encima de todo, que no se entere él above all o most important, he mustn't find out; pone su carrera por encima de todo she puts her career before anything else; quitarse or sacarse algo de encima <problema/tarea> to get something out of the way; quitarse or sacarse a alguien de encima — to get rid of somebody
* * *= on top, thereupon [thereon].Ex: Built for King Frederick William II. in 1788-91 with the Quadriga on top, a four-horse chariot driven by the goddess of Victory, holding the symbols of victory.
Ex: The inspector may enter, inspect and examine an amusement park and the amusement devices and structures contained thereupon.* actuar por encima de {Posesivo} capacidades = punch above + Posesivo + weight.* destacar por encima de los demás = stand out from + the rest, stand out above + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.* echar por encima = top with.* echarse encima de = bear down on.* écharsele a Uno el día encima = make + hay while the sun shines.* encima de = on top of, above, atop.* estar de pie por encima de = stand over.* estar por encima de = overlay, overlie.* justo encima de = smack right on top of.* leer por encima = browse, skim, skim read.* leer rápidamente por encima = skim through.* mirar por encima = eyeball.* mirar por encima del hombre = look down + Posesivo + nose at.* mirar por encima del hombro = look over + Posesivo + shoulders, look down on/upon.* muy por encima de todo = over and above all.* pasar por encima = pass over.* pasar por encima de la cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.* pasar rápidamente por encima de = sweep across, swing over.* poner encima = top with.* ponerle la mano encima a = lay + a finger on.* por encima = overhead.* por encima de = across, beyond, beyond all, over, over and above, beyond the range of, well over + Expresión Numérica, overarching, above.* por encima de + Cantidad = in excess of + Cantidad.* por encima de eso = beyond that.* por encima del 10 por ciento = double digit, double figure.* por encima de la tierra = aboveground.* por encima de toda crítica = beyond reproach, above reproach.* por encima de toda duda = beyond reproach, above reproach.* por encima de toda sospecha = above suspicion.* por encima de todo = at all costs, at any cost, at any price.* quitarse a Alguien de encima = keep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back, get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back.* quitarse de encima = shake off.* quitarse un (buen) peso de encima = get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest.* quitarse un peso de encima = take + a weight off + Posesivo + mind, take + a load off + Posesivo + mind.* quitar un peso de encima = remove + burden from shoulders.* quitar un peso de encima a Alguien = lift + a weight off + Posesivo + shoulders.* sacudirse de encima = shake off.* sobresalir por encima de los demás = stand out from + the rest, a cut above the rest, stick up above + the rest, stick out above + the rest, a cut above, stand out above + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.* ¡tener + que pasar por encima de + Posesivo + cadáver! = over + Posesivo + dead body.* tratar muy por encima = scratch + the surface of, scrape + the surface.* y encima = into the bargain.* * *A(en el espacio): le puso el pie/una piedra encima he put his foot/a stone on itno tengo or llevo dinero encima I don't have any money on mese me sentaron encima they sat on top of mese tiró el café encima she spilled the coffee over herselfvi el coche cuando ya lo tenía encima I didn't see the car until it was on top of meel autobús se nos venía encima the bus was coming straight at o toward(s) usse me vino el armario encima the cupboard came down on top of mese le vino encima una enorme responsabilidad he had to take on a great deal of reponsibilityB(en el tiempo): ya tenemos las fiestas encima the festive season is just around the cornerlos exámenes ya estaban encima the exams were already upon usla fecha se nos vino encima y no habíamos terminado the day arrived and we hadn't finishedse nos venía or echaba encima la noche night was falling (around us)C(además): es caro y encima de mala calidad it's expensive and, not only that, it's poor qualityle han dado el mejor lugar — ¡y encima se queja! they've given her the best seat — and she goes and complains!y encima, no me lo quiso devolver and then o and on top of that, he wouldn't give it back!D ( en locs):encima de: encima de la mesa on the tableencima del armario on top of the cupboardllevaba un chal encima de la chaqueta she wore a shawl over her jacketviven encima de la tienda they live over o above the shopencima de caro es feo as well as being expensive, it's (also) ugly o not only is it expensive, it's also uglyecharse algo encima ‹deuda› to saddle o land o ( BrE) lumber oneself with sth;‹problema› to take … upon oneselfecharse encima a algn ( AmL): se echó encima a todos los profesores he turned all the teachers against him, he got on the wrong side of all the teachers(hacerse caca): todavía se hace encima he still messes his pants o does it in his pantspor encima: esparcir las almendras por encima sprinkle the almonds over it o on topla miró por encima de los anteojos he looked at her over the top of his glasseslos aviones volaban por encima del pueblo the planes flew over the townella está por encima del jefe de sección she's higher up than o she's above the head of departmentpasar por encima de algn or pasarle por encima a algn (para un ascenso) to pass sb over; (para una consulta, queja) to go over sb's headtemperaturas por encima de lo normal above-average temperaturesun porcentaje muy por encima de la media a much higher than average percentageestá muy por encima de la competencia it is well ahead of the competitionlo leí muy por encima I skipped through itle eché un vistazo muy por encima I just looked over o through it very quicklyhice una limpieza muy por encima I gave the place a very quick cleanpor encima de todo: por encima de todo, que no se entere ella above all o most important, she mustn't find outpone su carrera por encima de todo she puts her career before anything elsequitarse or sacarse algo/a algn de encima: me saqué ese problema de encima I got that problem out of the waypor lo menos te has sacado ese peso de encima at least you've got that weight off your mindno sabía qué hacer para quitármela de encima I didn't know what to do to get rid of her* * *
encima adverbio
1 ( en el espacio):
no llevo dinero encima I don't have any money on me;
se tiró el café encima she spilled the coffee over herself;
se me vino el armario encima the cupboard came down on top of me
2 ( además):◊ ¡y encima se queja! and then she goes and complains!;
y encima no me lo devolvió and on top of that, he didn't give it back!
3 ( en locs)◊ encima de: encima de la mesa on the table;
encima del armario on top of the cupboard;
llevaba un chal encima de la chaqueta she wore a shawl over her jacket;
viven encima de la tienda they live over o above the shop;
encima de caro es feo not only is it expensive, it's also ugly;
por encima over;
saltó por encima he jumped over;
le eché un vistazo por encima I just looked over it quickly;
una limpieza por encima a quick clean;
por encima de above;
por encima de la media above average;
por encima de todo above everything;
volaban por encima de las nubes/del pueblo they flew above the clouds/over the town;
está por encima del jefe de sección she's above the head of department;
quitarse algo de encima ‹problema/tarea› to get sth out of the way;
quitarse a algn de encima to get rid of sb
encima adverbio
1 (en la parte superior de) on top: pon la maleta encima, put the case on top
2 (sobre uno) no tenía encima la documentación, she didn't have her papers on her
(sobre el cuerpo) se me cayó encima el café, I spilt the coffee over myself
se echó una manta encima, he put a blanket over himself
3 (sobre el espíritu, en la mente) tiene muchas preocupaciones encima, she has got lots of worries
4 (además) besides, on top of that: se estropeó el coche y encima empezó a nevar, the car broke down and then to cap it all it started to snow
no da ni golpe y encima se queja, he doesn't lift a finger and on top of all that he complains
5 (muy cerca) tengo encima el coche de detrás, the car behind is getting too close
(muy pendiente) on top of, in control of: tengo al jefe encima todo el día, I've got the boss breathing down my neck all day
♦ Locuciones: encima de, (sobre) on, over: vive encima de un bar, she lives above a bar
por encima, (superficialmente) hablamos de ello por encima, we scarcely talked about it
por encima de, over: los pájaros volaban por encima, birds flew overhead
' encima' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
añadidura
- arriba
- cadáver
- casa
- echarse
- espachurrar
- estar
- fullera
- fullero
- hombro
- llevar
- montante
- mundo
- peso
- por
- quitarse
- saltar
- sobre
- superar
- atropellar
- mirada
- ojo
- posibilidad
- quitar
- tener
- todavía
English:
above
- atop
- bear down on
- beyond
- bob
- body
- bung
- burn out
- canopy
- cave in
- clamber
- class
- dead
- disdain
- excel
- eye
- grape
- hold
- hover
- neck
- on
- one-upmanship
- over
- overhang
- overhead
- paint out
- plonk
- rise above
- rivet
- senior
- shake off
- sketchily
- skim
- stand
- standard
- top
- upon
- bargain
- by
- capacity
- carry
- first
- get
- go
- just
- keep
- look
- nag
- nose
- palm
* * *♦ adv1. [arriba] on top;[en el piso de arriba] upstairs;un pastel con una guinda encima a cake with a cherry on top;pásame el de encima pass me the top one o the one on top;yo vivo encima I live upstairs;el vecino de encima the upstairs neighbour;tienes encima un mosquito you've got a mosquito on you;Amde encima in addition, besides;le cayó encima la responsabilidad de dirigir el partido the responsibility of leading the party was thrust upon her;el autobús se le echó encima antes de que pudiera reaccionar the bus was upon him before he had time to react;tiene a su jefe encima todo el día his boss is on at him o on his back all day longse nos echó la noche encima night fell, night descended upon us3. [además] on top of that;está lejos y encima no hay transporte público it's a long way away and on top of that o what is more, there's no public transport;voy a consolarlo y encima me grita I go to comfort him and all he does is shout at meponte algo encima, vas a tener frío put something on, you'll be cold;¿llevas dinero encima? have you got any money on you?;le quitaron todo lo que llevaba encima they took everything he had with him♦ encima de loc prep1. [sobre, en] on (top of);el pan está encima de la nevera the bread is on (top of) the fridge2. [en lugar más alto que] above;encima de la montaña el cielo se encapotó the sky above the mountain clouded over;vivo encima de tu casa I live upstairs from you;estar encima de alguien [controlar, vigilar] to be on sb's back;mi madre está encima de mí todo el día my mother's on at me o on my back all day long3. [además de] as well as;encima de (ser) tonto, es feo as well as being stupid, he's also ugly;encima de no hacerlo bien… not only did he not do it well…♦ por encima loc adv1. [sobre la parte superior] on top;por encima lleva una capa de chocolate it has a layer of chocolate on top;había ropa por encima de la cama there were clothes on the bed2. [por arriba]la ciudad tenía una capa de contaminación por encima the city was covered with a layer of pollution;por encima de over;volaron por encima de los Alpes they flew over the Alps;el sol asomaba por encima de las montañas the sun was peeping over the mountainspor encima de over, above;un precio muy por encima de lo que habíamos presupuestado a price well over o above what we had budgeted for;una calidad muy por encima de lo habitual a much higher quality than usual;la salud de sus hijos está por encima de todo lo demás their childrens' health comes before everything else;está muy por encima de los otros alumnos he's far better than the other students;vive por encima de sus posibilidades he lives beyond his means;por encima de todo: por encima de todo, hazlo con mucho cuidado above all o first and foremost, be very careful;por encima de todo, lo que más me preocupa… what worries me more than anything else…;por encima de todo, no se lo digas a nadie whatever else you do, don't tell anyone;ponemos la seguridad por encima de todo we place safety first o before everything elsesólo lo he leído por encima I've only skimmed through it;ordené la casa por encima y me marché I gave the house a quick tidy up and left* * *adv1 on top;encima de on top of, on;por encima de over, above;por encima de todo above all;estar por encima de be above;echarse encima de alguien fig pounce on s.o.;la noche se nos echó encima night overtook us2:hacer algo muy por encima do sth very quickly;leí el artículo por encima I skimmed (through) the article3:no lo llevo encima I haven’t got it on me;ponerse algo encima put sth on4 ( cercano):el final del curso ya está encima we’re nearly at the end of the course already5 ( además):lo ayudo, y encima se queja I help him and then he goes and complains* * *encima adv1) : on top, above2) además: as well, besides3)encima de : on, on top of, over4)por encima de : above, beyondpor encima de la ley: above the law5)echarse encima : to take upon oneself6)7)quitarse de encima : to get rid of* * *encima adv1. (en) on2. (sobre) on top¿cuál? el que está encima which one? the one on top3. (sin tocar) over¡salta por encima! jump over!4. (además) on top of everything / on top of thatllegó tarde y, encima, se enfadó conmigo he arrived late and on top of that, he got angry with me -
11 Weg
Adv. away; (weggegangen sein, verloren) gone; (nicht zu Hause) not in; meine Uhr ist weg my watch is ( oder has) gone; der Zug, die Maschine etc. ist schon weg has (already) left; weg da! umg. get away!; weg damit! umg. take it away!; Finger oder Hände weg! umg. hands off!; nichts wie weg! umg. let’s get out of here, scram! Sl.; weg sein umg. (bewusstlos) be out (for the count); nach Alkohol: be gone; (geistesabwesend) be miles away, be away with the fairies; ganz ( hin und) weg sein umg. (begeistert) be thrilled to bits, be over the moon; ich bin darüber weg I’ve got over it, I’m over it; in einem weg umg. non-stop; Fenster etc.* * *der Weg(Methode) way; approach;(Spaziergang) walk;(Strecke) course; route; road;(kleine Straße) path; way; track; pathway; lane* * *[veːk]m -(e)s, -e[-gə]1) (=Pfad, Gehweg fig) path; (= Waldweg, Wanderweg etc) track, path; (= Straße) roadam Wége — by the wayside
woher des Wég(e)s? (old) — where have you come from?, whence comest thou? (obs)
wohin des Wég(e)s? (old) — where are you going to?, whither goest thou? (obs)
des Wég(e)s kommen (old) — to come walking/riding etc up
in einer Gegend Wég und Steg kennen — to know an area like the back of one's hand
jdm in den Wég treten, jdm den Wég versperren or verstellen — to block or bar sb's way
jdm/einer Sache im Wég stehen (fig) — to stand in the way of sb/sth
sich selbst im Wég stehen (fig) — to be one's own worst enemy
jdm Hindernisse or Steine in den Wég legen (fig) — to put obstructions in sb's way
jdm nicht über den Wég trauen (fig) — not to trust sb an inch
jdn aus dem Wég räumen (fig) — to get rid of sb
etw aus dem Wég räumen (fig) — to remove sth; Missverständnisse to clear sth up
neue Wége beschreiten (fig) — to tread new paths
den Wég der Sünde/Tugend gehen — to follow the path of sin/virtue
die Wége Gottes — the ways of the Lord
den Wég des geringsten Widerstandes gehen — to follow the line of least resistance
der Wég zur Hölle ist mit guten Vorsätzen gepflastert (Prov) — the road to Hell is paved with good intentions (prov)
See:→ irdisch2) (lit, fig = Route) way; (= Entfernung) distance; (= Reise) journey; (zu Fuß) walk; (fig zum Erfolg) way, road; (= Bildungsweg) roadich muss diesen Wég jeden Tag zweimal gehen/fahren — I have to walk/drive this stretch twice a day
auf dem Wég nach London/zur Arbeit — on the way to London/work
auf dem Wég zu jdm/nach einem Ort sein — to be on the or one's way to sb's/a place
sich auf den Wég machen — to set off
6 km Wég — 6 kms away
noch zwei Stunden/ein Stück Wég vor sich haben — to still have two hours/some distance to travel
jdn ein Stück Wég(es) begleiten (geh) — to accompany sb part of the way
mein erster Wég war zur Bank — the first thing I did was go to the bank
jdn auf seinem letzten Wég begleiten (euph) — to pay one's last respects to sb
seiner Wége gehen (geh) (lit) — to go on one's way; (fig) to go one's own way
welchen Wég haben sie eingeschlagen? (lit) — what road did they take?
einen neuen Wég einschlagen (fig) — to follow a new avenue; (beruflich) to follow a new career
den falschen/richtigen Wég einschlagen — to follow the wrong/right path or road or (fig) avenue
jdm etw mit auf den Wég geben (lit) — to give sb sth to take with him/her etc
jdm einen guten Rat mit auf den Wég geben — to give sb good advice to follow in life
jdm/einer Sache aus dem Wég gehen (lit) — to get out of sb's way/the way of sth; (fig) to avoid sb/sth
jdm über den Wég laufen (fig) — to run into sb
seinen Wég (im Leben/Beruf) machen (fig) — to make one's way in life/one's career
seinen Wég nehmen (fig) — to take its course
etw in die Wége leiten — to arrange sth
etw auf den Wég bringen — to get sth under way
jdm/sich den Wég verbauen — to ruin sb's/one's chances or prospects (für of)
auf dem besten Wég sein, etw zu tun — to be well on the way to doing sth
der gerade Wég ist der kürzeste or beste (Prov) — honesty is the best policy
3) (= Mittel, Art und Weise) way; (= Methode) methodauf welchem Wég kommt man am schnellsten zu Geld? — what's the fastest way of making or to make money?
auf welchem Wég sind Sie zu erreichen? — how can I get in touch with you?
auf diesem Wége — this way
auf diplomatischem Wége — through diplomatic channels
auf gesetzlichem or legalem Wége — legally, by legal means
auf künstlichem Wége — artificially, by artificial means
See:= zuwege4) (inf = Besorgung) errand* * *1) (to or at a distance from the person speaking or the person or thing spoken about: He lives three miles away (from the town); Go away!; Take it away!) away2) (in the opposite direction: She turned away so that he would not see her tears.) away3) (a means of sending or receiving information etc: We got the information through the usual channels.) channel4) (a narrow road or street: a winding lane.) lane5) (the path or direction in which something moves: the course of the Nile.) course6) (away (from a place, time etc): He walked off; She cut her hair off; The holidays are only a week off; She took off her coat.) off7) ((any place on) the line along which someone or something is moving: She stood right in the path of the bus.) path8) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) way9) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) way10) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) way11) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) way12) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) way13) (a route; the correct road(s) to follow in order to arrive somewhere: We'd better look at the map because I'm not sure of the road.) road14) (a way that leads to something: the road to peace; He's on the road to ruin.) road15) (a path or rough road: a mountain track.) track16) ((the distance covered during) an outing or journey on foot: She wants to go for / to take a walk; It's a long walk to the station.) walk* * *<-[e]s, -e>[ve:k, pl ˈve:gə]msie stand am \Weg she stood by the wayside2. (Route) waydas ist der kürzeste \Weg nach Berlin this is the shortest route to Berlin▪ auf dem \Weg [zu jdm/irgendwohin] sein to be on one's way [to sb/somewhere]auf dem richtigen \Weg sein to be on the right trackvom \Weg abkommen to lose one's wayjdn nach dem \Wegfragen to ask sb the wayauf jds \Weg liegen to be on sb's wayes wird schon spät, ich muss mich auf den \Weg machen it's getting late, I must be on my way!jdm den \Weg versperren to block [or bar] sb's way3. (Strecke) waybis zu euch muss ich einen \Weg von über drei Stunden zurücklegen I've got a journey of more than three hours to get to your place4. (Gang, Besorgung) errand\Wege zu erledigen haben to have some shopping to do5. (Methode) wayes gibt keinen anderen \Weg there is no choiceauf friedlichem \Wege (geh) by peaceful meansauf illegalem \Wege by illegal means, illegallyauf schriftlichem \Wege (geh) in writingneue \Wege gehen to follow new avenues6. (Lebensweg) way7.▶ aus dem \Weg! stand aside!, make way!geh mir aus dem \Weg! get out of my way!▶ auf dem besten \Wege sein, etw zu tun to be well on the way to doing sth▶ etw auf den \Weg bringen to introduce sth▶ jdm etw mit auf den \Weg geben to give sb sth to take with him/herdu brauchst mir nichts mit auf den \Weg zu geben, ich weiß das schon I don't need you to tell me anything, I already knowjdm eine Ermahnung/einen Ratschlag mit auf den \Weg geben to give sb a warning/piece of advice for the future▶ seinen \Weg gehen to go one's own way▶ jdm/etw aus dem \Weg gehen to avoid sb/sth▶ den \Weg des geringsten Widerstandes gehen to take the line of least resistance▶ jdm auf halbem \Wege entgegenkommen to meet sb halfway▶ jdm über den \Weg laufen to run into sblauf mir nicht noch mal über den \Weg! don't come near me again!▶ etw in die \Wege leiten to arrange sth▶ jdn aus dem \Weg räumen to get rid of sb▶ etw aus dem \Weg räumen to remove sth▶ jdm/etw im \Wege stehen to stand in the way of sb/sthnur die Kostenfrage steht der Verwirklichung des Projekts im \Wege only the issue of cost is an obstacle to this project being implemented▶ hier trennen sich unsere \Wege this is where we part company* * *der; Weg[e]s,Wege‘kein öffentlicher Weg’ — ‘no public right of way’
am Weg[e] — by the wayside
2) (Zugang) way; (Passage, Durchgang) passagesich (Dat.) einen Weg durch etwas bahnen — clear a path or way through something
geh [mir] aus dem Weg[e] — get out of the or my way
jemandem im Weg[e] stehen od. (auch fig.) sein — be in somebody's way; (fig.)
einer Sache (Dat.) im Weg[e] stehen — stand in the way of something
jemandem aus dem Weg[e] gehen — keep out of sb's way; avoid somebody
einer Diskussion aus dem Weg[e] gehen — avoid a discussion
jemanden/etwas aus dem Weg[e] räumen — get rid of somebody/something
3) (Route, Verbindung) way; route[jemanden] nach dem Weg fragen — ask [somebody] the way
das liegt auf dem/meinem Weg — that's on the/my way; (fig.)
er ist mir über den Weg gelaufen — (ugs.) I ran or bumped into him
seinen Weg machen — make one's way [in the world]
es sind 2 km/10 Minuten Weg — it is a distance of two kilometres/it is ten minutes' walk
er hat noch einen weiten Weg vor sich — (Dat.) he still has a long way to go
auf halbem Weg[e] — (auch fig.) halfway
sich auf den Weg machen — set off; (fig.)
jemandem einen guten Ratschlag mit auf den Weg geben — give somebody some good advice for his/her future life
auf dem besten Weg sein, etwas zu tun — (meist iron.) be well on the way towards doing something
er ist auf dem Weg[e] der Besserung — he's on the road to recovery
5) (ugs.): (Besorgung) errandeinen Weg machen — do or run an errand
auf schnellstem Weg[e] — as speedily as possible
auf schriftlichem Weg[e] — by letter
* * *1. way (auch Richtung); (Pfad) path (auch fig und IT); (Route) route; (Gang) walk; (Besorgung) errand; (Weg zum Ziel) course;am Wege by the wayside;auf dem Wege on the way;das liegt auf meinem Weg that’s on my way, I’ll be passing (by) there on my way (home etc);einen Weg machen umg (Spaziergang) go for a walk;sich auf den Weg machen set off;jemanden nach dem Weg fragen ask sb the way;jemandem den Weg zeigen/beschreiben show sb the way/give sb directions;jemandem einen Weg abnehmen spare sb the trip;jemandem etwas mit auf den Weg geben give sb sth to take along with them, give sb sth for the journey; fig (Rat etc) give sb sth to remember;jemandem im Wege stehen auch fig be in sb’s way;jemandem in den Weg treten bar sb’s way; fig get in sb’s way;scheiden sich unsere Wege this is where we say goodbye; fig this is the parting of the ways;Weg und Steg kennen know every inch of the area2. fig:sein letzter Weg (Beerdigung) his final journey;den Weg allen Fleisches gehen geh, euph go the way of all flesh;etwas/jemanden aus dem Weg schaffen get rid of sth/sb;der/auf dem Weg zum Erfolg the/on the road to success;auf dem Wege der Besserung on the road to recovery;auf dem besten Weg(e) sein, sich zu ruinieren be heading for disaster;auf dem richtigen Weg(e) sein be on the right track;jemanden auf den richtigen Weg bringen put sb back on the straight and narrow;er wird seinen Weg machen he’ll go far ( oder go places);ich traue ihm nicht über den Weg umg I don’t trust him an inch, I wouldn’t trust him as far as I can throw him;jemandem aus dem Weg gehen steer clear of sb;seine eigenen Wege gehen go one’s own way, do one’s own thing umg;unsere Wege haben sich getrennt we went our separate ways;einer Frage/Entscheidung aus dem Wege gehen evade a question, avoid the issue/avoid making a decision;ebnen pave the way for; (einer Sache) auch prepare the ground for;da führt kein Weg dran vorbei umg there’s no way (a)round it;dem steht nichts im Wege there’s nothing to stop it;der Weg ist das Ziel the way is the goal3. fig (Art und Weise, Methode) way;auf schriftlichem Wege in writing;auf gesetzlichem Wege legally, by legal means;auf diplomatischem Wege through diplomatic channels;auf diesem Wege this way;auf kaltem Wege pej by fair means or foul, without bothering too much about the niceties, US auch by hook or by crook;neue Wege in der Kindererziehung new approaches to child education;neue Wege gehen try a new tack, pursue a different path;es bleibt kein anderer Weg offen there’s no choice ( oder alternative); → abbringen 1, bahnen, halb A 3, irdisch, Mittel1 1, Widerstand 1, Wille etc* * *der; Weg[e]s,Wege‘kein öffentlicher Weg’ — ‘no public right of way’
am Weg[e] — by the wayside
2) (Zugang) way; (Passage, Durchgang) passagesich (Dat.) einen Weg durch etwas bahnen — clear a path or way through something
geh [mir] aus dem Weg[e] — get out of the or my way
jemandem im Weg[e] stehen od. (auch fig.) sein — be in somebody's way; (fig.)
einer Sache (Dat.) im Weg[e] stehen — stand in the way of something
jemandem aus dem Weg[e] gehen — keep out of sb's way; avoid somebody
einer Diskussion aus dem Weg[e] gehen — avoid a discussion
jemanden/etwas aus dem Weg[e] räumen — get rid of somebody/something
3) (Route, Verbindung) way; route[jemanden] nach dem Weg fragen — ask [somebody] the way
das liegt auf dem/meinem Weg — that's on the/my way; (fig.)
er ist mir über den Weg gelaufen — (ugs.) I ran or bumped into him
seinen Weg machen — make one's way [in the world]
es sind 2 km/10 Minuten Weg — it is a distance of two kilometres/it is ten minutes' walk
er hat noch einen weiten Weg vor sich — (Dat.) he still has a long way to go
auf halbem Weg[e] — (auch fig.) halfway
sich auf den Weg machen — set off; (fig.)
jemandem einen guten Ratschlag mit auf den Weg geben — give somebody some good advice for his/her future life
auf dem besten Weg sein, etwas zu tun — (meist iron.) be well on the way towards doing something
er ist auf dem Weg[e] der Besserung — he's on the road to recovery
5) (ugs.): (Besorgung) errandeinen Weg machen — do or run an errand
auf schnellstem Weg[e] — as speedily as possible
auf schriftlichem Weg[e] — by letter
* * *-e (Mathematik) m.path n. -e m.alley n.itinerary n.lane n.path n.road n.route n.way n. -
12 librar
v.1 to engage in (entablar) (pelea, lucha).2 to draw (commerce).3 to be off work (no trabajar). (peninsular Spanish)4 to free, to save, to emancipate, to liberate.Ellos libran a Ricardo They free Richard.Ellos libran la calle They free the street.5 to strike up, to fight.Ellos libran una batalla They strike up a battle.6 to have the day off.Ellos libran They have the day off.* * *1 to save (de, from)2 (batalla) to fight, wage3 (letra) to issue1 familiar (tener libre) to be off, not to work■ libro todos los lunes I've got Mondays off, I'm off on Mondays1 to escape (de, from)\¡Dios me (nos etc) libre! Heaven forbid!, God forbid!librarse de una buena familiar to have a close shave* * *verb1) to deliver2) wage3) issue•* * *1. VT1) (=liberar)librar a algn de — [+ preocupación, responsabilidad] to free sb from o of; [+ peligro] to save sb from
¡Dios me libre! — Heaven forbid!
¡líbreme Dios de maldecir a nadie! — heaven forbid that I should curse anyone!
2) [+ batalla] to fight3) (Com) to draw; [+ cheque] to make out4) [+ sentencia] to pass; [+ decreto] to issue5) frm [+ secreto] to reveal6) † [+ esperanza, confianza] to place (en en)2. VI1) [en el trabajo]libro a las tres — I'm free at three, I finish work at three
2) † (=parir) to give birth3) †3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( liberar)librar a alguien de algo — de peligro to save somebody from something; de obligación to free somebody from something
líbranos del mal — (Relig) deliver us from evil
esto me libra de toda responsabilidad — this absolves me o frees me from all responsibility
2) <batalla/combate> to fight3) <letra/cheque> to draw, issue; < sentencia> to pass2.librarse v pronlibrarse de algo — de tarea/obligación to get out of something
librarse de + inf — to get out of -ing
* * *= free, disencumber, rid.Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio rid.Ex. Habitualized actions, they further suggest, become embedded in human behavior and free the individual from the burden of repetitive decision-making.Ex. The novel disencumbers us of the baggage that we usually bring to the scene of human suffering.Ex. This function can be used to rid access-point files of unused entries.----* ¡Dios nos libre! = God forbid.* ¡Dios nos libre! = heaven forbid.* librar de la necesidad de = relieve of + the necessity of, relieve of + the need to.* librar de la responsabilidad de = relieve of + the burden of.* librar de responsabilidad = relieve of + responsibility.* librar de un apremio = relieve of + pressure.* librar fondos = allocate + funds.* librarse de = disentangle + Reflexivo + from, extricate + Reflexivo + from, rid of, be free from, break + loose from, duck out of.* librar una batalla = wage + battle.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( liberar)librar a alguien de algo — de peligro to save somebody from something; de obligación to free somebody from something
líbranos del mal — (Relig) deliver us from evil
esto me libra de toda responsabilidad — this absolves me o frees me from all responsibility
2) <batalla/combate> to fight3) <letra/cheque> to draw, issue; < sentencia> to pass2.librarse v pronlibrarse de algo — de tarea/obligación to get out of something
librarse de + inf — to get out of -ing
* * *= free, disencumber, rid.Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio rid.Ex: Habitualized actions, they further suggest, become embedded in human behavior and free the individual from the burden of repetitive decision-making.
Ex: The novel disencumbers us of the baggage that we usually bring to the scene of human suffering.Ex: This function can be used to rid access-point files of unused entries.* ¡Dios nos libre! = God forbid.* ¡Dios nos libre! = heaven forbid.* librar de la necesidad de = relieve of + the necessity of, relieve of + the need to.* librar de la responsabilidad de = relieve of + the burden of.* librar de responsabilidad = relieve of + responsibility.* librar de un apremio = relieve of + pressure.* librar fondos = allocate + funds.* librarse de = disentangle + Reflexivo + from, extricate + Reflexivo + from, rid of, be free from, break + loose from, duck out of.* librar una batalla = wage + battle.* * *librar [A1 ]vtA (liberar) librar a algn DE algo ‹de un peligro› to save sb FROM sthlíbranos del mal ( Relig) deliver us from evil¡Dios nos libre! God o heaven forbid!esto me libra de toda responsabilidad this absolves me o frees me from all responsibilityB ‹batalla/combate› to fightC1 ‹letra/cheque› to draw, issueun cheque librado contra el Banco Salmir a check drawn on the Salmir Bank2 ‹sentencia› to pass■ librarvi( Esp): libro los martes I have Tuesdays off, Tuesday is my day off■ librarselibrarse DE algo:se libraron de un buen castigo they escaped a severe punishmentme libré del servicio militar I got out of doing military service ( colloq)no sé cómo librarme de él I don't know how to get rid of himde ésa no te libras there's no way around it, you can't get out of itlibrarse DE + INF:se libraron de milagro de morir asfixiados by some miracle they escaped being suffocatedse libró de tener que ayudarlo she got out of having to help himsi vas tú, me libro de tener que verla if you go, it'll save me having to see her* * *
librar ( conjugate librar) verbo transitivo
1 ( liberar) librar a algn de algo ‹ de peligro› to save sb from sth;
‹de obligación/responsabilidad› to free sb from sth;◊ ¡Dios nos libre! God forbid!
2 ‹batalla/combate› to fight
librarse verbo pronominal:
librarse de algo ‹de tarea/obligación› to get out of sth;
librarse de un castigo to escape punishment;
se libró de tener que ayudarlo she got out of having to help him;
se libraron de morir asfixiados they escaped being suffocated;
librarse de algn to get rid of sb
librar
I verbo transitivo
1 to free: me libró de un castigo, she let me off from a punishment
2 (una orden de pago) to draw
II vi (tener el día libre) libra los fines de semana, he has weekends off
' librar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
salvar
- batalla
English:
deliver
- draw
- fight
- rid
* * *♦ vt1.[de pagos, impuestos] to exempt sb from; [de algo indeseable] to rid sb of;librar a alguien de [eximir] to free sb from;¡líbreme Dios! God o Heaven forbid!2. [entablar] [pelea, lucha] to engage in;librar una batalla to fight a battle;los manifestantes libraron una batalla campal con la policía the demonstrators fought a pitched battle with the police♦ viEsp [no trabajar] to be off work;libro los lunes I get Mondays off* * *II v/i:libro los lunes I have Mondays off* * *librar vt1) libertar: to deliver, to set free2) : to wagelibrar batalla: to do battle3) : to issuelibrar una orden: to issue an order* * *librar vb (tener el día libre) to have the day off -
13 sacar
v.1 to take out.sacar algo de to take something out ofsacó la mano/la cabeza por la ventanilla he stuck his hand/head out of the windownos sacaron algo de comer they gave us something to eatEllos sacaron a los perros They took out the dogs.2 to remove.el dentista me sacó una muela I had a tooth out at the dentist's3 to get (obtener) (carné, entradas, buenas notas).¿qué sacaste en el examen de inglés? what did you get for o in your English exam?sacar dinero del banco to get o take some money out of the bankla sidra se saca de las manzanas cider is made from apples¿y qué sacamos con reñirle? what do we gain by telling him off?, what's the point in telling him off?Ella saca provecho She gets benefits.4 to take (realizar) (foto).siempre me sacan fatal en las fotos I always look terrible in photos5 to bring out (al mercado) (nuevo producto, modelo).6 to work out, to do.sacar la cuenta/la solución to work out the total/the answersacar una conclusión to come to a conclusion7 to gather, to understand.lo leí tres veces, pero no saqué nada en claro o limpio I read it three times, but I couldn't make much sense of it8 to let out (item of clothing) (de ancho). (peninsular Spanish)9 to take off. ( Latin American Spanish)sácale la ropa al niño get the child undressed10 to throw in (sport) (con la mano).11 to put the ball into play (sport).sacar de banda/de esquina/de puerta to take a throw-in/corner/goal kick12 to stick out, to put out one's, to put out, to show.María saca la lengua Mary sticks out her tongue.13 to serve the ball.Ricardo saca Richard serves the ball.14 to be obtained from.Se te saca información Information is obtained from you.15 to be extracted from, to be removed from.Se me sacó una muela A molar was extracted from me.* * *(c changes to qu before e)Past Indicativesaqué, sacaste, sacó, sacamos, sacasteis, sacaron.Present SubjunctiveImperative* * *verb1) to take out2) get, obtain3) get out4) produce, invent5) introduce7) release (a book, a disc, a film)* * *Para las expresiones sacar adelante, sacar brillo, sacar algo en claro, sacar los colores a algn, sacar faltas a algo, sacar algo en limpio, sacar provecho, sacar a relucir, ver la otra entrada.1. VERBO TRANSITIVO1) (=poner fuera) to take out, get outsacó el revólver y disparó — he drew his revolver and fired, he took {o} got his revolver out and fired
saca la basura, por favor — please put {o} take the rubbish out
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sacar a algn a [bailar] — to get sb up for a dance•
sacar algo/a algn [de], sacó toda su ropa del armario — she took all his clothes out of the wardrobe, she removed all his clothes from the wardrobevoy a sacar dinero del cajero — I'm going to take {o} get some money out of the machine
¡sacadme de aquí! — get me out of here!
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sacar a [pasear] a algn — to take sb (out) for a walk2) [de una persona] [+ diente] to take out¡deja ese palo, que me vas a sacar un ojo! — stop playing with that stick, you're going to poke my eye out!
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sacar [sangre] a algn — to take blood from sb3) [con partes del cuerpo] to stick outpecho I, 1)4) (=obtener)a) [+ notas, diputados] to get¿y tú qué sacas con denunciarlo a la policía? — and what do you get out of {o} gain from reporting him to the police?
no consiguió sacar todos los exámenes en junio Esp — she didn't manage to pass {o} get all her exams in June
sacó un seis — [con dados] he threw a six
b) [+ dinero]lo hago para sacar unos euros — I do it to earn {o} make a bit of money
sacó el premio gordo — he got {o} won the jackpot
sacamos una ganancia de... — we made a profit of...
c) [+ puesto] to getd) [+ información] to getlos datos están sacados de dos libros — the statistics are taken {o} come from two books
¿de dónde has sacado esa idea? — where did you get that idea?
¿de dónde has sacado esa chica tan guapa? — where did you get {o} find such a beautiful girlfriend?
e)sacar algo de — [+ fruto, material] to extract sth from
f)le sacaron toda la información que necesitaban — they got all the information they needed from {o} out of him
g) [+ conclusión] to draw¿qué conclusión se puede sacar de todo esto? — what can be concluded from all of this?, what conclusion can be drawn from all of this?
lo que se saca de todo esto es que... — the conclusion to be drawn from all this is that...
h) [+ característica]5) (=comprar) [+ entradas] to get6) (=lanzar) [+ modelo nuevo] to bring out; [+ libro] to bring out, publish; [+ disco] to release; [+ moda] to create7) (=hacer) [+ foto] to take; [+ copia] to make8) (=resolver)9) (=mostrar)10) (=mencionar)12) (=aventajar en)al terminar la carrera le sacaba 10 metros al adversario — he finished the race 10 metres ahead of his rival
13) (=salvar) to get outapuro 1)14) (=poner) [+ apodo, mote] to give15) (Dep)a) (Tenis) to serveb) (Ftbl)saca el balón Kiko — [en saque de banda] the throw-in is taken by Kiko; [en falta] Kiko takes the free kick
16) (Cos) [+ prenda de vestir] (=ensanchar) to let out; (=alargar) to let down17) (Naipes) to play2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO1) (Tenis) to serve2) (Ftbl) [en córner, tiro libre] to take the kick; [en saque de banda] to take the throw-indespués de marcar un gol, saca el contrario — after a goal has been scored, the opposing team kicks off
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( extraer)a) <billetera/lápiz> to take out, get out; <pistola/espada> to drawlo saqué del cajón — I took o got it out of the drawer
b) < muela> to pull out, take out; <riñón/cálculo> to removec) <diamantes/cobre> to extract, minesacar petróleo de debajo del mar — to get oil o (frml) extract petroleum from under the sea
d) <carta/ficha> to draw2) (poner, llevar fuera)a) <maceta/mesa/basura> to take outsacar algo/a alguien DE algo — to get something/somebody out of something
b) ( invitar)c) < parte del cuerpo> to put outme sacó la lengua — he stuck o put his tongue out at me
3) ( retirar) to take outsacar dinero del banco — to take out o withdraw money from the bank
sólo puede sacar tres libros — you can only take out o borrow three books
4) ( de una situación difícil)5) (Esp) < dobladillo> to let down; <pantalón/falda> ( alargar) to let down; ( ensanchar) to let out6) ( obtener)<pasaporte/permiso> to get; < entrada> to get, buyya saqué el pasaje or (Esp) he sacado el billete — I've already bought the ticket o got my ticket
7)a) <calificación/nota> to getb) <votos/puntos> to getc) ( en juegos de azar) < premio> to get, wind) < conclusión> to drawe) <suma/cuenta> to do, work out¿qué sacas con eso? — what do you gain by doing that?
saco $3.000 mensuales — I take home $3,000 a month
el hijo ya le saca 10 centímetros — (fam) his son is already 10 centimeters taller than he is
sacar algo DE algo: sacaron mucho dinero de la venta they made a lot of money from the sale; no ha sacado ningún provecho del curso — she hasn't got anything out of the course
9)sacar algo DE algo — <idea/información> to get something from something; <porciones/unidades> to get something out of something
sacarle algo A alguien — <dinero/información> to get something out of somebody
10) < brillo> to bring out11)a) < libro> to publish, bring out; < disco> to bring out, release; <modelo/producto> to bring outb) < tema> to bring upd) (Esp) <defecto/falta> (+ me/te/le etc) to find12)sacar adelante — < proyecto> ( poner en marcha) to get something off the ground; ( salvar de la crisis) to keep something going
luché tanto para sacar adelante a mis hijos — I fought so hard to give my children a good start in life
13) (Dep) <tiro libre/falta> to take14) ( quitar)(esp AmL)a)sacarle algo A alguien — <botas/gorro> to take something off somebody; <juguetes/plata> (RPl) to take something from somebody
no se lo saques, que es suyo — don't take it (away) from him, it's his
¿cuánto te sacan en impuestos? — how much do they take off in taxes?
b)sacarle algo a algo — <tapa/cubierta> to take something off something
c) ( retirar)15) (esp AmL) ( hacer desaparecer) < mancha> to remove, get... out2.3.sacar de puerta/de esquina — to take the goal kick/to take the corner
sacarse v pron (refl)1) ( extraer)ten cuidado, te vas a sacar un ojo — be careful or you'll poke o take your eye out
me tengo que sacar una muela — (caus) I have to have a tooth out
2) (AmL) ( quitarse) <ropa/zapatos> to take off; < maquillaje> to remove, take offsácate el pelo de la cara — get o take your hair out of your eyes
3)a) (caus) < foto>b) (AmL) <calificación/nota> to get* * *= draw from, pull out, remove, take out, withdraw, draw, pull from, put out, scoop (out), pull off, ferret out, winkle out.Ex. These headings may be drawn from an alphabetical list of subject headings or from a classification scheme.Ex. We go to that record, pull it out, change the item's priority and upgrade it so it gets out to you quickly.Ex. Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.Ex. A borrower may sometimes wish to take out a book which has already been loaned out.Ex. Thus, all cards corresponding to documents covering 'Curricula' are withdrawn from the pack.Ex. The 'Root Thesaurus' presents other refinements which permit the part of the hierarchy from which a term is drawn to be specified.Ex. The data is pulled directly from all the bibliographic data bases on DIALOG that have a JN field.Ex. Naturally people will handle books before they decide to buy them, which means that no more than a couple of copies of each title should be put out so that reserve stock is prevented from getting grubby.Ex. This service will be useful for end users and for scooping out the availability of information on STN for a variety of search topics.Ex. The ionisation in the air pulls off massive, if random charges so the speed of lightning is actually less than that of the speed of light.Ex. As a rule analysts are left on their own to ferret out useful and appropriate areas to be investigated.Ex. Small business operators can be easy prey for scamsters trying to winkle out money for unsolicited - and unneeded - 'services'.----* cría cuervos y te sacarán y los ojos = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.* sacando provecho de = on the coattails of.* sacar a Alguien de quicio = get on + Posesivo + nerves, drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + potty.* sacar acciones al mercado = go + public.* sacar a colación = bring + Nombre + up.* sacar a colación una cuestión = bring up + matter, bring up + issue, bring up + point.* sacar a colación una idea = bring up + idea.* sacar a colación un problema = bring + problem up.* sacar a colación un tema = bring up + topic, bring up + subject.* sacar a concurso = tender for, tender out.* sacar a concurso público = bid, bid + Posesivo + business, tender for, tender out.* sacar a convocatoria pública = tender for, tender out, bid.* sacar a flote = get + Nombre + back on + Posesivo + feet.* sacar a golpes = punch out.* sacar a la luz = bring to + light, dredge up.* sacar Algo a relucir = bring + Nombre + to the surface.* sacar Algo de = take + Nombre + out of.* sacar a licitación = tender for, tender out.* sacar al mercado = bring to + market.* sacar a relucir = bring to + the surface, bring to + light, bring to + the fore.* sacar a relucir diferencias = turn up + differences.* sacar a relucir las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.* sacar a relucir lo peor de = bring out + the worst in.* sacar a relucir los trapos sucios delante de otros = wash + dirty linen in front of others.* sacar a relucir los trapos sucios en público = air + dirty linen in public.* sacar arrastrando = haul out.* sacar brillo = polish.* sacar brillo a = buff, buff up.* sacar conclusiones = draw + implications.* sacar conclusiones generales = generalise [generalize, -USA].* sacar conclusiones precipitadas = jump to + conclusions.* sacar con sifón = siphon out.* sacar con una bomba = pump out.* sacar de = carry out of, wretch from, tilt + Nombre + out of, take from, catapult + Nombre + out of.* sacar de apuros = bail out, bale out.* sacar de contrabando = smuggle out.* sacar de la inactividad = take + Nombre + out of the doldrums.* sacar de las casillas = piss + Nombre + off.* sacar del mismo molde = cast in + the same mould as.* sacar de + Posesivo + casillas = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend.* sacar de quicio = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend, exasperate, grind on + Posesivo + nerves, piss + Nombre + off.* sacar dinero = draw + cash, draw out + cash.* sacar el abrebotellas = pull out + the corks.* 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 = harness + the power of, make + the best 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.* sacar el mayor partido al dinero de uno = get + the most for + Posesivo + money.* sacar el mejor partido de = get + the best out of.* sacar el mejor partido de Algo = make + the best advantage of, make + the best use of, make + the best possible use of.* sacar el mejor partido posible = get + the best of both worlds, get + the best of all worlds.* sacar en préstamo = charge out, check out.* sacar extractos de = excerpt.* sacar faltas = find + fault with.* sacar haciendo palanca = pry + Nombre + out, prise + Nombre + out.* sacar haciendo sifón = siphon out.* sacar ilegalmente = smuggle out.* sacar la basura = take out + the garbage.* sacar las castañas del fuego = sort out + the mess, pick up + the pieces.* sacar las cosas de quicio = blow + things (up) out of (all) proportion.* sacar lecciones de = draw + lessons from.* sacarle defectos a todo = nitpick.* sacarle dinero a Alguien = wrestle + money from.* sacarle faltas a todo = nitpick.* sacarle las castañas del fuego a Alguien = pull + Posesivo + chestnuts out of the fire.* sacarle partido a = make + an opportunity (out) of.* sacarle un bocado a = take + a bite out of.* sacar libro en préstamo = borrow + book.* sacar los pies del plato = break out of + the box.* sacar los pies del tiesto = break out of + the box.* sacar más partido = get + more for + Posesivo + money.* sacar mayor partido a = squeeze + more life out of.* sacar mayor provecho = stretch + further.* sacar mejor partido = get + more for + Posesivo + money.* sacar + Nombre + de = extricate + Nombre + from.* sacar partido = take + advantage (of), exploit + benefits.* sacar partido a una oportunidad = capitalise on + opportunity.* sacar perforando = drill out.* sacar poco a poco = tease out.* sacar por impresora = print + off-line, print out + off-line.* sacar provecho a una oportunidad = capitalise on + opportunity.* sacar provecho de = capitalise on/upon [capitalize, -USA], cash in on, ride (on) + Posesivo + coattails.* sacar punta = sharpen.* sacar rápidamente = whip out.* sacarse los mocos = pick + Posesivo + nose.* sacar tirando = haul out.* sacar una conclusión = draw + conclusion.* sacar una deducción = draw + inference.* sacar una foto = take + a shot.* sacar una fotografía = take + picture.* sacar una impresión = gain + picture.* sacar una prueba = pull + a proof.* sacar unas notazas = pass with + flying colours.* sacar un diez = score + an A.* sacar un ojo = gouge + eye out.* sacar ventaja = gain + one-upmanship.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( extraer)a) <billetera/lápiz> to take out, get out; <pistola/espada> to drawlo saqué del cajón — I took o got it out of the drawer
b) < muela> to pull out, take out; <riñón/cálculo> to removec) <diamantes/cobre> to extract, minesacar petróleo de debajo del mar — to get oil o (frml) extract petroleum from under the sea
d) <carta/ficha> to draw2) (poner, llevar fuera)a) <maceta/mesa/basura> to take outsacar algo/a alguien DE algo — to get something/somebody out of something
b) ( invitar)c) < parte del cuerpo> to put outme sacó la lengua — he stuck o put his tongue out at me
3) ( retirar) to take outsacar dinero del banco — to take out o withdraw money from the bank
sólo puede sacar tres libros — you can only take out o borrow three books
4) ( de una situación difícil)5) (Esp) < dobladillo> to let down; <pantalón/falda> ( alargar) to let down; ( ensanchar) to let out6) ( obtener)<pasaporte/permiso> to get; < entrada> to get, buyya saqué el pasaje or (Esp) he sacado el billete — I've already bought the ticket o got my ticket
7)a) <calificación/nota> to getb) <votos/puntos> to getc) ( en juegos de azar) < premio> to get, wind) < conclusión> to drawe) <suma/cuenta> to do, work out¿qué sacas con eso? — what do you gain by doing that?
saco $3.000 mensuales — I take home $3,000 a month
el hijo ya le saca 10 centímetros — (fam) his son is already 10 centimeters taller than he is
sacar algo DE algo: sacaron mucho dinero de la venta they made a lot of money from the sale; no ha sacado ningún provecho del curso — she hasn't got anything out of the course
9)sacar algo DE algo — <idea/información> to get something from something; <porciones/unidades> to get something out of something
sacarle algo A alguien — <dinero/información> to get something out of somebody
10) < brillo> to bring out11)a) < libro> to publish, bring out; < disco> to bring out, release; <modelo/producto> to bring outb) < tema> to bring upd) (Esp) <defecto/falta> (+ me/te/le etc) to find12)sacar adelante — < proyecto> ( poner en marcha) to get something off the ground; ( salvar de la crisis) to keep something going
luché tanto para sacar adelante a mis hijos — I fought so hard to give my children a good start in life
13) (Dep) <tiro libre/falta> to take14) ( quitar)(esp AmL)a)sacarle algo A alguien — <botas/gorro> to take something off somebody; <juguetes/plata> (RPl) to take something from somebody
no se lo saques, que es suyo — don't take it (away) from him, it's his
¿cuánto te sacan en impuestos? — how much do they take off in taxes?
b)sacarle algo a algo — <tapa/cubierta> to take something off something
c) ( retirar)15) (esp AmL) ( hacer desaparecer) < mancha> to remove, get... out2.3.sacar de puerta/de esquina — to take the goal kick/to take the corner
sacarse v pron (refl)1) ( extraer)ten cuidado, te vas a sacar un ojo — be careful or you'll poke o take your eye out
me tengo que sacar una muela — (caus) I have to have a tooth out
2) (AmL) ( quitarse) <ropa/zapatos> to take off; < maquillaje> to remove, take offsácate el pelo de la cara — get o take your hair out of your eyes
3)a) (caus) < foto>b) (AmL) <calificación/nota> to get* * *= draw from, pull out, remove, take out, withdraw, draw, pull from, put out, scoop (out), pull off, ferret out, winkle out.Ex: These headings may be drawn from an alphabetical list of subject headings or from a classification scheme.
Ex: We go to that record, pull it out, change the item's priority and upgrade it so it gets out to you quickly.Ex: Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.Ex: A borrower may sometimes wish to take out a book which has already been loaned out.Ex: Thus, all cards corresponding to documents covering 'Curricula' are withdrawn from the pack.Ex: The 'Root Thesaurus' presents other refinements which permit the part of the hierarchy from which a term is drawn to be specified.Ex: The data is pulled directly from all the bibliographic data bases on DIALOG that have a JN field.Ex: Naturally people will handle books before they decide to buy them, which means that no more than a couple of copies of each title should be put out so that reserve stock is prevented from getting grubby.Ex: This service will be useful for end users and for scooping out the availability of information on STN for a variety of search topics.Ex: The ionisation in the air pulls off massive, if random charges so the speed of lightning is actually less than that of the speed of light.Ex: As a rule analysts are left on their own to ferret out useful and appropriate areas to be investigated.Ex: Small business operators can be easy prey for scamsters trying to winkle out money for unsolicited - and unneeded - 'services'.* cría cuervos y te sacarán y los ojos = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.* sacando provecho de = on the coattails of.* sacar a Alguien de quicio = get on + Posesivo + nerves, drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + potty.* sacar acciones al mercado = go + public.* sacar a colación = bring + Nombre + up.* sacar a colación una cuestión = bring up + matter, bring up + issue, bring up + point.* sacar a colación una idea = bring up + idea.* sacar a colación un problema = bring + problem up.* sacar a colación un tema = bring up + topic, bring up + subject.* sacar a concurso = tender for, tender out.* sacar a concurso público = bid, bid + Posesivo + business, tender for, tender out.* sacar a convocatoria pública = tender for, tender out, bid.* sacar a flote = get + Nombre + back on + Posesivo + feet.* sacar a golpes = punch out.* sacar a la luz = bring to + light, dredge up.* sacar Algo a relucir = bring + Nombre + to the surface.* sacar Algo de = take + Nombre + out of.* sacar a licitación = tender for, tender out.* sacar al mercado = bring to + market.* sacar a relucir = bring to + the surface, bring to + light, bring to + the fore.* sacar a relucir diferencias = turn up + differences.* sacar a relucir las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.* sacar a relucir lo peor de = bring out + the worst in.* sacar a relucir los trapos sucios delante de otros = wash + dirty linen in front of others.* sacar a relucir los trapos sucios en público = air + dirty linen in public.* sacar arrastrando = haul out.* sacar brillo = polish.* sacar brillo a = buff, buff up.* sacar conclusiones = draw + implications.* sacar conclusiones generales = generalise [generalize, -USA].* sacar conclusiones precipitadas = jump to + conclusions.* sacar con sifón = siphon out.* sacar con una bomba = pump out.* sacar de = carry out of, wretch from, tilt + Nombre + out of, take from, catapult + Nombre + out of.* sacar de apuros = bail out, bale out.* sacar de contrabando = smuggle out.* sacar de la inactividad = take + Nombre + out of the doldrums.* sacar de las casillas = piss + Nombre + off.* sacar del mismo molde = cast in + the same mould as.* sacar de + Posesivo + casillas = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend.* sacar de quicio = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend, exasperate, grind on + Posesivo + nerves, piss + Nombre + off.* sacar dinero = draw + cash, draw out + cash.* sacar el abrebotellas = pull out + the corks.* 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 = harness + the power of, make + the best 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.* sacar el mayor partido al dinero de uno = get + the most for + Posesivo + money.* sacar el mejor partido de = get + the best out of.* sacar el mejor partido de Algo = make + the best advantage of, make + the best use of, make + the best possible use of.* sacar el mejor partido posible = get + the best of both worlds, get + the best of all worlds.* sacar en préstamo = charge out, check out.* sacar extractos de = excerpt.* sacar faltas = find + fault with.* sacar haciendo palanca = pry + Nombre + out, prise + Nombre + out.* sacar haciendo sifón = siphon out.* sacar ilegalmente = smuggle out.* sacar la basura = take out + the garbage.* sacar las castañas del fuego = sort out + the mess, pick up + the pieces.* sacar las cosas de quicio = blow + things (up) out of (all) proportion.* sacar lecciones de = draw + lessons from.* sacarle defectos a todo = nitpick.* sacarle dinero a Alguien = wrestle + money from.* sacarle faltas a todo = nitpick.* sacarle las castañas del fuego a Alguien = pull + Posesivo + chestnuts out of the fire.* sacarle partido a = make + an opportunity (out) of.* sacarle un bocado a = take + a bite out of.* sacar libro en préstamo = borrow + book.* sacar los pies del plato = break out of + the box.* sacar los pies del tiesto = break out of + the box.* sacar más partido = get + more for + Posesivo + money.* sacar mayor partido a = squeeze + more life out of.* sacar mayor provecho = stretch + further.* sacar mejor partido = get + more for + Posesivo + money.* sacar + Nombre + de = extricate + Nombre + from.* sacar partido = take + advantage (of), exploit + benefits.* sacar partido a una oportunidad = capitalise on + opportunity.* sacar perforando = drill out.* sacar poco a poco = tease out.* sacar por impresora = print + off-line, print out + off-line.* sacar provecho a una oportunidad = capitalise on + opportunity.* sacar provecho de = capitalise on/upon [capitalize, -USA], cash in on, ride (on) + Posesivo + coattails.* sacar punta = sharpen.* sacar rápidamente = whip out.* sacarse los mocos = pick + Posesivo + nose.* sacar tirando = haul out.* sacar una conclusión = draw + conclusion.* sacar una deducción = draw + inference.* sacar una foto = take + a shot.* sacar una fotografía = take + picture.* sacar una impresión = gain + picture.* sacar una prueba = pull + a proof.* sacar unas notazas = pass with + flying colours.* sacar un diez = score + an A.* sacar un ojo = gouge + eye out.* sacar ventaja = gain + one-upmanship.* * *sacar [A2 ]vt1 ‹cartera/dinero/lápiz› to take out, get out; ‹pistola› to draw, get out; ‹espada› to draw sacar algo DE algo to take sth OUT OF sthlo saqué del cajón I took o got it out of the drawersacar el pollo del horno take the chicken out of the oven, remove the chicken from the oven ( frml)sacaron agua del pozo they drew water from the well2 ‹muela› to pull out, take out; ‹riñón/cálculo› to removeme sacaron sangre para hacer los análisis they took some blood to do the testssaqué la astilla con unas pinzas I got the splinter out with a pair of tweezersdeja que te saque esa espinilla let me squeeze that pimple for youme vas a sacar un ojo con ese paraguas you'll have o poke my eye out with that umbrella!3 ‹diamantes/cobre› to extract, minesacamos petróleo de debajo del mar we get oil o ( frml) extract petroleum from under the sea4 ‹conclusión› to draw¿sacaste algo en limpio de todo eso? did you (manage to) make anything of all that?primero tienes que sacar la raíz cuadrada first you have to find o extract the square rootB (de una situación) sacar a algn DE algo:aquel dinero los sacó de la miseria that money released them from their life of poverty¿quién lo va a sacar de su error? who's going to tell him he's wrong o put him right?me sacó de una situación muy difícil she got me out of a really tight spotpagaron la fianza y la sacaron de la cárcel they put up bail and got her out of prison¿por qué lo sacaron del colegio? why did they take him out of o take him away from the school?C (de una cuenta, un fondo) to take out, get out ( colloq)tengo que sacar dinero del banco/de la otra cuenta I have to get o draw some money out of the bank/draw o take some money out of the other accountsólo puede sacar tres libros you can only take out o borrow three booksD ‹cuenta/suma/ecuación› to do, work out; ‹adivinanza› to work outsaca la cuenta y dime cuánto te debo work it out and tell me how much I owe youE (poner, llevar fuera)1 ‹maceta/mesa› to take outsaca las plantas al balcón put the plants out on the balcony, take the plants out onto the balconysácalo aquí al sol bring it out here into the sunsacaron el sofá por la ventana they got the sofa out through the windowsacar algo DE algo to take o get sth OUT OF sthno puedo sacar el coche del garaje I can't get the car out of the garage2 ‹persona/perro›los saqué a dar una vuelta en coche I took them out for a ride (in the car)lo tuvimos que sacar por la ventana we had to get him out through the windowla sacaron en brazos they carried her outsaca el perro a pasear take the dog out for a walksacar a algn DE algo to get sb OUT OF sth¡socorro! ¡sáquenme de aquí! help! get me out of here!su marido no la saca nunca de casa her husband never takes her outlo sacaron de allí a patadas they kicked him out of there3sacar a algn a bailar to ask sb to dance4 ‹parte del cuerpo›saca (el) pecho stick your chest outme sacó la lengua he stuck o put his tongue out at meno saques la cabeza por la ventanilla don't put your head out of the windowF (poner en juego) ‹carta› to play, put down; ‹pieza/ficha› to bring outG ‹dobladillo› to let down ‹pantalón/falda› (alargar) to let down; (ensanchar) to let outA ‹pasaporte/permiso› to get; ‹entrada› to get, buyya he sacado el pasaje or ( Esp) billete I've already bought the ticket o got my ticket¿sacaste hora para la peluquería? did you make an appointment at the hairdresser's?he sacado número para la consulta de mañana I've made an appointment with the doctor tomorrowsacar una reserva to make a reservation, to book¡qué tipo más buen mozo! ¿de dónde lo habrá sacado? wow, he's good-looking! where do you think she got hold of o found him? ( colloq)B1 sacar algo DE algo ‹idea/información› to get sth FROM sthsaqué los datos del informe oficial I got o took the information from the official report2 sacarle algo A algn ‹dinero/información› to get sth OUT OF sbno le pude sacar ni un peso para la colecta I couldn't get a penny out of him for the collectionle sacaron el nombre de su cómplice they got the name of his accomplice out of him, they extracted the name of his accomplice from hima ver si le sacas quién se lo dijo see if you can find out who told her, try and get out of her who it was who told herC1 ‹calificación/nota› to getsaqué un cinco en química I got five out of ten in chemistry2 ‹votos/puntos› to getel partido sacó tres escaños the party got o won three seats3 (en juegos de azar) ‹premio› to get, wincuando saque la lotería when I win the lotterytiró los dados y sacó un seis she threw the dice and got a sixsaqué la pajita más corta I drew the short straw4 ( Esp) ‹examen/asignatura› to passno creo que saque la física en junio I don't think I'll pass o get through physics in JuneD ‹brillo› to bring outfrotar para sacarle brillo rub to bring out the shine o to make it shineesa caminata le sacó los colores that walk brought the color to her cheeksE ‹beneficio› to getno vas a sacar nada hablándole así you won't get anywhere talking to him like that¿qué sacas con amargarle la vida? what do you gain by making his life a misery?le sacó mucho partido a la situación he took full advantage of the situationcon este trabajito saco (lo suficiente) para mis vicios I earn a little pocket money with this jobsaqué unas £200 en limpio I made a clear £200le sacó diez segundos (de ventaja) a Martínez he took a ten-second lead over Martínezel hijo ya le saca 10 centímetros ( fam); his son is already 10 centimeters taller than he issacar algo DE algo:no ha sacado ningún provecho del cursillo she hasn't got anything out of o ( frml) hasn't derived any benefit from the coursetienes que aprender a sacar partido de estas situaciones you have to learn to take advantage of these situationsno sacaron mucho dinero de la venta they didn't make much money on o out of o from the saleF sacar algo DE algo ‹porciones/unidades› to get sth OUT OF sthde esa masa puedes sacar dos pasteles there's enough pastry there to make o for two pies, you can get two pies out of that amount of pastryG(heredar): ha sacado los ojos verdes de la madre he's got his mother's green eyes, he gets his green eyes from his motherA1 ‹libro› to publish, bring out; ‹película/disco› to bring out, release; ‹modelo/producto› to bring outhan vuelto a sacar la moda de la minifalda the miniskirt is back in fashionsacaron el reportaje en primera plana the report was published o printed o the report appeared on the front page2 ‹tema› to bring up3 ( Esp) ‹defecto/falta› (+ me/te/le etc) to finda todo le tiene que sacar faltas he always has to find fault with everything4 ( Esp) ‹apodo› to giveBsacar adelante: gracias a su empeño sacaron adelante el proyecto thanks to her determination they managed to get the project off the ground/keep the project goingluché tanto para sacar adelante a mis hijos I fought so hard to give my children a good start in lifetengo que sacar adelante la misión que me fue encomendada I have to carry out the mission that has been entrusted to meC1 ‹foto› to take2 ‹copia› to make, take3 ‹apuntes› to make, takeD ( Dep) ‹tiro libre/falta› to takeA ( esp AmL)1 ‹botas/gorro/tapa› sacarle algo A algn/algo to take sth OFF sb/sth¿me sacas las botas? can you pull o take my boots off?tengo que sacarles el polvo a los muebles I have to dust the furniture2(apartar): saca esto de aquí que estorba take this away, it's in the waysaquen los libros de la mesa take the books off the tablemejor sacarlo de en medio ahora we'd better get it out of the way now3 ‹programa› to switch off; ‹disco› to take offB( RPl) ‹pertenencia› sacarle algo a algn to take sth from sbno se lo saques, que es suyo don't take it (away) from him, it's his¿cuánto te sacan en impuestos? how much do they take off in taxes?, how much do you get deducted o ( AmE) withheld in taxes?C ( esp AmL) (hacer desaparecer) ‹mancha› to remove, get … out; ‹dolor› to get rid ofes una idea descabellada, a ver si se la podemos sacar de la cabeza it's a crazy idea, we should try to talk him out of itme sacas un peso de encima you've taken a great weight off my mindtenemos que sacarle esa costumbre we have to break him of that habit■ sacarvi1 (en tenis, vóleibol) to serve2 (en fútbol) to kick offsacó de puerta/de esquina he took the goal kick/cornersaca de banda he takes the throw-in■ sacarse( refl)A(extraer): ten cuidado, te vas a sacar un ojo be careful or you'll poke o take your eye outme tengo que sacar una muela ( caus) I have to have a tooth outsacarse algo DE algo to take sth OUT OF sthsácate las manos de los bolsillos take your hands out of your pocketssácate el dedo de la nariz don't pick your noseB ( esp AmL)1 ‹ropa/zapatos› to take offse sacó el reloj she took off her watch2(apartar, hacer desaparecer): sácate el pelo de la cara get o take your hair out of your eyessacarse el maquillaje to remove o take off one's makeupno me puedo sacar el dolor con nada no matter what I do I can't seem to get rid of the painno pudimos sacárnoslo de encima we just couldn't get rid of himC (Chi, Méx) ‹calificación/nota› to getme saqué un 6 en español I got 6 out of 10 in Spanish* * *
sacar ( conjugate sacar) verbo transitivo
1 ( extraer)
‹pistola/espada› to draw;
sacar algo DE algo to take o get sth out of sth;◊ lo saqué del cajón I took o got it out of the drawer
‹riñón/cálculo› to remove;
2 (poner, llevar fuera)
tuvimos que sacarlo por la ventana we had to get it out through the window;
sacar el perro a pasear to take the dog out for a walk;
sacar el coche del garaje to get the car out of the garageb) ( invitar):
sacar a algn a bailar to ask sb to dance
◊ me sacó la lengua he stuck o put his tongue out at me
3 ( retirar) to take out;◊ sacar dinero del banco to take out o withdraw money from the bank
4 ( de una situación difícil) sacar a algn DE algo ‹de apuro/atolladero› to get sb out of sth
5 (Esp) ‹ dobladillo› to let down;
‹pantalón/falda› ( alargar) to let down;
( ensanchar) to let out
( obtener)
1 ‹pasaporte/permiso› to get;
‹entrada/billete› to get, buy
2
3 ‹ beneficio› to get;
‹ ganancia› to make;◊ ¿qué sacas con eso? what do you gain by doing that?;
no sacó ningún provecho del curso she didn't get anything out of the course
4 sacar algo DE algo ‹idea/información› to get sth from sth;
‹porciones/unidades› to get sth out of sth;
sacarle algo A algn ‹dinero/información› to get sth out of sb
5 ‹ brillo› to bring out;
1
‹ disco› to bring out, release;
‹modelo/producto› to bring out
‹ copia› to make, take;
‹ apuntes› to make, take;
2
( salvar de la crisis) to keep sth going;◊ luché tanto para sacar adelante a mis hijos I fought so hard to give my children a good start in life
3 (Dep) ‹tiro libre/falta› to take
( quitar) (esp AmL)a) sacarle algo A algn ‹botas/gorro› to take sth off sbb) sacarle algo a algo ‹tapa/cubierta› to take sth off sthc) ( retirar):
saquen los libros de la mesa take the books off the table
verbo intransitivo (Dep) (en tenis, vóleibol) to serve;
( en fútbol) to kick off
sacarse verbo pronominal ( refl)
1 ( extraer) ‹astilla/púa› to take … out;
‹ ojo› to poke … out;
sacarse algo DE algo to take sth out of sth;
sácate las manos de los bolsillos take your hands out of your pockets
2 (AmL) ( quitarse) ‹ropa/zapatos› to take off;
‹ maquillaje› to remove, take off
3
sacar
I verbo transitivo
1 (de un sitio) to take out
sacar la cabeza por la ventana, to stick one's head out of the window
sacar dinero del banco, to withdraw money from the bank
2 (un beneficio, etc) to get
3 (extraer una cosa de otra) to extract, get: de la uva se saca vino, you get wine from grapes
4 (una solución) to work out
sacar conclusiones, to draw conclusions
5 (descubrir, resolver) no consigo sacar esta ecuación, I can't resolve this equation
6 (un documento) to get
7 (una entrada, un billete) to buy, get
8 (de una mala situación) sacar a alguien de algo, to get sb out of sthg
sacar de la pobreza, to save from poverty
9 (manifestar, dar a conocer) de repente, sacó su malhumor, he got into a strop all of a sudden
10 (una novedad) han sacado un nuevo modelo de televisor, they've brought out a new television model again
11 (poner en circulación) to bring out, release
12 familiar (producir) esa máquina saca más de 2.500 piezas a la hora, this machine can produce more than 2,500 parts an hour
(una fotografía, una copia) to take
13 familiar (aparecer alguien o algo en un medio de comunicación) lo sacaron por la tele, it was on television
14 familiar (superar a alguien en algo) ha crecido mucho, ya le saca la cabeza a su padre, he's grown a lot o he's already taller than his father
15 (un jugador una carta o una ficha) to draw
16 (una mancha) to get out
17 Cost (de largo) to let down
(de ancho) to let out
II vi Dep (en tenis) to serve
(en fútbol, baloncesto, etc) to kick off
♦ Locuciones: sacar a alguien a bailar, to ask sb to dance
sacar a relucir, to point out
sacar adelante, to keep going
sacar en claro o limpio, to make sense of
sacar la lengua, to stick one's tongue out
sacar pecho, to thrust one's chest out
' sacar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achicar
- basura
- bota
- brillo
- cara
- casilla
- chupar
- clara
- claro
- colación
- concurso
- contrarreloj
- descargar
- desorbitar
- destripar
- espaldarazo
- estárter
- exigible
- flote
- fuego
- invertir
- jugo
- liberar
- listada
- listado
- moldear
- noria
- pegote
- penetrar
- provecho
- punta
- quicio
- relucir
- sacacorchos
- sangrar
- subastar
- tajada
- trapo
- varar
- ajustar
- apunte
- billete
- carné
- cuenta
- desengañar
- esquina
- limpio
- luz
- músculo
- nota
English:
assign
- back
- bail out
- bash out
- benefit
- book
- bring out
- capital
- capitalize
- carry
- carry through
- centre
- cheese
- dig out
- dig up
- dislodge
- draw
- draw out
- dredge up
- exercise
- extricate
- find
- float
- from
- get out
- get round to
- gouge out
- jam
- job
- jump
- out
- photograph
- poke out
- polish
- polish up
- produce
- profit
- pull
- pull out
- pump out
- put out
- reel in
- release
- responsible
- run off
- scoop
- scoop out
- score
- serve
- sharpen
* * *♦ vt1. [poner fuera, hacer salir, extraer] to take out;[pistola, navaja, espada] to draw; [naipe, ficha] to play; [carbón, oro, petróleo] to extract;sacar agua de un pozo to draw water from a well;sacó la lengua she stuck her tongue out;¡saca las manos de los bolsillos! take your hands out of your pockets!;sacó la mano/la cabeza por la ventanilla he stuck his hand/head out of the window;habrá que sacar los zapatos a la terraza we'll have to put our shoes out on the balcony;¿de qué carpeta has sacado estos papeles? which folder did you take these papers out of?;¿cómo lo vamos a sacar de ahí? how are we going to get him out of there?;me sacaron de allí/a la calle por la fuerza they threw me out of there/into the street by force;sacar a alguien a bailar to ask sb to dance;sacar a pasear al perro to walk the dog, to take the dog for a walk;nos sacaron algo de comer they gave us something to eat;Ven Famsacar la piedra a alguien to make sb mad2. [quitar] to remove (de from); [manchas] to get out, to remove (de from); [espinas] to get o pull out (de from);el dentista me sacó una muela I had a tooth out at the dentist's;sacarle sangre a alguien to draw blood from sb;RP¿quién me sacó el diccionario? who's taken my dictionary?3. [obtener] [carné, certificado, buenas notas] to get;[entradas, billetes, pasajes] to get, to buy; [datos, información] to get, to obtain; [premio] to win;¿qué sacaste en el examen de inglés? what did you get for o in your English exam?;saqué un ocho I got eight out of ten;sacar dinero del banco to get o take some money out of the bank;¿de dónde has sacado esa idea? where did you get that idea (from)?;lo que sigue está sacado de la Constitución the following is an extract from the Constitution;la sidra se saca de las manzanas cider is made from apples;de esta pizza no sacas más de seis raciones you won't get more than six portions from this pizza;¿y qué sacamos con reñirle? what do we gain by telling him off?, what's the point in telling him off?;¿y yo qué saco? what's in it for me?gracias por sacarme del apuro thanks for getting me out of trouble;5.000 pesos no nos van a sacar de pobres 5.000 pesos isn't exactly enough for us never to have to work again5. [realizar] [foto] to take;[fotocopia] to make; RP [apuntes, notas] to take;siempre me sacan fatal en las fotos I always look terrible in photos;juntaos, que no os saco a todos move closer together, I can't fit you all in the photo like thatno me sacarán nada they won't get anything out of me7. [nuevo producto, modelo, libro] to bring out;[disco] to release;ha sacado un nuevo disco/una nueva novela he has a new record/novel outyo no fui el que sacó el tema it wasn't me who brought the matter up in the first place;sacó su mal humor a relucir he let his bad temper show9. [resolver, encontrar] to do, to work out;[crucigrama] to do, to solve;sacar la cuenta/la solución to work out the total/the answer;sacar la respuesta correcta to get the right answer;siempre está sacando defectos a la gente she's always finding fault with people10. [deducir] to gather, to understand;sacar una conclusión to come to a conclusion;sacar algo en consecuencia de algo to conclude o deduce sth from sth;lo leí tres veces, pero no saqué nada en claro o [m5] limpio I read it three times, but I couldn't make much sense of itmi hijo ya me saca la cabeza my son's already a head taller than me12. [en medios de comunicación] to show;sacaron imágenes en el telediario they showed pictures on the news;sacaron imágenes en el periódico they printed pictures in the newspaper;[de largo] to let down14. Am [camisa, zapatos] to take off;sácale la ropa al niño get the child undressed15. [en deportes] [en tenis, voleibol] to serve;sacar un córner/una falta to take a corner/free kick16.[negocio, proyecto] to make a go of;sacar adelante [hijos] to provide for;sacó sus estudios adelante she successfully completed her studies;no sé cómo vamos a sacar adelante la empresa I don't know how we're going to keep the company going;saca adelante a su familia con un mísero salario he supports his family on a miserable salary♦ vi[en fútbol, baloncesto, hockey] to put the ball into play; [en tenis, voleibol] to serve;sacar de banda/de esquina/de puerta to take a throw-in/corner/goal kick* * *v/t1 take out;sacar de paseo take for a walk;sacar a alguien a bailar ask s.o. to dance2 mancha take out, remove4 fotocopias make;le sacó bien PINT, FOT that’s a good picture of you5 ( conseguir) get;sacar información get information;¿de dónde has sacado el dinero? where did you get the money from?;sacar un buen sueldo make good money6:sacar a alguien de sí drive s.o. mad;sacar algo en claro ( entender) make sense of sth;me saca dos años he is two years older than me* * *sacar {72} vt1) : to pull out, to take outsaca el pollo del congelador: take the chicken out of the freezer2) : to get, to obtainsaqué un 100 en el examen: I got 100 on the exam3) : to get out, to extractle saqué la información: I got the information from him4) : to stick outsacar la lengua: to stick out one's tongue5) : to bring out, to introducesacar un libro: to publish a booksacaron una moda nueva: they introduced a new style6) : to take (photos)7) : to make (copies)sacar vi1) : to kick off (in soccer or football)2) : to serve (in sports)* * *sacar vb2. (conseguir) to get3. (arrancar) to get out8. (producir) to make9. (invitar) to ask10. (en tenis) to serve11. (en fútbol para empezar) to kick off12. (aventajar) to get ahead of -
14 weg
Adv. away; (weggegangen sein, verloren) gone; (nicht zu Hause) not in; meine Uhr ist weg my watch is ( oder has) gone; der Zug, die Maschine etc. ist schon weg has (already) left; weg da! umg. get away!; weg damit! umg. take it away!; Finger oder Hände weg! umg. hands off!; nichts wie weg! umg. let’s get out of here, scram! Sl.; weg sein umg. (bewusstlos) be out (for the count); nach Alkohol: be gone; (geistesabwesend) be miles away, be away with the fairies; ganz ( hin und) weg sein umg. (begeistert) be thrilled to bits, be over the moon; ich bin darüber weg I’ve got over it, I’m over it; in einem weg umg. non-stop; Fenster etc.* * *der Weg(Methode) way; approach;(Spaziergang) walk;(Strecke) course; route; road;(kleine Straße) path; way; track; pathway; lane* * *[veːk]m -(e)s, -e[-gə]1) (=Pfad, Gehweg fig) path; (= Waldweg, Wanderweg etc) track, path; (= Straße) roadam Wége — by the wayside
woher des Wég(e)s? (old) — where have you come from?, whence comest thou? (obs)
wohin des Wég(e)s? (old) — where are you going to?, whither goest thou? (obs)
des Wég(e)s kommen (old) — to come walking/riding etc up
in einer Gegend Wég und Steg kennen — to know an area like the back of one's hand
jdm in den Wég treten, jdm den Wég versperren or verstellen — to block or bar sb's way
jdm/einer Sache im Wég stehen (fig) — to stand in the way of sb/sth
sich selbst im Wég stehen (fig) — to be one's own worst enemy
jdm Hindernisse or Steine in den Wég legen (fig) — to put obstructions in sb's way
jdm nicht über den Wég trauen (fig) — not to trust sb an inch
jdn aus dem Wég räumen (fig) — to get rid of sb
etw aus dem Wég räumen (fig) — to remove sth; Missverständnisse to clear sth up
neue Wége beschreiten (fig) — to tread new paths
den Wég der Sünde/Tugend gehen — to follow the path of sin/virtue
die Wége Gottes — the ways of the Lord
den Wég des geringsten Widerstandes gehen — to follow the line of least resistance
der Wég zur Hölle ist mit guten Vorsätzen gepflastert (Prov) — the road to Hell is paved with good intentions (prov)
See:→ irdisch2) (lit, fig = Route) way; (= Entfernung) distance; (= Reise) journey; (zu Fuß) walk; (fig zum Erfolg) way, road; (= Bildungsweg) roadich muss diesen Wég jeden Tag zweimal gehen/fahren — I have to walk/drive this stretch twice a day
auf dem Wég nach London/zur Arbeit — on the way to London/work
auf dem Wég zu jdm/nach einem Ort sein — to be on the or one's way to sb's/a place
sich auf den Wég machen — to set off
6 km Wég — 6 kms away
noch zwei Stunden/ein Stück Wég vor sich haben — to still have two hours/some distance to travel
jdn ein Stück Wég(es) begleiten (geh) — to accompany sb part of the way
mein erster Wég war zur Bank — the first thing I did was go to the bank
jdn auf seinem letzten Wég begleiten (euph) — to pay one's last respects to sb
seiner Wége gehen (geh) (lit) — to go on one's way; (fig) to go one's own way
welchen Wég haben sie eingeschlagen? (lit) — what road did they take?
einen neuen Wég einschlagen (fig) — to follow a new avenue; (beruflich) to follow a new career
den falschen/richtigen Wég einschlagen — to follow the wrong/right path or road or (fig) avenue
jdm etw mit auf den Wég geben (lit) — to give sb sth to take with him/her etc
jdm einen guten Rat mit auf den Wég geben — to give sb good advice to follow in life
jdm/einer Sache aus dem Wég gehen (lit) — to get out of sb's way/the way of sth; (fig) to avoid sb/sth
jdm über den Wég laufen (fig) — to run into sb
seinen Wég (im Leben/Beruf) machen (fig) — to make one's way in life/one's career
seinen Wég nehmen (fig) — to take its course
etw in die Wége leiten — to arrange sth
etw auf den Wég bringen — to get sth under way
jdm/sich den Wég verbauen — to ruin sb's/one's chances or prospects (für of)
auf dem besten Wég sein, etw zu tun — to be well on the way to doing sth
der gerade Wég ist der kürzeste or beste (Prov) — honesty is the best policy
3) (= Mittel, Art und Weise) way; (= Methode) methodauf welchem Wég kommt man am schnellsten zu Geld? — what's the fastest way of making or to make money?
auf welchem Wég sind Sie zu erreichen? — how can I get in touch with you?
auf diesem Wége — this way
auf diplomatischem Wége — through diplomatic channels
auf gesetzlichem or legalem Wége — legally, by legal means
auf künstlichem Wége — artificially, by artificial means
See:= zuwege4) (inf = Besorgung) errand* * *1) (to or at a distance from the person speaking or the person or thing spoken about: He lives three miles away (from the town); Go away!; Take it away!) away2) (in the opposite direction: She turned away so that he would not see her tears.) away3) (a means of sending or receiving information etc: We got the information through the usual channels.) channel4) (a narrow road or street: a winding lane.) lane5) (the path or direction in which something moves: the course of the Nile.) course6) (away (from a place, time etc): He walked off; She cut her hair off; The holidays are only a week off; She took off her coat.) off7) ((any place on) the line along which someone or something is moving: She stood right in the path of the bus.) path8) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) way9) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) way10) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) way11) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) way12) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) way13) (a route; the correct road(s) to follow in order to arrive somewhere: We'd better look at the map because I'm not sure of the road.) road14) (a way that leads to something: the road to peace; He's on the road to ruin.) road15) (a path or rough road: a mountain track.) track16) ((the distance covered during) an outing or journey on foot: She wants to go for / to take a walk; It's a long walk to the station.) walk* * *<-[e]s, -e>[ve:k, pl ˈve:gə]msie stand am \Weg she stood by the wayside2. (Route) waydas ist der kürzeste \Weg nach Berlin this is the shortest route to Berlin▪ auf dem \Weg [zu jdm/irgendwohin] sein to be on one's way [to sb/somewhere]auf dem richtigen \Weg sein to be on the right trackvom \Weg abkommen to lose one's wayjdn nach dem \Wegfragen to ask sb the wayauf jds \Weg liegen to be on sb's wayes wird schon spät, ich muss mich auf den \Weg machen it's getting late, I must be on my way!jdm den \Weg versperren to block [or bar] sb's way3. (Strecke) waybis zu euch muss ich einen \Weg von über drei Stunden zurücklegen I've got a journey of more than three hours to get to your place4. (Gang, Besorgung) errand\Wege zu erledigen haben to have some shopping to do5. (Methode) wayes gibt keinen anderen \Weg there is no choiceauf friedlichem \Wege (geh) by peaceful meansauf illegalem \Wege by illegal means, illegallyauf schriftlichem \Wege (geh) in writingneue \Wege gehen to follow new avenues6. (Lebensweg) way7.▶ aus dem \Weg! stand aside!, make way!geh mir aus dem \Weg! get out of my way!▶ auf dem besten \Wege sein, etw zu tun to be well on the way to doing sth▶ etw auf den \Weg bringen to introduce sth▶ jdm etw mit auf den \Weg geben to give sb sth to take with him/herdu brauchst mir nichts mit auf den \Weg zu geben, ich weiß das schon I don't need you to tell me anything, I already knowjdm eine Ermahnung/einen Ratschlag mit auf den \Weg geben to give sb a warning/piece of advice for the future▶ seinen \Weg gehen to go one's own way▶ jdm/etw aus dem \Weg gehen to avoid sb/sth▶ den \Weg des geringsten Widerstandes gehen to take the line of least resistance▶ jdm auf halbem \Wege entgegenkommen to meet sb halfway▶ jdm über den \Weg laufen to run into sblauf mir nicht noch mal über den \Weg! don't come near me again!▶ etw in die \Wege leiten to arrange sth▶ jdn aus dem \Weg räumen to get rid of sb▶ etw aus dem \Weg räumen to remove sth▶ jdm/etw im \Wege stehen to stand in the way of sb/sthnur die Kostenfrage steht der Verwirklichung des Projekts im \Wege only the issue of cost is an obstacle to this project being implemented▶ hier trennen sich unsere \Wege this is where we part company* * *der; Weg[e]s,Wege‘kein öffentlicher Weg’ — ‘no public right of way’
am Weg[e] — by the wayside
2) (Zugang) way; (Passage, Durchgang) passagesich (Dat.) einen Weg durch etwas bahnen — clear a path or way through something
geh [mir] aus dem Weg[e] — get out of the or my way
jemandem im Weg[e] stehen od. (auch fig.) sein — be in somebody's way; (fig.)
einer Sache (Dat.) im Weg[e] stehen — stand in the way of something
jemandem aus dem Weg[e] gehen — keep out of sb's way; avoid somebody
einer Diskussion aus dem Weg[e] gehen — avoid a discussion
jemanden/etwas aus dem Weg[e] räumen — get rid of somebody/something
3) (Route, Verbindung) way; route[jemanden] nach dem Weg fragen — ask [somebody] the way
das liegt auf dem/meinem Weg — that's on the/my way; (fig.)
er ist mir über den Weg gelaufen — (ugs.) I ran or bumped into him
seinen Weg machen — make one's way [in the world]
es sind 2 km/10 Minuten Weg — it is a distance of two kilometres/it is ten minutes' walk
er hat noch einen weiten Weg vor sich — (Dat.) he still has a long way to go
auf halbem Weg[e] — (auch fig.) halfway
sich auf den Weg machen — set off; (fig.)
jemandem einen guten Ratschlag mit auf den Weg geben — give somebody some good advice for his/her future life
auf dem besten Weg sein, etwas zu tun — (meist iron.) be well on the way towards doing something
er ist auf dem Weg[e] der Besserung — he's on the road to recovery
5) (ugs.): (Besorgung) errandeinen Weg machen — do or run an errand
auf schnellstem Weg[e] — as speedily as possible
auf schriftlichem Weg[e] — by letter
* * *meine Uhr ist weg my watch is ( oder has) gone;der Zug, die Maschine etcist schon weg has (already) left;weg da! umg get away!;weg damit! umg take it away!;Hände weg! umg hands off!;nichts wie weg! umg let’s get out of here, scram! sl;weg sein umg (bewusstlos) be out (for the count); nach Alkohol: be gone; (geistesabwesend) be miles away, be away with the fairies;ganz (hin und) weg sein umg (begeistert) be thrilled to bits, be over the moon;ich bin darüber weg I’ve got over it, I’m over it;* * *der; Weg[e]s,Wege‘kein öffentlicher Weg’ — ‘no public right of way’
am Weg[e] — by the wayside
2) (Zugang) way; (Passage, Durchgang) passagesich (Dat.) einen Weg durch etwas bahnen — clear a path or way through something
geh [mir] aus dem Weg[e] — get out of the or my way
jemandem im Weg[e] stehen od. (auch fig.) sein — be in somebody's way; (fig.)
einer Sache (Dat.) im Weg[e] stehen — stand in the way of something
jemandem aus dem Weg[e] gehen — keep out of sb's way; avoid somebody
einer Diskussion aus dem Weg[e] gehen — avoid a discussion
jemanden/etwas aus dem Weg[e] räumen — get rid of somebody/something
3) (Route, Verbindung) way; route[jemanden] nach dem Weg fragen — ask [somebody] the way
das liegt auf dem/meinem Weg — that's on the/my way; (fig.)
er ist mir über den Weg gelaufen — (ugs.) I ran or bumped into him
seinen Weg machen — make one's way [in the world]
es sind 2 km/10 Minuten Weg — it is a distance of two kilometres/it is ten minutes' walk
er hat noch einen weiten Weg vor sich — (Dat.) he still has a long way to go
auf halbem Weg[e] — (auch fig.) halfway
sich auf den Weg machen — set off; (fig.)
jemandem einen guten Ratschlag mit auf den Weg geben — give somebody some good advice for his/her future life
auf dem besten Weg sein, etwas zu tun — (meist iron.) be well on the way towards doing something
er ist auf dem Weg[e] der Besserung — he's on the road to recovery
5) (ugs.): (Besorgung) errandeinen Weg machen — do or run an errand
auf schnellstem Weg[e] — as speedily as possible
auf schriftlichem Weg[e] — by letter
* * *-e (Mathematik) m.path n. -e m.alley n.itinerary n.lane n.path n.road n.route n.way n. -
15 disparaître
disparaître° [dispaʀεtʀ]➭ TABLE 57 intransitive verba. ( = ne plus être visible) to disappear ; ( = mourir) [personne] to die ; [race, civilisation] to die outb. faire disparaître [prestidigitateur] to make disappear ; [+ document] to get rid of ; [+ tache, trace, obstacle, difficulté] to remove ; [+ personne] to eliminate ; [+ crainte] to dispel* * *dispaʀɛtʀverbe intransitif1) ( devenir invisible) to disappearfaire disparaître tout un gâteau — to gobble up (colloq) a whole cake
2) ( devenir introuvable) [objet, personne] to disappear; ( soudainement) to vanish3) ( être supprimé) [douleur, odeur] to go; [tache] to come out; [difficulté] to disappear; [craintes] to vanish; [fièvre] to subsidefaire disparaître — to get rid of [douleur, pellicules, pauvreté, trouble]; to remove [tache]; to make [something] extinct [espèce]
faire disparaître quelqu'un — euph to get rid of somebody
voir disparaître — to witness the end of [civilisation, culture]
* * *dispaʀɛtʀ vi1) (= ne plus donner signe de vie) to disappear2) (à la vue) to disappear, to vanish, (être voilé) to be hidden, to be concealed3) (= être manquant) to disappearTrois fourchettes en argent ont disparu. — Three silver forks have disappeared.
4) (= se perdre) [traditions] to die out5) (= décéder) to pass awayfaire disparaître [objet, tache, trace] — to remove, to get rid of, [personne, documents] to get rid of, (tour de magie) to make disappear
Ils ont fait disparaître tous les documents compromettants. — They got rid of all the incriminating documents.
* * *disparaître verb table: connaître vi1 ( devenir invisible) to disappear; disparaître de la scène politique to disappear from the political scene; disparaissez! out of my sight!; le soleil disparaît à l'horizon the sun is dipping below the horizon; le village disparaissait sous la neige the village was hidden by the snow; faire disparaître tout un gâteau to gobble down○ a whole cake;2 ( devenir introuvable) [objet, personne] to disappear; ( soudainement) to vanish; l'avion a disparu au-dessus de l'Atlantique the plane disappeared somewhere over the Atlantic; disparaître sans laisser de traces to disappear without trace; des centaines de personnes disparaissent chaque année hundreds of people go missing every year; faire disparaître qch to remove sth [objet];3 ( être supprimé) [douleur, odeur] to go; [tache] to come out; [difficulté] to disappear; [craintes] to vanish; [enflure] to go down; [fièvre] to subside; faire disparaître to get rid of [douleur, symptôme, trouble]; to remove [tache]; to dispel [crainte]; to make [sth] go down [enflure]; to make [sth] extinct [espèce]; to clear [pellicules, acné]; to eradicate [pauvreté, criminalité];4 euph ( mourir) to die, to go euph; ( cesser d'exister) [civilisation] to die out; [espèce] to become extinct; faire disparaître qn euph to get rid of sb; voir disparaître qch to witness the end of sth [civilisation, culture]; quand j'aurai disparu when I'm gone; disparaître en mer to be lost at sea; disparaître corps et bien gén to be lost without trace; Naut to sink without trace.[disparɛtr] verbe intransitif1. [se dissiper - peur, joie] to evaporate, to fade, to disappear ; [ - douleur, problème, odeur] to disappear ; [ - bruit] to stop, to subside ; [ - brouillard] to clear, to vanisha. [généralement] to remove somethingb. [supprimer] to get rid of something‘tout doit disparaître’ ‘everything must go’faire disparaître quelqu'un/quelque chose to conceal somebody/something4. [ne plus exister - espèce, race] to die out, to become extinct ; [ - langue, coutume] to die out, to disappear -
16 abschieben
(unreg., trennb., -ge-)I v/t (hat)1. push away ( von from)4. die Schuld auf jemanden abschieben put the blame on s.o., push the blame onto s.o.II v/i (ist) umg. (weggehen) push off* * *to deport; to shunt* * *ạb|schie|ben sepvt2) (inf = loswerden) to get rid ofjdn in eine andere Abteilung abschieben — to shunt sb off to another department
3) (= wegschieben) Schrank etc to push out or away (von from); (fig) Verantwortung, Schuld to push or shift (auf +acc onto)er versucht immer, die Verantwortung auf andere abzuschieben — he always tries to pass the buck
* * *1) ((of a government etc) to send (a person) out of the country eg because he has committed a crime or because he is not officially supposed to be there: He is being deported on a charge of murder.) deport2) (to transfer: She shifted the blame on to me.) shift* * *ab|schie·benI. vt Hilfsverb: haben1. (ausweisen)▪ jdn \abschieben to deport sb2. (abwälzen)▪ etw auf jdn \abschieben to pass sth on to sbdie Schuld auf jdn \abschieben to shift the blame onto sber versucht immer, die Verantwortung auf andere abzuschieben he's always trying to pass the buck fam3. (abrücken)komm, schieb jetzt ab! push off, will you!, go on, get lost [or out of here]! fam* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) push or shove awaydas Bett von der Wand abschieben — push or shove the bed away from the wall
2) (abwälzen) shiftdie Verantwortung/Schuld auf jemanden abschieben — shift [the] responsibility/the blame on to somebody
3) (Rechtsw.): (ausweisen) deportjemanden über die Grenze abschieben — put somebody over the border
4) (ugs.): (entfernen) get rid of2.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein (salopp): (weggehen) push off (coll.); shove off (coll.)* * *abschieben (irr, trennb, -ge-)A. v/t (hat)1. push away (von from)2. (ausweisen) deport (nach to)3. umg, fig (jemanden, loswerden) get rid of allg, shunt off umg4.die Schuld auf jemanden abschieben put the blame on sb, push the blame onto sbB. v/i (ist) umg (weggehen) push off* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) push or shove awaydas Bett von der Wand abschieben — push or shove the bed away from the wall
2) (abwälzen) shiftdie Verantwortung/Schuld auf jemanden abschieben — shift [the] responsibility/the blame on to somebody
3) (Rechtsw.): (ausweisen) deport4) (ugs.): (entfernen) get rid of2.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein (salopp): (weggehen) push off (coll.); shove off (coll.)* * *(Verantwortung) v.to shift (on, upon) v. v.to deport v.to push off v.to toddle off v. -
17 Seite
f; -, -n1. side (auch SPORT, MATH., einer Schallplatte, Münze, eines Blattes); auf der rechten / linken Seite fahren MOT. drive on the right / left; auf der anderen Seite des Flusses / Tals etc. on the other side of the river / valley etc.; rechte / linke Seite right-hand / left-hand side; eines Stoffes: right / wrong side; hintere / vordere Seite eines Hauses: back / front; die Seiten wechseln SPORT change ends; auch fig. change sides; an die oder zur Seite gehen step aside; zur Seite schieben auch fig. push aside ( oder out of the way); nach allen Seiten in all directions; von allen Seiten from all around; fig. on all sides; auf der Seite landen land on its side; auf die Seite schaffen, zur Seite legen (auch Geld) put aside; jemanden auf die Seite schaffen umg. get rid of s.o.; von der Seite (missgünstig) ansehen look askance at2. (Buchseite etc.) page; auf Seite 12 on page 12; ein Buch auf Seite 32 aufschlagen open a book at page 32; die Seiten umblättern thumb through the pages; gelbe Seiten TELEF. Yellow Pages; Seiten schinden umg. churn out page after page3. des Körpers: side; die Arme in die Seiten gestemmt with hands on hips, with arms akimbo; an jemandes Seite at ( oder by) s.o.’s side, sitting etc. next to s.o.; sich an jemandes Seite sehen lassen appear with s.o.; Seite an Seite side by side; jemandem nicht von der Seite gehen oder weichen not leave s.o.’s side; stärker: stick to s.o. like a leech; jemandem zur Seite stehen stand by s.o.; sich auf die Seite legen lie (down) on one’s side; Schiff: heel over on its side; sie ist auf der rechten Seite gelähmt she’s paraly|sed (Am. -zed) on her right side4. (Eigenschaft, Charakterzug) side; schwache / starke Seite weak spot / strong point; sich von der besten Seite zeigen show o.s. at one’s best; bewusst: put one’s best foot forward; ganz neue Seiten an jemandem entdecken discover new sides to s.o.’s character; von der Seite kenne ich ihn noch gar nicht I didn’t know that side of him; der Schwarzwald zeigt sich mal wieder von seiner regnerischen Seite the Black Forest is showing how wet it can be; komm mir nicht von ‘der Seite don’t try that one on me5. (Aspekt) side; auf der einen Seite..., auf der anderen Seite... on the one hand..., on the other hand...; von dieser Seite betrachtet seen from that angle ( oder standpoint, point of view), seen in that light; von der menschlichen Seite betrachtet from a human standpoint ( oder point of view); einer Sache die beste Seite abgewinnen make the best ( oder most) of s.th.; einer Sache eine komische Seite abgewinnen see the funny side of s.th.; alles hat zwei Seiten there are two sides to everything; auch die andere Seite sehen see the other side (of the argument oder problem)6. (Abstammung) von väterlicher / mütterlicher Seite on his ( oder her, my, your, their) father’s / mother’s side7. (Partei, Instanz etc.) side; JUR. bei einem Streit: party; jemanden auf seine Seite bringen oder ziehen win s.o. over to one’s side; auf welcher Seite stehst du? whose side are you on?; man sollte immer beide Seiten hören you should always listen to both sides; von offizieller Seite from official quarters; von offizieller Seite bestätigt werden be officially confirmed; von zuverlässiger Seite erfahren learn from a reliable source; von seiner Seite bestehen keine Bedenken there are no objections on his part ( oder as far as he is concerned); aufseiten, vonseiten8. EDV, umg. im Internet: site; eine Seite im Internet aufrufen call up a site on the Net ( oder Web), call up a web site* * *die Seitepart; point; side; page; dimension* * *Sei|te ['zaitə]f -, -n1) (= auch Abstammungslinie, Charakterzug) sidedie hintere/vordere Séíte — the back/front
zu or auf beiden Séíten des Fensters/des Hauses/der Straße — on both sides of the window/house/street
mit der Séíte nach vorn — sideways on
Séíte an Séíte — side by side
gehen — to walk at or by sb's side, to walk beside sb
halt dich an meiner Séíte! — stay by my side
er ging or wich uns nicht von der Séíte — he never left our side
ich kann mich nicht an Ihrer Séíte zeigen — I can't be seen with you
jdn von der Séíte ansehen — to give sb a sidelong glance
auf die or zur Séíte gehen or treten — to step aside
an der Séíte (einer Reihe) sitzen — to sit at the end (of a row)
zur Séíte sprechen/sehen — to speak/look to one side
die Séíten wechseln (Sport) — to change ends or over; (fig) to change sides
jdn auf seine Séíte bringen or ziehen (fig) — to get sb on one's side
auf einer Séíte gelähmt sein — to be paralyzed down one side
die Hände in die Séíten gestemmt — with arms akimbo, with one's hands on one's hips
jedes Ding or alles hat zwei Séíten — there are two sides to everything
jdm zur Séíte stehen (fig) — to stand by sb's side
Séíte stehen or sein (fig) — to be on sb's side
das Recht ist auf ihrer Séíte — she has right on her side
etw auf die Séíte legen (lit, fig) — to put sth on one side, to put sth aside
etw zur Séíte or auf die Séíte schaffen (inf) — to help oneself to sth
jdn zur Séíte or auf die Séíte schaffen (inf) — to get rid of sb
jdn zur Séíte nehmen — to take sb aside or on one side
auf der einen Séíte..., auf der anderen (Séíte)... — on the one hand..., on the other (hand)...
jds starke Séíte — sb's forte, sb's strong point
jds schwache Séíte — sb's weakness, sb's weak spot
sich von seiner besten Séíte zeigen — to show oneself at one's best
neue Séíten an jdm/etw entdecken — to discover new sides to sb/sth
von dieser Séíte kenne ich ihn gar nicht — I didn't know that side of him
die beste Séíte abgewinnen — to make the best of sth
2)nach allen Séíten auseinandergehen — to scatter in all directions
sich nach allen Séíten umsehen — to look around on all sides
sich nach allen Séíten vergewissern — to check up on all sides
das habe ich von einer anderen Séíte erfahren (fig) — I heard it from another source or from elsewhere
er erfuhr es von dritter Séíte (fig) — he heard it from a third party
bisher wurden von keiner Séíte Einwände erhoben — so far no objections have been voiced from any quarter
die Behauptung wurde von keiner Séíte bestritten — nobody challenged the claim
die Behauptung wurde von allen/beiden Séíten bestritten — the claim was challenged by all/both parties
von meiner Séíte aus (fig) — on my part
von kirchlicher Séíte (aus) — on the part of the church
See:3) (= Buchseite, Zeitungsseite) pagedie erste/letzte Séíte — the first/last page; (von Zeitung) the front/back page
* * *die1) (one side of a sheet of paper in a book, magazine etc: page ninety-four; a three-page letter.) page2) (an aspect or view of a subject: There are several facets to this question.) facet3) ((the ground beside) an edge, border or boundary line: He walked round the side of the field; He lives on the same side of the street as me.) side4) (a surface of something: A cube has six sides.) side5) (one of the two of such surfaces which are not the top, bottom, front, or back: There is a label on the side of the box.) side6) (either surface of a piece of paper, cloth etc: Don't waste paper - write on both sides!) side7) (the right or left part of the body: I've got a pain in my side.) side8) (a point of view; an aspect: We must look at all sides of the problem.) side9) (the position or point of view of a person not actually taking part in a sport, argument etc: He threw in the occasional suggestion from the sidelines.) sidelines* * *Sei·te<-, -n>[ˈzaitə]f1. (Fläche eines Körpers) sidedie hintere/vordere/obere/untere \Seite the back/front/top/bottom2. (rechte oder linke Fläche) sideetw auf die \Seite legen to put sth on its sidealles hat [seine] zwei \Seiten there's two sides to everythingdie A-/B-\Seite einer Schallplatte the A-/B-side of a recorddie bedruckte \Seite des Stoffes the printed side of the materialaus dem Buch wurden einige \Seiten herausgerissen some pages have been torn out of the bookich habe fünf \Seiten geschrieben I've written five sideseine \Seite aufschlagen to open at a pagegelbe \Seiten (Branchenverzeichnis) Yellow Pagesauf der rechten \Seite gelähmt sein to be paralyzed on one's right [or right[-hand] side6. (rechts oder links der Mitte) sidezur \Seite sprechen to speak to one side; THEAT to make an aside7. (rechts oder links von etwas) sidesieh doch mal zur \Seite look beside yougehen wir auf die andere \Seite let's cross the street8. (aus dem Weg, beiseite)▪ zur \Seite asidejdn zur \Seite nehmen to take sb asidedie österreichische \Seite der Alpen the Austrian part of the Alps10. (Richtung) sidedie Bühne ist nur nach einer \Seite offen the stage is only open on one sidenach allen \Seiten in all directions12. (Aspekt) sideauf der einen \Seite..., auf der anderen [\Seite]... on the one hand,..., on the other [hand],...etw von der heiteren \Seite sehen to look on the bright side [of sth]13. (Wesen, Verhalten) sidedas ist ja eine ganz neue \Seite an dir that's a whole new side to yousich akk von seiner besten \Seite zeigen to show oneself at one's best, to be on one's best behaviourneue \Seiten an jdm entdecken to discover new sides to sbjds schwache \Seite sein (Unzulänglichkeit) to be sb's weakness [or (fam) weak point]; (einen starken Reiz darstellen) to be tempting for sbjds starke \Seite sein (fam) to be sb's forte [or strong point14. (Partei) side, partyvon allen \Seiten from everywhere [or all sides]das Abkommen wurde von allen \Seiten bestätigt the agreement was confirmed by allvon dritter \Seite from a third party15. (Standpunkt) sidevon jds \Seite [aus] as far as sb is concernedvon meiner \Seite gibt es keine Einwände there are no objections on my partetw von einer bestimmten \Seite betrachten to see sth from a certain point of viewjdn auf seine \Seite bringen [o ziehen] to get sb on one's sideauf jds \Seite stehen [o sein] to be on sb's side16. (Instanz)von bestimmter \Seite from certain circlesvon kirchlicher/offizieller \Seite from ecclesiastical/official sources17. (genealogische Linie) sidevon mütterlicher \Seite her from the maternal side18.▶ an jds \Seite with sbsie lebte sehr glücklich an der \Seite ihres Mannes she was very happy living with her husband▶ \Seite an \Seite side by side▶ [jdm] nicht von der \Seite gehen [o weichen] to not leave [sb's] side▶ Geld auf die \Seite legen to put some money on one side [or aside]▶ jdm zur \Seite stehen to stand by sb▶ jdn jdm an die \Seite stellen to give sb to sb as support* * *die; Seite, Seiten1) sideauf od. zu beiden Seiten der Straße/des Tores — on both sides of the road/gate
die hintere/vordere Seite — the back/front
zur od. auf die Seite gehen od. treten — move aside or to one side; move out of the way
etwas auf die Seite schaffen — (ugs.) help oneself to something
etwas auf die Seite legen — (ugs.): (sparen) put something away or aside
alles od. jedes Ding hat seine zwei Seiten — (fig.) there are two sides to everything
2) (Richtung) sidevon allen Seiten — (auch fig.) from all sides
nach allen Seiten — in all directions; (fig.) on all sides
3) (BuchSeite, ZeitungsSeite) page4) (Eigenschaft, Aspekt) sideauf der einen Seite,... auf der anderen Seite... — on the one hand... on the other hand...
etwas ist jemandes schwache Seite — (ugs.) something is not exactly somebody's forte; (ist jemandes Schwäche) somebody has a weakness for something
jemandes starke Seite sein — (ugs.) be somebody's forte or strong point
5) (Partei) sidesich auf jemandes Seite (Akk.) schlagen — take somebody's side
auf jemandes Seite stehen od. sein — be on somebody's side
jemanden auf seine Seite bringen od. ziehen — win somebody over
auf/von Seiten der Direktion — on/from the management side
von anderer Seite verlautete, dass... — it was learned from other sources that...
6) (Familie) side* * *auf der rechten/linken Seite fahren AUTO drive on the right/left;auf der anderen Seite des Flusses/Tals etc on the other side of the river/valley etc;rechte/linke Seite right-hand/left-hand side; eines Stoffes: right/wrong side;hintere/vordere Seite eines Hauses: back/front;zur Seite gehen step aside;nach allen Seiten in all directions;von allen Seiten from all around; fig on all sides;auf der Seite landen land on its side;auf die Seite schaffen, zur Seite legen (auch Geld) put aside;jemanden auf die Seite schaffen umg get rid of sb;ansehen look askance at2. (Buchseite etc) page;auf Seite 12 on page 12;ein Buch auf Seite 32 aufschlagen open a book at page 32;die Seiten umblättern thumb through the pages;Gelbe Seiten TEL Yellow Pages;Seiten schinden umg churn out page after page3. des Körpers: side;die Arme in die Seiten gestemmt with hands on hips, with arms akimbo;sich an jemandes Seite sehen lassen appear with sb;Seite an Seite side by side;jemandem zur Seite stehen stand by sb;sich auf die Seite legen lie (down) on one’s side; Schiff: heel over on its side;sie ist auf der rechten Seite gelähmt she’s paralysed (US -zed) on her right side4. (Eigenschaft, Charakterzug) side;schwache/starke Seite weak spot/strong point;sich von der besten Seite zeigen show o.s. at one’s best; bewusst: put one’s best foot forward;ganz neue Seiten an jemandem entdecken discover new sides to sb’s character;von der Seite kenne ich ihn noch gar nicht I didn’t know that side of him;der Schwarzwald zeigt sich mal wieder von seiner regnerischen Seite the Black Forest is showing how wet it can be;komm mir nicht von ’der Seite don’t try that one on me5. (Aspekt) side;auf der einen Seite …, auf der anderen Seite … on the one hand …, on the other hand …;von dieser Seite betrachtet seen from that angle ( oder standpoint, point of view), seen in that light;von der menschlichen Seite betrachtet from a human standpoint ( oder point of view);einer Sache die beste Seite abgewinnen make the best ( oder most) of sth;einer Sache eine komische Seite abgewinnen see the funny side of sth;alles hat zwei Seiten there are two sides to everything;auch die andere Seite sehen see the other side (of the argument oder problem)6. (Abstammung)von väterlicher/mütterlicher Seite on his ( oder her, my, your, their) father’s/mother’s sideziehen win sb over to one’s side;auf welcher Seite stehst du? whose side are you on?;man sollte immer beide Seiten hören you should always listen to both sides;von offizieller Seite from official quarters;von offizieller Seite bestätigt werden be officially confirmed;von zuverlässiger Seite erfahren learn from a reliable source;von seiner Seite bestehen keine Bedenken there are no objections on his part ( oder as far as he is concerned); → aufseiten, vonseiten8. IT, umg im Internet: site;eine Seite im Internet aufrufen call up a site on the Net ( oder Web), call up a web site9. GASTR:eine Seite Speck a side of bacon* * *die; Seite, Seiten1) sideauf od. zu beiden Seiten der Straße/des Tores — on both sides of the road/gate
die hintere/vordere Seite — the back/front
zur od. auf die Seite gehen od. treten — move aside or to one side; move out of the way
etwas auf die Seite schaffen — (ugs.) help oneself to something
etwas auf die Seite legen — (ugs.): (sparen) put something away or aside
alles od. jedes Ding hat seine zwei Seiten — (fig.) there are two sides to everything
2) (Richtung) sidevon allen Seiten — (auch fig.) from all sides
nach allen Seiten — in all directions; (fig.) on all sides
3) (BuchSeite, ZeitungsSeite) page4) (Eigenschaft, Aspekt) sideauf der einen Seite,... auf der anderen Seite... — on the one hand... on the other hand...
etwas ist jemandes schwache Seite — (ugs.) something is not exactly somebody's forte; (ist jemandes Schwäche) somebody has a weakness for something
jemandes starke Seite sein — (ugs.) be somebody's forte or strong point
5) (Partei) sidesich auf jemandes Seite (Akk.) schlagen — take somebody's side
auf jemandes Seite stehen od. sein — be on somebody's side
jemanden auf seine Seite bringen od. ziehen — win somebody over
auf/von Seiten der Direktion — on/from the management side
von anderer Seite verlautete, dass... — it was learned from other sources that...
6) (Familie) side* * *-n f.aspect n.page n.side n. -
18 Feld
n; -(e)s, -er4. in Formularen etc.: box, space; (Kästchen) auf Spielbrett: square; ARCHIT. panel; in der Decke: coffer5. nur Sg.; MIL. field (of battle); ins Feld ziehen altm. go into battle ( gegen against); auf dem Feld der Ehre fallen euph. fall on the field of hono(u)r6. meist Sg.; fig. (Gebiet) field, area; beruflich: domain, province; ein weites Feld a vast area; es steht ein weites Feld offen für (oder + Dat) Bereich: there’s considerable scope for; Möglichkeiten: there are plenty of ( stärker: endless) possibilities for8. PHYS., PSYCH., EDV, LING. etc.: field9. fig.: das Feld behaupten stand one’s ground; das Feld räumen beat a retreat; aus dem Feld(e) schlagen defeat, eliminate; jemandem das Feld überlassen leave the field to s.o., leave the way clear for s.o.; ins Feld führen put forward, advance; zu Felde ziehen gegen campaign ( oder crusade) against; ( noch) weit im Felde a long way off; er hat freies Feld he has free rein* * *das Feld(Acker) field;(Gebiet) field;(Schlachtfeld) battlefield;(Spielbrett) square;(Täfelung) panel* * *Fẹld [fɛlt]nt -(e)s, -er[-dɐ]1) (= offenes Gelände) open countryauf freiem Feld — in the open country
See:→ Wald2) (= Acker) field4) (SPORT = Spielfeld) field, pitchdas Feld beherrschen — to be on top
5) (= Kriegsschauplatz) (battle)fieldins Feld ziehen or rücken (old) — to take the field, to march into battle
auf dem Felde der Ehre fallen (euph old) — to fall on the field of honour (Brit) or honor (US)
gegen jdn/etw zu Felde ziehen (fig) — to crusade against sb/sth
das Feld behaupten (fig) — to stand or stay one's ground
das Feld räumen (fig) — to quit the field, to bow out
jdm/einer Sache das Feld überlassen or räumen — to give way or yield to sb/sth; (freiwillig) to hand over to sb/sth
6) (fig = Bereich) field, area7) (LING, MIN, PHYS, COMPUT) field8) (SPORT = Gruppe) fielder ließ das Feld hinter sich (dat) — he left the rest of the field behind (him)
* * *das1) (a piece of land enclosed for growing crops, keeping animals etc: Our house is surrounded by fields.) field2) (a wide area: playing fields (= an area for games, sports etc).) field3) (a piece of land etc where minerals or other natural resources are found: an oil-field; a coalfield.) field4) (an area affected, covered or included by something: a magnetic field; in his field of vision.) field5) (the field or ground for certain games: a cricket-pitch; a football pitch.) pitch* * *<-[e]s, -er>[felt, pl ˈfɛldɐ]nt1. (offenes Gelände, unbebautes Land) fieldauf freiem \Feld in the open country2. (Acker) fielddas \Feld/die \Felder bestellen to cultivate [or till] the land3. (abgeteilte Fläche) section, fielddie \Felder in einem Formular ausfüllen to fill out all the fields in a form; (auf Spielbrett) square; (Hintergrund) background; INFORM field4. (Spielfeld) field5. (Ölfeld) oilfieldim \Feld in battle7. (Bereich) area, fieldein weites \Feld sein to be a broad subjectdas \Feld anführen to lead the field9. PHYS fieldein elektromagnetisches \Feld an electromagnetic fielddynamisches \Feld dynamic array11.▶ das \Feld behaupten to stand one's ground▶ das \Feld räumen (weggehen) to quit the field, to leave; (seine Stellung aufgeben) to give up, to quit▶ jdn aus dem \Feld schlagen to get rid of sb▶ jdm/etw das \Feld überlassen to leave the field open to a thing/sb* * *das; Feld[e]s, Felderfreies Feld — open country[side]
2) (bebaute Bodenfläche) fielddas Feld bestellen — till the field
3) (Sport): (SpielFeld) pitch; field [of play]5) o. Pl. (Tätigkeitsbereich) field; sphereein weites Feld [sein] — (fig.) [be] a wide sphere
gegen/für jemanden/etwas ins Feld ziehen — (fig.) crusade against/for somebody/something
das Feld räumen — leave; get out
jemanden aus dem Feld[e] schlagen — eliminate somebody; get rid of somebody
7) (Sport): (geschlossene Gruppe) field* * *das Feld bestellen till the fields (pl)auf freiem Feld in the open countrysidedes Feldes verwiesen werden be sent off4. in Formularen etc: box, space; (Kästchen) auf Spielbrett: square; ARCH panel; in der Decke: coffer5. nur sg; MIL field (of battle);ins Feld ziehen obs go into battle (gegen against);auf dem Feld der Ehre fallen euph fall on the field of hono(u)rein weites Feld a vast area;es steht ein weites Feld offen für (oder +dat) Bereich: there’s considerable scope for; Möglichkeiten: there are plenty of ( stärker: endless) possibilities fordas Feld anführen lead the field8. PHYS, PSYCH, IT, LING etc field9. fig:das Feld behaupten stand one’s ground;das Feld räumen beat a retreat;aus dem Feld(e) schlagen defeat, eliminate;jemandem das Feld überlassen leave the field to sb, leave the way clear for sb;ins Feld führen put forward, advance;zu Felde ziehen gegen campaign ( oder crusade) against;er hat freies Feld he has free rein* * *das; Feld[e]s, Felderfreies Feld — open country[side]
2) (bebaute Bodenfläche) field3) (Sport): (SpielFeld) pitch; field [of play]5) o. Pl. (Tätigkeitsbereich) field; sphereein weites Feld [sein] — (fig.) [be] a wide sphere
gegen/für jemanden/etwas ins Feld ziehen — (fig.) crusade against/for somebody/something
das Feld räumen — leave; get out
jemanden aus dem Feld[e] schlagen — eliminate somebody; get rid of somebody
7) (Sport): (geschlossene Gruppe) field* * *-er n.array n.field n. -
19 beiseite
Adv. aside; Spaß oder Scherz beiseite! seriously now; etw. beiseite bringen (Diebesgut) hide ( oder stash umg.) s.th. away; jemanden beiseite drängen push s.o. aside, elbow s.o. out; beiseite gehen step aside; beiseite lassen (Überlegung etc.) leave aside, ignore, disregard; beiseite legen put aside, (Geld sparen) auch set aside, stash away umg.; (Brille, Buch) put down ( oder aside); jemanden beiseite nehmen auf ein Wort, kurz etc.: take ( oder draw) s.o. aside; beiseite schaffen (aus dem Weg räumen) remove; (Geld, Beute) hide ( oder stash umg.) away; jemanden / etw. beiseite schaffen umg. get rid of s.o. / s.th.; jemanden beiseite schaffen euph. (umbringen) bump s.o. off; beiseite sprechen THEAT. make an aside, say in an aside; beiseite stehen (zurückstehen) stand aside* * *aside; apart* * *bei|sei|te [bai'zaitə]advaside (AUCH THEAT)* * *1) (on or to one side: They stood aside to let her pass; I've put aside two tickets for you to collect.) aside2) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) by* * *bei·sei·te[baiˈzaitə]* * *Adverb asidejemanden beiseite ziehen/schieben — draw/push somebody to one side or aside
etwas beiseite bringen — get something hidden away; hide something away
etwas beiseite lassen — (fig.) leave something aside
etwas beiseite legen — put or lay something aside; (sparen) put something by or aside
jemanden/etwas beiseite schaffen — (ugs.) get rid of somebody/something
* * *beiseite adv aside;Scherz beiseite! seriously now;jemanden beiseite drängen push sb aside, elbow sb out;beiseite gehen step aside;beiseite lassen (Überlegung etc) leave aside, ignore, disregard;beiseite legen put aside, (Geld sparen) auch set aside, stash away umg; (Brille, Buch) put down ( oder aside);jemanden/etwas beiseite schaffen umg get rid of sb/sth;jemanden beiseite schaffen euph (umbringen) bump sb off;beiseite sprechen THEAT make an aside, say in an aside;beiseite stehen (zurückstehen) stand aside* * *Adverb asidejemanden beiseite ziehen/schieben — draw/push somebody to one side or aside
etwas beiseite bringen — get something hidden away; hide something away
etwas beiseite lassen — (fig.) leave something aside
etwas beiseite legen — put or lay something aside; (sparen) put something by or aside
jemanden/etwas beiseite schaffen — (ugs.) get rid of somebody/something
* * *adv.aside adv. -
20 Hals
m; -es, Hälse1. neck; (Rachen, Kehle) throat; steifer Hals stiff neck; jemandem in den Hals schauen (have a) look at s.o.’s throat; ich hab’s im Hals umg. I’ve got a sore throat; sich (Dat) den Hals brechen break one’s neck; jemandem um den Hals fallen fling one’s arms around s.o.’s neck; bis an den Hals up to one’s neck (fig. auch eyes, ears); er hat es in den falschen Hals bekommen it went down the wrong way; fig. he took it the wrong way; aus vollem Hals(e) schreien / lachen scream at the top of one’s voice / roar with laughter2. TECH. neck, collar; einer Flasche, Geige etc.: neck; MUS., einer Note: tail; einer Flasche den Hals brechen umg., fig. crack (open) a bottle3. umg., fig.: Hals über Kopf (hastig) headlong; sich Hals über Kopf verlieben in (+ Akk) fall head over heels in love with; ich hatte einen dicken oder so ‚nen Hals I was absolutely livid; einen langen Hals machen crane one’s neck; jemanden / etw. am oder auf dem Hals haben be lumbered with s.o. / s.th.; zu viel am Hals haben have too much on one’s plate; sich (Dat) auf den Hals laden lumber o.s. with, get o.s. lumbered with; jemandem die Polizei etc. auf den Hals hetzen oder schicken get the police etc. onto s.o.; sich jemandem an den Hals werfen throw o.s. at s.o.; jemandem den Hals umdrehen wring s.o.’s neck; sich (Dat) vom Hals(e) schaffen get rid of; das kann ihm den Hals brechen oder ihn seinen Hals kosten that could cost him his neck; seinen Hals riskieren risk one’s neck; das Wort blieb mir im Hals(e) stecken the word stuck in my throat; es hängt oder wächst mir zum Hals(e) heraus I’m fed up to the back teeth with it, I’m sick (and tired) of it; bis zum oder über den Hals in Arbeit / Schulden stecken be up to one’s neck in work / debt; sie kann den Hals nicht voll ( genug) kriegen she can’t get enough (of it); schaff es / ihn mir vom Halse räumlich: get it / him out of here ( oder out of my sight); weitS. I don’t want to have anything to do with it / him, get it / him off my back umg.; bleib mir damit vom Halse! I don’t want to know about it; Herz1 8, Pest etc.* * *der Hals(Flaschenhals) neck;(Kehle) throat;(Körperteil) neck;(Tierhals) scrag* * *Hạls I [hals]m -es, ordm;e['hɛlzə]einen langen Hals machen, den Hals recken — to crane one's neck
nach jdm/etw den Hals verrenken (inf) — to crane one's neck to see sb/sth
den Hals brechen (inf) — to break one's neck
etw bricht jdm den Hals (inf) — sth will cost sb his/her neck
sich um den or seinen Hals reden (inf) — to put one's head in the noose
Hals über Kopf abreisen/den Koffer packen — to leave/pack one's case in a rush or hurry
sich Hals über Kopf in jdn verlieben — to fall head over heals for sb
ihm steht das Wasser bis zum Hals (fig) — he is up to his neck in it (inf)
jdn auf dem or am Hals haben (inf) — to be lumbered (Brit) or saddled with sb (inf)
jdm mit etw vom Hals(e) bleiben (inf) — not to bother sb with sth (inf)
jdn/etw vom Halse schaffen (inf) — to get sb/sth off one's back (inf)
jdm jdn/etw vom Halse schaffen (inf) — to get sb/sth off sb's back (inf)
sie hat es am or im Hals (inf) — she has a sore throat
aus vollem Hals(e) — at the top of one's voice
es hängt or wächst mir zum Hals heraus (inf) — I'm sick and tired of it, I've had it up to here (inf)
etw bleibt jdm im Hals stecken (lit, fig) — sth sticks in sb's throat
3) (= Flaschenhals, Geigenhals, Säulenhals) neck; (= Notenhals) stemSee:→ brechen4) (von Knochen) neck; (= Gebärmutterhals) cervix, neck of the wombII [hals]m -es, -en[-zn] (NAUT) tack* * *(the front part of the neck: She wore a silver brooch at her throat.) throat* * *<-es, Hälse>[hals, pl ˈhɛlzə]m\Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Arzt ear, nose and throat specialistden \Hals recken to crane one's neckeinem Tier den \Hals umdrehen to wring an animal's neckjdm um den \Hals fallen to fling one's arms around sb's neck2. (Kehle) throates im \Hals haben (fam) to have a sore throatjdm im \Hals stecken bleiben to become stuck in sb's throat4. TECH neck, collar5. (Flaschenhals) neck6. (Geigen-/Gitarrenhals) neck8.ich stecke bis über den \Hals in Schulden I'm up to my ears in debt▶ etw in den falschen \Hals bekommen (fam: sich verschlucken) to take sth the wrong way fam; (etw missverstehen) to take sth wrongly▶ einer Flasche den \Hals brechen to crack a bottleimmer Spinat, langsam hängt mir das Zeug zum \Halse heraus! spinach again! I'm getting sick to death of the stuff!▶ \Hals über Kopf in a hurry [or rush]▶ jdn den \Hals kosten, jdm den \Hals brechen to finish sbdem hetze ich die Polizei auf den \Hals! I'll get the police onto him!▶ aus vollem \Hals[e] at the top of one's voice* * *der; Halses, Hälse1) necksich (Dat.) den Hals brechen — break one's neck
jemandem um den Hals fallen — throw or fling one's arms around somebody['s neck]
Hals über Kopf — (ugs.) in a rush or hurry
einen langen Hals machen — (ugs.) crane one's neck
jemandem den Hals brechen — (ugs.) drive somebody to the wall
das kostete ihn od. ihm den Hals — (ugs.) that did for him (coll.)
sich jemandem an den Hals werfen — (ugs.) throw oneself at somebody
jemandem jemanden auf den Hals schicken od. hetzen — (ugs.) get or put somebody on [to] somebody
sich (Dat.) jemanden/etwas auf den Hals laden — (ugs.) lumber or saddle oneself with somebody/something (coll.)
jemandem steht das Wasser bis zum Hals — (ugs.): (jemand hat Schulden) somebody is up to his/her eyes in debt; (ugs.): (jemand hat Schwierigkeiten) somebody is up to his/her neck in it
2) (Kehle) throataus vollem Hals[e] — at the top of one's voice
er hat es in den falschen Hals bekommen — (ugs.): (falsch verstanden) he took it the wrong way; (ugs.): (sich verschluckt) it went down [his throat] the wrong way
er kann den Hals nicht voll [genug] kriegen — (ugs.) he can't get enough; he's insatiable
das hängt/wächst mir zum Hals[e] heraus — (ugs.) I'm sick and tired of it (coll.)
3) (einer Flasche) neck* * *1. neck; (Rachen, Kehle) throat;steifer Hals stiff neck;jemandem in den Hals schauen (have a) look at sb’s throat;ich hab’s im Hals umg I’ve got a sore throat;sich (dat)den Hals brechen break one’s neck;jemandem um den Hals fallen fling one’s arms around sb’s neck;bis an den Hals up to one’s neck (fig auch eyes, ears);er hat es in den falschen Hals bekommen it went down the wrong way; fig he took it the wrong way;aus vollem Hals(e) schreien/lachen scream at the top of one’s voice/roar with laughtereiner Flasche den Hals brechen umg, fig crack (open) a bottle3. umg, fig:Hals über Kopf (hastig) headlong;sich Hals über Kopf verlieben in (+akk) fall head over heels in love with;so ’nen Hals I was absolutely livid;einen langen Hals machen crane one’s neck;jemanden/etwas am oderauf dem Hals haben be lumbered with sb/sth;zu viel am Hals haben have too much on one’s plate;sich (dat)auf den Hals laden lumber o.s. with, get o.s. lumbered with;schicken get the police etc onto sb;sich jemandem an den Hals werfen throw o.s. at sb;jemandem den Hals umdrehen wring sb’s neck;sich (dat)vom Hals(e) schaffen get rid of;ihn seinen Hals kosten that could cost him his neck;seinen Hals riskieren risk one’s neck;das Wort blieb mir im Hals(e) stecken the word stuck in my throat;wächst mir zum Hals(e) heraus I’m fed up to the back teeth with it, I’m sick (and tired) of it;über den Hals in Arbeit/Schulden stecken be up to one’s neck in work/debt;sie kann den Hals nicht voll (genug) kriegen she can’t get enough (of it);schaff es/ihn mir vom Halse räumlich: get it/him out of here ( oder out of my sight); weitS. I don’t want to have anything to do with it/him, get it/him off my back umg;* * *der; Halses, Hälse1) necksich (Dat.) den Hals brechen — break one's neck
jemandem um den Hals fallen — throw or fling one's arms around somebody['s neck]
Hals über Kopf — (ugs.) in a rush or hurry
einen langen Hals machen — (ugs.) crane one's neck
jemandem den Hals brechen — (ugs.) drive somebody to the wall
das kostete ihn od. ihm den Hals — (ugs.) that did for him (coll.)
sich jemandem an den Hals werfen — (ugs.) throw oneself at somebody
jemandem jemanden auf den Hals schicken od. hetzen — (ugs.) get or put somebody on [to] somebody
sich (Dat.) jemanden/etwas auf den Hals laden — (ugs.) lumber or saddle oneself with somebody/something (coll.)
jemandem steht das Wasser bis zum Hals — (ugs.): (jemand hat Schulden) somebody is up to his/her eyes in debt; (ugs.): (jemand hat Schwierigkeiten) somebody is up to his/her neck in it
2) (Kehle) throataus vollem Hals[e] — at the top of one's voice
er hat es in den falschen Hals bekommen — (ugs.): (falsch verstanden) he took it the wrong way; (ugs.): (sich verschluckt) it went down [his throat] the wrong way
er kann den Hals nicht voll [genug] kriegen — (ugs.) he can't get enough; he's insatiable
das hängt/wächst mir zum Hals[e] heraus — (ugs.) I'm sick and tired of it (coll.)
3) (einer Flasche) neck* * *¨-e m.cervical n.neck n.throat n.
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