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1 challenge

challenge [ˈt∫ælɪndʒ]

1. noun

défi m

• to issue a challenge lancer un défi

• to rise to the challenge se montrer à la hauteur

• to take up the challenge relever le défi

• Hunter's challenge for the party leadership la tentative de Hunter pour prendre la tête du parti

2. transitive verb

   a. ( = call on) défier

• to challenge sb to do sth défier qn de faire qch

• to challenge sb to a game proposer à qn de faire une partie

• to challenge sb to a duel provoquer qn en duel

   b. [+ statement] contester

• to challenge sb's authority to do sth contester à qn le droit de faire qch

   c. [+ juror, jury] récuser

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['tʃælɪndʒ] 1.
noun

1) ( provocation) défi m

to put out ou issue a challenge — lancer un défi

to take up a challenge — relever un défi

2) ( situation or opportunity) ( stimulating) challenge m; ( considered difficult) épreuve f

to present a challenge — représenter un challenge

to rise to ou meet the challenge — relever le challenge

to face a challenge — affronter une épreuve

unemployment is a challenge for us — le chômage nous met à l'épreuve

I'm looking for a challenge — je cherche un défi à relever

the challenge of new ideas — la stimulation des idées nouvelles

3) ( contest)

to make a challenge for — essayer de s'emparer de [title]; entrer dans la course à [presidency]

leadership challenge — Politics tentative f pour s'emparer de la direction du parti

4) ( questioning) (of claim, authority) contestation f (to de)

5) Sport attaque f
2.
transitive verb

1) ( invite to justify) défier [person] (to à; to do de faire)

to challenge somebody to a duel — provoquer quelqu'un en duel

2) ( question) débattre [ideas]; contester [statement, authority]; [sentry] faire une sommation à

3) ( test) mettre à l'épreuve [skill, person]

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2 challenge

challenge

A n

1 ( provocation) défi m ; to put out ou issue a challenge lancer un défi ; to take up ou respond to a challenge relever un défi ;

2 ( demanding situation or opportunity) ( considered stimulating) challenge m ; ( considered difficult) épreuve f ; to present a challenge représenter un challenge ; to rise to ou meet the challenge relever le challenge ; the challenge of doing ou to do le challenge de faire ; to face a challenge affronter une épreuve ; unemployment is a challenge for us le chômage nous met à l'épreuve ; I'm looking for a challenge je cherche un défi à relever ; the challenge of new ideas la stimulation des idées nouvelles ;

3 ( contest) to make a challenge for [competitor] essayer de s'emparer de [title] ; [candidate] entrer dans la course à [presidency etc] ; leadership challenge Pol tentative f pour s'emparer de la direction du parti ;

4 ( questioning) (of claim, authority) contestation f (to de) ; ( by sentry) sommation f ;

5 Jur récusation f ;

6 Sport attaque f.

B vtr

1 ( invite to contest or justify) défier [person] (to à ; to do de faire) ; she challenged him to prove it elle l'a défié de le prouver ; to challenge sb to a duel provoquer qn en duel ; ‘I challenge you to a duel’ ‘je demande réparation’ ;

2 ( question) débattre [ideas] ; contester [statement, authority] ; [sentry] faire une sommation à ; he challenged me on what I said il a contesté ce que j'ai dit ; I was challenged at the gate j'ai été interpellé au portail ;

3 ( test) ( by proving difficult) mettre à l'épreuve [skill, endurance, person] ; ( by stimulating) stimuler [person] ;

4 Jur récuser [jury, witness] ; contester [authority].

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3 challenge

I ['tʃælɪndʒ]
nome

1) (provocation) sfida f.

to put out o issue a challenge lanciare una sfida; to take up a challenge — raccogliere o accettare una sfida

2) (situation or opportunity) (stimulating) sfida f.; (difficult) prova f.

to present a challenge — presentare una sfida

to rise to o meet the challenge affrontare la sfida, essere all'altezza della prova; to face a challenge affrontare una sfida; unemployment is a challenge for us la disoccupazione è un problema con cui ci dobbiamo misurare; the challenge of new ideas — gli stimoli dati dalle nuove idee

3) (contest)

to make a challenge for — cercare di vincere [ title]; cercare di conquistare [ presidency]

4) (questioning) contestazione f. (to di)

5) sport sfida f.
II ['tʃælɪndʒ]
verbo transitivo

1) (invite to justify) sfidare [ person] ( to do a fare)

to challenge sb. to a duel — sfidare qcn. a duello

2) (question) mettere in discussione [ ideas]; contestare [statement, authority]; [ sentry] dare il chi va là a

3) (test) mettere alla prova [skill, person]

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[' ælin‹] 1. verb
1) (to ask (someone) to take part in a contest: He challenged his brother to a round of golf.) sfidare

2) (to question (someone's authority or right, the truth of a statement etc).) mettere in dubbio
2. noun
1) (an invitation to a contest: He accepted his brother's challenge to a fight.) sfida

2) (the act of questioning someone's right, a statement etc.) (il mettere in dubbio)

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I ['tʃælɪndʒ]
nome

1) (provocation) sfida f.

to put out o issue a challenge lanciare una sfida; to take up a challenge — raccogliere o accettare una sfida

2) (situation or opportunity) (stimulating) sfida f.; (difficult) prova f.

to present a challenge — presentare una sfida

to rise to o meet the challenge affrontare la sfida, essere all'altezza della prova; to face a challenge affrontare una sfida; unemployment is a challenge for us la disoccupazione è un problema con cui ci dobbiamo misurare; the challenge of new ideas — gli stimoli dati dalle nuove idee

3) (contest)

to make a challenge for — cercare di vincere [ title]; cercare di conquistare [ presidency]

4) (questioning) contestazione f. (to di)

5) sport sfida f.
II ['tʃælɪndʒ]
verbo transitivo

1) (invite to justify) sfidare [ person] ( to do a fare)

to challenge sb. to a duel — sfidare qcn. a duello

2) (question) mettere in discussione [ ideas]; contestare [statement, authority]; [ sentry] dare il chi va là a

3) (test) mettere alla prova [skill, person]

English-Italian dictionary > challenge
4 challenge

1. noun
1) (to contest or duel; also Sport) Herausforderung, die (to Gen.)

issue a challenge to somebody — jemanden herausfordern

2) (of sentry) Aufforderung, die; (call for password) Anruf, der

3) (person, task) Herausforderung, die
2. transitive verb
1) (to contest etc.) herausfordern (to zu)

challenge somebody to a duel — jemanden zum Duell [heraus]fordern

2) (fig.) auffordern

challenge somebody's authority — jemandes Autorität od. Befugnis infrage stellen

3) (demand password etc. from) [Wachposten:] anrufen

4) (question) infrage stellen; anzweifeln

challenge a verdict — ein Urteil kritisieren

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[' ælin‹] 1. verb
1) (to ask (someone) to take part in a contest: He challenged his brother to a round of golf.) herausfordern

2) (to question (someone's authority or right, the truth of a statement etc).) anzweifeln
2. noun
1) (an invitation to a contest: He accepted his brother's challenge to a fight.) die Herausforderung

2) (the act of questioning someone's right, a statement etc.) der Widerspruch

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chal·lenge

[ˈtʃælɪnʤ]

I. n

1. (hard task) Herausforderung f, schwierige Aufgabe

to accept a \challenge sich akk einer Herausforderung stellen

to be faced with a \challenge mit einer schwierigen Aufgabe konfrontiert sein

to find sth a \challenge etw schwierig finden

to meet the \challenge [of doing sth] sich akk der Herausforderung stellen[, etw zu tun]

to present sb [with] a \challenge eine Herausforderung für jdn darstellen

to rise to a \challenge sich akk einer Herausforderung gewachsen zeigen

2. (call to competition) Herausforderung f

to accept the \challenge to do sth die Herausforderung annehmen, etw zu tun

to issue a \challenge to sb to do sth jdn herausfordern, etw zu tun

3. (doubting) Infragestellung f

to be a direct \challenge to sth etw offen infrage stellen

to be open to \challenge anfechtbar sein

to pose a \challenge to sth etw infrage stellen

4. MIL (ask name) Werdaruf m (militärischer Befehl, sich auszuweisen)

5. LAW (refusal) Ablehnung f; (contest) Anfechtung f

\challenge to the array Ablehnung f der gesamten Geschworenen

\challenge to the polls Ablehnung f der einzelnen Geschworenen

\challenge for cause Ablehnung f der Geschworenen unter Angabe von bestimmten Gründen

challenge without \challenge, peremptory \challenge Ablehnung f der Geschworenen ohne Angabe von Gründen

to make a \challenge to a member of the jury ein Mitglied der Geschworenen ablehnen

II. vt

1. (ask to compete)

▪ to \challenge sb [to sth] jdn [zu etw dat] herausfordern

▪ to \challenge sb to do sth jdn herausfordern, etw zu tun

to \challenge a record versuchen einen Rekord einzustellen

2. (call into question)

▪ to \challenge sb/sth jdn/etw infrage stellen

3. (present with hard task)

▪ to \challenge sb an jdn [hohe] Anforderungen stellen, jdm viel abverlangen

4. MIL (demand name)

▪ to \challenge sb jdn anrufen

5. LAW (refuse)

▪ to \challenge sb jdn [als Geschworenen] ablehnen

to \challenge a judge on grounds of bias AM einen Richter wegen Besorgnis der Befangenheit ablehnen

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['tSlIndZ]
1. n

1) (to duel, match etc) Herausforderung f (to an +acc fig = demands) Anforderung(en pl) f

to issue a challenge to sb — jdn herausfordern

this job is a challenge — bei dieser Arbeit ist man gefordert

I see this task as a challenge —

the challenge of modern life — die Anforderungen des heutigen Lebens

those who rose to the challenge — diejenigen, die sich der Herausforderung stellten

the office job presented no challenge for him — die Bürotätigkeit stellte keine Ansprüche an ihn or forderte ihn nicht

the challenge of the unknown — der Reiz des Unbekannten

2) (= bid for leadership etc) Griff m (for nach)

a direct challenge to his authority — eine direkte Infragestellung seiner Autorität

3) (MIL of sentry) Anruf m, Werdaruf m

4) (JUR of witness) Ablehnung f

2. vt

1) person, champion (to duel, race etc) herausfordern; world record etc überbieten wollen

to challenge sb to do sth —

he challenged her to run a marathon — er wettete, dass sie keinen Marathonlauf machen würde

to challenge sb to a duel — jdn zum Duell fordern

to challenge sb to a game — jdn zu einer Partie herausfordern

2) (fig: make demands on) fordern

3) (fig) remarks, sb's authority infrage or in Frage stellen, anfechten

4) (sentry) anrufen

5) (JUR) witnesses ablehnen; evidence, verdict anfechten

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challenge [ˈtʃælındʒ]

A s

1. Herausforderung f (to gen oder an akk)( auch SPORT und fig), Kampfansage f

2. fig (to)

a) Angriff m (auf akk)

b) Protest m, Einwand m (gegen)

3. fig Problem n, (schwierige oder lockende) Aufgabe, Probe f:

the challenge now is jetzt gilt es ( to do zu tun)

4. MIL

a) Anruf m (durch Wachtposten)

b) Radar: Abfragung f

5. JAGD Anschlagen n (der Hunde)

6. JUR

a) Ablehnung f (eines Geschworenen oder Richters):

challenge for cause Ablehnung (von Geschworenen) unter Angabe eines bestimmten Grundes;

peremptory challenge, challenge without (showing) cause Ablehnung (von Geschworenen) ohne Angabe von Gründen

b) Anfechtung f (eines Beweismittels etc)

7. Aufforderung f zur Stellungnahme

8. MED Immunitätstest m

B v/t

1. (zum Kampf etc) herausfordern ( auch SPORT)

2. auf-, herausfordern ( to do zu tun)

3. a) JUR einen Geschworenen oder Richter ablehnen: → bias A 4

b) etwas oder die Gültigkeit einer Sache anfechten

4. etwas stark anzweifeln, angreifen, infrage stellen

5. Aufmerksamkeit etc fordern, in Anspruch nehmen, Bewunderung abnötigen, jemanden locken oder reizen oder fordern (Aufgabe)

6. in scharfen Wettstreit treten mit

7. MIL

a) anrufen

b) (Radar) abfragen

C v/i anschlagen (Hund)

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1. noun
1) (to contest or duel; also Sport) Herausforderung, die (to Gen.)

issue a challenge to somebody — jemanden herausfordern

2) (of sentry) Aufforderung, die; (call for password) Anruf, der

3) (person, task) Herausforderung, die
2. transitive verb
1) (to contest etc.) herausfordern (to zu)

challenge somebody to a duel — jemanden zum Duell [heraus]fordern

2) (fig.) auffordern

challenge somebody's authority — jemandes Autorität od. Befugnis infrage stellen

3) (demand password etc. from) [Wachposten:] anrufen

4) (question) infrage stellen; anzweifeln

challenge a verdict — ein Urteil kritisieren

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n.

Herausforderung f.

Kampfansage f. v.

herausfordern v.

English-german dictionary > challenge
5 challenge

chal·lenge [ʼtʃælɪnʤ] n

1) ( hard task) Herausforderung f, schwierige Aufgabe;

to accept a \challenge sich akk einer Herausforderung stellen;

to be faced with a \challenge mit einer schwierigen Aufgabe konfrontiert sein;

to find sth a \challenge etw schwierig finden;

to meet the \challenge [of doing sth] sich akk der Herausforderung stellen[, etw zu tun];

to present sb [with] a \challenge eine Herausforderung für jdn darstellen;

to rise to a \challenge sich akk einer Herausforderung gewachsen zeigen

2) ( call to competition) Herausforderung f;

to accept the \challenge to do sth die Herausforderung annehmen, etw zu tun;

to issue a \challenge to sb to do sth jdn herausfordern, etw zu tun

3) ( doubting) Infragestellung f;

to be a direct \challenge to sth etw offen in Frage stellen;

to be open to \challenge anfechtbar sein;

to pose a \challenge to sth etw in Frage stellen

4) mil ( ask name) Werdaruf m (militärischer Befehl, sich auszuweisen)

5) law ( refusal) Ablehnung f;

to make a \challenge to a member of the jury ein Mitglied der Geschworenen ablehnen vt

1) ( ask to compete)

to \challenge sb [to sth] jdn [zu etw dat] herausfordern;

to \challenge sb to do sth jdn herausfordern, etw zu tun;

to \challenge a record versuchen einen Rekord einzustellen

2) ( call into question)

to \challenge sb/ sth jdn/etw in Frage stellen

3) ( present with hard task)

to \challenge sb an jdn [hohe] Anforderungen stellen, jdm viel abverlangen

4) mil ( demand name)

to \challenge sb jdn anrufen

5) law ( refuse)

to \challenge sb jdn [als Geschworenen] ablehnen

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6 meet

meet [mi:t]

(preterite, past participle met)

1. transitive verb

   a. [+ person] (by chance) rencontrer ; (coming in opposite direction) croiser ; (by arrangement) retrouver ; ( = go to meet) aller chercher ; ( = come to meet) venir chercher

• to arrange to meet sb at 3 o'clock donner rendez-vous à qn à 3 heures

• I'll meet you outside the cinema je te retrouve devant le cinéma

• he went to meet them il est allé à leur rencontre

• I'm due back at 10 o'clock, can you meet me off the plane? je reviens à 10 heures, peux-tu venir me chercher ?

   b. ( = make acquaintance of) faire la connaissance de

• pleased to meet you enchanté de faire votre connaissance

   c. ( = encounter) [+ opponent, obstacle] rencontrer ; [+ danger] faire face à

• he met his death in 1880 il trouva la mort en 1880

• I met his eye mon regard rencontra le sien

• I dared not meet her eye je n'osais pas la regarder en face

• there's more to this than meets the eye il y a anguille sous roche

   d. [+ expenses] régler ; [+ responsibilities] faire face à, s'acquitter de ; [+ objective] atteindre ; [+ demand] répondre à ; [+ condition] remplir

• to meet the deadline respecter les délais

• to meet the payments on a washing machine payer les traites d'une machine à laver

• this meets our requirements cela correspond à nos besoins

• it did not meet our expectations nous n'en avons pas été satisfaits

2. intransitive verb

   a. [people] (by chance) se rencontrer ; (by arrangement) se retrouver ; (more than once) se voir ; ( = become acquainted) faire connaissance

• to meet again se revoir

• have you met before? vous vous connaissez ?

• they arranged to meet at 10 o'clock ils se sont donné rendez-vous à 10 heures

   b. [parliament, committee] se réunir

   c. [lines, roads] se croiser ; [rivers] confluer

• our eyes met nos regards se croisèrent

3. noun

   a. ( = sporting event) meeting m

   b. (British = hunt) rendez-vous m de chasse (au renard)

► meet up intransitive verb

(by chance) se rencontrer ; (by arrangement) se retrouver

• to meet up with sb retrouver qn► meet with inseparable transitive verb

   a. [+ difficulties, resistance, obstacles] rencontrer

• he met with an accident il lui est arrivé un accident

• this suggestion was met with angry protests de vives protestations ont accueilli cette suggestion

• this met with no response il n'y a pas eu de réponse

   b. (US) [+ person] (by chance) rencontrer ; (by arrangement) retrouver

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[miːt] 1.
noun

1) Sport rencontre f (sportive)

track meet — US rencontre f d'athlétisme

2) GB ( in hunting) rendez-vous m de chasseurs
2.
transitive verb (prét, pp met)

1) ( encounter) rencontrer [person, team, enemy]

to meet one's death — trouver la mort

2) ( make acquaintance of) faire la connaissance de [person]

Paul, meet Frances — ( as introduction) Paul, je vous présente Frances

3) ( await) attendre; ( fetch) chercher

she went to meet them — elle est allée les attendre or chercher

to meet somebody off GB ou at US the plane — attendre quelqu'un à l'aéroport

4) ( come into contact with) rencontrer

his eyes met hers — son regard a rencontré le sien

an incredible sight met her eyes — un spectacle incroyable s'est offert à ses yeux

5) ( fulfil) satisfaire [order]; répondre à, satisfaire à [criteria, standards, needs]; payer [bills, costs]; couvrir [debts, overheads]; compenser [loss]; faire face à [obligations, commitments]; remplir [conditions]

6) ( rise to) se montrer à la hauteur de [challenge]

7) ( respond to) répondre à [criticism]
3.
intransitive verb (prét, pp met)

1) ( come together) [people, teams] se rencontrer; [committee, parliament] se réunir; [cars] se croiser

the two trains met head-on — les deux trains se sont heurtés de front

to meet again — [people] se revoir

goodbye, till we meet again! — au revoir! à la prochaine fois!

2) ( make acquaintance) [people] faire connaissance

3) ( come into contact) [lips, roads] se rencontrer

their eyes met — leurs regards se croisèrent

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Phrasal Verbs:

- meet up

- meet with

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there's more to this than meets the eye — ce n'est pas aussi clair que cela en a l'air

to make ends meet — joindre les deux bouts

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7 rise

rise

A n

1 ( increase) (in amount, number, inflation, rates) augmentation f (in de) ; (in prices, pressure) hausse f (in de) ; ( in temperature) élévation f (in de) ; ( in standards) amélioration f (in de) ; to be on the rise [crime, inflation, number] être en augmentation ; [prices] être en hausse ;

2 GB ( also pay rise, wage rise) augmentation f (de salaire) ;

3 ( upward movement) (of plane, balloon) ascension f ; (of water, liquid, sea) montée f ; the rise and fall of his chest le mouvement de sa respiration ;

4 ( progress) ( of person) ascension f ; (of country, company, empire) essor m ; (of doctrine, ideology) montée f ; Hitler's rise and fall l'ascension et la chute de Hitler ; the rise and fall of the Roman Empire l'essor et le déclin de l'Empire romain ; her rise to fame son accession f à la gloire ;

5 ( slope) montée f ; there's a slight rise in the road here la route monte légèrement ici ;

6 ( hill) butte f ;

7 ( source) Geog source f ; the river has its rise in… le fleuve prend sa source dans… ; to give rise to fig donner lieu à [rumours, speculation, suspicion] ; susciter [happiness, resentment, frustration] ; causer [problem, increase, unemployment].

B vi ( prét rose ; pp risen)

1 ( become higher) [water] monter ; [price, rate, number, temperature] augmenter ; [voice] devenir plus fort ; to rise above [temperature, amount] dépasser ; his voice rose to a shout il a élevé la voix jusqu'à crier ; his voice rose in anger la colère lui a fait élever la voix ;

2 fig ( intensify) [pressure] augmenter ; [tension] monter ; [frustration, anger, hopes] grandir ;

3 ( get up) [person] se lever ; ( after falling) se relever ; to rise from the chair se lever du fauteuil ; to rise from the dead ressusciter des morts ; ‘rise and shine!’ ‘debout!’ ; ‘all rise’ Jur ‘Messieurs, la cour!’ ;

4 ( ascend) = rise up ;

5 ( rebel) = rise up ;

6 ( meet successfully) to rise to se montrer à la hauteur de [occasion, challenge] ;

7 ( progress) [person] réussir ; to rise to devenir [director, manager] ; s'élever à [rank, position] ; to rise to fame atteindre la célébrité ; he rose from apprentice to manager il a commencé comme apprenti et est devenu directeur ; she rose from nothing to become partant de rien elle a réussi à devenir ; to rise through the ranks gravir tous les échelons ;

8 ( slope upwards) [ground, road] monter ; [mountain, cliff] s'élever ; to rise to a height of s'élever à une hauteur de ;

9 ( appear over horizon) [sun, moon, star] se lever ;

10 Geog ( have source) to rise in [river] prendre sa source dans [mountain, area] ;

11 Culin [dough, cake] lever ;

12 Admin, Jur, Pol [committee, court, parliament] lever la séance ;

13 Fishg [fish] venir nager à la surface.

Idioms

to get ou take a rise out of sb ○ faire enrager qn ; to rise ○ to sth ( react) réagir à qch.

Phrasal verbs

■ rise above:

▶ rise above [sth] ( overcome) surmonter [problems, jealousy, disagreements].

■ rise up

1 ( ascend) [ball, balloon, bird, plane] s'élever ; [smoke, steam] monter ; fig [building, mountain] se dresser ; an office building rose up on the site of the old church un immeuble de bureaux s'est construit à l'emplacement de la vieille église ; a great shout rose up from the crowd un grand cri a jailli de la foule ;

2 ( rebel) littér [people, region, nation] se soulever (against contre) ; to rise up in revolt se révolter.

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8 meet

I [miːt]
nome

1) sport riunione f., raduno m., incontro m.

track meet — AE meeting d'atletica

2) BE venat. = raduno di cacciatori prima di una battuta di caccia
II 1. [miːt]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. met)

1) (encounter) incontrare [ person]; incontrare, affrontare [ team]; affrontare [ enemy]

to meet each other — incontrarsi

to meet one's death — fig. trovare la morte

2) (make acquaintance of) conoscere, fare la conoscenza di [ person]

"pleased to meet you!" — "piacere (di conoscerla)!"

Paul, meet Bob — (as introduction) Paul ti presento Bob

3) (await) aspettare, attendere; (fetch) andare a prendere

he went to meet them — andò a prenderli

to meet sb. off — BE o

at — AE

the plane — aspettare qcn. all'aeroporto

4) (come into contact with) incontrare, incrociare

his eyes met hers — il suo sguardo incontrò quello di lei, i loro sguardi si incrociarono

an incredible sight met her eye — un incredibile spettacolo si presentò alla sua vista

5) (fulfil) soddisfare [criteria, conditions]; eseguire [ order]; provvedere a, rispondere a [ needs]; pagare, saldare [ bills]; fare fronte a [costs, debts]; compensare [ loss]; fare onore a, fare fronte a [obligations, commitments]

6) (rise to) rispondere a [ standards]; essere all'altezza di [ challenge]

7) (respond to) controbattere [ criticism]
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. met)

1) (come together) [ people] incontrarsi; [ teams] affrontarsi, scontrarsi; [committee, parliament] incontrarsi, riunirsi; [ cars] incrociarsi

the two trains met head-on — i due treni si scontrarono frontalmente

to meet again — [ people] rivedersi, incontrarsi ancora

goodbye, till we meet again! — arrivederci! alla prossima volta!

2) (make acquaintance) [ people] fare conoscenza, conoscersi

3) (come into contact) [ lips] toccarsi; [roads, eyes] incontrarsi, incrociarsi

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- meet up

- meet with

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there's more to this than meets the eye — c'è sotto più di quanto appaia, c'è sotto qualcos'altro

to make ends meet — sbarcare il lunario, fare quadrare i conti

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[mi:t] 1. past tense, past participle - met; verb
1) (to come face to face with (eg a person whom one knows), by chance: She met a man on the train.) incontrare

2) ((sometimes, especially American, with with) to come together with (a person etc), by arrangement: The committee meets every Monday.) riunirsi

3) (to be introduced to (someone) for the first time: Come and meet my wife.) fare la conoscenza di

4) (to join: Where do the two roads meet?) incontrarsi

5) (to be equal to or satisfy (eg a person's needs, requirements etc): Will there be sufficient stocks to meet the public demand?) soddisfare

6) (to come into the view, experience or presence of: A terrible sight met him / his eyes when he opened the door.) incontrare

7) (to come to or be faced with: He met his death in a car accident.) incontrare

8) ((with with) to experience or suffer; to receive a particular response: She met with an accident; The scheme met with their approval.) avere; ricevere

9) (to answer or oppose: We will meet force with greater force.) rispondere a
2. noun
(a gathering, especially of sportsmen: The local huntsmen are holding a meet this week.) riunione

- meeting
- meet someone halfway
- meet halfway
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meet (1) /mi:t/
n.

1 raduno di partecipanti ( per la caccia alla volpe)

2 ( USA) riunione ( sportiva); meeting: track meet, meeting d'atletica

3 ( slang USA) appuntamento; incontro (spec. furtivo o illegale).
meet (2) /mi:t/
a.

(arc.) conveniente; opportuno; appropriato; adatto.
♦ (to) meet /mi:t/
(pass. e p. p. met)

A v. t.

1 incontrare; andare (o venire) incontro a; andare all'arrivo di; imbattersi in: to meet sb. by appointment, incontrare q. su appuntamento; I'll meet you at the station, ti verrò incontro (o a prendere) alla stazione; I met my old boyfriend in the street, m'imbattei nel mio ex fidanzato per la strada; DIALOGO → - Organizing a meeting- Why don't I meet you by the coffee machine in five minutes?, perché non ci vediamo al distributore di caffè tra cinque minuti?

2 conoscere; fare la conoscenza di; essere presentato a: I met him in Rome, lo conobbi a Roma; I knew him by sight but I'd never met him before, lo conoscevo di vista ma non gli ero mai stato presentato fino ad allora; DIALOGO → - Greetings and other useful phrases- Pleased to meet you, lieto di fare la Sua conoscenza; «piacere!» NOTA D'USO: - to know o to meet?-

3 affrontare; far fronte a; fronteggiare; rispondere a; controbattere: to meet the enemy, affrontare il nemico; I met her criticism with a laugh, risposi con una risata alle sue critiche

4 venire incontro a (fig.); conformarsi a; soddisfare: to meet sb. 's wishes, venire incontro ai desideri di q.; to meet a requirement [a demand], soddisfare un requisito [una richiesta]

5 (fig.) far fronte a; saldare (fig.): to meet one's commitments (o engagements) far fronte ai propri impegni; to meet the gap between home production and domestic demand, colmare il divario fra la produzione e la domanda interne

6 (comm.) far onore a; onorare; pagare: to meet a bill at maturity, pagare (o onorare) una cambiale alla scadenza

7 ( sport: boxe, ecc.) incontrare, battersi con ( un avversario); ( calcio, ecc.) incontrare, disputare un incontro con

8 ( calcio, ecc.) portarsi su ( un pallone); ricevere ( un passaggio): to meet the ball, andare incontro al pallone

B v. i.

1 incontrarsi; trovarsi; vedersi: We met ( each other) unexpectedly, ci siamo incontrati per caso; When shall we meet again?, quando ci rivedremo?

2 far conoscenza; conoscersi: We met last summer, ci siamo conosciuti l'estate scorsa; They'd met before, si conoscevano già

3 ( anche to meet together) radunarsi; riunirsi; raccogliersi: The demonstrators met in the square, i manifestanti si radunarono nella piazza

4 ( d'eserciti, ecc.) affrontarsi ( in campo); scontrarsi

5 ( sport: calcio, boxe, ecc.) disputare un incontro; battersi; sfidarsi; giocare: to meet in the final, disputare la finale; to meet in the playoffs, giocare una partita di spareggio

● (comm.) to meet competition, sostenere la concorrenza □ (econ.) to meet demand, soddisfare la domanda □ to meet an expense, sostenere una spesa □ to meet the eye, saltare all'occhio □ to meet sb. 's eye, incontrare lo sguardo di q.; sostenere lo sguardo di q. □ to meet sb. halfway, incontrare q. a mezza strada; (fig.) venire incontro a q., venire a un compromesso con q. □ ( sport) to meet the leaders, incontrare i primi in classifica, giocare contro la capolista □ ( anche sport) to meet one's match, incontrare un avversario temibile; trovare pane per i propri denti (fig.) □ ( di un proiettile, ecc.) to meet the target, colpire il bersaglio □ (fig.) to make ( both) ends meet, sbarcare il lunario; far quadrare il bilancio familiare □ ( USA) Meet Mr Jones!, Le presento il signor Jones.

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I [miːt]
nome

1) sport riunione f., raduno m., incontro m.

track meet — AE meeting d'atletica

2) BE venat. = raduno di cacciatori prima di una battuta di caccia
II 1. [miːt]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. met)

1) (encounter) incontrare [ person]; incontrare, affrontare [ team]; affrontare [ enemy]

to meet each other — incontrarsi

to meet one's death — fig. trovare la morte

2) (make acquaintance of) conoscere, fare la conoscenza di [ person]

"pleased to meet you!" — "piacere (di conoscerla)!"

Paul, meet Bob — (as introduction) Paul ti presento Bob

3) (await) aspettare, attendere; (fetch) andare a prendere

he went to meet them — andò a prenderli

to meet sb. off — BE o

at — AE

the plane — aspettare qcn. all'aeroporto

4) (come into contact with) incontrare, incrociare

his eyes met hers — il suo sguardo incontrò quello di lei, i loro sguardi si incrociarono

an incredible sight met her eye — un incredibile spettacolo si presentò alla sua vista

5) (fulfil) soddisfare [criteria, conditions]; eseguire [ order]; provvedere a, rispondere a [ needs]; pagare, saldare [ bills]; fare fronte a [costs, debts]; compensare [ loss]; fare onore a, fare fronte a [obligations, commitments]

6) (rise to) rispondere a [ standards]; essere all'altezza di [ challenge]

7) (respond to) controbattere [ criticism]
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. met)

1) (come together) [ people] incontrarsi; [ teams] affrontarsi, scontrarsi; [committee, parliament] incontrarsi, riunirsi; [ cars] incrociarsi

the two trains met head-on — i due treni si scontrarono frontalmente

to meet again — [ people] rivedersi, incontrarsi ancora

goodbye, till we meet again! — arrivederci! alla prossima volta!

2) (make acquaintance) [ people] fare conoscenza, conoscersi

3) (come into contact) [ lips] toccarsi; [roads, eyes] incontrarsi, incrociarsi

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- meet up

- meet with

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there's more to this than meets the eye — c'è sotto più di quanto appaia, c'è sotto qualcos'altro

to make ends meet — sbarcare il lunario, fare quadrare i conti

English-Italian dictionary > meet
9 challenge

{'tJaelinc^}
I. 1. призоваване/покана за състезание/съревнование и пр., ист. повикване на дуел
to meet/take up a CHALLENGE приемам/отзовавам се на покана и пр
2. предизвикване, предизвикателство, заплаха
3. юр. възражение, отвод (на съдебен заседател)
4. нещо трудно, но интересно и мобилизиращо
5. съмнение. протест
to bring something into CHALLENGE поставям под въпрос, оспорвам
6. воен. искане на паролата (от часовой)
7. мед. проба за имунитет
II. 1. извиквам, повиквам, поканвам, предизвиквам (на борба, съревнование, състезание, дуел и пр.) -, хвърлям ръкавица на
2. подлагам на изпитание, мобилизирам
3. поставям под съмнение, оспорвам
I CHALLENGE you to do it я ce опитай да го направиш, ха направи го де
4. възразявам срещу, протестирам
5. юр. правя отвод на (съдебен заседател), отхвърлям (твърдения)
6. събуждам, предизвиквам (интерес, желание)
7. воен. искам паролата (за часовой)
8. правя проба за имунитет

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{'tJaelinc^} n 1. призоваване/покана за състезание/съревнов(2) v 1. извиквам, повиквам, поканвам; предизвиквам (на

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спънка; съпернича; оспорване; отвод; оспорвам; предизвикателство; предизвиквам; препятствие; предизвикване; възражение; заплаха; извиквам;

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1. 1 challenge you to do it я ce опитай да го направиш, ха направи го де 2. i. призоваване/покана за състезание/съревнование и пр., ист. повикване на дуел 3. ii. извиквам, повиквам, поканвам, предизвиквам (на борба, съревнование, състезание, дуел и пр.) -, хвърлям ръкавица на 4. to bring something into challenge поставям под въпрос, оспорвам 5. to meet/take up a challenge приемам/отзовавам се на покана и пр 6. воен. искам паролата (за часовой) 7. воен. искане на паролата (от часовой) 8. възразявам срещу, протестирам 9. мед. проба за имунитет 10. нещо трудно, но интересно и мобилизиращо 11. подлагам на изпитание, мобилизирам 12. поставям под съмнение, оспорвам 13. правя проба за имунитет 14. предизвикване, предизвикателство, заплаха 15. събуждам, предизвиквам (интерес, желание) 16. съмнение. протест 17. юр. възражение, отвод (на съдебен заседател) 18. юр. правя отвод на (съдебен заседател), отхвърлям (твърдения)
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challenge[´tʃælindʒ] I. n 1. предизвикване, повикване; предизвикателство, покана (за дуел, състезание и пр.); призив (за съревнование); to rise to the \challenge издигам се на висотата на положението; to meet a \challenge отзовавам се на покана (предизвикване и пр.); a \challenge to a game сп. покана за игра; 2. предизвикателство, заплаха; нещо, което нарушава (руши); a \challenge to the premises of an argument нещо, което оспорва основната теза; 3. воен. искане на паролата от часовой; 4. юрид. отвод; a \challenge to the array отвод на целия състав от съдебни заседатели; 5. препятствие; пречка, спънка; 6. мор. опознавателен сигнал; 7. лай на хрътки, които са попаднали на следа; II. v 1. предизвиквам, извиквам, поканвам; to \challenge to a fight предизвиквам на борба; to \challenge s.o. to do s.th. карам някого да направи нещо (за да докаже, че може); прен. хвърлям ръкавица на някого; I \challenge you to do it хайде де, дай да те видим; a forgery that \challenges discovery фалшификация, която поставя на изпитание опитността на експертите (да я открият); 2. оспорвам; поставям под съмнение; протестирам срещу; to \challenge s.o.'s right to (do) s.th. оспорвам нечие право да върши нещо; 3. юрид. правя отвод на; 4. предизвиквам, събуждам (възбуждам) желание за; to \challenge the imagination стимулирам въображението; 5. воен. искам паролата (за часовой), документ за самоличност.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > challenge
10 rise

1. past tense - rose; verb
1) (to become greater, larger, higher etc; to increase: Food prices are still rising; His temperature rose; If the river rises much more, there will be a flood; Her voice rose to a scream; Bread rises when it is baked; His spirits rose at the good news.) aumentar; subir

2) (to move upwards: Smoke was rising from the chimney; The birds rose into the air; The curtain rose to reveal an empty stage.) elevarse

3) (to get up from bed: He rises every morning at six o'clock.) levantarse

4) (to stand up: The children all rose when the headmaster came in.) levantarse

5) ((of the sun etc) to appear above the horizon: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.) levantarse

6) (to slope upwards: Hills rose in the distance; The ground rises at this point.) elevarse

7) (to rebel: The people rose (up) in revolt against the dictator.) levantarse/sublevarse contra

8) (to move to a higher rank, a more important position etc: He rose to the rank of colonel.) ascender, subir

9) ((of a river) to begin or appear: The Rhône rises in the Alps.) nacer

10) ((of wind) to begin; to become stronger: Don't go out in the boat - the wind has risen.) levantarse; hacerse/soplar más fuerte

11) (to be built: Office blocks are rising all over the town.) alzarse, erigirse

12) (to come back to life: Jesus has risen.) resucitar

2. noun
1) ((the) act of rising: He had a rapid rise to fame; a rise in prices.) ascenso, subida

2) (an increase in salary or wages: She asked her boss for a rise.) aumento

3) (a slope or hill: The house is just beyond the next rise.) subida, cuesta

4) (the beginning and early development of something: the rise of the Roman Empire.) grandeza, auge

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- rising

3. adjective
the rising sun; rising prices; the rising generation; a rising young politician.) saliente; creciente, en aumento, en alza

- early
- late riser
- give rise to
- rise to the occasion

rise¹ n aumento / subida

a rise in temperature un aumento de las temperaturas

rise² vb

1. subir

the balloon rose into the air el globo subió en el aire

2. aumentar / subir

the price of petrol has risen by 12% this year el precio de la gasolina ha subido un 12% este año

3. crecer

the river is rising after the rain el río crece después de la lluvia

4. salir

the sun rises in the morning el sol sale por la mañana

El pasado de rise es rose y el participio pasado es risen; el gerundio se escribe rising

rise

tr[raɪz]

noun

1 ascenso, subida

2 (increase) aumento

3 (slope) subida, cuesta

intransitive verb (pt rose tr[rəʊz], pp risen tr['rɪzən])

1 ascender, subir

2 (increase) aumentar

3 (stand up) ponerse de pie

4 (get up) levantarse

5 (sun) salir

6 (river) nacer

7 (level of river) crecer

8 (mountains) elevarse

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to give rise to dar origen a

to rise to the occasion ponerse a la altura de las circunstancias

rise ['raɪz] vi, rose ['ro:z] ; risen ['rɪz-ə n] ; rising

1) get up: levantarse

to rise to one's feet: ponerse de pie

2) : elevarse, alzarse

the mountains rose to the west: las montañas se elevaron al oeste

3) : salir (dícese del sol y de la luna)

4) : subir (dícese de las aguas, del humo, etc.)

the river rose: las aguas subieron de nivel

5) increase: aumentar, subir

6) originate: nacer, proceder

7)

to rise in rank : ascender

8)

to rise up rebel: sublevarse, rebelarse

rise n

1) ascent: ascensión f, subida f

2) origin: origen m

3) elevation: elevación f

4) increase: subida f, aumento m, alzamiento m

5) slope: pendiente f, cuesta f

rise (Slope)

n.

• desnivel (Pen diente) s.m.

n.

• alza s.f.

• crecimiento s.m.

• cuesta s.f.

• elevación s.f.

• levantamiento s.m.

• origen s.m.

• peralte s.m.

• salida s.f.

• subida s.f.

• subido s.m.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: rose, risen) = crecer v.

• encumbrar v.

• enriscar v.

• leudar v.

• levantarse v.

• nacer v.

• salir v.

(§pres: salgo, sales...) fut/c: saldr-•)

• subir v.

• surgir v.

I raɪz
noun

1)

a) (upward movement - of tide, level) subida f; (- in pitch) elevación f

to get a rise out of somebody — (colloq) conseguir* que alguien se fastidie

to take the rise out of somebody — (colloq) tomarle el pelo a alguien (fam)

b) (increase - in prices, interest rates) subida f, aumento m, alza f‡ (frml), suba f (RPl); (- in pressure, temperature) aumento m, subida f; (- in number, amount) aumento m

to be on the rise — ir* en aumento, estar* aumentando

c) ( in pay) (BrE) aumento m, incremento m (frml)

a pay rise — un aumento or (frml) un incremento salarial

d) ( improvement) mejora f

a rise in living standards — una mejora en el nivel de vida

2) ( advance) ascenso m, ascensión f

the rise of Manchester as an industrial city — el surgimiento de Manchester como ciudad industrial

the rise and fall of somebody/something — la grandeza y decadencia de alguien/algo, el auge y (la) caída de alguien/algo

to give rise to something — \<\<to belief\>\> dar* origen or lugar a algo; \<\<to dispute\>\> ocasionar or causar algo; \<\<to ideas\>\> suscitar algo

3) ( slope) subida f, cuesta f

II

(past rose; past p risen 'rɪzṇ) intransitive verb

1)

a) (come, go up) subir; \<\<mist\>\> levantarse; \<\<sun/moon\>\> salir*; \<\<river\>\> crecer*; \<\<dough\>\> crecer*, subir; \<\<cake\>\> subir; \<\<fish\>\> picar*

the curtain rises at eight — la función empieza a las ocho

a few eyebrows rose when... — más de uno se mostró sorprendido cuando...

to rise to the surface — salir* or subir a la superficie

the color rose to her cheeks — se le subieron los colores, se ruborizó

b) ( increase) \<\<price/temperature/pressure\>\> subir, aumentar; \<\<wind\>\> arreciar; \<\<wage/number/amount\>\> aumentar; \<\<tension\>\> crecer*, aumentar

to rise in price — subir or aumentar de precio

c) \<\<sound\>\> ( become louder) aumentar de volumen; ( become higher) subir de tono

her voice never rose above a whisper — su voz no se elevó por encima de un susurro

a few voices rose in protest — se alzaron algunas voces de protesta

d) ( improve) \<\<standard\>\> mejorar

their spirits rose — se les levantó el ánimo, se animaron

2)

a) ( slope upward) \<\<ground/land\>\> elevarse

b) ( extend upwards) \<\<building/hill\>\> levantarse, alzarse*, erguirse* (liter)

3)

a) ( stand up) \<\<person/audience\>\> (frml) ponerse* de pie, levantarse, pararse (AmL)

to rise to one's feet — ponerse* de pie, levantarse

b) ( out of bed) levantarse

rise and shine! — (colloq) vamos, arriba y a espabilarse! (fam)

to rise from the dead — resucitar de entre los muertos

4) (in position, status)

he rose to the rank of general — ascendió al rango de general

she has risen in my estimation — ha ganado en mi estima

5) ( adjourn) (BrE) \<\<court/parliament\>\> levantar la sesión

6) ( revolt)

to rise (up) (AGAINST somebody/something) — levantarse or alzarse* (contra alguien/algo)

7) ( originate) \<\<river\>\> (frml) nacer*

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Phrasal Verbs:

- rise above

- rise to

[raɪz] (vb: pt rose) (pp risen)
1. N

1) (=upward movement) subida f, ascenso m ; [of tide] subida f ; [of river] crecida f ; (in tone, pitch) subida f, elevación f

a rapid rise in sea level — una rápida subida del nivel del mar

the gentle rise and fall of his breathing — el ligero movimiento de su pecho al inspirar y espirar

- get a rise out of sb

- take the rise out of sb

2) (=increase) (in number, rate, value) aumento m ; (in price, temperature) subida f, aumento m ; (Brit) (in salary) aumento m (de sueldo)

to ask for a rise — pedir un aumento (de sueldo)

he was given a 30% pay rise — le dieron un aumento de sueldo del 30%

they got a rise of 50 dollars — les aumentaron el sueldo en 50 dólares

• a rise in interest rates — un aumento de los tipos de interés

• prices are on the rise — los precios están subiendo

3) (fig) (=advancement) ascenso m, subida f ; (=emergence) desarrollo m

his meteoric rise to fame — su ascenso meteórico or su subida meteórica a la fama

Napoleon's rise to power — el ascenso or la subida de Napoleón al poder

the rise of the middle class — el desarrollo de la clase media

the rise and fall of — [of organization] el auge y (la) decadencia de; [of person] el ascenso y (la) caída de

the rise and fall of the empire — el auge y (la) decadencia del imperio

nazism was on the rise in Europe — el nazismo estaba creciendo en Europa

4) (=small hill) colina f, loma f ; (=upward slope) cuesta f (arriba), pendiente f ; [of stairs] subida f

5) (=origin) [of river] nacimiento m

to give rise to — [+ innovation] dar origen a; [+ problems, impression] causar; [+ interest, ideas] suscitar; [+ speculation, doubts, suspicion, fear] suscitar, dar lugar a

2. VI

1) (=get up) (from bed) levantarse; (=stand up) ponerse de pie, levantarse; (=rear up) [building, mountain] elevarse, alzarse

to rise early — madrugar, levantarse temprano

he rose to greet us — se levantó para recibirnos

the mountains rose up before him — las montañas se elevaban or se alzaban frente a él

the horse rose on its hind legs — el caballo se alzó sobre sus patas traseras

to rise from the dead — resucitar

to rise to one's feet — ponerse de pie

rise and shine! — ¡levántate y espabila!

to rise from (the) table — levantarse de la mesa
ash II, 1.
2) (=get higher) [sun, moon] salir; [smoke, mist, balloon] subir, ascender, elevarse liter; [dust, spray, theatre curtain] levantarse; [water, tide, level, aircraft, lift] subir; [dough, cake] aumentar, subir; [river] crecer; [hair] ponerse de punta

the plane rose to 4,000 metres — el avión subió a 4.000 metros

his eyebrows rose at the sight of her — al verla se le arquearon las cejas

her actions caused a few eyebrows to rise — sus acciones causaron cierto escándalo

her eyes rose to meet mine — alzó la mirada y se encontró con la mía

the fish are rising well — los peces están picando bien

to rise above — (fig) [+ differences, poverty] superar; [+ prejudice] estar por encima de

to rise to the bait — (lit, fig) picar or morder el anzuelo

to rise to the surface — (lit) salir a la superficie; (fig) [tensions, contradictions] surgir, aflorar

it is a time when these tensions may rise to the surface — es un momento en el que puede que surjan or afloren estas tensiones
challenge, occasion
3) (=increase) [price, temperature, pressure] subir, aumentar; [number, amount, tension] aumentar; [barometer, stocks, shares] subir; [wind] arreciar, levantarse; [sound] hacerse más fuerte

it has risen 20% in price — su precio ha subido or aumentado en un 20%

new houses are rising in value — las viviendas nuevas se están revalorizando

unemployment was rising — el paro aumentaba

the noise rose to almost unbearable levels — el ruido se hizo tan fuerte que era casi insoportable

her voice rose in anger — levantó or alzó la voz enfadada

4) [ground] subir (en pendiente)

5) (in rank) ascender

he rose to colonel — ascendió a coronel

he rose to be president — llegó a ser presidente

she rose to the top of her profession — llegó a la cumbre de su profesión

to rise in sb's estimation — ganar en la estima de algn

to rise from nothing — salir de la nada

to rise from or through the ranks — (Mil) ascender de soldado raso
prominence
6) (=improve) [standards] mejorar

our spirits rose — nos animamos

it could cause expectations to rise — podría hacer que las expectativas crecieran

7) (=come forth)

a loud gasp rose from the audience — el público soltó un grito ahogado

laughter rose from the audience — entre el público estallaron las risas

from the people, a cheer rose up — la gente empezó a vitorear todos a una

she could feel a blush rising to her cheeks — sentía que se le subía el color a las mejillas, sentía que se le subían los colores

tears rose to his eyes — se le saltaron las lágrimas

a feeling of panic was rising in him — empezó a entrarle una sensación de pánico

8) (=originate) [river] nacer

9) (=rebel) (also: rise up) sublevarse, levantarse ( against contra)

the people rose (up) against their oppressors — el pueblo se sublevó or levantó contra sus opresores

to rise (up) in arms — alzarse en armas

to rise (up) in revolt — sublevarse, rebelarse

10) (=adjourn) [parliament, court] levantar la sesión

the House rose at 2a.m. — se levantó la sesión parlamentaria a las 2 de la madrugada

- rise above

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I [raɪz]
noun

1)

a) (upward movement - of tide, level) subida f; (- in pitch) elevación f

to get a rise out of somebody — (colloq) conseguir* que alguien se fastidie

to take the rise out of somebody — (colloq) tomarle el pelo a alguien (fam)

b) (increase - in prices, interest rates) subida f, aumento m, alza f‡ (frml), suba f (RPl); (- in pressure, temperature) aumento m, subida f; (- in number, amount) aumento m

to be on the rise — ir* en aumento, estar* aumentando

c) ( in pay) (BrE) aumento m, incremento m (frml)

a pay rise — un aumento or (frml) un incremento salarial

d) ( improvement) mejora f

a rise in living standards — una mejora en el nivel de vida

2) ( advance) ascenso m, ascensión f

the rise of Manchester as an industrial city — el surgimiento de Manchester como ciudad industrial

the rise and fall of somebody/something — la grandeza y decadencia de alguien/algo, el auge y (la) caída de alguien/algo

to give rise to something — \<\<to belief\>\> dar* origen or lugar a algo; \<\<to dispute\>\> ocasionar or causar algo; \<\<to ideas\>\> suscitar algo

3) ( slope) subida f, cuesta f

II

(past rose; past p risen ['rɪzṇ]) intransitive verb

1)

a) (come, go up) subir; \<\<mist\>\> levantarse; \<\<sun/moon\>\> salir*; \<\<river\>\> crecer*; \<\<dough\>\> crecer*, subir; \<\<cake\>\> subir; \<\<fish\>\> picar*

the curtain rises at eight — la función empieza a las ocho

a few eyebrows rose when... — más de uno se mostró sorprendido cuando...

to rise to the surface — salir* or subir a la superficie

the color rose to her cheeks — se le subieron los colores, se ruborizó

b) ( increase) \<\<price/temperature/pressure\>\> subir, aumentar; \<\<wind\>\> arreciar; \<\<wage/number/amount\>\> aumentar; \<\<tension\>\> crecer*, aumentar

to rise in price — subir or aumentar de precio

c) \<\<sound\>\> ( become louder) aumentar de volumen; ( become higher) subir de tono

her voice never rose above a whisper — su voz no se elevó por encima de un susurro

a few voices rose in protest — se alzaron algunas voces de protesta

d) ( improve) \<\<standard\>\> mejorar

their spirits rose — se les levantó el ánimo, se animaron

2)

a) ( slope upward) \<\<ground/land\>\> elevarse

b) ( extend upwards) \<\<building/hill\>\> levantarse, alzarse*, erguirse* (liter)

3)

a) ( stand up) \<\<person/audience\>\> (frml) ponerse* de pie, levantarse, pararse (AmL)

to rise to one's feet — ponerse* de pie, levantarse

b) ( out of bed) levantarse

rise and shine! — (colloq) vamos, arriba y a espabilarse! (fam)

to rise from the dead — resucitar de entre los muertos

4) (in position, status)

he rose to the rank of general — ascendió al rango de general

she has risen in my estimation — ha ganado en mi estima

5) ( adjourn) (BrE) \<\<court/parliament\>\> levantar la sesión

6) ( revolt)

to rise (up) (AGAINST somebody/something) — levantarse or alzarse* (contra alguien/algo)

7) ( originate) \<\<river\>\> (frml) nacer*

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Phrasal Verbs:

- rise above

- rise to

English-spanish dictionary > rise
11 challenge

I ['tʃælɪndʒ] n
1) вызов, проба сил, испытание

Challenges to fight are punishable by fine and imprisonment. — Вызов на поединок карается штрафом и лишением свободы.

It was a challenge to our very existence. — Само наше существование было поставлено на карту.

- major challenge
- issue a challenge to smb
- accept to a challenge
- meet a challenge
- rise to a challenge
2) препятствие, трудная задача, проблема

- biggest challenge
- energy challenges
- face a challenge
- mount a challenge
- pose a challenge to smth II ['tʃælɪndʒ] v
1) вызывать, бросать вызов, призывать к ответу (за что-либо)

The teacher challenged his students with a new method. — Учитель поставил перед студентами задачу освоения нового метода, что требовало больших усилий.

- challenge smb to a fight
- this event challenges explanation
2) окликать, требовать пароль, спрашивать пропуск

The sentry challenged us with "Who's coming? — " Охрана окликнула нас: "Кто идет?

" We were challenged by armed guards. — Нас окликнула/остановила вооруженная охрана.

3) усомниться, сомневаться, ставить под вопрос, оспаривать, опровергать

Do you challenge my words? — Ты что, не доверяешь моим словам?

- challenge smb's knowledge
- challenge the wisdom of smb's decision
- challenge smb's right
- challenge the truth of the experiment
- challenge the title
- challenge smb's leadership
4) обвинять, требовать ответа

- challenge smb for lying
- challenge the firm for fraud
5) требовать

They are not likely to challenge us on any details. — Они вряд ли будут требовать от нас каких-то деталей.

- challenge smth

6) давать отвод (присяжному, свидетелю, свидетельскому показанию), не принимать дело к рассмотрению

Anybody may challenge on the ground that so and so is unfit. — Любой может дать отвод на том основании, что то-то и то-то не имеет отношения к делу

- challenge a juror

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > challenge
12 rise

rise [raɪz]

(verb: preterite rose, past participle risen) [ˈrɪzn]

1. noun

[of sun] lever m ; ( = increase) (in temperature, prices) hausse f ; (British in wages) augmentation f

• to ask for a rise (British) demander une augmentation (de salaire)

• there has been a rise in the number of people looking for work le nombre des demandeurs d'emploi a augmenté

• her rise to power son ascension f au pouvoir

• to take the rise out of sb (inf) se payer la tête de qn (inf)

► to give rise to [+ trouble] provoquer ; [+ speculation] donner lieu à ; [+ fear, suspicions] susciter

2. intransitive verb

   a. ( = get up) se lever

• rise and shine! allez, lève-toi !

• to rise to one's feet se mettre debout

• to rise from (the) table se lever de table

• to rise from the dead ressusciter (des morts)

   b. ( = go up, ascend) monter ; [balloon] s'élever ; [curtain, sun] se lever ; [dough] lever ; [hopes, anger] grandir ; [prices] être en hausse ; [cost of living] augmenter

• to rise to the surface [swimmer, object, fish] remonter à la surface

• he won't rise to any of your taunts il ne réagira à aucune de vos piques

• to rise to the occasion se montrer à la hauteur de la situation

• to rise above a certain temperature dépasser une température donnée

• her spirits rose son moral a remonté

• a feeling of anger rose within him un sentiment de colère montait en lui

   c. (in society, rank) s'élever

• to rise from the ranks sortir du rang

• to rise to fame connaître la célébrité

   d. ( = rebel also rise up se soulever

• to rise (up) in revolt se révolter

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[raɪz] 1.
noun

1) ( increase) (in amount, number, inflation, rates) augmentation f (in de); (in prices, pressure) hausse f (in de); ( in temperature) élévation f (in de); ( in standards) amélioration f (in de)

2) GB (also pay rise, wage rise) augmentation f (de salaire)

3) ( progress) ( of person) ascension f; ( of empire) essor m; ( of ideology) montée f

her rise to fame — son accession à la gloire

4) ( slope) montée f

5) ( hill) butte f

6)

to give rise to — fig donner lieu à [rumours, speculation]; susciter [resentment, frustration]; causer [problem, unemployment]
2.
intransitive verb (prét rose; pp risen)

1) ( become higher) [water] monter; [price, temperature] augmenter; [voice] devenir plus fort

to rise above — [temperature, amount] dépasser

2) fig ( intensify) [pressure] augmenter; [tension] monter; [frustration, hopes] grandir

3) ( get up) [person] se lever; ( after falling) se relever

to rise from the dead — ressusciter

‘rise and shine!’ — ‘debout!’

4) ( meet successfully)

to rise to — se montrer à la hauteur de [occasion, challenge]

5) ( progress) [person] réussir

to rise to — devenir [director, manager]; s'élever à [rank]

to rise to fame — atteindre la célébrité

to rise through the ranks — gravir tous les échelons

6) ( slope upwards) [road] monter; [cliff] s'élever

7) ( appear over horizon) [sun, moon] se lever

8) Geography ( have source)

to rise in — [river] prendre sa source dans [area]

9) Culinary [cake] lever

10) [committee, parliament] lever la séance

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Phrasal Verbs:

- rise above

- rise up

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to get a rise out of somebody — (colloq) faire enrager quelqu'un

English-French dictionary > rise
13 meet

meet

A n

1 Sport rencontre f (sportive) ; athletics meet GB, track meet US rencontre f d'athlétisme ;

2 GB, Hunt rendez-vous m de chasseurs.

B ‡ adj séant†, convenable ; it is meet that il est convenable que (+ subj), il sied† que (+ subj).

C vtr ( prét, pp met)

1 ( encounter) rencontrer [person] ; rencontrer, affronter [team, opponent, enemy] ; to meet each other se rencontrer ; to meet one's death fig trouver la mort ;

2 ( make acquaintance of) faire la connaissance de [person] ; ‘pleased to meet you!’ ‘enchanté (de faire votre connaissance)!’ ; Paul, meet my boss, Janet ( as introduction) Paul, je vous présente ma patronne, Janet ; have you met Mr Roberts? ( at gathering) est-ce que vous avez été présenté à M. Roberts? ;

3 ( greet) ( await) attendre ; ( fetch) chercher [person] ; she went to the airport to meet them elle est allée à l'aéroport les attendre or chercher ; I'll be there to meet you je viendrai te chercher ; to meet sb off GB ou at US the bus/plane attendre qn à l'arrêt de bus/à l'aéroport ;

4 ( come into contact with) [hand] rencontrer, toucher [hand] ; [line] rencontrer, croiser [line] ; his eyes met hers son regard a rencontré or a croisé le sien ; he couldn't meet her eye il ne pouvait pas la regarder en face ; an incredible sight met her eye un spectacle incroyable s'est offert à ses yeux ;

5 ( fulfil) satisfaire [demand, order, needs] ; satisfaire à [criteria] ; payer [bills, costs] ; couvrir [debts, overheads] ; compenser [loss] ; faire face à [obligations, commitments] ; remplir [conditions] ;

6 ( rise to) satisfaire à [standards] ; se montrer à la hauteur de [challenge] ;

7 ( respond to) répondre à [criticism, accusation, objection].

D vi ( prét, pp met)

1 ( come together) [people] se rencontrer, se voir ; [teams, armies] se rencontrer, s'affronter ; [committee, group, parliament] ( for discussion) se réunir (to do pour faire) ; [cars] se croiser ; the two cars/trains met head-on les deux véhicules/trains se sont heurtés de front or de plein fouet ○ ; to meet again [people] se revoir ; goodbye, till we meet again! au revoir! à la prochaine fois! ;

2 ( make acquaintance) [people] faire connaissance ;

3 ( come into contact) [hands, lips] se rencontrer, se toucher ; [roads, lines, eyes] se rencontrer, se croiser.

Idioms

there's more to this than meets the eye ce n'est pas aussi clair que cela en a l'air ; there's more to him than meets the eye il cache bien son jeu ; to make ends meet joindre les deux bouts.

Phrasal verbs

■ meet up ○:

▶ meet up se retrouver ; to meet up with ○ retrouver [friend] ; they met up with each other at the theatre ils se sont retrouvés au théâtre.

■ meet with:

▶ meet with [sb] rencontrer [person, delegation] ;

▶ meet with [sth] rencontrer [difficulties, opposition, success, criticism, suspicion] ; être accueilli avec [approval, praise] ; subir [failure] ; he met with misfortune/an accident il lui est arrivé un malheur/un accident ; his ideas/comments met with no response ses idées/commentaires n'ont suscité aucune réaction ; to be met with être accueilli par [silence, shouts] ; se heurter à [disapproval] ; être confronté par [anger].

Big English-French dictionary > meet
14 rise

I [raɪz]
nome

1) (increase) (in amount, number) crescita f. (in di); (in inflation) crescita f., salita f. (in di); (in rates, prices) aumento m., rialzo m., incremento m. (in di); (in pressure, temperature) aumento m. (in di); (in standards) miglioramento m. (in di)

2) BE (anche pay

rise —, wage

rise —) aumento m. salariale, di stipendio

3) (progress) (of person) ascesa f.; (of company, empire) ascesa f., progresso m.; (of ideology) affermazione f.

her rise to fame — la sua scalata alla fama

4) (slope) salita f.

5) (hill) collina f., altura f.

6) fig.

to give rise to — dare origine o adito a [rumours, speculation]; suscitare [resentment, frustration]; causare [problem, unemployment]

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to get a rise out of sb. — colloq. fare uscire qcn. dai gangheri
II [raɪz]
verbo intransitivo (pass. rose; p.pass. risen)

1) (become higher) [ water] salire (di livello); [price, temperature] aumentare, salire; [ voice] alzarsi

to rise above — [temperature, amount] superare

2) fig. (intensify) [ pressure] aumentare; [ tension] salire; [frustration, hopes] crescere

3) (get up) [ person] alzarsi; (after falling) tirarsi su, rialzarsi

to rise from the dead — risuscitare

"rise and shine!" — "sveglia!"

4) (meet successfully)

to rise to — essere o mostrarsi all'altezza di [occasion, challenge]

5) (progress) [ person] fare carriera, farsi una posizione

to rise to — diventare [director, manager]

to rise to a rank — raggiungere una posizione

to rise to fame — diventare famoso

to rise through the ranks — fare la gavetta

6) (slope upwards) [ road] salire; [ cliff] elevarsi, ergersi

7) (appear over horizon) [sun, moon] sorgere, spuntare

8) geogr. (have source)

to rise in — [ river] nascere in [ area]

9) gastr. [ cake] lievitare

10) amm. pol. [committee, parliament] sciogliersi, sospendere la seduta

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- rise above

- rise up

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1. past tense - rose; verb
1) (to become greater, larger, higher etc; to increase: Food prices are still rising; His temperature rose; If the river rises much more, there will be a flood; Her voice rose to a scream; Bread rises when it is baked; His spirits rose at the good news.) aumentare; alzarsi; crescere

2) (to move upwards: Smoke was rising from the chimney; The birds rose into the air; The curtain rose to reveal an empty stage.) alzarsi

3) (to get up from bed: He rises every morning at six o'clock.) alzarsi

4) (to stand up: The children all rose when the headmaster came in.) alzarsi

5) ((of the sun etc) to appear above the horizon: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.) sorgere

6) (to slope upwards: Hills rose in the distance; The ground rises at this point.) ergersi; salire, alzarsi

7) (to rebel: The people rose (up) in revolt against the dictator.) sollevarsi, ribellarsi

8) (to move to a higher rank, a more important position etc: He rose to the rank of colonel.) elevarsi

9) ((of a river) to begin or appear: The Rhône rises in the Alps.) sorgere, nascere

10) ((of wind) to begin; to become stronger: Don't go out in the boat - the wind has risen.) alzarsi

11) (to be built: Office blocks are rising all over the town.) sorgere, spuntare, nascere

12) (to come back to life: Jesus has risen.) risuscitare
2. noun
1) ((the) act of rising: He had a rapid rise to fame; a rise in prices.) ascesa, salita

2) (an increase in salary or wages: She asked her boss for a rise.) aumento

3) (a slope or hill: The house is just beyond the next rise.) altura

4) (the beginning and early development of something: the rise of the Roman Empire.) nascita

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- rising
3. adjective
the rising sun; rising prices; the rising generation; a rising young politician.) crescente, nascente

- early
- late riser
- give rise to
- rise to the occasion
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I [raɪz]
nome

1) (increase) (in amount, number) crescita f. (in di); (in inflation) crescita f., salita f. (in di); (in rates, prices) aumento m., rialzo m., incremento m. (in di); (in pressure, temperature) aumento m. (in di); (in standards) miglioramento m. (in di)

2) BE (anche pay

rise —, wage

rise —) aumento m. salariale, di stipendio

3) (progress) (of person) ascesa f.; (of company, empire) ascesa f., progresso m.; (of ideology) affermazione f.

her rise to fame — la sua scalata alla fama

4) (slope) salita f.

5) (hill) collina f., altura f.

6) fig.

to give rise to — dare origine o adito a [rumours, speculation]; suscitare [resentment, frustration]; causare [problem, unemployment]

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to get a rise out of sb. — colloq. fare uscire qcn. dai gangheri
II [raɪz]
verbo intransitivo (pass. rose; p.pass. risen)

1) (become higher) [ water] salire (di livello); [price, temperature] aumentare, salire; [ voice] alzarsi

to rise above — [temperature, amount] superare

2) fig. (intensify) [ pressure] aumentare; [ tension] salire; [frustration, hopes] crescere

3) (get up) [ person] alzarsi; (after falling) tirarsi su, rialzarsi

to rise from the dead — risuscitare

"rise and shine!" — "sveglia!"

4) (meet successfully)

to rise to — essere o mostrarsi all'altezza di [occasion, challenge]

5) (progress) [ person] fare carriera, farsi una posizione

to rise to — diventare [director, manager]

to rise to a rank — raggiungere una posizione

to rise to fame — diventare famoso

to rise through the ranks — fare la gavetta

6) (slope upwards) [ road] salire; [ cliff] elevarsi, ergersi

7) (appear over horizon) [sun, moon] sorgere, spuntare

8) geogr. (have source)

to rise in — [ river] nascere in [ area]

9) gastr. [ cake] lievitare

10) amm. pol. [committee, parliament] sciogliersi, sospendere la seduta

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- rise above

- rise up

English-Italian dictionary > rise
15 prova

"test;

Probe;

prova"

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f ( esame) test

( tentativo) attempt

( testimonianza) proof

di abito fitting

sports heat

theatre prove pl rehearsal sg

theatre prove pl generali dress rehearsal sg

prova di laboratorio lab test

banco m di prova test bench

a prova di bomba bombproof

salvo prova contraria unless otherwise stated

per insufficienza di prove for lack of evidence

mettere alla prova put to the test

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prova s.f.

1 ( dimostrazione) proof; ( elemento, mezzo di prova) evidence [U]: ne abbiamo le prove, we have evidence of it; diede prova di essere un vero amico, he proved to be a real friend; è una prova della sua innocenza, this is a proof of (o this proves) his innocence; voglio la prova di quanto hai detto, I want proof of what you said // dare prova di, to give proof of: ha dato prova di eccellente preparazione, he showed excellent preparation // (dir.): prova diretta, direct evidence; prova indiziaria, indiretta, circumstantial (o indirect) evidence; prova a carico, a discarico, evidence for the prosecution, for the defence; prova per sentito dire, de auditu, hearsay evidence; prova illecita, illegally obtained evidence; prova reale, tangible evidence; prova non rilevante, irrelevant evidence; regole di prova, rules of evidence; il valore ( probante) della prova, the weight of evidence; prova in contrario, evidence to the contrary; la prova riguarda..., the evidence relates to... // fino a prova contraria, until one has proof to the contrary

2 ( controllo, esperimento) test; trial; ( di dipendente) probation: superare una prova, to pass a test; mettere qlcu. alla prova, to put s.o. to the test (o to test s.o.); sembra buono ma bisogna vederlo alla prova, it looks good on paper but we'll need to see it tested // assumere qlcu. in prova, to take s.o. on for a trial period; il periodo di prova è di tre mesi, the trial period is three months; il nuovo impiegato è ancora in prova, the new clerk is still on probation // (comm.): prova del prodotto, product test; prova di vendita, sales test // (econ.): prova di mercato, market test; prova su zona, area test; prova di produzione, production test

3 (tecn.) test, trial: prova a fatica, fatigue test; prova all'urto, shock (o impact) test; prova a trazione, tensile test; prova conclusiva, crucial test; prova di affidabilità, reliability test; prova di collaudo, acceptance test; prova di durata, endurance (o life) test; prova di durezza, hardness test; prova di elasticità, elasticity test; prova di laboratorio, laboratory test; prova di pressione, pressure test; prova di sicurezza, safety test; apparecchiatura di prova, test set; banco di prova, testing bench; mettere una macchina in prova, to test a machine // (mecc.): prova al banco, bench test; prova al freno, brake test // (elettr.): prova ad alta tensione, high-voltage test; prova di isolamento, insulation test; prova di rigidità dielettrica, electric strength test // (chim.) prova alla fiamma, flame test // (tess.) prova dei filati, yarn testing // (mar.): prova agli ormeggi, quay trial; prova a tutta forza, full-power trial // (aer.): prova a terra, ground test; prova di volo, flight trial; volo di prova, trial flight // (aut.): prova di consumo, fuel consumption test; prova di velocità, speed test; prova su strada, road test; targa di prova, temporary plate // (mil.) prova di tiro, range trial // (sport) prova di durata, long-distance trial // (inform.): prova del programma, programme checkout; prova automatica, self-test

4 a prova di, proof (attr.): a prova di bomba, bombproof; a prova di cannone, shellproof; a prova di ruggine, rustproof; a prova di umidità, wetproof

5 ( scolastica) test, examination: prova orale, oral test (o examination); prova scritta, written test (o examination); sostenere una prova, to take (o to do o to sit for) an examination

6 (fig.) trial, ordeal: fu una dura prova, it was a severe trial (o ordeal); la sua vita fu piena di prove, his life was full of trials

7 ( tentativo) try: farò una prova, I shall try; prima di cambiarlo facciamo un'ultima prova, before changing it let's have another try

8 ( risultato, riuscita) result: dare una buona prova, to give good results

9 (di abito, durante la confezione) fitting: ho fatto tre prove per questo abito, I've had three fittings for this dress; mettere in prova un abito, to make a dress ready for a fitting

10 (teatr., mus.) rehearsal: prova generale, dress rehearsal, (mus.) final rehearsal; ogni giorno facciamo tre ore di prova, every day we rehearse for three hours

11 (tip.) proof: foglio di prova, ( di stampa) specimen page; prima prova, foul (o flat) proof; seconda prova, revise; terza prova, second revise; prova in colonna, galley proof; correggere una prova, to correct a proof; tirare una prova, to pull a proof

12 (mat.) proof: fa' la prova di questa addizione, check this sum; prova del nove, casting out nines: fare la prova del nove, to cast out nines

13 ( sportiva) trials (pl.): la prova dei 100 metri, the 100 metres trials; le prove del Gran Premio inizieranno alle 13, the Grand Prix trials will begin at 1 p.m.

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['prɔva]
sostantivo femminile

1) (dimostrazione) proof U, evidence U

dare prova di — to show [fermezza, coraggio]

essere la prova di — to testify to, to bear testimony to [fatto, ostilità]

è la prova che — it's a sure sign that

dare buona prova di sé — to give a good account of oneself, to acquit oneself well

fino a prova contraria — until proved otherwise

2) dir. evidence U, proof; (documento) exhibit

una prova — a piece of evidence

insufficienza di -e — insufficient evidence

3) mat. (operazione di verifica) proof

4) aut. ind. tecn. (collaudo) trial (run)

fare delle -e — to run trials

il nuovo modello è in prova — the new model is undergoing trials

prova su strada — road test, test drive

volo, giro di prova — test flight, run

5) (esperimento) test

fare delle -e — to do o run tests, to test

prova di laboratorio — laboratory test

6) (verifica) test; (di persona) trial, test

assumere qcn. in prova — to give sb. a trial, to try sb. (out)

periodo di prova — trial o probational period

essere all'altezza della prova — to rise to o meet the challenge

"uno, due, tre, prova" — "one, two, three, testing"

mettere alla prova — to (put to the) test, to try [persona, capacità, resistenza]

mettere a dura prova — to put a strain on, to strain o try [sth.] to the limit [pazienza, rapporto]

ho bisogno di un lavoro che mi metta alla prova — I need a job that stretches o challenges me

"mettimi alla prova!" — "try me!"

7) (tentativo) try

fare una prova — to have a try

8) (esame) test, exam(ination)

prova orale — oral examination

- e scritte — written proof o examinations

9) tip.

prova di stampa — proof

10) (momento difficile) ordeal, hardship

superare una prova — to go through an ordeal

11) (manifestazione)

prova d'amore — demonstration of love

come prova della sua amicizia — as a pledge of her friendship

12) sport event; (prestazione) performance

- e eliminatorie — heats

prova di velocità, a cronometro — speed, time trial

13) teatr. mus. rehearsal

fare le -e — to rehearse, to practise

14) sart. fitting

cabina o camerino di prova — changing o fitting room

15) a prova di

a prova di bomba — [ rifugio] shell-proof; fig. [pazienza, solidità] bombproof

a prova di scasso — burglar-proof, tamper-proof

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prova d'acquisto — proof of purchase

prova a carico — dir. evidence for the prosecution

prova a discarico — dir. evidence for the defence

prova d'esame — examination o exam paper

prova generale — teatr. dress rehearsal, trial run

prova del nove — mat. casting out nines; fig. litmus test, acid test

prova di resistenza — sport mil. endurance test

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a tutta prova — [ coraggio] unflinching

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prova

/'prɔva/

sostantivo f.

1 (dimostrazione) proof U, evidence U; dare prova di to show [fermezza, coraggio]; essere la prova di to testify to, to bear testimony to [fatto, ostilità]; è la prova che it's a sure sign that; dare buona prova di sé to give a good account of oneself, to acquit oneself well; fino a prova contraria until proved otherwise

2 dir. evidence U, proof; (documento) exhibit; una prova a piece of evidence; insufficienza di -e insufficient evidence

3 mat. (operazione di verifica) proof

4 aut. ind. tecn. (collaudo) trial (run); fare delle -e to run trials; il nuovo modello è in prova the new model is undergoing trials; prova su strada road test, test drive; volo, giro di prova test flight, run

5 (esperimento) test; fare delle -e to do o run tests, to test; prova di laboratorio laboratory test

6 (verifica) test; (di persona) trial, test; assumere qcn. in prova to give sb. a trial, to try sb. (out); periodo di prova trial o probational period; essere all'altezza della prova to rise to o meet the challenge; "uno, due, tre, prova" "one, two, three, testing"; mettere alla prova to (put to the) test, to try [persona, capacità, resistenza]; mettere a dura prova to put a strain on, to strain o try [sth.] to the limit [pazienza, rapporto]; ho bisogno di un lavoro che mi metta alla prova I need a job that stretches o challenges me; "mettimi alla prova!" "try me!"

7 (tentativo) try; fare una prova to have a try

8 (esame) test, exam(ination); prova orale oral examination; - e scritte written proof o examinations

9 tip. prova di stampa proof

10 (momento difficile) ordeal, hardship; superare una prova to go through an ordeal

11 (manifestazione) prova d'amore demonstration of love; come prova della sua amicizia as a pledge of her friendship

12 sport event; (prestazione) performance; - e eliminatorie heats; prova di velocità, a cronometro speed, time trial

13 teatr. mus. rehearsal; fare le -e to rehearse, to practise

14 sart. fitting; cabina o camerino di prova changing o fitting room

15 a prova di a prova di bomba [ rifugio] shell-proof; fig. [pazienza, solidità] bombproof; a prova di scasso burglar-proof, tamper-proof

IDIOMS

a tutta prova [ coraggio] unflinching

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prova d'acquisto proof of purchase; prova a carico dir. evidence for the prosecution; prova a discarico dir. evidence for the defence; prova d'esame examination o exam paper; prova generale teatr. dress rehearsal, trial run; prova del nove mat. casting out nines; fig. litmus test, acid test; prova di resistenza sport mil. endurance test.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > prova
16 essere all'altezza della prova

essere all'altezza della prova

to rise to o meet the challenge

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17 altura

f.

1 height.

tiene 2 metros de altura he's 2 meters tall; (persona) it's 2 meters high (cosa)

2 height.

a la altura de los ojos at eye level

pon los dos altavoces a la misma altura put both speakers level with each other

el tráfico está congestionado a la altura del ayuntamiento there's a traffic jam in the area of the town hall

3 height.

Viella está a 1.000 m de altura Viella is 1,000 m above sea level

ganar o tomar altura to climb (avión)

perder altura to lose height (avión)

se esperan nevadas en alturas superiores a los 800 metros snow is forecast on high ground above 800 meters

las alturas (figurative) Heaven (el cielo)

4 loftiness, elevation.

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altura

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) height

■ el edificio tiene una altura de 80 metros the building is 80 metres high

2 (altitud) altitude

3 (nivel) level, par; (punto) point

■ ¿a qué altura de la calle vives? how far up the street do you live?

■ hay un buzón en la calle Mayor, a la altura de la zapatería there's a post box in the High Street, near the shoe shop

■ el petrolero naufragó a la altura de Malpica the petrol tanker went down off Malpica

4 figurado (mérito, valía, calidad) merit, worth; (dignidad) dignity, excellence

■ todos son profesionales de altura demostrada all of them are professionals of proven worth

► nombre femenino plural alturas

1 RELIGIÓN heavens

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a estas alturas by now, at this stage

estar a la altura de to measure up to, match up to, be on a par with

estar a la altura de las circunstancias figurado to be worthy of the occasion, rise to the occasion

quedar a la altura del betún familiar to make a very poor showing, look bad

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noun f.

1) height

2) altitude

3) level

4) loftiness

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SF

1) [de edificio, techo, persona] height

el agua llegó hasta una altura de 30cms — the water reached a height of 30cms

las dos estanterías tienen la misma altura — the two bookshelves are the same height

se necesita tener una altura superior a 1,80 — you have to be over 1.80 metres tall

hubo olas de hasta tres metros de altura — there were waves up to three metres high, there were waves of up to three metres in height

• a la altura de algo, la ventana quedaba a la altura de mi cabeza — the window was level with my head

sentí un dolor a la altura de los riñones — I felt a pain around my kidneys

se hizo un corte a la altura del tobillo — he cut himself on the ankle

altura de caída — [de cascada] fall

altura de la vegetación — timber line

2) [en el aire] height, altitude

el avión subió a una altura de 10.000 pies — the plane rose to a height o an altitude of 10,000 feet

nos encontramos a 3.000 metros de altura sobre el nivel del mar — we are 3,000 metres above sea level

volaba a muy poca altura del suelo — it was flying just above the ground

• ganar o tomar altura — to climb, gain height

• el globo empezó a perder altura — the balloon began to lose height

altura de crucero — cruising height
mal
3) (=nivel)

no llegó a la altura que se exigía — he did not measure up to the standard required

si lo insultas te estás rebajando a su altura — if you insult him you are just lowering yourself to his level

no encuentra ningún rival a su altura — she can't find a rival to match her, she can't find a rival in her league

un partido de gran altura — a really excellent game

• estar a la altura de — [+ persona] to be in the same league as, be on a par with; [+ tarea] to be up to, be equal to

no estamos a la altura de los trabajadores japoneses — we are not in the same league as Japanese workers, we are not on a par with Japanese workers

su último artículo no estaba a la altura de los anteriores — his last article did not match up to the previous ones

la novela no estaba a la altura del concurso — the novel was not up to the standard set by the competition, the novel did not measure up to the competition standards

supo estar a la altura de las circunstancias — he managed to rise to the occasion

no estábamos a la altura de los acontecimientos — we didn't keep abreast of events

- dejar o poner a algn a la altura del betún o de un felpudo o del unto

quedar a la altura del betún Esp —

si no los invitamos quedaremos a la altura del betún — if we don't invite them, it'll look really bad

4) (Geog)

• a la altura de — on the same latitude as

a la altura de Cádiz — on the same latitude as Cádiz

a la altura del km 8 — at the 8th km, at the 8th km point

hay retenciones a la altura de Burgos — there are tailbacks near Burgos

¿a qué altura de la calle quiere que pare? — how far along the street do you want me to stop?

5) (Náut)

buque de altura — seagoing vessel

pesca de altura — deep-sea fishing

remolcador de altura — deep-sea tug, ocean-going tug

6) (Dep) (=salto) high jump; (=distancia del suelo) height

acaban de superar la altura de 1,90 — they have managed to beat the height of 1.90

7) (Mús) pitch

8) [de ideas, sentimientos] sublimity, loftiness

9) pl alturas

a) (=lugar elevado) (Geog) heights; (Rel) heaven sing

en las alturas de Sierra Nevada — on the heights of Sierra Nevada

¡Gloria a Dios en las alturas! — Glory to God in Heaven!

• estar en las alturas — (Rel) to be on high

b) [de organización] upper echelons

en las alturas abundan las intrigas palaciegas — court intrigues are plentiful in the upper echelons

c)

• a estas alturas — [de edad] at my/your/his etc age; [de tiempo] at this stage

a estas alturas no me preocupan las arrugas — at my age, wrinkles don't worry me

a estas alturas del año las playas están casi vacías — at this stage of the year the beaches are almost empty

a estas alturas nadie te va a preguntar nada — at this stage no one is going to ask you anything

¿todavía no confías en mí a estas alturas? — you still don't trust me after all this time?

a estas alturas no podemos volvernos atrás — having come this far we can't go back now, we can't go back at this stage

d) † (=pisos) storey, story (EEUU)

una casa de cinco alturas — a five-storey house

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femenino

1) (de persona, edificio, techo) height

el muro tiene un metro de altura — the wall is one meter high

2) ( indicando posición) height

ponlos a la misma altura — put them at the same height

tiene una cicatriz a la altura de la sien — he has a scar on his temple

a la altura de los ojos — at eye level

a la altura del betún or (RPl) felpudo or (Chi) del unto (fam): nos dejaste a la altura del betún you made us look really bad; quedó a la altura del betún he looked really stupid; estar/ponerse a la altura de algo/alguien: para ponernos a la altura de la competencia to put ourselves on a par with our competitors; estar a la altura de las circunstancias to rise to the occasion; no está a la altura de su predecesor he doesn't match up to his predecessor; no estuvo a la altura de lo que esperaban — he didn't live up to their expectations

3)

a) (Aviac, Geog) ( altitud) altitude

perder altura — to lose height o (frml) altitude

a 2.240 metros de altura — at an altitude of 2,240 meters

sobrepasar los 4.000 metros de altura — to rise to (a height of) over 4,000 meters

b)

de altura — <pesquero/flota> deep-sea (before n); < remolcador> oceangoing (before n)

4) ( en sentido horizontal)

a) ( en una calle)

¿a qué altura de Serrano vive? — how far up Serrano do you live?

cuando llegamos a la altura de la plaza — when we reached the square

b) ( latitud)

en el Adriático, a la altura de Florencia — on the Adriatic, on the same latitude o (colloq) as far up/down as Florence

5) ( en sentido temporal)

a estas/esas alturas: a estas alturas me vienes con eso! you wait till now to bring this to me!; a estas alturas del año this late on in the year; a esas alturas ya había perdido las esperanzas by that stage he had already lost all hope; a estas alturas del partido — (fam) by now, at this stage of the game (colloq)

6) (Mús) pitch

7) alturas femenino plural

a) ( cimas) heights (pl)

b) (Relig)

las alturas — the highest

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= height, altitude.

Ex. For a monograph the height of the book is normally given, in centimetres.

Ex. The museum restored many of its flood-damaged books by a process involving freezing, exposure to a vacuum equivalent to an altitude of 200,000 ft.

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* a estas alturas = by now.

* a la altura de = of the stature of, equal to.

* a la altura de la cintura = waist high, waist deep.

* a la altura de la rodilla = knee-high.

* a la altura de los hombros = shoulder-high.

* a la misma altura que = in the same league as.

* altura del tipo movible = height-to-paper, type height.

* altura tipográfica = height-to-paper [heights-to-paper, -pl.].

* con la misma altura que = the full height of.

* de altura = high, top-notch.

* de altura regulable = height-adjustable.

* estar a la altura de = live up to, be equal to.

* estar a la altura de la circunstancias = make + the cut.

* estar a la altura de las circunstancias = be up to snuff, come up with + the goods.

* estar a la altura de las circunstancias = be up to the mark, be up to scratch, be equal to the occasion, rise (up) to + the occasion, deliver + the goods, measure up (to), rise (up) to + challenge.

* estar a la altura de las expectativas = live up to + Posesivo + expectations.

* estar a la altura de las posibilidades = live up to + Posesivo + potential.

* estar a la altura de lo que se espera = live up to + Posesivo + expectations.

* estar a la misma altura que = rank with.

* gran altura = high altitude.

* no estar a la altura de las expectativas = fall below + expectations.

* no estar a la altura de lo que se espera = fall below + expectations, be below par, be under par.

* poner a la altura de las circunstancias = bring + Nombre + up to par.

* salto de altura = vertical jump, high jumping, high jump.

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femenino

1) (de persona, edificio, techo) height

el muro tiene un metro de altura — the wall is one meter high

2) ( indicando posición) height

ponlos a la misma altura — put them at the same height

tiene una cicatriz a la altura de la sien — he has a scar on his temple

a la altura de los ojos — at eye level

a la altura del betún or (RPl) felpudo or (Chi) del unto (fam): nos dejaste a la altura del betún you made us look really bad; quedó a la altura del betún he looked really stupid; estar/ponerse a la altura de algo/alguien: para ponernos a la altura de la competencia to put ourselves on a par with our competitors; estar a la altura de las circunstancias to rise to the occasion; no está a la altura de su predecesor he doesn't match up to his predecessor; no estuvo a la altura de lo que esperaban — he didn't live up to their expectations

3)

a) (Aviac, Geog) ( altitud) altitude

perder altura — to lose height o (frml) altitude

a 2.240 metros de altura — at an altitude of 2,240 meters

sobrepasar los 4.000 metros de altura — to rise to (a height of) over 4,000 meters

b)

de altura — <pesquero/flota> deep-sea (before n); < remolcador> oceangoing (before n)

4) ( en sentido horizontal)

a) ( en una calle)

¿a qué altura de Serrano vive? — how far up Serrano do you live?

cuando llegamos a la altura de la plaza — when we reached the square

b) ( latitud)

en el Adriático, a la altura de Florencia — on the Adriatic, on the same latitude o (colloq) as far up/down as Florence

5) ( en sentido temporal)

a estas/esas alturas: a estas alturas me vienes con eso! you wait till now to bring this to me!; a estas alturas del año this late on in the year; a esas alturas ya había perdido las esperanzas by that stage he had already lost all hope; a estas alturas del partido — (fam) by now, at this stage of the game (colloq)

6) (Mús) pitch

7) alturas femenino plural

a) ( cimas) heights (pl)

b) (Relig)

las alturas — the highest

* * *

= height, altitude.

Ex: For a monograph the height of the book is normally given, in centimetres.

Ex: The museum restored many of its flood-damaged books by a process involving freezing, exposure to a vacuum equivalent to an altitude of 200,000 ft.

* a estas alturas = by now.

* a la altura de = of the stature of, equal to.

* a la altura de la cintura = waist high, waist deep.

* a la altura de la rodilla = knee-high.

* a la altura de los hombros = shoulder-high.

* a la misma altura que = in the same league as.

* altura del tipo movible = height-to-paper, type height.

* altura tipográfica = height-to-paper [heights-to-paper, -pl.].

* con la misma altura que = the full height of.

* de altura = high, top-notch.

* de altura regulable = height-adjustable.

* estar a la altura de = live up to, be equal to.

* estar a la altura de la circunstancias = make + the cut.

* estar a la altura de las circunstancias = be up to snuff, come up with + the goods.

* estar a la altura de las circunstancias = be up to the mark, be up to scratch, be equal to the occasion, rise (up) to + the occasion, deliver + the goods, measure up (to), rise (up) to + challenge.

* estar a la altura de las expectativas = live up to + Posesivo + expectations.

* estar a la altura de las posibilidades = live up to + Posesivo + potential.

* estar a la altura de lo que se espera = live up to + Posesivo + expectations.

* estar a la misma altura que = rank with.

* gran altura = high altitude.

* no estar a la altura de las expectativas = fall below + expectations.

* no estar a la altura de lo que se espera = fall below + expectations, be below par, be under par.

* poner a la altura de las circunstancias = bring + Nombre + up to par.

* salto de altura = vertical jump, high jumping, high jump.

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altura

feminine

A

1 (de una persona, un edificio) height; (de una figura geométrica) height

la altura mínima exigida es de 1,60m the minimum height requirement is 1.60m

el muro tiene un metro de altura the wall is one meter high

el faro mide 35 metros de altura the lighthouse is 35 meters high o tall

un edificio de altura a tall building

2 (de un techo) height

B (indicando posición) height

pon los dos cuadros a la misma altura put the two pictures level with each other o at the same height

el tableado nace a la altura de las caderas the pleats begin at the hips, it's pleated from the hips

quiero pintar la pared hasta esta altura I want to paint the wall up to here

tiene una cicatriz a la altura de la sien he has a scar on his temple

a la altura de los ojos at eye level

cayó de or desde una altura de 20 metros he fell from a height of 20 meters

a la altura del betún or ( RPl) de un felpudo or ( Chi) del unto ( fam): nos dejaste a la altura del betún you made us look really bad

no contestó ni una pregunta, quedó a la altura de un felpudo he couldn't answer a single question, he looked really stupid

estar/ponerse a la altura de algo/algn: lo que permitirá ponernos a la altura de los países más avanzados which will enable us to put ourselves on a par with the most developed countries

supo estar a la altura de las circunstancias he managed to rise to the occasion

no estuvo a la altura de lo que se esperaba he didn't live up to their expectations

no está a la altura de su predecesor he doesn't match up to his predecessor

si le contestas con palabrotas te estás poniendo a su altura by swearing at her you're just lowering yourself o sinking to her level

no llegarle a algn a la altura del tobillo ( fam): ése no te llega a la altura del tobillo he can't compare to you, he isn't a patch on you ( BrE colloq)

C

1 ( Aviac, Geog) (altitud) altitude

volamos a una altura de 10.000 metros we are flying at an altitude of 10,000 meters

el avión empezó a perder altura the plane started to lose height o ( frml) altitude

fue construida en una meseta a 2.240 metros de altura it was built on a plateau at an altitude of 2,240 meters

montañas que sobrepasan los 4.000 metros de altura mountains that rise to (a height of) over 4,000 meters

2

de altura ‹pesquero/flota› deep-sea ( before n)

remolcador de altura oceangoing tug

D

(dignidad): se lo dijo con mucha altura she told him in a very dignified manner

reaccionó con mucha altura he reacted with great dignity

E (en sentido horizontal)

1

(en una calle): ¿a qué altura de Serrano vive? how far up o along Serrano do you live?

cuando la procesión llegó a la altura del Ayuntamiento when the procession reached City Hall

viven a la altura de la Plaza de Colón they live up by Plaza de Colón

2

(latitud): situada en el Adriático, a la altura de Florencia situated on the Adriatic, on the same latitude as Florence o ( colloq) as far up/down as Florence

F

(en sentido temporal): a estas/esas alturas: a estas alturas ya deberías haber aprendido cómo se hace you should have learned how to do it by now

¡a estas alturas me vienes con esas preguntas! it's a bit late to be asking questions like that now!

a estas alturas ya nadie se escandaliza por esas cosas nobody is shocked by that kind of thing anymore

a estas alturas ya deben haber llegado they should have arrived by now o by this time

a estas alturas del año this late on in the year, so late on in the year

a estas alturas de la campaña electoral ya no pueden dar marcha atrás sobre eso they can't go back on that at this (late) stage of the election campaign

a esas alturas ya había perdido las esperanzas by that stage he had already lost all hope

a estas alturas del partido ( fam); by now, at this stage of the game ( colloq)

G ( Mús) (de un sonido) pitch; (de la voz) pitch

H ( Esp period) (piso) story*

I alturas fpl

1 (cimas) heights (pl)

2 ( Relig):

las alturas the highest

gloria a Dios en las alturas glory to God in the highest o on high

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altura sustantivo femenino
1 (de persona, edificio, techo) height;
◊ el muro tiene un metro de altura the wall is one meter high

2 ( indicando posición) height;
◊ ponlos a la misma altura put them at the same height;

a la altura de los ojos at eye level;
estar/ponerse a la altura de algo/algn: para ponernos a la altura de la competencia to put ourselves on a par with our competitors;
estar a la altura de las circunstancias to rise to the occasion;
no está a la altura de su predecesor he doesn't match up to his predecessor
3
a) (Aviac, Geog) ( altitud) altitude;

◊ a 2.240 metros de altura at an altitude of 2,240 meters

b)

◊ de altura ‹pesquero/flota› deep-sea ( before n);

‹ remolcador› oceangoing ( before n)
4 ( en sentido horizontal):
◊ ¿a qué altura de Serrano vive? how far up Serrano do you live?;

cuando llegamos a la altura de la plaza when we reached the square
5 ( en sentido temporal):
◊ a estas alturas ya debe haber llegado he should have arrived by now;

¡a estas alturas me vienes con eso! you wait till now to bring this to me!;
a estas alturas del año this late on in the year;
a esas alturas ya no me importaba by that stage I didn't mind
6 (Mús) pitch
altura sustantivo femenino
1 height
de nueve metros de altura, nine metres high
2 (nivel) level
a la misma altura, on the same level
Geography on the same latitude: Helena vive a la altura del hospital, Helena lives by the hospital
♦ Locuciones: figurado no está a la altura de su rival, he doesn't measure up to his rival
figurado se supo poner a la altura de las circunstancias, she was able to meet the challenge
a estas alturas ya deberías conocerlo, you should know him by now
' altura' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alta
- alto
- betún
- estatura
- estirón
- grandeza
- salto
- sobrepasar
- superar
- talla
- alcanzar
- asorocharse
- caer
- descender
- descenso
- elevar
- grande
- listón
- mal
- máximo
- mayor
- nivel
- tomar
English:
dizzy
- equal
- eye-level
- height
- high
- ht
- inadequate
- level
- live up to
- low
- match
- measure up
- name
- off-shore fishing
- patch
- rise
- storey
- tall
- up to
- deep
- elevation
- head
- justice
- league
- live
- measure
- par
- second
- third
- up

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altura nf

1. [de persona, cosa] height;

mide o [m5] tiene 2 metros de altura [persona] he's 2 metres tall;
[cosa] it's 2 metres high
2. [posición] height;

pon los dos altavoces a la misma altura put both speakers level with each other;

a la altura de los ojos at eye level;

la serpiente le mordió a la altura del tobillo the snake bit him on the ankle;

el tráfico está congestionado a la altura del ayuntamiento there's a traffic jam in the area of the town hall;

¿a qué altura está la oficina de turismo? how far along the road is the tourist information office?;

está a la altura de la estación it's next to the station

3. [altitud] height;

Viella está a 1.000 metros de altura Viella is 1,000 metres above sea level;

ganar o [m5] tomar altura [avión] to climb;

perder altura [avión] to lose height;

volar a gran altura to fly at altitude;

volaremos a 2.000 metros de altura we'll be flying at an altitude of 2,000 metres;

se esperan nevadas en alturas superiores a los 800 metros snow is forecast on high ground above 800 metres;
Fig
las alturas [el cielo] Heaven;

Gloria a Dios en las alturas glory to God in the highest

4. [latitud] latitude

5. Fig [nivel]
a la altura de on a par with;

intentan ponerse a la altura de los líderes del mercado they're trying to catch up with the market leaders;

la moda inglesa nunca se pondrá a la altura de la italiana English fashion will never reach the standard of Italian fashion;

su última novela no está a la altura de sus anteriores her latest novel isn't up to the standard of her previous ones;

la película no estuvo a la altura de sus expectativas the film didn't come up to o fell short of her expectations;

comprarlo no estaba a la altura de mis posibilidades it wasn't within my means to buy it;

no está a la altura del puesto he's not up to the job;

al devolverle el insulto, se puso a su altura by insulting him back, she showed herself to be no better than him;

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estar a la altura de las circunstancias to be worthy of the occasion, to be equal to the challenge;

ninguno de los dos equipos estuvo a la altura de las circunstancias neither of the teams was able to rise to the occasion;

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a la altura del betún o RP [m5]del felpudo: nos dejó a la altura del betún o RP [m5] del felpudo it left us looking really bad;

hemos quedado a la altura del betún o RP [m5]del felpudo, teníamos que haberle comprado un regalo it looks really bad that we didn't buy him a present;

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a la altura de los zapatos: como tenista, no le llega a la altura de los zapatos he's nowhere near as good a tennis player as her

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a gran altura: jugaron a gran altura y ganaron el título they played magnificently and won the title;

rayar a gran altura to excel, to shine

6. Fig [de persona] stature;
[de sentimientos, espíritu] loftiness;
un escritor de gran altura moral a writer with lofty morals

7. [tiempo]
a estas alturas this far on;

a estas alturas ya tendrían que saber lo que me gusta by now, they ought to know what I like;

a estas alturas ya no se puede cambiar nada it's too late to change anything now;

a estas alturas ya debías saber que eso no se hace you should know better than that by now;

a estas alturas del año ya es muy tarde para ponerse a estudiar it's a bit late in the year to start studying;

si a estas alturas no te has decidido… if you haven't decided by now…;

no me digas que a estas alturas todavía tienes dudas sobre tu boda don't tell me you still have doubts about getting married even at this late stage

8. [cumbre] summit, top;

las grandes alturas alpinas the great peaks of the Alps

9. Esp [piso] floor;

una casa de dos alturas a two-storey house

10. [salto de altura] high jump

11. Mús pitch

12. Náut
de altura [buque] ocean-going;

flota de altura deep-sea fleet;

navegación de altura ocean navigation;

pesca de altura deep-sea fishing

13. Geom [de triángulo] height

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altura

f

1 height;

de diez metros de altura 10 meters in height, 10 meters high;

a la altura de on a par with;

estar a la altura de algo be up to sth;

a estas alturas by this time, by now

2 MÚS pitch

3 AVIA altitude;

tomar altura gain altitude

4 GEOG latitude

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altura nf

1) : height

2) : altitude

3) : loftiness, nobleness

4)

a la altura de : near, up by

en la avenida San Antonio a la altura de la Calle Tres: on San Antonio Avenue up near Third Street

5)

a estas alturas : at this point, at this stage of the game

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altura n

1. (medida) height

las alturas me dan vértigo heights make me dizzy

2. (importancia) importance

un científico de gran altura a very important scientist

a estas alturas by now / at this stage

a estas alturas del curso at this stage of the course

a estas alturas de la noche at this time of night

a la altura de near

a la altura de la catedral near the cathedral

estar a la altura de alguien to be as good as somebody

medir / tener... metros de altura (persona) to be... metres tall (cosa) to be... metres high

algunas jirafas tienen seis metros de altura some giraffes are six metres tall

Spanish-English dictionary > altura
18 принять вызов

1) General subject: meet the challenge, rise to a challenge, rise to the challenge, take a dare, take up gage, take up the gauntlet, take up the glove, throw down the glove, throw one's hat in the ring, undertake a challenge, (чей-л.) take on, (чей-л.) take on at billiards, pick up the gauntlet, throw hat into the ring, toss hat into the ring, take up the glove (на дуэль), take up a challenge, take the challenge, tackle challenge

2) Railway term: accept the call

3) Diplomatic term: have hat in the ring, throw hat in the ring, toss hat in the ring

4) Jargon: take( someone; something) on

5) Mass media: take up challenge

6) Makarov: rise to challenge, enter the lists

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > принять вызов
19 wyzwa|nie

Ⅰ sv ⇒ wyzwać Ⅱ n challenge
- rzucić komuś wyzwanie to put out a. issue a challenge to sb, to mount a challenge to sb

- podjąć wyzwanie to take up a challenge, to meet a challenge

- sprostać wyzwaniu to be up to the challenge, to rise to a. to meet the challenge

- ten spektakl jest artystycznym i obyczajowym wyzwaniem this spectacle breakes all artistic and moral taboos

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > wyzwa|nie
20 altura

altura sustantivo femenino 1 (de persona, edificio, techo) height;
◊ el muro tiene un metro de altura the wall is one meter high
2 ( indicando posición) height;
◊ ponlos a la misma altura put them at the same height;
a la altura de los ojos at eye level; estar/ponerse a la altura de algo/algn: para ponernos a la altura de la competencia to put ourselves on a par with our competitors; estar a la altura de las circunstancias to rise to the occasion; no está a la altura de su predecesor he doesn't match up to his predecessor 3
a) (Aviac, Geog) ( altitud) altitude;

◊ a 2.240 metros de altura at an altitude of 2,240 meters

b)

◊ de altura ‹pesquero/flota› deep-sea ( before n);
‹ remolcador› oceangoing ( before n) 4 ( en sentido horizontal):
◊ ¿a qué altura de Serrano vive? how far up Serrano do you live?;
cuando llegamos a la altura de la plaza when we reached the square 5 ( en sentido temporal):
◊ a estas alturas ya debe haber llegado he should have arrived by now;
¡a estas alturas me vienes con eso! you wait till now to bring this to me!; a estas alturas del año this late on in the year; a esas alturas ya no me importaba by that stage I didn't mind 6 (Mús) pitch
altura sustantivo femenino
1 height
de nueve metros de altura, nine metres high
2 (nivel) level
a la misma altura, on the same level Geography on the same latitude: Helena vive a la altura del hospital, Helena lives by the hospital Locuciones: figurado no está a la altura de su rival, he doesn't measure up to his rival figurado se supo poner a la altura de las circunstancias, she was able to meet the challenge
a estas alturas ya deberías conocerlo, you should know him by now ' altura' also found in these entries: Spanish: alta - alto - betún - estatura - estirón - grandeza - salto - sobrepasar - superar - talla - alcanzar - asorocharse - caer - descender - descenso - elevar - grande - listón - mal - máximo - mayor - nivel - tomar English: dizzy - equal - eye-level - height - high - ht - inadequate - level - live up to - low - match - measure up - name - off-shore fishing - patch - rise - storey - tall - up to - deep - elevation - head - justice - league - live - measure - par - second - third - up

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